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GEMINI RISING Anna Lopez Brosche makes her move STORY BY SHELTON HULL COVER ART BY ED HALL PHOTOS BY DEVON SARIAN

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THE MAIL MURDER WAS THE CASE ... TO VOTE NONINCUMBENT

RE.: “Murder Was the Case,” by A.G. Gancarski, Feb. 27 CURRY HAS FAILED. He had four years to prove himself. Brosche is an incumbent who has done nothing for the betterment of Jacksonville. “Brosche, of course, is getting more specific with policy proposals,” means no plan and throwing some ideas around. The first debate just proves my point: these people don’t have any solid solutions. They want the community to fix itself. The second debate should be interesting, with Curry included. I was not invited to either. At least I have real ideas that can be tried immediately, at little cost to the residents of Jacksonville. “Or do voters see what is happening in the crime hotspots as someone else’s problem?” Are you referring to four years ago? There are no crime hotspots, it’s happening everywhere. It’s no longer someone else’s problem. It’s no longer just those guys in North and West Jacksonville, way over there. It’s wherever you are. Has anybody noticed they are not talking about all the other important things, like public schools, flooding, attracting better paying jobs, women and minority issues, traffic and the beaches. The word of the day is CRIME and they have no clue what to do about it. Try something different. Brian Griffin (NPA Write-In) via email

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RE.: “Oppo-calypse Now,” by A.G. Gancarski, Feb. 20 WHAT IN THE WORLD HAS HAPPENED TO A.G. GANCARSKI? The hard-boiled journalist has gone all gooey on Lenny Curry, writing that the mayor is holding in reserve “the real dirt” and “brutal hits” that could be used against his mayoral opponent Anna Brosche–if her poll numbers rise to an unspecified tipping point. Mr. Curry’s media commercials, thus far, have redounded to Brosche’s credit, since the selfsame sins the commercials assign to her can be assigned to the mayor 10 times over.

This is a form of blowback and, if the mayor’s team attempts a last-minute slander of Brosche, don’t be surprised if even more Duval County voters are repulsed and fill in the circle for Brosche. Martin Schwartz via email

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TRUMP WANTS TO ALLOW DRILLING IN THE ARCTIC REFUGE

I SUPPORT ABSTAINING FROM DRILLING IN the Arctic Refuge. At some point, responsible citizens need to adopt a relatively sustainable lifestyle. If balance is ever going to be reached regarding sustainable utilization of natural resources, it won’t be by continuing to enter new habitats of relatively undisturbed wildlife. Refraining from drilling in what remains of wildlife preserves is merely damage control, and this generation will not be looked upon favorably for the environmental exploitation that has been the rule. It’s embarrassing that polar bears and their habitats have already been destroyed. Karen Walters via email

RISING INTEREST RATES & GASOLINE PRICES

HAVING JUST FINISHED WRITING CHECKS FOR credit card payments, I am disgusted that all of these companies are raising interest on remaining balances. Congratulations to those who have not had a business reversal, as I have, and you can pay off all your credit cards every month. That is the thanks we get from corporations for their tax cuts from President Donald Trump. It appears only Senator Elizabeth Warren knows what banks are doing to us. I will be supporting her for president any way I can. While we’re at it, why are gasoline prices rising? President Trump assured us, if he got the Keystone Pipeline, gasoline prices would go down. Are we paying for repairs of the pipeline, which was already leaking in Missouri? Bruce Mize via email

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BRICKBATS + BOUQUETS BOUQUETS TO NANCY SHAVER The former mayor of St. Augustine has stepped down, citing health concerns. The announcement followed a stroke she suffered at City Hall on Feb. 25, immediately after a City Commission meeting. Shaver was in the first year of her second term. Folio Weekly wishes her a full and speedy recovery.

BRICKBATS TO JACKSONVILLE ARBORETUM & GARDENS The board of the central Arlington nature reserve is poised to remove several mature live oaks in order to clear space for an event lawn. The trees have already been selected and marked, though no action will be taken until the board meets to discuss the situation “within the next two weeks.” BOUQUETS TO RYAN CAMPANARO After fighting acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) since the age of seven, the Jacksonville teenager is now leukemia-free and helping other young patients. Campanaro was one of 20 volunteers to participate in a March 3 head-shaving event hosted by Mandarin’s V Pizza & Tap Garden. The event benefited St. Baldrick’s Foundation’s childhood cancer research program. 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. MARCH 6-12, 2019 | FOLIOWEEKLY.com | 5

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Mayor Lenny Curry deigns to join his opponents on the air this week for his only appearance in a televised debate this campaign season, but his competitors have already sparred in his absence. On March 1, Action News Jax hosted Omega Allen, Anna Lopez Brosche and Jimmy Hill. For The Florida Times-Union’s Christopher Hong, the scenario was reminiscent of the last mayoral election campaign, when Curry successfully challenged incumbent Alvin Brown. “During the runoff election in 2015,” Hong observed, “Brown declined an invitation to a debate hosted by Action News Jax and said he would only participate in one televised debate. Action News responded by threatening to place an empty podium next to Curry, and Brown showed up after all.” Now the incumbent, Curry finds himself open to the same charges he made against Brown. Though the local news station did not twist Curry’s arm with an empty podium threat, Hong reported that “Brosche’s campaign, which has participated in eight forums that Curry has declined attending, is criticizing Curry for not showing up, much like Curry did four years ago when Brown said he wouldn’t attend debates and forums.” Hong quoted Brosche’s campaign spokesperson, Ryan Wiggins, who wrote, “It’s cowardly, hypocritical, and shows a lack of integrity, given that Curry attacked Mayor Brown in 2015 for debate dodging and requested that Brown participate in community forums, that Curry is doing the exact same thing now. When running for office, it is absolutely vital that the public has as many opportunities as possible to meet and hear from those on the ballot so they can make an educated decision about which candidate most closely aligns with their values before election day.”

ST. AUGUSTINE RECORD MISSION CREEP

It began last year, when the stewards of St. Augustine’s historic Catholic sanctuary, Mission Nombre de Dios, erected a gate around the perimeter of the property. Then they announced plans for a parking garage and amphitheater on the “sacred acre,” a site that supposedly saw the very first Catholic mass in North America way back in 1565. Now, according to The St. Augustine Record’s Sheldon Gardner, the organization is doing damage control, reassuring concerned neighbors that it’s no big deal. “Locals have said they’re concerned the space is becoming commercialized and that it will turn into a money-making venture that rattles neighbors with crowds and music,” wrote Gardner. “[Mission Director Joanna] Stark said they’re not turning the site into a concert venue.” “We’re not here to bring a band in to play all night and collect money,” she is quoted as saying. “The clearest way I can state this is the purpose of this is for seating for the groups that we bring into the shrine grounds ... which is a pilgrim group, a church, a parish [or] a diocesan event. So the types of events and what we’re looking to do here is all related to shrine activity.” These plans require a bit of rezoning—hence the public relations campaign. Gardner reported that “[t]he Diocese of St. Augustine wants to change the land use from Public/Semi-Public, Open Land and Residential Low Density to Commercial Low Intensity. The Diocese also wants to rezone land at the site from Open Land and Residential Single Family 2 to Commercial Low-Two.” If Facebook feedback is any indication, the locals aren’t buying. Users reacted to Gardner’s story with dozens of comments, all of them critical of the plan. “Leave the beautiful mission as it [is].” “That peaceful space is something rare and more valuable than anything they could build on it.” “Please stop!!! The fencing looks horrible and is so uninviting.” One user pointed out another inconvenient truth: “Nope, this is not needed at all. And, of course, being a church, they pay no taxes. The roads to the area cannot handle the traffic, nor do the people that live there need to deal with the traffic or noise. This is a horrible plan.” Mission officials are set to pitch to St. Augustine’s Planning & Zoning Board this week. 6 | FOLIOWEEKLY.com | MARCH 6-12, 2019

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POLITICAL MALPRACTICE DEMS handed LENNY CURRY FOUR MORE YEARS. Now what? NEARLY FIVE YEARS AGO, I MET WITH CURRENT Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry for coffee. He wasn’t the mayor at the time, though. He was a Republican challenger to thenincumbent Alvin Brown (D), and he wasn’t presented in the media as a serious threat. There just wasn’t polling to support that proposition. Curry’s strong fundraising and political pedigree (he’s a former state party chair) made him one to watch, though. He let me know, broadly speaking, the contours of the campaign as he expected it to unfold. I hear that kind of thing from pols and consultants all the time. But Curry nailed it. He made the runoff, won in May, then spent the better part of his term trying to create budget flexibility before fixed costs choked the budget out completely. Now Curry’s campaigning for reelection, and the opposition party isn’t even fielding a candidate. They could. Some of Curry’s moves as mayor have been controversial. Pension reform: No one is enthusiastic at this point about reamortizing the $3-billion-plus of debt from the unfunded liability on the defined benefit plan. But without that, there would have been a very limited capital budget. Law enforcement might have survived cuts. It would have been a steady bleed everywhere else. The JEA situation was 2018’s big drama. Many feared a hasty, lockstock-and-barrel sale of the city’s utility company. That prospect is off the table, at least for the foreseeable future. The more conspiracy-minded among the readership, however, suspect it will return soon enough. A plot to sell JEA in 2018 could have resonated with voters as oppo in 2019. With enough money behind it, anything is possible. But the money never fully materialized for that push. You can go through the outrage-ofthe-week list. From effrontery on the fourth floor of City Hall to marginalized members of the Council, there has been a running narrative: Everything was fine until Curry came in, and upset the amazing, unbroken period of nonpartisan cooperation that preceded him. Whether or not that narrative is rooted in a real sense of history is another matter. Go back 30 years, and people mounted many of the same complaints about First Baptist Church’s control of local politics. Go back three months, and you would’ve bet money (unless you had the inside dope) that a strong Democratic candidate would be on the ballot against Curry. Andrew Gillum, Bill Nelson and Nikki Fried: all carried Dirty Duval in 2018 races. All are Democrats. One could have envisioned the party rallying the troops to make local lemonade after state defeat. They could have launched a

candidate with some sort of résumé. What happened instead? Nothing. Everyone was scared to run, scared to lose. It’s ironic: People kvetch about Calculating Curry, the whole “plan to the end” thing. And yet, it scared them off. Lisa King left the party chair to run ... for city council, citywide, against Terrance Freeman and others for Anna Brosche’s current at-large seat. Yes, a council seat. The same one Brosche is leaving, telling people she couldn’t fight the mayor effectively from the dais. Brosche, of course, is one of two Republicans challenging Curry this month on the ballot. Unlike many actual Democrats, Brosche invested her political capital on the blue side of the ledger. To get elected council president, she brokered a deal for the votes of the four African-American Democrats representing what are called minorityaccess districts. She got the gavel. They got the Finance Committee. And they worked Lenny Curry’s team hard during August budget deliberations that had less to do with line items than with broad, sweeping philosophical critiques. (Two of those Finance Committee members have since been indicted for fraud, relative to the use of city economic incentive money. But that isn’t a big deal. If a Jacksonville pol isn’t gaming the system one way or another, that would be real news.) There is only one televised debate scheduled among Curry, Brosche, Republican Jimmy Hill and No Party Affiliation candidate Omega Allen. The sole drama in March is whether Curry can be kept below 50 percent, forcing a runoff in May. Unless one of his three opponents magically figures out politics— and soon—it ain’t happening. How local Democrats came to believe that their best shot was with a Republican city councilmember is completely beyond me. Why didn’t they clog the ballot? How hard is it to set up a plant candidate? Republicans are able to pull it off all the time. And Democrats are, too. But not here! Not against the PARTY BOSS from the other side. Makes no sense. Local Democrats haven’t exactly been helping Brosche out, either, beyond taking her to a different church every 10 minutes on Sundays. Despite a year to coach up, Brosche still hasn’t figured out the kind of demagogic pitch needed to wake people up in this town. We are looking at a low-turnout election, and it doesn’t have to be that way. But when one side doesn’t play to win, that’s how it goes down. A.G. Gancarski mail@folioweekly.com @aggancarski MARCH 6-12, 2019 | FOLIOWEEKLY.com | 7

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TIME CAPSULE RETROJAX

Players and collectors convene for a weekend expo of vintage toys and games–everything from analog consoles to standalone arcade units and pinball machines. 4-11 p.m. Friday, March 8; 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Saturday, March 9; 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday, March 10, Morocco Shrine Auditorium, Southside, jaxretrocon.com, $5-$60.

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8 SPRING HAS (NEARLY) SPRUNG BURSTING WITH BLOOMS GALA

Featuring The Chris Thomas Band, this benefit gala marks the St. Augustine Community Chorus’ 70th anniversary and St. Augustine Orchestra’s 57th anniversary. Wear your finest floral-themed springtime threads. A string quartet plays before dinner; a silent auction is also featured. 6 p.m. Friday, March 8, Riverview Club, St. Augustine, staugustinecommunitychorus.org, $90.

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NOSTALGIA PERSONIFIED

Best known as the stars of Nickelodeon’s 1990s sitcom The Adventures of Pete & Pete, Danny Tamberelli and Michael C. Maronna reunite for a comedy tour that revisits the pop culture of the Clinton years. 1 p.m. Sunday, March 10, Bold City Brewery, Riverside, dannyandmike.com, $20-$40.

