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FROM THE EDITOR
The NEW FACE of fear
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AMERICAN TERRORIST
IMAGINE YOU’RE WALKING ALONE ON A DESERTED street in the eerily silent twilight murk when you spot someone headed toward you. A chill runs down your spine—everything about this person, from their haircut, to their clothing, to their carriage, puts you on edge. In an instant, you guess their religion, politics and worldview. You just know their thoughts run toward hate, violence and death. Everything in you wants to run away. Now that you have an image in your mind, let me tell you who I see. Perhaps like you, I see a young man, average in most ways. His face is contorted in a sneer. He’s cocksure, brutal, arrogant, suspicious, is specific about the proper religion, race, language, dress, diet and nationality. He’s probably not too smart, but not a complete idiot either, just misguided, easily manipulated and filled with a false sense of superiority. He is always, always armed. He is also white. And he is wearing some combination of hyper-nationalist, Confederate, Nazi, militant and utilitarian dress. This is the terrorist of my America. I realize that you may think I, as a white person, have less cause to fear whites, even on the alt-right, and even though I’m an unflinching feminist, liberal, agnostic unmoved by the sexual, religious, dietary, intoxicant, et alia, choices of others so long as they do no harm. I actually have more, not less, reason to fear white people, as most violent crimes are committed against members of one’s own race, most often by someone they know. Further, in terms of mass killings, there is an undeniable pattern to recent history. Last week’s mass shooting in South Florida is another in a long line of such crimes committed by men who fit the above description. I was the same age as Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris when they opened fire at Columbine High School. I vividly recall watching the coverage in my college dormitory, overcome with emotion but unable to decide if I was stunned or unsurprised that the killers looked like a hundred boys I knew. Since then, there have been dozens of mass shootings. Often, though not always, the killer’s face isn’t very much different from the faces of Klebold and Harris. Witness Dylann Roof, who murdered congregants at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church; Adam Lanza, the Sandy Hook shooter; James Holmes, who opened fire at the Aurora Theater. And now Nikolas Cruz, who killed 17 at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, in Broward County.
The fact that these young men are terrorists, that the terrorist who threatens your family is more likely to resemble Timothy McVeigh than Osama bin Laden, is hard for some whites to swallow. You don’t have to be a scientist to know that white Americans are afraid of black men first, Middle Eastern (looking) men second. In truth, we’re afraid of the wrong people. An even harder truth is that black and Middle Eastern and Latino and Asian people are often afraid of white people, and often with cause. Being a white person in America gives one access to certain privileges that should be natural rights for all. That privilege is not universal, however, even among whites, and for people who are unbalanced, mistreated and susceptible to influence, I imagine the lack of these privileges can feel unfair, that every advancement of a person they perceive as inferior or perhaps equal while they remain behind could feel like an injustice inflicted on them personally. Even as they sneer about affirmative action, inside they may harbor that sinking feeling that it’s their fault, that they’re unworthy, defective, dumb. (If I’m being honest, they probably are at least one of these.) The hurt this causes gets coated in self-protective anger that becomes rage and builds over months or years as, again and again, they’re the odd one out in class, on the team, at work, romantically, academically and professionally thwarted from attaining the greatness they feel is their due. Then, one day, it happens. Perhaps it’s a website, like Roof, or a group like (allegedly) Cruz, or a kindred spirit like Klebold and Harris. But someone or something comes along that tells them, NO, it’s NOT YOUR FAULT. It’s THE SYSTEM. It’s those undeserving blacks, or America-hating Muslims, or sheeple at school holding you down. You’re the special one. You’re the prodigy. The vast majority of these men will never murder. Among those who do, the vast majority will not turn a gun on a crowd or detonate a bomb in an occupied building. A very, very few of them, however, will. These are the bogeymen of our America. Sensible gun control is a necessary first—but far from last—step to waking up from this nightmare. Because until something changes, we’ll keep churning them out. If we want the killings to stop, we need to figure out what that change should be. My advice: First, look within.
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Oceanfront family fun! Folks out in the sun, plenty of food, drinks, games, biking and live music by NEFLa’s dedicated, hardworking musicians. These are the folks who make our community such a great place to live and visit. 2018’s lineup is Good Wood Band, Side Hustle, Melody Trucks Band, Parker Urban Trio, Heather Gillis, Split Tone, N.W. Izzard, LPT, Corbitt Brothers (pictured), and Grandpa’s Cough Medicine. The fest runs noon-8 p.m. Sat., Feb. 24, and noon-6 p.m. Sun., Feb. 25 at SeaWalk Pavilion, First Street at the ocean, Jax Beach, free ($30 VIP), communityfirstseawalkmusicfest.com.
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A revered storycrafter, intellectual and organized religion naysayer became an enthusiastic advocate of Christianity. Clive Staples Lewis wrote The Chronicles of Narnia, among many scholarly and not-so-scholarly books. Actor Max McLean lends Lewis “power, gravitas and sometimes humor,” according to The Dallas Morning News. “Lewis” appears 4 & 8 p.m. Sat., Feb. 24 at The Florida Theatre, Downtown, $42.50-$92.50, floridatheatre.com.
GOING NEVERWHERE FAST GAIMAN GALA A costume party for the ages, an homage to fantasy author Neil Gaiman—
dress to impress, depress or terrify in your finest, most splendid garb. Be an unnatural creature, an Old God, New God or American God; spin yarns and lies as Mr. Nancy, or be the star that fell from the sky. However you show the world your “Gaiman face”—even if it’s the corpse-eating ghoul Honorable Archibald Fitzhugh—remember: You are not a fragile thing. That and the truth is in a black mountain cave. 6 p.m. Feb. 24, Eclipse Riverside, 4219 St. Johns Ave., Ortega, $5 after 9 p.m., facebook.com/events. THU
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THE OLDEST MRS. WARREN’S PROFESSION George Bernard Shaw wrote this play in 1893; it positions prostitution not as absence of morality but as financial need, still a relevant take. It’s about Vivie Warren’s disapproval of her mother, Mrs. Warren. Against a backdrop of mild familial intrigue and religious hypocrisy, a tale of necessity and perhaps redemption emerges. 7:30 p.m. Thur., Feb. 22 & Sat., Feb. 24, at Swisher Theater, Jacksonville University, Arlington, jutickets.com, $10 adults, $5 seniors/military/alumni/students/kids under 17; ID JU students admitted free. 6 | FOLIOWEEKLY.com | FEBRUARY 21-27, 2018
UNDAUNTED MAVIS STAPLES
In November 2017, the singer/activist told Time, “We’re living in trying times … What I’m seeing on the news really makes me feel like I’m back in the ’60s. These are songs that will inspire people to do better, to love one another, to come together.” Listen to the songs she sings “trying to bring people together,” 7 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 25, at Ponte Vedra Music Hall, $68.50-$78.50, pontevedraconcerthall.com.
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THE MAIL AS LONG AS YOU’RE SORRY
RE.: “Family Values in the Age of Trump,” by Elaine Weistock, Jan. 31 Ah yes, because I am a Trump supporter, I ‘have a perverse read on American values.’ Thank you so much for educating me on my shortcomings. I was actually beginning to believe that my views might be valid. And, as a conservative, I must again genuflect at your altar, to be reminded that my audacious desire to keep more of my earnings is simply due to greed. I have failed to appreciate that any earnings I do keep is due to government largesse. I forgot about that since the long ago quaint time of Ronald Reagan and must accept liberal admonitions as to my evil motives. Mea culpa. Mea culpa. Mea maxima culpa. I plead guilty to desiring rewards for my efforts.
(Their judgment seems open to question.) It wasn’t Brosche who called this meeting; it was Curry. The Council was within its rights to deny him a podium.
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Joe Vicki Lowrey via Facebook
RE.: “Welcome to the Terrordome,” by A.G. Gancarski, Feb. 7 THE FACT THAT ALVIN BROWN COULD NOT PROUDLY state he was a delegate for Obama in 2012 is why no Democrat should ever support him again. Plus he was Republican lite as mayor. The guy blew his chance to be a leader.
Chris Reier via Facebook
Roderick T. Beaman via email
FIGHT THE MAN-BOYS
RE.: “Brosche Responds to T-U Editorial Slamming Her,” folioweekly.com, by Claire Goforth, Feb. 17 I stand with you Anna Brosche! Don’t let the “good ole boy” system push you around. It is great to see the president of our City Council stand her ground. It’s about time. Keep it up. Shame on you, Times-Union.
Nancy Bailey via Facebook
PREZ MORAL FIBER
RE.: “Brosche Responds to T-U Editorial Slamming Her,” folioweekly.com, by Claire Goforth, Feb. 17 Anna Brosche is providing the courageous leadership that is sometimes so lacking in our community. I appreciate her tenacity and strength.
Hope McMath via Facebook
AN ENDORSEMENT NEVER DIES
RE.: “Brosche Responds to T-U Editorial Slamming Her,” folioweekly.com, by Claire Goforth, Feb. 17 Never forget, the T-U endorsed Trump; Curry as well.
BREAST STORY EVER
RE.: “All Hail the Queen,” by Madeleine Peck Wagner, Feb. 7 LOVE ERRTHANG ABOUT THIS ARTICLE! THE STORY, the words, the photos and, of course, the subject. Kudos to Madeleine Peck Wagner and Madison Gross. And to BeBe Deluxe, you truly are the tits.
Kerry Speckman via Facebook
SMOKE AWAY—FAR AWAY
RE.: “Local father: Smokers do more for children’s healthcare than Congress,” folioweekly.com, by Jim Minion, Jan. 12 SEEMS SO. WHY DO THEY STAND AT THE DOOR OF AN establishment to suck their weed? No one should have to breathe their after-smoke. Sickening.
Carolyn Barry via Twitter
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BRICKBATS + BOUQUETS BOUQUETS TO PETER RUMMELL On Feb. 17, The New York Times reported that Rummell was part of a group of prominent Republican backers who has agreed to only contribute to candidates who support a ban on assault rifles, such as that used in the mass school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Feb. 14. BRICKBATS TO TOM PETWAY At the much-talked about Valentine’s Day joint meeting of the JEA board (those who showed up at least) and City Council, Tom Petway, the former JEA board chair who allegedly set privatization in motion in November, couldn’t be bothered to discuss the drama he created. Instead of answering questions, Petway handed a Daily Record reporter a printed copy of his statement from the November board meeting. BOUQUETS TO PETER & NANCY BRAGAN In 2017, the Bragans donated a combined $29,000 to kids, a charity and athletic associations in need through the Peter Bragan for Better Baseball Foundation. Thanks for making the Sun shine a little brighter!
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FOLIO O O VOICES O C S : FIGHTIN’ FIGHTI G WORDS
WHERE THE
BOYS ARE Jacksonville politics— and political media— is A MAN’S WORLD
ON SATURDAY MORNING, AS I DRANK COFFEE, I READ an editorial in the Florida Times-Union that almost made me spit it out. The editorial premise: that City Council President Anna Brosche was “out of line” when she exercised her prerogative and refused to recognize Mayor Lenny Curry to speak at Wednesday’s special council meeting on JEA market value. The quotes embodied the kind of casual patriarchy that one rarely sees in print in a purportedly mainstream product anymore. Here are my favorite three: “City Council President Anna Lopez Brosche let her personal dispute with Mayor Lenny Curry spill over into the public sphere last week. That was a mistake.” “Pure and simple, Brosche’s conduct went over the line last week—way over.” “You’ll have to search the archives of city history to find a more blatant lack of respect between one city leader and another.” If only there had been more space, they could have included a rumination on “women drivers” and how hard math is for the little ladies. That first quote joins the movie in progress, after months of backbiting between both offices. That second quote, specifically the “over the line—way over” bit, likely wouldn’t have been used if we were talking about a male council president (i.e. Clay Yarborough/Bill Gulliford disrespecting Alvin Brown). And that third quote is utterly myopic, given that at least once in city history, a sitting council president had black council members arrested and brought in to compel them to vote. The subtext of the T-U editorial is that Brosche was somehow out of line for exercising the prerogatives of the chair. Never mind that Brosche, in running for president, found her first flank of opposition from older males (all but one of them white), who flat out said they didn’t think she could handle the job. The timing of the editorial was interesting too, coming at a time when one local broadcast outlet (WJXT) advanced the theory that the mayor’s office is a “boys club.” WJXT has had a friendly relationship with the mayor’s office for going on three years now. An illustration of that: Mary Baer, longtime anchor for the station, is married to longtime city lobbyist extraordinaire Marty Fiorentino. And the “boys’ club” article posted to the web last week went in a different direction than much of THE Local Station’s coverage of the mayor. “Some sources are wondering if City Hall is becoming too much of a boys’ club,” the article contended, adding that “one prominent Republican in Jacksonville who works outside
of City Hall said that Chief of Staff Brian Hughes is ‘very headstrong’ and ‘a classic bully’ who can ‘get in a person’s face and invade their personal space.’” This is notable because it really is the first piece of coverage, in three years, to even make the case that the mayor’s office is a “boys club.” That is a rebuttable presumption: Curry’s comms team is helmed by women. Ali Korman Shelton is a key liaison to the City Council. Women run departments in the mayor’s office, such as Stephanie Burch in neighborhoods. But in terms of the decisionmaking triad, the perception is that it’s Curry, Hughes, and Chief Administrative Officer Sam Mousa. Until last year, Kerri Stewart was chief of staff, but there were grumbles that she was unwilling to push as hard for the mayor’s agenda as she could have. There are no such grumbles currently. One may wonder why it took over half the mayor’s term for gender to be discussed as a factor of decision-making. Well, take a look at the city hall press corps and see what they might have in common. The Daily Record guy. Three dudes from the T-U. Me. And Jim Piggott from WJXT. Not exactly a women’s realm. The “boys club” reporter, Lynnsey Gardner, started working this story after Council President Brosche’s assistant alleged that she felt like Hughes “accosted” her when discussing the mayor not being cc’d on an email. She didn’t get official backup. By the end of the week, the General Counsel backed Hughes’ version of events, saying no laws were broken. Gardner is moving to Atlanta soon, meaning that she won’t be on the scene to continue following this story … which means it will likely die. The T-U has female reporters, good, experienced ones who are tasked with secondary beats. Would city hall coverage be different, in terms of gender dynamics and gender issues, if a woman were in the building? If they were pressing the mayor and his comms team in gaggles? I think so. Council President Brosche (as I’ve written for a year now) is being submarined: a mysterious push poll out last week was probing her exploitable weaknesses ahead of the 2019 election. The T-U editorial page is helping in that regard, creating the perception that, gosh darn it, she might be too emotional to wield the gavel.
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NEWS AAND NOTES: CRIME EDITION TOP HEADLINES FROM THE ASSOCIATION OF ALTERNATIVE NEWSMEDIA 17 REASONS TO FOLLOW PROTOCOL >
The South Florida school shooting on Valentine’s Day that left 17 dead may have been avoided had the FBI followed its own standard operating procedures. Miami New Times reports that on Jan. 5, someone “close to Nikolas Cruz,” the shooter, called the bureau to warn them about his weapons and desire to commit a school shooting. This wasn’t the only bite at the apple that law enforcement failed to take, however. MNT notes that last September, a YouTube user emailed the FBI saying that someone with Cruz’s names had threatened violence online. On the other hand, as the story points out, there has been much finger-pointing on all sides; some blaming law enforcement, or anyone who noticed Cruz’s reportedly strange and violent behavior and did nothing, or lax gun control laws, or the nation’s sore lack of services for and awareness of mental health. Suffice it to say, there’s plenty of blame to go around. But most falls on Cruz.
< THE DEADLIEST COUNTY IN O-HI-O
When you think of Cincinnati, if you ever do, the first thing that leaps to your mind is probably … um … hold, please … oh, yeah! The Bengals. (Thanks, Google.) Hamilton County, Ohio should actually be known for something that’s no laughing matter: Being the county to send the most people to death row since Ohio reinstituted the death penalty in 1981. City Beat reports that “With 24 people currently awaiting execution for cases tried in the county, it currently ranks No. 22 in America’s 3,000 counties when it comes to the number of inmates on death row—higher than the counties containing major cities like Los Angeles and Miami.” Two death row inmates, Raymond Tibbetts and Robert Van Hook, are scheduled for execution this year. Guess who has a little something in common with Hamilton County? Dirty, Deadly Duuuuvalll. According to a 2014 report by the Christian Science Monitor, Duval County had the highest per capita rate for inmates on death row; and, as of 2013, had 60 inmates on death row. (That number should dwindle as the new sentencing guidelines requiring a unanimous recommendation of death, rather than simple majority, affects future outcomes.)
< POLITICAL PAYBACKS
Politicians are notorious for treating public funds like their own personal piggybanks, spending our money like Johnny Depp on a bender. (We won’t name names this time. You know who you are.) One clever South Carolina criminal who either has a unique sense of justice or is utterly stupid decided to get their money back from politicians by opening fraudulent bank accounts in their names online. Columbia Free Times reports that a hacker has stolen personal information from at least four City Council members and the city manager. A number of law enforcement agencies are investigating the identity theft scheme.
< LICENSE TO STRIP
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Oui, we do love New Orleans! The food, the music, the language, the culture, the 24/7 open container laws, and especially the nudity! Tired of the party, those spoilsports in law enforcement raided eight strip clubs in the French Quarter and revoked their liquor licenses, reports Gambit Weekly. What happened next would happen only in Nawlins. Strippers took to the streets to protest losing their jobs. GW took note of the fact that, though the raids were ostensibly designed for a noble purpose—tackling human trafficking—not a single arrest associated with such was made. Clubs have successfully negotiated for reinstatement of their liquor licenses, but the exotic tradespersons are far from mollified, saying that these raids, which call forth memories of a string of busts in 2015’s “Operation Trick or Treat,” create an environment of uncertainty and fear. “A lot of people are just feeling like, well, when is the next raid going to happen?” dancer Janelle Robinson (not her real name) told GW. “And when [are the clubs] going to be closed for good?”
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Nearly a century after Richard Norman (a white man) blazed a trail making black silent films, NORMAN STUDIOS is ready for its close-up
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t’s February 1921, and Richard Norman is on the road again. Driving the dusty backroads of the Deep South was second nature to him by this point, paths well worn in a career that had already taken him across half the country. Streets were not nearly as smooth as they are today, but still he drove carefully, for he carried precious cargo in the back: Fresh prints of The Green-Eyed Monster, his first film as the head of his own studio. As a white man making silent films with an all-black cast, ostensibly for an all-black audience, there was no massive studio infrastructure to fall back on, so he crafted his own distribution and profit-sharing deals with individual theaters, meticulously, one-by-one. He sealed these deals with a handshake as he personally handed prints to theater
owners, in the process building relationships that would prove crucial as he fought to survive amid the chaos that was the film industry in those years. Norman (1891-1960) was about halfway through the journey of his life at this point, a life that would transform American cinema and help define the city we live in today. He started his studio at age 29, having spent the previous decade traversing the nation as a freelance film producer and camera operator. Along the way, he learned every aspect of the business, from writing to directing to financing to distribution, all key pieces of a puzzle he finally assembled just in time to help document what we know today as “The Jazz Age.” Fast-forward to 2018. It’s been 90 years since Norman’s dream was deferred, and Devan Stuart Lesley is pursuing a dream of
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her own: Calling attention to the Normans and what they helped do for the city. She is part of an all-volunteer staff that’s spent much of this 21st century trying to reclaim, reinvent and reinvigorate these remnants of the century before, efforts that have gained much traction in recent years, thanks to a new generation of scholars and historians.
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he main portion of Norman Studios sits in a two-story, wood-frame building at 6337 Arlington Rd., where it intersects with Westdale Drive. The complex was built in 1916, when the city’s film industry was at its commercial peak. “I don’t think it ever really got started,” says Lesley of its original incarnation as a cigar factory. “Eagle Film City bought this, and bought the other four
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buildings. Their plan was to make this an area where the actors and the crew would all live—a literal filmmaking city. “They went out of business around 1920, and Mr. Norman bought it. He’d already started his career, but he was traveling, so he decided to come home. He found a beautiful young redhead … .” Isn’t that always the way these stories go? The story really begins with an unknown executive at Kalem Studios, who was first to spread the word about Jacksonville’s charms. “[He] comes off the train at Prime Osborn, and he sees this ultra-modern, gleaming downtown,” says Lesley. “The reason for that is the Great Fire in 1901 destroyed the entire downtown core. “We had to rebuild, and architects from all over the country came here, so for the next 10
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to 20 years, Jacksonville was the most modern downtown in the country—but we still had the beaches and the country, pasturelands. We had the swamps, which could double for the Nile, and close by, we had St. Augustine, which Mr. Flagler had already been building up as a playground for the rich and famous, plus we had those centuries-old buildings there. The Astors and Carnegies and those guys were hanging out at Jekyll Island, so it was just a happening place to be.” Northeast Florida was, in short, a filmmaker’s dream location, a temperate climate with lots of land and a wide variety of settings to serve as backdrops for almost any kind of production, as well as a population that was eager to be part of the next wave of American entertainment. “[He] sent word back to New York, and said ‘I think we’ve found our winter filmmaking home.” This was 1908. “The film industry really started in New York, New Jersey, Chicago,” she says. “They had a lot of problems with filming outside year-round. The cold weather would cause a static look, and sometimes the film stock would just freeze together. They could shoot inside, but the problem was that the lights they used were incredibly volatile, so the studios would have a lot of fires.” Thus, moving operations to Florida was not only ideal for aesthetics, but also about personal safety and financial freedom. In her 2013 book, Richard E. Norman and Race Filmmaking, Barbara Tepa Lupack notes that Jacksonville had more film studios than Los Angeles at one point. “At our height, we had a little more than 30 studios,” says Lesley. “Some of them were the small, fly-by-night studios that didn’t last long, but some of them were the beginnings of MGM, Paramount and the studios that are the big boys today. At some point during that next 10 to 20 years, all the big players were here” including original matinee idol Rudolph Valentino, early cinematic sex symbol Theda Bara and comedic great Oliver Hardy. When Norman, born in Middleburg, returned to Jacksonville to launch his own film studio, he knew that success in the highly competitive silent-film market of the 1920s would require thinking outside the box. He immediately recognized that Black America was a massive and largely untapped market; there were not a lot of films catering to that audience, and the “race films” that did exist then were, in most cases, little more than stylized minstrel acts with shoddy production values and no social uplift worth mentioning. By infusing his films with a sense of dignity, he showcased the pride of an ascendant black culture at the absolute perfect time in history. Black migration to the North was booming, and the industrial jobs they found bankrolled rapid advances in social and cultural progress. The Harlem Renaissance was just beginning, and Duke Ellington would soon move his band there from Washington, followed quickly by an extended booking at the Cotton Club that got the Swing Era rolling. Meanwhile, Louis Armstrong had joined King Oliver in Chicago, and had begun spreading the Storyville style to teenagers from the suburbs, who would end up being the first generation of white jazz stars, changing America forever. This was the context in which Richard Norman operated. He was a businessman first, but he was firmly aware of the social implications of his work. By coupling the aspirational qualities of the material with the superior aesthetics available by shooting in Northeast Florida, he was able to craft a product that was not only superior within the “race film” genre, but which also had broad appeal to mainstream white audiences nationwide. For
a decade, his formula worked like alchemy, for a brief time making Norman one of the most influential men in all of cinema, and Jacksonville briefly a real force in American culture.
