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28 YEARS LATER: [10] THE FOLIO WEEKLY 28TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION

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FROM THE EDITOR

EMBRACE YOUR INNER WEIRDO IT’S A TOPIC OF CONTENTION TO SOME, but I hold that our fairly new ability to consume media in such a gluttonous way (i.e., Netflix, HBO GO, HULU, Spotify) is advantageous for a range of lifestyles. Whether overworked or unemployed, for anyone seeking to be entertained, the immediacy of access we enjoy in 2015 is one of the benefits of being a current-era-human.

Lately, I’ve been using this 21st century advantage to get caught up on the HBO mini-series Foo Fighters: Sonic Highways.

To those unfamiliar, Sonic Highways follows multi-platinum rock band Foo Fighters as they traverse the U.S. in an effort to record an album that draws inspiration from each place they visit. Throughout the band’s travels, Foo founder Dave Grohl conducts interviews with influential artists from each city and asks some of them to contribute to the recordings underway. Though I don’t particularly care for the Foo’s music, I like the show. A lot of that has to do with Dave Grohl being a genuinely all-right-allright-all-right kinda guy, but as a music fan, I’ve been drawn in by the personal narratives of the veterans of each city’s unique music scenes and the mind-numbing epistemological circuitry they weave.

On a personal level, Episode 2: Washington, D.C. perfectly illustrates the complexity — and importance – of attempting to draw thorough and direct lines of influence: Dave Grohl (whose current band was formed when I was 8) was the drummer for one of the most influential bands of my lifetime (and whose last album was released when I was 7) interviews some of his biggest hometown-influences, including the members of Rastafarian-hardcore band Bad Brains (formed 8 years before I was born) and Ian MacKaye, hardcore/straight edge founder of bands Minor Threat (disbanded 4 years before I was born) and Fugazi (formed when I was 2). Nearly four decades ago, these bands took a relatively blank canvas — the D.C. punk scene — and with a DIY ethos and fervent work ethic, created an unstoppable wave, the reverberations of which I, and those who love punk, are still influenced by today.

There’s a lot of talk these days about the current status of Jacksonville and the city’s potential. I’m certainly guilty of such talk (last week I alluded to it when I wrote that “Trends in urban renewal have illuminated Downtown Jacksonville, and surrounding neighborhoods, as a sort of blank canvas, ripe for creative restoration”). I’m not the only one talking this way. I’ve heard from

restaurant owners, One Spark creators, entrepreneurs, and City Council veterans, and they all are ready to proclaim from the proverbial mountaintops that Jacksonville is ready. While I believe the city has her best days ahead, I also think it’s important that we recognize those who’ve laid the groundwork for such restoration to take hold.

This issue — Folio Weekly’s 28th anniversary issue — provides a great opportunity for reflection and learning.

Progress always carries with it a hint of sadness, and many of the cultural institutions we’ve loved over the years didn’t weather the storms of changing trends, plummeting economic circumstances, or the mass exodus of artists once beloved. Because we should know that long before there was a Burro Bar, there was the Milk Bar, we asked some of our writers (and readers) to reflect on the Northeast Florida institutions that influenced them. And to toot our own horn (it’s our birthday, dammit) we asked former staff writer

Progress always carries with it a hint of sadness, and many of the cultural

institutions we’ve loved over the years didn’t WEATHER THE STORMS

of changing trends, plummeting

economic circumstances, or the

MASS EXODUS of artists once beloved.

Tricia Booker to reflect on the early days of Folio Weekly, and how the magazine came to find its voice in a city “tormented by racial divides, failing public schools, and growth strategies designed to rid the region of trees.”

And, as sign posts for your journey down “memory lame,” we’ve sprinkled in some fun lists and graphics that are bound to kick your nostalgia into high gear.

In the genuinely weird city of Portland, Oregon, a sticker that read “Keep Portland Weird” was popular for a time. Here in Northeast Florida, a sticker that reads “Make Jax Weird” is being plastered on cars and shop windows with increasing frequency.

Like many, I also believe weird to be closely synonymous with “cool” or “interesting” and, on a general level, I think Northeast Florida would benefit from embracing more weirdness. However, while reaching for our goal of “Making Jax Weird,” we would all benefit from looking to those who’ve been weird all along. Because what’s weirder than being weird in a place devoid of weirdness?

Matthew B. Shaw mshaw@folioweekly.com twitter/matthew_b_shaw

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FIGHTIN’ WORDS

THE PERSONAL IS POLITICAL Inside the HOLDERFIELD and BISHOP endorsements F un fact: I was offered the opportunity to endorse candidates by Jeffrey Billman when he assigned my attempt at an election preview guide before the first election last month.

Thought it over. Didn’t do it.

It’s not that I don’t have preferences. Of course I do. There’s an old adage, a mother loves all her children equally. That expression isn’t applicable to a political reporter and his subjects.

You don’t love all candidates. You might like some more than others. You’ll definitely feel that way about their operatives. When it comes down to it, though, they’re all politicians.

So I didn’t endorse.

Here’s the thing: I am obsessed with actual political endorsements. The drama. The inside baseball. The skullduggery. It’s the closest we get, locally, to House of Cards.

Last week provided drama aplenty. The endorsement everyone looked forward to was a non-event. And the one no one saw coming was like an icepick through the heart of the local GOP. Bill Bishop. More speculation than the 1996 Beanie Baby market hovered over this endorsement. Is he going to jump parties and get down with Brown to show what a groovy liberal cat he is? Or is he going to prove the “shake and bake” hypothesis Shelton Hull advanced and scurry for Curry?

None of the above.

He held a presser on the City Hall steps and handed everyone a framed 8x10 picture of himself, as he chided the guys who, ya know, made the runoff, for “not answering the tough questions.”

Bishop ran as a dissident. All your hipster friends gave each other daps over microbrews and everyone made plans for 2019.

And then? He grabbed a Starbucks with one of the guys who beat him like a bongo drum, and noshed at Black Sheep with the other one (he would’ve stopped and picked something up

from Corner Taco for Omega Allen, but Bill has a policy of meeting only those who beat him in an election).

As letdowns go, the Bishop non-endorsement was more disappointing than the last Wu-Tang album.

Lucky for us, though, the most entertaining man in Jacksonville politics, Jimmy Holderfield, saved the week, swerved the GOP, and perhaps swung the election to avuncular Democrat Ken Jefferson (#jaxpol’s equivalent to Pope Francis, a man who exudes a preternatural Zen detachment).

Holderfield’s endorsement of Jefferson was a truly joyous moment. The cops and the Jefferson supporters all looked happy to be there, seemingly a true unity moment for old-school Duval County folks, white and black, Northside and Westside alike. Ignoring party ID, and the loyalty oath — and the fact that at a forum just before the election, he said he’d support Williams if he advanced — it was a feel good moment.

The issue that drove this unprecedented endorsement? The negative turn the campaign took in the last week of early voting, with the stolen sign saga and those alleged recordings of jailhouse calls (Holderfield doubts they’re even real) in which the callers kept intimating that Holderfield was their hookup for preferential treatment.

All of that unpleasantness played a role.

Jimmy called it the “lowest of the low” and an attempt to sully his “stellar reputation.” He’s got people looking into who wanted those tapes out and why they dropped when and how they did.

Real Talk: Jimmy Holderfield, not Bill Bishop, flipped the script on the Republican Party. Without anyone from local TV news or at the Paper of Record suspecting that he would do so, he cashed in his chips and put them on the other side of the aisle. They figured it out when I tweeted it, as they do.

Bishop has made nice with Curry, and with Brown. But here’s the thing: A lot of party regulars talked a lot of smack about Bill Bishop over the last couple of months.

And they’re not the forgive-and-forget types.

Jimmy is country to the core, and clearly has sized up the REC and feels he can call its bluff. Bishop blinked in the same situation.

We can all debate where Bishop stands.

We don’t have to do that with Holderfield, who lost his election but won the week.

AG Gancarski twitter/AGGancarski mail@folioweekly.com

BRICKBATS & BOUQUETS

BRICKBATS TO KEN JEFFERSON AND MIKE WILLIAMS Even after conflicting testimony from the JSO and witnesses at the scene of the police-involved shooting of Devanta Jones at Cleveland Arms Apartments on Jacksonville’s Northside, both candidates for sheriff remain unwilling to take the steps necessary to earn back the trust of the neighborhoods’ residents.

The topics of body cameras and a civilian review board (both recommended by the U.S. Department of Justice) remain immaterial for the wannabe-top crime-stoppers.

BOUQUETS TO THE FAMILY OF EMILY PHILLIPS Orange Park resident Emily Phillips, 69, died on March 26 of pancreatic cancer. But before she passed away, she penned a delightful tongue-in-cheek tribute to herself, published in the TimesUnion last week. With lines such as “It pains me to admit it, but apparently I’ve passed away,” and “Today I’m happy and dancing.

And probably naked,” Phillips’ self-eulogy went posthumously viral, as she achieved in death what many now see as the pinnacle of existence.

BRICKBATS TO DISCOUNT-SEEKING “VETERAN” Lloyd Keith Mitchell, in an attempt to avail himself of the military discounts that come with a veteran status driver’s license, submitted a military discharge form that boasted his many acts of valor performed in his capacity as Admiral Mitchell (for credibility’s sake, he might’ve aimed a rank or so lower), including a Purple Heart, Bronze and Silver stars, and the Medal of Honor. One SNAFU: Mitchell never served in any branch of the U.S. military. He’s been charged with perjury — his public shaming commences with this brickbat from Folio Weekly.

BOUQUETS TO THE UNITED WAY OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND WELLS FARGO Both organizations provided the funds and the manual labor required to update play structures at Mitchell Center & Park on Acorn Street near Downtown.

The project was a public-private partnership between the city’s Parks & Rec. department and Kompan Playground Solutions.

Though the modern, sleek, structures look fun as hell, unaccompanied adults are not permitted — for obvious reasons.

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NEWS

“WHERE WERE THE POLITICIANS?” At CLEVELAND ARMS, citizens seek answers

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cross the street from the Cleveland Arms apartment complex on Jacksonville’s Northside, at a corner shop called Li’l Albert Food Store, there was a protest event Monday evening in the wake of the policeinvolved shooting of Devanta Jones. Every prominent media outlet in Jacksonville was there — WJXT, First Coast News, Action News, and the Florida Times-Union. The protesters demanded answers — not just for the immediate incident (though that definitely was a primary motivator) but for larger, long-standing problems that have sabotaged the relationship between law enforcement and the community.

I spoke with Diallo Sekou of The Kemetic Empire, a black empowerment group that was central to bringing the protest together, who told me that incidents like the shooting of Devanta Jones were not “isolated” but “generational and systemic.”

Sekou and The Kemetic Empire have been at the forefront of the reactions to recent police-involved shootings, protesting events like those that occurred in Ferguson, Missouri, but its main goal is not headline-grabbing protest, but community empowerment, creating a sustainable community-based model that does not rely on government grants for the uplift of the people (in the manner of Malcolm X). That said, such community empowerment will not happen without serious reform in the way the Jacksonville Sheriff ’s Office does business and, to that end, Sekou and his organization have specific demands.

One such demand: a federal investigation of this incident at Cleveland Arms and of other police-involved shootings. The Kemetic Empire also wants a civilian police review board with subpoena power — currently, JSO lacks such a mechanism, and its investigations are internal — and body cameras for JSO members — a non-starter for both of the remaining Sheriff ’s candidates, and an issue that Florida Governor Rick Scott is, on the state level, taking a waitand-see approach. Sekou and The Kemetic Empire are also advocating diversity training for JSO officers; the perception is that officers who come in from other neighborhoods or counties don’t really know the local culture or language, and this impacts policing. Finally, they seek equal representation of AfricanAmericans in the JSO, a process which Sekou believes could happen in the next “two to three years,” if there were an organizational

commitment to making that happen.

Many of these themes were part of the campaign platform of Dr. Tony Cummings, arguably the most progressive candidate for sheriff in Jacksonville history. He didn’t make it to the runoff.

Ken Jefferson, the other Democrat in the race, did. Jefferson was, according to some, going to speak to the media at the Monday night rally. This did not happen; there apparently was a Democratic Party event at Gateway that created a schedule conflict (though his campaign truck was spotted in the area).

In fact, there were no politicians speaking with the media at this event, which had representation from the SCLC, the aforementioned Kemetic Empire, and a large multiethnic contingent from the Jacksonville Progressive Coalition.

The absence of politicians was not lost on Joseph Willis, who ran in District 10 against Reggie Brown (and might be best remembered outside of the area for passionately speaking out against the Corrine Brown Quick Picks machine). Willis told me how he’d been in the Cleveland Arms area a few days before, feeding kids, and a thought he couldn’t shake was that any one of those kids he’d fed could be the next person on the losing end of an altercation with JSO. “Where’s Reggie?” Willis asked rhetorically. He knew where Reggie wasn’t.

Willis mentioned that it was an open secret that Brown wasn’t even going to complete his term; apparently, he has plans to run for the State House sooner than later.

The divide between elected officials and the people who live in communities like Cleveland Arms is palpable; Willis told me there were candidates who had houses in the area for residency purposes but lived elsewhere in town.

No less palpable: the divide between law enforcement and citizens. Many of the cops who work these areas do so without realizing there’s a “different terrain, different language,”

said Willis, which leads to miscommunication which can have severe consequences.

Willis told me of a candidates’ forum he did with Brown, in which the councilman said, in response to police-involved shootings, “When the police say stop, you stop.”

“Where is the mayor at? Where’s City Council at? Someone voted in with a bigger name,” Willis added, “Where is he at?”

For Rakeeme Joyner, the brother-in-law of Devanta Jones, the issue runs deeper than politicians not showing up.

“They shot at him while he was on the ground. There’s a cover-up going on. Ain’t necessarily about who’s responsible, but we

need to get the truth out.”

“A bunch of people witnessed” what happened (which I corroborated when I walked over to the apartment where the shots were fired and saw fresh, knee-high bullet holes and dents in the wall and the door). But for Joyner, the issue comes back to police aggression.

“They keep police in front of the gate.”

And police are elsewhere, too, including black cops — a point not lost on the protesters. During the march, they blocked off Cleveland Road at both ends; protesters believed that was to keep people from coming in and seeing the march or being part of it.

They also maintained a presence on side streets. There was no tear gas, but there didn’t have to be; part of the way these situations are controlled is by constant monitoring, said one protester who will stay anonymous.

“They check IDs at the gates” of Cleveland Arms, “and if your address doesn’t say 5020 Cleveland Road, they arrest you for trespassing and whatever else they can get.”

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THE LANDSCAPE OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA SEEMED MUCH LIKE THIS PRIOR TO FOLIO WEEKLY’S ARRIVAL.

EVERY STORY BEGGED TO BE TOLD

THE FIRST FOLIO

Reflections on the early days of FOLIO WEEKLY “So much for Objective Journalism. Don’t bother to look for it here — not under any byline of mine; or anyone else I can think of. With the possible exception of things like box scores, race results, and stock market tabulations, there is no such thing as Objective Journalism. The phrase itself is a pompous contradiction in terms.”

— Hunter S. Thompson, Fear & Loathing on the Campaign Trail ’72

My husband and I arrived in Jacksonville on a decent February afternoon, pulling a U-Haul trailer into the Holiday Inn on Baymeadows. We parked next to a NASCAR rig, and soon determined it was carrying the car of star driver Ricky Rudd. Bob started talking to the rig operator, who agreed to let him see the car.

Bob, a rabid fan of all things sporty, stared at it for a few minutes before the operator said: “Wanna touch it?”

It’s hard to imagine a more appropriate metaphor for our introduction to the Jacksonville journalism world — standing in a parking lot off the desert-like Baymeadows Road, tentatively touching the smooth wax job of Ricky Rudd’s hot rod and wondering if our fingerprints would leave a telltale mark.

It was 1995, and Bob Snell and I had just moved from St. Paul, Minnesota, so he could be the new editor of Folio Weekly. Compared to the vibrancy of the Twin Cities, Jacksonville was like an outpost: hardly a cappuccino in sight, and a regional blackout of NYPD Blue, my favorite TV series, after Dennis Franz showed his bare ass in one episode. But it was warm, and closer to my Southern roots. I had worried about my ability to mentally survive another winter in the Gopher State.

At the time, the Northeast Florida journalism scene was bleak. A single daily paper churned out ho-hum profiles and vaguely interesting news developments.

But juicy stories abounded: a close-knit old boys network ran City Hall, and the city was tormented by racial divides, failing public schools, and growth strategies that seemed designed to rid the region of trees.

Bob inherited a lackluster editorial team, so after a short honeymoon period, he set about assembling his own. The first woman he interviewed showed up in black Converse sneakers. Her name was vaguely familiar; the iconic journalist David Carr, whom Bob had 10 | FOLIOWEEKLY.com | APRIL 8-14, 2015

met in Minneapolis, had told him about the journalist, stating simply, “If you come across this woman, hire her immediately.” So he did.

Her name? Anne Schindler.

Next, he hired John Citrone as an arts editor. John came in wearing striped bellbottoms, his long, curly black hair in a messy ponytail, and something we later labeled his “Technicolor dream coat.” He seemed edgy and perfect.

The great photographer/photojournalist Walter Coker already worked for Folio Weekly, and was eager to start using his lens to tell stories. And the final crew member was me, a freelance writer able to insert myself into the group because I was married to the main man.

We weren’t naïve enough to think we could change the world, but we were young enough to believe we’d make a difference in this soggy corner of it. Bob encouraged us to think outside the proverbial box — to look for conflict and injustice, investigate the cause, and write it up. It wouldn’t make us popular among the city’s movers and shakers, but it seemed like worthwhile fun. We huddled every Wednesday morning at a coffee shop located one strip mall over from the Folio Weekly office, where we sipped bad joe and hashed out ideas. “Figure out who’s wearing the black hats, and who’s wearing the white hats,” Bob said. Objective journalism was a misnomer to us. There was an obligation, instead, to be fair, and to get the facts right.

Week by week, story by story, we began to leave a mark.

In the mid-1990s, Jacksonville teetered on the verge of becoming nationally recognized.

The city was growing, real estate was booming and — most significantly — the city had secured a new NFL team. The Jacksonville Jaguars were about to be born.

To prepare, city leaders embarked on a clean-up project on the edges of downtown, which meant essentially clear-cutting the area known as LaVilla, a historic black neighborhood once known as a cultural hotspot for such rising stars as Ray Charles and James Weldon Johnson. Hundreds of people still lived in the area, many of them poor and black, residing in dilapidated houses owned by absentee landlords. City officials quietly began buying up the properties, evicting the residents, many of whom had lived in the area their whole lives, and relocating them to the suburbs, where they’d have little or no access to their jobs, medical doctors, or public transportation.

Walter and I walked through that neighborhood block by block, knocking on doors and getting people to tell us their stories. We pieced together a narrative about a city’s growing pains, and its willingness to push out its own residents in order to move forward. The city’s development czar called our story “the single worst piece of journalism I’ve seen in my 25 years of public service.”

It won Folio Weekly a national award, and changed the way the city relocated the people who lived in LaVilla.

We poked the region’s political structure, profiled its antiquated social ladder, and

investigated its environmental challenges.

In the award-winning piece “Whitehouse Scandal,” Schindler outlined how the Coleman-Evans Wood Preserving Plant had been poisoning an entire neighborhood with toxic levels of dioxin and PCP for decades.

Creek waters were so poisonous that merely dipping a toe in could cause burns; a dog who swam in the creek was blinded. The stories of the many people who lived in the middle of this Superfund site had never been told. Anne also wrote a piece about a Northside landfill that was slowly leaching toxins into the water supply — again, an issue decades in the making that had yet to come to light.

John Citrone had originally applied to be a news writer, but in the arts and entertainment world, he found his niche. As the city’s arts scene emerged from obscurity, John worked to keep new artists rising and cultural events relevant. In a hilarious, telling exchange between John and Fred Durst, leader of the manically popular band Limp Bizkit, Durst threatened Citrone for referring to Limp Bizkit in a Best of Jax issue as the “best example of Southern Culture on the skids.”

Later, when the two met to confront the issue, Durst tearfully confessed that he wished he could really sing so he wouldn’t have to rap.

“You’re all right,” he finally told Citrone. “I want you to write my autobiography.”

Within a few years, Susan Clark Armstrong had begun writing stories as well, featuring issues in Clay County. What she lacked in formal journalism experience she made up for with pure moxie, nearly single-handedly bringing down sheriffs, county commissioners and others with her investigations into corruption and improprieties.

Folio Weekly, after being known from inception as an arts and entertainment magazine, soon earned a reputation as a hard-hitting alternative newsweekly with few inhibitions. In 1998, after teenager Joshua Phillips was charged in the murder of 8-year-old Maddie Clifton, the community panicked. Parents were urged to hug their children tighter and keep them closer to home. Bob Snell wrote one of the only rational perspectives on the matter, pointing out that the crime, while tragic and awful, was an anomaly. Phillips’ parents subsequently allowed Folio Weekly to conduct the only media interview they consented to during that terrible time.

Eventually, we each drifted in different directions — Bob left to become a professional firefighter, I cut back on writing to raise our children. Anne Schindler took on the editor’s position for the next decade and conducted her own fiery brand of truth-telling, then took a position as an executive producer at First Coast News. John Citrone left to pursue both more writing and a musical career. Walter Coker still takes awe-inspiring photos and sells them in his St. Augustine shop featuring imported Indonesian items.

But before that happened — before the band broke up — we cut our media teeth on a slightly backwards version of this place, and were united in our desire to root out injustice, elevate the truth and, sometimes, just get the damn news magazine out the door. We were a team fairly obsessed with our work — even a night out drinking held potential for a story — and every story begged to be told. We worked hard, played hard, and drove each other crazy, but we got a lotta shit done. And Jacksonville, I think, was — is — better for our efforts.

Tricia Booker mail@folioweekly.com

“GOT MILK BAR?”

A brief history of Mancunian acid house and TROUGH URINALS

The most memorable urinal I ever saw was in the men’s room at the Milk Bar on Adams Street in Downtown Jacksonville. The trough urinal adds a communitarian element to the act of pissing, something that doesn’t seem quite logical, until you’re three beers deep and you proverbially shrug, “What the fuck.”

Ultimately, a great nightclub creates that sense — the suspension of disbelief or the altered reality that allows people to forget. Forget about the telemarketing or the tech support job. Forget about that classy Mandarin or Ponte Vedra girl who just dumped you. Forget about that lame-ass, synthesized pop culture of the late ’80s/early ’90s — that world of Just Say No and Color Me Badd, a world in which Milli Vanilli won a Grammy and Kirk Cameron was a teen idol for what seemed like 20 years. Those were dark times, even if people at the Mall (all we had were Regency and Orange Park, before they became dystopian Hellscapes) wore Hypercolor and Cross Colours.

Dark times required dark places. And Milk Bar was all that.

The lighting was dim everywhere, by design. It was easy to get away with the things you wanted to get away with; though you’d have to take your spliffs outside, damn near everything else was live and let live. For kids who drove Downtown from the suburbs — back when Downtown had all the ambience of a cavitied molar — that was draw enough.

Of course, there was also the music — and those of a certain age may remember things differently. Our esteemed A&E editor was “banned for life” in 1991 — long story short: dude was in a band, got a bit wasted, a bit rowdy, and, well, one thing led to another and it was bye-bye, Brown. My thing wasn’t the punk show; rather, it was Milk Bar’s Old Wave Night and early forays into electronic dance music. At the time, no other place in the city dared.

The Old Wave Night, hosted by the best local DJ of the 20th century, Robert Goodman, should be remembered at its best.

Goodman was the guy who was probably most responsible for disseminating European dance music to an unreceptive city with a very receptive sub-population of fans. When Goodman was spinning, the house was packed, with lines out the door from 10:30 p.m. to 1 a.m. The dance floor was filled with suburban kids and Riverside rats, packed like tripped-out sardines, moving to everything from “Come On Eileen” to “Welcome to Paradise.” The sum was better than the parts, as is always the case when a controlled communal frenzy takes hold.

Goodman’s influence on the infancy of that scene was felt in other ways, as the Milk Bar brought acts to Northeast Florida that never would have made it otherwise. Everyone mentions the time the Pixies played three songs — Stephen Dare called it the “Take the Money and Run Tour” — but the show I remember featured 808 State and Meat Beat Manifesto. There was a time when 808 State, the Mancunian acid house legends who quickly figured out how to go pop, looked like the new Kraftwerk. That didn’t happen, but when they played here, they were at the top of their game, and the bass rocked. I could name the songs, but they’d mean nothing to those of you who weren’t there. The music was of the moment and in the moment. Sort of like Milk Bar itself.

AG Gancarski twitter/AGGancarski mail@folioweekly.com

PROPHECY FROM 1987 FW HEADLINES/STORIES

We were the Nostradamus (more or less) of Northeast Florida • WATER TAXIS, RIVERBOATS ARE COMING! (April 14) • EMPTY PURSES (April 21) The pouch is definitely in.

• BEACHWEAR ’87 (April 28) • Bare midriffs are in, tank tops are back.

• KENNY ROGERS IN CONCERT (April 28) • Straddles the line between country and pop.

• SHRIMP FESTIVAL (April 28) • LIFE BEYOND THE BAR SCENE (May 5) • ’80s singles find new ways to meet • Plus … coping with mid-life divorce.

• VOLUNTEERS IN PRISON (May 5) • Businessmen say time behind bars is good for them.

• POET WOWS ‘EM AT LOCAL FESTIVAL (May 5) • CHIZU, JAPANESE (May 12) • Minimally organized chaos adds to the experience.

• BOTTLED WATER (May 19) • How does it compare to city water?

• JACKSONVILLE GOES CRUISING (May 26) • We’re buying the cruise line message by the thousands.

• UGLY OFFICE CONTESTS STARTS (May 26) • MODERN COMMUTER “TROLLEY” PROPOSED (June 16) • NEW DOWNTOWN BUS SHUTTLE SYSTEM (June 16) • Just in time for the opening of The Jacksonville Landing …

• JACKSON’S BACK IN TOWN (June 23) • [The unveiling of the statue of Andrew Jackson at • The Landing] • NFL TEAM IN ’88? (July 21) • DOWNTOWN OMNI HOTEL OPENS (July 21) • THE BATTLE FOR JACKSONVILLE’S AIRWAVES (July 28) • Has big business cost radio its spontaneous punch?

• Teens comprise a smaller portion of the total audience.

• Adult tastes rule.

