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Kathryne Caprood had a career plan, and then her heart felt a path. BY SUSAN COOPER EASTMAN
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When the holidays come around, the Taylors share more than meals. BY CLAIRE GOFORTH
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BY JOSUE CRUZ He may have his all-important PGA tour card, but HAROLD VARNER III is just getting started.
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Edgar Allen Poe, esoteric handshakes, and the eternal delight of friendship. BY DANIEL A. BROWN
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The right whale, an endangered species in the Atlantic Ocean, has a total population in the low hundreds. While no longer a target of whaling, right whales are still threatened from being struck by ships and becoming entangled in fishing gear. The seventh annual Right Whale Festival increases awareness of these docile creatures, now calving off the coast of Northeast Florida and Georgia, and features a 5K race/2.5K fun run, live music, cool stuff to buy, speakers and information displays, silent auction and food trucks. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 21 at SeaWalk Pavilion, Jax Beach, rightwhalefestival.com.
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District at its annual Open House. CoRK features studios of 70-plus artists who work in an array of media, creating in six buildings that cover roughly 80,000 square feet. During the self-guided tour, visitors can interact with the artists, whose disciplines range from oil and acrylic painting, sculpture, glass artistry, photography, and performance art. Noon-8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 21, CoRK Arts District, Riverside, corkartsdistrict.tumblr.com.
Indie singer-songwriter Katie Grace Helow is a long-time established presence on the Jacksonville music scene. Her music runs the gamut from the ruminative to the rollicking and her latest release, Past Lives honors that kind of free-spirit approach. Working with songwriter Zach Lever, Past Lives amps up the vibe and energy of Helow’s tunes, but not to the detriment of her engaging stories. Past Lives album release, 8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 19 with openers Mere Woodard, Jesse Montoya, Barnett Bank Building, Downtown, $7 at the door, katiegracehelow.com.
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THE SWORD Since being forged in the metallic lava of Austin, Texas (METAL!) in 2003, The Sword have been cutting a path for their fellow stoner/doom/retro/neo hard rock, etc. metal peeps. Taking a hit off the skull bongs of bands like Black Sabbath and Sleep, The Sword have shared the stage with fellow headbangers Clutch, Lamb of God, and Metallica, and have now released a line of beer and pepper sauce, ensuring their fans are getting the proper metal diet nutrients. 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 21 with openers Royal Thunder, Appalachian Death Trap, at Freebird Live, Jax Beach, $20 advance; $25 day of, freebirdlive.com. SAT
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Why, there’s nothing like expressing an attitude of gratitude than sitting down with some good friends (and even total strangers), enjoying a fine meal, and then settling in for a fantastic production by Swamp Radio, this area’s only live radio experience (and podcast) that touches on all things local. Their Early Thanks event features a three-course, Southern-style Thanksgiving meal, followed by storytellers and live music by Charlotte Mabrey and The WillowWacks, celebrating the autumnal glory of the Oldest City. 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 21, St. Augustine Amphitheatre, $55 includes dinner and performance; limited seating, swampradiojax.com, staugamphitheatre.com. 6 | FOLIOWEEKLY.com | NOVEMBER 18-24, 2015
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THE MAIL WHO OWNS WHOM
Readers react to AG Gancarski’s column on proposed EverBank Field renovations (“Shad Khan Owns You,” Nov. 11). I THOUGHT I WAS CYNICAL. NICE TO SEE I’M not the only one asking why we aren’t spending $41 million on stormwater runoff. changejacksonville via folioweekly.com WHILE I’M AN ADMIRER OF AG (HIS OBITUARY on Lee Harvey was the definitive piece), his article comes across too ambiguous. A central if underlying point within it should be Khan’s (obvious) design to rehabilitate the ageless downfall of “Jactionville’s” Downtown. It should be no surprise if he is successful in saving it. All know the city’s efforts have been not just worthless but wasteful. The experience of the world’s largest scoreboards is being – and should be – recognized as a great success to the experience of NFL football. Apparently with the support of visiting team fans who, AG does admit, represent as much as half the stadium. The Jaguars are one of the very best things to happen to Jactionville. And Shad Khan appears to be running a very close second. George Cornwell via Facebook DON’T BUY THE HYPE. HE [SHAD KHAN] HAS reneged on every investment he’s made in town. All pro ball owners hold their towns hostage and Khan will be an absurd example by the time he sells the team for double what he paid, win or lose. The previous owners were benevolent. Khan is a douche. Junah Hunter via Facebook
KUDOS TO AG GANCARSKI FOR SO ELOQUENTLY calling out robber baron Shad Con ... er … Khan. Realistically, he only comes to town when he needs something. If you see his yacht docked Downtown, guard your wallet. Imagine the numerous issues that can be addressed by the city of Jacksonville with the $45 million that’s earmarked for a duplicative amphitheater and an indoor practice facility. On second thought, maybe it’s better this horrible team practices inside where the comedy of errors can’t be seen. But I digress. Many people here are sick of the City of Jacksonville and the media being cheerleaders for the Jaguars. Both need to be the guardians of our tax dollars as the City has the fiduciary responsibility to do so and the media has their journalistic integrity on the line. But it has been this way from the beginning, when our local banks offered interest-free loans so people could buy season tickets before the deadline and impress the NFL that we were worthy of a team. Seriously, when has a bank ever given a loan that did not produce revenue for them? This was just one predictor of how city leaders over the years would continue to give away the house ... our house – the taxpayers’ house. Truly, the oft-mentioned “inferiority complex” of Jacksonville comes directly from the top – driven by the usual suspects who advocate these “big spends.” These centers of influence are way too eager to “get the girl.” And we all know when that happens, someone gets used ... and it ain’t the girl. I hope that some councilmembers with a spine will call BS on this latest effort by the Khan-man to milk this great city we affectionately call Cowford. Steve Holder via email
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C Claire Goforth is a regular contributor to Folio Weekly. Her writing has been featured in Al Jazeera, 904 Magazine, The w Florida Times-Union, Thought Catalog, Grace Ormonde F Wedding Style, and Close-Up Media. In her digital-only column W The Flybag (found on folioweekly.com), Goforth discusses local topics in the ever-digestible style of the listicle. Her story lo in this week’s Folio Weekly, “It’s a Family Tradition,” looks at a local family who makes giving to others as the backbone of their holiday celebrations. A native of West Virginia, Goforth th holds a Bachelor of Arts in pre-law from Pfeiffer University in h North Carolina; she earned her law degree at Florida Coastal N Law. The The fictional fictional novel Go Goforth is now working on was inspired in part by background School of Law research she did for a Folio Weekly cover story about human trafficking, “Life in the Shadows.” She lives on the Southside with her husband and Lucy, their cockapoo/Pomeranian mix.
BRICKBATS & BOUQUETS BOUQUETS TO THE PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP The annual golf tournament played on the Stadium Course at Sawgrass raised $8.1 million during 2015’s event, all of which will be donated to support charity efforts in Northeast Florida, ranging from health and wellness programs for local youth to veterans services. BOUQUETS TO THE REVEREND R.L. GUNDY Formerly a vocal critic of the 2012 Human Rights Ordinance, the pastor from Mt. Sinai Baptist Church has changed his mind and joined a group of around 50 local interfaith leaders supporting legislation that would expand discrimination protections to Jacksonville’s LGBT community. BRICKBATS TO THE ST. JOHNS RIVER WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT BOARD In an effort to ensure Central Florida’s water supply for the next two decades, the board – which included little in the way of representation from Jacksonville – approved an option to extract 160 million gallons of water per day from the St. Johns River, which environmentalists say puts the health of the river in jeopardy. KNOW SOMEONE WHO DESERVES A BOUQUET? HOW ABOUT A PROVERBIAL BRICKBAT? Send your submissions to mail@folioweekly.com. Submissions should be a maxium of 50 words and directed toward a person, place, or topic of local interest.
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He may have his all-important PGA tour card, but HAROLD VARNER III is just getting started HAROLD VARNER III CAN DRIVE A GOLF BALL. He averages just under 320 yards off the tee. For those uninitiated to the game, that’s frickin’ far as hell. This past August, just two weeks after his 25th birthday, Varner earned his PGA card. He can now compete against the best golfers in the world and, if he complements those long drives with a tight short game, beat the best, too. Folio Weekly caught up with Varner via phone from Las Vegas, where he was gearing up for his next tournament. With a syrup-like North Carolina drawl, he apologized for calling a few minutes late. We then discussed a range of topics, including the importance of caddies, the asking price for his tour card, and getting TacoLu to open on Mondays. Folio Weekly: So where is home right now? Gastonia, North Carolina or Jacksonville Beach, Florida? Harold Varner III: I’ve been living in Jax Beach since December 2013. There are more people around in Jax Beach and my instructor lives there, so it’s way more convenient. How did you end up at East Carolina University? Were you recruited or were you a legacy? Well, I used to play a lot with a guy who had committed to ECU, and when the coach came out to see him play, he saw me, too. I’m really glad I went there. Coach [Press] McPhaul helped forge me into the player I am today. Share a bit about the difference between the Web.com Tour and the PGA Tour. Is it like a minor league/major league scenario? Yes and no. It’s more about the courses. The courses on the PGA Tour are real slim and play way harder. There’s way more luxury on the PGA Tour, though. Nicer places to stay and all that. I don’t get caught up in the luxury of it all, but it is nice. Plus, on the PGA, you play against the best; that’s great for your game. Funny thing about golf is, all your earnings are constantly broadcast and shared with everyone. Is that weird for you? No, I don’t think it’s weird, but my mom thinks it’s odd. What about your friends? Any of them acting suspicious since you got your PGA card? [Laughs.] No, not really. They are all right. I travel a whole lot more, so I don’t get too much downtime right now. 10 | FOLIOWEEKLY.com | NOVEMBER 18-24, 2015
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What if you had a buddy looking to buy your PGA card from you? How much do you think you can get for it? How much is it worth? Aw, man, that card is priceless! With it, you can do so much. You can play against the best. You can earn a bunch. I wouldn’t sell it to anybody. You’re a better man than we are. And a better golfer, for sure. What part of your game are you focusing on improving right now? What does your training regimen look like? Well, I can drive the ball. Right now, it’s chipping and putting. That’s like 70 percent of the game right there. As for training, if I’m playing well, I work on putt drills. I work on getting a feel for the grass. I do 20 minutes of cardio every other day. During the off-season, I work with a trainer and it’s a bit more intense — total body workouts and stuff. I really just work to stay injuryfree. That’s the trick. What about the caddy thing? What do they actually do and how important are they to success on the golf course? Man, they are very important. I need someone there to talk to. Someone who knows the course. Someone I can trust. A caddy is the person who calls you out. You have to trust them. What’s your favorite hole in Northeast Florida? [Sawgrass’] 17 at the Stadium Course. I can’t remember the last time I birdied that hole. TPC is my home course, so I get to play it a bunch. Favorite spot to eat when at home? I’m a big TacoLu fan. I wish they were open on Mondays, though. That’s usually the only day that I don’t travel during the season, so I don’t get to eat there much. OK, last question for you. Harold Varner, Harold Varner Jr. and Harold Varner III play a round together. Who’s leading after the turn? Who brings it home after 18? [Laughs.] Well, my grandfather never played golf and my dad didn’t start playing until later in life, so me, for sure. I’d beat them. Would you talk smack during or after? Oh, without a doubt! Josue Cruz mail@folioweekly.com _____________________________________ Follow Harold Varner III at twitter/HV3_Golf
DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER
And so are the 3-6 JAGUARS?
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he Jacksonville Jaguars didn’t make it 14 in a row. Losers of 13 straight road tilts, they rode an opportunistic defense, keyed by Davon House (who finally looked like he was worth his free agent contract, with two picks on Flacco) and the big leg of Jason Myers (who might have made locals forget Josh Scobee) to a victory … and relevance in the division. In the second half, a funny thing happened. The Jaguars’ defense took over, securing four turnovers against the Ravens. And all of them were more than necessary, in a game that was one of lead changes throughout, including the fourth quarter. They got the ball back with just over a minute and 80 yards to go. And no timeouts.
After the win, a renewed sense of the energy was conveyed by Sergio Brown in the locker room, who brought out the Ric Flair strut and the “kiss stealing … wheeling dealing … limousine ridin’ … jet flyin’ son of a gun” speech, and punctuated it with “two hand claps and a Ric Flair.” We all know what that’s about. SWAG. Brown used that in his previous stop
with the perennial AFC South champeens the Indianapolis Colts. And unlike Indy, this is a Ric Flair town. We were raised on the Nature Boy. How many times did we see the man come into the Veterans Memorial Coliseum and go to war against Dusty Rhodes or Magnum TA or Nikita Koloff? How many times did we see him, like the Jaguars on Sunday, pull out a victory at the very last minute?
JAGCITY And how appropriate is it that we get the Ric Flair just days before the All Gold Errrthing Thursday night tilt against the Tennessee Titans? To be the man, you’ve got to beat the man. And to be half a game out of first? You’ve got to beat Mike Mularkey. Believe me when I say: This team is focused in on doing just that. AG Gancarski mail@folioweekly.com twitter/AGGancarski
The Ravens were giving away the middle of the field, and Bortles traded yardage for time, eventually getting, after a facemask on the last play of the game, to a final field goal attempt by unpredictable Myers, who’s not exactly been money this year. And from 53 yards. Myers. Was good. The 3-6 Jaguars, full of renewed hope, have a chance to win their second game in five days, against Tennessee, at home, on a rainy Thursday. In the AFC South this year, 4-6 means you are very much in it. For Jason Myers, it’s redemption. For Gus Bradley, it’s a needed boost. And for long-suffering Jags fans, it’s one step closer to relevance. They went into a tough stadium and beat a team they should have beaten. And they have the chance to do it again Thursday in front of a national audience. It’s easy – for those who feel compelled to do so – to denigrate the Baltimore win. To say the Ravens are one of the worst teams in the league. Maybe so. To say that it would have been different, perhaps, if Steve Smith had made it to this game. That may also be the case. But for this team, which has been shat on for so long that you assume they Scotchgarded their jerseys at some point during the bye week, this is straight-up redemption. NOVEMBER 18-24, 2015 | FOLIOWEEKLY.com | 11
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FIGHTIN’ WORDS
COPS VS COUNCIL
THE PUBLIC SECTOR UNIONS IN JACKSONVILLE are exceptionally powerful, especially since this is a right-to-work state where one can be fired, in many other cases, for everything from halitosis to hangnails. The Jacksonville City Council, likewise, has a certain amount of power. Those who paid attention to last week’s council meeting noticed a bill to boost councilmembers’ pay was up for consideration, as a plethora of police officers stood in the back, arms crossed like members of Security of the First World. Why were they ticked off ? Well, they haven’t had a pay raise this decade. And this council, which routinely grouses about being underpaid, as they are classified as “part-time” employees, was set to give itself a pay raise. The bill sailed though the Finance Committee, 6 to 1, and the public notice meeting called by Matt Schellenberg on this subject had gotten little in the way of actual public notice, except for what I wrote. As is so often the case with the council, what flies in committee doesn’t quite make it under the glare of the Tuesday Night Lights. Councilman Danny Becton said he had defended the bill to his constituents as a “restoration,” before mentioning that the Finance Committee boosted the pay to “what the state mandated” (with John Crescimbeni making that push), thus undoing the original intent of the bill in a manner he found to be “disingenuous” and laced with “pork.” Councilman Jim Love, meanwhile, couldn’t “support this bill in good conscience.” Love, like Becton, wanted the 2 percent raise for all city employees, including police and fire, before taking a pay raise himself. Then Tommy Hazouri, of the group of 11 just elected, said, “How can we justify giving ourselves a raise five months into the job?” “We should not come first. As elected officials, we should set the example. … we don’t deserve a raise right now; the city employees do,” Hazouri said, to applause. Katrina Brown spoke up, saying she couldn’t take a raise while people in her district were “starving in the streets,” and it was around then that John Crescimbeni grimaced, grabbed a piece of paper, and stared down as he read it. Then Crescimbeni noted that the budget “did appropriate funds to the restoration of all employees cut in 2010” who hadn’t had their 2 percent restored. “Police and fire get step pay raises,” Crescimbeni said, before noting that the state sets pay rates, and “We’re the only ones who took a 2 percent pay cut.” “We need to put ourselves back there … and direct the mayor’s office to get in the collective bargaining process.” Mercifully, the bloodletting was stopped, as Bill Gulliford proposed a re-referral of the bill to Finance, which he chairs. That resulted in a unanimous vote, and the cops went home to their families. 12 | FOLIOWEEKLY.com | NOVEMBER 18-24, 2015
How ugly is the PENSION FIGHT gonna get?
Why are the cops pissed, though? A big part of it: the demonization of the Police and Fire Pension Fund, as former director John Keane and his PFPF administration have come under fire in recent years, and crystallized in the recent forensic audit. After council, Hazouri and Gulliford had a difference of opinion regarding the audit. Gulliford wants the Lenny Curry administration to take decisive action on the audit. “I’d like to see something more than just a little verbal reinforcement,” he said. “We have a serious issue here,” and “I just want to make sure there’s some action taken and that we’re moving forward.” Hazouri — Council liaison to the PFPF — had a different take. He wondered, from the time the audit was released, why it was that Gulliford kept him and some other councilmembers out of the loop, leaving them to find out the audit’s findings at the press conference. “He doesn’t fill you in,” Hazouri said, regarding Gulliford’s moves on this front. “It started with the press conference, and each time there’s something new, it adds fuel to the fire,” Hazouri said. To sum up: The Finance Committee is at war with the PFPF. That leaves a political vacuum … and it appears Hazouri is filling it. These battles between city governments and police forces can get ugly, and can have real consequences. We saw it in Baltimore last summer, where police officers, for the most part, stood down and let the underworld do its thing, after a combination of post-riot media outcry and getting jobbed in a couple of decades of pension negotiations. Police officers appreciate good faith negotiations. They are very savvy about their money and what is owed to them. And if they don’t like something, they make it known. #jaxpol fans: Get your popcorn ready. AG Gancarski mail@folioweekly.com twitter/AGGancarski
SINGLE-ORIGIN
SYNERGY Local coffee shops are ENCOURAGING their customers to be DISLOYAL
WHILE THE POLITICIANS HAVEN’T GOTTEN THE memo, the local entrepreneurial scene has. Jacksonville is emerging from its one-pony town mentality (one credible muralist, poet, dance bar, vegan restaurant, etc.). No longer do we, the adoring public, need to step to one side of brand loyalty or the other. There is room for scenes to emerge, one where competition breeds … dare we say … cooperation! Thriving foodie scene? Check. Thriving craft beer community? Check. Thriving thirdwave coffee culture? Check! And now a new “disloyalty” card seeks to unify Jacksonville’s new breed of coffee drinkers. For the uninitiated, third-wave coffee has culinary-grade aspirations similar to the expanding craft wine, beer, tea, and chocolate movements happening around the globe; the common thread being attention to detail. Third-wave coffee prides itself on its relationship with growers, traders, and roasters. Among its acolytes there exists an obsession over the geographic origins of the bean (soil, elevation, growing techniques, and so on), how long the beans are left in their green state, attention to roasting, and the artistry of preparation. First-wave coffee put Folgers and Maxwell House on every table in America. Secondwave became slightly more specialized with its beginnings in mom-and-pop coffeehouses, culminating in megalithic brands like Starbucks. Each successive wave has focused its lens on detail, process, and craftsmanship. Jacksonville’s foray into third-wave coffee began with Bold Bean Coffee Roasters. When the family-run business opened its doors in Riverside in 2011, the region had its first taste of third-wave craftsmanship. Similar to a customer in a cocktail lounge experiencing the bartender mix, shake, and dazzle the patron with flair and finesse mixing the ordered libation, the new coffee world is as much about appearance and showmanship of the drink as it is about the quality of the ingredients that go into a cup of coffee. Anyone can go into a gas station for a quick pull from the urn of coffee, sitting undisturbed for who knows how long, but the true coffee lover waits the process through for their cup’s unique taste and flavor profile. Since Bold Bean’s opening (and immense success), the thirst among area caffeine enthusiasts for the perfect cup of coffee has grown. Entrepreneurs have appropriately responded. Vagabond Coffee Company in Murray Hill, Southern Roots Filling Station on King Street, Brew Five Points, Delicomb in Jax Beach, and Spring Park Coffee in Green Cove Springs are just a handful of venues that represent Northeast Florida establishing close ties with roasters who share similar values when it comes to providing quality coffee. These common goals have also helped many of these shops strengthen close ties with one another.
