03/15/17 Not in My Backyard

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BACKYARD Everyone wants to help THE HOMELESS, but no one wants them next door.

STORY BY CLAIRE GOFORTH

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DEEP STATE, LOCAL STYLE

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BY A.G. GANCARSKI Reading between the lines in #JAXPOL

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BY DON HERNDON Will local Democrats CAPITALIZE ON MOMENTUM—or squander it (again)?

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THE JADE BEER EFFECT ST. PATRICK’S DAY FUN Celebrate the beloved holiday of Celtic tradition, good cheer, great beer and food, green bowler hats and general revelry with Folio Weekly and Barley Republic Public House’s sixth annual St. Patrick’s Day Festival throwdown, with traditional Irish fare, beer and whiskey, a fastest-pint contest, live music by The Wobbly Toms, Whiskey of the Damned, Hoist the Colors, bagpipe bands, giveaways and raffles.

2-11 p.m. Friday, March 17, St. Augustine, 547-2023, $5 admission, barleyrepublic.com/st-patricks-day-2017. For more local St. Paddy’s events, check out our Events on page 25.

OUR PICKS OLD SCHOOL METAL ANVIL

Canadian ’80s metal rockers Anvil enjoyed a mega revival with the release of the ’08 documentary, Anvil! The Story of Anvil, which celebrated the hilarity and tenacity of the band’s relentless lust for rocking it hard and heavy. Now in their 40th year, the band continues to show the next wave of metaloids how it’s done, whipping out fan favorites from their 20 releases. 6 p.m. Thursday, March 16; openers Night Demon, Hollow Leg, Grave Shadow and Rhythm of Fear, at Nighthawks, Riverside, $15, facebook.com/nighthawksjax.

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BEACH IT UP SALT LIFE FEST

Head for the coast and enjoy a day of killer music at the second annual Salt Life Fest, featuring performances by Rachael Warfield (pictured), Porch 40, Dead 27s, Ramajay Intercoastal, Dangermuffin, Of Good Nature and The Mantras, along with displays, demos, all kinds of food and family-geared activities. Noon-10 p.m.

March 18, SeaWalk Pavilion, Jax Beach, $20 VIP, saltlifefest.com.

PRIMO ’GRASS ANASTASIA MUSIC FESTIVAL

Looking for some serious pickin’? The inaugural Anastasia Music Festival is a three-day event with performances by national and local acts, including The Del McCoury Band (pictured), Dave Grisman’s Bluegrass Experience, Sam Bush, Elephant Revival, Fruition, Cabinet, Jeff Austin Band, The Travelin’ McCourys, Mandolin Orange, Joe Pugg, Sierra Hull, The Broomestix, Dustbowl Revival, Jon Stickley Trio, Grits & Soul, Nikki Talley, Taylor Martin, Steve Pruett, West King Band, Alastair-Byrd Revue, Robbie Dammit & The Broken Strings, Remedy Tree, I Like Dandelions, Paper Bird and Flagship Romance. Thursday, March 16-Saturday, March 18, St. Augustine Amphitheatre, $50 March 16; $70 March 17 or 18; $135 three-day pass in advance; $150 three-day pass day of; $250 VIP; all details at staugamphitheatre.com.

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Based on the 1989 Disney animated film of the same name, which “Launched a Million RedHaired-Mermaid-Halloween Costumes,” the family-geared musical Disney’s The Little Mermaid features the adventures of Ariel, Sebastian, Prince Eric, wicked witch Ursula and all of the aquatic characters from the now-classic flick. 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 21-Thursday, March 23, Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts’ Moran Theater, Downtown, $38.50-$89.50; also runs March 24, 25 & 26, fscjartistseries.org.

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THE MAIL CHARTER SCHOOL NIGHTMARE

RE.: “The Parent Trap,” by Julie Delegal I HAVE WORKED IN A PRIVATE CHARTER school as well as public schools. I taught at a charter school here in Jax that was also a “faith”-based funded school. It had a dangerous door upstairs that opened to the outside where kids could fall out! Yes, they played up there. They had overcrowded classes, ignored the fire codes, and provided no books at all, hired teachers from craigslist and fired them before they received their pay!

The children were not learning anything at that school. When I called the school district, the Department of Education, and the Better Business Bureau, everyone said it was not under their “jurisdiction.” Contrast that with the several public schools I have taught at in Duval County, and what a difference. The public schools I taught at were very organized and really cared about the students. Checks and balances! The staff are accountable at public schools, and that makes a huge difference in education.

Shari Reipe via email

FACEBOOKING ON FORESKIN

RE.: “On the Front Lines for Foreskin,” FolioWeekly. com, by Lauren Ericksen, March 6

IF I DON’T REMEMBER, IT DIDN’T HAPPEN

I’VE NEVER REGRETTED BEING CIRCUMCISED, nor do I remember it being done, nor have I been traumatized by it.

Daniel J. Alden

BARBARIANISM IN CIRCUMCISIONS THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BRINGING MUCHneeded attention to this barbaric practice. There

is absolutely no reason in this day in [sic] age to circumcise your son unless you are Jewish.

Cate Dobbins

MAKING UP FOR MISSING FORESKIN WITH JOKES

I HAVEN’T SLEPT IN NEARLY 50 YEARS because I am still traumatized by it...PTSD. Robert Hines

DOCTORS SEXUALLY ASSAULTING NEWBORNS?

GENITAL MUTILATION IS RAPE. DENIAL IS THE first stage of grief. Only your courage can break the cycle of violence.

Luke Artanis

IMPORTING UNCIRCUMCISED PENISES

MORE AMERICAN PARENTS ARE FOLLOWING the advice of the European medical community, which has condemned American doctors for circumcising baby boys. The Royal Dutch Medical Association reports: “International physicians protest against American Academy of Pediatrics’ policy on infant male circumcision. Circumcision conflicts with children’s rights and doctors’ oath and can have serious long-term consequences, state an international group of 38 physicians from 16 European countries in Pediatrics today.”

Brother K

DANGEROUS PENSION CURVES AHEAD

RE.: “Driving the 401(k)urry,” by Claire Goforth, March 8 YES, SLOW THIS RACECAR DOWN SO THAT public-minded, policy traffic engineers can determine if there are wrecks ahead.

Ronald Cloud via email

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BRICKBATS + BOUQUETS BOUQUETS TO SURFRIDER FOUNDATION-FIRST COAST CHAPTER AND NATIVE SUN The longstanding coastal conservancy group is partnering with the popular locally owned health food franchise for a beach cleanup held 10 a.m.-noon this Sunday, March 19. Beverages, snacks and sunscreen are provided, along with buckets and gloves for picking up trash. In an effort to reduce debris, it’s requested that, if possible, volunteers also bring work gloves or buckets to collect trash.

Founded in 1984, Surfrider Foundation is a global, nonprofit grassroots organization dedicated to the protection of our world’s oceans, waves and beaches.

BRICKBATS TO ERICK MICKELL WILLIAMS The JEA employee was arrested last Wednesday, March 8 for employee theft and public fraud. On Dec. 9, the 45-year-old construction inspector drove off the road, hitting a (irony alert!) JEA light pole. Williams, who was violating work policy by driving after hours in the company vehicle, totaled both the light pole and the company truck. After a JEA investigation that began on Dec. 22, it was found that Williams, a JEA employee since 2001, had been paid $46 for 14 hours of overtime, with no GPS data substantiating those earnings. Williams also made 30 other dubious entries on his time sheet, totaling $2,835 in JEA losses. Also, JEA uncovered several personal trips Williams took while on the job, another violation of JEA employee policy.

BOUQUETS TO FLORIDA STATE COLLEGE AT JACKSONVILLE The local community college recently announced FSCJ Promise, an educational initiative that offers affordable and accessible completion of a college degree. FSCJ Promise will fully fund the first two years at FSCJ (including tuition, fees and books) for eligible local students. Duval or Nassau county residents who graduated from a respective county high school, are first-time college students and eligible for a Federal Pell Grant may apply. The program intends to help up to 1,000 local, first-time students annually.

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FOLIO VOICES : FIGHTIN’ N’ W WORDS ORDS Reading between the lines in #JAXPOL

DEEP STATE, LOCAL STYLE THE QUESTION I GET WHEN I’M AT Jacksonville’s City Hall more often than seems reasonable: Why are you spending so much time at City Hall?

Because of the nature of what I do on FloridaPolitics.com—quick-hit blogs, where being first to have information is key to the success of the larger initiative—I’m often the only media person at certain meetings.

I become the canary in the coalmine. If I have a blog post that may make for a useful TV story, they typically will retrace the steps of my reporting, and push it forward. It’s not credited, of course (after all, who am I compared to a diversified media corporation?).

But I’ve set the meme and established the parameters of discourse, so it’s fine by me.

Showing up has benefits beyond the transient news cycle. Generally, people will give useful insight on background, off the record, or whatever—though often this material is not intended for direct quoting, it’s there. And quite useful, especially considered in the context of what motivates that particular person to give information out in the first place.

Jacksonville’s mayor likes to say politics is a relationship business—and that’s true to a point.

It’s also a transactional business, and worth watching. It’s what may drive narratives in the upcoming political cycles of 2018 on the state level and 2019 on the local level.

POLICE STORY One group of political actors worth watching this year and next is the local Fraternal Order of Police.

Right now, it faces challenges on several fronts.

One front: Even though FOP rank-and-file voted for the pension reform deal that came out of the mayor’s office, there’s still doubt about whether the city will be faithful to the deal—history teaches us the city has been less than reliable in the long term.

Worth noting is that the mayor’s chief political strategists, Brian Hughes and Tim Baker, managed to irk FOP head Steve Zona during last year’s primary race for state attorney.

That race began with Angela Corey doing a prolonged victory lap until the precise moment Melissa Nelson entered the race, at which point the wheels came off the Corey wagon.

The FOP and State Attorney Corey, to quote 7 Seconds, walked together and rocked together. It was a good position to be in.

Melissa Nelson—a different matter.

Union members and brass have concerns about the SAO’s emerging human rights division and the focus it could put on police actions. Zona himself took to Facebook this month to express concerns about Octavius Holliday, who’ll be helming the division.

Holliday represented Diallo Sekou of the Kemetic Empire when he and others blocked

the Hart Bridge in 2014, protesting Eric Garner’s death by cop in New York City.

The FOP also has some issues with Sheriff Mike Williams, relative to body cameras.

They believe camera use policies are subject to collective bargaining. The JSO disagrees.

Worth watching: Will anyone challenge Mike Williams or Lenny Curry in 2019 or Nelson in 2020? And will those challengers get police union backing?

NEXT LEVEL FOR ALVIN Weeks back, I wrote about how Rep. Al Lawson botched his Jacksonville trip during Congressional recess, deviating from his set schedule to appear in Eureka Garden without any local pols beside him on President’s Day, then standing up Mayor Curry during his neighborhood walk the next day.

Curry wanted to introduce Lawson to the local business community. Lawson had more important things to do.

Local Dems have never been sold on Lawson, and we’ve been hearing strong and persistent rumors that former Mayor Alvin Brown is looking at a run for Lawson’s seat, including meeting with potential donors and testing the waters.

Brown is slowly working his way back into visibility locally—look for his official portrait to show up in the mayor’s office at long last this spring. At that point, there’ll be a press event.

Questions about the Lawson seat will emerge.

There are other Dems who could run. But Brown deserves a shot at redemption after a tough loss in 2015. And bet that he’ll be the Jacksonville candidate.

FANTASIA While Alvin Brown may have a good shot at taking CD 5 to the next level, things are shakier for State Rep. Jay Fant’s expected 2018 run for Florida attorney general.

He reportedly had a fundraiser this month— trying to get people to give to his political action committee … which has all of $38,000 in it.

Many pols with deeper pockets and stronger connections—Ron DeSantis among them—are linked to that race.

DeSantis has millions in his PAC and an open line to Fox News.

Fant isn’t really a factor in the Florida Legislature, and found himself on the wrong side of the Enterprise Florida vote in the House last week. Apparently, the thought is, rather than just ride out eight years in a safe seat, he might take a shot statewide.

Fant was coy about his plans when we asked him last weekend. The truth of his viability will come out in the April fundraising reports, though.

The money always tells the real story.

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Will LOCAL DEMOCRATS capitalize on momentum— or squander it (again)?

THE DRAMATIC ACTIONS OF THE TRUMP Administration are pushing the limits of the U.S. Constitution, angering people across the nation and generating a rising tide of activism on the left. (“A Progressive Counterrevolution in Northeast Florida?” Jan. 11) The initial flow of activism following Donald Trump’s election has turned into a tidal wave during his first weeks in office. But some are wondering whether dysfunction and the establishment’s unwillingness to change will cause that wave to crash and recede without making much of a difference.

PROGRESSIVE ACTIVISM GROWS

Attendance at the first Jacksonville Greenpeace meeting was five souls; its second meeting on Feb. 18 had 50.

Attendance over the last three months at the local branch of Progressive Democrats of America (PDA) went from 15 to 30 to more than 100. Boa Register, campaign organizer of Jacksonville Greenpeace, told Folio Weekly, “Both organizations are now looking for larger venues to hold future meetings.”

Much of the momentum on the left has been driven by the Women’s March held the day after the inauguration (“We Will Not Go Away,” Jan. 25). Many of the local marchers have driven increased participation in meetings that support their causes, such as immigration, the environment and reproductive freedom.

The Jan. 31 meeting of the Duval County Democratic Party (DCDEC) also had a massive influx of newcomers, many from the Women’s March. According to organizers, the usual number doubled; there weren’t enough sign-in sheets for all the new participants.

This type of exponential growth has been common around the country, according to a Feb. 21 Huffington Post article. Similar growth patterns have been seen in Georgia, Colorado, Indiana, Texas and Utah.

Wait, Texas and Utah? Yes, Texas and Utah.

NORTHEAST FLORIDA: GROWING PAINS OR DYSFUNCTION?

Many newcomers didn’t like what they saw at the Duval County Democratic Party meeting on Jan. 31.

After the meeting, one new attendee, Warren Buck, wrote on Facebook, “As someone that was hoping to join a movement to fight what is going on in this country, I was bitterly disappointed in this meeting. It was pointless, petty and poorly planned/led.”

Seasoned activist and local Democrat Amanda Everett agreed, “It turned a lot of newbies off. In my opinion this should have

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THUNDER ON THE LEFT

been a meeting to welcome the new recruits into the fold. Instead, some of the oldsters used it as a forum to air their grievances.”

At the meeting, vanquished candidate for party chair Jimmy Deininger introduced a resolution to condemn Trump’s executive order on immigration from countries with majority-Muslim populations. Newly elected party chair, State Senator Audrey Gibson, refused to bring Deininger’s motion for a vote because there was no second. Deininger called for a vote to challenge the rule of the chair and was unsuccessful.

Another member made a lengthy presentation about procedure rules not being followed. Of this, attendee Harriet Hammel wrote on Facebook, “Our nation is in a crisis and all you can do is cite procedure?”

What some perceived as a disaster, others saw as growing pains that made the meeting appear dysfunctional to the uninitiated. Party insider and veteran Democrat Ciera Smith explained, “It was hectic because it was very energetic. The venue was a first attempt and no one planned on the usual attendance being doubled or more, thanks to attendees who were directed from the women’s march.”

Matt Killen from DCDEC’s communication team explained, “Democracy is messy, but it’s supposed to be. We’re going to make a difference together and one hectic meeting isn’t going to stop that.” He continued, “We were able to hold onto the crowd in the end.” Killen said newcomers’ email addresses were collected and the party will contact them to keep them involved.

Others, especially those turned off by Hillary Clinton’s candidacy, viewed the event in positive terms. By most accounts,

the Democratic National Committee aided the candidacy of Clinton to the detriment of Senator Bernie Sanders’ campaign.

Although there have been changes in leadership on the local, state and national levels many former aspects of the party remain. As fans of the status quo are replaced by those looking for dynamic change, tension is expected. And there’s generational turnover as party leaders from the baby boomer generation retire, replaced by millennials.

When the DCDEC met again on Feb. 22, the operation ran more smoothly, but with a noticeable drop in attendance from the previous meeting. One longtime active member, found the reduction “unacceptable.”

Asked to comment on the smaller crowd, Gibson said, “The people who attended tonight are members of the party who actually want to get things done.”

FIRST MOVER ADVANTAGE

A number of new progressive organizations have been able to get members directly engaged in the political process. Jacksonville PDA and Jacksonville Greenpeace have participated in multiple rallies to oppose to the Sable Trail Pipeline. Greenpeace and organizations affiliated with local Indivisible groups have held rallies and staged call-ins to put pressure on elected officials.

This appears to be the type of activity with which critics of the DCDEC would like to be involved.

Lynn Heilmann left a comment on the DCDEC website after the Jan. 31 meeting: “[O]ver 100 people that showed up energized and ready to get to work were ignored.” “[T]here was no mention of ways we could get

involved,” said Crystal Jasey. Also commenting on the DCDEC website, she wrote she wanted to “make a difference, not just hold meetings.”

Traditionally, the DCDEC has been more involved in recruiting candidates to run for office and holding voter registration drives, and less active in supporting individual issues.

CAN THE OLD DONKEY LEARN NEW TRICKS?

The local and state Democratic parties have developed a legacy of dysfunction over the last 20 years. Until the mid-1990s, Democrats controlled most of the offices on the state and local level. There were plenty of jobs to reward faithful and hardworking Democrats and plenty of competitive seats to run for and win.

Since then, Democrats have become the minority party on the state and local level—almost completely shut out of statewide office. Gerrymandering has meant Democrats cannot be competitive in a majority of city council and state legislative seats in Northeast Florida. With fewer competitive seats, most of the energy expended in campaign season is between Democrats jockeying for advantage in primaries for the few seats they still control.

With few viable offices to campaign for and fewer elected officials to work with, there is little incentive to put in the hard and unglamorous work necessary to make the party machinery function. For the most part, the party has turned into a debating society, with little substance to discourage members from disrupting meetings or trashing the organization.

Still, many of the young guns breathing new life into the progressive movement are undeterred.

According to Jacksonville PDA Chair Lisa Peth, there are two forces supercharging progressive activism. First, Sanders’ presidential campaign reenergized many people on the left who had largely given up on, or never been a part of, the Democratic Party. The second was the election and early actions of President Trump.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. spoke of the “fierce urgency of now” in the 1960s and President Barack Obama used the phrase to rally support for his agenda in this decade.

But for many Americans, including those in Northeast Florida, fierce urgency IS now.

Progressive organizations, including the Democratic Party, will be able to effectively channel this new energy or the moment will be lost to history.

Don Herndon mail@folioweekly.com

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BACKYARD STORY BY CLAIRE GOFORTH

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ehind a bright façade of economic development, population growth and urban renewal, Jacksonville has a secret: It doesn’t quite know what to do with—or about—the homeless. As smiling politicians and businessfolk cheerfully scoop ceremonial shovelfuls for the cameras and onlookers excited at the prospect of a new restaurant, job or shop, in the far background, people climb out from under blankets of newspaper, rise from beds of concrete and shoulder

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through the day, weighed down by their lives’ figurative and literal luggage.

Currently, city council is debating a $2 million settlement based on its alleged violation federal anti-discrimination laws, which requires changes to the zoning code that advocates say brings the city in line with the law and opponents believe takes away neighborhoods’ say in zoning variance requests. Simultaneously, two local clergymen allege that the mayor is threatening to withdraw his support for the sorely missed Jacksonville Day Resource Center for the homeless if they speak to the media.

Both issues cut to the heart of the city’s longstanding quandary about how to best address homelessness. To some, the homeless are invisible, to others a subject of pity or scorn or indifference; many of the wellheeled and well-fed would rather they just go away. Though the community at large commends those who do care enough to lift a finger or extend a helping hand, most just avert their eyes.

But indifference does not provide housing nor fill bellies and, as the city tries to grapple with the issue, little changes, except the growing need. The 2016 point-in-time count

tallied 1,959 homeless in Duval County.

The Florida Department of Children & Families’ Office of Homelessness says pointin-time counts comprise only one-quarter of the number of people who experience homelessness in a given year. If so, then nearly 8,000 people were homeless in this community at some point in 2016. Based on data and Duval County Public Schools’ data, more than a quarter of the homeless were children.

As with all cities, homelessness is particularly pervasive in the urban core. In Downtown tonight, 400 people will sleep in a shelter, a tent or out in the elements. And

until something changes, and soon, that number is likely to grow.

NO LOITERING AFTER YEARS OF DISCUSSION, IN THE summer of 2013, a wide-ranging community partnership enabled the Jacksonville Day Resource Center to open. Billed as a one-year pilot program, the center offered a safe place for people to eat, shower, do laundry, use the Internet and phone, and connect with resource providers and other services. It was a proud day for Downtown development and then-Mayor Alvin Brown, for whom opening the center fulfilled a campaign promise.

A year later, the program, which provided services to approximately 150 people every day, was extended. In September 2015, two months after Mayor Lenny Curry was sworn in, the center released a statement on its Facebook page that his budget was forcing it to close on Oct. 1 that year. (Dawn Gilman, head of Changing Homelessness, disputed that account, telling the Florida Times-Union at the time that the center knew it would close on Oct. 1 even before the mayoral election.)

Without a day center, since 2015, homeless people have increasingly frequented parks, businesses and public buildings in the Downtown core. Of late, the numbers of homeless congregating in Hemming Park has become something of a touchstone issue.

There are few restroom facilities available, and the Main Library has become a way station of sorts, though it is not designed, nor equipped, for such use. It is not uncommon to see people resting, even dozing, in the library, surrounded by backpacks and other luggage.

Businesses in the Downtown core have also been inundated at times. Some businesses even have Jacksonville Sheriff ’s Office personnel’s cell phone numbers on speed-dial when they need help escorting out those who loiter or disrupt business, such as the many mentally ill or those with serious substance abuse issues who live on the streets.

Meanwhile, Friends of Hemming Park, the nonprofit that has a contract with the city to manage the park, which the T-U reported in 2015 warned that it was “not equipped” to fill the void left behind by the center when it closed, had been at odds with the mayor’s office. At a November city council committee meeting, Curry’s chief administration officer indicated that the mayor wanted to take back control of the park, based on his perception that the nonprofit had not been successful at abating the numbers of homeless.

In a Folio Weekly Backpage Editorial on Feb. 15, Wendy Jenkins urged the mayor and city council to see the humanity in homeless people like her, writing, “Out of sight, out of mind is not a solution to homelessness; the solution is actually trying to do something real to help those of us who are living in the streets … . Look out the front windows of City Hall and see the human beings who are just trying to survive and hoping for something better.”

On March 9, Friends reached a tentative $415,000 six-month contract extension with the mayor’s office. (The contract still requires City Council approval.)

Friends’ interim CEO Bill Prescott told FW that the new contract shifts some of its focus from providing programming to maintaining peace and aesthetics, efforts he says are improved by last month’s ordinance that allows JSO to ban people who violate park rules for a year. Prescott also said private security will be on hand from sunup to sundown and that they will monitor how many calls related to the park are

made to JSO. Of Friends’ private security, which has been monitoring the space since August, he said, “That has made a tremendous difference.”

There’s only so much that Friends can do, and advocates have continued pressing the mayor to include funds for reopening the day center in his proposed budget. A study

by Clara White Mission determined that it would cost $311,200 to reopen the center five days a week; somewhat less to open it three days each week. At a publicly noticed meeting on March 9, councilpersons, including John Crescimbeni and Aaron Bowman, two contenders to be the next president of that body, stated their unequivocal support for reopening the center, while another councilman lamented how he dislikes seeing people sleeping in the streets.

Some argue that there are places that provide services to the homeless during the day, such as the Mental Health Resource Center, or Quest. While the small, nondescript white building on the far end of Church Street does provide respite from the elements as well as bathrooms, drinking water, television and mental health professionals for its clients, it does not offer many of the services the day center provided, such as connections to other resource providers, Wi-Fi, computers for public use, laundry facilities, etc.

THE MAYOR VERSUS ICARE ONE GROUP THAT HAS BEEN PARTICULARLY vocal about reopening the day resource center is the Interfaith Coalition for Action,

Reconciliation and Empowerment (ICARE), a multi-faith coalition that focuses on justice and human-welfare issues.

