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BITE BY BITE NORTHEAST FLORIDA’S SPRING RESTAURANT GALLERY ABOUT THE COVER: “DOUBLE VISION,” COLLAGE, 11”X14”, 2018.

This week’s cover is by St. Augustine artist Gina Torkos. A member of the Aviles Gallery, Torkos creates award-winning collages with paper taken from discarded magazines.

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THE MAIL DISARM

SCHOOLS ARE MEANT TO BE PLACES OF sanctuary, safety and learning for children.

Arming teachers is essentially an extension of the “good guy with a gun” idea advanced

by National Rifle Association and an “accident waiting to happen.”

Research suggests that putting more guns in schools could actually make gun violence worse: more guns, more gun deaths. For every criminal killed in self-defense, there are dozens more murders. And stopping a mass shooting is hard, even with firearms training.

If lawmakers want to prevent school shootings, they must adopt proactive, commonsense solutions to keep those with dangerous histories from obtaining guns in the first place.

Everytownresearch.org, a gun safety advocacy organization, recommends background checks on all gun sales, red flag laws, keeping guns out of the hands of domestic abusers, and raising the minimum age to 21 years old for the purchase of semiautomatic rifles and shotguns.

Karen Adler via email

CAUSE & EFFECT

RE.: “Failing Our Children,”

by Deborah Hansen, March 27

I JUST READ DEBORAH Hansen’s Backpage Editorial and wondered if the frustration and anger those children must feel could be responsible in part for violence such as school shootings.

Our young boys and men in this country are suffering from something.

Rebecca Searles via email

LETTER TO THE NEW, OPEN-MINDED EDITOR

RE.: “No News Is Bad News,” by A.G. Gancarski, March 20

I AGREE WITH A RECENT FOLIO POLITICS column that complimented the current cohort of journalists at the daily newspaper. To use a sports metaphor, they are small (in number) but scrappy. Let’s hope that the TimesUnion journalists’ efforts to unionize will be successful. My meager experience with unions is that they arise when a company merits them.

Editorially, GateHouse has moved the T-U toward the center, away from the far-right politics of the previous ownership. It’s a work in progress but, in the end, good journalism is what the subscribers care about the most.

Michael Hoffmann via email

OVERSET

FEEL THE STRAIN

RE.: “Seeking Tzatziki,” by Chef Bill Thompson, March 27

THE MOST IMPORTANT FACTOR HAS BEEN left out of this recipe.

You must use strained yogurt and make sure to get all the excess moisture out of your cucumber to create real Greek-style tzatziki. Many of the other cultures who have a version of tzatziki use regular, runny yogurt.

Sophia Angeliki via Facebook

PERFECTING THE ART

RE.: “Seeking Tzatziki,” by Chef Bill Thompson, March 27

I SHRED THE CUCUMBERS, THEN LAY THEM in a colander with salt, and weigh them down.

Then I rinse them well and wring them out before I use them.

Cate Dobbins via Facebook

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BRICKBATS + BOUQUETS BRICKBATS TO JASON FISCHER Last week, the Republican legislator, who represents a portion of Duval County in the Florida House, introduced a bill (HB 1197) “authorizing state universities and Florida College System institutions to sponsor charter schools under certain circumstances.” The bill is another step away from the autonomy and accountability vested in local school boards, and toward state control of education.

BOUQUETS TO JACKSONVILLE HUMANE SOCIETY The local nonprofit was named “Most Creative Program Overall” in the Get ’Em Home Challenge, a national contest hosted by Maddie’s Fund. More than 100 participating organizations were given three months to find homes for dogs and cats that had been housed in shelters for more than 30 days. The Jax Humane Society’s big win comes with a $10,000 grant.

BRICKBATS TO ROBOCALLERS Federal Trade Commission statistics suggest that, with tax season coming to a head, unscrupulous telemarketers are likely to accelerate robocalls, some of which are attempts to scam unsuspecting taxpayers. In past years, FTC complaints peaked in the two-week period immediately after the April 15 tax deadline. FYI, the IRS will never call to demand immediate payment or ask for credit or debit card numbers over the phone.

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FOLIO VOICES : POLITICS

WHEN THE CYCLE ENDS Survey says RECESSION IS COMING FOR THE SECOND STRAIGHT WEEK, THIS column is focused on economics— specifically, the economics of downturn.

This is something we haven’t seen in roughly a decade, but people are beginning to expect it. We’ve seen the news about the inverted yield curve. We’re getting close to it, and that’s a bad thing. It means interest rates on short-term bonds are higher than on long-term, which drives investor fear.

At the same time, the federal deficit is growing. Over the first four months of the fiscal year, it’s increased by 77 percent. The federal government has been spending with reckless abandon. Sort of like the TARP era a decade ago, but this time, instead of stimulus, it’s just to keep the current momentum going.

All this while federal revenue is falling.

From October 2018 through January 2019, individual tax collections fell 2 percent to $19 billion, CNN reports. Corporate revenue is down, too: 22 percent, from $75.5 billion to $58.9 billion. The decline in corporate tax collections, of course, runs counter to what the president and his allies promoted locally when tax reform was pushed some quarters back.

When I asked him about the seeming incompatibility of tax cuts and spiking deficits, U.S. Senator Marco Rubio said the problem wasn’t with corporate taxes but with demographics. “I think the rate of spending needs to be controlled,” he said a year ago. “Ultimately, the thing that drives long-term debt is the structure of very important programs that I support, Medicare and Social Security. I want to save those programs. They need to be reformed for future generations.”

He went on: “We’ve got a historic number of people who are going to retire, they’re going to live longer than they’ve ever lived, in programs that were designed when we had 16 people working for every retiree.”

The ratio is now 2:1.

“I support those programs. My mom is on Social Security and Medicare,” Rubio said. “I don’t want to see any changes to [those programs] that would harm her or people like her.”

“I’m talking about my generation and people younger than me. We want there to be Social Security and Medicare … that they’re able to exist and provide services long-term. We have to address that in Congress,” Rubio added.

So far, not much has happened to address that crisis. And per the Congressional Budget Office, we’re going

to see deficits around a billion dollars for the foreseeable future.

Rubio eventually gave some populist quotes, saying corporations bought back stock rather than doing what he expected.

“There’s no evidence whatsoever that the money’s been massively poured back into the American worker,” the senator said, as if surprised.

We know what happens when corporations get windfalls. C-suite bonuses and hiring a few more heads devoted to cost-cutting. We are seeing layoffs locally; even Web.Com, the Jacksonville internet magnate that built its brand off M&A, quietly cut 90 people last week.

Floridians expect things to get worse and keep on getting worse, according a recent University of Florida survey.

Expectations are for a decline within the next year … and a sharper decline in the next five years.

Decades ago, the joke was on bumper stickers: “We’re spending our children’s inheritance.”

No one has those stickers anymore.

Because fewer and fewer people see an inheritance as anything other than a theoretical possibility, like American Exceptionalism.

That, in a sense, is what Rubio was talking about: the idea of legacy costs.

In another sense, he must know the demographic crisis we and other late-stage, circling-the-drain democratic republics are in is non-negotiable. There aren’t going to be enough babies to turn the tide.

So, yeah, a recession. It’s about to be real. It won’t be spectacular. Those of you who wait tables will have fewer shifts. Those of you who rent may need roommates you hadn’t considered. Side hustles on top of side hustles, like body bags on a battlefield. And if you have kids?

Hope they don’t mind competing with better-trained and more reliable displaced workers for the kinds of sh*t jobs that build character and, if all goes well, keep the lights on.

Media will suffer, too. As businesses tank, papers slim down and ad routes get more treacherous. On the television side, expect faster consolidation. Economies of scale will be the watchword.

Beyond that? I can recommend some really good recipes involving dried beans and brown rice.

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SUN

14 LEAVING NASHVILLE LEAVI JUSTIN TOWNES EARLE

Folio Weekly brings the celebrated singer-songwriter to Northeast Florida to present his seventh album, Kids in the Street. It’s a collection of songs about growing up and leaving his hometown, Nashville. Folk Is People opens.

8 p.m. Sunday, April 14, Murray Hill Theatre, murrayhilltheatre.com, $20.

OUR PICKS THU

11 AM GOLD

GATLIN BROTHERS

The Nashville gospel trio’s harmonies are legend, and Larry, Steve and Rudy still sing the crisp, classic, country pop of their 1970s heyday.

2 p.m. Thursday, April 11, Clay County Agricultural Fair, Green Cove Springs, claycountyfair.org, $20-$30.

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12 CARBONARO EFFECT MICHAEL CARBONARO

The magician and reality television star brings his sleight-ofhand to Northeast Florida. Carbonaro’s act is participatory, so you just might end up on stage with the maestro.

7 p.m. Friday, April 12, The Times-Union Center, timesunioncenter.com, Downtown, $45-$55.

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THIS WEEK’S BIGGEST & BEST HAPPENINGS

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11 ADULT CONTEMPORARY ICON RICHARD MARX

With radio catnip like “Endless Summer Nights” and “Should’ve Known Better,” the 1980s heartthrob has topped the charts time and again. He performs an intimate acoustic concert, 8 p.m. Thursday, April 11, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall, pvconcerthall.com, $58-$68.

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13 OUT & ABOUT

HEMMING PARK SPRINGFEST

This free, family-friendly festival celebrates the season with gardening demonstrations, agricultural workshops, animal encounters, percussion performances and magic shows.

10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, April 13, Hemming Park, Downtown, hemmingpark.org, free.

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PICKS

BY JENNIFER MELVILLE | KIDS@FOLIOWEEKLY.COM

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13 ZAP! BOOM! BAM! BEACHES COMIC CON 7

Calling all super heroes! Slip into your best costume (or make one!) and head out for a super-fun time for the entire family. There are meet-and-greets with local comic artists, plus a costume contest parade.

11 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, April 13, Beaches Branch Library, Neptune Beach, jaxpubliclibrary.org, free.

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13 VROOM VROOM

18TH ANNUAL FRUIT COVE CAR SHOW

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This is the event to attend in northern St. Johns County in April–and it’s kid-friendly. In addition to 300 awesome antique and collectable cars, there are lots of free food, giveaways, raffles, music, vendors and a kids’ zone with inflatables and games.

9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, April 13, Fruit Cove Baptist Church, fruitcove.com/carshow, free.

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FAMILY DAY

Yellow House wraps the group exhibition, (Re)Set the Table, with a day devoted to great artwork, activities and artists. Refugee women from One Heart Jax stitch hearts with the kids. And there’s a story corner, live music, poetry and popsicles.

11 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, April 13, Yellow House, Riverside, yellowhouseart.org, free.

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13 WHAT BIG WHEELS YOU HAVE FEEL THE WHEELS

The Junior Service League of St. Augustine hosts the seventh annual edition of this family event. If your child loves all things automotive–especially horns and sirens–this is a must. Kids can explore trucks, buses, race cars, tractors, boats–and a helicopter! Food trucks and music, too!

10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, April 13, St. Augustine Outlet Mall parking lot, jslofstaugustine.org, $5; ages 2 and younger free.

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14 PIROUETTE & PLIÉ

DRAWING LIKE DEGAS

A Lightner educator discusses French Impressionist painter Edgar Degas and portraiture. Kids view and discuss Degas’ artwork, and try their hand at a chalk self-portrait.

Ages 5-9, 10-11:30 a.m.; Ages 10-14, 2-3:30 p.m. Sunday, April 14, Lightner Museum, 75 King St., St. Augustine, lightnermuseum.org, $5; $5 for parents living outside St. Johns County.

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PICKS

BY DALE RATERMANN | SPORTS@FOLIOWEEKLY.COM

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13 VICTORIOUS SECRET

UNF OSPREYS VS LIBERTY LADY FLAMES

The UNF women’s softball team battles ASUN Conference rival Liberty in a three-game weekend series.

1 p.m. & 3 p.m. Saturday, April 13; 1 p.m. Sunday, April 14; UNF Softball Complex, Southside, unfospreys.com, free.

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13 AIN’T NO FOOTBALL LIKE ARENA FOOTBALL JACKSONVILLE SHARKS VS NEW YORK STREETS

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The Sharks open their eighth arena football season. The team will “Rock the Tank” with a tribute to the band KISS. 7 p.m. Saturday, April 13, Veterans Memorial Arena, 300 Randolph Blvd., jaxsharks.com, $13.50 & up.

KISS MY ACE!

FLAGLER COLLEGE SAINTS VS NORTH GEORGIA NIGHTHAWKS

TFlagler College’s nationally ranked men’s and women’s tennis teams play their final regular season matches and honor the squads’ seniors.

10 a.m. (women), 1 p.m. (men) Sunday, April 14, Flagler Tennis Center, 57 Valencia St., St. Augustine, flaglerathletics.com, free.

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14 THERE IS NO OFF-SEASON JACKSONVILLE FLORIDA CLASSIC

Catch a pair of high-school basketball all-star games featuring boys and girls from area schools.

7 p.m. Sunday, April 14, Jacksonville Ice & Sportsplex, 3605 Philips Hwy., facebook.com/weareBSEnt, $10-$20.

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15 BATTERS UP!

JUMBO SHRIMP VS BIRMINGHAM BARONS

The Jumbo Shrimp host a five-game homestand against the Barons.

Take an extended lunch for Tuesday’s game.

7:05 p.m. Monday, April 15; 12:05 p.m. Tuesday, April 16; Bragan Field, Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville, 301 Randolph Blvd., milb.com/jacksonville, $5 & up.

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BY STEPHANIE THOMPSON | MAIL@FOLIOWEEKLY.COM

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12 ADVICE FOR VETERANS

VETERANS LEGAL COLLABORATIVE (VLC) BRIEF COUNSEL

Free legal counsel for veterans by Florida licensed attorneys. Bring your questions and you have 20 uninterrupted minutes to obtain advice on how best to proceed in your situation.

11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Friday, April 12, Jacksonville Outpatient Clinic, Veterans Hospital, 1536 N. Jefferson St., Room 2L103, Urban Core, free.

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Must Have Base Access

A WHOLE NEW WORLD RETIRED MILITARY SEMINAR

Congratulations on your retirement, and thank you for your service! This seminar discusses available benefits.

9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Saturday, April 13, Dewey’s Conference Center, NAS Jacksonville, RSVP at 904-542-5745/5790 or at Dewey’s, free. Must have base access.

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Must Have Base Access

PRO TIPS

STRATEGIES FOR CAR-BUYING

Purchasing a motor vehicle is a delicate operation. If you’re thinking about buying, whether it’s your first or tenth time, don’t walk onto the lot without the proper tools.

9-10:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 16, FFSC NAS Jacksonville, Building 554, Child Street, 904-542-5745, free. Must have base access.

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BY BRIAN CASTELLANI | WELLNESS@FOLIOWEEKLY.COM

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BYPASS & BANDING

WEIGHT LOSS & BARIATRIC SURGERY SEMINAR

This free informational program explores ways the Baptist Center for Bariatric Surgery can help folks improve health and change lives.

5:30-7 p.m. Thursday, April 11, Baptist Medical Center, DuPont Auditorium, baptistjax.com, free.

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10 WHAT YOU DON’T KNOW MIGHT KILL YOU SISISKY-KLEPPINGER ENDOWED ANNUAL LECTURE FOR WOMEN’S HEALTH

FOX Sports NFL reporter Jennifer Hale shares her experience of being diagnosed with dilated cardiomyopathy and her fight for a healthy heart.

The program is preceded by cocktails and networking. 5:45-8:30 p.m.

Wednesday, April 10, WJCT Studio, womenslecture.eventbrite.com, free.

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12 BRING A CHANGE OF CLOTHES YOGA PAINTING WORKSHOP

A 90-minute workshop combines—you guessed it—yoga and painting. Arms and legs, ancient poses and movements become brushstrokes building a life-sized work of art.

5:15-6:45 p.m. Friday, April 12, Atlantic Beach Arts Market, atlanticbeachartsmarket.com, $45.

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13 NEVER QUIT NEVER! NEVER QUIT 5K & 10K

The annual patriotic beach run kicks off with speeches and presentations by military veterans and ends with an awards ceremony.

8 a.m. Saturday, April 13, SeaWalk Pavilion, Jax Beach, neverquitnever.com, $55-$78.

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TAI CHI CLASS

An introduction to the low-impact exercise is safe for all ages and fitness levels. The contemplative Chinese martial art promotes physical and emotional balance.

2-3 p.m. Tuesday, April 16, Neptune Beach Senior Activity Center, taichihealthandwellness.com, $5.

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BY ADRIANA NAMUCHE | LATIN@FOLIOWEEKLY.COM

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13 RUEDA & RUMBA LATIN ADDICTION PARTY

Dance Salsa Jax hosts this complimentary Rueda class followed by a dance party that will have you swinging, Cuban-style, into the wee morning hours.

Food and drink available.

8 p.m.-2 a.m. Saturday, April 13, Avondale Dance Directions, dancesalsajax.com, $5-$8.

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10 NEVER TOO EARLY TO LEARN TEEN’S LATIN DANCING

Join the weekly Latin group class every Wednesdays for teens ages 13 to 18.

All levels welcome. First class is free.

5:30-6:15 p.m. Wednesday, April 10, All About Ballroom, Fruit Cove, aabdance.com, $17.

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13 OUR HEARTS ARE IN HAVANA TROPICAL LATIN NIGHT

Cuba Libre Ultra Lounge launched one of Jacksonville’s first Latin nights in 2004, and it’s still going strong every Saturday. Enjoy authentic Cuban food while sipping on classic Caribbean drinks.

