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EDITOR’S NOTE Beyond the economy, social issues drive the gender gap. p. 4 NEWS IRS rules prohibit churches and religious organizations from endorsing or opposing candidates for office. p. 7 BUZZ Bulls in St. Augustine, big ballots, stolen flowers, GP payback, and a Georgia-Florida petition for human rights. p. 8 BOUQUETS & BRICKBATS Don Redman, Dale Malloy and The Blood Alliance and Charlie Van Zant. p. 8 SPORTSTALK Wrestling legend Mike Graham’s suicide is the latest in a tragic family history. p. 12 ON THE COVER The state Senate District 4 Republican primary demonstrates how corporate and billionaire benefactors’ money is changing government at Florida taxpayers’ expense. p. 13 OUR PICKS Movember Art Walk, Dr. Dog, Veg Fest, Kona Pro Jax Contest, “Transliteration” and “In the Blood.” p. 21 MOVIES Jax Film Fest honors Carrie Preston and presents documentaries on a liberation hero and the fight for public space. p. 22 “Cloud Atlas”: Actors play multiple roles in six stories that metaphysically connect. p. 25

MUSIC Former St. Augustine Amphitheatre marketing manager Dan Larson embarks on a new concert venue adventure with The Standard. p. 26 Baltimore trio Future Islands masters the art of mixing electronic pop with wrenching desperation. p. 31 Heart’s Wilson sisters energize their album with new techniques, deliver a crisp sound with a few surprises. p. 32 ARTS Sister Feathertoe fuses her talents as visual artist and modern dancer to spread “universal gospel of song and dance.” p. 37 BACKPAGE Education vs. Malarkey on Nov. 6. p. 54 MAIL p. 5 LIVE MUSIC LISTING p. 33 ARTS LISTING p. 38 I ♥ TELEVISION p. 40 HAPPENINGS p. 41 THE EYE p. 43 DINING GUIDE p. 44 NEWS OF THE WEIRD p. 49 FREEWILL ASTROLOGY p. 50 I SAW U p. 51 CLASSIFIEDS p. 52 Cover photo illustration by Aaron Bromirski OCTOBER 30-NOVEMBER 5, 2012 | FOLIOWEEKLY.com | 3

A Woman’s Right to Choose a President Beyond the economy, social issues drive the gender gap

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lot of men have been talking about women lately.

“I think even when life begins in that horrible situation of rape, that it is something that God intended to happen,” said Richard Mourdock, the Indiana Republican running for the U.S. Senate, in a debate.

“If it’s a legitimate rape, the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down,” said Missouri Senate candidate Todd Akin, in an interview on a St. Louis television station about his views on abortion.

“I went to a number of women’s groups and said: ‘Can you help us find folks?,’ and they brought us whole binders full of women,” said Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, who said he “had more women in senior leadership positions than any other state” when he was governor of Massachusetts.

It seems that to these men, women are either vessels for embryos or items that can be placed in a notebook.

Let’s start with the “binders full of women.”

After all, it’s a quote that has inspired hundreds of parodies and Web memes.

What really happened was that, prior to Romney’s election in 2002, a bipartisan group of women formed MassGap (Massachusetts Government Appointments Project) to

Banning abortion in nearly all cases is no longer a radical Republican position; it’s part of the platform adopted at the Tampa convention.

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research and create a list of women qualified for the top state positions. The group presented this binder to Romney when he was elected.

Romney did appoint 14 women among his first 33 senior-level appointments (42 percent).

But according to a University of Massachusetts at Boston study that tracked 135 executive-level positions in the state, the percentage of women in those positions declined throughout the Romney Administration, from 30 percent prior to his taking office, to 27.6 percent near the end of his term in November 2006.

Romney’s private-sector record is no better.

Bloomberg Businessweek reports that at Bain Capital, which Romney ran for 15 years, only seven women are among the company’s 87 managing directors and senior executives (8 percent). The national average is 8.1 percent.

In trying to further prove his womenfriendly policies during the second presidential debate, Romney shared this anecdote about one of his female employees.

“I recognized that if you’re going to have women in the workforce, that sometimes you need to be more flexible. My chief of staff, for instance, had two kids that were still in school.

She said: ‘I can’t be here until 7 or 8 o’clock at night. I need to be able to get home at 5 o’clock so I can be there for making dinner for my kids and being with them when they get home from school.’ So we said fine. Let’s have a flexible schedule so you can have hours that work for you.”

That’s a great story. But the idea is a bit antiquated. Only women need flexibility to have time with their children?

Also antiquated is the idea that male politicians have any business making healthcare decisions for women.

To his credit, Romney said he disagreed with Akin’s ideas about “legitimate rape” and called for Akin to withdraw his bid for the Missouri Senate. Many other Republicans continue to support the candidate.

When it comes Mourdock’s statement, Romney said, “I disagree with his views on rape and incest, but I still support him.”

Romney is still running a campaign ad endorsing Mourdock.

Jon Huntsman, former Utah governor and 2012 Republican presidential candidate, told the Huffington Post that Romney should take his ad off the air.

“I’m here to tell you that there are some independents and swing voters in the middle that I think would respect a candidate who goes against the grain,” Huntsman said. “They’re looking for leadership during a time that these kinds of statements are made, as opposed to just the go-with-the-flow kinds of statements we always hear.”

Banning abortion in nearly all cases is no longer a radical Republican position; it’s part of the platform adopted at the Tampa convention.

Romney has had an evolving stance on abortion, from supporting a woman’s right to choose in 2002 to being “pro-life” in 2005 to wanting to overturn Roe v. Wade in 2007 to prohibiting federal funding for organizations like Planned Parenthood in 2011 to recently telling the Des Moines Register that he would not make abortion legislation part of his agenda.

His running mate Paul Ryan sponsored an antiabortion bill in the House that was so stringent, it banned in vitro fertilization.

If Romney cut off Mourdock because he doesn’t favor an abortion exemption for women impregnated by rapists, he would have to do the same to as many as 11 other Republican Senate candidates who hold the same position, including Akin.

All of this contributes to the gender gap Romney faces against President Barack Obama.

Nate Silver wrote in his New York Times FiveThirtyEight blog, “Although polls disagree on the exact magnitude of the gender gap (and a couple of recent ones seemed to show Mitt Romney eliminating the president’s advantage with women voters), the consensus of surveys points to a large one this year — rivaling the biggest from past elections.”

In a year when the economy has taken center stage, and women have felt the pain as equally as men, you might think that gap would shrink.

“This suggests the gender gap instead has more to do with partisan ideology than with pocketbook voting; apart from their views on abortion, women also take more liberal stances than men on social issues ranging from samesex marriage to gun control,” Silver wrote.

These issues — and others like equal pay, health care, violence against women — do matter, and they should matter to everyone.

Not just women.

Denise M. Reagan dreagan@folioweekly.com twitter.com/denisereagan

Time to Fix the Economy

Am I understanding this correctly? Romney stated last night [Oct. 22] at the last debate that he might be able to fix our economy in eight to 10 years. How does he plan to be president for 10 years? Having said that, why are they upset that President Obama has not fixed everything in four years? Sounds a bit hypocritical, like most of their rhetoric.

Brion Griffin Jacksonville via email

Inaccurate Speculation

Did the Congressional Budget Office estimate 700,000 jobs lost on the condition that the Bush tax cuts for earners who make more than $250,000 expire? This was clearly stated in your recent Backpage Editorial by Bruce Fouraker [“Mitt Romney and the 47 Percent, Oct. 16]. Since the CBO is the only unbiased source referenced in Mr. Fouraker’s diatribe, how that office works is important. The CBO is required to make estimates based upon current projected tax policy. This fact most recently required them to make economic forecasts by assuming an event — the so-called upcoming fiscal cliff — in which across-the-board tax increases, drastic military cuts and other extremely unlikely simultaneous events (which would be detrimental to both parties) take place. At no point did the CBO simply score job losses against the act of raising taxes on earners making more than $250,000, contrary to Mr. Fouraker’s assertion.

Inaccurate representations about the future of our economy notwithstanding, Mr. Fouraker also makes predictions about the future of medicine with full enactment of the Affordable Care Act. Here, why speculate?

A nearly identical program was instituted in Massachusetts by none other than the recipient of Mr. Fouraker’s admiration, just a few years back. The data have been collected. And as far as his concerns about access and physician waiting times are concerned, he could have looked this up. No significant changes in physician waiting times across a wide range of sub-specialties has occurred under Romneycare, nor has there been widespread closure of offices to new patients.

While many can disagree legitimately about the future, only a fool would disagree that the current budget deficit got traction from two unfunded wars, a costly unfunded Medicare prescription program and a tax policy resulting in the lowest tax revenues/GDP ratio since the Korean Conflict. All courtesy of an administration and president that Bruce Fouraker most likely voted for twice.

The number of economic and foreign policy retreads from those years now in the Romney camp give context to his opinions.

Jeff Hoffman Ponte Vedra Beach via email

Praise for ‘47 Percent’ Backpage

I commend you printing this well-written, well-thought-out and educated explanation of the 47 percent, especially because most articles, comics and other items printed in your publication are decidedly way left of center.

There is hope for Folio Weekly after all. It should also be understood that Romney was talking privately to potential donors about his campaign strategy and who he would be trying to convince to vote for him. Obama would probably discount 47 percent also, calling them “bible thumpers, rednecks, born-agains,

gun-lovers, the military, the rich [but not the entertainer rich], small business owners, white males, etc.” Face it; they are both going after the 6 percent.

Jim Knapp Ponte Vedra Beach via email

‘$2 Trillion Unicorn’

These last two Backpage opinions have been real clunkers. I am impressed with Mr. Fouraker’s ability to use so many numbers and provide so few facts. Let’s start with the $2 trillion unicorn that he asserts businesses are just sitting on, in fear of government action. From that faulty premise, he dives into mathematical fallacy, confusing simple scaling with reality. The average salary that math produces of $47,000 is a fantasy for Duval County; that would be a pay raise for most workers here. The rest of the numbers are just pure speculation flowing from that faulty premise. If the premise is bad, then all that follows is bad. As for the digression into Medicare, the important thing to remember with a voucher plan such as that proposed

by Romney/Ryan is that it depends on the dutiful and diligent action of Congress to keep it current and up to date. Based on recent performance, is that something we can realistically expect?

As for Mr. Meeks’ comments on political flip-flops [“The True Nature of Politics,” Oct. 9], while people change their minds in the course of a lifetime, when a politician changes his mind in the course of a campaign for no apparent reason other than mere expediency, the public deserves an explanation. Otherwise, we have no idea what the candidate truly stands for, or if the candidate truly stands for anything. It is very hard to make an informed vote when the candidate’s position is a moving target. I want a leader who is willing to lead, not to be a mere weathercock of public opinion.

Thom McGuire Jacksonville via email

Social Problem Solver

“Should religious institutions or government solve our social problems?”The question arose from a conversation I was having with a friend I have known for more than 30 years. We grew up in similar neighborhoods. We both worked hard at our jobs. Since the beginning of our friendship, I have always felt we had similar core values. She recently commented about her belief that churches should feed the homeless, not the government. I was shocked.

Some of you may think the question I posed (in the title) is a false dichotomy logical fallacy.

Some might say no one should solve social problems, but I think that is too cold-hearted.

For whatever reason (nurture, nature, freewill or determinism), some people do lose their jobs. Are we (as a society) going to let them starve in the streets? From my point of view, all adults should pull their weight in our society.

We should all work. Perhaps if you’re a trust fund kid, your work would be to volunteer, because you don’t need the money. I don’t think we should exercise our freewill by living off the efforts of others without making a contribution ourselves. To live in a society without giving back seems unethical to me.

Even with that said, I do not want to see people die in the street for lack of shelter or food. I disagree with Michele Bachmann, who said, “Self-reliance means, if anyone will not work, neither should he eat.” I also want a safety

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net for those who hit bad luck. I also want programs in place that help with the educational desires of those who have the unfortunate luck of not being born into a rich, generous family.

If you agree with me even on one of those items, then the next question is, “How do we solve those social problems?” My friend (if I correctly understood her) thinks churches can solve those problems. She thinks churches have been solving those problems since the beginning of our country. Even if I were to agree with her that churches meet the social needs of many people and can motivate people to volunteer to help others, I would still disagree with her conclusion that government has no role to play. At least my friend did agree with me that churches should not receive taxpayer money. She is (like I am) voting “no” on Amendment 8.

Here are some of the reasons why I think it should be our government’s role (not churches’ role) to solve our social problems: 1. I think everyone should contribute to help solve the problems. Tax contributions are a way to ensure that everyone is contributing to the cost of solutions.

2. Government has more resources available to make sure that long-term goals can be reached.

3. Government can have oversights to curb abuse.

4. Government would offer the help regardless of religious affiliation.

It would be nice if churches wanted to help with solving social problems. The leaders could encourage people to volunteer at public schools, public hospitals and public libraries. I fear that any church’s motive for wanting to take over social welfare projects would be proselytizing (rather than a pure motive of helping others).

I acknowledge that we all worry about efficiency when we contemplate how much we’re paying in taxes. And I am very grateful for people who want to volunteer to help keep government efficient. I find nothing unethical in asking everyone in a society to pay taxes. There is an article about the ethics of taxation in issue 90 of Philosophy Now magazine (bit.ly/P2FyLz). The article quotes both Robert Nozick’s book “Anarchy, State and Utopia” as well as Liam Murphy and Thomas Nagel’s book “The Myth of Ownership: Taxes and Justice.” The article includes utilitarianism, deontology and virtue ethics. The author of the article, Richard Baron, states why each ethicist would say taxes are OK for certain purposes.

Susan Aertker Jacksonville via email

Corrections In the Oct. 16 news story “Talk of the Town,” several facts were incorrect due to a writer’s error. The name of the organizer is Doug Coleman.

Coleman previously attended two TED events. And Wayne Wood is a retired optometrist.

The Jacksonville Transportation Authority was incorrectly identified as an independent city authority in our Oct. 23 News story, “Executive Excess?” According to JTA spokesperson John Finotti, the JTA is an agency of the state of Florida.

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The congregation at First Conservative Baptist Church in Mandarin had no doubt what the sermon was about on a recent Sunday morning. Photos: Walter Coker

Politicking from the Pulpit

IRS rules prohibit churches and religious organizations from endorsing or opposing candidates for office “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.”

— The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution

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uring this political season, when stakes and emotions are high on both the national and local levels, it may feel only natural to try to sway large groups of people to your point of view or to support a local candidate.

Just don’t do it at church.

Under the IRS code, churches and religious organizations, in return for being tax-exempt, are prohibited from supporting or opposing a candidate or a political party, but in this election year, we’ve seen: • A Baptist church using its marquee to ask motorists to pray that the president is replaced.

• The same Baptist church posting a large sign pushing for the election of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney.

• Catholic bishops telling their parishioners how they should vote on two state amendments on Nov. 6.

• A deacon urging a Catholic congregation to register to vote and then vote against the re-election of President Obama.

• A Catholic priest being admonished for speaking against the re-election of the president in a June Mass.

• Jacksonville City Councilmembers being recognized by First Baptist Church for voting against amending Jacksonville’s human rights ordinance.

• Several Jacksonville-area churches participating in Pulpit Freedom Sunday claiming they have a First Amendment right to speak what they please from the pulpit, despite IRS rules.

While it is legal for church leaders to urge

parishioners to vote their consciences and urge them to vote on moral issues, churches and religious organizations “are absolutely prohibited from directly or indirectly participating in any political campaign on behalf of (or in opposition to) any candidate for elective public office.” Violation of the rule, Internal Revenue Service Code (c) (3), can result in an organization losing its taxexempt status.

For decades, candidates have made appearances at houses of worship. Mayor Alvin Brown, while running for office last year, campaigned for votes at several AfricanAmerican churches, which recognized him, but did not endorse him.

Rob Boston, a senior policy analyst at Americans United for the Separation of Church and State, based in Washington, D.C., said there are only a few problems in

“I would not tell you how to vote or who to vote for, but it is my responsibility to remind you, for us Catholics, some issues are never morally acceptable.”

Northeast Florida and it is not known how many churches run afoul of the law because of IRS secrecy rules.

“Most members of the clergy follow the law,” he said, but there are exceptions.

On July 22, Father Dan Nelson of St. Catherine’s Catholic Church in Orange Park acknowledged that he told church members at Mass not to vote for President Obama. He said he realized afterward he should not have said it.

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No Bulls in Oldest City You won’t see any running bulls in St. Augustine when it celebrates the 450th anniversary of its founding by the Spanish. Promoter Phil Immordino proposed a bull-running event, similar to that immortalized in Pamplona, Spain, by author Ernest Hemingway, as one of the events marking the city’s birthday in 2015. City officials said the promoter, who put on a similar event on Oct. 20 in Cave Creek, Ariz., has not submitted any plans. St. Augustine City Manager John Regan says the city would not approve of such an event because it would expose the city to a liability risk.

Ballot Fatigue Voting for president, and Senate and House races © Florida 2011 is the easy part of the ballot, but the 11 state constitutional amendments could give voters some pause as they try to run through the 4,000word gobbledygook of legal terms and complex issues. Duval County Supervisor of Elections Jerry Holland says it takes 17 minutes just to read the ballot. So, if it takes each voter 20 minutes to complete a ballot and turnout is high, voting in Florida could turn out to be a nightmare.

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When You Care Enough to Steal the Very Best A 44-year-old Jacksonville man wanted to show his girlfriend his love with flowers, The Florida TimesUnion reported. According to police, he ripped three bouquets out of a gravesite at Evergreen Cemetery.

David James Lee was spotted near the cemetery carrying the flowers with fresh soil attached to them.

When asked where he got the flowers, he said he “ripped them out of the soil next to a tombstone.”

He’s now in the Duval County Jail on $2,500 bond with a charge of disturbing a gravesite. His court date is Nov. 13.

“He was told he crossed the line and to refrain from making further comments that endorse political candidates or political parties,” said Kathleen Bagg, a spokesperson for the Diocese of St. Augustine.

Nelson, who retired Aug. 17, was also given a copy of a booklet from the Florida Catholic Conference, spelling out what is appropriate and legal for Catholics in the election, Bagg said.

From the same church, L. Ann Bergeron, in a letter to Folio Weekly, wrote that on a recent Sunday, the deacon began telling the congregation that “the president and this administration have taken away religious freedom and that the Catholic Church has

between a man and a woman.

Estevez also urged Catholics to vote yes on two Florida amendments on the November ballot: Amendment 6, which prohibits the spending of tax dollars on abortion; and Amendment 8, allowing tax funds to be allocated to faith-based organizations — a ban that has been in effect in Florida since 1885, guaranteeing the separation of church and state.

Outside the First Conservative Baptist Church in Mandarin, the marquee recently read, “Pray for our President to be replaced,” while a large Romney sign was placed on the lawn.

The church’s pastor, Gene Youngblood, did not reply to a request for comment.

“Several years ago, I saw a lot of Baptists mobilizing around opposition to state lotteries, then it was casino gambling and later video poker. A generation before, it was liquor by the drink and blue laws. Now the popular causes seem to be the things like the human rights ordinance that you see in Jacksonville.” every right to eliminate contraception as part of women’s health care benefits.”

Later, the deacon repeated three times: “If it burns right here in your belly, then get yourself registered and vote against this president.”

On Sept. 25, Bishop Felipe J. Estevez issued a message to be delivered at Mass to Catholics in the Diocese of St. Augustine, telling them it was their privilege and responsibility to vote. A copy of the message is on the Diocese website.

“I would not tell you how to vote or who to vote for, but it is my responsibility to remind you, for us Catholics, some issues are never morally acceptable,” he said. He mentioned abortion, embryonic stem cell research and attempts at human cloning. Catholics, he said, should work to preserve traditional marriages

Youngblood was in the news seven years ago for posting anti-Muslim messages on the church’s marquee.

In September, about a month after the Jacksonville City Council voted down a proposed expansion of the human rights ordinance 10-9, which would have protected gays and lesbians from discrimination, the First Baptist Church praised the councilmembers who voted in the majority by introducing them and their families at a service.

While most priests and pastors follow IRS rules, some clergy believe they have a First Amendment right to speak their minds.

On Oct. 7, about 1,500 pastors nationwide participated in Pulpit Freedom Sunday. The event is sponsored by the Alliance Defending

Brickbats to City Councilmember Don Redman for calling a constituent a “miserable individual” in need of prayers. Peter Hull, 31, had written Redman saying the City Council should be ashamed for voting against the city’s human rights ordinance. Hull said in his email that councilmembers had wrongly interjected religion into public policy. Redman later exacerbated the comment with a letter to The Florida Times-Union restating his opinion, but he also wrote, “It is time to move on to other issues facing our city.” He also defended his council prayers to Jesus Christ that skirt the rules separating church and state by saying he prays before and after the meeting, not during.

Bouquets to Dale Malloy, who is retiring as CEO and president of The Blood Alliance after 19 years. The Blood Alliance, celebrating its 70th anniversary, was started on Oct. 26, 1942, during World War II. More than 40 hospitals and medical facilities in Florida, Georgia and South Carolina use The Blood Alliance as their sole provider for blood and plasma. Malloy recently turned over the reins of the organization to Valerie Collins.

Brickbats to presumptive Clay County School Superintendent Charlie Van Zant for soliciting up to $500 in contributions from each of the district employees who will soon work for him. In the Nov. 6 election, Van Zant only faces a write-in candidate, since he defeated incumbent Ben Wortham in the Aug. 14 Republican primary. Van Zant sent letters to about 200 school administrators seeking campaign contributions, saying he needed the money because he is still campaigning.

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Freedom, which eventually hopes to go to court to try to have the IRS ban on political activity, known as the Johnson Amendment, struck down. The change to the tax code, proposed by then-Sen. Lyndon Johnson, was approved in 1954.

Six Jacksonville-area churches were listed on the group’s website as having participated in the event, but none replied to emails seeking comment. They are Cornerstone Church, Crossroads Baptist, Crossroads Church, First Conservative Baptist Church, Jacksonville Baptist Church and Landmark Baptist Church.

“Pastors should decide what they preach from the pulpit, not the IRS,” said Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Legal Counsel Erik Stanley in a news release. “It’s outrageous for pastors and churches to be threatened or punished by the government for applying biblical teachings to all areas of life, including candidates and elections. The question is, ‘Who

should decide the content of sermons, pastors or the IRS?’ ” Bob Allen, managing editor of Jacksonville-based Associated Baptist Press, an independent news service created by and for Baptists, said while he hasn’t seen an increase in churches becoming involved in politics, the issues have changed.

“Several years ago, I saw a lot of Baptists mobilizing around opposition to state lotteries, then it was casino gambling and later video poker. A generation before, it was liquor by the drink and blue laws,” he said.

“Now the popular causes seem to be the things like the human rights ordinance that you see in Jacksonville.”

“Southern Baptists were influenced to a large extent by the Religious Right, which tries to stake out the ‘Christian’ position on hot-button social issues like abortion and gay marriage and tends to be quite partisan,” Allen said.

The Pew Research Center, in a study published in March, said 54 percent of Americans questioned responded that churches and other houses of worship should keep out of political matters, while 40 percent said they should express their views on social and political questions.

This is the third survey in the past four years in which more people say churches should keep out of politics.

In a survey printed in the Florida Baptist Witness in early October, about 90 percent of pastors believe they should not endorse candidates for public office from the pulpit.

The LifeWay Research poll survey of 1,000 Protestant pastors found only 10 percent believe pastors should endorse candidates from the pulpit.

The sign in front of First Conservative Baptist Church in Mandarin has been controversial for several years. This time, it’s taking aim at President Obama. A few years ago, it aimed the sign at Muslims.

Willie the Pimp, Puryear Street, West Augustine, Oct. 24

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Georgia-Pacific Payback The Palatka City Commission voted 3-2 to approve construction of a 4,200-square-foot environment center funded by one of the city’s biggest employers and worst polluters. The center will be on the riverfront park. According to the St. Augustine Record, the commission also agreed to put up a river taxi terminal and restaurant. GeorgiaPacific is funding the environmental center as part of ordered mitigation for a pipeline that will dump treated wastewater from the company’s paper mill into the St. Johns River.

Gators and Bulldogs Unite Dozens of alumni from University of Florida and University of Georgia signed a letter to the presidents of the two universities to “use their influence” to encourage Jacksonville to make changes to its human rights ordinance to protect gays and lesbians. Blogger Abel Harding, a former Times-Union columnist and mayoral aide, said those who have signed the letter say the future of the neutral Jacksonville game could be in jeopardy if Jacksonville city leaders are unwilling to listen. He said the game’s future here is not guaranteed in a competitive economic environment in which Gainesville and Athens could benefit from the addition of another home game.

