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SOMETHING IS ROTTEN IN ST. JOHNS COUNTY NEW DEVELOPMENTS in the O’CONNELL CASE cry out for the FBI WHEN MICHELLE O’CONNELL’S BODY WAS found on September 2, 2010, there was ample reason to suspect her boyfriend, St. Johns County Sheriff ’s deputy Jeremy Banks. The 24-year-old single mother had, after all, been killed in Banks’ St. Augustine home and with his service weapon. What’s more, Banks had allegedly been drinking that night, and O’Connell was reportedly preparing to break off their relationship. No matter. The deputy’s brothers-in-arms duly arrived, summoned by Banks himself to what he claimed was the scene of O’Connell’s suicide. After a perfunctory investigation, Sheriff David Shoar rubberstamped the boyfriend’s version of events.

It was a breathtakingly brazen assertion of omerta, and it didn’t sit well with many in the community—or state authorities. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement opened its own investigation and challenged Shoar’s conclusion, suggesting O’Connell’s death was not suicide but homicide. The mystery has also been scrutinized by national media over the years, with reporting in The New York Times, PBS Frontline and ABC’s 20/20.

Yet the cause of death remains, officially, suicide. And Banks remains on Shoar’s force, even as the sheriff suffers more scandals.

In November, SJSO finance director, Raye Brutnell, was arrested and charged with fraud and embezzlement. Shoar learned from his mistake; this time he referred the investigation to his counterpart in Polk County, thus avoiding both the apparent conflict of interest and state scrutiny.

Still, scrutiny in the O’Connell case continued. The 2010 death was being actively investigated by a private detective as recently as Jan. 31, 2019, when said sleuth, Ellie Marie Washtock, 38, was found dead in their St. Augustine home, victim of a single gunshot wound. Washtock was in regular contact with O’Connell’s mother, Patty O’Connell, and had requested records relating to the O’Connell case in August 2018.

To forestall state and possibly federal intervention, Sheriff Shoar again invited a neutral but presumably friendly counterpart (this time the Putnam County Sheriff ’s Office) to handle the investigation, which is now starting to bear fruit. On May 6, the Putnam County Medical Examiner’s Office announced what many already suspected: that Washtock’s death was a homicide.

This is a promising sign that we will not see another rush to cover-up. Putnam County assures that this is an ongoing investigation—a homicide investigation—but we don’t believe that a neighboring sheriff ’s office is the appropriate authority. What St. Johns County needs now is a law enforcement agency with the means and the mandate to put the pieces together and deliver justice for both Michelle O’Connell and Ellie Washtock—before more blood is shed. We know now that a murderer is at large. Since the FDLE recused itself from the Washtock investigation early on, it might be time for the Federal Bureau of Investigation to intervene.

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BRICKBATS + BOUQUETS BOUQUETS TO MATTHEW CORRIGAN On May 17, Jacksonville University announced the professor and political scientist is joining its leadership team as Dean of JU’s College of Arts & Sciences. The University of Florida alum distinguished himself as a faculty member and later department chair at the University of North Florida.

BRICKBATS TO DARRYL DANIELS The Clay County Sheriff is mired in a sex scandal that has metastasized into an abuse-of-power scandal. Daniels ordered the May 6 arrest of his mistress of several years, alleging she was stalking him. This story is developing. Watch this space.

BOUQUETS TO LEMON BAR For the third year running, the Neptune Beach drinking and dining establishment has distinguished itself in LandShark Lager’s Florida Beach Bar competition.

Lemon Bar climbed to second place in this year’s statewide faceoff. It’s surpassed only by Sharky’s on the Pier in Venice.

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other day noted that right after Mother’s Day, the homicide rate was at 59. One assumes that whatever it was the Duval Democratic Party had done since the beginning of January doesn’t factor into that number. It’s hard to imagine a more botched cycle. It’s hard to imagine more squandered promise after a triumphant November. But for the next four years, there will be plenty of time to hem and haw and fume about how it all went wrong.

