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RE.: Do the Right Thing, City Council by Chris Guerrieri, Jan. 22 I agree with Chris Guerrieri. This city knows how to drag its feet and waste money. If you want an indication of what you are going to get, just watch the local news clip where Mayor Lenny Curry says he wants to fix the city while his head goes back and forth as though to say, “No.” Any good detective can tell you the body will tell the truth before the mouth will. Unfortunately, Jacksonville City Council is no better. As I see it, Curry has cost the taxpayers millions. How much on stopping crime? And crime has gone up. How much to tear down The Jacksonville Landing? With no plans or citizen votes on what to put there. How much on these autonomous vehicles, which will be obsolete in a couple of years? Has traffic gotten any better? The JEA fiasco was started in backroom meetings and cost millions in lawyer fees, but now he’s for leaving it the way it was, as though he had nothing to do with it. Do we want to end up like California, which is now fighting to regain control of its utilities? Do you remember his attack ad about an opponent and raises? Did you know he got a raise when he was re-elected? Do you think Jacksonville is ready for the next flood season? Good luck with that. I feel that not a single taxpayer dollar should be spent on the Jaguars or the stadium, until all the schools are in perfect working order. Mr. Kahn and TIAA can afford it. I’m a white guy with no kids. That’s what I will vote for. We do everything in the world to protect ourselves, even create enough nuclear bombs to destroy the planet several times over, and then say “so what” to education? It’s like building Fort Knox to protect a nickel. Brian Griffin via email
SO MUCH FOR SEPARATION OF CHURCH & STATE
Local private schools that took state vouchers last year (2018-19) to cover tuition payments
and, because of their religious beliefs, won’t admit gay students—or, if their sexual orientation becomes known, the students are subject to expulsion: Trinity Christian Academy, 614 scholarship recipients, $3,854,573 University Christian School, 348, $2,226,934 Cedar Creek Christian School, 268, $1,634,696 Eagle’s View Academy, 220, $1,339,823 Old Plank Christian Academy, 174, $1,068,112 Fernandina Beach Christian Academy, 34, $212,716 West Meadows Baptist Academy, 44, $210,718 Harvest Community School, 16, $97,895
Michael Hoffman via email
LENNY CURRY PLAYBOOK
Jason Fischer is using the “Lenny Curry” playbook of deception by continuing his attempts to undermine public education. Fischer’s persistence at pushing the J-1 Bill appears to mirror Curry’s JEA sales disaster. Both efforts create confusion and erode local control while masking self-serving agendas. Fischer’s endeavors appear to be on behalf of rich patron donors and the for-profit education industry. This potential conflict of interest comes at the expense of taxpayers and the greater Jacksonville community. Failing in his aim to have a mayor-appointed school board, Fischer is attempting to politicize the superintendent position, selling his scheme as more “democratic.” The results would diminish our elected school board members’ representation of the distinctive needs and diversity of their neighborhood constituencies. Additionally, it demeans the professionalism of our dedicated superintendent, teachers and education personnel. Previously, Duval County Public Schools lost accreditation under an elected superintendent. We can’t afford to let history repeat itself. Karen Adler via email
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BRICKBATS + BOUQUETS BOUQUET TO LAWANDA RAVOIRA The young women’s advocate has served as president and CEO of the Delores Barr Weaver Policy Center since she founded the organization in 2013. On March 1, Dr. Ravoira will assume the title of president emeritus and focus on expanding the agency’s public policy and advocacy work. She will be succeeded as president and CEO by the organization’s current senior vice president, Inderjit Vicky Basra.
BOUQUET TO VYSTAR VETERANS MEMORIAL ARENA Last week, the city-owned sports and entertainment venue announced its 2019 attendance numbers, and the figure—656,134—marked a record high for the arena. Its previous high-water mark was 572,834 visitors in 2017. The venue also hosted a record 32 concerts in 2019, beating its 2004 record of 26.
BOUQUET TO AMELIA ISLAND CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU On Jan. 21, the Fernandina Beach-based tourism board won two gold awards and a bronze award at the Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International (HSMAI) Adrian Awards Gala in New York. The CVB was recognized for its cutting-edge augmented reality mobile app, which allows users to experience Amelia Island in three dimensions from anywhere in the world. DO YOU KNOW SOMEONE WHO DESERVES A BOUQUET? OR MAYBE A BRICKBAT? Submit your choice to mail@folioweekly. com; 50-word maximum, concerning a person, place, or topic of local interest.
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SO HARD TO SAY GOODBYE ADAM LEVINE DEPARTS THE CUMMER THERE ARE NO GUARANTEES IN LIFE, AND fewer in art. However, it is a bit stunning to bear witness to Adam Levine’s departure, after only about a year, from the Cummer Museum of Art and Gardens. Levine, PhD., came into the George and Kathleen Gibbs director and chief executive officer role with fanfare and hope. And truly, in the year of his leadership, the museum seems to have returned to life, literally and metaphorically. The doors have been thrown open. Levine seemed intent on creating a space for dialogue across the centuries, with a bend toward the ideas influencing our time. The 2019 Impressionists show not only pulled out lesser-known artists, but it also sparked conversation around collectors and how collecting can be a political act. Two Damien Hirst works (on loan) are instructive exemplars of the artist’s fascination with death, especially Sanctitude (2007), which, with butterfly wings entrapped in house paint, defies the inherent grace and beauty of the insects and gestures instead to a sticky-gleeful acquisitive mentality that delights in literally pulling the wings off of (butter) flies. Paired with Black Sun (2004), the other Hirst piece on loan, which is a huge tondo work heaped high with resinencrusted flies, the absurd death messaging is doubly underscored. Like a teenager who wears “black on the outside because they feel black on the inside,” with a side of, “What’s for dinner, mom?” it is funny to contemplate and shape an opinion against. In short, it’s the good work of a museum.
Most recently, the museum opened Striking Power: Iconoclasm in Ancient Egypt, and the show (from the Brooklyn Museum of Art) is a fantastic exemplar of Levine’s interest in Classicism in a contemporary context. During his short opening remarks for the show, he stressed that this kind of destruction of symbols not only took place in the ancient world, but that it has corollaries throughout history and lessons for our own time. The show itself is thoughtful, with clearly presented statuary and reliefs that though damaged are exquisitely rendered. In their craftsmanship, they exist as an inherent argument for the extraordinariness of humankind. In turn, the deliberate destruction of the statuary highlights other true things about people, not the least if which is that political rage can transform into fear and ruination. Levine leaves a city and art scene that continues to struggle to articulate a clear notion of itself—a city with energy and potential and crippling self-doubt. It’s equally heartbreaking and infuriating that he won’t be here to help us see and create ourselves. But perhaps the task of working in a community that squabbled over the definition of “shall” was too daunting a task even for this former Rhodes Scholar. In April, Levine returns from where he came—the Toledo Museum of Art, now as its Edward Drummond and Florence Scott Libbey director. Madeleine Peck Wagner mail@folioweekly.com FEBRUARY 5-11, 2020 | FOLIOWEEKLY.com | 5
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A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM
Players by the Sea stages the Broadway musical that became a Hollywood hit in 1966. Who knew that ancient Rome was so hilarious? 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, Feb. 6-8; 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 9, Players by the Sea, Jacksonville Beach, playersbythesea.org, $25-$28.
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RUSSIAN STATE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Famed musical director Valery Polyansky brings the former Soviet ensemble to the Ancient City to perform a Tchaikovsky-heavy program of national treasures. 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 8, Lewis Auditorium, St. Augustine, emmaconcerts.com, $40.