In an effort to create a unified third-wave coffee community, Jamie Rice, manager of Bold Bean’s beaches location, took a page out of other cities’ playbooks: a disloyalty card. She partnered with graphic designer Chad Greene to create a physical card that encourages coffee connoisseurs to color outside of the brand loyalty lines and explore the larger world of Northeast Florida’s emerging coffee culture. “If you want coffee to be a prevalent thing in your community, you have to support each other. That’s the point of it,” says Rice. “We want to make people better aware of their options and choices for crafted coffee. Everyone loves to be given a mission, to go on a treasure hunt with something at the end with a prize; it’s fun. That’s the point. To just get out there and explore other shops.” The disloyalty cards, which are available at each participating shop, have roots in the UK, before being adopted by U.S. cities with bustling coffee cultures like Portland and Washington, D.C. Customers who have filled their cards with stamps from each business are entitled to one free cup of coffee from the shop of their choice. Each one of the participating coffee shops prides itself on its variations of selection of beans, roasting style, preparation style, and their own unique character. “By rallying together like this, we only improve the overall coffee scene in Jacksonville and hold each other to a higher standard,” says Jack Twachtman, co-owner of Brew Five Points. “Coffee is so much more than a drink; it can be an experience. Each shop has its own way of doing things and it’s important for us to showcase that as a community.” That community is growing steadily. The success of all four of the businesses participating in the disloyalty card — Brew, Southern Roots, Bold Bean (both the beach and Riverside locations) and Vagabond (both the Hemming Park and Murray Hill locations) — shows that patrons are willing to spend a little extra cash and wait a little longer for their personalized caffeine buzz. By putting their best collective foot forward on educating and encouraging the coffee-drinking community about the options and range of selection, the shops involved with the disloyalty card are trying to model how collaboration can mean success for everyone involved. “It’s important to work together, in general,” says Rice. “You get nowhere when you try to push people down or beat somebody to something. It’s so much more to help everybody rise up and help each other grow. You have to water each other, have to speak well about each other. These are humanistic things … That’s community; supporting each other in growth.” Keith Marks mail@folioweekly.com
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people care Kathryne Caprood had a career plan, and then her heart felt a path telling his wife about her he 19-yearand about how much he’d old Darnell enjoyed talking to her and Cookman how good it made him Middle-High School feel, after being so bored graduate planned to watching television. major in business and “It’s uplifting for then climb the corporate everyone involved,” says ladder to career success. Caprood. “It makes you One night about five feel more human and months ago, however, she more alive. I have a lot suddenly concluded she going on in my life, with had neither the interest school, my job and my nor the competitive family, but I am really personality for business. glad that I’m taking And at just about the this time to connect same time she had with people. It’s really that thought, Caprood something I think decided she would more young people become a nurse. should do.” Both her Mimi and A patient is often in her granddaddy were a very vulnerable state nurses at St. Vincent’s during a hospital stay, Medical Center in says Streit, and they will Riverside. To test her sometimes share deep change of course, she fears with a stranger who decided to volunteer is open to listening, fears there. About two “I have a lot going on in my life, with school, my job, and my family, but I’m really glad I’m taking that they might hold back months ago, she joined this time to connect with people,” says Kathryne Caprood of her time volunteering through from family, medical staff a fledgling program St. Vincent’s Whole Person Program. or clergy. in which volunteers “A caring stranger visit patients. Streit began the program two months ago without any other reason Volunteer with Caprood, who is 5 feet, 1 inch tall with to be there but to comfort the patient will Coordinator Janet Streit told Caprood curly brown hair, possessing a self-confidence often give a person the feeling of safety to about the Whole Person program or that seems about twice as big as she is. She open up,” says Streit. “It’s an amazing thing Person-Centered Care, and Caprood says the experience has made her feel more that happens, really, in a real deep, heart-toimmediately signed up. The program is connected to the community, more confident heart way.” starting in the 4 West unit, with about and more certain nursing is the right choice And the nurse-in-training is learning that a dozen volunteers visiting patients for her. That’s often affirmed by the patients those moments are often as healing as any recuperating from heart surgery. prescription. “I’m young. I want to be where the action she visits. “I think spiritual healing is just as is,” Caprood explains. “Every day, somebody tells me I will important as physical healing. I think they go Ultimately, Streit wants every unit of the make a great nurse she says. “That’s very hand-in-hand,” says Caprood. hospital covered by a volunteer care force empowering.” Kathryne Caprood knows that the from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. every day. Recently, Caprood spent time talking to a experience will give her a good foundation in Streit explains that the idea that energizes man who had served in the military during her chosen field of nursing. the program is to bring more heart into the World War II, Korea and Vietnam. He’d lost “Because you are there to talk to people, hospital experience. Volunteers visit patients, his hearing in an explosion and has a glass you realize that whenever you pass a room, clean off their trays, bring them water or an eye. Caprood says that the experience was you pass people, people who have stories. extra blanket, provide them with a magazine invaluable to her as a young person. She heard Everyone has a story.” or word games and, maybe most important, about World War II directly from someone Susan Cooper Eastman talk. “It’s kind of what you would do for your who lived it. When she saw the man again, as sceastman@folioweekly.com grandparents,” she says. he checked out, he told her that he was just
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giving events FEED THE CITY The 21st annual event is held 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Nov. 22 at Clara White Mission, 613 W. Ashley St., Downtown; for details, call 354-4162 or go to clarawhitemission.org. CHRISTMAS ON THE RIVER The COA’s annual fundraiser is held 5-8 p.m. Nov. 22 at River House, 179 Marine St., St. Augustine. The Festival of Wreaths, featuring one-of-a-kind wreaths hand-crafted and donated to the COA by local garden clubs, florists, 4-H’ers and Master Gardeners and a silent auction and a wine tasting are featured. Tickets are $45; proceeds benefit COA’s programs. 209-3687, coasjc.com. SPONSOR A SENIOR FOR THANKSGIVING DINNER The 29th annual Celebrate Life Thanksgiving luncheon for senior citizens is held 10:15 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Nov. 24 at Lexington Riverwalk Hotel, 1515 Prudential Dr., Southbank. The cost to sponsor a senior’s transportation and Thanksgiving meal is $22. To donate online, go to Senior Life Foundation page on wegive.org or call 994-1622. YMCA 12 GIFTS OF CHRISTMAS The 19th annual prize raffle is held during the Christmas tree lighting, 5:30 p.m. Nov. 25 in The Ritz-Carlton Courtyard, Amelia Island, 4750 Amelia Island Parkway. Proceeds benefit YMCA’s annual Giving Campaign. Tickets $10; 261-1080, firstcoastymca.org. TURKEY TROT 1K, 3K & 5K The family runs start Thanksgiving morning, Nov. 26, at Mickler’s Landing parking lot, South Ponte Vedra Boulevard. All proceeds from the race benefit the YMCA’s Safety Around Water Program. The first 600 to register receive an event water bottle. Register online or visit or call Ponte Vedra YMCA for more information. 5K is for ages 18 and older, and 15-17; the 3K is for ages 11-14 and the 1K is for kids 10 and younger. 543-9622, firstcoastymca.org. THANKSGIVING DINNER Hurricane Patty’s offers a free traditional Thanksgiving dinner at 11 a.m. Nov. 26 at 60 Lewis Blvd., St. Augustine. Seniors, veterans, current military and any families or individuals who may be alone on that day and need a place for a nice sitdown dinner are especially invited. For details, call 342-7338 or go to hurricane-pattys.com. BLACK FRIDAY SPECIAL St. Francis Animal Hospital is offering savings on flea and heartworm prevention on Nov. 27 at 2107 Mango Place, Jacksonville, 333-5101, saintfrancisanimalhospital.org. Buy six months of any flea or heartworm prevention product and get a second six months of the same product at half-price. Such a deal! MISTER ROGERS SWEATER DRIVE The 13th annual sweater drive is on. Drop off clean, new and gently used sweaters, jackets, coats and blankets through Nov. 30 at WJCT Public Broadcasting Studios, 100 Festival Park Ave., Jacksonville, Two Men & A Truck, 8849 Arlington Expressway, and all First Coast VyStar Credit Union locations. Contributions are donated to St. Vincent’s Mobile Outreach Ministry, Clara White Mission, I.M. Sulzbacher Center for the Homeless and St. Mary’s Episcopal Church. 358-6322, wjct.org.
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“Seeing them light up ... makes it all worthwhile,” says Clarence Taylor, who along with his family, prepares meals for those less fortunate.
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or Brenda Taylor, giving is a family tradition carried through generations; her grandfather instilled the practice in her. Since 1989, the 53-year-old Jacksonville native and her husband, Clarence, 48, have been providing Thanksgiving and Christmas meals to impoverished elderly people, as well as to the homeless along Talleyrand Avenue, on the St. Johns River. “My grandpa had a shoeshine parlor and there were always senior citizens around … he’d feed them,” Mrs. Taylor says, adding, “[After he died], it passed down to me.” The work begins days in advance of the meal. Mrs. Taylor, who many simply refer to as “Momma,” says that this year, by the time it’s all said and done, they will have cooked 10 turkeys and untold quantities of ham, greens, string beans, macaroni and cheese, potato salad, pies and cakes. On the holiday itself, the Taylors will hand-distribute the meals; only then will they sit down with family and dine on the same food they’ve spent days preparing and the whole morning giving away. Hand-delivering the meals gives them a chance to spin a yarn and spread a little bit of holiday cheer to people, many of them elderly men, who don’t have any family nearby — or at all.
It’s humbling to imagine how delightful it must be for the recipients of the Taylors’ kindness to taste a bit of the holiday richness so many take for granted and some actually dread. Those lucky enough to spend the holidays surrounded by loved ones, gorging on delightful foodstuffs, might appreciate it all a little bit more if they consider the fact that some less fortunate souls will be spending the day alone, in a dormitory or hospital-style room, without family or home-cooked fare. Mrs. Taylor, who, like her son, works in the hospitality industry, explained that they pay for most of the food out of their own pockets and the rest with donations, many from people who tailgate on their Franklin Street property, which affords a grand view of EverBank Field. Some of their regular tailgaters contribute financially, others with produce and food items. Everything else Mrs. Taylor buys from Jacksonville Farmers Market on Beaver Street. There’s no denying that buying, cooking and feeding any number of folks, usually from 50 to 100, in addition to their own family, is a lot of work and a huge commitment. But it means as much to the Taylor family as it does to the recipients. “I love doing it, just seeing the smile on somebody’s face,” Mrs. Taylor says. Her
husband echoes her sentiments, “Seeing them light up … makes it all worthwhile.” Mr. Taylor is genuinely touched as he recounts how a homeless man on Talleyrand thanks him for the meal every time he sees him, all year long. The next generations has already started carrying on the tradition; their son, Juan Taylor, 31, and his children have helped out from time to time. The tall, sturdy younger Taylor, who chuckles as he tells people to remember his name by recalling that he’s “the biggest Juan you’ll ever meet,” feels the same way as his parents do about giving to others. “I love it, honestly, I do,” he says. So this holiday season, while you’re debating whether to have oyster or Stovetop stuffing and complaining to your mother that last year, your sister didn’t cook or help with the dishes, think about the Taylors, who sacrifice their time, money and part of their holiday spreading joy to others, asking nothing in return. Which they are actually grateful to do. That’s the holiday spirit at its finest. Claire Goforth mail@folioweekly.com _____________________________________
If you would like to contribute to the Taylors’ holiday meal fund, call 904-910-4825 or email c.taylor.6861@gmail.com.
meals and case management, with local churches, social service organizations and volunteers. 354-1818, familypromisejax.org.
<<< FROM PREVIOUS GINGERBREAD HOUSES The 13th annual Extravaganza displays holiday houses weekdays 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturdays 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Dec. 2-23 at Jacksonville Historical Society, located at Old St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, 317 A. Philip Randolph Blvd., Downtown. More than 30 gingerbread houses are created by local chefs, architects, culinary students, engineers and civic organizations. Proceeds benefit the Society. Admission: $5 adults, $3 kids ages 3-16; free for kids younger than 2. 665-0064, jaxhistory.com. TREE OF LIFE CELEBRATION The 25th annual event is held 5:15 p.m. Dec. 3 at Community Hospice’s Hadlow Center, 4266 Sunbeam Road, Southside. The tree’s lights represent the adults and children cared for by Community Hospice. A candlelight Service of Remembrance is featured. Proceeds benefit Community Hospice Foundation. 886-3883. TOYS FOR TOTS The annual program collects new, unwrapped toys worth $10 or more, from the local community through events and toy box donations. The Marines intend to begin the collection process (in Dress Blues) starting on Dec. 9 until completion. For details and more info, email phillip.greer@usmc.mil or call SSgt. Phillip Greer, 714-7458. CHILDREN’S CHRISTMAS PARTY This event needs folks to hand out new donated toys to kids 12 years old and younger at the annual gathering held 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Dec. 12 at Prime Osborn Convention Center, 1000 Water St., Downtown, 350-1616, ccpoj.org. J.P. HALL CHARITIES CHILDREN’S CHRISTMAS PARTY The 33rd annual children’s event is held 8 a.m.-noon Dec. 19 at Clay County Fairgrounds, 2497 S.R. 16 W., Green Cove Springs. Open to any Clay County kids up to 14 years old, the party features new toys, food and entertainment. 860-8739, jphallcharities.com. FOOD FOR FINES St. Johns County Public Libraries offer the opportunity to resolve overdue fines and help those in need this holiday season through the “Food for Fines” program. Library staff accepts sealed, nonexpired, non-perishable food items in lieu of up to $1 in overdue library fines through Dec. 19. Donations are delivered to St. Johns County Food Closet, distributed locally. The donation waivers are for library fines only and cannot be applied to fees for printing, lost items, or for credit against future fi nes. Don’t owe fi nes? Drop off canned foods at any library branch or bookmobile stop. For more information, visit sjcpls.org or call 827-6925. WINTERFEST 2015 The fifth annual WinterFEST at Adventure Landing, held Nov. 20-Jan. 10, transforms the waterpark into an Alpine snow village with an outdoor ice-skating rink, a 130-foot ice slide, visits from Santa, cookie decorating, carnival and crafts, Santa’s workshop (and photo op), ornament decorating, s’more roasting, reindeer games, teddy bear factory and nightly snowfalls. Proceeds benefit Dreams Come True. Pricing by attraction; call for details. 1944 Beach Blvd., Jax Beach, 246-4386, jaxwinterfest.com. HOLIDAY GIFT DRIVE The annual drive, held through Dec. 19, provides holiday gifts to nearly 1,000 First Coast children and teens in foster care. The gifts should be new, unwrapped toys that don’t promote violence – no “R” rated movies, no CDs with explicit lyrics and all video games must be rated “E” for everyone. Others may be clothes, shoes, socks, underwear (all sizes), interactive/education games, building blocks, push/pull toys, dolls, toy cars/trucks, musical toys, tricycles, arts & crafts kits, sports items, dolls, books, bikes, roller skates, helmets. Drop off at Children’s Home Society, Buckner Division, 3027 San Diego Rd., Jacksonville. Proceeds benefit Children’s Home Society programs. 493-7744, myra.martinez@chsfl.org. FAMILY PROMISE The nonprofit helps homeless families with children become self-sufficient, providing temporary shelter,
SENIOR LIFE FOUNDATION The organization has helped hundreds of seniors since its establishment in 2000 with assistance in such areas as medical needs, food, rent, phone bills, and electric bills when there is a medical need for power service, various repairs, appliances that meet the “emergency” definition, among others. The maximum amount the Foundation is able to provide is a one-time assistance of $250, which often requires the individual or another agency to supply the balance with the Senior Life Foundation giving the “last dollar in.” Call them at 268-9128 or go to seniorlifejax.com. NOURISHMENT NETWORK Lutheran Social Services maintains a food pantry at 4615 Philips Highway, Southside, open weekdays. For donation opportunities, go to lssjax.org or email hvaughan@lssjax.org. DREAMS COME TRUE The locally based nonprofit is dedicated to fulfilling the dreams of children who suffer from life-threatening illnesses. Proceeds from some performances of Community Nutcracker at The Florida Theatre are donated to Dreams Come True. Volunteers are needed to assist with special events and administrative chores. 6803 Southpoint Parkway, Jacksonville, 296-3030, dreamscometrue.org. SEA TURTLE ADOPTIONS For those who want to make a positive impact on the natural world, sea turtle adoptions are a great, green gift idea. For a tax-deductible donation of $30 or more, Sea Turtle Conservancy sends gift recipients a personalized adoption certificate, membership window cling, sea turtle sticker and bookmark, magnet and one-year subscription to the Conservancy’s publication. To adopt a turtle online, visit adoptaseaturtle.org or call 800-678-7853. HOPE FOR THE HOLIDAYS Community Hospice bereavement specialists lead free discussions and group exercises on coping with grief now through the holidays at Acosta-Rua Center, 5450 Ramona Blvd., Jacksonville; McGraw Center, 4715 Worrall Way, Mayo Clinic campus, Jacksonville; 728 Blanding Blvd., Ste. 1, Orange Park; 525 S.R. 16, Ste. 112, St. Augustine; Baptist Medical Center Nassau, 1250 S. 18th St., Fernandina Beach and Neviaser Educational Institute, 4266 Sunbeam Road, Bldg. 100, Jacksonville. For schedules and details, call 407-6500. For reservations, call 407-7001.
seeking volunteers and donations B.E.A.M. MINISTRIES 850 Sixth Ave. S., Ste. 400, Jax Beach, 241-7437, jaxbeam.org Beaches Emergency Assistance Ministry holds a Thanksgiving basket giveaway to registered clients every November. B.E.A.M.’s mission is to keep economically challenged families in their homes and help them become self-sufficient. B.E.A.M. has served Beaches families for more than 30 years. The annual toys event is held in December. A Beach Ball fundraiser is held in January. BETTY GRIFFIN HOUSE Crisis Hotline 824-1555, info@bettygriffinhouse.org Betty Griffin House provides safe emergency shelter to abused women and their minor children, and victims of rape, as well as counseling, support groups, legal assistance, community education and advocacy programs. To see the wish list, go to bettygriffinhouse.org. THE BRIDGE OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA 1824 N. Pearl St., Downtown, 354-7799, bridgejax.com The Bridge is in need of food and turkey gift certificates for Thanksgiving and gifts for Christmas, and volunteers who can help organize and distribute food and toys to families. BRIGHT HOLIDAYS OF JACKSONVILLE INC. 24532 Deer Trace Dr., Ponte Vedra, 608-0333, brightholidays.org Bright Holidays needs volunteers to shop, wrap and deliver clothing, food, school supplies and other essentials. Pssst, high school students: It’s an easy way to earn service hours. CHILDREN’S HOME SOCIETY OF FLORIDA P.O. Box 5616, Jacksonville FL 32247, 493-7738, chsfl.org
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women's work “I just sort of called it my payback time,” says Joy Casino, who has made more than 2,000 dresses since she turned 89.
For 92-year-old Joy Casino, it’s not about what you take, but what you make dolls with stuffing. Scully finds projects Casino keeps two sewing machines and n the day she turned 89 years and missionaries and other charity workers. a serger (a machine that creates an overlock old, Joy Casino sat in her prayer Margaret finds new projects. “I’m the finishing stich) threaded in her sewing chair and asked God what she troublemaker,” she says. room, where rows of shelves are piled with should do with her life. Scully showed Casino a sample of the neat stacks of flowered poly-cotton material, Within a week, she’d found her vocation. style of dress she’d been hoping to make. The heart buttons and other decorative notions Casino and husband Danny raised six design was simple for an expert seamstress and colorful children’s T-shirts in sizes children. It was hard on Navy pay, but they’d like Casino. A child’s T-shirt is turned into ranging from infant to a child’s large. done it. Casino worked as a seamstress and, to a dropped-waist dress by sewing a gathered She works at least four hours a day cut family expenses, made everyone’s clothes. skirt in a colorful print to the bottom. A band and makes about 25 dresses a week. She In retirement, they owned a comfortable of matching fabric is stitched to the neckline. jokes that sometimes it takes 15 minutes ranch home in Jacksonville Beach and enjoyed “I’ll do 20,” Joy offered. just to thread a needle, because she’s blind financial stability. Joy was thankful. She Three years later — and as of Nov. 3 — in one eye. wanted to give back. she’s made 2,140 dresses. They’ve been sent Casino’s productivity and vivaciousness “I just sort of called it my payback time,” with missionaries and doctors and other relief impresses Scully. “She’s my Joy to the World,” she says. “God had provided for me and I workers to girls in Cuba, Haiti, Guatemala, the 89-year-old Scully says. “And it’s a joy to wanted to give back.” know her.” A friend from church told Members of Casino’s church Joy she’d given her name to a describe her as an inspiration woman who needed volunteers “It makes them feel special and it to them. That makes her feel to make dresses out of T-shirts makes them feel God loves them.” good, but she insists she’s no for children in refugee camps joy says, “and it makes them feel Superwoman. She does what and orphanages. Margaret Scully somebody cares.” any ordinary, everyday person hadn’t been able to find anyone
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to make the dresses. Casino had the skill. When raising her family, Casino worked as a seamstress to help make ends meet. She saved money on groceries by sewing everybody’s clothes. Scully founded Mission Stitches at Christ United Methodist Church in Neptune Beach three years ago. Every Tuesday, a group of 10 or so women get together, employing the traditionally female needle arts to make items for charity. On a recent Tuesday, Pat Ferguson crocheted a Kelly-green scarf with a white stripe down the middle. The scarf will help keep a homeless person warm this winter. Cheryl Dickison filled 16 | FOLIOWEEKLY.com | NOVEMBER 18-24, 2015
Ecuador, Columbia, Nicaragua, Mexico, India, South Africa and the Ukraine, and other spots all over the globe. Casino sticks straight pins into a map of the world to show where her dresses have gone. “I just give them, and let the world take care of where they go,” she says. The dresses are pretty, and most girls like pretty dresses, Casino says. But they also embody a message. “It makes them feel special and it makes them feel God loves them,” she says, “and it makes them feel somebody cares.”
can do. “If I’m an inspiration, I hope people say that if Joy can do it, I can,” she says. Joy and her husband Danny married 69 years ago. They met during World War II, when both were serving in the U.S. Navy. Casino is thankful for her life. She says she still sits in her prayer chair daily, but her prayer has changed. “I pray every day that God will let me live through my 92nd year,” she says, “and that I hit the 3,000 mark with my dresses.” Susan Cooper Eastman sceastman@folioweekly.com
<<< FROM PREVIOUS Provides foster care, adoption, parenting education and child-abuse prevention services to children and families in Baker, Clay, Duval, Nassau and St. Johns counties. The Society needs monetary donations to give a family a Thanksgiving basket, as well as gift certificates, new toys and volunteers to wrap donated gifts for Christmas. For Wish Lists, go to chsfl.org. EPISCOPAL CHILDREN’S SERVICES 8443 Baymeadows Road, Ste. 1, Jacksonville, 726-1500 The ECS Holiday Outreach Program helps children and families in Northeast Florida providing early childhood education and social services. The ECS needs monetary donations and Winn-Dixie gift certificates for holiday meals.
BEACHES COMMUNITY KITCHEN 233-3959, beachescommunitykitchen.org The 24-year-old 501c3 nonprofit prepares and delivers meals to frail, ill, elderly or disabled residents, with an all-volunteer staff, with no salaries and no overhead expenses. Donations are appreciated for food, essential food prep items and establishing the kitchen to serve more people in need. Donations can be made to BCK, PO Box 51373, Jacksonville Beach FL 32240. CITY RESCUE MISSION 426 S. McDuff Ave., Northside, 387-4357, crmjax.org Jacksonville’s City Rescue Mission needs volunteers to help with mailouts, holiday meal serving, data entry, phone calls and gift-wrapping. A donation of just $1.92 provides a Thanksgiving meal and hope for a new life. Thanksgiving dinner starts at 9 a.m. Nov. 25 at 234 W. State St.; call 421-5149 to volunteer. and Christmas dinner is 9 a.m. Dec. 23. Call for details and other volunteer opportunities. CLARA WHITE MISSION 613 W. Ashley St., Downtown, 354-4162,
clarawhitemission.org Community volunteers serve dinner to homeless and disadvantaged families every Friday at 11 a.m., 11:30 and noon, and breakfast daily. The 112-year-old Jacksonville mission needs donations of food and/or money to continue the much-needed program. I.M. SULZBACHER CENTER FOR THE HOMELESS 611 E. Adams St., Downtown, 359-0457, 359-0657, sulzbachercenter.org Proceeds from the sale of Good Night cards, created by children living at the Sulzbacher Center, help provide services to those who need them. Volunteers are needed to amass toys and Toys R Us gift cards, blankets, watches, cold-weather clothing, hygienic products and non-perishable food items. Volunteers are needed to wrap toys, too. COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS Davis Center, 325 E. Duval St., Downtown, 354-6681, communityconnectionsjax.org Celebrating a century of service, Community Connections provide food baskets for the needy, as
well as day care, summer camp and after-school programs for kids, transitional housing for women, children and families, education and life skills and connections for those in need with the type of services required to help overcome challenges and become responsible productive citizens. HANDSON JACKSONVILLE HandsOn Jacksonville offers countless opportunities for you to help, with a website full of information about organizations all over Northeast Florida that need donations of time, talent or funds. Go to handsonjacksonville.org. MISSION HOUSE 800 Shetter Ave., Jax Beach, 241-6767, missionhousejax.org This day facility, serving the homeless from Mayport to St. Johns County, provides meals, showers, clothing vouchers, medical care, case management
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HOPE AT HAND 830-13 A1A N., Ste. 126, Ponte Vedra Beach, 868-4673, hopeathand.org The nonprofit is dedicated to providing art and poetry therapy to the underserved in Northeast Florida, with monthly groups at PACE Center for Girls, Hubbard House shelter, Sulzbacher Center for the Homeless, The Bridge of NE Florida, Liberty Center III, Gateway Community Services and Cypress Village. JEWISH FAMILY & COMMUNITY SERVICES 6261 Dupont Station Court E., Mandarin, 448-1933 The food pantry needs canned food donations and volunteers to help sort and stock the items. Its Jewish Healing Network program needs volunteers to visit others who are ill. P.A.C.E. CENTER FOR GIRLS 1 W. Adams St., Jacksonville, 421-8585, pacecenter.org The Center needs volunteers to tutor girls and young women (ages 12-18) in math, English and reading, and to help provide program enrichment activities. Donations of gift cards for food and clothing are also needed. To make a donation or for more information, visit pacecenter.org. USO GREATER JACKSONVILLE AREA 2560 Mayport Road, Atlantic Beach, 246-3481, jaxuso.org NAS JAX, Yorktown Gate, Bldg. 1050, 778-2821 Welcome Center, JAX International Airport, 741-6655 The USO, serving Northeast Florida active duty military and their families, needs monetary donations for food baskets, supplies and children’s toys. WASTE NOT WANT NOT P.O. Box 119, Orange Park, 215-3150, wastenotflorida.com This volunteer-based group collects and provides food to organizations serving the homeless and hungry, low-income families and seniors, people with disabilities and at-risk youths. Monetary donations and volunteers are needed. ANGEL ATTIC THRIFT STORE 8595 Beach Blvd., Southside, 398-4882, angelaid.com Angel Aid Ministries runs the shop year round, 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Mon.-Sat., 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Sun., supporting the foundation for children with lifethreatening diseases or situations. They need donations of food and grocery store gift certificates for the holidays.
