Become My Voice

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BECOME MY VOICE Honoring Northeast Florida’s Holocaust survivors STORY BY JENNIFER MELVILLE • PHOTOS BY ALEX HARRIS

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THE MAIL SHE LIKES US–SHE REALLY LIKES US!

RE: Kids Issue by Jennifer Melville, May 8 WE JUST READ THE ARTICLE “18 UNDER 18” in which our son Indie was featured and wanted to express our excitement!

Thank you for shining a light on his and the other kids’ talents. We’re impressed by their work and passion and know the impact this feature has on our own child.

We hope to see more articles like this in the future. Thank you.

Lara DiMartino via email

GO BLUE OR GO EXTINCT

FOR CENTURIES, VARIOUS POWERFUL conservatives have used ignorance, propaganda and organized religion to push overpopulation and create a vast underclass of “those” people, who then perpetually perform cheap labor–mere cannon fodder.

Of course, they try to crush labor unions. To conservatives, beliefs are more important than provable knowledge, therefore Republicans love to defund public education, so that “those” people won’t compete against their privately indoctrinated children.

Remember when they ignored border security, ridiculing “lazy American workers” so they could get rich on cheap labor? Now, good-ol’-boy social Darwinism kicks in and they preach against immigration ... even if immigrants’ tax payments can save our social security system. Corporate conservatives create obscene wealth and income gaps that breed communist revolutions.

None of us needs that. Some type of balanced, democratic socialism blended with a regulated capitalism is probably our last best hope of avoiding World War III, if not total planetary extinction. (I’m a retired, life-long Southern white guy. Faint! I don’t care.)

Steve McDonald via email

EDUCATION SITUATION

The many bills passed by the state of Florida legislature to divert taxpayer dollars to non-state-run schools should be a concern to all state residents.

Who would be opposed to improving educational options for Florida’s children?

Certainly not the state legislature, which has passed a number of measures to divert millions of taxpayer dollars into charter and private schools through measures such as special scholarships, vouchers and stipends. To justify this funding, the legislature claims for-profit education schemes are beneficial to those students whose educational needs are not met by public schools. In particular, legislators claim

these alternatives are tailored to help specialneeds and disadvantaged children and the children of parents who find traditional public schools fail to deliver quality education.

Unfortunately, there’s not much data to show that we taxpayers have received value for our investment in charter and private schools.

There’s also little data to show that Florida’s school children have gotton the touted benefits of schools operating outside the state educational system. Teachers in those schools aren’t subject to the same professional accreditation standards public school teachers must meet. Nor are their educational curricula, classroom materials and resources subject to certified educational professionals’ approval.

Schools outside of state-run systems put another burden on public schools. When these schools don’t offer the programs traditional public schools do–music and sports–they can send their students to public schools without funding to cover the costs.

Private schools can also discriminate. They can choose to not enroll or to discontinue any student’s enrollment at will. Public schools don’t have this option. Indeed, they’ll absorb the students private schools find too timeconsuming to teach or too difficult to manage.

Most troubling may be that schools outside the system meant to serve special-needs kids aren’t required to do so. So, if the state gives taxpayer dollars to a non-public school for a student who needs specialized teachers or teaching material, that school is not required to cater to that student’s special needs.

If you wonder why the legislature is so well-disposed to “school choice” in the absence of data to show that alternatives to public school education are even effective, consider this: The Florida legislature lacks ethics provisions to ensure that those introducing education bills, voting on these bills or overseeing the state’s educational system have no direct or indirect investment in private or for-profit charter schools. You might be surprised to learn of the significant interests some members of the legislature and state administration–such as Senators Richard Corcoran and Anitere Flores–have in for-profit and charter school companies.

Alternatives to state-operated public schools may be terrific and provide quality education. However, until the legislature enforces standards of performance and compensates state schools for the additional burden they must bear from non-state schools, the quality and value of education available to all of Florida’s school-age children is very much at risk.

Elaine T. Weistock via email

BRICKBATS + BOUQUETS BOUQUETS TO GARRETT DENNIS On May 9, Jacksonville City Councilmember introduced a bill to decriminalize possession of marijuana in quantities up to 20 grams. The “offense” is currently a first-degree misdemeanor. Dennis’ bill would give police officers discretion to issue civil citations and fines rather than mete out criminal charges and jail time.

BRICKBATS TO JASON GABRIEL On May 6, Jacksonville’s General Counsel issued a controversial legal opinion concluding that the Duval County School Board would be overstepping its authority if it proceeded with consensus plans to bring a proposed half-cent infrastructure surtax to referendum in November. According to Gabriel, only the City Council has the power to call such a special election. That really means Mayor Lenny Curry has the power.

BOUQUETS TO GONZALO FARIAS The Chilean maestro joins the Jacksonville Symphony as associate conductor when the new season begins Sept. 16. He leaves Norfolk, where he served as Virginia Symphony Orchestra’s assistant conductor. The announcement was made on May 9, as the Jax Symphony began to wind down the current season.

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FOLIO VOICES : POLITICS

SCHOOL DAZE

TTOUGH OUGH S SLEDDING LEDDIN NG ahead h d ffor TA TAX REFERENDUM

IRONICALLY, WHAT HAPPENED LAST TUESDAY night on the Southbank is more important than the election results going live just after this column does.

The Duval County School Board, in a shot heard ’round the world (or at least over the river, in City Hall) approved by a 6-1 margin a motion urging a referendum.

That popular vote would be an up or down measure on a half-cent sales tax, designed to allow the district to remedy a $2 billion capital shortfall.

Even the one nay voter Charlotte Joyce took a hyperlocalist view, saying it would be hard to sell the plan in her Westside district, given the relative paucity of resources for her schools.

The consensus wasn’t with her, however.

Ashley Smith-Juarez, who has a political future well beyond the school board should she want it, noted that the “time is now” for a referendum.

Smith-Juarez went on to say that the longer the vote is delayed, the more of the district’s overstretched capital budget will go to maintain facilities that really need replacement.

That’s one factor in favor of the election the school board wants: a stand-alone vote in November 2019.

Former Jacksonville City Councilman Reggie Brown used to refer to “the broken promises of Consolidation,” a pithy yet omnibus criticism of how the city never actually delivered the infrastructure it promised during the original 1968 Consolidation vote.

Cynics will say that what Northwest Jacksonville and the Eastside lack in amenities, they make up for with alternating over-policing and gunplay, but the fact is that school budgets illustrate the issue well.

The poorer your neighborhood, the more likely it is that your school is 40 or 50 years old, a relic from the 20th century. Or an even older school.

I can recall former Congresswoman Corrine Brown telling the story of a conversation with a principal at Jackson High School, who was dealing with a roof leak in his office. This was 2016.

The capital needs for the school district are incontrovertible. However, the pathway to 50 percent will be daunting.

The School Board wants a stand-alone election in November.

Theoretically, that’s possible.

Practically? It’s not their call.

Jacksonville’s General Counsel Jason Gabriel takes the position that the City Council alone can set a referendum: what date, which method and even if it should happen at all.

Count the votes on the current Council.

Can you think of 10 who are going to fast-

track a tax increase plan?

Sure, you can say things—and people will—like “Why not trust the voters?” But the School Board went forth despite express discouragement from Council President Aaron Bowman [R-Jax Chamber].

Bowman, criticized by some as being too close to Curry, has been an avatar of the larger agenda. And why not? Both are pro-business Republicans, closer to the donor class than to populist passions on either side.

Bowman can and will stall out measures as needed. Consider the thumping this Council gave to various legislative initiatives of the two leading dissidents on the dais, Anna Lopez Brosche and Garrett Dennis, as a measure of how this government walks together and rocks together.

So to speak.

If this Council votes on it, it’ll be because there aren’t the votes to carry.

The next Council?

Other than Democrats Brenda PriestlyJackson, Dennis and Joyce Morgan, from where does the resistance originate?

Republican Matt Carlucci is willing to go against the mayor, for now. Danny Becton has talked a good game, but walking the walk on the final vote has been a different matter.

Tommy Hazouri?

Not if he wants to be council president.

The longer the referendum is delayed, the more protracted its death.

There’s a rhythm in these matters: the drip-drip-drop of the oppo dumps … the mailers impelled by polling and segmentation … the direct appeals to whatever generates those demographics.

Every winning campaign looks the same now, because these tactics work. Rick Scott won three times statewide by having the better political operation. And Lenny Curry, former RPoF chair, brought that game plan to the local level.

In this case, the machine will (if it needs to) define Diana Greene, appointed superintendent, bringing up every bad news clipping from her tenure in Manatee County and playing it up like the Mueller Report.

Rinse, repeat, rinse.

Some of those closest to Lenny Curry see this as the fight they’ve wanted. It validates the charter model and makes the elected school board look incompetent, just in time for the charter review.

Curry may never say that much, but it’ll be worth watching to see if he “engages” here, or simply dead-weights the issue like he did the Confederate monument removal plan which never went anywhere when it was clear he wasn’t on board.

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19 MIDDLE OF THE RIDE MIDDL JIMMY EAT WORLD

The veteran Arizona pop-punk band has been regaling audiences with hit anthems like “Rockstar” and “The Middle” since the mid-1990s. They play X106.5’s BBQ with Taking Back Sunday, Blue October and Flora Cash.

5 p.m. Sunday, May 19, The Amp, St. Augustine, staugamphitheatre.com, $36.50-$56.50.

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16 BACK TO THE ’90S CRUEL INTENTIONS

This stage production is both an update and a throwback at the same time. It’s a nostalgic revival of the eponymous 1990s teen film, which was a modern-day take on Pierre Choderlos de Laclos’ 18th-century French novel, Les Liaisons dangereuses.

7:30 p.m. Thursday, May 16; 8 p.m. Friday, May 17; 4 & 8 p.m. Saturday, May 18, TimesUnion Center, fscjartistseries.org, $39-$70.

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21 STEPPIN’ OUT JOE JACKSON

Britain’s most precocious new-wave singer broke out with the 1979 single “Is She Really Going Out with Him?” and truly arrived with the top 10 hit, “Steppin’ Out” in ’82. He’s just released his 20th studio album.

8 p.m. Tuesday, May 21, The Florida Theatre, Downtown, floridatheatre.com, $49.50-$79.50.

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THIS WEEK’S BIGGEST & BEST HAPPENINGS

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17 CLASSICAL ROCK STAR JOSHUA ROMAN

The star cellist returns to Jacksonville to perform Witold Lutoslawski’s Cello Concerto with the Jacksonville Symphony. Also on the program: Robert Schumann’s Genoveva Overture and Johannes Brahms’ Symphony No. 1.

8 p.m. Friday & Saturday, May 17 & 18; 3 p.m. Sunday, May 19, Times-Union Center, Downtown, jaxsymphony.org, $19-$86.

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19 ROCKABILLY ROYALTY ONE NIGHT IN MEMPHIS

This tribute production pays homage to four of rock ’n’ roll’s founding figures–Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis & Elvis Presley– who really did record an impromptu, all-star jam session at legendary Sun Records … uh … one night in Memphis.

3 p.m. Sunday, May 19, Thrasher-Horne Center, St. Johns River State College, Orange Park, thcenter.org.

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17 A SPOONFUL OF SUGAR REEL FUN NIGHTS

Grab some blankets and pillows or a lawn chair for a free, open-air movie adventure the whole family will love. Kids’ activities are at 6 p.m.; Mary Poppins Returns begins at sundown, around 8 p.m.

6 p.m., Friday, May 17, Town Hall Park, 2042 Park Ave., Orange Park, townoforangepark.com, free.

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18 ALIVE AND KICKING

JACKSONVILLE ARMADA FC VS NAPLES UNITED FC

The local U-23 men’s soccer team battles rival Naples United. Want an up-close look? The team is seeking volunteers to help out at all home matches.

7 p.m. Saturday, May 18, Patton Park, 2850 Hodges Blvd., Southside, jacksonvillearmada.com, free.

