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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 our staff’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.-2:30 p.m.

Open at 5:30 p.m. for dinner daily; reservations accepted.

80 Amelia Village Cir. 904-277-2132

Moon River Pizza

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 regional 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

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.

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.

925 S. 14th Street 904-321-3400

202 S. Eighth Street 904-261-6310

Ciao Italian Bistro You’ll find this charming Italian Bistro located in the heart of Amelia Island’s Historic District. Whether dining indoors or outside on our covered patio, your experience will be a memorable one. Choose from a fantastic menu filled with authentic homemade Italian dishes and a wine list that will leave your palate pleased. Contact us for reservations or catering needs. Open Sun.-Thurs. at 5 p.m., Fri. and Sat. at 11:30 a.m.

302 Centre Street 904-206-4311

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 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.

1998 S. Fletcher Ave. 904-277-6652

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

David’s Restaurant & Lounge Located in the Historic District, David’s is a place to have a dining experience, not just dinner. Offering the freshest seafood from around the world and serving only the finest prime aged meats. Dover sole, Chilean sea bass, soft shell crab & nightly fresh fish special. Filet Oscar, rack of lamb & and our signature 16oz grilled-to-perfection ribeye always available. Add foie gras or a Maine lobster tail to any entrée. Elegant but chic atmosphere. Bar & lounge with live music and complimentary valet parking on Fri. & Sat. nights. Private dining offered up to 12 guests in our Wine Room. Private parties up to 50. Wine Spectator rated. Lounge open 5 p.m.: open 6 p.m. for dinner, nightly. Reservations highly recommended.

AmeliaIslandDavids.com

802 Ash Street 904-310-6049

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CONTENTS // FEB. 5-FEB. 11, 2014 • VOLUME 27 • NUMBER 45

EDITOR’S NOTE Love & Marriage

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got married in a bar in Philadelphia. Not a fancy bar, mind you — a little beer-heavy joint called the Kite & Key on a bitterly cold Sunday afternoon in November 2009, against the backdrop of the Eagles game on the television. I was in jeans. My betrothed, in a dress she’d purchased at Goodwill. In place of a preacher, a woman I’d never met who was ordained by the Church of the Holy Internet (or whatever). The ceremony consisted of signing papers and drinking beer with a handful of friends. There was a small cake from the nearby Whole Foods.

Adri and I aren’t really ones for overwrought sentiment. Nor did we marry for love. That’s not to say we weren’t in love — we were then, and still are. But we didn’t need a piece of paper to tell us that. And as atheist-agnostics, there was little point in any sort of consecration before God. Our needs were more pragmatic: I needed to get Adri on my health insurance, and the easiest way to do that was to get married. And so, a couple of days before our marriage license expired, I put out a call on my newspaper’s blog for anyone who could officiate a wedding, with the promise of a few drinks as payment — I learned later that, in Pennsylvania, we could have gotten what’s called a Friends license, which enables you to marry yourselves in the fine Quaker tradition — set a date for that weekend, and sent a text message invite to the few people we’d befriended during our two months in Philly.

I called my mom when it was over.

I was thinking about this as we put together this Book of Love and Wedding Planner Issue.

Love is eternal, a beautiful cocktail of serotonin and oxytocin and vasopressin that primes us toward copulation and reproduction, the evolutionary essence of our being. It is a glorious thing, something to be celebrated, an intrinsic aspect of our humanity.

Marriage, on the other hand …

Marriage is, at its core, a legal document governing property. Until relatively recent times — the last couple hundred years in the West — it had precious little to do with love.

Marriages were arranged. Wives were little more than chattel. Polygamy was, for much of human existence, the norm, especially for men of status. Just a few decades ago, marital rape was perfectly kosher in many states, and married women, being subject to their husbands, were not allowed to open their own credit card accounts.

“Traditional marriage,” as conservatives love to call it, is a myth.

And yet in Florida, there are thousands upon thousands of couples who love just as the rest of us do, but who, on account of whom they love and the manner in which they screw, are denied the same legal protections, the same legitimacy in the eyes of the law (see “Marriage Equality. Now.” page 10), because doing so — letting marriage once again adapt to changing mores — would somehow rend the fabric of our very culture and eviscerate a timeless institution.

Love is eternal. Marriage is a construct — and one that has, over the years, been used to subjugate and discriminate. I can’t help but wonder how timeless it should be.

I’m happily married, and my wife is the singularly best person I’ve ever met. The same would be true without that piece of paper.

Jeffrey C. Billman twitter/jeffreybillman jbillman@folioweekly.com

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Inaccurate, Irresponsible, Offensive

The Crime City column “Hell Hath No Fury” [Wes Denham, Dec. 18, 2013] was factually inaccurate, irresponsible and offensive. The article implied that services are only available to female crime victims, it furthered the idea that law enforcement and the state attorney’s office won’t believe a male victim who reports sexual or domestic violence and it promoted harmful stereotypes about women allegedly making false reports. Nothing could be further from the truth.

The Women’s Center of Jacksonville is the certified rape crisis center for Duval, Baker and Nassau counties. As such, we provide support to male and female survivors of sexual violence and their loved ones age 12 and older. In fact, our male advocate facilitates two male support groups per week.

We provide gender-specific materials for men, and our prevention program — facilitated with youth — addresses harmful stereotypes about men, women and violence. During the last fiscal year, the Women’s Center offered services to 37 male survivors of sexual assault.

In addition, 816 male youth participated in sexual violence prevention programming.

Hubbard House, the certified domestic violence center referenced in the article, also provides services to male victims. Last fiscal year, Hubbard House provided counseling, court advocacy and other services to 456 male victims; 11 of these needed and received shelter.

The article promoted outdated and factually inaccurate myths related to false reports of violence against women. The fact is, very few reports of sexual assault to law enforcement are “false reports.” Well-publicized research

by Dr. Kimberly A. Lonsway and others indicates that just 2 to 8 percent of reports to law enforcement are false. However, furthering the myth that “most” women are lying to law enforcement only serves to empower perpetrators of sexual and domestic violence and undermines attempts at holding them accountable for their crimes.

While statistics indicate women are disproportionately impacted by domestic and sexual violence, we know that when men are affected by these types of violence, a swift response from law enforcement and social services agencies can help to mitigate the short- and long-term consequences of the violence. Men should not only know that they are able to access services from social service agencies, but that reports of violence are taken seriously by all of our partner agencies. Last fiscal year, 164 female offenders were court-ordered to the Hubbard House intervention program.

The Women’s Center of Jacksonville and Hubbard House encourage Folio Weekly to fact-check contributors’ work before publishing such inaccurate information in the future.

— Shirley Webb, executive director, Women’s Center of Jacksonville, and Ellen Siler, CEO, Hubbard House

Hard-Hitting Coverage

Not being into most sports myself, I’m surprised I even noticed this article in Folio Weekly [Sportstalk, “Send in the Clown,” AG Gancarski, Jan. 8]. But I did. And I can’t believe that this “open-minded” publication does an article on this subject, in 2014 no less.

FULL EXPOSURE // DENNIS HO

Lest anyone think rodeos are “fun” without knowing what makes them “fun,” I’ll explain — and this goes for both horse rodeos and bull rodeos. The male animal bucks because, well, just before being mounted and released, he has an irritant strapped tightly against his scrotum, which for obvious reasons he’s dying to get rid of. The bucking is not because the animal otherwise has a grudge against the rider.

Keep up that hard-hitting coverage.

Looking forward to soon reading Sportstalk’s columns on the long-maligned subjects of cockfighting and elephant-baiting.

— David Nielsen

Insane, Unintelligent

With no due respect, people like you scare me a lot more than people carrying concealed firearms [Editor’s Note, Jeffrey C. Billman, “The Wild West,” Jan. 22]. People like you, who are in a position to write an Editor’s Note that thousands of people will read, and write said columns with no grasp of civics, law or the Constitution scare me. It’s almost akin to a person not properly trained carrying a loaded handgun.

Your Editor’s Note, which said “the notion that owning a gun is an unimpeachable, unchallengeable right … has to go” is just frighteningly wrong. Besides what you would wish or want the Constitution and law to be, owning a gun is an “unimpeachable, unchallengeable” right. It’s the Second Amendment. This isn’t an issue like abortion, which the Constitution doesn’t really address.

It isn’t an issue that leaves a lot up to judicial interpretation/activism.

The right to bear arms is a black-letter, Constitutional right. You saying anything else is inane and frankly unintelligent. I’m not even writing to you as a gun advocate.

I’m writing to you as somebody who respects the Constitution, our political process and the correct avenues for changing the status quo (especially a status quo backed by an entire amendment). If you want to eliminate guns from movie theaters, schools, streets, in general, etc., the more power to you. Advocate for an amendment or even amending the Second Amendment. But get it right, and don’t completely advocate for disregarding a fundamental right we all currently share in the process. Just because “it’s time we said enough” doesn’t change our rights.

SECOND PLACE IS NO PLACE: The Jacksonville Giants huddle before a game against the Fayetteville Flight at Veterans Memorial Arena on Feb. 1. The Giants are two-time defending champs in the American Basketball Association, a semipro minor league formed in 1999. Their roster includes 16 players, whittled down from the more than 100 hopefuls who came to training camp. “We’ve got a good team with guys who really get it,” says Coach Kevin Waters. “We’re going for the three-peat.” The Giants are 18-1, their only loss coming last month against the South Florida Gold.

— Jacob McCrea

Racists and Paranoids

You said it [“The Wild West”]! But it isn’t only racists and paranoids who worship their guns. It’s solid, God-fearing patriots who have bought into the gun industry’s propaganda.

I know lots of them, and it’s like talking to a brick wall to try to convince them that nobody is coming for their guns. Carrying a gun makes them feel safer, even if it puts the rest of us at risk, including their own family and neighbors.

— Joe Lowrey If you would like to respond to something that appeared in Folio Weekly, please send an email with your name, address and phone number (for verification purposes only) to mail@folioweekly.com.

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NEWS

Bloodlust

Duval County has more inmates awaiting a date with the needle than anywhere else in Florida

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t’s been 15 years since Florida executed someone from Duval County, but that’s not for lack of trying. Duval, according to the Death Penalty Information Center, has sent 60 people to Death Row, the eighth-highest total in the U.S., and the most in Florida, despite having only about 6 percent of the state’s population and 8 percent of its murders. No other Florida county even breaks the top 10.

“That is a strange coincidence,” says Stephen Harper, a law professor at Florida International University in Miami and a death penalty expert.

“The system has no control over which inmates the governor will select for the death penalty.”

The last inmate from Duval County to die was Allen Lee “Tiny” Davis, electrocuted in 1999 for the savage 1982 slayings of Nancy Weiler, a pregnant Jacksonville woman, and her young daughters during a home-invasion robbery.

Since then, no inmate convicted and sentenced to die for a Duval County murder has been put to death, although 38 inmates from other counties have been.

Davis was also the final inmate to die in Florida’s electric chair. This was a new Old Sparky, designed specifically to fit Davis’ 350-pound girth. But his execution didn’t go smoothly. Pictures of Davis’ bloodied and bloated body circulated on the Internet after being included as evidence in a Florida Supreme Court ruling. After that debacle, the state performed only lethal injection for its executions.

Of the 82 prisoners executed since 1979, when Florida resumed capital punishment, only eight were from Duval County, and all gave up the ghost sitting in Old Sparky.

The DPIC says this decline is part of a trend, in which the death penalty is used less frequently, executions are more rare and the mood of the country is seemingly tilting against the death penalty. For instance, in 2013, Florida sent only 15 people to Death Row — only one was from Duval County — a noticeable drop. And a 2013 Gallup poll found public support for capital punishment at 60 percent, the lowest level in 40 years.

Still, Florida and Texas, the two states most bucking the downward trend, were responsible for 59 percent of the nation’s 39 executions in 2013 — Texas had 16, Florida completed 7. That’s only the second time in nearly two decades that there were fewer than 40 executions nationwide.

(Florida has already executed one person in 2014, and there are two executions set for February.)

It’s not clear why more inmates from Duval County haven’t yet kept their date with the needle. In general, after all appeals are exhausted, it takes about 15 years from sentence to execution in Florida. Three Duval County inmates, however, have been there since the mid-’70s — coming up on four decades. (State court officials say they don’t keep statistics on

the number of overturned murder convictions.)

“Florida’s death penalty administration has become a super-expensive, unnecessary government program with no effective accountability or budgetary oversight — a worst-case bureaucratic program that assumes the almighty power of deciding who lives and dies,” says Mark Elliott, executive director of Floridians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty.

“Nowhere in our state is death sentencing more abused, politicized and unevenly applied than Duval County.”

Since State Attorney Angela Corey took over as the state’s top prosecutor in Duval, Clay and Nassau counties in 1999, she’s sent 20 inmates to Death Row — and 13, or 65 percent, were black.

(In fact, in 2012, the Fourth Judicial Circuit, which Corey represents, alone accounted for 6 percent of all the death sentences in the United States, despite having just 6 percent of the state’s population and 8 percent of its murders.) Of those, 16 hailed from Duval County, and 13 of them were black.

The longest-serving inmate on Death Row from Duval County is Jacob Dougan, now 67. He’s been there since 1974, for killing a white hitchhiker in hopes of starting a race war. Dougan remains on Death Row while prosecutors appeal a ruling by Duval Circuit Judge Jean M. Johnson, who vacated Dougan’s sentence and ordered a new trial. The case is now before the state Supreme Court.

“Nowhere in our state is death sentencing more abused, politicized and unevenly applied than Duval County.”

Tired of delays like these, last year the state Legislature passed a law, called the Timely Justice Act, designed to speed up executions. In keeping with the new law, in October, the Supreme Court gave Gov. Rick Scott a list of 132 inmates whose cases were “warrant-ready,” meaning the inmates have completed their direct appeals and postconviction pleadings in state court and habeas corpus filings in federal court. Thirteen of those are from Duval County, and Scott could sign their death warrants at any time.

That law, of course, is now being challenged in court. If the courts permit it to stay intact, the pace of executions will likely step up — but how much it quickens, and who goes when, is entirely at the governor’s discretion.

In Florida, the killing process is, in the final analysis, arbitrary.

Ron Word rword@folioweekly.com

NEWS BUZZ

Tyranny, etc.

Ho-ho, hey-hey, how many poor people did Will Weatherford kill today?

OK, so it doesn’t have the same poetry as the anti-war anthems of yesteryear – and we’re not alleging that the Florida House Speaker and Jacksonville University alum is a reincarnated Ted Bundy on steroids – but we do have a number: between 1,158 and 2,221 a year, or three to six every day. Those figures come from researchers at Harvard Medical School and Hunter College, who calculated how many people will die as a result of the state Legislature’s refusal to accept $51 billion in federal money over the next decade to expand Medicaid.

Medicaid, of course, provides poor people with access to health care, and health care keeps people from dying. See how that works?

But the federal government’s Medicaid money is part of Obamacare, which Weatherford et al. hate so much so much that they turned it down – even though Florida taxpayers are already helping pay for it – just to make a point about how heath care is tyranny or whatever. And because they’ve done so, the study says, 1.27 million Floridians will go without affordable health care. (Other estimates have that number at between 700,000 and 900,000.) That means, each year, the state can expect 115,882 more undiagnosed depression cases, 68,769 fewer people using diabetes medications, 37,639 fewer women receiving mammograms, 73,890 fewer women receiving pap smears, 38,344 more people enduring catastrophic medical expenses and a couple thousand completely avoidable deaths. Oh, and we’re also foregoing $71 billion in economic impact and 55,000 health care jobs, according to a Florida Legal Services white paper.

But hey, we’re making a point, and isn’t that what really matters?

Last year, even Gov. Rick Scott, a man who built his career on hating Obamacare (and allegedly scamming Medicare), came around. He embraced a state Senate plan to use the federal dollars help the poor buy private insurance instead of Medicaid.

Weatherford’s House said no. There’s little chance House Republicans will reconsider this go-round.

Three to six people every day.

On the actual good news front, JCCI found that Duval County’s high school graduation rate has increased by 35 percent over the last five years, to 72 percent, and the city’s crime rate is lower than it’s been in three decades (though public perception of crime is higher). Also, the region’s average commute dropped to (a still abysmal) 31.7 miles, and a handful more people are living Downtown. Progress!

On the other hand, suicides spiked 20 percent between 2012 and 2013, perceptions of racism are higher, the rate of high school graduates going to college has declined, the rate of serious bicycle accidents is the highest it’s been in 13 years, St. Johns River water quality is still lackluster, the percentage of children living in poverty rose to 25.5, and trust in local leaders and satisfaction with local services have fallen.

Which led the Times-Union’s editorial board to hail that “special Jacksonville elixir of collaboration”: “You feel the energy in this city as people mobilize to make a difference in the quality of life here.”

OMG, Celebrities!

Hey guys, did you hear the news? Like, totally. Ashton and Mila – aka the only people you still recognize from That ’70s Show who aren’t in Orange Is the New Black or Tommy Chong – were very briefly in town last week, which caused the intrepid journos at Channel 4 to go full-on TMZ. Per News4Jax.com: “Channel 4 caught celebrities

Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis getting off a plane at the Jacksonville Airport Thursday night. Kutcher briefly interacted with Channel 4’s Scott Johnson but would not say why the pair were in town.”

While these sneaky Hollywood celebrities were for some reason unwilling to share their deepest secrets with this strange dude accosting them at the airport with a microphone, Johnson bravely refused to let this important story go.

“What brings you to town?” demanded our local hero.

“Why are you here?” replied Demi Moore’s ex-husband.

“We just heard you were coming. We just wondered what brought you to town.”

“That’s weird to sort of swoop up on people as they are coming out of the airport,” said the guy from The Butterfly Effect.

“I’m sorry, that’s what we do,” Johnson responded, in the saddest imaginable commentary on contemporary television journalism.

The Future, Man Finally, we’d like to call your attention to page 3A of the Jan. 23 edition of The Beaches Leader, a story titled, “Credit Cards Will Soon Be Accepted at JB City Hall,” which pretty much explains the whole thing.

As Jacksonville Beach city manager George Forbes reportedly told the City Council, “It’s the 20th century and everyone wants to use a credit card.”

Ahem.

— Jeffrey C. Billman

That Special Elixir Speaking of health care, last week the do-gooders at Jacksonville Community Council Inc. previewed their 29th annual progress report for some 200 local movers and shakers over chicken and pasta inside the WJCT building. And as it turns out, that report found that 8.2 percent of Jacksonville’s children lack health insurance, which is, apparently, good news.

That’s not to slag on JCCI. Those folks are doing some great work, especially Downtown. It’s more a comment on the fact that one in 12 children without health insurance is deemed worthy of a gold star. Of course, JCCI also reported that 24 percent of those between the ages of 18 and 64 lack health insurance, so maybe everything’s relative.

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SPORTSTALK

Fever Pitch

Is soccer the next big thing in Jacksonville?

PHILADELPHIA UNION vs. NEW YORK RED BULLS EverBank Field, Feb. 12, 6 p.m., $20 general admission

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o borrow the immortal words of rap legend T.I., “Big things poppin’” in Duuuuuuuuval when it comes to the city’s association with professional soccer.

For starters, the smart money says that the inimitable Tony Meola, the U.S. Men’s National Team cornerstone in 1994, is the frontrunner to coach the Jacksonville North American Soccer League team when it starts play next year. The franchise has reportedly interviewed 30 candidates for the job, so nothing’s set in stone, but hiring Meola makes a lot of sense for one reason — two words: Name value.

When dealing with the local media, the question, as always, is the hook. Since Meola still is among the highest-profile players in National Team history, putting him at head coach makes sense. He knows the game, and knows how to be an ambassador, a promoter of brand-awareness in a market still learning to embrace soccer.

Sometimes the obvious choice is the best one. Undoubtedly, many of the area’s 30-something soccer fans wanted to be Meola, on some level, when they were playing the youth game on pitches all around Northeast Florida. Certainly, they did when they were playing the almost-forgotten Super Nintendo game Tony Meola’s Sidekick Soccer. In terms of launching a franchise and giving it an instant identity, Meola is a great choice.

Of course, Meola isn’t the only great choice soccer fans are considering in the next few weeks. Local soccer buffs long ago circled Feb. 12 on calendars as a day to head Downtown and catch some first-class pro soccer action.

On that day, the New York Red Bulls take on the Philadelphia Union at EverBank Field. The Union committed to one preseason game a year at EverBank for three years; this is Year No. 2.

For the Union, the game — part of a month in Florida preparing for the regular season — comes just a few days after a scrimmage at its Deltona training facility against the mighty University of North Florida Ospreys.

Last year, 5,000 local fans turned out to see the Union battle to a scoreless draw against Montreal, which looked a lot like a preseason dress rehearsal in terms of pacing and urgency.

The weather cooperated then, keeping the draw healthy and helping make the case that Jacksonville is indeed a soccer market on the rise. What’s the forecast for this year? Dunno — ask Julie Watkins. I can tell you, though, that to reassure stakeholders, there needs to be an attendance uptick. And that’s entirely possible.

What we’re seeing in the Bold New City of the South is a demographic shift local sports commentators aren’t fully hep to yet.

Transplants from the Northeast come in, often for corporate jobs which locals lack the skill set to fill (thanks, Duval County Public Schools!). With this migration, we’re seeing a seismic shift in the preeminence and popularity of certain sports.

College football? A drag. The ACC title game couldn’t draw here. The 2014 Gator Bowl? Likewise, box office poison.

Sponsored by TaxSlayer.com? Should’ve been underwritten by the Hemlock Society, as the once-proud bowl floats on a garbage scow to Irrelevant City.

We’ll see soccer continue to grow — at the expense of football, which is getting a bad rap among parents concerned about concussions, and is seeing a downward trend in youth participation nationally.

Given that the Tea Men used to draw upward of 10,000 in Jacksonville in the 1980s, and from a much smaller demographic base (albeit one with fewer entertainment options), any crunching of attendance figures should be viewed with some skepticism.

That said, the number needs to be closer to 10,000 than 5,000, lest existential questions arise. Considering that Orlando City Soccer averaged more than 8,000 a game last year in the third-tier USL Pro, that’s a reasonable expectation here.

Mayor Brown has talked often about wanting to bring an NBA franchise to town one day. A successful soccer push — packing EverBank’s seats for a preseason match — may be a catalyst, a signal that Jacksonville could indeed be a viable multisport town.

One positive sign for soccer’s future here: Major League Soccer is expanding into Miami (via a team owned by David Beckham) and Orlando (whose team will migrate to MLS in 2015).

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What George Zimmerman’s painting of Angela Corey gets exactly right

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t first glance, George Zimmerman’s painting of State Attorney Angela Corey, executed in vermilion, carnelian, rhodamine, yellow and orange, is bizarre.

With its rough strokes, it resembles the maniac wall daubs that are de rigueur for television serial killers who always have human blood around to paint runes, witchcraft symbols and mysterious messages.

To Duval County Courthouse denizens, however, it’s hilarious. Corey is famous for the erubescent rages for which her predecessor, Harry Shorstein, fired her. When she terminated Ben Kruidbos, the IT director who testified that she withheld evidence from Zimmerman’s attorneys, the rubor of the ensuing litigation and the uproar in the press were of equal magnitude.

Among criminal defendants, she is the scarlet virago of maximum charges, maximum bail and maximum sentences. To her supporters, she is justice incarnate; to her detractors, outrage incarnadine.

Red becomes her.

Who knew that George was a wit? Not the nattering classes, which pegged him as a loser and cop wannabe, terms repeated endlessly, like echoes in the empty canyon of modern journalism. I suspected otherwise, initially when I listened to him speak Spanish, his best language, and later when he arrived at trial with a quarter-million bucks he’d scored on the Internet for his defense. The sale of his first painting, of an American flag with blue stripes, for $108,000, reinforced this impression.

In exacting some tiny payback on his tormentor, his choice of weapons was interesting. Nearly all prisoners, under a rough blanket in the solitude of a cell, dream of smashing the skulls of the prosecutors who put them there. Zimmerman chose, instead of a club, the paintbrush.

This is insightful. Most elected officials are notably humorless and irony-challenged. When teased with a funny painting or a bon mot that has more than one meaning, they’re helpless.

Zimmerman made his artwork by projecting a photograph onto canvas and painting over the image. This used to be considered an artistic cop-out, until Andy Warhol tweaked the

technique to make silkscreens of the rich, the famous and the well-married and left an estate valued at $220 million.

The photograph was taken by Rick Wilson, a Jacksonville stringer. The copyright is owned by the Associated Press. The AP is threatening to sue, and copyright violation is the new halloo of a press that prefers to run in packs rather than think.

This received opinion is insufficiently informed. In Campbell v. Acuff-Rose Music Inc., the Supreme Court ruled that a commercial parody, even when sold for profit, can be fair use, rather than infringement, of copyright. The case was brought after 2 Live Crew composed a song titled “Pretty Woman” that mocked Roy Orbison’s original. That the Supremes spent many august hours to defend the right of guys like Fresh Kid Ice and Mr. Mixx to have some fun and make a buck makes one think that there is, on occasion, justice in law.

Who knew George was a wit?

Legally, Zimmerman is justified; practically, he’s up the creek. Every schlub who’s been cleaned out by lawyers knows that before you arrive at trial, you have to get through motion hearings, discovery and deposition and go through your last dollar. If your bank balance hits zero, you default and the other guy wins, right or wrong.

My prediction? Zimmerman will carve out a slice of the sale price for the AP, which will, in due course, remit to Wilson whatever chump change is due under his contract. It’s just business.

I admire George for taking his shot.

It doesn’t happen often. I sat in Judge Lawrence Haddock’s court as he recused himself, with flimsy pretext, from presiding over the $5 million lawsuit that Kruidbos filed against Corey. Attorneys I asked to comment on this story said not a word. All fear her fury.

Zimmerman definitely has some stones.

Like justice, those are always in short supply, In Crime City.

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illy knew Alan was dying. We all did. There was no use denying it.

You could see the signs: the bodily deterioration; a once-sharp mind addled by years of medications, now given to drink and depression; erratic, in some ways abusive behavior, a charming winking mischief now supplanted by fearsome, petulant outbursts. It had been decades since Alan had acquired HIV. He’d buried lovers and friends. He knew how this story ended.

But it still came as a shock. On Easter Sunday 2012, Alan, tired of the medications and deterioration and depression, tired of the growing monster of his evercreeping mortality, shot himself in the chest with an antique revolver. Billy, Alan’s partner of 11 years and three months — his soul mate, if you believe in such things — and one of my closest friends, rushed outside to the backyard of their downtown Orlando bungalow, grasping at the man who was his husband in every way except title, begging him to hold on, to come back. There was nothing to be done.

And that’s where Billy’s yearlong nightmare began — not just the grief, though that was crushing and real, just like it would be for any of us, nor even the way that Alan died, so suddenly and violently. His was a nightmare borne of a legal bigotry that held Billy and Alan’s relationship as somehow less legitimate than the one my wife and I share — or that my ex-wife and I shared.

This is what discrimination looks like. And this discrimination has real, and painful, consequences, all in service of an ahistorical, fictionalized version of “traditional marriage.”

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It needs to end. Now. And it soon might. On Jan. 21, six Florida same-sex couples filed suit in Miami-Dade County, claiming that the state constitution’s prohibition on gay marriage violates their 14th Amendment protections. (One of those couples helped overturn Florida’s prohibition against gay adoption in 2010.) It draws on language used in the Supreme Court’s decision last year striking down the federal Defense of Marriage Act, and falls along the same lines as cases in Utah and Oklahoma, deep-red bastions that, federal judges have ruled, are running afoul of the Constitution with their bans on same-sex marriage. (Those states are appealing.)

That this is happening, and that it may well succeed just a few years after 62 percent of Floridians voted for Amendment 2, which enshrined discrimination in the state’s constitution, is a demonstration of how far we’ve come, but at the same time a recognition of how far we’ve yet to go.

“In the 1970s, Anita Bryant told us that we were not acceptable at a time when acceptance and fitting in meant everything to a teenager,” plaintiff Summer Greene said at the press conference announcing the lawsuit.

“Today, we’re here before you seeking the freedom to marry.”

Marriage matters — especially to those on the outside looking in, the thousands of samesex couples who wonder what will become of them, of their houses, of their assets, of their savings, of their livelihoods, if the unthinkable happens, denied the most basic protections because of whom they’re attracted to.

I witnessed this scenario fi rsthand — one straight people never have to worry about, one that seems foreign and unimaginable to many of us — through Billy’s eyes, throughout this unnecessary ordeal. I saw the tears, the frustration, the hopelessness, the feeling that he had nothing left to live for. I drove him to the hospital when he had a nervous breakdown. And I saw him on the other side, when he emerged stronger, determined to fight so that no one else has to go through the hell he endured.

Marriage matters. Marriage equality matters. And we shouldn’t have to wait for a court to make us do the right thing.

Billy Manes is 120 pounds soaking wet, a well-coifed, bleached-blond rail of a man who’s always the center of attention no matter where he goes. He is his own gravitational force, the kind of guy who moves effortlessly between the disparate spheres of politics and music and nightlife. We met a little more than a decade ago, when he was a columnist and I senior writer at the Orlando Weekly. (He later came on staff, and is today the newspaper’s senior writer.)

Back in 2007, with Amendment 2 looming on the horizon, we sent Billy out on an assignment: to get as gay married as the law allows. The result was a feature we cheekily called “Keep Your Matrimony, I’ve Got Mantrimony.” Billy and Alan drafted a Last Will and Testament. They signed living wills. They gave each health care power of attorney. They named each other guardians, in the event one of them was determined to be legally incompetent. They inked all the estate documents available to them.

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the morgue to identify the body, arranged for a local cremation without consulting me, gained access to Alan’s official death certificate, changed his address with the postmaster, promised to get me some ashes, flirted with my girlfriends, walked through the house securing items — computers, financial documents, guns, a chainsaw, a riding lawnmower — that they believed belonged to them, packed up two cars that were registered in my name, took a copy of the Last Will and Testament in which Alan left me everything, and drove off.”

They even took one of the dogs.

Shortly before the memorial service — which they didn’t attend — the family sent Billy an envelope with some of Alan’s ashes. Soon thereafter, Alan’s mother filed a claim in probate court, essentially challenging Billy’s right to Alan’s estate. It would take an eight-month legal battle — which Billy could only afford thanks to the generosity of an activist lawyer-friend, Mary Meeks — for Billy to get back what should have rightfully been his. After the family was forced to acknowledge the will, they claimed that Alan

Marriage matters — especially to those on the outside looking in. compared to the $32.50 (with premarital counseling) it takes straight couples to obtain a marriage license in Florida.

When Alan died, Billy discovered that most of them were useless. The will, his lawyer told him, was the only thing that mattered. And it left everything to Billy. But it didn’t turn out to be that simple.

Alan’s family, a Georgia clan that preferred not to acknowledge their son’s homosexuality, much less admit that he had a husband, didn’t recognize Billy’s claim. Less than a day after Alan’s death, his brother and a family friend arrived at their house. As Billy would later recall in a gut-wrenching April 2013 Orlando Weekly story describing Alan’s death and its aftermath, titled “’Til Death Do Us Part”: “They quickly set into motion a series of events that, from this one-year distance, seem horrifying, although at the time I was in shock and allowed it all to transpire. They went to

had stolen from the family and given the money to Billy. (Not true, as evidenced by Billy’s bank statements.) Billy then had to get a court order to get his possessions returned (the family never returned the dog or some power tools).

The stress nearly killed him.

In August, four months after Alan’s death, Billy and I drove to Tampa to cover the Republican National Convention. There I saw Billy drain into near-nothingness. He had nothing left to live for, he told me. His and Alan’s house was being foreclosed on. Soon he’d have nowhere to live. With the estate in limbo, he had no way to pay the mortgage, or make the repairs necessary to sell the house.

And he was so, so tired.

Billy stopped eating, instead subsisting entirely on Xanax and vodka and menthol cigarettes. He was wasting away. He was giving up. He was dying.

His friends staged an intervention, and

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I ended up driving Billy to the hospital, where his frail, pale, dehydrated body was infused with IV fluids, and then to a county mental health facility, where he detoxed and decompressed for a week. The road back was slow and uneven, but he made it.

In December 2012, Billy settled the probate case, signing away his rights to Alan’s share of his family’s multimillion-dollar business and Georgia assets. He did this in part because he didn’t feel like he had a right to the family’s property, considering they were never really family to him. But mostly, he was too exhausted to fight anymore.

None of this would have happened — could have happened — had the two been legally wed. Billy wouldn’t have even needed the will.

Billy’s doing better now. He’s stronger and healthier. He quit smoking. He drinks less. He’s gone on a few dates here and there. He found a new place to live, free of the old house’s ghosts and memories.

And he has purpose. “’Til Death” went viral, spreading like wildfire across the Internet and LGBT radio shows and eventually becoming the basis of an equally visceral documentary, Billy & Alan: In Life, Love and Death, Equality Matters — produced by Meeks’ wife, Vicki Nantz — which has been screened in just about every major Florida market but this one. (We’re working to fix that.)

Billy also became one of the state’s most visible proponents of Senate Bill 196, a proposal to allow same-sex couples to enter domestic partnerships. (He headed to Tallahassee last year to testify before the state Senate, but that hearing was canceled at the last minute.) SB 196 failed; conservative opponents said it came too close to approximating marriage.

State Rep. Linda Stewart, D-Orlando, has filed similar legislation for the upcoming session.

Tallahassee being what it is, even gay rights activists don’t expect it to go anywhere.

There are, right now, 32 Florida cities and counties that offer same-sex couples the ability to form domestic partnerships, according to Equality Florida. None of them is in Northeast Florida. In 2012, following months of heated debate, the Jacksonville City Council even failed to pass legislation extending even the most basic civil rights protections to gays and lesbians, making ours the largest city in Florida to actively endorse discrimination.

But the march toward equality, here and elsewhere, is inexorable. The writing is on the wall, clearer every day: the Supreme Court’s game-changing decision last June striking down DOMA; the judicial decisions in Oklahoma and Utah that followed; the proequality votes in Minnesota, Maryland, Maine, Illinois, New York and elsewhere; the solid, consistent polling showing majority support for marriage equality.

The bigots are losing — and they will lose.

Demographics, as they say, are destiny, and 69 percent of those ages 18 to 34 support gay marriage, according to a Gallup survey last year. The moral arc of the universe bends toward justice, at least most of the time, in this case through not just changing hearts and minds, but also the attrition-by-death of the old from the voting pool.

That doesn’t, however, change the reality on the ground right now.

The lawsuit filed in January in Miami, along

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with similar lawsuits all over the country, might.

Building off the logic of the Supreme Court’s DOMA decision — which ruled that the federal government had to, for legal and tax purposes, recognize same-sex marriages performed in the states that allow them — the suit asks a Miami circuit court to declare the state’s prohibition on gay marriage unconstitutional. In the DOMA case, United States v. Windsor, the Court held that discrimination is only permissible if the government has a rational purpose — and moral or religious disapproval doesn’t count.

Windsor was a “monumental, fundamental watershed moment,” says Meeks, who is helping represent the Miami plaintiffs. “Under the federal Constitution, you cannot treat groups of people differently because you don’t like them.” The ruling, she adds, “didn’t do it for us, but it gave us the tool.”

And that’s the tool they’re using. The language borrows from similar claims in Oklahoma and Utah, in which federal judges found that, in light of Windsor, those states’ anti-gay marriage laws ran afoul of the U.S. Constitution.

“Equal protection is at the very heart of our legal system and central to our consent to be governed,” wrote Senior U.S. District Judge Terence C. Kern in the Oklahoma case.

“It is not a scarce commodity to be meted out begrudgingly or in short portions.”

The Florida lawsuit, like the others, will eventually end up before the Supreme Court.

And like it or not, some day soon, bans on same-sex marriage will be overturned, just as discriminatory miscegenation and sodomy and segregation laws were in years past.

But that could take years. And that’s not good enough.

Gay-rights activists could have taken their case directly to voters. They could have gathered signatures and placed a question on the November ballot, like the medical marijuana backers have done. They didn’t because they’d lose: A simple majority was doable; the 60 percent support Florida requires for constitutional amendments, not so much.

Nor, realistically, is the conservative Legislature likely to advance their cause. But

there has been progress. In 2013, one Senate committee approved a domestic partnership bill. Neither the full Senate nor the House took it up, but even that small step went further than any such legislation had ever gone before.

And this year, Stewart’s bill has a Republican co-prime — Tallahassee-speak for lead sponsor — Dave Hood of Daytona Beach.

“Our goal is to get a hearing,” Stewart told me recently. “That’s it. If we get a hearing, that’s more than we’ve ever had in the past.”

Her bill would offer members of samesex (as well as unmarried, different-sex) couples the ability to visit their partner in the hospital and make end-of-life and estate decisions. To sidestep home-rule concerns, cities and counties wouldn’t be required to have registries; instead, couples in, say, Jacksonville, which doesn’t have a registry, could drive to the nearest place that has one and sign up, and their benefits would be applicable statewide.

It’s not marriage, of course, and it’s not full equality. But it could have spared Billy, and it could spare countless other members of Florida’s LGBT community from enduring the same — or worse.

It is, quite literally, the very least we could do.

Last week, I asked Billy what he wanted people to take away from his story. “First,” he replied, “that death is horrible enough as a function of life on its own — especially traumatic death — for the system to be uneven or unclear on what the rights of individuals are. You can’t tell me, gay or straight, that you deserve to fight when you’re already grieving.

The system — and our culture — has a lot to learn about how people are treated.

“My story is an ugly one, but I hope that some of that ugliness shakes the complacency off of some people, and that they wake up to the horrors they may be inadvertently perpetuating.”

