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HALLOWEEN Khan, kooks and more Northeast Florida-inspired costumes P.12

OVERPRICED PUBLIC PAY? P. 7

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TYLER PERRY WITHOUT A DRESS? P. 18

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8 EDITOR’S NOTE Tackling the growing problem of food insecurity. p. 4

“Sinister”: Slightly too long, Derrickson’s newest horror will creep out even jaded genre freaks. p. 19

NEWS In a tough economy, some debate whether six-figure salaries for public positions are extravagant or competitive. p. 7

MUSIC Hipster rappers WHY? thrive on laconic, sing-songy vocals and importance of experimentation. p. 22

BUZZ Developer takes end-run around St. Johns County Commission, artist seeks eBay patron, St. Augustine cleans water a new way, Mellow Mushroom heads for St. Augustine and more. p. 8

Hyperkinetic garage rocker King Tuff gives voice to youthful debauchery with a maniacal grin. p. 26

BOUQUETS & BRICKBATS Rick and Susan Sontag, Duval County School Board, State Board of Education and Matt Carlucci. p. 9 SPORTSTALK With Jaguars at a franchise low, focus turns to next year’s draft and impact of London. p. 11 ON THE COVER It’s the week before Halloween, and you don’t have any good costume ideas. What will you do?

Try these locally inspired ideas on for size. p. 12 OUR PICKS Georgia-Florida game, Snoop Dogg (Lion, whatever), “Mediums,” “Rumors,” Zac Brown Band and Jill Scott. p. 17 MOVIES “Alex Cross”: Tyler Perry delivers as detective, but the plot is pedestrian. p. 18

ARTS Alhambra’s “Phantom” bewitches audiences with strong vocal performances and heartfelt passion. p. 31 BACKPAGE Lessons learned from a loved one who loved life. p. 46 MAIL p. 5 LIVE MUSIC LISTING p. 27 ARTS LISTING p. 32 HAPPENINGS p. 34 THE EYE p. 35 DINING GUIDE p. 36 NEWS OF THE WEIRD p. 41 FREEWILL ASTROLOGY p. 42 I SAW U p. 43 CLASSIFIEDS p. 44 Cover photo illustration by Chad Smith Photos by Walter Coker

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Hungry to Help?

Tackling the growing problem of food insecurity

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t’s magic time in Florida.

That time of year that justifies why we live in this crazy swing state. We weathered months of steamy stickiness and are now rewarded with an ideal climate that invites us to linger outside at festivals and the like.

It also signals the beginning of a series of celebrations from Halloween to the New Year. Does anyone else have Andy Williams’ signature “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year” ringing in your head? (You will now.)

Many of those occasions are centered around food, from trick-or-treating to football tailgating. We gather around tables to celebrate and enjoy the company of family and friends over bountiful feasts.

But many people have trouble finding food to feed their families day to day, much less on special occasions. Hunger is not confined to just small pockets of society. The struggling economy that has put so many people out of work for so long means that many hardworking adults, children and seniors go without food for several meals or even days.

For one in six people in the United States, hunger is a reality, according to the national food bank network Feeding America.

It’s more than just a hunger problem; it’s also a health care problem. Those who can’t consistently access nutritious and adequate amounts of food have an increased risk of developing diabetes and a range of chronic illnesses such as hypertension, high cholesterol and various cardiovascular risk factors.

Children are the most vulnerable. In the U.S., Feeding America reports that more than one out of five children lives with food insecurity — they don’t always know where they will find their next meal.

Childhood development depends on good nutrition. Nutritional deprivation weakens children’s immune systems, puts them at greater risk for illness, slows their growth and inhibits their ability to learn.

In Duval County, 55.2 percent of students participate in the free or reduced-price lunch program. In 78 schools, more than 70 percent of the students are on this program. But what do they eat when they go home?

Organizations like Second Harvest North Florida which serves 17 counties including Clay, Duval, Nassau and St. Johns, try to address that.

Dozens of Second Harvest’s Kids Cafe sites serve more than 10,000 nutritious meals and after-school snacks to more than 2,700 children

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each week during the school year.

For the children who participate in the Kids Cafe Program, school might be the only place where they receive nutrition with breakfast and lunch available free through their schools and an after-school snack from Second Harvest.

But during the weekends or extended school breaks, many of these children go for days without food. That’s why Second Harvest began the BackPack Program locally in 2008.

For $100 per child, Second Harvest sends home one bag of shelf-stable food per child each weekend for the entire school year. This food supplements weekend meals for the child and other family members.

Second Harvest currently distributes backpack bags to 1,000 children for the 2012-13 school year. But 2,000 other children are going without due to a lack of funding.

A donation to this program helps address myriad interrelated problems children face including hunger, education and health.

One dollar donated to Second Harvest generates seven meals. That’s two days of food for a person in need. Through partnerships with large food suppliers and retail partners, Second Harvest rescues an enormous amount of food to help stretch each dollar.

They also put on a lot of events like the 28th Annual Empty Bowls Luncheon featuring hundreds of handcrafted bowls in a silent auction, entertainment by area musicians and school groups and a meal served by local celebrities. The event is noon Nov. 13 at the Prime Osborn Convention Center in downtown Jacksonville. Tickets are $30 and available at wenourishhope.org.

So many problems stem from people who simply don’t have enough to eat. In a country with an obesity epidemic, it seems like a problem we should be able to solve.

You can donate money, food, services or your time to Second Harvest, 1502 Jessie St., Jacksonville, or 1731 Dobbs Road, St. Augustine, 353-3663, contact@WeNourishHope.org.

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While attempting to complete your Oktoberfest quiz [Oct. 16] I am stumped by question No. 19 as none of the multiple choice answers are correct. The yodeling tune at the opening of “Raising Arizona” was written by Pete Seeger from the “Goofing Off Suite” album, and the actual yodeling was performed by John R Crowder. A search of Wikipedia and IMDB both confirm this. If you could add a fourth choice to the quiz answer I could correctly answer the question. Many thanks.

Rob Parham Ponte Vedra Beach via email

Editor’s Note: We fixed the quiz online Oct. 17, and we also allowed anyone who previously answered question 19 wrong to be in the drawing for the Ultimate Beer Lover’s Dream Prize.

Deck Stacked Against African-American Students

I don’t understand why the African-American community isn’t in the streets protesting over what the state of Florida is doing to its children. Their latest slight is the State Board of Education setting its benchmarks based on race. Quite frankly, they don’t have very high expectations for the African-American child.

This, however, isn’t their first attack against the African-American community; no, it is simply the latest in a long line of attacks.

Jacksonville and several other communities in Florida have contracted with Teach for America to send teachers to work in our poorer, i.e. black schools. TFA takes noneducation majors, gives them a five-week training course and then puts them in our most troubled schools or does the exact opposite of

what we know to be best practice. Then, the vast majority cycle out in two years assuring our poorest and most needy schools never get continuity or experienced teachers.

Next, the state over the last few years has sought to close many of the schools in our poorest neighborhoods. Not fix the schools but close them. They overburden teachers with task after task to the point that many leave and few of our best teachers want to go there.

At the same time they shove most of the kids into curriculums that rob them of the joy of learning. This creates a self-fulfilling prophecy of failure that many schools can’t break.

This problem is magnified by our culture of testing, which siphons hundreds of millions out of our school system to testing companies.

Drilling kids so they can pass a test does not promote real learning or critical thinking skills and assures that many of our great teachers will stay away from those schools. Why would they want to go there and risk their jobs?

The answer is not charter schools either.

Study after study says charter schools don’t perform better than public schools and this is made worse here in Florida because nationally, as a group, our charter schools have a terrible reputation as fly-by-night organizations more interested in the bottom line than educating our children. Furthermore, study after study has pointed out that charter schools are bringing back segregation as many have a disproportionate amount of African-American students. Welcome back separate but equal minus the equal part.

Some of those students who opt out of segregation are bused across town to white neighborhoods to attend white schools through opportunity scholarships. Funny, I thought we had done away with busing. But regardless this takes even more resources away from the schools the kids left. These are the schools and invariably the neighborhoods that need the resources the most.

Some people might point to KIPP as an example of how charter schools work, but when you peel back the curtain, quite a bit of the luster wears off. Much of their improvement has been credited to attrition; they get rid of their worstperforming students and don’t replace them or their constant drill-and-kill philosophy. Ever wonder why those billionaires that contribute so much to KIPP don’t send their kids there? It’s because rich kids get taught, and poor kids get tested. Also it’s little known, but KIPP schools have high teacher turnover, are increasingly employing more and more TFA recruits and actually spend about 50 percent more than public schools.

Oktoberquest Answers

Here are the answers to our quiz. To find out who won the Ultimate Beer Lover’s Dream Prize (two tickets for the Jax Brew Bus and five filled growlers from Bold City Brewery, Engine 15 Brewing Company, Green Room Brewing, Intuition Ale Works and Pinglehead Brewing Company) go to folioweekly.com.

HISTORY 1. Munich

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Drilling kids so they can pass a test does not promote real learning or critical thinking skills and assures that many of our great teachers will stay away from those schools.

Why would they want to go there and risk their jobs?

I guess we could blame a lot of the parents — many are absent or don’t teach that education has value — but to do so alone is disingenuous, especially since the system has set so many kids up to fail. We can’t continue to put our children in situations where success is hard to achieve and then scratch our heads and wonder why they don’t. It is time the powers that be started to take responsibility for where we find ourselves.

Let’s get them on board with doing the right thing, and then we will work on the parents.

With low expectations, bad programs and a lack of resources it is no surprise that many of our predominately African-American students are struggling. The black community has the deck stacked against them. I just wonder why they aren’t doing more to reverse this. Just taking it seems like a pretty poor strategy.

Chris Guerrieri Jacksonville via email

Researching Dozier School for Boys

I’m sure glad to see the news reports about Erin Kimmerle, an anthropologist from the University of South Florida who is leading a scientific search on the grounds of what used to be the Florida Industrial School for Boys in Marianna, Fla. (Dozier School for Boys). I wish to congratulate her, and her associates, on their courageous efforts to bring truth and justice to the Dozier School for Boys case as I feel the whole area of the school grounds should be treated as a crime scene in view of the scores of eyewitnesses who have come forward in recent years about boys beaten to death or killed there decades ago, that has been apparently covered up. Thank God we still have courageous Americans like “The White House Boys” and Kimmerle and her associates who fight for justice and the American way, as they are true heroes of our time! Keep up the good work as God is with you.

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Correction The website listed to request free tickets for “Larry Wilmore’s Race, Religion & Sex” 7:30 p.m. Oct. 24 (seating begins at 6:45 p.m.) at The Florida Theatre was incorrect in the Oct. 16 issue.

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Executive Excess?

In a tough economy, some debate whether six-figure salaries for public positions are extravagant or competitive

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acksonville pays almost $4 million a year to the top five executives in the four major independent city-owned authorities, prompting some officials to ask if their pay is too high, while others contend that hiring and retaining the best talent takes big bucks.

The city’s major utilities, which control our electricity, water, sewer, airport, seaport, roads and mass transit, have come under scrutiny for doling out six-figure paychecks to their top executives, while average city workers lose their jobs and take pay cuts, and the city scrimps to provide basic services.

The JEA, which supplies the city’s electricity, water and sewer service, has the highest paid executive among the city authorities, and ranks No. 1 in pay to its top five executives, paying out $1,065,567 a year. It is closely followed

by JaxPort, which operates the city’s seaports and gave its top five executives $1,005,646.

The Jacksonville Transportation Authority, responsible for city buses and roads, pays its top five $981,781 a year, and the Jacksonville Aviation Authority pays its top executives $902,425.

City Council Finance Chairman John Crescimbeni believes the authorities might be getting too big for their britches.

“I have the intention of doing everything we can to make the independent authorities a little less independent,” he said. “I think they are tuned out.”

Jacksonville attorney Stephen D. Busey, who served two years on the JaxPort board, said it is necessary to give authority executives adequate pay for the special expertise they possess.

“Being the CEO of the independent authorities is comparable to being CEO in a

private industry,” he said in an email.

The highest paid executive among the independent city authorities is JEA’s new CEO Paul McElroy, who earns $381,000 a year after receiving a $166,000 raise. McElroy was JEA’s chief financial officer for a decade before moving into the top spot on Oct. 1. He was the second choice of the JEA board, which agreed to hire Pittsburgh energy executive Joseph Belechak for $400,000 a year, but he backed out at the last minute, saying his family wanted to stay in Pennsylvania.

After naming McElroy, the board offered to match what it had offered Belechak, but McElroy said that was too much money for the Jacksonville market. He agreed to a yearly salary of $381,000. Before his promotion, he was making $215,010 a year. McElroy is replacing longtime JEA CEO, Jim Dickerson, who earned $364,197 and is retiring Feb. 1.

McElroy told the board the higher pay would have been a distraction while the utility is seeking to rebuild its customer satisfaction.

J.D. Power and Associates ranked JEA second to last in customer satisfaction among midsize power companies in a survey.

Ashton Hudson, chairman of the JEA board, defended McElroy’s pay.

“I think it is important that we pay the position,” he said. “We should pay a marketbased compensation at every level of the JEA,” Hudson said.

The board benchmarked McElroy’s salary by checking against those paid by the Large Public Power Council and the recent Towers Watson compensation survey, which shows McElroy’s salary is 30 percent below the average CEO salary of $544,033 at comparably sized industry and utility organizations, he said.

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Development Detour St. Johns County commissioners are seething over secret changes by the legislature, which removed their control over the development of 607 acres in Northwest St. Johns County. At a meeting on Oct. 15, they took no action on developer Joe Anderson’s proposal to build 670 homes, according to The St. Augustine Record. A footnote inserted into a Senate bill passed on the last day of the session allows Anderson’s property to qualify as an agricultural enclave. The county wants to stop development in areas where there are no roads, utilities or nearby homes. By not taking action, the project will now by reviewed by state agencies.

Jane Upton, a spokeswoman for JEA, said McElroy is underpaid when you compare his pay with other public utility executive officers.

She noted that JEA is the seventh largest municipality-owned electric utility in the country.

There are seven CEOs in the Large Public Power Council (LPPC), who make more money than McElroy, with the highest at $750,000. The average CEO pay in the LPPC is $363,933, she said.

Eleven of the 23 CEOs in the LPPC also control a water utility like JEA, Upton said, “which adds significant complexity and scope to the role of CEO.” By contrast, Lew Hay, the CEO of NextEra, the parent company of Florida Power & Light earns a whopping $22.5 million a year.

At JaxPort, the audit committee had recommended that Paul Anderson, the port’s chief executive officer, be given a 5 percent raise to $336,000, plus a $50,000 bonus, but he asked that the board table any recommendation of a salary increase and bonus.

“I greatly appreciate the board members’ recognition of my accomplishments and understand the potential difficulty in rewarding me monetarily in light of the economic challenges of the day,” Anderson said in a statement at a board meeting. “I must ask you to delay any further conversation about

my compensation and potential performance bonus based on my goals.”

JaxPort pay levels are based on compensation for similar positions at competing ports (Savannah, Charleston, Norfolk), said Nancy Rubin, a spokeswoman for JaxPort.

Bill Johnson, the head of the Port of Savannah, one of JaxPort’s biggest competitors, makes $262,000 a year, and Jim Newsome, president and CEO of the South Carolina Port Authority, makes $350,000.

Busey defended all of the six-figure salaries as well as the proposed increase for JaxPort’s chief executive.

“At the port we needed an executive who had leadership experience in the maritime industry, could run the port, attract new shipping business and had the connections to obtain the hundreds of millions of dollars of state and federal dollars necessary for the port infrastructure and channel deepening,” Busey wrote in an email to Folio Weekly.

“This is a high-powered skill set which does not come cheap. We were fortunate to find Paul Anderson, who already has enhanced the port with his leadership, connections and capital raising. Paul’s salary is a good investment for the community and already has produced good returns.

“Criticizing six-figure salaries for the

City-owned Authorities

The salaries for top five executives at the city’s four authorities.

JEA Paul McElroy, CEO

$381,000

Jacksonville artist Jason Tetlak is running a unique auction, promising to pre-sell everything he produces for the next year to the highest bidder on eBay (bit.ly/TCXTMa). Bidding starts at $30,000, and the top bidder will receive every painting and work of art he plans to produce from Nov. 1, 2012, to Oct. 31, 2013. Tetlak said the creative process is interrupted by the difficulties in getting paid for his work. He said by removing the hassles of marketing and selling his art, he will be free to explore more creative options and experiment with alternative materials. So far, Tetlak hasn’t received any bids, so he is planning to repost it with bidding ending on Oct. 26.

Jon P. Eckenbach, vice president utility services

$185,494

James M. Chansler, COO

$184,849

Michael Brost, vice president electric services

$157,684

More Mellow Mushroom

Total

Artist Seeks Patron

St. Augustine’s Historical Review Board has approved of demolishing a 50-year-old building on Anastasia Island to make way for a new Mellow Mushroom restaurant. The unoccupied building once housed the American Graffiti Restaurant. The St. Augustine Record reports Matt Strickland, who owns and operates Zaxby’s in St. Augustine, is building the restaurant. Mark Knight, director of the city’s planning and building department, said a building permit should be approved “in a couple of weeks.”

De-chlorinated The city of St. Augustine has garnered statewide and national recognition for developing cuttingedge technology in the treatment of wastewater.

The process replaces chlorine with peracetic acid to disinfect the wastewater. Peracetic acid is used as a disinfectant in food establishments and medical facilities. The process has far less impact on the environment than wastewater treated with chlorine.

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Susan N. Hughes, chief human resources officer Total

$156,540 $1,065,567

JaxPort Paul Anderson, CEO

$320,000

Roy Schleicher, executive vice president

$204,402

Mike Poole, CFO

$168,122

Chris Kauffmann, COO

$168,122

Joe Miller, senior director, facilities development

$145,000 $1,005,646

Jacksonville Transportation Authority Michael Blaylock, CEO (retiring) Nathaniel Ford, CEO recently hired

$287,160 no salary yet

Blair Fishburn, deputy executive director/CFO

$190,000

Jacquie Gibbs, chief administrative officer

$180,000

John Davis, chief engineer

$174,621

Clinton Forbes, director of mass transit

$150,000

Total

$981,781

Jacksonville Aviation Authority Steven Grossman, Executive Director

$279,999

Richard Rossi, CFO

$168,426

Robert Simpson, Cecil Airport chief

$160,000

Rosa Beckett, chief administrative office

$147,000

Anthony Cugno, chief operating officer

$147,000

Total

$902,425

GRAND TOTAL

$3,955,419

authorities’ CEOs is simply an easy political cheap shot,” Busey said.

Last week, the Jacksonville Transportation Authority board hired Nathaniel Ford, who led transit systems in San Francisco and Atlanta, as its new executive director. JTA officials are still negotiating his contract. Michael Blaylock, the current executive director and CEO, who has resigned, is making $287,160.

At the Jacksonville Airport Authority, Steven Grossman, the executive director, gets a yearly salary of $279,999. In comparison, Jose Abreu, director of the Miami-Dade Aviation Department, which operates Miami International Airport and four general aviation airports, makes $252,905, a year.

District 1 Jacksonville Councilman Clay Yarborough said independent authorities should look at the political landscape before approving high-dollar wages and bonuses.

“Given the current financial distress, boards and commissions who consider CEOs’ contracts for approval would be prudent not to include provisions guaranteeing bonuses and pay raises when their respective municipalities, and even the state legislatures, are making cuts like those of the day,” he wrote in an email to Folio Weekly.

“The arguments that higher compensation is necessary in order to attract better talent might have merit, but when it is used as justification to give raises and bonuses at the wrong time, it erodes the public’s trust/ support from an agency’s real work,” his email said.

The JEA actually produces money for the city, providing $83.9 million from the electric services and $22.7 million from the water services. In addition to those fees, the city receives franchise fees totaling $31.3 million for the electric service and $9.9 million for the water. The city provides $1.3 million to the Jacksonville Transportation Authority and $5.2 million to JaxPort, according to figures

supplied by the mayor’s office.

In addition to the four authorities, several other public officials bring home healthy salaries.

Six lawyers in the Office of General Counsel, which serves as the law firm representing city and county departments, will receive a total of $895,053 in the upcoming fiscal year. It is the same pay they’ve received since fiscal 2010. City General Counsel Cindy Laquidara will receive $200,419.

Steve Wallace, the outgoing president of Florida State College of Jacksonville, has secured a $1.2 million golden parachute from the college’s board of trustees.

John Delaney, president of the University of North Florida, receives $375,000 in pay and $236,090 in bonuses and other compensation for a total of $611,090.

Outgoing Duval County Superintendent Ed Pratt-Dannals receives $275,000 a year.

His successor, Nikolai Vitti, is still negotiating his contract.

Congresswoman Corrine Brown is paid $174,000 a year, while Mayor Alvin Brown receives $139,214 a year.

One man not upset by the rising executive compensation is John Keane, the executive director of the Police and Fire Pension Fund.

His contract calls for him to be paid an average of the salaries of the top executives at the Jacksonville Port Authority, Jacksonville Transportation Authority and Jacksonville Aviation Authority or $283,000, which is $44,000 more than last year. Keane did not return calls for comment.

Crescimbeni thinks the boards of the authorities, which are appointed by the governor and mayor, might be out of touch with economic reality.

“I don’t know what remedies we have, but we’ll see what we can do.”

Ron Word rword@folioweekly.com

Bouquets to Rick and Susan Sontag and the Ponte Vedra-based Sontag Foundation for a $1.8 million grant to three research scientists studying treatments for brain cancer. Over the years, the foundation has invested more than $21 million in brain cancer research. “My wife, Susan, and I have a personal stake in fighting this terrible disease, which is newly diagnosed in an estimated 24,000 people in the country each year. Susan is one of the lucky few who have survived this disease for 18 years. Our hope is that by providing career and research support to top-notch young scientists, we will help make a difference,” Rick Sontag said in a news release. Scientists at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer in New York will each receive grants of $600,000.

Brickbats to the Duval County School Board and the State Board of Education for approving race-based targets for student achievement. The local School Board approved the proposal in August and the state board approved the plan recently. Outgoing Superintendent Ed Pratt-Dannals told the Times-Union the racial numbers give the board and community an idea of what the district needs to hit it goals. Board members Betty Burney and Paula Wright voted against the measure because of the racial targets.

Bouquets to Matt Carlucci for fighting to put some teeth into the state’s ethics laws. The former Jacksonville city councilman, who was appointed to the Florida Commission on Ethics in March, is supporting several reform proposals and has written about it in op-ed pieces in The Tallahassee Democrat and The Florida Times-Union. They include increasing enforcement of automatic fines, cracking down on officials voting when they have a conflict of interest and making “actual malice” the standard for recovery of damages when a public official seeks damages from an accuser.

