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33 EDITOR’S NOTE There’s nothing to do in Jacksonville – not! p. 4 NEWS The city has already budgeted the revenue for red-light cameras, but questions still remain. p. 7 BUZZ Nordstrom in Jacksonville, lame-duck hires for Duval County School Board, Mayport Ferry fare increase and more. p. 8 BOUQUETS & BRICKBATS Winn-Dixie Stores, Jacksonville Civic Council and League of Women Voters of Florida Education Fund. p. 9 ON THE COVER Steve Williams says there’s a lot to love about our creative community. p. 10 Fall Arts Preview listing. p. 12 The local community theater scene is alive with the sound of music. p. 27 Quiz: Test your knowledge and match the arts venue with the year it began. p. 29 OUR PICKS Jacksonville Bullies, Amelia Island Blues Festival, Refocus: Art of the 1980s, Sulzbacher Center’s Transformations, Halfway to St. Patrick’s Day and Datsik. p. 31

35 MOVIES “Cosmopolis”: David Cronenberg adapts Don DeLillo’s dense novel with mixed results. p. 33 SPORTSTALK Olympic swimming medalist Nancy Hogshead-Makar’s inspirational second life. p. 34 MUSIC Groundbreaking New Wave band Devo is still relevant today. p. 35 Strung Out’s members are loyal to each other despite differences. p. 36 BACKPAGE Chasing dreams doesn’t always work out. p. 54 MAIL p. 5 MOVIE LISTINGS p.32 LIVE MUSIC LISTING p. 37 I ♥ TELEVISION p. 42 HAPPENINGS p. 43 DINING GUIDE p. 44 NEWS OF THE WEIRD p. 49 FREEWILL ASTROLOGY p. 50 I SAW U p. 51 CLASSIFIEDS p. 52 Cover design by Chad Smith Cover photo by Walter Coker

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Pat Benatar to Van Halen to Duran Duran at here’s nothing to do in Jacksonville.” the Memorial Coliseum. I developed a love That’s a phrase you hear a lot around here. I probably said it more than a few times as for “alternative” music through many nights at Einstein A Go-Go and 7:30 Club. I cherish a surly teenager. the memory of the 1985 R.E.M. show at Jacksonville’s never been known as an arts Jacksonville University’s Swisher Gymnasium mecca. But when I look back at the experiences where a nervous — or obstinate — Michael I had growing up here, Northeast Florida had Stipe rarely looked at the audience. a lot to offer. Museums, traveling exhibits, My participation in “Oklahoma!” as part concerts, theater, dance — there’s a lot to of the annual High School Summer Musical remember. I’m sure I’m not alone.

I can’t count how many times I crawled over staged each year at the Jacksonville Civic Auditorium (now the Times-Union Center the giant teeth at the Jacksonville Children’s for the Performing Arts) cemented my love of Museum (later the Jacksonville Museum of singing. Although I was shy about performing Arts & Sciences, now the Museum of Science in front of others then, anyone who’s worked or & History). Those experiences whet my young sung karaoke with me knows I’m over that now. appetite for interactive museums.

The 1986 production of “Noises Off ” at My parents took my sister and me to Theatre Jacksonville remains my seminal performances of “The Nutcracker” ballet. childhood theater experience. The high-energy When I first went to the Alhambra, I was performances are still seared in my mind. so preoccupied and fascinated by the Though I was already a fan of the movie, dinner portion of dinner theater that I can’t a local production of remember what show “The Rocky Horror I saw. I was similarly Show” at the theater stunned by the splendor Your in 5 Points showed of the newly refurbished me what real audience Florida Theatre during participation could be. my first visit.

Family vacations I took piano lessons What are your memories of growing to Washington, D.C., from the sweet but strict up with the arts in Northeast and New York City little old Ms. Kammer in included trips to my neighborhood and Florida? Send them to Smithsonian museums dance classes at a studio dreagan@folioweekly.com and the Museum in Arlington. Later I of Modern Art that fought for first-chair for possible publication. are now part of the clarinet in the Landon Reagan clan lore we Junior High School recall often. band. Go Lions!

My arts upbringing in Jacksonville led My classes took field trips to the Cummer me to seek out cultural experiences when I Museum of Art & Gardens, where I learned to moved away. In Minneapolis I frequented appreciate both the art and the structure that housed it.

Walker Art Center, the Minneapolis Institute I stood in line for what seemed like hours of Arts and the Guthrie Theater (where I to see the traveling “Ramses II: The Pharaoh saw Patrick Stewart and Mercedes Ruehl in a and His Time” exhibit at the newly renovated killer production of “Who’s Afraid of Virginia train station turned into Prime F. Osborn Woolf?”). I was psyched to catch a preview III Convention Center. It was an impressive of “Mamma Mia!” in Minneapolis before it spectacle. Jacksonville was one of just eight opened on Broadway. stops on a tour of Canada and the United I hope to continue that arts education for States. Barnett Bank underwrote most of my daughter. She’s attended the Jacksonville the cost, which was more than $3.5 million, Symphony’s production of “Green Eggs and according to the Orlando Sentinel.

Ham” and “The Wizard of Oz” production When people started tossing around the at the T-U Center. She’s a semi-regular at phrase “independent film” in the ’80s, you the Hands On Children’s Museum, MOSH could catch a lot of those films here. As a and Art Walk. Last week during Pet Walk, teenager, I spent numerous weekends at Pablo 9 she recounted the last few Project Atrium Theater in Jacksonville Beach, where you could exhibitions she’s seen at MOCA. Those see screen gems no one else had. I saw so many experiences and more to come will shape her British movies — like one of my faves, “Letter love of arts throughout her life.

These days, as our cover model and to Brezhnev” — that I learned to understand Northeast Florida arts guru Steve Williams thick Cockney accents without subtitles. says, you can go to an arts event almost I frequented the former Jacksonville Art every night of the week. You could say that Museum (now home to an events business Jacksonville has come a long way. It has. But it’s called The Museum) for a series of art films. important to remember that we have a proud My favorite was experimental composer and arts history to build on. musician Laurie Anderson’s 1986 concert film “Home of the Brave,” which launched my father’s unlikely infatuation with a cutting-edge Denise M. Reagan performance artist. dreagan@folioweekly.com I attended concerts from John Denver to twitter.com/denisereagan

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Pro Guns and Paddling

If Ms. Reagan will bestir herself [“Old West Justice,” Editor’s Note, Sept. 4] to peruse the latest FBI statistics on violent crime, she will find there has been an absolute downward freefall in violent crime in states that have right-tocarry and concealed weapon permit laws.

That would be Florida. She would prefer more violent crime?

And as for the blurb in News Buzz [Sept. 4] about paddling students in Florida, I can attest that after 35 years in public school classrooms, it was WAY better when the students were frightened of the adults, than the adults being frightened of the students as it now. One directed paddling of a miscreant student would solve any misbehavior problems classwide for up to a week. As an added plus, there wasn’t even any bureaucratic paperwork to go along with it. In 1979, I would just mention the name of the dean of boys at Ribault Senior High School, Jimmy Johnson (former school board member), and an entire class would start writing with both hands rather than have their rear ends lifted off the ground by the piece of wood he swung. The World War II generation of educators knew how to run schools. Taking crap and being scared of 14-year-olds wasn’t part of the plan. Neither was handwringing at the thought of a student’s rear end having its self-esteem hurt.

Tom Altee San Marco

One directed paddling of a miscreant student would solve any misbehavior problems classwide for up to a week. As an added plus, there wasn’t even any bureaucratic paperwork to go along with it.

Concealed Weapons Save Lives

First I would like to say that I enjoyed reading the Editor’s Note about gun control. Yes, this is what it was about.

I also have my concealed weapons permit and carry a model 1911 officer’s compact .45-caliber automatic Colt pistol. I do not agree with Denise Lee when she stated “We have vigilantes out there,” as you quoted.

This 57-year-old man was not out looking to stop crime, he was carrying a weapon to protect himself from the violence that these two robbers created. Should he have pulled a firearm on these criminals? I think he should have not. I am a firm believer that the only time I should pull my firearm on someone is

when that person has put me or my loved one in direct danger. Am I happy he did and killed one of them? HELL, YES! He took one more idiot off the street that could have harmed my family and yours.

I’m glad the piece stated that the robbers were holding BB guns. This I did not know.

I am a firm believer that the only time I should pull my firearm on someone is when that person has put me or my loved one in direct danger.

How stupid can you be to use a BB gun in a robbery? But then again, not too smart robbing a Dollar General anyway.

Arizona has an open firearms carry law as well as a concealed weapons law. After implementing the open firearms carry law, their crime rate dropped tremendously. I wonder if these clowns would have walked into that Dollar General with BB guns if they saw customers carrying pistols at their sides? Might not be a bad idea for Florida — well, at least Duval County.

Cheers. Love the magazine!

Jeff Ferguson Arlington via email

Let Teachers Teach

I commend Denise Reagan and her husband’s work with their daughter [“Can You Read This?” Editor’s Note, Aug. 28]. And they can be proud of her.

She mentions that lack of funding is primarily to blame for those children less fortunate. I disagree. Throwing more money into a bad system will not produce the results we all desire. Years and years and millions of dollars have already taught us this lesson.

Mayor Peyton’s Book Club, Read it Forward, the Children’s Movement and the thousands of donated books and volunteer hours are nice, but they won’t produce the results we all desire, either. I’ve seen the results in hundreds of volunteer hours myself through local Kiwanis Clubs and our churches.

The children need parents like you and your husband. Learning and education begin at home. The kids need to arrive at school with

Correction • Homebrew club MOOLA stands for Malty Orgasmics of Lower Alabama. It was misidentified in the Sept. 4 issue.

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some idea of what “education” is all about, and its value.

Once they arrive at school, we need to let the teachers teach. Teachers have long been shackled with restrictions about who, what, where and when. When the court has more power in the classroom than the teacher, we are asking for trouble. When the troublemaker in the classroom dictates class progress, we are asking for trouble. When political correctness has more power in the classroom than the teacher, we are asking for trouble.

We do not need more “government” teaching our children. We need more parents, and then teachers, teaching our children.

Mike Devine Jacksonville via email

Thanks from Grandpa

I just wanted to say how pleased we all were with how the Grandpa’s Cough Medicine cover story turned out [Cover Story, “Paradoxical Purists,” Aug. 28]. You said the CD release show would get a blurb on Aug. 21, with a mention of the cover story to appear in the next issue. We ended up having a great turnout at the show, selling out Mojo Kitchen and playing for an enthusiastic crowd — thanks largely to Folio Weekly for getting the word out! And when the cover story came out a few days later, it really extended the impact of our CD release! We were very pleased with how the article, photos and cover art all turned out.

We feel Nick McGregor, Walter Coker and everyone else involved at Folio Weekly really took the time to get to know us and accurately represent us to the public. We have received a lot of positive feedback, both from friends who felt like Folio Weekly really “got” us, and from new fans.

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The potential location for a red-light camera at the intersection of Atlantic Boulevard and University Boulevard.

Photo: Walter Coker

Red Flags for Red-light Cameras

The city has already budgeted the revenue, but questions still remain

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acksonville city officials believe red-light cameras will improve traffic safety by avoiding T-bone crashes by drivers trying to beat the lights. But many citizens are skeptical that the cameras are merely a way for the government to raise revenue through $158 tickets and will increase rear-end crashes.

Despite lawsuits around the state and a possible review by the Florida Supreme Court, Jacksonville is planning to install 25 cameras at approaches to 17 high-volume intersections and start writing tickets to motorists whose license plates are caught by the cameras. The first cameras should go online in January.

Mayor Alvin Brown’s 2013 budget projects the city will receive $1.5 million in new fines as a result of infractions caught on the cameras, known officially as “traffic infraction detectors.”

Micheal Edwards, director of the Jacksonville Sheriff Office’s patrol and enforcement division, said the goal of installing the new cameras is safety. Through the end of August, Jacksonville had 94 fatal traffic crashes, compared with 64 in the same period last year.

The Sheriff ’s Office, with approval of the City Council, has entered into a contract with

“There is a real need for this,” Edwards said.

Once the cameras are operational, motorists will have a 30-day period where only warning citations are issued for violations. After that, motorists face a $158 fine for running a red light or illegally turning left on red. A motorist who doesn’t pay within 30 days will see the fine go up to $262.

Redflex receives $3,999 a month for each camera — almost $100,000 for the 25 cameras — which includes installation, operation, maintenance and administrative costs. Any citation money collected beyond the $3,999 would be split in half between the city and the state. The city contract allows the installation of up to 50 cameras.

A sworn police officer will review each alleged infraction before a traffic ticket is issued, Edwards said in an Aug. 29 news conference.

“The camera doesn’t operate until the light turns red,” said Edwards, who said violators will be able to log onto the system to watch the video of their car running the red light.

Currently in Northeast Florida, only Green Cove Springs has red-light cameras, but Orange Park is planning to install them.

Mayor Alvin Brown’s 2013 budget projects the city will receive $1.5 million in new fines as a result of infractions caught on the cameras, known officially as “traffic infraction detectors.”

Redflex Traffic Systems to install and operate the cameras and issue traffic citations. Before the cameras can be installed, the Florida Department of Transportation must give its approval, because all of the camera sites are on state highways.

The locations include multiple intersections on Atlantic Boulevard, Baymeadows Road, Beach Boulevard, Blanding Boulevard, Claire Lane and Southside Boulevard. The camera locations chosen by the JSO are “high frequency accident locations,” Edwards said.

Police believe the cameras will reduce accidents and their severity and cut the number of fatalities and serious injuries.

Green Cove Springs Chief of Police Robert Musco’s department has been operating five red-light cameras sold by a different company, ATS of Arizona, for almost a year and has encountered few problems. He said he’s still compiling his year-end statistics but is pleased with the system’s performance.

He said he believes there are fewer red light runners and collisions are down. In addition, the city has collected about $300,000 as its share of the $158 fine per infraction.

“The cameras don’t lie. There is no way to argue with it,” Musco said.

Motorists who wish to challenge citations from red-light cameras can go to court, but

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few are successful.

“The judge sees the same videotape that our officers saw,” Musco said. Motorists are sent copies of pictures and can log onto a computer to see their violations as captured by the system.

“The video is as clear as a bell,” said Musco, who said two officers have spent hours going through the violations sent by ATS. “If it is a close call, it goes to the driver,” Musco said.

Legal experts see some major problems with the law. If a red-light camera captures a picture of your car running through a red light, you are automatically presumed guilty and mailed a ticket.

Nothing has to be proven in court. Nobody has to testify that the picture is accurate, the date is correct or the camera was operating properly.

Nassau County defense attorney Teri Sopp says there can be issues for the cameras.

“From what I have seen from other counties, there are some proof problems with the traffic cameras. If a driver challenges the accusation and demands a trial, it has been difficult for the cameras to be authenticated or be shown to be accurate and reliable,” Sopp said.

The Fifth District Court of Appeal upheld a lower court decision that the Orlando red-

light camera ordinance conflicts with state law because it allows a city code-enforcement officer — as opposed to a police officer — to review the photos and determine when an infraction has occurred. In other cases, there have been issues about the length of time for yellow lights.

Some cities, including Orlando, have found the law quite expensive. The city of Apopka had to pay $300,000 after losing a case, Jacksonville chief deputy general counsel Howard Maltz said. A challenge in Orlando could cost that city about $6 million, Maltz told two City Council committees as they debated the issue in late August.

The state red-light camera law is likely headed to the Florida Supreme Court because drivers in several South Florida counties are fighting it.

Jacksonville defense attorney L. Lee Lockett said the state law carves out some exemptions, such as running a red light to avoid an emergency vehicle or running a red light in a funeral procession.

But it falls on the owner of the vehicle to submit an affidavit outlining why one of the exceptions should apply, Lockett said.

Ron Word rword@folioweekly.com

Red-light camera locations throughout Northeast Florida • 103rd Street at Ricker Road, westbound • Atlantic Boulevard at University Boulevard, southbound • Atlantic Boulevard at Southside Boulevard, eastbound and westbound • Atlantic Boulevard at Monument Road, eastbound and westbound • Baymeadows Road at Southside Boulevard, eastbound and westbound • Baymeadows Road at Interstate 295 (Florida 9A), eastbound and westbound • Beach Boulevard at University Boulevard, eastbound and westbound • Beach Boulevard at Southside Boulevard, eastbound and westbound • Beach Boulevard at Hodges Boulevard, eastbound

• Beach Boulevard at Interstate 295 (Florida 9A), westbound • Blanding Boulevard at Argyle Forest Boulevard, eastbound • Blanding Boulevard at Collins Road, eastbound and westbound • Blanding Boulevard at Youngerman Circle, northbound • Claire Lane at San Jose Boulevard, northbound and southbound

Tuition Fruition $15,000 — The difference a University of North Florida college student would save as a result of a federal judge who ruled that college students who are legal residents but have parents who are not documented are no longer subject to out-of-state tuition. U.S. District Judge K. Michael Moore said the state law violated the equal protection clause in the U.S. Constitution because it treated Florida-born residents with immigrant parents differently than those whose parents are legal residents. The difference in tuition could be significant. At UNF, an in-state student pays about $5,000 annually, while out-of-state students pay about $20,000. The lawsuit was filed by Southern Poverty Law Center. The state Department of Education said it is reviewing the ruling.

• Firestone Road at 103rd Street, eastbound • Gate Parkway at Southside Boulevard, westbound • Southside Boulevard at Touchton Road, southbound Source: Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office

Nordstrom, Finally

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The first bite is taken out of the iconic orange tile roof of the old David Johnson’s Restaurant on U.S. 1 during the building’s demolition on Sept. 6.

“Plus side: We are moving away from our Pic N’Save past. … Downside when I go out of town and go shopping the likelihood someone will have on my stuff just increased. LOL.” — Kortney Wesley, on Facebook, joined the social media reaction to Nordstrom’s plans to open a full-line store at St. Johns Town Center in 2014. For more than a decade, Northeast Florida shoppers wanting to hit a Nordstrom would have to travel to Orlando, South Florida or the Gulf Coast. The Seattle-based company is one of the nation’s leading fashion specialty chains. The new store, which will join nine other full-line Nordstrom stores in Florida, will have 124,000 square feet over two levels and anchor a new wing on the southwest side of the Town Center, creating an additional 30,000 square feet for smaller shops. It’s a good time for fashionistas: Swedish clothing retailer H&M just opened a new 18,000-square-foot store at The Avenues Mall.

NewsBuzz Pay the Ferryman “I think the fare at present is a real bargain, and even with the fare increase, it’s still an excellent value.”

— City Councilmember John Crescimbeni told The Florida Times-Union about the Oct. 1 fare increase to keep the Mayport Ferry afloat. Crescimbeni is chairman of the new St. Johns River Ferry Commission, approved the increase to reduce the taxpayer subsidy. The charge for cars will increase to $6 from $5, and the fare for motorcycles is doubling to $6 from $3. Frequent users can buy a ticket book good for 20 crossings for $80, up from $60. Any vehicle towing a trailer or boat longer than 20 feet will pay a $10 fee, replacing a charge of $5, plus $1 for each additional axle.

Photo: Walter Coker

Bouquets to Randy Rambo (regional vice president), Chris Scott (senior vice president, supply chain and logistics) and Winn-Dixie Stores for donating a refrigerated 50-foot trailer to Second Harvest North Florida to replace one that’s no longer road-worthy. The trailer was loaded with 13,000 pounds of food to restock the food bank’s nearly empty warehouse. “When we learned about Second Harvest’s need, we knew what had to be done,” Rambo said in a news release.

Second Harvest supplies food to 450 local nonprofit organizations serving children, families, individuals and senior citizens in 17 North Florida counties.

Brickbats to members of the Jacksonville Civic Council for contributing $20,000 to a group called the Committee for Community Leadership, which mailed out political ads blasting Duval County School Board member Martha Barrett and supporting challenger Cheryl Grymes. The mailer praised Grymes for being endorsed by JaxBiz, the political arm of the Chamber of Commerce.

The chamber group had co-endorsed both candidates. The ad also attacked Barrett’s support of Democratic candidates, including Barack Obama, Jimmy Carter and Bill Nelson.” Barrett lost the nonpartisan Aug. 14 election and the mailers have rocked the Civic Council, an organization of 52 influential business and civic leaders.

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Bouquets to President Deidre Macnab and the League of Women Voters of Florida Education Fund for creating their 2012 Florida Election & Voter Guide. The nonpartisan guide includes information on the presidential candidates, Supreme Court justices and the 11 constitutional amendments on the Florida ballot. The guide is compiled from candidates’ responses to questionnaires and analyses of the proposed amendments. The guide does not make recommendations or endorsements. About 1.1 million copies are being distributed in all 67 Florida counties. And it’s available online at thefloridavoter.org.

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Jacksonville native, Steve Williams grew up in a family that owned and operated a local electrical sign manufacturing company.

After a decade selling and designing signs and environmental graphics, Williams began pursuing the drawing, painting and sculpture that he’d begun during his college days. Williams — one of the most multifaceted personalities on the Northeast Florida art scene — is the owner of Florida Mining Gallery, president of Harbinger Sign and a working artist.

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Folio Weekly: What do you think of the Northeast Florida arts landscape these days?

Steve Williams: I have watched the arts landscape go up and down for over two decades now. I’ve seen very active times, as well as times where not much was going on at all. Currently, it appears to be at a peak and there is probably more to do on any given evening now than ever before (as far as arts events). The active museum system, local art galleries, music venues and events, as well as theater and the performing arts — you can do something in the arts almost every night of the week. I also have noticed an increase in the level of design awareness we have risen to as a city/community. It is nice to see. When you go to places like Atlanta and even smaller cities such as Charlotte or Asheville, even Greeneville [Tenn.], you notice a love and adherence to some kind of design integrity — each business trying to out-do the other. The result is a city that looks sophisticated and well-planned, with a love for design and art. In turn, people want to be there, go there and live there.

F.W.: Who or what is most interesting in our community right now?

S.W.: I have noticed a lot of wonderful things going on in the arts community right now.

MOCA Jacksonville has never been stronger.

The Cummer Museum, under the leadership of Hope McMath, is thriving and creating bonds with the community like never before.

Private galleries and consultants are making their way and doing interesting things. The appearance of CoRK Arts District making studios available and filling it up with working artists is imperative to a thriving scene. Artists are moving to Jacksonville from other cities,

noticing the attractive locale and current interest in the arts. Theater groups — both small and large — seem to be sustaining and doing interesting programming. Our airport has been noticed as one of the top four airports for the arts in the world. I would say we are on our way. Let’s take a look at our neighborhood, really. We have Gainesville, Savannah, Fernandina and St. Augustine all within an hour or two nearby. Thinking about all of the wonderful museums, art focus, design thought, academic situations, galleries, artists and population, we will surely rise up to be one of the most significant art cities in the South. Our culture alone calls for it. We, as Southerners, are emotional. We cry and laugh and sing and we tell stories. Our very existence is artful.

F.W.: What are some current trends that you see?

S.W.: I see trends in experiential art and events. People want to connect; they want to do something interesting. People want creativity. They want eccentricity, even if they do not wake up in the morning and say, “Oh, wow, I want to see 300 people dressed in purple wigs and straightjackets dancing on the side of the river today,” you better believe they will be rushing over there to watch, and they’ll be entertained and never forget the experience.

F.W.: What do you think the future looks like for the Northeast Florida arts landscape?

S.W.: I hope it looks good. I hope it continues to grow and work together. I think one of the things in the past that has been a detriment to our city is the fact that people do not seem to work very well together here. It’s hard to get councils for the arts or committees or even just small groups to work together and get along.

Everyone is competitive in the arts naturally; however, we must find a way to work together to grow the community together without as much ego as I have seen in the past.

F.W.: Anything else you’d like to add?

S.W.: I think the larger question is about the Northeast Florida economic landscape, and without using our naturally fantastic arts and cultural resources, we, as a city, are not poised to see as much growth as we would if all of the community were involved. Jacksonville has many prominent resources and the arts is one of them and should be seen as such.

Kara Pound themail@folioweekly.com

Florida Mining Gallery 5300 Shad Road, Southside, 425-2845, floridamininggallery.com • Betsy Cain’s exhibit “Selections” continues through Oct. 31.

• Artist Lily Kuonen is the featured artist for September on the Highway Gallery, a public arts project on digital billboards throughout Jacksonville.

• Master printmaker, painter and sculptor Ke Francis’ opening reception is held at 7 p.m.

Nov. 9. His show runs through January 2013.

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Ebenezer Scrooge learns that with great wealth comes great responsibility to the poor in the classic “A Christmas Carole” Dec. 21 at the Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts.

PERFORMANCE SEPTEMBER BIG RIVER: A musical performance of “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” is staged Sept. 11-Oct. 7 at Limelight Theatre, 11 Old Mission Ave., St. Augustine. $10-$25.

825-1164. limelight-theatre.org

© 2012 FolioWeekly REMEMBER ME: The romantic comedy starring Joyce DeWitt is staged Sept. 11-Oct. 7 at Alhambra Theatre & Dining, 12000 Beach Blvd., Southside. $42-$49. 641-1212. alhambrajax.com THE COMEDY ZONE ALLSTARS: A showcase of Jacksonville’s talented comics do their standup routines Sept. 11 and 12 and every Tue. and Wed. at The Comedy Zone, 3130 Hartley Road (inside Ramada Inn), Mandarin. $10. 292-4242. comedyzone.com JERRY’S GIRLS: Atlantic Beach Experimental Theatre presents this musical Sept. 13-23 at Adele Grage Cultural Center, 716 Ocean Blvd., Atlantic Beach. $20. 249-7177. abettheatre.com EMO PHILLIPS: The sharp joke writer with a falsetto voice appears Sept. 13, 14 and 15 at The Comedy Zone, 3130 Hartley Road (inside Ramada Inn), Mandarin. $12-$14.

292-4242. comedyzone.com NEPHEW TOMMY: Actor/comedian Thomas Miles appears at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 14 at The Florida Theatre, 128 E. Forsyth St., Downtown. $29.25-$49.25. 355-2787. floridatheatre.com MAD COWFORD IMPROV: The local comedy troupe performs at 8:15 p.m. Sept. 14 and 15 and every Fri. and Sat. at Northstar Substation, 119 E. Bay St., Downtown. Admission is $5. 860-5451.

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ARNEZ J: The physical comedian, who has been on NBC, Comedy Central and BET, takes the stage Sept. 20, 21 and 22 at The Comedy Zone, 3130 Hartley Road (inside the Ramada Inn), Mandarin. $25-$30. 292-4242. comedyzone.com THE PRICE IS RIGHT, LIVE: Contestants can “come on down” in this interactive stage version of TV’S longest-running game show at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 25 at the Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts, 300 W. Water St., Downtown. $32-$52.

632-3373. artistseriesjax.org ANOTHER SIGN: The musical, examining homelessness from multiple perspectives, is staged Sept. 25-30 at FSCJ’s Wilson Center for the Arts, 11901 Beach Blvd., Southside. $30.

646-2222. fscj.edu/wilsoncenter ELEEMOSYNARY: The dramedy is staged at 7:30 p.m. Sept.

27-29 at Douglas Anderson School of the Arts, 2445 San Diego Road, San Marco. $12. 346-5620 ext. 122. da-arts.org DEATH TRAP: The thriller/comedy of murder and mayhem is staged Sept. 27-Oct. 13 at Amelia Community Theatre, 209 Cedar St., Fernandina Beach. $20. 261-6749. ameliacommunitytheatre.org BILL BURR: The regular on Letterman, Conan and Jimmy Fallon appears Sept. 27, 28 and 29 at The Comedy Zone, 3130 Hartley Road (inside Ramada Inn), Mandarin. 292-4242. $25-$30. comedyzone.com THE COLOR PURPLE: The play based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Alice Walker and the film by Steven Spielberg is staged Sept. 28-Oct. 7 at Stage Aurora Performance Hall, 5188 Norwood Ave. inside Gateway Town Center. $25. 765-7372. stageaurora.org

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AVENUE Q: The musical is staged Sept. 14-Oct. 13 at Players by the Sea, 106 N. Sixth St., Jax Beach. $25. 249-0289. playersbythesea.org

GREG MORTON: The former DJ does his standup Oct. 3-6 at The Comedy Zone, 3130 Hartley Road (inside Ramada Inn), Mandarin. 292-4242. $10-$17. comedyzone.com

REASONS TO BE PRETTY: Flagler College Theater performs Neil LaBute’s play on the perception of “pretty” and how it affects relationships and life Sept. 14-16 at Flagler College’s Gamache-Koger Theater, 50 Sevilla St., St. Augustine.

Tickets are $5. 829-6481.

AMATEUR NIGHT AT THE RITZ: Modeled after Harlem’s “Amateur Night at the Apollo,” the host searches are held from 7:30-10:30 p.m. Oct. 5 and the first Friday of every month at The Ritz Theatre & Museum, 829 N. Davis St., Downtown. $5.50. 632-5555.

BALLET DE MARAIS: The Florida Ballet performs Oct. 5 at 300 E. State St., Downtown. 353-7518. floridaballet.org PHANTOM: The musical is staged Oct. 10-Nov. 25 at Alhambra Theatre & Dining, 12000 Beach Blvd., Southside. $42-$49. 641-1212. alhambrajax.com SUPER SCIENTIFIC CIRCUS: A kids science show with a comedic touch is performed at 10:15 a.m. Oct. 10 at Thrasher-Horne Center for the Arts, St. Johns River State College, 283 College Dr., Orange Park. $8. 276-6750. thcenter.org TIM MEADOWS: The former “Saturday Night Live” cast member appears Oct. 11-13 at The Comedy Zone, 3130 Hartley Road (inside Ramada Inn), Mandarin. 292-4242. $20-$28. comedyzone.com MYTHBUSTERS: BEHIND THE MYTHS: The Discovery series hosts conduct their experiments at 4 and 7 p.m. Oct. 14 at the Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts, 300 W. Water St., Downtown. $37-$72. 632-3373. artistseriesjax.org BEGINNERS DANCE PROGRAM: Dance Trance San Marco offers a fitness dance program starting Oct. 17 at 1515 San Marco Blvd., San Marco. 390-0939. dancetrancefitness.com THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE: The comic pastiche musical is staged Oct. 19-26 at Jacksonville University’s Swisher Theater, 2800 University Blvd. N., Arlington. $10. 256-7677.

GOD OF CARNAGE: Atlantic Beach Experimental Theatre presents the comedy Oct. 19-Nov. 4 at Adele Grage Cultural Center, 716 Ocean Blvd., Atlantic Beach. $15. 249-7177. abettheatre.com RUMORS: The Neil Simon farce is staged Oct. 19-Nov. 3 at Theatre Jacksonville, 2032 San Marco Blvd., San Marco. $25.

396-4425. theatrejax.com JOSH WOLF: The comic performs his standup Oct. 19 and 20 at The Comedy Zone, 3130 Hartley Road (inside Ramada Inn), Mandarin. $20-$25. 292-4242. comedyzone.com SKIPPYJON JONES: The musical for children is performed at 10:15 a.m. Oct. 22 and 23 at Thrasher-Horne Center for the Arts, St. Johns River State College, 283 College Dr., Orange Park. $8. 276-6750. thcenter.org

MUTZIE: The improv comedian appears Oct. 31-Nov. 3 at The Comedy Zone, 3130 Hartley Road (inside the Ramada Inn), Mandarin. 292-4242. $10-$12. comedyzone.com

NOVEMBER MFA IN THE WORKS: Jacksonville University choreography students perform Nov. 1 and 2 in JU’s Dance Pavilion, 2800 University Blvd. N., Arlington. Free. 256-7677.

TWELFTH NIGHT: FSCJ’s DramaWorks performs the Shakespearean play Nov. 8-11 at Wilson Center for the Arts, 11901 Beach Blvd., Southside. Free. 646-2222. fscj.edu/ wilsoncenter LOUIE ANDERSON: The frequent TV actor and comedian performs Nov. 8-10 at The Comedy Zone, 3130 Hartley Road (inside Ramada Inn), Mandarin. 292-4242. $20-$25. comedyzone.com

WHITE CHRISTMAS: The musical is staged Nov. 28-Dec. 24 at Alhambra Theatre & Dining, 12000 Beach Blvd., Southside. $42-$59. 641-1212. alhambrajax.com IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE: The inspirational holiday story is staged Nov. 29-Dec. 15 at Amelia Community Theatre, 209 Cedar St., Fernandina Beach. 261-6749. ameliacommunitytheatre.org NUNSET BOULEVARD: Cindy Williams of “Laverne & Shirley” fame stars in the musical comedy at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 30 at Thrasher-Horne Center for the Arts, St. Johns River State College, 283 College Dr., Orange Park. $21-$58. 276-6750. thcenter.org NIGHT OF ART AND DANCE: FSCJ students’ choreography showcase is held Nov. 30 at Wilson Center for the Arts, 11901 Beach Blvd., Southside. Gallery exhibit is free; dance showcase is $5-$10. 646-2222. fscj.edu/wilsoncenter

AWAY IN THE BASEMENT: The Church Basement Ladies perform a Christmas program at 3 p.m. Nov. 10 at ThrasherHorne Center for the Arts, 283 College Dr., St. Johns River State College, Orange Park. 276-6750. $15-$38. thcenter.org

OLIVE AND THE BITTER HERBS: The farce is staged Nov. 30-Dec. 15 at Players by the Sea, 106 N. Sixth St., Jax Beach. $20. 249-0289. playersbythesea.org

TAP DOGS: Dancers tap their way around a construction-site set at 8 p.m. Nov. 10 at the T-U Center, 300 W. Water St., Downtown. $47, $57. 632-3373. artistseriesjax.org

FORBIDDEN BROADWAY: The musical revue runs Nov. 30Dec. 15 at Theatre Jacksonville, 2032 San Marco Blvd., San Marco. $25. 396-4425. theatrejax.com

BEAUTY AND THE BEAST: The musical is staged at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 15-17 at Douglas Anderson School of the Arts, 2445 San Diego Road, San Marco. $12-$15. 346-5620. ext. 122. da-arts.org

DECEMBER GOLDEN DRAGON ACROBATS: The Chinese touring company combines elements of acrobatics and traditional dance Dec. 1 at FSCJ’s Wilson Center for the Arts, 11901 Beach Blvd. $34.50. 632-3373. artistseriesjax.org

SENIOR CHOREOGRAPHY CONCERT: Jacksonville University graduating seniors perform contemporary choreography of original works at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 15-17 at Swisher Theater, 2800 University Blvd. N., Arlington. $10. 256-7677.

WEST SIDE STORY: The Artist Series of FSCJ presents the musical of forbidden love Dec. 4-9 at the T-U Center, 300 W. Water St., Downtown. 632-3373. artistseriesjax.org

AMY SCHUMER: The “Last Comic Standing” finalist has landed roles on TV and is performing Nov. 15-17 at The Comedy Zone, 3130 Hartley Road (inside Ramada Inn), Mandarin. 292-4242. $18-$20. comedyzone.com

FOREVER PLAID: PLAID TIDING: This family-friendly musical is staged Dec. 6-Jan. 6 at Limelight Theatre, 11 Old Mission Ave., St. Augustine. $10-$25. 825-1164. limelight-theatre.org

GRANDMA LEE: “America’s Got Talent” finalist and local comedienne performs Nov. 23 and 24 at The Comedy Zone, 3130 Hartley Road (inside Ramada Inn), Mandarin. $15-$18.

292-4242. comedyzone.com

THE NUTCRACKER: The Florida Ballet and guest dancers from the Houston Ballet perform the holiday favorite Dec. 7-9 at University of North Florida’s Lazzara Performance Hall, 1 UNF Dr., Southside. 620-2878, 353-7518. floridaballet.org

RICH GUZZI: The adult comedy hypnosis show is held Oct. 23-27 at The Comedy Zone, 3130 Hartley Road (in Ramada Inn), Mandarin. 292-4242. $10-$20. comedyzone.com THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW: The musical with the ultimate cult following is staged Oct. 25-Nov. 3 at Amelia Community Theatre, 209 Cedar St., Fernandina Beach. $20. 261-6749. ameliacommunitytheatre.org BOEING-BOEING: The farce is staged Oct. 25-Nov. 18 at Limelight Theatre, 11 Old Mission Ave., St. Augustine. $10-$25. 825-1164. limelight-theatre.org IN THE BLOOD: The tragedy is presented Oct. 26-Nov. 10 at Players by the Sea, 106 N. Sixth St., Jax Beach. $20.

249-0289. playersbythesea.org DRACULA: Bram Stoker’s classic horror tale, produced by Jacksonville University professors director Deborah Jordan and symphonic conductor Scott Watkins, is presented at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 28 and 30 at JU’s Terry Concert Hall, 2800 University Blvd. N., Arlington. $10. 256-7677.

DANCE IN THE DARK: A Halloween Dance Trance class and party are held at 8 p.m. Oct. 30 at 1515 San Marco Blvd., Jacksonville. $15 for non-members. 390-0939.

Jim Draper’s newest series, celebrating the 500th anniversary of the first European engagement with Florida, opens Dec. 18 and continues through April 7 at the Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens.

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Jessica Nemergut’s “Self Portrait” is among the pieces in the exhibit “Seen and Unseen: Exploring a Variety of Approaches to Painting in the Contemporary Art World.” The exhibit, also featuring works by Thony Aiuppy, Kalin Allen, Sally Bradley, Jude Harzer, Heather MacRae, Madeleine Peck, Will Ruller and Will Singer, holds a closing reception Sept. 20 at CoRK Arts District in Riverside.

CONVERSATIONS AFTER A BURIAL: The comedic play is staged Feb. 1-16 at Players by the Sea, 106 N. Sixth St., Jax Beach. $20. 249-0289. playersbythesea.org

CLAY COUNTY CHRISTMAS: The ensemble presentation of music and pageantry is performed at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 8 and 3 p.m. Dec. 9 at Thrasher-Horne Center for the Arts, St. Johns River State College, 283 College Dr., Orange Park. $8. 276-6750. thcenter.org

THE CAPITOL STEPS: The satirical musical is performed at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 5-7, at 8 p.m. Feb. 8, at 2 and 8 p.m. Feb. 9 and at 2 and 5:30 p.m. Feb. 10 at FSCJ’s Wilson Center for the Arts, 11901 Beach Blvd., Southside. $34-$46. 646-2222. fscj.edu/wilsoncenter

THE NUTCRACKER: The St. Augustine Ballet performs the holiday favorite at 2 and 7:30 p.m. Dec. 15 and at 2 p.m.

Dec. 16 at Flagler College’s Lewis Auditorium, 14 Granada St., St. Augustine. $15-$30. 824-1746.

EXTRAVAGANZA: The Douglas Anderson School of the Arts’ show is staged at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 16 at the T-U Center, 300 W. Water St., Downtown. 346-5620 ext. 122. da-arts.org

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RITZ CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION: The event is scheduled for Dec. 15 at The Ritz Theatre & Museum, 829 N. Davis St., Downtown. 632-5555.

SLEEPING BEAUTY: The Russian National Ballet Theatre performs the classic fairy tale at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 23 at ThrasherHorne Center for the Arts, St. Johns River State College, 283 College Dr., Orange Park. $16-$48. 276-6750. thcenter.org

A CHRISTMAS CAROLE: The heartwarming Charles Dickens’ story is performed at 8 p.m. Dec. 21 at the T-U Center, 300 W. Water St., Downtown. $36.50, $46.50. 632-3373. artistseriesjax.org

BILLY ELLIOTT: The Artist Series of FSCJ presents the Broadway dance hit Feb. 26-March 3 at the T-U Center, 300 W. Water St., Downtown. For ticket information, call 632-3373. artistseriesjax.org

FIVE GUYS NAMED MOE: The comedy is staged at 6:30 p.m.

Dec. 31, at 8 p.m. Jan. 4, 5, 10-12, and 17-19, and at 2 p.m.

Jan. 6 and 13 at Players by the Sea, 106 N. Sixth St., Jax Beach. New Year’s Eve: $60-$85; Other shows: $25.

249-0289. playersbythesea.org

JANUARY CINDERELLA: The State Ballet Theatre of Russia performs the fairy tale at 8 p.m. Jan. 12 at the T-U Center, 300 W. Water St., Downtown. $52-$82. 632-3373. artistseriesjax.org

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THE BEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT EVER: Atlantic Beach Experimental Theatre presents the family comedy Dec. 7-23 at Adele Grage Cultural Center, 716 Ocean Blvd., Atlantic Beach. $15. 249-7177. abettheatre.com

VISUAL ARTS SEPTEMBER FOLIO WEEKLY INVITATIONAL ARTIST EXHIBITION: A juried show of 50 works, chosen from among 700 entries submitted by local artists, is on display and runs through Dec. 2 at the Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens, 829 Riverside Ave., Riverside. 356-6857.

MARY POPPINS: The Artist Series of FSCJ presents the Broadway hit Jan. 22-27 at the T-U Center, 300 W. Water St., Downtown. 632-3373. artistseriesjax.org

MIRADAS: ANCIENT ROOTS IN MODERN & CONTEMPORARY MEXICAN ART: The exhibit is on display through Sept. 16 at the Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens, 829 Riverside Ave., Riverside. 356-6857.

LOST IN YONKERS: Neil Simon’s play is performed Jan. 24-Feb. 17 at Limelight Theatre, 11 Old Mission Ave., St. Augustine. $10-$25. 825-1164. limelight-theatre.org

HIGHWAY GALLERY: Lily Kuonen is the featured artist for September in the public art project on digital billboards throughout the city.