Bigotry has real consequences for real people.

We shouldn’t pretend otherwise.

Marriage matters. Equality matters. And we should demand it for everyone.

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THE SNOB 1990 San Marco Blvd., San Marco, 396-2249, thesnob.biz The Snob is a designer clothing, shoes and accessories consignment boutique offering a low-cost alternative for women who want elegant, upscale fashion.

TAG CUSTOM BRIDAL 998-9978, tagcustombridal.com Owner Patricia Davis creates custom wedding gowns and bridesmaid dresses using only organic and natural fibers and offers free consultations.

THE TAILOR SHOP 3083 Southside Blvd., Ste. 104, Jacksonville, 642-7780 Gowns are custom-made from silks, laces and charmeuse and other luxurious fabrics at The Tailor Shop. Custom tuxedos, alterations, bowties, cummerbunds, tuxedo shirts.

THE WEDDING LOFT 10210 San Jose Blvd., Ste. 5, Mandarin, 260-6400, dreamweddingsandhoneymoons.info This one-stop wedding resource and bridal boutique handles full-service wedding planning, bridal gowns, decorations, photography, accessories, invitations and custom sashes.

THE WHITE MAGNOLIA BRIDAL COLLECTION 1716 Hendricks Ave., San Marco, 352-3309, whitemagnoliabridal.com The boutique offers couture bridal gowns by Jim Hjelm, Victor Harper, Modern Trousseau, Mikaella Bridal and Hayley Paige.

JEWELRY/ACCESSORIES

LOVE A BRIDAL BOUTIQUE 434 Third St. N., Jax Beach, 242-9800, lovebridalboutique.com Upscale bridal fashions by designers like Monique Lhuillier, Jenny Yoo Bridal, Kathy Ireland, Stella York and Marisa are featured. Gowns, accessories and jewelry are also available.

ALLEN’S JEWELERS 13475 Atlantic Blvd., Ste. 31, Harbor Village, 221-9998, allensjewelers.com The full-service jeweler can custom-design engagement and wedding rings. Fine jewelry for the bridal party, groomsmen’s gifts, watches and accessories are also available.

MICHAEL’S FORMAL WEAR & BRIDAL 1948 U.S. 1 S., St. Augustine, 824-3673, tuxedosbymichaels.com 4413 Town Center Pkwy., St. Johns Town Center, 645-3999 1910 Wells Rd., Orange Park Mall, 269-2213 13820 Old St. Augustine Rd., Mandarin, 262-2226 13141 City Station Dr., River City Marketplace, 751-3333 A full-service bridal shop, family-owned-and-operated Michael’s has offered designer wedding gowns, bridesmaid, flower girl and mothers’ dresses, and accessories for more than 40 years. Tuxedos and suits, with all the extras, too.

CLASSIC JEWELERS 8221 Southside Blvd., Ste. 6, 641-8999, classicjewelers.com Engagement rings, wedding bands and custom designs in platinum, 18K and 14K gold and designer jewelry from D’Oro are available and custom bands can be fitted to existing rings.

Engraving and gifts are also available.

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PARK AVENUE BRIDAL 1101 Blanding Blvd., Ste. 121-A, Orange Park, 687-8928, parkavenuebridalinc.com Designer gowns for the bride and attendants and destination dresses are offered, as well as tuxedos, shoes, purses, jewelry, garters, guest books, cake knives, servers, candles and pillows.

MW TUX 4624 Town Crossing Dr., Stes. 101 & 119, St. Johns Town Center, 646-0966, menswearhouse.com 10300 Southside Blvd., Ste. 230, 363-8371 9501 Arlington Expwy., Ste. 310, Jacksonville, 725-5970 1939 Wells Rd., Orange Park, 264-9199 13141 City Station Dr., Ste. 101, Northside, 696-6162 Men’s Wearhouse specialty department offers traditional and fashion tuxedos to rent or buy, like Calvin Klein, Ralph Lauren, Kenneth Cole. An in-store consultant can help with vests, shirts, shoes, cufflinks, suspenders, ties and cummerbunds.

CREATIVE JEWELRY DESIGNS 607-8830, facebook.com/creativejewelrydesignsbylaurastaley Consultant Laura Staley offers custom-made jewelry for brides and attendants for the wedding or any special event.

ESPLING JEWELERS 355 Marsh Landing Pkwy., Jax Beach, 280-7700 9825 San Jose Blvd., Ste. 40, Mandarin, 268-7975 450 S.R. 13 N., Ste. 105, Fruit Cove, 287-0035 Family-owned-and-operated for 42 years, the full-service jewelry store carries gold and platinum wedding rings. The craftsmen can create a custom design or order one as well.

HELZBERG DIAMONDS 10300 Southside Blvd., Ste. 1205, Avenues Mall, 363-8897 1910 Wells Rd., Orange Park Mall, 264-4322 Helzberg Diamonds offers wedding bands, cufflinks, watches,

Wedding Planner pearls, and bridesmaids’ and groomsmen’s gifts.

HEMMING PLAZA JEWELERS 231 N. Hogan St., Downtown, 354-5959, hemmingplazajewelers.com This shop makes custom jewelry onsite and features a wide array of designer styles, including distinct wedding sets.

JACOBS JEWELERS 204 Laura St., Downtown, 356-1655, jacobsofjacksonville.com Established in 1890, Jacobs’ bridal department offers fine china, silver, crystal, silverware, serving pieces and gifts for the newlyweds. Free gift wrapping and delivery are available.

MIRIAM’S FINE JEWELRY 1966 San Marco Blvd., Jacksonville, 398-7393 2400 S. Third St., Ste. 105, Jax Beach, 339-0309 Miriam’s offers estate pieces and fine jewelry, custom-made bridal jewelry, engagement rings and wedding bands.

NEFF JEWELERS 7 Rohde Ave., St. Augustine, 829-5003, neffjewelers.com Specializing in custom designs in 14K, 18K and platinum, Neff Jewelers also offers vintage estate rings.

PICKETT BROTHERS JEWELERS 11481 Old St. Augustine Rd., Ste. 403, Mandarin, 880-3292, pickettbrothersjewelers.com A selection of fine jewelry is offered, including gold, gemstones, watches, pearls and diamonds. G.I.A. diamond-certified service.

SCOTT & SONS FINE JEWELRY 9900 Amelia Island Pkwy., Ste. 2, Fernandina Beach, 491-1550, scottandsons.com The jewelry shop has bridal sets, engagement rings and bands, by designers like Neil Saunders, EDB, Lloyd & Co. and Kwiat.

UNDERWOOD’S JEWELERS 2044 San Marco Blvd., Jacksonville, 398-9741 3617 St. Johns Ave., Avondale, 388-5406 330 A1A N., Ste. 204, Shoppes of Ponte Vedra, 280-1202 10300 Southside Blvd., Ste. 1520A, 394-1390, underwoodjewelers.com In business more than 80 years, Underwood’s offers a bridal registry and brands like Hearts On Fire, Forevermark Diamonds, Ritan, Henri Daussi, Lalique, Baccarat and Waterford. Gift wrapping and free delivery are available. Consistently wins Best Jewelry Store in our Best of Jax poll.

REGISTRY/GIFTS

AMIRO ART & FOUND 9C Aviles St., St. Augustine, 824-8460, amiroartandfound.com Original pieces of art by local artists, jewelry, mosaics, paintings, pottery, sculpture and collages are available.

COTTAGE BY THE SEA 401 S. Third St., Jax Beach, 246-8411, cottagebytheseaonline.com This award-winning gift shop offers appropriate gifts and accessories for the couple.

COTTAGE BY THE SEASIDE 208 Fourth Ave. S., Jax Beach, 635-8053 Sister shop to Cottage by the Sea, this store features jewelry crafted by local artisans, as well as gifts and bridal accessories.

CREATIVE ENGRAVINGS 477-0252, creativeengravingsjax.com Engraved gifts for the bridal party and guests are offered, including glassware, pewter and specialty products.

SIDNEY CARDEL’S SHORE DECOR & FABULOUS FINDS 412 S. Second St., Jax Beach, 372-4000, sidneycardels.com This shop offers dinnerware, furniture, home decor, accessories, gifts, invitations and knickknacks.

INVITATIONS/ STATIONERS

CELEBRATED OCCASIONS 8640 Philips Hwy., Ste. 8, Southside, 730-9203, celebratedoccasionsjax.com Custom announcements, invitations and stationery for the ceremony and reception are crafted of exquisite papers.

E STREET PAPERIE 504-8199, estreetpaperie.com Custom invitations, stationery and favors for weddings, receptions and other events are available.

HIGHWAY PRESS 4810 Highway Ave., Riverside, 343-7006, highwaypress.com Personalized letterpress wedding invitations and suites are custom-designed and printed on high-quality paper by the area’s only letterpress print shop.

PINEAPPLE POST 2403 S. Third St., Jax Beach, 249-7477, 800-680-8018, pineapplepostgifts.com Celebrating 40 years; offers engraved, thermographed and printed wedding invitations. Stationery by Crane, William Arthur, Lilly Pulitzer and other designers; online bridal registry.

STUDIO MULBERRY CREATIVE 1360 Prince Rd., St. Augustine, 451-9400, studiomulberry.com Specializing in hand-crafted stationery, with a collaborative approach, from hand-painted details to custom embossing.

THINGS VERY SPECIAL 5816 St. Augustine Rd., Mandarin, 733-4820, theinvitationshop.net Invitations and personal stationery, using eco-friendly Crane 100 percent cotton papers, as well as Carlson Craft and Birchcraft Studios, are featured. Guest books also available.

FLORISTS/DÉCOR

A FANTASY IN FLOWERS 110 Cumberland Park, Ste. 108, St. Augustine, 268-7022, fantasyflowersjax.com The creative, full-service florist offers consultations and a range of floral creations for delivery or purchase.

A HAPPILY EVER AFTER FLORAL 4503 Irvington Ave., Ste. 3, Avondale, 874-6553, ahappilyeverafterfloral.com Custom-designed floral bouquets for the bridal party, as well as table decorations, centerpieces, ceremony décor, boutonnieres and corsages, all coordinated to the bride’s taste.

BLOSSOMS & ACCENTS 2342 Park St., Riverside, 993-7677, blossomsandaccents.com This shop has lovely arrangements for the ceremony, reception and showers. Free consultation by appointment only.

FIRST COAST EVENTS 2220 C.R. 210 W., Ste. 108-510, St. Johns, 735-5275, youreventanswer.com This company, which includes Y? Entertainment, Light Up My Party and Smiley Face Photo Booth, covers the full spectrum for any event or celebration: venue décor, open air photo booth, mobile DJs, entertainers and lighting. Call for an appointment.

FLOWER WORKS 510 N. Ponce de Leon Blvd., St. Augustine, 824-7806, flowerworksfl.com The full-service shop offers artistic floral designs with a natural flair, using specialty flowers and foliage from around the world.

GLENN CERTAIN FLORAL & EVENT DESIGN 2659 Park St., Riverside, 388-2001, glenncertain.com The cutting-edge, custom floral design artists’ studio provides complete wedding-planning services and lovely floral designs.

KUHN FLOWERS 3802 Beach Blvd., San Marco, 398-8601, 800-458-5846, kuhnflowers.com 832 A1A N., Ste. 10, Ponte Vedra, 800-458-5846 1103 N. Ponce de Leon Blvd., St. Augustine, 800-458-5846 Serving Northeast Florida for more than 65 years, Kuhn Flowers provides flowers, arrangements and gift items, of traditional designs or custom-made. Family-owned and operated, Kuhn’s is consistently voted Best Local Florist in our Best of Jax poll.

LIZ STEWART FLORAL DESIGN 1404 S. Third St., Jax Beach, 246-0016, lizflowers.com LSFD offers a fresh approach to floral design and event décor for every occasion, with creativity and passion.

SEAHORSE FLORIST 725 N. Third St., Jax Beach, 246-7533, seahorseflorist.com In business for more than 33 years and named a top 100 florist in the U.S., Harry Schnabel’s shop carries fresh and silk flowers, plants and planters, table sprays and bridal bouquets.

PHOTOGRAPHY/ VIDEOGRAPHY

ALEX MICHELE PHOTOGRAPHY alexmichelephotography.com This photographer is able to shoot a wedding in any style: traditional, edgy, rustic, artsy or photojournalism. Licensed and insured, professional results.

ATLANTIC VIDEO PRODUCTIONS 1171 Beach Blvd., Jax Beach, 241-0600, atlanticvideo.biz Local photographer and videographer Mitch Kaufmann has been shooting weddings with cutting-edge editing and production techniques for more than 30 years. Packages include single-camera and multi-camera coverage of the wedding, rehearsal dinner and honeymoon.

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Molly and Nate Holton dance their first dance as husband and wife at their wedding reception. Photo: Dennis Ho Wedding Photography BAD GIRL BOUDOIR St. Augustine, 514-4132, badgirlboudoir.com Photographer Lindsay Pullen specializes in boudoir, pin-up and glam photography. The all-female staff – photographer, makeup artists and hair stylists – ensures a completely private session.

BRP PHOTO 614-1090, brpphoto.com The husband-and-wife team Bobby and Shannon Pickle specialize in weddings, engagement and family photos. BRP can shoot your Trash the Dress event, too.

CHRISTIAN OMNIMEDIA Jacksonville, 724-3331, digitaldreamvideo.com Videographers Merrill and Mary Moore use advanced digital equipment to capture the emotion and style of any celebration.

CHRISTY WHITEHEAD PHOTOGRAPHY & DESIGN 891-0359, christywhiteheadphotography.com Whitehead has a fun, creative photography style.

DANA GOODSON PHOTOGRAPHY St. Augustine, 635-2276, danagoodson.com Goodson works with the bride and groom to get timeless images with a modern spin, capturing the style of the festivities.

DANIELLE DANESE, PHOTOGRAPHER 891-7229, danielledanese.com, danielledanese@ rocketmail.com A local published fashion and wedding photographer, Danese specializes in avant-garde images – and she’s willing to travel.

DEANNE DUNLOP PHOTOGRAPHY 610-5669, deannedunlop.com Document the day with candid shots of the ceremony and festivities. Custom packages, contemporary albums available.

DENNIS HO WEDDINGS 742-0628, dennishoweddings.com Photojournalism-style wedding photography with an emphasis on unique storytelling. With photos published in Savannah Weddings Magazine, Southern Living, French GQ and Playboy, Dennis Ho can tailor a package for your happiest day.

DIGITAL CONCEPTS PHOTOGRAPHY 4523 Hanover Park Dr., Intracoastal West, 992-2062, digitalconceptsphotography.com Full-service wedding photography, specializing in documentary photojournalism, has a creative approach.

DAN HARRIS PHOTOART 1124 Riviera St., San Marco, 398-7668, danharrisphotoart.com Photojournalist Harris, skilled in black-and-white and color photography, lets clients help design their own photo packages.

DEERWOOD FRAMEWORKS 9932 Old Baymeadows Rd., Deerwood, 642-3234 Digital photo printing on canvas or photo paper and custom framing for photos, invitations and other wedding memorabilia.

ROB FUTRELL 294-6604, robfutrell.com The creative local photographer has his own style: Part traditional, part unconventional, consistently striking imagery is Futrell’s talent. Competitive rates are available.

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HUSTON’S STUDIO ONE 3452 Secret Cove Pl., Southside, 739-3452, hustonstudio.com

Experienced wedding photographer Sam Huston works to ensure the special day is a treasured memory, with attention to detail for custom albums.

LINDA OLSEN PHOTOGRAPHY Neptune Beach, 241-8233, lindaolsenphoto.com Award-winning professional photographer Olsen captures the romance of weddings, specializing in custom-designed wedding books. Call her for a free consultation.

NORTH LIGHT STUDIO 3853 Hendricks Ave., Riverside, 398-2501, northlightjax.com The basic wedding package includes a studio bridal sitting, a minimum of three hours photography on the wedding day and the portraits of your choice.

ONE VOICE PRODUCTION 1589B Old Moultrie Rd., St. Augustine, 823-8865, onevoiceproductions.com The one-stop wedding and event shop provides photography, videography, DJs and a full-service party rental division with tents (and everything under them). Tuxedo rentals, too.

PEGGY McATEER PHOTOGRAPHY 1731 Penman Rd., Neptune Beach, 626-2700 Master photographer McAteer blends journalistic and traditional styles, in the studio or onsite. Packages available.

PLUMB FUN PHOTOBOOTHS 2317 Herschel St., Riverside, 303-1570, plumbfunphotobooths.com Plumb Fun rents booths where you pose for six-picture strips.

An on-site attendant and delivery are included in the fee. White booths are now featured, to blend with the wedding theme.

PUT IT ON CANVAS 252-3225, putitoncanvas.com The concept: wedding photos on quality art canvas and print photos on high-quality photo paper, posters, banners, custom wallpaper, murals and giclees. Call for a consultation.

appropriate traditional Scottish and Irish tunes.

BELLE FLEUR STRING QUARTET 783-0052, newtonmusical.com The family-run company has professional and experienced musicians – Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra members – who make worry-free, integral and beautiful music.

BREAD & BUTTER 859-9621, breadandbutterband.com, booking@chromatime.com With nearly 20 years of performing experience, versatile Bread & Butter plays soulful funk of the ’60s and ’70s, modern pop rock, jazz standards or light funk grooves.

BUSH DOCTORS 704-1674, bushdoctors.net Offering anything from a seven-piece band to John Waters’ solo act, performing island reggae to mellow jazz, Bush Doctors provide the music for the rehearsal dinner, shower or reception.

CELESTIAL STRINGS The Rev. William Reister, 608-9174 Rev. Reister, an ordained Lutheran minister, is a harpist, vocalist and pianist. A wedding package includes pre-service harp music, piano, organ or keyboard music by his wife, Susan, an organist and pianist, and officiating by Pastor Bill.

DJ CONNECTION 731-3535, djconnectiondjs.com DJ Connection offers DJ, MC and coordination services for weddings and receptions.

DJ HARMONY MOBILE ENTERTAINMENT 535-6708, wix.djharmony.com Entertainment for the rehearsal dinner, the ceremony and the reception, including customized background music.

DJ ROC 277-8239, djroc@bellsouth.net DJ Roc has been providing sounds for more than 10 years, with professionalism for rehearsal dinner or reception.

SHUTTERBOOTH JACKSONVILLE 280-5623, shutterbooth.com This company adds a fun, personal touch to the reception for photographic memories to last a lifetime.

THE DYNAMIC LES DeMERLE BAND 277-7942, lesdemerlemusic.com This group of musicians can be any size, from a trio to a 17-piece band. The Les DeMerle Band plays a variety of styles: jazz, beach music, Motown and more.

TAKE ONE PRODUCTIONS 994-0652, info@takeonejax.com, takeonejax.com Take One produces award-winning personal wedding films that will make you laugh, cry and show your children and grandchildren what your wedding day was really like.

EVENT SOUND 9745 Touchton Rd., Ste. 926, Southside, 524-5825, 859-6188, eventsoundentertainment.com The DJ company, which covers weddings, parties and corporate events, gets everyone up and dancing.

TONYA BEAVER PHOTOGRAPHY 382-6354, Jacksonville, tonyabeaverphotography.com Award-winning wedding and family photographer Beaver specializes in custom storybook albums, save-the-date magnets and postcards, thank you cards, photo guest books.

THE FAZE BAND 994-2993, thefazeband.com The local band knows a ton of songs; choose from a long list to create the perfect reception soundtrack. Mark Dennison, Karen Jackson, Danny Flanagan, Eric Moore, Scott Johnson, Mike Spottswood and Nathan Smalls get it – it’s your day.

VOLLMER VIDEO, 716-7113, treyvollmer@gmail.com Vollmer makes documentary-style films, concentrating on the moment, and lasting a lifetime.

FEEDBACK ENTERTAINMENT DJS & EVENT CO. Ponte Vedra, 888-804-9566, feedbackentertainment.com The local event company offers DJ services, décor, lighting and professional photobooth rental.

MUSIC/ENTERTAINMENT

BAGPIPES BY MICHAEL THOMAS 502-2620, gigmasters.com/Bagpipes/MichaelRThomas Thomas is Pipe Sergeant of Jacksonville Pipes & Drums, the area’s only pipe band. He can assist in the selection of

FLORIDA JAZZ PLUS, JB SCOTT’S SWINGIN’ ALLSTARS, KELLY-SCOTT QUINTET 703-8687, kellyscottmusic.com The versatile musicians offer the 20-piece Florida Swing Orchestra and 10-piece mini-big band Sophisticated Swing,

Wedding Planner featuring vocalist Lisa Kelly, trumpeter J.B. Scott and director/saxophonist Don Zentz.

JACKSONVILLE STRINGS 235-9154, jaxstrings.com Quality live music, offering string quartet, string trio, violin duo and solo violin services. The musicians assist in selecting, planning and coordinating all musical aspects of your event.

LEE TURNER 398-4429, turnersong.com Pianist Turner plays classical, waltzes, Broadway, gospel and sacred music for rehearsal dinners, ceremonies and receptions.

LUCKYTUNES DJS 962-1361, luckytunesdj.com A professional local DJ service specializing in club-level, customized entertainment for a reception or party.

MAGNETIX ENTERTAINMENT 3390 Corey Rd., Ste. 3, Southside, 607-7111, magnetixentertainment.com Mike Gilbert has more than 15 years of emceeing, making the reception fun and memorable for everyone.

GARY STARLING JAZZ BANDS 349-2134, garystarling.com The area’s choice for weddings, events and parties, Starling’s music has melodic beauty, sophistication and taste.

ROAD LESS TRAVELED rltsound.com, rltsound@yahoo.com The band’s style is a mix of folk-inspired songs with bluegrass, Celtic, classical and original songs. Instrumental options in duos and solos, Celtic airs, waltzes and Renaissance melodies.

SAM RODRIGUEZ MUSIC 535-0667, samrodriguezmusic.com Percussionist/drummer Rodriguez plays solo, in a duo, trio, quartet or full band, playing blues, jazz, disco, Motown, rock.

SPADE McQUADE & THE ALLSTARS spademcquade.com McQuade and his band perform authentic Irish music – traditional, rock, folk – ideal for the Irish-themed reception.

STROLLING VIOLIN 396-9325, violin@clearwire.net, strollingviolin.com Beverly Chapman plays soft violin music for weddings, receptions and rehearsal dinners. Call for an appointment.

TROPICO STEEL BAND 536-4166, tropicomusic.net Barry Olsavsky plays steel drums as a one-man band, with background tracks of calypso, soca, reggae, Buffett and strolling steel pan. Tropico Steel Band, a four-piece, has two steel drummers, electric bass and drumset.

WHO RESCUED WHO wrwmusic.com, facebook.com/wrwmusic This popular rock band (formerly The John Earle Band) blends rock and pop, performing original songs, covers – even TV theme songs. Available for private parties and receptions.

SALONS/SPAS

AJ’S HOUSE OF BEAUTY & STYLE 5895 St. Augustine Rd., Ste. 6, Lakewood, 737-4446, ajhouseofbeautyandstyle.com

This full-service salon offers wedding and specialoccasion packages. Owner Jodi Mattern specializes in Great Lengths – 100 percent human hair extensions – and one-on-one service.

AMERICAN ACADEMY OF COSMETOLOGY 1330 Blanding Blvd., Ste. 125, Orange Park, 213-1416, aacschool.com This cosmetology school offers a wedding special for hair and makeup for the bride and her attendants.

AMETHYST HAIR SALON 677 Third St. S., Jax Beach, 246-6060, amethysthairsalonjaxbeach.com Free consultations for cut, color, highlights, smoothing treatments, perms, extensions.

ANGEL AND MI INC. 3683 Crown Point Rd., Mandarin, 288-0100, angelmisalon.com The full-service salon offers up-do and formal hair styling, with hair color specialists on staff. Natural or acrylic mani/pedis, facials, makeup application and waxing services also available.

ANTHONY’S ET AL EUROPEAN DAY SPA & SALON 10092 San Jose Blvd., Ste. 6, Mandarin, 398-9777, anthonysetal.com The spa offers hair care and styling (including up-do’s), massages including Swedish, deep tissue, prenatal and hot stone waxing, salt scrub and cellulite treatments. Skin care treatments, men’s facials and eye-lifting treatments available.

AUDACITY SALON & SPA 12225 Beach Blvd., Ste. 5, Intracoastal West, 807-9808, audacitysalonandspa.com The full-service hair salon and spa offers several packages for everyone in the wedding party.

BELLA HAIR SPA 9965 San Jose Blvd., Ste. 11, Mandarin, 288-7703 Extension services, bride and bridesmaids styling, Brazilian blowout, and color and cutting services are offered onsite at the salon or at your location.

BLOW OUT HAIR STUDIO 2222 Park St., Riverside, 384-5605, blowouthairstudio.com The studio is in a renovated 1905 home that reflects the salon’s styling philosophy: classic with a modern edge, blending urban sensibility with sophisticated attitude.

CALLOWAY CENTER 6000 Sawgrass Village Cir., Ste. B-1, Ponte Vedra, 273-8280 Dr. Daniel Calloway’s Center for Plastic & Cosmetic Surgery, home to Abanitio Salon & Day Spa, provides liposculpture, face and neck lifts, breast augmentation, tummy tucks, facials.

CIAO! BELLA HAIR 12620 Beach Blvd., Ste. 2, Intracoastal, 642-6967 The stylists are color-certified, master haircutters with 10-plus years of experience. The salon uses quality products, including its own hair care line.

DR. CLAYMAN’S MIRACLE SPA 1801 Barrs St., Ste. 200-220, Riverside, 388-6110, themiraclespa.com A FW Best of Jax winner. Spa services: facials, massages, manicures, pedicures, microdermabrasion, Endermologie, glycolic/salicylic peels, body wraps, sunless tanning, makeup, teeth-whitening, waxing, medical-grade skin care. Drs. Loren and Mark Clayman’s trained estheticians, massage therapists and laser hair professionals offer Botox, Juvederm, breast enlargement/reduction, face lifts, eyelid surgery, liposculpture, tummy tucks, laser hair removal.

AVANTE SALON AVONDALE 3604 St. Johns Ave., Avondale, 387-4959, avantesalons.com Avante specializes in award-winning color services and offers waxing, tanning. The professional staff can travel to your site.

COASTAL COSMETIC CENTER 4147 Southpoint Dr. E., Southside, 332-6774, coastalcosmetic.com A team of professional plastic surgeons offers cosmetic enhancements for the face and body, including makeup and laser treatments for removal of unwanted hair and blemishes.

AVEDA INSTITUTE JACKSONVILLE 10601 San Jose Blvd., Ste. 7, Mandarin, 877-283-3235, avedaflorida.com The cosmetology school offers haircuts, hair color and nail services, using quality Aveda products and services, at discounted prices.

COMPLIMENTS BY SHERRY & CO. 13170 Atlantic Blvd., Ste. 50, Intracoastal West, 221-7380, complimentsbysherryandco.com The professional stylists, estheticians, nail technicians and massage therapists attend training seminars and incorporate the latest techniques and products for hair, skin and nails.

BAYMEADOWS JUNCTION DENTAL CARE 8206 Philips Highway, Ste. 21, Southside, 448-6122, baymeadowsjunctiondentalcare.com Tom Miller, DDS, and Renata Folstein, DDS, offer comprehensive general and cosmetic anxiety-free dentistry, including smile makeovers and teeth-whitening services.

CONCEPT CUTTERS 1832 Third St. S., Jax Beach, 241-0053 More than 25 years in Pablo Plaza; Redken color, highlights, restorative deep conditioning treatments, precision hair cuts.

BEAUTIFUL FACE LLC 9471 Baymeadows Rd., Ste. 405, Southside, 716-9933 Kim Lien Bui is a fully licensed esthetician practicing permanent cosmetic and skin care services.

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CORMIER HAIR STUDIO 229 S. Eighth St., Fernandina Beach, 277-2767, cormierhairstudio.com The customer-oriented salon offers hair cutting, styling, flat ironing, up-dos, color, perms and glazes; bride’s gifts and certificates, in the salon or at your site for hair and makeup.

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CORTELLO HAIR SALON 1086 Third St. N., Jax Beach, 853-6222, jacksonvillebeachhairsalon.com Top-rated hair salon has stylists specializing in women’s haircuts, hair color, hair extensions, keratin treatments.

COSMETIC & RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY CENTER 6867 Belfort Oaks Place, Southside, 296-2008, jacksonvilleplasticsurgerybyduffy.com Dr. Michael Duffy, certified plastic surgeon, helps the bride achieve the perfect look, with face, forehead, neck, eyelid lifts, breast augmentation, body contouring, tummy tucks, Botox and Restylane. Aesthetician Kimberly Tatham offers skin care, peels, skin care products. Financing is available.

DEBBIE’S DAY SPA AND SALON 403 Anastasia Blvd., St. Augustine, 825-0569, debbiesdayspasalon.com Massage therapies, custom skin care treatments, body treatments, manicures, pedicures, hair care services.

DIRTY BLONDE SALON 2409 S. Third St., Jax Beach, 241-4247 Bridal party and special-occasion hair specialists offer the latest styles for the bride and her attendants. Advanced booking is required.

ELECTROLYSIS & LASER CENTER OF JACKSONVILLE 11512 Lake Mead Ave., Ste. 304, Southside, 997-2277, jaxhairremoval.com This laser hair removal and skin-care center has more than 15 years experience and a licensed, board-certified staff. Services include microdermabrasion, laser hair removal, Botox, dermal fills, chemical peel, facials, waxing and photofacials.

Pedro Figueroa of Kudos Massage Therapy in Jax Beach, practicing for 27 years, offers relaxing therapies for the bride and her attendants. cosmetics, massage therapy.

ELITE SALON & DAY SPA 4290 Herschel St., Riverside, 389-2554 Full range of salon and spa treatments combining American and European spa philosophies; massotherapy, heliotherapy, aromatherapy, aesthetic refinement. Salon services: hair care, body waxing, makeup, facials, nail care.

ENVY HAIR SALON 145 Hilden Rd., Ste. 107, Ponte Vedra, 808-8684, hairhotties.com The salon can put together a special package for the bride and bridal party. Services up-dos, hair styling and coloring. The salon can open early or stay open late to accommodate the wedding party.

FRENCHY’S LIVE LOVE SPA 1460 Third St. S., Jax Beach, 249-0402, frenchylivelovespa.com Facials, massage, waxing, manicure, pedicure, lash extensions, bridal services, makeup and Reaction VIORA treatments.

FUSION SALON 9810 Baymeadows Rd., Ste. 2, 683-3769, fusionsalonjax.com The staff has more than 30 years’ combined experience, offering precision cutting, Davines Mask coloring systems and FNLongLocks hair extensions.

HADLEY’S HAIR DESIGN & SKINCARE 1710 Thacker Ave., San Marco, 762-1144, hadleyhairdesign.com Experienced stylists, skincare specialist and massage therapist.

Products: Redken, Rusk, Framesi, Intaglio, Repecage.

HAIR AT THE PLAZA 2683 St. Johns Bluff Road S., Southside, 997-1215 Services include hair, nail, waxing, facials and massage.

Customized day-of-beauty packages are available.

Appointments are available and walk-ins are welcome.

HAIR PEACE 815 Lomax St., Riverside, 356-6856 Hair care for men, women and children since 1996, including special-occasion styles and makeup for the bridal party. The staff is up-to-date on styles, products and techniques.

HAUTE HOUSE SALON 1650 San Pablo Rd. S., Ste. 11, Intracoastal West, 221-2020 Haute House offers up-do hairstyles for special occasions, as well as pre-occasion preparation hair color and cuts.

THE HONEYCOMB 4465 Woodmere St., Avondale, 619-1566 The boutique offers stylish cuts and fresh color. A wide range of products is offered, including Aquage, Biolage, Mop, Goldwell, Pacifica candles and handmade jewelry.

KIMBERLY CLARKE SALON 1981 San Marco Blvd., San Marco, 398-9888, kimberlyclarkesalon@ymail.com Professional customer service for hair care,

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KIMTASHA MAKEUP ARTIST 1450 Flagler Ave., San Marco, 535-1755, kimtasha.com Kimtasha offers professional makeup artistry and airbrush services before and on the big day, rehearsal dinners, events, engagement and bridal portraits, at your location.

KUDOS MASSAGE THERAPY 525 Fourth St. N., Jax Beach, 608-9690 Pedro Figueroa has been practicing the art of massage for more than 27 years. Fully licensed, he and his therapists offer deep tissue, myofascial, pregnancy, sports, Swedish and trigger point massages.

LE REVE 3617 Crown Point Rd., Ste. 1, Southside, 379-7369 Amy Sellers’ new salon and boutique accommodates bridal parties for a variety of salon treatments.

MAKEUP BY SUNSHINE, LLC Jacksonville, 923-4396, makeupbysunshine.com Sunshine Jones, certified makeup artist and licensed esthetician, offers traditional makeup and design, European facials, skin-care consultations, waxing, private makeup label.

MAKEUP & HAIR BY PAULINA PEREZ 786 Providence Island Ct., Intracoastal West, 735-7499, paulinaperez.com This award-winning team of professionals pampers the bride and her party, with makeup application, hair styling, weaving and extensions. Open 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Mon.-Sat. MIKO SALON 317 St. Augustine Blvd., South Jax Beach, 853-6229 This service-oriented salon pampers with a variety of services, like up-dos, specialty styles, spa manicures and pedicures for brides and bridal parties, in a private courtyard.

MIRROR, MIRROR SALON & SPA 1153 Beach Blvd., Jax Beach, 853-6238 Organic facials, massage, haircuts, dimensional hair coloring with organic, non-toxic products: Eminence Organic Skincare, John Masters Organic Hair & Body Care items.

MONA LISA SPA 9315 San Jose Blvd., Ste. 1, Mandarin, 322-7618, monalisadayspa.wix.com This spa offers hydrotherapy and aromatherapy sessions, signature massages and facials. Group packages are available.

MONICA MIA ON SITE 2320 Third St. S., Ste. 1, Jax Beach, 463-0224, monicamiaonsite.com Monica Mia has more than 10 years experience as a makeup artist and aesthetician, and is a professional Pilates instructor.

Monica offers professional, on-site makeup applications so the bride and her attendants look their best on the big day.

HOLLY NADJI, DMD 7807 Baymeadows Rd. S., Ste. 206, 731-1919,

gentleladydentist.com Dr. Nadji and her associates practice cosmetic, general, restorative and preventive dentistry and Invisalign technology, performed with exceptional patient care.

NAILS R US 13799 Beach Blvd., Ste. 2, Intracoastal, 992-6957, nailsrussalon.com Gel polish, acrylic/gel extensions, manicures, pedicures, waxing, lash extensions, lash/brow tinting, permanent makeup.

NOREEN YOUNG MAKEUP STUDIO & SKIN STUDIO 6029 Morrow St., Southside, 739-2560 Makeup artist and author Young offers skin treatments, makeup services and customized beauty, products, classes and workshops for novices and professionals alike, along with how-to CDs and DVDs. By appointment.

ONE OCEAN RESORT HOTEL & SPA 1 Ocean Blvd., Atlantic Beach, 249-7402, oneoceanresort.com Indulge in a fresh new look and let The Spa pamper you with relaxation services, as well as a full hair salon and makeup, so everything for your big day is taken care of.

ORTEGA MED SPA 8773 Perimeter Park Court, Southside, 388-8844 Onsite physician Wayne Houston, MD, and his staff offer SA Bodysculpture, an in-office mini-liposuction procedure, as well as VI Peel, DNA facials, Carbossi & Synergy, Botox, Dermal fillers, laser hair reduction, photofacials, massage, spider-vein treatments and consultations.

PARADISE GROOMING FOR MEN SALON & SPA 1242 Beach Blvd., Jacksonville Beach, 372-0642, paradisegroomingformen.com It’s the men’s turn for pampering. Paradise offers haircuts, color and styling with tea tree shampoo and spiker hair gel, as well as manicures, pedicures, beard-trimming, waxing, facials, body scrubs and massage.

COREY YOUNG S. PARK, M.D. MY DENTIST 12220 Atlantic Blvd., Ste. 128, Southside, 221-8221, mydentistdrpark.com Dr. Park, a University of Florida College of Dentistry and Emory University graduate, offers state-of-the-art cosmetic dental techniques including bonding, veneers, sealants, dentures, bridges, contouring, implants, whitening and porcelain crowns.

PARKWAY PLASTIC SURGERY 5101 Gate Parkway, Ste. 2, Southside, 396-1186, parkwayplasticsurgery.com Parkway specializes in surgical and cosmetic procedures, including Botox, fillers and facials. Dr. David Mobley and Dr. Rebecca Glasser, board-certified plastic surgeons, combine technology and tradition to enhance and reshape the body.

PAUL MITCHELL THE SCHOOL 4624 Town Crossing Dr., Ste. 155, St. Johns Town Center, 713-2700, jacksonville.paulmitchell.edu The full-service cosmetology school specializes in hair and

makeup, using Paul Mitchell products. By appointment.

PEARSON FACIAL PLASTIC SURGERY 1835 East West Parkway, Ste. 19, Fleming Island, 215-7377, pearsonfaces.com Specializing exclusively in cosmetic and reconstructive plastic surgery, Dr. David Pearson is board-certified.

PICASSO DAY SPA & SALON 202 Second St. N., Jax Beach, 247-6670, picassospa.com This full-service salon and spa offers hair care and styling, skin care, massage, manicures, pedicures, airbrush tanning and body wraps at the spa. Several packages are available. Online booking makes it easy.

