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WINNING UGLY

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THE COLOR OF JUSTICE

We don’t live in a POST-RACISM society — not even close

______________________________________ HE WASN’T EVEN 18 YEARS OLD, A CHILD WITH his entire future ahead of him. But his hopes, his dreams, didn’t matter; how his future might be affected by a criminal record didn’t matter either. What mattered was that he was breaking the law. His crime? Standing outside his sister’s apartment on the Friday before Thanksgiving 2014, giving the cops who arrested him – for the misdemeanors of loitering, prowling and resisting arrest without violence – some attitude. Deandre Ezell couldn’t vote, couldn’t buy a lottery ticket or a dirty magazine, he was just a kid when Jacksonville Sheriff ’s Office’s David Stevens grabbed him at the Duval County Pretrial Detention Facility later that night and slammed his head against the wall, knocking him out, according to a federal lawsuit filed in January. This in spite of the handcuffs Ezell was wearing at the time. In the video of the incident, available on the digital version of this article at FolioWeekly.com, Ezell lays on the floor, allegedly unconscious, while officers cuff his legs to his hands. Unconscious, handcuffed children being so threatening and all. After Ezell was transported to the hospital for treatment for injuries sustained when his head hit the wall, Officer T.M. Helms, who’d issued the initial misdemeanor arrest, arrested him again - for the felony of battery on a law enforcement officer. This in spite of the lawsuit’s claim – backed up by the video – that Ezell never struck the officer. Deandre Ezell didn’t get to eat turkey with his family that Thanksgiving, instead he spent three weeks in jail before the felony charge was dropped. The suit alleges that neither officer was disciplined or even reprimanded for their actions. According to statistics compiled from JSO public records by the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, from 2002 to 2014 there were 135 police shootings, 74 of them fatal. And though only 34 percent of Jacksonville’s population is black, per those statistics, 65 percent of the people killed by JSO in that time frame were black. I don’t pretend to know how this makes people in the black community feel. As a white person, I will never fully appreciate the bitterness, anger and frustration such statistics inspire. It’s embarrassing to admit now, but, enveloped in my white skin privilege, I initially wondered whether the #BlackLivesMatter

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On May 24, citizens protest the fatal shooting of Vernell Bing Jr.

movement was an example of what some might call “reverse racism.” I was wrong. I don’t pretend to know how the black community feels about the many ways in which our society is racist, classist and in denial about it. I do know that their outrage is warranted and that it is up to all of us to try to correct injustice when we see it. This will require us to open our hearts and eyes to the suffering of our fellow black citizens, to stop thinking of the Deandre Ezells of the world as thugs who aren’t worth saving, who deserve whatever punishment they get. Instead think of Ezell as a boy – young enough to need his parents to sign a permission slip for him to go on a field trip – who was arrested for standing outside his sister’s house then violently assaulted by a police officer while handcuffed and charged with battering the officer who assaulted him. Think of him as a teenager sitting in jail while his family tried to celebrate the holidays without him while the officer who smashed his head into a concrete wall dined on cranberry sauce and pumpkin pie before dozing off in front of the television. Recall that Deandre is one of countless black people who have suffered similar fates – and worse, much, much worse – at the hands of law enforcement. Ask yourself what you might do, how you might feel, if Deandre Ezell – smashed headfirst into a concrete wall in JSO custody – or David Kemp – multiple facial fractures in JSO custody – or Larue Perkins – jaw broken by JSO while complying with officer’s directives – or Vernell Bing Jr. – killed while unarmed by JSO – weren’t names on a page, strangers in a video, stories recounted in a lawsuit: What if Ezell was your neighbor, Kemp your cousin, Perkins your uncle’s best friend? How might you feel then? What if you attended a vigil in honor of your son who was killed by the police where you wept, held hands with strangers and neighbors and joined in a chorus of voices singing, “Lean on Me,” but the nightly news chose to play a clip of people chanting “Black Power,” black power being so palatable to the average viewer? Clearly JSO is not a department of 3,000 racist, violent brutes bent on exerting unconscionable control over the black community; similarly the entire State Attorney’s Office and every single sitting criminal judge isn’t driven by desire to incarcerate black people. Nevertheless, too many statistics show that our legal system is far from color blind for us to continue to ignore or deny it. Black people are not the enemy. Neither are the police or the attorneys or the judges. Racism is. And, like science, your refusal to acknowledge its existence doesn’t make it any less real. Claire Goforth claire@folioweekly.com JUNE 1-7, 2016 | FOLIOWEEKLY.com | 5

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DECADES REWIND SIGNATURE CLASSICS “Man, I wish there was, like, this cover band that somehow melded virtually every ’60s,

’70s, and ’80s band from ABBA to Zeppelin into one giant jam.” Your wish has been granted, Cosmic Dupree. Dance Rewind are an eight-piece rock band, along with six vocalists, who perform more than 60 classic rock songs in medley form, along with a multimedia lighting-and-video display, and more than 100 (zoinks!) costume changes. We dare you to holler “Free Bird!” 8 p.m. Friday, June 3 and Saturday, June 4, Times-Union Center’s Terry Theater, Downtown, $27.50-$44, fscjartistseries.org.

OUR PICKS PURPLE REIGN PRINCE TRIBUTES

When Prince Rogers Nelson died on April 21, the world lost a true renaissance man (and an admirably freaky, funky, eccentric one, as well!) This week, two local events celebrate the man and his music. The concert, “1999: A Tribute to Prince” features Prince tunes performed by local acts Band of Destiny, Stank Sauce, Fonix Movement, Lunar Coast, The Groove Coalition, Master Radical, Billy Buchanan, and Chris Williams & the Soul Power Revolution, along with food trucks; 5-9 p.m. Thursday, June 2, Hemming Park, Downtown, hemmingpark.org. The Prince Party Fundraiser is a night of live music, hors d’oeuvres and Purple Haze beer, along with a bike and guitar raffle – all for a good cause. 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, June 7, The Surf Restaurant & Bar, Fernandina Beach, $10, proceeds benefit Nassau Education Foundation, thesurfonline.com, folioweekly.com.

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SCREENING PROCESS RENDEZVOUS MUSIC FILM FESTIVAL

Looking for some scintillating cinematic surprises? The ninth annual Rendezvous Music Film Festival offers more than 54 films – shorts and animation to documentaries and music videos from 14 nations – along with workshops, live music, and parties. Thursday, June 2-Saturday, June 4 at various venues in Fernandina Beach. For fees, schedules and details, go to rendezvousfestival.org.

DANCING WITH THE STARS Wanna see some locals cut a rug for a good cause? In the fundraiser “Dancing with the Stars,” the audience and a panel of judges cast their votes for the best eight local celebrities (including Deanna Brown, pictured, of Ullmann Financial) and their professional dance partners, locked in a brutal, no-holds-barred, one-couple-leftstanding (OK, we made that part up) dance competition, along with a performance by Jacksonville Children’s Chorus and guest dancers from A Social Affair Dance Studio. 8 p.m. Saturday, June 4, Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts’ Jacoby Symphony Hall, Downtown, 353-1636, $35-$150 (VIP ticket includes valet parking, cocktails, hors d’oeuvres); proceeds benefit Jacksonville Children’s Chorus, jaxdwts.com. TUE

SWEDE EMOTION REFUSED Formed in 1991 in the small town of Umeå, Sweden,

hardcore kings Refused have earned a rabidly devoted global following on the strengths of their politically far-left ethos, delivered with some serious, thrash-punk pummel. Do ya like handing out Donald Trump campaign stickers? Don’t do it at this show. 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 7 with openers The Coathangers and Plague Vendor, Mavericks Live, Downtown, $23, mavericksatthelanding.com.

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LAUNCH PAD TO FREE MUSIC

RE: “Free Radical,” by John E. Citrone, May 11 Still a great article a week later! This time, though, I’ve had the benefit of having heard Uri Caine play, plus a chance to have some conversation with him so now I can say in all honesty, I’m beginning to get this whole John Zorn thing. I’ve become aware of how much there is for me to learn and how complex the music is and it’s exciting! The audience absolutely swarmed the newly dedicated rack of Radical Jewish Music CDs, eager to hear more. And peeps are still talking about the concert. So thanks Keith Marks and Avant Arts — you’ve launched something big. Claudia Baker via Facebook

SO FRESH AND SO CLEAN

RE: “The Truth Stinks,” by Claire Goforth, May 11 If ever there is an award for best opening sentence of an editorial, the prize must go to “There’s nothing quite like the tingly, minty-fresh feeling of a squeaky clean sphincter.” I stand in awe of this daring insight. Bill Ectric via email

THROWING SHADE AT THE PENSION TAX

RE: “A New Reality,” by A.G. Gancarski, May 18 My question is, why put it on an August ballot, and not the November ballot? It just seems shady that they would put it on a ballot a lot of people wouldn’t go and vote, i.e., independents! I for one am voting against it just because they did that. There’s something they aren’t telling us! Bill Brown via Facebook

TRIM THE FAT CATS

RE: “A New Reality,” by A.G. Gancarski, May 18 To start, delete more City Councilmembers’ positions that are not needed. There’s many ways to cut back instead of taxing. If they can’t figure it out then they need to step aside and let an accountant figure it out. You gotta learn you can’t spend more than you have. It’s just basic economics! Jamie Dughi via Facebook

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BRICKBATS + BOUQUETS BOUQUETS TO SREENIKETH VOGOTI On May 26, Vogoti, a student at Fruit Cove Middle School, competed in the Scripps National Spelling Bee, where he made it into the top 10 before missing ‘palagonite,’ a word so challenging that not even Spellcheck recognizes it. The 13-year-old will probably always rue misspelling the name of basaltic glass, but he’s done Northeast Florida proud. BRICKBATS TO JACKSONVILLE SHERIFF’S OFFICE In the days following the fatal shooting of unarmed Vernell Bing Jr., JSO has maintained its thick blue line by being the picture of evasive “explaining” the incident that City Councilman Reggie Gaffney has called for an independent investigation into. And here we thought they worked for the public, not against it. BOUQUETS TO MARYANN BARCARO When a friend from Global Capital Relief told her that he wished he could deliver to Nassau County but just didn’t have the time, Barcaro volunteered to regularly drive to Jacksonville to pick up food and deliver it to people in need. Formerly of the DeJohn Sisters musical group, Barcaro, now in her 80s, was disappointed at getting only four calls in her first two days on duty and asked that we include her phone number. Call (904) 556-0190 if you or someone you know in Nassau County is in need. DO YOU KNOW SOMEONE WHO DESERVES A BOUQUET? HOW ABOUT A BRICKBAT? Send submissions to mail@folioweekly.com; 50 word maximum, concerning a person, place, or topic of local interest. 8 | FOLIOWEEKLY.com | JUNE 1-7, 2016

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What W h JJohn h CCrescimbeni’s i b i’ return to CITY COUNCIL LEADERSHIP means

IN POLITICS, A WIN IS A WIN. EVEN IF IT’S BY only one vote. The Jacksonville City Council vice presidential race exemplified that last week when John Crescimbeni defeated Doyle Carter, 10 to 9. The race had twists and turns galore. Crescimbeni picked up a half-dozen pledges early in the contest, including Council President Greg Anderson, Vice President Lori Boyer, Finance Chair Bill Gulliford, and other council stalwarts. They are the ones, by and large, who do the heavy lifting on issue after issue, committee after committee, and they recognized in Crescimbeni the same work ethic and competence they bring to their roles. Yet once Crescimbeni got to six pledges, his forward momentum stalled. Why? A big reason: Some councilmembers, especially Reginald Brown, Katrina Brown and Reggie Gaffney, couldn’t get around the persistent narrative that Crescimbeni might have gone to the media and said that they were influenced by Randy Wyse the night of the last budget meeting this past September. At that point, $332,000 was moved from the stormwater fund to pay for the salaries and positions of safety officers in the fire and rescue department. Crescimbeni addressed those rumors many times in public notice meetings during the pledge period, saying that he was not the one who went to the Florida Times-Union with the story, and that he had as much to do with that story getting out as he did with the Kennedy assassinations. It was unclear if Crescimbeni would convince the aforementioned three councilmembers. It seemed less clear when Reginald Brown rose to second the nomination of Carter. “I have had a chance to learn not just the human being, but the leadership he’s provided,” said Brown, adding, “I believe in his ability to provide leadership.” “What’s important to me is honesty. I’ve never questioned in six years this man’s actions.” Brown also cited Carter’s commitment to “fairness,” and Carter’s being a “man of faith.” “His willingness to reach across the aisle … his helping me create success in my district … his leadership style … his drive … his tenacity” were all cited by Councilman Brown when seconding the nomination. When Brown endorsed the Carter nomination, it looked like a done deal. With Reginald Brown joining Doyle Carter’s eight pledges, Carter needed only one of the undecided councilmembers — Anna Brosche or Katrina Brown — to throw in with him. However, there was a wrinkle: Reggie Gaffney decided, despite pledging to support Carter in a public notice meeting lasting all of a minute, to go against that signed pledge and back Crescimbeni, raising questions among seasoned reporters and council observers as to why Gaffney flipped. Gaffney told David Chapman of the Daily Record he thought it was “what was best for Jacksonville,” and other such double-talk.

In other words, no one knows why Gaffney voted for Crescimbeni or, for that matter, why he signed a pledge for Carter. It’s sort of like 2012, when Johnny Gaffney voted against the compromise version of the HRO (and then blamed Alvin Brown for it three years later, when campaigning for Lenny Curry). Was it just Gaffney being Gaffney? Or was it something else? Northeast Floridians will never know. ULTIMATELY, THE MECHANICS OF THE VOTE will be forgotten soon, even if Carter, a straight-talking Westsider, may never forgive the double-dealing Gaffney. And as far as what the council will do in the short term, there may be advantages to having Crescimbeni in place rather than Carter. Crescimbeni’s work ethic, his knowledge of city issues, and his willingness to command a discussion are beyond question. He is the leading Democrat on council, even if he’s the embodiment of a DINO (Democrat in name only). His ambition for leadership, no secret to anyone paying attention, has finally been sated. A council VP in the 1990s, Crescimbeni never got over being passed up for president. It’s clear he still wants that top job. Crescimbeni has a deep understanding of what a council president should do — protect the council from media misrepresentations, represent the council, and help that body maintain a coherent and unified voice. These are necessary skills through what will be a few years of tough budgets and ugly choices in city government. A HAPPY JOHN CRESCIMBENI IS GOING TO be an asset in moving shared priorities for the executive and legislative branches. The pension tax referendum, which I have covered here at length, is something Crescimbeni backs and is willing to sell anywhere in Duval County. Crescimbeni is less bullish on the economic projections of the pension tax than the early actuarial projections of the Curry Administration, but that might be to the benefit of the marketing effort. Crescimbeni has his faults. A real temper, for sure. An abrasive manner. And an irascibility. As far as the city’s near-term goals are concerned, though, he’ll definitely be an asset, lending a bipartisan imprimatur to the marketing efforts of an administration that’s more capital ‘R’ Republican than any in Jacksonville history. AG Gancarski mail@folioweekly.com twitter/AGGancarski JUNE 1-7, 2016 | FOLIOWEEKLY.com | 9

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Ready4Work program helps former prisoners find SURE FOOTING in civilian life

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LIDIA LANDIS’ EYES WELLED UP WITH TEARS as she recalled her experience in prison. Landis was sentenced to two years for embezzling money from her employer. Landis said she needed money for a sick relative without insurance who was in desperate need. Landis spent five months in Duval County Jail and a year inside Montgomery County Prison, which she calls the “Pea Farm.” Landis said she spent most of her time inside doing as much work as possible. “I did whatever I could to stay busy because if I didn’t, I would go crazy. I can see why people go crazy and end up in the mental part of jail — which I didn’t want to end up in because you are stripped naked and all you have is a blanket. I felt for a lot of those ladies,” she said. Landis says prison did not rehabilitate her; rather, she implies that the prison system was quite definitely focused on punishment. “At the worst times inside,” Landis said, “you just felt like an animal.” The United States has the highest incarceration rate in the world. According to statistics from the Bureau of Justice, the U.S. rate is 500 prisoners for every 100,000 residents. Reentering society upon release can be a huge struggle for many former prisoners and their families. Local community development corporation Operation New Hope is attempting to address this issue — in Landis’ eyes, they’re making real progress. Their Ready4Work program helped her overcome some serious obstacles after leaving prison. Upon release, Landis was without a job or a home. The one thing that had remained in her life was her husband, whom Landis credits as one of her main sources of strength during this period. As a convicted felon, Landis, a collegeeducated accountant, found that any job prospects that suited her qualifications were gone — in fact, all her job prospects were slim. Landis said this was incredibly frustrating, particularly because the terms of her probation stipulated that she find a job immediately and start paying a sizeable fine imposed by the court. After searching for months, Landis found a few jobs in fast food that offered very few

hours and were a long commute from her home. Landis needed something more to live on. Then she remembered rumors going around prison about a place that helped offenders: Operation New Hope. Upon entering the doors of its Downtown Jacksonville office, she says she felt a real sense of zeal for her future; during intake on her first day, she was told, “There’s hope; just believe in yourself.” Throughout the program, an entire team was devoted to helping Landis find acceptable employment. She also had counselors to advise her on everything from interviewing skills to professional social media use. Landis was given a life coach and sent to classes to help her regain some of her self-confidence. “They brought in other people who just encourage you. Some of them were ex-felons themselves and they’re doing great. To look at other people they have helped along the way and having them come in and talk to the class, it made me think: Yes, I can live again and I’m not going to be punished for the rest of my life,” she said. Landis is now employed full time at a desk job, which suits her skill set; better still, she enjoys the work. “When you get out of jail, your mindset is set one way … and it’s scary to come back out. You are a different person, mentally it changes you and it feels like there is really no support. People come out of jail and they do want to change but they end up having to go back to the way they were. Operation New Hope … I see why they call it ‘New Hope’ because, honestly, it’s giving people a second chance. It gave me a second chance and, to tell you the truth, I don’t know where I would be if it wasn’t for them,” she said. INSIDE THE OPERATION NEW HOPE OFFICES on an early afternoon in late April, CEO and founder Kevin Gay explained the roots of the Ready4Work program and spoke of the plight of those affected by the U.S. prison system. With elegant mannerisms and a warm voice that exudes passion, Gay exhibits compassion as the driving force behind creating the business. He has infused the entire company with his empathy and drive.

Lidia Landis

“We have developed a really sophisticated system here in what we do … different than anything that I think you’ll see,” he said. Gay said he used his corporate background as a tool when he was developing the Ready4Work program. “The folks who walk through that door are obviously the reason why we live and breathe … but I knew if we were really going to get a buy-in from the employment world, I really needed to make sure I knew every single issue that employers would want to address in order for us to bring somebody to them.” In 2005, Gay brought in 10 of the nation’s top CEOs for a focus group. “It was really hilarious, to be quite honest with you, because our facilitator asked them, ‘Would any of you hire a bunch of ex-cons?’ using terminology I don’t like because I don’t like that term ... And they all started laughing.” He said the facilitator then asked them to take a deep breath and think about what it would take for them to hire people like that. “I think it was Bill Gates who said, ‘Well, you know what’s important for me … is someone to be on time. If someone comes in on time every day, I would be willing to talk to them.” The rest of the CEOs followed with suggestions and Gay began to assemble the philosophy behind the Ready4Work program. It was the first step toward building a curriculum that addressed any concerns employers may have about hiring someone who has been incarcerated. In Jacksonville, the rising crime rate has been of great concern and is something Mayor Lenny Curry is attempting to address by revamping the Jacksonville Journey AntiCrime Initiative. Facilitated by funding through the initiative, Operation New Hope has been able to add resources and create new and more refined programs for ex-offenders and their families, such as a program for the children of ex-offenders and one for fathers in prison. Gay says his company offers government a real solution to the issue. “They see the return on investment when we do this right. And we have been able to blend different funding sources to really make this effective.”

THE READY4WORK PROGRAM HAS ALSO HAD an impact on another area the initiative is focused on: youth crime and prevention. One evening, this was readily apparent. The wide grin on Jarvis Guthrie’s face revealed everything one would need to know about the state of his life. After working all day outdoors at his new job at a roofing company, Guthrie was still bright and fresh-faced. The job, which he adores, is one reason he’s looking forward to the future and dreaming of college and owning a business. Guthrie is only 20, but looks a bit younger — it’s hard to believe that less than a year ago, he had lost hope for his future because of his criminal record. Guthrie was sent to jail after being caught with a gun while drinking with friends. He maintains that the gun was not intended for violent purposes; it was more for show. Nevertheless, Guthrie was charged with possession of a firearm and resisting arrest. He spent three months in Duval County jail. Guthrie didn’t hesitate to say that jail was “hell on Earth.” He said when he got out, he thought “the worst” about his future. His dreams of going to college were quashed. After just three weeks in the Ready4Work program, Guthrie found a job. “I went to the interview and I did fantastic. In fact, the boss who hired me said, ‘I don’t usually start people off at 10 dollars an hour but you know what … I like you! I’m going to start you off at 10 dollars an hour!’” Guthrie has been there ever since and said he was even expecting a raise soon.