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CELTIC MUSIC & HERITAGE FESTIVAL

Get a head start on your St. Patrick’s Day celebrations with this annual extravaganza featuring a parade, clan pageantry, Highland games and live music by international acts like Seven Nations (pictured). 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Saturday, March 9; 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Sunday, March 10, Francis Field, St. Augustine, celticstaugustine.com, $10. 8 | FOLIOWEEKLY.com | MARCH 6-12, 2019

8 INTERNATIONAL WORKING WOMEN’S DAY

Coalition For Consent’s second annual event raises awareness of systemic barriers to women’s full and equal participation in the working world. Feminist icon Dorothy Pitman Hughes (portrait by Ryan Oakley) is the guest of honor. 7 p.m. Friday, March 8, Yellow House, Riverside, yellowhouseart.org, free.

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CALLING ALL HEROES!

YMCA MOTHER & SON SUPERHERO DATE NIGHT

“You’re My Superhero” Mother & Son Date Night offers a fun chance for moms and sons to bond and build memories with games, activities and food. Sign up at the Flagler Center YMCA membership desk or KidZone. 5:30-8:30 p.m. Friday, March 8, Flagler Center YMCA, 12735 Gran Bay Pkwy., Southside, fcymca.org, $15/$20.

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STRAWBERRIES MEAN LOVE THIRD ANNUAL STRAWBERRY FEST

Celebrate strawberry season with live entertainment, sack races, bounce houses, train rides and a Berry Cute Baby Contest. For your sweet tooth, try strawberry ice cream and milkshakes. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat. & Sun., March 9 & 10, Clay County Fairgrounds, 2497 S.R. 16 W., Green Cove Springs, claycountyfest.com, $6 (2 and under free). TUE

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I WANT ME GOLD!

FULL STEAM AHEAD: LEPRECHAUN TRAPS

This free St. Patrick-themed event is all about leprechaun lore. Youngsters learn the history of the mythic imps, then use STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, mathematics) to build their own leprechaun traps. 3 p.m. Tuesday, March 12, Brentwood Branch Library, 3725 N. Pearl St., jaxpubliclibrary.org, free.

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GET YOUR IRISH ON!

Creative sets and expressive dance numbers bring the timeless tale to life. Dancers-in-training can meet The Florida Ballet’s performers at a character meet-and-greet before the Sunday matinee performance. 2 & 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 9; 2 p.m. Sunday, March 10, UNF Lazzara Performance Hall, Southside, floridaballet.org, $22.50-$47.50.

Billed as the oldest St. Patrick’s Day Parade in the world, this morning event kicks off the ninth annual St. Augustine Celtic Music & Heritage Festival, held all weekend at Francis Field. 10 a.m., Saturday, March 9, Cathedral Place, St. Augustine, celticstaugustine.com/st-patricks-day-parade, free.

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FOLIO A+E: FEATURE

GEMINI RISING

Anna Lopez Brosche makes her move

t’ W t’s Wednesday d d aft fternoon, F Feb. b 20 20, and d Anna Lopez Brosche is five minutes early for a sit-down with the editorial staff of Folio Weekly. Over the course of the next two hours, she answers dozens of questions, many of which she’d not been asked so far. No slips, no stumbles, no gaffes. No handlers, no entourage. The path to power in Jacksonville is typically a long one, and that’s why Anna Brosche wears comfortable shoes. The cobblestones Downtown have broken more ankles than Steph Curry, and the business breaks people every day. The former city council president is in the final month of her initial play for the city’s top position, a run forecast long ago with the certainty of climate change and a level of anticipation only matched, occasionally, by a football game. story by SHELTON HULL photos by DEVON SARIAN 12 | FOLIOWEEKLY.com | MARCH 6-12, 2019

“So far, I have had the opportunity to visit 22 church services, 15 to 20 barbershops and beauty salons,” she says. “I’ve walked every store in the Norwood [Plaza] Flea Market, and every store at Gateway Mall, and they were surprised to see me. The reception has been positive. I’m going out and meeting people where they are.” Our unitary system of elections seems to play to her strengths—and

Brosche is 46 and a Gemini, practically a kid in terms of politics, but her record already goes back a decade. She’s a Navy brat, like so many in this city. Born in Fortuna, California in June 1972, she has spent most of her life in Jacksonville. “I was gone for about eight years, total, in the different duty stations that my

the Kids Hope Alliance legislation, and I didn’t know anything about it.” The relationship continued to deteriorate as the controversy over JEA percolated last year. “There was a lot of manipulation and back-room arm-twisting around the sale of JEA. Many people in the community who don’t talk to one another, whom I’ve had the chance to speak with, shared that he was absolutely behind the

You have to be confident enough to know who you are, and to know that you can do it. against her weaknesses—allowing her to form coalitions across the aisle and sidestep the pitfalls of party politics, especially in challenging an incumbent who reigns as the undisputed leader among local Republicans. The night before our talk, Brosche was sitting front-row at the Legends Center, paying respect to veterans of the local civil rights movement at an event hosted by the Northside Coalition. The African-American community is a big part of her strategy, more so than was evident with most previous candidates. She cites her work with them (particularly in helping to create a civil rights task force) as a highlight of her career. “I have long developed a relationship with many people in that room,” she says, “through running for city council and serving, and connecting to the community. I’d like to frame it as a recognition that Northwest Jacksonville is important to every candidate, and they should treat it as such.” The polls have Brosche trailing the mayor by a wide margin, but that hasn’t affected her spirits. “You have to be confident enough to know who you are, and to know that you can do it.” In the long run, even if Brosche loses this election, she will spend the next four years as the heir apparent (and early frontrunner) for an open seat in 2023. Either way, Brosche appreciates the influence she has already had on the next generation of political activists. “I feel like 19 people can win,” she says of the council. “And if they win, then the mayor wins, then the whole 900,000-plus people of the city win. The spotlight doesn’t have to be mine. I just want to serve the city.” Crime is the topic du jour, citywide. “The measure that was shared with me, when I was running in 2015, was that Downtown would not be successful until women perceive it to be safe,” she says. “I’ve had the opportunity through Chamber leadership trips to visit a lot of other cities and downtowns, because that’s been a big focus.” She cites Nashville as a prime example of how she’d like to see things go here.

dad had. I’ve been here 38 years, 28 consecutively since high school.” Hers is a blended family, with three kids ranging from 12 to 25 and, of course, the whole family has taken an interest in her campaign. “My dad waves signs. My mom writes thank-you notes. My husband does whatever is needed. My son is relatively shielded; he’s 12, but he’s enjoying it.” She’s also still active on the council, in addition to running her own accounting business. That can be a lot to deal with, even under normal circumstances, and there is nothing normal at all about these circumstances. “I’m an accountant, so we’ve always been tracking our time. I’m a master of time management, and I teach time management to my staff,” she says. “I have a tremendous amount of support, both within my family and my extended family, and that keeps me at capacity. I’m very mindful of my energy and making sure that I recharge, and that I’m aware of when my energy is going low.” Crime is, of course, the central issue around which this election turns, but the bigger factor by far is the sheer visceral malice existing between the contenders. The acrimony between Brosche and Curry has no obvious flashpoint, but it goes back a couple years now, and the specter of it hangs over virtually everything that has happened since. “It was a building of events,” she says, “and I think at its very foundation is an erosion of trust, if it ever existed to begin with. When I came in as [council] president, knowing that he actively worked to make sure that didn’t happen, I asked for him to put that behind us, because there was no reason we couldn’t work together for our city. He wanted to convince me he wasn’t involved, but I knew differently. We had, I’d say, a decent conversation about what was going on at the time. I let him know that the things that were most important to me were children, parks and neighborhoods, and that I would like to be at the table for things like that. The very next week, he launched

sale of JEA, and he wanted people to think differently. It was being done underhandedly, and when I declined to have a meeting, because I thought it was too soon, he utilized a procedure in our council rules that no mayor has ever used in the history of our consolidated government. He used the rules to call a meeting, but didn’t realize that I was still running it.” At some point, the clash in personalities metastasized into a fullblown blood feud that has come to dominate discussion of local politics for the past year, with the candidates both tossing around trigger-words like haymakers in a bar fight. “Respect is a big deal to me,” she says, “and we’ve all been elected. You don’t get to these positions without a certain amount of ego.” Critics who’ve alleged her campaign to be a vanity project fail to understand how vanity could be served under such precarious conditions. A brazen power play would’ve surely been conducted much differently. Brosche is the second woman to run credibly for mayor in this city in this century. Audrey Moran would have made history eight years ago, but shenanigans ensued, and much of what’s happened since extends (un)naturally from there. Brosche was elected that same year, and now she’s picked a spot even harder to parlay. Duval County Supervisor of Elections reports that 53 percent of registered voters are women, most of whom haven’t had the chance to elect one of their own to a position of executive power. “I’m excited about the opportunity,” she says. “It’s exciting to see so much activity. We need a more balanced representation of women in elected activity. It would be an honor to be the first.” But this is Jacksonville, and out of the last 10 mayors we’ve had, only three (Ritter, Hazouri and Brown) lost their reelection campaign. Brown was defeated by Curry, and Hazouri has endorsed him. Lenny Curry is the smartest guy in the room, and a tactician nonpareil. “We only have one branch of government right now,” Brosche

says, inveighing against what some have perceived as Curry’s autocratic style. “He tells you he’ll run people against you. He tells you he will cut off projects in your district. I think jobs, funding and contracts are threatened, every day.” She claims that his personal style, and that of his adjutants, has undermined the effectiveness of local government and helped contribute to some of the issues the city faces. “I’ve experienced a lot of bullying, dictatorship, intimidation and fear that kind of overlays our entire city, and I can’t help but wonder if that’s the case in other places.” In attacking Curry’s handling of the crime problem, Brosche is essentially doing the same thing he did against Alvin Brown four years ago—a tactic that, if successful, would likely be used against her four years from now, because this crime thing isn’t going to stop. “I don’t fear the loss of opportunity to serve the community,” she says. Sheriff Mike Williams and JSO have thrown all their chips in behind Curry, reiterating the charges of absenteeism during Brosche’s tenure, but she’s had nothing but nice words for Williams and his team. “Every time that I’ve had a question, or that they’ve had a proposal that they wanted to run through the council, he’s been accessible to me, and I’ve been accessible to him.” With just two weeks left, Brosche faces an uphill climb on a slippery, mud-slicked slope that leads to the precipice of power. There is only one debate scheduled, for March 6. She’s impossibly behind on fund-raising, and the polls have written her off already, along with many insiders, but none of this seems to bother her. “According to polls, Clinton would’ve been president, and Gillum would’ve been governor,” she says, “so I think I owe it to the city to keep plugging along, keep doing what I’m doing, keep connecting with people, and give people a chance to have their city back.” Shelton Hull mail@folioweekly.com Subscribe to the Folio Weekly Newsletter at folioweekly.com/newsletters MARCH 6-12, 2019 | FOLIOWEEKLY.com | 13

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HAGGIS IS FOR WINNERS HIGHLAND GAMES

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A St. Augustine Celtic Music & Heritage Festival highlight, men and women compete in myriad athletic endeavors, some dating from the 11th century. The caber toss is a must-see. Kilts optional. Saturday & Sunday, March 9 & 10, Francis Field, celticstaugustine.com, $10/day.

EVERY SCAR TELLS A STORY JACKSONVILLE ICEMEN

Watch back-to-back-to-back hockey: three consecutive days of home games for the Icemen. It’s Youth Sports Weekend, with a bobblehead giveaway on Saturday. 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 8 and 7 p.m. Saturday, March 9 vs. Greenville Swamp Rabbits. 3 p.m. Sunday, March 10 vs. Atlanta Gladiators, Veterans Memorial Arena, 300 A. Philip Randolph Blvd., Downtown, jacksonvilleicemen.com, $10-$48.

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THE END IS FAR GATE RIVER RUN

It’s the largest 15K race in the nation, with more than 15,000 participants. The 42nd River Run course starts near the Baseball Grounds, winds through various parts of Jax and finishes at TIAA Bank Field. Junior Run, Diaper Dash–all still happening! 8 a.m. Saturday, March 9, Sports Complex, Downtown, 1stplacesports.com, free (to watch).

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LOVE MEANS NOTHING

FLAGLER SAINTS VS. SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE PENMEN

Flagler College men’s and women’s tennis teams take on the SNHU Penmen. What’s a Penmen? A Revolutionary War character evoking memories of the spirit of the hardy New England colonials. 2 p.m. Monday, March 11, Flagler Tennis Center, 57 Valencia St., St. Augustine, flaglerathletics.com, free. 14 | FOLIOWEEKLY.com | MARCH 6-12, 2019

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HEAVY HITTERS

SJR STATE VIKINGS vs. SEMINOLE STATE COLLEGE

St. Johns River State College’s baseball team plays at home against the Seminole State Raiders, Sanford. You may even see Jax mayor Lenny Curry there; he’s a proud ’91 SJR State alum. 2 p.m. Saturday, March 9, Tindall Field, 5001 St. Johns Ave., Palatka, sjrvikings.com, $5.

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12 IN A NUTSHELL

CIVILIAN RÉSUMÉ WRITING WORKSHOP

Formerly Veterans Beer Club Jacksonville, Vets on T.A.P. makes transitioning to civilian life fun (and tasty) by pairing networking events and craft beer. This workshop focuses on building a résumé or sprucing up an existing CV. 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 12, Veterans United Craft Brewery, 8999 Western Way, Southside, vubrew.com, free.

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WOMEN VETERANS RECOGNITION WEEK

Jacksonville celebrates Women Veterans Recognition Week with a program of events across the city, including a ceremony at City Hall, 10 a.m. Monday, March 11. Sunday-Sunday, March 10-17, womenveteransresources.org.