PLANET BEACH CONTEMPO SPA 13457 Atlantic Blvd., Ste. 2, Intracoastal, 221-0162, planetbeach.com 10915 Baymeadows Rd., Ste. 108, 519-1826 13820 St. Augustine Rd., Ste. 209, Julington, 880-4826 11700 San Jose Blvd., Ste. 12, Mandarin, 288-0826 2151 Loch Rane Blvd., Ste. 6, Orange Park, 276-2688 Planet Beach offers a private spa experience in less time and for less money than traditional spas. Services include UV therapy with skin rejuvenation, stress reduction and relaxation, hydration, facials, spray sunless tanning and teeth whitening.

LESLIE G. PLATOCK, DDS 700 Third St., Ste. 203, Neptune Beach, 247-3077, lesliegplatockdds.com Dr. Platock offers Liquid Smile’s hydrogen peroxide professional whitening pen. Located in the Atrium Building by Neptune Beach library, Platock uses a digital X-ray method, with 80 percent less radiation.

POISE SALON 9475 Philips Hwy., Ste. 13, Southside, 519-8524, poisesalon.com The Redken based salon provides a wide range of cutting, styling, color and waxing treatments.

PONTE VEDRA COSMETIC SURGERY 150 Professional Dr., Ste. 100, Ponte Vedra, 285-5571, pvcosmeticsurgery.com Dr. R. Gregory Smith offers a range of cosmetic surgical procedures and treatments with minimal downtime, including mini-facelifts, lip fillers, liposuction, body contouring, tummy tucks, breast augmentation, face and neck lifts, laser skin resurfacing and Botox.

PONTE VEDRA FAMILY DENTISTRY 7000 Sawgrass Village Circle, Ponte Vedra, 280-1200, pontevedrafamilydentistry.com Drs. Geoffrey Banga, Barry Schweim and William Maroney offer Zoom!, an in-office bleaching and cosmetic dentistry procedure, to ensure a bright wedding day smile.

PONTE VEDRA MEDSPA PLASTIC SURGERY & LASER CENTER 1030 A1A N., Ponte Vedra, 285-7202, johnbharrismd.com

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L.A. QUINN M.D. THE FUSION OF SCIENCE & BEAUTY 484 Jacksonville Drive, Jacksonville Beach, 595-5980, laquinnmd.com This medical practice specializes in laser and cosmetic surgery. Dr. Linda Quinn offers Smartlipo MPX, Fraxel, Fotofacial, Refirme, laser tattoo and hair removal, vein removal, sclerotherapy, fillers, Botox and hormone replacement.

THE SPA AT WORLD GOLF VILLAGEPROMISE OF BENEFIT 955 Registry Blvd., Ste. 117, St. Augustine, 940-7800, spawgv.com The resort day spa offers massages, body scrubs, aromatherapy, wraps, skin care, facials, nail services, makeup and hair care, including a trial run for the bride's hairstyle.

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RIO HAIR STUDIO 9823 Tapestry Park Cir., Ste. 8, Southside, 733-8495, riohairstudio.com Redken master stylists discuss what’s best for individual facial shapes and lifestyles.

THE RITZ-CARLTON, AMELIA ISLAND 4750 Amelia Island Parkway, Amelia Island, 277-1100, ritzcarlton.com The spa at The Ritz-Carlton offers massages, exfoliations, hair care, nail care, body wraps, facials, and hand, feet and scalp treatments for men, women and groups.

SALON 192 192 S.R. 312, St. Augustine, 825-2314, salon192.net The salon, in Hobby Lobby Center, offers Norvell spray tanning, full body waxing, hair care, facials, sugar scrub, microdermabrasion, peels, makeup.

SALON BALANCE, A HAIR DESIGN STUDIO 85 Ava Way, Ste. 101, St. Augustine, 429-7080, salonbalance.com The trained creative staff works with the bride for a perfect look, in a clean, upscale environment, or they bring salon services to your site. Services include cut, style, up-do formal styling, color, color correction, perms and men’s treatments. Schedule a free consultation; packages are available.

THE SALON BY PAT COLE 13475 Atlantic Blvd., Ste. 38, Harbour Village, 551-1020 Full-service salon and aesthetic spa offers pampering beauty treatments.

SALT SPA 465 Third St. N., Jax Beach, 372-0791, jaxsaltspa.com An oxygenating Salt Room session features a zero-gravity chair; day spa services, cosmetic treatments.

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SEVENTH WONDER DAY SPA 5393 Roosevelt Blvd., Ste. 4, Ortega, 381-8686, seventhwonder.com Offering Jane Iredale mineral makeup and facials, massages, manicures, pedicures, spray tanning, makeup applications for the bride and her party. Massages, skin care, nail care and waxing are also available.

SMALL INDULGENCES EUROPEAN DAY SPA 9 Sanchez Ave., St. Augustine, 824-6220, smallindulgencesdayspa.com This day spa offers creative indulgences for the bride and her groom, their moms and attendants, like facials, Swedish massages, spa manicures/pedicures, shampoo and style, makeup application. Gift certificates are also available.

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SPORTS CLIPS HAIRCUTS 13170 Atlantic Blvd., Ste. 59, Southside, 221-9090, sportsclips.com Men’s and boys’ haircuts, so the groom and his dudes can look almost as good as the bride and her peeps. Open daily; no appointment needed.

SUTRA SALON 320 Ninth Ave. N., Jax Beach, 249-9292, sutrasalon320.com Sutra Salon employs a talented group of stylists who combine creativity and devotion to beauty to make anyone look and feel their best. The Bumble and Bumble exclusive salon offers Jane Iredale cosmetics, an all-natural mineral makeup.

TROMPE L’OEIL SALON 820 A1A N., Ste. E-10, Ponte Vedra, 543-1520, trompeloeilsalon.com Trompe L’Oeil offers salon specialties for the bridal party: manicures, pedicures, up-dos, hair extensions and makeup application, as well as spirit-lifting aromatherapy.

Products include Jane Iredale, Moroccan Oil and Bumble & Bumble.

TUSCAN BLISS MEDSPA 3980 Third St. S., Jax Beach, 241-9000, tuscanblissmedspa.com Cellulite reduction, laser hair removal, skin tightening, spider-vein removal by Candela laser, chemical peels, Botox and Juvederm.

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TWO BLONDES AND A GUY SALON 3546 St. Johns Bluff Rd. S., Ste. 104, Southside, 646-0970, twoblondesandaguy.com The Redken signature salon offers a full menu of hair and nail services from a staff of professionals nominated for Salon of the Year in Modern Salon magazine. Gift certificates available.

WOW! HAIR SALON 159 Palencia Village Dr., Ste. 103, St. Augustine, 824-6715, wowhairsalonfl.com American Board Certified colorist Carrie Dolpp offers a facial consultation with every cut and color service. Brazilian blowouts, keratin treatment, perms, relaxers, highlights and lowlights, extensions, waxing, men’s styling, updo’s.

YOUTHFUL MEDICAL SPA 110 Professional Dr., Ste. 104, Ponte Vedra, 273-6286, youthfulmedicalspa.com The spa offers Thermage, skin-tightening for eyelids, faces, arms, tummies, thighs, buttocks, as well as fractional skin resurfacing, Botox, Juvaderm, laser hair removal, photofacials, microdermabrasion and Jane Iredale makeup.

CAKES/CATERING

A LA CARTE CATERING & EVENT PLANNER 331 First Ave. N., Jax Beach, 241-2005, alacarte-jax.com Established in 1993, A La Carte offers full service catering and event planning in the Beaches area, featuring its own pastry chef, service attendants, bartenders, rental equipment and florists. A new economical menu is available.

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ANGIE’S CAKES ETC. 1906 Parental Home Rd., Ste. 1, Spring Park, 724-2212, angiescakesetc.com This wedding cake specialist creates made-to-order cakes for a rehearsal dinner or reception. Angie’s specialty is strawberry cake, and there are more than 20 fillings from which to choose.

ANTHONY’S GOURMET CATERING 670 Kingsley Ave., Orange Park, 264-1338, anthonysgourmetcatering.com The full-service caterer can stage a brunch, buffet reception, seated dinner or stand-up reception with a professional staff.

BROUDY’S LIQUORS AND FINE WINES 516 W. Geoffrey St., St. Augustine, 417-2090, broudys.com 353 Marsh Landing Pkwy., Jax Beach, 273-6119 35 N. Ponce de Leon, St. Augustine, 829-6909 138 S.R. 13, Ste. 140, Julington Creek, 482-0955 5000 U.S. 17, Stes. 1 & 2, Fleming Island, 269-7029 Broudy’s is the place to find all the celebration libations on the wedding list. From small family functions to grand receptions, Broudy’s staff can help with selection and special orders.

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Wedding Planner THE CAKE SHOP OF SAN JOSE 3911 Hendricks Ave., San Jose, 306-0303, jaxcakeshop.com Featuring custom wedding and other special-occasion cakes, this artisan bakery also offers a variety of miniature desserts and pastries to sweeten afternoon teas, engagement parties, showers and rehearsal dinners.

CHEZ LEZAN BAKERY COMPANY 1014 Atlantic Ave., Fernandina Beach, 491-4663, chezlezanbakery.com Working with your colors and themes, Chez Lezan can create wedding cakes and groom’s cakes, plus goodies for the reception and shower. Consultations, tastings by appointment.

CHOUX CAKE STUDIO 4458 Marquette Ave., Avondale, 955-3398, chouxbakery.com This historic bakery offers world-class pastry and custom design, affordable pricing and personalized service. Tasting boxes are available.

CINOTTI’S BAKERY 1523 Penman Rd., Jax Beach, 246-1728, cinottisbakery.com Four generations of the Cinotti family have been creating wedding cakes and groom’s cakes for more than 65 years, traditional or up-to-date styles. Cinotti’s also offers catering services, party trays and delivery and set-up.

COOKIES BY DESIGN 4372 Southside Blvd., Ste. 203, Jacksonville, 296-3399, cookiesbydesign.com Unique cookie centerpieces for bridal showers and wedding tables, wedding cookie favors and more. The wedding gifts and treats are available in a variety of sizes in a range of prices.

CULINARY OUTFITTERS CATERING 9E S. Dixie Hwy., St. Augustine, 829-2727, culinaryoutfitters.org This catering company offers services for any size wedding or party. The Bistro, an onsite facility, accommodates up to 25 guests. The presentation, menu and attention to detail ensure a successful rehearsal dinner, reception or brunch.

CUPCAKE GIRLS DESSERT COMPANY 1516 Third St. N., Jax Beach, 372-4579, cupcakegirlsdessert.com Wedding cakes, cupcakes, cupcake towers, favors, ice cream cups and cones, cookies and desserts.

DAVOLI’S CATERING 7035 Philips Hwy., Southside, 738-5415, davolicatering.com Whether it’s an intimate gathering or a large-scale production, Davoli’s can create the perfect celebration.

The friendly staff offers gourmet cuisine and impeccable service, ensuring the freshest ingredients and nutritive value for every menu item.

DESIGNED EVENTS INC. 3823 Hendricks Ave., San Marco, 396-3299, designedeventsinc.com The premier full-service catering and event planning company celebrates 20 years of service to Northeast Florida brides. d’VINE CUISINE INC. 2762 Park St., Riverside, 742-7353, d-vinecuisine.com Customized catering for rehearsal dinners and wedding receptions, from a modest reception to a lavish sit-down dinner. Tea parties for bridal showers are also available.

EDGEWOOD BAKERY 1012 S. Edgewood Ave., Murray Hill, 389-8054, edgewoodbakery.com Since 1947, this established bakery has offered decorative custom wedding cakes and groom’s cakes, as well as other desserts to complete your reception and shower tables.

E STREET EVENTS 318-9912, e-streetevents.com This company offers modern wedding and event styling and management to reflect the happy couple’s personal style.

FLIPPIN’ GOOD COOKIES 3611 St. Johns Bluff Rd. S., Ste. 104, Southside, 333-9753, flippingoodcookies.com The locally owned company has made-from-scratch, handdecorated cookie favors and photo-images on specialty cookies.

FOR THE LOVE OF CAKE 4205 St. Johns Ave., Avondale, 388-6400, loveofcakejax.com The popular family-owned cake shop creates custom wedding cakes and specialty/sculpted cakes. Call for a consultation.

GREGORY PAUL’S 215 Fourth Ave. S., Jax Beach, 372-4367, gregorypauls.com The caterer offers personal service, creating a customized menu of distinctive fare for your small-to-midsize wedding.

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Crowne Plaza at the Airport offers a grand ballroom and courtyard, just right for any size and style of celebration.

KALEIDOSCOPE CATERING & EVENTS 11527 Jonathan Rd., Arlington, 655-2725, kaleidoscopejax.com The local full-service caterer offers distinctive selections, whether casual or formal, to create a memorable event.

KAKES BY KATIE 716-9915, kakesbykatie.com Katie Gibbs-Dixon creates custom wedding cakes, baked to order, at reasonable rates to fit any budget. Call to schedule a consultation/tasting.

THE PERFECT PEAR CATERING CO. 3724 Southside Blvd., 270-2010, theperfectpearcateringco.com The full-service caterer specializes in fresh, innovative menus and lovely presentations by the friendly staff.

THE PHANTOM CHEF 378-5335, thephantomchef.com This full-service boutique-style catering company specializes in quality, not quantity; it’s ideal for intimate gatherings.

STOVER’S CUSTOM CAKES 703-0245, stoverscustomcakes.com Stover’s makes wedding cakes from scratch, customized to fit any taste and budget, or to accommodate dietary, allergy or religious restrictions. Call for an appointment.

WEDDING PLANNERS

ELEGANT WEDDINGS BY LISA 268-1429, elegantweddingsbylisa.com Elegant Weddings has specialty packages to fit any budget, ranging from just the ceremony to all-inclusive events including vow renewals, and featuring beach weddings.

EXTRAORDINARY WEDDINGS & EVENTS BY CIE 708-5627, extraordinaryweddingsandevents.com The full-service company does wedding and event consulting, planning, design, set up and vendor coordination.

FIRST COAST WEDDINGS & EVENTS 739-8003, firstcoastweddings.com The full-service wedding coordinating and planning company serves happy couples from Savannah to Palm Coast.

FLAIRE WEDDINGS & EVENTS 2762 Park St., Riverside, 352-1832, flaireweddings.com Northeast Florida modern event design and planning firm, specializing in start-to-finish planning and event design for local celebrations as well as destination weddings.

SOUTHERN CHARM EVENTS 4031 Blanding Blvd., Westside, 731-5978, southerncharmevents.org The full-service wedding planning company has packages to fit any budget, to ensure a worry-free day, bringing a family feel and a touch of Southern charm to the wedding process.

TO-DOERS, INC. EVENT PLANNING 386-5662, todoers.com This local company can make staging a wedding simple and stress-free, with wedding day coordination, consultations and full-wedding planning. Monica Bernhardt and her professional team specialize in destination weddings. ToDoers says there’s no detail too small, no request too big.

THE WEDDING ASSISTANT 238-8092, weddingdayassistant.com Tabbatha Ronnekamp, a licensed and insured professional wedding planner, helps with every detail of her wedding day while keeping to her budget. Up-to-the-minute info about every aspect of the celebration keeps everything running like clockwork.

THE WEDDING AUTHORITY 75 King St., Ste. 116, St. Augustine, 826-0166, theweddingauthority.com This full-service wedding designer and planner has been serving Northeast Florida since 1972, coordinating nuptial events of all sizes and styles. The business is located in the Lightner Museum building overlooking the courtyard, for ceremonies for up to 100, or choose from a list of options.

WEDDING MAPPER weddingmapper.com This website offers a full suite of free wedding planning tools and resources for Northeast Florida couples.

UNIQUE CELEBRATION SITES

AMORÉ WEDDING CHAPEL 75 King St., Ste. 116, St. Augustine, 826-0715, amorewedding.com Located in the historic Lightner Museum and featuring stained-glass windows, Amoré Chapel seats up to 50 guests and can supply an ordained minister or officiates, consultants, photography and flower arrangements.

BEACHER’S LODGE 6970 A1A S., St. Augustine, 471-8849, beacherslodge.com Oceanfront ceremonies on the sand, a 900-square-foot reception area and group rates for the wedding partys suites are offered at this cozy hotel just south of St. Augustine.

CABANA BEACH CLUB 619 Ponte Vedra Blvd., Ponte Vedra, 280-3403, sawgrassmarriott.com Complete facilities for receptions and rehearsal dinners, including a pool deck that can accommodate 250 guests, and Florida casual indoor dining in 619 Ocean View restaurant, accommodating up to 80, with views of the ocean.

CLUB CONTINENTAL 2143 Astor St., Orange Park, 264-6070, clubcontinental.com St. Johns River view, amid gardens and live oaks. The Mediterranean-style clubhouse serves wedding parties and receptions, and the ceremony can be held on a patio by an Italian balustrade. Some of the B&B guest rooms have Jacuzzis and fireplaces.

DEERCREEK COUNTRY CLUB 7816 McLaurin Road N., Southside, 363-1604 The colonial-style Clubhouse is available for memorable, romantic indoor and outdoor weddings, rehearsal dinners and bridal showers and sit-down receptions for up to 150 guests.

EVERBANK FIELD 1 EverBank Field, Downtown, 633-6167, homefieldevents.com The perfect place for your rehearsal dinner, ceremony or reception, Executive Chef Tim Hoch and Home Field

Events offer several rooms and event spaces that can accommodate 100 to 5,000 guests. Call for details.

FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH ARCHAEOLOGICAL PARK 11 Magnolia Ave., St. Augustine, 829-3168, fountainofyouthflorida.com The historic waterfront setting, dating back to 1565, is situated on 15 acres. Historical-themed weddings are a specialty, at the new 3,000-sq.ft. Events Pavilion, accommodating 300 standing guests or 150 seated guests. Day or evening ceremonies.

THE GLEN 7703 Glen Nursery Rd., Glen St. Mary, 259-3818, theglenvenue.com This location with Southern charm, offers rustic, casual, formal or vintage style settings for indoor or outdoor weddings and receptions, with two homes on the National Historic Register.

HIDDEN HILLS COUNTRY CLUB 3901 Monument Rd., Arlington, 641-8121 ext. 118 The full-service professional staff provides gourmet cuisine for wedding parties and receptions, from intimate celebrations to grand events. Non-members may rent the facility, which accommodates up to 300 seated guests. An outdoor garden may be used for a wedding ceremony.

HAMPTON INN JACKSONVILLE BEACH/OCEANFRONT 1515 First St. N., Jax Beach, 241-2311, hamptoninnjaxbeachoceanfront.com This oceanfront inn specializes in wedding ceremonies and receptions. Professional onsite planners and staff guide you every step of the way to a memorable celebration. Choose either the White Sands Room or Sand Dollar Room, or opt for the Ocean Lawn for an outdoor ceremony.

THE HILLTOP RESTAURANT 2030 Wells Rd., Orange Park, 272-5959, hilltop-club.com This Victorian mansion, nestled among the live oaks, offers romantic ambiance complete with grand pianos, gardens, dance floors, fireplaces and a fountain. Ceremonies, rehearsal dinners, buffets and receptions can be accommodated.

Reservations are taken one month to one year in advance.

IN THE GARDEN 13364 Beach Blvd., Ste. 314, Jacksonville, 483-6769, inthegardenlandscapeanddesign.com Mediterranean-inspired In The Garden at Casa Bella Village can accommodate a garden wedding and events for up to 85 seated guests and 100 standing. A friendly staff and lovely surroundings are sure to make your day unforgettable.

JACKSONVILLE GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB 3985 Hunt Club Rd., Intracoastal, 223-5555, jaxgcc.com The club provides full service catering and banquet facilities in an upscale country club atmosphere. Guests may enjoy the unique outdoor ceremony site on the lawn overlooking the golf course and lake. For the reception, the club seats 250 guests or 450 guests for cocktails.

JACKSONVILLE ZOO & GARDENS 370 Zoo Pkwy., Northside, 757-4463 ext. 103, jacksonvillezoo.org In-house certified caterers offer a range of menu options.

The 7,000-square-foot open terrace overlooks the Aviary.

Celebrations can vary from casual to extravagant. After-hours access is given one hour after park closing, and customized

Wedding Planner packages are available for intimate gatherings to groups of up to 400. The Gardens at Trout River Plaza seat 350, or 500 for cocktails. The Asian Bamboo Gardens accommodate 50 to 250.

KATHRYN ABBEY HANNA PARK 500 Wonderwood Rd. (off Mayport Rd.), Jacksonville, 249-4700, coj.net Couples can have a romantic, salt-sprayed ceremony on the beach or in the hall in Dolphin Plaza, which accommodates up to 125 guests. All events require permit application, approval and advance notice, and are subject to availability as well as environmental impact – leave no trace, in other words.

THE KEELER PROPERTY, thekeelerproperty.com This 40-acre farm and private country estate near I-10 and I-295 offers a rustic setting, complete with a covered bridge and red barn which can accommodate up to 300 guests.

LODGE & CLUB AT PONTE VEDRA BEACH 607 Ponte Vedra Blvd., 273-9500, pontevedra.com Framed by palm trees and sand dunes, The Lodge & Club features more than 11,000 square feet of flexible reception and banquet space for parties of 20 to 150 people. Services include floral decorations, ice sculptures and musical entertainment, all conducted with a contemporary style and flair. Guest rooms feature fireplaces and Jacuzzis.

MANDARIN COMMUNITY CLUB 12447 Mandarin Rd., Jacksonville, 607-9935, mandarincommunityclub.org The historic club’s main hall, with beautiful hardwood floors, has a seating capacity of up to 115 guests for small weddings and receptions. For an outdoor setting, the adjacent Billard Commemorative Park may be rented alone or in combination with the Club building and features a white gazebo.

MARSH CREEK COUNTRY CLUB 169 Marshside Dr., St. Augustine, 461-1101, marshcreekweddings.com Intracoastal marshland surrounds this club, a popular location for parties and receptions. Banquet menu choices range from cocktails to heavy hors d’oeuvres to full-course.

The dining room seats up to 140 or 250 for cocktails.

On-site wedding coordination is included and the formally attired, trained staff assists with the wedding cake, flowers and entertainment.

MAVERICKS 2 Independent Dr., The Jacksonville Landing, Downtown, 356-1110, mavericksatthelanding.com Hold your bachelor and bachelorette parties, rehearsal afterparties and wedding receptions at the exclusive VIP Lounge in Miss Ellie’s Bardello.

RIVERHOUSE EVENTS 179 Marine St., St. Augustine, 826-6210, riverhouseevents.com This wedding ceremony and reception venue has Old World charm, with a bayfront lawn and terraces for ceremonies with a lighthouse view. The grand ballroom has a 32-foot-round dance floor. A paneled library with a fireplace, private bridal suite and free parking are also available.

RIVERSIDE AVENUE CHRISTIAN CHURCH 2841 Riverside Ave., , 389-1751, jaxdisciples.com Say your vows beneath the spectacular stained glass in this beautiful, historic church. Call the church office for details.

SALA MENENDEZ 75 King St., Ste. 110, St. Augustine, 826-0166 This beautiful reception and entertainment room, located in the Lightner Museum Courtyard and accommodating up to 100 guests, overlooks the gardens and fountains of the museum grounds in historic St. Augustine.

THE SKYLINE DINING & CONFERENCE CENTER 50 N. Laura St., Ste. 3550, Downtown, 791-9797, skyline This restaurant and banquet venue, located on the 42nd floor at the top of the BankAmerica building with 360° panoramic views, offers space for most any size celebration. Call for rates and availability.

TREE HILL NATURE CENTER 7152 Lone Star Rd., Arlington, 724-4646, treehill.org Tree Hill Nature Center’s Strasser Amphitheater is a covered, open-air venue with three levels of informal seating that can accommodate 250 guests, around a central stage, surrounded by 50 acres of scenic, natural land and a lush nature trail.

UNIVERSITY CLUB 1301 Riverplace Blvd., 27th Floor, Riverplace Tower, Southbank, 877-684-3919, 396-1687, clubcorp.com Elegant private dining rooms offer a panoramic view of Downtown and the St. Johns River. Select from planned menus or create your own. The club accommodates up to 150 guests for seated dinners, 400 for stand-up receptions.

WINDSOR PARKE 13823 Sutton Park Dr. N., Intracoastal, 223-4653, windsorparke.com Windsor Parke Golf Club offers banquet and dining facilities in the 9,250-square-foot clubhouse. Weddings can be held at the private gazebo, and the reception in the elegant dining area that accommodates up to 150 guests. Menu selections are suitable for both large and intimate events.

RESTAURANTS

MUSEUM OF SCIENCE & HISTORY 1025 Museum Cir., Southbank, 396-6674, themosh.org MOSH has several options for celebrations big or small; The Rooftop has a capacity of up to 150 guests, The Wachovia Room accommodates up to 115 and individual floors accommodate up to 400. Table and linen rentals are available.

13 GYPSIES 887 Stockton St., Riverside, 389-0330, 13gypsies.com The neighborhood bistro is available for small (fewer than 20) wedding and reception parties and catering. Reservations are required for in-house parties. 13 Gypsies serves authentic Mediterranean peasant cuisine, with a modern twist.

PRIME F. OSBORN III CONVENTION CENTER 1000 Water St., Downtown, 630-4000, jaxevents.com The convention center accommodates 50 to 4,000 guests, with meeting rooms and a ballroom available. Reservations are taken six months to one year in advance. Opening in 1919, the Jacksonville Union Terminal was the rail gateway to Florida; now, its beauty restored, its history preserved in the National Register of Historic Places, the terminal is the centerpiece of a modern convention facility.

A1A ALE WORKS 1 King St., Ste. 101, St. Augustine, 829-2977, a1aaleworks.com Catering services with on-site facilities for 25-125 guests, with bayfront views and a verandah. A1A can put together seated dinners, buffet-style meals or a custom menu. Premium cocktail service, the brewery’s hand-crafted beers, an extensive wine selection and offsite catering are available.

QUEEN’S HARBOUR YACHT & COUNTRY CLUB 1131 Queen’s Harbour Blvd., Intracoastal, 220-2118, clubcorp.com Ceremonies and receptions by the marina and golf course accommodate up to 300 standing guests and up to 200 seated.

Onsite catering provides hors d’oeuvres to buffets to dinners.

Outdoor ceremonies may be performed in the classic gazebo.

THE RITZ-CARLTON, AMELIA ISLAND 4750 Amelia Island Pkwy., 277-1100, ritzcarlton.com The Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island offers The Oceanfront Lawn, The Courtyard and The Beach for the ceremony and adds The Plaza Ballroom, for 100-150 guests and The Ritz-Carlton Ballroom, 800 standing or divide into salons. Also offered are customized cuisine and florals, photography and limousine services, musical entertainment, ceremony officiates, wedding planners and advisors and other vendor services.

RIVER CRUISES 1840 Perry Pl., San Marco, 306-2200, jaxrivercruises.com Have your reception cruising the St. Johns River on a sternwheeler, the Lady St. Johns, which accommodates up to 250 guests, or the Annabelle Lee, accommodating up to 100. A wedding coordinator is available, and the captain can perform the ceremony. The staff can supply decorations, food and a DJ. A full bar is available, and there’s plenty of room to dance.

BISTRO AIX 1440 San Marco Blvd., San Marco, 398-1949, bistrox.com Private dining rooms are available for rehearsal dinners, bridal luncheons or receptions. Flexible seating for up to 58 guests, custom-designed menus, personalized service, event planning and catering services. Catering onsite or at your location.

BUDDHA THAI BISTRO 301 10th Ave. N., Jax Beach, 712-4444 The prorietors are actually from Thailand, so you know it’s authentic fare. Dishes are made with the freshest ingredients, from tried-and-true recipes. Call for details on small group parties.

CAMPECHE BAY CANTINA 127 First Ave. N., Jax Beach, 249-3322, campechebay.net The restaurant can accommodate 25 guests for showers, parties and rehearsal dinners. Reservations required.

Campeche Bay often wins Best Margarita in our Best of Jax. CASA MARINA HOTEL 691 N. First St., Jax Beach, 270-0025, casamarinahotel.com The historic hotel, built in 1925, offers a majestic dining room and Penthouse Lounge, with a panoramic view of the Atlantic Ocean. Casa Marina’s creative chefs design and serve New Beach cuisine, highlighting the best of local seafood, produce

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Wedding Planner and specialty ingredients with a flair for international flavor.

Relax and leave the details to the professional staff.

THE CHART HOUSE 1501 Riverplace Blvd., Southbank, 398-3353, chart-house.com Distinctive Chart House, designed by architect Frank Gehry, accommodates up to 80 for rehearsal dinners and receptions.

The upscale menu includes steak, seafood and prime rib.

DWIGHT’S BISTRO 1527 Penman Rd., Jax Beach, 241-4496, dwightsbistro.com The bistro is ideal for rehearsal dinners or wedding receptions, offering an intimate party room for up to 12 guests and a large party room for up to 20. Dwight’s is the area’s only Chaine des Rotisseurs member restaurant, serving fine dining fare with a Mediterranean influence.

FARAH’S PITA STOP CAFÉ 3980 Southside Blvd., Ste. 201, Jacksonville, 928-4322 Farah’s is available for private parties, accommodating up to 60 guests, and offers catering for as few as two or as many as 500. The menu offers appetizers to full dinners.

THE REEF 4100 Coastal Hwy. A1A N., St. Augustine, 824-8008, thereefstaugustine.com Overlooking the Atlantic Ocean, The Reef offers the Ocean’s Edge banquet room with seating for up to 100 guests for dinners, showers, receptions, indoor ceremonies or beach access for ceremonies by the sea, as well as two private balconies and ample free parking.

TAVERNA 1986 San Marco Blvd., San Marco, 398-3005, tavernasanmarco.com Tapas, small-plate items, Neapolitan-style wood-fired pizzas and entrées are served in a rustic yet upscale interior. Local craft beer and more than 20 wines are served.

TAVERNA YAMAS 9753 Deer Lake Court, Southside, 854-0426, tavernayamas.com The authentic Mediterranean restaurant, featuring private dining options, accommodates large groups for parties, showers, rehearsal dinners and wedding receptions. Bellydancing shows and a DJ are available.

GYPSY CAB COMPANY 828 Anastasia Blvd., St. Augustine, 824-8244, gypsycab.com Gypsy Cab Company offers a banquet facility that accommodates up to 100 guests. Choose on-or off-site catering, featuring an extensive, varied international cuisine menu that can be customized to suit your tastes.

T-RAY’S BURGER STATION 202 S. Eighth St., Fernandina Beach, 261-6310, traysburgerstation.com T-Ray’s offers catering off-premises or on-site, with seating for up to 30 guests for private parties. The menu offers Country American and seafood cuisine, as well as the best burgers on Amelia Island. T-Ray’s has been voted Best Burger on Amelia Island in Folio Weekly’s Best of Jax poll.

KABUKI JAPANESE STEAKHOUSE & SUSHI BAR 1147 Amelia Plaza, Fernandina Beach, 277-8782, kabukijapanesesteakhouse.com In addition to traditional Japanese fare, Kabuki serves steaks, chicken and seafood entrées, all available in a party package.

Celebrate the wedding at a teppanyaki table or in a private dining room. Call owner Steve Wong for details.

WINE CELLAR 1314 Prudential Drive, Southbank, 398-8989, winecellarjax.com Wine Cellar has a seating capacity for 28 guests in the private reception room and for 14 in a smaller private room of the restaurant. The menu is prepared to your specifications to fit your budget, and served by a professional staff.

MATTHEW’S 2107 Hendricks Ave., San Marco, 396-1213 ext. 112, matthewsrestaurant.com Matthew’s catering services feature a menu of an eclectic mix of Mediterranean flavors, served onsite or at your location. The staff can handle rentals, linens, bar service and decorations.

MEDITERRANIA 3877 Baymeadows Rd., Baymeadows, 731-2898, mediterraniarestaurant.com With a private banquet room that accommodates up to 70 guests, Mediterrania offers a warm and friendly atmosphere and cuisine prepared in the classic European tradition.

B&BS/INNS/HOTELS

THE ADDISON ON AMELIA ISLAND 614 Ash St., Amelia Island, 277-1604, addisonamelia.com This 1870s antebellum home is ideal for an intimate celebration, featuring gardens, a fountain, a courtyard and private porches. Special touches, like a horse and carriage, are available; call for wedding package details.

Taverna Yamas, featuring a Mediterranean menu, belly dancers and a DJ, can accommodate groups for rehearsal dinners, showers and receptions, on the Southside.

CASA MONICA HOTEL 95 Cordova St., St. Augustine, 827-1888, 819-6006, casamonica.com This historic, four-diamond hotel has a 4,000-square-foot deck for ceremonies or receptions. The grand ballroom seats up to 220 guests, the Flagler Ballroom seats 110. On-and offpremises catering, wedding packages, customized menus and bridal suites are available.

AMELIA ISLAND WILLIAMS HOUSE 103 S. Ninth St., Fernandina Beach, 277-2328, williamshouse.com Old World charm and modern amenities are featured at Williams House in the historic district. Packages include elopement wedding and reception, intimate celebration, elegant affair and fairytale event. Call for the details for each.

THE CEDAR HOUSE INN VICTORIAN BED & BREAKFAST 79 Cedar St., St. Augustine, 829-0079, cedarhouseinn.com This restored 1893 Victorian home, decorated with antiques, is located in the historic district. Owner Cynthia Humphrey offers small intimate weddings, a full gourmet breakfast and free on-premises parking. An officiant is available.

AUGUSTIN INN 29 Cuna St., St. Augustine, 800-248-7846, augustininn.com Located a half-block from the historic bayfront, the 1898 Augustin Inn offers whirlpool tubs, antique furnishings and two-course breakfasts. Wedding services and inclusive packages are available, along with the walled courtyard that can accommodate parties from two to 22.

CROWNE PLAZA AIRPORT 14670 Duval Rd., Northside, 741-4404, cpjacksonvilleairport.com The hotel has 8,000 square feet of flexible function space, including a grand ballroom and courtyard, accommodating up to 160 guests, as well as a pool, catering, award-winning chef and banquet facilities. Packages are available.

95 CORDOVA & COBALT LOUNGE 95 Cordova St., St. Augustine, 819-6006 Fine dining within the historic Casa Monica Hotel is offered.

Catering and banquet facilities are available.

BAYFRONT MARIN HOUSE 142 Avenida Menendez, St. Augustine, 824-4301, bayfrontmarinhouse.com The historic buildings comprising the Bayfront Marin House are a romantic setting for a honeymoon, vow renewals, commitment ceremonies and anniversary getaway. Packages and wedding coordinators are available.

OCEAN 60 60 Ocean Blvd., Atlantic Beach, 247-0060, ocean60.com Chef-owned-and-operated Ocean 60 is a beachside hotspot, hosting wedding receptions, showers and rehearsal dinners. Specializing in personalized menus, with an in-house certified wine specialist. Private and semiprivate rooms, or a full restaurant buy-out are available, as is offsite catering.

BAYFRONT WESTCOTT HOUSE 146 Avenida Menendez, St. Augustine, 825-4602, westcotthouse.com Honeymoon packages include breakfast in bed and horsedrawn carriage rides. The elegant, 1880 Victorian-era mansion features remarkable, beautifully appointed suites (some with Jacuzzis). Located in the historic district, Westcott House is ideal for a romantic getaway after the ceremony.

CROWNE PLAZA RIVERFRONT 1201 Riverplace Blvd., Southbank, 398-8800, cpjacksonville.com The hotel has 12,000 square feet of flexible function space, accommodating up to 500 guests, as well as a pool deck for sit-down dinners and receptions. For overnight stays, there are 292 rooms and suites, with group discounts available.

Amenities include an outdoor pool and fitness room.

OLD CITY HOUSE INN & RESTAURANT 115 Cordova St., St. Augustine, 826-0113, oldcityhouse.com In the historic district, Old City House offers full-service weddings, receptions and rehearsal dinners for 10 to 80 guests. The Inn has seven B&B rooms featuring four-poster beds and Jacuzzis.

CARRIAGE WAY BED & BREAKFAST 70 Cuna St., St. Augustine, 829-2467, carriageway.com This Victorian style home, located in the historic district, offers elegantly decorated rooms available in several packages for the bride and groom or the entire wedding party. Carriage Way was voted Best B&B in St. Augustine by our readers.

RAINTREE RESTAURANT 102 San Marco Ave., St. Augustine, 824-7211, raintreerestaurant.com The renovated turn-of-the-century home offers private dining rooms and a garden with a romantic gazebo.

Wedding showers, rehearsal dinners and receptions can be accommodated. The restaurant seats 55 guests upstairs and 30 downstairs.

CASA MARINA HOTEL 691 N. First St., Jax Beach, 270-0025, casamarinahotel.com Weddings and private parties are a specialty, with a majestic dining room and expansive beachfront courtyard. The 23 rooms and parlor impart a classic, timeless 1920s glamour.

Facilities accommodate up to 150 guests inside, 250 outside on the verandah. A photographer, videographer, changing room, invitations and stationers are available.

METRO DINER 3302 Hendricks Ave., San Marco, 398-3701, metrodiner.com With facilities to accommodate up to 80 guests, the 1930s diner offers full-service catering for small receptions and rehearsal dinners, serving a complete menu (cold platters, hors d’oeuvres or dinners), which can be customized.

MEZZA LUNA 110 First St., Neptune Beach, 249-5573, mezzalunaneptunebeach.com Mezza Luna is ideal for rehearsal dinners or small intimate wedding receptions. Choose the formal dining room, the landscaped patio or the casual ambience at the bar.

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ELIZABETH POINTE LODGE 98 S. Fletcher Ave., Amelia Island, 277-4851, elizabethpointelodge.com The Pointe is a boutique hotel that sits directly on the beach overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. Owners David and Susan Caples offer luxurious accommodations in the Main House, Ocean House and Miller Cottage, and can customize amenities to meet each couple’s expectations. frequent winner of Best B&B on Amelia Island in our Best of Jax poll.

