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THIS WEEK // 2.27.19-3.5.19 // VOL. 32 ISSUE 48
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PERSISTENCE, TENACITY & COMMITMENT Photographer Agnes Lopez honors Filipinx WWII veterans STORY BY MADELEINE PECK WAGNER PHOTOS BY AGNES LOPEZ AND AMANDA ROSENBLATT
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RE.: “Life’s What You Make It,” by Georgio Valentino, Feb. 13 I JUST WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT AND LET YOU know how much I appreciated the thoughts you expressed in your recent column (re: the importance of alt-weeklies). I was fortunate enough to move around quite a bit in my career, and I always kept my eyes peeled for alt or “street” weeklies because they usually cover stories in government and culture that are missed by larger media sources. For instance, D.C.’s Washington City Paper and Portland’s Willamette Week were required reading when I lived in those cities. So it’s therefore been a delight to find Folio Weekly here in St. Augustine (where my wife and I retired two years ago). Your coverage of area politics and trends have helped me get acclimated to both the players and the rhythms of the area. In this specific issue, for instance, A.G. Gancarski’s column on the marijuana referendum was great reading. Kudos to you, and may you go another 32 years. Martin Schwartz via email
HULA HOOPS & BUS BENCHES
POLITICS IS LIKE THE HULA: EVERY LITTLE movement has a meaning. You have to wonder why, with all the major problems we have in Jacksonville, the city comes up with the bright idea to attack one of the finest
civic organizations we have–the Jacksonville Jaycees–by trying to shut down the bus bench program, the source of much of the revenue the organization uses to help children. This idea was hatched by somebody in some back room for some mysterious reason. It would be interesting to know whence it came. The same folks at City Hall do not have any plan or intention to place benches at the several thousand locations where Jacksonville Jaycees provides them and JTA does not. The elderly and the infirm and little grannie ladies, among others, need places to sit. The Jaycees have provided that service for more than 70 years. Let’s hope they prevail and the city can get back to the real core problems it should be trying to fix. Eric Smith via email
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I HAVE CALLED AND LEFT MESSAGES AT U.S. Senator Rick Scott’s office twice a week for the last five weeks, since his inauguration, and only today have I actually been able to speak to a human being. I learned from his staffer that they are only now processing all the messages Senator Scott’s office has received since taking his senate seat. I am not shocked, as Scott has a history of ignoring or deleting important phone messages. (Remember the preventable deaths at Hollywood’s Rehabilitation Center during Hurricane Irma?) However, I am dismayed that the senator is again ignoring the voices of his constituents who don’t have the means of buying his attention through big money political donations. Constituent phone messages need to be listened to and logged in a timely manner, as they are addressing current issues such as a month-long government shutdown. Sen. Scott had the time and resources to properly set up an office, which leaves me with one of two conclusions: either Scott has been lax and incompetent in fulfilling his duties to his constituents, or he just doesn’t care about regular Floridians. Karen Walters via email
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BRICKBATS + BOUQUETS BOUQUETS TO AYLA’S ACRES NO-KILL ANIMAL RESCUE On Saturday, Feb. 2, the St. Augustine nonprofit hosted its fourth annual gala fundraiser at River House. Among the 250 guests in attendance was Emmy Awardwinning actor Loretta Swit (of M*A*S*H fame). The event raised more than $25,000 for a new facility to be built later this year on C.R. 208 in St. Johns County. BRICKBATS TO LENNY CURRY The mayor’s Tallahassee-based PAC, the Florida Republican Senatorial Campaign Committee (side note: Curry is not running for state senate), recently aired a misleading television ad suggesting that his rival, Anna Brosche, is corrupt. The spot used unauthorized footage from a testimonial reel produced by local motivational speaker–and Brosche supporter–Pegine Echevarria. BOUQUETS TO MEGAN MANGIARACINO Last week, the Ponte Vedra Beach resident joined North Florida Land Trust as development director. She will be responsible for promoting NFLT programs and raising funds through donor outreach. The nonprofit organization has been protecting thousands of acres of environmentally significant land since its establishment in 1999. DO YOU KNOW SOMEONE WHO DESERVES A BOUQUET? HOW ABOUT A BRICKBAT? Send submissions to mail@folioweekly.com; 50 word maximum, concerning a person, place, or topic of local interest. FEBRUARY 27-MARCH 5, 2019 | FOLIOWEEKLY.com | 5
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UNF opinion poll, he THE MOVE WAS AS CYNICAL enjoyed a comfortable, as they come. Last 37-point advantage week, in the run-up over his nearest to a mayoral election, competitor, city incumbent Lenny Curry councilmember Anna settled a longstanding Lopez Brosche. All city real-estate LANDING BUYOUT is a that gives Curry is stalemate. He bought TAXPAYER-FUNDED STUNT an overwhelming off Toney Sleiman. He plurality in an did so to his political election that requires a solid majority. advantage and at taxpayer cost, by buying Right now, at 52 percent, his majority is Sleiman Enterprises out of The Jacksonville all-too-tenuous. If Brosche and the other Landing for $15 million. mayoral contenders continue to drive For his part, Sleiman had been looking his negatives up and put Curry under 50 for an offramp—and a paycheck—for years. percent on March 19, the contest goes He hit city leaders for not obliging him, too. to a May run-off in which Brosche will The two parties had been feuding in the consolidate the anti-Curry vote and give courts and in the press for years. Sleiman’s him a run for his (our) money. company took control of the struggling The run-off scenario is especially shopping and entertainment complex in dangerous for Curry if the recent explosion 2003, but the land is technically owned in gun violence continues to undermine his by the city. According to Sleiman, the city law-and-order narrative (see A.G. Gancarski’s had been an unreliable partner in terms of “The Politics of Murder” on pg. 7). From investment and redevelopment. According where I stand, however, Curry’s biggest to the city, Sleiman was a slumlord. liability isn’t crime. It’s the baldly political, That’s all water under The Landing transactional nature of his administration, as now, though. Curry and Sleiman love each evidenced by this very stunt. There’s a word other. They’re all thumbs-up thanks to that for such behavior: corruption. $15 million check. It’s a small price to pay I’ve written before of City Hall as a for Curry—first and foremost because it’s lagging indicator, the last bastion of the not his money. It’s yours. Second, Curry Jacksonville Establishment. Although kills multiple political birds with one Duval is palpably trending thoughtful taxpayer-subsidized stone. He’s silenced a from the ground-up, old-school cronyism critical voice—and a source of donations and ratf*ckery remain the order of the day to his opponents. And, if it’s true that The at the highest levels of city government. Landing is to be razed and replaced by a Any potential critic within reach of the green space, Curry has effectively taken incumbent is either bought or bullied. a valuable plot of waterfront property off Look at the Democratic Party. At the the market, thus steering “Downtown” grassroots level, the Duval Democrats development bucks a full mile from the passed a unanimous resolution officially heart of Downtown, to his buddy Shad opposing Curry’s reelection. But— Khan’s East Jacksonville playground. (Note: surprise!—any Democratic politician with not Downtown.) If it was a small price to pay for Curry, something to lose—or something to gain— it was an even smaller one for Sleiman. He seems to have endorsed the mayor (see this didn’t have to pay anything at all. I reckon week’s Backpage Editorial on pg. 39). he’s the real winner here. The upcoming With the nominal leaders of the election gave Sleiman the leverage he opposition thus caught currying favor, only needed to finally get everything he ever the voters are left to call corruption by its wanted from a vulnerable Curry. You name. Will they? see, Curry is not performing as well as he Georgio Valentino georgio@folioweekly.com would like. Yes, friendly media have all but @thatgeorgioguy crowned the man. And, yes, in last week’s
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MURDER WAS THE CASE HOMICIDE and the CALL TO ACTION THREE-DAY WEEKENDS TEND TO BRING OUT THE stretchers, the crime tape, the body bags, the histrionic tweets and the hashtags. President’s Day weekend was no different. There were shootings and murders galore in Jacksonville. On the holiday itself, Mayor Lenny Curry’s leading critics held a press conference. Florida Senate Minority Leader Audrey Gibson took the lead, announcing, “We are in a state of urgency emergency today.” Gibson called for Florida Highway Patrol to deploy on Jacksonville streets, as well as the National Guard (though she didn’t want “armed guards on every corner”). And President Donald Trump’s Justice Department? She wanted them in the mix, too. Additionally, curfews ... and not just for minors. These proposed measures are interestingly timed, not too many days after Sheriff Mike Williams got plastered like a piñata for his department’s unlimited overtime policy. For me, they evoked memories of Alvin Brown at the Legends Center four years ago, weeks before an election with street crime as the backdrop. Brown called for the Department of Justice to come and help. Not much came of that. Lenny Curry’s team framed it as “too little, too late.” And here we are again. By the time you read this, Sen. Gibson and Rep. Tracie Davis will have collaborated on a letter to Governor Ron DeSantis, asking for material help. It’s worth mentioning that Davis spoke out in favor of more surveillance cameras at the event, as well as more “trust” between the community and the police. Perhaps there are people who trust authority figures who are watching 24/7. I’m not one of them. Gibson has not had useful dialogue with this mayor, and that trend apparently continues; she claims, as she has before, that Curry has yet to meet with the delegation to clarify city priorities ahead of the new legislative session. One can surmise, given the involvement of Anna Brosche in this press event, that Curry won’t be meeting with Gibson anytime soon. Brosche, of course, is getting more specific with policy proposals, which seem to be rewinding back a few years to the
Alvin Brown era. She wants to get back into 100 Resilient Cities, the Rockefeller Foundation program designed to help municipalities deal with sea level rise and the like. And she wants more spending on social services for youth in poverty. “It’s going to take a lot of money,” Brosche said to a room full of Democrats earlier this month. The linkage among Gibson’s, Davis’ and Brosche’s contentions, ultimately, is that government can fix or at least mitigate the issues that lead to the killings in the street. Do voters agree? Or do voters see what is happening in the crime hotspots as someone else’s problem? Lenny Curry has polled well for most of his term, both in private polls and the published surveys. However, he is facing some of the roughest press of his term right now, and it’s a different kind of press from what he got during last year’s JEA theater. For starters, the JEA issue was flash paper. It was white-hot, and damned if there weren’t great quotes and dramatic vignettes on all sides. But, as is so often the case, the heat didn’t linger long outside the bubble. Murders, on the other hand, can carry as an ongoing narrative concern—especially if this election somehow gets past March. Remember four years ago, when Curry and Brown debated just hours after a shooting on a public school bus? Here’s what I wrote then: “The debate kept coming back to crime and public safety. The current crime wave ... did not help the mayor make his case for ‘four more years’ either ... Curry controlled the debate, and in an election as tight as this one, that may make the difference with Election Day voters.” The Brosche campaign is still finding its footing, of course. It’s an atypical operation, one that does not run quite as efficiently as the mayor’s. And given its components, it couldn’t be expected to do so. But here’s the reality. Curry is going to have to end this in March, because two more months can introduce any number of variables. A.G. Gancarski mail@folioweekly.com @aggancarski FEBRUARY 27-MARCH 5, 2019 | FOLIOWEEKLY.com | 7
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The 18th season of the Amelia Island Chamber Music Festival is in full swing–and it’s not all about chamber music. This North Carolina five-piece purveys Blue Ridge bluegrass. 5 p.m. Sunday, March 3, Omni Amelia Island Resort, ameliachambermusic.org, $60.
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ROOTS MUSIC MICHAEL GLABICKI
The Rusted Root vocalist dives back into the biz with a brand-new duo, featuring guitarist Dirk Miller ... of Rusted Root. Expect a healthy dose of Rusted Root tunes in addition to new material. 10 p.m. Saturday, March 2, Mojo Kitchen, Jax Beach, mojobbq.com, $18.
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The California reggae-rock sensations’ extensive Winter Blackout Tour arrives in NEFla. Also on the bill: Ballyhoo!, Kash’d Out and Amplified. 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 28, St. Augustine Amphitheatre Backyard Stage, staugamphitheatre.com, $17.50/$20. 8 | FOLIOWEEKLY.com | FEBRUARY 27-MARCH 5, 2019
THIS WEEK’S BIGGEST & BEST HAPPENINGS
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GUITAR HEROES
GREAT GUITAR GATHERING
Every year, Douglas Anderson School of the Arts’ guitar department puts on a star-studded fundraiser featuring student strummers as well as pro players. This year’s headliner is Grammy Award-winning gypsy-jazz guitarist John Jorgenson and his quintet. 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 2, The Florida Theatre, Downtown, floridatheatre.com, $20.
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RED CARPET AFFAIR 2019 SYMPHONY GALA
Jacksonville Symphony is set to host its annual soirée. The star of the evening is acclaimed New York cellist Alisa Weilerstein, who performs works by Robert Schumann and Antonín Dvorák. 7 p.m. Saturday, March 2, Times-Union Center, Downtown, jaxsymphony.org, $50-$95.
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Explore artifacts, test ancient Timucuan fishing techniques and learn about the crucial role fishing played in local Native American history. Discover how archeologists learn more about prehistoric fishing practices through artifacts like fish hooks, net cages and skeletal remains. The free event is co-hosted by Florida Public Archeology Network and St. Augustine’s Anastasia Island Library. 2:30-3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 27, Anastasia Island Library, 124 Sea Grove Main St., St. Augustine Beach, 209-3730, sjcpls.org, free.
Rock out with timeless tunes and amazing images overhead at one of the largest single-lens planetariums in America. Friday’s lineup includes four hour-long musical experiences. Pop favorites from the ’60s, ’80s, and ’90s kick it off at 7 p.m., followed by ’70s and ’80s rock at 8 and 9 p.m. and the Dark Side of the Moon at 10 p.m. Stay for one show or all four–it’s an epic experience teens, tweens and parents will all get into. 7-11 p.m. Friday, March 1, Museum of Science & History’s Bryan-Gooding Planetarium, 1025 Museum Cir., Southbank, 396-6674, themosh.org/explore/ planetarium, $10/concert; $5 members, laser glasses $1.
TIMUCUAN TECHNOLOGY
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TTHE HE G GIRLS IRLS G GONE ONE G GREEN REEN NE FLORIDA VEG FEST
Green living has never been more fun! The eighth annual fest celebrates sustainable, eco-friendly lifestyles with live music, vegan fare, speakers, kids’ zone, freebies, a pie-eating contest, raffles and cooking demos. Flex and stretch with Yhang Quintero’s kid yoga class, zoom on an inflatable slide and get crafty with ecofriendly projects, like an upcycled wallet, bird feeders and bookmarks. And there’s an interactive VEG Fest Scavenger Hunt (text VEGJAX to 55678). Dogs are welcome, too! 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, March 2, Riverside Park, 753 Park St., Five Points, nfvegfest.org, free admission.
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LEGALLY BLONDE – THE MUSICAL BEND AND SNAP! WORKS EVERY TIME!