CLARINDA: Atlantic Beach Experimental Theatre presents the Scottish musical play Jan. 25-Feb. 10 at Adele Grage Cultural Center, 716 Ocean Blvd., Atlantic Beach. $20. 249-7177.

DOOMSTOWN: Doug Waterfield’s exhibit runs through September at space:eight gallery, 228 W. King St., St. Augustine. 829-2838.

THOMAS HAGER AND CHRISTINA FOARD: Recent works by the artists are on display through September at Haskell Gallery, Jacksonville International Airport, 14201 Pecan Park Road. Works by Louise Freshman Brown and Dustin Harewood are in the Concourse art display cases. 741-3546.

SEEN AND UNSEEN: The exhibit, “Exploring a Variety of Approaches to Painting in the Contemporary Art World,” continues through September at Cork Arts District, 2689 Rosselle St., Riverside. 655-6856.

RENDERING ITALY: University of North Florida Art & Design faculty exhibits works reflecting contemporary responses to the beauty, history and culture of Italy, on display through Oct. 7 at the UNF Gallery at MOCA, 333 N. Laura St., Downtown. 366-6911.

WORLD OF BOOKS: The juried show is displayed until Oct. 7 at Island Art Association Gallery, 18 N. Second St., Fernandina Beach. 261-7020. islandart.org BEFORE AND AFTER 1565: The collaborative exhibit, “A Participatory Exploration of St. Augustine’s Native American History,” is displayed through Oct. 19 at Flagler College’s Crisp-Ellert Art Museum, 48 Sevilla St., St. Augustine. Free.

826-8530.

PROJECT ATRIUM: TRISTIN LOWE: The sculptor’s threedimensional installation is on display through Oct. 28 at the Museum of Contemporary Art Jacksonville, 333 N. Laura St., Downtown. 366-6911. mocajacksonville.org SELECTIONS: The exhibit of Betsy Cain’s painting continues through Oct. 31 at Florida Mining Gallery, 5300 Shad Road, Southside. 425-2845.

PONTE VEDRA CLASSES: The Cultural Center at Ponte Vedra Beach offers art classes and workshops in the fall. The first session runs Sept. 12-Oct. 28, and the second session Oct. 31-Dec. 16, at 50 Executive Way, Ponte Vedra Beach, 280-0614 ext. 204.

THE UNTOLD STORY OF RUBY McCOLLUM: The film tells the story of a black woman who killed her white lover, a prominent Live Oak physician, in 1962. The premiere at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 13 is followed by a question-and-answer with filmmaker Claudia Johnson at The Ritz Theatre & Museum, 829 N. Davis St., Downtown. Free. 632-5555.

HISTORIES IN AFRICA: The exhibit featuring 20 years of photography by Elizabeth Gilbert opens Sept. 13 and continues through Dec. 30 at the Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens, 829 Riverside Ave., Riverside. 356-6857.

REFOCUS: ART OF THE 1980s: The opening of the exhibit highlighting major figures of contemporary art of the decade – including David Salle, Jean Michel-Basquiat, Keith Haring and Eric Fischl – is held from 11 a.m.-5 p.m.

Sept. 15. The exhibit continues through Jan. 6 at the Museum of Contemporary Art Jacksonville, 333 N. Laura St., Downtown. 366-6911. mocajacksonville.org HOMAGE TO MARJORIE KINNAN RAWLINGS: Northeast Florida artists honor the author at the Florida Heritage Book Festival from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Sept. 15 at Flagler College’s Ringhaver Student Center, 50 Sevilla St., St. Augustine.

826-8530.

HELPING THE HUNGRY WITH ART: The reception for Food Delights Art Show and an awards ceremony for the 12 images selected for a calendar is held from 1-3 p.m. Sept. 16.

Calendar proceeds benefit Waste Not Want Not, a volunteerbased nonprofit. The exhibit continues through Sept. 29 at Great Hang Ups Gallery, 1650 Business Center Drive, Fleming Island. 541-1555. wastenotflorida.com or greathangups.net

MARY ATWOOD AND JOHN O’CONNER: The exhibit opens Sept. 17 and continues through Dec. 9 at the Thrasher-Horne Center for the Arts, St. Johns River State College, 283 College Dr., Orange Park. 276-6750. thcenter.org PATTERNS: The opening reception for the juried show is held from 5-7 p.m. Sept. 20 at the Art Center Premiere Gallery, Bank of America Tower, 50 N. Laura St., Downtown.

355-1757.

SEEN AND UNSEEN: The exhibit, which explores a variety of approaches to painting in the contemporary art world, wraps with a closing reception from 7-9 p.m. Sept. 20 at CoRK Arts District, 2689 Rosselle St., Riverside, 655-6856.

THE TEMPEST: Director Carolina Conte screens her production of the Shakespearean play, accompanied live by music composed by fellow Jacksonville University professor Tony Steve, at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 21 at Jacksonville University’s Terry Concert Hall, 2800 University Blvd. N., Arlington. Free.

256-7677.

FIRST COAST CHILDREN’S INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL: A collection of multicultural films screens Sept. 21-23 at the Cultural Center of Ponte Vedra Beach, 50 Executive Way. 280-0614. ccpvb.org LIFEGUARD ON DUTY: The exhibit of historical photographs celebrating 100 years of the American Red Cross Volunteer Life Saving Corps in Jacksonville Beach is on display through Sept. 20 at Beaches Museum & History Park, 381 Beach Blvd., Jax Beach. $5. 241-5657.

CREATIVE VISIONS: The exhibit of art by the Youth of St. Johns County is on display through Sept. 21 at Rotunda Gallery, St. Johns County Admin. Bldg., 500 San Sebastian View, St. Augustine. 471-9980.

SCULPTURE WORKSHOP: Sculptor Charles Oldham teaches students how to model clay in a two-hour workshop Sept. 21 at Island Art Association’s education center, 18 N. Second St., Fernandina Beach. $95. 432-8398.

CHILDREN’S ART WORKSHOP: The Turning Arts Group offers an art workshop for children from 2-4 p.m. Sept. 22 at Jacksonville’s Main Library, 303 N. Laura St., Downtown.

Free. 630-2665. turningartsgroup.com ART OPENING: The Grotto features local artists from 7 p.m.-midnight Sept. 22 at 2012 San Marco Blvd., San Marco. 398-0726.

STEPHANIE SIPP: The FSCJ professor discusses using the sketchbook as a preliminary tool for watercolor images for the Jacksonville Watercolor Society from 7-9 p.m. Sept. 25 at FSCJ Deerwood Center, 9911 Old Baymeadows Road, Southside. Free. jacksonvillewatercolorsociety.org WORK OF VARICK ROSETE AND ED SMITH: An exhibit of Rosete’s traditional print media and web design and Smith’s media drawings and etchings runs through Sept. 26 at Jacksonville University’s Alexander Brest Museum & Gallery, 2800 University Blvd. N., Arlington. 256-7371.

JACKSONVILLE ARTISTS GUILD: The juried exhibit of the work of 36 artists continues through Sept. 26 at Avondale Artworks, 3562 St. Johns Ave., Avondale. 384-8797.

RUBEN SANDOVAL: The exhibit continues through Sept. 27 at Vandroff Art Gallery, Jewish Community Alliance, 8505 San Jose Blvd., Mandarin. 730-2100. jcajax.org DISPLAY: The opening reception for Megan Cosby’s exhibit of figurative paintings is held from 5-9 p.m. Sept. 27 at Crosby Designs, 4000 St. Johns Ave., Ste. 4, Riverside. 683-8683.

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Ian Anderson, legendary Jethro Tull frontman, is ready to stand up and perform Sept. 21 at St. Augustine Amphitheatre.

STEVE AND KAREN LEIBOWITZ: The exhibit opens Sept. 28 and continues through Oct. 24 at Vandroff Art Gallery, Jewish Community Alliance, 8505 San Jose Blvd., Mandarin.

730-2100. jcajax.org TO THE HAWKS LEND YOUR HEART: An exhibit featuring Alan Justiss’ poems is on display through Sept. 29 at Karpeles Manuscript Museum, 101 W. First St., Downtown. 356-2992.

ART TRADING CARDS: Local Artists Coming Together seeks original works of art set to the theme of “Heroes.” Twenty-five submissions will be selected to create the second series of collectible artist trading cards. The deadline is Sept. 30; no entry fee. Submit to lact@notjustapen.net MORE THAN A GAME: The exhibit “African-American Sports in Jacksonville, 1900-1975,” celebrating local African-American athletes and sports figures, is currently on display at The Ritz Theatre & Museum, 829 N. Davis St., Downtown. 632-5555.

OCTOBER THE ARTIST AS ENGINEER: The opening reception for an exhibit of works by sculptors John Douglas Powers and Jason Kofke is held from 5-7 p.m. Oct. 4. The exhibit continues through Oct. 31 at JU’s Alexander Brest Museum & Gallery, 2800 University Blvd. N., Arlington. Free. 256-7677.

JANE SEYMOUR: The Emmy and Golden Globe awardwinning actress appears for a reception Oct. 5 for an exhibit of her original artwork at Avondale Artworks Art Gallery, 3562 St. Johns Ave., Avondale. The actress appears again from 1-3 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. Oct. 6. The exhibit opens Sept. 28 and runs through Oct. 6. Proceeds benefit St. Vincent’s Healthcare’s Kids Together Against Cancer Program. 384-8797.

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BEV HOGUE: An exhibit of the artist’s work opens on Oct. 5 and continues through Nov. 30 at space:eight gallery, 228 W. King St., St. Augustine. 829-2838.

FANTASTIC FLORIDA: The juried show opens Oct. 8 and continues for two months at Island Art Association Gallery, 18 N. Second St., Fernandina Beach. 261-7020. islandart.org OIL-PAINTING WORKSHOP: Dreama Tolle Perry offers an oil painting workshop Oct. 10-12 at Corse Gallery & Atelier, 4144 Herschel St., Riverside. $360. 388-8205. corsegalleryatelier.com I WAS A FACTORY WORKER: INSIDE THE WARHOL MACHINE: Barbara Colaciello, education director of Players by the Sea, gives a behind-the-scenes look at life in The Factory with Andy Warhol during the 1980s at 7 p.m. Oct. 11 at the Museum of Contemporary Art Jacksonville, 333 N. Laura St., Downtown. 366-6911. mocajacksonville.org A LIFE IN VIBRANT COLOR: An exhibit of works by painter Lois Mailou Jones opens Oct. 12 and runs through Jan. 4 at the Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens, 829 Riverside Ave., Riverside. 356-6857.

PRECAPTIVATOR: An opening reception for an exhibit of works by Jacksonville-based artist MactruQue is held from 6-8 p.m. Oct. 12 at Avondale Artworks, 3562 St. Johns Ave., Avondale. The exhibit continues through Nov. 7. 384-8797.

UNF ART & DESIGN FACULTY: The annual exhibition opens Oct. 16 and continues through Jan. 6 at the Museum of Contemporary Art Jacksonville, 333 N. Laura St., Downtown.

366-6911. mocajacksonville.org

S. BARRE BARRETT AND KHAMIL OJOYO: The exhibit is displayed through Oct. 20 at the Cultural Center at Ponte Vedra Beach, 50 Executive Way, Ponte Vedra Beach.

280-0614. ccpvb.org ALTERNATIVE VIEWS: The exhibit is displayed through Oct. 22 at First Street Gallery, 216-B First St., Neptune Beach. 241-6928.

ZAAT: Sun-Ray Cinema screens the 1972 cult film at 7:30 p.m.

Oct. 24 as part of the “Talkies” series. Director Don Barton, writer Ron Kivett and actor Paul Galloway talk about creating this Northeast Florida-made film at 1028 Park St., Riverside.

359-0047. $10. sunraycinema.com ANDREW AND MARIA BACHMANN: The exhibit opens Oct. 26 and continues through Nov. 21 at Vandroff Art Gallery, Jewish Community Alliance, 8505 San Jose Blvd. 730-2100. jcajax.org BRETT WALLER: The exhibit opens Oct. 26 and continues through Dec. 1 at the Cultural Center at Ponte Vedra Beach, 50 Executive Way, Ponte Vedra Beach. 280-0614. ccpvb.org JANET KING: The instructor demonstrates the use of bright colors and vivid contrast from 7-9 p.m. Oct. 30 at FSCJ Deerwood Center, 9911 Old Baymeadows Road, Southside. Free. King offers a workshop Oct. 31-Nov. 2 at 895 Palm Valley Road, Ponte Vedra Beach. $400. 540-4040. jacksonvillewatercolorsociety.org

NOVEMBER TRANSLITERATION: A reception for an exhibit of works by Sara Pedigo and Elizabeth Robbins is held from 5-9 p.m. Nov. 2 at Flagler College’s Crisp-Ellert Art Museum, 48 Sevilla St., St. Augustine. The show runs through Nov. 21. Free. 826-8530.

PRAY THE DEVIL BACK TO HELL: The 2008 documentary about a peace movement and nonviolent protests in Liberia screens at University of North Florida’s Movies on the House at 7 p.m. Nov. 2 at Robinson Theater, 1 UNF Dr., Southside.

Free. 620-1383.

SELF PORTRAIT — THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS: The Art Guild of Orange Park’s exhibit opens Nov. 2 and continues through Nov. 30 at the Orange Park Library, 2054 Plainfield Ave., Orange Park. 215-9177. artguildoforangepark.com JACKSONVILLE WATERCOLOR SOCIETY: An opening reception for the group’s juried fall exhibit is held from 2-5 p.m. Nov. 4 at St. Augustine Art Association, 22 Marine St., St. Augustine. The exhibit continues through Nov. 25. jacksonvillewatercolorsociety.org JU’S ANNUAL JURIED STUDENT EXHIBITION: The opening reception for the Jacksonville University exhibit is held from 5-7 p.m. Nov. 8 at Alexander Brest Museum & Gallery, 2800 University Blvd. N., Arlington. Free. The showruns through Dec. 5. 256-7677.

THE HUNGER: The 1983 British horror film, directed by the late Tony Scott, is screened at 7 p.m. Nov. 8 at the Museum of Contemporary Art Jacksonville, 333 N. Laura St., Downtown. After the film, Nicholas de Villiers, an assistant professor of English and film at University of North Florida, leads a discussion. 366-6911. mocajacksonville.org DR. SEUSS’ SECRETS OF THE DEEP: An opening reception for the exhibit “The Lost, Forgotten and Hidden Works of Theodor Seuss Geisel” is held with collection curator Bill Dreyer at 6 p.m. Nov. 10. The exhibit runs through Dec. 8 at Avondale Artworks, 3562 St. Johns Ave., Avondale. 384-8797.

LEONARD BASKIN: WORKS ON PAPER: The exhibit continues through Nov. 11 at the Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens,

“Hotel Ponce de Leon: 125 Years,” an exhibit examining the historic building, opens Jan. 11 and runs through Feb. 22 at Flagler College’s Crisp-Ellert Art Museum.

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829 Riverside Ave., Riverside. 356-6857.

KE FRANCIS: An opening reception for the master printmaker, painter and sculptor’s work is held at 7 p.m. Nov. 9 at Florida Mining Gallery, 5300 Shad Road, Southside. The exhibit runs through December. 425-2845.

PROJECT ATRIUM: IAN BOGOST: The new installation opens with a lecture by the artist at 2 p.m. Nov. 17 at the Museum of Contemporary Art Jacksonville, 333 N. Laura St., Downtown. 366-6911. mocajacksonville.org DANIEL WYNN: The exhibit opens Nov. 26 and continues through Dec. 26 at Vandroff Art Gallery, Jewish Community Alliance, 8505 San Jose Blvd. 730-2100. jcajax.org CULTURAL FUSION: An exhibit of archival material about two vital community leaders, Eartha White and Ninah Cummer, opens Nov. 27 and runs through April 14 at Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens, 829 Riverside Ave., Riverside. 356-6857.

FILM COMPOSERS CONCERT: Short films scored by student composers demonstrate the techniques for creating music in different genres at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 30 at Jacksonville University’s Terry Concert Hall, 2800 University Blvd. N., Arlington. Free. 256-7677.

DECEMBER BFA/BA SENIOR PORTFOLIO EXHIBITION: The opening reception for the Flagler College exhibition is held from 5-9 p.m. Dec. 6 at Crisp-Ellert Art Museum, 48 Sevilla St., St. Augustine. Free. The show runs through Dec. 8. 826-8530.

REFLECTIONS – VIETNAM WAR 45 YEARS LATER: Jerry Domask’s exhibit of mixed-media paintings is on display through Dec. 7 in University of North Florida’s Lufrano Intercultural Gallery, 1 UNF Drive, Southside. 620-2475.

SMALL OBJECTS: The exhibit opens Dec. 7 and continues through Dec. 29 at the Cultural Center at Ponte Vedra Beach, 50 Executive Way, Ponte Vedra Beach. 280-0614. ccpvb.org

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SOSAVEME and LAUREN SLYMAN: The Christian rock bands play at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 14 at Murray Hill Theatre, 932 Edgewood Ave., Westside. $10. 388-7807.

HUNTER VALENTINE, GET OUT DRIVER and NAMELESS GUARDIAN: The alternative rockers perform at 8 p.m. Sept.

14 at Jack Rabbits, 1528 Hendricks Ave., San Marco. $8.

398-7496.

SHOTGUN REDD: The indie rockers appear Sept. 14 at Wild Wing Café, 4555 Southside Blvd., Southside. 998-9464.

WILL PEARSALL: The dobro player performs Sept. 14 at Green Room Brewing, 228 N. Third St., Jax Beach. 201-9283.

WES COBB: The local singer/songwriter performs Sept. 15 at Taps Bar & Grill, 2220 C.R. 210 W., St. Augustine. 819-1554.

Pearl Jam frontman and rock legend Eddie Vedder isn’t ready to yield. He plays Nov. 24 and 25 at the Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts.

MYFOCUS: A COMMUNITY RESPONSE TO THE ART OF THE ’80s: Members of Jacksonville’s creative community share stories of how they were inspired by influential artists of the 1980s from 1-5 p.m. Dec. 15 at the Museum of Contemporary Art Jacksonville, 333 N. Laura St., Downtown.

366-6911. mocajacksonville.org FEAST OF FLOWERS: Jim Draper’s newest series, celebrating the 500th anniversary of the first European engagement with Florida, opens Dec. 18 and continues through April 7 at the Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens, 829 Riverside Ave., Riverside. 356-6857.

JANUARY HOTEL PONCE DE LEON: 125 YEARS: The opening reception for the exhibit is held from 5-9 p.m. Jan. 11. Stetson University art history professor Roberta Favis gives a lecture at 7 p.m.

Feb. 5 at Flagler College’s Crisp-Ellert Art Museum, 48 Sevilla St., St. Augustine. Free. The exhibit is on display through Feb. 22. 826-8530.

JACKSONVILLE FINE ARTS FESTIVAL: A call to artists for a juried, outdoor fine arts festival presented by the Avondale Merchant’s Association and St. Vincent’s Healthcare continues through Jan. 15. The festival – which includes works in painting, hand-wrought fine jewelry, art, photography, ceramics and sculpture – is held April 20 and 21 at Boone Park in Avondale. shoppesofavondale.com

SEPTEMBER

ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT 20TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR with MAMA BLUE: The hip-hop band appears Sept. 15 at Freebird Live, 200 N. First St., Jax Beach. $20. 246-2473.

CITIZEN COPE: The songwriter mixes folk, blues, soul and rock at 8 p.m. Sept. 12 at Ponte Vedra Concert Hall, 1050 A1A N., Ponte Vedra Beach. $35. 209-0399. pvconcerthall.com

FISH OUT OF WATER: These local musicians appear Sept.

15 at Culhane’s Irish Pub, 967 Atlantic Blvd., Atlantic Beach.

249-9595.

MAN ON EARTH: The indie rockers play at 8 p.m. Sept. 12 at Jack Rabbits, 1528 Hendricks Ave., San Marco. $8. 398-7496.

SWEET SCARLETT: The classic rock band performs Sept.

15 at Hurricane Grill, 1615 Hendricks Ave., Julington Creek.

393-7933.

CHRIS ISAAK: The folk/rock musician and singer-songwriter performs the classic songs of legends, including Elvis Presley, Roy Orbison, Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis and Johnny Cash, at 8 p.m. Sept. 13 at The Florida Theatre, 128 E. Forsyth St., Downtown. $45, $58.50. 355-2787. floridatheatre.com BRANTLEY GILBERT and BIG SMO: The country singersongwriters appear at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 13 at St. Augustine Amphitheatre, 1340C A1A S., St. Augustine. $14.50-$39.50.

209-0367. staugamphitheatre.com THE SPLINTERS: The Americana duo plays Sept. 13 at Ragtime Tavern, 207 Atlantic Blvd., Atlantic Beach. 241-7877.

BE EASY: The mellow Jacksonville-based band plays Sept. 15 at Poe’s Tavern, 363 Atlantic Blvd., Atlantic Beach. 241-7637.

SINCERELY and IRIS: The indie rockers are on Sept. 15 at Riverside Arts Market, beneath the Fuller Warren Bridge on Riverside Avenue, Jacksonville.

FRESH FEST: The MsMUZIC CD release party is held at 9 p.m.

Sept. 15 at Phoenix Taproom, 325 W. Forsyth St., Downtown. $10. 798-8222.

ALEX, THESE HEARTS, BROADWAY and US, FROM OUTSIDE: The rockers perform Sept. 15 at Brewster’s Megaplex, 845 University Blvd. N., Arlington. 223-9850.

FAUN FABLES, PILOTWAVE and JACOB HUDSON: The folk band performs at 8 p.m. Sept. 13 at Jack Rabbits, 1528 Hendricks Ave., San Marco. $10. 398-7496.

SOULO LYON: The reggae musician performs Sept. 15 at Green Room Brewing, 228 N. Third St., Jax Beach. 201-9283.

MAN AND MACHINES: The industrial rockers perform at 8 p.m. Sept. 13 at Brewster’s Megaplex, 845 University Blvd.

N., Arlington. 223-9850.

LITTLE JAKE & THE SOUL SEARCHERS: The R&B band plays at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 15 at European Street Café, 5500 Beach Blvd., Southside. 398-1717.

GREYMARKET and JUICY PONY: The local indie rockers play at 8 p.m. Sept. 13 at 1904 Bar, 19 Ocean St., Downtown.

356-0213.

S.P.O.R.E. CD Release Party with RAWMYST, MAD RELATIVITY: The progressive rockers perform at 8 p.m. Sept.

15 at 1904 Bar, 19 Ocean St., Downtown. 356-0213.

STRUNG OUT, THE SWELLERS and SUCH GOLD: The punk rockers go on at 7 p.m. Sept. 16 at Freebird Live, 200 N. First St., Jax Beach. $18. 246-2473.

THE TSARS’ CABINET: The exhibit of “200 Years of Russian Decorative Arts under the Romanovs” opens Jan. 26 and continues through April 27 at the Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens, 829 Riverside Ave., Riverside. 356-6857.

THE AMELIA ISLAND BLUES FESTIVAL: Shane Dwight, Shemekia Copeland, David Gerald and Albert Castiglia are among the artists scheduled to appear from 5-10:30 p.m.

Sept. 14, noon-11 p.m. Sept. 15 and noon-7 p.m. Sept.

16 at Main Beach Access, 2459 Sadler Road, Fernandina Beach. Daily passes are $15-$30; a three-day pass is $50. ameliabluesfest.com

ELLEN DIAMOND: The exhibit opens Jan. 28 and continues through April 6 at Thrasher-Horne Center for the Arts, St. Johns River State College, 283 College Dr., Orange Park.

276-6750. thcenter.org

BRANTLEY GILBERT and TYLER BRYANT & THE SHAKEDOWN: The country-rock musicians perform at 8 p.m.

Sept. 14 at St. Augustine Amphitheatre, 1340C A1A S., St. Augustine. $14.50-$39.50. 209-0367. staugamphitheatre.com

LA FLORIDA: The installation of art commemorating Ponce de Leon’s arrival in Florida opens Jan. 15 at the Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens, 829 Riverside Ave., Riverside.

356-6857.

BIANNUAL FACULTY EXHIBITION: An opening reception for an exhibit of works by Jacksonville University faculty is held from 5-7 p.m. Jan. 17. The exhibit runs through Feb. 6 at JU’s Alexander Brest Museum & Gallery, 2800 University Blvd.

N., Arlington. Free. 256-7677.

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CONCERTS

THERE FOR TOMORROW, SET IT OFF, DIVIDED BY FRIDAY, COMING THIS FALL, PALM TREES & POWER LINES and NOBODY ON LAND: The alternative rockers are on at 6 p.m.

Sept. 15 at Murray Hill Theatre, 932 Edgewood Ave., Westside. $13. 388-7807.

GUTTERMOUTH, THE NEW THREAT, POWERBALL and SHATTERMAT: The punk musicians play at 7 p.m. Sept. 17 at Jack Rabbits, 1528 Hendricks Ave., San Marco. $13.

398-7496.

DATSIK: The Dubstep DJ appears at 8 p.m. Sept. 18 at Freebird Live, 200 N. First St., Jax Beach. $20. 246-2473. freebirdlive.com

DUBLIN CITY RAMBLERS: The Celtic band performs Sept.

18 at Culhane’s Irish Pub, 967 Atlantic Blvd., Atlantic Beach.

249-9595.

SUPERSUCKERS, WHISKEY DOGS and DARKHORSE SALOON: The raunchy rockers are on at 8 p.m. Sept. 18 at Jack Rabbits, 1528 Hendricks Ave., San Marco. $12. 398-7496.

BIG TICKET BATTLE 2012: SONS NOT BEGGARS: The local band performs at 7 p.m. Sept. 19 at Jack Rabbits, 1528 Hendricks Ave., San Marco. $10. 398-7496.

BARD and MUSTACHE: The indie folk musicians perform Sept. 19 at Burro Bar, 100 E. Adams St., Downtown.

353-4686.

CHROMA: The popular local jam band plays Sept. 20 at Mellow Mushroom, 1018 N. Third St., Ste. 2, Jax Beach.

246-1500.

HERITAGE BAND: The pop/reggae band performs at 9 p.m.

Sept. 20 at Sliders Seaside Grill, 1998 S. Fletcher Ave., Fernandina Beach. 277-6990.

SLUMAMERICAN TOUR: YELAWOLF, RITTZ, TROUBLE ANDREW and DJ VAJRA: This evening of rap gets started at 8 p.m. Sept. 20 at Freebird Live, 200 N. First St., Jax Beach. $21. 246-2473.

FISH OUT OF WATER: The band plays Sept. 20 at Ragtime Tavern, 207 Atlantic Blvd., Atlantic Beach. 241-7877.

MARC DOUGLAS BERARDO and MARC BLACK: The singersongwriters perform Sept. 20 at European Street Café, 1704 San Marco Blvd., San Marco. 398-9500.

MISS SHEVAUGHN & YUMA WRAY: The Americana duo performs at 8 p.m. Sept. 20 at Underbelly, 113 E. Bay St., Downtown. 353-6067.

THE ADICTS: The English punk rockers appear at 7 p.m.

Sept. 20 at Brewster’s Roc Bar, 845 University Blvd. N., Arlington. $15. 223-9850.

TALLHART, THE CANVAS WAITING and AMANDA AMARU: The alt-rockers are on at 8 p.m. Sept. 20 at Jack Rabbits, 1528 Hendricks Ave., San Marco. $8. 398-7496.

FUSEBOX FUNK: The local funk faves play Sept. 21 at Mojo Kitchen, 1500 Beach Blvd., Jax Beach. 247-6636.

MR. AL PETE: The local rapper celebrates the release of his new CD, “Fish in the Forest,” at 8 p.m. Sept. 21 at 1904 Bar, 19 N. Ocean St., Downtown. $10.

TEEPEE: The soloist performs Sept. 21 at Underbelly, 113 E. Bay St., Downtown. 353-6067.

KEYLOW, MR. WHITTY, DICTATOR & D.A.R.Y.L.: The hip-hop gets started at 8 p.m. Sept. 21 at Freebird Live, 200 N. First St., Jax Beach. $8. 246-2473.

ASCENSION WORSHIP HOPE IS ALIVE TOUR: The worship concert is performed at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 21 at Murray Hill Theatre, 932 Edgewood Ave., Westside. Free. 388-7807.

BEN SOLLEE: The cellist and singer-songwriter kicks off the Saucer Series, mixing folk, bluegrass and jazz, at 8 p.m.

Sept. 25 at Ponte Vedra Concert Hall, 1050 A1A N., Ponte Vedra Beach. $20-$25. 209-0399.

ADAM ANT, BROTHERS OF BRAZIL: The new wave legend performs at 8 p.m. Sept. 25 at Freebird Live, 200 N. First St., Jax Beach. $25. 246-2473.

WEAVING THE FATE: The soulful rockers play at 8 p.m.

Sept. 25 at Jack Rabbits, 1528 Hendricks Ave., San Marco. $8. 398-7496.

COLT FORD: The country rap musician performs Sept. 26 at Whisky River, 4850 Big Island Drive, St. Johns Town Center.

645-5571.

BERES HAMMOND: The reggae singer-songwriter plays Sept. 21 at Brewster’s Megaplex, 845 University Blvd. N., Arlington. 223-9850.

LEON RUSSELL: The gravelly voiced singer-songwriter legend performs at 8 p.m. Sept. 26 at The Florida Theatre, 128 E. Forsyth St., Downtown. $27, $37. 355-2787. floridatheatre.com

PARTY TRAIN: The dance band performs Sept. 22 at Fionn MacCool’s Jax Landing, 2 Independent Dr., Ste. 176, Downtown. 374-1247.

WILL PEARSALL: The dobro player appears Sept. 26 at Ragtime Tavern, 207 Atlantic Blvd., Atlantic Beach.

241-7877.

MARK WILLIAMS & BLUE HORSE: The singer-songwriter plays Sept. 22 at Riverside Arts Market, beneath the Fuller Warren Bridge on Riverside Avenue, Jacksonville.

THE GREEN, STICK FIGURE and TASTE BUDS: The reggae musicians perform at 8 p.m. Sept. 26 at Freebird Live, 200 N. First St., Jax Beach. $15. 246-2473.

ERNIE & DEBI EVANS: The bluegrass musicians appear Sept. 22 at Mojo No. 4 Urban Whiskey Bar, 3572 St. Johns Ave., Riverside. 381-6670.

HALF MOON RUN, FLAGSHIP ROMANCE and LUCIO RUBINO:The indie rockers go on at 8 p.m. Sept. 26 at Jack Rabbits, 1528 Hendricks Ave., San Marco. $18. 398-7496.

DARRYL WORLEY, DAVID LEE MURPHY and BO BICE: The country music artists perform at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 22 at Thrasher-Horne Center for the Arts, St. Johns River State College, 283 College Dr., Orange Park. $22-$58. 276-6750. thcenter.org

AGENT RIBBONS: The alt-rockers play Sept. 26 at Underbelly, 113 E. Bay St., Downtown. 353-6067.

BLONDIE and DEVO: The eclectic bands from the punk rock and new wave scenes perform at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 22 at St. Augustine Amphitheatre, 1340C A1A S., St. Augustine. $31.50-$122. 209-0367. staugamphitheatre.com BLACK CREEK RIZIN’: The Southern-tinged indie rockers play Sept. 22 and Dec. 15 at Mayport Tavern, 2775 Old Mayport Rd., Atlantic Beach. 270-0801.

BRAD PAISLEY, THE BAND PERRY, SCOTTY McCREERY and JANA KRAMER: The country star and guitar wizard Paisley performs at 7 p.m. Sept. 27 at Veterans Memorial Arena, 300 Randolph Blvd., Downtown. $24-$48.75. jaxevents.com SARAH McQUAID: The singer-songwriter plays at 8 p.m.

Sept. 27 at European Street Café, 1704 San Marco Blvd.

398-9500.

SEVEN SPRINGS: The indie rockers mix folk and alternative Sept. 27 at Poe’s Tavern, 363 Atlantic Blvd., Atlantic Beach.

241-7637.

IAN ANDERSON: The classic Jethro Tull rock legend performs at 8 p.m. Sept. 21 at St. Augustine Amphitheatre, 1340C A1A S., St. Augustine. 209-0367. $29.50-$69.50. staugamphitheatre.com

PETER FURLER: The Australian songwriter performs at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 22 at Murray Hill Theatre, 932 Edgewood Ave., Westside. $14. 388-7807.

NAMELESS GUARDIAN with OSCAR MIKE and ASHLEIGH DAVIS: The band celebrates a CD release party Sept. 21 at Jack Rabbits, 1528 Hendricks Ave., San Marco. 398-7496.

SHO NUFF: The Jacksonville-based band is on at 8 p.m.

Sept. 22 at Culhane’s Irish Pub, 967 Atlantic Blvd., Atlantic Beach. 249-9595.

JOHN EMIL: The singer-songwriter is on Sept. 21 at Green Room Brewing, 228 N. Third St., Jax Beach. 201-9283.

RAWMYST, H20 and S.P.O.R.E.: The indie rockers perform Sept. 22 at Underbelly, 113 E. Bay St., Downtown. 353-6067.

kLoB: The local rockers play Sept. 21 and Nov. 2 at Prevatts Sports Bar & Grill, 2620 Blanding Blvd., Middleburg, 282-1564; and Nov. 11 at Square One, 1974 San Marco Blvd. 306-9004.

AGE OF DECAY: The Goth Music Festival is held Sept. 22 at Brewster’s Pit, 845 University Blvd. N., Arlington. 223-9850.

ZACH DEPUTY: The one-man jam band is on at 8 p.m.

Sept. 28 at Freebird Live, 200 N. First St., Jax Beach. $15.

246-2473.

OFF! with NEGATIVE APPROACH and DOUBLE NEGATIVE: The punk supergroup OFF! performs at 8 p.m. Sept. 23 at Freebird Live, 200 N. First St., Jax Beach. $15. 246-2473.

KEIKO MATSUI: The fusion keyboardist/composer performs Sept. 28 at Ponte Vedra Concert Hall, 1050 A1A N., Ponte Vedra Beach. $29.50, $35. 209-0399. pvconcerthall.com

MID-LIFE CRISIS: The local band is on Sept. 23 at Nippers Beach Grille, 2309 Beach Blvd., Jax Beach. 247-3300.

HED PE and ILL NINO: The metal bands go on at 7 p.m.

Sept. 28 at Brewster’s Roc Bar, 845 University Blvd. N., Arlington. $12. 223-9850.

THE GRAPES OF ROTH: The local folk rockers appear Sept. 21 and 22 at A1A Ale Works, 1 King St., St. Augustine. 829-2977.

ERNIE & DEBI EVANS: The bluegrass musicians perform Sept. 21 and Nov. 23 at Whitey’s Fish Camp, 2032 C.R. 220, Fleming Island. 269-4198.

IMAGINATION MOVERS: The alt rockers for preschoolers play at 7 p.m. Sept. 21 at The Florida Theatre, 128 E. Forsyth St., Downtown. 355-2787. $25, $35. floridatheatre.com

STEVIE NICKS: The singer-songwriter, formerly of Fleetwood Mac, performs at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 25 at St. Augustine Amphitheatre, 1340C A1A S., St. Augustine. 209-0367. staugamphitheatre.com

ASCEND THE HILL, ASCENSION WORSHIP: The Christian rock bands perform at 7 p.m. Sept. 27 at Murray Hill Theatre, 932 Edgewood Ave., Westside. $10. 388-7807.

AER, YONAS and DAVID DALLAS: The indie rockers appear at 7 p.m. Sept. 27 at Jack Rabbits, 1528 Hendricks Ave., San Marco. $12. 398-7496.

MAC DEMARCO, UNCLE MARTY & FRIENDS and SLOUGH LORIS: The rockers perform at 9 p.m. Sept. 28 at Present Moment Café, 224 W. King St., St. Augustine. $6. 827-4499.

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CLOUD 9: The popular local dudes are on Sept. 28 and 29 at Ragtime Tavern, 207 Atlantic Blvd., Atlantic Beach. 241-7877.

OCEAN IS THEORY, ABANDON KANSAS and THE INVOCATION: The indie rockers perform at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 12 at Murray Hill Theatre, 932 Edgewood Ave., Westside. $10.

388-7807.

SPADE McQUADE & THE ALLSTARS: The Celtic rock band performs Sept. 28 and 29 at Fly’s Tie Irish Pub, 177 E. Sailfish Dr., Atlantic Beach. 246-4293.

THOSE GUYS: The band mixes rock, folk and country at 9 p.m. Oct. 12 and 13 at Tradewinds Lounge, 124 Charlotte St., St. Augustine. 829-9336.

YANKEE SLICKERS: The local Southern rock band plays Sept. 28 at Taps Bar & Grill, 2220 C.R. 210 W., St. Augustine.

819-1554.

FLOBOTS and ASTRONAUTALIS: The alt-rock, hip-hop group performs at 8 p.m. Oct. 13 at Jack Rabbits, 1528 Hendricks Ave., San Marco. $13. 398-7496.

REJOICE THE AWAKENING, FROM THE EYES OF SERVANTS, MY MAKER AND I, WAKE UP ATLANTIC and I AM THE WITNESS: The “Set Free” CD release party is set for 7:30 p.m.

Sept. 28 at Murray Hill Theatre, 932 Edgewood Ave., Westside. $10. 388-7807.

D5, NEW DAY, FACE4RADIO, DYSTIL: The indie rockers play at 8 p.m. Oct. 13 at Freebird Live, 200 N. First St., Jax Beach. $8. 246-2473.

WAMPO: The experimental electronic music composer goes on at 9 p.m. Sept. 29 at +SoLo Gallery, 107 E. Bay St., Downtown. sologallery.org

GREAT WHITE: The 1980s metal faves appear at 7 p.m.

Oct. 13 at Brewster’s Roc Bar, 845 University Blvd. N., Arlington. $10. 223-9850.

THE GOOTCH: The funk heads perform Sept. 29 at Fionn MacCool’s Jax Landing, 2 Independent Dr., Ste. 176, Downtown. 374-1247.

ALEX CUBA with HOT SHOCK BAND: The singer-songwriter goes on at 8 p.m. Oct. 16 at Jack Rabbits, 1528 Hendricks Ave., San Marco. $12. 398-7496.

THE TANNAHILL WEAVERS: The folk band appears Sept. 29 at European Street Café, 5500 Beach Blvd., Southside. 398-1717.

ANI DIFRANCO: The singer-songwriter and guitarist appears at 8 p.m. Oct. 17 at Ponte Vedra Concert Hall, 1050 A1A N., Ponte Vedra Beach. $45, $60. 209-0399. pvconcerthall.com

WADE WILLIAMS: The soulful country musician performs Sept. 29 at Riverside Arts Market, beneath the Fuller Warren Bridge on Riverside Avenue, Jacksonville.

DOMENIC PATRUNO: The singer-songwriter plays Sept. 29 and Oct. 5 at Green Room Brewing, 228 N. Third St., Jax Beach. 201-9283.

GIN BLOSSOMS: The 1990s alt-rock greats perform Oct. 17 at Whisky River, 4850 Big Island Drive, St. Johns Town Center.

645-5571.

Singer-songwriter, feminist icon and righteous babe Ani DiFranco takes the stage Oct. 17 at Ponte Vedra Concert Hall.

EYES LIPS EYES: The disco punk band appears Oct. 17 at Burro Bar, 100 E. Adams St., Downtown. 353-4686.

TOE IN THE TRIGGER: The punk rockers perform Sept. 29 at Burro Bar, 100 E. Adams St., Downtown. 353-4686.

ADULT CRASH, EVERYMEN, CORAL CASTLE: The rock bands with Southern charm perform Oct. 5 at Burro Bar, 100 E. Adams St., Downtown. $5. 353-4686.

TRAMPLED BY TURTLES and HONEYHONEY: The indie band performs at 8 p.m. Oct. 8 at Freebird Live, 200 N. First St., Jax Beach. $15. 246-2473.

NICKELS AND DIMES: The folk rock duo plays Sept. 29 at Underbelly, 113 E. Bay St., Downtown. 353-6067.

SKELETONWITCH, HAVOK and HOWL The heavy metal bands play Oct. 5 at Blues Rock Café, 821 First St. N., Jax Beach.

LIVE AUDITION SHOWCASE: About 30 bands, including solo acts, perform for 10 minutes each starting at 5 p.m. Oct. 8 at Sliders Seaside Grill, 1998 S. Fletcher Ave., Fernandina Beach.

JAX PIPE & DRUMS: The group performs traditional Irish and Scottish music Sept. 29 at Culhane’s Irish Pub, 967 Atlantic Blvd., Atlantic Beach. 249-9595.

12 STONES, THE LETTER BLACK, KALIYL CD Release and LETTERS FROM THE FIRE: The Christian post-grunge band appears at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 5 at Murray Hill Theatre, 932 Edgewood Ave., Westside. $18. 388-7807.

BIG TICKET BATTLE 2012: MINDSLIP, MASTER RADICAL: The progressive rock band goes on at 7 p.m. Oct. 8 at Jack Rabbits, 1528 Hendricks Ave., San Marco. $10. 398-7496.

CHARLIE WALKER: The folk-country musician plays Oct. 5 at Music in the Courtyard, 200 First St., Neptune Beach. 249-2922.

BEATS ANTIQUE: The electronic music group plays at 8 p.m. Oct. 9 at Freebird Live, 200 N. First St., Jax Beach. $17. 246-2473.

THE EARLY GRAVES: The metal band performs Oct. 5 at Brewster’s Pit, 845 University Blvd. N., Arlington. 223-9850.