THE FAIRBANKS HOUSE 227 S. Seventh St., Amelia Island, 277-0500, fairbankshouse.com Owners Bill and Theresa Hamilton welcome guests to an 1885 Italianate villa for a honeymoon or getaway. There are private cottages and rooms with king-sized beds, Jacuzzis and fireplaces, plus wine, chocolates and pampering. Packages vary and an Elopement Package is offered.

HILTON GARDEN INN 45 PGA Tour Blvd., Ponte Vedra, 280-1661, hilton.com At the entrance to Tournament Players Championship, the hotel offers banquet facilities for rehearsal dinners, showers and

receptions. An event coordinator is onsite to handle details, including wedding and honeymoon romance packages.

HILTON HISTORIC BAYFRONT 32 Avenida Menendez, St. Augustine, 829-2277, hilton.com Located in the historic district, the 72-room boutiquestyle hotel offers a ballroom, outdoor site and cuisine, for ceremonies, receptions, showers and rehearsal dinners for up to 100. Luxurious accommodations, elegant settings, a detailoriented staff; 100 percent smoke-free.

HOTEL INDIGO 9840 Tapestry Park Cir., Southside, 996-7199, hoteldeerwoodpark.com This full-service boutique hotel is situated on a lake in the European-style village of Tapestry Park, a central location perfect for out-of-town guests. Group rates are available.

HOYT HOUSE 804 Atlantic Ave., Fernandina, 277-4300, hoythouse.com A variety of packages are available. Among the amenities are a gazebo, cocktail reception area, guest rooms, pool and spa and gardens. The mansion is available for rental; extras can include catering, flowers and bar service.

HYATT REGENCY RIVERFRONT HOTEL 225 East Coast Line Dr., Northbank, 588-1234, jacksonville.hyatt.com Full-service catering facilities for weddings up to 1,000 guests, including the 28,000-square-foot Grand Ballroom, riverside rooms and private balconies overlooking the St. Johns River.

Offering a variety of options and packages, Hyatt specializes in receptions, ceremonies bridal parties and showers, as well as accommodations for out-of-town guests.

JACKSONVILLE MARRIOTT AT SOUTHPOINT 4670 Salisbury Rd., Southside, 296-2222, marriott.com The Marriott accommodates rehearsal dinners and receptions for up to 400 guests, outdoors or in the ballroom. Bridal suites are available. Group discounts are offered and reservations should be made several months in advance.

THE LODGE & CLUB 607 Ponte Vedra Blvd., Ponte Vedra, 273-9500, pontevedra.com The Lodge & Club, a 66-room oceanfront hotel and private club, is popular for beach wedding ceremonies. With more than 10,000 square feet of reception and banquet space, The Lodge & Club is available for events for 20 to 150 guests.

OMNI JACKSONVILLE HOTEL 245 Water St., Downtown, 355-6664, omnihotels.com Downtown’s only four-diamond hotel, the Omni has more than 14,000 square feet of function space, including the Florida Ballroom, and rooms for luncheons and rehearsal dinners. The Omni’s fare includes kosher and ethnic menus. Sleeping rooms

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ONE OCEAN RESORT HOTEL & SPA 1 Ocean Blvd., Atlantic Beach, 249-7402, oneoceanresort.com This Florida wedding destination features luxury oceanfront accommodations, upscale restaurant Azurea, more than 10,000 square feet of event space for up to 500 guests – with ballrooms and verandas – and a spa and fitness center. Catering and wedding specialists help plan everything from oceanfront ceremonies to candlelit receptions.

OUR HOUSE OF ST. AUGUSTINE 7 Cincinnati Ave., St. Augustine, 824-9204, ourhouseofstaugustine.com Romantic rooms for guests or the newly married couple are offered at Our House, which dates to the 1880s, as well as intimate garden ceremony space and a parlor that accommodate from four to 30 guests.

SAWGRASS MARRIOTT RESORT &PROMISE BEACH CLUB OF BENEFIT 1000 PGA Tour Blvd., Ponte Vedra, 285-7777 ext. 6400, sawgrassmarriott.com Reception accommodations for 10 to 1,000, from a champagne reception to a multi-course dinner. Several ceremony locations on-site, including a gazebo. Packages include wedding coordination, theme decorations, cakes and honeymoons.

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AETNA RIVERFRONT WEDDINGS & EVENTS 841 Prudential Dr., Southbank, 591-9591, jaxweddingsandevents.com This riverfront venue can stage garden ceremonies and indoor receptions. It features two grand staircases, catering, coordinators, full bar service, striking décor and entertainment.

QUALITY INN HISTORIC DISTRICT 1111 N. Ponce de Leon Blvd., St. Augustine, 824-5554, qualityinnhistoric.com The Quality Inn Historic, overlooking the San Sebastian River marsh, is close to all the historic sites and museums, restaurants and tours. A free continental breakfast and complementary USA Today are available, as well as an outdoor pool and hot tub.

AMELIA ISLAND PLANTATION 6800 First Coast Hwy., Amelia Island, 261-6161, omnihotels.com Say “I do” with the sound of soothing waves, seagulls and the sunset as a backdrop, or hold a more intimate ceremony amid ancient mossy oaks and marshlands. Whatever the setting, Amelia Island Plantation caters to every need. For wedding packages, call the Wedding & Social Events Department.

RAMADA INN MANDARIN 3130 Hartley Rd., Mandarin, 268-8080, jaxramada.com Ramada Inn Mandarin offers complete facilities for rehearsal dinners, weddings and receptions for 10 to 300 guests.

Ramada’s catering service provides anything from hors d’oeuvres to complete meals. A guest-services staff and reception planner are on hand. Group rates are available.

BLACKFINN AMERICAN GRILLE 4840 Big Island Dr., St. Johns Town Center, 345-3466, jacksonville.blackfinnamericangrille.com From intimate to large wedding receptions, rehearsal dinners, engagement parties, bachelorette parties and more, BlackFinn can provide an ideal special event, accommodating 25-200 guests. Catering is also available.

THE RITZ-CARLTON, AMELIA ISLAND 4750 Amelia Island Pkwy., Amelia Island, 277-1100, ritzcarlton.com The Ritz-Carlton offers venues for the ceremony and reception – customized cuisine and florals, photography and limousine services, musical entertainment, wedding officiates, wedding planner and a destination help create a memorable wedding.

COUNTRY CLUB OF ORANGE PARK 2525 Country Club Blvd., Orange Park, 276-7660, ccofop.com The staff at the club's stately, Southern-style mansion offers personalized event planning and has several dining rooms that can accommodate 50-200 guests.

ST. AUGUSTINE HISTORIC INNS 88 Riberia St., Ste. 400, 866-801-2991, sayhiinns.com The St. Johns County Visitor & Convention Bureau has information on more than 20 B&Bs, all within walking distance of historic downtown St. Augustine. In addition to

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SHERATON JACKSONVILLE HOTEL 10605 Deerwood Park Blvd., Southside, 380-4136, sheratonjacksonville.com The Sheraton has a brand-new ballroom that can accommodate up to 260 guests, as well as professional culinary and service teams who strive to make the wedding of your dreams a reality.

PONTE VEDRA INN & CLUB 200 Ponte Vedra Blvd., Ponte Vedra Beach, 285-1111 This 250-room award-winning oceanfront resort has been hosting events for more than 75 years, with Old-World elegance and sophistication. The resort and private club features more than 30,000 square feet of reception and banquet space in a variety of unique venues. The dining rooms accommodate gatherings from 10 to 450 people.

THE RIVERDALE INN 1521 Riverside Ave., Riverside, 354-5080, riverdaleinn.com This historic Victorian mansion is a setting for intimate receptions, rehearsal dinners and bridal luncheons, and offers overnight accommodations. With an event coordinator onsite, packages can be tailored for large or small events.

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FLORIDA AGRICULTURAL MUSEUM 7900 Old Kings Rd., Palm Coast, 687-8082, 386-446-7630, myagmuseum.org A lakeside wedding site, a dairy barn (5,000 square feet) with tables and chairs to seat up to 170. Consultation services, dressing area, bar set up and tractor-pulled transportation to the ceremony and reception sites are available.

HARMONIOUS MONKS 10550 Old St. Augustine Rd., Mandarin, 880-3040, harmoniousmonks.net Hold rehearsal dinners and receptions at this site with a full bar, staff, kitchen, DJ and band with room rental. Call for availability.

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Kaleidoscope Catering & Events

655-2725 | info@kaleidoscopejax.com | kaleidoscopejax.com Let Kaleidoscope Catering & Events help you avoid the crowded restaurants this Valentine’s Day and surprise your special someone with a romantic meal for two, in the privacy of your home! Personally tailor your Three-Course Meal of fresh artisan crafted selections for just $69.95. Cupid has handpicked his favorite gourmet dishes for this Valentine’s special, sure to enhance the ambiance of your romantic evening. Your beautifully packaged meal will be available for pickup at one of multiple convenient locations (direct delivery available for bulk orders). Orders may be placed now through Tuesday, Feb. 11. Place your order today!

The Grotto

2012 San Marco Blvd., San Marco 398-0726 | grottowine.com

Gigi’s Buffet & The Comedy Zone

This year, make plans for an unforgettable evening with your Valentine. The Grotto is well known for sparking romantic fire, and for Valentine’s Day, we’ve taken out all the stops!

If you’re looking for an amazing experience, Chef Scott Houser has created the perfect complement, a very special Aphrodisiac menu designed to stimulate your senses. If you’re not so daring, we’re also offering select specialty items from our seasonal menu.

Space is limited, so call and reserve your table now. Whether it’s just the two of you or you’re gathering with close friends, reserve your table for a night you won’t soon forget!

3130 Hartley Road, Mandarin 292-4242 | comedyzone.com Laugh the night away with your lover.

Start off the evening with dinner at Gigi’s Prime Rib & Crab Leg Buffet.

Indulge in a variety of fresh seafood, tasty entrées, yummy desserts and more. A glass of champagne is included. After satisfying your taste buds, the comedy starts. Henry Cho, “Mr. Clean” is one funny Asian with a Southern accent who will not offend anyone. Leave with a full stomach and a big smile! Dinner & Show packages start at $55 per person and can be purchased online at ComedyZone.com

Buddha Thai Bistro

301 10th Ave. N., Jacksonville Beach 372-9149 | buddhathaibistro.com Buddha Thai Bistro cordially invites you to experience our Valentine’s Day Prix Fixe Menu priced at $33 per guest. Your romantic dinner will include eight exotic courses. Begin the meal with appetizers like Wrap Around Me Lettuce Wraps, Sweet Stuff Called Love Crab Rangoons and Fresh Love Tuna Tartar. Then enliven your taste buds with Laab and Tom Kha salads, then feast on entrées like Love Sea Seafood Ocean, With You For All Eternity Kalua Ribs and Love Me Love My Lamb Lamp. Top the night off with No Melody is Sweeter Fried Banana Ice Cream and This is Where We Belong Bittersweet Chocolate Cake with Vanilla Bean Ice Cream.

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Hilton St. Augustine Historic Bayfront 32 Avenida Menendez, St. Augustine 829-2277 | hiltonhistoricstaugustine.net

Join us at the elegant Aviles Restaurant, located in the Hilton Historic Bayfront, for a romantic Valentine’s Day. We are featuring our unique, signature House Infused Cocktails, an extensive wine list and our Gourmet A La Carte Menu. Offerings include a selection of fine aged prime steaks, fresh local seafood and chicken sure to satisfy your distinctive palate. Call and reserve your table today for the romantic evening in the Ancient City!

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Ovinté

10208 Buckhead Branch Dr., St. Johns Town Center 900-7730 | ovinte.com OVINTÉ : (interj) Much like the toasts and celebratory phrases used around the world such as Cheers, Santé, Salude, Opa; OVINTÉ is a term used when enjoying great wine and food in the company of amazing friends, so raise a glass and toast … OVINTÉ!

Ovinté is the perfect place to enjoy the company of great friends, whether sipping on wine, enjoying a cocktail or sitting down for a European-style dinner of tapas and small plates.

Enjoy our large lounge area with velvet couches, dine al fresco under the cedar beam trellis or challenge your friends to a game of Bocce. Ovinté is a destination for gatherings small and large, with many options for enjoying your afternoon or evening.

Our menu is influenced by the flavors of Spain and Italy, the wine list boasts over 240 selections– up to 75 available by the glass – and our craft cocktail menu is second to none.

Step out of the ordinary this Valentine’s Day and take your sweetheart out for a night at the races! Join us at the Paddock Dining Room at bestbet Orange Park. The first 500 customers through the door receive special Valentine’s Day Chocolates and a Match Play Offer!

The line-up includes an appetizer to share or a house salad for each of you, two 10-oz. Prime Ribs served with searing baked potatoes, plus our vegetable of the day as well as a dessert for each of you and two glasses of champagne. All of this is enhanced by a superb view of the track for only $65 per couple, sales tax and gratuity included. Call us at bestbet today to reserve your table!

Taverna Yamas & Yamas Hookah

9753 Deer Lake Court, Southside/Tinseltown 854-0426 | tavernayamas.com Join us for the sweetest day of the year with our Sweetheart Four-Course Dinner Special for two at $60. Share a Valentine’s meal with your other half and toast the night with two complimentary glasses of champagne.

Enjoy the night with Belly Dancing Shows and a DJ starting at 8 p.m. Reservations recommended. Yamas Hookah is also offering a For the Love of Hookah & Wine Special, which includes a bottle of wine and hookah for two. The full menu is also available. Visit TavernaYamas.com for full menu details.

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Wedding Planner KALUBY’S BANQUET BALLROOM 8221 Southside Blvd., Ste. 3, 508-3045 9920 Old Baymeadows Road, kalubysbanquetballroom.com The ballrooms, featuring hardwood floors just right for dancing, dining and mingling, can accommodate up to 150 guests.

Outside catering welcome at both locations.

THE KEELER PROPERTY Normandy Boulevard, Westside, 535-0709, thekeelerproperty.com This rustic wedding and event venue is a 40-acre farm-like area featuring a covered bridge, barn and spring-fed pond. The sites can accommodate 300 guests each.

THE MANSION 15888 C.R. 108, Hilliard, 707-8111, thehilliardmansion.com This quaint yet lovely mansion offers seating for 200 guests.

Choose your own vendors and planners.

NORTH BEACH BISTRO 725 Atlantic Blvd., Ste. 6, Atlantic Beach, 372-4105, nbbistro.com The Bistro offers a private dining room/art gallery for rehearsal dinners, showers and receptions, which can accommodate 75 seated guests or 100 for a standing reception. A professional staff, serving custom fare, adds elegance to your event.

THE RENAISSANCE RESORT 500 S. Legacy Trail, St. Augustine, 940-8635, worldgolfrenaissance.com The Renaissance Resort can assist with rehearsal dinners, ceremonies, receptions and guestrooms – and a complementary honeymoon suite – in a beautiful setting.

RIVERSIDE HOUSE 2165 Park St., Riverside, 387-9927, jljacksonville.org The Junior League of Jacksonville’s Riverside House includes a board room, auditorium, audio/PA system, reception hall and kitchen at affordable rates. Originally a church, this historic property is the perfect setting for wedding ceremonies, receptions and meetings for 125 seated guests.

ST. JOHNS GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB 205 St. Johns Golf Dr., St. Augustine, 940-3200, stjohnsgolf.com The clubhouse and facilities overlook the ninth and 18th greens. The club can accommodate from 50 to 300, and up to 170 on the covered patio. Catering chefs and a professional staff ensure the day is perfect.

TPC SAWGRASS 110 Championship Way, Ponte Vedra, 273-3344, tpc.com Mediterranean Revival-style clubhouse with banquet halls ideal for receptions, rehearsal dinners, luncheons and groom’s golf outings. The event lawn and gardens, overlooking The Stadium and Dye’s Valley Courses, are perfect settings for the ceremony or cocktail hour, with

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hospitality, service and cuisine to match.

WORLD GOLF HALL OF FAME One World Golf Place, St. Augustine, 940-4000, worldgolfhalloffame.org The Hall of Fame seats 200 guests and is available for wedding ceremonies, receptions and rehearsal dinners, with several event spaces from which to choose. Deluxe accommodations, spas, world-class golf courses and restaurants are nearby.

TRANSPORTATION/ LIMOS

AA SUSIE’S LIMOUSINE 6261 Powers Ave., Lakewood, 731-5466, 888-546-6178, susieslimo.com Susie’s Limousine has the hottest exotic rides – stretch sedans and SUVs, land yachts, Lincolns, even a stretch PT Cruiser – and multiple trips, large groups (accommodating 8 to 30 passengers) and multiple locations are no problem.

CAREY LIMOUSINE 5320 Springfield Blvd., Jacksonville, 277-2707, 800-336-4646, carey.com Carey’s fleet has a variety of vehicles for wedding parties and guests up to eight passengers. Packages are available.

Choose from stretch limos, luxury sedans, deluxe vans and mini buses.

COACH & CARRIAGE LIMOUSINE 6261 Powers Ave., Lakewood, 268-3555, coachandcarriage.com In business for more than 20 years, locally owned Coach & Carriage offers vehicles in every size and style – Jags, Lexus, Charger, stretch SUVs, Rolls Royce – for that allimportant ride.

DANA’S LIMOUSINE & TRANSPORTATION SERVICES 10220 New Berlin Rd., Ste. 100, Northside, 744-3333, 800-456-5466, danaslimo.com Dana’s offers limos, vans, sedans and mini-busses to seat up to 33 passengers. Packages are available, which include black or white cars, all of which are non-smoking. Dana’s encourages couples to see the fleet before selecting a car.

LIGHTHOUSE LIMOUSINE & SEDAN SERVICE St. Augustine Airport, Main Terminal, 866-230-1003 Locally owned and operated, Lighthouse offers chauffeured luxury for the wedding party in all non-smoking vehicles with courteous and professional chauffeurs.

OLD CITY HELICOPTERS, LLC 4900 U.S. 1, Ste. 400, St. Augustine Airport, 824-5506, oldcityhelicopters.com Flights for proposals, honeymoons, weddings, wedding

Buddha Thai Bistro in Jax Beach offers authentic Thai fare and can accommodate small groups for your celebrations.

Wedding Planner arrivals and departures, and wedding drops of flower petals.

Call for information about sunset flights and other details.

RENTALS

ANDY’S TAYLOR RENTAL CENTER 1005 Pope Road, St. Augustine, 471-2991, taylorrental.com Andy’s provides tents, canopies, tables, linens, place settings, accessories, bars and dance floors. Planning services available.

COASTAL CELEBRATIONS 900-F Anastasia Blvd., St. Augustine, 501-9020, coastalcelebrations.net This award-winning event company offers unique, custom décor pieces for special events, like frames, table numbers, tables and trunks. Officiant packages are available.

FLAIRE EVENT RENTALS 2762 Park St., Riverside, 352-1832, flaireweddings.com The boutique event rental company offers mahogany Chiavari chairs, specialty linens and event lighting, with delivery and set-up. And there are no weekend overtime charges.

HANDMADE RENTALS 705-2686, handmaderentals.com Locally owned rental company offers décor options for indoor or outdoor weddings including vintage props, lighted cocktail bar, classic cars and arbor arches.

KIRBY RENTALS, LLC 8051 Bayberry Rd., Baymeadows, 739-1312, kirbytent.com Everything for the reception or party, including a variety of tent styles, tables, chairs, linens, china and flatware, catering equipment, podiums, chandeliers, stages and platforms.

OFFICIANTS

CREATIVE WEDDING CEREMONIES 1401 Riverplace Blvd., Ste. 2013, Southbank, 843-422-1292, creativeweddingceremonies.com Experienced officiant Maureen Cockburn creates a

personal ceremony – non-denominational, religious – your choice.

CUSTOM WEDDING OFFICIANT 2800 N. Sixth St., Ste. 261, St. Augustine, 982-2210, mycustomceremony.com Award-winning notary public John Reardon can help create a romantic, personalized ceremony to cherish forever.

JAXNOTARY.COM, 327-4066 Michael Scaliatine has provided professional notary public wedding officiant services throughout Northeast Florida for nearly 10 years.

KAREN ROUMILLAT 1519 S.R. 13, St. Johns, 707-5207, karenroumillat.com The non-denominational ordained minister and wedding officiant will travel to perform ceremonies from Amelia Island to St. Augustine. And wedding party yoga is available.

MISCELLANEOUS

VALENTINE’S DAY WEDDING CEREMONY The first 20 couples to reister get a free wedding ceremony at 11 a.m. Feb. 14 at Spring Park on the banks of the St. Johns River, Green Cove Springs. Clay County Clerk of Court Tara Green officiates. Sign-up deadline is Feb. 10. For details, call 284-6362 or go to clayclerk.com.

A TASTE OF BRIDAL BLISS This annual event is held noon-4 p.m. Feb. 16 at One Ocean Resort & Spa, 1 Ocean Blvd., Atlantic Beach, 249-7402, oneoceanresort.com/weddings. Area vendors, planners, photographers, floral designers, jewelers, wedding attire boutiques are on hand. A runway wedding fashion show, bridal luncheon, food samples and raffles are featured.

Admission is $25.

PREMIER WEDDING EXPO The event, featuring vendors and exhibitors for every aspect of the complete wedding and reception, is held 1-4 p.m. Feb. 23 at Renaissance Resort, 500 S. Legacy Trail, World Golf Village, St. Augustine. Admission is $7 in advance, $10 at the door; kids younger than 5 admitted free. tictocevents.com

KATHLEEN F. TRIEBWASSER 8833 Perimeter Park Blvd., Ste. 1001, Southside, 641-4600, kathleentriebwasser.com Triebwasser is a licensed marriage and family therapist providing premarital counseling, a one-on-one four-hour program, which includes a discount on a marriage license.’

TRAVEL AGENTS

COLEMAN TRAVEL/SNOW TOURS 388-7669, 866-611-7669, skitour.com Honeymoons, getaways, cruises, ski trips and tours – Coleman gets you there. Royal Caribbean, Carnival, Princess Cruises and Norwegian are among the companies Coleman can book.

RIVERSIDE TOURS & TRAVEL 2720 Park St., Ste. 216, Riverside, 568-7094, riversidetoursandtravel.com What follows the perfect wedding? The perfect honeymoon. This company is a honeymoon and destination wedding specialist. Riverside is a certified Sandals Agency and specializes in travel in the Caribbean, Europe and Asia. By appointment only; email and call from 9 a.m.-11 p.m.

TRAVEL LEADERS 8221 Southside Blvd., Ste. 9, Jacksonville, 642-6909, travelleaders.com 1429 Sadler Road, Fernandina Beach, 277-6565 Travel Leaders is a full-service travel agency, specializing in honeymoons, cruises and vacation packages, including Sandals and Beaches. They handle the details, you handle the fun.

DANCE INSTRUCTORS/ STUDIOS

DANCE TRANCE FITNESS 214 Orange St., Neptune Beach, 246-4600, dancetrancefitness.com 1515 San Marco Blvd., San Marco, 390-0939 The studios offer a variety of classes with state-of-the-art sound and light effects. Free diet and nutrition counseling

is available. dancetrancefitness.com KALUBY’S DANCE CLUB 8221 Southside Blvd., Ste. 3, Southside, 338-9200, kalubys.com These dance instructors have been helping hundreds of couples perfectly perform that first dance together, for 24 years in Northeast Florida.

VIP WOMEN’S DANCE 2419 Third St. S., Jax Beach, 487-9938, vipwomensdanceparties.com For women only, VIP offers classes, parties and events in a private setting for pole fitness, chair dance, belly dance and burlesque tease dancing, just the thing for bachelorette parties and showers.

THE WEDDING DANCE STUDIO 3837 Southside Blvd., Ste. 2, Jacksonville, 998-3939, theweddingdancestudio.com Couples learn to dance confidently for their first dance at the reception. The first lesson is free.

SHOWERS & PARTY IDEAS

ASHES BOUTIQUE & TEA GARDEN 332 S. Second St., Jax Beach, 270-0220, ashesboutique.com The friendly staff at this spot helps plan showers, teas and parties. Catering available.

DOING DISHES PAINT YOUR OWN POTTERY STUDIO 5619 San Jose Blvd., Lakewood, 730-3729 1026 Edgewood Ave. S., Murray Hill, 388-7088 Perfect for bridal showers and bachelorette parties, Doing Dishes is the place to create unique wedding gifts.

POTTERY WORKS 10915 Baymeadows Road, Ste. 106, Southside, 646-3009, potteryworksinc.com Create pottery in an open, user-friendly area. An alternative to a traditional bridal shower or bachelorette party, it’s also a source for design ideas for custom art to get and give.

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REGGAE J BOOG

Raised in the rough ’hoods of Compton, J Boog began showing interest in reggae at age 9 – an interest his Samoan family encouraged and nurtured. In 2006, J Boog relocated to Hawaii to further hone his craft. The result? Authentic island melodies paired with Boog’s exceptionally smooth voice. Though Boog has the street cred to write about fame, influence and overcoming struggle, just about all of his music follows themes of love and relationships. It’s a theme that works beautifully with his voice and choice in genre, and doesn’t feel forced or repetitive. 8 p.m. Feb. 6 at Jack Rabbits, San Marco, $15 in advance.

J.T. TOWNSEND FOUNDATION CHECKPOINT CHALLENGE CLASSICAL INFIDELITY THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO

It’s Music Director Fabio Mechetti’s final season, and eight young conductors are vying – at least unofficially – to take his place. We at Folio Weekly suggested a cage match but, surprisingly, the JSO went a different route. (That’s the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra, not the cops; of course the cops would’ve been down to scrap.) Before Mechetti passes the baton, he’ll conduct some of his favorites, including Mozart’s comic opera The Marriage of Figaro. The madness includes suspicion of infidelity, temptation for infidelity and infidelity itself, all wrapped up in humor. 8 p.m.

Feb. 8, Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts, Downtown, $35-$95.

J.T. Townsend loved competition. He played basketball at Episcopal, and was the Eagles’ strong safety on the gridiron. It was in that role that J.T. suffered a spinal cord injury in 2004. He died last June. He’s remembered mostly for his smile and, more significantly, for his heart. The respect many Northeast Floridians had for J.T., notably pro golfer Fred Funk (pictured, left, with Townsend), inspired the young man to create the J.T. Townsend Foundation. The foundation continues its work to provide medically approved equipment to children and adults with disabilities. The Checkpoint Challenge, held a day after J.T.’s birthday, pushes competitors to solve clues and race to various Downtown destinations. Check-in at noon Feb. 8, race at 1:30 p.m. (rain or shine), post-race party with awards, music, food and drinks at 4 p.m. at The Jacksonville Landing, Downtown; registration $20 for one, $80 for teams, benefiting the foundation.

FILM TAPPED

Every day, advertisements bombard us with reminders to recycle, eat organic and help polar bears. But do we really understand the importance of it all? The 2009 documentary Tapped spells it out with strong storytelling and vivid images, attacking the bottled water industry, examining its effects on the ocean, our health and our natural resources.

Most important, the idea of selling bottled water is scrutinized: Should water be a brand-name commodity? Should we actually have to pay to drink clean water? Isn’t access to water a human right? A panel discussion after the film includes retired JEA official Bruce Doueck. 6:30 p.m. Feb. 10, Sun-Ray Cinema, Riverside, $9.

GRUNGE SEBADOH

Dig up that old pizza-stained flannel shirt and skip the haircut: Grunge/indie rock trio Sebadoh is taking the Jack Rabbits stage. Early grunge figureheads of the late ’80s and early ’90s, Sebadoh dropped their eighth studio album, Defend Yourself, in September. It’s a return to form, featuring founder Lou Barlow’s earnest, sublime lyrics over minimalistic guitars and drumming that’s rough around the edges in all the right ways. 8 p.m. Feb. 9 at Jack Rabbits, San Marco, $12-$15.

HIP-HOP DUVAL HIP-HOP FEST

Flawda Water’s raw rhymes in “Duval” and the accompanying music video sparked plenty of buzz in, well, Duval. The Jacksonville rapper (pictured) leads a pack of more than 20 hip-hop acts shaking up two stages in Arlington at the third annual Duval Hip-Hop Fest. Other acts are Jerico, Yung Vizzo, Lo Key, Maniac and Dez Nado. Flawda Water performs in support of his 2013 release New Florida. Doors 9 p.m. Feb. 8, Brewster’s Megaplex, Arlington, $10.

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METAL OF MICE AND MEN

Metal-core kings Of Mice and Men bring venue-shuddering distortion to Northeast Florida. OMAM’s brandnew third album, Restoring Force, is a departure from the songwriting of previous efforts, with a new producer at the helm. When it’s heavy, Restoring Force has a more direct, punchier sound. Standout single “You’re Not Alone” features huge, radio-friendly guitar riffs and uplifting choruses. Metal-core purists, fear not. The genre’s meat-and-potatoes – machine-gun drumming, down-tuned guitars and yin-yang between clean chorus hooks and ardent, cookie-monster growling – are still here, and the recipe still has something to sink your teeth into. They’ve just stretched their skinny-jean-clad legs into pleasantly different territory.

5:30 p.m. Feb. 6 at Brewster’s Megaplex, Arlington, $22.50-$100.

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A&E // MOVIES

Long Story Short

Sun-Ray hosts programs of Oscar-nominated short films that mix real-world issues with lighter fare OSCAR NOMINATED SHORTS LIVE ACTION & ANIMATED

Feb. 7-20, Sun-Ray Cinema, 5 Points, 359-0049, sunraycinema.com

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ust like a young man coming in for a quickie. I feel so unsatisfied.”

Teddy KGB of Rounders probably wasn’t a huge fan of short films, but neither was he a great role model.

For the third year in a row, Sun-Ray Cinema is screening the shorts nominated for Academy Awards. And there’s little doubt you’ll be quite satisfied. (If the shorts don’t

do it for you, a Black Lagoon Supreme pizza pie from the theater’s oven might hit the spot.)

If you’re in an Oscar pool that doesn’t include shorts, don’t worry, we won’t judge.

If you’re here looking for picks, however, consider Mr Hublot for animated short, though pro-Disney sentiment could help the creative Get A Horse! nab the studio a repeat victory after last year’s The Paperman. In the live action category, the smart money’s on Just Before Losing Everything or Helium, depending on the Academy’s mood.

Here’s the lineup:

Live Action Shorts

DO I HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF EVERYTHING? Chaos reigns in this zippy Finnish comedy, and that’s the point. An overwhelmed wife and mother of two young daughters has the titular question written all over her face in a short that clocks in at less than 7 minutes. The family’s difficulties are a bit cliché, and you’ll probably see the payoff coming about halfway in, but actress Joanna Haartti carries the film with a very physical performance.

HELIUM On his first day at a new job, a quirky hospital custodian meets a terminally ill child. They bond over their shared love for toy airships.

The insightful boy, called Alfred, knows he’s going to die. “Heaven looks like a boring place to me,” he tells the janitor. So, custodian Enzo tells him that after a long sleep, he’ll go to a wonderful, fantastical place called “Helium.”

The story gives Alfred hope, and Enzo goes to great lengths to tell him more. Of the liveaction entries, this Danish short aggressively seeks to tear at the heart the most, though it doesn’t compare to Oscar winner The Shore, which had people in the audience tearing up during the screening I attended at Sun-Ray Cinema in 2012.

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THAT WASN’T ME Spanish aid workers are taken prisoner by a guerilla commander leading child soldiers in Africa. The drama, told from the killers’ perspective, gets heavy when the general tries to intimidate his young soldiers into executing the doctors. It’s choppy in its flash-forwards, but will remind audiences of a sobering real-world problem.

Animated Shorts

JUST BEFORE LOSING EVERYTHING The tense French film begins with a boy going to hide under a bridge. Seemingly rebellious, Julien is merely waiting for his mother — they’re planning an escape. The absorbing 29-minute short examines a struggle that many women know too well — spousal abuse. The ordinary meets the intense, as most of the film is set at the supermarket where the mother works. Léa Drucker’s performance as the abused wife is a high-wire act upon which the entire film rests. She never falters.

THE VOORMAN PROBLEM What happens when an inmate believes he’s a god, and a psychiatrist begins to believe it, too? Dr. Williams (Martin Freeman) must try to prove Voorman’s insanity. But the warden has no record of the prisoner’s crimes, and Voorman (Tom Hallander) is convincing, particularly at the expense of a small European country. The interplay between Freeman and Hallander is superb, and at just under 13 minutes, the short ends far earlier than you want. Under psychoanalysis, Voorman explains, “I equipped humans with imaginations merely so they could dream up new ways to entertain me.”

FERAL The opening of Feral reminds us that this program isn’t for small children — ferocious wolves chase an animal, then confront a small boy who has grown up in the wild. (Distributors noted the animated program should be considered PG.) A hunter saves the boy in this black-and-white film, which features a limited story but fantastic imagery. You can take the boy out of the wild, but not the wild out of the boy.

GET A HORSE! Disney’s musical comedy short ran right before the feature Frozen, giving it the most eyeballs possible on which to score votes. Featuring recordings of Walt Disney as Mickey Mouse, the short blasts the black-and-white characters through the screen into color. Mickey must save Minnie from mean Peg-Leg Pete. Caught in the “real world,” Mickey manipulates both gravity and time on the B&W screen, punishing Pete much more violently than one would expect.

Hard to imagine Tom Hanks getting an Oscar for playing the real Disney in Saving Mr. Banks, but Walt’s voice here could help score a statuette.

MR HUBLOT Obsessive-compulsive Hublot lives in a vivid steampunk world, but mostly stays home, happily flipping switches. The shut-in is drawn

into the world by Robot Pet, living in a box in a plot that should get No More Homeless Pets’ seal of approval. Then, we see that even a French animated steampunk short needs a montage.

(Thanks, Team America!) The mechanical dog turns out to be just a puppy, as he quickly grows too big for Hublot’s place. That puts the twitchy and tidy tinkerer to the test.

POSSESSIONS “According to an ancient record, after a span of 100 years, tools and instruments attain souls and trick people,” Shuhei Morita’s anime short tells us. A weary samurai lost in a storm seeks shelter in an abandoned shrine. He feels he’s being haunted by something not scary, but strange — broken umbrellas and cloth. Spirits bring the worn objects to life, led by a small, frog-like umbrella. The warrior wants to go but first must prove his mastery at fixing and sewing. The whimsical film short has drawn comparisons to Hayao Miyazaki’s Spirited Away. And Miyazaki’s The Wind Rises is nominated as an animated feature, marking a rare double nod for Japan.

ROOM ON THE BROOM The computer-animated short is the most loveit-or-loathe-it of the group. Those not reeled in by rhyming characters and straightforward story may find it tiresome at 25 minutes, even with a stellar British voice cast (Simon Pegg, Timothy Spall, Sally Hawkins). Kids little and big will love the ginger witch (Gillian Anderson) who can’t say no to animal friends hitching a ride. In the fable, based on a picture book of the same name, the wayward witch learns the value of having friends as a chubby dragon gives hot pursuit.

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HUMAN TRAFFICKING Fields of Mudan and Fatal Promises, documentaries on human trafficking, are screened 6:30 p.m. Feb. 6 at FSCJ’s Downtown Campus, 101 W. State St., 633-8100. Not My Life runs at 7 p.m. Feb. 13, followed by a talk with survivors, in Jacksonville University’s Gooding Auditorium, 2800 University Blvd., 256-8000, ju.edu.

LOVING STORY In the National Endowment for the Humanities’ African-American series, the film screens at 7 p.m. Feb. 6 at Flagler College’s Gamache-Koger Theater, Ringhaver Student Center, 50 Sevilla St., St. Augustine, free, 819-6282, flagler.edu.

OSCAR SHORTS Oscar-nominated live action and animated shorts are screened Feb. 7-20 at Sun-Ray Cinema, 1028 Park St., 5 Points, 359-0049, sunraycinema.com. (See our story on page 30.) Sun-Ray also screens Evangelion 1.0, 2.0 and 3.0 on Feb. 8 and the documentary Tapped Feb. 10.

LATITUDE 30 MOVIES Free Birds and Grudge Match run at CineGrille, Latitude 30, 10370 Philips Highway, Southside.

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WORLD GOLF HALL OF FAME IMAX THEATER We the People, Great White Shark 3D, Tornado Alley 3D, To The Arctic 3D run at World Golf Hall of Fame Village IMAX Theater, 1 World Golf Place, St. Augustine, 940-IMAX, worldgolfimax.com. Jerusalem 3D starts Feb. 28.

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12 YEARS A SLAVE **** Rated R Chiwetel Ejiofor plays Solomon, a free black man in pre-Civil War New York who’s abducted and sold into slavery. Co-stars Brad Pitt, Michael Fassbender.

AMERICAN HUSTLE **G@ Rated R For con man Irving Rosenfeld (Christian Bale), working with the Feds is tougher than running cons.

He helps the FBI (Bradley Cooper) nab corrupt public officials during Abscam. Co-stars Amy Adams, Jennifer Lawrence.

ANCHORMAN 2: THE LEGEND CONTINUES ***G Rated PG-13 The newsmen – Ron Burgundy (Will Ferrell), Brick Tamland (Steve Carell), Brian Fantana (Paul Rudd) and Champ Kind (David Koechner) – reunite. Co-stars Christina Applegate, Kristen Wiig, Vince Vaughn.

AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY ***@ Rated R The cast of director John Wells’ adaptation of Tracy Letts’ Pulitzer-winning story includes Meryl Streep as Violet, crusty matriarch of a family falling apart; Julia Roberts plays daughter Barbara. Margo Martindale as Violet’s sister and Chris Cooper as her brother-in-law stand out.