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orman Studios released its eighth and final film, Black Gold, on the Fourth of July, 1928. The movie was shot the year before in Tatums, Oklahoma, founded by Lee Tatums and his wife Rose in 1895. The population was listed at 151 in the 2010 census, and apparently it peaked at 281 in 1980. This all-black town sits just two counties away from Texas, which was an issue at certain points in the past. It was only 15 months later that the 1929 stock market crash unleashed economic shock waves that leveled whole cities faster than Godzilla and The Avengers combined.
The people of Oklahoma suffered worse than folks in most states, and its black community saw two generations of hardearned wealth and social capital obviated, along with what little civil rights they enjoyed at the time. They were already traumatized and terrified by the complete obliteration of “Black Wall Street,” which killed between 39 and 800 black folks in and around the Greenwood neighborhood of Tulsa in 1921, an act of stylized evil exceeded only by the destruction of the Second Temple and the Massacre at Wounded Knee. And within a decade, their peers around the state had seen their net worth reduced to dust in the wind. Viewed in that context, Black Gold is a time capsule portrait of Black Excellence, at the exact moment before the wave of progress rolled back and drowned the dreams of the
first blacks to ever enjoy real autonomy in that region. Unfortunately, no surviving copy of Black Gold is known to exist, so the people of Tatums, one of only 13 all-black towns that survived out of the 50 there had once been, are thus unable to access a major foundation document of their own history. That happened a lot back then—thousands and thousands of times. Martin Scorcese, one of the greatest filmmakers ever, estimates that “half of all American films made before 1950 and over 90 percent of films made before 1929 are lost forever.” The Library of Congress figured about 75 percent of all silent films are gone, including all but one of Norman Studios’ productions. “We’re always hopeful that another full Norman film will show up,” says Lesley, but at this point it seems unlikely.
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A major factor was the improper storage of nitrate film, the industry standard for the first half of the 20th century, which was more combustible than a Mafia funeral, a lesson every major studio learned the hard way. The stuff was literally too hot for TV, and that’s why we can’t watch it on NetFlix, AMC or TCM, whose website lists 15 calamitous conflagrations between 1914 and 1993. Universal destroyed nearly 5,000 silent films in 1948, scrapping a goldmine, just to get the silver. Paramount has 250 left out of 1,200; Fox lost 40,000 reels in 1937, and today has only 120. At MGM, the stuff that didn’t decompose was trashed on purely aesthetic grounds. Thus, many of the original icons of global cinema had most or all of their entire creative output snuffed out. The film debut of the Marx Brothers, one of only seven featuring Zeppo, gone. The very first sci-fi film, lost forever. Two of the first films ever made in 3D cannot even be seen in their original form. Out of the eight films produced by Norman Studios, 1926’s The Flying Ace is the only one that survives. “I hope we can find more of the Norman films, but if we never do, I’m thankful that we have The Flying Ace, because it was inspired by Bessie Coleman. From what we understand, Bessie saw The Bulldogger,” which featured pioneering black cowboy Bill Pickett, “and said ‘Well, if he’s interested in what [Pickett’s] doing, he’ll be interested in what I’m doing,” says Lesley. “She came here to Jacksonville in April 1926; we don’t know if they met in person, but we assume that they were planning to.” Coleman, the first black woman to earn a pilot’s license, was killed in a plane crash in Jacksonville within the month, so she never got to appear in any of the films herself, though both lead characters in The Flying Ace were based on her. “He released that in ’26,” says Lesley. “It was by far his most successful film, and we’re told by some war historians that some young boys who went to watch the film were inspired to fly, as well, and some of them became Tuskegee Airmen.” (A bronze plaque was installed five years ago at Paxon School for Advanced Studies, near the spot where her final flight took off.)
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erhaps appropriately for a company built around costumes and makeup, Norman Studios was officially designated as the newest of Florida’s 96 National Historic Landmarks in 2016, on Halloween. It had already been added to the 92,149 other listings in the U.S. National Registry of Historic Places two years earlier. (Norman is one of 1,760 such places in Florida, and 94th of the 96 in Duval County, since followed by the Downtown Historical District and Memorial Park.) The end was already approaching for the local film industry by the time Norman set up shop, but his technical skill and political savvy kept it going for another decade. Eventually, though, time caught up with him and, like other entrepreneurs of the era, the Normans were eventually forced to adapt as the economy changed. An increasingly conservative political environment, led by future Mayor (then governor) John W. Martin, eventually killed Florida’s nascent film industry once and for all. While Richard Norman continued grinding out films for outside clients, mostly industrial films, his wife Gloria launched a lucrative new career as a dance instructor. In those capacities, they remained cultural forces in the city. At one point, Gloria Norman had
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more than 200 students, putting on recitals at places like The Florida Theatre, Jacksonville Civic Center, Arlington Grammar and Landon High School. Meanwhile, their son Richard Jr. became a decorated World War II veteran, helping to liberate Europe from behind the wheel of a B-25 bomber; noted Francophile Bessie Coleman would approve. By all accounts, Gloria des Jardin, the beautiful redhead he’d met all those years ago, was a truly unique character of local history, an actress and dancer who was her husband’s Girl Friday for all of the 40 years they spent together. Decades after Norman Studios had gone defunct, she was still exerting a significant influence on the city’s cultural life through the dance studio he’d built for her in the same building, keeping her husband’s name alive long enough to pique the interests of a new generation of scholars, activists and historians. A veteran local journalist, Lesley has worked with First Coast News, News 4 Jax and even Folio Weekly. She discovered Norman Studios while on assignment for the Jacksonville Business Journal 15 years ago and, like any good reporter, she knew a good story when she saw one. She walked me through the building on a blustery day in late January, going into detail about the building’s
history. We were joined by Elizabeth Lawrence, a fellow volunteer and founder of the Documentary Film Festival; she was there in her capacity as the auteur of Creative Schemes, shooting footage for her own upcoming documentary about the studio, which takes things full-circle. Richard Norman died in 1959, but Gloria continued running her studio in the building until the 1980s, at which point it and most of the materials inside were auctioned off, and from there the story might have ended, but for a few enterprising locals. “Ann Burt and Melanie cross-realized, ‘This is a national treasure, and we’re about to lose it,’” says Lesley. (The great Rita Reagan, one of the city’s real human treasures, has also played an indispensable role in this process.) “They connected with then-City Councilman Lake Ray, who was a huge champion for us, and they got the city to purchase the four buildings that were available—that’s the [main] building that we’re in now, the generator shed behind that, and a wardrobe cottage, and the prop storage garage behind that. It cost about a million dollars to purchase the buildings, address the structural issues and renovate the exterior.” The main building still needs a lot of work. Pressed-wood floors, exposed
Richard E. Norman shoots one of his films (top). Co-chair Devan Stuart (above left, with volunteer Gabe Hogsten) and chair Rita Reagan (above) have spent years diligently working to preserve the artifacts and films of Norman Studios. ductwork and a leaky roof all underscore an “in-progress” feel, while the large antique machinery lends it all a certain gothic majesty. Lesley points out a second-floor window in the fifth building, which they hope to eventually buy from Circle of Faith Ministries. “You can see where it kind of dips; there was a swimming pool buried under there,” she says. This was where Norman shot a lot of his lakeside scenes. Fast-forward to 2018. It’s been 90 years since Norman’s dream was deferred, and Devan Stuart Lesley is pursuing a dream of her own: Calling attention to the Normans and what they helped do for the city. She is part of an all-volunteer staff that’s spent much of this 21st century trying to reclaim, reinvent and reinvigorate these remnants of the century before, efforts that have gained much traction in recent years, thanks to a whole new generation of scholars and historians.
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Read Shelton Hull’s interview with Barbara Tepa Lupak, author of Richard E. Norman and Race Filmmaking, at folioweekly.com.
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he bitter reality of Donald Trump’s presidency, which for many Americans has been a literal nightmare unfolding in real time, is an object lesson for all of us on turning lemons into lemonade. One of the few real bright spots in this era has been the rise of comedian Trae Crowder, whose pointed commentaries on this juncture of disbelief have been a real delight. He headlines the WellRED Comedy Tour, hitting the stage at The Comedy Zone for four shows on Feb. 22 and 23. Crowder, 31, is joined by friends Drew Morgan and Corey Ryan Forrester, and the trio has developed one of the few truly fresh gimmicks in comedy today: They’re die-hard, old-fashioned Southern boys whose political tastes skew sharply leftward, emboldened and empowered by covfefe. They’ve written a book, aptly titled The Redneck Liberal Manifesto: Draggin’ Dixie Outta the Dark.
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Crowder has nearly 80,000 followers on Twitter as of last count, and more than 175,000 subscribers on YouTube (including much of the Folio Weekly staff). Last year’s rant on transgender bathrooms has nearly a million views to date. Morgan Freeman recently singled him out for praise, randomly, and it’s not hard to see why. Crowder speaks with a palpable passion; it’s funny, but he’s dead serious at the same time. His visceral disgust at the current scene, and his willingness to risk all in calling it out, is really a beautiful thing, and it makes his videos essential viewing for anyone standing in opposition to the administration and its adjuncts. He exchanged emails with Folio Weekly recently. Folio Weekly: Where were you when you heard that Trump won? Did you ever think it would happen? Trae Crowder: I was sitting with my wife at our old house outside of Knoxville, Tennessee (we’ve since moved to Los Angeles). We’d been sipping some wine, taking in the coverage, and after the news broke, our consumption went from sipping to “guzzling in terror.” We were both stunned, frankly. Because, even though I had publicly warned the left that we weren’t taking Trump seriously enough in the run-up to the election, at the end of the day, I didn’t think that our country would fuck things up that bad. I really didn’t. But here we are.
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Alabama Senate race between Roy Moore and Doug Jones. That one was different from any of the other ones I’ve ever done because it ended with a candid moment in front of a live audience. Basically. I asked a sold-out Birmingham crowd if Roy Moore spoke for them and their response was a resounding “NO,” followed by cheers of affirmation when I asked if they were gonna go the polls and show everybody. The reason I’m very proud of it is because I can’t tell you how many times I’ve been asked about being a “unicorn” or “the only one,” meaning a progressive Southerner. Most of the country doesn’t realize that not everyone in the South is a hateful, willfully ignorant zealot. I feel like that video was about demonstrating how untrue that is and then, of course, the following night, the state of Alabama came through and sent that message loud and clear. I damn near cried. Have you ever considered running for office yourself at some point? What would it take? Yes, once. A couple of weeks ago, hammered, with Corey Ryan Forrester, watching David Letterman interview Barack Obama. Corey cried and talked about how much he missed him, and I sat there thinking “I’m running, goddammit.” But, while sober? Nah, not really. Not any time soon, anyway. Working in entertainment is literally all I’ve ever wanted to do. Now that I’m fortunate enough to be able to do so, I’m going to just ride this train as far as it’ll take me. But I’m not going to rule it out, though.
Do you think his victory may have been a win for your career? I’ll say two things about this. First, I think it would be disingenuous for me to say that Trump winning hasn’t been Who do you see as the most likely advantageous for my career. It almost challenger to Trump in 2020? What definitely has been. But the second do you think they, and the nation in ggeneral, need to thing: If I could ddo to make sure snap my fingers WELLRED COMEDY TOUR: th and make him that he’s oneTRAE CROWDER, DREW MORGAN, COREY RYAN FORRESTER tterm-and-out? te retroactively lose 7:30 & 9:45 p.m. Fri. & Sat., Feb. 23 & 24, OOh, hell, I really the election, I The Comedy Zone, Mandarin, $25-$122.50 hhave no idea. would still do it W in a heartbeat. While I like both of I got kids, man. Fuck these jokes; I ’em, I kinda hope it’s not either Biden don’t want the world to burn. nor Bernie, simply because there has to be SOME kind of upper limit on just You’ve gotten a lot of attention for how ancient we will allow someone your videos. Of which one are you to be and run this country. Having most proud? said that, I don’t know who’s going Probably either the first one, just to emerge, but I know that the DNC because of the fact that it literally better not fuck this up. Shelton Hull changed my entire life overnight, mail@folioweekly.com OR the one from Dec. 11 about the
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(A DIFFERENT SORT) OF FAITH Two movies conjure HORRIFYING MATTERS
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espite their titles, two movies now out on various formats for non-theater viewing should not be mistaken as faith-based films. The Crucifixion (2017) and The Transfiguration (’16) might touch on religious matters, but each is most definitely solidly ensconced in the horror genre. The first is another diabolic possession flick, this time with a good director, but still trite and disappointing. The second is a vampire-ish film by a first-time director, and it’s anything but typical. Not just because of its originality, The Transfiguration is also good. Written by brothers Chad and Carey Hayes (The Conjuring, The Conjuring II), The Crucifixion has an inane plot, like its two predecessors. It’s also “based on a true story,” a popular, laughable claim for many films, horror and otherwise. Director Xavier Gens, whose earlier films Frontier(s) and The Divide established his credentials within the genre, plays it safe and low-key this time, within the limited confines of the preposterous script. The best thing going for the film is its location shooting in modern-day Romania, where the possession and attempted exorcism take place. A young nun, deemed possessed, is tied to a cross (not nailed, thank God!) in an effort to exorcise an inner demon. When she dies, the presiding priest and associates are convicted of manslaughter, prompting an investigation of the whole affair by cute (naturally!), intrepid and skeptical reporter Nicole (Sophie Cookson). Though increasingly victim to bumps in the night and general creepiness, Nicole maintains her denial of a supernatural cause for the crime, despite assistance and input of hunky Father Anton (Corneliu Ulici), who warns her to be careful. Nicole’s intense dreams about her priestly protector get unholy. Minus any logic whatsoever in the script, director Gens can only rely on standard shock scenes until he finally gets to the concluding exorcism which, like those in The Conjuring flicks, is simply mind-numbing in its stupidity and abruptness. In tandem with most such output after The Exorcist (1973), the Hayes boys milk every cliché for all it’s worth. The Exorcism of Emily Rose (’05) and a very few others to the contrary, most such ventures into the realm of diabolic possession are merely silly and dull. Alas, The Crucifixion is, too. The Transfiguration, on the other hand, is wholly unexpected in its treatment of vampires, a subgenre of horror that’s even more hackneyed than exorcism. Not nearly as polished nor expensive-looking as Crucifixion, the raw cinematography and unconventional editing of Transfiguration make it much more “realistic.” And believe me, this is a “realistic” look at the vampire phenomenon, which makes it inordinately more interesting right off the bat.
The protagonist is young Milo (Eric Ruffin), an African-American boy who wants to become a vampire. To that end, Milo kills people, drinks what blood he can stomach and steals what cash he can pocket in the bargain. Lest I be accused of plot-spoiling, we learn all this in the opening scene. Living in the projects with older brother Lewis (Aaron Moten), a Mideast conflict veteran who spends every waking hour watching TV. Milo is alone in a violent environment. Gang members, who dismiss Milo as a freak, rule the turf. Father gone, mother dead by suicide, the boy retreats to vampire movies and his own violent fantasies as an alternative to the world around him. Unexpectedly, Milo becomes friends with Sophie (Chloe Levine), a young white girl who lives in his building and whose own life is, if anything, more awful than his. Kindred souls in loneliness and isolation, Milo and Sophie find mutual affection and communication in their growing friendship. And then Sophie finds his journals, detailing his very real experiments with blood, death and a dreamed-of transfiguration. Unconventional in almost every way and not a traditional horror film, The Transfiguration is provocative and sympathetic, disturbing and intelligent. The two young leads, particularly Levine, are outstanding, as is the small cast of supporting actors. Genre favorite Larry Fessenden has a brief cameo as Drunk Man, one of Milo’s more deserving victims. Similar in style and theme of last year’s overrated Oscar-winning Moonlight, The Transfiguration deserves viewers with open minds of another sort—and and rewards them with an above-average drama of pumping hearts, both figurative and literal.
Pat McLeod mail@folioweekly.com
NOW SHOWING CORAZON CINEMA & CAFÉ The Disaster Artist and The Insult screen. Throwback Thursday runs Love Happens noon Feb. 22. Former racist Lee Weaver presents The Witness, 7 p.m. Feb. 22. Oscar nominated animated shorts and live action shorts start Feb. 23. Molly’s Game starts Feb. 23. SAFF film Moglie e Marito runs 12:30 p.m. Feb. 24. 36 Granada St., St. Augustine, 697-5736, corazoncinemaandcafe.com. IMAX THEATER Black Panther, Amazon Adventure, Amazing Mighty Micro Monsters and Dream Big screen. St. Augustine, 940-4133, worldgolfimax.com. SUN-RAY CINEMA Oscar Nominated Shorts, animated and live action, through Feb. 22. Annihilation and Black Panther start Feb. 23. The Famished Road, in conjunction with the release of The Black Panther, the Cultural Council of Greater Jacksonville and Jacksonville Public Library host a discussion of author Ben Okri’s story of spirit-child Azaro, 6 p.m. Feb. 21, 303 N. Laura St., free. Check website for details. 1028 Park St., 359-0049, sunraycinema.com.
ARTS + EVENTS PERFORMANCE
BIKERS, BEER & BEETHOVEN The Jacksonville Civic Orchestra is raising funds (donations only) to benefit K9s for Warriors and the orchestra’s own Student Musician Scholarship Fund, with a performance, 5 p.m. Feb. 25 at Intuition Ale Works, 929 E. Bay St., Downtown, free, civicorchestrajax.org. JAZZ COMBO CONCERT The students perform 7:30 p.m. Feb. 21 at UNF School of Music, Southside, free (registration required), facebook.com/events. LIFT EV’RY VOICE AND SING CONCERT The ninth annual concert features Jacksonville Children’s Chorus and the Hampton University Choir performing pieces by African-American composers, 2 p.m. Feb. 24 at Hendricks Avenue Baptist Church, 4001 Hendricks Ave., San Marco, $20, jaxchildrenchorus.org. YOUNG ARTIST COMPETITION CONCERTO FINALS The Jacksonville Symphony Youth Orchestras compete, 6 p.m. Feb. 26 at T-U Center, Downtown, free, jaxsymphony.org. FRISSON ENSEMBLE The group plays 4 p.m. Feb. 25 at St. Paul’s by-the-Sea Episcopal Church, 465 11th Ave., N., Jax Beach, free, beachesfinearts.org. The featured visual artist Raquel Tripp displays her works. ORGAN CONCERT Andy Clarke performs familiar classics, selections from Handel’s Water Music and the Toccata from Widor’s Organ Symphony, 4 p.m. Feb. 25 at Hendricks Avenue Baptist Church, habchurch.com. JEFF RUPERT QUINTET It’s Friday Musicale’s 128th season, and they’re swingin’! The quintet plays 2:30 p.m. Feb. 25 at 645 Oak St., Riverside, free, fridaymusicale.com. JONAH SOFA JAZZ SESSIONS Jazz sessions hosted by John Lumpkin & the Covenant, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 22 at The Local, 4578 San Jose Blvd., 683-8063, thelocaljax.com. MINDI ABAIR A sought-after saxophonist, Abair plays 8 p.m. Feb. 23 at The Florida Theatre, Downtown, $49-$69, floridatheatre.com. MATTHEW HALL The pianist performs every Thur., Fri. & Sat. at Corner Bistro/Glass Hat Piano Bar & Grill, 9823 Tapestry Park Cir., Southside, 619-1931.
