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YOUR GUIDE TO ENTERTAINMENT IN JACKSONVILLE 1
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VOL. 36, ISSUE 15
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Rob Nicholson
HOROSCOPES
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THEATRE/DANCE
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TRIVIA, ETC.
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Solo Sailor Follow-Up Vincent Dalessio
Vincent Dalessio
NIGHTLIFE
Rob Nicholson
Voter Registration
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St. Augustine Amphitheater
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CONCERTS
Vincent Dalessio
Sea Turtle Season
Rob Nicholson
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Who We Saw, What We Thought
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COMEDY
ART
Born in a Barn: Lee Brice
Shelter in Place Janie Day
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Kara Walker Rewrites the Rewritten Rain Henderson
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Femme Fire Books Molly Britt
CO N T R I B U TO R S JOHN M. PHILLIPS, ESQ. publisher
KALE BOUCHER contributor
KERRY SPECKMAN copy editor
JANIE DAY intern
TERESA SPENCER general manager ROB NICHOLSON sales director RAIN HENDERSON creative director VINCENT DALESSIO staff writer/photographer CASEY ALIXANDRA account executive/contributor MOLLY BRITT account executive/contributor
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Behind the cover: Ian Rayha, frontman of Cinema Stereo, driving bass straight into the audience’s face. Photo by Vincent Dalessio.
HOROSCOPES WORDS BY KALE BOUCHER
LEO
AQUARIUS
Happy birthday, babe! It wouldn’t be your season without a bit of
The theme this August is disruption and that’s no different for you,
drama. Looks like this month will hold some intensity for you. You’ll
Aquarius. With so many planets involved, it’s difficult to predict
face some challenges at work. Make sure to keep a level head
how things will play out. Embrace your airy nature and don’t fight
and use self-restraint in handling things. A hot temper could make
against the change headed your way.
things worse.
PISCES
VIRGO
This chaotic month all signs should lay low, but especial-
You’ll get some residual drama from your neighbor, Leo. Your dif-
ly you, Pisces. Be a homebody and create some comfort-
ficulties will probably play out with friends or other close relation-
able rituals. Read, journal, binge some Netflix? Just make sure
ships. This hiccup will quickly pass to reveal a mellow month.
not to let your emotions get the best of you in communication.
LIBRA August will see a positive shift in how you carry yourself. Those
ARIES
around you will notice your care and good intentions. Take this
It’s a good time to lay the groundwork for some long-term growth.
time to forge new bonds or strengthen old ones. Say yes to social
Slow but steady, start to further embrace your creative side. You
invites.
can lean into the idealistic version of yourself you want to be.
SCORPIO
TAURUS
Yikes, things are not looking good in the relationship department
You’ll be busy trying to maintain some sense of stability. Your home
this month. If you’re not in a romantic relationship, maybe put off
is a reflection of yourself. It’s within reason to want your space to
starting one until the stars have cleared up. If you do have a part-
be an oasis. Take the time to set up a comfortable and relaxing en-
ner, try to avoid major conflict and keep things relaxed and loving.
vironment, and your mental health will see the benefit.
If any issues arise, set a later time to address them.
GEMINI
SAGITTARIUS
In August, you’ll experience newfound inspiration to achieve your
While you’ve felt a positive change in the way you perceive your-
goals. Whether it be work or a hobby, you’ll have the energy and
self, you’re anxious others don’t feel the same. Taking inventory of
sustained focus to see a project through. Take advantage!
your life has punctured your confidence. Put on some rose- colored glasses and remember how far you’ve come; you’re moving in the
CANCER
right direction.
Relationship drama is headed your way. Don’t try to be pragmatic, but remain upfront and steadfast in your beliefs. You want the peo-
CAPRICORN
ple around you to make you better. If they don’t encourage you to
The beginning of the month will see some major change for you.
hold integrity in living your beliefs, it’s OK to let them go.
Whether it’s newfound creativity or stress in your relationships, it’s up to you to control the outcome. Will you crack under the pressure or make an opportunity to grow?
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THEATER/ DANCE Aug. 4
Aug. 6
Aug. 26
ABBA The Concert: A Tribute to ABBA
Untold Stories: Fish Out of Water featuring
Elvis in Concert, a benefit for the Island The-
Jacksonville Center for the Performing Arts
Tricia Booker, Arsun F!st, Antoinette Johnson,
ater's Education Program
fscjartistseries.org
Grant Nielsen. Philip Pan, Ana Ng and Michael
The Island Theater, Fleming Island
Jordon
theislandtheater.com
MOCA Movie Night: Bamboozled
Florida Theatre
MOCA Jacksonville
floridatheatre.com
Aug. 26-Sept. 11
mocajacksonville.unf.edu
Happy Days
Aug. 7
Players by the Sea Theatre
Aug. 4-7
Summer Movie Classics Series: Matilda
playersbythesea.org
Kinky Boots
Florida Theatre
Players by the Sea Theatre
floridatheatre.com
Aug. 27
playersbythesea.org
Randy Rainbow: The Pink Glasses Tour
Aug. 11
Florida Theatre
Aug. 4-14
Blow Out! BABS' LAB’s 5-Year Anniversary
floridatheatre.com
Chicago: High School Edition
BABS’ LAB, CoRK Arts District North
Amelia Musical Playhouse, Fernandina Beach
barbaracolaciello.com
ameliamusicalplayhouse.com
Aug. 5-21
Deadbeat Daddy Lake Shore Family Fellowship
Aug. 11-Sept. 25
eventbrite.com
Grumpy Old Men
The Lightning Thief:
Alhambra Theatre & Dining
Aug. 27-28
The Percy Jackson Musical
alhambrajax.com
Amelia: The Island Musical
The Island Theater, Fleming Island theislandtheater.com
Amelia Musical Playhouse, Fernandina Beach ameliamusicalplayhouse.com
Aug. 14 Summer Movie Classics Series:
The Great American Trailer Park Musical
My Big Fat Greek Wedding
Orange Park Community Theatre
Aug. 28
Florida Theatre
Summer Movie Classics Series: Monsters, Inc.
opct.info
floridatheatre.com
Florida Theatre floridatheatre.com
Aug. 5-Sept. 4 Parade
Aug. 21 Summer Movie Classics Series:
Limelight Theatre, St. Augustine
Ongoing
Dirty Dancing
Jacksonville Dance Theatre
limelight-theatre.org
Florida Theatre
• “In Here / Out There: A Digital Dance,” virtual
floridatheatre.com
performance series • “Disorder,” virtual performance series jacksonvilledancetheatre.org
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TRIVIA, ETC. All trivia games are general knowledge unless otherwise noted. Don’t see your favorite trivia spot? Drop us a hint at mail@folioweekly.com with “trivia” in the subject line. MONDAYS
WEDNESDAYS
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The Brix Taphouse (music bingo), 7 p.m.
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Mr. Chubby’s Wings–Ponte Vedra (music bingo), 6:30 p.m.
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Donovan’s Irish Pub, St. Augustine, 7 p.m.
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V Pizza–Mandarin (pop culture), 6:30 p.m.
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Hurricane Grill & Wings–Atlantic Boulevard (music bingo),
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The Beacon, St. Augustine, 7 p.m.
7 p.m.
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Cruisers Grill, 7 p.m.
Hurricane Grill & Wings–Julington Creek (music bingo), 7
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Dick’s Wings–Mandarin, 7 p.m.
p.m.