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The Symphonic Night at the Movies Series presents the second (or fifth, depending on how you count them) installment of the Star Wars saga, complete with a live soundtrack performed by the Jacksonville Symphony. 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 8; 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 9, Times-Union Center, Downtown, jaxsymphony.org, $29-$89. 6 | FOLIOWEEKLY.com | FEBRUARY 5-11, 2020
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AN EVENING MARC COHN
It’s been 28 years since the “Walking in Memphis” singer won the Grammy Award for Best New Artist. He’s been producing steadily ever since, and he brings the fruit of his labor to Northeast Florida. 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 7, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall, pvconcerthall.com, $44.50-$54.50.
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STARS OF THE SIXTIES
This package tour celebrates pop music’s breakout decade with headliner Herman’s Hermits starring Peter Noone (pictured) as well as Gary Lewis & the Playboys, The Box Tops and The Vogues. 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 7, Thrasher-Horne Center, Orange Park, thcenter.org, $39-$75.
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LEAVE IT ALL ON THE FIELD RIVER CITY LEADOFF SOFTBALL
Jacksonville University will host a four-team women’s softball tournament to begin its season. San Diego State, Nicholls State and Villanova University join the Dolphins in this four-day event. 5 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 6; 5 p.m. Friday, Feb. 7; 3 & 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 8; 12:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 9, Softball Complex, 2800 University Blvd. N., Arlington, judolphins.com, free.
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Trinity Baptist’s men and women’s basketball teams battle NCCAA DII South Region rival Trinity College in a doubleheader. Two weeks ago, Trinity Baptist’s men and women’s teams swept Trinity on the road. 2 p.m. (women) & 4 p.m. (men) Saturday, Feb. 8, Trinity Gymnasium, 800 Hammond Blvd., Westside, tbceagles.com, $5.
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Twenty men’s small college golf teams will compete in this annual tourney. Monday & Tuesday, Feb. 10 & 11, St. Johns Golf & Country Club, 205 St. Johns Golf Dr., St. Augustine, flaglerathletics.com, free. 8 | FOLIOWEEKLY.com | FEBRUARY 5-11, 2020
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PIANO MAN Story by SHELTON HULL Photos BY ALEX HARRIS
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Jazz wunderkind Jonah Pierre comes of age
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he sun is just going down in Riverside, but Jonah Pierre is rising, in every sense of the word. It’s been a steady upward trajectory for the 32-year-old musician since he first made an impact on our jazz scene a decade ago; 2020 has started out hotter for him than any year yet. He has at least two albums dropping this year, and he’s performing at venues almost every night of the week. On this particular night, he’s preparing to play with Al Reshard at The Island Bar. It’s a relatively new group in a venue new to him, but adaptability has always been Pierre’s stock-in-trade. It’s been an essential skill for jazz pianists, going back to the days of Jelly Roll Morton. Jonah Miles Jones Pierre was born in Manchester, England, on October 18, 1988, the second of three boys. The Pierres moved to New York when young Jonah was five, but they soon landed in Jacksonville, where the family figured prominently in local culture for decades. “There are a lot of artistic people in my family,” Jonah told Folio Weekly, sitting on the porch of his family home, “but more towards visual art. My grandmother does clothing design; my mom is a painter. She listens to music a lot, but it wasn’t something that she ever studied or played.” His brothers, Troy and Joshua, are also active in the local art scene. Jonah’s mother, the painter Christian Pierre, always saw something in him, even if she didn’t know exactly what that something was. “Jonah is the product of full art immersion since the womb,” she said. “He was infused with visual art and music through both parents and the brilliant art programs we have in Jacksonville. But it really started with my mother.” Jazz was not Pierre’s first love; he leaned more toward punk and skate rock, in his youth. The jazz thing was more of a utilitarian pursuit. “For me, it really started in middle school,” he said. Pierre played percussion at LaVilla School of the Arts in eighth grade and then advanced to Douglas Anderson School of the Arts, class of 2007; it was there where he would shift to the instrument on which he would make his name. “It was probably junior year,” Pierre said.
“I was a percussionist up to that point, and I was really concentrating on classical marimba. Tony Steve was my instructor, and we got really close. Every day after school, I would go over there and practice.” “He is truly an amazing musician,” said Steve, who now teaches percussion at Jacksonville University. “His mom dropped by my place in Riverside, around the corner from his house. He walked in the house with Chrissy and played a Goldenberg etude perfectly. He was a ninth grader.” That was the beginning of a lifelong friendship, as mentor and student matured into peers. “Up until this point, I had never listened to much jazz at all,” Pierre said. “Tony had some records around his house, so I would go over and just listen to random stuff. He actually gave me my first two jazz CDs: My Favorite Things by John Coltrane and Next Generation by Gary Burton.” “I didn’t have any of those percussion instruments at home, but we did have a piano, so I’d work out all my marimba music on piano.” Pierre remains actively percussive, showing that side of him on the new LPT album, Sin Parar. But he is best known as a pianist, a vocation that began on his mom’s old Kimball upright, bought secondhand and pounded damn near to oblivion. “I slowly started to get a little bit of proficiency, and then at some point I got a gig playing piano. It was eye opening. Classical marimba doesn’t have a lot of opportunities like that, especially when you’re in high school.” Jonah played piano in DASOTA’s jazz band, playing side gigs in his spare time, methodically building up his chops and his musical vocabulary with the help of Steve’s record collection. “Listening to McCoy [Tyner] with Trane was super influential, for sure,” Pierre said, “but then, there were some Monk albums I listened to that also captivated me. Those were the two earliest, but then I got really into Bill Evans, and then super into Herbie Hancock in college.” (There’s no such thing as a casual jazz fan; one is either ambivalent or obsessive.) All the while, Pierre kept one foot in the classical world, listening to giants like Vladimir Horowitz, Sviatoslav Richter, Michael Angeli and (a particular favorite we both share) the quirky polymath Glenn Gould, who was actually friends with Bill Evans. After qualifying for the prestigious QuestBridge scholarship, Pierre was given his pick of several elite private universities, including Swarthmore and Brown. With eyes already looking toward his future, Pierre settled instead on Oberlin College, founded by Presbyterian ministers just outside of Cleveland back in 1833. “It was kind of fortuitous,” he said. “That town was part of the Underground Railroad, so there was a lot of history and a big African-American community.” Oberlin boasts one of the world’s truly elite jazz education programs. This allowed Pierre to study under industry icons such