DOUGLAS ANDERSON EXTRAVAGANZA More than 580 of NEFLa’s talented students present the annual showcase, to include several collaborative works as well as some surprises. 6:30 p.m. Feb. 24 at T-U Center’s Moran Theater, 300 Water St., Downtown, $15-$75, timesunioncenter.com. RETHINKING THE BARBARIAN Masterful Irish storyteller Derek Coghlan’s one-man show is a storytelling performance based on Coghlan’s time as an illegal immigrant, 8 p.m. Feb. 22 & 23 at BABS’ LAB, CoRK Arts District, 603 King St. (entrance in rear), $15, barbarcolciello.com. FSCJ DANCEWORKS SPRING DANCE CONCERT Experience the athleticism and dynamism of these young dancers, in the 21st annual concert, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 23 at FSCJ South Campus, Wilson Center for the Arts, 11901 Beach Blvd., $10, $5 students, 646-2222. MRS. WARREN’S PROFESSION Against a backdrop of mild familial intrigue and religious hypocrisy, a tale of necessity and perhaps redemption emerges. 7:30 p.m. Feb. 22 & 24 at Jacksonville University’s Swisher Theater, 2800 University Blvd. N., jutickets.com, $10 adults, $5 seniors, military, alumni, students, kids under 17; JU students free. C.S. LEWIS ONSTAGE: THE MOST RELUCTANT CONVERT Actor Max McLean lends the Narnia author “power, gravitas and sometimes humor,” according to The Dallas Morning News. He takes the stage 4 p.m. Feb. 24 at The Florida Theatre, 128 W. Forsyth St., Downtown, $42.50-$92.50, floridatheatre.com. THE WALLS A complicated inheritance is on the line as a daughter examines her role in her mentally ill mother’s life. Staged through March 4 at The 5 & Dime, 112 E. Adams St., Downtown, 637-5100, the5anddime.org, $17-$25. On Feb. 25, after the matinee, there’s a “talkback” session addressing mental illness and the community. LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS Because no one can ever get enough of Audrey II, or so it seems, the show runs 7:50 p.m. Tue.-Sun., 1:15 p.m. Sat. and 1:50 p.m. Sun. through March 25 at Alhambra Theatre & Dining, 12000 Beach Blvd., Southside, 641-1212, $38-$59, alhambrajax.com. INTIMATE APPAREL An emotional story of longing, love and betrayal. Winner of the New York Drama Critics’ Circle and Outer Critics Circle Awards, directed by Patric Robinson, the play runs through Feb. 24 at Ft. Menendez’s Pioneer Barn, 259 San Marco Ave., St. Augustine, $20, aclassictheatre.org. MONOLOGUES & MELODIES An evening of entertainment, by ACTeen and guest performers, Lee Hamby, Erin Gawera, Jonathan Leonard, Jennifer Paulk, Marcus Rau, Julie Harrington and Off the Record, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 24 at Amelia Community Theatre, 209 Cedar St., Fernandina, 261-6749, $40, ameliacommunitytheatre.org. All proceeds support the troupe’s summer theater trip to NY. THE CHIMNEY St. Marys Little Theatre presents the story of a woman’s mystical journey to Cumberland Island that puts her face-to-face with her historically famous ancestors. The title refers to the 17 slave quarter remnants still on the island. It’s staged 7 p.m. Feb. 23 & 24 and 2 p.m. Feb. 25 at Theatre by the Trax, 1000 Osborne St., St. Marys, Georgia, $15 adults, $10 kids 12 and under, stmaryslittletheatre.com.
LEROY GORDON The comic appears 8 p.m. Feb. 22 at The Comedy Club of Jacksonville, 11000 Beach Blvd., Southside, 646-4277, $25-$150, jacksonvillecomedy.com. BILL BELLAMY Witty Billy takes the stage 7:30 & 10 p.m. Feb. 23 & 24 at The Comedy Club of Jacksonville, $28-$150, jacksonvillecomedy.com. WELLREAD: FROM DIXIE WITH LOVE TRAE CROWDER, DREW MORGAN & COREY RYAN FORRESTER Celebrating the South and telling stories from a place of love, leaving behind bigotry, but remembering the fried okra, 7:30 & 9:45 p.m. Feb. 23 & 24 at The Comedy Zone, 3103 Hartley Rd., Mandarin, $25-$122.50, comedyzone.com. DANNY NIBLOCK, ALEX GASPARINI The comics are on 8:30 p.m. Feb. 24 at The Comedy Club with Jackie Knight at Gypsy Cab Company’s Corner Bar, 828 Anastasia Blvd., St. Augustine, 461-8843, thegypsycomedyclub.com. LAUGH LOUNGE A weekly showcase of funny NEFla folks is 8 p.m. Feb. 24 at Dos Gatos, 123 E. Forsyth St., Downtown, creativeveins.com.
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JAZZ AMBASSADORS Musical ambassadors, the United States Army Field Band, performs 7:30 p.m. Feb. 27 at ThrasherHorne Center, 283 College Dr., Orange Park, free, thcenter.org. SHOSTAKOVICH FIVE Rachmaninoff’s Third Piano Concerto is regarded as one of the most fiendishly difficult, and Behzod Abduraimov is equipped to play it as it should be heard. He’ll also play Shostakovich’s first great, clandestinely subversive anti-Soviet work—the powerful Fifth Symphony, 8 p.m. Feb. 23 & 24 at T-U Center, Downtown, $19-$82, jaxsymphony.org.
COMEDY
PROMENADE THE ALCAZAR In support of the 130th anniversary of the Alcazar Hotel and the the Lightner Museum’s 70th anniversary, folks may submit original artworks inspired by the theme of the anniversary event, Promenade the Alcazar. Winning artwork is selected by museum staff; $1,000 prize; deadline May 31, lightnermuseum.org/art-contest. INAUGURAL JAZZ FESTIVAL POSTER CONTEST Atlantic Beach is looking for that perfect image that says “beach-y and jazz-y”
FASHION FUNDS THE CURE
The children’s fashion show benefiting the National Pediatric Cancer Foundation is 1:30 p.m. Feb. 24 at Dillard’s at St. Johns Town Center, Southside, $20/$50, nationalpcf.org.
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ARTS + EVENTS to promote its inaugural jazz fest this spring. Deadline 4 p.m. March 1, via email only to recreation@coab.us. Details, contact Timmy Johnson 247-5828 or tjohnson@coab.us. PICASSO’S KIDS The Art Center Cooperative sends out a call to young artists to submit works for inclusion in a show highlighting Picasso’s belief that kids always make the most interesting art works; $10/entry, all mediums accepted, no size limit. Deadline March 21, tacjacksonville.org. ST. AUGUSTINE SHIMMY MOB The dance performance group is registering for its local fundraiser, people of all ages performing a choreographed routine, part of an international event to raise funds and awareness for women’s and children’s shelters in participating communities. No dance experience needed. Deadline March 31, shimmymob.com. NEW VOICES: YOUNG VOICES Players by the Sea announces its annual New Voices program. Applicants 13-18 may submit a proposal and dialogue. Deadline March 16; playersbythesea.org/new-voices-young-voices.
ART WALKS + MARKETS
RIVERSIDE ARTS MARKET WINTER SEASON Live music plus food, artists and a farmer’s row, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Feb. 10 under the Fuller Warren Bridge at 715 Riverside Ave., free admission, 389-2449, riversideartsmarket.com. ST. AUGUSTINE AMPHITHEATRE FARMERS MARKET Veggies, flowers, baked goods, handmade arts & crafts, a community booth, live music, 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Feb. 10 at 1340C A1A S., staugamphitheatre.com. Admission, parking free. FERNANDINA BEACH FARMERS MARKET Every Sat., 9 a.m.-1 p.m., year round, rain or shine. North Seventh Street, Fernandina, fernandinamarketplace.com.
MUSEUMS
ALEXANDER BREST MUSEUM 2800 University Blvd. N., 256-7374, ju.edu. The Aesthetic of Eden, works by Brooks Dierdorff and Context of Utility, works by Shannon Lindsey, are up through March 7. CUMMER MUSEUM OF ART & GARDENS 29 Riverside Ave., 356-6857, cummermuseum.org. In the Garden, through April 22. Thomas Hart Benton & the Navy, through June 3. Fields of Color: the Art of Japanese Printmaking, Feb. 23-Nov. 25. THE BEACHES MUSEUM & HISTORY PARK 381 Beach Blvd., Jax Beach, 241-5657, beachesmuseum.org. The Ritz Chamber Players perform 6 p.m. Feb. 28 in the Museum Chapel; members free; nonmembers $5 donation. Lana Shuttleworth’s Nature Reconstructed runs through June 3. KARPELES MANUSCRIPT LIBRARY MUSEUM 101 W. First St., Downtown, 356-2992. 1st Things 1st, 28 First Coast Visual Artists address the First Amendment, through February. LIGHTNER MUSEUM 75 King St., St. Augustine, 824-2874, lightnermuseum.org. In the old Alcazar Hotel built in 1888, the museum has an eclectic collection of fine and decorative arts, and items that would’ve made any 19th century collector preen: a mummy, shrunken heads and human hair. MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART JACKSONVILLE 333 N. Laura St., 366-6911, mocajacksonville.unf.edu. Juan Fontanive Lopez’s Movement 4 is the atrium project. Call & Response, through April 1. Unverified by collaborative artists Kahn & Selesnick, Robert and Shana ParkeHarrison, Lori Nix, Jojakim Cortis, Adrian Sonderegger, Jennifer B. Thoreson and Thomas Jackson, through March 25. Circumvolve: Narratives & Responses to Life Cycles, by UNF student artist-inresidence Rachel Huff Smith, through March 18. MANDARIN MUSEUM & HISTORICAL SOCIETY 11964 Mandarin Rd., mandarinmuseum.net. Civil War era artifacts recovered from the Union steamship Maple Leaf, items related to Harriet Beecher Stowe, a World War I exhibit, and displays related to the only remaining one-room schoolhouse in Duval County. MUSEUM OF SCIENCE & HISTORY 1025 Museum Cir., Southbank, 396-6674, themosh.org. MOSH After Dark: Stupid Cupid—The Science of Love, explores the chemistry of love, 6-9 p.m. Feb. 22, Bryan-Gooding Planetarium, members $20; nonmembers $25; 21 and older only. Hands-on exhibit NANO presents basics of nanoscience and engineering, through June 17. Science Fiction, Science Future, through May.
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THE 5 & DIME, A THEATRE COMPANY 112 E. Adams St., Downtown, the5anddime.org. This month’s artwork is Inside Out, a selection of works by mentally ill individuals, up through March, istillmatter.org. THE ART CENTER Jacksonville Landing, tacjacksonville.org. HEarts of Women, works by female artists, through Feb. 28. Steve Wells is the featured artist. ADELE GRAGE CENTER 7160 Ocean Blvd., Atlantic Beach, 247-5828. Coastal artist Alan Phillips exhibits new works, alanphillipstudio.com. BREW 5 POINTS 1024 Park St., Riverside, 374-5789. Gabi Corley and Perla Reyes show new works through March. CATHEDRAL ARTS PROJECT 207 N. Laura St., Ste. 300, Downtown, capkids.org. Gold & Silver Key Portfolio Exhibition, the NEFL scholastic art awards work, on view through April. FSCJ KENT CAMPUS GALLERY MAIMS: Antisocial Media 6–6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 27, 3939 Roosevelt Blvd., Riverside. Instagram: the_real_daniel_brown FSCJ NATHAN H. WILSON CENTER FOR THE ARTS 11901 Beach Blvd., Southside, 646-2023. Ink and Stone, new works by Ed Hall and Pablo Rivera, up through Feb. 27. HOLLY BLANTON STUDIO 1179 Atlantic Blvd., Ste. 1, Atlantic Beach, 294-5511. The Jacksonville-based painter opens her new studio; current and collaborative works with her twin Heather, are on view. HASKELL GALLEY Jacksonville International Airport. Globally Influenced, a group show of works including pieces by Jim
Benedict, Jay Sambo, Thony Aiuppy, Stephan Fagan, Annelies Dykgraaf, Remedios Santos Bodin and Michael Gauf, on view through March. ST. AUGUSTINE ART ASSOCIATION 22 Marine St., 824-2310, staaa.org. Not-So-Still Life exhibits through Feb. 25. MAKERSPACE 333 N. Laura St., Main Library, Downtown, jaxpubliclibrary.org. Banksy’s Haight Street Rat and Writing on the Walls, Visual Literacy Through Street Culture display through April 14. SOUTHLIGHT GALLERY 1 Independent Dr., Downtown. February’s guest artist is Tony Wood. THE SPACE GALLERY 120 E. Forsyth St., Downtown, longroadprojects.com. Sum + Substance, works by Dustin Harewood, Hiromi Moneyhun, Christina Chandler and Elena Øhlander, are on view. THE YELLOW HOUSE 577 King St., Riverside, yellowhouseart.org. (Re)Set the Table a show that’s clearly riffing on Judy Chicago’s The Dinner Party, is an exhibition of eight artists’ work that asks visitors to reflect on the experiences of others, through March 31; Picturing Presidents and First Ladies offers a long history of official, and not so official, images of those who have led the nation, 6 p.m. Feb. 27, $8, eventbrite.com.
EVENTS
THE FAMISHED ROAD In conjunction with the release of The Black Panther the Cultural Council of Greater Jacksonville and the Jacksonville Public Library host an informal book club to discuss author Ben Okri’s Booker Prize-winning story of spirit-child Azaro, 6 p.m. Feb. 21, 303 N. Laura St., free. JOHN DUFRESNE Flash! Writing the Very Short Story! identifies the qualities for good short stories; Dufresne’s warmth and wit make it easier, 7 p.m. Feb. 23 at The BookMark, 220 First St., Neptune Beach, bookmarkbeach.com. WINGS OF FREEDOM TOUR Walk-throughs ($15 adults, $5 12 and younger) and flights in WWII era planes (including a Boeing B-19 Flying Fortress, Consolidated B-24 Liberator and P-51 Mustang), 2-4:30 p.m. Feb. 23, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Feb. 24 and 25 at Cecil Field, 13365 Simpson Way, Southside, $5-$15 (flights are $450-$3,200), 978-562-9182, collingsfoundation.org. TOWN HALL ON ECONOMIC JUSTICE Explore economic issues that impact our community, 1 p.m. Feb. 24 at UNF’s Herbert University Center, free, facebook.com/events. GET (DOWN)TOWN The Friends of Hemming Park throw an all-day party in support of Black History Month! The Katz Downstairs, The Groove Coalition and the MJ Baker Trio perform, and there’s Double Dutch demos and lessons, artists, food and spirits; noon-8:30 p.m. Feb. 24 at Hemming Park, Downtown. NEIL GAIMAN GALA How ever you decide to show the world your “Gaiman face”—even if it’s as the corpse-eating ghoul Honorable Archibald Fitzhugh—remember, you’re not a fragile thing. That and the truth is a cave in the black mountains. 6 p.m. Feb. 24 at Eclipse Riverside, 4219 St. Johns Ave., $5 after 9 p.m., facebook.com/events. JAX URBAN LEAGUE CELEBRATION The 70th anniversary of the Jacksonville Urban League is fêted, 7 p.m. Feb. 24 at Main Library, 303 N. Laura St., $125, jaxul.org. I AM SPECIAL FASHION SHOW The 36th annual fundraiser for Camp I Am Special, a recreational overnight camp experience for children, teenagers and young adults challenged by physical, emotional and mental disabilities, is 11 a.m. Feb. 24 at St. Matthew’s Catholic Church, 1773 Blanding Blvd. Jacksonville, $15, 388-8698, 230-7447. GARDEN CLUB FLEA MARKET From rare mid-century planters to glorious costume jewelry, the Jacksonville Garden Club’s annual show of priceless treasures (get there early!), 10 a.m. Feb. 23; 8 a.m. Feb 24 at 1005 Riverside Ave., gardenclubofjacksonville.org. SEAWALK MUSIC FEST This year’s lineup includes Good Wood Band, Side Hustle, Melody Trucks Band, Parker Urban Trio, Heather Gillis, Split Tone, N.W. Izzard, LPT, Corbitt Brothers, and Grandpa’s Cough Medicine. The fest is held Feb. 24 & 25 at 100 First Ave. N., Jax Beach, free ($30 VIP), communityfirstseawalkmusicfest.com. FITNESS IN THE PARK A six week program designed for ages 65 and older; 1:30 p.m. every Wed., Feb. 21-March 28 at Canopy Shores Park, 800 Christina Dr., St. Augustine, 209-0348. HISTORICAL SWITZERLAND DEDICATION DAY St. Johns County and the Stetson Kennedy Foundation have partnered for a Historical Landmark dedication recognizing the Bennett Farmhouse, Hartley Store, and Beluthahatchee, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Feb. 24 at Alpine Groves Park, 2060 S.R. 13, St. Johns, 209-0348. LANTERN MAKING WITH ED MALESKY The inaugural Jacksonville Lantern Parade debuts on April 7; to participate, you need a lantern. Customize a commercial-grade lantern 10 a.m.-noon Feb. 24 at The Art Center’s Annex Gallery, 2 Independent Dr., Ste. 113, $25, 904tix.com. BACKYARD POULTRY SEMINAR Learn the basics of backyard poultry production including housing, health and precautions, 6 p.m. Feb. 27 at UF/IFAD Extension Duval County Agriculture, 1010 McDuff Ave. N., Northside, $5, 255-7450. LAURA LEE SMITH The writer returns with tales of the beleaguered MacKinnon family in her new book, The Ice House. She visits with readers, 7 p.m. Feb. 26 at The BookMark, 220 First St., Neptune Beach, bookmarkbeach.com. LATKES VS HAMANTASHEN This Purim, the choice is yours! 6:30 p.m. Feb. 28 at Jacksonville Jewish Center, 3662 Crown Point Rd., Mandarin, $10 adult, $5 child, 3 and under free, 292-1000. _________________________________________ To list an event, send time, date, location (street address, city), admission price, contact number to print to Madeleine Peck Wagner; email madeleine@folioweekly. com or mail 45 W. Bay St., Ste. 103, Jacksonville FL 32202. Items run as space is available. Deadline noon Wed. for next Wed. printing.