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A Wrestler’s Wrestler

Mike Graham’s suicide is latest in a tragic family history

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he wrestling world is still processing its latest high-profile, premature death — that of Florida legend Mike Gossett, known in the ring as Mike Graham. He took his own life at the age of 61 during Biketoberfest in Daytona on Oct. 19.

The tragedy was preordained, in a sense.

In 1985, dealing with the consequences of his Championship Wrestling from Florida failing coupled with some bad business deals outside the ring, Mike’s father Eddie shot himself in a fit of despondency. Mike learned some lessons then.

One of them was that despite his father’s suicide, the show had to go on. Just weeks later, Eddie’s suicide was used as an angle on the CWF program seen here in Jacksonville and throughout the state. Unfortunately, it didn’t pop houses. Even before Eddie’s death, fans had started to tune out from the local wrestling, and the post-mortem storyline didn’t get them back to the arena, here or anywhere else.

Mike’s son took his own life in December 2011. Despite this recurrent type of tragedy, Mike kept working. He worked for many indie promotions after CWF fell by the wayside and even sold the old Florida tape library to Vince McMahon for seven figures.

Folio Weekly reached out to Mike’s peers for comment. Former world tag team champion Gerald Brisco mentioned Mike’s work here in Jacksonville.

“Mike was a great friend who would be the first to help if something was wrong,” Brisco remembered. “Back in his ring days, Mike would be the one helping the young guys out. I know Mike also did many high school wrestling camps in Jacksonville helping the late, great Don Curtis.”

An important figure in Florida wrestling history, Don Curtis was a great in-ring star who promoted Jacksonville for many years in tandem with the Tampa-based Graham operation, as well as a short period around 1980 in opposition. Curtis died a couple of

Mike Graham Graham, pictured in 2011 2011, grew up in the wrestling world, and he was always gracious in passing on lessons to neophytes. Photo: Gerald Brisco

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years ago, but his widow Dottie was also a fixture in the legends wrestling scene.

“I have known Mike since he was a young boy,” Dottie said. “He always had a smile on his face, but he has gone through some very tough times in his life.

“He had to deal with his father’s death, then the passing of his mom, and then just a while back the death of his only son,” Dottie said. “More than one person should have to bear in such a short life span. Oddly, his son took his life, as did Mike’s dad. To lose Mike like this is truly tragic. I have many wonderful stories about happy times together.

I am so glad that I got to see him within the past year, and he seemed so upbeat. I am still reeling from this news today.”

“He was a great guy.

Always had a smile on his face. Always there to help you when you needed it.

And he loved wrestling.”

Many promoters’ sons held their positions through nepotism. Not Mike. He was willing to defend his promotion against outlaw outfits running against it, once going to a rival’s arena and issuing an open challenge. Despite his diminutive stature, there were no takers.

Mike grew up in the business, and he was always gracious in passing on lessons to neophytes. One of the greatest enhancement workers and bumpers of the 1980s, the daredevil and Evel Knievel enthusiast Bob Cook had nothing but good things to say about his fallen comrade.

“He was a great guy. Always had a smile on his face. Always there to help you when you needed it. And he loved wrestling,” Cook recounted.

Back in the day, when Mike was headlining and Eddie’s promotion was running three shows a night in the Sunshine State, it was all about the wrestling. CWF took it seriously – perhaps too seriously.

There are stories of former Olympian Bob Roop “stretching” Tampa locals who would show up for what the wrestlers called a “workout.” Likewise, when Tampa’s own Hulk Hogan was training, his leg was broken

by Hiro Matsuda, a Japanese shooter who was part owner of the promotion. Why did Hiro break Hogan’s leg? Because he could, and to see if the big man wanted to wrestle badly enough to come back.

Mike was a wrestler’s wrestler. His moves were realistic looking, because he knew how to handle himself in a world full of bigger people full of bluster and bluff. Perhaps, it got to be too much for him. He is mourned by those who knew him the best. What better indication is there of a life truly lived?

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proposed by and/or passed through the efforts of ALEC-allied Tallahassee lawmakers.

They include the “Stand Your Ground” gun law questioned in the death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin; the “Parent Trigger Act” to turn public schools into charter schools by a majority vote of parents; a “Paycheck Protection Act” to prohibit union dues deductions from the paychecks of public employees; and changes to voting laws that make voting more complicated for some groups. ALEC legislative framework provided structure for efforts to defeat federal health care reforms and is reflected in Amendment 1 on Florida’s November ballot. ALEC’s agenda is reflected in nine of 11 amendments, according to the Democratic Progressive Caucus of Florida.

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ike Weinstein told only part of the story in his election night remarks about his substantial loss (64 percent to 36 percent) to Aaron Bean in the Aug. 14 Republican primary for the newly drawn state Senate District 4 seat.

“The election was not about two candidates,” Weinstein told The Florida Times-Union. “It was about who had the most power and the most access to money out of Tallahassee. The campaign was taken over by a power struggle out in Tallahassee.”

This race is one example of a power grab from outside the state — a demonstration of the power of cash in the political process.

At an estimated $4.5 million, it was the most expensive two-person race in Jacksonville history, according to a review of state campaign finance records. A sizable chunk of the nearly $3 million that funded Bean’s race came from corporate and billionaire benefactors allied with the Washington, D.C.-based American Legislative Exchange Council. ALEC describes itself as a nonpartisan organization working for free-market and limited government principles by connecting state legislators with corporations. Critics such as the American Association for Justice, a trial lawyers group, describe ALEC as a shadowy corporate front group and “bill mill.” The Center for Media and Democracy, an investigative, not-for-profit

journalism group, says ALEC has “an extreme agenda to expand corporate power and limit the rights of ordinary Americans.”

An examination of 1,400 direct contributors to the Bean campaign through July 28 turned up 62 easily identified as current or former ALEC associates, and a few who are family members or employees of ALEC associates. Most gave the maximum

In turn, the Republican Party of Florida, as of Sept. 2, gave more than $2.75 million to a Republican legislative leadership committee (the Florida Conservative Majority operated

by Sens. Don Gaetz, Andy Gardiner and Joe Negron), which in turn gave $2.8 million to the Liberty Foundation of Florida, which poured $2.5 million into advertising to help Bean defeat Weinstein.

A sizable chunk of the nearly $3 million that funded Bean’s race came from corporate and billionaire benefactors allied with the Washington, D.C.-based American Legislative Exchange Council. $500 contribution allowed by law, for a combined total of $30,500, a relatively small percentage of the $406,000 Bean raised for his primary race. (Weinstein received a mere $2,500 from the ALEC associates who gave to Bean.) However, 36 of those 62 sources gave more than $11.3 million to the Florida Republican Party in less than three years.

Donations from four of them exceeded $1 million: Blue Cross and Blue Shield, $3.1 million; the GEO Group (and affiliates) $1.043 million; Progressive Energy, $1.4 million; and TECO, $1.6 million.

Alachua County Republican Party chairman William “Stafford” Jones, who operates the Liberty Foundation, received $40,000 in July 2012 for another committee he operates, Accountability in Government, from Florida Republican leader Negron’s Florida Conservative Action Committee.

In late July, two weeks before the primary, The Center for Media and Democracy released “ALEC in Florida,” documenting ALEC’s political influence in Tallahassee. The report provides word-for-word comparisons of ALEC model bills and Florida laws

ean has the backing of two powerful Florida politicians who helped the ALEC agenda get a foothold in Florida: State Sen. John Thrasher and former Gov. Jeb Bush.

Thrasher, as a House member, was named ALEC Legislator of the Year in 1998. As House Speaker (1999-2000), he worked with newly elected Bush to get bills resembling ALEC models passed.

Bean is receiving substantial financial support from ALEC allied corporate interests, Florida legislators and lobbyists. Three of Tallahassee’s most powerful lobbying firms — Southern Strategy, Ronald L. Book PA and Ballard Partners — who count ALEC interests among their clients, either gave to Bean’s campaign directly, or their clients did.

For nearly four decades, ALEC has focused on state capitals to pass laws it drafts that subordinate the people’s interests to special interests, its critics say.

“ALEC campaigns and model legislation have run the gamut of issues, but all have either protected or promoted a corporate revenue stream, often at the expense of consumers,” according to the report “ALEC: Ghostwriting the Law for Corporate America,” released by the American Association for Justice, a trial lawyers group, in May 2010.

Bean’s campaign contributors include a donation from one of ALEC’s biggest benefactors, Koch Industries, the Kansasbased holding company of the billionaire Koch brothers. Charles and David Koch’s multi-billion-dollar fortune comes from chemical and energy production. They also own the Georgia-Pacific paper mill in Palatka that is cleared to pump its pollutants into the St. Johns River. Koch money also helped launch the Tea Party and Americans for Prosperity, a group that advocates against progressive or Democratic initiatives and protections for workers and the environment, according to SourceWatch, an affiliate of the Center for Media and Democracy. A recently launched $500,000 TV ad campaign suggests the Koch brothers are attempting to buy elections. The Patriot Majority USA, a group associated with U.S. Senate Leader Harry Reid (D-Nevada), is behind it.

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election for the seat vacated by the death of Sen. Jim King after Thrasher entered the 2011 race. Thrasher won, then was on the Senate redistricting committee that re-drew the new District 4 seat to include Nassau County where Bean lives.

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he huge corporate investment in a primary race — where fewer than 50,000 of 215,000 eligible Duval and Nassau county Republicans voted — holds potential for huge returns for ALEC members, especially those who hope to profit from privatizing state prisons, public schools, state-run hospitals and government health care and safety net programs.

Critics say ALEC’s voter suppression law efforts are aimed at key Democratic Party constituencies — the elderly, students and the poor — whose votes put Barack Obama over the top in 2008. A sponsor of the voter ID law was Bean supporter Don Gaetz, Senate president-designate, who has also sponsored 2012 other bills that mirror ALEC models. Gaetz contributed $500 to Bean’s campaign through a Panhandle health care company he owns and another $500 from his Florida Leadership Alliance committee.

Voter identification legislation adopted in Florida and many other states in recent years mirrors an ALEC bill drafted in 2009, according to a report by the Center for American Progress, a left-leaning think tank.

An affiliate group, Campus Progress, provides a link on its website to ALEC’s model bill, which critics say hinders the ability of college students to vote in the presidential election this year by not allowing them to change their addresses at the polls. College students voted overwhelmingly for Barack Obama in 2008.

It was ALEC member Rep. Dennis Baxley who in 2011 sponsored the much-criticized

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early voting and registration changes, according to a report on ALEC’s influence on voting law by the Florida Center for Investigative Reporting. Critics say that law is aimed at limiting the ability to vote of minorities and the working poor. Baxley contributed $100 to Bean’s campaign in 2009.

When Rep. Rachel V. Burgin from the Hillsborough County area proposed a bill in 2011 calling for the federal government to cut the corporate tax rate, she forgot to remove ALEC’s insignia on the draft. Burgin, identified in the “ALEC in Florida” report as an ALEC member, withdrew the bill after the embarrassing episode.

If Republicans like Weinstein fail to talk about ALEC influence in elections, it is likely because of the substantial threat ALEC poses to what is left of the moderate Republican

“ALEC campaigns and model legislation have run the gamut of issues, but all have either protected or promoted a corporate revenue stream, often at the expense of consumers.” representation in Tallahassee. In 2010, ALEC already had a strong grip on Tallahassee, with 60 members (46 in the House, 14 in the Senate) out of Florida’s 160 legislators, according to the “ALEC in Florida” study.

The District 4 Republican primary pitted the conservative wing of the party, which is backing Negron of Stuart for the powerful Senate presidency in 2016, against more moderate Republicans who are backing Jack Latvala of (Continued on page 16)

Outside Grip Tightens on State Politics Thanks to the deep coffers of its corporate members, the American Legislative Exchange Council has become an influential right-wing force in Florida politics. The group’s model legislation, crafted to benefit its members, is showing up more in proposed House and Senate bills — with some being signed into law. Here’s a deeper look:

American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC)

Notable ALEC-influenced Florida Legislation

Washington, D.C.-based group writes model legislation promoting conservative, free-market policies; funnels laws to state lawmakers.

Influenced by Thrasher

Influenced by Bush

ALEC MEMBER CORPORATIONS

PRISON INDUSTRY

‘PARENT TRIGGER’ BILL

ALEC-ALLIED LOBBYISTS

1999-2000 Thrasher gets longer prison sentencing laws passed, which helps drive profits at private prisons with high occupancy rates.

2011 Controversial bill providing means for charters school to replace public schools by a vote of parents is sponsored by 11 House members, 10 of them ALEC members. The nonmember has sponsored other bills mirroring ALEC models. The bill failed in the Senate.

Give millions via donations or through other groups to cooperative lawmakers and candidates who work to pass the ALEC agenda, which benefits corporate members.

Push Florida lawmakers to pass ALEC-mirrored bills and help fund campaigns of cooperative legislators via direct donations or through other political groups.

2000 Rep. Durrell Peaden, ALEC member, sponsors HB 1429, which expanded the use of prison labor by private companies and for deductions from a prisoner’s wages to offset the costs of incarceration. The bill, signed into law by Bush, was modeled after ALEC Prison Industries Act.

LAWMAKERS

Propose laws that mirror ALEC model bills; work with other elected officials in Tallahassee to pass them. Notable examples include:

John Thrasher

Florida House Representative, 1992-2000; Senator, District 8, 2009-present

As House Speaker (1999-2000) and golfing buddy of Jeb Bush, Thrasher worked closely with the newly elected governor to incorporate ALEC ideas into Bush’s plans. Named ALEC Legislator of the Year in 1998 and continues to push the ALEC agenda as state senator. As head of the Republican Party, raised record sums thanks to ALEC member corporations.

2012 Thrasher sponsors ALEC-like bill to privatize 27 Florida prisons.

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Jeb Bush

2011 Rep. Dennis Baxley, ALEC member, sponsors controversial changes to early voting and registration. Baxley gives to Bean campaign.

Governor, 1999-2007

Upon taking office, signs into law bills pushed by ALEC lobbyists and lawmakers, including Thrasher.

Bush follows ALEC guidelines for education reforms.

Aaron Bean

Florida House Representative, 2000-’08; GOP nominee for Senate District 4

CHARTER, ‘VIRTUAL’ SCHOOLS 2004 Gov. Jeb Bush pushes for passage of laws setting up online education (so-called “virtual schools”) and charter schools.

2011 Five legislators push ALEC-model bill to expand use of charter schools. Sen. Anitere Flores has ties to Florida’s largest charter school group.

2012 Since leaving office, Bush promotes virtual and charter schools around the country.

Rick Scott

Governor, 2011-current

Embraces ALEC agenda.

Embraces ALEC agenda; funded

by ALEC allies.

THRASHER- AND BUSH-ALLIED LOBBYISTS

Thrasher’s former lobbying firm partners who represent ALEC clients and fund candidates and Bush aides-turned-lobbyists who represent ALEC corporations, and continue to push ALEC agenda and fund cooperative lawmakers.

EDUCATION OVERHAUL

GUN CONTROL

1999-2000 Thrasher pushes the Bush “A+ Education Reform” that mirrors an ALEC model calling for high-stakes testing and charter schools.

Bush’s plan is written by the spouse of his aide, who in 2001 becomes a partner with Thrasher in a Tallahassee lobbying firm.

2005 Sen. Durell Peaden, ALEC member, sponsors SB 436, the “Stand Your Ground” law, influenced by a lobbyist for the National Rifle Association and a longtime ALEC member.

Bush signs it into law. The 2012 fatal shooting of 17-yearold Trayvon Martin has stoked controversy over this law.

How ALEC Money Oils the Political Machine ALEC ALLIES

AARON BEAN

62 direct donations from ALEC allies, limited by law to $500, provide seed money for Bean’s primary race against Weinstein.

FLORIDA REPUBLICAN PARTY

FLORIDA CONSERVATIVE MAJORITY

Gets $11.3 million from same ALEC allies who donate to Bean, some giving tens of thousands of dollars.

Gets $2.75 million from Florida Republican Party.

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LIBERTY FOUNDATION

Liberty Foundation spends roughly $2.5 million on TV ads, direct mail and other media in support of Aaron Bean.

Sources: State finance records and news reports

Gets $2.8 million from the Florida Conservative Majority.

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State Sen. John Thrasher, as a House member, was named ALEC Legislator of the Year in 1998. As House Speaker (1999-2000), he worked with newly elected Gov. Jeb Bush to get bills resembling ALEC models passed.

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Clearwater. Latvala had Weinstein’s support.

Latvala is the renegade Republican who, in the 2012 legislative session, orchestrated a bipartisan coalition to defeat ALEC’s decadelong goal: privatization of Florida prisons.

Two of the nine Republicans who opposed the bill were former sheriffs with bad experiences with for-profit prison managers. Others were not convinced the move would save the state money, The Palm Beach Post reported.

Negron gave Bean $500 on Aug. 3, then another $500 the day after the Aug. 14 primary through his Committee of Continuous Existence, which received a number of large donations from ALEC corporate allies and their lobbyists. The Johnson & Blanton lobbying group, whose clients 2012 include The GEO Group and its affiliate prison contractors GEO Care Inc., is included in that group. Travis Blanton of the lobbying firm gave Bean a direct donation of $500.

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ollowing the money to Bean’s campaign and state officeholders from one Florida-based prison contractor offers a perspective of ALEC’s sphere of influence in Florida’s political process.

Figures from the National Institute on Money in State Politics show that between 2003 and 2012, the Boca Raton-based GEO Group made political investments of $1,907,914 in Florida, and just $229,500 in California, its second-biggest. Identified as a former ALEC member in a March 2011 article by Beau Hodai for Prison Legal News, a prisoner rights

publication, GEO operates 109 facilities with 75,000 beds. Three of those, with 4,600 beds, are in Florida, according to the GEO Group website.

One of the recipients of GEO’s generosity was ALEC member Mike Haridopolos (R-Merritt Island), Senate president in 2012 who is not seeking re-election due to term limits. In the lead-up to the 2012 legislative session, Haridopolos’ campaign received $35,500 in contributions (2010 and 2011) from GEO companies and their extended network of lobbyists, employees and family members, according to an April 10 story in the Columbia Journalism Review.

Thrasher and Bush were able to get the ball rolling for private prison contractors in 2000 by helping Rep. Durrell Peaden, an ALEC member, pass a bill that resembled an ALEC model. It allowed expanded use of prison labor by private companies and deductions from a prisoner’s wages to offset costs of incarceration, according to an August 2011 story in The Nation. ALEC drafted its prison privatization law in 1995.

In subsequent years, both Thrasher and Bush supported legislative efforts to give private companies a greater piece of what is now the state’s $2.4 billion prison budget.

Thrasher pushed a progression of ALEClike tough-on-crime laws. In a campaign mailer, Thrasher touts his work with Bush to pass the 10-20-Life bill, targeting those using a gun to commit a crime.

In turn, prison interests have been generous to Republican Party candidates, like Bean, who get a Thrasher-Bush blessing. Over the last dozen years, money that flows to their anointed candidates has enabled Thrasher and Bush to become kingmakers in Florida politics.

State Sen. John Thrasher, left, and Republican State Senate 4 candidate Aaron Bean, center, visit with an unidentified voter.

Photo: aaronbean.com

PRIVATIZING PRISONS

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n the 2012 legislative session, Thrasher revived efforts to privatize state prisons.

As head of the Senate Rules Committee, he was able to get enough votes to introduce SB 2038; had it passed, it would have transferred management of as many as 27 prisons to the private sector.

Should the balance of power in the Senate, which holds the state purse strings, tip to ALEC-supported members in the November election, Florida could see a transfer of staterun prisons to private contractors.

Thrasher, Bush and Republican Party leaders have thrown their support behind several Senate candidates besides Bean who were successful in their primary races, including ALEC member John Legg of Port Richey. His opponent, Rob Wallace, who lost the primary, objected. “The Tallahassee political establishment is attempting to anoint the next senator from District 17,” Wallace said. “The party leadership seems to have forgotten what the primary is all about.”

If a former Republican state senator who recently left the party is right, these Republicans are likely to follow in lock-step with the powerful Republican leadership that endorsed them.

Former state Sen. Nancy Argenziano, now an Independent, said in an Oct. 22 Associated Press story that Republican leaders “have no allowance for honest people, and they demand members just follow and shut up.”

Argenziano, who served on the state’s Public Service Commission, and is now seeking a Panhandle House seat, said she angered some Republicans with her vote against a power company rate increase. She decried the corporate money that is financing the GOP and the Tea Party. “It’s like the Koch brothers came to Florida and said, ‘This is what we’re going to do.’ ” “ALEC-affiliated Florida [Legislature] members have embraced ALEC’s prison privatization agenda wholeheartedly,” write

the authors of “ALEC in Florida.”

Even though Thrasher’s prison bill earlier this year failed to dramatically expand the presence of private contractors in the state prison system, the door opened in early September for GEO’s subsidiary, GEO Care, as a contender for $58 million in the state budget for prisoner health care. Florida’s Joint Legislative Budget Commission, in a vote along party lines, interpreted the word “entities” in the General Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2011-’12 to mean the Department of Corrections can contract with for-profit providers of health care, a move that could affect nearly 3,000 workers statewide in January, according to a Sept. 11 report by the Times-Union. Unions representing state workers said they plan to sue.

In 2010, prison industries as a group invested nearly $1 million in Florida political races, according to figures compiled by the National Institute on Money in State Politics.

The sector’s combined giving showed a clear preference for Republicans: $783,494 to the Florida Republican Party while Thrasher was chair, and $143,000 to the Florida Democratic Party. The most generous of prison corporations to Florida political races and the Florida Republican Party is The GEO Group.

In the last week of the 2010 Legislature, $24 million was designated to the corrections budget to close state facilities and fill beds in the new Blackwater facility operated by GEO. In 2010, as Sen. Thrasher chaired the Florida Republican Party, The GEO Group gave the party $638,000, and its affiliate GEO Care gave $100,000, according to state records, making it one of the party’s top 15 contributors. That same year, The GEO Group gave $95,000 to the Florida Democratic Party, and GEO Care gave $10,000.

Though wearing two hats in 2010, one as party chair and one as state senator, Thrasher said he raised $55.4 million for the party, exceeding the three-year fundraising total of the previous chair. (The Florida Democratic Party raised $44.4 million that year.)

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The Republicans won a two-thirds super majority in both chambers of the Legislature in 2010, and Thrasher received credit from party leaders for reversing the party’s financial and political fortunes. The following year, Thrasher’s successor raised $22.1 million, according to figures from the National Institute on Money in State Politics.

Some of the biggest contributors to the Florida Republican Party in 2010 realized a windfall from tax cuts passed by Republicans in 2011, according to a June 2011 story in The Palm Beach Post. The Post calculated Walt Disney World shaved an estimated $1.3 million off its tax bill; Florida Power and Light, $1.8 million — while the average homeowner whose property was assessed at $198,000 received a $28 savings.

Bean’s personal campaign fund of about $400,000 at the end of July 2012, reflecting donations made as far back as 2007, shows two GEO contributions of the annual maximum of $500 for an individual campaign account. GEO lobbyists also kicked in thousands. But GEO also gave $50,000 in June 2012 to the conservative legislative leadership’s political committee, the Florida Conservative Majority, which can accept unlimited amounts. It in turn donated $2.8 million to the Liberty Foundation, an electioneering communications committee that helped Bean’s campaign with an estimated $2.5 million in

many ALEC corporations and Corrections Corporation of America, a Tennessee-based company. A number of ALEC members who are or were Southern Strategy clients contributed to recent state Senate races, including Bean’s.

Lobbyist Paul Bradshaw, a confidant and a former adviser to Gov. Bush, formed Southern Strategy in 1999. His firm was one of three Tallahassee lobbying groups that reported revenues in excess of $1 million for the first quarter of 2012 — and all three firms counted prison contractors among their clients.

Bradshaw wrote the Bush A+ Education Reform plan, which mirrored the ALEC model.

Bradshaw’s wife, Sally, a long-time Bush associate as a policy and campaign adviser, contributed $500 to Bean’s campaign in June 2012. She was appointed to the Florida State Board of Education in September 2011. The Board of Education in the past year helped expand virtual and charter schools in the state, two ALEC agenda items. The Board of Education helped Bush and ALEC’s school privatization sector earlier this year by overruling local education officials who claimed standards of the charter school and virtual school applicants did not meet the standards in their counties.

Southern Strategy’s clients include education-testing companies that benefit

Though wearing two hats in 2010, one as party chair and one as state senator, Thrasher said he raised $55.4 million for the party, exceeding the three-year fundraising total of the previous chair. spending that included TV and print ads, direct mail and other media. Senate Majority Leader Andy Gardiner, in line to be Senate president in 2014, heads the Florida Conservative Majority.