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LAUGH FOR THE TROOPS THE FUNNIEST NIGHT IN AMERICA

The regional comedy tour stops here, with standup pros Thomas Brown, Happy Cole, Tommy Drake and Phil Palisoul. The organization seeks to raise awareness for PTSD and other issues facing veterans and first-responders. 7:30 p.m. Thur., March 7, The Florida Theatre, Downtown, floridatheatre.com, $30-$50. MARCH 6-12, 2019 | FOLIOWEEKLY.com | 15

FOLIO A+E: FEATURE

THE ALLURE OF THE AUTOMOBILE

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Bill Warner revs up the Concours d’Elegance

acing is a combination of ballet, chess and a knife fight,” said Bill Warner, founder of the glamorous Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance. “It’s ballet, because you’ve got to be smooth. You’ve got to have transitions from the left to the right, and there’s the weight shift of the car, so it’s like a ballet dancer. You’re really nursing the car around.” “And then it’s like chess, in that you’ve got all these competitors out there and you’re trying to put them in a place they don’t want to be. Your whole job, in many cases, is occupying the place they want to be. So it’s like a game of chess. It may take two or three laps of working on somebody to get them to do something they don’t want to do and you take advantage of it.” “And lastly, it becomes a knife fight. Sometimes the ballet and chess don’t work, so it’s like you’re in a knife fight. You take whatever chances you can.” story by JENNIFER MELVILLE photos courtesy of BILL WARNER 16 | FOLIOWEEKLY.com | MARCH 6-12, 2019

1979 at Watkins Glen

Warner’s no stranger to racing. His passion for everything automotive runs deep. “It’s always been there. When I had a tricycle, I used to call it a Buick. I don’t know what happened,” he laughed. “My mother said my first word was ‘Chevrolet.’ When I was four or five years old, I could identify every car coming down the road. It used to drive my parents crazy.” The Jacksonville native’s passion only intensified as he grew. As a teen, he worked in the parts department of the local Volkswagen dealership, driving the delivery truck and running errands for the dealership’s racing team on the weekends. He fell in love with motor racing and commenced a lifelong journey racing around the globe. “What the automobile represented to me was freedom,” he said. “Get in the car and go anywhere. I could get in my old 911 and go cruising anywhere I wanted, so long as I could afford the gas money.” Warner fondly recalls his first race: “I did things in a racecar that were pretty stupid. But I won. We went to the awards ceremony and they gave me a little $4 vanity plate plastic trophy. I’m sitting there thinking, ‘You know, I could have been killed for this.’ But it was the fun of going door handle to door handle with somebody. I was young and foolish at the time. Now I’m just old and foolish.” In addition to tearing up the tracks, Warner earned a BS in electrical engineering from The Citadel, served in the Florida Air National Guard (retiring as a major), became the CEO of Jacksonville-based industrial filter company H.C. Warner, Inc. (a family business), and married the love of his life, Jane. “It’ll be 53 years this year,” he reminisced. The couple has three grown children and three granddaughters. Locally, Bill Warner may be best known as the founder of Northeast Florida’s premier car event, Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance. It began in 1996 as an all-volunteer Easter Sunday shindig at The Ritz-Carlton, with fewer than 100 cars. The show has grown astronomically since then. The 2019 Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance is the 24th celebration. Approximately

Bill Warner

25,000 guests are expected from around the world. Some 300 luxury, rare and high-end vehicles will be on display at the main event. The show has twice been awarded “World’s Best” by British car magazine Octane. Every year, Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance celebrates a legend from within the racing world. “Every year we honor a particular driver, whether Stirling Moss or the late Dan Gurney or this year Jacky Ickx,” Warner explained. “The year before it was Emerson Fittipaldi, who won the Indianapolis and the World’s Championship twice. It’s about getting our heroes out, bringing their cars in.” This year’s honoree, Belgian-born racer Jacky Ickx, rose to fame winning the 24 Hours of Le Mans six times. He also garnered eight wins and 25 podium finishes in Formula One and won the Can-Am Championship and the Dakar Rally. Warner is thrilled to have Ickx attend as the guest of honor. “He doesn’t do these very much,” Warner said. “We are bringing in the Ford GT-40 that he won Le Mans with exactly 50 years ago. He’s a six-time winner of Le Mans. Having him here is exciting and we have the car he did it in. We [also] have the Porsche he won the 1981 Le Mans with. We found a number of his championship cars.” The presence of these racing greats is one of the elements that distinguishes the Concours. “Part of the magic of Amelia is, you can go to Daytona and you can’t meet the drivers. They’re behind the fences or in the garage,” Warner said. “If you come to Amelia, you can meet them and have your picture made with them. It’s kind of cool.” While he doesn’t have any cars from his own collection in this year’s show, Warner is quite the collector. He’s got a 1957 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz, a 1972 Ferrari 365GTB4 Daytona, a 1971 Porsche 911T (which he bought new), and a 1985 IROC Firehawk Camaro that he drove to a fifth overall in the 24 Hours of Watkins Glen. Those are but a few samplings from his amazing collection. He’s “just a car guy” who adores anything automotive. Warner is actively involved the

car selection process for the Amelia show. “People submit their cars to us and we either accept them or we don’t. We’ve had situations where people have built fake cars and tried to get them in the show to give them some sort of provenance,” he said. “We have to vet each car. We have to make sure it is what they’ve represented it to be. If it’s a rare car, we’ll do a pretty thorough vetting to make sure that what we have accepted is what’s being properly represented.” Each year’s show is themed, and this year’s theme events include a Custom Coachwork Volkswagen class celebrating the 70th anniversary of the VW Bug’s introduction in America. There are also galleries dedicated to Cars and Guitars, Cars of Royalty and the Cars of Jacky Ickx. “We try to tell a story and we try to educate,” Warner explained. “This year, we’re doing a class of cars of famous guitarists.” Famed rocker and car enthusiast John Oates—yes, Oates of Hall & Oates—is not only curating this exhibit, he’s showcasing his own collection of cars and guitars. Oates has selected vehicles associated with famous musicians; each vehicle is paired with a guitar. Oates’ carthemed, customized ’58 Fender Stratocaster guitar will be auctioned off for charity at the event. Guests may even have the chance to meet the musician in person. “We have two cars from John Oates, one from Brian Johnson, and we’ll have Janis Joplin’s Porsche back again,” Warner said. “We have the Corvette Stingray prototype that Elvis Presley drove in Clambake. We’re matching up the guitars to the cars. These are the actual cars the musicians owned, apart from the Corvette, which is on loan from General Motors. Elvis Presley drove it.” There are about 37 Concours d’Elegance shows across the nation. The concept originated in early 20thcentury Europe, giving the wealthy an opportunity to schmooze and celebrate the latest in art, automobiles and fashion. Today, Concours d’Elegance refers to a competition of refined culture and a gathering

of accurately restored or original condition cars. People often dress to impress for these events, but that doesn’t mean the atmosphere is stuffy. “It’s fun. It’s not like golfing where you have to walk around and whisper in hushed tones while the golfers tee off,” said Warner. “We brought in six dragsters to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Gainesville Raceway. At 12:30 on Sunday, we’re going to crank all six of those up. It will scare the alligator out of the retention pond out there on the field and probably shake every leaf off a tree. When you crank up these engines, they’ve got 3,000 and 4,000 horsepower. It’s going to be a lot of fun. And Big Daddy Don Garlits, the world’s greatest drag racer, will be there. We try to make it fun. We want people to come out and have a really good time, see some really unusual cars they wouldn’t see anywhere else.” It’s a unique experience, and it comes with a price tag. “You know,” Warner reflected, “I’ve heard people say, ‘$100 to go to a show, that’s crazy. I can see them Saturday night driving.’ Not these cars. They come from 10 different countries. They’re all rare. They’re one-of-a-kind. There will be production cars in there, but you’ll see stuff you’ll never see on the road. They come out of private collections. If we’ve done our job right, even the most jaded car personality who thinks they know everything about cars walks out on that field and they come back saying, ‘I never knew that car existed’ or ‘I’ve only seen pictures’ or something like that.” Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance has raised more than $3.25 million for Community Hospice of Northeast Florida, Spina Bifida of Jacksonville, the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society and the Shop With Cops Program of Fernandina Beach and Nassau County. Each of these organizations is near and dear to Warner’s heart. “This show’s not just important to me. It’s important to the community,” he said. “We have a financial impact on Nassau County that is more than the impact of the Tax Slayer Bowl here in Jacksonville. And we do good with the money. It stays in the community. It does good for people who are terminally ill. It does good for people who were dealt a bad hand in life. It does good for our military. And if they come out, [folks] are making a contribution to the welfare of the people of Northeast Florida and having a good time doing it.” Jennifer Melville mail@folioweekly.com

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AMELIA ISLAND CONCOURS D’ELEGANCE

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FOLIO A + E I

t’s true, if you turn it upside down, “9E” becomes (roughly) “36.” And that, according to singer and rhythm guitarist, Tony Prat, is how the Jacksonville Beach-based garage rock group 9E got its name. It’s Wednesday, and #FindYourFolio Happy Hour is in full swing at Jax Beach landmark Casa Marina. Prat and bandmates—Jason Hoey (lead guitar), Don Nicol (bass) and Brent Knoechel (drums)—have convened to discuss their latest project with Folio Weekly. We’re several cocktails in by the time I ask about the band name. It’s probably too late for a straight answer. “It’s like a twist out of a hotel mystery movie,” he says, looking wideeyed around him and riffing on the surroundings. (Casa Marina’s haunted, yo!) Then he shrugs and adds, “But really I was watching a TV show about surfing one day, and this board had the number 36 on it. They shot it from a weird angle, though. It looked like 9E!” Surfing is something 9E know a bit about. The musicians are all Jax Beach boys. Hoey gets extra surf-scene points for spending some of his formative years in Hawaii. He and Prat have been friends forever, first bonding over BMX bikes and surfboards. Life led each on a different path, however, with Prat moving to New York and Hoey shuttling between the Sunshine and Aloha States. When both resettled in Jacksonville, they joined forces to play in bands, including The Flying Sorcerers. Nicol and

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FEET ON THE GROUND LOCAL ROCK VETERANS 9E play for the RAW PLEASURE

Knoechel were poached from fellow Jax Beach outfit, Strange Friend. 9E may be less than two years old, but the band was a lifetime in the making. The players are all of the same place and generation. They were all nourished on smart drinks and alt-rock at Jax Beach’s storied club, Einstein a Go-Go. In other words, the new lineup fit like a glove. “What had happened,” Knoechel explains, “was that, long story short, the band morphed out of Strange Friend and The Flying Sorcerers playing together. We had traded shows and got to know each other. One day Tony said, ‘Hey, you wanna come jam out?’ Then Jason came. Then Don came in. We just kind of admired each other’s abilities and put it together.” “It was organic,” Prat adds. The band’s vibe is a Frankenstein

monster of the sounds on which they were weaned. Hoey’s esoteric, reverbheavy guitar riffs sound like The Cult’s Billy Duffy, with fuzzed-out Mudhoney power chords for emphasis. Prat barks like David Johansen and slurs like Shane MacGowan. The rhythm section grinds along on toms and minor scales. 9E debuted in November 2017 and haven’t looked back. They recorded a four-track EP, Desert Nights, last year at Chris Flowers’ A1A Studios. (It’s streaming on Spotify.) The band recently performed Winterland II in Five Points, and are

currently recording a seven-inch vinyl single at the festival’s founder Glenn Van Dyke’s analog studio, Winterland at Regal House. “We talked about it and thought it’d be cool to record on reel-to-reel,” Knoechel explained. “The final result will be pressed to 45 to get an all-around vintage sound.” Is 9E on a roll? Absolutely, replied Prat. “Year 1, 2018, was good to us,” he said of the year that saw them open for crucial Michigan rock group, the MC5. “We’re trying to expand on that this year.” Part of the reason the rock veterans are having such a blast: wisdom. “We try to set realistic goals,” Prat explains. “We’re older guys. They have families and businesses. We’re not out to be big stars. I feel like we’ve got our feet on the ground. We wanna have fun. And when I walk into my band room and see these guys, I’m truly happy.” It’s a winning formula. Said Knoechel, “I’ve been in bands since I was a kid and have never had so many things fall into place. We work really hard at it, of course, but we’re getting rewarded for our efforts.” Georgio Valentino mail@folioweekly.com

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ARTS + EVENTS

The touring musical WAITRESS is about hope, transformation and pies. Shown here are just three of the all-female creative team–Charity Angel Dawson, Desi Oakley and Lenne Klingaman. It runs 7:30 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday, March 12-14; 8 p.m. Friday, March 15; 2 & 8 p.m. Saturday, March 16; 1:30 p.m. Sunday, March 17, at Times-Union Center, Downtown, fscjartistseries.org, $42-$110.50. (Photo by Joan Marcus)

PERFORMANCE

THE VERY HUNGRY CATERPILLAR Puppets, black-light technology and music recreate three of author Eric Carle children’s classics, including characters Little Cloud and the Mixed Up Chameleon, 10:30 a.m. March 6 at Thrasher-Horne Center for the Arts, 283 College Dr., Orange Park, 276-6750, $19, thcenter.org. STEVEN CURTIS CHAPMAN Award-winning Christian musician Chapman performs 7:30 p.m. March 7, Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts’ Terry Theater, 300 Water St., Downtown, 442-2929, $31.62-$41.62, artistseriesjax.org. CLAY WALKER Country music singer-songwriter Walker performs 8 p.m. March 9 at The Florida Theatre, 128 E. Forsyth St., Downtown, $35$52.50, floridatheatre.com. WAITRESS The touring musical is brought to life by an all-female creative team, including music by Sara Bareilles. Jenna is a waitress who pours her life into her pies, hoping for change. It runs 7:30 p.m. March 12-14; 8 p.m. March 15; 2 & 8 p.m. March 16; 1:30 p.m. March 17, at Times-Union Center, Downtown, fscjartistseries.org, $42-$110.50. GIRLS’ WEEKEND Limelight Theatre stages the story of book club members and a lost weekend, 7:30 p.m. Thur.-Sat., 2 p.m. Sun., through March 17, 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 This musical comedy about aging gracefully is staged through March 24, Alhambra Theatre & Dining, 12000 Beach Blvd., 641-1212, $38-$59, alhambrajax.com.