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(Andy Serkis) is in South Korea, intending to e first met Black Panther sell a small piece of stolen Vibranium, T’Challa, (Chadwick Boseman) in Captain Okoye and Nakia try to capture him. What they America: Civil War (2016), and don’t anticipate is running into a CIA agent he made us want more. Now we have more Everett Ross (Martin Freeman, aka Dr. Watson and, oh, boy, was it worth the wait. Black on “Sherlock”) who also wants the Vibranium, Panther is timely, smart and another dazzling or clashing with Erik Killmonger (Michael B. entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, which never seems to take a misstep. Jordan), who has a personal vendetta against Now the King of Wakanda, a fictional T’Challa (and a great villain name). nation hidden in Africa, T’Challa, aka the We expect the action to be top-notch, Black Panther, reigns in the interest of peace and it is. Not so much in terms of visual and the protection of his people. effects—Doctor Strange and He has a strong support system: Thor: Ragnarok were superior— BLACK PANTHER His mother (Angela Bassett) but very much so in creativity, ***M looks out for him, General pacing and energy. The car Rated PG-13 Okoye (Danai Gurira) protects chase in Korea and the climax him at all costs, and his love in Wakanda stand out, and interest Nakia (Lupita Nyong’o) Boseman and Jordan nicely believes in him. He’s also friendly with the execute the fistfights. Most important, director heads of neighboring tribes, including Okoye’s and co-writer Ryan Coogler (Creed), making love interest, W’kabi (Daniel Kaluuya). Their his first action movie, doesn’t fall into the pit of community is built on Vibranium, a precious over-editing to the point that it’s hard to follow mineral that also powers the Black Panther suit the action. (and Captain America’s shield). Wakandans The story also has smart social harness and protect its power because they commentary. Some of it’s subtle, some of it believe it’s too dangerous for the outside world. definitely is not, but through it all you sense When you think about it, that’s selfish. the filmmakers rightfully felt no obligation to Vibranium allows for innovations the rest of the cater to a white audience. Just the opposite, in world cannot imagine but would greatly benefit fact, and it’s refreshing to see Marvel Studios from, and the Wakandans aren’t sharing. In one go in this direction, given how homogenous its scene, a character is shot in the back, causing movies have been. a spinal fracture. In the real world, the person There’s no reference at all to the Avengers, would be dead within hours; in Wakanda, it’s an Guardians or anyone else in the Marvel easy fix back to perfect health the next day. Sure, Cinematic Universe until the post-credit scene it’s dangerous in the wrong hands, but think of (not to be confused with the mid-credit scene). the lives this technology could save! Or cities it That means Black Panther stands entirely on its could rebuild, what with all the destruction the own, and like its protagonist, it stands tall with Avengers are causing now. every right to be proud. Yet Wakandans insist on keeping it a secret. Dan Hudak So when they learn arms dealer Ulysses Klaue mail@folioweekly.com
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PATROL In his MAIMS, Daniel A. Brown likens Americans to their Plymouth Brethren TREMBLING IN A NEW LAND
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In 2013, when he was hit with a rump really is my material,” said surprisingly hard return to depression, the writer/musician/life coach/mystic meme-making “became this weird therapy Daniel A. Brown. “Donald Trump is thing.” Initially, he said, “I knew how to make the shadow extension of ourselves. Everything cut-out things [in Photoshop].” He found an that is wrong in America, is now running image of ’70s Brit-pop singer Leo Sayer, “and America. He’s all the things that are bad: from it became this recurring motif where I’d just shitty food to provincialism.” slather that on everything, from a Steely Dan The idea of shadow selves came up in record to some nightmare collage.” a tangent into Jean-Paul Sartre and Jean Those first efforts were “real clunky and Genet, because Brown—through Trump too involved.” might be his personal prima materia—is of Since then, he’s streamlined his aesthetic— an autobiographical bent, too. Brown churns though it still has a very reactionary DIY feel. out memes at an extraordinary rate, ones that Of the impetus for the more recent 2016-’18 primarily superimpose Trump’s face or Brown’s outpouring Brown says: “Trump.” His described own, onto existing images of male or female the New York developer’s run for office as “cute” figures in scenes filled with a Chaplinesque and something “we were all laughing at ... and pathos or a stare-into-the-void-horror; they’re now we’re not laughing as much ... ” wincingly and horrifyingly funny. “He was met by art, he had a big fuck-you By his most recent calculation, Brown has outta the gate,” said Brown, recalling the 2017 spent about 136 hours, in two-to-five minute chunks, churning out memes that seem to Women’s March as being part of the catalyst writhe and roil with the utter inhumanity and toward his work. He also cites guitarist John humor of existence ... and Donald Trump, too. Fahey, occultist Austin Osman Spare, Cindy A tasteful exhibit of these unique and uniquely Sherman, Rembrandt, John Olson from Wolf astonishing memes, installed at FSCJ Kent Eyes, and performer Cheyla Scantling among Campus, MAIMS: Anitsocial Media, curated by his influences. “Cheyla, I gotta give her much Rob DePiazza, opens Feb. 27. credit, she’s really good and I have a sense that Many in resistance to Trump can tick she doesn’t self-edit too much; she’s hilarious off a laundry list of borderline (at best) and that goes a long way.” legal maneuvers in which he The role of album art and his toadies engage, and inevitably surfaces because MAIMS: “resistors” scramble to counter. many of his memes incorporate ANTISOCIAL MEDIA But Brown’s memes tear album covers. For the bulk of 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 27, FSCJ Kent Campus Gallery, through the façade of plausible Brown’s professional career, 3939 Roosevelt Blvd., deniability and bean-countermusic has been the fulcrum Riverside. Instagram: like fact-checking, straight into upon which the level of his the_real_daniel_brown the thick gummy stuff of the creativity rests (from his lauded subconscious, beyond words stint in Royal Trux, to the Neil into animal-brain recognition. Michael Hagerty Band and One-Eleven Heavy, Multiple times a day (just about every to his time here as the A&E Editor). day), Trump’s face is morphed onto figures as The God Above God is God is based on the disparate as a beautiful barefoot woman sitting seminal 1973 debut album of the New York on a grand staircase, or Brown’s own father. Dolls. Here the band’s heads are replaced with Author Hannah Arendt (The Origins of a cut of meat, and instead of features, each has Totalitarianism) wrote that only “naïve people” a singular googly eye, “this is kind of joke, but the ‘God Above God’ thing and meat, it goes would attempt to cite a lack of evidence, or argue back to Francis Bacon and Hermann Nitsch.” in facts against (the Nazis), because what people He then explained that the God Above God is a like (Nazis) do is trade in propaganda that must gnostic idea that touches on the idea of a deity be true, in order for them to accomplish their that is the ground upon which all beings exist. goals. It’s not fact-based, because these are the He also noted that the “Above” God is called excuses needed to justify the vilest of actions. Pleroma, Greek for “fullness,” which delineates So if facts don’t adequately fight the lies and that it’s not Yahweh/YWHW of the Bible. propaganda, what does? Perhaps absurdity, art A self-identified “old liberal dude,” Brown and Daniel A. Brown’s not-so-naïve face. explained that his politics are based on The memes themselves grew out of spirituality maxims [like] “don’t be an asshole,” depression and a bootleg copy of Photoshop. because in many ways he thinks that as a Brown said he was “always the kid who drew,” nation, “we’re like these Plymouth Brethren but he ended up dropping out of school just as he trembling in a new land.” hit his teen years: “the bi-polar thing ... [started Our conversation wound up around the manifesting] when I was 13; I was obsessing over idea of conditional faith, love and the absurdity The White Album.” Later, he ended up at FSCJ of religion. “Strip all that away, and I am really (when it was still FCCJ) studying art history. into the mystics,” he said. The “bi-polar thing” Brown refers to is his diagnosis of manic depression. He describes At the time of this writing, Brown has made himself as “a grateful recovering addict who is 43 more memes. God above all knows how finally getting into an acceptance that mental many more have found an audience since then. illness is not only OK, but it can be its own Madeleine Peck Wagner weird blessing that I am trying to decipher.” madeleine@folioweekly.com
FOLIO A+E : MUSIC
I’LL LET YOU KNOW
BEFORE I LEAVE Legendary ’60S ROCK MUSICIAN Jorma Kaukonen chronicles life and career in forthcoming memoir
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orma Kaukonen has lived a storied life. As a founding member and lead guitarist of acid-rock band Jefferson Airplane, Kaukonen watched the Age of Aquarius both rise and fall. After that now-mythic band finally touched down, he and Airplane bassist Jack Casady focused on Hot Tuna; a decades-long collaboration in which they aim their energies toward a shared love of acoustic prewar blues and searing, electric blues rock. As a solo artist, Kaukonen has released more than 15 albums featuring his estimable original songs as well as reverent, innovative takes on material by early country blues masters, all delivered with explorative, virtuosic finger-picked guitar work. Now he’s put down all the tales (those he’s willing to share) and reflections of his 50-plus years as a journeyman musician in a new memoir. Published by St. Martin’s Press and slated for an early September release, Been So Long: My Life and Music is Kaukonen’s direct account of his experiences over the course of his 77-plus years. If Kaukonen’s candor, humility and humorous approach to interviews are any indication, Been So Long will be one of the more enjoyable, insightful music memoirs of recent years. Folio Weekly spoke with Kaukonen at his longtime home, Fur Peace Ranch, his rural Ohio enclave that’s both residency and music camp where he and fellow musicians teach visiting guitar enthusiasts and students the ins and outs of playing and writing music. Folio Weekly: Tell me about the new book. Jorma Kaukonen: Well, I’d been approached by some people a decade or so ago and I realized at the time that they really weren’t interested in the story that I wanted to tell; they were really interested in me dishing dirt on people who were more famous than me. St. Martin’s Press approached us and they just let me do what I wanted to do. Obviously, they’d be happy if I’d tell about how Jerry Garcia and I planned to save the world together [laughs] but that’s not how it played out. So I pretty much was able to just tell my story in 200-and-something pages. I actually sat down and wrote the damn thing myself. You’re a writer so you know the deal, but thank God for editors. There’s a big difference between journaling and taking notes and actually completing a project. I’m pleased I completed it and I’m satisfied with how I think it’s going to come out. I’m also the voice for the audiobook and I guess I’ll be doing a book tour, and who knows what else. Since you’re primarily a song lyricist, how was it trying to transmute that into writing longer, episodic pieces? Well, once I committed to the project and they gave us an advance [laughs], I had to do it. Here’s the funny thing about any of my
creative activities, whether it’s songwriting, and now prose, and/or guitar projects: I’m really deadline-driven. Sometimes something sets me on fire and I get inspired and do something, but whenever I have a deadline, that’s when I really get it done. So when I realized I was about a year-and-a-half out, and I hadn’t done shit [laughs], I just started in. And it’s intimidating in the beginning, but then I heard this thing on NPR that I liked; I think it was on Terri Gross’ Fresh Air. I forget who the guy was, and I wish I knew, but he’s a Hollywood guy who writes, directs and does all kinds of stuff. She posed the question to him: “Of all of these creative things that you need to deal with, which are all different kinds of things, do you wait for inspiration?” And his answer was, “If you waited for inspiration, you’d be sitting on your ass until hell freezes over. I let the process be my inspiration.” So that’s what I worked on. I found out after a while that once I got off my ass and sat down and did something, then one word would follow the other.
AN EVENING WITH JORMA KAUKONEN 8 p.m. Feb. 27, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall, $39, pvconcerthall.com
Last year, Fur Peace Ranch hit a major milestone—its 20th anniversary. You’ve created a music utopia in rural Ohio. What’s that experience been like over the years? You know, we couldn’t have architected the way things played out in a million years. There are a lot of things in play; I guess one of the things is that you could put it off to a higher power or whatever you wanted to. But when we started the place, we had a kind of a limited vision. We thought people would come and the various teachers would share whatever we had to offer. But it’s sort of gained a life of its own. We’ve got our museum now, our NPR radio show, we have our theater, and all of this stuff that’s grown so organically. To say we never would’ve imagined it is an understatement. And why is that? Again, maybe authenticity and honesty. I always get offended when people say, “Oh, it’s like a fantasy camp.” Well, no, it’s not. We’re not dressing up in Spandex and playing, “Jim Dandy to the Rescue,” or whatever horrible thing that might cross your mind. [Laughs.] I just did a songwriting class, and we get those folks … who love music. I’m not a tunesmith; I don’t write songs for other people, like Jim Lauderdale or Guy Clark. But I’m a pretty good songwriter. My thing with the class is, “Look—who knows where this gonna go?” To be able to express yourself honestly is a really good thing. In the class, everyone came out of their shell to do that: on a more transcendental level, I think
that’s what happened with the ranch. I asked Gretchen Peters, one of the great songwriters you’d almost expect to utter some profound, deep wisdom [on] what she did first when she taught songwriting. She said, “First thing is, I get everybody to show their ass.” That’s what I’m talking about. [Laughs.] So Fur Peace Ranch remains a place where people can show their ass without being criticized. I’ve read your description about your earliest days as a musician; you weren’t always paid for a gig, but you were always paid to teach music. Someone can listen to 50-plus years of your music and have an idea how your playing style has evolved; but how has your teaching style evolved? It’s evolved in a lot of ways. For one thing, I actually know what I’m doing and can explain it. [What’s] really interesting to me is that I’m never trying to create Mini-Mes. There are things I like that are important to my playing, but I’ve learned to appreciate the differences. I’m a three-finger picker, I wear fingerpicks and that’s what I do. So if you want a sound like mine, this is how you have to do it; but I’m not saying that’s important. But if you develop a sound of your own, whether I like it or not [laughs] really doesn’t matter. Of all the fine points and technique, I can show what’s important to me and I do that a lot better than I did, I think even a decade ago. You’re a consummate improviser; I’m wondering if you could describe that actual experience of consciousness when you’re in full-flight, extended improvisation? That’s a good question. And the answer is easier than you might think. One thing is, it has a lot to do with people I’m playing with. I get to play with a guy like Jack Casady who, as you know, is incredibly inventive. Jack has a very deep groove; he doesn’t fool around. He is a bass player. He’s not a guy trying to play lead instrument on his bass. He can do that, but it’s not his main thing. However, his musical sensibility has always invited me to go places; when I sit in with other people, I always look for that feeling and you know, I’m dealing with some of the best. One time I sat in with Susan Tedeschi and Derek Trucks and Susan was doing, “Don’t Think Twice, It’s Alright” and I played the weirdest, off-thewall solo. [Laughs.] Derek looked at me after I’d finished; later he asked, “Where did that come from?” And I said, “I don’t know. I’m just playing with you guys.” So to me, with improvising, the importance is the dialogue between the people involved.
Daniel A. Brown mail@folioweekly.com
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Jacksonville’s own MUDTOWN merges a DIY punk sound with folk and country. Sure, sometimes they sound like your Great Uncle Elijah rasping into a mic, but in a good way! 8 p.m. Feb. 23 at Shantytown Pub, Springfield, 798-8222, $8.
LIVE + LOCAL MUSIC CONCERTS THIS WEEK
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PUZZLES TO PIECES, SEARCHING SERENITY, BORN IN JUNE, PLAGUEBORNE 7:30 p.m. Feb. 21, 1904 Music Hall (1904MH), 19 Ocean St. N., 345-5760, 1904musichall.com, $10-$12. RYAN CAMPBELL 9 p.m. Feb. 21, Surfer the Bar (Surfer), 220 N. First St., Jax Beach, 372-9756, surferthebar.com. HEATHER MALONEY 8 p.m. Feb. 21, Café Eleven (Café11), 501 A1A Beach Blvd., St. Augustine Beach, theoriginalcafe11.com, $15-$18. LEELYNN OSBORN, SUGAR LIME BLUE 6 p.m. Feb. 21, Prohibition Kitchen (ProhibitKitch), 119 St. George St., St. Augustine, 209-5704. DIRTY CELLO 8 p.m. Feb. 21, Blue Jay Listening Room (BlueJay), 2457B S. Third St., Jax Beach, bluejay.com, $15. THE ROBERT CRAY BAND 8 p.m. Feb. 21, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall (PVCHall), 1050 A1A N., 209-0399, pvconcerthall.com, $59-$89. RODRIGUEZ 8 p.m. Feb. 21, The Florida Theatre (FlaThtr), 128 E. Forsyth St., Downtown, 355-2787, floridatheatre.com, $29-$49. LUKE PEACOCK 7 p.m. Feb. 22, Mudville Music Room, (Mudville), 3104 Atlantic Blvd., St. Nicholas, 352-7008, raylewispresents.com, $10. MATT KNOWLES 7 p.m. Feb. 22, Boondocks Grill & Bar (Boondocks), 2808 Henley Rd., Green Cove Springs, 406-9497, boondocksrocks.com. LIGHTNER AFTER HOURS: RAISIN CAKE ORCHESTRA 6 p.m. Feb. 22, Lightner Museum, 75 King St., St. Augustine, lightnermuseum.org, free. VEGAS GREY 9:30 p.m. Feb. 22, Cheers Park Avenue (Cheers), 1138 Park Ave., Orange Park, 269-4855, cheersparkave.com. RAMONA, MICHAEL McCARTHY 6 p.m. Feb. 22, ProhibitKitch. SOUTHERN CULTURE ON THE SKIDS, THE WOOLLY BUSHMAN 6 p.m. Feb. 22, St. Augustine Amphitheatre (StAugAmp’s Front Porch), 13450 A1A S., 209-0367, staugamphitheatre.com, $22-$27. JAMEY JOHNSON 8 p.m. Feb. 22, FlaThtr, $29-$50. DOYLE BRAMHALL II, BRANDY ZDAN 8 p.m. Feb. 22, PVCHall, $34-$38. MINDI ABAIR & THE BONESHAKERS 9:30 p.m. Feb. 23, Ritz Theatre (RitzTh) AIR SUPPLY 8 p.m. Feb. 22 & 23, FlaThtr, $39-$79. RAISIN CAKE ORCHESTRA, BELLA’S BARTOK 6 p.m. Feb. 23, ProhibitKitch. LUCCI, DEREZ DE’SHON 9 p.m. Feb. 23, Mavericks Live (Mavericks), 2 Independent Dr., Jax Landing, 356-1110, maverricksatthelanding.com. BETTY FOX BAND 10 p.m. Feb. 23, Mojo Kitchen, 1500 Beach Blvd., Jax Beach, showclix.com, $15. LUNAR COAST 10 p.m. Feb. 23 & 24, Flying Iguana Taqueria & Tequila Bar (FlyingIguana), 207 Atlantic Blvd., Neptune Beach, 853-5680. LIP BONE REDDING 8 p.m. Feb. 23, BlueJay, $25. ONE GIANT LEAP MUSIC FEST 6 p.m. Feb. 23, 1904MH, $10. S.P.O.R.E., UNIVERSAL GREEN 9 p.m. Feb. 23, Rain Dogs (RainDogs), 1045 Park St., Riverside, 379-4969, $10. MARK JOHNS, BLISTUR 5 p.m. Feb. 23, Cheers.
CAIN’T NEVER COULD, URBAN PIONEERS, MUDTOWN 8 p.m. Feb. 23, Shantytown, 22 W. Sixth St., Springfield, 798-8222, $8. EARTHKRY, I-RESOLUTION 9:30 p.m. Feb. 23, Surfer. LYNDIE BURRIS, ZEB PADGETT 9:30 p.m. Feb. 23, Boondocks. PARTY CARTEL 9:30 p.m. Feb. 23, Whiskey Jax (WhiskeyJax), 950 Marsh Landing Pkwy., Jax Beach, 853-5973. JAMIE DeFRATES, MIKE SHACKELFORD, LARRY MANGUM 9:30 p.m. Feb. 23, Mudville. THE EXPENDABLES, THROUGH THE ROOTS, PACIFIC DUB 7 p.m. Feb. 23, StAugAmp’s Backyard Stage, $16.50-$20. CHRIS BARRON 8:30 p.m. Feb. 23, Café11, $20 adv/$25 door. JUSTIN SYMBOL & THE GOD BOMBS 8 p.m. Feb. 23, JackRabbs, $10. HOLLOW LEG, FORMING THE VOID, COUNT THE DEAD, INSALUBRIOUS MISANTHROPES 9 p.m. Feb. 23, Nighthawks (NightHwks), 2952 Roosevelt Blvd., Riverside. GEORGE WINSTON 8 p.m. Feb. 23, PVCHall, sold out. THE BLACKWATER SOL REVUE: JJ GREY & MOFRO, LOS LOBOS, NORTH MISSISSIPPI ALLSTARS, MARCUS KING BAND 3:30 p.m. Feb. 24, StAugAmp, $30-$50. SAVI FERNANDEZ, RAMONA 6 p.m. Feb. 24, ProhibitKitch. SOULO LYON BAND 9:30 p.m. Feb. 24, Surfer. LUCKY STIFF 9:30 p.m. Feb. 24, WhiskeyJax, JB. BRANDON LEINO 9:30 p.m. Feb. 24, Boondocks DAMON FOWLER 8 p.m. Feb. 24, BlueJay, $30. BLISTUR 9 p.m. Feb. 24, Cheers. CBDB 8 p.m. Feb. 24, 1904MH, $10-$13. LITTLE JAKE & THE SOUL SEARCHERS 9:30 p.m. Feb. 24, Mudville. THE WEEPIES, KATIE GRACE HELOW 8 p.m. Feb. 24, PVCHall, $41.50-$46.50. ERIC COLLETTE 9:30 p.m. Feb. 24, Boondocks. N.W. IZZARD 9 p.m. Feb. 24, Surfer. UNKNOWN HINSON, J.D. WILKES CD RELEASE FIRE DREAM 8 p.m. Feb. 24, JackRabbs, $20. STEALING OCEANS 6 p.m. Feb. 24, ProhibitKitch. MAVIS STAPLES 8 p.m. Feb. 25, PVCHall, $68.50-$78.50. LED TO THE GRAVE, BLACK MASS, INSALUBRIOUS MISANTHROPES 9 p.m. Feb. 26, NightHwks. SAM PACETTI 6 p.m. Feb. 26, ProhibitKitch. THE MOUNTAINTOP 8 p.m. Feb. 27, RitzTh, $49. MICHAEL McDONALD 8 p.m. Feb. 27, FlaThtr, $39-$75. COLTON TRIO, WES COBB 6 p.m. Feb. 27, ProhibitKitch. BROCCOLI SAMURAI 9 p.m. Feb. 27, Surfer. JORMA KAUKONEN 8 p.m. Feb. 27, PVCHall. WILLIE NELSON & FAMILY, LOS LONELY BOYS 6:30 p.m. Feb. 27, StAugAmp, $49.50-$143.50. CANDLEBOX, STATE TO STATE 8 p.m. Feb. 28, PVCHall. JASON DEVORE, RUSS BAUM, WILD ADRIATIC 9 p.m. Feb. 28, Surfer. DANIELLE EVA JAZZ DUO, LPIII 6 p.m. Feb. 28, ProhibitKitch. ASKMEIFICARE, BLUG 7 p.m. Feb. 28, 1904MH, $8-$10.