The Florida Conservative Majority received the greatest portion of the $3.75 million it had amassed since 2010 from the Florida Republican Party — more than $2.75 million. The names of individuals who gave to the Republican Party are identified, but their scent on the money trail is lost when the party shuffles it to committees that reshuffle it to other committees like the Liberty Foundation.

Jones, who operates Liberty Foundation, is also on more than a dozen other political committees, including one that recently sent out a deceptive mailer attacking Jacksonville Sen. Audrey Gibson, a Democrat seeking re-election in a redistricted seat. The mailer appears to come from “progressives” associated with the Democratic Party, but in fact originates from a group called “Progressives,” headed by Jones.

Other large donations to the Florida Conservative Majority came from the Florida Medical Association ($100,000), which Thrasher once represented as a lobbyist, former ALEC member Blue Cross and Blue Shield (two donations totaling $75,000) and a

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from the ALEC agenda of high-stakes testing to measure student performance and evaluate teachers and school performance.

Such evaluations are used to close public schools and turn them over to private management companies or replace them with charter schools.

Lobbyists with Southern Strategy in 2006 included David Rancourt, a former deputy chief of staff for Bush, and former aide to Thrasher. He is still with the firm. Also on the Southern Strategy team is Chris Dudley, a former legislative adviser to Bush who joined the firm in 2000. Thrasher sold his partnership in the lobbying firm in 2009 for more than $1.5 million.

Southern Strategy, whose clients include a prison management firm based in Texas, gave $5,000 to ALEC in 2010, and was listed among the “Trustee” level sponsors of the 2011 ALEC Annual Conference, according to information compiled by Sourcewatch, an affiliate of the Center for Media and Democracy.

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n the seven years preceding Thrasher’s return to the Legislature in 2009 as a senator, The GEO Group made great strides toward getting a bigger piece of the state’s prison budget. The circumstances under which it has expanded and received $110 million in taxpayer money to build the largest of its three Florida facilities has been surrounded in controversy, detailed in “Legacy of Corruption: GEO Buys

Gov. Jeb Bush (pictured) and John Thrasher supported legislative efforts to give private companies a greater piece of what is now the state’s $2.4 billion prison budget. Photo: Walter Coker

Off the Florida Political Establishment,” a March 2011 story in Prison Legal News.

Beau Hodai writes that the construction of the 2,000-bed Blackwater Correctional Facility in Santa Rosa County, opened by GEO in 2010, was made possible by language inserted into the 2008-’09 budget by Rep. Ray Sansom (R-Destin).

Sansom was later indicted for lying to a grand jury and misconduct for inserting a $6 million appropriation to build an aircraft hangar for a Destin businessman who was a generous contributor to the Florida Republican Party. The charges were dropped in May 2011, after a judge disallowed a key prosecution witness.

The Prison Legal News story raises questions about the role of Senate President-designate Gaetz in what had the appearance of a done deal for GEO to build the Blackwater prison long before the 2008-’09 appropriations bill passed. Gaetz has sponsored a number of bills resembling ALEC laws, including HB 4129 to require picture identification at the polls in order to vote.

One of the big three lobbying firms in the first quarter of 2012, Ronald L. Book PA, was paid between $10,000 and $19,000 by GEO. Book and family members gave Bean $2,000 in cash and in-kind contributions. Book’s portfolio of current and past clients includes ALEC corporations and affiliates. In 1995, Book pled guilty to giving $30,000 in illegal campaign contributions to several candidates over several years.

The other first-quarter 2012 million-dollar lobbying firm, Ballard Partners, also counts GEO among its clients. Ballard Partners gave Bean $500 in September 2011. Ballard’s long-time clients have included Corrections Corporations of America.

Ballard Partners lobbyists include William Turbeville, who in 1998 worked as a chief policy adviser to Thrasher and joined Bush’s staff in 2001, rising to policy director before leaving to become a lobbyist in 2003.

Ballard’s clients include former and current ALEC members or associates including Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Verizon and Medimmune Inc., a division of drug maker and ALEC ally AstraZeneca Inc. A number of Ballard’s clients, as of the end of March 2012, gave the maximum $500 allowed directly to Bean’s campaign: Automated Health Care Solutions, Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Florida East Coast Railway, Florida Society of Pathologists, GEO Care Inc., four affiliates of Northport Health Services of Florida LLC, United States Sugar Corporation and Universal Health Care Inc.

A number of those names also show up as contributors in much greater amounts to the Florida Republican Party in 2010, the year Thrasher headed it. In 2010, Automated Health Care Solutions gave $910,350, the sixth biggest party contributor that year; U.S. Sugar gave $2,214,095, the second largest; and Blue Cross and Blue Shield gave $2,038,297, third largest.

Automated opposed a measure in the 2010 session that would have imposed new restrictions on doctors dispensing prescription drugs. The company gave $1 million in the summer before the legislative session to leadership committees headed by ALEC members Sen. Haridopolos and Rep. Dean Cannon.

Automated, Blue Cross and U.S. Sugar also gave big to Florida Conservative Majority, which funneled $2.8 million to Liberty Foundation for communications and media help in Bean’s campaign.

Hodai notes that Thrasher’s clients as a lobbyist included serveral Florida Chamber of Commerce and ALEC member corporations and that Thrasher, prior to joining the Senate, was general counsel to Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce. Hodai ties the involvement of Florida Chamber of Commerce, headed by former Florida House Speaker Allan Bense, in crafting anti-union Pay Check Protection law that mirrored ALEC models for House and Senate bills, the eventual Senate bill 830 sponsored by Thrasher.

Bense is also chair of the Florida-based James Madison Institute, which receives funding from the Koch brothers, the author writes.

The flood of money into political campaigns and the reshuffling that makes it difficult to identify donors has many critics.

Though U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia helped strike down limits on political spending by corporations and labor unions in the Citizens United decision, he is a strong advocate of transparency.

“Thomas Jefferson would have said the more speech, the better,” Scalia told CNN’s Piers Morgan in July. “That’s what the First Amendment is all about. So long as the people know where the speech is coming from.”

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Reasons to leave the house this week VISUAL ARTS TRANSLITERATION

Art springs from the brush and the pen in the collaborative project from painter Sara Pedigo and poet Liz Robbins. The artists create works based on inspiration from each other, including “Amy Needs to Unclench” (pictured), Pedigo’s oil on panel, based on Robbins’ “Poem with Corset Allusion.” The reception is 5-9 p.m. Nov. 2 and the exhibit continues through Nov. 21 at Flagler College’s Crisp-Ellert Art Museum, 48 Sevilla St., St. Augustine. Free. 826-8530. flagler.edu/ crispellert

THEATER IN THE BLOOD

An impoverished mother raising five children, Hester lives on the streets of the inner city. With a nod to that other Hester from “The Scarlet Letter,” the tragedy examines and challenges the stereotypes that plague the welfare mother with children from different fathers. Nov. 1-4 and 8-10 at the Studio Stage, Players by the Sea, 106 N. Sixth St., Jax Beach. $20. 249-0289. playersbythesea.org Photo: Redgie Gutshall

SURFING KONA PRO JAX CONTEST

It’s time to watch the pros hang loose, shred the barrel and smack the lip. Billed as the largest professional surfing event in Florida and the third largest on the East Coast, Kona Pro Jax features some of the country’s best surfers competing for $22,000 in prizes. Contest held on best two days of surf, Nov. 1-4 at Jacksonville Beach Pier, 503 N. First St. 395-5628. voidlive.com/konaprojax

FESTIVAL NORTHEAST FLORIDA VEG FEST

The Girls Gone Green and the Northeast Florida Vegetarian Society want everyone to veg out.

In this case, it has nothing to do with a remote control or a couch. The third annual Veg Fest offers cooking demonstrations, food, animal rescue groups, games, live music and info on sustainable and humane practices. Vegan Black Metal Chef (pictured) gives a cooking demo on making healthful, tasty meals at 1 p.m. Veg Fest is 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Nov. 3 at Riverside Park, Jacksonville. Free. 868-7478. nfvegfest.org

INDIE DR. DOG

These primal, psychedelic rockers from Philadelphia believe you belong. Drawing influence for their latest album “Be the Void” from The Rolling Stones and The Velvet Underground, Dr. Dog hopes to combine expansive arrangements with a leaner sound in a modern rock show. Guitarist-vocalist Scott McMicken calls it a “rawer, more powerful, somewhat jittery competence.” 8 p.m. Nov. 7 at Freebird Live, 200 N. First St., Jax Beach. $16. 246-2473. freebirdlive.com

‘MOVEMBER’ FIRST WEDNESDAY ART WALK

As if you needed another reason to grow your ’stache. Proceeds from bake sales and other events at this month’s Art Walk benefit the Movember Foundation, which holds a moustache-growing charity event during November to raise awareness of men’s health issues, including prostate and testicular cancers. 5-9 p.m. Nov. 7 in Downtown Jacksonville, spanning 15 blocks and 30 to 40 galleries, museums and businesses, headquartered in Hemming Plaza. Free. For a map, go to downtownjacksonville.org/marketing OCTOBER 30-NOVEMBER 5, 2012 | FOLIOWEEKLY.com | 21

“The Last Flight of Petr Ginz,” celebrating the life of a talented young artist who died in a gas chamber in Auschwitz in 1944, is screened Nov. 1 at Jacksonville’s Main Library Theatre.

“True Blood” actress Carrie Preston is scheduled to attend a workshop and luncheon in conjunction with the screening of the comedy she directed, “That’s What She Said.”

JAX FILM FEST Nov. 1-4 The Florida Theatre, Jacksonville’s Main Library, San Marco Theatre and Ponte Vedra Concert Hall Individual tickets are $5-$20; passes for complete access to screenings, workshops and social events are $75-$325 jaxfilmfest.com

rue Blood” fanatics, aspiring filmmakers, fans of Indian film and lovers of thoughtful documentaries all have reason to be excited with the lineup for Jax Film Fest.

Celebrating its 10th anniversary, the festival honors women in filmmaking and gives an award to “True Blood” actress Carrie Preston.

“That’s What She Said,” a comedy directed by Preston and starring Anne Heche, screens twice Nov. 3 after appearing at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival. Preston, who plays Arlene on

the hit HBO show, is also scheduled to attend a workshop and luncheon.

Jax Film Fest director Jules Delamar said she’s excited to see the discussion that the panel, including Preston, will generate for the workshop “Shooting Through the Glass Ceiling” (2 p.m. at the Main Library Theatre).

Delamar, who also programmed the films and events, said the festival offers a rare opportunity to attract a star like Preston. “She’s crossed over to be a director and a producer,” Delamar said.

“If I called and wanted to get her as an actress, I might not be able to get through.”

She said she loves all the festival’s films, but when pressed for a favorite, Delamar picked “Andrew Bird: Fever Year.”

“That film will never be seen except at film festivals. You’ll never be able to get it on DVD or in theatrical release.” Diehard fans of Bird will enjoy it, but Delamar said, “If they’re not

HIGHLIGHTS THE LAST FLIGHT OF PETR GINZ 4 p.m. Nov. 1 at Main Library Theatre, 67 minutes The documentary celebrates the life of Petr Ginz, who wrote five novels and a diary of the Nazi occupation of Prague and produced 170 works of art before dying in a gas chamber in Auschwitz at 16 years old in 1944. The boy was “remarkably talented at writing and drawing and edited the youth newspaper Vedem,” according to the Israeli museum Yad Vashem. After the film, a panel discussion includes co-director Churchill Roberts, film animator Cory Godbey, Terezin survivor Robert Fischer and Holocaust educator John Iorii.

THIS SPACE AVAILABLE 7:30 p.m. Nov. 1 at The Florida Theatre, 86 minutes The documentary takes aim at billboards and other outdoor advertising that invade the public space and break the law. “If assembled together, U.S. billboards would cover the surface of 60,000 football fields,” according to the film, which was produced from 240 hours of footage, 160 interviews and visits to five continents. After the film, director Gwenaëlle Gobé is available for a question-and-answer session.

GATTU 4:30 p.m. Nov. 1 at San Marco Theatre and 6:30 p.m. Nov. 3 at Main Library Auditorium, 85 minutes Living in Roorkee, India, an orphan dreams of the skies and defeating the mysterious kite known as Kali. Many boys share this goal, but this 9-year-old is determined and sneaks into a school to get a strategic advantage. While pretending to be a student, the boy faces the challenge of learning to read and write. This is one of several films showing in the festival’s first Indo Film Series.

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fans yet and you love the creative process … you’ll love this film.”

The festival lineup includes workshops on screenwriting, animation, filmmaking, legal and business issues as well as a screenplay and pitch competition, receptions and screenings of about a dozen films.

The festival presents two screenings of “Metropolis” (10 a.m. Nov. 1 at the Main Library Theatre and 1 p.m. Nov. 4 at Ponte Vedra Concert Hall), the 1927 science-fiction film, restored in 2010 with 25 more minutes of discovered footage.

Delamar urged moviegoers to check jaxfilmfest.com for updates on the schedule.

It’s the first year of the Indo Film Series, celebrating movies from India, and she expected many additions to the schedule. o David Johnson djohnson@folioweekly.com

his team drops him. Forced to move in with his grandmother, he discovers his 17-year-old niece Samantha following in his own reckless footsteps.

Skater/actor Jesse Gay co-wrote the film with director Patrick Barry. It was filmed around Jacksonville, including scenes at Kona Skatepark. Barry is available for a question-and-answer session after the film.

ANDREW BIRD: FEVER YEAR 6 p.m. Nov. 2 at Main Library Theatre and 4 p.m. Nov. 4 at Ponte Vedra Concert Hall, 80 minutes The documentary concert film follows singer-songwriter Andrew Bird’s frenetic tour, finishing in his hometown of Chicago in December. Bird likens his journey to an animal adapting to survive the winter. He ponders whether he’s transforming into an animal “perfectly adapted to the musical hall.” After the Nov. 4 screening, a question-and-answer is scheduled.

THAT’S WHAT SHE SAID 4 p.m. Nov. 3 at Main Library Theatre and 10:30 p.m. Nov. 3 at the Main Library Auditorium, 84 minutes Hopeless romantic Bebe (Marcia DeBonis) and her cynical best friend Dee Dee (Anne Heche) go on a misadventure in New York, examining relationship problems with a new sex-addicted acquaintance (Alia Shawkat). “True Blood” actress Carrie Preston directs the quirky comedy. A question-and-answer session with Preston is scheduled after both screenings.

MESSENGER OF TRUTH 7:30 p.m. Nov. 4 at Ponte Vedra Concert Hall The moving documentary tells the story of Father Jerzy Popieluszko, a symbol of the liberation movement in Poland in the 1980s. The Catholic priest helped lead the freedom movement that saw the fall of communism in Poland, preaching to as many as 50,000 people during sermons, according to The Guardian. Popieluszko was beaten to death by secret police in October 1984. Most of the crew, which traveled to Poland for filming, is from Jacksonville.

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Tyler Perry is no Morgan Freeman, but he does a respectable job as Cross, the hero of 19 bestselling thrillers by James Patterson. Cross matches wits with Picasso, a paid assassin of superior skill who’s killing the top officers of a corporation.

Cross’ first encounter with Picasso, in a Detroit office tower, is a solid action sequence, but it’s standard cop fare after that, with a Scooby Doo ending only Velma could’ve solved.

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., San Marco Theatre 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 this ensemble effort.

ATLAS SHRUGGED: PART II **@@ Rated PG-13 • AMC Orange Park, 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 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, so a new cast saves the world here.

CHAKRAVYUH **@@ Not Rated • AMC Regency Square Social unrest leads youth in India to wage war against tyranny and exploitation. The film, in Hindi with English subtitles, follows six people in a war where no one can remain neutral.

CHASING MAVERICKS **@@ 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.

Real-life surfing phenom Jay Moriarity (newcomer Jonny Weston) seeks the help of a veteran surfer (Gerard Butler) to take on the mythical Mavericks surf break. Though the wave footage will blow away viewers, the disappointing script and acting will leave many wiped out.

CLOUD ATLAS ***G Rated R • AMC Orange Park, AMC Regency Square, Carmike Fleming Island, Cinemark Tinseltown, Epic Theatre St. Augustine, Hollywood River City, Regal Avenues, Regal Beach Reviewed in this issue.

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

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A sarcastic high-school senior (Victoria Justice of Nickelodeon’s “Victorious”) can’t wait for college and some distance from her dysfunctional family. A night spent watching her little brother on Halloween turns into the expected misadventure. The tween comedy tries to be all things – kiddie fun and (at times) tasteless for older folks – but the sweetness never truly satisfi es.

HERE COMES THE BOOM **G@ Rated PG • AMC Orange Park, AMC Regency Square, Carmike Fleming Island, Cinemark Tinseltown, Clay Theater, 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.

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HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA 3D **@@ Rated PG • AMC Orange Park, AMC Regency Square, Carmike Fleming Island, Cinemark Tinseltown, Epic Theatre St. Augustine, Hollywood River City, Regal Avenues, Regal Beach 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 In this thriller/horror, Jennifer Lawrence stars as Elissa, who moves with her mom 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. This ’hood is plenty dangerous.

THE IRAN JOB ***G Not Rated • Sun-Ray Cinema Former Jacksonville University basketball player Kevin Sheppard joins a team in the Iranian Super-League in this documentary. Sheppard forms an unlikely alliance with three outspoken Iranian women as the country sees the uprising and suppression of Iran’s reformist Green Movement.

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THE PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER ***G Rated PG-13 • AMC Orange Park, Cinemark Tinseltown, Epic Theatre St. Augustine, 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 Fleming Island, Cinemark Tinseltown, Epic Theatre St. Augustine, 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.

SEVEN PSYCHOPATHS ***@ Rated R • AMC Orange Park, AMC Regency Square, Cinemark Tinseltown, Epic Theatre St. Augustine, Regal Avenues, Regal Beach Blvd., Sun-Ray Cinema At the center of the story are alcoholic screenwriter Marty (Colin Farrell) and his dog-kidnapping pal Billy (Sam Rockwell, typically unhinged and very funny). Marty’s struggling to start a screenplay he’s named “Seven Psychopaths,” and Billy works with partner Hans (Christopher Walken) to kidnap wealthy people’s dogs, then return them later to collect reward money. Billy and Hans get in trouble when they dognap a Shih Tzu owned by a gangster (Woody Harrelson). Writer/director Martin McDonagh tried to do too much and misfired.

SILENT HILL: REVELATION 3D *@@@ 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.

Sean Bean, Carrie-Anne Moss and Malcolm McDowell star in a film adaptation of the horror video game. On the eve of her 18th birthday, Heather Mason (Adelaide Clemens) discovers she’s not who she thinks she is. She and her father (Bean) have been on the run for years, and this new revelation leads her into a demonic world.

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.

A horror film like this 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). Not entirely unpredictable, “Sinister” is nonetheless creepy and mostly effective, thanks to Hawke’s performance and Scott Derrickson’s solid direction.

STUDENT OF THE YEAR ***@ Not Rated • AMC Regency Square This romantic comedy is set at 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.

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.

After saving his daughter (in the original “Taken”), retired government agent Bryan Mills (Liam Neeson) must use his skills again when 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.

TROUBLE WITH THE CURVE *G@@ Rated PG-13 • Regal Avenues Clint Eastwood plays a role he’s quite comfortable with: 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 onedimensional characters. The best moments are when rookie scout Johnny “The Flame” Flanagan (Justin Timberlake) trades barbs and baseball trivia with Adams.

V/H/S **@@ Rated R • Sun-Ray Cinema A group of petty criminals take a job to find a tape in a rundown house, but they get more than they bargained for in this horror film from directors Adam Wingard and Glenn McQuaid. They stumble upon a lifeless body, surrounded by old TV sets and stacks of VHS tapes, complicating their search. As they try to figure out which tape is the right one, they watch some horrifying videos.

OTHER FILMS JAX FILM FEST The 10th annual film festival (see our story on page 22) brings more than 20 documentaries, shorts and feature films, including the first Indo Film Series. The festival includes workshops, social events, parties and a tribute to “True Blood” actress Carrie Preston, Nov. 1-4 at The Florida Theatre, Jacksonville’s Main Library, San Marco Theatre and Ponte Vedra Concert Hall. Individual tickets range from $5-$20. Passes for complete access to screenings, workshops, social events or all-access range from $75-$325.

396-7770. jaxfilmfest.com PRAY THE DEVIL BACK TO HELL The 2008 documentary about a peace movement and nonviolent protests in Liberia screens at University of North Florida’s Movies on the House at 7 p.m. Nov. 2 at Robinson Theater, 1 UNF Dr., Southside. Free. 620-1383.

LAUREL & HARDY FILMS The Leave ’Em Laughing Tent screens Laurel & Hardy movies 2-4 p.m. Nov. 4 at Pablo Creek branch library, 13295 Beach Blvd., Jacksonville. Admission, light snacks and sodas are free. 314-5801. leaveemlaughing.moviefever.com MARSE ROBERT This re-enactment of the events of the Civil War screens noon Nov. 4 at Sun-Ray Cinema, 1028 Park St., Five Points.

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THE HUNGER The 1983 British horror film, directed by the late Tony Scott, is screened at 7 p.m. Nov. 8 at the Museum of Contemporary Art Jacksonville, 333 N. Laura St., Downtown. After the film, Nicholas de Villiers, an assistant professor of English and film at UNF, leads a discussion. 366-6911. mocajacksonville.org LATITUDE CINEGRILLE “The Expendables 2” screens at Latitude 30 CineGrille, 10370 Philips Highway, Southside. Call for showtimes.

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POT BELLY’S CINEMA “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

NEW ON DVD & BLU-RAY THE CAMPAIGN Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis play all those old dirty tricks and some new ones in an R-rated comedy. Two CEOs seize an opportunity to oust a career congressman and replace him with their man, the naïve director of the local tourism center. As a political satire, the movie fizzles, but delivers on the ridiculous — Ferrell “accidentally” punches a baby at a campaign rally.

SAFETY NOT GUARANTEED Three magazine employees go on assignment to interview a man who placed a classified advertisement seeking a companion for time travel. The mysterious eccentric takes them on a surprising journey.

“Chasing Mavericks” is based on the true story of surfing phenom Jay Moriarity (Jonny Weston, right) and his unique friendship with mentor and father-figure Frosty Hesson (Gerard Butler). Photo: 20th Century

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YOUR SISTER’S SISTER Emily Blunt stars as Iris, who invites her friend Jack (Mark Duplass) to her family’s private island, as he attempts to get over the death of his brother. At the remote cabin, Jack has a drunken encounter with Iris’ sister, Hannah (Rosemarie DeWitt). Not a smooth move.

Tom Hanks, Jim Broadbent and Halle Berry are among the actors of a stellar ensemble cast in “Cloud Atlas.”

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o call “Cloud Atlas” an ambitious movie is an understatement.

It is a groundbreaking epic that takes the concept of telling multiple distinct stories and weaving them together with common threads to a new level.

The film, based on the award-winning 2004 novel by British author David Mitchell, takes six different stories and builds them into a single experience. It cannot be labeled as drama, mystery, comedy, thriller or sciencefiction, as it manages to be all of these at once.

The concept is not new, having been used successfully in many films, such as “Magnolia,” “Babel” and “Short Cuts.” But the stories in “Cloud Atlas” are told across time as well, starting on a ship in the Pacific Ocean in 1849 and moving forward to Belgium in 1936, San Francisco in 1975, London in 2012, South Korea in 2144 and to an even more distant future on an island 106 years after the apocalypse.

It’s hard to imagine how these six wildly different stories spread over time will ever come together, and viewers may be confused during the first 30 or 40 minutes of the movie, as it jumps around from time to time establishing characters and their stories.

But once each story starts to move, common themes emerge. The concepts of freedom and enslavement are evident as history seems to repeat itself. One of the key characters, Sonmi-451, is a fabricant or clone, living in Neo Seoul, a futuristic society where clones are a servant class. She becomes a symbol of the film’s overriding theme with her mantra: “Our lives are not our own. From womb to tomb we belong to others. And with every crime and every kindness, we give birth to the future.”

One way these stories are woven together is through the use of the same actors in every story. Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, Jim Broadbent, Hugo Weaving, Doona Bae, Hugh Grant, Jim Sturgess, Ben Whishaw, James D’Arcy and Susan Sarandon are featured in four to seven different roles each. Their work is excellent across the board; don’t be surprised to see several earn Oscar nods.

Because of the many timeframes, these stories cannot intertwine at the end in a physical sense — one of the film’s biggest hurdles, as I waited for a big connection reveal that never came. The strings that tie these stories together are subtler, even metaphysical — through society’s failures and triumphs, we see their connections through time.

Some characters share a curious birthmark in the shape of a comet. Another tie that might be lost on those not paying close attention is that a character in the next timeframe learns about the story of the previous protagonist.