CLASSICAL, JAZZ, CHORALE, AUDITIONS

CHERISH THE LADIES Jacksonville Symphony stages an all-female musical performance, 11 a.m. March 8; 8 p.m. March 8 and 9, TimesUnion Center for the Performing Arts’ Jacoby Symphony Hall, 300 Water St., Downtown, 22 | FOLIOWEEKLY.com | MARCH 6-12, 2019

354-5547, $19-$81, jaxsymphony.org. BRAHAMS & RACHMANINOFF FOR CELLO & PIANO Jacksonville University faculty members Shannon Lockwood and Scott Watkins perform the composers’ sonatas, 7:30 p.m. March 7, JU’s Terry Concert Hall, 2800 University Blvd. N., Arlington, 256-7386, ju.edu, free. CHRIS BOTTI Acclaimed jazz trumpeter and Grammy-winner Botti performs 8 p.m. March 8, The Florida Theatre, Downtown, $37.50-$75, floridatheatre.com. ST. AUGUSTINE COMMUNITY CHORUS The Chorus continues to celebrate its 70th season with Bursting with Blooms Gala, a fundraiser with the St. Augustine Orchestra and The Chris Thomas Band, 6-10 p.m. March 8 at Riverview Club, 790 Christina Dr., staugustinecommunitychorus.org, ticket prices vary, check website. RAIN: A TRIBUTE TO THE BEATLES Marking the 50th anniversary of Abbey Road and doing the early hits, too, 8 p.m. March 9, T-U Center’s Moran Theater, Downtown, $62.35-$72.35, fscjartistseries.org. 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. 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. FLORIDA CHAMBER MUSIC PROJECT The string quartet performs works by Schumann, including Arabesque, Frühlingsnacht and Piano Quartet in E Flat Major, with pianist

Hyunsoon Whang, 3 p.m. March 10, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall, 1050 A1A N., 209-0399, flchambermusic.org, $12.50 student, $25 general admission; see website for details.

BOOKS & POETRY

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. C.H. HOOKS The author reads and signs copies of his novel, Alligator Zoo Park Magic, at 6 p.m. March 6, University of North Florida’s Gallery of Art, Southside, 620-2534. A Q&A follows. Hooks again reads from and signs copies, 7 p.m. March 7, Town Beer Co., 1176 Edgewood Ave. S., Ste. 4, Riverside, 374-6568, townbeerco.com. THE BOOK LOFT Meet Carlla Cato, author of A Gaggle of Geese, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. March 9, at The Book Loft, 214 Centre St., Fernandina Beach, 261-8991, thebookloft.com. Michael Puterbaugh, author of Cigar Money, is on hand 1-4 p.m. March 9. Roger Johns, award-winning mystery author of River of Secrets, appears 1-4 p.m. March 10. Dr. Howard E. Wasdin, former SEAL Team Six member, signs copies of his book with co-author Stephen Templin, Seal Team Six: Memoirs of an Elite Navy Seal Sniper, 5:30 p.m. March 13; RSVP 261-8991. STEVE BERRY The popular New York Times best-selling author discusses and signs copies of his new Cotton Malone mystery, Malta Exchange, 7 p.m. March 12, The BookMark, 221 First St., Neptune Beach, 241-9026, bookmarkbeach.com.

COMEDY

THE FUNNIEST NIGHT IN AMERICA Laugh for the Troops’ founder Thomas Brown, plus Happy Cole, Tommy Drake and Phil Palisoul, celebrate veterans and first responders in this hilarious comedic tribute, with the aim of increasing awareness of PTSD, 7:30 p.m. March 7 at The Florida Theatre, 128 E. Forsyth St., Downtown,

Moon River Pizza

Brett’s Waterway Café

925 S. 14th Street 904-321-3400

Fernandina Harbor Marina at the foot of Centre Street 904-261-2660

Moon River Pizza treats customers like family. Cooked in a brick oven, the pizza is custom-made by the slice (or, of course, by the pie). Set up like an Atlanta-style pizza joint, Moon River also offers an eclectic selection of wine and beer. Open for lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. Dine in or take it with you.

Overlooking Fernandina Harbor Marina, Brett’s offers an upscale atmosphere with outstanding food. The extensive luncheon and dinner menus feature daily specials, fresh Florida seafood, chicken and aged beef. Cocktails, beer and wine. Casual resort wear. Open at 11:30 a.m. daily.

The Mustard Seed Cafe 833 T.J. Courson Road 904-277-3141

T-Ray’s Burger Station

Inside Nassau Health Foods, The Mustard Seed is Amelia Island’s only organic eatery and juice bar, with an extensive, eclectic menu featuring vegetarian and vegan items. Daily specials include local seafood, free-range chicken and fresh organic produce. Salads, wraps, sandwiches and soups are available – all prepared with our staff’s impeccable style. Popular items are chicken or veggie quesadillas, grilled mahi, or salmon over mixed greens and tuna melt with Swiss cheese and tomato. Open for breakfast and lunch, 8 a.m.3 p.m. Mon.-Sat. nassauhealthfoods.net

202 S. Eighth Street 904-261-6310

T-Ray’s offers a variety of breakfast and lunch items. In addition to an outstanding breakfast menu, you’ll find some of the best burgers you’ve ever put in your mouth. The Burger Station offers a grilled portabello mushroom burger, grilled or fried chicken salad and much more. The spot where locals grab a bite and go! Now serving beer & wine. Open Mon.-Fri. 7 a.m.-2:30 p.m., Sat. 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Closed Sundays.

The Pointe Restaurant 98 S. Fletcher Avenue 904-277-4851

The Pointe, located at Elizabeth Pointe Lodge, is open to the public daily from 7 a.m.–10 a.m. for breakfast and 11:30 a.m.–2 p.m. for lunch. Sunday brunch is served one Sunday each month from 11 a.m.–1:30 p.m. Oceanview indoor and outdoor seating is available. Please call the Inn to reserve a table or to enquire further about the restaurant.

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ARTS + EVENTS $30-$50, floridatheatre.com. THE COMEDY ZONE Rising star Leonard Ouzts is on 7:30 p.m. March 7 and 7:30 & 10 p.m. March 8 & 9 at The Comedy Zone, 3130 Hartley Rd., Mandarin, 292-4242, comedyzone.com, $15. JACKIE KNIGHT’S COMEDY CLUB Tommy Torres and Adam Hartle appear 8:30 p.m. March 8; 9 p.m. March 9; $15, inside Gypsy Cab Company, 828 Anastasia Blvd., St. Augustine, 461-8843, thegypsycomedyclub.com. LAUGH LOUNGE Comedy is staged 8 p.m. every Sunday at Dos Gatos, 123 E. Forsyth St., Downtown, 323-2471, laughloungejax.com.

ART WALKS, FARMERS MARKETS

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. 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

THE ART CENTER GALLERY ANNEX 2 W. RIVERSIDE ARTS MARKET Local and regional Independent Dr., Ste. 113, Downtown, 233art, produce and crafts are offered, plus traveling entertainers, and live music by Nikki 9252, tacjacksonville.org. A closing reception Talley, Christina Cleveland and the Scott Jones for the exhibit Red Hot is 5:30 p.m. March 22. BOLD BEAN SAN MARCO 1905 Hendricks Ave., Dancers, 10 a.m. March 9 and every Sat., 853-6545. Brook Ramsey’s figurative oil below the Fuller Warren Bridge, free admission, paintings are on display. 389-2449, riversideartsmarket.com. BREW 5 POINTS 1026 Park St., Riverside. NIGHT MARKET Twice-monthly St. Augustine Chip Southworth’s bridge-based artwork is Amphitheatre Market is held 6-9 p.m. March exhibited in Connections. 12, and every second and fourth Tuesday BUTTERFIELD GARAGE ART GALLERY and Thursday, 1340C A1A S., 315-9252, free 137 King St., St. Augustine, 825-4577, admission. Handmade crafts, goods and art, butterfi eldgarage.com. Sculptor/painter Jan food trucks and live music are featured. Miller is the March featured artist; her works exhibit through the month. MUSEUMS CUTTER & CUTTER FINE ART 333 Village Main BEACHES MUSEUM & HISTORY PARK 381 Beach St., Ponte Vedra, 395-3759, cutterandcutter. Blvd., Jax Beach, 241-5657, beachesmuseum. com. Award-winning artist Tang Wei Min org. Sand, Soul & Rock-n-Roll: Music at the

Host Jorge Rivera kicks off the third season of THE ST. AUGUSTINE TONIGHT SHOW with a live taping in a funky furniture store. Guests include local personality Sway Di Feo and The Metro Band. 7 p.m. Thursday, March 7, Garrett Bros. Eclectic Home Décor, St. Augustine, free.

Beaches exhibit opens 6 p.m. March 8. The Girlz Rule trio performs at 7 p.m. March 11 in the chapel; $25 advance; $30 day of. 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. Garden Concert: Hear In Now, featuring Mazz Swift, Tomeka Reid and Silvia Bolognesi, a world-class string trio performing jazz and classical music, is 7-9 p.m. March 9. Bring chairs, blankets, food and beverages. For reservations, call 899-6038; $20 members; $25 nonmembers. Augusta 24 | FOLIOWEEKLY.com | MARCH 6-12, 2019

exhibits his works. Oil Painters of America mount the juried exhibit Virtuosos of the OPA through March. FLORIDA MINING GALLERY 5300 Shad Rd., Mandarin, 268-4681, floridamininggallery.com. Slamdance Cosmopolis, a collaboration of Matt Allison and Matthew Usinowicz, is on display. 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. The Art & Design Juried Student Annual Exhibition is in Founders Hall, featuring student works in ceramics, drawing, graphic design, painting, printmaking, photography and sculpture; through April 11; free.

ARTS + EVENTS Author C.H. HOOKS reads and signs copies of his zany new novel, Alligator Zoo Park Magic, at 6 p.m. Wednesday, March 6, at University of North Florida’s Gallery of Art, Southside, 620-2534. A Q&A follows. Hooks again reads from and signs copies at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 7, at Town Beer Co., 1176 Edgewood Ave. S., Ste. 4, Riverside, 374-6568, townbeerco.com.

PAStA FINE ART GALLERY 214 Charlotte St., St. Augustine, 824-0251, pastagalleryart.com. Rafael A. Pasarell is the March featured artist. 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 VAULT@1930 1930 San Marco Ave., thevaultat1930.com. Local abstract painter Princess Simpson Rashid displays works in Odyssey of Abstraction. New works by Sergei Orgunov are on display. The Vault seeks artists interested in being part of the San Marco Art Festival, held at the end of November; call 398-2890 for details. VILLAGE ARTS FRAMING & GALLERY 155 Tourside Dr., Ste. 1520, Ponte Vedra Beach, 273-4925, villageartspvb.com. Custom framing is available. THE YELLOW HOUSE 577 King St., Riverside, 419-9180, yellowhouseart.org. (Re)Set the Table exhibits through April 13. Artists include Malath Albakri, Gerald Branch, Bane Campos, Tamia Brinkley, KeShauna Davis, Sr. Elizabeth Fiorite, Agnes Lopez, Traci Mims, Ricder Ricardo and One Heart Jax.

EVENTS

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.-mid. March 6, Justice Pub, 315 E. Bay St., Ste. 101, Downtown, 515-3112. WILD WEST EXPRESS Ride the rails and see cowboys reenact the Wild West. 10 a.m., noon, 2 p.m., 4 p.m. March 9, depart from Theatre by the Trax, 1000 Osborne St., St. Marys, 912200-5235, barbara@stmarysmagazine.com, stmarysrailroad.com. Flat car adults, $17; kids 12 & younger, $11. The Railroad gives you a chance to run the locomotive yourself, with its At The Throttle Experience; additional cost but you get a cool certificate. Call for details, 912-729-1103. STREET & PARK CIGARETTE BUTT CLEAN-UP Buckets and reusable gloves are provided to folks who want to rid the area of butts. Meet in the Courtyard, 200 First St., Neptune Beach, 10 a.m. March 10. Bring water. Most butts collected wins a prize! 613-1342, beachesgogreen.org. ART IN THE JU LIBRARY TOUR The 10th annual tour features more than 140 original pieces, many by regional artists, displayed throughout

Carpenter Library, Bldg. 12, Jacksonville University, 2800 University Blvd. N., 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 8, 9 & 10, and 8:30 p.m. March 13, at 81 Lighthouse Ave., 829-0745, staugustinelighthouse.com, $25 adults/ seniors, $20 under 12. To add an event, send the time, date, location (street address, city/neighborhood), admission and contact phone number to print to Marlene Dryden, mdryden@folioweekly.com or 45 W. Bay St., Ste. 103, Jacksonville FL 32202. Space available policy. Deadline is noon Wednesday, for the next Wednesday issue of Folio Weekly.