UPCOMING CONCERTS BLACKBERRY SMOKE March 1, FlaThtr CHAD JASMINE March 1, BlueJay GINGER BEARD MAN March 1, Cheers NIGHT OF BEE GEES March 1, ThrshHrnCtr
LARA HOPE & THE ARKTONES, CAIN’T NEVER COULD March 1, RainDogs MURIEL ANDERSON March 1, Mudville RAGLAND March 1, JackRabbs DIXIE DREGS March 1, PVCHall TOWER OF POWER March 2, PVCHall OLYMPVS March 2 & 3, Cheers PHILLIP PHILLIPS March 2, FlaThtr JIMMY GNECCO March 2, JackRabbs BARRETT THOMPSON, LYNDIE BURRIS March 2, Boondocks BOBBY LEE RODGERS March 2, BlueJay GRANT PEEPLES March 2, Mudville FLEET FOXES March 2, StAugAmp NBA YOUNG BOY March 3, Mavericks JOHN HAMMOND March 3, PVCHall ALBERT CASTIGLIA March 3, MojoKitchen THE GEORGIA FLOOD, THE GHOST OF PAUL REVERE March 3, JackRabbs JUSTIN MOORE, DYLAN SCOTT March 3, StAugAmp KICK THE INXS EXPERIENCE March 4, JackRabbs KNOCKED LOOSE, TERROR, JESUS PIECE, STONE March 4, 1904MH TIERNEY SUTTON BAND March 4, RitzTh ASTOR IVY, THE WLDLIFE March 4, RainDogs THE BONES OF DR. JONES March 6, JackRabbs ANA POPOVIC March 7, PVCHall JOHN KADLECIK BAND March 7, 1904MH SEAN CLARK, UNCLE DAVE GRIFFIN, WILLIS GORE March 7, BlueJay SONREAL, DAVIE March 8, JackRabbs SARAH SHOOK & THE DISARMERS March 8, BlueJay ZION I March 8, NightHwks NAUGHTY PROFESSOR, CHALI 2NA March 8, 1904MH LOVE MONKEY March 8, Cheers XION I, LE SPECIAL March 8, NightHwks ANDY McKEE March 8, PVCHall THE LOS ANGELES GUITAR QUARTET March 8, FlaThtr; DASotA benefit EMMET CAHILL, DUBLIN CITY RAMBLERS, SEVEN NATIONS, RATHKELTAIR, EMISH, ALBANNACH, ENTER THE HAGGIS, STEEL CITY ROVERS, HOUSE OF HAMILL March 9-11, Francis Field, St. Augustine TRAVIS TRITT, THE CHARLIE DANIELS BAND, THE MARSHALL TUCKER BAND, THE OUTLAWS March 9, StAugAmp JO & THE SAUCE, OZONEBABY March 9, Cheers COAST MODERN March 9, JackRabbs RESONANT ROGUES March 9, BlueJay VOLUR, 1476, ETHER, XAEUS, TRANSIT March 9, RainDogs STEVE MARTIN, MARTIN SHORT, THE STEEP CANYON RANGERS, JEFF BABKO March 9, T-U Center BIANCA DEL RIO March 10, PVCHall VELVET CARAVAN March 10, RitzTh WYCLEF JEAN, JACKSONVILLE SYMPHONY March 10, Dailys SIDELINE March 10, Mudville KOLARS, ESCONDIDO, THE KATE RAYS March 10, JackRabbs BILLY BUCHANAN March 10, BlueJay EARTH, WIND & FIRE March 10, FlaThtr BRAD PAISLEY, CHASE BRYANT March 10, StAugAmp
LIVE + LOCAL MUSIC MOTOWN THE MUSICAL March 10 & 11, T-U Center RAISING CADENCE, A WOLF AMONGST SHEEP, FERNWAY, VOODOO FIX March 11, JackRabbs INDIGO GIRLS March 11, PVCHall THE TENDERLOINS March 11, StAugAmp THE IRISH ROVERS March 11, FlaThtr THE MARVIN GAYE EXPERIENCE March 11, ThrshHrnCtr KEITH HARKIN March 11, BlueJay RIVER CITY RHYTHM KINGS March 12, Mudville BAY KINGS BAND March 12, BlueJay ROBIN TROWER March 13, PVCHall THE DRUGSTORE GYPSIES March 13, JackRabbs ANITA BAKER March 14, T-U Center MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET March 15, T-U Center ANTHONY RANERI March 15, 1904MH KATASTRO March 15, JackRabbs AMPLE ANGST, DAVE EGGAR March 15, BlueJay MIKE LOVE, JUNGLE MAN SAM March 16, 1904MH JOE JENCKS March 16, Mudville FOREIGNER, DAVE EGGAR ORCHESTRA March 16, StAugAmp CASSIDY LEE, JULIA GULIA March 16, Cheers STEVE HOFSTETTER March 16, JackRabbs HOTEL EXPERIENCE: A SALUTE TO THE EAGLES March 16, ThrshHrnCtr NAHKO, THE LATE ONES, XIUHTEZCATL March 16, PVCHall MIKE LOVE, JUNGLE MAN SAM March 16, 1904MH GET THE LED OUT March 16, FlaThtr JULIA GULIA March 17, Cheers 1964 THE TRIBUTE March 17, StAugAmp WALKER BROTHERS, OLD DAWGS NEW TRIXX March 17, Mudville RANDALL BRAMBLETT March 17, BlueJay FLIPTURN, GLASS HOUSE POINT, ASTER & IVY, SOUTH POINT March 17, JackRabbs TIFFANY March 17, PVCHall COREY SMITH, THE WILSON BROTHERS BAND March 17, Mavericks SPRING ST. AUGUSTINE RECORD FAIR March 18, StAugAmp ALICE COOPER March 18, FlaThtr A DAY TO REMEMBER, PAPA ROACH, FALLING IN REVERSE, THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA March 20, StAugAmp THOMAS RHETT March 20, Dailys VINYL THEATRE, VESPERTEEN March 20, JackRabbs DANIELLE MOHR March 21, BlueJay MIKE & THE MECHANICS March 21, PVCHall WALTER SALAS-HUMARA March 21, Mudville MAKARI, ADVENTURER March 21, JackRabbs LUKE PEACOCK March 22, Mudville PAUL MILLER, STAN PIPER, STEFAN KLEIN March 22, BlueJay BUMPIN’ UGLIES, CLOUD9 VIBES March 22, JackRabbs FAT CACTUS March 22, Cheers SHANE MYERS March 23, Cheers ESHAM March 23, NightHwks RODNEY CARRINGTON March 23, FlaThtr ROSE ROYCE, LENNY WILLIAMS, GLENN JONES, SHIRLEY MURDOCK, DENIECE WILLIAMS, REGINA BELLE March 24, T-U Center’s Moran Theater JUVENILE, TOO-SHORT, SCARFACE, TRINA, UNCLE LUKE, 8BALL, MIG March 24, VetsMemArena THE FALLEN SONS March 24, JackRabbs DWIGHT & NICOLE March 24, BlueJay BOOKER T. JONES March 25, PVCHall SUNSQUABI, EXMAG, MZG March 25, 1904MH
WATAIN, DESTROYER666, NEXUL March 25, Mavericks THREE DOG NIGHT, THE LORDS OF 52ND STREET March 25, FlaThtr FORTUNATE YOUTH, BALLYHOO, TATANKA March 28, Mavericks THE FIREWATER TENT REVIVAL March 29, Cheers AN EVENING WITH THE MAVERICKS March 29, PVCHall LOUDON WAINWRIGHT III, LUCY WAINWRIGHT ROCHE March 30, PVCHall IVAN & BUDDY, FRATELLO March 30, Cheers DANGERMUFFIN March 30, Mudville UDO DIRKSCHNEIDER, NEW DAY March 30, Mavericks TOP SHELF PEOPLE, SIDE HUSTLE, TOM BENNETT BAND March 30, JackRabbs ERIC LINDELL March 31, MojoKitchen MOON STALKER March 31, Mudville RYAN DEPALO, PETER MICHAEL, MARK O’QUINN March 31, JackRabbs FRATELLO March 31, Cheers BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE, THE BELLE GAME April 1, PVCHall MY OLD LADY, 2FY OCTOPI, BLACK SPHERE, ENTROPY, DESERT ISLAND April 1, 1904MH LONELY HEARTSTRING BAND April 4, Café11 MACHINE GIRL, CHARLIE VELOURS April 4, Shntytwn JUNCO ROYALS April 4, BlueJay HAWKTAIL April 5, Café11 BUDDY GUY, JIMMIE VAUGHAN, QUINN SULLIVAN April 5, FlaThtr THE BAILSMEN April 5, BlueJay PRESSURE BUSS PIPE, BLACK DIAMOND BAND April 6, Mavericks EVE TO ADAM April 6, 1904MH HANK WILLIAMS JR. April 6, StAugAmp SPRINGING THE BLUES HAWKTAIL April 6, BlueJay TOMMY EMMANUEL, ANTHONY SNAPE April 6 & 7, PVCHall SETH WALKER April 7, Mudville THE KEVIN HART IRRESPONSIBLE TOUR April 7, VetsMemArena SPRINGING THE BLUES AFTERPARTY April 7, MojoKitchen THAT 1 GUY April 8, JackRabbs ALL TIME LOW, GNASH, DREAMERS April 10, Mavericks COREY KILGANNON, OH JEREMIAH April 12, BlueJay STYX, DON FELDER April 13, StAugAmp AMANDA SHIRES & HER BAND April 13, PVCHall CHRIS BOTTI April 13, FlaThtr PINEBOX DWELLERS April 13, BlueJay THE BLACK ANGELS, BLACK LIPS April 14, Backyard Stage, StAugAmp THE WAILERS April 14, PVCHall THE REVIVALISTS April 14, FlaThtr THE BEACH BOYS April 15, StAugAmp JERSEY BOYS April 15, Thrsh-HrnCtr DR. DOG, KYLE CRAFT, SON LITTLE, ALEX G April 15, PVCHall THE LONE BELLOW April 16, PVCHall ONE NIGHT OF QUEEN: GARY MULLEN & THE WORKS April 17, PVCHall ABBA THE CONCERT April 17, FlaThtr GLEN PHILLIPS April 18, Café11 BRIAN CULBERTSON April 18, FlaThtr BRUCE COCKBURN April 19, PVCHall SCOTT BRADLEE’S POSTMODERN JUKEBOX April 19, FlaThtr WANEE 2018: WIDESPREAD PANIC, PHIL LESH & THE TERRAPIN FAMILY BAND, AS THE CROW FLIES, DARK STAR ORCHESTRA, ST. PAUL & THE BROKEN BONES, JAIMOE’S JASSZ BAND, THE CHRIS ROBINSON
BROTHERHOOD, NORTH MISSISSIPPI ALLSTARS, KARL DENSON’S TINY UNIVERSE, WALTER TROUT, SONNY LANDRETH, THE MARCUS KING BAND, GEORGE PORTER JR. & THE RUNNING PARDNERS, SOUL REBELS, LES BROS, BOBBY LEE ROGERS TRIO, BIG SOMETHING, BERRY OAKLEY’S INDIGENOUS SUSPECTS, MIDNIGHT NORTH, CRAZY FINGERS April 19, 20 & 21, Suwannee Music Park, Live Oak THOMAS RHETT, BRETT YOUNG, CARLY PEARCE April 20, Dailys JOHN MULANEY April 20, FlaThtr ESSELS, MYSTIC GRIZZLY, LURK CITY, AFTERCITIES, REST IN PIERCE, ROCKS N BLUNTS, VAMPA, DUROSAI, XOFF, AWT, RICHIE GRANT, JULIAN M, BENNY BLACK April 20, 1904MH BANDS ON THE RUN April 20, RainDogs MODEST MOUSE April 21, StAugAmp ABRAHAM PARTRIDGE April 21, BlueJay OLD 97’S, JAMIE WYATT April 22, PVCHall HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS, RICHARD MARX April 22, StAugAmp DAVID FOSTER April 24, FlaThtr 10,000 MANIACS April 25, PVCHall JOHNNY MATHIS April 26, FlaThtr OZZY OSBOURNE, FOO FIGHTERS, AVENGED SEVENFOLD, QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE, POP EVIL, PALAYE ROYALE, BLACK MAP, BILLY IDOL, FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH, GODSMACK, STONE SOUR, BLACK VEIL BRIDES, AVATAR April 27-29, Metro Park BLACK JACKET SYMPHONY, JACKSONVILLE ROCK SYMPHONY: SGT. PEPPER’S 50TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR April 27, FlaThtr TAUK April 27, 1904MH YANNI April 27, StAugAmp ALAN PARSONS PROJECT, CARL PALMER April 28, FlaThtr LITTLE BIG TOWN, KACEY MUSGRAVES, MIDLAND May 4, StAugAmp TODRICK HALL May 4, PVCHall GYPSY STAR May 4, Mudville SKILLET, FOR KING & COUNTRY May 5, Dailys HERB ALPERT, LANI HALL May 4, FlaThtr GAMBLE ROGERS MUSIC FESTIVAL: PETER ROWAN, VERLON THOMPSON, MEAN MARY, VERONIKA JACKSON, BRIAN SMALLEY, PASSERINE, SAM PACETTI, THE STARLIGHT TRIO, THE ADVENTURES OF ANNABELL LYNN, BELL & THE BAND, RED & CHRIS HENRY’S ALL STAR BAND, WILD SHINERS, FLAGSHIP ROMANCE, THE OBSCURE BROTHERS, BRIAN SMALLEY, THE ASHLEY GANG REUNION, REMEDY TREE, ROTAGEEZER, BELMONT & JONES May 4-6, Colonial Quarter, St. Augustine OLD CROW MEDICINE SHOW May 5, T-UCtr’s Moran Theater D.A. GUITAR STUDENT BENEFIT May 5, Mudville THE NATIONAL, BIG THIEF May 5, StAugAmp KRIS KRISTOFFERSON May 6, FlaThrtr THE GIPSY KINGS, NICOLAS REYES, TONINO BALIARDO May 6, StAugAmp VANCE JOY May 8, StAugAmp JAMES TAYLOR & HIS ALL-STAR BAND, BONNIE RAITT & HER BAND May 8, VetsMemArena JOE BONAMASSA May 10, StAugAmp REBECCA LONG BAND May 11, Mudville STEVE FORBERT May 12, Mudville THE PAUL THORN BAND May 12, PVCHall CHOIR OF BABBLE May 12, RainDogs MARC COHN & HIS TRIO May 13, PVCHall STEELY DAN, THE DOOBIE BROTHERS May 13, Dailys BAHAMAS May 14, PVCHall
DAMON FOWLER performs his blues-inflected funk (NPR calls it a mixture of grit and polish), 8 p.m. Feb. 24 at Blue Jay Listening Room, Jax Beach, $30, bluejayjax.com.
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LIVE + LOCAL MUSIC OH WONDER, ASTRONOMYY May 15, PVCHall ODESZA: 2018 A MOMENT APART TOUR May 16, Dailys ROCK THE ’70S GALA FLORIDA THEATRE BENEFIT May 19, FlaThtr ORDINARY BOYS June 9, 1904MH ROD MacDONALD June 15, Mudville SALT N PEPA, SPINDERELLA, KID ’N PLAY, COOLIO, TONE LOC, THEA AUSTIN (EX-SNAPP!), C&C MUSIC FACTORY, FREEDOM WILLIAMS June 16, StAugAmp REBELUTION, STEPHEN MARLEY, COMMON KINGS, ZION I, DJ MACKLE June 24, StAugAmp TEDESCHI TRUCKS BAND, DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS, MARCUS KING BAND June 29, Dailys THIRTY SECONDS TO MARS, WALK THE MOON, MISTERWIVES, JOYWAVE July 1, Dailys BARENAKED LADIES, BETTER THAN EZRA, KT TUNSTALL July 6, StAugAmp OAK RIDGE BOYS July 20, Thrsh-HrnCtr THE STEVE MILLER BAND, PETER FRAMPTON July 20, StAugAmp CHICAGO, REO SPEEDWAGON July 22, Dailys DON McCLEAN July 27, PVCHall O.A.R. Aug. 5, Dailys JASON MRAZ, BRETT DENNAN Aug. 17, Dailys GENE WATSON Oct. 13, PVCHall STEEP CANYON RANGERS OCT. 14, FlaThtr FAREWELL YELLOW BRICK ROAD TOUR: ELTON JOHN March 15, 2019, VetsMemArena
LIVE MUSIC CLUBS
AMELIA ISLAND + FERNANDINA
THE SALTY PELICAN, 12 N. Front St., 277-3811 Hupp & Ray 6 p.m. Feb. 22. KevinSki 7 p.m. Feb. 23. Aaron Koerner, Travis Harden Feb. 24. Barrett Thomas, Sol Rydah Feb. 25 SLIDERS SEASIDE GRILL, 1998 S. Fletcher Ave., 277-6652 King Eddie & the Pili Pili Band 6 p.m. Feb. 21. Tad Jennings Feb. 22. Hupp, Michael Hulett Feb. 23. Audition Showcase Feb. 24. JCnMike Feb. 25. Cassidy Lee Feb. 26. Mark O’Quinn Feb. 27
AVONDALE + ORTEGA
CASBAH CAFÉ, 3628 St. Johns Ave., 981-9966 Goliath Flores every Wed. Jazz every Sun. Live music every Mon. ECLIPSE, 4219 St. Johns Ave. KJ Free Tue. & Thur. Indie dance Wed. ’80s & ’90s dance Fri. MONTY’S/SHORES LIQUOR, 3644 St. Johns Ave., 389-1131 Roger That 10 p.m. Feb. 23. Beartoe 10 p.m. Feb. 24
THE BEACHES
INTRACOASTAL
CLIFF’S, 3033 Monument Rd., Ste. 2, 645-5162 Back in the Band 9 p.m. Feb. 21. Lisa & the Mad Hatters 10 p.m. Feb. 23. Highway Jones Feb. 24 JERRY’S, 13170 Atlantic Blvd., 220-6766 Mr. Natural 8:30 p.m. Feb. 23. Retro Katz 8:30 p.m. Feb. 24
MANDARIN
ENZA’S, 10601 San Jose Blvd., Ste. 109, 268-4458 Brian Iannucci Feb. 21 & 25 TAPS BAR & GRILL, 2220 C.R. 210, St. Johns, 819-1554 George Aspinall Band Feb. 21. Dirty Pete Feb. 23. Robbie Litt Feb. 24
ORANGE PARK + MIDDLEBURG
CHEERS PARK AVENUE, 1138 Park Ave., 269-4855 DJ Capone 9:30 Feb. 21. Vegas Grey Feb. 22. Mark Johns, Blistur Feb. 23. Blistur Feb. 24. Ginger Beard Man March 1 DEE’S MUSIC BAR, 2141 Loch Rane Blvd., Ste. 140, 375-2240 X Hale Feb. 22. Jonathan Lee 9 p.m. Feb. 24 THE HILLTOP, 2030 Wells Rd., 272-5959 John Michael on the piano every Tue.-Sat. THE ROADHOUSE, 231 Blanding Blvd., 264-0611 DJs Jamie & Big Mike every Thur.
PONTE VEDRA
FIONN MACCOOL’S, 145 Hilden Rd., Nocatee, 217-7021 Tuatha Dea 8 p.m. Feb. 23 TABLE 1, 330 A1A, 280-5515 Deron Baker 6:30 p.m. Feb. 21 & 28. Scott K 6 p.m. Feb. 22. Beach City Feb. 23. Tier 2 Feb. 24
RIVERSIDE + WESTSIDE
ACROSS THE STREET, 948 Edgewood Ave. S., 683-4182 Bill Ricci 5 p.m. Feb. 22 & 23 MURRAY HILL Theatre, 932 Edgewood Ave., 388-7807 Josh Garrells, Corey Kilgannon Feb. 23. Norma Jean, Gideon, Toothgrinder, Greyhaven Feb. 27 NIGHTHAWKS, 2952 Roosevelt Blvd. Hollow Leg, Forming the Void, Count the Dead, Insalubrious Misanthropes 10 p.m. Feb. 23. Led to the Grave, Black Mass, Insalubrious Feb. 26 RAIN DOGS, 1045 Park St., 379-4969 S.P.O.R.E., Universal Green Feb. 23. Lara Hope & the Arktones, Cain’t Never Could March 1
(ALL VENUES IN JAX BEACH UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED) ATLANTIC BEACH BREWING CO., 725 Atlantic Blvd., Ste. 3 & 15, Atlantic Beach, 372-4116 Ashley Wilkinson 8 p.m. Feb. 24 BLUE JAY LISTENING ROOM, 412 N. Second St., 834-1315 Dirty Cello 8 p.m. Feb. 21. LipBone Redding 8 p.m. Feb. 23. Damon Fowler Feb. 24. Chad Jasmine March 1 CULHANE’S IRISH PUB, 967 Atlantic Blvd., AB, 249-9595 DJ Heather every Wed. DJ Jerry every Thur. DJ Hal every Fri. & Sat. Michael Funge 6:30 p.m. every Sun. FLYING IGUANA TAQUERIA & TEQUILA BAR, 207 Atlantic Blvd., NB, 853-5680 Lunar Coast 10 p.m. Feb. 23 & 24 GREEN ROOM BREWING, 228 Third St. N., 201-9283 Mike Cook Feb. 23 GUSTO, 1266 Beach Blvd., 372-9925 Groov 7:30 p.m. Wed. Michael Smith Thur. Milton Clapp Fri. Under the Bus Sat. Robert Eccles Sun. LYNCH’S IRISH PUB, 514 N. First St., 249-5181 Funsick Phony 10 p.m. Feb. 23. Luvu 10 p.m. Feb. 24 MEZZA RESTAURANT & BAR, 110 First St., NB, 249-5573 Gypsies Ginger Wed. Mike Shackelford, Steve Shanholtzer Thur. Mezza Shuffle Mon. Trevor Tanner Tue. MOJO KITCHEN, 1500 Beach Blvd., 247-6636 Betty Fox Band 10 p.m. Feb. 23. Albert Castiglia March 2 RAGTIME TAVERN, 207 Atlantic Blvd., AB, 241-7877 Billy Bowers 7 p.m. Feb. 21 SURFER THE BAR, 200 First St. N., 372-9756 Ryan Campbell 9 p.m. Feb. 21. EarthKey, I-Resolution 9 p.m. Feb. 23. Soulo Lyon Band, N.W. Izzard Feb. 24. Broccoli Samurai 9 p.m. Feb. 27. Jason Devore, Russ Baum, Wild Adriatic Feb. 28 WHISKEY JAX, 950 Marsh Landing Pkwy., 853-5973 Party Cartel 8 p.m. Feb. 23. Lucky Stiff 8:30 p.m. Feb. 24. Back Alley Cadillac Feb. 25
ST. AUGUSTINE
DOWNTOWN
SOUTHSIDE, ARLINGTON & BAYMEADOWS
1904 MUSIC HALL, 19 Ocean St. N., 345-5760 Puzzles to Pieces, Searching Serenity, Born in June, Plagueborne 7:30 p.m. Feb. 21. West King String Band Feb. 22. One Giant Leap Music Fest 6 p.m. Feb. 23. CBDB 8 p.m. Feb. 24. Ouija Bros. Feb. 25. Askmeificare, Blug Feb. 28 DOS GATOS, 123 E. Forsyth St., 354-0666 DJ Brandon Thur. DJ NickFresh Sat. DJ Randall Mon. DJ Hollywood Tue. JACKSONVILLE LANDING, 353-1188 Highway Jones 7 p.m. Feb. 23. Boogie Freaks Feb. 24. Making Sum Noise 6 p.m. Feb. 25 MAVERICKS LIVE, Jax Landing, 356-1110 Lucci, Derez De’Shon, DJ Shab birthday bash 9 p.m. Feb. 23. Joe Buck, DJ Justin Thur.-Sat. MYTH NIGHTCLUB, 333 E. Bay St., 707-0474 Battle of the Geeks: Inner-G, Swarm, DJ Q-45 Feb. 23. Christian Martin Feb. 24
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WHITEY’S FISH CAMP, 2032 C.R. 220, 269-4198 Jonathan Lee 9 p.m. Feb. 23. Circus Band 9 p.m. Feb. 24. Savannah Lee Bassett 4 p.m. Feb. 25
BOONDOCKS, 2808 Henley Rd., Green Cove, 406-9497 Matt Knowles Feb. 2. Lyndie Burris, Zeb Padgett Feb. 23. Brandon Leino, Eric Collette 6 p.m. Feb. 24
ARNOLD’S LOUNGE, 3912 N. Ponce de Leon Blvd., 824-8738 Lisa & the Mad Hatters 9 p.m. Feb. 24. Blistur Feb. 25 CAFE ELEVEN, 501 A1A Beach Blvd., St. Augustine Beach, 460-9311 Heather Maloney 8 p.m. Feb. 21. Chris Barron 8 p.m. Feb. 23 CELLAR UPSTAIRS, 157 King St., 826-1594 Vinny Jacobs 2 p.m. Feb. 25. Steven Pigman Feb. 22. Lions Gate Feb. 23 PROHIBITION KITCHEN, 119 St. George St., 209-5704 Leelynn Osborn, Sugar Lime Blue 6 p.m. Feb. 21. Ramona, Michael McCarthy 6 p.m. Feb. 22. Raisin Cake Orchestra, Bella’s Bartok Feb. 23. Ramona, Savi Fernandez, Stealing Oceans Feb. 24. Sam Pacetti Feb. 26. Colton Trio, Wes Cobb Feb. 27. Danielle Eve Jazz Trio, LPIII Feb. 28 TEMPO, 16 Cathedral Pl., 342-0286 Jay Bird 7 p.m. Feb. 22. Jax English Salsa Band 6 p.m. Feb. 25. Bluez Dudez, Soulo Feb. 27 TRADEWINDS LOUNGE, 124 Charlotte St., 829-9336 Cottonmouth 9 p.m. Feb. 23 & 24
SAN MARCO
CUBA LIBRE Bar, 2578 Atlantic Blvd., 399-0609 Trees & Gin 9 p.m. Feb. 24 GRAPE & GRAIN EXCHANGE, 2000 San Marco Blvd., 396-4455 Hot Club Jax Feb. 23. Raisin Cake Orchestra Feb. 24 JACK RABBITS, 15280 Hendricks Ave., 398-7496 Justin Symbol & The God Bombs 8 p.m. Feb. 23. Unknown Hinson, J.D. Wilkes CD Release Fire Dream Feb. 24. Ragland March 1 MUDVILLE MUSIC ROOM, 3104 Atlantic Blvd., 352-7008 Luke Peacock 7:30 p.m. Feb. 22. Jamie Defrates, Mike Shackelford, Larry Mangum Feb. 23. Little Jake & the Soul Searchers Feb. 24. Muriel Anderson March 1
MELLOW MUSHROOM, 9734 Deer Lake Ct., 997-1955 Barrett Jockers 9 p.m. Feb. 22. Anton LaPLume Feb. 23 WHISKEY JAX, 10915 Baymeadows Rd., 634-7208 Take Cover 8:30 p.m. Feb. 23. Yowsah 8:30 p.m. Feb. 24. Melissa Smith open mic every Wed.