“It made me think: Yes, I CAN LIVE AGAIN and I’m not going to be punished for the rest of my life.” — LIDIA LANDIS “I feel more comfortable that now, if I ever do lose this job, I can apply myself and know how to actually be a hit at interviews and talk to people with respect … it is just amazing,” he said. Guthrie now plans to go to college and major in business management. “I want to open my own landscaping business. That has always been a dream.” In fact, he has already started his own pool-cleaning business and plans to hire other young people when he gets it off the ground. When asked what path he might have gone down without Operation New Hope, Guthrie sat quietly and reflected for a minute. “It would be so much easier [to go to a life of crime] because there is so much frustration when jobs keep turning you down and sometimes you feel like there is no hope. You feel like that’s all that’s left for you to do … So you think, ‘I’ll get in trouble if I go out and rob somebody but that’s the only way I have to get money … so I go out and rob somebody or sell drugs,’” he said. As far as juvenile crime is concerned, Guthrie thinks there should be more focus on rehabilitative programs. “Sentences especially [for juveniles] when it’s your first time, they just want to throw away the key and you feel like you don’t have any hope after that,” he said. Guthrie broke into another smile when asked how his new life feels. “It feels amazing,” he chuckled, “I can’t even describe how it feels because I’ve never been like this before. I have just turned my life around 360.” Ashton Elder mail@folioweekly.com JUNE 1-7, 2016 | FOLIOWEEKLY.com | 11

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n a small, dark, interior room within the historic Ritz Theatre & Museum, an elementary school teacher — standing with one hand in the air, the other with an index finger raised at her lips — is trying to gain the attention of her students, who, having just been seated in rows of chairs in front of a blank screen, are, like most kids their age, having trouble sitting still. School groups are fairly common at the Ritz Museum, which houses historically significant remnants of Jacksonville’s predominantly African-American neighborhood of LaVilla. The room finally falls silent and the screen lifts to reveal an animatronic African-American man dressed in period clothing of the late 1800s — a tan wool blazer, pressed white shirt, and a brown tie. The students learn that the robot portrays James Weldon Johnson, principal of what was then the Edwin M. Stanton School, and he has been working on a poem. James is joined shortly thereafter by his equally well-dressed brother, John Rosamond Johnson, who helps him adapt the poem into a song. The short re-enactment lets students visualize a historic moment of great national and cultural importance. The nowcalm children, paying rapt attention, learn that the song was first performed in 1900 by a group of youngsters just like them. Written in LaVilla by two of the neighborhood’s most famous residents, “Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing” became one of the most cherished songs during the Civil Rights Movement.

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HEAVYLIFTING <<< FROM PREVIOUS The Johnson brothers, however, are just two on a long list of creative and successful residents of LaVilla which, during its heyday, was known as the Harlem of the South. With no architectural footprint, the students’ exposure to this animatronic reenactment and the Ritz Museum’s collection represents one of the few opportunities they’ll have to connect with the history of what may well be Northeast Florida’s most important contribution to the story of America. As a child, Jacksonville-based artist Princess Simpson Rashid attended predominantly African-American schools in Atlanta and then in New Jersey. She says her classes would sing “Lift Ev’ry Voice” at least once a week, often more. “We sang that song almost as much as we said the Pledge of Allegiance,” she says. “It was a very significant part of my youth.” Rashid has studied the history of LaVilla and her artwork has been featured in several shows at the Ritz Museum, including an installation about two years ago celebrating the life of James Weldon Johnson. Johnson’s lyrics — while heavy on optimism — speak to challenge and hope, frustration and fear, freedom and struggle. The history of Jacksonville’s African-American community since the first performance of “Lift Ev’ry Voice,” specifically within the LaVilla neighborhood — a community risen from necessity within a segregated Southern city — is quite complex. And it’ll be some time before the group of school children visiting the

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Ritz Museum will be able to grasp why black people needed a separate community in the first place. Or why, after segregation ended, urban planners decided to drop Interstate 95 right through the heart of the neighborhood. Or why the city turned a blind eye as crack cocaine (and the ramped-up War on Drugs) wrought havoc on the families who remained after many had fled, LaVilla’s historic buildings crumbling all the while. That complicated history — of progress born from struggle and often mired in tragedy — is explored through the works of 10 artists (Thony Aiuppy, Glendia Cooper, Ingrid Damiani, Overstreet Ducasse, Dustin Harewood, Marsha Hatcher, Hiromi Moneyhun, Princess Simpson Rashid, Chip Southworth, and Roosevelt Watson III) displayed in a new, compelling exhibition opening at the Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens on June 14. LIFT: Contemporary Expressions of the African American Experience using Johnson’s lyrics as inspiration and co-curated by the Cummer and the Ritz Theatre, is intended to be a platform to discuss the region’s complex history regarding issues of race, equity, and community. Education, as a theme, flows heavily through many of the pieces included in LIFT. Though she typically depicts colorful, abstract-expressionistic scenes, Rashid’s piece Stanton Lines will be familiar to anyone Moneyhun (right), Harewood, Rashid and Ducasse (below) and Watson (facing page) have drawn inspiration from local history and the struggle for civil rights.

who has ever posed for such a photograph. After filing out into the muggy, late-spring morning, a group of students and teachers assemble, standing on tippy-toes, straddling the steps of the building’s exterior staircase, or hanging over its railing, while an administrator — tasked with organizing the all-school photograph — directs traffic, asking everyone to ensure their faces are visible to the camera. In illustrating such a moment, Rashid has filled her canvass with abstractions and spherical motifs. There are collage elements incorporating African sculpture. The words “Education” and “Freedman” appear like modern spray tags on the railings of the staircases, which cut diagonally across the piece. The face of James Weldon Johnson

peeks out from several spots on the canvas. Most notably, the heads of the individuals posing for the portrait (dressed in period clothing from the late 1800s) are faceless. “The idea is that these people could be anybody. You, me, any of us,” Rashid says of Stanton Lines, which is being donated to the LIFT exhibition by local collector Richard Shafer. Rashid has transformed a seemingly mundane episode in the lives of a group of African Americans living in the South into a powerful reflection on equality and progress. Education was seen then, just as it is now, as one of the great equalizers in an inequitable society. “The piece is set in a specific period of time, but I wanted to make it clear that the

importance of the moment is relevant today. We are still struggling with the same issues,” Rashid says. In creating Stanton Lines, Rashid drew inspiration from months spent digging through Florida Historical Society archives. She says she sought to portray the Stanton Preparatory School (founded in the 1860s) as it might have been during the Reconstruction Era, a period of American history she finds particularly interesting. “A lot of people focus on the Civil Rights era or slavery,” Rashid says. “But that 10year window [reconstruction era], where the country was really trying to live up to its ideals, is what had always interested me.” “It was such a brief time,” she says of the period that followed the Civil War. “We had black senators and representatives. But, on a smaller level, there was a focus on building up these communities. And education was a big part of that. Stanton Prep was manifested from those values.” Rashid has nearly a dozen more pieces in the exhibition, exploring her responses to a broad range of historic and current events, including the 2015 case of Sandra Bland, a black woman who died after she was taken into police custody following a routine traffic stop. Overstreet Ducasse has never been afraid to use art as a means of highlighting and addressing hard truths. Nearly every piece in his provocative Targets series — in which Ducasse transposes the countenance of significant historical or cultural figures onto targets one might find at a gun range, then filling the compositions with sometimescryptic imagery and ironic references — explores a controversial topic, from the murder of Martin Luther King Jr. to the shooting death of an unarmed Trayvon Martin. Ducasse has explored his connections to James Weldon Johnson in the past and decided that for LIFT, he would use his and Johnson’s shared reverence for music as a jumping-off point. “Music is what inspired me to be an artist to begin with,” says Ducasse. “It’s had a huge impact on my consciousness.” As an immigrant, the Haitian-born artist says his experiences as a black person in America were unconventional, including

encountering prejudice in the AfricanAmerican communities in which he lived. “There was a lot of fear and ignorance,” Ducasse says of his mistreatment at the hands of classmates and neighbors. “Ignorance doesn’t have to last your whole life, though — that kind of thing can be changed just through two people hanging around each other.” Ducasse says he often found refuge in the music of the Wu-Tang Clan. The popular ’90s hip-hop group filled its ranks with idiosyncratic characters, many of them with mythological backstories that combined New York street culture and Kung-Fu cinema. As a budding young artist, Ducasse undertook a character study of each Wu-Tang clansman. “They were just such individuals, all with their own unique personalities,” he says of the original nine members. “They really proved to me that you could be an original person.” Inspired by a line from Wu-Tang’s “Protect Ya Neck,” in which GZA begins his verse with the line, “Run on the track like Jesse Owens,” the targets featured in LIFT playfully use the divergent definitions of the homonym “race” — one of competition and one of common characteristics — to scrutinize white privilege. Ducasse rendered one target of Jesse Owens to look like a credit card, including numbers and an expiration date. The card carries the label: “You are not my Master Card.” “Don’t run home without it,” Ducasse laughs, discussing his piece titled The Race Card. While he says the topics he and other artists are exploring through LIFT are important, he stops short of saying they’re timely subjects. “Honestly, we’ve all been dealing with this stuff through our art for years,” he says. Ducasse thinks showcasing his and other likeminded artists’ works at an institution as renowned as the Cummer will help bring the subject matter to a broader audience. From highlighting the works of noted Harlem Renaissance sculptor and Northeast Florida native Augusta Savage, to last year’s Whitfield Lovell multimedia installation Deep River, the Cummer has consistently featured art that seeks to tell lesser-known stories.

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McMath says the first four decades of the 20th century may have been the most artistically fertile period in local history.

<<< FROM PREVIOUS “Art, aside from being beautiful, can be a lens to explore topics that are complicated or hard to talk about,” says Hope McMath, the Cummer’s museum director. The first four decades of the 20th century represent what may be the most artistically fertile period in Northeast Florida’s history and much of that output took place within LaVilla, McMath explains. “It was an incredible hub of creativity,” she says. “Yet, it’s a history that most people aren’t exposed to. I’m from here. And that certainly wasn’t a history I was being taught as a young person.” That missed opportunity is why McMath says it’s important that the Cummer plays a role in sharing these untold stories. “The fact that the genesis of this song took place less than a mile from where [the Cummer] stands today, in a place that was a burgeoning cultural center that embraced diversity in all its forms, points to the way things could be.” McMath says LIFT explores parallels between the history of the song “Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing” and the struggles that continue to this day. “The lyrics to the song remain incredibly relevant,” says McMath. Acting as a conduit for the message the Johnson brothers wrote about was a task that artist Dustin Harewood admits he approached with some hesitation. The Florida State College at Jacksonville art professor, who spent much of his youth in the Northeast and went to high school in Barbados, says that though he was familiar with the song, he didn’t feel he was as connected with it as he imagined other artists to be. “The song is so powerful and filled with so much reverence,” Harewood says. “I don’t often see my work carrying that same kind of weight. It was overwhelming. So I wondered, how do I honor the song, but at the same time be who I am as an artist?” To remedy the situation, Harewood spent months reading and then revisiting the lyrics of “Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing,” honing and sharpening any initial stimulus that popped into his head. “As I was reading through it, three lines kept jumping out at me,” he says. Out from the gloomy past Till now we stand at last Where the white gleam of our bright star is now cast. HAREWOOD SAYS HE FEELS THESE WORDS speak to the ascension of African Americans since the song was written. The phrases inspired a series of abstract paintings, each begun with “[brush] strokes that were more dark or had more angst,” which he painted “over with more intentional, brighter patterns,” before adding more layers in a similar fashion. “The idea is working your way out of a past,” says Harewood. “I think you can look around today and see evidence of progress, despite the psychological scars of our past. The president is black, of course, and that can’t be discounted, but in everything from music to art to business, African Americans are achieving mainstream success.” At the same time, Harewood says, “There are a lot of ghosts here, in Jacksonville.” For other pieces in the exhibit, Harewood drew from his initial experiences as a newcomer to the city, when he says he had a visceral sensation he describes as “the first time I could really feel the Deep South.” 16 | FOLIOWEEKLY.com | JUNE 1-7, 2016

“When you look at the neighborhoods around Jacksonville and where the poverty is concentrated,” he says, “the disparities are as plain as they’ve ever been.” Traveling around Northeast Florida for her work, photographer Ingrid Damiani says she has become familiar with a vast majority of Jacksonville’s sprawl. “I work in a lot of different neighborhoods,” Damiani says. “As I got to see more and more of the city, photographing in places like under-served schools, for example, the divide between people — economically, opportunity-wise — just became increasingly upsetting, to me.” “I’m not an introvert and not typically an activist,” says Damiani. “But I just kept thinking how much I wished I could do something photographically that could address what I was feeling and thinking about.” Using James Weldon Johnson’s autobiography Along This Way as a reference, Damiani spent countless hours walking the formerly bustling Ashley, Davis, and Jefferson streets on the edges of Downtown Jacksonville. For her series of photographs featured in LIFT, Damiani incorporated relatives of former LaVilla residents, prominent cultural figures, and some of the few architectural remnants of the once-grand neighborhood in an effort to highlight the values, ideals, and important aspects of daily life in that section of the town. In one photograph, local hip-hop artist Mal Jones sits alone, in a small folding chair in front of the brick shell of the former Genovar’s Hall, a once-iconic music venue where both Billie Holiday and Louis Armstrong performed. The building, on the corner of Ashley and Jefferson, was one piece of a cultural hub that included the Strand Theater. Genovar’s has been abandoned since the 1980s. Damiani says when she learned about the history of Genovar’s Hall, she tried to picture it as it once was. As a portrait artist, she wanted to be able to see people in the space. “I was thinking about Mal [Jones], who is a great musician and activist, and was trying to picture him performing there.” Using historical records and blueprints from the city, Damiani staged four more

Rashid says that growing up, her class would sing “Lift Ev’ry Voice” at least once a week.

portraits in and around significant LaVilla landmarks. “One of the things I was thinking about, with these pieces, was, ‘How do we preserve or destroy our history?’” Damiani says. Education, religion, music, and activism were themes that Damiani says kept jumping out at her while she conducted her research, which included conversations with ministers, educators, activists and other leaders from the city’s African-American communities. Another theme was struggle, which Damiani says, after being hesitant to address, she was encouraged to include in her work. “I was talking to one prominent minister in town,” Damiani recalls. “He said the song ‘Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing’ really deals with the blood, the tears, the struggle, and the hardship.” As a white woman, Damiani says, the project opened up the door for her to have conversations that she previously hadn’t felt comfortable having. “The show is about the African-American experience, and so it took me a long time to figure out my role in it,” Damiani admits. “The whole time, I’m trying to understand things that are difficult to talk about and exhausting for others to explain. But it’s an ongoing process.”

Ultimately, the goal of the LIFT exhibition is for audiences to engage in a similar process — both the internal dialogue and external interactions that Damiani describes. Such conversations are at the heart of the founding of the Ritz Theatre & Museum, where the exhibit Through Our Eyes, imagined by Ritz’s founding curator Lydia Stewart, began looking at the intersections between art and social change. McMath says LIFT is a continuation of those conversations. “It’s a platform for convening groups of people to talk about our progress, our challenges, our aspirations as community,” McMath says. “Because of that, we chose artists who present multiple viewpoints and a broad range of experiences.” By asking contemporary artists living in the place where “Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing” was written to funnel the words of the song through their own experiences and perspectives, McMath says, the exhibition is a microcosm of a broader common history. “We wanted to engage our local artists so that they could be the lens,” McMath says. “They are the truth-tellers.” Matthew B. Shaw mail@folioweekly.com

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YOUR OWN ROW Filmmaker Kevin Smith remains defiantly independent and GLEEFULLY IRREVERENT with his new “superhero movie for girls,” Yoga Hosers

ince the mid-’90s, filmmaker Kevin Smith has marched to the bizarre beat of his own raunchy, outrageous drummer. His first film, Clerks, was set in the New Jersey convenience store where a teenaged Smith had worked. And though it cost just $27,575 to produce, it ended up making $3 million, redefining the possibilities of independent film and introducing the world to stoner duo Jay and Silent Bob along the way. Next came Mallrats and Chasing Amy, two more dayin-the-life comedies that catapulted Jason Lee, Joey Lauren Adams, and a pre-Good Will Hunting Ben Affleck to stardom. In the unexpected role of in-demand filmmaker, Smith spent the next decade of his career experiencing enormous highs — the controversial religion-skewering Dogma, the revenge fantasy Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back and Clerks II — and devastating lows — Jersey Girl, drubbed by critics, and Zack and Miri Make a Porno, which nearly torpedoed Seth Rogen’s early career. But it was Cop Out, a buddy movie featuring Bruce Willis and Tracy Morgan, which swore Smith off the major-studio stuff forever and sent him hurtling back to his firmly independent roots. Red State (2010) took its horror inspiration from the hate-filled freaks of Westboro Baptist Church, while 2013’s Tusk offered a macabre tale about a nightmarish, hybrid human walrus. And while Smith’s new flick Yoga Hosers spins off from the fantastical orbit of Tusk, it also harks back to vintage Kevin Smith: Harley Quinn Smith (the filmmaker’s daughter) and LilyRose Depp Johnny’s daughter are two yogaobsessed Canadian high schoolers who work afternoon jobs at a convenience store, where they’re forced to battle one-foot-tall Nazis made out of bratwurst. Folio Weekly Magazine had an in-depth convo with Kevin Smith to figure out what it’s all about.

Folio Weekly Magazine: Where the hell did the idea of Yoga Hosers come from? Kevin Smith: This one is like Tusk — it’s not for everybody. None of the stuff I’ve done is for everybody, but this movie is so weird. Tusk and Yoga Hosers are Canadian monster movies. But where Tusk played like a Hammer horror film, this plays more like an ’80s Full Moon Production: Puppet Master or Ghoulies. Maybe a cross between Clueless and Gremlins. It’s a superhero movie for girls, since they fight little onefoot-tall Nazis made of bratwurst — Bratzis — which spring up from the floor of their convenience store. It’s a nutty film — basically a midnight movie for an audience of tweens who can’t really stay up to see it.

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How awesome was it to make a movie with such an all-star cast? So fun. My daughter and I got to make it with Lily-Rose, and Johnny Depp came back from Tusk. We had a blast. The girls were really instrumental in casting the flick once I wrote it. Austin [Butler] was on The Carrie Diaries, which they loved; Tyler [Posey] was on Teen Wolf, which they loved; Natasha [Lyonne] was on Orange is the New Black, which they loved. Tony [Hale] was the one I brought in, because I’m a huge Arrested Development and Veep fan. The rest of the folks we’ve worked with before: The entire cast of Tusk came back. We stayed in the same universe. Both movies are set in the same world. That’s what I like to do. Although I asked them all, “Are you sure you want to do this? The movie’s pretty weird.” And they all said, “Please — we said yes to the walrus thing. Let’s just take the ride to the Bratzi thing.” How’s the critical reaction been so far? We went to Sundance in January, and the audiences ate it up with a spoon. The critics kinda bent it over, but that’s the story of my life. But I made a flick with my kid! I never saw that one coming. Ever since she was young, I would take her to see Iron Man, Batman, Spider-Man. And we always said, “Wouldn’t it be nice to see a movie

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like this — but one that was about girls?” At least this will give girls something to watch. Maybe they’ll think it’s terrible, but then they can use it as inspiration to make a better film. In the movie, Johnny Depp’s character is an art critic hater (and hunter). Subtle dig or conscious thumb in the eye? It was a joke! And actually more of an apology than anything. His character in Yoga Hosers wrote a book about the events of Tusk, referencing the fact that it didn’t do well and critics didn’t like it. But ultimately the girls save the critics at the end of the movie. That’s the sweet thing. The guy who creates the Bratzis is me to some degree — he represents the artist run afoul. People at Sundance didn’t really get that. Everyone thinks I have an agenda, but I’ve been doing this too long to give a shit. Twenty-two years, man. I’ve seen it all. It’s like Battlestar Galactica: “this has all happened before — it will all happen again.” Do you feel that way doing the premiere/ Q&A grind? No — it’s always nice to take a movie out and watch it with the audience and do a Q&A afterward. It’s how I started my career. And it’s fun to do that before it goes into general release. I’m always on the road anyway doing live shows, Q&As, and podcasts, so this is just one more addition to the road show. Are you excited about coming to Florida? I like doing premieres in Florida because Mom lives in Florida. She lives near Orlando, so she can meet me anywhere in the state. She likes her kid — likes to see me stand up and talk. She may be the only person in the world who likes me more than I like me. Nick McGregor mail@folioweekly.com

KEVIN SMITH

Yoga Hosers pre-release screening followed by a live Q&A, 7:30 p.m. June 2, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall, $39, pvconcerthall.com.