as Marcus Belgrave, Billy Hart, Gary Bartz and Wendell Logan. “Most people who go there don’t have cars,” Pierre said, “so you’re kind of stuck in this insular little community where most of your friends are badass musicians.” Pierre graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in English in 2011, at which point he came back home to earn his master’s in gig economics. Pierre’s prolific, punishing itinerary includes sideman work with the Chris Thomas Band, regular appearances with the JU Jazz Ensemble, and weekly sessions at The Casbah in Avondale, where he plays trio sets with bassist Lawrence Buckner and tenor saxophonist Eric Riehm. The latter two, both legends in the scene, began the Casbah residency under the leadership of drummer Von Barlow, who recruited the pianist five or six years ago. “I would sit in almost every week just trying to hang with them,” Pierre said. “I remember when I was in high school, going to that gig, and I was just totally lost.” Pierre is one among dozens of young musicians who gained valuable experience doing guest spots on those Sunday night sets, where no quarter is given, except maybe as a tip. “They wouldn’t really hold back,” he said. “I feel like that’s the best kind of learning experience, even though it’s sometimes the most frustrating. It really gives you perspective on what you need to work on.” Pierre also works jam sessions at Blue Jay Listening Room and The Parlour at Grape and Grain Exchange. Nights like these have been crucial in helping develop a local jazz scene that is gaining traction on the national stage. “What we see here, locally, is just a fraction of the impact,” he said. Pierre wrote two songs—“Space Force” and “Bow & Arrow”—for the upcoming debut album by Nightcrawler, a nine-piece Afrofunk ensemble. Pierre and fellow pianist Angel Garcia co-wrote “Guera Guera” on the debut album by LPT, which, remarkably, was recorded in just three days. This ten-piece salsa band, founded in 2013, has become one of the region’s most popular groups. It’s debut album, Sin Parar, was released last week by Bold City Music Productions. (Full disclosure: the author is a coowner of the latter label but played no part in the production of the album.) The album release party was a sold-out affair at 1904 Music Hall on Friday, Jan. 31. Roughly half of the audience was comprised of fellow musicians, artists, DJs, writers and teachers; it was a celebration of the band and the individuals within it. When the show was over, members mustered up silver Sharpie markers to sign fresh vinyl for their people before slurping celebratory Mai Tais at Dos Gatos. Everyone then decamped to the Pierre family home, which Pierre now shares with bandmates Milan Algood (drums) and Juan Carlos Rollan. Libations were had, and we
watched videos until 5 a.m. “Jonah could go in any direction he wants to go in music,” Steve said. “He has tons of talent, he works hard and he is a creative soul.” The past decade has been one of transition for jazz music, and a genre once defined firmly in retro terms has seen a youth movement nationwide. For Pierre, who was the youngest guy in the room for years, the transition into
veteran status has been almost seamless, and now a whole new generation of jazzmen (and women) is following his lead. The future is bright for Pierre— people have been saying that for years, and they will continue saying it for many years to come. Subscribe to Folio Weekly’s Newsletter at folioweekly.com/newsletters FEBRUARY 5-11, 2020 | FOLIOWEEKLY.com | 11
FOLIO A+E : MUSIC
Leisure time with Winterland founders Lena Simon and Glenn Van Dyke
NOT-SO-SUMMER FESTIVAL
WINTERLAND RETURNS TO FIVE POINTS FOR THIRD ANNUAL INDIE EXTRAVAGANZA
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iverside will be the focal point of Jacksonville’s vibrant music community, this weekend, as local record label Winterland presents the third edition of its eponymous music festival. Each annual outing has been an opportunity to serve the city’s artists and audience, according to Winterland co-founder Glenn Van Dyke. “We started Winterland as a way to help usher in a new era of music culture in Jacksonville,” Van Dyke told Folio Weekly. “We want to expand on the growing scene and make it exciting to be an artist and a music fan. As a festival, we want to put a spotlight onto our local scene. We exist because there is a demand and a growing Lady Lamb culture that could use Photo by Erica Peplin more outlets.” As far as grassroots go, Winterland is entirely volunteer-driven and supported by a slew of hometown partners. Iconic guitar brand Fender and renowned skate company Volcom are also sponsors. In between scoring new kits at Trash Panda’s pop-up flea market or recharging at the lounge zone provided by Hotel Palms, attendees will be Yellow Steve able to catch some truly Photo by Tenny Rudolph special acts including— but certainly not limited to—Dust Fuss, Lady Lamb, Bebe Deluxe, A Place to Bury Strangers, Quarter Roy and Yellow Steve. Concerts will be held at participating venues up and down Five Points’ Park Street strip at Alewife, Hoptinger, Rain Dogs and Root Down. The street itself will be closed to traffic for the occasion. It’s kind of a big deal, and it’s getting bigger each year. Winterland III’s three-day lineup boasts more than 40 acts, both local and touring. Among the latter is Lady Lamb. Born Aly Spaltro in Brunswick, Maine, where she produced and self-released her first home
recordings, the songwriter and musician is now based in New York. Those early efforts, released under the moniker Lady Lamb the Beekeeper, introduced audiences to her smoky, sometimes-gravelly voice—a contemporary echo of Sheryl Crow’s California blues. I was taken aback, the first time heard a live session of “Crane Your Neck.” Lady Lamb has four albums to her name. Since 2007, her sound has entered into more electric and experimental realms, now recalling the progressive pop of the late, great David Bowie— although Lady Lamb’s style remains her own. She’ll be playing at Root Down, Friday night. Yellow Steve is one of the local headliners. The young performer is all of 20 years old and hails from Jacksonville. These bits of biography are important, as his music draws from the experiences of a young artist in the city; he distills those experiences into short, undeniably catchy songs and visually stunning videos. From his tales of Northside to Arlington and Downtown, Yellow Steve paints such vivid pictures that listeners feel as if they’ve lived in the River City all their lives. (Admittedly, some of them have!) His flow and beats recall Rhymesayers artists Brother Ali, the verbose Eyedea, the much beloved MF Doom as well as early Odd Future phenomenon Earl Sweatshirt’s Doris. Last year Yellow Steve released tellthetruth, an 11-track album that truly captures his vibe. You can catch the artist at Alewife on Saturday, Feb. 8.
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WINTERLAND 2020
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Brett’s Waterway Café
Fernandina Harbor Marina at the foot of Centre Street 904-261-2660 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.
T-Ray’s Burger Station 202 S. Eighth Street 904-261-6310
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.
Moon River Pizza 925 S. 14th Street 904-321-3400
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 beer. Open for lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. Dine in or take it with you.
The Mustard Seed Cafe 833 T.J. Courson Road 904-277-3141
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
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ARTS + EVENTS Jacksonville-based visual artist THONY AIUPPY’s new solo exhibition LAY THE LILY LOW uses collage technique to explore the experience of historically marginalized communities in the South. The show runs through Feb. 28, with an opening reception 5 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 6, FSCJ South Campus Gallery, Arlington, fscj.edu/art-galleries, free.
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RADIO GOLF ABET presents Pulitzer Prizewinning playwright August Wilson’s final play and installment of his 10-play cycle dramatizing the African-American experience in the 20th century. 8 p.m. Friday & Saturday, Feb. 7 & 8; 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 9, ABET, 544 Atlantic Blvd., Neptune Beach, abettheatre.com, $14-$25. BLIPPI LIVE Children get the chance to meet one of their favorite television characters and see him perform live on stage. 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 6, Florida Theatre, 128 E. Forsyth St., Downtown, floridatheatre.com, $29.50-$59.50. LOVE LETTERS This nostalgic, Pulitzer Prizenominated show of life-long friends continues to show. 6 p.m. Friday, Feb. 7; 11 a.m. & 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 8; noon & 6 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 9, Alhambra Theatre & Dining, 12000 Beach Blvd., Southside, alhambrajax.com, $38-$61. SHRINK RAP St. Augustine-based playwright Amy Lauer Goldin examines today’s politics, media and more in this social satire. 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 7; 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 8, The Art Studio & Gallery, 370A A1A Beach Blvd., St. Aug. Beach, beachartstudio.org, $20. SUDS ‘N SHAKESPEARE A live theater show with a rotating ensemble of abbreviated and inebriated Shakespeare performances. 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 8, Creative Veins, 337 E. Forsyth St., Downtown, creativeveins.com, $25. WAITRESS Sara Bareilles’ hit Broadway musical comes to Northeast Florida. The plot follows a small-town waitress and pie-maker with big dreams. 7:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 10, ThrasherHorne Center, 283 College Dr., Orange Park, thcenter.org, $42-$90.