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18 MOO, BAA, LA LA LA! EXPLORE THE FARM DAY

Congaree and Penn opens its glorious 350-acre farm to the public. Visitors can learn how to make cheese, keep bees, farm trees and raise livestock.

10 a.m.-9 p.m. Saturday, May 18, 11830 Old Kings Rd., Northside, 527-1945, congareeandpenn.com, $10 ages 3 & older; prices vary per event, registration recommended.

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18 DOES IT SPARK JOY?

JACKSONVILLE SHARKS VS ORLANDO PREDATORS

The Sharks battle the Predators in an arena football face-off. It’s Military Appreciation Night, too. All active and military veterans and their families get a buyone-get-one ticket deal.

7 p.m. Saturday, May 18, Veterans Memorial Arena, 300 Randolph Blvd., Sports Complex, jaxsharks.com, $13.50 & up.

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18 MINI-MOGULS UNITE KIDPRENEUR FEST

The second annual fest gives young entrepreneurs the chance to pitch their business and product ideas and win cash prizes. Investors will be there, too, hunting for the next big thing. Kids of all ages may participate.

11 a.m.-4 p.m., Saturday, May 18, Hemming Park, 135 W. Monroe St., Downtown, kidpreneurfest.com, free to attend; $50 to participate, apply online.

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BROKEBAT MOUNTAIN

JACKSONVILLE JUMBO SHRIMP BASEBALL

The Jumbo Shrimp wrap up a homestand with the Biloxi Shuckers with a Wednesday matinee, then host the Montgomery Biscuits for a five-game series. Saturday is “Cross the Ditch” night. The first 2,000 fans get a cool beach bag. (Meanwhile, shrimp & oysters & biscuits? Mmmmm!)

12:05 p.m. Wed., May 15; 7:05 p.m. Thur., May 16; 7:05 p.m. Fri., May 17; 6:35 p.m. Sat., May 18; 3:05 p.m. Sun., May 19; 11:05 a.m. Mon., May 20; Bragan Field, Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville, Sports Complex, milb.com/jacksonville, $5 & up.

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FRI

17 USO MILITARY APPRECIATION NIGHT AT THE ZOO

The seventh annual event is open to active duty, retirees, reservists, National Guard, veterans, DOD personnel and dependents. Wristbands are available at NAS Jax, Mayport USO and Kings Bay ITT. Admission includes zoo, unlimited train rides and the Land of the Tiger event.

6-9 p.m. Friday, May 17, Jacksonville Zoo & Gardens, 370 Zoo Pkwy., Northside, $5/person, kids under 2 admitted free.

FRI

17 CHAMPION FOR VETERANS GALA

The National Association of Veterans & Families (NAVF), which helps veterans and families get benefits they’ve earned at no cost to them, hosts the fifth annual event. It’s meant to honor those who have a passion for veterans.

6-9 p.m. Friday, May 17, The River Club, 1 Independent Dr., Downtown, eventbrite.com/e/5th-annual-champion-for-veterans-galatickets-57201593506, $150-$1,500.

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18 ARMED FORCES DAY CELEBRATION

To honor our nation’s military forces, this event features re-enactors, 4x4 trail rides, combat vehicle tours, military antique sale, classic car and military vehicle show and much more.

9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, May 18, The Military Museum of North Florida, 1 Bunker Ave., Green Cove Springs, themilitarymuseumofnorthflorida.com, free.

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18 MI CASA ES SU CASA JAX ENGLISH SALSA BAND

Downtown St. Augustine’s popular Mexican restaurant, Casa Maya, hosts a Latin dance party featuring live salsa, merengue, cumbia and bachata by the Jax English Salsa Band.

7:30-11:30 p.m. Saturday, May 18, Casa Maya, 22 Hypolita St., casamayasta.com, free admission.

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18 BAILA!

JACKSONVILLE BKS DANCE PARTY

“BKS” stands for bachata, kizomba and salsa, and this dance party includes exuberant instruction in all three global dance styles.

8:30 p.m. Saturday, May 18, Monarch Ballroom, 9850 San Jose Blvd., Mandarin, monarchballroomdance.com, $5-$13.

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20 MUSIC & EMPANADAS THE PINEDAS

The local duo performs Latin pop every week at Empanada’s Factory, a Southside fusion restaurant.

6-9 p.m. Monday, May 20, 8060 Philips Hwy., Ste. 101, Southside, empanadasfactoryjax.com, free.

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16 SUNSET FLOW

STARLIGHT SANGHA: ROOFTOP YOGA

Melissa Hirschman leads a yoga class on the rooftop of MOSH. Yogis flow into alignment as they practice literal sun salutations. Vegan refreshments follow.

6:30-8 p.m. Thursday, May 16, Museum of Science & History, 1025 Museum Cir., Southbank, themosh.org, $20.

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18 SPEAK WITH ONE VOICE HANDS ACROSS THE SAND

An alliance of local and national nonprofits gather for a beach cleanup, followed by a demonstration against offshore drilling and seismic testing.

9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Saturday, May 18, Jax Beach Pier, 503 First St. N., Sea Shepherd Jacksonville, handsacrossthesand.org, free.

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18 YOUR ALLERGIES DON’T RULE YOUR LIFE LIVING FREE EXPO JACKSONVILLE

This family-friendly trade fair showcases allergy-safe foods, products and services, providing a forum for networking and exchange.

10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, May 18, Aloft Jacksonville Tapestry Park, 4812 W. Deer Lake Dr., livingfreeexpo.com, $10.

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BECOME MY VOICE

Honoringg Northeast Florida’s Holocaust survivors

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wo-thirds of the city’s 2.5 million residents would be dead within 900 days. Eleonora Poberezhskaya recalls walking the streets of Leningrad (now restored to its original name of St. Petersburg) as a young child. It was a modern city, a cultural and scientific center with museums and universities, and Russian royalty’s favorite hangout. Eleonora clutched her mother’s hand tightly as they sidestepped corpses. She recognized some; others were strangers, yet they became a part of her. They died by the thousands. There was no escape from it. She feared the siren that would shatter the stillness at any moment, warning of yet another air raid. The shining city of the czars lay in ruins around her.

Exactly 78 years after the Siege of Leningrad began—exactly 78 years after her father, a 24-year-old Soviet soldier, was killed resisting the Nazi advance that threatened his home and his family—Eleonora sits elegantly beside her husband, Valeriy Kupershteyn, wearing a neat white blouse and pearl necklace. They are not alone. To her right is Holocaust survivor Semen Malamud and his wife of 57 years, Nellie Malamud. To her left is spunky Magda Schweitzer, whose father was taken away to a labor camp and whose mother gave her away to save her life. They are among the 103 Holocaust survivors living in Northeast Florida, and they’ve gathered to tell their tales.

L to R: Nellie Malamud Malamud, Semen Malamud Malamud, Magda Schweitzer Schweitzer, Eleonora Poberezhskaya Poberezhskaya, Valeriy Kupershteyn

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Each offers a piece of the puzzle of the Jewish experience before, during and after the Second World War. They’ve gathered at Jacksonville’s Jewish Family & Community Services (JFCS) for a round-table discussion with Folio Weekly. JFCS Director of Jewish Services Hilary Rotenberg and Executive Director Colleen Rodriguez join the conversation, alongside Case Manager Marina Gardner and Care Manager Allison Ginsburg.

The survivors shared stories of perseverance, strength, pain and loss.

Here’s what they want you to know.

Semen Malamud’s formative years were spent in a concentration camp.

Born into a family of eight (three brothers, two sisters) in Yampil, Ukraine in 1937, he was only four years old when the Nazis occupied his hometown. “When the war started, it was very aggressive. A lot of bombs,” he recalls in Russian (translated by Gardner). “My first brother was killed because they were not ready to fight with the Germans. That’s why he was killed so fast. He was young and he was taken to the war and never learned how to fight, how to be a soldier.”

Yampil was first occupied by Romanian and Italian forces. Then the Germans arrived, and life quickly went from bad to worse. “Germans put all Jewish people onto streets and put fence around the streets and they called this ghetto. All Jewish people lived there. [One day], they called all Jewish people on one square and called [126 people] in front and killed them as a warning.” From that point, the family lived in constant fear.

By fall 1941, the mass killing of Ukrainian Jews had begun. By the end of 1944, approximately 1.5 million would be dead. The Malamud family was forced to march three weeks to a labor camp in Ladyzhenka, now Esengeldi, Kazakhstan. They were interned there until 1944. “Every day, people worked in the quarry,” Semen recalls. “White stone, they sent it to Germany to build houses or something else. People died. People were killed who couldn’t work.”

Magda Schweitzer was born in Budapest, Hungary in 1943. Now 76, she wears her hair short and a red shirt as bold as her personality. “Thank God that my immediate family—meaning my mother and my father and both my grandmothers, not my grandfathers— survived,” she says. “My father was in a labor camp and my mother was a very resourceful Jewish lady. My immediate family survived. Not so the aunts and uncles and cousins.

We lost 43 family members. Some of them by their neighbor’s hand, some of them by the Germans, some of them by the Hungarian Nazis, some of them in labor camps, some of them in concentration camps.”

“They had to give me away,” she recalls. “Another family actually took me because my mother said, ‘Whatever happens to us, at least I can save her.’

Knowing what my mother had to go through and some of my family to save us children, I would never bring a child into this world. I don’t know if I would have had the resolve to do the same thing. I was born in March; they took me in November. It was a year and five months later when the city was liberated, and again my mother went through hell to come and get me. I did not want any part of it.

I didn’t know her. I was two years old and I hadn’t seen her since I was nine months. She was a total stranger to me ... Growing up with all this, and three million other stories, I didn’t want to go through possibly the same thing again. Yes, we all came from different places, and everybody went through their special kind of hell.”

The end of the war was a relief, but it could never signify a return to normalcy. What is normal when your country has been bombed to oblivion and your family is dead? When Semen returned home to Yampil, Ukraine, in 1944, he found his family home destroyed. His mother and father never quite recovered from the hardships they endured. His father

nationality I could not be a student.

It was almost everywhere.” In the Soviet Union, all religious expression was prohibited and Judaism was considered a separate national identity.

Our survivors likely didn’t grow up practicing Jewish rituals. Nor could they fall back on the comforts of faith to get them through the horrors of the Holocaust. Eleonora persevered, eventually becoming a dermatologist and finding love along the way.

She married radio engineer Valeriy Kupershteyn, whose family survived the war by fleeing their native Ukraine to Kazakhstan. The couple raised a daughter and a son. They moved to the United States in 1994. Despite life’s difficulties, Eleonora maintains a positive outlook: “The Holocaust and my nationality didn’t make me angry or hateful. I enjoyed life after the war and now, even though a lot of people in my family were killed.”

Magda’s journey to freedom didn’t end with the war either. She’s a risktaker and proud of it. “Needless to say, I’m not exactly a fan of the Nazis, right?” she chuckles. “But I wasn’t any more a fan of the Communists either.

died in 1946, quickly followed by his mother in 1947. Semen was sent to a Moldovan children’s orphanage, where he was separated from his sister and where he would live until 1952, when his brother eventually located him and brought him to live and attend school in Kaliningrad.

This is not a group of quitters. Not one of them accepted the hand they were dealt. Each forged a new life in a changed world. Some found comfort in marriage.

Others chose to remain unattached.

Semen enlisted in the Soviet military and became an electrical engineer. He met his future wife, Nellie, while working at a factory in Uzbekistan. A career woman employed by the Soviet government, Nellie had lost her father in the Holocaust.

They have a daughter together.

Semen was able to track down his surviving siblings and salvage family ties shorn by the Nazis. He and Nellie immigrated to the United States in the early 1990s.

Eleonora continued to experience anti-Semitism after the war, but she refused to let it stop her. “I couldn’t study in the medical university. I tried three times, but because of my

And by the time I was old enough and bright enough to realize I’m not willing to build a socialist country, on January 1, 1968, I skipped. What would have happened if they caught me? I would have gotten five years behind bars without questioning.” She arrived in New York at the age of 24 with limited English language skills but plenty of determination. She built a career as an insurance adjustor in New York and was transferred to Jacksonville in 1975.