AREA FILMS NOW SHOWING KIN Art Walk Movies screens the adult crime thriller starring Zoë Kravitz, Jack Reynor and Dennis Quaid, at 4:30 p.m. March 6, at Main Library’s Hicks Auditorium, 303 N. Laura St., Downtown, 630-2445, free. CORAZON CINEMA & CAFÉ The Greatest Showman, starring Hugh Jackman as P.T. Barnum, with Michelle Williams and Zac Efron, runs 6:30 p.m. March 9; a fundraiser for Pioneer School. Lee Weaver presents The Secret, 2 p.m. March 10, $20. World Before Your Feet andThe Mule screen. Throwback Thursday: Mrs Henderson Presents, March 7. Green Book and In Search of Greatness start March 8. Of Gods & Men runs March 9. 36 Granada St., St. Augustine, 679-5736, corazoncinemaandcafe.com. BIG FISH Better Than the Book Series screens David Wallace’s dramedy at 4:30 p.m. March 13, Main Library, 303 N. Laura St., Downtown, 630-2445, free. MILDRED PIERCE Yesterday’s Classics Matinee screens this 1945 crime drama/film noir, starring Joan Crawford, Zachary Scott, Eve Arden and Butterfly McQueen, 3 p.m. March 6 at Pablo Creek Regional Library, 13295 Beach Blvd., Southside, 992-7101, jaxpubliclibrary.org. UNF MOTH FILMS Kiki runs 7 p.m. March 7, Museum of Contemporary Art Jax, 333 N. Laura St., 366-6911, and on the UNF campus, mocajacksonville.unf.edu. WGHF IMAX THEATER How to Train Your Dragon 3, Great Bear Rainforest, Pandas, America’s Musical Journey run. Captain Marvel starts March 7. World Golf Hall of Fame, St. Augustine, 940-4133, worldgolfimax.com. SUN-RAY CINEMA Fighting with My Family, Roma, Free Solo and How to Train Your Dragon 3 currently screen. Captain Marvel starts March 7. 1028 Park St., 5 Points, 359-0049, sunraycinema.com. MARCH 6-12, 2019 | FOLIOWEEKLY.com | 25

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CONCERTS

Asheville duo TINA & HER PONY bring their delicate brand of heartfelt indie folk to the beach. 8 p.m. Thursday, March 7, Blue Jay Listening Room, Jax Beach, bluejayjax.com, $20.

LIVE MUSIC VENUES

AMELIA ISLAND, FERNANDINA

The SALTY PELICAN, 12 N. Front St. Davis Turner 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 March 6. Tad Jennings March 7. JCnMike March 10. Two Dudes from Texas March 11. Mark O’Quinn March 12

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. Stranger Wolf March 9 BLUE JAY Listening Room, 2457B S. Third St. Tina & Her Pony March 7. Kaleigh Baker & Someday Honey March 8. Joe Marcinek & Friends March 9 CASA MARINA, 691 First St. N. The Chris Thomas Band March 6 COOP 303, 303 Atlantic Blvd., AB Ryan Crary March 8 CULHANE’S Irish Pub, 967 Atlantic Blvd., AB Hightime March 10. The Dublin City Ramblers March 11 FLYING IGUANA, 207 Atlantic Blvd., NB J Crew Band March 8 & 9 GUSTO, 1266 Beach Blvd. Groov every Wed. Piano Man Murray Goff every Fri. Ventura Latin Band every Sat. 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. RAGTIME Tavern, 207 Atlantic Blvd., AB Neil Dixon March 6. The Invasions March 7. Sidewalk 65 March 8 & 9. 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. Forerunner March 7. Cloud 9 March 8. Robbie Litt Band March 9. Ramona March 10

DOWNTOWN

1904 MUSIC HALL, 19 Ocean St. N. The Melody Trucks Band, Bonnie Blue, Juke, Gingerbeard Man, CorbittClampitt Duo March 8. Cofresi, Plantrae March 9 DOS GATOS, 123 E. Forsyth St. DJ Hollywood Thur. DJ NickFresh Sat. FIONN MacCOOL’S, Jax Landing Seven Nations March 8 The FLORIDA Theatre, 128 E. Forsyth St. 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. Get the Led Out March 15 The JUSTICE Pub, 315 E. Bay St. Sister Ivy, Barnes & the Heart March 7. 9E, Tight But Loose, The Chrome Fangs March 9. The Stone Eye, Audio Hive, Borromakat March 13 MAVERICKS Live, Jax Landing City Girls, Starlito, Peewee Longway March 8 MYTH Nightclub, 333 E. Bay St. Silent Disco: DJ Sadsongs, 26 | FOLIOWEEKLY.com | MARCH 6-12, 2019

DJ Q45, Xander, Drewlface, Lil Yankee, DJ Squared March 6. Nitti Gritti, Tamayo, Foreign Suspects, Twisted T, Q45 March 8. Romeo, Kevin Velarde, Xander B2B Sorce, Opratr, Capone March 9. PRKCHUBB, $afari Tribe, Arson, Brandnew, Butta Bing, Jims, Lovvett, Tooka, Watz March 10. DJ Spyderbot, Basilisk every Tue. RITZ Theatre, 829 N. Davis St. Noel Freidline & Friends March 8. Beatles vs. Stones: tribute bands Abbey Road and Satisfaction: The International Rolling Stones Show March 16 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. Blake Shelton, Trace Adkins, The Bellamy Brothers, John Anderson, Lauren Alaina March 7. Travis Scott March 14 VOLSTEAD, 115 W. Adams Mardi Gras Bayou Bash, Raisin Cake Orchestra, Snacks Blues Band March 6. DJ Mas Appeal March 8. Ramona the Band March 9

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. Send Him Off!, Chemtrails, Deadkaren, Fever Hands March 8. Body Heat, Reels, No PDA March 10 PROHIBITION Kitchen, 119 St. George St. Leelynn Osborne Trio March 6. Ramona Trio, Daryl Hance March 7. Daryl Hance, Soulo Trio, RDGLDGRN March 8. Jollie, Kapowski March 9. Kapowski, Stephen Pigman, WillowWacks March 10. Traquilo March 11. Colton McKenna Solo March 12 St. Augustine AMPHITHEATRE, 1340 A1A 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. Livestream March 8 & 9. Elizabeth Roth every Sat.

FLEMING ISLAND, GREEN COVE

GRAPE & GRAIN Exchange, 2000 San Marco The Chris Thomas Band March 7. Rachael Warfield March 9 JACK RABBITS, 15280 Hendricks Deep State, Mercy Mercy March 6. Blink 180true, River City Soundsystem March 7. Dig Dog, Appalchian Death Trap, Swingers, This Earth Is Ours, Brendan Morrison March 8. Juice March, Tropic of Cancer, Stank Sauce March 9. The Joy Formidable, The New Myths March 10. Psykotribe, The Fallen Sons, Sanctum March 13. Bumpin’ Uglies, Universal Green March 15 MUDVILLE Music Room, 3104 Atlantic Blvd. “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. Shiba San, Tim Baresko March 9

BOONDOCKS, 2808 Henley Rd. Ivan Smith March 6. Mark Johns March 7. Top Shelf Band March 8. Eric & Cody, Darrell Rae March 9 WHITEY’S Fish Camp, 2032 C.R. 220 Ivan Pulley March 7. Town Band March 8. Circus Band March 9

INTRACOASTAL

CLIFF’S, 3033 Monument Rd. DJ Sharon March 6. City of Bridges March 8 JERRY’S, 13170 Atlantic Blvd. Double Down March 8. Cloud 9 March 9

MANDARIN

ENZA’S, 10601 San Jose Brian Iannucci March 6, 10 & 13 IGGY’S, 104 Bartram Oaks Walk Buck Smith March 6. Jay C. Jr. March 7. Don’t Call Me Shirley March 8. Yowsah March 9. GingerBeard Man March 10

ORANGE PARK, MIDDLEBURG CHEERS, 1138 Park Ave. Fratello March 23

PONTE VEDRA

FIONN MacCOOL’S, 145 Hilden Rd. Seven Nations March 9 PONTE VEDRA Concert Hall, 1050 A1A N. The Infamous Stringdusters, Roosevelt Collier March 8. 10,000 Maniacs March 9. Jeff Tweedy, James Elkington March 11. A Bowie Celebration March 15. Roger McGuinn March 16 TAPS Bar & Grill, 2220 C.R. 210 Callie Leigh March 6. Robbie Litt Family March 8. Wes Cobb March 9

RIVERSIDE, WESTSIDE

NIGHTHAWKS, 2952 Roosevelt Blvd. Super Happy Funtime March 6. Jax Fam Jam, Vlad the Inhaler March 7. Weedeater, ASG, Toke, Beitthemeans, LA-A March 8. Mike Llerena & the Nerve, R-Dent, Blurg March 9. He Is Legend March 11. The Cosmic Highway, Poncé, Gov Club March 12 RAIN DOGS, 1045 Park St. Dares, Sleepless, Soundalyat, Treshun Dasher March 7. Open mic every Wed. TOWN BEER Co., 1176 Edgewood Ave. S. Runner’s High, Letters to Part, Modern Violence March 8

ST. AUGUSTINE

ARNOLD’S, 3912 N. Ponce de Leon Blvd. DJ Alex March 8. Cottonmouth March 9 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

SAN MARCO, NORTHBANK

SOUTHSIDE, BAYMEADOWS

VETERANS United, 8999 Western Way Brenna Erickson March 8 WHISKEY JAX, 10915 Baymeadows Rd. Sun Jammer Band March 8. Oversized Load March 9 WICKED BARLEY Brewing Co., 4100 Baymeadows Rd. Robby Schenck, Jessica Marie, Smokestack March 9

SPRINGFIELD, NORTHSIDE

HYPERION Brewing Co., 1740 N. Main St. Random Tandem March 10 PALMS Fish Camp, 6359 Heckscher Dr. Taylor Shami March 7. Billy Bowers March 8. Kelli & Ken, Bill Ricci March 9. Michael Ward, Lisa’s Mad Hatters March 10 SHANTYTOWN Pub, 22 W. Sixth Mas Appeal, DJ Monsta March 9

UPCOMING CONCERTS

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

In the ’90s, he took New York’s Spin Doctors to altrock stardom with tunes like “Two Princes.” Now CHRIS BARRON is here to perform a solo acoustic set. St. Augustine troubadour Alexis Peramas opens. 8 p.m. Saturday, March 9, Cafe Eleven, St. Augustine Beach, originalcafe11.com, $20/$25.

CONCERTS

Born and based in Woodstock, New York, Hammond organist BRUCE KATZ and his blues band perform at the Sweet Life Music Festival, along with Kaleigh Baker, The Bird Tribe and Tall Paul & the Divers. 3:15 p.m. Saturday, March 9, Oceanfront Plaza, Jax Beach, sweetlifemusicfest.com, $20.

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STRFKR March 18, Mavericks CALLING ALL CAPTAINS, RARITY 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, 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 TIFFANY JENKINS March 22, Florida Theatre TANNAHILL WEAVERS March 23, Mudville BUDDY GUY March 23, Florida Theatre RAISIN CAKE ORCHESTRA March 23, Grape & Grain Exchange EMMA MOSELEY BAND, 100 WATT VIPERS, JENNI REID March 23, Jack Rabbits SOUTHERN RUKUS March 23, Boondocks SIDETRACK March 24, Ragtime Tavern ANVIL March 24, 1904 Music Hall The FREESTYLERS March 24, Myth Nightclub The MARCUS KING BAND, BOBBY LEE RODGERS March 26, Mavericks Live The MESSTHETICS, MARY LATTIMORE, BRENDAN CANTY, JOE LALLY, ANTHONY PIROG March 26, The Amp Front Porch COLE QUEST & the CITY PICKERS March 26, Mudville BOB WEIR, WOLF BROS March 27, The Florida Theatre KELLER WILLIAMS’ PETTYGRASS, The HILLBENDERS March 28, The Amp Backyard Stage PUNCH BROTHERS March 28, The Florida Theatre SICK of IT ALL, IRON REAGAN, WALK with WOLVES March 28, 1904 Music Hall KATT EDMONDSON March 28, Ritz Theatre GOGOL BORDELLO March 29, Mavericks The RIPPINGTONS March 28, WJCT Studios DYNOHUNTER, CHARLIE HUSTLE March 29, 1904 Music Hall YACHT ROCK REVUE March 29, The Florida Theatre DARK STAR ORCHESTRA March 29, St. Aug. Amp. The SH-BOOMS, HURRICANE PARTY March 30, Jack Rabbits AS I LAY DYING March 30, 1904 Music Hall CASTING CROWNS March 30, Daily’s The WIDDLER, FOWL PLAY, DROPKICK March 31, Myth NAPPY ROOTS April 3, Surfer the Bar Clay County Fair: MARSHALL TUCKER BAND, BIG DADDY WEAVE, SHENANDOAH, JOE DIFFIE, BIG & RICH, JORDAN DAVIS, JIMMIE ALLEN, GATLIN BROS. April 4-13, Green Cove SPRINGING the BLUES April 5-7, Jax Beach SeaWalk Springing the Blues AFTERPARTY April 5 & 6, Mojo Kitchen The EARLS of LEICESTER, JERRY DOUGLAS April 5, PVC Hall