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Firefly Bay, 7 p.m.
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Mellow Mushroom–Avondale, 7 p.m.
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Island Wing Company–Southside Boulevard (music bingo),
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Mellow Mushroom–Durbin Pavilion Drive, 7 p.m.
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Mellow Mushroom–Fleming Island, 7 p.m.
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Mellow Mushroom–Jacksonville Beach, 7 p.m.
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Mellow Mushroom–River City/Northside, 7 p.m.
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Scarlett O’ Hara’s, St. Augustine, 7 p.m.
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Mellow Mushroom–Tinseltown, 7 p.m.
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V Pizza–Fleming Island (pop culture trivia), 7 p.m.
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Treylor Park (pop culture trivia), 9 p.m.
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Veterans United Craft Brewery, 7 p.m.
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V Pizza–Fleming Island (music bingo), 7 p.m.
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Dick’s Wings–Fleming Island, 7:30 p.m.
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Harps American Grill (pop culture), 7:30 p.m.
TUESDAYS
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Hoptinger–5 Points, 7:30 p.m.
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Mr. Chubby’s Wings–Fleming Island (music bingo), 6:30
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Hurricane Grill–Fleming Island, 7:30 p.m.
p.m.
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King Maker Brewing (Name That Tune), 7:30 p.m.
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Dick’s Wings–Nocatee, 7 p.m.
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Time Out Sports Grill, 7:30 p.m
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Dick’s Wings–San Pablo, 7 p.m.
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The Brix Taphouse (pop culture trivia), 8 p.m.
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Harps American Grill, 7 p.m.
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Hamburger Mary’s (drag bingo, 21+), 8 p.m.
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Hoptinger–5 Points (music bingo), 7 p.m.
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Hoptinger–Jacksonville Beach, 9 p.m.
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Hurricane Grill & Wings–Atlantic Boulevard, 7 p.m.
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Hurricane Grill & Wings–Julington Creek, 7 p.m.
THURSDAYS
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Hurricane Grill & Wings–Neptune Beach, 7 p.m.
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Dick’s Wings–Atlantic Boulevard, 7 p.m.
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Island Wing Company–Southside, 7 p.m.
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Mr. Chubby’s Wings–Ponte Vedra, 7 p.m.
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Jax Craft Beer, 7 p.m.
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Whiskey Jax–Baymeadows, 7 p.m.
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Jerry’s Sports Grille, 7 p.m.
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Flask & Cannon / V Pizza, 7:30 p.m.
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Raindogs, 7 p.m.
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Dick’s Wings–St Augustine, 7:30 p.m.
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Sahara Cafe, 7 p.m.
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Hoptinger–Jax Beach (music bingo), 9 p.m.
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Southern Grill, 7 p.m.
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Xtreme Wings Sports Bar and Grille, St. Johns, 7 p.m.
SATURDAYS
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Flask & Cannon / V Pizza (pop culture), 7:30 p.m.
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Hamburger Mary’s (HamBingo), 2 p.m.
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King Maker Brewing (Name That Tune), 7:30 p.m.
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Dick’s Wings–Atlantic Boulevard, 7 p.m.
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Lynch’s Irish Pub (music bingo), 7:30 p.m.
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Time Out Sports Bar, 7:30 p.m.
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Surfer the Bar (pop culture trivia), 9:30 p.m.
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7 p.m.
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COMEDY
AUG. 4-6
First Coast Comedy: The Blue
AUG. 26-27
Darrell Hammond
Show (adults only)
First Coast Comedy: The Main
The Comedy Zone
First Coast Comedy
Event
comedyzone.com
Firstcoastcomedy.com
First Coast Comedy firstcoastcomedy.com
AUG. 5-6
AUG. 14
Phatt Katz Comedy presents
Carolanne Miljavac
First Coast Comedy: The Blue
Antoine Scott, Marvin Hunter and
The Comedy Zone
Show (adults only)
Leroy Gordon
comedyzone.com
First Coast Comedy
2111 Restaurant & Comedy Lounge phattkatz.com
firstcoastcomedy.com AUG. 18-21 Bill Bellamy
ON-GOING
First Coast Comedy: The Main
The Comedy Zone
Colonial Oak Music Park
Event
comedyzone.com
Improv Night with First Coast Com-
First Coast Comedy firstcoastcomedy.com
edy, Wednesdays AUG. 19-20
thecolonialoakmusicpark.com
First Coast Comedy: The Main First Coast Comedy: The Blue
Event
The Justice Pub
Show & Alexander (adults only)
First Coast Comedy
Bombs Away! Comedy Open Mic,
First Coast Comedy
firstcoastcomedy.com
Wednesdays
firstcoastcomedy.com
facebook.com/TheJusticePub First Coast Comedy: The Blue
AUG. 11-13
Show (adults only)
Rain Dogs
Felipe Esparza
First Coast Comedy
Hot Potato Comedy Night, Mon-
The Comedy Zone
firstcoastcomedy.com
days
comedyzone.com
instagram.com/raindogs5points AUG. 25
AUG. 12
Ron Feingold featuring Spike
Veterans United Craft Brewery
Huggy Low Down
Yoder
Comedy in the Tap Room, third
2111 Restaurant & Comedy Lounge
Jackie Night’s Comedy Club, St.
Thursday of every month
phattkatz.com
Augustine
vubrew.com
jackieknightscomedyclub.com AUG. 12-13
The Walrus
First Coast Comedy: The Main
AUG. 25-27
Magical Mystery Mic hosted by
Event
Michael Blackson
Daisy Tackett, Wednesdays
First Coast Comedy
The Comedy Zone
thewalrusjax.com
firstcoastcomedy.com
comedyzone.com
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THE EMPEROR’S NEW CLOTHES FOR SCHOOLS
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MAGIC OF CHRISTMAS BALLET
FLEETWOOD MAC
SUMMER MOVIE CLASSICS
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STEEP CANYON RANGERS
PONTE VEDRA CONCERT HALL
FLOYD NATION EXPERIENCE PINK FLOYD
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You remember that solo sailor guy we told you about a few months back? The one who was preparing his boat to
TYSON 13 THE NEW YORK BEE GEES
compete in the Golden Globe Race to circumnavigate the globe? The 27-year-old who was going to be the youngest
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to ever compete? The one named Elliott Smith?
THE FOUR SEASONS
BRIAN CULBERTSON
JOEL - AMERICA’S PIANO MAN
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HOLLYWOOD ADVENTURE FOR SCHOOLS
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PONTE VEDRA CONCERT HALL
BENISE - SPANISH 2 NIGHTS HOTEL CALIFORNIA -A SALUTE TO THE 2 EAGLES 3 JEN FULWILER PONTE VEDRA CONCERT HALL
DECEMBER DAVE KOZ & FRIENDS 25TH ANNIVERSARY CHRISTMAS TOUR ‘TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS FOR SCHOOLS
SAL VULCANO PAULA POUNDSTONE
retro, solo, non-stop race covering 33,000 miles. Starting in Les Sables-d’Olonne, France, skippers travel south through
FOR SCHOOLS
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the Atlantic Ocean then eastbound around the Cape of
CREOLE FOR KIDZ AND THE ZYDECO EXPERIENCE
Good Hope (Africa), Storm Bay (Australia) and Cape Horn (South America) before returning to France. Non-stop really
FOR SCHOOLS
means non-stop: Racers are disqualified if they even step
FEBRUARY
PONTE VEDRA CONCERT HALL
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If not, let me jog your memory. The Golden Globe Race is a
THIEF
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ELVIS BIRTHDAY BASH
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YOU! LIVE ON STAGE
OCTOBER
Words by Vincent Dalessio
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15 BAT - THE OFFICIAL 18 CAT & NAT MEAT LOAF 19 PAUL REISER CELEBRATION
Solo Sailor Follow-Up
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foot on land. The premise creates a race inclusive of every-
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one, not just the richest people with the nicest equipment.