ICARE has been lobbying the mayor to reopen the center for more than a year. Last year, at its annual Nehemiah Assembly, a well-attended event at which public officials are called onstage and asked a series of questions related to whichever of ICARE’s areas of focus they have power to change, Mayor Curry was put to the test on the resource center.

ICARE co-president Pastor Phillip Baber told FW that they’d believed the mayor was going to agree to fund the center in his next

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In spite of health conditions that make it difficult to walk or stand at times, most days disabled Navy veteran Lawrence “Larry” Collins, who lives at Ability Housing’s Village on Wiley development, rises at 5 a.m. to work as a day laborer.

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Instead, Pastor James Wiggins, last year’s co-president of ICARE, said, “He used it as a platform to do an ad for the pension tax.”

In a video of that assembly, which was shown at ICARE’s pre-assembly rally on Feb. 28 at Abyssinia Missionary Baptist Church, the mayor makes an impassioned argument for the pension tax, at one point even resorting to shouting at the crowd sans microphone.

“Until the pension is solved, we don’t have the money,” Curry says in the video.

In a series of follow-up questions, the mayor seems to agree to consider funding the center if the pension tax passes.

“I will examine the numbers. I believe in the resource center,” Curry says.

When the pension tax referendum passed last August, members of ICARE thought they’d finally be able to convince Curry to fund the center. So far, their efforts have not been successful. At a Feb. 6 meeting at City Hall, which was also attended by Sheriff Mike Williams, Wiggins and Baber said that the negotiations took a turn for the worse.

They told FW that, initially, Curry refused to meet with all 15 members of ICARE who were present. “He wanted it to be a backdoor meeting for just the [co-]presidents,” Baber said. Caught offguard, Baber and Wiggins said they tried to convince the mayor otherwise, but he insisted, so they agreed to talk in private.

(Wiggins was co-president last year; this year, Baber and Geneva Pittman Williams are co-presidents.)

“The mayor came in and began to say some things that I felt weren’t really healthy,” said Wiggins.

Baber said the mayor was “very adversarial, even hostile,” and spent 30 minutes trying to figure out who had scheduled the meeting; he and Wiggins said that the mayor also warned that if they went to the press, he would not support reopening the center. Baber opined that the mayor was trying to “muzzle us.” (The mayor did not answer FW’s questions about this version of events, but on March 10, the T-U reported that he unequivocally denied it. Sheriff Williams did not respond to FW’s inquiries.)

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E Eventually, the mayor agreed to meet with aall al ll 155 present, but Wiggins and Baber said llittle, li ittl ttle, if anything, was accomplished.

R Regarding their decision to speak to the me edi both Baber and Wiggins said that media, they just want the mayor to take the lead on homelessness instead of giving lip-service, then dodging an issue that affects the most vulnerable citizens, which they believe the city has a moral obligation to serve; Baber noted that ICARE is going to continue having “a good working relationship with the press.”

In his speech at the Feb. 28 assembly, Wiggins recounted the foregoing to a few hundred attendees. Speaking before him, Pastor Baber, who has a fiery, evangelical speaking style, said, “Mayor Curry can choose to ignore the needs of—the very existence of— the homeless men, women and children in our city. Or he can choose to make a change.”

Before the assembly began, Baber told FW that the mayor had yet to agree to attend this year’s Nehemiah Assembly; during his speech, Baber asked attendees to email the mayor urging him to attend. The mayor’s publicly available email account on the city’s website shows a flurry of correspondence on the matter that night and the next day.

The following afternoon, the mayor’s executive assistant apologetically informed ICARE via an email provided to FW that due to a “prior commitment,” Curry would not be able to attend.

It is not clear where this leaves the day resource center or the homeless.

A HOME FOR LARRY FIFTY-SEVEN-YEAR-OLD LAWRENCE “LARRY” Collins begins most days at 5 a.m., a habit he picked up in the Navy more than 20 years ago.

After the death of his sister two years ago, the 6-foot-3-inch New Jersey native, with a warm smile and deep vocal timbre, started looking for a place with good subsidized housing.

Upon finding Ability Housing on the Internet, Collins relocated from Atlanta to Jacksonville, where his mother was born.

Over his adult life, Collins has had some unfortunate turns of fate; when he was a young man in college, his mother’s untimely death led him to drop out and hitchhike across the country to California, where he wound up adrift with no anchor.

“I was homeless on the streets of Los Angeles,” he said.

Rather than settle for taking handouts, Collins started working at the mission where he slept and eventually landed a paying job elsewhere, bought a car and started dating.

Though things were looking up, Collins

longed for something more. “I felt like my life was going nowhere,” he said.

Then in his mid-20s, he signed up to serve his country. After waiting a year for boot camp to begin, Collins’ plans to join the Air Force were stymied by an injury just before he was to leave. Waiting another year for the next camp meant he would be too old to enlist in the Air Force; when a friend told him the Navy would still accept him, that was all he needed to hear. He signed on the dotted line and shipped out a week later.

From 1987-’91, Collins traveled the world with the Navy. Speaking of being stationed in the Red Sea during Desert Storm and Desert Shield, he paints a vivid image of a young man keeping fighter jets in the air, ordering parts 12 hours a day, seven days a week; in his off-time, shooting videos for fellow service members to send home and taking in picturesque Middle Eastern sunsets on deck of his aircraft carrier.

He also had a string of bad luck. The distance drove an irreparable wedge between him and his new wife and he was involved in four car accidents, none of which were his fault. The injuries from the accidents caused permanent damage.

“I’m lucky to just be walking, you know,” he said with unexpected cheer.

Today Collins fights though peripheral neuropathy, which has similar symptoms to diabetic nerve pain (he’s not diabetic), and gout that makes his feet swell painfully at times, despite careful watch over his diet. Through it all, he gets up at five to work as a day laborer, often working 40 hours a week. Between his diverse areas of expertise, including concrete, mechanics, and much more, and his go-get’em attitude, Collins has no problem getting work most days, which he considers a blessing, explaining that he has bills.

Collins is currently appealing to the Navy to increase his disability rating; that way he can save more and, when his conditions make staying on his feet difficult and painful, work less.

“I don’t think I could work a full-time job right now because of my health,” he said.

Collins lives in Ability Housing’s Village on Wiley housing complex, a 43-unit community which houses people who have been homeless or are at risk of becoming homeless. Before that, Collins was staying in a rooming house off Mars Avenue that didn’t have heat. He has no shortage of praise for Ability Housing, proudly pointing out that nearly all his furniture was donated and speaking fondly of his case manager, who drops in at least a few times a week.

“They’re there with open arms,” he said of the nonprofit that provides affordable housing and connections to support services for the homeless and people with limited incomes, including disabled veterans like Collins. He considers himself blessed; aware that other disabled veterans scramble day-to-day to keep a roof over their heads and food in their bellies on extremely limited incomes.

Some haven’t been quite so appreciative of Ability’s efforts in their own neighborhood, however. In 2014, Ability’s plans to acquire and rehabilitate a 12-unit apartment building to house disabled veterans in the Springfield neighborhood erupted into controversy.

Some community members staunchly opposed the plan, and on May 29, 2014, the Planning Director provided a written interpretation that the proposed use was “categorized as a special use rather than a multiple-family dwelling, and as such, would be considered a new special use prohibited in the Springfield Zoning Overlay,” according to a July 28, 2015 letter from that department.

That letter went on to state that the city’s Planning Commission had upheld the interpretation on appeal.

The May 2014 document states that Ability’s plans to house disabled veterans in a 12-unit apartment complex on Cottage Avenue was not a permitted multifamily dwelling; rather, based on Ability’s grant application to the Florida Housing Finance Corporation, the department found its requested use was “to serve chronically homeless adults without children,” which, taken with the assumption that “all residents will have a disability diagnosed by a licensed professional health care provider and it is anticipated that most residents will have a primary diagnosis of mental illness and a long history of psychiatric hospitalization,” and “importantly, [that] support services will be provided by community organizations.” This led the

department to conclude that the proposal was a prohibited special use. Under the Springfield zoning overlay, special use is defined to “include residential treatment facilities, rooming houses, emergency shelter homes, group care homes, and community residential homes of over six residents.”

Though some would say that this definition of a prohibited special use clearly and illegally discriminates against disabled people, the city would not budge. When Ability’s appeal of the written interpretation was denied, the Department of Justice opened an investigation in December 2015, the factual

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“THEY GOTTA LIVE SOMEWHERE”— JUST NOT HERE OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS, ABILITY HOUSING has had a 95 percent housing stability rate, well over the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development’s goal of 80 percent.

It’s been so successful that the federal government asked the organization to expand, leading it to launch housing developments in the Orlando area in recent years.

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At issue was whether the prohibited special uses violated the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Fair Housing Act, which prohibits discrimination against people based on disability and requires housing providers to make reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities. Ability Housing and the Justice Department took the position that the Springfield zoning overlay banned uses specific to people with disabilities and, further, that the zoning interpretation specifically banned Ability’s use based on potential residents’ disabilities in violation of that act.

In January, the parties reached a tentative settlement, the terms of which include: 1) rescinding the zoning interpretation; 2) five years of Justice Department oversight to ensure the city does not violate the FHA or the ADA; 3) a $1.5 million grant for permanent supportive housing within the city for persons with disabilities, which will be awarded through a competitive grand process (the grant Ability was to use to renovate the apartment complex has long since expired); 4) $400,000 to Ability and $25,000 to Disability Rights Florida to pay a portion of legal fees; 5) amending the city’s zoning code and the Springfield overlay to bring it into compliance with FHA and ADA, specifically removing the bans on certain uses that by definition serve disabled persons, such as group care homes, nursing homes, hospice facilities, etc.

“If somebody else wins [the grant], that’s fine; it was never about Ability Housing, it was about housing,” Shannon Nazworth, director of Ability Housing, told FW on Feb. 13.

But some still aren’t satisfied. Springfield Preservation and Restoration council, a citizens group that advocates for the neighborhood, opposes the settlement, particularly its mandated changes to the zoning code “on the grounds that the recommended changes to the Springfield Zoning Overlay and Historic District Regulations were drafted without appropriate community input; are unnecessary; are unfairly applied; and are potentially harmful to future development of the historic district,” according to its website. SPAR also contends that the changes, which apply to all of the city’s zoning code, not merely the Springfield overlay, will effectively “single out Springfield to be the default and de facto area in Jacksonville for disabled housing.”

SPAR’s Executive Director Christina Parrish told FW that while they don’t oppose the purpose of the settlement or bringing the zoning overlay in line with existing laws, their position is that it takes too much power away from neighborhoods, allowing the Planning Department to make changes without notifying the community and without their having a right to appeal.

“You’re giving a lot of authority to someone in the Planning Department with no notice to anyone else in the community,” she said in a telephone interview on March 1, later adding, “The rights of the disabled, while they’re absolutely critical, they shouldn’t trump the rights of everyone else.” Councilman Reggie 16 | FOLIOWEEKLY.com | MARCH 15-21, 2017

Pastors James Wiggins (top) and Phillip Baber said that at a Feb. 6 meeting at City Hall, Mayor Lenny Curry threatened to withold support for reopening the Jacksonville Day Resource Center for the homeless if they spoke to the press. (The mayor reportedly denies it.)

Gaffney, who represents the district, noted that at the Feb. 28 city council meeting, the Office of General Counsel agreed to work with them to revise the legislation to address some of their concerns and meet the terms of the settlement.

Gaffney told FW that some residents are concerned that Springfield will become saturated with group homes like it was decades ago.

“I’m a mental health provider. If you come to my facility on a daily basis, you are going to see about 125 individuals that are sick,” he said on March 9. “ … The question that I may ask myself is, ‘Do you want that across the street from your house?’ and most people [are] going to say ‘no.’

“At the same time, they gotta live somewhere,” Gaffney continued.

Gaffney said that if OGC and SPAR could agree to an ordinance that meets with the terms of the settlement, including by possibly increasing the required distance between group homes from 1,000 to 1,500 feet, he would be in favor of it.

Asked about the day resource center, he said he supported reopening it.

“My preference is, I wish it would be somewhere else, not centrally located Downtown,” he said.

“But wherever it’s going to be, as long as we put the proper resources, that’s going to help that population become more stable. When they become more stable and we start focusing on these kids, we’re going to have a better city.”

Claire Goforth claire@folioweekly.com

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ver the course of three decades, Chicago quintet Tortoise has achieved that rarest of feats: imbuing their instrumental music with roiling emotion and an instantly recognizable vibe. Equal parts improvisational jazz, math rock, dub, prog pop and every other funny-sounding niche genre under the sun, Tortoise’s seventh album, last year’s The Catastrophist, also pushed them closer to mainstream than ever before.

Oddly enough, that newfound cohesion and concision came from a decidedly experimental place: The city of Chicago commissioned Tortoise to compose several open-ended celebrations of the city’s avant-garde music scene, and the resulting arrangements were honed over several years into minor masterpieces like “Tesseract,” “Hot Coffee” and “Yonder Blue.” The album also contained the first two singing songs in Tortoise’s illustrious history—one was even a cover of “Rock On,” the 1972 classic rock chestnut—a radical departure that percussionist Dan Bitney laughed about in an interview with Folio Weekly.

Folio Weekly: Songs with vocals, more three-minute jams than seven-minute epics, even one song, “Gopher Island,” that’s only a minute long … The Catastrophist seems like a radical departure for Tortoise.

Dan Bitney: It depends on your perspective of our body of work. The “Rock On” cover, we thought, “That’ll be a fun tour single.” Within the context of “Gopher Island,” which precedes it on the record, it works—it’s kind of goofy with these Devo-like drums on it. We don’t plan too much as far as genre-based decisions, but you can see something happening with our aesthetic shifting. We’re more acutely aware of trying not to repeat ourselves, though.

That creates pressure to change. You can’t

just make the second record forever, even if some people might want us to.

Will the set list on this tour focus on The Catastrophist?

We try to do an equal mix—the fans have their favorite songs, and those might not be the new ones. But this record is one of the first where we can play every song live. Sometimes on a record, one person might play five instruments, or we use a

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see the Miami and Jacksonville shows, they’d be different. When we get back to Chicago and play two shows in one day, those will be different. We’ve got enough where we can cycle through—if one of us doesn’t like a song, we’ll say, “Let’s skip that today” or “Give it a rest for a week.”

That keeps it fun. There is some weird music [in our past], and as a musician, I like pushing the boundaries of what rock music is. And the new tunes do that.

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sequencer. There’s always been a catch.

And I guess [on] this album there is, too, with the two singing songs—“Yonder Blue,” which has Georgia [Hubley from Yo La Tengo] singing, we play as an instrumental.

That’s fun. And “Rock On” we only play in Chicago with the guy who sang it on record.

Dang—we were hoping you might be singing those on this tour.

[Laughs.] We do play stuff off every record. We have enough songs where we can change the set list every night; if you

They’re still fun, even after playing 120 shows last year. That’s a good sign.

Another good sign is that, even with an album like The Catastrophist, Tortoise has kept its diehard adherents happy while expanding to newer fans.

I think it’s a good mix. It changes depending on where we are. One of our last shows was in St. Louis, and I was talking to a guy who was old enough to have seen Hendrix. Then you turn around and meet kids who are, like, “I never knew about you guys!”

TORTOISE with TARA JANE O’NEILL 8 p.m. March 18, Jack Rabbits, San Marco, $15, jaxlive.com

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Everyone in the band has several side projects. Does Tortoise still feel “special” compared to those?

Definitely. For me personally, there’s a set of parameters that has really opened up in the last few records. There was something, I don’t want to say precious, but more stiff about the earlier records.

Now we have more of a sense of humor.

Some of my rhythm ideas can be pretty pedestrian, and in the old days I would have never brought some of them to the band. I used to have more of a rigid idea of what was appropriate for Tortoise. But lately, everything feels appropriate. That said, it’s important to have other pursuits. I’ve gotten super-involved with the improvisational scene in Chicago, and that’s helped me as a musician.

Given the long, drawn-out, multi-year process of recording The Catastrophist, do you think you’ll approach things differently next time?

We always say, “Let’s go in and knock one out!” Everybody wants that, but we’re pretty bad at planning, and now we’re a multi-city band with three members in Los Angeles and two in Chicago. So it’s a little complicated. There was an idea floating around of a real immediate record—everyone picks one instrument and plays that throughout. Narrowing down our palette would streamline production. But obviously if we were in the middle of that and somebody said, “Man, I really need a string section for this tune,” we would break the rules.

So the idea is out there—I’m holding my breath trying to figure out how to kickstart it.

Nick McGregor mail@folioweekly.com

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FOLIO A+E : MAGIC LANTERNS Two French takes on the classic fairytale offer an ARTISTIC ALTERNATIVE to Disney’s new remake

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hile waiting to see what new box-office records Disney rakes in with the liveaction version of Beauty and the Beast, I decided to return to the point of origin, the original 1946 French classic directed by Jean Cocteau, now restored to pristine clarity by Criterion Collection. I also checked out the sumptuous 2014 French remake, just released on home video in America, to capitalize on the attendant Disney mania.

To start at the beginning: Jean Cocteau was a real Everyman of the imagination—poet, designer, playwright, artist and filmmaker.

He’d meticulously planned the design and shooting of Beauty and the Beast during the Nazi Occupation, originally intending to film it in color. Due to the high cost, however, Cocteau reverted to black-and-white, a happy misfortune given the magical vision sustained by the film’s use of light and darkness. Indeed, color might have proved a serious detriment in this case. For instance, imagine Citizen Kane or Psycho in something other than gorgeous, dramatic black-and-white.

For proof of the obvious in the case of Alfred Hitchcock’s original classic, check out Gus Van Sant’s disastrous remake in “living” color.

Now back to B&B. Those viewers familiar with only the Disney animated version will certainly recognize the plot and characters. To save her bankrupt father, Belle (Josette Day) ventures back to the magical castle from which he has been released, surrendering herself to the demands of the monstrous Beast (Jean Marais). At first repulsed, she eventually learns to love him, thus saving his life as well as her family’s fortunes.

Unable to employ the post-production wizardry of today’s filmmakers, Cocteau still constructs real magic out of his fantasy, creating his most memorable fantasy elements within the camera itself. Ghostly arms protrude from the walls of the castle, holding torches to light the way for Belle. (In 1965, Roman Polanski adapted this device to great effect in his horror masterpiece Repulsion.)

The eyes of statues follow the movement of the Beast and his guest, while disembodied hands set the table and serve the food.

The mood and tone of the film throughout are both allusive and elusive, eerie and romantic, dreamlike and realistic. In short, the film plays like a poem and a fairytale, but above all like a celebration of the imagination made possible by the magic lantern of film.

Worth pointing out about the new release is the restoration of Cocteau’s original title sequence, which shows him in front of a blackboard writing the names of Jean Marais and Josette Day, both of whom erase their own before Cocteau signs his. It’s a clever and generous reminder of the collaborative nature of film art.

Then Cocteau offers his timeless written invitation: “Children believe what we tell them

… They believe a thousand simple things. I ask of you a little of this childlike sympathy and, to bring us luck, let me speak four truly magic words, childhood’s ‘Open Sesame’: Once upon a time …”

Like his film, the sentiment never grows old.

The 2014 version, which had a limited theatrical release over here this past fall before its appearance earlier this month on home video, is directed by Christophe Gans (Silent Hill, Brotherhood of the Wolf). Like those earlier two films, this Beauty and the Beast (or, La Belle et la Bête), is a visual feast, Gans employing the full range of F/X wizardry to accent the fantastic in the tale.

The plot is expanded to include a complicated backstory for the Beast (Vincent Cassel) as well as for a band of marauders who, near the film’s conclusion, lay siege to the castle. This second element is actually closer to the Disney version than to Cocteau’s. On the other hand, Belle (Lea Seydoux, Blue Is the Warmest Color) is more akin to Cocteau’s strong-willed heroine than a Disney princess.

In the end, however, the film’s human characters are somewhat diminished by the production design and special effects, not unlike Bryan Singer’s Jack the Giant Slayer and Sam Raimi’s Oz the Great and Powerful.

The final battle includes gigantic walking statues and mythological creatures quite outside the fairytale milieu of either Cocteau or Disney.

This is not to say that the later version is a failure—quite the opposite. If anything, it shows how a timeless tale is still capable of a new twist. Like the two children whose mother is telling them the story, we are still open to wonder and surprise.

The two French films have plenty of both— in different doses.

Pat McLeod mail@folioweekly.com

NOWSHOWING SUN-RAY CINEMA Kong: Skull Island and Logan run, 1028 Park St., 359-0049, sunraycinema.com. The Salesman starts March 24.

CORAZON CINEMA & CAFÉ Christian Powers’ new video Morning premieres 5:30 p.m. March 17.

Hitchcock films: Charade, March 15 & 16. Moonlight screens through March 16. Land of Mine and Rain start March 17. Throwback Thursday runs Bringing Up Baby, noon; Cult Classic runs Donnie Darko, 8 p.m.

March 16. 36 Granada St., St. Augustine, 679-5736, corazoncinemaandcafe.com. Bulgarian Rhapsody screens noon, Our Mother runs 12:15 p.m. March 18.

IMAX THEATER Logan, Walking with Dinosaurs, Kong: Skull Island and Extreme Weather run, World Golf Village IMAX Theater, St. Augustine, 940-4133, worldgolfimax.com. Beauty and the Beast starts March 16.

ARTS + EVENTS PERFORMANCE

FIRST COAST OPERA The company performs Gilbert and Sullivan’s one-act comedy Trial by Jury and Curtis Tucker’s new family opera, The Trial of B.B. Wolf, 7:30 p.m. March 16; 4 p.m. March 17, Ancient City Baptist Church, 27 Sevilla St., St. Augustine, 417-5555, $35; $10 students, firstcoastopera.com.

FENCES Players By The Sea stages August Wilson’s 1985 Pulitzer Prize-winner for drama, telling the true story of Troy Maxson, a former Negro League baseball player and his family’s experience living in 1950s’ Pittsburgh, 8 p.m. March 17 & 18, 106 Sixth St. N., Jax Beach, 249-0289, $23; $20 senior/student/military; through April 1, playersbythesea.org.

PILOBOLUS: SHADOW LAND The innovative dance troupe, merging choreography with projected imagery, performs 8 p.m. March 21, The Florida Theatre, 128 E. Forsyth St., Downtown, 355-2787, $25-$55, floridatheatre.com.

RHYTHM IN THE NIGHT: IRISH DANCE SPECTACULAR This production, with 20 dancers, traditional Irish music an-d the story of a fallen hero and his journey of salvation, is staged 8 p.m. March 18, Thrasher-Horne Center for the Arts, 283 College Dr., Orange Park, 276-6750, $13-$23, thcenter.org.

DISNEY’S THE LITTLE MERMAID Ariel, Sebastian, Prince Eric, wicked witch Ursula and all the aquatic characters from the popular Disney animated flick, hit the stage 7:30 p.m. March 21-23; 8 p.m. March 24; 2 & 8 p.m. March 25; and 1:30 & 7 p.m. March 26, Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts’ Moran Theater, 300 Water St., Downtown, 442-2929, $38.50-$89.50, fscjartistseries.org.

THE MYSTERY OF IRMA VEP The Gothic comedy, about a werewolf, vampire and Egyptian princess, is staged 7:30 p.m. March 16-18; 2 p.m. March 19, Limelight Theatre, 11 Old Mission Ave., St. Augustine, 825-1164, $26; $24 seniors, $20 military/students, through April 2, limelight-theatre.org.

MARJORIE PRIME Amelia Community Theatre stages Jordan Harrison’s drama about the future world of artificial intelligence and robot companions, 8 p.m.

March 17 & 18, 2 p.m. March 19, 207/209 Cedar St., Fernandina Beach, 261-6749, $15; $10 students; through March 25, ameliacommunitytheatre.org.

LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS Amelia Musical Playhouse stages a darkly comic production about a big plant with an even bigger appetite–for human flesh!–7:30 p.m.

March 16, 17 & 18, 2:30 p.m. March 19, 1955 Island Walkway, Fernandina, 277-3455, $20; $15 students; through March 25, ameliamusicalplayhouse.com.