10 p.m.-2 a.m. Saturday, April 13, Cuba Libre Ultra Lounge, St. Nicholas, cubalibrebar.com, free.

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he First Coast isn’t just where Florida begins; it’s literally a crossroads. It’s where two of the nation’s major interstate highways intersect, where the mighty St. Johns River empties into the Atlantic Ocean, and where a cornucopia of cultures and communities meet each other to form a whole that’s more than the sum of its parts. All these crossings yield a whole lot of good food. Bite by Bite celebrates the culinary richness of Northeast Florida. Traditional, contemporary and everything in between, the regional food scene is rising like well-leavened bread in a hot oven. In these pages, you’ll meet some of its movers and shakers, and see where they ply their delectable trades.

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CORNER TACO SELF-DESCRIBED AS SERVING ‘SEMIswanky street food,’ the former taco-stand-turned-food-truck-turnedbrick-and-mortar casual restaurant offers made-from-scratch “Mexclectic cuisine” including (duh) tacos, nachos, 818 Post St., Riverside 240-0412 cornertaco.com

chicken, chorizo, tempeh, seafood, plus gluten-free, vegetarian options, and beer and wine. It may sound silly but trust us: try the hummus. The Corner was awarded two Slow Food First Coast’s Snails of Approval.

HOURS OF OPERATION 11 a.m.-9 p.m. most days

BLACK SHEEP RESTAURANT THE INDEPENDENT UPSCALE RESTAURANT in historic Five Points serves New American favorites with a Southern twist (they call it “where haute meets homegrown”), made with locally sourced ingredients from regional farmers and purveyors. Daily specials are available; check the website. And the awesome rooftop bar is … well … awesome. It 1534 Oak St., Riverside 380-3091 blacksheep5points.com

even won Best Rooftop Bar in our Best of Jax 2018. There you can imbibe signature cocktails and craft beers, or work your way through an extensive wine list.

(There’s even bubbly in a can!) In the immortal words of Tim Hardin, “The black sheep can wear the Golden Fleece and hold the winning hand.”

HOURS OF OPERATION

10:30 a.m.-10 p.m. Tue.-Thur.; 10:30 a.m.-11 p.m.

Fri.; 9:30 a.m.-mid. Sat.; 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Sun.

BLK SHP AT INTUITION

IT’S LIKE A DREAM COME TRUE: LOCAL craft brews and great Black Sheep fare are offered at the counter inside Intuition Ale Works. Brisket sandwiches, 929 E. Bay St., Downtown 683-7720 intuitionaleworks.com/food

shrimp baskets, wings, mac & cheese, burgers, buffalo chicken and … drum roll, please … best damn poutine on the face of the Earth.

HOURS OF OPERATION

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IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD: ST. AUGUSTINE

THE SALTY PELICAN SINCE 2012, THE SALTY PELICAN HAS been one of Fernandina Beach’s most popular eateries, offering high-quality bar food with a gorgeous view of the Amelia River. Owners Al Waldis and T.J. Pelletier leveraged their years of experience in the hospitality and restaurant businesses, which included stints at the Ritz Carlton and Amelia Island Plantation, to offer qualify food and service in a waterfront setting.

The Salty Pelican menu is rich with traditional and non-traditional bar fare. In addition to chicken wings, salads, burgers, sandwiches and conch fritters, you can also

KYLE DUMPSON

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12 N. Front St., Fernandina Beach 277-3811 thesaltypelicanamelia.com

WE’VE GOT IT MADE IN THE ANCIENT City.

The food is so good. There’s a little bit of everything here, too. St. Augustine Seafood Company has your shrimp baskets and fresh-catch sandwiches in a fast casual atmosphere. It’s perfect for lunch, as is the Grilled Cheese Gallery. Located right on the Plaza de la Constitución, the GCG is sammie heaven. (Also home to unicorns.)

Meehan’s Irish Pub & Seafood

for a slice of pizza? Head down King Street to Carmelo’s Pizzeria. It’s next door to Carmelo’s Marketplace and service station. Can’t miss it.

The one area that St. Augustine needs to work on, in my humble opinion, is late-night eats. Barley Republic Irish Public House and South-A-Philly Steaks & Hoagies are after-hours oases in a city that rolls up the sidewalks way too early. Thankfully,

We’ve got it made in the Ancient City. The food is so good. There’s a little bit of everything here, too.

House is your ideal spot for oysters, any style, and a panoramic view of Matanzas Bay (ask for a table upstairs, and tell ’em Kyle sent you).

Prohibition Kitchen has your burgers, including the famed Bootlegger (with smoked bacon, fried pickled green tomato slice and housemade pimento cheese). Hangry

these two establishments are hella sumptuous oases, offering copious portions of comfort food to help ease the transition between party mode and sleep mode.

When at you’re at Barley, try the Buffalo-style chicken tenders. When at South-A-Philly, chow down on—what else?—a cheesesteak!

HOURS OF OPERATION

11 a.m.-11 p.m. Mon.-Sat. 10 a.m.-11 p.m. Sun.

BOLD BEAN COFFEE ROASTERS

FOR ZACK BURNETT, MANAGING PARTNER (and green coffee buyer) of Bold Bean Coffee Roasters, running a great coffee business is not just about producing good-tasting coffee; it’s about the entire experience. “We put all of our energy into ensuring a great customer experience,” said Burnett. “This touches on everything from the quality of the products we serve, the ambiance of our shops and the genuine interactions we have with our guests.”

Burnett’s father, Jay, started Bold Bean in his garage in 2007. Zack soon joined to help with production, and by 2010 he had started developing the retail model. The company has locations in Riverside, San Marco and Jacksonville Beach, and routinely racks up Best of Jax awards for best coffee shop.

Bold Bean sources all its coffees in the country of origin, not from a coffee broker’s manifest, which gives them access to a greater number of coffees than most roasters. In addition to its extensive coffee 869 Stockton St., Riverside

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order seared tuna nachos with seaweed salad, goat cheese, wasabi sesame seeds and Pico de Gallo; shrimp etouffee; and Maine lobster rolls served with chives, celery, butter and micro greens. According to Pelletier, the lobster rolls have been a huge hit. “I’m from Maine, so it was important to me to do it the right way,” he said.

They are perhaps most famous for their broiled oysters, served with your choice of sauce: Pelican Original (horseradish, butter and parmesan); Bacon & Bleu Cheese (smoked bacon, bleu cheese and garlic butter); or Rockefeller (creamed spinach, parmesan, bread crumbs and bacon).

selection, the company offers a bake shop run by Burnett’s brother, Adam, as well as subscription services, custom orders, a line of Bold Bean merchandise and even classes and coffee-related demonstrations.

Burnett said Bold Bean is currently upgrading to a new roasting system that burns 80 percent less gas than a traditional roaster, “so our carbon footprint will go way down.” The new system, currently being tested, “will more efficiently transfer heat from the burner to the coffee bean,” resulting in a sweeter, more vibrant coffee.

The staff is at the heart of Bold Bean’s success, Burnett said. “The most common feedback we get is that people love our staff and the experience they have in our shops,” he said. “Our wholesale accounts love not just our coffee but the account managers who work directly with them as well as the services we provide such as training and consultation. So, really it’s all about the people.”

2400 Third St. S., Ste. 200, Jax Beach 6:30 a.m.-7 p.m. Mon.-Fri. 7 a.m.-7 p.m. Sat. & Sun.

1905 Hendricks Ave., San Marco 6:30 a.m.-7 p.m. Mon.-Fri. 7 a.m.-7 p.m. Sat. & Sun.

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THE FISH COMPANY & OYSTER BAR THIS ATLANTIC BEACH SEAFOOD destination has been making waves in the coastal community since 2006.

Known for consistently offering some of the best local, seasonal fresh catch, The Fish Company & Oyster Bar has made its reputation. “The Fish Company is our vision of a first-class seafood restaurant with a casual beach attitude,” says Ann Pinner, who owns the establishment with her chef husband, Bill. Together, they’ve accomplished that mission.

Chef William Pinner uses the best 725 Atlantic Blvd., Ste. 12, Atlantic Beach, 246-0123, thefishcojax.com

seasonal and local seafood available in creating his menu. Locally sourced products are included whenever possible.

A raw bar in the center of the restaurant showcases crustaceans and other fresh steamed and raw seafood.

The Fish Company, open every day, has daily specials; happy hour is 2-7 p.m.

Monday-Saturday. The Pinners also offer housemade desserts and a full bar. And there’s people-watching on the outdoor patio as you dine. This destination is a must for lunch or dinner.

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11 a.m.-9 p.m. Mon.-Thur., 11 a.m.-10 p.m.

Fri. & Sat., 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Sun.

MOON RIVER PIZZA OWNER DAN BOTTORFF ISN’T IN BUSINESS for the money. In fact, all his staff is paid the same so there’s no competition for duties or tips. He believes that philosophy has contributed to the chill, family-style atmosphere and great service Moon River Pizza is famous for.

“I don’t have them dressed up in outfits with hats and matching shirts,” Bottorff said wryly.

As a military brat growing up in different parts of the Northwest and Northeast, Bottorff discovered he had a passion for pizza joints. After finishing college, he decided he wanted to run his own pizza restaurant. One Small Business Administration loan later, and he was able to open his first location in Fernandina Beach in 1996.

The menu items are simple: fresh, quality ingredients, a handful of signature pizzas, plus salads, calzones and breadsticks. He uses cheeses from Wisconsin (which his pizza-makers blend themselves) and sausage from 1176 Edgewood Ave. S., Murray Hill, 389-4442 925 S. 14th St., Fernandina Beach, 321-3400, moonriverpizza.net 22 | FOLIOWEEKLY.com | APRIL 10-16, 2019

Jacksonville-based Azar Sausage. The restaurant now offers vegan cheese and vegan meats from local company The Zen Butcher, as well as lower-fat cheese and a gluten-free crust. Bottorff personally selects all the beers and wines.

While the all-meat T-Rex might be his most popular pizza (and several Yelp reviews support that claim), his favorite is The Pizza, featuring mozzarella, mushroom, spinach, cheddar and garlic.

About 15 years ago, Bottorff was looking to expand into Jacksonville. (“I was looking at areas that needed a little love.”) Downtown ended up being too expensive so he opened the Murray Hill location in 2005. Its hip aesthetic, colorful interior and striking artwork has made it one of the hippest and most popular eateries in the city.

Bottorff said his goal was never to be rich but to support the community, a goal he believes he’s reached. “I wanted it to be affordable for families, and I wanted to see a diversity of families,” he said.

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11 a.m.-10 p.m. Mon.-Sat.

SMOKIN’ D’S BBQ IN A SMALL, UNASSUMING BUILDING, there’s a handmade brick firepit that fits into 500 square feet. Don’t let the small size fool you—the magic happens the moment you set foot inside. Close your eyes and mouth, and take a deep breath through your nose.

That smell, authentic old-school

barbecue … it’s meat, smoked to perfection.

Smokin’ D’s has been servin’ chicken, brisket, beef, pork and sides daily for 11 years; the little powerhouse has managed to find a place in the hearts of local carnivores in St. Johns County and beyond. Be early— they won’t sell yesterday’s meat.

1409 U.S. 1, St. Augustine, 295-8952 110 S.R. 206 E., St. Augustine, 797-2050

HOURS OF OPERATION 11 a.m.-7:30 p.m. daily; smokindbbq.com

BELLWETHER A BELLWETHER IS DEFINED AS ‘ONE WHO takes the lead or initiative … an indicator of trends.’ Solid description of the newish slick, contemporary restaurant, part of the sisterhood of Orsay, Black Sheep and BLK SHP at Intuition.

Elevated Southern classics served in an understated setting, reflecting owner

Chef Jon Insetta’s focus on exceptional flavors, while spotlighting the culinary creativity of Chef Kerri Rogers.

The menu changes seasonally to include entrées and specials with Northeast Florida flair. There is a rotating selection of local craft beers, regional spirits and a cold brew coffee program.

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100 N. Laura St., Downtown 802-7745 bellwetherjax.com

10:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Mon., 10:30 a.m.-7 p.m. Tue., 10:30 a.m.-9:30 p.m. Wed.-Fri., 5-9:30 p.m. Sat.

AL’S PIZZA A NORTHEAST FLORIDA STAPLE FOUNDED in 1988, Al’s Pizza is known all over the region for its awesome pies and chill atmosphere. There’s nothing quite like a neighborhood pizza joint, and Al’s has sweet weekly deals to lure you in. Stop in daily for a quick $1.50 slice for lunch; get $8.99 pasta dishes (including garlic bread and a salad) all day Monday, or show up on Thirsty Thursdays for $1.50 wine and select beers.

240 Third St., Neptune Beach, 853-6773, 11 a.m.-9 p.m. daily 14286 Beach Blvd., Ste. 31, Intracoastal, 223-0991, 11 a.m.-10 p.m. daily 11190 San Jose Blvd., Mandarin, 260-4115, 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Sun.Wed.; 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Thur.-Sat.

With seven Al’s in the area, you can get that cheesy pull whenever you crave authentic pizza or Italian dishes. Founder Al Mansur built his empire one pie joint at a time, but he has since diversified his restaurant portfolio to include Latin fusion (Flying Iguana Taqueria & Tequila Bar) and contemporary Southern fare (Coop 303). A local legend, Mansur can still be seen tossing dough and baking pizzas in his various kitchens.

635 A1A N., Ponte Vedra, 543-1494, 11 a.m.-10 p.m.

Mon.-Sat.; 11:30 a.m.-9 p.m. Sun. 1620 Margaret St., Ste. 201, Riverside, 388-8384, 11 a.m.-10 p.m. daily

1 St. George St., St. Augustine, 824-4383, 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Sun.-Thur.; 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Fri. & Sat. alspizza.com

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IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD: CLAY COUNTY

MANGO MANGO’S

CARIBBEAN GRILL & BAR

NICK BLANK

Clay Today Staff Writer

AS A JOURNALIST, YOU HAVE TO SMALLtalk with various sources about something, and food is usually it. Clay County used to be known for farming rather than cuisine. The farming community dwindled as fast as the strip malls and chain restaurants sprouted up.

Now the area has a solid food scene— small but diverse.

We’ll start in Orange Park, with a Blanding Boulevard trio. The best spot in the area for NOLA-style Po’boy and

Baked Potato pizza (no tomato sauce, but plenty of sour cream and chives) and the unusual but awesome Swamp Chicken pizza (complete with gator tail).

Boondock’s Bar & Grill in Lake Asbury and Whitey’s Fish Camp in Fleming Island are favorites among residents and tourists alike.

Indeed, they’re usually the first recommendations to fly when locals are asked. Dubbed “the king of comfort food” by a Clay Today

Is there anything better than smoked fish dip, couscous salad, roasted potatoes and lamb gyro? gumbo is Mackey’s Munchies. Anything with “Mack’s sauce” is delectable.

Three miles to the north, Tunis Seafood Wings and Subs, a small shack wedged between a SunTrust and a Jimmy John’s, has the most eclectic mix of takeout staples. Another mile up the road and you’ll find Brewer’s Pizza, one of the few places where you can purchase a craft beer from Pinglehead Brewing Company (a Clay standout, brewed onsite).

Brewer’s out-there favorites include a

colleague, Grumpy’s Restaurant on Kingsley Avenue is the best place for an omelet.

In Green Cove Springs, La Casita offers excellent Mexican fare and tasty drink specials. I’m fond of a kabob and falafel, but before going to Mush Armenian Kitchen, I’d never tried Armenian cuisine. Seriously, is there anything better than smoked fish dip, couscous salad, roasted potatoes and lamb gyro? Heavenly.

LOCATED JUST ONE BLOCK FROM THE ocean, Mango Mango’s Caribbean Grill & Bar has been serving island-inspired cuisine in St. Augustine Beach for the last 15 years. Aside from the variety of unique dishes, this local lunch and dinner destination is much more than just a great meal. It’s dining with a fresh style, unique flavor profile, laid-back atmosphere and friendly people. We recommend you try

HOURS OF OPERATION

700 A1A Beach Blvd., St. Augustine Beach 461-1077 mangomangos.com

11 a.m.-10 p.m. Mon.-Sat. 11:30 a.m.-9 p.m. Sun.

CAFFÉ ANDIAMO CAFFÉ ANDIAMO IS A FAMILY-OWNED and family-managed restaurant serving contemporary Italian fare created with traditional, fresh ingredients. This established dining treasure just celebrated its 15th anniversary.

Head chef and owner Giovanni Recupito Jr. took the best features of all the restaurants he and his father owned, including Tra Vini’s, and incorporated them into what has now become a destination 225 Village Main St., Ste. 500, Ponte Vedra, 280-2299, caffeandiamo-pvb.com

restaurant for people all over the region.

From making homemade fresh pasta as his father did here 30 years ago, to housemade fresh sausage and mozzarella, to an extensive wine list, Caffé Andiamo goes above and beyond to serve authentic cuisine.

The bar has more than 65 wines by the glass, and the dining room’s atmosphere is chic, with a beautiful wood-burning pizza oven and private dining room. Outdoor seating is available.

HOURS OF OPERATION 11 a.m.-10:30 p.m. Daily

LA NOPALERA

MEXICAN RESTAURANT PERENNIAL BEST OF JAX WINNER, LATINthemed La Nop is tops in several respects: name recognition, market share and the always-important hipster cachet. Be they tourists or touring bands, locals, localized or just loco, La Nopalera’s fast, consistent service and uniformly good quality has a certain universal appeal to its customers.