The Dems didn’t run a mayoral candidate or a candidate for supervisor of elections. They ended John Crescimbeni in the tax collector race, with no air support. Property Appraiser hopeful Kurt Kraft and the candidate to head up Jacksonville Sheriff ’s Office, Tony Cummings, couldn’t fundraise. And no one could push the Democratic brand, because of whatever deal was cut to clear the field for Anna Brosche. In a narrow sense, betting on Brosche was plausible; she was the strongest opponent in City Hall to Lenny Curry, frustrating Suite 400 for two years. But in the party-building sense, it was a disaster. Young talent like Chad McIntyre and Darren Mason were swept away with the red tide. There could be no synergy on the ticket because of the arranged marriage between Brosche and a far more progressive base than the Republican CPA. If March was a blow to the solar plexus for Democrats and progressives who could be Democrats, May was the coup de grâce, a Sunday punch one could see coming a time zone away. I could tell some jokes here, but I couldn’t beat the one Terrie Rizzo, the head of the state party, dropped: “The voters of Jacksonville have spoken! With the victories of Democrats Brenda Priestly Jackson for City Council District 10, Ju’Coby Pittman for City Council District 8 and Tommy Hazouri for At-Large 3, Florida Democrats have an amazing team that will turn Duval blue and take back the White House in 2020.”

Where to begin? The state party sat out the first election, completely, even though there were at-large candidates

who could’ve used some TV. Instead, they parachuted in when polls started to go south for former chair Lisa King, and popped TV and phone calls for council races at the end.

The results? King and Sunny Gettinger both went down. Priestly Jackson and Pittman both won against other Democrats. Pittman, recall, was one of two councilmembers appointed to the body by Gov. Rick Scott, after Katrina Brown and Reggie Brown went down on fraud charges. So one of the two Democrats thus far could be called a Rick Scott Democrat. If someone were serious about challenging her, that case would have been explicitly made.

Tommy Hazouri? Well, he’s strong support for Mayor Lenny Curry. He ran the Rules Committee like a non-union factory, shutting down his nemesis Garrett Dennis every two weeks for the last year.

Hazouri will probably endorse Joe Biden for president at some point, but he doesn’t pass the Democratic purity test, if the fact that the Dems ran opposition to him this year is any indication.

If you’d told Duval Dems last November—after Andrew Gillum turned Du-val into BLUE-val—that they’d be celebrating Hazouri, Pittman and Priestly Jackson as the few game-changing wins in May, they would’ve called you names unprintable in a family publication. The party is in such a weird place. Ron DeSantis is the center of Florida’s political world, and whatever momentum Democrats had was flash paper and fool’s gold.

However, the road to 2023 starts now.

There are some plausible candidates.

Councilmember Garrett Dennis could make some noise in a big-enough field in a March election. The weed decrim bill is a good start, but he needs to score some real wins. Sunny Gettinger ran a principled, thoughtful campaign in District 14, proving she could fundraise.

Same with former House hopeful Tracye Polson. Democrats are going to have to find a way to unite disparate coalitions. As I type, I feel a certain pessimism.

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CONCERT ON THE GREEN

The Jacksonville Symphony crosses the county line to headline Fleming Island’s annual, family-friendly music festival. Also on the bill: Orange Park High School Jazz Band, The 77ds, Tropical Drifter and Caint Never Could (pictured).

4 p.m. Sun., May 26, Plantation Sports Complex, Fleming Island, concertonthegreen.com, $5-$15.

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The city’s annual jazz extravaganza features more than 20 top-shelf musical acts performing on two open-air stages. This year’s headliner is Motown legend Gladys Knight; local musicians include Noel Freidline, The Delfini Jazz Sextet and the UNF Jazz Ensemble.

Fri.-Sun., May 24-26, Downtown, jacksonvillejazzfest.com, free.