• MOVIE STARS (July 28) The filming of Pippi Longstocking • NEW SPACE THEATER (AUG. 11) • Museum of Arts & Sciences (now MOSH) opens • Jacksonville Space Theater

• WE WANT THE NFL TAILGATE PARTY (SEPT. 1) • MARRIOTT AT SAWGRASS GETS READY TO OPEN • (SEPT. 8) • JU DANCE PAVILION OPENS (SEPT. 8) • INAUGURAL FOLIO WEEKLY AWARDS (SEPT. 15) • For excellence in theater Best Play: 1776 at Alhambra • Dinner Theatre • RAISED ON RADIO (SEPT. 22) • Music review of Lauren Fincham by Arvid Smith • MUSIC REVIEW (OCT. 6) ON THE CUTTING EDGE • Stevie & the Switchblades by Arvid Smith • Interview with MAYOR TOMMY HAZOURI (OCT. 6) • RECORD REVIEW (OCT. 27) Lynyrd Skynyrd’s Legend by • Parke Puterbaugh • GIFT IDEAS (NOV. 17) VOICE MEMO, a miniature 30-second recorder with a loop-to-loop tape that resets automatically after playback.

Batteries included, $29, Sharper Image CASIO’S 1998 DIGITAL DIARY, 32K memory allows storage of phone numbers, important dates, memos. Automatically alphabetizes numbers, arranges appointments in chrono order – and a “secret key allows you to store confidential data accessible only with your personal password.” Lithium batteries included, $99, Sharper Image AT&T LONG DISTANCE GIFT CERTIFICATES SONY AUTO HANDYCAM CCD-V5, with a built-in digital superimposer. $1,199, Brandon’s Camera, AV & Video • FIRST PERSON IN THE POOL CONTEST (DEC. 1) • Grand opening of the University of North Florida’s $2.4 • million Aquatic Center • MOVIE REVIEW (DEC. 1) Three Men & a Baby • SECOND ANNUAL BEACHES FINE ARTS SERIES’ RUN/ • BIKE/RUN WINTER TRIATHLON SERIES (DEC. 15) • RECORD REVIEW (DEC. 15) • “A Very Special Christmas” rock-for-charity project

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REMEMBERING

THE LISTENING ROOM

A night at APPLEJACKS and the Nady Wireless Guitar System

“Yeah, I saw Chuck Leavell with the Stones in Atlanta last year, but you know, three months later, there he was loading his own equipment into Applejacks.”

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So went a memorable quotation from a person I can’t recall but, if anything, sums up the reality of the musician as well as the high esteem in which musicians of all levels and genres held the still-missed-to-thisday venue on San Marco Boulevard: Applejacks.

The club was a sign post of sorts for two things. One, it was a venue where the names played and, two, if a local did snag a gig, he or she got good cred, bestowing the mantle of “I have arrived” on many a local yokel.

Personally, I finally got the big head when my band, The Great Invisibles, was booked for a Monday night in January, 1982. We played what was then called “new wave” and, for Jacksonville, we were the only serious (we thought) band doing anything up to the minute.

Not that we were much of a draw, but owner Mike Schneider took a liking to us and threw us the dubious crumb of a Monday staging, always the slowest night of the week. We were booked a month out and when the big night arrived, it turned out to be the coldest night the Western Hemisphere had ever seen. It was 19 degrees, and we sold the place out.

Because it was Applejacks, the crowd followed.

Those groups destined to become legendary played the club, often at a mid-level point of long careers. Ray Lewis, currently running a successful series of shows at Mudville Grille, spent the ’80s and into the ’90s bringing the acts in. Names like John Fahey, Doc Watson, John Hartford, Buddy Guy, John Mayall, Tom Paxton and Gamble Rogers have become iconic, yet taking the stage at Applejacks for these artists was another bread-and-butter stop along the path to mythos.

Regionals and locals like Rod MacDonald, The Peyton Brothers and Justin broadened their fan base.

Ray made sure we saw them, thereby cultivating the listening room audience that continues to support live music almost every night at Mudville.

Says Ray: “Many venues had live music in the ’70s and ’80s that were a vital part of the music scene in Jacksonville.

Applejacks stands out the most in memories of many because they featured the best of

the locals as well as a great variety of touring artists in a listening room atmosphere. What attracted me along with the great music was that the folks coming were really into listening to the music.”

I still remember the night bluesman Tinsley Ellis went wireless. Stepping off the stage at Applejacks and sashaying through the adoring audience, wailing on his screaming Stratocaster, pausing to delight a few lucky ladies.

Pacing himself with the command of a bluesman, he continued into the men’s room, the crowd aghast! The blues choruses he conjured from his guitar ceased and he went into what we all knew was a 45-second onehand trill, knowing that his other hand at that moment was engaged in more important business.

Ellis emerged to deafening applause.

A night at Applejacks and the Nady Wireless Guitar System — the stuff of which memories are made.

Arvid Smith mail@folioweekly.com

CARRYING THE TORCH

Folio Weekly’s picks for bastions of cultural refuge that – despite our pathetic lamentations about places come and gone – make life bearable in Northeast Florida.

THE RITZ THEATRE & MUSEUM You can thank folks like Octavius Davis and promoter Tib Miller for turning this 85-year-old historic jewel into one of the best venues for local entertainment.

Recent killer shows featured Allen Toussaint, Bettye LaVette and Mavis Staples and locals have the chance to strut their stuff at the theater’s Apollo Theatre-style Amateur Night, held every first Friday of the month.

THE ELBOW Underbelly, 1904 Music Hall, Burro Bar — each a solid choice to catch a local band, but visit all three on a single Art Walk Wednesday and you’ll be both entertained and acquire a lingering hangover.

THE YELLOW APARTMENT Ever wanted to see the members of an indie-band perform an acoustic set while doing mundane household chores? Though not an actual venue (in the strict sense of the word), Perversion Magazine’s The Yellow Apartment web-series, with clever camera work and unique acoustics, offers an intimate musical experience. Check it out at perversionmag.com.

CHAMBLIN’S UPTOWN & CHAMBLIN BOOKMINE Not just a haven for bibliophiles or prospectors of antiquities, the two locations (on Roosevelt Boulevard and … um … Uptown) foster relationships and provide a sense of connection sorely missed by a population weaned off such things through Amazon Prime and overstock.com. They also have a wellstocked occult section, just in case.

FREEBIRD LIVE Over the course of a decade and a half, the (in) famous ballad’s namesake has provided the Eastside of the ditch with all the irie beach vibes it could handle by consistently booking monumental reggae performers such as Steel Pulse, Yellowman, Toots Hibbert, and Eek-a-mouse. The only logical way to top those acts would be to book ’90s Caucasian Canadian reggae star Snow.

KARPELES MANUSCRIPT LIBRARY MUSEUM Built in 1921, the temple-like Karpeles is an impressive (if not imposing) structure at the edge of Springfield. Museum director Richard Minor has used his savvy musical tastes (he’s an admitted Deadhead, music freak and scholar of left-of-field rock) to host free-jazz legends Peter Brotzmann and Joe McPhee, the annual China Cat Sunflower Festival and kirtans with Krishna Das and Bhagavan Das (the latter returning for shows April 24, 25 and 26).

HOUSE OF FUN Embracing the collision at SKATE ASYLUM I don’t remember when Skate Asylum – the now-defunct indoor skate park on Beach Boulevard – actually closed, and I’m not yet reflective enough to comment on what it meant to my life, but I do know that the first time I went there I was scared shitless.

It was some time in 1996. I was 10.

Skateboarding was in the midst of a mainstream revival. Rollerblading was amassing its own army of dedicated skate rats. America’s oldest continually operating skate park, Kona, was around, of course, but the type of skating going on at the time made the park’s bumpy, concrete transitions and downhill runs seem dated.

Pools were out.

Funboxes were in.

Vertramps were lame. Handrails were the shit.

Skate Asylum was tailor-made to capitalize on those trends. The park was, basically, one street course, one spine ramp, and one extremely long handrail inside a warehouse (there was a half-pipe out back, but the irrelevance of vert-skating and the fact that its metal façade baked in the Florida sun enticed few). Due to the limitations of the space, many of the ramps were oriented to each other in strange ways (or, seemingly, not at all). Floor space between ramps was also scarce and, on a busy Saturday, said space became a kind of lawless expressway, skaters flying through, entering and exiting from every direction, often narrowly avoiding collision, and often not.

That first trip to Skate Asylum took place on one such busy Saturday. The park had been open for a few weeks and my brother was eager to check it out. I, too, was curious, but given that I’d just started skating (along with the fact that I was what my brother liked to call “a scared little bitch”), I was nervous.

My dad agreed to take us. He stayed to sign the waivers and pay and then – “sayonara, you’re on your own, you little bitch.”

After my dad abandoned me, I watched my brother skate right into the thick of the chaos unfolding on the park’s street course.

In an effort to avoid traffic, I stuck to the frontage roads and sides of the quarter-pipes before climbing to the top of the embankment

that held the entire length of the 30-foot handrail. I stayed at the top of that ramp for at least a half-hour – watching radical humans fly around the park as NOFX’s raging guitars rattled the metal coping — before my brother spotted me from across the park and beckoned me to the other side.

Easy enough.

I began my descent, picking up a speed before transitioning to the concrete floor, just in time to catch a peripheral glimpse of another dude who’d chosen an intersecting line.

I tried to reduce my speed, but ended up colliding with the guy anyway — triple-axeling on my way to a spread-eagle-bodyspackle. I wasn’t hurt but, being that I was 10 and a wuss, the incident shook me up. That day, I didn’t end up skating all that much, but we went back the next weekend.

And the next weekend. And the weekend after that.

In middle school, we’d often get a ride to Skate Asylum after we finished our homework — a deal that, not unlike nuclear negotiations with Iran, took months to procure. Over the years, our dedication earned my friends and me access to the park’s PA system. This privilege manifested itself in the blasting of worn copies of “Enter the 36 Chambers” and “Full Circle,” as we propelled our puerile bodies through the air. When we got a video camera, we started to film one another skating at the park. We’d watch the videos and, when we weren’t making fun of each other, we’d dream up new stunts and tricks.

Changing trends and competition from other skate parks thinned the crowds at Skate Asylum. The park served many. We listened to rad music, skated our brains out, and laughed a whole lot.

Pools were OUT.

FUNBOXES were in.

Vertramps were lame.

Handrails were THE SHIT.

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EINSTEIN A GO-GO gave us kids refuge and loud-ass rock

It was originally called The Salty Dog something-or-other. I can’t recall if those three words were followed by “saloon” or “tavern.”

By the time my family moved to the beaches from Louisville, Kentucky in 1980, the bar had already sat vacant for quite some time. “Some guy was stabbed to death in there,” warned my dad, as we drove by in our ’77 Chevy Nova, surveying our new town. “That’s why they shut it down.”

This bit of morbid local history made the cartoon of a smiling dog rendered in chipping white paint on the bar’s window pure menace.

In the early ’80s, the corner of First Street and Third Avenue North in Jax Beach was as decrepit and beat-up as the rest of the beachside strip. In any direction, there was

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dilapidation and neglect. At age eight, I had never seen street rats. But the rinky-dink boardwalk amusement rides a block south of that homicide scene were infested with vermin — some four-legged, others just sunburned and drunk. Back then, the beach was so casual, you’d be hard-pressed to distinguish city councilmembers from surf bums.

Around 1984, The Salty Dog became The Rock Shack. Essentially, a place for hard rock adolescents ages 15 to 25 to congregate.

Earnest badasses would stand out front in their leather jackets and white denim jeans, cupping Marlboros and trading menacing stares with tourists in slow-moving traffic. The following year, the Faircloth family leased the seemingly-doomed space and opened Einstein A Go-Go. The Faircloths — dad Bill, mom Connie and sisters Terri and Tammie — had owned the beaches record store The Music Shop for years, when the word “indie” still referred to a speedway.

Many an afternoon, I would walk the mile-long trek from my family’s home on Second Avenue North and spend hours flipping through records. Tammie and Terri Faircloth

I was never really a true insider of the scene. Terrified of both girls and dancing, my position in the social construct was of a mute wallflower. And that was all right, too. There were no bullies, since we all had, in one way or another, already gotten our asses kicked.

Amazingly, one day, the Faircloth sisters offered me an actual job at the club. Helping touring bands like Dinosaur Jr. and fIREHOSE unload their tattered amps from putridsmelling vans surely pushed me toward spending the bulk of my young-adult years doing the very same thing. From the early ’90s to early 2000s, whenever I told musicians that I was from Jacksonville, they invariably knew it as “the place where Einstein’s used to be.”

Einstein’s was an early victim of the gentrification of what became known as “downtown” Jacksonville Beach. In 1997, the Faircloths closed the club.

Last year, there was an Einstein’s anniversary party held at Eclipse in Avondale. This Labor Day weekend, a twoto-three-day 30th year anniversary festival, Thirty A Go-Go, is scheduled to take place.

All proceeds will benefit local charities like Girls Rock Camp Jacksonville.

I most likely won’t be there. Like that mute wallflower that circled around Einstein’s dance floor, my level of reclusiveness continues to make Thomas Pynchon look like Kim Kardashian. And just as they did nearly 30 years ago, I’m sure the Faircloth sisters will understand.

THE MEMBERS OF SONIC YOUTH ON FIRST STREET IN JAX BEACH JUST OUTSIDE EAGG DURING A 1980s APPERANCE.

photo by Jim Leatherman

TEENAGE RIOT

would take turns razzing me for my purchases, which ranged from Celtic Frost to Jefferson Airplane. “You’re a metal hippie,” Tammie would laugh, but then direct me to some imported LP by a Swedish black metal band that she rightfully imagined fell in line with the worldview of a chubby, uncertain, book-loving 12-year-old.

By the time the Faircloths opened Einstein A Go-Go, I had been diagnosed as being bipolar and removed from public school, so confused by life that I willingly wore dashikis.

Since I was more prone to reading Allen Ginsberg than brawling in the parking lot at a Dio concert, I’d pretty much failed as a metalhead. Looking for a new identity to wear, I walked once again toward the ocean.

My older brother had turned me onto punk bands like Devo, The Ramones, Sex Pistols and The Germs years earlier. So I wasn’t indifferent to what was then a sound that slipped through labels — punk, underground, college rock and, later, alternative. Quite frankly, I was initially afraid of stepping into the club. If I “went punk,” it might be yet another posture and stance from which I would fall.

The first show I attended at Einstein’s was a Fetchin’ Bones concert in 1986; the entire experience altered my 14-year-old consciousness. I eventually witnessed dozens of shows, some remarkable, others forgettable, but each worth my five bucks.

The Faircloths kept their antenna up high for what was current and incoming in underground rock: Nirvana, Sonic Youth, The Replacements, The Meat Puppets, The Feelies, Jane’s Addiction, 10,000 Maniacs, Living Color, The Flaming Lips and equally killer bands (Beggar Weeds!) shook that 250-capacity room with music that prided itself on circuiting along subterranean frequencies.

Before, during and after these shows, relationships formed and ideas were exchanged among kids who were sharing their realizations about music, art and life.

I later understood that what I witnessed and experienced was akin to what Joseph Campbell saw as ritual helping community endure — only these ceremonies were acted out with cranked Marshall amps, blacklights, smoke machines and some truly ecstatic crowds.

If nothing else, for ostracized teens, the Faircloths and, by extension, Einstein’s, developed a strong social unit of teenagers who before had been so certain that they were alone in their weirdness. Part of my lifelong nostalgia for the place is a sense of inclusivity, shared alienation expressed with every deliberately torn Black Flag shirt or death-rock pale complexion.

The club’s legacy still pops up in fitting ways. Kim Gordon’s recent memoir, About a Girl, features a photo of Sonic Youth taken in the mid-’80s, goofing off in front of the club.

And that same spot is where countless other photos were taken. Other misfits struck a snarling pose for their friends, with a different camera but the same captured moment: a group of oddballs laughing under the streetlight, exhausted from another night of music, friendship and community.

Daniel A. Brown dbrown@folioweekly.com

MID-EIGHTIES GREATIES: The Top 10 Songs of 1987

Yes, we just made a word up to bring you this collection of circa 1987 chart-toppers, heart-stoppers and pants-droppers.

Some of you reading this weren’t even born yet when these ditties were released, while others might have prayed for certain death upon that first listen. Here, two stalwarts of our editorial department – one of whom was tr ying to get a grip on larval adulthood, the other trying to grasp one-to-one correspondence – reminisce upon the most popular songs of ’87.

1. THE BANGLES “Walk Like an Egyptian” Dan: I was 15 that year and, much to my dad’s delight, I was completely obsessed with William S. Burroughs. When this tune came on the radio during its every-10-minute cycle, during the chorus I would intone, “Walk like a junkie … ” in my best raspy-sepulchral Burroughs’ impression.

Oh, there wasn’t a dry eye in the place!

Matt: Oh, yes, that’s a horrific dance. Doing that dance has an uncanny way of making someone seem insignificant.

When public speaking, rather than imagining folks in their underwear, I’d suggest imagining the audience doing the “Walk Like an Egyptian” dance.

2. HEART “Alone” Dan: Like many of the day, the video for this song was filmed in a post-apocalyptic wasteland/big house. And why were they so sad, dressed up in all black like a couple of spinsters? The Wilson sisters were already millionaires by then. Sheesh.

Matt: Who could forget that piano intro? Also, it appears women owned the charts in ’87.

3. GREGORY ABBOTT “Shake You Down” Dan: I have no recollection of this song whatsoever. When it came out, I was probably busy volunteering at the leper colony. However, I just watched the video on YouTube and with his weird hairdo and dour expression, Abbott looks like he could’ve been the villain for Coming to America 2: King Akeem’s Revenge.

Matt: Should I have a memory of this guy? Should I be embarrassed I don’t know his music? I remember Jim Abbott. He was that one-armed MLB player. Then there’s Bud Abbott of Abbott and Costello fame. That’s the extent of my Abbott-knowledge.

4. WHITNEY HOUSTON “I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)” Dan: In the mid-’80s, my parents let a friend of my brother’s and mine move in with our family. He worked as a pizza delivery guy and used to blast this song while zipping around in his ’81 Chevette. Every night, he would bring home leftover pizzas and I would eat myself into a salted, bloated stupor while watching repeats of The Beastmaster on cable. That’s all; that’s my little story.

Matt: Any experience I might have had with this song was poisoned by gaggles of braces-wearing middle-school girls belting the chorus at the top of their lungs. The parenthetical addition to the title is interesting, though: Whitney wants to dance with somebody, the subtlety of the parentheses make us wonder if love is a prerequisite for said dance. Again, women ruled the charts in ’87!

5. STARSHIP Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now” Dan: For many Americans, 1987 meant two things: the Iran-Contra affair was resolved (wink!) and the film Manne-

quin was finally released. Starship’s rallying cry from that film’s soundtrack, oddly enough, also works as an anthem for the Reagan administration during the aftermath of that particular bit of political skullduggery.

Matt: Was this post-“We Built This City”? Couldn’t even keep the Jefferson after that shit-show. Also, what’s Mannequin?

6. ROBBIE NEVIL “C’est La Vie” Dan: OK, now I think Matt just made some of these songs up to fill space. But I watched (some of) this video and the question remains: In the ’80s, how did people have so much fun without antidepressants? Oh, that’s right – cocaine.

Matt: Dan, I think Wikipedia made these up. I, too, watched the video for this song and had two thoughts: One, this is a very catchy song; two, that’s a very squishy-sounding bass line.

7. WHITESNAKE “Here I Go Again” Dan: The “Song That Launched a Thousand Camaros,” this is the anthem that dudes would blast, sitting in their cars in various parking lots up and down on First Street in Jax Beach. Then they would scurry home to watch The Golden Girls.

Matt: I vaguely remember a blonde woman rolling around on top of a sports car, but my generation’s connection to this song is more likely to include Will Ferrell rocking, working on his car in Old School, “Hi Mike!”

8. BRUCE HORNSBY “The Way It Is” Dan: In an alternate world, this main riff is a classic example of minimalist drone music. Here on Earth, it’s the audio equivalent of having your tonsils removed by a nervous, big-knuckled urologist.

Matt: I got nothing. Top 10, really?

9. BOB SEGER “Shakedown” Dan: Whenever my girlfriend and I go on road trips, to while away the time, we play this game called, “What Celebrity Would You Not Want to Use the Bathroom After?” No. 1 with a (silver) bullet? Bob Seger.

Matt: Seger had one of those voices where he could get away with trite lyrics or whatever rock n’ roll cliché he wanted. This, however, was too much. Cocaine’s impact on the ’80s is evident here.

10. BON JOVI “Livin’ on a Prayer” Dan: What I remember most about Bon Jovi, other than them sucking, is that their videos invariably featured scenes of their audiences, shot in slow motion. If you watch these videos now, mute the sound, and blast the soundtrack for Ingmar Bergman’s 1968 film Vargtimmen, you will be both mesmerized and appalled.

Matt: It’s hard to believe this song barely cracked the Top 10. It’s even harder to believe it came from such a lovable pop-country band.

OUR READERS WEEP: The NEFL Spots You Miss the Most Before the days of Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, online dating and the like … Our social lives were exponentially different. Dare I say, better? Coming from the generation predating social media, we were lucky enough to experience the euphoric feeling of anticipation before heading out to a house party, a live show or the local indie-rock dive bar. We couldn’t pop up on Facebook to see where everyone was heading to on a Friday or Saturday night.

We couldn’t look on Facebook to see if our crush had “checked in” to one of our favorite haunts. We had to actually venture out (without cellphones and cameras) into the unknown and it was AWESOME! Of the places I miss the most would be: The Milk Bar, Moto Lounge, Thee Imperial/Rock’n’Roll Pizza and Einsteins.

Hetel (asked to withhold last name) I miss the Borders (“Books-Music-Cafe”) on Southside Boulevard. It was a great place to have a delicious cup of coffee or tea and browse the book, magazine, and music selections. I spent many wonderful hours in there.

Jim Sutton Bad things often happen in threes, so it is fitting that my lamentations are also threefold. Firstly, I miss Einstein-A-Go-Go because it was a judgment-free atmosphere for high school misfits to enjoy music and dancing. I miss Five Points News Center because it was my pre-Internet connection to media from all over the country. And, say what you will about the old Pic-’N’-Save chain, it was a local fixture with back-to-school supply bargains.

John Louis Meeks Jr. As a student at JU in the ’80s, I operated Atlantic Productions, bringing national acts to the Southeast. In Jax, the venue was the 1,200-capacity Playground South in the Arlington shopping center. We had classic rock shows like BTO, George Thorogood, and Fog Hat, as well as ’80s new wave and pop stars such as

Richard Marx, Missing Persons, The Romantics and Tommy Tutone. In the late ’80s, we brought freestyle musicians like Expose, Shannon, The Cover Girls and Triniere. Non-concert nights would feature in-house DJs as well as WAPE jocks for all-night dance parties. Plush in the ’90s came close, but there will never be again another Playground South.

Steve Crandall Throughout the ’80s and early ’90s, I videotaped countless bands in such venues as Metropolis, Milk Bar, Einstein A-Go-Go, Applejacks, the Post & King Lounge, the Blighted Area, and more. Once in a while, I received financial compensation, but most of the time I gladly did it for free, as a labor of love. I felt a deep imperative to preserve this time of Jacksonville music history. My equipment was rather primitive by today’s standards, so the sound quality varies, but I’ve found that if you have good speakers with plenty of bass, or headphones, some of these videos sound surprisingly good! I offer the videos freely on my blog for anyone to watch, copy, save, and share with no restrictions other than, you can’t charge money for them without permission from composers.

You’ll see Stevie Stiletto, Arvid Smith, Beggar Weeds, and even an appearance by the actor Michael Emerson (of Lost and Person of Interest) directing a music video at the University of North Florida. There’s also a three-part documentary of the 2010 Milk Bar 20th Reunion. https://nothineverhappens.wordpress.com Bill Ectric Even though it was a recent establishment (2009-2010), FUSION art | wine | jazz (Pearl St & 8th) was truly a gem and a one of kind establishment. Sadly, this town never appreciated progress, hence, unfortunate for us, we lost our cherished pearl. Way ahead of its time, it will forever be missed.

Zuli

BED RIDES, STICKY FLOORS AND LOVE ADVICE Why I miss Pot Belly’s Cinema Plus

My fondest memory of the now-defunct Pot Belly’s Cinema Plus (currently Corazon Cinema & Café,) was seeing the original Sex and the City movie in 2008. A friend and I rode bikes to the theater from Lincolnville in downtown St. Augustine. We were both single and childless, so had no obligations to stay home on a weeknight. We parked (and locked) our beach cruisers just outside of Flagler College’s Lewis Auditorium, conveniently located next door to Pot Belly’s, and headed in a few minutes before showtime to get a pitcher of whatever light beer was on tap. Actually, we got two pitchers – one for each of us.

By the end of the film — you know, the part where Carrie and Big get married in a simple courthouse wedding — my friend and I were drunk, crying and giggling. We were, after all, in our mid-20s; nobody relied on us to keep it together. But we also had nobody to rely on, or at least not in the sense that we wanted. Watching Carrie and Big struggle with their relationship, I was reminded of what I was looking for – even with the complications and compromise. And until I found it, Pot Belly’s was a place — a haven — for this single gal to escape reality.

If you never had the pleasure of seeing a film at Pot Belly’s, then you really can’t understand how iconic a landmark this tiny theater was to St. Augustine.

Located on Granada Street, diagonal to the Lightner Museum, in a building dating back to 1894, Pot Belly’s was known for its second-run movies, sticky floors, and ballparkstyle fare.

Also, perhaps most notably, there was a ton of movie memorabilia.

Pot Belly’s was as infamous for its crazy and kooky memorabilia collection as it was for anything else. The theater’s dark lobby was covered from floor to ceiling in Pez dispensers, metal lunch boxes, Barbie dolls, Star Wars collectibles, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

Vintage bicycles hung from the ceiling and an Oscar Meyer Weiner-mobile sat atop one of the refreshment refrigerators. All the things we imagined sweatpants-clad strangers searching for on eBay were jam-crammed into the small lobby at Pot Belly’s.

Pot Belly’s owners, Kenneth and Eunice Pierce, bought the historic building in 1977. Over the years,

the site transitioned from a bar to a shrimp restaurant to, finally, a movie theater.

It was in this incarnation that Pot Belly’s became a St. Augustine institution (at least among the locals and college students).

In 2014, after 36 years operating the theater, the Pierces retired and sold the building. Most of their notorious memorabilia collection was also sold, through auction. And, after all those funky trinkets — amassed over Pot Belly’s 30-years-plus history — were sold at a discount.

One of the Nation’s Oldest City’s landmarks was no more. A two-screen movie theater and eatery now occupies that building on Granada.

Writing this article and reminiscing about Pot Belly’s and the few movies I saw there, it seemed only fair to check out its replacement.

A few nights ago, I walked (not rode) from my house in Lincolnville to Corazon to see a screening of the

Academy Award-winning film Whiplash.

The owner, Karla Wagner, an eccentric, older blonde, and two barkeeps, immediately greeted me.

Stacked sandwiches with names like the John Belushi, Alfred Hitchcock and Humphrey Bogart have replaced the bowling alley nachos. There’s also a decent beer and wine list.

For this more-refined, independently owned St. Augustine theater experience, I treated myself to a glass (make that two glasses) of sauvignon blanc.