Magda never married.

As overwhelming as they are, the numbers—more than 6 million Jews exterminated—can’t communicate the full scope of the devastation. Statistics don’t give voice to the lives shattered, entire family lines erased from history’s ledgers. “How can a supposed human being do anything like that to someone?

That’s what I have a problem with.

Whatever else has happened, I just can’t get over it,” Magda says. “I think that the worst part of this thing [is that] those people cannot be brought back.” Like many survivors, she fears the Holocaust will be forgotten with the passing of her generation.

Anti-Semitism was not born with the Second World War, nor did it

die on VE Day. In recent times it has resurged across Europe and North America. Magda believes that most who subscribe to this philosophy do not truly understand what they preach. “The anti-Semitism never, ever died down,” she says. “It is not necessarily the same, because I am entirely convinced there are an awful lot of anti-Semitic sentiments being shouted and if you ask them, they have absolutely no idea what they are talking about. It’s just stylish that we hate the Jews again.”

The survivors believe in the power of storytelling, yet they also realize that the horrors of what they experienced may be hard to stomach—and hard to grasp for those raised in peace and plenty. “You try to tell these horrible things to people, do you actually believe that a person can do this to another? Is it really believable to you?”

Magda questions. “Can you imagine a young mother holding their baby and a guy taking the baby out of your hands and throwing him under a train? Can you actually imagine a man doing this? How are you going to convince a 20-something-year-old kid that people did this to other humans?”

Nearly half of the schoolchildren who visit JFCS’s Frisch Family Holocaust Memorial Gallery do not know about the Holocaust. The number of adult Holocaust deniers is growing. The eyewitnesses are dying. They survived so much. Hatred and prejudice destroyed all they knew. Murder went unchecked, the world turned a blind eye for too long, and history threatens to repeat itself. This is what happens when a powerful nation creates scapegoats for its problems.

For our sake, we must recognize the Holocaust as a cautionary tale.

For their sake, we must recognize the survivors and lend a helping hand.

While the United States provided blessed refuge and a second chance, they will never get back the families and futures they lost. And, for many, the present is precarious. Stateside, half of Holocaust survivors live at or below the poverty line. They continue to fight for survival. Organizations like JFCS provide assistance: case workers, social activities, transportation and food. They can never have too much support, and not just during Jewish American Heritage Month.

We cannot remain ambivalent.

These men and women survived while others did not; they have an important story to tell. But they will not be able to tell it forever. They lived to advocate against the hatred and villainy that shattered the 20th century and left 50 to 70 million dead in its wake. These survivors ask that you listen well and never forget. Hatred will not rest. It’s raw and it’s real. These survivors ask that you refuse to stand by quietly and watch hatred take root. They ask that you become their voice.

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t was 5 p.m. Wednesday, a sacred time for the Folio Weekly newsroom.

To wit, #FindYourFolio Happy Hour had just begun. The ramblin’, rovin’ weekly event landed in Jacksonville Beach at the invitation of Lauren Boquette, the new general manager who is turning Surfer the Bar into a live-music mecca. The sun was shining. The margaritas were flowing.

It was a fitting backdrop to the arrival of Kalani Rose. The San Diego-born, Jacksonville-based singer and ukulelist came here to tell Folio Weekly how her Hawaiian heritage has influenced her music ... and why she’s throwing a luau at a Riverside rock venue.

But first, photographer Alex Harris tested the waters. His partner, Sheila, has also performed on Florida’s Polynesian show circuit, and turns out, they have mutual friends. Theirs is a fairly tight-knit community, solidified around a heritage trade that may be commodified but also offers performers an opportunity to explore their roots—and pay their bills.

Still, it requires careful negotiation.

“I feel that studying the culture and taking the time to truly represent the islands is most important,” Kalani explained. “I am in a hālau, which is a hula school, named Na Mana O’ Kipona Aloha [Hawaiian for ‘the power of deep love’]. We train every Sunday through hula ‘basics,’ understanding the meaning behind the chants and perfecting choreography. We do our best in staying authentic as well as connecting tourists back to the songs they may have heard on their travels.”

The singer traces her Hawaiian ancestry to a grandmother born on the island of Maui and raised on Oahu before relocating to California. “[Grandma] raised the majority of my ’ohana in San Diego, where I was born in 1994,” said the singer. “My birth name is Kalani Rose, Kalani meaning ‘the Heavens’ and Rose after one of my mother’s best friends.”

Her Navy family moved to Jacksonville a decade ago. Inspired by her grandmother’s culture and music, Kalani picked up the ukulele a few years later.

“I’d always loved music,” she explained, “but I didn’t start playing until about five years ago.”

LUAU ON THE ST. JOHNS Singer KALANI ROSE spreads the GOSPEL OF ’OHANA

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She and her four-piece band are now regulars at St. Augustine’s Prohibition Kitchen and several Jax Beach venues.

Kalani is also wrapping up a bachelor’s degree in Music Technology and Production at the University of North Florida. She looks forward to pursuing a career performing at Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort and recording her own songs.

“My degree has given me opportunities to run live sound as well as track and mix my original music,” she said.

In the meantime, she continues to spread the gospel of ’ohana across Northeast Florida. Since playing to beach bums on the coast is like carrying coal to Newcastle (or pineapples to Hawaii), Kalani recently joined forces with Nighthawks’ Patrick Shoemaker to add some variety to the Riverside music venue’s offerings. The two decided to throw a luau on a Sunday afternoon as an alternative (or follow-up) to the neighborhood’s ubiquitous brunches.

Hawaii’s Kona Brewing Company is sponsoring the affair, which features live music, hula dancing, fire poi and, yes, a roasted pig. (We reckon that checks all the luau boxes.) As event emcee, Kalani promises to take luau-goers (luauers?) on a moonlight swim (there’s your Blue Hawaii reference) from Hawaii to New Zealand.

“It’ll be a mix of all things I love,” said Kalani, “food, jamming and Polynesian culture!”

For the live music portion of the program, Kalani is joined on stage by vibraphonist Aaron Plotz, who also serves as drummer in the Kalani Rose Band as well as Side Hustle and Trail Diver. To the delight of exotica purists— and the inconvenience of the road crew (presumably Plotz himself)—the multi-instrumentalist plays a for-real vibraphone à la Clare Moore, not a digital approximation.

“Transporting a vibraphone definitely involves some tricky maneuvering, but it can be done!”

Kalani laughed. “The vibraphone and ukulele are an unusual duo. They make such a beautiful sound together!”

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Photo by Alex Harris

NIGHTHAWKS PRESENTS: A SUNDAY MATINEE LUAU • 3 p.m. Sunday, May 19, Nighthawks, Riverside, facebook.com/nighthawksjax, $7.

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ONE NIGHT IN MEMPHIS It’s like you’re in the room at the birth of authentic rock & roll–as Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis & Elvis Presley deliver the singularly American music, 3 p.m. May 19 at ThrasherHorne Center for the Arts, 283 College Dr., Orange Park, 276-6750, thcenter.org, starting at $19. The four musicians really did record an impromptu, all-star jam session at legendary Sun Records … uh … one night in Memphis.

KINKY BOOTS The multiple Tony-winning Broadway musical struts into town. It’s about Englishman Charlie Price, whose family shoe factory is in dire financial strait and needs a makeover. Hilarity ensues. 7:30 p.m. May 15, Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts’ Moran Theater, 300 Water St., Downtown, $39-$96.50, fscjartistseries.org.

ANDREW LIPPA’S WILD PARTY The Jazz Age was a wild era, what with all those gangsters and illegal hooch and silly dances–and murder. This musical hits all the right notes, and Players by the Sea opened the speakeasy Club Manifest, an interactive experience before the show, 7-8 p.m. May 17 & 18; $50.

The musical Wild Party is staged 8 p.m. May 16, 17 & 18 at Players by the Sea, 106 Sixth St. N., Jax Beach, 249-0289; playersbythesea. org; $28 general admission, $25 senior/ student/military.

AIN’T MISBEHAVIN’ Inspired by Fats Waller’s eponymous tune, the music revue celebrates Harlem Renaissance’s black musicians, at 7:50 p.m. Wed., Thur. & Friday, 1:15 & 7:50 p.m. Sat. & Sun., through June 9 at Alhambra Theatre & Dining, 12000 Beach Blvd., 641-1212, $38-$54, alhambrajax.com.

CRUEL INTENTIONS: The ’90s Musical It’s as if 18th-century grifters and con artists were thrown into the 1990s to work their puppet strings to the sounds of Britney, Christina, Boyz II Men, REM and *NSYNC. This take on the eponymous teen film, which was a take on Pierre Choderlos de Laclos’ 18th-century French novel, Les Liaisons dangereuses, is staged 7:30 p.m. May 16, 8 p.m. May 17 and 4 & 8 p.m. May 18 at Times-Union Center, fscjartistseries.org, $39-$70.

ALICE IN WONDERLAND Kristen Walsh and Jason Woods star in this original musical adaptation of Lewis Carroll’s classic tale of an inquisitive girl, a mad queen and a glimpse of a smoking caterpillar. It’s directed by Kelby Siddons, with lyrics by Dave Alan Thomas and music by local Idol contestant A.J. Neaher. 8 p.m. May 17, 18, 24 & 25 and 2 p.m. May 19 & 26 at All Beaches Experimental Theatre, 544 Atlantic Blvd., Neptune Beach, abet theatre.com, 249-7177, $12-$24.

CALENDAR GIRLS No, it’s not about Neil Sedaka and pals. It’s about life and death and what goes on in between among friends and strangers. 7:30 p.m. May 17, 18, 23, 24, 25, 30 & 31 and June 1, 6, 7 & 8 and 2 p.m. May 19 & 26 and June 2 & 9 at 11 Old Mission Ave., St. Augustine, 825-1164, limelighttheatre.org; $26, 62+ $24, military/students $20, student rush $10.

SAINT AUGUSTINE CONCERT BAND The season finale features highlights of Handel’s Music from the Royal Fireworks, Hannsen’s Valdres and Satchmo, the

Flagler College’s Department of Visual Art presents its third biannual JURIED ALUMNI EXHIBITION showcasing works of 24 student artists utilizing a variety of media. The exhibition runs through June 14. An opening reception is 5-7 p.m. Friday, May 17, Crisp-Ellert Art Museum, St. Augustine, flagler.edu/crispellert, free. (Pictured: Rebecca Mutz, Hilltop Van, 2018, watercolor,

charcoal & graphite, 5”x5”).

band’s Louie Armstrong tribute. 7:30 p.m.

May 17 at Pacetti Bay Middle School, 245 Meadowlark Lane, 345-0261; $15 adult, $5 student; under 12 free; staugband.org.

BOOKS & POETRY

WENDY WAX Best-selling writer Wax appears 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. May 18, The Book Loft, 214 Centre St., Fernandina Beach, 261-8991, thebookloft.com.

THE YEAR OF MAGICAL THINKING Live Ink Theatre presents a staged reading based on Joan Didion’s memoir, performed by Sinda Lewis and directed by Ron Kurtz, 7:30 p.m. May 18 and 4 p.m. May 19 at Story & Song Neighborhood Bookstore & Bistro, 1430 Park Ave., Fernandina, 601-2118, storyandsongbookstore.com, $15.

MAY SIMPSON Author Simpson signs copies of her book, The Gentleman Spirit – When Spirits Collide, 1-4 p.m. May 18 at The Book Loft, 214 Centre St., Fernandina Beach, 261-8991, thebookloft.com.

COMEDY

THE COMEDY ZONE Trae Crowder, Drew Morgan & Corey Ryan Forrester–WellRED Comedy–are on at 7:30 & 10 p.m. May 17 & 18 at The Comedy Zone, 3130 Hartley Rd., Mandarin, 292-4242, comedyzone.com; $25-$50.

JACKIE KNIGHT’S COMEDY CLUB Melissa Douty and Angela Nacca appear at 8:30 p.m.