The eatery offers all kinds of freshlycooked-to-order burritos, plus tostadas, 8206 Philips Hwy., Southside, 732-9433 4530 St. Johns Ave., Avondale, 388-8828

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out the trademark Mahi Sliders, Trevor’s Chipotle Shrimp Tacos or Mango Mango’s Famous Corn Cakes (p.s. they’re even better topped with savory jerk pulled pork). If you’re looking for dessert, Mango Mango’s features mouth-watering housemade treats, including white chocolate cheesecake and classic tangy key lime pie. This oceanside treasure is so good ... you just have to say it twice.

chimichangas, burgers, tacos and empanadas. More than 50 craft beers, some local, as well as signature margaritas.

Sunday brunch means bottomless mimosas.

The baskets of chips and salsa—with a side of queso, of course—paired with a margarita, Modelo or a combination of the two are sheer bliss. Hours vary at each La Nop; check the website for details.

155 Hampton Point Dr., St. Johns, 230-7879 14333 Beach Blvd., Ste. 39, Intracoastal, 992-1666

1629 Hendricks Ave., San Marco, 399-1768

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T-RAY’S BURGER STATION HOUSED IN A FORMER EXXON FILLING station in historic downtown Fernandina Beach, T-Ray’s Burger Station is an undisputed local institution. The restaurant serves breakfast and lunch six days a week, and crowds start lining up for lunch before 11 a.m. to feast on the famously generous servings.

“Big Ray” Mullis opened the gas station in 1972, and his son T-Ray, an aspiring restaurateur, started selling homemade sandwiches there more 20 years ago.

Word spread quickly about the quality of the food, and by 1998, Ray, T-Ray and his wife, Laura, opened as a full-time restaurant. The eatery became famous for its tagline, “Eat here and get gas!”

For breakfast, try the Kitchen Sink Omelet or Meat Lover’s Omelet, or one of their popular biscuits, bagels or English muffins loaded with ham, link sausage, bacon or sausage. If you’re watching your 202 S. Eighth St., Fernandina Beach 261-6310 traysburgerstation.com

weight, have the Egg White Omelet or an omelet loaded with veggies and cheese.

Though famous for its burgers, T-Ray’s offers an array of sandwiches including blackened Mahi, fried bologna, portabella mushroom and fish. The signature fried shrimp is all locally caught. Daily specials are offered Mon- Fri, and include fried fish with hushpuppies, meatloaf and chicken and dumplings.

The restaurant closes at 10:30 a.m. to prepare for the busy lunch service.

“It sounds crazy to close your restaurant for 30 minutes every day, but it just gets so hectic,” said Laura Mullis.

T-Ray’s has been mentioned in Southern Living and the Washington Post, and even landed on USA Today’s list of the 50 Best Burger Joints in America.

So if you’re ready to experience this local treasure, be sure to get there early—and come hungry.

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7 a.m.-2:15 p.m. Mon.-Fri. 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Sat.

BRETT’S WATERWAY CAFÉ LOCATED AT THE END OF CENTRE STREET in historic downtown Fernandina Beach, Brett’s Waterway Café has been a popular destination for locals and tourists alike since 1989. Diners can feast on the array of fresh seafood dishes (and more) while enjoying breathtaking sunsets and beautiful views of the Amelia River.

Lunch menu items include the Midwest Heartland Chicken Salad, with bacon and garlic-roasted pecans; shrimp & grits, with Tasso ham, red-eye gravy and fresh tomatoes; Bourbon Street Pasta, with roast chicken, vegetables, Tasso ham, cream sauce and tabasco fried onions; and fish tacos with bronzed whitefish, black beans, avocado crema, sofrito rice and salsa. For those with more traditional tastes, there’s a half-pound burger, a pulled pork sandwich—slow-cooked in1 S. Front St., Fernandina Beach 261-2660 26 | FOLIOWEEKLY.com | APRIL 10-16, 2019

house with homemade barbecue sauce— and Good Ol’ Fried Shrimp, with coleslaw and cocktail sauce.

Dinner items include an appetizer of grilled asparagus with lump crabmeat and Hollandaise, seared scallops with butternut risotto, pork belly and asparagus, grilled salmon with mustardglazed guinae, wild rice craisins and beurre blanc, and grilled twin lobster tails with French fries, butter and corn on the cob. Land-lover favorites include beef short ribs, Porterhouse steak and chicken Cordon Bleu.

Owners Brett Carter and Robert Fischer keep their restaurant modern offering daily vegetarian entrée specials and gluten-free options. Dogs are welcome on an outside porch, a popular spot for happy hour, Mon.-Fri. 3-6 p.m.

HOURS OF OPERATION 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Daily 5:30 p.m.-close Mon.-Sat.

TRASCA & CO.

LOCALLY OWNED, TRASCA & CO. EATERY is a one-of-a-kind, vintage-inspired, neighborhood eatery in Ponte Vedra Beach.

Its roots trace back to 1974 ... and members of the Frasca family have been slinging the melted, golden-brown deliciousness of the heart of the menu—Panino—ever since. It all starts with a secret family dough recipe—made fresh daily. After rolling the dough nice and thin, the Frascas add 155 Tourside Dr., Ste. 1500, Ponte Vedra 395-3989 trascaandco.com

the best quality meats and cheeses, fresh vegetables and housemade sauces.

Also on the menu: healthy yet indulgent breakfasts, Bold Bean Coffee, local craft beers, Puck’s sodas, appetizers, fresh salads and a famous mud pie. Trasca & Co. Eatery is owned and operated by residents Sara Frasca and Karina Coryell, who are delighted to serve hand-crafted meals to their neighbors and friends.

HOURS OF OPERATION

8 a.m.-8 p.m. Mon.-Thur., 8 a.m.-9 p.m. Fri. & Sat., 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Sun.

GRASSROOTS NATURAL MARKET PEOPLE SEEK HEALTH FOODS FOR many reasons. Wellness and longevity, supporting a vegetarian and vegan lifestyle, or just having a moment of clarity while horking back another Doritos-on-whitebread, eating better quality foods can only improve the overall quality of life.

Whatever the motivation, Grassroots Natural Market has you covered. The Five Points institution was opened by the 2007 Park St., Riverside 384-4474 thegrassrootsmarket.com

Robison family in 2006. Organic produce, groceries and meats are readily available, as are deli sandwiches, scads of supplements, more soy items than you can shake a compassionately sourced stick at, and a boss fresh juice and smoothie bar (Best Smoothie, according to our Best of Jax 2018). Craft beers, organic wines, gourmet cheeses … too much to list here. They even share their recipes!

HOURS OF OPERATION 9 a.m.-8 p.m. Mon.-Sat., noon-5 p.m. Sun.

CRANE RAMEN THIS IS RAMEN DONE RIGHT. FRED BROWN and partner Bill Bryson opened the first Crane Ramen in Gainesville in 2014. It was a hit, so Fred decided to bring all that ramen joy to his hometown.

Crane Ramen Jax, in the heart of Five Points, displays a crane in its logo—it’s the symbol for longevity and good luck.

With the dishes offered here, however, this place doesn’t really need luck—it has 1029 Park St., Riverside 253-3282 craneramen904.com

Executive Chef Steve Grimes, who with Brown and Bryson, perfected a menu using fresh ingredients (mostly locally sourced) for its authentic dishes (most are from scratch), featuring otsumami (Japanese appetizers), ramen and craft cocktails. And no worries—vegetarian and vegan items, kimchi and gyoza are available. There’s a daily happy hour, too.

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LARRY’S GIANT SUBS & FU PIZZA LARRY’S GIANT SUBS IS ONE OF THE most popular and beloved restaurant franchises not only in Jacksonville but throughout Florida, Georgia and South Carolina. Emphasizing hormone-free, sustainably farmed ingredients and using an eye-catching and distinctive New Yorkthemed design, the sandwich chain has been a staple in the Jacksonville area for nearly 40 years. With staple sandwiches such as the Animal, the Mighty Mitch and the Destroyer, the company has become synonymous with quality, affordable food.

Now Larry’s has added a new, unique twist to their menu. According to Larry Raikes, franchise CEO, it all started when his sons Max and David took a trip to Italy a few years ago. “They fell in love with the pizza,” he said. They decided to open a new 3,500-square foot restaurant in Murray Hill that would be half dedicated to the traditional Larry’s Giant Subs and

the other half to their latest venture, FU Pizza (for “fired up,” wink-wink).

Max and David didn’t just want to add any old pizza. They wanted to authentically recreate the Neapolitan pizza they loved in Italy. In addition to getting all their dough and sauce directly from Italy, they decided to install a $100,000 water system to replicate water from Brooklyn. “Brooklyn water is not as hard as in Florida and the taste was better,” Raikes said. “We tried all different kinds. They also hired one of the top pizza chefs in the world, Attilo Albachiara, to train the staff.

FU Pizza also offers a full liquor bar and hosts happy hours from 3-7 p.m.

M-F, and M-Thurs 10-11 p.m. Raikes said business has been booming since they opened and that the happy hour always draws a crowd, especially on Thursdays and Fridays.

FU Pizza, 1050 Edgewood Ave. S. Murray Hill 503-5142

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“HOSPITALITY IS IN OUR DNA,” SAYS restaurateur George Triantafillopoulos.

“We Greeks get connected through dining. … 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.”

‘Here’ is the newish Baymeadows eatery, Athenian Owl, the only Hellenic restaurant in a sea of Indian spots. Gregarious Greek Triantafillopoulos offers a mix of classic and contemporary Greek fare. The usual suspects—pastitsio, moussaka, bifteki, 9551 Baymeadows Rd., Ste. 21-23 503-3008 athenianowljaxfl.com

souvlaki and gyro—are here, house-made.

He’s quick to credit the skilled women behind the skillet. “Mama Georgia and my wife, Marilena, are responsible for the rave reviews,” he admits.

Mama’s dolmades aren’t your usual standard-issue grape leaves—they’re foliage-wrapped keftedakia (meatballs).

The Athenian Owl also serves pita sandwiches, lamb dishes, several souvlaki choices and vegetarian plates. Dessert?

Baklava, galaktoboureko, kok and honeyed yogurt. Nóstima!

HOURS OF OPERATION

11 a.m.-2 p.m.; 4:30-9:30 p.m.

Mon.-Fri., 4-10 p.m. Sun.

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10:30 a.m.-11 p.m. Mon.-Sat. 10:30 a.m.-9 p.m. Sun.

WHITEY’S FISH CAMP THERE REALLY WAS A PERSON NAMED Whitey—he worked for the U.S. Navy.

In 1963, he and wife Ann Ham opened the humble fish camp—a real one, with bait and tackle, beer, sandwiches, gas and probably ice, for those hardy hopeful folks who docked there to get what they needed to hit the open water and catch a fish.

The place became popular as a stopover, and soon Whitey was expanding into a

HAWKERS ASIAN STREET FARE WITH LOCATIONS IN FIVE POINTS AND Neptune Beach, Hawkers Asian Street Fare has dominated the Asian food market in the Jacksonville area with recipes based on traditional Southeast Asian street food “hawkers.” From lettuce wraps, spring rolls, East Street Tacos and Roti Canai (a Malaysian flatbread served with curry sauce) to its famous dumplings, pad Thai and wok-seared Canton Cod, Hawkers serves authentic and affordable Asian food in a hip, casual atmosphere.

Antoinette Jonas, Hawkers’ brand manager, said the recipe for Po Po Lo’s Curry comes directly from co-founder Allen Lo’s family and is still served on the streets of Malaysia. “You can order the same thing in Malaysia as you would get in Jacksonville,” she said.

The Five Points location, which opened in 2013, has become so popular that cofounders Kaleb Harrell, Danny ‘Kin’ Ho,

ATHENIAN OWL

2032 C.R. 220, Fleming Island 269-4198 whiteysfishcamp.com

Allen Lo and Wayne Yung have decided to add about 900 more square feet by expanding into the space next door. They’re hoping to have the expansion wrapped up within a year, with a goal of adding a full liquor bar featuring a selection of Japanese whiskies and other cocktails.

“We’re also hoping to get really good artwork in the place,” said Jonas, referring to the posters and murals produced by Hawkers’ in-house design team.

Since the first Hawkers opened in Orlando in 2011, the company has expanded to St. Petersburg, Windemere and Charlotte, NC, with more locations— Atlanta, Delray Beach and Nashville—on the horizon.

Jonas said there are no immediate plans to close the restaurant during the expansion— the goal is to do as much of the work as possible overnight. “It should be a pretty seamless transition,” she said.

HOURS OF OPERATION

11 a.m.-10 p.m. Sun.-Tue., 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Wed. & -Thur, 11 a.m.-mid. Fri. & Sat.

restaurant and even an RV campground.

These days, the place is an institution in Northeast Florida, where people take their Yankee relatives to show them the real Florida. It’s famous for its All-You-Can-Eat local wild-caught catfish, as well as oodles of seafood, steak, chicken and gator tail.

There’s an outside Tiki bar and live music on the weekends, too. Come by boat, motorcycle or car.

HOURS OF OPERATION

4:30-9:30 p.m. Mon., 11 a.m.-9:30 p.m.

Tue.-Thur., Sun.; 11 a.m.-10:30 p.m. Fri. & Sat.

RESTAURANT ORSAY THE FRENCH/SOUTHERN AMERICAN BISTRO serves steak frites, mussels and Alsatian pork chops in an elegant setting, with an emphasis on locally grown, organic ingredients. Owner Jonathan Insetta, Wine Director Jason R. Eddy and Executive Chef Michael McKinney have successfully fused classic European cuisine, regional charm and contemporary American ambience.

They’ve also earned Slow Food First Coast’s 3630 Park St., Avondale 381-0909 restaurantorsay.com

Snail of Approval, so you know the eats are good, clean and sustainably sourced. The raw bar is fresh seafood heaven.

And if a big dinner seems like too much, grab a seat in the lounge, drink rosé and craft cocktails, and eat oysters with your smartest pals. Happy hour at Orsay is where local professionals unwind after the day’s travails.

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11 a.m.-3:30 p.m. weekend brunch, 5-10 p.m. dinner, cocktail hour 4-7 p.m., 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Sat. cocktail hour

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IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD: FERNANDINA BEACH

RAGTIME TAVERN, SEAFOOD & GRILL AN ATLANTIC BEACH FAVORITE FOR more than 35 years, Ragtime Tavern has earned numerous accolades for its creative cuisine, expertly handcrafted beers, outstanding service and lively atmosphere. Beginning in 1983 as a small neighborhood meeting place, with only 12 tables and a single bar, Ragtime has since grown into a hot spot that the locals and over-the-ditchers can’t stop raving about.

Over the years, the brewery, lounge and taproom have been added and the

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White Oak Conservation Foundation

207 Atlantic Blvd., Atlantic Beach 241-7877 ragtimetavern.com

place is a favorite for live music and nightlife. Ragtime serves a variety of cuisines, including Cajun, fresh seafood, chicken and pasta, using only the freshest ingredients.

It’s been said Ragtime’s shrimp & grits is without equal and that may be true.

We like the warm chicken sesame salad, too. And the Ragtime classic craft brews?

Yikes—the choices! Dolphin’s Breath Lager, First Coast IPA and Red Brick Ale for starters. Cocktails include Goombay Smash and Dark & Stormy.

HOURS OF OPERATION 11 a.m.-mid. Sun.-Wed.; 11 a.m.-1 a.m. Fri. & Sat.

SOUTHERN CHARM IF YOU ASK ME WHERE I WANT TO GO to lunch, I’m on auto-response to say Timoti’s Seafood Shak. I could eat the blackened tofu for days (in fact, I have), and I love the fries like we are in a relationship. When celebrating or dining with a group of friends, España

friendliness elevates the experience every time I go. Cantina Louie is one of my top spots for casual celebrations and gatherings with work friends. Grab a Skinny Louie Margarita (or three, no judgment) and guacamole dip before you grub on $3 tacos for Taco Tuesday.

... it feels like a holiday meal at home. (But the good kind, where you don’t have to do the dishes.)

Restaurant is my go-to. With their shareable dishes, unreal paella and welcoming energy, it feels like a holiday meal at home. (But the good kind, where you don’t have to do the dishes.)

The Salty Pelican is always high on my list. The service staff seems to really want you there, and that attention and

I’d lose my locals card if I didn’t mention Moon River Pizza. It’s like the Cheers of Fernandina. There’s something to be said for going back to the same pizza place for more than 20 years! And every so often, the cooks form a kitty face out of the veggies on my tray—that’s when you know you’ve made it.

CHEF ART JENNETTE’S PASSION FOR bringing people together is evident in his love of cooking and, maybe even more, his love of people. His simple recipes and his classic Southern cooking and boisterous persona have earned the chef fans among local dignitaries, whose photos he proudly displays, albeit in cracked frames, hung on Southern Charm’s walls and piled on the counter by the register. Everyone seems to know Jennette, and Jennette knows them.

Despite Southern Charm’s location—in 3566 St. Augustine Rd., Southside 517-3637 artscrackercooking.com

COOP 303

A SHINY NEW ADDITION TO WHAT LOCALS call The Corner, Coop 303 serves regional cuisine and a great whiskey selection. On weekends, head to the Parlor to tap your feet to the featured local musician while sipping on a frosty beverage. Manager JP Diedrich says, “The menus are thoughtfully created with respect, humility and joy. This is FUN dining. Bring your friends and make some new ones.” Share a plate of apps 303 Atlantic Blvd., Atlantic Beach 372-4507 coop303.com

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an industrial district on St. Augustine Road, off Philips Highway—diners from all over the area come to the tiny landmark, especially on weekends—it’s reservations (and cash) only. It’s the closest thing you’ll find to your grandma’s kitchen: a place you can go alone without ever feeling alone. It’s simple, no frills. Just pure love in a skillet.