Kristen Walsh and Jason Woods star in this original musical adaptation of Lewis Carroll’s classic, directed by Kelby Siddons with lyrics by Dave Alan Thomas and music by local Idol contestant A.J. Neaher.

8 p.m. Fri. & Sat., May 24 & 25; 2 p.m. Sun., May 26, ABET, Neptune Beach, abettheatre.com, $12-$24.

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St. Augustine Beach’s free summer music series is back for its 17th season. These weekly, open-air performances feature local acts, including Amy Alysia (pictured) and her band, The Soul Operation.

7 p.m. Wed., May 22, St. Johns County Pier Park, sabca.org, free.

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LIVE FROM THE LIVING ROOM DORÉ

The Jacksonville singer-songwriter helps close out Mental Health Awareness Month at Stronger Than Stigma’s pop-up Living Room space. Also on the bill are local fuzz rockers Luna Cruise and Gainesville fusion duo Nick Mendez & Jack Edmondson.

8 p.m. Sat., May 25, The Living Room, 211 N. Laura St., Downtown, strongerthanstigma.org, $10.

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MOSH unveils its newest traveling exhibit, and it’s all about dinosaurs. Get scientific at the dino research lab, explore fossil sand excavation digs, ponder Pangea, and discover what it was like to be an early 20th-century fossil hunter.

Opens 10 a.m. Sat., May 25, Museum of Science & History, 1025 Museum Cir., Southbank, themosh.org, $12-$15.

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SEEDLINGS GARDENING PROGRAM

Let’s get grubby! Children five and older can learn about gardening, get their hands dirty starting seeds and discuss important STEM topics including plant cultivation, measurements and recycling. All supplies included.

Noon-1 p.m. Sat., May 25, Pablo Creek Regional Library, 13295 Beach Blvd., jaxpubliclibrary.org, free.

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FAMILY FUN BOGO NIGHT ICE SKATING

Every Tuesday night, Jacksonville Ice & Sportsplex has buy-one-get-one admission. Skate rental is included, and ice walkers make skating possible for little skaters.

7:30-9 p.m. Tue., May 28, Jacksonville Ice & Sportsplex, 3605 Philips Hwy., Southside, jacksonvilleice.com, $6.

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JACKSONVILLE JUMBO SHRIMP BASEBALL

The Jumbo Shrimp play five games in a homestand with the Mobile BayBears. It’s 2-for-1 on some tickets and jumbo hot dogs, regular French fries and fountain sodas.

7:05 p.m. Tue., May 28, Bragan Field, Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville, 301 Randolph Blvd., milb.com/jacksonville, $5 & up.

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Players from throughout the nation descend on St. Augustine Beach for the 47th annual POP tennis national tournament. What’s POP tennis? It’s played on a smaller court with shorter racquets, lower-compression balls and underhand serves.

8 a.m. Sat. & Sun., May 25 & 26, Atlantic Beach & Tennis Club, 8 Ocean Trace Rd., St. Augustine Beach, staugpoptennis.com, free.

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This ain’t your backyard cornhole games. These players are good … very good. (Well, some of them are.) Watch co-ed league play, including teams Corn Stars and We So Corny.

6:30 p.m. Thur., May 23, Buffalo Wild Wings, 1940 Wells Rd., Orange Park, jaxfray.com, free.

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TOTALLY TUBULAR WET ’N’ WILD: LEARN TO SURF

For folks ages 16 and older, learn the basic skills of surfing, from how to carry, stand, turn and more. Participants must know how to swim.

9:30 a.m. Thur., May 23, Sea Otter Pavilion Walkover, NAVSTA Mayport, 242-3254, free.

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SALSA (WITH A HINT OF JAZZ) LPT

Led by Josué Cruz, the local Latin band is among the many talented musicians— local and global—performing at the 30th annual Jacksonville Jazz Festival.

4:30-5:30 p.m. Sat., May 25, Jacksonville Jazz Festival, Downtown, jacksonvillejazzfest.com, free.