DISNEY’S WINNIE THE POOH 9 STEP AFRIKA! 10 STEP AFRIKA!
In fact, there’s no technology allowed in the race at all; if it wasn’t around in 1968, it’s not allowed to be on the boat (aside from certain safety measures like satellite phones,
FOR SCHOOLS
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life rafts, etc.).
LIGHT ORCHESTRA EXPERIENCE 24 MANIA- THE ABBA TRIBUTE
You can also read the full piece here: https://folioweekly. com/2021/12/15/solo-sailor/
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At the time, we ran the cover story, Smith was unsure he was even going to make it to the start line. By the time you’re reading this, he will be more than halfway across
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the Atlantic Ocean on his way to the starting line in Les Sa-
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bles-d’Olonne, France. His friends and partner have taken over his Instagram (@ elliottskipperyo) to give his followers daily updates on sailing conditions and anecdotes from his travels. If you want to stay up to date with his location and race pace, you can follow along live via GPA plotting by Garmin. https://share. garmin.com/QK9OS
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Sea Turtle Season Words by Vincent Dalessio
According to the Florida Wildlife Commission, only one in 1,000 sea turtle hatchlings mature to adults. We’re in the heart of sea turtle nesting season in Northeast Florida, and turtle nests and hatchlings have been spotted all over the beaches. According to the Jacksonville Beaches Sea Turtle Patrol, around 100 nests have already been counted along our coastline, including over 90 loggerheads and a few leatherbacks, the largest sea turtle in the world that can measure as long as six feet and weigh up to half a ton. With summer in full swing, people are flocking to the beaches in droves. Sea turtles usually hatch and nest under the cover of darkness when beaches see the least human activity, but it's not uncommon to come across turtles hatching during the day. If you happen to come across a turtle nest or baby sea turtles waddling their way into the shore break, here are a few tips to help keep these creatures safe, given that every species of sea turtle in our coastal waters is on the vulnerable or endangered list. Despite baby sea turtles being the cutest thing your eyes have ever graced, do not pick up, touch or even approach them. When turtles hatch, they “imprint” on the sand, meaning, they leave oils behind so they know where to come back to when they’ve reached sexual maturity (20-30 years later) to lay their own eggs. On top of this, baby turtles have extremely fragile bodies with a white pouch on their bellies, holding around three days worth of food, that can easily rupture if handled incorrectly. Do not use flash photography or shine lights on adult or adolescent turtles. Baby turtles crawl in the direction of the closest white light (which is why most beachside towns are lined with colored lights rather than white ones), and they can become easily confused. Instead, use red lights if you need some light for your late night beach combing. Check your sunscreen! Many sunscreens contain chemicals, like oxybenzone and octinoxate, that contribute to ocean acidification and harm the habitats of turtles. Read the labels and only use mineral-based sunscreens, like those from Sun Bum or similar brands. If you see an injured turtle on the beach or something appears to be wrong with it, do not touch it and contact the Beaches Sea Turtle Patrol at 904-613-6081.
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Voter Registration
Baker County Supervisor of Elections Chris Milton
Words by Rob Nicholson / Illustration by Rain Henderson
904-259-6339, vote@bakercountyfl.org bakerelections.com
If you are not registered to vote as of this publication date, you are not eligible to vote in Florida’s 2022 primary election
Clay County
on Aug. 23. Because Florida is a closed primary state, eligible
Supervisor of Elections Chris H. Chambless
voters can only vote for candidates in their same political party.
904-269-6350, mail@clayelections.gov
Voters registered as Republican will choose among Republican
clayelections.gov
candidates; voters registered as Democrat will choose among Democratic candidates. Independent and unaffiliated voters are
Duval County
not able to participate.
Supervisor of Elections Mike Hogan 904-255-8683, mhogan@coj.net
Every two years, a state primary election is held 11 weeks before
duvalelections.com
the general election for the purpose of nominating candidates to be voted for in the general election to fill national, state, county
Nassau County
or district offices. A general election is held the second Tuesday
Supervisor of Elections Janet H. Adkins
of every November in even-numbered years. The president is
904-491-7500, info@votenassaufl.gov
elected every four years with the next presidential preference
votenassaufl.gov
primary election being held on the third Tuesday of March 2024. Governors are elected in a separate four-year election cycle.
Putnam County
Special elections can be called at any time. Local elections,
Supervisor of Elections Charles L. Overturf III
including county-specific, municipal and special district positions,
386-329-0224
may also take place throughout the year.
electionsoffice@putnam-fl.gov soe.putnam-fl.com
The deadline to register to vote in 2022’s general election is Oct. 11. But don’t wait to register: Do it now while you’re thinking about
St. Johns County
it. It’s also a good time to verify the status of your registration to
Supervisor of Elections Vicky Oakes
ensure you will be able to vote in upcoming elections.
904-823-2238, elections@votesjc.gov votesjc.gov
And if you ever feel like your vote doesn’t count, especially in local elections, think about the 2012 Jacksonville Beach mayoral
To be eligible to register to vote in Florida you must:
election. Penny Christian won the most votes in the primary, but
Be a citizen of the United States of America;
she did not receive a majority and was forced into a run-off with
Be a legal resident of Florida;
second place finisher Charlie Latham. In the general election,
Be a legal resident of the county in which you seek to be
Latham came from behind to beat Christian—by just 63 votes for
registered;
a margin of victory of .56%. Imagine how you would have felt if
Be at least 16 years old to preregister or at least 18 years old to
you intended to vote for Christian but stayed home instead.
register and vote; Not be a person who has been adjudicated mentally
For more details on upcoming elections, registration dates and
incapacitated with respect to voting in Florida or any other
other voting matters, contact your county Supervisor of Elections
state without having the right to vote restored; and,
Office.
Not be a person convicted of a felony without having the right to vote restored. Notice: It is a third-degree felony to submit false information. Maximum penalties are $5,000 and/or five years in prison.
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Butterfield Garage Art Gallery
Lightner Museum
Yellow House
• Butterfield Annual Garage Sale Group
• “Tom Schifanella: Faces of the Alcazar,”
• “BE WELL,” current exhibition
Exhibition butterfieldgarage.com
through Sept. 21
• “Sit in Stand Up,” virtual exhibition
• “Picturing a Nation: American Art from the Lightner Museum,” through Sept. 30
The Corner Gallery at The Jessie • “Past – Present - Future: Rivers, Threads, Pockets and Bubbles” Collaborative Ex-
• “Bouke de Vries War and Pieces,” through Dec. 31
• “Still Not About a Hotdog and a Coke,” virtual exhibition • “Magic, Mirth, and Mortality: Musings on Black Motherhood,” virtual exhibition
lightnermuseum.org
yellowhouseart.org
MOCA Jacksonville
Ongoing
• “Jessica Hische: Covered,” through Aug.