FOLIO A+E : MAGIC LANTERNS Return to the golden age of COONSKIN CAPS

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THE ALAMO!

n 1954 and 1955, America was awash in coonskin caps, thanks to five episodes on TV’s Disneyland series Davy Crockett, starring Fess Parker as The King of the Wild Frontier (as the song went), the legendary Tennessee frontiersman who died at the Alamo. We Texas kids, of course, already knew the saga of the Alamo, a standard element of school curriculum and Lone Star culture. Bookending the Disney phenomenon, however, Hollywood paid its own tribute to the Texas legend in 1953 and 1955, respectively, with two modestly budgeted features, The Man from the Alamo and The Last Command. Then came John Wayne’s mammoth Godzilla of a production in 1960, effectively muting all other such efforts, until the admirable but vastly underrated 2004 version of The Alamo (ironically produced by Disney’s Touchstone Pictures). Putting aside, at least for the moment, the relative pros and cons of the two big-budget contenders for the Best Alamo Movie, let us return to those golden days of yesteryear (I know, those words are reminiscent of the voice-over intro for The Lone Ranger) when expectations were more modest and rewards more surprising. Starring Glenn Ford, The Man from the Alamo was helmed by Budd Boetticher, an ex-bullfighter turned respected director, who would later in the decade run off a series of six Westerns with Randolph Scott that are genuine classics of the genre. Boetticher’s talents, focused on a lone individual against all odds, are also evident in the earlier feature. The film opens as the Alamo is under siege. John Stroud (Ford) has been chosen by his fellow defenders to escape with their families, to protect them from the ruthless marauders. Too late to save anyone else, Stroud is branded a coward by the Texas community, until he proves otherwise, saving everyone from the bad guys and then riding off (not quite into the sunset) to join Sam Houston at the Battle of San Jacinto. The opening segment at the Alamo is quite effective minus the spectacle, as is all the action in the film. Glenn Ford liked to do his own riding and stunt work when possible; he was once seriously injured when his horse caromed off a tree. A real trooper, he was soon back in the saddle. The supporting cast is colorful, especially in retrospect, including a couple of impossibly handsome gents who became small-screen icons — Hugh O’Brien (The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp) and Guy Williams (Disney’s Zorro). Julie Adams (Creature from the Black Lagoon) is the female interest, and Chill Wills (Oscar-nominated for John Wayne’s The Alamo) is his usual crusty self, minus an arm. Whereas the embattled Mission figures only briefly at the start of The Man from the Alamo, the final half-hour of The Last Command is mostly of the siege, the last

10 minutes featuring vivid battle scenes, unusually realistic and bloody for the time. The real focus of the film, though, is Jim Bowie and the events that led him to take a final stand with the Texas rebels. At first, an imposing Bowie (Sterling Hayden) is reluctant to side with the malcontents, but after his wife and children die in an epidemic, he’s at odds with his former friend, Mexican dictator General Santa Ana (J. Carrol Naish). The dilemma is confounded by Bowie’s conflicts with the bristly Colonel William Travis (Richard Carlson in a fine performance) as to who’s in charge of the vastly outnumbered Texas militia. Far more historically based than The Man from the Alamo, the second film also excels in its casting and production. Among the supporting cast are Ernest Borgnine (Best Actor Oscarwinner the same year for Marty) and Arthur Hunnicutt, in a radical departure, as Davy Crockett. Rather than Fess Parker’s towering leading-man looks, Hunnicutt is a bewhiskered, cornpone wisecracker on the order of Gabby Hayes. And it works wonderfully. The film was the last directed by Frank Lloyd, two-time Oscar-winner of the ’30s, whose most famous previous feature was the original Mutiny on the Bounty (1935), for which he was also nominated. Vigorous, colorful, and dramatic, The Last Command is a fitting swan song. The icing on the cake is Max Steiner’s rousing score with a title song (“Jim Bowie”) sung by Gordon MacRae, who starred in Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Oklahoma! a few months later. As we wait, full of hope, for the restoration of John Wayne’s epic, find and enjoy these two winners. And as we were taught back home in Texas, remember the Alamo! Pat McLeod mail@folioweekly.com

FILM LISTINGS AREA SCREENINGS

KEVIN SMITH Indie auteur and mostly-silent actor (Clerks, Dogma, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back) offers a prerelease screening of his new teen-comedy Yoga Hosers, followed by a Q&A, 7:30 p.m. at Ponte Vedra Concert Hall, 1050 A1A N., 209-0399, $39, pvconcerthall.com. SUN-RAY CINEMA X-Men: Apocalypse and A Bigger Splash are currently screening at 1028 Park St., 5 Points, 359-0049, sunraycinema.com. THE CORAZON CINEMA & CAFÉ City of Gold and Roar are currently screening at 36 Granada St., St. Augustine, 679-5736, corazoncinemaandcafe.com. My Dear Secretary runs at noon on June 2. Almost Holy starts on June 3. Cartoons show at 11:30 a.m. every Sat. Game of Thrones runs at 9 p.m. every Sun. Trivia is 7:30 p.m. every Wed. IMAX THEATER Alice Through the Looking Glass, A Beautiful Planet 3D, Jean-Michel Cousteau’s Secret Ocean 3D and National Parks Adventure 3D are currently screening at World Golf Village Hall of Fame Theater, St. Augustine, 940-4133, worldgolfimax.com.

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ARTS + EVENTS A PERFORMANCE

DANCING WITH THE STARS The audience and a panel of judges cast votes for the best eight local celebrities (and their pro dance partners) locked in a brutal, no-holds-barred (we kid!) dance competition, including a performance by Jacksonville Children’s Chorus and guest dancers from A Social Affair Dance Studio, 8 p.m. June 4, Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts’ Jacoby Symphony Hall, 300 Water St., Downtown, 353-1636, $35-$150; proceeds benefit Jacksonville Children’s Chorus, jaxdwts.com. THE RAT PACK - LIVE & SWINGIN’ Alhambra Theatre & Dining presents a comedic, musical tribute to Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jr., June 8-12. Dinner 6 p.m.; lunch 11 a.m. (June 11) and noon (June 12); with special themed menu by Chef DeJuan Roy, 12000 Beach Blvd., Southside, 6v41-1212, $64, alhambrajax.com. LONE STAR and BOURBON Limelight Theatre stages two one-act comedies, based on small-town life in Texas, 7:30 p.m. June 2-4, and 2 p.m. June 5, 11 Old Mission Ave., St. Augustine, 825-1164, $26; $24 seniors, $20 military/students, $10 student rush; through June 26, limelight-theatre.org. SHIPWRECKED! AN ENTERTAINMENT Players By The Sea stages the family-geared comedy, about a tall-tale-telling adventurer in Victorian-era London, 8 p.m. June 3 and 4, 106 Sixth St. N., Jax Beach, 249-0289, $23; $20 seniors/ military/students; through June 18, playersbythesea.org. BLITHE SPIRIT Noel Coward’s musical comedy, about a ghost haunting her spouse and his new bride, runs through June 5. Executive Chef DeJuan Roy’s themed menu dinner 6 p.m.; brunch 11 a.m. & noon; Alhambra Theatre & Dining, 12000 Beach Blvd., Southside, 641-1212, $35-$62, alhambrajax.com.

CLASSICAL, CHOIR & JAZZ

DECADES REWIND From Abba to Zeppelin, this eightpiece rock band and six vocalists perform more than 60 classic rock songs in medley form, along with a multimedia lighting-and-video display, and more than 100 costume changes, 8 p.m. June 3 and 4, Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts’ Terry Theater, 442-2929, $27.50-$44, fscjartistseries.org. AMERICAN CHAMBER MUSIC The San Marco Chamber Music Society presents a concert of American chamber music, including works by George Gershwin, Charles Ives, Bill Douglas, 7 p.m. June 5, St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, 3976 Hendricks Ave., San Marco, 731-1310, sanmarcochambermusic.org.

COMEDY

BIG JAY OAKERSON Comedian Oakerson, a regular on the NYC comedy scene who’s been on Inside Amy Schumer and Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, is on at 7:30 p.m. June 2; 7:30 and 9:45 p.m. June 3 and 4, The Comedy Zone, 3130 Hartley Rd., Mandarin, 292-4242, $18-$22.50, comedyzone.com. MARVIN DIXON Comedian Dixon, of Def Comedy Jam and Comic View, is on at 8 p.m. June 3; 8 and 10:30 p.m. June 4, The Comedy Club of Jacksonville, 11000 Beach Blvd., Southside, 646-4277, $8-$25, jacksonvillecomedy.com.

THE MIKE BEND SHOW The Ritz Theatre & Museum presents sketch comedies, 8 p.m. June 4, 829 N. Davis St., Downtown, 807-2010, $25-$45, ritzjacksonville.com. CORAZON COMEDY NIGHT Casey Crawford hosts, 8 p.m. every second Fri. at Corazon Cinema & Café, 36 Granada St., St. Augustine, 679-5736, $5, corazoncinemaandcafe.com. HOT POTATO COMEDY HOUR Local comics appear 9 p.m. every Mon. at Rain Dogs., 1045 Park St., Riverside, free, 379-4969. OPEN MIC COMEDY AT SPLIFF’S Spliff’s Gastropub holds open mic comedy 9 p.m. every Tue., 15 Ocean St., Downtown, 844-5000.

CALLS & WORKSHOPS

SOUTHLIGHT CALL TO ARTISTS Southlight Gallery accepts submissions for its upcoming jury show, Fresh Air. A maximum of three submissions should be nature-inspired; $25/submission. The June show includes prizes. Send submissions via email with name/fresh air applicant in subject line, to events@southlightgallery.com. FLORIDA CIVIL RIGHTS HALL OF FAME The Florida Commission on Human Relations accepts nominations of those who’ve made significant contributions and provided leadership for Florida’s progress and achievements in civil rights, for the FCRHoF. Details: fchr.state.fl.us. NEW TOWN URBAN FARM Urban Geoponics and New Town are developing a large community garden on the corner of Pearce and West Third streets, in the New Town/Edward Waters College area, Northside. The farm will provide fresh produce and a hands-on, open-air center of learning for the community and area students (Eugene Butler, Edward Waters College, FSCJ Downtown and others). Urban Farm meets 10 a.m.-1 p.m. every Sun. Details, call Diallo-Sekou at 706-284-9808.

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FIRST WEDNESDAY ART WALK The downtown art walk, 5-9 p.m. June 1 — themed 150 Bold - Bold City Brewery’s Third Annual Big John’s Apricot Wheat Release Party — has more than 60 venues — live music, restaurants, galleries, museums, businesses and hotspots (some open after 9 p.m.), spanning 15 blocks in Downtown Jacksonville. iloveartwalk.com. FIRST FRIDAY ART WALK The tour of Art Galleries of St. Augustine is held 5-9 p.m. June 3, with more than 15 galleries participating, 829-0065. RIVERSIDE ARTS MARKET Local, regional art, music – Morning Yoga with Indie Bollman (9 a.m.), Marathon Runner, Blue Veronica, Savanna Leigh Bassett — food, farmers market, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. June 4 under Fuller Warren Bridge, 715 Riverside Ave., free admission, 389-2449, riversideartsmarket.com.

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AMELIA ISLAND MUSEUM OF HISTORY 233 S. Third St., Fernandina Beach, 261-7378, ameliamuseum.org. Dr. Steve Noll discusses “The Way We Worked – Labor and Florida History,” 6 p.m. May 20. BEACHES MUSEUM & HISTORY PARK 381 Beach Blvd., Jax Beach, 241-5657, beachesmuseum.org. An exhibit of Hiromi Moneyhun’s works is on display.

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A new MOCA exhibit hibit explores works by six contemporary female ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONISTS

eveloped in New York City in the 1940s, abstract expressionism is often defined as a post-WWII art movement (often referred to as the “New York School”) dominated by American painters such as Jackson Pollock, Willem de Kooning, Mark Rothko, and Adolph Gottlieb. Rather than focus on a landscape, religion or still life, abstract expressionism is a glimpse into the artist’s psyche with, as the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s website explains, “an emphasis on dynamic, energetic gesture, in contrast to a reflective, cerebral focus on more open fields of color.” For the last 75 years, abstract expressionism has been largely focused on its male participants, giving female painters little attention or fanfare. An exhibition debuting this week at the Museum of Contemporary Art Jacksonville is aiming to turn that around. The exhibit Confronting the Canvas: Women of Abstraction features approximately 30 large-scale works created by six contemporary female painters: Keltie Ferris, Maya Hayuk, Jill Nathanson, Fran O’Neill, Jackie Saccoccio, and Anke Weyer. “Originally, the exhibition was to survey abstract painters across the United States,” explains MOCA’s Assistant Curator of Exhibitions Jaime DeSimone. “However, the idea evolved into presenting women painters who live and work in New York. By doing so, it serves as a continuation of the New York School’s legacy, particularly action painting, and highlights how women painters are leaders in this genre.” One such leader of the genre is Saccoccio, a featured artist in the local exhibit and the inaugural recipient of MOCA Jacksonville’s Brooke and Hap Stein Emerging Artist Prize, which she was awarded in March. A New England native, Saccoccio lives and works in New York and Connecticut and has received worldwide attention for

her improvisational portraits influenced influenced by Renaissance and Mannerist portraiture. Her work has been shown from Boston to Belgium and all manner of media, from The New York Times to Time Out London, has taken notice. “It certainly is true that women didn’t receive the notoriety that they may have deserved at that time [in the 1940s] like Hedda Sterne and Lee Krasner,” Saccoccio tells Folio Weekly Magazine. “And I’m happy that women have been just forging ahead and are now being recognized more widely.” Saccoccio, who has six large-scale paintings in Confronting, gives props to more modern female abstract expressionist artists, such as Elizabeth Murray, for furthering the art form. “It’s a pretty exciting time to be a woman in the arts right now,” she says. “There seems to be a lot more opportunities now even though there’s certainly a lot more to be desired for everybody — whether it’s a minority, or a woman or an unrecognized man.” In Saccoccio’s piece, Profile (Minter Meltdown), (oil and mica on linen, 106˝x79˝) vibrant blues, yellows and gold connect with a zebra-like print and subtle splashes of red and pink. It’s an aesthetic — more than 20 years in the making — that Saccoccio obtains by tipping, dragging and shaking her materials to create liquid pools of color, directional lines, and translucent orbs.

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“One of my interests is gestural abstraction captured by direct, intuitive modes of mark-making,” says DeSimone. “The compositions are often energetic and vibrant, where marks read as transcription of a painter’s bodily movements.” Mark-making is a term used to describe the way in which artists literally make their marks on a surface. It can mean the dot a pencil makes on paper or the swirl a brush makes with paint on a found wooden board. And it’s an integral part of abstract expressionism.

AT TOP: Fran O’Neill, meeting you, oil on canvas, diptych, 60˝x126˝, 2015. ABOVE: Jackie Saccoccio, Profile (Minter Meltdown), oil and mica on linen, 106˝x79˝, 2015. “Ferris operates a spray gun to obtain an immediate application of paint that distances her body from the surface,” DeSimone says, referring to another of the show’s featured artists. “As an extension of her hand — like Jackson Pollock’s brush or Jill Nathanson’s pours that seldom touch the canvas — the spray gun affords a new freedom to harmonize dots, splats, streaks and swirls in a variety of colors.” While women pioneers of abstract expressionism in the 1940s and ’50s didn’t receive due attention for their work and forethought, DeSimone, Saccoccio and other women in the art world are looking to change that for today’s aspiring artists. “Abstraction is alive and well in Northeast Florida and beyond,” says DeSimone. “Confronting the Canvas exposes the community to some leading abstract painters in New York by physically bringing them to Jacksonville.” Kara Pound mail@folioweekly.com JUNE 1-7, 2016 | FOLIOWEEKLY.com | 23

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CUMMER MUSEUM OF ART & GARDENS 829 Riverside Ave., 356-6857, cummermuseum.org. Conservation, Beautification, & a City Plan: Ninah Cummer & the Establishment of Jacksonville Parks, through Nov. 27. David Hayes: The Sentinel Series, sculptures of geometrically abstract, organic forms, through Oct. 2. MANDARIN MUSEUM, WALTER JONES PARK 11964 Mandarin Rd., 268-0784, mandarinmuseum.net. St. Joseph’s Mission Schoolhouse for African-American children is open. MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART JACKSONVILLE 333 N. Laura St., 366-6911, mocajacksonville.unf.edu. Confronting the Canvas: Women of Abstraction, 30 works by six contemporary, female Abstract Expressionist painters, is on display June 4-Sept. 4. Amer Kobaslija: A Sense of Place runs through Aug. 14. Project Atrium: Shinique Smith, Quickening, a fabric-based installation incorporating graffiti, Japanese calligraphy, and collage, through June 26. RITZ THEATRE & MUSEUM 829 N. Davis St., Downtown, 807-2010, ritzjacksonville.com. Through Our Eyes 2016: Sensory Perception, works by 18 African-American artists, through Aug. 14.

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GALLERIES

THE ART CENTER Jacksonville Landing, Ste. 139, 233-9252, tacjacksonville.org. The opening reception for Texture Art is 5:30-7:30 p.m. June 2; the exhibit is on display through Aug. 1. Walt Bunso teaches “The Art of Inlay” workshop 9:30-11:30 a.m. June 4; $20 fee includes materials. CRISP-ELLERT ART MUSEUM 48 Sevilla St., St. Augustine, 826-8530, flagler.edu/crispellert. Shannon Estlund’s sitespecific installation Between Here and There runs through June 24. FIRST STREET GALLERY 216-B First St., Neptune Beach, 241-6928, firststreetgalleryart.com. The 14th Annual Sea Turtle Show displays through July 4. KARPELES MANUSCRIPT LIBRARY MUSEUM 101 W. First St., Springfield, 356-2992, rain.org. Kaytee Ester’s Classic Car-Ma displays through July 2. MONROE GALLERIES 40 W. Monroe St., Downtown, 881-0209, monroegalleries.com. Works by Barbie BrayWorkman, Jami Childers, Dana Fawn, Leilani Leo, and Dustin Bradley are featured. The opening reception for an exhibit of photographer Abbey Matthews’ new works is 5-9 p.m. June 1. PLUM GALLERY 9 Aviles St., St. Augustine, 825-0069, plumartgallery.com. The opening reception for an exhibit of new works by Lenny Foster, Alma Castro, and Gary Borse is 5-9 p.m. June 3. ROTUNDA GALLERY SJC Admin Bldg., 500 San Sebastian Way, St. Augustine, 808-7330, stjohnsculture.com. St. Augustine Camera Club’s fifth annual Juried Member Photography Show, through June 8. SOUTHLIGHT GALLERY Bank of America Tower, 50 N. Laura St., Ste. 150, Downtown, 438-4358, southlightgallery.com. This collaborative gallery has works by 20 local artists. ST. AUGUSTINE ART ASSOCIATION 22 Marine St., 824-2310, staaa.org. The opening reception for 2016 Annual Honors Show is 5-9 p.m. June 3; the exhibit runs through July 10. Five summer art camp sessions start June 6 for kids in grades 1-6; sessions run through July 1, culminating in an exhibit. Details at staaa.org.