“I love this work. I love putting out authentic food. And I love people,” Jennette says. “With God’s blessing, I’ll keep on making Southern food until I drop dead.”

HOURS OF OPERATION

11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. & 6-8:30 p.m. Tue.-Fri., 6:30-8:30 p.m. Sat., noon-2:30 p.m. Sun.

with mix-and-match choices like the house pickles, fresh popcorn and boiled peanuts, then dig into giant sandwiches and heaping portions of most every item. Leave room for dessert or get a signature cocktail, like Jim Beam Black Bourbon-based Unforgettable with muddled lemon, mint and blackberries.

All this earned Coop 303 two distinctions in Folio Weekly’s Best of Jax 2018: Best New Restaurant and Best New Bar.

HOURS OF OPERATION

11 a.m.-11 p.m. Sun.-Thur.

11 a.m.-1:30 a.m. Fri. & Sat.

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FLYING IGUANA TAQUERIA & TEQUILA BAR TWO WORDS: TABLESIDE GUAC! THIS Neptune Beach Latin fusion joint is known for its top-shelf margaritas and fantastic guacamole. (In fact, Flying Iguana is a perennial Best of Jax winner in both categories.) The menu features Tostadas and entrées in a variety of carnivorous and vegetarian options, but The Iguana is most famous for its tacos. Choose from 207 Atlantic Blvd., Neptune Beach 853-5680 flyingiguana.com

traditional faves, like slow-roasted carnitas, or more exotic choices, like the Junkyard with grilled chicken, roasted potato, queso, cabbage, charred corn and a signature flaming iguana sauce. Whatever you’re hangry for, there’s something to solve your urges. And if it’s a lovely day (or night), snag a table out on the patio.

HOURS OF OPERATION

11 a.m.-midnight Sun.-Thur.

11 a.m.-1:30 a.m. Fri. & Sat.

THE HILLTOP CLUB & RESTAURANT OLD WORLD CHARM MEETS WONDERFUL fresh food in Orange Park. With several ballrooms and gardens, picturesque The Hilltop is a popular venue for weddings and parties. The Orange Park institution serves dinner Tuesday through Saturday.

Its upscale menu features dishes like 2030 Wells Rd., Orange Park 272-5959 hilltop-club.com

she-crab soup, New York strip, osso bucco and more.

Happy hour runs 4:30-7 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, in the Piano Lounge.

There’s a special Easter Brunch menu— make your reservations now for an elegant holiday experience.

HOURS OF OPERATION 5:30-9 p.m. Tue.-Thur.

5:30-10 p.m. Fri. & Sat.

HOUSE OF LEAF & BEAN THE BRAINCHILD OF GREEN ENTREPRENEUR Wen Raiti, House of Leaf & Bean opened in December 2017. It was—and is—one of a handful of vegan-oriented restaurants in Jacksonville. About 90 percent of Raiti’s entrées are vegan (though organic chicken can be added to some), and the restaurant 14474 Beach Blvd.

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aims to be 100 percent organic.

Everything is made in-house, from the tofu to the seasonings to the vegan cheese. Raiti’s No. 1 seller: the Leaf & Bean Rice Bowl. (Honorable mentions go to the vegan peanut butter cookies and handmade tofu dumplings.)

HOURS OF OPERATION

11 a.m.-8 p.m. Tue.-Thur.

11 a.m.-9 p.m. Fri. & Sat., 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Sun.

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IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD: THE BEACHES

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Folio Pets Columnist

EVERYONE KNOWS I HAVE AN ACTIVE lifestyle. I love to accompany my friends when they dine out, especially if the weather’s nice. Jacksonville’s beach communities boast several dog-friendly patios. Poe’s Tavern, an Edgar Allan Poe-themed eatery, is a favorite among pooches and people in Atlantic Beach.

Pups are always allowed on the semienclosed patio, and the neighborhood restaurant offers an array of good eats and a long list of spirits for humans.

for live music performances in the evening. Let the good times fly at Flying Iguana Taqueria & Tequila Bar, where humans can enjoy Latin fusion cuisine in the company of their canines. Side patio tables welcome dogs, and servers are happy to fill up bowls of water for pets in need of hydration. If you are in the mood for seafood, North Beach Fish Camp offers creaitve dishes, a warm atmosphere and dog-friendly outdoor space. Because let’s be honest,

Because let’s be honest, there’s nothing better than relaxing by the beach with your favorite four-legged friend.

A bowl of cold water is provided to keep tails wagging. Neptune Beach’s Southern Grounds & Co. is a place to keep in mind whether you’re heading out with the rising sun or going out on the town. The coffee tops their menu, but I hear the treats are mighty tasty, too. If you ever feel your dog needs more culture in their life, stick around

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there’s nothing better than relaxing by the beach with your favorite four-legged friend. Just three blocks from the beach, Salt Life Food Shack offers a relaxing, open-air spot to enjoy tasty surf-andturf and chill with your dog at an outside table. Water for Fido is always flowing, and there’s a wide selection of cool drinks for humans, too.

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FOLIO F OLIO A+E: A E E:: FEATURE

TRIGGER WARNING

New STAGE DRAMA looks to the PAST to DEFINE THE PRESENT MOMENT

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verything comes back to Guy Debord. Midmorning on a sunny Monday, author and playwright Tim Gilmore and I sit at Vagabond Coffee talking about Jacksonville, mass shootings, gun control and art.

In large part, it’s a conversation about conveying feelings and ideas outside of a didactic framework.

“Because,” as Gilmore says, “shouting rarely changes minds.”

Gilmore is easily one of Northeast Florida’s most recognized and prolific writers. His books include Devil in the Baptist Church: Bob Gray’s Unholy Trinity, Goat Island Hermit: The State of Florida vs. Rollians Christopher, Central Georgia Schizophrenia (Everything Buried Will Rise) and The Mad Atlas of Virginia King. These are stories in the Southern Gothic tradition: lots of psychology and a wealth of descriptors, from the places to the personalities.

He often takes as his subject matter the forgotten, overlooked or mythical aspects of this corner of the universe.

In so doing, he’s able to capture and convey the spectacular, contradictory peculiarities that exist here in this borderland between vacation dreamscape and confabulations of Southern gentility. That these tales are populated by the venal, mad, heroic and sublime is a testament to Gilmore’s willingness to not blink. He takes Jacksonville and its history as it comes and, while these are rarely stories without revelations of systemic inequities, his isn’t a straightforward quest to enumerate facts. Rather, these are attempts to synthesize sweat, blood, dust and sand— the tactile material of the past—into something that offers a self-reflective glimpse for the region. story by MADELEINE PECK C WAGNER • photo by JOSH WESSOLOWSKI • L TO R: TI TIM GILMORE AND KEN M Mc McCULOUGH CULOUGH 38 | FOLIOWEEKLY.com | APRIL 10-16, 2019

This makes for an interesting endeavor in a place that always seems so eager to forget (or knock down) the past, in favor of something more brightly colored. Part of this disposition might be because, as a city, we are always on the verge, yet somehow—despite location, population and an NFL franchise—we can’t quite agree on who we are. And maybe we don’t know who we are because we don’t know who we were.

James Edward Pough was born on Feb. 16, 1948. He grew up in Hansontown (now the site of FSCJ’s Downtown campus) and, as an adult, lived on Jacksonville’s Northside. He worked, he took care of his siblings— they called him “Pop” for his kind manner—and in the late spring of 1990 (June 18, to be exact), he killed nine people (10 including himself) and wounded four others at General Motors Acceptance Corporation (GMAC) on Baymeadows Way. The night before, he’d killed two people and injured two more. The GMAC massacre was the deadliest mass shooting in Florida’s history until the 2016 Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando.

Revisiting this event and the toxic mixture of rage, entitlement and possible mental illness that catalyzed it is hard. It’s hard to want to think about it, and hard to want to know about it.

Yet we must come to terms with it, for it was a sotto voce harbinger of horrors yet to come.

Over coffee, Gilmore talks about his stage play, Repossessions: Mass Shooting, Baymeadows. Based on interviews with survivors, family and friends of those who witnessed what happened, it explores the GMAC massacre and the aftermath from “all of the angles.”

The author had become curious about the GMAC event in the wake of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas mass shooting in Parkland.

“When Parkland happened,” he says, “I felt so useless and helpless and sickened. Why does this country that I so love and in which I’m inextricably bound allow, continuously, such death to occur? And not just mass shootings.

They’re dramatic, but they’re a tiny part of the American gun death epidemic. The world’s other wealthy countries don’t put up with this over and over […] When these huge events make you feel powerless, you ask yourself, ‘Isn’t there some small action I can take?’ And don’t even our smallest actions have potential to ripple out?”

He continues, “Jacksonville is my hometown and I was a few days short of being 16 when [the GMAC massacre] happened. Writing about GMAC could somehow address Parkland. Parkland made finding out about and writing about GMAC imperative.”

Perhaps, too, it stems from the response of the Parkland students themselves. Theirs was not a reaction

solely of grief; they have called the nation to action.

Discussing the choices he made in presenting the characters and information in the play, Gilmore explains that Repossessions was inspired by Moises Kaufman and the Tectonic Theatre Project’s The Laramie Project. That play examines the events and aftermath of the Matthew Shepard murder from multiple perspectives.

Delivered as monologues from each character to the audience, the fourth wall is broken, and the result is an anxious immediacy.

Folio Weekly attended a rehearsal of Repossessions at FSCJ’s Wilson Center for the Arts, where the play will premiere. The feeling created by watching the production is a sense of visceral intimacy. The play lays bare the way Pough moved through the GMAC office and explicitly describes the damage he inflicted. It’s almost two plays in one: There are the borderline poetic and fist-clenchingly honest reactions of the survivors, and then

the actors’ portrayals are not imitations).

And the reactions are not totally what one might expect. Yes, rage, sadness and guilt are there, as well as the idea that “guns don’t kill people, people kill people.” This comes from the husband of one of the victims. He’s so emotionally sealed up he can’t abide expressions of sympathy. When asked about this, about how to even begin to talk about gun control in a society in which even victims refuse cause-and-effect logic, Gilmore suggests that we focus on statistics, not emotion. This is addressed in the play: Chest-pounding and language seem to stir folks, but haven’t affected legislation. The assault weapons debate continues to rage.

McCulough underscores an important point about Repossessions.

“It is not anti-NRA or anti-gun.” He does note, however, that this particular topic could attract someone who is unhinged. Because of that, he says he’s been in meetings with FSCJ’s dean and campus security as well as JSO, who will be onsite on performance nights.

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there are the chilling accounts of the day itself. It is unnerving but effective.

The discomfort yields a deeper understanding of what it means to witness a mass shooting. It changes the understanding of what a mass shooting is—this isn’t a montage of wide-angle scenes filled with police, rescue vehicles, stretchers and weeping bystanders; it’s a slow unfolding of horror.

During that rehearsal, director Ken McCulough of FSCJ DramaWorks noted, “Scenes of mass shootings are always scenes of simultaneous horrors.”

In order to convey the speed and momentum of the event—it was over in two minutes—McCulough uses several devices. The actors take actions across different parts of the stage, creating a sense of movement, even though the director notes, “It’s similar to a reader’s theater, very presentational in style.”

There are also passages that, similar to a Greek chorus, echo words and ideas to reinforce one of the hardest things to comprehend about an event like this: the speed with which it unfolds.

It’s important to note that all the words spoken onstage are the words of those Gilmore interviewed. (However,

He admitted that the security chief expressed reservations about mounting the production because of the March 15 shooting in Christchurch, New Zealand.

As for his own beliefs, as a veteran actor, director and professor (he’s been with FSCJ for 23 years), McCulough said, “The arts have a responsibility to deal with this.” It’s not the first time McCulough has staged a topical show.

In 2002, he was the first director to stage the aforementioned Laramie Project. Through his career (this is the 50th production) he’s moved between works of social responsibility and things that are really funny. He says he strives for balance, but that he always seems to return to these more gothic works that require respect and gravitas.

For this production, the emotional texture of the play is reflected in spare staging coupled with complex technical cues. There are two revolving stages designed by Johnny Pettegrew, head of the FSCJ Theatre & Entertainment Technology program. Though there is minimal set dressing, the density of the material is subtly reflected in lighting and movement. Reality shifts—so too does the stage.

“Pough had a reputation as being quiet and dependable. People thought ‘this is a good guy.’” Gilmore and I have wandered into the swampy territory of diagnosis, of why. The playwright explains that, as far as folks around him knew, Pough was stable and grounded.

In the weeks leading up to his killing spree, though, his life was wobbling: his mother had died after a long illness, his marriage had ended, possible trouble at work (at W.W. Gay Contractor), and he was failing classes at FSCJ, then Florida Community College at Jacksonville.

By all accounts, though, it was the repossession of his car—by GMAC— that sent him over the edge. “What he did was despicable and horrible [and yet] I’m interested. He was a human being; he wasn’t a flat character.”

The central tenet of Guy Debord’s The Society of the Spectacle is that the capitalist-driven phenomena of advertising, film and celebrity coalesce into an instrument for pacifying the masses. It’s an explanation of our media-saturated culture wherein objects and attention stand in for happiness and satisfaction. If we reduce Pough’s motivations to anger about a repossessed vehicle, then his motivations can be parsed—in part—through Debord’s idea of object as identity.

Then there’s the issue of how to present Pough in an art form. As a character in the play, he is a deeply menacing presence. He is malevolent.

However, the choice that Gilmore and McCulough make in representing him is to acknowledge his humanity while denuding him of power.

One questions that’s often asked in shooter situations is about warnings and behaviors leading up to the event.

When asked by the authorities, GMAC management said they had no inkling something like this might ever happen.

That was a lie the company told in order to protect themselves from civil lawsuits. Threats were common; Pough made one days before the shooting. However, a record of that threat is mysteriously missing.

The fascination with mass killers is the search for “why?” What tips the scale from hopelessness to rage?

How do we push back not just against violence but the culture that glorifies it? Repossessions doesn’t offer simple answers. But it does stir the viewer to personal reflection; to begin to address the question of what one expects of oneself, and how to go about achieving that expectation.

REPOSSESSIONS: MASS SHOOTING, BAYMEADOWS

7:30 p.m. Thur.-Sat., April 11-13; 2 p.m.

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ocal indie-rock group Loretto could not be a more welcoming group of gentlemen. Zach Elliott, Ryan Ferrell and Austin Boller welcomed Folio Weekly into their abode to discuss music (and stuff ) over the cracking of beers and the quiet drone of a stereo.

The boys have been playing together for many years, albeit under different guises.

Their previous band was called Honey Chamber, which released five albums over 10 years and had its stickers plastered all over Five Points. After losing some band members, though, Honey Chamber eventually called it a day. Elliott and Ferrell decided to simplify and regroup under the name Loretto, chosen because the lads grew up in the Loretto area and attended Loretto Elementary School.

They recorded the first Loretto album, Sleeping in the Pines, as a duo while drummer Boller took a sabbatical from the kit and worked a seasonal job at Yellowstone Park and the Grand Tetons.

The disc is a polished affair. It’s hard to tell that it was recorded piecemeal and at home. Elliott and Ferrell made a project of it, convening and attempting to record one song every week.

They both had to multitask. Ferrell engineered the sessions,

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Neighborhood boys LORETTO come of age programmed the drum machine and played bass as well as guitar, while Elliott sang and played keyboard and guitar.

Loretto’s influences—particularly Built to Spill and Lou Barlow’s Sebadoh—shine through on the final product, which was released in January 2018.

Fast-forward to 2019 and the group chose to leave home for their next record.

With Boller back at the drums, a new, three-piece Loretto tapped local musician, producer and engineer Jeremiah Johnson, an alum of Jacksonville’s celebrated psychrock group Wudun. Loretto has been playing shows with Johnson for years, but a chance meeting prompted them to record together. Elliott happened to be in the cafeteria at St. Vincent’s Medical Center, awaiting the birth of his second son. Johnson happened to be there also, enjoying the great food. (Shout out to the St. Vincent’s

cafeteria.) He ended up inviting the band to record with him.

With the addition of Boller, Loretto has decided to eschew the dense overdubs of Pines for a new, stripped-down sound: guitar, bass and drums. That’s the secret sauce on their new album, tentatively titled Bowl Americana. Well-rehearsed and ready to record with Johnson before he moved to LA, Loretto lay down the entire album in just one whirlwind, day-long session. To add that special touch, they asked legendary New York musician and Shimmy Disc impresario, the mononymous Kramer, to master the recording. They plan on releasing the album on their own later this year.

“I’ve always been an album person,” said Elliott. The others agree with him, noting that they enjoy the process of

making an album, promoting it and going back to the drawing board to do it again.

Loretto’s compositions seem to come from a pure place. Having outgrown his youthful tunes evoking woe and lament, Elliott’s new songs are brimming with positivity, inspired by his wife and two sons.

“It changes you,” he explained. “Things are a little different. You see the world in a different way. I tried to have that reflected in a positive way.”

On stage, the group is intensely focused. Their goal is for folks to have fun and enjoy their music. While they love performing on stage, they can’t resist the intimate, sometimes rowdy atmosphere of a house show. Unlike typical venue concerts, a good house gig gives everyone a chance to loosen up and ... make themselves at home. That’s when the everymen of Loretto really shine.