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But What About the Horse?

A few weeks ago, we reported on the arrest of 29-year-old Charles Larkin Coward for allegedly riding his horse while intoxicated through the streets of Bunnell. The Daytona Beach News-Journal said Cowart seemed confused about which plea to enter when he appeared in court on Oct. 15. After consulting with his court-appointed attorney, he pleaded not guilty to multiple charges stemming from the Sept. 24 incident. Pat Cowart told the newspaper that her grandson “just hit a little slump.”

Amelia Island is No. 10 The Top 10 U.S. Islands in the Conde Nast Traveler’s Readers’ Choice Awards are impressive. They include Maui, Nantucket, Hilton Head and Northeast Florida’s own Amelia Island. This is the sixth year in a row that Amelia Island has hit the top 10.

In addition, two Amelia Island accommodations also placed among the top Florida resorts. The Elizabeth Pointe Lodge, a 25-room oceanfront boutique hotel, ranked No. 3, and the Ritz-Carlton, a 446-room beachfront resort, was No. 10.

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Fiesta de Aviles, St. Augustine, Oct. 13

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Global Crossroads

With Jaguars at a franchise low, the focus turns to next year’s draft and the impact of London

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n the field, this has been a brutal season for the Jacksonville Jaguars. In a year of transition, when also-rans from recent years have found themselves in contention in 2012, the Jags might have the worst on-field product in franchise history. The last two Tom Coughlin teams might have had less talent, but in terms of the total package, the 2012 Jaguars have been almost surrealistically bad.

Perhaps it’s best that they got out of here for a few weeks. The bye week presented an opportunity to watch other teams without feeling compunction. We could focus on our parlays and our fantasy squads and not worry about the bonds of attachment and their attendant obligations. The road trip out west, meanwhile, meant that we could watch, or not watch, depending on our whims. We didn’t have to worry about the psychic implications of a half-empty stadium or feel obligated to be interested when it is clear that the team can’t hang with the Texans and the Bears and the other powers of the league.

It’s hard to identify one area in which the Jaguars have elite talent. Sure, there is talent with mad potential, like wide receiver Justin Blackmon. There’s talent with a track record — Maurice Jones-Drew, but he’s not the same back he once was. In the trenches, the team gets whipped like a dessert topping. In pass coverage, they’re worth about 15 cents; each of their starting cornerbacks would be nickelbacks on another team. There is no shutdown corner on the roster, and there hasn’t been since Rashean Mathis was young and fully healthy.

Let’s go ahead and advance the proposition — this is a lost year for the squad. Does it matter? Not really. There is no real difference, in terms of buzz, between a six-win squad and a one-win atrocity. In fact, “the worse, the better,” as Nikolay Gavrilovich Chernyshevsky said back in the day. The prototypical proletariat revolutionary wasn’t talking about pro sports, of course, but about rebellions of the disenchanted poor. But the quote still holds. In pro sports, it is better to be horrible than to be mediocre.

The Jaguars, as they are playing now, have a damned good shot at the first pick in the draft.

They could get a marquee player. They could trade it for a bounty of picks and talent. They will probably do the former, to help create a synergy for next year — when they will be the de facto home team of those Nobel Peace Prize winners in the European Union.

So far, all the talk has been about London.

Owner Shad Khan took great pains to let the locals know, when he was overseas, that the team was still the Jacksonville Jaguars. But what does the future hold?

Look around the NFL, and empty seats abound — not just in the Florida cities that the eastern elites in the corporate media belittle but in New York and other big markets.

What has happened to the game? Not enough concussions for the casual fans? Or is football in the United States overexposed?

You could say fans are choosing to stay home and watch. The paradox is that for the TV to be compelling there has to be a full crowd — half-full venues present aesthetic challenges to producers, such as the inability to use live shots. The modification of the blackout rule guidelines suggests that league owners are aware of the problem and don’t have a way to solve it.

NFL games are on three days a week.

College ball is on every day except Sunday and Monday. We see every game, and most people have definite opinions about out-ofmarket players that weren’t possible a few decades back. Now, Internet gambling, fantasy football and office pools help drive more interest in the game.

People — aside from the local loyalists — are rational actors. They don’t necessarily want to sit outside for four hours in rain or heat to watch Guy Whimper miss an assignment, not when they can watch the game they have actual skin in. Purists will chide those fair-weather fans. But that is an atavistic position.

Why go to be bored? Why go to leave at halftime? Watching football is not a civic duty.

It is an entertainment option.

With that in mind, here’s a prediction: For American pro sports to survive on their current scale, they will have to become global. We see it with the NBA and its myriad preseason games overseas; we will see regular season games there eventually, and then a team. Why not the NFL also? Europeans and Asians might be trainable to show up to these games. They had better be, because it just might be that football itself is becoming played out in the United States.

It would behoove savvy owners to expand the brand while football, and the American imprimatur itself, retain their respective current cachets.

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Khan -Do Costumes It’s the week before Halloween, and you don’t have any good costume ideas.

What will you do? Try these locally inspired ideas on for size.

Text by Patrick Garvin Photos by Walter Coker

Shad Khan • Fake mustache © 2012 • Train engineer hat • Jaguars foam finger • Suit • Teal tie

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Ever since Shad Khan bought the Jaguars, fans have been dressing up like him — or at least donning fake mustaches.

This costume adds a train engineer hat to remind partygoers — and errant Jaguars players — to “Get on the train!”

Alternatively, you could go as Khan from “Star Trek,” but with a Shad Khan mustache and some Jags accessories.

Your mashup costume would kill. People will be shouting “Khaaaaan!” all night.

Model: Chris “The Hustler” Campbell

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Donna Deegan • Blonde wig • Pink running clothes • Spray tan • Microphone • Stylish running shoes

Clay County Kook • White T-shirt • Bloodshot eyes • Stuffed animal squirrel Proving why Florida has its own tag on FARK, a guy in Green Cove Springs who was pulled over the last week of September on suspicion of driving under the influence claimed that the squirrel in his shirt was eating him. The squirrel was not charged with anything.

Model: Paul “Kitty Bang Bang” Fenn

For this costume, you won’t even need to say “Deegan”; everyone will get it just from “Donna.”

That, and from the Charlie Crist-worthy spray tan.

(Don’t overdo it, though; you don’t want to look like an Oompa Loompa.) And of course you’ll need the shoes for the marathons, but more importantly for kicking ass. The ubiquitous former anchor and three-time breast cancer survivor left WLTVWJXX this past summer to focus on her charitable foundations. To match her energy, you’ll need to down a case of Red Bull, though even a week’s worth of meth wouldn’t get you as amped as she is.

Model: Carolyn “The Baby Farmer” Lowrey Graham

The Jacksonville Hipster • Ironic T-shirt or wrinkled white undershirt • Skinny jeans • Chrome messenger bag • Some sort of plaid shirt, half-buttoned • Unnecessary hat • Bugler cigarettes • Local brewery growler or a can of PBR • Matches (lighters are for boring people with kids and Mandarin addresses) • Sleave tattoos (or have your friends draw things on your arms: religious images, robots, a fish with arms and so forth) You’ve been to the native environs of the Jacksonville hipster — Riverside, Downtown and Springfield — so you know how this species looks and acts. Simultaneously show lament and grief from the closing of London Bridge. Tell people you remember when The Pearl was the Art Bar. To get really into character, tell your audience that they really missed out by not going to Einstein-A-Go-Go at the beach. Even if you weren’t even born then. Like you care.

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Alvin Brown • Suit • Red tie • Rainbow pin • Camera The rainbow pin is key to this tongue-in-cheek costume. The debate over Jacksonville’s Human Rights Ordinance included a variety of voices, yet the mayor stayed mum. Don’t forget the camera — the mayor never goes anywhere without being photographed. Alternatively, you could go as the mayor’s stance on the ordinance; it would be really easy to pull off, without a costume — just don’t show up.

Model: Ryan “Don’t Call Me Brian” Thompson

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Ashley Greene • Black wig • Very light face makeup • Fangs

• Nordstrom shopping bag • Green Day VIP pass • Glitter spray

The First Coast native has almost become a tabloid name for her appearance in the “Twilight” series. Almost. In September, The New York Daily News reported that Greene was initially denied access to the VIP entrance at a Green Day concert. Guess that guy didn’t see the nude photos floating around the Internet in 2009. Hopefully you’ll fare better at your party. Just shy away from talking about that Kristen Stewart/ Robert Pattinson breakup, or taking nude self-portraits. The shopping bag is a nod to her “Twilight” character Alice Cullen’s love of shopping and fashion. Maybe she’ll hit Nordstrom when it opens at the St. Johns Town Center.

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I-295 • Orange posterboard (cut and tape to create a cone-like skirt and smaller piece for a cone hat) You’ve complained about I-295 construction, your friends and family have complained about it and even your great aunt’s ghost is fed up that there’s always some #@!%!ing project slowing down traffic. The DOT has proposed express lanes that could open as soon as 2017, but this thing requires more repairs and fixes than an FCAT F school. Draw arrows on your traffic cone and be sure to label them as “East Beltway” and “West Beltway.” The DOT wouldn’t want anyone calling any part of you “9A.” Model: Claire “La Mataviejitas” Goforth

The Courthouse • Black body paint or makeup • Red tape This is a rather abstract costume, but we promise it delivers, and unlike the courthouse construction, it will deliver on time. Just wrap yourself in red tape and give yourself a black eye — not as stinging as the one this project has given itself over the years, though. No need to worry about any signal that you’re accessible to the disabled. Being ADA-compliant isn’t mandatory, for a public building, right? Oh, it is? Oops. Then give yourself TWO black eyes.

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Reasons to leave the house this week HIP-HOP SNOOP DOGG

Yes, he’s now reincarnated as Snoop Lion, but Snoop’s been called by so many names. Born Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr., the rapper now claims to be the second coming of Bob Marley.

Not to worry. Even though Snoopadelic is embracing the reggae movement, he assured the N.Y. Daily News he still loves hip-hop.

5 p.m. Oct. 26 at Mavericks, The Jacksonville Landing, 2 Independent Dr., Downtown. $30-$40. 356-1110. mavericksatthelanding.com

THEATER RUMORS

An extravagant anniversary party spins out of control when the guests discover the hostess and servants are missing and the host shot himself – through the earlobe. The first pure farce Neil Simon ever wrote promises mayhem and hilarity. Oct. 25-Nov. 3 at Theatre Jacksonville, 2032 San Marco Blvd., San Marco. $25.

396-4425. theatrejax.com

COUNTRY ZAC BROWN BAND

The seven-piece jam band arrives in Northeast Florida on the eve of the Georgia-Florida game, just in time for colder weather. The Grammy-winning musicians know Southern country like their back porch. And, fittingly, fans can enjoy a cold beer on a Friday night with Brown and his Georgia boys. 7 p.m. Oct. 26 at Veterans Memorial Arena, 300 Randolph Blvd., Downtown. $42-$62. 630-3900. jaxevents.com

R&B JILL SCOTT

The Grammy-winning vocalist doubles as a New York Times best-selling poet. Jill Scott also has a promising career in film and TV with roles in “Law & Order: SVU” and two Tyler Perry films. Her 2011 album “The Light of the Sun” debuted at No. 1 on the charts. In short, the soulful artist doesn’t know how to fail. 8:30 p.m. Oct. 28 at St. Augustine Amphitheatre, 1340 A1A S. $45-$85. 209-3759. staugamphitheatre.com

VISUAL ARTS MEDIUMS

The exhibit of oil painting, assemblage and collage examines how artists manipulate materials in their work while playing storytellers to their audience. Eric Gillyard’s “Death Do We Part” (pictured) is among about two dozen pieces in the show, which also features works

by Thony Aiuppy and Crystal Floyd. Opening reception 6-9 p.m. Oct. 30 at FSCJ’s Kent Gallery, 3939 Roosevelt Blvd., Westside. The exhibit runs through Nov. 20. 381-3674.

FOOTBALL GEORGIA-FLORIDA GAME

You know the rivalry’s intense when the schools are still arguing over whether the 1904 game counts.

And if you think the festivities start with the game, head down to RV City, where the fans start arriving to party Oct. 24. The George Aspinall Band plays Oct. 25 with other events through Game Day, including the Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, a BBQ competition block party, tailgating, more live music and other alumni activities. Then, the Bulldogs and Gators settle it, 3:30 p.m. Oct. 27 at EverBank Field, Downtown. 1-800-985-3542. makeascenedowntown.com OCTOBER 23-29, 2012 | FOLIOWEEKLY.com | 17

Detective partners Tommy Kane (Ed Burns) and Alex Cross (Tyler Perry) and their boss Richard Brookwell (John C. McGinley) chase Picasso, a paid assassin of superior skill who is killing off the top officers of a corporation. Photo: Summit Entertainment

Cross Examination

Tyler Perry delivers as detective, but the plot is pedestrian ALEX CROSS

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yler Perry picked some big shoes to fill when he took on the role of Alex Cross, the hero of 19 bestselling thrillers by James Patterson and portrayed in two successful films by distinguished film star Morgan Freeman.

The good news is that while Perry is no Morgan Freeman, he does a respectable job as Cross and manages to distance himself from his signature film character Madea, where he dresses as a woman for cheap laughs.

The bad news is that the plot of the film is far more pedestrian than both the books and the two earlier films, which were closer to the source material. “Cross” is supposedly based on the book of the same name, but readers will not recognize any semblance of that story.

Alex Cross adventures are complex thrillers in which Cross matches wits with extremely intelligent and cunning criminals.

And “Cross,” starts out promising with the introduction of Picasso, a paid assassin of superior skill who is killing off the top officers of a corporation. Matthew Fox (“Party of Five,” “Lost”) delivers a strong performance as the ruthless, relentless Picasso. And Cross’ first encounter with Picasso, in a Detroit office tower, allows for a pretty solid action sequence.

But the film never delivers much more than standard cop fare after that. The plot is pretty linear: cops foil killer, killer exacts revenge on cops, killer goes after cops’ families, killer returns to his original target, cops catch up to killer, dramatic explosion and penultimate fight between hero and killer.

For all the set-up of Picasso as a brilliant fighter and assassin, the cops don’t have much

trouble finding him. Then, Picasso is beaten up by a character known for using his mind, not his muscles, much less being able to match someone trained extensively in hand-to-hand combat — a point made brutally clear in the opening moments of the film.

The ending is a little too out of the blue, with almost no set-up throughout the film. It has an almost Scooby Doo-like quality with a big Velma-style reveal of several unknown facts that Cross magically uncovers to exact justice and revenge in a film-ending coup de grâce.

Fans of the Cross books will be pleased that some elements of the books have been restored for this film, such as Cicely Tyson’s turn as Nana Mama, the stern matriarch of the Cross clan, and the re-emergence of the Cross family as significant characters in the storyline.

But many major details have changed.

Cross’ lifelong friend and partner John Sampson has inexplicably morphed from a 6-foot, 6-inch black man into average-sized Irishman Tommy Kane, played capably but unspectacularly by Ed Burns. And Cross and company have been moved from Washington, D.C., to Detroit, for no apparent reason than possibly Detroit may have offered better tax breaks to the filmmakers. Director Rob Cohen then failed to capitalize on the Detroit locales and shot the location scenes tightly, making it look like any other metro area.

Cohen’s direction is competent but there are some odd choices, such as the use of a handheld camera to make the final fight sequence a jumpy, disjointed experience in which the audience can’t really distinguish much more than the fact that Cross and Picasso are fighting. The technique accomplishes little other than possibly giving the audience a headache.

Familiar faces in the film include John C. McGinley, who manages not to embarrass

himself in the stereotypical role of narrowminded cop boss; Jean Reno, who is given little to do as wealthy magnate Leon Mercier, the killer’s primary target; and Giancarlo Esposito, who is really just a device to help move the film from point B to point C. “Cross” is noticeably the weakest of the three Alex Cross films, and given that the previous one was more than a decade ago, it’s not like they didn’t have time to come up with a stronger script. But it is entertaining, crowd-pleasing and includes enough flashes of promise that could lead to Perry in a Cross franchise. If those sequels can be delivered with stronger scripts and direction, the results could be worthwhile.

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Cross vs. Cross Age appropriate: Perry wins. Alex Cross is the father of two young children and Freeman always seemed too old for the part.

Intellectual: Freeman wins. Perry’s Cross, toting a shotgun and chasing through the streets of Detroit, lacks the distinguished feel of the combination cop/psychologist.

Best use of food: Freeman wins with his “got milk” moment in which he uses a carton to deaden the muzzle flash on his gun in a room filled with natural gas.

Most clever bad guy: Perry wins with Picasso’s improbable swim through a building water system.

Best movie moment: Freeman wins when he tells Secret Service agent Jezzie Flannigan, “You’re not my partner,” right before he shoots her.

Searching for a Real Demon

Slightly too long, Derrickson’s newest horror will creep out even jaded genre freaks Sinister

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ith Halloween on the horizon, it’s not surprising to find another horror movie on the big screen. This is the time of year for the endless sequels to tired franchises (“Texas Chainsaw 3-D” is in the wings, alongside “Paranormal Activity 4”) or independent flicks starring twentysomethings looking for their big break (“Smiley,” “Grave Encounters 2”).

So a movie like “Sinister” is a bit of an anomaly. It’s headlined by a former Oscar nominee (Ethan Hawke) and features two surprising cameos (former U.S. Senator Fred D. Thompson and Vincent D’Onofrio). Best of all, it’s written and directed by Scott Derrickson, who also made “The Exorcism of Emily Rose,” which I think is one of the two or three best diabolic possession/exorcism movies ever.

The initial premise doesn’t sound all that original, but Derrickson still manages to make the best of the familiar, and at least one scene will have even the most jaded genre freaks jumping out of their seats. “Sinister” is a slow burn — and a long one (perhaps 20 minutes too long, at nearly two hours) — but for the most part, the build-up is rewarding for those who want to be creeped out. Who else would buy a ticket to a movie like this?

The opening sequence sets things off with a bang, as we watch an 8mm recording of four hooded people (two of them obviously children) with nooses around their necks, their feet still on the ground, but the ropes are tied to an adjoining tree branch. Then we see the branch being sawed apart by an unseen presence, its fall to the ground lifting the victims to their deaths. In the corner of the screen we see the title: “Sinister.”

I’d say so.

Next, we meet the new family moving into the house of the dead one, an addition to the community not particularly welcome by the chief of police (Thompson). The new

homeowner, Ellison Oswalt (Hawke), is a truecrime writer whose first book, a nationwide bestseller, showed the investigating police not at their best. The local chief thinks Ellison is an opportunist out to paint his local force in the same light. After all, the four gruesome hanging deaths are still unsolved, the younger child of the murdered family still missing.

Why else would a writer, whose lifeblood is chronicling “the sensational,” move into the victims’ home?

Why indeed? Hungry for another bestseller (two other books of his bombed), Ellison is convinced that he’s on the scent of his biggest story ever. Then things begin to go bump in the night, the weirdness accelerating as the crime writer discovers in the attic an 8mm projector and films that horrifyingly demonstrate that these latest atrocities are only the most recent in a bloody chain stretching across the country.

Furthermore, despite the rationalist’s initial misgivings, it grows clearer and clearer that the evil at work is beyond normal human ken.

By then, of course, “Sinister” is moving into its final act, and writer/director Derrickson falls back on old familiar saws, as demon forces edge their way to the forefront.

Filmed almost entirely within the doomed house (where the windows always seem to be closed), “Sinister” is dark both in texture and tone. Ethan Hawke is in almost every scene, lending an authority and substance to the proceedings, usually missing in standard fare.

Juliet Rylance is fine as the long-suffering wife, but her role is strictly secondary. Thompson is terrific in his only two scenes (a better actor than congressman) while Vincent D’Onofrio (disappointingly) is likewise in only two segments, both appearances limited to computer face-time with the beleaguered Ellison.

Not entirely unpredictable, “Sinister” is nonetheless creepy and mostly effective, thanks to a good performance by Hawke and solid direction from Derrickson. It’s not in the same league as “Emily Rose,” but it’s a welcome harbinger of Halloween.

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The Oswalt family, including son Trevor (Michael Hall D’Addario), faces supernatural danger in “Sinister.”

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Kathryn Newton gets spooked in “Paranormal Activity 4.” Photo: Paramount Pictures In this light-hearted comedy, shot mostly in New York, Shashi (Sridevi) is a young woman made to feel insecure because she doesn’t speak English. She is focused on learning English and teaching the world a lesson.

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NOW SHOWING ALEX CROSS **G@ 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.

Reviewed in this issue ARGO ***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.

Ben Affleck directs and stars as CIA operative Tony Mendez, acknowledged as the agency’s top agent when it comes to “exfiltration,” the art of extracting people caught in places they cannot escape. “Argo” succeeds because director Affleck focuses on the journey, not the outcome, to create a taut political thriller. Many familiar faces – John Goodman, Alan Arkin, Kyle Chandler, Bryan Cranston, Victor Garber — deliver strong performances in a film that is truly an ensemble effort.

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ATLAS SHRUGGED: PART II **@@ Rated PG-13 • AMC Orange Park, AMC Regency Square, Cinemark Tinseltown, Epic Theatre St. Augustine, Regal Avenues, Regal Beach Blvd.

With unemployment more than 20 percent and gas topping $40 a gallon, the economy’s on the brink of collapse in this adaptation of Ayn Rand’s famous novel. Dagny Taggart (Samantha Mathis) makes a discovery that might put energy control back in the public’s hands, and she’s racing a rising tyrannical power to find the invention’s secret. “Part I” bombed at the box-office, so a new cast saves the world here.

THE BOURNE LEGACY **G@ Rated PG-13 • Regal Beach Blvd.

This action thriller entertains, but it doesn’t top its predecessors.

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END OF WATCH **G@ Rated R • AMC Orange Park, AMC Regency Square, Epic Theatre St. Augustine, Regal Avenues The chemistry works with Jake Gyllenhaal and Michael Peña as young police officers targeted by the country’s most dangerous drug cartel. David Ayer, the writer of “Training Day” and “Harsh Times,” delivers a riveting thriller that overcomes cop movie clichés.

ENGLISH VINGLISH ***@ Not Rated • AMC Regency Square

FINDING NEMO 3D ***@ Rated G • Epic Theatre St. Augustine, Regal Avenues The darlings of the deep are back! Nemo (Alexander Gould) has been netted and is then tanked, in an Australian dentist’s office. His dad Marlin (Albert Brooks) sets off to rescue the lad, meeting Dory (Ellen DeGeneres) and schools of other new friends (voiced by Brad Garrett, Willem Dafoe and Geoffrey Rush). And now it’s in 3D, which means those sharks get mighty close up and personal!