PHIL WICKHAM, THE ROYALROYAL: The Christian vocalist performs at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 11 at Murray Hill Theatre, 932 Edgewood Ave., Westside. $18. 388-7807.

A CALL FOR KYLIE, LOFTLAND, THINK HAPPY THOUGHTS and VELAGATO: The alternative indie rockers appear at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 29 at Murray Hill Theatre, 932 Edgewood Ave., Westside. $10. 388-7807.

JOE COCKER and DAVE MASON: This evening of legendary rock gets started at 7 p.m. Sept. 30 at St. Augustine Amphitheatre, 1340C A1A S., St. Augustine. $39.50-$69.50.

209-0367. staugamphitheatre.com MODERN ENGLISH: The new wave band goes on at 8 p.m.

Sept. 30 at Jack Rabbits, 1528 Hendricks Ave., San Marco. $15. 398-7496.

OCTOBER BORN OF OSIRIS: The death metal band plays at 7 p.m.

Oct. 2 at Brewster’s Roc Bar, 845 University Blvd. N., Arlington. $18. 223-9850.

NEAL MORSE and MIKE PORTNOY: The progressive rockers are on at 7 p.m. Oct. 3 at Murray Hill Theatre, 932 Edgewood Ave., Westside. $50. 388-7807.

VICTOR WOOTEN: The bass shredder plays at 8 p.m. Oct. 4 at Ponte Vedra Concert Hall, 1050 A1A N., Ponte Vedra Beach. $29.50, $35. 209-0399. pvconcerthall.com ARPETRIO: The dance rock band appears Oct. 4 at 1904 Bar, 19 Ocean St., Downtown. 356-0213.

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EOTO: The electronic duo appears at 8 p.m. Oct. 6 at Freebird Live, 200 N. First St., Jax Beach. $20. 246-2473.

CHROMA: The popular local jam band performs Oct. 6 at Riverside Arts Market, beneath the Fuller Warren Bridge on Riverside Avenue, Riverside.

KEVIN GREENSPON: The avant-garde musician appears Oct. 6 at +SoLo Gallery, 107 E. Bay St., Downtown. sologallery.org

DEATH ANGEL, THREAT SIGNAL, BONDED BY BLOOD, WRETCHED: The thrash metal band plays at 7 p.m. Oct. 11 at Brewster’s Roc Bar, 845 University Blvd. N., Arlington. $10.

223-9850.

LANGHORNE SLIM: The indie rockers perform Oct. 11 at Underbelly, 113 E. Bay St., Downtown. 353-6067.

THE TOASTERS and HOLIDAZED: The ska band is on at 7 p.m. Oct. 18 at Jack Rabbits, 1528 Hendricks Ave., San Marco. $15. 398-7496.

A ROAD LESS TRAVELED: The alternative rock band performs Oct. 18 at Urban Flats, 330 A1A N., Ste. 208, Ponte Vedra. 280-5515.

GEORGE CLINTON: The Funkadelic singer-songwriter appears at 8 p.m. Oct. 18 at Ponte Vedra Concert Hall, 1050 A1A N., Ponte Vedra Beach. $41.50. 209-0399. pvconcerthall.com JOHN HIATT & THE COMBO: The legendary singer/songwriter performs at 8 p.m. Oct. 19 at Ponte Vedra Concert Hall, 1050 A1A N. $39.50, $49.50. 209-0399. pvconcerthall.com THE WOBBLY TOMS: The indie band mixes bluegrass, folk and rock Oct. 19 at Fly’s Tie Irish Pub, 177 E. Sailfish Dr., Atlantic Beach. 246-4293.

MONO: The Japanese instrumental rock band is on at 8 p.m.

Oct. 19 at Jack Rabbits, 1528 Hendricks Ave., San Marco. $12. 398-7496.

GHOST LIGHT ROAD: The indie rockers perform Oct. 19 at Burro Bar, 100 E. Adams St., Downtown. 353-4686.

TEENANGER, THE SOUPCANS and HUNGRY GAZE: The punk rockers are on at 10 p.m. Oct. 7 at Nobby’s, 10 Anastasia Blvd., St. Augustine. $5. 547-2188.

FALL PALATKA BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL: Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver and Will Mullins & Surefire are among a lineup of performers at the festival Oct. 11-13 at Rodeheaver Boys Ranch, Palatka. adamsandandersonbluegrass.com

GARRETT ON ACOUSTIC: The Jacksonville singer-songwriter goes on at 8 p.m. Oct. 19 at Freebird Live, 200 N. First St., Jax Beach. $8. 246-2473.

SHAWN McDONALD: The contemporary Christian singerguitarist performs at 7 p.m. Oct. 7 at Murray Hill Theatre, 932 Edgewood Ave., Westside. $12. 388-7807.

HOLLOW LEG, SHROUD EATER, HOLLY HUNT, PORTER and NISROCH: The local two-man metal band is on Oct. 12 at Burro Bar, 100 E. Adams St., Downtown. 353-4686.

GOLDEN PELICANS, BROWN PALACE: The garage rock band goes on at 10 p.m. Oct. 20 at Nobby’s, 10 Anastasia Blvd., St. Augustine. $10. 547-2188.

RIVERBOAT GAMBLERS and COBRA SKULLS: The punk rockers go on at 8 p.m. Oct. 7 at Jack Rabbits, 1528 Hendricks Ave., San Marco. $12. 398-7496.

O.A.R.: The rockers with a cult following play at 6:30 p.m.

Oct. 12 at St. Augustine Amphitheatre, 1340C A1A S., St. Augustine. $35. 209-0367. staugamphitheatre.com

SWAMP CABBAGE: The swamp blues band appears Oct. 20 at Café Eleven, 501 A1A Beach Blvd., St. Augustine.

460-9311.

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FOLIO WEEKLY’S OKTOBERFEST: Listen to live music from Papercutt and other local bands and sample more than 100 beers from 5-10 p.m. Oct. 20 at St. Augustine Amphitheatre, 1340 A1A S., St. Augustine. $20-$25. 209-0367. staugamphitheatre.com CLASSIC ALBUMS LIVE: ABBEY ROAD: The legendary Beatles album is performed at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 20 at ThrasherHorne Center for the Arts, St. Johns River State College, 283 College Dr., Orange Park. $15-$38. 276-6750. thcenter.org BLOOD ON THE DANCE FLOOR, JEFFREE STAR: The electronic group takes the stage at 8 p.m. Oct. 20 at Freebird Live, 200 N. First St., Jax Beach. $8. 246-2473.

BEN MILLER BAND: The blues band goes on at 8 p.m.

Oct. 20 at Jack Rabbits, 1528 Hendricks Ave., San Marco. $8.

398-7496.

DEVILDRIVER, CANCER BATS and KILO KAHN: The heavy metal bands play Oct. 21 at Burro Bar, 100 E. Adams St., Downtown. 353-4686.

ESPERANZA SPALDING: The new jazz sensation performs at 8 p.m. Oct. 21 at The Florida Theatre, 128 E. Forsyth St., Downtown. $36-$56. 355-2787. floridatheatre.com BRONCHO: The alt-rock band appears Oct. 22 at Burro Bar, 100 E. Adams St., Downtown. 353-4686.

ALEJANDRO ESCOVEDO: The Americana singer-songwriter performs at 8 p.m. Oct. 24 at Ponte Vedra Concert Hall, 1050 A1A N., Ponte Vedra Beach. $31.50, $36.50. 209-0399.

Nine-time Grammy-winning band Asleep at the Wheel is on a collision course with the Thrasher-Horne Center for the Arts Nov. 16.

PENNYWISE: The punk rockers take the stage Oct. 24 at Brewster’s The Edge, 845 University Blvd. N., Arlington.

223-9850.

BLUES TRAVELER: The improvisational blues musicians perform at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 28 at Ponte Vedra Concert Hall, 1050 A1A N. $40. 209-0399. pvconcerthall.com

NEEDTOBREATHE: The Southern rockers perform at 8 p.m.

Nov. 10 at The Florida Theatre, 128 E. Forsyth St., Downtown. $31. 355-2787. floridatheatre.com

ICE NINE KILLS, WOLVES AT THE GATE: The metal band performs at 7 p.m. Oct. 24 at Jack Rabbits, 1528 Hendricks Ave., San Marco. $10. 398-7496.

THE EXPENDABLES, IRATION: The California band mixes reggae, ska and punk at 7 p.m. Oct. 28 at Freebird Live, 200 N. First St., Jax Beach. $20. 246-2473.

BUDDY GUY and JONNY LANG: The blues guitarists play at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 10 at St. Augustine Amphitheatre, 1340C A1A S., St. Augustine. $35-$69.50. 209-0367. staugamphitheatre.com

BLACKBERRY SMOKE: The Southern rock band performs Oct. 25 at Mavericks, Jax Landing, 2 Independent Dr., Downtown. 356-1110.

DAMIEN JURADO and RICKOLUS: The indie rock singer performs at 8 p.m. Oct. 29 at Jack Rabbits, 1528 Hendricks Ave., San Marco. $12. 398-7496.

ZAC BROWN BAND: The Atlanta-based country band performs Oct. 26 at Veterans Memorial Arena, 300 Randolph Blvd., Downtown. jaxevents.com

WHITE COLLAR SIDESHOW: The Christian rockers go on at 7 p.m. Oct. 31 at Murray Hill Theatre, 932 Edgewood Ave., Westside. $10. 388-7807.

ARTURO SANDOVAL: The jazz trumpeter performs at 8 p.m.

Oct. 26 at Ponte Vedra Concert Hall, 1050 A1A N., Ponte Vedra Beach. $46, $56. 209-0399. pvconcerthall.com THE FRITZ: The funk band appears Oct. 26 and 27 at Dog Star Tavern, 10 N. Second St., Fernandina Beach. 277-8010.

KING TUFF, THE INTELLIGENCE, FOUR LETTER WORD and THEE HOLY GHOSTS: The alternative/neo-garage rockers are on at 9 p.m. Oct. 26 at Nobby’s, 10 Anastasia Blvd., St. Augustine. $8. 547-2188.

WHY?: The indie rock band plays at 8 p.m. Oct. 26 at Jack Rabbits, 1528 Hendricks Ave., San Marco. 398-7496.

GENITORTURERS: The industrial rockers perform Oct. 26 at Brewster’s Roc Bar, 845 University Blvd. N., Arlington.

223-9850.

REGGAE SWAT TEAM: The local reggae band appears Oct. 26 and 27 at A1A Ale Works, 1 King St., St. Augustine.

829-2977.

RED: The alt rockers go on at 7 p.m. Oct. 27 at Brewster’s Roc Bar, 845 University Blvd. N., Arlington. $15. 223-9850.

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PETRA (CLASSIC LINEUP) and OCTOBER GLORY: The Christian rock pioneers go on at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 10 at Murray Hill Theatre, 932 Edgewood Ave., Westside. $23. 388-7807.

CIRCLE OF INFLUENCE: The local rock band performs Nov. 10 at Mayport Tavern, 2775 Old Mayport Rd., Atlantic Beach. 270-0801.

HEART and SHAWN COLVIN: The lady rockers take the stage at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 2 at St. Augustine Amphitheatre, 1340C A1A S., St. Augustine. $29-$79. 209-0367. staugamphitheatre.com

THE UZI RASH GROUP: The Oakland-based rappers appear at 10 p.m. Nov. 11 at Nobby’s, 10 Anastasia Blvd., St. Augustine. 547-2188.

KINGS OF HELL: The sassy rockabilly band plays Nov. 2 at Fly’s Tie Irish Pub, 177 E. Sailfish Dr., Atlantic Beach.

246-4293.

DONAVON FRANKENREITER: The laid-back surfer singersongwriter appears at 8 p.m. Nov. 14 at Freebird Live, 200 N. First St., Jax Beach. $21. 246-2473.

JEALOUSY MOUNTAIN DUO: The rock duo goes on Nov. 5 at Burro Bar, 100 E. Adams St., Downtown. 353-4686.

ACOUSTIC ALCHEMY: The contemorary instrumental and smooth jazz band goes on at 8 p.m. Nov. 15 at Ponte Vedra Concert Hall, 1050 A1A N., Ponte Vedra Beach. $28-$32.

209-0399. pvconcerthall.com

DR. DOG and COTTON JONES: The indie rock band performs at 8 p.m. Nov. 7 at Freebird Live, 200 N. First St., Jax Beach. $16. 246-2473.

ALL TIME LOW, THE SUMMER SET, THE DOWNTOWN FICTION and HIT THE LIGHTS: The pop punk bands play Nov. 9 at Freebird Live, 200 N. First St., Jax Beach. $21.

246-2473.

STEVE FORBERT AND CARRIE RODRIGUEZ: The singersongwriters are on at 7 p.m. Nov. 10 at Ponte Vedra Concert Hall, 1050 A1A N., Ponte Vedra Beach. $30, $35. 209-0399. pvconcerthall.com

ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL: The nine-time Grammy winners perform at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 16 at Thrasher-Horne Center for the Arts, St. Johns River State College, 283 College Dr., Orange Park. $15-$38. 276-6750. thcenter.org DRUMLINE LIVE: The marching band experience combines hip-hop, R&B and Motown in a show at 8 p.m. Nov. 17 at the T-U Center, 300 W. Water St., Downtown. $37-$82.

632-3373.

PAINT FUMES, BAZOOKA, NEW COKE: The garage bands

play at 10 p.m. Nov. 17 at Nobby’s, 10 Anastasia Blvd., St. Augustine. 547-2188.

ZION I and MINNESOTA: The hip-hop duo performs at 8 p.m.

Nov. 18 at Jack Rabbits, 1528 Hendricks Ave., San Marco. $15. 398-7496.

THOSE GUYS: The country-rock band performs Nov. 23 and 24 at Tradewinds Lounge, 124 Charlotte St., St. Augustine. 826-1590.

EDDIE VEDDER: The Pearl Jam frontman performs at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 24 and 25 at the T-U Center, 300 W. Water St., Downtown. 354-5547.

MEN WITHOUT HATS: The new wave group performs Nov. 24 at Jack Rabbits, 1528 Hendricks Ave., San Marco. 398-7496.

DAVID BAZAN: The indie rock singer performs Nov. 27 at Café Eleven, 501 A1A Beach Blvd., St. Augustine.

460-9311.

DECEMBER PERPETUAL GROOVE: The Savannah jam band plays at 8 p.m. Dec. 1 at Freebird Live, 200 N. First St., Jax Beach. $15. 246-2473. kLoB: The blues-rock band performs Dec. 1 and 31 at Dog Star Tavern, 10 N. Second St., Fernandina Beach. 277-8010.

MR. GNOME and HEY MANDIBLE: The indie rockers go on at 8 p.m. Dec. 5 at Jack Rabbits, 1528 Hendricks Ave., San Marco. $8. 398-7496.

SOUTHERN CULTURE ON THE SKIDS: The rockabilly/surf rock band plays Dec. 6 at Café Eleven, 501 A1A Beach Blvd., St. Augustine. 460-9311.

PAPADASIO and GREENHOUSE LOUNGE: The electronica jam band performs at 8 p.m. Dec. 8 at Freebird Live, 200 N. First St., Jax Beach. $12. 246-2473.

TYRONE WELLS: The folk-pop singer-songwriter appears Dec. 9 at Ponte Vedra Concert Hall at 1050 A1A N., Ponte Vedra Beach. 209-0399. pvconcerthall.com DAN DEACON: The electronic musician performs Dec. 9 at Underbelly, 113 E. Bay St., Downtown. 353-6067.

JOE BONAMASSA: The blues-rock star is on at 8 p.m.

Dec. 9 at The Florida Theatre, 128 E. Forsyth St., Downtown.

355-2787. $62.50-$82.50. floridatheatre.com PETER WHITE CHRISTMAS with RICK BRAUN, MINDI ABAIR: The all-star lineup delivers pop classics at 8 p.m.

Dec. 12 at The Florida Theatre, 128 E. Forsyth St., Downtown. $33, $42. 355-2787. floridatheatre.com ERIC CHURCH, JUSTIN MOORE, KIP MOORE: The North Carolina-born country singer goes on Dec. 14 at Veterans Memorial Arena, 300 Randolph Blvd., Downtown. jaxevents.com PASSAFIRE: The rock-reggae band performs at 8 p.m.

Dec. 14 at Freebird Live, 200 N. First St., Jax Beach. $15.

246-2473.

SWEET LU: The jazz quintet celebrates with a CD release party Dec. 22 at Freebird Live, 200 N. First St., Jax Beach.

246-2473.

FLANNEL CHURCH: The blues-funk band plays Dec. 28 at Burro Bar, 100 E. Adams St., Downtown. 353-4686.

JANUARY TOM RUSH: The folk-blues musician goes on at 8 p.m.

Jan. 10 at Ponte Vedra Concert Hall, 1050 A1A N., Ponte Vedra Beach. $24.50, $34.50. 209-0399. pvconcerthall.com MARCIA BALL & HER BAND: The Texas/swamp blues musician performs Jan. 12 at Ponte Vedra Concert Hall, 1050 A1A N., Ponte Vedra Beach. 209-0399.pvconcerthall.com SONNY LANDRETH: The blues musician appears Jan. 17 at Ponte Vedra Concert Hall, 1050 A1A N., Ponte Vedra Beach.

209-0399. pvconcerthall.com DON WILLIAMS: The country star performs at 8 p.m. Jan. 17 at The Florida Theatre, 128 E. Forsyth St., Downtown. $30.50$48.50. 355-2787. floridatheatre.com SIMPLY SINATRA: Steve Lippia & His Big Band play Sinatra’s big hits at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 19 at Thrasher Horne Center for the Arts, St. Johns River State College, 283 College Dr., Orange Park. $14-$36. 276-6750. thcenter.org MARSHALL CRENSHAW & THE BOTTLE ROCKETS: The singer-songwriter performs with the alt-country band Jan. 25 at Ponte Vedra Concert Hall, 1050 A1A N., Ponte Vedra Beach.

209-0399. pvconcerthall.com

FEBRUARY LEON REDBONE: The jazz/blues musician plays at 8 p.m.

Feb. 7 at Ponte Vedra Concert Hall, 1050 A1A N., Ponte Vedra Beach. $32. 209-0399. pvconcerthall.com CHRIS KAHL: The folksinger performs at 3 p.m. Feb. 10 at Thrasher-Horne Center for the Arts, St. Johns River State College, 283 College Dr., Orange Park. $15. 276-6750. thcenter.org SCOTT COULTER: “The Fella Sings Ella” as Coulter performs Fitzgerald classics at 8 p.m. Feb. 15 and 16 at Thrasher Horne Center for the Arts, St. Johns River State College, 283 College Dr., Orange Park. $35. 276-6750. thcenter.org JIM BRICKMAN: The romantic piano sound is performed

at 8 p.m. Feb. 17 at The Florida Theatre, 128 E. Forsyth St., Downtown. $35-$65. 355-2787. floridatheatre.com CAROLINA CHOCOLATE DROPS: The old-time string band appears Feb. 17 at Ponte Vedra Concert Hall, 1050 A1A N., Ponte Vedra Beach. 209-0399. pvconcerthall.com CELTIC CROSSROADS: The fusion of traditional Irish music with jazz and bluegrass is heard at 8 p.m. Feb. 23 at The Florida Theatre, 128 E. Forsyth St., Downtown. $35-$40.

355-2787. floridatheatre.com THE HIT MEN: A lineup of vocalists from mega-hit acts are on at 8 p.m. Feb. 24 at The Florida Theatre, 128 E. Forsyth St., Downtown. $30. 355-2787. floridatheatre.com LEO KOTTKE: The acoustic guitarist mixes blues, jazz and folk music Feb. 24 at Ponte Vedra Concert Hall, 1050 A1A N., Ponte Vedra Beach. 209-0399. pvconcerthall.com

CLASSICAL, CHOIR & JAZZ SEPTEMBER PEACE CONCERT: The Douglas Anderson Chorale, Jacksonville Children’s Chorus, Jacksonville Mass Choir and UNF Chamber Singers perform at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 11 at St. John’s Cathedral, 256 E. Church St., Downtown. Free.

356-5507.

JAZZ JAM SESSION: Session leader Scott Mariash leads the jam session from 7-10 p.m. Sept. 11 and every Tuesday at Jazzland Café, 324 University Blvd. N., Arlington. $5.

240-1009. jazzlandcafe.com THE BARRY GREENE TRIO: The contemporary jazz musicians appear Sept. 13 at European Street Café, 1704 San Marco Blvd., Jacksonville. 398-9500.

JAZZ IN RIVERSIDE: Trumpeter Ray Callendar and guitarist Taylor Roberts are on at 9:30 p.m. Sept. 13 at Kickbacks Gastropub, 910 King St., Riverside. 388-9551.

JAZZ AT TREE STEAKHOUSE: Boril Ivanov Trio plays at 7 p.m.

Sept. 13 and pianist David Gum plays at 7 p.m. Sept. 14 at Tree Steakhouse, 11362 San Jose Blvd., Mandarin. 262-0006.

JOHN RICCI: The tenor saxophonist and director of Jazz Studies at Jacksonville University plays at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 15 at JU’s Swisher Theater, 2800 University Blvd. N., Arlington. $10. 256-7677.

“FEMUNICIANS” JAZZ ENSEMBLE: Five female jazz musicians perform at 8 p.m. Sept. 15 at Jazzland Café, 324 University Blvd. N., Arlington. $10. 240-1009. jazzlandcafe.com DINO SALIBA: The jazz saxophonist plays at 6 p.m.

Sept. 15 at Tonino’s Trattoria, 7001 Merrill Rd., Arlington.

743-3848.

GREAT AMERICAN JAZZ SERIES: The University of North Florida Jazz Faculty plays at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 19 at Robinson Theater, 1 UNF Dr., Southside. $8-$20. 620-2878.

JACKSONVILLE SINGS!: A concert showcasing UNF faculty and student ensembles is performed at 8 p.m. Sept. 21.

A finale concert with the High School Invitational Honor Chorus is performed at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 22 at Lazzara Performance Hall, 1 UNF Dr., Southside. Free. 620-2878.

KENNY MACKENZIE TRIO: The pianist, bassist and drummer play from 8 p.m.-midnight Sept. 22 at Jazzland Café, 324 University Blvd. N., Arlington. $10. 240-1009. jazzlandcafe.com

UNF JAZZ ENSEMBLE III: The ensemble plays at 4 p.m.

Sept. 23 at Ponte Vedra Concert Hall, 1050 A1A N., Ponte Vedra Beach. $10. 209-0399. pvconcerthall.com THEODORE BAERG: The baritone joins pianist Denise Wright for a performance at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 25 at UNF Recital Hall, 1 UNF Dr., Southside. Free. 620-2878.

SYMPHONIE FANTASTIQUE: The Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra opens its season at 8 p.m. Sept. 28 and 29 at the Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts, 300 W. Water St., Downtown. $25-$70. 354-5547. jaxsymphony.org MR. JACK DANIEL’S ORIGINAL SILVER CORNET BAND: The recreation of the small-town band performs turn-of-the-20thcentury songs at 8 p.m. Sept. 29 at Flagler College’s Lewis Auditorium, 14 Granada St., St. Augustine. $30. 797-2800. emmaconcerts.com KALICHSTEIN LAREDO ROBINSON TRIO: The pianist, violinist and cellist perform at 4 p.m. Sept. 30 at St. Paul’s by-the-Sea Episcopal Church, 465 11th Ave. N., Jax Beach. Free.

270-1771. beachesfinearts.org

OCTOBER KALICHSTEIN LAREDO ROBINSON PIANO TRIO: The trio goes on at 9:30 a.m. Oct. 1 at UNF Recital Hall, 1 UNF Dr., Southside. Free. 620-2878.

JOHN THOMAS JAZZ GROUP: The jazz musicians perform Oct. 2 at Culhane’s Irish Pub, 967 Atlantic Blvd., Atlantic Beach. 249-9595.

TRIBUTE TO RICH MATTESON: Trumpeter Marcus Printup plays at 7 p.m. Oct. 4 at Lazzara Performance Hall, 1 UNF Dr., Southside. $8-$25. 620-2878.

VIVA ITALIA: The Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra performs with guest vocalists Poperazzi at 11 a.m. Oct. 5 and 8 p.m.

Oct. 5 and 6 at the Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts’ Jacoby Symphony Hall, 300 W. Water St., Downtown.

354-5547. $16-$70. jaxsymphony.org TOKYO STRING QUARTET: After 44 years, the chamber ensemble’s farewell tour includes this performance at 7 p.m.

Oct. 5 at Amelia Plantation Chapel, 36 Bowman Road, Amelia Island. $50, $100. 261-1779. aicmf.com INTERCOLLEGIATE CHORAL FESTIVAL: The 17th annual festival brings together the choirs of FSCJ, JU and UNF at 8 p.m. Oct. 5 at Wilson Center for the Arts, 11901 Beach Blvd., Southside. Free. 646-2222. fscj.edu/wilsoncenter MUSICAL STORYBOOKS: The Jacksonville Symphony String Quartet performs an early literacy and music program for pre-K children at 11 a.m. Oct. 6 at Southeast Regional Branch Library, 10599 Deerwood Park Blvd., Southside. Free.

354-5547. jaxsymphony.org UNF FACULTY RECITAL: Pianist Dr. Michael Mastronicola goes on at 4 p.m. Oct. 6 at UNF Recital Hall, 1 UNF Dr., Southside. Free. 620-2878.

JAZZ JAMM AT THE RITZ: Saxophonist Kim Waters leads the jam at 7 p.m. Oct. 6 at The Ritz Theatre & Museum, 829 N. Davis St., Downtown. 632-5555.

YAGOZO: The Latin jazz band performs from 8 p.m.-midnight Oct. 6 at Jazzland Café, 324 University Blvd. N., Arlington. $10. 240-1009. jazzlandcafe.com FIRST COAST WIND ENSEMBLE: Multi-instrumentalist Bill Prince is the guest artist for “Salute to the Big Bands” at 7 p.m. Oct. 7 at Penney Retirement Community, 3495 Hoffman St., Penney Farms. Free. fcwe.org

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AMELIA ISLAND JAZZ FESTIVAL: Pianist David Benoit, jazz fusion band Spyro Gyra, violinist Doug Cameron and pianist Mike Levine and the Miami Vibe appear during the jazz festival Oct. 7-14, with most performances at Omni Resorts Amelia Island Plantation, 6800 First Coast Hwy., Fernandina Beach. 504-4772. ameliaislandjazzfestival.com

JAZZ CONCERT: The FSCJ Jazz Ensembles I and II perform at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 16 at Wilson Center for the Arts, 11901 Beach Blvd., Southside. Free. 646-2222. fscj.edu/wilsoncenter

COVER THE TOWN WITH SOUND: The Jacksonville Symphony Ensemble plays at 3 p.m. Oct. 7 at Palms Presbyterian Church, 3410 S. Third St., Jax Beach. Free. 354-5547. jaxsymphony.org

BEAUTY IS PAIN: The Ritz Chamber Players open their season 7:30 p.m. Oct. 17 at the T-U Center, 300 W. Water St., Downtown. 354-5547. ritzchamberplayers.org

WOLFGANG DAVID AND DAVID GOMPPER: The violinist and pianist go on at 2 p.m. Oct. 7 at Flagler College’s Lewis Auditorium, 14 Granada St., St. Augustine. $25. 797-2800. emmaconcerts.com

CHORAL CONCERT: The FSCJ Men’s Chorus, Women’s Chorus and the Chorale perform at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 18 at Wilson Center for the Arts, 11901 Beach Blvd., Southside. Free. 646-2222. fscj.edu/wilsoncenter

FALL BAND CONCERT: Douglas Anderson School of the Arts Symphonic Band, Chamber Ensembles and Wind Symphony play at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 9 at 2445 San Diego Road. $10.

346-5620 ext. 151. da-arts.org

BEETHOVEN & TCHAIKOVSKY: The Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra plays at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 18 and 8 p.m. Oct. 19 and 20 at the T-U Center, 300 W. Water St., Downtown. $25-$70.

354-5547. jaxsymphony.org

FIRST COAST WIND ENSEMBLE: Multi-instrumentalist Bill Prince is the guest artist for “Salute to the Big Bands” at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 11 at Jacksonville University’s Terry Concert Hall, 2800 University Blvd. N., Arlington. Free. fcwe.org

RITZ SOUND & VOCAL PERFORMERS: The benefit concert for the youth performers is held Oct. 19 at The Ritz Theatre & Museum, 829 N. Davis St., Downtown. 632-5555.

POPS CONCERT: The FSCJ Symphonic Band performs at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 11 at Wilson Center for the Arts, 11901 Beach Blvd., Southside. Free. 646-2222. fscj.edu/wilsoncenter ORGAN FANFARE: The Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra performs a new work by Ponte Vedra-based composer Michael Colina at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 11 and 11 a.m. Oct. 12 at the T-U Center, 300 W. Water St., Downtown. $16-$25.

354-5547. jaxsymphony.org

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JULIAN LAGE: The jazz guitarist kicks off the Riverside Fine Arts Series at 8 p.m. Oct. 12 at Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd, 1100 Stockton St., Riverside. $25. 389-6222.

DEAN DEMERRIT JAZZ TRIBE: The group performs jazz, blues and rock Oct. 12 at Dog Star Tavern, 10 N. Second St., Fernandina Beach. 277-8010.

THE TERRANCE PETERS TRIO: The student series performance features Jacksonville University saxophonist Peters at 8 p.m. Oct. 12 at Jazzland Café, 324 University Blvd.

N., Arlington. 240-1009. jazzlandcafe.com UPBEAT PINK: A musical tribute to breast cancer survivorship is held at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 12 at Lazzara Performance Hall, 1 UNF Dr., Southside. Free. 620-2878.

PLAYERS BENEFIT FOR THE ARTS: An evening of moonlight and music benefits the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra and the Cultural Center at Ponte Vedra Beach from 5:30-10:30 p.m. Oct. 12 at TPC Sawgrass, 110 Championship Way, Ponte Vedra Beach. $100, $150. 354-9136, 280-0614.

JACKSONVILLE UNIVERSITY’S PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE: A concert of music from around the world is performed at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 13 at Terry Concert Hall, 2800 University Blvd. N., Arlington. Free. 256-7677.

THE MUSIC OF QUEEN: The Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra pays tribute to Freddie Mercury and his band at 8 p.m.

Oct. 13 at the T-U Center, 300 W. Water St., Downtown. $18-$75. 354-5547. jaxsymphony.org EDWARD WATERS COLLEGE BENEFIT CONCERT: The Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra joins Jennifer Holliday and EWC’s Concert Choir at 8 p.m. Oct. 14 to benefit the college’s Fine Arts Scholarship fund at the T-U Center, 300 W. Water St., Downtown. 354-5547. jaxsymphony.org

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UNF FACULTY RECITAL: Saxophonist Dr. Michael Bovenzi plays at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 15 at UNF Recital Hall, 1 UNF Dr., Southside. Free. 620-2878.

JACKSONVILLE HARMONY CHORUS: The chorus performs for a 50th Anniversary Celebration Oct. 20 at Lazzara Performance Hall, 1 UNF Dr., Southside. Free. 620-2878.

N. Laura St., Downtown. Free. 354-5547. jaxsymphony.org SUNDAY SALONS: The Jacksonville Symphony String and Wind Ensembles play at 3 p.m. Nov. 4 at Thrasher Horne Center for the Arts, St. Johns River State College, 283 College Drive, Orange Park. $20. 276-6750. thcenter.org JU CHAMBER ENSEMBLES: Jacksonville University’s top chamber music students perform at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 6 at Terry Concert Hall, 2800 University Blvd. N., Arlington. Free.

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AMERICAN BRASS QUINTET: The ensemble goes on at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 9 at St. Paul’s by-the-Sea Episcopal Church, 465 11th Ave. N., Jax Beach. Free. 270-1771. beachesfinearts.org RAVISHING RACHMANINOFF: The Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra plays at 8 p.m. Nov. 9 and 10 at the T-U Center, 300 W. Water St., Downtown. $25-$70. 354-5547. jaxsymphony.org COSI FAN TUTTE: The opera ensemble is performed at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 9-12 at Robinson Theater, 1 UNF Dr., Southside. $18. 620-2878.

FALL YOUTH CONCERT: The Jacksonville Symphony Youth Orchestra is on at 5 p.m. Nov. 11 at the T-U Center, 300 W. Water St., Downtown. $12. 354-5547. jaxsymphony.org

BRASS EXTRAVAGANZA: The ensemble performance is held at 3:30 p.m. Oct. 20 at UNF’s Fine Arts Center, 1 UNF Dr., Southside, and at 6 p.m. Oct. 21 at Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd, 1100 Stockton St., Riverside. Free. 620-2878.

OLD CITY MUSIC FEST: The Charlie Daniels Band, .38 Special, Craig Morgan Gloriana and Coy Taylor appear from 1-11 p.m. Nov. 11 at the festival, benefiting the Wounded Warrior Project, at St. Johns Marketplace grounds, 2495 S.R. 207, St. Augustine. $29-$99. 662-1820. oldcitymusicfest.com

COVER THE TOWN WITH SOUND: The Jacksonville Symphony Ensemble plays at 3 p.m. Oct. 21 at World Golf Village, St. Augustine. Free. 354-5547. jaxsymphony.org

UNF FALL PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE: The ensemble concert is performed at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 13 at Robinson Theater, 1 UNF Dr., Southside. 620-2878.

AMERICAN BOYCHOIR: The vocal ensemble performs at 4:30 p.m. Oct. 21 at St. Paul’s by-the-Sea Episcopal Church, 465 11th Ave. N., Jax Beach. Free. 270-1771. beachesfinearts.org

INTERCOLLEGIATE JAZZ CONCERT: The concert starts at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 15 at FSCJ’s Wilson Center for the Arts, 11901 Beach Blvd., Southside. Free. 646-2222. fscj.edu/wilsoncenter

SERENADE FOR STRINGS: The Jacksonville University Orchestra opens its season at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 23 at Terry Concert Hall, 2800 University Blvd. N. Free. 256-7677.

ORCHESTRA AND PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE: The ensembles join two guest pianists at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 23 at Lazzara Performance Hall, 1 UNF Dr., Southside. Free. 620-2878.

ST. AUGUSTINE ORCHESTRA: The orchestra opens its season at 8 p.m. Oct. 26 at the Lightner Museum, 25 Granada St., St. Augustine. $15. An encore performance is held at 3 p.m. Oct. 28 at Christ Episcopal Church, 400 San Juan Dr., Ponte Vedra Beach. $10. staugustineochestra.org SYMPHONIC SPOOKTACULAR: The Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra plays at 3 p.m. Oct. 28 at the T-U Center, 300 W. Water St., Downtown. $16-$22. 354-5547. jaxsymphony.org UNF JAZZ COMBOS: A jazz scholarship concert is performed at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 29 at Robinson Theater, 1 UNF Dr., Southside. $20. 620-2878.

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DANILO PEREZ: The pianist plays at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 15 at Lazzara Performance Hall, 1 UNF Dr., Southside. $8-$35.

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UNF CHORAL ENSEMBLES: The fall choral showcase is performed at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 16 at Robinson Theater, 1 UNF Dr., Southside. Free. 620-2878.

BOHEMIAN QUARTET: The quartet goes on at 8 p.m. Nov. 16 at Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd, 1100 Stockton St., Riverside. $25. 389-6222.

ST. JOHNS RIVER BLUES FESTIVAL: Matt “Guitar” Murphy, a former member of the Blues Brothers, headlines the festival Nov. 17-18 on St. Johns Avenue in Downtown Palatka. Free.

(386) 325-5454. stjohnsriverbluesfestival.com ISLAND CHAMBER SINGERS: The singers perform at 7 p.m.

Nov. 16 and at 3 p.m. Nov. 18 at Amelia Plantation Chapel, 36 Bowman Road, Fernandina Beach. $15. 225-0575.

FIRST COAST WIND ENSEMBLE: The brass, woodwind and percussion players perform at 3 p.m. Nov. 18 at Terry Concert Hall, 2800 University Blvd. N., Arlington. Free. 256-7677.

THE MUSIC OF JOHN DENVER: The Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra joins vocalist Jim Curry at 8 p.m. Nov. 2 and 3 at the T-U Center, 300 W. Water St., Downtown. $25-$70.

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THE BRITISH ARE COMING: Clarinetist Dr. Guy Yehuda joins the Faculty Recital at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 19 at University of North Florida’s Recital Hall, 1 UNF Dr., Southside. Free. 620-2878.

MUSICAL STORYBOOKS: The Jacksonville Symphony String Quartet performs an early literacy and music program for pre-K children at 11 a.m. Nov. 3 at Main Branch Library, 303

UNF WIND SYMPHONY AND WIND CONCERT BAND: The performance is held at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 20 at Lazzara Performance Hall, 1 UNF Dr., Southside. $10. 620-2878.

TALENT AND VARIETY SHOW: FSCJ students perform the 47th annual Talent & Variety Show at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 8 at Wilson Center for the Arts, 11901 Beach Blvd., Southside.

Free. 646-2222. fscj.edu/wilsoncenter CHRISTIAN McBRIDE & INSIDE STRAIGHT: The American jazz bassist performs with the quintet at 4 p.m. Dec. 9 at Lazzara Performance Hall, UNF Fine Arts Center, 1 UNF Dr., Southside. Free. 270-1771. beachesfinearts.org MUSIC AT MAIN: Percussionist Tony Steve and Bob Moore, on piano and vocals, present traditional carols in an untraditional way, at 2:30 p.m. Dec. 9 at Jacksonville’s Main Library, 303 N. Laura St., Downtown. Free. 256-7677.

YOUTH HOLIDAY CONCERT: The Jacksonville Symphony Youth Orchestra performs at 7 p.m. Dec. 10 at the T-U Center, 300 W. Water St., Downtown. Free. 354-5547. jaxsymphony.org

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WINTER JAZZ NIGHT: Douglas Anderson School of the Arts Jazz Ensembles play with LaVilla Jazz Ensembles at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 20 at 2445 San Diego Road. $10. 346-5620 ext. 151. da-arts.org GREGORY TAYLOR: The pianist performs at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 23 at Jacksonville University’s Swisher Theater, 2800 University Blvd. N., Arlington. Free. 256-7677.

THE MERLING TRIO: Pianist Susan Uchimura, violinist Renata Knific and cellist Bruce Uchimura take the stage at 8 p.m.

Nov. 24 at Flagler College’s Lewis Auditorium, 14 Granada St., St. Augustine. $25. 797-2800. emmaconcerts.com STUDENT JAZZ CONCERT: Jacksonville University’s student jazz ensembles and the faculty jazz combo perform original arrangements at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 28 at Swisher Theater, 2800 University Blvd. N., Arlington. Free. 256-7677.

MAKE WE JOY: SONGS OF THE SEASON: The Jacksonville University Singers join the men’s and women’s choirs in a program of choral music for Advent and Christmas at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 29 at Terry Concert Hall, 2800 University Blvd. N., Arlington, and at 6 p.m. Dec. 2 at Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd, 1100 Stockton St., Riverside. Free. 256-7677.

EMPIRE BRASS and ELISABETH VON TRAPP: The quintet and the vocalist go on at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 29 at Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd, 1100 Stockton St., Riverside. $25. 389-6222.

UNF PIANO STUDIO RECITAL: The students perform at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 29 at UNF Recital Hall, 1 UNF Dr., Southside. Free.

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CLASSICAL CHRISTMAS: The Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra plays at 8 p.m. Nov. 30 at the T-U Center, 300 W. Water St., Downtown. $24-$45. 354-5547. jaxsymphony.org

DECEMBER FEAST OF CAROLS: The University of North Florida ensembles join school and community choirs for a holiday sing-along at 3 p.m. Dec. 1 at Lazzara Performance Hall, 1 UNF Dr., Southside. $10. 620-2878.

FIRST COAST WIND ENSEMBLE: The holiday concert Sounds of the Season with the Don Thompson Chorale is performed at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 1 at The Bolles School’s Parker Auditorium, Bartram Campus, 2264 Bartram Road, Jacksonville. Free. fcwe.org THE POLAR EXPRESS: The Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra and the UNF Women’s Chorale perform at 3 p.m.

Dec. 2 at the T-U Center, 300 W. Water St., Downtown. $16-$22. 354-5547. jaxsymphony.org MATTHEW COLEY: The percussionist plays at 7:30 p.m.

Dec. 3 at University of North Florida’s Recital Hall, 1 UNF Dr., Southside. Free. 620-2878.

SYMPHONIC BAND CONCERT: FSCJ students play at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 4 at Wilson Center for the Arts, 11901 Beach Blvd., Southside. Free. 646-2222. fscj.edu/wilsoncenter WINTER BAND CONCERT: Douglas Anderson School of the Arts Symphonic Band, Chamber Ensembles and Wind Symphony perform at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 4 at 2445 San Diego Road. $10. 346-5620 ext. 151. da-arts.org HOLIDAY POPS: The Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra plays at 11 a.m. Dec. 7 and at 8 p.m. Dec. 7 and 8 at the T-U Center, 300 W. Water St., Downtown. $16-$70. 354-5547. jaxsymphony.org HOLIDAY CONCERT: The JU Orchestra presents an evening of traditional holiday music at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 7 at Terry Concert Hall, 2800 University Blvd. N., Arlington. Free. 256-7677.

HANDEL’S MESSIAH: The UNF Chamber Singers and Chamber Orchestra appear at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 7 at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 4129 Oxford Ave., Ortega. 620-2878.