4000 MILES Atlantic Beach Experimental Theatre stages Amy Herzog’s drama about a 21-year-old dude and his complex relationship with his free-wheelin’, 91-year-old granny, 8 p.m. March 17 & 18, 2 p.m. March 19, Adele Grage Cultural Center, 716 Ocean Blvd., 249-7177, $20; through March 26, abettheatre.com.

THE GOD GAME Theatre Jacksonville stages Suzanne Bradbeer’s dramedy about political hopefuls in the Beltway, 7:30 p.m. March 16; 8 p.m. March 17 & 18; 2 p.m. March 19, 2032 San Marco Blvd., 396-4425, $25; $20 seniors/military/students, theatrejax.com.

SHOWBOAT Alhambra Theatre & Dining offers the musical about 40 years of performers, stagehands and dockworkers on a Mississippi River showboat, through April 2. Dinner 6 p.m.; brunch noon, Executive Chef DeJuan Roy’s themed menu; 12000 Beach Blvd., Southside, $35-$62 + tax, 641-1212, alhambrajax.com.

CLASSICAL & JAZZ

VEXATIONS Pianists tackle the rarely performed Erik Satie piece Vexations, a nonstop, continuous work that spans 20 hours, with 840 uninterrupted repetitions of a one-minute line of music, from 7 a.m. March 15 to 3 a.m. March 16, at University of North Florida’s Carpenter Library, 1 UNF Drive, Southside, unf.edu.

THE CHIEFTAINS and JACKSONVILLE SYMPHONY Sixtime Grammy-winning Irish group The Chieftains, who’ve performed with Van Morrison, Pavarotti and the Rolling Stones, play with the Jacksonville Symphony, 8 p.m.

March 17 & 18, T-U Center’s Jacoby Symphony Hall, 354-5547, $27-$77, jaxsymphony.org. The Chieftains and the symphony perform again, 5 p.m. March 19, St. Augustine Amphitheatre, 1340 A1A S., 209-0367, $39-$79, staugamphitheatre.com.

GOLDBERG VARIATIONS German organist Felix Hell performs Bach’s harpsichord work, 4 p.m. March 19, Memorial Presbyterian Church, 32 Sevilla St., St. Augustine, 829-6451, memorialpcusa.org.

THE JANOSKA ENSEMBLE The acclaimed chamber ensemble performs 7 p.m. March 19, Flagler College’s Flagler Room, 74 King St., St. Augustine, 797-2800, $35, emmaconcerts.com.

CITY OF ANGELS SAXOPHONE QUARTET The renowned quartet plays everything from Ravel and Liszt to Bernstein and Brubeck, 5 p.m. March 19,

Omni Amelia Island Plantation’s Walker’s Landing, 39 Beach Lagoon Rd., Fernandina, 261-1779, $45, ameliaislandchambermusicfestival.com.

TBA BIG BAND The local jazz cats play, 7:30 p.m.

March 20, Mudville Music Room, 3104 Atlantic Blvd., St. Nicholas, 352-7008, $10, raylewispresents.com.

TAYLOR ROBERTS The jazz guitarist plays 7-10 p.m. every Wed., Ocean 60, 60 Ocean Blvd., Atlantic Beach, 247-0060, ocean60.com. Roberts is in 4-9 p.m. every Thur. at the lobby bar; 6-10 p.m. every Fri. & Sat., Salt Restaurant, both at Ritz-Carlton, 4750 Amelia Island Pkwy., Fernandina, 277-1100, ritzcarlton.com.

COMEDY

LONI LOVE Comedian Love, cohost of The Real appears 7:30 and 10 p.m. p.m. March 17 & 18, The Comedy Zone, 3130 Hartley Rd., Mandarin, 292-4242, $22-$27, comedyzone.com.

D’LAI Comedian D’Lai (Comic View, Live in Hollywood) is on 8 p.m. March 16, 17 & 18, The Comedy Club of Jacksonville, 11000 Beach Blvd., Southside, 646-4277, $15-$35, jacksonvillecomedy.com.

HOT POTATO COMEDY HOUR Chris Buck MCs local comics 9 p.m. every Mon., Rain Dogs., 1045 Park St., Riverside, free, 379-4969.

SPLIFF’S OPEN MIC COMEDY The gastropub holds open mic comedy 9 p.m. every Tue., 15 Ocean St., Downtown, 844-5000.

COMEDY UNCORKED Patrick Dalton MCs local and regional comics 7 p.m. every Wed., The Wine Bar, 320 N. First St., Jax Beach, 442-0755, thewinebaruncorked.com.

CALLS & WORKSHOPS

NORTHEAST FLORIDA ART GRANTS The Community Foundation’s application process for 2017 grants is open for nonprofits in Duval County, art ventures (individual artists), Dr. JoAnn Crisp-Ellert Fund (visual arts in St. Augustine). Details at jaxcf.org/apply.

NEW TOWN URBAN FARM Urban Geoponics and New Town are developing a large community garden at Pearce and West Third streets, in the New Town/Edward Waters area, Northside, to provide fresh produce and a hands-on, open-air center of learning for the community and area students. Urban Farm meets 10 a.m.-1 p.m. every Sun. Details, call Diallo-Sekou at 706-284-9808.

ART WALKS & MARKETS

NORTH BEACHES ART WALK Galleries of Atlantic and Neptune beaches are open 5-9 p.m. March 16 and every third Thur. from Sailfish Drive in Atlantic Beach to Neptune Beach and Town Center, 753-9594, nbaw.org.

CONSCIOUS MARKET A mingle of tastes and sips is held 7-11 p.m. March 18 and every Sat., Conscious Eats, 5913 St. Augustine Rd., Ste. 5, Mandarin, 612-3934. Bring a donation of dried beans, rices, quinoas, other grains. Proceeds benefit Conscious Market/Character Counts programs.

WHITE HARVEST FARMS & FARMER’S MARKET Local organic, fresh produce, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. every Sat., 5348 Moncrief Rd., Northside, 354-4162; proceeds benefit Clara White Mission, clarawhitemission.org.

RIVERSIDE ARTS MARKET Local and regional art, morning yoga (9 a.m.), local music–Shane Myers, Nikki Talley, Strangerwolf 10:30 a.m.–plus food artists and farmers market, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. March 18 and every Sat. under Fuller Warren Bridge, 715 Riverside Ave., free admission, 389-2449, riversideartsmarket.com.

MUSEUMS

BEACHES MUSEUM & HISTORY PARK 381 Beach Blvd., Jax Beach, 241-5657, beachesmuseum.org. Atlantic Beach: From the Continental to a Coastal Community displays through June 11.

CUMMER MUSEUM OF ART & GARDENS 29 Riverside Ave., 356-6857, cummermuseum.org. Free admission first Sat. each month. Academic Splendor: 19th-Century Masterworks from Dahesh Museum of Art displays through April 16. David Ponsler: Chasing Shadows displays through Oct. 4.

KARPELES MANUSCRIPT LIBRARY MUSEUM 101 W. First St., Springfield, 356-2992, rain.org/~karpeles/jax. html. Humanity: The Value of a Life, works by Jenny Hager, Lance Vickery, Rosana Casco, Troy Eittreim, Caitlin Flynn, Jane Griffo, Mal Jones, Cal Oglesby, Deborah Reid, Tracie Thornton and Ithiell Israel, runs through April 27.

The Long Distance Telephone, an original manuscript by Alexander Graham Bell, displays through April 26.

MUSEUM OF SCIENCE & HISTORY 1025 Museum Cir., Southbank, 396-6674, themosh.org. Science & History boat tours, 1 and 3:30 p.m. March 18 and every Sat., $15 adults, $12 kids.

MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART JACKSONVILLE 333 N. Laura St., 366-6911, mocajacksonville.unf.edu.

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FOLIO A+E : MUSIC

D

o you consider yourself one of those cultured bacchanalians who treats St. Patrick’s Day as a great big amateur night to be avoided at all costs? Well, we’ve got a noble celebration for you on March 17: Legendary Irish band The Chieftains perform at Jacoby Symphony Hall with the venerable Jacksonville Symphony. However, if you just can’t stomach the thought of green beer or cabbage and corned beef, you’re in luck—The Chieftains will spend the entire weekend in Northeast Florida, appearing at Jacoby Symphony Hall again on March 18 and at St. Augustine Amphitheatre on March 19 for the final performance of their 55th anniversary tour.

Paddy Moloney and company may have started out as a traditional Irish folk band, but their ascendance alongside the folk and rock ’n’ roll movement of the ’60s made them adept at mixing contemporary and modern forms into their music. No, it didn’t always fly well with the purist crowd. But with six Grammys, an Academy Award for Best Soundtrack, and collaborations with Van Morrison, The Rolling Stones, Madonna and Roger Daltrey under their collective belt, whether it soared or not doesn’t faze these Gaelic legends.

Folio Weekly and the 78-year-old Moloney recently discussed Mozart, the Great Wall of China and The Chieftains’ future.

Folio Weekly: The Chieftains will wrap up this U.S. tour St. Patrick’s Day weekend. How have the performances been?

Paddy Moloney: Absolutely brilliantly. I’ve got a great team with me and we’re having a terrific time. We’ve had local dancers and choirs coming out to do some of the music from The Irish in America: Long Journey Home, a film we scored in 1998 about the Irish immigrant experience in the United States throughout the years.

That’s more pertinent than ever these days. Given The Chieftains’ rich 55-year discography, you need three nights!

It’s what to leave out that is the big problem [laughs]—we can’t make the shows too long! Although we do have energetic young musicians with us, like fiddle-player and saxophonist Tara Breene. Her style is fantastic, 24 | FOLIOWEEKLY.com | MARCH 15-21, 2017

SLÁINTE! Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day weekend the AUTHENTIC WAY with The Chieftains and Jacksonville Symphony THE CHIEFTAINS with JACKSONVILLE SYMPHONY

8 p.m. March 17 & 18, Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts’ Jacoby Symphony Hall, Downtown, $27-$77, jaxsymphony.org.

6 p.m. March 19, St. Augustine Amphitheatre, $39-$79, staugamphitheatre.com.

and she also knows a few steps. We’ve got Alyth McCormack from a Scots-Gaelic community on the west coast of Scotland who does wonderful Puirt à beul, or Scottish mouth music. We’ve been playing a tune called “Foggy Dew” that commemorates the 100th anniversary of the Easter Uprising, which started in 1916 and gained us our freedom. That really brings out the whole feeling of rebellion that took place at that time. We give our shows the full lashing out: Chieftains oldies, material from Santiago, which is dedicated to music from Galicia, a Celtic region in the west of Spain which we were awarded a medal from the king of Spain for. That’s a tremendous showstopper.

That’s the long-lasting beauty of The Chieftains—you mix the modern and the traditional in a way that very few other musical acts anywhere in the world have.

Why, thank you. We’ve also got a piece of music called “Planxty,” which means ‘good health to you’ and which comes from Michael Kelly, one of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s best friends—he performed in the 1786 Vienna premier of The Marriage

of Figaro with the great maestro himself directing. That’s a bit of fun to do. We have more 17th-century music specifically for the symphony orchestras backing us up that should add great fire to the evening. Overall, it’s a great selection—hopefully you won’t have time to blink!

We hear there might even be dancing?

Oh, yes—we finish with a finale called “Andro,” which we encourage the audience to join us in a snake dance around the hall, led

by Cara Butler and our harp-player Triona Marshall. She took the place of Derek Bell when he passed away in 2002. We also have the Pilatzke brothers—Jon is a step dancer and master old-time fiddle-player. So it’s just different styles everywhere.

After 55 years in The Chieftains, do you still have ambitions? Things that maybe you haven’t achieved that you want to?

I do have lots of projects still in the works.

We recently finished a documentary on our career that will be airing on PBS on the 23rd of March. We play a clip from that at the beginning of our show—just a little six-minute reminder of where we come from, including footage of John Montague, who gave us the name The Chieftains. I’m putting music to a memorial for him as we speak. It’s just about finding the time to do everything—I’m not getting any younger, you know?

At this point, do you still look back at the spark music gave you as a young child and say, “Yep, I picked the right career path.”

Of course. Music is my whole life. My mother bought me a tin whistle when I was six years old. I taught myself how to play and was on stage by the age of nine. And it goes back even farther than that—it all started with the universal do-re-mi-fa-so-la-ti-do I learned in school. I remember connecting with musicians in China over that, when we were the first Irish band to play on the Great Wall in 1983. That’s why I still use that system that I learned back home in Ireland to make music today—and there’s still music to be made from it.

Nick McGregor mail@folioweekly.com

ARTS + EVENTS Ratcliff, displays through April 2. Hans Hofmann: Works on Paper and The Evolution of Mark-Making display through May 14. Frank Rampolla: The DNA of the Mark runs through April 2.

GALLERIES

THE ART CENTER GALLERY Jacksonville Landing, Ste. 139, 233-9252, tacjacksonville.org. Local artists working in a variety of media are featured.

CRISP-ELLERT ART MUSEUM 48 Sevilla St., St. Augustine, 826-8530, flagler.edu/news-events/crispellert-art-museum. Head Case, Jamie Isenstein’s sculptures and photographs, displays through April 15.

THE CULTURAL CENTER AT PONTE VEDRA BEACH 50 Executive Way, 280-0614, ccpvb.org. Intimate and Exceptional runs through March 24.

FIRST STREET GALLERY 216-B First St., Neptune Beach, 241-6928, firststreetgalleryart.com. Mermaid Magic VI displays through April 4.

FLORIDA MINING GALLERY 5300 Shad Rd., Southside, 535-7252, floridamininggallery.com. Marcus Kenney’s exhibit Dope displays through March 20.

FLORIDA MINING PROJECT SPACE Second Floor, 1037 Park St., Riverside, 535-7252, floridamininggallery.com.

An opening reception for Spencer McMullen’s exhibit Lynwood is 7-10 p.m. March 18.

MAKERSPACE GALLERY Main Public Library, 303 N. Laura St., Downtown, 630-2665, jaxpubliclibrary.org/ jax-makerspace. Kesha–A Black Female Experience of Identity & Race, works of 14 female African-American artists, runs through April 23.

PLUM GALLERY 10 Aviles St., St. Augustine, 825-0069, plumartgallery.com. Works by Wendy Tatter, George Ann Gillespie and Jackie Kramer display through May. SOUTHLIGHT GALLERY Bank of America Tower, 50 N. Laura St., Ste. 150, 438-4358, southlightgallery.com.

Eve Albrecht is March’s featured artist. Architects of Art, works by eight local artists, through March.

THE SPACE GALLERY 120 E. Forsyth St., Downtown, thespacegalleryjax.com. The Crucifixion of Self displays through April 15.

VANDROFF ART GALLERY Jewish Community Alliance, 8505 San Jose Blvd., Mandarin, 730-2100, jcajax.org.

Power of Perspective, Nena Tahil’s silk paintings, is on display through March.

EVENTS

CELEBRATION OF THE ARTS Duval County Public Schools holds the second annual Celebration of the Arts, featuring works of more than 500 visual and performing arts students from elementary, middle and high schools, 7 p.m. March 16, Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts’ Moran Theater, 633-6110, dcps.duvalschools.org.

AMELIA ISLAND VINTAGE GRAND PRIX The Grand Prix features two-mile, 1960s sports car races and three dozen vintage motorcycles races, including Hagerty Show & Shine, vendor row, vintage motorcycle demos and track touring, March 16-19 at Fernandina Beach Municipal Airport, 700 Airport Rd.; details at svra.com/events.

INSANE INFLATABLE 5K The 5K run, featuring inflatable obstacles for runners to hustle through, kicks off 8:30, 9, 9:30, 10, 10:30 and 11 a.m. March 18, EverBank Field, Downtown, 633-6100, $65; register at insaneinflatable5k.com.

TRICIA BOOKER Author, longtime Folio Weekly writer and literary badass Booker discusses and signs copies of her new book, The Place of Peace and Crickets: how adoption, heartache, and love built a family, 7 p.m. March 18, The

BookMark, 220 First St., Neptune Beach, 241-9026, bookmarkbeach.com.

BRAIN CANDY LIVE! Adam Savage (Mythbusters) and Michael Stevens (YouTube’s VSauce, hit the stage with crazy toys, weird tools and mind-blowing demos for an interactive, hands-on, theatrical experience, 7 p.m.

March 19, The Florida Theatre, 128 E. Forsyth St., Downtown, 355-2787, $27.50-$150, floridatheatre.com.

HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS The legendary basketball wizards, known for their dazzling roundball skills, appear 7 p.m. March 21, Veterans Memorial Arena, 300 A. Philip Randolph Blvd., Downtown, 630-3900, $25.50-$123.50, ticketmaster.com.

ST. PATRICK’S DAY

SIXTH ANNUAL ST. PATRICK’S DAY FESTIVAL Folio Weekly and Barley Republic Public House present this St. Patty’s Day throwdown, with traditional Irish fare, beer and whiskey, a fastest pint contest, live music

by The Wobbly Toms, Whiskey of the Damned, Hoist the Colors, bagpipe bands, giveaways and raffles.

2-11 p.m. March 17, 48 Spanish St., St. Augustine, 547-2023, $5 admission, barleyrepublic.com/stpatricks-day-2017.

OLDEST CITY ST. PATTY’S O’Loughlin Pub offers live music, 2 p.m.-close March 17 and 6 p.m.-close March 18, with traditional Irish eats and Guinness galore, 6975 A1A S., St. Augustine, 429-9715, facebook.com/OLoughlin-Pub. ST. PADDY’S PUNK ROCK PARTY The St. Paddy’s Punk/ Puke Party has performances by local rockers The SelfEmployed, FFN, Swill, DigDog, Single White Herpe & The Aids, 7:30 p.m. March 17, Nighthawks, 2952 Roosevelt Blvd., Riverside, $7, facebook.com/nighthawksjax.

ST. PADDY’S 10K & 5K The races, with a free T-shirt and free beer (ages 21 and up), kick off 8 a.m. March 19, Evergreen Cemetery, 4535 Main St. N., Springfield, $30 for 10K or 5K; proceeds benefit Springfield Improvement Association & Archives. Register at 1stplacesports.com/stpaddys.

ST. PATRICK’S AT MACCOOL’S Fionn MacCool’s Irish Pub holds its annual celebration, with live music

by Spade McQuade & the Allstars (11 a.m.-3 p.m.), Searson (4-8 p.m.) and Rathkeltaire (9 p.m.-1 a.m.)

March 17, Jacksonville Landing, Downtown, 374-1247, fionnmacs.com.

ST. PATRICK’S DAY PARTY Locals Cocktail Lounge hosts its fête with live music by Dopelimatic, DJ JaiCee, party favors and beads, and plenty o’ booze, 4 p.m.-2 a.m. March 17, 869 Sadler Rd., Fernandina, 775-5943, facebook.com/ Localscocktaillounge.

THE JACKSONVILLE LANDING In the Courtyard, live music, giant games, green beer, green beads and The Landing’s green fountain. Live music includes Ace Winn Trio, noon; Radio Love 4 p.m.; Well Wishers 8 p.m., 2 Independent Dr., Downtown, 353-1188, jacksonvillelanding.com/event/st-pattys-day-celebration.

CULHANE’S IRISH PUB Breakfast 9-11 a.m. 967 Atlantic Blvd., AB, 249-9595, culhanesirishpub.com. Live music

by Briteside, Ron Davis, Legacy Irish Dance Academy, Celtic Ring Band, bagpipers, fiddlers, DJ Vito, Linda Minke, Scott & Landon Walker, John Roche, The Flying Color Band, Patrick Crowley, as well as Irish food and Karaoke, March 16 & 17; check website.

LYNCH’S IRISH PUB Olympus plays 10 p.m.-2 a.m. at 514 First St. N., Jax Beach, 249-5181, lynchsirishpub.com. __________________________________________ To list an event, send time, date, location (street address, city), admission price, contact number to print to Daniel A. Brown; email dbrown@folioweekly. com or mail 45 W. Bay St., Ste. 103, Jacksonville FL 32202. Items run as space is available. Deadline noon Wed. for next Wed. printing.

FANCY FINGERS

“Get ‘Bach’ to where you once belonged!”

German organist and prodigy FELIX HELL performs Bach’s Goldberg Variations March 19 at Memorial Presbyterian Church in St. Augustine.

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FOLIO A+E : ARTS Caitlin Doherty brings international experience and an eclectic skillset to her role as new MOCA DIRECTOR

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side from all the knowledge and skills gleaned from years working in international locales and revered institutions, newly minted Museum of Contemporary Art Jacksonville Director Caitlin Doherty brings with her another talent that’s likely to endear her to the populace of her new city.

“Years ago when I moved to Ireland, I worked in a bar while I took some time to figure out what a career in the arts might look like,” Doherty tells Folio Weekly. “I can pull a mean pint of Guinness. It’s a life school that I’ve found has been appreciated in many different cities around the world.”

Doherty comes to MOCAJax after having most recently served as Chief Curator and Deputy Director of Cultural Affairs for the Eli & Edythe Broad Art Museum at Michigan State University. Her career has spanned the globe, as she’s worked with artists and students in art institutions from Scotland to Ireland to Qatar to the United States.

The international search for MOCA’s new director, led by board member Alison Lee, was set in motion after Marcelle Polednik—who’d served in the role since 2011—stepped down last May. Under Polednik’s leadership, MOCA enjoyed significant endowment growth, led by a $5 million gift from local businessman and longtime arts patron Preston H. Haskell.

In addition, during Polednik’s term, MOCA received The Donald & Maria Cox Collection, which includes works by Joan Mitchell, Philip Guston, Joel Shapiro, Frank Stella, Keith Haring, Malcom Morley, Jasper Johns and many more, to its permanent offerings.

Polednik will also be remembered for helping to implement the creation of Project Atrium, the popular and prominent exhibition space that showcases installations by emerging and mid-career artists.

With a reputation for facilitating collaborative relationships between museums and affiliated institutions of higher learning, Doherty comes to MOCA hoping to continue strengthening the museum’s connection to the University of North Florida, which took over MOCA in 2009.

“I see MOCA as a bridge or a gateway, if you will, to make that connection tangible for the campus to reach the Jacksonville community,” Doherty says. “There’s nothing that’s being studied at the university that isn’t also being explored by an artist somewhere— in perhaps a wee bit of a different way. When you can bring those perspectives together, that’s where I think there’s potential for real magic to happen.”

Doherty was born on South Uist, a small island in the Outer Hebrides of Northwest Scotland. Her parents, both educators, moved the family to Edinburgh soon after.

“Both of [my parents] are very interested in the arts in general as a kind of holistic approach to education,” she says. “I was

brought up to believe that the arts are at the heart of any great society.”

After earning master’s degrees in art history from the University of Edinburgh and in museum and gallery studies from the University of St. Andrews, Doherty moved to Ireland, where, after pulling those pints, she started working as the visual arts coordinator for the Garter Lane Arts Centre.

“I never had a career plan, as such,” she says.

“I knew that I wanted to work in the field of art, but I didn’t really know what that would look like. I studied art history because I was genuinely interested and passionate about art and artists.”

Doherty brings an eclectic background of specializations to her role, including the medieval art of Great Britain, Modernism, and a deep knowledge of 20th-century artists like Picasso.

“I think the reason I love art is that it tells us something about the world within which the artist is existing, has been part of, and has been contributing to,” she says. “And, in regard to contemporary art, contemporary art tells me something about the world that I’m a part of, and that I’m bringing up my kids in, and that, hopefully, I’m contributing to.”

After taking on several roles at various institutions in Ireland—as well as teaching at Waterford Institute of Technology and serving as a guest lecturer at University College London—from 2012 to 2015, Doherty worked as exhibitions and speaker curator at Virginia Commonwealth University in Qatar—a branch of VCU School of the Arts in Richmond, Virginia. Doherty says she feels privileged to have worked in places she feels have “a distinct sense of place and community,” something she recognized about Jacksonville while touring here during her site visit with MOCA. “While my husband and I were very much struck by the scale and size of Jacksonville, we felt that it very much seemed to have a heart and sense of place,” she says. “It’s hard to find a place that has that big-city, global attitude in terms of my career and contemporary art, but that also has a smalltown feel and sense of community.”