DALLAS BUYERS CLUB ***G Rated R The drama, based on a true story, stars Matthew McConaughey as redneck Ron, and Jared Leto as tranny Rayon in Dallas, 1985. With Jennifer Garner, Steve Zahn.

DEVIL’S DUE Rated R It’s kind of like Rosemary’s Baby, in that a woman is pregnant with, apparently, the spawn of The Adversary himself.

Co-stars Allison Miller, Zach Gilford, Robert Belushi.

FROZEN ***G Rated PG Disney’s animated feature about sisters Princess Anna (Kristen Bell) and Queen Elsa (Idina Menzel), in this Golden Globe-winner.

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THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE ***G Rated PG-13 Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) is a celebrity warrior hero manipulated by the Capitol’s leader Snow (Donald Sutherland). Co-stars Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson.

I, FRANKENSTEIN Rated PG-13 The doctor’s creation is in the middle of a violent PROMISE struggle between two immortal clans. So … not a fightOF to BENEFIT death, then. Co-stars Aaron Eckhart, Bill Nighy, Miranda Otto.

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INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS **** Rated R Joel and Ethan Coen’s meditation on the duality of life and chosen paths examines a few days in the life of 1960s mediocre folksinger Llewyn Davis (Oscar Isaac), whose career is tanking. Co-stars Justin Timberlake, Carey Mulligan, John Goodman.

JACK RYAN: SHADOW RECRUIT Rated PG-13 Chris Pine stars as the young Ryan, just starting out on his CIA career. Co-stars Kevin Costner, Keira Knightley, Kenneth Branagh.

JAI HO Not Rated The Indian action-drama co-stars Salman Khan, Tabu, Sana Khan. In Hindi.

LABOR DAY *G@@ Rated PG-13 Reviewed in this issue.

THE LEGEND OF HERCULES Rated PG-13 Kellan Lutz plays Greek demigod Hercules, who’s supposed to oust a bad king. Co-stars Gaia Weiss, Johnathan Schaech.

THE LEGO MOVIE Rated PG • Opens Feb. 7 It’s a case of mistaken identity as a minifigure is elevated to MasterBuilder … wait a sec – the little pieces of plastic do look alike! Co-stars the vocal talents of Chris Pratt, Will Arnett, Morgan Freeman, Will Ferrell.

LONE SURVIVOR Rated R Mark Wahlberg stars in this action/bio/drama based on actual events of a failed ’05 SEAL team mission. Co-stars Emile Hirsch, Taylor Kitsch.

THE MONUMENTS MEN Rated PG-13 • Opens Feb. 7 George Clooney directs and stars in this fact-based film about a group of un-soldier types – think the opposite of The Dirty Dozen – museum curators and art experts who go into enemy territory during WWII to save thousands of stolen masterpieces from destruction by the Nazis. Co-stars Matt Damon, Bill Murray, John Goodman and the adorable Bob Balaban.

NEBRASKA ***G Rated R Cranky Woody Grant (Bruce Dern) gets junk mail saying he’s won $1 million; he convinces his son David (Will Forte) to drive him to Lincoln, Neb., to claim the prize. Co-stars Stacy Keach, June Squibb.

THE NUT JOB Rated PG Will Arnett voices Surly, a rebellious squirrel banned from the park to roam the mean city streets. Co-stars the vocal cords of Brendan Fraser, Katherine Heigl, Jeff Dunham.

PHILOMENA **** Rated PG-13 Journalist Martin (Steve Coogan) needs to boost his career. Philomena (Dame Judi Dench) wants to find the son she was forced to give up for adoption.

RIDE ALONG Rated PG-13 Kevin Hart is a smart-mouthed security guard engaged to Angela (Tika Sumpter) whose brother James (Ice Cube) is a cop. Co-stars John Leguizamo, Jay Pharoah.

GIMME SHELTER Rated PG-13 Vanessa Hudgens plays Agnes Bailey, pregnant and on the streets when her parents reject her. Thank God she meets a kind stranger. Co-stars Rosario Dawson, Brendan Fraser, James Earl Jones.

SAVING MR. BANKS ***@ Rated PG-13 P.L. Travers (Emma Thompson), who wrote “Mary Poppins,” goes to Walt Disney’s (Tom Hanks) L.A. studios to OK the book’s adaptation to film.

GRAVITY **** Rated PG-13 Medical engineer Sandra Bullock and veteran astronaut George Clooney are tethered together, making spaceship repairs, when they lose NASA contact.

THE SECRET LIFE OF WALTER MITTY ***G Rated PG Ben Stiller plays a dreamer who creates fantasies with femme fatales and villains, in which he’s the hero. Then he gets to be a hero for reals. Co-stars Kristen Wiig, Adam Scott.

HEART ATTACK (BLUE SKY) Not Rated This Indian film, in Telegu with no subtitles, has a tagline any woman can relate to: “I need a one-hour kiss to burn 3,000 calories.”

THAT AWKWARD MOMENT Rated R Zac Efron, Michael B. Jordan and Miles Teller have hit that juncture where you either step up and commit … or not.

HER ***G Rated R Director Spike Jonze asks what makes love real in this fantasy. Co-stars Joaquin Phoenix, Rooney Mara, Chris Pratt, Kristen Wiig and Scarlett Johansson’s disembodied voice, nearly as hot as the actual Johansson.

VAMPIRE ACADEMY Rated PG-13 • Opens Feb. 7 Seriously? Hot girls in school uniforms, sucking blood? Co-stars Gabriel Byrne, who ought to know better, and Joely Richardson, who’s a goddamn Redgrave, plus Zoey Deutch, Lucy Fry.

THE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG ***@ Rated PG-13 Co-writer/director Peter Jackson has stretched Tolkien’s books into lucrative movies. Co-stars Martin Freeman, Orlando Bloom, Evangeline Lilly, Ian McKellen.

THE WOLF OF WALL STREET ***G Rated R Hotshot stockbroker Jordan (Leonardo DiCaprio) has all that money can buy. Co-stars Jonah Hill, Kyle Chandler, Matthew McConaughey.

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MAGIC LANTERNS

The Sum of All Jacks

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n The Sum of All Fears (2002), a young Jack Ryan (Ben Affleck) is ironically called “007” by a high-placed CIA official (Morgan Freeman). That proved to be wishful thinking on the part of the film’s producers, who were hoping that the reboot of the Tom Clancy character, after three earlier movies with two actors as the hero spook, might be the vanguard of a new franchise. Nothing doing, it turned out. For whatever reason, it took 12 more years for Jack Ryan to resurface, this time with another actor (Chris Pine) in the old shoes and, for the first time, in a story not actually based on one of Clancy’s novels.

So it would seem that a re-evaluation of the earlier films is in order. In 1990, a trim, slim 32-year-old Alec Baldwin donned the character of Dr. Jack Ryan (ex-Marine, PhD and CIA analyst) in The Hunt for Red October. Second-billed behind Sean Connery as a defecting Soviet sub commander, Baldwin was quite good in the role, relying more on sly, subtle humor and less on brawny fisticuffs and derring-do than his successors.

A more rounded-out character appears — we even see Jack’s wife and young daughter in a brief scene at the beginning of this story, before he’s whisked away to once again save the day.

Unceremoniously dumped by the producers (or so one version of the story goes), Baldwin was replaced in 1992 by 50-year-old Harrison Ford, who was at the top of his action-hero game. Ford had finished the third Indiana Jones movie three years earlier, would score big again in The Fugitive in 1993 and yet again as the twofisted president four years later in Air Force One. In Patriot Games, and two years later in 1994’s Clear and Present Danger, Jack Ryan handily takes on a variety of villains, including rogue IRA terrorists, ruthless drug cartels and a corrupt White House.

The chronology goes way backward in The Sum of All Fears, with 30-year-old Affleck (looking even younger than his years) teaming up with a CIA mentor (Freeman) to try to prevent (unsuccessfully, it turns out) a nuclear terror attack on U.S. soil. Released a year after 9/11, the movie seems especially prescient today, even though the villains are a group of fascist Russians instead of the Islamic terrorists of Clancy’s novel. Jack Ryan gets engaged to his wife at the end of the movie.

Now it’s 32-year-old Chris Pine’s turn to step into the role, and he does so as effortlessly as he mastered Captain Kirk’s command in the two new Star Trek flicks.

Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit, like its title suggests, gives us more pre-CIA background on Jack before he takes on another rogue Russian, Viktor Cherevin, played by Kenneth Branagh, also the film’s director. With even more action than its predecessors, the new action movie succeeds in updating the character for a whole new generation more attuned to superheroes than counterintelligence agents. This time, Jack gets engaged all over again, with Keira Knightley stepping in as his wife-to-be.

Five good films in 24 years with four good actors playing the same hero! As to which actor is best in the part and which film is tops, I concede the point to the wit and wisdom of Mark Twain, who advised us in Huckleberry Finn that “you pays your money and you takes your choice.”

Pat McLeod mail@folioweekly.com

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Sob-Porn Aspirations

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t’s not easy for a movie to be simultaneously florid and flavorless, but Jason Reitman’s Labor Day succeeds at both.

Based on Joyce Maynard’s 2009 novel, it stars Kate Winslet as Adele, a depressed single mother, nominally raising her soulfully earnest teenage son Henry (newcomer Gattlin Griffith), who may or may not realize the Freudian implications of giving his mum a coupon book titled “Husband for a Day.” Coupled with adult Henry’s narrating (courtesy Tobey Maguire) — “I sensed my inadequacy” — you can be forgiven for laughing out loud.

On a rare trip into town, Adele and Henry are taken hostage by Frank Chambers (Josh Brolin), an escaped killer with a gut wound. He forces them to take him to their New England home, where he quickly changes his mind about holding them captive. Instead, this saintliest of kidnappers does a few home repairs, changes Adele’s oil (literally, then later, euphemistically), teaches Henry to play catch and, in its groanworthiest of scenes, bakes a helluva a peach pie. But not before inviting his insta-family to put their hands into the bowl to mix the filling.

Reitman’s cinematographer Eric Steelberg shoots every scene in sensual, sun-dappled yellows and oranges, turning a movie set in 1987 into a Rockwellian homage to the 1940s.

But Labor Day never rises above its Lifetime Network sob-porn aspirations, which makes the first-rate cast’s involvement all the more perplexing. It’s hard to imagine what kind of movie they thought they were signing up for.

Certainly, not the acid-tinged sentimentalism that Reitman brought to Thank You for Smoking, Young Adult or Up In the Air. Brolin tries to give his chivalrous fugitive an underlying sense of menace, but the film squashes that vibe in favor of cuddly manliness. Winslet seems one lip-twitch away from a complete nervous breakdown, and Rolfe Kent’s surging score underlines all of their emotions — in case you’re unsure of how you should feel about any given scene. Only Griffith impresses, offering an authentically awkward adolescent struggling to understand the world around him.

Worse, Labor Day indulges in that most hackneyed of ploys — withholding important information about a character’s history for no other reason than to reveal it in the final act.

Flashbacks of Frank’s past are strategically dispersed along the way in order to exonerate him just in time for the climax.

And what the film ultimately has to say about the fairer sex — they’re either conniving and manipulative or weak and needy — is quite lamentable. This is a surprise, considering Reitman’s past work has embraced prickly, independent-minded women. Why he would jettison that track record in favor of such maudlin claptrap is a mystery.

With its well-tended themes of romantic reawakening and familial longing, Labor Day is certainly watchable, and its last half-hour has a few affecting moments, but without the barest hint of irony, the entire enterprise amounts to a whole lot of misguided hooey.

If you’re looking for a good romantic drama, why not revisit The Bridges of Madison County instead?

Jeff Meyers mail@folioweekly.com

A&E // MUSIC

With This Song I Thee Wed

South Carolina duo translates a personal and professional partnership into heavenly, hard-driving folk and country tunes SHOVELS & ROPE with SHAKEY GRAVES 8 p.m. Feb. 13, Jack Rabbits, San Marco, $15, 398-7496, jaxlive.com

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usical couples usually come in a few different garden varieties. There are the too-good-to-be-true, ready-made packages — Sonny and Cher or Ike and Tina.

The fleeting couplings of convenience — Richard and Linda Thompson or Jack and Meg White. And then the deeper creative marriages that, for better or for worse, consume both parties — John Lennon and Yoko Ono, Johnny Cash and June Carter, George Jones and Tammy Wynette.

Cary Ann Hearst and Michael Trent, who make up the Charleston, S.C., duo Shovels & Rope, operate on their own wavelength, however. They were both musicians in their own right before meeting in 2003; their 2008 album Shovels & Rope was actually credited to their individual names, and they both released solo albums in the years thereafter. Both admit they didn’t think their joint venture would lead to much more than making a few bucks playing Charleston bars while they fell in love with each other and chased their respective folk/roots/rock/goth and country dreams.

Hearst’s irresistible voice, which flits with ease from honey-dipped drawl to down-andout howl, fit so naturally with Trent’s soothing pipes, though, that the two quickly realized they were onto something special. After gaining confidence playing in local venues, they outfitted a cargo van with a queen bed and a TV, assembled a drum kit from cast-off pieces and hit the open road of America hard — lovable hound dog Townes Van Zandt in tow, of course.

Playing nearly 200 shows a year in 2011, Shovels & Rope alternated between opening for bigger acts like Justin Townes Earle, Dawes and Jack White and “headlining” at every dive bar and honky-tonk they could find in between.

“We spent a good bit of time in the lowest dregs of a rock ’n’ roll touring life,” Hearst says with a charming laugh. The hard work paid off, though, as their time on the road produced an irreplaceable chemistry, a devoted following and the 2012 album O’ Be Joyful.

The superb mix of outlaw country, indie folk and Delta soul was entirely selfrecorded and produced — and the success it engendered allowed Hearst and Trent to move up to a sleek Winnebago mini-RV.

“We’ve got a hold of the bull pretty good now that we can expect people at our shows,” Hearst says. “We do have anxiety about different things than we used to. Like having more people to disappoint. It used to be, ‘Oh my God, is anybody going to show up?’ Didn’t matter if we disappointed anybody. Now it’s, ‘Oh my God, look at all these people! Are we going to be any good?’ ”

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Listen to the rootsy groove of “Birmingham,” the rapid-fire stomp of “Kemba” and the intimate harmonies of “Shank Hill,” and you’ll get it. Not only do Hearst and Trent sound like heaven singing and picking together, they represent a truer salt-of-the-earth Southern Gothic atmosphere than all the Lumineers, Mumfords and Avetts of the world combined. “That’s pretty natural for us,” Trent says. “It’s more about what we see and what we know. A lot of the songs are stories about characters we’ve made up, but we set them in places we’re familiar with. I guess we stick to the backdrops that we know.”

It makes sense, then, that Shovels & Rope’s forthcoming 2014 record — which they recorded at home before they set off on a four-week tour of the Southeast, with a Feb. 13 show at Jack Rabbits — was written almost entirely on the road.

“We wrote some songs together and some separately,” Trent says. “Pretty much the same game as before.” Hearst adds that the band’s thematic templates — tender ballads, debauched romps and dark-underbelly jams — continue to represent a mash-up of life and art, as well. “Even if the narrative songs are wholly fictional, there’s always somebody in our life that plants the seed,” she says. “But all the really self-loathing stuff — the quit-beingsuch-an-asshole songs — that’s generally autobiographical. Kinda us talking ourselves into trying to be better people.”

Nick McGregor mail@folioweekly.com

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A&E // MUSIC

WOLF OF THE SEA: Tribal folk band Lobo Marino lands in Downtown Jacksonville with a sound that serves as their response to South American travels and their spiritual journey. The Richmond, Va., duo plays Burro Bar Feb. 7 with support from Antique Animals, Fjord Explorer and Four Families.

Little Lady, Big Sound

Jax native Daisey Traynham comes home with a new record LADY DAISEY with BATSAUCE, PATEN LOCKE, DILLON VAUGHAN MAURER and WILLIE EVANS JR. Feb. 8, Rain Dogs, 5 Points, $8, facebook.com/raindogsjax

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aisey Traynham (née Kondziola), not the easiest person to get hold of, has a new album, In My Headphones, which she’ll release at Rain Dogs on Feb. 8, her first performance in town since One Spark last year.

The Jacksonville native isn’t here often: Her own records indicate that she’s worked 205 cities in 20 countries since moving to Europe a few years ago.

Still, the 904 is special. “This is home,” she says. “Our families are here, our friends are here, our very first fans are here, and that’s really special.”

I’ve been actively following Traynham’s music since the mid-1990s, when we both worked at a Kinko’s Downtown; she did design work for clients. Her talent as an acousticbased singer-songwriter was glaringly obvious to everyone who knew her, even way back then.

It was all about finding the right context for her voice. That context was eventually provided by her husband of nearly 10 years now, ace producer Britt Traynham, aka Batsauce — who’s just released his own LP, Soledad Brothers, in collaboration with Chris “Wax” Hines.

“Batsauce provides the soundtrack to my life,” Traynham says. “He’s the driving force behind what we do. I may be the one up front with the microphone, but he produces, co-writes, mixes, masters, has the vision of how the album will come together as a whole. I couldn’t imagine a more perfect partner in life.”

His beats bolster most of her work, and their energies reinforce each other; together, they’ve been exceptionally productive, even by hip-hop standards. Calling them a hiphop Sonny & Cher is at once simplistic and cliché, yet also surprisingly accurate, musically speaking. Besides their solo careers, they collaborate as the duo Heavenly Noise; with Paten Locke, they form a trio called The Smile Rays. All told, Traynham’s voice can be heard on nearly two dozen different releases.

Meanwhile, as her music career continues to expand, Traynham continues making a living as a graphic designer, which allows her the freedom to pursue her art holistically, unfettered by the usual commercial pressures.

“In My Headphones has a more cohesive feel about it, since it was entirely written and recorded in the past three years,” she says. “The

first album was a collection of songs going back 10-plus years, so even though it was a great collection of songs, they didn’t feel connected in any way, to each other, as an album.”

Headphones makes a strong first impression with the lead single, “Get Got,” which features vocals from the great George Clinton, Funkadelic founder and longtime friend of Jacksonville; he and the Traynhams have recorded together on several occasions.

Daisey sings a classical soprano, but with a slightly raspy sheen; part-Joplin, part Madeleine Peyroux. Her acoustic-folk background has given her voice a bell-like clarity on the high notes, while her range runs low enough to plumb the deepest depths of blue-eyed (or, in her case, brown-eyed) soul. Batsauce’s beats are solid enough for the hardest of hard-core rappers, yet are infused with a basic sweetness that makes them great, with or without vocals. When combined, these parts make for a uniquely satisfying whole.

The album also features leading local artists such as Locke, Patrick Evan, Grant Nielsen and Joe Yorio, Atlanta’s Boog Brown, as well as musicians from Berlin and Paris.

The release party at Rain Dogs is part of their bi-annual return to old stomping grounds, visits that are always punctuated with performances. It’s a time to catch up with family and friends, and test the new material in front of domestic audiences. Traynham says she’ll also unveil a few videos for the new album. After a Valentine’s Day gig in Atlanta with Dillon Vaughan Maurer, they expect to spend much of 2014 on the road.

“We’re really looking forward to getting back to our sweet little 1980 VW camper van we have parked in Washington state,” she says. “We talked about it for years and finally bought one last summer. We did a few months of camping in the Washington/ Oregon area and loved it. So, ultimately, we’re working our way out west for another Midwest tour and whatever else the universe has in store for us.”

Daisey, Batsauce and their crew are all key examples of a growing Duval brand that has taken root far beyond Northeast Florida — and North America, for that matter. Having developed a sustainable model for success as independent musicians, new personal peaks and professional plateaus are, like the proverbial objects in the mirror, closer than they appear.

Shelton Hull mail@folioweekly.com

A&E // MUSIC CONCERTS THIS WEEK

ST. PAUL & THE BROKEN BONES, GRACE AND TONY 8 p.m.

Feb. 5 at Jack Rabbits, 1528 Hendricks Ave., San Marco, $10, 398-7496.

PAT MATHENY UNITY GROUP 8 p.m. Feb. 5 at Florida Theatre, 128 E. Forsyth St., Downtown, $36.50-$41.50, 355-2787.

10 YEARS, ALLELE 7 p.m. Feb. 5 at Brewsterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Megaplex, 845 University Blvd. N., Arlington, $12/$40 VIP, 223-9850.

TIM GRIMM 7:30 p.m. Feb. 6 at Mudville Music Room, 3104 Atlantic Blvd., St. Nicholas, 352-7008.

J BOOG, LOS RAKAS, THE JAHMEN 8 p.m. Feb. 6 at Jack Rabbits, 1528 Hendricks Ave., San Marco, $15, 398-7496.

OF MICE AND MEN, BRING ME THE HORIZON 5:30 p.m. Feb. 6 at Brewsterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Megaplex, 845 University Blvd. N., Arlington, $22.50/$100 VIP, 223-9850.

GERI X, THE RUBIES 9 p.m. Feb. 6 at The Original CafĂŠ Eleven, 501 A1A Beach Blvd., St. Augustine Beach, $5, 460-9311.

THE LUMINARIES, TOUGH JUNKIE, SCOTT T, GOONS OF CANTERBURY, CHIEF GR8R, UNTITLED 8 p.m. Feb. 6 at 1904 Music Hall, 19 N. Ocean St., Downtown, $8-$10.

DARSOMBRA, ANCIENT RIVER 8 p.m. Feb. 6 at Burro Bar, 100 E. Adams St., Downtown, $5, 353-4686.

CRAIG MORGAN 6 p.m. Feb. 7 at Mavericks at the Landing, 2 Independent Dr., Downtown, $20-$25, 356-1110.

DEAD MEADOW, DARKHORSE SALOON 8 p.m. Feb. 7 at Jack Rabbits, 1528 Hendricks Ave., San Marco, $12, 398-7496.

RICHIE RAMONE (The Ramones), THE SENSES, POOR RICHARDS, RUNNING RAMPANT 7 p.m. Feb. 7 at Brewsterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Megaplex, 845 University Blvd. N., Arlington, $10/$30 VIP, 223-9850.

STATUS FAUX, SPP, SOUTHERN ALABAMA PIE COOKOFF, GROSS EVOLUTION 8 p.m. Feb. 7 at 1904 Music Hall, 19 N. Ocean St., Downtown, $5.

LOBO MARINO, ANTIQUE ANIMALS, FJORD EXPLORER, FOUR FAMILIES 8 p.m. Feb. 7 at Burro Bar, 100 E. Adams St., Downtown, $5, 353-4686.

JOSH HOWELL & FRIENDS 8 p.m. Feb. 7 at Murray Hill Theatre, 932 Edgewood Ave. S., Riverside, free, 388-7807.

KETCHY SHUBY 9 p.m. Feb. 7 at Underbelly, 113 E. Bay St., Downtown, $5, 353-6067.

JUKE, RACHEL McGOYE 8 p.m. Feb. 7 at Freebird Live, 200 N. First St., Jax Beach, $8, 246-2473.

LARRY MANGUM, SUSAN BROWN, JAMIE DEFRATES 7:30 p.m. Feb. 8 at Mudville Music Room, 3104 Atlantic Blvd., St. Nicholas, 352-7008.

EMMA MOSELEY BAND, HENHOUSE PROWLERS, CANARY IN THE COALMINE, CHRIS WOODS, KENNY WILSON 8 p.m.

Feb. 8 at Jack Rabbits, 1528 Hendricks Ave., San Marco,

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ELECTRIC BUDDY: Six-time Grammy-winner Buddy Guy arrives at The Florida Theatre Feb. 12; last year he released Rhythm & Blues â&#x20AC;&#x201C; his 27th studio album (you read that right, 27th). Guy is joined by fellow Grammy-winner Jonny Lang, a former prodigy, now 33, whose Fight for My Soul dropped in July. $8-$10, 398-7496.

GORILLA CANDY 8 p.m. Feb. 8 at Freebird Live, 200 N. First St., Jax Beach, $8, 246-2473.

MASTER RADICAL, WAVE FUNCTIONS JAMEYAL, FRIENDS OF BLAKE, DORIAN NINS 8 p.m. Feb. 8 at 1904 Music Hall, 19 N. Ocean St., Downtown, $5.

LADY DAISEY, BATSAUCE, PATEN LOCKE, DILLON VAUGHAN MAURER, WILLIE EVANS JR. 8 p.m. Feb. 8 at Raindogs, 1045 Park St., Riverside, $8, facebook.com/raindogsjax DUVALFEST: Flawda Water, Jerico, Stinkarelli, Dez Nado, Mr. Low, Maniac, Trigga Man, King Kayous, D.C.M.C., Ivey, Clif Roc, Dictator, U.T.T., Legit, Mic Spliff 9 p.m. Feb. 8 at Brewsterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, 845 University Blvd. N., Arlington, $10, 223-9850.

BRICE DAVIS, THE FIRST WEEK OF AUGUST 8 p.m. Feb. 8 at Murray Hill Theatre, 932 Edgewood Ave. S., Riverside, $8-$10, 388-7807.

SEBADOH, OCTAGRAPE, RICKOLUS 8 p.m. Feb. 9 at Jack Rabbits, 1528 Hendricks Ave., San Marco, $12, 398-7496.

STEPHEN STEINBRINK, SLEEPY TREE 8 p.m. Feb. 9 at Burro Bar, 100 E. Adams St., Downtown, $5, 353-4686.

ABANDON ALL SHIPS, THE BROWNING, MY TICKET HOME, I AM KING 6 p.m. Feb. 11 atJack Rabbits, 1528 Hendricks Ave., San Marco, $13, 398-7496.

BLAST & THE DETERGENTS 7:30 p.m. Feb. 11 at Shantytown Pub, 22 W. Sixth St., Springfield, 798-8222.

HUNTRONIK 9 p.m. Feb. 11 at Underbelly, 113 E. Bay St., Downtown, $5, 353-6067.

BUDDY GUY & JONNY LANG 8 p.m. Feb. 12 at The Florida Theatre, 128 E. Forsyth St., Downtown, $41-$81, 355-2787.

BIG SANDY & HIS FLY-RITE BOYS, THE CROWKEEPERS 8 p.m.

Feb. 12 at Jack Rabbits, 1528 Hendricks Ave., San Marco, $15, 398-7496.

BOOG, THE PLURALS 9 p.m. Feb. 12 at Burro Bar, 100 E. Adams St., Downtown, $5, 353-4686.

CARRIE ASHLEY HILL, JACKSONVEGAS 9 p.m. Feb. 12 at Underbelly, 113 E. Bay St., Downtown, 353-6067.

UPCOMING CONCERTS

DARLENE LOVE Feb. 13, The Florida Theatre SHOVELS & ROPE, SHAKEY GRAVES Feb. 13, Jack Rabbits NOBUNNY Feb. 13, Shanghai Nobbyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ANTIQUE ANIMALS Feb. 13, Mellow Mushroom Jax Beach LA FIN ABSOLUTE DU MONDE Feb. 13, Burro Bar KENNY LOGGINS Feb. 14, The Florida Theatre SHEBA â&#x20AC;&#x153;THE MISSISSIPPI QUEEN,â&#x20AC;? LITTLE MIKE & THE

YONDER MOUNTAIN STRING BAND GRANDPAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S COUGH MEDICINE FRIDAY FEBRUARY 14

CITY BOI

SATURDAY FEBRUARY 15

START MAKING SENSE (TALKING HEADS TRIBUTE) MICHAEL CRONIN BAND WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 19

THE EXPENDABLES

STICK FIGURE/SEEDLESS THURSDAY FEBRUARY 20

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DESERT DWELLERS FRIDAY FEBRUARY 21

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MENâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S NIGHT OUT Beer Pong 9pm Free Pool ALL U CAN EAT CRABLEGS

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Texas Hold â&#x20AC;&#x2122;Em STARTS AT 7 P.M.

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HAPPY HOUR ALL NIGHT KIDS EAT FREE FROM 5 P.M. TO 9 P.M. BUY 10 WINGS GET 10 WINGS FREE 1/2 PRICED APPETIZERS (BAR ONLY) 5 P.M.-CLOSE

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OPEN MIC NITE 9PM 1/2 PRICED DRINKS 10 P.M-12. A.M.

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REMAINS 9:30pm 1/2 PRICE APPS-FRI (BAR ONLY) 4-7PM DECK MUSIC 5 P.M.-9 P.M.

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BEEBS & HER MONEYMAKERS WHOLE WHEAT BREAD SATURDAY FEBRUARY 22

KYMYSTRY

TOMMY HARRISON GROUP/ARTILECT SUNDAY FEBRUARY 23

TOUBAB KREWE SQUEEDLEPUSS THURSDAY FEBRUARY 27

G. LOVE & SPECIAL SAUCE SOSOS

SUNDAY MARCH 2

BIG GIGANTIC

CAKED UP/SIR CHARLES UPCOMING

ONE NITE STAND 9:30pm DECK MUSIC 5 P.M.-9 P.M.

2-28: 3-5:

Hopsin

LIVE MUSIC 4:30-8:30pm

3-8:

Warrior King

3-1:

Primitive Hard Drive Full Devil Jacket

3-13: Tribal Seeds/New Kingston 3-16:

We the Kings

3-28:

Fortunate Youth/Sidereal

3-29: 4-1:

Cultura Profetica All Time Low

4-17:

Local Natives

4-19:

Blessthefall/Silverstein

4-24:

Griz

4-27:

2nd Annual Sole Tour

5-19: The 1975

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f The Silver Cow isn’t the cutest little bar in all of Northeast Florida, I’ll be hornswaggled.

Located at 1506 King Street in Riverside’s beer district, The Silver Cow serves locals in a relaxed environment. Games, magazines and lots of booze. The Silver Cow has been open for only a week, but all signs point to a long life of fun.

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Text and Photos: Abigail Wright, themail@folioweekly.com 2. Kendall Barsin, Jennifer Stanelle 3. Lucas Hildebrand, David Stasinilis

TORNADOES Feb. 14, Mudville Music Room BIG SKY, SEVEN NATIONS, FLAGSHIP ROMANCE Feb. 14, Jack Rabbits CITY BOI, DJ 2LIVE Feb. 14, Freebird Live GRANDPA’S COUGH MEDICINE, SNAKE BLOOD REMEDY, THE HOMESTEADERS, PILOTWAVE Feb. 14, 1904 Music Hall AURA MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL: Lotus, Papadosio, Kung Fu, Zoogma, Conspirator, The Werks, The Revivalists, Particle, The Heavy Pets, Future Rock, Marco Benevento, Mike Dillon Band, Dopapod, Superhuman Happiness, Earphunk, Juno What?!, Jimkata, Stokeswood, The Resolvers, Lucky Costello, Catfish Alliance, Lather Up!, Pigeons Playing Ping Pong, Fat Mannequin, Spontaneous Underground, Polyester Pimpstrap Feb. 14-16, Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park THE IRISH ROVERS Feb. 15, The Florida Theatre START MAKING SENSE: Talking Heads Tribute Feb. 15, Freebird Live ENGLAND IN 1819, FOUR FAMILIES, SHONI Feb. 15, Burro Bar WHETHERMAN Feb. 15, Mudville Music Room GRINGO STAR, GOOD GRAEFF Feb. 15, Underbelly OSCAR MIKE, DIG DOG Feb. 15, 1904 Music Hall LAKE DISNEY Feb. 15, Jack Rabbits KALIYL, LASTWATCH Feb. 15, Murray Hill Theatre MITCH KUHMAN BAND Feb. 15, World of Beer MASON JENNINGS Feb. 16, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall TIM DAISY, MIKOAJ TRZASKA Feb. 17, Karpeles Museum THAT 1 GUY Feb. 17, Jack Rabbits THE BEACH BOYS Feb. 17, The Florida Theatre BRONZE RADIO RETURN, RED WANTING BLUE Feb. 18, Jack Rabbits SOUTHERN CULTURE ON THE SKIDS Feb. 19, Jack Rabbits THE EXPENDABLES, STICK FIGURE, SEEDLESS Feb. 19, Freebird Live YOUNG THE GIANT Feb. 19, Mavericks at the Landing THE MOBROS, PARKER URBAN BAND Feb. 19, Underbelly UV HIPPOS, LUMAGROVE Feb. 19, 1904 Music Hall THE TEMPTATIONS, THE FOUR TOPS Feb. 20, Florida Theatre SHPONGLE, DESERT DWELLERS Feb. 20, Freebird Live

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HONEY CHAMBER, GORILLA CANDY Feb. 20, Jack Rabbits TOMMY EMMANUEL, MARTIN TAYLOR Feb. 20-21, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall STEPHEN KELLOGG Feb. 21, Mudville Music Room JOHN BROWN’S BODY Feb. 21, Jack Rabbits PRIMER 55, STONE BONE, PIPESTONE, RULE NUMBER SIX, HANGMAN’S CROWN, ALL IN Feb. 21, Brewster’s Megaplex BEEBS AND HER MONEYMAKERS Feb. 21, Freebird Live HELIOS HAND, BONUS OCEANS Feb. 21, Burro Bar KILO-KAHN, DENIED TIL DEATH, APPALACHIAN DEATH TRAP, INNUENDO Feb. 21, 1904 Music Hall LEAH SYKES Feb. 21, Murray Hill Theatre DELBERT McCLINTON Feb. 22, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall IN WHISPERS, THE EMBRACED Feb. 22, Jack Rabbits BRYCE ALASTAIR BAND, 100 WATT VIPERS, SUNSPOTS Feb. 22, 1904 Music Hall LOCAL BAND SHOWCASE & SOLO ARTIST AWARDS: Hammer On, The Greedy Lovers Feb. 22, Brewster’s RHETT WALKER BAND Feb. 22, Murray Hill Theatre KYMYSTRY, TOMMY HARRISON GROUP Feb. 22, Freebird Live DARK STAR ORCHESTRA Feb. 23, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall SNARKY PUPPY Feb. 23, 1904 Music Hall TOUBAB KREWE Feb. 23, Freebird Live DIRE, NOTHING TO OFFER Feb. 23, Jack Rabbits DAVE MASON’S TRAFFIC JAM Feb. 23, The Florida Theatre GET RIGHT BAND Feb. 23, Fly’s Tie Irish Pub FOR TODAY, STRAY FROM THE PATH, THE PLOT IN YOU, LIKE MOTHS TO FLAMES, FIT FOR A KING Feb. 23, Brewster’s Megaplex JENNIFER NETTLES Feb. 25, The Florida Theatre GHOST FOOT Feb. 25, Burro Bar ABOLISH THE RELICS, EVERY MINUTE CAN KILL Feb. 25, Jack Rabbits THE EAGLES Feb. 26, Veterans Memorial Arena FILMSTRIP Feb. 26, Burro Bar NORMA JEAN, SPOKEN Feb. 26, Brewster’s Megaplex ASKMEIFICARE, SAMURAI SHOTGUN, WHISKEY FACE, DEAF TO THE INDUSTRY, MOSBY CLIQUE Feb. 26, Jack Rabbits