TUBA CHRISTMAS: The UNF holiday concert begins at 2 p.m. Dec. 8 at The Jacksonville Landing, 2 Independent Dr., Downtown. 620-3841.

ACTING AND DIRECTING SHOWCASE: FSCJ students play at 7 p.m. Dec. 8 at Wilson Center for the Arts, 11901 Beach Blvd., Southside. $5. 646-2222. fscj.edu/wilsoncenter

ST. AUGUSTINE ORCHESTRA: The orchestra plays at 8 p.m. Dec. 14 at the Lightner Museum, 25 Granada St., PROMISE OF BENEFIT St. Augustine. $15. An encore performance is held atSUPPORT 3 p.m.

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HANDEL’S MESSIAH: The Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra goes on at 8 p.m. Dec. 21 at the T-U Center, 300 W. Water St., Downtown. $25-$70. 354-5547. jaxsymphony.org TOAST! TO THE NEW YEAR: The Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra joins song-and-dance duo Joan Hess and Kirby Ward at 8:30 p.m. Dec. 31 with an after-party at the T-U Center, 300 W. Water St., Downtown. $40-$120. 354-5547. jaxsymphony.org

JANUARY ITZHAK PERLMAN: Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra joins the violin virtuoso at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 6 at the T-U Center, 300 W. Water St., Downtown. $40-$120. 354-5547. jaxsymphony.org THE GLENN MILLER ORCHESTRA: The big band plays at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 10 at FSCJ’s Wilson Center for the Arts, 11901 Beach Blvd., Southside. $38.50. 646-2222. fscj.edu/wilsoncenter THE PASSION OF BRAHMS: The Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra plays at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 10 and 8 p.m. Jan. 11 and 12 at the T-U Center, 300 W. Water St., Downtown. $25-$70.

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270-1771. beachesfinearts.org UNF FACULTY VOICE RECITAL: Baritone Dr. Krzysztof Biernacki performs at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 19 at UNF Recital Hall, UNF Fine Arts Center, 1 UNF Dr., Southside. Free. 270-1771.

THE MAGICAL MUSIC OF DISNEY: The Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra plays music from early Disney classics to recent releases at 3 p.m. Jan. 20 at the T-U Center, 300 W. Water St., Downtown. $16-$22. 354-5547. jaxsymphony.org IN REMEMBRANCE OF THE DREAM: WAR AND PEACE: The Ritz Chamber Players perform 7:30 p.m. Jan. 23 at the T-U Center, 300 W. Water St., Downtown. 354-5547. ritzchamberplayers.org SHOSTAKOVICH TRIUMPHANT: The Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra performs at 8 p.m. Jan. 25 and 26 at the T-U Center, 300 W. Water St., Downtown. $25-$70. 354-5547.

YOUNG ARTISTS CONCERTO COMPETITION: Jacksonville Symphony Youth Orchestra’s top musicians play a final recital round at 6 p.m. Jan. 28 at the T-U Center, 300 W. Water St., Downtown. Free. 354-5547. jaxsymphony.org LEONIDAS LIPOVETSKY: The pianist is on at 7:30 p.m.

Jan. 28 at UNF Recital Hall, UNF Fine Arts Center, 1 UNF Dr., Southside. Free. 270-1771.

UNF PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE: The chamber concert is performed at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 31 at UNF Recital Hall, UNF Fine Arts Center, 1 UNF Dr., Southside. Free. 270-1771.

FEBRUARY A BENNY GOODMAN TRIBUTE: The Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra joins clarinet player Dave Bennett at 11 a.m.

Feb. 1 at the T-U Center, 300 W. Water St., Downtown. $16-$26. 354-5547. jaxsymphony.org CONCERTO SHOWCASE CONCERT: The concert is performed at 9 a.m. Feb. 5 at University of North Florida’s Robinson Theater, 1 UNF Dr., Southside. Free. 620-2878.

KOGER/MATTESON JAZZ FESTIVAL: The 25th annual festival is held at 9 a.m. Feb. 6 at University of North Florida’s Robinson Theater, 1 UNF Dr., Southside. Free. 620-2878.

CHAMBER MUSIC BY BRAHMS: Jacksonville University faculty members perform at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 8 at Terry Concert Hall, 2800 University Blvd. N., Arlington. $10. 256-7677.

NEW DIRECTIONS VETERANS CHOIR: The a cappella group sings soul, gospel and pop at 8 p.m. Feb. 8 at Church of the Good Shepherd, 1100 Stockton St., Riverside. $25. 389-6222.

VERDI’S GRAND OPERA – OTELLO: The Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra helps bring the Shakespearean tale to the opera stage at 8 p.m. Feb. 9 at the T-U Center’s Moran Theater, 300 W. Water St., Downtown. $35-$95. 354-5547. jaxsymphony.org PAUL JACOBS: The young chair of the Juilliard Organ Department performs at 4 p.m. Feb. 10 at St. John’s Episcopal Cathedral, 256 E. Church St., Downtown. Free.

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The Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra opens its season with “Symphonie Fantastique” Sept. 28 and 29 at the TimesUnion Center for the Performing Arts’ Jacoby Symphony Hall. The orchestra has more than 50 events in the 2012-’13 season at venues throughout Northeast Florida.

TRIO DI COLORE: The UNF Chamber Music Series event begins at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 13 at UNF Recital Hall, 1 UNF Dr., Southside. Free. 620-2878.

ancient and contemporary choral works at 2:30 p.m. Feb. 24 at Main Library’s Hicks Auditorium, 303 N. Laura St., Downtown. Free. 256-7677.

KEVIN MAHOGANY: The jazz vocalist plays at 7:30 p.m.

Feb. 14 at Lazzara Performance Hall, 1 UNF Dr., Southside. $8-$22. 620-2878.

FACULTY RECITAL: Pianist Dr. Erin Bennett plays at 7:30 p.m.

Feb. 25 at UNF Recital Hall, 1 UNF Dr., Southside. 620-2878.

NATURE AND MUSIC: The Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra partners with North American Nature Photography Association at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 28 at the T-U Center, 300 W. Water St., Downtown. $35. 354-5547. jaxsymphony.org

HADELICH PLAYS BEETHOVEN: Violinist Augustin Hadelich joins the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra at 7:30 p.m.

Feb. 14 and 8 p.m. Feb. 15 and 16 at the T-U Center, 300 W. Water St., Downtown. $25-$70. 354-5547. jaxsymphony.org UNF JAZZ TRIO: Guitarist Barry Greene, drummer Danny Gottlieb and bassist Dennis Marks are on at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 20 at Robinson Theater, 1 UNF Dr., Southside. $20. 620-2878.

CLASSICAL FUSION: The Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra plays at 11 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. Feb. 22 at the T-U Center, 300 W. Water St., Downtown. $25. 354-5547. jaxsymphony.org SING INTO SPRING VOCAL SHOWCASE: The UNF Choral Ensembles and Student Soloists play at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 22 at UNF Recital Hall, 1 UNF Dr., Southside. Free. 620-2878.

MAJOR/MINOR CONCERT: The Jacksonville Symphony Youth Orchestra ensembles join the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra at 8 p.m. Feb. 23 at the T-U Center, 300 W. Water St., Downtown. $12. 354-5547. jaxsymphony.org FIRST COAST WIND ENSEMBLE: The 20th annual Partner Concert with the Jacksonville Private Schools Honor Band, Robert Sheldon, conductor and composer, is held at 7:30 p.m.

Feb. 23 at Jacksonville University’s Terry Concert Hall, 2800 University Blvd. N., Arlington. Free. fcwe.org MUSIC AT MAIN: The Jacksonville University Singers perform

ART WALKS, MARKETS FIRST WEDNESDAY ART WALK: The self-guided tour, held from 5-9 p.m. Oct. 3, is themed Hispanic Heritage. The Nov. 7 art walk is themed Battle of the Marching Bands, the Dec. 5 art walk is Art Under the Trees, in Downtown Jacksonville, spanning a 15-block radius of galleries, museums, bars and eateries. 634-0303 ext. 230.

FIRST FRIDAY ART WALK: The tour of Art Galleries of St. Augustine is held 5-9 p.m. Oct. 5, Nov. 2, Dec. 7, Jan. 4 and Feb. 1. 829-0065.

DOWNTOWN FRIDAY MARKET: Arts & crafts and local produce are offered from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. every Fri. at The Jacksonville Landing, 2 Independent Drive. 353-1188.

RIVERSIDE ARTS MARKET: The Market, held from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. every Sat. under the Fuller Warren Bridge on Riverside Avenue, features local and regional artists, bands and a farmers market. 554-6865, 389-2449. riversideartsmarket.com NORTH BEACH ARTS MARKET: The market features arts & crafts, produce and kids’ activities from 3-7 p.m. every Sat. at North Beach Park, 3721 Coastal Highway A1A, Vilano Beach (where the wooden walkover crosses A1A). 910-8386.

Avenue Q

Sept. 14-Oct. 13, Players by the Sea This mature-themed musical features live actors along with an arsenal of puppets delivering a comedic coming-of-age parable set on the fictitious “Avenue Q” in the gritty streets of New York City. “There’s puppet nudity and puppet sex,” director Shirley Sacks warns of the 2003 Tony-winner for Best Musical. “And while it is ‘R rated,’ it is a hilarious show for people who grew up with ‘Sesame Street.’ ” Players by the Sea’s production of the decidedly American musical (with a score by Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx and book by Jeff Whitty) features original puppets made by Stanton College Preparatory School graduate Austen Weitzel, who’s currently a junior at Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore. Photo: Jeremy McTiernan

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Oct. 25-Nov. 3, Amelia Community Theatre Richard O’Brien’s 1973 tale about a hapless newlywed couple, who wind up in the castle of a sweet transvestite scientist and his sex-crazed minions, is perhaps best known for its 1975 big-screen adaptation that starred Tim Curry, Susan Sarandon and Meatloaf. It’s the flagship show for ACT’s newly revamped Studio 209 space, and director Linda McClane is excited about this campy cult classic. “It’s a young and energetic cast of 16 and over — half of them are new to our theater.” McClane says this parody of B-movies, science wvfiction and ’50s rock ‘n’ roll will encourage the musical’s infamous audience participation; theater-goers can purchase an “approved participation bag” to help the local performers do the “Time Warp” once again.

Big River: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Through Oct. 7, Limelight Theatre Based on Mark Twain’s classic 1884 novel, “Big River” is a humorous retelling of the vagabond boy Huck Finn and his best friend Jim’s colorful journey along the Mississippi River which received a high-octane injection of bluegrass and country music from songsmith Roger Miller (“Dang Me”) with a book

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Sept. 13-23, Atlantic Beach Experimental Theatre This musical revue features Broadway hit tunes written with the ladies in mind, all from the pen of award-winning songsmith Jerry Herman. Highlights from Herman musicals, including “Hello, Dolly,” “Mack and Mabel,” “Mame” and “La Cage Aux Folles” are featured in a 1985 show tune smorgasbord that The New York Times called “a brilliantly lively and scintillating evening of cabaret.” “Jerry’s Girls” is an ideal Ladies Night Out for local lovers of musical theater.

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Phantom

Oct. 10-Nov. 25, Alhambra Theatre & Dining This Tony Award-winning musical adaptation of Gaston Leroux’s 1910 novel “Phantom of the Opera” is the bittersweet love story of disfigured musician Erik and his protégée, the street singer Christine, set in romantic 19th-century France. While Maury Yeston’s and Arthur Kopit’sa version of this doomed romance has been overshadowed by Andrew Lloyd Webber’s better-known Broadway juggernaut, since its 1991 debut, “Phantom” has been presented in more than 1,000 productions.

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Jan. 22-27, 2013, Times-Union Center Currently a hit on Broadway, the magical musical about the English nanny combines elements of the familiar Disney film and P. L. Travers’ children’s books. Proper yet mysterious and peculiar, Mary Poppins sorts out the lives of naughty-but-really-nice children Jane and Michael and their parents with a spoonful of sugar. It’s high-flying theater with wondrous song and dance that appeals to all ages. Photo: Deen Van Meer 28 | FOLIOWEEKLY.com | SEPTEMBER 11-17, 2012

Nov. 30-Dec. 15, Theatre Jacksonville This humorous farce, which takes an irreverent look at hit songs, features parodies of such sacrosanct Broadway faves like “A Chorus Line,” “Les Miserables” and “Annie,” while aiming its comedic crosshairs at myriad well-known stage greats. “ ‘Forbidden Broadway’ is an incredibly fun show that has never been produced locally,” explains Theatre Jacksonville executive director Sarah Boone, “and it is the perfect vehicle to spotlight the enormously talented and diverse musical theater performers who live here.”

Since opening Off-Broadway in 1982, writerdirector Gerard Alessandrini’s “Forbidden Broadway” has been continually updated to stay fresh and current. It’s been featured 9,000-plus performances in more than 200 U.S. cities and enjoyed hit runs in London and Tokyo.

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ART REFOCUS: ART OF THE 1980s

It was the decade of consumerism, image and ambition. MOCA presents an exhibit examining this memorable era for art. Artists David Salle, Jean Michel-Basquiat and Eric Fischl were among those who rose to prominence during the 1980s, while established artists Andy Warhol and Frank Stella (“Then Came a Dog and Bit the Cat,” pictured) influenced a younger generation. The opening is held from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sept. 15; the exhibit runs through Jan. 6 at MOCA, 333 N. Laura St., Downtown. 366-6911. Admission is free for the opening. mocajacksonville.com

BENEFIT TRANSFORMATIONS

The Sulzbacher Center, provider of comprehensive services for the homeless, celebrates the accomplishments of its clients, including the Wilkes family (pictured), at the 14th annual Transformations. Keiara (left) also created the artwork for Sulzbacher’s 2012 holiday card.

The Transformations event includes a reception, tribute, silent auction, music and food. 5:30 p.m.

Sept. 18 at Hyatt Regency Riverfront, 225 East Coast Line Dr., Downtown. $50. 394-8084. sulzbachercenter.org

JACKSONVILLE BULLIES

Time to brush up on the backhand, the face dodge and the run out. No, these aren’t moves you might use to ward off unwanted advances. They’re lacrosse terms, silly. The Bullies kick off their first season against the Charlotte Copperheads. 7 p.m. Sept. 15 at Veterans Memorial Arena, 300 A. Philip Randolph Blvd., Downtown. $8-$45. 425-8905. jaxbullies.com

MUSIC DUBLIN CITY RAMBLERS

The Ramblers claim to be Ireland’s best ballad and folk group. During “The Rare Ould Times,” these Irish-born musicians plan to prove it at the Halfway to St. Patrick’s Day concert. 7-10 p.m. Sept. 18 at Culhane’s Irish Pub, 967 Atlantic Blvd., Atlantic Beach. 249-9595. $20. culhanesirishpub.com

MUSIC DATSIK

The Canadian Dubstep DJ and music producer has worked with Wu-Tang Clan and the Crystal Method.

Now, Datsik is ready to deliver crushing bass lines with a dark edge. 8 p.m. Sept. 18 at Freebird Live, 200 N. First St., Jax Beach. $20. 246-2473. freebirdlive.com

MUSIC AMELIA ISLAND BLUES FESTIVAL

Learning to play the guitar at the age of 16, David Gerald (pictured) was influenced by B.B. King and other blues legends. Gerald plays the finale of the three-day Amelia Island Blues Festival, which features more than 15 blues acts, including Shemekia Copeland, Albert Castiglia, Shawn Dwight and Flannel Church.

5-10:30 p.m. Sept. 14, noon-11 p.m. Sept. 15 and noon-7 p.m. Sept. 16 at Amelia Island’s Main Beach. Daily passes are $15-$30; a three-day pass is $50. 310-6153. ameliaislandbluesfest.com SEPTEMBER 11-17, 2012 | FOLIOWEEKLY.com | 31

decides the only solution to his money troubles is to murder his mother and collect the insurance money. He and his father (Thomas Haden Church) hire Joe Cooper (Matthew McConaughey), a contract killer who also happens to be a police detective.

A standup comedian deals with the stress of his floundering career and his bouts with severe sleepwalking in writer, director and star Mike Birbiglia’s “Sleepwalk with Me,” which opens Sept. 14 at Sun-Ray Cinema. Photo: Adam Beckman

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2016: OBAMA’S AMERICA **@@ Rated PG • AMC Orange Park, AMC Regency Square, Carmike Amelia Island, Carmike Fleming Island, Cinemark Tinseltown, Regal Avenues, Regal Beach Blvd.

The documentary on President Barack Obama offers the tagline: “Love him or hate him, you don’t know him.” Director Dinesh D’Souza has been a critic of the president, and he frames the film on where he believes the U.S. will be if Obama wins a second term.

THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN ***@ Rated PG-13 • AMC Regency Square Andrew Garfield is Peter Parker, and Emma Stone plays Gwen Stacy, his strong, self-sufficient gal pal. Rhys Ifans is bad guy Dr. Curt Connors, an expert in cross-species genetic splicing.

THE APPARITION *@@@ Rated PG-13 • AMC Regency Square A college experiment unleashes a supernatural presence that haunts a couple. It stars Jacksonville’s own Ashley Greene, who gained fame as Alice Cullen in the “Twilight” movies.

THE AVENGERS ***G Rated PG-13 • AMC Orange Park, AMC Regency Square, Cinemark Tinseltown, Hollywood River City, Regal Avenues, Regal Beach Blvd.

Joss Whedon wrote and directed Marvel Comics Universe adaptation about superheroes out to stop evil Loki from opening a portal to another dimension that would mean certain destruction for Earth. The ensemble cast includes Robert Downey Jr., Samuel L. Jackson, Scarlet Johansson, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth and Tom Hiddleston.

THE COLD LIGHT OF DAY **G@ Rated PG-13 • AMC Orange Park, AMC Regency Square, Carmike Fleming Island, Cinemark Tinseltown, Epic Theatre St. Augustine, Hollywood River City, Regal Avenues, Regal Beach Blvd.

The family of Wall Street hot shot Will (Henry Cavill) is kidnapped mid-ocean; turns out the bad guys (Sigourney Weaver among them) and maybe even the good guys (including Bruce Willis) don’t want ransom money. They want something Will has — a briefcase full of secrets.

THE ODD LIFE OF TIMOTHY GREEN **G@ Rated PG • AMC Orange Park, AMC Regency Square, Carmike Amelia Island, Carmike Fleming Island, Cinemark Tinseltown, Epic Theatre St. Augustine, Hollywood River City, Regal Avenues, Regal Beach Blvd.

After being told they’re unable to conceive, a couple (Jennifer Garner, Joel Edgerton) dreams up their ideal child. Then, a 10-year-old named Timothy (CJ Adams) arrives at their doorstep, but he’s even more special than he first seems to be. Starting with those vines on his legs.

COSMOPOLIS **@@ Rated R • Regal Beach Blvd., Sun-Ray Cinema Reviewed in this issue.

THE OOGIELOVES IN THE BIG BALLOON ADVENTURE *@@@ Rated G • Epic Theatre St. Augustine A trio of buddies searches for magical balloons to make another friend’s birthday party way fun. Voices by Christopher Lloyd, Cary Elwes and Toni Braxton.

THE DARK KNIGHT RISES **** Rated PG-13 • AMC Orange Park, AMC Regency Square, Cinemark Tinseltown, Epic Theatre St. Augustine, Hollywood River City, Regal Avenues, Regal Beach This one has it all: great storytelling, well-edited action, solid performances, a rousing score and a thematic depth perfectly reflecting society’s concerns in 2012.

DIARY OF A WIMPY KID: DOG DAYS **@@ Rated PG • AMC Orange Park, AMC Regency Square, Epic Theatre St. Augustine, Regal Avenues Rising eighth-grader Greg Heffley (Zachary Gordon) is on summer break and he’s booored. So he resorts to his usual activities: fight with his brother Rodrick (Devon Bostick), lie to his parents (Steve Zahn, Rachel Harris) and hang with his best pal Rowley (Robert Capron).

THE EXPENDABLES 2 *@@@ Rated R • AMC Orange Park, AMC Regency Square, Carmike Fleming Island, Cinemark Tinseltown, Epic Theatre St. Augustine, Hollywood River City, Regal Avenues, Regal Beach Blvd.

Sylvester Stallone’s havoc-wreaking all-stars – including Dolph Lundgren, Randy Couture and Jason Statham – return and get help from Chuck Norris and Arnold Schwarzenegger.

THE BOURNE LEGACY **G@ Rated PG-13 • AMC Orange Park, AMC Regency Square, Carmike Amelia Island, Carmike Fleming Island, Cinemark Tinseltown, Hollywood River City, Regal Avenues, Regal Beach Blvd., San Marco Theatre (Sept. 14) Much like Jason Bourne in the original, agent Aaron Cross (Jeremy Renner) is at odds with a government that’s suddenly trying to kill him. This action thriller entertains, but it doesn’t top its predecessors.

HIT & RUN *G@@ Rated R • AMC Orange Park, AMC Regency Square, Cinemark Tinseltown, Epic Theatre St. Augustine, Hollywood River City, Regal Avenues, Regal Beach A young couple (Kristen Bell, Dax Shepard) risk it all when they go on a road trip toward a big opportunity. Things get complicated and hilarious when they’re chased by a friend from the past (Bradley Cooper), a federal marshal (Tom Arnold) and a band of misfits.

BRANDED **@@ Rated R • Regal Avenues In futuristic Russia, everyone’s controlled by a hidden force which a lone rebel (Ed Stoppard) is trying to bring down.

Co-starring Leelee Sobieski and Jeffrey Tambor.

HOPE SPRINGS ***@ Rated PG-13 • AMC Orange Park, AMC Regency Square, Carmike Amelia Island, Carmike Fleming Island, Cinemark Tinseltown, Epic Theatre St. Augustine, Regal Avenues, Regal Beach, San Marco Theatre Married 31 years, Kay and Arnold (Meryl Streep, Tommy Lee Jones) are just going through the motions. They turn to renowned marriage counselor Dr. Feld (Steve Carell) in a film that takes an insightful look at the subtle easy-to-miss ways that a marriage can disintegrate.

BRAVE ***@ Rated PG • AMC Orange Park, AMC Regency Square, Cinemark Tinseltown, Regal Avenues Set in ancient Scotland, the PIXAR/Disney animated film features voices of Kelly Macdonald, Emma Thompson, Billy Connolly and Craig Ferguson.

THE CAMPAIGN **G@ Rated R • AMC Orange Park, AMC Regency Square, Carmike Fleming Island, Cinemark Tinseltown, Epic Theatre St. Augustine, Hollywood River City, Regal Avenues, Regal Beach Blvd., San Marco Theatre Cam Brady (Will Ferrell) and Marty Huggins (Zach Galifianakis) pull out every dirty old trick and some new ones in fighting for a seat in Congress. As political satire, it’s not substantive, but as a ridiculous Ferrell comedy, it delivers.

CELESTE & JESSE FOREVER **G@ Rated R • AMC Regency Square, Epic Theatre St. Augustine, Regal Avenues, Regal Beach Blvd.

“Amicable divorce” is an oxymoron, unless the couple divorcing is Celeste (Rashida Jones) and Jesse (Andy Samberg). This Sundance Festival favorite offers a look at splitting up from a unique angle: When they tell each other they want to stay friends, they mean it. Co-starring Elijah Wood and Will McCormack.

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LAWLESS **G@ Rated R • AMC Orange Park, AMC Regency Square, Carmike Amelia Island, Carmike Fleming Island, Cinemark Tinseltown, Epic Theatre St. Augustine, Hollywood River City, Regal Avenues, Regal Beach Blvd.

Business goes bad for the bootlegging Bondurants when authorities seek a share of the profits in this Prohibitionera gangster film set in Virginia. John Hillcoat directs an impressive cast, including Shia LaBeouf, Tom Hardy, Jessica Chastain, Mia Wasikowska, Guy Pearce and Gary Oldman.

ICE AGE: CONTINENTAL DRIFT **G@ Rated PG • AMC Orange Park, AMC Regency Square, Cinemark Tinseltown, Epic Theatre St. Augustine, Regal Avenues, Regal Beach Blvd.

Those prehistoric pals are back – Manny (Ray Romano), Diego (Denis Leary) and Sid (John Leguizamo) – this time going through some heavy changes, as in icebergs and Continental shelf shifts. Co-starring the voices of Queen Latifah, JLo, Peter Dinklage, Aziz Ansari and Simon Pegg.

THE INTOUCHABLES ***@ Rated R • Sun-Ray Cinema through Sept. 13 The feel-good French dramedy, which won Best Film at the Tokyo International Film Festival, is the story of an unlikely friendship between a wealthy quadriplegic (Francois Cluzet) and a young man from the ghetto (Omar Sy) hired as his caregiver.

KILLER JOE ***G Rated NC-17 • Regal Beach Blvd.

Texas drug-dealer Chris (Emile Hirsch) is deep in debt and

PARANORMAN ***@ Rated PG • AMC Orange Park, AMC Regency Square, Carmike Fleming Island, Cinemark Tinseltown, Epic Theatre St. Augustine, Hollywood River City, Regal Avenues, Regal Beach Blvd.

The kid in this tale (Kodi Smit-McPhee) doesn’t just see dead people — he also talks to them, in this beautifully animated stop-motion adventure-comedy. He takes on zombies, ghosts, witches and grownups to save his town from an old curse.

THE POSSESSION *@@@ Rated PG-13 • AMC Orange Park, AMC Regency Square, Carmike Amelia Island, Carmike Fleming Island, Cinemark Tinseltown, Epic Theatre St. Augustine, Hollywood River City, Regal Avenues, Regal Beach Blvd.

In this horror movie, an antique box carries the curse of an ancient spirit. Clyde (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) and Stephanie Brenek (Kyra Sedgwick) must try to stop the evil force from destroying their daughter.

PREMIUM RUSH **G@ Rated PG-13 • AMC Orange Park, AMC Regency Square, Carmike Fleming Island, Cinemark Tinseltown, Epic Theatre St. Augustine, Hollywood River City, Regal Avenues, Regal Beach Blvd.

A Manhattan bike messenger (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) picks up an envelope to deliver, a job which puts him on the radar of a dirty cop, who pursues the cyclist throughout New York City.

ROBOT & FRANK ***G Rated PG-13 • Regal Beach Blvd.

Cranky former jewel thief Frank (Frank Langella) is getting older. His son Hunter (James Marsden) gets him a robot (Peter Sarsgaard) that’s programmed specifically to tend to him. Just a matter of time before the two buddies plan a caper. Co-starring Live Tyler and Susan Sarandon.

SLEEPWALK WITH ME ***G Not Rated • Sun-Ray Cinema (Sept. 14) A standup comedian deals with the stress of his floundering career and his bouts with severe sleepwalking in writer, director and star Mike Birbiglia’s “Sleepwalk with Me,” winner of Sundance Film Festival’s Audience Award earlier this year. The film is produced and co-written by Ira Glass of NPR’s “This American Life.”

SPARKLE *G@@ Rated PG-13 • AMC Orange Park, AMC Regency Square, Cinemark Tinseltown, Hollywood River City,

Regal Avenues Set in 1968, at the height of Motown’s glory, sisters Delores (Tike Sumpter), Sister (Carmen Ejogo) and Sparkle (Jordin Sparks) are the girl group on top, with all the highs and lows fame and success bring. This is the late Whitney Houston’s last film.

TED **@@ Rated R • AMC Orange Park, Latitude 30 Seth McFarlane’s live-action debut is a stupid raunch-fest. A lonely little boy gets a teddy bear and wishes on a shooting star that the bear could talk. It comes true: The bear walks and talks. The grown-up boy, John Bennett (Mark Wahlberg) is still best friends with Ted the bear (voiced by McFarlane). Creepy.

TOTAL RECALL **G@ Rated PG-13 • AMC Orange Park, AMC Regency Square, Cinemark Tinseltown, Regal Avenues This remake stars Colin Farrell as Doug, a discontented factory worker, who learns about Rekall, where clients are implanted with false life memories of their choice. Doug asks for a spy’s memory, but before it happens, he’s attacked by security guards and goes on the run, believing he’s a brainwashed resistance fighter. Co-starring Jessica Biel.

THE WORDS **@@ Rated PG-13 • AMC Orange Park, AMC Regency Square, Carmike Amelia Island, Carmike Fleming Island, Cinemark Tinseltown, Epic Theatre St. Augustine, Hollywood River City, Regal Avenues, Regal Beach Blvd.

Plagiarism is a no-no. Bestselling writer Rory (Bradley Cooper) has pilfered the work of another writer, which he happened to find in a Parisian antique shop — and achieved success. Costarring Dennis Quaid, Zoë Saldana and Jeremy Irons.

OTHER FILMS

SUN-RAY CINEMA “Sleepwalk With Me” opens Sept. 14 at Sun-Ray Cinema, 1028 Park St., Riverside. Masks of the filmmaker are available. If you attend in PJs and wear a mask, you get a free slice of pizza! “Cosmopolis” also opens Sept. 14. “The Intouchables” runs through Sept. 13. Call 359-0047 for showtimes. sunraycinema.com FREE WEEKEND NATURE MOVIES “Playing Smart Against Invasive Species: How to Enjoy and Protect the Great Outdoors” screens at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. every Sat. and Sun. at GTM Research Reserve Environmental Education Center, 505 Guana River Road, Ponte Vedra. 823-4500.

MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS Movies at Main screens the Agatha Christie thriller, starring Sean Connery, Lauren Bacall and Albert Finney, at 5:45 p.m. Sept. 13 at Main Library’s Hicks Auditorium, 303 N. Laura St., Jacksonville.

Admission is free. 630-1665.

POT BELLY’S CINEMA “Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter,” “To Rome With Love,” “Hysteria” and “The Watch” are shown at Pot Belly’s, 36 Granada St., St. Augustine. 829-3101.

WORLD GOLF HALL OF FAME IMAX THEATER “Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark: The IMAX Experience” is screened along with “To The Arctic 3D,” “Legends of Flight 3D,” “Born To Be Wild 3D,” “Rescue 3D” and “Deep Sea 3D” at World Golf Hall of Fame Village, 1 World Golf Place, St. Augustine. “Galapagos 3D” starts Sept. 14. 940-IMAX. worldgolfimax.com

NEW ON DVD & BLU-RAY

SAFE After cage fighter Luke Wright (Jason Statham) throws a fixed match, the Russian mob retaliates by murdering his family. When Luke tries to save a young Chinese girl (Catherine Chan) from the same homicidal thugs, the fists and bullets fly. She’s got a secret others would like to possess.

THE FIVE-YEAR ENGAGEMENT Whenever newly engaged lovebirds Tom Solomon (Jason Segel) and Violet Barnes (Emily Blunt) try to tie their knot, some disaster seems to come up, unraveling their matrimonial plans. Rhys Ifans, Chris Parnell, Mindy Kaling and David Paymer co-star in the rom-com from Nicholas Stoller (“Forgetting Sarah Marshall”).

AREA THEATERS AMELIA ISLAND Carmike Amelia Island 7, 1132 S. 14th St., 261-9867 ARLINGTON & REGENCY AMC Regency 24, 9451 Regency Square Blvd., 264-3888 BAYMEADOWS & MANDARIN Regal Avenues 20, 9525 Philips Highway, 538-3889 BEACHES Regal Beach Blvd. 18, 14051 Beach Blvd., 992-4398 FIVE POINTS Sun-Ray Cinema@5Points, 1028 Park St., 359-0047 NORTHSIDE Hollywood River City 14, River City Marketplace, 12884 City Center Blvd., 757-9880

ORANGE PARK AMC Orange Park 24, 1910 Wells Road, (888) AMC-4FUN Carmike Fleming Island 12, 1820 Town Center Blvd., 621-0221 SAN MARCO San Marco Theatre, 1996 San Marco Blvd., 396-4845 SOUTHSIDE Cinemark Tinseltown, 4535 Southside Blvd., 998-2122 ST. AUGUSTINE Epic Theatres, 112 Theatre Drive, 797-5757 IMAX Theater, World Golf Village, 940-IMAX Pot Belly’s, 36 Granada St., 829-3101

Robert Pattinson was not the first choice for Packer in “Cosmopolis”; Colin Farrell was originally cast, but he dropped out to work on “Total Recall.” Photo: Entertainment One

It’s a Hollow Life

David Cronenberg adapts Don DeLillo’s dense novel with mixed results Cosmopolis **@@

Rated R • Regal Beach Blvd., Sun-Ray Cinema

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ric Packer needs a haircut. For most people, this is a simple, common pursuit to which they’ve grown accustomed. But for Eric, who’s a billionaire asset manager on the brink of losing it all, the never-ending ride across town to his father’s old barber on the worst traffic day of the year is a symbol of his insatiable lust for hedonism. He is a man who has everything but is satisfied by nothing, and it’s this drive to find

DeLillo’s book. Of the many flaws in writer/ director David Cronenberg’s (“Eastern Promises”) narrative is the impression that he’s so enamored with DeLillo’s source material (which I haven’t read), he can’t craft it into a good movie. More often than not, staying blindly loyal to source material is a mistake, done to appease book fans at the expense of the resultant film.

This sense is reinforced by what goes on outside the limo: The day starts out perfect and serene, but gradually devolves into riots and murder. It is, in many ways, a study of

“Cosmopolis” is the type of movie that critics generally laud while casual movie fans wonder what the hell is going on. You can decide to which group you belong. purpose in his hollowness that serves as the backbone for “Cosmopolis.”

To engage his senses, Eric (Robert Pattinson) interacts with a number of people in the back of his stretch limo, including a network security expert (Jay Baruchel) who assures him all is fine, his favorite prostitute (Juliette Binoche), his estranged wife (Sarah Gadon), a female jogger (Emily Hampshire) he’d never really “seen” before, and a financial expert (Samantha Morton) who’s brutally honest, among others. Eric’s day gets worse as it progresses, then finishes with a face-to-face confrontation with a man (Paul Giamatti) who’s trying to kill him.

Pattinson is an interesting choice for Eric; he’s been criticized for poor acting in the “Twilight” movies, and now he’s playing a character who lacks emotion. In truth, the bland, expressionless look on Pattinson’s face and the flat dialog delivery are distinctly in tune with his character’s motives, which are both obvious and dubious. It may not seem like Pattinson is stretching much here acting-wise, but his performance is quite good.

Besides, you can’t blame him for the stilted line readings taken from author Don

urban decay and the hollowness of avarice, a metaphysical poem on the big screen that attempts to update “Taxi Driver” for the 21st century. In a book, you can get away with this density because the reader has time to absorb the themes; in a movie, it’s too quick and the themes are lost, or at least notably more difficult to observe.

Cronenberg may think he’s up for this challenge, but his narrative is too abstract; more absolutes, such as a “you talkin’ to me?” moment of quiet fury (or any sign of emotion), would allow Eric to feel more real as either hero or villain and allow the audience to root accordingly. Unfortunately, we grow just as indifferent to Eric as he is to the world, leaving us with cerebral engagement but lacking feeling, which isn’t enough. As audience members, we need to care about someone or something, but nothing here engages us.

“Cosmopolis” is the type of movie that critics generally laud while casual movie fans wonder what the hell is going on. You can decide to which group you belong.

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Policy of Truth

Olympic swimming medalist Nancy Hogshead-Makar’s inspirational second life

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ery often, when a prominent athlete’s playing days end, trouble begins. Routinely, we hear nightmare scenarios about football and basketball players who never figure out money management during their prime earning years, leading to bankruptcy, foreclosures or worse. Some go into broadcasting. Others find a different way. It’s rare, however, that they figure out a better way, one that touches others in ways their athletic endeavors never could. Nancy HogsheadMakar is an exception to the rule.

Most of you have heard of HogsheadMakar, a tenured professor at Florida Coastal School of Law. You might remember her from the 1984 Olympics, where she won three gold medals and one silver. Since her competitive swimming days ended, she has done things with just as much enduring value — especially in her capacity as the senior director of advocacy at the Women’s Sports Foundation.

To understand Nancy’s current mission, it is essential to understand the work that the WSF does as it “advances the lives of women and girls through physical activity.” Founded in 1974 by tennis legend Billie Jean King, the WSF has done for women’s athletics — and the athletes themselves — what King’s victory over male tennis player Bobby Riggs did back in the 1970s. WSF addresses the very real gender gap in resource allocation and prioritization, looking out for the interests of female athletes in an industry that too often regards them as second-rate.

WSF honors female athletes and offers them financial support for travel and training, while also offering fellowships for organizations that need WSF’s support. It may be the leading bulwark for the 40-year-old Title IX provisions that have created greater equity in collegiate sports by ensuring equal access for women’s sports — if not popular culture prominence.

All of these are useful things. However, without a forceful voice of advocacy, the WSF wouldn’t be nearly as effective. And that is where Hogshead-Makar comes in. Whenever she is quoted in a story, I take notice; I know that the analysis is going to be infinitely more serious than the dreck posited on talk radio or ESPN on whatever subject is being covered — especially the serious ones, which seem to require increasing focus these days.

You won’t find Hogshead-Makar on ESPN panels, and I have my suspicions as to why. Too smart. Too articulate. Too many inconvenient truths and nuanced arguments for the screaming matches between Skip Bayless and Screamin’ Stephen A. Smith on “First Take.” Nancy’s contributions don’t happen in those forums; rather, they happen in more rarefied publications, like Inside Higher Ed, which featured a quote of hers in a mustread piece called “Counter-Rape Culture” (bit.ly/ShszI4), which addressed the prevailing perception that on the University of Montana campus, there is a “systemic problem with sexual assault.”

Many commentators might have shied away from a lucid dissection of the topic. HogsheadMakar enveloped her words in the common statistic that one in four women is subject to sexual assault on campus. “If we knew a quarter of women while they were in higher education were going to seriously damage their selfesteem, their outlook in life, their sense of the future — if we knew something like that was going to happen, we would do more than just provide counseling afterward.”

And that’s the real challenge for those concerned about female athletes and women on campus in general. For too long, America has tolerated a “boys will be boys” mentality, one still manifested in the commercial hip-hop music so popular on college campuses. The Women’s Sports Foundation creates, in the words of Virginia Woolf, a “room of her own,” a place where women can go and feel secure in who they are and what they are trying to do.

Hogshead-Makar speaks from personal experience. As she wrote on the popular blog Deadspin recently (deadsp.in/ShsoN5), she was sexually assaulted when she was in college at Duke. The rape — which she describes in great detail — forced her to redshirt a year of college and almost forced her to quit swimming before her 1984 Olympic bid.

Not many athletes, male or female, speak on those topics, especially with authority. One of the things that I respect about HogsheadMakar’s current role is that she speaks for those who won’t speak for themselves, for those who can’t speak for themselves and for those who feel no one is listening. She won’t win any medals in her current role; however, she is arguably one of the most important voices in America today advocating for women athletes.

She deserves a wider audience.

AG Gancarski themail@folioweekly.com

Nancy Hogshead-Makar, who won three gold medals and one silver at the 1984 Olympics, is the senior director of advocacy at the Women’s Sports Foundation.

Photo: Richard Johnson

In this 1977 photo, Blondie’s Debbie Harry sweeps up Devo on the streets of New York City. Devo and Blondie are together again, playing at 7 p.m. Sept. 22 at the St. Augustine Amphitheatre. Photo: Chris Stein

DEVO with BLONDIE 7 p.m. Sept. 22 St. Augustine Amphitheatre, 1340 A1A S., St. Augustine Tickets range from $31.50-$122 209-0367

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t’s hard to believe that, for the first five years of Devo’s existence, no one paid any attention to the sci-fi-skewering, surrealistic and satirical electro-rock band from Ohio. But that’s because two sets of brothers, Gerald and Bob Casale and Mark and Bob Mothersbaugh, originally formed Devo as an art collective focusing on musical and visual interpretations of mankind’s devolution and dysfunction. Once Devo hit it big, though, releasing their Brian Eno-produced debut album “Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!” in 1978 and filming the classic music video for “Whip It” in 1980, the band quickly achieved iconic status in the avant-garde New Wave movement.

In the ’80s and ’90s, Devo cultivated overseas success while breaking up and reforming numerous times. Mark Mothersbaugh eventually branched out into TV and film scoring, while Gerald Casale became a noted music video director; meanwhile, inexplicable side projects like Jihad Jerry & the Evildoers and Disney’s Devo 2.0 intrigued longtime fans. But in 2007, the band soundtracked a Dell commercial and scored an instant hit, eventually reuniting and, three years later, releasing “Something For Everybody,” Devo’s first collection of new material in 20 years. Since then, the band has sued McDonald’s, headlined the über-hip All Tomorrow’s Parties festival, performed on hit kids’ show “Yo Gabba Gabba!” and skewered Mitt Romney’s pet-rearing skills with a recent single called “Don’t Roof Rack Me, Bro.” Gerald Casale, who goes by Jerry, talked about the infamous 1970 Kent State shootings and Devo’s fierce DIY spirit, and shared some interesting thoughts on Florida.

Folio Weekly: Tell us about this upcoming tour, Jerry. Is it focused on new material or a greatesthits compendium?

Jerry Casale: We’ll play songs from “Something For Everybody,” but they’re folded into an overall arc of Devo’s career. Oddly enough, all the songs we like are pretty much the same ones that the fans like.

F.W.: Since Devo formed in 1972, you’ve been credited as the main man behind the band’s meticulously choreographed stage setups and costumes. What inspired that aesthetic?

J.C.: As an artist, I wanted to use music as a means of expression, while always remaining concerned with visuals. Growing up, whenever I saw anything fantastically staged, I was moved and impressed. You’re in front of people — what are you supposed to do? Just stand there? I’ve

always been pissed off watching bands that just stand there. It’s like watching paint dry. You might as well just stay home, take some drug and put on their record. I’ve always loved presentation and theatrics, so there was never any question in my mind that’s what we had to do.