Empowering and delightful, the award-winning Broadway tribute to Girl Power makes for an engaging family (or girls!) night out. In addition to great music and a spunky storyline about Elle Woods, parents will appreciate the undertones about being true to oneself and not judging a book (or person!) by their cover. Teen and tween girls will love this high-energy take on a teen movie classic. 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 5, Thrasher-Horne Center, 283 College Dr., Orange Park, 276-6815, thcenter.org, $43-$93. 10 | FOLIOWEEKLY.com | FEBRUARY 27-MARCH 5, 2019
THE VERY HUNGRY CATERPILLAR AND A CLOUD AND A CHAMELEON
Fascinating puppets, black-light technology and peppy music playfully recreate three of author Eric Carle children’s classics in a one-hour production sure to entertain the under-eight crowd. Travel with the Very Hungry Caterpillar as he feasts on all kinds of healthy food–then becomes a beautiful butterfly. Meet Little Cloud as he transforms into all manner of curious creatures high up in the sky, then celebrate the Mixed-Up Chameleon’s identity quest as he copies the beautiful animals at the zoo, then learns the value of being himself. 1 & 3 p.m. Sunday, March 3, Ritz Theatre & Museum, 829 N. Davis St., Downtown, 807-2010, ritzjacksonville.com, $20.
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Eight men’s teams. Eight women’s teams. And lots of basketball at Edward Waters College: 14 games are played over three days at two campus sites, with the winners being crowned Gulf Coast Athletic Conference champions. For pairings, game times and locations, check the website. All day, Friday-Sunday, March 1-3, Adams-Jenkins Community Sports & Music Complex and James Weldon Johnson Gymnasium, 1859 Kings Rd., ewctigerpride.com, $10 per session.
STOP & SMELL THE METHANOL MONSTER JAM
Monster trucks doing what they do best–racing and freestyling and scaring the beejaysus out of us. Watch 12,000-pound machines do backflips and race AROUND at 70 mph-PLUS. 7 p.m. Saturday, March 2, TIAA Bank Field, Downtown, tiaabankfield.com, $15 & up.
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The Icemen are home for three games. Every Wednesday, fans get select beer and wine for just $2 each. 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 27 vs. Atlanta Gladiators; 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 1 vs. South Carolina Stingrays; 3 p.m. Sunday, March 3 vs. Florida Everblades at Veterans Memorial Arena, 300 Randolph Blvd., Downtown, jacksonvilleicemen.com, $10-$48.
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FIRST COAST FATALES VS. DUVAL DERBY DAMES
Jammers and blockers and pivots, oh my! Catch some women’s roller derby action with a preseason scrimmage between two local teams. 9 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 28, Skate Station Mandarin, 3461 Kori Rd., jacksonvillerollerderby.com, free (donations welcome). 12 | FOLIOWEEKLY.com | FEBRUARY 27-MARCH 5, 2019
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JACKSONVILLE UNIVERSITY DOLPHINS VS. FLORIDA GULF COAST EAGLES
It’s the final home game of the regular season for the JU men’s basketball team. The ASUN tourney begins March 4. 7 p.m., Friday, March 1, JU’s Swisher Gymnasium, 2800 University Blvd. N., judolphins.com, $10-$20.
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Yellow House’s current art show shines a spotlight on several local artists, including photographer Agnes Lopez, who travelled the country meeting and shooting portraits of Filipinx WWII veterans across the nation. Lopez is also mounting a solo show, Faces to Remember, at St. Johns River State College, Palatka Campus, in March and April. Until April 13, Yellow House, yellowhouseart.org, free
GET A JOB!
VETERANS JOB FAIR
RecruitMilitary, a national military recruiting firm, and Disabled American Veterans, a major veteran service organization, co-host an event to enable transitioning military, veterans and their spouses to meet with recruiters from dozens of companies. Admission is free. 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 28, TIAA Bank Field, Downtown; details at recruitmilitary.com/Jacksonville.
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Meet fellow veterans! Use the map on mandarinpost372.org’s directions tab and enjoy the hunt, then share your escapades with everyone! 6-7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 28, American Legion Mandarin “Fallen Heroes” Post 372, 4280 Oldfield Crossing Dr., Mandarin, 297-8344.
Must Have Base Access
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BREAKFAST WITH YOUR HEROES! CELEBRATE AND LEND A HAND
Honor the service of U.S. active duty military and veterans, lend a helping hand to homeless veterans and celebrate March birthdays of Navy Reserve, Navy Seabees, Vietnam Veterans Day and K9 Veterans Day. Treat folks to a hearty breakfast of pancakes, sausage, scrambled eggs and coffee, juice, soda or tea. Put in a bid for the silent auction, get a raffle ticket and listen to the Let Freedom Sing Chorus. 8-10 a.m. Saturday, March 2, Applebee’s Grill + Bar, 4507 Town Center Pkwy., Southside; details 705-6439; $12-$30 eventbrite.com. 14 | FOLIOWEEKLY.com | FEBRUARY 27-MARCH 5, 2019
STRESS MANAGEMENT 101 EASE THE TENSION
A one-hour workshop to measure the effect of stressors against the symptoms and behaviors of Operational Stress Control (OSC) Continuum Model. It’s a good opportunity to create work and life strategies to get to a healthier zone. 8:30-10 a.m. Tuesday, March 5, Bldg. 554 Child St., Naval Air Station Jacksonville. Must have base access. Call 542-5745 to register.
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s many as 80,000 American and Filipinx POWs were forced to take a 65-mile trek over five arduous days in penetrating heat, with death and unspeakable abuse raining down from their captors, the Imperial Army of Japan. The Bataan Death March is just one terrible incident in a war replete with atrocities. Alas, World War II memories continue to fade as the few surviving soldiers age into their 80s and 90s. That global conflict feels so very far away, and so wholly the purview of the mid-20th century, it’s easy to overlook the sacrifices of the men and women who survived, and the singularity of their stories. Patricio Ganio was a Filipinx POW who lived through the Death March. After that ordeal, he fought against the Japanese occupation along with the guerilla resistance, hiding in the low-lying mountains on the islands in the Pacific Ocean theater. Later, as a first lieutenant in the U.S. Army’s 25th Division, he was awarded a Purple Heart. Ganio was one of 260,000 Filipinx soldiers who fought with American armed forces in WWII. Much later, after a 30-year teaching career, he fought for veterans’ rights, specifically for the same benefits awarded to American veterans. He had to fight for them because, in 1946, Congress passed the Rescission Act, which denied Filipinx soldiers the benefits they’d been promised. Finally, in 2009, the United States authorized a small, one-time lump sum payment to surviving Filipinx veterans of WWII. 16 | FOLIOWEEKLY.com | FEBRUARY 27-MARCH 5, 2019
Emilio Teodoro, 99
World War II veteran Jacksonville
The Bataan Death March was a war crime committed by the Imperial Japanese Army against 60,000 to 80,000 Filipinx and American prisoners of war. It began on April 9, 1942 after the three-month-long Battle of Bataan in the Philippines. Living the nightmare, the prisoners saw pregnant women bayoneted, girls raped, friends and relatives executed or starved to death. They suffered physical, emotional and mental abuse, massacres, dismemberments and torture. Even now, the march is a part of history neither taught or talked about in Japan. Ganio’s story—and those of many veterans—takes on form and resonance through photographer Agnes Lopez’s lens. She’s spent a year photographing and interviewing WWII veterans of Filipino descent for the Faces to Remember project. “This is a really important part of American history,” she told Folio Weekly. Lopez was inspired to create what would become Faces to Remember, Portraits of World War II & Holocaust Survivors by longtime client and friend Dana Rogozinski, who launched the J&E Legacy Collection jewelry line in honor of her grandmother, a Holocaust survivor. For Lopez, the conversations she and Rogozinski had about the different cultures and familial history sparked a curiosity about her own family and cultural background. “Growing up, she [Dana] was not that involved in the Jewish community,” Lopez explained, “and the same for me. I wasn’t that involved in the Filipino community. Then you get older, and then you realize what’s important.” Lopez photographed Rogozinski’s line of jewelry as well as Rogozinski’s grandmother. One photo, captured in a cramped kitchen, sparked something. “It inspired me to do more,” said Lopez, who began photographing other Holocaust
survivors. “What I love about these photos is that you see these people’s beauty. This is who they are.” With their velvety shadows and subtle greys, the black-and-white images reveal a depth of lived experiences. A viewer can glimpse who they once were, the deep humanity in their faces, and remember that history is built on individuals. It is humbling. The photographer clearly has a sense of timing, composition and historical reference. Printed larger-than-life, these portraits invite us to closely inspect, to imagine the victories and challenges the subjects faced during and after the war. “I wanted to create a beautiful, impactful picture with very little. That was my challenge,” said the photographer. She explained she usually arrives with only her camera bag, no big light set-ups, backdrops or props. “The thing is, you’re going to look at every single detail.” For Jacksonville-based curator Aaron Levi Garvey, whose great-grandmother lost much of her extended family to Hitler’s genocide, these portraits have meaning. “They give me the gentle reminder that there’s an aging generation of storytellers still willing to share their experiences and have them documented. It particularly sits with me as my bubbie, Sylvia Marx, will be celebrating her centennial this August, and it brings back stories she told me about living in the Hebrew Orphan Asylum in New York as a child.” When asked how she usually finds her subjects, Lopez said that it’s mostly word of mouth. She started in Northeast Florida, and her pursuit has taken her across the country. “I saw on the news about how the [Filipinx] veterans were getting the Congressional Medal
of Honor, it was 2015 or 2016. Obama had signed a bill to get them awarded. I was, like, ‘How do I not know this?’ ” She started finding specifically Filipinx WWII veterans by reaching out to veterans’ organizations, including the Bataan Legacy Organization. The photographer found that many veterans were receptive to being photographed. But their families weren’t aware of the benefits to which these soldiers and their families were entitled. As she became more involved and informed, trust grew and more and more people were interested in her project. In 2018, the Bataan Legacy Organization held a ceremony to award Congressional Medals to San Francisco-area vets. Lopez flew out to document it. We look at the photos taken that day, and one man’s image stands out. Of that day, Lopez recalled, “When they did the ceremony, Mariano Aquisap started to cry. They [Filipinx veterans] had been battling and fighting to … get this recognition for decades. It was so emotional in that room … even now I think about it, how much it meant to them and how proud they were.” Lopez photographed David Tejada (his portrait hangs at Yellow House) at his home in the Bay area. He recalled that “when he was in the Death March, they put them in the concentration camp and then packed them into train cars. A lady was walking by [the train car] asking, ‘Do you know my son, do you know my son?’ He said, ‘I think I might.’ She said, ‘Please, please, give him this basket of chicken.’ He took the food, ate some of it and gave the rest to the other men. To this day, he has nightmares and cries when he thinks about it. He’s 92 or 93. This is the one thing he’s regretted his entire life.” (When Tejada finally received counseling, the psychiatrist told him he had probably saved his own life, which helped him resolve 75 years of guilt.) Lopez takes her mission quite seriously,
but she’s dealing with humans, so it can be unpredictable: heartbreaking and, occasionally, hilarious. She recalls that when she went to photograph one soldier, he popped out, saying, “‘I’m ready’ and he was dressed and ready to go.” Ponciano Mauricio, who was about 100 years old, played tennis twice a week and had been married five times, greeted the photographer with a kiss. And since he was taking organ lessons at the time, he gave her a little concert in his home. One thing that’s overwhelmingly clear about this project is the pride. There is a deep sense of commitment to duty and country that still animates these veterans. It is, one senses, no small thing that they served and fought, in many instances continuing to fight for justice and fairness within their own sphere. Acclaimed historian Stephen Ambrose once said of WWII fighters, “I thought the returning veterans were giants who had saved the world from barbarism. I still think so.” Ambrose based much of his research on interviews with veterans about their experiences in combat. That focus on the personal and specific is deeply human, and it is the same thing that informs Lopez’s photographs: the idea that these people are the heroes who walk among us. They’re not the burnished commanders who sat in big convertibles at the front of parades; they’re a neighbor down the street, or a person in the supermarket who understood duty to their country as the highest form of service. “These are the types of people I’m coming across. These people you would never hear about, you’d never know about,” said Lopez. It’s been about a year since she began her project, and it’s beginning to build momentum. She’s currently featured in the Yellow House show, (Re)Set the Table. The
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<<< FROM PREVIOUS show starts with the “site” of the table as an ideological place to connect and exchange. It’s the second time the show has been mounted; Lopez was featured in last year’s inaugural edition as well. Yellow House director Hope McMath said, “Because the work of creating the change that recognizes the contributions and value of individuals and communities historically marginalized is far from over, Yellow House has committed to addressing the themes of both exclusion, representation and shared power on an annual basis. Although a new group of artists convened for 2019, we wanted to create a thread of connection to last year’s experience to provide an update on one of the artists who remained committed to their work in resetting the table.” Of Lopez, McMath said, “Agnes was an obvious choice, as she has worked tirelessly to further her work of documenting the images and stories of [Filipinx] veterans […] it is a tangible example of the importance of persistence, tenacity and long-term commitment in doing this work. The portraits are moving, beautiful and important. It is always a privilege to work with Agnes as she
Vicente Bautista Jr. Hukbalahap Guerrilla Forces San Francisco continues her journey as an artist.” It is worth noting that her WWII-era focus is not strictly defined by soldiers and survivors. Lopez’s work also encompasses U.S. veterans stationed in the Philippines during WWII as well as the first AfricanAmerican teacher in Jacksonville during the desegregation of public schools. St. Johns River State College is presenting a dedicated Faces to Remember show during March and April, comprising 25 images that illustrate the remarkable depth of Lopez’s documentary work. Nationally, Lopez is in dialogue with a San Francisco gallery that is expressing interest in her works. Agnes Lopez says she hopes to ultimately tour the show across the country. “My whole goal is just to create awareness: The more people who see it, the better.” Madeleine Peck Wagner mail@folioweekly.com Subscribe to the Folio Weekly Newsletter at folioweekly.com/newsletters
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ark Creegan is sitting in his studio, carefully covering the top of a Styrofoam cooler with wide masking tape. It’s a slow, semi-hypnotic process as he lines up the edges and gently pats the tape down. This sedate action is accompanied by the stuttered rrrrr-ripping protest sound the tape makes as it is unpeeled. It is an apt metaphor for the artist’s own practice, which is rife with contradictions and incongruity. Creegan was probably one of the first Jacksonville artists to make provisional paintings: art made from everyday objects like drills, rolled magazines, children’s watercolor sets and sharks’ teeth. The things he made have always been meta, always poetically absurd and almost always brightly colored–unless they’re translucent and attached to the ceiling. His upcoming show, Mysterium: Synthesis of the Opposites, pairs Creegan with J. Adam McGalliard. “No curator except Dustin Harewood would put us together,” Creegan told Folio Weekly. The joke there is snugged deeply within the methods and materials of the two men: McGalliard is an atelier-trained realist painter who takes weeks–even months–on projects, while Creegan is the kind of artist who gets distracted and then obsessed by hair nets. Perhaps ‘obsessed’ is too strong a word, but the gist is that these two artists are working at opposite ends of the ideological and material spectrum. (For more about McGalliard, check out our Jan. 9 interview with him.) That said, they’re not wholly disparate. At first glance, it’s apparent there’s the sympathy between their use of color: vibrating pops of lusciousness that communicate a kind of hopeful, contemporary optimism. Seeing color used like this underscores a commitment to formalism on the part of both artists, even as they approach it from different angles. Then there’s the fact that both artists are brave: They’re working in almost diametrical opposition to contemporary trends. Creegan has several bodies of work going at once, including his comb paintings, installations and performances, not to mention the series he calls “Dopey Formalism.” It’s this moniker that possibly best describes his thinking, because he’s not interested– at least not in the traditional sense–in the success of a work, even as he engages with its compositional, material and symbolic parts.