Art Walk: Aug. 3
hibit, Aug. 13-October dupontcenter.org Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens • “Buddha and Shiva, Lotus and Dragon: Masterworks From the Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd Collection at Asia Society,” through Sept. 18 • “Revolve: Spotlight on the Permanent Collection,” through Nov. 13 • “Frieseke in Florida: Memories of Jacksonville in the 1880s,” through Jan. 1, 2023 • “Jacksonville’s Norman Studios,” through Jan. 30, 2023
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Downtown Jacksonville lights up the first
• “Kara Walker: Cut to the Quick,” through Sept. 25
Wednesday of the month with art by local artists at hubs in James Weldon Johnson
• “Maud Cotter: What Was Never Ours to
Park, The Jessie and Vagabond Flea at
Keep,” a Project Atrium exhibition, through
VyStar Tower from 5–9 p.m. Visitors can
Nov. 1
also enjoy live music, food trucks, street
• “Express Your UNF Pride,” through Nov. 13
performers, free admission to MOCA and
• “FIFTY: An Alumni Exhibition,” through
complimentary rides on JTA’s Skyway.
Feb. 12, 2023
dtjax.org/artwalk
• “Black Art Matters Series: Black Feminist Visuality with Kelli Morgan,” virtual lecture,
Fernandina Beach Arts Market: Aug. 13, 27
Aug. 9
Amelia Island's premier arts and crafts
• “Look at That! Art of Buddha and Shiva:
• “Ideas of Our Time Series: Afro-Nostalgia
market comes alive the second and fourth
Tibet, Nepal and Sri Lanka,” virtual lec-
with Badia Ahad Legardy,” virtual lecture,
Saturday of every month from 9 a.m.–1 p.m.
ture, Aug. 10
Aug. 25
fernandinabeachartsmarket.com
• “Weavetales” Talk, Aug. 23
mocajacksonville.unf.edu
• “Look at That! Art of Buddha and Shiva:
Riverside Arts Market: Aug. 6, 13, 20, 27
Cambodia and Thailand,” virtual lecture,
Ritz Theatre & Museum
Artists, artisans and makers display their
Aug. 24
Through Aug. 19
original paintings, jewelry, photographs,
** Free admission, Tuesdays, 4-9 p.m.,
• “(black) American” Exhibit
prints and other handcrafted items every
ongoing; Fridays, 4-9 p.m. through Sept. 2;
ritzjacksonville.com
Saturday—rain or shine—from 10 a.m.–3
and Saturdays, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., the first Satur-
p.m. on Riverside Avenue underneath the
day of every month
Stellers Gallery
canopy of the Fuller Warren Bridge.
cummermuseum.org
• Works by Eileen Corse, Jim Draper, Fallon
riversideartsmarket.com
Pepper, C. Ford Riley, Alice Williams, MacFlorida Mining Gallery
Truque and Jeff Foxwothy (yes, that Jeff
St. Augustine First Friday Artwalk: Aug. 5
• “Morgan Goldsmith: THUNDER FLOWER /
Foxworthy)
The first Friday of every month (hence the
emotional labor,” through Aug. 31
stellersgallery.com
clever name) more than 30 galleries around
floridamininggallery.com Jacksonville University • “MFA: In the Works.” through Aug. 24, Alexander Brest Museum and Gallery • ”Bill Davis: No Dark in Sight,” virtual exhibition • “Kristin Skees: Close Knit,” virtual exhibition ju.edu/cfa
the Oldest City open their doors from 5–9 University of North Florida
p.m. for visitors to browse exhibits and
• “Celebrating the ’70s: Select Artwork from
interact with artists. A complimentary trolley
the UNF Collection,” through Sept. 8, UNF
service provides transportation between
Gallery of Art
downtown venues.
• “Forms of Knowing: Cultural Documents Considering Alzheimer's Research,” through Nov. 11, Lufrano Intercultural Gallery unf.edu/gallery
JCA Vandroff Art Gallery • Works by Jay Charvat, through Aug. 31 jcajax.org
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Shelter in Place Words & photos by Janie Day
The current installation at the Corner Gallery is unlike any I’ve ever seen before. You don’t stand in a room looking at framed paintings on the wall. Instead, you become immersed into Erin Kendrick’s colorful and distorted maze of textures and objects. This multi-sensory installation titled “Shelter in Place” forces you to navigate your way around large brightly painted panels depicting various scenes and symbols of Black women and girls’ experience. You sift your fingers through the sand in the sandbox as the eyes plastered on the wall stare you down. You pass through dangling strings of beads and are met with warped mirrors that reveal words on the opposite wall, a quote from Zora Neale Hurston: “It’s no use of talking unless people understand what you say.” Your eyes are compelled to examine every part of the room: from the tall white wall covered in hands of various gestures to the money shoe prints on the floor. Each corner you turn brings you to a new object to interact with, consider and interpret—a seesaw or a swing made from a black woman’s hair. This installation is an experience--one that represents how Black women and girls navigate, find safety, and survive in the spaces they inhabit by using verbal and non-verbal language. Kendrick utilizes elements of mazes, playgrounds, and funhouses, fully incorporating the viewer as a part of the installation. I suggest that you go experience this installation yourself at the Corner Gallery in the Jesse Ball DuPont Center sometime before August 3rd.
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Kara Walker Rewrites the Rewritten
stomping the heads of enslaved children, enslaved women with their heads buried in the lap of their masters. Walker’s silhouette style mimics the early 19th-century fad of elegant wall decorations creating horrific historical imagery with charm. Her
Words by Rain Henderson
meticulous process is purposeful, and for that I am thankful. Any more detail would be hard to bear.
“Picture the center of the Earth, picture your spine and feet firmly grounded, picture a light beam connecting you into the
Similar to Walker’s work, the words of enslaved women like
ground, connecting you to the roots of all life. Breathe in the
Savilla Burrell, Fannie Berry and Vina Still stray from the common
connection of all human beings, breathe out injustice.” David
narrative of empathy and victimization. Berry’s own words, as
Jameson opened his discussion with this short meditation
found in Slave Narratives, a folk history of slavery in the U.S.,
before diving into the lives of enslaved women during a lunch
convey the fight against the sexual abuse from their masters and
and learn event at MOCA Jacksonville. Acknowledging that a
the jealous rage of mistresses: “Once he tried to throw me, but
woman might be better suited to speak on the subject, Jameson
he couldn’t. We tousled and knocked over chairs and when I got
read book excerpts and interviews from enslaved women rather
a grip I scratched his face all to pieces and there was no more
than pushing his own ideologies on artist Kara Walker’s intense
bothering Fannie from him.”
exhibition, “Cut to the Quick.”