May 17 & 18 at Gypsy Cab Company, 830 Anastasia Blvd., St. Augustine, 461-8843, the gypsycomedyclub.com; $15.

ART WALKS, MARKETS ICONS & LEGENDS Thrasher-Horne Center seeks local artists to exhibit their works, to be themed on musical and pop icons of

our time; it opens in July. For submission details, email laurenkeck@sjrstate.edu or go to thcenter.org.

RIVERSIDE ARTS MARKET Local & regional art, produce, crafts and Larry Mangum, Sam Pacetti, Bridge Street Vibe, Arvid Smith, 10 a.m. May 18, 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. Sand, Soul & Rock-n-Roll: Music at the Beaches displays. The Mother of Beaches History: Celebrating the Life of Jean McCormick is on display.

CUMMER MUSEUM OF ART & GARDENS 829 Riverside Ave., 356-6857, cummermuseum. org. Free Tuesday is May 7. Carlos Rolón: Lost in Paradise, runs through Oct. 21. Kota Ezawa: The Crime of Art, through Dec. 1.

Edmund Greacen & World War I runs through Dec. 15.

KARPELES MANUSCRIPT LIBRARY MUSEUM 101 W. First Street, Springfield, 356-2992, karpeles.weebly.com. Darwin: On the Origin of Species and Other Matters exhibits through August. Leilani Leo’s solo show, And Also, With You, is on display through June.

LIGHTNER MUSEUM 75 King St., St. Augustine, 824-2874, lightnermuseum.org.

Dr. Noll discusses Florida Transportation History: Planes, Trains & Automobiles (& Steamboats, too!), 5:30 p.m. May 15.

The exhibition Edgar Degas: The Private Impressionist is on display through June 16.

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ARTS + EVENTS SOUTHLIGHT GALLERY 1 Independent Dr., Downtown, southlight.com. The gallery’s 10th anniversary show, featuring Now & Then: Our 10 Year Journey thru Downtown, a chronology of Southlight’s history and art by 17 former members, including Kevin Arthur, John Bunker, Larry Davis, Jim Draper, Doug Eng, Renee Faure, Tom Hagar, Paul Karabinis, Paul Ladnier, Robert Leedy, Pete Petersen, Dee Roberts, Tom Schifanella, Jane Shirek, Jim Smith, Mac Truque and Tonsenia Yonn, runs through July 5.

STELLERS GALLERY AT PONTE VEDRA 240 A1A N., Ste. 13, 273-6065, stellersgallery.com.

New works by Dennis Campay and Thomas Hager are on display.

Chloë Smith’s debut performance piece, FULLPOWERLESS, is an autobiographical monologue about struggle, STELLERS GALLERY 1990 manipulation and, ultimately, liberation. It features live musical accompaniment by Cats to Whip as well as an San Marco Blvd., 396-9492. exhibit of visual art by Matthew S. Bennett. 8 p.m. Saturday, May 18; 5 p.m. Sunday, May 19, Bab’s Lab, CoRK Arts Abstract works by Katie Re District, Riverside, barbaracolaciello.com, $15.

Scheidt are on display.

THRASHER-HORNE CENTER for the Arts 283 College Dr., Orange Park, 276discusses A Life in Art, 7 p.m. May 16; free.

Dicken, Amelia Eldridge, Kobe Elixson, Katie 6750, thcenter.org. The Art Guild of Orange MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART Evans, Tara Ferriera, Nicolas Fortney, Jenn Park’s Fin, Feather & Fur fine art exhibit JACKSONVILLE 333 N. Laura St., 366-6911, Gulgren, Rebecca Hoadley, Eileen Hutton, runs through June 15. mocajacksonville.unf.edu. Micro-Macro: Noah MacKenzie, Kevin Mahoney, Morgan THE VAULT@1930 1930 San Marco Ave., Andrew Sendor and Ali Banisadr, Invisible Gesell Mudryk, Rebecca Mutz, Derek O’Brien, thevaultat1930.com. Sergei Orgunov’s art Cities: Paintings by Nathan Lewis, Interior Joseph Provenza, Jason Tetlak and Zach displays. Artists who are interested in San Geography: Mark Lester and Painting the Thomas. The show runs through June 14.

Marco Art Festival should call 398-2890 for Picture exhibit.

THE CULTURAL CENTER AT PONTE VEDRA requirements and details.

MUSEUM OF SCIENCE & HISTORY 1025 BEACH 50 Executive Way, 280-0614, THE YELLOW HOUSE 577 King St., Riverside, Museum Cir., Northbank, 396-6674, ccpvb.org. Travels in Light: David Dunlop 419-9180, yellowhouseart.org. A Simple themosh.org. Neighborhoods marks the 50th Exhibition, through June 15. First Coast Show, with works by Sarah Crooks, Doug anniversary of Jax/Duval consolidation.

Pastel Society Exhibit runs through June 15. Eng, Ali Fernandez, Crystal Floyd, Karen CUTTER & CUTTER FINE ART 333 Village Kurycki, Andrew Kozlowski, Khalil Osborne, Main St., Ponte Vedra, 395-3759, cutterand Tatitana Phoenix, Lorn Wheeler, Kirsten GALLERIES cutter.com. Award-winning artist Tang Wei BOLD BEAN SAN MARCO 1905 Hendricks Williams and One Heart Jax runs through Min exhibits his works.

Ave., 853-6545. Brook Ramsey’s figurative July 20.

FLORIDA MINING GALLERY 5300 Shad Rd., oil paintings are on display.

Mandarin, 268-4681, floridamininggallery.

BREW 5 POINTS 1026 Park St. Kenny EVENTS com. The exhibit Full Send is on exhibit.

Wilson’s No Men Do It Alone is on exhibit.

FIRST COAST FREETHOUGHT SOCIETY HASKELL GALLERY Jacksonville International Pamela Edwards-Roine discusses BUTTERFIELD GARAGE ART GALLERY 137 King St., St. Augustine, 825-4577, butterfield Airport, Northside, 741-3546, jiaarts.org.

Making Every Vote Count, Making Every John Bunker’s works display through July 6. garage.com. Joseph Paul Getchius’ works Vote Equal: All About the National display. Laura O’Neal is May’s featured artist. HOME STREET GALLERY & STUDIOS 1451 Popular Vote, 6:30-8:30 p.m. May 20 at Home St., Southbank, 236-8202. Art is for CATHEDRAL ARTS PROJECT 207 N. Laura Buckman Bridge Unitarian Church, 8447 St., Ste. 300, Downtown, capkids.org. Hiromi Everyone features artists Enzo Torcoletti, Manresa Ave., Orange Park, 268-8826, Allison Watson, Pablo Rivera, Colin Misenar, firstcoastfreethoughtsociety.org; free.

Moneyhun’s works, Inside Out, display Terse Mullen Muller, Jeff Luque, Kevin through June 27.

HISTORY LESSON Jacksonville Historical Author, Richard Lundgren, Rebecca Daily CORK ARTS DISTRICT 2689 Rosselle St., Society presents Dr. Wayne Wood, who and Steven Durden. April Collum, curator.

Riverside, corkartsdistrict.com. Master discusses Jacksonville: Florida’s Tourist JENNA ALEXANDER STUDIO 73 San Marco Impressionist artist carolyn Anderson holds Mecca & its Grand Hotels, 6 p.m. May 21 Ave., St. Augustine, 850-384-3084, jennaa workshop, in oil, pastel, acry;ics portrait/ at St. John’s Cathedral, 256 E. Church St., figure from life, 9:30 a.m. May 20-23, $695 + alexander.com. Stripes and Buns exhibits.

Downtown, jaxhistory.org, members free; LOST ART GALLERY 210 St. George St., Ste. $50 model fee; North Gallery, call 303-3936 $10 suggested donation.

C-1, St. Augustine, 827-9800, lostartgallery. ART IN THE JU LIBRARY TOUR The 10th for details.

CRISP-ELLERT ART MUSEUM Flagler College, com. Master artists’ original works are on annual tour has more than 140 original display, including those of Degas, Renoir, 48 Sevilla St., St. Augustine, 826-8530. pieces, many by regional artists, in Rembrandt and Whistler.

The third biannual Juried Alumni Exhibition Carpenter Library, Jacksonville University, opens with an artists’ reception, 5 p.m. May PAStA FINE ART GALLERY 214 Charlotte St., ju.edu, free. Tours run through May. St. Augustine, 824-0251, pastagalleryart.

17, free. The works encompass abstract HEMMING PARK WALKING CLUB The weekly com. Melissa Bashore’s Elemental/Gold and representational painting and drawing, stroll, led by Friends of Hemming Park, tells sculpture, printmaking, photography, video, Threads series exhibits through May. of public art and city history. Meet near the ROTUNDA GALLERY St. Johns County installation and textiles. Artists include “Opposing Forces” sculpture at the corner Admin. Bldg., 500 San Sebastian View, St. Brianna Angelakis, Bon Antonetti, Matthew of Monroe and Laura streets. From 11:30 Augustine, 471-9980. Mary Hubley’s Living Anthony Batty, Jake Carlson, Kelly Crabtree, a.m.-12:30 p.m. May 21, Hemming Park, the Coastal Landscape, through May 23.

Libby Couch, Rachel de Cuba, Amanda Downtown, hemmingpark.org, free.

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CONCERTS Steve Easter’s DIY, minimalist pop project HALF MY HOME performs bouncy but thoughtful tunes about everyday life in St. Augustine. Also on the bill: The Ned, 5 Cent Psychiatrist, Prideless and Brendan Morrison. 9 p.m. Friday, May 17, Shanghai Nobby’s, St. Augustine, nobbysfl.weebly.com, $5.

15. Lift May 17. Smokestack May 18 JERRY’S Sports Grille, 13170 Atlantic Blvd. Sidewalk 65 May 17. Yowsah May 18

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ENZA’S, 10601 San Jose Blvd., Ste. 109 Brian Iannucci every Wed., Sun. & Tue. Carl Grant every Thur., Fri. & Sat. IGGY’S, 104 Bartram Oaks Walk Robbie & Felix May 15. Blistur May 16. Charlie Mayne Band May 17.

Stephen Quinn, Jason Evans, Fireball May 18. Pink Paisley May 19

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CHEERS, 11475 San Jose Blvd. Bluff 5 Band May 17.

Zero Hour May 18 THRASHER-HORNE CENTER for the Arts, 283 College Dr., thcenter.org One Night in Memphis May 19

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PONTE VEDRA Concert Hall, 1050 A1A N. Winehoused: The Amy Celebration May 31 TAPS Bar & Grill, 2220 C.R. 210 Live music every weekend

RIVERSIDE, WESTSIDE

Live Music Venues AMELIA ISLAND, FERNANDINA EMERALD GOAT Irish Pub, 96110 Lofton Sq. DJ E.L. May 17 The GREEN TURTLE Tavern, 14 S. Third St. Buck Smith Thur. Dan Voll Fri. Yancy Clegg every Sun. The SALTY PELICAN, 12 N. Front St. Robert Barlow May 15. Davis Turner May 16. Brian Ernst May 17.

Eric Alabiso, Amy Vickery May 18 SJ BREWING Co., 463646 S.R. 200, Ste. 13, Yulee Hupp & Ray May 18 SLIDERS Seaside Grill, 1998 S. Fletcher Ave. Radio Love May 17. Charlotte, Reggae SWAT Team May 18.

Lauren Marie, Alan & Terry May 19. Joe King May 20.

King Eddie & Pili Pili every Wed. Brian Ernst every Thur. JCnMike every Sun. Mark O’Quinn every Tue. SURF Restaurant, 3199 S. Fletcher Ave. JC Hornsby May 17. The Guise & Davis Turner May 18. Shawn Layne & Kyle Freeman May 19. Savanna Leigh Bassett May 20. The Macys every Wed. Kyle Freeman every Tue.

AVONDALE, ORTEGA

CASBAH Café, 3628 St. Johns Ave. Goliath Flores every Wed. Jazz every Sun. Live music every Mon.