EVENTS

JACKSONVILLE ARMADA VS. VILLAGES SC Local football faves Jacksonville Armada take on the Villages SC, 7 p.m. at Jacksonville University’s Stadium, 2800 University Blvd. N., Arlington, $15-$70, 633-6100, ticketmaster.com. RENDEZVOUS MUSIC FILM FESTIVAL The ninth annual festival, featuring 54 films from 14 nations, workshops, and

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parties, is held June 2-4 at various venues on Amelia Island. For fees, schedules and details, go to rendezvousfestival.org. ANTON DISCLAFANI BOOK SIGNING Bestselling author DiSclafani talks about and signs copies of her new novel The After Party,7 p.m. June 2, The BookMark, 220 First St., Neptune Beach, 241-9026, bookmarkbeach.com. KEVIN SMITH FILM SCREENING, Q&A Indie auteur and mostly-silent actor Smith (Clerks, Dogma, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back) presents a pre-release screening of his new teen-comedy Yoga Hosers, followed by a Q&A, 7:30 p.m. June 2, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall, 1050 A1A N., 209-0399, $39, pvconcerthall.com. ADULT TWILIGHT BYOB CRUISES Amelia River Cruises offer the cruises, with live music from Jim Barcaro, 7 p.m. June 3, and Dan Voll on June 4, from 1 N. Front St., Fernandina, 261-9972; fees/details at ameliarivercruises.com. SUPER GROM SURF FEST 2016 Young surfers, ages 10 and younger, learn to surf with the best surfers at the beach, 9 a.m. June 4 (Fest I), June 25 (Fest II), and July 30 (Fest III), south of Jax Beach Pier, 503 First St. N., $10, 626-9090, floridasurfing.org. NORTH FLORIDA LAND TRUST FISH FRY NFLT’s fifth annual fish fry features a whole lotta fried fish, guided hike and kayak tours, and live music by The Firewater Tent Revival and Cain’t Never Could, noon-6 p.m. June 4, Talbot House, Big Talbot Island, 12134 Houston Ave., Northside, $25 advance; $30 at door, $10 kids 12 and under, northfloridalandtrust.org. POKÉMON POW-WOW MINI-CONVENTION Holy Pikachu! The second annual Pokémon Pow-Wow Mini-Convention is noon-8 p.m. June 4, Video Game Rescue, 2415 Blanding Blvd., Ste. 1, Jacksonville, 361-3626, videogamerescue. com. Gaming tournaments, Cosplay contests and vendors. Free admission. JACKSONVILLE SHARKS vs. PHILADELPHIA SOUL Our very own Sharks take on the Philadelphia Soul – and it’s Superhero themed night – 7 p.m. June 4, Veterans Memorial Arena, 300 A. Philip Randolph Blvd., Downtown, 621-0700; tickets start at $12, jaxsharks.com. RED CARPET FILM GALA A black-tie Pre-Production Gala to honor the new film, Born Again … And Again, is 6-9 p.m. June 5, featuring music from the soundtrack, hors d’oeuvres, and champagne, at Corazon Cinema & Café, 36 Granada St., St. Augustine, 679-5736, corazoncinemaandcafe.com. BINGO FOR CHARITY Area charity groups play Bingo for Charity, 7:30 p.m. June 6, Hamburger Mary’s, 3333 Beach Blvd., Ste. 1, St. Nicholas, 551-2048, hamburgermarys.com. PRINCE PARTY In honor of the late Purple One, the fundraiser Prince Party offers hors d’oeuvres, Purple Haze beer, a bike and guitar raffle and live music, 6-8 p.m. June 7, The Surf Restaurant & Bar, 3199 S. Fletcher Ave., Fernandina Beach, 261-5711, $10, thesurfonline.com, folioweekly.com, proceeds benefit Nassau Education Foundation. JACKSONVILLE ZOO CONSERVATION SPEAKER SERIES The Jacksonville Zoo & Gardens’ Speaker Series presents Sea Turtle Conservancy director David Godfrey, who discusses “Reflections on a Half-Century of Sea Turtle Conservation,” 6-8 p.m. June 7 in the Zoo’s Samburu Room, 370 Zoo Pkwy., Northside, 757-4463, $30 adults, $10 kids; jacksonvillezoo.org. AMELIA RIVER CRUISES Tours include Eco-Shrimping, family-friendly sunset, beach creek, and Cumberland Island tours, from 1 N. Front St., Fernandina Beach, prices vary per tour, 261-9972, ameliarivercruises.com. COSMIC BOWLING Beach Bowl has Cosmic Bowling 10 p.m. every Thur., 8 p.m. every Fri. and Sat. at 818 Beach Blvd., Jax Beach, 249-9849; $1 a pop each for games, rental shoes, hot dogs and fries; $6.50 pitchers of beer; $5 cover at the door; beachbowljaxbeach.com. DAILY EVENTS AT HEMMING PARK Hemming Park’s daily events include free yoga, group fitness, and kids’ activities, across from City Hall, 117 W. Duval St., Downtown. Live music and food trucks, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Mon.-Fri.; details at hemmingpark.org/hemming-park-events. JET SKI TOURS Flying Fish Adventures offers one-hour, twohour or three-hour Tours, starting at 1 S. Front St., Fernandina Beach. Fees, details, 770-4660, flyingfishfun.com. WEEKLY EVENTS AT UNITY PLAZA Unity Plaza offers meditation lessons, concerts, festivals, workshops, fitness classes, and more every week, 220 Riverside Ave., 220-5830, unityplaza.org. TRIVIA NIGHT IN ST. AUGUSTINE The Corazon Cinema & Café holds Trivia Night every Wed., 36 Granada St., 679-5736, corazoncinemaandcafe.com. JACKSONVILLE SUNS A homestand against the Montgomery Biscuits continues 7:05 p.m. June 1 (’80s Prom Night), June 2 (Mavericks Live Thirsty Thursday) and June 3 (Red Shirt Friday), and 6:05 p.m. June 4 (Soccer Ball Giveaway) at Bragan Field, Baseball Grounds, Downtown, single game tix $5-$18, 358-2846, jaxsuns.com. Next up: Biloxi Shuckers! _____________________________________________ To list an event, send time, date, location (street address, city), admission price, contact number to print to Daniel A. Brown – email dbrown@folioweekly.com or mail, 45 W. Bay St., Ste. 103, Jacksonville FL 32202. Items run as space is available. Deadline noon Wed. for next Wed. printing.

FOLIO O OA A+E E : MUSIC US C The Firewater Tent Revival BURNS IT UP with primo bluegrass and a hot party vibe

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ou won’t find The Firewater Tent Revival in the Library of Congress; as a group, that is. But collectively, everything they do surely sits on some pedestal, so to speak, in any folk music archive, anywhere. The band is a musical palette of elements at once diverse yet melded into a seamless package of Americana. Yes, the “A” word, for want of a better term. I was happy to catch the band live, and not just through streaming and a few videos, and my initial impression of Illinois-Jacquet-meetswe always wind up buttin’ those up against Clifton-Chenier-meets-Yank-Rachell-meetssome other number in the same key. Because Bo-Carter was gone by the second song. it’s [bluegrass] just one thing, it’s a lot of They’re group of longtime musicians who notes, and several chord changes laid out in listen to one another play (rarer than you’d a predictable way. And it’s great when we can might think, thank you) and are on a subliminal take that and turn it into a cover that people mission to return the music to its original can recognize, or, sometimes, one of our function as pure entertainment. Thus, Olde originals. And when the chorus comes around, Tyme music, that is, Country (in the true sense) and people recognize that we’re playing one of gets fused with the bouncy blasts of Cajun their favorite songs, it gets real cool and people dance music with gems culled from the British really tune in. And it seems to hold the crowd.” Invasion; I could rename the band The Firewater When I put forth my dry comment on how Tent Consensus. It’s their way of doing things roots music at times gets cobwebbed into being and if the feel doesn’t happen on the spot, the a museum piece, Smith chimes in: “It’s hard to number gets tossed. Off the bat, I selected their hate on somebody having a “Firewatered” cover of the good time. We love to have a Nina Simone/The Animals NORTH FLORIDA LAND TRUST’S good time. Because if it’s not tune “Don’t Let Me Be FIFTH ANNUAL FISH FRY: a good time, it’s time to go Misunderstood” as an THE FIREWATER TENT REVIVAL, back home.” interview source point. CAIN’T NEVER COULD How’s that for lyrically Here, the well-worn Noon-6 p.m. June 4, Talbot House, Big Talbot Island, Northside, $25 speaking? organ motif is played out advance; $30 at door, $10 age 12 and Key to Firewater’s in unison on banjo and under; food, guided hike, kayak tours, maintaining the heat mandolin, creating the northfloridalandtrust.org. onstage and firing up the effect of some obscure crowd is in remembering Balkan stringed hybrid. the all-important rule of taking the stage: Have “Instead of worrying about how the song is supposed to be, we just worry about how the a good time. “If we’re not having fun on stage,” song comes out,” lead singer Dave Smith tells says bassist Jon Deering, “then the crowd isn’t Folio Weekly Magazine, in his reedy Balfa having fun.” Brothers voice that is the band’s centerpiece, “We The Firewater Tent Revival performs along do our thing and not somebody else’s thing. It’s with fellow Duval-pickers Cain’t Never Could a better re-interpretation of the song because it on June 4 at North Florida Land Trust’s fifth annual Fish Fry. NFLT is an organization puts our flair on it.” dedicated to preserving our area’s bountiful Are things always so mixed, or does a countryside in the face of daily encroachment. by-the-book bluegrass or Delta blues number The band jumped at the chance to bring appear on the set list? “To pigeonhole yourself their music to an event that supported such is no fun, because you have nowhere to a noble, and local, cause. “We take pride in expand. We’ll play any genre, anything — it because our music is indigenous to North because we’re in it for fun, not to prove any Florida, the majority of us are from Mayport point,” says Smith. “Not to be any one thing and closely connected to the mouth of the because ‘good is good’ and ‘bad is bad.’ And [St. Johns] River there with Fort George, genres don’t define what’s good.” Little Talbot and Big Talbot … great places,” A notable addition to the band’s overall says Smith, a fourth-generation Northeast sound is the Africa-to-Appalachia picking that Floridian with deep connections to this land banjoist Nigel Ledford delivers. In a strange and its people. “It’s been part of my life for 37 way, at times Ledford’s banjo provides the years. My grandparents arrived in Atlantic group’s keyboard voicing. Beach in 1907 and my family has been there “It’s about entertaining. We don’t set out ever since.” to do strictly anything,” says Ledford of the Arvid Smith band’s open-ended approach to performance. mail@folioweekly.com “We have two or three bluegrass numbers, but

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Always CUTTING-EDGE while eminently comfortable in his own skin, Alejandro Escovedo keeps moving forward

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lejandro Escovedo arrived at his success the old-fashioned way: through hard work, patience, and a circuitous path that put him at the vanguard of several American art forms. Born in San Antonio, Escovedo moved to the Bay Area in the ’70s, where he attended film school at College of Marin. He and classmate Jeff Olener wanted to make a low-budget film about a terrible band with a screwed-up singer, so in 1975 they started The Nuns — which became the pioneering act in San Francisco’s legendary first-wave punk scene. The Nuns gained fame as regulars at Mabuhay Gardens and as openers for The Ramones, Roxy Music, and Sex Pistols, but by 1980, Escovedo had left the band, moved to the cosmic country capital of Austin, and fallen in with Chip and Tony Kinman to form Rank and File, one of the first acts to combine the energy of punk with the swinging style of country & Western. After a seven-year run with Rank and File, Escovedo formed the True Believers and further honed his garage-rock-meetsAmericana edge, perfecting such a rootsy approach long before “alt-country” became a thing. No Depression magazine even named Escovedo its artist of the decade for the 1990s. But several personal tragedies — the death of his wife, a severe bout with Hepatitis C — led Escovedo to make a string of excellently introspective and mournful records. And because of his intelligence, his Springsteeninfluenced sense of social justice, and his age — he was 41 when his first solo album, Gravity, came out in 1992 — he ended up in the serious NPR songwriter box. Which, as Escovedo tells Folio Weekly Magazine, is not where he wants to be, even at age 65.

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Folio Weekly Magazine: Your current tour features a lot of unique musician lineups. What will your performance at Ponte Vedra Concert Hall look like? Alejandro Escovedo: It’ll just be a trio. Since we’re limited in our presentation, we do a lot

of songs on just guitar and piano. But having a cello is nice because it opens up possibilities. We also use a rhythm machine/beatbox thing on a couple of songs so I can play electric guitar and make a lot of noise and feedback. Like on [The Stooges’] “I Wanna Be Your Dog,” which we’ve been doing lately. Which is exactly the kind of balance you’ve always struck, between harder rock and gentler singer/songwriter fare. I just finished a great rock record in Portland, so I’m consciously spending the whole summer going out with smaller groups. Then, hopefully, when the record comes out, I’ll be able to tour with the band that plays on the record. Those guys were so good.

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8 p.m. June 5, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall, $35, pvconcerthall.com

You’ve always been a more live-performanceoriented musician, so we’re guessing that means the recording process went well. I love it so much. I love the collaboration working with my friends. And being in one place for an extended period of time, that’s a rarity for me. But I got to know Portland a little better, and I really love it a lot. It’s a place I would consider going to for a while if I had the time. You still live in Austin, Texas, right? My wife and I are living in Dallas now, at the Belmont Hotel. I think I’m going to start doing residencies in the lobby there. That allows you endless opportunities — you can come out and do a song with the piano, then bring the band out for the rock tunes, or call in a string quartet and do it that way. It allows you to experiment in any way you feel drawn to.

As a kid growing up with Mexican immigrant parents in San Antonio, did you ever think you’d reach such a level of artistic success and creative freedom? When I was a kid, the last thing I wanted to be was a musician. I loved music, but I was more of a record collector. My dream was to be a filmmaker. That’s how I got into music; we were making a film about the worst band in the world. And we became that band — that’s how The Nuns formed. Then we discovered that being in a band was a lot more fun than making movies. But it wasn’t really until Rank and File and then True Believers that I realized I could have a career in music. It took a long time. Did the stylistic shift toward roots rock and Americana give you the chance to build a long-lasting career? That had a lot to do it. I was at the right place at the right time, even though the True Believers were a band that was kind of out of time. There weren’t a lot of rock bands like that until The Georgia Satellites and The Replacements. It was Guns N’ Roses or nothing. And sure, to some kids, we sounded a little dated. But in Austin, there were all these phenomenal songwriters: Townes Van Zandt, Blaze Foley, Butch Hancock. Those guys couldn’t care less what you wanted to call them — they were songwriters. It really took younger people catching up to what was already there for the Americana movement to exist. You’ve played in Florida quite a bit over the years. I love Florida. My wife and I both love the beaches and the ocean — we try to get there as often as we can. And I’ve always had great gigs in Florida. Plus, it’s the home of Tom Petty — that always makes it cool. We agree.

Nick McGregor mail@folioweekly.com

Add it up! Minnesota, emo-math-rockers (we need more hyphens!) TINY MOVING PARTS (pictured) play with PRAWN and FREE THROW June 8, 1904 Music Hall, Downtown.

LIVE + LOCAL MUSIC CONCERTS THIS WEEK

SPADE McQUADE 6 p.m. June 1, Fionn MacCool’s Irish Pub, Jacksonville Landing, Ste. 176, 374-1247. Final Burro Bar Art Walk Party: STATE CHAMPION, FEVER HANDS, ANIMAL TIME TRAVEL 6 p.m. June 1, Burro Bar, 100 E. Adams St., Downtown. Music by the Sea: TAKE COVER 6 p.m. June 1, Pier & Pavilion, 350 A1A Beach Blvd., St. Augustine Beach, 347-8007, free, thecivicassociation.org. NEIL DIXON 7 p.m. June 1, Ragtime Tavern, 207 Atlantic Blvd., Atlantic Beach, 241-7877. VOICE of ADDICTION, FLAG on FIRE, SOUTHERN ALABAMA PIE COOKOFF 7 p.m. June 1, Jack Rabbits, 1528 Hendricks Ave., San Marco, 398-7496, $5 advance; $10 day of. RING of SATURN, The BROWNING, LAURA SHORE 6 p.m. June 2, 1904 Music Hall, 19 Ocean St., Downtown, $15. 1999: A Tribute to Prince: BAND of DESTINY, STANK SAUCE, FONIX MOVEMENT, LUNAR COAST, The GROOVE COALITION, MASTER RADICAL, BILLY BUCHANAN, CHRIS WILLIAMS & the SOULPOWER REVOLUTION 5-9 p.m. June 2, Hemming Park, Downtown. HOFFMAN’S VOODOO 7 p.m. June 2, Ragtime Tavern. Concerts in the Plaza: The DRIFTWOODS 7 p.m. June 2, Plaza de la Constitución, St. Augustine, 825-1004. BLACK PANTIES, DREDGER, The MOLD, MENTAL BOY 8 p.m. June 2, Shanghai Nobby’s, 10 Anastasia Blvd., St. Augustine, 547-2188, $5. “3” THE BAND 9 p.m. June 2, Flying Iguana, 207 Atlantic Blvd., Neptune Beach, 853-5680. STAGES, SECOND DEATH, PUZZLES to PIECES, FEAR the CONCEPT, The HEREAFTER 6:30 p.m. June 3, Murray Hill Theatre, 932 Edgewood Ave. S., 388-7807, $7-$10. GITLO LEE 6:30 p.m. June 3, Alley Cat Seafood & Beer House, 316 Centre St., Fernandina Beach, 491-1001. APPETITE for DESTRUCTION (Guns N’ Roses), SHOOT to THRILL (all-female AC/DC tribute) 7 p.m. June 3, Mavericks Live, 2 Independent Dr., Downtown, 356-1110, $10. Let’s Take Them to Church: SHIRLEY CAESAR, KIERRA SHEARD, JEKALYN CARR 8 p.m. June 3, The Florida Theatre, 128 E. Forsyth St., Downtown, 355-2787, $38.50-$78.50. PRO-PAIN, RHYTHM OF FEAR, APPALACHIAN DEATH TRAP 8 p.m. June 3, Jack Rabbits, $15. JUNIOR BRUCE, LA-A, SHADOW HUNTER, COUGHIN 8 p.m. June 3, Burro Bar, $5. GROSS EVOLUTION, WARM LIKE WINTER, MR. NEVER & the SCARS 8 p.m. June 3, Shantytown Pub, 22 W. Sixth St., Springfield, 798-8222. FAT CACTUS 10 p.m. June 3 & 4, Flying Iguana. PAUL LUNDGREN BAND 10 p.m. June 3 & 4, Ragtime Tavern. OZONE BABY 10 p.m. June 3 & 4, The Roadhouse, 231

Blanding Blvd., Orange Park, 264-0611. Riverside Arts Market: YOGA with INDIE BOLLMAN,

MARATHON RUNNER, BLUE VERONICA, SAVANNA LEIGH BASSETT 10:30 a.m. June 4, 715 Riverside, 389-2449. North Florida Land Trust fifth annual Fish Fry: THE FIREWATER TENT REVIVAL, CAIN’T NEVER COULD Noon-6 p.m. June 4, Talbot House, Big Talbot Island, 12134 Houston Ave., Northside, $25 advance; $30 at door, $10 kids 12 and under; fried fish, guided hike, kayak tours; northfloridalandtrust.org. JOSH GRACIN 6 p.m. June 4, Mavericks Live, $15-$350 VIP. TAREK KASMI 7 p.m. June 4, Burro Bar. CONRAD OBERG BAND 7:30 p.m. June 4, Mudville Music Room, 3104 Atlantic Blvd., San Marco, 352-7008, $10. AMERICAN AQUARIUM, ALASTAIR-BYRD REVUE 8 p.m. June 4, at Jack Rabbits, $15. DAVIS TURNER 8 p.m. June 4, Slider’s Seaside Grill, 1998 S. Fletcher Ave., Fernandina Beach, 277-6652. KIRK FRANKLIN 7 p.m. June 5, Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts’ Moran Theater, 300 Water St., Downtown, 633-6110, $39.50-$69.50. ALEJANDRO ESCOVEDO, LANEY JONES & the SPIRITS 8 p.m. June 5, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall, 1050 A1A N., 209-0399, $35. GREAVER, YOUTH LEAGUE 8 p.m. June 5, Burro Bar. UNDER THE OAKS COMMUNITY JAM 2 p.m. June 5, Mandarin Museum, Walter Jones Park, 11964 Mandarin Rd., 268-0784, mandarinmuseum.net. BOBBY MEADER MUSIC, DYLAN NIRVANA, UNCLE MARTY 8 p.m. June 5, Planet Sarbez, 115 Anastasia Blvd., St. Augustine, 342-0632. MAMA BLUE 6 p.m. June 7, Three Layers Café, 1602 Walnut St., Springfield, 355-9791. HOLLIDAY DUFFY 7 p.m. June 5, Ragtime Tavern. RYAN CRARY 8:30 p.m. June 5, Flying Iguana. PRINCE PARTY FUNDRAISER 6-8 p.m. June 7, The Surf Restaurant & Bar, 3199 S. Fletcher Ave., Fernandina Beach, 261-5711, $10; includes hors d’oeuvres, Purple Haze beer, a bike/guitar raffle, live music; proceeds benefit Nassau Education Foundation; thesurfonline.com, folioweekly.com. REFUSED, The COATHANGERS, PLAGUE VENDOR 7 p.m. June 7, Mavericks Live, $23. VINNIE KELEMAN 7 p.m. June 8, Ragtime Tavern. TINY MOVING PARTS, PRAWN, FREE THROW 7 p.m. June 8, 1904 Music Hall. COURTNEY COLE June 9, Mavericks Live RICH HOMIE QUAN June 10, Mavericks Live

UPCOMING CONCERTS

WEIRD AL YANKOVIC June 11, St. Augustine Amphitheatre TEDESCHI TRUCKS BAND, JASON ISBELL, DUMPSTAPHUNK June 11, Sea Island

Avant presents: TIM SPARKS June 12, Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum MIRANDA LAMBERT, KIP MOORE, BROTHERS OSBORNE June 12, Veterans Memorial Arena Happy Together Tour: The COWSILLS, The TURTLES, The SPENCER DAVIS GROUP, GARY PUCKETT & the UNION GAP, MARK LINDSAY, CHUCK NEGRON June 12, Florida Theatre CYNDI LAUPER June 12, St. Augustine Amphitheatre DEATH CAB for CUTIE, CHVRCHES, PURE BATHING CULTURE June 14, St. Augustine Amphitheatre LORD HURON June 14, Mavericks Live CHRIS CORNELL June 17, The Florida Theatre MAMA BLUE, UNIVERSAL GREEN June 17, 1904 Music Hall WAR June 17, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall Caribfest 2016: BEKY GLACIER, 418 BAND, ANGELA STEWART, ISRAEL, SADT, PHUSION, STEEL in MOTION, LION HEART June 18, The Jax Landing SKATTER BRAINZ, ABANDON the MIDWEST, SOUTHERN ALABAMA PIE COOK OFF, MR. NEVER & the SCARS, ASPHALT KISS June 18, Shantytown Pub HIVELORDS, SET AND SETTING, YASHIRA, SHADOW HUNTER June 20, Burro Bar CARL VERHEYEN, JOHN MADER, DAVE MAROTTA June 23, Mudville Music Room CASTLE, HOLLOWLEG, GHOSTWITCH, BLACK STACHE June 21, Burro Bar ZOSO Ultimate Led Zeppelin Experience June 23, PVC Hall REBELUTION, The GREEN & J BOOG, STICK FIGURE, THROUGH the GREEN June 23, St. Augustine Amphitheatre RICHIE RAMONE, ELECTRIC WATER, TEENAGE LOBOTOMY, STATUS FAUX June 25, Burro Bar Freedom Festival: AARON TIPPIN, STARR FIELDS, STUMPWATER June 25, Orange Park Mall NIGHT VERSES, LETLIVE., SEAHAVEN, SILVER SNAKES June 28, 1904 Music Hall JUSTIN BIEBER June 29, Vets Memorial Arena SUBLIME with ROME, TRIBAL SEEDS July 1, St. Augustine Amphitheatre BARENAKED LADIES, ORCHESTRAL MANOEUVRES in the DARK, HOWARD JONES July 2, St. Augustine Amphitheatre MAGIC MIKE MALE REVUE XXL July 2, Mavericks Live TWENTY ONE PILOTS July 3, St. Augustine Amphitheatre FLAG, WAR on WOMEN, The DIRTY NIL July 8, St. Augustine Amphitheatre ROBERT CRAY BAND July 8, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall STITCHES July 8, Mavericks Live Unity Fest 2016: JEEZY, JACQUEES, PLIES, more July 9, Veterans Memorial Arena BOY GEORGE & CULTURE CLUB, WHO’S BAD, BOW WOW WOW July 9, Morocco Shrine Auditorium The NOTS, THE MOLD, FEVER HANDS July 10, The Headlamp EL ESCAPADO, MR. NEVER & the SCARS, SPEEDBAG

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LIVE + LOCAL MUSIC St. Louis, Missouri-bred non-faith-based rock ensemble BLACK PANTIES (pictured) play with DREDGER, THE MOLD, and MENTAL BOY June 2, Shanghai Nobby’s, St. Augustine.