As Doherty settles into her new role, on Monday, March 20, she says she’ll have a lot of inspiration from which to draw—the kinship she feels with her new city’s geography, to the historical architecture of her new workplace, to Northeast Florida’s arts community at large.

“I’m used to being on the Atlantic Ocean,” she says. “Plus we’ve got the river—the heartbeat of the city—just like my husband’s hometown of Waterford. Looking at that architecturally beautiful and historic building that MOCA is privileged to be within, and to think of how that space is important to understanding the art and the artists inside, that makes me very much excited.”

Matthew B. Shaw mail@folioweekly.com

Austin, Texas-based blues artist SETH WALKER performs March 18 at Mudville Music Room, St. Nicholas.

LIVE + LOCAL MUSIC CONCERTS THIS WEEK

UNIVERSAL SIGH, TRIPOW 8 p.m. March 15, 1904 Music Hall, 19 Ocean St., Downtown, $8 advance; $10 at the door.

DARKE COMPLEX, ASKMEIFICARE, ENGRAVED, CANDOR 7:30 p.m. March 15, Nighthawks, 2952 Roosevelt Blvd., Riverside, $10 advance; $12 at the door.

THE BARONS, THE YOUNG STEP 8 p.m. March 15, Jack Rabbits, 1528 Hendricks Ave., San Marco, 398-7496, $8.

SPADE McQUADE 6 p.m. March 15, Fionn MacCool’s Irish Pub, Jacksonville Landing, Ste. 176, 374-1247.

Anastasia Music Festival: THE DEL McCOURY BAND, DAVE GRISMAN’S BLUEGRASS EXPERIENCE, SAM BUSH, ELEPHANT REVIVAL, FRUITION, CABINET, JEFF AUSTIN BAND, THE TRAVELIN’ McCOURYS, MANDOLIN ORANGE, JOE PUGG, SIERRA HULL, THE BROOMESTIX, DUSTBOWL REVIVAL, JON STICKLEY TRIO, GRITS & SOUL, NIKKI TALLEY, TAYLOR MARTIN, STEVE PRUETT, WEST KING BAND, ALASTAIR-BYRD REVUE, ROBBIE DAMMIT & THE BROKEN STRINGS, REMEDY TREE, I LIKE DANDELIONS, PAPER BIRD, FLAGSHIP ROMANCE March 16-18, St. Augustine Amphitheatre, 1340 A1A S., 209-0367, $50 March 16; $70 March 17 or 18; advance $135 3-day pass; day of $150 3-day pass; $250 VIP; details at staugamphitheatre.com.

ANVIL, NIGHT DEMON, HOLLOW LEG, GRAVE SHADOW, RHYTHM OF FEAR 6 p.m. March 16, Nighthawks, $15.

LARRY MANGUM, STEVE PELLAND, MICHELLE DALZIEL 7:30 p.m. March 16, Mudville Music Room, 3104 Atlantic Blvd., St. Nicholas, 352-7008, $10.

DEVIATE THE PLAN, HAVE A FIT, GFM 8 p.m. March 16, Jack Rabbits, $8.

CHARLIE DANIELS BAND, SCOOTER BROWN BAND 8 p.m.

March 16, The Florida Theatre, 128 E. Forsyth St., Downtown, 355-2787, $39-$59.

IGOR & THE RED ELVISES 8:30 p.m. March 16, The Original Café Eleven, 501 A1A Beach Blvd., St. Augustine Beach, 460-9311, $12 advance; $15 at the door.

Once a Month Punk: DAGGER BEACH, GROSS EVOLUTION, CONCRETE CRIMINALS 9 p.m. March 16, Blue Water Daiquiri & Oyster Bar, 205 First St. N., Jax Beach, 249-0083.

3 THE BAND 9 p.m. March 16, Flying Iguana Taqueria & Tequila Bar, 207 Atlantic Blvd., Neptune Beach, 853-5680.

JON SHAIN, OLD DAWGS NEW TRIXX, THE WALKER BROTHERS 7:30 p.m. March 17, Mudville Music Room, $10.

SELF EMPLOYED, FFN, SWILL, DIGDOG, SINGLE WHITE HERPE & THE AIDS 7 p.m. March 17, Nighthawks, $7.

Swamptown Getdown: BLOODKIN, BEN SPARACO, BONNIE BLUE, COPPERHEAD SOUTH, DANGFLY!, DE LIONS OF JAH, JAMIE RENNE & THE WAILERS, LANEY STRICKLAND & THE SWAMPTON RINGERS, LAZY LIGHTNING, MILLTOWN ROAD, THE PINE BOX DWELLERS, RIDER, SPACE KITTENS, THUNDERBIRD ELECTRIC BLUES BAND, TRAVELING RIVERSIDE BAND, THE MATT BRANTLEY BAND March 17 & 18, Okefenokee Fairgrounds, 2451 Knight Ave., Waycross, $40 advance; $30 student/ military, $30 RV camping; details and tickets at safeathomeproductions.com.

THE KATE RAYS, THE NIXON TAPES, THE SOCIAL ANIMALS 8 p.m. March 17, Jack Rabbits, $8.

GET THE LED OUT 8 p.m. March 17, The Florida Theatre, $19.50-$45.

FAT CACTUS 9:30 p.m. March 17, Whiskey Jax, 10915 Baymeadows Rd., 634-7208.

SOULSHINE & THE SWAT TIME 10 p.m. March 17 & 18, Flying Iguana.

SOULTRON FRESH 9:30 p.m. March 17, Whiskey Jax, 950 Marsh Landing Pkwy., Jax Beach, 853-5973.

CUPID’S ALLEY 10 p.m. March 17, The Roadhouse, 231 Blanding Blvd., Orange Park, 264-0611, $2.

Riverside Arts Market: Morning Yoga (9 a.m.), SHANE MYERS, NIKKI TALLEY, STRANGERWOLF 10:30 a.m.

March 18, 715 Riverside Ave., 389-2449.

Second annual Salt Life Fest: RACHAEL WARFIELD, PORCH 40, DEAD 27s, RAMAJAY INTERCOASTAL, DANGERMUFFIN, OF GOOD NATURE, THE MANTRAS Noon10 p.m. March 18, SeaWalk Pavilion, First Street, Jax Beach, $20 VIP, saltlifefest.com.

SETH WALKER 7:30 p.m. March 18, Mudville Music Room, $10.

MADAM BEBE DELUX 8 p.m. March 18, Rain Dogs, 1045 Park St., Riverside, 379-4969.

TORTOISE, TARA JANE O’NEILL 8 p.m. March 18, Jack Rabbits, $15.

THE HEAVY PETS, BACKUP PLANET 8:30 p.m. March 18, The Original Café Eleven, $12 advance; $15 at the door.

BEES & ENORMOUS TIGERS, DIRTY BIRD & THE FLU, THE PINECONE SHAKE 9 p.m. March 18, Nighthawks.

BOOGIE FREAKS 9:30 p.m. March 18, Whiskey Jax, Southside.

FAT CACTUS 10 p.m. March 18, The Roadhouse, $2.

Second Sunday at Stetson’s: ANNE FEENEY, ERIC SCHWARTZ 2 p.m. March 19, Beluthahatchee Park, 1523 S.R. 13., Fruit Cove, 206-8304, $10.

5 O’CLOCK BOOZE 9:30 p.m. March 18, Whiskey Jax, Jax Beach.

SEAWAY 8 p.m. March 20, March 20, Nighthawks.

UPCOMING CONCERTS

24-Karat Gold Show: STEVIE NICKS, PRETENDERS March 23, Veterans Memorial Arena LIL & ED, THE BLUES IMPERIALS, PAUL ZERRA March 23, Original Café Eleven BLIND TIGER March 23, Rain Dogs Suwannee Spring Reunion: DONNA THE BUFFALO, JERRY DOUGLAS, THE PETER ROWAN BAND, JIM LAUDERDALE, MORE March 23-25, Suwannee Music Park Nobfest Sixx: 86 HOPE, DANIEL CURTIS HUGHES, FLOSSIE & THE FOX, NOAH EAGLE, ARSON FIST, GHOST TROPIC, FAY ROY, MICHAEL JORDAN TRIO, UNCLE MARTY, EMMA MOSLEY BAND, KENNY & THE JETS, CHARLIE MORGAN & THE B SIDE FAMILY, SHEA BIRNEY, TERESA ROSE, DYLAN NIRVANA, KILLA MAMA, TRASH FESTIVAL, ZAFDITK, NATIONS, THE COSMIC GROOVE, MENTAL BOY, PUG UGLY, DOZIER, HEAT RASH, BITE MARKS, PUMPS, DEMO, VICIOUS DREAMS, RUSHMOREFL, REELS, PUDDLED, I CAME FROM EARTH, WHATWEARE, CHUBRA CABRA, THE HOLED OUTS, TOTALLY KYLE, BROWN PALACE, THUNDERHOOF, DAMN THY NAME, MF GOON March 23-26, Shanghai Nobby’s I Love The ’90s Tour: VANILLA ICE, NAUGHTY BY NATURE, SUGAR RAY’S MARK McGRATH, BIZ MARKIE, ALL-4-ONE, YOUNG MC March 24, St. Augustine Amphitheatre MIKE LOVE March 24, Jack Rabbits ARTIS(TREE) March 24, Nighthawks 1964: THE TRIBUTE March 25, St. Augustine Amphitheatre FOLK IS PEOPLE, MATHEW HARRISON, TERRAIN, JACKIE STRANGER, BILLY & BELLA, HORROR CLUB, THOSE LAVENDER WHALES March 25, Rain Dogs EMPOROS CD RELEASE March 25, Nighthawks AIR SUPPLY March 26, Florida Theatre RICKY SKAGGS & KENTUCKY THUNDER March 26, P.V. Concert Hall

SPRING RECORD FAIR March 26, St. Augustine Amphitheatre RAMONA QUIMBY March 26, Music in the Box, Limelight Theatre MICHELLE BERTING BRETT March 27, Alhambra Theatre NIHIL March 27, Shantytown Pub MODERN BASEBALL, KEVIN + THE GOD DAMN BAND, SORORITY NOISE, THE OBSESSIVES March 28, Mavericks Live IAN SWEET March 28, Nighthawks GEOFF TATE March 29, Jack Rabbits Sunny’s Punk Rock Burlesque Birthday Party: TENTACOOLS, DIGDOG, FLAG ON FIRE, ANITA NIGHTCAP, JESSABELL, IVY LES VIXENS, JACKIE STRANGER March 29, Nighthawks RISING APPALACHIA March 29, St. Augustine Amphitheatre SWAMP CABBAGE March 30, Mudville Music Room NITTY GRITTY DIRT BAND March 30, P.V. Concert Hall DINOSAUR JR. March 31, Mavericks Live RICKY DREAMZ, SUPASTAR, DANVILLEWORLD SMITH March 31, Rain Dogs CAVEMAN CULT (Torche, Reapermanser, Shitstorm, Ex-Mehkago NT) SHADOW HUNTER, WORSEN, DEAD CENTRE, SATURNINE March 31, Nighthawks JIM BRICKMAN March 31, The Ritz Theatre HOME FREE March 31, Florida Theatre Rhythm & Ribs: LAURA REED, THE HIP ABDUCTION, TAKE COVER, GO GET GONE, THE KILWEIN FAMILY TREE-O, ANDY FRASCO & THE U.N., EAGER BEAVER, BISCUIT MILLER March 31, April 1 & 2, Francis Field, St. Augustine MATTYB, THE HASCHAK SISTERS March 31, P.V. Concert Hall Fool’s Paradise: LETTUCE, JOE RUSSO’S ALMOST DEAD, THE FLOOZIES, MANIC SCIENCE, THE MAIN SQUEEZE, ORGAN FREEMAN, OTEIL BURBRIDGE, MORE March 31 & April 1, St. Augustine Amphitheatre RICK THOMAS April 1, P.V. Concert Hall XIU XIU April 1, The Sleeping Giant Film Festival, Sun-Ray Cinema SWILL CD RELEASE, WASTEDIST, GROSS EVOLUTION, WALK WITH WOLVES April 1, Harbor Tavern JACK BROADBENT April 1, The Ritz Theatre MADAM BEBE DELUXE April 1, Rain Dogs SETH GLIER April 1, Café Eleven BLACK DRUM April 1, Nighthawks STEVE MILLER BAND, LOS LONELY BOYS April 2, St. Augustine Amphitheatre TINDER BOX CIRCUS SIDESHOW April 2, Nighthawks THE WOOD BROTHERS April 3, P.V. Concert Hall CAROUSEL KINGS, ABANDONED BY BEARS, BAD CASE OF BIG MOUTH April 4, Nighthawks BIG BAD VOODOO DADDY April 4, P.V. Concert Hall ABSOLUTE SUFFERING April 5, Nighthawks ANA POPOVIC April 5, P.V. Concert Hall WYNONNA & THE BIG NOISE April 6, Clay County Fair LEO KOTTKE, KELLER WILLIAMS April 6, Florida Theatre GOV CLUB, DEAF POETS April 6, Rain Dogs THE WAILERS REUNITED PROJECT April 6, P.V. Concert Hall TRICK DADDY, BUN B, JUVENILE, PASTOR TROY April 7, T-U Center JOE MARCINEK BAND, ISAAC CORBITT April 7, Surfer The Bar LE ORCHID April 7, Nighthawks MAS APPEAL, MIDDAS April 7, Rain Dogs Springing the Blues: ERIC GALES BAND, CHUBBY CARRIER & THE BAYOU SWAMP BAND, TORONZO

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CANNON, COCO MONTOYA, SPICE & THE PO BOYS, THE CORBITT BROTHERS, BRYCE ALASTAIR BAND, HAT & THE MATCHING SUITCASE, CAT McWILLIAMS BAND, JAMES ARMSTRONG, BRADY CLAMPITT, BEN RACINE BAND & DAWN TYLER WATSON, SMOKESTACK, MAMA BLUE, CHRISTINE “KINGFISH” INGRAM, WOODY & THE PECKERS, PACKRAT’S SMOKEHOUSE, BRANDON SANTINI, BETTY FOX BAND, JENNIFER B & THE GROOVE, ALBERT CUMMINGS, MATT SCHOFIELD April 7-9, SeaWalk Pavilion, Jax Beach LITTLE RIVER BAND, JACKSONVILLE ROCK SYMPHONY April 8, Florida Theatre STEVIE RAY STILETTO MEMORIAL SHOW April 8, Nighthawks TGTG, BUZZ BUZZ, CHARLIE SHUCK April 8, Rain Dogs ALAN JACKSON, LEE ANN WOMACK April 8, St. Augustine Amphitheatre Legends of Southern Hip Hop: SCARFACE, MYSTIKAL, 8 BALL & MJG, ANDRAE MURCHINSON April 8, Ritz Theatre STEVEN CURTIS CHAPMAN April 8, Clay County Fair SHOVELS & ROPE, MATTHEW LOGAN VASQUEZ April 8, P.V. Concert Hall NuSoul Revival Tour: MUSIQ SOUsLCHILD, LYFE JENNINGS, AVERY SUNSHINE, KINDRED THE FAMILY SOUL April 8, T-U Center BUDDY GUY, THE RIDES (Stephen Stills, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Barry Goldberg) April 9, St. Augustine Amphitheatre THE HILLBENDERS (play The Who’s “Tommy”) April 9, Florida Theatre COCO MONTOYA April 10, Beaches Museum BRUCE HORNSBY & THE NOISEMAKERS April 11, Florida Theatre PORTUGAL. THE MAN, HBBEENDOPE, DJ BLACK DANIELS April 11, P.V. Concert Hall THE LONELY HEARTSTRING BAND April 11, The Original Café Eleven FORTUNATE YOUTH, JOSH HEINRICH & SKILLINJAH FOR PEACE BAND, IYA TERRA April 12, Jack Rabbits Political Mass Soapbox Session: SUNNY PARKER, GUTTERBOY, HEAVY FLOW (JASMYN benefit) April 12, Nighthawks ALL THEM WITCHES, RANCH GHOST April 12, Café Eleven SURFER BLOOD April 14, Jack Rabbits CHRONIXX April 14, Mavericks Live THE GRASCALS April 14, The Original Café Eleven PERIPHERY, THE CONTORTIONIST, NORMA JEAN, INFINITY SHRED April 15, Mavericks Live Here Comes the Funny Tour: ADAM SANDLER, DAVID SPADE, NICK SWARDSON, ROB SCHNEIDER April 15, St. Augustine Amphitheatre DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS April 16, P.V. Concert Hall CHRIS BOTTI April 18, Florida Theatre CHRIS BROWN April 18, Veterans Memorial Arena MALCOLM HOLCOMBE April 20, Mudville Music Room BOSTON April 20, St. Augustine Amphitheatre Wanee Music Festival: BOB WEIR & THE CAMPFIRE BAND, TREY ANASTASIO BAND, WIDESPREAD PANIC, GOV’T MULE, DARK STAR ORCHESTRA, DR. JOHN & THE NITE TRIPPERS, JJ GREY & MOFRO, LES BRERS (Jaimoe, Oteil Burbridge, Marc Quinones, Jack Pearson, Pate Bergeron, Bruce Katz, Lamar Williams Jr.), JAIMOE’S JASSSZ BAND, BLACKBERRY SMOKE, LEFTOVER SALMON (music of Neil Young), MATISYAHU, THE GREYBOY ALLSTARS, KELLER WILLIAMS’ GRATEFUL GRASS, PAPADOSIO, TURKUAZ, PINK TALKING FU (music of David Bowie & Prince), PINK TALKING FISH, KUNG FU, DJ LOGIC, BOBBY LEE ROGERS TRIO, DEVON ALLMAN BAND, THE MARCUS KING BAND, YETI TRIO, BROTHERS & SISTERS April 20-22, Suwannee Music Park MJ LIVE! April 20-23, Thrasher-Horne Center THE TEMPERANCE MOVEMENT April 21, Jack Rabbits TOWER OF POWER April 22, Florida Theatre ERNEST STREET MAFIA, GHOSTWITCH, TAIL LIGHT REBELLION April 22, Nighthawks WORDSWORTH, FF JBMUSIC TEAM, TWAN, HIGHER LEARNING, DARYL, BOAT SIMMS, BEN PHRASES, MC SPLITSOUL April 22, Rain Dogs.

RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS April 23, Veterans Memorial Arena NATHANIEL RATELIFF & THE NIGHT SWEATS April 26, St. Augustine Amphitheatre MARSHA AMBROSIUS, ERIC BENÉT April 26, Florida Theatre TRACE ADKINS April 27, Thrasher-Horne Center BIANCA DEL RIO April 29, T-U Center LYDIA CAN’T BREATHE April 29, Jack Rabbits UMPHREY’S McGEE, BIG SOMETHING April 29, St. Augustine Amphitheatre Welcome to Rockville: SOUNDGARDEN, DEF LEPPARD, A PERFECT CIRCLE, THE OFFSPRING, MASTODON, CHEVELLE, SEETHER, PAPA ROACH, THREE DAYS GRACE, SUM 41, PIERCE THE VEIL, COHEED & CAMBRIA, ALTER BRIDGE, THE PRETTY RECKLESS, AMON AMARTH, EAGLES OF DEATH METAL, HIGHLY SUSPECT, DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN, IN FLAMES, GOJIRA, IN THIS MOMENT, MOTIONLESS IN WHITE, ALL THAT REMAINS, NOTHING MORE, RIVAL SONS, BEARTOOTH, EVERY TIME I DIE, ATTILA, STARSET, DINOSAUR PILE-UP, I PREVAIL, KYNG, CROBOT, VOLUMES, SYLAR, FIRE FROM THE GODS, AS LIONS, BADFLOWER, GOODBYE JUNE, FRANK CARTER & THE RATTLESNAKES, COVER YOUR TRACKS, THE CHARM THE FURY April 29 & 30, Metropolitan Park DONNY BRAZILE April 30, Music in the Box, Limelight Theatre CHRISTOPHER CROSS May 3, P.V. Concert Hall

Fort Lauderdale jam dudes THE HEAVY PETS (pictured) perform with BACKUP PLANET March 18 at The Original Café Eleven, St. Augustine.

Suwannee River Jam: BILLY CURRINGTON, RANDY HOUSER, HUNTER HAYES, MONTGOMERY GENTRY, MORE May 3-6, Suwannee Music Park WEEZER May 4, St. Augustine Amphitheatre WHETHERMAN CD RELEASE May 5, Mudville Music Room STEVE WINWOOD May 5, St. Augustine Amphitheatre ERIC CHURCH May 5, Veterans Memorial Arena TRAVIS SCOTT May 6, St. Augustine Amphitheatre BASTILLE May 7, St. Augustine Amphitheatre SAM HUNT May 9, TPC Sawgrass CITIZEN COPE May 11, P.V. Concert Hall Funk Fest: CHARLIE WILSON, FANTASIA, BELL BIV DEVOE, JOE, GUY, TEDDY RILEY, SWV, EN VOGUE, YING YANG TWINS May 12 & 13, Metropolitan Park JOHN LEGEND, GALLANT May 14, St. Augustine Amphitheatre THE HEAD AND THE HEART May 17, Florida Theatre SAY ANYTHING, BAYSIDE May 23, Mavericks Live MAYDAY PARADE, KNUCKLE PUCK, MILESTONES May 24, Mavericks Live IDINA MENZEL May 26, St. Augustine Amphitheatre BRIT FLOYD May 26, Florida Theatre Daily’s Place Opening: TEDESCHI TRUCKS BAND May 27, Downtown BEACH HOUSE May 28, P.V. Concert Hall TRAIN May 28, Daily’s Place THE GRANT PAXTON BAND May 28, Music in the Box, Limelight Theatre DAVE MATTHEWS & TIM REYNOLDS May 30, Daily’s Place PAUL SIMON June 1, St. Augustine Amphitheatre FUTURE ISLANDS June 2, P.V. Concert Hall MURDER JUNKIES, GROSS EVOLUTION, DEATHWATCH ’97 June 8, Rain Dogs A-Train Live: PETE LEE June 9, Ritz Theatre DIRTY HEADS, SOJA, THE GREEN June 10, St. Augustine Amphitheatre Happy Together Tour: FLO & EDDIE (The Turtles), CHUCK NEGRON, THE ASSOCIATION, THE BOX TOPS, THE COWSILLS, RON DANTE June 11, Florida Theatre THIRD EYE BLIND, SILVERSUN PICKUPS June 11, Daily’s Place THE GIPSY KINGS June 15, St. Augustine Amphitheatre SLIGHTLY STOOPID, IRATION, J BOOG, THE MOVEMENT June 22, St. Augustine Amphitheatre Sad Clowns & Hillbillies: JOHN MELLENCAMP, EMMYLOU HARRIS, CARLENE CARTER, LILY & MADELEINE June 24, St. Augustine Amphitheatre DEFTONES, RISE AGAINST June 24, Daily’s Place ALLIE KELLY, ELLA ROMAINE June 25, Music in the Box, Limelight Theatre MISS D & HER DANCING DOLLS June 30, Florida Theatre CHICAGO, THE BAND, THE DOOBIE BROTHERS July 1, Daily’s Place DIERKS BENTLEY, COLE SWINDELL, JON PARDI July 13, Daily’s Place PURE PRAIRIE LEAGUE, FIREFALL, ORLEANS July 14, Florida Theatre STYX, REO SPEEDWAGON, DON FELDER July 20, Daily’s Place LAMB OF GOD, SLAYER, BEHEMOTH July 21, St. Augustine Amphitheatre JASON ISBELL & THE 400 UNIT, STRAND OF OAKS July 22, St. Augustine Amphitheatre REBELUTION, NAKHO, MEDICINE FOR THE PEOPLE, COLLIE BUDZ, HIRIE, DJ MACKLE July 30, St. Augustine Amphitheatre BRITTANI MUELLER July 30, Music in the Box, Limelight Theatre CIRQUE DU SOLEIL’S OVO Aug. 2-6, Veterans Memorial Arena POSTMODERN JUKEBOX, STRAIGHT NO CHASER Aug. 2, Daily’s Place FOREIGNER, CHEAP TRICK, JASON BONHAM’S LED ZEPPELIN EXPERIENCE Aug. 3, Daily’s Place LEE HUNTER, JOEY KERR Aug. 27, Music in the Box, Limelight Theatre GOO GOO DOLLS, PHILLIP PHILLIPS Sept. 2, Daily’s Place BRYAN ADAMS Sept. 9, Daily’s Place TIM McGRAW & FAITH HILL Sept. 16, Veterans Memorial Arena

ZAC BROWN BAND Sept. 21, Daily’s Place ANCIENT CITY SLICKERS Sept. 24, Music in the Box, Limelight Theatre The Smooth Tour: FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE, NELLY, CHRIS LANE Oct. 12, Veterans Memorial Arena Once a Month Punk: SCATTER BRAINS, LOOSE BEARINGS Oct. 19, Blue Water Daiquiri & Oyster Bar MICHAEL LAGASSE & FRIENDS Oct. 29, Music in the Box, Limelight Theatre JIM GAFFIGAN Dec. 30, Veterans Memorial Arena GEORGE WINSTON Feb. 23, P.V. Concert Hall

LIVE MUSIC CLUBS

AMELIA ISLAND + FERNANDINA

ALLEY CAT BEER HOUSE, 316 Centre St., 491-1001 Dan Voll 6:30 p.m. March 15. John Springer March 16 & 17. Dan Voll 6:30 p.m. every Wed. John Springer every Thur. & Sat. EMERALD GOAT IRISH PUB, 96110 Lofton Sq., 441-2444 Chuck Nash 9 p.m. March 18 KNUCKLEHEADS Bar, 850532 U.S. 17, 222-2380 Shayne Rammler 9 p.m. March 17 LA MANCHA, 2709 Sadler Rd., 261-4646 Miguel Paley 5:30-9 p.m. every Fri.-Sun. Javier Parez every Sun. SLIDERS SEASIDE GRILL, 1998 S. Fletcher Ave., 277-6652 Pili Pili 6 p.m. March 15. Tad Jennings 6 p.m.