PINEBOX DWELLERS April 5, Blue Jay Listening Room BONEY JAMES April 5, The Florida Theatre 1964: The TRIBUTE April 6, The Amp 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, The Amp Backyard Stage 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, PVC Hall BOZ SCAGGS April 10, The Florida Theatre RICHARD MARX April 11, PVCH CODY JOHNSON April 11, The Amp Backyard Stage KISS April 12, Veterans Memorial Arena MIDLAND ELECTRIC RODEO TOUR April 12, The 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, The Amp KENNY CHESNEY April 13, Daily’s Place ELLE KING April 13, Mavericks ANIMAL YEARS, GARY LAZER EYES April 13, Jack Rabbits 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, The Amp The CASUALTIES, The ADOLESCENTS, NEIGHBORHOOD BRATS, SCUM FLORIDA April 17, Jack Rabbits The WEIGHT: members of Levon Helm Band & The Band April 18, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall ROY BOOKBINDER April 18, Mudville TINSLEY ELLIS April 19, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall WALTER PARKS: MAMA BLUE April 20, Blue Jay SANTANA April 20, The Amp TRAVIS McCOY April 22, Surfer the Bar The PSYCHEDELIC FURS April 23, PVCH GARY MULLEN & the WORKS April 25, The Florida Theatre BRANDON TAZ NIEDERAUER BAND, BOBBY LEE RODGERS April 25, Jack Rabbits MAX FROST April 25, 1904 Music Hall KELSEA BALLERINI, BRETT YOUNG, BRANDON RATCLIFF April 26, St. Augustine Amphitheatre LUCY KAPLANSKY April 26, Café Eleven ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE April 26, Jack Rabbits ROSCOLUSA Songwriters Festival April 27, Palm Valley DREAM THEATER April 27, T-U Center’s Moran Theater MICKEY ABRAHAM & KATHRYN LONG April 27, Mudville TEMPTATIONS, FOUR TOPS April 28, Florida Theatre INDIA/ARIE April 30, Florida Theatre YOUNG CULTURE, SEAWAY April 30, 1904 Music Hall FAYE WEBSTER, LORD HURON May 1, Mavericks Live TRACE ADKINS, CLINT BLACK, CHASE RICE, GRETCHEN WILSON, CRAIG CAMPBELL, FRANKIE BALLARD, HANK WILLIAMS JR. May 1-4, Suwannee Music Park FUN SICK PONY May 1, The Volstead DAVE MATTHEWS BAND May 1, Veterans Memorial Arena TAUK May 1, 1904 Music Hall The MILK CARTON KIDS May 1, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall Welcome to Rockville: KoRN, The PRODIGY, WAGE WAR, EVANESCENCE, FLOGGING MOLLY, CLEOPATRICK, DIRTY HONEY, JUDAS PRIEST, YELAWOLF, TOOL, INCUBUS, PAPA ROACH, The STRUTS, FEVER 333, WHILE SHE SLEEPS, The DIRTY NIL, CHEVELLE, SHINEDOWN May 3, Metro Park GRIZ May 3, The Amp GOV’T MULE May 3, The Florida Theatre KEM & JEFFREY OSBORNE May 4, T-U Center TOM JONES May 6, The Florida Theatre

TAME IMPALA May 6, The Amp BRYAN ADAMS May 6, Daily’s TYLER CHILDERS May 7, The Amp 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, The Amp B2K Millennium Tour May 10, Veterans Memorial Arena TASH SULTANA, PIERCE BROS. May 11, The Amp BOB SEGER & the SILVER BULLET BAND May 12, Daily’s YHETI, EAZYBAKED, SFAM, VLAD the INHALER, The WILDFLOWERS Tom Petty Tribute Band May 18, Suwannee 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 & TRUE VILLAINS May 28, Mavericks TREY ANASTASIO & HIS BAND May 29, The Amp 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 SLIGHTLY STOOPID, MATISYAHU, TRIBAL SEEDS, HIRIE June 6, The Amp STEPHEN SIMMONS June 7, Mudville WEIRD AL YANKOVIC June 9, The Amp ROD McDONALD June 14, Mudville The MIGHTY O.A.R., AMERICAN AUTHORS, HUNTERTONES June 15, The Amp GREAT ATLANTIC Country Music Fest June 15, SeaWalk Pavilion BRIT FLOYD 40 Years of The Wall June 16, Florida Theatre HIPPO CAMPUS June 17, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall AGENT ORANGE June 18, Surfer JON BELLION June 23, The Amp 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, The Amp LONG BEACH DUB ALL STARS & AGGROLITES, MIKE PINTO July 14, Surfer the Bar YOUNG the GIANT, FITZ & the TANTRUMS July 19, The Amp SUBLIME with ROME, MICHAEL FRANTI & SPEARHEAD, COMMON KINGS July 25 & 26, The Amp IRATION, PEPPER, FORTUNATE YOUTH, KATASTRO July 27, The Amp WIDESPREAD PANIC Aug. 2, 3 & 4, The Amp REBELUTION, PROTOJE, COLLIE BUDDZ Aug. 14 & 15, The Amp PENTATONIX, RACHEL PLATTEN Aug. 24, Daily’s VAMPIRE WEEKEND, CHRISTONE ‘KINGFISH’ INGRAM Aug. 25, The Amp 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 MARCH 6-12, 2019 | FOLIOWEEKLY.com | 27

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FOLIO FOOD

Photos by Georgio Valentino

HOSPITALITY IS IN OUR DNA F ull disclosure: I was raised in a family restaurant not unlike the Athenian Owl. So was the Owl’s owner, George Triantafillopoulos. In my case, it was in suburban West Palm Beach; in his, (duh!) Athens, Greece. But distance matters not. We get each other. Then again, Greeks have a way of becoming fast friends. “Hospitality is in our DNA,” the restaurateur says as he shovels tender slices of grilled octopus onto my plate. “We Greeks get connected through dining. For us, going out to dinner is a way of having a good time with all the people in the room, not just our party. I wanted to bring that philosophy here.” Triantafillopoulos is aided in his mission by a prodigious gift of gab. The gregarious Greek greets and seems to know everyone who walks through his front door. (“We don’t have customers here, you know,” he tells me in an aside. “We have friends.”) Once they’re seated, these friends can expect a cordial visit (or three) from their host. Triantafillopoulos works the dining room like Mick Jagger works the stage. He’s even got his own lanky swagger, though not nearly as avian in essence as the Rolling Stones singer. Then there’s the food, a mix of classic and contemporary Greek fare. The usual suspects—pastitsio, moussaka, bifteki, souvlaki and gyro—are all here and housemade. Triantafillopoulos is quick to give credit where it’s due. “Mama Georgia and my wife, Marilena, are responsible for the rave reviews,” he admits. His mother is a seasoned veteran in the kitchen, having cooked professionally for decades. And, yes, Georgia is as sage and

George Triantafillopoulos bridges Hellenic, American worlds

sassy as any pop-culture version of the Greek yia-yia. (They have a reputation.) She’s also very generous with the portions. Witness Mama’s dolmades. Not your standard-issue grape leaves—all filler (rice), no killer (protein)—these are effectively foliage-wrapped keftedakia (meatballs). The Athenian Owl opened in December 2017, but the family are no strangers to Northeast Florida. Born in Athens, Triantafillopoulos was raised between Greece and America. He spent his crucial tweens in Jacksonville. Then it was back to Greece for a long while. “I was gone for 18 years,” he says, “but I still have friends from that era. I went to school at San Jose Catholic and Bishop Kenny. All my old teachers and principals eat here.” His decision to return to Jacksonville was a difficult one. It’s a common predicament, dating back hundreds— perhaps thousands—of years. You see, the Greeks have been wandering the Earth even before there was a Greece, at least in the modern sense. Folks sharing the Greek language and Orthodox religion spent some 400 years under Ottoman Turkish occupation, during which time many left ... because they were under Ottoman Turkish occupation. Modern Greece was won after a long and bloody war of independence in the 1820s. At first it was a kingdom, complete with a German king (installed under British auspices). Now it’s a republic. But it’s never really been the Greece that Greeks imagined as their homeland. From the start it was crowded, cramped and arid. What’s more, the Turks still had—and still have—the capital city of Greek dreams:

Constantinople (now it’s Istanbul). Things got worse in the aftermath of World War I, when, in the throes of nationalist revolution, the Turks ethnically cleansed the historically Greek coastal cities of Asia Minor, including trade and tourism hub Smyrna (now it’s Izmir). Greece was already tiny and poor. It couldn’t comfortably absorb a million refugees. Then there was World War II, a subsequent civil war, rule by military junta, and now a chronic debt crisis brought on by predatory German banks. That, in a nutshell, is how the Greeks ended up abroad en masse. For most, the decision is fraught: to leave home and hearth and find one’s way in a foreign land, or to remain and attempt to make ends meet against all odds. With the debt crisis biting, Triantafillopoulos chose to split. “I’m back for good now,” he says. “My kids have opportunities here that they wouldn’t have in Europe. Plus Mama wanted to come back. She had a restaurant before, so we did the obvious thing.” Upon his return to Jacksonville,

Triantafillopoulos chose to not resettle in San Marco, but to put down roots in Baymeadows, explaining, “It’s an excellent neighborhood. Folks come in from Deerwood and Deercreek. There are lots of business travelers from the hotels here.” “And,” he laughs, counting up the number of South Asian restaurants and grocery stores along Baymeadows Road, “we’re the only alternative to the Indians!” How has Jacksonville changed since his youth? “It’s constantly growing,” Triantafillopoulos says. “And people are much more knowledgeable now about what they want to eat. That’s actually how we’re differentiating ourselves. We’re honest about what we serve.” Georgio Valentino mail@folioweekly.com Subscribe to our Folio Food Newsletter at folioweekly.com/newsletters

ATHENIAN OWL

9551 Baymeadows Rd., Stes. 21-23 503-3008, athenianowljaxfl.com

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FOLIO COOKING

THE ENTIRE UNIVERSE IN A CHICK PEA

CHEF BILL waxes philosophical about his FALAFEL I’M A HUGE FAN OF THE CONCEPT THAT NATURE always repeats itself. Examples are all around us. Have you ever seen rivers from the air? They tend to look quite similar to serpents. Or how about the whirlpool that forms as the water drains from your morning shower? Is it not the same swirl pattern you’ll find in many seashells? Ever notice that a wave looks a lot like a curl in a poodle’s fur? There is an entire branch of mathematics dedicated to studying repeating patterns in nature. I know I’m probably boring you because all y’all are undoubtedly big fans of fractal geometry! I know I’ve been having trouble putting down articles on these titillating mathematical principles lately. But what got me really thinking about the whole topic of nature repeating itself was falafel. I was soaking a bunch of chick peas (four pounds) the other morning and noticed that chick peas look an awful lot like a human brain, which probably qualifies them as brain food. I mean, literally. You feel as if you’re about to consume a minibrain. There must have been some twisted Hollywood sci-fi producer at one time or another who considered using raw chick peas in a scene much like this: After the victorious alien invaders finish extracting the brains of their overmatched human victims, they prepare the feast. “These brains aren’t spicy enough, more hot sauce and, yes, the puréed ones are extremely satisfying.” “Affirmative, sir, are you ready for the thinly sliced raw section?” “Of course, they’re tentacle-licking good! More brains, brains, brains, brains, haaa, haaa, haaa!” Fortunately for the faint of heart, once cooked, chick peas no longer resemble mini-brains. And while not truly brain food, they are nutritious, versatile and molto delizioso. Chick peas, aka garbanzo beans, are the second-most widely grown legume on the planet. Though not super-popular in the 904, they are a staple in the cuisines of Mediterranean countries as well as India and Africa, where cooks take advantage the pea’s nutty, rich flavor. If you were in India, you might enjoy them ground into flour for a crispy poppadum cracker topped with fragrant garlic chutney. Maybe try a socca crepe if you’re “slummin’ ” on France’s Côte

d’Azur. They’re called ceci in Italian and you’ll find them in pastas, soups and salads. I have two favorite ways to enjoy these little brain foods. Much like our new alien invader friends, I appreciate chick peas cooked as well as raw. Cooked and puréed with tahini paste, they become the illustrious hummus. For falafel, you simply soak the chick peas overnight and grind them with onions, garlic and seasonings. I’m sure this would be an alien favorite as well.

CHEF BILL’S FALAFEL Ingredients • 28 oz. dry chick peas, soaked overnight • 1-1/2 onion, brunoised • 5 Tbsp. garlic paste • 1 cup pearled barley • 1 cup chopped parsley • 3 tsp. toasted coriander • 2 tsp. toasted cumin • 2 tsp. baking soda • 4 Tbsp. all-purpose flour • 1 preserved lemon, rinsed and brunoised • 1/8 tsp. cayenne • 1 tsp. salt Directions 1. Drain the soaked chick peas. 2. Pulse the drained chick peas, onions, garlic, and parsley in a robot coupe until combined. 3. Add salt, cayenne, preserved lemons and cumin. Pulse until the peas are the size of couscous. DO NOT PUREE! 4. Sift flour and baking soda, add to the chick peas. Pulse to combine. 5. Roll a small amount into a ball, fry at 350˚F to test consistency and seasoning. Adjust if needed. 6. Roll remaining mixture into small football shapes, fry at 350˚F until dark golden brown.

Until we cook again,

Chef Bill Thompson cooking@folioweekly.com Subscribe to our Folio Cooking Newsletter at folioweekly.com/newsletters ___________________________________ Contact Chef Bill Thompson, owner/chef of Fernandina Beach’s Amelia Island Culinary Academy, by email at cooking@folioweekly. com, to get inspired and be a culinary star!