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ARTS + EVENTS PERFORMANCE

THE GIVER Flagler College’s Theatre Arts students stage the production 7:30 p.m. April 10, 11, 12 & 13 and 2 p.m. April 14, Lewis Auditorium, 14 Granada St., St. Augustine, 826-8582, $15, tickets.flagler.edu.

COMMUNITY SING-ALONG VoiceWork coach Chris Platel leads folks in songs, 4-5 p.m.

April 11 at Story & Song Bookstore & Bistro, 1430 Park Ave., Fernandina, 601-2118, storyandsongbookstore.com.

MICHAEL CARBONARO The popular magician astounds and amazes, 7 p.m. April 12 at the Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts’ Moran Theater, 300 Water St., Downtown, 633-6110, timesunion.com, $35-$170.

BIG THE MUSICAL Based on the beloved film, this comedy about growing up fast–way too fast–runs Tuesday-Sunday, through May 5 (check website for times) at Alhambra Theatre & Dining, 12000 Beach Blvd., Southside, 641-1212, $38-$61, alhambrajax.com.

SCHOOL OF ROCK Based on the high-energy movie, with adorable talented kids, and now with 14 new songs by Andrew Lloyd Webber, the smash production hits the stage 7:30 p.m.

April, 17 & 18; 8 p.m. April 19, and 2 & 8 p.m.

April 20, at the Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts’ Moran Theater, 300 Water St., Downtown, 630-3900, fscjartistseries.org, $42-$121.50.

CLASSICAL, JAZZ

SPRING DANCE CONCERT The annual concert is 7:30 p.m. April 11, 12 and 13 at Jacksonville University’s Swisher Theater, 256-7386, ju.edu/cfa, free.

FANDANGO! The final concert of the 46th season of the Beaches Fine Arts Series features the eclectic ensemble, performing Vivaldi, De Falla, Ravel and Tadic, 7:30 p.m.

April 12 at St. Paul’s by-the-Sea Episcopal Church, 465 11th Ave. N., Jax Beach, beaches finearts.org, free. A reception follows, showing works by artist Princess Simpson Rashid; free.

WEST POINT GLEE CLUB A musical tradition, more than a century in the making, is directed

by Constance Chase. The Glee Club has traveled America, singing for thousands.

They appear here 4 p.m. April 13 at St. Paul’s by-the-Sea Episcopal Church, 465 11th Ave. N., Jax Beach, 249-4091, spbts.net, free.

OPERA IN A BOX This opera geared toward kids is performed by UNF students at 3 p.m. on April 14 at Friday Musicale, 645 Oak St., Riverside, 355-7584, fridaymusicale.com, free.

BOOKS & POETRY

ROBERT MACOMBER Award-winning author Macomber reads from and signs copies of his new book, Honoring the Enemy: A Captain Peter Wake Novel, 7 p.m. April 12 at The BookMark, 221 First St., Neptune Beach, 241-9026, bookmarkbeach.com.

THE FACE OF EXPRESSION The book signing is held noon-5 p.m. April 13 at Hyperion Brewing Company, 1740 N. Main St., Springfield.

ERIC SLADER The author of the Epic Fails series discusses his book, The Age of Exploration: Totally Getting Lost, 6-8 p.m. April 16 at San Marco Bookstore, 1971 San Marco Blvd., 396-7597, sanmarcobookstore.com. The series is ideal for kids, especially in grades 3-6.

COMEDY

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St. Augustine’s annual GATSBY FOR CHARITY event transports guests back to the 1920s for an elegant soirée complete with jazz music and swanky cocktails. This year’s edition, GATSBY IN THE GARDENS, is a floral romp benefitting local nonprofits, St. Johns Cultural Council and STArt Now. It’s held 7 p.m. Saturday, April 13, at The Fountain of Youth Archaeological Park, St. Augustine, gatsbyforcharity.com, $55.

Zone, 3130 Hartley Rd., Mandarin, 292-4242, comedyzone.com, $15-$18. Hypnotist Rich Guzzi appears April 16 & 17.

JACKIE KNIGHT’S COMEDY CLUB The Ebony & Olive Tour is 8:30 p.m. April 12 & 13, Gypsy Cab Company, 828 Anastasia Blvd., St. Augustine, 461-8843, thegypsycomedy club.com; $15.

LAUGH LOUNGE Comedy is staged at 8 p.m. every Sunday, Dos Gatos, 123 E. Forsyth St., Downtown, 323-2471, laughloungejax.com.

ART WALKS, FESTIVALS & FARMERS MARKETS IMPERIAL TATTOO & ART FESTIVAL The second annual fest, with contests, seminars, vendors and entertainment by Hitide Pirate Crew, Shane Enholm and Return of the Rat, 8 a.m.close April 12, 11 a.m.-close April 13 and 11 a.m.-6 p.m. April 13, at Lexington Hotel, 1515 Prudential Dr., San Marco, imperialtaf.com, $25 for a day pass, $50 weekend pass, ages 5-15 $15/day; under 4 free.

ARTRAGEOUS ART WALK Downtown Fernandina Beach art galleries are open for self-guided tours, 5:30-8:30 p.m. April 13 and every second Sat., 277-0717, ameliaisland.com.

OLD TOWN ART SHOW Nearly 125 artists and craftsmen display works at the eighth annual show, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. April 13 and 14 at Francis Field, St. Augustine, free admission.

PARKINGLOTPALLOZA 4 This annual gathering features local musicians, including DigDog, Rickolous, Mercy Mercy, Captain Practice, Skyliner, Empty Vees, Secret Cigarettes, Borromakat, Swingers, Milky Von, Nightbeach, Cosmic Highway, The White Cheddar Chip, Liam & Ryan Turk and more. Kid-friendly.

BYOB and something to sit on, 2-9 p.m. April 14, Warehouse Studio, 2071 Emerson St., Ste. 20, Jacksonville, 210-3408.

RIVERSIDE ARTS MARKET Local and regional art, local produce, crafts, entertainers, and live music by River City Youth Orchestra, The WillowWacks and Dixie Rodeo, 10 a.m. April 13, below Fuller Warren Bridge, free admission, 389-2449, riversideartsmarket.com.

MUSEUMS

BEACHES MUSEUM & HISTORY PARK 381 Beach Blvd., Jax Beach, 241-5657, beaches museum.org. The Sand, Soul & Rock-n-Roll: Music at the Beaches exhibit is on display.

The Mother of Beaches History: Celebrating the Life of Jean McCormick is also on display.

CRISP-ELLERT ART MUSEUM Flagler College, 48 Sevilla St., St. Augustine, 826-8530. Erin Raedeke’s works are shown in Making Sense of Things, through April 20.

CUMMER MUSEUM OF ART & GARDENS 829 Riverside Ave., 356-6857, cummer museum.org. Free Tuesday is April 16. Carlos Rolón: Lost in Paradise, is on exhibit through Oct. 21. Kota Ezawa: The Crime of Art, shows through Dec. 1. Edmund Greacen & World War I runs through Dec. 15. A Captivating Caper mystery dinner party includes a tour of Kota Ezawa: The Crime of Art. Dress up for the occasion. Beer, wine, hors d’oeuvres, live music by The Chris Thomas Band and dinner; members $150; nonmembers $175, register at 899-6038.

KARPELES MANUSCRIPT LIBRARY & MUSEUM 101 W. First St., Springfield. Lincoln as a Boy, examining the 16th president’s early life, with Lloyd Ostendorf’s original illustrations, exhibits through April.

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ARTS + EVENTS

MR. COOL HITS THE KEYBOARDS Lawrence (played by Julian Brescia) and his classmates find talents and chutzpah they didn’t know they had in SCHOOL OF ROCK, running 7:30 p.m. April 16, 17 & 18, 8 p.m. April 19 and 2 & 8 p.m. April 20 at the Times-Union Center of the Performing Arts’ Moran Theater, 300 Water St., Downtown, 633-6110, timesunioncenter.com, $30.35-$86.35.

com. Stripes and Buns exhibits.

LUFRANO INTERCULTURAL GALLERY, UNF, Southside, unf.edu. The Art & Design Juried Student Annual Exhibition in Founders Hall shows ceramics, drawing, graphic design, painting, printmaking, photography and sculpture; through April 11; free.

PAStA FINE ART GALLERY 214 Charlotte St., St. Augustine, 824-0251, pastagalleryart.com.

Clint Burbridge is featured in April.

ROTUNDA GALLERY St. Johns County Admin.

Bldg., 500 San Sebastian View, St. Augustine, 471-9980. Mary Hubley’s new works are GALLERIES exhibited in Living the Coastal Landscape, ALEXANDER BREST MUSEUM & GALLERY, through May 23.

Jacksonville University, , 800 University Blvd.

SOUTHLIGHT GALLERY 1 Independent Dr., N., Arlington, 256-7371, arts.ju.edu. Division Downtown, southlight.com. Brook Ramsey of Visual Arts Annual Thesis Exhibition is on exhibits works. Architect-sculptor David display, through April 24.

Engdal exhibits lamelliforms on the second BOLD BEAN SAN MARCO 1905 Hendricks floor, through May. Ronald Gibbons shows his Ave., 853-6545. Brook Ramsey’s figurative oil paintings and drawings, on the second floor, paintings are on display. through April.

BREW 5 POINTS 1026 Park St. Kenny Wilson’s STELLERS GALLERY AT PONTE VEDRA 240 A1A No Men Do It Alone is on exhibit.

N., Ste. 13, 273-6065, stellersgallery.com. An BUTTERFIELD GARAGE ART GALLERY 137 King St., St. Augustine, 825-4577, butterfieldgarage. opening reception for the new exhibit Blush, works by Page Jones Davis, Karin Olah and com. Joseph Paul Getchius’ works display.

Laura Lacambra Shubert, is 6-9 p.m. April 12.

Mark Moran is April’s featured artist.

Profits benefit the nonprofit Art wth a Heart in CATHEDRAL ARTS PROJECT 207 N. Laura Healthcare.

St., Ste. 300, Downtown, capkids.org. Hiromi THE VAULT@1930 1930 San Marco Ave., Moneyhun’s works, Inside Out, are on exhibit thevaultat1930.com. New works by Sergei through June 27.

Orgunov are on display. The Vault seeks artists THE CULTURAL CENTER AT PONTE VEDRA interested in being part of the San Marco Art BEACH 50 Executive Way, 280-0614, ccpvb.

Festival, held at the end of November; call org. Grate Works of Art, works by Bobbi 398-2890 for details.

Mastrangelo, runs through April 27.

THE YELLOW HOUSE 577 King St., Riverside, CUTTER & CUTTER FINE ART 333 Village Main 419-9180, yellowhouseart.org. (Re)Set the St., Ponte Vedra, 395-3759, cutterand cutter.com. Award-winning artist Tang Wei Min Table exhibits through April 13. Artists include Malath Albakri, Gerald Branch, Bane Campos, exhibits his works.

Tamia Brinkley, KeShauna Davis, Sr. Elizabeth FLORIDA MINING GALLERY 5300 Shad Rd., Mandarin, 268-4681, floridamininggallery.com. Fiorite, Agnes Lopez, Traci Mims, Ricder Slamdance Cosmopolis, a collaboration of Matt Ricardo and One Heart Jax. Allison and Matthew Usinowicz, is on display.

HOME STREET GALLERY & STUDIOS 1451 Home EVENTS SCIENCE ON TAP The speaker series St., Southbank, 236-8202. The new gallery continues with Dr. Erika Ward, who opens with the exhibit Art is for Everyone, at discusses “Geometry of Gerrymandering: a reception 5:30-8:30 p.m. April 10. Artists Why Redirecting is So Difficult & How include Enzo Torcoletti, Allison Watson, Pablo Mathematics Can Help,” 6-8:30 p.m. April Rivera, Colin Misenar, Terse Mullen Muller, 10, Intuition Ale Works, 929 Jeff Luque, Kevin Author, Richard Lundgren, E. Bay St., Downtown, 683-7720, intuitionale Rebecca Daily and Steven Durden. Curated by works.com, free.

April Collum.

JENNA ALEXANDER STUDIO 73 San Marco Ave., KAYAK FISHING Park naturalist Ayolane St. Augustine, 850-384-3084, jenna-alexander. Halusky guides the paddle on Six Mile Creek, LIGHTNER MUSEUM 75 King St., St. Augustine, 824-2874, lightnermuseum.org. A Chic Soirée opens the Edgar Degas: The Private Impressionist exhibit.

MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART JACKSONVILLE 333 N. Laura St., 366-6911, mocajacksonville.unf.edu. Micro-Macro: Andrew Sendor and Ali Banisadr, Invisible Cities: Paintings by Nathan Lewis, Interior Geography: Mark Lester and Painting the Picture are on exhibit.

9 a.m.-1 p.m. April 10; Bring your own boat and fishing license. Fee is $20; details and registration at 209-0348; sjcfl.us.

WHITE OAK SUNSET SAFARI The Conservation Center holds a tour and dinner, 5 p.m. April 12 at the center, 581705 White Oak Rd., Yulee. Tickets are $175; reservations at 225-3396, whiteoakwildlife.org.

SHRED DAY Jax Federal Credit Union holds its popular Shred Day, 9 a.m. April 13 at its headquarters, 562 Park St., Riverside, check the website for info, jaxfcu.org.

HEMMING PARK SPRINGFEST Friends of Hemming Park present a day of celebration, with Saltaer Circus Arts, kids’ crafts, animal encounters, a fairy garden, plant sale and gardening demos, plus dancing by Bold City Swing, food trucks, music and vendors, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. April 13, 135 W. Monroe St., Downtown, hemmingpark.org.

TURKISH COOKING CLASS Learn how to cook lahmucan (Turkish pizza) 11 a.m1 p.m. April 13 at Istanbul Cultural Center, 2032 Southside Blvd., 379-2915, istanbulcenterjax.org, $15.

TRANS TALKS Peer-led discussion group is open to all under the transgender spectrum including but not limited to transgender, genderqueer, genderfluid and agender, 4-5:30 p.m. April 16 at University of North Florida LGBT Resource Center, 1 UNF Dr., Bldg. 58E, Rm. 1111 , unf.edu/lgbtrc.

ZOOMANGI The Wild Things Young Professionals gather at the zoo for drinks, games and giveaways, 6 p.m. April 18 at Jacksonville Zoo & Gardens, 370 Zoo Parkway; 757-4463, jacksonvillezoo.org; members free, nonmembers $35.

CITY COUNCIL CANDIDATE FORUM Candidates for District 8 and the At-Large Group 1 discuss issues with voters at the debate hosted by Jacksonville Public Library and League of Women Voters, 6:30-9 p.m.

April 18 at Highlands Library, 1826 Dunn Ave. 757-7702, Northside, jaxpubliclibrary.org.

CITY COUNCIL CANDIDATE FORUM Candidates for Districts 10 and 14 discuss issues with voters at the debate hosted by Jacksonville Public Library and League of Women Voters, 6:30-9 p.m. April 18 atWebb Wesconnett Regional Library, 6887 103rd St., Westside, jaxpubliclibrary.org.

FIRST COAST FREETHOUGHT SOCIETY Keith Reuben Green, author of Black Officer, White Navy, discusses “From Adversity to Diversity to Uncertainty,” 6:30-8:30 p.m. April 15 at Buckman Bridge Unitarian Church, 8447 Manresa Ave., Orange Park, 268-8826, firstcoastfreethoughtsociety.org; free parking.

WOMEN & WISDOM WORKSHOP Monica Dublay guides participants in clearing false beiefs, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. April 15 at Story & Song Neighborhood Bookstore & Bistro, 1430 Park Ave., Fernandina, 601-2118, storyandsongbookstore.com; $125 includes lunch; register at 601-2118.

ART IN THE JU LIBRARY TOUR The 10th annual tour has more than 140 original pieces, many by regional artists, in Carpenter Library, Jacksonville University, 2800 University Blvd. N., Arlington, ju.edu, free.

Tours run through May. DARK OF THE MOON GHOST TOUR A guide discusses all the rumors–and the true stories–about the St. Augustine Lighthouse after dark at 8:30 p.m. April 12, 13 & 14, at 81 Lighthouse Ave., 829-0745, staugustinelighthouse.com, $25 adults/ seniors, $20 under 12.

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CONCERTS

HEMMING Park, 135 W. Monroe St. Ortega Elementary Steel Drum Band, Nan Nkama Pan-African Drum & Dance Ensemble April 13 The JUSTICE Pub, 315 E. Bay St. DJ Sonder April 11.

Ila Minori, The Big Lonesome, Loretto, Friendly Dads, Lance Corbett April 12 MAVERICKS Live, Jax Landing Elle King, Barns Courtney April 13 MYTH Nightclub, 333 E. Bay St. Emoworld, Sad Songs April 12. DJs Two Wolves, Charlie Velours, KTSLawson, Aurakill April 13. Ardalan April 14. DJs Lil Yankee, Killoala every Wed. DJs Q45, Bird every Thur. DJs Spyderbot, Basilisk every Tue. The RITZ Theatre, 829 N. Davis St. Jazz Fest Hall of Fame inductees Noel Freidline, Lisa Kelly, JB Scott, Bill Prince, Gary Starling, Longineu Parsons April 12 TIMES-UNION Center, 300 Water St. Michael Carbonaro April 12 VETERANS Memorial Arena, 300 Randolph Blvd. KISS April 12 The VOLSTEAD, 115 W. Adams St. Swing Dance April 14. The Snacks Blues Band April 19

FLEMING ISLAND, GREEN COVE SPRINGS

BOONDOCKS, 2808 Henley Rd. Austin Williams April 10. Paul Wane April 11. Branden Parrish, Whiskey Heart April 12. Lisa & the Mad Hatters April 13.