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MEMORIAL DAY CEREMONY

The city of Jacksonville honors its fallen heroes at this Downtown ceremony.

Patriotic attire is suggested.

8:30 a.m. Mon., May 27, Veterans Memorial Wall, 1145 E. Adams St., Downtown, 255-5550, free.

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The ’90s Mexican pop superstar known for her cover song “Ya No” stops in Jacksonville for this come-back tour featuring her Latin Billboard-topping hit songs.

7 p.m. Fri., May 24, Ritz Theatre, 829 N. Davis St., Downtown, ritzjacksonville.com, $90.

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Veterans can network with other veterans for camaraderie, job opportunities, new friendships and more.

6-9 p.m. Tue., May 28, Marah Brewing Company, 1521 Margaret St., Riverside, facebook.com/vetsontap, free.

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EGGS & BUSINESS

UNITED DEVELOPING AND ADVANCING BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES BREAKFAST First Coast Hispanic Chamber of Commerce invites corporations, small businesses, government agencies, nonprofit organizations and community leaders to breakfast. The event, led by Victor Cora and Hector Mercano, focuses on developing and achieving business goals.

7:30-9 a.m. Thur., May 23, Florida Blue, 4800 Deerwood Campus Pkwy., Southside, fchcc.com, $10-$20.

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Motivational speakers and women entrepreneurs share their experiences and hope to instill self-love, self-confidence and overall health and well-being in others.

1-4 p.m. Sat., May 25, B&SUN Art Gallery, 2422 N. Myrtle Ave. N., Northside, womanhood101.eventbrite.com, free.

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YOGA 4 CHANGE: MOXIE ROOFTOP YOGA

Bi-monthly yoga sessions fund Yoga 4 Change’s programs for veterans, vulnerable youth, incarcerated individuals and those dealing with addiction.

10-11 a.m. Sat., May 25, Moxie Kitchen + Cocktails, 4972 Big Island Dr., St. Johns Town Center, y4c.org, $20.

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25 ALTERNATIVE HEALING HOLISTIC HEALTH FAIR

Health by Design hosts its annual health fair, featuring food, nutrition screenings, essential oils, natural beauty products and more.

10 a.m.-2 p.m. Sat., May 25, 1539 Parental Home Rd., Ste. 5, Southside, healthbydesignfl.com, free.

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ROOM FOR GROWTH

Stronger Than Stigma Stigma’ss Living Room pops up in the heart of Downtown

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need a nap!” It’s the second time she’s said it, but Gabrielle Magid will be getting no sleep any time soon. The last couple of weeks have been a whirlwind of activity, as the founder of Stronger Than Stigma brings her latest passion project into reality. The Living Room opened on May 1, with more than 300 people passing through the front door of 211 N. Laura St., Downtown.

Weeks later, and the space has seen so many visitors that the door is broken. The wind blows it open periodically, but Magid’s had no time to attend to the hardware; she’s too busy attending to the people for whom The Living Room was conceived: millennials looking for a safe space to negotiate mental health.

Magid talks fast but with precision. Her performance background certainly plays a part. Gabby grew up acting in musical theater, and her current passion is for comedy, be it standup or improv. She was born Sept. 10, 1992, the only child in a Jewish family. The Bolles grad founded Stronger Than Stigma while she was a University of Florida junior. She envisioned a mental-health advocacy organization, but one that spoke to her generation. story by SHELTON HULL • photos by MEL YOUNG

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“We started in 2013,” she told Folio Weekly, “a little bit before my 21st birthday. I, personally, struggle with anxiety and depression ... For me, that started in high school. It was a very dark time for me, but I always thought to myself that if I lived through this, I’d have to make sure nobody else struggled in isolation, like I did.”

Like many in her position, she didn’t feel comfortable sharing her pain with others, and that kind of repression can often be a recipe for disaster.