Confederate monuments continue to be acknowledged as
Based in New York, Walker is best known for her candid
historical sites in the South. The homes of slave owners and
investigation of race, gender, sexuality and violence through
antebellum presidents are considered historical landmarks and
silhouetted figures. Her current MOCA exhibition, “Cut To The
the towering statues created in their likenesses are continually
Quick,’ addresses the legacy of slavery and colonialism. Though
defended, while former slave markets and slave quarters are not
rarely referred to in history classes or text books, sexual violence
considered worthy of restoration or protection and are largeled
was always present in slavery and Walker work throws this reality
ignored despite the fact that Blacks comprised at least half the
in viewers’ faces.
colonial population of certain cities. Today, people are attending Civil War reenactments on the very land Blacks were raped and
Frames of inky silhouettes fill the blood-red painted walls
flogged.
of MOCA’s third floor. Simplified black forms accentuate the harshness depicted: severed heads, spilling organs, mistresses
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“Public art claiming to represent our collective memory is just as often a work of historical erasure and political manipulation,” novelist Zadie Smith wrote in The New York Review about Walker’s work. “It is just as often the violent inscription of myth over truth, a form of ‘over-writing’—one story, overlaid and thus obscuring another—modeled in three dimensions.” Walker turns this “over-writing” on its head, overlaying her own history atop archival imagery. In “Exodus of Confederates From Atlanta” from Harper’s Pictorial History of the Civil War (Annotated), 2005, she prints woodblock silhouettes of enslaved men and women over photographically enlarged plates from an 1868 compilation of Civil War illustrations, originally published in Harper’s Magazine. Walker’s “Cut To The Quick” is hard: It hurts to be immersed in so much violence. But it is a necessary component of understanding the <true> history of our nation. As the fight for unwriting the false narrative laid upon us by political institutions continues, it is not common in our age of division and misinformation to sit between walls of truth. Art makes space for a vessel of veracity as it has for many years. I’ll leave you with a excruciating memory from Harriet Jacobs, a Black writer born into slavery. “Even the little child, before she is 12 years old, will become prematurely knowing in evil things. Soon she will learn to tremble when she hears her master’s footfall. She will be compelled to realize that she is no longer a child.”
“If God has bestowed beauty upon her, it will prove her greatest curse” - Harriet Jacobs
“Cut to the Quick” will be on display at MOCA through Oct. 2.
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Femme Fire Books Words & photos by Molly Britt
What began as a fun hobby for Vanessa Nicolle in 2020 has turned into a brick-and-mortar dream come true for book lovers who are passionate about diversity and inclusion. Nicolle started Femme Fire Books as a way to “celebrate diversity and encourage reading for all.” You may wonder, what’s so different about this bookstore? Nicolle’s shop is stocked with books written by women and people of color who have been marginalized in the publishing industry in the past. Femme Fire Books is a way to raise the voices of those who have felt silenced. “Representation matters, and I felt as a Filipino-American woman I was not very well represented in literature spaces. When I went to the bookstore, it was quite hard to find books written by Filipino-American authors, let alone Asian-American authors…so I wanted to create a space where you wouldn’t have to search so far and wide for that,” said Nicolle. Before and during the start up of her brand, Nicolle wasn’t able to find other businesses like hers. She eventually found motivation in Bel Canto Books in Long Beach, California and Yu and Me Books in New York City’s Chinatown, among others, to continue bringing voices to those who haven’t had one in the past. One thing to note is anyone is welcome here. While she does spotlight diverse cultures and people, Nicolle wants readers to know this bookstore is for all. Femme Fire Books’ offerings include poetry, non-fiction, fantasy, romance and children’s books. Have too many books to read at home and forcing yourself to stop buying more until you read them (I try and fail at that)? Femme Fire Books also has unique stickers— insert adorable Stranger Things stickers here—and mugs too. Nicolle even welcomes suggestions for those who think a new book should be added to her stock. Being a small business owner, Nicolle understands how hard it can feel to be seen and heard. She encourages others to keep going, noting there are people supporting you, even if you don’t notice them. “Being your authentic self and putting that into your brand will carry its own weight,” Nicolle said. So, looking for a new book? Check out Femme Fire Books in Riverside. Men, women and anyone in between are encouraged to visit and explore a new world in each book. You can also check out my favorite shelf “Blind Date With a Book” because the fun is in the surprise.
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C O N C E R T S
AUG. 4
Discord Theory with Hollyglen, A
Love Chunk
ABBA: The Concert
Gentleman's Crow and So Impossible
Colonial Oak Music Park
Jacksonville Center for the Performing
Archetype
thecolonialoakmusicpark.com
Arts
archetypejax.com
fscjartistseries.org
PJ Farley, Ben Hans, Jetter and 27th Annual China Cat Sunflower
Karmenar
The Shady Recruits
Festival featuring Ouija Brothers,
Jack Rabbits
Jack Rabbits
Glass Camels, One Good Ring and
jaxlive.com
jaxlive.com
Blacksheep Troubadour
Sheer Terror with Left On High,
Bold City Brewery–Riverside
AUG. 15
facebook.com
C.L. Smooth
Deathwatch ‘97, green80 and Never
1904 Music Hall
Hadit
AUG. 7
Archetype
Anthony Green
archetypejax.com
Underbelly
AUG. 16
underbellyjax.com
City Morgue
AUG. 5
1904musichall.com
Underbelly
Rick Springfield, Men At Work and
Generous Kill, Dead by Wednesday,
John Waite
Duke It Out
underbellyjax.com
St. Augustine Amphitheatre
Jack Rabbits
Crowbar with Spirit Adrift
theamp.com
jackrabbits.com
Archetype
The O'Jays & The Spinners
Saltones
Jacksonville Center for the Performing
Colonial Oak Music Park
AUG. 18
Arts
thecolonialoakmusicpark.com
Blues, Brews, and BBQ
archetypejax.com
jaxevents.com
Florida Theatre AUG. 10
floridatheatre.com
Kenbosho, Lethe and xFESTERx
Acid Dad with the Dewars, Bad
Kona Skate Park
Madonna
Blue Jay’s Five-Year Anniversary with
konaskatepark.com
The Jessie
LPT
instagram.com/winterlandpresents
Blue Jay Listening Room
Mark Williams and Blue Horse Album
bluejayjax.com
Release Party
AUG. 12
Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum
Virginia Man, Brooke Garwood and
Devin the Dude
moonstalkermusic.com
The Cosmic Highway
1904 Music Hall
Jack Rabbits
1904musichall.com
jaxlive.com Metro Band
AUG. 19
Colonial Oak Music Park
AUG. 13
Lil Wayne & Friends
thecolonialoakmusicpark.com
Queer Country Disco II: Folk Is People,
Vystar Veterans Memorial Arena
Daddy, Sib and Billy Creature
jaxevents.com
Young In A Million with Scarlet Letter
Intuition Aleworks
Society and DJ AP
instagram.com/folkispeople
Murray Hill Theatre murrayhilltheatre.com AUG. 6
Xstacy in R&B with The MVP Band and DJ Byrd
Chillula
WJCT Soundstage
Colonial Oak Music Park
wjct.org/jaxmusic
thecolonialoakmusicpark.com
Summer Breeze Music Festival
Rarity/Intervention Album Release
featuring Infinite Key, Special Formula
AUG. 14
Show with Telltale, Glimmers and
Ban and Ritz Voices "Unplugged"
Goo Goo Dolls
Seagate
Ritz Theatre & Museum
Daily’s Place
Jack Rabbits
ritzjacksonville.com
dailysplace.com
jaxlive.com
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Bikini Kill by Pat Graham
Strangerwolf
Polybius, Dysplacer & guests
Slaw’s Boys Benefit Show featuring
Blue Jay Listening Room
Jack Rabbits
Valley Ghouls, Left on High, Cassette