SOUP KITCHENS FOOD PANTRIES RESCUE MISSIONS BARNABAS CENTER INC. 1303 Jasmine St., Ste. 101, Fernandina Beach, 261-7000, barnabasnassau.org New to You Resale Store 930 S. 14th St., 321-2334 The food pantry at the Barnabas Center has an increased need for provisions. Any food drives that organizations would like to do on behalf of the pantry are greatly appreciated. And the food pantry is always in need of volunteers. Barnabas also offers help with health services, crisis assistance and other resources. NOVEMBER 18-24, 2015 | FOLIOWEEKLY.com | 17
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<<< FROM PREVIOUS and referrals. The Mission House is in need of funding to support its programs. ST. AUGUSTINE CHRISTIAN SERVICE CENTER 78 Masters Dr., St. Augustine, 808-1557, staugcsc.org This food pantry ministry feeds nearly 1,000 people each month, many elderly and disabled. They need committed volunteers and financial and food donations. ST. FRANCIS HOUSE 70 Washington St., St. Augustine, 829-8937, stfrancisshelter.org This homeless resource, food pantry, soup kitchen and emergency housing shelter, serving 200 hot lunches daily, accepts donations of time, money, sponsorships or handyman skills. ST. FRANCIS SOUP KITCHEN 134 E. Church St., Downtown, 356-2902 or 359-0331, stfrancissoupkitchenjax.org Operated by Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, the 36-year-old soup kitchen serves lunch starting at 10 a.m. every Saturday, with clothing distribution at 7 a.m., canned goods at 10 a.m. SALVATION ARMY 328 N. Ocean St., Jacksonville, 301-4846, salvationarmyusa.org The Salvation Army needs Red Kettle bellringers, sorters, food box distributors and meal servers on Thanksgiving, meal servers on Christmas Day, Adopt-a-Family participants, Angel Tree toy shop workers and volunteers to help with year-round local programs, in Clay, Duval, St. Johns, Putnam and Nassau counties. TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH FOOD PANTRY 2969 Park St., Riverside, 389-5341, trinity4jax.org The Duval County pantry serves 9,000 families – approximately 27,000 individuals – every year. Food donations are needed. Nonperishable food items are accepted. YOUTH CRISIS CENTER 3015 Parental Home Road, Southside, 877-720-0007, 720-0002, youthcrisiscenter.org The 40-year-old center shelters homeless, runaway and abandoned children (ages 10-17), provides counseling and attempts to reunite families. Needed items include coats, sweaters, jeans, shoes, CD players, watches, journals, educational games, artsand-crafts materials and backpacks.
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Many centers listed above provide emergency shelter. Here are some additional resources. Salvation Army, 356-8641, Downtown; 321-0435, Fernandina Beach; 276-6677, Clay County; 824-6880 ext. 201, St. Johns County St. Paul’s By-The-Sea Episcopal Church, 249-4091 Community Presbyterian Church, 249-8698 Daniel’s Community Care, 296-1055 St. Paul’s Catholic Church, 249-2600 Palms Presbyterian Church, 270-1089 Jacksonville Beach Church of Christ, 246-2457 First Christian Church of the Beaches, 246-2010
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Edgar Allen Poe, esoteric handshakes, and the eternal delight of friendship irst a smile, then spent volleying the same the handshake. It nonsensical catchphrase was the kind of back and forth until we a greeting that only two decided to try to see if we kids would create. An still didn’t like chess. esoteric handshake that Eventually, Lydell escalated into 15-plus fastopened up about his life, paced gestures eventually some of which weirdly morphed into more of a called out things thoughtmemory test than greeting. to-be forgotten from my We gradually narrowed own middle school years. it down to three motions. That is a brutal time for This was how I would meet nearly all children, the my mentee, Lydell, each abrupt shift from the week in the front office at inclusive atmosphere Arlington Middle School. of grade school into the Starting with the baffling, clique-caste school year of 2013 I system of late adolescence. began mentoring for the Bullying, in particular, I Achievers for Life (AFL) recalled too well, and I program, a United Way instantly thought back to of Northeast Florida the anxiety and rage at being (UWNEFL) initiative. AFL’s singled out as the target. It goal is to prevent at-risk wasn’t hard to empathize children from dropping with those feelings; they’d out of high school. Factors never left. Much of what including behavioral we talked about was bound trouble, poor attendance, to secrecy, which I guess and slipping grades indicate “Mentoring taught me two things: It wasn’t really about me and I just needed to show up,” was the ultimate sign that the potential for a child to says A&E Editor Daniel A. Brown about his experience as a mentor with Achievers For Life. I was a better mentor than become at risk for dropping I thought I would be. Over out of high school, the very time, I gained his trust, same factors that make a as he routinely grilled me student a possible candidate for the program. about my life, ultimately horrified at my I was removed from a regular public school AFL has a three-pronged approach to prevent totally placid, fortysomething existence. curriculum for being bonkers, I’ve never made the program’s participating students from Back when the finer points of how the it on time for choir practice. But I’ve surely had dropping out. An advocate in the school AFL program works were being explained role models, direct positive influences on my will watch over their academic performance to me, it was strongly suggested that I don’t life: my dad, a few teachers, older musicians, and behavior, and an advocate will visit the become an ATM machine/bearer of gifts. etc. The dilemma was figuring out how much of home to make sure there are no issues off However, I have a generous streak blended “me” I should bring. But over time, mentoring campus. The final element is for each child to with approval seeking. Some inexpensive taught me two things: It wasn’t really about me be matched up with a mentor. After joining art supplies, candy, a couple of horror and I just needed to show up. the AFL program, the student (or, “mentee”) anthologies he had wanted … my ultimate There was fear, too. What could I possibly fills out a questionnaire, with the intent dice roll was an omnibus edition of the say to this 11-year-old boy, other than “Don’t of matching them with a mentor who has complete works of Edgar Allan Poe. “I’ll turn out like me”? That would be a very brief comparable interests. The mentor fills out check this out over the weekend,” he said, as mentoring encounter. I had no idea what similar paperwork, and undergoes a criminal he shoved it in his backpack. The following I was going to do for these once-a-week background check. week, he told me he had enjoyed the “one hang-outs. When I first met with Lydell, he I first heard of AFL through my girlfriend, about the cat in the wall” and was already seemed equally awkward, but we immediately Erica, who works in the Volunteer and trying to decode Poe’s poetry. discovered our first shared love: humor. I Community Engagement Department at Lydell was in the sixth grade when we don’t know who told the first joke, but within UWNEFL. She originally suggested that I might first met; now he’s in the eighth. Once he 20 minutes, we were cracking up, me trying be a good fit for the program. “I think you’d be a graduated from school here, with his family’s to rein us in before they kicked us out of the good mentor,” she said. I wasn’t so sure. permission, he and I would hang out. Erica media center, aka the school library, where To my mind, the idea of mentoring implied and I would pick him up, take him to the silence is golden. guidance — and the very idea of me trying Cummer, or MOSH, kayaking, and then try Our other common interests seemed to offer a kid direction, especially with regard to find the greatest hamburger in Jacksonville. to drive each week’s session. Drawing, to academic advice, seemed doubtful. My He’s since moved to Atlanta. But we remain in writing, and games were our standard own formal schooling ended at the age of 13, touch, as friends should do. activities. Along with co-created pictures Daniel A. Brown of various ungodly beasts, another favorite after I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. I dbrown@folioweekly.com collaboration was in penning “Exquisite eventually got my GED and even made a few _____________________________________ Corpse”-type poems, trading off on quickly superficial jabs at community college, but I Each year, AFL is sorely in need of mentors, scribbled-out lines and then laughing was doomed to live the life of an autodidact, at the surreal results. Some weeks, he self-taught with an ever-changing, sometimesparticularly male. If you’re interested in would want to talk about his religious-like deranged curriculum. A personal life just as becoming a mentor, and I hope that you are, suspect and malformed; in the 30 years that vocation: video games. Other times were please go to unitedwaynefl.org/achievers-for-life.
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potlight is one of the best movies of the year, a scorching drama about the damning sexual abuse scandal that rocked the Catholic Church to its core in 2002, the effects of which still reverberate. The film is excellent due to its narrative patience and superb performances. This is exactly how a great drama should be made, and take note that it eschews the histrionic crutches many dramas rely on, instead focusing solely on the quality of the storytelling, which is impeccable. Inspired by a January 2002 report in The Boston Globe, the film follows the Globe’s investigative Spotlight team as it researches sexual abuse by Catholic priests in the Boston area. It also chronicles the widespread knowledge and cover-up of the molestations by people in power, including Cardinal Bernard Law (Len Cariou). The Spotlight team, led by editor Walter “Robby” Robinson (Michael Keaton) and consisting of reporters Mike Rezendes (Mark Ruffalo), Sacha Pfeiffer (Rachel McAdams) and Matt Carroll (Brian d’Arcy James), is a highly competent and determined group undeterred by the static and distractions that come its way. It helps that the team has the support of executive editor Marty Baron (Liev Schreiber) and projects editor Ben Bradlee Jr. (John Slattery), and that it finds an unlikely
DOUBLE TROUBLE TWO ADAPTATIONS OF ERNEST HEMINGWAY’S 1927 short story, The Killers, available on one disc from Criterion Collection, are rare examples of how movies can expand or radically alter their literary source and still get it right. The 1946 version, starring Burt Lancaster and Ava Gardner, won even Hemingway’s grudging approval, a near-miracle in itself since the author (though he liked the money) notoriously hated what the movies did to his books. Since he died three years before the 1964 version, starring Lee Marvin and Angie Dickinson, it’s hard to imagine what Hemingway might have thought of this brighter, glossier (and ultimately grimmer) take on his tale, but the film’s reputation has only grown over the decades – despite the undeniable classic stature of its noir predecessor. Producer Mark Hellinger defied all odds in ’46, casting former acrobat, ex-GI Lancaster (nearly 33 years old) in his first film role. Sharing top billing with the unknown hunk was 24-year-old Ava Gardner who, though she’d been in Hollywood six years, had only one starring role to her credit, opposite George Raft in a B-movie called Whistle Stop. Before The Killers, she was better known for her two ex-husbands – Mickey Rooney and popular bandleader Artie Shaw. 20 | FOLIOWEEKLY.com | NOVEMBER 18-24, 2015
(and, at times, unwilling) ally in attorney Creighton and Jimmy LeBlanc who play Mitchell Garabedian (Stanley Tucci). the victims. They’re small but pivotal roles, The plot develops slowly but authentically, as the emotions must strike a chord with never for a moment feeling rushed viewers so we can feel the rage, frustration throughout its 128 minutes. It starts in July and disillusionment about how they’ve 2001, and in spite of the fact that 53 percent been wronged and root even harder for the of Globe readers identify as Catholic, and that Spotlight team to succeed. politicians, lawyers, and others have taken For as good as the cast is, Ruffalo is a cut numerous steps to cover up the indiscretions, above the rest. Mike’s quirky mannerisms, the members of Spotlight know they’re on unique off-kilter speech and boundless to something and become relentless in the energy make him the most impassioned pursuit of the truth over the next member of the Spotlight SPOTLIGHT five months. As piece by piece team, and therefore the most of the abuses unfolds, and the memorable. He has a scene late **** numbers of molesters and victims in the film that’s pure Oscar Rated R increase at an appalling rate, the bait, so let’s hope the Academy takes the lure and gives him the supporting importance of getting the story out to the actor nomination he deserves. public as soon as possible is also elevated. In addition to its stalwart depiction of the It would’ve been easy for writer/director investigation into the scandal, Spotlight is also Tom McCarthy (The Visitor) to ramp up a reminder of what journalism can and should the emotional factors of the story by adding be when it’s practiced the right way. If you’ve melodramatic tics like superfluous close-ups, never felt the rush of a newsroom as deadline a melancholic score, apoplectic emotional looms, and/or the camaraderie shared by outbursts, and the like. But McCarthy refrains, fellow journalists after a job well done, that largely because he trusts the script he comay not mean anything to you. But for those wrote with Josh Singer to have the gravitas who’ve crafted their careers and livelihood necessary to command rapt attention from the from their work in journalism, it’s a beautiful viewer. He was right, especially since the cast sight to see. is in complete control of the material. Dan Hudak The entire ensemble is solid, including mail@folioweekly.com supporting actors Neal Huff, Michael Cyril With a brilliant script by Anthony Veiller (and an uncredited John Huston), director Robert Siodmak used a palette of light and shadow to reveal the murky story of treachery, love, betrayal, and (of course) a femme fatale behind the death of the Swede which opens the film (and constitutes the substance of Hemingway’s very short story). Through a series of flashbacks, instigated by the dogged research of an insurance investigator (Edmond O’Brien), we see the Swede’s doomed relationship with the bad girl, his participation in the heist, and then the double-cross, which sets him up for his execution at the beginning. While the film made stars of its two leads, the real genius of the production is German émigré Siodmak, whose lighting and design underscore the very essence of noir at its best. Looking back, the film is also notable for its score by Miklos Rozsa, whose musical motif for the two hired guns (William Conrad, Charles McGraw) would be immortalized as the theme for Jack Webb’s Dragnet. Director Don Siegel (who, ironically, was Hellinger’s first choice for the ’46 film) helmed the ’64 film, which was supposed to have been the first made-for-TV movie. Deemed too violent for the small screen, The Killers, according to Siegel, graduated to its rightful medium, the big screen. Where Siodmak’s film is a study of contrasts in black-and-white, Siegel’s production is bright and colorful, befitting its origins in ’60s television. The screenplay by Gene L. Coon
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utilizes the same narrative approach as the original (flashbacks instigated by narratives of supporting characters), but cleverly has the two killers (Lee Marvin, Clu Gulager) take the place of the first film’s investigator as they try to discover the reason why their initial target (John Cassavetes) refused to run from their guns. In terms of looks, Cassavetes couldn’t be more different from Lancaster but, predictably, he’s convincing as the doomed shmuck (this time, a race car driver instead of Lancaster’s boxer). And Angie Dickinson is physically quite different from Ava Gardner, but still fits the femme fatale role nicely. The real casting surprise is Ronald Reagan, in his last film role, the only time he played a villain. Ahead lay the presidency of the United States, but not before he slaps Angie Dickinson silly and then gets plugged by Marvin. Two very different gems from one short story, both versions of Hemingway’s tale are killers in their own right. Pat McLeod mail@folioweekly.com
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SUN-RAY CINEMA The Peanuts Movie and The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2 screen at 1028 Park St., 5 Points, 359-0049, sunraycinema.com. The Night Before starts Nov. 20. THE CORAZON CINEMA & CAFÉ Southpaw and Mr. Holmes screen at 36 Granada St., St. Augustine, 679-5736, corazoncinemaandcafe.com. Singing in the Rain screens at noon Nov. 18. IMAX THEATER Rocky Mountain Express, Living in the Age of Airplanes, Spectre, Galapagos 3D and Humpback Whales screen at World Golf Village Hall of Fame IMAX Theater, St. Johns, 940-4133, worldgolfimax.com.
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BIG STONE GAP Rated PG-13 There’s rom-com in them thar hills. Small-town shenanigans include Ashley Judd, Whoopi Goldberg, Jane Krakowski, Chris Sarandon, Jenna Elfman, Jasmine Guy, Patrick Wilson and Anthony LaPaglia.
grow food on a planet on which nothing grows naturally, and even creates his own water. His intelligence, ingenuity and inspiration are a joy to watch. — D.H. OUR BRAND IS CRISIS Rated R Sandra Bullock at her least likable: brash, bossy and blonde. She’s a political fixer sent to South America to jump-start a new government. Costars Billy Bob Thornton and Anthony Mackie. PAN Rated PG The versatile Hugh Jackman is back, this time as the dread pirate Blackbeard. Garrett Hedlund is Hook, Levi Miller is the stubborn manchild Peter, Rooney Mara is Tiger Lily and Adeel Akhtar is Sam Smiegel, aka Smee. THE PEANUTS MOVIE ***@ Rated G Two of the three credited screenwriters are Craig Schulz and Bryan Schulz, the son and grandson of Peanuts cartoonist Charles Schulz. It’s clear from the outset that director Steve Martino isn’t interested in shaking up the Peanuts universe too radically. Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Lucy, and Linus still occupy an adult-free world, one where Snoopy still writes his novels on a manual typewriter. Charlie Brown (voiced by Noah Schnapp) is still hapless and anxiety-ridden, and it’s from that foundation that the story emerges. The Little Red-Haired Girl has just moved to town, and Charlie Brown
is desperate to impress her, and terrified of interacting with her. — Scott Renshaw
Seydoux and Monica Bellucci. — MaryAnn Johanson SPOTLIGHT **** Rated R Reviewed in this issue.
SCOUTS GUIDE TO THE ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE Rated R Zombies are going to a town where three Scouts are camping out. Can the guys save their burg from fl esheating creatures? Are you kidding? Costars Tye Sheridan, Logan Miller, and Joey Morgan.
STEVE JOBS Rated R Michael Fassbender stars as the genius visionary who changed the world. Costars Kate Winslet, Seth Rogen and Jeff Daniels.
SPECTRE **@@ Rated PG-13 The action movie – fourth in the reinvigorated-for-the-21st-century James Bond franchise – begins with the secret agent and a lady friend navigating the crowds of raucous Day of the Dead revelers in Mexico City, through streets heaving with partiers, into a fancy hotel (where the party continues), up to a room. They’re dressed for the mock morbid mood, gloomy yet merry, and we catch that “fun”-ereal contagion. And then it progresses to authentically thrilling – Bond leaps out the hotel window and across rooftops to do a Secret Agent Thing. But the thin plot never catches fi re. After the events of Skyfall, Bond (Daniel Craig) went rogue, chasing a big bad guy around the globe, while back in London, the new M (Ralph Fiennes) fights with C (Andrew Scott), who’s about to launch a new blanket electronic surveillance scheme to replace the Double Zed program: something about drone warfare being more efficient than spies with a licence to kill. Costars Christoph Waltz, Léa
SUFFRAGETTE *G@@ Rated PG-13 In 1912 London, Maud (Carey Mulligan), wife to Sonny (Ben Whishaw) and mother to George (Adam Michael Dodd), hates her job as a laundress. Society demands she be submissive to men, and views her as a second-class citizen. Violet (Anne-Marie Duff), a co-worker, and later Edith (Helena Bonham Carter), a chemist, invite Maud to suffragette meetings, where she learns of the struggle women face to have the right to vote. For 50 years, they’ve been peacefully petitioning, to no avail. Now more militant action is needed, says suffragette leader Emmeline Pankhurst (Meryl Streep). Slowly, and to the chagrin of Sonny and every other man in the movie except Edith’s husband (Finbar Lynch), Maud becomes involved in the cause. — D.H. THE 33 Rated PG-13 Based on the actual 2010 event, when a South American gold and copper mine collapsed, trapping 33 miners in its gullet for 69 days. Costars Antonio Banderas, Rodrigo Santoro, James Brolin, Lou Diamond Phillips, and Juliete Binoche.