CLASSICAL & JAZZ
SIX13 A CAPPELLA CONCERT The groundbreaking six-man group brings unprecedented style to Jewish music. 3-5 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 9, Jacksonville Jewish Center, 3662 Crown Point Rd., Southside, jaxjewishcenter.org, $5 for children, $10 for adults. LOVE IS AS LOVE DOES Hear musical and spoken word performances at this event. 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 7, Jazz Poetry Cafe, 712 W. Duval St., Springfield, jazzpoetrycafe.com, $15-$500. SUNDAY FUNDAY WITH THE KATZ DOWNSTAIRZ The upbeat jazz band performs. 7:30-10:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 9, Jazzy’s Restaurant & Café, 901 King St., Riverside, eventbrite.com, $6-$35.
BOOKS & POETRY
BOOK CLUB NIGHT The Bookmark hosts representatives from Penguin Random House who will recommend book club selections, answer questions and offer “what to read next” suggestions. 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 11, The BookMark, 220 First St., Neptune Beach, bookmarkbeach.com, free. UNDERSTANDING OUR WORLD Nancy Dickson facilitates the non-fiction book selection. 10-11 a.m. Monday, Feb. 10, Story & Song Bookstore, 1430 Park Ave., Fernandina Beach, storyandsongbookstore.com, free.
COMEDY
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Reep performs 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 6; 7:30 & 10 p.m. Friday & Saturday, Feb. 7 & 8, $20$122.50. LOL Comedy Night with Kelly Heatwole 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 11, Comedy Zone, 3130 Hartley Rd., Southside, comedyzone.com, $10. HIDE & SEEK COMEDY HOUR Enjoy a night of laughs with friends and the community’s best comedians. 8 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 5, Hyperion Brewing Company, 1740 N. Main St., Springfield, facebook.com/HyperionBrewingCo, free. HOT POTATO COMEDY HOUR Local and touring stand-up comedians perform. 9 p.m., Monday, Feb. 10, Rain dogs., 1045 Park St., Five Points, facebook. com/Raindogs, free. JACKIE KNIGHT’S COMEDY CLUB Patrick Garrity and Lindsay Glazer perform. Friday & Saturday, Feb. 7 & 8, 828 Anastasia Blvd., St. Augustine, thegypseycomedyclub.com. FRANCO ESCAMILLA The YouTube sensation makes a stop in Jacksonville. 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 7, Florida Theatre, 128 E. Forsyth St., Ste. 300, Downtown, floridatheatre.com, $43.50-$103.50.
FILM
CORAZON CINEMA & CAFÉ Uncut Gems and Raising Buchanan’s last showings are on Thursday, Feb. 6; TBT Blood on the Sun noon Thursday, Feb. 6; Oscar-nominated short films continue to show; Elvis ‘56 & Coda open Friday, Feb. 7; L’Heritage and Deux Amis noon Saturday, Feb. 8, 36 Granada St., St. Augustine, corazoncinemaandcafe.com. SUN-RAY CINEMA The Wonderland 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 5; Birds of Prey opens Thursday, Feb. 6; last showing of Little Women 6:20 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 6; 1917 and Oscar-nominated short films continue to play, 1028 Park St., Five Points, sunraycinema.com.
ART WALKS, MARKETS
RIVERSIDE ARTS MARKET 10 a.m.–3 p.m. every Saturday, 715 Riverside Ave., riversideavondale.org, free. ATLANTIC BEACH ARTS MARKET Leaping into February 10 a.m.-noon Saturday, Feb. 8, $35; Art of Layering with Mixed Media Workshop 2-4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 8, $65; Multimedia Lovebirds Workshop 2-4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 9, $25; Valentine’s Couple Painting Workshop 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 11, $40. The market is open 10 a.m.5 p.m. daily, 1805 Mayport Rd., Atlantic Beach, atlanticbeachartsmarket.com. The AMP FARMERS MARKET The weekly staple returns with more food, art and music. Bring your reusable bags and containers for green shopping. Remember to leave your pets at home. 8:30 a.m.12:30 p.m. every Saturday, The Amp, 1340C A1A S., St. Augustine, staugamphitheatre.com, free. FEBRUARY HANDMADE MARKET Explore a market full of handmade goods, vendors and antiques. Noon-4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 9, Avonlea Antique Mall, 8101 Philips Hwy., Southside, avonleamall.com, free.
GALLERIES
The ART CENTER COOPERATIVE Libations runs through March 13, 9501 Arlington Expy., Ste. 430, Regency Square Mall, tacjacksonville.org. The ART STUDIO & GALLERY Meet February’s artist of the month during the First Friday Art Walk. 5-8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 7, 370A A1A Beach Blvd., St.
Augustine Beach, beachartstudio.org, free. BUTTERFIELD GARAGE Cindy Wilson is February’s featured artist. 137 King St., St. Augustine, butterfieldgarage.com. CUTTER & CUTTER FINE ART GALLERIES Salvador Dali: The Argillet Collection is on display. 25 King St., St. Augustine, cutterandcutter.com. FEMART GALLERY Women Who Face It is on display through March 29, 10 S. Newnan, Downtown, femartgallery.org. GRAY 1908 GALLERY Jenna Alexander’s The Flower Map of the United States is on display. 73 San Marco Ave., St. Augustine, jenna-alexander.com. HASKELL GALLERY Women Artists, Visual Experience, a year-long effort showcasing the work of more than 90 women in an around Northeast Florida, runs through April 6, Jacksonville International Airport, 2400 Yankee Clipper Dr., Northside, jiaarts.org. NATHAN H. WILSON CENTER Opening reception for Thony Aiuppy’s Lay the Lily Low at FSCJ’s South Campus. 5-7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 6, 11901 Beach Blvd., Arlington, fscj.edu/art-galleries, free. SPACE 42 Mark George’s POUT is on display through February 15, 2670 Phyllis St., Riverside, spacefortytwo.com. ST. AUGUSTINE ART ASSOCIATION Opening reception for Humanly Possible: Figures & Portraits during First Friday Art Walk. 5-9 p.m. Friday, Feb. 6, 22 Marine St., St. Augustine, staaa.org. THRASHER-HORNE CENTER Off the Beaten Path, an exhibit showcasing five local artists, runs through February 15. The gallery will be open until 7 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 6, 283 College Dr., Orange Park, thcenter.org. YELLOW HOUSE Sarah Crooks’ Home is Here is on display through February 29, 577 King St., Riverside, yellowhouseart.org. SOUTHLIGHT GALLERY Member spotlight on Kathy Stark. She’s showcasing her largescale watercolor painting from The Wilderness of North Florida’s Parks exhibit at February’s Art Walk Reception. 5-8 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 5, 1 Independent Dr., Ste. 113, Downtown, southlightgallery.com.