A&E // MUSIC UNKNOWN HINSON, GRANDPA’S COUGH MEDICINE Feb. 27, Jack Rabbits G. LOVE & SPECIAL SAUCE Feb. 27, Freebird Live SAM PACETTI, WALTER PARKS Feb. 27, Mudville Music Room MATT OWEN & THE ELECTRIC TUBA Feb. 28, Jack Rabbits SOUTHSIDE JOHNNY & ASBURY JUKES Feb. 28, Florida Theatre LOVE AND THEFT Feb. 28, Mavericks at the Landing ART GARFUNKEL Feb. 28, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall UNDERHILL ROSE Feb. 28, Mudville Music Room GET RIGHT BAND Feb. 28, White Lion JDILLA TRIBUTE Feb. 28, Underbelly SET APART, COME AND REST, ME AND THE TRINITY, CADELONIAN STRING BAND Feb. 28, Murray Hill Theatre GREAT GUITAR GATHERING March 1, The Florida Theatre FULL DEVIL JACKET, NEW DAY March 1, Freebird Live BENJAMIN BOOKER March 1, Jack Rabbits THE UNDERHILL FAMILY ORCHESTRA March 1, Burro Bar LARRY MANGUM March 1, Mudville Music Room IRON AND WINE March 1, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall GET RIGHT BAND March 1, White Lion HERD OF WATTS, TRAE PIERCE & T-STONE BAND, LYDA BROTHERS BAND March 1, 1904 Music Hall JULIO IGLESIAS March 2, T-U Center's Moran Theater BIG GIGANTIC, CAKED UP, SIR CHARLES March 2, Freebird Live LOCAL H March 2, Jack Rabbits STILL THE SKY’S LIMIT March 3, Jack Rabbits ROUNDHEELS, GLEN MARTIN March 3, Burro Bar TWO COW GARAGE March 4, Jack Rabbits THE DYLAN TAYLOR BAND March 4, Underbelly HOPSIN, DJ HOPPA, FUNK VOLUME March 5, Freebird Live SPIRITUAL REZ & THE MESSENGERS March 5, Underbelly FRANKIE VALLI & THE FOUR SEASONS March 5, T-U Center HE IS LEGEND, ON GUARD March 5, 1904 Music Hall SURFER BLOOD March 5, Jack Rabbits THE KENNEDYS March 6, Mudville Music Room CAROLINA CHOCOLATE DROPS March 6, P.V. Concert Hall DROPKICK MURPHYS, LUCERO, SKINNY LISTER March 6, Mavericks at the Landing DARSOMBRA, NATIONAL DIARY March 6, Burro Bar GENERAL TSO’S FURY, ASKULTURA March 6, Jack Rabbits MATRIMONY March 8, Jack Rabbits AMY SPEACE March 8, Mudville Music Room STEVE MILLER BAND March 8, St. Augustine Amphitheatre THE REPUBLIK March 8, Underbelly WARRIOR KING & THE ONE SOUND BAND, DE LIONS OF JAH, JAH ELECT & THE I QUALITY BAND, KANA KIEHM, 74 SOUNDSYSTEM March 8, Freebird Live LEVERAGE MODELS, WOVEN IN, THE HIGHWAY March 8, Burro Bar ALESANA, GET SCARED, HEARTS & HANDS, FAREWELL MY LOVE, MEGOSH March 9, Brewster’s Megaplex AGENT ORANGE March 9, Jack Rabbits SCOTTY McCREERY March 9, The Florida Theatre BOBAFLEX March 11, Brewster’s Megaplex LES RACQUET, THE ACCOMPLICES, WORTH ROAD March 12, Jack Rabbits TRIBAL SEEDS, STICK FIGURE, SEEDLESS March 13, Freebird Live PIERCE PETTIS March 13, The Original Café Eleven DANA COOPER March 13, Mudville Music Room HARPETH RISING, HONEY BOY, BOOTS March 14, Mudville Music Room MICHAEL BOLTON March 14, The Florida Theatre TOOTS LORRAINE & THE TRAFFIC March 15, Mudville Music GRAVITY A, SPORE March 15, Underbelly WE THE KINGS, THIS CENTURY, CRASH THE PARTY March 16, Freebird Live LA DISPUTE March 16, Brewster’s Megaplex REDRICK SULTAN March 17, Burro Bar GEORGE THOROGOOD & THE DESTROYERS March 19, The Florida Theatre WE BUTTER THE BREAD WITH BUTTER, LIONS LIONS, HONOUR CREST March 19, Jack Rabbits HIROYA TSUKAMOTO, SAM PACETTI, MICHAEL JORDAN March 20, Mudville Music Room SUWANNEE SPRINGFEST: The Avett Brothers, Del McCoury Band, Punch Brothers, Sam Bush Band, Southern Soul Assembly, Jason Isbell, Travelin’ McCoury Jam, Donna the Buffalo, Steep Canyon Rangers, Jim Lauderdale, Greensky Bluegrass, Willie Sugarcaps, The Duhks, Aoife O’Donovan, Floodwood, Ralph Roddenbery, Grandpa’s Cough Medicine, Whetherman, Canary in the Coalmine, The Royal Tinfoil, Holy Ghost Tent Revival, Love Canon, Grant Peeples, The Stacks, Sloppy Joe, Uproot Hootenanny, Big Cosmo, Habanera Honeys, Tammerlin, The New 76ers, JacksonVegas, Quartermoon, James Justin & Co., Rosco Bandana, SOSOS, The Whiskey Gentry, Bibb City Ramblers, 2-Foot Level, Henhouse Prowlers, Come Back Alice, Gypsy Wind, Nook & Cranny, Beartoe, Mickey Abraham’s Acoustic Ensemble March 20-23, Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park MOULLINEX, MARBEYA SOUND March 21, Underbelly MIDDLE CLASS RUT, BRICK & MORTAR, DINOSAUR PILEUP March 21, Jack Rabbits PINK MARTINI March 21, The Florida Theatre JOSHUA SCOTT JONES March 21, The Original Café Eleven LADYSMITH BLACK MAMBAZO March 22, The Florida Theatre BATTLEFIELD BAND March 22, Mudville Music Room WE ARE THE IN CROWD, WILLIAM BECKETT, SET IT OFF, STATE CHAMPS, CANDY HEARTS March 22, Jack Rabbits THE MOODY BLUES March 22, St. Augustine Amphitheatre MARY OCHER March 22, Burro Bar MARC COHN DUO March 23, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall

A&E // MUSIC THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA, THE GHOST INSIDE, I KILLED THE PROM QUEEN, DANGERKIDS March 23, Murray Hill Theatre THE TURNPIKE TROUBADOURS March 24, Jack Rabbits THE SUITCASE JUNKET March 25, Underbelly DOC HANDY March 25, Mudville Music Room DAVE HAUSE, NORTHCOTE March 26, Jack Rabbits GET THE LED OUT March 27, The Florida Theatre JOHN FLYNN March 27, Mudville Music Room DIRTY BOURBON RIVER SHOW March 27, Underbelly THE BRONX WANDERERS March 28, Thrasher-Horne Center FORTUNATE YOUTH March 28, Freebird Live LORETTA LYNN March 28, The Florida Theatre PROTEST THE HERO, BATTLECROSS, SAFETY FIRE, INTERVALS, NIGHT/VERSUS March 28, Jack Rabbits RUFFIANS, SUNSPOTS March 28, Burro Bar STILL ON THE HILL March 29, Mudville Music Room SLIDE INTO SPRING MUSIC & CRAFT BEER FESTIVAL March 29, Fernandina Beach CULTURA PROFETICA March 29, Freebird Live 2 CHAINZ March 29, Brewsterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Megaplex RIVERS AND LAKES March 30, Jack Rabbits CARRIE NATION & THE SPEAKEASY, MUDTOWN, TAIL LIGHT REBELLION March 30, Burro Bar THE FUNERAL AND THE TWILIGHT, BURNT HAIR, PROSTRATE, VASES March 31, Burro Bar ALL TIME LOW, MAN OVERBOARD, HAND GUNS April 1, Freebird STEVE HACKETT April 2, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall MOBB DEEP April 2, Underbelly TESSERACT April 2, Brewsterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Megaplex JESSE COOK April 3, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall PEPPINO DEAUGUSTINO April 3, Mudville Music Room PAUL ANKA April 3, T-U Centerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Moran Theater T. MILLS April 3, Brewsterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Megaplex SOJA April 3, The Florida Theatre GRANT PEEPLES April 5, Mudville Music Room AMOS LEE April 7, The Florida Theatre WANEE MUSIC FESTIVAL: The Allman Brothers Band, Trey Anastasio Band, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Tedeschi Trucks Band, Govâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t Mule, Jaimoeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Jasssz Band, Umphreyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s McGee, Ziggy Marley, Blues Traveler, The Chris Robinson Brotherhood, Hot Tuna Electric, moe., Rusted Root, Ivan Nevilleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Dumpstaphunk, Soulive, Royal Southern Brotherhood, Walter Trout, Rob Garza (Thievery Corporation), Blind Boys of Alabama, Bobby Lee Rodgers, Melvin Seals & JGB, Futurebirds, Matt Schofield, Break Science, Sean Chambers, The Yeti Trio April 10-12, Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park THE BLIND BOYS OF ALABAMA April 11, P.V. Concert Hall

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8:30 pm

Thurs: Karaoke Fri: Home of the Most Talented

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RAY WYLIE HUBBARD, THE 77Dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S April 12, Jack Rabbits WHITE FANG, DENNEY & the JETS, THE MOLD April 12, Burro Bar JON VEZNER April 13, Mudville Music Room THE ZOMBIES April 13, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall THE VALLEY ROOTS April 14, Underbelly THE DECORATION April 16, Jack Rabbits LOCAL NATIVES April 17, Freebird Live MERCYGIRL, WHOSOEVER SOUTH April 19, Murray Hill Theatre BLESSTHEFALL, SILVERSTEIN, THE AMITY AFFLICTION, SECRETS, HEARTIST April 19, Freebird Live DARIUS RUCKER, ELI YOUNG BAND, COREY SMITH April 19, St. Augustine Amphitheatre SLAID CLEAVES April 19, Mudville Music Room MISHKA, SARAH BLACKER April 20, Jack Rabbits VANCE GILBERT April 24, Mudville Music Room WELCOME TO ROCKVILLE: Avenged Sevenfold, The Cult, Motorhead, Volbeat, Chevelle, Alter Bridge, Hellyeah, Adelitas Way, Rev Theory, Butcher Babies, Memphis May Fire, Chiodos, We as Human, Monster Truck, We Came as Romans, Middle Class Rut, Devour the Day April 26, Metro Park WELCOME TO ROCKVILLE: Korn, Rob Zombie, Five Finger Death Punch, Staind, Seether, Theory of a Deadman, Black Label Society, Black Stone Cherry, Trivium, Motionless in White, Sick Puppies, Skindred, The Pretty Reckless, Lacuna Coil, Fozzy, Kyng, Nothing More, Twelve Foot Ninja April 27, Metropolitan Park ANTIQUE ANIMALS April 27, Mellow Mushroom Jax Beach SANTANA April 27, St. Augustine Amphitheatre ROB THOMAS April 29, The Florida Theatre JOHN LEGEND April 30, The Florida Theatre SUWANNEE RIVER JAM: Brantley Gilbert, Montgomery Gentry, The Mavericks, Chris Cagle, Justin Moore, The Charlie Daniels Band, Colt Ford, The Lacs, JJ Lawhorn April 30-May 3, Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park BRIT FLOYD May 4, The Florida Theatre COMBICHRIST May 8, Brewsterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Megaplex THE FAB FOUR May 9, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall PURPLE HATTERâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S BALL: Beats Antique, Emancipator Ensemble, The New Mastersounds, The Heavy Pets, The Nth Power, DubConscious, Space Capone, Rising Appalachia, Greenhouse Lounge May 9-11, Suwannee Music Park BEGGARâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S RIDE, MARK MANDEVILLE, RAIANNE RICHARDS May 10, Mudville Music Room CHER May 14, Veterans Memorial Arena GLADYS KNIGHT May 16, T-U Center THE 1975 May 19, Freebird Live JACK JOHNSON, ALO May 20, St. Augustine Amphitheatre ANTIQUE ANIMALS May 22, Mellow Mushroom Jax Beach

SONGWRITERâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S CIRCLE ANNIVERSARY: Larry Mangum, Mike Shackelford, Jamie DeFrates June 7, Mudville Music FLORIDA COUNTRY SUPERFEST: Luke Bryan, Jason Aldean, Eric Church, Miranda Lambert, Florida Georgia Line, Little Big Town, Big & Rich, Easton Corbin, Colt Ford, Joe Nichols June 14-15, EverBank Field DAVE MATTHEWS BAND July 15, Veterans Memorial Arena FALL OUT BOY, NEW POLITICS July 27, St. Augustine Amphitheatre MOTLEY CRUE, ALICE COOPER Oct. 19, Vets Memorial Arena

CLUBS AMELIA ISLAND, FERNANDINA BEACH

DAVIDâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S RESTAURANT & LOUNGE, 802 Ash St., 310-6049 John Springer every Tue.-Wed. Aaron Bing every Fri.-Sat. DOG STAR TAVERN, 10 N. Second St., 277-8010 Working Class Stiff with real vinyl 9:30 p.m. every Tue. THE PALACE SALOON, 117 Centre St., 491-3332 Schnockered 9:30 p.m. Feb. 9. Buck Smith every Tue. THE SURF, 3199 S. Fletcher Ave., 491-8999 DJ Roc at 6 p.m. every Wed. Richard Smith 6 p.m. every Fri. Honey Badgers Sat.

ARLINGTON, REGENCY

BREWSTERâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S MEGAPLEX/PIT/ROC BAR/THE EDGE, 845 University Blvd. N., 223-9850 10 Years, Allele 7 p.m. Feb. 5.

Of Mice and Men, Bring Me the Horizon 5:30 p.m. Feb. 6. Richie Ramone, The Senses, Poor Richards, Running Rampant 7 p.m.

Feb. 7. Duvalfest: Flawda Water, Jerico, Stinkarelli, Dez Nado, Mr. Low, Maniac, Trigga Man, King Kayous, D.C.M.C., Ivey, Clif Roc, Dictator, U.T.T., Legit, Mic Spliff 9 p.m. Feb. 8 MVPâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S SPORTS GRILLE, 12777 Atlantic Blvd., 221-1090 Live music 9 p.m. every Fri.-Sat.

AVONDALE, ORTEGA

BLUE FISH, 3551 St. Johns Ave., 387-0700 Paul Haftel every other Fri. for Elevated Avondale CASBAH CAFE, 3628 St. Johns Ave., 981-9966 Goliath Flores every Wed. Live jazz every Sun. Live music every Mon. ECLIPSE, 4219 St. Johns Ave., 387-3582 DJ Keith every Tue. DJ Free every Fri. DJ SuZi-Rok every Mon.

BAYMEADOWS

COFFEE GRINDER, 9834 Old Baymeadows Rd., 642-7600 DJ Jenn Martinello Tue. DJ Allen Thur. DJ Mark Mallory Fri. MY PLACE BAR & GRILL, 9550 Baymeadows Rd., 737-5299 Carl & the Black Lungs 9:30 p.m. Feb. 8

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A&E // MUSIC BEACHES

(All venues in Jax Beach unless otherwise noted) 200 FIRST STREET, Courtyard, Neptune Beach, 249-2922 Whetherman 7 p.m. Feb. 7. Just Jazz Feb. 8 CULHANE’S IRISH PUB, 967 Atlantic Blvd., Atlantic Beach, 249-9595 Road Less Traveled Feb. 7. Cloud 9 8 p.m. Feb. 8 FLYING IGUANA, 207 Atlantic Blvd., Neptune Beach, 853-5680 Bread & Butter 10 p.m. Feb. 7-8. Darren Corlew 8:30 p.m. Feb. 9. Red Beard & Stinky E 10 p.m. every Thur.

FLY’S TIE IRISH PUB, 177 E. Sailfish Dr., Atlantic Beach, 246-4293 Wes Cobb every Thur. Charlie Walker every Mon. FREEBIRD LIVE, 200 N. First St., 246-2473 Juke, Rachel McGoye at 8 p.m. Feb. 7. Gorilla Candy 8 p.m. Feb. 8 ISLAND GIRL CIGAR BAR, 108 First St., Neptune Beach, 372-0943 Caleb Joye Feb. 6. Evan Michael Feb. 7. John Austill Feb. 8. Paul Miller Feb. 13 LANDSHARK CAFE, 1728 Third St. N., 246-6024 Open mic every Wed. Matt Still every Thur.

MELLOW MUSHROOM, 1018 N. Third St., 246-1500 Paul Miller Feb. 5. GHL Feb. 6. Grandpa's Cough Medicine Feb. 7.

Ouija Brothers Feb. 8. S.P.O.R.E., Lumagroove Feb. 9. Ryan Crary Feb. 12. Antique Animals Feb. 13 MEZZA LUNA, 110 First St., Neptune Beach, 249-5573 Neil Dixon every Tue. Mike Shackelford & Rick Johnson every Thur.

MOJO KITCHEN, 1500 Beach Blvd., 247-6636 Anna Popvic 10 p.m. Feb. 15 NORTH BEACH BISTRO, 725 Atlantic Blvd., Atlantic Beach, 372-4105 Elizabeth Rogers 7:30 p.m. Feb. 7 PIER CANTINA, 412 N. First St., 246-6454 Ryan Campbell & Charlie Walker every Fri. Split Tone every Sun. RAGTIME TAVERN, 207 Atlantic Blvd., Atlantic Beach, 241-7877 Billy Bowers 7 p.m. Feb. 5. The Ivey West Band Feb. 6. Little Mike & the Tornados Feb. 7-8. Common Ground Feb. 9 THE SHIM SHAM ROOM, 333 First St. N., 372-0781 Live acoustic 10 p.m. every Mon.

DOWNTOWN

1904 MUSIC HALL, 19 Ocean St. N. Whetherman Feb. 5.

The Luminaries, Untitled, Scott T, Tough Junkies, Goons of Canterbury, Chief Gr8r 8 p.m. Feb. 6. Status Faux, SPP, Southern Alabama Pie Cookoff, Gross Evolution 8 p.m. Feb. 7. Master Radical, Wave Functions, Jameyal, Friends of Blake, Dorian Nins 8 p.m. Feb. 8 ATTICUS BAR, 325 W. Forsyth St., 634-8813 Porter, Black Mask 8 p.m. Feb. 5. Turnstile, Diamond Youth, Turnover, Blind Justice 7 p.m. Feb. 10 BURRO BAR, 100 E. Adams St., 677-2977 Darsombra, Ancient River 8 p.m. Feb. 6. Lobo Marino, Antique Animals, Fjord Explorer, Four Families 8 p.m. Feb. 7. Stephen Steinbrink, Sleepy Tree 8 p.m. Feb. 9. Boog, The Plurals 9 p.m. Feb. 12. La

Fin Absolute du Monde Feb. 13 DOS GATOS, 123 E. Forsyth St., 354-0666 DJ NickFresh 9 p.m. every Sat. FIONN MacCOOL’S, Jax Landing, Ste. 176, 374-1247 Braxton Adamson 5-8 p.m., Billy Greer 8:30 p.m. Feb. 7. Live music 8:30 p.m. Feb. 8 JACKSONVILLE LANDING, 2 Independent Dr., 353-1188 Boogie Freaks 8 p.m.-mid. Feb. 8. Live music every Fri.-Sat. MARK’S DOWNTOWN, 315 E. Bay St., 355-5099 DJ Roy Luis 9 p.m. every Wed. DJ Vinn every Thur. DJ 007 every Fri. Bay Street 9 p.m. every Sat. MAVERICKS, Jax Landing, 2 Independent Dr., 356-1110 Craig Morgan & The Journey Tour 6 p.m. Feb. 7. Joe Buck, Big Tasty spin every Thur.-Sat. SHANTYTOWN PUB, 22 W. Sixth St., 798-8222 Blast & the Detergents 7:30 p.m. Feb. 11 UNDERBELLY, 113 E. Bay St., 353-6067 Ketchy Shuby at 9 p.m. Feb. 7. Hunktronik 9 p.m. Feb. 11. Carrie Ashley Hill, JacksonVegas 9 p.m. Feb. 13

FLEMING ISLAND

MELLOW MUSHROOM, 1800 Town Center Blvd., 541-1999 Blues Lightning 10 p.m. Feb. 7. Jay DeCosta Feb. 8 WHITEY’S FISH CAMP, 2032 C.R. 220, 269-4198 Remains at 9:30 p.m. Feb. 7. Pierce in Harmony at 5 p.m., One Nite Stand 9:30 p.m. Feb. 8. Deck music at 5 p.m. every Fri.-Sat., 4:30 p.m. every Sun. DJ BG every Mon.

INTRACOASTAL WEST

CLIFF’S BAR & GRILL, 3033 Monument Rd., 645-5162 Blistur 8 p.m. Feb. 5. Second Shot Feb. 8 JERRY’S SPORTS GRILLE, 13170 Atlantic Blvd., 220-6766 Live music every Fri.-Sat. SALSA’S MEXICAN RESTAURANT, 13500 Beach Blvd., 992-8402 Live guitar music 6-9 p.m. every Tue. & Sat.

MANDARIN, JULINGTON

HARMONIOUS MONKS, 10550 Old St. Augustine Rd., 880-3040 Open mic: Synergy 8 p.m. every Wed. Dennis Klee & the World’s Most Talented Waitstaff 9 p.m. every Fri. RACK ’EM UP, 4268 Oldfield Crossing Dr., 262-4030 DJ Randall every Sun. & Wed.

ORANGE PARK, MIDDLEBURG

THE HILLTOP, 2030 Wells Rd., 272-5959 John Michael Wed.-Sat. PREVATT’S SPORTS BAR, 2620 Blanding Blvd., 282-1564 DJ Tammy 9 p.m. every Wed. THE ROADHOUSE, 231 Blanding Blvd., 264-0611 Old Dixie Highway 9 p.m. Feb. 7. Rusty Shine 9 p.m. Feb. 8. Live music 9 p.m. every Thur.-Sat.

PALATKA

DOWNTOWN BLUES BAR, 714 St. Johns Ave., 386-325-5454 River City Bluez Band 8:30 p.m. Feb. 14

PONTE VEDRA, PALM VALLEY

ISLAND GIRL CIGAR BAR, 820 A1A N., 834-2492 Tad Jennings Feb. 6. Mark O’Quinn Feb. 7. Paul Miller Feb. 8 PUSSER’S GRILLE, 816 A1A N., 280-7766 Live music every Fri.-Sat. SoundStage Sun. TABLE 1, 330 A1A N., Ste. 208, 280-5515 Deron Baker 6 p.m.

Feb. 5. Gary Starling Jazz Band Feb. 6. Paxton & Mike Feb. 7

RIVERSIDE, WESTSIDE

KICKBACKS, 910 King St., 388-9551 Ray & Taylor 8:30 p.m. every Thur. Robby Shenk every Sun. MURRAY HILL THEATRE, 932 Edgewood Ave. S., 388-7807 Josh Howell & Friends 8 p.m. Feb. 7. Brice Davis, The First Week of August, John Pickett 8 p.m. Feb. 8 RAINDOGS, 1045 Park St., 379-4969 Snakehealers, Lauris Vidal 8 p.m. Feb. 7. Dillon, Lady Daisey, Batsauce 8 p.m. Feb. 8

ST. AUGUSTINE

CELLAR UPSTAIRS, 157 King St., 826-1594 The Committee Feb. 7. Billy Buchanan 2 p.m., The Committee 7 p.m. Feb. 8.

Vinny Jacobs 2 p.m. Feb. 9 HARRY’S, 46 Avenida Menendez, 824-7765 Billy Bowers 6 p.m. Feb. 12 MILL TOP TAVERN & LISTENING ROOM, 19 1/2 St. George St., 829-2329 Back from the Brink 9 p.m. Feb. 7-8. Colton McKenna 1 p.m. Feb. 9. Todd & Molly Jones every Wed. Aaron Esposito every Thur. David Strom every Mon. Donny Brazile Tue. THE ORIGINAL CAFE ELEVEN, 501 A1A Beach Blvd., St. Augustine Beach, 460-9311 Geri X, The Rubies 9 p.m. Feb. 6 SHANGHAI NOBBY’S, 10 Anastasia Blvd., 547-2188 Nobunny 7:30 p.m. Feb. 13 TRADEWINDS, 124 Charlotte St., 829-9336 Hooch 9 p.m. Feb. 6-7. Matanzas Sun.-Thur. Elizabeth Roth Sat.

ST. JOHNS TOWN CENTER

BLACKFINN GRILLE, 4840 Big Island Dr., 345-3466 Live music 5 p.m. every Wed., 9 p.m. every Thur.-Sat. SUITE, 4880 Big Island Dr., 493-9305 Live music Fri.-Sat.

SAN MARCO, SOUTHBANK

JACK RABBITS, 1528 Hendricks Ave., 398-7496 St. Paul & the Broken Bones, Grace & Tony 8 p.m. Feb. 5. J Boog, Los Rakas, The Jahmen 8 p.m. Feb. 6. Dead Meadow, Darkhorse Saloon 8 p.m. Feb. 7. Emma Moseley Band, Henhouse Prowlers, Canary in the Coalmine, Chis Woods, Kenny Wilson, The Hometown Story 8 p.m. Feb. 8. Sebadoh, Octagrape, Rickolus 8 p.m. Feb. 9. Abandon All Ships, The Browning, My Ticket Home, I Am King 6 p.m. Feb. 11. Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys, The Crowkeepers 8 p.m. Feb. 12 MUDVILLE MUSIC ROOM, 3104 Atlantic Blvd., 352-7008 Tim Grimm, Anne Feeney 7:30 p.m. Feb. 6. Larry Mangum, Susan Brown, Jamie deFrates 7:30 p.m. Feb. 8. Linda Grenville, Cindy Bear, Mary Ann Hawkins Feb. 12

SOUTHSIDE

ISLAND GIRL, 7860 Gate Pkwy., Ste. 115, 854-6060 Kevin Ski Feb. 6. Clayton Bush Feb. 7. Ledbedder Feb. 8 LATITUDE 30, 10370 Philips Hwy., 365-5555 VJ Didactic 9 p.m. Feb. 6. LoveStruck Robot 9 p.m. Feb. 7. Drummer vs DJ vs Guitarist Feb. 8 SEVEN BRIDGES, 9735 Gate Parkway N., 997-1999 Live music Fri.-Sat. TAVERNA YAMAS, 9753 Deer Lake Ct., 854-0426 DJ at 8 p.m. every Fri.-Sat. WILD WING CAFE, 4555 Southside Blvd., 998-9464 Kurt Lanham Feb. 7. Pop Muzik & Chilly Rhino rotate 7 p.m. every Wed.

SPRINGFIELD, NORTHSIDE

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Ten reasons to love the mask-wearing, hell-raising garage rocker back NOBUNNY with THE HUSSY, GOLDEN PELICANS, QUEEN BEEF and TEENAGE LOBOTOMY 8 p.m. Feb. 13, Shanghai Nobby’s, St. Augustine, $10, 547-2188

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or the better part of 13 years, Nobunny operated as a garage-rock man of mystery, admitting in interviews only that he was birthed in the desert outside of Tucson, Ariz., and played his first official show on Easter 2001 — the same day Joey Ramone died. Rocking a tattered rabbit mask, women’s underwear, a leather jacket and little else, Nobunny’s MO is right up the Ramones’ alley: lo-fi, lowbrow gutterrock that mixes revolting raunch with a heart of streetwise gold.

Nobunny’s outsider personality and hardcore tour itinerary quickly made him an underground hero — especially considering the fact that most of his recorded output was only in the form of rare 7-inch singles and cassette tapes.

Since 2008, though, three excellent fulllength albums have increased Nobunny’s profile, eventually forcing garage-rock veteran Justin Champlin to admit he was the man behind the filthy mask, the dirty mind and the whirling dervish of bubblegum punk.

Onstage, Nobunny embraces chaos, but in a phone interview last month, Champlin was genial, light-hearted and deflective of most praise or acclaim. Instead, he emphasized the passionate, personal nature of Nobunny and the love he has for his adoring audience.

That convinced us to compile this list of 10 reasons why you should embrace Nobunny.

With a Valentine’s Day Eve concert scheduled at Shanghai Nobby’s in St. Augustine, his first in the Oldest City, the half-human, half-bunny will certainly be loving Northeast Florida back.

1. Nobunny actually started his career as an animal Elvis impersonator.

“That story is true,” Champlin says. “I was born and raised in Chicago, moved to the middle-of-nowhere desert outside of Tucson, Ariz., said, ‘What am I going to do with my life now?’ and thought it would be fun to become an Elvis impersonator with a rabbit head. That was the niche I was trying to fill before I started writing my own songs.”

2. Inhabiting such a schizophrenic persona wasn’t originally part of the plan.

“Building a character that allowed me to get wild and crazy on stage took a while. I already had a taste for performance, but I can do things with the Nobunny platform that I couldn’t have dreamed of doing before.”

3. Nobunny’s live shows are still legendarily chaotic.

“It seems logical that the shows would calm down as I get older, but as the crowds have gotten bigger and crazier, the chaos only seems to grow. And I love jumping into the fire. Also, I toured nonstop from 2008 to 2011, crossing the country four or five times a year, so now that I’m taking things a little slower, touring feels a lot more special to me.”

4. Nobunny knows what it means to be grateful.

“I’m aware that I can’t do this forever — certainly not to the level that people have come to expect. But I wouldn’t even consider Nobunny a career. This is something that I do for fun. I love music and performance. It’s all about not taking yourself too seriously.”

5. Sometimes the crowd affects Nobunny as much as Nobunny affects the crowd.

“I certainly try to give 110 percent at all my shows, but I am half-human and halfbunny, so I’ve had moments of not wanting to go out on stage. And my fans have definitely brought me out of a funk more than a few times. Normally that’s my job, but it’s a two-way street.”

6. Nobunny’s fans are way more obsessed with vinyl than he is.

“I definitely like records, but I’m not a purist or a snob. I’m making a really meager living off this, so there’s no way I could afford to buy all of my own special releases.

Honestly, I’m a thrift-store dollar-bin guy.

I’ve gotten rid of all my vinyl twice in my life — including once to go on the first Nobunny tour. I sold everything for that one.”

7. Nobunny loves Florida.

“I’m a big fan of the Gainesville scene, and the folks at [Orlando label] Florida’s Dying were the first to ever fly me anywhere, for their Total Punk Fest. I’m down with Florida, even if the highways freak me out: the Ronald Reagan Turnpike, billboards for abortion and surfing.”

8. Nobunny only wants to be loved …

“I’ve never told this to anyone but an exgirlfriend, but my original goal was to earn the respect of my peers who were putting out records — especially bands from Detroit like The Gories. I thought I had some all-right songs, and once other people affirmed that for me, my life started changing.”

9. … and remembered.

“Maybe I’ve said too much. But I want to be one of those cult figures — a very small footnote of some sub-category or genre.

If I died tomorrow, I think people would remember my music. Maybe even keep their Nobunny records. That would be cool.”

10. Nobunny knows the dream will eventually end — and that’s OK. “One day I’ll have to find a regular-ass job. But that’s OK; I’m a regular-ass, cruddy person just having fun. I’ve accomplished what I originally wanted to with Nobunny.

Everything else is just frosting with gravy, cherries and sprinkles on top. I like all that stuff, and I’m going to keep eating it until I get fat, or people stop coming to see me.”

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SOUTHERN STYLE FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT Comedian C.B. Smith, “the man with 1,000 voices,” delivers music-based comedy and impersonations Feb. 5-April 12 (7 p.m. Wed.-Sat.) at Mark Lance National Guard Armory, 190 San Marco Ave., St. Augustine, $10-$25, 866-661-6850, cbsmithshow.com.

BEEHIVE The high-energy tribute to 1960s women rock stars is presented at 8 p.m. Feb. 6-8 at Players by the Sea’s main stage, 106 Sixth St. N., Jax Beach, $16-$28, 249-0289, playersbythesea.org.

BUTTERFLIES ARE FREE When blind Don Baker moves to San Francisco to escape an overbearing mother, he meets zany neighbor Jill and learns new things. The play runs at 7:30 p.m.

Feb. 6-8 and 13-15, and at 2 p.m. Feb. 9 and 16 at Limelight Theatre, 11 Old Mission Ave., St. Augustine, $10-$25 (check for availability), 825-1164, limelight-theatre.org.

ALL IN THE TIMING The collection of David Ives’ six one-act plays is presented Feb. 6-8 at Fernandina Little Theatre, 1014 Beech St., Fernandina Beach, $9, 206-2607, ameliaflt.org.

DIRTY BLONDE Atlantic Beach Experimental Theatre stages an exploration of the legendary Mae West; fans meet at her grave and talk about the pop culture icon, staged at 8 p.m. Feb. 6-8, 2 p.m. Feb. 9 at Adele Grage Cultural Center, 716 Ocean Blvd., Atlantic Beach, $15, 249-7177, abettheatre.com.

DREAMGIRLS Stage Aurora Theatrical Company presents the Broadway musical that won six Tonys, about up-and-coming 1960s girl groups, at 6 p.m. Feb. 8 and 3 p.m. Feb. 9 at Stage Aurora Theatrical Company, 5188 Norwood Ave., 765-7372, $15-$25, stageaurora.org.

LOVE LETTERS Playwright A.R. Gurney, a Pulitzer Prize finalist, wrote about a couple’s romantic lifetime, staged Feb. 9, 16 and 23 at Raintree Restaurant Dinner Theatre, 102 San Marco Ave., St. Augustine, $39.95, 824-7211, raintreerestaurant.com.

AN EVENING WITH THE KING Kevin Mills stars as the king of rock ’n’ roll, recreating Elvis’ 1969 “comeback” performances down to the last leathery detail, at 6 p.m. Feb. 6-7, 11 a.m. Feb. 8 and noon Feb. 9 at Alhambra Theatre & Dining, 12000 Beach Blvd., Southside, $47-$55, 641-1212, alhambrajax.com.

NOISES OFF A comedy about putting on a comedy, by English playwright Michael Frayn, runs Feb. 6-22 at Amelia Community Theatre, 207 Cedar St., Fernandina Beach, $10-$20, 261-6749, ameliacommunitytheatre.org.

BE A GOOD LITTLE WIDOW A newly widowed woman learns the etiquette of grief from her mother-in-law – a professional widow. Feb. 7-23 (8 p.m. Fri.-Sat., 3 p.m. Sun.) at Orange Park Community Theatre, 2900 Moody Ave., Orange Park, $15, 276-2599, opct.org.

PIANO PRODIGY 22-year-old world-renowned Korean pianist, known professionally as Ji, performs 3 p.m. Feb. 9 at Jewish Community Alliance, 8505 San Jose Blvd., Baymeadows, free, 730-2100, jcajax.org.

SMOKY MOUNTAIN SUNDAY Singer-songwriter/comedian James Rogers blends comedy with original songs, at 7:45 p.m.

Feb. 9 at Alhambra Theatre & Dining, 12000 Beach Blvd., $40$50, 641-1212, alhambrajax.com.

SUPER SCIENTIFIC CIRCUS Artist Series presents the family education show 1:30 and 4:30 p.m. Feb. 9 at Wilson Center for the Arts, FSCJ’s South Campus, 11900 Beach Blvd., Southside, $16; kids 12 and younger $8.50, 442-2929, artistseriesjax.org.

NEW SHANGHAI CIRCUS Artist Series presents the circus at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 10 at Wilson Center for the Arts, FSCJ’s South Campus, 11900 Beach Blvd., Southside, $34.50, kids 12 and younger $15.25, 442-2929, artistseriesjax.org.

DEFENDING THE CAVEMAN Artist Series presents this comedy solo, Feb. 12-16 at Wilson Center for the Arts, FSCJ’s South Campus, 11900 Beach Blvd., Southside, $41.50-$45.50, 442-2929, artistseriesjax.org.

I OUGHT TO BE IN PICTURES Neil Simon’s play about a Hollywood screenwriter, played by Richard Karn of Home Improvement, who faces commitment issues when a daughter he didn’t know he had shows up with dreams of stardom, 6 p.m. Feb. 12-March 16, (weekend matinees vary), at Alhambra Theatre & Dining, 12000 Beach Blvd., Southside, $38-$55, 641-1212, alhambrajax.com.

EXTRAVAGANZA Douglas Anderson School’s annual event, directed by Dr. Ace Martin, showcases musicians, performers and visual artists, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 15 at the T-U Center, 300 W. Water St., Downtown, $15, 346-5620 ext. 122, da-arts.org, ticketmaster.com.

DRIVING MISS DAISY Alfred Uhry’s play about Daisy and her chauffeur Hoke, on aging, relationships and loyalty, is staged 4 p.m. Feb. 16 at Thrasher-Horne Center for the Arts, 283 College Drive, Orange Park, $16-$48, 276-6750, thcenter.org.

WAR HORSE Artist Series presents this Broadway show, with life-sized horse puppets, Feb. 18-23 at the T-U Center, 300 W. Water St., Downtown, $32-$82, 442-2929, artistseriesjax.org.

MFA IN THE WORKS Choreography students perform 12:30 p.m. Feb. 20 and 7:30 p.m. Feb. 21 at Jacksonville University’s Brest Dance Pavilion, 2800 University Blvd. N., Arlington, free, 256-7371, arts.ju.edu.

THE SUBJECT WAS ROSES Frank Gilroy’s award-winning drama, about Timmy Cleary’s return from WWII to the Bronx in 1946, is staged Feb. 21-March 8 at Theatre Jacksonville, 2032 San Marco Blvd., San Marco, $25, 396-4425, theatrejax.com.

COMEDY

AN EVENING WITH LILY TOMLIN The winner of six Emmys, two Tonys and a Grammy and star of film, TV and Broadway appears 8 p.m. Feb. 6 at The Florida Theatre, 128 E. Forsyth St., Downtown, $41.50-$68.50, 355-2787, floridatheatre.com.

MIKE PALMA The comic is on 8 p.m. Feb. 7-8 at Latitude 30, 10370 Philips Hwy., Southside, $10, 365-5555, latthirty.com.

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RICHIE BYRNE The comedian is on 8:04 p.m. Feb. 6; 10:10 p.m.

Feb. 8 at The Comedy Club of Jacksonville, 11000 Beach Blvd., Ste. 8, Southside, $6-$25, 646-4277, jacksonvillecomedy.com.

PLASTIC CUP BOYZ The trio appears 8 p.m. Feb. 6; 8 and 10 p.m. Feb. 7-8 at The Comedy Zone, Ramada Inn, 3130 Hartley Rd., Mandarin; prices vary; 292-4242, comedyzone.com.

CALLS & WORKSHOPS

INFLUENCING CHANGE The Cathedral Arts Project’s young professionals’ group, the CAPtivators, hosts a breakfast and panel discussion about how up-and-coming leaders can impact and create a thriving community, 7 a.m. Feb. 12 at Deerwood Campus Conference Center, 4800 Deerwood Campus Parkway, 281-5599, $35-$45, capkids.ejoinme.org/feb12. Registration deadline is Feb. 5.

PARENTING AND FAMILY LIFE “Nine Communication Skills Needed to Strengthen Your Marriage” is discussed at a relationship workshop series, at 6 p.m. Feb. 6 at WebbWesconnett Library, 6887 103rd St., Jacksonville, 630-4655, jaxpubliclibrary.org.

COMMUNITY RESOURCE CAREER FAIR The fair pairs job-seekers with employers. If you don’t have a résumé, professionals help you create one onsite at 9 a.m. Feb. 11 at Main Library’s Conference Center, 303 N. Laura St., Downtown, 630-2954, free, jpl.coj.net.

MARKETING WORKSHOP St. Johns Cultural Council and Shepard Agency hold a marketing and advertising workshop for St. Johns County Arts Culture and Heritage (ACH) nonprofits, businesses and artists, 3 p.m. Feb. 11 at St. Augustine Record Community Meeting Room, 1 News Place, St. Augustine, RSVP at 808-7330, historiccoastculture.com/toolkit.

GLOBAL HEALTH & MEDICAL DIPLOMACY Florida Network for Global Studies at University of North Florida and University of Florida present an international summit Global Health and Medical Diplomacy: Haiti and Florida at 8 a.m. Feb. 12 at University Center, 12000 Alumni Dr., Southside, 273-1515, $20-$95, mcardec@ufic.ufl.edu.