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F.W.: You’ve cited the 1970 Kent State shootings, at which you were present, as a major catalyst for Devo’s formation.

J.C.: It changed my life. I was a live-and-let-live hippie, and that day we were protesting the illegal expansion of the Vietnam War when soldiers showed up armed with M1s and live ammunition.

I saw people shot, lying dead, within 25 feet of me. When you see what real gunshots do — what real violence looks like — something happens. I watched the authorities spin that so that the students were in the wrong and the guards were exonerated. I saw that history could be manipulated, that the media could control perception and manipulate consciousness. I found out that illegitimate authority wins every time, just by brute force. And it’s truer and more ridiculous than ever today.

F.W.: Devo was one of the first bands to embrace videos as a content delivery system, as early as the mid-’70s. Did you know you were revolutionizing the musical world?

J.C.: It was always part-and-parcel of the artistic manifesto and foundation Devo was built on.

It was all do-it-yourself, too; there were no categories, no MTV, no video medium. We were making short films that demonstrated graphically what Devo was about.

F.W.: Devo hasn’t toured much in Florida recently. Any good memories from early visits to the state in the 1970s and ’80s?

J.C.: We remember how hot and humid everything was. And how even the valet parkers and bellboys were dealing coke. [Laughs.] But now Florida has seemingly set itself apart as the home of every serial killer, psycho and pedophile in the country. And now we’ve become aware of the Stand Your Ground law, and the fact that there are over one million legal concealed weapons in Florida. So, I’d say when we get down there, we’re going to stay in our hotel room.

Nick McGregor themail@folioweekly.com

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Through 23 years, Strung Out (from left, Jason Cruz, Jordan Burns, Jake Kiley, sitting, Rob Ramos and Chris Aiken) has learned the value of compromise and loyalty. Photo: Louis Ramos

Punk Grows Up

Band members are loyal to each other despite differences STRUNG OUT with THE SWELLERS and SUCH GOLD 7 p.m. Sept. 16 Freebird Live, 200 N. First St., Jax Beach Tickets are $18. 246-2473

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unk rock is nothing if not fiercely loyal, but the Simi Valley, Calif., five-piece Strung Out takes devotion to a whole new level. The band, noted for its delicious blend of hardcore, poppunk and technical metal, boasts two members — lead singer Jason Cruz and guitarist Rob Ramos — who’ve been onboard since Strung Out’s inception in 1989. Drummer Jordan Burns and second guitarist Jake Kiley joined in 1993, and bassist Chris Aiken has been around since 1999, when he replaced 10-year Strung Out alum Jim Cherry. The band has also released all of its material on Fat Wreck Chords. Cruz chatted about Strung Out’s upcoming tour, the entertainment value of punk rock and compromise as life lesson.

Folio Weekly: Strung Out has done full-album tours in the past. What’s the motivation to perform 1996’s “Suburban Teenage Wasteland Blues” and 1998’s “Twisted By Design” in their entirety this fall?

Jason Cruz: We’re going to write a new record when we get home, so it’s fun to go through the old stuff, which kids love, before we move forward and start experimenting. Plus, it’s a way to celebrate a good career.

F.W.: How do you think those two records stack up against the rest of the band’s discography?

J.C.: “Twisted By Design” was when Jake and I started stepping up as songwriters. And sonically, that record is one of my favorites.

F.W.: When you started Strung Out 23 years ago, did you anticipate sticking around for this long?

J.C.: I was just a poor kid, and none of us really had anything, so we had no plans for the future. Kids ask me all the time for advice, and I say, “We had nothing to look forward to and nothing to lose.” We were honestly playing in the moment and seeing where the adventure took us. We’re very fortunate to still have a place in the hearts of a lot of people.

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F.W.: Strung Out is highly regarded by younger bands for blending pop, punk, hardcore and metal. What were your influences when you started out?

J.C.: Rob, Jim and I were listening to Bad Religion, Social Distortion, D.I. — those old

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Orange County punk rock bands that brought melody to the scene. Jim, Rob and Jake were metal heads, too, so that influence entered. But musically, I started growing apart from those guys, which added an interesting conflict to our sound.

F.W.: So you guys thrived on dissent.

J.C.: That’s a serious life lesson right there, collaborating and finding common ground with people you don’t have much in common with. They can bring things out of you that you normally wouldn’t have thought of.

F.W.: In addition to your singing duties, you’ve been an artist for many years. How do you think painting and songwriting play off each other?

J.C.: I’m a pretty hyperactive personality, so I always have to be doing something or I feel pretty worthless. I spend my days thinking about painting and songwriting and my nights actually doing it. It’s my lifeblood; I paint songs and I write paintings, if that makes any sense.

F.W.: How much work do you put into maintaining your voice after 23 years of touring and recording?

J.C.: My voice is way scratchier and gruffer than it used to be. I tell kids now, “Learn how to sing, learn your instruments, and you’ll save yourself a lot of pain.” But the good thing about being a musician and artist is, the older you get, the more you have to say, and the better you get at saying it.

F.W.: Strung Out’s longevity must surely serve as an inspiration to younger punks out there.

J.C.: That’s why we do this — that’s the only good that can come of it. Punk rock can’t save the world. It can’t change the world. But it can inspire people to find beauty in the world. If we can do that in the smallest sense, then we’re doing OK. F.W.: You’ve written some pointed political songs in the past. Do you think punk rock can at least raise people’s consciences?

J.C.: Honestly, no, I don’t. It’s entertainment.

Anything can inspire somebody to wake up, look around them and try to make themselves better. A lot of people don’t give a shit, and a lot of people that you wouldn’t think give a shit do give a shit. You can be punk rock or metal, Christian or atheist, surfer or volleyball player — as long as you care about how you affect the rest of world, you’re going to make change for yourself.

Nick McGregor themail@folioweekly.com

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AMELIA ISLAND, FERNANDINA BEACH

AJ’S BAR & GRILLE, 10244 Atlantic Blvd., 805-9060 DJ Sheryl every Thur., Fri. & Sat. DJ Mike every Tue. & Wed. Karaoke every Thur.

ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT MAMA BLUE SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 16

STRUNG OUT

The Swellers/Such Gold/ Does it Matter TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 18

THE FIREPOWER TOUR

DATSIK DELTA HEAVY/BARE NOIZE/AFK THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 20

The Slumamerican Tour

Juicy Pony (pictured) appears with GreyMarket on Sept. 13 at 1904 Bar. BREWSTER’S MEGAPLEX/PIT/ROC BAR/THE EDGE, 845 University Blvd. N., 223-9850 Man And Machines Sept. 13. Alex, These Hearts, Broadway and Us From Outside Sept. 15 MVP’S SPORTS GRILLE, 12777 Atlantic Blvd., 221-1090 Live music at 9 p.m. every Fri. & Sat. STARBUCKS, 9301 Atlantic Blvd., 724-4554 Open mic with Starbucks Trio from 8-11 p.m. every other Fri. TONINO’S TRATTORIA, 7001 Merrill Rd., 743-3848 Alaina Colding every Thur. W. Harvey Williams every Fri. Dino Saliba every Sat.

VIP LOUNGE, 7707 Arlington Expressway, 619-8198 Karaoke at 9 p.m. every Tue. Live music every Wed. & Fri. Reggae every Thur. A DJ spins Old School every Sat.

AVONDALE, ORTEGA BRICK RESTAURANT, 3585 St. Johns Ave., 387-0606 Duet every Wed. Bush Doctors every first Fri. & Sat. Live jazz every Fri. & Sat. THE CASBAH CAFE, 3628 St. Johns Ave., 981-9966 Goliath Flores every Wed. 3rd Bass every Sun. Live music every Mon.

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CAFE KARIBO, 27 N. Third St., 277-5269 Live music in the courtyard at 6 p.m. every Fri. & Sat., at 5 p.m. every Sun. DOG STAR TAVERN, 10 N. Second St., 277-8010 DJs J.G. World & Jim spin actual vinyl at 8 p.m. every Tue. for Working Class Stiffs GENNARO’S ITALIANO SOUTH, 5472 First Coast Hwy., 491-1999 Live jazz from 7:30-9:30 p.m. every Fri. & Sat. GREEN TURTLE TAVERN, 14 S. Third St., 321-2324 Dan Voll from 7-10 p.m. every Fri. Live music every weekend O’KANE’S IRISH PUB, 318 Centre St., 261-1000 Dan Voll at 7:30 p.m. every Wed. Turner London Band at 8:30 p.m. every Thur., Fri. & Sat. THE PALACE SALOON & SHEFFIELD’S, 117 Centre St., 491-3332 BSP Unplugged every Tue. & Sun. Wes Cobb every Wed. DJ Heavy Hess, Hupp & Rob every Thur. Live music every Fri. & Sat. DJ Miguel Alvarez in Sheffield’s every Fri. DJ Heavy Hess every Sat. Cason every Mon. PLAE, 80 Amelia Circle, Amelia Island Plantation, 277-2132 Gary Ross from 7-11 p.m. every Thur.-Sat. SLIDERS SEASIDE GRILL, 1998 S. Fletcher Ave., 277-6990 Live music every night THE SURF, 3199 S. Fletcher Ave., 261-5711 Ernie & Debi Evans at 6 p.m. Sept. 18. Live music Tue.-Sun. DJ Roc at 5 p.m. every Wed.

Brothers of Brazil WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 26

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Zach Deputy FRIDAY OCTOBER 5

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ECLIPSE, 4219 St. Johns Ave., 387-3582 DJ Keith spins for Karaoke every Tue. DJ Free spins vintage every Fri. DJs SuZi-Rok, LowKill & Mowgli spin for Chillwave Madness every Mon. ELEVATED AVONDALE, 3551 St. Johns Ave., 387-0700 Karaoke with Dave Thrash every Wed. DJ 151 spins hip-hop, R&B, old-skool every Thur. DJ Catharsis spins lounge beats every first & fourth Sat. Patrick Evan & CoAlition Industry every Sun. TOM & BETTY’S, 4409 Roosevelt Blvd., 387-3311 Live music every Fri. Karaoke at 8 p.m. every Sat.

BAYMEADOWS THE COFFEE GRINDER, 9834 Old Baymeadows Rd., 642-7600 DJ Albert Adkins spins house every Fri. DJs Adrian Sky, Alberto Diaz & Chris Zachrich spin dance every Tue. DJ Michael Stumbaugh spins every Sat. GATOR’S DOCKSIDE, 8650 Baymeadows Rd., 448-0500 Comfort Zone Band at 9 p.m. every Fri. MY PLACE BAR-N-GRILL, 9550 Baymeadows Rd., 737-5299 Out of Hand every Mon. Rotating bands every other Tue. & Wed. OASIS GRILL & CHILL, 9551 Baymeadows Rd., 748-9636 DJs Stan and Mike Bend spin every Feel Good Fri.

BEACHES

(All clubs & venues in Jax Beach unless otherwise noted) 200 First St., Neptune Beach, 249-2922 Hope Clayton from 7-10 p.m. Sept. 14 BEACHSIDE SEAFOOD, 120 S. Third St., 444-8862 Kurt Lanham sings island music every Fri.-Sun. BILLY’S BOATHOUSE GRILL, 2321 Beach Blvd., 241-9771 Billy Bowers at 5:30 p.m. Sept. 12. Jimi Graves at 5:30 p.m.

Sept. 13. Upper Limit at 6 p.m. Sept. 14. Dune Dogs at 6 p.m.

Sept. 15. Incognito at noon, Ghost Radio at 4:45 p.m. Sept. 16 BLUE BAR/SAKANA, 333 N. First St., 595-5355 Live music nightly BLUES ROCK CAFE, 821 First St. N., 388-7111 Tanner Inman & Friends at 9 p.m. Sept. 14

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These Hearts (from left: Isaiah Folk, Kyle Colby, Ryan Saunders, Daryl Van Beek and Tyler Rice) perform with Alex, Broadway and Us From Outside Sept. 15 at Brewser’s Pit. Photo: Milestones Photography BRIX TAPHOUSE, 300 N. Second St., 241-4668 DJ IBay every Tue., Fri. & Sat. DJ Ginsu every Wed. DJ Jade every Thur. Charlie Walker every Sun. CRAB CAKE FACTORY, 1396 Beach Blvd., Beach Plaza, 247-9880 Live jazz with Pierre & Co. every Wed. CULHANE’S IRISH PUB, 967 Atlantic Blvd., Atlantic Beach, 249-9595 Bite the Bullet at 9 p.m. Sept. 14. Fish Out of Water Sept. 15.

Dublin City Ramblers at 7 p.m. Sept. 18 DICK’S WINGS, 311 N. Third St., Ste. 107, 853-5004 Big Jeff at 8 p.m. every Thur. Live music at 9 p.m. every Sat.

EL POTRO MEXICAN RESTAURANT, 1553 Third St. N., 241-6910 Wilfredo Lopez every Wed. & Sat. ENGINE 15 BREWING COMPANY, 1500 Beach Blvd., Ste. 217, 249-2337 Live music every Thur.

FIONN MacCOOL’S IRISH PUB, 410 N. Third St., 242-9499 Live music every Tue.-Sat. FLY’S TIE IRISH PUB, 177 E. Sailfish Dr., Atlantic Beach, 246-4293 Firewater Tent Revival at 9 p.m. Sept. 14 & 15. Songwriters Nite every Tue. Ryan Campbell every Wed. Wes Cobb every Thur. Live music every Fri. & Sat. Charlie Walker every Mon. FREEBIRD LIVE, 200 N. First St., 246-2473 Self Employed, Madison Fadeout, Hurricane Gun, Prideless and Palm Trees & Power Lines Sept. 14. Arrested Development 20th Anniversary Tour with Mama Blue Sept. 15. Strung Out, The Swellers, Such Gold and Does It Matter at 7 p.m. Sept.

16. Datsik Firepower Tour with Delta Heavy, Bare Noize and AFK Sept. 18. The Slumerican Tour with Yelawolf, Rittz, Trouble Andrew and DJ Vajra at 7 p.m. Sept. 20 GREEN ROOM BREWING, 228 N. Third St., 201-9283 Will Pearsall Sept. 14. Soulo Lyon Sept. 15 ISLAND GIRL CIGAR BAR, 108 First St., Neptune Beach, 372-0943 Billy Buchanan Sept. 12. Jimmy Solari Sept. 13. Locals Only Sept. 14. D-Lo Thompson Sept. 15. Live music every Wed.-Sat. LILLIE’S COFFEE BAR, 200 First St., Neptune Beach, 249-2922 Live music at 7:30 p.m. every Sat. LYNCH’S IRISH PUB, 514 N. First St., 249-5181 Wobbly Toms Sept. 13. Kickin Lassie at 10 p.m. Sept. 14 & 15. Barrett Jockers Sept. 20. Split Tone at 10:30 p.m. every Tue. Uncommon Legends every Wed. Wits End every Sun. Little Green Men every Mon. MAYPORT TAVERN, 2775 Old Mayport Rd., Atlantic Beach, 270-0801 Black Creek Ri’zin at 9 p.m. Sept. 22. DJ D Amazn1 spins every Wed.-Sat. MELLOW MUSHROOM, 1018 N. Third St., Ste. 2, 246-1500 Mark O’Quinn Sept. 12. Catfish Alliance Sept. 13. Le Blorr Sept.

14. Charlie Walker Sept. 19. Live music every Wed.-Sun. MEZZA LUNA, 110 First St., Neptune Beach, 249-5573 Neil Dixon at 6 p.m. every Tue. Gypsies Ginger at 6 p.m. every Wed. Mike Shackelford and Rick Johnson at 6 p.m. every Thur.

MOJO KITCHEN, 1500 Beach Blvd., 247-6636 Fusebox Funk’s Summer of Funk Part 3 at 10 p.m. Sept. 21 MONKEY’S UNCLE TAVERN, 1850 S. Third St., 246-1070 Wes Cobb at 10 p.m. every Tue. DJ Austin Williams spins dance & for Karaoke at 9 p.m. every Wed., Sat. & Sun. DJ Papa Sugar spins dance music at 9 p.m. every Mon., Thur. & Fri. NIPPERS BEACH GRILLE, 2309 Beach Blvd., 247-3300 Reggae on the deck every Thur. Live music every Fri. & Sun. Live music every third Wed. NORTH BEACH BISTRO, 725 Atlantic Blvd., Ste. 6, Atlantic Beach, 372-4105 Live music every Thur.-Sat. THE PIER CANTINA & SANDBAR, 445 Eighth Ave. N., 246-6454 Darren Corlew and Johnny Flood at 7 p.m. every Thur. DJ Infader every Fri. Nate Holley every Sat. POE’S TAVERN, 363 Atlantic Blvd., Atlantic Beach, 241-7637 Cowboys & Indians From The Future Sept. 14. Be Easy Sept. 15.

RAGTIME TAVERN, 207 Atlantic Blvd., Atlantic Beach, 241-7877 Pat Rose at 7 p.m. Sept. 12. The Splinters Sept. 13. Boogie Freaks Sept. 14 & 15. Red Beard & Stinky E Sept. 16. Live music every Wed.-Sun. RUSH STREET/CHICAGO PIZZA & SPORTS GRILL, 320 N. First St., 270-8565 A DJ spins at 10 p.m. every Wed., Fri. & Sat. SUN DOG, 207 Atlantic Blvd., Neptune Beach, 241-8221 Live music every Tue.-Sun. TIDES TIKI BEACH BAR, Hampton Inn, 1515 First St. N., 241-2311 Live music every Thur. & Sun. THE WINE BAR, 320 N. First St., 372-0211 Live music every Fri. & Sat.

DOWNTOWN 1904 BAR, 19 Ocean St., 356-0213 GreyMarket and Juicy Pony Sept. 13. S.P.O.R.E. CD release party with Rawmyst and Mad Relativity at 8 p.m. Sept. 15. Open mic every Mon. BURRO BAR, 100 E. Adams St., 353-4686 Bard and Mustache Sept. 19. Live music every weekend CITY HALL PUB, 234 Randolph Blvd., 356-6750 DJ Skillz spins Motown, hip-hop & R&B every Wed. Jazz at 11 a.m., Latin music at 9 p.m. every first Fri.; Ol’ Skool every last Fri. DIVE BAR, 331 E. Bay St., 359-9090 Live music every weekend DOS GATOS, 123 E. Forsyth, 354-0666 DJ Synsonic spins every Tue. & Fri. DJ NickFresh every Sat. DJ Randall Karaoke every Mon. FIONN MacCOOL’S, Jacksonville Landing, 2 Independent Dr., Ste. 176, 374-1247 Braxton Adamson from 5-8 p.m., Spanky and the Band from 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Sept. 14. The Gootch from 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Sept. 15.

Live music every Fri. & Sat. THE JACKSONVILLE LANDING, 2 Independent Dr., 353-1188 5 X 7 Band from 6-10 p.m. Sept. 13. George Aspinall Band from 7 p.m.-1 a.m. Sept. 14. Renacer Borincano, Daryman “El Boss,” Eligio “El Nene” and Alexandra DLG from 10 a.m.-noon Sept. 15 MARK’S DOWNTOWN, 315 E. Bay St., 355-5099 DJ Roy Luis spins house: soulful, gospel, deep, acid, hip, Latin, tribal, Afrobeat and tech/electronic, disco and rarities from 9:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m. every Wed. DJ Vinn spins top 40 for ladies nite every Thur. DJ 007 spins ultra house & Top 40 dance every Fri. BayStreet mega party with DJ Shotgun every Sat. MAVERICKS, The Jacksonville Landing, 2 Independent Dr., 356-1110 Bobby Laredo spins every Thur. & Sat. DJs Bryan & Q45 spin every Fri. Country party every Sat. MIDTOWN DELI & CAFE, 100 N. Laura St., 350-2600 Fedora Blue at 8 p.m. every first & third Fri. NORTHSTAR THE PIZZA BAR, 119 E. Bay St., 860-5451 Open mic night from 8:30-11:30 p.m. every Wed. DJ SwitchGear every Thur. Karaoke every Fri. THE PEARL, 1101 N. Main St., 791-4499 DJs Tom P. & Ian S. spin ’80s & indie dance every Fri. DJ Ricky spins indie rock, hip-hop & electro every Sat. THE PHOENIX TAPROOM, 325 W. Forsyth St., 798-8222 Fresh Fest: Msmuzic Mixtape release party Sept. 15. Touche Amore Sept. 25

+SoLo, 107 E. Bay St. WAMPO Sept. 29 UNDERBELLY, 113 E. Bay St., 353-6067 Troubadour Thursdays with Fjord Explorer and Screamin’ Eagle every Thur.

ZODIAC GRILL, 120 W. Adams St., 354-8283 Live music every Fri. & Sat.

RUSH STREET/CHICAGO PIZZA & SPORTS GRILL, 406 Old Hard Rd., Ste. 106, 213-7779 A DJ spins at 10 p.m. every Wed., Fri. & Sat. WHITEY’S FISH CAMP, 2032 C.R. 220, 269-4198 Karaoke Sept. 12. DJ BG Sept. 13. X-Hale at 9:30 p.m. Sept.

14 & 15. Mango Fever at 5 p.m. Sept. 16. Deck music at 5 p.m. every Fri. & Sat.

FLEMING ISLAND

INTRACOASTAL WEST

MELLOW MUSHROOM, 1800 Town Center Blvd., 541-1999 DJ BG Sept. 14. Kurt Lanham Sept. 15. Live music every Fri. & Sat. MERCURY MOON, 2015 C.R. 220, 215-8999 DJ Ty spins for ladies’ nite every Thur. Live music every Fri. & Sat. Buck Smith Project every Mon. Blistur unplugged every Wed.

BREWSTER’S PUB, 14003 Beach Blvd., Ste. 3, 223-9850 Open mic every Wed. Karaoke with DJ Randal & live music every Thur., Fri. & Sat. A DJ spins every Mon. BRUCCI’S PIZZA, 13500 Beach Blvd., Ste. 36, 223-6913 Mike Shackelford at 6:30 p.m. every Sat. and Mon. CLIFF’S BAR & GRILL, 3033 Monument Rd., 645-5162 Band on the Run Sept. 12. Medicine Bowl Sept. 14. Pop Muzik Sept. 15.

Grimm White Steed Sept. 19. Karaoke every Thur. & Sun. Live music every Tue., Wed., Fri. & Sat. JERRY’S SPORTS GRILLE & STEAKHOUSE, 13170 Atlantic Blvd., Ste. 22, 220-6766 Karaoke Dude at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 12.

Live music every Fri. YOUR PLACE BAR & GRILL, 13245 Atlantic Blvd., 221-9994 Live music every weekend

JULINGTON CREEK, NW ST. JOHNS

Americana duo Miss Shevaughn & Yuma Wray lived out of their Honda Element for most of 2011, but they park it for a show at Sept. 20 at Underbelly.

Photo: Danita Frisby

SHANNON’S IRISH PUB, 111 Bartram Oaks Walk, 230-9670 Live music every Fri. & Sat. HURRICANE GRILL & WINGS, 12795 San Jose Blvd., Ste. 16, 260-8338 Sweet Scarlett at 7 p.m. Sept. 15.

MANDARIN AW SHUCKS OYSTER BAR & GRILL, 9743 Old St. Augustine Rd., 240-0368 Open mic with Diamond Dave from 7:30-11 p.m. every Wed. Live music from 7-11 p.m. every Sat. CHEERS BAR & GRILL, 11475 San Jose Blvd., 262-4337 Karaoke at 9:30 p.m. every Wed. HARMONIOUS MONKS, 10550 Old St. Augustine Rd., 880-3040 Jazz from 7-9 pm., Karaoke from 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Mon.-Thur.

Dennis Klee & the World’s Most Talented Waitstaff every Fri. & Sat. HOOTERS, 8938 San Jose Blvd., 636-9800 The Bush Doctors Sept. 14 RACK ’EM UP BILLIARDS, 4268 Oldfield Crossing, 262-4030 Open mic night with Randy Jagers from 9 p.m.-1 a.m. every Wed. Karaoke at 7 p.m. every Sun. SPECKLED HEN TAVERN & GRILLE, 9475 Philips Hwy., Ste. 16, 538-0811 Live music from 6-9 p.m. every Fri. SUNBURST STUDIOS, 12641 San Jose Blvd., 485-0946 Open mic with My Friendz Band at 8:30 p.m. every Mon. Karaoke at 8:30 p.m. DJ Tom Turner every Tue.

ORANGE PARK, MIDDLEBURG BLACK HORSE WINERY, 420 Kingsley Ave., 644-8480 Live music from 6-9 p.m. every Fri., from 2-6 p.m. every Sat. CHEERS BAR & GRILL, 1580 Wells Rd., 269-4855 Karaoke at 9:30 p.m. every Wed. & Sat. CRACKERS LOUNGE, 1282 Blanding Blvd., 272-4620 Karaoke every Fri. & Sat. THE HILLTOP, 2030 Wells Rd., 272-5959 John Michael every Wed.-Sat. PARK AVENUE BILLIARDS, 714 Park Ave., 215-1557 Random Act from 7:30-11:30 p.m. every Mon. Bike Nite PREVATT’S SPORTS BAR & GRILL, 2620 Blanding Blvd., Middleburg, 282-1564 kLoB at 10 p.m. Sept. 21

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THE MURRAY HILL THEATRE, 932 Edgewood Ave., 388-7807 Sosaveme, State of Mind, The Final Goodbye, Colton and Lauren Slyman Sept. 14. There For Tomorrow, Set It Off, Divided By Friday, Coming This Fall, Palm Trees & Power Lines and Nobody On Land Sept. 15. Peter Furler Sept. 22 YESTERDAYS SOCIAL CLUB, 3638 Park St., 387-0502 Open mic for ladies nite at 8 p.m. every Thur. Rotating DJs spin for Pro Bono electronic music party from 7 p.m.-2 a.m. every Sun.

ST. AUGUSTINE, ST. AUGUSTINE BEACH

Imagination Movers, the alt-rockers for the preschool set, perform their catchy tunes with parents in mind as well Sept. 21 at The Florida Theatre. Photo: Adams Photography

THE ROADHOUSE, 231 Blanding Blvd., 264-0611 Live music every Thur.-Sat. DJ Jason spins every Tue. DJ Israel spins every Wed.

PALATKA DOWNTOWN BLUES BAR & GRILLE, 714 St. Johns Ave., (386) 325-5454 Garage Band Sept. 14. David Gerald at 8 p.m. Sept. 15.

Local talent every Wed. Live music every Thur. Country music showcase every Fri. Blues jam every Sun.

INTUITION ALE WORKS, 720 King St., 683-7720 Rickolous from 7:30-9:30 p.m. Sept. 11. Canary in the Coalmine Sept. 18. Live music every Taproom Tuesday KICKBACKS, 910 King St., 388-9551 Ray & Taylor at 9:30 p.m. every Thur. Robby Shenk every Sun. METRO/RAINBOW ROOM PIANO BAR, 859 Willowbranch Ave., 388-8719 Karaoke Rob spins from 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Sun.-Wed. DJ Zeke Smith spins at 10 p.m. every Platinum Fri. DJ Michael Murphy spins at 10 p.m. every Spectacular Sat.

A1A ALE WORKS, 1 King St., 829-2977 The Committee Sept. 14 & 15 AMICI ITALIAN RESTAURANT, 1915 A1A S., 461-0102 Piano bar with Kenyon Dye from 5-9:30 p.m. every Sun. ANN O’MALLEY’S, 23 Orange St., 825-4040 Open mic with Smokin’ Joe Sept. 11. Go Get Gone at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 12. Skutter the Bruce at 8:30 p.m. Sept. 15. Colton McKenna at 2 p.m. Sept. 16 BARLEY REPUBLIC IRISH PUBLIC HOUSE, 48 Spanish St., 547-2023 Live music Fri. & Sat. THE BRITISH PUB, 213 Anastasia Blvd., 810-5111 Karaoke with Jimmy Jamez at 9 p.m. Sept. 14 CELLAR UPSTAIRS, San Sebastian Winery, 157 King St., 826-1594 Chuck Nash from 7-11 p.m. Sept. 14. Gary Campbell from 2-5 p.m., Flashback from 7-11 p.m. Sept. 15. Vinny Jacobs at 2 p.m. Sept. 16 CRUISERS GRILL, 3 St. George St., 824-6993 Live music every Fri. & Sat. Chelsea Saddler every Sun. FLORIDA CRACKER CAFE, 81 St. George St., 829-0397 Lonesome Bert & the Skinny Lizard at 5:30 p.m. every Wed. Ty Cowell at 5:30 p.m. every Sun. HARRY’S, 46 Avenida Menendez, 824-7765 Live music every Fri. JACK’S BARBECUE, 691 A1A Beach Blvd., 460-8100 Jim Essery at 4 p.m. every Sat. Live music every Thur.-Sat. MARDI GRAS SPORTS BAR, 123 San Marco Ave., 823-8806 Open jam nite with house band at 8 p.m. every Wed. Battle of the DJs with Josh Frazetta & Mardi Gras Mike every last Sun. of the month MEEHAN’S IRISH PUB, 20 Avenida Menendez, 810-1923 Live music every Fri. & Sat. MI CASA CAFE, 69 St. George St., 824-9317 Chelsea Saddler from noon-4 p.m. every Mon., Tue. & Thur.

Elizabeth Roth at 11 a.m. every Sun. MILL TOP TAVERN & LISTENING ROOM, 19 1/2 St. George St., 829-2329 Don Oja-Dunaway at 1 p.m., Alan Dalton at 9 p.m. Sept. 14.

Don Oja-Dunaway at 1 p.m., Two Thirds Band at 9 p.m. Sept.

PONTE VEDRA, PALM VALLEY ISLAND GIRL CIGAR BAR, 820 A1A N., Ste. E-18, 834-2492 Jennifer Coscia Sept. 12. Doug Macrae Sept. 13. Michael Munn Sept. 14. Matt Collins Sept. 15. Live music every Wed.-Sat. LULU’S WATERFRONT GRILLE, 301 N. Roscoe Blvd., 285-0139 Billy Bowers from 7-10 p.m. Sept. 14.

The Monster Fool at 6 p.m. Sept. 15. Mike Shackelford & Rick Johnson from 7-10 p.m. every Fri. Tony Novelly from 6-10 p.m. every Mon. PUSSER’S CARIBBEAN GRILLE, 816 A1A N., Ste. 100, 280-7766 SoundStage on the upper deck every Sun. Live music every Thur.-Sun. URBAN FLATS, 330 A1A N., Ste. 208, 280-5515 Road Less Traveled Sept. 13. Darren Corlew every Tue. Soulo & Deron Baker every Wed.

RIVERSIDE, WESTSIDE FLA RIDERS MOTORCYCLE CLUB, 243 S. Edgewood Ave. DJ DreOne spins every Wed. for open mic nite HJ’S BAR & GRILL, 8540 Argyle Forest Blvd., 317-2783 Karaoke with DJ Ron at 8:30 p.m. every Tue. & DJ Richie at every Fri. Live music every Sat. Open mic at 8 p.m. every Wed.

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The Destin-based band Heritage Band mixes reggae/pop, funk and soul at Sept. 20 at Sliders Seaside Grill.

ISLAND GIRL CIGAR BAR, 7860 Gate Pkwy., Ste. 115, 854-6060 Aaron Koerner Sept. 12. Domenic Patruno Sept. 13. The Fabulous Baker Boys Sept. 14. Evan Paluszynski Sept. 15. Live music at 8 p.m. every Wed.-Sat. MELLOW MUSHROOM, 9734 Deer Lake Court, Ste. 1, 997-1955 Kurt Lanham Sept. 12. Charlie Walker Sept. 13. Dave Hendershott Sept. 14. Wes Cobb Sept. 15. Open mic every Sun. SEVEN BRIDGES GRILLE & BREWERY, 9735 Gate Pkwy. N., 997-1999 Chuck Nash every Thur. Live music at 10 p.m. every Fri. & Sat. WHISKY RIVER, 4850 Big Island Drive, 645-5571 Colt Ford at 7 p.m. Sept. 26. A DJ spins every Fri. & Sat. WILD WING CAFE, 4555 Southside Blvd., 998-9464 Shotgun Redd at 9 p.m. Sept. 14. Live music every Fri. & Sat. Karaoke every Wed.

SAN MARCO, SOUTHBANK ENDO EXO, 1224 Kings Ave., 396-7733 DJ J-Money spins jazz, soul, R&B, house every Fri. DJ Manus spins top 40 & dance every Sat. Open mic with King Ron & T-Roy every Mon. EUROPEAN STREET CAFE, 1704 San Marco Blvd., 399-1740 The Barry Greene Trio at 8 p.m. Sept. 13. Jazz every second Tue. HAVANA-JAX CUBA LIBRE BAR LOUNGE, 2578 Atlantic Blvd., 399-0609 MVP Band from 6-9 p.m., DJs No Fame & Dr. Doom every Wed. Jazz every Thur. American Top 40 every Fri. Salsa every Sat. JACK RABBITS, 1528 Hendricks Ave., 398-7496 Man On Earth Sept. 12. Faun Fables, Pilotwave and Jacob Hudson Sept. 13. Hunter Valentine and Get Out Driver Sept.

14. Guttermouth, The New Threat and Shattermat Sept. 17.

Supersuckers, Whiskey Dogs and Darkhorse Saloon Sept. 18.

Big Ticket Battle 2012: Sons Not Beggars Sept. 19 MATTHEW’S, 2107 Hendricks Ave., 396-9922 Patrick Evan & Bert Mingea or Mark O’Quinn every Thur.

PIZZA PALACE, 1959 San Marco Blvd., 399-8815 Jennifer Chase at 7:30 p.m. every Sat. SQUARE ONE, 1974 San Marco Blvd., 306-9004 Soul on the Square with MVP Band & Special Formula at 8 p.m.; DJ Dr. Doom at 10:30 p.m. every Mon. DJs Wes Reed & Josh Kemp spin underground dance at 9 p.m. every Wed. DJ Hal spins for Karaoke at 9 p.m. every Thur. Mitch Kuhman & Friends of Blake at 6 p.m. every other Fri. DJs Rogue and Mickey Shadow spin every Factory Sat.

SOUTHSIDE

Don’t drink, don’t smoke – but do go see new wave legend Adam Ant perform Sept. 25 at Freebird Live.

Photo: Hannah Domogala 15. John Winters at 1 p.m. Sept. 16. David Dowling at 1 p.m., John Dickie at 5:30, Vinny Jacobs at 9 p.m. every Tue. Don Oja-Dunaway at 1 p.m., Aaron Esposito at 5:30, Todd & Molly Jones at 9 p.m. every Wed. Don Oja-Dunaway at 1 p.m., David Dowling at 5:30, Colton McKenna at 9 p.m. every Thur. Don OjaDunaway at 1 p.m., Katherine Archer at 5:30, Aaron Esposito at 9 p.m. every Mon. SCARLETT O’HARA’S, 70 Hypolita St., 824-6535 Billy Bowers from noon-4 p.m. Sept. 15. Lil Blaze & DJ Alex are in for Karaoke every Mon. SPY GLOBAL CUISINE & LOUNGE, 21 Hypolita St., 819-5637 Live music every Fri.-Sun. TAPS BAR & GRILL, 2220 C.R. 210 W., 819-1554 Wes Cobb from 9:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Sept. 15. Live music every Fri. & Sat. THE TASTING ROOM, 25 Cuna St., 810-2400 Bossa nova with Monica da Silva & Chad Alger from 5-8 p.m. every Sun. TRADEWINDS, 124 Charlotte St., 829-9336 Those Guys at 9 p.m. Sept. 14 & 15 and Oct. 12 & 13. Mark Hart every Mon.-Wed. Open mic every Thur. Mark Hart & Jim Carrick every Fri. Elizabeth Roth at 1 p.m., Mark Hart at 5 p.m. every Sat. Keith Godwin at 1 p.m., Wade at 5 p.m. every Sun. Matanzas at 9 p.m. Sun.-Thur.

ST. JOHNS TOWN CENTER AROMAS CIGARS & WINE BAR, 4372 Southside Blvd., Ste. 101, 928-0515 Live jazz from 8-11 p.m. every Tue. Beer house rock every Wed. Live music every Thur. Will Hurley every Fri. Bill Rice at 9 p.m. every Sat. BAHAMA BREEZE, 10205 River Coast Dr., 646-1031 Clarence Wears every Tue. Selwyn Toby every Wed. Barry O at 4 p.m., Laree App at 7:30 p.m. every Thur. Laree App at 4 p.m., Selwyn Toby at 8 p.m. every Fri. Barry O at 4 p.m., Laree App at 8 p.m. every Sat. Selwyn Toby at 4 p.m., Laree App at 7:30 p.m. every Sun. Clarence Wears at 4 p.m., Selwyn Toby at 7:30 p.m. every Mon. Caribbean music on the patio nightly BLACKFINN AMERICAN GRILLE, 4840 Big Island Dr., 345-3466 Live music from 5-7 p.m. every Wed., 9 p.m.-mid. every Thur.-Sat. JOHNNY ANGELS, 3546 St. Johns Bluff Rd. S., Ste. 120, 997-9850 Harry & Sally from 7-9 p.m. every Wed. Karaoke 7-10 p.m. every Sat. with Gimme the Mike DJs

BOMBA’S, 8560 Beach Blvd., 997-2291 Open mic with The Foxes from 7-11 p.m. every Tue. & with George every Thur. Live music every Fri. CORNER BISTRO & Wine Bar, 9823 Tapestry Park Cir., Ste. 1, 619-1931 Matt “Pianoman” Hall every Fri. & Sat. DAVE & BUSTER’S, 7025 Salisbury Rd. S., 296-1525 A DJ spins every Fri. EUROPEAN STREET CAFE, 5500 Beach Blvd., 399-1740 Little Jake & The Soul Searchers at 8 p.m. Sept. 15.

LATITUDE 30, 10370 Philips Hwy., 365-5555 Dueling Pianos That Rock at 9 p.m. and mid. Sept. 13, 14 & 15.

Howl at the Moon at 9 p.m., DJ Prof Jeff at 11:30 p.m. Sept.

13. Howl at the Moon at 9 p.m., DJ Stuntz at 11:30 p.m. Sept.

14 & 15

SPRINGFIELD, NORTHSIDE BLUE DINER CAFE, 5868 Norwood Ave., 766-7774 Jazz from 7-9 p.m. every first Thur.

BOOTS-N-BOTTLES, 12405 N. Main St., 647-7798 Karaoke every Tue., Thur. & Sun. Open mic every Wed. DAMES POINT MARINA, 4542 Irving Road, 751-3043 Backwoods Boys at 7 p.m. Sept. 14. Spektra at 7 p.m. Sept. 15.

Open mic every Wed. DJ Steve spins every Thur. for ladies night FLIGHT 747 LOUNGE, 1500 Airport Rd., 741-4073 Live music every Fri. & Sat. ’70s every Tue. SKYLINE SPORTSBAR, 5611 Norwood Ave., 517-6973 Bigga Rankin & Cool Running DJs every Tue. & 1st Sun. Fusion Band & DJ every Thur. DJ Scar spins every Sun. THREE LAYERS CAFE, 1602 Walnut St., 355-9791 Open mic with Al Poindexter at 7 p.m. Sept. 13. Ouija Brothers at 8 p.m. Sept. 15 3 LIONS SPORTS PUB & GRILL, 2467 Faye Rd., 647-8625 Open mic every Thur. Woodie & Wyatt C. every Fri. Live music every Sat. To get listed, send band name, show time, date, venue location, street address, city, admission price and a contact number to print to David Johnson, 9456 Philips Hwy., Ste. 11, Jacksonville FL 32256 or email events@folioweekly.com. Our deadline is 4 p.m. every Tuesday.

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Within 15 years, the world reverts to the dark ages, where militias and warlords are the new government, and families are forced to sit by candlelight at night, re-enacting old episodes of “Keeping Up with the Kardashians.” (That’s what I’d do, anyway.) However, in “Revolution,” things are much busier for a young teen whose dad is murdered, who then sets off on a quest to rescue her kidnapped brother, as well as locate her uncle who (gasp!) may have something to do with the worldwide blackout! As you can see, there are pros and cons to this postapocalyptic arrangement: Pro: She gets to carry and shoot a crossbow, and be favorably compared to the girl in “The Hunger Games.”

Con: EWW! Sometimes people shoot muskets. Even George Washington was embarrassed by muskets.

Pro: She’s generally happier due to a healthier lifestyle and diet.

Con: No Totino Pizza Rolls!

Pro: Even with no TV, there’s still lots of excitement, like running from danger, kissing hunky boys and sword-fighting.

Cons: She’s disappointed her life is a little too similar to other apocalyptic TV shows like “Terra Nova” or “The Walking Dead” — but without the zombies or dinosaurs!

While the pilot for “Revolution” seriously teeters into “mehhh” territory, there’s strong potential for some heavy-duty sci-fi fun, especially when they demonstrate the nuts and bolts of survival in a post-apocalyptic world. My main gripe? Why wasn’t I asked to

be an expert consultant for this show?? When it comes to awesome survival skillz, I am the BOMB-diggy-diggy. Want examples?

Example No. 1! Make your own homemade Totino Pizza Rolls by inserting cheese-in-a-can in a cylinder of dough. Then heat and serve. Example No. 2! While killing village warlords with a crossbow or sword is enjoyable, I prefer a highly trained squadron of murdering bears. Pro tip: Wear chainmail, and always carry fish. Example No. 3! A crude but effective sander can be fashioned by attaching a hive of angry bees to actual sandpaper. HA! Electricity-schmecknicity.