SPRINGFIELD + NORTHSIDE
HYPERION BREWING CO., 1740 N. Main St., 518-5131 Live music most weekends & 2:30 p.m. every Sun. SHANTYTOWN PUB, 22 W. Sixth, 798-8222 Cain’t Never Could, Urban Pioneers, Mudtown Feb. 23
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AMELIA ISLAND + FERNANDINA BEACH
BRETT’S WATERWAY CAFÉ, 1 S. Front St., 261-2660. On the water at Centre Street’s end. Southern hospitality, upscale atmosphere; daily specials, fresh local seafood, aged beef. $$$ FB L D Daily CAFÉ KARIBO, 27 N. Third St., 277-5269, cafekaribo.com. F Family-owned café in historic building. Worldly fare, made-from-scratch dressings, sauces, desserts, sourcing fresh veggies, seafood. Dine in or al fresco under oakshaded patio. Microbrew Karibrew Pub brews beer onsite; imports. $$ FB K TO R, Su; L Daily, D Tu-Su in season THE CRAB TRAP, 31 N. Second St., 261-4749, ameliacrabtrap.com. F For nearly 40 years, family-ownedand-operated. Fresh local seafood, steaks, specials. HH. $$ FB L Sa-M; D Nightly JACK & DIANE’S, 708 Centre St., 321-1444, jackanddianescafe.com. Renovated 1887 shotgun house. Faves: jambalaya, French toast, pancakes, mac & cheese, crêpes. Vegan items. Inside or porch overlooking historic area. $$ BW K TO B L D M, W, F, Sa; B L Su LARRY’S GIANT SUBS, 474272 S.R. 200, 844-2225. F SEE ORANGE PARK. MOON RIVER PIZZA, 925 S. 14th St., 321-3400, moonriverpizza.net. F 2017 Best of Jax winner/favorite. Authentic Northern-style pizzas, 20-plus toppings, pie/slice. Calzones. $ BW TO L D M-Sa THE MUSTARD SEED CAFÉ, 833 Courson Rd., 277-3141, nassauhealthfoods.net. Casual organic eatery, juice bar, in Nassau Health Foods. All-natural organic items, smoothies, juices, herbal teas, coffees, daily specials. $$ K TO B L M-Sa POINTE RESTAURANT, 98 S. Fletcher Ave., 277-4851, elizabethpointelodge.com. 2017 Best of Jax winner. In award-winning inn Elizabeth Pointe Lodge. Seaside dining; in or out. Hot buffet breakfast daily, full lunch menu.
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Homestyle soups, specialty sandwiches, desserts. $$$ BW K B L D Daily THE SALTY PELICAN BAR & GRILL, 12 N. Front St., 277-3811, thesaltypelicanamelia.com. F 2017 Best of Jax winner. 2nd-story outdoor bar. T.J. & Al offer local seafood, fish tacos, Mayport shrimp, po’boys, cheese oysters. $$ FB K L D Daily SLIDERS SEASIDE GRILL, 1998 S. Fletcher Ave., 277-6652, slidersseaside.com. F 2017 Best of Jax winner/favorite. Oceanfront. Award-winning handmade crabcakes, fried pickles, fresh seafood. Open-air 2nd floor balcony, playground. $$ FB K L D Daily T-RAY’S BURGER STATION, 202 S. Eighth St., 261-6310, traysburgerstation.com. F 2017 Best of Jax winner/ favorite. Family-owned-and-operated 18+ years. Blue plate specials, burgers, biscuits & gravy, shrimp. $ BW TO B L M-Sa
ARLINGTON + REGENCY
LARRY’S GIANT SUBS, 1301 Monument Rd., Ste. 5, 724-5802. F 2017 Best of Jax winner/favorite. SEE ORANGE PARK.
AVONDALE + ORTEGA
FOOD ADDICTZ GRILL, 1044 Edgewood Ave. S., 240-1987. F Family-and-veteran-owned place is all about home cooking. Customer faves: barbecued pulled pork, blackened chicken, Caesar wrap and Portobello mushroom burger. $ K TO B L D Tu-Su HARPOON LOUIE’S, 4070 Herschel St., Ste. 8, 389-5631, harpoonlouies.net. F 2017 Best of Jax winner/favorite. Locally owned & operated 20+ years. American pub. 1/2-lb. burgers, fish sandwiches, pasta. Local beers, HH. $$ FB K TO L D Daily MOJO NO. 4 URBAN BBQ & WHISKEY BAR, 3572 St. Johns Ave., Ste. 1, 381-6670, mojobbq.com. F 2017 Best of Jax winner/ favorite. Pulled pork and Carolina-style barbecue. Delta fried catfish. Avondale’s Mojo has shrimp & grits, specialty cocktails. Local musicians on weekends. $$ FB K TO L D Daily PINEGROVE MARKET & DELI, 1511 PineGrove Ave., 389-8655, pinegrovemarket.com. F 2017 Best of Jax winner/favorite. 40+ years. Burgers, Cubans, subs, wraps. Onsite butcher, USDA choice prime aged beef. Craft beers. Fri. & Sat. fish fry. $ BW TO B L D M-Sa RESTAURANT ORSAY, 3630 Park St., 381-0909, restaurantorsay.com. 2017 Best of Jax winner/favorite. French/Southern bistro; local organic ingredients. Steak frites, mussels, pork chops. $$$ FB R, Su; D Nightly SIMPLY SARA’S, 2902 Corinthian Ave., 387-1000, simplysaras.net. F Down-home fare from scratch: eggplant fries, pimento cheese, baked chicken, fruit cobblers, chicken & dumplings, desserts. BYOB. $$ K TO L D Tu-Sa, B Sa SOUTH KITCHEN & SPIRITS, 3638 Park St., 475-2362, south.kitchen. F 2017 Best of Jax winner/favorite. Southern classics: crispy catfish with smoked gouda grits, family-style fried chicken, burgers, vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free options. $$ FB K TO L D Daily
BAYMEADOWS
AL’S PIZZA, 8060 Philips Hwy., Ste. 105, 731-4300. F 2017 Best of Jax winner/favorite. SEE INTRACOASTAL. INDIA’S, 9802 Baymeadows Rd., Ste. 8, 620-0777, indiajaxcom. F 2017 Best of Jax winner/favorite. Authentic cuisine, lunch buffet. Curries, vegetables, lamb, chicken, shrimp, fish tandoori. $$ BW L M-Sa; D Nightly LARRY’S GIANT SUBS, 8616 Baymeadows Rd., 739-2498. F 2017 Best of Jax winner/favorite. SEE ORANGE PARK. METRO DINER, 9802 Baymeadows Rd., 425-9142. F 2017 Best of Jax winner/favorite. SEE SAN MARCO.
DINING DIRECTORY NATIVE SUN NATURAL FOODS MARKET & DELI, 11030 Baymeadows Rd., 260-2791. 2017 Best of Jax favorite. SEE MANDARIN. PATTAYA THAI GRILLE, 9551 Baymeadows Rd., Ste. 1, 646-9506, ptgrille.com. F 2017 Best of Jax favorite. Since 1989, the family-owned place has offered an extensive menu of traditional Thai, vegetarian, new-Thai; curries, seafood, noodles, soups. Low-sodium & gluten-free. $$$ BW TO L D Tu-Sa THE WELL WATERING HOLE, 3928 Baymeadows Rd., Ste. 9, 737-7740, thewellwateringhole.com. Local craft beers, glass/bottle wines. Meatloaf sandwich, pulled Peruvian chicken, vegan black bean burgers. Gluten-free pizzas, desserts. HH specials. $$ BW K TO L M-F; D Tu-Sa WHISKEY JAX, 10915 Baymeadows Rd., Ste. 135, 634-7208, whiskeyjax.com. F 2017 Best of Jax favorite. Popular gastropub has craft beers, gourmet burgers, handhelds, signature plates, tacos and–sure–whiskey. HH M-F. $$ FB B Sa & Su; L F; D Nightly
BEACHES
(Venues are in Jax Beach unless otherwise noted.)
ANGIE’S SUBS, 1436 Beach Blvd., 246-2519. ANGIE’S GROM SUBS, 204 Third Ave. S., 241-3663. F 2017 Best of Jax winner. Fresh ingredients, 25+ years. Huge salads, blue-ribbon iced tea. Grom has Sun. brunch, no alcohol. $ K BW TO L D Daily BOLD BEAN COFFEE ROASTERS, 2400 S. Third St., Ste. 201, 374-5735. 2017 Best of Jax winner. SEE RIVERSIDE. BREEZY COFFEE SHOP WINE BAR, 235 Eighth Ave. S., 241-2211, breezycoffeeshopcafe.com. Local beachy coffee & wine shop by day; wine bar by night. Fresh baked pastries, breakfast sandwiches all day. Grab-n-Go salads, cheeses, hummus. $ BW K TO B L D Daily The CRAFT PIZZA CO., 240 Third St. N., Neptune Beach, 853-6773, thecraftpizzaco.com. F Al Mansur’s new place has innovative pies made with locally sourced ingredients. Dine inside or out. $$ BW L D Daily EUROPEAN STREET CAFÉ, 992 Beach Blvd., 249-3001, europeanstreet.com. F 2017 Best of Jax winner/favorite. SEE RIVERSIDE. FLYING IGUANA TAQUERIA & TEQUILA BAR, 207 Atlantic Blvd., NB, 853-5680, flyingiguana.com. 2017 Best of Jax winner. Latin American: tacos, seafood, carnitas, Cubana fare. 100+ tequilas. $ FB TO L D Daily
GRILL ME!
DOWNTOWN
BELLWETHER, 100 N. Laura St., 802-7745, bellwetherjax.com. Elevated Southern classics in an understated setting, with chef/owner Jon Insetta’s focus on flavors, and chef Kerri Rogers’ culinary creativity. The Northeast Florida menu changes seasonally. Rotating local craft beers, regional spirits, cold brew coffee program. $$ FB TO L M-F CASA DORA, 108 E. Forsyth, 356-8282, casadoraitalian.com. F Serving Italian fare, 40+ years: veal, seafood, pizza. Homemade salad dressing. $ BW K L M-F; D M-Sa OLIO MARKET, 301 E. Bay St., 356-7100, oliomarket.com. F Scratch soups, sandwiches. Duck grilled cheese, seen on Best Sandwich in America. $$ BW TO B R L M-F; D F & Sa SPLIFF’S GASTROPUB, 15 N. Ocean St., 844-5000, spliffsgastropub.com. 2017 Best of Jax winner/favorite. Music venue has munchie apps, mac & cheese dishes, pockets, gourmet grilled cheese sandwiches. HH M-F. $ BW L D M-Sa URBAN GRIND COFFEE COMPANY, 45 W. Bay, Ste. 102, 516-7799, urbangrind.coffee. F 2017 Best of Jax favorite. Locally roasted whole bean brewed coffees, espressos, pastries, smoothies, bagels. Chicken/tuna salad, sandwiches. WiFi. $ B L M-F URBAN GRIND EXPRESS, 50 W. Laura St., 516-7799. F 2017 Best of Jax favorite. SEE ABOVE. ZODIAC BAR & GRILL, 120 W. Adams St., 354-8283, thezodiacbarandgrill.com. 16+ years. Mediterranean cuisine, American fare, paninis, vegetarian dishes. Lunch buffet. Espressos, hookahs. HH M-F. $ FB L M-F; D W-Sa
FLEMING ISLAND
GRASSROOTS NATURAL MARKET, 1915 East-West Pkwy., 541-0009. F 2017 Best of Jax winner/favorite. SEE RIVERSIDE. MOJO SMOKEHOUSE, 1810 Town Center Blvd., Ste. 8, 264-0636. F 2017 Best of Jax winner/favorite. SEE AVONDALE. WHITEY’S FISH CAMP, 2032 C.R. 220, 269-4198, whiteysfishcamp.com. F 2017 Best of Jax winner/favorite. Real fish camp. Gator tail, freshwater catfish, daily specials, on Swimming Pen Creek. Tiki bar. Come by boat, bike or car. $ FB K TO L Tu-Su; D Nightly
INTRACOASTAL WEST
AL’S PIZZA, 14286 Beach Blvd., Ste. 31, 223-0991. F 2017 Best of Jax winner/favorite. 30 years of awesome gourmet
DEVON MITCHELL
The Mustard Seed Café
833 T.J. Courson Rd. • Fernandina Beach Born in: Stamford, CT Years in Biz: 15 Favorite Restaurant: Pepper's (Fernandina Beach) Favorite Cuisine Style: Asian Go-To Ingredients: Bacon, fresh produce Ideal Meal: Asian fusion of any kind Will Not Cross My Lips: Tripe Insider’s Secret: Use arrowroot as a gluten-free thickener. Celebrity Sighting: Florida's First Lady, Ann Scott Culinary Treat: Our coffee cake
GUSTO, 1266 Beach Blvd., 372-9925, gustojax.com. F Classic Old World Roman fare, big Italian menu: homestyle pasta, beef, chicken, fish delicacies; open pizza-tossing kitchen. Reservations encouraged. $$ FB TO L R D Tu-Su HAWKERS ASIAN STREET FARE, 241 Atlantic Blvd., NB, 425-1025. 2017 Best of Jax winner/favorite. SEE RIVERSIDE. LARRY’S GIANT SUBS, 657 Third St. N., 247-9620. F 2017 Best of Jax winner/favorite. SEE ORANGE PARK. METRO DINER, 1534 3rd St. N., 853-6817. F 2017 Best of Jax winner/favorite. SEE SAN MARCO. MOJO KITCHEN BBQ PIT & BLUES BAR, 1500 Beach Blvd., 247-6636. 2017 Best of Jax winner/favorite. SEE AVONDALE. M SHACK, 299 Atlantic Blvd., AB, 241-2599, shackburgers.com. 2017 Best of Jax winner. Burgers, hot dogs, fries, shakes. Dine indoors or out. $$ BW L D Daily NATIVE SUN NATURAL FOODS MARKET & DELI, 1585 N. Third St., 458-1390. 2017 Best of Jax favorite. SEE MANDARIN. RAGTIME TAVERN SEAFOOD & GRILL, 207 Atlantic Blvd., AB, 241-7877, ragtimetavern.com. F 34 years and counting, the iconic seafood place serves blackened snapper, sesame tuna, Ragtime shrimp. Daily HH, brunch Sun. $$ FB L D Daily WHISKEY JAX, 950 Marsh Landing Pkwy., 853-5973. F 2017 Best of Jax favorite. SEE BAYMEADOWS.
CAMDEN COUNTY, GEORGIA
CAPTAIN STAN’S SMOKEHOUSE, 700 Bedell Dr., Woodbine, 912-729-9552. Barbecue, sides, hot dogs, burgers, desserts. Dine in or out on picnic tables. $$ FB K TO L & D Tu-Sa LARRY’S GIANT SUBS, 6586 GA. Hwy. 40 B6, St. Marys, 912-576-7006. F 2017 Best of Jax favorite. SEE ORANGE PARK. OUTERBANKS SPORTS BAR & GRILLE, 140 The Lakes Blvd., Ste. H, Kingsland, 912-729-5499. Fresh seafood, burgers, steaks, wings. $$ FB TO D Nightly
pizza, baked dishes. All day HH M-Th. $ FB K TO L D Daily LARRY’S GIANT SUBS, 10750 Atlantic Blvd., Ste. 14, 642-6980. F Best of Jax favorite. SEE ORANGE PARK.
MANDARIN + NW ST. JOHNS
AL’S PIZZA, 11190 San Jose Blvd., 260-4115. F 2017 Best of Jax winner/favorite. SEE INTRACOASTAL. ATHENS CAFÉ, 6271 St. Augustine Rd., Ste. 7, 733-1199, athenscafejax.com. 2017 Best of Jax winner. 20+ years of Greek fare, serving dolmades (stuffed grape leaves), baby shoes (stuffed eggplant), Greek beers. Vegetarian-friendly. Full bar. Early bird menu Mon.-Fri. $$ FB L M-F; D M-Sa FIRST COAST DELI & GRILL, 6082 St. Augustine Rd., 733-7477. Pancakes, bacon, sandwiches, burgers, wings. $ K TO B L Daily JAX DINER, 5065 St. Augustine Rd., 739-7070, jaxdiner.com. Simple name, simple concept: Local. Chef Roderick “Pete” Smith, a local culinary expert with nearly 20 years under his apron, uses locally sourced ingredients from area farmers, vendors and the community for American and Southern dishes. Seasonal brunch. $ K TO B L M-F, D F METRO DINER, 12807 San Jose Blvd., 638-6185. F 2017 Best of Jax winner/favorite. Dinner. SEE SAN MARCO. MOJO BAR-B-QUE, 1607 University Blvd. W., 732-7200, mojobbq.com. F 2017 Best of Jax winner/favorite. SEE AVONDALE. NATIVE SUN NATURAL FOODS MARKET & DELI, 10000 San Jose Blvd., 260-6950, nativesunjax.com. 2017 Best of Jax favorite. Organic soups, baked items, sandwiches, prepared foods. Juice, smoothie, coffee bar. All-natural beer/wine. $ BW TO K B L D Daily
ORANGE PARK
THE HILLTOP, 2030 Wells Rd., 272-5959, hilltop-club.com. Southern fine dining. New Orleans shrimp, certified Black
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DINING DIRECTORY BITE-SIZED
Unique, Mexican-inspired fare and fine craft cocktails are the oreder of the day at FLYING IGUANA TAQUERIA & TEQUILA BAR in Neptune Beach.