BRIDGE OF SPIES **@@ Rated PG-13 For director Steven Spielberg and leading man Tom Hanks, the problems are pacing and story structure. It’s tedious, insistent on driving home points we already know. The script by Matt Charman and Joel and Ethan Coen is divided like a theatrical production. Beginning in 1957, the first and more interesting segment follows insurance lawyer Jim Donovan (Hanks) as he defends accused Russian spy Rudolf Abel (Mark Rylance) from charges of treason and espionage. Jim is an insurance counselor doing a defense attorney’s job – this is based on a true story. Jim’s legal partners (Alan Alda, John Rue), the CIA, FBI, the presiding judge (Dakin Matthews) and Jim’s wife Mary (Amy Ryan), daughters and son want it all to be for show and for Rudolf to not receive a fair trial. Jim stands by his client’s constitutional rights and does his best for the Russian. — Dan Hudak BURNT Rated R Bradley Cooper plays a self-absorbed chef whose rockstar behavior destroyed his cooking career, so he’s moved to London to start over. Costars Sienna Miller, Emma Thompson and Uma Thurman. CRIMSON PEAK **@@ Rated PG-13 In this gothic horror pic from writer/director Guillermo del Toro, a little girl is warned by a ghost to “beware of Crimson Peak.” Ten years on, the same ghost appears to the girl, Edith (Mia Wasikowska), to remind her to “beware of Crimson Peak.” If I were Edith, there’s no way in hell you’d ever get me around anything remotely resembling anything like a peak, or anything even hinting at crimson, ever. She ignores the warning, marrying a man who operates a red clay mining company, and lives with him in a creepy mansion where red clay is mined. Costars Tom Hiddleston, Jessica Chastain and Charlie Hunnam. — D.H. FREEHELD ***@ Rated PG-13 Detective Laurel Hester (Moore) is a member of the Ocean City, New Jersey Police Department. Laurel’s a lesbian; after a cute meet with Stacie (Ellen Page), they fall in love, buy a house together, get a dog, etc. They’re as settled as any married couple can be, but it’s 2002 and gay marriage is not yet legal. This is pertinent when Laurel is diagnosed with terminal lung cancer, and the local government says her pension cannot be passed on to Stacie. Without that pension, Stacie will lose their home after Laurel dies. On its own terms – and not necessarily as a sociopolitical statement – it’s an emotional drama. — D.H. GOOSEBUMPS Rated PG Jack Black returns in this timely spooky-but-not-too-spooky romp based on R.L. Stine’s books. Costars Dylan Minnette, Odeya Rush and Ryan Lee. Stine himself sneaks in for a bit, too. THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY - PART 2 ***G Rated PG-13 Reviewed in this issue. JEM & THE HOLOGRAMS Rated PG A global superstar and her sisters take stock of their meteoric rise and try to keep their feet on the ground while apparently reaching for the stars. Costars Aubrey Peeples, Stefanie Scott, Aurora Perrineau, Hayley Kiyoko, Molly Ringwald (I guess to lend it some much-needed authenticity), and Juliette Lewis (to lend it some much-needed sleeze). LOVE THE COOPERS Rated PG-13 The holiday season is stressful enough as it is, what with trying to find the perfect gift for someone you don’t give a rat’s ass about … here the idyllic celebration the Cooper family strives for is a chaotic charade, until surprising things begin to happen. Costars Olivia Wilde, Amanda Seyfried, Marisa Tomei, Diane I’m-always-in-my-Annie-Hall-mode Keaton, John Goodman, Anthony Mackie, Ed Helms, and the incomparable Alan Arkin, who was so great opposite John Cusack in High Fidelity. THE MARTIAN **** Rated PG-13 While exploring the surface of Mars, scientists are caught in a violent storm. Melissa (Jessica Chastain), Rick (Michael Pena), Beth (Kata Mara), Chris (Sebastian Stan) and Alex (Aksel Hennie) escape on their shuttle, but Mark (Matt Damon) is hit with debris, presumed dead and left behind. But he’s alive, unable to communicate with NASA, and low on oxygen, food and supplies. It’ll be four years before the next mission to Mars. Mark doesn’t panic. He uses his background as a botanist to
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minds of the Capitol citizens who, naturally, aren’t on the rebels’ side. Why should they be? We don’t see any of Katniss’ “propos” this time, only Katniss’ disgust at being forced back into this role again, even as she appreciates the need for it. But we do see some of the broadcasts Panem President Snow (Donald Sutherland) makes to the citizens of the Capitol — one of them comes with an unspoken suggestion that luxury such as the Capitol enjoys is its own kind of propaganda: “If we’re rich, we must be right,” basically, and “Comfort is its own justification.” That’s not what Snow says, but it’s what he means. And it’s unsettling here are many ways the Hunger Games to realize that that’s not an unusual subtext to series has been groundbreaking. It’s given much of what we see in our world today. us a female world-changing heroine in the This is so-called “young adult” dystopian mold of the countless males Hollywood has science-fiction with an unusual resonance. cast in such a role, and showed the caricature We see it in tortured and tormented Peeta up by depicting her as more human than most Mellark (Josh Hutcherson), Katniss’ former of them: more conflicted, more unsure, more Hunger Games partner who’s been rescued afraid yet also more brave in overcoming all from the Capitol and is now along on the that … while simultaneously more principled propo mission — the idea is to show Snow and more selfish. Katniss Everdeen has never and the Capitol citizens that Peeta has been about some romantic, idealistic notion recovered from the horrendous conditioning of heroism; she’s always been about protecting he’d been subjected to, which forced him to those she loves. The series has given us a look denounce Katniss and the rebels — and has at a world in which women are presumed turned back toward the forces to be as capable and as of good. The team is taking a authoritative as men, and has delved deeply into the potent THE HUNGER GAMES: huge risk having him along; he isn’t quite recovered and will influence of propaganda. MOCKINGJAY PART 2 likely try to kill Katniss. PTSD With this final installment, ***G is a big thing here … and how we might even see that all the Rated PG-13 war impacts those who fi ght films that came before are it has not been something big a kind of propaganda that loud action movies have addressed. primed us to expect a certain wrap-up to the There are real consequences here for Katniss, story of Katniss and her rebellion. Spoiler (not and very high prices she has to pay before the really): We do not get that kind of ending. rebellion she accidentally started is finally over. What’s already one of the smartest and most And it’s the impact on Katniss that lingers. This enthralling SF film series ever takes itself to a film features some of the most breathtaking thoroughly engaging and very fitting end by and original action sequences we’ve seen: Snow questioning all of our assumptions about war, has turned the Capitol into a deadly obstacle politics, and peace, particularly as blockbuster course for the invading rebels; one character film series tend to present them. The course of sardonically deems what they’re up against as events might feel anticlimactic to some. There’s the “seventh-sixth Hunger Games.” But matters no final battle that, as bloody and brutal as of trust, intimate and personal as well as social it could have been, nevertheless represents a and political, that haunt Katniss make this an neat, tidy finale and a pandering conclusion of emotional experience as much as a explosive good over evil. Nothing here is that easy. one. And that may be the most radical thing Thwarting war-movie clichés starts early, about how this series concludes — not with a when the public face of the people’s unrest, bang, but with whispers of doubt, grief, regret, Katniss Everdeen (the amazing Jennifer and soul-searching. Costars Woody Harrelson, Lawrence, not stumbling for a change), doesn’t lead the rebels of District 13 in what everyone Liam Hemsworth, the late Philip Seymour hopes will be a definitive assault on the Hoffman, Julianne Moore, Elizabeth Banks and Capitol. Instead, she’s bringing up the rear with Stanley Tucci. the propaganda filmmaking team, making MaryAnn Johanson videos she hopes will sway the hearts and mail@folioweekly.com
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KARPELES MANUSCRIPT MUSEUM 101 W. First St., Springfield, 356-2992. New works by Mac Truque, through Jan. 2. Opening reception is 5-8 p.m. Nov. 20. Baseball: Origins and Early History, through December. MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART JACKSONVILLE 333 N. Laura St., 366-6911, mocajacksonville.com. Project Atrium: Ian Johnston, Johnston’s Fish Tales, themes of consumption and material waste, through Feb. 28. Smoke and Mirrors: Sculpture & The Imaginary, 3D and installation works by sculptors Chul Hyun Ahn, James Clar, Patrick Jacobs, Ken Matsubara, Daniel Rozin, and Kathleen Vance, through Jan. 24. Unmasked: Art with a Heart in Healthcare, through Dec. 6. THE RITZ THEATRE & MUSEUM 829 N. Davis St., 807-2010, ritzjacksonville.com. Black Wings: American Dreams of Flight is on display through Jan. 17.
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Douglas Anderson School of the Arts students stage the musical comedy HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING, at the school in San Marco, Nov. 18-22.
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CHRISTMAS CAROLE Alhambra Theatre & Dining presents Bruce Allen Scudder’s musical adaptation of the beloved tale of Ebenezer Scrooge’s yuletide redemption, Nov. 25-Dec. 24. Dinner 6 p.m.; brunch at noon, with Executive Chef DeJuan Roy’s themed menu; 12000 Beach Blvd., Southside, $35-$55 plus tax, 641-1212, alhambrajax.com. HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING Douglas Anderson School of the Arts presents a musical comedy about the world of career climbing, 5 p.m. Nov. 18, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 19, 20 and 21, and 2 p.m. Nov. 22, 2445 San Diego Rd., San Marco, 346-5620, duvalschools.org/anderson. VEGGIE TALES LIVE! Everyone’s fave cruciferous characters hit the stage in a musical revue, featuring hits like “The Hairbrush Song” and “I Love My Lips,” 4 and 7 p.m. Nov. 20, Times-Union Center’s Moran Theater, 300 Water St., Downtown, 442-2929, $19.50-$84.50, artistseriesjax.org. SWAMP RADIO EARLY THANKS This episode of the allthings-local radio show and podcast, celebrating the Oldest City’s autumnal glory, features a three-course, Southern-style Thanksgiving meal, storytellers and live music by Charlotte Mabrey and The WillowWacks, 7 p.m. Nov. 21, St. Augustine Amphitheatre, 1340 A1A S., $55 includes dinner and performance; limited seating, 209-0367, swampradiojax.com, staugamphitheatre.com. FREUD’S LAST SESSION Mark St. Germain’s play, about the shrink and a young C.S. Lewis, is staged 8 p.m. Nov. 19-21, Amelia Community Theatre’s Studio 209, 207/209 Cedar St., Fernandina, 261-6749, $20; $10 students, ameliacommunity theatre.org. THE WHALE The 5 & Dime presents Samuel D. Hunter’s dark comedy about adolescence, religion, death, friendship, LGBT issues, and family, 8 p.m. Nov. 20 and 21, 2 p.m. Nov. 22, Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd, 1100 Stockton St., Riverside, $20, the5anddime.org. A BEHANDING IN SPOKANE Players by the Sea’s dark comedy about a one-handed man seeking the missing hand, 8 p.m. Nov. 19-21, 106 Sixth St. N., Jax Beach, 249-0289, $23; $20 seniors/military/students; language may be offensive; ages 16+, playersbythesea.org. ALWAYS A BRIDESMAID Theatre Jacksonville’s comedy about friends who vow to go to each other’s weddings, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 19, 8 p.m. Nov. 20 and 21, 2 p.m. Nov. 22, 2032 San Marco Blvd., 396-4425, $25; $20 seniors/military/students, theatrejax.com. ANYTHING GOES Alhambra Theatre’s musical comedy of antics on an ocean liner, set to Cole Porter’s words and music, through Nov. 22; $38-$59 plus tax, 641-1212, alhambrajax.com. INSANE WITH POWER Orange Park Community Theatre’s superhero-themed comedy, 8 p.m. Nov. 20 and 21; 3 p.m. Nov. 22, 2900 Moody Ave., 276-2599, $18, opct.org.
CLASSICAL, CHOIR & JAZZ
TRUMPETER AT UNF Allen Vizzutti, UNF Wind Symphony Ensemble and Jazz Ensemble 1, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 18, UNF’s Lazzara Hall, 1 UNF Dr., Southside, 620-2878, unf.edu/coas/ music/calendar.aspx. SENIOR CHOREOGRAPHY CONCERT The concert of students’ original works, is held 7:30 p.m. Nov. 19-21, Jacksonville University’s Swisher Theater, 2800 University Blvd. N., Arlington, 256-7386, $10; $5 seniors/military/ students, arts.ju.edu. JAZZ IN THE BLACK BOX Chamber and Jazz Orchestra Concerts are presented, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 19, Jacksonville University’s Terry Concert Hall, 256-7386, arts.ju.edu. OSPREY CHORAL SHOWCASE The Osprey Men’s and Women’s Choruses and pianist Yukino Miyake perform, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 19, University of North Florida’s Recital Hall, 620-2878, unf.edu/coas/music/calendar.aspx. CHANTEE CANN Jazz vocalist Cann performs, 8 p.m. Nov. 19, The Ritz Theatre & Museum, 829 N. Davis St., Downtown, 807-2010, $14-$24, ritzjacksonville.com. LAWSON ENSEMBLE CONCERT This concert of works by Mendelssohn, Brahms, and Haydn, is held 7:30 p.m. Nov. 20, University of North Florida’s Recital Hall, 620-2878, unf.edu/ coas/music/calendar.aspx. THE DIRTY DOZEN BRASS BAND The New Orleans funk, soul, and jazz greats perform, 8 p.m. Nov. 21, Ritz Theatre &
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Museum, Downtown, 807-2010, $32, ritzjacksonville.com. MOZART’S “JUPITER” Courtney Lewis conducts the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra in Mozart’s masterwork, Jupiter, along with works by Beethoven and Ginastera, 8 p.m. Nov. 21, Thrasher-Horne Center for the Arts, 283 College Dr., Orange Park, 276-6750, $39-$54, thcenter.org. FLORIDA CHAMBER MUSIC PROJECT The chamber ensemble performs works by Dvorak, 3 p.m. Nov. 22, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall, 1050 A1A N., 209-0399, $23, flchambermusic.org. BARITONE AND PIANO Baritone Raymond Feener and pianist Natalia Rivera perform, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 22, UNF’s Recital Hall, 620-2878, unf.edu/coas/music/calendar.aspx. PIANO RECITAL Ivories shall be tickled, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 23, UNF’s Recital Hall, 620-2878, unf.edu/coas/music/calendar.aspx. WINTER JAZZ NIGHT Douglas Anderson School of the Arts students perform, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 24, 2445 San Diego Rd., San Marco, 346-5620, duvalschools.org/anderson. FALL PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE CONCERT Charlotte Mabrey conducts student percussionists, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 25, UNF’s Robinson Theater, 620-2878, unf.edu/coas/music/calendar.aspx.
COMEDY
DAVE STONE Funnyman Stone, a voice actor for several Squidbillies characters, appears 9 p.m. Nov. 23, rain dogs., 1045 Park St., Riverside, 379-4969, $10, brownpapertickets.com. JIM NORTON Norton, best-selling author, actor, radio personality, and aggro comedian, is on 8 p.m. Nov. 19, 8 and 10 p.m. Nov. 20 and 21, The Comedy Zone, 3130 Hartley Rd., Mandarin, 292-4242, $25-$30, comedyzone.com. BOB LEVY Levy, former wrestler and regular on The Howard Stern Show, appears 8 p.m. Nov. 20, 8 and 10:30 p.m. Nov. 21, The Comedy Club of Jacksonville, 11000 Beach Blvd., 646-4277, $15-$25, jacksonvillecomedy.com.
CALLS & WORKSHOPS
ONE SPARK ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS One Spark 2016 is now accepting Creator applications. For details and more info, go to onespark.com. MUSICAL THEATER JAZZ CLASS Jocelyn Geronimo holds classes, 4-5 p.m. every Wed., through Dec. 9, Players by the Sea, Jax Beach, 249-0289, $200, gary@playersbythesea.org. ARTS IN THE PARK ENTRIES Limited, juried April event at Atlantic Beach’s Johansen Park seeks applications; coab.us.
ART WALKS & MARKETS
WEDNESDAY MARKET Produce, arts, crafts, food, live music, 8 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Nov. 18, St. Johns Pier Park, 350 A1A Beach Blvd., St. Augustine Beach, 347-8007, thecivicassociation.org. COMMUNITY FARMERS & ART MARKET Art, crafts, jewelry, 4-7 p.m. Nov. 18, 4300 St. Johns Ave., Riverside, 607-9935. NORTH BEACHES ART WALK Galleries of Atlantic and Neptune beaches open 5-9 p.m. Nov. 19 and every third Thur. from Sailfish Drive to Town Center, 753-9594, nbaw.org. DOWNTOWN FRIDAY MARKET Arts/crafts, local produce, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Nov. 20, Jacksonville Landing, 353-1188. RIVERSIDE ARTS MARKET Local/regional art, food, farmers’ row, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. – Tala, Blue Muse, UNF Jazz Ensemble 2 10:30 a.m. Nov. 21 – every Sat. under the Fuller Warren Bridge, 715 Riverside Ave., free admission, 389-2449, riversideartsmarket.com.
MUSEUMS
AMELIA ISLAND MUSEUM OF HISTORY 233 S. Third St., Fernandina Beach, 261-7378, ameliamuseum.org. It Came from the Attic: Local War Memorabilia Collections, through November. BEACHES MUSEUM & HISTORY PARK 381 Beach Blvd., Jax Beach, 241-5657, beachesmuseum.org. Naval Station Mayport: Guardian of the Southern Frontier Exhibit through Feb. 12. CUMMER MUSEUM OF ART & GARDENS 829 Riverside Ave., 356-6857, cummermuseum.org. Julien de Casabianca discusses the global-wide Outings Project, 7 p.m. Nov. 20. Tickets $15; $10 members, $30 VIP. Rockwell Kent: The Shakespeare Portfolio is on display Nov. 24-May 15. David Hayes: The Sentinel Series, sculptures of geometrically abstract, organic forms, displays through Oct. 2, 2016. Women, Art & Social Change: The Newcomb Pottery Enterprise, 20th-century ceramics, through Jan. 2. British Watercolors through Nov. 29.
ALEXANDER BREST GALLERY Jacksonville University, 2800 N. University Blvd., 256-7371, ju.edu. Annual Student Juried Exhibition through Dec. 11. ARCHWAY GALLERY & FRAMING 363 Atlantic Blvd., Atlantic Beach, 249-2222, archwaygalleryandframing.com. Opening reception for For The Love of Waterscapes, with live music by Pierre Kendrick, is held 5-9 p.m. Nov. 19; the exhibit is on display through mid-December. THE ART CENTER COOPERATIVE Jacksonville Landing, Ste. 139, 2 Independent Dr., 233-9252, tacjacksonville.org. The Wildlife Jury Show, through Dec. 28. BREW FIVE POINTS 1024 Park St., Riverside, 374-5789, brewfivepoints.com. Humans: Sculptures & Drawings by Chip Southworth, is on display through mid-December. BUTTERFIELD GARAGE ART GALLERY 137 King St., St. Augustine, 825-4577, butterfieldgarage.com. New works by Jim Rivers, Mary Jane Amato, and Mary Bower, through Dec. 1. CoRK ARTS DISTRICT 2689 Rosselle St, Riverside, corkartsdist rict.tumblr.com. An annual Open House is noon-8 p.m. Nov. 21. CRISP-ELLERT ART MUSEUM 48 Sevilla St., St. Augustine, 826-8530, flagler.edu/news-events/crisp-ellert-art-museum. Edgar Endress: Finding Baroque (terre florida), through Nov. 28. FIRST STREET GALLERY 216-B First St., Neptune Beach, 241-6928. 15th annual Christmas Open House, through Dec. 24. FLORIDA MINING GALLERY 5300 Shad Road, Southside, 535-7252, floridamininggallery.com. Joe Segal – Permutations, through mid-December. FSCJ DEERWOOD CENTER CAMPUS 9911 Old Baymeadows Rd., 997-2500, fscj.edu. Mind, Body, Soul & Spirit – A Celebration of the Arts, student-made mandalas, through Dec. 4. FSCJ KENT CAMPUS GALLERY 3939 Roosevelt Blvd., Westside, 646-2300, fscj.edu. Opening reception for the Student Holiday Show is 6-8 p.m. Nov. 24; displays through Dec. 8. FSCJ NORTH CAMPUS GALLERY 4501 Capper Rd., 632-3310, fscj.edu. Inside Out, displays through Dec. 4. HASKELL GALLERY, JACKSONVILLE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT 741-3546, jiaarts.org. Face Forward, self-portraits by Adrian Pickett, Bill Yates, Chip Southworth, Christie Holechek, Daniel Wynn, David Engdahl, Doug Eng, Dustin Harewood, Enzo Torcoletti, Franklin Ratliff, Hiromi Moneyhun, Jason John, Jim Benedict, Jim Draper, John Bunker, Kevin Arthur, Larry Wilson, Laurie Hitzig, Louise Freshman Brown, Mary St. Germain, Mindy Hawkins, Overstreet Ducasse, Paul Ladnier, Robin Shepherd, Sara Pedigo, Shaun Thurston, Steve Williams, Susan Ober, Thony Aiuppy, Tony Wood, through Dec. 28. J. JOHNSON GALLERY 177 Fourth Ave. N., Jax Beach, 435-3200, jjohnsongallery.com. Water Angels, Christina Hope’s underwater photography, through Jan. 21. LUFRANO INTERCULTURAL GALLERY 1 UNF Dr., Southside, 620-2475, unf.edu/gallery. Lida, Paintings by Franklin Matthews, exhibits through Dec. 11. MONYA ROWE GALLERY 4 Rohde Ave., St. Augustine, 217-0637, monyarowegallery.com. Out of Place, by Larissa Bates, Natasha Bowdoin, Vera Iliatova, Giordanne Salley, Dasha Shiskin, through Dec. 20. SPACE:EIGHT 228 W. King St., St. Augustine, 829-2838, spaceeight.com. Extended Playbook, by George Long, Jessica Caldas, Mario Schambon, William Downs, Adrian Barzaga, Mike Stasny, Erin Michelle Vaiskauckas, through Dec. 3. STELLERS GALLERY AT PONTE VEDRA 240 A1A N., Ste. 13, 273-6065, stellersgallery.com. Landscape: Realism to Abstraction, by Henry Von Genk III, Ellen Diamond, John Schuyler, through December. UNF GALLERY OF ART Founders Hall, 620-2534, unf.edu/ gallery. UNF Faculty Exhibition, through Dec. 11.
EVENTS
INCREDIBLE EDIBLES Homemade holiday food sale – homemade frozen entrees, side dishes, casseroles of all kinds, soups, desserts and other goodies – plus crafts, collectibles and a French café are featured 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Nov. 21 at the 20th annual sale at St. Paul’s by the Sea Episcopal Church, 465 11th Ave. N., Jax Beach, 249-4091, stpaulbythesea.net. PFLAG MEETING The group meets 7 p.m. Nov. 19, Christ Church of Peace, 1240 S. McDuff Ave., Westside. Donations of food products for JASMYN food bank and toiletries for Necessities for Living, which provides basic needs for persons living with HIV/AIDS, are accepted, 737-3329, pflagjax.com. JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS VS. TENNESSEE TITANS The Jags take on the Titans, 8:25 p.m. Nov. 19, EverBank Field, Downtown, 633-6100, $42-$470, ticketmaster.com. PECHA KUCHA: #MOREARTCULTURE The fast-paced event, with speakers presenting 20 slides at 20 seconds each on a shared theme, features Daniel N. Austin, Ron Shreve, Wesley Laine Gibbon, Mal Jones, Courtney Lewis, Princess Simpson Rashid, and Jared Michael Rypkema, 6 p.m. Nov. 20, J. Johnson Gallery, 177 Fourth Ave. N., Jax Beach, 435-3200; free, registration required at eventbrite.com/e/pecha-kuchamoreartculture-tickets-18346051534. RIGHT WHALE FESTIVAL The seventh annual festival, held to increase awareness of the endangered Right Whales off the coast of Northeast Florida and Georgia, features a 5K race/2.5K fun run, live music, speakers and information displays, silent auction and food trucks, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Nov. 21, SeaWalk Pavilion, Jax Beach, rightwhalefestival.com.
The Mustard Seed Cafe
Located inside Nassau Health Foods,The Mustard Seed is Amelia Island’s only organic eatery and juice bar, with an extensive, eclectic menu featuring vegetarian and vegan items. Daily specials include local seafood, free-range chicken and fresh organic produce. Salads, wraps, sandwiches and soups are available — all prepared with our staff’s impeccable style. Popular items are chicken or veggie quesadillas, grilled mahi, or salmon over mixed greens and tuna melt with Swiss cheese and tomato. Open for breakfast and lunch, 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Mon.-Sat. nassauhealthfoods.net
833 T.J. Courson Road 904-277-3141
Beech Street Bar & Grill
Located in a beautifully restored home from 1889, BSBG believes everyone should be able to enjoy an exceptional dining experience at an affordable price. Local seafood, hand-cut Florida steaks, house-made pasta, and daily specials are inspired from trips around the country and world. Whether you order smaller plates of street food or full entrees, Chef Charles will exceed your expectations with fresh, local ingredients prepared with a twist. Full bar with happy hour and late night food and drink specials, and live music every Saturday. Sunday brunch is sure to excite the senses! Open Tue-Thu 5p-10p, Fri-Sat 5p-2a, Sun 11a-8p. BeechStreetBarAndGrill.com
801 Beech Street
904-572-1390
Bright Mornings Bistro & Cafe
Our locally owned and run breakfast and lunch cafe with a bistro style look to it, is located just slightly off centre in the beautiful historic downtown district of Fernandina Beach. We serve the best fresh homemade southern style breakfast and lunch. From 8 am to 2 pm Monday thru Friday - you can enjoy breakfast all day long or try one of our daily lunch specials. On the weekends we serve a choice brunch menu.You can take a seat inside or in our private and dog-friendly courtyard. Catering and private parties are available. Open every day from 8am to 2 pm. Brightmornings.us
105 South 3rd Street 904-491-1771
Moon River Pizza
Moon River Pizza treats customers like family. Cooked in a brick oven, the pizza is custom-made by the slice (or, of course, by the pie). Set up like an Atlanta-style pizza joint, Moon River also offers an eclectic selection of wine and beers. Open for lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. Dine in or take it with you.