Aspiring composer Robert Frobisher, living in 1936 Belgium, reads Adam Ewing’s journal about his 1849 journey aboard a ship. Luisa Ray, a young journalist in 1975 San Francisco, reads letters Frobisher exchanged with his friend and lover Rufus Sixsmith, while she uncovers corruption at a nuclear plant. Ray’s story is passed on to publisher Timothy Cavendish in 2012 England in the form of a manuscript. Sonmi-451 watches a movie portraying Cavendish’s adventure as he goes on the run from the brothers of his gangster client and seeks refuge with his brother. Broadbent’s

Cavendish pumps comic relief into the most light-hearted tale of the six in an otherwise serious movie.

And Sonmi-451’s story is a legend that inspires Zachry and Meronym, who come together from very different backgrounds in their future world to take on a mission that includes confronting a tribe of cannibals.

Filmmakers Tom Tykwer (“Run Lola Run”) and Andy and Lana Wachowski (“The Matrix” films) directed the film in halves with parallel film units and no overlapping crew other than the actors. They have essentially created six mini-movies, but the results are seamless and surprisingly never jarring.

“Cloud Atlas” is a commitment at almost three hours long, and the complex plotting and story-telling demand constant attention. The payoff is worth the effort.

Don’t jump out of your seat and head for the exit the minute the credits start to roll.

You’ll want to watch the montage of all the different characters each actor played to see if you caught them all. Chances are good you’ll be surprised at least a couple of times.

John Hoogesteger themail@folioweekly.com

Memorable Multiples “Coming to America”: Stars Eddie Murphy and Arsenio Hall play lead characters and three supporting roles apiece. Murphy has become so enamored with playing multiples, he has done so in six more films, most notably in the “Nutty Professor” movies.

“Back to the Future”: Among the three films, Michael J. Fox plays four different members of the McFly family, Lea Thompson portrays two McFly women and Thomas F. Wilson plays three evil Tannens.

“Dr. Strangelove”: Peter Sellers tackles three different roles.

He also handles triple characters in “The Mouse That Roared” and “The Prisoner of Zenda.”

“The Seven Faces of Dr. Lao”: Tony Randall plays seven different sideshow characters in this 1964 classic.

“Kind Hearts and Coronets”: Alec Guinness plays eight different roles, including six members of the D’Ascoyne family, in this 1949 black comedy.

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Dan Larson (above, left) and Adam Moia are planning to bring a wide range of shows to The Standard, including national touring bands, local musicians, comedians and artists.

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music fan in 2012 might find it hard to © 2012 believe, but 10 years ago, St. Augustine was not an option for national touring bands.

Today, diverse original concerts play nightly at Café Eleven, Nobby’s, the St. Augustine Amphitheatre and Present Moment Café, not to mention the Ponte Vedra Concert Hall north of town. All of that makes it easy to take the Oldest City’s embarrassment of musical riches for granted.

But that shouldn’t stymie the excitement of a new venue, The Standard, opening its doors on Nov. 2. The Standard will be located in the same Anastasia Boulevard location that formerly housed nightclub-oriented businesses like Christopher’s, Auggie Doggs and Two Hundred Lounge. But the difference between those now-defunct operations and The Standard, says co-owner and marketing/ booking manager Dan Larson, comes from The Standard’s “event canvas” approach.

“We’re not going to get stuck in any particular format,” Larson said. “But we are taking advantage of the building’s potential since it’s one of the biggest spaces in St. Augustine. I’m aiming to make it legendary — an epic venue like The Fillmore.”

The sentiment might seem wildly ambitious, even foolish — until one considers Larson’s background. The 25-year-old started in live entertainment young, working at the Maxwell C. King Center for the Performing Arts in Melbourne while he attended Brevard Community College. In 2008, he was hired as the first marketing and promotions manager at the remodeled St. Augustine Amphitheatre, which Larson and his co-workers transformed from a stale seasonal tourist attraction into an award-winning regular stop for major national acts and a bedrock of the local community.

After several years at the amphitheatre, though, Larson says he wanted to go in a “new direction” with his life. After booking a few shows at Café Eleven and graduating from Flagler College earlier this spring, he quit

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his job and decided to strike out on his own, immediately eyeballing the 200 Anastasia Blvd. location. “It’s close to downtown and on a main road,” Larson said. “Yes, there are challenges with parking, and I was very conscious of the adverse effects previous operations had had on the surrounding neighborhood. But there are so many opportunities there, too.”

Larson floated partnership offers with other North Florida booking agents, including Café Eleven founder Ryan Dettra, JaxLive head honcho Tim Hall and DIY promoter Nick Haneman. When those deals fell apart, Larson said he was dismayed to inform the property owners that he didn’t have the resources to open a music venue on his own.

But the owners, who Larson said have chosen to remain anonymous, offered to back him.

“They basically said, ‘What if we hire you to do it?’ ” Larson said laughing. “So we partnered up, they brought me in as a coowner of the business, and now we have the resources to make The Standard happen.”

The first order of business has been redesigning the interior of the building: acoustically treating the ceiling, bringing in a professional PA and lighting system and changing the layout to accommodate two different spaces. Larson said he hopes to have a small room with a bar that’s open regularly and a larger room for special events, although he declined to reveal capacity estimates pending ongoing inspections. “We’re designing it be a real show environment, though,” he said. “The two rooms will allow us control the intimacy of the venue.”

And area music fans will enjoy an impressively intimate performance at The Standard’s Nov. 2 kickoff show with Gainesville indie-folk sensation Hundred Waters. The band has enjoyed a recent spike in popularity, including rave reviews from taste-making media outlets like pitchfork. com, Spin and The New York Times, ensuring that 2013 will be a breakout year.

As of press time, the only other confirmed show at The Standard comes on Dec. 7, when Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, another North Florida band that’s enjoyed substantial mainstream success, will perform. “Our bookings [in 2012] will get off to a slow start,” Larson said. “But I’ll be hustling next year working with every agent I can to maintain a full calendar.”

Most of all, Larson said he’s “very conscious of the adverse effects of previous operations in the building,” which include multiple arrests, violent altercations and even gunshots documented in past police reports.

“I’m not expecting people to welcome me with open arms,” he said. “But I’m going to do my damnedest to mitigate those issues and be proactive about managing parking and security while ensuring we don’t have sound bleed into the neighborhood.

“Plus, I want to make sure I’m programming the building to cater to the community, not work against them. Basically all the things that a professional facility manager should do.”

Nick McGregor themail@folioweekly.com

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The trio behind Future Islands — Samuel Herring, Gerrit Welmers and William Cashion — are about to take an extended break for the first time since 2010, but first the band comes to Jacksonville. Photo: Mike Vorassi

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Baltimore trio Future Islands masters the art of mixing electronic pop with wrenching desperation FUTURE ISLANDS with TALK NORMAL and OPIATE EYES 8 p.m. Nov. 4 Jack Rabbits, 1528 Hendricks Ave., San Marco 398-7496, jaxlive.com

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he electro-pop world is full of preternaturally cool artists more comfortable at a raging nightclub than at home writing songs and honing their sound. But Baltimore’s Future Islands, made up of Samuel T. Herring, William Cashion and Gerrit Welmers, is no flossed-out, fun-loving dance group. Instead, they might be the most emotive band in the United States, wrenching forlorn desperation out of jagged synths, digital beats, bare-bones bass lines and Herring’s tortured vocal delivery in particular. On record, Future Islands call to mind indie cult heroes Joy Division and The Cure while easily trouncing any misguided synth-pop or chillwave descriptions. But onstage is where Future Islands’ haunting, powerful songs really shine, which makes the band’s inaugural Jacksonville visit on Nov. 4 a must-see. Folio Weekly chatted with Herring about the importance of touring, not fitting in and properly conveying emotion.

Folio Weekly: Future Islands started in North Carolina when you, Gerrit and William were attending East Carolina University. But things didn’t really take off until you moved to Baltimore. What changed?

Samuel Herring: Well, it wasn’t really a band move — it was a personal decision by all three of us. William and I moved to Baltimore in June 2006, and Gerrit followed in June 2008. The band was kind of floundering at that time, but we all had the same idea: let’s stop working silly jobs and dedicate ourselves to music full time.

So once we got to Baltimore, we hit the ground running and worked our asses off, touring the U.S. and Europe. At the beginning of 2009, we wrote “Apology,” “Tin Man,” and “Long Flight” [from 2010 album “In Evening Air”] in the span of a week, and that’s when we felt something was changing, which was scary but also really

good. We wanted to grow as artists, and those three songs in particular were like nothing we’d ever done.

F.W.: Which is a pretty good way to describe Future Islands’ overall aesthetic. Some people say synth-pop, but …

sit at a piano or with a guitar and just break your heart via the honesty of their songs. That’s how I try to communicate, but I also try to show people the hurt behind the songs, banging on my chest to bring up that pain again. I want to remind myself of the songwriting process: Where did this come from? What is the story?

I want to remind myself of the songwriting process ...

A lot of it is about showing weakness and vulnerability for the crowd. We’re definitely not rock star types, and we want our music to convey that honesty.

S.H.: We don’t really fit anywhere — but that’s OK. That’s us [laughs]. We always worked hard for our audiences and ourselves, which is really all you can do.

F.W.: Your songs are so emotionally resonant.

What’s the writing process like?

S.H.: It’s all very organic. I try to play off the emotions that Gerrit and William give me and turn those into words. When we write, we keep nothing in mind — just try to be very natural.

We sit around, the guys play, and I write in the corner. At the time of those songs [mentioned before], I was going through some heavy stuff, so they were exactly what I needed to express myself. That album [“In Evening Air”] was also the first time we all really gelled together. We were struggling, living in low-rent housing in Baltimore, and trying to make it out on the road. But were also seeing the world for the first time together. That relationship is a big part of how we continue to operate.

F.W.: You’re definitely not sitting in a corner when you’re on stage — your live performance style is so expressive, emotional and even theatrical.

S.H.: You don’t have to be extreme to be a performer — there are a lot of people who can

How did this originally make me feel? A lot of it is about showing weakness and vulnerability for the crowd. We’re definitely not rock star types, and we want our music to convey that honesty.

Sometimes my performance style freaks people out, though [laughs], so you have to find that balance between pushing and pulling back — what will draw people in, and what will push them away? I don’t consider myself any kind of master at it, but 10 years on the stage has taught me a lot. Every audience is different, every room is different, and that’s what makes it exciting.

F.W.: Is it still exciting after almost five years of constant touring?

S.H.: We’re about to take our first extended break since I had knee surgery in 2010, and I’m really excited. It feels like something we’ve earned. We’ve worked hard to pay our dues, reach an audience and prove something to ourselves, our friends and our families, so it’ll be nice to sit down, reflect on life, take care of my body and mind for a bit and then ease back into writing. The road is what gave me a life, though. I love the stage, and the road has allowed me to learn and grow and figure out what life as a musician is like.

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Nancy and Ann Wilson remain the two constants behind Heart with a sound that’s evolved since 1973.

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Magic Resuscitation

Wilson sisters energize album with new techniques, deliver crisp sound with a few surprises HEART and SHAWN COLVIN 7:30 p.m. Nov. 2 St. Augustine Amphitheatre, 1340C A1A S., St. Augustine $29-$79 209-0367, staugamphitheatre.com

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capturing sound on record.

And with “Fanatic,” released Oct. 2, Wilson and her sister, guitarist/singer Nancy Wilson, tested Mink in some unusual situations.

“It’s just amazing some of the different techniques that were used to record this record because it was recorded in lots of little different places, on a tour bus, in a parking lot, in a hotel room, actually in a studio, just everywhere,” Ann Wilson said in a recent phone interview.

The unconventional locations were necessary because, to get “Fanatic” done on time, recording had to happen while Heart was on tour.

“And you know, as it turns out, I’m really glad we did, because I think we caught something on ‘Fanatic’ that is quite a spark,” Wilson said. “And we didn’t sit in the studio and just overthink and overthink and overthink. We were on the move the whole time.”

Indeed, the new album has a genuine energy that more than a few albums lack. Some of that energy comes from the performances.

Then, there are the songs. “Fanatic” is one of Heart’s hardest rocking albums to date, and songs like “Dear Old America,” “59 Crunch,” “Mashallah” and the title track are crisp, highly melodic and full of surprising and entertaining twists and turns.

And as for Mink’s talents for capturing unique sonics, that’s amply demonstrated on “Fanatic.” The title song, for instance, uses some attention-grabbing buzzing tones, while the electronic tones that greet the listener on “Skin and Bones” give the song a bit of a futuristic accent. Then, there are the techno-funk touches that flavor “Million Miles.” It’s no exaggeration to say “Fanatic” has sounds and textures that are different from anything Heart has done.

“He [Mink] knows good and well what Heart used to sound like in the ’70s and in the

’80s and the ’90s,” Wilson said. “But he’s a guy who is really dead set in the present. So he’s going to pay respect to us and who we are, but he’s always going to push us. And he really has a great sonic imagination and ability to come up with crazy ideas that really refer to us in an honest way.”

As Wilson noted, “Fanatic” is a big piece in a year that is shaping up to be a landmark, one in a career for Heart that began in 1973, when the Wilson sisters formed the group. Over the course of its career, the band has enjoyed two periods of huge success — a five-album run that introduced Heart to the world from 1976-1980 and again during the second half of the 1980s. In all, the band has released 14 albums, with total sales of 35 million records and 21 Top 40 hits.

The other project — besides touring — that has been occupying time on the Wilson sisters’ schedule is an autobiography, “Kicking and Dreaming,” which they have written with Charles R. Cross, who wrote the acclaimed biography of Nirvana’s Kurt Cobain called “Heavier Than Heaven.” “Kicking and Dreaming” arrived in stores Sept. 18.

Wilson said she and Nancy didn’t hold back in telling their story.

“We decided pretty early on there was really no point in doing it if we were just going to do a big covered-up whitewash,” she said. “You might as well just stay silent if you’re going to keep everything secret. So we told our story as openly and honestly as we can.”

In its show, Wilson said, the band is playing plenty of hits, but also several new songs, showing that Heart remains a creatively active band and is not resting on its catalog.

Wilson said many artists struggle with trying to “create and go forward” and often give up and relive past success.

“And that can be sort of like the death knell of an artist right there,” she said. “Suddenly, it almost doesn’t even matter if it’s you or not.

That’s always been really something that Nance and I bounce away from. We really shy away from that. Just going out and doing the songs from the ’80s, it just makes us really unhappy to be stuck inside that box.”

Alan Sculley themail@folioweekly.com

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

LAGWAGON, POOR RICHARDS, WHAT ABOUT METhe punk rockers from California roll 7 p.m. Oct. 31 at Freebird Live, 200 N. First St., Jax Beach. $15. 246-2473.

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

FIREFLIGHT, KJ-52, SPOKEN, WAVORLY, SEVENTH TIME DOWN, GEORGE MOSS The Keep It Loud Tour is making some noise. These Christian rockers shake it up 7 p.m. Nov. 1 at Murray Hill Theatre, 932 Edgewood Ave. S., Westside. $16.

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CONFLUENT, HI-REZ, HUEY MACK, VERS, KEV Another round of Big Ticket Battle hits the stage 7 p.m. Nov. 1 at Jack Rabbits, 1528 Hendricks Ave., San Marco. $12. 398-7496.

BRIAN ASHLEY JONES, ODI Put your cowboy hat on for this country singer 8 p.m. Nov. 1 at European Street CafĂŠ, 1704 San Marco Blvd., San Marco. $12. 398-9500.

HEART, SHAWN COLVIN The lady rockers take the stage 7:30 p.m. Nov. 2 at St. Augustine Amphitheatre, 1340C A1A S., St. Augustine. $29-$79. 209-0367. staugamphitheatre.com HUNDRED WATERS, LE BLORR On Nov. 2, the five-piece Gainesville indie-folk band christens the new St. Augustine Progressive rockers Chroma (pictured) join Whetherman, AJ Neaher and Safari Soundlab for a free concert Nov. 5 venue, The Standard, 200 Anastasia Blvd. thestandardfl.com opening Jacksonville University’s Larry Strom Amphitheatre.

WHISKEY DICK BAND The acoustic country duo kicks it up 8 p.m. Nov. 2 at Jack Rabbits, 1528 Hendricks Ave., San Marco. $8. 398-7496.

The pop/rock singer headlines 7 p.m. Nov. 3 at Murray Hill RAY BONNEVILLE The jazzy, bluesy artist plays 8 p.m. Nov. 3 KINGS OF HELL The sassy rockabilly band plays Nov. 2 at Fly’s Theatre, 932 Edgewood Ave. S., Westside. $10. 388-7807. at European Street CafÊ, 5500 Beach Blvd., Southside. $15.

Tie Irish Pub, 177 E. Sailfish Dr., Atlantic Beach. 246-4293.

THE DOG APOLLO, THE BIG TASTY The local indie rockers 398-1717. kLoB If you’re in a bluesy mood, stopACTION

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Hendricks Ave., San Marco. $8. 398-7496. bands bring the beats 8 p.m. Nov. 4 at Jack Rabbits, 1528 282-1564.

RIVERSIDE ARTS MARKET Pam Affronti plays 11:15 a.m. and Hendricks Ave., San Marco. $12. 398-7496.

ERIC LINDELL, SOL DRIVEN TRAIN The soulful R&B singer Passarine is on 12:30 p.m. Nov. 3 at the weekly arts market, TRANSIT The pop-punk band takes the stage 7 p.m. Nov. 4 at and the band take the stage 10 p.m. Nov. 2 at Mojo Kitchen, held under the Fuller Warren Bridge at Riverside Avenue, Phoenix Taproom, 325 W. Forsyth St., Downtown. $12. 798-8222.

1500 Beach Blvd., Jax Beach. $16. 247-6636.

Downtown. 554-6865. riversideartsmarket.com FOREIGN TRADE, THIRTEEN22, RESINATED, ARTILECT, THE RIDE The classic rock band speeds it up 5 p.m. Nov. 2 GO RADIO The band plays Nov. 3 at Brewster’s Megaplex Roc AGREE HATE The battle for the Big Ticket continues 7 p.m. and 3 at Whitey’s Fish Camp, 2032 C.R. 220, Orange Park.

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CHROMA, WHETHERMAN, AJ NEAHER, SAFARI SOUNDLAB The progressive psychedelic rockers headline a concert full of musicians with Northeast Florida connections 4:30-9 p.m. Nov. 5 for the opening of the Larry Strom Amphitheatre, Jacksonville University, 2800 University Blvd. N., Arlington. Free. 256-7370. ju.edu/dolphinium

UPCOMING CONCERTS

DR. DOG, COTTON JONES Nov. 7, Freebird Live CURSE, HUSERE GRAV, MREOW, TRAVIS JOHNSON, JAMISON WILLIAMS Nov. 7, Burro Bar 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 & THE BLACK CAT BONES Nov. 9, Mojo Kitchen THE CRUXSHADOWS, VOLTAIRE, PETER PEPPER, BATSAUCE & LADY DAISEY, PATEN LOCKE, GRANDPA’S COUGH MEDICINE Nov. 9, Brewster’s Megaplex 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, FRANKIE BALLARD, MISS WILLIE BROWN Nov. 10, Mavericks NEEDTOBREATHE Nov. 10, The Florida Theatre PRIMITIVE HARD DRIVE Nov. 10, Jack Rabbits 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: THE MOTHER BAND, 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 SAVING ABEL, MANAFEST, BREAKING THROUGH Nov. 12, Freebird Live 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 JOE NICHOLS & THE DAMN BAND RANDYS Nov. 14, Whisky River AMERICAN AQUARIUM, CHASE RICE Nov. 14, Jack Rabbits ACOUSTIC ALCHEMY Nov. 15, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall LOVE AND THEFT Nov. 15, Mavericks FACE TO FACE, JOSHUA BLACK WILKINS Nov. 15, Jack Rabbits JIM HURST Nov. 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 Southside ST. JOHNS RIVER BLUES FESTIVAL: THE RIVER CITY BLUEZ BAND, 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 RED JUMPSUIT APPARATUS Dec. 7, The Standard 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 JJ GREY, MOFRO Dec. 27, Mavericks FLANNEL CHURCH Dec. 28, Burro Bar THE RIDE Dec. 28 & 29, Whitey’s Fish Camp B.B. KING Jan. 6, The Florida Theatre JUSTIN TOWNES EARLE Jan. 9, Café Eleven THE CIVIL WARS Jan. 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 GIRLS NIGHT: THE MUSICAL Jan. 17, T-U Center 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 ELVIS LIVES! Jan. 19, T-U Center 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 III March 1, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall BRUCE COCKBURN March 3, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall AMERICA’S GOT TALENT LIVE: ALL STARS March 23, T-U Center

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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 Parker Urban Band 9:30 p.m. Nov. 3. Live music every Thur. & Fri. DJs J.G. World & Jim spin vinyl 8 p.m. every Tue. 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 The Fostones 6 p.m. every Wed. 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 Go Radio Nov. 3. Live music every Wed.-Sat. 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 first & fourth Sat. Patrick Evan & CoAlition Industry every Sun. MOJO NO. 4, 3572 St. Johns Ave., 381-6670 The Mike Bernos Band 10 p.m. Nov. 2. Co-Alition 10 p.m. Nov. 3. Live music every Fri. & Sat. TOM & BETTY’S, 4409 Roosevelt Blvd., 387-3311 Cloud 9 7:30 p.m. Nov. 9. Live music every Fri. Karaoke 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 Live music every Fri. 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 Dune Dogs Nov. 3. 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 Cloud 9 6:30 p.m. Nov. 3. John Thomas Group Jazz 6-8 p.m. Tuesday. Live music every Fri. & Sat. EL POTRO MEXICAN RESTAURANT, 1553 Third St. N., 241-6910 Wilfredo Lopez every Wed. & Sat. ENGINE 15 BREWING COMPANY, 1500 Beach Blvd., Ste. 217, 249-2337 Live music every Thur.

EVA’S GRILL & BAR, 610 S. Third St., 372-9484 Steve Scarborough 7-10 p.m. Nov. 2 FLY’S TIE IRISH PUB, 177 E. Sailfish Dr., Atlantic Beach, 246-4293 Kings of Hell Nov. 2. 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 Lagwagon, Poor Richards and What About Me Oct. 31. Vitamin, Rawmyst and Full On Assault Nov. 3. Dr. Dog Nov. 7 GREEN ROOM BREWING, 228 N. Third St., 201-9283 Live music every Fri. & Sat. ISLAND GIRL CIGAR BAR, 108 First St., Neptune Beach, 372-0943 Locals Only Oct. 31. Billy Buchanan Nov. 1. John Austill Nov. 2. Clayton Bush Nov. 3. Live music every Wed.-Sat. KC CRAVE, 1161 Beach Blvd., 595-5660 Live music every Thur.-Sat. LYNCH’S IRISH PUB, 514 N. First St., 249-5181 Barrett Jockers Nov. 1. Live music Nov. 2 & 3. 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.

California punk rockers Lagwagon headline a show with Poor Richards and What About Me Oct. 31 at Freebird Live.

MELLOW MUSHROOM, 1018 N. Third St., Ste. 2, 246-1500 Dark Horse Oct. 31. Mile Train Nov. 1. Paul Lundgren Nov. 2. Whetherman Nov. 3. 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 & Rick Johnson 6 p.m. every Thur.

MOJO KITCHEN, 1500 Beach Blvd., 247-6636 Sol Driven Train and 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 7 p.m. Oct. 31. Reggae on the deck every Thur. Live music every Fri. & Sun. Live music every third Wed. NORTH BEACH BISTRO, 725 Atlantic Blvd., Ste. 6, Atlantic Beach, 372-4105 Live music every 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 every Sat. RAGTIME TAVERN, 207 Atlantic Blvd., Atlantic Beach, 241-7877 Live music every Thur.-Sun. SUN DOG, 207 Atlantic Blvd., Neptune Beach, 241-8221 Live music every Tue.-Sun. THE WINE BAR, 320 N. First St., 372-0211 Live music every Fri. & Sat.

DOWNTOWN

1904 MUSIC HALL, 19 Ocean St., 1904jax.com Cherub Nov. 3. Hip-hop every First Fri. Open mic every Mon. BURRITO GALLERY Tropic of Cancer and Canary in the Coalmine Nov. 7 BURRO BAR, 100 E. Adams St., 353-4686 Jealousy Mountain Duo Nov. 5. Curse, Husere Grav, Mreow, Travis Johnson and Jamison Williams Nov. 7. 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 p.m. Nov. 2. Live music every weekend THE JACKSONVILLE LANDING, 2 Independent Dr., 353-1188 Cowford County Band 8 p.m. Nov. 2. One 8 p.m. Nov. 3. Reggae on the River with Jahmen 5 p.m. Nov. 4. Live music every Fri. & Sat. 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 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 Batsauce & Lady Daisey CD release party with Paten Locke Nov. 3. Transit Nov. 4. Live music Fri. & Sat. UNDERBELLY, 113 E. Bay St., 353-6067 Four Families, Canary in the Coalmine, Tobacco Pat and Single White Herpes & the Aids Oct. 31. Parker Urban Band Nov. 7. Fjord Explorer & Screamin’ Eagle every Troubadour Thursday ZODIAC GRILL, 120 W. Adams St., 354-8283 Live music every Fri. & Sat.