OVERSET
A GREAT
COMEBACK
photo by Dennis Ho
Beloved French EATERY RETURNS to San Marco
“WHAT DOESN’T KILL YOU MAKES YOU STRONGER.” The adage holds true for San Marco staple Bistro Aix. After taking a beating from Hurricane Irma, which included four feet of flooding, the French favorite was revamped and remodeled. Now it’s reopened and folks are flocking back for the same delicious food. You’ll find a brighter space, cleaner lines and lighter colors and furniture. Fear not—the comfy gothic chairs are still there, as is the iconic onyx bar from where you can watch all the kitchen action. The “Debut” (appetizer) menu is perfect for tapas. Mussels ($13) drizzled with aioli stacked high in a small bowl, each morsel tender and made all the more delicious by a white-wine-and-shallot-laden sauce. If the skyscraper of toast isn’t enough to soak it all up, be like the cool kids and ask for more. My dining companion said we had to try the Moondancer Oysters (MP $16/half-dozen) from Boston featured in the “Les Fruits De Mar” that night, saying, “They make you feel like you’re drowning in the best way!” She wasn’t wrong; the high salinity content is insane—and crazy good with a classic vinegar mignonette and a lighter cucumber mint mignonette, which we chased with champagne, of course.
BISTRO AIX
1440 San Marco Blvd., 398-1949, bistrox.com
Back to the Earth with Steak Tartare ($14). This dish fascinates me. I never look at raw meat and think, “Cut me off a slice!” but steak tartare is beautiful and simple. The fresh, tender meat doesn’t have ton of flavor (or scent), so it’s usually paired with sharper tastes like mustard and anchovies. Add a raw quail egg for a little extra flavor (and hold) and it becomes a classic French dish. I love when a plate has something new to try, so the ravigote caught my eye. This slightly acidic sauce, a French favorite with lots of delicious morsels—like capers, shallots and parsley— chopped up in it, pairs very well with tartare. On to the entrées, which are filling, but not overly so. The Duck Breast ($31) with wild mushrooms and a veal reduction blew our minds. Heads up: Medium at Bistro Aix is on the pinker side. Diver Scallops ($31) includes three huge, pillowy, butter-tender scallops, impeccably seared, atop creamy Anson Mills grits. The zingy paprika vinaigrette was a little much for this scallop lover, but alone it was a righteous sauce. If you have room, check out Executive Pastry Chef Michael Bump’s dessert menu. Pistachio Profiteroles ($10) are a crowd favorite but they didn’t quite live up to our expectations. The Choux pastry was a little tough, and the homemade pistachio ice cream was not as flavorful as I’d hoped, though the fudgy chocolate sauce drizzle was rich and delicious. Red Wine Poached Pears ($9) is such a gorgeous dish— I’m on the hunt for a lipstick in the same shade. The brown butter cake was a bit dry, but I could eat it all day long soaked in the sweet red wine sauce. Bistro Aix, welcome back!
Brentley Stead biteclub@folioweekly.com
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Angus prime rib, she-crab soup, desserts. Extensive bourbon selection. $$$ FB D Tu-Sa LARRY’S GIANT SUBS, 1330 Blanding Blvd., Ste. 165, 276-7370. 1545 C.R. 220, 278-2827. 700 Blanding Blvd., Ste. 15, 272-3553. 5733 Roosevelt Blvd., 446-9500. 1401 S. Orange Ave., Green Cove, 284-7789, larryssubs.com. F 2017 Best of Jax favorite. Larry’s piles ’em high, serves ’em fast; 36+ years. Hot & cold subs, soups. Some Larry’s serve breakfast. $ K TO B L D Daily METRO DINER, 2034 Kingsley Ave., 375-8548. F 2017 Best of Jax winner/favorite. Dinner nightly. SEE SAN MARCO. The ROADHOUSE, 231 Blanding Blvd., 264-0611, roadhouseonline.net. F 2017 Best of Jax favorite. Sandwiches, wings, burgers, quesadillas for 35+ years. 75+ imported beers. Live music. $ FB L D Daily SPRING PARK COFFEE, 328 Ferris St., Green Cove Springs, 531-9391, springparkcoffee.com. F Cozy shop; freshroasted Brass Tacks coffee, handcrafted hot & cold drinks, specialty lattes, cappuccino, macchiato, teas, pastries, sandwiches, breakfast. $ B L D Daily
PONTE VEDRA BEACH
AL’S PIZZA, 635 A1A, 543-1494. F 2017 Best of Jax winner/favorite. SEE INTRACOASTAL. LARRY’S GIANT SUBS, 830 A1A N., Ste. 6, 273-3993. F 2017 Best of Jax favorite. SEE ORANGE PARK. M SHACK NOCATEE, 641 Crosswater Pkwy., 395-3575. F 2017 Best of Jax winner. SEE BEACHES. METRO DINER, 340 Front St., Ste. 700, 513-8422. F 2017 Best of Jax winner/favorite. SEE SAN MARCO.
RIVERSIDE, 5 PTS + WESTSIDE
13 GYPSIES, 887 Stockton St., 389-0330, 13gypsies.com. 2017 Best of Jax winner. Authentic Mediterranean cuisine: chorizo, tapas, blackened cod, pork skewers, coconut mango curry chicken. Breads from scratch. $$ BW L D Tu-Sa, R Sa AL’S PIZZA, 1620 Margaret St., Ste. 201, 388-8384. F 2017 Best of Jax winner/favorite. SEE INTRACOASTAL. BIG OAK BBQ & CATERING, 1948 Henley Rd., Middleburg, 214-3041. 1440 Dunn Ave., 757-2225, bigoakbbqfl.com. Family-owned-and-operated barbecue joints have smoked chicken, pulled pork, ribs, sides and stumps, which sounds damn good. $$ K TO L D M-Sa BLACK SHEEP, 1534 Oak St., 355-3793, blacksheep5points.com. 2017 Best of Jax winner. New American, Southern; local source ingredients. Specials, rooftop bar. HH. $$$ FB R Sa & Su; L M-F; D Nightly BOLD BEAN COFFEE ROASTERS, 869 Stockton St., Ste. 1, 855-1181, boldbeancoffee.com. 2017 Best of Jax winner. Small-batch, artisanal approach to sourcing and roasting single-origin, direct-trade coffees. Signature blends, hand-crafted syrups, espressos, craft beers. $ BW TO 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 Tu-Su CUMMER CAFÉ, Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens, 829 Riverside Ave., 356-6857, cummer.org. 2017 Best of Jax winner. Light lunch, quick bites, locally roasted coffee, espresso-based drinks, sandwiches, desserts, daily specials. Dine in or in gardens. $ BW K L D Tu; L W-Su EUROPEAN STREET CAFÉ, 2753 Park St., 384-9999. 2017 Best of Jax winner. 130+ import beers, 20 on tap. Sandwiches. Dine outside at some E-Sts. $ BW K L D Daily
GRASSROOTS NATURAL MARKET, 2007 Park St., 384-4474, thegrassrootsmarket.com. F 2017 Best of Jax winner. Juice bar uses certified organic fruits, veggies. Artisanal cheeses, 300 craft, import beers, 50 organic wines, produce, meats, vitamins, herbs, wraps, sides, sandwiches. $ BW TO B L D Daily HAWKERS ASIAN STREET FARE, 1001 Park St., 508-0342, hawkerstreetfare.com. 2017 Best of Jax winner. Authentic dishes from mobile stalls: BBQ pork char sui, beef haw fun, Hawkers baos, chow faan, grilled Hawker skewers. $ BW TO L D Daily JOHNNY’S DELI & GRILLE, 474 Riverside Ave., 356-8055. Casual spot offers made-to-order sandwiches, wraps. $ TO B L M-Sa LARRY’S GIANT SUBS, 1509 Margaret St., 674-2794. 7895 Normandy Blvd., 781-7600. 8102 Blanding Blvd., 779-1933. F 2017 Best of Jax favorite. SEE ORANGE PARK. METRO DINER, 4495 Roosevelt Blvd., 999-4600. F 2017 Best of Jax winner/favorite. SEE SAN MARCO. MOON RIVER PIZZA, 1176 Edgewood Ave. S., 389-4442. F 2017 Best of Jax winner/favorite. SEE AMELIA ISLAND. M SHACK, 1012 Margaret St., 423-1283. 2017 Best of Jax winner. SEE BEACHES. SOUTHERN ROOTS FILLING STATION, 1275 King St., 513-4726, southernrootsjax.com. 2017 Best of Jax winner. Fresh vegan fare; local, organic ingredients. Specials, on bread, local greens/rice, change daily. Sandwiches, coffees, teas. $ Tu-Su SUN-RAY CINEMA, 1028 Park St., 359-0047, sunraycinema.com. 2017 Best of Jax winner. First-run, indie and art films screened. Beer, local drafts, wine, pizza–Godbold, Black Lagoon Supreme–hot dogs, hummus, sandwiches, popcorn, nachos, brownies. $$ BW Daily SUSHI CAFÉ, 2025 Riverside Ave., Ste. 204, 384-2888, sushicafejax.com. F Monster, Rock-n-Roll, Dynamite Roll. Hibachi, tempura, katsu, teriyaki. Inside/patio. $$ BW L D Daily
ST. AUGUSTINE
AL’S PIZZA, 1 St. George St., 824-4383. F 2017 Best of Jax winner/favorite. SEE INTRACOASTAL. The CORAZON CINEMA & CAFE, 36 Granada St., 679-5736, corazoncinemaandcafe.com. F Sandwiches, combos, salads and pizza are served at the cinema house, showing indie and first-run movies. $$ Daily THE FLORIDIAN, 72 Spanish St., 829-0655, thefloridianstaug.com. Updated Southern fare; fresh, local ingredients. Vegetarian, gluten-free options. Signature fried green tomato bruschetta, blackened fish cornbread stack; grits w/shrimp/fish/tofu. $$$ BW K TO L D W-M GYPSY CAB COMPANY, 828 Anastasia Blvd., 824-8244, gypsycab.com. F 34+ years. Varied urban cuisine menu changes twice daily. Signature: Gypsy chicken. Seafood, tofu, duck, veal. $$ FB R Su; L D Daily MARDI GRAS SPORTS BAR, 123 San Marco Ave., 347-3288, mardibar.com. F Lively spot has wings, nachos, shrimp, chicken, Phillys, sliders, soft pretzels. $$ FB TO L D Daily METRO DINER, 1000 S. Ponce de Leon Blvd., 758-3323. F 2017 Best of Jax winner/favorite. Dinner nightly. SEE SAN MARCO. MOJO OLD CITY BBQ, 5 Cordova St., 342-5264, mojobbq. com. F 2017 Best of Jax winner. SEE AVONDALE. SALT LIFE FOOD SHACK, 321 A1A, 217-3256. F SEE BEACHES. WOODPECKER’S BACKYARD BBQ, 4930 S.R. 13, 531-5670, woodpeckersbbq.weebly.com. F Smoked fresh daily. Brisket, ribs, pork, sausage, turkey: in sandwiches, plates by the pound. 8 sauces, 10 sides. $$ TO L D Tu-Su
SAN MARCO + SOUTHBANK
THE BEARDED PIG SOUTHERN BBQ & BEER GARDEN, 1224 Kings Ave., 619-2247, thebeardedpigbbq.com. F 2017 Best of Jax favorite. Barbecue joint Southern style: brisket, pork, chicken, sausage, beef; veggie platters. $$ BW K TO Daily BISTRO AIX, 1440 San Marco Blvd., 398-1949, bistrox.com. F Mediterranean/French inspired menu changes seasonally. 250+ wines. Wood-fired oven-baked, grilled specialties: pizza, pasta, risotto, steaks, seafood. Hand-crafted cocktails, specialty drinks. Dine outside. HH M-F. $$$ FB L D Daily BOLD BEAN COFFEE ROASTERS, 1905 Hendricks Ave. 2017 Best of Jax winner. SEE RIVERSIDE. EUROPEAN STREET CAFÉ, 1704 San Marco Blvd., 398-9500. F 2017 Best of Jax winner. SEE RIVERSIDE. FUSION SUSHI, 1550 University Blvd. W., 636-8688, fusionsushijax.com. Upscale; fresh sushi, sashimi, hibachi, teriyaki, katsu, seafood. $$ K L D Daily HAVANA-JAX CAFÉ/CUBA LIBRE BAR, 2578 Atlantic Blvd., 399-0609, havanajax.com. F 2017 Best of Jax winner. Bite Club certified. Cuban sandwiches are the real thing: big, thick, flattened. Traditional fare: black beans & rice, plantains, steaks, seafood, chicken & rice, roast pork. Spanish wine, drink specials, mojitos, Cuba libres. Nonstop HH. $ FB K L D Daily METRO DINER, 3302 Hendricks Ave., 398-3701, metrodinercom. F 2017 Best of Jax winner/favorite. Original upscale diner in a historic 1930s-era building. Meatloaf, chicken pot pie, soups. This one serves dinner nightly. $$ B R L D Daily TAVERNA, 1986 San Marco Blvd., 398-3005, tavernasanmarco.com. 2017 Best of Jax winner/favorite. Chef Sam Efron’s authentic Italian; tapas, wood-fired pizza. Seasonal local produce, meats. Craft beer (some local), award-winning wine. $$$ FB K TO R L D Daily
SOUTHSIDE + TINSELTOWN
ALHAMBRA THEATRE & DINING, 12000 Beach Blvd., 641-1212, alhambrajax.com. 2017 Best of Jax winner. Open 50 years. Executive Chef DeJuan Roy’s themed menus. Reservations. $$ FB D Tu-Su EUROPEAN STREET CAFÉ, 5500 Beach Blvd., 398-1717. F 2017 Best of Jax winner. SEE RIVERSIDE. LARRY’S SUBS, 3611 St. Johns Bluff Rd. S., 641-6499. 4479 Deerwood Lake Pkwy., 425-4060. F 2017 Best of Jax favorite. SEE ORANGE PARK. MARIANAS GRINDS, 11380 Beach Blvd., Ste. 10, 206-612-6596. F Pacific Islander fare, chamorro culture. Soups, stews, fitada, beef oxtail, katden pika; empanadas, lumpia, chicken relaguen, BBQ-style ribs, chicken. $$ TO B L D Tu-Su M SHACK, 10281 Midtown Pkwy., 642-5000. F 2017 Best of Jax winner. SEE BEACHES.
SPRINGFIELD + NORTHSIDE
ANDY’S GRILL, 1810 W. Beaver St., 354-2821, jaxfarmersmarket.com. F 2017 Best of Jax favorite. Inside Jax Farmers Market. Local, regional, international produce. Breakfast, sandwiches. $ B L D M-Sa LARRY’S GIANT SUBS, 12001 Lem Turner Rd., 764-9999. F 2017 Best of Jax favorite. SEE ORANGE PARK. UPTOWN KITCHEN & BAR, 1303 Main St. N., 355-0734, uptownmarketjax.com. F Bite Club certified. Fresh fare, innovative menus, farm-to-table selections, daily specials. $$ BW TO B L Daily
PINT-SIZED
IPAS from the clouds and SOURS on the tongue
CUTTING-EDGE
CRAFT IT’S SAFE TO SAY THAT I’M NOT A STRANGER TO a number of Northeast Florida’s excellent craft beer shops. Establishments like Beer:30 in San Marco and Alewife Bottle Shop & Tasting Room in Five Points are regulars on my rotation. Of late, I’ve noticed a few trends in the industry and in the beers served at these institutions. The biggest trends are the shifts toward New England-style IPAs and the continued growth of the sour beer sector. Rather than the crystal-clear appearance of traditional or West Coaststyle IPAs, New England-style IPAs (NEIPA) have a hazy look, reminiscent of wheat beers. The cloudy character can also lend creaminess and roundness that’s not in typically crisp, dry IPAs. The flavor of this new style also differs from other IPAs in that it’s less in-your-face bitter, more fruity and soft in the hops. The style was first introduced by legendary Vermont brewery The Alchemist with its Heady Topper IPA. Long a beer fanboy (or girl) favorite, Heady Topper has reached cult status due to limited supply and astronomical demand. At one time, the beer was at the top of every beer trader’s list of ISOs (in search of). The clamor for Topper didn’t go unnoticed; other breweries, such as Other Half Brewing Company and Tree House Brewing Company, soon began experimenting with their own versions. Locally, Southern Swells Brewing Company in Jax Beach is making a name for itself by producing crowd-pleasing NEIPAs. Another industry area to keep an eye on is the sour sector. While big, bitter IPAs and now smooth, creamy NEIPAs still
dominate, acidic sour brews are claiming more and more tap handles at beer bars and shops. Sour beers fall into several main styles, including lambics, goses (pronounce gozuh) and Berliner weisses. All these styles originated decades ago in Europe–goses and Berliners in Germany, lambics in Belgium– but, thanks to American brewers, they’re gaining popularity and becoming standards in an American beer drinker’s rotation. Often brewed with fruits, sours open the beer world to exotic flavor combinations that would be difficult to pull off with other styles. One such combination is in Sierra Nevada’s Otra Vez, combining lime and blue agave flavors in a refreshingly tart gose with just a hint of saltiness. Locally, Springfield’s Main & Six Brewing Company has been experimenting with sour brews like Silver Street Sour and a recent variation, Strawberry, Raspberry Silver Street Sour. Another local brewery that’s long embraced sour brews is Aardwolf Brewing Company. Quaffs like San Marco Sour, Hipster Popsicle and Sarah Lovely solidify the San Marco brewery as a bastion of sour beer production. Other trends to watch for in 2018 will be the practice of brewers eschewing bottles for more beer-friendly cans, the continuation of the session beer trend and more collaborations between breweries. Whatever way the craft beer market goes, you can be sure your local beer shops and beer bars will try to keep up with the changes. My suggestion? Take advantage of their efforts and try new styles—you may find a new favorite.
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THE WAY WE WERE
PERKY PELICAN CHRISTMAS SHOPPE
Join us this Saturday for the GRAND OPENING of our new location in Uptown! Take a walk down memory lane and browse our cool selection of quality vintage clothing and accessories.
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PINT-SIZED BREWERS’ COMMUNITY A1A ALE WORKS 1 King St., Ste. 101, St. Augustine
BOTTLENOSE BREWING 9700 Deer Lake Ct., Ste. 1, Jacksonville
OLD COAST ALES 300 Anastasia Blvd., St. Augustine
AARDWOLF BREWING COMPANY 1461 Hendricks Ave., Jacksonville
DOG ROSE BREWING CO. 77 Bridge St., St. Augustine
PINGLEHEAD BREWING COMPANY 12 Blanding Blvd., Orange Park
ANCIENT CITY BREWING 3420 Agricultural Ctr. Dr., St. Augustine
ENGINE 15 BREWING CO. DOWNTOWN 633 Myrtle Ave. N., Jacksonville.
RAGTIME TAVERN SEAFOOD & GRILL 207 Atlantic Blvd., Atlantic Beach
ANHEUSER-BUSCH 1100 Ellis Rd. N., Jacksonville
ENGINE 15 BREWING CO. 1500 Beach Blvd., Ste. 217, Jax Beach
RIVER CITY BREWING COMPANY 835 Museum Cir., Jacksonville
ATLANTIC BEACH BREWING COMPANY 725 Atlantic Blvd., Ste. 3, Atlantic Beach
GREEN ROOM BREWING, LLC 228 Third St. N., Jax Beach
SOUTHERN SWELLS BREWING CO. 1312 Beach Blvd., Jax Beach
BOG BREWING COMPANY 218 W. King St., St. Augustine
HYPERION BREWING COMPANY 1740 Main St. N., Jacksonville
VETERANS UNITED CRAFT BREWERY 8999 Western Way, Ste. 104, Jacksonville
BOLD CITY BREWERY 2670 Rosselle St., Ste. 7, Jacksonville
INTUITION ALE WORKS 929 E. Bay St., Jacksonville
WICKED BARLEY BREWING COMPANY 4100 Baymeadows Rd., Jacksonville
BOLD CITY DOWNTOWN 109 E. Bay St., Jacksonville
MAIN AND SIX BREWING COMPANY 1636 Main St. N., Jacksonville
LULI’S CUPCAKES
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St. Augustine’s first cupcake shop! Offers a large variety of hand-crafted cupcakes, gluten-free, vegan options and custom cakes (pre-ordered). Stop by for a whimsical & wonderful treat!
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CHEFFED-UP
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HAM HOCK?
DID YOU EVER WONDER JUST WHAT IS A HAM hock? And why does a ham have a hock, but nothing else on the planet seems to? If someone were to call you ham hock, would that be an insult? These are questions I feel we’ve all pondered a time or two, amiright? Well, obviously, I not only have the answer to these deep, dark questions, I’m going to help you make this obscure little tidbit of deliciousness a big part of your life. For you to truly understand the ham hock, first I’ll explain a little pig anatomy. In the restaurant industry, unless we’re using a suckling pig (yum), we utilize full-grown hogs. Next, the ham refers to the hind leg portion of the hog. This was named after Shakespeare’s character Hamlet because he acted like such a pig in the play. OK, the Hamlet thing is a lie, but the ham really is the hind leg. Generally the ham extends only as far as the shinbone. The shin is known as the shank, and below the shank is the hock. If you’re paying attention, you know that leg area is commonly called the ankle. Ergo, the hock is the ankle. But the ankle is not technically part of the ham because the shank separates the two. Confusing? Yes. Important? No. Ham hocks can be purchased fresh, but in our part of the world, they’re mostly sold smoked. Because the cut is already cooked, chefs treat it like a seasoning. And what a glorious seasoning it is! The salty, smoky, exquisite flavor profile adds amazing depth to braises and stews. Among the many partners for smoked ham hocks are legumes. A carefully prepared white bean and ham hock soup is a beautiful thing. As I sit here watching the snowy Winter Olympics, I fantasize on the many ways a nice smoked ham hock is best enjoyed. While white beans are nice, a spicy Cuban-style black bean soup with our friendly ham hocks is quite tantalizing. I might use the ham hocks
to flavor a big pot of Lentils du Puy, or maybe even an old-school split-pea and ham hock soup. I can also stay nicely Southern with my ham hock thoughts and drop a couple into a pan of collards. Just remember the basic ham hock rule: Cover them in stock over low heat, allowing them to release flavor and the gelatin from all their natural connective tissues. And last, pull all the meat from the bones and return it to the broth. (BTW, being called a ham hock is definitely a Cheffed-Up compliment.)