I settled into my seat in theater No. 3. I was the only patron partaking alone and the youngest by at least 20 or 30 years. As I relaxed and thought about those early days — feet sticking to the floor, chugging pitchers of beer, while watching Sarah Jessica Parker dole out love advice — I felt very OK about this newly matured theater experience in St. Augustine.

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Reasons to leave the house this week

ART LEGEND

CHRISTO @ MOCA

The Cultural Council of Greater Jacksonville and Museum of Contemporary Art Jacksonville present a lecture and book-signing with internationally acclaimed environmental artist Christo. Starting in the early ’60s, Christo and his wife Jeanne-Claude began creating large-scale (like, miles-longlarge) works that took conceptual art out of the gallery and spread it across the land, sky and water around the globe. At his appearance here, the now-79-year-old Christo discusses his career and lifelong collaboration with Jeanne-Claude (who died in ’09). The $100 ticket price includes a signed hardcover copy of his book, In/Out Studio. 6-8 p.m. April 16 at MOCA, Downtown, mocajacksonville.com.

LAW OF LANGUAGE

SMELLS LIKE CREATIVE SPIRIT

FREEDOM OF SPEECH AT UNF

The First Coast Freethought Society presents the panel discussion “Freedom of Speech: The Linchpin of a Free Society,” featuring panelists Parvez Ahmed, Ph.D. (pictured), UNF associate professor of finance; longtime Folio Weekly staff writer Susan Cooper Eastman; Frank Denton, Ph.D., The Florida TimesUnion editor; François Kloc, Honorary French Consul; UNF professor of communications Brian Thornton, Ph.D. and moderator Staci Spanos, WJXT-TV. 7 p.m. April 14 at University of North Florida’s Herbert University Center, Southside, firstcoastfreethoughtsociety.org, unf.edu/universitycenter.

ART NASAL

The group show Art Nasal – exhibit de Arte is an olfactorythemed presentation featuring original works by notable local artists Sharla Valeski, Suzi West (pictured, Art of the Selfie), Mac Truque, Caroline Daley and Paul Ladnier. As you move through the exhibit, you use “smell cards” to guide you. Cool. Food and libations are also featured. 3-9 p.m. April 11 at Cork Arts Districts’ West Gallery, 2689 Rosselle St., Riverside, corkartsdistrict.tumblr.com.

ENLIGHTENED ROGUES THE MAVERICKS

Miami’s neo-country kings The Mavericks started out in the ’80s punk and underground scene, regularly playing on the same bill with, of all people, Marilyn Manson. They first popped up on the pop-culture radar with their mid-’90s hits “All You Ever Do is Bring Me Down” and “Dance the Night Away,” tunes that were a much-needed antidote to the pasteurized dreck clogging the country charts.

The band has racked up Grammy, CMA and ACM awards and keeps satisfying fans with a sound that’s a rockin’ blend of high-octane Tex-Mex and straight-up electrified honky tonk. 8 p.m. April 10 at The Florida Theatre, Downtown, 355-2787, $34.50-$42, floridatheatre.com.

SAILIN’ SHOES

ST. AUGUSTINE RACE WEEK

Raise the sails on the S.S. Bieber, the water doth beckon! St. Augustine Race Week offers both nautical newbies and maritime maniacs the chance to compete in large and small boat racing (or just watch!), dig some live music, check out after-race parties and enjoy various noshables from food vendors.

Races are held inshore, bayfront and offshore at the Matanzas River in Downtown St. Augustine and the St. Augustine Inlet.

April 9-12; for schedule details and to register for races, go to sarw2015.com.

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SPEED KING

Fans will enjoy the latest installment of the popular auto-driven series

F

urious 7 begins, as it should, with a street Dominic Toretto (Vin Diesel) and his crew. race. Gearheads and tattooed tough guys Deckard wants revenge for the crippling surround a starting line in the California of his little brother Owen (Luke Evans), an desert. House music plays. Quick international terrorist. Furious 7 cuts take us to girls in bikinis picks up from there, as Deckard to dancing girls to close-ups of breaks into federal agent Hobbs’ FURIOUS 7 the girls’ backsides. Almost as (Dwayne Johnson) office to ***@ an afterthought, we see there are get info on Dom. Given that Rated PG-13 cars, too. Sitting in the theater, Deckard is a former black ops with the vague memory of six agent who’s survived on his own Fast & Furious movies behind me, I smile. for years, hitting an American government Feels kinda like home. facility doesn’t make sense. But the scene’s Expectedly, Furious 7 is 137 minutes of essential, because it allows Statham and pure, unbridled adrenaline. But you already Johnson to fistfight, and it’s a good thing, too. know that. You already know cars parachute At this point, it’s been a good three minutes from airplanes and zip among high-rise since the last car race and we’re getting antsy. buildings. You already know Jason Statham What Deckard no doubt saw in Hobbs’ plays the villain. You already know any plot records is that Dom’s “family” is living or story is darn near irrelevant. And I know happily. Brian (Paul Walker) and wife Mia your decision to buy a ticket is already made.

(Jordana Brewster) are settling down with So what good will this review do you? Plenty their son, Letty (Michelle Rodriguez) is — because I also know there’s a lot you don’t still trying to get her memory back, and Tej know and can’t wait to find out.

(Ludacris) and Roman (Tyrese Gibson) are In the end of Fast & Furious 6 (2013), still clowning around. The story would be Deckard Shaw (Statham) declares war on simple enough if it was just about Deckard

ALFRED & FRANÇOIS IN THE EARLY ’60S, flush with the international success of his first three feature films – The 400 Blows, Shoot the Piano Player and Jules and Jim – French director François Truffaut addressed what he felt was one of the principal flaws of American film criticism: a failure to recognize the genius and artistry of Alfred Hitchcock. Until that time, Hitchcock had been regarded by American critics as an acknowledged moneymaker and masterful entertainer, but he wasn’t really considered an artist. Truffaut meant to set the record straight.

In a letter to his film idol proposing a booklength set of interviews with the older man, the young Truffaut stated, “If overnight, the cinema had to do without its soundtrack and become once again a silent art, then many directors would be forced into unemployment, but, among the survivors, there would be Alfred Hitchcock, and everyone would realize at last that he is the greatest film director in the world.”

Hitchcock was flattered, of course, and agreed to do the book. It was published in 1967 as Hitchcock by Truffaut and has remained a classic in film studies ever since. In 1968, however, Truffaut went one step further, paying homage to Hitchcock with the film The Bride Wore Black, a witty thriller (à la Hitch) about Julie Kohler (Jeanne Moreau), a bride who’s widowed on her wedding day and subsequently sets out to wreak 18 | FOLIOWEEKLY.com | APRIL 8-14, 2015

her own justice on the five men responsible.

Though the film was initially dismissed by French critics, The Bride Wore Black proved to be an international success and its critical reputation has grown steadily over the decades.

Just released in a stunning limited-edition Bluray format, the movie has never looked better.

Shot in gorgeous color by Raoul Coutard, who did the cinematography for Truffaut’s early films and many more for Jean-Luc Godard, the movie utilizes several technical and thematic tropes made famous in various Hitchcock classics.

The bride’s first victim, for instance, is pushed off a balcony, but the way the sequence is edited deliberately recalls two similar instances in Hitchcock films: the fall from the Statue of Liberty in Saboteur (1942) and, even more famously, Raymond Burr pushing James Stewart out the window in Rear Window (1954).

In addition, the screenplay for Bride, written by Truffaut and Jean-Louis Richard, is adapted from a novel by Cornell Woolrich whose short story also provided the basis for Rear Window. (Three other Woolrich stories were used for episodes of Alfred Hitchcock Presents on television, and Truffaut later adapted yet another Woolrich novel for Mississippi Mermaid a year after The Bride Wore Black.)

Perhaps the most obvious Hitchcock tribute, though, is Bernard Hermann’s score. He was

tracking them down, but this F&F franchise doesn’t do simple.

Kurt Russell plays covert government operative Mr. Nobody, tasked with procuring a device that can track anyone anywhere in the world. He asks Dom and his crew to rescue the device’s creator, Ramsey (Nathalie Emmanuel), from her kidnapper, terrorist Jakande (Djimon Hounsou). Because really, who better to track down a James Bond-like villain, with the safety of the world on the line, than a ragtag group of street racers?

None of that matters. It’s all a setup for the action, and there are some impressive set pieces here, including the aforementioned airplane and high-rise sequences, and an impressive finale set in Los Angeles.

Do director James Wan (Insidious) and writer Chris Morgan (this is his fifth Fast movie) top all the other F&F flicks? In ambition, certainly. In execution, marginally.

The fight scenes are strong, the chases are fun and the stunts are huge, but it’s hard to say it’s notably more impressive than what we’ve seen. Maybe I’m jaded, but this is what we expect. It would be disappointing if cars didn’t drop from airplanes and parachute down onto a winding mountain road. When the bar’s this high, it’s hard to go anywhere but down. That Furious 7 reaches the bar is an accomplishment in itself.

Walker had finished half his scheduled shooting before his tragic death in November 2013, and you’ll find no spoilers here about how his character is handled. Suffice it to say, it’s done in a touching way that feels appropriate. Rewrites, body-doubles (including Walker’s two real-life brothers, Caleb and Cody) and CGI allowed Wan to finish production. If you’re curious about when it’s Walker onscreen and when it’s not, odds are that any time you see him from afar or from behind, and/or hear his voice offscreen, it’s not him. Digital technology allows any face to be put on any body, so at times, it’s hard to tell the difference. Just enjoy the ride.

Dan Hudak mail@folioweekly.com

MAGIC LANTERNS

Hitchcock’s long-time collaborator, responsible for such memorable scores as those for Vertigo, Psycho and The Trouble with Harry, to name a few.

Curiously enough, the clever conclusion of The Bride Wore Black, a long unedited scene with a murder off-camera, might well have been the inspiration for one of Hitchcock’s most famous scenes years later in Frenzy (1972), the filmmaker’s second-to-last production. I like to think it might have been the older man’s own conscious homage to the young Frenchman who was responsible, at least in part, for making Hitchcock an icon in the American film canon as well as at the box offi ce.

Pat McLeod mail@folioweekly.com

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RICK DANKO **** RICK JAMES **@@

RICK ROLL ***@ RICK SCOTT *@@@

SCREENINGS AROUND TOWN

SUN-RAY CINEMA What We Do in the Shadows, Get Hard, It Follows and An Honest Liar screen at Sun-Ray Cinema, 1028 Park St., 5 Points, 359-0049, sunraycinema.com. A locally produced film, The Lengths, about how far friends and lovers will go for love, screens April 10-16. A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night, billed as an Iranian vampire Western, starts April 10.

Check website for details.

LATITUDE 360 MOVIES The Book of Life and Dumber and Dumber Too screen at Latitude 360’s CineGrille Theater, 10370 Philips Hwy., Southside, 365-5555, latitude360.com/jacksonville-fl.

THE CORAZON CINEMA & CAFÉ Alfred Hitchcock’s Rebecca, starring Laurence Olivier and Joan Fontaine, screens at noon April 9 at Corazon Cinema, 36 Granada St., St. Augustine, 679-5736, corazoncinemaandcafe.com. Unbroken and Rose Water screen April 8 and 9. Imitation Game starts April 10.

WGHF IMAX THEATER Furious 7, Hidden Universe, Deep Sea Challenge, Jerusalem, Flight of the Butterflies and Humpback Whales screen at World Golf Village Hall of Fame IMAX Theater, 1 World Golf Place, St. Augustine, 940-4133, worldgolfimax.com.

soul-searching journey of faith. Costars all kinds of folks you wouldn’t expect in one of these super-Christian films: Sean Astin, Mira Sorvino, Brian Bosworth, Cybill Shepherd, Lee Majors, Ted McGinley. OK, we’d expect McGinley, but Sean Astin? That’s Rudy!

THE DUFF Rated PG-13 A sequel to The Simpsons? Don’t we all wish. This teen melodrama isn’t a paean to Springfield’s favorite beer, but the story of a girl who learns she’s considered a DUFF (Designated Ugly Fat Friend) within her social circle. The narrative of identities remade and bitch-queens dethroned is bound to captivate, especially if you’re too young to have seen Mean Girls, let alone She’s All That. One lucky preview attendee called the movie “a party.” Then again, Duff Man says a lot of things. Costars Bella Thorne, Mae Whitman, Robbie Amell and Allison Janney. — S.S. EX MACHINA Rated R Computer sci-fi drama about artificial intelligence.

FURIOUS 7 ***@ Rated PG-13 Reviewed in this issue.

GET HARD **@@ Rated R Will Ferrell plays successful millionaire fund manager James

Olivia Wilde has a Travis Bickle moment in the new horror flick “The Lazarus Effect.”

NOW SHOWING

CHAPPIE Rated R In which Neill Blomkamp, director of District 9 and Elysium, dishes out more of the socially relevant sci-fi. (Hey, remember when that phrase would have been redundant?)

This time, the king of futuristic metaphors presents us with the case of Chappie, “the first robot with the ability to think and feel for himself.” I think we all know who that’s supposed to represent: Rand Paul! Will Chappie help humanity save itself from robots whose intentions are far less noble? Or will his stance on medical marijuana doom him in the early animatron primaries? — Steve Schneider CINDERELLA **G@ Rated PG This is director Kenneth Branagh’s earnest retelling of Charles Perrault’s fairytale of the Disney animated classic.

Chris Weitz’s screenplay introduces the beloved mother (Hayley Atwell) of young Ella (Lily James) before mom’s untimely death and Ella’s merchant father (Ben Chaplin) marrying then dying, leaving the orphan with a stepmother (Cate Blanchett) and stepsisters (Holliday Grainger, Sophie McShera) who treat her badly, as usual stories about the stepfamily are wont to do. It’s a bright, cheery interpretation, built around Cinderella’s determination to follow her mother’s deathbed advice to “have courage and be kind.”

This variant is about only the people: Cinderella and her first meeting in the woods with Kit (Richard Madden), the crown prince; about Kit’s trying to convince his father the king (Derek Jacobi), that he should be able to marry for love; about their courtship, etc. It’s a nice, slow-build romance between two nice people. — Scott Renshaw DO YOU BELIEVE? Rated PG-13 This ensemble drama concerns a pastor who embarks on a

King with a gold-digging fiancée Alissa (Alison Brie) whose father, Martin (Craig T. Nelson), also happens to be James’ boss. Work is going great, or so James thinks. At their engagement party, as John Mayer plays a song for them, James is arrested and charged with 43 counts of securities fraud and 30 counts of embezzlement. He’s innocent, of course. Given 30 days to get his affairs in order, he enlists the guy who washes his car, Darnell (Kevin Hart), to teach him to survive in prison. Director Etan Cohen is asking us to believe that even though James is smart enough to run billion-dollar hedge funds, he’s so ignorant he thinks Darnell has been in prison just because he’s African-American.

Ordinarily, this would be offensive, but Darnell is in on the joke, and Cohen gets some good laughs from Darnell’s wife (Edwina Findley Dickerson) and daughter (Ariana Neal) as a result of the situation. — Dan Hudak THE GUNMAN **@@ Rated R Mercenary sniper Jim Terrier (Sean Penn) kills people.

He’s also in love with Annie (Jasmine Trinca), a doctor.

Years later, the conflict kicks into gear as Jim tries to track down those who ordered his murder. In London, he talks to Terry (Mark Rylance) and Stanley (Ray Winstone), and in Barcelona, he chats with Felix (Javier Bardem), now married to Annie. Awkward. — D.H. HOME Rated PG The HBO production of The Normal Heart showed that Jim Parsons can handle a lot more than The Big Bang Theory.

So what has he chosen for his all-important transition to mainstream cinema? Lilo and Sheldon! You don’t have to strain too hard to hear a whole mess of Dr. Cooper in his voicing of Oh, an alien who strikes up a friendship with a human girl. Baby steps, I guess … but a few more play-itsafe moves like this, and I’m going to claim a violation of our Roommate Agreement. — S.S.

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ONE SPARK EVENTS

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Creator Showcase, featured in 20 square blocks of Downtown.

11 a.m. Voting and crowdfunding starts.

11 a.m.-10 p.m. Food Village 3-9 p.m. Creator Pitch Deck, Hemming Park 4-9 p.m. Beer Villages open.

5-9 p.m. Creator Music Stage, Jacksonville Landing 8 p.m.-1 a.m. One Spark After Dark Concert: Canary in the Coalmine, This Frontier Needs Heroes, Ha Ha Tonka.

THURSDAY, APRIL 9 11 a.m. Voting and crowdfunding starts.

11 a.m.-9 p.m. Creator Showcase, Downtown.

11 a.m.-10 p.m. Food Village 3-9 p.m. Creator Pitch Deck, Hemming Park 4-9 p.m. Beer Villages open.

5-9 p.m. Creator Music Stage, Jacksonville Landing 8 p.m.-1 a.m. One Spark After Dark Concert: On Guard, Empire Theory, SUNBEARS! FRIDAY, APRIL 10 11 a.m. Voting and crowdfunding starts.

11 a.m.-9 p.m. Creator Showcase, Downtown.

11 a.m.-10 p.m. Food Village 3-9 p.m. Creator Pitch Deck at Hemming Park 4-9 p.m. Beer Villages open.

5-9 p.m. Creator Music Stage, Jacksonville Landing 8 p.m.-1 a.m. One Spark After Dark concert: Wilder Sons, Domino Effect, Somebody Else.

SATURDAY, APRIL 11 9-11 a.m. 5K run, Hemming Park.

11 a.m. Voting, crowdfunding starts.

11 a.m.-9 p.m. Creator Showcase, Downtown 11 a.m.-9:30 p.m. Beer Villages open 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Food Village 3-9 p.m. Creator Pitch Deck at Hemming Park 5-9 p.m. Creator Music Stage, Jacksonville Landing 8 p.m.-1 a.m. One Spark After Dark concert: Gold Light, Sleepwalkers, Kopecky Family Band.

SUNDAY, APRIL 12 11 a.m. Voting, crowdfunding starts.

11 a.m.-noon Creator Pitch Deck at Hemming Park 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Creator Pitch Deck, Food Village 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Creator Music Stage, Jacksonville Landing 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Creator Showcase, Downtown.

11 a.m.-5 p.m. Food & Beer Villages open.

1-4:30 p.m. Award Finalist Pitches, Hemming Park 3 p.m. Voting closes.

5-7 p.m. Closing Ceremony, Hemming Park All events are held in Downtown Jacksonville. For details and to purchase tickets for speaker summits and to register for the 5K run, go to onespark.com.

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OLD AND IN THE WAY

NOAH BAUMBACH’s rumination on middle age needs to be put out to pasture

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The relationship evolves, things change hile We’re Young centers on middle-aged and some people aren’t what they seem. Th is married couple Josh (Ben Stiller) and builds up to a better final third than what the Cornelia (Naomi Watts), both unfulfilled first two-thirds lead us to expect. But it’s too in their own ways but ostensibly happy little, too late and, worse, whatever it is writer/ together. She tried to have a baby and couldn’t.

He’s a failed documentary filmmaker living director Noah Baumbach (Greenberg) is trying in the shadow of Leslie(Charles Grodin), his to say about traditional values versus modern father-in-law. They’re both at that stage (midvalues, he doesn’t say it with conviction. He 40s) in which “the things that tackles issues of credibility, don’t happen until you’re old” friendship, insecurity, WHILE WE’RE YOUNG start to happen. They have their selfishness and more in a way **@@ freedom, but don’t take advantage that’s deliberately philosophical Rated R of it. They probably secretly rather than practical — he’s just resent one another for their throwing it out there, saying unhappiness. This is a marriage in a funk.

“Here it is!” without bothering to tell us if he Enter aspiring filmmaker Jamie (Adam thinks it’s positive or negative.

Driver) and his wife Darby (Amanda That’s weak. If he’s going to use a safe Seyfried), who makes ice cream. They’re route in the time-worn vehicle of the old both 25 and ironically retro, preferring VHS vs. new debate, he should be critical of both tapes, typewriters and other old-school sides. That way, all the flaws are exposed and accouterments to their modern counterparts. we can judge for ourselves, because the truth They think it’s better and makes them more is this: Where you are in life will determine “free” and “in the moment.” In reality, it’s which couple in the film you relate to the artsy-pretentious hippie nonsense being most, which by extension may reflect your practiced in a desperate attempt to tell the value system. So if Baumbach had been world you’re bohemian. In one scene, Jamie equally critical of both arguments, no says he’s “pathologically happy” — damn one’s offended. convenient when you’re delusional about The film is designed to get viewers to look the real world around you. Jamie wears a inward in an attempt to self-assess in this fedora, which automatically qualifies him as crazy world of ours, but this is key: Many a douchebag. of us won’t bother, because we haven’t been The problem with Jamie being this sufficiently prompted or inspired. We’re not obnoxious, smug and unlikable is that we need involved, merely observing. This is like telling to believe Josh would be enamored enough someone to have deep thoughts, but providing with Jamie for them to become best friends, nothing to inspire those thoughts. because that’s what happens. Sure, Jamie While We’re Young could and should provides Josh a different way of looking at the have done more with its subject matter by world, but the man-crush Josh develops feels being sharper and more blunt to social woes. forced rather than organic. For that to work, Playing it safe didn’t do the characters or the more of Josh’s discontentedness should have film any favors. been shown earlier so we can see why he’d Dan Hudak regard Jamie as a conduit to happiness. mail@folioweekly.com

A&E// FILM LISTINGS INSURGENT ***@ Rated PG-13 The apocalyptic future sci-fi exploits of Tris Prior (Shailene Woodley) relate details of her difficulties fitting in a societal system that divides people into Factions by temperament and talent but doesn’t recognize that a person can’t be as easily defined as, say, nothing but brutally honest like members of the Candor caste, who are lawyers, or hippie-happy like those in the Amity caste, who are farmers or artists. Tris doesn’t fit in – she’s a special case called Divergent, with aptitude for all the Factions (which also include brainy Erudite, brave Dauntless, and selfless Abnegation). Costars Kate Winslet, Jai Courtney, Mekhi Phifer and Zoë Kravitz! — MaryAnn Johanson IT FOLLOWS ***@ Rated R Writer-director David Robert Mitchell’s premise is so ingeniously simple, we know the destination will be a dark, terrifying place. Teenager Jay (Maika Monroe) goes to the movies on her first date with Hugh (Jake Weary). While there, Hugh is spooked by a woman who’s apparently invisible to Jay. On their second date, after car sex, Hugh, in a highly questionable demonstration of pillow talk, covers Jay’s face with a chloroform-soaked rag. When she wakes, Jay is in a warehouse, strapped in a wheelchair, as Hugh nervously explains, “It’s gonna follow you. Somebody gave it to me. And I gave it to you.” Soon the titular “It” arrives in the form of a lumbering, zombie-like nude woman. Once satisfied that Jay can now see “It,” Hugh drops her off in front of her house and speeds away. Rude. Cinematographer Mike Gioulakis does a deft job of using 360-degree pans and keeping the lighting at a creepy Instagram-dim, both techniques helping propel the film forward. More notably, Disasterpeace’s music score of pulsating synths and ambient washes is one of more the effective soundtracks for horror flicks in recent years. The combination of inventive camera work, a pulse-pounding soundscape, Mitchell’s use of recurring motifs, like bodies of water, and scenes that contrast the suburbs with the ’hood, helps further elevate It Follows above typical horror fare. Most important, Mitchell’s script is free of any needless subplots and stays on point.

There is really only one story: A malicious being that is bound to kill is on the prowl. — Daniel A. Brown JUPITER ASCENDING **@@ Rated PG-13 This bloated sci-fi cheese, an intergalactic, over-the-top saga that simultaneously wows and confounds, was written and directed by Andy and Lana Wachowski. Jupiter Jones (Mila Kunis) is destined for great things and true love but, as the movie opens, she’s cleaning toilets. Good guy half-man/ half-wolf Caine (Channing Tatum) saves her. He’s unfairly ambushed by three space goons and heroically/inexplicably fights his way through the attack. Interplanetary siblings Balem (Eddie Redmayne), Titus (Douglas Booth) and Kalique (Tuppence Middleton) control planets all over the solar system. Earth belongs to Balem; Titus wants it. Knowing Earth’s rightful heir is Jupiter (the person, not the planet), Titus sends Caine to protect her from Balem’s goons, but they’re captured. Complications ensue.

THE LAZARUS EFFECT Rated PG-13 The horror/thriller costars Olivia Wilde, Mark Duplass and Evan Peters. Some medical students devise their own resurrection methods. Not the best way to utilize all that technical doctor-like knowledge stuff.

THE LONGEST RIDE Rated PG-13 I kid Kevin Hart sometimes, but I have to give him credit for identifying “Let’s watch The Notebook” as the rallying cry of every faux-sincere guy on a poon hunt. So it’s the height of serendipity that The Longest Ride, the new Nicholas Sparks

big-screen adaptation, has a supporting role for Alan Alda, who all but invented the stratagem of feigning sensitivity to get your Ginsu sharpened. ANYWAY, Ride details the romantic relationship between Luke (Scott Eastwood, who looks a lot like his daddy Clint, hubba hubba), a bull rider on the comeback trail and Sophia (Britt Robertson), a college student poised to make waves on the NYC art scene. I’m counting on the two to prioritize her goals and desires by moving to the Big Apple, where she’ll become a fabulous professional success and he’ll have his mind opened to exciting new cultures and edifying new ideas. ’Cause that’s totally what the target audience here likes to see. Costars Oona Chaplin, Lolita Davidovich and Melissa Benoist. — S.S. OLD FASHIONED Rated PG-13 It’s an old-fashioned (what are the odds?) love story in which a young woman falls for an antique shop owner who’s a “reformed frat boy” – my favorite character description ever. In this level-headed, unexploitative, anti-sensationalist Christian film, the chief narrative complication is its hero’s wholesome determination to keep coitus within the bounds of holy matrimony. Wow. — S.S. RUN ALL NIGHT ***@ Rated R “I’ve done terrible things in my life,” Liam Neeson’s Jimmy Conlon says in the opening lines of the film and, boy, he’s got that right. Murder mostly, but abandoning his family and being a terrible father are right up there. For his entire adult life, Jimmy’s been an assassin for New York City mob boss Shawn Maguire (Ed Harris, another stalwart veteran), whose hot-headed son Danny (Boyd Holbrook) is primed to take over the family business. Jimmy’s estranged son Michael (Joel Kinnaman) works as a limo driver and, through a weird coincidence, Michael happens to witness Danny murder someone in cold blood. Michael and Danny fight, which culminates with Jimmy killing Danny. — D.H. THAT THING CALLED TADHANA Not Rated This Filipino romance film costars Angelica Panganiban, JM de Guzman and Joem Bascon. In Filipino and Tagalog.

WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS ***G Not Rated The New Zealand offering takes one of the oldest recurring ideas in folklore and horror – the vampire – and drives a stake deep into the heart of ... well, you get the idea. Written and directed by Jemaine Clement (Flight of the Conchords) and Taika Waititi (writer-director of New Zealand’s 2010 smash hit, Boy), Shadows essentially injects a shot of macabre into the buddy picture scene, focusing on a group of vampires living in a decrepit house on the outskirts of Wellington who’ve allowed a camera crew to document their day-to-day – or rather night-to-night – existence. Costars Jonathan Brugh, Ben Fransham, Cori Gonzalez-Macuer and Rhys Darby. — D.A.B. WHILE WE’RE YOUNG **@@ Rated R Reviewed in this issue.

WOMAN IN GOLD Rated PG-13 Before they discovered the therapeutic hobby of flying passenger planes into mountain ranges, some Germans were actually kinda dicks. For instance, did you know they stole other people’s paintings? Honest to God! They just up and swiped family portraits that weren’t even their property, forcing folks like Helen Mirren to spend six decades trying to get the damn things back. All of which leads me to wonder what we’re going to be trying to retrieve from ISIS in 2075: Selfies from a trip to Dave & Buster’s? — S.S.

“Baby, you might smell like a horse but I still love you!”

Because God only knows we need yet another Nicholas Sparks flick, The Longest Ride opens this week. Sigh.

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ANGELA GLAJCAR creates awe-inspiring installations

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ne wouldn’t think that a bunch of sweeping, block-like form taking advantage of sheets of paper strung together would the verticality of the space as well as playing make anything more interesting than a with the viewer’s ideas of perception. notebook … or a book … or a journal. That’s “As you turn a corner or go up a staircase, not the case when it comes to sculptor Angela they kind of reveal themselves in this unfolded, Glajcar, however. book-like fashion where you’d want to run your Born in Mainz, Germany, Glajcar has hands along them,” DeSimone says. “You can shown her paper-produced works everywhere really see how the use of paper and air are an from Mexico to Milan to Miami. equal combination to create this final mass.”

The artist’s latest effort in her long-running Lighting is also a big component of Terforation series, which she began in 2005, Glajcar’s work — specifically, the difference brings the quadragenarian to Northeast between natural and artificial light.

Florida for the Museum of Contemporary “You can watch the piece change Art Jacksonville’s 12th exhibition in its Project throughout the day. Its lifespan is different. Its Atrium series. colors are different. It’s almost a chameleon to the space that it’s in,” DeSimone says. “It “She’s really introducing a two-dimensional absorbs the light. It changes. Parts glow with medium into a three-dimensional genre,” this sense of a yellow-peach.”

MOCA’s Assistant Curator Jaime DeSimone Glajcar is by no means the first artist to explains of Glajcar’s work. “It’s so strange use paper as a medium. because the paper almost plays tricks on your In an August 2014 eyes. You don’t see it at first.

CNN article, “Astonishing They look like solid forms, PROJECT ATRIUM: sculptures made from so she’s really pushing their nothing but plain paper,” physical properties.”

ANGELA GLAJCAR journalist Jake Wallis According to DeSimone Exhibit runs through June 28 Simons wrote, “For most (Glajcar wasn’t available for Museum of Contemporary people, paper is used in interviews), the artist, who Art Jacksonville, Downtown, printers, for random notes lives in Germany still, starts mocajacksonville.org or occasional doodles. every project by purchasing However, artists across the large sheets of industrialglobe are taking the ancient material to a grade paper from some of the oldest paper whole new level, fashioning everything from mills in Europe.

3-D sculptures to intricate cut-outs.”

“It’s actually quite a sturdy paper that you’d Glajcar, who has always been a threeuse for watercolor painting,” says DeSimone. dimensional thinker (she has no previous “She always wants [each] sheet to have the experience in painting or drawing), doesn’t same weight, the same grade and the same use preparatory drawings to conceptualize her texture. It’s all very evenly cut. Each sheet is the work. She relies solely on the paper itself, as same size. She’s the one removing parts of it.” she crafts her sculpture.

All of Glajcar’s pieces in her Terforation series are site-specific, which simply means that “It takes your breath away. It’s so elegant to she creates work based on the room that it will look at. Your eyes just want to explore each and inhabit. For MOCA’s Project Atrium exhibit, every part and understand it,” DeSimone says Glajcar was sent photographs of the gallery of the piece currently hanging at MOCAJax. space as well as floor plans and dimensions.

Glajcar’s exhibition, which opened March 28, will become nothing more than archival Glajcar never once visited Jacksonville photographs and memories for MOCA before her arrival to install the sculpture.

“Over in her studio in Germany, she museum-goers when it’s taken down June 28. created a small model and was working on The 300 or so sheets of paper will be sent to the artist’s studio, to be scrapped or whittled down determining the final shape of the forms, to make small-scale models for future projects. their lengths and where she would tear the papers,” explains DeSimone. “She tore all the “I was shocked how she was able, through pieces in her studio — over 300 sheets — then this sculpture, to really change the whole shipped them here with the hardware needed feeling within the Atrium,” says DeSimone. “It for installation.” is really a metamorphosis of the space unlike anything I’ve ever seen.”

The result is a monumental, two-part paper sculpture that hangs — one piece atop another Kara Pound — from the ceiling of MOCA’s Atrium. It’s a mail@folioweekly.com

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PERFORMANCE

MOONCHILDREN Florida State College at Jacksonville’s Fine Arts Department stages Michael Weller’s comedy-drama about eight students living in a commune in the ’60s, 7:30 p.m. April 9, 8 p.m. April 10 and 11 and 2 p.m. April 12 at Wilson Center for the Arts, 11901 Beach Blvd., Southside, $10; FSCJ students $5, 646-2222, fscj.edu/calendar/event/36829.

SECOND SUNDAY The 5 & Dime presents works-inprogress and original pieces by performance artists, poets and playwrights, 6-8 p.m. April 12 at 648-B E. Union St., Downtown, the5anddime.org.

POTTED POTTER The production, subtitled The Unauthorized Harry Experience – A Parody by Dan and Jeff, condenses all seven Harry Potter books (plus a real-life game of Quidditch) into 70 minutes, staged at 7:30 p.m. April 8 and 9, 8 p.m. April 10, 2 and 8 p.m. April 11 and 1 and 4 p.m. April 12 at Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts’ Terry Theater, 300 Water St., Downtown, 442-2929, $25.09-$80.09, artistseriesjax.org.

RETURN TO THE FORBIDDEN PLANET! Episcopal School of Jacksonville stages a musical mashup of early sci-fi film Forbidden Planet and Shakespeare’s The Tempest at 7 p.m.

April 10 at the school’s Munnerlyn Theatre, 4455 Atlantic Blvd., Southside, 396-5751, $15; students $10, esj.org.

VANYA AND SONIA AND MASHA AND SPIKE Players By the Sea stages Christopher Durang’s Tony-winning comedy, about two middle-aged siblings who deal with their celebrity sister and her boyfriend, 8 p.m. April 10 and 11 at 106 Sixth St. N., Jax Beach, 249-0289, $23; $20 for seniors, military, students; through April 25, playersbythesea.org.

METAMORPHOSIS Douglas Anderson School of the Arts presents the stage adaptation of Franz Kafka’s modern classic, about a traveling salesman who wakes up to discover he’s a large insect, 7:30 p.m. April 18, 20, 21, 24 and 25, and at 3 p.m. April 19 and 25, at the school’s Black Box Theater, 2445 San Diego Rd., San Marco, 346-5620, $12; through April 25, duvalschools.org/Anderson.

SHAKESPEARE IN THE PARK University of North Florida’s Department of English and the city of Atlantic Beach present Shakespeare’s classic tale of a love triangle and mistaken identity, Twelfth Night, 8 p.m. April 10 and 11 at Johansen Park, 1300 Seminole Rd., Atlantic Beach. Both performances are free; bring blankets and lawn chairs; a food truck is onsite, 246-4061, coab.us/recreation.

THE PHILADELPHIA STORY Orange Park Community Theatre presents the comedy about hijinks at a wedding, 8 p.m. April 10 and 11 and 3 p.m. April 12 at 2900 Moody Ave., Orange Park, 276-2599, $15; through April 25, opct.org.

THE COLOR PURPLE Stage Aurora presents its musical adaptation of Alice Walker’s Pulitzer-winning story about an African-American woman in 1930s rural Georgia, 7 p.m. April 10, 6 p.m. April 11 and 3 p.m. April 12 at 5164 Norwood Ave., Downtown, 765-7372, $20; $15 students and seniors; through April 19, stageaurora.org.

INHERIT THE WIND This fictional retelling of the 1925 Scopes trial, in which a teacher was tried for teaching Darwin’s theory of evolution, is staged 8 p.m. April 9, 10 and 11 at Amelia Community Theatre, 207/209 Cedar St., Fernandina Beach, 261-6749, $20; $10 students; through April 25, ameliacommunitytheatre.org.

LOTUS SOUNDS Jacksonville University presents electronic music and media art, 7:30 p.m. April 14 at Black Box Theater, 2800 University Blvd. N., Arlington, 256-7386, arts.ju.edu.

ON GOLDEN POND Mike Farrell (M*A*S*H) stars in Ernest Thompson’s Tony-winning drama about a relationship between a woman and her father, and difficulties the elderly face. Executive Chef DeJuan Roy’s themed menu is featured; through May 3, at Alhambra Theatre & Dining, 12000 Beach Blvd., Southside, 641-1212, $35-$55, alhambrajax.com.

COMEDY

RICH GUZZI Hypnotist Guzzi is on 8 p.m. April 8 and 9, 8 and 10 p.m. April 10 and 11 at the Comedy Zone, 3130 Hartley Rd., Mandarin, $12-$25, 292-4242, comedyzone.com.

THE SWINGER DAVID SCOTT Scott, who’s been on HBO and Comedy Central, appears 8:04 and 10:04 p.m. April 10 and 11 at Comedy Club of Jacksonville, 11000 Beach Blvd., $10$17, 646-4277, jacksonvillecomedy.com.

KEN MILLER Comedy Central veteran Miller is on 7:30 and 10 p.m. April 10 and 7 and 10 p.m. April 11 at Latitude 360, 10370 Philips Hwy., Southside, $15, 365-5555, latitude360.com.

CALLS & WORKSHOPS

JACKSONVILLE 48-HOUR FILM PROJECT REGISTRATION Registration for the 2015 48HFP is open through May 11.

Registration $140 per team; $160 after May 11. Register at 48hourfilm.com/jacksonville.

COMMUNITY FOUNDATION GRANTS The Community Foundation of Northeast Florida accepts submissions for Art Ventures (deadline May 15) and Dr. JoAnn Crisp-Ellert Fund (deadline May 15). For details, go to jaxcf.org.

VERBAL ESSENCE Open mic poetry and musical performances, 7 p.m. every Mon. at Ritz Theatre & Museum, free, 807-2010, ritzjacksonville.com.

FIGURE DRAWING Live model figure drawing, 7 p.m. Tue., The Art Center II, $5 members, $10 nonmembers, bring supplies.

ACTEEN STAGE LAB Kids in grades 6-12 learn street style and ambush theater 6:30 p.m. every Wed. at Limelight Theatre, $80 per session, 825-1164, limelight-theatre.org.

ACTING & DANCE CLASSES The Performers Academy offers a variety of weekly acting and dance classes for children and adults at 3674 Beach Blvd., Southside, 322-7672, theperformersacademy.com.

ART WALKS & MARKETS

COMMUNITY FARMERS & ARTS MARKET Baked goods, preserves, honey, crafts, art, hand-crafted jewelry, 4-7 p.m. every Wed., 4300 St. Johns Ave., Riverside, 607-9935.

DOWNTOWN FRIDAY MARKET Arts and crafts, local produce, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. every Fri. at The Jacksonville Landing, 2 Independent Dr., Downtown, 353-1188.

RIVERSIDE ARTS MARKET Local and regional art, a free yoga session 9-10 a.m., local music – Cindy Bear, Robert

A&E // ARTS & EVENTS Lester Folsom, National Lauren’s Kids Charity and UNF Jazz Ensemble 3 at 10:30 a.m. April 11 – food artists and a farmers’ row, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. every Sat. under Fuller Warren Bridge, 715 Riverside Ave., free admission, 389-2449, riversideartsmarket.com.

MUSEUMS

AMELIA ISLAND MUSEUM OF HISTORY 233 S. Third St., Fernandina Beach, 261-7378, ameliamuseum.org. Portraits of American Beach is on display.

AMERICAN BEACH MUSEUM American Beach Community Center, 1600 Julia St., Fernandina, 277-7960, nassaucountyfl. com/facilities. The Sands of Time: An American Beach Story, celebrating MaVynee Betsch, “The Beach Lady” is on display.

CUMMER MUSEUM OF ART & GARDENS 829 Riverside Ave., 356-6857, cummer.org. The CD release for the album A Vision Awakening: A Celebration of the Cummer Gardens and the St. Johns River is 6:30 p.m. April 14. Reflections: Artful Perspectives on the St. Johns River, through Oct. 18.

Rothko to Richter: Mark-Making in Abstract Painting from the Collection of Preston H. Haskell, through April 22. All Together: The Sculpture of Chaim Gross, through Oct. 4. British

CLASSICAL, CHOIR & JAZZ

STUDENT JAZZ COMBOS JU students play at 7:30 p.m. April 8 at Jacksonville University’s River House, 256-7386, arts.ju.edu.

THE MUSIC OF JAY & KAI Dr. Marc Dickman coordinated this concert, played 7:30 p.m. April 8 at University of North Florida’s Recital Hall, 1 UNF Dr., Southside, 620-2878, unf. edu/coas/music/calendar.

OPERA GOES POP JU singers and choristers perform Puccini, Bernstein and Gershwin, 7:30 p.m. April 9-11, Swisher Theater, 256-7386, $10; $5 seniors, military, students, arts.ju.edu.

UNF PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE Professor Charlotte Mabrey coordinated the performance of avant-garde and experimental percussion works, 7:30 p.m. April 10 at Robinson Theater, 620-2878, unf.edu/coas/music/calendar.

A TRIBUTE TO MARVIN HAMLISCH Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra and guest vocalists Cady Huffman and Karen Mason honor the late songwriter, 8 p.m. April 10 and 11 and 3 p.m.

April 12 at Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts’ Jacoby Symphony Hall, 354-3578, $25-$72, jaxsymphony.org.

TRIO SOLIS FSU faculty members perform, 3 p.m. April 12 at Main Library’s Hicks Auditorium, 303 N. Laura St., Downtown, 630-2353, jplmusic.blogspot.com.

SONG AND DANCE Jacksonville University wind ensemble performs, 3 p.m. April 12 at Terry Concert Hall, 256-7386, arts.ju.edu CALIFORNIA GUITAR TRIO, MONTREAL GUITAR TRIO Two instrumental trios play, 8 p.m. April 12 at Café Eleven, 501 A1A Beach Blvd., St. Augustine Beach, 460-9311, $22, originalcafe11.com.

DIANA KRALL The multiple-Grammy-winning vocalist-pianist performs with her band, 8 p.m. April 13 at T-U Center’s Jacoby Symphony Hall, 354-3578, $69.50-$125, jaxsymphony.org., floridatheatre.com.

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Watercolors through Nov. 29. Public garden tours are 11 a.m. every Tue. and Thur.

KARPELES MANUSCRIPT MUSEUM 101 W. First St., Springfield, 356-2992, rain.org/~karpeles/jaxfrm.html. One Man’s Concerns, an exhibit of Gil Mayers’ mixed-media works, is on display through April 29.

LIGHTNER MUSEUM 75 King St., St. Augustine, 824-2874, lightnermuseum.org. Curator-led monthly tours are featured at 10 a.m. every first Wed. MANDARIN MUSEUM AT WALTER JONES PARK 11964 Mandarin Rd., 268-0784, mandarinmuseum.net. Permanent exhibits include Civil War steamship Maple Leaf artifacts, Harriet Beecher Stowe items and Mandarin historical pieces.

MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART JACKSONVILLE 333 N. Laura St., Downtown, 366-6911, mocajacksonville.com.

Legendary environmental artist Christo discusses his work 6-8 p.m. April 16. Tickets $100. The exhibit Art Aviators Exhibition is on display through Aug. 16. Project Atrium: Angela Glajcar is on display through June 28. WHITE, featuring 20th-century and contemporary artists working with the color white, through April 26. John Hee Taek Chae, featured artist in the sixth annual Barbara Ritzman Devereux Visiting Artist Workshop, displays in MOCA’s UNF Gallery through April 26.

MUSEUM OF SCIENCE & HISTORY 1025 Museum Circle, Southbank, 396-6674, themosh.org. Skies Over Jacksonville, a live star show, 2 p.m. daily in the Planetarium.

GALLERIES

ALEXANDER BREST GALLERY Jacksonville University, 2800 N. University Blvd., Arlington, 256-7371. The Division of Visual Arts Annual Thesis Exhibition is on display through April 25.

THE ART CENTER II 229 N. Hogan St., Downtown, 355-1757.

Under the Sea and Beneath the River is currently on display.

BUTTERFIELD GARAGE GALLERY 137 King St., St. Augustine, 825-4577. Community Art Eggstravaganza through April 28.

BREW FIVE POINTS 1024 Park St., Riverside, 374-5789. The exhibit Tunnel Vision, featuring recent works by photographer Edison William, is on display through April.

CoRK ARTS DISTRICT2689 Rosselle St., Jacksonville. The opening reception for Art Nasal – exhibition de Arte, featuring new works by Mac Truque, Caroline Daley, Sharla Valeski, Suzi West and Paul Ladnier, is held 3-9 p.m. April 11.

CRISP-ELLERT ART MUSEUM 48 Sevilla St., St. Augustine, 826-8530, flagler.edu/crispellert. The Department of Art & Design Faculty Exhibition is on display through April 17.

THE CULTURAL CENTER AT PONTE VEDRA BEACH 50 Executive Way, 280-0614. Selected works by Claire Kendrick and Paul Ladnier display through April 27. Jenna Alexander’s exhibit Even Me is on display through April 17.

FIRST STREET GALLERY 216-B First St., Neptune Beach, 241-6928. Ginifer Brinkley’s works display through May 25.

GRACE CHURCH OF AVONDALE 3519 Herschel St., Avondale, 387-0418. Laura A. Stasi’s Seeking the Savior is on display through April 25.

GULANI VISION INSTITUTE 8075 Gate Parkway W., Ste. 104, 616-2821. Susanne Schuenke’s works show through April 12.

J. JOHNSON GALLERY 177 Fourth Ave. N., Jax Beach, 435-3200. There is Only Dance: The Paintings of Yolanda Sánchez is on display through May 15.

MAIN PUBLIC LIBRARY 1960 Ponce de Leon Blvd. N., St. Augustine, 827-6920. Teen Anime Exhibit, through April.

RITZ THEATRE & MUSEUM 829 N. Davis St., 632-5555, ritzjacksonville.com. Through Our Eyes 2015: Wouldn’t Take Nothing for My Journey (An Artistic Revolution), works of 20 local African-American artists, is on display through July 28.

ROTUNDA GALLERY St. Johns County Admin. Bldg., 500 San Sebastian View, St. Augustine, 471-9980. The exhibit A Day without Violence is on display through April 23.

SOUTH GALLERY FSCJ’s South Campus, 11901 Beach Blvd., 646-2023. An opening reception for the exhibit 2015: A Student Annual is 6 p.m. April 14. It displays through April 28.

SOUTHLIGHT GALLERY 201 N. Hogan St., Ste. 100, Downtown, 438-4358, southlightgallery.com. Recent works

by Matthew Winghart and Shayna Raymond are on display through May 6. The UNF photography portfolio exhibition show Light Sensitive VII is on display through April.

ST. AUGUSTINE VISITOR INFORMATION CENTER 10 W. Castillo Dr., 825-1053, staugustine-450/tapestry. The exhibit Tapestry: The Cultural Threads of First America, which explores intertwining cultures of Hispanics, Africans and Native Americans and how they helped form the foundation of the American culture, is on display through Oct. 4.

THRASHER-HORNE GALLERIES Thrasher-Horne Center for the Arts, 283 College Dr., Orange Park, 276-6750, thcenter. org. Works by Sarah Crooks Flaire and Charlie Brown are on display through May 28.

EVENTS

JACKSONVILLE SUNS SEASON OPENER The Suns kick off the new season with a homestand against the Jackson Generals, 7:05 p.m. April 9 at Bragan Field, Baseball Grounds, 301 Randolph Blvd., Downtown. The Suns play again at 7:05 p.m. April 10 (magnet schedule giveaway), 7:05 p.m. April 11 (Pedro’s last season poster giveaway), 3:05 p.m. April 12 ((Disabled Services Day, kids run the bases) and 12:05 p.m.

April 13 (Senior Services Day). Tickets are $7.50-$25.50; 358-2846, jaxsuns.com.

CANDIDATE MEET-AND-GREET The Duval Democratic Party District 14 hosts a candidate meet-and-greet 6-7:30 p.m.

April 9 at Argyle Branch Library, 7973 Old Middleburg Rd., Jacksonville. Democratic candidate for Duval County Sheriff, Ken Jefferson, candidate for City Council at Large Group 5, Ju’coby Pittman, and Pat Lockett-Felder, candidate for City Council District 8, will attend. The election is May 19.

ST. AUGUSTINE RACE WEEK The four-day regatta, held April 9-12, features large and small boat racing, after-race parties, live music and food. Races are held inshore, bayfront and offshore at Matanzas River Downtown and St. Augustine Inlet.

For a schedule and to register for races, go to sarw2015.com.

CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northeast Florida marks 100 years of serving local youth 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. April 9 at Hyatt Regency Riverfront, 225 E. Coastline Dr., Downtown; $50, bbbbsnefl.org.

ADULT TWILIGHT BYOB CRUISES A two-hour tour is offered 6:30-8:30 p.m. April 9, featuring Yancy Clegg, at Amelia River Cruises, 1 N. Front St., Fernandina Beach. Jim Bacararo performs April 10, Larry LeMier plays April 11. Tickets are $28 plus tax; 261-9972, ameliarivercruises.com.

Beat it! University of North Florida percussion professor Charlotte Mabrey (and all-around badass local arts scene gangsta) leads the school’s percussion ensemble through a concert of avantgarde and experimental works April 10 at UNF’s Robinson Theater.

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RHYTHM & RIBS FESTIVAL The 20th annual favorite features live music – Steppin Stones, Rusted Root, Sister Hazel, Go Get Gone, Eager Beaver, Amy Alysia & Soul Operation, Ivey West Band, The Rivernecks, The Committee, X-Hale, Billy Buchanan & Free Avenue – award-winning barbecue, local vendors and kids’ games and rides, 4-10 p.m. April 9, 11 a.m.-10 p.m. April 10 and 11 a.m.-6 p.m. April 12 at Francis Field, W. Castillo Drive, St. Augustine, rhythmandribs.net.

BOOK SIGNING Author Jon Krug signs copies of his book Men in Hiding, 7 a.m. April 10 at University Club, 1301 Riverplace Blvd., Southbank, 396-1687.

LEGALLY SPEAKING Megan Wall of St. Johns Legal Aid discusses “Should You Put Someone Else’s Name on Your Deed?” 10-11 a.m. April 10 at River House, 179 Marine St., St. Augustine, 827-9921.

ONE SPARK 5K The 5K is 8-11 a.m. April 11 at Hemming Park, 135 W. Monroe St., Downtown, $40 until April 10; $45 day of; discounts for teams; register at onespark5k.com.

WILD WONDERS’ ANIMAL ADVENTURES The kid-geared nature event features informative stories and hands-on time with 17 mammals and reptiles, 1 p.m. April 11 at Dutton Island Preserve Pavilion, 2001 Dutton Island Dr., Atlantic Beach, 247-5828, coab.us/events.

OYSTER JAM MUSIC FESTIVAL Live music – Herd of Watts, Kia Nicole, The Fusion Band, Cloud 9 Vibe, Split Tone, Dirty Pete, Friends of Blake, Lawless Hearts, Brent Byrd, Rip Currents, Be Easy, J Collins, Chris Williams, S.P.O.R.E., Rawmyst – an oyster cook-off and shucking contest, paddleboard races, craft beers and food trucks are featured 10 a.m.-8 p.m. April 11 and 10 a.m.-6 p.m. April 12 at Metropolitan Park, 4110 Gator Bowl Blvd., Downtown, $12 each day, theoysterjam.com.

NATURE PHOTOGRAPHY Join a photographer and nature enthusiast for a stroll on Shoreline Trail, 11 a.m. April 11 at Bluffs Pavilion, Big Talbot Island, A1A North, Jacksonville, free with $3 vehicle fee; 251-2320, floridastateparks.org.

ANTIQUE APPRAISAL Ponte Vedra Antique Appraisal Showcase features experts in various fi elds providing oral appraisals of books, coins, fine art, jewelry and toys, 11 a.m.3 p.m. April 11 at Ponte Vedra Library, 101 Library Blvd., $10 per two items (max for each person), 285-3957, sjcpls.org.

CHILDREN’S JOKE FEST The Joke Fest, featuring the Joke Master Corps of Greenfield Elementary School, is 2 p.m. April 11 at Southeast Regional Library, 10599 Deerwood Park Blvd., Southside, 630-2665, jaxpubliclibrary.org.

TALBOT ISLANDS CRITTERS A park ranger discusses species in the undeveloped barrier islands, 2 p.m. April 11 at Ribault Club, Fort George Island Cultural State Park, 11241 Ft. George Road, free, 251-2320.

FREEDOM OF SPEECH PANEL DISCUSSION “Freedom of Speech: The Linchpin of a Free Society,” featuring panelists Parvez Ahmed, Ph.D., UNF associate professor of finance, Folio Weekly staff writer Susan Cooper Eastman, Frank Denton, Ph.D., Florida Times-Union editor, François Kloc, honorary French consul, UNF professor of communications Brian Thornton, Ph.D. and moderator Staci Spanos, WJXTTV, is held 7 p.m. April 14 at University of North Florida’s University Center, 12000 Alumni Dr., Southside, 419-08826, firstcoastfreethoughtsociety.org, unf.edu/universitycenter.

ARTIST LECTURE AT FLAGLER Edgar Endress discusses “Finding Baroque,” how the baroque has taken shape within the history and development of cultural practices in St. Augustine, 7 p.m. April 15 at Flagler College’s Ringhaver Student Center, 50 Sevilla St., 826-8530, flagler.edu.

DAILY EVENTS AT HEMMING PARK Hemming Park offers free yoga, group fitness and live music, across from City Hall, 117 W. Duval St., Downtown; for schedule, go to hemmingpark. org/hemming-park-events.

FREE TAX HELP Jacksonville Public Libraries offer tax preparation assistance through April 15. For a list of times and locations, go to jaxpubliclibrary.org/lib/aarp_taxhelp.html.

The exhibit Tunnel Vision, featuring recent works by photographer Edison William, is on display through April at BREW Five Points.

A&E // MUSIC

THAT HIGH LONESOME SOUND Grammy-winners STEEP CANYON RANGERS keep their feet on the ground as their career takes off

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Canyon Rangers featuring Edie Brickell, a live ometimes, the best things in life happen album recorded at Fox Performing Arts Center by accident. As in the case of Steep in Riverside, California in 2014.