FRANKENWEENIE ***@ 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.

Tim Burton’s black-and-white animated film pays an earnest, warm-hearted homage to classic horror icons. Telling a story deeply rooted in sentimentality, the high-quality 3D stopmotion animation looks crisp and clear. It has some genuinely funny moments, and it’s a bit wicked in its own way. Horror aficionados will like it, and it’s kid-friendly, too.

HERE COMES THE BOOM **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.

Biology teacher Scott Voss (Kevin James) begins moonlighting as a mixed martial arts fighter to raise money for his school’s music program and save the job of a fellow teacher (Henry Winkler). James’ charm and the inspirational tale will resonate with some, but that ridiculous yet predictable plot will slam others down for the count.

HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA 3D **@@ 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.

The animated monster mash delivers slapstick and fart jokes. It’s too crude for kids and too crass for most adults.

With Dracula (voiced by Adam Sandler), Frankenstein (Kevin James), Jonathan (Andy Samberg) and Mavis (Selena Gomez), the comedy ultimately wastes the cast’s considerable talents. This horror spoof overstays its welcome.

HOUSE AT THE END OF THE STREET **G@ Rated PG-13 • AMC Orange Park, AMC Regency Square, Clay Theatre, Epic Theatre St. Augustine In this thriller/horror film, Jennifer Lawrence stars as Elissa, who moves with her mother Sarah (Elisabeth Shue) into what seems like their dream house. Elissa befriends Ryan (Max Theriot), the boy next door, whose sister years ago killed their parents then disappeared. As Elissa finds out, this neighborhood is still plenty dangerous.

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

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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

LOOPER **** 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.

In 2074, time travel is invented but illegal, and criminals send people back in time to be killed by loopers. When old Joe (Bruce Willis) goes back to 2044 to stop a mysterious figure known in the future as The Rainmaker, he discovers he’s being chased by his younger self, looper Joe (Joseph Gordon-Levitt).

TAKEN 2 *@@@ 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., San Marco Theatre After saving his daughter in the original, retired government agent Bryan Mills (Liam Neeson) must use his skills again after he and his wife are taken hostage during a family vacation in Istanbul. Here’s guessing the Mills’ family might try a “staycation” next year.

THE PAPERBOY **@@ Rated R • AMC Orange Park, Regal Beach Blvd.

Oscar-nominated director Lee Daniels adapts the best-selling novel by Pete Dexter about an investigative reporter (Matthew McConaughey) chasing a possible career-making story in South Florida in the 1960s. With the help of his partner (David Oyelowo) and his younger brother (Zac Efron), he’s trying to prove a violent man (John Cusack) was framed for the murder of a corrupt local sheriff. Carried by a strong cast that also includes Nicole Kidman, the sordid, over-the-top drama ultimately becomes pointless, uneven and campy.

TROUBLE WITH THE CURVE *G@@ Rated PG-13 • Carmike Fleming Island, Clay Theatre, Regal Avenues, Regal Beach Blvd.

Clint Eastwood plays a role he’s quite comfortable with these days: a cantankerous old man unwilling to let go of how things used to be. As Gus Lobel, an aging talent scout for the Atlanta Braves, he goes on the road with his daughter Mickey (Amy Adams). It’s predictable, with dull dialogue and one-dimensional characters. The best moments are when rookie scout Johnny “The Flame” Flanagan (Justin Timberlake) trades barbs and baseball trivia with Adams.

PARANORMAL ACTIVITY 4 **@@ Rated R • AMC Orange Park, AMC Regency Square, Carmike Amelia Island, Carmike Fleming Island, Cinemark Tinseltown, Hollywood River City, Regal Avenues, Regal Beach Blvd.

She’s back. Katie Featherston, who starred in the first film and had cameos in the other two, is returning in the fourth edition of the horror franchise. The film is a sequel to “Paranormal Activity 2,” following the story of a possessed Katie and kidnapped Hunter after their disappearance at the end of the second film. Ariel Schulman and Henry Joost direct.

THE PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER ***G Rated PG-13 • AMC Orange Park, Cinemark Tinseltown, Regal Avenues, Regal Beach Blvd.

Director Stephen Chbosky adapts his novel of socially awkward high school freshman Charlie (Logan Lerman), who eventually makes friends with two seniors. Sam (Emma Watson) and her step-brother Patrick (Ezra Miller) take Charlie under their wing in a classic tale of growing up while dealing with love, death, fear, conformity and angst.

PITCH PERFECT ***@ 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.

Beca (Anna Kendrick) arrives at a new college and joins an a cappella group that proves to be a mix of the sweetest and meanest women on campus. Don’t expect much originality in the story, as you’ll see elements of “Bring It On.” The tonguein-cheek tone and enthusiastic cast, with hilarious supporting help from Elizabeth Banks, keep the energy high.

SEARCHING FOR SUGAR MAN ***G Rated PG-13 • Regal Beach Blvd.

The mysterious and inspiring documentary of the greatest ’70s rock icon who never was. Two record producers discovered Sixto Rodriguez in the late ’60s, but the expected hit album bombed and the artist disappeared. A bootleg recording turned up in South Africa, where Rodriguez became a phenomenon. The music mystery that follows is engrossing.

SEVEN PSYCHOPATHS ***@ Rated R • AMC Orange Park, AMC Regency Square, Cinemark Tinseltown, Epic Theatre St. Augustine, Hollywood River City, Regal Avenues, Regal Beach Blvd., Sun-Ray Cinema At the center of the story are alcoholic screenwriter Marty (Colin Farrell) and his dog-kidnapping friend Billy (Sam Rockwell, typically unhinged and very funny). Marty is struggling to start a screenplay he’s calling “Seven Psychopaths,” and Billy works with partner Hans (Christopher Walken) to kidnap wealthy people’s dogs then return them a few days later to collect the reward money. Billy and Hans get themselves into trouble when they dognap a Shih Tzu owned by a gangster (Woody Harrelson). Far too often we criticize movies for not trying to do more. Writer/director Martin McDonagh tried to do too much and slightly misfired. There are worse things you could say.

SINISTER ***@ 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.

Reviewed in this issue STUDENT OF THE YEAR ***@ Unrated • AMC Regency Square This romantic comedy is set in St. Teresa’s, one of India’s top academic institutions. Every year, the boys and girls compete with each other to win the Student of the Year Trophy.

Friendships are tested as the competition heats up.

WON’T BACK DOWN **G@ Rated PG • Regal Avenues, Regal Beach Blvd.

A working-class Pittsburgh woman (Maggie Gyllenhaal) recruits an educator (Viola Davis) to start a charter school.

Daniel Barnz’s film lands a few notches above standard Lifetime Network fare, thanks largely to the performances of the lead actresses.

OTHER FILMS

ZAAT Sun-Ray Cinema screens the 1972 cult film 7:30 p.m. Oct. 24 as part of the “Talkies” series. “Zaat” 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 THE BIRDS Movies at Main screens Alfred Hitchcock’s thriller, starring Tippi Hedren, 5:45 p.m. Oct. 25 at Main Library’s Hicks Auditorium, 303 N. Laura St., Downtown. Admission is free.

630-1665.

LATITUDE CINEGRILLE “The Dark Knight Rises” screens at Latitude 30 CineGrille, 10370 Philips Highway, Southside. Call for showtimes.

365-5555.

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

WORLD GOLF HALL OF FAME IMAX THEATER “Galapagos 3D” is screened along with “To The Arctic 3D,” “Legends of Flight 3D,” “Rescue 3D” and “Deep Sea 3D” at World Golf Hall of Fame Village, 1 World Golf Place, St. Augustine. 940-IMAX. worldgolfimax.com

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SAVAGES Director Oliver Stone returns to the dark side with an all-star cast including Blake Lively, Taylor Kitsch, John Travolta and Salma Hayek. “Savages” is a battle of evil vs. evil, the bloody war between two pot-dealing buddies in Laguna Beach and the female head of a Mexican drug cartel played by Hayek.

Travolta plays the role of an evil DEA agent. The film has brutal and grisly violence, graphic sexuality and nudity, drug use and harsh language.

TAKE THIS WALTZ This romantic and dramatic comedy, written and directed

by Sarah Polley, stars Michelle Williams, Sarah Silverman, Luke Kirby and Seth Rogen in a story about a happily married woman who falls for the artist who lives across the street.

Williams, a three-time Academy Award nominee, plays Margot, who has an instant chemistry with Daniel, played by Kirby. Margo begins questioning her marriage to a cookbook writer Lou, played by Rogen, and whether she would be happier with Daniel.

MADEA’S WITNESS PROTECTION Tyler Perry fans will enjoy the seventh appearance of his drag character Madea Simmons. In the latest version, Madea plays host to a white family who is hiding out in the witness protection program. Eugene Levy plays George Needleman, a Wall Street banker who has been set up by the mob as fall guy for a Ponzi scheme. He and his family are sent into witness protection in Madea’s southern home. Other stars include Denise Richards, Doris Roberts, John Amos and Tom Arnold. The film is written and directed by Perry.

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Yoni Wolf (left to right), Doug McDiarmid, Liz Wolf and Josiah Wolf remain full of surprises while taking WHY? to awkward new levels. Photo: Aaron Conway

WHY? with NAYTRONIX, KITTY PRYDE and THE BLACK SWANS 8 p.m. Oct. 26 Jack Rabbits, 1528 Hendricks Ave., Jacksonville Tickets are $13 398-7496, jaxlive.com

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HY? might be one of the hardest musical nuts to crack. Centered on Yoni and Josiah Wolf, two Jewish brothers from Cincinnati, the group personifies snarky hipster rap at times. At other times, they produce pastoral, electro-bathed indie folk. And at others, they take self-skewering geek-pop to awkward new levels. The main hallmark, of WHY?’s music, however, is Yoni’s laconic, sing-songy, nasally voice. Underneath that sometimes-comical, sometimes-sickening delivery, fast-moving currents of experimentation and exploration abound. Trying to figure out exactly what this group is all about is the hard part.

On WHY?’s last three albums, keeping up often felt impossible. Some songs were straightup rhyme-slingers, while others were downcast brooders. Some albums rolled with urgent energy, making critics swoon; some fumbled their way through excruciating duds, invoking fierce antipathy from all but the most hardcore WHY? adherents.

“Mumps, etc.,” the group’s latest album, somehow turns all those formerly disparate parts into one smooth, efficient, harmonious machine. Painfully personal recollections by Yoni strike listening gold, particularly on the ironic “Sod in the Seed” and the emotionally impactful “Kevin’s Cancer.” Professional confessionals find Yoni contemplating the end of his rap career on standout songs like “Bitter Thoughts” and “Strawberries,” the latter featuring a devastatingly funny verse: “Your mom sits while her hair is in curlers/Smokes weed and listens to that Garrison Keillor/That’s how I’ll live when I quit my rap career.”

WHY? is definitely love-it-or-hate-it material, though. Seminal music-criticism website pitchfork.com recently panned

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“Mumps, etc.,” awarding it a humiliating rating of 2.8 out of 10. In contrast, the site gave a rating of 8.2. to WHY?’s 2008 sophomore album, “Alopecia,” which to my mind doesn’t match the audio or lyrical approach of “Mumps.” Remember the part about WHY? being a tough musical nut to crack?

The most impressive difference on “Mumps, etc.,” however, is its achingly beautiful instrumentation, which harks to WHY?’s hiphop heavy roots, while carrying on the band’s late-period indie-rock soul-searching. Josiah, who usually handles all of WHY?’s drums, electronic beats and production, said the band decided to record in Denton, Texas, where they recruited students from the nearby University

“Part of the fun for us has been finding different ways to go for the sound that we want to hear,” Josiah said.

“I guess that’s what makes us unique.” of North Texas’ nationally renowned music program to add symphonic and orchestral touches to “Mumps, etc.” “We’ve always recorded everything ourselves,” Josiah said. “So it was definitely new going to UNT and having graduate and doctoral students help us achieve a different sound. But I think it worked out.”

Being different has never been a problem for WHY? Yoni started rhyming in the mid’90s with a mixed bag of alternative-minded rappers. After moving west to the Bay Area, he released a score of left-field hip-hop records under various pseudonyms, including Greenthink, Clouddead, Object Beings, Reaching Quiet and Hymie’s Basement. In 2003, Yoni recruited his brother Josiah and

good friends Doug McDiarmid and Matt Meldon for a solo album, eventually turning that group into WHY?’s core (Meldon has since departed, replaced most recently by Josiah’s wife, Liz). Since the beginning, though, the band hasn’t shied away from controversy and contradiction. “Part of the fun for us has been finding different ways to go for the sound that we want to hear,” Josiah said. “I guess that’s what makes us unique.”

Given Yoni’s hip-hop history (he cofounded well-respected alt-rap label Anticon Records), his reputation as a tongue-twister will remain, even if “Mumps, etc.” is full of signifiers that point to the aforementioned “end” of Yoni’s career. Watching the band’s recent six-part mockumentary, “Documenting WHY?,” though, it’s hard to decide how much stock to put in those claims. Perhaps that sense of comedic pathos is why it’s been so easy for WHY? to resist any external pressure to remain pigeonholed in one particular niche.

“In the beginning, our fans were mostly all hip-hop dudes in their 20s,” Josiah said. “But the fans have gotten a lot younger now — it’s definitely a different scene, although we still have the hip-hop contingent that always wants to hear the old stuff. It’s not really pressure, though, and it becomes less and less as the years go by.”

So what is it that makes a small but surprisingly devoted fan base stick with WHY? Perhaps it’s the fact that the band’s singularity seems aloof and natural, rather than forced or premeditated. When asked if there was ever any sort of game plan for WHY?’s musical hybridization, Josiah answered with a sigh that indicated how often he fields the question: “My brother likes writing rap stuff that has rhyme play, but he also enjoys writing songs with regular lyrics and deliveries, as well. I like different styles, which all go into our music. … I don’t know.

I don’t think anything [with us] has ever been done consciously.”

Nick McGregor themail@folioweekly.com

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Kyle Thomas, also known as King Tuff, says his music is now all about “writing songs that connect with people … or make them want to dance.” Photo: Jeffrey Sauger

KING TUFF with THE INTELLIGENCE, FOUR WORD LETTER and THEE HOLY GHOSTS 9 p.m. Oct. 26 Nobby’s, 10 Anastasia Blvd., St. Augustine Tickets are $8. 547-2188

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ny musician performing under the name King Tuff must be one fun-loving dude.

Vermont native Kyle Thomas takes that joie de vivre to new heights, penning raucous garage-rock gems on his self-titled 2012 album 2012 about being “Alone and Stoned,” hanging out on “Loser’s Wall,” and, inevitably, doing a “Bad Thing.” Best of all, Thomas performs these paeans to youthful debauchery with a snotty, hyperkinetic vigor that’s equal parts ’60s rock, ’70s punk, ’80s pop and, with his maniacal grin revealing a few crude gold teeth, even a little bit modern hip-hop. King Tuff has earned heaps of praise for his raw aural attack, DIY approach and immense indie street cred. But in a phone conversation with Folio Weekly, he was unfailingly nice, talking about Vermont’s rock cred, overcoming depression and making listeners happy.

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Folio Weekly: What were you up to before kicking off this East Coast tour, Kyle?

Kyle Thomas: I was just chilling out in Vermont between tours. The weather’s great up there right now.

F.W.: You’re from Vermont, but you now live in Los Angeles. Those two locations are so different — do you feel like it changes how you write music?

K.T.: Well, I haven’t really been writing songs because I’ve been on tour so much. I need to be able to sit down for a while and focus on writing, and I haven’t really been able to do that in L.A. Having the right environment definitely helps out.

F.W.: After toiling in the garage rock underground for a few years, King Tuff has really blown up in 2012. Has all the attention been everything you hoped for?

K.T.: Everyone hopes for that, right? I worked really hard writing the songs, so I’m happy to see that pay off.

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F.W.: Where does your songwriting inspiration come from? On songs like “Alone and Stoned” and “Bad Thing,” it seems downright autobiographical.

K.T.: It comes from everywhere. It has a lot to

do with observing the world and seeing things through an artistic eye.

F.W.: Yet King Tuff seems a lot more direct and personal than your past bands, like Witches and Happy Birthday.

K.T.: Happy Birthday was more like an art project, a mixture of art and music, whereas King Tuff has always been about writing songs that connect with people. Or make people feel good. Or make them want to dance. Or want to listen to me when they’re driving alone at night.

F.W.: So King Tuff doesn’t take himself as seriously as other indie rockers out there?

K.T.: That’s just how I try and live my life — always look on the bright side and have fun.

Everyone gets depressed and has hard times.

Obviously, I get depressed, too. But it’s just gross when people take themselves so seriously all the time. It’s pretentious. I feel the same as everyone else, and I think it’s cool to connect with my fans on a basic level as opposed to this too-cool-for-school kind of shit.

F.W.: Do you think that comes from growing up in Vermont instead of, say, New York or L.A.?

K.T.: Growing up in a small town means you come from a different perspective. But I meet lots of people who are very similar to me who grew up in L.A. or New York. It has a lot to do with your parents, and I was lucky to have really good parents.

F.W.: Was there much of a music scene in Vermont when you were younger?

K.T.: My friends and I all had bands together, but we made the music scene happen ourselves.

And there have been a lot of people who lived in town who are now having a lot more success. It’s cool to see people who live out in the middle of nowhere going out into the world and being successful.

F.W.: Do you think your lo-fi, down-and-dirty garage rock approach is a push back against the whole jam-band thing that Vermont is so known for?

K.T.: [Laughs.] I would love to make Vermont known for some other reason than Phish. I’d like to give Vermont some rock cred. Phish is great, though. I don’t listen to them, but I think they rule.

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AESOP ROCK, ROB SONIC, DJ BIG WIZ The indie hip-hop artist from San Francisco goes on 8 p.m. Oct. 23 at Jack Rabbits, 1528 Hendricks Ave., San Marco. $17. 398-7496.

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

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

223-9850.

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

JOYCE MANOR, STRONG CITY The indie punk rockers 7 p.m.

Oct. 24 at Phoenix Taproom, 325 Forsyth St., Downtown. $12.

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HERD OF WATTS, JESSICA GRISHAM, WITS END, ANDRE WILEY, THE LOOLAH JAMES BAND The Battle of the Bands final begins Oct. 24 at Mellow Mushroom Jax Beach, 1018 N. Third St., Ste. 2. 246-1500.

MARY MARY The soulful sister act uplifts 8 p.m. Oct. 25 at The Florida Theatre, 128 E. Forsyth St., Downtown. $36. 355-2787.

LARRY AND HIS FLASK, WILLY TEA TAYLOR, HANK & CUPCAKES, LIONIZE The bluegrass-folk rockers go on 8 p.m.

Oct. 25 at Jack Rabbits, 1528 Hendricks Ave., San Marco. $8.

398-7496.

SAINTHOOD REPS, CODE ORANGE KIDS, SILVER SNAKES The alternative rockers from Long Island go on Oct. 25 at Phoenix Taproom, 325 Forsyth St., Downtown. $10. 798-8222.

UNWRITTEN LAW The California rockers won’t need a wake up call Oct. 25 at Brewster’s Megaplex, 845 University Blvd. N., Arlington. 223-9850.

JUAN ROLLAN, THE JOSHUA BOWLUS TRIO The jazz saxophonist performs Oct. 25 at European Street San Marco, 1704 San Marco Blvd., San Marco. $10. 399-1740.

SNOOP DOG The hip-hop star grabs the mic 5 p.m. Oct. 26 at Mavericks, The Jacksonville Landing, 2 Independent Dr., Downtown. $30-$40. 356-1110.

ZAC BROWN BAND The Grammy-winning, seven-piece country band from Georgia jams 7 p.m. Oct. 26 at Veterans Memorial Arena, 300 A. Philip Randolph Blvd. $42-$62.

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

WHY? The indie band mixes rap, geek pop and folk 8 p.m. Oct. 26 at Jack Rabbits, 1528 Hendricks Ave., San Marco. $13.

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GENITORTURERS The industrial rockers perform Oct. 26 at Brewster’s Roc Bar, 845 University Blvd. N., Arlington. 223-9850.

THE RIDE The five-piece classic rock band goes on Oct. 26 at Latitude 30, 10370 Philips Hwy., Southside. 365-5555 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 7 p.m. Oct. 27 at Brewster’s Roc Bar, 845 University Blvd. N., Arlington. $15. 223-9850.

CAROLINE AIKEN, BILL SHEFFIELD A night of acoustic music begins 8 p.m. Oct. 27 at European Street, 5500 Beach Blvd., Southside. $12.50. 399-1740.

DIAMOND D The rapper and DJ formerly known as Jazzy J takes the mike Oct. 27 at Phoenix Taproom, 325 W. Forsyth St., Downtown. $10. 798-8222.

BE EASY The mellow local faves go on Oct. 27 at Poe’s Tavern, 363 Atlantic Blvd., Atlantic Beach. 241-7637.

GRABBAG, POOR RICHARDS, FFN, THE ROMMELS The local garage punk band goes on Oct. 27 at Shantytown Pub, 22 W. Sixth St., Springfield. 798-8222.

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the stage Oct. 27 at Burro Bar, 100 E. Adams St., Downtown.

353-4686.

BLUES TRAVELER The improvisational blues musicians perform 6:30 p.m. Oct. 28 at Ponte Vedra Concert Hall, 1050 A1A N. $40. 209-0399. pvconcerthall.com THE EXPENDABLES, IRATION The California band mixes reggae, ska and punk 7 p.m. Oct. 28 at Freebird Live, 200 N. First St., Jax Beach. $20. 246-2473.

ELI YOUNG BAND The Texas country band plays 6 p.m. Oct. 28 at Mavericks, The Jacksonville Landing, 2 Independent Dr., Downtown. 356-1110.

JILL SCOTT The soulful vocalist and New York Times bestselling poet takes the stage 8:30 p.m. Oct. 28 at St. Augustine Amphitheatre, 1340 A1A S., St. Augustine. $45-$85. 209-0367.

RUBBLEBUCKET, RAWMYST The seven-piece indie dance band from Brooklyn brings the beats 8 p.m. Oct. 28 at Jack Rabbits, 1528 Hendricks Ave., San Marco. $15. 398-7496.

THICK AS BLOOD, KING CONQUER, DELUSIONS, HARDSIDE, LEADERS The hardcore band from Miami plays Oct. 28 at Phoenix Taproom, 325 Forsyth St., Downtown. $12. 798-8222.

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

WORLD’S STRONGEST MAN The South Florida math rock band plays Oct. 29 at Burro Bar, 100 E. Adams St., Downtown.

353-4686.