ACTORS WORKSHOP AT ABET Atlantic Beach Experimental Theatre holds an actor’s workshop. Returning and advanced actors bring monologues and scenes. New actors focus on basics. The eight-week workshop is held 6 p.m. every Sun., Feb. 23-April 13 at Adele Grage Cultural Center, 716 Ocean Blvd., Atlantic Beach, $160 (half at registration, half at first class plan available), 249-7177, abettheatre.com.

YOUNG PROFESSIONALS ORGANIZATION Young professionals 21-39 gather 6 p.m. Feb. 13 at Lightner Museum Ballroom, 75 King St., St. Augustine, 824-2874, info@staugypo.com GREAT DECISIONS Four-month program of discussions about global issues includes Defense Technology 6:30 p.m. Feb. 13 and Israel and the U.S. Feb. 20 at Southeast Regional Library, 10599 Deerwood Park Blvd., 630-4655, free, jpl.coj.net.

AUDITIONS AT ABET Atlantic Beach Experimental Theatre auditions two female roles and four male roles for Bay at the Moon, 2 p.m. Feb. 15 at Adele Grage Cultural Center, 716 Ocean Blvd., Atlantic Beach, 249-7177, abettheatre.com.

CONCERT ON THE GREEN POSTER CONTEST To celebrate America’s veterans, submissions for the contest themed Honoring Our Military with Art and Music are accepted at concertatthegreen.com. Entries delivered to Great Hang Ups Gallery, 1560 Business Center Dr., Fleming Island by Feb. 28.

Winners selected on or before March 28.

JUNIOR ROWITA FELLOWSHIP The St. Johns Cultural Council accepts applications for the 2014 Junior ROWITA Fellowships, available to all graduating St. Johns County high school girls (public, private, homeschooled) who’ve applied for or been accepted into a Bachelor of Fine Arts program of higher education. One fellowship each in literary, performance and visual arts. Applications must be sent by Feb. 28 to St. Johns Cultural Council, 15 Old Mission Ave., St. Augustine, FL 32084, 808-7330, stjohnsculture.com.

NORTHEAST FLORIDA’S ARTS LEADERS NOMINATIONS The Cultural Council of Greater Jacksonville accepts nominations for arts leaders in Northeast Florida. Categories are Art Activist, Art Educator, Art Collector, Art Innovator and Art Philanthropist.

Submit to Mason Martin at mason@culturalcouncil.org before March 15. Must include name, email and phone number for both nominee and nominator. Winners are recognized at the Cultural Council’s 38th annual Art Awards celebration May 1.

CLASSICAL & JAZZ

UNF JAZZ TRIO The scholarship concert, with Barry Greene on guitar, Dennis Marks on bass and Danny Gottlieb on drums, is held 7:30 p.m. Feb. 5 at University of North Florida’s Robinson Theater, 1 UNF Drive, Southside, $8-$20, 620-2878, unf.edu.

SING INTO SPRING UNF choral ensembles and soloists appear at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 7 at University of North Florida’s Recital Hall, 1 UNF Drive, Bldg. 45, Southside, free, 620-2878, unf.edu.

SOWETO GOSPEL CHOIR The Beaches Fine Arts Series presents the choir performing African gospel music, at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 7 at St. Paul’s by the Sea Episcopal Church, 465 11th Ave. N., Jax Beach, 249-4091, beachesfinearts.org.

BUFFALO PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA Maestro JoAnn Faletta conducts Grammy-winning Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, with pianist Philippe Bianconi, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 8 at Flagler College’s Lewis Auditorium, 14 Granada St., St. Augustine, 7972800, $30-$35, emmaconcerts.com.

THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra presents Mozart’s comic masterpiece with English supertitles, 8 p.m. Feb. 8 at the T-U Center’s Moran Theater, 300 W. Water St., Downtown, $35-$95, 354-5547, jaxsymphony.org.

PIANO PERCUSSION QUARTET YARN/WIRE Presented by the Cummer Family Foundation Chamber Series, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 8 at University of North Florida’s Recital Hall, 1 UNF Drive, Bldg.

GENERATIONS: “One Family: Photographs by Vardi Kahana” includes this photo of Neta and her husband Elas, taken on the West Bank in 2003. The Israeli photographer’s work, detailing four generations of her family, is on display through April 27 at the Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens. Photo: Courtesy of Andrea Meislin Gallery, New York 45, Southside, free, 620-2878, unf.edu.

JU CHAMBER ENSEMBLES Jacksonville University’s top chamber groups perform, 3 p.m. Feb. 9 at Terry Concert Hall, 2800 University Blvd., Arlington, free, 256-7677, ju.edu.

ORGAN SHOWCASE The San Marco Chamber Music Society’s showcase features organist Rodney Cleveland, 7 p.m. Feb. 9 at St. Mark’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, 3976 Hendricks Ave., San Marco, free, 731-1310, sanmarcochambermusic.org.

CELEBRATE THE PIANO Pianists Scott Watkins and Edith Hubert perform on one piano, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 11 at Jacksonville University’s Terry Concert Hall, 2800 University Blvd., Arlington, free, 256-7677, ju.edu.

CONCERTO SHOWCASE CONCERT UNF orchestra and a soloist, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 11 at University of North Florida’s Robinson Theater, 1 UNF Drive, Southside, $10, 620-2878, unf.edu.

JU STUDENT JAZZ COMBOS Jazz ensembles play 7:30 p.m.

Feb. 12 at Jacksonville University’s Swisher Theater, 2800 University Blvd., Arlington, free, 256-7677, ju.edu.

ART WALKS & MARKETS

FIRST WEDNESDAY ART WALK 30-40 galleries, museums and businesses participate, 5-9 p.m. Feb. 5, Downtown, downtownjacksonville.org/marketing; iloveartwalk.com.

FIRST FRIDAY ART WALK Art Galleries of St. Augustine tour is Feb. 7, with more than 15 galleries participating, 829-0065.

DOWNTOWN FRIDAY MARKET Arts and crafts and local produce, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Feb. 7 at Jacksonville Landing, 2 Independent Dr., Downtown, 353-1188.

ARTRAGEOUS ART WALK Downtown Fernandina Beach galleries are open for self-guided tours, 5:30-8:30 p.m. Feb. 8 and every second Sat., 277-0717, ameliaisland.com.

JAX BEACH ART WALK Local artists display works, 5-9 p.m.

Feb. 11, First Street between Beach Boulevard and Fifth Avenue North, Jax Beach, betterjaxbeach.com/jax-beach-art-walk.html.

ARTS & CRAFT FESTIVAL Arts, crafts and food, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Feb. 15 and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Feb. 16 at St. Augustine Beach Pier, 352-344-0657.

NORTH BEACHES ART WALK Atlantic and Neptune beaches galleries open 5-9 p.m. Feb. 20; Sailfish Drive in Atlantic Beach to Neptune Beach and Town Center, 249-2222, nbaw.org.

MUSEUMS

ALEXANDER BREST MUSEUM & GALLERY Jacksonville University, 2800 University Blvd. N., Arlington, 256-7371, arts. ju.edu. Brian Frus and Lily Kuonen’s exhibit, “Two Gather,” through Feb. 12.

BEACHES MUSEUM & HISTORY PARK 381 Beach Blvd., Jax Beach, 241-5657, beachesmuseum.org. The exhibit “Don Bernardo de Gálvez y Madrid, Spanish Hero in the American Revolution” is displayed through March 1.

CRISP-ELLERT ART MUSEUM Flagler College, 48 Sevilla St., St. Augustine, 826-8530, flagler.edu/crispellert. “The Object Tells a Story,” an exhibit of African-American folk art from Florida, runs through February.

CUMMER MUSEUM OF ART & GARDENS 829 Riverside Ave., Riverside, 356-6857, cummer.org. “The Art of Empathy,” an exhibit showcasing a permanent collection masterwork, “Mother of Sorrows,” through Feb. 16. The artistic and devotional contexts of painting is explored through 21 works, 19 of which are borrowed from collections in the United States and Germany. “One Family: Photographs by Vardi Kahana,” through April 27. FSU Professor William Walmsley displays work through July 8. “The Human Figure: Sculptures by Enzo Torcoletti” is on display through September.

KARPELES MANUSCRIPT MUSEUM 101 W. First St., Springfield, 356-2992. “Mark Twain” includes original letters, writings and illustrations; through April 26. “New Works” features Joe Segal’s sculptural works through February.

MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART JACKSONVILLE 333 N. Laura St., Downtown, 366-6911, mocajacksonville.com. Ingrid Calame’s exhibit “Tarred Over Cracks” runs through March 9 as part of Project Atrium in Haskell Atrium Gallery. The exhibit “Material Transformations,” in which seven artists uncover symbolism through unconventional substances, runs through

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April 6. UNF Gallery presents “Bede Clarke: Barbara Ritzman Devereux Visiting Artist Exhibition” through March 9.

MUSEUM OF SCIENCE & HISTORY 1025 Museum Circle, Southbank, 396-6674, themosh.org. “Uncovering the Past: Archaeological Discoveries of North Florida” through August.

VISITOR INFORMATION CENTER 10 W. Castillo Dr., St. Augustine, 825-1000, staugustine-450.com. “Journey: 450 years of the African-American Experience” through July 15.

GALLERIES

AMIRO ART & FOUND GALLERY 9C Aviles St., St. Augustine, 824-8460, amiroartandfound.com. “heArt,” a collection of original works by local artists – jewelry, mosaics, pottery, paintings – opens Feb. 7 during First Friday Art Walk and runs through February. Sculptures by Alexander Wilds are on display.

THE ART CENTER MAIN GALLERY 31 W. Adams St., Downtown, 355-1757, tacjacksonville.org. February’s featured artist is Annelies Dyksgraaf. “Valentines” artwork is on display.

Paintings, pastels, sketches and photography by a diverse group of member artists is displayed.

CATTY SHACK WILDLIFE SANCTUARY 1860 Starrett Rd., Northside, 757-3603, cattyshack.org. “Wild for Art” featuring animal-related works by local and regional artists, is held 6-8:30 p.m. Feb. 7; admission is $10 for adults, $5 for children.

FIRST STREET GALLERY 216-B First St., Neptune Beach, 241-6928, firststreetgalleryart.com. Mermaid artwork by Linda Olsen, Mary Hubley, Tracy Womack, Pat Livesay and JoAnne Adams, through April 1.

FSCJ NORTH CAMPUS ART GALLERY4501 Capper Rd., Northside, 766-6785, fscj.edu. “Talismans and Champa Temples of Vietnam” features rubbings and photos by James Kemp, through March 4.

HASKELL GALLERY & DISPLAY CASES Jacksonville International Airport, 14201 Pecan Park Rd., Northside, 741-3546. Paintings

by Candace Fasano and Marie Shell are displayed through March 28 in Haskell Gallery. John Cheer’s decorative wall plates and sculpture are displayed through April 7 in Connector Bridge Art display case. Photographer John Adams’ “Evanescent Trawlers of the South” series examines the vessels from Southern harbors, displayed through April 4 in Concourse A and C display cases.

LUFRANO INTERCULTURAL GALLERY 1 UNF Dr., Student Union Bldg. 58E, Ste. 2401, Southside, 620-2475. Jacksonville native Elizabeth Brown Eagle’s exhibit, “Visions of Grace,” features mixed-media photo collages; through March 21.

PALENCIA FINE ARTS ACADEMY AND GALLERY 701 Market St., St. Augustine, 819-1584, palenciafineartsacademy.com.

Stacie Hernandez’s show “Elements,” about the power of natural elements, runs Feb. 8-March 21.

PLANTATION ARTISTS’ GUILD & GALLERY 94 Amelia Village Circle, Amelia Island, 432-1750, artamelia.com. “Arts and Flowers” show opens Feb. 9; a reception is held at 5 p.m. Feb. 14. Spanish oil paintings by Dionisio Rodriquez are exhibited Feb. 9-March 8.

SAWGRASS VILLAGE ARTS GALLERY 1520 Sawgrass Village Dr., Ponte Vedra, 273-4925, villageartspvb.com. Laurel Dagnillo’s Florida landscapes are displayed through March 29.

ST. AUGUSTINE ART ASSOCIATION 22 Marine St., 824-2310, staaa.org. The 90th anniversary juried exhibit includes an unveiling of “Lost Colony,” Feb. 7-March 2.

SOUTHLIGHT GALLERY 201 N. Hogan St., Ste. 100, Downtown, 553-6361, southlightgallery.com. Art Walk features 30 local artists; guest artists include Taylan Caster and Jane Shirek, displaying her new series “Love,” 6-9 p.m. Feb. 5.

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F On the water at historic Centre Street’s end, it’s Southern hospitality in an upscale atmosphere; daily specials, fresh local seafood, aged beef. $$$ C L D Daily CAFÉ KARIBO, 27 N. Third St., 277-5269. F In a historic building, family-owned spot has eclectic cuisine: homemade veggie burgers, fresh seafood, salads, made-from-scratch desserts. Dine inside or on oak-shaded patio. Karibrew Pub has beer brewed onsite. $$ C L D Tue.-Sat.; L Daily CIAO ITALIAN BISTRO, 302 Centre St., 206-4311.

Authentic Italian fare in an upscale bistro: pizzas, pasta dishes, entrées, Italian wines. $$$ D Nightly DAVID’S RESTAURANT & LOUNGE, 802 Ash St., 310-6049.

In Historic District. Fresh seafood, prime aged meats, rack of lamb served in an elegant, chic spot. $$$$ D Nightly HALFTIME SPORTS BAR & GRILL, 320 S. Eighth St., 321-0303. Sports bar fare: onion rings, spring rolls, burgers, wraps, wings. $ L D Daily JACK & DIANE’S, 708 Centre St., 321-1444. F In a renovated 1887 shotgun home. Favorites: jambalaya, French toast, mac-n-cheese, vegan, vegetarian selections. Dine inside or out on the porch. $$ C B L D Daily LULU’S AT THE THOMPSON HOUSE, 11 S. Seventh St., 432-8394. F Innovative lunch menu: po’boys, salads and seafood little plates served in a historic house.

Dinner features fresh local seafood, Fernandina shrimp.

Reservations recommended. $$$ C R Sun.; L D Tue.-Sat. MOON RIVER PIZZA, 925 S. 14th St., 321-3400. F See Riverside. 2013 BOJ winner. $ L D Mon.-Sat. THE MUSTARD SEED CAFE, 833 TJ Courson Rd., 277-3141.

Awarded Slow Food First Coast’s Snail of Approval, the casual organic eatery and juice bar, in Nassau Health Foods, offers all-natural, organic items, smoothies, juices, coffees, herbal teas. $$ B L Mon.-Sat. THE PECAN ROLL BAKERY, 122 S. Eighth St., 491-9815.

In historic district. More than just nuts; sweet and savory pastries, cookies, cakes, breads – and cronuts. Breakfast items, too. $ B L D Wed.-Sun. PLAE, 80 Amelia Village Cir., 277-2132. Bite Club certified. In Omni Amelia Island Plantation’s Spa & Shops, the bistro-style venue has an innovative menu: whole fried fish and duck breast. Outdoor dining. $$$ D Mon.-Sat. THE SALTY PELICAN BAR & GRILL, 12 N. Front St., 277-3811. F Killer sunset view over the ICW from secondstory outdoor bar. Owners T.J. and Al offer local seafood, Mayport shrimp, fish tacos, po’boys and the original broiled cheese oysters. $$ C L D Daily SLIDERS SEASIDE GRILL, 1998 S. Fletcher Ave., 277-6652. F 2013 BOJ winner. Oceanfront restaurant serves award-winning handmade crab cakes, fresh seafood, fried pickles. Outdoor dining, open-air second floor and balcony. $$ C L D Daily THE SURF, 3199 S. Fletcher Ave., 261-5711. F Oceanview dining, inside or on the deck. New menu: Steaks, seafood, nightly specials, healthy options. $$ L D Daily TIMOTI’S FRY SHAK, 21 N. Third St., 310-6550. F Casual seafood spot has fresh, local wild-caught shrimp, fish, oysters, blackboard specials, seafood baskets. $ C L D Daily T-RAY’S BURGER STATION, 202 S. Eighth St., 261-6310.

F This spot in an old gas station offers blue plate specials, burgers, biscuits & gravy, shrimp. $ B L Mon.-Sat.

ARLINGTON, REGENCY

LA NOPALERA MEXICAN RESTAURANT, 8818 Atlantic Blvd., 720-0106. F See San Marco. $$ C L D Daily LARRY’S GIANT SUBS, 1301 Monument Rd. F See Baymeadows. $ C B L D Daily

RACK ’EM UP BILLIARDS, 1825 University Blvd. N., 745-0335. F Cigar and hookah lounge has billiards tables, a full kitchen, a variety of subs for late-nighters. 200-plus imported, domestic beers. $ R Sat.-Sun.; D Nightly

AVONDALE, ORTEGA

ALE PIE HOUSE, 3951 St. Johns Ave., 503-8000. Pizza made your way, subs, paninis, calzone, stromboli, wraps, dinners. Gluten-free, vegan cheese available. $$ C L D Daily BAGEL LOVE, 4114 Herschel St., Ste. 121, 634-7253 2013 BOJ winner. Northern-style bagels, sandwiches, wraps, salads, soups, bakery items, sides, fresh-squeezed orange juice and lemonade, coffees, smoothies and tea. Homecooked turkey, chicken and roast beef. Free Wi-Fi. Locally owned and operated. Outdoor patio dining. $ C B L Daily THE CASBAH CAFÉ, 3628 St. Johns Ave., 981-9966. F 2013 BOJ winner. Middle Eastern and Mediterranean cuisine on the patio or in a hookah lounge. Wi-Fi, belly dancers, hookah pipes. $$ L D Daily ESPETO BRAZILIAN STEAK HOUSE, 4000 St. Johns Ave., Ste. 40, 388-4884. F Celebrating five years, this churrascaria has gauchos who carve the meat onto your plate from their serving tables. $$$ D Tue.-Sun. FLORIDA CREAMERY, 3566 St. Johns Ave., 619-5386.

Premium ice cream, fresh waffle cones, milkshakes, sundaes and Nathan’s grilled hot dogs, served in Florida-centric décor. Low-fat and sugar-free choices. $ C L Mon.-Sat. THE FOX RESTAURANT, 3580 St. Johns Ave., 387-2669.

F Owners Ian and Mary Chase offer fresh diner fare and homemade desserts. Breakfast all day. Signature items: burgers, meatloaf, fried green tomatoes. A Jacksonville landmark for more than 50 years. $$ C L D Daily GREEN MAN GOURMET, 3543 St. Johns Ave., 384-0002.

F This market features organic and natural products, spices, teas and salts. $ Daily LA NOPALERA MEXICAN RESTAURANT, 4530 St. Johns Ave., 388-8828. F See San Marco. $$ C L D Daily LET THEM EAT CAKE! 3604 St. Johns Ave., Ste. 2, 389-2122. Artisan bakery serves coffee, croissants, muffins, cupcakes (The Fat Elvis!), pastries, individual desserts.

Whole cakes made-to-order. $ Tue.-Sat. MOJO NO. 4 URBAN BBQ & WHISKEY BAR, 3572 St. Johns Ave., 381-6670. F 2013 BOJ winner. Funky Southern blues kitchen offers pulled pork, Carolina-style barbecue, chicken-fried steak, Delta fried catfish, hummus, shrimp and grits, specialty cocktails. $$ C B L D Daily SAKE HOUSE #5 JAPANESE GRILL SUSHI BAR, 3620 St. Johns Ave., 388-5688. F See Riverside. $$ L D Daily SIMPLY SARA’S, 2902 Corinthian Ave., Ortega, 387-1000.

F Down-home cooking from scratch like Grandma’s: eggplant fries, pimento cheese, fried chicken, fruit cobblers, chicken & dumplings. BYOB. $$ C L D Mon.-Sat. TERRA, 4260 Herschel St., 388-9124. Michael Thomas’ comfy spot serves local, sustainable creative world cuisine.

Small plates: chorizo stuffed mushrooms, pork belly skewers; entrées: lamb chops, seared tuna, ribeye. Sandwiches, craft beers, onsite organic garden. $$ D Mon.-Sat.

BAYMEADOWS

AL’S PIZZA, 8060 Philips Hwy., 731-4300. F 2013 BOJ winner. See Beaches. $ C L D Daily BROADWAY RISTORANTE & PIZZERIA, 10920 Baymeadows Rd., Ste. 3, 519-8000. F Family-ownedand-operated Italian pizzeria serves calzones, strombolis, wings, brick-oven-baked pizza, subs, desserts. Delivery. $$ C L D Daily INDIA’S RESTAURANT, 9802 Baymeadows Rd., Ste. 8, 620-0777. F Authentic Indian cuisine, lunch buffet. Curry and vegetable dishes, lamb, chicken, shrimp, fish tandoori. $$ L Mon.-Sat.; D Nightly LA NOPALERA MEXICAN RESTAURANT, 8206 Philips Hwy., 732-9433. F See San Marco. $$ C L D Daily LARRY’S GIANT SUBS, 3928 Baymeadows Rd., 737-7740.

8616 Baymeadows Rd., 739-2498. F All over Northeast Florida, Larry’s piles subs high and serves ’em fast. Natural meats and cheeses are hormone-, antibiotic- and gluten-free; the sub rolls are gluten-free, too. $ C B L D Daily MANDALOUN MEDITERRANEAN LEBANESE CUISINE, 9862 Old Baymeadows Rd., 646-1881. F Bite Club certified.

Owner Pierre Barakat offers authentic Lebanese cuisine, charcoal-grilled lamb kebab. Belly dancing Fri.-Sat. Monthly dinner parties. Outdoor seating. $$ L D Tue.-Sun. PATTAYA THAI GRILLE, 9551 Baymeadows Rd., Ste. 1, 646-9506. F The area’s original authentic Thai restaurant has an extensive menu of traditional Thai, vegetarian and new-Thai, including curries, seafood, noodles, soups. In business since 1990, family-owned place has low-sodium and gluten-free dishes, too. $$$ L D Tue.-Sun. PIZZA PALACE, 3928 Baymeadows Rd., 527-8649. F See San Marco. $$ C L D Daily STICKY FINGERS, 8129 Point Meadows Way, 493-7427. F Memphis-style rib house slow-smokes meats over hickory.

Award-winning ribs, barbecue, rotisserie chicken, signature sauces. Screened patio. $$ C L D Daily

Brianna Dean (from left), Aronson Kagiliery and Kali Puller of Broadway Ristorante & Pizzeria present calzone with garlic butter, super Italian sub, 14-inch medium deluxe pizza and 20 buffalo-style hot wings. Photo: Dennis Ho

BEACHES

(Locations are Jax Beach unless otherwise noted.)

AL’S PIZZA, 303 Atlantic Blvd., Beaches Town Center, Atlantic Beach, 249-0002. F 2013 BOJ winner.

Celebrating more than 20 years and seven locations, Al’s offers a selection of New York-style and gourmet pizzas. $ C L D Daily BUDDHA THAI BISTRO, 301 10th Ave. N., 712-4444. F The proprietors here are from Thailand; dishes made with fresh ingredients from tried-and-true recipes. $$ L D Daily CAMPECHE BAY CANTINA, 127 First Ave. N., 249-3322.

F Chili rellenos, tamales, fajitas, enchiladas, fish tacos, fried ice cream, margaritas. $$ C D Nightly CASA MARIA, 2429 S. Third St., 372-9000. F See Springfield. $ C L D Daily CULHANE’S IRISH PUBLIC HOUSE, 967 Atlantic Blvd., Atlantic Beach, 249-9595. Bite Club certified. Upscale Irish pub owned and managed by four sisters from County Limerick. Shepherd’s pie, corned beef; gastro pub menu soars to culinary heights. $$ C R Sat. & Sun.; D Tue.-Sun. ENGINE 15 BREWING CO., 1500 Beach Blvd., Ste. 217, 249-2337. F 2013 BOJ winner. Gastropub fare: soups, salads, flatbreads, specialty sandwiches, including BarBeCuban and beer dip. Craft beers. $ C L D Daily GREGORY PAUL’S, 215 Fourth Ave. S., 372-4367. Greg Rider offers freshly prepared meals and experienced catering services. $$ Mon.-Fri. LANDSHARK CAFE, 1728 Third St. N., 246-6024. F Locally owned and operated. Fresh, right-off-the-boat local seafood, fish tacos, houseground burgers, wings, handcut fries, tater tots; daily specials. $$ C L D Daily; R Sun. LA NOPALERA MEXICAN RESTAURANT, 1222 Third St. S., 372-4495. F See San Marco. $$ C L D Daily LARRY’S GIANT SUBS, 657 N. Third St., 247-9620. F See Baymeadows. $ C B L D Daily LILLIE’S COFFEE BAR, 200 First St., Beaches Town Center, Neptune Beach, 249-2922. F Beaches landmark.

Locally roasted coffee, eggs and bagels, flatbreads, sandwiches, salads and desserts. Dine indoors or out; patio and courtyard seating. $$ B L D Daily M SHACK, 299 Atlantic Blvd., Beaches Town Center, Atlantic Beach, 241-2599. F 2013 BOJ winner. David and Matthew Medure are flippin’ burgers, hot dogs, fries, shakes and familiar fare at moderate prices. Dine indoors or out. $$ L D Daily MARLIN MOON GRILLE, 1183 Beach Blvd., 372-4438.

F This sportfishing-themed casual place features fresh crab cakes – owner Gary Beach is from Maryland’s Eastern Shore – and burgers, daily specials, craft beers, Orange Crushes, fresh-cut fries. $$ C R Sun.; D Wed.-Mon. MELLOW MUSHROOM PIZZA BAKERS, 1018 Third St. N., Ste. 2, 241-5600. F Bite Club certified. 2013 BOJ winner. The psychedelic spot serves gourmet pizzas, hoagies, salads. Pies range from Mighty Meaty to vegetarian like Kosmic Karma. $ C L D Daily MEZZA LUNA PIZZERIA RISTORANTE, 110 First St., Beaches Town Center, Neptune Beach, 249-5573.

F Near-the-ocean eatery serves casual bistro fare (for 20+ years) like gourmet wood-fired pizzas, herb-crusted mahi mahi. Dine indoors or on the patio. $$$ C D Mon.-Sat. MOJO KITCHEN BBQ PIT & BLUES BAR, 1500 Beach Blvd., 247-6636. F 2013 BOJ winner. Funky Southern blues kitchen offers pulled pork, Carolina-style barbecue, chickenfried steak, Delta fried catfish. $$ C B L D Daily NORTH BEACH BISTRO, 725 Atlantic Blvd., Ste. 6, Atlantic Beach, 372-4105. Bite Club certified. Casual dining with an elegant touch: slow-cooked veal osso buco, calypso crusted mahi mahi with plantain chips. $$$ C L D Daily POE’S TAVERN, 363 Atlantic Blvd., Atlantic Beach, 241-7637. F American gastropub has gourmet hamburgers, ground in-house and cooked to order, hand-cut French fries,

fish tacos, entree-size salads, Edgar’s Drunken Chili, daily fish sandwich special. $$ C L D Daily RAGTIME TAVERN & SEAFOOD GRILL, 207 Atlantic Blvd., Beaches Town Center, Atlantic Beach, 241-7877 F For 30 years, the popular seafood place has nabbed lots of awards in our Best of Jax readers poll. Blackened snapper, sesame tuna, Ragtime shrimp. $$ L D Daily RENNA’S PIZZA, 592 Marsh Landing Pkwy., 273-3113.

F See Mandarin. $$ C L D Daily SALT LIFE FOOD SHACK, 1018 Third St. N., 372-4456.

F 2013 BOJ winner. Specialty items, signature tuna poke bowl, fresh rolled sushi, Ensenada tacos, local fried shrimp, in a contemporary open-air space. $$ C L D Daily SHIM SHAM ROOM, 333 First St. N., Ste. 150, 372-0781.

F 2013 BOJ winner. Seasonal menu of “cheap eats”: bar bites, chicken & waffles, badass fries, tacos. $$ D Nightly WIPEOUTS GRILL, 1585 Atlantic Blvd., Neptune Beach, 247-4508. F Casual sports spot serves burgers, wings, fish tacos in a chill atmosphere. $ C L D Daily

DOWNTOWN

AVOCADOS, 311 W. Ashley St., Ste. 1, 683-9947. Mac & cheese, Southwestern wrap, French dip. Fresh ingredients, cooked to order. $ B L D Mon.-Sat. CAFÉ NOLA at MOCAJAX, 333 N. Laura St., 366-6911. On Museum of Contemporary Art first floor. Shrimp and grits, gourmet sandwiches, fresh fish tacos, homemade desserts. $$ L Mon.-Fri.; D Thur. & ArtWalk CASA DORA, 108 E. Forsyth St., 356-8282. F Owner/chef Sam Hamidi has been serving genuine Italian fare 35-plus years: veal, seafood, pizza. Homemade salad dressing is a specialty. $$ C L D Mon.-Sat. CHOMP CHOMP, 106 E. Adams St., 762-4667. F This spot has eats at moderate prices – most under $10. Chef-inspired street food: panko-crusted chicken, burgers, chinois tacos, bahn mi, barbecue. $ L Tue.-Sat.; D Fri. & Sat. DE REAL TING CAFÉ, 128 W. Adams St., 633-9738. F Caribbean spot features jerk or curried chicken, conch fritters, curried goat, oxtail. $ L Tue.-Fri.; D Fri.-Sat. FIONN MACCOOL’S IRISH PUB & RESTAURANT, Ste. 176, Jacksonville Landing, 374-1547. F 2013 BOJ winner.

Casual dining, uptown Irish atmosphere. Fish & chips, blackand-tan brownies, Guinness lamb stew. $$ C L D Daily ZODIAC GRILL, 120 W. Adams St., 354-8283. F Mediterranean cuisine and American favorites in a casual atmosphere. Panini, vegetarian dishes, daily lunch buffet.

Espressos, hookahs. $ L Mon.-Fri.

FLEMING ISLAND

BRICK OVEN PIZZERIA & GASTROPUB, 1811 Town Center Blvd., 278-1770. F Family-owned-and-operated; offers freshly made brick-oven pizzas, specialty burgers, melts, wraps, craft beers. Gluten-free items. $$ C L D Daily LA NOPALERA MEXICAN RESTAURANT, 1571 C.R. 220, Ste. 100, 215-2223. F See San Marco. $$ C L D Daily MELLOW MUSHROOM PIZZA BAKERS, 1800 Town Center Blvd., 541-1999. F See Beaches. Bite Club certified.

2013 BOJ winner. $ C L D Daily MOJO SMOKEHOUSE, 1810 Town Center Blvd., Ste. 8, 264-0636. F 2013 BOJ winner. Funky Southern blues kitchen offers pulled pork, Carolina-style barbecue, chickenfried steak, Delta fried catfish. $$ C B L D Daily WHITEY’S FISH CAMP, 2032 C.R. 220, 269-4198. F Authentic fish camp serves gator tail, fresh-water river catfish, traditional meals, daily specials on the banks of Swimming Pen Creek. Outdoor Tiki bar. Come by boat, motorcycle or car. $ C L Tue.-Sun.; D Nightly YOUR PIE, 1545 C.R. 220, Ste. 125, 379-9771. F Bite Club certified. Owner Mike Sims has a fast, casual pizza

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DINING DIRECTORY

A WEEKLY Q&A WITH PEOPLE IN THE FOOD BIZ

NAME: Candi Cake RESTAURANT: Taps Bar & Grill, 2220 C.R. 210 W., St. Johns BIRTHPLACE: Klamath Falls, Oregon YEARS IN THE BIZ: 25+ FAVORITE RESTAURANT (other than mine): Shilo Inn in Seaside, Ore. FAVORITE COOKING STYLE: Comfort fusion FAVORITE INGREDIENTS: Garlic, seafood, fresh veggies IDEAL MEAL: Rare ribeye steak, Dungeness crab and risotto with asparagus WOULDN’T EAT IF YOU PAID ME: Beets and liver INSIDER’S SECRET: The greatest food is the simplest – don’t over-think it.

CELEBRITY SIGHTING: John Travolta, when he was filming Lonely Hearts here.

CULINARY GUILTY PLEASURE: Any kind of cheese. concept: Choose from three doughs, nine sauces, seven cheeses and 40-plus toppings and create your own pizza pie.

Subs, sandwiches, gelato. $$ C L D Daily

INTRACOASTAL WEST

AL’S PIZZA, 14286 Beach Blvd., Ste. 31, 223-0991.

F 2013 BOJ winner. See Beaches. $ C L D Daily CASTILLO DE MEXICO, 12620 Beach Blvd., Ste. 19, 998-7006. F This spot, in business for 15-plus years, has an extensive menu served in authentic Mexican décor.

Weekday lunch buffet. $$ L D Daily EPIK BURGER, 12740 Atlantic Blvd., Ste. 105, 374-7326.

F More than 34 burgers made from grass-fed beef, ahi tuna, all-natural chicken; vegan items from innovative recipes; gluten-free options. $ L D Mon.-Sat. LA NOPALERA MEXICAN, 14333 Beach Blvd., 992-1666.

F See San Marco. $$ C L D Daily LARRY’S GIANT SUBS, 10750 Atlantic Blvd., 642-6980.

F See Baymeadows. $ C B L D Daily MAHARLIKA HALL & SPORTS GRILL, 14255 Beach Blvd., Ste. E, 699-0759. Filipino-American restaurant and market features pancit bami, lumpia, turon strudle, halo halo with ice cream. $-$$ C R L D Daily MY MOCHI FROZEN YOGURT, 13546 Beach Blvd., Ste. 1A, 821-9880. See St. Johns Town Center. $ Daily TIME OUT SPORTS GRILL, 13799 Beach Blvd., Ste. 5, 223-6999. F Locally-owned-and-operated grill serves hand-tossed pizzas, wings, specialty wraps in a clean, sporty atmosphere. Late-night menu. $$ L Tue.-Sun.; D Nightly

JULINGTON CREEK

PIZZA PALACE, 116 Bartram Oaks Walk, 230-2171. F See San Marco. $$ C L D Daily SAUCY TACO, 450 S.R. 13 N., Ste. 113, 287-8226. F The menu is light Mexican with American influences – and there are 40 beers on draft. $$ C B, Sat.-Sun.; L D Daily

MANDARIN

AL’S PIZZA, 11190 San Jose Blvd., 260-4115. F 2013 BOJ winner. See Beaches. $ C L D Daily ATHENS CAFÉ, 6271 St. Augustine Rd., Ste. 7, 733-1199.

Dolmades (stuffed grape leaves), baby shoes (stuffed eggplant). Greek beers. $$ L Mon.-Fri.; D Mon.-Sat. BRAZILIAN JAX CAFE, 9825 San Jose Blvd., Ste. 20, 880-3313. F Authentic steaks, sausages, chicken, burgers, fish, hot sandwiches made with fresh ingredients. $$ B L D Mon.-Sat. BROOKLYN PIZZA, 11406 San Jose Blvd., 288-9211.

13820 St. Augustine Rd., Bartram Park, 880-0020.

F The Brooklyn Special Pizza is a customer fave. Calzones, white pizza, homestyle lasagna. $$ L D Daily GIGI’S RESTAURANT, 3130 Hartley Rd. (Ramada Inn), 694-4300. F Prime rib & crab leg buffet Fri.-Sat., blue-jean brunch Sun., daily breakfast, lunch, dinner buffets. $$$ B R L D Daily LA NOPALERA, 11700 San Jose Blvd., 288-0175. F See San Marco. $$ C L D Daily LARRY’S, 11365 San Jose Blvd., Ste. 3, 674-2945. F See Baymeadows. $ C B L D Daily RACK ’EM UP BILLIARDS, 4268 Oldfield Crossing Dr., 262-4030. See Arlington. $ R Sat.-Sun.; D Nightly RENNA’S PIZZA, 11111 San Jose Blvd., Ste. 12, 292-2300. F Casual New York-style pizzeria serves calzones, antipasto, parmigiana, homemade breads. Buy a slice – humongous – or full pie. Delivery. $$ C L D Daily

ORANGE PARK, MIDDLEBURG

ARON’S PIZZA, 650 Park Ave., 269-1007. F Familyowned restaurant has eggplant dishes, manicotti, New York-style pizza. $$ C L D Daily THE HILLTOP, 2030 Wells Road, 272-5959. Specialties at this upscale restaurant include New Orleans shrimp, certified Black Angus prime rib, she-crab soup. Homemade desserts. $$$ D Tue.-Sat. LA NOPALERA MEXICAN RESTAURANT, 1930 Kingsley Ave., 276-2776. F See San Marco. $$ C L D Daily LARRY’S GIANT SUBS, 700 Blanding, Ste. 15, 272-3553.

1545 C.R. 220, 278-2827. 1330 Blanding, 276-7370. 1404 S. Orange Ave., Green Cove Springs, 284-7789. F See

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Baymeadows. $ C B L D Daily PREVATT’S SPORTS BAR & GRILL, 2620 Blanding Blvd., Ste. 17, Middleburg, 282-1564. F What a neighborhood sportsbar should be: Familiar fare, all the spirits you’d want. $$ C L D Daily RENNA’S PIZZA, 6001 Argyle Forest Blvd., Ste. 16, 771-7677. F See Mandarin. $$ C L D Daily TED’S MONTANA GRILL, 8635 Blanding Blvd., 771-1964.

See St. Johns Town Center. $$$ C L D Daily THAI GARDEN, 10 Blanding Blvd., Ste. B, 272-8434.