Canyon Rangers, an American bluegrass “A lot of it’s surreal,” Platt admits. “Playing band from North Carolina, it happened when the [Grand Ole] Opry is surreal, a lot of the a couple of UNC Chapel Hill students got things we’ve done with Steve Martin are pretty together to play music in 2000. unreal and winning a Grammy and being “We weren’t aspiring to have a career in considered at the top of our field — or coupled music,” explains Woody Platt, the group’s with the other groups at the top of our field.” vocalist and lead guitarist. “One thing lead to This year, fans can expect yet another another and we’d have informal jam sessions release from The Rangers. They just finished up at parties to pass the time. One thing led to a new album with musician and producer Jerry another and here we are.”

Douglas (Alison Krauss, Del McCoury Band).

More than 15 years later and Steep Canyon The not-yet-named record is currently being Rangers have proved to be the real thing. They mixed and is expected to drop mid-August. won a Grammy in 2013 for Best Bluegrass Press material describes Steep Canyon Album for their record Nobody Knows You. Rangers’ sound as “music firmly rooted in They’re also regular collaborators of comedian tradition, with smart, original songs. They and banjo player Steve Martin — often joining are seasoned and dynamic, never failing him onstage. to thrill their audience with instrumental “We really came up from scratch,” says Platt. dexterity and speed, “Our friendship pre-dates tight harmonies, and our band, so it’s enabled STEEP CANYON RANGERS the fun they obviously us to stay together as a have on stage.” band and to stay focused with RIVERNECKS 7 p.m. April 8 at Ponte Vedra Concert Hall, The band’s going on the same goals and $35 (SRO), pvconcerthall.com out on the road, too, communicate really well.” performing a few gigs Graham Sharp STEEP CANYON RANGERS on Martin’s comedy (banjo), Charles 10 p.m. April 9 at Stringbreak Music Fest, tour with Martin Humphrey (bass), Mike Sertoma Youth Ranch, Brooksville.

Short, and hitting the Guggino (mandolin), $15 advance; $20 at gate. Stringbreak studio yet again.

Nicky Sanders (fiddle) runs April 9-12, lindentertainment.com “We’re going into and Mike Ashworth (box the studio with him kit) join Platt to form one [Steve Martin] Thursday of this week to do of the hardest-working progressive bluegrass some recording,” Platt says. “He has a new outfits — playing from 125 to 150 dates a year. record coming out — he has a Broadway “It’s a complete democracy in so many ways. musical that’s going to hit this summer and We’re all equal owners and we have equal weight he’s doing a record of the songs. We’re going to in the decision-making process,” Platt says. “But play a few of them on Thursday.” over the years, roles have come about. You know, When Platt and company aren’t on the road a few of the guys are the primary songwriters (“we have to rely on touring as our breadand everybody now kind of expects them to stay and-butter,” he admits), they’re communityfocused on that and keep creating really good minded, family men. Most of the guys still material for the band.” live in Brevard and Asheville in Western There’s also a band member who keeps North Carolina and actively support local track of logistics — making sure the tour runs charities, including their annual Mountain smoothly — as well as one who keeps up with Song Festival, with the proceeds benefiting the Twitter and another who posts to Facebook. many programs of The Boys & Girls Club of “So everybody has a role and it’s kinda great that it’s worked out that way,” says Platt.

Transylvania County.

“We still keep a lot of stuff in-house. Sure, we “It just turned out to be really, really fun,” have publicity and we have management, but Platt says of the band’s organic growth. “I still we like to have our hand in it and kinda just have no goals of doing much more than having know what’s going on.” fun, but got carried away and started getting After winning the Grammy in 2013, Steep fans and started getting pretty good and here we are, 15 years later.”

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(I’M PUNK AND I’M PROUD) Local faves POOR RICHARDS launch their new record, Back to Basics

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Piper blamed it on his love of surfing in he first general order for Poor Richards is his hometown, Jacksonville, North Carolina. fun. These guys love surfing, skating and Piper was a big fan of the Lost series of surfing raising hell. The band — singer-guitarist videos, which featured punk bands like Bad Cousin Matt (aka “Throat”), bassist Sean Piper Brains, Minor Threat and 7 Seconds. This (“Sean Pee”) and drummer Jimbo Slice — now-classic ’80s hardcore punk was the music honors those passions in its high voltage tunes. that had fired him up when he paddled out.

On “Old School Night,” Cousin Matt Always concerned about keeping up with growls about shredding down the snake run the Kardashians, Piper keeps his fashion at Arlington’s Kona Skatepark. “Blue Ribbon choices fresh. His ensemble of concert slacks Passion,” dedicated to cheap beer, includes includes herringbone, madras plaid and a warning to avoid “Buffarillos,” particularly desert camouflage. In 2012, Piper sported a those found on the Westside. nearly-neon-bright-red afro, wrapped by a Poor Richards’ music includes elements of John McEnroe-inspired rock, punk and reggae. They sweatband. He currently draw their punk inspiration POOR RICHARDS, rocks the skinhead look, from bands like Dead THE SWEATERS à la Mr. Clean.

Kennedys, and their reggae and RUSHMORE Poor Richards is fiercely influence from punk/ 9 p.m. April 10 at Across the Street, protective of its image. reggae combo Bad Brains.

948 Edgewood Ave. S., When I threatened to A beach-punk, party vibe Murray Hill, 683-4182 focus the article on Piper’s is kept by Slice, who plays snazzy fashion choices, he unsafe at any speed. shot back, “It’s your call. You’re welcome to The trio affectionately refers to their fans as say whatever you think … Good, bad, shred, “dick heads,” who are encouraged to not suck, awesome, ugly, pants, hair, no hair, no “F this up.” pants, revolving door on guitar, etc.”

As much fun as these guys have, they The band, founded in 2010, has changed also have a few bones to pick with corporate its lineup considerably. Originally a strippedAmerica, railing against advertising, down three-piece, Poor Richards became materialism, conformity and general more complicated with time as the music lameness. The tune “Salt Life” ridicules those incorporated more technical aspects. with that particular brand’s ubiquitous, With the arrival of Cousin Matt in eponymous stickers slapped on their cars.

December 2013, Poor Richards returned to Over the band’s blitzkrieg riffage, Matt sings, its roots. Their latest recording, Back to Basics, “Displayed on your car everywhere you go, reflects this change with more energy and there’s only one way for people to show, you’re less fancy window-dressing. cool enough to call me bro.”

Their website claims they are dedicated to Poor Richards has opened for nationally “ruining expectations, and making fun of just known punk acts, including an explosive about everything we can, including ourselves.” show with hardcore heavyweights 7 Seconds It also encourages fans to “waste” their money at Jack Rabbits in San Marco this past on Poor Richards’ recordings.

November. In addition, the band has shared Poor Richards celebrates the new album the bill with Agent Orange, Lagwagon, release this Friday at Across the Street in Guttermouth and Reagan Youth.

Murray Hill, joined by The Sweaters from Oddly enough, bass master Sean Piper Deltona and Rushmore from Orlando. was destined for a life of conformity. After Admission is free; the first 25 dickheads graduating from The Citadel Military College, through the door score a free album. he joined the U.S. Army. But a funny thing Fans are encouraged to not “F this up.” happened on the road to the bureaucracy: Piper’s soul was infected by the gnarly groove J. Scott Gaillard of punk music. mail@folioweekly.com

’90s alt-rockers RUSTED ROOT perform April 10 at St. Augustine’s Rhythm & Ribs Festival.

LIVE + LOCAL MUSIC CONCERTS THIS WEEK SPADE McQUADE

6 p.m. April 8 at Fionn MacCool’s Irish Pub, Jacksonville Landing, Ste. 176, Downtown, 374-1247.

SAMUEL SANDERS DUO 6 p.m. April 8 at Pusser’s Bar & Grille, 816 A1A N., Ponte Vedra Beach, 280-7766.

NEIL DIXON 7 p.m. April 8 at Ragtime Tavern, 207 Atlantic Blvd., Atlantic Beach, 241-7877.

STEEP CANYON RANGERS, RIVERNECKS 7 p.m. April 8 at Ponte Vedra Concert Hall, 1050 A1A N., 209-0399, $35 (SRO).

PARMALEE 8 p.m. April 8 at Clay County Fairgrounds, 2497 S.R. 16, Green Cove Springs, 284-1615.

BAREFOOT MOVEMENT 7:30 p.m. April 8 at Mudville Music Room, 3104 Atlantic Blvd., San Marco, 352-7008, $10.

One Spark After Dark: HA HA TONKA, THIS FRONTIER NEEDS HEROES, CANARY in the COALMINE, DJ LIL’ BOY 8 p.m. April 8; SUNBEARS!, EMPIRE THEORY, On GUARD, DJ LIL’ BOY 8 p.m. April 9; SOMEBODY ELSE, DOMINO EFFECT, WILDER SONS, DJ LIL’ BOY 8 p.m. April 10; KOPECKY, FIREKID, GOLD LIGHT, DJ LIL’ BOY 8 p.m. April 11 at JAXChamber Parking Lot, 22 E. Bay St., Downtown, onespark.com.

TRIAL BY STONE, THE DUPPIES, I-VIBES 8 p.m. April 8 at Jack Rabbits, 1528 Hendricks Ave., San Marco, 398-7496, $8.

Stringbreak Music Fest: STEEP CANYON RANGERS, WILLIE SUGARCAPPS, The RAGBIRDS, HAVE GUN WILL TRAVEL, GATORBONE, BRIAN SUTHERLAND BAND, 8 BALL AITKEN, GRANT PEEPLES, GRANDPA’S COUGH MEDICINE, The LAGERHEADS April 9-12, Sertoma Youth Ranch, Brooksville, $15-$104; details and tickets @ lindentertainment.com.

St. Augustine Race Week: PRESTON POHL, 418 BAND, OH NO!, I-VIBE April 9-12, details @ sarw2015.com.

CATOE WHITE 6 p.m. April 9, Pusser’s Bar & Grille.

RONNIE MILSAP, RISA BINDER 7 p.m. April 9 at Clay County Fairgrounds, 2497 S.R. 16, Green Cove Springs, 284-1615, $8.

JANIS IAN, TOM PAXTON 7 p.m. April 9, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall, $39-$49.

HOFMANN’S VOODOO 7 p.m. April 9, Ragtime Tavern.

JULIE DURDEN, MEREDITH WOODARD, LAUREN LaPOINTE 7:30 p.m. April 9, Mudville Music Room.

YOU RASCAL YOU 9 p.m. April 9 at The Parlour (behind Grape & Grain Exchange), 2000 San Marco Blvd., San Marco, 396-4455.

Rhythm & Ribs Festival: SISTER HAZEL, RUSTED ROOT, STEPPIN STONES, GO GET GONE, EAGER BEAVER, AMY ALYSIA & SOUL OPERATION, IVEY WEST BAND, SISTER HAZEL, The RIVERNECKS, The COMMITTEE, X-HALE, BILLY BUCHANAN & FREE AVENUE April 10-12, Francis Field, St. Augustine, rhythmandribs.net.

SICK OF SARAH, The LAST YEAR 8 p.m. April 9, Jack Rabbits, $8.

The RIDE 8:30 p.m. April 10 at Latitude 360, 10370 Philips Hwy., Southside, 365-5555.

AMERICAN AQUARIUM, BRYCE ALASTAIR BAND 8 p.m. April 10, Jack Rabbits, $12.

POOR RICHARDS, The SWEATERS, RUSHMORE 9 p.m. April 10 at Across the Street, 948 Edgewood Ave. S., Murray Hill, 683-4182.

TREEHOUSE, CLOUD 9 VIBES, ELLAMENO BEAT 8 p.m. April 10 at Freebird Live, 200 N. First St., Jax Beach, 246-2473, $8.

The MAVERICKS 8 p.m. April 10 at The Florida Theatre, 128 E. Forsyth St., Downtown, 355-2787, $34.50-$42.

FUNKY BUTT BLUES BAND 9 p.m. April 10, The Parlour.

WEED, BLUNT GUTZ 9 p.m. April 10 at Shantytown Pub, 22 W. Sixth St., Springfield, 798-8222, $5.

CARAVAN of THIEVES 9 p.m. April 10 at Café Eleven, 501 A1A Beach Blvd., St. Augustine Beach, 460-9311, $18.

DOPELIMATIC 9 p.m. April 10, Pusser’s Bar & Grille.

GOLDEN NOVAK BAND 9 p.m. April 10 at World of Beer, 311 Third St. N., Jax Beach, 372-9698.

CHILLY RHINO 10 p.m. April 10 & 11 at The Roadhouse, 231 Blanding Blvd., Orange Park, 264-0611.

AUSTIN PARK 10 p.m. April 10 & 11 at Flying Iguana, 207 Atlantic Blvd., Neptune Beach, 853-5680.

LOVE MONKEY 10 p.m. April 10 & 11, Ragtime Tavern.

Oyster Music Jam Festival: CHRIS WILLIAMS, SPLIT TONE, BE EASY, J. COLLINS, S.P.O.R.E., The FUSION BAND, ALLANA, BRENT BYRD, CLOUD 9, LAWLESS HEARTS April 11 & 12, Metropolitan Park, Downtown, details @ theoysterjammusicfestival.com.

Riverside Arts Market: CINDY BEAR, ROBERT LESTER FOLSOM, UNF JAZZ ENSEMBLE 10:30 a.m. April 11 at 715 Riverside Ave., 389-2449.

Warehouse Music Showcase: UNIVERSAL GREEN, MASTER RADICAL, CHIEFORIA, SUNSPOTS, The DOG APOLLO, COMBO ATTACK, MYTH of MYSELF, CLOUD 9 VIBES, COUGAR BARREL, DIG DOG, JACKIE STRANGER, The GOOD BOYS, CHRIS PRINGLE, MR. MYAGI 6 p.m. April 11 at Burro Bar, 100 E. Adams St., Downtown.

MARK O’QUINN 7 p.m. April 11, Pusser’s Bar & Grille.

SAMUEL SANDERS DUO 7:30 p.m. April 11, Latitude 360.

J. BOOG, INNAVISION, WESTAFA 8 p.m. April 11, Jack Rabbits, $15.

ELO’S GREATEST HITS (with Jacksonville Symphony, ELO members) 8 p.m. April 11, The Florida Theatre, $39-$79.

BRAIDED, FAZE WAVE 8 p.m. April 11, Freebird Live, $8.

MONDO MIKE, SPICE 9 p.m. April 11, The Parlour.

AL POINDEXTER, BRAD LAURETI 2 p.m. April 12 at Beluthahatchee Park, 1523 S.R. 13, Fruit Cove, 206-8304, suggested donation of $10; reservations required.

AARON KOERNER 3 p.m. April 12, Pusser’s Bar & Grille.

SONGWRITER’S NIGHT with MIKE SHACKELFORD 6 p.m. April 12 at Adele Grage Cultural Center, 716 Ocean Blvd., Atlantic Beach, 247-5849.

MONKEY WRENCH 7 p.m. April 12, Ragtime Tavern.

STANK SAUCE 7:30 p.m. April 12, Latitude 360.

DIARRHEA PLANET, LEFT and RIGHT 9 p.m. April 13, Burro Bar, $8-$18.

DIRTY BOURBON SHOW, DR. SIRBROTHER, BRENT BYRD & the SUITCASE GYPSIES 8 p.m. April 14, Jack Rabbits, $8.

LUCKY DATE 6 p.m. April 15 at Mavericks at The Landing, 2 Independent Dr., Downtown, 356-1110, $15-$25.

BILLY BOWERS 7 p.m. April 15, Ragtime Tavern.

AER, JEZ DIOR, PACKY 7:30 p.m. April 15, Freebird Live, $15.

UPCOMING CONCERTS WIDESPREAD PANIC, GREGG

Wanee Music Fest:

ALLMAN, GOV’T MULE, EARTH, WIND & FIRE, CHEAP TRICK, JAIMOE’S JASSSZ BAND, BUTCH TRUCKS & FRIENDS, The WORD (Robert Randolph, John Medeski, Luther Dickinson, Cody Dickinson, Chris Chew), HOT TUNA ELECTRIC, JJ GREY & MOFRO, OTEIL & FRIENDS, GALACTIC, ZAPPA PLAYS ZAPPA, LEFTOVER SALMON, YONDER MOUNTAIN STRING BAND, IVAN NEVILLE’S DUMPSTAPHUNK, RICH ROBINSON & DOYLE BRAMHALL II, RAW OYSTER CULT, DRAGON SMOKE, The REVIVALISTS, HOME at LAST, BOBBY LEE ROGERS, PINK TALKING FISH, ERIC LINDELL & COMPANY, ROYAL SOUTHERN BROTHERHOOD, NATURAL CHILD, JACOB JEFFRIES BAND, JUKE April 16-18, Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park MICHAEL MARTIN Band, CRAZY DAYSIES April 16, Jack Rabbits The SPLINTERS April 16, Ragtime Tavern BONERAMA April 16, Mojo Kitchen FSCJ Interpreter Fundraiser: JULIE DURDEN April 16, Mudville Music Room ROBERT IRVINE April 16, The Florida Theatre RICHARD SMITH April 16, Pusser’s Bar & Grille FLYLEAF, FIT for RIVALS, DIAMANTE, FALLING for SCARLETT April 17, Freebird Live BOOGIE FREAKS April 17 & 18, Ragtime Tavern PAUL LUNDGREN BAND April 17 & 18, Flying Iguana FRATELLO April 17 & 18, The Roadhouse Springing the Blues: CHUBBY CARRIER & the BAYOU SWAMP BAND, SELWYN BIRCHWOOD, EDDIE SHAW & the WOLF GANG, TINSLEY ELLIS, JOHN NEMETH, SAMANTHA FISH, SHARRIE WILLIAMS, The LEE BOYS, CEDRIC BURNSIDE, LIGHTNIN’ MALCOLM, KARA GRAINGER, BETTY FOX BAND, BACKTRACK BLUES BAND, HOMEMADE JAMZ BAND, BRADY CLAMPITT, LINDA GRENVILLE, JIM McKABA & AFTER HOURS BAND, PARKERURBAN BAND, WOODY & the PECKERS, BAY STREET, UNCLE JONNY’S BLUES MACHINE April 17-19, SeaWalk Pavilion

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LIVE + LOCAL MUSIC GRAVY, FUTURE THIEVES April 17, Jack Rabbits HERITAGE BLUES ORCHESTRA April 17, Ritz Theatre BILLY BUCHANAN April 17, Pusser’s Bar & Grille The LACS April 18, Mavericks GARRETT SPEER April 18, Pusser’s Bar & Grille A NEW DECREE April 18, Jack Rabbits CHAQUIS MALIQ, LEE HUNTER, JOEY KERR & MARY LOU, SCOTT JONES DANCERS April 18, Riverside Arts Market The RED JUMPSUIT APPARATUS, SKYLIT DRIVE, WOLVES at the GATE, BREAKING THROUGH April 18, Beach Blvd Concert Hall MARY LOU, LEE HUNTER April 18, Mudville Music Room BOB DYLAN April 18, St. Augustine Amphitheatre The WHO, JOAN JETT & the BLACKHEARTS April 19, Veterans Memorial Arena ISKA DHAAF April 19, rain dogs AARON KOERNER April 19, Pusser’s Bar & Grille CAGE the ELEPHANT April 19, Mavericks DICK DALE April 21, Jack Rabbits STOKESWOOD, GHOST OWL, S.P.O.R.E., LUCKY COSTELLO April 22, Freebird Live TONIGHT ALIVE April 22, 1904 Music Hall NICK DITTMEIER & the SAWDUSTERS April 22, Jack Rabbits TIM BARRY, SAM RUSSO, WEIGHTED HANDS April 23, Jack Rabbits TOMMY TALTON April 23, Mudville Music Room CATOE WHITE April 23, Pusser’s Bar & Grille MID-LIFE CRISIS April 23, Ragtime Tavern The Very Best of Celtic Thunder: DAMIAN McGINTY April 23, Florida Theatre ALAN JACKSON, JON PARDI, BRANDY CLARK April 24, St. Augustine Amphitheatre BHAGAVAN DAS April 24-26, Karpeles Museum HOME FREE A Capella Group April 24, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall RAIN (Beatles tribute) April 24, The Florida Theatre CHERUB, MYSTERY SKULLS, FORTBOWIE April 24, Freebird Live CLOUD 9 April 24, Ragtime Tavern MARK O’QUINN April 24, Pusser’s Bar & Grille TYLER the CREATOR April 24, Mavericks MIKE SHACKELFORD April 24, Mudville Music Room COMFORT ZONE April 24 & 25, The Roadhouse BLACK CAT BONE April 24 & 25, Flying Iguana JEFFERSON STARSHIP April 25, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall SCHOLARS WORD April 25, Freebird Live CLAY RENDERING, ARS PHOENIX, BURNT HAIR, MOUTH MOUTH, VIRGIN FLOWER April 25, rain dogs

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Holy Crap! Nashville rockers DIARRHEA PLANET (pictured) play with LEFT and RIGHT April 13 at Burro Bar.

PAUL LUNDGREN BAND April 25, Ragtime Tavern Duval Spring Fest: JAH ELECT & the I QUALITY BAND, DEZ NADO, ASKMEIFICARE, BIG BOI MONEYMAKERS, LANKDIZZIM, MR. LOW, B.O.A.T., ANTONIYO GREENWAY, MR. WHITTY, MONI, JOHN CRUIZ, BANGEM, G SLIM April 25, Jack Rabbits RIDE with ME April 25, 1904 Music Hall LaVILLA JAZZ BAND & CHAMBER ORCHESTRA, MIKE SHACKELFORD & STEVE SHANHOLTZER April 25, Riverside Arts Market CHRIS O’LEARY GROUP April 25, Mudville Music Room Welcome to Rockville: SLIPKNOT, KORN, GODSMACK, SLAYER, MARILYN MANSON, MINISTRY, SLASH, MYLES KENNEDY & the CONSPIRATORS, PAPA ROACH, BREAKING BENJAMIN, SUICIDAL TENDENCIES April 25 & 26, Metro Park The MOWGLIS, FENCES, HIPPO CAMPUS April 26, Jack Rabbits PERMISSION April 26, Ragtime Tavern MIKE SHACKELFORD Acoustic Night April 26, Bull Park, A.B. The ROBERT CRAY BAND, SHEMEKIA COPELAND April 27, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall KURT LANHAM April 29, Ragtime Tavern CHRIS BOTTI April 30, The Florida Theatre MARCHFOURTH MARCHING BAND April 30, Freebird Live GAMBLEFEST KICKOFF April 30, Mudville Music Room WILCO May 1, St. Augustine Amphitheatre SIDEWALK 65 May 1 & 2, Ragtime Tavern WEEKEND ATLAS, LANEY JONES & the SPIRITS May 1, Burro Bar EARL SWEATSHIRT May 1, Mavericks TOOTS LORRAINE, BAY STREET May 2, Mojo Kitchen IRATION May 2, Mavericks Gamble Rogers Music Festival: JIM STAFFORD, STEEL WHEELS, HARPETH RISING, CHRIS HENRY & HARDCORE GRASS, The CURRYS, WALTER PARKS, LEE HUNTER May 2 & 3, St. Augustine Amphitheatre HOZIER May 5, The Florida Theatre NEUTRAL MILK HOTEL May 7, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall BRAND NEW, MANCHESTER ORCHESTRA, KEVIN DEVINE May 7, St. Augustine Amphitheatre JOSE FELICIANO May 8, St. Augustine Amphitheatre GHOST of the BLUES May 8, The Florida Theatre ZZ TOP, JEFF BECK May 9, St. Augustine Amphitheatre

JENNY LEWIS May 9, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall LISA LOEB, FLAGSHIP ROMANCE May 10, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall MAT KEARNEY, JUDAH & the LION May 11, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall JASON ISBELL, CRAIG FINN May 12, The Florida Theatre STRUNG OUT, RED CITY RADIO, LA ARMADA, FLAG on FIRE May 13, Freebird Live NATURAL CHILD May 13, Shanghai Nobby’s JOHN MAYALL May 13, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall REAL FRIENDS, KNUCKLEPUCK May 14, Freebird Live RODNEY CARRINGTON May 14, Times-Union Center PIERCE PETTIS May 14, Café Eleven NEEDTOBREATHE, BEN RECTOR, COLONY HOUSE, DREW HOLCOMB & the NEIGHBORS May 14, St. Augustine Amphitheatre ED KOWALCZYK May 15, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall MERCHANDISE, MEMPHIBIANS, BURNT HAIR May 15, Burro Bar STANLEY JORDAN May 15, Ritz Theatre JOHN FOGERTY May 15, St. Augustine Amphitheatre OLD CROW MEDICINE SHOW, DEVIL MAKES THREE May 16, St. Augustine Amphitheatre Starry Nights: THE BEACH BOYS, JACKSONVILLE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA May 16, Metro Park IGGY AZALEA May 18, Veterans Memorial Arena DEVON ALLMAN May 20, Mojo Kitchen STEVE EARLE & THE DUKES, THE MASTERSONS May 21, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall Jax Jazz Fest: SOUL REBELS, TITO PUENTE JR. ORCHESTRA, FELIX PEIKLI & the ROYAL FLUSH QUINTET, ROMAN STREET, KELLYLEE EVANS, SPYRO GYRA, MACEO PARKER, POSTMODERN JUKEBOX, JAZZ ATTACK (Peter White, Richard Elliot, Euge Groove), MICHAEL FRANKS, JACKSONVILLE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, PEABO BRYSON, ANDY SNITZER, IGNACIO BERROA, NOEL FREIDLINE QUINTET, LISA McCLENDON, ELISHA PARRIS, LINDA COLE & JOSH BOWLUS, ERIC CARTER, JOHN LUMPKIN TRIO May 21-24, Downtown Florida Folk Festival Kickoff: DEL SUGGS May 21, Mudville Music Room CHRIS THOMAS KING May 21, Mojo Kitchen BIANCO DEL RIO May 21, Times-Union Center TODD RUNDGREN May 22 & 24, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall Palatka Blue Crab Fest: JEFF COFFEY, AMY DALLEY, HIGHWAY to HELL (AC/DC tribute) May 22-25, Downtown Palatka BOSTON May 24, St. Augustine Amphitheatre MIKE SHACKELFORD Acoustic Night May 24, Bull Park, A.B. KINGSLAND ROAD May 24, Jack Rabbits Rock on the River: AWOLNATION, PANIC! at the DISCO, ROBERT DELONG, VINYL THEATRE, PALM TREES, POWER LINES, EVERSAY May 25, Jacksonville Landing FRICTION FARM, CHARLIE ROBERTSON May 28, Mudville Music Room DEAD WINTER CARPENTERS May 29, Mojo Kitchen MIKE SHACKELFORD May 29, Mudville Music Room PSYCHEDELIC FURS May 31, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall BRIT FLOYD (Pink Floyd Tribute) June 2, The Florida Theatre RUSTY SHINE June 6, The Roadhouse KIM WATERS June 6, Ritz Theatre THE BUSINESS June 6, Burro Bar The GIPSY KINGS June 11, The Florida Theatre SETH WALKER June 11, Mudville Music Room BOOGIE FREAKS June 12 & 13, The Roadhouse SUPERHEAVEN, DIAMOND YOUTH, ROZWELL KID June 12, Burro Bar DAVID CROSBY June 13, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall Florida Country Superfest: ZAC BROWN BAND, KEITH URBAN, BRANTLEY GILBERT, COLE SWINDELL, TYLER FARR, DAVID NAIL, COLT FORD, DANIELLE BRADBERY, SWON BROTHERS June 13 & 14, EverBank Field