WHO NEEDS IT?!

TUESDAY, SEPT. 11 9:00 NBC GO ON Chandler Bing stars in this new (and kind of funny) sitcom about a loose cannon sportscaster.

9:30 NBC THE NEW NORMAL Debut! A gay couple chooses a single mom to carry their child.

WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 12 10:00 NBC GUYS WITH KIDS Debut! A new sitcom about three 30-something guys desperately trying not to screw up their children.

10:00 TLC HERE COMES HONEY BOO BOO Honey Boo Boo learns how to cook spaghetti – which will put you off Italian food for all eternity.

THURSDAY, SEPT. 13 8:00 NBC AMERICA’S GOT TALENT Season finale! With special guest Justin Bieber – who’s from CANADA, by the way.

9:00 FOX GLEE Season premiere! Rachel’s gone! YAYYYYY! Now they’re going to lose every competition.

Booooooo.

FRIDAY, SEPT. 14 8:00 CW AMERICA’S NEXT TOP MODEL The girls are directed by Tyler Perry – which means they have to dress like a 60-year-old black woman.

SATURDAY, SEPT. 15 10:00 CMT REDNECK REHAB Debut! Former rednecks are confronted and persuaded to return to their hillbilly roots.

Why? WHY? 11:30 NBC SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE Season premiere! Musical guest: the awesome Frank Ocean. Host: the abysmal Seth MacFarlane.

SUNDAY, SEPT. 16 9:00 HBO BOARDWALK EMPIRE Season premiere! It’s New Year’s Eve 1922, a time when everyone should resolve not to be killed by Al Capone.

9:00 E! KEEPING UP WITH THE KARDASHIANS Season finale! Kourtney’s baby is born … and what’s that odd “666” on its forehead?

MONDAY, SEPT. 17 9:00 FOX THE MOB DOCTOR Debut! A doctor joins the mob to pay off her brother’s gambling debts. It’s gonna get awwwwkward!

10:00 NBC REVOLUTION Debut! Man, I love using this Twitter thing, and …

HEY! Who turned out the lights?!

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EVENTS

TRANSFORMATIONS 2012 The 14th annual “Transformations: The Way Home,” a tribute to those transitioning from homelessness, is held 5:30-9 p.m. Sept. 18 at Hyatt Regency Riverfront, 225 East Coast Line Drive, Jacksonville. Live music and a silent auction are featured. Tickets start at $50, and proceeds benefit the Sulzbacher Center for the Homeless. 394-8084. sulzbachercenter.org DAY OF REMEMBRANCE & SERVICE The Woman of Color Foundation nonprofit hosts this commemoration honoring those who died on Sept. 11, 2001 and those who serve the community, from 9-11 a.m. Sept. 11 at EverBank Field, One EverBank Place, Jacksonville. A pancake breakfast is served for all veterans, police, fire, rescue and service personnel and their families.

JACKSONVILLE TATTOO CONVENTION The eighth annual convention is held Sept. 14, 15 and 16 at Wyndham Riverwalk Hotel, 1515 Prudential Drive, Downtown. Tickets are $15 each day; $35 for a three-day pass. Artists, vendors, live entertainment, seminars, exhibits, contests and activities are featured. conventionpros.com MUSIC BY THE SEA The free concert series continues with Roland Fleming from 7-9 p.m. Sept. 12 at the Pier & Pavilion, 350 A1A Beach Blvd., St. Augustine Beach. Each week, an area restaurant offers its fare; this week it’s Ripe Bistro. 3478007. thecivicassociation.org COSMIC CONCERTS Laser shows are Laseropolis at 7 p.m., The Beatles at 8 p.m., Laser Vinyl at 9 p.m. and Led Zeppelin at 10 p.m. Sept. 14 in Bryan-Gooding Planetarium, Museum of Science & History, 1025 Museum Circle, Downtown. Online tickets are $5. 396-7062. moshplanetarium.org JACKSONVILLE FARMERS MARKET Northeast Florida’s largest farmers’ market is also its oldest. Nearly 200 year-round vendors and farmers offer everything from live chickens and homemade honey to lemongrass and locally grown blueberries. There’s a restaurant, Andy’s Farmers Market Grill, onsite. Navigable aisles, indoor and outdoor stalls, parking; open dawn to dusk, daily, year-round. 1810 W. Beaver St., Jacksonville. 354-2821. jaxfarmersmarket.com AMELIA FARMERS MARKET The new market is held from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. every Sat. at the Shops of Omni Amelia Island Plantation, 6800 First Coast Highway, Amelia Island.

Award-winning farmers, food artisans and plant growers offer produce, organic products, baked goods, tropical and landscaping plants and flowers. 491-4872. ameliafarmersmarket.com FARMERS MARKET OF SAN MARCO Fresh local and regional produce, homemade chai tea and San Marco local honey are offered from 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m. every Sat. at 1620 Naldo Ave., near the corner of LaSalle Street and Hendricks Avenue, in Swaims United Methodist Church parking lot. 607-9935.

ST. JOHNS RIVER FARMERS MARKET The new community market is open from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. every Sat. at Alpine Groves Park, 2060 S.R. 13, Switzerland. Local produce, arts & crafts are featured. facebook.com/st.johnsriverfamersmarket

POLITICS, BUSINESS & ACTIVISM

OCCUPY JACKSONVILLE This nonprofit organization that fights for economic and social justice gathers at 4 p.m. Sept.

15 at Murray Hill Branch Library, 918 Edgewood Ave. S., Murray Hill. 955-8100.

AGENT ORANGE TOWN HALL MEETING Vietnam Veterans of America, Florida State Council, Duval County Chapter 1046 and Clay County Chapter 1059 hold this panel discussion at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 18 at Morocco Shrine Center, 3800 St. Johns Bluff Rd. S., Southside. 642-5200.

FREETHOUGHT SOCIETY The group meets at 6:30 p.m.

Sept. 17 at Unitarian Universalist Church, 7405 Arlington Expressway, Arlington. Dr. David Simon, Postdoctoral Fellow, Institute of Public and International Policy, University of North Florida, discusses “What’s Really at Stake in the 2012 Election? It’s Not What You Think.” 419-8826. firstcoastfreethoughtsociety.org SOUTHSIDE BUSINESS MEN’S CLUB Dawn Lockhart, Family Foundation, is the featured speaker at 11:30 a.m. Sept. 12 at San Jose Country Club, 7529 San Jose Blvd., Mandarin.

Admission is $20. 396-5559.

JACKSONVILLE JOURNEY The oversight committee of this crime-fighting initiative meets at 4 p.m. Sept. 20 in Eighth Floor Conference Room 851, Ed Ball Building, 214 N. Hogan St., Downtown. 630-7306.

BOOKS & WRITING

BOOK CLUB NIGHT Random House reps are on hand to present ideas for book club selections at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 19 at The BookMark, 200 First St., Neptune Beach. Wine and prizes are featured. 241-9026.

CLAY COUNTY LITERACY Clay County Literacy Coalition

celebrates literacy with its second annual Tutor & Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Sept. 13 at Orange Park High School Adult Education Center, 2306 Kingsley Ave., Bldg. 22, Orange Park. For reservations, call 272-5988.

FLORIDA HERITAGE BOOK FESTIVAL The fifth annual festival, featuring writers conferences, authors, book signings, discussions, live and silent auctions, workshops and exhibits, is held Sept. 13, 14 and 15 at various venues in St. Augustine. fhbookfest.com LIBRARY CARD SIGNUP September is Library Card Signup Month at all St. Johns County Public Libraries. A bonus for having a library card: discounts at local businesses. During September, these St. Augustine businesses offer discounts when you present your St. Johns County Library card: Great Wraps, 1835 U.S. 1, Ste. 115, 827-1670; Marble Slab Creamery, 1053 A1A Beach Blvd., 461-3536; Anastasia Mini-Golf, 701 Anastasia Blvd., 825-0101; Dragon Café, 3915 A1A S., Ste. 101, 461-9488; Mission of Nombre De Dios, 27 Ocean Ave., 824-2809; Adventure Landing, 2780 S.R. 16, 827-9400; Buy the Book, 4255 U.S. 1 S., Ste. 3, 797-3388.

Check out sjcpls.org for activities at each library location during September.

FICTION WRITERS WORKSHOP The Bard Society holds this workshop 7-9:30 p.m. every Wed. at 1358 Tiber Ave., St. Nicholas. Those willing to share their insight into the craft of fiction are welcome. Egos are checked at the door. 250-6045.

CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP The Callahan Creative Writing Workshop is held at 6:15 p.m. every Tue. at Nassau County Library branch, 450077 S.R. 200, Ste. 15, Callahan.

Nancy Lee Bethea is group moderator. 403-4360.

BOOK GROUP The reading group gathers at 7 p.m. every second Tue. of the month at Books Plus, 107 Centre St., Fernandina Beach. 261-0303.

COMEDY

EMO PHILLIPS All Stars appear at 8 p.m. Sept. 11 and 12.

Tickets are $6 and $8. Squeaky-voiced Emo Phillips appears at 8 p.m. Sept. 13 and 14 and at 8 and 10 p.m. Sept. 15 at The Comedy Zone, 3130 Hartley Road, Ramada Inn, Mandarin.

Tickets are $10, $12 and $14. 292-4242.

NEPHEW TOMMY & FRIENDS Actor, comedian and entrepreneur Thomas “Nephew Tommy” Miles appears 7:30 p.m. Sept. 14 at The Florida Theatre, 128 E. Forsyth St., Downtown. Tickets range from $29.25-$49.25. 355-2787.

JACKIE KNIGHT’S COMEDY CLUB Danny Johnson and Jen Hellman appear at 8:30 p.m. Sept. 14 and 15 at 3009 N. Ponce de Leon Blvd., St. Augustine. Tickets are $8 and $12.

461-8843.

PEDRO LIMA Sarcastic comic Lima appears at 8 p.m. Sept.

14 and 15 at Latitude 30, 10370 Philips Highway, Southside.

365-5555.

THREE LAYERS COFFEEHOUSE Brian Foley hosts various comedians 7-8 p.m. every Sun. at Three Layers Coffeehouse, 1602 Walnut St., Springfield. 355-9791.

SQUARE ONE STANDUP Moses West and Herman Nazworth host standup and spoken word at 9 p.m. every Tue. at Square One, 1974 San Marco Blvd., San Marco. 306-9004.

UPCOMING EVENTS

IMAGINATION MOVERS Sept. 21, The Florida Theatre 24TH ANNUAL GEM & MINERAL SHOW & SALE Sept. 21-23, Morocco Shrine Auditorium FOLIO WEEKLY’S BITE CLUB Sept. 25, Bold Bean Coffee, Riverside THE PRICE IS RIGHT LIVE Sept. 25, T-U Center SESAME STREET LIVE: ELMO MAKES MUSIC Sept. 29, T-U Center Moran Theater JAGUARS VS. BENGALS Sept. 30, EverBank Field FLORIDA FORUM WITH WALTER ISAACSON Oct. 2, T-U Center KEVIN HART LET ME EXPLAIN TOUR Oct. 12, T-U Center DOGTOBERFEST Oct. 13, Metropolitan Park JOHN HIATT & THE COMBO Oct. 19, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall FOLIO WEEKLY’S 4TH ANNUAL OKTOBERFEST Oct. 20, St. Augustine Amphitheatre

NATURE, SPORTS & OUTDOORS

JACKSONVILLE BULLIES LACROSSE The inaugural home game of this new local lacrosse league team against the Charlotte Copperheads is at 7 p.m. Sept. 15 at Veterans Memorial Arena, 300 Randolph Blvd., Downtown. Individual game tickets start at $10. 425-8905. jaxbullies.com INTERNATIONAL COASTAL CLEANUP The GTM Research Reserve holds an International Coastal Cleanup 8-11 a.m.

Sept. 15 at the Reserve’s Environmental Education Center, 505 Guana River Road, Ponte Vedra, and at Marineland office, 9741 Ocean Shore Blvd., Marineland. 823-4500. The cleanup is also held 8-11 a.m. Sept. 15 at Anastasia State Park,

Quarterback Blaine Gabbert showed improvement in the Jaguars’ 26-23 overtime loss Sept. 9 at the Vikings. Now, the Jags seek their first victory of the season against the Houston Texans Sept. 16 at EverBank Field. Photo: Jaguars Media Relations 1340A A1A S., St. Augustine. 461-2033.

PADDLING TOUR Northeast Florida Land Trust offers a paddling tour 9-11:30 a.m. Sept. 15 starting at Goelz Preserve. Bring your own kayak or rent equipment for $40 from First Coast Outfitters, 502-7733. Free with your own equipment. 285-7020.

FIGHT NIGHT IN DUVAL PRO BOXING World-class professional boxing is offered at 8 p.m. Sept. 15 at Brewster’s MegaPlex, 845 University Blvd., Arlington. Combatants include Marcus Upshaw, Nate Campbell and Curtis Harper, all nationally ranked fighters. Tickets at TicketMaster.com and fightnightinduval.com JAGUARS VS. TEXANS The Jacksonville Jaguars take on the Houston Texans at 1 p.m. Sept. 16 at EverBank Field, One EverBank Place, Jacksonville. Single-game tickets for home games start at $45. 633-2000. jaguars.com GUIDED BEACH WALK GTM Research Reserve hosts a beach walk 8:30-10:30 a.m. Sept. 15 at the Guana South Beach location, off A1A, South Ponte Vedra beach, toward St. Augustine. There is a $3 per vehicle parking fee. 823-4500.

TALBOT ISLANDS STATE PARK The gopher tortoise is discussed at 2 p.m. Sept. 15 at Ribault Club, Fort George Island Cultural State Park, 11241 Fort George Road. Admission is free. 251-2320. floridastateparks.org/littletalbotisland

KIDS

PERFORMERS ACADEMY Fall classes include Recording Made Easy (14 and older), Acting for Tots, Young Performers Theatre, Fundamentals of Acting for Teens, Acting Without Agony with Dwight Cenac, as well as workshops and drop-in courses. 3674 Beach Blvd., Jacksonville. 322-7672.

STORYTIME A Children’s Storytime is held at 10:30 a.m. every Wed. at Barnes & Noble, 11112 San Jose Blvd., Ste. 8, Mandarin, featuring stories and songs. 886-9904.

KAYAK LESSONS Black Creek Outfitters offers kayak sessions throughout the summer. Classes are primarily for beginners, and kayakers must know how to swim. 645-7003.

T. REX EXHIBIT AT MOSH The traveling exhibit, A T. Rex Named Sue from Chicago’s Field Museum, is open at Museum of Science & History, 1025 Museum Circle, Downtown. It features a cast skeleton of the largest, most complete and best-preserved Tyrannosaurus rex ever discovered: 42 feet long and 12 feet tall. 396-6674. themosh.org

COMMUNITY INTEREST

LADIES NIGHT OUT The Jacksonville-based event planner Jax Couture Events holds a Ladies Night Out 7-10 p.m. Sept.

15 at 4120 St. Johns Ave., Riverside. Food, adult beverages and gift bags are provided and music and games are featured. Proceeds benefit the Angels for Allison organization, which provides financial assistance to those with expenses associated with the death of a child. The organization helps First Coast families who have been referred to them

by Wolfson Children’s Hospital and Duval County School’s Department of Psychologists. Catering by Pele’s Wood Fire and sponsored by Taco Lu, Natural Body Day Spa and Angels for Allison. 322-0809. angelsforallison.org, jaxcoutureevents.com FRIES WITH THAT WINE? The Discovery Circle holds this fundraiser 6-8 p.m. Sept. 13 at The Garden Club, 1005 Riverside Ave., Jacksonville. Tickets are $25. Proceeds benefit Ronald McDonald House Charities of Jacksonville. 807-4669. jax365.com/fries-with-that-wine JACKSON TEMPLE BENEFIT SHOW Performers include Chris Gay, Bob Lauver, Jeff Zenisek, Mike Houser and Nick Harvey at 7 p.m. Sept. 12 at Moose Lodge, 10 N. Eighth St., Jax Beach. Tickets are $15. Proceeds benefit the family of the prematurely born Jackson Temple. Food and a raffle are featured. http://fnd.us/c/cLRza CANDLELIGHT VIGIL American Foundation for Suicide Prevention holds this vigil at 6 p.m. Sept. 14 at Latham Plaza, Jacksonville Beach. Dove Hagan performs. Bring blankets or chairs. 894-4351.

MASH BASH: SEASON TWO The fundraiser is held 6-10 p.m.

Sept. 15 at the Shrine Club, 250 Brainard Dr., St. Augustine.

Midlife Crisis performs. A USO-style performance and a M*A*S*H* character look-alike contest are featured. Tickets are $55. Proceeds benefit Flagler Health Care Foundation’s Employee Emergency Fund and the Benevolent Care Fund at Flagler Hospital. 819-4690. FlaglerHealthCareFoundation.org CASINO NIGHT New Leaf Foundation’s second annual Casino Night is held at 6 p.m. Sept. 15 at University of North Florida’s Ballroom, 1 UNF Drive, Jacksonville. Roulette, blackjack and other games, along with hors d’oeuvres, raffles and prizes are featured. Proceeds benefit New Leaf Foundation’s scholarships to children with special needs whose families have demonstrated an economic need. Tickets are $45. newleaffoundation.org BEN BURNS RUNWAY RALLY This run/walk fundraiser, to help support local children and animals, is at 8 a.m. Sept.

15 at Fernandina Beach Airport, 700 Airport Rd., Fernandina Beach. Proceeds benefit Nassau Humane Society and the Boys & Girls Clubs of Nassau County. nassauhumanesociety. com/Events/benbyrns.html BOSELLI MUD RUN The 5K and Kids Run are held 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Sept. 15 at the Equestrian Center, 13611 Normandy Blvd., Jacksonville. Registration for the 5K is $40; Kids Mud Run is $20. Proceeds benefit The Boselli Foundation’s programs. bosellimudrun.com

CLASSES & GROUPS

AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY The Heart of Jacksonville African Violet Society gathers at 1:30 p.m. Sept. 16 for Violets 101 at The Garden Club, 1005 Riverside Ave., Riverside. Free parking, free first visit. Annual membership is $15. 726-8775.

LEARN TO MEDITATE A meditation course is held 10 a.m.noon and 1-3 p.m. Sept. 15 at Maitreya Kadampa Buddhist Center, 85 Sailfish Dr, Atlantic Beach. Donation for the day, which includes vegetarian lunch, or $15 for each part.

222-8531. MeditationInJacksonville.org FREE YOGA ON THE RIVER Karen Roumillat, RYT, teaches free gentle yoga at 9 a.m. on the fourth Sun. of the month on the boardwalk, weather permitting, at Walter Jones Historical Park, 11964 Mandarin Road, Mandarin. Bring a mat. 287-0452.

MARINE VETERANS GROUP The Oldest City Detachment 383 gathers at 7 p.m. the first Tue. of each month at Elks Lodge 829, 1420 A1A S., St. Augustine. The organization supports Toys For Tots, Canes for Veterans and other community programs. 461-0139. mclfl383.org VIETNAM VETERANS OF AMERICA The Duval County Chapter No. 1046 gathers at 7 p.m. the first Wed. of every month at the Elks Lodge, 1855 West Road, Southside. 419-8821.

NAMI SUPPORT GROUP National Alliance on Mental Illness meets 7-8:30 p.m. every first and third Thur. each month at Ortega United Methodist Church, 4807 Roosevelt Blvd., Westside. Admission is free. 389-5556. ortegaumc.org NICOTINE ANONYMOUS (NIC-A) Want to quit smoking or using other forms of nicotine? Nic-A is free, and you don’t have to quit to attend the meetings, held 6:30 p.m. every Wed. at Trinity Lutheran Church, 1415 S. McDuff Ave., Westside.

404-6044. nicotineanonymous.org Q-GROUP ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS This free, open discussion is held 5:30 p.m. Mon.-Fri. at Quality Life Center, 11265 Alumni Way, Southside. alcoholicanonymous.org NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS Do you have a drug problem?

Maybe they can help. 358-6262, 723-5683. serenitycoastna. org, firstcoastna.org NAR-A-NON This group meets 8 p.m. every Tue. and Thur. at 4172 Shirley Ave., Avondale. 945-7168.

DEPRESSION AND BIPOLAR SUPPORT ALLIANCE The group meets 6-7:30 p.m. every Tue. at Baptist Medical Center, 800 Prudential Drive, Downtown. 322-4040.

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DINING GUIDE KEY

Average Entrée Cost: $ = Less than $8 $$ = $8-$14 $$$ = $15-$22 $$$$ = $23 & up BW=Beer, Wine FB=Full Bar CM=Children’s Menu TO=Take Out B=Breakfast Br=Brunch L=Lunch D=Dinner

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AMELIA ISLAND, FERNANDINA BEACH, YULEE

(In Fernandina Beach unless otherwise noted.)

BRETT’S WATERWAY CAFÉ F At the foot of Centre Street, the upscale restaurant overlooks Harbor Marina. Daily specials, fresh Florida seafood and an extensive wine list.

FB. L & D, daily. 1 S. Front St. 261-2660. $$$ BRIGHT MORNINGS The small café offers freshly baked goods. B & L daily. 105 S. Third St. 491-1771. $$ CAFÉ KARIBO F Eclectic cuisine, served under the oaks in historic Fernandina, features sandwiches and chef’s specials. Alfresco dining. FB. L & D, Tue.-Sat.; L, Sun. & Mon. 27 N. Third St. 277-5269. $$ CHEZ LEZAN BAKERY F European-style breads, pastries, croissants, muffins and pies baked daily. 1014 Atlantic Ave. 491-4663. $ 8TH STREET DINER F Familiar diner fare and specialties, including Italian Wedding Soup, teriyaki chicken wrap and The Best BLT. CM, D. 17 S. Eighth St. 491-0330. $$ GENNARO’S RISTORANTE ITALIANO F Southern Italian cuisine: pasta, gourmet ravioli, hand-tossed pizzas.

Specialties are margharita pizza and shrimp feast. Bread is baked on-site. CM, BW. L & D, daily. 5472 First Coast Highway, Amelia Island, 491-1999. $$ HALFTIME SPORTS BAR & GRILL F Owners John and Bretta Walker offer sports bar fare including onion rings, spring rolls, burgers, wraps and wings. Plenty of TVs show nearly every sport imaginable. BW. L & D, Wed.-Mon. 320 S. Eighth St. 321-0303. $ HAPPY TOMATO COURTYARD CAFE & BBQ Pulled pork sandwich, chicken salad and walnut chocolate chunk cookie, served in a laid-back atmosphere. BW. CM. L & D, Mon.-Sat. 7 S. Third St. 321-0707. $$ JACK & DIANE’S F Casual cafe offers steak & eggs, pancakes, Cajun scampi, etouffée, curry pizza, vegan black bean cakes, shrimp & grits, hand-carved steaks. FB. B, L & D, daily. 708 Centre St. 321-1444. $$ KABUKI JAPANESE STEAKHOUSE & SUSHI BAR F Teppanyaki masters create your meal; plus a 37-item sushi bar. BW. D, Tue.-Sun. Amelia Plaza. 277-8782. $$ KELLEY’S COURTYARD CAFE F She crab soup, salads, fried green tomatoes, sandwiches and wraps are served indoors or out on the patio. Vegetarian dishes are also offered. L & D, Mon.-Sat. 19 S. Third St. 432-8213. $ LULU’S AT THE THOMPSON HOUSE F An innovative lunch menu includes po’boys and seafood “little plates” served in a historic house. Dinner features fresh local seafood. Nightly specials. BW. L & D, Tue.-Sat., brunch on Sun. Reservations recommended. 11 S. Seventh St. 432-8394. $$ MONTEGO BAY COFFEE CAFE Locally owned and operated, with specialty coffees, fruit smoothies. Dine in or hit the drive-thru. B & L, Mon.-Sat. 463363 S.R. 200, Yulee.

225-3600. $ MOON RIVER PIZZA F Best of Jax winner. Northern-style pizza by the pie or the slice. Choose from more than 20 toppings. Owner-selected wines and a large beer selection.

BW. L & D, Mon.-Sat. 925 S. 14th St. 321-3400. $ THE MUSTARD SEED CAFE Organic eatery and juice bar. An extensive menu offers vegetarian, vegan items. Daily specials: local seafood, free-range chicken, fresh organic produce. CM. B & L, Mon.-Sat. 833 TJ Courson Rd. 277-3141. $$ PEPPER’S MEXICAN GRILL & CANTINA F The family restaurant offers authentic Mexican cuisine. BW, CM. L & D, daily. 520 Centre St. 272-2011. $$ PLAE *Bite Club Certified! In Omni Amelia Island Plantation’s Spa & Shops, the cozy venue offers an innovative and PLAEful dining experience. L, Tue.-Sat.; D, nightly. 277-2132. $$$ SALT, THE GRILL Best of Jax winner. Elegant dining featuring local seafood and produce, served in a contemporary coastal setting. FB. D, Tue.-Sat. The Ritz-Carlton, 4750 Amelia Island Pkwy., Amelia Island. 491-6746. $$$$ THE SALTY PELICAN BAR & GRILL The brand-new spot offers waterfront views. Local seafood and produce create signature dishes, like broiled oysters and oyster po’boys. CM, FB. L & D, daily. 12 N. Front St. 277-3811. $$-$$$ SLIDERS SEASIDE GRILL F Oceanfront dining; local seafood, shrimp, crab cakes, outdoor beachfront tiki & raw bar, covered deck and kids’ playground. CM, FB. L & D, daily.

1998 S. Fletcher Ave. 277-6652. $$ THE SURF F Dine inside or on the large oceanview deck.

Steaks, fresh fish, shrimp, nightly specials. Late-night menu.

FB. L & D, daily. 3199 S. Fletcher Ave. 261-5711. $$ TASTY’S FRESH BURGERS & FRIES F The name pretty much says it all. Tasty’s offers burgers (Angus beef, turkey or veggie) and fries (like cheese fries, sweet potato fries), along

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with dogs, shakes, floats and soup. L & D, Mon.-Sat. CM, BW. 710 Centre St. 321-0409. $ TIMOTI’S FRY SHAK This new casual seafood restaurant features local wild-caught shrimp, fish and oysters, along with blackboard specials. L & D, daily. CM, BW. 21 N. Third St. 310-6550. $$ T-RAY’S BURGER STATION F A favorite local spot; Best of Jax winner. Grilled or blackened fish sandwiches, homemade burgers. BW, TO. B & L, Mon.-Sat. 202 S. Eighth St. 261-6310. $ 29 SOUTH EATS F Part of historic Fernandina Beach’s downtown scene. Award-winning Chef Scotty serves traditional world cuisine with a modern twist. L, Tue.-Sat.; D, Mon.-Sat.; Sun. brunch. 29 S. Third St. 277-7919. $$

ARLINGTON, REGENCY

CLEOTA’S SOUTHERN AMERICAN CUISINE F Locally owned and operated, Cleota’s offers authentic, homestyle Southern cuisine, like fried green tomatoes, fried chicken, shrimp & grits, mac & cheese. Gourmet desserts. L & D, Tue.-Sun. TO. 2111 University Blvd. N. 800-2102. $ KABUTO JAPANESE STEAKHOUSE & SUSHI BAR Steak & shrimp, filet mignon & lobster, shrimp & scallops, a sushi bar, teppanyaki grill and traditional Japanese cuisine. CM, FB. L & D, daily. 10055 Atlantic Blvd. 724-8883. $$$ LA NOPALERA Best of Jax winner. See Intracoastal. 8818 Atlantic Blvd. 720-0106. $ NERO’S CAFE F Traditional Italian fare, including seafood, veal, beef, chicken and pasta dishes. Weekly specials are lasagna, 2-for-1 pizza and AYCE spaghetti. CM, FB. L, Sun.; D, daily. 3607 University Blvd. N. 743-3141. $$ REGENCY ALE HOUSE & RAW BAR Generous portions and friendly service in a nautical atmosphere. Fresh fish, specialty pastas, fresh oysters and clams. BW. L & D, daily.

9541 Regency Square Blvd. S. 720-0551. $$ UNIVERSITY DINER F The popular diner serves familiar breakfast fare and lunch like meatloaf, burgers, sandwiches: wraps, BLTs, clubs, melts. Daily specials. BW. B & L, Sat. & Sun.; B, L & D, Mon.-Fri. 5959 Merrill Rd. 762-3433. $

AVONDALE, ORTEGA

BISCOTTIS F Mozzarella bruschetta, Avondale pizza, sandwiches, espresso, cappuccino. Revolving daily specials.

B, Tue.-Sun.; L & D, daily. 3556 St. Johns Ave. 387-2060. $$$ THE BLUE FISH RESTAURANT & OYSTER BAR Fresh seafood, steaks and more are served in a casual atmosphere. Half-portions are available. CM, FB. L & D, daily. 3551 St. Johns Ave., Shoppes of Avondale.

387-0700. $$$ BRICK RESTAURANT F Creative all-American fare like tuna tartare, seaweed salad and Kobe burger. Outside dining. FB. L & D, daily. 3585 St. Johns Ave. 387-0606. $$$ THE CASBAH F Best of Jax winner. Middle Eastern cuisine is served in a friendly atmosphere. BW. L & D, daily. 3628 St. Johns Ave. 981-9966. $$ ESPETO BRAZILIAN STEAK HOUSE F Gauchos carve the meat onto your plate from serving tables. FB. D, Tue.-Sun., closed Mon. 4000 St. Johns Ave., Ste. 40. 388-4884. $$$ THE FOX RESTAURANT F A local landmark 50+ years.

Ian & Mary Chase serve classic diner-style fare, homemade desserts. B & L daily. 3580 St. Johns Ave. 387-2669. $ GINJO SUSHI JAPANESE RESTAURANT New at Shoppes of Avondale, Ginjo serves traditional Japanese fare and sushi.

Sake, BW. L & D, daily. 3620 St. Johns Ave. 388-5688. $$ GREEN MAN GOURMET Organic and natural products, spices, teas, salts, BW. Open daily. 3543 St. Johns Ave. 384-0002. $ MOJO NO. 4 F Best of Jax winner. See Beaches. 3572 St. Johns Ave. 381-6670. $$ ORSAY Best of Jax winner. The French/American bistro focuses on craftsmanship and service. FB. D, Mon.-Sat.; Brunch & D, Sun. 3630 Park St. 381-0909. $$$ TOM & BETTY’S F A Jacksonville tradition for more than 30 years, Tom & Betty’s serves hefty sandwiches with classic car themes, along with homemade-style dishes. CM, FB. L & D, Mon.-Sat. 4409 Roosevelt Blvd. 387-3311. $$

BAYMEADOWS

AL’S PIZZA F Best of Jax winner. See Beaches. 8060 Philips Hwy. 731-4300. $ ANCIENT CITY SUBS Locally owned-and-operated by Andy and Rhonna Rockwell, the St. Augustine-themed sandwich shop, now in Baymeadows, serves gourmet subs – toasted, pressed or cold – and salads. CM, TO. Mon.-Sat. 8060 Philips Hwy., Ste. 207 (at Baymeadows Rd.). 446-9988. $ BROADWAY RISTORANTE & PIZZERIA F Family-owned&-operated NYC-style pizzeria serves hand-tossed, brickoven-baked pizza, traditional Italian dinners, wings, subs.

Delivery. CM, BW. L & D, daily. 10920 Baymeadows Rd., Ste. 3. 519-8000. $$ CAFE CONFLUENCE F The European coffeehouse serves Italian specialty coffees and smoothies, along with paninis, salads and European chocolates. Outdoor dining. BW. L & D, Tue.-Sun. 8612 Baymeadows Rd. 733-7840. $

Sushi Cafe serves a variety of rolls, including favorites like the Monster, the Jimmy Smith, the Dynamite and the Rock ’n’ Roll, on Riverside Avenue not far from Five Points. Photo: Walter Coker CHICAGO PIZZA & SPORTS GRILLE F Chicago-style deepdish pizzas, hot dogs, Italian beef dishes from the Comastro family, serving authentic Windy City favorites for 25+ years.

CM, FB. L & D, daily. 8206 Philips Hwy. 731-9797. $$ DEERWOOD DELI & DINER F The ’50s-style diner serves malts, shakes, Reubens, Cubans, burgers, and traditional breakfast items. CM. B & L, daily. 9934 Old Baymeadows Rd. 641-4877. $$ THE FIFTH ELEMENT F Authentic Indian, South Indian and Indochinese dishes made with artistic flair. Lunch buffet includes lamb, goat, chicken, tandoori and biryani items. CM. L & D, daily. 9485 Baymeadows Rd. 448-8265. $$ GATOR’S DOCKSIDE F See Orange Park. 8650 Baymeadows Rd. 448-0500. $$ INDIA RESTAURANT F Best of Jax winner. Extensive menu of entrées, clay-oven grilled Tandoori specialties and chicken tandoor, fish, seafood and korma. L, Mon.-Sat., D, daily. 9802 Baymeadows Rd., Ste. 8. 620-0777. $$ LARRY’S GIANT SUBS F With locations all over Northeast Florida, Larry’s piles subs up with fresh fixins and serves ’em fast. Some Larry’s Subs offer B & W and/or serve breakfast. CM. L & D, daily. 3928 Baymeadows Rd., Ste. 9 (Goodby’s Creek), 737-7740; 8616 Baymeadows Rd. 739-2498. $ LEMONGRASS F Upscale Thai cuisine in a metropolitan atmosphere. Chef Aphayasane’s innovative creations include roast duckling and fried snapper. BW. R. L, Mon.-Fri.; D, Mon.-Sat. 9846 Old Baymeadows Rd. 645-9911. $$ MANDALOUN MEDITERRANEAN CUISINE *Bite Club Certified! F The Lebanese restaurant offers authentic cuisine: lahm meshwe, kafta khoshkhas and baked filet of red snapper. CM, FB. L & D, daily. 9862 Old Baymeadows Rd. 646-1881. $$ NATIVE SUN NATURAL FOODS MARKET F Best of Jax winner. The organic supermarket offers a full deli and a hot bar with fresh soups, quesadillas, rotisserie chicken and vegan sushi, as well as a fresh juice and smoothie bar.

11030 Baymeadows Rd. 260-2791. $ OMAHA STEAKHOUSE *Bite Club Certified! Center-cut beef, seafood, sandwiches served in an English tavern atmosphere. Signature dish is a 16-ounce bone-in ribeye.

Desserts include crème brûlée. FB. L & D, daily. 9300 Baymeadows Rd., Embassy Suites Hotel. 739-6633. $$ PATTAYA THAI GRILLE F Traditional Thai and vegetarian items and a 40-plus item vegetarian menu served in a contemporary atmosphere. BW. L & D, Mon.-Sat. 9551 Baymeadows Rd., Ste. 1. 646-9506. $$ PIZZA PALACE F See San Marco. 3928 Baymeadows Rd. 527-8649. $$ STICKY FINGERS F Memphis-style rib house specializes in barbecue ribs served several ways. FB. L & D, daily. 8129 Point Meadows Way. 493-7427. $$ VINO’S PIZZA F See Julington. L & D, daily. 9910 Old Baymeadows Rd. 641-7171. $

BEACHES

(In Jax Beach unless otherwise noted.)

A LA CARTE Authentic New England fare like Maine lobster rolls, fried Ipswich clams, crab or clam cake sandwich, fried shrimp basket, haddock sandwich, clam chowdah, birch beer and blueberry soda. Dine inside or on the deck. TO. L, Fri.-Tue. 331 First Ave. N. 241-2005. $$

AL’S PIZZA F Serving hand-tossed gourmet pizzas, calzones and Italian entrees for more than 21 years. Voted Best Pizza by Folio Weekly readers from 1996-2011. BW. L & D, daily. 303 Atlantic Blvd., Atlantic Beach. 249-0002. $ ANGIE’S SUBS F Best of Jax winner. Subs are made-toorder fresh. Serious casual. Wicked good iced tea. 1436 Beach Blvd. 246-2519. $ BEACHSIDE SEAFOOD RESTAURANT & MARKET F The full fresh seafood market serves seafood baskets, fish tacos, oyster baskets, Philly cheesesteaks. Dine indoors or outside. Beach delivery. CM, BW. L & D, daily. 120 S. Third St. 444-8862. $$ BONGIORNO’S PHILLY STEAK SHOP F South Philly’s Bongiorno clan imports Amoroso rolls for Real Deal cheese-steak, Original Gobbler, clubs, wraps, burgers, dogs.

BW, CM. L & D, daily. 2294 Mayport Rd., Atlantic Beach.

246-3278. $$ BONO’S PIT BAR-B-Q F Baby back ribs, fried corn, sweet potatoes, wide varieties of barbecue. BW. L & D, daily. 1307 Atlantic Blvd., Neptune Beach. 270-2666. 1266 S. Third St. 249-8704. bonosbarbq.com $ BREEZY COFFEE SHOP CAFE F This new local coffee shop café features fresh, locally roasted Costa Rican organic coffee and espresso, as well as freshly-baked-in-house muffins, breads, scones and cakes. Breakfast, lunch and vegan options available. CM. B, L, Br., daily. 235 Eighth Ave. S. 241-2211. $ BUDDHA THAI BISTRO F Authentic Thai dishes made with fresh ingredients using tried-and-true recipes. FB, TO. L & D, daily. 301 10th Ave. N. 372-9149. $$ BURRITO GALLERY EXPRESS F Best of Jax winner. The Gallery’s kid sister at the beach each is mostly take-out; same great chow, fast service. 1333 N. Third St. 242-8226. $ CAMPECHE BAY CANTINA F Homemade-style Mexican items are fajitas, enchiladas and fried ice cream, plus margaritas. FB. D, nightly. 127 First Ave. N. 249-3322. $$ CASA MARIA F Best of Jax winner. See Springfield. 2429 S. Third St. 372-9000. $ CHICAGO PIZZA & SPORTS GRILLE F See Baymeadows.

320 N. First St. 270-8565. $$ CRAB CAKE FACTORY JAX *Bite Club Certified! F Chef Khan Vongdara presents an innovative menu of seafood dishes and seasonal favorites. FB. L & D daily. 1396 Beach Blvd., Beach Plaza. 247-9880. $$ CRUISERS GRILL F Best of Jax winner, serving burgers, sandwiches, tacos, quesadillas and cheese fries. 319 23rd Ave. S. 270-0356. $ CULHANE’S IRISH PUB *Bite Club Certified! Four sisters own and operate the authentic Irish pub, with faves Guinness stew, lamb sliders and fish pie. L, Fri.-Sun.; D, Tue.-Sun.; weekend brunch. FB, CM. 967 Atlantic Blvd., Atlantic Beach. 249-9595. $$ DICK’S WINGS F The casual NASCAR-themed place serves 365 varieties of wings. The menu also features halfpound burgers, ribs and salads. BW, TO. L & D daily. 2434 Mayport Road, Atlantic Beach, 372-0298. 311 N. Third St., 853-5004. $ DWIGHT’S The Mediterranean-style bistro features fresh local seafood, filet mignon, mixed grill and an extensive wine list. D, Tue.-Sat. 1527 Penman Rd. 241-4496. $$$$ ENGINE 15 BREWING COMPANY F The Best of Jax winner serves gastropub fare: soups, salads, flatbreads and sandwiches, like BarBe-Cuban and beer dip. Craft beers

made onsite, too. Daily specials. CM, BW. L & D, Tue.-Sun. 1500 Beach Blvd., Ste. 217. 249-2337. $ EUROPEAN STREET F Best of Jax winner. See San Marco.

992 Beach Blvd. 249-3001. $ FIONN MacCOOL’S IRISH PUB & RESTAURANT Casual dining with uptown Irish flair, including fish and chips, Guinness beef stew and black-and-tan brownies. FB, CM. L & D, daily. 410 N. Third St. 242-9499. $$ THE FISH COMPANY *Bite Club Certified! F Fresh, local seafood is served, including Mayport shrimp, fish baskets and grilled tuna and there’s an oyster bar. L & D, daily. CM, FB. 725 Atlantic Blvd., Ste. 12, Atlantic Beach.

246-0123. $$ HOT DOG HUT F Best of Jax winner. All-beef hot dogs, sausages, hamburgers, crab cakes, beer-battered onion rings and French fries. B. L, daily. 1439 S. Third St. 247-8886. $ ICHIBAN F Three dining areas: teppan or hibachi tables (watch a chef prepare the food), a sushi bar and Westernstyle seating offering tempura and teriyaki. FB, Japanese plum wine. L & D, daily. 675 N. Third St. 247-4688. $$ LYNCH’S IRISH PUB The full-service restaurant offers corned beef & cabbage, Shepherd’s pie, fish-n-chips. 30plus beers on tap. FB. L, Sat. & Sun., D, daily. 514 N. First St. 249-5181. $$ MELLOW MUSHROOM PIZZA BAKERS *Bite Club Certified! F Best of Jax winner. See Southside. 1080 Third St. N. 241-5600. $ METRO DINER F Best of Jax winner. See San Marco. 1534 N. Third St. 853-6817. $$ MEZZA LUNA F A Beaches tradition for 20-plus years. Great food, from gourmet wood-fired pizzas to contemporary American cuisine. Inside or patio dining.

Extensive wine list. CM, FB. D, Mon.-Sat. 110 First St., Neptune Beach. 249-5573. $$$ MOJO KITCHEN BBQ PIT & BLUES BAR F Best of Jax winner. Traditional slow-cooked Southern barbecue served in a blues bar. Faves are pulled pork, Texas brisket, slow-cooked ribs. CM, FB. L & D, daily. 1500 Beach Blvd.