March 16. Jamie Renae & the Walkers 2 p.m., Michael Hewlett 7 p.m. March 17. Mark O’Quinn, Melissa Smith, Davis Turner March 18. Cliff Dorsey 1 p.m., JC & Mike 6 p.m. March 19 SURF RESTAURANT, 3199 S. Fletcher Ave., 261-5711 Katfish Lee 2 p.m. March 15 & 16; Boo Radley 6 p.m. March 15. Whiskey Heart, Bush Doctors March 17 & 18. Jimmy Beats Reggae 4:30 p.m. March 19. Jacob Dylan Taylor March 20. Alexandra March 21

AVONDALE + ORTEGA

CASBAH CAFÉ, 3628 St. Johns Ave., 981-9966 Goliath Flores every Wed. Jazz every Sun. Live music every Mon. ECLIPSE, 4219 St. Johns Ave. KJ Free 9 p.m. every Tue. & Thur.

Indie dance 9 p.m. every Wed. ’80s & ’90s dance every Fri. MELLOW MUSHROOM, 3611 St. Johns Ave., 388-0200 Live music every Thur.-Sat.

THE BEACHES

(All venues are in Jax Beach unless otherwise noted) 1ST STREET LOFT, 502 N. First St., 241-7848 Amanda Liesinger 7 p.m. March 16 BLUE TYPHOON, 2309 Beach Blvd., 379-3789 Billy Bowers 5 p.m. March 16. Live music most weekends BLUE WATER DAIQUIRI & OYSTER BAR, 205 First St. N., 249-0083 Once a Month Punk: The Wastedist, T.J. Hookers, Concrete Criminals March 16 BRASS ANCHOR PUB, 2292 Mayport Rd., Atlantic Beach, 249-0301 Joe Oliff 8 p.m. March 15. Randy Bluesdog Cash Band March 18. Live music on weekends CASA MARINA HOTEL, 691 First St. N., 270-0025 The Chris Thomas Band March 15 CULHANE’S IRISH PUB, 967 Atlantic Blvd., AB, 249-9595 Ken Keating Band 6 p.m. March 16. Karaoke, DJ Vito, live music March 17. DJ Hal every Fri. & Sat. Michael Funge 6:30 p.m. every Sun. FLYING IGUANA TAQUERIA & TEQUILA BAR, 207 Atlantic Blvd., NB, 853-5680 3 the Band 9 p.m. March 16 & 17.

Soulshine & The SWAT Team 10 p.m. March 18. Darren Corlew March 19 GREEN ROOM BREWING, 228 Third St. N., 201-9283 Rusty Lemon March 15 GUSTO, 1266 Beach Blvd., 372-9925 Groov 7:30 p.m. every Wed. Murray Goff Fri. Under the Bus every Sat. Gene Nordan 6 p.m. every Sun. LYNCH’S IRISH PUB, 514 First St. N., 249-5181 Olympus 10 p.m. March 17. Let’s Ride 10 p.m. March 18. Dirty Pete 10 p.m. every Wed. Split Tone every Thur. Chillula every Sun. Be Easy every Mon. N.W. Izzard every Tue. MELLOW MUSHROOM, 1018 Third St. N., 241-5600 Lyons 9 p.m. March 16. Str8 Up 9 p.m. March 17

LIVE + LOCAL MUSIC MEZZA Restaurant & Bar, 110 First St., NB, 249-5573 Gypsies Ginger every Wed. Mike Shackelford, Steve Shanholtzer every Thur. Mezza Shuffle every Mon. Trevor Tanner every Tue. OCEAN 60, 60 Ocean Blvd., Atlantic Beach, 247-0060 Taylor Roberts 7 p.m. March 15 RAGTIME TAVERN, 207 Atlantic Blvd., AB, 241-7877 Billy Bowers 7 p.m. March 15. Fish Out of Water March 16. Paul Lundgren March 17 & 18. Four Play March 19. Live music every Wed.-Sun. SEACHASERS, 831 First St. N., 372-0444 Cowboy Rolex 8 p.m. every Thur.

SOUTHERN GROUNDS & CO., 200 First St., NB, 249-2922 Jazz Corner 6 p.m. every Tue. SURFER THE BAR, 200 First St. N., 372-9756 N.W. Izzard 9:30 p.m. March 17. Scholars Word, Pato Banton & the Now Generation 9:30 p.m. March 18 WHISKEY JAX, 950 Marsh Landing Pkwy., 853-5973 Soultron Fresh 9:30 p.m. March 17. 5 O’clock Booze 9:30 p.m. March 18. Murray Goff 6 p.m. every Wed. Blues Club every Tue. ZETA BREWING, 131 First Ave. N., 372-0727 Live music every Thur.-Sat.

CAMDEN COUNTY, GA.

CAPTAIN STAN’S SMOKEHOUSE, 700 Bedell Dr., Woodbine, 912-729-9552 Acoustic music 6:30 p.m. every Sat. J’S TAVERN, 711 Osborne St., St. Marys, 912-882-5280 Big St. Pat’s Party, live music March 17. Live music most weekends

DOWNTOWN

1904 MUSIC HALL, 19 Ocean St. N. Universal Sigh, Tripow 8 p.m. March 15. Boat Simms, Dez Nado 8 p.m. March 19 DE REAL TING, 128 W. Adams St., 633-9738 Ras AJ, De Lions of Jah 7 p.m. March 17 DOS GATOS, 123 E. Forsyth St., 354-0666 DJ Brandon every Thur. DJ NickFresh every Sat. DJ Randall every Mon. DJ Hollywood every Tue. FIONN MacCOOL’S, Jacksonville Landing, 374-1247 Spade McQuade 6 p.m. March 15. Bagpipers, Spade McQuade & the Allstars, Searson, Rathkeltaire & JFRD Pipes & Drums 10 a.m.-11 p.m. March 17. Jeff Congo 8 p.m. March 18 HOURGLASS PUB, 345 E. Bay St., 469-1719 Open mic every Sun. Mal Jones every Mon. Drum & Bass every Tue. INTUITION ALE WORKS, 720 King St., 683-7720 Live music 6 p.m. every Thur.

JACKSONVILLE LANDING, 2 Independent Dr., 353-1188 St. Patrick’s Day Celebration: Ace Winn Trio, Radio Love, Well Wishers noon-8 p.m. March 17. Suwannee River Jam Auditions noon-5 p.m., Domenic Marte 6 p.m. March 18.

DJ Kevin Tos 2-5 p.m., 418 Band 6-10 p.m. March 19 MARK’S DOWNTOWN, 315 E. Bay St., 355-5099 DJ Shotgun 10 p.m. every Sat. MAVERICKS LIVE, Jax Landing, 356-1110 Gallagher 7 p.m.

March 24. Yamadeo, Cloud9 Vibes March 25. Joe Buck, DJ Justin every Thur.-Sat. MYTH NIGHTCLUB, 333 E. Bay St., 707-0474 Crankdat March 17. David Tort 9 p.m.-2 a.m. March 18. Billy Kenny 4 p.m.-2 a.m. March 19 THE VOLSTEAD, 115 W. Adams St., 414-3171 Swing Dance Sundays 7 p.m.

FLEMING ISLAND

BOONDOCKS GRILL & BAR, 2808 Henley Rd., Green Cove, 406-9497 Darrell Rae March 15. Mark Johns March 16.

Redfish Rich March 17 & 19. Southern Style Vocal March 17.

Ken McAnlis March 18. Take Cover 9 p.m. March 18. Marty Farmer March 21. Live music most every night MELLOW MUSHROOM, 1800 Town Ctr. Blvd., 541-1999 Scott Elley 8:30 p.m. March 16. Felix Chang 8:30 p.m.

March 18. Live music most weekends WHITEY’S FISH CAMP, 2032 C.R. 220, 269-4198 Jimi Graves, Supernatural 9 p.m. March 17. Conch Fritters 5 p.m., Far Too Sober 8 p.m. March 18. Darrell Rae 3 p.m. March 19.

Live music every Thur.-Sun.

INTRACOASTAL

CLIFF’S Bar & Grill, 3033 Monument Rd., Ste. 2, 645-5162 Falling Forward March 15. Highway Jones 10 p.m.

March 17. No Saints 10 p.m. March 18. Open mic every Tue. JERRY’S Sports Bar & Grille, 13170 Atlantic, 220-6766 Sidewalk 65 7:30 p.m. March 17. Party Cartel 7:30 p.m.

March 18

MANDARIN

ENZA’S, 10601 San Jose Blvd., Ste. 109, 268-4458 Brian Iannucci March 15 & 19 TAPS BAR & GRILL, 2220 C.R. 210, St. Johns, 819-1554 Live music every weekend

ORANGE PARK + MIDDLEBURG

DEE’S Music Bar, 2141 Loch Rane, Ste. 140, 375-2240 DJ Toy every Wed. Clint McFarland every Thur. Live music every Sat. DJ Frank every Tue. THE HILLTOP, 2030 Wells Rd., 272-5959 John Michael on the piano every Tue.-Sat. THE ROADHOUSE, 231 Blanding Blvd., 264-0611 Hustle 10 p.m. March 15. DJ Big Mike March 16. Cupid’s Alley 10 p.m. March 17. Fat Cactus 10 p.m. March 18. Live music every weekend SHARK CLUB, 714 Park Ave., 215-1557 Digital Skyline 9 p.m. March 15. Tom Bennett Band 9 p.m. March 16

PONTE VEDRA

PUSSER’S GRILLE, 816 A1A, 280-7766 Live music Fri. & Sat. TABLE 1, 330 A1A, 280-5515 Deron Baker March 15 & 22.

Samuel Sanders March 16. Robbie Litt March 17. Latin All Stars March 18. Barrett Jockers March

RIVERSIDE + WESTSIDE

ACROSS THE STREET, 948 Edgewood Ave. S., 683-4182 Live music weekends BRIXX, 220 Riverside Ave., 300-3928 Live music every Thur. & Fri. HOBNOB, 220 Riverside Ave., Ste. 10, 513-4272 Live music every Fri. MURRAY HILL Theatre, 932 Edgewood Ave., 388-7807 For a Season, Jigsaw, Jonathan Hoyle 7:30 p.m. March 18 NIGHTHAWKS, 2952 Roosevelt Blvd. Darke Complex, Askmeificare, Engraved, Candor 7:30 p.m. March 15.

Anvil, Night Demon, Hollow Leg, Grave Shadow, Rhythm of Fear 6 p.m. March 16. Self Employed, FFN, Swill, Digdog, Single White Herpe & The Aids 7 p.m. March 17. Bees & Enormous Tigers, Dirty Bird & The Flu, The Pinecone Shake 9 p.m. March 18. Seaway March 20. Artis(Tree) March 24.

Emporos CD Release March 25 RAIN DOGS, 1045 Park St., 379-4969 St. Paddy’s Punk/ Puke Party March 17. Madam Bebe Deluxe 8 p.m. March 18. Blind Tiger March 23. Folk Is People, Mathew Harrison, Terrain, Jackie Stranger, Billy & Bella, Horror Club, Those Lavender Whales March 25 RIVERSIDE ARTS MARKET, 715 Riverside Ave., 389-2449 Morning Yoga (9 a.m.), Shane Myers, Nikki Talley, Strangerwolf 10:45 a.m. March 18 SOUTH KITCHEN & SPIRITS, 3638 Park St., 475-2362 Ace Winn March 16 UNITY PLAZA, 220 Riverside Ave. Live music every weekend

ST. AUGUSTINE

CELLAR UPSTAIRS, 157 King St., 826-1594 Vinny Jacobs 2 p.m. March 16 & 19. Ian Kelly, Mr. Natural March 17. T.J. Brown, Ain’t Too Proud to Beg March 18 DOS COFFEE & WINE, 300 San Marco Ave., 342-2421 Live music every weekend MARDI GRAS, 123 San Marco Ave., 823-8806 Those Guys 9 p.m. March 17. Funk Shui 8 p.m. March 18. Fre Gordon, acoustic open mic 7 p.m. every Sun. Justin Gurnsey, Musicians Exchange 8 p.m. every Mon. ORIGINAL CAFE ELEVEN, 501 A1A Beach Blvd., St. Augustine Beach, 460-9311 Igor & The Red Elvises 8:30 p.m. March 16. The Heavy Pets, Backup Planet 8:30 p.m.

March 18. Lil & Ed, The Blues Imperials, Paul Zerra March 23 PLANET SARBEZ, 115 Anastasia Blvd., 342-0632 Live music every weekend SHANGHAI NOBBY’S, 10 Anastasia Blvd., 547-2188 Crabhammer, The Ned, Birdperson, Handsome Grandson 9 p.m. March 17. Nobfest Sixx pre-fest show March 22 TEMPO, 16 Cathedral Pl., 342-0286 Jazzy Blue March 16 & 18. Tony Martin & the Troublemakers 8:30 p.m. March 17.

Alex Richman Band 8:30 p.m. March 18. Jax English Salsa Band 6 p.m. March 19. Bluez Dudez March 21. Open mic 7:30 p.m. every Wed. TRADEWINDS LOUNGE, 124 Charlotte St., 829-9336 Spanky 9 p.m. March 17 & 18. The Down Low every Wed. JP Driver every Thur. Elizabeth Roth every Sat. Those Guys every Tue.

SAN MARCO

JACK RABBITS, 1528 Hendricks Ave., 398-7496 Deviate The Plan, Have A Fit, GFM 8 p.m. March 16. The Kate Rays, The Nixon Tapes, The Social Animals 8 p.m. March 17. Tortoise, Tara Jane O’Neill 8 p.m. March 18. Mike Love March 24 MUDVILLE MUSIC ROOM, 3104 Atlantic Blvd., 352-7008 Larry Mangum, Steve Pelland, Michelle Dalziel 7:30 p.m.

March 16. Jon Shain, Old Dawgs New Trixx, The Walker Brothers 7:30 p.m. March 17. Seth Walker 7:30 p.m. March 18

SOUTHSIDE + BAYMEADOWS

CORNER BISTRO & WINE BAR, 9823 Tapestry Park Circle, 619-1931 Matthew Hall 8 p.m. every Thur.-Sat. GREEK STREET Café, 3546 St. Johns Bluff Rd. S., 503-0620 Tavernalive 6 p.m. every Mon. MELLOW MUSHROOM, 9734 Deer Lake Ct., 997-1955 DiCarlo Thompson March 16. Anton LaPlume March 17.

Cortnie Frazier March 18 WHISKEY JAX, 10915 Baymeadows Rd., 634-7208 Fat Cactus 9:30 p.m. March 17. Boogie Freaks 9:30 p.m. March 18. Melissa Smith open mic every Thur. Blues jam every Sun. Acoustic every Wed.

SPRINGFIELD + NORTHSIDE

BOSTON’S, 13070 City Station Dr., 751-7499 Shayne Rammler 9 p.m. March 16 MELLOW MUSHROOM, 15170 Max Leggett Pkwy., 757-8843 Live music most every weekend SANDOLLAR, 9716 Heckscher Dr., 251-2449 Live music every Fri.-Sun. SHANTYTOWN PUB, 22 W. Sixth St., 798-8222 Live music every weekend

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FOLIO DINING AMELIA ISLAND + FERNANDINA BEACH

Take in dazzling ocean views and enjoy classic resort fare at ELIZABETH POINTE LODGE on Amelia Island.

29 SOUTH EATS, 29 S. Third St., 277-7919, 29southrestaurant. com. Historic downtown bistro’s Chef Scotty Schwartz serves traditional regional cuisine with a modern twist. $$ L Tu-Sa; D M.-Sa; R Sa The AMELIA TAVERN, 318 Centre St., 310-6088, theameliatavern. com. Contemporary hand-crafted, locally sourced comfort fare: local shrimp, small/big plates, organic greens, sandwiches. $$ FB TO D M; L & D Tu-Sa; Brunch Su. BEACH DINER, 2006 S. Eighth St., 310-3750, beachdiner.com.

Innovative breakfast: Eggs on the Bayou, fish-n-grits; French toast, riders, omelets. Lunch fare: salads, burgers, sandwiches, shrimp & crabmeat salad. $ K TO B R L Daily BRETT’S WATERWAY Café, 1 S. Front St., 261-2660. F On the water at Centre Street’s end. Southern hospitality, upscale atmosphere; daily specials, fresh local seafood, aged beef. $$$ FB L D Daily CAFÉ KARIBO, 27 N. Third St., 277-5269, cafekaribo.com. F In historic building, family-owned café has worldly fare, made-from-scratch dressings, sauces, desserts, sourcing fresh greens, veggies, seafood. Dine in or al fresco under oak-shaded patio.

Microbrew Karibrew Pub has beer brewed onsite, imports. $$ FB K TO R, Su; L Daily, D Tu-Su in season CHEZ LEZAN Bakery Co., 1014 Atlantic Ave., 491-4663, chezlezanbakery.com. Fresh European-style breads, pastries: croissants, muffins, cakes, pies. $ TO B R L Daily The CRAB TRAP, 31 N. Second St., 261-4749, ameliacrabtrap. com. F Nearly 40 years, family-owned-and-operated. Fresh local seafood, steaks, specials. HH. $$ FB L D Daily DAVID’S Restaurant & Lounge, 802 Ash St., 310-6049, ameliaislanddavids.com. Steaks, fresh seafood, rack of lamb and ribeye, Chilean sea bass, in an upscale atmosphere. Chef Wesley Cox has a new lounge menu. $$$$ FB D Nightly DICK’S WINGS & GRILL, 474313 E. S.R. 200, 310-6945. 2016 Best of Jax Winner. SEE ORANGE PARK. GREEN TURTLE TAVERN, 14 S. Third St., 321-2324, greenturtletavern.com. Legendary hangout in a historic shotgun shack; Chicago-style Vienna beef hot dogs, pub fare, cold beer, bourbon selection, chill vibe. $ FB L D Daily JACK & DIANE’S, 708 Centre St., 321-1444, jackanddianescafe. com. F Renovated 1887 shotgun house. Faves: jambalaya, French toast, pancakes, mac & cheese, crêpes. Vegan items. Inside or porch overlooking historic area. $$ BW K TO B L D Daily LA MANCHA, 2709 Sadler Rd., 261-4646. Spanish, Portuguese fare, Brazilian flair. Tapas, seafood, steaks, sangria. Drink specials. AYCE paella Sun. $$$ FB K TO D Nightly LARRY’S GIANT SUBS, 474272 S.R. 200, 844-2225. F SEE ORANGE PARK. LECHONERA EL COQUÍ, 232 N. Second St., 432-7545. New Puerto Rican place. Chulleta kan kan (pork chops), Tripletta churosco sandwich, more. $ FB TO L D Tu-Su

DINING DIRECTORY KEY AVERAGE ENTRÉE COST $ $$

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ABBREVIATIONS & SPECIAL NOTES BW = Beer/Wine

L = Lunch

FB = Full Bar

D = Dinner Bite Club = Hosted Free Folio Weekly Bite Club Event F = Folio Weekly Distribution Spot

K = Kids’ Menu TO = Take Out B = Breakfast R = Brunch

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MOON RIVER PIZZA, 925 S. 14th St., 321-3400, moonriverpizza. net. F 2016 Best of Jax Winner. Authentic Northern-style pizzas, 20+ toppings, pie/slice. Calzones. $ BW TO L D M-Sa The MUSTARD SEED CAFÉ, 833 Courson Rd., 277-3141, nassaushealthfoods.net. Casual organic eatery, juice bar, in Nassau Health Foods. All-natural organic items, smoothies, juices, herbal teas, coffees, daily specials. $$ K TO B L M-Sa NANA TERESA’S BAKE SHOP, 31 S. Fifth St., 277-7977, nanateresa.com. Everything’s made with organic ingredients when possible. Cupcakes, cakes, pies, cheesecakes, cookies, pastries, specialties. $ TO Tu-Su PABLO’S MEXICAN CUISINE, 12 N. Second St., 261-0049, pablosmg1.com. In historic district; authentic Mexican fare: chimichangas, fajitas, burritos, tacos, daily specials, vegetarian. $$ FB K TO D M-Thu; L & D F-Sa The PATIO PLACE, 416 Ash St., 410-3717, patioplacebistro. com. Bistro/wine bar/crêperie’s global menu uses crêpes: starters, entrées, shareables, desserts. $$ BW TO B L D Tu-Su POINTE Restaurant, 98 S. Fletcher Ave., 277-4851, elizabethpointelodge.com. 2016 Best of Jax Winner. In award-winning inn Elizabeth Pointe Lodge. Seaside dining; in or out. Hot buffet breakfast daily, full lunch menu. Homestyle soups, specialty sandwiches, desserts. $$$ BW K B L D Daily The SALTY PELICAN Bar & Grill, 12 N. Front St., 277-3811, thesaltypelicanamelia.com. F 2016 Best of Jax Winner.

2nd-story outdoor bar. T.J. & Al offer local seafood, fish tacos, Mayport shrimp, po’boys, cheese oysters. $$ FB K L D Daily SLIDERS SEASIDE GRILL, 1998 S. Fletcher Ave., 277-6652, slidersseaside.com. F 2016 Best of Jax Winner. Oceanfront.

Award-winning handmade crabcakes, fried pickles, fresh seafood.

Open-air 2nd floor balcony, playground. $$ FB K L D Daily TASTY’S BURGERS & FRIES, 710 Centre St., 321-0409, tastysamelia.com. In historic district, fresh fast-food alternative. Fresh meats, handcut fries, homemade sauces/ soups, handspun shakes. $ BW K L D Daily T-RAY’S BURGER STATION, 202 S. Eighth St., 261-6310. F Family-owned-and-operated 18+ years. Blue plate specials, burgers, biscuits & gravy, shrimp. $ BW TO B L M-Sa TROPICAL SMOOTHIE Café, 463909 S.R. 200, Ste. 6, Yulee, 468-7099, tropicalsmoothie.com. Flatbreads, sandwiches, wraps. Smoothies: classic, superfoods, supercharged, indulgent. $ TO B L D Daily

ARLINGTON + REGENCY

DICK’S WINGS, 9119 Merrill Rd., Ste. 19, 745-9300. 2016 Best of Jax Winner. SEE ORANGE PARK. LARRY’S Giant Subs, 1301 Monument Rd., Ste. 5, 724-5802.