Traditional Thai: pad kraw powh with roasted duck, kaeng kari (yellow curry, potatoes, choice of meat). Fine wines, imported, domestic beers. $$ L Mon.-Fri.; D Nightly

PONTE VEDRA, NW ST. JOHNS

ALICE & PETE’S PUB, 1000 PGA Tour Blvd., Sawgrass Marriott, 285-7777. Inspired by Sawgrass course designers Alice and Pete Dye. Local flavors and Alice & Pete’s favorites: Dominican black bean soup, Pete’s Designer club sandwich. Outside dining. $$$ L D Daily AL’S PIZZA, 635 A1A, 543-1494. F 2013 BOJ winner.

See Beaches. $ C L D Daily JJ’S LIBERTY BISTRO, 330 A1A N., Ste. 209, 273-7980.

Traditional French cuisine: escargot, paté, steak frites, crêpes. Specials, pastries; French wines. $$ L D Mon.-Sat. LARRY’S GIANT SUBS, 830 A1A N., Ste. 6, 273-3993. F See Baymeadows. $ C B L D Daily RESTAURANT MEDURE, 818 A1A N., 543-3797. Chef David Medure creates dishes with international flavors. The lounge offers small plates, creative drinks. $$$ D Mon.-Sat. TABLE 1, 330 A1A N., Ste. 208, 280-5515. Upscale, casual restaurant offers appetizers, salads, sandwiches, flatbreads, burgers, entrées. Extensive wine list. $$$ L D Daily

RIVERSIDE, FIVE POINTS, WESTSIDE

AL’S PIZZA, 1620 Margaret St., Ste. 201, 388-8384. F 2013 BOJ winner. See Beaches. $ C L D Daily BOLD BEAN COFFEE ROASTERS, 869 Stockton St., Stes.

1-2, 855-1181. F 2013 BOJ winner. Bold Bean brings a small-batch, artisanal approach to roasting coffee. Organic and fair trade coffees. $ B L Daily GINA’S DELICATESSEN, 1325 Cassat Ave., 353-9903. Inside Duval Honda showroom. Mediterranean-style sandwiches, salads. Authentic New Orleans-style beignets, café au lait with chicory. $ B L Daily GRASSROOTS NATURAL MARKET 2007 Park St., 384-4474. F 2013 BOJ winner. Juice bar uses certified organic fruits, vegetables. Three dozen artisanal cheeses, 300-plus craft, imported beers, 50 organic wines, organic produce, meats, vitamins, herbs. Organic wraps, sides, sandwiches, salads to go; raw, vegan items. $ B L D Daily LARRY’S GIANT SUBS, 1509 Margaret St., 674-2794.

7859 Normandy Blvd., 781-7600. 5733 Roosevelt Blvd., 446-9500. 8102 Blanding Blvd., Ste. 1, 779-1933. F See Baymeadows. $ C B L D Daily MOON RIVER PIZZA, 1176 Edgewood Ave. S., Murray Hill, 389-4442. F Northern-style pizzas, more than 20 toppings, by the pie or the slice. $ L D Mon.-Sat. THE MOSSFIRE GRILL, 1537 Margaret St., Riverside, 355-4434. Southwestern menu with ahi tuna tacos, goat cheese enchiladas, gouda quesadillas, chicken enchiladas.

Indoor or patio dining. $$ C L D Daily O’BROTHERS IRISH PUB, 1521 Margaret St., 854-9300.

F Traditional Irish fare: shepherd’s pie with Stilton crust, Guinness mac-n-cheese, fish-n-chips. Outdoor patio dining. $$ C L D Daily SAKE HOUSE #1 JAPANESE GRILL SUSHI BAR, 824 Lomax St., 301-1188. F Traditional Japanese cuisine, fresh sushi, sashimi, kiatsu, teriyaki, hibachi in an authentic atmosphere. Sake. A real tatami room; outside seating. $$ L D Daily SUN-RAY CINEMA, 1028 Park St., 359-0049. F Beer (Bold City, Intuition Ale Works), wine, pizza, hot dogs, hummus, sandwiches, popcorn, nachos, brownies. $$ Daily SUSHI CAFÉ, 2025 Riverside Ave., Ste. 204, 384-2888.

F Sushi: popular Monster Roll, Jimmy Smith Roll, Rock-n-Roll and Dynamite Roll. Hibachi, tempura, katsu, teriyaki. Dine indoors or on the patio. $$ L D Daily

AL’S PIZZA, 1 St. George St., 824-4383. F 2013 BOJ winner. See Beaches. $ C L D Daily BACK 40 URBAN CAFÉ, 40 S. Dixie Hwy., 824-0227. F Owner Brian Harmon serves Caribbean-flavored items – wraps, upside-down chicken potpie, fresh, local seafood – in an 1896 building. Wi-Fi. $ C L Sun.; L D Mon.-Sat. CARMELO’S MARKETPLACE & PIZZERIA, 146 King St., 494-6658. F New York-style brick-oven-baked pizza, fresh sub rolls, Boar’s Head meats, cheeses, garlic herb wings.

Outdoor seating, Wi-Fi. $$ L D Daily THE FLORIDIAN, 39 Cordova St., 829-0655. Updated Southern fare, with fresh, local ingredients from area farms.

Vegetarian, gluten-free options. Signature items: fried green tomato bruschetta, blackened fish, cornbread stack, grits with shrimp, fish or tofu. $$$ C L D Wed.-Mon. GYPSY CAB COMPANY, 828 Anastasia Blvd., Anastasia Island, 824-8244. F A mainstay for 25 years; menu changes daily. Signature dish is Gypsy chicken. Seafood, tofu, duck, veal. $$ R Sun.; L D Daily THE HYPPO, 15 Hypolita St., 217-7853 (popsicles only).

1765 Tree Blvd., Ste. 5, 342-7816. F Popsicles of unique flavors, of premium ingredients. Coffee pour-overs, coldbrew coffees. Handcrafted sandwiches, salads. $ Daily MELLOW MUSHROOM PIZZA BAKERS, 410 Anastasia Blvd., 826-4040. F See Beaches. Bite Club certified.

2013 BOJ winner. $ C L D Daily MOJO OLD CITY BBQ, 5 Cordova St., 342-5264. F 2013 BOJ winner. Funky Southern blues kitchen offers pulled pork, Carolina-style barbecue, chicken-fried steak, Delta fried catfish. $$ C B L D Daily THE ORIGINAL CAFÉ ELEVEN, 501 A1A Beach Blvd., St. Augustine Beach, 460-9311. F Coffee drinks, vegetarian meals, meaty Southern comfort dishes. $ B L D Daily PACIFIC ASIAN BISTRO, 159 Palencia Village Dr., 305-2515. F 2013 BOJ winner. Chef Mas created 30+ unique sushi rolls; fresh sea scallops, Hawaiian-style poke tuna salad. $$ L D Daily

ST. JOHNS TOWN CENTER

BLACKFINN AMERICAN GRILLE, 4840 Big Island Dr., 345-3466. Classic American fare: beef, seafood, pasta, flatbread sandwiches. Dine indoors or on the patio. $$$ C R L D Daily BRIO TUSCAN GRILLE, 4910 Big Island Dr., 807-9960.

Upscale Northern Italian restaurant offers wood-grilled, oven-roasted steaks, chops, seafood. Dine indoors or al fresco on the terrace. $$$ C R Sat. & Sun.; L D Daily M SHACK, 10281 Midtown Pkwy., 642-5000. F 2013 BOJ winner. See Beaches. $$ L D Daily MY MOCHI FROZEN YOGURT, 4860 Big Island Dr., Ste. 2, 807-9292. Non-fat, low-calorie, cholesterol-free frozen yogurts. More than 40 toppings. $ Daily OVINTE, 10208 Buckhead Branch Dr., 900-7730. 2013 BOJ winner. Comfortable, chic place features tapas, small plates of Spanish, Italian flavors: ceviche fresco, pappardelle bolognese, lobster ravioli. 240-bottle wine list, 75 by the glass; craft spirits. Outdoor dining. $$ R, Sun.; D Nightly RENNA’S PIZZA, 4624 Town Crossing Dr., Ste. 125, 565-1299. F See Mandarin. $$ C L D Daily SEASONS OF JAPAN, 4413 Town Center Pkwy., 329-1067.

Casual-style restaurant serves Japanese and hibachi-style fare, sushi, quick-as-a-wink. $$ C L D Daily TED’S MONTANA GRILL, 10281 Midtown Pkwy., 998-0010.

Modern classic comfort food featuring finest cuts of bison, including signature steaks and award-winning gourmet burgers, served with timeless, genuine hospitality. Crab cakes, cedar-plank salmon, fresh vegetables, signature desserts, private label Bison Ridge wines. $$$ C L D Daily

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EMPEROR’S GENTLEMAN’S CLUB 4923 University Blvd.

W., Lakewood, 739-6966. Upscale steakhouse features steaks, burgers, seafood and wings. $$ L D Daily FUSION SUSHI, 1550 University Blvd. W., Lakewood, 636-8688. F New upscale sushi spot serves fresh sushi, sashimi, hibachi, teriyaki, kiatsu. $$ C L D Daily MOJO BAR-B-QUE, 1607 University Blvd. W., San Jose, 732-7200. F 2013 BOJ winner. Funky Southern blues kitchen offers pulled pork, Carolina-style barbecue, chickenfried steak, Delta fried catfish. $$ C B L D Daily URBAN ORGANICS, 5325 Fairmont St., Spring Park, 398-8012. Weekly coop every Monday that offers local, fresh fruits and vegetables in bags of 10, 20 or 30 pounds.

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BASIL THAI & SUSHI, 1004 Hendricks Ave., 674-0190.

F Pad Thai, curry dishes, sushi, served in a relaxing environment. Dine indoors or on the patio. $$ L D

Mon.-Fri., D Sat. PIZZA PALACE 1959 San Marco Blvd., 399-8815. F Relaxed, family-owned place serves homestyle cuisine: spinach pizza, chicken spinach calzones. Ravioli, lasagna, parmigiana. Outside dining. $$ C L D Daily THE GROTTO WINE & TAPAS BAR, 2012 San Marco Blvd., 398-0726. Varied tapas menu of artisanal cheese plates, empanadas, bruschettas, homestyle cheesecake. More than 60 wines by the glass. $$$ Tue.-Sun. LA NOPALERA MEXICAN RESTAURANT, 1631 Hendricks Ave., 399-1768. F Tamales, fajitas and pork tacos are customer favorites. Some La Nops offer a full bar. $$ C L D Daily MATTHEW’S, 2107 Hendricks Ave., 396-9922. Chef Matthew Medure’s flagship restaurant offers fine dining in a refined, European-style atmosphere. Artfully presented cuisine, small plates, extensive martini and wine lists.

Reservations recommended. $$$$ D Mon.-Sat. PULP, 1962 San Marco Blvd., 396-9222. Juice bar has fresh juices, frozen yogurt, teas, coffees made one cup at a time. 30 smoothies, some blended with flavored soy milks, organic frozen yogurts, granola. $ B L D Daily SAKE HOUSE #2 JAPANESE GRILL SUSHI BAR, 1478 Riverplace Blvd., 306-2188. F See Riverside. $$ L D Daily

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360° GRILLE IN LATITUDE 30, 10370 Philips Hwy., 365-5555. F Familiar sportsbar favorites: seafood, steaks, sandwiches, burgers, chicken, pasta, pizza. Dine inside or on the patio. $$ L D Daily ALHAMBRA THEATRE & DINING, 12000 Beach Blvd., 641-1212. America’s longest continuously running dinner theater features Executive Chef DeJuan Roy’s menus coordinated with stage productions. Reservations suggested. $$ D Tue.-Sun. BUCA DI BEPPO, 10334 Southside Blvd., 363-9090.

Popular chain restaurant has fresh Italian cooking: lasagna, garlic mashed potatoes; three portion sizes (half-pound meatballs!) served family-style. $$$ C L D Daily CASA MARIA, 14965 Old St. Augustine Rd., 619-8186.

F See Springfield. $ C L D Daily FARAH’S PITA STOP CAFÉ, 3980 Southside Blvd., Ste. 201, 928-4322. Middle Eastern cuisine: fresh sandwiches, soups, entrées, desserts, pastries and mazas (appetizers). $ C B L D Mon.-Sat. JJ’s BISTRO DE PARIS, 7643 Gate Pkwy., Ste. 105, 996-7557. Authentic French cuisine served in a comfortable, charming setting. The scratch kitchen has fresh soups, stocks, sauces, pastries. $$ C L D Mon.-Sat. LARRY’S GIANT SUBS, 3611 St. Johns Bluff S., 641-6499. 4479 Deerwood Lake Pkwy., 425-4060. F See Baymeadows. BOJ winner. $ C B L D Daily MELLOW MUSHROOM PIZZA BAKERS, 9734 Deer Lake Court, Ste. 1, Tinseltown, 997-1955. F See Beaches.

Bite Club certified. 2013 BOJ winner. $ C L D Daily OISHII, 4375 Southside Blvd., Ste. 4, 928-3223.

Japanese fusion cuisine: fresh, high-grade sushi, a variety of lunch specials, hibachi items. $$ C L D Daily SEVEN BRIDGES GRILLE & BREWERY, 9735 Gate Pkwy.

N., Tinseltown, 997-1999. F Grill and brewery features local seafood, steaks, pizzas, award-winning freshly brewed ales, lagers. Dine indoors or outdoors. $$ L D Daily TAVERNA YAMAS, 9753 Deer Lake Court, 854-0426.

Bite Club certified. 2013 BOJ winner. This Greek restaurant serves char-broiled kabobs, seafood, traditional Greek wines and desserts. Nightly belly dancing. $$ C L D Daily TOMMY’S BRICK OVEN PIZZA, 4160 Southside Blvd., Ste. 2, 565-1999. F New York-style thin crust, brickoven-cooked pizzas – gluten-free – as well as calzones, salads, sandwiches made fresh to order, using Thumann’s no-MSG meats, Grande cheeses. Boylan’s soda. Curbside pick-up. $$ L D Mon.-Sat.

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CASA MARIA, 12961 N. Main St., Ste. 104, 757-6411.

F Family-owned-and-operated spot offers authentic Mexican food: fajitas, seafood dishes, hot sauces made in-house. Specialty is tacos de asada. $ C L D Daily LARRY’S GIANT SUBS, 12001 Lem Turner, 764-9999.

F See Baymeadows. $ C B L D Daily RENNA’S PIZZA, 840 Nautica Dr., Ste. 117, 714-9210.

F See Mandarin. $$ C L D Daily SAVANNAH BISTRO, 14670 Duval Rd., 741-4404. F Low Country Southern fare, with a twist of Mediterranean and French, in a relaxing atmosphere at Crowne Plaza Airport.

Crab cakes, New York strip, she crab soup, mahi mahi.

Rainforest Lounge. $$$ C B L D Daily STICKY FINGERS, 13150 City Station Dr., 309-7427.

F See Baymeadows. $$ C L D Daily

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now that feeling you get when you try a new place and enjoy it so much you want to shout it from the rooftops to every foodloving soul you know? I’m going to be that girl.

Excellent sashimi and Japanese fare have been hard to nail down in Jacksonville, but I’ve finally unearthed a gem that’s nestled off San Jose in a Carrabba’s strip mall, of all places. Had two people not mentioned Kazu to me, I’d have never set foot in there, due to that location.

Upon entering, however, I saw a place that’s spacious and spotless, with a modern feel and comfortable vibe.

Open for two months, Kazu has a menu that offers a delightful variety of Japanese comfort food, including a variety of soups, dumplings, sushi bar appetizers, salads, bento boxes, sushi, maki handrolls and sashimi.

Prices are fair and the servings are abundantly portioned and artfully plated.

We started with agedashi tofu ($4.50), pork gyoza ($4.95) and Kazu sashimi salad ($9.95). I highly recommend the tofu. These soft soybean cubes are fried in a tempura batter then served afloat a slightly sweet yet salty dashi, a souplike stock. The pan-seared gyoza dumplings ($4.95) were good but not as memorable as the

tofu. And the colorful salad had plenty of fresh pieces of sashimi, sliced avocado, mango, carrot and red onion, tossed in a light yuzu vinaigrette.

It was refreshing and perfect for sharing.

On the sushi menu, I was immediately drawn to the Dancing Eel ($7.95): eel, shrimp, seaweed salad, creamy avocado and spicy mayo. So many of my favorite things all rolled (no pun intended) into one! It was solid. My next order was the Spider ($7.95), which touted tempura soft-shell crab, avocado, cucumber, a sweet eel sauce and tobiko on top.

Sushi and apps aside, I can’t stop thinking about the Chirashi ($15.95) — the most remarkable dish of the evening. An absolutely gorgeous rainbow medley of amazingly fresh sashimi garnished with an edible flower, pieces of tamago omelet, colorful pickled daikon radish and a bed of heart-shaped sticky sushi rice. Of the raw fish, the yellowtail and salmon were two of my favorites, each bursting with freshness and flavor.

I’m eager to return soon and try some of the dinner entrées, like panko-encrusted pork katsu, nabeyaki udon soup andPROMISE unagi donOF BENEFIT (barbecued eel) over rice.

I have a whole list. Don’t judge me.

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Vodka Stains, Slant Rhymes and Cadillacs ARIES (March 21-April 19): “You know it’s Saturday when you’re wiping vodka stains from your face with a marshmallow,” testifies the woman who writes the Tumblr blog “French Fries Absinthe Milkshakes.” I hope you don’t even come close to an experience like that this week. I’m worried you will. You’re becoming allergic to caution, subconsciously wishing to shed decorum and renounce self-control.

There’s nothing inherently wrong with relaxing your guard. I hope you give up some high-stress vigilance and surrender a bit to life’s sweet chaos. Find a playful, safe and not-too-insane way.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): What is the single best thing you could do to fulfill your No. 1 desire? Is there a skill you should attain? A subject you should study? A special kind of experience you should seek or a shift in perspective you should initiate? This is a big opportunity, Taurus. You have an excellent chance to identify the specific action you could take that will lead you to the next stage of your evolution. And if you do manage to fi gure out exactly what needs to be done, start doing it!

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): When songwriters make a “slant rhyme,” the words they use don’t really rhyme, but sound enough alike to mimic a rhyme. An example is in “The Bad Touch,” by the Bloodhound Gang: “You and me baby ain’t nothing but mammals / So let’s do it like they do on the Discovery Channel.” Technically, “mammals” doesn’t rhyme with “channel.” Next week, you have experiences with metaphorical resemblances to slant rhymes. But as long you don’t fuss and fret about the inexactness, and don’t demand that everything be precise and cleaned-up, you are entertained and educated. Vow to see the so-called imperfections as soulful.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): “Almost,” writes novelist Joan Bauer. “It’s a big word for me.

I feel it everywhere. Almost home. Almost happy. Almost changed. Almost, but not quite. Not yet.

Soon, maybe.” You know that feeing. Sometimes it seems like your entire life is composed of thousands of small almosts that add up to one gigantic almost.

Good news: There’s a good chance that in the next 1416 weeks you graduate from the endless, omnipresent almost, rise up and snatch a bold measure of completeness from the ever-shifting flow. It kicks into high gear now.

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you think about life’s mythic quest, modernize old storylines, refresh and refurbish your references when you tell others who you are.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Food aficionado Michael Pollan says Americans “worry more about food and derive less pleasure from eating” than folks in other countries. If you ask what the association is with “chocolate cake,” we usually say “guilt.” By contrast, the French are likely to respond to that question with “celebration.” From an astrological perspective, I think it’s appropriate to be more like the French than the Americans in the weeks ahead – not just in attitude toward delicious dessert, but in regard to every opportunity for pleasure. It’s one of those times when you have license to guiltlessly explore heights and depths of bliss.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): In the Inuktitut language spoken among the Eastern Canadian Inuit, the word for “simplicity” is katujjiqatigiittiarnirlu.This amusing fact reminds me of a certain situation in your life. Your quest to get back to basics and reconnect with core sources is getting complicated. If you hope to invoke all the pure, humble clarity you need, call on sophisticated, ingenious magic.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): “What is the purpose of the giant sequoia tree?” asked environmentalist Edward Abbey. His answer: “The purpose of the giant sequoia tree is to provide shade for the tiny titmouse.” Meditate on all the ways to apply that wisdom as a metaphor to your issues. Like, what monumental part of your life might be of service to a small, fragile part? What major accomplishment of yours can give strength and protection to a ripening potential underappreciated by others?

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): “To burn with desire and keep quiet about it is the greatest punishment we can bring on ourselves,” wrote poet Federico García Lorca. Make sure you’re not inflicting that abuse on yourself in the weeks ahead. It’s always dangerous to be out of touch with or secretive about holy passions, but it’s especially risky now. I’m not saying you should rent a megaphone and shout your yearnings on the streets. It’s better if you’re discriminating about whom you tell. Don’t hide anything from yourself about what moves you the most.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): One of the Chapter Titles in my most recent book is: “Ever since I learned to see three sides to every story, I’m finding much better stories.” I recommend you find a way to use this as your own in the weeks ahead.

According to my astrological omen-analysis, it’s crucial to not get stuck in an oppositional mode. It’d be wrong and debilitating to believe you must choose one of two conflicting options. With that in mind, here’s a word to know: “trilemma.” It transcends a mere dilemma because it has a third alternative.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): In 2002, three young men launched YouTube, in part motivated by a banal desire. They were frustrated because they couldn’t find online videos of the notorious incident that occurred during the Superbowl halftime show, when Janet Jackson’s wardrobe malfunction exposed her breast. In response, they created the now-famous website that lets us share videos. There’s a possibility of a comparable event for you. A seemingly superficial wish or trivial interest may inspire you to create a fine addition to your world. Pay attention to whimsical notions.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): In 1984, Don Henley’s song “The Boys of Summer” hit the top of the Billboard charts. “Out on the road today / I saw a Deadhead sticker on a Cadillac,” Henley sings wistfully near the end. He’s dismayed by the sight of the Grateful Dead’s logo, an ultimate hippie symbol, displayed on a luxury car driven by snooty rich kids.

Almost 20 years later, The Ataris covered “The Boys of Summer,” but changed the lyric to “Out on the road today / I saw a Black Flag sticker on a Cadillac.” It conveyed the same mournful contempt, but this time invoking iconic punk band Black Flag. Update the way

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): “I believe more in the scissors than I do in the pencil,” said 20th-century author Truman Capote about his writing process. In that primitive pre-computer era, he scrawled words on paper with a pencil and later edited by using scissors on the pages. Current astrological omens indicate you’re in a phase that needs the power of the scissors more than the power of the pencil. What you cut away will markedly enhance long-term beauty and value of your creation.

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BEAUTIFUL LADY IN BROWN HAT ISU at Bonefi sh Grill having drinks with a girlfriend and we made eye-to-eye contact numerous times. You wore a large rimmed brown hat and a long plaid skirt. I had on a gold shirt with a green vest. Would love to have dinner together at Bonefish. Hope to hear from you. When: Jan. 28. Where: Bonefish Grill. #1331-0205 NEED A BRUSH Saw you at Bento. You were confidently comfortable in your underarmor and ruffled hair. You paid for my shrimp tempura. Meet me under the two paintings Feb. 14 at 11 p.m. When: Feb. 1. Where: Bento. #1330-0205 WE LOCKED EYES You parked grey pickup beside Walgreen’s. You walked by, looked; we locked eyes. I was driving metallic SUV. We spoke, flirted, smiled. You left, I went behind Walgreens. You still there; locked eyes again. Still looking, you drove off.

We honked horns. Me: Black female. You: White male. Let’s see where it goes. When: 3 p.m. Dec. 22. Where: Walgreen’s parking lot, Normandy. #1329-0129 ADVENTURE LANDING BASKETBALL DAD You: Handsome dad of teen shooting hoops near the snack area. Me: Mom of birthday boy. Lots of eye contact. Hoping for more! When: Jan. 17. Where: Adventure Landing/ Blanding Blvd. #1328-0129 IN LINE AT WALGREENS You: Very tall, handsome, bearded, purchasing items with your young daughter. Me: Blue-eyed brunette, ponytails, ball cap, black workout gear behind you in line. We made eye contact. Hope it was your daughter’s presence and not my lack of makeup that kept you from saying, “Hi.” When: Jan. 18. Where: Walgreens @ C.R. 210 & C.R. 2209. #1327-0122 BRIGHT YELLOW HEELS You: Tall brunette shopping at Target on San Jose/295 on 19 Jan.; short black dress, black tights. Your bright yellow heels caught my eye. You checked out faster than I did; I couldn’t catch up in the parking lot. Me: Tall, in a blue hat. We made eye contact right before you checked out. When: Jan. 19.

Where: Target on San Jose/295. #1326-0122 RED DRESS BISTRO AIX Me: Awesome. You: Decent, in a red dress. Called you a name starting with “J.” You left. Let’s do it again. When: January 11. Where: Bistro Aix. #1325-0115 DOES THE BODY GOOD You in your sexy black uniform. Me in my Green Bay shirt.

I want to work you out sometime. Please? When: Jan. 5.

Where: Lynch’s Irish Pub. #1324-0108 SEXY SHOES AT PUBLIX You: Super classy blonde waiting at pharmacy. Me: Tall guy feeling electricity between us! I had to wait and had a seat. You were leaving and walked my way smiled and said “good luck”. I said “nice shoes” and then enjoyed the view as you walked away. Let’s talk! When: Dec. 29, 2013.

Where: Publix @ University Blvd. #1323-0108 YOU FOLLOWED ME OUTSIDE Me: Girl by myself. You: With friends dancing. You offered to buy me drink, I was drinking water, you followed me outside and asked for my #, I told you I was leaving for VA Monday.

Should have given you my #, don’t want to start the New Year by being afraid. I’m in Daytona for a month. When: Dec. 27, 2013. Where: Ragtime. #1322-0108

WATCHING THE STEERS GAME Your legs blew me away from Jags and other games during season’s last week. Me: black pullover, black pants, bald.

You can get me in shape for any kind of marathon. SWM Southside, enjoy sports, cooking, walking the beach. Rest you legs on my lap anytime, as we sit by candlelight and watch NYE ball drop. Happy New Year! When: Dec. 29.

Where: Mudville Grille @ St. Nicholas. #1321-0108 BLACK CROWES BEAUTY You: Brown-eyed, dark-haired American Indian-looking goddess. Me: Tall, dark, brooding musician. Talked after the show. You admired my Crowes tat, I admired your cheekbones. Best dancer in venue, and kind conversationalist. Shared tequila after the show. Heard you’re single. Let’s get together. When: Oct. 7. Where: St. Augustine. #1320-1218

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MARGARITA MADNESS! Are YOU the guy at La Nopalera bar Third St. Jax Beach a PROMISE OF BENEFIT few months ago? You nearly fell off the stool when I asked if you were just passing through. Fun evening! Laughter, good-natured teasing. Loved your quick sense of humor; think you liked mine. Future connection? Me: Cute blonde English girl. When: Early Summer. Where: La Nopalera Jax Beach. #1318-1218 AVENUES MALL You wore a baby blue zip-up uniform well; sexy black frame glasses; some sort of pouch. Your personality shined through your gleaming smile. You were helpful with my phone troubles; confident – I like a man with confidence. Me: brown hair, brown eyes, black shirt, scarf. Hope this makes it to you. When: Nov. 22. Where: Avenues Mall AT&T. #1317-1218

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BEAUTIFUL BLONDE Hi K_, I came over and introduced myself when you were sitting across the bar from me. We made eye contact numerous times and observed some funny people in the bar. I would love to get together and see if we have any chemistry. My name starts with T. When: Nov. 14.

Where: Jacksonville Ale House. #1316-1204 BEAUTIFUL LADY EATING ALONE OUTSIDE ISU! Plum/purple T-shirt, rolled-up jeans shorts, sandals.

We were both eating alone at outside tables. Me: In a white T-shirt and plaid shorts. I should have least said hi or hello and I’m kicking myself now! I think you’re beautiful! I’d love to talk and see. When: Nov. 23. Where: The Loop @ St. Johns Ave. #1315-1127 IN LINE It’s been so many years. Forgetfulness caught up with me. I apologize for thinking I was blowing you off when all I wanted to do was catch up! We were in line together at Publix; you remembered me from HS. I felt like such a jerk as you sped away in your maroon VW. When: Nov. 3. Where: Publix @ Tinseltown. #1314-1127 GATORS IN OAKLEAF ISU at the bar, in blue jeans and a black shirt. Blond hair and oh so gorgeous smile. It was early evening; you spoke to the bartender often. Our eyes met when I got up to leave. I wore tan cargo pants, a black short-sleeved shirt and glasses. When: Nov. 10. Where: Gators @ Oakleaf. #1313-1127

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The International New York Times edition published in Kuala Lumpur on Jan. 22 carried a page-one story noting increased worldwide demand by meat processors for pigs raised in the fresh air rather than enclosed in pens — illustrated by a photograph of a cluster of pigs feeding in an outdoor stall. However, the Malaysian printer (who downloaded the digital pages and set them to paper) had added black boxes to cover just the faces of each pig in the photo. “If there is picture of nudes or [the] like, this we will cover [up],” a publisher’s spokesman told the Malay Mail.

“This is a Muslim country.” The story, headline and photo were otherwise identical to the versions that appeared elsewhere in New York Times editions.

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Around Tokyo, “idle boredom is an impossible option,” wrote Vice.com in December, as a reporter described a resort just out of town where one could swim in a pool of green tea, coffee, sake or (the most popular) wine. “A giant bottle of merlot” spilled into a pond the size of a minivan, he wrote (while braving the Yunessun resort’s warnings not to drink from the pool).

Though both-sex nudity is tolerated in Japan’s hot springs spas, Yunessun discourages it.

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A team of Czech Republic researchers led by Vlastimil Hart, writing in Frontiers in Zoology in December, reported that dogs (among a few mammals), dealing with a nature’s call, spontaneously align their body axis with the Earth’s magnetic field. To reach that conclusion, the researchers said they observed 70 dogs of 37 breeds during defecation (1,893 observations) and urination (5,582) over a two-year period.

The convenience beverage market got jumbled recently when, first, Oregon-based Union Wine Co. announced in November that it would soon sell its Underwood pinot gris and pinot noir in 12-ounce cans and, second, London department store Selfridges unveiled a champagne vending machine for New Year’s celebrations. French bottler Moet & Chandon offered bottles of bubbly behind glass doors for $29.

ThinkGeek.com has introduced the Tactical Laser-Guided Pizza Cutter, at a suggested $29.95, for helping to achieve straight-line precision in those difficult four-cut (eight-slice) pizza formulations.

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“Does Germany really need a gourmet restaurant for dogs?” asked Berlin’s Bild newspaper. Regardless, Pets Deli in Berlin’s Grunewald neighborhood offers servings for about $4-$6, either take-out or arranged in metal bowls on Pets Deli’s floor. Said owner David Spanier, lauding his upscale, healthful treats, “Junk food is bad for animals.”

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BACKPAGE EDITORIAL

The P-Word

Jacksonville needs a serious conversation about its poor, not an assumption that poverty is a by-product of individual deficiencies

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everal local media outlets have recently reported on the Jacksonville pilot program “1,000 in 1,000,” which seeks to address the problem of poverty and move people toward economic self-sufficiency. The objective is to move 1,000 people out of poverty in 1,000 days. This is a praiseworthy goal, and the Jax Chamber and Family Foundations — the program’s two lead sponsors — should be recognized for their efforts. It’s especially welcome given the almost universal avoidance by public officials, including President Obama, of the “p-word.” Instead, almost all attention has been on the mythical “middle class,” despite the fact that it’s been progressively hollowed out and downsized by neoliberal economic policies for 30 years; yesterday’s middle class is today’s working poor. A serious conversation about poverty is long overdue.

The “1,000 in 1,000” initiative employs a program design targeting the social, human and financial assets of the working poor.

According to the program model, if the value of these assets can be enhanced — primarily through financial planning, career counseling and parenting training — the poor will be able to improve their standard of living and become more self-sufficient and less dependent.

Sponsors report preliminary progress in moving working poor toward self-sufficiency, but the program’s success will be severely limited by its own assumptions. Most significant of these is the belief that poverty is mostly a product of individual deficiencies. More specifically, it is assumed that poor individuals lack the requisite human capital skills, motivational traits and decision-making abilities to be economically independent and financially successful. This “human deficit model” leads logically toward a policy aimed at changing people who are poor — through counseling, training and self-help planning — rather than addressing the broader socioeconomic conditions responsible for poverty.

It is here where one can benefit from the insight of the late sociologist C. Wright Mills, who reminded us that what might appear to be a personal problem may in fact be the result of larger social forces. Mills provided a simple way to determine the difference. When only a small number of people suffer from a problem, it’s a personal problem; when millions suffer, it’s a social problem with social causes. In 2012, 46.5 million Americans, or 15 percent of the population, lived in poverty. In 2012, 40 percent of workers made less than $20,000. These figures do not reflect personal deficiencies; they signal a problem with our socioeconomic system.

Getting the cause of poverty wrong can result in misplaced emphases. One example is found in a recent Times-Union editorial praising the “1,000 in 1,000” program and endorsing the idea that the poor need to adopt “middleclass skills.” But if middle-class skills are the key to success, why is it that America’s suburbs, presumably the bastion of middle-class life, have had the largest and fastest-growing poor populations in the country? As reported by the Brookings Institute, “Suburbs in the country’s largest metro areas saw their poor population grow by 25 percent — almost five times faster than primary cities and well ahead of the

growth seen in smaller metro areas and nonmetropolitan communities.”

Clearly, the poverty problem here cannot be explained by underdeveloped skill-sets or inappropriate cultural dispositions. Further, many of the so-called individual deficiencies are in fact a consequence of economic deprivation and struggle. A recent study published in Science reports that cognitive functioning — managing finances and making decisions — is impeded by the objective state of poverty.

If the “1,000 in 1,000” program is to have its intended impact, it will have to acknowledge and recognize the three most significant contributors to poverty. The first is lowwage work. Jobs that pay at or slightly above minimum wage are insufficient for full-time workers to raise themselves above the poverty line. Some of the largest and most profitable employers in the nation — in fast-food and retail — pay a poverty wage. If workers were paid a living wage, they wouldn’t have a poverty problem, nor would they have to rely on government assistance. As recent studies have shown, highly profitable corporations, including Walmart and McDonald’s, pay their workers such a meager wage, most must rely on government assistance to make ends meet.

For the labor force as a whole, it’s estimated that a quarter are enrolled in or qualify for at least one form of public assistance. Therefore, it’s not the working poor who are deficient, but rather their employers, who at the same time are dependent on taxpayers to subsidize their low-wage regime.

A second rather obvious factor contributing to current poverty is the double-edged sword of under-employment and unemployment.

For the vast majority of jobless Americans, the absence of employment is not a personal choice but an involuntary state that reflects a failure of economy to generate employment opportunities. Currently there are approximately three job seekers for every available job. Flooding the labor market with highly trained, motivated and financially responsible people won’t eliminate unemployment — to put it in the language of economics, labor supply does not create its own demand. Nor will increasing the supply convert low-wage jobs into high-paying jobs.

and better employment opportunities. And it’s unlikely the Chamber would endorse a measure strengthening labor union representation that would allow workers to collectively bargain for higher wages and greater job security.

The third critical factor in understanding poverty is residential segregation by race/ ethnicity and social class. There are certain communities in every city that suffer from the highest rates and concentration of unemployment and poverty. As it applies to addressing poverty here, a more complete model would include a community-based component that takes place seriously. That is, how can communities where people live be transformed so they provide an environment for economic security and healthy lifestyles? Many of the poorest, most poverty-stricken communities have become this way over time as a result of private sector (dis)investment decisions.

Therefore, a poverty program should include a component aimed at rebuilding sources of wealth and livelihood in those economically depressed communities and neighborhoods.

If these three factors — low-wage work, unemployment and community deprivation — were considered in the analysis of Jacksonville poverty, the policy implications would be radically different from those proposed by the “1,000 in 1,000” program. One example of a nationwide strategy moving in this direction is the Community-Wealth.org initiative. As the name suggests, its primary purpose is to develop, create and nurture community wealth-building institutions that serve and are controlled by the local community and its residents. These can include municipal-owned enterprises to provide services and produce revenue, community development corporations and worker-owned and worker-directed businesses and cooperative enterprises.

What these institutions have in common is their deep connection to the local community and the potential for democratic control and management of wealth. This can be contrasted with the standard governmental approach using financial incentives, tax breaks and subsidies to lure and retain footloose corporations. This conventional strategy has neither prevented widespread fiscal crises nor provided local residents with economic

The poverty problem here cannot be explained by underdeveloped skill-sets or inappropriate cultural dispositions.

Together, low-wage work and unemployment inevitably produce significant rates of poverty in our society and communities. No amount of financial planning, job training or the instillation of a work ethic will eliminate these structural features of the national and local economy.

But the “1,000 in 1,000” program proposal is conspicuously silent on the issue of raising the minimum wage, establishing a local living wage or creating jobs. With the Jax Chamber directly involved in this, it’s odd that there’s no mention of its members’ responsibility to provide workers with higher wages or greater

security. It’s for this very reason that there’s now a national movement seeking alternative local economic development models that are community and worker controlled.

The “1,000 in 1,000” program has raised the consciousness level about a serious social problem. Now it’s time to move the conversation to the next level by considering additional strategies and alternative models designed to achieve the common objective of securing a better quality of life for all our citizens.

David Jaffee

The author is a professor of sociology at the University of North Florida.

Folio Weekly welcomes Backpage Editorial submissions. Essays should be at least 1,200 words and on a topic of local interest or concern. Email your Backpage to themail@folioweekly.com. Opinions expressed on Backpage are those of the author and do not necessarily refl ect those of the editors or management of Folio Weekly.

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