bluejayjax.com
jaxlive.com
Crisis, FFN, Appalachian Death Trap, River City Sound System, Lovecraft and
AUG. 20
AUG. 23
Herd the Cat
Duval Heavy Hitter Comp Release
Blue Jay Jazz Jam
Jack Rabbits
featuring Cowford, Universal Green,
Blue Jay Listening Room
jaxlive.com
Flag On Fire, Adversaries, Southpaw
bluejayjax.com
and Jax Beach Hippie
Smokestack
1904 Music Hall
AUG. 25
Colonial Oak Music Park
1904musichall.com
Glove and Everything to Me
thecolonialoakmusicpark.com
Jack Rabbits I Vibes
jaxlive.com
AUG. 28
Colonial Oak Music Park thecolonialoakmusicpark.com
Let’s Ride Brass Band AUG. 26
Colonial Oak Music Park
Bad Dog Mama
thecolonialoakmusicpark.com
An Evening With Noah Gundersen
Colonial Oak Music Park
Blue Jay Listening Room
thecolonialoakmusicpark.com
AUG. 30
bluejayjax.com
Colleen Orender
Blue Jay Jazz Jam
Blue Jay Listening Room
Blue Jay Listening Room
bluejayjax.com
bluejayjax.com
AUG. 27
Eli Lev and guests
Air Park
Jack Rabbits
AUG. 21
Blue Jay Listening Room
jaxlive.com
Vegas Gray
bluejayjax.com
Fly Socks And Tees 9 Underbelly underbellyjax.com
Colonial Oak Music Park thecolonialoakmusicpark.com Oobie with special guests Caskey and AUG. 22
Hylyte
3 the Band & Friends
Underbelly
Blue Jay Listening Room
underbellyjax.com
bluejayjax.com
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ACID DAD
Born in a Barn AUGUST 4
AUGUST 25
Joe Reid & The Heartland Band
Dewey Via
Colonial Oak Music Park, St. Augustine
Colonial Oak Music Park, St. Augustine
thecolonialoakmusicpark.com
thecolonialoakmusicpark.com AUGUST 26 The Country Rap Comedy Tour featuring Lenny Cooper, Bryan Martin, Georgia Landscaper and Ty Garcia Sadler Ranch, Fernandina Beach sadlerranchlive.com
AUGUST 4-5 Keith Urban Daily’s Place dailysplace.com AUGUST 11 The Powell Brothers Colonial Oak Music Park, St. Augustine thecolonialoakmusicpark.com AUGUST 12 Lee Brice, Michael Ray and Jackson Dean St. Augustine Amphitheatre theamp.com AUGUST 28 AUGUST 18
Dierks Bentley: Beers on Me Tour
Rio Grande Band
Daily’s Place
Colonial Oak Music Park, St. Augustine
dailysplace.com
thecolonialoakmusicpark.com
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IN CONVERSATION WITH LEE BRICE On a warm, sunny, morning last month, I was all set up at my desk to do a Zoom interview with country music superstar Lee Brice. The clock struck 10, then 10:01,10:02 and finally 10:06. This was strange to me as there is usually a handler involved who communicates with me first and then puts the artist on. They aren’t generally late with these calls as typically I’m not the only one waiting to do an interview. This morning was different. I looked down at my muted phone and saw that “Nashville” was calling. I picked up the phone and said, “Hello, this is Rob.” The voice on the other end said, “Is this Rob Nicholson with Folio?”. I said, “Yes, it is”. He said, “Rob, this is Lee Brice. I know we have an interview this morning, but I’ve somehow lost the link.” Brice, who was calling from his farm near Nashville, was handling his own publicity this morning, as he wanted to get out in the field to hang out with his kids. When you look at Brice’s tour schedule, you’ll see that he’ll meet his tour on a Wednesday or Thursday of a given week and play through until Saturday or Sunday. Then he will fly home to his family for a couple of days during each week. In the attached video interview, you will see how Lee walks the tight rope of balancing a very successful career with home and family. Lee Brice will be at the St. Augustine Amphitheatre on Aug. 12 and he’s bringing Michael Ray (married to Carly Pearce) and is touring on his hit song “Whiskey and Rain” as well as 21-year-old Jackson Dean, who is touring on his wildly successful debut hit song, “Don’t Come Lookin” which is featured in the smash hit television show 1883. When listening to and watching Lee Brice perform, I’d always thought that he must be a really nice guy in the country music industry. After meeting him and talking to him, he is.
WATCH INTERVIEW HERE
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WH A T
T W G H H U
W,
E SA W O
WE THO
NEIGHBORHOOD JAMS / WORDS AND PHOTOS BY VINCENT DALESSIO The boys over at Neighborhood Jams did it again, but this month
church that works out of the theater on days when they’re not
they took it to the next level. Brothers Trevor and Travis Hall’s
hosting live music, plays, comedy or dance nights. Due to the
names have become synonymous with local “house shows,”
religious affiliation of the venue, there are strict rules against
pop-up concerts hosted at makeshift venues in people’s homes
alcohol, swearing on stage and vaping that didn’t sit well with
and backyards, but their venues are maturing alongside the
me, but after chugging a Riverside special (four-pack of PBR
music talent they support.
tall boys) from Vagabond Coffee next door, I loosened up. As the night progressed, I realized that having a space open to all
If you’re not familiar with Neighborhood Jams, you can bring
ages could be the most positive thing for our local music scene,
yourself up to speed HERE (interview, photos and story by Lily
introducing talented artists to the next generation of music
Snowden).
lovers.
In short, Neighborhood Jams, created by Trevor
and Travis Hall, is a grassroots approach to supporting local musicians. They provide not only a stage for budding local
The show boasted a lineup of local heavy hitters like Liza Attic,
musicians but also a community.
Cinema Stereo and Twin Suns with headliner Gentlemen’s Crow of St. Augustine finishing up their tour with one final show with
Last month, rather than hosting a show in their regular habitat,
the Neighborhood Jams crew. The space inside Murray Hill
like backyards or the Kona Skatepark stage, Trevor and Travis
Theatre is huge, but the sound and people dancing filled the
decided to take a huge leap and host a show at a true music
space to the fullest extent. I even witnessed the most impressive
venue, Murray Hill Theatre. The theater has a capacity of almost
nap of all time (only a true superhero has the capability of
600, a large stage and production quality lights adding a
sleeping through a full Gentlemen’s Crow set).
professional feel to the usually low-budget but high-attendance shows they have hosted in the past.
Check out Neighborhood Jams on Instagram (@Neighborhood. jams) for updates on upcoming shows.
Now, I’d never stepped foot inside this theater, largely scared away by the Christian ownership and huge signs marketing the
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We sat down with Erik to learn more.
LIVING A LIFE OF SERVICE TO HIS COMMUNITY AND HIS COUNTRY
How do you think about service as it relates to your role as a Comfort Advisor?
Erik Colquitt, of Snyder AC, reflects on his 20-year career of service in the HVAC industry following his time as an
I love my job. Every day I get to help people, there’s nothing better. Serving customers in this industry really boils down to education- educating customers on the best decision for them. First it’s about listening to the client’s needs, then
Infantrymen in the US Army.
it becomes about coaching and teaching customers so that they can make the right decision for their needs and priorities.
How has your time in the Army helped you in your residential HVAC career? Well, I think it’s helped me in numerous ways. Firstly, would have to be the
importance of being a technical expert in what you do. If you can’t maintain and
manipulate your rifle and your equipment to the highest proficiency, you are failing. The same thing in the HVAC industry- you must be the best with your
tools and equipment or you’re doing the customer a disservice. Secondly, being part of team. Every company is a team. Poor communication or poor teamwork will end up in problems for the most important people, our customers. And lastly,
understanding the importance of serving others. In the HVAC world your job is
to serve the customer and listen to their needs. A lot of comfort advisors try to over-sell or not really address customers need- that’s bad service and a recipe for failure.