EVENTS
MADELINE ALBRIGHT LECTURE The professor, author, diplomat and businesswoman comes to Northeast Florida. Albright became the first female secretary of state in 1997 and received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2012. Attendees must register and bring their printed tickets, to attend. 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 5, UNF Arena, 11852 UNF Dr., Southside, unf.edu/lectures, free. CELEBRATION of the NATIONAL ANTHEM This event recognizes Jacksonville’s rich history and celebrates the Black National Anthem, Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing, written by Jacksonville’s James Weldon Johnson and John Rosamond Johnson 120 years ago. 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 12, Ritz Theatre & Museum, 829 N. Davis St., La Villa, facebook.com/jaxnaacp, 924-0756. JAM ‘N’ PEPPER FESTIVAL The oldest local hot sauce shop in the Ancient City, Hot Stuff, hosts its first Jam ‘n’ Pepper Festival with live music, food trucks, beer and hot sauce! 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 8, Francis Field, 25 W. Castillo Dr., St. Augustine, jamnpepperfestival.com, $4/$5. ANCIENT CITY ARTISTS’ ART SHOW Paintings, photography, jewelry and a wine and cheese reception to celebrate this group of artists. 1-4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 9, The Riverview Club, 790 Christina Dr., St. Augustine, facebook.com/Riverview-ClubSt-Augustine-163084777233109, 429-7887, free. MLK SCHOLARSHIP LUNCHEON Rev. Gwendolyn Cook Webb, a civil rights activist who participated
ARTS + EVENTS in the Birmingham Children’s Crusade, delivers this year’s keynote speech. Must register online and bring printed ticket, to attend. Noon Wednesday, Feb. 5, Adam W. Herbert University Center, 12000 Alumni Dr., Southside, facebook. com/InterculturalcenterforPeace, $30+. STORY & SONG SECOND BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION Join your local bookstore for photos, giveaways, a meet and greet session with the Wings Project’s artists and a concert by The Kooks. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 9, Story & Song Bookstore, 1430 Park Ave., Fernandina Beach, storyandsongbookstore.com, free. BOY SCOUT WORKSHOP Scouts will learn what it means to demonstrate good citizenship in the community and have an opportunity to earn several badges. 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 8, MOSH, 1025 Museum Circle, Southbank, themosh.org, $30. SILLY SCIENCE SLEEPOVER Unpack coding genetics in the traveling exhibit Genome: Unlocking Life’s Code, wacky science shows, planetarium shows, scavenger hunts, movies and more! Children must be chaperoned by an adult. 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 8, MOSH, 1025 Museum Circle, Southbank, themosh.org, $28 for members, $35 for nonmembers. CAREER ACADEMY SHOWCASE The students at this magnet school show off their skills with a car show, lunch served from culinary academy, services from the cosmetology academy, and children’s activities from the early childhood education academy. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 8, Frank H. Peterson Academies of Technology, 7450 Wilson Blvd., Westside, dcps.duvalschools. org, free. MEDIA TRAINING WITH JOEL STALEY Learn how to prepare senior executives for media interviews. 5-7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 11, Nemours Home Office, 10150 Centurion Parkway N., Southside, nfprsa.org, $20-$35. CLAY BRIDAL SPECTACULAR The second annual event showcasing all things wedding. Noon-4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 9, Thrasher-Horne Center, 283 College Dr., Orange Park, thcenter.org, $5/$10. 20/20 VISION PLANT SHOWCASE Learn how to include native plants in your home and yard and take some home from the plant sale. 10-11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 8, Orange Park Garden Club, 1820 Smith St., Orange Park, nativeplantconsulting.com, free. CELEBRATION OF HOPE SYMPOSIUM The Judy Nicholson Kidney Cancer Foundation hosts this informational symposium that focuses on the relationship between sickle-cell anemia and kidney cancer and their impact on the African American community. 7:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 8, UF Health, Learning Resource Center, 653-1 W. Eighth St., Downtown, jnfkidneycancer.org, free. SO CHILL SUNDAY Live music by Frank Giovetti, beer specials and an organic lunch. 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 9, House
of Leaf & Bean, 14474 Beach Blvd., Jax Beach, houseofleafnbean.com, free. THE CABARET HOUR Jacksonville’s premier variety show returns with classic burlesque, draglesque, drag kings and queens. Must be 18 or older. 10 p.m. Friday, Feb. 7, The Justice Pub, 315 E. Bay St., Downtown, facebook.com/ TheJusticePub, $10. JACKSONVILLE FOOD & WINE FESTIVAL This event will feature more than 60 wines, 20 restaurants and 40 vendors. All proceeds go to benefit the Wagoner Foundation. Noon-8 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 9, Riverside Arts Market, 715 Riverside Ave., Riverside, eventbrite.com, general admission is free, VIP Sampling & Hospitality pass is $70. WINTERLAND III The music festival returns with vendors and events at various venues. 5 p.m. Friday-Sunday, Feb. 7-9, Park Street, 5 Points, winterlandpresents.com, $30-$60. NO PASSPORT REQUIRED WJCT hosts this anthropological culinary exploration event to engage the community in a discussion of food and its importance to culture with a reception, panel discussions, question and answer session and food from several cultural chefs. 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 11, WJCT Studios, 100 Festival Park Ave., Downtown, RSVP wjct.org, free. SECOND ANNUAL LOVERS GROOVE MASQUERADE BALL Isaac Byrd hosts this lovely evening of masquerade and smooth jazz from David P. Stevens and Marqueal Jordan. 7-10 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 9, WJCT Soundstage, 100 Festival Park Ave., Downtown, eventbrite.com, $25-$75. EVERY SINGLE ARTIST LOUNGE Deborah Reid reviews copyright laws at this monthly networking event for artists, art professionals, art educators and appreciators. 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 11, The Performers Academy, 3674 Beach Blvd., Southside, facebook.com/MoreArtCulture, free. FOURTH ANNUAL JIMMY JAM BBQ SLAM & CAR SHOW The annual fundraising festival returns with camping, a corn hole tournament, live music and finger lickin’ BBQ. 5-10 p.m. Friday, Feb. 7; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 9, St. Johns County Fairgrounds, 5840 S.R. 207, St. Augustine, jimmyjambbqslam.com, $20. MARDI GRAS BLOCK PARTY A fundraising event featuring JB Scott’s Swingin’ Allstars, Junco Royals and Simply Dutchess. Visitors can also enjoy food from Twisted Okie Mid-Western BBQ, Cajun Cravins and Sweet Dreams XO. 6-10 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 8, Friday Musicale, 645 Oak St., Riverside, fridaymusicale.com, $75/$90. THE 92ND ACADEMY AWARDS EXTRAVAGANZA Dress to impress and watch award ceremony with some of the finest folks in the Ancient City. Must be 21 or older. 6:30 p.m.-midnight Sunday, Feb. 9, The Corazon Cinema & Cafe, 36 Granada St., St. Augustine, corazonoscarparty.eventbrite.com, $35-$50.