FLEMING ISLAND

MELLOW MUSHROOM, 1800 Town Center Blvd., 541-1999 Chris Dudley Nov. 1. DJ BG Nov. 2. Pappa Crawdaddy Nov. 3.

Live music Wed.-Sat. MERCURY MOON, 2015 C.R. 220, 215-8999 DJ Ty spins every Thur. Buck Smith Project every Mon. Blistur unplugged every Wed. WHITEY’S FISH CAMP, 2032 C.R. 220, 269-4198 Deck music 5 p.m. every Fri. & Sat., 4 p.m. every Sun.

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BRUCCI’S PIZZA, 13500 Beach Blvd., Ste. 36, 223-6913 Mike Shackelford 6:30 p.m. every Sat. & Mon. CLIFF’S BAR & GRILL, 3033 Monument Rd., 645-5162 Band on the Run Oct. 31. The Ride Nov. 2 & 3. David Bazzell & Claude Bassingthwaighte Nov. 6. Karaoke every Thur. & Sun. Live music Tue., Wed., Fri. & Sat.

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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 Nov. 3. Live music every Fri. 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. DUB CLUB, 2223 C.R. 210, 418-0468 Karaoke 10 p.m. every Thur.

THE HILLTOP, 2030 Wells Rd., 272-5959 John Michael every Wed.-Sat. PREVATT’S SPORTS BAR & GRILL, 2620 Blanding Blvd., Middleburg, 282-1564 kLoB Nov. 2. Live music every Fri. & Sat. YESTERDAYS SOCIAL CLUB, 3638 Park St., 387-0502 Open mic 8 p.m. every 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 Oct. 31. Karaoke Nov. 1. JP Soars

& the Red Hots Nov. 3. 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 Aaron Koerner Oct. 31. Jimmy Solari Nov. 1. Randy Jagers Nov. 2. Matt Collins Nov. 3. Live music every Wed.-Sat. LULU’S WATERFRONT GRILLE, 301 N. Roscoe Blvd., 285-0139 The Monster Fool Nov. 2 & 3. 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 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. S., 388-7807 White Collar Sideshow, Alexis Rhode and Words Like Vines 7 p.m. Oct. 31. Keep It Loud Tour: Fireflight, KJ-52, Spoken, Seventh Time Down and George Moss 7 p.m. Nov. 1. Adam Sams, Derek Martin, Ashleigh Davis and Kevin Briscoe 8 p.m.

Nov. 2. Ryan Cabrera, Samuel Sanders, Rookie of the Year, Lakeview Drive, Ryan Shelley and Jenni Reid 7 p.m. Nov. 3

ST. AUGUSTINE, ST. AUGUSTINE BEACH

A1A ALE WORKS, 1 King St., 829-2977 Billy Bowers Nov. 1.

The Wobbly Toms Nov. 2 & 3. Live music every Thur.-Sat. AMICI ITALIAN RESTAURANT, 1915 A1A S., 461-0102 Piano bar with Kenyon Dye 5-9:30 p.m. every Sun. ANN O’MALLEY’S, 23 Orange St., 825-4040 Open mic Oct. 30. Colton McKenna 6:30 p.m. Nov. 2, 2 p.m. Nov. 4. Chelsea Saddler 8:30 p.m. Nov. 3 CAFE ELEVEN, 501 A1A Beach Blvd., 460-9311 David Bazan Nov. 27 CELLAR UPSTAIRS, San Sebastian Winery, 157 King St., 826-1594 The Committee 7-11 p.m. Nov. 2. Deron Baker 2-5 p.m., The Committee 7-11 p.m. Nov. 3. Vinny Jacobs 2-5 p.m.

Nov. 4. Live music every Fri.-Sun. 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. THE GROOVE CAFÉ, 134 Seagrove Main St., 547-2740 Billy Bowers Nov. 3 HARRY’S, 46 Avenida Menendez, 824-7765 Billy Bowers 6 p.m. Nov. 7. 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 Katherine Archer 1 p.m., Micah Gilliam 5:30 p.m. Nov. 4. Vinny Jacobs every Tue. Todd & Molly Jones every Wed. Colton McKenna every Thur. Will Pearsall every Mon. MOJO BBQ, 5 Cordova St., 342-5264 Grandpa’s Cough Medicine 10 pm. Nov. 2. Sam Pacetti 10 p.m. Nov. 3. Live music every Fri. & Sat. NOBBY’S, 10 Anastasia Blvd., 547-2188 Live music every Fri. PIZZALLEY’S CHIANTI ROOM, 60 Charlotte St., 825-4100 Dennis Fermin Spanish Guitar Band 4 p.m. every Mon. SANGRIAS, 35 Hypolita St., Ste. 3201, 827-1947 Parker Urban Band 8:30 p.m. Nov. 2 SCARLETT O’HARA’S, 70 Hypolita St., 824-6535 Jeremy Austin 8 p.m. Oct. 30. DJ Kevin Oct. 31. The Restless Kind 9 p.m. Nov. 1. Michael Jordan 4 p.m., Humanzee 9 p.m. Nov. 2.

Ken McAnlis noon-4 p.m., Kaylee Rose 4-8 p.m., Chillula 9 p.m. Nov. 3. John Winter noon-4 p.m., Colton McKenna 7-11 p.m. Nov. 4. Karaoke 9 p.m. Nov. 5. Jeremy Austin Nov. 6 THE STANDARD, 200 Anastasia Blvd., thestandardfl.com Hundred Waters and Le Blorr 8 p.m. Nov. 2 TAPS BAR & GRILL, 2220 C.R. 210 W., 819-1554 5x7 Band 9 p.m. Oct. 31. Live music every Fri. THE TASTING ROOM, 25 Cuna St., St. Augustine Dennis Fermin Spanish Guitar Band 7:30 p.m. every Sat. TRADEWINDS, 124 Charlotte St., 829-9336 Hooch Nov. 2 & 3. Mark Hart every Mon.-Wed. Open mic every Thur. Mark Hart & Jim Carrick every Fri. Elizabeth Roth 1 p.m., Mark Hart

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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. 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. every Wed. Karaoke 7 p.m. every Sat. MELLOW MUSHROOM, 9734 Deer Lake Court, Ste. 1, 997-1955 Redbeard & Stinky E Oct. 31. Whetherman Nov. 1.

Be Easy Nov. 2. Charlie Walker Nov. 3. 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 DJ Ron B Oct. 31. X-Hale Nov. 2. 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 ODI and Brian Ashley Jones 8 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 Lemonheads and Juliana Hatfield Oct. 30. Confluent, Hi-Rez, Huey Mack, Vers and Kev Nov. 1. Whiskey Dick Band Nov. 2.

The Dog Apollo and The Big Tasty Nov. 3. Future Islands, Talk Normal and Opiate Eyes Nov. 4. Foreign Trade, Thirteen22, Reinstated, Artilect and Agree Hate Nov. 5 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 & 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 Ray Bonneville 8 p.m. Nov. 3. Live music every Sat. ISLAND GIRL CIGAR BAR, 7860 Gate Pkwy., Ste. 115, 854-6060 Billy Buchanan Oct. 31. Bryan Ripper Nov. 1. Job Meiller Nov. 2. The Druids Nov. 3 LATITUDE 30, 10370 Philips Hwy., 365-5555 DJ Didactic 8:30 p.m. Nov. 1. The Leonard Brothers 8:30 p.m., DJ Jeff Bell 11:30 p.m. Nov. 2. ME Band 8:30 p.m., VJ Ginsu 11:30 p.m.

Nov. 3. DJ Jeff Bell every Tue. VJ Ginsu every Sat.

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 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 Live music every Thur.-Sat. TUCKERS HWY. 17 TAVERN, 850532 U.S. 17, Yulee, 225-9211 Live music every Fri. & Sat. To get 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.

During her paint dancing performances, Sister Feathertoe pours paint from squeeze bottles onto an unmounted canvas. She moves the paint using her hands, feet and broom and palm fronds during a choreographed dance to music.

Photos: Jensen Hande

An Art Movement

Sister Feathertoe fuses talents to spread ‘universal gospel of song and dance’ COUNTDOWN: 1986!

Sister Feathertoe’s 1980s-themed paint-dancing performance 7 p.m. Nov. 7 Museum of Contemporary Art Jacksonville, 333 N. Laura St., Downtown Free, donations accepted.

366-6901, sisterfeathertoe.tumblr.com

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ith long, scarlet ringlets and a dancer’s physique, local performance artist Joy Poulard creates large-scale canvas works using squirt bottles of paint, her body and uncommon tools like a broom and palm fronds — all while moving to music.

Born in Washington, D.C., and raised in California and Jacksonville (where she moved at the age of 10), Poulard graduated from Mandarin High School and received a fine arts degree in painting and drawing from the University of North Florida. “I wasn’t very ambitious in high school,” Poulard admitted.

“I did a lot of modeling as a teenager in New York. I don’t regret that. It was a whole other world, and it was a great experience.”

After graduating from UNF, Poulard spent time in Washington, D.C., getting to know her roots. “I’m the oldest of 10 siblings,” she said. “My biological parents gave me up for adoption, but ended up staying together and having nine more kids. I consider myself a universal sister because I was raised an only child of mixed race.”

As both a dancer and a visual artist, Poulard has channeled that experience into Sister Feathertoe, an alter ego that her website explains as “a modern shaman woman who is

both a sister and a sista, spreading the universal ‘gospel’ of song and dance.”

Though it’s easier to watch a video of Poulard’s performance (bit.ly/TNp9HZ), textually it can be described like this: Poulard takes an unmounted canvas and lays it flat on the ground, then she pours paint from squeeze bottles directly onto the canvas. Next, she moves the paint around the canvas using her hands, feet and “paint brushes” of a broom and palm fronds choreographed to music.

“Body-manipulated paint creates layers of color fields, lines and images. As a result, each painting consists of up to eight paint-danced layers,” Poulard said. “Hand-painted details are occasionally added to complete the work.”

After D.C., Poulard moved to Brooklyn where she spent five years working in theater; touring as a modern dancer and performance artist; singing as frontwoman for cabaret, jazz and rock bands; and recording for The Living Theatre label. Put simply, Poulard is a renaissance woman.

Upon returning to Jacksonville last year, 31-year-old Poulard says it was around the same time that she was hit with the concept of paint dancing, an art form that combines paint and dance to create works of art. “I’ve been performing most of my life,” Poulard said. “And I’ve always done field dancing where I go into a field, put on headphones and just dance to the music I love.”

As Sister Feathertoe, Poulard fuses her love of movement with her love of visual art. She counts Jackson Pollock and the “masterful balance between abstraction and representationalism” of Gustav Klimt as

influences. So far this year, she’s performed as Sister Feathertoe with a solo show at Southlight Gallery and at the Museum of Contemporary Art Jacksonville’s ArtWalk for ReFocus: Art of the 1960s exhibition.

“We called it a ‘multimedia happening’ and a ‘participatory event,’” Poulard explained of this past April’s MOCA exhibit. “We recreated the Human Be-In, a 1967 event that happened in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park [as a symbol of American counterculture]. The museum reported the highest turnout they’ve ever had from any Art Walk.”

To pay the bills, Poulard is the youth coordinator for an after-school program at the Jewish Community Alliance. She self-funded and produced both paint dancing shows for MOCA saying, “They’re pretty expensive to put together. We’re always in need of sponsorship and support, especially as my collaborators and I continue to develop this work.”

For the upcoming show at MOCA, “ReFocus: Art of the 1980s,” Poulard’s paint dancing performance will take place during a recreation of New Year’s Eve 1986 in New York City’s East Village. “It’s going to be about paying homage to icons of the ‘80s,” she says referring to Andy Warhol, JeanMichel Basquiat and Keith Haring. Poulard’s performance includes music, projections and “maybe even some audience participation.”

“I like the idea of painting being a performative experience and allowing music to drive it,” Poulard said. “Painting can become lonely.”

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PERFORMANCE

BOEING-BOEING The farce is staged Oct. 30-Nov. 18 at Limelight Theatre, 11 Old Mission Ave., St. Augustine. $10-$25. 825-1164. limelight-theatre.org PHANTOM The musical is staged Oct. 30-Nov. 25 at Alhambra Theatre & Dining, 12000 Beach Blvd., Southside. $46-$53. 641-1212. alhambrajax.com DRACULA: A RADIO PLAY A re-enactment of Orson Welles’ 1938 radio broadcast, produced by Jacksonville University professors director Deborah Jordan and symphonic conductor Scott Watkins, is staged 7:30 p.m. Oct. 30 at JU’s Terry Concert Hall, 2800 University Blvd. N., Arlington. $10.

256-7677.

THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW The musical with the ultimate cult following is staged Oct. 31-Nov. 3 at Amelia Community Theatre, 209 Cedar St., Fernandina Beach. $20. 261-6749. ameliacommunitytheatre.org MFA IN THE WORKS Jacksonville University choreography students perform Nov. 1 and 2 in JU’s Dance Pavilion, 2800 University Blvd. N., Arlington. Free. 256-7677.

RUMORS The Neil Simon farce is staged Nov. 1, 2 and 3 at Theatre Jacksonville, 2032 San Marco Blvd., San Marco. $25.

396-4425. theatrejax.com GOD OF CARNAGE Atlantic Beach Experimental Theatre presents the comedy Nov. 1-4 at Adele Grage Cultural Center, 716 Ocean Blvd., Atlantic Beach. $15. 249-7177. abettheatre.com IN THE BLOOD The tragedy is presented Nov. 1-10 at Players by the Sea, 106 N. Sixth St., Jax Beach. $20. 249-0289. playersbythesea.org TROUBLE IN TAHITI The Bella Voce Cabaret Theatrical Company performs the Bernstein opera 11 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. Nov. 2 at Friday Musicale, 645 Oak St., Riverside. Free.

355-7584. fridaymusicale.com THREE MURDERS AND IT’S ONLY MONDAY The murder and mayhem is staged Nov. 2-17 at Orange Park Community Theatre, 2900 Moody Ave., Orange Park. $15. 276-2599. opct.org AMATEUR NIGHT AT THE RITZ Modeled after Harlem’s “Amateur Night at the Apollo,” the host searches are held 7:30-10:30 p.m. Nov. 2 and every first Fri. at The Ritz Theatre & Museum, 829 N. Davis St., Downtown. $5.50. 632-5555.

MURDER IN THE OLD CITY The dinner theater show returns for encore performances 5:30 p.m. Nov. 4, 18 and 25 at Raintree Restaurant, 102 San Marco Ave., St. Augustine. $40.

824-7211.

CALLS & WORKSHOPS

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

ARCHAEOLOGIST LECTURE Anthropologist and archaeologist Dr. Laurie Rush, Cultural Resource Manager, U.S. Army Installation Management Command, discusses protecting cultural property in crisis areas at 6 p.m. Oct. 30 in University of North Florida’s Student Union Auditorium, 1 UNF Drive, Southside.

ART WORKSHOP Janet King demonstrates the use of bright colors and vivid contrast 7-9 p.m. Oct. 30 at FSCJ Deerwood Center, 9911 Old Baymeadows Road, Southside.

Free. King offers a workshop Oct. 31-Nov. 2 at 895 Palm Valley Road, Ponte Vedra Beach. $400. 540-4040. jacksonvillewatercolorsociety.org HARLEM OF THE SOUTH BUS TOUR A bus tour of Jacksonville’s LaVilla neighborhood celebrates the exhibit “Lois Mailou Jones: A Life in Vibrant Color” at the Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens. The tour from Ritz Museum & Theatre to the old Globe Theatre, now the Clara White Mission, includes stories of famous musicians and a soul food meal and live music from the Harlem Renaissance, 10 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Nov. 3 at the Cummer, 829 Riverside Ave., Riverside. $55. 899-6004. cummer.org AUDITIONS FOR CLARINDA, THE MUSICAL Atlantic Beach Experimental Theatre auditions for roles in the original Scottish musical 2 p.m. Nov. 3. No a capella auditions.

Performance dates are Jan. 25-Feb. 10 at Adele Grage Cultural Center, 716 Ocean Blvd., Atlantic Beach. 249-7177. abettheatre.com AUDITIONS FOR ALMOST, MAINE Orange Park Community Theatre holds auditions for as few as four or as many as 19 actors, ranging from ages 18-60, 2 p.m. Nov. 3 and 7 p.m.

Nov. 5 at 2900 Moody Ave., Orange Park. Performances are scheduled for Jan. 11-26. 276-2599. opct.org, susan. carcaba@comcast.net CREATION & MYSTERY OF SOUTHWEST AMERICAN POTTERY The seminar focuses on Native American pottery of the Navajo, Acoma, Zuni and Santa Clara tribes 2-3 p.m. Nov. 4 at Avonlea Antique Mall, 8101 Philips Highway, Southside.

636-8785.

BEGINNER BELLYDANCING COURSE A six-week course teaches the basic movements of the Egyptian-style dance, for those with or without dancing experience, is starts 5-6 p.m.

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A “Harlem of the South” bus tour of Jacksonville’s LaVilla neighborhood highlights the exhibit “Lois Mailou Jones: A Life in Vibrant Color,” which includes Jones’ 1978 work “Street Vendors” (pictured). The tour leaves from the Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens Nov. 3.

Nov. 4 at The Dance Shack, 3837 Southside Blvd., Southside. $65. 327-0779. bellydancewithzaina.net THEATRICAL ARTS Classes in theatrical performance, including song and dance, are held Mon.-Fri. at The Performers Academy, 3674 Beach Blvd., Jacksonville. Fees vary. 322-7672. theperformersacademy.com OTHER WORDS CONFERENCE The Florida Literary Arts Coalition’s literary conference, with a writing and travel theme, includes panels, readings, workshops and an independent literary book fair Nov. 8-10 at Flagler College, 74 King St., St. Augustine. 819-6400. floridarts.org, flagler. edu/writers MURRAY HILL ART CLASSES Six-week art classes for adults and kids are offered at Murray Hill Art Center, 4327 Kerle St., Jacksonville. Adult class fee is $80; $50 for kids. 677-2787. artsjax.org DRAMATIC ARTS AT BEACHES Classes and workshops in theatrical performance for all ages and skill levels are held Mon.-Fri. at Players by the Sea, 106 N. Sixth St., Jax Beach.

Fees vary. 249-0289.

PONTE VEDRA CLASSES, WORKSHOPS The Cultural Center at Ponte Vedra Beach offers art classes and workshops through Dec. 21 at 50 Executive Way, Ponte Vedra Beach.

280-0614 ext. 204.

JAZZ MUSICIANS The Jazzland Café seeks musicians who play piano, bass or drums, for a new ensemble being formed.

For details, email info@jazzlandcafe.com DANCE CLASSES The Dance Shack offers classes for several styles for all ages and skill levels every Mon.-Fri., at 3837 Southside Blvd., Jacksonville. 527-8694. thedanceshack.com K.A.R.M.A. CLASS A Kindling Auras & Radiating Musical Awareness group vocal session, focusing on mental clarity, visualization, harmonizing and blending, breath and energy control, is held 6-7 p.m. every Fri. at The Performers Academy, 3674 Beach Blvd., Jacksonville. Registration is requested, but not required. 322-7672. elementsofonelove@gmail.com

CLASSICAL & JAZZ

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

354-5547. jaxsymphony.org MUSICAL STORYBOOKS The Jacksonville Symphony String Quartet performs an early literacy and music program for pre-K children, 11 a.m. Nov. 3 at Main Branch Library, 303 N. Laura St., Downtown. Free. 354-5547. jaxsymphony.org CONCERT FOR TWO PIANOS The 19th annual concert of

classical and jazz music for two pianos is 3 p.m. Nov. 4 at Riverside Presbyterian Church, 849 Park St., Riverside. Free.

355-4585.

SUNDAY SALONS The Jacksonville Symphony String and Wind Ensembles play 3 p.m. Nov. 4 at Thrasher Horne Center for the Arts, St. Johns River State College, 283 College Drive, Orange Park. $20. 276-6750. thcenter.org NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA OF CUBA The symphony performs 4 p.m. Nov. 4 at the St. Augustine Amphitheatre, 1340 A1A S., St. Augustine. Free. 209-0367. performingarts.ufl.edu, staugamphitheatre.com JU CHAMBER ENSEMBLES Jacksonville University’s top chamber music students perform 7:30 p.m. Nov. 6 at Terry Concert Hall, 2800 University Blvd. N., Arlington. Free.

256-7677.

JOHN THOMAS JAZZ GROUP The group performs 6-8 p.m.

Nov. 6 and the first Tue. of every month at Culhane’s Irish Pub, 962 Atlantic Blvd., Atlantic Beach. 249-9595.

WEDNESDAY HAPPENING CONCERT Organist Andrew Clarke performs Bach, Franck and original compositions 12:30 p.m. Nov. 7 at Riverside Presbyterian Church, 829 Park St., Riverside. Free. 355-4585.

JAZZ IN ARLINGTON Jazzland features live music 6-9 p.m. every Thur. and 8 p.m. every Fri. and Sat. at 1324 University Blvd. N. 240-1009. jazzlandcafe.com DINO SALIBA Tonino’s Trattoria hosts saxophonist Saliba 6 p.m. every Sat. at 7001 Merrill Rd., Arlington. 743-3848.

JAZZ IN RIVERSIDE Trumpeter Ray Callendar and guitarist Taylor Roberts are featured 9:30 p.m. every Thur. at Kickbacks Gastropub, 910 King St., Jacksonville.

388-9551.

JAZZ AT TREE STEAKHOUSE Boril Ivanov Trio plays 7 p.m. every Thur. and pianist David Gum plays 7 p.m. every Fri. at Tree Steakhouse, 11362 San Jose Blvd., Jacksonville. 262-0006.

ART WALKS & MARKETS

FIRST WEDNESDAY ART WALK The “Movember” Art Walk benefits the Movember Foundation, raising awareness of men’s health issues, including prostate and testicular cancers. The Art Walk spans 15 blocks and 30-40 galleries, museums and businesses, headquartered in Hemming Plaza, Downtown Jacksonville, 5-9 p.m. Nov. 7. For a map, go to downtownjacksonville.org/marketing FIRST FRIDAY ART WALK The tour of Art Galleries of St. Augustine is 5-9 p.m. Nov. 2. A free art walk trolley begins pickup 6 p.m. at AGOSA member galleries. 829-0065.

MID-WEEK MARKET Arts & crafts, local produce and live music are featured 3-6 p.m. every Wed. at Bull Memorial

Park, corner of East Coast Drive and Seventh Street, Atlantic Beach. 247-5800.

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

BEACHES MUSEUM & HISTORY PARK 381 Beach Blvd., Jax Beach, 241-5657. The Beaches Area Historical Society presents “France Meets Florida,” a gala celebration of French culture in Florida, 6-10 p.m. Nov. 3. beachesmuseum.org CAMP BLANDING MUSEUM 5629 S.R. 16 W., Camp Blanding, Starke, 682-3196. Artwork, weapons, uniforms and other artifacts from the activities of Camp Blanding during World War II are displayed along with outdoor displays of vehicles from WWII, Vietnam and Desert Storm. Free.

CUMMER MUSEUM OF ART & GARDENS 829 Riverside Ave., Jacksonville, 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. A reception for the exhibit “Sara Pedigo and Elizabeth Robbins: Transliteration” is held 5-9 p.m. Nov. 2.

JACKSONVILLE UNIVERSITY’S ALEXANDER BREST MUSEUM & GALLERY 2800 University Blvd. N., Jacksonville, 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., Jacksonville, 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.

MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART JACKSONVILLE 333 N. Laura St., Jacksonville, 366-6911. “ReFocus: Art of the 1980s,” an exhibit highlighting major figures of contemporary art of the decade continues through Jan. 6. The annual exhibit of UNF’s Art & Design Faculty continues through Jan. 6.

RITZ THEATRE & MUSEUM 829 N. Davis St., Jacksonville, 632-5555. An exhibit celebrating local African-American athletes and sports figures, “More Than a Game: AfricanAmerican Sports in Jacksonville, 1900-1975,” is currently on display. Admission is $8 for adults, $5 for children, students and seniors. Open Tue.-Sun.

GALLERIES

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., Jacksonville, 355-1757. The juried exhibit “Patterns” continues through Nov. 1. The TAC members show, “4 Elements,” focusing on earth, wind, fire and water, opens Nov. 1 and runs through Dec. 13.