Branden Parrish April 17. Duval County Line April 19 CLAY COUNTY Fair, 2493 S.R. 16 W. Marshall Tucker Band, Big Daddy Weave, Shenandoah, Joe Diffie, Big & Rich, Jordan Davis, Jimmie Allen, Gatlin Bros. April 4-13 WHITEY’S Fish Camp, 2032 C.R. 220 Eric Alabiso April 11. The Remains April 12. Van Go April 13

INTRACOASTAL The We Rise Movement’s inaugural DUVAL GEMS musical showcase features 4KAMAI, La REDD, MELLY, AALANA, LYRIC ALAWNA, KUTIE, INDY, AKA JESSIEE, La KIWII, JORDAN IMAN, BUBBY the GREAT, CHARITY LINIQUE, BLACK CALLA, QVEEN CELINE, AKAI MARJE, ERA DAZE, AURAKULL, CHE, MOONCHYLDD, IT’S JULISSA and NASYAE, playing all styles of music, 7 p.m.-1 a.m. Thursday, April 11, 1904 Music Hall, Downtown, $10.

CLIFF’S, 3033 Monument Rd. DJ Sharon April 10. Party Cartel April 13. The Remains April 20 JERRY’S, 13170 Atlantic Blvd. Party Cartel April 12.

Fireball April 13

MANDARIN

ENZA’S, 10601 San Jose Blvd., Ste. 109 Brian Iannucci April 10, 14 & 16 IGGY’S, 104 Bartram Oaks Walk Robby Schenck April 10. Buck Smith April 11. Julia Gulia April 12. Probable Cause April 13. Karen Perry, Paul Phillips April 14

ORANGE PARK, MIDDLEBURG

Live Music Venues AMELIA ISLAND, FERNANDINA

The GREEN TURTLE Tavern, 14 S. Third St. Brett Bass & The Melted Plectrum April 12. Buck Smith Thur. Dan Voll Fri. Yancy Clegg Sun. The SALTY PELICAN, 12 N. Front St. Davis Turner April 11 SJ Brewing Co, 463646 S.R. 200, Ste. 13, Yulee Jimmy Beats April 13 SLIDERS Seaside Grill, 1998 S. Fletcher Ave. Hupp, Vagabonds April 12. Alan & Terry Campbell, Michael Hulett April 13. Luke & Shotgun, Ivey Brothers April 14. Savanna Bassett, Vagabonds April 15. King Eddie & Pili Pili Wed. Tad Jennings Thur. JCnMike Sun. Mark O’Quinn Tue. SURF Restaurant, 3199 S. Fletcher Ave. The Macys April 10. Davis Turner April 16

AVONDALE, ORTEGA

CASBAH Café, 3628 St. Johns Ave. Goliath Flores every Wed. Jazz every Sun. Live music every Mon. ECLIPSE Nightclub, 4219 St. Johns DJs Canaan, Free April 12. DJs Giani, Autrelle, Belda, Canaan April 13

THE BEACHES

(All venues in Jax Beach unless otherwise noted)

ATLANTIC BEACH Brewing Co., 725 Atlantic Blvd.

Turntable Tuesdays every week BLUE JAY Listening Room, 2457B S. Third St. The Currys April 11. Randall Bramblett April 12. Lyn Avenue April 13. Resonant Rogues April 19. Walter Parks, Mama Blue April 20 COOP 303, 303 Atlantic Blvd., AB Whim April 19 CULHANE’S Irish Pub, 967 Atlantic Blvd., AB Michael Funge every Sun. FLYING IGUANA, 207 Atlantic Blvd., Neptune Beach Lunar Coast April 12 & 13. Samuel Sanders April 14 FLY’S TIE Irish Pub, 177 Sailfish Dr., AB Brett Bass & the Melted Plectrum April 13. Live music on weekends 44 | FOLIOWEEKLY.com | APRIL 10-16, 2019

GREEN ROOM Brewing Co., 228 N. Third St. Michael C April 12. DiCarlo ‘D-Lo’ Thompson April 13 GUSTO, 1266 Beach Blvd. Groov every Wed. Piano Man Murray Goff every Fri. Ventura Latin Band every Sat. HARBOR Tavern, 160 Mayport Rd., AB Smokestack April 12 LEMON Bar, 2 Lemon St., NB Anton LaPlume April 11 LYNCH’S Irish Pub, 514 N. First St. Let’s Ride Brass Band April 12. Solar Tide, Austin Park April 13. Corey Peterson, Chillula April 14. Taller Trees April 19. Dirty Pete every Wed. MEZZA, 110 First St., NB Gypsies Ginger Wed. Mike Shackelford, Steve Shanholtzer Thur. Trevor Tanner Tue. RAGTIME Tavern, 207 Atlantic Blvd., AB Bill Rice April 10. All You Need April 11. Vegas Gray April 12. Don’t Call Me Shirley April 13. Decoy April 14. Billy Bowers April 17 SOUTHERN SWELLS, 1312 Beach Blvd. Michael Francis McCarthy April 12. Ryan Campbell April 13 SURFER the Bar, 200 N. First St. Whiskey Beach April 10. Buck Cherry, Joyous Wolf April 14 WHISKEY JAX, 950 Marsh Landing Pkwy. Never Too Late April 10. Robbie Litt Band April 11. Boogie Freaks April 12. The Prom Kings, SunJammer April 13. The Invasions April 14. Groov Band every Tue.

DOWNTOWN

1904 MUSIC Hall, 19 Ocean St. N. Duval Gems April 11. The Bright Light Social Hour, FayRoy April 12.

Memphis May Fire April 13. Atreyu, Drowning Above Water, Heirless April 14. KRS-One April 17 COWFORD Chophouse, 101 E. Bay St. Band Be Easy April 17 DAILY’S Place, 633-2000 Kenny Chesney, David Lee Murphy April 13 DOS GATOS, 123 E. Forsyth St. DJ Hollywood every Thur. DJ NickFresh every Sat. The FLORIDA Theatre, 128 E. Forsyth St. Boz Scaggs April 10. Dennis DeYoung, Night Ranger April 12

CHEERS, 1138 Park Ave. Little Green Men April 19.

Wildfire Rising April 20 The ROADHOUSE, 231 Blanding Blvd. Melt Behind the Wheel April 20

PONTE VEDRA

FIONN MacCOOL’S, 145 Hilden Rd., Nocatee Ace Winn April 12 PONTE VEDRA Concert Hall, 1050 A1A N. Richard Marx April 11. Dave Alvin, Jimmie Dale Gilmore, The Guilty Ones, Grant Peeples April 12. Tab Benoit April 13.

Edwin McCain April 17. The Weight Band: Members of Levon Helm Band & The Band April 18 TAPS Bar & Grill, 2220 C.R. 210 Mark Stevens April 10.

Don’t Call Me Shirley April 12. Jimmy Parrish April 13

RIVERSIDE, WESTSIDE

MURRAY HILL Theatre, 932 Edgewood Ave. Seventh Day Slumber, Righteous Vendetta, The Protest, Random Hero, Zahna, Amongst the Giants April 13.

Justin Townes Earle, Folk is People April 14 NIGHTHAWKS, 2952 Roosevelt Blvd. Eyehategod, The Obsessed, Antiseen April 10. The Players Ball (Outkast tribute) April 12. Reggie & the Full Effect, Mallory Welch, Runner’s High April 13. Conjure, Ridgeway, Stay Here, Clavicle & Wishbone April 14. The Reality, Tweed April 16 RAIN DOGS, 1045 Park St. Glass Mansions, A Sunday Fire, AC Deathstrike, Somewhat Suitable, Funbearable April 11 RIVERSIDE Arts Market, 715 Riverside River City Youth Orchestra, The WillowWacks, Dixie Rodeo April 13

ST. AUGUSTINE

AMICI Italian Restaurant, 1915 A1A S. Tim Rippey April 12 The AMP, 1340 A1A Cody Johnson, Travis Denning, Jacob Bryant April 11, Backyard Stage. Midland Electric Rodeo Tour, Rhett Akins April 12. Kane Brown April 13. Leon Bridges, Jess Glynne April 17

CONCERTS

SAN MARCO, NORTHBANK

GRAPE & GRAIN Exchange, 2000 San Marco Blvd.

2Peace April 11. Bold City Improv Jam April 16 JACK RABBITS, 15280 Hendricks Ave. Ellie King, Barns Courtney April 13. The Casualties, The Adolescents, Neighborhood Brats, Scum Florida April 17. Sam Riggs April 18. Strangelove April 20 MUDVILLE Music Room, 3104 Atlantic Blvd. Todd Hoke, Judy Young April 10. Abe Partridge, Tom & Natalie April 12. Cicada Rhythm April 13. TBA Big Band, UNF JE3 April 15. Roy Bookbinder April 18

SOUTHSIDE, BAYMEADOWS

VETERANS UNITED Craft Brewery, 8999 Western Way, Ste. 104 Brenna Ericson April 12 WHISKEY JAX, 10915 Baymeadows Rd. Casey Mitchell April 10. 8th & Red April 12. Jeff Joslyn Band April 12.

The Chris Thomas Band April 13. Mojo Roux April 14.

Cassidy Lee April 16. Jason Evans April 17

SPRINGFIELD, NORTHSIDE

COPPERTOP Bar, 12405 Main St. Random Tandem April 12. Disciples of the South open mic April 14 PALMS Fish Camp, 6359 Heckscher Dr. The Last Resort April 10. Billy Bowers April 12. Mike Ward, Lisa & the Mad Hatters April 14

Upcoming Concerts

JOHN TAYLOR BAND April 19, Whitey’s Fish Camp SIDECREEK, The CITRUS TREES April 20, Murray Hill Theatre The PEYTON BROTHERS April 20, Mudville STRANGELOVE The Depeche Mode Experience April 20, Mavericks Live AXIOM, A MATTER of HONOR, STRANGLED to DEATH, SHADOW the EARTH April 20, 1904 Music Room SOUTHERN RUKUS April 20, Boondocks LISA KELLY/JB SCOTT 5TET, JOSHUA BOWLUS, MIKE PEREZ, STEFAN KLEIN April 20, Breezy Jazz Club SANTANA April 20, The Amp DEBRA RIDER Linda Ronstadt tribute April 22, Mudville TRAVIS McCOY April 22, Surfer the Bar The PSYCHEDELIC FURS April 23, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall SCREAM BLUE MURDER April 24, Jack Rabbits JOE POPP, ARVID SMITH, ELVIS KABONG fundraiser April 24, Mudville GARY MULLEN & the WORKS April 25, Florida Theatre MAX FROST April 25, 1904 Music Hall KYLE MEGNA & ROSS CATTERTON April 25, Coop 303 KELSEA BALLERINI, BRETT YOUNG, BRANDON RATCLIFF April 26, The Amp BARNES & The HEART April 26, Lynch’s Irish Pub LUCY KAPLANSKY April 26, Café Eleven CHELSEY MICHELLE BAND April 26, Mellow Mushroom MIKE SHACKELFORD, STEVE SHANHOLTZER, DEAN SPRY, GREAT DAMES April 26, Mudville The BALD EAGLES April 26, Veterans United Craft BEAU & the BURNERS April 26, Hemming Park ANDY ZIPF April 26, Blue Jay Listening Room ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE April 26, Jack Rabbits CYRUS QUARANTA April 26, Coop 303 ROSCOLUSA Songwriters Festival April 27, Palm Valley DREAM THEATER April 27, T-U Center’s Moran Theater DOWNPINE April 27, Whitey’s Fish Camp BELLE & MICKEY, TOM & NATALIE April 27, Mudville Music Room BLUPRINT April 27, Lynch’s Irish Pub The SWELL FELLAS April 27, Café Eleven The TEMPTATIONS, The FOUR TOPS April 28, The Florida Theatre INDIA.ARIE April 30, The Florida Theatre HEART ATTACK MAN, 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, The GROOVE ORIENT 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, BRING ME the HORIZON, The CULT, IN THIS MOMENT, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, CIRCA SURVIVE, TOM MORELLO, MARK LANEGAN BAND, BEARTOOTH, ARCHITECTS, The INTERRUPTERS, BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, TREMONTI, REIGNWOLF, BADFLOWER, The DAMNED THINGS, The GLORIOUS SONS, DOROTHY, BLACK PISTOL FIRE, YUNGBLUD, ZEAL & ARDOR, HANDS LIKE HOUSES, MOVEMENTS, HYRO the HERO, LIGHT the TORCH, WILSON, AMIGO the DEVIL, PRETTY VICIOUS, DEMOB HAPPY, CLEOPATRICK, SHVPES, HYDE, DEAD GIRLS ACADEMY May 3, 4 & 5, Metro Park LITTLE BIRD May 3, Surfer the Bar Gamble Rogers Music Festival: AL POINDEXTER, AMY HENDRICKSON, ASLYN & the NAYSAYERS, BRETT BASS & the MELTED PLECTRUM, BRIAN SMALLEY, CHELSEA SADDLER, DAVE DOWLING, DAVIS & the LOOSE CANNONS, DOM FLEMONS, DOUG SPEARS, DUNEHOPPERS, EDEN REWA, ELAINE & SAM MAHON, FIONA CHALMERS, GATORBONE TRIO, GRANT PEEPLES, GYPSY WIND, HAWKTAIL, JAMIE DEFRATES, JERRY MINCEY, JOE MARK, JOHN DICKIE IV & COLLAPSIBLE B, JORDAN FOLEY, KATHERINE ARCHER, KRICKETS, LON & LIS WILLIAMSON, LONESOME BERT & the SKINNY LIZARDS, MICHAEL JORDAN, MR. AULLIE, PARADOX, PASSERINE, PHOEBE HUNT & the GATHERERS, PIERCE PETTIS, RACHEL GRUBB, RED HENRY & FRIENDS, REMEDY TREE, RON & BARI, SALT & PINE, SAM PACETTI, The CURRYS, The OBSCURE BROTHERS, The SKINNY, The TROUBADOURS (Bob Patterson, Jim Carrick, Larry Mangum, Charley Simmons), The WILLOWWACKS, TODD JONES, UNCLE MOSIE, VERLON THOMPSON, WAX WINGS May 3, 4 & 5, Colonial Quarter DiCARLO THOMPSON May 3, Coop 303 8TH & RED May 3, Lynch’s Irish Pub GRIZ May 3, The Amp MERCY ME May 3, Veterans Memorial Arena

Prince Tribute Show: PURPLE REIGN May 3, Times-Union

Center for the Performing Arts GOV’T MULE May 3, The Florida Theatre KEM & JEFFREY OSBORNE May 4, Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts TOM JONES May 6, The Florida Theatre TAME IMPALA, MDOU MOCTAR 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 STEVIE STONE, MADCHILD May 9, Surfer the Bar JUICE WRLD, SKI MASK the SLUMP GOD, LYRICAL LEMONADE ALLSTARS May 9, The Amp B2K Millennium Tour May 10, Veterans Memorial Arena A Little Night Music: MAMA BLUE May 10, Plaza de la Constitución TASH SULTANA, PIERCE BROS. May 11, The Amp STAR TREK LIVE feat. MICHAEL GIACCHINO May 11, Daily’s CAMILLE RAE TRIO May 12, Arnold’s Lounge BOB SEGER & the SILVER BULLET BAND May 12, Daily’s MURS, LOCKSMITH, COJO May 14, Jack Rabbits G. LOVE, The RIES BROTHERS May 14, Surfer the Bar YHETI, EAZYBAKED, DREWLFACE, SFAM, VLAD the INHALER May 15, Myth Nightclub BRETT BASS & the MELTED PLECTRUM May 17, Blue Jay Listening Room DON’T CALL ME SHIRLEY May 17 & 18, Flying Iguana G-LOVE May 17 & 18, Café Eleven GARY STARLING QUARTET May 17, Hemming Park The ORIGINAL WAILERS May 17, Surfer the Bar The WILDFLOWERS Tom Petty Tribute Band May 18, Suwannee Music Park ONE NIGHT in MEMPHIS May 19, Thrasher-Horne Center for the Arts JIMMY EAT WORLD, TAKING BACK SUNDAY, BLUE OCTOBER, FLORA CASH May 19, The Amp BEAR & ROBERT CD Release May 19, Blue Jay FRAMING the RED May 19, Jack Rabbits JOE JACKSON May 21, The Florida Theatre HOZIER May 21, Times-Union Center WINEHOUSED: The Amy Celebration May 25, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall FLORIDA FOLK FESTIVAL May 24, 25 & 26, Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center State Park, White Springs TREY ANASTASIO & his Band May 29, The Amp ART GARFUNKEL May 30, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall BEASTO BLANCO May 31, Jack Rabbits LIONEL RICHIE June 1, Daily’s Place MICKEY AVALON, DIRT NASTY June 1, Jack Rabbits The TURTLES, CHUCK NEGRON, GARY PUCKETT, The BUCKINGHAMS, The CLASSICS IV June 2, Florida Theatre LAKE STREET DIVE, The RAD TRADS June 5, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall STEVE EARLE & the DUKES June 6, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall SLIGHTLY STOOPID, MATISYAHU, TRIBAL SEEDS, HIRIE June 6, The Amp STEPHEN SIMMONS June 7, Mudville Music Room The CHRIS THOMAS BAND June 8, TIAA Bank Field, Boys & Girls Club Benefit WEIRD AL YANKOVIC June 9, The Amp LIVE FROM MARS: David Bowie Tribute June 12, The Florida Theatre TWENTY ONE PILOTS June 14, Veterans Memorial Arena ROD McDONALD June 14, Mudville Music Room The MIGHTY O.A.R., AMERICAN AUTHORS, HUNTERTONES June 15, The Amp GREAT ATLANTIC Country Music Fest June 15, SeaWalk Pavilion, Jax Beach BRIT FLOYD 40 Years of The Wall June 16, Florida Theatre The NATIONAL, COURTNEY BARNETT June 17, The Amp HIPPO CAMPUS June 17, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall AGENT ORANGE June 18, Surfer the Bar In support of their new album Ritual, the South Carolina-based FLOW TRIBE June 22, Hemming Park electro-alt-pop duo GLASS MANSIONS appear at 9 p.m. April 11 at BOWLING for SOUP, REEL BIG FISH, Rain Dogs, 1045 Park St., Riverside. AC DEATHSTRIKE, SOMEWHAT NERF HERDER June 22, The Amp SUITABLE, FUNBEARABLE and A SUNDAY FIRE also perform; $7.