LIVE + LOCAL MUSIC CHARLI XCX June 15, Freebird Live Happy Together Tour: The TURTLES, FLO & EDDIE, The ASSOCIATION, MARK LINDSAY, The GRASSROOTS, The COWSILLS, The BUCKINGHAMS June 16, Florida Theatre OTTMAR LIEBERT & LUNA NEGRA June 26, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall PIERCE PETTIS June 26, Mudville Music Room NATURAL INSTINCTS June 26 & 27, The Roadhouse STYX June 26, The Florida Theatre FOR KING & COUNTRY June 27, Christ Church Southside MICHAEL RENO HARRELL June 27, Mudville Music Room MIKE SHACKELFORD Acoustic Night June 28, Bull Park, A.B. DON McLEAN July 2, The Florida Theatre CHILLY RHINO July 3 & 4, The Roadhouse Warped Tour: ALIVE LIKE ME, AS IT IS, BABY BABY, ARGENT, BEAUTIFUL BODIES, BEING as an OCEAN, BLACK BOOTS, BLACK VEIL BRIDES, BLESSTHEFALL, BORN CAGES, KOO KOO KANGA ROO, BOYMEETSWORLD, CANDY HEARTS, ESCAPE the FATE, FAMILY FORCE 5, FIT for a KING, HANDGUNS, HANDS LIKE HOUSES, I KILLED the PROM QUEEN, KOSHA DILLZ, LE CASTLE VANIA, LEE COREY OSWALD, M4SONIC, MATCHBOOK ROMANCE, NECK DEEP, NIGHT NIGHT RIOTS, PALISADES, SPLITBREED, The RELAPSE SYMPHONY, TRANSIT, The WONDER YEARS, TROPHY EYES, WHILE SHE SLEEPS, YOUTH in REVOLT July 6, Morocco Shrine Auditorium STEVE FORBERT TRIO July 10, Mudville Music Room BARENAKED LADIES, VIOLENT FEMMES, COLIN HAY July 11, St. Augustine Amphitheatre SHANIA TWAIN July 15, Veterans Memorial Arena CHROME HEART July 17 & 18, The Roadhouse SLIGHTLY STOOPID, DIRTY HEADS, STICK FIGURE July 23, St. Augustine Amphitheatre PURE PRAIRIE LEAGUE, FIREFALL, ATLANTA RHYTHM SECTION July 25, The Florida Theatre ROB THOMAS, PLAIN WHITE T’S July 25, St. Augustine Amphitheatre MIKE SHACKELFORD Acoustic Night July 26, Bull Park, A.B. WHITESNAKE July 31, The Florida Theatre MY MORNING JACKET, MINI MANSIONS Aug. 1, St. Augustine Amphitheatre “WEIRD AL” YANKOVIC Aug. 16, The Florida Theatre TIM McGRAW Aug. 20, Veterans Memorial Arena MIKE SHACKELFORD Acoustic Night Aug. 30, Bull Park, A.B. NICKELBACK Sept. 1, Veterans Memorial Arena BRITTANY SHANE Sept. 25, Mudville Music Room AMELIA ISLAND JAZZ FEST Oct. 8-15, Fernandina Beach The CHARLIE DANIELS BAND Oct. 22, The Florida Theatre TAB BENOIT Oct. 22, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall MARK KNOPFLER Oct. 27, St. Augustine Amphitheatre AMERICA Nov. 13, Thrasher-Horne Center RONNIE MILSAP Nov. 29, The Florida Theatre BRIAN REGAN Dec. 13, The Florida Theatre

LIVE MUSIC CLUBS AMELIA ISLAND, FERNANDINA BEACH

DAVID’S Restaurant & Lounge, 802 Ash St., 310-6049 John Springer every Tue.-Wed. Aaron Bing 6 p.m. every Fri. & Sat. GREEN TURTLE TAVERN, 14 S. Third St., 321-2324 Buck Smith every Thur. Yancy Clegg every Sun. Vinyl Record Nite every Tue. SLIDERS, 1998 S. Fletcher Ave., 277-6652 Live music every Wed.-Sun.

AVONDALE, ORTEGA

Syracuse, New York-based GOLDEN NOVAK BAND performs April 10 at World of Beer in Jax Beach.

9 Vibes, Ellameno Beat 8 p.m. April 10. Braided, Faze Wave April 11. AER, Jez Dior, Packy April 15. Flyleaf, Fit for Rivals, Diamante, Falling for Scarlet April 17 GREEN ROOM BREWING, 228 Third St. N., 201-9283 DiCarlo Thompson 9 p.m. April 11 HARMONIOUS MONKS, 320 First St. N., 372-0815 Live music 9 p.m. every Fri. & Sat. Dan Evans, Spade McQuade 6 p.m. every Sun. Back From the Brink 9 p.m. every Mon. LILLIE’S COFFEE BAR, 200 First St., Neptune Beach, 249-2922 Ernie & the Session April 11 LYNCH’S IRISH PUB, 514 N. First St., 249-5181 Oogee Wawa 10 p.m. April 10. Somebody Else 10 p.m. April 11. Live music nightly MELLOW MUSHROOM, 1018 N. Third St., 246-1500 Continuum 10 p.m. April 9. Live music every Wed.-Sat. MEZZA Restaurant & Bar, 110 First St., Neptune Beach, 249-5573 Neil Dixon every Tue. Gypsies Ginger every Wed. Mike Shackelford & Steve Shanholtzer every Thur.

MOJO KITCHEN, 1500 Beach Blvd., 247-6636 Bonerama 10 p.m. April 16 NORTH BEACH BISTRO, 725 Atlantic Blvd., Atlantic Beach, 372-4105 Backtrack 51 April 10. Live music every Fri. & Sat. OCEAN 60, 60 Ocean Blvd., A.B., 247-0060 Taylor Roberts 7 p.m. April 8 & 9 RAGTIME TAVERN, 207 Atlantic Blvd., Atlantic Beach, 241-7877 Neil Dixon 7 p.m. April 8. Hoffman’s Voodoo April 9.

Love Monkey 10 p.m. April 10 & 11. Monkey Wrench April 12.

Billy Bowers April 15. The Splinters April 16 SLIDERS SEAFOOD GRILLE, 218 First St., Neptune Beach, 246-0881 Jimmi Mitchell April 9. Billy Bowers April 11. Live music 6 p.m. every Thur., 6:30 p.m. every Fri. & Sat. WIPEOUTS GRILL, 1589 Atlantic Blvd., Neptune Beach, 247-4508 Live music every Fri. & Sat. WORLD OF BEER, 311 N. Third St., 372-9698 Golden Novak Band 9 p.m. April 10. Randy Paul & the Revelry April 11

DOS GATOS, 123 E. Forsyth St., 354-0666 BlackJack every Wed. DJ Brandon every Thur. DJs spin dance music every Fri. DJ NickFresh every Sat. DJ Randall 9 p.m. every Mon. DJ Hollywood every Tue. FIONN MacCOOL’S, Jax Landing, Ste. 176, 374-1247 Spade McQuade 6 p.m. April 8 & 15. Jimmy Solari 8 p.m. April 11.

Ace Winn 8 p.m. April 17. Live music every Wed.-Sun. JACKSONVILLE LANDING, 2 Independent Dr., 353-1188 Red Beard & Stinky E 9 p.m. April 8. Austin Park 9 p.m.-mid. April 9. J Collins 9:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m. April 10. Weekend Atlas 9:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m. April 11. Bread & Butter noon-5 p.m. April 12.

Radio 80 8 p.m.-1 a.m. April 17 MARK’S DOWNTOWN, 315 E. Bay, 355-5099 DJ Roy Luis every Wed. DJ Vinn every Thur. DJ 007 every Fri. Bay Street every Sat. MAVERICKS, Jax Landing, 356-1110 Lucky Date 6 p.m.

April 15. The Lacs 6 p.m. April 18. Joe Buck, DJ Justin every Thur.-Sat. UNDERBELLY, 113 E. Bay St., 699-8186 Jesse Carole

DOWNTOWN

1904 MUSIC HALL, 19 Ocean St. N. One Spark events through April 12 BURRO BAR, 100 E. Adams St. Warehouse Music Showcase: Universal Green, Master Radical, Chieforia, Sunspots, The Dog Apollo, Combo Attack, Myth Of Myself, Cloud 9 Vibes, Cougar Barrel, Dig Dog, Jackie Stranger, The Good Boys, Chris Pringle, Mr. Myagi 6 p.m. April 11. Diarrhea Planet, Left and Right, Electric Water April 13

CASBAH CAFÉ, 3628 St. Johns Ave., 981-9966 Goliath Flores 9 p.m. every Wed. Live 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 at 9 p.m. every Fri. MELLOW MUSHROOM, 3611 St. Johns, 388-0200 Live music every Thur.-Sat.

THE BEACHES

(All venues in Jax Beach unless otherwise noted)

BILLY’S BOATHOUSE, 2321 Beach Blvd., 241-9771 Billy Bowers April 12. Live music every Wed.-Sun. BRASS ANCHOR PUB, 2292 Mayport Rd., Ste. 35, Atlantic Beach, 249-0301 Joe Oliff April 8 CASA MARINA HOTEL, 691 First St. N., 270-0025 Ryan Crary, Johnny Flood April 9 CULHANE’S, 967 Atlantic Blvd., Atlantic Beach, 249-9595 DJ Hal every Sat. ESPETO BRAZILIAN Steakhouse, 1396 Beach Blvd., 3884884 Steve & Carlos 6 p.m. April 9 FLYING IGUANA, 207 Atlantic Blvd., Neptune Beach, 8535680 Austin Park 10 p.m. April 10 & 11. Cody Nix April 12 FREEBIRD LIVE, 200 N. First St., 246-2473 Treehouse, Cloud

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LIVE + LOCAL MUSIC Grammy-winning vocalist-pianist DIANA KRALL performs April 13 at TimesUnion Center for the Performing Arts’ Jacoby Symphony Hall.

Montoya, Joseph Cartolano April 8. Jeffrey Lane Arevalo, Conrad Oberg April 11. Live music most weekends

FLEMING ISLAND

WHITEY’S FISH CAMP, 2032 C.R. 220, 269-4198 Live music every Fri. & Sat. DJ Throwback 8 p.m. every Thur. Deck music every Fri., Sat. & Sun.

INTRACOASTAL WEST

CLIFF’S Bar & Grill, 3033 Monument Rd., 645-5162 Bandontherun April 10 & 11. Live music every Fri. & Sat. JERRY’S Sports Grille, 13170 Atlantic Blvd., 220-6766 Boogie Freaks April 10. Rick Arcusa April 11 YOUR PLACE, 13245 Atlantic, 221-9994 RadioLove April 9

MANDARIN, JULINGTON

HARMONIOUS MONKS, 10550 Old St. Augustine Rd., 880-3040 Open mic: Synergy 8 p.m. every Wed. SAUCY TACO, 450 S.R. 13, 287-8226 Stu Weaver 7 p.m.

April 11

ORANGE PARK, MIDDLEBURG

CLUB RETRO, 1241 Blanding Blvd., 579-4731 ’70s & ’80s dance 8 p.m. every Fri. & Sat. DJ Capone every Wed. THE HILLTOP, 2030 Wells, 272-5959 John Michael plays piano every Tue.-Sat. PREVATT’S SPORTS BAR, 2620 Blanding Blvd., 282-1564 Live music April 11. DJ Tammy 9 p.m. every Wed. THE ROADHOUSE, 231 Blanding Blvd., 264-0611 Chilly Rhino 10 p.m. April 10 & 11. Boogie Freaks 10 p.m. every Wed. DJ Big Mike 10 p.m. every Thur. Open mic auditions every Mon.

PONTE VEDRA

PUSSER’S GRILLE, 816 A1A, 280-7766 Samuel Sanders 6-8 p.m. April 8 & 15. Catoe White April 9. Dopelimatic April 10.

Mark O’Quinn April 11. Aaron Koerner 3-7 p.m. April 12 TABLE 1, 330 A1A N., 280-5515 Deron Baker April 8. Gary Starling April 9. Billy Bowers April 10. Wes Cobb April 11

RIVERSIDE, WESTSIDE

ACROSS THE STREET, 948 Edgewood Ave. S., 683-4182 Poor Richards, The Sweaters, Rushmore 9 p.m. April 10.

Backwater Bible Salesmen open mic every Mon. DJ Rafiki every Tue. MURRAY HILL THEATRE, 932 Edgewood Ave. S., 388-7807 All Things New, Ember Anthem April 10. The Pride short film premiere April 11 PARK AVENUE BISTRO, 3535 U.S. 17, 375-8154 Lorna Greenwood April 9, 11 & 18. Annie Rueff April 10

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RAIN DOGS, 1045 Park St., 379-4969 Diarrhea Planet, Left and Right April 13 RIVERSIDE ARTS MARKET, 715 Riverside Ave., 389-2449 Cindy Bear, Robert Lester Folsom, UNF Jazz Ensemble 3 starting 10:30 a.m. April 11 TOM & BETTY’S, 4409 Roosevelt Blvd., 387-3311 4syTe, Chelle Wilson 7 p.m. April 10

ST. AUGUSTINE

BARLEY REPUBLIC, 48 Spanish St., 547-2023 Live local music every Thur.-Sun. CAFE ELEVEN, 501 A1A Beach Blvd., St. Augustine Beach, 460-9311 Caravan of Thieves 8 p.m. April 10. California & Montreal Guitar Trio April 12 THE CELLAR UPSTAIRS, 157 King St., 826-1594 Mid-Life Crisis April 10. Ian Kelly 2 p.m., Oh No 7 p.m. April 11. Vinny Jacobs 2 p.m. April 12 DOS COFFEE & WINE, 300 San Marco Ave., 342-2421 Jazz every Sun. HARRY’S, 46 Avenida Menendez, 824-7765 Billy Bowers April 8. Local live music nightly MILL TOP TAVERN, 19 St. George St., 829-2329 Denny Blue 5 p.m., Ancient City Keepers 9 p.m. April 10. Ancient City Keepers 9 p.m. April 11. Colton McKenna 1 p.m. April 12 PAULA’S BEACHSIDE GRILL, 6896 A1A S., Crescent Beach, 471-3463 Denny Blue open mic jam 6-9 p.m. April 8 TRADEWINDS LOUNGE, 124 Charlotte St., 829-9336 Those Guys April 10 & 11. Live music 9 p.m. every Fri. & Sat.

SAN MARCO, SOUTHBANK

INDOCHINE, 1974 San Marco Blvd., 503-7013 Dance Radio Underground, Sugar & Cream, Black Hoodie, Bass Therapy Sessions, Allan GIz-Roc Oteyza, TrapNasty, Cry Havoc, every Sat. JACK RABBITS, 1528 Hendricks Ave., 398-7496 Trial by Stone, The Duppies April 8. Sick of Sarah, The Last Year April 9. American Aquarium, Bryce Alastair Band 8 p.m.

April 10. J Boog, Innavision, Westafa April 11. Dirty Bourbon, Dr. Sirbrother, Brent Byrd & the Suitcase Gypsies April 14.

Michael Martin Band, Crazy Daysies April 16 MUDVILLE MUSIC ROOM, 3104 Atlantic Blvd., 352-7008 Barefoot Movement 7:30 p.m. April 8. Julie Durden, Meredith Woodard, Lauren LaPointe 7:30 p.m. April 9. American Aquarium April 10. FSCJ Interpreter Fundraiser: Julie Durden April 16 THE PARLOUR, 2000 San Marco Blvd., 396-4455 You Rascal You 9 p.m. April 9. Funky Butt Blues Band 9 p.m. April 10. Mondo Mike, Spice 9 p.m. April 11. Live music every Thur.-Sat.

SOUTHSIDE, BAYMEADOWS

BAHAMA BREEZE, 10205 River Coast Dr., 646-1031 Tropico Steel Drums April 8

LIVE + LOCAL MUSIC CORNER BISTRO, 9823 Tapestry Park Cir., 619-1931 Matt Hall every Wed.-Sat. Steve Wheeler every Fri. LATITUDE 360, 10370 Philips Hwy., 365-5555 X-Hale April 8. The Ride 8:30 p.m. April 10. Samuel Sanders Duo 7:30 p.m.

April 11. Stank Sauce 7:30 p.m. April 12 MELLOW MUSHROOM, 9734 Deer Lake Ct., Ste. 1, 997-1955 Live music every Wed.-Sat. MY PLACE BAR & GRILL, 9550 Baymeadows Rd., 737-5299 Chuck Nash April 14. Fat Cactus every Mon. Live music 9 p.m. every night WHISKEY JAX, 10915 Baymeadows Rd., 634-7208 Scott Verville April 10. Live music every Wed.-Sun.

WILD WING CAFÉ, 4555 Southside Blvd., 998-9464 Chris Brinkley April 8. Open mic April 9. Fratello April 10. Rusted Diamond April 11. Live music every Fri. & Sat. WORLD OF BEER, 9700 Deer Lake Ct., Ste. 1, 551-5929 Kurt Lanham 9 p.m. April 9. Red Beard & Stinky E April 10. Ryan Crary & Johnny Flood April 11. Chuck Nash April 16. Live music every Fri. & Sat.

SPRINGFIELD, NORTHSIDE

SHANTYTOWN, 22 W. Sixth St., 798-8222 Weed, Blunt Gutz 9 p.m. April 10. Angwish, Gov Club April 12

THE KNIFE

SHAKE YOUR MONEYMAKER LAST WEEK, HAVING RELEASED MY CD and in the midst of very visible One Spark preparations, I began to wonder about an artist’s responsibility when it comes to crowdsourcing. A while ago, I penned an article asking how much is too much to request when mounting a Kickstarter campaign, but I never really thought about how that money is spent or who keeps track of it.

Millions of dollars are donated to thousands of projects every year – where exactly does all that no-strings-attached money go?

I funded my project myself, so I was beholden to no one to complete it or to spend the money a certain way. Though the financial burden is all mine, I also have the freedom to stop and start at will, or abandon the project altogether if I see fit.

For those who raise money through crowdsourcing, there’s an implied (if not explicitly stated) responsibility to spend the money on exactly what the artist promised to spend the money on.

Fair enough. But who tracks this spending?

Who holds the artists’ feet to the fire? Who prosecutes artists for having spent the money unwisely or on something other than the intended project? Who offers recompense when an artist skips town?

Evidently, no one. Ever.

Unlike venture capital, which is a risky investment to begin with, backers on crowdsourcing sites are not privy to the spending practices of those they fund. They have no say in how the money is spent and suffer the consequences if things go awry. There are no shareholder meetings, no 51-percent ownership battles, no questions asked or answered. In a word, if you fund a Kickstarter campaign and the artist blows your thousands on hookers, you’re fucked.

Now, if you’re powerful enough like, say, billionaire Jacksonville Jaguars owner Shad Khan, you can hunt down and metaphorically kill someone you funded. Say, someone like Tom and Carol Rykalsky, then-owners of the Edgewood Bakery in Murray Hill. Granted, Khan was proved to be a majority owner (with 56 percent of the business), but it was through Khan’s pulling of his One Spark investment that sent the Rykalskys into a death spiral. Khan muscled his way back into that deal in a hurry, albeit without the help of One Spark organizers.

I called the information line for One Spark, to get a candid answer to the aforementioned questions. Though I was assured that One Spark organizers do their “best to follow up to see how the money is being spent,” I was also told that there is absolutely no mechanism in place to hold prizewinners responsible for misspending their winnings. If local bluegrass trio Grandpa’s Cough Medicine, last year’s big-prize winners, had spent their $11,000-plus take on guns and booze, you couldn’t say shit about it. They did, indeed, spend it on a new album, as promised, but imagine if

THE KNIFE they hadn’t. That’s 11,000 greenbacks wasted, and no one to chase it down.

Kickstarter’s FAQ page is similarly ambiguous on these issues. Under the heading “Kickstarter Basics: Accountability,” several manufactured questions are answered in a firm but unsatisfying way. An example: “How do backers know if a project will follow through?” Answer: “Launching a Kickstarter is a very public act, and creators put their reputations at risk when they do. Backers should look for creators who share a clear plan for how their project will be completed, and who have a history of bringing their creative ventures and other projects to fruition.”

Further inquiry: “Can Kickstarter refund the money if a project is unable to fulfill?” Answer: “No. Kickstarter doesn’t issue refunds as transactions are between backers and creators directly. Creators receive all funds (less fees) soon after their campaign ends.”

On a final note, in a musicians’ Facebook forum to which I belong, there was a recent brouhaha over a local band that was granted a large sum of money through an online crowdsourcing platform. The members of that group posted photos from a recent trip they’d taken, a trip seemingly not a part of any tour for which they asked for support. The forum members debated whether the money the band had received from backers was spent on the trip for leisure or otherwise.

There was surely some bitterness involved in the Facebook thread – many forum members were pissed that the band had originally requested such a huge chunk of cash to fund a recording and touring project to begin with – but they asked solid questions. Who would (or could) take them to task for having spent crowdsourcing funds on an alleged personal vacation? What’s to stop any of us from mounting a dubious campaign, then spending the money on a lost weekend or an HDTV? And could someone be blamed if they tracked down an artist and sued them for their money if they could prove the funds were misspent?

Maybe that’s one for Shad Khan.

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DINING DIRECTORY AMELIA ISLAND, FERNANDINA BEACH

Lindsay Hand and Rebecca Smith present some of the innovative street fare, social plates and entrées offered at Jaxon Social on Beach Boulevard in Jax Beach.

29 SOUTH EATS, 29 S. Third St., 277-7919, 29southrestaurant.com. F In historic Photo by Dennis Ho downtown, Chef Scotty Schwartz serves traditional regional cuisine with a modern twist. $$ L Tue.-Sat.; D Mon.-Sat.; R Sun. BARBERITOS, 1519 Sadler Rd., 277-2505.

463867 S.R. 200, Ste. 5, Yulee, 321-2240, barberitos.com. F Southwestern fare; burritos, tacos, quesadillas, salsa. $$ BW K TO L D Daily BRETT’S WATERWAY CAFÉ, 1 S. Front St., 261-2660. F Southern hospitality, upscale waterfront spot; daily specials, fresh local seafood, aged beef. $$$ FB K L D Daily CAFÉ KARIBO, 27 N. Third St., 277-5269, cafekaribo.com. F Family-owned spot in historic building. Veggie burgers, seafood, made-from-scratch desserts. Dine in or on oak-shaded patio. Karibrew Pub next door. $$ FB K TO R, Sun.; L D Daily 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 CIAO ITALIAN BISTRO, 302 Centre St., 206-4311, ciaobistro-luca.com. Owners Luka and Kim Misciasci offer fine dining: veal piccata, rigatoni Bolognese, antipasto.

Specialties: chicken Ciao, homemade meat lasagna. $ L Fri., Sat.; D Nightly DAVID’S RESTAURANT & LOUNGE, 802 Ash St., 310-6049, FLORIDA CREAMERY, 3566 St. Johns Ave., 619-5386. ameliaislanddavids.com. Historic district fine dining. Fresh Premium ice cream, waffle cones, milkshakes, sundaes and seafood, prime aged meats, rack of lamb. $$$$ FB D Wed.-Mon. Nathan’s grilled hot dogs, served in a Florida-centric décor.

DICK’S WINGS & GRILL, 474313 E. S.R. 200, 491-3469. 450077 Low-fat and sugar-free choices. $ K TO L D Daily S.R. 200, Callahan, 879-0993. BOJ winner. SEE PONTE VEDRA. THE FOX RESTAURANT, 3580 St. Johns Ave., 387-2669.

ELIZABETH POINTE LODGE, 98 S. Fletcher Ave., 277-4851, F Owners Ian & Mary Chase offer fresh diner fare: burgers, elizabethpointelodge.com. F BOJ winner. Award-winning meatloaf, fried green tomatoes, desserts. Breakfast all day.

B&B. Seaside dining, inside or out. Hot buffet breakfast daily.

Local landmark for 50+ years. $$ BW K L D Daily Homestyle soups, sandwiches, desserts. $$$ BW B L D Daily HARPOON LOUIE’S, 4070 Herschel St., Ste. 8, 389-5631, JACK & DIANE’S, 708 Centre St., 321-1444, harpoonlouies.net. F Locally owned and operated for 20+ jackanddianescafe.com. F In renovated 1887 shotgun years, the American pub serves 1/2-pound burgers, fish house. Jambalaya, French toast, mac-n-cheese, vegan/ sandwiches, pasta. Local beers. $$ FB K TO L D Daily vegetarian items. Dine in or on porch. $$ FB K B L D Daily MELLOW MUSHROOM, 3611 St. Johns Ave., 388-0200. F LULU’S AT THOMPSON HOUSE, 11 S. 7th St., 432-8394, Bite Club. BOJ winner. SEE BEACHES. lulusamelia.com. F Po’boys, salads, local seafood, local MOJO NO. 4 URBAN BBQ & WHISKEY BAR, 3572 St. Johns shrimp. Reservations. $$$ BW K TO R Sun.; L D Tue.-Sat. Ave., 381-6670. F BOJ winner. SEE BEACHES. MARCHÉ BURETTE, 6800 First Coast Hwy., 491-4834, PINEGROVE MARKET & DELI, 1511 Pine Grove Ave., 389-8655, omnihotels.com. Old-fashioned gourmet food market and deli, pinegrovemarket.com. F BOJ winner. 40+ years. Burgers, in the Spa & Shops, Omni Amelia Island Plantation. Continental Cuban sandwiches, subs, wraps. Onsite butcher cuts USDA breakfast; lunch features flatbreads. $$$ BW K TO L D Daily choice prime aged beef. Craft beers. $ BW TO B L D Mon.-Sat. MOON RIVER PIZZA, 925 S. 14th St., 321-3400, RESTAURANT ORSAY, 3630 Park St., 381-0909, restaurant moonriverpizza.net. F BOJ winner. Northern-style pizzas, orsay.com. BOJ winner. French/Southern bistro; emphasis 20+ toppings, by the pie or the slice. $ BW TO L D Mon.-Sat. on locally grown organic ingredients. Steak frites, mussels, THE MUSTARD SEED CAFÉ, 833 TJ Courson Rd., 277-3141, pork chops. Snail of Approval. $$$ FB K R, Sun.; D Nightly nassaushealthfoods.net. Casual organic eatery, juice bar, SIMPLY SARA’S, 2902 Corinthian Ave., 387-1000, simply in Nassau Health Foods. All-natural organic items, smoothies, saras.net. F Down-home fare, from scratch: eggplant fries, juice, herbal tea. $$ TO B L Mon.-Sat. pimento cheese, baked chicken, fruit cobblers, chicken & THE PECAN ROLL BAKERY, 122 S. Eighth St., 491-9815, dumplings, desserts. BYOB. $$ K TO L D Mon.-Sat., B Sat. thepecanrollbakery.com. F The bakery, near the historic district, offers sweet and savory pastries, cookies, cakes, bagels and breads, all made from scratch. $ K TO B L Wed.-Sun. AKEL’S DELICATESSEN, 7825 Baymeadows Way, 733-4040.