RESIDUE July 11, Shantytown Pub 98 DEGREES, O TOWN, DREAM, RYAN CABRERA July 14, St. Augustine Amphitheatre JASON MICHAEL CARROLL, MARK WILLS, DARYL WORLEY July 14, Mavericks Live KID INK July 15, Mavericks Live MARIANAS TRENCH July 16, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall SHAWN MENDES July 16, St. Augustine Amphitheatre FLIGHT of the CONCHORDS, ARJ BARKER July 17, St. Augustine Amphitheatre 5 SECONDS of SUMMER July 20, Veterans Memorial Arena TED NUGENT July 20, Florida Theatre Villainfest 2016: SALEM HOLLOW, NEW DAY, BLEEDING in STEREO, FILTH, INNER DEMONS, LOWRCASE G, PHD, AUTOMATIK FIT July 22, Mavericks Live Connection Festival: WU-TANG CLAN, CAGE the ELEPHANT, BIG DATA, ST. LUCIA, NEVER SHOUT NEVER, NEW YORK SKA ENSEMBLE, RUN RIVER NORTH, WHOLE WHEAT BREAD, COLOURS, BROTHER HAWK, WATERSEED, CONTROL THIS!, CLOUD9 VIBES, MOYA MOYA, UNIVERSAL GREEN, ASKMEIFICARE, SKYVIEW, FLAG on FIRE July 23, Downtown Jacksonville

311, MATISYAHU July 26, St. Augustine Amphitheatre TODRICK HALL July 26, The Florida Theatre CRAIG MORGAN July 28, The Florida Theatre BRING IT! LIVE July 29, The Florida Theatre LUKE COMBS July 29, Mavericks Live EMMA MOSELEY BAND, KRISTOPHER JAMES, CURT TOWNE BAND July 30, St. Aug Amphitheatre Backyard Party DAVID BAZAN, MICHAEL NAU Aug. 4, Jack Rabbits The ACACIA STRAIN, OCEANO, KNOCKED LOOSE, CULTURE KILLER, TO the WIND Aug. 6, 1904 Music Hall MAXWELL Aug. 7, Times-Union Center MISTERWIVES Aug. 7, St. Augustine Amphitheatre Outcry: HILLSONG WORSHIP, KARI JOBE, REND COLLECTIVE, HOUSEFIRES, URBAN RESCUE, CHAD VEACH Aug. 10, Veterans Memorial Arena SLIGHTLY STOOPID, SOJA, FORTUNATE YOUTH Aug. 11, St. Augustine Amphitheatre RAY LaMONTAGNE Aug. 14, St. Augustine Amphitheatre LYLE LOVETT & HIS LARGE BAND Aug. 20, Florida Theatre The ORCHESTRA An Evening of ELO’s Greatest Hits (members of ELO, Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra)

Aug. 27, Florida Theatre

WAYNE BRADY Aug. 27, Thrasher-Horne Center for the Arts JILL SCOTT Aug. 28, T-U Center for the Performing Arts GOO GOO DOLLS, COLLECTIVE SOUL, TRIBE SOCIETY Aug. 31, St. Augustine Amphitheatre KENNY G Sept. 1, The Florida Theatre TONY JOE WHITE Sept. 2, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall MELVINS Sept. 8, Jack Rabbits BRIAN WILSON, AL JARDINE, BLONDIE CHAPLIN Sept. 10, St. Augustine Amphitheatre JAKE SHIMABUKURO Sept. 15, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall IL DIVO Sept. 23, The Florida Theatre WIDESPREAD PANIC Sept. 24 & 25, St. Augustine Amphitheatre RON “TATER SALAD” WHITE Oct. 1, Times-Union Center DONNA the BUFFALO, PETER ROWAN BLUEGRASS BAND, BLUEGROUND UNDERGRASS Oct. 13-16, Suwannee Music Park NEEDTOBREATHE, MAT KEARNY, PARACHUTE, WELSHLY ARMS Oct. 13, St. Augustine Amphitheatre Live Original Tour: SADIE ROBERTSON Oct. 14, Florida Theatre MAGNOLIA FEST Oct. 15, St. Augustine Amphitheatre The AVETT BROTHERS Oct. 28, Veterans Memorial Arena SCOTT BRADLEE’S POSTMODERN JUKEBOX Oct. 16, The Florida Theatre BONNIE RAITT Oct. 29, St. Augustine Amphitheatre CHRIS YOUNG, CASSADEE POPE Nov. 12, St. Augustine Amphitheatre NEIL deGRASSE TYSON Nov. 14, The Florida Theatre SAVION GLOVER Nov. 18, The Florida Theatre ANIMAL COLLECTIVE Nov. 22, Mavericks Live GARRISON KEILLOR Dec. 11, The Florida Theatre OAK RIDGE BOYS Dec. 13, The Florida Theatre JAY LENO Jan. 14, Thrasher-Horne Center JEANNE ROBERTSON Jan. 21, The Florida Theatre The BABES Feb. 11, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall

LIVE MUSIC CLUBS

AMELIA ISLAND, FERNANDINA

ALLEY CAT Beer House, 316 Centre St., 491-1001 Dan Voll 6:30 p.m. June 1. Gitlo Lee 6:30 p.m. June 3. Live music most weekends LA MANCHA, 2709 Sadler Rd., 261-4646 Miguel Paley jazz show 5:30-9 p.m. every Fri.-Sun. Javier Parez every Sun. SLIDERS SEASIDE GRILL, 1998 S. Fletcher Ave., 277-6652 King Eddie & Pili Pili 6 p.m. June 1 & 8. Tad Jennings June 2. Savannah, Jaime Noel, DJ Dave June 3. Radio Love, Davis Turner June 4. Mark O’Quinn, Down Yonder June 5. Darrell Rae June 6. Sam McDonald June 7 SURF RESTAURANT, 3199 S. Fletcher, 261-5711 Russell Bryant June 1 & 3. Larry & the Backtracks June 5. Prince Party Fundraiser 6-8 p.m. June 7. Yancy Clegg Tue. & Thur. Black Jack Band every Fri.

AVONDALE, ORTEGA

CASBAH CAFÉ, 3628 St. Johns Ave., 981-9966 Goliath Flores every Wed. Live jazz every Sun. Live music every Mon. ECLIPSE, 4219 St. Johns Ave. KJ Free 9 p.m. Tue. & Thur. Indie dance 9 p.m. every Wed. ’80s & ’90s dance every Fri.

THE BEACHES (All venues in Jax Beach unless otherwise noted)

BRASS ANCHOR PUB, 2292 Mayport Rd., Atlantic Beach, 249-0301 Joe Oliff June 1 THE BRIX, 300 Second St. N., 241-4668 Live music Tue. & Wed. Barrett Jockers every Fri. CULHANE’S IRISH PUB, 967 Atlantic Blvd., AB, 249-9595 DJ Hal every Sat. Irish music every Sun. FLYING IGUANA, 207 Atlantic, Neptune Beach, 853-5680 3 the Band 9 p.m. June 2 & 9. Fat Cactus 10 p.m. June 3 & 4. Ryan Crary 8:30 p.m. June 5. Live music most weekends GUSTO’S, 1266 Beach Blvd., 372-9925 Groov every Wed. Will Hurley & Pops every Thur. Murray Goff every Fri. Under the Bus every Sat. Gene Nordan every Sun. HARMONIOUS MONKS, 320 First St. N., 372-0815 Blood Bath & Beyond, Near Empty 8 p.m. June 8 LYNCH’S IRISH PUB, 514 N. First St., 249-5181 Wilder Sons 10 p.m. June 3. Mad Maxx 10 p.m. June 4. Chillula every Sun. MELLOW MUSHROOM, 1018 Third St. N., 241-5600 Big Logic & the Truth Serum June 2. Ouija Brothers June 4 MEZZA RESTAURANT & BAR, 110 First St., NB, 249-5573 Ginger every Wed. Mike Shackelford, Steve Shanholtzer every Thur. MOJO KITCHEN, 1500 Beach Blvd., 247-6636 Live music most weekends MONKEY’S UNCLE TAVERN, 1728 N. Third St., 246-1070 DJ Wed., Sat. & Sun. Live music every Fri. RAGTIME TAVERN, 207 Atlantic Blvd., AB, 241-7877 Neil Dixon June 1. Hoffman’s Voodoo, Rough Mix June 2. Paul Lundgren Band June 3 & 4. Holliday Duffy June 5. Vinnie Keleman June 8. Live music every Wed.-Sun. SEACHASERS, 831 First St. N., 372-0444 Jimmy Parrish 7 p.m. June 1. Jarell Harris Trio 7 p.m. June 2 SLIDERS, 218 First St., NB, 246-0881 Billy Bowers 7 p.m. June 4. Live music every Wed.-Sun.

DOWNTOWN

1904 MUSIC HALL, 19 Ocean St. Universal Sigh June 1. Ring of Saturn, The Browning, Laura Shore 6 p.m. June 2. Tiny Moving Parts, Prawn, Free Throw 7 p.m. June 8

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LIVE + LOCAL MUSIC Local dreampop band MARATHON RUNNER plays 10:30 a.m. June 4, Riverside Arts Market.

BURRO BAR, 100 E. Adams St. Last Burro Bar Art Walk Party: State Champion, Fever Hands, Animal Time Travel 6 p.m. June 1. Junior Bruce, LA-A, Shadow Hunter, Coughin, Detriment, Vatican, Heavens, Die June 3. Tarek Kasmi 7 p.m. June 4. Greaver, Youth League June 5 DOS GATOS, 123 E. Forsyth St., 354-0666 BlackJack every Wed. DJ Brandon every Thur. DJs spin dance every Fri. DJ NickFresh every Sat. DJ Randall Mon. DJ Hollywood every Tue. FIONN MacCOOL’S, The Landing, 374-1247 Spade McQuade 6 p.m. June 1 HOURGLASS PUB, 345 E. Bay St., 469-1719 Little Dolls for Bay Street Jam 10 p.m. June 3. Jam every Fri. JACKSONVILLE LANDING, 353-1188 Gudgud, XHale 8 p.m. June 4 MARK’S DOWNTOWN, 315 E. Bay St., 355-5099 DJ Dr. Doom 10 p.m. every Fri. DJ Shotgun 10 p.m. every Sat. MAVERICKS LIVE, Jax Landing, 356-1110 Appetite for Destruction, Shoot to Thrill June 3. Josh Gracin 6 p.m. June 4. Refused, The Coathangers, Plague Vendor 7 p.m. June 7. Courtney Cole June 9. Joe Buck, DJ Justin every Thur.-Sat. MYTH NIGHTCLUB & BAR, 333 E. Bay St., 707-0474 DJ Q45, live music every Wed. EDM every Thur. Eric Rush every Fri. DJ IBay Sat. Bangarang & Crunchay every Sun.

FLEMING ISLAND

MELLOW MUSHROOM, 1800 Town Ctr. Blvd., 541-1999 Live music most weekends WHITEY’S Fish Camp, 2032 C.R. 220, 269-4198 Boogie Freaks 9 p.m. June 3 & 4

INTRACOASTAL WEST

CLIFF’S BAR, 3033 Monument Rd., 645-5162 Live music most weekends JERRY’S GRILLE, 13170 Atlantic Blvd., 220-6766 Sidewalk 65 7:30 p.m. June 3. Retro Kats June 4

MANDARIN

IGGY’S SEAFOOD SHACK, 104 Bartram Oaks Walk, Ste. 101, 209-5209 Conch Fritters 7 p.m. June 4 MONKEY’S UNCLE, 10503 San Jose, Ste. 15, 260-1349 Live music most weekends

ORANGE PARK, MIDDLEBURG

THE HILLTOP, 2030 Wells, 272-5959 John Michael every Tue.-Sat. MR. CHUBBY’S, 11043 Crystal Springs Rd., 355-9464 Chuck Nash 9 p.m. June 3 THE ROADHOUSE, 231 Blanding Blvd., 264-0611 Anton LaPlume June 1. DJ Big Mike June 2. Ozone Baby 10 p.m. June 3 & 4

PONTE VEDRA

PUSSER’S, 816 A1A, 280-7766 DiCarlo Thompson 8 p.m. June 3. Billy Buchanan June 4 TABLE 1, 330 A1A, 280-5515 Tier 2 June 1. Gary Starling June 2. Billy Bowers 7 p.m. June 3. Latin All Stars June 4. Deron Baker June 8

RIVERSIDE, WESTSIDE

MURRAY HILL THEATRE, 932 Edgewood Ave. S., 388-7807 Stages, Fear the Concept, Second Death, Puzzles to Pieces, The Hereafter, Personalities 6:30 p.m. June 3. The Pride Pt. I & II June 11

RAIN DOGS, 1045 Park St., 379-4969 Complicated Animals 10 p.m. June 8 RIVERSIDE ARTS MARKET, 715 Riverside Ave., 389-2449 Marathon Runner, Blue Veronica, Savanna Leigh Bassett 10:30 a.m. June 4

ST. AUGUSTINE

THE CELLAR UPSTAIRS, 157 King St., 826-1594 The Committee June 3 & 4. Vinny Jacobs June 5 MARDI GRAS, 123 San Marco Ave., 823-8806 JW Gilmore June 3. Musicians’ Exchange June 6. DJ Rob St. John Wed. Live music every Fri. & Sat. Justin Gurnsey Mon. PLANET SARBEZ, 115 Anastasia Blvd., 342-0632 Bobby Meader Music, Dylan Nirvana, Uncle Marty 8 p.m. June 5. Live music most weekends SHANGHAI NOBBY’S, 10 Anastasia Blvd., 547-2188 Black Panties, Dredger, The Mold, Mental Boy 8 p.m. June 2 TRADEWINDS LOUNGE, 124 Charlotte St., 829-9336 Blistur 9 p.m. June 3 & 4

SAN MARCO, SOUTHBANK

JACK RABBITS, 1528 Hendricks Ave., 398-7496 Voice of Addiction, Flag on Fire, Southern Alabama Pie Cookoff 7 p.m. June 1. Pro-Pain, Rhythm of Fear, Appalachian Death Trap 8 p.m. June 3. American Aquarium, Alastair-Byrd Revue 8 p.m. June 4 MUDVILLE MUSIC ROOM, 3104 Atlantic Blvd., 352-7008 Abelito Mateus, Phillip Gillette 7:30 p.m. June 2. Conrad Oberg Band 7:30 p.m. June 4. Big Band June 6. Pierce Pettis June 9

SOUTHSIDE, BAYMEADOWS

MELLOW MUSHROOM, 1800 Town Ctr. Blvd., 541-1999 Charlie Walker June 2 & 3. Milltown Road June 4 SEVEN BRIDGES, 9735 Gate Pkwy., 997-1999 Live music most weekends UNCLE MADDIO’S, 8221 Southside Blvd., 527-8605 Live music most weekends VETERANS UNITED CRAFT BREWERY, 8999 Western Way, Ste. 104, 253-3326 Clinton Lane Darnell June 3 WHISKEY JAX, 10915 Baymeadows Rd., 634-7208 The Chase Fouraker Music 8 p.m. June 8. Melissa Smith’s open mic every Wed. Blues jam every Sun. WORLD of BEER, 9700 Deer Lake Ct., Ste. 1, 551-5929 Live music most weekends

SPRINGFIELD, NORTHSIDE

SANDOLLAR RESTAURANT & MARINA, 9716 Heckscher Dr., 251-2449 Live music on the most weekends SHANTYTOWN PUB, 22 W. Sixth St., 798-8222 Gross Evolution, Warm Like Winter, Mr. Never & The Scars 8 p.m. June 3 THREE LAYERS CAFÉ, 1602 Walnut St., 355-9791 Jazz Tasting with Mama Blue 6 p.m. June 7

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FOLIO DINING AMELIA ISLAND FERNANDINA BEACH

BEACH DINER, 2006 S. Eighth St., 310-3750, beachdiner. com. Newest in the popular local chain. Innovative breakfast: Eggs on the Bayou, fish-n-grits; French toast, riders, omelets. Lunch fare: salads, burgers, sandwiches, shrimp & crabmeat salad. $ K TO B L Daily BRETT’S WATERWAY CAFÉ, 1 S. Front St., 261-2660. F Southern hospitality, upscale waterfront spot; daily specials, fresh local seafood, aged beef. $$$ FB L D Daily BURLINGAME RESTAURANT, 20 S. Fifth St., 432-7671, burlingamerestaurant.com. The menu at the fine dining place changes quarterly, focusing on elegantly prepared dishes (8 apps, 8 mains) made with quality seasonal ingredients. Duck confit, grilled pork chops. $$$ BW D Tu-Sa CAFÉ KARIBO, 27 N. Third St., 277-5269, cafekaribo.com. F Family-owned; historic building. Veggie burgers, seafood, made-from-scratch dressings, sauces, desserts. Dine in or on oak-shaded patio. Karibrew Pub next door. $$ FB K TO R, Su; L Daily, D Tu-Su in season CHEZ LEZAN BAKERY CO., 1014 Atlantic Ave., 491-4663, chezlezanbakery.com. Fresh European-style breads, pastries: croissants, muffins, cakes, pies. $ TO B R L Daily The CRAB TRAP, 31 N. Second St., 261-4749, ameliacrab trap.com. F 37 years, family-owned-and-operated. Fresh local seafood, steaks, specials. HH. $$ FB L D Daily GILBERT’S Underground Kitchen, 510 S. Eighth St., 310-6374, undergroundkitchen.com. Chef Kenny Gilbert (Top Chef) serves Deep Southern American cuisine. Dine inside or on a patio. $$ BW K TO L F; D W-Sa & M; R Su

basketfernandina.com. Small shop focuses on fresh fare, cheeses, confits, charcuteries, wines. $$ BW B L D M-Sa PI INFINITE COMBINATIONS, 19 S. Third St., 432-8535, pi32034.wix.com/piinfinite. All bar service, NYC-style. Specialty pizzas, pie or slice, toppings: truffle mushrooms, little neck clams, eggs, shrimp. Courtyard. $$ BW TO L D W-Su The SALTY PELICAN Bar & Grill, 12 N. Front St., 277-3811, thesaltypelicanamelia.com. F 2015 BOJ winner. 2nd-story outdoor bar. Owners T.J. & Al offer local seafood, fish tacos, Mayport shrimp, po’boys, cheese oysters. $$ FB K L D Daily The SAVORY MARKET, 474380 E. S.R. 200, 432-8551. Local, organic produce, wild-caught seafood – Mayport shrimp – Wainwright meats, raw dairy, deli. Café has salads, hand-helds, tacos. $$ TO M-Sa SLIDERS Seaside Grill, 1998 S. Fletcher Ave., 277-6652, slidersseaside.com. F Oceanfront. Crabcakes, fried pickles, fresh seafood. Open-air 2nd floor, balcony. $$ FB K L D Daily T-RAY’S BURGER STATION, 202 S. Eighth St., 261-6310. F 2015 BOJ winner. Family-owned-and-operated 18+ years. Blue plate specials, burgers, biscuits & gravy, shrimp. $ BW TO B L M-Sa

ARLINGTON, REGENCY

LARRY’S GIANT SUBS, 1301 Monument Rd., Ste. 5, 724-5802. F SEE ORANGE PARK.

AVONDALE, ORTEGA

FLORIDA CREAMERY, 3566 St. Johns Ave., 619-5386. Ice cream, waffle cones, milkshakes, sundaes, Nathan’s grilled hot dogs. Low-fat and sugar-free choices. $ K TO L D Daily HARPOON LOUIE’S, 4070 Herschel St., Ste. 8, 389-5631,

BITE-SIZED Native Sun Natural Foods PINT-SIZED Mexican Lagers GRILL ME! Marianas Grinds CHEFFED-UP Barbecue Sauce

P. 31 P. 32 P. 32 P. 33

wines glass/bottle. Meatloaf sandwich, pulled Peruvian chicken, vegan black bean burgers. HH. $$ BW L M-F; D Tu-Sa ZESTY INDIA, 8358 Point Meadows Dr., 329-3676, zesty india.com. Chefs combine Asian methodology with European template for tandoori lamb chops, rosemary tikka. Vegetarian items cooked separately in vegetable oil. Lunch platters. $ BW TO L D Tu-Su

BEACHES

(Venues are in Jax Beach unless otherwise noted.)