LEMONHEADS, JULIANA HATFIELD The alt-rockers go on 8 p.m. Oct. 30 at Jack Rabbits, 1528 Hendricks Ave., San Marco. $20. 398-7496.

UPCOMING CONCERTS WHITE COLLAR SIDESHOW, WORDS LIKE VINES Oct. 31, Murray Hill Theatre FIREFLIGHT, KJ-52, SPOKEN, WAVORLY, SEVENTH TIME DOWN, GEORGE MOSS Nov. 1, Murray Hill Theatre CONFLUENT Nov. 1, Jack Rabbits BRIAN ASHLEY JONES, ODI Nov. 1, European Street San Marco HEART, SHAWN COLVIN Nov. 2, St. Augustine Amphitheatre KINGS OF HELL Nov. 2, Fly’s Tie Irish Pub kLoB Nov. 2, Prevatts Sports Bar & Grill ERIC LINDELL Nov. 2, Mojo Kitchen THE RIDE Nov. 2-3, Whitey’s Fish Camp RYAN CABRERA, ROOKIE OF THE YEAR, SAMUEL

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SANDERS, LAKEVIEW DRIVE, RYAN SHELLEY, JENNI REID Nov. 3, Murray Hill Theatre BATSAUCE CD RELEASE PARTY: PATEN LOCKE Nov. 3, Phoenix Taproom RAY BONNEVILLE Nov. 3, European Street Southside FUTURE ISLANDS, TALK NORMAL Nov. 4, Jack Rabbits TRANSIT Nov. 4, Phoenix Taproom FOREIGN TRADE, THIRTEEN22, RESINATED, ARTILECT, AGREE HATE Nov. 5, Jack Rabbits JEALOUSY MOUNTAIN DUO Nov. 5, Burro Bar DR. DOG, COTTON JONES Nov. 7, Freebird Live DAVID MASSENGILL Nov. 8, European Street San Marco CARRIE NATION & THE SPEAKEASY Nov. 8 & 9, Dog Star Tavern BEAR CREEK MUSIC FEST: UMPHREY’S McGEE, SHARON JONES & THE DAP KINGS, ZACH DEPUTY, IVAN NEVILLE’S DUMPSTAPHUNK Nov. 8-11, Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park TRAILER CHOIR Nov. 9, Mavericks ALL TIME LOW, THE SUMMER SET, THE DOWNTOWN FICTION, HIT THE LIGHTS Nov. 9, Freebird Live RICKIE LEE JONES Nov. 9, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall KIM RETEGUIZ AND THE BLACK CAT BONES Nov. 9, Mojo Kitchen THIS ARMISTICE, GREY FOX, GLASS APOSTLE, LUKE DOWLER Nov. 9, Murray Hill Theatre STEVE FORBERT, CARRIE RODRIGUEZ Nov. 10, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall JON PARDI & MISS WILLIE BROWN Nov. 10, Mavericks NEEDTOBREATHE Nov. 10, The Florida Theatre BUDDY GUY, JONNY LANG Nov. 10, St. Augustine Amphitheatre PETRA (CLASSIC LINEUP), OCTOBER GLORY Nov. 10, Murray Hill Theatre COL. BRUCE HAMPTON Nov. 10, Dog Star Tavern CIRCLE OF INFLUENCE Nov. 10, Mayport Tavern LADIES WITH LYRICS Nov. 10, European Street Southside OLD CITY MUSIC FEST: .38 SPECIAL, CRAIG MORGAN, GLORIANA, THE CHARLIE DANIELS BAND Nov. 11, St. Augustine Marketplace BIG TICKET BATTLE: VIKTR, STAYNE THEE ANGEL, BURNHEART Nov. 11, Jack Rabbits kLoB Nov. 11, Square One SHADOWS FALL, GOD FORBID Nov. 11, Brewster’s Megaplex THE UZI RASH GROUP Nov. 11, Nobby’s DIRTY BOURBON RIVER SHOW Nov. 11, Underbelly

BIG TICKET BATTLE: FOUR FAMILIES, DANFIELD, OUTKAST UPRISING, SELF EMPLOYED, LAUREN SLYMAN Nov. 12, Jack Rabbits DANCE GAVIN DANCE, A LOT LIKE BIRDS, I, THE MIGHTY, HAIL THE SUN, THE ORPHAN THE POET Nov. 13, Freebird Live BIG TICKET BATTLE: HERD OF WATTS, SAMUEL SANDERS, PAWN TAKES KING, ELECTRIC CADILLAC, JACKIE MOONS TOP GUNS Nov. 13, Jack Rabbits DONAVON FRANKENREITER Nov. 14, Freebird Live AMERICAN AQUARIUM, CHASE RICE Nov. 14, Jack Rabbits ACOUSTIC ALCHEMY Nov. 15, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall LOVE AND THEFT Nov. 15, Mavericks JIM HURSTNov. 15, European Street San Marco ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL Nov. 16, Thrasher-Horne Center FLANNEL CHURCH Nov. 16, Dog Star Tavern BOBBY LEE RODGERS Nov. 16, Freebird Live AARON LEWIS Nov. 16, Mavericks JIMMY THACKERY Nov. 16, Mojo Kitchen DRUMLINE LIVE Nov. 17, T-U Center ARTILECT CD RELEASE PARTY, GLORIOUS GUNNER, SACRIFICE TO SURVIVE Nov. 17, Freebird Live PAINT FUMES, BAZOOKA, NEW COKE Nov. 17, Nobby’s SONiA Nov. 17, European Street Cafe Southside ST. JOHNS RIVER BLUES FESTIVAL with MATT MURPHY Nov. 17 & 18, Downtown Palatka MAN ON EARTH, LOSING SEPTEMBER, CLAYTON BUSH Nov. 17, Jack Rabbits TITLE FIGHT, PIANOS BECOME THE TEETH Nov. 17, Phoenix Taproom HELLYEAH Nov. 17, Brewster’s Megaplex ZION I, MINNESOTA Nov. 18 Jack Rabbits CHUBBY Nov. 21, Dog Star Tavern WORLD’S STRONGEST MAN Nov. 21, Burro Bar JAMES JENKINS’ BRASS QUINTET Nov. 21, Ritz-Carlton Amelia Island 2 CHAINZ Nov. 23, The Florida Theatre ERNIE & DEBI EVANS Nov. 23, Whitey’s Fish Camp THOSE GUYS Nov. 23 & 24, Tradewinds Lounge EDDIE VEDDER Nov. 24 & 25, T-U Center MEN WITHOUT HATS Nov. 24, Jack Rabbits LARRY MANGUM Nov. 24, European Street Southside TOMMY TALTON Nov. 26, Dog Star Tavern DAVID BAZAN Nov. 27, Cafe Eleven FREDDY’S FINEST Nov. 27, Dog Star Tavern MUNICIPAL WASTE, NAPALM DEATH, SPEEDWOLF Nov. 29, Brewster’s Roc Bar PERPETUAL GROOVE Dec. 1, Freebird Live AYE DREN (A.D.), ALONZO, JAYEL & NIK THE KID Dec. 1, Jack Rabbits SKINDRED Dec. 1, Brewster’s Megaplex BIRDIES FOR THE BRAVE CONCERT: DARIUS RUCKER & VINCE GILL Dec. 1, T-U Center THE ICARUS ACCOUNT Dec. 1, Murray Hill Theatre kLoB Dec. 1 & 31, Dog Star Tavern THE BIG TICKET: RUN, RISE AGAINST, BUSH, SILVERSUN PICKUPS, GROUPLOVE, OF MONSTERS AND MEN, ANBERLIN, THE JOY FORMIDABLE, IMAGINE DRAGONS Dec. 2, Metropolitan Park MR. GNOME, HEY MANDIBLE Dec. 5, Jack Rabbits GEOFF TATE (of QUEENSRYCHE) Dec. 5, Freebird Live SOUTHERN CULTURE ON THE SKIDS Dec. 6, Cafe Eleven IRIS DEMENT, FLAGSHIP ROMANCE Dec. 7, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall KIM RETEGUIZ & BLACK CAT BONES Dec. 7, Mojo Kitchen PHIL KEAGGY Dec. 8, Murray Hill Theatre PAPADASIO, GREENHOUSE LOUNGE Dec. 8, Freebird Live DUBLIN CITY RAMBLERS Dec. 9, Culhane’s Irish Pub TYRONE WELLS Dec. 9, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall DAN DEACON Dec. 9, Underbelly JOE BONAMASSA Dec. 9, The Florida Theatre FIFTH ON THE FLOOR Dec. 10, Burro Bar PETER WHITE CHRISTMAS with RICK BRAUN, MINDI BAIR Dec. 12, Florida Theatre TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA Dec. 13, Veterans Memorial Arena DAN HICKS & THE HOT LICKS Dec. 14, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall ERIC CHURCH, JUSTIN MOORE, KIP MOORE Dec. 14, Veterans Memorial Arena PASSAFIRE Dec. 14, Freebird Live MERCIA Dec. 15, Burro Bar YOU’LL LIVE, NATIONS, FOUR WORD LETTER Dec. 18, Nobby’s SWEET LU CD Release Party Dec. 22, Freebird Live FLANNEL CHURCH Dec. 28, Burro Bar THE RIDE Dec. 28 & 29, Whitey’s Fish Camp B.B. KING Jan. 6, The Florida Theatre THE CIVIL WARSJan. 9, The Florida Theatre TOM RUSH Jan. 10, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall MARCIA BALL & HER BAND Jan. 12, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall SONNY LANDRETH, HONEY MILLER Jan. 17, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall DON WILLIAMS Jan. 17, The Florida Theatre GALACTIC, COREY GLOVER (of LIVING COLOUR) Jan. 17, Freebird Live SIMPLY SINATRA Jan. 19, Thrasher Horne Center for the Arts MARSHALL CRENSHAW & THE BOTTLE ROCKETS Jan. 25, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall CHARLIE HALL, DANIEL BASHTA, THE VESPERS Feb. 2, Murray Hill Theatre

LEON REDBONE Feb. 7, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE with THE DOODLEBOPS Feb. 7, The Florida Theatre CHRIS KAHL Feb. 10, Thrasher-Horne Center for the Arts SCOTT COULTER Feb. 15 & 16, Thrasher Horne Center JIM BRICKMAN Feb. 17, The Florida Theatre CAROLINA CHOCOLATE DROPS Feb. 17, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall CELTIC CROSSROADS Feb. 23, The Florida Theatre THE HIT MEN Feb. 24, The Florida Theatre LEO KOTTKE Feb. 24, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall LOUDON WAINWRIGHT II March 1, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall BRUCE COCKBURN March 3, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall

• CLUBS • AMELIA ISLAND, FERNANDINA BEACH

CAFE KARIBO, 27 N. Third St., 277-5269 Live music in the courtyard 6 p.m. every Fri. & Sat., 5 p.m. every Sun. DOG STAR TAVERN, 10 N. Second St., 277-8010 The Fritz Oct. 26 & 27. DJs J.G. World & Jim spin vinyl 8 p.m. every Tue. Working Class Stiffs GENNARO’S ITALIANO SOUTH, 5472 First Coast Hwy., 491-1999 Live jazz 7:30-9:30 p.m. every Fri. & Sat. GREEN TURTLE TAVERN, 14 S. Third St., 321-2324 Dan Voll 7-10 p.m. every Fri. Live music every weekend O’KANE’S IRISH PUB, 318 Centre St., 261-1000 Dan Voll 7:30 p.m. every Wed. Turner London Band 8:30 p.m. every Thur.-Sat. THE PALACE SALOON & SHEFFIELD’S, 117 Centre St., 491-3332 Buck Smith Project 9 p.m. every Tue. & Sun. Wes Cobb every Wed. DJ Heavy Hess 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 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 Live music Tue.Sun. DJ Roc 5 p.m. every Wed.

ARLINGTON, REGENCY

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

BREWSTER’S MEGAPLEX/PIT/ROC BAR/THE EDGE, 845 University Blvd. N., 223-9850 Pennywise Oct. 24 (The Edge). Unwritten Law Oct. 25 (Megaplex). Genitorturers Oct. 26 (Roc Bar). Red Oct. 27 (Roc Bar).

MVP’S SPORTS GRILLE, 12777 Atlantic Blvd., 221-1090 Live music 9 p.m. every Fri. & Sat. TONINO’S, 7001 Merrill Rd., 743-3848 Alaina Colding every Thur. W. Harvey Williams every Fri. Dino Saliba every Sat.

AVONDALE, ORTEGA

BRICK RESTAURANT, 3585 St. Johns Ave., 387-0606 Bush Doctors every first Fri. & Sat. 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. ECLIPSE, 4219 St. Johns Ave., 387-3582 DJ Keith spins for Karaoke every Tue. DJ Free spins vintage every Fri. DJs SuZiRok, LowKill & Mowgli spin for Chillwave Madness every Mon. ELEVATED AVONDALE, 3551 St. Johns Ave., 387-0700 Karaoke Dave Thrash Wed. DJ 151 spins Thur. DJ Catharsis spins first & fourth Sat. Patrick Evan & CoAlition Industry every Sun. MOJO NO. 4, 3572 St. Johns Ave., 381-6670 Live music every Fri. & Sat. TOM & BETTY’S, 4409 Roosevelt Blvd., 387-3311 Live music every Fri. Karaoke 8 p.m. every Sat.

BAYMEADOWS

COFFEE GRINDER, 9834 Old Baymeadows Rd., 642-7600 DJ Albert Adkins spins every Fri. DJs Adrian Sky, Alberto Diaz & Chris Zachrich spin every Tue. DJ Michael Stumbaugh spins every Sat. MY PLACE, 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 Rachel Parsons 7-10 p.m. Oct. 26 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 Incognito Oct. 24. Craig Oden Oct. 25. Sho Nuff Oct. 26. El Camino Oct. 27. Craig Oden noon, Incognito 4:45 p.m. Oct. 28.

Live music Wed.-Sun. 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. CULHANE’S IRISH PUB, 967 Atlantic Blvd., Atlantic Beach, 249-9595 Live music Oct. 26 & 27 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 Chris C4 Man 7 p.m. Oct. 25. Live music every Thur.

music every Fri. & Sun. Live music every third Wed. NORTH BEACH BISTRO, 725 Atlantic Blvd., Ste. 6, Atlantic Beach, 372-4105 Live music every Fri. & Sat. OCEAN 60, 60 Ocean Blvd., Atlantic Beach, 247-0060 Live music every Fri. & Sat. POE’S TAVERN, 363 Atlantic Blvd., Atlantic Beach, 241-7637 Be Easy Oct. 27 RAGTIME TAVERN, 207 Atlantic Blvd., Atlantic Beach, 241-7877 The Splinters 7 p.m. Oct. 25. Baystreet 7 p.m. Oct. 26 & 27. Beerman Allen Band Oct. 28 SUN DOG, 207 Atlantic Blvd., Neptune Beach, 241-8221 Billy Bowers 8 p.m. Oct. 25. Live music every Tue.-Sun. THE WINE BAR, 320 N. First St., 372-0211 Live music every Fri. & Sat.

DOWNTOWN

Rapper/DJ Diamond D shines Oct. 27 at Phoenix Taproom.

FLY’S TIE IRISH PUB, 177 E. Sailfish Dr., Atlantic Beach, 246-4293 Spade McQuade & the Allstars Oct. 26 & 27.

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 Badfish, Scotty Don’t and The Crazy Carls Oct. 25. Kings of Hell and HeartShaped Box Oct. 26. The Expendables, Iration and Cisco Adler Oct. 28 GREEN ROOM BREWING, 228 N. Third St., 201-9283 Marc O’Quinn Oct. 26. Mystic Dino Oct. 27 ISLAND GIRL CIGAR BAR, 108 First St., Neptune Beach, 372-0943 Domenic Patruno Oct. 24. Jimmy Solari Oct. 25. Matt Collins Oct. 26. John Austill Oct. 27. Locals Only Oct. 31 KC CRAVE, 1161 Beach Blvd., 595-5660 Live music every Thur.-Sat. LYNCH’S IRISH PUB, 514 N. First St., 249-5181 Who Rescued Who Oct. 25. Blistur Oct. 26 & 27. Split Tone 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 Circle of Influence 9 p.m. Nov. 10. Karaoke every Fri. & Sat. MELLOW MUSHROOM, 1018 N. Third St., Ste. 2, 246-1500 Battle of the Bands Final: Herd of Watts, Jessica Grisham, Wits End, Andre Wiley, The Loolah James Band Oct. 24. Live music every Wed.-Sun. MEZZA LUNA, 110 First St., Neptune Beach, 249-5573 Neil Dixon 6 p.m. every Tue. Gypsies Ginger 6 p.m. every Wed. Mike Shackelford and Rick Johnson 6 p.m. every Thur.

MOJO KITCHEN, 1500 Beach Blvd., 247-6636 Eric Lindell 10 p.m. Nov. 2 MONKEY’S UNCLE TAVERN, 1850 S. Third St., 246-1070 Wes Cobb 10 p.m. every Tue. DJ Austin Williams Karaoke 9 p.m. every Wed., Sat. & Sun. DJ Papa Sugar 9 p.m. every Mon., Thur. & Fri. NIPPERS BEACH GRILLE, 2309 Beach Blvd., 247-3300 Cloud 9 at 7 p.m. Oct. 31. Reggae on the deck every Thur. Live

1904 MUSIC HALL, 19 Ocean St., 1904jax.com The Fritz Oct. 25. Hip-hop every First Fri. Open mic every Mon. BURRO BAR, 100 E. Adams St., 353-4686 Franz Nicolay Oct. 27. World’s Strongest Man Oct. 29.

DIVE BAR, 331 E. Bay St., 359-9090 Live music every weekend DOS GATOS, 123 E. Forsyth, 354-0666 DJ Synsonic 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 5:30 p.m. Oct. 26, Savannah Jack 9 p.m. Oct. 26 & 9 p.m. Oct. 27.

THE JACKSONVILLE LANDING, 2 Independent Dr., 353-1188 Georgia/Florida Celebration Oct. 25-27.

MARK’S DOWNTOWN, 315 E. Bay St., 355-5099 DJ Roy Luis spins house soulful, gospel, deep, acid, hip, Latin, tribal, Afrobeat, tech/electronic, disco, rarities 9:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m. every Wed. DJ Vinn spins Top 40 every Thur. DJ 007 spins ultra house & Top 40 dance every Fri. DJ Shotgun every Sat. MAVERICKS, The Jacksonville Landing, 2 Independent Dr., 356-1110 Snoop Dog Oct. 26. Eli Young Band Oct. 28. Bobby Laredo spins every Thur. & Sat. DJs Bryan & Q45 spin every Fri. NORTHSTAR THE PIZZA BAR, 119 E. Bay St., 860-5451 Open mic night 8:30-11:30 p.m. every Wed. DJ SwitchGear every Thur.

PHOENIX TAPROOM, 325 W. Forsyth St., 798-8222 Joyce Manor and Strong City Oct. 24. Sainthood Reps, Code Orange Kids, Silver Snakes Oct. 25. Diamond D Oct. 27. Thick As Blood, King Conquer Oct. 28. Live music Fri. & Sat. UNDERBELLY, 113 E. Bay St., 353-6067 Fjord Explorer & Screamin’ Eagle every Troubadour Thursday ZODIAC GRILL, 120 W. Adams St., 354-8283 Live music every Fri. & Sat.

MOJO

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FLEMING ISLAND

MELLOW MUSHROOM, 1800 Town Center Blvd., 541-1999 Wes Cobb Oct. 25. Live music Wed.-Sat. MERCURY MOON, 2015 C.R. 220, 215-8999 Live music 10 p.m. Oct. 26 & 27. DJ Ty spins every Thur. Buck Smith Project every Mon. Blistur unplugged every Wed. WHITEY’S FISH CAMP, 2032 C.R. 220, 269-4198 Karaoke Oct. 24. DJ BG Oct. 25. Boogie Freaks 9:30 p.m. Oct. 26 & 27.

Deck music 5 p.m. every Fri. & Sat., 4 p.m. every Sun.

INTRACOASTAL WEST

BRUCCI’S PIZZA, 13500 Beach Blvd., Ste. 36, 223-6913 Mike Shackelford 6:30 p.m. every Sat. and Mon. CLIFF’S BAR & GRILL, 3033 Monument Rd., 645-5162 Medicine Bowl Oct. 24. The Remains Oct. 26 & 27. Karaoke every Thur. & Sun. Live music Tue., Wed., Fri. & Sat. JERRY’S SPORTS GRILLE & STEAKHOUSE, 13170 Atlantic Blvd., Ste. 22, 220-6766 Karaoke Dude every Wed. Live music every Fri.

JULINGTON CREEK, NW ST. JOHNS

SHANNON’S IRISH PUB, 111 Bartram Oaks Walk, 230-9670 Live music every Fri. & Sat.

MANDARIN

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

Dennis Klee & the World’s Most Talented Waitstaff Fri. & Sat. HURRICANE GRILL & WINGS, 12796 San Jose Blvd., Ste. 16, 260-8338 Sweet Scarlett 7 p.m. Oct. 26 SPECKLED HEN TAVERN & GRILLE, 9475 Philips Hwy., Ste. 16, 538-0811 Live music 6-9 p.m. every Fri.

ORANGE PARK, MIDDLEBURG

BLACK HORSE WINERY, 420 Kingsley Ave., 644-8480 Live music 6-9 p.m. every Fri., 2-6 p.m. every Sat. CHEERS BAR & GRILL, 1580 Wells Rd., 269-4855 Karaoke 9:30 p.m. every Wed. & Sat.

THE HILLTOP, 2030 Wells Rd., 272-5959 John Michael every Wed.-Sat. PREVATT’S SPORTS BAR & GRILL, 2620 Blanding Blvd., Middleburg, 282-1564 Live music every Fri. & Sat. YESTERDAYS SOCIAL CLUB, 3638 Park St., 387-0502 Open mic 8 p.m. Thur. Rotating DJs spin 7 p.m.-2 a.m. every Sun.

PALATKA

DOWNTOWN BLUES BAR & GRILLE, 714 St. Johns Ave., (386) 325-5454 Lee Kelly 6 p.m. Oct. 24. Karaoke 8 p.m. Oct. 25. Garage Band with Sweet William 8 p.m. Oct. 26. The Rip Currents 8 p.m. Oct. 27. Franc Robert & the Boxcar Tourists 9 p.m. Oct. 27. Acoustic Circle 2 p.m., Billy & Gay open jam 5 p.m. Oct. 28. Local talent every Wed. Country music every Fri. Blues jam every Sun.