THE PIG BAR-B-Q, 450102 S.R. 200, Callahan, 879-0101, F SEE DOWNTOWN. thepigbarbq.com. Bite Club. SEE SOUTHSIDE. AL’S PIZZA, 8060 Philips, Ste. 105, 731-4300. F SEE BEACHES. PLAE, 80 Amelia Village Cir., 277-2132, plaefl.net. Bite BROADWAY RISTORANTE & PIZZERIA, 10920 Baymeadows Club. Bistro-style venue serves whole fried fish, duck breast.

Rd. E., 519-8000, broadwayfl.com. F Family-owned-andOutside. $$$ FB L Tue.-Sat.; D Nightly operated. Calzones, wings, brick-oven-baked pizza, subs. $$ THE SALTY PELICAN BAR & GRILL, 12 N. Front St., 277-3811, BW K TO L D Daily thesaltypelicanamelia.com. F BOJ winner. 2nd-story INDIA’S RESTAURANT, 9802 Baymeadows, Ste. 8, 620-0777, outdoor bar. Owners T.J. and Al offer local seafood, Mayport indiajax.com. F BOJ winner. Authentic cuisine, lunch shrimp, fish tacos, po’boys, cheese oysters. $$ FB K L D Daily buffet. Curries, vegetable dishes, lamb, chicken, shrimp, fish SLIDERS SEASIDE GRILL, 1998 S. Fletcher Ave., 277-6652, tandoori. $$ BW L Mon.-Sat.; D Nightly slidersseaside.com. F Oceanfront; handmade crab cakes, LARRY’S GIANT SUBS, 3928 Baymeadows Rd., 737-7740. fresh seafood, fried pickles. Outdoor dining, open-air 2nd floor, 8616 Baymeadows Rd., 739-2498. F SEE ORANGE PARK. balcony. $$ FB K L D Daily NATIVE SUN NATURAL FOODS MARKET & DELI, 11030 TASTY’S FRESH BURGERS & FRIES, 710 Centre St., 321-0409, Baymeadows Rd., 260-2791. SEE MANDARIN. tastysamelia.com. Historic district. Freshest meats, hand-cut SAUSAGE PARADISE DELI & BAKERY, 8602 Baymeadows fries, homemade sauces, hand-spun shakes. $ BW K L D Daily Rd., 571-9817, spjax.com. F New spot has a variety of T-RAY’S BURGER STATION, 202 S. Eighth St., 261-6310.

European sausages, homestyle European dinners, smoked F BOJ winner. In an old gas station; blue plate specials, barbecue, stuffed cheeseburgers. $$ TO L D Mon.-Sat. burgers, biscuits & gravy, shrimp. $ BW TO B L Mon.-Sat. SNEAKERS SPORTS GRILLE, 8133 Point Meadows Dr., THE VERANDAH, 6800 First Coast Hwy., 321-5050, omni 519-0509. F BOJ winner. SEE BEACHES. hotels.com. Extensive menu of fresh local seafood and THE WELL WATERING HOLE, 3928 Baymeadows Rd., Ste. steaks; signature entrée is Fernandina shrimp. Many herbs 9, 737-7740, thewellwateringhole.com. New bistro has local and spices are from onsite garden. $$$ FB K D Nightly craft beers, wines by the glass or bottle, champagne cocktails.

Meatloaf sandwiches, pulled Peruvian chicken, homestyle vegan black bean burgers. $$ BW K TO D Tue.-Sat. DICK’S WINGS & GRILL, 9119 Merrill Rd., 745-9300. BOJ WHISKEY JAX, 10915 Baymeadows Rd., Ste. 135, 634-7208, winner. SEE PONTE VEDRA. whiskeyjax.com. New gastropub has craft beers, burgers, LARRY’S GIANT SUBS, 1301 Monument, 724-5802. F SEE handhelds, tacos, whiskey. $$ FB L D Sat. & Sun.; D Daily.

ORANGE PARK. ZESTY INDIA, 8358 Point Meadows Dr., 329-3676, zesty india.com. Asian/European; tandoori lamb chops, rosemary To get listed, call your account manager or Sam Taylor tikka. Vegetarian cooked separately. $ BW TO L D Tue.-Sun. at 904.260.9770 ext. 111 or staylor@folioweekly.com.

AVONDALE, ORTEGA

BAYMEADOWS

ARLINGTON, REGENCY

DINING DIRECTORY KEY

Average Entrée Cost $ = Less than $8 $$ = $8-$14 $$$ = $15-$22 $$$$ = $23 & up BW = Beer/Wine FB = Full Bar K = Kids’ Menu TO = Take Out B = Breakfast R = Brunch L = Lunch D = Dinner Bite Club = Hosted free FW Bite Club tasting. Join at fwbiteclub.com.

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BEACHES

(Locations are in Jax Beach unless otherwise noted.)

AL’S PIZZA, 303 Atlantic Blvd., Atlantic Beach, 249-0002, alspizza.com. F New York-style, gourmet pizzas, baked dishes. All-day happy hour Mon.-Thur. $ FB K TO L D Daily

ANGIE’S SUBS, 1436 Beach Blvd., 246-2519. ANGIE’S GROM, 204 Third Ave. S., 246-7823. F BOJ winner. Subs made with fresh ingredients for more than 25 years. One word: Peruvian. Huge salads, blue-ribbon iced tea. $ BW TO L D Daily BEACHSIDE SEAFOOD RESTAURANT & MARKET, 120 Third St. S., 444-8862, beachsideseafood.info. Full fresh seafood market serves seafood baskets, fish tacos, daily fish specials, Philly cheesesteaks. Dine indoors or on second-floor open-air deck. $$ BW K TO L D Daily BOLD BEAN COFFEE ROASTERS, 2400 S. Third St., Ste. 201. F BOJ winner. SEE RIVERSIDE. BUDDHA THAI BISTRO, 301 10th Ave. N., 712-4444, buddhathaibistro.com. Proprietors are from Thailand; every dish is made with fresh ingredients. $$ FB TO L D Daily CANTINA MAYA SPORTS BAR & GRILLE, 1021 Atlantic Blvd., Atlantic Beach, 247-3227. F Popular spot serves margaritas, Latin food, burgers. Sports on TVs. $$ FB K L D Tue.-Sun. CULHANE’S IRISH PUB, 967 Atlantic Blvd., Atlantic Beach, 249-9595, culhanesirishpub.com. F Bite Club. Upscale pub owned and run by County Limerick sisters. Shepherd’s pie, corned beef; gastropub fare. $$ FB K R Sat. & Sun.; L Fri.-Sun.; D Tue.-Sun. ESPETO BRAZILIAN STEAKHOUSE, 1396 Beach Blvd., 388-4884, espetosteakhouse.com. Just relocated, serving beef, pork, lamb, chicken, sausage; full menu, bar fare, craft cocktails, Brazilian beers. $$ FB D Daily EUROPEAN STREET CAFÉ, 992 Beach Blvd., 249-3001. F BOJ winner. SEE RIVERSIDE. FLYING IGUANA TAQUERIA & TEQUILA BAR, 207 Atlantic Blvd., Neptune Beach, 853-5680 F Latin American, Southwest tacos, seafood, carnitas, Cubana sandwiches. 100+ tequilas. $ FB L D Daily HARMONIOUS MONKS, 320 First St. N., 372-0815, harmoniousmonks.net. F SEE MANDARIN. LARRY’S GIANT SUBS, 657 Third St. N., 247-9620. F SEE ORANGE PARK.

LILLIE’S COFFEE BAR, 200 First St., N.B., 249-2922, lilliescoffeebar.com. F Locally roasted coffee, eggs, bagels, flatbreads, sandwiches, desserts. Dine indoors or out, patio and courtyard. $$ BW TO B L D Daily THE LOVING CUP HASH HOUSE, 610 Third St. S., 422-0664.

New place has locally sourced fare, locally roasted coffee, gluten-free, vegan, vegetarian, healthful and un-healthful dishes – no GMOs or hormones allowed. $ K TO B R L Tue.-Sun. MELLOW MUSHROOM PIZZA BAKERS, 1018 Third St. N., Ste. 2, 241-5600, mellowmushroom.com. F Bite Club.

BOJ winner. Hoagies, gourmet pizzas: Mighty Meaty, vegetarian, Kosmic Karma. 35 tap beers. Nonstop happy hour. $ FB K TO L D Daily METRO DINER, 1534 Third N., 853-6817. F BOJ winner.

SEE SAN MARCO.

MEZZA RESTAURANT & BAR, 110 First St., Neptune Beach, 249-5573, mezzarestaurantandbar.com. F Near-the-ocean spot, 20+ years. Casual bistro fare: gourmet wood-fired pizzas, nightly specials. Dine inside or on the patio. Valet parking. $$$ FB K D Mon.-Sat. MOJO KITCHEN BBQ PIT, 1500 Beach Blvd., 247-6636, mojobbq.com. F BOJ winner. Pulled pork, Carolina-style barbecue, Delta fried catfish, sides. $$ FB K TO L D Daily M SHACK, 299 Atlantic Blvd., Atlantic Beach, 241-2599, mshackburgers.com. F BOJ winner. David and Matthew Medure flip burgers, hot dogs, fries, shakes. $$ BW L D Daily NORTH BEACH BISTRO, 725 Atlantic, Ste. 6, Atlantic Beach, 372-4105, nbbistro.com. F Bite Club. Chef-driven kitchen; hand-cut steaks, fresh local seafood, tapas. HH. $$$ FB K R Sun.; L D Daily OCEAN 60 WINE BAR, MARTINI ROOM, 60 Ocean Blvd., Atlantic Beach, 247-0060, ocean60.com. BOJ winner. Continental cuisine, fresh seafood, dinner specials, seasonal menu in a formal dining room or casual Martini Room. $$$ FB D Mon.-Sat.

DINING DIRECTORY POE’S TAVERN, 363 Atlantic Blvd., Atlantic Beach, 241-7637.

Gastropub, 50+ beers, gourmet hamburgers, ground in-house, cooked to order; hand-cut French fries, fish tacos, Edgar’s Drunken Chili, daily fish sandwich special. $$ FB K L D Daily RAGTIME TAVERN & SEAFOOD GRILL, 207 Atlantic Blvd., Atlantic Beach, 241-7877, ragtimetavern.com. F For 30+ years, iconic seafood place has served blackened snapper, sesame tuna, Ragtime shrimp. Daily happy hour. $$ FB L D Daily SALT LIFE FOOD SHACK, 1018 Third St. N., 372-4456, saltlife foodshack.com. BOJ winner. Specialty items: signature tuna poke bowl, fresh rolled sushi, Ensenada tacos, local fried shrimp, in modern open-air space. $$ FB K TO L D Daily SLIDERS SEAFOOD GRILLE & OYSTER BAR, 218 First St., Neptune Beach, 246-0881, slidersseafoodgrille.com.

Beach-casual. Faves: Fresh fish tacos, gumbo. Key lime pie, ice cream sandwiches. $$ FB K L Sat. & Sun.; D Nightly SNEAKERS SPORTS GRILLE, 111 Beach Blvd., 482-1000, sneakerssportsgrille.com. BOJ. 20+ beers on tap, TVs, cheerleaders serving. Happy hour Mon.-Fri. $ FB K L D Daily SURFWICHES SANDWICH SHOP, 1537 Penman Rd., 241-6996, surfwiches.com. Craft sandwich shop has steaks and hoagies made to order. $ BW TO K L D Daily TACOLU BAJA MEXICANA, 1712 Beach Blvd., 249-8226, tacolu.com. BOJ winner. Fresh, Baja-style fare: fish tacos, tequila (more than 135 kinds) and mezcal. Bangin’ shrimp, carne asada, carnitas, daily fresh fish selections. Made-freshdaily guacamole. $$ FB K R Sat. & Sun.; L D Tue.-Fri.

DOWNTOWN

AKEL’S DELICATESSEN, 21 W. Church St., 665-7324, akelsdeli.com. F New York-style deli offers freshly made subs (3 Wise Guys, Champ), burgers, gyros, breakfast bowls, ranchero wrap, vegetarian dishes. $ K TO B L Mon.-Fri. THE CANDY APPLE CAFÉ & COCKTAILS, 400 N. Hogan St., 353-9717. Sandwiches, entrées, salads. $$ FB K L, Mon.; L D Tue.-Sun. CASA DORA, 108 E. Forsyth St., 356-8282. F Chef Sam

APPLEBEE’S, 13201 Atlantic Blvd., 220-5823. SEE MANDARIN DICK’S WINGS, 14286 Beach Blvd., 223-0115. F BOJ winner. SEE PONTE VEDRA. LARRY’S GIANT SUBS, 10750 Atlantic Blvd., Ste. 14, 642-6980. F SEE ORANGE PARK. OCEANA DINER, 13799 Beach Blvd., Ste. 3, 374-1915, oceanadiner.com. Traditional American diner fare served in a family atmosphere. $ K TO B L Daily TIME OUT SPORTS GRILL, 13799 Beach Blvd., Ste. 5, 223-6999, timeoutsportsgrill.com. F Locally-ownedand-operated. Hand-tossed pizzas, wings, wraps. Daily drink specials, HDTVs, pool tables. Late-nite menu. $$ FB L Tue.-Sun.; D Nightly

JULINGTON CREEK

DICK’S WINGS, 525 S.R. 16, Ste. 101, 825-4540. BOJ winner. SEE PONTE VEDRA. METRO DINER, 12807 San Jose Blvd., 638-6185. F BOJ winner. SEE SAN MARCO.

MANDARIN, NW ST. JOHNS

AKEL’S DELICATESSEN, 12926 Gran Bay Pkwy. W., 880-2008. F SEE DOWNTOWN. AL’S PIZZA, 11190 San Jose Blvd., 260-4115. F SEE BEACHES. APPLEBEE’S, 14560 St. Augustine Rd., 262-7605, apple bees.com. Completely remodeled in the area – new look, new appetizers (half-price after 10 p.m.) Most are open until midnight or later. $$ FB K TO L D Daily ATHENS CAFÉ, 6271 St. Augustine Rd., Ste. 7, 733-1199.

F Dolmades (stuffed grape leaves), baby shoes (stuffed eggplant). Greek beers. $$ BW L Mon.-Fri.; D Mon.-Sat. BROOKLYN PIZZA, 11406 San Jose Blvd., Ste. 3, 288-9211.

13820 St. Augustine Rd., 880-0020. Brooklyn Special.

Calzones, white pizza, homestyle lasagna. $$ BW TO L D Daily THE COFFEE BARD, 9735 Old St. Augustine Rd., Ste. 13, 260-0810, thecoffeebard.com. New world coffeehouse has coffees, breakfast, drinks. $$ TO B L D Tue.-Sun.

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CHRIS PROULX

Aviles Restaurant @ Hilton Historic Bayfront 32 Avenida Menendez, St. Augustine BIRTHPLACE: Orlando, Florida

YEARS IN THE BIZ: 30

FAVORITE RESTAURANT: Beach Diner, Atlantic Beach BEST CUISINE STYLE: Floribbean, Creole, Asian GO-TO INGREDIENTS: Ginger, lemongrass, garlic IDEAL MEAL: Anything from Pacific Asian Bistro in Palencia WILL NOT CROSS MY LIPS: Balut, preserved duck eggs from the Philippines.

INSIDER’S SECRET: The real world is not like culinary school.

CELEBRITY SIGHTING: Ivan Rodriguez and Stevie Nicks CULINARY TREAT: Carmelo’s Pizza

Hamidi has been serving genuine Italian fare for 35+ years: veal, seafood, gourmet pizza. The homemade salad dressing is a specialty. $ BW K L Mon.-Fri.; D Mon.-Sat. CHOMP CHOMP, 106 E. Adams St., 762-4667. F Chefinspired street food: panko-crusted chicken, burgers, chinois tacos, bahn mi and barbecue. $ L Tue.-Sat.; D Thur.-Sat. FIONN MacCOOL’s IRISH PUB & RESTAURANT, The Landing, Ste. 176, 374-1547, fionnmacs.com. Casual dining with an uptown Irish atmosphere, serving fish and chips, Guinness lamb stew and black-and-tan brownies. $$ FB K L D Daily OLIO MARKET, 301 E. Bay St., 356-7100, oliomarket.com. F From-scratch soups, sandwiches. Home to duck grilled cheese, seen on Best Sandwich in America. $$ BW TO B R L Mon.-Fri. SWEET PETE’S, 1922 Pearl St., 376-7161. F All-natural sweet shop has candy made of all natural flavors, no artificial anything. Several kinds of honey. $ TO Daily ZODIAC BAR & GRILL, 120 W. Adams St., 354-8283, thezodiacbarandgrill.com. Mediterranean cuisine and American fare in a casual spot, panini and vegetarian dishes.

Daily lunch buffet. Espressos and hookahs are available.

Happy hour Wed.-Sat. $ FB L Mon.-Fri.

FLEMING ISLAND

GRASSROOTS NATURAL MARKET, 1915 East-West Pkwy., 541-0009. F BOJ winner. SEE RIVERSIDE. MELLOW MUSHROOM PIZZA BAKERS, 1800 Town Center Blvd., 541-1999. F Bite Club. BOJ winner. SEE BEACHES. MOJO SMOKEHOUSE, 1810 Town Center Blvd., Ste. 8, 264-0636. F BOJ winner. SEE BEACHES. WHITEY’S FISH CAMP, 2032 C.R. 220, 269-4198, whiteys fishcamp.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 Tue.-Sun.; D Nightly YOUR PIE, 1545 C.R. 220, Ste. 125, 379-9771, yourpie.com.

F Owner Mike Sims’ idea: Choose from 3 doughs, 9 sauces, 7 cheeses, 40+ toppings. 5 minutes in a brick oven and ta-da: It’s your pie. Subs, sandwiches, gelato. $$ BW K TO L D Daily

INTRACOASTAL WEST

AL’S PIZZA, 14286 Beach Blvd., Ste. 31, 223-0991. F SEE BEACHES.

DICK’S WINGS, 10391 Old St. Augustine, 880-7087. F BOJ winner. SEE PONTE VEDRA. GIGI’S RESTAURANT, 3130 Hartley Rd., 694-4300, jaxramada.com. In Ramada. Prime rib, crab leg buffet Fri. & Sat., blue-jean brunch Sun., daily buffets. $$$ FB B R L D Daily HARMONIOUS MONKS, 10550 Old St. Augustine Rd., Ste. 30, 880-3040, harmoniousmonks.net. F American steakhouse: Angus steaks, burgers, ribs, wraps. $$ FB K L D Mon.-Sat. LARRY’S GIANT SUBS, 11365 San Jose Blvd., 674-2945.

F SEE ORANGE PARK. NATIVE SUN NATURAL FOODS MARKET & DELI, 10000 San Jose Blvd., 260-6950, nativesunjax.com. F Organic soups, sandwiches, wraps, baked goods, prepared foods. Juice, smoothie and coffee bar. All-natural, organic beers, wines.

Indoor, outdoor dining. $ BW TO K B L D Daily THE PIG BAR-B-Q, 14985 Old St. Augustine Rd., Ste. 108, 374-0393, thepigbarbq.com. Bite Club. SEE SOUTHSIDE. WHOLE FOODS MARKET, 10601 San Jose Blvd., Ste. 22, 288-1100, wholefoodsmarket.com. F Expansive preparedfood department with 80+ items, full-service/self-service hot bar, salad bar, soup bar, dessert bar, pizza, sushi, sandwich stations. $$ BW TO L D Daily

ORANGE PARK

ARON’S PIZZA, 650 Park Ave., 269-1007, aronspizza.com.

F Family-owned restaurant has eggplant dishes, manicotti, New York-style pizzas. $$ BW K TO L D Daily DICK’S WINGS, 1540 Wells Rd., 269-2122. BOJ winner. SEE PONTE VEDRA.

THE HILLTOP, 2030 Wells Rd., 272-5959, hilltop-club.com.

Southern-style fine dining. New Orleans shrimp, certified Black Angus prime rib, she-crab soup, desserts. $$$ FB D Tue.-Sat. LARRY’S GIANT SUBS, 1330 Blanding Blvd., 276-7370. 1545 C.R. 220, 278-2827. 700 Blanding Blvd., Ste. 15, 272-3553.

1401 S. Orange Ave., Green Cove, 284-7789, larryssubs. com. F For 30+ years, they pile ’em high and serve ’em fast.

Hot/cold subs, soups, salads. $ K TO B L D Daily THE PIG BAR-B-Q, 1330 Blanding Blvd., Ste. 170, 213-9744, thepigbarbq.com. Bite Club. SEE SOUTHSIDE. THE ROADHOUSE, 231 Blanding Blvd., 264-0611, roadhouseonline.net. F For 35-plus years, Roadhouse has

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AL’S PIZZA, 635 A1A N., 543-1494. F SEE BEACHES. DICK’S WINGS & GRILL, 100 Marketside Ave., 829-8134, dickswingsandgrill.com. F BOJ winner. NASCAR-themed; 365 kinds of wings, 1/2-lb. burgers, ribs. $ FB K TO L D Daily LARRY’S SUBS, 830 A1A N., 273-3993. F SEE ORANGE PARK. PUSSER’S BAR & GRILLE, 816 A1A N., Ste. 100, 280-7766, pussersusa.com. F BOJ winner. Bite Club. Caribbean cuisine, regional faves: Jamaican grilled pork ribs, Trinidad smoked duck, lobster macaroni & cheese dinner. Tropical drinks. $$ FB K TO L D Daily RESTAURANT MEDURE, 818 A1A N., 543-3797, restaurant medure.us. Chef David Medure offers global flavors. Small plates, creative drinks, happy hour. $$$ FB D Mon.-Sat.

RIVERSIDE, 5 POINTS, WESTSIDE

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

BOJ winner. Authentic Mediterranean peasant cuisine updated for American tastes; tapas, blackened octopus, risotto of the day, coconut mango curry chicken. $$ BW L D Tue.-Sat. AKEL’S DELICATESSEN, 245 Riverside Ave., 791-3336. F SEE DOWNTOWN.

AL’S PIZZA, 1620 Margaret St., 388-8384. F SEE BEACHES. APPLEBEE’S, 8635 Blanding Blvd., Ste. 201, 771-0000.

6251 103rd St., 772-9020. 843 Lane Ave. S., 378-5445.

SEE MANDARIN.

BLACK SHEEP RESTAURANT, 1534 Oak St., 355-3793, blacksheep5points.com. New American with a Southern twist; locally sourced ingredients. Rooftop bar. $$$ FB R Sat. & Sun.; L D Daily BOLD BEAN COFFEE ROASTERS, 869 Stockton St., Stes. 1 & 2, 855-1181. BOJ winner. F Small-batch, artisanal coffee roasting. Organic, fair trade. $ BW TO B L Daily BREW FIVE POINTS, 1024 Park St., 714-3402, brewfive points.com. F Local craft beer, espresso, coffee and wine bar. Rotating drafts, 75+ canned craft beers; sodas, tea.

Rotating seasonal menu of waffles, pastries, toasts, desserts to pair with specialty coffees, craft beers. $$ BW K B L Daily CORNER TACO, 818 Post St., 240-0412, cornertaco.com.

Made-from-scratch “Mexclectic street food,” tacos, nachos, gluten-free and vegetarian options. $ BW L D Daily.

DICK’S WINGS, 5972 San Juan Ave., 693-9258. BOJ winner. SEE PONTE VEDRA. EUROPEAN STREET CAFÉ, 2753 Park St., 384-9999. BOJ winner. 130+ import beers, 20 on tap. NYC-style Reuben, sandwiches. Outside dining at some. $ BW K L D Daily GRASSROOTS NATURAL MARKET, 2007 Park St., 384-4474, thegrassrootsmarket.com. BOJ winner. F Juice bar; certified organic fruits, vegetables. 300+ craft/ import beers, 50 wines, organic produce, humanely raised meats, deli, raw items, vegan, vitamins, herbs. Organic wraps, sides, sandwiches, salads to go. $ BW TO B L D Daily HAWKERS ASIAN STREET FARE, 1001 Park St., 508-0342, hawkerstreetfare.com. BOJ winner. Authentic dishes from mobile stalls. $ BW TO L D Daily JOHNNY’S DELI & GRILLE, 474 Riverside Ave., 356-8055.

F Casual spot offers sandwiches, classic salads, homefries.

One word: Reuben. $ TO B L Daily KNEAD BAKESHOP, 1173 Edgewood Ave. S. Locally-owned, family-run; made-from-scratch pastries, artisan breads, pies, specialty sandwiches, soups. $ TO B L Tue.-Sun. LARRY’S GIANT SUBS, 1509 Margaret, 674-2794. 7895 Normandy, 781-7600. 8102 Blanding, 779-1933. F SEE ORANGE PARK.

METRO DINER, 4495 Roosevelt Blvd., 999-4600. F BOJ winner. SEE SAN MARCO. MONROE’S SMOKEHOUSE BAR-B-Q, 4838 Highway Ave., 389-5551, monroessmokehousebbq.com. Wings, pulled pork, brisket, turkey, ribs. Homestyle sides: beans, baked beans, mac-n-cheese, collards. $$ K TO L Mon.-Sat.; D Fri. MOON RIVER PIZZA, 1176 Edgewood Ave. S., 389-4442. F BOJ winner. SEE AMELIA ISLAND. MOSSFIRE GRILL, 1537 Margaret St., 355-4434, mossfire. com. F Southwestern fish tacos, enchiladas. Happy hour Mon.-Sat. upstairs lounge, all day Sun. $$ FB K L D Daily O’BROTHERS IRISH PUB, 1521 Margaret St., 854-9300, obrothersirishpub.com. F Traditional shepherd’s pie with Stilton crust, Guinness mac-n-cheese, fish-n-chips. Patio dining. $$ FB K TO L D Daily THE PIG BAR-B-Q, 5456 Normandy Blvd., 783-1606, thepigbarbq.com. Bite Club. SEE SOUTHSIDE. RAIN DOGS, 1045 Park St., 379-4969. Bar food. $ D SOUTHERN ROOTS FILLING STATION, 1275 King St., 513-4726, southernrootsjax.com. Healthy, light vegan fare made fresh daily with local, organic ingredients. Specials, served on bread, local greens or rice, change daily. Coffees, teas. $ Tue.-Sun. SUSHI CAFÉ, 2025 Riverside, Ste. 204, 384-2888, sushicafejacksonville.com. F Sushi variety: Monster Roll, Jimmy Smith Roll; faves Rock-n-Roll, Dynamite Roll. Hibachi, tempura, katsu, teriyaki. Indoor or patio. $$ BW L D Daily

ST. AUGUSTINE

AL’S PIZZA, 1 St. George St., 824-4383. F SEE BEACHES. APPLEBEE’S, 225 S.R. 312, 825-4099. SEE MANDARIN. AVILES, 32 Avenida Menendez, 829-2277 F In Hilton Inn Bayfront. Progressive European menu; made-to-order pasta night, wine dinners, chophouse nights, breakfast buffet. Sun. champagne brunch, bottomless mimosas. $$$ FB K B L D Daily

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DICK’S WINGS, 10750 Atlantic Blvd., 619-0954. BOJ winner. SEE PONTE VEDRA. THE DIM SUM ROOM, 9041 Southside, Ste. 138D, 363-9888, thedimsumroom.com. Shrimp dumplings, beef tripe, sesame ball. Traditional Hong Kong noodles, barbecue. $ FB K L D Daily EUROPEAN STREET CAFÉ, 5500 Beach Blvd., 398-1717.