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ARNOLD’S, 3912 N. Ponce de Leon Blvd. DJ Alex April 12. Cottonmouth April 13 CAFÉ ELEVEN, 501 A1A Beach Blvd., St. Aug. Beach The Steel Wheels April 12 Planet SARBEZ, 115 Anastasia Blvd. The Gooch Palms, 86Hope, Reels April 12. Quintron, Miss Pussycat, Golden Pelicans, AC Deathstrike April 13 PROHIBITION Kitchen, 119 St. George St. Master Blaster April 10. Bluesdog66, The Messengers April 11.

The Mix, Lu Rubino April 12. Colton McKenna, Mishka & Full Band April 13. Jessie Girls April 14. Sam Pacetti April 15. WillowWacks April 16 SCARLETT O’HARA’S, 70 Hypolita Billy Bowers April 11 TRADEWINDS Lounge, 124 Charlotte St. Livestream April 12 & 13. Elizabeth Roth every Sat.

Backyard Stage JON BELLION, MARC E. BASSY, LAWRENCE June 23, The Amp TEDESCHI TRUCKS BAND, BLACKBERRY SMOKE, SHOVELS & ROPE June 28, Daily’s Place LADY ANTEBELLUM June 28, The Amp YACHT ROCK REVUE June 28, The Florida Theatre ADAM SANDLER June 30, The Amp ROB THOMAS, ABBY ANDERSON July 6, Daily’s Place TRAIN, GOO GOO DOLLS, ALLEN STORE July 9, Daily’s NEW KIDS on the BLOCK July 12, Veterans Memorial Arena JOJO SIWA July 13, The Amp LONG BEACH DUB ALL STARS & AGGROLITES, MIKE PINTO July 14, Surfer the Bar KIRK FRANKLIN July 15, The Florida Theatre The Royal Affair: YES, ASIA w/ STEVE HOWE, JOHN LODGE (Moody Blues), CARL PALMER’S ELP LEGACY with ARTHUR BROWN July 18, The Amp DIERKS BENTLEY, JON PARDI, TENILLE TOWNES July 18, Daily’s YOUNG the GIANT, FITZ & the TANTRUMS, COIN July 19, The Amp BRETT BASS & the MELTED PLECTRUM, RUSTY SHINE, SALT & PINE July 20, Hemming Park SUBLIME with ROME, MICHAEL FRANTI & SPEARHEAD, COMMON KINGS July 25 & 26, The Amp ANUEL AA July 20, Daily’s Place IRATION, PEPPER, FORTUNATE YOUTH, KATASTRO July 27, The Amp WYNONNA JUDD July 29, Orange Park Freedom Fest WIDESPREAD PANIC Aug. 2, 3 & 4, The Amp WHY DON’T WE Aug. 2, Daily’s Place DIRTY HEADS, 311 Aug. 4, Daily’s Place MOE., BLUES TRAVELER, G. LOVE Aug. 7, Daily’s Place LYLE LOVETT & HIS LARGE BAND Aug. 9, The Florida Theatre REBELUTION, PROTOJE, COLLIE BUDDZ Aug. 14 & 15, The Amp BRAD PAISLEY, CHRIS LANE, RILEY GREEN Aug. 16, Daily’s Place UMPHREY’S McGEE, MAGIC CITY HIPPIES Aug. 17, The Amp BUSH, LIVE, OUR LADY PEACE Aug. 18, Daily’s Place PENTATONIX, RACHEL PLATTEN Aug. 24, Daily’s VAMPIRE WEEKEND, CHRISTONE ‘KINGFISH’ INGRAM Aug. 25, The Amp PETER FRAMPTON, JASON BONHAM Sept. 4, Daily’s CHRIS YOUNG, CHRIS JANSON, LOCASH Sept. 12, Daily’s BEATLES vs STONES Sept. 16, Ritz Theatre KASEY MUSGRAVES benefit Sept. 21, The Amp PUDDLE of MUDD, SALIVA, TRAPT, SAVING ABEL, TANTRIC Sept. 21, Thrasher-Horne Center ALAN JACKSON, WILLIAM MICHAEL MORGAN Sept. 21, Veterans Memorial Arena SNARKY PUPPY Sept. 24, The Florida Theatre THOMAS RHETT, DUSTIN LYNCH, RUSSELL DICKERSON, RHETT AKINS Oct. 4, Veterans Memorial Arena BUILT to SPILL Oct. 9, Jack Rabbits 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 MAGGIE ROGERS, JACOB BANKS Oct. 11, The Amp BENISE Oct. 13, The Florida Theatre ZAC BROWN BAND Oct. 17, Daily’s Place CARRIE UNDERWOOD Oct. 20, Veterans Memorial Arena ACOUSTIC ALCHEMY Oct. 31, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE Nov. 2, The Florida Theatre JUKEBOX HERO Nov. 10, The Florida Theatre CELINE DION Jan. 8, Veterans Memorial Arena AL STEWART Feb. 14, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall To list your band’s gig, send time, date, location (street, city or neighborhood), admission and a contact number to Marlene Dryden, email mdryden@folioweekly.com or 45 W. Bay St., Ste. 103, Jacksonville FL 32202. Items are included on a space-available basis. Deadline is noon Wednesday for next Wednesday publication.

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FOLIO COOKING

STRAWBERRY FIELDS FOREVER

CHEF BILL celebrates SPRING with juicy Florida GEMS

THE COMING OF SPRING IS A MAGICAL time of year. For some peculiar reason, this season brings out the inner poet in us all (corny, I know). The themes of reawakening, rebirth, new life and new hope are on everyone’s mind. Especially for those unfortunate Northerners who’ve spent the last several months buried under a six-inch layer of wool. Yes, it’s Ok … you can stick your little heads out now—the snow and ice are actually receding. Hurray!

Folks from northern climes might actually see something green growing in their yards for the first time since last September; hence, the hope of new life springs forth.

For us in the 904, though, green stuff is constantly growing. Right now, we’re in the middle of the year’s best growing conditions.

What is the shining star of Florida produce?

Maybe the orange? Heck, no, bro, that’s all in the past. Today’s star is the strawberry.

The very best strawberries in the world are growing right here, right now in the fabulous Sunshine State. Counties and towns throughout Florida are in the midst of celebrating this delectable red jewel with annual festivals. The biggest celebration is in Plant City, featuring a build-your-own strawberry shortcake booth, a strawberry festival queen and music concerts. Plus, there are strawberry-themed crafts and knickknacks for sale. I hope strawberry wine is there—I’m always looking out for hipsters.

Where did the strawberry—this highly celebrated, exquisitely succulent gift of nature—originate? Glad you asked. We can thank several groups for the modern strawberry. Our journey begins in Chile where those pesky conquistadors found a variety of strawberry that produced a huge fruit. Unfortunately, when the delicate plants were taken back to Europe, they refused to bear fruit. The French figured out how to cross-pollinate the European variety with the Chilean variety and Brittany became the early capital of modern strawberry production.

I’ll bet most folks have a favorite way to enjoy these luscious morsels of spring. Some

of y’all prefer to eat them “au naturel,” which is really hard to argue with (even for me) at this time of the season when Florida berries are at their juicy, sweet, slightly tart best.

Strawberries can also be among the most Cheffed-Up foods on Earth. How ’bout ripe strawberries with clotted cream (a heavenly pair) or maybe the ol’ standby, strawberry shortcake? BTWS, do not be a shoemaker and think pound cake is a substitute for a true sweet shortcake—it is most definitely not—yet still tasty. Just for fun, I like to macerate strawberries with sugar and blackberry brandy and drizzle them with a honey balsamic reduction. I also make a wicked good strawberry ice cream. Try this simple strawberry drop biscuit recipe, with a dollop of Chantilly cream.

CHEF BILL’S STRAWBERRY BISCUITS Ingredients • 2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour • 5 Tbsp. sugar • 2-1/2 tsp. baking powder • 1/2 tsp. baking soda • 1/4 tsp. salt • 4 oz. butter, shredded • 1/2 cup buttermilk • 1 egg, beaten • 1/4 tsp. vanilla extract • 1 cup strawberries, diced 6oz

Directions 1. Mix all dry ingredients.

2. Mix in shredded butter by hand. Mix in buttermilk, egg and vanilla extract.

3. Fold in strawberries.

4. Bake 20 minutes at 350˚F. Brush on melted butter or egg wash. Bake till well browned.

Until we cook again,

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PUBLIX MARKETS 1033 A1A Beach Blvd., St. Augustine 2033 Riverside Ave. 4413 Town Ctr. Pkwy., Ste. 100

NASSAU HEALTH FOODS 833 T.J. Courson Rd., Fernandina

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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

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FOLIO PETS

LOCAL PET EVENTS & ADOPTABLES RANGER THE R.E.A.D. DOG • Kids practice reading to Ranger, 3:30 p.m. April 10, Pablo Creek Library, 13295 Beach Blvd., 992-7101, jaxpubliclibrary.org.

Then on April 13, it’s Jasper who listens, 2 p.m.

SPRING CLASSIC HUNTER/JUMPER SHOW II • The competitions start at 8 a.m. each day, WednesdayMonday, April 10-15; end times vary, at Jacksonville Equestrian Center, 13611 Normandy Blvd., Westside, 255-4254, jaxequestriancenter.com. And as always, admission and parking are free.

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CONNIE JEAN

EMOTIONAL RESCUE Davi gets a HANDS-OFF LESSON in healing MY TYPICAL DAY STARTS WITH A BIG

hug, a hearty breakfast and a walk around the block. It’s tough to say which ritual I like best. That’s the thing about morning rituals. They give us something to look forward to the night before and set the tone for the day.

The one constant for canine massage therapist Doryan Cawyer is Reiki. The Japanese technique is a regular habit in her household, and her dogs dig it, too.

HEALING HANDS

Davi: Tell me about yourself.

Doryan Cawyer: I’m a certified canine massage therapist and Reiki practitioner with a background in naturopathy. I’m a true animal lover and I’m especially passionate about animals’ emotional healing, which inspired me to pursue my dream of Jade Paws Canine Massage.

How did you get started in Reiki?

My dog inspired me to learn about holistic and natural healing. Through research, I learned about Reiki, homeopathy, herbal medicine and nutrition. After receiving Usui Reiki One training, I practiced on myself and my pets; now I assist others.

What exactly is Reiki?

It’s essentially an energy healing practice that helps bring body, mind, emotions and spirit into harmony, using intuitive touch.

In a session, one person passes healing, calm and positive energy to another.

What can Reiki do for dogs?

Reiki reduces anxiety, relieves physical and emotional stress, and boosts the body’s own healing abilities. During a Reiki session, muscles are relaxed, and energy flow is unblocked. This helps reduce physical tension and pain. And anxiety and stress lessen, helping animals recover from emotional trauma.

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How does Reiki help with physical and emotional healing?

Reiki can help heal emotional wounds and accelerate the body’s natural ability to heal itself. It creates harmony and balance in the entire body, giving an overall sense of well-being.

Are there some animals that need different healing techniques?

Yes. Some animals are not comfortable with physical touch, due to experiences with humans or physical ailments. These animals are in a state of anxiety or fear and resist connecting with others. I practice a variety of techniques to help animals build trust and find balance.

HI THERE! I’M CONNIE JEAN. Do you like treats? I like ’em, too. Do you like kids? OMG, same! And belly rubs? They’re the best, amirite? We have lots in common, so I could just move in with you already. So go to Jax Humane Society, 8464 Beach Blvd. and pick me up tomorrow. I’ll start packing! jaxhumane.org.

MUTT MARCH • Jacksonville Humane Society’s annual fundraiser walk and festival is 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, April 13, at 8464 Beach Blvd., Southside, 725-8766, jaxhumane.org. Music, food trucks, performance dog team and a silent auction.

Proceeds benefit JHS’s programs. Registrations fees are $30/walker, $15/youth walker (5-17), $30/ virtual walkers. Details on the website.

COMMUNITY ANIMAL COMMUNICATION READINGS • Constance Frankenberg offers half-hour readings, $45, at Salty Paws Healthy Pet Market, 677 Atlantic Blvd., Atlantic Beach, by appointment only, call for dates, 800-588-3659, constancefrankenberg.com.

BYOB HUSKIES • Bring Your Own Breed honors this hardy breed, 6:30-8:30 p.m. April 12 at Kanine Social, 580 College St., Brooklyn, 712-6363, kaninesocial.com.

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MUFFIN

Reiki has five principles; one is BE GRATEFUL. How do you live by this?

I embrace life with an attitude of gratitude! I begin every day by thinking of all the things for which I’m grateful.

The list is infinite, and I add to it daily.

Gratitude is a choice that leads to a happier life—I choose to be happy.

I don’t consider myself much of a Zen dog. In fact, I can hardly meditate for more than a minute without thinking about what I want for lunch. Even I, a canny canine, was able to experience the benefits of the ancient treatment. Reiki has the power to soothe, heal, relax and energize. You can never go wrong making relaxation part of your daily routine. If you find something that feeds your soul, you’ll start enjoying better days!

Davi mail@folioweekly.com _______________________________________________

Davi the Dachshund says his mommy knows the adage: “Happy dog, happy home.”

Reiki is on his list of Happy Things.

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FOLKS ASK IF I GOT MY NAME BECAUSE I’M a stud muffin or because I like to make muffins. The answer? Yes. I’m a sweet, loving guy who gets along with most everyone–even dogs! I’m into lap-sitting and I won a gold medal for purring in Jax Humane Society’s 2019 Olympics. Want to meet? Head to 8464 Beach Blvd., Southside, jaxhumane.org.

READ WITH ROVER • Kids can share a book with therapy dogs Diva and Tenor, 1 p.m. April 13 at Mandarin Branch Library, 3330 Kori Rd., 262-5201.

BYOB SPANIELS • Bring Your Own Breed honors this friendly breed, noon-2 p.m. April 13 at Kanine Social, 712-6363, kaninesocial.com. BYOB Frenchies is 6:30-8:30 p.m. April 19.

PET PHOTO SHOOT • A fundraiser for Pit Sisters, a rescue, rehab and outreach nonprofit facility helping bully-breed dogs get a second chance, is 6 p.m. April 24, Hotel Indigo, 9840 Tapestry Park Cir., Southside, pitsisters.com. Sign up at agoldphoto.com.

NEWS OF THE WEIRD DUMB AND DUMBER Rogers, Arkansas, neighbors Charles Ferris and Christopher Hicks were hangin’ on Ferris’ back porch March 31, drinking and enjoying the spring air. Ferris wore a bulletproof vest—because why not?—and asked Hicks to shoot him with a .22-caliber semi-automatic rifle. KFSM said the vest blocked the bullet, but it hurt and put a red mark on his chest.

Then Hicks donned the vest and Ferris “unloaded the clip into Christopher’s back,” said the police report, bruising him. It would’ve ended there if Ferris hadn’t gone to the hospital, where staff alerted Benton County Sheriff ’s Office. Ferris first told cops he was shot while protecting “an asset” in a gunfight, but his wife ’fessed up to the back-porch challenge. The two were booked on suspicion of aggravated assault.

TELL US WHEN IT’S BACK IN USE In downtown Borrego Springs, California, an odd sign tops a 5-foot-tall post in front of Anza-Borrego Desert Natural History Association gift shop: “This Post Not Currently in Use.” The education director Mike McElhatton told The San Diego Union Tribune: “When I started working [here] I saw this post that ... had obviously been there a long time. I wondered what in the heck was the post for and then I got the idea to put a sign on it.” McElhatton seemed let down by the response, though: “Amazingly, we don’t get a whole lot of comment about it. I’ve seen people walk up and they just look at the sign and they just keep going.”

DIDO’S LAMENT GLUB GLUB Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin, tried a new staging for an opera on March 30 and 31: underwater. Breathe: A Multidisciplinary Water Opera had dancers, percussionists, singers and orchestra instruments— some above water, some below. Composer and musical director Loren Kiyoshi Dempster told WLUK TV he was leery at first. “It’s been … one of the great surprises of my life that you could play cello underwater.” A device marine biologists record sounds underwater took the music above the surface for folks to hear.

IT’S GETTIN’ HOT On March 29, in a Stockholm suburb, an off-duty officer was in a sauna; he saw a man there who was a fugitive wanted for aggravated assault and other offenses. They recognized each other, police spokesperson Carina Skagerlind told Associated Press, and “the naked police officer calmly told the man to consider himself arrested.”