THE BEACHES (All venues in Jax Beach unless otherwise noted)

ATLANTIC BEACH Brewing Co., 725 Atlantic Blvd.

Turntable Tuesdays weekly; BYOV BLUE JAY Listening Room, 412 N. Second St. Brett Bass & the Melted Plectrum May 17. Bobby Lee Rodgers Trio May 18. Bear & Robert CD release May 19. Adam Wakefield May 20 CASA MARINA, 691 1st St. N. Live music every Sun. COOP 303, 303 Atlantic Blvd., Atlantic Beach Barrett Thomas every Fri. CULHANE’S Irish Pub, 967 Atlantic Blvd., AB Project X May 19. Michael Funge every Sun. DANCIN’ in the STREET, Beaches Town Center 33rd annual street party acts: Trail Diver, Austin Park, Ramona Quimby, Charlie Walker, Bad Habits, The Firewater Tent Revival, Project X, MillaJohn’s Blue Soul, Lucky Stiff, Honey Hounds, 9E, DDT, Solar Tide, Hensley, Sangria, Amy Hendrickson May 18 FLYING IGUANA Taqueria & Tequila Bar, 207 Atlantic Blvd., AB Don’t Call Me Shirley May 17 & 18 GREEN ROOM Brewing Company, 228 3rd St. N. Matt Henderson May 17. Brady Reich May 18 GUSTO, 1266 Beach Blvd. The Groov every Wed. Ventura Latin Band every Sat. LYNCH’S Irish Pub, 514 N. First St. Jatarra May 17.

Adam Latiff, The Party Cartel May 18. Dirty Pete every Wed. Split Tone every Thur. Chillula every Sun.

Julia Gulia every Mon. Honey Hounds every Tue. MEZZA, 110 First St., Neptune Beach Gypsies Ginger every Wed. Mike Shackelford, Steve Shanholtzer every Thur. Mezza Shuffle Boxband every Mon. Trevor Tanner every Tue. RAGTIME Tavern, 207 Atlantic Blvd., AB Billy Bowers May 15. Fish Out of H2O May 16. The Invasions May 17. Bay Street May 18. Lunar Coast May 19 SINGLETON’S Seafood Shack, 4728 Ocean St., Mayport Village Billy Bowers May 19 SLIDERS Seafood Grille, 218 First St., NB Billy Bowers May 20 SOUTHERN GROUNDS & Co., 200 First St., NB Brenna Erickson May 17. Pat Rose May 18 SURFER the Bar, 200 First St. N. The Original Wailers May 17. Country music every Wed. WHISKEY JAX, 950 Marsh Landing Pkwy. Dalton Ammerman & the Crew May 15. Allen Arena May 16.

Invasions, Pat Wilder Band, Great Dames May 18.

SunJammer May 19. The Groov every Tue.

DOWNTOWN

1904 MUSIC Hall, 19 Ocean St. N. The Grass is Dead May 17. OK! Charlie, KC Shore, Lord Cornelius, Milky Von, Jax Beach Hippie May 18. DJ Classic Blends, Cortnie Frazier, Please Be Kind May 19 COWFORD Chophouse, 101 E. Bay St. Chris Thomas Band May 15 DOS GATOS, 123 E. Forsyth St. DJ Hollywood every Thur. DJ NickFresh every Sat. The FLORIDA THEATRE, 128 E. Forsyth St., floridatheatre.com ’80s on Forsyth May 18. Joe Jackson May 21 HEMMING PARK Joe Watts May 15 & 22. Gary Starling Quartet May 17. Tom Edwards May 20. Jazz Fest May24-26 MYTH Nightclub, 333 E. Bay St. Yheti, Eazybaked, Drewlface, Sfam, Vlad the Inhaler May 15. Lucii, Myth, Tamayo, Mfadelz, DJ Q45 May 17. ALX May 18 TIMES-UNION Center, 300 Water St. Hozier May 21 VOLSTEAD, 115 W. Adams Groove Coalition May 17.

DJ Pizza Galore May 18

FLEMING ISLAND, GREEN COVE SPRINGS

BOONDOCKS, 2808 Henley Rd. Alaina Colding May 15. Ivan Smith May 16. Clint McFarland, Overdrive & Eric Collette May 17. Branden Parrish, Comfort Zone May 18 WHITEY’S Fish Camp, 2032 C.R. 220 Blistur May 15.

77D’s May 16. Boogie Freaks May 17. Area 51 May 18. Eric Alabiso May 19

INTRACOASTAL

CLIFF’S, 3033 Monument Rd. Dillon & DJ Sharon May

FISHWEIR Brewing Co., 1183 Edgewood Ave. S. Live Music every Wed. FRIDAY Musicale, 645 Oak St. The John Lumpkin Institute Jazz Combo May 17 The LOFT 925 King St. DJ Wes Reed, Josh Kemp every Thur. Josh Kemp every Fri. DJ Wes Reed every Sat. NIGHTHAWKS, 2952 Roosevelt Blvd. Jamily May 15.

Flying Raccoon Suit, Chieforia, Prideless, Somewhat Suitable May 16. Days to Come, Defy the Tyrant, Suburban Clay, 13 BloodShot, The Fallen Sons & Sanctum May 17. Medal Militia, Year Zero, Dio’ Sabbath May 18. Kalani Rose May 19 RAIN DOGS, 1045 Park St. Raw Dogs VI May 17. Kid You Not, Deadkaren, Friendly Fire May 24 RIVER & POST, 1000 Riverside Ave. Live music most weekends

ST. AUGUSTINE

ARNOLD’S Lounge, 3912 N. Ponce de Leon Blvd.

Southern Rukus May 18 CAFÉ ELEVEN, 501 A1A Beach Blvd., St. Aug. Beach G-Love May 17 & 18. Dan Rodriguez May 19 The CELLAR Upstairs, 157 King St. Vinny Jacobs May 16 & 19. Evan D, Hit Parade Band May 17. Henry Joe, St. John’s Wood May 18 MUSIC by the SEA, St. Augustine Beach Pier, 350 A1A Beach Blvd. Jax English Salsa Band May 15 Planet SARBEZ, 115 Anastasia Blvd. Barnes & the Heart May 17. The Ned, Rainbow Park, Humans of Planet Sarbez May 19 PROHIBITION KITCHEN, 119 St. George St. UNF Jazz Night May 15. Fat Cactus, The Snacks Blues Band May 16. Kalani Rose, Chillula May 17. Bad Dog Mama, Space Heaters May 18. Savanna Leigh Bassett, Sam Pacetti May 19. Colton McKenna May 20. Ray Chill Muller May 21 ST. AUGUSTINE Amphitheatre, 1340 A1A Jimmy Eat World, Taking Back Sunday, Blue October, Flora Cash May 19 TRADEWINDS Lounge, 124 Charlotte St. Spanky, EOM May 17 & 18. Jim Carrick every Wed. Heather Craig every Fri. Elizabeth Roth every Sat.

SAN MARCO, NORTHBANK

GRAPE & GRAIN Exchange, 2000 San Marco Blvd.

Claire Vandiver May 16. Rachael Warfield May 17.

Catch the Groove May 18. Be Easy May 23. Spice & the Po’ Boys May 24 JACK RABBITS, 15280 Hendricks Ave. Framing the Red, Ivan Pulley Band May 15. Jean Street Sounds, Oginalii, Shovel to the Moon, Friendly Dads, The Dog Apollo May 17. Dead Scrolls, Legions Blind, Two Inch Voices May 18. Pacific Dub, Seranation, Head Cheese May 19. The Outliers, Withhold the Blood, Candle Burns White, Axiom, Giants of Atlantis May 21. Sons of Texas May 23 MUDVILLE Music Room, 3104 Atlantic Blvd. NFFN Showcase: Arvid Smith, Folk U, Paul Linser May 15.

Mark Williams & Blue Horse, Acoustic Flutation May 17. Mike’s Mic: Mike Shackelford, Steve Shanholtzer, Dean Spry, Old Dawgs New Truxx, Noel Freidline May 22 MAY 15-21, 2019 | FOLIOWEEKLY.com | 19

CONCERTS SOUTHSIDE, BAYMEADOWS

VETERANS UNITED Craft Brewery, 8999 Western Way, Ste. 104 Jason Taylor May 17 WHISKEY JAX, 10915 Baymeadows Rd. Rebecca Day May 15. Comfort Zone May 17. Boogie Freaks May 18. Mojo Roux May 19

SPRINGFIELD, NORTHSIDE

CROOKED ROOSTER, 148 S. Sixth St., Macclenny Just Us Band May 18 PALMS Fish Camp, 6359 Heckscher Dr. Mike Ward may 15. Taylor Shami May 16. Scott Elley May 18.

Lisa’s Mad Hatters May 19 SHANTYTOWN PUB, 22 W. Sixth St. Birthday Bashment May 18. Amygdala, Deathwatch 97 May 19

ELSEWHERE

SPIRIT OF THE SUWANNEE Music Park, 3076 95th Dr., Live Oak The Wildflowers Tom Petty tribute band May 18 STEPHEN FOSTER Folk Culture Center State Park, 11016 Lillian Sanders Dr., White Springs, floridastateparks.org Florida Folk Festival May 24, 25 & 26

Upcoming Concerts JAX JAZZ FEST May 23-26, Downtown Jax TUBE RIDER, OVERPASS, BRENDAN MORRISON May 24, Jack Rabbits CAROLE MAYEDO May 24, Blue Jay Listening Room JINXX, BLUESDOGS66, FEAST IV EYES May 25, Jack Rabbits DJ MAS APPEAL May 25, The Volstead SPEARMAN BREWERS May 25, Grape & Grain Exchange HANNAH HARBER & the LIONHEARTS May 25, Blue Jay Listening Room TACO MOUTH May 26, Surfer the Bar Concert on the Green: TROPICAL DRIFTER, CAIN’T NEVER COULD, 77Ds, JAX SYMPHONY May 26, The Plantation Sports Complex, Fleming Island SKAM the RAPPER, The GRADBASH, JOHN LEGIT, KID EURO, MEATY MAVERICK May 26, Jack Rabbits STEEL PANTHER, WILSON, TRUE VILLAINS May 28, Mavericks Live TREY ANASTASIO & his Band May 29, The Amp The BASTARD SUNS, FORSAKEN PROPHETS May 29, Jack Rabbits DESEAN JACKSON May 30, Grape & Grain Exchange RAISIN CAKE ORCHESTRA May 30, Blue Jay Listening Room

SHE WANTS REVENGE, DANCING WITH GHOSTS May 30, Jack Rabbits WEST MEANS HOME, FIGHT CLUB May 30, Rain Dogs ART GARFUNKEL May 30, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall RAMONA May 31, Grape & Grain Exchange BEASTO BLANCO May 31, Jack Rabbits KIM RETEGUIZ QUARTET May 31, Hemming Park SKYVIEW, APPALACHIAN DEATH TRAP, JESABEL, TERRAIN, AUDIO HIVE May 31, 1904 Music Hall MATTHEW MAYES, JOHN MEYER (Jupiter Coyote) May 31, Mudville Music Room VANISH, WIND WALKERS May 31, Rain Dogs LIONEL RICHIE June 1, Daily’s Place The FRITZ June 1, 1904 Music Hall MICKEY AVALON, DIRT NASTY June 1, Jack Rabbits REMEDY TREE June 1, Blue Jay Listening Room The TURTLES, CHUCK NEGRON, GARY PUCKETT, The BUCKINGHAMS, The CLASSICS IV June 2, Florida Theatre SLEEPLESS, BOBBY KID, TRUMAN’S HOUSE, RUNNER’S HIGH, R-DENT June 2, Jack Rabbits LAKE STREET DIVE, The RAD TRADS June 5, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall PETER KARP BAND CD release party June 5, St. Augustine Beach Pier CREEPING DEATH, PLAGUE YEARS June 6, Nighthawks STEVE EARLE & the DUKES June 6, P.V. Concert Hall SLIGHTLY STOOPID, MATISYAHU, TRIBAL SEEDS, HIRIE June 6, The Amp HAYSTACK, STATIK G June 7, Jack Rabbits STEPHEN SIMMONS June 7, Mudville Music Room TONY McALPINE June 7, Nighthawks FOREVER JOHNNY CASH Tribute June 8, Blue Jay Listening Room STEVIE STILETTO Memorial Benefit Show: POWERBALL, WHISKEY DOGS, The CHROME FANGS, COLIN McSHEEY, CHARLIE SHUCK, MR. NEVER June 8, Jack Rabbits The CHRIS THOMAS BAND June 8, TIAA Bank Field, Boys & Girls Club Benefit WEIRD AL YANKOVIC June 9, The Amp MODERN MIMES June 9, Jack Rabbits LIVE FROM MARS: David Bowie Tribute June 12, The Florida Theatre FEW MILES SOUTH June 14, Blue Jay Listening Room TWENTY ONE PILOTS June 14, Veterans Memorial Arena STEEL PULSE June 14, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall 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

Hometown hero and Grammy-nominated guitarist Rod Harris Jr.–appearing with friends as RHJ 4TET–performs 8-11 p.m. May 18 at Breezy Jazz Club, accompanied by up-and-coming bassist Amina Scott, drummer Larry Wilson and veteran pianist Josh Bowlus. 119 W. Adams St., Downtown, 204-5299.