Sara Bareilles’ hit Broadway musical WAITRESS comes to Northeast Florida. The plot follows a small-town waitress and pie-maker who has big dreams. 7:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 10, Thrasher-Horne Center, Orange Park, thcenter.org, $42-$90. FEBRUARY 5-11, 2020 | FOLIOWEEKLY.com | 15
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LIVE MUSIC VENUES
WHITEY’S FISH CAMP, 2032 C.R. 220 Lisa & the Mad Hatters Feb. 7. Yowsah Feb. 8
SALTY PELICAN, 12 N. Front St. Davis Turner Feb. 5. Travis Harden Feb. 6. Justin Spivey Feb. 7. Eric Alabiso, Amy Vickery Feb. 8. Hupp & Ray Feb. 9. Jimmy Mowrey Feb. 11 SJ BREWING COMPANY, 463646 S.R. 200, Ste. 13, Yulee Jory Lyle Feb. 8 THE SURF, 3199 S. Fletcher Ave. The Macy’s Feb. 5. Savanna Leigh Bassett Feb. 7. Sam McDonald Feb. 8 STORY & SONG BOOKSTORE, 1430 Park Ave. Rev. Todd Glacy Feb. 7
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THE BEACHES (All venues in Jax Beach unless otherwise noted)
BLUE JAY LISTENING ROOM, 2457B S. Third St. Strangerwolf Feb. 7. Hannah Harber & the Lionhearts, Dean Winter Feb. 8 GUSTO, 1266 Beach Blvd. The Groove Feb. 5. Matt Hall Feb. 6 LYNCH’S IRISH PUB, 514 N. First St. Chillula every Wed. Split Tones every Thur. Dirty Pete every Sun. Julia Gulia every Mon. South City Live every Tue. MEZZA LUNA, 110 First St., Neptune Beach Gypsies Ginger every Wed. Mike Shackelford every Thur. Mezza Shuffle Boxband every Mon. Trevor Tanner every Tue. MAVI BAR & GRILL, 2309 Beach Blvd. Supernatural Duo Feb. 6. Monkey Wrench Feb. 7. Alex Affronti, North of 40 Feb. 8. Jimmy Parrish & the Waves Feb. 9 WHISKEY JAX, 950 Marsh Landing Pkwy. Boogie Freaks Feb. 7. Sidewalk 65 Feb. 8. The Groove Coalition Feb. 9
DOWNTOWN
1904 MUSIC HALL, 19 Ocean St. Andy Frasco & the U.N., Big Something Feb. 5. Duval is for Lovers Feb. 6. G. Love, Special Sauce, Jontavious Willis Feb. 7. Lost Dog Street Band, Casper Allen Feb. 8. The Wailers, Aston “Family Man” Barrett, The Head Cheese Feb. 9 FLORIDA THEATRE, 128 E. Forsyth St. Abba Mania Feb. 12 HEMMING PARK, 135 W. Monroe St. Ace Winn Feb. 10 MYTH NIGHTCLUB, 333 E. Bay St. DJ Snizz, Boogie Mane, Gadjit, Mumbles Feb. 5. Xander, Sorce, Sub-lo, Viral Feb. 7. The Silver Rider, Ancient Deep, DJ Papi Disco, JB Dizzy Feb. 8
FLEMING ISLAND, GREEN COVE
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CLIFF’S, 3033 Monument Rd., Ste. 2 Vox Feb. 7. Lisa & the Mad Hatters Feb. 8 JERRY’S, 13170-22 Atlantic Blvd. Party Cartel Feb. 7. Fireball Feb. 8 MUDVILLE MUSIC ROOM, 3105 Beach Blvd. Rod Picott Feb. 7. Sideline Feb. 8. River City Rhythm Kings Feb. 10
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CHEERS, 11475 San Jose Blvd. Highway Jones Feb. 5. City of Bridges Feb. 7. Don’t Call Me Shirley Feb. 8 ENZA’S, 10601 San Jose Blvd., Ste. 109 Brian Iannucci every Wed., Sun. & Tue. Carl Grant every Thur., Fri. & Sat. IGGY’S, 104 Bartram Oaks Walk, Ste. 101 Ryan Campbell Feb. 6. Fat Cactus Feb. 7. Boogie Freaks Feb. 8. Them Vagabonds Feb. 9
ORANGE PARK
CHEERS, 1138 Park Ave. The Good Wood Band Feb. 5. Love Monkey Feb. 7. City of Bridges Feb. 8 THRASHER-HORNE CENTER, 283 College Dr. Peter Noone, Gary Lewis & the Playboys, The Box Tops, The Vogues Feb. 7
PONTE VEDRA
PONTE VEDRA CONCERT HALL, 1050 A1A N. Asleep at the Wheel, Brennen Leigh Feb. 5. Marc Cohn Feb. 7. Delbert McClinton Feb. 8. Los Lobos, The Commonheart Feb. 9. Cold War Kids, Overcoats Feb. 10
RIVERSIDE, WESTSIDE
ALEWIFE, 1035 Park St. Winterland III: Dev the Goon, Quiet Mansions, Bebe Deluxe, The Black Toilet Feb. 7; Pastel Palms, Blunt Bangs, Yellow Steve Feb. 8 ARCHETYPE, 2952 Roosevelt Blvd. Kindo, Former Youth, First Case Scenario, Pastel Palms Feb. 6. The Azimuth, Corrupted Saint, Corpus, Death Watch ’97, Giants of Atlantis Feb. 8 HOPTINGER, 1037 Park St. Winterland III: Kevin PM, Curious Markings, The Dewars, Wooly Bushmen, Hello Shark, Folk is People, Sailor Goon, Mr. Al Pete Feb. 7; Fever Hands, Quarter Roy, The Venus, Darkhorse Saloon, Che, Animal Clinic, Harkin Feb. 8 RAIN DOGS, 1045 Park St. The Dude Ranch, The Billie Joes Feb. 6. Winterland III: Haute Tension, Faze Wave, Timothy Eerie, AC Deathstrike Feb. 7; Fever Beam, 9E, Ben Katzman’s Degreaser, A Place to Bury Strangers Feb. 8
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FOLIO PETS
LOCAL PET EVENTS & ADOPTABLES FELINE FRENZY The Jax Humane Society’s bi-weekly spay and neuter drive gets community cats fixed for free. The goal for each session is 100. All cats must be brought in humane traps (one cat per trap), not carriers. 7 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 9, Jacksonville Humane Society, 8464 Beach Blvd., Southside, jaxhumane.org, free.
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LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS CAN HELP YOU PROVIDE FOR YOUR PET
Even a capable canine columnist like me can find it difficult to make ends meet. So, I depend on my mom for most things: filling my bowl with kibble, taking me to the vet for regular exams, and replacing my old squeaky squirrel with a new squeaky hedgehog. But not every pet is as fortunate. Hundreds of pets—from dogs and cats to birds and ferrets (and let’s not get started on reptiles)—end up abandoned on the streets, surrendered at shelters, or put into homeless situations when pet owners find caring for them difficult or impossible. Luckily, there are resources available for those who need help caring for their animals. PET FOOD ASSISTANCE Many animal shelters understand that pet owners struggle financially, and they offer pet food assistance through local food pantries to help ease the burden. The Jacksonville Humane Society manages and maintains a pet food pantry. Pet owners must provide proof that their pets are spayed/neutered to receive this service. There are no other eligibility requirements. The pantry is open 10 a.m.-noon Saturdays, JHS Warehouse, 1817 Foster Dr., Southside, jaxhumane.org. First Coast No More Homeless Pets’ Jacksonville Pet Food Bank offers a one-month supply of cat or dog food to households with up to five cats and four dogs. All pets must be spayed or neutered. The distribution schedule varies based on supply. 464 Cassat Ave., Edgewood, fcnmhp.org. Meals on Wheels for Pets provides nutritious pet food for companion animals of homebound seniors in Nassau County. 17 S. Seventh St., Fernandina Beach, mow4petsnassau.com. LOW-COST VETERINARY CARE Pet medical care can be expensive. If your animal needs a medical procedure you can’t afford, there are organizations that may be able to help. Local animal welfare groups and shelters often offer low-cost vaccinations, spaying and neutering services and other routine care. JHS Animal Hospital provides affordable, quality care to the public, 18 | FOLIOWEEKLY.com | FEBRUARY 5-11, 2020
regardless of income status. 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Wednesday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Thursday, 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, 8464 Beach Blvd., Southside, jaxhumane.org. First Coast No More Homeless Pets runs one of the largest spay and neuter clinics in the country and the largest safetynet veterinary hospital in the Southeast. 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Friday, 6817 Norwood Ave., Norwood, fcnmhp.org. Saint Francis Animal Hospital provides comprehensive veterinary care at a lower cost. 8:30 a.m.-8 p.m. Monday, Tuesday & Thursday, 2727 Atlantic Blvd., Arlington, saintfrancisanimalhospital.org. Clay Humane Clinic offers affordable veterinary treatment, including free cat spaying and neutering services, so that every pet can receive vital care when in need. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, 2230 Filmore St., Orange Park, clayhumane.org. REHOMING ASSISTANCE It is important to consider all available alternatives and helpful resources before deciding to surrender a pet. But, if you believe you are out of options and finding a new home is best for your pet, try re-homing it on your own rather than surrendering it to a facility. You can also visit a no-kill shelter, for assistance. JHS admits pets by appointment only. The staff can also post a listing on its Community Pets page, at no cost to you. 8464 Beach Blvd., Southside, jaxhumane.org. COJ Animal Care & Protective Services admits pets by appointment only. 2020 Forest St., Mixon Town, friendsofjaxanimals.com. Being proactive goes a long way. If you are not facing financial hardship, consider donating funds to your favorite animal shelter or rescue organization to help other animals in need. This is a great way to pay it forward and help those in times of need. Davi the Dachshund mail@folioweekly.com Subscribe to Folio Weekly Magazine’s Pets Newsletter at folioweekly.com/newsletters
Snuggly, polite pup seeks fun, dog-loving human and/or giant alien plant for romps on the beach, catch sessions, and couch cuddle time. Wanna take me home? Stop by JHS and ask to meet me—or take me on a Dog Day Out! Learn more at: jaxhumane.org/dogdayout
MAC & CHEESE COOK OFF Kanine Social hosts its inaugural comfortfood competition, with 10 amateur chefs vying for bragging rights. Noon-2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 9, Kanine Social, 580 College St., Brooklyn, facebook.com/KanineSocial, $5 to taste.