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He continued, explaining, “Here’s the challenge and [McGalliard] is down with it to a certain degree: It’s not going to be a show where here’s Artist A, here’s Artist B, here’s Artist C. I mean, there will be some of that–especially Adam’s new piece–but some of his work will be on top of, and interacting with, my work. My idea was to cover the space in color, and [these spheres] are my solution.” Originally Creegan planned to divide the space with colored sheets of plastic, but as he worked with it, he began gathering them into balls of color, which sideways approach is what continues he then punctuated with the markers. “I to push his ideas forward. Though he always had this idea of making a sculpture works with a plan, he’s always open to where markers are poking out, and the shifting things at the last moment. This is tops will be off, and therefore potentially evidenced by a table covered in brightly ‘dangerous’,” he said with a laugh. colored plastic spheres and children’s Thinking about the non-objective cant markers. “The impetus to use children’s of his projects, and the manner in which markers was me trying to think about how they seem to intersect with artists like to respond to Adam’s work.” Mary Heilmann, Creegan said, “I work with everyday materials and people say, ‘You should use ‘that’ material and when you back away, you can see a face’ […] It’s great, other people do it and I am amazed when I see it. But for me, there’s a challenge to make something that I have never seen, that seems silly and absurd but smart, funny and ridiculous, like attaching combs to a painting. I would just rather work in that mode and let things appear.” Recently, the artist participated in a group show at LABspace in Hillsdale, New York. He also completed a mural during Art Basel, and over the course of 2018, he revisited his own catalogue in public posts on Facebook. “It helped me to get ahold of what I’m doing by looking at what I’ve done,” he said. But the posts also sparked lively conversation and comments, in effect becoming something of a classroom, albeit one deeply informed by playfulness. Most recently, in January, he released Comb Rainbow, songs by Mark Creegan. Writer Dan Brown noted, “Creegan’s songs, which swing from a kind of mellow joy to full-on sentimentality and somberness finds him akin to Lou Barlow or Jonathan Richman.” Folio Weekly highly recommends the track titled, “I’m a Woo Woo Guy.” Of his varied successful (and occasionally not-sosuccessful) gambles, Creegan quietly said, “I am willing to accept the challenge and accept the risk.” Madeleine Peck Wagner mail@folioweekly.com Hybrid Comb Painting I (2018)
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ARTIST MARK CREEGAN UNVEILS NEW WORKS We talked about his oeuvre in relation to making so-called “unskilled” or “lesserrefined” things but, he noted, “To a large degree, we [artists] do know what we’re doing, but at the same time, we don’t need to lean too heavily into it.” Conversations with Creegan are about getting close to something without revealing the whole. This skittering,
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DASOTA grad Noah Haeussner pulled strings to produce Arctic
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oah C. Haeussner came home to NEFla last Friday, a conquering hero, to oversee the premiere of a new film he’s produced, Arctic, which stars the brilliant Mads Mikkelsen as Overgård, a man stranded near the Arctic Circle. When the helicopter sent to save him crashes, he has to care for the sole survivor; together they’re forced into lifeand-death missions to find a way home from the frozen north. “Growing up, especially as a gay youth in the South—it wasn’t easy,” he says. “But Jacksonville is such an incredible city. It’s grown a lot over the last 15 or 20 years, but for me as a youth, there wasn’t a lot going on within that city that I felt could creatively push me in a greater direction. So, it was a matter of taking a chance, because life is short.” But as any local will tell you, no matter where you go, Duval is never far away. To wit: Haeussner’s next project is a TV series produced with Levi Holloway, a friend from high school who lives in Chicago and had a play produced by the great Michael Shannon. Haeussner moved to LA right after college. “I had just turned 21,” he says. “The whole idea of the hard life, it’s true. I think LA forces you to learn a lesson about struggle and about fighting for something you’re passionate about. [For] a good two years, I could barely save enough money to go see a movie, but I was never negative about it.” His early years were spent behind the scenes with National Lampoon and Maverick Films, before contributing to classics like The Dark Knight, 300 and I Am Legend. He soon started his own company, Union Entertainment Group. He cites Martha DeLaurentis (of the legendary family) as a key mentor, along with Lori Romano, his instructor at Douglas Anderson, who helped him start that school’s film program. When asked about his favorite film, Haeussner has two answers, which are about as far apart as two films can be: Lawrence of Arabia and Apocalypse Now. This diversity of interests is reflected in his curriculum vitae, which encompasses everything from commercials and short films to features and TV. His best work could be considered two documentaries: Buffalo Girls (’12), which deals with pre-teen Muay Thai kickboxers, and Janis: Little Girl Blue (’15), probably the best Joplin biopic yet conceived. Once he found his groove, the work proceeded at a breakneck pace, with Haeussner producing one or two films a year; even he has trouble keeping track. “I’m normally on a film for three years,” he says, “so I’m currently juggling about 11 films. At the end of the day, everything falls on my shoulders, in terms of the entire package.” Arctic was filmed in conjunction with Iceland’s Pegasus Pictures. “I give them 65 percent of the credit for making this movie,” says Haeussner. “We shot the whole thing 22 | FOLIOWEEKLY.com | FEBRUARY 27-MARCH 5, 2019
outdoors, in the middle of the worst winter in Iceland’s history. This was a film of true collaboration.” With no CGI or special effects, the environment is almost as a character itself, a formidable antagonist, always with new surprises for our hero. “Iceland is such an amazing backdrop,” he says, “I think not only for other worlds, but as a reference for the Arctic. This was as close as we could get to the Arctic without going to Greenland.” Directed by Joe Penna, Arctic was shot on a scant $2 million budget, but they definitely got their money’s worth. Its sparse dialogue leaves the film oriented around the stunning polar visuals and the always-compelling facial expressions of its lead, creating a mood of palpable tension throughout. Arctic screened at Cannes in 2018, officially released Feb. 1. All involved played key roles in the production, but it was Haeussner who served as impresario of the whole affair. “I’m the puppet master,” he says. “I am nothing without the puppets, and the strings. Very much how Arctic was: Finding this young director, finding this script, taking a string, connecting that script to Armory Films, our incredible production company, and taking another string and connecting it to Pegasus Pictures in Iceland, and taking all of those strings and connecting them to an incredible crew, finding that financing. It’s bringing the best of the best people together for the right project, and then following it through to the very end.” Watching the finished film, it’s clear that this is a case in which the end certainly justifies his means. Shelton Hull mail@folioweekly.com Subscribe to our Folio Film Newsletter at folioweekly.com/newsletters
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TAILOR-MADE TAPES gets KEVIN LEE NEWBERRY
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ock-and-roll is a bummer.” That’s and being drunk was where my inspiration Kevin Lee Newberry’s mantra. came from,” he said. “It got to the point And he should know. The that I felt like I needed that stuff to write. performer and recording artist has spent I’m 39 now, and have been off everything years in the local music scene. From his and I’m good. I’m open. The energy is early career as a true Riverside punk-rock coming out, and these songs are coming party dude, to his current role as an older, out so fast. If I could stay up all night and wiser (and, yes, slightly spent) sage, the just do this, I would. All of the stuff that I man has been through a lot. Now Newberry had to go through to get where I am now is seeking positivity, both personally and has humbled me. Now I’m writing more artistically. That has meant taking his art and it’s inspired me to write some more into his own hands, recording personalized upbeat stuff. It’s even opened up doors and all-original 90-minute cassette tapes where I am writing about all kinds of stuff. for internet pen pals. [The drugs and alcohol] are not good. It’s You might not be familiar with not a way to live.” Newberry, but he’s been performing music Newberry’s choice to record on for a long time—since the flannel-clad ’90s, cassette tape was an obvious one. Like in fact. many musicians of his “I was 14 when I got generation, he grew up KEVIN LEE NEWBERRY, CHARLIE SHUCK, my first guitar, and it listening to tapes and DEAD MAN SANTOS, BEAT KIDS, MICHAEL ZIECKAS, JACKIE STRANGER was definitely because of using them to record 8 p.m. Sunday, March 3, Rain Dogs, Nirvana,” he told Folio quickly and affordably. facebook.com/raindogsjax, $5 Weekly. “From 14 until “Tape happens to be my 20s, I was really heavy a source that I like,” he into Nirvana. Everything that I learned to explained. “I think it sounds good, I think play was in Nirvana’s catalog. I didn’t play it’s cool, and I think it’s personal. It’s like anything but Nirvana songs for about two writing a letter. There’s something about years. At 16, I started playing around with that mix-tape feeling that feels incredibly writing songs because I wanted to write a personal. As an underground artist, I want song for my girlfriend. At 18, I got serious to keep it grimy and offer something cheap and I started playing in bands, writing for people who don’t have a lot of money.” guitar songs. I was guitarist for a band These personalized tapes are to called The Beating. We were a together for Newberry what commissioned works are six years. After that, I did Helios Eye.” to a painter. Indeed, he was inspired by The lo-fi, mostly acoustic recordings watching his partner, visual artist Margot of Helios Eye favored Beck’s One Foot Audler, sell her paintings. in the Grave more than Nirvana’s “Something clicked in my head and Nevermind. The intimacy of the style I thought, ‘What if a cassette was like a allowed Newberry to come into his own painting? People could tell me what they as a songwriter. For his next act, he would want me to write about.’ The idea was like retreat further into himself. a blessing. People tell me what they want “I prefer performing solo,” he explained. the songs to be about, then, I just take a few “I did the band thing, and that was fun, random words they give me and I build a but I just outgrew it. I have to write every 90-minute album around that. Some of it’s single day. I have all of this stuff and I got experimental, some of it’s really crazy, and some of it’s really tight.” to do something with it. So I just prefer to True to the concept that each tape ... by myself ... I just do that. I don’t have to is absolutely unique, like a painting, show the guys all the parts. I just record it Newberry doesn’t backup or archive and it’s done.” At the same time, Newberry changed his anything. Once the tape is handed over lifestyle. After spending years as a certified to the now-dedicated fan, the artist might party guy, Newberry is sober and inspired never see or hear it again. Jason Irvin by his new horizons. mail@folioweekly.com “I used to think that getting messed up
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ARTS + EVENTS
Dr. Erin Bodnar, conductor; 7:30 p.m. Feb. 27, Lazzara Performance Hall, UNF, Southside, free; donations accepted. EXPERIENCE HENDRIX Billy Cox (Band of Gypsys, Jimi Hendrix Experience), Joe Satriani, Dave Mustaine (Megadeath), Jonny Lang, Dweezil Zappa, Eric Johnson, Doug Pinnick (King’s X), Chris Layton (Stevie Ray Vaughan, Double Trouble), Mato Nanji (Indigenous), Kenny Aronoff, Slide Brothers, Henri Brown, Kevin McCormick, Ernie Isley, Ana Popovic and Zakk Wylde pay tribute to incomparable guitarist Jimi Hendrix, gone too soon; at 7:30 p.m. March 6, at The Florida Theatre, 128 E. Forsyth St., Downtown, $63-$103.50, floridatheatre.com. BOLD CITY CONTEMPORARY ENSEMBLE The classically trained musicians include Rose Grace, Boja Kragulj, Charlotte Mabrey, Linda Minke, Philip Pan, Piotr Szewczyk, Sarah Jane Young, Matt Monroe and Bill Prince, performing 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. March 1, at Friday Musicale, 645 Oak St., Riverside, 355-7584, fridaymusicale.com, free. CHAMBER ENSEMBLES Jacksonville University student groups, including the Honors chamber ensemble, perform at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 28, at JU’s Terry Concert Hall, 2800 University Blvd. N., ju.edu, free. DAY OF PERCUSSION Jacksonville University showcases students, regional percussionists and performers from classical and commercial music spheres, as well as clinics, student groups, including the Honors chamber ensemble, at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 28, at JU’s Terry Concert Hall, ju.edu, free. AUDITIONS HELD Apex Theatre auditions for the popular musical Chicago, 10-11:30 a.m., noon-1:30 p.m. and 1:45-3 p.m. March 9, at 5150 Palm Valley Rd., Ste. 205, Palm Valley, 834-1351, apextheatrejax.com, $12.
BOOKS & POETRY
It’s the apex of absurdist entertainment: PUDDLES PITY PARTY stars Puddles, a seven-foot-tall clown who sings sad songs and cracks jokes. 8 p.m., Saturday, March 1, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall, pvconcerthall.com, $38-$53.
PERFORMANCE
RIPCORD David Lindsay-Abaire’s new comedy is about women aging ungracefully but compelled to cohabitate; these two make Nicki Minaj and Mariah Carey look like besties. Deborah Dickey directs Jan LoPresti-Beach, Nancy Grote and Ashley Carter; 7:30 p.m. March 1 and 2; and 2 p.m. March 3, at Lincolnville Museum & Cultural Center, 102 M. L. King Ave., St. Augustine, 501-5093, aclassictheatre.org; $20. GIRLS’ WEEKEND Limelight Theatre stages this story of members of a book club and a lost weekend, 7:30 p.m. Thur.-Sat., 2 p.m. Sun., through March 17 at 11 Old Mission Ave., St. Augustine, 825-1164, $26 adults, $24 ages 62 plus; $20 military/students; $10 student rush, limelight-theatre.org. MID-LIFE! THE CRISIS MUSICAL There’s a musical comedy about getting older (how is that amusing? Guess we’ll go see and find out!) is presented through March 24, at Alhambra Theatre & Dining, 12000 Beach Blvd., 641-1212, $38-$59, alhambrajax.com. THE GREAT GUITAR GATHERING The John Jorgenson Quintet performs at this fundraiser for Douglas Anderson School of the Arts’ guitar 24 | FOLIOWEEKLY.com | FEBRUARY 27-MARCH 5, 2019
department, 7:30 p.m. March 2, at The Florida Theatre, 128 E. Forsyth St., Downtown, $20, floridatheatre.com.
CLASSICAL, JAZZ, CHORALE, AUDITIONS
TRIBUTE TO MARIAN ANDERSON First Coast Opera presents this program honoring the singer–who was also a Civil Rights activist and a woman of grace and dignity–7:30 p.m. March 2, and 2 p.m. March 3 at St. Cyprian’s Episcopal Church, 37 Lovett St., St. Augustine; 7:30 p.m. March 2 at Players by the Sea, 106 Sixth St. N., Jax Beach, 417-5555, firstcoastopera.com. Soprano Lisa Lockhart, mezzo-soprano Taylor-Alexis Dupont, Mama Blue, bass-baritone Carl DuPont and pianist Bonita Wyke perform, directed by Curtis Tucker. Admission is $35 adults, $10 students. FACULTY SAXOPHONE RECITAL Dr. Michael Bovenzi performs, 7:30 p.m. March 4, University of North Florida Fine Arts Center, Bldg. 45, 620-2864, free, unf.edu. UNF WIND SYMPHONY The ensemble presents Black Max and Uncle Bebop: Adventures into the Third Stream, with music by Gernot Wolfgang, William Bolcom and James Syler,
STORYTELLERS Sareth Ney hosts this event, at 7 p.m. Feb. 28, at Corazon Cinema & Café, 36 Granada St., St. Augustine, 679-5736, corazoncinemaandcafe.com, $5 door. BRUCE THOMASON & JD HUNTER BOOK SIGNING The coauthors read from and sign copies of their book, The Domino Event, the fourth installment in the Clay Randall series, from 1-4 p.m. March 2, at The Book Loft, 214 Centre St., Fernandina Beach, 261-8991, thebookloft.com. ROGER JOHNS The award-winning mystery author reads from and discusses his new book, River of Secrets, at 7 p.m. March 9, at The BookMark, 221 First St., Neptune Beach, 241-9026, bookmarkbeach.com.