CHEF BILL’S BRAISED COLLARD GREENS
Ingredients • 1 tbsp. bacon fat • 1 ham hock • 1 cup onion, small dice • 2 cups chicken broth • 1 cup water • 1 lb. collards, stemmed, 3-inch ribbons • 1 bouquet garni • 2 tsp. honey • 1 tbsp. cider vinegar • Salt, pepper and Tabasco to taste Directions 1. Sweat the onion in the bacon fat, add 1. the collards, stock, water, ham hock 1. and honey. 2. Season with salt and pepper, bring 1. to a simmer, cover, add the bouquet 1. garni, reduce heat to low. 3. Cook for 40 minutes, stir 1. occasionally, adding water if too dry. 4. Add vinegar and Tabasco, 1. adjust seasoning. Until we cook again,
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PET PARENTING FOLIO LIVING DEAR
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Homemade treats are THE NEW ‘IT’ REWARD
FORGET
BONES AS THE SAYING GOES, “EVERY DOG HAS ITS DAY,” and I am willing to bet that all dogs would agree this is one of them. February 23rd is celebrated as National Dog Biscuit Day, and who can truly appreciate this day more than dogs? Nobody seems to know the origins of this day, but every canine in the world agrees that one of the best ways to celebrate is with a belly full of treats–no tricks, begs, or high-fives required. Dog biscuits, or dog bread as they were once known, have been a part of humancanine history for centuries although earlier versions were quite different from today’s variety. Those biscuits were usually moldy, stale, or rock hard; pretty ruff, right? Nowadays, dog treats clean teeth, hide pills, and provide nutritional supplements— and are still the number one way to reward a good dog. Even though they come in a variety of sizes, shapes, and flavors, not all dog treats are nutritionally equal. These days, local bakers and pet parents, like Rebecca Miller, are busy on Google and on the stovetop, researching recipes online and tweaking them especially for dogs. That means super-healthy and hearty baked treats, chews and other goodies to nibble. And who better to try these nutritious bites than the inspirations behind her creations. Let’s get the scoop on Barked Goods from its four-legged founders:
MEET THE SNACK PACK:
We’re Jack, Riley, and Minnie-and our mom makes dog treats with wholesome and organic ingredients. Our dog treats are handmade, baked and bagged right here in our kitchen. The smell of freshly baked goodies really gets our tails wagging! It all
began one day when our human decided that rather than buying dog treats with ingredients she couldn’t pronounce, she would buy natural foods and make them from scratch. The rest, as they say, is history. We’re lucky enough to taste-test the recipes and let’s just say they are chock full of the flavors that dogs are wild about. As the eldest in the pack, I am partial to peanut butter bites. They are a little bit softer and easier to eat. Just because I’m getting a little long in the tooth doesn’t mean I can’t treat myself every now and then. The coconut macaroons with flaxseed and coconut oil give Riley what she craves. It’s good for itchy, dry skin and helps keep her skin and coat healthy. Minnie eats pretty much anything, but her go-to goodie is sweet potato blueberry bones. The crunch packs a flavorful punch-and keeps her regular. With these ears, I can hear a bag of chips being opened a mile away, so it’s obvious that I’ve had my fair share of snacks. These are by far some of the tastiest treats in town–paws down! Why give a dog a bone, when you can give an apple, biscotti, a pumpkin bite, or a peanut butter cookie? Homemade treats are a surefire way to get wholesome, healthy ingredients and show your pooch a little love. With all these sinful-sounding snacks to spoil your pet, let’s be quick to remember that treats should be given in moderation. Visit Barked Goods at barkedgoods.com.
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____________________________________ Davi the dachshund is so good, he deserves treats for breakfast, lunch and dinner … he puppy swears!
PET TIP: GOPHER IT! A VIDEO OF A LONELY TURTLE MAKING SWEET LOVE TO A CROC (Mario Batali’s infamous slip-on shoe) got us wondering about Gopher Tortoises. The only land tortoise found east of the Mississippi, they’re a keystone species; in Florida, they’re deemed as threatened. To own one requires a hard-to-get permit, so if you’ve got a soft spot for these hard-shelled creatures, consider tortoise-friendly yard plants (broadleaf grasses, wiregrass, prickly pear grass, wild grape) or put up a “gopher tortoise crossing” sign in your ’hood to encourage careful driving, especially in more rural areas. 34 | FOLIOWEEKLY.com | FEBRUARY 21-27, 2018
LOCAL PET EVENTS BRING HOME A SWEET THING • Valentine’s Day is past, but that doesn’t mean you can’t find fur-ever love. Join Jax Humane Society at the Southside PetSmart, Feb. 24, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., 8801 Southside Blvd. Adoption fees apply. More info at jaxhumane.org. LOVE CHANGES EVERYTHING • PetCo stores nationwide are hosting adoption events, Sat. March 4, Sun. March 5. Contact the PetCo nearest you for details or visit petco.com. READ TO ROVER • Beginning readers practice reading skills when they read to real, live certified therapy dogs, 2:30-3:30 p.m. on Feb. 21 at Anastasia Island Branch, 124 Seagrove Main St., St. Augustine Beach.
ADOPTABLES
PAJAMAS
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READY FOR A PARTY • Don’t be fooled by my grumpy cat expression, this puss is always ready for a PJ party with you. I enjoy tuna and purrrriiinnnggg you to sleep every night. Find our more about Pajamas and other adoptables at jaxhumane.org. YAPPY HOUR • This dog-friendly event, in partnership with Salty Paws Healthy Pet Market and featuring music, food and drink, is held from 5-8 p.m. on Feb. 27 at Atlantic Beach Brewing Company, 725 Atlantic Blvd., Stes. 3 & 15, Atlantic Beach, 372-4116, atlanticbeachbrewingcompany.com. MUTT MARCH • Bring Fido to the largest pet walk and family festival. The annual Mutt March will be held from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. on March 3 at Jax Humane Society, 8464 Beach Blvd., Southside, 725-8766, events@jaxhumane.org. MAYPORT CATS INC. • This organization implemented a trap-neuter-release program to make a positive difference in the lives of the thousands of cats living in the Mayport Village area. There are many adoptable cats, now living at Marsh Landing Petco. They are either abandoned or have been socialized for adoption rather than release for various reasons; too young, special need, etc. Some have special needs and those needs will be listed in the picture description. Cats are spayed or neutered, had a full exam, FVRCP and rabies vaccination. mayportcats.com.
ADOPTABLES
BOJANGLES
NO MISTER REQUIRED • Hi friends! I’m a soft-souled pup with lots of love to give. My pals at JHS have found a nice foster family to watch over me, but I’d love to lightly touch down with you forever. Come meet me at 8474 Beach Blvd., open seven days a week. ST. AUGUSTINE HUMANE SOCIETY WELLNESS CLINIC • The community clinic is open from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. every Wednesday and Thursday at 1665 Moultrie Rd., St. Augustine. The aim is to provide preventive care targeting families experiencing financial hardship, serving the medical needs of animals that otherwise would not receive care. MEMORIAL TILES • First Coast No More Homeless Pets offers the opportunity to honor the love and energy your pet shared with you during his lifetime—you can purchase a memorial tile, to be hung on the walls of FCNMHP’s Norwood Avenue clinic. You can personalize your tile with a message and a photo of the beloved family pet that has died. The tiles are $100 each, are tax-deductible and funds go to support the work of FCNMHP. For details and the form to complete, go to fcnmhp.org. _________________________________________ To list an event, send the name, time, date, location (complete street address, city), admission price, contact number/website to print, to mdryden@folioweekly.com
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GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Ever had a rousing insight about an action to improve your life, but you failed to summon the willpower to take that action? Have you resolved to embark on a new behavior that’d be good for you, but then were unable to carry it out? Most of us have experienced these frustrations. The ancient Greeks had a word for it: akrasia. You may be less susceptible to akrasia in the next four weeks than you’ve ever been. You’ll consistently have courage and command to follow through on what your intuition says is in your best interests.
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CANCER (June 21-July 22): “There is no such thing as a failed experiment,” said inventor Buckminster Fuller, “only experiments with unexpected outcomes.” That’s an excellent guideline to keep in mind in the weeks ahead. You’re entering an astrological cycle phase when questions are more important than answers, explorations more essential than discoveries, and curiosity more useful than knowledge. There’s minimal value in formulating a definitive concept of success, then trying to achieve it. You’ll have more fun and learn more by redefining success as you wander and ramble.
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ARIES (March 21-April 19): When you’re playing poker, a wild card is a card that can be used as any card the player wants it to be. If the two of hearts is deemed wild before the game begins, it can be an ace of diamonds, jack of clubs, queen of spades—anything. That’s a good thing! In the game of life, a wild card is an unforeseen element affecting the flow of events unpredictably. It might derail plans, or alter them in ways that are at first inconvenient but ultimately beneficial. It may even cause them to succeed in an even more interesting way than you planned. You’ll be in the Wild Card Season in the next four weeks. Any of these definitions may apply. Be alert for unusual luck.
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LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): During World War II, British code-breakers regularly intercepted and deciphered top-secret radio messages high-ranking German soldiers sent to each other. Historians concluded these heroes shortened the war by at least two years. I hope this inspires you. Your metaphorical code-breaking skills will be acute in the next few weeks. You’ll be able to decrypt messages with meanings unlike what they seem to mean. You won’t be fooled by deception and misdirection. This skill lets you home in on elusive truths circulating, saving you from unnecessary, irrelevant turmoil. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): In April 1972, three American astronauts climbed into a spacecraft and took a trip to the moon and back. On the second day of the 11-day jaunt, pilot Ken Mattingly removed and misplaced his wedding ring. In the zero-gravity conditions, it drifted off and disappeared within the cabin. Nine days later, on the way home, Mattingly and Charlie Duke did a space
walk. When they opened the hatch and slipped outside, they found the wedding ring floating in the blackness of space. Duke grabbed it and brought it in to safety. In the weeks ahead, you recover a lost or missing item in an unlikely location; maybe your retrieval will be more metaphorical: a dream, a friendship, an opportunity. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): According to British philosopher Alain de Botton, “Maturity begins with the capacity to sense and, in good time and without defensiveness, admit to our own craziness.” He says our humble willingness to be embarrassed by our confusion, mistakes and doubts is key to understanding ourselves. I believe these meditations are especially useful in the weeks ahead. They may lead you to learn and make use of robust new secrets of self-mastery. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): During the next four weeks, there are three activities you should do at an elevated rate: laughter, dancing and sex. Astrological omens suggest these pursuits will bring more health benefits than usual. They’ll not only give your body, mind and soul the precise exercise most needed, they’ll make you smarter and kinder. The omens also suggest laughter, dancing and sex will be more easily available than usual. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): The little voices in your head may have laryngitis, but they’re still spouting cracked advice. Another curiosity: You’re extra-attuned to others’ feelings and thoughts. I’m tempted to speculate you’re at least temporarily telepathic. There’s a third factor contributing to the riot in your head: People you were close to earlier in life are showing up to kibitz you in nightly dreams. In response, bark “Enough!” at these meddlers. You have astrological permission to tell them to pipe down so you can hear yourself think. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Paleontologist Jack Horner says that developmental biologists are halfway toward being able to create a chickenosaurus—a creature that’s genetically a blend of a chicken and a dinosaur. This project is possible because there’s an evolutionary link between the ancient reptile and the modern bird. Now’s a good time to contemplate metaphorically similar juxtapositions and combinations. For the foreseeable future, you have extra skill and savvy in the art of amalgamation. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): “Be stubborn about your goals but flexible about your methods.” That’s the message I saw on a woman’s T-shirt today. It’s the best possible advice to hear now. To further drive home the point, here’s a quote from productivity consultant David Allen: “Patience is the calm acceptance that things can happen in a different order than the one you have in mind.” Are you willing to be loyal and true to high standards, even as you improvise to uphold and fulfill them? PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): In The Round House, novelist Louise Erdrich reminisces about how hard it was, earlier in her life, to yank out trees whose roots had grown into the foundation of her family’s house. “How funny, strange, that a thing can grow so powerful even when planted in the wrong place,” she says. Then she adds, “ideas, too.” Your first assignment in the weeks ahead? Make sure nothing is planted in the wrong place. Your second? Focus all your intelligence and love on finding the right places to plant new seeds.
Rob Brezsny freewillastrology@freewillastrology.com
NEWS OF THE WEIRD GWEN STEFANI WILL BE THE UTA Switzerland’s Lucerne University of Applied Sciences & Arts has a new course of study for scholars: a bachelor’s or master’s in yodeling. Beginning in the 2018-’19 academic year, students will be able to major in the traditional form of singing, which was used by Swiss herdsmen to communicate with each other in the mountains. The BBC reported prize-winning yodeler Nadja Rass will lead the courses, which will include musical theory and history. “We have long dreamed of offering yodeling at the university,” gushed Michael Kaufmann, head of the school’s music department.
SHOULDA BEEN NAMED DUMBASS CRIMINAL Police in Logansport, Indiana, finally caught up with the thief targeting churches in the area since Jan. 16: Christian J. Alter, 22, of Kewanna, was charged with breaking into five houses of worship and stealing cash, according to the Logansport Pharos-Tribune. Cops nabbed Alter Jan. 23 just moments before the fifth burglary, at Rehoboth Christian Church. He was being held in the Cass County Jail.
A DISCOURAGING WORD Birds nesting near natural gas compressors have been found to suffer symptoms similar to PTSD in humans, according to researchers at Florida Museum of Natural History, and noise pollution is the culprit. The Washington Post reported the team studied birds in the Rattlesnake Canyon Habitat Management Area in New Mexico, which is uninhabited by humans but has natural gas wells and compression stations that constantly emit a low-frequency hum. The steady noise was linked to abnormal levels of stress hormones, and the usually hardy western bluebirds in the area were smaller and displayed bedraggled feathers. “The body is just starting to break down,” explained stress physiologist Christopher Lowry.
ARMED AND NAKED In Texas, game wardens saw an arresting sight in Gregg County last November: an unnamed Upshur County man hunting naked along a state highway. The Houston Chronicle
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reported the hunter, a well-known nudist and activist in the area, contested his arrest on charges including hunting without a license, but one look in court at the warden’s body cam footage undermined his case. The man then dropped his appeals and settled the citations.
YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO SHUT UP Vincente Rodrigues-Ortiz, 22, was arrested on Jan. 24 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, for the assault and murder of Andre Hawkins, 17, the day before. But when Rodrigues-Ortiz appeared in court on Jan. 25 for arraignment, he questioned the judge about his “other murder case.” WWMT TV reported his query led prosecutors to interview and then swiftly charge him with the March 2017 homicide of Laurie Kay Lundeburg, and Rodrigues-Ortiz now awaits arraignment in that case as well.
BRUTALLY HONEST Kane Blake of Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada, has great things to say about his Springvalley home: “It’s a gorgeous neighborhood,” and his family loves most things about it. Still, the Blakes have listed their home for sale, with a sign out front reading: “Home for Sale by owner because neighbor is an asshole.” Blake said a neighbor has been harassing his family for five years, including sending police and bylaws officers to the house for frivolous reasons and taking photos of Blake’s house. “My kids won’t even walk to school, they’re terrified,” he told Kelowna Capital News; he’s received several offers on his house.
GRUMPY? HE’S PISSED Homeowners in Noosa, Queensland, Australia, were perplexed about why their toilet kept randomly flushing, so on Jan. 28, they looked into the flush mechanism embedded in the wall behind the toilet. Then they called Luke Huntley, a local snake catcher. Huntley found a 13-foot brown tree snake in the niche, according to the Daily Mail, on the flush mechanism. “Hopefully, he’s going to be able to come straight out,” Huntley said on a video of the capture, “but he’s a little grumpy.”
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DOWNLISTING LAST YEAR, THE U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE downgraded the status of the West Indian manatee from being endangered to being merely threatened, under the Endangered Species Act. Save the Manatee Club (savethemanateeclub. org) is concerned that downlisting will further slow efforts to secure key habitat protections needed for the species’ longevity in Florida. In order to sustain the progress made toward recovering the manatee, increased reporting of manatee boat strikes and a stronger emphasis on preserving and restoring warm water habitats for the gentle animals are essential. Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) statistics indicate that the two most recent years—2016 and 2017—resulted in record manatee deaths from boat strikes. Manatees injured by boats stand a much better chance of being rescued and rehabilitated if they are found as soon as possible following collisions, but many accidents go unreported. The lack of data makes it difficult to distinguish between accidents or other incidents—whether waterway conditions, operator inattention or some other factor is primarily responsible. Increased reporting of vessel collisions with manatees can also better inform policymaking related to manatee speed zone development and revision. Boaters can help protect manatees by observing manatee speed zones, wearing polarized sunglasses in manatee areas, and reporting any sick, injured, dead or tagged manatees to FWC at 888-404-3992. Securing sufficient natural warm water habitat for manatees’ use during the winter months is key to the species’ recovery. Historically, manatees sheltered in Florida’s natural freshwater springs, with their constant 70-plus degree temperatures and nearby
aquatic vegetation upon which they could feed, sustained them through the winters. However, as spring flows declined from excessive groundwater pumping and hydrologic projects impeded access to some historic habitat, approximately two-thirds of Florida’s manatees learned to rely on warm water effluent from industrial discharges. This reliance has altered manatee migration in recent decades. Looking to the future, power companies are changing how power is generated in order to meet environmental standards and move toward sustainability. As a result of these much-needed improvements, protecting and restoring springs and travel corridors connecting these vital sites will be imperative for manatee survival, as will a strategy to transition manatees to these alternative sites. One viable starting point would be to breach the Rodman Dam on the Ocklawaha River that flows through in Marion and Putnam counties, in order to restore manatee access to the numerous springs whose flow is impeded by large volumes of impounded water. The federal and state governments have long acknowledged the need to restore the river, but the project remains stagnant in the absence of political will and agency leadership. Without an adequate plan to address warm water habitat, it is easily conceivable that positive manatee population trends could reverse without the same potential for recovery as when their status was first listed by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.
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LIKE A SEASONED STONER RELUCTANTLY detoxing for a job interview, football fans from coast to coast are feeling a sort of psychological withdrawal from our real national pastime. We are now just a couple weeks out from the end of what was, by every conceivable standard, one of the most dramatic and interesting seasons in NFL history. The domestic violence issues from two seasons ago were last year eclipsed by intermittent labor disputes and the existential crisis that arose from the courageous stand that Colin Kaepernick took by refusing to stand for the National Anthem, which had a polarizing effect perhaps unprecedented in the entire history of sports in America. (That particular controversy is likely to continue in 2018.) Lost in the political shuffle last season was the groundswell building among active and retired players who are pushing to make medical marijuana part of the discussion. The NFL has dragged their feet on this, but like any business in flux, they are privately open to exploring useful solutions. This is good news for groups like the Gridiron Cannabis Coalition—also, please send me a t-shirt! Amidst all this, concussions remain the elephant in the room. (Don’t get in front of that elephant, because you might get concussed.) But let’s not be glib, because this is serious business in the business of sport. USA Today reported last month that, despite all the hype, the protections and the protocols, the league tallied concussions at a rate unseen in half a decade—281 from start to finish, not counting the playoffs, a 15.6 percent increase over the five-year
average. Pro-pot activists contend that CBD oil and other derivatives can help mitigate concussion symptoms immediately, and anecdotal evidence suggests that it can possibly stave off the effects of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). “There were 190 concussions diagnosed during the 2017 regular season (two fewer than in 2015),” according to reporters Lindsay H. Jones and Lorenzo Reyes, “but there was a significant jump in incidents during the preseason with 91, nearly evenly split between games (46) and practices (45). Players were diagnosed with 11 concussions during regular-season practices.” Alarmingly, only 50 of those concussions were self-reported by players. This speaks to their tendency to play through pain, which has had a truly devastating human cost. Currently, 23 of the NFL’s 32 teams, including three in Florida, make their home in states that have legalized pot use to at least some extent, but players there remain restricted by the league’s drug testing policies. With 72 percent of past and present players reporting personal painkiller abuse, it makes sense for the owners to put preconceptions aside and let the players decide their own destinies. These men are killing themselves for our entertainment, and we as fans should embrace any opportunity they have to find relief, especially since it’s legal. Shelton Hull mail@folioweekly.com ___________________________________ Got questions about medical marijuana? Let us answer them. Send inquiries to mail@folioweekly.com.
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_____________________________________ Holbrook is staff attorney for Save the Manatee Club; her work focuses on water quality and quantity and endangered species issues.
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