925 S. 14th Street 904-321-3400
Sliders Seaside Grill
Oceanfront dining at its finest. Award-winning crab cakes, fresh daily seafood specials and homemade desserts. Sliders has Amelia Island’s only waterfront Tiki Bar, as well as a children’s playground and live music every weekend.The dining experience is complete with brand-new second-story banquet facilities, bar and verandah. Open at 11 a.m. daily Mon.-Fri. Make Sliders Seaside Grill your place to be for friends and family, entertainment and the best food on the East Coast. Call for your next special event.
Cafe Karibo
Homemade sandwiches, salads and soups are served in a relaxed atmosphere in this charming building in the historic district. Delicious fresh fish specials and theme nights (Pad Thai and curry), plus vegetarian dishes, are also featured. Karibrew Brew Pub & Grub — the only one on the island — offers onsite beers and great burgers and sandwiches.
27 N. Third Street 904-277-5269
29 South Eats
This chic, neighborhood bistro has it all — great ambience, fantastic food, an extensive wine list and reasonable prices. The eclectic menu offers regional cuisine with a modern whimsical twist and Chef Scotty Schwartz won Best Chef n Folio Weekly’s 2007 Best of Jax readers poll. Open for lunch Tues.-Sat., 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m., for dinner 5:30-9:30 p.m. Mon.-Thur., till 10 p.m. Fri. and Sat. Brunch is 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Sun. 29southrestaurant.com.
29 S. Third Street 904-277-7919
Brett’s Waterway Café
Overlooking Fernandina Harbor Marina, Brett’s offers an upscale atmosphere with outstanding food. The extensive luncheon and dinner menus feature daily specials, fresh Florida seafood, chicken and aged beef. Cocktails, beer and wine. Casual resort wear. Open at 11:30 a.m. daily.
Fernandina Harbor Marina at the foot of Centre Street 904-261-2660
T-Ray’s Burger Station
T-Ray’s offers a variety of breakfast and lunch items. In addition to an outstanding breakfast menu, you’ll find some of the best burgers you’ve ever put in your mouth. The Burger Station offers a grilled portabello mushroom burger, grilled or fried chicken salad and much more. The spot where locals grab a bite and go! Now serving beer & wine. Open Mon.-Fri. 7 a.m.-2:30 p.m., Sat. 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Closed Sundays.
202 S. Eighth Street 904-261-6310
Jack & Diane’s
The locals’ favorite hangout! Dine inside or on the patio of this cozy, renovated 1887 shotgun home in historic downtown Fernandina. From the crab & shrimp omelet to the steak & tomato pie, “The tastiest spot on Centre” offers food with attitude and unexpected flair. Live music elevates your dining experience to a new level. Come for breakfast, stay for dinner! You’ll love every bite!
708 Centre Street 904-321-1444
David’s Restaurant & Lounge
Local diner chain serving great food with top notch service in Jacksonville for 18 years. The new amelia island location is sure to be your new favorite! Our menu is breakfast, salads, and sandwiches. We are open Monday through Sunday from 6am to 2:30pm. Find us on Facebook!
Located in the Historic District, David’s is a place to have a dining experience, not just dinner. Offering the freshest seafood from around the world and serving only the finest prime aged meats. Dover sole, Chilean sea bass, soft shell crab & nightly fresh fish special. Filet Oscar, rack of lamb & and our signature 16oz grilled-to-perfection ribeye always available. Add foie gras or a Maine lobster tail to any entrée. Elegant but chic atmosphere. Bar & lounge with live music and complimentary valet parking on Fri. & Sat. nights. Private dining offered up to 12 guests in our Wine Room. Private parties up to 50. Wine Spectator rated. Lounge open 5 p.m.: open 6 p.m. for dinner, nightly. Reservations highly recommended. AmeliaIslandDavids.com
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802 Ash Street 904-310-6049
1998 S. Fletcher Ave. 904-277-6652
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Comedian JIM NORTON keeps it off-color on the air and on the stage
Right. Like in the way, well, in my view, that the best standup is fairly “anti-showbiz,” was it the same vibe where you had to learn to peel the layers away? Yes. Absolutely. I would much rather just be myself, one-on-one, and have a real conversation. And that was the most important thing to learn. Then there’s no pressure and that’s why I just enjoy doing it.
You know, regarding your standup, it seems that with a lot of material, you’re the actual punch line. And it’s weird since the view is, “Jim Norton is offensive,” yet you’re really aiming it at yourself. Yeah, most of it is aimed at me. To me, they always consider me offensive but, to me, one of the greatest movies all time, The Godfather, and you see what happened to Sonny Corleone. How is that not offensive? In Raging Bull, where he’s beating his wife; how is that not offensive? Just total violence. It’s so funny to me how people put comedians in the “offensive” category, but they don’t look at other forms of entertainment that can be truly offensive. It’s very weird.
With a lot of standup, it seems like it’s a laboratory-type experience, where you’re working new material onstage with no idea of the audience feedback. Have there been times when you’ve been onstage, told a rather offcolor joke, and thought, “You know, maybe I shouldn’t have just said that”? Folio Weekly: Do you feel like you were kind of Oh, God, yeah. Whenever I’m working a natural for the talk show, radio environment? on material, I can do it at the Comedy Cellar Jim Norton: Well, I like doing in New York, where they’re it so much and I think that not there to see me, they’re just makes it a lot easier when there to see “a show” … so a lot JIM NORTON 8 p.m. Nov. 19; 8 & 10 p.m. you enjoy it so much. Because of times, I go too far and they Nov. 20 & 21, The Comedy might not enjoy it. But that’s a I love doing it, I think I do Zone, Mandarin, $25-$30, great place to work it out because well at it. It’s comfortable and comedyzone.com then you know, if it works, you fun so you just get used to it. know it’ll work really well in When I first did it, I was pretty front of my crowd. You need to test it in front terrible. But over the years, I think I’ve of people who don’t necessarily know what become pretty good. you’re doing. Because I don’t just want to test it out in front of my fans. Because everyone who What do you think you were doing so wrong? might see my specials won’t be a fan. I really Were you just awkward or throwing “F want it to work for other people as well. bombs” at people? No, I didn’t curse but I think it was more of When it comes to your onstage selfwhere you just don’t know what to talk about. deprecation, what are some of your favorite And you do bits and you don’t know exactly things to hate about yourself? Personally, what to do on the radio; you don’t know how body dysmorphia’s always a fun pastime. to be a funny conversationalist or how to be Oh, yeah. I don’t have body dysmorphia, natural and just be honest. I think that’s the I have “body accurate.” I know what I’m best the thing you get: You become more working with. I can see what’s wrong with me. comfortable with being honest. 26 | FOLIOWEEKLY.com | NOVEMBER 18-24, 2015
I see what [a] mess I [am] and I acknowledge it. My stomach is the thing I focus on the most or my side fat; that’s the stuff that drives me crazy that I hate the most. People tell me, “You’re being too hard on yourself ” and I say, “No, I’m not. I just have great eyes.” Do you feel like you’ve worked through some of these issues doing standup and attacking yourself in front of a paying audience? Yeah, because I don’t like to keep it private. And yeah, I think so. I think if you talk through it, it helps a lot. And I think it’s always easier to make something funny. It’s not as bad when it creeps into your subconscious or your mind, when you know you could possibly do a joke about it. You could look at it without being depressed about it, when you realize that it’s something you could actually use. Daniel A. Brown dbrown@folioweekly.com
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Nearly 40 years on, DIRTY DOZEN BRASS BAND still mixes New Orleans’ many strains of musical gumbo to sumptuous effect
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Orleans’ infamous racial divide. In 1984, one n the great pantheon of native New Orleans week of New York City shows turned into six, acts, Dirty Dozen Brass Band represents an and one European trip turned into three (with important link between the old and the new. a jaunt to Japan added). In 1986, their raucous Legendary banjo-picker Danny Barker, who set at the Montreux Jazz Festival was recorded played with Cab Calloway in the 1930s and and released for Rounder Records; the band Charlie Parker in the ’40s, helped birth Dirty signed with Columbia Records the next year. Dozen in the late ’70s through his Fairview That attention turned Dirty Dozen into inBaptist Church Marching Band youth outreach demand collaborators for mainstream pop and program. Once Dirty Dozen left the church rock acts looking for a funky, authentic back rec room and moved into the city’s second-line line: Elvis Costello, Medeski Martin & Wood, parade-strewn streets, they became favorites in The Black Crowes, Widespread Panic, Dave the social aid and pleasure club scene. Matthews, Norah Jones, Modest Mouse. They’re But Dirty Dozen were also one of the first perpetual New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Fest New Orleans brass bands to expand in the headliners, and in 2014, they played the 63rd directions of funk, bebop, and R&B, sparking annual Miss USA Pageant in Baton Rouge. a resurgence that points directly to other But Dirty Dozen, with five of its eight internationally known Big Easy artists like original members still on board — Lewis on Rebirth Brass Brand and Trombone Shorty. baritone sax, Gregory Davis on trumpet, Kirk “We put the beat to bebop and avant-garde Joseph on sousaphone, Kevin Harris on tenor tunes so that everybody could dance,” baritone sax, and Efrem Towns on trumpet and vocals saxophonist Roger Lewis told The Waster in — has always stayed in touch with their roots. 2009. “People want to dance when they come They recorded with Dizzy Gillespie and Dr. to a club. You gotta give them something to John for 1987’s album Voodoo, documented make them move their bodies! We seemed to the integral role of music in New Orleans have created that type of vibe for all the brassfuneral processions on 2004’s Funeral for a influenced bands that are coming out now in Friend and reinterpreted every New Orleans and beyond.” note of Marvin Gaye’s seminal Lewis had already toured DIRTY DOZEN 1971 album What’s Going and recorded with Fats Domino, BRASS BAND On in the wake of Hurricane Big Joe Turner, and Marvin 8 p.m. Nov. 21, Ritz Theatre Katrina. The musicians even Gaye by the time Dirty Dozen & Museum, Downtown, $32, explored deeper Caribbean began. Outside its traditionally ritzjacksonville.com and African roots on 2012’s African-American base in Twenty Dozen. the Tremé neighborhood, the Along the way, they’ve won Music Heritage band had trouble gaining traction. The city’s Awards from the Big Easy Foundation, musical royalty — the Neville Brothers, Allen Toussaint — were leaning in smooth, adultappeared in every legitimate book and movie contemporary directions. And brass bands about New Orleans music, and headlined were often viewed as novelty acts that played every international jazz festival of note. Nearly strictly for Big Easy tourists and at showy 40 years later, they won’t stop, either. Still funerals. But that gave Dirty Dozen the chance regarded as jazz-trained structuralists who to experiment with far-ranging influences rely on written arrangements more than any and refine its adventurous repertoire during other New Orleans brass band, they’re also regular residencies at blue-collar bars like guaranteed party-starters whose tour itinerary Daryl’s and Glass House. would make mustachioed indie-rock hipsters Daryl’s, a Seventh Ward institution, is blush (the Dominican Republic in January, where Jerry Brock of local radio station Japan in March, Malaysia in May). WWOZ — begun specifically to celebrate At the end of the day, they might represent the cultural heritage of New Orleans music New Orleans’ multitudinous strains of musical — discovered the Dirty Dozen. “I’ll never gumbo better than any other living artists. “The music of New Orleans is so powerful, so forget the first time I walked in Daryl’s,” rhythmic, and so spiritual, you’ve got to move Brock said in the ’08 book Keep the Beat. “The to the groove,” Lewis told RhythmandGrooves. place was just exploding. The people were so net in 2011. “Once that rhythm gets in your exuberant — rolling on the floor! The Dirty body, you can’t help but move. We’re a party Dozen had renewed this music to speak to the band, but we try to give music to people’s contemporary New Orleans community.” mind, body, and soul. All three things.” Things really took off for Dirty Dozen Nick McGregor Brass Band in the ’80s. In 1982, they played mail@folioweekly.com their first “white club,” Tipitina’s, bridging New
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Blunt Trauma: Reggae band PASSAFIRE (pictured) performs with LIONIZE and BIGFOOT BAREFOOT at Freebird Live on Nov. 20 in Jax Beach.
LIVE + LOCAL MUSIC CONCERTS THIS WEEK
SPADE McQUADE 6 p.m. Nov. 18 at Fionn MacCool’s Irish Pub, Jacksonville Landing, Ste. 176, Downtown, 374-1247. RYAN CRARY 6 p.m. Nov. 18 & 25 at Pusser’s Bar & Grille, 816 A1A N., Ponte Vedra Beach, 280-7766. DENNY BLUE 6 p.m. Nov. 18 at Paula’s Beachside Grill, 6896 A1A S., Crescent Beach, 471-3463. EMILY KINNEY, JACOB JEFFRIES 8 p.m. Nov. 18 at Jack Rabbits, 1528 Hendricks Ave., San Marco, 398-7496, $15 advance; $20 day of. CHEW, COSMIC GROOVE 8 p.m. Nov. 18 at Shanghai Nobby’s, 10 Anastasia Blvd., St. Augustine, 547-2188. RICHARD SMITH 6 p.m. Nov. 19, Pusser’s Bar & Grille. KEITH ANDERSON, DALLAS SMITH 6 p.m. Nov. 19 at Mavericks Live, 2 Independent Dr., Downtown, 356-1110, $15. TOM & NATALIE, DANIKA HOLMES, JEB HART 7:30 p.m. Nov. 19 at Mudville Music Room, 3104 Atlantic Blvd., San Marco, 352-7008, $10. The BAND BE EASY 8 p.m. Nov. 19 at Latitude 360, 10370 Philips Hwy., Southside, 365-5555. KATIE GRACE HELOW ALBUM & VINYL RELEASE PARTY, MERE WOODARD, JESSE MONTOYA 8 p.m. Nov. 19 at Barnett Bank Building, 112 W. Adams St., Downtown, $7 at the door. JARED & THE MILL, FRONTIER RUCKUS 8 p.m. Nov. 19, Jack Rabbits, $12 advance; $15 day of. Wvrm Fest: AD NAUSEUM, VIRGIN FLOWER, WELTESSER, MODERN ART, POPULATION ZERO, WORSEN, SHADOW HUNTER 6 p.m. Nov. 20 at Burro Bar, 100 E. Adams St.,
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Downtown, $15 single day; $20 both days, facebook.com/ wvrmfest. CONRAD OBERG & HIS BAND 7:30 p.m. Nov. 20, Mudville Music Room, $10. KING EDDIE & PILI PILI 8 p.m. Nov. 20, Pusser’s Bar & Grille. AUTUMN ATTICS, IVEY WEST BAND, FOUR BARREL BAND, 5 CENT PSYCHIATRIST 8 p.m. Nov. 20, Jack Rabbits, $10 advance; $15 day of. PASSAFIRE, LIONIZE, BIGFOOT BAREFOOT 8 p.m. Nov. 20 at Freebird Live, 200 N. First St., Jax Beach, 246-2473, $13. TAMBOR CD RELEASE 9 p.m. Nov. 20 at rain dogs., 1045 Park St., Riverside, 379-4969. BREAK EVEN BAND 9:30 p.m. Nov. 20 at Whiskey Jax, 10915 Baymeadows Rd., Southside, 634-7208. CUPID’S ALLEY 10 p.m. Nov. 20 & 21 at The Roadhouse, 231 Blanding Blvd., Orange Park, 264-0611. Riverside Arts Market: TALA, BLUE MUSE, UNF JAZZ ENSEMBLE 2 10:30 a.m. Nov. 21, 715 Riverside Ave., 389-2449. Wvrm Fest Day Two: CRAZY BAG LADY, LA-A, JUNIOR BRUCE, BROTHERR, WVRM, YASHIRA, DEAD HAND, TRIPPING THE MECHANISM, SCREAMIN’ NERVE 6 p.m. Nov. 21, Burro Bar, $15 single day; $20 both days, facebook.com/wvrmfest. RYAN CRARY 7 p.m. Nov. 21, Pusser’s Bar & Grille. LARRY MANGUM, CHARLEY SIMMONS, JERRY MINCER 7:30 p.m. Nov. 21, Mudville Music Room, $10. THE SWORD, ROYAL THUNDER, APPALACHIAN DEATH TRAP 8 p.m. Nov. 21, Freebird Live, $20 advance; $25 day of. SUPERVILLAINS, SPIRITUAL REZ, DANKA 8 p.m. Nov. 21,
Jack Rabbits, $15 advance; $20 day of. BLEUBIRD 9 p.m. Nov. 21, rain dogs. This is Not a Test Tour: TOBYMAC, BRITT NICOLE, COLTON DIXON, HOLLYN 7 p.m. Nov. 22 at Veterans Memorial Arena, 300 A. Philip Randolph Blvd., Downtown, 630-3900, $18-$75. THE BIG TIME, THE STOLEN, WE ARE FOREVER, VACANT RESIDENT 8 p.m. Nov. 22, Jack Rabbits, $8 advance; $10 day of. THIS WILD LIFE, EVERSAY, PARKRIDGE 8 p.m. Nov. 23 at 1904 Music Hall, 19 Ocean St., Downtown, $15. HIGHWAY 238 8 p.m. Nov. 25, Jack Rabbits, $8 advance; $10 day of.
UPCOMING CONCERTS
SCOTT BRADLEE’S Postmodern Jukebox Nov. 28, The Florida Theatre The HIP HOP NUTCRACKER Nov. 29, The Ritz Theatre & Museum RONNIE MILSAP Nov. 29, The Florida Theatre LA-A, BLEAK Nov. 30, Shantytown Pub DAVE KOZ CHRISTMAS TOUR Dec. 1, The Florida Theatre MAC MILLER, EARTHGANG, MICHAEL CHRISTMAS, REMEMBER MUSIC Dec. 2, The Florida Theatre EDDIE IZZARD Dec. 3, The Florida Theatre LUCERO Dec. 3, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall BRIAN WILSON, AL JARDINE Dec. 5, The Florida Theatre NICHOLAS PAYTON Dec. 5, Ritz Theatre & Museum Big Ticket: TWENTY ONE PILOTS, OF MONSTERS & MEN, WALK the MOON, The NEIGHBOURHOOD, GLASS ANIMALS, ANDREW McMAHON, MUTEMATH, PVRIS, ROBERT DeLONG, COLEMAN HELL, BORNS, BOOTS on BOOTS Dec. 6, Metropolitan Park KANSAS Dec. 6, The Florida Theatre D.R.I. Dec. 9, Harbor Tavern LOUDON WAINWRIGHT III, MELISSA FERRICK Dec. 11, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA Dec. 11, Veterans Memorial Arena KEVIN GRIFFIN Dec. 12, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall BRIAN REGAN Dec. 13, The Florida Theatre RISING APPALACHIA Dec. 13, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall LEON RUSSELL Dec. 17, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall BOWZER’S Rock ’N’ Roll Holiday Party: The TOKENS, FREDDY BOOM BOOM CANNON Dec. 17, Florida Theatre MATISYAHU Dec. 18 & 19, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall MICHAEL McDONALD Dec. 19, Thrasher-Horne Center HIGH ON FIRE, CROWBAR, APPALACHIAN DEATH TRAP Dec. 19, Underbelly AN IRISH CHRISTMAS Dec. 21, T-U Center The TEN TENORS Dec. 22, The Florida Theatre CHRIS DUARTE Dec. 22, Mudville Music Room BUTCH TRUCKS & the FREIGHT TRAIN BAND Dec. 27, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall DONNA the BUFFALO Dec. 30, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall SOJA Jan. 1, The Florida Theatre JOHN SEBASTIAN Jan. 8, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall
LIVE + LOCAL MUSIC LIVE MUSIC CLUBS
AMELIA ISLAND, FERNANDINA
GREEN TURTLE TAVERN, 14 S. Third St., 321-2324 Buck Smith Thur. Yancy Clegg Sun. Vinyl Record Nite every Tue.