PONTE VEDRA, PALM VALLEY

ISLAND GIRL CIGAR BAR, 820 A1A N., Ste. E-18, 834-2492 Jennifer Coscia Oct. 24. Clayton Bush Oct. 25. Billy Buchanan Oct. 26. Jimmy Solari Oct. 27. Aaron Koerner Oct. 31. Live music every Wed.-Sat. LULU’S WATERFRONT GRILLE, 301 N. Roscoe Blvd., 285-0139 The Monster Fool 6 p.m. Oct. 26 and 27. Mike Shackelford & Rick Johnson 7-10 p.m. every Fri. Tony Novelly every Mon. PUSSER’S CARIBBEAN GRILLE, 816 A1A N., Ste. 100, 280-7766 SoundStage on the upper deck every Sun.

RIVERSIDE, WESTSIDE

HJ’S BAR & GRILL, 8540 Argyle Forest Blvd., 317-2783 Karaoke with DJ Ron 8:30 p.m. every Tue. & DJ Richie every Fri. Live music every Sat. Open mic 8 p.m. every Wed. INTUITION ALE WORKS, 720 King St., 683-7720 Tobacco Pat Oct. 23. Canary in the Coalmine Oct. 30. Live music every Taproom Tuesday KICKBACKS, 910 King St., 388-9551 Ray & Taylor 9:30 p.m. every Thur. Robby Shenk every Sun. METRO/RAINBOW ROOM PIANO BAR, 859 Willowbranch Ave., 388-8719 Karaoke Rob spins 10 p.m. Sun.-Wed. DJ Zeke Smith spins 10 p.m. Fri. DJ Michael Murphy spins 10 p.m. Sat. MURRAY HILL THEATRE, 932 Edgewood Ave., 388-7807 Soul of Sirens and A Grudge Worth Keeping 8 p.m. Oct. 26.

Fringe Cafe Jazz Series: David Champagne 8 p.m. Oct. 27.

White Collar Sideshow and Words Like Vines Oct. 31

ST. AUGUSTINE, ST. AUGUSTINE BEACH

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A1A ALE WORKS, 1 King St., 829-2977 Deron Baker Oct. 25.

Reggae SWAT Team Oct. 26 & 27 AMICI ITALIAN RESTAURANT, 1915 A1A S., 461-0102 Piano bar with Kenyon Dye 5-9:30 p.m. every Sun. CAFE ELEVEN, 501 A1A Beach Blvd., 460-9311 David Bazan Nov. 27 CELLAR UPSTAIRS, San Sebastian Winery, 157 King St., 826-1594 Mojo Roux 7-11 p.m. Oct. 26. Jesse Cruse Duo 2-5 p.m., Rick Levy & the Falling Bones 7-11 p.m. Oct. 27. Vinny Jacobs 2-5 p.m. Oct. 28 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 5:30 p.m. every Wed. Ty Cowell 5:30 p.m. every Sun. HARRY’S, 46 Avenida Menendez, 824-7765 Billy Bowers 6 p.m. Oct. 24. Live music every Fri. JACK’S BARBECUE, 691 A1A Beach Blvd., 460-8100 Jim Essery 4 p.m. every Sat. Live music every Thur.-Sat. MARDI GRAS SPORTS BAR, 123 San Marco Ave., 823-8806 Open jam nite, house band 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 noon every Mon., Tue. & Thur. Elizabeth Roth 11 a.m. every Sun. MILL TOP TAVERN & LISTENING ROOM, 19 1/2 St. George St., 829-2329 Back From the Brink Oct. 26 & 27. Katherine Archer 1 p.m. Oct. 28. Vinny Jacobs every Tue. Todd & Molly Jones every Wed. Colton McKenna every Thur. Will Pearsall every Mon. MOJO BBQ, 5 Cordova St., 342-5264 Live music every Fri. & Sat. NOBBY’S, 10 Anastasia Blvd., 547-2188 King Tuff, The Intelligence, Four Word Letter and Thee Holy Ghosts 9 p.m.

Oct. 26 SCARLETT O’HARA’S, 70 Hypolita St., 824-6535 Jeremy Austin 8 p.m. Oct. 23. Chase Rideman Oct. 24. Humanzee 9 p.m. Oct. 25. Jeremy Austin 4 p.m., One Hit Wonder 9 p.m. Oct. 26. Billy Bowers noon-4 p.m., Ryan Crary 4-8 p.m., Spandex Superheroes 9 p.m. Oct. 27. Ken McAnlis noon, Billy Buchanan 7-11 p.m. Oct. 28 TAPS BAR & GRILL, 2220 C.R. 210 W., 819-1554 Little Green Men 9:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Oct. 26 TRADEWINDS, 124 Charlotte St., 829-9336 Red River Band 9 p.m. Oct. 26 & 27. Mark Hart every Mon.-Wed. Open mic every Thur. Mark Hart & Jim Carrick every Fri. Elizabeth Roth 1 p.m., Mark Hart 5 p.m. every Sat. Keith Godwin 1 p.m., Wade 5 p.m. every Sun. Matanzas 9 p.m. Sun.-Thur.

ST. JOHNS TOWN CENTER

AROMAS CIGARS & WINE BAR, 4372 Southside Blvd., Ste. 101, 928-0515 Live jazz every Tue. Beer house rock every Wed. Live music every Thur. Will Hurley every Fri. Bill Rice every Sat. BAHAMA BREEZE, 10205 River Coast Dr., 646-1031 Clarence Wears every Tue. Selwyn Toby every Wed. Barry O 4 p.m., Laree App 7:30 p.m. every Thur. Laree App 4 p.m., Selwyn Toby 8 p.m. every Fri. Barry O 4 p.m., Laree App 8 p.m. every Sat. Selwyn Toby 4 p.m., Laree App 7:30 p.m. every Sun. Clarence Wears 4 p.m., Selwyn Toby 7:30 p.m. every Mon. BLACKFINN AMERICAN GRILLE, 4840 Big Island Dr., 345-3466 Live music 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 7 p.m. Wed. Karaoke 7 p.m. Sat. MELLOW MUSHROOM, 9734 Deer Lake Court, Ste. 1, 997-1955 Charlie Walker Oct. 25. Live music every Fri. & Sat. Open mic every Sun. SEVEN BRIDGES GRILLE & BREWERY, 9735 Gate Pkwy.

N., 997-1999 Chuck Nash every Thur. Live music 10 p.m. Fri. & Sat. WHISKY RIVER, 4850 Big Island Drive, 645-5571 A DJ spins every Fri. & Sat. WILD WING CAFE, 4555 Southside Blvd., 998-9464 Live music every Fri. 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, 1704 San Marco Blvd., 399-1740 Joshua Bowlus Trio with Juan Rollan 8 p.m. Oct. 25. Odi and Brian Ashley Jones 7:45 p.m. Nov. 1. Jazz every second Tue. HAVANA-JAX CUBA LIBRE, 2578 Atlantic Blvd., 399-0609 MVP Band 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 Aesop Rock, Rob Sonic, DJ Big Wiz Oct. 23. Ice Nine Kills, Wolves at the Gate, Assasins, Amongst the Forgotten Oct. 24.

Larry and His Flask, Willy Tea Taylor, Hank & Cupcakes, Lionize Oct. 25. Why?, Naytronix, Kitty Pride, The Black Swans Oct. 26.

School Boy Humor, Consider Me Dead, Boy Epic, Burnheart Oct. 27. Rubblebucket Oct. 28. Damien Jurado, Rickolus Oct. 29.

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

SOUTHSIDE

BOMBA’S, 8560 Beach Blvd., 997-2291 Open mic with The Foxes 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 Caroline Aiken and Bill Sheffield 8 p.m. Oct. 27 ISLAND GIRL CIGAR BAR, 7860 Gate Pkwy., Ste. 115, 854-6060 Mark O’Quinn Oct. 24. Job Meiller Oct. 25. Kevin Swenszkowski Oct. 26. Randy Jagers Oct. 27. Billy Buchanan Oct. 31 LATITUDE 30, 10370 Philips Hwy., 365-5555 DJ Jeff Bell Oct. 23. The Ride Oct. 26. DJ Ginsu Oct. 27.

SPRINGFIELD, NORTHSIDE

DAMES POINT MARINA, 4542 Irving Road, 751-3043 Open mic 6 p.m. every Wed. DJ Steve 6 p.m. every Thur.

SHANTY TOWN PUB, 22 W. Sixth St., 798-8222 Grabbag, Poor Richards, FFN, The Rommels Oct. 27. Live music every Twin Peaks Fri. 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 Al Poindexter open mic 7 p.m. Oct. 25. Dixie Rodeo 7 p.m. Oct. 26. Cesar Cardona 7 p.m. Oct. 27 TUCKERS HWY. 17 TAVERN, 850532 U.S. 17, Yulee, 2259211 Live music every Fri. & Sat. To get your band listed, send band name, time, date, venue location, street address, city, ticket price, contact number to David Johnson, 9456 Philips Hwy., Ste. 11, Jacksonville FL 32256 or email events@folioweekly.com. Deadline: 4 p.m. Tue. for next week’s issue.

Sparks fly as Lindsay Sutton and Xander Chauncey sing the duet “You Are Music” as Christine Daaé and Erik the Phantom in the musical “Phantom” at Alhambra Theatre & Dining.

Haunting Love Story

Alhambra’s ‘Phantom’ enchants audiences with strong vocal performances and heartfelt passion PHANTOM 6 p.m. Oct. 23-Nov. 25 with matinees Saturday and Sunday Alhambra Theatre & Dining, 12000 Beach Blvd., Southside Tickets range from $46-$53 641-1212, alhambrajax.com

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rthur Kopit’s and Maury Yeston’s musical “Phantom” bewitches audiences as an operatic ghost story — one that delivers passion and humor.

“Phantom” isn’t to be confused with Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “The Phantom of the Opera.” It came to the stage in January 1991, five years after Webber’s musical became a smash hit. Though “Phantom” never became the Broadway hit to match its predecessor, it has appeared in theaters around the world.

The musicals share similar names — they’re both adapted from the Gaston Leroux’s 1910 novel — but have slightly different plots.

This local production combines heartfelt passion with musical talent and a little sense of humor.

Fans of “The Phantom of the Opera” will recognize some staples of the novel, including the naïveté of Christine Daaé, the dangerous, swinging chandelier and the foggy labyrinth.

The songs aren’t the same as the renowned Broadway musical, but that doesn’t mean these are inferior. Some are catchy, and others are purely emotional. Many in the audience clapped just as enthusiastically at the light songs like “Melodie de Paris,” sung by most of the ensemble in the setting of a bistro, as they did to more serious ones like “My Mother Bore Me,” sung by the Phantom in his lowest state.

The story of “Phantom” takes place in the

Paris Opera House. It centers on two main characters intertwined in a love story: streetsinger Christine, played by Lindsay Sutton, and Erik the Phantom, played by Xander Chauncey.

Sutton and Chauncey are paired quite well together. Their chemistry throughout the musical is outstanding, and their voices harmonize beautifully. In their duets from Act I, “Home” and “You are Music,” Chauncey’s strong, deep tones underscore Sutton’s sweet yet powerful voice.

Lisa Valdini humorously plays Carlotta, the new diva and owner of the opera house. While in character, Valdini’s role is to sing in a strong, operatic voice with errors spread throughout each song. Her song “This Place is Mine”

Phantom’s past and his relationship with Gérard Carrière, the head of the opera house.

And, if you think you know the ending, prepare to be taken down an unexpected path.

The Alhambra’s staging is splendid. From the colorful gowns to the ballet number near the end, from Sutton’s talented voice to Chauncey’s passionate-yet-grief-stricken Phantom, this show will captivate you until the end.

Granted, the stage is small and therefore, sets are few and can be changed only so often.

But every scene leaves you waiting for the next one. The energy of the cast doesn’t disappoint.

Alhambra’s cuisine has made great strides with Executive Chef DeJuan Roy taking

The theatergoer gets a closer look into the Phantom’s past and his relationship with Gérard Carrière, the head of the opera house. And, if you think you know the ending, prepare to be taken down an unexpected path. resembles a fusion of a roller coaster that has unexpected drops and “The Mob Song” from “Beauty and the Beast.”

In addition to the songs, the plot also differs from “The Phantom of the Opera.” The character of Raoul is replaced with Phillipe, the Count De Chadon, who seems cocky at first but eventually falls in love with Christine and seemingly softens near the end.

The overall theme is not as dark as the other version. All of the characters, including the Phantom at times, are light.

The theatergoer gets a closer look into the

over in November 2011. From the citrus chili shrimp to the she crab bisque to the crispy duck confit with a mango glaze, Roy delivered all the way to dessert – lemon blackberry cheesecake or Death by Chocolate cake.

While this musical might be more challenging than “Hello Dolly” or “White Christmas” (which happens to be coming to the Alhambra this winter), its beauty is found in deep romance and dark mysteries.

Cassidy Roddy themail@folioweekly.com

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

353-1188.

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

ST. JOHNS RIVER FARMERS MARKET Local produce, arts and crafts are offered 10 a.m.-2 p.m. every Sat. at Alpine Groves Park, 2060 State Road 13, Switzerland. 347-8900.

MUSEUMS

CUMMER MUSEUM OF ART & GARDENS 829 Riverside Ave., Riverside, 356-6857. “A Life in Vibrant Color,” an exhibit of works by painter Lois Mailou Jones, runs through Jan. 4. The Folio Weekly Invitational Artist Exhibit, a juried show of local artists’ works, runs through Dec. 2.

“Leonard Baskin: Works on Paper,” an exhibit of prints and watercolors, runs through Nov. 11. “Histories in Africa,” an exhibit featuring 20 years of photography by Elizabeth Gilbert, is shown through Dec. 30.

FLAGLER COLLEGE’S CRISP-ELLERT ART MUSEUM 48 Sevilla St., St. Augustine, 826-8530. “Sara Pedigo and Elizabeth Robbins: Transliteration” opens Oct. 26 with a reception from 5-9 p.m. Nov. 2.

JACKSONVILLE UNIVERSITY’S ALEXANDER BREST MUSEUM & GALLERY 2800 University Blvd. N., Arlington, 256-7371. “The Artist as Engineer,” an exhibit of works by sculptors John Douglas Powers and Jason Kofke, runs through Oct. 31.

KARPELES MANUSCRIPT MUSEUM 101 W. First St., Springfield, 356-2992. “Diabolikos,” an exhibit of Halloween art featuring macabre creations of Drew Edward Hunter and Rick Minor, as well as vintage Halloween ephemera from Herman McEachin’s collection, is shown through Nov. 3. “The Adams Family” exhibit, featuring original letters pertaining to John Adams, John Quincy Adams and Samuel Adams, runs through Dec. 29. The permanent collection includes rare manuscripts.

MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART JACKSONVILLE 333 N. Laura St., Downtown, 366-6911. “ReFocus: Art of the 1980s,” an exhibit highlighting major figures of contemporary art of the decade continues through Jan. 6. “Project Atrium: Tristin Lowe” is on display through Oct. 28. The annual exhibit of UNF’s Art & Design Faculty continues through Jan. 6.

RITZ THEATRE & MUSEUM 829 N. Davis St., Downtown, 632-5555. An exhibit celebrating local African-American athletes and sports figures, “More Than a Game: African-American Sports in Jacksonville, 19001975,” is currently on display. Admission is $8 for adults, $5 for children, students and seniors. Open Tue.-Sun.

GALLERIES

233 WEST KING 233 W. King St., St. Augustine, 217-7470. Shows change monthly and the gallery remains open late for First Friday Art Walks.

AMIRO ART AND FOUND 9C Aviles St., St. Augustine, 824-8460. Artist Marcia Myrick Siany displays her collection of brass, bronze, copper, nickel and sterling pieces 5-9 p.m. Nov. 2.

THE ART CENTER PREMIERE GALLERY Bank of America Tower, 50 N. Laura St., Downtown, 3551757. The juried exhibit “Patterns” continues through Nov. 1.

AVONDALE ARTWORKS GALLERY 3562 St. Johns Ave., Avondale, 384-8797. “Precaptivator,” an exhibit of works by local artist MactruQue, runs through Nov. 7.

BOLD BEAN COFFEE ROASTERS 869 Stockton St., Ste. 1, Riverside, 855-1181. An exhibit of new work by Mark Creegan, curated by Staci Bu Shea, continues through Nov. 11.

BUTTERFIELD GARAGE 137 King St., St. Augustine, 825-4577. “Brilliant,” an exhibit of works by St. Augustine artist Laura Neal, runs through Oct. 31.

THE CENTER FOR SPIRITUAL LIVING 1795 Old Moultrie Road, St. Augustine, 826-1520. The Celebrate Peace Art Show is held through Oct. 31.

COMPLETE CHOICE FRAMING AND ART 11112-27 San Jose Blvd., Mandarin, 262-6900. Marie Shell’s art exhibit continues through Nov. 3.

CORK ARTS DISTRICT 2689 Rosselle St., Riverside, 655-6856. The exhibit “Femme” runs through Oct. 31 in CoRK West Gallery.

THE CULTURAL CENTER AT PONTE VEDRA BEACH 50 Executive Way, Ponte Vedra Beach, 280-0614. “An Artistic Journey: Art from the Dordogne and Tuscany,” an exhibit of Ellen Diamond’s workshops abroad students, has an opening reception 6-8 p.m. Oct. 26 and continues through Nov. 9.

FIRST STREET GALLERY 216-B First St., Neptune Beach, 241-6928. The exhibit “Tropical Expressions” opens with a reception 7-9 p.m. Oct. 26 and continues through Jan. 3.

FLORIDA MINING GALLERY 5300 Shad Road, Southside, 425-2845. “Ke Francis: Biloxi to Babylon,” featuring the work of the master printmaker, painter and sculptor, continues through Dec. 6. Artist Jim Draper is October’s featured artist for the Highway Gallery, a public art project on digital billboards throughout the city.

GALLERIA DEL MAR 9 King St., St. Augustine. Don Dahlke exhibits paintings in a contemporary fine art show 1-4 p.m. Oct. 27.

GALLERY 1037 Reddi Arts, 1037 Hendricks Ave., San Marco, 398-3161.

The exhibit “Just the Three of Us,” showcasing works by sculptor Yolanda Bosworth, watercolorist Ingrid Lederer and contemporary expressionist Francesca Tabor-Miolla, is on display through Oct. 31.

HASKELL GALLERY Jax International Airport, 14201 Pecan Park Rd., 7413546. Works by Grant Ward are displayed in Connector Bridge cases, an exhibit of works by Robin Shepherd is in Haskell Gallery, and an exhibit of works by Jason John is in Concourse A & C display cases (after security), all through Jan. 9. An exhibit highlighting Historic Riverside Avondale in the Sky Gallery runs through December.

ISLAND ART ASSOCIATION 18 N. Second St., Fernandina Beach, 261-7020. The Historic Downtown Art & Jewelry exhibit and sale is 10 a.m.-9 p.m.

Oct. 26. Proceeds benefit Fernandina Beach High School Arts Program. The juried show “Fantastic Florida” is held through November. islandart.org JACK MITCHELL GALLERY Thrasher-Horne Center for the Arts, St. Johns River State College, 283 College Dr., Orange Park, 276-6750. An exhibit of works by Mary Atwood and John O’Conner runs through Dec. 9. thcenter.org JUICE, A JEN JONES GALLERY 1 Independent Drive, Wells Fargo Center, Downtown. Live jazz, a historic filmography and photography presentation, and paintings and sculptures are featured. jenjonesart.com FSCJ’S KENT GALLERY 3939 Roosevelt Blvd., Westside, 381-3400. “Mediums,” an exhibit of work by Thony Aiuppy, Crystal Floyd and Eric Gillyard, has an opening reception 6-9 p.m. Oct. 30. The exhibit runs through Nov. 20.

ROTUNDA GALLERY St. Johns County Admin. Bldg., 500 San Sebastian View, St. Augustine, 808-7330. An exhibit of Ann McGlade’s oil paintings runs through Dec. 28.

SPACE:EIGHT GALLERY 228 W. King St., St. Augustine, 829-2838. “Blue or Nothing,” an exhibit of Bev Hogue’s work, continues through Nov. 30.

ST. AUGUSTINE ART ASSOCIATION 22 Marine St., St. Augustine, 824-2310. “Lincolnville: A Sketchbook Journal of St. Augustine’s Historic Neighborhood,” an exhibit of paintings and drawings by St. Augustine artist Rosamond Parrish, runs through Oct. 28.

“Tactile Show” is designed to appeal to the blind and sighted, through Oct. 28. The gallery’s permanent collection features 16th-century artifacts detailing Sir Francis Drake’s 1586 burning of St. Augustine.

UNDERBELLY 113 E. Bay St., Downtown, 353-6067. The exhibit of Andre Gruber’s work, “LoveDove presents: MRK,” runs through Nov. 3.

UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA 1 UNF Drive, Southside, 620-1000. Jerry Domask’s “Reflections – Vietnam War 45 Years Later,” an exhibit of mixed-media paintings, is on display through Dec. 7 at Student Union’s Lufrano Intercultural Gallery.

VANDROFF ART GALLERY Jewish Community Alliance, 8505 San Jose Blvd., Mandarin, 730-2100. An exhibit of Steve and Karen Leibowitz’s work continues through Oct. 24. An exhibit of Andrew and Maria Bachmann’s art opens Oct. 26 and continues through Nov. 21 at Vandroff Art Gallery, Jewish Community Alliance, 8505 San Jose Blvd. 730-2100. jcajax.org.

For a complete list of galleries, log on to folioweekly.com. To list your event, send info – time, date, location (street address, city), admission price and contact number to print – to David Johnson, 9456 Philips Hwy., Ste. 11, Jacksonville FL 32256 or email events@folioweekly.com. Deadline is 4 p.m. Tue.

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Holiday Events

Please send us your holiday events for our upcoming listing by Oct. 29. Include the name of the event, time, date, address, phone number and website. Please include your contact information in case we have questions. You can also include a high-resolution photo. Email to events@folioweekly.com and include HOLIDAY in the subject line.

HALLOWEEN EVENTS

WAREHOUSE 31 These very scary haunted houses are open on select nights now through Halloween at 225 W. Davis Industrial Drive, St. Augustine; Night Terrors Haunted House is at 11740 San Jose Blvd., Mandarin. Ticket prices vary. warehouse31.com, nightterrorshauntedhouse.com, jaxhaunts.com SPOOKTACULAR The Spooktacular is held 6:30-9 p.m. Oct. 26-31 at the Jacksonville Zoo & Gardens, 370 Zoo Parkway, Jacksonville.

Lands of Enchantment feature optional scare zones, Wonderland Trail, trick or treating, Monster Mash Sock Hop, scarecrows and animals, and live music. Admission is $8 for members, $10 for non-members. 757-4463.