“It’s isolating. It’s really isolating to not only have the struggles, but to feel like you can’t talk about it with anyone,” she explained. “So, to me, that’s what I was longing for. I wish I’d had a community of people my own age, not just people, you know, older and wiser than me who could tell me ‘Oh, it gets better, kid.’ People actually sitting in the hall with me.”

Once she got to Gainesville, she began to feel more comfortable sharing her story, and she started reaching out to engage her peers. She was not entirely satisfied with the options that were available at the time.

“I started going to anxiety and depression support groups on campus,” she said. “They’re awesome. They’re filled with great people you would definitely want to be friends with, but the rooms were not packed—fewer than 10 people. All the students have access to free resources, but they either don’t know about them or they’re afraid to reach out for them. That is unacceptable. And they have gorgeous facilities, but they built them under the auspices of the stigma, so they’re in a corner of campus that’s not easy to navigate, and not easy to get to. Yes, you have your privacy, but at what cost? They’re also not getting to as many people as they would if it were in the middle of the quad.”

Then Gainesville suffered a collective trauma that would catalyze Magid’s efforts. On April 16, 2012, a student named Michael Edmonds Jr. jumped to his death from the upper level of Ben Hill Griffin Stadium.

The 26-year-old was an athlete, but he suffered from bipolar disorder, a condition driven by body-image issues and exacerbated by an accident he’d been in two months earlier. He was hit by a car while riding his bike, and that took away his primary coping mechanism. The meds worked only sporadically, as is often the case, so he self-medicated with alcohol. He caught

a DUI after crashing his bike early on a Saturday morning. Two days later, he was dead. He was thoughtful enough to make sure no one saw him do it, and he even called 911 first.

The tragedy resonated throughout the state, but nowhere more so than the UF campus itself. That was when Magid decided something had to be done. And something was done: Stronger Than Stigma was launched soon after. It wasn’t easy.

“At first, the original iteration was just a campus-wide campaign to tell students where they could go for help,” said Magid. “That was turned down.

The dean told me to join something preexisting and make change from the inside. He also told me it was a great idea, and don’t let it die. I think he wanted me to graduate first, and then do something meaningful, but that just made me upset. I was heartbroken, and went about my business for another semester.”

space literally popped up, fully formed but spontaneous. “It’s kind of a weird story,” she mused, “in that I can’t explain where the concept came from. I don’t know if it was a dream, or divine inspiration, but I think it was around December. We had some funding that we needed to spend, and it was just an ‘ah ha’ moment.”

Executing her plan did not take long. “It seemed too easy,” she explained. “It was almost too clear of a plan. But everyone I ran it by thought it had legs to stand on.”

Once she made the decision to go for it, the next step was to scout locations. There was no shortage of options, but given her target market, it made sense to situate the organization somewhere in the urban core. She reached out to a realtor friend, Matt Clark, who wised her up to the space on Laura Street, previously La Cena restaurant.

Magid is also passionate about

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8 p.m. Friday, May 24, The Living Room, Downtown, strongerthanstigma.org, $10 film + $5 concert.

A birthright trip to Israel helped clarify her purpose, and she realized that her vision for the project could not be contained within the city limits of Gainesville. Once Stronger Than Stigma (STS) took flight, it quickly got a major boost from a prominent backer: the Delores Barr Weaver Foundation, which provided the organization’s first grant. Many other corporate sponsors followed, including Baptist Health, the Community Foundation and even HBO. STS also received support from two families—the Rameys, based in Northeast Florida, and the Plonse family, in Illinois—who have lost loved ones to suicide.

“The people who love the people who struggle are also feeling isolated and helpless,” she explained, “so they need a support network, too.”

A 2017 TEDx talk brought Magid’s message to a whole new audience, expanding the group’s mandate beyond Northeast Florida. Ever since, Stronger Than Stigma has thrived primarily in the digital realm, augmented by physical outreach around the region.

The idea to create a pop-up event

8 p.m. Saturday, May 25, The Living Room, Downtown, strongerthanstigma.org, $10

projecting a positive image of her generation, which has been unfairly maligned in popular culture.