AL’S PIZZA, 303 Atlantic Blvd., Atlantic Beach, 249-0002, alspizza.com. F 2015 BOJ winner. New York-style gourmet pizzas, baked dishes 28+ years. All-day HH M-Thu. $ FB K TO L D Daily EUROPEAN STREET CAFÉ, 992 Beach Blvd., 249-3001, europeanstreet.com. F 2015 BOJ winner. SEE RIVERSIDE. FLYING IGUANA TAQUERIA & Tequila Bar, 207 Atlantic Blvd., Neptune Beach, 853-5680 F 2015 BOJ winner. Latin American, tacos, seafood, carnitas, Cubana fare. 100+ tequilas. $ FB L D Daily GUSTO, 1266 Beach Blvd., 372-9925, gustojax.com. Classic Old World Roman cuisine, extensive Italian menu: homestyle pasta, beef, chicken, fish delicacies; open pizza-tossing kitchen. Reservations encouraged. $$ FB TO D Nightly HARMONIOUS MONKS, 320 First St. N., 372-0815. American-style steakhouse, filets, gourmet burgers, ribs, wraps, sandwiches. $$ FB K L D M-Sa LARRY’S GIANT SUBS, 657 Third St. N., 247-9620. F SEE ORANGE PARK.

MELLOW MUSHROOM PIZZA BAKERS, 1018 Third St. N., Ste. 2, 241-5600, mellowmushroom.com. F Bite Club. 2015 BOJ winner. Hoagies, gourmet pizzas: Mighty Meaty, vegetarian, Kosmic Karma. 35 tap beers. Nonstop HH. $ BW K TO L D Daily METRO DINER, 1534 Third St. N., 853-6817. F 2015 BOJ winner. SEE SAN MARCO.

Complement an authentic Italian feast with a handcrafted cocktail and a smile from the friendly staff at Riverside’s Il Desco. photo by Dennis Ho HOLA CUBAN CAFÉ, 117 Centre St., 321-0163, holacuban cafe.com. F Behind Palace Saloon; owned by real Cubans; authentic sandwiches, coffee. Dine in or out at umbrella tables. $$ FB K TO R, Su; L D Daily HORIZONS, 5472 First Coast Hwy., 321-2430, horizons ameliaisland.com. Fine dining, upscale setting. Gourmet fare, seafood, steaks, lamb, pasta. $$$ FB L D Tu-Sa JACK & DIANE’S, 708 Centre St., 321-1444, jackanddian escafe.com. F 1887 shotgun house. Jambalaya, French toast, mac-n-cheese, crêpes, vegan/vegetarian. Dine in or on a porch. $$ FB K B L D Daily LA MANCHA, 2709 Sadler Rd., 261-4646. Spanish/ Portuguese cuisine with a Brazilian flair. Tapas, seafood, steaks, homemade sangria. Drink specials. AYCE paella Sunday. $$$ FB K TO D Nightly MOON RIVER PIZZA, 925 S. 14th St., 321-3400, moonriver pizza.net. F 2015 BOJ winner. Authentic Northern-style pizzas, 20+ toppings, pie or slice. $ BW TO L D M-Sa The MUSTARD SEED CAFÉ, 833 Courson Rd., 277-3141, nassaushealthfoods.net. Casual organic eatery, juice bar, in Nassau Health Foods. All-natural organic items, smoothies, herbal tea, daily specials. $$ TO B L M-Sa PABLO’S Mexican Restaurant Grill & Cantina, 12 N. Second St., 261-0049. Chicken, carnes, fajitas, burritos, tacos, daily specials, vegetarian. $$ FB K TO L D Daily The PECAN ROLL BAKERY, 122 S. Eighth St., 491-9815, thepecanrollbakery.com. F Near historic district. Sweet and savory pastries, cookies, cakes, bagels, breads; made from scratch. $ TO B L W-Su The PICNIC BASKET, 503-A Centre St., 277-9779, picnic To list your restaurant, call your account manager or Sam Taylor, 860-2465 • staylor@folioweekly.com

DINING DIRECTORY KEY

AVERAGE ENTRÉE • COST •

$ = Less than $10 $$ = $10- $20 $$$ = $20- $35 $$$$ = $35 & 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 event. fwbiteclub.com 2015 Best of Jax winner F = FW distribution spot

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harpoonlouies.net. F Locally owned & operated 20+ years. American pub. 1/2-lb. burgers, fish sandwiches, pasta. Local beers, HH. $$ FB K TO L D Daily MELLOW MUSHROOM Pizza Bakers, 3611 St. Johns Ave., 388-0200. F Bite Club. 2015 BOJ winner. SEE BEACHES. PINEGROVE Market & Deli, 1511 PineGrove Ave., 389-8655, pinegrovemarket.com. F 2015 BOJ winner. 40+ years. Burgers, Cubans, subs, wraps. Onsite butcher cuts USDA choice prime aged beef. Craft beers. $ BW TO B L D M-Sa RESTAURANT ORSAY, 3630 Park St., 381-0909, restaur antorsay.com. 2015 BOJ winner. French/Southern bistro; local organic ingredients. Steak frites, mussels, pork chops. Snail of Approval. $$$ FB R, Su; D Nightly SIMPLY SARA’S, 2902 Corinthian Ave., 387-1000, simply saras.net. F Down-home fare from scratch: eggplant fries, pimento cheese, baked chicken, fruit cobblers, chicken & dumplings, desserts. BYOB. $$ K TO L D M-Sa, B Sa

BAYMEADOWS

AL’S PIZZA, 8060 Philips Hwy., Ste. 105, 731-4300. F 2015 BOJ winner. SEE BEACHES.

INDIA’S Restaurant, 9802 Baymeadows Rd., Ste. 8, 620-0777, indiajax.com. F 2015 BOJ winner. Authentic cuisine, lunch buffet. Curries, vegetables, lamb, chicken, shrimp, fish tandoori. $$ BW L M-Sa; D Nightly LARRY’S Subs, 3928 Baymeadows Rd., Ste. 9, 737-7740. 8616 Baymeadows Rd., 739-2498. F SEE ORANGE PARK. METRO DINER, 9802 Baymeadows Rd., 425-9142. F 2015 BOJ winner. SEE SAN MARCO.

MINT INDIAN Restaurant, 8490 Baymeadows Rd., 367-1821, jaxmint.com. A new style of authentic, traditional Indian cuisine. Daily lunch buffet; HH. $ L D Daily NATIVE SUN Natural Foods Market & Deli, 11030 Baymeadows Rd., 260-2791. SEE MANDARIN. PATTAYA THAI Grille, 9551 Baymeadows Rd., 646-9506, ptgrille.com. Family-owned 26+ years; serving new Thai, traditional, vegetarian; curries, noodles. Low-sodium, glutenfree, too. Open kitchen display. $$$ BW TO L D Tu-Su The WELL WATERING HOLE, 3928 Baymeadows Rd., Ste. 9, 737-7740, thewellwateringhole.com. Local craft beers,

MEZZA Restaurant & Bar, 110 First St., NB, 249-5573, mezzarestaurantandbar.com. F Near-the-ocean 20+ years. Casual bistro fare: gourmet wood-fired pizzas, nightly specials. Dine in, patio. $$$ FB K D M-Sa MOJO KITCHEN BBQ PIT, 1500 Beach Blvd., 247-6636, mojobbq.com. F 2015 BOJ winner. Pulled pork, beef, chicken, Carolina-style, sides. $$ FB K TO L D Daily M SHACK, 299 Atlantic Blvd., AB, 241-2599, mshack burgers.com. 2015 BOJ winner. David and Matthew Medure flip burgers, hot dogs, fries, shakes, more. Dine inside or out – people-watch at Beaches Town Center. $$ BW L D Daily NATIVE SUN Natural Foods Market & Deli, 1585 Third St. N., 458-1390. SEE BAYMEADOWS. POE’S TAVERN, 363 Atlantic Blvd., AB, 241-7637, poestavern.com. Gastropub, 50+ beers, gourmet burgers, handcut fries, fish tacos, Edgar’s Drunken Chili, daily fish sandwich special. $$ FB K L D Daily RAGTIME TAVERN & SEAFOOD GRILL, 207 Atlantic Blvd., AB, 241-7877, ragtimetavern.com. F 30+ years, iconic seafood place. Blackened snapper, sesame tuna, Ragtime shrimp. Daily HH. $$ FB L D Daily SEACHASERS, 831 First St. N., 372-0444, seachasers. com. New place; four dining areas: First Street Bar, Music Room, Beach Bar, Dining Room. Daily HH. Dine in or on patio. $$ FB L D Daily SLIDERS SEAFOOD GRILLE & OYSTER BAR, 218 First St., NB, 246-0881, slidersseafoodgrille.com. Beach-casual spot. Faves: Fresh fish tacos, gumbo. Key lime pie, ice cream sandwiches. $$ FB K L Sa/Su; D Nightly SNEAKERS SPORTS GRILLE, 111 Beach Blvd., 482-1000, sneakerssportsgrille.com. 2015 BOJ winner. 20+ tap beers, TVs. HH M-F. $ FB K L D Daily UGLY CUPCAKE MUFFINRY & Cafe, 115 Fifth Ave. S., 339-5214, theuglycupcakemuffinry.com. Sweet/ savory giant muffins, made from organic, locally sourced ingredients. Outside seating. $$ TO B L Daily V PIZZA, 528 First St. N., 853-6633, vpizza.com. This new-ish place specializes in the art of traditional pizza Neapolitana, a rare class of artisan pizza from Naples – Italy, silly, not Florida. $$ FB TO L D Daily

DOWNTOWN

AKEL’S DELICATESSSEN, 21 W. Church St., 665-7324, akels deli.com. 50 N. Laura St., Ste. 125, 446-3119. F New Yorkstyle deli has breakfast, fresh made subs, specialty sandwiches, burgers, gyros, wraps, desserts, vegetarian items. $ TO B L M-F The CANDY APPLE CAFÉ & COCKTAILS, 400 N. Hogan St., 353-9717, thecandyapplecafe.com. Chef-driven cuisine, sandwiches, entrées, salads. HH Tu-F $$ FB K D Tu-Sa CASA DORA, 108 E. Forsyth St., 356-8282. F Chef Sam Hamidi serves Italian fare, 40+ years: veal, seafood, gourmet pizza. Homemade salad dressing. $ BW K L M-F; D M-Sa FIONN MacCOOL’S Irish Pub & Restaurant, Jax Landing, Ste. 176, 374-1547, fionnmacs.com. Casual dining, uptown Irish atmosphere; fish & chips, Guinness lamb stew, black-and-tan brownies. $$ FB K L D Daily FOLKFOOD, 219 N. Hogan St., 333-8392 Southern specialties, coastal cuisine like fried catfish, Florida citrus kale salad, blackened mahi mahi tacos, meatloaf with curry sauce, homestyle desserts made in-house daily. $ BW TO L D M-F INDOCHINE, 21 E. Adams St., Ste. 200, 598-5303, indo chinejax.com. 2015 BOJ winner. Thai, Southeast Asian cuisine. Signature dishes are chicken Satay, soft shell crab; mango, sticky rice dessert. $$ FB TO L D M-F; D Tu-Sa OLIO MARKET, 301 E. Bay St., 356-7100, oliomarket.com. F From-scratch soups, sandwiches. Duck grilled cheese, seen on Best Sandwich in America. $$ BW TO B R L M-F; D F

photo by Dennis Ho

FOLIO DINING : BITE-SIZED

SUN

Native Sun’s PREPARED FOOD section is out of this world

WORSHIPPER Native Sun cold case is my go-to. Usually, MANY NORTHEAST FLORIDIANS HAVE dishes like shrimp salad and chicken salad patronized at least one of the three NATIVE are hit-or-miss for me, but Native Sun’s SUN NATURAL FOODS MARKETS by now, versions are not what Aunt Marge made for strolling between the shelves and bins stocked Sunday lunch. Native Sun goes easy on the with an amazing selection of local produce, mayo and blends plenty of fresh ingredients organic products and top-of-the-line healthful which you can actually taste. You’ll want items, from vitamins to freshly made grabseconds. I was very impressed with the large and-go deli delights. And that’s the spot I’d like chunks of perfectly cooked Mayport shrimp, to delve into deeper, to give you the 411 on enhanced by fresh dill, onion and red pepper one of the easiest ways to get the good stuff. in the shrimp salad. The chicken salad has a All three Native Sun shops — Mandarin, nice celery crunch, and every few forkfuls, Baymeadows and Jax Beach — have a you’ll find a plump, delicious raisin — a prepared food section and juice bar, and hot winning touch of sweetness. and cold cases replete with everything your The Stir No Fry and the Rajham are my top stomach desires. Let it be your new go-to for two out-of-the-box options. summer picnics, snacks, I’d never had anything like and dinners. NATIVE SUN NATURAL Because the Jax Beach Rajham, which owes its FOODS MARKET Native Sun hosted our most hearty flavor and texture to 1585 Third St. N., Jax Beach, recent Bite Club, I’ll show chopped-up cashews, red 458-1390, nativesunjax.com them a little love — they pepper, and onion. The Stir make it so easy to feel good No Fry is a lot of fun; it’s all about on-the-go food choices. That location, the veggies you’d usually find in a stir-fry dish, the local chain’s newest, has comfy booths, a but cool and crunchy in a salad, with mild deli, a juice bar, and a grab-and-go case with ginger dressing. a variety of prepared foods. There’s even have You can feel good about whatever you a beer case so, technically, you can shop while choose at Native Sun, because the prepared enjoying a cold one. There are even handy foods meet the same high-quality standards cupholders right there on your cart. Really. as the products on the shelves. In fact, Head chef Eric said the hot bar changes all the hot and cold case items are made weekly and the cold bar items are seasonal with products sold in-store. It’s a win-win. (both are $9.99 per pound per item). There Whether you’ve planned a perfect day at are cold bar specials every month, so once you the beach or just dashed in for a quick bite, decide your favorites, stock up — I suggest you let the NSNFM pros do the creating — go for the $7.99 per pound Wednesday special. and relax. Summer’s here, and all I want are dishes Brentley Stead to cool my internal temperature, so the bitesized@folioweekly.com

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DINING DIRECTORY PINT-SIZED

BEAT THE HEAT the North American way: with delicious, fizzy brews

URBAN GRIND Coffee Company, 45 W. Bay St., Ste. 102, 866-395-3954, 516-7799, urbangrind.coffee. Variety of locally roasted whole bean brewed coffee, espressos, fresh pastries, smoothies, bagels, cream cheeses. Chicken salad (best ever), tuna salad, sandwiches. Free Wi-Fi. $ B L M-F URBAN GRIND Express, 50 W. Laura St., 516-7799. SEE ABOVE. ZODIAC BAR & GRILL, 120 W. Adams St., 354-8283, thezodiacbarandgrill.com. 16+ years. Mediterranean cuisine, American fare, paninis, vegetarian dishes. Daily lunch buffet. Espressos, hookahs. HH W-Sa $ FB L M-F

FLEMING ISLAND

COLONIZING

MEXICAN LAGERS

AS THE HEAT CRANKS UP, FOLKS LOOK FOR alternatives to the heavier ales they drink in the cooler months. The newest trend to meet this need is Mexican-style lager. Amazingly, these light, fizzy beers are among the best-selling brews in the world. Why in the name of St. Arnold – patron saint of hop-pickers and brewers – would craft beer brewers create a light lager? It flies in the face of the reason, as craft beer usually means more flavor. Fear not, the light lagers being produced by craft brewers deliver on the crisp, light qualities of Mexican lagers with delightful flavor. But before we talk more about Americanbrewed, Mexican-style lagers, let’s look at the style’s history. Before Spanish colonization, fermented beverages in Mexico were made with agave juice. Various cultures also brewed a lesserknown beverage, tesgüino or izquiate, from corn. The light, amber-colored liquid once used in rituals is still made in some Mexican towns. In 1543, the first European-style brewery permit was granted to Alfonso de Herrero, but Spain’s stiff taxes eventually led to his brewery’s failure. Nevertheless, beer landed on Mexico’s sunny shores. When Mexico won independence from Spain in 1821, colonial restrictions vanished and the industry flourished. In the late 19th century, an influx of German immigrants led to a surge in Mexico’s beer industry. Light lagers became popular and, by 1918, there were 36 breweries. Over time, Mexican breweries consolidated to compete with American breweries; today, there are just two major brewing conglomerates, Grupo Modelo and FEMSA. Mexican-style lager is basically a Vienna lager with a crisp, light body and spicy, almost herbal aromas and flavors. The maize usually added imparts a slight sweetness, creating an ideal beer to enjoy ice-cold on a blistering afternoon. Today’s American craft brewers have taken these flavors and, while staying mostly true to the style, improved on them, often by amping up the flavor with hops and yeast strains. 21st Amendment’s El Sully takes a relatively traditional approach to the style with grassy hop notes and hints of lemon. The brewers of Oskar Blues’ Beerito took liberties with the malts, adding caramel or toffee hues. As American craft brewers delve more into the style, it’s likely to evolve, just as pale ales and IPAs have. Because, well, it’s sort of the American way to make things our own. Here are some Mexican-style lagers that taste so good, they don’t even need a lime.

PINT-SIZED

INTUITION ALE WORKS’ EL GUAPO Brewed with Vienna and German pilsner malts and German bittering hops, this lager has a light and refreshing taste that pairs well with fishing the Intercostal. TRADER JOE’S BREWING COMPANY’S TRADER JOSÉ PREMIUM LAGER Brewed exclusively for the insanely popular grocery chain, this pleasant, unassuming beer is best enjoyed ice-cold, après beach beer. ZETA BREWING COMPANY’S TWIN FINN LAGER Not strictly Mexican-style, this brew still exhibits its grainy, sweet characteristics. Try it when you’re in Jax Beach. Marc Wisdom marc@folioweekly.com 32 | FOLIOWEEKLY.com | JUNE 1-7, 2016

GRASSROOTS Natural Market, 1915 East-West Parkway, 541-0009. F 2015 BOJ winner. SEE RIVERSIDE. MELLOW MUSHROOM Pizza Bakers, 1800 Town Ctr. Blvd., 541-1999. F Bite Club. 2015 BOJ winner. SEE BEACHES. TAPS Bar & Grill, 1605 C.R. 220, Ste. 145, 278-9421, tapspublichouse.com. 50+ premium domestic, imported tap beers. Burgers, sandwiches, entrées. $$ FB K L D Daily 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 Tu-Su; D Nightly

INTRACOASTAL WEST

AL’S PIZZA, 14286 Beach Blvd., Ste. 31, 223-0991. F 2015 BOJ winner. SEE BEACHES.

LARRY’S GIANT SUBS, 10750 Atlantic Blvd., Ste. 14, 642-6980. F SEE ORANGE PARK. ORANGE TREE Hot Dogs, 3500 Beach, Ste. 43, 551-3661, orangetreehotdogs.com. Hot dogs, personal size pizzas since ’68. Hershey’s ice cream, milkshakes. $ K TO L D Daily SID & LINDA’S Seafood Market & Restaurant, 12220 Atlantic Blvd., Ste. 109, 503-8276. Pick your own whole fresh fish, have it cleaned, filleted, cooked to order. Dine in, take out. Housemade sauces. $$ K TO L D Daily

MANDARIN, NW ST. JOHNS

AKEL’S DELI, 12926 Granbay Pkwy. W., 880-2008. F SEE DOWNTOWN.

AL’S PIZZA, 11190 San Jose Blvd., 260-4115. F 2015

Made-from-scratch “Mexclectic street food,” tacos, nachos, gluten-free, vegetarian options. $ BW L D Tu-Su DERBY on PARK, 1068 Park St., 379-3343. New American cuisine, upscale retro in historic landmark building. Shrimp & grits, lobster bites, 10-oz. gourmet burger. Dine inside or out. $$-$$$ FB B L D Tu-Su, R Sa/Su EUROPEAN STREET CAFÉ, 2753 Park St., 384-9999. 2015 BOJ winner. 130+ import beers, 20 on tap. Sandwiches. Outside dining at some EStreets. $ BW K L D Daily GRASSROOTS Natural Market, 2007 Park St., 384-4474, thegrassrootsmarket.com. F 2015 BOJ winner. Juice bar uses certified organic fruits, vegetables. Artisanal cheeses, more than 300 craft, imported beers, 50 organic wines, and organic produce, meats, vitamins, herbs. Organic wraps, sides, sandwiches. $ BW TO B L D Daily HAWKERS Asian Street Fare, 1001 Park St., 508-0342, hawkerstreetfare.com. 2015 BOJ winner. Authentic dishes from mobile stalls. $ BW TO L D Daily HOBNOB, 220 Riverside Ave., Ste. 110, 513-4272, hobnobwithus.com. New place serves cuisine driven by

bistrox.com. F Mediterranean/French inspired; steak frites, oak-fired pizza, raw bar, seasonal selections. HH M-F $$$ FB L D Daily EUROPEAN STREET CAFÉ, 1704 San Marco Blvd., 398-9500. 2015 BOJ winner. SEE RIVERSIDE. $ BW K L D Daily FUSION SUSHI, 1550 University Blvd. W., 636-8688, fusionsushijax.com. F Upscale sushi spot serves fresh sushi, sashimi, hibachi, teriyaki, kiatsu. $$ K L D Daily INDOCHINE, 1974 San Marco Blvd., 503-7013. 2015 BOJ winner. SEE DOWNTOWN.