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Free Energy Tour: The HEAVY PETS, ROOSEVELT COLLIER BAND June 16, 1904 Music Hall BRIT FLOYD 40 Years of The Wall June 16, The Florida Theatre The NATIONAL, COURTNEY BARNETT June 17, The Amp HIPPO CAMPUS June 17, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall AGENT ORANGE, FFN, CONCRETE CRIMINALS June 18, Surfer the Bar BLACKSTONE CHERRY, IVAN PULLEY BAND, SECOND SHOT June 19, Surfer the Bar 13th Annual ST. AUGUSTINE MUSIC FESTIVAL June 20-29, Cathedral Basilica/St. Augustine The RIP CURRENTS June 21, Hemming Park BOWLING for SOUP, REEL BIG FISH, NERF HERDER June 22, The Amp Backyard Stage JASON BIBLE & the TRAINWRECKS June 22, Blue Jay Listening Room FLOW TRIBE June 22, Hemming Park WHISKEY FACE, BLURG, ATOMIC TREEHOUSE June 22, Jack Rabbits JON BELLION, MARC E. BASSY, LAWRENCE June 23, The Amp HAYES CARLL & His Band June 25, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall LAUREN CROSBY June 26, Jack Rabbits ERYN SHEWELL June 27, Blue Jay Listening Room INNA VISION June 27, Jack Rabbits 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 The PALMER SQUARES, DROP D, SIFU N MAC, SPLAIT SOUL YONOS June 28, Jack Rabbits MONA LISA TRIBE June 29, Blue Jay Listening Room ADAM SANDLER June 30, The Amp VISTA July 2, Jack Rabbits TONY JACKSON July 4, Moosehaven, Orange Park LEELA JAMES July 5, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall ROB THOMAS, ABBY ANDERSON July 6, Daily’s Place AMERICA PART TWO July 6, Jack Rabbits TRAIN, GOO GOO DOLLS, ALLEN STORE July 9, Daily’s LIZZY FARRALL, EMAROSA July 10, 1904 Music Hall DAVE KOZ, GERALD ALBRIGHT, RICK BRAUN, KENNY LATTIMORE, AUBREY LOGAN July 12, Florida Theatre NEW KIDS on the BLOCK, SALT-N-PEPA, TIFFANY, DEBBIE GIBSON, NAUGHTY BY NATURE July 12, Vets Memorial Arena JOJO SIWA D.R.E.A.M. the Tour July 13, The Amp EDDIE B. July 13, Florida Theatre MARY J. BLIGE July 14, Daily’s LONG BEACH DUB ALL STARS & AGGROLITES, MIKE PINTO July 14, Surfer the Bar KIRK FRANKLIN July 15, The Florida Theatre BILLY BOB THORNTON & the BOXMASTERS July 15, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall The Royal Affair: YES, ASIA with STEVE HOWE, JOHN LODGE (Moody Blues), CARL PALMER’S ELP LEGACY, ARTHUR BROWN July 18, The Amp DIERKS BENTLEY, JON PARDI, TENILLE TOWNES July 18, Daily’s Place YOUNG the GIANT, FITZ & the TANTRUMS, COIN July 19, The Amp BRETT BASS & the MELTED PLECTRUM, RUSTY SHINE, SALT & PINE July 20, Hemming Park DON McLEAN & HIS BAND July 20, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall ANUEL AA July 20, Daily’s Place SUBLIME with ROME, MICHAEL FRANTI & SPEARHEAD, COMMON KINGS July 25 & 26, The Amp SACRED OWLS, DEATHWATCH ’97 July 27, Rain Dogs IRATION, PEPPER, FORTUNATE YOUTH, KATASTRO July 27, The Amp BRIAN REAGAN July 28, The Florida Theatre DONAVON FRANKENREITER July 29 & 30, 1904 Music Hall BLINK 182, LIL WAYNE, NECK DEEP July 31, Daily’s Place WYNONNA & the BIG NOISE July 29, Orange Park Freedom Fest LUKE BRYAN, COLE SWINDELL, JON LANGSTON Aug. 1, Veterans Memorial Arena IYANLA VANZANT Acts of Faith Remix Tour Aug. 2, Florida Theatre WHY DON’T WE Aug. 2, Daily’s Place WIDESPREAD PANIC Aug. 2, 3 & 4, The Amp DIRTY HEADS, 311 Aug. 4, Daily’s Place MOE., BLUES TRAVELER, G. LOVE Aug. 7, Daily’s

STR8-UP Aug. 7, St. Augustine Beach Pier PURE NOISE, STICK to YOUR GUNS, COUNTERPARTS, TERROR, YEAR of the KNIFE, SANCTION Aug. 9, 1904 Music Hall LYLE LOVETT & His Large Band Aug. 9, Florida Theatre NICK JORDAN Aug. 13, Jack Rabbits REBELUTION, PROTOJE, COLLIE BUDDZ Aug. 14 & 15, The Amp ELIZABETH ROTH & the GRAPES of ROTH Aug. 7, St. Augustine Beach Pier BRAD PAISLEY, CHRIS LANE, RILEY GREEN Aug. 16, Daily’s Place UMPHREY’S McGEE, MAGIC CITY HIPPIES Aug. 17, The Amp STEWART TUSSING Aug. 17, Mudville Music Room 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 SAWYER BROWN Aug. 30, Thrasher-Horne Center 40th Anniversary Tour: ORCHESTRAL MANOEUVRES in the DARK Aug. 30, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall PETER FRAMPTON, JASON BONHAM Sept. 4, Daily’s ATLANTIC BEACH JAZZ FESTIVAL Sept. 7, BOOK of LOVE Sept. 7, Jack Rabbits ALMOST DEAD Sept. 11, St. Augustine Beach Pier CHRIS YOUNG, CHRIS JANSON, LOCASH Sept. 12, Daily’s Place BEATLES vs STONES Sept. 16, Ritz Theatre GAMES of THRONES Concert Experience Sept. 20, Daily’s Place 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 BAD SUNS, LIILY, ULTRA Q Sept. 30, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall THOMAS RHETT, DUSTIN LYNCH, RUSSELL DICKERSON, RHETT AKINS Oct. 4, Veterans Memorial Arena BUILT to SPILL, PRISM BITCH, The PAUSES 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 The TOASTERS, The SCOTCH BONNETS Oct. 10, Surfer the Bar CHRIS STAPLETON, KENDELL MARVEL, DAVE COBB, J.T. CURE, DEREK MIXON, MORGANE STAPLETON Oct. 10, Veterans Memorial Arena BERT KREISCHER Oct. 11, The Florida Theatre MAGGIE ROGERS, JACOB BANKS Oct. 11, The Amp BENISE Oct. 13, The Florida Theatre CHEAP TRICK, ZZ TOP Oct. 16, The Amp ZAC BROWN BAND Oct. 17, Daily’s Place CARRIE UNDERWOOD Oct. 20, Veterans Memorial Arena BASTILLE Oct. 26, Daily’s Place ACOUSTIC ALCHEMY Oct. 31, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE Nov. 2, The Florida Theatre OLD DOMINION, SCOTTY McCREERY, RYAN HURD Oct. 16, The Amp JUKEBOX HERO Nov. 10, The Florida Theatre The FAB FOUR The Ultimate Beatles Tribute Nov. 22, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall SARA BAREILLES Nov. 22, Daily’s Place The Guitar Event of the Year: JOE BONAMASSA, ANTON FIG, MICHAEL RHODES, REESE WYNANS, PAULIE CERRA, LEE THORNBURG Nov. 23, The Amp JOHN OATES & the GOOD ROAD BAND Nov. 24, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall A PETER WHITE CHRISTMAS: EUGE GROOVE, VINCENT INGALA, LINDSEY WEBSTER Dec. 10, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall JIM GAFFIGAN Dec. 30, Veterans Memorial Arena CELINE DION Jan. 8, Veterans Memorial Arena KANSAS: Point of Know Return Tour Feb. 1, The Florida Theatre AL STEWART Feb. 14, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall STEEP CANYON RANGERS Feb. 28, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall

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FOLIO F OLIO BEER

THE POWER OF TWO

DOGFISH HEAD and BOSTON BEER hook up LAST WEEK WEEK, TWO OF THE MOST VISIBLE VISIBLE, popular breweries in the craft beer industry announced they were merging. Delaware’s Dogfish Head Craft Brewed Ales and The Boston Beer Company—makers of Samuel Adams brews—said they’ve made a $300 million deal to merge, making Sam and Mariah Calagione the second-largest shareholders in Boston Beer.

The Boston Beer Company got its start in 1984 after founder Jim Koch invested $100,000 of his own money, along with funds borrowed from family and friends, to get the company going. Koch was the sixth generation of firstborn sons to take up the brewing profession, doing so only after receiving BA, MBA and JD degrees from Harvard University.

In the brewery’s early years, Koch did not maintain his own facility. Instead, he rented excess capacity from other breweries, which brewed his recipe when not brewing theirs.

In 1997, Koch bought one of those breweries, Hudepohl-Schoenling Brewery in Cincinnati.

He had a sentimental attachment to the place—it was the brewery where his father had apprenticed in the 1940s.

Since then, Boston Beer—often called ‘Sam Adams,’ for the first beer it produced— has diversified into hard cider, with its Angry Orchard line, as well as malt beverages, with the Twisted Tea line, and hard seltzer, under the Truly Spiked & Sparkling brand name.

Dogfish Head, under the guidance of Sam Calagione, became known as the brewery that’s not afraid to try new things. Often, Dogfish brewed beers outside the norm— Calagione even attempted to brew beer based on historic recipes. Many brews that emerged from Calagione’s fertile imagination were deemed ‘extreme,’ for various reasons. As his 120 Minute IPA is brewed, hops are being added continuously—for 120 minutes—to

create a beer with extensive hop flavor and extens xtt higher alcohol (15 to 20 percent) than most beers on the market.

Calagione is also known for his Ancient Ales, a series of beers created with the able assistance of molecular archaeologist Dr. Pat McGovern, of the University of Pennsylvania Museum, Philadelphia, where he’s an adjunct professor of anthropology.

These brews were produced based on the analysis of chemical residue found on pottery at archaeological sites.

Merging Boston Beer, America’s secondlargest craft beer brewer after Yuengling, and Dogfish Head, in the No. 13 slot, creates a larger company, but it still qualifies as a craft brewery, falling within the Brewers Association limits. Under BA rules, a brewery cannot brew more than 6 million barrels of beer a year and still say it’s a craft brewer.

“This combination is the right fit, as both Boston Beer and Dogfish Head have a passion for brewing and innovation. We share the same values and we will learn a lot from each other as we continue to invest in the high-end beer category,” Koch said, in a press release.