247-6636. $$ MONKEY’S UNCLE TAVERN F For 25-plus years, Monkey’s has served pub grub, burgers, sandwiches, seafood and wings. Dine inside or out on the patio. FB. L & D, daily. 1850 S. Third St. 246-1070. $ NIPPERS BEACH GRILLE F Best of Jax winner. Executive Chef Kenny Gilbert’s cuisine features local fare and innovative dishes, served in an island atmosphere. Dine inside or out on the tiki deck. FB. L & D, Wed.-Sun.; D, nightly. 2309 Beach Blvd. 247-3300. $$ NORTH BEACH BISTRO *Bite Club Certified! Casual dining with an elegant touch, like slow-cooked veal osso buco; calypso crusted mahi mahi with spiced plantain chips.

CM, FB. L & D, daily. 725 Atlantic Blvd., Ste. 6, Atlantic Beach. 372-4105. $$$ OCEAN 60 A prix fixe menu is offered. Continental cuisine, with fresh seafood, nightly specials and a changing seasonal menu. Dine in a formal dining room or casual Martini Room. D, Mon.-Sat. 60 Ocean Blvd., Atlantic Beach.

247-0060. $$$ THE PIER CANTINA F Best of Jax winner. The new oceanfront place offers a Mexican menu. Downstairs Sandbar bar & patio. CM, FB. L & D, daily. 412 N. First St. 246-6454. $$ PHILLY’S FINEST F Authentic Philly-style cheesesteaks made with imported Amorosa rolls. Hoagies, wings and pizza ... cold beer, too. FB. L & D, daily. 1527 N. Third St. 241-7188. $$ POE’S TAVERN F An American gastropub that offers 50-plus beers, craft and local/regional selections. Gourmet hamburgers, handcut fries, fish tacos, quesadillas, Edgar’s Drunken Chili and daily fish sandwich special. L & D, daily.

FB, CM. 363 Atlantic Blvd., Atlantic Beach. 241-7637. $$ RAGTIME TAVERN SEAFOOD GRILL F Best of Jax winner.

The Beaches landmark serves grilled seafood with a Cajun/ Creole accent. Hand-crafted cold beer. FB. L & D, daily. 207 Atlantic Blvd., Atlantic Beach. 241-7877. $$ SAKANA F Eclectic contemporary Pan Asian dishes and signature sushi. Dine indoors, on an oceanfront patio, or in Blue Bar Lounge. FB. L, Sat. & Sun.; D, nightly. 111 Third Ave. N. 595-5355. $$ SALT LIFE FOOD SHACK F Best of Jax winner. Specialty menu items include signature tuna poke bowl, fresh rolled sushi, Ensenada tacos, local fried shrimp. Casual, trendy open-air space. FB, TO, CM. L & D, daily. 1018 N. Third St. 372-4456. $$ SNEAKERS SPORTS GRILLE F Best of Jax winner. 111 Beach Blvd. 482-1000. $$ SUN DOG STEAK & SEAFOOD *Bite Club Certified! F Eclectic American fare, art deco décor with an authentic diner feel. FB. L & D, daily; Sun. brunch. 207 Atlantic Blvd., Neptune Beach. 241-8221. $$ TACOLU BAJA MEXICANA F Fresh, Baja-style Mexican fare, with a focus on fish tacos and tequila, as well as fried cheese, bangin’ shrimp and verde chicken tacos.

Valet parking. L & D, Tue.-Sun. 1183 Beach Blvd.

249-8226. $$ URBAN FLATS See Southside. FB. L & D, daily. 131 First Ave. N. 595-5263. $$

THE WINE BAR The casual neighborhood place has a tapas-style menu, fire-baked flatbreads and a wine selection. Tue.-Sun. 320 N. First St. 372-0211. $$

DOWNTOWN

(The Jacksonville Landing venues are at 2 Independent Drive) BENNY’S STEAK & SEAFOOD Continental cuisine features fresh fish, lobster, crab, chops, Midwestern beef. Signature dishes include chef’s tuna, Benny’s crab cake, rack of lamb.

Dine inside or on the riverview patio. CM, FB. L & D daily.

The Jacksonville Landing, Ste. 175. 301-1014. $$$ BURRITO GALLERY & BAR F Best of Jax winner.

Southwest cuisine, traditional American salads and burritos.

FB. L & D, Mon.-Sat. 21 E. Adams St. 598-2922. $ CAFÉ NOLA AT MOCA JAX Located on the first floor of the Museum of Contemporary Art Jacksonville, Cafe Nola serves shrimp and grits, gourmet sandwiches, fresh fish tacos and homemade desserts. FB. L, Mon.-Fri.; D, Thur. 333 N. Laura St. 366-6911 ext. 231. $$ CASA DORA ITALIAN RESTAURANT F For 36 years, owner Freddy Ghobod and Chef Sam Hamidi have been serving genuine Italian fare, including veal, ribeye steaks, seafood, pizza and sandwiches. Homemade-style salad dressing is a specialty. BW, CM. L & D, Mon.-Fri.; D, Sat. 108 E. Forsyth St. 356-8282. $$ CHICAGO PIZZA & SPORTS GRILLE F See Baymeadows.

The Jacksonville Landing. 354-7747. $$$ DE REAL TING CAFE F Authentic Caribbean lunch buffet Tue.-Fri. FB. L & D, Tue.-Sat. 128 W. Adams St. 633-9738. $$ FIONN MacCOOL’S IRISH PUB & RESTAURANT New location. Casual dining with an uptown Irish flair, including fish & chips, Guinness beef stew and black-and-tan brownies. FB, CM. L & D, daily. The Jacksonville Landing, Ste. 176. 374-1247. $$ INDOCHINE Best of Jax winner. Serving Thai and Southeast Asian cuisine in the core of downtown. Signature dishes include favorites like chicken Satay, soft shell crab, and mango and sticky rice for dessert. BW,PROMISE FB, TO. L, Mon.-Fri., OF BENEFIT D, Tue.-Sat. 21 E. Adams St. 598-5303. $$ JENKINS QUALITY BARBECUE Family-owned-and-operated.

Jenkins offers beef, pork, chicken, homemade desserts.

L & D, daily. 830 N. Pearl St. 353-6388. $ KOJA SUSHI F Best of Jax winner. Sushi, Japanese, Asian and Korean cuisine. Indoor and outdoor dining and bar. FB. L & D, daily. The Jacksonville Landing. 350-9911. $$ NORTHSTAR SUBSTATION F This place features brick-ovenbaked pizzas, grinders, wings, Philly cheesesteaks, custom sandwiches and fries served in a laid-back setting. FB, 27 beers on draft. L & D, Mon.-Sat. 119 E. Bay St. 860-5451. $ OLIO MARKET F Fresh sandwiches, salads, soups, entrées.

In Churchwell Lofts building, Olio partners eclectic tastes with Old World ambiance in a casual renovated space.

L, Mon.-Fri.; late Art Walk. 301 E. Bay St. 356-7100. $$ SKYLINE DINING & CONFERENCE CENTER Weekday lunch includes salad bar, hot meals and a carving station. L, Sun. upon request. FB. 50 N. Laura St., Ste. 3550. 791-9797. $$ TRELLISES HYATT REGENCY American cuisine includes a breakfast buffet with a made-to-order omelet station, a la carte items. Signature lunch and dinner entrees: grouper salad, Angus burgers, Reubens, French onion grilled cheese, seafood, steaks. CM, FB. B, L & D, daily. 225 East Coast Line Dr. 634-4540. $$$ VITO’S ITALIAN CAFE F Best of Jax winner. Authentic Italian oven-baked pasta dishes, pizza, veal, chicken and seafood items made with fresh ingredients. CM, FB. L & D, daily. The Jacksonville Landing, Ste. 174. 355-0064. $$ ZODIAC GRILL F Serving Mediterranean cuisine and American favorites, with a popular lunch buffet. FB. L & D, Mon.-Fri. 120 W. Adams St. 354-8283. $

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CHICAGO PIZZA & SPORTS GRILLE F See Baymeadows.

406 Old Hard Road, Ste. 106. 213-7779. $$ GRASSROOTS NATURAL MARKET F See Riverside. B, L & D, Mon.-Sat.; L, Sun. 1915 East West Pkwy., 541-0009. $ LA NOPALERA F Best of Jax winner. See Intracoastal. 1571 C.R. 220, Ste. 100. 215-2223. $ MELLOW MUSHROOM PIZZA BAKERS F Best of Jax winner. See Southside. 1800 Town Center Pkwy. 541-1999. $ MOJO SMOKEHOUSE F Best of Jax winner. FB. L & D, daily.

1810 Town Ctr. Blvd. 264-0636. $$ WHITEY’S FISH CAMP F Best of Jax winner. The renowned seafood place, family-owned since 1963, offers AYCE freshwater catfish. Also steaks, pastas. Outdoor waterfront dining. And you can get there by car, boat or bike. CM, FB. L & D, daily. 2032 C.R. 220. 269-4198. $

INTRACOASTAL WEST

AL’S PIZZA F Best of Jax winner. See Beaches. 14286 Beach Blvd. (at San Pablo Rd.) 223-0991. $ AROY THAI FUSION The new restaurant offers authentic Thai cuisine, including pad Thai, Thai fried rice and traditional curry dishes. Daily happy hour, FB, TO. L & D, daily. 13475 Atlantic Blvd., Ste. 40. 374-0161. $$

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NAME: Celestia Mobley RESTAURANT: Cleota’s Southern American Cuisine, 2111 University Blvd. N., Arlington BIRTHPLACE: Jacksonville

YEARS IN THE BIZ: 15

FAVORITE RESTAURANT (besides mine): Orsay, in Avondale FAVORITE COOKING STYLE: Southern cooking, slow braising.

FAVORITE INGREDIENTS: Fresh vegetables and seafood.

IDEAL MEAL: Risotto with seared scallops.

WOULDN’T EAT IF YOU PAID ME: Nothing yet.

MOST MEMORABLE RESTAURANT EXPERIENCE: At Morimoto’s in Hawaii, when Chef Morimoto was actually in the open kitchen.

INSIDER’S SECRET: Prep, prep, prep.

CELEBRITY SIGHTING AT CLEOTA’S: Mayor Alvin Brown.

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BIG DAWG’S SPORTS RESTAURANT F The family-friendly casual sports place has wings, burgers, sandwiches, wraps and specialty salads. Kids get a Puppy Chow menu. BW, CM. L & D, daily. 12630 Beach Blvd., Ste. 4. 551-3059. $$ BRUCCI’S PIZZA, PASTA, PANINIS F Authentic New Yorkstyle pizza, Italian pastas, desserts; family atmosphere. CM, BW. L & D, daily. 13500 Beach Blvd., Ste. 36. 223-6913. $ CASTILLO DE MEXICO F The authentic, extensive menu includes a weekday lunch buffet. FB. L & D, daily. 12620 Beach Blvd., Ste. 19, Kernan Square. 998-7006. $$ CLIFF’S ROCKIN’ BAR-N-GRILL F Cliff’s features 8-ounce burgers, wings, steak, seafood, homemade pizza and daily specials. FB. L & D, daily. Smoking permitted.

3033 Monument Rd., Ste. 2, Cobblestone Plaza.

645-5162. $$ EL RANCHITO Latin American cuisine includes dishes from Colombia, Cuba and Mexico. BW, CM, TO. L & D, daily. 14333 Beach Blvd., Ste. 22. 992-4607. $$ ISTANBUL MEDITERRANEAN & ITALIAN CUISINE F A varied menu offers European cuisine including lamb, beef and chicken dishes, as well as pizza and wraps. BW. L & D, daily. 13170 Atlantic Blvd., Ste. 26. 220-9192. $$ JERRY’S SPORTS GRILLE & STEAKHOUSE F The menu includes wings, hamburgers, Ahi tuna and handcut steaks.

CM, FB. Daily. 13170 Atlantic Blvd., Ste. 22. 220-6766. $ LA NOPALERA F Best of Jax winner. Family-owned-andoperated, serving authentic Mexican cuisine, like tamales, fajitas, pork tacos, in a casual family atmosphere. CM, FB. L & D, daily. 14333 Beach Blvd. 992-1666. $ MILANO’S RESTAURANT & PIZZERIA Homemade Italian cuisine, breads, pizzas, calzones and specialty dishes. BW, CM. L & D, daily. 12620 Beach Blvd., Ste. 4. 646-9119. $$ MY MOCHI FROZEN YOGURT See St. Johns Town Center.

13546 Beach Blvd., Ste. 1A. 821-9880. $ THAI ORCHID F The restaurant serves authentic Thai cuisine made with fresh ingredients, including pad Thai, Thai curry dishes and rice dishes. BW. L & D, daily. 12620 Beach Blvd., Ste. 4. 683-1286. $$ TIME OUT SPORTS GRILL F Wings, gourmet pizza, fresh seafood and specialty wraps. FB. D, Mon.-Fri.; L & D, Sat. & Sun. 13799 Beach Blvd., Ste. 5. 223-6999. $$

JULINGTON, NW ST. JOHNS

BLACKSTONE GRILLE The menu blends flavors from a variety of cultures and influences for modern American fusion cuisine, served in a bistro-style setting. FB. L & D, Mon.-Fri., D, Sat.; Sun. brunch. 112 Bartram Oaks Walk, Ste. 102. 287-0766. $$$ BRUCCI’S PIZZA F See Intracoastal. 540 S.R. 13, Ste. 10, Fruit Cove. 287-8317. $$ PIZZA PALACE F See San Marco. 116 Bartram Oaks Walk.

230-2171. $ VINO’S PIZZA With four Jacksonville locations, Vino’s makes all their Italian and American dishes with fresh ingredients.

L & D, daily. 605 S.R. 13, Ste. 103. 230-6966. $ WAKAME JAPANESE & THAI CUISINE F The fine dining restaurant offers authentic Japanese and Thai cuisine, a full sushi menu, curries and pad dishes. CM, FB. L & D, daily.

104 Bartram Oaks Walk, Ste. 108. 230-6688. $$

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MANDARIN

AL’S PIZZA F Best of Jax winner. See Beaches. 11190 San Jose Blvd. 260-4115. $ AW SHUCKS F The seafood place offers an oyster bar, steaks, seafood, wings, pasta. Faves: ahi tuna, shrimp & grits, oysters Rockefeller. Sweet potato puffs are the signature side. CM, FB. L & D, daily. 9743 Old St. Augustine Rd. 240-0368. $$ THE BLUE CRAB CRABHOUSE F A Maryland-style crabhouse featuring fresh blue crabs, garlic crabs, and king, snow and Dungeness crab legs. FB, CM. D, Tue.-Sat.; L & D, Sun. 3057 Julington Creek Rd. 260-2722. $$ BRAZILIAN JAX CAFE Authentic Brazilian dishes include steaks, sausages, chicken, fish, burgers and hot sandwiches made with fresh ingredients. Traditional feijoada (black beans and pork stew with rice, collards, orange salad and toasted yucca flour with bacon) is served every Sat. TO. B, L & D, Mon.-Sat. 9825 San Jose Blvd., Ste. 20. 880-3313. $$ BROOKLYN PIZZA F The traditional pizzeria serves New York-style pizza, specialty pies, and subs, strombolis and calzones. BW. L & D, daily. 11406 San Jose Blvd., Ste. 3, 288-9211. 13820 St. Augustine Rd., 880-0020. $ CLARK’S FISH CAMP F Best of Jax winner. Clark’s has steak, ribs, AYCE catfish dinners, 3-pound prime rib. Dine in, out or in a creek-view glass-enclosed room. FB. D, Mon.-Fri.; L & D, Sat. & Sun. 12903 Hood Landing Rd. 268-3474. $$ DON JUAN’S RESTAURANT F Authentic Mexican dishes prepared daily from scratch, served in a casual atmosphere.

FB, CM. L & D, daily. 12373 San Jose Blvd. 268-8722. $$ ENZA’S ITALIAN RESTAURANT Family-owned, Enza’s offers fine Italian dining, featuring veal and seafood dishes. Daily specials. FB, CM, TO. D, Tue.-Sun. 10601 San Jose Blvd., Mandarin Landing. 268-4458. $$$ GIGI’S RESTAURANT Breakfast buffet daily, lunch buffet weekdays. The Comedy Zone (Best of Jax winner) has an appetizer menu. FB. B, L & D, daily. I-295 & San Jose Blvd.

(Ramada Inn). 268-8080. $$ (Fri. & Sat. buffet, $$$) HALA CAFE & BAKERY F See Southside. 9735 Old St. Augustine Rd. 288-8890. $$ HARMONIOUS MONKS American-style steakhouse features a 9-oz. choice Angus center-cut filet topped with gorgonzola shiitake mushroom cream sauce, 8-oz. gourmet burgers, fall-off-the-bone ribs, wraps, sandwiches. FB. L & D, Mon.Sat. 10550 Old St. Augustine Rd., Ste. 30. 880-3040. $$ MAMA FU’S ASIAN HOUSE MSG-free pan-Asian cuisine prepared to order in woks using fresh ingredients. Authentic Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese and Thai dishes. BW, CM. L & D, daily. 11105 San Jose Blvd. 260-1727. $$ MANDARIN ALE HOUSE Laid-back atmosphere; 30-plus beers on tap. FB. L & D, daily. 11112 San Jose Blvd., Ste. 19.

292-0003. $$ METRO DINER F Best of Jax winner. See San Marco.

12807 San Jose Blvd. 638-6185. $$ NATIVE SUN NATURAL FOODS MARKET F Best of Jax winner. Organic supermarket with full deli and salad bar serving wraps, quesadillas, chopped salads, vegetarian dishes. Fresh juice and smoothie bar. Indoor and outdoor seating. Mon.-Sat. 10000 San Jose Blvd. 260-6950. $ PICASSO’S PIZZERIA F Specializes in hand-tossed gourmet pizza, calzones, homemade New York-style

cheesecake and handmade pasta. Fresh local seafood and steaks. BW, CM, TO. L & D daily. 10503 San Jose Blvd.

880-0811. $$ POMPEII COAL-FIRED PIZZA F See Orange Park. 9825 San Jose Blvd., Ste. 24, Outback Plaza. 503-2230. $$ RACK ’EM UP SPORTS BAR F This cigar & hookah lounge offers bar food and more than 200 beers, imported and domestic. D, nightly. 4268 Oldfield Crossing Dr. 262-4030. $ THE RED ELEPHANT PIZZA & GRILL This casual, familyfriendly eatery serves pizzas, sandwiches, grill specials and pasta dishes. FB, CM. L & D, daily. 10131 San Jose Blvd., Ste. 12. 683-3773. $$ SIMPLE FAIRE F Breakfast and lunch favorites, featuring Boar’s Head meats and cheeses served on fresh bread. Daily specials. B & L, Mon.-Fri. 3020 Hartley Rd. 683-2542. $$ TANK’S FAMILY BAR-B-Q Owned and operated by the Tankersley family, this place offers made-from-scratch Southern-style fare, featuring their own sauces. CM, BW. L & D, Mon.-Sat. 11701 San Jose Blvd., Ste. 23. 351-8265. $$ VINO’S PIZZA F See Julington. L & D, daily. 4268 Oldfield Crossing Dr. 268-6660. $ WHOLE FOODS MARKET F Offering 100+ prepared items at a full-service and self-service hot bar, soup bar, dessert bar. Made-to-order Italian specialties from a brick oven pizza hearth. L & D, daily. 10601 San Jose Blvd., Ste. 22.

288-1100. $$

ORANGE PARK

ARON’S PIZZA F The family-owned restaurant offers eggplant dishes, manicotti and New York-style pizza. BW, CM, TO. L & D daily. 650 Park Ave. 269-1007. $$ GATOR’S DOCKSIDE F For 18-plus years, the sportsthemed family restaurant has served wings, ribs, entrees, sandwiches. FB. L & D, daily. 9680 Argyle Forest Blvd.

425-6466. $$ THE HILLTOP CLUB She-crab soup, scallops, prime beef, wagyu beef, chicken Florentine and stuffed grouper. Chef Nick’s salmon is a favorite. FB. D, Tue.-Sat. 2030 Wells Rd. 272-5959. $$ JOEY MOZARELLAS The Italian restaurant’s specialty is a 24-slice pizza: 18˝x26˝ of fresh ingredients and sauces made daily. CM, TO. L & D, daily. 930 Blanding Blvd. 579-4748. $$ PASTA MARKET & CLAM BAR F Family-owned-andoperated. Gourmet pizza, veal, chicken, mussels, shrimp, grouper. The pastas: spaghetti, fettuccine, lasagna, calzones, linguini, ravioli, made with fresh ingredients, homemade-style.

CM, BW, sangria. 1930 Kingsley Ave. 276-9551. D, nightly. $$ POMPEII COAL-FIRED PIZZA F Pizzas are baked in coal-fired ovens. Popular pizzas include Health Choice and Mozzarella. Coal-fired sandwiches and wings, too. BW. L & D, daily. 2134 Park Ave. 264-6116. $$ THE ROADHOUSE F Burgers, wings, deli sandwiches and popular lunches are served. FB. L & D, daily. 231 Blanding Blvd. 264-0611. $ THAI GARDEN F Authentic traditional Thai fare made with fresh ingredients, served in a relaxed atmosphere. Curry dishes and specialty selections include crispy duck, pra-ram, pad Thai and seafood. BW. L, Mon.-Fri.; D, Sat. & Sun. 10 Blanding Blvd., Ste. A. 272-8434. $$

PONTE VEDRA, NE ST. JOHNS

AL’S PIZZA F See Beaches. BW. L & D, daily. 635 A1A. 543-1494. $ AQUA GRILL Upscale cuisine: fresh seafood, Angus steaks, Maine lobster, vegetarian dishes. Outdoor patio seating. FB. L, Mon.-Sat.; D, nightly. 950 Sawgrass Village Dr. 285-3017. $$$ THE AUGUSTINE GRILLE *Bite Club Certified! Chef Brett Smith’s global cuisine is seasonal and local. Selections include prime steaks, New York strip, lamb and lobster Napoleon. FB, CM. D, nightly. 1000 PGA Tour Blvd., Sawgrass Marriott. 285-7777. $$$ BRUCCI’S PIZZA F Authentic New York-style pizza, Italian pastas, paninis, desserts. Family atmosphere. CM. L & D, daily. 880 A1A, Ste. 8. 280-7677. $$ CAFFE ANDIAMO Traditional Italian cuisine: fresh seafood, veal, homemade pastas and wood-fired pizza prepared in a copper clad oven. An extensive wine list is offered in a cosmopolitan atmosphere. Dine indoors or out on the terrace. L & D, daily. 500 Sawgrass Village. 280-2299. $$$ LULU’S WATERFRONT GRILLE F On the Intracoastal Waterway, LuLu’s can be reached by car or by boat. Seafood, steaks and pasta dishes with a sophisticated flair. FB. L & D, daily; Sun. brunch. 301 N. Roscoe Blvd. 285-0139. $$ MULLIGAN’S PUB F The new Irish gastropub, at Hilton Garden Inn, offers a variety of favorites and Irish dishes. FB. D, daily. 45 PGA Tour Blvd. 280-1661. $$ NINETEEN AT TPC SAWGRASS In Sawgrass’ Tournament Players Club, Nineteen features more than 230 wines and freshly prepared American and Continental cuisine, including local seafood, served inside or al fresco on the verandah. L & D, daily. 110 Championship Way. 273-3235. $$$ PUSSER’S BAR & GRILLE *Bite Club Certified! F Freshly prepared Caribbean cuisine, including red snapper Ponte Vedra Jamaican grilled pork ribs and barbecued salmon tower. Tropical rum drinks include Pusser’s Painkiller. FB.

L & D, daily. 816 A1A N., Ste. 100. 280-7766. L, $$; D, $$ RESTAURANT MEDURE Chef Matthew Medure offers eclectic cuisine of local and imported seafood with Southern and Asian influences. F/B. D, Mon.-Sat. 818 A1A N. 543-3797. $$$ RUTH’S CHRIS STEAK HOUSE Best of Jax winner. See San Marco. 8141 A1A. 285-0014. $$$$ 619 OCEAN VIEW Dining with a Mediterranean touch, featuring fresh seafood, steaks and nightly specials. FB, CM. D, Wed.-Sun. 619 Ponte Vedra Blvd., Cabana Beach Club.

285-6198. $$$ URBAN FLATS Ancient world-style flatbread is paired with fresh regional and seasonal ingredients in wraps, flatwiches and entrées, served in a casual, urban atmosphere. An international wine list is offered. FB. L & D, daily. 330 A1A N. 280-5515. $$

RIVERSIDE, 5 POINTS,WESTSIDE

AL’S PIZZA F Best of Jax winner. See Beaches. 1620 Margaret St. 388-8384. $ BAKERY MODERNE F The neighborhood bakery has classic pastries, artisanal breads, seasonal favorites, made from scratch, including petit fours, custom cakes. B & L, daily. 869 Stockton St., Ste. 6. 389-7117. $ BOLD BEAN COFFEE ROASTERS Artisan-crafted, smallbatch roasted specialty coffees from its certified organic roastery and brew bar, including lattes, local pastries, craft beers. BW. 869 Stockton St., Stes. 1 & 2. 855-1181. $ CARMINE’S PIE HOUSE F The Italian eatery offers pizza by the slice, gourmet pizzas, appetizers, classic Italian dishes (calzone, stromboli, subs, panini) and microbrews served in a casual atmosphere. BW, CM, TO. 2677 Forbes St. 387-1400. $$ COOL MOOSE F Classic sandwiches, eclectic wraps and desserts. An extensive gourmet coffee menu with Green Mountain coffees and frozen coffee drinks. B & L, daily.

Sun. Br. 2708 Park St. 381-4242. $ EUROPEAN STREET CAFÉ F Best of Jax winner. See San Marco. 2753 Park St. 384-9999. $ GATOR’S DOCKSIDE F See Orange Park. 6677 103rd St., Westside, 777-6135. $$ GRASSROOTS NATURAL MARKET F A deli, organic and natural grocery, and juice & smoothie bar offers teas, coffees, gourmet cheeses; natural, organic and raw items. Grab-andgo sandwiches, salads and sides. Craft beers, organic wines.

B, L & D, Mon.-Sat.; L, Sun. 2007 Park St. 384-4474. $ HOVAN MEDITERRANEAN GOURMET F Dine inside or on the patio. Mediterranean entrées include lamb, and beef gyros. L & D, Mon.-Sat. 2005-1 Park St. 381-9394. $ JOHNNY’S DELI & GRILL F A Riverside tradition, serving 60+ fresh deli and grill items, including hot sandwiches. L, Mon.-Fri. 474 Riverside Ave. 356-8055. $ KICKBACKS GASTROPUB F Best of Jax winner.

Neighborhood spot serves favorites 20 hours a day, every day. 655+ bottled beers, 84 on tap. CM. 910 King St. 388-9551. $$ MONROE’S SMOKEHOUSE BBQ Smoked meats include wings, pulled pork, brisket, turkey and ribs. Homemade-style sides include green beans, baked beans, red cole slaw, collards. BW, CM. L & D, Mon.-Sat. 4838 Highway Ave., 389-5551. $$ MOON RIVER PIZZA F Best of Jax winner. See Amelia Island. 1176 Edgewood Ave. S. 389-4442. $ MOSSFIRE GRILL F Southwestern menu with ahi tuna tacos, goat cheese enchiladas and gouda quesadillas. Dine inside or on the patio. FB. L & D, daily. 1537 Margaret St. 355-4434. $$ MY MOCHI FROZEN YOGURT See St. Johns Town Center.

1661 Riverside Ave., Ste. 128. 900-1955. $ O’BROTHERS IRISH PUB F Innovative Irish fare and traditional faves are offered, like lambburger with Stilton crust, Guinness mac & cheese, Shepherd’s pie and fish-nchips — plus 18 beers on tap. L, daily except Mon.; D, daily.

CM, FB. 1521 Margaret St. 854-9300. $$ PELE’S WOOD FIRE At this new restaurant, Chef Micah Windham uses a wood-fired oven to create traditional, authentic Italian fare with a modern twist. CM, FB, TO. L & D, daily; Br., weekend. 2665 Park St. 232-8545. $$ PERARD’S PIZZA & ITALIAN CUISINE F Traditional Italian fare with fresh sauces and dough made from scratch daily.

Large selection of gourmet pizza toppings. CM, BW. L & D, daily. 11043 Crystal Springs Rd., Ste. 2. 378-8131. $ PERFECT RACK BILLIARDS F Upscale billiards hall has burgers, steak, deli sandwiches, wings. Family-friendly, non-smoking. BW, CM. L & D, daily. 1186 Edgewood Ave. S., Murray Hill. 738-7645. $ SAKE HOUSE F Japanese grill and sushi bar features sushi, sashimi, katsu, tempura, hibachi and specialty rolls. CM, BW, sake. L & D, daily. 824 Lomax St. 301-1188. $$ SUMO SUSHI F Authentic Japanese fare, traditional to entrees and sushi rolls, spicy sashimi salad, gyoza (pork dumpling), tobiko (flying fish roe), Rainbow roll (tuna, salmon, yellowtail, Calif. roll). BW, CM. L & D, daily. 2726 Park St. 388-8838. $$

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ST. AUGUSTINE, ST. AUGUSTINE BEACH

A1A ALE WORKS F The Ancient City’s only brew pub taps seven hand-crafted ales and lagers. A1A specializes in innovative New World cuisine. FB. L & D, daily. 1 King St. 829-2977. $$ AMICI ITALIAN RESTAURANT F A family-owned-andoperated Italian restaurant offers traditional pasta, veal, steak and seafood dishes. CM, FB. L & D, daily. 1915B A1A S., St. Augustine Beach. 461-0102. $$ ANN O’MALLEY’S F Fresh handmade sandwiches, soups, salads and perfectly poured Guinness. Favorites include Reubens and chicken salad. CM, BW, Irish beers on tap. L & D, daily. 23 Orange St. 825-4040. $$ BARLEY REPUBLIC IRISH PUBLIC HOUSE This new Irish bar and pub in historic downtown offers burgers, sandwiches, shepherd’s pie and bangers and mash. BW. L & D, daily. 48 Spanish St. 547-2023. $$ BARNACLE BILL’S F For 30-plus years, this family restaurant has served seafood, oysters, gator tail, steak and fried shrimp. FB, CM, TO. L & D daily; 14 Castillo Drive, 824-3663. $$ THE BLACK MOLLY BAR & GRILL Fresh, local seafood, steaks and pasta dishes in a casual atmosphere. FB, CM. L & D daily. 504 Geoffrey St., Cobblestone Plaza. 547-2723. $$ BORRILLO’S PIZZA & SUBS F Specialty pizzas are Borrillo’s Supreme (extra cheese, pepperoni, sausage), white and vegetarian pizzas. Subs and pasta dinners. L & D, daily.

88 San Marco Ave. 829-1133. $ CAFÉ ATLANTICO Traditional and new Italian dishes served in an intimate space. Master Chef Paolo Pece prepares risotto alla pescatora, with shrimp, scallops and seasonal shellfish, in a parmesan cheese basket. BW. D, nightly. 647 A1A Beach Blvd., St. Augustine Beach. 471-7332. $$$ CAFÉ ELEVEN F Serving eclectic cuisine like feta spinach egg croissant, apple turkey sandwich, pear-berry salad. Daily chef creations. BW. B, L & D, daily. 501 A1A Beach Blvd.

460-9311. B, $; L & D, $$ CAP’S ON THE WATER F The Vilano Beach mainstay offers coastal cuisine – tapas platters, cioppino, fresh local shrimp, raw oyster bar – indoors or on an oak-shaded deck. Boat access. FB. L, Fri.-Sun., D, nightly. 4325 Myrtle St., Vilano Beach. 824-8794. $$ CARMELO’S MARKETPLACE F Best of Jax winner.

Authentic New York style brick-oven-baked pizza, fresh baked sub rolls, Boars Head meats & cheeses, salads, calzones, strombolis and sliced pizza specials. BW. L & D, daily. 146 King St. 494-6658. $$ CELLAR 6 ART GALLERY & WINE BAR *Bite Club Certified! Wolfgang Puck coffees, handmade desserts and light bistro-style fare amid local art. BW. Mon.-Sat. 6 Aviles St. 827-9055. $$ CREEKSIDE DINERY Creekside serves beef, chicken and seafood, with an emphasis on low-country cooking. Outdoor deck with a fire pit. FB. D, nightly. 160 Nix Boatyard Rd. 829-6113. $$ CRUISERS GRILL F Best of Jax winner. See Beaches. 3 St. George St. 824-6993. $ THE FLORIDIAN The downtown restaurant serves innovative Southern fare, made with local farmers’ local food. Signature items: fried green tomato bruschetta, ’N’grits with shrimp, fish or tofu. L & D, Wed.-Mon. 39 Cordova St. 829-0655. $$ GYPSY CAB COMPANY F Best of Jax winner. International menu features large portions, reasonable prices. FB. L & D, daily. 828 Anastasia Blvd. 824-8244. $$ HARRY’S SEAFOOD BAR & GRILLE F In a historic, twostory house, the New Orleans-style eatery has fresh seafood, steaks, jambalaya, etouffée and shrimp. FB. L & D, daily. 46 Avenida Menendez. 824-7765. $$ HOT SHOT BAKERY & CAFE Freshly baked items, coffees and hand-crafted breakfast and lunch sandwiches; Datil B. Good hot sauces and pepper products. B & L, daily. 8 Granada St. 824-7898. $ KINGS HEAD BRITISH PUB F Authentic Brit pub serves fish & chips, Cornish pastie and steak & kidney pie. Tap beers are Guinness, Newcastle and Bass. BW. L & D, Wed.-Sun. 6460 U.S. 1 (4 miles N. of St. Augustine Airport.) 823-9787. $$ THE MANATEE CAFÉ F Serving healthful cuisine using organically grown fruits, vegetables, grains, legumes. B & L, daily. 525 S.R. 16, Ste. 106, Westgate Plaza. 826-0210. $

MANGO MANGO’S BEACHSIDE BAR & GRILL F Caribbean kitchen has comfort food with a tropical twist: coconut shrimp and fried plantains. BW, CM. Outdoor dining. 700 A1A Beach Blvd., (A Street access) St. Augustine Beach.

461-1077. $$ MILL TOP TAVERN F A St. Auggie institution housed in an ofdaily benefit 1884 building, serving nachos, soups,promise sandwiches and specials. Dine inside or on open-air decks. At the big mill wheel. FB. L & D, daily. 19 1/2 St. George St. 829-2329. $$ OASIS RESTAURANT & DECK F Just a block from the ocean, with a tropical atmosphere and open-air deck.

Steamed oysters, crab legs, burgers. CM, FB. B, L & D, daily. 4000 A1A & Ocean Trace Rd., St. Augustine Beach.

471-3424. $ THE PRESENT MOMENT CAFÉ Best of Jax winner. The cozy café serves organic, vegan and vegetarian dishes, pizza, pastas, hummus and milkshakes – all prepared without meat, dairy, wheat or an oven. Organic BW. TO. B, L & D, Mon.-Sat. 224 W. King St. 827-4499. $ PURPLE OLIVE INTERNATIONAL BISTRO F Family-ownedand-operated, offering specials, fresh artisan breads. Soups, salad dressings and desserts made from scratch. BW. D, Tue.Sat. 4255 A1A S., Ste. 6, St. Augustine Beach. 461-1250. $$ RAINTREE Located in a Victorian home, Raintree offers a menu with contemporary and traditional international influences. Extensive wine list. FB. D, daily. 102 San Marco Ave. 824-7211. $$$ THE REEF RESTAURANT F Casual oceanfront place with a view from every table. Fresh local seafood, steak, pasta dishes, daily chef specials. Outdoor dining. FB, CM, TO. L & D daily. 4100 Coastal Hwy. A1A, Vilano Beach. 824-8008. $$ SARA’S CREPE CAFE Crêpes, both traditional European style and with innovative twists, are served along with Belgian waffles in the historic district. Dine indoors or out in the open-air courtyard. B, L & D, daily. 100 St. George St. 810-5800. $$ SOUTH BEACH GRILL Located off A1A, the two-story PROMISE OF BENEFIT beachy destination offers casual oceanfront dining and fresh local seafood. Dine indoors or out on a beachfront deck. FB. B, L & D daily. 45 Cubbedge Road, Crescent Beach. 471-8700. $ SPY GLOBAL CUISINE & LOUNGE In the historic district, Spy features James Bond-themed sushi and Mediterranean-influenced global cuisine on the seasonal menu, including fresh – never frozen – Hawaiian seafood.

Dine indoors or out on the patio. Upstairs lounge, too. Great selection of chilled sakes. BW, CM. D, nightly. 21 Hypolita St. 819-5637. $$$ SUNSET GRILLE Seafood-heavy menu, consistent Great Chowder Debate winner. Specialties are baby back ribs, lobster ravioli, coconut shrimp, datil pepper wings. CM, FB. L & D, daily. 421 A1A Beach Blvd. 471-5555. $$$ THE TASTING ROOM, WINE & TAPAS Owned by Michael Lugo, the upscale contemporary Spanish restaurant fuses innovative tapas with an extensive wine list. L, Wed.-Sun.; D, nightly. 25 Cuna St. 810-2400. $$

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CM, FB. L & D, daily. 4840 Big Island Dr. 345-3466. $$ FIVE GUYS BURGERS & FRIES Best of Jax winner for Best Burger in St. Augustine and OP/Fleming Island. Burgers made with fresh ground beef and there’s a wide selection of toppings, including fried onions, jalapeños or sautéed mushrooms. Fries, Kosher hot dogs and soft drinks, too. L & D, daily. 4413 Town Center Pkwy., Ste. 401. 996-6900. $ LIBRETTO’S PIZZERIA & ITALIAN KITCHEN F Authentic NYC pizzeria serves Big Apple crust, cheese and sauce, along with third-generation family-style Italian classics, fresh-from-the-oven calzones, and desserts in a casual, comfy setting. L & D, daily. 4880 Big Island Dr., Ste. 1.

402-8888. $$ MITCHELL’S FISH MARKET F A changing menu of more than 180 items includes cedar-roasted Atlantic salmon and seared salt-and-pepper tuna. FB, CM. L & D, daily. 5205 Big Island Dr., St. Johns Town Ctr. 645-3474. $$$ MY MOCHI FROZEN YOGURT Best of Jax winner. Non-fat, low-calorie, cholesterol-free frozen yogurt is served in flavors that change weekly. Toppings include a variety of fruit and nuts. 4860 Big Island Dr. 807-9292. $ RENNA’S PIZZA F Renna’s serves New York-style pizza, calzones, subs and lasagna made from authentic Italian recipes. Delivery, CM, BW. 4624 Town Crossing Dr., Ste. 125, St. Johns Town Center. 565-1299. rennaspizza.com $$ WASABI JAPANESE STEAKHOUSE & SUSHI BAR F Authentic cuisine, teppanyaki shows and a full sushi menu.

CM. L & D, daily. 10206 River Coast Dr. 997-6528. $$ WHISKY RIVER F Best of Jax winner. At St. Johns Town Center’s Plaza, Whisky River features wings, pizza, wraps, sandwiches and burgers served in a lively car racing-

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themed atmosphere (Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s the owner). FB. CM. L & D, daily. 4850 Big Island Drive. 645-5571. $$

SAN JOSE

ATHENS CAFÉ F Serving authentic Greek cuisine: lamb, seafood, veal and pasta dishes. BW. L & D, daily. 6271 St. Augustine Rd., Ste. 7. 733-1199. $$ CRUISERS GRILL F Best of Jax winner. See Beaches.

5613 San Jose Blvd., Ste. 1. 737-2874. $ DICK’S WINGS F NASCAR-themed family style sports place serves wings, buffalo tenders, burgers and chicken sandwiches. CM. BW. L & D, daily. 1610 University Blvd. W. 448-2110. dickswingsandgrill.com $ MOJO BAR-B-QUE F Best of Jax winner. Pulled pork, brisket and North Carolina-style barbecue. TO, BW. L & D, daily. 1607 University Blvd. W. 732-7200. $$

SAN MARCO, SOUTHBANK

BASIL THAI & SUSHI F Offering Thai cuisine, including pad Thai and curry dishes, and sushi in a relaxing atmosphere. L & D, Mon.-Sat. BW. 1004 Hendricks Ave. 674-0190. $$ bb’s F Best of Jax winner. A bistro menu is served in an upscale atmosphere, featuring almond-crusted calamari, tuna tartare and wild mushroom pizza. FB. L & D, Mon.-Fri.; Br. & D, Sat. 1019 Hendricks Ave. 306-0100. $$$ BISTRO AIX F French, Mediterranean-inspired fare, award-winning wines, wood-fired pizzas, house-made pastas, steaks, seafood. Indoor, outdoor dining. FB. L, Mon.Fri.; D, nightly. 1440 San Marco Blvd. 398-1949. $$$ CHECKER BBQ & SEAFOOD F Chef Art Jennette serves barbecue, seafood and comfort food, including pulled-pork, fried white shrimp and fried green tomatoes. L & D, Mon.Sat. 3566 St. Augustine Rd. 398-9206. $ EUROPEAN STREET F Best of Jax winner. Big sandwiches, soups, desserts and more than 100 bottled and on-tap beers. BW. L & D, daily. 1704 San Marco Blvd. 398-9500. $ THE GROTTO F Best of Jax winner. Wine by the glass.