HAUNT NIGHTS HAUNTED HOUSE Two haunted houses — Apocalyptia 3D and Dark Fables — are open dusk-midnight Oct. 26 and 27, and dusk-11 p.m. Oct. 28-31 at Adventure Landing, 1944 Beach Blvd., Jax Beach. Tickets range from $10.99-$20.99. 246-4386. hauntnights.com RIPLEY’S ZOMBIEVILLE The interactive paintball experience tours are at 7:30 p.m. every Fri. and Sat. in October at 254 San Marco Ave., at the old Sugar Mill, St. Augustine. Prices are $10 at the door; $15 for the Zombie Express leaving from Ripley’s Believe It or Not Museum, 19 San Marco Ave. Ghost Train Adventure and Midnight at the Museum are Oct. 31. 377-2607.

HALLO-WEE PARTY Adventure Landing hosts a not-so-scary Halloween alternative for the 12 and younger set with crafts, games, face painting and a costume contest 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

Oct. 27 at 1944 Beach Blvd., Jax Beach. 246-4386. adventurelanding.com/parks/jacksonville-beach HALLOWEEN AT THE ASTORIA A pre-Halloween dinner, dance and concert with a costume contest for the best pair of the night, 7 p.m.-midnight Oct. 27 at the Astoria Hotel, 150 Park Ave., Orange Park. $30.

434-7251.

INTERACTIVE MURDER-MYSTERY SHOW An 80th birthday party turns deadly when Gerald Keenan informs his friends and family that he intends to change his will, but someone has other ideas. Interrogate the suspects, participate in a costume contest for prizes and enjoy a Halloween-themed dinner. Recommended for 18 and older due to adult content, 6 p.m. Oct. 31 at Alhambra Theatre & Dining, 12000 Beach Blvd., Southside. $50. 641-1212. alhambrajax.com

EVENTS

GLOBAL ISSUES EVENINGS World Affairs Council of Jacksonville presents George W. Grayson, professor of government College of William & Mary, 7 p.m. Oct. 23 at University of North Florida’s UNF Center, 12000 Alumni Dr., Jacksonville. Grayson discusses “Mexico: Narco-Violence and a Failed State?” 280-8162.

BEACH BASH Beaches Habitat for Humanity hosts its ninth annual fundraiser 6 p.m. Oct. 23 at Sawgrass Beach Club, 9797 Summer Place, Ponte Vedra. Live music by The Paradise Experience and cuisine from local restaurants are featured.

Tickets are $75. Proceeds benefit construction efforts.

241-1222. beacheshabitat.org/beach-bash COSMIC CONCERTS Laser shows include Fright Light at 7 p.m., Jimmy Buffett at 8 p.m., Country at 9 p.m. and Vinyl at 10 p.m. Oct. 26 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

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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.

RIVERSIDE ARTS MARKET Local and regional art, live music and a farmers market are featured from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. every Sat. through Dec. 15, under the Fuller Warren Bridge at Riverside Avenue, downtown. Admission is free. 554-6865. riversideartsmarket.com 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 and arts & crafts are featured. facebook.com/ st.johnsriverfamersmarket

POLITICS, BUSINESS & ACTIVISM

SOUTHSIDE BUSINESS MEN’S CLUB Matt Geoghegan is the featured speaker 11:30 a.m. Oct. 24 at San Jose Country Club, 7529 San Jose Blvd., Mandarin.

Admission is $20. 396-5559.

TOWN HALL MEETING The Northeast Florida Regional Council meets to discuss the Strategic Regional Policy Plan and receive public comments, 6 p.m. Oct. 25 at 6850 Belfort Oaks Place, Jacksonville.

279-0880. nefrc.org OCCUPY JACKSONVILLE The nonprofit organization that fights for economic and social justice meets 4 p.m. Oct. 27 by the globe statue in Memorial Park in Riverside. 955-8100.

BOOKS & WRITING

BOOK SIGNING The Clay County Writers Chapter of the Florida Writers Association are cosponsoring the Meet the Author event with Carolee Ackerson Bertisch, Rocco Canora, Barbara Sarvis and Maureen Jung, 6-9 p.m. Oct. 23 at Black Horse Winery.

298-5714.

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 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 7 p.m. every second Tue. of the month at Books Plus, 107 Centre St., Fernandina Beach.

261-0303.

COMEDY

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 JACKIE KNIGHT’S GYPSY COMEDY CLUB A Halloween show featuring the Disgruntled Clown with Tom Hancock is 8:30 p.m. Oct. 26. Jack Willhite appears Oct. 27 at 828 Anastasia Blvd., St. Augustine. Tickets are $8 and $12.

461-8843.

MAD COWFORD IMPROV The local comedy troupe performs 8:15 p.m. every Fri. and Sat. at Northstar Substation, 119 E. Bay St., Jacksonville.

Admission is $5. 860-5451.

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 9 p.m. every Tue. at Square One, 1974 San Marco Blvd., San Marco. 306-9004.

UPCOMING EVENTS

MARSE ROBERT FILM EVENT Nov. 4, Sun-Ray Cinema LOUIE ANDERSON Nov. 8, 9 & 10, The Comedy Zone FOLIO WEEKLY’S MARTINIFEST Nov. 16, EverBank Field

The annual Spooktacular is Oct. 26-31 at the Jacksonville Zoo & Gardens with trick or treating, optional scare zones, live music and more.

Touchdown Club West JERRY SEINFELD Jan. 18, T-U Center

NATURE, SPORTS & OUTDOORS

JAGUARS VS. LIONS The Jacksonville Jaguars take on the Detroit Lions 1 p.m.

Nov. 4 at EverBank Field, One EverBank Place, Downtown.

Single-game tickets for home games start at $45. 633-2000. jaguars.com GEORGIA-FLORIDA GAME Whether it’s a BBQ competition block party, a karaoke contest or alumni events, fans of the Gators and Bulldogs show their true colors throughout the week. Other events include the Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, interactive games and live music beginning Oct. 25. The Bulldogs and Gators kick off 3:30 p.m. Oct. 27 at EverBank Field, Downtown.

1-800-985-3542. makeascenedowntown.com CYCLOCROSS TRAINING The series continues 6:40 p.m. (6 p.m. registration) Oct. 25 at Boone Park, 3700 Park St., Riverside. Training is held every Thur. through Oct. 25. Helmets are required. For details and fees, call 636-7772.

KIDS

SKIPPYJON JONES The musical for children is performed at 10:15 a.m. Oct. 23 at Thrasher-Horne Center for the Arts, St. Johns River State College, 283 College Dr., Orange Park. $8. 276-6750. thcenter.org ART ADVENTURES Children ages 6-12 explore mask-making and learn about symmetry in art as they create an oil pastel mask drawing, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Nov. 17 at the Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens. 355-0630.

COMMUNITY INTEREST

CLEAN WATER ACT BIRTHDAY PARTY The St. Johns Riverkeeper celebrates the 40th anniversary of the signing of the Clean Water Act with music by Canary in a Coalmine, children’s activities, trivia, craft beer and, of course, a birthday cake, 6-9 p.m. Oct. 24 at Sadler Point Marina, 4669 Roosevelt Blvd., Westside. 256-7613. stjohnsriverkeeper.org A WILD NIGHT FOR WILDLIFE A costume party to benefit the Wildlife Rescue Coalition of Northeast Florida is 6-11 p.m. Oct. 25 at Sway Ballroom, 1312 Beach Blvd., Jax Beach. The benefit features a DJ, cash bar, silent auction and costume prizes. Tickets are $40. wildlifecoalition.com FRIENDS OF JAMES BEARD BENEFIT DINNER The five-course dinner, prepared by four area chefs, benefits scholarships for culinary education and the James Beard Foundation’s scholarship program. The seated wine dinner is 6-10 p.m. Oct. 25 at One Ocean Resort & Spa, 1 Ocean Blvd., Atlantic Beach. $135. 853-2346. oneoceanresort.com/jamesbeardfoundation.aspx PINE CASTLE’S ABILITIES CELEBRATION BBQ The annual BBQ Celebration recognizes the abilities of Pine Castle participants with live entertainment and an awards

presentation, 10 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Oct. 26 at Pine Castle, 4911 Spring Park Road, Jacksonville. $5. 733-2650. pinecastle.org ZOMBIE DANCE BENEFIT Dancing to Michael Jackson’s “Thriller,” people around the world try to break the record for number of zombies dancing simultaneously in a benefit for Hubbard House. Donations will be collected and Intuition Ale Works will contribute $1 for every beer sold at the Thrill the World Jacksonville event.

Show up in zombie costume to receive a free pint of beer, 3 p.m. Oct. 27 at Intuition Ale Works, 720 King St., Riverside.

Free. 683-7720. thrilltheworld.com BENEFIT FASHION SHOW Michele’s Intimates hosts a Lingerie Fashion Show 6 p.m.

Oct. 27 at Springfield Women’s Club, 210 W. Seventh St., Springfield. $25. Proceeds benefit programs of the Sisters Network Northeast Chapter, a Breast Cancer Survivorship Organization. 514-8064. iamwomanjax.com JOB CLUB The Rosanne R. Hartwell Women’s Center offers a free workshop series for job seekers 2-3 p.m. every Wed. through Nov. 28 at FSCJ Deerwood Center, 9911 Old Baymeadows Rd., Room G-1708, Jacksonville. 256-6982. fscj.edu/ news/press-releases/view/job-club-weekly-series-at-fscjdeerwood-helps-seekers-refine-job-search-str

CLASSES & GROUPS

COMBAT MARTIAL ARTS Six-week martial arts classes for men and women are offered 7-8 p.m. every Tue. and Thur. at 4083 Sunbeam Road, Jacksonville. The fee is $40 for a month, which includes access to fitness center. 343-6298.

YOUNG SURVIVORS Young Survivors Group (those diagnosed with cancer at a young age) meets 7-8:30 p.m. on the first and third Mon. each month at the Women’s Center of Jacksonville, 5644 Colcord Ave. 722-3000 ext. 224 or email mail@ womenscenterofjax.org PERFORMERS ACADEMY Fall classes for kids 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.

FREE YOGA ON THE RIVER Karen Roumillat, RYT, teaches free gentle yoga 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 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 7 p.m. the first Wed. of every month at the Elks Lodge, 1855 West Road, Southside. 419-8821.

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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 drivethru. B & L, Mon.-Sat. 463363 S.R. 200, Yulee. 225-3600. $ MOON RIVER PIZZA F Best of Jax 2012 winner. Northernstyle 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 2012 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 with dogs, shakes, floats and soup. L & D, Mon.-Sat. CM, BW. 710 Centre St. 321-0409. $

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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 Best of Jax 2012 winner. The favorite local spotserves 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. $$

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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. $ GOLDEN CORRAL Best of Jax 2012 winner. See Intracoastal. 9070 Merrill Rd. 743-2662. $ 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 2012 winner. See Intracoastal. 8818 Atlantic Blvd. 720-0106. $ NERO’S CAFE F Traditional Italian fare, including seafood, veal, beef, chicken and pasta dishes.

These servers bring the goods, including chicken pot pie, meat loaf, desserts and all kinds of breakfast fare, at the original Weekly specials are lasagna, 2-for-1 pizza and Metro Diner on Hendricks Avenue in San Marco, Best of Jax winner for Best Breakfast. Photo: Walter Coker AYCE spaghetti. CM, FB. L, Sun.; D, daily. 3607 University Blvd. N. 743-3141. $$ REGENCY ALE HOUSE & RAW BAR Generous Delivery. CM, BW. L & D, daily. 10920 Baymeadows Rd., Ste. portions and friendly service in a nautical atmosphere. Fresh (In Jax Beach unless otherwise noted.)

3. 519-8000. $$ fish, specialty pastas, fresh oysters and clams. BW. L & D, A LA CARTE Authentic New England fare like Maine lobster DEERWOOD DELI & DINER F ’50s-style diner serves malts, daily. 9541 Regency Square Blvd. S. 720-0551. $$ rolls, fried Ipswich clams, crab or clam cake sandwich, fried shakes, Reubens, Cubans, burgers, traditional breakfast items.

UNIVERSITY DINER F The popular diner serves familiar shrimp basket, haddock sandwich, clam chowdah, birch beer CM. B & L, daily. 9934 Old Baymeadows Rd. 641-4877. $$ breakfast fare and lunch like meatloaf, burgers, sandwiches: and blueberry soda. Dine inside or on the deck. TO. L, Fri.-Tue. THE FIFTH ELEMENT F Authentic Indian, South Indian and wraps, BLTs, clubs, melts. Daily specials. BW. B & L, Sat. & 331 First Ave. N. 241-2005. $$ Indochinese dishes made with artistic flair. Lunch buffet Sun.; B, L & D, Mon.-Fri. 5959 Merrill Rd. 762-3433. $ AL’S PIZZA F Serving hand-tossed gourmet pizzas, calzones includes lamb, goat, chicken, tandoori and biryani items. CM. and Italian entrees for more than 21 years. Voted Best Pizza L & D, daily. 9485 Baymeadows Rd. 448-8265. $$ INDIA’S RESTAURANT F Best of Jax 2012 winner.

by Folio Weekly readers from 1996-2011. BW. L & D, daily.

BAGEL LOVE F This new Avondale spot serves breakfast Extensive menu of entrées, clay-oven grilled Tandoori 303 Atlantic Blvd., Atlantic Beach. 249-0002. $ and lunch sandwiches, wraps, salads, gluten-free baked specialties and chicken tandoor, fish, seafood and korma. L, ANGIE’S SUBS F Subs are made-to-order fresh. Serious goods and fresh-squeezed orange juice. CM. B & L, daily.

Mon.-Sat., D, daily. 9802 Baymeadows Rd., Ste. 8. casual. Wicked good iced tea. 1436 Beach Blvd. 246-2519. $ 4114 Herschel St., Ste. 121. 634-7253. $ 620-0777. $$ BAGEL WORLD F Best of Jax 2012 winner. This cozy little LARRY’S GIANT SUBS F Best of Jax 2012 winner. With BISCOTTIS F Best of Jax 2012 winner. Mozzarella place offers a breakfast special (eggs, ham and cheese) and locations all over Northeast Florida, Larry’s piles subs up bruschetta, Avondale pizza, sandwiches, espresso, a variety of cream cheeses, coffees and juices. B & L, daily. with fresh fixins and serves ’em fast. Some Larry’s Subs cappuccino. Revolving daily specials. B, Tue.-Sun.; L & D, 2202 S. Third St. 246-9988. $ offer B & W and/or serve breakfast. CM. L & D, daily. 3928 daily. 3556 St. Johns Ave. 387-2060. $$$ THE BEACH RESTAURANT F Shrimp, fresh fish, chicken, Baymeadows Rd., Ste. 9 (Goodby’s Creek), 737-7740; 8616 THE BLUE FISH RESTAURANT & OYSTER BAR Fresh seafood, burgers, burritos and Chicago-style pizza are served at this Baymeadows Rd. 739-2498. $ steaks and more are served in a casual atmosphere. Halfbrand-new oceanfront place. L & D, daily. 320 N. First St. LEMONGRASS F Upscale Thai cuisine in a metropolitan portions are available. CM, FB. L & D, daily. 3551 St. Johns 270-8565. $$ atmosphere. Chef Aphayasane’s innovative creations include Ave., Shoppes of Avondale. 387-0700. $$$ BEACHSIDE SEAFOOD RESTAURANT & MARKET F The full fresh seafood market serves seafood baskets, fish tacos, roast duckling and fried snapper. BW. R. L, Mon.-Fri.; D, Mon.BRICK RESTAURANT F Creative all-American fare like tuna oyster baskets, Philly cheesesteaks. Dine indoors or outside.

Sat. 9846 Old Baymeadows Rd. 645-9911. $$ tartare, seaweed salad and Kobe burger. Outside dining. FB. L Beach delivery. CM, BW. L & D, daily. 120 S. Third St. MANDALOUN MEDITERRANEAN CUISINE *Bite Club & D, daily. 3585 St. Johns Ave. 387-0606. $$$ 444-8862. $$ Certified! F The Lebanese restaurant offers authentic THE CASBAH F Best of Jax 2012 winner. Middle Eastern BONGIORNO’S PHILLY STEAK SHOP F South Philly’s cuisine: lahm meshwe, kafta khoshkhas and baked filet of cuisine is served in a friendly atmosphere. BW. L & D, daily.

Bongiorno clan imports Amoroso rolls for Real Deal cheesered snapper. CM, FB. L & D, daily. 9862 Old Baymeadows Rd. 3628 St. Johns Ave. 981-9966. $$ steak, Original Gobbler, clubs, wraps, burgers, dogs. BW, CM. 646-1881. $$ ESPETO BRAZILIAN STEAK HOUSE F Gauchos carve the L & D, daily. 2294 Mayport Rd., Atlantic Beach. 246-3278. $$ NATIVE SUN NATURAL FOODS MARKET F Best of Jax meat onto your plate from serving tables. FB. D, Tue.-Sun., BONO’S PIT BAR-B-Q F Baby back ribs, fried corn, sweet 2012 winner. The organic supermarket offers a full deli and a closed Mon. 4000 St. Johns Ave., Ste. 40. 388-4884. $$$ potatoes, wide varieties of barbecue. BW. L & D, daily. 1307 hot bar with fresh soups, quesadillas, rotisserie chicken and THE FOX RESTAURANT F A local landmark 50+ years.

Atlantic Blvd., Neptune Beach. 270-2666. 1266 S. Third St. vegan sushi, as well as a fresh juice and smoothie bar. 11030 Ian & Mary Chase serve classic diner-style fare, homemade 249-8704. bonosbarbq.com $ Baymeadows Rd. 260-2791. $ desserts. B & L daily. 3580 St. Johns Ave. 387-2669. $ BREEZY COFFEE SHOP CAFE F This new local coffee shop OMAHA STEAKHOUSE *Bite Club Certified! Center-cut GINJO SUSHI JAPANESE RESTAURANT New at Shoppes of café features fresh, locally roasted Costa Rican organic coffee beef, seafood, sandwiches served in an English tavern Avondale, Ginjo serves traditional Japanese fare and sushi. and espresso, as well as freshly-baked-in-house muffins, atmosphere. Signature dish is a 16-ounce bone-in ribeye.

Sake, BW. L & D, daily. 3620 St. Johns Ave. 388-5688. $$ breads, scones and cakes. Breakfast, lunch and vegan options Desserts include crème brûlée. FB. L & D, daily. 9300 GREEN MAN GOURMET Organic and natural products, spices, available. CM. B, L, Br., daily. 235 Eighth Ave. S. 241-2211. $ Baymeadows Rd., Embassy Suites Hotel. 739-6633. $$ teas, salts, BW. Open daily. 3543 St. Johns Ave. 384-0002. $ BUDDHA THAI BISTRO F Authentic Thai dishes made with ORANGE TREE HOT DOGS Best of Jax 2012 winner. See MOJO NO. 4 F Best of Jax 2012 winner. See Beaches. 3572 fresh ingredients using tried-and-true recipes. FB, TO. L & D, Orange Park. 8380 Baymeadows Rd., Ste. 4. 733-0588. $ St. Johns Ave. 381-6670. $$ daily. 301 10th Ave. N. 372-9149. $$ PATTAYA THAI GRILLE F Traditional Thai and vegetarian ORSAY Best of Jax 2012 winner. The French/American bistro BURRITO GALLERY EXPRESS F Best of Jax 2012 winner. items and a 40-plus item vegetarian menu served in a focuses on craftsmanship and service. FB. D, Mon.-Sat.; The Gallery’s kid sister at the beach each is mostly take-out; contemporary atmosphere. BW. L & D, Mon.-Sat. 9551 Brunch & D, Sun. 3630 Park St. 381-0909. $$$ same great chow, fast service. 1333 N. Third St. 242-8226. $ Baymeadows Rd., Ste. 1. 646-9506. $$ TOM & BETTY’S F A Jacksonville tradition for more than 30 CAMPECHE BAY CANTINA F Homemade-style Mexican PIZZA PALACE F See San Marco. 3928 Baymeadows Rd. years, Tom & Betty’s serves hefty sandwiches with classic car items are fajitas, enchiladas and fried ice cream, plus 527-8649. $$ themes, along with homemade-style dishes. CM, FB. L & D, SNEAKERS SPORTS GRILLE F Best of Jax 2012 winner. See margaritas. FB. D, nightly. 127 First Ave. N. 249-3322. $$ Mon.-Sat. 4409 Roosevelt Blvd. 387-3311. $$ Beaches. L & D, daily. 8133 Point Meadows Dr. 519-0509. $$ CASA MARIA F Best of Jax 2012 winner. See Springfield.

STICKY FINGERS F Memphis-style rib house specializes 2429 S. Third St. 372-9000. $ in barbecue ribs served several ways. FB. L & D, daily. 8129 CRAB CAKE FACTORY JAX *Bite Club Certified! F Chef AL’S PIZZA F See Beaches. 8060 Philips Hwy. 731-4300. $ Point Meadows Way. 493-7427. $$ Khan Vongdara presents an innovative menu of seafood ANCIENT CITY SUBS Locally owned-and-operated by Andy VINO’S PIZZA F See Julington. L & D, daily. 9910 Old dishes and seasonal favorites. FB. L & D daily. 1396 Beach and Rhonna Rockwell, the St. Augustine-themed sandwich Baymeadows Rd. 641-7171. $ Blvd., Beach Plaza. 247-9880. $$ shop, now in Baymeadows, serves gourmet subs – toasted, VITO’S ITALIAN RESTAURANT F Best of Jax 2012 winner.

CRUISERS GRILL F Best of Jax 2012 winner, serving pressed or cold – and salads. CM, TO. Mon.-Sat. 8060 Philips For more than 25 years, family-owned Vito’s has offered burgers, sandwiches, tacos, quesadillas and killer cheese Hwy., Ste. 207 (at Baymeadows Rd.). 446-9988. $ authentic Sicilian fare, like veal saltimbocca, shrimp Badafries. 319 23rd Ave. S. 270-0356. $ BROADWAY RISTORANTE & PIZZERIA F Family-owned-&Bing, hand-tossed gourmet pizzas, osso bucco, tiramisu CULHANE’S IRISH PUB *Bite Club Certified! Four sisters operated NYC-style pizzeria serves hand-tossed, brickand cannolis. FB, CM. L & D, Tue.-Fri.; D, Sat. & Sun. 3825 own and operate the authentic Irish pub, with faves Guinness oven-baked pizza, traditional Italian dinners, wings, subs.

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249-9595. $$ DICK’S WINGS F The casual NASCAR-themed place serves 365 varieties of wings. The menu also features half-pound 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 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 See San Marco. 992 Beach Blvd.