KITCHEN ON SAN MARCO, 1402 San Marco Blvd., 396-2344, kitchenonsanmarco.com. 2015 BOJ winner. Local, national craft beers, specialty cocktails, seasonal menu, fresh, locally sourced ingredients. $$ FB R Su; L D Daily MARDI GRAS Sports Bar, 123 San Marco Ave., 3473288, mardibar.com. Wings, nachos, shrimp, chicken, Phillys, sliders, soft pretzels. $$ FB TO L D Daily METRO DINER, 3302 Hendricks Ave., 398-3701, metro diner.com. F 2015 BOJ winner. Original upscale diner. Meatloaf, chicken pot pie, soups. This Metro serves dinner

GRILL ME!

JARVIS MENDOLA MARIANAS GRINDS

11380 Beach Blvd., Ste. 10, Southside BORN IN: Guam YEARS IN THE BIZ: 15 FAVE RESTAURANT (other than mine): Wing Place FAVE CUISINE STYLE: Island-style cuisine FAVE INGREDIENTS: Pika hot peppers, koko island pickles IDEAL MEAL: Musubi and loco moco INSIDER'S SECRET: Keep overhead low; never give up. CELEB SIGHTING (@ my place): Tyson Alualu; Jacksonville Armada FC team MY COMFORT FOOD: Oxtail

BOJ winner. SEE BEACHES.

ATHENS CAFÉ, 6271 St. Augustine Rd., Ste. 7, 733-1199. F 20+ years. Dolmades (stuffed grape leaves), baby shoes (stuffed eggplant). Greek beers. $$ BW L D M-F; D Sa FIRST COAST Deli & Grill, 6082 St. Augustine Rd., 733-7477. Pancakes, bacon, sandwiches, burgers, wings. $ K TO B L Daily LARRY’S GIANT SUBS, 11362 San Jose Blvd., Ste. 3, 674-2945. F SEE ORANGE PARK. METRO DINER, 12807 San Jose Blvd., 638-6185. F 2015 BOJ winner. Now dinner nightly. SEE SAN MARCO. NATIVE SUN Natural Foods Market & Deli, 10000 San Jose Blvd., 260-6950, nativesunjax.com. F Organic soups, baked items, sandwiches, prepared foods. Juice, smoothie,coffee bar. All-natural, organic beers, wines. Indoor, outdoor dining. $ BW TO K B L D Daily TAPS Bar & Grill, 2220 C.R. 210 W., Ste. 314, 819-1554. SEE FLEMING ISLAND.

V PIZZA, 12601 San Jose Blvd., 647-9424. SEE SAN MARCO.

ORANGE PARK

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. Extensive bourbon selection. $$$ FB D Tu-Sa LARRY’S GIANT SUBS, 1330 Blanding Blvd., Ste. 165, 276-7370. 1545 C.R. 220, 278-2827. 700 Blanding Blvd., Ste. 15, 272-3553. 5733 Roosevelt Blvd., 446-9500. 1401 S. Orange Ave., Green Cove, 284-7789, larryssubs.com. F All over the area, Larry’s piles ’em high, serves ’em fast; 33+ years. Hot & cold subs, soups. Some Larry’s serve breakfast. $ K TO B L D Daily METRO DINER, 2034 Kingsley Ave., 375-8548. F 2015 BOJ winner. Now dinner nightly. SEE SAN MARCO. PASTA MARKET Italian Restaurant & Clam Bar, 1930 Kingsley Ave., 276-9551, pastamarketitalianrestaurant. com. Family-owned-and-operated. Gourmet pizzas, veal, chicken, mussels, shrimp, grouper. Pastas: spaghetti, lasagna, fettuccine, ziti, calzones, linguini, tortellini. $$ BW K D Nightly SNACSHACK, 179 College Dr., Ste. 19, 682-7622, snac shack.menu. F Bakery and café; bagels, muffins, breads, cookies, brownies, snack treats. $$ K BW TO B L D Daily The URBAN BEAN Coffeehouse Café, 2023 Park Ave., 541-4938, theurbanbeancoffeehouse.com. Coffee, espresso, gourmet sandwiches, flatbreads, apps. $$ K TO B L D Daily

PONTE VEDRA BEACH

AL’S Pizza, 635 A1A, 543-1494. F 2015 BOJ. SEE BEACHES. LARRY’S Subs, 830 A1A N., Ste. 6, 273-3993. F SEE O. PARK.

RIVERSIDE, 5 PTS, WESTSIDE

13 GYPSIES, 887 Stockton St., 389-0330, 13gypsies.com. 2015 BOJ winner. Authentic Mediterranean peasant cuisine updated for Americans; tapas, blackened octopus, risotto of the day, coconut mango curry chicken. $$ BW L D Tu-Sa AL’S PIZZA, 1620 Margaret St., Ste. 201, 388-8384. F 2015 BOJ winner. SEE BEACHES.

BLACK SHEEP Restaurant, 1534 Oak St., 355-3793, blacksheep5points.com. New American, Southern; local source ingredients. Rooftop bar. $$$ FB R Sa/Su; L D Daily BREW FIVE POINTS, 1024 Park St., 714-3402, brewfive points.com. F 2015 BOJ winner. Local craft beer, espresso, coffee, wine. Rotating drafts, 75+ can craft beers; sodas, tea. Waffles, toasts, desserts, coffees. HH. $$ B L Su/M; B L D Tu-Sa COOL MOOSE CAFÉ, 2708 Park St., 381-4242, coolmoose cafe.net. New England-style café; full breakfast menu, classic sandwiches, wraps, soups, brunch all day Sunday. Gourmet coffees. $$ BW R L D Tu-Su CORNER TACO, 818 Post St., 240-0412, cornertaco.com.

global inspirations, local intentions – ahi poke tuna, jumbo lump crab tacos. $$ FB TO L D Brunch Daily IL DESCO, 2665 Park St., 290-6711, ildescojax.com. Modern, authentic Italian cuisine. Handcrafted cocktails. $$-$$$ FB TO K L D Daily JOHNNY’S DELI & GRILLE, 474 Riverside Ave., 356-8055. F Casual; made-to-order sandwiches, wraps, salads, breakfast. $ TO B L M-Sa LARRY’S Subs, 1509 Margaret, 674-2794. 7895 Normandy, 781-7600. 8102 Blanding, 779-1933. F SEE ORANGE PARK. LITTLE JOE’S CAFÉ by Akel, 245 Riverside Ave., Ste. 195, 791-3336. Riverview café serves soups, salads, signature salad dressings. $ TO B L M-F METRO DINER, 4495 Roosevelt Blvd., 999-4600. F 2015

nightly. $$ B R L Daily PIZZA PALACE, 1959 San Marco Blvd., 399-8815, pizza palacejax.com. F Family-owned-&-operated; spinach pizza, chicken spinach calzones, ravioli, lasagna. Dine outside. HH. $$ BW K TO L D Daily TAVERNA, 1986 San Marco Blvd., 398-3005, tavernasan marco.com. Chef Sam Efron’s authentic Italian; local produce, meats, tapas, wod-fired pizza. Craft beers & cocktails. $$$ FB K TO R L D Daily V PIZZA, 1406 Hendricks Ave., 527-1511, vpizza.com. True Neapolitana pizzas with the freshest ingredients. They claim a 55-second cook time – put them to the test. $$ FB L D Daily

MOON RIVER PIZZA, 1176 Edgewood Ave. S., 389-4442. F 2015 BOJ winner. SEE AMELIA ISLAND. MOSSFIRE GRILL, 1537 Margaret St., 355-4434, mossfire.com. F Southwestern fish tacos, chicken enchiladas. HH M-Sa upstairs, all day Su $$ FB K L D Daily M SHACK, 1012 Margaret St., 423-1283. 2015 BOJ

ALHAMBRA Theatre & Dining, 12000 Beach Blvd., 641-1212, alhambrajax.com. USA’s longest-running dinner theater; Chef DeJuan Roy’s themed menus. Reservations. $$ FB D Tu-Su The CHATTY CRAB, 9041 Southside Blvd., Ste. 138C, 888-0639, chattycrab.com. Chef Dana Pollard’s raw oysters, Nawlins-style low country boil, po’ boys, 50¢ wing specials. $$ FB K TO L D Daily EUROPEAN STREET CAFÉ, 5500 Beach Blvd., 398-1717.

BOJ winner. SEE SAN MARCO.

winner. SEE BEACHES.

PATTAYA Thai Grille, 1526 King, 503-4060. SEE BAYMEADOWS. RAIN DOGS, 1045 Park St., 379-4969. 2015 BOJ winner. Bar food. $ D SBRAGA & Company, 220 Riverside Ave., Ste. 114, 746-0909, sbragadining.com. Chef Kevin Sbraga has a contemporary culinary approach to local influences. Go-to dishes: hog & hominy, fish fry, carrot ceviche. $$-$$$ FB TO L D Daily SOUTHERN ROOTS Filling Station, 1275 King St., 513-4726, southernrootsjax.com. 2015 BOJ winner. Healthy, light vegan fare; local, organic ingredients. Specials, on bread, local greens or rice, change daily. Coffees, teas. $ Tu-Su SUSHI CAFÉ, 2025 Riverside, Ste. 204, 384-2888, sushi cafejax.com. F Monster, Rock-n-Roll, Dynamite Roll. Hibachi, tempura, katsu, teriyaki. $$ BW L D Daily TIMOTI’S SEAFOD SHAK, 1043 Park St., 374-8892. Brand new. SEE AMELIA ISLAND.

ST. AUGUSTINE

AL’S PIZZA, 1 St. George St., 824-4383. F 2015 BOJ winner. SEE BEACHES.

The FLORIDIAN, 72 Spanish St., 829-0655, thefloridian staug.com. 2015 BOJ winner. Updated Southern fare. Vegetarian, gluten-free. Fried green tomato bruschetta; grits with shrimp, fish or tofu. $$$ BW K TO L D W-M GYPSY CAB COMPANY, 828 Anastasia Blvd., 824-8244, gypsycab.com. F Local mainstay 25+ years. Varied menu changes twice daily. Signature dish: Gypsy chicken. Seafood, tofu, duck, veal. $$ FB R Su; L D Daily MELLOW MUSHROOM PIZZA BAKERS, 410 Anastasia Blvd., 826-4040. F Bite Club. 2015 BOJ winner. SEE BEACHES. METRO DINER, 1000 S. Ponce de Leon Blvd., 758-3323. F 2015 BOJ winner. Now dinner nightly. SEE SAN MARCO. ONE TWENTY THREE Burger House, 123 King St., 687-2790. From Carmelo’s owners. Premium burgers, made with beef from NYC butcher Schweid & Sons. Wood-fired pizzas, ice cream bar, Old World milkshakes. $$ BW K TO L D Daily

SAN MARCO, SOUTHBANK

BASIL Thai & Sushi, 1004 Hendricks Ave., 674-0190, basilthaijax.com. F Authentic Pad Thai, curry, tempura, vegetarian, seafood, stir-fry, specials. HH. $$ FB L D M-Sa BISTRO AIX, 1440 San Marco Blvd., 398-1949,

SOUTHSIDE, TINSELTOWN

2015 BOJ winner. SEE RIVERSIDE.

GREEK STREET CAFÉ, 3546 St. Johns Bluff Rd. S., Ste. 106, 503-0620, greekstreetcafe.com. Fresh, authentic, modern fare; Greek owners. Gyros, spanakopita, dolmades, falafel, salads, Greek nachos. $$ BW K TO L D M-Sa LARRY’S Subs, 3611 St. Johns Bluff Rd. S., 641-6499. 4479 Deerwood Lake Pkwy., 425-4060. F SEE ORANGE PARK. MARIANAS GRINDS, 11380 Beach Blvd., Ste. 10, 206-612-6596. Pacific Islander fare, emphasizing chamorro culture. Soups, stews, fitada, beef oxtail, katden pika; spicy empanadas, lumpia, chicken relaguen, BBQstyle ribs, chicken. $$ TO B L D Tu-Su MELLOW MUSHROOM, 9734 Deer Lake Ct., 997-1955. F Bite Club. 2015 BOJ winner. SEE BEACHES.

MOXIE KITCHEN + Cocktails, 4972 Big Island Dr., 998-9744, moxiefl.com. BOJ winner. Chef Tom Gray’s venue has innovative contemporary American cuisine – seafood, steaks, pork, burgers, sides, desserts – using locally sourced ingredients when possible. $$$ FB K L M-F; D Nightly M SHACK, 10281 Midtown Pkwy., 642-5000. 2015 BOJ winner. SEE BEACHES.

OVINTE, 10208 Buckhead Br. Dr., 900-7730, ovinte.com. 2015 BOJ winner. European-style, influenced by Italy, Spain, Mediterranean. Small plates, entrée-size portions, charcuterie menu. 240-bottle/wines, 75/glass; craft spirits. Dine outdoors. $$ FB R, Su; D Nightly RITA’S DELI, 9446 Philips Hwy., 806-3923. Sandwiches of Boar’s Head meats, cheeses. $$ BW TO L D M-Sa TAVERNA YAMAS, 9753 Deer Lake Ct., 854-0426, taverna yamas.com. F Bite Club. Char-broiled kabobs, seafood, wines, desserts. Daily HH. Bellydancing. $$ FB K TO L D Daily TOMMY’S Brick Oven Pizza, 4160 Southside Blvd., Ste. 2, 565-1999, tbopizza.com. NY-style thin crust, brickoven-cooked pizzas – gluten-free. Calzones, sandwiches, Thumann’s no-MSG meats, Grande cheeses. Boylan’s soda. Curbside pickup. $$ BW K TO L D M-Sa TOSSGREEN, 4375 Southside Blvd., Ste. 12, 619-4356. 4668 Town Crossing Dr., Ste. 105, 686-0234. Custom salads, burrito bowls; fresh fruits, vegetables, 100% natural chicken breast, sirloin, shrimp, tofu, nuts, cheeses, dressings, sauces, salsas, frozen yogurt. $$ K L D Daily

DINING DIRECTORY SPRINGFIELD, NORTHSIDE

HOLA MEXICAN RESTAURANT, 1001 N. Main St., 356-3100, holamexicanrestaurant.com. F Authentic fajitas, burritos, specials, enchiladas. HH; sangria. $ BW K TO L D M-Sa LARRY’S Giant Subs, 12001 Lem Turner Rd., 764-9999. SEE ORANGE PARK.

MELLOW MUSHROOM PIZZA BAKERS, 15170 Max Leggett Parkway, 757-8843. F Bite Club. 2015 BOJ winner. SEE BEACHES.

MOLLY BROWN’S Pub & Grill, 2467 Faye Rd., 683-5044, mollybrownspubandgrill.com. F American (traditional), brunch, burgers, diner fare, hot dogs, sandwiches, seafood, Southern, vegetarian dishes. $$ FB TO L D Daily

CHEFFED-UP

Don’t half-ass dinner just because it’s LEFTOVER NIGHT — make your own sauce

SAUCE

LOVE AND BARBECUE CHEFFED-UP YOU YO U KN KNOW OW W IT IT WO WOU WOULD ULD BE N ULD UL NICE ICEE IFF M IC MAYBE AYB AY BE BE you tasted it. Because it’s terrible! Yeah, sadly, that was my thought the last time a restaurant employee prepared an item for me tableside. Sure, I may be a little uptight when it comes to food but, please, if it’s your job to prepare food, you could as least show a modicum of passion. Just for one second show you CARE! “Smile, you’re on stage.” This was one of the basics pounded into my head when I worked for The Ritz-Carlton and, believe me, it resonates with me to this day. We hospitality professionals can never just “mail it in.” We’re more like actors than store clerks, and even if we don’t “feel it” some days, we still have to dig deep and perform. This, of course, applies not only to front of the house staff but to back of the house as well. Even if cooks don’t deal directly with guests, they can still tell if you’re just going through the motions or if your heart is really in it. A discerning guest can always spot a lack of passion. It could be the absence of a smile on a server’s face, or the usually delicious food is merely mediocre because the kitchen just wasn’t on its game. Or, in this case, the tableside server was just going through the motions because the restaurant hadn’t trained its servers properly. Why is this important to all you nonhospitality people? Because it applies to your home-cooked food, too! Aren’t the people you’re cooking for just as important as a paying guest? Damn right they are! Just because it’s leftover night is no reason not to show the love. You don’t have to just slap the crap before them, like you usually do. Even reheated items benefit from a nice plating or a fresh salad. There’s no better way to show your passion than to make something fresh that you’d usually buy already prepared. A

great grea gr eatt example exam ex ampl plee is barbecue bar arb becuee sauce. becu sauc sa ucee. Th Theere ere are are seemingly hundreds of varieties on grocery store shelves and they all have one thing in common: They taste bottled and uninspired like that lifeless tableside item your read about earlier. Just take a moment, display a little passion for barbecue sauce and Chef It up!

CHEF BILL’S SOUTH CAROLINA MUSTARD BBQ SAUCE Ingredients: • 1 onion, finely diced • 4 clove garlic, minced • 4 cups cider vinegar • 1/2 pound whole butter • 1/3 gallon yellow mustard • 2 tbsps. Coleman’s Mustard Powder • 2/3 pound brown sugar • 2 teaspoons turmeric • 4 jalapenos, finely diced • 2/3 cup Worcestershire sauce • 6 oz. light corn syrup Directions: 1. Caramelize onions, add jalapenos 1. and garlic. 2. Stir in brown sugar until melted. 3. Add remaining ingredients except 1. butter, simmer until thickened. 4. Swirl in whole butter. 5. Season with salt. Until we cook again,

Chef Bill cheffedup@folioweekly.com ___________________________________ Contact Chef Bill Thompson, owner of Amelia Island Culinary Academy in Historic Fernandina Beach, with your recipes or questions at cheffedup@folioweekly.com, for inspiration to get you Cheffed Up! JUNE 1-7, 2016 | FOLIOWEEKLY.com | 33

PET EVENTS P NASSAU HUMANE SOCIETY DOG PARK • This spacious dog park is adjacent to the NHS shelter, 641 Airport Rd., Fernandina Beach, 491-1511, nassauhumanesociety.com. There’s a boneshaped swimming pool, four bathing stations, a small-dog play area with a waterfall pool, and a training area. The park is open 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Monday-Friday (closed Tuesday) and 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Proceeds benefit the animals of Nassau Humane Society.

ADOPTABLES

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SINGLE MOM ON THE PROWL • My kittens are all grown up and living in their own homes, so I hope it’s my turn. I’m an extremely affectionate kitty who’s lived with other felines. I’d love to cuddle on the couch with you. Please come meet me at JHS – yes, they’re open during construction! For adoption information and details, visit jaxhumane.org.

FIRST COAST NO MORE HOMELESS PETS LOW-COST VETERINARY HOSPITAL FCNMHP’s brand-new, low-cost veterinary hospital at 464 Cassat Ave., Westside, is now open. The new hospital is staffed and ready to take any appointments from 9 a.m.-8 p.m. Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Sat. and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sun. With 12 exam rooms, a dental lab, surgery suites, intensive care and isolation rooms, a lab, pharmacy, and grooming area, the state-of-the-art veterinary hospital allows FCNMHP to help more

ADOPTABLES

SCOUT

MUTT ON THE HUNT • HELLO! My name is Scout and boy, do I love everything! Tennis ball? My favorite! Biscuit? My favorite! Kiddie pool? My favorite! I’m a really cool mutt (half amazing, half terrific) and I’d love to get outta here and into a home. Can it be with YOU? You’re my favorite! Meet me at JHS, open 7 days a week. For details, visit jaxhumane.org. families in need of affordable veterinary care. 425-0005 (Norwood location), fcnmhp.org. PROM QUEEN KICKBALL PET RESCUE BENEFIT Kickball warriors in prom attire battle from 8 a.m. until the last team is standing, June 18 at Treaty Park, 1595 Wildwood Dr., St. Augustine. Proceeds benefit SAFE PET RESCUE. safe-pet-rescue-fl. com, crossfitvulcan.com. To list a pet event, send event name, time, date, location (complete street address and city), admission price, contact number/website to print, to mdryden@folioweekly.com – at least two weeks before the event.

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Dear Davi, My little human and I were playing in our backyard when a venomous snake tried to ruin our fun. I jumped between them. She wasn’t hurt, but I suffered three bites. The vet treated me with painkillers and antivenom medication. I’m expected to make a full recovery, though I may have some kidney damage. Will you please talk to dogs about staying safe around snakes? Thanks, Haus the German shepherd Haus, Wow! That was heroic of you, but a heavy price to pay. Because we’re natural explorers, it’s not uncommon for a dog to cross paths with a snake. Even city dogs run the risk of being struck at local parks, especially those near bodies of water, and in the summertime. Putting the facts out there will help dogs avoid an unwelcome encounter. Rule of thumb for differentiating poisonous coral snakes from their nonpoisonous lookalikes: red on yellow, kill a fellow — red on black, venom lack. There are four venomous snakes in the U.S.: Cottonmouth (aka water moccasin), rattlesnake, copperhead and coral. They usually hang out in tall grasses, along ponds, streams and marshes, and in rock and woodpiles. They’re somewhat nocturnal and love cool, dark dens. Your best protection? Try to avoid these places. If you bump into one, do not provoke it. Bites can cause intense pain, disfigurement and even death. Happily, most snakes prefer to escape rather than attack, but if a snake is injured or senses a threat — such as a curious dog — they might bite. The severity of a bite depends on several factors. The amount of venom injected and the venom’s toxicity are the most important. Other factors include the age of the snake, intensity and depth of the fang puncture, the location of the bite, and size of the

dog. Here’s what to do if you tangle with a poisonous serpent.