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Did you know my name is Russian for faith? It’s true! I’m a sweet, affectionate girl who’s ready to be your faithful friend and companion. I love laps, fishy treats, and long naps in the sun. If I sound like the one for you, you’ll find me waiting at 8464 Beach Blvd.!
PUPS ON THE PATIO YAPPY HOUR One waterfront bar is rolling out the red carpet for pet parents and their fur babies. Located inside the Guy Harvey Resort, Santiago’s is offering $1 off drinks, $3 doggie “paw’ke” bowls and free dog biscuits during this weekly event. 4-7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 10, Santiago’s Florida Kitchen & Craft Bar, 860 A1A Beach Blvd., St. Aug. Beach, santiagosfloridakitchen.com.
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NEWS OF THE WEIRD LEAST COMPETENT CRIMINAL Matthew Davies, 47, of Dunfermline, Scotland, pleaded guilty on Jan. 17 to assault and robbery in the case of a bumbling Bank of Scotland holdup in September, the Daily Record reported. On that day, Davies charged into the bank with a meat cleaver in hand and a pillowcase over his head. Unfortunately, he had neglected to cut eyeholes in the pillowcase and therefore couldn’t see—so he had to take it off. Undeterred, Davies used the cleaver to batter a glass partition on the counter and eventually took off with almost 2,000 pounds, casually wandering toward home, even stopping to pet a dog along the way. One brave customer of the bank followed Davies to his home and alerted police; there they found cash and the pillowcase, along with a stun gun. He’ll be sentenced in February. POLICE REPORT Antoine McDonald, 21, of Altamonte Springs, Florida, became famous last year for dressing up as the Easter Bunny in Orlando, but he found his costume unhelpful on Jan. 16 after ramming his motorcycle into a carport, which collapsed on a car parked there, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. A neighbor observed the Easter Bunny limping away from the scene. When officers caught up with McDonald, lying in the back seat of a car, he denied involvement in the crash. “I wasn’t in any crash. I’m the Orlando Easter Bunny. Google it,” he claimed. “The bunny appeared to be alive,” officers reported, according to the Orlando Sentinel, and they asked him to remove the costume before arresting him and transporting him to the hospital for rib and leg injuries sustained in the crash. PEOPLE WITH ISSUES A mystery was solved on Jan. 22 in Natick, Massachusetts, when police arrested Andrea F. Grocer, 51, of Ashland, on suspicion of defecating in front of the Natick Outdoor Store eight times over the last four months. Henry Kanner, the store’s owner, had reported the incidents to police in December, and officers first thought an animal might be the culprit—until they found “toilet paper and other wipes,” Natick police spokesperson Lt. Cara Rossi told The MetroWest Daily News. Some of the incidents had been recorded by surveillance video, but police hadn’t been able to identify a license plate. During extra patrols of the parking lot, they spotted Grocer at 6:51 a.m. as she prepared to leave her mark again,
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police said. “I have no idea who she is,” Kanner said, adding that he knows of no connection she has with the store. Grocer’s lawyer described her as a “pillar of the community.” UNCLEAR ON THE CONCEPT United Press International reported that an unnamed man in Orlando, Florida, got a little mixed up as he tried to fill his boat’s gas tank before a fishing trip on Jan. 27. Rather than putting the gas nozzle into the fuel tank, the man inserted it into a fishing pole holder and pumped 30 gallons of gas directly into the cockpit. Orange County Fire Rescue was called to the 7-Eleven, and a hazmat team siphoned most of the errant gas from the boat before the fisherman filled up the actual tank and went on his way. OOPS! In June 2019, the city of Roubaix, France, proudly announced it had installed 187 solar panels to generate electricity for the city’s library, and paid a local company about $113,000 for the “green” equipment. But during the installation of a wind turbine to supplement the clean energy effort in December, workers noticed the solar panels had never been connected to the library’s electrical network. Oddity Central reported the panels were intended to supply about a quarter of the library’s needed power, but “we realized this was not the case,” admitted Alexandre Garcin, the city’s deputy mayor, who did not elaborate on why it took six months to figure out the oversight. CREEPY Houston mother Emily Madonia’s nightmare began in 2015, when the Elsa (from Frozen) doll her daughter received for Christmas 2013 began reciting lines from the movie in both English and Spanish; originally it had only spoken English. Next, the doll began speaking and singing randomly, even when her on/off switch was in the OFF position. In December 2019, Madonia threw the doll out, Click2Houston reported, but she and her husband later found the doll in a bench inside their home. So they double wrapped the doll in plastic bags and “put it in the bottom of our garbage can,” Madonia wrote on Facebook. Days later, her daughter found the doll again in the backyard. Finally, Madonia sent the doll to a friend who lives in Minnesota, where it remained at press time. In the meantime, Madonia has been contacted by paranormal investigators and the Travel Channel. weirdnewstips@amuniversal.com
FREEWILL ASTROLOGY
ARIES (March 21-April 19): You now have the power to make connections that have not previously been possible. Tap into an enhanced capacity to forge new alliances and strengthen your support system. Be on the lookout for a dynamic group effort you could join or a higher purpose you might align yourself with. Find an opportunity to weave your fortunes together with a dynamic group effort that’s in service to a higher purpose.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): “Victory won’t come to me unless I go to it,” wrote the poet Marianne Moore. In other words, you must track down each victory you’re interested in. You must study its unique nature. And then you must adjust yourself to its specifications. You can’t remain just the way you are but must transform yourself so as to be in alignment with the responsibilities it demands of you. Can you pass these tests? I believe you can. It’s time to prove it.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): While at the peak of his powers as an author, JeanPaul Sartre consumed an array of moodshifters every day. He quaffed at least a quart of alcohol, smoked two packs of cigarettes, and drank copious amounts of coffee and tea. His intake of pills included 200 mg of amphetamines, 15 g of aspirin, and a handful of barbiturates. Make Sartre your antirole model during the next four weeks. Your ability to discover, attract and benefit from wonders and marvels will thrive to the degree that you forswear drugs and alcohol and artificial enhancements. CANCER (June 21-July 22): I don’t think I’m boring. Yet now and then, I’ve had temporary relationships with people who regarded me as uninteresting. They didn’t see much of value in me. I tend to believe it was mostly their fault, but it may have also been the case that I lived down to their expectations. Their inclination to see me as unimportant influenced me to be dull. I bring this up because now is an excellent time to remove yourself from situations where you have trouble being and feeling your true self. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Soprano Helen Traubel and tenor Lauritz Melchior performed together in many productions of Wagnerian operas, often at the Metropolitan in New York City. Friends and colleagues but not lovers, they had a playful relationship with each other. A favorite pastime was figuring out tricks they could try that would cause the other to break into inappropriate laughter while performing. The coming weeks will be a propitious time for you to engage in similar hijinx with your allies. You have a poetic license and a spiritual mandate to enjoy amusing collaborative experiments, playful intimate escapades and adventures in buoyant togetherness.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Samuel Johnson singlehandedly compiled the influential tome, A Dictionary of the English Language, which remained the definitive British dictionary for 170 years. We shouldn’t be surprised that it was a Virgo who accomplished such an intricate and exhaustive feat. Johnson also had a talent for exposing hypocrisy. In commenting on the Americans’ War of Independence against his country, he noted that some of the “loudest yelps for liberty” came from slave-owners. Make him one of your role models in 2020. May he inspire you to produce rigorous work that’s useful to many. May he also empower you to be a candid purveyor of freedom. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Is there a project or situation you’d love to create but have lacked the