249-3001. $ 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. $$ FLY’S TIE IRISH PUB F Best of Jax 2012 winner. Call for hours and menu. D, Thur.-Sat.; L, Sat.; Br., Sun. 177 Sailfish Dr. E. 246-4293. $$ HOT DOG HUT F 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 your food), a sushi bar and Westernstyle seating offering tempura and teriyaki. FB, Japanese plum wine. L & D, daily. 675 N. Third St. 247-4688. $$ LYNCH’S IRISH PUB The full-service restaurant offers corned beef & cabbage, Shepherd’s pie, fish-n-chips. 30-plus beers on tap. FB. L, Sat. & Sun., D, daily. 514 N. First St. 249-5181. $$ MAMBO’S CUBAN CAFE F Best of Jax 2012 winner.

Authentic Cuban cuisine, including ropa vieja, picadillo and lechon asada … and mojitos. FB, CM, TO. L & D, daily. 311 N. Third St., Ste. 103. 853-6360. $$ MELLOW MUSHROOM PIZZA BAKERS *Bite Club Certified!

F Best of Jax 2012 winner. See Southside. 1080 Third St. N. 241-5600. $ METRO DINER F Best of Jax 2012 winner. See San Marco.

1534 N. Third St. 853-6817. $$ MEZZA LUNA F A Beaches tradition for 20-plus years.

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. $$$ MOJO KITCHEN BBQ PIT & BLUES BAR F Best of Jax 2012 winner. Traditional slow-cooked Southern barbecue served in a blues bar. Faves are pulled pork, Texas brisket, slow-cooked ribs. CM, FB. L & D, daily. 1500 Beach Blvd. 247-6636. $$ 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 2012 winner. Chef O’s cuisine features local fare and innovative dishes, served in an island atmosphere. Dine inside or out on the waterfront tiki deck. FB, CM. 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. $$$ OCEAN 60 Best of Jax 2012 winner. A prix fixe menu is offered. Continental cuisine, with fresh seafood, nightly specials and a changing seasonal menu. Dine in a formal dining room or casual Martini Room. D, Mon.-Sat. 60 Ocean Blvd., Atlantic Beach. 247-0060. $$$ 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. $$ POE’S TAVERN F American gastropub offers 50-plus beers, craft and local/regional selections. Gourmet burgers, handcut fries, fish tacos, quesadillas, Edgar’s Drunken Chili, daily fish sandwich special. L & D, daily. FB, CM. 363 Atlantic Blvd., Atlantic Beach. 241-7637. $$ RAGTIME TAVERN SEAFOOD GRILL F 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. $$ ROYAL PALM VILLAGE WINE & TAPAS Locally owned and operated, this new place offers creative tapas selections, like warm prosciutto dates with balsamic glaze and pork & black bean empanadas with salsa fresco. 200+ wines, 15 rotating draft microbrew beers. D, Mon.-Sat. 296 Royal Palms Dr., Atlantic Beach. 372-0052. $-$$ SALT LIFE FOOD SHACK F Best of Jax 2012 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 2012 winner.

Burgers, sandwiches, quesadillas, wings, steak, prime rib and surf n turf. L & D, daily. FB. 111 Beach Blvd. 482-1000. $$ SOUP’S ON JACKSONVILLE Best of Jax 2012 winner. See Riverside. 645 Atlantic Blvd., Atlantic Beach. 247-0906. $ SUN DELI F Best of Jax 2012 winner. Classic deli fare and a build-your-own menu: corned beef, salami, pastrami, turkey

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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 Best of Jax 2012 winner.

Fresh, Baja-style Mexican fare, with a focus on fish tacos and tequila, plus fried cheese, bangin’ shrimp and verde chicken tacos. Valet parking. L & D, Tue.-Sun. 1183 Beach Blvd.

249-8226. $$ URBAN FLATS Ancient world-style flatbread is paired with fresh regional and seasonal ingredients in wraps, flatwiches and entrées, served in a casual, urban atmosphere. An international wine list is offered. CM. FB. L & D, daily. 131 First Ave. N. 595-5263. $$ 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. $$

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(The Jacksonville Landing venues are at 2 Independent Drive) BURRITO GALLERY & BAR F Best of Jax 2012 winner.

Southwest cuisine, traditional American salads. Burritos and more burritos. Onsite art gallery. 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. $$ CASA DORA ITALIAN RESTAURANT F For 36 years, owner Freddy Ghobod and Chef Sam Hamidi have been serving genuine Italian fare, including veal, ribeye steaks, seafood, pizza and sandwiches. Homemade-style salad dressing is a specialty. BW, CM. L & D, Mon.-Fri.; D, Sat. 108 E. Forsyth St. 356-8282. $$ DE REAL TING CAFE F Authentic Caribbean lunch buffet Tue.-Fri. FB. L & D, Tue.-Sat. 128 W. Adams St. 633-9738. $$ FIONN MacCOOL’S IRISH PUB & RESTAURANT Best of Jax 2012 winner. Casual dining with an uptown Irish flair includes fish & chips, Guinness beef stew, black-and-tan brownies. FB, CM. L & D, daily. Jacksonville Landing, Ste. 176. 374-1247. $$ INDOCHINE Best of Jax 2012 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, FB, TO. L, Mon.Fri., 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 2012 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. $$$ 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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LA NOPALERA F Best of Jax 2012 winner. See Intracoastal.

1571 C.R. 220, Ste. 100. 215-2223. $ MELLOW MUSHROOM PIZZA BAKERS F Best of Jax 2012 winner. See Southside. 1800 Town Center Pkwy. 541-1999. $ MOJO SMOKEHOUSE F Best of Jax 2012 winner. FB. L & D, daily. 1810 Town Ctr. Blvd. 264-0636. $$ TAPS BAR & GRILL F See Julington. CM, FB. L & D, daily.

1605 C.R. 220, Ste. 145. 278-9421. $$ WHITEY’S FISH CAMP F 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 See Beaches. 14286 Beach Blvd. (at San Pablo Rd.) 223-0991. $ AROY THAI FUSION The new restaurant offers authentic Thai

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NAME: T.J. Pelletier RESTAURANT: Salty Pelican Oyster Bar & Grill, 12 N. Front St., Fernandina Beach BIRTHPLACE: Fort Kent, Maine YEARS IN THE BIZ: 14 FAVORITE RESTAURANT (besides mine): España Restaurant & Tapas, Fernandina Beach.

FAVORITE COOKING STYLE: American with classic techniques.

FAVORITE INGREDIENTS: Duck fat, cilantro.

IDEAL MEAL: Prime rib with twice-baked potato and a pint of Sweetwater IPA. WOULDN’T EAT IF YOU PAID ME: Mushrooms MOST MEMORABLE RESTAURANT EXPERIENCE: Dueling sommelier wine dinner at Charleston Grill in Charleston, S.C. INSIDER’S SECRET: Chicken or vegetable stock used in place of water.

CELEBRITY SIGHTING: Retired American Major League Baseball relief pitcher John Rocker and some fishing buddies.

CULINARY GUILTY PLEASURE: French fries.

Photo: Walter Coker 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. $$ BIG DAWG’S SPORTS RESTAURANT F The family-friendly casual sports place has wings, burgers, sandwiches, wraps and specialty salads. Kids get a Puppy Chow menu. BW, CM. L & D, daily. 12630 Beach Blvd., Ste. 4. 551-3059. $$ 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. $$ GOLDEN CORRAL Best of Jax 2012 winner. Family-friendly place offers a legendary buffet featuring a variety of familiar favorites as well as new items. B, L & D, daily. 14035 Beach Blvd. 992-9294. $ 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 2012 winner. Family-ownedand-operated, 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. $ TAPS BAR & GRILL F Taps’ chefs prepare every dish: beef, chicken and shrimp, with the freshest ingredients. Large selection of premium beers on tap. CM, FB. L & D, daily. 2220 C.R. 210 W., St. Johns. 819-1554. $$ 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. $

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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. $$

MANDARIN

AL’S PIZZA F 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. $$ BROOKLYN PIZZA F The traditional pizzeria serves New York-style pizza, specialty pies, and subs, strombolis and calzones. BW. L & D, daily. 11406 San Jose Blvd., Ste. 3, 288-9211. 13820 St. Augustine Rd., 880-0020. $ CLARK’S FISH CAMP F Clark’s has steak, ribs, AYCE catfish dinners, 3-pound prime rib. Dine in, out or in a creek-view glass-enclosed room. FB. D, Mon.-Fri.; L & D, Sat. & Sun. 12903 Hood Landing Rd. 268-3474. $$ 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. $$ (Fri. & Sat. buffet, $$$) GOLDEN CORRAL Best of Jax 2012 winner. See Intracoastal.

11470 San Jose Blvd. 886-9699. $ HALA CAFE & BAKERY F See Southside. 9735 Old St. Augustine Rd. 288-8890. $$ HARMONIOUS MONKS American-style steakhouse features a 9-oz. choice Angus center-cut filet topped with gorgonzola shiitake mushroom cream sauce, 8-oz. gourmet burgers, falloff-the-bone ribs, wraps, sandwiches. FB. L & D, Mon.-Sat. 10550 Old St. Augustine Rd., Ste. 30. 880-3040. $$ LeGRAND’S THE STEAK & SEAFOOD PLACE F Locally owned and operated, LeGrand’s offers aged beef cured onsite in the dry aging room and cut in-house, as well as seafood, chicken and a variety of sides. FB, CM. L & D, daily; Br. Sun. 11290 Old St. Augustine Rd. 268-3663. $$$ MAMA FU’S ASIAN HOUSE MSG-free pan-Asian cuisine prepared to order in woks using fresh ingredients. Authentic Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese and Thai dishes. BW, CM. L & D, daily. 11105 San Jose Blvd. 260-1727. $$ 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 2012 winner. See San Marco.

12807 San Jose Blvd. 638-6185. $$ NATIVE SUN NATURAL FOODS MARKET F Best of Jax

2012 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. $$ TANK’S FAMILY BAR-B-Q Owned and operated by the Tankersley family, this place offers made-from-scratch Southern-style fare, featuring their own sauces. CM, BW. L & D, Mon.-Sat. 11701 San Jose Blvd., Ste. 23. 351-8265. $$ VINO’S PIZZA F See Julington. L & D, daily. 4268 Oldfield Crossing Dr. 268-6660. $ WHOLE FOODS MARKET F 100+ prepared items at a fullservice and self-service hot bar, soup bar, dessert bar. Madeto-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 sports-themed family restaurant has served wings, ribs, entrees, sandwiches.

FB. L & D, daily. 9680 Argyle Forest Blvd. 425-6466. $$ GOLDEN CORRAL Best of Jax 2012 winner. See Intracoastal.

582 Blanding Blvd. 272-0755. $ 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. $$ JOEY MOZARELLAS The Italian restaurant’s specialty is a 24-slice pizza: 18˝x26˝ of fresh ingredients and sauces made daily. CM, TO. L & D, daily. 930 Blanding Blvd. 579-4748. $$ ORANGE TREE HOT DOGS Best of Jax 2012 winner. Known since 1968 for their Orange Frost drink, Orange Tree serves hot dogs – topped with slaw, chili, cheese, onion sauce or sauerkraut – plus personal pizzas. 1910 Wells Rd., O.P. Mall, Ste. H06. 269-1164. $ 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 2012 winner. See San Marco. 8141 A1A. 285-0014. $$$$ 619 OCEAN VIEW Dining with a Mediterranean touch; fresh seafood, steaks and nightly specials. FB, CM. D, Wed.-Sun. 619 Ponte Vedra Blvd., Cabana Beach Club. 285-6198. $$$

RIVERSIDE, 5 POINTS, WESTSIDE

AL’S PIZZA F See Beaches. 1620 Margaret St. 388-8384. $ BOLD BEAN COFFEE ROASTERS Best of Jax 2012 winner.

Artisan-crafted, small-batch 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. $$ COOL MOOSE F Classic sandwiches, eclectic wraps and desserts. An extensive gourmet coffee menu with Green Mountain coffees and frozen coffee drinks. B & L, daily. Sun. Br. 2708 Park St. 381-4242. $ EDGEWOOD BAKERY F Best of Jax 2012 winner. For nearly 65 years, the espresso and pastry café has served fresh breakfast pastries, petit fours and pies, sandwiches, smoothies and soups. B & L, Mon.-Sat. 1012 S. Edgewood Ave., Murray Hill. 389-8054. $ EUROPEAN STREET CAFÉ F See San Marco. 2753 Park St. 384-9999. $ GATOR’S DOCKSIDE F See Orange Park. 6677 103rd St., Westside, 777-6135. $$ 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 2012 winner.

This 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 2012 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. $$ PELE’S WOOD FIRE At this restaurant, Chef Micah Windham uses a wood-fired oven to create traditional, authentic Italian fare with a modern twist. CM, FB, TO. L & D, daily; Br., weekend. 2665 Park St. 232-8545. $$ 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 #1 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. $$ SOUP’S ON JACKSONVILLE Best of Jax 2012 winner. This casual place offers good-for-you soups, sandwiches and salads without the usual fat and salt – hot and cold gourmet seafood and meat dishes, vegetarian and vegan dishes. Fresh and frozen soups available for take-out. L & D, daily. 1526 King St. 387-9394. $ SUMO SUSHI F Authentic Japanese fare, traditional to entrees and sushi rolls, spicy sashimi salad, tobiko (flying fish

roe), Rainbow roll (tuna, salmon, yellowtail, California roll).

BW, CM. L & D, daily. 2726 Park St. 388-8838. $$ SUSHI CAFÉ F A variety of sushi, including popular Monster Roll and Jimmy Smith Roll, along with faves like Rock-n-Roll and Dynamite Roll. Sushi Café also offers hibachi, tempura, katsu and teriyaki. BW. Dine indoors or on the patio. L & D, daily. 2025 Riverside Ave. Publix Plaza. 384-2888. $$ TAPA THAT This new place puts a modern spin on traditional tapas-style service, using locally/organically grown items as much as possible. Specialties include duck confit spring rolls and Cuban rice & beans cake. CM, BW. L & D, Tue.-Sat. 820 Lomax St. 376-9911. $$ 13 GYPSIES Best of Jax 2012 winner. This intimate bistro serves authentic Mediterranean peasant cuisine, specializing in tapas, blackened octopus, risotto of the day and coconut mango curry chicken. BW. L & D, Tue.-Sat. 887 Stockton St. 389-0330. $$ TWO DOORS DOWN F Traditional faves: hotcakes, omelets, burgers, pork chops, liver & onions, fried chicken, sides and desserts. CM, TO. B & L, Mon.-Fri. 436 Park St. 598-0032. $

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 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, light bistro-style fare amid local art. BW. Mon.-Sat. 6 Aviles St. 827-9055. $$ CREEKSIDE DINERY Beef, chicken and seafood, with an emphasis on low-country cooking. Outdoor deck with a fire pit. FB. D, nightly. 160 Nix Boatyard Rd. 829-6113. $$ CRUISERS GRILL F Best of Jax 2012 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. $$ GYPSY CAB COMPANY F International menu features large portions, reasonable prices. FB. L & D, daily. 828 Anastasia Blvd. 824-8244. $$ HARRY’S SEAFOOD BAR & GRILLE F In a historic, two-story 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. $$ MILL TOP TAVERN F A St. Auggie institution housed in an 1884 building, serving nachos, soups, sandwiches and daily specials. Dine inside or on open-air decks. At the big mill wheel. FB. L & D, daily. 19 1/2 St. George St. 829-2329. $$ 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. $ PACIFIC ASIAN BISTRO F Best of Jax 2012 winner. Fresh, artfully crafted sushi, sashimi and classic rolls are offered at Pacific Asian Bistro. Best Chef Mas Liu creates authentic sushi – like Crazy Girl (shrimp tempura, asparagus, salmon), and Mango Tango (salmon, crab, tuna, flying fish egg, mango sauce). Traditional Asian dishes also available. Sake, BW. L & D, daily. 159 Palencia Village Dr., Ste. 111. 808-1818. $$-$$$ PIZZALLEY’S PIZZERIA F Best of Jax 2012 winner. Fresh, prepared onsite, gourmet pizza is offered by the pie or the slice at this restaurant in the historic district. Hot subs, wings and salads, too. L & D, daily. BW. 117 St. George St. 825-2627. $$ THE PRESENT MOMENT CAFÉ Best of Jax 2012 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. $$ RAINTREE In a Victorian home, Raintree offers fare with contemporary and traditional international influences. Extensive wine list. FB. D, daily. 102 San Marco Ave. 824-7211. $$$ THE REEF RESTAURANT F Casual oceanfront place with a view from every table. Fresh local seafood, steak, pasta dishes and daily chef specials. Outdoor dining. FB, CM, TO. L & D daily. 4100 Coastal Hwy. A1A, Vilano Beach. 824-8008. $$ SARA’S CREPE CAFE Crêpes, both traditional European style and with innovative twists, are served along with Belgian waffles in the historic district. Dine indoors or out in the openair courtyard. B, L & D, daily. 100 St. George St. 810-5800. $$ SOUTH BEACH GRILL Located off A1A, the two-story 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 Mediterraneaninfluenced 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. $$

ST. JOHNS TOWN CENTER

BAHAMA BREEZE ISLAND GRILLE Fresh seafood, chicken, flame-grilled steaks and hand-crafted tropical drinks made with flavorful ingredients inspired by the Caribbean. CM, FB. L & D, daily. 10205 River Coast Dr. 646-1031. $$$ BLACKFINN AMERICAN GRILLE With four dining rooms, BlackFinn offers classic American fare: beef, seafood, pasta, chicken, flatbread sandwiches. Dine indoors or on the patio.

CM, FB. L & D, daily. 4840 Big Island Dr. 345-3466. $$$ FIVE GUYS BURGERS & FRIES Best of Jax 2012 winner.

Burgers are made with fresh ground beef; 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-theoven 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 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. $ P.F. CHANG’S CHINA BISTRO Best of Jax 2012 winner.

Traditional chicken, duck, pork, beef and lamb dishes, plus vegetarian plates and gluten-free selections. CM, FB. L & D, daily. 10281 Midtown Parkway, Ste. 137. 641-3392. $$

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D, Mon.-Sat. 9822 Tapestry Park Circle, Ste. 103.

619-2786. $ GOLDEN CORRAL Best of Jax 2012 winner. See Intracoastal. 4250 Southside Blvd. 620-0600. $ 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 house-baked pita bread, kabobs, falafel and daily lunch buffet. TO, BW. L & D, Mon.-Sat. 4323 University Blvd. S. 733-5141. $$ 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 2012 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. $$ MELLOW MUSHROOM PIZZA BAKERS *Bite Club Certified! F Best of Jax 2012 winner. Tossed spring water dough, lean meats, veggies and vegetarian choices make up specialty pizzas, hoagies and calzones. FB. L & D, daily. 9734 Deer Lake Court A variety of sushi and a full menu of traditional Japanese cuisine await at Ginjo Sushi Japanese Restaurant on St. Johns (at Tinseltown). 997-1955. mellowmushroom.com $ OTAKI JAPANESE STEAKHOUSE F Family-owned Avenue in the heart of the Avondale shopping district. Photo: Walter Coker with an open sushi bar, hibachi grill tables and an open kitchen. Dine indoor or out. FB, CM, TO. L, Mon.-Fri.; D, nightly. 7860 Gate Parkway, Stes. 119RENNA’S PIZZA F Renna’s serves New York-style pizza, is business casual, jackets optional. FB. D, Mon.-Sat. 2107 122. 854-0485. $$$ calzones, subs and lasagna made from authentic Italian Hendricks Ave. 396-9922. $$$$ SAKE SUSHI F Sushi, hibachi, teriyaki, tempura, katsu, recipes. Delivery, CM, BW. 4624 Town Crossing Dr., Ste. 125, METRO DINER F Best of Jax 2012 winner. Historic 1930s soups. Popular rolls include Fuji Yama, Ocean Blue, Fat Boy. St. Johns Town Center. 565-1299. rennaspizza.com $$ diner offers award-winning breakfast and lunch. Fresh FB, CM. L & D, daily. 8206 Philips Hwy., Ste. 31. 647-6000. $$ SAKE HOUSE #3 JAPANESE GRILL & SUSHI BAR Brand new seafood and Southern cooking. Bring your own wine. B & L, SEVEN BRIDGES GRILLE & BREWERY F Innovative menu location. See Riverside. 10281 Midtown Parkway, Ste. 119. daily. 3302 Hendricks Ave. 398-3701. $$ of fresh local grilled seafood, sesame tuna, grouper Oscar, 996-2288. $$ THE OLIVE TREE MEDITERRANEAN GRILLE F Homestyle chicken, steak and pizza. Microbrewed ales and lagers. FB. L WASABI JAPANESE STEAKHOUSE & SUSHI BAR F healthy plates: hummus, tebouleh, grape leaves, gyros, potato & D, daily. 9735 Gate Pkwy. N., Tinseltown. 997-1999. $$ Authentic cuisine, teppanyaki shows and a full sushi menu. salad, kibbeh, spinach pie, Greek salad, daily specials. L & D, SOUTHSIDE ALE HOUSE F Steaks, seafood, sandwiches.

CM. L & D, daily. 10206 River Coast Dr. 997-6528. $$ Mon.-Fri. 1705 Hendricks Ave. 396-2250. $$ CM, FB. L & D, daily. 9711 Deer Lake Court. 565-2882. $$ WHISKY RIVER F Best of Jax 2012 winner. At St. Johns PIZZA PALACE F All homemade dishes from Mama’s SPECKLED HEN TAVERN & GRILLE F The gastropub has award-winning recipes including spinach pizza and chickenTown Center’s Plaza, Whisky River features wings, pizza, Southern-style cuisine with a modern twist: Dishes are paired spinach calzones. BW. L & D, daily. 1959 San Marco Blvd. wraps, sandwiches and burgers served in a lively car racingwith international wines and beers, including a large selection 399-8815. $$ themed atmosphere (Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s the owner). FB. CM. of craft and IPA brews. FB. L & D, daily. 9475 Philips Hwy., PULP F The juice bar has fresh juices, frozen yogurt, teas and L & D, daily. 4850 Big Island Drive. 645-5571. $$ Ste. 16. 538-0811. $$ coffees; 30 smoothies, with flavored soy milks, organic frozen SUNSET 30 TAVERN & GRILL F Located in Latitude 30, yogurt and granola. Daily. 1962 San Marco Blvd. 396-9222. $ Sunset 30 serves familiar favorites, including seafood, steaks, RUTH’S CHRIS STEAK HOUSE Best of Jax 2012 winner. sandwiches, burgers, chicken, pasta and pizza. Dine inside or ATHENS CAFÉ F Serving authentic Greek cuisine: lamb, Serving Midwestern prime beef, fresh seafood, in an upscale on the patio. FB. L & D, daily. 10370 Philips Hwy. 365-5555. $$ seafood, veal and pasta dishes. BW. L & D, daily. 6271 St. atmosphere. FB. D, daily. 1201 Riverplace Blvd. 396-6200. $$$$ TAVERNA YAMAS Best of Jax 2012 winner. *Bite Club SAKE HOUSE #2 See Riverside. 1478 Riverplace Blvd.