THE ART GUILD OF ORANGE PARK 2054 Plainfield Ave., Orange Park Library, 215-9177. The exhibit, “Self Portrait — Through the Looking Glass,” opens Nov. 2 and continues through Nov. 30.

AVONDALE ARTWORKS GALLERY 3562 St. Johns Ave., Jacksonville, 384-8797. “Precaptivator,” an exhibit of works by local artist MactruQue, runs through Nov. 7. “The Cat That Changed the World,” an estate exhibit giving insight into the life of Theodor Geisel (aka Dr. Seuss), has invitations 6-9 p.m. Nov. 9, and 1-3 and 6-8 p.m. Nov. 10. Bill Dreyer, the collection’s curator, discusses Geisel’s artistic life and vision.

BOLD BEAN COFFEE ROASTERS 869 Stockton St., Ste. 1, Jacksonville, 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., Jacksonville, 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, continues through Nov. 9. The exhibit of Brett Waller’s art continues through Dec. 1.

FIRST STREET GALLERY 216-B First St., Neptune Beach, 241-6928. The exhibit “Tropical Expressions” continues through Jan. 3.

FLORIDA MINING GALLERY 5300 Shad Road, Jacksonville, 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.

FSCJ’S KENT GALLERY 3939 Roosevelt Blvd., Jacksonville, 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.

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 TaborFor questions, please call your advertising representative at Miolla, is on display through Oct. 31.

HASKELL GALLERY Jax International 14201 PROOF Pecan FAXAirport, YOUR IF POSSIBLE AT 268-3655 Park Rd., 741-3546. Works by Grant Ward are displayed in Connector Bridge cases, an exhibit ofPROMISE works by Robin OF BENEFIT SUPPORT ASK FOR ACTION 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 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 LUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICES 4615 Philips Highway, Jacksonville, 730-8235. The photography and mixed-media exhibit, “America: Visions of My New Country,” works by children attending the Summertime Express youth refugee camp, is displayed year-round in the main lobby.

METACUSP STUDIOS GALLERY 2650 Rosselle St., Riverside, (813) 223-6190. An opening reception for “Two Fingered Turkeys,” an art performance and exhibit, is held 6-9 p.m. Nov. 16. The exhibit continues through Jan. 16.

PALENCIA FINE ARTS ACADEMY 701 Market St., Ste. 107A, St. Augustine, 819-1584. The academy, a gallery and educational institution, showcases students’ creative process, as well as exhibits. Stacie Hernandez’s works are on display. palenciafineartsacademy.com 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.

SIMPLE GESTURES GALLERY 4 E. White St., St. Augustine, 827-9997. Eclectic works by Steve Marrazzo are featured.

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. An opening reception for the Jacksonville Watercolor Society’s juried fall exhibit is held 2-5 p.m. Nov. 4; the show runs through Nov. 25. The “Collection by Candlelight” exhibit is displayed through November.

SURFSIDE CHIROPRACTIC AND ART GALLERY 469 Atlantic Blvd., Ste. 8, Atlantic Beach, 241-8302. The grand opening of the gallery is held 4-8 p.m. Nov. 3.

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. A reception for selections from the Wells Fargo donation is held 5-7 p.m. Nov. 1. The exhibit runs through Dec. 14. Jerry Domask’s “Reflections – Vietnam War 45 Years Later,” an exhibit of mixed-media paintings, is displayed 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 Andrew and Maria Bachmann’s art continues through Nov. 21.

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bargain! So even if the president isn’t a magical unicorn genie who shoots sparkly rainbows and Skittles out of his fingertips, I am STILL Wm.™ Steven Humphrey — and I STILL love you, long, LONG time. Thank you, and please form an orderly line to the left.

Thing Two: Election night can be nervewracking, and not everyone can have access to my genius. Let’s say you’re an Obama supporter. On election night, you’ll probably be biting your toenails and squealing, “Omigawd, if Romney gets elected, he’s going to remove my ovaries and sell them to China. Then he’s going to take that money and put it in an off-shore bank that invests in ovary removing equipment.” And if you’re a Romney supporter, you’ll be equally nervous, squeaking, “Oh, butter my bee-hind and call me a biscuit — if that Obama bin Laden from Kenya is elected again, his Obamacare is gonna make me finance all my maids’ birth control devices!”

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TUESDAY, OCT. 30 8:30 FOX BEN & KATE BJ helps Kate find an inappropriate costume for Halloween. Helloooo, Sexy Schoolmarm!

9:00 FOX NEW GIRL Jess is hired to portray a zombie in a haunted house or, as they refer to her, “The Walking Nerd.”

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 31 8:00 ABC IT’S THE GREAT PUMPKIN, CHARLIE BROWN When Linus is brutally decapitated in the pumpkin patch, all fingers point to Charlie.

10:00 FX AMERICAN HORROR STORY The patients escape Briarcliff during a violent storm, and — oh, hello Michael Myers!

THURSDAY, NOV. 1 8:00 NBC 30 ROCK For reasons no one can fathom, Jenna is the voter who will decide the presidential election.

NOT GOOD. 11:30 SHO REALITY SHOW Debut! A dark comedy about show biz, in which a disgraced producer helms a reality show about an unwitting family.

FRIDAY, NOV. 2 8:30 ABC MALIBU COUNTRY Debut! A hillbilly country star moves to California to jump-start her career.

SATURDAY, NOV. 3 11:30 NBC SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE Tonight’s host: Louis C.K.! (So expect the funniest, most depressing show of the season.)

SUNDAY, NOV. 4 8:00 NGC SEAL TEAM SIX: THE RAID ON OSAMA BIN LADEN A documentary/re-enactment of how Seal Team Six tracked down and killed bin Laden. (Just in time for the election!)

9:00 AMC THE WALKING DEAD The group gets separated. (“Table for four?

Reservation for … ‘Zombie’?”)

MONDAY, NOV. 5 9:00 BRAVO THE REAL HOUSEWIVES OF BEVERLY HILLS Season premiere! Adrienne is PISSED when Lisa commits some insignificant infraction that would never bother any sane person.

9:00 HBO WITNESS Debut! A new documentary series about photojournalists working in the most dangerous hellholes in the world!

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HOLIDAY EVENTS Please send us your holiday event info for our upcoming listing by Nov. 1. 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. 30 and 31 at 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 nonmembers. 757-4463.

HAUNT NIGHTS HAUNTED HOUSE Two haunted houses — Apocalyptia 3D and Dark Fables — are open from dusk-11 p.m. Oct. 30 and 31 at Adventure Landing, 1944 Beach Blvd., Jax Beach. Tickets range from $10.99-$20.99. 246-4386. hauntnights.com CHARITY BA$H This fundraiser is held 6-10 p.m. Oct. 31 at Dahlia’s Pour House, 2695 Post St., Riverside. A trivia and a costume contest are featured. Tickets are $30. Proceeds benefit Junior Achievement programs. jax365.com INTERACTIVE MURDER-MYSTERY SHOW An 80th birthday party turns deadly when Gerald Keenan tells friends and family he intends to change his will, but someone has other ideas. Interrogate the suspects, participate in a costume contest for prizes and have a Halloween-themed dinner 6 p.m. Oct. 31 at Alhambra Theatre & Dining, 12000 Beach Blvd., Southside. $50. Recommended for ages 18 and older due to adult content. 641-1212. alhambrajax.com CANDY BUY-BACK Dr. Baptista, bariatric surgeon and weight loss expert, is giving away dollars in exchange for obesity-provoking candy.

All candy collected will be shipped to troops overseas through Operation Gratitude. The office pays $1 per pound (up to 5 pounds) for unopened Halloween candy. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Candy will be collected 2-5 p.m.

Nov. 1 at 9471 Baymeadows Road, Jacksonville. 724-2263.

EVENTS CHILDREN’S FASHION SHOW The Women’s Board of Wolfson Children’s Hospital present this show 4 p.m. Nov. 3 at UNF’s Lazzara Performance Hall, Fine Arts Center, 11852 UNF Drive, Southside. The models are current and former patients of Wolfson Children’s Hospital, and musical entertainment, Jaxson D’Ville and a familyfriendly reception are featured. Tickets are $10 for students, $15 for adults. Proceeds benefit cutting-edge programs and state-of-the-art equipment and facilities for Freeman Behavioral Health Center, the only inpatient healthcare facility area-wide dedicated solely to children. For tickets, call 202-2886. thefloridaforum.com FESTIVAL D’VINE Catholic Charities Jacksonville hosts its ninth annual Festival d’Vine, featuring a wine tasting, food and live music by Freudian Slip, 6:30-9:30 p.m. Nov. 3 at Treaty Oak Park, 1123 Prudential Drive, Downtown. Tickets are $75; $50 for ages 2135. Proceeds benefit Catholic Charities. 354-4846 ext. 227.

PASTA FOR PAWS Nassau Humane Society holds the eighth annual spaghetti dinner 4:30-7:30 p.m. Nov. 3 at Atlantic Recreational Center, 2500 Atlantic Ave., Fernandina Beach. Live music by Frankie’s Friends and a silent auction are featured. Takeout available.

Tickets are $12. 491-1511.

COMMUNITY CONVERSATION A Community Conversation on Public Prayer: A Program in Civil Discourse is held 7-9 p.m. Oct. 30 at University of North Florida’s University Center, 1 UNF Drive, Southside. UNF president John Delaney moderates. The symposium includes academic and community leaders, and a group of responders from a variety of perspectives. unf.edu COSMIC CONCERTS Laser shows include Laser Pink Floyd: The Best of “The Wall” at 7 p.m., Laser Pink Floyd: “Wish You Were Here” at 8 p.m., Laser Pink Floyd: “Dark Side of the Moon” at 9 p.m. and Laser Pink Floyd: “The Wall” at 10 p.m. Nov. 9 in BryanGooding Planetarium, Museum of Science & History, 1025 Museum Circle, Downtown. Online tickets are $5. 396-7062. moshplanetarium.org JACKSONVILLE FARMERS MARKET Northeast Florida’s largest farmers’ market is also its oldest.

Nearly 200 year-round vendors and farmers offer everything from live chickens and homemade honey to lemongrass and locally grown blueberries. There’s a restaurant, Andy’s Farmers Market Grill, onsite. Navigable aisles, indoor and outdoor stalls, parking; open dawn to dusk, daily, year-round. 1810 W. Beaver St., Jacksonville. 354-2821. jaxfarmersmarket.com AMELIA FARMERS MARKET The new market is held from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. every Sat. at the Shops of Omni Amelia Island Plantation, 6800 First Coast Highway, Amelia Island. Award-winning farmers, food artisans and plant growers offer produce, organic products, baked goods, tropical and landscaping plants and flowers.

491-4872. ameliafarmersmarket.com FARMERS MARKET OF SAN MARCO Fresh local and regional produce, homemade chai tea and San Marco local honey are offered from 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m. every Sat. at 1620 Naldo Ave., near the corner of LaSalle Street and Hendricks Avenue, in Swaims United Methodist Church parking lot. 607-9935.

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 A Veterans Independence Salute is held 11:30 a.m. Oct. 31 at San Jose Country Club, 7529 San Jose Blvd., Mandarin.

Admission is $20. 396-5559.

OCCUPY JACKSONVILLE The nonprofit organization that fights for economic and social justice meets 4 p.m. Nov. 3 in front of City Hall, across from Hemming Plaza, Downtown. 955-8100.

JACKSONVILLE JOURNEY The oversight committee of this crime-fighting initiative meets 4 p.m. Nov. 15 in Eighth Floor Conference Room 851, Ed Ball Building, 214 N. Hogan St., Downtown. 630-7306.

BOOKS & WRITING

THE BOOKMARK Southern fiction author Janis Owens talks about and signs copies of her new book, “American Ghost,” 7 p.m. Oct. 30 at The BookMark, 200 First St., Neptune Beach. Owens’ book is a fictional representation of modern-day efforts to uncover the truth behind the 1934 lynching of Claude Neal in Marianna. Jennifer Nelson, author of “Airbrushed Nation: The Lure and Loathing of Women’s Magazines,” appears 7 p.m.

Nov. 1. 241-9026.

BOOK SALE Friends of Fernandina Beach Library hold a sale 9:30 a.m.-6 p.m. Nov. 2 and 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Nov. 3 at Peck Center, 516 S. 10th St., Fernandina Beach. More than 15,000 books are available; most are just 50 cents to $3. Proceeds benefit Fernandina Beach Library. Admission is free. 491-0034.

RON WHITTINGTON Local author Whittington signs copies of his new Parker Glynn mystery, “Dopplegänged,” 7-9 p.m. Nov. 2 at Anastasia Books, 81 King St., St. Augustine. He’s on hand again 2-5 p.m. Nov. 3 at Books Plus, 107 Centre St., Fernandina Beach. rpwhittington.com 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.

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MUTZIE All Stars 8 p.m. Oct. 30. Mutzie appears 8 p.m. Oct. 31 and Nov. 1 and 2, 8 and 10 p.m. Nov. 3 at The Comedy Zone, 3130 Hartley Road (in Ramada Inn), Mandarin. Tickets are $10 and $20. 292-4242. comedyzone.com JACKIE KNIGHT’S GYPSY COMEDY CLUB The Return of the Stereotypes, “A Jew and a Black Guy,” with Steven Knows, Bo Micadelic, Ron Webb and Angela Miller, is 8:30 p.m. Nov. 3 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.

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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

LOUIE ANDERSON Nov. 8, 9 & 10, The Comedy Zone FOLIO WEEKLY’S MARTINIFEST Nov. 16, EverBank Field Touchdown Club West JERRY SEINFELD Jan. 18, T-U Center

NATURE, SPORTS & OUTDOORS

KICKBALL TOURNAMENT The third annual Cathedral Arts Kickball Tournament is held 11 a.m. Nov. 3 at St. Nicholas Park, 2260 Spring Park Road, St. Nicholas. Participants must be 21 years or older.

Registration is $25, which includes the Northstar Substation after-party. Proceeds benefit afterschool arts education for underserved children in the Jacksonville area. 281-5599. capkids.org/kickball.php 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. The Jags are up against the Colts Nov. 8. 633-2000. jaguars.com BROWN BAG LUNCH LECTURE GTM Research Reserve offers a free lunch lecture noon-1 p.m. Nov. 2 at the Environmental Education Center, 505 Guana River Road, Ponte Vedra Beach. Emily Jane Murray, Public Information Specialist at GTM Research Reserve, discusses “Native America Ceramic Traditions of the Guana Peninsula.” Bring your lunch. For reservations, call 823-4500.

KIDS

ART ADVENTURES Children ages 6-12 explore mask-making and learn about symmetry in art as they create an oil pastel mask drawing,

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10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Nov. 17 at the Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens. 355-0630.

COMMUNITY INTEREST

FALL AND CHRISTMAS CRAFT SHOW The Crafty Ladies craft show and bake sale is held 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Nov. 2 and 3 at Highlands United Presbyterian Church, 10900 McCormick Road, Arlington. 641-9622. Hupcjax.org COMMUNITY YARD SALE The Cape Community Association holds its annual community-wide yard sale Nov. 2 and 3, off Starratt Road, just east of Yellow Bluff Road, Northside.

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, Southside. 256-6982. fscj.edu/news/ press-releases/view/job-club-weekly-series-at-fscjdeerwood-helps-seekers-refine-job-search-str

CLASSES & GROUPS

SAFE BOATING PROGRAM The U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary 14-4 holds an About Boating Safely class 7:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Nov. 3 at Captain’s Club, 13363 Beach Blvd., between Hodges and Kernan. Cost is $25, which includes materials. 502-9154. uscgajaxbeach.com 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, Southside. The fee is $40 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. $$ TASTY’S FRESH BURGERS & FRIES F The name pretty much says it all. Tasty’s offers burgers (Angus beef, turkey or veggie) and fries (like cheese fries, sweet potato fries), along with dogs, shakes, floats and soup. L & D, Mon.-Sat. CM, BW. 710 Centre St. 321-0409. $ TIMOTI’S FRY SHAK This new casual seafood restaurant features local wild-caught shrimp, fish and oysters, along with blackboard specials. L & D, daily. CM, BW. 21 N. Third St. 310-6550. $$ 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. Weekly specials are lasagna, 2-for-1 pizza and AYCE spaghetti. CM, FB. L, Sun.; D, daily. 3607 University Blvd. N. 743-3141. $$ REGENCY ALE HOUSE & RAW BAR Generous portions and friendly service in a nautical atmosphere. Fresh fish, specialty pastas, fresh oysters and clams. BW. L & D, daily. 9541 Regency Square Blvd. S. 720-0551. $$ UNIVERSITY DINER F The popular diner serves familiar breakfast fare and lunch like meatloaf, burgers, sandwiches: wraps, BLTs, clubs, melts. Daily specials. BW. B & L, Sat. & Sun.; B, L & D, Mon.-Fri. 5959 Merrill Rd. 762-3433. $

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BAGEL LOVE F This new Avondale spot serves breakfast and lunch sandwiches, wraps, salads, gluten-free baked goods and fresh-squeezed orange juice. CM. B & L, daily.

4114 Herschel St., Ste. 121. 634-7253. $ BISCOTTIS F Best of Jax 2012 winner. Mozzarella bruschetta, Avondale pizza, sandwiches, espresso, cappuccino. Revolving daily specials. B, Tue.-Sun.; L & D, daily. 3556 St. Johns Ave. 387-2060. $$$ THE BLUE FISH RESTAURANT & OYSTER BAR Fresh seafood, steaks and more are served in a casual atmosphere. Halfportions are available. CM, FB. L & D, daily. 3551 St. Johns Ave., Shoppes of Avondale. 387-0700. $$$ BRICK RESTAURANT F Creative all-American fare like tuna tartare, seaweed salad and Kobe burger. Outside dining. FB. L & D, daily. 3585 St. Johns Ave. 387-0606. $$$ THE CASBAH F Best of Jax 2012 winner. Middle Eastern cuisine is served in a friendly atmosphere. BW. L & D, daily.

3628 St. Johns Ave. 981-9966. $$ ESPETO BRAZILIAN STEAK HOUSE F Gauchos carve the meat onto your plate from serving tables. FB. D, Tue.-Sun., closed Mon. 4000 St. Johns Ave., Ste. 40. 388-4884. $$$ THE FOX RESTAURANT F A local landmark 50+ years.

Ian & Mary Chase serve classic diner-style fare, homemade desserts. B & L daily. 3580 St. Johns Ave. 387-2669. $ GINJO SUSHI JAPANESE RESTAURANT New at Shoppes of Avondale, Ginjo serves traditional Japanese fare and sushi.

Sake, BW. L & D, daily. 3620 St. Johns Ave. 388-5688. $$ GREEN MAN GOURMET Organic and natural products, spices, teas, salts, BW. Open daily. 3543 St. Johns Ave. 384-0002. $ MOJO NO. 4 F Best of Jax 2012 winner. See Beaches. 3572 St. Johns Ave. 381-6670. $$ ORSAY Best of Jax 2012 winner. The French/American bistro focuses on craftsmanship and service. FB. D, Mon.-Sat.; Brunch & D, Sun. 3630 Park St. 381-0909. $$$ TOM & BETTY’S F A Jacksonville tradition for more than 30 years, Tom & Betty’s serves hefty sandwiches with classic car themes, along with homemade-style dishes. CM, FB. L & D, Mon.-Sat. 4409 Roosevelt Blvd. 387-3311. $$

BAYMEADOWS

AL’S PIZZA F See Beaches. 8060 Philips Hwy. 731-4300. $ ANCIENT CITY SUBS Locally owned-and-operated by Andy and Rhonna Rockwell, the St. Augustine-themed sandwich

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shop, now in Baymeadows, serves gourmet subs – toasted, pressed or cold – and salads. CM, TO. Mon.-Sat. 8060 Philips Hwy., Ste. 207 (at Baymeadows Rd.). 446-9988. $ BROADWAY RISTORANTE & PIZZERIA F Family-owned-&operated NYC-style pizzeria serves hand-tossed, brickoven-baked pizza, traditional Italian dinners, wings, subs.

Delivery. CM, BW. L & D, daily. 10920 Baymeadows Rd., Ste. 3. 519-8000. $$ DEERWOOD DELI & DINER F ’50s-style diner serves malts, shakes, Reubens, Cubans, burgers, traditional breakfast items.

CM. B & L, daily. 9934 Old Baymeadows Rd. 641-4877. $$ THE FIFTH ELEMENT F Authentic Indian, South Indian and Indochinese dishes made with artistic flair. Lunch buffet includes lamb, goat, chicken, tandoori and biryani items. CM. L & D, daily. 9485 Baymeadows Rd. 448-8265. $$ INDIA’S RESTAURANT F Best of Jax 2012 winner.

Extensive menu of entrées, clay-oven grilled Tandoori specialties and chicken tandoor, fish, seafood and korma. L, Mon.-Sat., D, daily. 9802 Baymeadows Rd., Ste. 8.

620-0777. $$ LARRY’S GIANT SUBS F Best of Jax 2012 winner. With locations all over Northeast Florida, Larry’s piles subs up with fresh fixins and serves ’em fast. Some Larry’s Subs offer B & W and/or serve breakfast. CM. L & D, daily. 3928 Baymeadows Rd., Ste. 9 (Goodby’s Creek), 737-7740; 8616 Baymeadows Rd. 739-2498. $ LEMONGRASS F Upscale Thai cuisine in a metropolitan atmosphere. Chef Aphayasane’s innovative creations include roast duckling and fried snapper. BW. R. L, Mon.-Fri.; D, Mon.Sat. 9846 Old Baymeadows Rd. 645-9911. $$ MANDALOUN MEDITERRANEAN CUISINE *Bite Club Certified! F The Lebanese restaurant offers authentic cuisine: lahm meshwe, kafta khoshkhas and baked filet of red snapper. CM, FB. L & D, daily. 9862 Old Baymeadows Rd. 646-1881. $$ NATIVE SUN NATURAL FOODS MARKET F Best of Jax 2012 winner. The organic supermarket offers a full deli and a hot bar with fresh soups, quesadillas, rotisserie chicken and vegan sushi, as well as a fresh juice and smoothie bar. 11030 Baymeadows Rd. 260-2791. $ OMAHA STEAKHOUSE *Bite Club Certified! Center-cut beef, seafood, sandwiches served in an English tavern atmosphere. Signature dish is a 16-ounce bone-in ribeye.

Desserts include crème brûlée. FB. L & D, daily. 9300 Baymeadows Rd., Embassy Suites Hotel. 739-6633. $$ ORANGE TREE HOT DOGS Best of Jax 2012 winner. See Orange Park. 8380 Baymeadows Rd., Ste. 4. 733-0588. $ PATTAYA THAI GRILLE F Traditional Thai and vegetarian items and a 40-plus item vegetarian menu served in a contemporary atmosphere. BW. L & D, Mon.-Sat. 9551 Baymeadows Rd., Ste. 1. 646-9506. $$ PIZZA PALACE F See San Marco. 3928 Baymeadows Rd. 527-8649. $$ SNEAKERS SPORTS GRILLE F Best of Jax 2012 winner. See Beaches. L & D, daily. 8133 Point Meadows Dr. 519-0509. $$ STICKY FINGERS F Memphis-style rib house specializes

in barbecue ribs served several ways. FB. L & D, daily. 8129 Point Meadows Way. 493-7427. $$ VINO’S PIZZA F See Julington. L & D, daily. 9910 Old Baymeadows Rd. 641-7171. $ VITO’S ITALIAN RESTAURANT F Best of Jax 2012 winner.

For more than 25 years, family-owned Vito’s has offered authentic Sicilian fare, like veal saltimbocca, shrimp BadaBing, hand-tossed gourmet pizzas, osso bucco, tiramisu and cannolis. FB, CM. L & D, Tue.-Fri.; D, Sat. & Sun. 3825 Baymeadows Rd. 737-9236. $$

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(In Jax Beach unless otherwise noted.)

A LA CARTE Authentic New England fare like Maine lobster rolls, fried Ipswich clams, crab or clam cake sandwich, fried shrimp basket, haddock sandwich, clam chowdah, birch beer and blueberry soda. Dine inside or on the deck. TO. L, Fri.-Tue. 331 First Ave. N. 241-2005. $$ AL’S PIZZA F Serving hand-tossed gourmet pizzas, calzones and Italian entrees for more than 21 years. Voted Best Pizza

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

303 Atlantic Blvd., Atlantic Beach. 249-0002. $ ANGIE’S SUBS F Subs are made-to-order fresh. Serious casual. Wicked good iced tea. 1436 Beach Blvd. 246-2519. $ BAGEL WORLD F Best of Jax 2012 winner. This cozy little place offers a breakfast special (eggs, ham and cheese) and a variety of cream cheeses, coffees and juices. B & L, daily.