What has helped you have such success in the industry? During my time in this industry, I have learned that patience is a true virtue. One must take the time to find the root of the problem and find the solution. It’s important to slow down when diagnosing a problem or recommending a solution. Erik Colquitt always knew he wanted to live a life of service. Erik’s father,
Just because you’ve seen something one way in the past does not mean that
Welsey Colquitt, served as a combat engineer during the Vietnam War and both
solution will always work.
D-Day invasion in Normandy. Following in their footsteps, he immediately joined
What advice would you give to the next generation of HVAC
excelled as a member of the elite 101st Airborne Division and completed some
Teaching has always been a passion of mine. New technicians need to know
and Ranger School.
having a conversation. You can’t truly serve a customer without getting to know
Upon completion of his time in uniform, he wanted to find a career path where
customer to make a recommendation. They need to be able to clearly explain
that path of service in residential air conditioning service and repair. Erik quickly
decision and the installation process.
and eventually into his current position as Senior Comfort Advisor and Sales
Lastly- have fun! In this job you get to meet awesome people, work with your
his grandfather’s fought in World War Two, with one having been part of the
the United States Army when he turned 18. During his time in uniform Erik
technicians?
of the Army’s most challenging leadership courses including Airborne School
that effectively helping is all about building a relationship and that starts with them. From there, HVAC technicians need to understand what’s important to the
he could continue to serve others and play a role in his community. He found progressed up the ranks from helper to installation technician, service technician, Trainer as Snyder Air Conditioning.
the company’s guarantees, so that customers have total peace of mind in their
hands, and provide a valuable service to your community, there’s nothing better!
During this lengthy career he has received numerous accolades and awards
including the AHS Crown Champion Award, given to the highest performing comfort advisors in the industry.
Erik credits his success to three things: 1. Work ethic and pride in what he does
2. Always striving to learn and be an expert in the ever-changing HVAC field, and 3. Seeking to lead a life of service, whether to provide the best care for his customers or to serve his company and co-workers.
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FLEMING ISLAND
Cheers Park Avenue
Cliff’s Bar and Grille
Mr. Chubby’s Wings
Live music Friday-Sunday
Live music, Friday and Saturday
Live music, Friday
cheersparkave.com
cliffsbarandgrill.com
mrchubbyswings.com
NIGHTLIFE
ARLINGTON
The Daq Shack
BEACHES/PONTE VEDRA
Whitey’s Fish Camp
Karaoke, Wednesday; live music, Sunday
Gusto
Live music, Saturday and Sunday
thedaqshack904.com
Live music throughout the week
whiteysfishcamp.com
gustojax.com
Dee’s Music Bar and Grill Mercury Moon
Live music, Friday and Saturday
Lemon Bar & Grille
Live music, Monday and Wednesday
facebook.com/musicbarandgrill
Live music throughout the week
facebook.com/Mercury-Moon
lemonbarjax.com
Locals Pub Sunset Tiki Bar
Karaoke, Tuesday, Wednesday and Sat-
Lynch’s Irish Pub
Live music Friday–Sunday
urday; DJs, Friday and Sunday
Live music all week
the-sunset-tiki-bar.business.site
localspub.co
MANDARIN
Tom and Betty’s
Mango’s
Enza’s
Live music, Friday and most Saturdays
Karaoke, Sunday and Wednesday
Live piano music, every day except
tomandbettys.net
mangosjaxbeach.com
Monday
lynchsirishpub.com
enzas.net
Mavi’s Waterfront Bar & Grill
RIVERSIDE/AVONDALE Birdies
Live music, Friday–Sunday
MURRAY HILL
Various DJs throughout the week
mavijax.com
Buchner’s Bierhalle
facebook.com/birdiesfivepoints
Monkey’s Uncle Tavern
Live music, Wednesday buchnersbierhalle.com
DJ, Tuesdays; live music, Thursday,
Brick Restaurant Live jazz on weekends
Friday and Sunday; karaoke Wednesday,
The Stout Snug
brickofavondale.com
Saturday and Sunday
Aug. 3: Alice Mackenzie; Aug. 5: The
monkeysuncletavern.com
Backtracks; Aug. 6: Jig to a Milestone;
Casbah Cafe
Aug. 12: Blood Sweat & Whiskey End
Live jazz, Sunday; Belly dancing, Friday
Palm Valley Outdoors Bar and Grill
of Summer Concert; Aug. 13: Spade
and Saturday
Live music, Friday–Sunday
McQuade with Amanda Estus; Aug. 19:
thecasbahcafe.com
palmvalleyoutdoors.com
Cumberland Band; Aug. 20: North of 40 FL; Aug. 26: Angel & Jamar; Aug. 27:
The Garage
Surfer The Bar
Love Monkey
Live music, Friday and Saturday; Reggae
DJs and dancing, Friday-Sunday
thestoutsnug.com
with DJ Brooks, Sunday
surferthebar.com
garagejax.com The Walrus
DOWNTOWN
Daily events except for on Mondays
Jazzy’s Restaurant & Lounge
Dos Gatos
thewalrusjax.com
Spoken word poetry and DJ Swagg,
Rock N’ Roll Karaoke with DJ Randall,
Tuesday; live music, Friday and Saturday
Monday; Trivia Night with DJ Scott
ORANGE PARK
Young, Tuesday; DJ Hollywood, Thurs-
57 Heaven
day; DJs, Friday; DJ NICKFresh, Saturday
DJ Capone, Wednesday; DJ Jason,
The Loft
dosgatosjax.com
Thursday; DJ Danny/DJ Paco, Friday
Karaoke, Tuesday; DJ Robbie P, Thurs-
facebook.com/57HeavenOP
day; DJ Brooks, Friday; DJ Robbie P,
Myth Nightclub
jazzysrestaurant.net
Saturday
Electronic Thursdays, Thursday; Thrive
Big Dawgs Sports Restaurant
Friday: August 5 and 12; various DJs,
Karaoke/live music, Wednesday
August 6, 7, 13, 14
bigdawgsrestaurant.com
mythexperience.com
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loftjax.com
Rain Dogs
Pili Pili; Aug. 27: TJ Brown; Aug. 28: Vinny
Live music throughout the week
Jacobs
instagram.com/raindogs5points
sansebastianwinery.com
SAN MARCO/ST NICHOLAS
Prohibition Kitchen
Breezy Jazz House
Aug. 1: Micah Gilliam; Aug. 2: Shaun &
DJ, Wednesday; live jazz, Friday and Satur-
Kristen; Aug. 3: Wes Brook; Aug. 5: Da Amp;
day
Aug. 6: Bad Dog Mama & Ginger Beard;
breezyjazzhouse.com
Aug. 7: Freddy for Peace; Aug. 8: Sam Pacetti; Aug. 9: Colton Mckenna; Aug. 10:
Cuba Libre Ultra Lounge
Corey Peterson; Aug. 11: Jim & Jane; Aug.
Throwback Thursday with DJs, Thursday; DJ
12: LUVU DUO and Ramona + the Riot; Aug.