COMEDY
THE COMEDY ZONE Funnyman Mitch Fatel appears at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 28 and 7:30 & 10 p.m. March 1 & 2 at The Comedy Zone, 3130 Hartley Rd., Mandarin, 292-4242, comedyzone. com, $18-$22. JACKIE KNIGHT’S COMEDY CLUB Roz McCoy and Dawn Starr appear 8:30 p.m. March 1; $15. Norm Stulz Sr. and J. Paw are on March 2; $15, inside Gypsy Cab Company, 828 Anastasia Blvd., St. Augustine, 461-8843, thegypsy comedyclub.com. IMPROV COMEDY Mad Cowford Improv Comedy flies by the seat of their collective pants, with audience suggestions, 7:30 p.m. March 5, at Jack Rabbits, 1528 Hendricks Ave., San Marco, 398-7496, $5 advance at jaxlive.com, $10 door.
ART WALKS, MARKETS FIRST FRIDAY ART WALK The monthly tour of Art Galleries of St. Augustine is 5-9 p.m. March 1, and every first Fri., with more than 26 galleries participating, 832-779-2781,
ARTS + EVENTS
MUSEUMS
BEACHES MUSEUM & HISTORY PARK 381 Beach Blvd., Jax Beach, 241-5657, beachesmuseum. org. The Ritz Chamber Players perform at 6 p.m. Feb. 27 in the chapel; members free; $5 donation nonmembers. . CRISP-ELLERT ART MUSEUM Flagler College, 48 Sevilla St., St. Augustine, 826-8530. The group exhibit, Heroic in its Ordinariness, displays, with works by Elizabeth Atterbury, Beverly Buchanan, Taraneh Fazelli, Carolyn Lazard, Redeem Pettaway, Falke Pisano and Sasha Wortzel, curated by Staci Bu Shea with Julie Dickover. CUMMER MUSEUM OF ART & GARDENS 829 Riverside Ave., 356-6857, cummermuseum.org. Augusta Savage: Renaissance Woman, runs through April. Carlos Rolón: Lost in Paradise, exhibits through Oct. 21. KARPELES MANUSCRIPT LIBRARY & MUSEUM 101 W. First St., Springfield. Lincoln as a Boy, an exhibit examining the 16th president’s early life, with Lloyd Ostendorf’s original illustrations, exhibits through April. #Mylove, Jeffrey Luque’s solo show, through March 2, jeffreyluqueart.com. MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART JACKSONVILLE 333 N. Laura St., 366-6911, mocajacksonville.unf.edu. Drink & Draw is held 6 p.m. March 7, with William McMahan, $17.55-$22.85. Gideon Mendel: Drowning World is on exhibit.
GALLERIES
JENNA ALEXANDER STUDIO 73 San Marco Ave., St. Augustine, 850-384-3084, jenna-alexander. com. Alexander’s Stripes and Buns on display. LUFRANO INTERCULTURAL GALLERY, UNF, Southside, unf.edu. University of North Florida’s Department of Art & Design’s sculpture program, and ReThreaded, host Rethreaded: Flight, through March 8. Admission is free; parking $5 to the public. The Art & Design Juried Student Annual Exhibition opens 5:30 p.m. March 5, in Founders Hall, featuring student works in ceramics, drawing, graphic design, painting, printmaking, photography and sculpture. The exhibit runs through April 11; free. PAStA FINE ART GALLERY 214 Charlotte St., St. Augustine, 824-0251, pastagalleryart.com. Susan Strong is February’s featured artist. ROTUNDA GALLERY St. Johns County Admin. Bldg., 500 San Sebastian View, St. Augustine, 471-9980. Local artist and poet Anna Miller displays her works through March 1. SOUTHLIGHT GALLERY 1 Independent Dr., Downtown, southlight.com. Brook Ramsey exhibits works; an opening reception is 5-8 p.m. March 6. Architect-sculptor David Engdal exhibits his lamelliforms on the second floor, through May. Ronald Gibbons shows his paintings and drawings, second floor, through April. The Semblance exhibit is on display through February. THE VAULT@1930 1930 San Marco Ave., thevaultat1930.com. Local abstract painter Princess Simpson Rashid displays works in Odyssey of Abstraction. VILLAGE ARTS FRAMING & GALLERY 155 Tourside Dr., Ste. 1520, Ponte Vedra Beach, 273-4925, villageartspvb.com. Tina Guarano Davis and Keri Keene are the featured artists for the month of February. WOMEN ARTISTS IN THE 904 Works by Alma Ramirez, Holly Blanton, Heather Blanton, Tiffany Manning and Jenna Alexander are on display, 6-9 p.m. Feb. 28 at Ramirez’ studio above Three Forks, 9822 Tapestry Park Cir., Ste. 207, Southside, 553-7986. THE YELLOW HOUSE 577 King St., Riverside, 419-9180, yellowhouseart. org. Piercing the Veil, Thony Aiuppy’s experimental works, currently display.
THE ART CENTER GALLERY ANNEX 2 W. Independent Dr., Ste. 113, Downtown, 233-9252, tacjacksonville.org. A closing reception for the exhibit Red Hot is 5:30 p.m. March 22. BOLD BEAN SAN MARCO 1905 Hendricks Ave., 853-6545. Brook Ramsey’s figurative oil EVENTS paintings are on display. BIKE WEEK KICKOFF BREW 5 POINTS 1026 Park St., Riverside. Chip PARTY The Ives Brothers’ Southworth’s bridge-based artwork is exhibited Wall of Death and Big in Connections. Engine appear 5 p.m. BUTTERFIELD GARAGE ART GALLERY 137 King March 1, as well as a St., St. Augustine, 825-4577, butterfieldgarage. demo truck, 11 a.m.-4 com. Sydney McKenna’s atmospheric oils are p.m., Wall of Death and on exhibit through February. Highway Jones March 2; CULTURAL CENTER AT PONTE VEDRA BEACH Beau & the Burners March 50 Executive Way, 280-0614, ccpvb.org. Art 3, plus food and drinks, Tapas, 6-9 p.m. March 1, features a Juried Adamec Harley-Davidson, Artist Member Exhibition, People’s Choice 8909 Baymeadows Rd., Southside, 493-1931, contest, live music, dance performances, flash adamecharley.com. poetry, silhouette art, ceramics, body painting, ART IN THE JU LIBRARY photobooth, make your own cocktails and more; the mission is to connect art, artists and patrons TOUR The 10th annual to learn, experience and appreciate the arts. $75, tour, held from 3-4 p.m. March 1, features $125 VIP. more than 140 original CUTTER & CUTTER FINE ART 333 Village Main pieces, many by regional St., Ponte Vedra, 395-3759, cutterandcutter. artists, displayed com. Award-winning artist Tang Wei Min throughout the Thomas exhibits his works. G. Carpenter Library, Bldg. FLORIDA MINING GALLERY 5300 Shad Rd., Mandarin, 268-4681, floridamininggallery.com. 12, Jacksonville University, Slamdance Cosmopolis, a collaboration of Matt 2800 University Blvd. N., Allison and Matthew Usinowicz, is on display. Arlington, ju.edu, free.
Tours run through May. DARK OF THE MOON GHOST TOUR A guide shares local history of the St. Augustine Lighthouse after dark–if you dare–7:30 p.m. March 1 and 3, and 9:30 p.m. March 2, at 81 Lighthouse Ave., 829-0745, staugustinelighthouse.com, $25 adults/seniors, $20 under 12. PEOPLES’ LAW SCHOOL St. Johns Legal Aid staff holds a free seminar, “Spouse in a Nursing Home–Do You Have to Go Broke?” at 4 p.m. March 4 at Southeast Branch Library, 6670 U.S. 1 S., St. Augustine, 827-9921. MARDI GRAS Creole and Cajun food, spirits and beer, a silent auction and live music by The Gumbo Limbo Cajun Band and The River City Rhythm Kings Dixieland Band are featured 5:30 p.m. March 5, at The Florida Theatre, 128 E. Forsyth St., Downtown, floridatheatre.com, $50; $100 VIP; proceeds benefit Florida Performing Arts Center Inc. CIEN CALAVERA Amigo Tattoo and The Justice Pub hold a Cuban art show and fundraiser featuring skull shapes, cut from old skateboards, and distributed throughout the United States, where artists customized and displayed their work. Funds raised from the sale of these pieces benefit those suffering from the trade embargo and other financial difficulties in Cuba. 6 p.m.-midnight March 6, The Justice Pub, 315 E. Bay St., Ste. 101, Downtown, 515-3112. _______________________________________
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artgalleriesofstaugustine.com. RIVERSIDE ARTS MARKET Local and regional art, produce and crafts are offered, plus traveling entertainers, and live music by Arvid Smith, TGTG, Mike Shackelford Band, at 10 a.m. March 2 and every Sat., below the Fuller Warren Bridge, free admission, 389-2449, riversideartsmarket.com. NIGHT MARKET The twice-monthly St. Augustine Amphitheatre Market is held 6-9 p.m. March 12, and every second and fouth Tuesday and Thursday, 1340C A1A S., 315-9252, free admission. Handmade crafts, goods and art, food trucks and live music are featured.
Bronx-born actress, comedian and writer GINA BRILLON is on tour opening for Gabriel Iglesias–you know, that Fluffy guy! It’s Latin humor all night, 7 p.m. Sunday, March 3, Times-Union Center, Downtown, timesunioncenter.com, $38-$50. FEBRUARY 27-MARCH 5, 2019 | FOLIOWEEKLY.com | 25
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CONCERTS
Up-and-coming Orlando quartet BOSTON MARRIAGE marry soaring indie-rock energy with moody post-punk guitar work. Also on the bill: Flipturn, Miles from London, Solafide, Sidecreek, and Aster & Ivy. 6 p.m. Friday, March 1, 1904 Music Hall, Downtown, 1904musichall.com, $12-$16.
LIVE MUSIC VENUES
AMELIA ISLAND, FERNANDINA
The SALTY PELICAN, 12 N. Front St. Eric Alabiso Feb. 27. Davis Turner Feb. 28 & March 7 SJ BREWING CO., 463646 S.R. 200, Ste. 13, Yulee Mile Marker 12 March 2 SLIDERS Seaside Grill, 1998 S. Fletcher Ave. Pili Pili Feb. 27. Tad Jennings Feb. 28. Hupp, Charlotte P March 1. 7 Street Band March 2. JCnMike March 3. Mark O’Quinn March 5
AVONDALE, ORTEGA
CASBAH Café, 3628 St. Johns Ave. Goliath Flores every Wed. Jazz every Sun. Live music every Mon. ECLIPSE Nightclub, 4219 St. Johns Ave. KJ Free Tue. & Thur. Indie dance Wed. ’80s & ’90s dance music Fri.
THE BEACHES
(All venues in Jax Beach unless otherwise noted) ATLANTIC BEACH Brewing Co., 725 Atlantic Blvd. Strange Wolf March 9 BLUE JAY Listening Room, 2457B S. Third St. Jonathan Kriesburg Quartet, Corey Kilgannon Feb. 27. Brandon Santini March 1. Bay Kings Band March 4. Tina & Her Pony March 7 COOP 303, 303 Atlantic Blvd., AB Ryan Crary March 8 CULHANE’S Irish Pub, 967 Atlantic Blvd., AB Hightime March 10 FLYING IGUANA, 207 Atlantic Blvd., NB J Crew Band March 8 & 9 GUSTO, 1266 Beach Blvd. Groov every Wed. Michael Smith every Thur. Milton Clapp every Fri. LYNCH’S Irish Pub, 514 N. First St. Split Tone every Thur. Julia Gulia every Mon. Honey Hounds every Tue. MEZZA, 110 First St., NB Gypsies Ginger every Wed. Mike Shackelford, Steve Shanholtzer every Thur. House Band every Mon. Trevor Tanner every Tue. MOJO Kitchen, 1500 Beach Blvd. Michael Glabicki, Dirk Miller March 2 MUSIC in the Courtyard, 200 First St., NB Billy Bowers March 2 RAGTIME Tavern, 207 Atlantic Blvd., AB Rebecca Day Feb. 27. Vox Feb. 28. 7 Street Band March 1. Austin Park March 2. Lunar Coast March 3. Jimmy Parrish & the Waves March 10 SURFER the Bar, 200 First St. N. Blink 182 Tribute Band Blank 281 March 7. Létour Devore IIII, Jason Devore, Mike Spero, Gabo, Skart, Russ Baum & Carrizalez, Kenny, Hayden Hanson, Summer Survivors March 10 SWEET LIFE Music Fest, Seawalk Pavilion: Kaleigh Baker, Bonnie Blue, The Bird Tribe, Bruce Katz, Bobby Lee Rodgers, Mandalla Music, Tall Paul & the Divers March 9 WHISKEY JAX, 950 Marsh Landing Pkwy. Dalton Ammerman, Michael Bennick Feb. 27. Smokestack Feb. 28. Boogie Freaks March 1. Vox March 3
DOWNTOWN
1904 MUSIC HALL, 19 Ocean St. N. Flipturn, Miles from London, Boston Marriage, Solafide, Sidecreek, Aster & Ivy March 1. Rakim March 2. The Melody Trucks Band, Bonnie Blue, Juke, Gingerbeard Man, Corbitt-Clampitt Duo March 8 DOS GATOS, 123 E. Forsyth St. DJ Brandon Thur. DJ NickFresh Sat. DJ Randall Mon. DJ Hollywood Tue. 26 | FOLIOWEEKLY.com | FEBRUARY 27-MARCH 5, 2019
The FLORIDA Theatre, Tillis, Terri Theatre 128 E. E Forsyth St. St Pam Tillis Clark, Suzy Bogguss March 1. Great Guitar Gathering: The John Jorgenson Quintet March 2. The Gumbo Limbo Cajun Band, River City Rhythm Kings March 5. Experience Hendrix: Billy Cox, Joe Satriani, Dave Mustaine, Jonny Lang, Dweezil Zappa, Eric Johnson, Doug Pinnick, Chris Layton, Mato Nanji, Kenny Aroff, Slide Brothers, Henri Brown, Kevin McCormick, Ernie Isley, Ana Popovic March 6. Chris Botti March 8. Clay Walker March 9 The JUSTICE Pub, 315 E. Bay St. The Stone Eye, Audio Hive, Borromakat March 13 MAVERICKS Live, Jax Landing Steel Panther, Wilson March 1. Attack the Radical (Pantera tribute), Medal Militia (Metallica tribute) March 2. The Cruxshadows, Skyview March 3 MYTH Nightclub, 333 E. Bay St. Hip Hop Reggaeton Feb. 27. Moguai March 1. Carlos Mendoza, Mario Maric, Jon Kinesis, Mike Shea March 2. D3V March 3 RITZ Theatre, 829 N. Davis St. Beatles vs. Stones: tribute bands Abbey Road and Satisfaction: The International Rolling Stones Show March 15 TIMES-UNION Center for the Performing Arts, 300 Water St. Steven Curtis Chapman March 7. Miles Jaye, Tony Terry, The System March 9, Terry Theater. RAIN: A Tribute to The Beatles, Moran Theater, March 9. VETERANS Memorial Arena, 300 Randolph Blvd. Pink March 5. Blake Shelton, Trace Adkins, The Bellamy Brothers, John Anderson, Lauren Alaina March 7 VOLSTEAD, 115 W. Adams Mardi Gras Bayou Bash, Snacks Blues Band March 6
FLEMING ISLAND, GREEN COVE BOONDOCKS, 2808 Henley Rd. Bill Hecht Feb. 27. Branden Parrish Feb. 28. Paul Ivey March 1. Whiskey Heart, Brandon Leino March 2. Lisa & the Mad Hatters March 3 CREEK LIFE Food Shack, 2853 Henley Rd. Duval County Line March 1 WHITEY’S Fish Camp, 2032 C.R. 220 Zeb Padgett Feb. 28. Highway Jones March 2. Darren March 3
INTRACOASTAL
CLIFF’S, 3033 Monument Rd. DJ Sharon Feb. 27. The Remains March 1 & 2 JERRY’S, 13170 Atlantic Blvd. Hindsite March 1. Party Cartel March 2
MANDARIN
ENZA’S, 10601 San Jose Brian Iannucci Feb. 27, March 3&6 IGGY’S, 104 Bartram Oaks Walk Ryan Campbell Feb. 27. Brady Clampitt Feb. 28. J. Crew March 1. Rusty Shine March 2. Paul Ivey March 3. Buck Smith March 6
ORANGE PARK, MIDDLEBURG CHEERS, 1138 Park Ave. Love Monkey March 2 THRASHER-HORNE Center, 283 College Dr. Beach Boys March 1
PONTE VEDRA
FIONN MacCOOL’S, 145 Hilden Rd. Seven Nations March 9 PONTE VEDRA Concert Hall, 1050 A1A N. Christopher Cross Feb. 27. Mardi Gras party benefit: JCC Touring Choir, Voices of Jacksonville, Ashton Taylor, DJ March 2. Morgan James March 3. Gin Blossoms, The Black Moods March 4.