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. every Tue. & Thur. Indie dance 9 p.m. every Wed. ’80s & ’90s dance at 9 p.m. every Fri. MELLOW MUSHROOM, 3611 St. Johns, 388-0200 Live music every weekend
THE BEACHES
South Florida rapper BLEUBIRD performs at rain dogs. Nov. 21 in Riverside. STEVE FORBERT TRIO Jan. 9, Mudville Music Room SILVERSUN PICKUPS Jan. 10, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall The OLATE DOGS Jan. 11, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall YO YO MA Jan. 14, Amelia Island Chamber Music Festival TROMBONE SHORTY & ORLEANS AVENUE Jan. 15, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall Winter Jam: FOR KING & COUNTRY, MATTHEW WEST, CROWDER, LAUREN DAIGLE, RED, NEWSONG, SIDEWALK PROPHETS, TEDASHIL, KB, STARS GO DIM, TONY NOLAN, WE ARE MESSENGERS Jan. 15, Veterans Memorial Arena The TEMPTATIONS, The FOUR TOPS Jan. 21, The Florida Theatre JESCO WHITE, SNAKE BLOOD REMEDY, GRANDPA’S COUGH MEDICINE Jan. 23, Jack Rabbits CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVISITED Jan. 23, ThrasherHorne Center ANA POPOVIC Jan. 28, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall CARRIE UNDERWOOD Jan. 30, Veterans Memorial Arena GAELIC STORM Jan. 30, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall PAPADASIO Jan. 30, Mavericks Live JOHNNY MATHIS Jan. 31, The Florida Theatre COLIN HAY Jan. 31, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall 2CELLOS Feb. 2, The Florida Theatre YANNI Feb. 3, T-U Center Southern Soul Assembly: JJ GREY, ANDERS OSBORNE, MARC BROUSSARD, LUTHER DICKINSON Feb. 4, Florida Theatre YONDER MOUNTAIN STRING BAND, TROUT STEAK REVIVAL Feb. 9, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall ALAN PARSONS PROJECT Greatest Hits Tour, Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra Feb. 10, The Florida Theatre ROBERT RANDOLPH & the FAMILY BAND Feb. 11, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall PATTY GRIFFIN, SARA WATKINS, ANAIS MITCHELL Feb. 13, The Florida Theatre The JAMES HUNTER SIX Feb. 13, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall MELISSA ETHERIDGE Feb. 17, Thrasher-Horne Center FOREIGNER Feb. 20, The Florida Theatre SUN RA ARKESTRA Feb. 20, The Ritz Theatre ADAM TRENT Feb. 21, The Florida Theatre GARY CLARK JR. Feb. 21, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall VINCE GILL, LYLE LOVETT Feb. 25, The Florida Theatre Experience Hendrix: BILLY COX, BUDDY GUY, ZAKK WYLDE, KENNY WAYNE SHEPHERD, JONNY LANG, DWEEZIL ZAPPA, KEB MO, ERIC JOHNSON, CHRIS LAYTON, MATO NANJI, NOAH HUNT, HENRI BROWN Feb. 26, The Florida Theatre IL VOLO March 3, The Florida Theatre BLACK VIOLIN March 3, The Ritz Theatre ROGER McGUINN March 4, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall HERB ALPERT & LANI HALL March 4, The Florida Theatre JASON ISBELL, SHOVELS & ROPE March 5, St. Augustine Amphitheatre JANET JACKSON March 8, Veterans Memorial Arena MERLE HAGGARD March 11, The Florida Theatre MOODY BLUES March 11, St. Augustine Amphitheatre GET the LED OUT March 17, The Florida Theatre JOHNNY CLEGG & HIS BAND March 18, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall JOE SATRIANI March 19, The Florida Theatre The FAB FOUR: The ULTIMATE TRIBUTE March 19, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall CECILE McLORIN SALVANT March 31, The Ritz Theatre NAJEE April 9, The Ritz Theatre & Museum LET IT BE: Celebration of The Beatles April 10, The Florida Theatre AMY HELM April 12, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall WANEE MUSIC FESTIVAL April 14, 15 & 16 The BRONX WANDERERS April 16, The Florida Theatre One Night of Queen: GARY MULLEN & the WORKS April 20, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall A NIGHT with JANIS JOPLIN April 21, The Florida Theatre ELLIS PAUL May 13, The Original Café Eleven JUSTIN BIEBER June 29, Veterans Memorial Arena 5 SECONDS OF SUMMER July 20, Veterans Memorial Arena
(All venues in Jax Beach unless otherwise noted)
CULHANE’S, 967 Atlantic Blvd., Atlantic Beach, 249-9595 Kissass Karaoke every Fri. DJ Hal every Sat. Irish music every Sun. FLYING IGUANA, 207 Atlantic Blvd., Neptune Beach, 853-5680 3 Nov. 19. Captain Obvious 10 p.m. Nov. 20 & 21. Darren Corlew Nov. 22 FREEBIRD LIVE, 200 N. First St., 246-2473 Passafire, Lionize, Bigfoot Barefoot 8 p.m. Nov. 20. The Sword, Royal Thunder, Appalachian Death Trap Nov. 21. Proteje Nov. 27 HARMONIOUS MONKS, 320 First St. N., 372-0815 Spred the Dub Nov. 21. Live music every Fri. & Sat. Dan Evans, Spade McQuade every Sun. Back From the Brink every Mon. LYNCH’S IRISH PUB, 514 N. First St., 249-5181 Austin Park 10 p.m. Nov. 20 & 21 MELLOW MUSHROOM, 1018 Third St. N., 241-5600 Anton LaPLume Nov. 20. Live music most weekends MEZZA Restaurant & Bar, 110 First St., Neptune Beach, 249-5573 Gypsies Ginger every Wed. Mike Shackelford & Steve Shanholtzer every Thur. NIPPERS BEACH GRILLE, 2309 Beach Blvd., 247-3300 Live music most weekends RAGTIME TAVERN, 207 Atlantic Blvd., Atlantic Beach, 241-7877 Billy Bowers Nov. 18. The Druids Nov. 19. Paul Lundgren Nov. 20 & 21. Live music every weekend WIPEOUTS GRILL, 1589 Atlantic Blvd., Neptune Beach, 247-4508 Live music Nov. 19 & 20
DOWNTOWN
1904 MUSIC HALL, 19 Ocean St. N. Corbitt Bros. Band, Parker Urban Band Nov. 21. This Wild Life Nov. 23 BURRO BAR, 100 E. Adams St. Wvrm Fest: Ad Nauseum, Virgin Flower, Weltesser, Modern Art, Population Zero, Worsen, Shadow Hunter Nov. 20. Wvrm Fest Day Two: Crazy Bag Lady, La-A, Junior Bruce, Brotherr, Wvrm, Yashira, Dead Hand, Tripping The Mechanism, Screamin’ Nerve Nov. 21. DOS GATOS, 123 E. Forsyth St., 354-0666 BlackJack every Wed. DJ Brandon every Thur. DJs spin dance music every Fri. DJ NickFresh every Sat. DJ Randall 9 p.m. every Mon. DJ Hollywood every Tue. FIONN MacCOOL’S, Jax Landing, Ste. 176, 374-1247 Spade McQuade Nov. 18 & 25. Chuck Nash 8 p.m.-mid. Nov. 20. Jimmy Solari 8 p.m.-mid. Nov. 21. Spade McQuade 6-9 p.m. Nov. 25 JACKSONVILLE LANDING, 2 Independent Dr., 353-1188 Austin Park 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Nov. 28 MARK’S DOWNTOWN, 315 E. Bay St., 355-5099 DJ Dr. Doom 10 p.m.-2 a.m. every Fri. DJ Shotgun 10 p.m.-2 a.m. every Sat. MAVERICKS LIVE, Jax Landing, 356-1110 Dallas Smith, Keith Anderson 6 p.m. Nov. 19. MIGOS 6 p.m. Nov. 25. Joe Buck, DJ Justin every Thur.-Sat. UNDERBELLY, 113 E. Bay St., 699-8186 Twitching Tongues, Harms Way Nov. 19. Negative Approach Nov. 21. This Wild Life, Eversay, Parkridge Nov. 23
FLEMING ISLAND
WHITEY’S FISH CAMP, 2032 C.R. 220, 269-4198 Lisa & the Mad Hatters 9 p.m. Nov. 20 & 21. Live music 9 p.m. every Fri. & Sat. DJ Throwback every Thur. Deck music every Fri., Sat. & Sun.
INTRACOASTAL WEST
CLIFF’S BAR & GRILL, 3033 Monument Rd., 645-5162 Live music most weekends JERRY’S Sports Grille, 13170 Atlantic Blvd., 220-6766 Don’t Call Me Shirley Nov. 20. Live music most weekends
MANDARIN, JULINGTON
DAVE’S MUSIC BAR & GRILL, 9965 San Jose, 575-4935 Blues Jam Nov. 20. Love Chunk Nov. 21. Live music most weekends HARMONIOUS MONKS, 10550 Old St. Augustine Rd.,
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LIVE + LOCAL MUSIC Nashville-based duo DANIKA HOLMES and JEB HART (pictured) perform with TOM and NATALIE at Mudville Music Room Nov. 19 in San Marco.
880-3040 Harms Way Nov. 18. Locochino Nov. 24. Open jam 7 p.m. every Mon.
ORANGE PARK, MIDDLEBURG
CLUB RETRO, 1241 Blanding Blvd., 579-4731 ’70s & ’80s dance 8 p.m. every Fri. & Sat. DJ Capone every Wed. THE HILLTOP, 2030 Wells Rd., 272-5959 John Michael every Tue.-Sat. THE ROADHOUSE, 231 Blanding Blvd., 264-0611 Cupid’s Alley 10 p.m. Nov. 20 & 21. Live music 10 p.m. every Wed. DJ Big Mike 10 p.m. every Thur.
PONTE VEDRA
PUSSER’S Grill, 816 A1A, 280-7766 Ryan Crary Nov. 18, 21 & 25. Richard Smith 6-10 p.m. Nov. 19. King Eddie & Pili Pili Nov. 20 TABLE 1, 330 A1A, 280-5515 Robbie Lit Nov. 18 & 20. Gary Starling Nov. 19. Latin All Stars Nov. 21 & 25
RIVERSIDE, WESTSIDE
ACROSS THE STREET, 948 Edgewood Ave. S., 683-4182 Happy Faced Mistakes Nov. 21. Live music most weekends MURRAY HILL THEATRE, 932 Edgewood S., 388-7807 The Commons, Trevor Rankin, The Inverted, Marathon Runner, Alex Carter Nov. 21 RAIN DOGS, 1045 Park St., 379-4969 Tambor CD release Nov. 20. Bluebird Nov. 21 RIVERSIDE ARTS MARKET, 715 Riverside Ave., 389-2449 Tala, Blue Muse, UNF Jazz Ensemble 2 Nov. 21
ST. AUGUSTINE
CELLAR UPSTAIRS, 157 King St., 826-1594 Vinny Jacobs 1 p.m. Nov. 22 MILL TOP TAVERN, 19 St. George St., 829-2329 Redfish Rich 1 p.m. Nov. 19. Ancient City Keepers 9 p.m. Nov. 20. Jake Cox Nov. 21 PAULA’S GRILL, 6896 A1A S., Crescent Beach, 471-3463 Denny Blue open mic jam 6-9 p.m. Nov. 18 & 25
SHANGHAI NOBBY’S, 10 Anastasia Blvd., 547-2188 Chew, Cosmic Groove Nov. 18. Live music most weekends TRADEWINDS, 124 Charlotte St., 829-9336 Spanky 9 p.m. Nov. 20 & 21
SAN MARCO, SOUTHBANK
JACK RABBITS, 1528 Hendricks Ave., 398-7496 Emily Kinney, Jacob Jeffries 8 p.m. Nov. 18. Jared & the Mill, Frontier Ruckus Nov. 19. Autumn Attics, Ivey West Band, Four Barrel Band, 5 Cent Psychiatrist Nov. 20. Supervillains, Spiritual Rez, Danka Nov. 21. The Big Time, The Stolen, We Are Forever, Vacant Resident Nov. 22. Highway 238 Nov. 23 MUDVILLE MUSIC ROOM, 3104 Atlantic Blvd., 3527008 Tom & Natalie, Danika Holmes, Jeb Hart Nov. 19. Conrad Oberg & his Band Nov. 20. Larry Mangum, Charley Simmons, Jerry Mincer Nov. 21
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THE OTHER DAY, MY DOORBELL RANG. MY WIFE, from the front room, yelled, “The Devil and his wife are here.” Though I have been expecting Satan to come calling for some time now, I knew exactly to whom she referred. Henry Nader, who in the past has gone by many names, most recognizably perhaps being Hank El Diablo or, in common parlance, Hank the Devil. In our household, he’s always been, simply, the Devil. As disappointed as I was that Satan himself hadn’t appeared, I was delighted to receive a Blu-ray copy of Nader’s first feature film, Shoot the Messenger. Yes, to view the film, but more specifically, to check out the soundtrack, penned largely by former Jacksonville jazz guitarist and composer Matt Butler with contributions from local promoter and jack-of-all-trades Keith Marks, Nader, and others. I should note that, by and large, I hate movie soundtracks. Manipulative and calculated, soundtracks give auditory cues, signaling the audience how to react to any given situation. On rare occasions, it’s necessary and works wonders for atmosphere and mood. Most of the time, it’s pompous and grandiloquent (kind of like that word). John Williams is notorious for this type of composition. From Star Wars to Superman to, most recently, Bridge of Spies, Williams’ scores go big from Note One and rarely let up. The man is capable of subtlety, and has moments of brilliance but, most of the time, he’s kicking in your emotional and screaming, “Look who’s here!” (One can not deny, however, the genius of the five-tone Close Encounters theme. That is pretty freaking incredible.) There’s a school of thought that a movie, being a visual medium, should have no score at all, and should subsist wholly on atmospheric sounds or no sound. Indeed, there have been masterful films that are soundtrack-less, but what would a Tarantino film be without the Tex-Mex noir of Ennio Morricone or Psycho without those now-legendary violin stabs? Yes, even Williams’ Jaws shark-approach theme seems indispensable. Having written a couple of musicals, composed two silent film scores and a handful of pieces for other films myself, I’m intrigued by how another 30 | FOLIOWEEKLY.com | NOVEMBER 18-24, 2015
local composer would approach a feature-length movie. Butler, now in Austin, Texas, resides in the upper echelon of modern composers, regardless of his status as a relative unknown. Butler sent me some demos of the stuff before the film was complete (it screened for the public a few weeks ago at Sun-Ray Cinema and will be on DVD soon. More screenings are also planned in the near future.) I enjoyed what Butler sent and followed its development, trying to imagine what the accompanying imagery might be. Now I will have a chance to listen and review it in real time. Opening in an idyllic park during the title sequence, the soundtrack is appropriately lush, all violins and oboes. Soon we’re following Joe, who’s returning home after incarceration, to more violin swells and an unwelcoming mom. A little grindcore then falls behind a phone call to a local dope fiend and our anti-hero is off to sleep. A well-shot dream/torture sequence takes advantage of some atmospheric noise, as do a few freak-out sequences, and then we’re in for several expositional scenes, dialog-heavy and a bit slow. There’s a nice drop of Middle Eastern sitar music in a liquor store scene, and an eerie background of horror movie music as Mom watches TV. Oh, there was a Nazi clown in there, too, picking up an envelope at the liquor store. A long walking sequence features some raw modern blues, and we’re treated to nice shots of Jacksonville landmarks. All of this is as disjointed and disorienting as the action on screen – which may very well have been the intent. Remember, I am writing this in real time. About 30 minutes in, we get the first real action in the film, a shooting in an alley. Smartly, this is filmed without any music, and Joe witnesses the murder. Several scenes pass, more music-less exposition, more Jacksonville landmarks. Then a nice bar scene, with some recognizable Hank El Diablo sleaze cabaret. Fitting during this nicely shot sequence. We find out some dirt on Joe through the most believable conversation in the film, illuminating the surreal opening sequence. Then another trippy sequence, this time with the Nazi clown, a tattooed transvestite, and a masked gimp. A few scenes, and we get a brief piano track
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SOUTHSIDE, BAYMEADOWS, ARLINGTON
LATITUDE 360, 10370 Philips Hwy., 365-5555 Be Easy Nov. 19. Anton LaPlume Nov. 22. Live music most weekends MELLOW MUSHROOM, 1800 Town Ctr. Blvd., 541-1999 Live music most weekends WHISKEY JAX, 10915 Baymeadows, 634-7208 Break Even 9:30 p.m. Nov. 20. Take Cover Nov. 21. Country Jam every Wed. Melissa Smith every Thur. Mojo Roux Blues every Sun.
SPRINGFIELD, NORTHSIDE
SHANTYTOWN PUB, 22 W. Sixth St., 798-8222 Dendera Bloodbath Nov. 18. Live music most weekends THREE LAYERS CAFE, 1602 Walnut St., 355-9791 Shannon Ogden Nov. 21
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as we’re introduced to a big-money dealer of some sort. Then Butler’s score kicks back in, with big dark cellos and pizzicato violins. I hate to say it, but at this point, I’m hoping for a little more manipulation from the score. Not sure I’m going to get it but … Now there’s a deal going down, and Butler’s score is building the tension nicely. There’s a visual tour of the rich guy’s parlor, and again, more dark stuff from Butler’s orchestration. But then we get more silence. More guessing as to what’s going on. Then we finally get the scoop. (No spoilers here, but things get really messy ... and weirder. A guy actually uses the word “couthless,” three times.) Nice cocktail violins during a choking scene. I like that. And a Stravinsky tango pops up a bit later, too, and I love the tango scene, until a UPC sticker is plainly visible on a wine glass bottom. Knowing Nader, this could have been intentional. Closing in on the end of the drama, the narrative begins to come together, all of the loose ends finally tied up. During the climax, the cellos return in a big way. Menacing, even. Very nice work in this scene. Probably the most intense sequence in the film, it’s a tight bit of work with a pretty decent payoff. Shoot the Messenger was obviously a lot of work. The score falls victim to the film’s unevenness, but again, this is Nader’s first, and scripting, directing, editing and pacing, sound design – it’s a huge chunk of time and effort, and Nader and crew certainly paid their dues doing it all. In time, Nader will surely build his chops, and, if he decides to do something this crazy again, he – and the viewer – will be better for it. John E Citrone theknife@folioweekly.com _______________________________________ For more information about Shoot the Messenger, go to facebook.com/ShootTheMessengerMovie/?fref=ts
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Neptune Beach’s Flying Iguana Taqueria & Tequila Bar offers seafood delights and amazing craft cocktails unique to the area. Photo by Dennis Ho
DINING DIRECTORY AMELIA ISLAND, FERNANDINA BEACH
29 SOUTH EATS, 29 S. Third St., 277-7919, 29southrest aurant.com. F Chef Scotty Schwartz’s traditional regional cuisine with modern twist. $$ L Tue.-Sat.; D Mon.-Sat.; R Sun. BARBERITOS, 1519 Sadler Rd., 277-2505. 463867 S.R. 200, Ste. 5, Yulee, 321-2240, barberitos.com. F Southwestern fare; burritos, tacos, quesadillas, salsa. $$ BW K TO L D Daily BEACH DINER, 2006 S. Eighth St., 310-3750, beachdiner. com. Innovative breakfast: Eggs on the Bayou, fish-n-grits; French toast, riders, omelets. Lunch fare: salads, burgers, sandwiches, shrimp & crabmeat salad. $$ BW K TO L D Daily BEECH STREET Bar & Grill, 801 Beech St., 572-1390, beech streetbarandgrill.com. In a restored 1889 home, Chef Charles creates with fresh, local ingredients. Local seafood, handcut Florida steaks, housemade pasta, daily specials, small plates, street food. $$$-$$$$ FB D Tue.-Sat.; Brunch, D Sun. BRETT’S WATERWAY CAFÉ, 1 S. Front St., 261-2660. F Southern hospitality, upscale waterfront spot; daily specials, fresh local seafood, aged beef. $$$ FB K L D Daily CAFÉ KARIBO, 27 N. Third St., 277-5269, cafekaribo.com. F Family-owned; historic building. Veggie burgers, seafood, made-from-scratch desserts. Dine in or on oak-shaded patio. Karibrew Pub next door. $$ FB K TO R, Sun.; L D Daily CHEZ LEZAN BAKERY CO., 1014 Atlantic Ave., 491-4663, chezlezanbakery.com. Fresh European-style breads, pastries: croissants, muffins, cakes, pies. $ TO B R L Daily DAVID’S Restaurant & Lounge, 802 Ash St., 310-6049, ameliaislanddavids.com. Fine dining, historic district. Fresh seafood, prime aged meats, rack of lamb. $$$$ FB D Wed.-Mon. DICK’S Wings & Grill, 474313 E. S.R. 200, 491-3469. 450077 S.R. 200, Callahan, 879-0993. 2015 BOJ winner. SEE ORANGE PARK.
ELIZABETH POINTE Lodge, 98 S. Fletcher Ave., 277-4851, elizabethpointelodge.com. F Award-winning B&B. Seaside dining, inside or out. Hot buffet breakfast daily. Homestyle soups, sandwiches, desserts. $$$ BW B L D Daily JACK & DIANE’S, 708 Centre St., 321-1444, jackand dianescafe.com. F 1887 shotgun house. Jambalaya, French toast, mac-n-cheese, vegan/vegetarian items. Porch. $$ FB K B L D Daily LULU’S at Thompson House, 11 S. 7th St., 432-8394, lulusamelia.com. F Po’boys, salads, local seafood, local shrimp. Reservations. $$$ BW K TO R Sun.; L D Tue.-Sat. MOON RIVER Pizza, 925 S. 14th St., 321-3400, moonriver pizza.net. F 2015 BOJ winner. Authentic Northern-style pizzas, 20+ toppings, pie or the slice. $ BW TO L D Mon.-Sat. THE MUSTARD SEED CAFÉ, 833 TJ Courson Rd., 277-3141, nassaushealthfoods.net. Casual organic eatery, juice bar, in Nassau Health Foods. All-natural organic items, smoothies, juice, herbal tea. $$ TO B L Mon.-Sat. PABLO’S Mexican Restaurant Grill & Cantina, 12 N. Second St., 261-0049. Chicken, carnes, fajitas, burritos, tacos, daily specials. Margaritas. $$$ FB K TO L D Daily THE PECAN ROLL BAKERY, 122 S. Eighth St., 491-9815,
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thepecanrollbakery.com. F The bakery, near historic district, has sweet and savory pastries, cookies, cakes, bagels, breads, all made from scratch. $ K TO B L Wed.-Sun. PI INFINITE COMBINATIONS, 19 S. Third St., 432-8535, pi32 034.wix.com/piinfinite. All bar service; NYC-style. Specialty pizzas, pie or slice, toppings: sliced truffle mushrooms, little neck clams, eggs, shrimp. Courtyard. $$ BW TO L D Wed.-Sun. PLAE, 80 Amelia Village Cir., 277-2132, plaefl.net. Bite Club. Bistro-style venue serves whole fried fish, duck breast. Outside. $$$ FB L Tue.-Sat.; D Nightly SALTY PELICAN Bar & Grill, 12 N. Front St., 277-3811, thesaltypelicanamelia.com. F BOJ winner. Second-story outdoor bar. Owners T.J. and Al offer local seafood, Mayport shrimp, fish tacos, po’boys, cheese oysters. $$ FB K L D Daily SLIDERS Seaside Grill, 1998 S. Fletcher Ave., 277-6652, slidersseaside.com. F Oceanfront; crabcakes, fresh seafood, fried pickles. Open-air 2nd floor, balcony. $$ FB K L D Daily T-RAY’S BURGER STATION, 202 S. Eighth St., 261-6310. F 2015 BOJ winner. In an old gas station; blue plate specials, burgers, biscuits & gravy, shrimp. $ BW TO B L Mon.-Sat.
ARLINGTON, REGENCY
DICK’S Wings & Grill, 9119 Merrill Rd., 745-9300. 2015 BOJ winner. SEE ORANGE PARK. LARRY’S Subs, 1301 Monument Rd., 724-5802. F SEE O.PARK. THE STEAKHOUSE @ Gold Club, 320 Gen. Doolittle Dr., 645-5500, jacksonvillegoldclub.com. Lunch and dinner specials, free happy hour buffets Thur. & Fri. $$$ FB L D Daily
AVONDALE, ORTEGA
FLORIDA CREAMERY, 3566 St. Johns Ave., 619-5386. Ice cream, waffle cones, milkshakes, sundaes, Nathan’s grilled hot dogs. Low-fat and sugar-free choices. $ K TO L D Daily HARPOON LOUIE’S, 4070 Herschel St., Ste. 8, 389-5631, harpoonlouies.net. F Locally owned & operated 20+ years. American pub serves 1/2-pound burgers, fish sandwiches, pasta. Local beers. $$ FB K TO L D Daily MELLOW MUSHROOM Pizza Bakers, 3611 St. Johns Ave., 388-0200. F Bite Club. 2015 BOJ winner. SEE BEACHES. MOJO NO. 4 Urban BBQ & Whiskey Bar, 3572 St. Johns Ave., 381-6670. F 2015 BOJ winner. SEE BEACHES. PINEGROVE Market & Deli, 1511 PineGrove Ave., 389-8655, pinegrovemarket.com. F BOJ winner. 40+ years. Burgers, Cuban sandwiches, subs, wraps. Onsite butcher cuts USDA choice prime aged beef. Craft beers. $ BW TO B L D Mon.-Sat. RESTAURANT ORSAY, 3630 Park St., 381-0909, restaurant
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DINING DIRECTORY KEY
Average Entrée Cost $ = Less than $8 $$ = $8-$14 $$$ = $15-$22 $$$$ = $23 & up BW = Beer/Wine FB = Full Bar K = Kids’ Menu TO = Take Out B = Breakfast R = Brunch L = Lunch D = Dinner Bite Club = Hosted free FW Bite Club tasting. fwbiteclub.com. 2015 Best of Jax winner F = FW distribution spot
orsay.com. 2015 BOJ winner. French/Southern bistro; locally grown organic ingredients. Steak frites, mussels, pork chops. Snail of Approval. $$$ FB K R, Sun.; 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. $$ K TO L D Mon.-Sat., B Sat.