“Not only are Dogfish Head and Boston Beer two original American breweries,” Calagione added, “but Jim Koch and I worked hard with other leading craft brewery founders and the Brewers Association to develop and champion what defines independent American brewers.”

As the growth of the craft beer segment continues to subside, it’s likely we’ll see more mergers like this. Positioning the product within the beer market, it seems, is the new mantra of craft brewers.

Marc Wisdom mail@folioweekly.com Subscribe to Folio Weekly’s Beer Newsletter at folioweekly.com/newsletters

FOLIO BEER’S BREWERY COMMUNITY AARDWOLF BREWING CO.

1461 Hendricks, San Marco

AMELIA TAVERN BREWPUB 318 Centre St., Fernandina

ANCIENT CITY BREWING 3420 Agricultural Ctr. Dr.

ANHEUSER-BUSCH

1100 Ellis Rd. N., Northside

ATLANTIC BEACH BREWING COMPANY

725 Atlantic Blvd., Ste. 3

BEARDED BUFFALO BREWING CO.

1012 King St., Downtown

BOG BREWING COMPANY 218 W. King St., St. Augustine

BOLD CITY BREWERY

ENGINE 15 BREWING CO.

MAIN & SIX BREWING CO.

FISHWEIR BREWING CO.

OLD COAST ALES

1500 Beach Blvd., J.B.

2670 Rosselle St., Riverside

1183 Edgewood Ave. S., Jacksonville

BOLD CITY DOWNTOWN

GREEN ROOM BREWING

109 E. Bay St.

BOTTLENOSE BREWING

228 Third St. N., J.B.

HYPERION BREWING CO.

9700 Deer Lake Ct., Southside

1740 Main St. N., Springfield

DOG ROSE BREWING CO.

929 E. Bay St., Downtown

ENGINE 15 DOWNTOWN

14965 Old St. Augustine Rd., Ste. 129, Southside

77 Bridge St., St. Augustine 633 Myrtle Ave. N.

INTUITION ALE WORKS LEGACY ALE WORKS

1636 Main St. N., Northside 300 Anastasia Blvd., St. Augustine

PINGLEHEAD BREWING CO. 12 Blanding, Orange Park

RAGTIME TAVERN

207 Atlantic Blvd., A.B.

REVE BREWING

1229 Mayport Rd., A.B.

RUBY BEACH BREWING

SEVEN BRIDGES BREWERY

9735 Gate Pkwy., Southside

S J BREWING CO.

463646 S.R. 200, Yulee

SOUTHERN SWELLS BREWING CO.

1312 Beach Blvd., J.B.

TABULA RASA BREWING

2385 Corbett St., Northside

VETERANS UNITED CRAFT BREWERY

131 First Ave N., J.B.

8999 Western Way, Southside

RIVER CITY BREWING CO.

WICKED BARLEY BREWING

835 Museum Cir., Southbank

4100 Baymeadows Rd.

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FOLIO PETS

LOCAL PET EVENTS & ADOPTABLES RANGER THE R.E.A.D. DOG Ranger listens 3:30-4:30 p.m. May 15 at Pablo Creek Regional Library, 13295 Beach Blvd., Intracoastal, 992-7101. A different ranger–CICELY OF TIMUCUAN ECOLOGICAL & HISTORIC PRESERVE–reads from Wait Till It Gets Dark, about nocturnal animals after sunset, 3:30-4:30

TRUCK, YEAH!

ADOPTABL ADOPTABLES

STASH

TOM SELLECK … ALEX TREBEK ... RON SWANSON. What do they have in common? Their great ’staches! Most of those are gone, but mine’s still here! I’m more than just a pretty face, though– I’ve won biscuit-making awards; my purrs are legendary. Go to Jax Humane Society, 8464 Beach Blvd., Southside, and see me for yourself!

Have PET FOOD, will TRAVEL THERE ARE TWO WORDS I LOVE TO HEAR, especially when I’m hungry: Food Truck.

One day, I was out with my mom and we stopped at a food truck. She had a taco in her hand, ready to chow down, and my mouth was watering, but there wasn’t anything on the vittles vehicle for me. I thought, “Wouldn’t it be good if there was one for dogs? I would totally chase that.” And Hannah Kim and her husband Nick Saam had the same thought—some time before I did, but great minds still think alike, right? So Pet Wants began.

MOBILE MUNCHIES

Davi: Tell me about your pet food truck.

What are you all about?

Hannah Kim, Pet Wants owner: Our niche is an Airstream trailer that’s been completely transformed into a one-ofa-kind pet food truck and mobile pet market. We specialize in healthy and delicious food and treats for pets of all sizes and breeds!

What’s on the menu?

We have nutritional blends of high-quality pet food and locally sourced pet products.

Do you mean different products for different kinds of pets?

Yes! We offer pet products for both dogs and cats. One cool thing: Our pet treats are made from human-grade ingredients, so your human can snack on our munchies, too—we won’t judge!

month, with fresh, natural ingredients enhanced with vitamins and minerals for a complete, balanced diet in every bowl. And since we never use corn, wheat, soy or dyes, the common pet health problems associated with these ingredients are no longer worries.

What was the inspiration for you to open a pet food business?

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BYOB PUGS! Bring Your Own Breed honors this cute pup, 6:30-8:30 p.m. May 17 at Kanine Social, 580 College St., Brooklyn, 712-6363, kaninesocial.com.

Noon-2 p.m. May 18, it’s Bring Your Own Labs! And the Pup Prom–with costume contests, king & queen crownings, ‘spiked’ prom punch, drink specials and Alma Food Truck–6-8 p.m. May 18. Bring gently used formal wear, shoes, bags, etc. to donate to Show Me Shoes, $15. BYOB Corgis is noon-3 p.m.; BYOB Greyhounds is 5-7 p.m. May 19.

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MEMORIAL DAY ADOPTIONS Free adoptions all weekend, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. May 25 & 26 & noon-7 p.m.

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DOCK DIVE Unleash Jacksonville offers a workshop– right, as if dock diving had to be taught–or we can say a great afternoon of constant joy diving off docks, noon-4 p.m. May 18 at Head Start Canine, 2153 Smith St., Orange Park, 284-6161, unleashjax.com, $25.

YOGA + TIGERS If dock-diving seems tame to you and your pet, try this. Black Cat Yoga holds the big cat fundraiser from 1-3 p.m. May 18 at Catty Shack Ranch Wild Life Sanctuary, 1860 Starratt Rd., Northside, 757-3603, cattyshack.org; $20 adults, who do the yoga, and $10 for kids, who play games. For details, check the website.

FQHA MEMORIAL CIRCUIT The quarter horse show starts 8 a.m. May 24-26, ends 5 p.m., at Jacksonville Equestrian Center, 13611 Normandy Blvd., Westside, 255-4254, jaxequestriancenter.com. And as always, admission and parking are free. com.

NEWS OF THE WEIRD WELL, HELL, IT’S CHEVY, OF COURSE What began as a quiet family dinner at home quickly escalated into a front-yard brawl on April 22 in Bedford, Virginia. Fox News reported Mark Turner, 56, his girlfriend, her son and his girlfriend were chillin’ in the front yard after dinner and an argument began between the two men. They disagreed whether Chevrolet or Ford makes better vehicles. According to Bedford County Commonwealth’s attorney Wes Nance, Turner allegedly pulled a knife but slashed his girlfriend’s back as she tried to calm them.

Then Turner went inside and got a gun—but as she again tried to get between him and her son, he allegedly shot her five times in the leg. He shot that man’s arm, and two stray bullets hit the son’s honey in the back and cheek. Finally, say prosecutors, Turner barricaded himself in the house, where cops shot him with a beanbag round and took him into custody. Turner is charged with felony malicious wounding, use of a firearm in the commission of a felony and possession of a firearm by a felon.

BUT HE DIDN’T LIGHT ’EM UP On April 15, Juneau International Airport TSA agents logged unexpected cargo when a “large organic mass” was seen in a traveler’s carry-on bag. TSA spokesperson Lisa Farbstein explained to KTOO that such a flag may indicate the presence of explosives.

Agents opened the bag, and found a plastic grocery bag full of moose “nuggets.” “The passenger told TSA officers he collects this and likes to present it ‘for politicians and their [bleep] policies,’” Farbstein said. The passenger wasn’t detained and continued the trip with his moose poop. Later that day, the Anchorage Daily News reported a man was seen at the state capitol, handing out baggies of moose nuggets in protest of Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s proposed budget.

FLYING IGUANA, OHIO-STYLE Arnold J. Teeter, 49, got mad while dining at Perkins restaurant in Painesville, Ohio, on April 16. First, he threw a menu at the waitress; a manager stepped in and Teeter grabbed his pet iguana from under his shirt, twirled it in the air and launched it at the manager. Teeter was charged with disorderly conduct and cruelty to animals, because Copper broke a leg. Lake County Humane

Society has the female lizard in protective custody, trying to raise money for needed surgery, says WEWS. ONE SIZE FITS ALL? Aida Melcado, 18, and an unnamed minor accomplice, were overcome by greed. Lower Allen Township Police say Melcado and her helper browsed a Victoria’s Secret in Capital City Mall in Bethesda, Maryland, on April 7, carrying large shopping bags and talking on cellphones. The minor acted as lookout, Melcado allegedly shoveled delicates in her bag: 375 hipster panties ($3,937.50), 375 cut thongs ($3,937.50), 1,000 thongs ($10,500) and 250 raw-cut hip-hugging panties ($2,625)—grand total $21,000. Cops told WPMT they ID’ed the thieves during a drug investigation in Fairfax County, Virginia.

DIDN’T HE SAY ‘COME HERE’?

Police in Tempe, Arizona, said Vanessa Santillan, 40, and her boyfriend were arguing as she drove on April 21. When she stopped, he got out and crossed the street to a sidewalk. Santillan honked the horn, and her beau made a rude gesture, according to KTVK/KPHO. That’s when cops say Santillan drove onto the sidewalk and hit the man, causing injuries serious enough to go to the hospital for stitches. Santillan split, later telling police she didn’t know it was “that bad” when she left, adding she’d “blacked out” and didn’t recall hitting her man, even though her car had visible damage. She was booked on one count of aggravated assault and one count of failing to remain at the scene of a collision with injuries.

LOOKING FOR A MT. DEW In Spokane Valley, Washington, two thieves must’ve been really thirsty on May 1 when they heaved a 700-pound soda vending machine up into the back of a pickup truck.

Ryan King, ProFormance Lube owner, noticed the “monstrosity” of a vending machine as vanished when he got to work that morning. He checked his surveillance camera footage, and saw the men loading it into the truck, even though the store’s right across the street from a police station. “It just goes to show how brazen criminals are,” King told KHQ. The machine was later found, damaged beyond repair. weirdnewstips@amuniversal.com

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Coffee sometime? When: March 21. Where: Church of Eleven22, San Pablo. #1726-0417

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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.

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FREEWILL ASTROLOGY

ALASKA, FLANNERY O’CONNOR, DAVE BARRY & HENRY MILLER ARIES (March 21-April 19): According to humorist Dave Barry, “The method of learning Japanese recommended by experts is to be born as a Japanese baby and raised by a Japanese family, in Japan.” As you enter an astrological cycle, adopt a similar strategy toward learning new skills, mastering unfamiliar knowledge and absorbing fresh information. Immerse yourself in environments to efficiently and effectively fill you with what you need. A more casual, slapdash approach won’t let you take total advantage of opportunities of repertoire growth.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): “All human nature vigorously resists grace because grace changes us and the change is painful,” wrote author Flannery O’Connor. That’s something worth considering.

I’ve also seen many exceptions to her rule: People who’ve eagerly welcomed grace even though they know its arrival will change them forever.

Amazingly, many of them have experienced the result as tonic and interesting, not mostly painful.

Welcoming change-inducing grace makes it more likely the changes are tonic and interesting. All this applies to you in the next few weeks.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Time for a sacred celebration: a blow-out extravaganza filled with reverence, revelry, singing, dancing and spiritual blessings.