Augustine Rd., Ste. 7. 733-1199. $$ Certified! The Greek restaurant serves char-broiled kabobs, 306-2188. $$ CRUISERS GRILL F Best of Jax 2012 winner. See Beaches. seafood and traditional Greek wines and desserts. FB. L & D SAN MARCO DELI F Independently owned & operated 5613 San Jose Blvd., Ste. 1. 737-2874. $ daily. 9753 Deer Lake Court. 854-0426. $$ classic diner serves grilled fish, turkey burgers. Vegetarian DICK’S WINGS F NASCAR-themed family style sports TOMMY’S BRICK OVEN PIZZA F Premium New York-style options. Mon.-Sat. 1965 San Marco Blvd. 399-1306. $ place serves wings, buffalo tenders, burgers and chicken pizza from a brick-oven — the area’s original gluten-free TAVERNA Tapas, small-plate items, Neapolitan-style woodsandwiches. CM. BW. L & D, daily. 1610 University Blvd. W. pizzeria. Plus calzones, soups and salads; Thumann’s no-MSG fired pizzas and entrées are served in a rustic yet upscale 448-2110. dickswingsandgrill.com $ meats, Grande cheeses and Boylan soda. BW. L & D, Mon.interior. BW, TO. L & D, Tue.-Sat. 1986 San Marco Blvd.

MOJO BAR-B-QUE F Best of Jax 2012 winner. Pulled pork, Sat. 4160 Southside Blvd., Ste. 2. 565-1999. $$ 398-3005. $$$ brisket and North Carolina-style barbecue. TO, BW. L & D, VINO’S PIZZA F See Julington. This location offers a lunch daily. 1607 University Blvd. W. 732-7200. $$ buffet. L & D, daily. 1430 San Marco Blvd. 683-2444. $

SAN JOSE

SAN MARCO, SOUTHBANK

BASIL THAI & SUSHI F Best of Jax 2012 winner. 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. $$ bb’s F A bistro menu is served in an upscale atmosphere, featuring almond-crusted calamari, tuna tartare and wild mushroom pizza. FB. L & D, Mon.-Fri.; Br. & D, Sat. 1019 Hendricks Ave. 306-0100. $$$ BISTRO AIX F French, Mediterranean-inspired fare, awardwinning 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 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 2012 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

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SOUTHSIDE

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. $$ BISTRO 41° F Casual dining – fresh, homemade breakfast and lunch dishes in a relaxing atmosphere. TO. B & L, Mon.Fri. 3563 Philips Hwy., Ste. 104. 446-9738. $ BLUE BAMBOO Contemporary Asian-inspired cuisine includes rice-flour calamari, seared Ahi tuna, pad Thai. Street eats: barbecue duck, wonton crisps. BW. L, Mon.-Fri.; D, Mon.-Sat. 3820 Southside Blvd. 646-1478. $$ 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. $$$ CUPCAKE HEAVEN 77 F The family-owned spot offers freshfrom-scratch cupcakes, cake pops, cakes and deli-style lunch boxes. Tue.-Sun. 9475 Philips Highway, Ste. 4. 257-5778. $ EUROPEAN STREET F See San Marco. 5500 Beach Blvd.

398-1717. $ FIVE GUYS BURGERS & FRIES Best of Jax 2012 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 &

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 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 2012 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 2012 winner. See St. Johns Town Center. 13249 City Square Dr., 751-9711. $ GOLDEN CORRAL Best of Jax 2012 winner. See Intracoastal.

7043 Normandy Blvd. 378-3688. $ 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. $$ ORANGE TREE HOT DOGS Best of Jax 2012 winner. See Orange Park. 840 Nautica Dr., River City Marketplace, Ste. 125. 714-0813. $ SALSARITA’S FRESH CANTINA F Southwest cuisine made from scratch; family atmosphere. CM, BW. L & D, daily. 840 Nautica Dr., Ste. 131, River City Marketplace. 696-4001. $ SAVANNAH BISTRO Low Country fare Mediterranean and French inspired, at Crowne Plaza Airport. Crab cakes, NY strip, she crab soup, mahi mahi. CM, FB. B, L & D, daily. 14670 Duval Rd. 741-4404. $-$$$ 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 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 PALM 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

Great Art!

• For September’s Digital Design Weekend at London’s Victoria & Albert Museum, artists Michiko Nitta and Michael Burton commissioned soprano Louise Ashcroft to sing, altering pitch and volume while wearing a face mask made of algae. According to the artists, since algae’s growth changes with the amount and quality of carbon dioxide it receives, Ashcroft’s voice, blowing CO2 against the algae, should vary the growth’s “taste” as to bitterness or sweetness. After the performance, the audience sampled the algae at various stages and apparently agreed. The artists said they were demonstrating how biotechnology could transform organisms.

The Entrepreneurial Spirit

• Jordan and Bryan Silverman’s start-up venture, Star Toilet Paper, distributes rolls to public restrooms in restaurants, stadiums and other locations absolutely free — because the brothers have sold ads on each sheet.

(Company slogan: “Don’t rush. Look before you flush.”) Jordan, with 50 advertisers enlisted so far, told Detroit Free Press in August he came up with the idea, of course, while sitting on the can at University of Michigan’s library.

• First-World Problems: After an international trade association reported women bought 548 million pairs of shoes in 2011 (not counting those used exclusively for sports), manufacturer Nine West has decided to start its own cable TV channel with programing on “various aspects of footwear,” according to an August New York Times item. Programs will feature celebrities rhapsodizing about their favorite pair, women who hoard shoes (buying many more than they know they’ll ever wear even one time), tips on honing one’s stilettowalking skills and shoe closet designs. It’s about a “conversation,” said a Nine West exec, “not about a shoe.”

• Habersham Funding of Georgia and its competitors make money buying terminally ill clients’ life insurance policies for lump sums, then continuing to pay the policies’ premiums so they collect as beneficiaries upon death. The companies’ business model therefore depends on clients dying quickly; a client who outlives expectations turns the investment sour. Thus, according to an August New York Times report, the companies run extensive background checks on the illnesses and lifestyles of potential clients and employ sophisticated computer algorithms that predict, better than doctors, how long a client will live. Supposedly, according to the NYT, the companies are nonchalant about erroneous predictions. No company, they claim, has an official policy of hoping for early death.

Leading Economic Indicators

• Scorpion antivenom made in Mexico sells there for about $100 a dose, but for a while over the last year, the going rate in the emergency room of the Chandler, Ariz., Regional Medical Center was $39,652 a dose, charged to Marcie Edmonds, who was stung while opening a box of air-conditioner filters in June. She received two doses by IV and was released after three hours, to later get a co-pay bill of $25,537 (with her Humana plan picking up $57,509), according to the Arizona Republic newspaper. The Republic

found Arizona hospitals retailed it for between $7,900 and $12,467 per dose — except for Chandler. Following the paper’s report, Chandler decided to re-price the venom at $8,000 a dose, thus eating a $31,652 “loss.”

• Among the least-important effects of last summer’s drought in the Midwest: Officials overseeing the annual Wisconsin State Cow Chip Throw said there’d be fewer high-quality cow patties. Said chairperson Ellen Paulson: “When it’s hot, the cows don’t eat as much.

And what was produced, they just dried up too quick.” A few patties had been saved from the 2011 competition, but, she said, “It’s not like you can go out and buy them.”

The Animal Kingdom

• The ongoing feud between two Warwick, R.I., households has intensified, according to an August complaint. Kathy Melker and Craig Fontaine charged that not only has neighbor Lynne Taylor been harassing them with verbal insults and threats, but Taylor has now taught her cockatoo to call Melker, on sight, a nasty epithet that rhymes with “clucking bore.”

• At least two teams of Swiss researchers are developing tools to improve farmers’ efficiency and reduce the need for shepherds. The research group Kora has begun outfitting sheep with heart rate monitors that, when predators approach, register blood-pressure spikes that are texted to the shepherd, summoning him to the scene.

• Researchers writing in the journal Animal Behaviour in July hypothesized why male pandas have sometimes been seen performing handstands near trees. They are urinating, the scientists observed, and doing handstands streams the urine higher on the tree, presumably signaling their mating superiority.

A San Diego Zoo researcher involved in the study noted an accompanying gland secretion gives off even more “personal” information to other pandas than the urine alone.

• Spending on health care for pets is rising, of course, as companion animals are given almost equal status as family members. In Australia, veterinarians who provide dental services told Queensland’s Sunday Mail in August that they’ve even begun to see clients demanding cosmetic dental work — including orthodontic braces and other mouth work to give dogs “kissable breath” and smiles improved by removing the gap-tooth look.

Least Competent Criminals, Florida

• Pathetic: Kalpeshkumar Patel, 40, failed in June to carry out his longstanding threat to burn down the Chevron station in High Springs. After dousing his car with gasoline in front of the store, he realized he had no lighter or matches and had to ask several customers, without success, to help him out. He was arrested before he could do any damage.

• Ignatius “Michael” Pollara, 46, and his mother, 70, were arrested after what police said was a 10-year shoplifting spree that may have spanned 50 states. They were nabbed in Ft. Lauderdale, because, said sheriff ’s Sgt. Rich Rossman, Pollara couldn’t resist using a “rewards” card, which he used to get credit for some purchases he’d switched for more expensive items.

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Sales Rep ARIES (March 21-April 19): In the days ahead, many important tasks will be best accomplished through caginess and craftiness. Are you willing to work behind the scenes and below the surface? You have a knack for navigating skillfully and luckily through mazes and their metaphorical equivalents. The mists may part on demand, revealing clues no one but you can access. You may have a talent for helping folks understand elusive or difficult truths. Halloween costume ideas: spy, stage magician, ghost whisperer, exorcist.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): I’m officially protesting you. I’m staging a walkout, mounting a demonstration and launching a boycott unless you agree to my demand. I have just one: Take better care of the neglected, disempowered, and underprivileged parts of your life. Not a year from now; not when you have more leisure time; NOW! If and when you do this, I predict a flood of personal inspiration. Halloween costume idea: a symbolic representation of a neglected, disempowered or underprivileged part of your life.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Next week could resemble the holiday Opposite Day. Things people say may have meanings different or even contrary to what they supposedly mean. Qualities you usually see as liabilities may temporarily be assets, and strengths may seem problematical or cause confusion. Be wary: Advice you get from those you trust may be misleading. For best results, make liberal use of reverse psychology, freaky logic and mirror magic. Halloween costume idea: the opposite of who you really are.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): “It’s so fine and yet so terrible to stand in front of a blank canvas,” said French painter Paul Cezanne. Many writers make similar comments about the excruciating joy they feel when first sitting down before an empty page. For artists in any genre, getting started may seem painfully impossible. Yet there can be a delicious anticipation as the ripe chaos begins to coalesce into coherent images, words or music. Even if you’re not an artist, you’re facing a comparable challenge in your chosen field. Halloween costume idea: painter with a blank canvas.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): I don’t have a big problem with your tendency to contradict yourself. I’m rarely among the consistency freaks who’d prefer you stick with one of your many selves instead of hopscotching among all nine. I find your multi-level multiplicity interesting and alluring. I take it as a sign that you’re aligned with the fundamentally paradoxical nature of life. But I want to alert you to an opportunity the universe is now offering: feel unified, steady and stable. Does that sound enticing? Try it out for a few weeks. Halloween costume idea: assemblage or collage of several of your different personas.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): An avocado tree may produce so much fruit, the sheer weight of its exuberant creation causes it to collapse.

Don’t be like that in the weeks ahead. Without curbing your luxuriant mood, simply monitor outpouring of fertility so it generates just the right amount of beautiful blooms.

Be vibrant, bountiful and fluidic, but not unconstrained, overwrought or recklessly lavish. Halloween costume ideas: bouquet, apple tree, rich artist or exotic dancer with a bowl of fruit on your head.

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LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): I hope your father didn’t beat you, scream at you or molest you.

If he did, I’m so sorry for your suffering. I also hope your father didn’t ignore you or withhold his best energy from you. I hope he didn’t disappear for weeks 2012 at a time and act oblivious to your beauty. If he did those things, I mourn for your loss. It’s possible you were spared such mistreatment. Maybe your dad gave you conscientious care and loved you for who you really are.

Whatever the case, it’s the right time to acknowledge it. If you’re one of the lucky ones, celebrate to the max.

If you’re a wounded one, begin or renew your quest for serious and intensive healing. Halloween costume idea: your father.

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VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Do you know how to tell the difference between superstitious hunches and dependable intuitions? Can you distinguish between mediocre gossip that’s only 10 percent accurate and reliable rumors providing the real inside dope? I suspect you’ll soon get abundant opportunities to test your skills. To increase the likelihood of your success, ask yourself this question on a regular basis: Is what I think I’m seeing really there, or is it mostly a projection of my expectations and theories? Halloween costume ideas: lie detector, interrogator with syringes of truth serum, superhero with X-ray vision, lab scientist.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): As you contemplate what you want to be for Halloween, don’t consider any of these: thoroughbred racehorse wearing a blindfold, mythic centaur clanking in iron boots, seahorse trying to dance on dry land. For that matter, I hope you won’t imitate any of those hapless creatures even in your nonHalloween life. It’s true the days ahead are an excellent time to explore, analyze and deal with your limitations, but it doesn’t mean you should be overwhelmed and overcome. Halloween costume ideas: Houdini, escaped prisoner, snake molting its skin.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): “Does anyone know where I can find dinosaur costumes for cats?” asked a Halloween shopper on Reddit. com. In the comments section, someone said he needed a broccoli costume for his Chihuahua. I bring this up because if anyone could uncover answers to these questions, it’s you. You’ve got a magic touch when it comes to finding solutions to unprecedented problems.

Halloween costume idea: cat in a dinosaur costume.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): The Live Monarch Foundation made a video about how to fix a butterfly’s broken wing (tinyurl.com/ FixWing). It ain’t easy. You need 10 items, including tweezers, talcum powder, toothpicks and glue. You’ve got to be patient and summon high levels of concentration.

But it definitely can be done. The same’s true about the delicate healing project you’ve thought about trying on your wound. It requires you to be ingenious, precise and tender, but you’re primed to rise to the challenge.

Halloween costume idea: herbalist, acupuncturist, doctor, shaman or other healer.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): It’s not a good time to wear Super-Control Higher-Power Spanx, or any other girdle, corset or restrictive garment. In fact, I advise you to not be a willing participant in any situation that pinches, hampers or confines you. You need to feel exceptionally expansive.

To thrive, you’ve got to give yourself permission to spill over, think big and wander freely. As for those who may prefer you to keep your unruly urges in check and natural inclinations concealed: Tell ’em your astrologer authorized a massive dose of slack. Halloween costume ideas: wild man or wild woman, mythical bird like the Garuda or Thunderbird, god or goddess of abundance.

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so, get matching tattoos! Are you my soulmate? When: Sept. 5.

Where: Beach near The Ritz in Amelia. #1420-0918

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HOT SLIM TAN CHICK You: Shopping at Teacher’s Aid off JTB, in short blue-jean shorts, white polka-dot shirt, flip-flops, hot pink toenails around 1:45 p.m. I love your long black hair. Me: Shy Latino Papi, kept looking at you. Would love to chat and see what’s up. When: Sept. 3. Where: Teacher’s Aid. #1419-0918

UPS GUY You: 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

HELP ME COOL OFF You: Delivering ice, short hair, tattoos.

Me: Blond hair, blue shirt. We stared at each other; you finally asked for my number. Wish you’d call! If single, please contact me again. When: July 2012. Where: Gate on Collins Road. #1418-0918

POINTE MEDICAL @ BAYMEADOWS Me: Cute, blonde chick, green polo work shirt. You: Tall, slim guy, red polo work shirt.

You were talking to a guy in lobby, but complemented my Hepburn sunglasses. Before I could speak I was called for my appointment. Would love to be the one in a convo with you.

When: Nov. 2011. Where: Pointe Medical Services. #1410-0904

GINGER WITH A ’STACHE You: Man-handling 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 ISU 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 wore 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 to 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, bikini top, jeans shorts. Looked amazing cruising First Street N.B. with friends. Me: Brown hair, blue eyes. Blue/white board shorts, shirtless. Our paths crossed twice. First, I’m on foot, Lemon St. Our eyes met. Second, in my black Land Rover, Magnolia St. We smiled. Next time let’s cruise together. When: Sept. 3. Where: First Street, Neptune Beach. #1414-0911 LANDING ESCALATOR I was facing an escalator. You and a friend got on; you looked at me; I looked, too. Halfway down, you looked up; I met your eyes … again & again. I waved bye.

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MUSTACHE MAN AT URBAN ISU at work the other day. I was straightening the T-shirts as you tried on fake reading glasses in your blue button-up. I don’t care if they’re not prescription, you look fine anyway. See you soon. When: Aug. 24. Where: Urban Outfitters. #1409-0904 NAVY GUY PUBLIX SUB GIRL Me: Cute w/ clover earrings. You: Hot Navy guy; 5 years left, always in a cap, blue-ish eyes. We talk about the environment, you go in March; I’d have given my number but boss was there. Those eyes, that smile: stuck in my head. Come back; I’ll give you more than a sub. When: 3:30 p.m. Sats. Where: Publix @ Beach & San Marco. #1408-0904 SOUL SURFER You: Cute, blonde surfer girl, in white bathing suit/grey rash guard, riding a soul fish. Me: Brown-haired, brown-eyed boy who swam up to you. A storm washed us away, but I hope our waves will crash together again soon.

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Halloween and Other Magical Days

Lessons learned from a loved one who loved life

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n the wee hours of Halloween Eve 1977, a three-time-convicted drunk driver rammed into the rear of Philip’s car. He was catapulted out of the driver’s seat. He felt his legs tingle and then nothing. He knew in that instant that he’d never walk again.

His grandmother’s baby blanket that was laid across the backseat captured all the broken glass saving his beautiful face from the flying debris. He was 24.

It was his assailant’s second accident of the night. The officer at the earlier scene sent him home with the caveat to “drive more safely.”

This time, he was found guilty and received 60 days of weekend incarceration so he could still earn a living.

Philip spent the next 10 months in two hospitals and a rehab facility learning how to use his new body with its new limitations.

That’s when I met him: in a rehabilitation facility in New York City. It was kismet.

We met, had a torrid hospital romance, fell in love, married and lived a gloriously perfect life together. We had 32 charmed years until our life was interrupted when Philip had a massive stroke that took him from this world — and me.

One of the magical lessons I learned from my beloved was that a day is just a day and it holds no more meaning because a tragedy is associated with it. Hence, we always celebrated failures as we did successes, and holidays such as Halloween, because it was just a day on the calendar.

Philip held no attachment to the day and he never lamented all that he lost on that fateful Halloween Eve. In all the years I knew Philip, he never grieved or wept or screamed out loud, “Why me?” He accepted his lot as if it were preordained and lithely went on with his life with the “it is what it is” attitude.

I marveled at his ability to move onward and not wallow. I had never known anyone like him. I never tired of hearing his childhood stories. I most enjoyed his humorous follies about his homemade costumes. One of my favorites was the year that his mother mummified him in torn sheets.

As Philip retold the story, it was a rainy Halloween, and by the time he and his brother reached the end of the block, his mummy outfit had completely unraveled. As they approached their favorite house, he was dragging yards of dirty, wet strips of sheeting behind him.

The gracious couple invited the two boys in and warmed them with hot chocolate, as the lady of the house dried his slivers of muddy sheets and then carefully rewrapped him, securing his mummy outfit for the remainder of the night.

Year after year, he told me, this woman and

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her husband made them feel extra special.

He said that every Halloween, they took photographs of the boys in their costumes.

He remembered this couple fondly his entire adult life.

As an adult, and a man in a wheelchair, costumes became a bit more challenging. One year, we were invited to a Hollywood-themed Halloween party. Philip went as “The Invisible Man.” He wore a mock-turtleneck sweater, a cap on his head, sunglasses covering his eyes, an Ace bandage wrapped around his face and gloves on his hands.

It was sublimely perfect and quite authentic-looking. A drunken woman at the party approached him and with tears in her eyes exclaimed, “Oh, my, you must have been in a terrible accident!”

Another year, Philip had a wreath of greens made for his head and a satin vest resembling a suit of armor. He used black kohl to encircle his blue eyes, and proudly proclaimed he represented “The Fall of Rome.” Appearing as a fallen warrior in his wheelchair, the joke was not lost on anyone. He made me laugh. He made everyone laugh.

It was just another example of how Philip always turned a potentially sad event into absolute fun. He did so with everything, especially life.

I learned so much from him. For instance, I always thought I knew what it meant to be in love and to be loved. The truth is, I didn’t, because until I met Philip, I had never experienced true love.

I knew it almost from the onset. I knew it for certain every time he looked at me. No one had ever looked at me the way he did. I felt I could see my reflection in his beautiful blue eyes as he held me in his gaze. It was as if he were burning a permanent imprint in his mind.

I knew it, too, the first time I put my hand in his. I fell in love with his strong, manly, yet soft hands. I felt safe, securely encased in his hold.

I used to love looking at his hands: They were flawless, with perfect fi ngers.

I loved the shape of his hands; I loved to touch them and caress them. They were wonderful hands. They were hands that loved me.

I knew it, too, the first time he wrapped his arms around me. It was a hug that assured me instantly that I was special to him. When I think of his hugs now, I can almost taste them. They were scrumptious and strong, yet tender and

soft; they made me feel safe and at home, as if his arms and his embrace were made just for me. I fit perfectly.

I knew it, too, when I fell in love with his mind and his imagination. I could listen to him talk for hours.

I learned what true love is from this man who adored me. He told me so every day of our life together — and yet I yearn for more.

I’m told by so many that the love we had was exceptional. I’m told to remember what we had and that will give me comfort. But I can tell you, it doesn’t.

I can tell you that, besides learning that a day is just a day, I learned that failures should not be singled out as a bad day, but rather celebrated along with successes. My lessons were incalculable.

I can tell you that love is a universal desire, and although it seems unattainable for so many, it is not. It’s there for the taking. It may not come in the wrappings you envisioned, but if you open your eyes, truly open your eyes, you’ll see love.

In the meantime, celebrate every day, because you don’t know if there will be a tomorrow. And go ahead wear a funny Halloween costume and be a kid again.

Norma Sherry

Sherry is a writer, producer and television personality. She and Philip J. Rappa were married 32 years. He passed away on Sept. 18, 2011.

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