confidence to try? Now is a time when you can finally summon the necessary courage. Is there a long-running dilemma that has always seemed too confusing and overwhelming to even understand, let alone solve? Now is a favorable time to ask your higher self for the clear vision that will instigate an unforeseen healing. Is there a labor of love that seems to have stalled or a dream that got sidetracked? Now is a time when you could revive its luminosity and get it back in a sweet groove.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Was there a more influential 20th-century artist than Pablo Picasso? He was a revolutionary innovator who got rich from his creations. Once, while visiting a gallery showing of art made by children, he said, “When I was their age I could draw like Raphael [the great Renaissance artist].” Seek inspiration from Picasso’s aspiration. Set an intention to develop expertise in seeing your world and your work through a child’s eyes. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): I know a Sagittarius man who has seen the film Avengers: Endgame 17 times. Another Sagittarian acquaintance estimates she has listened all the way through to Billie Eilish’s album When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? 135 times. And then there’s my scholarly Sagittarian friend who has read the ancient Greek epic poem The Iliad 37 times. I admire your tribe’s ability to keep finding new inspiration in sources you already know well. But you shouldn’t do much of this kind of thing in the coming weeks. It’s high time for you to experiment with experiences you know little about. Be fresh, innocent and curious.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Athens was one of the great cities of the ancient world. Its vigorous art, theater, philosophy, architecture and experiments in democracy are today regarded as foundational to Western culture. And yet at its height, Athens’ population was a mere 275,000. How could such a relatively small source breed such intensity and potency? That’s a long story. In any case, I foresee you having the potential to be like Athens yourself in the coming weeks and months: a highly concentrated fount of value. For best results, focus on doing what you do best.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): According to my analysis, the year 2020 will be a time when you can have dramatic success as you re-evaluate and re-vision and revamp your understandings of your life purpose. Why were you born? What’s the nature of your unique genius? What are the best gifts you have to offer the world? Of the many wonderful feats you could accomplish, which are the most important? The next few weeks will be a potent time to get this fun and energizing investigation fully underway.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Physicist Niels Bohr won a Nobel Prize for his insights about quantum mechanics. But he was humble about the complexity of the subject. “If you think you understand it, that only shows you don’t know the first thing about it,” he mused. I’m tempted to make a similar statement about the mysteries and riddles that are making your life so interesting. If you think you understand those mysteries and riddles, you probably don’t. But if you’re willing to acknowledge how perplexing they are, and you can accept the fact that your comprehension of them is partial and fuzzy, then you might enjoy a glimmer of the truth that’s worth building on.
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FISCHER’S HB 1079 VIOLATES HOME RULE STATE REP. JASON FISCHER’S HB 1079
(formerly local bill J-1) has been slowly congealing into law, with the objective of stripping our elected Duval County School Board of the power to scout and appoint the best possible superintendent— and its authority to keep that appointee accountable on the job. The best way to have the most suitable school superintendent is for the school board to interview, hire and (if needed) fire the top administrator for the school district. Just as the JEA Board of Directors appoints its top administrator, the school board needs to continue to appoint its top administrator. Incompetent or unethical administrators can be removed immediately, as the JEA Board did with CEO Aaron Zahn. Perhaps the board removed Zahn due to public outcry, but the point is it was possible to immediately remove him. It is more difficult to remove elected officials. HB 1079 (as approved by the majority of the Duval Delegation: Jason Fischer, Aaron Bean, Wyman Duggan, Cord Byrd, Clay Yarborough and Kimberly Daniels) is in violation of the local bill manual, which says local bills should not be used if the purpose can be accomplished at the local level. This local bill, HB 1079, is an attack on home rule. The Jacksonville City Council can put initiatives on our ballot. As a matter of fact, they are contemplating one that would change the way the JEA Board is appointed. (I hope that will be on our ballot soon.) Sen. Audrey Gibson and Rep. Tracie Davis of the Duval Delegation voted against J-1 (HB 1079). I thank them for their vote. We’ll have enough things on our November 2020 ballot without this awful idea by the state legislature. The required economic impact statement completed by Jason Fischer and the Office of General Counsel should have included the cost of educating the voting public about the issue. Democracy only works when the voters understand the ramifications of their votes. Under the Jacksonville City Charter, we have the authority at the local level to make
the change suggested in HB 1079, if it is ever desired. However, there is not, nor has there ever been, community outcry for this bill or its intent. Our school board members are elected to represent the public’s interest in our K-12 education system. The voters have given them the authority to make decisions specifically about our school district. The school board unanimously passed a resolution opposing J-1 (HB 1079). I want our elected school board to continue to be able to conduct a nationwide search for a qualified superintendent with the academic credentials, skills and experience necessary to run a large school district (DCPS comprises approximately 130,000 students and 14,000 educators and staff). In Jacksonville, as in all of Florida, citizens themselves can put proposals on our ballot via citizen initiatives. Three state initiative campaigns have, thus far, qualified to go before voters in November’s general election: Florida for a Fair Wage’s “Fight For $15” constitutional amendment seeking to raise the state’s minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2026; an “open” primary proposal for state legislature, governor and cabinet, regardless of political party membership; and a constitutional amendment stipulating “only,” rather than “any,” U.S. citizen can legally vote. I hope our November 2020 ballot includes an item allowing us to raise funds to renovate or replace district-owned school buildings that have lasted more than 50 years. As you may know, school districts throughout Florida have passed these referendums, because the state has cut capital outlay funding from going to district-owned school buildings. Jacksonville voters, like all state voters, will need time to educate themselves on these citizen initiatives. We don’t need the ridiculous idea behind HB 1079 on our November ballot.
Susan Aertker mail@folioweekly.com __________________________________ Aertker is an advocate for quality public education and the professionals who provide it.
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