What’s the occasion? After eons, your lost love has returned. And who’s your lost love? You! You’re your own lost love! After weaving and wobbling through adventures full of rich lessons, your missing part has now wandered back.

Give yourself hugs and kisses. Start planning a jubilant hoopla. Exchange ardent vows, and swear you’ll always be as one.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): There’s a problem that’s occupied too much of your attention. It’s rather trivial in the big , and doesn’t deserve to suck up so much of you. You’ll soon this and escape the energy sink. Then you can focus on a more interesting, potentially productive dilemma–a twisty riddle that needs loving attention. As you work to solve it, you reap useful, endearing rewards.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): The Louvre in Paris is the world’s biggest art museum. More than 35,000 works are displayed over 15 acres. If you wanted to see every piece, devoting one minute to each, you’d spend eight hours a day there for many weeks. Now is a good time to get in a marathon gaze-fest of art in the Louvre, or any museum.

It’s a favorable phase to gorge on any beauty anywhere to make your soul freer, smarter and happier. You’ll absorb a profusion of grace, elegance and loveliness.

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SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Author Hélène Cixous shared a poetically rigorous approach to love. In my astrological opinion, you’re entering a phase when it’s wise to upgrade and refine definitions of love, as you upgrade and refine the practice of love. Here’s Cixous: “I want to love a person freely, including all her secrets. I want to love in this person someone she doesn’t know. I want to love outside the law: without judgment. Without imposed preference. Does that mean outside morality? No. Only this: without fault. Without false, without true. I want to meet her between the words, beneath language.”

CANCER (June 21-July 22): In my astrological opinion, you are mandated to exercise your rights to free speech with acute vigor. It’s time to articulate important insights for which you’ve been waiting to call to everyone’s attention. Time to unearth buried truths, veiled agendas and ripening mysteries. To be the catalyst to help allies realize what’s real and important, what’s fake and irrelevant. Don’t be rude, but be as candid as necessary to nudge folks in authenticity’s direction.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Capricorn author Henry Miller wrote that his master plan was “to remain what I am and to become more and more only what I am–that is, to become more miraculous.” This is a great strategy for you. The weeks ahead are a good time to renounce your tendency to compare yourself to anyone else. You’ll attract blessings and wean yourself from thinking you should live up to others’ expectations or follow a similar path. My challenge: I dare you to be more of what you are– more miraculous.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): In the far northern state of Alaska, many summer days have 20 hours of light. Farmers take advantage of the extra photosynthesis, growing vegetables and fruits bigger and sweeter than those grown further south. At the Alaska State Fair every August, you can find prodigies like 130-pound cabbages and 65-pound cantaloupes. Express a similar fertility and productiveness in the weeks ahead. You’re primed to grow and create with extra verve. To which part of your life will you dedicate that bonus power?

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): London’s British Museum holds a compendium of artifacts from civilizations of many eras and locations. Author Jonathan Stroud writes it’s “home to a million antiquities, several dozen of which were legitimately come by.” Why does he say that? So many of the antiquities were taken from other cultures. Current astrological omens indicate you may think of a scenario in which the British Museum’s administrators return the treasures to the original owners. Then move on to the next one: Envision scenarios of you recovering treasures and powers you’ve been away from too long.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): It’s time to reach higher and dig deeper. Don’t be a mere tinkerer nursing a lukewarm interest in mediocre stories or trivial games. Be a strategic adventurer in the service of exalted stories and meaningful games. If you’re not prepared to go all the way, don’t go at all. Either give it all you’ve got or keep it sealed for now. One more piece of strenuous advice: You’ll thrive as long as you don’t settle for business or pleasure as usual. To get the max vitality available, make exceptions to some rules.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): “I hate it when people tell me that I should ‘get out of my comfort zone,’” writes Piscean blogger Rosespell. “I don’t even have a comfort zone. My discomfort zone is pretty much everywhere.” Good news! The weeks ahead feature conditions to make it far more likely than usual that you’ll locate or create a *real* comfort zone to rely on. Have an expectation that such a sweet development can be.

Rob Brezsny freewillastrology@freewillastrology.com

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GARRETT’S GANJA GAMBIT Jax city councilmember MAKES A MOVE WE’VE JUST REACHED THE END OF THIS year’s local election cycle, and we’re already beginning to get glimpses of how the next four years are going to pan out. Those men and women who have secured re-election have started jockeying for position on a city council that, in certain key ways, is looking to be quite different from the preceding one.

And one of those legislators, an elected official who long ago defined himself as a prominent critic of Mayor Lenny Curry’s political machine, is making power moves of his own by latching on to one of the nation’s most popular issues.

On May 9, District 9 councilmember Garrett Dennis, who cruised to reelection in March by a 60-to-40 margin, filed a bill titled “Jacksonville Civil Citation for Small Quantity Marijuana Possession Ordinance.” Its utilitarian name tells the story in a sentence: If it’s passed, those caught in possession of 20 or fewer grams of leafy green would be subject to a simple $100 fine, which could be obviated if the offender chose 10 hours of community service. Will the bill pass? Probably not. Will the mayor sign it into law, if it does? Again, probably not—but this is a good bit more speculative than it was just a year ago.

Most councilmembers are Republican, largely derided for being rubber-stampers of the mayor’s agenda. In fairness to all involved, though, it’s not like there’s much of an alternative. During this year’s elections, the local Democratic Party, in a manner unseen since NORAD on 9/11, did a stand-down, and Dennis is even more isolated. Bill advocates (count me among them) can take heart from a brief reading of recent history.

The state legislature—also majority Republican—passed the smokable marijuana bill in shockingly bipartisan style. Similar measures have passed all over the nation, and some major cities (New York, Washington, D.C.) have begun to embrace an underlying logic: As violent crime surges nationwide, and city leaders seem powerless to stop it, the massive outlay of resources required to arrest and prosecute pot-smokers can be put to much better use. The argument may resonate here at home, where the homicide rate is now at a 13-year high— with a hot, bloody summer still ahead.

Given Dennis’ volatile relationship with the mayor (whose Twitter game is on fleek, and getting fleeker by the day), it’s likely his bill will be rejected, maybe just for spite. Even if hearts and minds are on his side, mouths may not be. To say Dennis is in the wilderness is an understatement. At this point, dude’s eating a tree bark breakfast and drinking his own tears through a LifeStraw, trying to find his way out using the sun, because he dropped his compass fishing barehanded. It’s an awkward metaphor, sure, but everything’s awkward about local politics these days.

Could cannabis be the beacon of light the councilmember needs to reassert his political relevance? Maybe. Whatever next happens to the bill, the mere introduction of it indicates that even if Garrett Dennis can’t see the sun, at least he knows which way the wind blows.

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support for a schools-revenue increase, Mayor Lenny Curry and Council member John Crescimbeni have both come out against the idea of holding a referendum this November, because it could cost voters more than a million dollars to conduct the election. On May 7, the Duval County School Board passed a resolution in favor of letting Jacksonville’s voters decide on a half-penny sales tax to repair, renovate and, in some cases, consolidate the district’s schools. If the measure makes it on the ballot and voters approve the half-cent sales tax, it is projected to raise at least $1.3 billion dollars in a 15-year time span.

This year, the Jacksonville Public Education Fund conducted a poll showing 78.5 percent of respondents favored a small surtax to support our schools. Curry has not commented on the substance of the referendum; two days after the board’s resolution, he said he needed a chance to study the details.

This is the Curry Administration’s second move to slow or kill the school board’s voter referendum. It follows an opinion issued by Jacksonville’s Office of General Counsel attorney Stephen Durden last week, ruling that the school board’s taxation powers essentially belong to the City Council, which gets to decide if and when to present the ballot item to the voters.

The question now is, do the mayor and council agree that we should raise revenue for our schools, and if so, when?

As we wait for them to decide, Duval schools continue to suffer, to the tune of $500,000 a month. That’s how much it costs to fix hazardous faulty wiring, leaky plumbing, airconditioning problems, crumbling walls and contaminated ventilation systems. The district has some of the

oldest schools in Florida and says it needs $1.95 billion to renovate or replace its aging schools.

“We need this yesterday,” says school board member Elizabeth Anderson.

DCSB Chairman Lori Hershey remains undaunted by the opposition to the referendum. “I’m going to meet with the mayor next week, and I have one question: ‘How do we make this work?’ ” Hershey proposes a way to cut the cost of a special election in half, an expense that is more than offset, she says, by the half-million dollars in monthly emergency expenditures now being made by the district. Hershey proposes a vote-by-mail-only method.

Hamilton and Jackson counties have already experimented with the novel vote-by-mail-only elections method, and Osceola and Volusia counties will hold vote-by-mail referenda this year.

Hershey says she is hopeful about the proposed referendum, though she can’t speculate about how much time the OGC will take to craft the legislation and send it to the City Council for a vote. The school board has requested that the item go to the voters this November, before new laws take effect in 2020.

“The goal of the board is to let the people decide,” Hershey said. “We’ve been talking about our need for new revenue for a while, and have been since the beginning of the year.”

Others, including the Jacksonville Public Education Fund, have been bringing up the subject for years. Former Duval Schools superintendent Nikolai Vitti publicly floated the sales-tax idea in 2016 for school maintenance and construction, but unlike sitting Supt.

Diana Greene, he did not bring a resolution to the board. That was the same year Curry took his pension reform plan to the voters.

On May 9, during WJCT’s First Coast Connect, Dr. Greene told Melissa Ross the board has already maxed out its bond capacity as well as its millage capacity for capital expenditures.

Impact fees, she said, would only apply to areas experiencing new growth.

Newly elected District 2 board member Elizabeth Anderson says that, despite the mayor’s hesitation, the board is confident going forward with the referendum proposal even as consensus is being built around the details of the master plan.

“The plan will be in place long before any vote is held,” she said.

Pointing out that the master plan for facilities is to be implemented over 10 years, she added, “The plan’s going to have to be dynamic, anyway. And there will be an oversight committee.”

Waiting beyond November 2019 would render the proposed school sales-tax referendum subject to new laws taking effect Jan. 1, 2020.

One law requires referenda to go before the voters only during general elections. Another demands that school districts share any tax dollars raised “proportionately” with charter schools. That’s on top of the $158 million capital-improvement gift that lawmakers gave the state’s 650 charter schools this session. Florida’s more than 3,000 traditional public schools received zero dollars from that allocation.

The new tax-sharing law is a factor that Jacksonville’s unelected Civic Council, for the most part composed of charter school proponents who also donate heavily to Curry’s PAC, isn’t likely to have overlooked.

In a letter dated May 6, Civic Council President and CEO Jeanne Miller and Education Task Force Chairman Gary Chartrand (formerly the chair of the Florida Department

of Education) expressed their admiration for the part of the plan that consolidates under-utilized schools for efficiency. They criticized the rest of the plan as too expensive, especially now that the legislature has given districts more flexibility in building schools. According to lawmakers, Florida, while still recovering from hurricanes Matthew, Irma and Michael, doesn’t need as many schools as it once did to serve as hurricane shelters. Lawmakers are now fine with more lax building codes for some schools. In their offer to assist the board to develop charter-school-type efficiencies, the authors imply that the board failed to “equitably represent” the families in Duval County who choose charter schools, noting that charters will serve 20 percent of all Duval students by 2019. They are clearly vying for a piece of any new revenue pie.

Hershey takes issue with the Civic Council’s contention that they overlooked charter schools. “We did factor in charter school growth when we did our master plan,” she said.

Duval County has become a hotbed for education privatization, even as the area’s voters rejected the current governor’s education agenda last November, voting for Andrew Gillum instead.

Supt. Diana Greene, on First Coast Connect, still remains undaunted by the ever-shifting and expanding definitions of what the phrase “public school” means.

“I have no problem competing,” Greene said. She just wants a level playing field.

Julie Delegal mail@folioweekly.com An expanded version of this Backpage Editorial appears online at folioweekly.com

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