F SEE ORANGE PARK. SID & LINDA’S Seafood Market & Restaurant, 12220 Atlantic Blvd., Ste. 109, 503-8276. Pick a whole fresh fish, get it cooked to order. Dine in, take out. Housemade sauces. $$ K TO L D Daily

AVONDALE + ORTEGA

CHOMP CHOMP, 4162 Herschel St., 329-1679. Relocated.

Chef-inspired: The Philadelphia Experiment (sweet pork over arugula), panko-crusted chicken, burgers, Waldorf salad, bahn mi, Southern fried chicken, The Come Up (portabella mushroom, green tomato salsa, almonds). Curry Chomp chips, pasta salad.

HH. $ BW L D Mon.-Sat.

DINING DIRECTORY

BAYMEADOWS

AL’S PIZZA, 8060 Philips Hwy., Ste. 105, 731-4300. F 2016 Best of Jax Winner. SEE BEACHES. INDIA’S, 9802 Baymeadows Rd., Ste. 8, 620-0777, indiajaxcom. F 2016 Best of Jax Winner. Authentic cuisine, lunch buffet. Curries, vegetables, lamb, chicken, shrimp, fish tandoori. $$ BW L M-Sa; D Nightly LARRY’S Subs, 8616 Baymeadows Rd., 739-2498. F SEE ORANGE PARK. METRO DINER, 9802 Baymeadows Rd., 425-9142. F 2016 Best of Jax Winner. SEE SAN MARCO. NATIVE SUN Natural Foods Market & Deli, 11030 Baymeadows Rd., 260-2791. 2016 Best of Jax Winner. SEE MANDARIN. The WELL WATERING HOLE, 3928 Baymeadows Rd., Ste. 9, 737-7740, thewellwateringhole.com. Local craft beers, glass/

seafood, carnitas, Cubana fare. 100+ tequilas. $ FB TO L D Daily GUSTO, 1266 Beach Blvd., 372-9925, gustojax.com. Classic Old World Roman cuisine, large Italian menu: homestyle pasta, beef, chicken, fish delicacies; open pizza-tossing kitchen.

Reservations encouraged. $$ FB TO L R D Tu-Su The HASH HOUSE, 610 Third St. S., 422-0644, thelovingcup hashhouse.com. Locally sourced, locally roasted coffees, glutenfree, vegan, vegetarian; no GMOs/hormones. $ K TO B R L Daily LARRY’S GIANT SUBS, 657 Third St. N., 247-9620. F SEE ORANGE PARK. MELLOW MUSHROOM PIZZA BAKERS, 1018 Third St. N., Ste. 2, 241-5600, mellowmushroom.com. F Bite Club. 2016 Best of Jax Winner. Hoagies, gourmet pizzas: Mighty Meaty, vegetarian, Kosmic Karma. 35 tap beers. Nonstop HH. $ FB K TO L D Daily METRO DINER, 1534 3rd St. N., 853-6817. F 2016 Best of Jax Winner. SEE SAN MARCO. MSHACK, 299 Atlantic Blvd., AB, 241-2599, shackburgers.com.

Burgers, hot dogs, fries, shakes. Dine in/out. $$ BW L D Daily NATIVE SUN NATURAL FOODS MARKET & DELI, 1585 Third St. N., 458-1390. 2016 Best of Jax Winner. SEE MANDARIN. PARSONS SEAFOOD RESTAURANT, 1451 Atlantic Blvd., NB, 595-5789, parsonsseafoodrestaurant.com. The landmark place moved; still serving local seafood dishes, sides, specialty fare. $$ FB K TO L D Tu-Su POE’S TAVERN, 363 Atlantic Blvd., AB, 241-7637, poestavern. com. Gastropub serves 50+ beers, burgers, fish tacos, Edgar’s Drunken Chili, daily fish sandwich special. $$ FB K L D Daily RAGTIME TAVERN SEAFOOD & GRILL, 207 Atlantic Blvd., Atlantic Beach, 241-7877, ragtimetavern.com. F 30+ years, iconic seafood place. Blackened snapper, sesame tuna, Ragtime shrimp. Daily HH, brunch Sun. $$ FB L D Daily SALT LIFE Food Shack, 1018 Third St. N., 372-4456, saltlife foodshack.com. Specialty items, tuna poke bowl, fresh sushi, Ensenada tacos, local fried shrimp. $$ FB K TO L D Daily SLIDERS SEAFOOD GRILLE & OYSTER BAR, 218 First St., NB, 246-0881, slidersseafoodgrille.com. Beach-casual spot.

Faves: Fresh fish tacos, gumbo. Key lime pie, ice cream sandwiches. Brunch Sun. $$ FB K L Sa/Su; D Nightly SURFWICHES SANDWICH SHOP, 1537 Penman Rd. N., 241-6996, surfwiches.com. Craft sandwich shop. Yankeestyle steak sandwiches and hoagies, all made to order. $ BW TO K L D Daily

GRILL ME!

PHILIPPE VAN GRIT

Kitchen On San Marco

1402 San Marco Blvd. • San Marco Born in: Washington State Years in the Biz: 17 Fave Restaurant: Slanted Door in San Francisco Fave Cuisine Style: Italian Will Not Cross My Lips: Tilapia Go-To Ingredients: Fresh made pasta & fresh tomato Ideal Meal: Tacos of any kind Insider's Secret: It isn't that secret, but keep your knives sharp!

Celeb Sighting in Your Restaurant: Bill Murray Culinary Treat: Foie or sweetbreads bottle wines. Meatloaf sandwich, pulled Peruvian chicken, vegan black bean burgers. $$ BW K TO L M-F; D Tu-Sa TEQUILAS, 10915 Baymeadows Rd., Ste. 101, 363-1365, tequilasjacksonville.com. Casa-style dishes made with fresh, spicy hot ingredients. Vegetarian option. Top-shelf tequilas, drink specials. $$ FB K TO L D Daily WHISKEY JAX, 10915 Baymeadows Rd., Ste. 135, 634-7208, whiskeyjax.com. Gastropub. Craft beers, gourmet burgers, handhelds, signature plates. HH. $$ FB L D F-Su; D Nightly

BEACHES

(Venues are in Jax Beach unless otherwise noted.)

AL’S PIZZA, 303 Atlantic Blvd., Atlantic Beach, 249-0002, alspizza.com. F 2016 Best of Jax Winner. NY-style-gourmet pizzas, baked dishes. 28+ years. All day HH M-Thu.$ FB K TO L D Daily ANGIE’S SUBS, 1436 Beach Blvd., 246-2519. ANGIE’S Grom Subs, 204 Third Ave. S., 241-3663. Fresh ingredients, 25+ years. Huge salads, blue-ribbon iced tea. Grom has Sun. brunch, no alcohol. $ K BW TO L D Daily BEACH DINER, 501 Atlantic Blvd., AB, 249-6500. SEE AMELIA. BEACH HUT CAFÉ, 1281 Third St. S., 249-3516. 28+ years.

Full breakfast menu all day (darn good grits); hot plate specials Mon.-Fri. $ K TO B R L Daily BOLD BEAN COFFEE ROASTERS, 2400 S. Third St., Ste. 201, 374-5735. 2016 Best of Jax Winner. SEE RIVERSIDE. CRUISERS GRILL, 319 23rd Ave. S., 270-0356, cruisersgrill. com. 2016 Best of Jax Winner. Locally owned & operated 20+ years. Half-pound burgers, fish sandwiches, big salads, award-winning cheddar fries, sangria. $ BW K TO L D Daily EUROPEAN STREET CAFÉ, 992 Beach Blvd., 249-3001, europeanstreet.com. F SEE RIVERSIDE. FAMOUS TOASTERY, 311 N. Third St., 372-0712, famoustoastery. com. Corned beef hash, gluten-free pancakes, omelets, toast.

Wraps, Bloody Marys, mimosas, peach Bellini. $$ FB K TO B L Daily The FISH COMPANY Restaurant, 725 Atlantic Blvd., Ste. 12, AB, 246-0123, thefishcojax.com. Bite Club. Oyster raw bar, fresh local seafood, Mayport shrimp, crab, lobster. Homestyle desserts. Patio; all-day HH Sun. $$ FB K TO L D Daily FLAMING SEAFOOD & SHAO KAO BBQ, 1289 Penman Rd., 853-6398. The place (is it Chinese? Barbecue? Seafood?) serves meats and vegetables, spiced, skewered on bamboo sticks – like Chinese street food. $ BW TO L D Daily FLYING IGUANA TAQUERIA & TEQUILA BAR, 207 Atlantic Blvd., NB, 853-5680, flyingiguana.com. F Latin American: tacos,

THIS CHICK’S KITCHEN, 353 Sixth Ave. S., 778-5404, thischickskitchen.com. Farm-to-table; healthful, locally sourced clean meals. Gluten-free, vegan, vegetarian options. $$ TO L D W-Sa V PIZZA, 528 First St. N., 853-6633, vpizza.com. Traditional Neapolitana artisan pizza from Naples – Italy, not Florida, made with fresh ingredients. $$ FB TO L D Daily

CAMDEN COUNTY, GEORGIA

CAPTAIN STAN’S Smokehouse, 700 Bedell Dr., Woodbine, 912-729-9552 Barbecue, sides, hot dogs, burgers, desserts.

Dine in or out on picnic tables. $$ FB K TO L & D Tu-Sa MALSONS BBQ, 1330 Boone Ave., Kingsland, 912-882-4355.

Real barbecue – smokers onsite. Burgers, wings, plates, ribs, sausages, beans. Dine in or out. $ K TO L & D Daily SALT.PEPPER.THYME, 105 N. Lee St., Kingsland, 912-510-0444, saltpepperthyme.net. Varied American Southern fare. Dine in or out. $$ BW K TO L W; L & D Th-S STEFFENS Restaurant, 550 S. Lee St., Kingsland, 912-729-5355, steffensrestaurant.com. Southern scratch-made menu. $-$$ K TO B, L & D M-Sa; B & L Su

DOWNTOWN

AKEL’S DELICATESSEN, 21 W. Church St., 665-7324. 50 N. Laura St., Ste. 125, 446-3119, akelsdeli.com. F NYC-style deli. Fresh subs, sandwiches, burgers, gyros, wraps, vegetarian, breakfast, signature dressings. $ K TO B L M-F The BANK BAR B Q & BAKERY, 331 W. Forsyth St., 388-1600, thebankbbq.com. 28 years’ experience means barbecue done right. Onsite bakery has specialty cakes. $ TO L & D M-F CANDY APPLE Café & Cocktails, 400 N. Hogan, 3539717, thecandyapplecafeandcocktails.com. Chef-driven Southern/French cuisine, sandwiches, entrées. $$ FB K L Daily; D Tu-Sa CASA DORA, 108 E. Forsyth, 356-8282, casadoraitalian. com. F Chef Sam Hamidi serves Italian fare, 40+ years: veal, seafood, pizza. Homemade salad dressing. $ BW K L M-F; D M-Sa FIONN MACCOOL’S Irish Pub & Restaurant, Jax Landing, Ste. 176, 374-1547, fionnmacs.com. Casual dining, uptown Irish atmosphere; fish & chips, Guinness lamb stew, black-and-tan brownies. $$ FB K L D Daily INDOCHINE, 21 E. Adams St., Ste. 200, 598-5303, indochine jax.com. 2016 Best of Jax Winner. Thai, Southeast Asian

BITE-SIZED Nassau assa Co County nt café offers real fare from LA ISLA GRANDE

photo by Brentley Stead

The FOX RESTAURANT, 3580 St. Johns Ave., 387-2669.

Owners Ian and Mary Chase offer fresh fare, homemade desserts. Breakfast all day; signature items: burgers, meatloaf, fried green tomatoes. $$ BW K L D Daily HARPOON LOUIE’S, 4070 Herschel St., Ste. 8, 389-5631, harpoonlouies.net. F Locally owned & operated 20+ years.

American pub. 1/2-lb. burgers, fish sandwiches, pasta. Local beers, HH. $$ FB K TO L D Daily MELLOW MUSHROOM, 3611 St. Johns Ave., 388-0200. F Bite Club. 2016 Best of Jax Winner. SEE BEACHES. PINEGROVE MARKET & DELI, 1511 PineGrove Ave., 389-8655, pinegrovemarket.com. F 2016 Best of Jax Winner. 40+ years.

Burgers, Cubans, subs, wraps. Onsite butcher, USDA choice prime aged beef. Craft beers. Fri. & Sat. fish fry. $ BW TO B L D M-Sa RESTAURANT ORSAY, 3630 Park St., 381-0909, restaurantorsay.com. 2016 Best of Jax Winner. French/ Southern bistro; local organic ingredients. Steak frites, mussels, pork chops. $$$ FB R, Su; D Nightly SIMPLY SARA’S, 2902 Corinthian Ave., 387-1000, simplysaras.net. F Down-home fare from scratch: eggplant fries, pimento cheese, baked chicken, fruit cobblers, chicken & dumplings, desserts. BYOB. $$ K TO L D Tu-Sa, B Sa SOUTH KITCHEN & SPIRITS, 3638 Park St., 475-2362, south. kitchen. Southern classics: crispy catfish w/ smoked gouda grits, family-style fried chicken, burgers, vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free options. $$ FB K TO L D Daily

HAVANA

DAYDREAMIN’ A SMALL SPOT IN DOWNTOWN FERNANDINA, Hola! Cuban Café is a comfy place to nurse a coffee or grab a quick sandwich. It’s got plenty of outdoor seating, and if you’re lucky, you may be sitting next to a cute pup or two.

Hola! Cuban Café features empanadas. If you don’t like empanadas, we might not be able to be friends. It’s just a portable version of your tastiest meal. The empanadas at Hola Cuban are the most traditional kind, so it’s a good place to start for you newbies. You have several tasty options from which to choose, like guava and cheese, and meat pies.

Make sure you ask about specials; they usually have something up their sleeve. My favorite is the Breakfast Empanada ($3.25). It’s stuffed to the brim with scrambled eggs, ham and Swiss cheese. A nice plus about Hola Cuban’s empanadas? Order just two of the tasty Latin turnovers and ¡ahí está! a full meal, breakfast or lunch.

If you’re more of a sandwich lover, you can’t go wrong with the classics. Hola Cuban has several typical pressed Cuban sandwiches like Media Noche (the Midnight) ($7.50) and The Cuban ($7.50), which is just what you’d expect from a place called Hola! Cuban. Order one and you get a piping-hot traditional Cuban sandwich, with tavern ham, slow-roasted pork, Swiss cheese, pickles and mustard on Cuban bread–it’s just like the sandwiches I grew up on in Miami.

The filling is spread in between slices of fresh Cuban bread, with that specific crisp crust that can only come from the griddle. You may have to reach for the roll of paper towels on the middle of the table, since the sandwich is jam-packed. The cheese, yellow mustard, shredded pork and ham make each healthy bite a party in your mouth.

The Media Noche is aptly named because it was a

BITE-SIZED

HOLA! CUBAN CAFE

117 Centre St., Fernandina Beach, 321-0163, holacubancafe.com common meal for workers on the late-night shift and is quite similar to The Cuban, with the same filling, but a slightly sweeter bread.

Speaking of sweets, don’t forget dessert.

Choose from creamy Flan ($3.75) smothered in a caramelized sugar sauce or Tres Leches ($3.75), which translates to three milk and does, in fact, feature three kinds of milk: condensed, evaporated and heavy cream. It tastes like vanilla cake with melted ice cream. Or you may choose a hot, cinnamon-sugared, freshly fried Churro ($3).

Now try a traditional Cuban soda like Pineapple Jupiña ($1.25) to really feel transported to the newly opened island. Pronounced hoo-penyah, it’s one of the most colorful cans of soda I’ve ever seen. With bright oranges, yellows and greens on its pineapple-y exterior, I couldn’t stop staring.

It tasted muy bien, too, almost like a cream soda with a pineapple finish.

Don’t forget to sip authentic Cuban coffee while you’re there. The thick, rich brew is the perfect pick-me-up; Hola’s strong brews are served hot or iced.

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DINING DIRECTORY PINT SIZED PINT-SIZED P Taxes are DRAINING THE OUNCES right out of your fridge

THE COST OF DOING

BEER BUSINESS ALCOHOL, PARTICULARLY BEER, HAS LONG had a target on its back. Historians note that the first records of taxes levied on beer date back all the way to the ancient Egyptians. German brewers in Hamburg were taxed so harshly in the 1600s that the number of breweries dwindled from more than 1,500 to only 120 by 1698. And, woe to the brewer who didn’t pay up in Aix-laChapelle, France, where the city council of 1271 mandated chopping off a brewer’s right hand for failing to pay taxes.

No, the taxman has not been kind to the poor brewer. And, in a case of history repeating itself, governments–local, state and national–have again aimed at the bustling beer industry.

As it stands, beer is federally taxed at $18/barrel, equating to about 58 cents per gallon, according to the Brewers Association.

Extrapolating even further: That 12-ounce bottle of beer you enjoy so much is taxed about 5 cents

by Uncle Sam. But that rate applies to only the largest breweries producing more than 60,000 barrels a year. Smaller breweries that produce less than 60,000 barrels–and the first 60,000 barrels produced by larger brewers–pony up just $7 per barrel, or about 2 cents per can or bottle.

That may seem like a deal comparatively, but in a competitive market of 5,000-plus breweries, every penny counts. And that’s just the feds. You’d be appalled what brewers pay in state excise taxes.

Asking 48 cents a gallon, the state of Florida ranks ninth highest in beer taxes, but closer to the middle of the pack; in Tennessee, you’ll sacrifice $1.29 a gallon between state excise taxes and wholesale taxes. That’s nearly a whopping $40 per 31-gallon barrel! Contrast that with Wisconsin, where beer is taxed at a mere two cents per gallon.

Fortunately, there’s a group in Washington, D.C. wanting some of the federal taxes reduced. The Beer Institute, an industry lobbying organization, and the Brewers Association rolled out the Craft Beverage Modernization & Tax Reform Act. The measure’s goal is to reduce the federal excise tax on the first 60,000 barrels a brewery produces in a year, from $7 to $3.50, as long as the brewer produces fewer than two million barrels annually.

In a statement after the bill was introduced, Beer Institute President/CEO Jim McGreevy said, “Today the beer industry supports more than 1.75 million U.S. jobs and generates nearly $253 billion in economic activity, which is equal to about 1.5 percent of the U.S. GDP.” Using Brewers Association’s 2015 figures, the legislation, if passed, would represent estimated savings of $131 million to America’s brewers.

While the federal bill won’t affect how states levy taxes, it could provide a welcome respite to brewers besieged with taxes. Still, short of a Boston Tea Party-style revolt, beer is going to be taxed. Whether the rate equates to an arm (or hand) and a leg depends on where you’re buying.

But I, for one, do not plan to stop enjoying cold ones because of a few pennies.

Marc Wisdom marc@folioweekly.com _____________________________________

PINT-SIZED

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cuisine. Signature dishes: chicken Satay, soft shell crab; mango, sticky rice dessert. $$ FB TO L D M-F; D Tu-Sa LANNA THAI SUSHI, Jax Landing, Ste. 222, 425-2702, lannathaijax.com. Fresh herbs, spices, sushi, shrimp, specials.

HH. $$ FB K TO L M-F; D Nightly OLIO MARKET, 301 E. Bay St., 356-7100, oliomarket.com. F Scratch soups, sandwiches. Duck grilled cheese, seen on Best Sandwich in America. $$ BW TO B R L M-F; D F & Sa URBAN GRIND COFFEE COMPANY, 45 W. Bay, Ste. 102, 866-395-3954, 516-7799, urbangrind.coffee. Locally roasted whole bean brewed coffees, espressos, pastries, smoothies, bagels. Chicken/tuna salad, sandwiches. WiFi. $ B L M-F. URBAN GRIND EXPRESS, 50 W. Laura, 516-7799. SEE ABOVE. ZODIAC BAR & GRILL, 120 W. Adams St., 354-8283, thezodiacbarandgrill.com. 16+ years. Mediterranean cuisine, American fare, paninis, vegetarian dishes. Daily lunch buffet.

Espressos, hookahs. HH M-F $ FB L M-F; D W-Sa

FLEMING ISLAND

DICK’S WINGS & GRILL, 1803 East-West Parkway, 375-2559.

2016 Best of Jax Winner. SEE ORANGE PARK. GRASSROOTS NATURAL MARKET, 1915 East-West Parkway, 541-0009. F SEE RIVERSIDE. MELLOW MUSHROOM, 1800 Town Ctr. Blvd., 541-1999. F Bite Club. 2016 Best of Jax Winner. SEE BEACHES. TAPS BAR & GRILL, 1605 C.R. 220, Ste. 145, 278-9421, tapspublichouse.com. 2016 Best of Jax Winner. 50+ premium domestic, import tap beer. Burgers, sandwiches, entrées. $$ FB K L D Daily WHITEY’S FISH CAMP, 2032 C.R. 220, 269-4198, whiteysfishcamp.com. F Real fish camp. Gator tail, freshwater catfish, daily specials, on Swimming Pen Creek. Tiki bar. Come by boat, bike or car. $ FB K TO L Tu-Su; D Nightly

INTRACOASTAL WEST

AL’S PIZZA, 14286 Beach Blvd., Ste. 31, 223-0991. F 2016 Best of Jax Winner. SEE BEACHES. DICK’S WINGS, 14286 Beach Blvd., Ste. 32, 223-0115.

2016 Best of Jax Winner. SEE ORANGE PARK. GERMAN SCHNITZEL HAUS, 13475 Atlantic Blvd., Ste. 40, 221-9700, germanjax.com. Authentic German/fusion fare: schnitzels, plus bratwurst, stroganoff, käsesspätzle. 13 German beers in bottles, on tap. Bar bites, cocktails. Outdoor BierGarten.

HH Tu-Thur. $$ FB L & D Tu-Su LARRY’S GIANT SUBS, 10750 Atlantic Blvd., Ste. 14, 642-6980.

F SEE ORANGE PARK SURFWICHES SANDWICH SHOP, 14286 Beach Blvd., Ste. 29, 559-5301. SEE BEACHES.

MANDARIN + NW ST. JOHNS

AKEL’S DELI, 12926 Granbay Pkwy. W., 880-2008. F SEE DOWNTOWN. AL’S PIZZA, 11190 San Jose Blvd., 260-4115. F 2016 Best of Jax Winner. SEE BEACHES. BARKING SPIDER PUB, 10092 San Jose Blvd., 260-3102.

Casual laid-back hang. Bar fare: hot dogs, chicken fingers, Philly cheesesteaks, burgers, cheese sticks. HH. $ FB D Nightly BEACH DINER, 11362 San Jose Blvd., 683-0079. SEE AMELIA. CRUISERS GRILL, 5613 San Jose Blvd., 737-2874. 2016 Best of Jax Winner. SEE BEACHES. DICK’S WINGS & GRILL, 100 Marketside Ave., 829-8134. 965 S.R. 16, 825-4540. 1610 University Blvd. W., 448-2110. 10391 Old St. Augustine Rd., 880-7087. 2016 Best of Jax Winner.

SEE ORANGE PARK. ENZA’S ITALIAN RESTAURANT, 10601 San Jose Blvd., Ste. 109, 268-4458, enzas.net. Family-owned; Italian cuisine, veal, seafood, specials. $$$ FB K TO D Tu-Su FIRST COAST DELI & GRILL, 6082 St. Augustine Rd., 733-7477.

Pancakes, bacon, sandwiches, burgers, wings. $ K TO B L Daily JAX DINER, 5065 St. Augustine Rd.,739-7070. New spot serves local produce, meats, breads, seafood. $ TO B L Daily METRO DINER, 12807 San Jose Blvd., 638-6185. F 2016 Best of Jax Winner. Dinner nightly. SEE SAN MARCO. NATIVE SUN NATURAL FOODS MARKET & DELI, 10000 San Jose Blvd., 260-6950, nativesunjax.com. F 2016 Best of Jax Winner. Organic soups, baked items, sandwiches, prepared foods. Juice, smoothie, coffee bar. All-natural beer/ wine. $ BW TO K B L D Daily TAPS BAR & GRILL, 2220 C.R. 210 W., Ste. 314, 819-1554.

2016 Best of Jax Winner. SEE FLEMING ISLAND. V PIZZA, 12601 San Jose Blvd., 647-9424. SEE SAN MARCO. WHOLE FOODS MARKET, 10601 San Jose Blvd., Ste. 22, 288-1100, wholefoodsmarket.com. Prepared-food dept.