BAYMEADOWS
AL’S PIZZA, 8060 Philips Hwy., Ste. 105, 731-4300. F 2015 BOJ winner. SEE BEACHES. INDIA’S Restaurant, 9802 Baymeadows Rd., Ste. 8, 620-0777, indiajax.com. F 2015 BOJ winner. Authentic cuisine, lunch buffet. Curries, vegetable dishes, lamb, chicken, shrimp, fish tandoori. $$ BW L Mon.-Sat.; D Nightly LARRY’S Giant Subs, 3928 Baymeadows, 737-7740. 8616 Baymeadows Rd., 739-2498. F SEE ORANGE PARK. METRO DINER, 9802 Baymeadows, 425-9142. F 2015 BOJ winner. SEE SAN MARCO. NATIVE SUN Natural Foods Market & Deli, 11030 Baymeadows, 260-2791. SEE MANDARIN. PATTAYA THAI Grille, 9551 Baymeadows, Ste. 1, 646-9506, ptgrille.com. Family-owned Thai place serves traditional fare, vegetarian, new Thai; curries, seafood, noodles, soups. Lowsodium, gluten-free, too. $$$ BW TO L D Tue.-Sun. TEQUILA’S Mexican Restaurant, 10915 Baymeadows, Ste. 101, 363-1365, tequilasjacksonville.com. F Authentic fare, made daily with fresh ingredients. Vegetarian dishes; daily drink specials. Nonstop happy hour. $$ FB L D Daily THE WELL WATERING HOLE, 3928 Baymeadows, Ste. 9, 737-7740, thewellwateringhole.com. Local craft beers, wines by the glass or bottle, champagne cocktails. Meatloaf sandwiches, pulled Peruvian chicken, homestyle vegan black bean burgers. $$ BW K TO D Tue.-Sat. WHISKEY JAX, 10915 Baymeadows, Ste. 135, 634-7208, whiskeyjax.com. New gastropub has craft beers, burgers, handhelds, tacos, whiskey. $$ FB L D Sat. & Sun.; D Daily.
BEACHES
(Locations 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. All-day happy hour Mon.-Thur. $ FB K TO L D Daily ANGIE’S SUBS, 1436 Beach Blvd., 246-2519. ANGIE’S GROM, 204 Third Ave. S., 246-7823. F 2015 BOJ winner. Subs made with fresh ingredients for more than 25 years. One word: Peruvian. Huge salads, blue-ribbon iced tea. $ BW TO L D Daily BOLD BEAN COFFEE ROASTERS, 2400 S. Third St., Ste. 201. F 2015 BOJ winner. SEE RIVERSIDE. ESPETO Brazilian Steakhouse, 1396 Beach Blvd., 388-4884, espetosteakhouse.com. Just relocated, serving beef, pork, lamb, chicken, sausage; full menu, bar fare, craft cocktails, Brazilian beers. $$ FB D Daily EUROPEAN STREET CAFÉ, 992 Beach Blvd., 249-3001. F 2015 BOJ winner. SEE RIVERSIDE.
DINING DIRECTORY
FLYING IGUANA Taqueria & Tequila Bar, 207 Atlantic Blvd., NB, 853-5680 F 2015 BOJ winner. Latin American, tacos, seafood, carnitas, Cubana fare. 100+ tequilas. $ FB L D Daily LARRY’S Subs, 657 Third St. N., 247-9620. F SEE O.PARK. MELLOW MUSHROOM, 1018 Third St. N., Ste. 2, 241-5600, mellowmushroom.com. F Bite Club. 2015 BOJ winner. Hoagies, gourmet pizzas: Mighty Meaty, vegetarian, Kosmic Karma. 35 tap beers. Nonstop happy hour. $ FB K TO L D Daily METRO DINER, 1534 Third St. N., 853-6817. F 2015 BOJ winner. SEE SAN MARCO. MEZZA Restaurant & Bar, 110 First St., NB, 249-5573, mezzarestaurantandbar.com. F Near-the-ocean spot, 20-plus years. Casual bistro fare: gourmet wood-fired pizzas, nightly specials. Dine inside, on patio. $$$ FB K D Mon.-Sat. MOJO KITCHEN BBQ Pit, 1500 Beach Blvd., 247-6636, mojo bbq.com. F 2015 BOJ winner. Pulled pork, beef, chicken, Carolina-style, Delta fried catfish, sides. $$ FB K TO L D Daily NIPPERS Beach Grille, 2309 Beach Blvd., 247-3300, nippersbeachgrille.com. The chef-driven Southern coastal cuisine has local fare and dishes with a Caribbean flavor, served in an island atmosphere on the ICW. Dine inside or on Tiki deck. $$ FB K L D Wed.-Sun.; D Mon. & Tue. POE’S Tavern, 363 Atlantic Blvd., AB, 241-7637. Gastropub, 50+ beers, gourmet burgers, hand-cut fries, fish tacos, Edgar’s Drunken Chili, daily fish sandwich special. $$ FB K L D Daily RAGTIME TAVERN & Seafood Grill, 207 Atlantic Blvd., AB, 241-7877, ragtimetavern.com. F For 30+ years, iconic seafood place. Blackened snapper, sesame tuna, Ragtime shrimp. Daily happy hour. $$ FB L D Daily SALT LIFE FOOD SHACK, 1018 Third St. N., 372-4456, saltlifefoodshack.com. Specialties: signature tuna poke bowl, fresh sushi, Ensenada tacos, local fried shrimp, in modern open-air space. $$ FB K TO L D Daily SLIDERS SEAFOOD Grille & Oyster Bar, 218 First St., NB, 246-0881, slidersseafoodgrille.com. Beach-casual spot. Faves: Fresh fish tacos, gumbo. Key lime pie, ice cream sandwiches. $$ FB K L Sat. & Sun.; D Nightly SNEAKERS Sports Grille, 111 Beach Blvd., 482-1000, sneakerssportsgrille.com. 2015 BOJ winner. 20-plus tap beers, TVs. Happy hour Mon.-Fri. $ FB K L D Daily SURFING SOMBRERO, 222 First St. N., 834-9377. New oceanfront place serves authentic fare – like paella. Drink specials. Dine in or outside. $$ FB L D Daily SURFWICHES Sandwich Shop, 1537 Penman Rd., 241-6996, surfwiches.com. New craft sandwich shop has Yankee-style steaks and hoagies, all made to order. $ BW TO K L D Daily
DOWNTOWN
AKEL’S Deli, 21 W. Church St., 665-7324, akelsdeli.com. F New York-style deli offers freshly made subs (3 Wise Guys, Champ), burgers, gyros, breakfast bowls, ranchero wrap, vegetarian dishes. $ K TO B L Mon.-Fri. THE CANDY APPLE Café & Cocktails, 400 N. Hogan St., 353-9717, thecandyapplecafe.com. Sandwiches, entrées, salads. $$ FB K L, Mon.; L D Tue.-Sun. CASA DORA, 108 E. Forsyth St., 356-8282. F Chef Sam Hamidi has been serving genuine Italian fare for 35-plus years: veal, seafood, gourmet pizza. The homemade salad dressing is a specialty. $ BW K L Mon.-Fri.; D Mon.-Sat.
Come by boat, bike or car. $ FB K TO L Tue.-Sun.; D Nightly
INTRACOASTAL WEST
AL’S PIZZA, 14286 Beach Blvd., Ste. 31, 223-0991. F 2015 BOJ winner. SEE BEACHES. DICK’S Wings, 14286 Beach Blvd., 223-0115. F 2015 BOJ winner. SEE ORANGE PARK. LARRY’S Subs, 10750 Atlantic Blvd., Ste. 14, 642-6980. F SEE ORANGE PARK.
TIME OUT SPORTS GRILL, 13799 Beach Blvd., Ste. 5, 223-6999, timeoutsportsgrill.com. F Locally-owned-andoperated. Hand-tossed pizzas, wings, wraps. Daily drink specials, HDTVs, pool tables. Late-nite menu. $$ FB L Tue.Sun.; D Nightly
MANDARIN, NW ST. JOHNS
AKEL’S DELI, 12926 GranBay Pkwy. W., 880-2008. F SEE DOWNTOWN.
AL’S PIZZA, 11190 San Jose Blvd., 260-4115. F 2015 BOJ winner. SEE BEACHES. ATHENS Café, 6271 St. Augustine Rd., Ste. 7, 733-1199. F Dolmades (stuffed grape leaves), baby shoes (stuffed eggplant). Greek beers. $$ BW L Mon.-Fri.; D Mon.-Sat. DICK’S Wings, 10391 Old St. Augustine Rd., 880-7087. F 2015 BOJ winner. SEE ORANGE PARK. FIRST COAST Deli & Grill, 6082 St. Augustine, 733-7477. Diner fare: pancakes, bacon, sandwiches, burgers. $ K TO B L Daily LARRY’S Subs, 11365 San Jose, 674-2945. F SEE O.PARK. METRO DINER, 12807 San Jose Blvd., 638-6185. F 2015 BOJ winner. SEE SAN MARCO. NATIVE SUN Natural Foods MArket & Deli, 10000 San Jose Blvd., 260-6950, nativesunjax.com. F Organic soups, sandwiches, wraps, baked goods, prepared foods. Juice, smoothie and coffee bar. All-natural, organic beers, wines. Indoor, outdoor dining. $ BW TO K B L D Daily THE RED ELEPHANT Pizza & Grill, 10131 San Jose Blvd., Ste. 12, 683-3773, redelephantpizza.com. Casual, familyfriendly eatery. Pizzas, sandwiches, grill specials, burgers, pasta, plus gluten-free-friendly items. $ FB K L D Daily
ORANGE PARK
DICK’S Wings & Grill, 6055 Youngerman Cir., 778-1101, dickswingsandgrill.com. 1803 East West Pkwy., 375-2559. 2015 BOJ winner. NASCAR-themed place serves 365 varieties of wings, half-pound burgers, ribs. $ FB K TO L D Daily 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. $$$ FB D Tue.-Sat. LARRY’S Giant Subs, 1330 Blanding Blvd., 276-7370. 1545 C.R. 220, 278-2827. 700 Blanding, Ste. 15, 272-3553. 5733 Roosevelt, 446-9500. 1401 S. Orange Ave., Green Cove, 284-7789, larryssubs.com. F All over NEFlorida, Larry’s piles ’em high and serves ’em fast; 33+ years. Hot and cold subs, soups, salads. Some Larry’s serve breakfast. $ K TO B L D Daily METRO DINER, 2034 Kingsley Ave., 375-8548. F 2015
GRILL ME!
JOSÉ ANTONIO SANCHEZ Athens Café,
6271 St. Augustine Rd., Ste. 7, Southside BIRTHPLACE: Perú
YEARS IN THE BIZ: 10
FAVORITE CUISINE STYLE: Mediterranean GO-TO INGREDIENTS: Olive oil, feta cheese, dill IDEAL MEAL: Greek chicken, lemon rice soup, lamb chops with sautéed spinach with garlic, wine and lemon juice, authentic, traditional Greek homemade desserts. WON’T CROSS MY LIPS: Liver INSIDER’S SECRET: Don’t overcook or undercook. CELEBRITY SIGHTING AT MY RESTAURANT: Enrique Iglesias CULINARY TREAT: Dark chocolate
OLIO Market, 301 E. Bay St., 356-7100, oliomarket.com. F From-scratch soups, sandwiches. Duck grilled cheese, seen on Best Sandwich in America. $$ BW TO B R L Mon.-Fri. SWEET PETE’S, 400 N. Hogan St., 376-7161. F All-natural sweet shop has candy made of all natural flavors, no artificial anything. Several kinds of honey. $ TO Daily ZODIAC Bar & Grill, 120 W. Adams St., 354-8283, thezodiac barandgrill.com. Mediterranean cuisine, American fare, paninis, vegetarian dishes. Daily lunch buffet. Espressos, hookahs. Happy hour Wed.-Sat. $ FB L Mon.-Fri.
FLEMING ISLAND
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. MOJO SMOKEHOUSE, 1810 Town Center Blvd., Ste. 8, 264-0636. F 2015 BOJ winner. SEE BEACHES. WHITEY’S FISH CAMP, 2032 C.R. 220, 269-4198, whiteys fishcamp.com. F Real fish camp. Gator tail, freshwater catfish, daily specials, on Swimming Pen Creek. Tiki bar.
BOJ winner. SEE SAN MARCO. SNACSHACK, 179 College Dr., Ste. 19, 682-7622, snacshack. menu. F New bakery and café has bagels, muffins, breads, cookies, brownies, snack treats. $$ K BW TO B, L & D Daily
PONTE VEDRA BEACH
AL’S PIZZA, 635 A1A N., 543-1494. F 2015 BOJ winner. SEE BEACHES.
DICK’S Wings, 100 Marketside Ave., 829-8134, dickswings andgrill.com. F 2015 BOJ winner. SEE ORANGE PARK. LARRY’S SUBS, 830 A1A N., 273-3993. F SEE ORANGE PARK.
RIVERSIDE, 5 POINTS, WESTSIDE
13 GYPSIES, 887 Stockton St., 389-0330, 13gypsies.com. 2015 BOJ winner. Authentic Mediterranean peasant cuisine updated for Americans; tapas, blackened octopus, risotto of the day, coconut mango curry chicken. $$ BW L D Tue.-Sat. AKEL’S Deli, 245 Riverside Ave., 791-3336. F SEE DOWNTOWN. AL’S PIZZA, 1620 Margaret St., 388-8384. F 2015 BOJ winner. SEE BEACHES. BLACK SHEEP Restaurant, 1534 Oak St., 355-3793, black sheep5points.com. New American, Southern twist; local source
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ST. AUGUSTINE
AL’S PIZZA, 1 St. George St., 824-4383. F 2015 BOJ winner. SEE BEACHES. CARMELO’S Marketplace & Pizzeria, 146 King St., 494-6658, carmelosmarketplace.com. New York-style brick-oven-baked pizza, fresh sub rolls, Boar’s Head meats & cheeses, garlic herb wings. Outdoor seating, Wi-Fi. $$ BW TO L D Daily DICK’S Wings & Grill, 965 S.R. 16, 825-4540. 4010 U.S. 1 S., 547-2669. 2015 BOJ winner. SEE ORANGE PARK. THE FLORIDIAN, 39 Cordova St., 829-0655, thefloridian staug.com. 2015 BOJ winner. Updated Southern fare. Vegetarian, gluten-free. Fried green tomato bruschetta, grits with shrimp, fish or tofu. $$$ BW K TO L D Wed.-Mon. 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. Sun. brunch. $$ FB R Sun.; L D Daily MELLOW MUSHROOM Pizza Bakers, 410 Anastasia Blvd., 826-4040. F Bite Club. 2015 BOJ winner. SEE BEACHES. METRO DINER, 1000 S. Ponce de Leon Blvd., 758-3323. F 2015 BOJ winner. SEE SAN MARCO. MOJO OLD CITY BBQ, 5 Cordova St., 342-5264. F 2015 BOJ winner. SEE BEACHES. ONE TWENTY THREE BURGER HOUSE, 123 King St., 687-2790. Spot from Carmelo’s owners. Premium burgers, made with beef from NYC butcher Schweid & Sons. Wood-fired pizzas, ice cream bar, Old World milkshakes. $$ BW K TO L D Daily SALT LIFE FOOD SHACK, 321 A1A Beach Blvd., 217-3256, saltlifefoodshack.com. SEE BEACHES.
SAN MARCO, SOUTHBANK
BASIL Thai & Sushi, 1004 Hendricks Ave., 674-0190, basil thaijax.com. F Authentic Pad Thai, curries, tempura, vegetarian, seafood, stir-fry, daily specials. $$ FB L D Mon.-Sat. BISTRO AIX, 1440 San Marco Blvd., 398-1949, bistrox. com. F Mediterranean/French inspired; steak frites, oakfired pizza, raw bar seasonal selections. $$$ FB TO L D Daily DICK’S Wings, 1610 University Blvd. W., 448-2110. 2015 BOJ winner. SEE ORANGE PARK. 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,
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fusionsushijax.com. F Upscale sushi spot serves a variety of fresh sushi, sashimi, hibachi, teriyaki, kiatsu. $$ K L D Daily THE GROTTO Wine & Tapas Bar, 2012 San Marco Blvd., 398-0726. F Artisanal cheese plates, empanadas, bruschetta, cheesecake. 60-plus wines by the glass. $$$ BW Tue.-Sun. HAMBURGER MARY’S Bar & Grille, 3333 Beach, Ste. 1, 5512048, hamburgermarys.com. F BOJ winner. Wings, sammies, nachos, entrées, specialty drinks, burgers. $$ K TO FB L D Daily KITCHEN on San Marco, 1402 San Marco, 396-2344, kitchen onsanmarco.com. 2015 BOJ winner. Local, national craft beers, specialty cocktails, seasonal menu, fresh, locally sourced ingredients. Sunday brunch. $$ FB L D Daily MEZZE Bar & Grill, 2016 Hendricks Ave., 683-0693, mezze jax.com. Classic drinks, basil martinis, 35 drafts, local/craft brews, Mediterranean cuisine. Hookah. Happy hour. $$ FB D Daily METRO DINER, 3302 Hendricks, 398-3701, metrodiner.com. F 2015 BOJ winner. The original upscale diner. Meatloaf, chicken pot pie, soups. $$ B R L Daily MOJO BAR-B-QUE, 1607 University Blvd. W., 732-7200. F 2015 BOJ winner. SEE BEACHES. PIZZA PALACE, 1959 San Marco Ave., 399-8815, pizzapala cejax.com. F Family-owned; spinach pizza, chicken spinach calzones, lasagna. Outside dining. $$ BW K TO L D Daily TAVERNA, 1986 San Marco Ave., 398-3005, tavernasan marco.com. Chef Sam Efron’s authentic Italian; local produce, meats. Craft beers, craft cocktails. $$$ FB K TO R L D Daily
SOUTHSIDE, TINSELTOWN
ALHAMBRA Theatre & Dining, 12000 Beach Blvd., 641-1212, alhambrajax.com. USA’s longest-running dinner theater; Chef DeJuan Roy’s themed menus. Reservations. $$ FB D Tue.-Sun.
BARBERITOS, 4320 Deerwood Lake Pkwy., Ste. 106, 807-9060. F SEE AMELIA ISLAND. DICK’S Wings, 10750 Atlantic Blvd., 619-0954. 2015 BOJ winner. SEE ORANGE PARK. DIM SUM ROOM, 9041 Southside, 363-9888, thedimsum room.com. Shrimp dumplings, beef tripe, sesame ball. Traditional Hong Kong noodles, barbecue. $ FB K L D Daily EUROPEAN STREET CAFÉ, 5500 Beach Blvd., 398-1717. 2015 BOJ winner. SEE RIVERSIDE. LARRY’S, 3611 St. Johns Bluff Rd. S., 641-6499. 4479 Deerwood Lake Pkwy., 425-4060. F SEE ORANGE PARK. MELLOW MUSHROOM, 9734 Deer Lake Ct., 997-1955. F Bite Club. 2015 BOJ winner. SEE BEACHES. MONROE’S Smokehouse BAR B-Q, 10771 Beach Blvd., 996-7900, monroessmokehousebbq.com. SEE RIVERSIDE. OVINTE, 10208 Buckhead Branch Dr., 900-7730, ovinte. com. 2015 BOJ winner. European-style dining influenced by Italy, Spain, Mediterranean. Small plates, entrée-size portions, selections from charcuterie menu. $$$ BW TO R D Daily TAVERNA YAMAS, 9753 Deer Lake Ct., 854-0426, tavernayamas.com. F Bite Club. Char-broiled kabobs, seafood, wines, desserts. Belly dancing. $$ FB K L D Daily
SPRINGFIELD, NORTHSIDE
DICK’S Wings, 12400 Yellow Bluff Rd., Ste. 101, 619-9828. 2015 BOJ winner. SEE ORANGE PARK. HOLA Mexican Restaurant, 1001 N. Main St., 356-3100, holamexicanrestaurant.com. F Fajitas, burritos, enchiladas, daily specials. Happy hour; sangria. $ BW K TO L D Mon.-Sat. LARRY’S Subs, 12001 Lem Turner Rd., 764-9999. SEE ORANGE PARK.