FOLIO COOKING’S GROCERY COMMUNITY EARTH FARE 11901 Atlantic Blvd., Ste. 250, Arlington GRASSROOTS NATURAL MARKET 2007 Park St., Riverside

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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

THE SAVORY MARKET 474380 S.R. 200, Fernandina

ROWE’S 1670 Wells Rd., Orange Park 8595 Beach Blvd., Southside FERNANDINA BEACH MARKET PLACE Art & Farmers Market, North Seventh Street WHOLE FOODS 10601 San Jose Blvd., Mandarin

FOLIO BEER

DAS POKE

GERMAN BEER-POKING makes a CRAFT COMEBACK THOUGH THEY DIDN’T INVENT THE STUFF, THE German people have always embraced beer with a passion akin to obsession. So much so, in fact, that the nation and its language have become inextricably intertwined with all things beer in the world’s collective consciousness. German traditions and lingo have traveled around the globe. Some exports have become commonplace, like the biergarten and beer festival, while others remain esoteric. Enter the bierstacheln. Bierstacheln, or beer spikes, are redhot metal pokers (taverns of old often used shipbuilders’ loggerheads) used to rapidly warm beer. In the process, the sugars in the beer become caramelized and the carbonation decreases, leaving a sweeter, smoother beer. The spikes can also be used to warm up other drinks such as toddies or flips, old-time beer cocktails containing rum, sugar and sometimes egg and cream. Yes, the tradition can be traced back hundreds of years and, yes, the red-hot spikes were reportedly used to cauterize wounds, too. According to the German beer website was-mit-bier.de, “Beer spikes were invented by blacksmiths in the Middle Ages. If their after-work beer was too cold for them, they briefly dipped a glowing poker into it. So they could quickly bring their beer to drinking temperature after hard work.” The best beers to poke are bocks. First brewed in the northern German town of Einbeck in the 14th century, bock beer quickly became a favorite further south, in Munich. There, the Bavarians mispronounced the name of the beer’s city of origin. Einbeck became “ein bock,” or billy goat. As the heavy, malty and highly alcoholic lager grew in popularity, the name stuck (and clever brewers often

light-heartedly featured goats on the label). Bock beer gave rise to several variations. Dopplebock, literally double bock, is a stronger version, clocking in at 7 to 12 percent. Maibock is slightly lighter yet still strong. Eisbock is frozen to remove some of the water and raise the alcohol content. Weizenbock, finally, is a wheat version of the brew. For beer-poking purposes, the darker bock variants are the best, as are stouts, browns and porters. The practice of poking—some American breweries call it gustungling, but I could not find a translation for the word—has become something of a gimmick in the U.S., particularly at craft breweries located in the colder climates of the country. Minnesota seems to be the beerpoking capital of North America. Fitger’s Brewhouse and Lake Superior Brewing Co. (both in Duluth) have been giving bocks the brûlée treatment at their joint Bockfest for some years, and just last month, Minneapolis’ Northbound Smokehouse offered patrons the chance to warm up their Eisbock with red-hot Rebar. Word is now spreading. Austin’s Strange Land Brewery joined the poking party in 2017 with a big marketing splash. Watch out for more hot irons. Sticking a hot poker in your beer may not sound like something you’d want to try here in the warm climate of Florida, but the novelty of it all—and the smooth flavor—might be appealing. But do not attempt this technique after consuming too many beers or you may end up cauterizing yourself, wound or not. Marc Wisdom marc@folioweekly.com Subscribe to our Folio Beer Newsletter at folioweekly.com/newsletters

FOLIO BEER’S BREWERY COMMUNITY AARDWOLF BREWING CO.

BOLD CITY BREWERY

GREEN ROOM BREWING

1461 Hendricks, San Marco

2670 Rosselle St., Riverside

228 Third St. N., Jax Beach

AMELIA TAVERN BREWPUB

BOLD CITY DOWNTOWN

HYPERION BREWING CO.

ANCIENT CITY BREWING

BOTTLENOSE BREWING

318 Centre St., Fernandina 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

109 E. Bay St.

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

S J BREWING CO.

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.

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FOLIO PETS

LOCAL PET EVENTS & ADOPTABLES YAPPY HOUR ST. PUPPY’S DAY • Dress your bestest pal in green because there’s a contest for King and Queen o’ the Green, a dog-and-owner beer drinking contest (no, your pup will not be drinking real beer), pet vendors, giveaways and treats, raffles and fun, 2-5 p.m. March 10, Jacksonville Landing, Downtown, 353-1188, jacksonvillelanding.com. MEMORIAL TILES • First Coast No More Homeless Pets offers the opportunity to honor the love and energy your pet gave by buying a memorial tile, to be hung on the walls of FCNMHP’s Norwood Avenue clinic.

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EVERY SINGLE DAY (EXCEPT SUNDAY), AN inevitable intruder sets foot in my yard, reaches into a satchel and pulls out small stacks of paper, prompting me to take immediate action. My undeniable bravery and courageous bark chases him away every time—only to come back the next day. And so begins the cycle anew. Though you humans may be giddy with excitement when the mailperson arrives, your dogs are less enthusiastic and will certainly let you know with a bark or two—or five. What is it about the postal delivery service personnel that drives dogs crazy? If you want to dig to the root of the behavior, you must think like a dog. We are wired to be protective and instinctively suspicious of anyone who is not part of our pack. Anybody showing up at our doorstep is a potential threat, whether it’s the mailperson, a UPS driver or your favorite pizza delivery buddy. To protect ourselves and our families, we confront these perceived intruders with loud barking, growling, even snarling—a type of biological burglar alarm—to drive them out of our territory. And it works! Every day, your dog’s space is threatened by the mailperson, leading Fido to let loose in an effort to shoo away the menace. The mailperson eventually leaves because they’re finished delivering the mail—that’s the job description: deliver mail, move on, repeat. For Fido, however, it’s another notch in the old collar. Your dog can rest easy for another 24 hours. Shooing away that person was a job well done, and that’s a great feeling! Every instance of reward makes a

Dogs aren’t HARD-WIRED TO HATE the MAILPERSON behavior more likely to be repeated. And while we tend to think of rewards as treats, toys and affection, one reinforcer we don’t consider is when something threatening is removed from a situation. In this case, the barking behavior is rewarded, or reinforced, every time the trespasser leaves, so your dog continues to save the family home every day at mail time. It can be useful to have a dog announce the arrival of a guest. However, having a dog go ballistic and act aggressively is neither safe nor pleasant. If your dog is going postal, there are some simple steps you can take to make your pooch better adjusted to deal with strangers arriving at the door. If you can be home when the mail is delivered, you can help establish the carrier as a friendly presence. Finding ways to let your dog interact with a variety of people—men and women of different shapes and sizes—may also help. But the best way to turn around your dog’s view of the postal worker is a treat exchange. If possible, slip your mailman some of your buddy’s favorite treats, and let them turn your defensive dog’s frown upside down. With training, your dog can be taught to control or limit barking. Who knows? Dog and postal worker alike may wind up looking forward to their next encounter! Davi mail@folioweekly.com Subscribe to our Folio Pets Newsletter at folioweekly.com/newsletters ____________________________________ Davi the Dachshund knows how to strike the right balance between warm and fuzzy, and fearless defender of home and hearth.

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Wrong. Those tiny fellas grow. When choosing a reptile for a pet, help your child understand that they grow. And that shoebox won’t be a good home when the lizard is 3 feet long. Some reptiles live a long time … long after your darling one has gone to college, joined the Peace Corps … whatevs. It’s important to impress upon kids that while dogs (and, occasionally, cats) are thrilled to interact and play, a snake or turtle just may not feel sociable–ever. We know some kids can’t be dissuaded. Recommended reptiles include bearded dragons, king snakes, leopard geckos, Russian tortoises. Of course, you’ll discuss responsibility for cleaning, feeding, etc. and consequences if chores aren’t done, not the least of which would be the untimely demise of Master Viper. It’s a big step. Think twice, and help your kid with all the considerations and what-ifs that are bound to arise. And good luck!

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WANT SOMETHING SWEET, COOL AND FRESH IN YOUR LIFE? I’m Peppermint, and I can’t wait to have a family of my own. I’m an outgoing, fun girl and super-cute to boot! I’m about five years old, and I weigh almost 90 pounds. If you can handle a big girl with an even bigger heart, stop by Jax Humane Society, 8464 Beach Blvd., Southside.

Personalize your tile with a message and a photo. Tiles are $100 each, are tax-deductible and funds go to support the work of FCNMHP. For details and the form to complete, go to fcnmhp.org. BYOB GREYHOUNDS • Bring Your Own Breed– Greyhounds!–is 6:30 p.m. March 7 at Kanine Social, 580 College St., Brooklyn, 712-6363, kaninesocial. com. BYOB Huskies is noon-2 p.m. March 9. BYOB Aussies & Collies is noon March 10.

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USDAA PALS & PAWS AGILITY TRIALS • The trials run March 8, 9 and 10, start time 8 a.m. each day; Jacksonville Equestrian Center, 13611 Normandy Blvd., 255-4254, palsandpawsagility.com. Spectator admission and parking free. 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 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. Jule the R.E.A.D. Dog joins the fun, 4 p.m. March 6, Webb Wesconnett Library, 6887 103rd St., Westside, 778-7305. READ WITH DIVA & TENOR • Children of all ages practice reading to real, live local therapy dogs, 1-2:30 p.m. Saturday, March 9, Mandarin Library, 3330 Kori Rd., 262-5201, jaxpubliclibrary.org. To list an event, send the name, time, date, location (complete street address, city), price of admission, contact number/website to print, to mdryden@folioweekly.com.

NEWS OF THE WEIRD ROLL AWAY THE STONE Pastor Alph Lukau of Alleluia International Ministries in Johannesburg, South Africa, is facing lawsuits after a Feb. 24 stunt in which he seemed to resurrect a dead man. Sowetan News reported a video shows Lukau placing his hands on the stomach of a man in a coffin. Suddenly the man, identified as Elliott, begins to gasp for air and sits up. “Can you see what happened?” Lukau exclaims in the video. “This man died since Friday, he was in the mortuary. ... Devil, I told you wherever I find you I will kick you.” Pastor Rochelle Kombou said the hearse driver heard noises from the coffin and ran away when they got to the church. “I was screaming,” she said. “I saw his tongue moving. ... The man of God completed the miracle by praying because prayer is the key.” The lawsuits stem from the misrepresentation of the situation to three funeral parlors, whose services were sought by church officials; a coffin was bought from one and the hearse was hired from another. Prince Mafu, representing the funeral homes, said the Jeppe police are investigating. AVOID PLACES NAMED CLATSOP Christopher Knox, 37, of Hillsboro, Oregon, thought he was calling for help when his car got stuck in the snow in Clatsop State Forest on Feb. 15. He didn’t count on Clatsop County sheriff’s deputies putting two and two together: In Knox’s car was a 13-year-old girl from King County, Washington. He introduced her to officers as his daughter, but they quickly determined the minor had been lured from her home. The Oregonian reported Knox started an online relationship with the girl’s mother, and the girl left home without her parents’ knowledge or consent. Knox was arrested for attempted second-degree rape and first-degree custodial interference. GREAT FOR ST. PAT’S DAY! Smartmouth Brewing Co. in Norfolk, Virginia, launched a new “magically ridiculous” beer on March 2: Saturday Morning, a limited-edition IPA–with marshmallows. Chris Neikirk, brewery spokesperson, told USA Today the beer is “brewed with in-house toasted marshmallows and bulk dehydrated marshmallow bits. ... It has a soft pillowy body with a slight cereal taste.” Smartmouth hopes the beer evokes “nostalgia in adults who remember when ... Saturday mornings were a time that you sat around watching cartoons and playing games,” Neikirk added, warning the brewery is “not marketing to children.” B-Y-O-CHAINSAW Looking for a creepy weekend getaway? The Gas Station along Texas Highway 304 near Bastrop offers overnight stays. The old filling station was the setting for the 1974 film The Texas

Chainsaw Massacre. The Gas Station opened as a restaurant in 2016, serving barbecue and souvenirs to film buffs. Manager Ben Hughes said the Coke machine in the film is the same one now in the restaurant, and the van parked outside is an exact replica of the one in the film. Fans can stay in one of four mini-cabins behind the restaurant. But Hughes promises the staff won’t try to scare you: “We want to make sure that everybody who comes out has a good time ... not just freakin’ out or anything like that.” TURNIP YOUR HEARING AID On Feb. 13, Nina Harris of Kentucky told her husband, Allan, that she wanted tulips for Valentine’s Day. As she explains it: “He wasn’t paying attention. He just said, ‘Yes, I know.’ When I got up, I had my first cup of coffee, and he said, ‘Oh, your turnips are here.’ And I said, ‘Turnips?!’” Nina told WPVI TV. Allan’s story is slightly sweeter: “I ... put the turnips in the bucket that says ‘I Love You’ on it,” he said. “I went in there, got her coffee–and here you go!” Allan, who admitted he wasn’t listening when Nina requested tulips, made it up to her by getting flowers, candy and balloons. PLEASE, NOT KNEES! Filipino medicine man Angelito Oreta, 55, has an unusual way to protect himself and his home from thieves and attackers. He and his followers raid fresh graves near Manila and steal corpses’ kneecaps. Oreta uses a scalpel to remove the patella, then soaks the bone in coconut oil to dissolve the skin. When dry, the bones are scattered around his home or worn around his neck. “The benefit the guardian angels from the patellas will bring is that they will help your livelihood,” Oreta told Metro News. “The kneecaps are used for protection. Or they also work as a shield.” Oreta gives the bones to his trusted friends and followers. B-Y-O-CHIANTI Silence of the Lambs, indeed. Joan, a woman in Manchester, England, has a unique job for a custom clothing designer. Joan, 55, is anticipating having her leg amputated because of peripheral arterial disease, reported the Daily Mail, so she posted on Sewport.com, asking for help to “create something beautiful and useful”–a handbag, using her skin. She’s budgeted about $3,900 for the project, which she sees as a “medium-sized handbag with a short strap and a section down the middle … made from my skin,” she explained in the post. “I know it’s a bit odd and gross ... but it’s my leg, and I can’t bear the thought of it being left to rot somewhere.” There are no laws against her keeping the limb. No designers have offered to help with Joan’s request. weirdnewstips@amuniversal.com