80+ items, full & self-service bars: hot, soup, dessert. Pizza, sushi, sandwich stations. Grapes, Hops & Grinds bar. $$ BW K TO B L D Daily

ORANGE PARK

DICK’S WINGS & GRILL, 6055 Youngerman Cir., 778-1101, dickswingsandgrill.com. 2016 Best of Jax Winner.

NASCAR-themed restaurant serves 365 varieties of wings, plus half-pound burgers, ribs, salads. $ FB K TO L D Daily The HILLTOP, 2030 Wells Rd., 272-5959, hilltop-club.com.

Southern fine dining. New Orleans shrimp, certified Black Angus prime rib, she-crab soup, desserts. Extensive bourbon selection. $$$ FB D Tu-Sa LARRY’S GIANT SUBS, 1330 Blanding Blvd., Ste. 165, 276-7370. 1545 C.R. 220, 278-2827. 700 Blanding Blvd., Ste. 15, 272-3553. 5733 Roosevelt, 446-9500. 1401 S. Orange Ave., Green Cove, 284-7789, larryssubs.com. F Larry’s piles ’em high, serves ’em fast; 36+ years. Hot & cold subs, soups. Some Larry’s serve breakfast. $ K TO B L D Daily METRO DINER, 2034 Kingsley Ave., 375-8548. F 2016 Best of Jax Winner. Dinner nightly. SEE SAN MARCO. The ROADHOUSE, 231 Blanding Blvd., 264-0611, roadhouseonline.net. Sandwiches, wings, burgers, quesadillas for 35+ years. 75+ imported beers. $ FB L D Daily

The URBAN BEAN COFFEEHOUSE CAFÉ, 2023 Park Ave., 541-4938, theurbanbeancoffeehouse.com. Locally-owned&-operated. Coffee, espresso, smoothies, teas. Omelets, bagels, paninis, flatbread, hummus, desserts. $$ K TO B L D Daily

PONTE VEDRA BEACH

AL’S PIZZA, 635 A1A, 543-1494. F 2016 Best of Jax Winner. SEE BEACHES. BEACH DINER, 880 A1A N., Ste. 2, 273-6545. SEE AMELIA. LARRY’S, 830 A1A N., Ste. 6, 273-3993. F SEE ORANGE PARK. M SHACK NOCATEE, 641 Crosswater Parkway, 395-3575.

SEE BEACHES. METRO DINER, 340 Front St., Ste. 700, 513-8422. F 2016 Best of Jax Winner. SEE SAN MARCO. TRASCA & CO. EATERY, 155 Tourside Dr., Ste. 1500, 395-3989, trascaandco.com. Handcrafted Italian-inspired sandwiches, craft beers (many locals), craft coffees. $$ BW TO L R D Daily

RIVERSIDE, 5 PTS + WESTSIDE

13 GYPSIES, 887 Stockton St., 389-0330, 13gypsies.com.

2016 Best of Jax Winner. Authentic Mediterranean cuisine: chorizo, tapas, blackened cod, pork skewers, coconut mango curry chicken. Breads from scratch. $$ BW L D Tu-Sa, R Sa AL’S PIZZA, 1620 Margaret St., Ste. 201, 388-8384. F 2016 Best of Jax Winner. SEE BEACHES. BLACK SHEEP, 1534 Oak St., 355-3793, blacksheep5points. com. 2016 Best of Jax Winner. New American, Southern; local source ingredients. Specials, rooftop bar. HH. $$$ FB R Sa & Su; L M-F; D Nightly BOLD BEAN COFFEE ROASTERS, 869 Stockton St., Ste. 1, 855-1181, boldbeancoffee.com. 2016 Best of Jax Winner.

Small-batch, artisanal approach to sourcing and roasting singleorigin, direct-trade coffees. Signature blends, hand-crafted syrups, espressos, craft beers. $ BW TO B L Daily BREW FIVE POINTS, 1024 Park St., 714-3402, brewfivepoints.com. F Local craft beers, espresso, coffees, wine. Rotating drafts, 75+ can craft beers, tea. Waffles, toasts, desserts, coffees. $$ BW K B L Daily; late nite Tu-Sa BRIXX WOOD FIRED PIZZA, 220 Riverside Ave., 300-3928, brixxpizza.com. Pizzas, pastas, soups. Gluten-free options. Daily specials, BOGO pizzas 10 p.m.-close. $$ FB K TO L D Daily CORNER TACO, 818 Post St., 240-0412, cornertaco.com.

Made-from-scratch “Mexclectic street food,” tacos, nachos, gluten-free, vegetarian options. $ BW L D Tu-Su CUMMER CAFÉ, Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens, 829 Riverside Ave., 356-6857, cummer.org. 2016 Best of Jax Winner. Light lunch, quick bites, locally roasted coffee, espresso-based beverages, sandwiches, gourmet desserts, daily specials. Dine in or in gardens. $ BW K L D Tu; L W-Su DERBY ON PARK, 1068 Park St., 379-3343, derbyonpark.net.

New American cuisine, upscale retro, historic building. Oak Street Toast, shrimp & grits, lobster bites, 10-oz. gourmet burger. Dine inside or out. $$ FB TO Brunch Sa/Su; B, L D Tu-Su EUROPEAN STREET CAFÉ, 2753 Park St., 384-9999. 130+ import beers, 20 on tap. Sandwiches. Outside dining at some EStreets. $ BW K L D Daily FIVE POINTS TAVERN, 1521 Margaret St., 549-5063, fivepoints tavern.com. New American cosmopolitan place serves chefcurated dishes in a relaxed environment. $$ FB TO L & D Tu-Su GRASSROOTS NATURAL MARKET, 2007 Park St., 384-4474, thegrassrootsmarket.com. F Juice bar uses certified organic fruits, veggies. Artisanal cheeses, 300 craft, import beers, 50 organic wines, produce, meats, vitamins, herbs, wraps, sides, sandwiches. $ BW TO B L D Daily HAWKERS ASIAN STREET FARE, 1001 Park St., 508-0342, hawkerstreetfare.com. 2016 Best of Jax Winner. Authentic dishes from mobile stalls: BBQ pork char sui, beef haw fun, Hawkers baos, chow faan, grilled Hawker skewers. $ BW TO L D Daily HOBNOB, 220 Riverside Ave., Ste. 110, 513-4272, hobnobwithus.com. Unity Plaza. Global inspiration, local intention – ahi poke tuna, jumbo lump crab tacos. $$ FB TO R L D Daily IL DESCO, 2665 Park St., 290-6711, ildescojax.com.

Authentic Italian cuisine; wood-fired pizzas, pasta, baked Italian dishes, raw bar, spaghetti tacos. Daily HH. $$-$$$ FB K TO L D Daily JOHNNY’S DELI & GRILLE, 474 Riverside Ave., 356-8055. F Casual; made-to-order sandwiches, wraps. $ TO B L M-Sa KNEAD BAKESHOP, 1173 Edgewood Ave. S., 634-7617. Locally owned, family-run. Made-from-scratch: pastries, artisan breads, savory pies, specialty sandwiches, soups. $ TO B L Tu-Su LARRY’S SUBS, 1509 Margaret, 674-2794. 7895 Normandy, 781-7600. 8102 Blanding, 779-1933. F SEE ORANGE PARK. LITTLE JOE’S Café, 245 Riverside Ave., Ste. 195, 791-3336.

Riverview café. Soups, signature salad dressings. $ TO B L M-F METRO DINER, 4495 Roosevelt Blvd., 999-4600. F 2016 Best of Jax Winner. SEE SAN MARCO. MOON RIVER PIZZA, 1176 Edgewood Ave. S., 389-4442. F 2016 Best of Jax Winner. SEE AMELIA ISLAND. M SHACK, 1012 Margaret St., 423-1283. SEE BEACHES. RAIN DOGS, 1045 Park St., 379-4969. 2016 Best of Jax Winner. Local-centric bar food: boiled peanuts, hummus, chili, cheese plate, pork sliders, nachos, herbivore items. $ D Nightly SOUTHERN ROOTS FILLING STATION, 1275 King St., 513-4726, southernrootsjax.com. 2016 Best of Jax Winner. Fresh vegan fare; local, organic ingredients. Specials, on bread, local greens/ rice, change daily. Sandwiches, coffees, teas. $ Tu-Su SUSHI CAFÉ, 2025 Riverside Ave., Ste. 204, 384-2888, sushicafejax.com. F 2016 Best of Jax Winner. Monster, Rock-n-Roll, Dynamite Roll. Hibachi, tempura, katsu, teriyaki.

Inside/patio. $$ BW L D Daily TAMARIND THAI, 1661 Riverside Ave., Ste. 123, 329-3180.

SEE DOWNTOWN.

ST. AUGUSTINE

AL’S PIZZA, 1 St. George St., 824-4383. F 2016 Best of Jax Winner. SEE BEACHES. CRUISERS GRILL, 3 St. George St., 824-6993. 2016 Best of Jax Winner. SEE BEACHES.

DICK’S WINGS, 4010 U.S. 1 S., 547-2669. 2016 Best of Jax Winner. SEE ORANGE PARK. The FLORIDIAN, 72 Spanish St., 829-0655, thefloridianstaugcom. 2016 Best of Jax Winner.

Updated Southern fare; fresh, local ingredients. Vegetarian, gluten-free option. Signature fried green tomato bruschetta, blackened fish cornbread stack; grits w/shrimp/fish/tofu. $$$ BW K TO L D W-M GAS FULL SERVICE RESTAURANT, 9 Anastasia, Ste. C, 217-0326. Changing menu; fresh, local, homemade. Meatloaf, veggie/traditional burgers, seafood, steaks; seasonal, daily specials, made-from-scratch desserts. $$ BW K TO L D Tu-Sa GYPSY CAB COMPANY, 828 Anastasia Blvd., 824-8244, gypsycab.com. F 33+ years. Varied urban cuisine menu changes twice daily. Signature: Gypsy chicken. Seafood, tofu, duck, veal. $$ FB R Su; L D Daily MARDI GRAS SPORTS BAR, 123 San Marco Ave., 347-3288, mardibar.com. Wings, nachos, shrimp, chicken, Phillys, sliders, soft pretzels. $$ FB TO L D Daily MELLOW MUSHROOM Pizza Bakers, 410 Anastasia Blvd., 826-4040. F Bite Club. 2016 BOJ Winner. SEE BEACHES. O’LOUGHLIN PUB, 6975 A1A S., 429-9715. Family-ownedand-operated. Authentic fish & chips, shepherd’s pie, corned beef & cabbage, bangers & mash, duck wings. $$ FB K TO L D Daily SALT LIFE FOOD SHACK, 321 A1A, 217-3256. SEE BEACHES. METRO DINER, 1000 S. Ponce de Leon Blvd., 758-3323. F 2016 Best of Jax Winner. Dinner nightly. SEE SAN MARCO. SHANGHAI NOBBY’S, 10 Anastasia Blvd., 547-2188. Cubanstyle, Philly cheesesteak sandwiches. $$ FB

SAN MARCO + SOUTHBANK

BEACH DINER, 1965 San Marco Blvd., 399-1306. SEE AMELIA. The BEARDED PIG SOUTHERN BBQ & BEER GARDEN, 1224 Kings Ave., 619-2247, thebeardedpigbbq.com. 2016 Best of Jax Winner. Barbecue joint Southern style: brisket, pork, chicken, sausage, beef; veggie platters. $$ BW K TO Daily BISTRO AIX, 1440 San Marco Blvd., 398-1949, bistrox.com.

F Mediterranean/French inspired menu changes seasonally.

250+ wines. Wood-fired oven baked, grilled specialties: pizza, pasta, risotto, steaks, seafood. Hand-crafted cocktails, specialty drinks. Dine outside. HH M-F. $$$ FB L D Daily BOLD BEAN COFFEE ROASTERS, 1905 Hendricks Ave. 2016 Best of Jax Winner. SEE RIVERSIDE. EUROPEAN STREET CAFÉ, 1704 San Marco Blvd., 398-9500.

SEE RIVERSIDE. FUSION SUSHI, 1550 University Blvd. W., 636-8688, fusionsushijax.com. F Upscale; fresh sushi, sashimi, hibachi, teriyaki, kiatsu, seafood. $$ K L D Daily INDOCHINE, 1974 San Marco Blvd., 503-7013. 2016 Best of Jax Winner. SEE DOWNTOWN. KITCHEN ON SAN MARCO, 1402 San Marco Blvd., 396-2344, kitchenonsanmarco.com. Gastropub serves local, national craft beers, specialty cocktails. Seasonal menu, with fresh, locally sourced ingredients. $$ FB R Su; L D Daily METRO DINER, 3302 Hendricks Ave., 398-3701, metrodinercom. F 2016 Best of Jax Winner. Original upscale diner in a historic 1930s-era building. Meatloaf, chicken pot pie, soups. This one serves dinner nightly. $$ B R L D Daily PIZZA PALACE RESTAURANT & PIZZERIA, 1959 San Marco Blvd., 399-8815, pizzapalacejax.com. F Family-owned&-operated; spinach pizza, chicken spinach calzones, ravioli, lasagna, parmigiana. Dine outside. HH. $$ BW K TO L D Daily TAVERNA, 1986 San Marco Blvd., 398-3005, tavernasanmarcocom. Chef Sam Efron’s authentic Italian; tapas, wood-fired pizza. Seasonal local produce, meats.

Craft beer (some local), award-winning wine. $$$ FB K TO R L D Daily V PIZZA, 1406 Hendricks Ave., 527-1511, vpizza.com.

Serving true artisan Neapolitana pizzas, fresh ingredients. $$ FB to L D Daily

SOUTHSIDE + TINSELTOWN

ALHAMBRA THEATRE & DINING, 12000 Beach Blvd., 641-1212, alhambrajax.com. Open 50 years. Executive Chef DeJuan Roy’s themed menus. Reservations. $$ FB D Tu-Su The CHATTY CRAB, 9041 Southside Blvd., Ste. 138C, 888-0639, chattycrab.com. Chef Dana Pollard’s raw oysters, Nawlins low country boil, po’ boys, 50¢ wing specials. $$ FB K TO L D Daily DICK’S WINGS & GRILL, 10750 Atlantic Blvd., 619-0954.

2016 Best of Jax Winner. SEE ORANGE PARK EUROPEAN STREET CAFÉ, 5500 Beach Blvd., 398-1717.

SEE RIVERSIDE. GREEK STREET CAFÉ, 3546 St. Johns Bluff Rd. S., Ste. 106, 503-0620, greekstreetcafe.com. Fresh, authentic, modern; Greek owners. Gyros, spanakopita, dolmades, falafel, nachos.

Award-winning wines. $$ BW K TO L D M-Sa LARRY’S SUBS, 3611 St. Johns Bluff Rd. S., 641-6499. 4479 Deerwood Lake Pkwy., 425-4060. F SEE ORANGE PARK. MARIANAS GRINDS, 11380 Beach Blvd., Ste. 10, 206-612-6596. Pacific Islander fare, chamorro culture. Soups, stews, fitada, beef oxtail, katden pika; empanadas, lumpia, chicken relaguen, BBQ-style ribs, chicken. $$ TO B L D Tu-Su MELLOW MUSHROOM PIZZA BAKERS, 9734 Deer Lake Ct., 997-1955. F Bite Club. 2016 Best of Jax Winner.

SEE BEACHES. MSHACK, 10281 Midtown Pkwy., 642-5000. SEE BEACHES. OVINTE, 10208 Buckhead Branch Dr., 900-7730, ovintecom.

Italy, Spain, Mediterranean. Small plates, tapas, charcuterie: ceviche fresco, pappardelle bolognese, lobster ravioli.

240-bottle/wines, 75/glass; craft spirits. $$ FB R, Su; D Nightly TAVERNA YAMAS, 9753 Deer Lake Ct., 854-0426, tavernayamas.com. F Bite Club. Charbroiled kabobs, seafood, desserts. Greek wines, daily HH. $$ FB K TO L D Daily TOSSGREEN, 4375 Southside, Ste. 12, 619-4356. 4668 Town Crossing Dr., Ste. 105, 686-0234. Salads, burritos, bowls; fruit, veggies, chicken, sirloin, shrimp, tofu. $$ K TO L D Daily

DINING DIRECTORY SPRINGFIELD + NORTHSIDE

ANDY’S GRILL, 1810 W. Beaver St., 354-2821, jaxfarmers market.com. Inside Jax Farmers Market. Local, regional, international produce. Breakfast, sandwiches. $ B L D Mon.-Sat. BARZ LIQUORS & FISH CAMP, 9560 Heckscher Dr., 251-3330.

Authentic fish camp, biker-friendly, American-owned. Package store. $ FB L D Daily DICK’S Wings, 12400 Yellow Bluff Rd., 619-9828. 450077 S.R. 200, 879-0993. 2016 Best of Jax Winner. SEE O. PARK.

CHEFFED-UP

HOLA MEXICAN RESTAURANT, 1001 N. Main St., 356-3100, holamexicanrestaurant.com. F Authentic fajitas, burritos, specials, enchiladas, more. HH; sangria.

BW K TO L D M-Sa LARRY’S GIANT SUBS, 12001 Lem Turner Rd., 764-9999.

SEE ORANGE PARK. MELLOW MUSHROOM PIZZA BAKERS, 15170 Max Leggett Parkway, 757-8843. F 2016 Best of Jax Winner.

SEE BEACHES.

It’s never too early to appreciate a fine TUBE O’ MEAT

CHEFFED-UP

CLASSIN’ UP

SAUSAGE

SOME SOMETIMES SO OME M TI TIME TIME MES S I’ II’M M A GL GLUT GLUTTON U TO UT TON FO TON FOR R punishment. That must be the explanation for my affection for the Jags as well as my propensity to take the simple and make it complex. For example, this simple cooking class: Children’s Taco Camp. Easy enough, cook a little chicken, sear some ground meat, prep lettuce and cheese, and stuff them in a taco shell, like the old taco kits. Perfect, straightforward and entertaining, right?

Wrong. I’m a chef, not a babysitter, and if I’m not entertained by the food, what’s the point? If there’s no excitement or passion it becomes mundane, pedestrian, uninspired, corporate, Middle Americastyle mediocre. You might as well buy from the Schwan’s truck.

Therefore, my kids’ classes deserve to be Cheffed Up just as much as the adults’.

It’s never too early to start establishing proper kitchen habits, which should be based on correct technique, respect for tradition, utilization of fresh ingredients and meticulous sanitation. Am I right? You know it!

My indoctrination, er, I mean, instruction, began with the kids marinating and roasting fresh chicken, which would later be pulled. They shredded cheddar cheese; crumbled queso fresco, learned to chiffonade lettuce, pickle red onions, and create pico de gallo. To complete the process, each kid seared tortillas à la plancha.

Instead of insipid ground beef, I chose fresh handmade chorizo. It’s my chance to quell any potential veganism in the children by introducing them to the joys of sausage-making.

The history of sausage can be traced to the ancient Greeks. Odysseus is said to have carried sausage to Troy. Sausage, consequently, was partly responsible for the defeat of the Trojans. Epic.

The basic anatomy of a sausage is ground meat, seasonings and fat. Simple sausages, such as breakfast sausages, don’t even require stuffing–no specialty equipment or specialty food products necessary.

The most important thing to keep in mind when making sausage is to keep everything as cold as possible. The first step:

Cut meat Cut your your m eatt and fat (there should be 70 ea to 80 percent lean-to-fat ratio) into pieces small enough to fit through the meat grinder base. Next, aggressively season the meats and chill overnight.

When ready to grind—work quickly.

After grinding, chill the meats for 30 minutes or so. Then put the meats in a mixing bowl with a paddle and mix on medium to medium-high until the mixture becomes tacky. Break off a piece and taste. You can easily adjust the seasonings at this point.

Now you’re ready to form patties, stuff, smoke or just cook your masterpiece. This is the chorizo recipe we produced in class.

CHEF BILL’S MEXICAN CHORIZO Ingredients: • 2-1/2 Pounds pork butt, cubed • 12 Oz. fatback, cubed • 20 Grams kosher salt • 8 Grams ancho chile powder • 4 Grams hot paprika • 4 Grams chipotle powder • 9 Grams garlic, minced • 1 Gram black pepper • 3 Grams oregano • 3/4 Gram cumin • 2 Tbsp. tequila, ice cold • 1-1/2 Tbsp. red wine vinegar, ice cold Directions: 1. Mix the meats and seasonings together, except the tequila and vinegar. Chill.

2. Grind through the large die. Chill.

3. Place in a mixing bowl with a paddle, mix on medium speed and slowly add the tequila and vinegar. Mix until tacky. Taste, adjust seasoning.

4. Stuff in sausage casings, make patties, smoke or cook.

Until we cook again,

Chef Bill Thompson cheffedup@folioweekly.com ____________________________________ Contact Chef Bill Thompson, owner of Amelia Island Culinary Academy in Fernandina Beach, at cheffedup@folioweekly.com to find inspiration and get you Cheffed Up! MARCH 15-21, 2017 | FOLIOWEEKLY.com | 33

PETS LOOKIN’ FOR LOVE FOLIO

W E E K LY

FOLIO LIVING

PET

LOVERS’

GUIDE

DEAR DAVI

PETS LIKE ME:

PUMPKIN Behind every good human is AN AWESOME PET waiting to share its story

MEET PUMPKIN It’s not every day that I bump noses with a guinea pig, but this encounter was special. Her name is Pumpkin and we crossed paths roaming the community garden. She offered me a carrot before I could bark, then shared her story while I took a few bites.

IN HER WORDS: It’s hard to be the life of the party when trapped in a cage on the doorstep of a local garden shop. Lucky for me, a beautiful human picked up on my super-sweet vibe and took me home. Who wouldn’t fall for my fun, loving personality? It certainly makes up for the mess I caused when she brought me home. She didn’t even mind that my skin was crusty or that I was itchy from the mites matted in my fur.

She taught me the meaning of compassion, and I taught her that guinea pigs have 14 toes—four on each front foot, and three on each back foot—though only my front toes are working at the moment.

I have a kind of hind leg paralysis that can occur in guinea pigs, which is a great puzzle. No worries, though, my front feet are lightning-fast and can drag me to my breakfast bowl in two seconds flat, even faster if I smell fresh kale!

Spending time outdoors with my human is the best part of my day. She paints while I play in my cavy cabana. It’s screened, so I can stay safe while enjoying the breeze and warm sun.

When I grow up, I think I’d like to be a teacher. Some say I should be the lead singer of a heavy metal band because of the squeaks and squeals I make when I’m hungry, but I think I’d make a better teacher. I’m already teaching young people about pet care and am slated to appear at

local outreach events once I receive a clean bill of health.

Meanwhile, I’m still trying to learn the pecking order of our household. I share a living space with my feline friend, Mousy.

We have an interesting relationship, sort of like a game of hide-and-seek—he hides and I seek. It’s a constant battle. The real treat is finding him and chasing his tail until Mom puts me back in my cardboard mansion.

Then, it’s time to hit the hay, literally, and drift off to dreamland.

March is National Adopt-a-RescuedGuinea-Pig Month, a time to raise awareness about homeless guinea pigs and pet cavies in general. Many people may not realize that hundreds of guinea pigs are surrendered to shelters each year when their owners decide they no longer want them or cannot care for them.

Guinea pigs are small, gentle, sociable creatures with personalities that pack a punch. But as with all pets, these animals rely wholly on humans for food, shelter, protection and companionship. Before adopting a guinea pig, make sure you’re up for the commitment.

Thanks for the great story, Pumpkin!

Davi mail@folioweekly.com ____________________________________ Davi doesn’t have a guinea pig to pal around with at home but he’s putting his best tail wag to the cause.

PET TIP: NUISANCE BARKING: FIX OR DIE? IT’S 3 A.M.; YOU’RE WIDE AWAKE. YOU WANT TO SLEEP, but the neighbors’ pet Rottweiler/Beagle mix won’t. Shut. Up. What to do? Call Animal Care & Protective Services (630-2489); the owner will probably get a notice about the situation. If it continues, keep calling the city.