Tapas-style menu offers a cheese plate, empanadas bruschetta, chocolate fondue. BW. 2012 San Marco Blvd.

398-0726. $$ HAVANA-JAX CAFÉ/CUBA LIBRE BAR LOUNGE *Bite Club Certified! F Authentic Latin American fine dining: picadillo, ropa vieja, churrasco tenderloin steak, Cuban sandwiches. L & D, Mon.-Sat. CM, FB. 2578 Atlantic Blvd. 399-0609. $ MATTHEW’S Chef’s tasting menu or seasonal à la carte menu featuring an eclectic mix of Mediterranean ingredients. Dress is business casual, jackets optional. FB. D, Mon.-Sat. 2107 Hendricks Ave. 396-9922. $$$$ METRO DINER F Best of Jax winner. Historic 1930s diner offers award-winning breakfast and lunch. Fresh seafood and Southern cooking. Bring your own wine. B & L, daily.

3302 Hendricks Ave. 398-3701. $$ THE OLIVE TREE MEDITERRANEAN GRILLE F Homestyle healthy plates include hummus, tebouleh, grape leaves, gyros, potato salad, kibbeh, spinach pie, Greek salad and

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daily specials. L & D, Mon.-Fri. 1705 Hendricks Ave. 396-2250. $$ PIZZA PALACE F All homemade dishes from Mama’s award-winning recipes including spinach pizza and chicken-spinach calzones. BW. L & D, daily. 1959 San Marco Blvd. 399-8815. $$ PULP F The juice bar has fresh juices, frozen yogurt, teas and coffees; 30 smoothies, with flavored soy milks, organic frozen yogurt and granola. Daily. 1962 San Marco Blvd.

396-9222. $ RUTH’S CHRIS STEAK HOUSE Consistent Best of Jax winner. Serving Midwestern prime beef, fresh seafood, in an upscale atmosphere. FB. D, daily. 1201 Riverplace Blvd.

396-6200. $$$$ SAKE HOUSE See Riverside. 1478 Riverplace Blvd.

306-2188. $$ SAN MARCO DELI F Independently owned & operated classic diner serves grilled fish, turkey burgers. Vegetarian options. Mon.-Sat. 1965 San Marco Blvd. 399-1306. $ TAVERNA Tapas, small-plate items, Neapolitan-style woodfired pizzas and entrées are served in a rustic yet upscale interior. BW, TO. L & D, Tue.-Sat. 1986 San Marco Blvd.

398-3005. $$$ VINO’S PIZZA F See Julington. This location offers a lunch buffet. L & D, daily. 1430 San Marco Blvd. 683-2444. $

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AROMAS BEER HOUSE Faves include ahi tuna with a sweet soy sauce reduction, backyard burger, triple-meat French dip. FB. L & D, daily. 4372 Southside Blvd. 928-0515. $$ BISTRO 41° F Casual dining features fresh, homemade breakfast and lunch dishes in a relaxing atmosphere. TO. B & L, Mon.-Fri. 3563 Philips Hwy., Ste. 104. 446-9738. $ BLUE BAMBOO Contemporary Asian-inspired cuisine includes rice-flour calamari, seared Ahi tuna, pad Thai.

Street eats: barbecue duck, wonton crisps. BW. L, Mon.-Fri.; D, Mon.-Sat. 3820 Southside Blvd. 646-1478. $$ BUCA DI BEPPO Italian dishes are served family-style in an eclectic, vintage setting. Half-pound meatballs are a specialty. CM, FB. L & D, daily. 10334 Southside Blvd.

363-9090. $$$ CORNER BISTRO & WINE BAR F Casual fine dining.

The menu blends modern American favorites served with international flair. FB. L & D, Tue.-Sun. 9823 Tapestry Park Circle, Ste. 1. 619-1931. $$$ CRUISERS GRILL F Best of Jax winner. See Beaches.

9734 Deer Lake Ct., Ste. 11. 646-2874. $ CUPCAKE HEAVEN 77 F The family-owned spot offers fresh-from-scratch cupcakes, cake pops, cakes and delistyle lunch boxes. Tue.-Sun. 9475 Philips Highway, Ste. 4.

257-5778. $ EUROPEAN STREET F Best of Jax winner. See San Marco.

5500 Beach Blvd. 398-1717. $ FIVE GUYS BURGERS & FRIES Best of Jax winner. See St. Johns Town Center. 9039 Southside Blvd., 538-9100. $ THE FLAME BROILER Serving food with no transfat, MSG, frying, or skin on meat. Fresh veggies, brown or white rice, with grilled beef, chicken, Korean short ribs. CM, TO. L & D, Mon.-Sat. 9822 Tapestry Park Circle, Ste. 103. 619-2786. $ GREEK ISLES CAFE Authentic Greek, American and Italian

fare, including gyros, spinach pie and Greek meatballs.

Homemade breads, desserts. House specialties are eggs benedict and baklava. BW, CM., TO. B, L & D, Mon.-Sat. 7860 Gate Parkway, Ste. 116. 564-2290. $ HALA CAFE & BAKERY F Since 1975 serving housebaked pita bread, kabobs, falafel and daily lunch buffet. TO, BW. L & D, Mon.-Sat. 4323 University Blvd. S. 733-5141. $$ ISLAND GIRL WINE & CIGAR BAR F Best of Jax winner.

Upscale tropical vibe. Walk-in humidor, pairing apps and desserts with 25 wines, ports by the glass. 220+ wines by the bottle; draft, bottled beer. L & D, daily. 7860 Gate Pkwy., Ste. 115. 854-6060. $$ JENKINS QUALITY BARBECUE See Downtown. 2025 Emerson St. 346-3770. $ JOHNNY ANGELS F The menu reflects its ’50s-style décor, including Blueberry Hill pancakes, Fats Domino omelet, Elvis special combo platter. Shakes, malts. B, L & D, daily.

3546 St. Johns Bluff Rd. S., Ste. 120. 997-9850. $ LA NOPALERA F Best of Jax winner. See Intracoastal.

8206 Philips Hwy. 732-9433. $ LIME LEAF F Authentic Thai cuisine: fresh papaya salad, pad Thai, mango sweet rice. BW. L, Mon.-Fri.; D, Mon.-Sat. 9822 Tapestry Park Cir., Stes. 108 & 109. 645-8568. $$ MELLOW MUSHROOM PIZZA BAKERS *Bite Club Certified! F Best of Jax winner. Tossed spring water dough, lean meats, veggies and vegetarian choices make up specialty pizzas, hoagies and calzones. FB. L & D, daily. 9734 Deer Lake Court (at Tinseltown). 997-1955. mellowmushroom.com $ OTAKI JAPANESE STEAKHOUSE F Family-owned with an open sushi bar, hibachi grill tables and an open kitchen.

Dine indoor or out. FB, CM, TO. L, Mon.-Fri.; D, nightly. 7860 Gate Parkway, Stes. 119-122. 854-0485. $$$ SAKE SUSHI F Sushi, hibachi, teriyaki, tempura, katsu, donburi, soups. Popular rolls include Fuji Yama, Ocean Blue, Fat Boy. FB, CM. L & D, daily. 8206 Philips Hwy., Ste. 31.

647-6000. $$ SEVEN BRIDGES GRILLE & BREWERY F Innovative menu of fresh local grilled seafood, sesame tuna, grouper Oscar, chicken, steak and pizza. Microbrewed ales and lagers. FB. L & D, daily. 9735 Gate Pkwy. N., Tinseltown.

997-1999. $$ SOUTHSIDE ALE HOUSE F Steaks, seafood, sandwiches.

CM, FB. L & D, daily. 9711 Deer Lake Court. 565-2882. $$ SPECKLED HEN TAVERN & GRILLE F The gastropub has Southern-style cuisine with a modern twist: Dishes are paired with international wines and beers, including a large selection of craft and IPA brews. FB. L & D, daily. 9475 Philips Hwy., Ste. 16. 538-0811. $$ SUNSET 30 TAVERN & GRILL F Best of Jax winner.

Located in Latitude 30, Sunset 30 serves familiar favorites, including seafood, steaks, sandwiches, burgers, chicken, pasta and pizza. Dine inside or on the patio. FB. L & D, daily.

10370 Philips Hwy. 365-5555. $$ TAVERNA YAMAS *Bite Club Certified! The Greek restaurant serves char-broiled kabobs, seafood and traditional Greek wines and desserts. FB. L & D daily. 9753 Deer Lake Court. 854-0426. $$ TOMMY’S BRICK OVEN PIZZA F Premium New York-style pizza from a brick-oven — the area’s original gluten-free pizzeria. Plus calzones, soups and salads; Thumann’s no-MSG meats, Grande cheeses and Boylan soda. BW. L & D, Mon.-Sat. 4160 Southside Blvd., Ste. 2.

565-1999. $$ URBAN ORGANICS The local organic produce co-op

offers seasonal fresh organic vegetables and fruit, as well as greenhouse and gardening supplies. Mon.-Sat. 5325 Fairmont St. 398-8012. $ WATAMI ASIAN FUSION F AYCE sushi, as well as teppanyaki grill items. Rolls include the Jaguar, dynamite, lobster and soft-shell crab. FB, CM. L & D, daily. 9041 Southside Blvd., Ste. 138C. 363-9888. $$ WILD WING CAFÉ F 33 flavors of wings, as well as soups, sandwiches, wraps, ribs, platters and burgers. FB. 4555 Southside Blvd. 998-9464. $$ YUMMY SUSHI F Best of Jax winner. Serving teriyaki, tempura, hibachi-style dinners, sushi and sashimi. Sushi lunch roll special. BW, sake. L & D, daily. 4372 Southside Blvd. 998-8806. $$

SPRINGFIELD, NORTHSIDE

BOSTON’S RESTAURANT & SPORTSBAR *Bite Club Certified! F A full menu of sportsbar faves is served; pizzas till 2 a.m. Dine inside or on the patio. FB, TO. L & D, daily. 13070 City Station Dr., River City Marketplace.

751-7499. $$ CASA MARIA F Best of Jax winner. The family-owned restaurant serves authentic Mexican fare, including fajitas and seafood. The specialty is tacos de azada. CM, FB. L & D, daily. 12961 N. Main St., Ste. 104. 757-6411. $$ FIVE GUYS BURGERS & FRIES Best of Jax winner. See St. Johns Town Center. 13249 City Square Dr., 751-9711. $ JENKINS QUALITY BARBECUE See Downtown. 5945 New Kings Rd. 765-8515. $ JOSEPH’S PIZZA & ITALIAN RESTAURANT F Gourmet pizzas, pastas. Authentic Italian entrees. BW. L & D, daily.

7316 N. Main St. 765-0335. $$ MILLHOUSE STEAKHOUSE F Locally-owned-and-operated steakhouse with choice steaks from the signature broiler, and seafood, pasta, Millhouse gorgonzola, homemade desserts. CM, FB. D, nightly. 1341 Airport Rd. 741-8722. $$ SALSARITA’S FRESH CANTINA F Southwest cuisine made from scratch; family atmosphere. CM, BW. L & D, daily. 840 Nautica Dr., Ste. 131, River City Marketplace. 696-4001. $ SAVANNAH BISTRO Low Country fare Mediterranean and French inspired, in a relaxing atmosphere at Crowne Plaza Airport. Favorites are crab cakes, NY strip, she crab soup, mahi mahi. CM, FB. B, L & D, daily. 14670 Duval Rd. 741-4404. $-$$$ SWEET PETE’S All-natural sweet shop offers a variety of candy and other treats made the old-fashioned way: all natural flavors, no artificial anything. Several kinds of honey, too. 1922 N. Pearl St. 376-7161. $ THREE LAYERS CAFE F Best of Jax winner. Lunch, bagels, desserts. Adjacent Cellar serves fine wines. Inside and courtyard dining. BW. B, L & D, daily. 1602 Walnut St., Springfield. 355-9791. $ 3 LIONS SPORTS PUB & GRILL F Salads, sandwiches, pizza, fine European cuisine. Nightly specials. 2467 Faye Rd., Northside. 647-8625. $$ UPTOWN MARKET *Bite Club Certified! F In the 1300 Building at corner of Third & Main, serving fresh fare made with the same élan that rules Burrito Gallery. Innovative breakfast, lunch and deli selections. BW, TO. 1303 Main St. N. 355-0734. $$

WINE TASTINGS ANJO LIQUORS 5-8 p.m. every Thur. 9928 Old Baymeadows Rd., Ste. 1, 646-2656 AROMAS CIGAR & WINE BAR Call for schedule. 4372 Southside Blvd., 928-0515 BLACK HORSE WINERY 3-7 p.m. Mon.-Thur., 2-10 p.m. Fri. & Sat., 2-6 p.m. Sun. 420 Kingsley Ave., Orange Park, 644-8480 BLUE BAMBOO 5:30-7:30 p.m., every first Thur.

3820 Southside Blvd., 646-1478 DAMES POINT MARINA Every third Wed. 4518 Irving Rd., Northside, 751-3043 THE GIFTED CORK Tastings daily. 64 Hypolita St., St. Augustine, 810-1083 THE GROTTO 6-8 p.m. every Thur. 2012 San Marco Blvd., 398-0726 MONKEY’S UNCLE LIQUORS 5-8 p.m. every Fri. 1850 S. Third St., Jax Beach, 246-1070 OCEAN 60 6-8 p.m every Mon. 60 Ocean Blvd., Atlantic Beach, 247-0060 PUSSERS CARIBBEAN GRILL 6 p.m. every second Fri. 816 A1A N., Ste. 100, Ponte Vedra Beach, 280-7766 RIVERSIDE LIQUORS 5-8 p.m. every Fri. 1035 Park St., Five Points, 356-4517

ROYAL PALMS VILLAGE WINES & TAPAS 5 p.m. every Mon., Wed. & Fri. 296 Royal Palms Drive, Atlantic Beach, 372-0052 THE TASTING ROOM 6-8 p.m. every first Tue. 25 Cuna St., St. Augustine, 810-2400 TASTE OF WINE Tastings daily. 363 Atlantic Blvd., Ste. 9, Atlantic Beach, 246-5080 TIM’S WINE MARKET 5 p.m. every Fri., noon every Sat. 278 Solana Rd., Ponte Vedra, 686-1741 128 Seagrove Main St., St. Augustine Beach, 461-0060 III FORKS PRIME STEAKHOUSE 5-6:30 p.m. every Mon. 9822 Tapestry Circle, Ste. 111, SJTC, 928-9277 TOTAL WINE & MORE Noon-6 p.m. every Fri. & Sat. 4413 Town Center Pkwy., Ste. 300, 998-1740 THE WINE BAR 6-8 p.m. every Thur. 320 First St. N., Jax Beach, 372-0211 WINE WAREHOUSE 4-7 p.m. every Fri. 665 Atlantic Blvd., Atlantic Beach, 246-6450 4434 Hendricks Ave., San Marco, 448-6782 W90+ 4-7 p.m. every Thur. 1112 Third St. S., Jax Beach, 413-0027. 5-8 p.m. every Fri. 3548 St. Johns Ave., Avondale, 413-0025

Intruder (Not) Alert

• Are We Safe? In August, Daniel Castillo’a Jet Ski broke down in New York City’s Jamaica Bay, forcing him to swim to the nearest shore — at JFK International Airport. As Castillo roamed the grounds, he somehow failed to disturb the airport’s $100-million, state-ofthe-art Perimeter Intrusion Detection System of cameras and motion sensors, stumbling into the Delta terminal before an employee noticed him. This was two weeks after the nownotorious “peace” protest of nun Megan Rice, 82, and two colleagues, who cut through fences at the Oak Ridge, Tenn., nuclear reservation’s Y-12 facility with more than 100 tons of highly enriched uranium. They braved several (though apparently unmonitored or malfunctioning) alarms and sensors for up to two hours before a lone guard stopped them.

The Entrepreneurial Spirit

• Challenging Business Models: In June, owners of the legal brothel Stiletto in Sydney, Australia, revealed their multimillion-dollar expansion to create the country’s (and perhaps the world’s) first “mega-brothel.”

• Short-stay “love hotels” proliferate in Brazil, but in July in the city of Belo Horizonte, Fabiano Lourdes and his sister Daniela were about to open Animalle Mundo Pet, which they described as a love hotel for dogs.

Owners would bring their mating-ready canines to rooms that feature the dim lighting and heart-shaped ceiling mirrors traditional in love hotels (to appeal to the party paying the bill, of course).

• Oh, Dear: New York City is the scene this summer of a particularly nasty turf war among ice cream trucks vying for space on the city’s choicest blocks. Most aggressive, according to a July New York Post report, are Mister Softee truck drivers. Said a Yogo frozen yogurt vendor, “If you see a Mister Softee truck, you know bad things are coming,” including, reported the Post, hardball tactics like cutting rival trucks’ brake lines.

Can’t Possibly Be True

• In August, the Treasury Department’s inspector general reported the IRS doled out more than $5 billion in fraudulent income tax returns in 2011 (owing to its mission to provide refunds promptly without first vetting claims).

The agency “refunded” $3.3 million to a single address in Lansing, Mich. (supposedly home to 2,137 different tax filers) and nearly $4 million to three Florida addresses (518 to one in Tampa, 741 to one in Belle Glade and 703 to an Orlando P.O. box). In all, refunds were claimed by, among others, 105,000 dead people.

Science on the Cutting Edge

• “Pheromone parties” attract men and women seeking romance based on primalscent signals emitted by each other’s slept-in T-shirts. Organizers have staged parties in New York City and Los Angeles and plan to expand, according to a June Associated Press item. The organizers’ initial conclusion: People prefer lovers with a somewhat-different genetic makeup than their own, but not too different.

• In a study published in August, women with the feline-oriented Toxoplasma gondii parasite in their systems showed an elevated risk of depression and suicide perhaps caused by

the brain’s being deprived of serotonin. Since toxoplasmosis is most often passed via handling of cat feces, women’s fondness for and time spent with cats might thus put them at greater risk than previously believed. (T.gondii is believed capable of reproducing only inside cats’ intestines, and might, hypothesizes prominent Czech scientist Jaroslav Flegr, have learned that the surest route to the intestines is by hacking into the brains of delicious rats and mice.)

• 100 Pounds or “15 Minutes”? Wesley Warren Jr., 47, of Las Vegas, suffers from rare elephantiasis of the scrotum, which accounts for about 100 of his 400 pounds and severely hampers urination and sex. The Las Vegas Review-Journal reported in October 2011 that Warren was on the verge of accepting an offer to cover the expensive corrective surgery, but when the newspaper followed up in June 2012, it found him hesitant because he had become accustomed to his celebrity status (TV’s The Learning Channel and “Tosh.0,” and Howard Stern’s radio show). Said he, “It was fun going to Los Angeles [for “Tosh.0”] in the big van they sent for me.”

Perspective

• It has been well-known to the U.S. Congress that the Postal Service is guaranteed to run an estimated $5 billion deficit by the end of the year. Still, since the 112th Congress was convened in January 2011, no remedial legislation has been formally offered. However, during that time, legislators introduced 60 bills to rename post offices in their districts, passing 38, which represents 17 percent of the legislation passed on all subjects in that period.

Least Competent Criminals

• Not Ready for Prime Time: The thief who snatched a brand-new bike from Wheelworks in Belmont, Mass., in August got away, but police saw surveillance photos of him when he returned to the store two hours later, asking to see some locks (presumably so he could secure the bike he’d just stolen). Incredulous employees gave chase, but the thief ran faster.

• Kristen DeCosta, 30, was charged with 17 recent burglaries around Somerset, Mass., in August. According to Police Chief Joseph Ferreira, DeCosta may be the only perp ever to not understand that, since she was wearing a GPS ankle monitor (from an earlier arrest), all 17 break-ins were tracked.

Update

• Bill Dillon, 52, was featured in NOTW in May 2009 and April 2012 for having served 27 years in a Florida prison for murder after a fanciful conviction based largely on “testimony” of dog-handler John Preston’s “wonder” German shepherd that seemingly found precise, impossible scents exactly where prosecutors needed to find them. It wasn’t until 2009 that one central Florida judge challenged Preston — and exposed the dog’s incompetence. Dillon was exonerated, Florida’s governor apologized, and the state legislature provided generous financial compensation. On July 18, musician Dillon accepted an invitation from the Tampa Bay Rays to sing the National Anthem before a game, including the now-ironic lyric, “And the land of the free.”

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ARIES (March 21-April 19): You’ll never be able to actually gaze upon your own face.

You may see a reasonable likeness in mirrors, photos and videos, but the real thing is always forever visible to everyone but you. That’s an apt symbol for how hard it is to get a totally objective view of your soul. No matter how sincere you are in your efforts to see yourself clearly, there’s always fuzziness, misapprehensions and ignorance. However, the weeks ahead are a great time to see yourself better than ever.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): I’ve got four related advice gems for you: 1. The most reliable way to beat the system? Build your own more interesting system. 2. The most likely way to beat competitors isn’t to fight them, but ignore them and compete only against yourself. 3. To escape the numbing effects of an outworn tradition, create a fresh tradition to get you excited enough to get out of bed in the morning.

4. If you have a problem that’s impossible to solve and boring, find a fascinating new problem to render the old one irrelevant.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): “Dear Doctor of Love: My heart’s itchy. I’m totally serious. I’m not talking about some phantom tingle on the skin of my chest. What I mean is, the prickling sensation starts in the throbbing organ inside me. Is this even possible? Have you heard of such a crazy thing? Could it be some astrological phenomenon? What should I do?

— Itchy-Hearted Gemini.” Dear Itchy: I suspect it’s not just you, but many Geminis, who are experiencing these symptoms. From what I can tell, your heart has a lot of trapped feelings to be identified, liberated and dealt with.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): If you make a conscious decision to combine plaids with stripes, checks with florals or reddish-purples with greenish-oranges, I wholeheartedly approve. If, on the other hand, you absent-mindedly create combinations like that because you’re oblivious or lazy, I soundly disapprove. The same holds true about any hodgepodge, hybrid or mishmash you generate: It’ll get cosmic blessings if you do it with flair and purpose, but not if it’s the result of carelessness.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Should we boycott Edgar Allan Poe’s work because he married his 13-year-old cousin when he was 26? Should anti-drug crusaders stop using iPhones when they find out that Steve Jobs said “doing LSD was one of the two or three most important things I have done in my life”?

Should we stop praising the work of Martin Luther King Jr. to advance civil rights because he had extramarital affairs? Those are the kinds of questions you’ll deal with in the days ahead. Avoid knee-jerk reactions.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Arthur Turner, a Virgo reader from Austin, is upset with my recent horoscopes. In his email, he wrote: “You’re making me mad with your predictions of non-stop positivity, Brezsny. I need more dirt, grit and muck. I’ve got to have some misery and decay to motivate me. So just please shut up with your excess projections of good times. They’re bringing me down.” Here’s my response to him and any other Virgo who feels the same: I’m afraid you’re scheduled to endure even more encounters with cosmic benevolence next week. If these blessings feel oppressive, change your attitude.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): The humorous science journal “Annals of Improbable Research” published the paper “The Effects of Peanut Butter on the Rotation of the Earth.” Signed by 198 Ph.D. physicists, it concluded: “So far as we can 50 | FOLIOWEEKLY.com | SEPTEMBER 11-17, 2012

determine, peanut butter has no effect on the rotation of the Earth.” Summon a comparable amount of highpowered expertise for your own purposes, but make sure those purposes are weightier than the question of peanut butter’s role on our planet’s movements. Round up the best help you can, call on all the favors you’re owed and be aggressive in seeking brilliant support — but only for a truly important cause.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Sept. 16 is the first day of Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year.

So begins 10 days of repentance. Whether or not you’re Jewish, you’re entering an astrological phase when taking stock of yourself is a brilliant move. Try this selfinventory, borrowed from Jewish organization Chadeish Yameinu. 1. What would you like to leave behind from the past 12 months? 2. What’s kept you from living up to your highest standards and being your very best self? 3. What would you love to bring with you into the next 12 months?

4. Who served as your teacher in the past year? 5. Were you a teacher for anyone? 6. Is there anyone you need to forgive? 7. How will you go about forgiving?

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): If I’m accurately interpreting astrological omens, the months ahead are a soulful feast — every day brings a shimmering revelation about the nature of your soul’s code and how best to activate it. Reasons for grateful amazement flow so freely, you may feel miracles are routine, naturally occurring phenomena. Get this: In your dreams, Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty get married, win the lottery and devote their fortune to fostering your spiritual education until you’re irrevocably enlightened.

(There’s a slight chance I’m misinterpreting the signs, and all this may be true for only a week or so, not months.)

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Reader Marissa begged me to insert a secret message in Capricorn’s horoscope. She wanted me to influence Jergen, a guy she has a crush on, to open his eyes and see how great she is. I told her I wouldn’t. Why? For one thing, I never try to manipulate people into doing things that aren’t in alignment with their own desires.

For another, I faithfully report on my understanding of the tides of fate, and refuse to just make stuff up. I urge you to have that kind of integrity. You may soon be invited or coaxed to engage in what amounts to tainted behavior.

Don’t do it. Try extra hard to be incorruptible.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): “The far away, the very far, the farthest, I have found only in my own blood,” wrote poet Antonio Porchia.

Make that your keynote. Your assignment? Search for what’s most exotic and unknown, but only in the privacy of your heart, not out in the great wide world. For now, the inner realm is the location of the laboratory where the most useful experiments unfold. Borrowing from novelist Carole Maso, I leave you with this: “Make love to the remoteness in yourself.”

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): It’s an excellent time to elope, even if you do so with the person to whom you’re already mated. You may consider the possibility of wearing a wedding dress everywhere you wander, even if there’s no marriage ceremony in the immediate future, and even if you’re a man. If neither of these appeals to you, at least do something to symbolize your intention to focus on intimacy with an intensified sense of purpose. Fling rice at yourself. Seek someone who’ll give you lessons in how to listen like an empathetic genius. Compose and recite vows in which you pledge to become an utterly irresistible and reliable ally.

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GINGER WITH A ’STACHE You: Man-handling that patio furniture. Me: Not hipster enough to ride your fixed gear. How many PBRs does a girl have to drink to be initiated into the Birdies cool kid table? When: Sept.

5. Where: Mossfire. #1417-0911 HOTTIE IN SCRUBS ST. VINCENT’S I saw you in St. Vincent’s Hospital parking garage. You wore scrubs; walking into the building from the garage; I was driving an orange Honda Fit. You smiled and waved. I smiled back but wasn’t sure whether to stop or not. When: Sept. 4.

Where: St. Vincent’s Hospital Parking Garage. #1416-0911 NOT AS MEAN AS YOU THINK! You: Setting up for my friend’s wedding! First wearing jeans/red shirt, tall, black and bald, I heard the bride call you “W”! Me: Medium build, Latin, blue dress, high heels. We moved from our seats twice for better look at you. You changed into a dark suit, yellow tie. WOW! I want to change with you next time! When: Aug. 4. Where: Main Library Downtown. #1415-0911 BEAUTIFUL BRUNETTE ON BEACH CRUISER You: Long brown hair, wearing a bikini top and jeans shorts.

You looked amazing cruising First Street in Neptune Beach with your friends. Me: Brown hair, blue eyes. Blue and white board shorts, shirtless. Our paths crossed twice. First time, I was on foot at Lemon Street. Our eyes met. Second time, I was in my black Land Rover at Magnolia Street. We shared a smile as you cruised by. Next time let’s cruise together. When: Sept. 3. Where: First Street, Neptune Beach. #1414-0911 LANDING ESCALATOR I was leaning against the railing facing the escalator & you and your friend stepped onto it; you looked at me and I looked, too.

Halfway down, you looked up & I met your eyes again… then again & again. I waved goodbye, looking down at you in your green shirt, blonde hair walking away. You came back to look up and didn’t see me; I was there but someone was in the way. I hope you think to look here. I was in a dress; brown hair, blue eyes. Please respond. When: Sept. 2. Where: Jacksonville Landing. #1413-0911 BALLOONS, BALLOONS, BALLOONS AND PENGUIN? Saw you at the bar celebrating what seemed to be your birthday. You opened a gigantic present with what seemed to be an endless supply of balloons. Tried to buy you a drink, but a guy in a penguin suit beat me to the punch. Would love to be your Happy Feet and day of the week! When: Aug. 31. Where: Miller’s Alehouse. #1412-0911 UPS GUY You: Obviously on a break of some sort, tall with your brown locks of luscious glory swaying about your face as you sport the UPS name tag. Me: Short, black hair, obviously too dumb to read your name on the tag and too shy to go next door and say hi. When: Aug. 9. Where: Starbucks in Riverside. #1411-0911 POINTE MEDICAL @ BAYMEADOWS Me: Cute, blonde chick in green polo work shirt. You: Tall, slim guy in red polo work shirt. You were locked in a conversation with a guy in the lobby, but complemented my Hepburn sunglasses, but before I could speak I was called back for my appointment. Would love to be the one locked in a convo with you. When: Nov. 2011. Where: Pointe Medical Services. #1410-0904

us away, but I hope our waves will crash together again soon.

Searching for my soul surfer... When: Aug. 9. Where: Jax Beach @ 6th Ave. S. #1407-0904 REDHEADED HOSTESS AT BLUEFISH You were the somewhat melancholy-looking hostess at The Blue Fish in Avondale, and all the black wasn’t helping. You said you liked my glasses, and I told you to smile. I’d love to see you in color some time. When: July 19. Where: The Blue Fish. #1406-0828

struggling with the dogs. Can I help you walk them sometime?

When: Aug. 7. Where: Woodhollow Apts. #1399-0814 MORE OF YOUR SMILES You smiled, you smiled again. You stopped on your way out to say hello. I think you’re attractive, too. “Ditch the Guy.” Come back alone, same time. Culhane’s. When: Aug. 4. Where: Culhane’s, Atlantic Beach. #1398-0814

TATTOO L__ SIGHTING I spotted Tattoo L__ in her chariot on Old Kings Rd. N. around noon, she is quite the looker and oh so easy to admire and dream about... When: Aug. 17. Where: Old Kings Road North. #1405-0828

LOVE YOUR TATTOO I am guilty of eavesdropping. You have a very passionate opinion on life and have great hair, with a tattoo that reads “kindness.” Who are you, and where did you come from?

Me: Girl wanting to be your friend. When: July 30. Where: Starbucks. #1397-0814

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FUTURE PAL AND CONFIDANT You: sunglasses, security? Me: grey shirt, bare feet. I shuffled past you on the way to the beach, but you were too focused on the route to notice. Next time let’s connect... so we may travel down the road and back again. When: July 28. Where: PV Beach. #1395-0807

NAME STARTS WITH A B I saw you first at the Britney Spears concert, then you remembered me a year later when you ran into me at the Ritz… Sorry I couldn’t remember your name.

I really wish I did (kicking myself now). But I’d love to know your name :) When: Aug. 11. Where: Ritz. #1403-0821

IN YOUR EYES I was standing behind you in line at Starbucks.

You turned around and looked at me. We spoke briefly and the entire time, you looked at me; into my eyes! I felt like the LEADING Lady to your LEADING Man: beautiful movie moment.

Our meeting ended with a hug. When: July 27. Where: Starbucks Town Center. #1394-0807

EATING RIBS, WEARING WHITE I saw you and your kids eating ribs at Sticky Fingers. You were wearing a ball cap and white pants. I couldn’t keep my eyes off you; you caught me looking and you smiled. We kept glancing at each other all night. Your car was parked next to mine, I hope you remember me and I would love to see you again. When: July 26. Where: Sticky Fingers Baymeadows. #1402-0821 GREEN TRUCK ON ARGYLE FOREST Heading to work around 7:30 a.m., driving east on Argyle. You in a green truck, me in a beige Toyota with damaged front fender. We flirted, smiled, waved. You turned right on Blanding, I turned left. I wouldn’t mind seeing that smile again. When: July 26. Where: Argyle Forest. #1401-0821 HOTTIE AT RIVERSIDE JIMMY JOHNS You: Tall, dark and handsome, looking so good making sandwiches. Me: Tall, nice girl dying to talk to you. I come there once a week and I’m always too shy to talk to you. Today I asked a worker who you were; are you single? Would love to get to know you! When: Aug. 8. Where: Jimmy Johns on Park. #1400-0814 SEXY BALD MAN WALKING PUGS You: Sexy, tall man in white T-shirt and Adidas shorts walking two adorable pugs in Woodhollow Apts. Me: Short hair, redhead in a Honda Si passing by. Thought about stopping to say hi but you were

FRIENDLY SMILE IN BLUE FATIGUES I saw you early last Thursday morning around 7 am. You were getting gas and probably heading to NAS. Me: tall, long, dark brown hair, white sweater and jeans driving a white Civic. You: driving a dark gray Toyota truck. We caught each other’s eye so many times. I got nervous and regretfully drove away. I’m still thinking about that morning! When: July 19. Where: Daily’s on Roosevelt. #1393-0807 CRASH INTO ME You in a black Speedo with your friend in white tropical shorts. You swam in the surf and left the beach when the seagulls got bad. You swam beautifully; I wish I was one of those waves to crash into you. When: July 18. Where: Jax Beach. #1392-0731 BEAUTIFUL PAINT EXPERT You: gorgeous brown eyes, beautiful smile and even better personality. Me: you gave me wrong directions to your store but it was worth the trip and the bad taste the Milky Way left in my mouth :) Hope to be in the presence of that smile again soon. When: July 22. Where: Sherwin Williams. #1391-0731 THE BLUE CRAB Spunky-sexy hair, flirty smile behind the bar at The Blue Crab. Saw your picture in the paper and had to come see you. Sat at the bar with you all night. Curious about

CUTIE @ THE GARAGE Me: Big beardy bear with the band T-shirt. You: Cute chick with the blue dress and brown purse.

You liked my glasses, I liked your jokes. Took some pictures, but you stole my heart! Let’s find a cave and cuddle. When: July 21. Where: The Garage. #1389-0731 BLOODMOBILE WITH GORGEOUS EYES I Saw U: Bloodmobile at TJ Maxx between 12:45 & 1:10. You: dark hair, gorgeous eyes, lip pierced, tattoo on foot that says smiles or smile, filling out paperwork. Me: lying on bed donating blood, Carolina blue polo shirt, black shorts & glasses. We made eye contact a couple of times. It was only me and you in Bloodmobile. I wanted to say something but the phlebotomist wouldn’t stop talking. When: July 21. Where: BloodMobile @ Atlantic & Kernan. #1388-0731 STOLEN FISH You: Dark hair, green eyes, wearing a short white dress, drinking a Stolen Fish with ice cream on your finger. Me: Grinning from ear to ear, because I realized you have stolen my heart. Let’s disappear together on a plane to anywhere. When: July 12. Where: Dos Gatos. #1387-0731 LOST RUNNING RIOT You: Not around for a while. Been on the lookout. Did you move? I’ve seen your friend but not u. Me: Still tall, still tan, still hoping to run into you! When: Not since June. Where: Riverside. #1386-0731 I SAW MYSELF I saw you and knew you were the one for me.

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NOTE: If you saw the headline “Fiend Found!” you might instantly notice that, between the two words, only the vowels change — the consonants stay put. Okay, if you were me, you’d instantly notice it. Anyway, this puzzle contains more of the same (with Y’s counting as vowels).

ACROSS 1 Baffles 7 End in ___ 12 Speeder catchers in the Sunshine State: abbr.

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Pardon Me While I Rant

Chasing dreams doesn’t always work out

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’d like to think I’m a good person. I have followed the rules all my life. I don’t smoke, drink or do drugs. The police have never been called to my door. I got straight A’s in school.

When I’ve got the sniffles, I power through and go to work. I don’t litter. I vote. I donate blood sporadically. I give little old ladies my seat on busses. I pay my taxes. I even recycle. I just made my 34th micro loan to Kiva.org. When I was 10 years old, I started my own business growing and selling house plants at a flea market, andprotected I’ve pretty muchproof worked © or been this is a copyright in school ever since. I’m not the kind of person you’ll see on “Jerry Springer.” I don’t even watch “JerryrUn Springer. ” your advertising representative at 260-9770. dAte: 032012 Is it just me, or should all of the above BLE AT 268-3655 count for something? I mean, after 47 years of never outside you’ d think Produced by edcoloring Checked bythe lines, Sales Rep re sUpport Ask for Action that the universe could see its way clear to cut me just the tiniest bit of slack. So much for good karma.

Two years ago, I decided that my life was one big do-over. I was at a job that I loved, but it had no room for advancement, lousy pay and even worse benefits. I needed a change. So I started researching other careers, and quickly became overwhelmed with the possibilities.

Then I decided to go backward. Instead of trying to find a new career, I decided to figure out what kind of life I wanted, and then figure out what type of career would allow me to have that life. To heck with the fact that now is not the time to be leaving a perfectly good job. I had a tiger by the tail, man! The sky was the limit for me! And everyone told me they admired my courage. Before I knew it, I’d sold my house in Riverside (and took a total financial bath on it, to be honest), left a 16-year relationship, quit my job and moved me and my dogs three-and-a-half hours south, where I knew no one, all so I could study dental laboratory technology at the only school in Florida that offers it.

Don’t say it. Do not mistake me for a dental hygienist. I respect that profession immensely, but no way is this girl sticking her hands into other people’s mouths. No. What I learned to do is make dental appliances such as retainers.

And oh, how I love it! I love making things with my hands. I love the variety. I love solving dental problems for people. I love the smell of acrylic before it hardens. I graduated summa cum laude in May. So, happy ending, right?

Of course not, or I wouldn’t be ranting. I sent out 198 résumés and/or applications to dental laboratories, and was willing to relocate anywhere on the continent and ... nothing.

Rejection letter upon rejection letter. Yeah, yeah, the economy. Blah, blah, blah. I gambled and I lost. I’ve no one to blame but myself. And

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yet, I can’t shake the feeling that that wasn’t supposed to happen. What about the American dream? Where’s the chicken in every pot, for Pete’s sake? I’m not only chicken-less, I’m pot-less, people!

So, with my tail between my legs, I went back to my old job. Thank heavens I’d left on good terms, or I’d be in deep trouble. And I realize I’m lucky to even have a job in this day and age. The problem is that I’m now homeless.

Before, I was able to survive on $10 an hour because I had owned my home for 25 years, and the mortgage was only $430 a month.

Now, even though I have some of the money from the sale of my house left over, and a credit rating of 835, which is about as good as you can get, no one will allow me to buy a home, because I don’t have a year-and-a-half of work history. Well, duh. I was in college. And I’m back with the employer who kept me for 10 years, so you’d think that this would indicate a modicum of stability. But no one will touch me.

This thrusts me squarely back into the realm of renting. Great. Except that based on my calculations, the very most I can afford to pay is $600 a month, and everything I’ve seen in that price range in this town comes with either hot-and-cold-running cockroaches or hot-andcold-running crack addicts.

Get a studio, you say. Well, yeah, but I still have my two little dogs, and while they’re mature and not destructive, if they heard strangers on the other side of the wall, they’d bark and that would not work out well in the long run. Give up the dogs, the only bright spot in my otherwise dreary existence and my only source of unconditional love? It makes me cry to think that that is what I’ll be forced to do.

Do I sound like a brat to you? Believe me, I do realize I’m a lot better off than most people in the world. I’m grateful for so much. I live in a country with no famine or gulags or land mines, I have good friends and family, I have no children to worry about. I’m intelligent and relatively healthy. But I’ve worked hard for everything I have, and like most Americans, since birth I’ve been spoon-fed the idea that if

you work hard, you’ll get ahead. Instead of a mid-life crisis, I seem to be having a mid-life tantrum, because I never truly believed that I could lose everything. And I mean everything.

How is this possible? I’m 47 and I’m sleeping on a friend’s couch. Half of everything I own has been stuffed into the back seat of my ratty old car for more than a month now. I feel like a freakin’ Okie, à la “The Grapes of Wrath.”

Don’t I deserve my dogs? I mean, is that too much to ask?

I always thought I understood the concept of homelessness. I’ve seen people on the streets and it breaks my heart. I’ve donated clothing.

I’ve thought about what it would be like, and I know that one way or another, I’ll always be lucky enough to have some sort of roof over my head, whether it’s my roof or someone else’s, and for that I’m quite grateful. But when I was thinking about homelessness, I never really grasped the fundamental concept of wanting desperately to go home, and having no home to go to. Call me nouveau homeless if you want; I haven’t really earned the right to be called just plain homeless. I haven’t paid my dues. Yet. I strongly suspect that I have a great deal more to lose before all is said and done, though, so who knows?

So if you see me driving around in my ratty red sedan, which is bursting at the seams with old family photographs, college yearbooks and my favorite lamp, and I’m stopping at every “For Rent” sign I see, please be kind. I realize I’m grasping at straws, thinking that there is a $600-a-month, single-family house somewhere out there that will allow me to keep my two little dogs and not have to go to bed with a cocked pistol under my pillow. Try not to laugh too loudly at my naïveté. You will be witnessing the last gasp of an American dreamer who just wants, more than anything, to go home.

Barbara Abelhauser

Abelhauser is still couch-surfing and working as a bridge-tender on one of Jacksonville’s drawbridges. This is not her first rant for Folio Weekly’s Backpage Editorial.

Folio Weekly welcomes Backpage Editorial submissions. Essays should be at least 1,200 words and on a topic of local interest or concern. Email your Backpage to themail@folioweekly. com or snail mail it to Denise Reagan, Editor, Folio Weekly, 9456 Philips Highway, Ste. 11, Jacksonville FL 32256. Opinions expressed on the Backpage are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of the editors or management of Folio Weekly.

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