Stringdusters, Roosevelt Collier March 88. The Infamous Stringdusters 10,000 Maniacs March 9. Jeff Tweedy, James Elkington March 11 TAPS Bar & Grill, 2220 C.R. 210 Paul Ivey Feb. 27
RIVERSIDE, WESTSIDE
NIGHTHAWKS, 2952 Roosevelt Blvd. Anton LaPlume Feb. 27. Danka, Spred the Dub Feb. 28. Indivision, Manifestation March 1. Free Range Strange March 2. Weedeater, ASG, Toke, Beitthemeans, LA-A March 8 RAIN DOGS, 1045 Park St. 156Silence, No Good Deed, Scattershot, Consequence, Megachvrch Feb. 28. TGTG, Charlie Shuck, Jodi Mosley March 2 RIVER & POST, 1000 Riverside Ave. Live music most weekends
ST. AUGUSTINE
ARNOLD’S, 3912 N. Ponce de Leon Blvd. DJ Alex March 1. Jason Evans Band March 2 CAFÉ ELEVEN, 501 A1A Beach Blvd., St. Aug. Beach Chris Barron March 9. Richard Shindell March 10. Létour Devore IIII, Jason Devore, Mike Spero, Gabo, Skart, Russ Baum & Carrizalez, Kenny, Hayden Hanson, Summer Survivors March 11. Willy Porter March 14. Kelsey Lamb March 15 FRANCIS FIELD, 29 W. Castillo Dr. Celtic Music Fest: Emmet Cahill, Dublin City Ramblers, Albannach, Seven Nations, Steel City Rovers, Poor Angus, Gothard Sisters, Screaming Orphans March 8 Planet SARBEZ, 115 Anastasia Blvd. Landt March 3 PROHIBITION Kitchen, 119 St. George St. Missy Anderson Feb. 27. Ramona, Side Hustle Feb. 28. House Cats March 1. Trae Pierce & the T Stones March 2. Boo Radley Music, Grandpa’s Cough Medicine March 3 St. Augustine AMPHITHEATRE, 1340 A1A The Expendables, Ballyhoo! Feb. 28, Backyard Stage. Alabama March 1. Brothers Osborne, Ruston Kelly March 2. The Avett Brothers March 7. Travis Tritt, The Charlie Daniels Band, Cadillac Three March 8. Tank & the Bangas, Alfred Banks, Maggie Koerner March 10 TRADEWINDS Lounge, 124 Charlotte St. Blistur March 1 & 2. Elizabeth Roth every Sat.
SAN MARCO, NORTHBANK
GRAPE & GRAIN Exchange, 2000 San Marco MJBaker Feb. 28. The Al Maniscalco Quartet March 1. Ramona March 2 JACK RABBITS, 15280 Hendricks Loretto, Mercy Mercy, Chem Trails Feb. 28. Four Barrel Band, Kevin Jones benefit March 2. Fates Warning, 13 Bloodshot March 4. Juice March 9. Bumpin’ Uglies, Universal Green March 15 MUDVILLE Music Room, 3104 Atlantic Blvd. Larry Mangum & the Cowboy Orchestra March 2. “Louis & Ella” tribute: Lisa Kelly, Scott Giddens, Bill Prince March 7. Eric Elison March 8. High Time March 9. The Currys March 14 RIVER CITY Brewing Co., 835 Museum Cir. Who Rescued Who Feb. 27. Kurt Lanham Feb. 28. Ouija Brothers March 1
SOUTHSIDE, BAYMEADOWS
VETERANS United, 8999 Western Way Scott Fowler March 1 WHISKEY JAX, 10915 Baymeadows Rd. Neon Whiskey Feb. 27. Fireball Feb. 28. Don’t Call Me Shirley March 1
SPRINGFIELD, NORTHSIDE
PALMS Fish Camp, 6359 Heckscher Dr. Taylor Shami Feb. 28. Double Down March 1. Ciaran Sontag March 2
UPCOMING CONCERTS
BONEY JAMES April 5, The Florida Theatre 1964: The TRIBUTE April 6, St. Augustine Amphitheatre ANITRA JAY April 6, Riverside Arts Market ANDREW DUHON, LYDIA LUCE April 6, Jack Rabbits The SLACKERS April 6, Surfer the Bar LESS THAN JAKE, MEST, PUNCHLINE, KALI MASI April 7, St. Augustine Amphitheatre Backyard Stage DEREK HOUGH LIVE! April 7, Florida Theatre WE THREE April 7, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall INTERVALS, VEIL of MAYA April 9, 1904 Music Hall PAT MATHENY, JAMES FRANCIES, NATE SMITH April 9, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall BOZ SCAGGS April 10, The Florida Theatre CODY JOHNSON April 11, St. Aug. Amp. Backyard Stage KISS April 12, Veterans Memorial Arena MIDLAND ELECTRIC RODEO TOUR April 12, St. Aug. Amp. RANDALL BRAMBLETT April 12, Blue Jay Listening Room ABE PARTRIDGE April 12, Mudville MICHAEL CARBONARO April 12, T-U Center DENNIS DeYOUNG April 12, The Florida Theatre DAVE ALVIN, JIMMIE DALE GILMORE, The GUILTY ONES April 12, PV Concert Hall KANE BROWN April 13, St. Augustine Amphitheatre KENNY CHESNEY April 13, Daily’s Place ELLE KING April 13, Mavericks TAB BENOIT April 13, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall JUSTIN TOWNES EARLE, FOLK IS PEOPLE April 14, Murray Hill Theatre BUCK CHERRY, JOYOUS WOLF April 14, Surfer the Bar LEON BRIDGES, JESS GLYNNE April 17, St. Augustine Amphitheatre
BLUNTS & BLONDES March 15, River City Brewing NICHOLAS EDWARD WILLIAMS March 15, Blue Jay Listening Room SHIFT DRUM & BASS March 15, The Justice Pub CONRAD OBERG & His Band March 16, Mudville TREVOR NOAH March 16, St. Augustine Amphitheatre ROGER McGUINN March 16, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall 3 the BAND March 17, Ragtime RAELYN NELSON BAND, JOHN TAYLOR March 17, Dalton’s RATHKELTAIR, DANNY BOY, JIMMY O’SOLARI, BRITESIDE, JAX PIPES & DRUMS March 17, Fionn MacCool’s Nocatee RATHKELTAIR, DANNY BOY, JIMMY O’SOLARI, STEVE SJSEVEN BROWN, JAX PIPES & DRUMS March 17, Fionn MacCool’s Downtown STRFKR March 18, Mavericks CALLING ALL CAPTAINS March 19, Jack Rabbits LITTLE FEAT 50th Anniversary Tour March 20, Florida Theatre BUCKETHEAD March 20, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall BADFISH Sublime tribute March 20, Surfer The DUKE ROBILLARD BAND March 21, Café Eleven COLE QUEST & the City Pickers March 21, Mudville GREEN JELLÖ March 21, The Justice Pub Third annual Suwannee Spring Reunion: DONNA the BUFFALO, STEEP CANYON RANGERS, JIM LAUDERDALE, VERLON THOMPSON, BILLY STRINGS, LARRY KEEL EXPERIENCE, The GRASS IS DEAD, JON STICKLEY TRIO, TOWN MOUNTAIN, The MAMMALS, NORA JANE STRUTHERS, PIGEON KINGS, TKO, DUKE BARDWELL, REV. JEFF MOSIER, RALPH RODDENBERY, QUARTERMOON, SLOPPY JOE March 21-24, Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park JOAN OSBORNE March 21, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall 38th Annual Lions Seafood Fest: JIM STAFFORD, BILLY BUCHANAN, JAX ENGLISH SALSA BAND, THOSE GUYS, JOHN DICKIE IV & COLLAPSIBLE B, SUNSET EAST, MANDALLA MUSIC, KATE KEYS BAND, LONESOME BERT & SKINNY LIZARDS, KENNY YARBROUGH & SOUTHERN TIDE, DAVIS & LOOSE CANNONS March 22-24, Francis Field St. Augustine LITTLE RIVER BAND, PABLO CRUISE March 22, Florida Theatre AC SLATER March 22, River City Brewing CHIME March 22, Myth Nightclub IGOR & the RED ELVISES March 22, Café Eleven FLAGSHIP ROMANCE March 22 & 23, Blue Jay Listening Room Sandy Hackett’s RAT PACK SHOW March 22, Thrasher-Horne Center TIFFANY JENKINS March 22, Florida St. Augustine’s SAILOR JANE & THE SWELL celebrate Theatre island life with a fusion of reggae, rock and pop. 7 p.m. TANNAHILL WEAVERS March 23, Mudville Thursday, Feb. 28, Colonial Oak Music Park, St. Augustine, BUDDY GUY March 23, Florida Theatre colonialquarter.com, free. RAISIN CAKE ORCHESTRA March 23, Grape & Grain Exchange EMMA MOSELEY BAND, 100 WATT VIPERS, JENNI REID The CASUALTIES, The ADOLESCENTS, NEIGHBORHOOD March 23, Jack Rabbits BRATS, SCUM FLORIDA April 17, Jack Rabbits SOUTHERN RUKUS March 23, Boondocks SAM RIGGS April 18, Jack Rabbits SIDETRACK March 24, Ragtime Tavern The WEIGHT: members of Levon Helm Band & The Band April ANVIL March 24, 1904 Music Hall 18, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall The FREESTYLERS March 24, Myth Nightclub ROY BOOKBINDER April 18, Mudville The MARCUS KING BAND, BOBBY LEE RODGERS March 26, TINSLEY ELLIS April 19, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall Mavericks Live ELLIS PAUL April 19, Mudville The MESSTHETICS, MARY LATTIMORE, BRENDAN CANTY, JOE WALTER PARKS: Spirituals reimagined with MAMA BLUE LALLY, ANTHONY PIROG March 26, St.Aug. Amp. Front Porch April 20, Blue Jay Listening Room COLE QUEST & the CITY PICKERS March 26, Mudville SANTANA April 20, St. Augustine Amphitheatre LOST in SOCIETY March 27, Jack Rabbits TRAVIS McCOY April 22, Surfer the Bar BOB WEIR, WOLF BROS March 27, The Florida Theatre GARY MULLEN & the WORKS One Night of Queen April 25, KELLER WILLIAMS’ PETTYGRASS, The HILLBENDERS March The Florida Theatre 28, St. Augustine Amphitheatre Backyard Stage BRANDON TAZ NIEDERAUER BAND, BOBBY LEE RODGERS PUNCH BROTHERS March 28, The Florida Theatre April 25, Jack Rabbits SICK of IT ALL, IRON REAGAN, WALK with WOLVES March MAX FROST April 25, 1904 Music Hall 28, 1904 Music Hall KELSEA BALLERINI, BRETT YOUNG, BRANDON RATCLIFF KATT EDMONDSON March 28, Ritz Theatre April 26, St. Augustine Amphitheatre GOGOL BORDELLO March 29, Mavericks LUCY KAPLANSKY April 26, Café Eleven HEATHER MALONEY March 29, Café Eleven ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE April 26, Jack Rabbits The RIPPINGTONS March 28, WJCT Studios ROSCOLUSA Songwriters Festival April 27, Palm Valley DYNOHUNTER, CHARLIE HUSTLE March 29, 1904 Music Hall DREAM THEATER April 27, T-U Center’s Moran Theater YACHT ROCK REVUE March 29, The Florida Theatre MICKEY ABRAHAM & KATHRYN LONG April 27, Mudville DARK STAR ORCHESTRA March 29, St. Aug. Amp. TEMPTATIONS, FOUR TOPS April 28, Florida Theatre The SH-BOOMS, HURRICANE PARTY March 30, Jack Rabbits INDIA/ARIE April 30, Florida Theatre AS I LAY DYING March 30, 1904 Music Hall YOUNG CULTURE, SEAWAY April 30, 1904 Music Hall CASTING CROWNS March 30, Daily’s FAYE WEBSTER, LORD HURON May 1, Mavericks Live The WIDDLER, FOWL PLAY, DROPKICK March 31, Myth Suwannee River Jam: TRACE ADKINS, CLINT BLACK, CHASE NAPPY ROOTS April 3, Surfer the Bar RICE, GRETCHEN WILSON, CRAIG CAMPBELL, FRANKIE Clay County Fair: MARSHALL TUCKER BAND, BIG DADDY BALLARD, HANK WILLIAMS JR. May 1-4, Spirit of the WEAVE, SHENANDOAH, JOE DIFFIE, BIG & RICH, JORDAN Suwannee Music Park DAVIS, JIMMIE ALLEN, GATLIN BROS. April 4-13, Green Cove FUN SICK PONY May 1, The Volstead SPRINGING the BLUES April 5-7, Jax Beach SeaWalk DAVE MATTHEWS BAND May 1, Veterans Memorial Arena Springing the Blues AFTERPARTY April 5 & 6, Mojo Kitchen TAUK May 1, 1904 Music Hall The EARLS of LEICESTER, JERRY DOUGLAS April 5, PVC Hall JAWS with RICHARD DREYFUSS May 1, Florida Theatre PINEBOX DWELLERS April 5, Blue Jay Listening Room The MILK CARTON KIDS May 1, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall
CONCERTS
Welcome to Rockville: Ko N, The PRODIGY, WAGE WAR,
EVANESCENCE, FLOGGING MOLLY, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, CLEOPATRICK, DIRTY HONEY, JUDAS PRIEST, YELAWOLF, TOOL, INCUBUS, BRING ME the HORIZON, PAPA ROACH, The STRUTS, FEVER 333, GLORIOUS SONS, WHILE SHE SLEEPS, The DIRTY NIL, CHEVELLE, SHINEDOWN May 3, Metro Park GRIZ May 3, St. Augustine Amphitheatre KEM & JEFFREY OSBORNE May 4, Times-Union Center’s Moran Theater TOM JONES May 6, The Florida Theatre TAME IMPALA May 6, St. Augustine Amphitheatre BRYAN ADAMS May 6, Daily’s TYLER CHILDERS May 7, St. Augustine Amphitheatre Backyard Stage INTERPOL May 7, The Florida Theatre GRETA VAN FLEET May 9, Daily’s JUICE WRLD, SKI MASK the SLUMP GOD, LYRICAL LEMONADE May 9, St. Augustine Amphitheatre B2K Millennium Tour May 10, Veterans Memorial Arena TASH SULTANA, PIERCE BROS. May 11, St. Aug. Amp. BOB SEGER & the SILVER BULLET BAND May 12, Daily’s MARC REBILLET May 13, 1904 Music Hall MURS, LOCKSMITH, COJO May 14, Jack Rabbits YHETI, EAZYBAKED, SFAM, VLAD the INHALER, The WILDFLOWERS Tom Petty Tribute Band May 18, Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park ONE NIGHT in MEMPHIS May 19, Thrasher-Horne Center JOE JACKSON May 21, The Florida Theatre HOZIER May 21, T-U Center WINEHOUSED: The Amy Celebration May 25, PVC Hall STEEL PANTHER, WILSON & the TRUE VILLAINS May 28, Mavericks Live TREY ANASTASIO & HIS BAND May 29, St. Augustine Amphitheatre ART GARFUNKEL May 30, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall The TURTLES, CHUCK NEGRON, GARY PUCKETT, The BUCKINGHAMS, The CLASSICS IV June 2, Florida Theatre LAKE STREET DIVE June 5, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall STEPHEN SIMMONS June 7, Mudville WEIRD AL YANKOVIC June 9, St. Augustine Amphitheatre ROD McDONALD June 14, Mudville The MIGHTY O.A.R., AMERICAN AUTHORS, HUNTERTONES June 15, St. Augustine Amphitheatre GREAT ATLANTIC