SNAKE BITE SYMPTOMS • Bleeding, bruising and swelling around • the site of the bite. • Tissue surrounding the wound changing • colors to red, blue, and/or black. • Signs of shock: pale gums, cool skin, • or tremors. • Weakness, confusion and lack of • coordination. • Vomiting. • Slow respiration. WHAT TO DO: • Seek immediate veterinary treatment •— your vet can determine the amount • of toxicity injected. • Keep calm and restrict your activity to • reduce the effect of the venom. • Medication for pain and infection will • be necessary and should be administered. • If the bite reaction is severe, you • may need to stay in a pet hospital • for observation. WHAT NOT TO DO: • DO NOT try to suck out the venom • DO NOT cut open the area around the • bite; it will cause a wound. • DO NOT apply ice to the area; it • constricts blood vessels and • concentrates the venom, causing severe • muscle damage to the area. • DO NOT rub any substances into • the bite — the venom has entered the • bloodstream, and any substance • applied on the wound is useless. • DO NOT apply a tourniquet — you • will cause more tissue damage. Davi mail@folioweekly.com ______________________________________ Davi the dachshund doesn’t wrestle snakes but he does chase lizards, perform tricks for treats and enjoys long afternoon naps. Sources: Petful.com, Pets.webmd.com, Vetwest.com

PET TIP: THE PURR-FECT INTRODUCTION AIN’T NOTHING LIKE A SWEET KITTEN TO PUT THAT BOUNCE BACK IN YOUR STEP! But don’t expect instant chemistry when introducing a new cat to your old fl eabag. Take it slow. The Humane Society suggests keeping your new cat in a room with its things for a week or so and feeding both (or all 10!) simultaneously on opposite sides of the door, moving the dishes closer each day until they’re only separated by the door. Then try to get them to interact with toys tied to a string. And spend equal time with all your fur-babies, not just the newest kitty in the litterbox. JUNE 1-7, 2016 | FOLIOWEEKLY.com | 35

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ARIES (March 21-April 19): The voices in our heads are constant companions. They fill our inner sanctuary with streams of manic commentary. Often we’re not fully cognizant of the bedlam, since the outer world dominates our focus. But when we close our eyes and turn our attention inward, we’re immersed in jabbering babble. That’s the bad news. The good news? In the next few weeks, you’ll have far more power to ignore, dodge, or even tamp down that babble. So you may get a chance to spend unprecedented amounts of quality time with your core’s still, small voice – the wise guide often drowned out by cacophony. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): We’re inclined to believe the best way to see the whole picture or the complete story is from above. The eagle soaring overhead can survey a vast terrain in one long gaze. The mountaintop perspective affords a sweeping look at a vast landscape. Sometimes this perspective isn’t too useful. What we most need to see may be right beside us, or nearby, only visible if our vision is narrowly focused. Poet Charles Bernstein writes: “What’s missing from the bird’s eye view is plain to see on the ground.” Use that in the weeks ahead. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): I foresee fertile chaos in your immediate future. I predict lucky accidents, smoldering lucidity and disciplined spontaneity. Do you catch the spirit of what I’m saying? Your experiences won’t be describable by tidy theories. Intentions won’t fit into neat categories. You’ll be a vivid embodiment of sweet paradoxes, wisdom and clarity. Simple souls may try to tone you down, but evade them as you explore the contradictions you find. Love your life exactly as it is! Methodical improvisations will be your specialty. Giving gifts both selfish and unselfish will be a great trick. “Healing extremes” will be your code phrase of power. CANCER (June 21-July 22): According to many Internet sources, “werifesteria” is an obscure word from Old English. But my research suggests it was dreamed up within the last few years by a playful hoaxster. Regardless of its origins, it’s an apt prescription to fix what’s bugging you. The definition: “to wander longingly through the forest in search of mystery and adventure.” If you’re not seeking at least a metaphorical version of that, you should be. Now’s a great time to reap catalytic benefits of being willingly lost in a wild, idyllic setting. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): I’m debating which of your astrological houses will be your featured hotspot in the days ahead. It’ll come down to two options: House of Valid Greed or House of Obligatory Sharing. The Valid Greed one has a good chance to predominate, with its lush feasts and expansive moods. But the Obligatory Sharing one has an austere beauty that makes it a strong possibility. The trick ending: See if you can emphasize both houses equally; try to inhabit them at the same time. Together they’ll grant a power neither could bestow alone. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Between now and July 25, there’s a chance you’ll reach the peak of a seemingly unclimbable mountain. You could win a privilege neither you nor anyone dreamed was within your reach. It’s possible you’ll achieve a milestone you’ve been secretly preparing for since childhood. You could break a record for the biggest, best or fastest, or finally sneak past an obstacle that’s cast a shadow over your self-image for years. If none of these occurs, odds are good you’ll accomplish another unlikely or monumental feat. Congratulations in advance!

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): “My mother gave birth to me once, yeah yeah yeah,” writes author Sara Levine. “But I’ve redone myself a million times.” She’s not demeaning her mom’s hard work, but celebrating her own. When’s the last time you gave birth to a fresh version of you? Looks like the next 12 to 15 months will be a fertile phase of reinvention. Now’s an excellent time to get a lightning-flash glimpse of what a New You looks like. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Author Rebecca Solnit offers tough advice you could use. “Pain serves a purpose,” she says. “Without it you are in danger. What you cannot feel you cannot take care of.” With that in mind, take full advantage of the suffering you experience. Treat it as a gift to motivate you to transform the situation hurting you. Honor it as a blessing to rise above mediocre or abusive circumstances you’ve been tolerating. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Aphorist James Guida contemplates the good results that can come from not imposing expectations on the raw reality that’s on its way. “Not to count chickens before they’re hatched,” he muses, “or eggs before they’re laid, chickens who might possibly lay eggs, birds who from afar might be confused with chickens.” I recommend this strategy for you in the coming weeks, Sagittarius. Experiment with the pleasure of being wide open to surprises. Cultivate a mood of welcoming one-ofa-kind people, things, and events. Be so empty you have ample room to accommodate an influx of new dispensations. As James Guida concludes: “Not to count or think of chickens.” CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): “No gift is ever exactly right for me,” mourns Capricorn poet James Richardson. Don’t be like him in the next few days. Do whatever you must to ensure you receive at least one gift exactly right for you. Two gifts would be better; three sublime. Another Richardson thought: “Success repeats itself until it is a failure.” Don’t illustrate that theory. Either instigate changes the way you’ve been achieving success, or initiate a whole new way. One more Richardson tip: “Those who demand consideration for their sacrifi ces were making investments, not sacrifices.” Don’t be guilty of that sin. Make sacrifices, not investments. Sacrifices will turn out to be good investments. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Life will invite you to explore the archetype of the Ethical Interloper in the days ahead. The archetype of the Helpful Transgressor may tempt, as well, and even the Congenial Meddler or the Compassionate Trickster may look good. Consider experimenting with all of them. It’ll be fun and productive to break taboos in friendly ways. Reconnoiter forbidden areas without freaking anyone out or causing a troublesome ruckus. If you’re polite and kind enough in expressing subversive intentions, you may leave a trail of good deeds. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Your theme is from the title of a Fortesa Latifi poem: “I Am Still Learning How to Do the Easy Things.” During your next astrological cycle’s phase, specialize in this study. You may imagine you’re already a master of simple, obvious arts of life, but few of us are. And the weeks ahead will be a favorable time to refine the practice. A good place to start: Eat when you’re hungry, sleep when you’re tired, and give love when you’re lonely.

Rob Brezsny freewillastrology@freewillastrology.com

NEWS OF THE WEIRD WANT FRIES WITH THOSE RIBS?

In May, Ms. Pixee Fox reported she was recovering nicely from cosmetic rib-removal surgery, performed by one of the few doctors in the world who offers it (Dr. Barry Eppley, Carmel, Indiana). Though she’s had more than a dozen “beautifying” procedures, she had trouble finding a surgeon who would agree to take out six “free-floating” ribs (ones not attached to the sternum). Born in Sweden, she gave up a career as a trained electrician to come to America to pursue her goal of looking “like a cartoon character” — which she has achieved with her now-16-inch waist.

NOT-SO-WYLD STALLYNS

Triple Crown winner American Pharoah earned an estimated $8.6 million racing but, now retired, could earn as much as $35 million just by having sex. Stallions reportedly can breed into their 20s, and the horse, now barely age 4, will have 175 conquests by the end of this summer, according to a May report by CNBC. One industry worker said Pharoah has put on weight, spends his spare time eating grass, and “looks more like a relaxed horse.” A spokesman for the Kentucky farm now housing Pharoah said he “has proven to be very professional in the breeding shed.”

A SEAT TO DIE FOR

Keystone Fellowship Church in North Wales, Pennsylvania, has a tradition of congregants reserving pew seats by leaving Bibles in place, but worshipper Robert Braxton, 27, was having none of that on April 24 and took a saved seat anyway. Witnesses told Philadelphia’s WCAU-TV that when a church member gently tapped Braxton on the shoulder to tell him of the tradition, Braxton snapped at him and became disruptive. Congregant Mark Storms, 46, flashed a gun and confronted Braxton, who punched Storms, adding, “That’s not a real gun” and “What are you going to do, shoot me?” Storms, contending that he felt threatened, fired two shots, killing Braxton, and was charged with voluntary manslaughter.

AND THE CAT THAT DRAGGED YOU IN

The Moscow Times reported in May that bailiffs in Russia’s Perm region, employing originality as yet unseen in America in attempting to collect an overdue debt, arrested the debtor’s cat. The bailiffs listed the feline’s value at $23,

the man came up with it the next day and took the cat home. The Federal Bailiffs Service explained that all the other “property” in the apartment was in other people’s names.

SHOOT ME SO THE JUDGE’LL GO EASY

Shannon Egeland, 41, already convicted in 2014 of running a mortgage-fraud operation during the 2004-’08 real-estate boom, pleaded guilty in May 2016 to the subsequent crime of deliberately having himself shot to gain his judge’s sympathy (and to collect on disability insurance he’d purchased the week before). Egeland, scheduled to start a 10-year sentence for the 2014 conviction, told the judge he’d been assaulted by gunfire when he stopped in traffic to help a pregnant woman, but in reality he ordered his teenage son to shoot him in the legs with a 20-gauge shotgun.

NOT A MINUTE LONGER

German soldiers participating in a fourweek NATO exercise in Norway earlier this year apparently had to abort their efforts days earlier than other countries — because Germany’s defense minister, Ursula von der Leyen, had imposed strict rules on overtime pay. Soldiers are to work no more than 41 hours a week, she said, according to revelations by London’s Daily Telegraph.

SPOILER ALERT

Britain’s venerable Oxford University issued a formal suggestion to law lecturers recently that they give “trigger warnings” (and allow classroom absences) if the class subject matter might be unpleasant to some students. Complained one frustrated lecturer, “We can’t remove sexual offences from the criminal law syllabus — obviously.”

BUT THE FIRST ONE’S FUNNIER

This correction appeared in The New York Times print edition of May 10: “Because of an editing error, an article on Monday (May 9) about a theological battle being fought by Muslim imams and scholars in the West against the Islamic State misstated the Snapchat handle used by Suhaib Webb, one of the Muslim leaders speaking out. It is imamsuhaibwebb, not Pimpin4Paradise786.” Chuck Shepherd weirdnews@earthlink.net

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DANCIN’ IN THE STREETS CUTIE You: Short, big white hat, gorgeous eyes, with friend outside bookstore. Me: Sunglasses, tan, wanted to flirt. We locked eyes. I got brave, you were gone – kicking myself since. Won’t hesitate again. Share a dance? When: May 21. Where: Atlantic Beach Dancin’ Festival. #1610-0525

TIJUANA FLATS DROPPED SODA SHERRY? You: Fletcher lacrosse sweatshirt; dropped soda, came back. Me: Waiting too patiently for table, talking to you while you waited for takeout. (Insert cheesy line here, preferably including queso.) Single? Let’s grab a drink. When: Feb. 23. Where: Hodges Tijuana Flats. #1599-0316

BIRDIES BLUE-EYED BRUNETTE Beautiful day. You: Porch sitting with friends. Me: Walking dog down strip. We caught eyes. Couldn’t tell if you knew me or wanted to; we couldn’t look away. Hope next time it’s more than an awkward stare. When: May 15. Where: Birdies. #1609-0525

GANESH TATTOOED HOT BLONDE GODDESS Ball cap. Thanks for letting me take pic of adorable Ganesh on your beautiful arm! I was totally intrigued, want to connect over chai sometime. The pic got overwhelming likes on IG! When: Feb. 27. Where: SeaWalk Pavilion Jax Beach. #1598-0309

COMEDY ZONE Goldberg lookalike, Comedy Zone May 27, admiring each other while waiting with friends. Me: Hot brunette in black tank top and jeans. When: May 27. Where: Comedy Zone. #1608-0525

SCRUBS FROM ST. V @ PUBLIX We checked out same time. You: St. V lanyard, pine nuts (or similar), yogurt, others. Handsome! Me: Too shy to talk; regret not speaking as I left parking lot. When: Feb. 18. Where: Publix Riverside. #1597-0224

DRIVE-THRU WINDOW PRINCESS Porsche, Prius; whatever I drive; at drive-thru window, you drive me crazy! Curious: Are pretty smile, friendly remarks more than sales-driven? Clarify over coffee? You get my name right. Will heed your advice: Come by more often. When: May 9. Where: St. Johns Town Ctr. fast-food drive-thru. #1607-0525

LOVE THY NEIGHBOR Sharp-dressed man getting out of blue car to check mail. Me: Dark hair, blue eyes. Speechless at such a good-looking man in the complex. Your building’s somewhere in the 20s. Let’s do some neighborhood loving?! ;) When: Feb. 16. Where: Green Tree Place Apartments. #1596-0224

RED SCOOTER MISFIT Little red scooter. You: Dark, mysterious, flying through Five Points on a little red Honda Spree. Me: Black dress, circle shades. Have my babies. <3. When: Every day. Where: Five Points. #1606-0518 PASSED YOU AT LUNCH Me: Going to lunch, bright teal dress shirt, said hello. You: Walking other way; very pretty young lady, flowery top, blonde hair, said howdy. Exchanged glances; looked back, you were gone. I should have said something. When: May 4. Where: Devry University Concourse Café. #1605-0511 BEAUTIFUL WEST VIRGINIAN You: Tan BBW, three mixed kids, WVU tank top, American flag tattoo on back. Me: Overall cutoffs, American flag tattoo on neck, Gator T-shirt. You offered snuff. Nervous, I refused. Like to dip in you in my single-wide. When: April 8. Where: Collins Road Trailer Park. #1604-0413 MY TRAILER PARK QUEEN Me: Long hair, tats, white shirt, sippin’ a Bud Lite with my pops. You: Prego, kid on each hip, also drinking a Bud Lite, puffin’ a Winston. Let’s get drunk; lemme put another one in the oven. When: April 3. Where: Ramona Flea Market Beer Garden. #1603-0406 ACCIDENTALLY PUBLIC MAKEOUT You: Adorably nerdy guy, incredible hands. Me: Petite (younger) fashionista, completely enchanted. Made-out like teenagers in Starbucks parking lot before realizing patio full of people could see. I’d do it again without changing a thing! When: March 20. Where: Starbucks. #1602-0330

MY ANSWER IS YES You: Very shy. Me: Waiting by the phone. Please call again sometime; I really love your voice! I don’t have your number or I’d text you like I used to. That was fun, wasn’t it? When: Feb. 11. Where: Telephone line. #1595-0217 ENAMORADA DE TI... Cada vez que puedo me escapo y regreso a donde tu y yo nos vimos por primera vez. Tu: Alto, distinguido. Yo: Chiquita, ojos grandes. Tu tenias un Polo negro, con tu pelo canoso muy buena combinacion. Espero seguirte viendo para siempre. When: Hoy, manana, siempre. Where: En mis suenos. #1594-0217 PIERCED GIRL WITH DOG You: White SUV, cool shirt, septum piercing, pitbull Scout with heartworm. Me: Guy dressed too warmly for cold morning, bull mastiff. You tried to talk; I’d been awake 20 minutes. Thinking about missed chance. Let’s meet. When: Feb. 9. Where: Baymeadows Animal Hospital. #1593-0217 TANGO FOR TWO Dance Shack free lesson night. You: Brunette, cute smile, gray booties. Me: Tall, dark eyes, black V-neck. You wanted to stay and tango; didn’t hear you. My friend told me later! Offer still stand? Lesson’s on me. When: Feb. 5. Where: Dance Shack. #1592-0217 RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCE You: Looking fine, sharp in sweater vest for Bible study. Me: In church parking lot, to go to Firehouse; did triple-take when I saw you. You make this girl want to go back to church. When: Jan. 27. Where: Southside Baptist Church parking lot. #1591-0217

COME DELIVER PIZZA AGAIN! Me: Male in jeans, navy polo, bumbled over receipt. You: Male, delivered Pizza Hut to my door. I didn’t say much, but would’ve liked to! When: March 12. Where: My condo near The Avenues. #1601-0316

YOU: THE FIRE First saw you at Fat Kat, September 2003. You: Most beautiful woman I’d ever seen; still most gorgeous woman I know, my heart’s desire. Cannot wait for our lips to reunite! I love you most! Love, M.P. When: 2003. Where: Fat Cat. #1590-0217

LISTENING PUNK ROCK IN TRUCK You: Blue/black truck, 8 p.m. I came out, you turned radio up so I’d look; you flashed best grin. Sandy, maybe curly hair, bright eyes, that dang smile! Who ARE you? Gotta know. When: March 7. Where: Welcome Food Mart, St. Augustine. #1600-0316

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FOLIO VOICES : BACKPAGE EDITORIAL

UNITED IN

A neighborhood resident reflects on reactions to the POLICE SHOOTING of Vernell Bing Jr.

SPRINGFIELD ON MAY 22, SOMETHING TERRIBLE HAPPENED in my neighborhood. A young man was shot by a police officer. The circumstances leading up to the shooting are a matter for the news to report and folks in general to parse out. What I want to talk about is how my community has reacted. You see, I live in the oldest community in Jacksonville. We are ground zero of the urban core. We are racially, economically, and politically diverse. Though having moved here only two years or so ago, I am fully aware of the long-standing reputation of our neighborhood as crime-ridden and unsafe. It’s an undeserved reputation, statistically. Our neighborhood is about as plagued with crime as any other. No more than most. Due to that long-standing reputation, however, we seem to have a bit of PTSD about it. We want so desperately to be seen as welcoming, safe, secure, and united that we overreact to the most minor criminal activity, both real and perceived. On one hand, it unites us. We watch out for one another. On the other hand, it divides us. We see those who may be “other” than we are as a potential threat. The reactions to the recent police shooting have run the gamut from the expected (sad to say that these shootings are so commonplace that “expected” reactions are a thing) to the completely unexpected. First, the expected: the “black and white” reactions. “The thug deserved to be shot, and if he weren’t a criminal he’d be alive” on one side and “That officer shot an unarmed man and has to be held accountable” on the other. Some have even taken to social media to denounce the alleged eyewitnesses as lacking credibility because of who they are perceived to be. It’s two sides of the same coin. Absent any nuance, and absent understanding that situations involving conflict of any sort are rarely that simple. There’s the “there goes the neighborhood” reaction. “We had such a nice home tour

and this just negates all that good press.” Or: “I’m getting out of here!” Or even: “This isn’t good for the neighborhood image and certainly won’t help our efforts to revitalize.” I, personally, find that reaction, though perhaps valid, dismissive of the fact that someone took a life and someone lost a life. Then there’s the unexpected reaction that reminds me why I choose to live and engage in this community. It’s the “how can I help?” reaction. I’ve seen neighbors offer footage from their porch cameras (which many have) to help with the investigation of exactly what happened. I’ve seen neighbors speak about a mother who is grieving for her son, whether that son may or may not have been a “bad guy,” with compassion and true sympathy. I’ve seen a neighbor offering bottles of water to a group protesting right outside her door; neighbors who recognize that, right or wrong, the police officer took a life, and that changes a person. He will have his own grief process and investigation to deal with. If the investigation finds that he acted improperly, he’ll be held accountable. I’ve seen neighbors willing to sit and speak with one another to ask what can be done, as a community, to help, and how we can come to better understand, live, and work with one another. This could have happened in any community in this city. It just happened to occur in mine. We can allow this tragedy to divide us in any number of ways or by any number of categories, or we can allow it to bring us together, same as any community. It is not the tragedy that will define us, not to ourselves or to those who view us from outside; it will be our reactions that tell the story. Jim Moody mail@folioweekly.com ______________________________________

Moody is the director of real estate services for Integrity Law, P.A.

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