DAMN, HIT THE WRONG LINK AGAIN Texas’ Harris County Civil Court Judge Bill McLeod, sworn in last November, accidentally resigned April 1, and it was no joke. Reuters said McLeod shared his plan online to run for the state supreme court without realizing such an post amounts to a resignation, according to the state’s constitution. County commissioners may be keep him in office until a special election is held.

NOT A HOLSTER, BUDDY Detroit police can’t confirm what made an unnamed 50-year-old man shoot

himself in the foot on March 19, but rumor has it he was aiming for something else. WDIV TV reported the man, who uses a wheelchair, was trying to kill a cockroach by throwing his shoe at it. His handgun was in the shoe; it fell out and discharged, striking his foot. Police said the man was in stable condition.

DIY DRIVER’S LICENSE Mr. Tang of Liuzhou, China, was pulled over for a routine check as he rode his silver motorcycle March 31. Tang was happy to produce his license, carried in the customary cover, reported Oddity Central. When cops read it, they saw it was bogus. “He was calm as he took out the license,” a traffic police officer said. “But I was shocked when I saw what was inside.” Tang wrote standard driver’s license info on a piece of paper, then glued a photo of himself to the paper. When asked why, Tang said he was too lazy to study for the license exam and didn’t want to spend the money on driving classes. He thought a handwritten license would be better than nothing at all. “I didn’t expect traffic police to be so serious,” Tang said.

AS LONG AS WE GET OUR THIN MINTS Most see nice little girls raising funds for Scout programs, but some see a way to pad their bank account. Brian Couture, 40, of Forest Grove, Oregon, is accused of skimming more than $700 of Girl Scout cookie money from his daughter. Forest Grove cops answered a 911 call at Couture’s home March 6; he said an intruder came in and they struggled. According to KPTV, Couture was “unresponsive” and was taken to the hospital with undisclosed injuries, as K9 units looked for the thief.

Police said Couture admitted he’d staged the whole thing; at his hearing March 29, he pleaded not guilty to initiating a false report. The money, said a Girl Scouts spokeswoman, is still missing.

MY TWO DADS In Brazil, Judge Filipe Luis Peruca made an unusual judgment in a paternity case of identical twin potential fathers. The mother of a young girl filed a paternity suit against Twin A, who accused Twin B of being the real father, said BBC. DNA tests showed an equal probability for both to be the sire, so Judge Peruca ordered them both to pay the daughter’s maintenance. She’ll receive twice as much as she would with only one father. “One of them is acting in bad faith in order to hide the fact that he is the father,” the judge wrote. “Such vile behavior cannot be tolerated by the law.”

FIXIN’ A HOLE The harsh winter made potholes in American streets, but in Muskegon Heights, Michigan, a 12-year-old boy isn’t waiting for the government to fix them. Monte Scott began filling potholes in his neighborhood with his yard dirt in March. “I didn’t want people messing up their cars like my mom did,” Scott told WZZM13. They’d “have to pay $600 to $700 to get their car fixed, they’d be mad.” Mom Trinell Scott, said, “That’s just the type of kid he is. He’s a good kid; there are lots like him in the community.” weirdnewstips@amuniversal.com

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Me: Thanos purple high-tops, interested in your gauntlet. Rewind time, never stop, soul search this reality, use this space, see where this power takes us? More theories if interested. When: April 3. Where: Regal Avenues 20. #1724-0410 TRAFFIC CONE TROUBLE You: Trying to lure a pesky orange traffic cone out from under your front bumper. Me: Lent a hand, wrestled an obtrusive pylon out; you cutely muttered of being embarrassed. I’m free next Friday if you run it over again. When: March 29.

Where: Gate Parkway Starbucks. #1723-0403 SHRINERS CIRCUS JUMP ROPE MIME You: Being a great guy helping the mime/ clown. Me: Blown away by your jump-roping and your body. The bumbleverse can’t keep up with me, but I think you could. Didn’t see a ring; single? When: March 17, 1 p.m.

Where: Shriners Circus. #1722-0403 MAYORS RACE, DONATING BLOOD, LAKEWOOD You: Braces, with dog. Me: Eating clam chowder. Any chance you are free for coffee, breakfast or happy hour? When: March 9. Where: Riverside Publix. #1721-0320 SHE KNOWS WHAT SHE WANTS I’d like to meet a smart, handsome man. I like golf, tennis and disco dancing. I’m retired, no small kids. If you enjoy the same things, let’s meet and see what develops! We’ll discuss when & where when you reply. #1720-0313.

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Want to hold hands again and stroll under the nighttime sky & live that Nick13 song. You make these Kentucky knees weak when you kiss me. Nothing worth having comes easily; you’re worth the wait, W. When: Dec. 2018.

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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: Longlegged 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 talked ;) you made me smile. I’m more than my excellent arse.

Let’s ride off-road! When: 11:40 a.m. Feb. 2.

Where: 8th Ave. N., Jax Beach. #1717-0213 DANCING TO MY MUSIC! Me: Parked at Yobe, pink hair. You: With pal, going in Ted’s, jamming to my music; pointed at me, stared. Thought of asking your number; I chickened. I smile thinking about it. 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)

by Flying Iguana; stopped, said hello. Me: Red long-sleeved shirt; petted Garrod, we talked, you smiled–we clicked. Let’s meet again.

Maybe a rare thing happening. When: Dec. 12.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19): The Qing Dynasty controlled China from the mid17th century to the early 20th century, the fifth biggest empire in world history. But it faded, as all mighty regimes do. The revolution was in 1911, forcing the last emperor to abdicate; so began the Republic of China. Your life in 2019 has similarities to that transition: the end of one era and the beginning of another; a changing of the guard and a passing of the torch. The weeks ahead are a good time to be active in deciding and visualizing your next empire.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): I hope you soon acquire a new source of support or inspiration. You’re in an astrological cycle phase when you attract influences in alignment with your deep values. It could be a person or animal, a vibrant symbol or useful tool.

It may even be a fantasy character or departed ancestor to stimulate vitality you haven’t been able to summon on your own. Be on the lookout for this.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Poet David Hinton analyzed the Chinese word for “poetry.” Its etymological meaning is “words spoken at the fertility altar.” Make that your theme, even if you don’t write or read poetry.

The weeks ahead are a good time to take a vow or make a solemn intention at a homemade fertility altar. The oath may express a desire to boost the use of your physical vitality: a lust for life, an adoration of the natural world or power to produce new human life. A vow to foster fertility could be more metaphorical and symbolic in nature: creativity you’ll express in future works of art or generous effects you want to have on the world.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Christopher Robin Milne was the son of author A.A. Milne, who wrote the Winnie-the-Pooh stories. He said there are two ways to navigate life. Either you “take a bearing on something in the future and steer toward it, or take a bearing on something in the past and steer away from it.” So in his view, “There are those who look ahead and pull and those who look behind and push.” In the weeks and months ahead, you’ll make a delighted commitment to the first option. That approach will inspire you toward the most interesting success.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Finland’s national animal is the brown bear. The national insect is the ladybug, the national instrument is the stringed kantele. The national author is Aleksis Kivi, who had just one novel that took him 10 years to write. He also published a short collection of odes and a few plays, adding up to a grand total of fewer than 800 pages of work.

Efforts you make in the next few weeks could have a disproportionately large impact as well. What you lack in quantity is nothing compared to the sheer quality you generate.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): I follow blogger Evanescent Voyager because she makes me cry with sad joy and exultant poignancy. One of her fans wrote her a love note I could’ve written: “Your emotional brilliance and thoughtful passion break me into pieces, then weave me back together with more coherence than I had before reading you. I revere your alchemical talent for undoing me so you can heal me; for lowering my defenses so I’m open to your riches; for demolishing my habitual trance so you can awaken my sleeping genius.” In the weeks ahead, life offers to perform these services for you. Accept!

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): “Love is no assignment for cowards.”

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ancient Roman poet Ovid. What did he mean?

Was he foreshadowing the wisdom of pop singer Pat Benatar, who in 1983 sang, “Love is a battlefield”? Was Ovid implying that to succeed in the amorous arts we must be heroic warriors ready to overcome fears and risk psychological dangers? Probably. It takes as much courage to create fun, interesting togetherness as it does to wrestle with problems togetherness brings. You need just as much bravura and panache to explore the sweet mysteries of intimacy as you do for the achy mysteries of intimacy. Remember this as you marshal your audacity to deepen and expand relationships in the weeks ahead.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): The literal meaning of the French term jolielaide is “pretty and ugly.” Bloggers at wordsnquotes.com define it like this: “It’s a fascinating quirkiness that’s irresistible, like a face you want to keep looking at even if you can’t decide whether it is beautiful or not.” Jolie-laide overlaps with the Japanese term wabi-sabi, which describes a person or thing that’s lovely because of its imperfection and incompleteness. You have potential to be a master embodier of both jolielaide and wabi-sabi in the next few weeks.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): As Czech playwright Vaclav Havel (1936-2011) matured, he became a political dissident who opposed the Soviet Union’s authoritarian grip on his country. Eventually he was a key player in the Velvet Revolution that banished Communism. When Czechoslovakia emerged as a new democracy, its people elected him president. Havel thanked Lou Reed and the band Velvet Underground for fully awakening his liberationist leadership. He said their unruly music stoked his longing to establish a culture where total creative freedom was possible. It’s a grand time to identify music, art, films or literature to fuel your emancipation in the months ahead.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Capricorn author J.R.R. Tolkien toiled on his masterpiece The Lord of the Rings for 12 years. Once finished, it wasn’t published for five more years. So 17 years passed between the time he started his precious project and the time it reached an audience. You won’t need that much patience in guiding your venture to full expression. Summon faith in yourself; it will bring out the best!

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Released in 1998, The Prince of Egypt is an animated film about the Hebrew prophet Moses. In the climactic event, the hero uses magic to part the waters of the Red Sea, allowing his people to run across the sea floor and escape the army chasing them. To make that seven-minute scene, 28 professional animators labored for 318,000 hours. In the next few months, you could make your version of that marvel. You’ll need a team to help, and that team isn’t ready. The weeks ahead are a good time to get it ready.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Piscean businessman Steve Jobs testified that taking LSD was “one of the two or three most important things” he ever did. It opened his mind in ways he felt were crucial to his development. What are the three most important things you’ve ever done? Revisit at least one, and see if you can take it to the next step of its power to inspire. What if it has even more to offer in your efforts to be the person you want to be?

Rob Brezsny freewillastrology@freewillastrology.com

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IT’S BEEN A BUSY COUPLE OF WEEKS IN Florida’s legal weed scene. Governor Ron DeSantis’ push to allow medical patients to smoke some forms of marijuana was officially certified with a speed unusual for almost anything in Tallahassee, and once they got the green light, retailers were moving new products within hours. I was at Art Walk last week, and an old pal proffered what looked like a cigarette, but was actually packed with CBD weed, replete with green filter adorned with a pot leaf. These were made by an independent company out west, but it puts a little shine on the longstanding rumor that Big Tobacco wants in on the reefer market.

They’ll probably just wait until it’s decriminalized nationwide.

Like everything that’s legal to consume in this state, the cigarette was almost entirely devoid of THC. Marijuana without THC is like a presidential tweet without slander or typos: It’s fine, but it’s weird. Personally, I think the placebo effect is key to the use of CBD; much of the result is being generated by the subconscious. Once a person is familiar with a certain drug (at least in regard to weed and psychedelics), a certain amount of the original effect can be simulated later just by thinking about it. Kinda like how, as Jaguars fans, any time we win two games in a row, it’s 1999 again.

The prohibition against THC has always been a sticking point with patients and retailers alike. At long last, the state legislature began evolving on that position on

March 27. A 12-to-5 party-line vote advanced the debate to cap THC levels at 10 percent for legal supply, far below what can be achieved in today’s market. It is true, the potency of pot has grown almost as fast as the national debt. (You don’t even wanna know.) Average levels have jumped from 10 percent (or less) to upwards of 30 percent, just for whole flower.

Various types of oil, wax or shatter range from 50 to 80 percent. Eventually you’ll be able to vape pure THC. (Let’s all hope that happens before the next election, because it’s gonna be a sh*t-show.) Most of the CBD stuff for sale in Florida is less than 1 percent THC, but it won’t be that way for much longer.

There’s no real timetable for this matter, nor any specific agenda at work. It’s more of an intellectual exercise. But the key point is made by retailers: Limiting THC levels limits market share. Fresh chatter from the tax-man only hints at the kinds of numbers in play. The top five states with legal weed– California, Colorado, Oregon, Nevada and Washington–generated more than a billion dollars in tax revenue combined. Florida’s medical market added nearly 10,000 jobs last year, while the number of medical cardholders has broken 200,000, with another quarter-million queued up. As THC levels rise, so will the profits, and that fact will drive the next phase of the debate.

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YESTERDAY & TODAY A SEASONED SENIOR reflects on CULINARY TRADITION THE MANTLE OF PREPARING DELICIOUS,

beautiful, full-throated food was passed to me like the laying on of hands. I have been learning to cook the same way—in the same house— for 52 years. When I moved from Richmond to Longfellow Street in 1966, Julia Child was just gathering steam. She became my Second Best Instructor, but the First Best was my mother (with my two grandmothers playing second string). I grew up with wonderful food, remarkable in the details, simple but always perfect.

Eating is right up there with breathing, in my book. When I was a little girl, the breakfast table looked like a dinner party—but without the candles. The table was set with daytime water goblets, butter plates, silver salt cellars and pepper shakers.

We had luscious breakfasts, consisting of things like kidney stew on toast points or calf brains and scrambled eggs or frog legs or tiny butterfish, sautéed, with batterbread. (We never called it spoonbread.) And this is going to be hard to believe but ... I didn’t like bacon. (I did eventually come to my senses, however, and have since made up for lost time.) I was never made to eat anything that I didn’t like.

My mother, as smart and independent as she was, lived the life of a woman in the 1940s and 50s, focusing on the man of the house. However, when breakfast was over, she got up, put on her hat, and went to work in the law office of McGuire, Eggleston, Bocock & Woods, where she was a legal secretary.

Every day, before she left the breakfast table, she would say, “Godwin, what would you like for supper?” And he would answer, every day, “Goddammit, Marie, we just had breakfast.” You could set your watch by those two sentences.

In the afternoon, when Mother would come home, still wearing her hat, she would go right to the kitchen to put the last touches on our supper for the three of us. Mary, our cook, had been working all afternoon on whatever we

were having, but she never took it over the finish line.

Now, to my father, who grew up at his mother’s table, a literal groaning board of delicious choices, fine food that took hours to prepare. His mother set a standard by which my mother lived: She and my mother were inventive, frugal, thorough and hospitable. Sharing good food and setting a fine table is a learned art, and they both could have taught classes!

(Luckily, my mother was an eager pupil and a quick study.) The kitchen in my grandmother Jones’ house was full of “extras”: various pickles and crocks of dark liquid with things that bobbed up and down, savories, left over buttered breakfast toast and cold bacon, jars of succotash, and a seasonal ham leg—complete with bristles—soaking in that odd-shaped pot in the corner. And she always had homemade mayonnaise. There was always something cooking.

During and after World War II, there never seemed to be shortages in our kitchen. We still had butter. And meat. But we didn’t have freezers; the iceman used enormous tongs to deliver massive ice blocks for our icebox. (I still have the ice pick.) As I write this compressed version of what has influenced me, I wander through my years of watching and listening.

I am painting a picture of life before Saran Wrap, frozen food—before there was anything resembling a take-out box. There were barely any restaurants in Richmond until the ’50s. The bread that was in the grocery store was white and puffy. Only seasonal vegetables were available. Canning and pickling were necessary if you wanted butter beans, corn or tomato in the winter.

Fannie Farmer’s Boston Cookbook was the good cook’s handbook. It first appeared in 1896. Most all of the techniques are still the same. A roux is a roux. I have a 1930s edition, with some pages completely stained from use. The introduction speaks of the ancient history of cookery and

millennia of accumulated knowledge.

“But for life, the universe is nothing,” Farmer wrote, “and all that has life requires nourishment.” We all eat to live and, luckily, some of us live to eat.

In all my childhood, I remember only one flawed gelatin-based dessert. The jelly was left too long before stirring it into the whipped cream. I remember because I was 8 years old. Now I am 78 and virtually unemployable. I am asked constantly what I’m doing with myself (the rest of the sentence is, “Now that your husband is dead”). The real answer is nothing—or cooking just for fun ... and I’m glad to be doing it, thank you. I watch lots of inspirational YouTube vids on exotic cooking methods, and occasionally I’ll try them out.

What I do have is the time to gather my ruminations and think good thoughts about what I will leave behind for my children and grandchildren. They top the list of my accomplishments: All are artistic, have strong vocabularies, and are scratch cooks. They make their own French dressing, love “new” food. They can even make vegan/ gluten-free food that you want to eat. They are better cooks than I, when it comes down to it. They love vegetables, hollandaise, tofu and miso, know more about exotic spices than I ever will (and they use Duke’s mayonnaise). They understand what it means to make a reduction.

They search for the quintessential ingredients and share with me. I continue to learn from them all! Some have flower and vegetable gardens.

They recycle and never use pesticides.

Now I can die happy, having passed on a grand sense of quality and the need for it in one’s life.

Blair Woolverton mail@folioweekly.com

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Woolverton is a retired Jacksonville boutique owner.

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