BOJ winner. SEE RIVERSIDE. LARRY’S GIANT SUBS, 3611 St. Johns Bluff S., 641-6499.

4479 Deerwood Lake Pkwy., 425-4060. F SEE ORANGE PARK. MELLOW MUSHROOM, 9734 Deer Lake Ct., 997-1955. F Bite Club. BOJ winner. SEE BEACHES. MONROE’S SMOKEHOUSE BAR B-Q, 10771 Beach Blvd., 996-7900, monroessmokehousebbq.com. SEE RIVERSIDE. THE PIG BAR-B-Q, 11925 Beach Blvd., Ste. 5, 619-0321, thepigbarbq.com. Bite Club. This popular fourth-generation barbecue institution has been family-owned for 60+ years.

The signature item is mustard-based “pig sauce.” $ BW K TO B, L D Daily TAVERNA YAMAS, 9753 Deer Lake Ct., 854-0426, tavernayamas.com. F Bite Club. Char-broiled kabobs,

BARLEY REPUBLIC, 48 Spanish St., 547-2023, barley republicph.com. Old City’s only Irish gastropub in historic area has fish & chips, shepherd’s pie, lambburger, craft beers and spirits. $$ FB K TO L D Daily CANDLELIGHT SOUTH, 1 Anastasia Blvd., 819-0588. Casual spot offers fish tacos, sandwiches, wings, desserts, sangria, daily specials. $ BW K TO L D Daily GYPSY CAB COMPANY, 828 Anastasia Blvd., 824-8244, gypsycab.com. F Local mainstay 25+ years. Menu changes twice daily. Signature dish: Gypsy chicken. Seafood, tofu, duck, veal. Sun. brunch. $$ FB R Sun.; L D Daily MELLOW MUSHROOM, 410 Anastasia Blvd., 826-4040.

F Bite Club. BOJ winner. SEE BEACHES. METRO DINER, 1000 S. Ponce de Leon Blvd., 758-3323. F BOJ winner. SEE SAN MARCO. MOJO OLD CITY BBQ, 5 Cordova, 342-5264. F BOJ winner. SEE BEACHES. SALT LIFE FOOD SHACK, 321 A1A Beach Blvd., St. Augustine Beach, 217-3256, saltlifefoodshack.com. BOJ winner. SEE BEACHES. TEMPO, 16 Cathedral Place, 547-0240. The Latin American fusion wine bar and restaurant offers traditional American fare with a Latin flair; sandwiches, too. $$ BW L D Tue.-Sun.

seafood, wines, desserts. Belly dancing. $$ FB K L D Daily TOMMY’S BRICK OVEN PIZZA, 4160 Southside, Ste. 2, 565-1999, tbopizza.com. F New York-style thin crust, brick-oven-baked pizzas (gluten-free), calzones, sandwiches.

Boylan’s soda. Curbside pick-up. $$ BW TO L D Mon.-Sat. THE VISCONDE’S ARGENTINIAN GRILL, 11925 Beach Blvd., Ste. 201, 379-3925. The area’s only Argentinian place.

Traditional steaks, varieties of sausages, pasta, sandwiches, empañadas, wines. $$$ BW TO L D Tue.-Sun.

SPRINGFIELD, NORTHSIDE

HOLA MEXICAN RESTAURANT, 1001 N. Main St., 356-3100, holamexicanrestaurant.com. F Fajitas, burritos, enchiladas, daily specials. Happy hour; sangria. $ BW K TO L D Mon.-Sat. LARRY’S GIANT SUBS, 12001 Lem Turner Rd., 764-9999.

SEE ORANGE PARK.

THE PIG BAR-B-Q, 9760 Lem Turner Rd., 765-4336, thepigbarbq.com. Bite Club. SEE SOUTHSIDE.

BITE-SIZED

ST. JOHNS TOWN CENTER

APPLEBEE’S, 4507 Town Ctr. Pkwy., 645-3590. SEE MANDARIN. BRIO TUSCAN GRILLE, 4910 Big Island Dr., 807-9960.

Upscale Northern Italian fare, wood-grilled and oven-roasted steaks, chops, seafood. Dine indoors or al fresco on the terrace. $$$ FB K TO R Sat. & Sun.; L D Daily M SHACK, 10281 Midtown Pkwy., 642-5000, mshack burgers.com. F BOJ winner. SEE BEACHES. OVINTE, 10208 Buckhead Branch Dr., 900-7730, ovinte. com. European-style dining influenced by Italy, Spain and the Mediterranean. Small plates, entrée-sized portions, selections from the cheese a charcuterie menu. $$$ BW TO R D Daily

SAN MARCO, SOUTHBANK

ALLURE THAI & SUSHI, 1004 Hendricks Ave., 674-0190, basilthaijax.com. F Authentic dishes: Pad Thai, curries, sashimi, fresh sushi, daily specials. $$ FB L D Mon.-Sat. BISTRO AIX, 1440 San Marco Blvd., 398-1949, bistrox. com. F Mediterranean and French inspired cuisine includes steak frites, oak-fired pizza and a new raw bar with seasonal selections. $$$ FB TO L D Daily DICK’S WINGS, 1610 University Blvd. W., 448-2110. BOJ winner. SEE PONTE VEDRA. EUROPEAN STREET CAFÉ, 1704 San Marco Blvd., 398-9500. BOJ winner. SEE RIVERSIDE. $ BW K L D Daily FUSION SUSHI, 1550 University Blvd. W., 636-8688, fusionsushijax.com. F Upscale sushi spot serves a variety of fresh sushi, sashimi, hibachi, teriyaki, kiatsu. $$ K L D Daily THE GROTTO WINE & TAPAS BAR, 2012 San Marco Blvd., 398-0726. F Artisanal cheese plates, empanadas, bruschetta, cheesecake. 60+ wines by the glass. $$$ BW Tue.-Sun. HAMBURGER MARY’S BAR & GRILLE, 3333 Beach Blvd., Ste. 1, 551-2048, hamburgermarys.com. F Wings, sammies, nachos, entrées, specialty drinks, burgers. $$ K TO FB L D Daily KITCHEN ON SAN MARCO, 1402 San Marco Blvd., 396-2344, kitchenonsanmarco.com. New gastropub features local and national craft beers, specialty cocktails and a seasonal menu focusing on fresh, locally sourced ingredients and cuisine. $$ FB L D Daily MEZZE BAR & GRILL, 2016 Hendricks Ave., 683-0693, mezzejax.com. Classic cocktails, fresh basil martinis, 35 draft beers, local/craft brews, Mediterranean cuisine. Hookah patio. Happy hour. $$ FB D Daily MATTHEW’S, 2107 Hendricks Ave., 396-9922, matthews restaurant.com. Chef Matthew Medure’s flagship. Fine dining, artfully presented cuisine, small plates, martini/ wine lists. Happy hour Mon.-Fri. Reservations. $$$$ FB D Mon.-Sat. METRO DINER, 3302 Hendricks Ave., 398-3701, metrodiner.com. F BOJ winner. Original upscale diner.

Meatloaf, chicken pot pie, soups. $$ B R L Daily MOJO BAR-B-QUE, 1607 University Blvd. W., 732-7200. F BOJ winner. SEE BEACHES. PIZZA PALACE, 1959 San Marco, 399-8815, pizzapalace jax.com. F Family-owned; homestyle faves: spinach pizza, chicken spinach calzones, lasagna. Outside dining. $$ BW K TO L D Daily TAVERNA, 1986 San Marco, 398-3005, tavernasanmarco. com. Chef Sam Efron’s authentic Italian; local produce, meats.

Craft beers, handcrafted cocktails. $$$ FB K TO R L D Daily

SOUTHSIDE, TINSELTOWN

360° GRILLE, LATITUDE 360, 10370 Philips Hwy., 365-5555, latitude360.com. F Popular place serves seafood, steaks, burgers, chicken, sandwiches, pizza.

Patio, movie theater. $$ FB TO L D Daily AKEL’S DELICATESSEN, 7077 Bonneval Rd., 332-8700. F SEE DOWNTOWN.

ALHAMBRA THEATRE & DINING, 12000 Beach Blvd., 641-1212, alhambrajax.com. USA’s longest-running dinner theater; Chef DeJuan Roy’s themed menus. Reservations. $$ FB D Tue.-Sun. APPLEBEE’S, 5055 JTB Blvd., 296-6895. SEE MANDARIN. BARBERITOS, 4320 Deerwood Lake Pkwy., Ste. 106, 807-9060. F SEE AMELIA ISLAND. DANCIN DRAGON, 9041 Southside Blvd., Ste. 138D, 363-9888. BOGO lunches, an Asian fusion menu. $$ FB K L D Daily

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BACKPAGE EDITORIAL

ALL THE COLORS OF THE RAINBOW

Students key to making prejudice history

ASTROLOGY

BABE RUTH, MEL BROOKS, WEENIE COUNTS, MACAROONS & EXORCISM ARIES (March 21-April 19): Uitwaaien is a Dutch word that means to go out for a stroll in windy weather just because it’s exhilarating.

I don’t know any language that has parallel terms for running in the rain for the dizzy joy of it, dancing in a meadow in the dark because it’s such nonsensical fun, or singing at full volume alone in an elevator in the madhappy quest to purge tension. In the weeks ahead, you don’t need to describe or explain experiences like this; just do them. Give your instinctive need for exuberance lots of room to play.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Your nasty, nagging little demon isn’t nasty or nagging any more. It’s not doing what demons are supposed to. It’s confused, haggard and ineffective. I almost feel sorry for it. It’s barely keeping you awake at night, and its ability to motivate you through fear is at an all-time low. When the demon’s strength wanes and its hold on you is weak, break up with it for good. Do an ultimate, non-reversible exorcism. Buy it a one-way bus ticket to the wasteland. Say goodbye forever.

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ast month, students across the country celebrated Black History Month. Many read books by black authors, wrote research papers on civil rights activists, memorized Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have A Dream” speech, or watched videos about the Underground Railroad. And if they were taught honestly, as they learned about the struggles of the past, they may have begun to recognize it in their own present — when mall security guards take notice of them walking in groups, or when they see people who look like them losing their lives to neighborhood and police violence on the nightly news. These lessons are anything but history.

I myself faced these prejudices. When I was in high school, I was told not to apply to schools like Georgetown University because they were too high of a reach for me and I should aim for schools that would surely accept me. But with the support and encouragement of teachers who believed in me, I applied to and graduated from Georgetown in 2008, the first member of my family to complete college.

The truth is, while the “whites only” signs of the ’60s have come down, the reality of separate and unequal endures. Alongside glaring gaps in educational, employment and economic opportunity, people of color in this nation face a variety of subtler, no less damaging assumptions. A successful black lawyer’s credibility is questioned with suggestions of affirmative action. A young black boy on a corner is seen as “suspicious,” while his white peers “hang out.” A black college student is asked to give “the black perspective” to a seminar full of white students who are never asked to speak on behalf of their entire race.

In the face of these realities, we have no time to waste. This school year marked the first in which the majority of public school students are minorities. Our generation has a responsibility to work to ensure that each and every one of them is moving through a system that affirms their identities, shows them they’re valued, and allows them access to the opportunities they have been denied for far too long.

My former Duval County Public School students were only in kindergarten, but the low expectations for people who looked like them had already started to sink in when they entered my classroom. My kids’ families, who struggled to live financially stable lives, told me that they just wanted their kids to learn enough in school to be able to graduate from middle or high school and get a job to help take care of the family. But over the course of the school year, as their children excelled, so did their parents’ expectations. By June, every student was reading and doing math above grade level. As a result, their parents felt freer to dream and to believe in the potential of their education.

Fueling that belief was the reason I first joined Teach For America. I wanted to inform and empower my kids with the knowledge and skills they needed to become active citizens. I wanted to teach them that they could be anything they wanted, regardless of what society told them was possible for their futures.

We have a long way to go as a country before we truly achieve justice for all. To fix the systemic oppression that has created the gross inequality of the present will take the hard, dedicated work of countless leaders and change-makers. We must work toward these long-term changes as well as the immediate, urgent opportunities to change the way our students view themselves and their futures.

As teachers, we can play a central role in this. Every day, we can remind our kids that their thoughts, ideas, identities and opinions are important. We can share our own stories so that when our kids look to the front of the room, they see a little bit of themselves reflected back. We can remind them that they matter, that they always have and that they always will.

Janieasha Freelove-Sewell mail@folioweekly.com

Freelove-Sewell is a 2008 graduate of Georgetown University and Teach for America-Jacksonville. She is currently studying law at Michigan State University.

Folio Weekly welcomes Backpage Editorial submissions. Essays should be no more than 1,200 words and on a topic of local interest or concern. Email your Backpage to mail@folioweekly.com. Opinions expressed on the Backpage are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of the editors or management of Folio Weekly.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): When he was in his 50s, French painter Claude Monet finally achieved financial success. He used his riches to buy a house and land, then hired gardeners to help him make a pond full of water lilies. For the first time in his life, he began to paint water lilies. For the next 30 years, they were his obsession and specialty. He made them a central feature of 250 canvases, his signature contributions to art history. “I planted my water lilies for pleasure,” he said. “I cultivated them without thinking of painting them. And then suddenly, I had the revelation of the magic of my pond.” It’s a good time to do something similar: Create or find a source of beauty to stimulate a sense of wonder and fuel a passion to express yourself for a long time.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): “Everything we do in life is based on fear, especially love,” said Cancerian comedian Mel Brooks. Though he was joking, he was also quite serious. More often than we like to admit, desperation infects our quest to be cared for. Our decisions about love may be motivated by a dread of loneliness. We worry if we’re worthy of getting the help and support we need. It’s a fundamental human problem, so there’s no reason to be ashamed if you have this tendency. You now have the necessary power to overcome this. You’ll be able to summon tremendous courage as you revise and refine your relationship with love. Disappear the fear.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Do you ever feel reverence and awe? Are there times when you spontaneously yearn to engage in acts of worship? Is there anyone or anything that evokes your admiration, humility and gratitude? The weeks ahead will be a good time to seek out these experiences.

According to my astrological omen-reading, you get tender jolts of transformational inspiration if you blend with a sublime force you trust and respect.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): A lot has happened since you were … uh … indisposed. You’ve missed out on several plot twists. The circle has been broken, repaired, broken again and partly repaired.

Rumors have been flying, allegiances shifted and riddles deepened. Are you ready to return to the heated action? Have you learned as much as you can from the commotion that made you leave? Don’t try to return too soon. Be sure you’re at least 70 percent healed.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Rent, but don’t buy yet. That’s my $250-per-hour advice.

Keep rehearsing, but don’t start performing the actual show. OK? Flirt, but don’t fall in love. Can

you handle that much impulse control? Are you strong enough to explore the deeper mysteries of patience?

Your burning questions will be answered if you don’t try to force the answers to arrive according to a timetable.

I guarantee you’ll make the necessary connections as long as you don’t insist they satisfy every single one of your criteria.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): The Guerrilla Girls are a group of prankster activists who use humor to expose sexism and racism in the art world. Every so often, they take a “weenie count” at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art. During their first survey in 1989, they found that 5 percent of the artists who had work hanging in the galleries were women, while 85 percent of the nudes depicted in the paintings were women. More recently, in 2012, the weenie count revealed 4 percent of the artists were women, but 76 percent of the naked people in the paintings were female. Next week is a good time to take a weenie count in your sphere. Conditions are more favorable than usual to call attention to gender disparities, and initiate corrective action.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): The English term “engine” refers primarily to a machine that transforms energy into mechanical power.

Its roots are in the Old French word engin, which meant skill or wit, and in the Latin word ingenium, defined as “inborn talent.” I’ll borrow the original meanings to devise your horoscope this week. According to my astrological omen-reading, your “engine” is unusually strong now, which means your cultivated skills and innate talents are functioning at peak levels. Make intensive use of them, produce maximum amounts of energy and gather more clout.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): What I’m about to reveal is not a hard scientific fact, but a rigorous poetic fable. You don’t need to go to the mountain, because the mountain is willing and able to come to you. But will it actually do so? Yes, but only if you meet two conditions. The mountain will pick itself up and move to where you are if you make a lot of room for it and if you’re prepared to work with the changes its arrival will bring.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): If you were a four-year-old, cookies might be a valuable treasure. Given a choice between a bowl of stir-fried organic vegetables and a plate full of chocolate coconut macaroons, you’d probably choose the macaroons. For that matter, if you were four years old and asked to decide between getting a pile of macaroons and a free vacation to Bali, an original Matisse or a personal horoscope reading from the world’s greatest astrologer, you’d also pick the cookies.

But since you’re a grownup, your list of priorities is screwed on straight, right? You’d never get distracted by a sugary, transitory treat and ignore a more nourishing and long-lasting pleasure. Right?

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): On June 23, 1917, Babe Ruth was the starting pitcher for the Boston Red Sox in a Major League Baseball game against the Washington Senators. After the first batter drew a walk, Ruth got upset with the home plate umpire and punched him in the head. Ejected! Banished!

The Babe had to be dragged off the field by the cops.

The new pitcher was Ernie Shore. He proceeded to pitch a perfect game, allowing no further Washington player to reach base in all nine innings. In the weeks ahead, you have the potential to duplicate Shore’s performance in your sphere. As a replacement, you excel. As a substitute, you outdo the original.

Rob Brezsny freewillastrology@freewillastrology.com

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I SPY I SAW U’s (Retro Edition)

The language of courtship might’ve changed, but Folio Weekly’s popular I Saw U section is still the most practical place to find real love. Or at least a place to spend the night. Can you spot the missed connections from the late-’80s mixed in with the usual searches for bliss?

JUICE BAR BABE You: Incredibly cute girl working juice bar. Braided blonde hair, nose ring. Your favorite is Pineapple Julius. Me: Suave, longhaired Adonis, right arm tattoo, sees you from afar, often there.

Let’s meet, talk about more you like. When: April 3. Where: Baymeadows Native Sun. #1516-0408

ASIAN GODDESS SNAP FITNESS Me: Purposefully stretching longer, safe creeping distance. You: Gleaming from sweat, holding handstand a respectable amount of time! Took off shoes, socks; caught me watching. Kept gaze. You smiled, continued poses. Left before drool commenced. When: Jan. 20.

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ENDLESS LOVE You: Handsome, buff, bald man, best smile, driving ivory Cadillac. Me: Short, long hair, blue-eyed girl who works your conversions; my heart melts when I see you. Let’s meet so I can convert you over to a real woman! When: March 4. Where: Baymeadows business. #1515-0408

HOTTIE IN HAMMOCK You: Tall, leggy, brunette, great skin, rocking in hammock at pool. Me: Scotch-loving bald guy who still loves a Fierce Polish Viking. Hoping you’ll rock me tonight like your body rocks in that hammock. When: Jan. 28. Where: Beside the pool. #1504-0128

SMILE’S FOREVER, HOWEVER Bumped into me, Underbelly’s bar, Art Walk. Dark hair, brilliant smile. Taking hygienist work home with you? Talked about smiles, other thing. I’ll make other thing last. You left with friends; didn’t get number. Let’s make smiles! When: April 1.

Where: Underbelly. #1514-0408 BEAUTIFUL SOCCER HOOLIGAN You: Blonde, glasses, ripped rolled-up jeans, yellow sweater, Armada scarf, temp cheek tattoo. Me: Dark hair, glasses, full sleeves. You behind me, half-time refreshment line. We smiled in section 141 top. Let’s sit side-by-side. When: March 28.

Where: EverBank Field. #1513-0401 HAITIAN GENTLEMAN IN PINK Mr. I make airplanes crank for a living. Ms. Blonde alone on corner reading Folio Weekly ISU impatiently waiting; meanwhile collecting the worst pick-up lines. White boy was smooth; you, however, have my attention. When: March 28. Where: Outside De Real Ting. #1512-0401 COCAINE COCAINE COCAINE You: Cocaine. Me: Cocaine. Let’s do some cocaine. When: Now. Where: Wherever. #0187-8701 BEST ASS I’VE SEEN You: Sweaty, dark hair, petite, beautiful Asian lifting heavy (humping weights? Never seen that workout), engrossed in weights and convos with gym regulars.

Sorry, couldn’t stop staring. Let’s train together. Whatever you’re doing is working. When: March 16. Where: LA Fitness Atlantic Beach. #1511-0325 0% IRISH, 100% DRUNK You: Orange sack pack and white sleeveless shirt. Me: White collared shirt and green tie. Didn’t expect to have a dance partner. Will you shake it off with me again? When: March 17. Where: Brix Taphouse. #1510-0325 GOT BETTE DAVIS EYES You: Like a tan Kim Carnes in sweet sweet legwarmers. Tried to catch you; I was late to a Herbalife sale. Me: Often mistaken for Rod Stewart, especially at my condo’s tennis courts. Yeah, it’s a cool place. I’ll tell you about stuff I own over a wine cooler (two, perhaps?) When: Aug. 17.

Where: Hanging outside Point of View. #0867-5309

DID IT HURT WHEN YOU FELL (FROM SPACE)? Me: The “I’m joining NASA” guy. You laughed at my Alf for President shirt. Keep Walkman batteries I gave you. I’ll tell about spacecraft. You: Fast-walking toward door, whispering to security guard, pointing at me. When: Sept. 1. Where: Beaches Library, near restrooms. #0088-9673 HOT COFFEE MAN You: tall, dark hair, with Starbucks. Me: tall, yellow shirt. ISU at Starbucks 20 minutes before; again in garage stairs. Held door for me, I smiled, thanked you. Remember me?

When: Jan. 22. Baptist Medical Ctr. Garage. #1503-0128 LET’S EAT! Me: My shrink says I have eating disorder: “You eat ‘dis’ order, ‘dat’ order – no wonder you’re fat and miserable.” I have loads more jokes to tell, hopefully at any restaurant. I’m hilarious. You: Pretty much any woman. No fatties. #7645-9762 BAYMEADOWS BUSINESS You: Bald white guy, sharp dresser, older white Saturn. Me: Slim white guy. Had my eye on you; said hi; you said Happy Holidays Christmas Eve. Let’s do lunch!

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NEWS OF THE WEIRD WAIT, WHAT? An unarmed man, suspected of no crime, who three years ago was shot 16 times by police while lying in his bed, told a Seattle Times reporter in March that he bears no ill will toward the cops who shot him. Said Dustin Theoharis, now 32, “Sometimes [police] make mistakes.” Theoharis was napping in a friend’s house in Puyallup, Washington, when police arrived to arrest the friend’s son. When Theoharis reached for his ID, one officer imagined a gun, and two officers opened fire, hitting Theoharis in the jaw, both upper arms, both lower arms, wrist, hand, shoulder, abdomen and both legs. He spent months in a hospital and skilled nursing facility and today is mostly immobile and unable to work. He “won” legal settlements totaling $5.5 million, but onethird went to lawyers, and much of the rest has paid medical bills.

PADDLE THROUGH! According to the mayor of Rio de Janeiro, it appears some of the 2016 Summer Olympics aquatic events will be held among floating household trash and raw sewage in Guanabara Bay (though Mayor Eduardo Paes noted to the Associated Press in March the events are scheduled for the “cleanest part” of the bay). To acquire the games, organizers had promised a massive cleanup, but now, with 500 days to go, Paes conceded the goals won’t be met and that, indeed, infrastructure improvements still haven’t halted the sewage flow into the bay.

MY MOM’S THE BEST! According to a 17-yearold bicyclist broadsided by a motorist at rush hour in Sheffield, England, on March 6, a woman alighted from the car to help. However, upon seeing the extent of the cyclist’s injuries, she apologized and walked away, telling the sprawled-out victim her children were in the car and would be “scared” to see all that blood — and so she would drive them on to school.

Witnesses provided a description of the vehicle, but the hit-and-run driver was still at large.

PUNCHY POPE Trying to stake out a position on the Paris murders of the staff of Charlie Hebdo magazine, Pope Francis in January told an audience during his Philippines tour that freedom of speech is important, but that there are limits. “If my good friend Dr. [Alberto] Gasbarri [who organized the pope’s visit and

was standing at his side] says a curse word against my mother,” Francis said, “he can expect a punch.” He then “threw” a mock “punch” toward Gasbarri. The Vatican press office was later moved to clarify that violence in God’s name can never be justified.

THE LITIGIOUS SOCIETY In March, the Administrative Office of the Courts revealed a slight increase in federal litigation in 2014, but a much larger increase in prisoner lawsuits.

Leading the upturn was Dale Maisano, 63, serving 15 years for aggravated assault, who last year alone filed 3,613 cases concerning his Florence, Arizona, facility. Counting previous prison stints, Maisano has filed 6,076 complaints against various officials and prison system health-care providers. In a 2014 USA Today report, Maisano volunteered that he himself “could use some mental health help.”

IS THIS A GREAT COUNTRY OR WHAT? Ion Productions of Cincinnati is eager to sell “the world’s first commercially available hand-held flamethrower” — the XM42, which could shoot 25-foot flames and costs $700-$800.

In March, Ion announced it was seeking additional funding, touting the device’s uses (“killing insects,” “eliminating weeds between pavement cracks,” “melting snow,” “entertaining friends”) and assuring potential buyers portable flamethrowers are less regulated than handguns.

Only California and Maryland legislators, and a few city or county officials, appear to be on top of the issue of amateur flame-throwing.

DUMBASS POSTING Perpetrators on the run frequently, unintentionally reveal their whereabouts by their need to show off on social media, but Christopher Wallace has reached legendary show-off status. Being sought in connection with a January burglary, he went to his home in Fairfield, Maine — and posted on the Snapchat site that that’s where he was.

Police arrived and, during their canvass, noticed a brand-new Snapchat post from Wallace — mischievously writing that police were in his home right then, searching for him, but he was cunningly hiding in a cabinet. Police opened the cabinet and arrested him.

Chuck Shepherd weirdnews@earthlink.net

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