Often, it’s a simple case of the people not being home, the dog’s bored and he’s getting constant feedback from all area dogs. Or it might be medical; older dogs can have cognitive dysfunction. Get him to a vet to find out. There are tons of ideas and guides online, so start searching. And good luck—we’d hate to have to suggest our solution to nonstop yapping.

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PET EVENTS YAPPY HOUR ST. PAWTY’S DAY • DJ Kevin Tos, dog and owner beer drinking contest, pet expo, giveaways and a St. Pawty’s Day Party, 2-5 p.m.

March 19, Jacksonville Landing, Downtown. Dress the pooch in green; maybe win King or Queen of the Green. 353-1188, jacksonvillelanding.com.

PETCO ADOPTIONS • Adoptable Cats Meet & Greet, 9 a.m.-7 p.m. March 15, 16 & 17, 1514 C.R. 220, Fleming Island, 215-7498, petco.com. Pet Solutions, noon-4:30 p.m. March 18.

ADOPTABLES

SIREN

Seriously Siren • My name might be loud, but I’m not! I’m a really relaxed pup who’d enjoy alone-time with you. Whether you want to curl up with a book or watch a movie, I’ll be right beside you. As long as I have your companionship and lots of belly rubs, I’m here till the end! To find out more about me, visit jaxhumane.org/adopt or come see me at 8464 Beach Blvd., Southside, 7 days a week!

FREE PUPPY PLAYTIME • 2-2:30 p.m. March 18, puppies 8 weeks-six months learn social skills with a Petco Positive Dog Trainer. 463713 S.R. 200, Yulee, 225-0014, petco.com. Puppy Level 1 Group Class, 6-7 p.m. March 16; Level 2 Group Class 5-6 p.m. March 15.

PETCO PUPPY TIME • 9:15-9:45 a.m. March 18, 8 weeks-six months, 11111 San Jose Blvd., 2603225, petco.com. Adoptable Pets Meet & Greet, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. March 18 & 19; Pet Solutions, noon4:30 p.m. March 18.

LEASH WALKING SEMINAR • Get that wild thing to heel, 6-7 p.m. March 23, PetSmart, 356 Monument Rd., 724-4600; 8801 Southside Blvd., Ste. 3, 5198878; 10261 River Marsh Dr., Ste. 143, 997-1335; 1919 Wells Rd., Orange Park; 9515 Crosshill Blvd., Ste. 113, 777-8688; 13141 City Station Dr., Ste. 1, Northside, 696-0289; 1779 U.S. 1 S., St. Augustine, 495-0785, petsmart.com.

PET SOLUTIONS • Find out stuff you should know about your pet, noon-4:30 p.m. March 18, Petco, 11900 Atlantic Blvd., 997-8441.

PET STYLISTS • Meet the folks who keep calm and clip on, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. March 18, PetSmart, 1956 Third St. S., Jax Beach, 853-2135, petsmart.com.

Leash Walking seminar, 6-7 p.m. March 23.

ADOPTABLES

BABY

Nobody Puts Baby in the Corner • True to my name, I’m really just a big baby! I’m interested in a potential adopter who’ll love to give me snuggles and tons of treats—one who knows I can do no wrong even if I might cause a bit of trouble. I’m sweet to the core, so if you can keep this baby out of the corner, see me at 8464 Beach Blvd., Southside. I’m here 7 days a week!

MEET THE CRITTERS • See critters with scales, tails and cool traits, 4-6:45 p.m. March 17, Petco, 430 CBL Dr., St. Augustine, 824-8520; 1-3 p.m.

March 18, 950 Marsh Landing Pkwy., Jax Beach, 273-0964, free, petco.com. Jax Beach Adoptable Dogs Meet & Greet, noon-3 p.m. March 18. St. Augustine Pet Solutions, noon-4:30 p.m. March 18.

KATZ 4 KEEPS ADOPTION DAYS • 11 a.m.-3 p.m.

March 18 & 19, 935B A1A N., Ponte Vedra, 834-3223, katz4keeps.org.

PET ADOPTION • 60+ cats & kittens, 40+ dogs & puppies need homes; Wags & Whiskers Pet Rescue, 1967 Old Moultrie Rd., St. Augustine, 797-1913, 797-6039, petrescue.org; all spayed/neutered, shots up-to-date. ___________________________________

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ARIES (March 21-April 19): The more unselfish and compassionate you are in the weeks ahead, the more likely it is you’ll get just what you need. Four ways for that to be true: 1. If you’re kind to people, they’ll want to be kind in return. 2. Taking good care of others will bolster their ability to take good care of you.

3. If you’re less obsessed with I-me-mine, you’ll magically dissolve psychic blocks preventing certain folks from giving you all they’re inclined to give. 4. Attending to others’ healing will teach valuable lessons in how to heal yourself–and how to get the healing you yearn for from others.

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Only you know what gifts give the best impetus, but here are ideas: a young cactus, a jack-in-the-box, a rock with the word “sprout” written on it, a decorated marble egg, a fox mask, a Photoshopped image of you flying in the air like a superhero.

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GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Many Geminis verbalize profusely and acrobatically. They enjoy turning thoughts into speech, and love to keep social situations lively with their agile tongues. Aquarians and Sagittarians may rival your tribe for The Zodiac’s Best Bullshitters, but I think you’re at the top. Having heaped that praise on you, though, a note: Your words don’t always have as much influence as entertainment value.

You sometimes impress people more than impact them. The good news: In the weeks ahead, that may change. Your fluency will carry a lot of clout and communication skills could sway the course of local history.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Your world is more spacious than it’s been in a long time. You’ve been pushing out of your comfort zone and into a wilder frontier. For your next trick, here’s my suggestion: Anticipate your parts that may be inclined to close down again when you don’t feel as brave and free as you do now. Then gently clamp open those parts. If you calm your fears before they break out, maybe they won’t.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): I like rowdy, extravagant longing as much as anyone. I enjoy being possessed by a heedless greed for too much of everything rapturous: delectable food, mysterious sex, engrossing information, liberating intoxication and surprising conversations that keep me guessing and improvising for hours.

But I’m also a devotee of simple, sweet longing … pure, patient longing … open-hearted longing brimming with innocence and curiosity, driven by the urge to bless and be blessed. That’s what you should explore and experiment with in the next few days.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): You know that forbidden fruit you’ve had your eyes on?

Maybe it’s not so forbidden now. It could even be evolving toward a state where it’ll be both freely available and downright healthy to pluck. But it’s also possible it’s simply a little less risky than it was. And it may never be a fully viable option. Don’t grab and bite into that forbidden fruit yet. Keep monitoring the situation. Be especially attentive to these questions: Do you crave the forbidden fruit because it would help you flee a dilemma you haven’t the courage to escape? Or because it would truly be good to partake of it?

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): You’ll get more than the usual share of sweetness and tartness in the coming days. Sometimes

one or the other will be predominant, but on occasion they converge to deliver a complex brew of WOW!-meets-WTF! Imagine chunks of sour apples in your vanilla fudge ripple ice cream.

Given this state of affairs, there’s no reason to be blandly kind or boringly polite. Use a saucy attitude to convey thoughtfulness. Be as provocative as you are tender. Don’t just be nice–be impishly and subversively nice.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): “I want to gather your darkness in my hands, to cup it like water and drink.” So says Jane Hirshfield in her poem “To Drink.” I bet she was addressing a Scorpio. Does any other zodiac sign possess a sweet darkness as delicious and gratifying? Yes, it’s true you also harbor an unappetizing pocket of darkness, just like everyone else. But that sweet kind–the ambrosial, enigmatic, exhilarating stuff–is not only safe to imbibe, but can be downright healing. In the coming days, share it generously with worthy recipients.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Saturn has been in your sign steadily since September 2015, and will stay there until December 2017. Some traditional astrologers might say you’re in a phase of downsizing and self-restraint. They’d encourage you to be extra strict, serious and dutiful. To them, the ringed planet is an exacting task-master. There are some grains of truth in this , but I’ll emphasize a different tack. If you cooperate with the rigors of Saturn, you’ll be inspired to be more focused, decisive and disciplined as you shed any flighty or reckless tendencies you may have. Saturn can be adversarial if you ignore its commands to be faithful to your best dreams. But if you respond gamely, it’ll be your staunch ally.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Born in the African nation of Burkina Faso, Malidoma Somé is a teacher who writes books and offers workshops to Westerners interested in the spiritual traditions of his tribe. In his native Dagaare language, his first name means “he who befriends the stranger/enemy.” I propose that we make you an honorary “Malidoma” for the next three weeks. It will be a favorable time to forge connections, broker truces, and initiate collaborations with influences you’ve previously though foreign or alien.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): EVERY relationship has problems. No exceptions.

In the beginning, all may be calm and bright, but eventually cracks will appear. Here’s the corollary to that rule: EVERY partner is imperfect.

Regardless of how cool, kind, attractive or smart they may seem in the early stages, they’ll eventually unveil unique flaws and troubles. Does this mean all togetherness is doomed? That it’s forever impossible to create satisfying unions?

The answer is HELL, NO!–especially if you keep these principles in mind. Choose a partner whose problems are 1. interesting; 2. tolerable; 3. useful in prodding you to grow; 4. all of the above.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Would you like some free healing in alignment with cosmic rhythms? Try this experiment.

Imagine you’re planning to write your autobiography.

Create an outline with six chapters. The first three chapters will be about a past experience that helped make you who you are. In the last three chapters, you’ll describe a desirable event you want to create in the future. Come up with a boisterous title.

Don’t settle for My Life So Far or The Story of My Journey. Make it idiosyncratic and colorful, maybe even outlandish, like Piscean author Dave Eggers’ A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius..

Rob Brezsny freewillastrology@freewillastrology.com

NEWS OF THE WEIRD EXPLOITING VILLAINS

to arbitration for “all” disputes. A February Wells Fargo statement to Consumerist.com claimed that customers’ forgoing legal rights was actually for their own benefit, in that “arbitration” is faster and less expensive.

In February, two teams of South Korean researchers announced cancer-fighting breakthroughs—by taking lessons from how two of medicine’s most vexing, destructive organisms (diarrhea-causing salmonella bacteria and the rabies virus) can access often-unconquerable cancer cells. In journal articles, biologist Jung-joon Min of Chonnam National University described how his team “weaponized” a cancer-fighting invader cell with salmonella to stir up more-robust immune responses, and nanoparticle expert Yu Seok Youn’s Sungkyunkwan University team coated immunizing cells with the rabies protein (since the rabies virus is remarkably successful at invading healthy cells) to reach brain tumors.

Ex-Colombo family mobster and accused hitman “Tommy Shots” Gioeli, 64, recently filed a federal court lawsuit over a 2013 injury at the Metropolitan Detention Center in New York City. He fell and broke a kneecap while playing ping-pong (allegedly because of water on the floor), awaiting sentencing for conspiracy to commit murder. The New York Post also noted the “portly” Gioeli, who was later sentenced to 18 years, was quite a sight at trial, carrying his “man purse” each day.

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Gemma Badley was convicted in England’s Teesside Magistrates’ Court in February of impersonating British psychic Sally Morgan on Facebook, selling her “readings” as if they were Morgan’s. To keep this straight: Badley is the illegal con artist, Morgan the legal one.

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Michigan is an “open carry” state, and any adult not otherwise disqualified under state law may “pack heat” in public (except in a few designated zones). In February, an overly earnest Second Amendment fan, James Baker, 24 (accompanied by pal Brandon Vreeland, 40), believed the law was an invitation to walk into the Dearborn police station in full body armor and ski mask, with a semi-automatic pistol and a sawed-off rifle and have Vreeland photograph officers’ reactions. Yes, both were arrested.

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Wells Fargo Bank famously admitted last year that employees (pressured by a company incentive program) had fraudulently opened new accounts for about 2 million existing customers by forging their signatures. In an early lawsuit by a victim of the fraud (who had seven fraudulent accounts opened), the bank argued (and a court agreed) that the lawsuit had to be handled by arbitration instead of a court of law because the customer had, in the original Wells Fargo contract (that dense, fine-print one he actually signed), agreed

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French artist Abraham Poincheval told reporters in February that in his upcoming “performance,” he will entomb himself for a week in a limestone boulder at a Paris museum and then, at the conclusion, sit on a dozen bird eggs until they hatch—”an inner journey,” he said, “to find out what the world is.” He apparently failed to learn that from earlier efforts, such as the two weeks he spent inside a stuffed bear or his time on the Rhone River inside a giant corked bottle. He told reporters the super-snug tomb has been thoroughly accessorized, providing for breathing, eating, heart monitor and emergency phone—except, they noted, nothing on exactly how toileting will be handled.

THEY’RE REALLY MAKING DIRTY JOKES

A National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration “bioacoustic research” team recently reported recording and listening to about 2 million underwater sounds made over a four-month period by various species of dolphins (“whistles,” echolocation “clicks” and “burst pulses”) and can, they believe, distinguish the sounds to match them to a particular dolphin species (among the five most prevalent)—with 84 percent accuracy. The team built a computer algorithm to also make estimating dolphin populations much easier.

Chuck Shepherd weirdnews@earthlink.net

It’s almost St. Patrick’s Day! As they say in Ireland, “Folíonn grá gráin.” (Google it.) FW’s jaded editorial staff has a sure- ire way to attract the opposite/same/undetermined sex!

One: Write a ive-word headline so the person recognizes the moment y’all shared.

Two: Describe the person, like, “You: Flaming red hair, sprightly, very short.”

Three: Describe yourself, like, “Me: Flaming red, dancing a jig, with a pot o’ gold.”

Four: Describe the moment, like, “ISU near the end of a rainbow.”

Five: Meet, fall in love, reserve a church*. No names, emails, websites, etc. And fer chrissake, it’s forty (40) words or fewer. Get a love life with Folio Weekly ISUs! ENC-1102 LOVE You: German nose; matched mine. Brown eyes entranced me. Me: Awkward, yellow-haired female. Someone took your seat; you sat beside me. We watched “The Room.” Best time I ever had. May I hold your hand forever? When: March 2015. Where: FSCJ. #1647-0315

WE SAVED A TURTLE Day after Christmas. We were trying to save a turtle on Baymeadows in front of SunTrust. My dad and I drove you and turtle to pond. Wished I got more than just your name. When: Dec. 26.

Where: By SunTrust Bank, Baymeadows Rd. #1638-0104

I HELD THE DOOR You: Beautiful blonde , sundress, exiting as I entered. Me: Beard, tie; stopped and stared.

We locked eyes; you were going out to your Charger. I’d like to hold the door for you again in the future. When: Feb. 27. Where: Firehouse. #1646-0315

ZOO CAROUSEL DADDY On carousel with my son. ISU behind me with your son. You: Male, tall, blondish, beautiful blue eyes. Me: Female, busty brunette. Should’ve talked on the ride; my kid was screaming. Wanna play date? When: Dec. 21.

Where: Jax Zoo Carousel. #1637-0104

SEXY ITALIAN IN PRIMELENDING SHIRT You were funny (sarcastic), had sexy voice, and you were wearing all black. Hands down the most amazing man I’ve ever met. I love you always.

When: Feb. 25. Where: Downtown. #1645-0301

ENGLISH MUFFIN HELLO, COOL MOOSE U: Carmine’s shirt, prettiest art admirer ever. Me: Tattooed brow, food maker. Made your hello with a smiley-face flag. Art is an experience we can enjoy together. When: Dec. 7. Where: Cool Moose Café Riverside. #1636-1214

BROWN HAIR, SITTING BEHIND ME You: Curly brown hair. Shared some laughs and a DUI. Me: Floral dress, great jokes. Thought we shared a moment; you were called back too soon.

Hope to see you March 7th, same spot, 4:15 p.m.

When: Feb. 2. Where: Ocean Street. #1644-0208

DAYCARE DAD ISU when I drop off my daughter.

You drop off your little one. Coffee? You: Tallish, tattoos, work boots you take off before entering baby room, absolutely adorable; single? Me: Red hair, always hoping I see you. When: Almost every day. Where: Kids World Academy. #1635-1214

HANDSOME DOG LOVER, CLEVER SMILE ISU at bar, your eyes said hello. At store, you smiled at me. Walked your dog, I drove by, thought, “Is this déjà vu … ?” You waved, same handsome smile. Who are you; meet again?

When: Jan. 27. Where: Alexandria Oaks Park, Winn-Dixie, Grape & Grain. #1643-0201

CROSSWORD QT You had orange socks and an orange Element. You got a cappuccino (or two) and started with a crossword. Your laptop had an Equality sticker on it … either you really like math, or we should meet. Maybe both. When: Nov. 29.

Where: Bold Bean, Riverside. #1634-1207

COOKBOOK CUTIE You: Sexy AF chef’s coat; warmed my kolache before you put it in BREW oven; asked my name, I spilled my beer. Me: Dark, mysterious, torn “sex me up” shirt. Hope you’ll get me breakfast in bed.

When: Jan. 12. Where: BREW. #1642-0201 CHOCOLATE THUNDER You: New hire at my old job; immediately caught my eye; tall, dark, handsome BUT rotund sealed deal; innocent until first movie date; rest is history.

Me: Strategic approach–12-step hot sausage program, gifs transfer. Happy V-day CT! When: Sept. 26, 2016. Where: West Jax. #1641-0201 M SHACK RIVERSIDE COOK ISU every day at work; you’re a cook, I’m a waitress. You’re so hot but I don’t have the courage to tell you. Single? If so, please reply.

Love to chat sometime. Signed, Too Nervous.

When: Every day. Where: Riverside. #1640-0111 I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU You: I knew you before you were born. Me: God I am here for you always, just call on me. I died for you, so live for me and find the peace you seek. When: Jan. 1, 2017.

Where: Everywhere. #1639-0111

CARMELO’S SILVER FOX You: Tall, handsome, older gentleman, exceptional British accent! Me: Tall brunette who visits frequently. You’re flirty, but let’s make it official! Tea time? When: Nov. 11. Where: Carmelo’s Pizzeria, St. Augustine. #1633-1207 MY HOT, SEXY NEIGHBOR You: Tall, white sports jersey (No. 12, I think), flag tattoo. Me: Brunette, sunglasses, busty. While checking mail ISU on balcony playing darts, smoking cigar. Welcome to the neighborhood. Throw your dart at me anytime. When: Oct. 25. Where: Coquina Bay Apartments. #1632-1026 CUTE BARTRAM PARK RUNNER We’ve seen each other. You: Dark hair, blue-eyed hottie, running. Me: Dark blonde, ponytail, walking.

Today you said, “Sorry about that.” I smiled, not sure of meaning–sorry about crude car guys.

Points–you’re a gentleman. Single? When: Oct. 17. Where: Bartram Park. #1630-1026 SALMON POLO, RIVERSIDE PUBLIX Going to check-out–bam! ISU. Handsome man. Facial hair.

Fit. Smiled, made eye contact. Thought, “I’ll never see him again.” I pull from lot; you walk in front; noticed your right arm tattoo. No bags? When: Oct. 3. Where: Riverside Publix. #1629-1012

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FOLIO VOICES : BACKPAGE C G EDITORIAL O “Al seems like a decent-enough dude.

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PIZZAS PAST AT AL’S PIZZA IN ATLANTIC BEACH, MY husband Alex and I had our first date. Shared a medium pepperoni pizza one July night. The evening was low-key; easy. I believe it set the tone for our relationship.

With our Al’s moving south down Third Street to rebrand as Al’s Craft Pizza Co., I feel like my memories have been uprooted.

They’ve been put in a new ZIP code.

Al’s will no longer offer small, medium and large options, but a single 12-inch wood-fired size pie. The entrées will be fancier. The bar will focus on craft beer, and the atmosphere, no doubt, will be more hip. Why do the words “Craft Pizza Co.” make me think of exposed brick mixed with subway tile, Edison bulbs dangling from electrical cords, hand-lettering on dusty chalkboards, tables made of pallet boards?

Nothing wrong with that style of interior design, except for the predictability. These days, every new restaurant seems to come prepackaged with a “polished industrial” aesthetic.

Upon hearing the announcement back in January, Alex frowned harder than I’ve ever seen him frown. “You can’t just move into an old Taco Bell and call yourself fancy.”

Sure, they’re making changes to only the one location. Ours. The other six Al’s Pizzas, including the original spot at Beach and San Pablo in the Intracoastal West area, will maintain the same New York-style recipes. If we want the standard pizza, we can get it.

At least for now, my skeptical conscience tells me. Everything that once felt permanent is starting to feel temporary.

Still, I don’t doubt that Al Mansur, the man behind my pizza of choice, is a good guy.

Once, from the Al’s Pizza patio, I watched him dive to save a stroller rolling onto East Coast Drive. The mother cried and thanked him. He shrugged. “No biggie.”

A couple Super Bowl Sundays ago, Al came in just to fix himself a quick pizza. Could’ve asked the cook to do it for him, but he didn’t.

He tossed the dough with finesse, added his toppings and sauce, and slid it into the oven.

Sprinkled parmesan on top before hustling out the door.

Countless times, I’ve spotted him dining at his own restaurants, Australian Shepherd by his side. Mansur seems proud of his empire, which has extended into Latin Americaninspired cuisine (Flying Iguana Taqueria & Tequila Bar) and will now include Southern fare (Coop 303 Southern Bistro & Spirits) when Al’s Pizza moves down Third Street.

He also celebrates the Beaches’ rich memories. When the Flying Iguana began renovations on the former Sun Dog Diner in 2013, contractors uncovered a deeper layer of history along the building’s exterior—a painted sign for SWAP SHOP. I’d never heard of it. Turns out it was one of those places my dad and fatherin-law recall from the time of Silver’s Drugstore and the original Ellen’s Kitchen. Al kept the sign on display all throughout summer construction so passersby could reminisce. He even took the

buried memory as a cue for the name of Flying Iguana’s house margarita, The Swap Shop.

Al seems like a decent-enough dude. So why am I so mad at him for ditching my preferred pizza and moving across the street?

Personally, I blame the platitudes. If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. Leave well enough alone.

My stubbornness isn’t charming to the locals. I ask my Neptune Beach neighbors how they feel about the change. “Isn’t it so sad? Life won’t be the same.”

They blink at me. “They’re just moving across the street.”

Sentimentality is hardly a pragmatic approach. Sure, Al’s will still be around. But how am I to transfer my fond memories onto this pricey hipster pizza Taco Bell?

In the dairy section of Lucky’s Market last week, I realized I was in the part of the store where I had my first apartment key made in the former ACE Hardware. Shopping for shoes in Marshall’s, it hit me—am I standing in the theater where I saw The Lion King at Pablo 9?

Or was that screen closer to the linen section?

Hopping on the elliptical at L.A. Fitness, I can’t remember how young I was when I last grocery-shopped with my mom at the Publix that used to stand there. I’m forever referring to One Ocean as “the Sea Turtle,” the South Jax Beach Home Depot as “the old K-Mart.” The new Al’s Pizza as “the old Taco Bell.”

I cringe when I hear myself talk like this.

How did I become a 24-year-old curmudgeon?

It’s funny how this capitalistic competition— out with the old, in with the new—floods me with sentimentality.

I’m comforted that a Jacksonville journalist long before me experienced this sentiment, too.

In her memoir Chaos Clear as Glass, the late Florida Times-Union columnist Ann Hyman referred to this phenomenon as “ghosting.”

“When you’re ghosting,” Hyman wrote, “you’re not looking at the present, at how things have changed. You’re looking for the past, at things that have remained the same.”

Hyman treated ghosting like necessary reflection. Looking at the way things have changed exacerbates stubbornness. Identifying the past promotes fondness.

A place has memories attached to it.

There’s no way around nostalgia. When Coop 303 opens in the old Al’s, I will go ghosting there. I will remember my first date with Alex in bits and pieces, the countless take-out orders we called in. I have fond memories of our Al’s. I will keep them fond.

Ghosting gives me something to hang on to once Al’s Craft Pizza Co. sets up shop.

Without doubt, I will recall sticking to a Taco Bell booth after a long day at summer theater camp, guzzling Mountain Dew. And I’ll imagine myself at 80, wondering how I moved so far forward, yet stayed right here, at Al’s.

Hurley Winkler mail@folioweekly.com ____________________________________ Winkler is a writer in Neptune Beach. @hurleywink

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