Country Music Fest June 15, Jax Beach SeaWalk Pavilion BRIT FLOYD 40 Years of The Wall June 16, The Florida Theatre HIPPO CAMPUS June 17, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall AGENT ORANGE June 18, Surfer JON BELLION June 23, St. Augustine Amphitheatre TEDESCHI TRUCKS BAND, BLACKBERRY SMOKE, SHOVELS & ROPE June 28, Daily’s YACHT ROCK REVUE June 28, Florida Theatre ROB THOMAS, ABBY ANDERSON July 6, Daily’s TRAIN, GOO GOO DOLLS, ALLEN STORE July 9, Daily’s JOJO SIWA July 13, St. Augustine Amphitheatre LONG BEACH DUB ALL STARS & AGGROLITES, MIKE PINTO July 14, Surfer the Bar YOUNG the GIANT, FITZ & the TANTRUMS, COIN July 19, St. Augustine Amphitheatre SUBLIME with ROME, MICHAEL FRANTI & SPEARHEAD, COMMON KINGS July 25 & 26, St. Augustine Amphitheatre IRATION, PEPPER, FORTUNATE YOUTH, KATASTRO July 27, St. Augustine Amphitheatre WIDESPREAD PANIC Aug. 2, 3 & 4, St. Augustine Amphitheatre REBELUTION, PROTOJE, COLLIE BUDDZ Aug. 14 & 15, St. Augustine Amphitheatre PENTATONIX, RACHEL PLATTEN Aug. 24, Daily’s VAMPIRE WEEKEND, CHRISTONE ‘KINGFISH’ INGRAM Aug. 25, St. Augustine Amphitheatre CHRIS YOUNG, CHRIS JANSON, LOCASH Sept. 12, Daily’s ALAN JACKSON, WILLIAM MICHAEL MORGAN Sept. 21, Veterans Memorial Arena THOMAS RHETT, DUSTIN LYNCH, RUSSELL DICKERSON, RHETT AKINS Oct. 4, Veterans Memorial Arena Suwannee Roots Revival: OTEIL & FRIENDS, LEFTOVER SALMON, DONNA the BUFFALO, KELLER WILLIAMS’ PETTYGRASS, The HILLBENDERS, JIM LAUDERDALE, VERLON THOMPSON, REV. JEFF MOSIER, BRETT BASS & MELTED PLECTRUM, CORBITT BROS., JON STICKLEY, The LEE BOYS, SAUCE BOSS, WHETHERMAN, BELLE & the BAND, QUARTERMOON, PETER ROWAN FREE MEXICAN AIRFORCE, BRUCE COCKBURN, The SELDOM SCENE, HORSESHOES & HAND GRENADES, SAMANTHA FISH, DUSTBOWL REVIVAL Oct. 10-13, Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park CHRIS STAPLETON, KENDELL MARVEL, DAVE COBB, J.T. CURE, DEREK MIXON, MORGANE STAPLETON Oct. 10, Veterans Memorial Arena ZAC BROWN BAND Oct. 17, Daily’s JUKEBOX HERO Nov. 10, The Florida Theatre
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SHANTYTOWN Pub, 22 W. Sixth Pope Paul & the Illegals, Mudtown, Beau & the Burners March 2
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FOLIO FOOD
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COME FOR THE BUFFET IT WAS THE EARLY ’80S, AND MOST SOCIAL CLUBS IN Jacksonville, and indeed in the rest of the South, were only just beginning to allow black members. “It was the beginning of everybody who was separated trying to come together as a city and a community.” Art Jennette, chef and chief entertainer at Southern Charm, was managing the banquets department at The River Club when the prestigious Downtown business club accepted its first black member. Now owned by the powerful Peyton family, The River Club was whites-only for nearly 30 years after the public schools were desegregated in Florida. During his time there, Jennette was responsible for hiring the club’s first African-American staff member. “When I started there, they wouldn’t even let a black person on the elevator.” Jennette’s passion for breaking down barriers and bringing people together is evident in his love of cooking and, maybe even more so, his love of people. His recipes are simple, and his classic Southern cooking and boisterous personality have gained the chef a following among local dignitaries, whose pictures he proudly shows off, albeit in cracked frames, sometimes hung on the restaurant walls and sometimes piled on the counter next to the register. Everyone seems to know Art Jennette, and Art Jennette knows them.
Stay for the Tea
“Art is a Jacksonville culinary treasure,” says former mayor of Jacksonville John Delaney. Jennette credits Delaney with helping him stay at his family’s fish camp in Mayport, The Palms, after the city bought it. And even though it’s long been closed, he now counts Delaney among his closest friends. “He is steeped in Southern cooking but, even more so, Southern charm itself.” Art Jennette is quick with a smile and “hello,” asking “How’s your family?” and spilling the local tea (gossip), always with a bit of sarcasm and a warm laugh. For someone stuck behind a buffet line most of his day, he knows more than most about the local goings-on, and isn’t shy about sharing his opinions on all of it. He thinks the mayor’s doing a decent job. “But,” he asks, “Didn’t he go against the gays? How stupid! Let God’s children be God’s children!” He also proudly supports his friends running for local office, both Democrats and Republicans. “Ron [Salem], he’s a good guy. He’s not going to turn on you.” And Lisa King, well, “To me, she can do no wrong.” Between political discussions and taking to-go orders, Jennette takes his role as head chef quite seriously. “Fresh shrimp!” he hollers out cheerfully, ringing his dinner bell. Southern Charm has a rotating buffet of seafood, fried chicken and ribs, and the sides are often whatever
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it but to give you a glass, if you want it.” he’s found fresh and at a good price at a Jennette’s shirt and apron seem to always farmers’ market. He can make anything to be covered in flour, and his giant chef’s hat, order, including gluten-free fried shrimp and blue with sharks, matches the curtains above fish, and even vegetarian collard greens upon the buffet line. The rest of the décor is homey, request. He wants everyone to feel welcome, a mix of dining room and office chairs, Italian even vegans. Leave them out? “How stupid!” chef figurines, and glossy tables enhanced “Politicos and people of means, blueChef Art’s face and a smattering of local ads. collar folks and people down on their luck; There are no flatscreen TVs, or even music he serves them all the same,” says Lisa King, playing in the background. Chef Art’s cooking a candidate for city council and longtime is the entertainment. friend of Jennette’s. And, she says, “He “Some of the best makes sure that those meals and best company down-on-their-luck folks SOUTHERN CHARM that I have ever had have get a heavy discount and 3566 St. Augustine Rd. been in places where Art a big box of leftovers.” artscrackercooking.com handled the cooking,” Despite Southern says Delaney. Charm’s location— And it’s not just his friends that heap the tucked away in an industrial district on St. praise on his rep. He has the awards to back Augustine Road, off Philips Highway— it up. Just last year, Southern Charm won diners from all over the city travel to this tiny runner-up for Best Soul Food Restaurant landmark, especially on the weekends, when in our Best of Jax issue. The half-Italian it’s reservations (and cash) only. chef from the South is quite proud of that “Reminds me of Sunday dinner,” says one. He comes by this style of cooking, and Chef Wesley Nogueira of Khloe’s Kitchen, living, naturally. a local catering company and soul food “His personality, his soul, match his truck. There’s no real separation between food,” says Nogueira. the kitchen and the front dining room, and Southern Charm may not be the best absolutely none of the formality usually place to impress a date, but it’s the closest apparent at a regular restaurant. There are thing you’ll find to your grandma’s kitchen. no servers, only a couple of cooks who come It’s a place you can go alone without ever from behind the line to bring water or tea feeling alone. It’s simple, no frills. Just pure (no soda or alcohol) and heaping plates love in a skillet. of thinly breaded shrimp, fresh out of the “I love this work. I love putting out crackling deep fryer. authentic food. And I love people,” Art Jennette doesn’t serve alcohol, but you Jennette says. “With God’s blessing, I’ll keep can bring in your own with no corkage fee, on making Southern food until I drop dead.” and diners often bring coolers of beer and boxed wine to share. He drinks on occasion, Janet Harper but he doesn’t want to promote it, and he mail@folioweekly.com doesn’t want his restaurant to feel like a bar Subscribe to our Folio Food Newsletter with food. “I don’t have anything to do with at folioweekly.com/newsletters 30 | FOLIOWEEKLY.com | FEBRUARY 27-MARCH 5, 2019
FOLIO F OLIO C COOKING OOKIN
SOUPER BARLEY CHEF BILL is ga-ga for GRAINS THIS WEEK, I WAS TOTALLY PUMPED TO WRITE a column on the virtues of barley. I was inspired, of course, by the kickin’ chicken and barley soup which I hand-crafted recently in my restaurant. Wait. Did you pick up on how I just used a hot corporate marketing term for “made”? You did, right? The clever marketing executives in NYC like to call their products “hand-crafted,” not merely ‘made’ or ‘cooked’ in some nameless corporate commissary, then frozen and shipped out to all their cookie-cutter, pedestrian, insipid, uninspired, dull eating establishments. Unfortunately, after making and serving a delicious, warming, satisfying, cravable (oops, there I go again with those marketing catch phrases) soup for a couple of days, the wind of inspiration for touting the joys of barley becalmed my sails. In other words, I was tired of looking at and tasting barley. You may say I’m a tad fickle, or that I’m a typical chef with a short attention span. It’s not easy to write about food unless I’m hungry for that particular item. Yet, because I’m a giver, I’ve decided to rally and give y’all the straight dope on my ol’ pal barley. Barley is an extremely versatile cereal crop, one of the first grains to be cultivated by mankind. We’re talking about the Fertile Crescent era here. Over the ages, man learned that barley was not only good to eat, but if you let the grains sprout and grow, the natural starches begin to turn into sugar. We call this transformed grain “malt,” and guess what just may be the best application for malt? BEER! Ancient Egyptians discovered this fun fact and began to open brew pubs on every corner of the Cairo of yore. Their maritime trading partners quickly became enamored of the bubbly, malty beverage and took the recipe with them on their global journeys. The rest is history. Malt isn’t just for beer production–it’s used as sweetener in processed foods. Check the ingredient list on most breakfast cereals and you’ll find malt as a sweetener. It’s also in powdered hot chocolate mixes, as well as one of my all-time favorite Halloween treats: Whoppers! And, of course, malt vinegar. All you Jersey Shore folks know what I’m sayin’. Heck, there’s a place on the boardwalk
in Ocean City, Maryland, Thrasher’s Fries, that if you ask for ketchup instead of malt vinegar, they will take your order of fries away from you. And many fun chocolate dessert recipes call for malted milk powder. I still really enjoy, desire, love, yearn for barley cooked as a simple, soul-satisfying starch. Ever tried a side of toasted barley risotto with lamb? Verily, a match made in heaven. Another very delish way to explore the nutty, slightly chewy, creamy, earthy, umami-like richness of barley is as a simple pilaf, like the one I prepared for my chicken and barley soup:
CHEF BILL’S SIMPLE BARLEY PILAF Ingredients • 2 Tbsp. butter • 1/2 yellow onion, brunoised • 1 Tbsp. garlic clove, minced • 1 cup pearled barley • 1 oz. white wine • 1 bouquet garni • 2-1/2 cups chicken broth • 2 Tbsp. chopped flat leave parsley • 1 Tbsp. cold butter • 2 Tbsp. grated parmesan • Salt & pepper to taste Directions 1. Sweat onion in 2 Tbsp. butter until translucent. Add garlic, cook for 1 minute. 2. Toast barley in onions and garlic 3 minutes, stirring slowly. Deglaze barley mixture with white wine. 3. Season with S&P; add bouquet garni and chicken stock. Stir, taste for seasoning. 4. Bring to a boil, cover and place in a 350˚F oven, 30-40 minutes. 5. Fluff the barley with a fork, stir in extra butter and parsley.