2202 S. Third St. 246-9988. $ THE BEACH RESTAURANT F Shrimp, fresh fish, chicken, burgers, burritos and Chicago-style pizza are served at this brand-new oceanfront place. L & D, daily. 320 N. First St. 270-8565. $$ BEACHSIDE SEAFOOD RESTAURANT & MARKET F The full fresh seafood market serves seafood baskets, fish tacos, oyster baskets, Philly cheesesteaks. Dine indoors or outside.

Beach delivery. CM, BW. L & D, daily. 120 S. Third St. 444-8862. $$ BONGIORNO’S PHILLY STEAK SHOP F South Philly’s Bongiorno clan imports Amoroso rolls for Real Deal cheesesteak, Original Gobbler, clubs, wraps, burgers, dogs. BW, CM. L & D, daily. 2294 Mayport Rd., Atlantic Beach. 246-3278. $$ BONO’S PIT BAR-B-Q F Baby back ribs, fried corn, sweet potatoes, wide varieties of barbecue. BW. L & D, daily. 1307 Atlantic Blvd., Neptune Beach. 270-2666. 1266 S. Third St. 249-8704. bonosbarbq.com $ BREEZY COFFEE SHOP CAFE F This new local coffee shop café features fresh, locally roasted Costa Rican organic coffee and espresso, as well as freshly-baked-in-house muffins, breads, scones and cakes. Breakfast, lunch and vegan options available. CM. B, L, Br., daily. 235 Eighth Ave. S. 241-2211. $ BUDDHA THAI BISTRO F Authentic Thai dishes made with fresh ingredients using tried-and-true recipes. FB, TO. L & D, daily. 301 10th Ave. N. 372-9149. $$ BURRITO GALLERY EXPRESS F Best of Jax 2012 winner.

The Gallery’s kid sister at the beach each is mostly take-out; same great chow, fast service. 1333 N. Third St. 242-8226. $

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CAMPECHE BAY CANTINA F Homemade-style Mexican items are fajitas, enchiladas and fried ice cream, plus margaritas. FB. D, nightly. 127 First Ave. N. 249-3322. $$ CASA MARIA F Best of Jax 2012 winner. See Springfield.

2429 S. Third St. 372-9000. $ CRAB CAKE FACTORY JAX *Bite Club Certified! F Chef Khan Vongdara presents an innovative menu of seafood dishes and seasonal favorites. FB. L & D daily. 1396 Beach Blvd., Beach Plaza. 247-9880. $$ CRUISERS GRILL F Best of Jax 2012 winner, serving burgers, sandwiches, tacos, quesadillas and killer cheese fries. 319 23rd Ave. S. 270-0356. $ CULHANE’S IRISH PUB *Bite Club Certified! Four sisters own and operate the authentic Irish pub, with faves Guinness stew, lamb sliders and fish pie. L, Fri.-Sun.; D, Tue.-Sun.; weekend brunch. FB, CM. 967 Atlantic Blvd., Atlantic Beach.

249-9595. $$ DICK’S WINGS F The casual NASCAR-themed place serves 365 varieties of wings. The menu also features 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

For questions, please call your advertising representative at 260-9770. RUN DATE: 1030f12 FAX IF POSSIBLE AT 268-3655 draft microbrew beers. D, Mon.-Sat. 296 YOUR Royal PalmsPROOF Dr., Atlantic Beach. 372-0052. $-$$ SALT LIFE FOOD SHACK F Best of JaxPROMISE 2012 winner. OF BENEFIT Specialty menu items include signature tuna poke bowl, fresh rolled sushi, Ensenada tacos, local fried shrimp. Casual, trendy open-air space. FB, TO, CM. L & D, daily. 1018 N. Third St. 372-4456. $$ 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 and liverwurst, and signature creations like the Radical Side.

1101 S. Third St. Mon.-Sat. 270-1040. $ 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. $$

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Photo: Walter Coker 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. $

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AL’S PIZZA F See Beaches. 14286 Beach Blvd. (at San Pablo Rd.) 223-0991. $ AROY THAI FUSION The new restaurant offers authentic Thai cuisine, including pad Thai, Thai fried rice and traditional curry dishes. Daily happy hour, FB, TO. L & D, daily. 13475 Atlantic Blvd., Ste. 40. 374-0161. $$ BIG DAWG’S SPORTS RESTAURANT F The family-friendly casual sports place has wings, burgers, sandwiches, wraps and specialty salads. Kids get a Puppy Chow menu. BW, CM. L & D, daily. 12630 Beach Blvd., Ste. 4. 551-3059. $$ 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.,

CULINARY GUILTY PLEASURE: Absolutely real butter 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. $$ VINO’S PIZZA With four Jacksonville locations, Vino’s makes all their Italian and American dishes with fresh ingredients. L & D, daily. 605 S.R. 13, Ste. 103. 230-6966. $ WAKAME JAPANESE & THAI CUISINE F The fine dining restaurant offers authentic Japanese and Thai cuisine, a full sushi menu, curries and pad dishes. CM, FB. L & D, daily. 104 Bartram Oaks Walk, Ste. 108. 230-6688. $$

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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

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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. $$ VINO’S PIZZA F See Julington. L & D, daily. 4268 Oldfield Crossing Dr. 268-6660. $ WHOLE FOODS MARKET F 100+ prepared items at a fullservice and self-service hot bar, soup bar, dessert bar. Madeto-order Italian specialties from a brick oven pizza hearth. L & D, daily. 10601 San Jose Blvd., Ste. 22. 288-1100. $$

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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. $$

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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. $$$ RUTH’S CHRIS STEAK HOUSE Best of Jax 2012 winner. See San Marco. 8141 A1A. 285-0014. $$$$ 619 OCEAN VIEW Dining with a Mediterranean touch; fresh seafood, steaks and nightly specials. FB, CM. D, Wed.-Sun. 619 Ponte Vedra Blvd., Cabana Beach Club. 285-6198. $$$

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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. $

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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,

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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 isFor offeredquestions, by the pie or the please call your advertising representative at 260-9770. slice at this restaurant in the historic district.

Hot subs, FAX YOUR PROOF IF POSSIBLE AT 268-3655 wings and salads, too. L & D, daily. BW. 117 St. George St. 825-2627. $$ PROMISE OF BENEFIT SUPPORT ASK FOR ACTION Produced by 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. $$ SARA’S CREPE CAFE Crêpes, both traditional European style and with innovative twists, are served along with Belgian waffles in the historic district. Dine indoors or out in the openThis is your chance to air courtyard. B, L & D, daily. 100 St. George St. 810-5800. $$ increase your holiday sales SOUTH BEACH GRILL Located off A1A, the two-story beachy and invite our 140,000 destination offers casual oceanfront dining and fresh local weekly readers to buy at seafood. Dine indoors or out on a beachfront deck. FB. B, L & your store! Don’t miss this D daily. 45 Cubbedge Road, Crescent Beach. 471-8700. $ once-a-year opportunity to SPY GLOBAL CUISINE & LOUNGE In the historic district, end 2012 on the high mark!

Spy features James Bond-themed sushi and Mediterraneaninfluenced global cuisine on the seasonal menu, including SPACE RESERVATION: fresh – never frozen – Hawaiian seafood. Dine indoors or out DEADLINE: on the patio. Upstairs lounge, too. Great selection of chilled OCTOBER 30, 2012 sakes. BW, CM. D, nightly. 21 Hypolita St. 819-5637. $$$ PUBLICATION DATE: SUNSET GRILLE Seafood-heavy menu, consistent Great NOVEMBER 13, 2012 Chowder Debate winner. Specialties are baby back ribs, SPECIAL ADVERTORIAL lobster ravioli, coconut shrimp, datil pepper wings. CM, FB. L & D, daily. 421 A1A Beach Blvd. 471-5555. $$$ INVESTMENT: THE TASTING ROOM, WINE & TAPAS Owned by Michael $500 NET Lugo, the upscale contemporary Spanish restaurant fuses INCLUDES COLOR (MAXIMUM OF 2 GIFT ITEMS PER innovative tapas with an extensive wine list. L, Wed.-Sun.; D, SUBMISSION) nightly. 25 Cuna St. 810-2400. $$

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

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Jon Walker serves up fish tacos (left), pulled pork cheese fries (right) and all kinds of sports bar fare at Halftime Sports Bar & Grill on South Eighth Street in Fernandina Beach. Photo: Walter Coker 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. $$ RENNA’S PIZZA F Renna’s serves New York-style pizza, calzones, subs and lasagna made from authentic Italian recipes. Delivery, CM, BW. 4624 Town Crossing Dr., Ste. 125, St. Johns Town Center. 565-1299. rennaspizza.com $$ SAKE HOUSE #3 JAPANESE GRILL & SUSHI BAR Brand new location. See Riverside. 10281 Midtown Parkway, Ste. 119.

996-2288. $$ WASABI JAPANESE STEAKHOUSE & SUSHI BAR F Authentic cuisine, teppanyaki shows and a full sushi menu.

CM. L & D, daily. 10206 River Coast Dr. 997-6528. $$ WHISKY RIVER F Best of Jax 2012 winner. At St. Johns Town Center’s Plaza, Whisky River features wings, pizza, wraps, sandwiches and burgers served in a lively car racingthemed atmosphere (Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s the owner). FB. CM. L & D, daily. 4850 Big Island Drive. 645-5571. $$

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ATHENS CAFÉ F Serving authentic Greek cuisine: lamb, seafood, veal and pasta dishes. BW. L & D, daily. 6271 St. Augustine Rd., Ste. 7. 733-1199. $$ CRUISERS GRILL F Best of Jax 2012 winner. See Beaches.

5613 San Jose Blvd., Ste. 1. 737-2874. $ DICK’S WINGS F NASCAR-themed family style sports place serves wings, buffalo tenders, burgers and chicken sandwiches. CM. BW. L & D, daily. 1610 University Blvd. W. 448-2110. dickswingsandgrill.com $ MOJO BAR-B-QUE F Best of Jax 2012 winner. Pulled pork, brisket and North Carolina-style barbecue. TO, BW. L & D, daily. 1607 University Blvd. W. 732-7200. $$

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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. $$ HAVANA-JAX CAFÉ/CUBA LIBRE BAR LOUNGE *Bite Club Certified! F Authentic Latin American fine dining: picadillo, ropa vieja, churrasco tenderloin steak, Cuban sandwiches. L & D, Mon.-Sat. CM, FB. 2578 Atlantic Blvd. 399-0609. $ MATTHEW’S Chef’s tasting menu or seasonal à la carte menu featuring an eclectic mix of Mediterranean ingredients. Dress is business casual, jackets optional. FB. D, Mon.-Sat. 2107 Hendricks Ave. 396-9922. $$$$ METRO DINER F Best of Jax 2012 winner. Historic 1930s diner offers award-winning breakfast and lunch. Fresh seafood and Southern cooking. Bring your own wine. B & L, daily. 3302 Hendricks Ave. 398-3701. $$ THE OLIVE TREE MEDITERRANEAN GRILLE F Homestyle healthy plates: hummus, tebouleh, grape leaves, gyros, potato salad, kibbeh, spinach pie, Greek salad, daily specials. L & D, Mon.-Fri. 1705 Hendricks Ave. 396-2250. $$ PIZZA PALACE F All homemade dishes from Mama’s award-winning recipes including spinach pizza and chickenspinach calzones. BW. L & D, daily. 1959 San Marco Blvd.

399-8815. $$ PULP F The juice bar has fresh juices, frozen yogurt, teas and coffees; 30 smoothies, with flavored soy milks, organic frozen yogurt and granola. Daily. 1962 San Marco Blvd. 396-9222. $ RUTH’S CHRIS STEAK HOUSE Best of Jax 2012 winner.

Serving Midwestern prime beef, fresh seafood, in an upscale atmosphere. FB. D, daily. 1201 Riverplace Blvd. 396-6200. $$$$ SAKE HOUSE #2 See Riverside. 1478 Riverplace Blvd.

306-2188. $$ SAN MARCO DELI F Independently owned & operated classic diner serves grilled fish, turkey burgers. Vegetarian options. Mon.-Sat. 1965 San Marco Blvd. 399-1306. $ TAVERNA Tapas, small-plate items, Neapolitan-style wood-fired pizzas and entrées are served in a rustic yet upscale interior.

BW, TO. L & D, Tue.-Sat. 1986 San Marco Blvd. 398-3005. $$$ VINO’S PIZZA F See Julington. This location offers a lunch buffet. L & D, daily. 1430 San Marco Blvd. 683-2444. $

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AROMAS BEER HOUSE Faves include ahi tuna with a sweet soy sauce reduction, backyard burger, triple-meat French dip.

FB. L & D, daily. 4372 Southside Blvd. 928-0515. $$ BISTRO 41° F Casual dining – fresh, homemade breakfast and lunch dishes in a relaxing atmosphere. TO. B & L, Mon.Fri. 3563 Philips Hwy., Ste. 104. 446-9738. $ BLUE BAMBOO Contemporary Asian-inspired cuisine includes rice-flour calamari, seared Ahi tuna, pad Thai. Street eats: barbecue duck, wonton crisps. BW. L, Mon.-Fri.; D, Mon.-Sat. 3820 Southside Blvd. 646-1478. $$ 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. $

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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 & 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 (at Tinseltown). 997-1955. mellowmushroom.com $ OTAKI JAPANESE STEAKHOUSE F Family-owned with an open sushi bar, hibachi grill tables and an open kitchen. Dine indoor or out. FB, CM, TO. L, Mon.-Fri.; D, nightly. 7860 Gate Parkway, Stes. 119-122. 854-0485. $$$ SAKE SUSHI F Sushi, hibachi, teriyaki, tempura, katsu, soups. Popular rolls include Fuji Yama, Ocean Blue, Fat Boy. FB, CM. L & D, daily. 8206 Philips Hwy., Ste. 31. 647-6000. $$ SEVEN BRIDGES GRILLE & BREWERY F Innovative menu of fresh local grilled seafood, sesame tuna, grouper Oscar, chicken, steak and pizza. Microbrewed ales and lagers. FB. L & D, daily. 9735 Gate Pkwy. N., Tinseltown. 997-1999. $$ SOUTHSIDE ALE HOUSE F Steaks, seafood, sandwiches.

CM, FB. L & D, daily. 9711 Deer Lake Court. 565-2882. $$ SPECKLED HEN TAVERN & GRILLE F The gastropub has Southern-style cuisine with a modern twist: Dishes are paired with international wines and beers, including a large selection of craft and IPA brews. FB. L & D, daily. 9475 Philips Hwy., Ste. 16. 538-0811. $$ SUNSET 30 TAVERN & GRILL F Located in Latitude 30, Sunset 30 serves familiar favorites, including seafood, steaks, sandwiches, burgers, chicken, pasta and pizza. Dine inside or on the patio. FB. L & D, daily. 10370 Philips Hwy. 365-5555. $$ TAVERNA YAMAS Best of Jax 2012 winner. *Bite Club Certified! The Greek restaurant serves char-broiled kabobs, seafood and traditional Greek wines and desserts. FB. L & D daily. 9753 Deer Lake Court. 854-0426. $$ TOMMY’S BRICK OVEN PIZZA F Premium New York-style pizza from a brick-oven — the area’s original gluten-free pizzeria. Plus calzones, soups and salads; Thumann’s no-MSG meats, Grande cheeses and Boylan soda. BW. L & D, Mon.Sat. 4160 Southside Blvd., Ste. 2. 565-1999. $$

URBAN ORGANICS The local organic produce co-op offers seasonal fresh organic vegetables and fruit, as well as greenhouse and gardening supplies. Mon.-Sat. 5325 Fairmont St. 398-8012. $ WATAMI ASIAN FUSION F AYCE sushi, as well as teppanyaki grill items. Rolls include the Jaguar, dynamite, lobster and soft-shell crab. FB, CM. L & D, daily. 9041 Southside Blvd., Ste. 138C. 363-9888. $$ WILD WING CAFÉ F 33 flavors of wings, as well as soups, sandwiches, wraps, ribs, platters and burgers. FB. 4555 Southside Blvd. 998-9464. $$ YUMMY SUSHI F Serving teriyaki, tempura, hibachi-style dinners, sushi and sashimi. Sushi lunch roll special. BW, sake.

L & D, daily. 4372 Southside Blvd. 998-8806. $$

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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

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• Official Gaydar: Malaysia’s Education Ministry has held at least 10 seminars recently to teach parents and teachers how to head off the pesky homosexuality their kids may be in “danger” of developing. According to officials, sure signs are when boys wear “V-neck” or sleeveless shirts or carry big handbags. For girls, the most obvious sign is “having no affection for boys.” Last year, according to a September Reuters report, the government set up camps specifically to teach “masculine behavior” to “effeminate” boys.

• Surviving a cobra bite in Nepal is simple, some natives believe. If the victim bites the snake to its death right away, the venom is rendered harmless. One confident farmer bitten in August in Biratnagar told BBC News he went about his business as usual after fatally biting his attacker; he survived only after his family convinced him that maybe the custom was ridiculous and took him to a hospital.

• A September religious festival in Nanchang, China, is a favorite of beggars, since visitors are in a generous mood. This year, though, officials are concerned about increasing hordes of panhandlers harassing the pilgrims.

So town officials ordered all festival beggars locked up in small cages (too tiny to allow standing) to minimize hustling. Beggars are free to leave, but then must stay away permanently. Most beggars chose to stay since they still earned more in festival cages than they would have on the street.

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• The CIA and the National Security Agency may play roles, but Kentucky’s homeland security law explicitly acknowledges “God” as the key to the war on terrorism. In August, the Kentucky Supreme Court declined to hear atheists’ challenges to the state’s 2002 “legislative finding” that the state’s “safety and security” cannot be achieved without God’s help. A lower court wrote that since the law didn’t “advance” religion but merely paid “lip service” to a belief in God, it didn’t violate the separation of church and state doctrine.

• Seventy people, including 20 children, were discovered in August in an eight-story-high, all-underground bunker in Kazan in the Russian Republic of Tatarstan. Authorities said the quasi-religious sect had probably been there for nearly 10 years without heat, forced ventilation or sunlight. The group is nominally Islamist, but according to a notice in London’s The Guardian, the sect is more likely under the individual control of 83-year-old, selfdescribed prophet Fayzrahman Satarov.

• The Tax on Worship: When the Roman Catholic Church in Germany warned in September that too many Catholics were opting out of paying the country’s “religious tax,” many Americans got their first-ever notice that some European democracies actually tax worship. The Catholic Church made it official: Anyone backing out of the income tax surcharge would be ineligible to receive Holy Communion or religious burial (though the tax avoider may still receive Last Rites). Under the German constitution, a church can directly recoup its expenses from members or choose to allow the government to collect the levy on the church’s behalf, minus a collection fee. Two German states add

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• The Bronx, where nearly a third of the population lives in poverty, is the poorest of the five New York City boroughs, with per-capita income 70 percent lower than neighboring Manhattan’s. Yet among the city’s most ambitious public works projects under construction is an 18-hole golf course in Ferry Point Park, estimated to cost the city $97 million, according to a September New York Times item. Plus, golf may be losing popularity. The Times reported rounds of golf in New York City have dwindled from 880,000 on 12 municipal courses in 1966 to 561,000 on 13 courses in ’11. From the city’s view, it gets a course operated by a Donald Trump company and hopes to build a waterfront esplanade next to it.

Least Competent Criminals

• Todd Kettler, 37, was arrested in October in Kalamazoo Township, Mich., and charged with robbing a Southfield bank five days earlier.

The manager of a strip club in the Township noticed Kettler was handing women money saturated with red dye, and called the police.

• Two men, ages 45 and 42, were arrested in Toronto in September when they walked into a neighborhood money-transfer store with $520,250 in a duffel bag and tried to wire that amount to a Los Angeles address. Police charged them in connection with an ongoing money-laundering investigation.

Questionable Judgments

• Update: As NOTW mentioned in July, U.S. Centers for Disease Control found 11 instances since 2000 in which ultra-Orthodox circumcision priests (mohelim) passed the herpes simplex virus from their saliva when they used the ancient method of bloodremoval from the wound by sucking it clean.

Responding in September, New York City’s Health Department ordered the mohelim to warn parents of the danger and to require written consent for the ritual, but in October, three rabbis and three Jewish organizations challenged the order in federal court, arguing Jewish law “requires” that particular method of blood removal. According to the CDC, in 10 of the 11 cases, hospitalization was required, and two boys died.

Horse Show Jumping, Minus the Horse

• Horse show jumping is a longtime Olympics sport, but for the last 10 years, equestrians have been performing in “horseless” show jumping, in which horse courses are run by “riders” on foot (who, by the way, do not straddle broomsticks). According to an October Wall Street Journal item, an international association headed by retired pro equestrian Jessica Newman produces at least 15 shows a year, with 40-130 competitors galloping over jumps from two to four feet tall (five feet in “Grand Prix” events), with the “riders” graded as if they were on horses (timed, with points off for contacting the rails).

Explained Newman about the shows’ success: “It’s just fun to be a horse.”

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ARIES (March 21-April 19): Big opportunities are on the way. Even if you cash in on them, though, they won’t likely make an immediate practical impact. They’re subtle and deep. What are they? 1. You could root out a bad seed embedded in your subconscious mind before you knew any better. 2. You may reinterpret the meaning of certain turning points in your past, revising your life story’s flow. 3. You could forgive yourself for an old sin you thought you’d never let go. 4. You could get a friendly shock to diminish sadness carried for a long time.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Right before I woke up this morning, I dreamed one of my teeth fell out. As I lay groggy in bed, my mind searched for meaning. “What does losing a tooth symbolize?” I asked myself. I promised myself that when I got up, I’d Google that, but my rumination was interrupted by a dull ache in the back of my mouth, and it was only then I remembered: Yesterday, I had a real tooth yanked out by a real dentist. Moral of the story: Be wary of making up elaborate stories about events with simple, mundane explanations.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): It’s a good time to get introspective and meditative about your urge to merge … to think objectively about how you approach togetherness … to be honest about what strengths and weaknesses you bring to the art of collaboration. The most important question to ask yourself: “How do I personally contribute, knowingly or unconsciously, to the problems I experience in relationships?” Another query to consider: “How hard am I willing to work to create the kinds of intimacy and alliances I say I want?”

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): It’s a great time to explore the frontiers of wise foolishness. Take full advantage of learning opportunities that may require you to shed excess dignity and acknowledge how much you don’t know. Are you brave enough to disavow cynical thoughts and jaded attitudes muffling your lust for life? Are you smart enough to understand how healthy it’d be to play like an innocent wild child? Be available for delightful surprises.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): “Dear Rob: I seem to be marooned in an interesting limbo.

The sights and sounds aren’t pretty, but they keep me perversely entertained. I’m sampling tastes more sour than sweet, thinking sooner or later the sweetness will prevail — but it never does. Sometimes I feel like I’m in a trance, unable to do what’s best for me. Can you help? Like maybe give me a password to break me out of the trance? — Meandering Gemini.”

Dear Meandering: This is one of those rare times when you have cosmic permission to favor what’s calming and reassuring rather than amusing and stimulating. Your password is sanctuary.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): On Sept. 22, the San Francisco Giants played a baseball game against the San Diego Padres. In the fourth inning, Giants’ third baseman Pablo Sandoval sprinted to the edge of the field, hurling himself over a railing and into the crowd to snag a foul pop-up. That he landed upside-down but unhurt wasn’t the most impressive aspect of his feat. More amazing was the pink bubble Sandoval blew with his chewing gum nanoseconds before he dived. It was a supremely playful and successful Zen moment. That’s the spirit I hope you bring 2012 to your efforts in the days ahead.

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LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Your unconscious mind is more accessible than usual in the weeks ahead. It reveals its agendas more clearly and plays more of an active role. Is that good or bad? Depends on how open-minded you are to surprises your secret self reveals. If you try to ignore or repress its eruptions, they may wreak chaos. If you treat this other part of you as an unpredictable but generous ally, you may be able to collaborate.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Urbandictionary. com defines “Skymall solution” as an absurdly single-purposed tool that solves a problem you don’t really have. The term derives from Skymall catalog, which sells specialty products. According to my current astrological omen analysis, be wary of any attraction you may have to Skymall solutions. Do you really need a King Tut tissue box cover or an ice cube tray that makes dachshund-shaped ice? I doubt it. Nor do you need their metaphorical equivalents.

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SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Zombies used to be terrifying, but then they became a featured motif in pop culture, often in humorous contexts. Now there’s a growing acceptance, even affection for them. Here’s the view of Max Brooks, author of “The Zombie Survival Guide”: “Eventually rock and roll morphs from Sid Vicious to the Jonas Brothers.

Same thing with vampires: We went from ‘Dracula’ to ‘Twilight’ to make them peachy and G-rated. I guarantee you someone is working on a way to take the fear out of zombies and market them to children.” Your assignment?