BITE-SIZED
TOP CHEF WINNER brings Southern charm to Brooklyn y Station
BROOKLYN, BROOKLYN,
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ingredients. Rooftop bar. $$$ FB R Sat. & Sun.; L D Daily BOLD BEAN Coffee Roasters, 869 Stockton St., Stes. 1 & 2, 855-1181. F 2015 BOJ winner. Small-batch, artisanal coffee roasting. Organic, fair trade. $ BW TO B L Daily BREW FIVE POINTS, 1024 Park St., 714-3402, brewfive points.com. F 2015 BOJ winner. Local craft beer, espresso, coffee/wine bar. Rotating drafts, 75+ can craft beers; sodas, tea. Rotating seasonal menu: waffles, pastries, toasts, desserts to pair with specialty coffees, craft beers. $$ BW K B L Daily CORNER TACO, 818 Post St., 240-0412, cornertaco.com. Made-from-scratch “Mexclectic street food,” tacos, nachos, gluten-free, vegetarian options. $ BW L D Daily. DERBY ON PARK, 1068 Park St., 379-3343. New American cuisine, upscale retro atmosphere in historic landmark building. Shrimp & grits, lobster bites, 10-oz. gourmet burger. Dine inside or out. $$ FB TO Wknd brunch. B, L D Tue.-Sun. EDGEWOOD Bakery, 1012 S. Edgewood Ave., 389-8054, edgewoodbakery.com. 68+ years, full-service. From-scratch pastries, petit fours, pies, custom cakes. Espresso/pastry café: sandwiches, smoothies, soups. $$ K TO B L Tue.-Sat. EUROPEAN STREET Café, 2753 Park St., 384-9999. 2015 BOJ winner. 130+ import beers, 20 on tap. Sandwiches. Outside dining at some EStreets. $ BW K L D Daily GRASSROOTS Natural Market, 2007 Park St., 384-4474, thegrassrootsmarket.com. F BOJ winner. Juice bar; organic fruits, veggies. 300+ craft/imports, 50 wines, meats, deli, raw, vitamins. Wraps, sandwiches. $ BW TO B L D Daily HAWKERS ASIAN Street Fare, 1001 Park St., 508-0342, hawkerstreetfare.com. 2015 BOJ winner. Authentic dishes from mobile stalls. $ BW TO L D Daily JOHNNY’S Deli & Grille, 474 Riverside Ave., 356-8055. F Casual; sandwiches, classic salads, homefries. $ TO B L Daily KNEAD BAKESHOP, 1173 Edgewood Ave. S., 634-7617 Locally-owned, family-run shop; made-from-scratch pastries, artisan breads, pies, sandwiches, soups. $ TO B L Tue.-Sun. LARRY’S Subs, 1509 Margaret St., 674-2794. 7895 Normandy, 781-7600. 8102 Blanding, 779-1933. F SEE O.PARK. METRO DINER, 4495 Roosevelt Blvd., 999-4600. F 2015 BOJ winner. SEE SAN MARCO. MONROE’S Smokehouse BAR-B-Q, 4838 Highway Ave., 389-5551, monroessmokehousebbq.com. Wings, pulled pork, brisket, turkey, chicken, ribs. Sides: beans, baked beans, mac-n-cheese, collards. $$ K TO L Mon.-Sat.; D Fri. MOON RIVER PIZZA, 1176 Edgewood Ave. S., 389-4442. F 2015 BOJ winner. SEE AMELIA ISLAND. MOSSFIRE GRILL, 1537 Margaret St., 355-4434, mossfire. com. F Southwestern fish tacos, enchiladas. Happy hour Mon.-Sat. upstairs lounge, all day Sun. $$ FB K L D Daily O’BROTHERS Irish Pub, 1521 Margaret St., 854-9300, obroth ersirishpub.com. F Shepherd’s pie w/Stilton crust, Guinness mac-n-cheese, fish-n-chips. Patio. $$ FB K TO L D Daily PATTAYA Thai Grille, 1526 King, 503-4060. SEE BAYMEADOWS. rain dogs, 1045 Park St., 379-4969. 2015 BOJ winner. Bar food. $ D 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. $ Tue.-Sun. SUSHI CAFÉ, 2025 Riverside, Ste. 204, 384-2888, sushicafe jacksonville.com. F Monster, Jimmy Smith; Rock-n-Roll, Dynamite Roll. Hibachi, tempura, katsu, teriyaki. $$ BW L D Daily
TAKE ME IN except for maybe one or two recipes from Chef RIVERSIDE’S BROOKLYN STATION IS GROWING. Sbraga’s Philly restaurants. Ingredients are key Its newest addition, SBRAGA & COMPANY, is to Sbraga, who searches for the highest quality here thanks to the efforts of Chef Kevin Sbraga, products, many of them local and sustainable. the winner of Top Chef Season Seven. What does American cuisine with Southern Sbraga didn’t wait until adulthood to start ingredients look like? For starters, Sbraga serves a his career; at age eight, he worked in his dad’s bread board ($8) that’s unique to the area. Pretzel bakery. He pursued the trade again as a teenager, rolls, biscuits, salted butter, cornbread, radishes, at a McDonald’s in New Jersey. After studying and a fantastic jam all laid decoratively along the culinary arts at Rhode Island’s Johnson & Wales board – the bakery uses Intuition Ale Works’ spent University, he worked around the East Coast, grains. Folio Weekly Photo Editor Dennis Ho and I opening two restaurants in Philadelphia. Sbraga’s quickly chowed through the assorted freshly baked reputation traveled all the way to Florida, catching breads. Next, we tackled melons the curiosity of the developers of ($5), the fish fry ($28), and fresh Brooklyn Station’s Unity Plaza. SBRAGA & COMPANY bass ($29). The green and pink They contacted Sbraga about an 220 Riverside Ave., Ste. 114, melons are plated with goat opportunity to open a restaurant Brooklyn, 746-0909, cheese and almond granola for in Jacksonville’s revitalized urban sbragadining.com sweet, crunchy, and creamy bites. core. Sbraga flew into JIA on a I admit I usually eat around melons in a fruit bowl, Sunday afternoon. By Monday, he was sold. but with this, I was reluctant to share – sorry, D-Ho. It takes quite a leap of faith to decide to Sbraga’s fish fry includes shrimp, crab cakes, simultaneously run restaurants hundreds of catfish, and amazing, soft hush puppies. Last was miles apart, but Sbraga says he’s “not one to the whole fish, head and all, on a bed of succotash, turn an opportunity down.” Besides, Jacksonville covered in a scallion sauce. Both the fry and the wasn’t entirely foreign to him. He’d heard of the whole fish are large portions, enough for two. We Jaguars and has family that hails from the 904. had plenty to eat, and lots of delicious leftovers. The biggest draw to Northeast Florida, though, Sbraga & Co. has a well-thought-out cocktail according to Sbraga, was Bold Bean Coffee program that includes drinks like the sweet Philly Roasters. After a visit to the Riverside café, Fish House ($10): cognac, rum, peach, black tea, Sbraga fell in love with the shop’s warm, homey and lemon. This punch was recommended to me, vibe and was inspired to shoot for the same feel so I’ll pay it forward and recommend it to you. with his new venture. Chef Sbraga is excited about Brooklyn Sbraga & Co. is on the ground floor below the Station’s growth, and so am I. Sbraga & Co. is 220 Riverside apartments. It’s a large space, and ideal for work lunches, fancy date nights, and includes a bakery. The décor is modern with some casual family dinners – but, most of all, it works rustic touches, giving the restaurant the low-key as a place to eat fantastic food. feel Chef Sbraga envisioned. “The food lends itself to a casual atmosphere, Rebecca Gibson too,” he says, and that’s evident in the menu mail@folioweekly.com options. Sbraga’s style is an approach to ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– American cuisine using Southern ingredients. Read more of Rebecca’s dining adventures at Most items are created just for Sbraga & Co., somewhereinthecityjax.com
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A TASTE OF DAVI, Part 2 HEY, EVERYBODY! IT’S CHEF DAVI! Are the scents of the season making your pet hungry for a tasty treat? Try whipping up a batch of homemade snacks using some of my fall flavors. Apple, sweet potato, and pumpkin are the featured ingredients in these super simple and healthy recipes. Bone appetite! SWEET POTATO CHEWS Sweet potatoes are super-tasty and stuffed with vitamins A and C, manganese and iron, good for extra energy and a healthy coat. Ingredients: 1 large sweet potato 1 tablespoon olive oil Sprinkle of cinnamon Directions: Preheat oven to 250° F. With a knife, slice sweet potatoes into long strips about 1/4-inch thick. Toss sweet potato slices in a large bowl with olive oil, stir and toss well to coat thoroughly. Place on a cookie sheet, lined with parchment paper or aluminum foil. Sprinkle with cinnamon. Bake for 2-1/2 to 3 hours. Allow to cool before serving. PUMPKIN PIE TREATS FOR CATS Ingredients: 2 cups brown rice flour 1/2 cup uncooked oatmeal 1 cup canned pumpkin 1 cup grated carrots 1/2 cup unsweetened plain applesauce 1/4 cup brown rice flour for rolling Directions: In a food processor, blend pumpkin, applesauce and carrots until smooth.
Mix brown rice flour and oatmeal in a bowl. Add wet ingredients to the bowl and mix by hand until dough forms. On a floured countertop or cutting board, roll dough to about 1/4-inch thick. Use cookie cutter to form cute shapes or cut into small squares. Place cookies on a greased cookie sheet and bake for 7 minutes. Flip treats over and bake for another 5 minutes. Remove from oven and cool thoroughly. Davi mail@folioweekly.com _____________________________________ Davi is a brown dachshund with an appetite for adventure. He loves sweet potato treats, playing at the park with friends, and exploring the unknown.
BEASTS OF BURDEN: PET TIP OF THE WEEK PSYCHOTIC REACTION If your dog or cat seems to be continuously scratching, don’t assume it’s because fleas are invading their skin. According to the Florida Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, food allergies can be the cause of excessive skin irritation in pets — so much so that veterinarians now consider food allergies to be one of the top five allergies affecting dogs. Scratching or hair loss — rather than an upset stomach — is how food allergies manifest in pets, so if you suspect a change in diet has led to increased itchiness, have your pet checked for allergies.
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ARIES (March 21-April 19): Urbandictionary.com defines the English word â&#x20AC;&#x153;balterâ&#x20AC;? as: â&#x20AC;&#x153;to dance without particular skill or grace, but with extreme joy.â&#x20AC;? Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s related to the Danish term baltre, which means â&#x20AC;&#x153;to romp, tumble, roll, cavort.â&#x20AC;? This activity is one of your ruling metaphors in the weeks ahead. You have a mandate to explore frontiers of amusement and bliss, but you have no mandate to be polite and polished as you do it. To generate optimal levels of fun, your experiments may be more than a bit rowdy.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve arrived at a crossroads. From here, you could travel in one of four directions, including back toward where you came from. You shouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t stay here indefinitely, but on the other hand, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d be wise to pause and linger. Steep yourself in the mystery of the looming transition. Pay special attention to feelings that rise as you visualize experiences that may await along each path. Are there any holy memories to call on for guidance? Are you receptive to the tricky inspiration of fertility spirits gathered here? Hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s your motto: Trust, but verify. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): English model and TV personality Katie Price has been on the planet for just 37 years, but has already written four autobiographies. You Only Live Once, for instance, covers the action-packed time between 2008 and 2010, when she got divorced and then remarried in a romantic Las Vegas ceremony. Choose this talkative, self-revealing Gemini for your spirit animal and role model. In the weeks ahead, go to extremes as you express the truth about who youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been, who you are, and who youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll become. CANCER (June 21-July 22): A flyer on a telephone pole caught my eye. It showed a photo of Bubby, a nine-year-old male cat whose face was contorted in pain. A message from Bubbyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s owner said her beloved pet desperately needed expensive dental work. Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d launched a campaign at gofundme.com to raise the cash. Of course I broke into tears, as I often do when confronted so viscerally with suffering of sentient creatures. I longed to donate to Bubbyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s well-being. But I thought, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Shouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t I funnel my limited funds to a bigger cause, like the World Wildlife Fund?â&#x20AC;? At home later, I sent $25 to Bubby. After analyzing astrological omens for my own Cancer sign, I realized itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s time to adhere to the principle â&#x20AC;&#x153;Think globally, act locallyâ&#x20AC;? every way imaginable. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): How well do you treat yourself? What do you do to ensure you receive a steady flow of nurturing? According to my astrological omen-reading, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re primed to expand and intensify your approach to selfcare. If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re alert to possibilities, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll learn an array of new life-enhancing strategies. Two ideas to start: 1. Imagine at least three acts of practical love to bestow on yourself. 2. Give yourself three gifts to promote healing. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): To activate your full potential in the weeks ahead, you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t need to scuba-dive in an underwater canyon, spelunk into the pitch blackness of a remote cave or go on an archaeological dig to uncover lost artifacts of an ancient civilization. Consider trying the metaphorical equivalent of those activities. Explore your own psycheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s recesses, as well as those of the people you love. Ponder past riddles and rummage for lost treasure and hidden truths. Penetrate to the core, the gist, the roots. The abyss is much friendlier than usual! You have a talent for delving deep into any mystery important for your future. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Usually I charge $270-an-hour for the kind of advice Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m offering to you at no cost. For now, at least,
you should refrain from relying on experts. Be skeptical of professional opinions and highly paid authorities. The useful information you need will come through chance encounters, playful explorations, and gossipy spies. Folk wisdom and street smarts provide better guidance than elite consultants. Trust curious amateurs; avoid somber careerists.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Some athletes think itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s unwise to have sex before a big game. They believe it diminishes the raw physical power they need to excel. For them, abstinence is crucial for victory. But scientific studies contradict this theory. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s evidence that boinking increases testosterone levels for men and women. Martial artist Ronda Rousey subscribes to this view. She says she has â&#x20AC;&#x153;as much sex as possibleâ&#x20AC;? before a match. Her approach must be working. Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s won all but one of her professional fights. Sports Illustrated calls her â&#x20AC;&#x153;the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most dominant athlete.â&#x20AC;? As you approach an equivalent of the â&#x20AC;&#x153;big game,â&#x20AC;? consider Rouseyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s strategy. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): If you were embarking on a 100-mile hike, would you wear new boots you bought the day before? Of course not. They wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be broken in. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d be so stiff and unyielding, your feet would soon be in agony. Instead, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d anchor your trek with supple footwear already adjusted to the idiosyncrasies of your gait and anatomy. Apply a similar principle as you prepare to launch a different long-term exploit. Make yourself as comfortable as possible. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s how Mark Twainâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn begins: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Persons attempting to find a motive in this narrative will be prosecuted; persons attempting to find a moral in it will be banished; persons attempting to find a plot in it will be shot.â&#x20AC;? The preface Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d write for your upcoming adventures would be less extreme, but might have a similar tone. I expect youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll do a lot of meandering. At times your life may seem like a shaggy dog story with no punchline. Your best strategy? Cultivate an amused patience; stay relaxed and unflappable as you navigate through enigmas, and donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t demand easy answers or simple lessons. If you do that, intricate answers and many-faceted lessons eventually arrive. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): The Confederation of African Football prohibits the use of magic by professional soccer teams. Witch doctors are forbidden to be on the field during a match, and theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not supposed to spray elixirs on the goals or bury consecrated talismans under the turf. But most teams work around the ban. Magic is viewed as an essential ingredient in developing a winning tradition. Given current astrological omens, experiment with your equivalent of this approach. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t scrimp on logical analysis, of course. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t stint on preparation and discipline. Be mischievously wise enough to call on the help of crafty mojo. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Slavery is illegal everywhere in the world. And yet there are more slaves now than at any other time in history: at least 29 million. A disproportionate percentage of them are women and children. After studying your astrological omens, I feel youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re in a phase when you can bestow blessings on yourself by responding to this predicament. Express gratitude for all the freedoms you have. Vow to take full advantage of them. Brainstorm how to liberate any part of you that acts, thinks or feels like a slave. Lend your energy to an organization that helps free slaves. Start here: http://bit. ly/liberateslaves. Rob Brezsny freewillastrology@freewillastrology.com
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NEWS OF THE WEIRD SHOULDA STUCK WITH CASPER
Fort Bragg, North Carolina, declared an emergency on Oct. 30 when one of its soldiers had the bright idea to arrive for a Halloween party on base dressed as a suicide bomber, with realistic-looking canisters in a wired vest. Gates to the post (headquarters of Army special forces and airborne troops) immediately went into extended lockdown, and a bomb-disposal team was called. The soldier’s name was not released.
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OK, no more Ms. Nice Copy Editor. The word limit is FORTY (40). Y’all submit ISUs with waaaay more than 40, so I have to TAKE WORDS OUT. What if one word was vital info for your target to recognize you, fall in love and y’all ride off in the sunset? Oopsie! Struck out AGAIN because you can’t count words (or spell, but that’s another battle for another week). It’s your own damn fault. Who’d love a dork who can’t even count?
LITTLE RIVER BAND CONCERT You: Tall, long-haired dude, very handsome. Chatted in box office @ Florida Theatre. Me: Too shy to introduce myself. I’ll be @ Art Walk Nov. 19. If feeling’s mutual, bring me a flower. When: Nov. 5. Where: Florida Theatre. #1570-1111
ECLIPSE RIVERSIDE 9/11 Super-cute brunette, ’80s night, black romper, white sandals. With group. Me: Solo; noticed matching outfi t friend telling you to ask me to dance. Wanted to approach. Group left. Second chance? I’d dance the night away with you. When: Sept. 11. Where: Eclipse Riverside. #1560-0916
FIRST WATCH HOT BREAKFAST You: Hot guy, adorable dog; sexy smile, gorgeous blue eyes, captured my heart. Me: In love with you. Hoping you’ll give me chance someday to be your Queen. Let’s run away to the islands together. When: Oct. 31. Where: First Watch Ponte Vedra. #1569-1104
FIRE BUG I saw you, late night on a Friday. You were on fire, so hot. Couldn’t tell if it was your flaming personality or that fl aming staff. Night dives, long chats, but why you didn’t you ever text me? When: Sept. 4. Where: Beach. #1559-0916
IT MATTERS To me ... in my dreams. Remember still, our time. Your lips, your intoxicating scent. US, together. One night of bliss maybe? Mexican magic? When: Oct. 7. Where: Los Portalas. #1568-1104 MOM WANTS YOU Daughter and I outside Lynch’s. You: LEO on bicycle, handsome, great calves! Later, dealt with Walgreens drunk. Little shy … my daughter said to get your attention. Drinks, Super Troopers, Training Day … what’s your speed? When: Oct. 13. Where: Lynch’s Jax Beach. #1567-1028 YOU WAVED BACK GRINNING You: Bad-ass-looking guy, big black truck. Me: Soccer-mom-looking girl, silver minivan. Waved at you driving on 295-N, played a little cat-and-mouse, you got off on I-95-S. Let me prove looks can be deceiving. When: Oct. 3, 7-ish. Where: 295 North. #1566-1021 NOTHING MATTERS Self-hypnosis can’t stop me thinking from of you. No matter where I go and what I do, I still remember those beautiful eyes and the way my heart jumps when I see you. When: Oct. 6. Where: Luigi’s Pizza. #1565-1014 HOT MINI DRIVER You: Getting in red Mini near SunRay, hot white-rimmed glasses. Drake blasting from your car as you almost hit in crosswalk; gave me a thumbs-up. Me: Tall skater nerd, Donuts For Jesus shirt. You Let’s hang out. When: Sept. 29. Where: Five Points. #1564-1014 TALL, DARK, HANDSOME, PATRIOTS FAN Jags/Pats game. You: Pats shirt, jeans; with friends by bus watching game. Me: Short wavy auburn hair, Jags tank, cut-offs. Locked eyes as I went to sit. Heart skipped a beat at your handsomeness. Drinks on me, celebrate your win? :) When: Sept. 27. Where: Mellow Mushroom Jax Beach. #1563-0930 BOWL ME OVER Me: In the mood to be pinned. You: Lakers jersey. Bowling but said you’d rather play video games. Said you’re about to take a trip into Asia. Can we bowl balls together in Asia? When: Sept. 25. Where: Jax Lanes. #1564-0930
YOU WALKED IN TATTOO SHOWIN’ ISU: Black leggings, open shirt, chest tat, soft voice, boots, hopeful eyes, smooth skin. You said black don’t crack. Love to have good time with you; you said futile; keep trying. Sorry about bad night. When: Sept. 4. Where: Parental Home Road. #1558-0916 BLUE ORBS You: Jean shorts, blonde hair, biggest blue eyes I’ve ever seen. I swear they glowed; when I fi rst saw you, lights in the place went dim. Can’t remember shirt color; just passing through, mesmerized by your eyes. When: Sept. 2. Where: Bold Bean Riverside. #1557-0909 YOU LEFT ME … SPEECHLESS The Prince Party. Your purple face stopped my heart. Wanna see your moves, your lights, every night. Let’s meet again: you, me and Prince. We can be silent together. When: Aug. 28. Where: 1904 Music Hall. #1556-0909 60-YEAR-OLD HIPPIE CHICK You still believe in those 60s values, modern technology, bikinis, no money worries, meditation, humanism, being groovy. Me: Bearded, beyond cool beach bum. Us. Why wait? Let’s fall in love, live at beach. Anything’s possible. When: Aug. 20. Where: Mickler’s Landing. #1555-0909 NATURE’S OWN BY MY OWN! You: Tall, handsome Nature’s Own truck driver delivering bread to Burger King; most beautiful guy I’ve ever seen! Me: Ordering drive-thru breakfast. You smiled at me, our eyes met. Let’s meet 6:15p Sept. 5 @ BK. When: Aug. 29. Where: BK, Blanding/Kingsley. #1554-0902 EVERY SUPERWOMAN NEEDS A SUPERMAN You: Tall, dark, collared shirt buttoned to top, shorts, Jordans, drink, surrounded by ratchets. Me: Average height, slim, slacks, blouse, bun hair, lured by lightskin man (insider); chose one another instead. 1 year, counting. Love you! When: April 30, 2014. Where: Jim’s Place. #1553-0902 TALL, DRUNK AND HANDSOME You: Hanging out in a sleeveless Budweiser shirt. I like your shitty leg tattoos. Me: Overgrown Mohawk and too many hooker shots. Bake me some bread and get pretty with me. When: June. Where: Your lap, Birdies. #1552-0902
HUNGER GAMES Hungry; got hungrier you entered. Told me you were going east to eat genuine Asian. Wanted to talk more but you had to go because your cousin, Jimmy, owed you a quarter. Let’s eat out together? When: Sept. 14. Where: China Wok. #1562-0923
I FOUND YOUR RENTAL CAR CARD ISU sitting with your family; you’re so good-looking I needed to keep something to remember you by. I took your rental car company frequent renter card. I’ll probably add lots of miles to account. When: Aug. 12. Where: Mellow Mushroom. #1551-0902
NICE SMILE You: Brown hair, thin bearded guy, nice smile, bright eyes, blue “Good” sneaker T-shirt, with friends. Me: Short, thin brunette, blue/white tank, table across yours. Caught your eye, smiled. Like to know you better. Grab a drink? When: Sept. 11. Where: World of Beer Southside. #1561-0916
CAN’T STAND THE HEAT! You made me turkey/cheese sandwich; could listen to Philly accent all night! You loved my dimple; looked as I walked away. Committed to show you how hot a kitchen can get with spicy Latina! When: Aug. 12. Where: Hospital cafeteria. #1549-0902
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Upland, California, dermatologist Sandra Lee is a social media cult figure with a massive YouTube audience, where her cystand pimple-popping videos (charmingly, soothingly narrated) have gotten 170 million views. (The “Popping” community, on Reddit. com, has more than 60,000 members.) Dr. Lee admits longing for “the perfect blackhead,” which to her apparently means one that’s photogenic and slides out easily from its snug epidermal home. Several “Popping” fanatics told a Washington Post reporter watching the videos is therapy for anxiety.
GET YOUR HEAD TOGETHER
While hopeful Italian surgeon Sergio Canavero seeks funding to perform the firstever head “transplant” (a patient’s already lined up), Australian doctor Geoff Askin (the country’s “godfather of spinal surgery”) recently successfully “reattached” the head of a 16-month-old boy who was badly injured in a traffic accident. The toddler’s head was described as internally “relocated” and reset onto the vertebra, using wire and rib tissue to graft the head back in place. The operation was widely regarded as a “miracle.”
POLICE SQUAD! LIVES ON
Hugo Castro, 28, wanted for questioning in October in San Jose, California, after his girlfriend was stabbed to death, presented himself at county jail. The sheriff ’s deputy listened — and then suggested Castro go find a San Jose police officer. (Castro did, and the deputy was subsequently reassigned.)
RECENT ARCHITECTURAL TRIUMPHS A 33-year-old Frenchman erected a stone
table with benches over his mother’s grave marker, so he and friends could enjoy munchies and wine as he “talked” to her. A homeowners’ association in Winter Haven, Florida, petitioned Steven Chayt to remove the 24-by-12-foot chair he’d built in his backyard as an art project — especially because of the hole in the seat — making it, said one neighbor, “essentially a toilet.”
FINER POINTS OF THE LAW
Daniel Darrington was spared a murder conviction in October even after admitting intentionally shooting Rocky Matskassy at point-blank range to “relieve his suffering.” The Melbourne, Australia, jury decided Matskassy, in pain from an earlier accidental shooting, was already dead when Darrington shot him. However, under the law of the state of Victoria, it’s still “attempted murder” because Darrington believed Matskassy was still alive when he pulled the trigger.
LEND ME A HAND … UH, LIVER? SPLEEN?
Puerto Rico’s murder/voluntary manslaughter rate is four times higher than that in the 50 states, creating a “pool of [organ] donors in the 18-to-30 age range unmatched in the mainland,” according to an October Reuters report. Government officials hope creating a thriving transplant industry will bring Puerto Rico out of its economic doldrums by encouraging economy-conscious patients to spend money on hotels, transportation and food during their stay.
UNCLEAR ON THE CONCEPT
A Liberty, Missouri, sheriff ’s deputy politely declined to identify the local man who created the sound of rapid gunfire on Oct. 13 when a “controlled” garbage burn escalated. The man decided to try extinguishing the fire by driving back and forth over it in his van, but the tires caught fire, and in addition to the van’s having a gas tank, it also carried an undisclosed amount of firearms ammunition. The van was a total loss, but the sheriff ’s department said it doubted there would be an insurance claim filed. Chuck Shepherd weirdnews@earthlink.net
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