Until we cook again,
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NATIVE SUN NATURAL FOODS MARKETS 11030 Baymeadows Rd. 10000 San Jose Blvd., Mandarin 1585 N. Third St., Jax Beach
JACKSONVILLE FARMERS MARKET 1810 W. Beaver St., Westside
PUBLIX MARKETS 1033 A1A Beach Blvd., St. Augustine 2033 Riverside Ave. 4413 Town Ctr. Pkwy., Ste. 100
NASSAU HEALTH FOODS 833 T.J. Courson Rd., Fernandina
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FOLIO BEER
MATCH MADE IN HIGH HEAVEN CANNABIS INDUSTRY moves into the CRAFT BEER SPACE
IF YOU WANT TO RAISE THE BLOOD PRESSURE OF any craft beer enthusiast, just mention how Big Beer keeps snapping up beloved craft brands. Well, folks, there’s a new corporate interest group on the scene, gobbling up erstwhile independents at an alarming rate. Meet Big Cannabis. One San Diego-based beverage, technology and brand management company in particular is currently on a tear. It’s called Cannabiniers and it’s recently signed letters of intent to purchase four craft breweries across the country, including a top-20 brewer in California, a top-40 brewer on the East Coast as well as a Midwest brewery. The company is no neophyte to the beer industry, though. This is the same operation behind the Two Roots line of non-alcoholic CBD- and THC-infused craft beers. The current lineup features a lager, a stout, an IPA, a blonde and a wheat beer. Each brew first has its alcohol removed and then it’s blended with a low dose—2.5mg—of THC. The company debuted its products in Nevada in July 2018 with an expectation of selling 2,000 barrels a year. It found the product sold much better than had been expected, selling above the forecast rate at just 10 stores. This made company leadership to sit up and take notice, then formulate a plan to increase its production by acquiring more breweries. Then Cannabiniers acquired San Diego-based Helm’s Brewing Company, giving it access to 2,000 barrels of production annually. However, with its sights set for 500,000 barrels of production annually, Helm’s was just a drop in the bucket. Next came a deal with Dad & Dude’s Breweria in Colorado. The small operation (it produced fewer than 1,000 barrels in
2017) has the distinction of being the first U.S. brewery to get approval from the Alcohol & Tobacco Tax & Trade Bureau (TTB) for a CBD-infused beer. Still, for Cannabiniers, the goal of 500,000 barrels was not within an easy reach. So company brass went looking for more breweries. With letter of intent at the ready, Cannabiniers could announce the purchase of three breweries it has its eye on any time now. In addition, there are plans in place to purchase as many as four more, bringing its possible brewery holdings to nine. Kevin Love, Cannabiniers’ vice president of market activations, told online trade journal Brewbound that, with the acquisitions, the company is poised to be able to enter at least 20 states. With the cannabis industry expected to top $23 billion in sales by 2022, it’s positioned to hold a sizeable chunk of market share. “We’ve seen a tremendously positive response to Two Roots Brewing since its initial debut in Nevada,” said president and COO Timothy Walters in a press release. “As more states legalize recreational cannabis, users will continue to seek new, more sociable ways to consume, and companies will increasingly look to adapt to this new wave of consumption. We are thrilled to bring Two Roots to residents throughout California, offering a more enjoyable and socially integrated way to consume cannabis.” Currently, Two Roots beers are available in only California and Nevada, but with more and more states legalizing recreational marijuana use, the company is dedicated to positioning itself for rapid expansion when opportunity knocks. Marc Wisdom marc@folioweekly.com Subscribe to our Folio Beer Newsletter at folioweekly.com/newsletters
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GREEN ROOM BREWING
2670 Rosselle St., Riverside
228 Third St. N., Jax Beach
AMELIA TAVERN BREWPUB
BOLD CITY DOWNTOWN
HYPERION BREWING CO.
318 Centre St., Fernandina
ANCIENT CITY BREWING 3420 Agricultural Ctr. Dr.
ANHEUSER-BUSCH
1100 Ellis Rd. N., Northside
ATLANTIC BEACH BREWING COMPANY
725 Atlantic Blvd., Ste. 3
BEARDED BUFFALO BREWING CO.
1012 King St., Downtown
BOG BREWING COMPANY 218 W. King St., St. Augustine
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BOLD CITY BREWERY
1461 Hendricks, San Marco
109 E. Bay St.
BOTTLENOSE BREWING 9700 Deer Lake Ct., Southside
DOG ROSE BREWING CO.
77 Bridge St., St. Augustine
ENGINE 15 DOWNTOWN 633 Myrtle Ave. N.
ENGINE 15 BREWING CO.
1500 Beach Blvd., Jax Beach
FISHWEIR BREWING CO. 1183 Edgewood Ave. S., Jacksonville
1740 Main St. N., Springfield
INTUITION ALE WORKS
929 E. Bay St., Downtown
LEGACY ALE WORKS
14965 Old St. Augustine Rd., Ste. 129, Southside
MAIN & SIX BREWING CO. 1636 Main St. N., Northside
OLD COAST ALES
300 Anastasia Blvd., St. Augustine
PINGLEHEAD BREWING CO.
SEVEN BRIDGES BREWERY
12 Blanding Blvd., Orange Park
9735 Gate Pkwy., Southside
RAGTIME TAVERN
463646 S.R. 200, Yulee
REVE BREWING
1312 Beach Blvd., J.B.
207 Atlantic Blvd., Atlantic Beach
1229 Mayport Rd., Atlantic Beach
RUBY BEACH BREWING 131 First Ave N., Jax Beach
RIVER CITY BREWING CO. 835 Museum Cir., Southbank
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SOUTHERN SWELLS BREWING CO.
TABULA RASA BREWING
2385 Corbett St., Northside
VETERANS UNITED CRAFT BREWERY 8999 Western Way, Southside
WICKED BARLEY BREWING COMPANY
4100 Baymeadows Rd.
FOLIO PETS
Photo by Jessie Miller
LOCAL PET EVENTS & ADOPTABLES CRAFTS & DRAFTS • Bring your pup and your friends and your friends’ pups and get in on the DIY craft fun–signs, leash holders, more–presented by Creative Grain Studio. There are several pup-themed options from which to choose. Prices vary; check website. It’s held from 6:30-9:30 p.m. March 4 at Kanine Social, 580 College St., Brooklyn, 712-6363, kaninesocial.com. READ WITH ROVER • Kids practice reading to real, live dogs Trey and Shelley, 1 p.m. March 2, at
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PETS LIKE ME:
OLIVER THESE DAYS, SEEING A PIG WALKING CALMLY ON a leash isn’t strange. The mammals are smart and they’re fascinating members of the animal kingdom. As with all animals, pigs have reasons for why they do what they do. But we can’t read their minds, so some of their antics just look plain silly. On the upside, they can learn to shake a hoof as easily as they can master doors—fridge included. DOGGO MEETS HOGGO Davi: Tell me something about yourself most people don’t know. Oliver: I blow my coat at least once a year. Just like dogs, pigs shed their hair; it often happens in the spring to prepare for summer heat. No worries—we grow back a new coat of hair for the winter. What’s daily farm life really like? Blissful and peaceful. It’s better than any other kind of life I know. What food do you crave most often? I love all food. Grain’s tasty; fresh veggies and fruit are yummy, too. Bananas, carrots, celery, apples—you name it, I eat it! Do you “sweat like a pig”? Pigs don’t sweat much, so we wallow in the mud to cool ourselves. Pigs are naturally clean. We keep our toilet area far away from where we sleep and eat. Mud keeps parasites off our skin. Is it true pigs are as smart as dogs? Yes! We’re among the smartest of all domesticated animals and have booming social lives, too! Can pigs get sunburned? Yes. It’s very easy for that to happen. We love sunbathing and will lie for hours,
Behind every good human is an AWESOME PET waiting to share its story not knowing we’re getting burned. I wear special oinkment to protect my skin. Let’s discuss your snout. It’s one of my most striking features; it’s specially designed for rooting in the ground. Pigs use snouts for fun, digging up stuff to play with, but we also sniff out black gold … aka, truffles. Can pigs fly, and if so, when? Pigs can’t fly, but we can squeal! Why are pigs good pets? We’re not boaring. Those of the porcine persuasion are smart, sociable and trainable, like our canine persuasion pals! Any special talents? I can roll over, sprint at top speeds and I’m potty-trained. What’s the weirdest thing you’ve done? Chasing my humans around the farm. I’m a road hog, so running after me is hard work. Pigs don’t run in a straight line; we zig-zag when we zip.
GREETINGS, MORTAL. IT IS I, HORUS. I may not be an Egyptian deity, but I come dangerously close. I’m quite polite, with the best manners. I love ear scratches and lounging around in between several daily naps. Introduce yourself to me. I’ll be waiting for your arrival at Jax Humane Society, Group Room 4, 8464 Beach Blvd., Southside, jaxhumane.org.
Mandarin Branch Library, 3330 Kori Rd., 262-5201, jaxpubliclibrary.org. Rover’s ready again, 3 p.m. March 2, at South Mandarin Branch, 12125 San Jose Blvd., 288-6385. HOGS FOR DOGS BIKE RUN • Registration ($30) starts 9:30 a.m. March 2 at Adamec Harley Davidson, 1520 Wells Rd., Orange Park, adamecharley.com. Ends at Whitey’s Fish Camp for dinner. Proceeds
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In one word, describe your family. Frolicsome. Turns out, pigs are pack animals just like dogs, craving attention and time with loved ones. Pigs have some serious communication skills, and if a pig considers you a friend, you’ll be greeted with a happy snort right before they roll over for a tummy rub. Just like a dog. Davi mail@folioweekly.com ____________________________________ Davi the Dachshund can do some serious squeals of joy upon seeing special friends as well as Wilbur ever did.
PET TIP: ADOPTIONS MADE EASIER HAVE YOU EVER LEFT AN ANIMAL SHELTER, DRAGGING A SOBBING CHILD AS A PUP WHIMPERS BEHIND YOU? WE HAVE. And it seems the Nassau Humane Society folks must have witnessed these scenes too often, because they have a new way to handle adoptions–focusing primarily on the the animals’ well-being. (You’re responsible for your child’s well-being.) Instead of walking potential adoptive pet parents through the kennel–and getting the dogs agitated, wild with hope they’ll be chosen–NHS has a new sensible approach. To quote from their press release: “Sit and meet with an animal care specialist to discuss what kind of dog you want. For example, is it good with other pets and kids? Are you looking for a certain size or breed? Then look at available pets that match with what you’re searching for. After all, there’s no sense in getting acquainted with a dog you don’t plan to adopt.” Sit back and relax while shelter staff bring several dogs out to meet you. This way, the ones you’re not interested in taking home aren’t disappointed. Don’t worry if you can’t find the perfect match. You can always come back later.
READY TO TAKE A CHANCE ON ME? The name’s Jackpot, and I’m at Jacksonville Humane Society right now waiting for a lucky person to take me home. My great personality, big puppy-dog eyes and beautiful fur coat are a few reasons why I’m like a pot of gold. When you adopt me, you’ll hit the JACKPOT! See for yourself at 8464 Beach Blvd., Southside. Can’t wait to meet you!
benefit Clay Humane Society programs, 276-7729; food, music, raffles and prizes are featured. READ WITH SPIRIT THE DOG • School-age kids practice reading skills with Spirit, a real, live therapy dog who loves to listen, 2:30-3:30 p.m. March 6 at Beaches Branch Library, 600 Third St., Neptune Beach, 241-1141, jaxpubliclibrary.org. These dogs just can’t stop: Ranger listens 3-4 p.m. March 6, Pablo Creek Regional Library, 13295 Beach Blvd., Intracoastal, 992-7101. PETCO ADOPTIONS • Adoptable cats and dogs 10 a.m.-4 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 29 at Petco, 463713 S.R. 200, Yulee, 225-0014. LOVE ME TRUE RESCUE • The facility provides a home for kittens and cats before they find a forever home. Adoptions every Sat., 11 a.m.-3 p.m., 5150 Palm Valley Rd., Ste. 403, Ponte Vedra, lovemetruerescue.com. FEBRUARY 27-MARCH 5, 2019 | FOLIOWEEKLY.com | 33
NEWS OF THE WEIRD HAPPY LIL ARTISITS Zen TV painter Bob Ross has been gone for 24 years, but his inspiration lives on, at Madison Middle School in Abilene, Texas, where on Feb. 7, students in Brady Sloane’s art class put on curly brown wigs, blue shirts and paint palettes for a “Flash Bob Flash Mob.” Sloane’s pre-Advanced Placement students were stressed about grades and projects, and she “wanted to find a way to reward them,” she told the Abilene Reporter News. Students used easels for music stands, and painted “happy little trees” as an episode of The Joy of Painting was shown. WAITIN’ ON THAT BIG MAC Asalene Branch, 29, was defending her spot in a McDonald’s drive-thru lane on Feb. 18 when she stabbed another woman in the head. Fox News reported Branch and the other woman were waiting at a Memphis restaurant when a physical fight broke out over their places in the line; Branch took out a knife and assaulted the alleged victim, resulting in non-life-threatening injuries. Branch was charged with aggravated assault. WE JUST WANTED CANDY HEARTS! Valentine’s Day is complicated in Japan. On Feb. 14, women traditionally give men chocolates: “giri choco” or “obligation chocolates,” to the guys, and “honmei choco” or “true feelings chocolate,” to boyfriends or husbands. (Men return the favor on White Day, March 14.) But according to Japan Today, Japanese women are rebelling against giri choco; 40 percent of workers see the custom “as a form of power harassment,” and some companies have banned the practice. Women say giving chocolates to associates is stressful: “Before the office ban, we had to worry about things like how much is appropriate to spend on each chocolate and where we draw the line in who we give the chocolates to,” said one worker. TRY APPLESAUCE (with Valium) NEXT TIME A dispute over a box of Cheez-Its caused a DeKalb County, Georgia, man to do the unthinkable on Feb. 12. As Jeremy Lamar Wyatt, 32, his brother and 61-year-old mother argued over the salty snacks, Wyatt went outside, locked his family inside the home, poured gasoline on the front steps and started a fire, according to WGCL-TV. Wyatt’s brother lowered Mom from a second-story window; both escaped without injury. Wyatt, reportedly having adult beverages with his Cheez-Its, was taken into custody at the scene, charged with arson and criminal property damage. MOM PIMPS SON OUT At Towson University in Maryland, an unidentified woman was reported wandering around campus just before Valentine’s
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Day, showing coeds her son’s photo and asking if they’d like to date him. Awkward! The woman, thought to be in her 50s, staked out Cook Library and Center for the Arts hoping to secure a love connection for her son, wrote the Baltimore Sun. Towson police need to identify her, not to arrest her, but to ask her to stop. DARING YOUNG MAN IN A FLYING MACHINE In Seattle, Douglas Braden Smyser, 21, got on a plane to Los Angeles on Feb. 13 on his way to a Malibu drug rehab center, but his behavior during the flight caused the pilot to land in Portland to have him removed from the plane. Smyser, from Bonney Lake, Washington, wouldn’t stay in his seat, tried to go in first class and threw his backpack in the aisle. Passengers helped contain him until the plane landed safely. Smyser ’fessed he’d eaten meth before boarding, which made him “suspicious and paranoid,” reported KIRO TV. He also said he had a gun. Charged with second-degree disorderly conduct and menacing, he also earned a federal charge of interference with a flight crew. DUDE NEEDS A WING MAN–WITH BRAINS If you’re going to rob a bank in February, target Florida or Texas. Jason Mackenrodt, 37, was making his getaway after robbing Bangor Savings Bank in Waterville, Maine, on Feb. 12. He scrambled across four lanes of traffic into a restaurant parking lot, where he slipped on ice and sprawled on the ground, right in front of Maine State Police Special Agent Glenn Lang, sitting in his parked car. Lang didn’t know the bank had been robbed, but he got suspicious when “the money and the gun he had stashed in his jacket pocket spilled onto the parking lot,” Police Chief Joseph Massey told the Morning Sentinel. The weapon was a BB gun. Lang tackled Mackenrodt and took him into custody as cops responded at the bank. Mackenrodt was charged with robbery and terrorizing. DUDE NEEDS BRAINS On Jan. 31, Julian R. Mitchell, 20, tried to use a debit card from a wallet he’d stolen at a Nashville bar, according to WZTV. But a fraud alert tipped off bar employees that the card had been lost or stolen, so they asked for photo ID. Mitchell fished out the Tennessee driver’s license from the wallet, which, according to Davidson County’s arrest affidavit, made it “plainly obvious” the photo wasn’t him” because: height difference, blond hair, a red beard and black eyebrows. Mitchell was charged with identity theft; cops found several other cards of the victim in the wallet. weirdnewstips@amuniversal.com