Do to your fears what the entertainment industry has done to zombies: Turn them into amusing caricatures that don’t trouble you so much. For example, visualize an enemy singing a duet with Justin Bieber.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): “You must learn from the mistakes of others,” said humorist Sam Levenson. “You can’t possibly live long enough to make them all yourself.” That’s excellent advice now. To glean the teachings you need most, you won’t have to bumble through a single wrong turn or bad decision yourself. There are plenty of blundering role models providing the precise inspiration you need. Study carefully.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Every November, thousands of writers participate in National Novel Writing Month. They pledge to compose at least 50,000 words of a new novel in that 30-day period. Commit yourself to a comparable project in your field. Is there a potential masterpiece on which you could get a substantial amount of work done? Is there a major transformation you’ve long wanted to undertake but always had an excuse to avoid? I predict you’ll attract unexpected help and luck if you summon the willpower to focus.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Don’t believe the climate’s changing? Go ask the birds what they think. 60 percent of all North American feathered species have moved north in the past 46 years.

Scientists are quite sure their migration is a response to the warming trend. I like the idea of tuning in to how animals behave to get accurate information about the state of the world. The months ahead are a time to learn a lot from non-human intelligences.

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WISH YOU KNEW ME! You: Distinguished salt-and-pepper hair, sparkling blue eyes, wearing jeans, with young boy, shopping in dairy aisle. Me: Pretty brown hair, brown-eyed petite lady in jeans, white T-shirt. Our eyes met, we shared a smile and hello.

The boy noticed our attraction and asked if you knew me. When: Oct. 21. Where: Walmart, U.S. 1, St. Augustine. #1444-1030 103RD PLANET FITNESS STUDMUFFIN There’s something about the way you look at me, want to know you, but neither one of us has had the courage to Say Anything. You sure do pump that iron. lol. Short, light-skinned, always with a friend.

Me: Your height, caramel complexion, curly hair. Let’s stop the stares and say the words :) When: Oct. 17. Where: Planet Fitness. #1443-1030 LOVELY @ LATITUDE 30 You: Crazy DOPE chick from my hometown; cute dimples made me speak. Wish I could’ve said more. Maybe we can go bowling or play skee ball one day. Me: Wu-Tang fan, you kept me smiling as I kept y’all laughing. When: Oct. 20. Where: Latitude 30. #1442-1030 GINGER GODDESS BY RIVERSIDE PARK Saucy little redhead with cheetah tattoo walking a big brown dog by Five Points!

Passed you in my car and couldn’t help but stare. You looked at me and smiled. You’ve been running through my mind ever since. When: Oct. 11. Where: Five Points. #1441-1030 BEAUTIFUL SOULED TATTOOED GODDESS You: Beanie, blue Vneck, tight khakis, vans and left arm full of color. Me: Long dark hair, full sleeves and yellow dress. I asked you about your writing but I was too lost in your deep blue eyes and unworldly smile to catch every word. I need to know you. When: Oct. 19. Where: Bold Bean Riverside. #1440-1030 JUST FITNESS 4 U HUNK Your stunning smile and sense of humor made my day. I was on a guest pass; you explained the gym to me; then you were play-fighting with the cutest 3-4 year old, which shows how much of a real man you are. You got my number in the computer; please call :-) When: Oct. 15. Where: Just Fitness 4 U Baymeadows. #1439-1023 BEAUTIFUL O.A.R. DREAM GIRL You and GF dancing in the row in front of me and my friend. You fed me nachos; your kiss was amazing! Remember what I wrote you on my iPhone? I’m sending vibes so you know to read this; we’ll fulfill our destiny together. When: Oct. 10. Where: St. Augustine. #1438-1023 INTO WISHIN’ We picked up Folio Weekly and looked at ISAWU at the same time. Thanks for noticing. You’re an amazing person.

I enjoy every time we hang out! Thank you for remembering smaller things! I look forward to more beach sunrise and future dance adventures with you. My No. 1 late night friend! Keep on dancing! When: Sept. 29. Where: Jax Beach. #1437-1016 THIS ONE’S FOR YOU You caught my eye bowling an almost, if not perfect, score. You were wearing a florescent green shirt.

My friend’s boyfriend kept sizing you up. You told me “this one’s for you” and then bowled a strike, to irritate him. Me: Playing horribly and wishing you were serious. Want to teach me how to bowl? When: Oct. 7. Where: Beaches Bowling Alley. #1436-1016 “WHITE” HAIRED “MAN” I was in beer line, you sat next to bar.

You watched my every move, wanted to speak, but company you keep wouldn’t allow it. How do we fix this? Lovers come and go, but true love comes once. Is that what this is? I still believe love transcends all! When: Sept. 14. Where: FL Blues Fest. #1435-1016 THIRSTY FOR ZEPHYRHILLS You: Selling Zephyrhills water coolers; can’t get you out of my head. You: Long curly black hair, wore very complimenting black pants. You look like Kim Kardashian. Me: Brown hair, muscular build. I’m naturally an introvert but you’re so easy to talk to. When: Sept. 26. Where: Jacksonville. #1434-1009 EMT TRANSPORT You: Cute blonde EMT who works for Century ambulance company. Me: Stressed nurse caught off guard. You picked up my patient Monday night for transport. You got my heart racing. Second chance for a first impression? When: Oct. 1.

Where: Memorial. #1433-1009 SUNDAY BEACH WALKING BABE ISU often on Sundays strolling South Jax Beach, always alone. You: long dark hair in a ponytail, sunglasses, baseball cap, bikini, long board shorts: Today they

were white; you went near PV poles. Me: bright blue tank, black shorts, barefoot running. I ran past twice wondering if you’d like company? When: Sept. 23. Where: Ponte Vedra. #1432-1009 BLACK JEANS, BLACK BOOT, BLACK HAIR… TIMEBOMB ISU while you were working at Willowbranch Library. You remind me of a grown-up Wednesday Addams, in all black looking amazing as always. Me in black shorts and a blue shirt. Maybe we could have coffee and talk about books. When: Sept. 27.

Where: Willowbranch Library. #1431-1009 I REMEMBERED OCTOBER SECOND I remember the first day I saw you, Oct. 2: blue-eyed brunette. Pink sweater, bedazzled jeans, flip-flops. I remember the last day I saw you, May 22: You gave me a BIG hug. I couldn’t help thinking how beautiful you looked. Green Irish T-shirt, black pants, glasses. That’s how much I notice you. When: Oct. 2, 2010 & May 22, 2012. Where: In front of my place. #1430-1009 BLUE EYED BARISTA You: Standing strong. Beautiful blue-eyed, black-haired, San Marco barista. Me: Brown-haired, blue-eyed, free spirit – I’ve hungered for these games. I’ve seen you for almost a year. You’re more than I can think about. I think you know who I am. Let’s connect again. When: Aug. 1. Where: San Marco. #1429-1002 GYPSY NOVA – ISU We both grabbed Folio Weekly on the way to the table, at once flipped to back, then simultaneously looked for an ‘ISU’ about ourselves; one day, someone may notice. Maybe not what you had in mind, but I ‘Saw You’ for the hopeless romantic like me you are in that moment. Never stop looking When: Sept. 1. Where: Denny’s @ Atlantic/9A. #1428-1002 THE BEST PATIENT OF THE DAY I was the day’s best patient; you can take the credit! You assisted the neurosurgeon who stuck me with a needle. Consequently, you were stuck in my head the rest of the day. You: Cute medical asst. in scrubs with salt’n’pepper hair. Me: Tough blonde, plaid skirt. When: Sept. 19.

Where: Injury Care Center Lenox Ave. #1427-1002 I FELT LIKE CHICKEN LITTLE I thought the sky was falling but it was just a floral Febreeze can. I looked to the sky and saw something sparkle. It wasn’t a star, it was your smile. I’d take the time to smell your roses. When: Sept. 15. Where: Riverside. #1426-0925 ARLINGTON SALVATION ARMY FRIDAYS 2X I’ve seen you & I know you’ve seen me. Haven’t seen you for 3 wks! Hope you’re OK! You’re handsome & dangerous to me, I know from deep within. You: Aviators. Me: Jackie O’s. Sparks fly! When: Aug. 17 & 24. Where: Salvation Army Arlington. #1425-0925 LIL EXOTIC BEAUTY ON THE BEACH You were down from the pier hangin’ solo, think we both sprained our necks checking each other out(; You: Cute dark skin lil’ hottie; Me: Sexy surfer

guy...came back & you were gone?! See ya again soon? When: Sept. 14. Where: Jax Beach. #1424-0925

dark suit, yellow tie. WOW! I want to change with you next time!

When: Aug. 4. Where: Main Library Downtown. #1415-0911

WORLD MARKET CUTE SHOES I commented about your shoes and you commented on my scooter. You were very pleasant and attractive. I’d like to see you again. When: Sept. 13. Where: World Market. #1423-0925

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

PAINT ME A BIRMINGHAM? You: kind-eyed, bearded sweetheart putting your twist on that Tracy Lawrence song. I was the dork correcting you. I’d like to hear you sing some more. Second time’s a charm. When: Sept. 10. Where: Moon River. #1422-0918 CUPCAKE WINE You: Cashing out before me with food and cupcake wine, blue workout shirt, black yoga pants. The cashier, having a bad day, needed a smile. You gave a gorgeous smile, brightened her day and convinced me you’re the type of person I want in my life. Share coffee so I can learn who you are? When: End of August. Where: Yulee. #1421-0918 SEXY SEA TURTLE Me: Brunette on beach in sundress with dog HoneyBooBoo. You: Cutie, tan, blue-eyed blonde, in from ocean on your SUP; you paddle that thing like a sexy sea turtle! You looked for sharks’ teeth; we exchanged smiles. I’m an excellent chef; I’d love to cook dinner sometime to see if we make a love connection. If so, matching tattoos! Are you my soulmate? When: Sept. 5. Where: Beach near Ritz Amelia. #1420-0918 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 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. #14180918 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 Garage. #1416-0911 NOT AS MEAN AS YOU THINK! You: Setting up for my friend’s wedding! First in jeans,red shirt; tall, black, bald. The bride call you “W” Me: Medium build, Latin, blue dress, high heels. We changed seats twice for better look at you. You changed to a

LANDING ESCALATOR I faced escalator. You & friend got on; you looked at me; I looked, too. Halfway down, you looked up; we met eyes over & over. I waved bye.You: Green shirt, blonde hair. You came back, didn’t see me; I was there; someone in the way. I hope you look here. Me: In dress; brown hair, blue eyes.

Respond. When: Sept. 2. Where: Jax Landing. #1413-0911 BALLOONS, BALLOONS, BALLOONS & PENGUIN? ISU at the bar celebrating your birthday maybe? You opened a gigantic present with an endless balloon supply. Tried to buy you a drink, but a guy in a penguin suit beat me to the punch. Would love to be your Happy Feet and day of the week! When: Aug. 31. Where: Miller’s Alehouse. #1412-0911 UPS GUY You: On a break of some sort, tall with your brown locks of luscious glory swaying about your face as you sport the UPS name tag. Me: Short, black hair, obviously too dumb to read your name on the tag and too shy to go next door and say hi.

When: Aug. 9. Where: Starbucks in Riverside. #1411-0911 POINTE MEDICAL LOBBY BAYMEADOWS Me: Cute blonde chick, green polo work shirt. You: Tall, slim guy, red polo work shirt; talked to a guy; complemented my Hepburn sunglasses.

Before I could speak I was called for my appointment. Would love to be in a convo w/ you. When: Nov. 2011. Where: Pointe Medical Services. #1410-0904 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, clover earrings. You: Hot Navy guy; 5 years left, in cap, blueish eyes. Talk of environment, you go in March; I’d give my number but boss around. Those eyes, that smile: stuck in my head. Come back; I’ll give more than sub. When: 3:30 p.m. Sat. Where: Publix @ Beach & San Marco. #1408-0904 SOUL SURFER You: Cute, blonde surfer girl, white bathing suit/ grey rashguard, riding a soul fish. Me: Brown-haired, browneyed boy swam up to you. A storm washed us away; I hope our waves crash again soon. Searching for my soul surfer... When: Aug. 9. Where: Jax Beach @ 6th Ave. S. #1407-0904

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ACROSS Expensive caviar Goya’s was naked Salon offering Wagger in whodunits J. K. Rowling attended it Start of a classic palindrome Upscale hotel chain Nose-in-the-air sort If you need a zombie’s help, never say, “___” ...

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Getting Schooled

Education vs. Malarkey on Nov. 6

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WEIGHING IN?

Folio Weekly welcomes

Backpage Editorials on topics ranging from education, crime, mental illness and substance abuse to personal and political experiences of every stripe.

Submissions should be 1,200 to 1,400 length and topics of local interest words in length, take precendence.

Get your word out! Email your Backpage submissions to Editor Denise Reagan at themail@folioweekly.com

he idea that Northeast Florida voters live in a “Republican stronghold” is what Vice President Joe Biden calls “malarkey.” Here’s what the local GOP doesn’t want you to know: When it comes to whole political entities that the GOP didn’t draw or re-draw, i.e., the state of Florida or the city of Jacksonville, the Democrats can and do win. The “Republican stronghold” is a carefully constructed and psychologically powerful mirage, refracted

by Republican electoral majorities from subdivisions they’ve drawn to win. But those majorities, elected by tiny fractions of partybased primary voters in bleached districts, speak nothing of the true electoral sentiments of the people in the greater Jacksonville area.

Civic Council leader Peter Rummell obviously knew this when he moved to support thencandidate Alvin Brown for mayor in 2011.

That Democrats can win, in “whole” un-gerrymandered political contests, is not the only news. As Bill Clinton would say, “Listen up, this is important.” Exit polls show that Brown voters cited one issue as paramount in their mayoral decision here last year. That issue was education — proof positive that those of us who value education are making our voices heard in local politics.

Local Florida Legislative Races and Proposed Constitutional Amendments The vote gets a little tricky within the GOP’s carefully gerrymandered House and Senate districts. The electorate is clearly fed up, though, with public education budget cuts and privatization alternatives that generally don’t deliver for our students. (Don’t be fooled, dear readers, by Florida Department of Education charter school “studies” that exclude 40 percent of the state’s charter schools, or by voucher school studies that compare apples to oranges.)

In the face of it all, Sen. Audrey Gibson, Rep. Mia Jones and Rep. Reggie Fullwood have fought hard for public education in Tallahassee.

Their “packed” minority-access districts should help ensure their re-elections, uneventfully, on Nov. 6, though they’ll still end up in the political minority in Tallahassee. Likewise, to the further detriment of public education, the remaining GOP legislative candidates have got their races in the bag — with one notable exception.

The chamber to watch is the moderatecoalition-forming Florida Senate, and the race to watch is Senate District 4. Former ambassador to the United Nations and current UNF international relations professor Nancy Soderberg values education in a way that Florida GOP loyalist Aaron Bean simply does not. Despite what the Jeb Bush-John ThrasherBean team might tell you, teachers unions simply don’t factor into educational outcomes, nor does the private-public distinction.

Socioeconomic status, however, absolutely does — even for private and charter schools.

Further, while our go-to standardized test ought to be used as a magnifying glass and

not a sledgehammer, our current measure has been thoroughly smashed. Before the FCAT debacle, though, the magnifying-glass method undoubtedly worked for Duval’s numerous now-turned-around public schools.

Soderberg knows that we need new measures. She knows, too, that, in Florida at least, school privatization has two goals: making money for American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) members and charter school investors and promoting religious institutions. The former keeps the GOP flush in lucrative “relationships,” whisking them away on lavish “educational” vacations; the latter plays to an otherwise decaying core constituency, the religious right. (So does Amendment 8, on which I’ll be voting “no,” along with the rest of the proposed constitutional amendments. See bit.ly/SidgfX.) Will Soderberg become the Florida Democrats’ sacrificial lamb who will merely lay the campaign foundations for future gubernatorial and presidential contests in Jacksonville? Or will voters get smart, cross party lines as necessary, vote their values and elect an education-friendly senator? It will be difficult, but it’s doable, because Soderberg makes the easy connection that a clear majority in Jacksonville made last year: When it comes to bringing jobs, jobs and more jobs to Northeast Florida, promoting public education is essential. Soderberg’s got the knowledge, skills, money and ground game. All she needs is your vote if public education is to have a fighting chance in Florida.

Nonpartisan School Board District 3 Runoff Suzanne Jenkins is a public school product and champion and was known as a “fighter” while she was on the Jacksonville City Council.

Well-intentioned reformers should note that, while it commands a near-billion-dollar operational budget, the Duval County School Board is not solely a business — and it’s not run by a corporate board. It’s an elected body answerable to the public and called to build trust with that public. Jenkins knows that we can’t have excellence on the whole until all of the parts of the whole get equal resources. Her history of trust-building with the community underlies her commitment to all of Duval County’s students.

Jenkins is squaring off against a runoff opponent in District 3 who, though extremely bright, remains on the payroll for a very wealthy charter-school financier, Florida’s new Board of Education Chairman Gary Chartrand. Ashley Smith Juarez has made no indication to date that she will cut ties with this school-privatization heavyweight if she is elected to serve the public schools. While District 7 candidate Jon Heymann points out that all seven current school board members have some sort of conflict of interest, the key question isn’t whether a conflict exists. Rather,

the question is whether that conflict will impede a member’s work on the board. While recusal might be an option for Juarez on some charter school votes, recusal on other local policy issues that take the Florida Board of Education to task could take her out of a lot of votes and interfere with her ability to serve.

The Florida BOE, led by Smith’s boss, recently announced race-based achievement goals that our local board members vocally opposed. While the local district disaggregates data already gathered according to race, as No Child Left Behind requires, the state’s proclamation about differing expectations for minorities remains troublesome.

Further, the BOE has already decided that it will push for zero capital dollars for public school construction and maintenance again this year. Will lawmakers transfer these taxpayer assets to private charter owners like they did last year? At this writing, privateers are busily giving away tickets to their second piece of pro-privatization movie-ganda, “Won’t Back Down,” which some public education advocates have dubbed “Won’t Be Honest.” The movie promotes the ill-named “parent trigger,” better named the “corporate charter trigger,” a piece of legislation that would permit untried for-profit organizations to take over more public assets.

We need a public school champion — not a privatization placeholder — on our school board now. District 3 needs Jenkins.

Nonpartisan School Board District 7 Runoff Heymann, CEO of Communities in Schools, squares off against CSX electrical engineer Jason Fischer in the District 7 runoff.

While Heymann must step away from votes relating to CIS funding, he’s quick to point out that he’s the only candidate who sought and gained clearance from the state Ethics Commission regarding potential conflicts of interest. Heymann, who will soon earn his Doctor of Education in education leadership, brings an abounding energy and enthusiasm for the job — despite the fact that he’s more than twice his opponent’s age. Fischer, 28, is a public school success story with honorable motivations to make our schools better for his now 2-year-old child. Fischer earnestly believes that expanding “choice” (privatization) and ending teacher tenure directly impact student outcomes. These points are belied, in my opinion, by a careful look at the research.

District 7 voters will have a chance to elect someone with a long career that includes hands-on experience assisting thousands of at-risk students. That someone is Heymann, who has just returned from being awarded another national-level accolade for his work in dropout prevention.

Julie Delegal

Delegal and her family have financially supported and worked for the Soderberg and Jenkins campaigns.

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The Mustard Seed Cafe

Located inside Nassau Health Foods, The Mustard Seed is Amelia Island’s only organic eatery and juice bar, with an extensive, eclectic menu featuring vegetarian and vegan items. Daily specials include local seafood, free-range chicken and fresh organic produce. Salads, wraps, sandwiches and soups are available — all prepared with Stephanie Christopher’s impeccable style.

Popular items are chicken or veggie quesadillas, grilled mahi, or salmon over mixed greens and tuna melt with Swiss cheese and tomato. Open for breakfast and lunch, 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Mon.-Sat. nassauhealthfoods.net 833 T.J. Courson Road 904-277-3141

Lulu’s at The Thompson House

Lulu’s owners, Brian and Melanie Grimley, offer an innovative lunch menu, including po’boys, salads and seafood “little plates” served in the gardens of the historic Thompson House. Dinner features fresh local seafood (Fernandina shrimp is the focus every Thursday), and nightly specials. An extensive wine list and beer are available. Open for lunch and dinner Tue.-Sat., brunch on Sun. Reservations are recommended.

11 S. Seventh Street 904-432-8394

PLAE Restaurant & Lounge

Located in the Spa & Shops at Amelia Island Plantation, PLAE serves bistro style cuisine. The full bar lounge at PLAE has become an instant classic, with artistic décor and live entertainment nightly.

Now you can PLAE during the day, too! Open for lunch Tue.-Sat. 11:30 a.m.-2:30p.m. Open at 5:30 p.m. for dinner daily; reservations accepted.

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Moon River Pizza

Moon River Pizza treats customers like family.

Cooked in a brick oven, the pizza is custom-made by the slice (or, of course, by the pie). Set up like an Atlanta-style pizza joint, Moon River also offers an eclectic selection of wine and beers. Open for lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. Dine in or take it with you.

925 S. 14th Street 904-321-3400

The Surf

Enjoy a casual beach atmosphere in the full-service restaurant, bar and huge oceanview deck. Extensive menu features delicious steaks, fresh seafood and nightly specials. Also featuring salads, wraps, burgers, seafood baskets and our famous all-you-can-eat wing specials (Wed. & Sun.). Take-out available. Open at 11 a.m. daily for lunch, dinner and late-night menu. Entertainment nightly and 29 TVs throughout.

3199 S. Fletcher Ave. 904-261-5711

Halftime Sports Bar and Grill

The place to be on the island for sports TV — NCAA, MLB, NFL and all your favorites. Starters feature pulled pork cheese fries and soon-to-be-famous wings. The roster includes our famous All-star fish tacos, an impressive Angus burger and Gourmet quarter-pound hot dog. Try out our draft beer line-up of the best domestic and craft selections. Stop by, hang out & click halftimeameliaisland.com.

320 S. Eighth Street 904-321-0303

Cafe Karibo

Homemade sandwiches, salads and soups are served in a relaxed atmosphere in this charming building in the historic district. Delicious fresh fish specials and theme nights (Pad Thai and curry), plus vegetarian dishes, are also featured. Karibrew Brew Pub & Grub — the only one on the island — offers on-site beers and great burgers and sandwiches.

27 N. Third Street 904-277-5269

29 South Eats

This chic, neighborhood bistro has it all — great ambience, fantastic food, an extensive wine list and reasonable prices. The eclectic menu offers traditional world cuisine with a modern whimsical twist and Chef Scotty Schwartz won Best Chef in Folio Weekly’s 2007 Best of Jax readers poll. Open for lunch Tues.Sat., 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m., for dinner 5:30-9:30 p.m. Mon.-Thur., till 10 p.m. Fri. and Sat. Brunch is 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Sun. 29southrestaurant.com 29 S. Third Street 904-277-7919

Brett’s Waterway Café

Overlooking Fernandina Harbor Marina, Brett’s offers an upscale atmosphere with outstanding food.The extensive luncheon and dinner menus feature daily specials, fresh Florida seafood, chicken and aged beef. Cocktails, beer and wine. Casual resort wear. Open at 11:30 a.m. daily.

Fernandina Harbor Marina at the foot of Centre Street 904-261-2660

T-Ray’s Burger Station

T-Ray’s offers a variety of breakfast and lunch items.

In addition to an outstanding breakfast menu, you’ll find some of the best burgers you’ve ever put in your mouth. The Burger Station offers a grilled portabello mushroom burger, grilled or fried chicken salad and much more. The spot where locals grab a bite and go! Now serving Beer & Wine. Open Mon.-Fri. 7 a.m.-2:30 p.m., Sat. 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Closed Sundays.

202 S. Eighth Street 904-261-6310

Jack & Diane’s

The locals’ favorite hangout! Dine inside or on the patio of this cozy, renovated 1887 shotgun home in historic downtown Fernandina. From the crab & shrimp omelet to the steak & tomato pie, “The tastiest spot on Centre” offers food with attitude and unexpected flair. Live music elevates your dining experience to a new level. Come for breakfast, stay for dinner! You’ll love every bite!

708 Centre Street 904-321-1444

Sliders Seaside Grill

Oceanfront dining at its finest. Award-winning crab cakes, fresh daily seafood specials and homemade desserts. Sliders has Amelia Island’s only waterfront Tiki Bar, as well as a children’s playground and live music every weekend. The dining experience is complete with brand-new second-story banquet facilities, bar and verandah. Open at 11 a.m. daily, with happy hour from 4-7 p.m. Mon.-Fri. Make Sliders Seaside Grill your place to be for friends and family, entertainment and the best food on the East Coast. Call for your next special event.

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