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TINSELTOWN LINE FOR PIZZA We were in line, talking. I don’t want anything I can’t have, but I feel like we had a connection. I’d like to talk more. And I forgot to say Happy Valentine’s Day. When: Feb. 14. Where: Tinseltown Cinema. #1719-0220 DOWNSTAIRS BAR You: Ball cap, T-shirt, shorts. Me: Long-legged woman, shorts, teal tank, sat by you, didn’t like your first name. Our eyes did the talking; love at first sight. You’ve taken my breath away ever since; my moon and stars. When: July 2018. Where: Julington Creek Fish Camp. #1718-0220 BALLSY BLUE TACOMA Me: Brunette walking briskly north, jeans, brown jacket. You: Ballsy man, slowly drove by, whistling. Wish I’d stopped to talk ;) you made me smile. I’m more than my excellent arse. Let’s ride off-road! When: 11:40 a.m. Feb. 2. Where: Eighth Ave. N., Jax Beach. #1717-0213 DANCING TO MY MUSIC! Me: Parked in front of Yobe, pink hair. You: With pal, going into Ted’s, jamming to my music; pointed at me, stared. Thought of asking for your number; I chickened. I smile thinking about the encounter. When: Jan. 19. Where: Ted’s Montana Grill, OP. #1716-0123 DESSERT, DRINKS, bb’s We moved so you could sit with your friends. Glad you did. My GF gave her number to guy beside us; it’s cool I gave you mine. Like to hear from you. Unmistakable electricity, flirtation; get in touch. When: Dec. 26. Where: bb’s. #1715-0109 GARROD’S MOM, GREAT SMILE You: Long coat, boots, walking Garrod (white Maltese) outside Flying Iguana; stopped, said hello. Me: Red long-sleeved shirt. I petted Garrod, we talked, you smiled–something clicked. Let’s meet again. Maybe a “rare thing” happening. When: Dec. 12. Where: Beaches Town Center. #1714-1219

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 MARCH 6-12, 2019 | FOLIOWEEKLY.com | 35

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HUGH JACKMAN, OTTERS, MOBY DICK & ALBERT EINSTEIN ARIES (March 21-April 19): Genius inventor Thomas Edison rebelled against sleep, which he saw as wasteful. He tried to limit his time in bed to four hours a night so he’d have more time to work during his waking hours. Genius scientist Albert Einstein had a different approach. He preferred 10 hours of sleep a night, and liked to steal naps during the day, too. You’re in a phase when it makes more sense to imitate Einstein than Edison. Important learning and transformation are happening in your dreams. Give your nightly adventures max opportunity to work their magic on your behalf.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): The Danish flag has a red background emblazoned with an asymmetrical white cross. It was a national symbol of power as early as the 14th century, and may have emerged during a critical military struggle that established the Danish empire in 1219. No other nation on Earth has a flag with such an ancient origin. But if Denmark’s Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen, a Taurus, asked me for advice, I’d urge him to break with custom and design a new flag–maybe with a rainbow or a crazy tree. Here’s a more expansive idea for you: create fresh traditions in every area of your life! GEMINI (May 21-June 20): On June 7, 1988, Gemini musician Bob Dylan launched what’s now known as the Never Ending Tour. It’s still going. For 30-plus years, he’s played almost 3,000 shows on every continent except Antarctica. In 2018 alone, at 77, he did 84 gigs. He’s living proof not every Gemini is flaky and anti-commitment. Even if you’ve flirted with flightiness in the past, I doubt you will in the next five weeks. On the contrary, you’ll be a paragon of persistence, doggedness and stamina. CANCER (June 21-July 22): The otters at a marine park in Miura City, Japan are friendly to human visitors. There are holes in their glass-walled enclosures through which they reach out to shake people’s hands with their webbed paws. You need experiences akin to that in the weeks ahead. Your mental and spiritual health will thrive so much, you’ll seek closer contact with animals. It’s a good time to nurture your instinctual intelligence and absorb influences from the natural world. Tune in to and celebrate your animal qualities. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Between 1977 and 1992, civil war raged in Mozambique. Combatants planted thousands of land mines that remain dangerous long after the conflict ended. Recently, a new ally has emerged to address the problem: rats, trained to find the hidden explosives so humans can defuse them. The expert sniffers don’t weigh enough to detonate the mines, so they’re ideal for the job. I see a metaphorically similar development in your future. You’ll get help and support from a surprising or unlikely source. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Imagine a stairway that leads nowhere; as you ascend, you realize at the top there’s no door or hallway, but a wall. You may have been dealing with a metaphorical version of an anomaly like this. I predict that in the weeks ahead, some magic will occur to change everything. It’s like you’ll find a button on the wall and push it–and it opens a previously unseen door. Somehow, you’ll gain entrance through an apparent obstruction. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Not all of the classic works of great literature are entertaining. According to one survey of editors, writers and librarians, J.W. Goethe’s Faust, Herman Melville’s Moby Dick, and Miguel de Cervantes’ Don Quixote are among 36 | FOLIOWEEKLY.com | MARCH 6-12, 2019

the most boring masterpieces ever written. Most experts agree they’re still valuable to read. In that spirit, and in accordance with astrological omens, commune with other dull but meaningful things. Seek low-key but rich offerings. Be aware vapid people and situations may have clues and catalysts you need.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Many Scorpios regard secrecy as a skill worth cultivating. It serves an urge to gather and manage power. You know information is a valuable commodity, so you guard it carefully and share it sparingly. This habit sometimes makes you seem understated, even shy. Your hesitancy to express too much knowledge and feelings may influence others to underestimate the intensity seething in you. You’ll show the world who you are with more dazzle and flamboyance in the next few weeks. It’ll be interesting to see how you try to heed the rule that information is power. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Sagittarian actress and producer Deborra-Lee Furness has been married to megastar actor Hugh Jackman for 23 years. Their wedding rings are inscribed with a motto blending Sanskrit and English, “Om paramar to the mainamar.” Hugh and Deborah-Lee say it means “we dedicate our union to a greater source.” In keeping with astrological omens, engage in a similar gesture with an important person in your life. Now is an excellent time to deepen and sanctify a relationship by pledging yourselves to a higher purpose, beautiful collaboration or sublime mutual quest. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): In 1997, supercomputer Deep Blue won six chess matches against Chess Grand Master Gary Kasparov. In 2016, an Artificial Intelligence called AlphaGo squared off against human champion Lee Sodol in a best-of-five series of the Chinese board game Go. AlphaGo crushed Sodol, four games to one. There is, though, one cerebral game in which human intelligence still reigns supreme: the card game bridge. No AI has yet beat the best bridge players. In the weeks ahead, no AI could out-think and out-strategize you as you navigate through life’s tests and challenges. You’ll be smarter than ever. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): At regular intervals, a hot stream of boiling water shoots up out of the Earth, into the sky at Wyoming’s Yellowstone National Park. It’s the geyser Old Faithful; its steamy surge can reach a height of 185 feet and last for five minutes. When white settlers first discovered this natural phenomenon in the 19th century, some used it as a laundry. Between blasts, they’d place dirty clothes in Old Faithful’s aperture. When the scalding flare erupted, it did all the cleansing. Harness a natural force for a practical purpose, or a primal power for an earthly task. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Who was the model for Leonardo da Vinci’s iconic painting Mona Lisa? Many scholars think it was Italian noblewoman Lisa del Giocondo. Leonardo wanted her to feel comfortable during the long hours she sat for him, so he hired musicians to play and folks with mellifluous voices to read stories. He built a musical fountain for her to gaze upon and gave her a white Persian cat to cuddle. If it were within my power, I’d arrange something similar for you in the weeks ahead. I’d love to see you calm and soothed, to feel at ease, at home in the world, surrounded by beautiful influences you love. You deserve a break from everyday frenzy. Rob Brezsny freewillastrology@freewillastrology.com

HOW SOON IS SOON? Legal weed future is still up in the air WE GET LOTS OF QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS COLUMN.

The most common question is probably, “Do they actually pay you to write about that stuff?” (Yes.) Running a very close second, however, is, “When are they going to legalize cannabis for recreational use?” That’s a rather complicated question, one to which not even experts like me really know the answer, pretensions of clairvoyance be damned. My standard response, which still seems the most likely scenario right now, is that our state’s pro-pot activists, led as always by attorney John Morgan, will soon begin the long, laborious process of gathering signatures with the hope of bringing the question directly to Florida voters on the November 2020 ballot. With a “yuge” turnout expected for a superelection that will see Don Trump defending his spot against upwards of two dozen Democratic challengers, the numbers will be on their side, as they were back in 2016. We have yet to see any state reject such a proposal in the modern era, so there’s no reason to expect Floridians to be the first, and with Republicans fighting for political survival against an opposition that has all the momentum on their side, there probably won’t be much opposition. Even the most avid conservatives, for the most part, have ceased to view marijuana prohibition as a priority worthy of investing too much time or money, so it seems a fait accompli at this point. Barring heavy shenanigans beyond the stuff that briefly stalled out the push for medical marijuana in 2014, legalization advocates should cruise to victory in 20 months, and Florida will become the 11th state to fully legalize weed in January 2021. Less patient readers, however, will be pleased to know there’s a slight chance of it happening

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much sooner than that, perhaps as soon as this summer. Two Florida Democrats, Michael Grieco and Carlos Guillermo Smith, recently introduced HB 1117, which, if passed, would amount to an end run around the ballot box, sanctioning full use of the full flower in any conceivable form. (Grieco also filed HB 1119, which set up a scheme to license its sale and to tax the revenues thereof, which everyone seems to be OK with.) Republican recalcitrance makes it unlikely to ever escape legislative purgatory, but if they were to somehow pass, the odds of Governor Ron DeSantis signing it are probably a little better than one might think. He’s already made clear his willingness to allow Floridians to smoke the pots, and bills to that effect are already in motion in both chambers, led by State Rep. Ray Rodrigues (HB 7015) and State Sen. Jeff Brandes (SB 182). Similar legislation has already been introduced in Hawaii, New Hampshire and New Mexico. But as quickly as those bills are moving forward, the federal government may be joining the race as well, with newly minted presidential aspirant Cory Booker (D-NJ) rebooting his Marijuana Justice Act for a new congress that may be slightly more likely to give it a proper hearing. Incidentally, HB 1117 would also re-name the Florida Division of Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco to the Florida Division of Alcoholic Beverages, Marijuana & Tobacco, and that’s certainly a T-shirt everyone will want. Shelton Hull mail@folioweekly.com Subscribe to our Folio Weed Newsletter at folioweekly.com/newsletters

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BLACK MIRROR

SOCIAL MEDIA OVERUSE affects our mental health

SOCIAL MEDIA CAN HAVE A NEGATIVE IMPACT on many aspects of individuals as well as all within a family dynamic. There are pros and cons to using social media. The most obvious pro is that it connects people in a world where we all get caught up in our own lives and lose touch with friends and family. It can also help us keep up with interests and give us a break from the stress of the real world for a short time. However, excessive use of social media can cause family relationships to suffer, create a negative selfimage from comparing ourselves to others, a more sedentary lifestyle, depression and other mental health issues. It can also become addictive. Education and awareness of the many issues that result from overuse of social media are areas I want to impact through my work as a counselor in Northeast Florida. Our kids are especially influenced by social media. Children may become less open with adults and choose to retreat to social media to help them get through issues whether minor or major. They quite likely will get unhealthy or even immoral information that could be more damaging. Their self-esteem can also suffer, as they compare themselves to others or become obsessed with the number of likes and who does and doesn’t like their posts. When their self-esteem suffers, depression and anxiety will join in. Additionally, it’s easy for anyone to engage in negative behaviors online because there is

a lack of authority or policing of behavior and, of course, anonymity. This allows us to misbehave online, often with impunity. It opens the possibility of predators engaging with our children. Because of these things, it is very important to talk to your children about ways to use social media. Some examples are: what the correct behavior online is, not comparing themselves based on others’ seemingly perfect lives, decreasing their time using media, and being aware of those who would seek to exploit them (stranger danger). Give them confidence and information so they will not succumb to these possible damaging issues and be able to maintain healthy attitudes. Another issue with media and children is bullying. More than 90 percent of teenagers have witnessed or have been the victim of cyberbullying. Though bullying has been around since the dawn of time, it has recently been in the forefront of mental health issues. Children who are bullied on top of family and/or mental health issues often have a difficult time dealing with the bullying. These are the children we need to especially look out for and protect due to an already weakened coping ability. As we have seen in the news, there has been an increase in suicide in teens due to bullying. Be aware of this serious issue. Don’t hesitate to report it and get help from a professional. As adults, we can also get too

involved or addicted to social media, and this can also affect our mental health for some of the same reasons. It can become difficult to relax or fall asleep after using social media, resulting in lack of sleep or even insomnia. It’s often that depression or anxiety can manifest or get worse by comparing ourselves to others online or allowing ourselves to get involved in drama unfolding on social media. Furthermore, it can negatively affect face-to-face encounters. Another important issue that we sometimes don’t realize is occurring is that we’re neglecting those around us, being unaware or unmindful of our family and surroundings. New software monitors phone usage; how many times you pick it up or how many hours you spend using it. It has been surprising to many just how high the numbers are in our society. If we are not available for our families, they will turn elsewhere for attention or get help from others of whom we may not approve. Children do not react to neglect the same way adults do. For children, it can have long-term negative effects in many areas of their personality and/or self-image. So, put down your phone and spend more time being aware, listening and being involved with your family. The rest of the world will keep spinning. Michelle Wright, MS, LMHC mail@folioweekly.com _______________________________________

Wright is a licensed mental health therapist in Mandarin.

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