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AFC EAST HAIL MARY You: Pretty ponytail through Bills hat; passionate about your team. Me: Mind racing under Jets hat when you appeared. We talked for a minute before you left with friends. Our teams suck. We wouldn’t. When: Oct. 14. Where: Hoptinger, Jax Beach. #1713-1107 RED HAIR MONSTER HOOTS You: Dancing. Me: Accordion player, tripped on mic cord, hit my head! Awoke from coma, thought of you! I’ll be at the Pot Sunday, boogie-ready. Be there. When: July 4, 1998. Where: Crab Pot. #1712-1024 I WONDER U Saturday thrift-store shopping. Said u liked my shirt, showed your ankle tattoo. Very symbolic meeting. Wish we’d talked more. Let’s trade bootlegs. Acknowledge me. When: Sept. 22. Where: Betty Griffin Center Thrift Shoppe, St. Augustine. #1711-1003 HARVARD AVE. UBER RIDER You: Tall, attractive student advisor. Me: Drove you from friend’s house. Thanks for $10 tip. I liked our conversations along the way; key things in common. Talk again? If you feel same, respond. When: Sept. 8. Where: Riverside. #1710-0919 GOLDEN CORRAL SAN JOSE You: Dining solo, booth behind us, blonde hair/beard, blue eyes, blue shirt, jeans, white van. Me: With mom, son; brunette, Jags shirt, black shorts, black car. Let’s meet. Single? Coffee? When: Aug. 18. Where: Golden Corral. #1709-0829 PETITE BRUNETTE, BICYCLE You: Bicycling. Me: Driving. I stopped, asked for directions. You seemed shy but friendly. Coffee at Bold Bean? When: Aug. 7. Where: Avondale. #1708-0822 SOUTHERN GROUNDS BLEND You: Pretty lady, khaki shorts, print top, recommended dark roast coffee. Me: Blue shirt, jean shorts. Single? Would’ve liked to chat, but with yoga friends. Namaste! When: July 29. Where: San Marco Southern Grounds. #1707-0808
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BEES, CPR, EARL GREY TEA, JAVELIN THROWERS & SUPERMAN ARIES (March 21-April 19): South Koreans work too hard. Many are on the job 14 hours a day, six days a week. That’s why a new vacation concept has emerged there. People take sabbaticals by checking into Prison Inside Me, a facility designed like a jail. For a while, they do without cell phones, internet and important appointments. Free of normal stresses and stripped of obsessive concerns, they turn inward and recharge their spiritual batteries. Treat yourself to a getaway like that–minus the hoosegow theme. You’d benefit from a quiet, spacious, low-pressure escape.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): My column appears in periodicals in four countries: the U.S., Canada, Italy and France. In those places, it’s not been easy for women to acquire political power. Neither the U.S. nor Italy has ever had a female head of government. France has had one, Édith Cresson, who was Prime Minister less than a year. Canada’s had one, Kim Campbell, in office for 132 days. That’s the bad news. The good news? The next few months are more favorable than usual to boost feminine authority and enhance women’s ability to shape our shared reality. Tauruses of all genders are in a position to foster that outcome. Think of specific ways to contribute, even if only personal interactions. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Anson Lemmer, 19 years old, started a job as a pizza delivery man in Glenwood, Colorado. On his second night, he took a hot pizza to a house where an emergency was in progress. A man was lying on the ground in distress. Having been trained in CPR, Lemmer ran to his rescue and saved his life. You, too, will perform a heroic act soon–maybe not as big as Lemmer’s, but still impressive. It will have an enduring impact, emitting reverberations that redound to your benefit for a long while. CANCER (June 21-July 22): Scientist Michael Dillon was shocked when he learned some bees can buzz at lofty altitudes where oxygen is sparse. He and a colleague found two bees at 29,525 feet–higher than Mt. Everest. How could they fly in such thin air? They “didn’t beat their wings faster,” according to a National Geographic report, but “swung their wings through a wider arc.” Regard these high-flying marvels as your soul animals for the weeks ahead. Metaphorically speaking, you’ll have power, ingenuity and adaptability to go higher than you’ve been in a long time. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Do you find it a challenge to commit to an entirely plantbased diet? If so, you may appreciate flexitarianism, a less-perfectionist approach that focuses on eating vegetables but doesn’t make you feel guilty if you eat a bit of meat now and then. Experiment with a similar attitude toward most everything in the weeks ahead. Be strong-minded, idealistic, willful and intent on serving your wellbeing–but don’t be a maniacal purist. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): If you have sugary treats and soft drinks, you get lots of empty calories, with a low nutrient density. They have a scant amount of minerals, vitamins, protein and other necessities. I’m committed to help you treat yourself with utmost respect, so I discourage that behavior, especially in the next three weeks, in the literal and metaphorical senses. Refrain from loading barren, vacant stuff in the sacred temple of your mind and body–including images, stories, sounds and ideas, as well as junk food and drink.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Charles Grey was the second Earl of Grey, and Prime Minister of England, 1830-’34. His time in office produced pivotal changes, including the abolition of slavery, reform of child labor laws and more democracy in the nation’s electoral process. Today, few know of those triumphs. He’s immortalized for the Earl Grey tea he popularized. In the weeks ahead, one of your fine efforts may get less attention than a more modest success. Don’t worry. Instead, simply congratulate yourself for a well-done job. That’s the key to ultimately getting proper appreciation for bigger triumphs. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Young Scorpio poet Sylvia Plath came to a tough realization: “I can never read all the books I want,” she wrote in her journal. “I can never be all the people I want and live all the lives I want. I can never train myself in all the skills I want. And why do I want? I want to live and feel all the shades, tones and variations of mental and physical experience possible in life.” Astrological omens indicate you’ll say something like that. You long for total immersion in life’s pleasures. In the next four weeks, you live and feel more shades, tones and variations of experience. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Europeans invaded and occupied North America, displacing many indigenous people from their ancestral lands. There were a few notable exceptions, including five tribes in what’s now Maine and Eastern Canada. Known as the Wabanaki confederacy–Passamaquoddy, Penobscot, Micmac, Maliseet, Abenaki–they had to adjust to and compromise with colonialism, yet it never defeated them. They are your heroic symbols for a few weeks. May their resilient determination to stay connected to their roots and origins move you to draw power from your roots and origins. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Capricorn javelin thrower Julius Yego won a silver medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics. How did he get so skilled? Not the usual way. He became proficient competing for his high school team, but after graduation, he was too poor to keep developing his mastery. So he went to Youtube and studied videos by great javelin throwers, learning training strategies and techniques. You’re in an intense learning phase, so be ready to use unexpected or alternative sources. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): The first edition of Action Comics, which launched the story of fictional character Superman, cost 10 cents in 1938. Now, it’s worth three million dollars. I predict you, too, will be worth considerably more on Dec. 31, 2019 than you are now. The increase won’t be as dramatic as that of the Superman comic, but still, expect a significant boost. What you do in the next four weeks may help my prediction come true.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Until the 16th century in much of Europe and the 18th century in Britain, the new year was celebrated in March. That made sense, since the weather was noticeably warmer and it was time to plant crops. In my astrological opinion, March is still the best time of year for Pisceans to observe a personal new year. The weeks ahead are a great time to start fresh. If you have New Year’s resolutions, you’re more likely to stay committed to them than if you’d made them Jan. 1. Rob Brezsny freewillastrology@freewillastrology.com
RAMONA FOREVER Flea markets are stoner playgrounds A BUSY WEEK LEFT ME EXHAUSTED AND lacking for inspiration this past weekend, so I dragged myself out of bed early Sunday afternoon, chugged a couple mugs of coffee (sadly not of the Willie Nelson variety) and did what any self-respecting local does when they’re bored on the weekend: I went to the flea market. There are several to choose from here in Northeast Florida, and you can’t really go wrong with any of them. They are all kinda the same, and all kinda different. (You could also say that of the patrons, but don’t, because that would be rude. Lord knows they get rowdy enough out there already.) Opened in August 1971 near the crossroads of I-10 and I-295, the Ramona Flea Market runs from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. every Saturday and Sunday. It’s a sprawling space, with over 700 vendors operating across 46 acres, and it’s filled with pretty much every item you can imagine— and plenty that you could never imagine, no matter how hard you tried. Indeed, the whole place is a tribute to human imagination and ingenuity. Lots of folks go to satisfy specific needs, but that obviates the real fun of just dawdling, lollygagging, wandering aimlessly. On the day, hundreds of patrons braved the intermittent drizzle to confab with karaoke, loose toys and racks upon racks of tight clothes. My friends smuggled a few beers, which certainly helps. It also helps to be stoned, which most of you probably figured out years ago. Vape Nation was in full effect, defiant in the face of middling fuzz; cannabis culture made its presence felt around nearly every corner. Several booths offered pot-leaf socks, weighty spools of hempen twine and more glass
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Is former mayor ALTRUIST, OPPORTUNIST OR POLITICAL HOSTAGE? MANY VOTERS ARE WONDERING WHY NO Democrat is challenging incumbent Mayor Lenny Curry, a Republican. From my perspective as a longtime Democratic Party activist, I am afraid it has a lot to do with lack of political courage. However, there’s also a pragmatic reason. Here in Northeast Florida, incestuous political and economic relationships discourage qualified, deep-pocket Democrats from taking on a Republican political machine financed for decades by the same group. That group of elites calls the shots in this city—for their financial benefit. Want confirmation? Look at the names of those who finance candidates and their PACs. The one-party choice has become a hot topic, particularly since the release of a recent television ad in which Curry gets an endorsement from Democratic city councilmember Tommy Hazouri, a former state house legislator (19741986), one-term Jacksonville mayor (1987-1981) and Duval County School Board member (1987-1991). Hazouri, who is also campaigning for his own re-election, went further than simply endorsing Curry; he excoriated the mayor’s leading opponent, his fellow councilmember Anna Lopez Brosche. Social media is abuzz with criticism of Hazouri’s endorsement and filled with speculation about his motives. Longtime friends and supporters, those who helped Hazouri climb the political ladder, are particularly perplexed. Some suggest he is grasping for political relevancy. Among the harshest remarks are those of former law professor Ann Shorstein, a key advisor in Hazouri’s past campaigns and deputy chief administrator when Hazouri was mayor. In a Facebook post she wrote: “Follow TH’s history. He only does something if he gets a quid pro quo . . . Why is he endorsing Curry now? I am sure there is something in it for him, just don’t know what. He is a parasite . . . Tommy has abdicated his responsibilities to the constituency that voted for him. He should not be returned to office so that he can be a toady for Curry.” Shorstein told me that she is also
disappointed that Hazouri helped Curry secure a regressive sales tax to finance the city’s pension obligations, a tax that puts a disproportionate financial burden on the city’s poorest citizens. Another longtime Hazouri friend and supporter who feels deeply upset is Bill Hodges, who served as a legislative liaison while Hazouri was mayor and who has been by his side during Hazouri’s political pursuits. Hodge’s wife Connie is one of Brosche’s top campaign advisors and fundraisers. At a recent Brosche event, Bill Hodges told me that he still considers Hazouri a friend despite the political betrayal. Shortly before Hazouri’s TV attack ad, Hodges wrote a Times-Union letter to the editor that raked Curry over the coals and expressed confidence in Brosche’s candidacy. Count me among those perplexed and disheartened about Hazouri’s embrace of a Republican Party boss who embraced Donald Trump and then failed to speak out about the president’s outrageous policies, especially the caging of migrant children after snatching them from their parents. Curry’s failure to challenge Trump makes him complicit. That’s what I was thinking when I decided to send a note to Hazouri’s personal e-mail. We were classmates at Andrew Jackson High School in the early 1960s, and my Jacksonville University roommate was a beautiful young woman he wanted to date. He finally married her years later. I’ve spoken (mostly casually) with him probably a dozen times in the 50 years since college, which is why his response is so puzzling. His unexpected reaction to a personal e-mail is now part of the public record since he decided to send a copy to his City Hall aide. I suspect the vehement tone reflects his realization that he made the worst political mistake of his life by attacking Brosche and endorsing Curry. Obviously my words struck a nerve. Here is our exchange:
ON FEB. 5, 2019, AT 4:36 P.M.
Tommy, I just have to ask what possessed you to cozy up to Lenny Curry? You cannot imagine how
many Democrats are upset with your supporting him in that TV ad. What did Anna Brosche do to get you to stoop so low as to embrace a man who embraces Donald Trump? But then I guess you don’t really care, because as long as I have been active with the party (since 2003), I have not seen you making much effort to help the Democratic Party or its candidates. I only recently learned how many of your relatives are tied to the Curry machine. Maybe that explains it all. You really squandered your political capital. Since last June, when I ran for office, I have knocked on hundreds of doors and spoken with hundreds of voters, including Republicans. Curry is not held in high regard. He is seen as a puppet of the same area power brokers that have for decades siphoned tax money to fatten their own wallets at the expense of the poorest areas of this city that are now plagued with violence and homicides. Plagues have ways of spreading to other parts of a community, and people are beginning to realize the failure of a generation of Republican rule in this city. I sat on a plane one time next to an executive of a big company that told me his company bypassed this city because of the good ol’ boy network. Until the old guys die off, it’s unlikely Jacksonville will ever be considered, he said. I am just hoping I live long enough to see that day.
TOMMY HAZOURI’S RESPONSE: CC: TRISTAND@COJ.NET SENT: 2/5/2019 11:44:36 P.M. EASTERN STANDARD TIME SUBJECT: RE: SO DISHEARTENED AND DISGUSTED BY YOUR CURRY AD – BILLEE BUSSARD How many more insulting remarks are you going to say to or about me? Persons have sent me your very derogatory remarks and the revisionist history of which you have made about me. You are a very bitter person. I support Mayor Curry because, our local government is not about party. Stoop so low you say? I guess that you can support another candidate for mayor, who also is a Republican, but I can’t because he is not your choice. How hypocritical. Yes, while the mayor and
I may not agree on every issue, at least he is a leader whose many issues I do support. His support of the President is his choice, certainly not mine. But let’s get back to our local leadership. I have worked with his Republican opponent for nearly four years, and if you did as well, you may not be so generous with who you support. It has been very clear to me that Anna Broche [sic] has never demonstrated one iota of leadership. And, if you want examples on major issues, this text would be too lengthy to list. We need sustainable leadership, if we are to move our city forward, leaving no one behind. That is and has always been my mantra. So next in your criticism of me, the former reporter has recently learned that I have relatives tied to your so called “Curry machine”? Did you learn that from one of your friends, or would you dare base your inane thoughts on seeking the truth, which is indeed, Fake News. You have become so disingenuous over the many years we have known each other, that your conversations have become inexplicable. Please remember that no one is running for a national or state office, where party politics has halted real progress. There are no Democratic or Republican pot holes. And, though I am and have always been a loyal Democrat, when it comes to my city, I want leaders regardless of party, who will be a United [sic], and not a divider. You may disagree, and that, of course, is your prerogative. Good luck!! Since the U.S. Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision allowing unlimited corporate money to flow to candidates, the Republican Party has gotten more powerful, vengeful and corrupt. The Jacksonville mayoral race is a case study in how some Democrats will be tempted to abandon principal in hope of maintaining political relevancy. Billee Bussard mail@folioweekly.com
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Bussard is a Democratic Party activist and a retired Jacksonville journalist. In 2018, at age 73, she unsuccessfully challenged incumbent Republican Aaron Bean for the Florida Senate seat for District 4.
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