Alekz Vibration, Friday and Saturday
13: The Space Heaters and The Raisin Cake
cubalibrebar.com
Orchestra; Aug. 14: Jim Johnston; Aug. 16: Shaun and Kristen; Aug. 17: Chelsae Sad-
The Mudville Grill
dler; Aug. 18: Brady Clampitt; Aug. 19: The
First and third Monday: TBA Big Band; Sec-
Band Drauker; Aug. 20: Paper City Hustlers;
ond Monday: River City Rhythm Kings
Aug. 21: Freddy for Peace and Clayton
themudvillegrill.com
Bush; Aug. 23: Colton McKenna; Aug. 24: Corey Peterson; Aug. 26: Trae Pierce & the
SOUTHSIDE
T Stones and LUVU DUO; Aug. 27: Cover
Culhane’s
Boy and Brady Clampitt; Aug. 28: Chelsae
Karaoke, Saturday
Saddler; Aug. 29: Micah Gilliam; Aug. 30:
culhanesirishpub.com
Shaun & Kristen; Aug. 31: Wes Brook pkstaug.com
Jax Craft Beer Live music, Friday
Tradewinds Lounge
jaxcraftbeer.com
Live music throughout the week tradewindslounge.com
ST. AUGUSTINE Arnold’s Lounge Acoustic music, Wednesday; karaoke, Thursday; live music, Friday and Saturday; acoustic open mic night, Sunday arnoldslounge.com Café Eleven August 27: Earthkry with Dalwayne originalcafe11.com Cellar Upstairs Bar at San Sebastian Winery Aug. 4: Ian Kelly; Aug. 5: Gary Douglas Campbell and Yael & Gabriel; Aug. 6: Vibe RW and The Carpetbaggers; Aug. 7: Vinny Jacobs; Aug. 11: Tony Scozzaro; Aug. 12: Jolie and The Committee Band; Aug. 13: Gary Douglas Campbell and The Committee Band; Aug. 14: Vinny Jacobs; Aug. 18: Vinny Jacobs; Aug. 19: Caleb Joye and Bread & Butter; Aug. 20: Wes Register and Yael & Gabriel; Aug. 21: Vinny Jacobs; Aug. 25: Stephen Pigman; Aug. 26: Tony Scozzaro and
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The St. Augustine Amphitheatre earns headliner status in Pollstar Magazine The concert industry looks to make a strong comeback in 2022, and the St. Augustine Amphitheatre is leading the way according to industry-leading publication, Pollstar Magazine. The publication’s 2022 Mid-Year Ticket Sales Report ranks St. Augustine Amphitheatre No. 1 in the United States and No. 2 in the world based on tickets sold from Jan. 1 to June 27, 2022. The St. Augustine Amphitheatre has a history of ranking as a top venue, but this most recent ranking is due to the venue’s record-breaking number of ticketed events and overall sales. Since the start of 2022, The Amp hosted 39 ticketed events and welcomed 106,646 guests. In 2019, the last full year of live music prior to the pandemic, The Amp hosted 30 ticketed events and welcomed 74,226 guests at the mid-year point, earning the No. 2 spot in the country and No. 3 in the world. Based on this latest report, The Amp came in second in the world behind the Sidney Myer Music Bowl in Melbourne, Australia by 20,384 tickets. In the U.S.,The Amp bested Red Rocks Amphitheatre, selling 49,223 more tickets than the world-renowned venue. “We knew we were having a strong year, and we just assumed that most, if not all, venues were seeing similar record-setting numbers,” said Gabriel Pellicer, general manager of The St. Augustine Amphitheatre and Ponte Vedra Concert Hall. “That being said, we didn’t necessarily think we’d be first in the country, let alone nearly double the sales of outdoor venues like Red Rocks Amphitheatre with 57,423 patrons. We’re very proud.” Since the start of the 2022 season, the St. Augustine Amphitheatre has hosted a variety of renowned artists including Grammy Award-winning bluegrass phenom Billy Strings, critically-acclaimed indie-rock artist Phoebe Bridgers, comedian Sebastian Maniscalco, emerging indie singer-songwriter Rex Orange County, Grammy Award-winning R&B artist Leon Bridges and American-rock group Widespread Panic. Looking ahead, the St. Augustine Amphitheatre will close out 2022 with a strong lineup of performances by artists such as Buddy Guy & John Hiatt (Aug. 6), Ringo Starr and His All-Starr Band (Sept. 15), Jack White (Sept. 19), Earth, Wind & Fire (Sept. 27), Bonnie Raitt (November 12) and more. For a complete listing of upcoming events, visit theamp.com.
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I WAS TIRED OF LIVING WITH MY FIBROMYALGIA PAIN Fibromyalgia has been difficult to treat and even more difficult to understand, UNTIL NOW! Dr. Turpin provides patients with much needed relief from Fibro symptoms!
If you're suffering from Fibromyalgia, you understand this sentiment all too well. Local Jacksonville resident Kate R. found herself at a turning point when she noticed her diagnosis had started to take a toll on her marriage.
"I was angry all the time because of all the things I couldn't do anymore because of my Fibromyalgia. That anger cycled through depression and affected everyone around me, my husband more than anyone. It made our lives miserable." Fibromyalgia affects the entire body. To make things complicated it affects everyone's body a little differently. To make things even more complicated, those effects can change on a daily basis. Sometimes you're plagued with widespread muscle pain and fatigue, and other days it's a headache and heightened sensitivity to touch.
"I could barely stand to have the light weight of bedsheets touching me, much less a hug from my husband." explains Kate. This is what it's like to suffer from Fibromyalgia. Symptoms make everyday life incredibly difficult. Mundane, daily tasks are nearly impossible. And too often, these symptoms are only made worse because practitioners find it difficult to understand and even more troublesome to treat. It's characterized by widespread pain in muscles and tissues rather than inflammation of the joints.
Then your primary care doctors suggest dietary changes, pain linaments and prescription medications to the point where your life is no longer ruled by Fibromyalgia. It's now ruled by difficult routines and pill regimens that are supposed to aid in avoiding flare ups.
Kate put it this way, "My life was no longer my own." Eventually, Kate did her own research and discovered that acupuncture can improve the quality of life in Fibro patients. Determined to find the best, she discovered Riverplace Acupuncture Integrative Health led by Dr. Jann Turpin. Dr. Turpin has been successfully treating difficult to manage, chronic pain cases for almost 12 years. She uses the time tested science of acupuncture and integrates it with modern medical advancements that encourage healing and recovery. Acupuncture is a form of Chinese medicine that is commonly used to reduce various forms of pain. Acupuncture works by reducing inflammation, stimulating the release of endorphins and offers much needed symptom relief for Fibromyalgia. Then Dr. Turpin skillfully layers other non invasive therapies like ATP Resonance Biotherapy™ and O3 Regenerative Therapy™ for amplified, long-lasting results.
"I feel like a new person. My husband comes with me to my appointments. He spends most of it thanking Dr. Jann for giving him back the woman he married. And for the first time since we moved here, one of my neighbors told me I looked good! It's a miracle she treated my Fibro, I don't know how else to explain it." If you're looking for a doctor and a practice who not only understands your diagnosis but also has a proven solution for chronic pain, look no further than Riverplace Acupuncture Integrative Health (RAIH).
Kate describes RAIH almost as enthusiastically as she does their treatments. "I love it here!"
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Turpin's success stories have been repeatedly featured on social media and can be viewed by finding her on Facebook or Instagram, @RiverplaceAcupuncture! Additional information about Dr. Turpin and her various treatments can be found by visiting RiverplaceAcupuncture.com or by calling (904) 720-8887. Dr. Turpin is now accepting new patients but only for a limited time. To protect her availabiltiy for existing and future patients, only 10 new fibromyalgia patients will be accepted before July 28, 2022 so call (904) 720-8887 now to schedule a consultation.
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