She defines the core mission of Stronger Than Stigma as “mental health advocacy for millennials, by millennials.” That’s one reason she turned to Clark, also a millennial, to find the space. “Nobody believes in our capacity to create change,” she said, “but when we’re motivated, we’re hella motivated.”

Renovations began the first week of April, and work continued even after The Living Room opened. Magid tapped a variety of up-and-coming creators to develop the aesthetic. The bulk of the design work was done by the Castaño Group, led by Kedgar Volta. “I pitched my concept to them, and what you see now on the walls is how they brought that vision to life,” said Magid. “I can’t imagine it any other way.”

Other design elements were provided by Raymond D. Scott and others. Much of the physical labor was done by The Mission Continues, a local volunteer organization that taps into

our veterans community to do publicworks projects; this was a crucial point of overlap, considering how vastly underserved veterans’ mental health issues have been, particularly in a military town like Jacksonville.

It’s a clean, well-lit space designed to stimulate thought and facilitate conversation. Nearly every inch of visible space is maximized to project messages of introspection and selfcare, with bright colors and bold fonts on every surface. The upstairs alcove, accessible through a narrow staircase, features an installation designed by Jamie Armstrong, who recorded conversations with people about their mental health struggles and plays them back on continuous loop through a series of Victrola-like cones mounted to the wall. The bottom level is set aside for a performance space, and the front area is festooned with couches—a literal living room.

A true pop-up, the space is open for only one month, so Magid and her crew have made sure to stack the calendar with as much activity as possible. There’s something going on almost every day. (Folio Weekly helped with this weekend’s programming.)

The resulting schedule reflects the diversity of their movement, with acts that span the spectrum of performance art in this community.

In its short time Downtown, The Living Room has quickly settled into the neighborhood, with other local businesses rushing to help support the project. Just around the corner, The Volstead launched a new craft cocktail called “The Living Room Sofa,” comprising Giffard Pamplemousse, Cloosterbitter, Smoked Chili Hella Bitters, basil and blackberry, and two types of gin (St. George Dry Rye Reposado and Uncle Val’s Restorative).

A portion of the cocktail’s sales are kicked back to Stronger Than Stigma.

The Living Room closes on May 31, coinciding with the end of Mental Health Awareness Month. What happens next is anyone’s guess, though Magid plans to reboot the project in other locations in the area. Her ultimate goal is to set up another Living Room in Austin during the 2020 South By Southwest festival.

Before all that can happen, though, she needs a nap.

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alatka, Florida, is the “Gem City on the St. Johns River” and the “Bass Capital of the World.” It’s home to Ravine Gardens State Park, built by the Works Progress Administration during the New Deal in the early 1930s and includes a stone tower dedicated to President Franklin D. Roosevelt. None of this meant a hill of beans to J.R. Nowhere, however. He grew up in the 1990s and was hooked to the groove of punk music.

J.R.’s punk project, FFN (From F***ing Nowhere) has been cranking out solid punk music for more than a decade.

Those involved call their sound “Trap Punk and Roll” and “Punk ’N’ Roll our way.” In case you missed the message, their recording includes an explanation: “If you don’t like FFN, we don’t like you.”

FFN performs at Surfer the Bar with four other acts with no—you read that right—no cover charge on Sunday, May 26.

J.R. was raised on the first wave of East Cost punk, with the likes of the New York Dolls, Dead Boys and Johnny Thunders & the Heartbreakers. He was also influenced by musicians from the West Coast, including Mike Ness of Social Distortion and 1990s punk bands Rancid and The Stitches.

FFN’s raw blue-collar sound is supported by the high-octane percussion from the precocious Eddie Dyall. Dyall’s love of music developed when, as a kid, he heard “Dreams” by Van Halen in the Power Rangers’ movie. He’s been tearing up the guitar since age 11 and picked up the drumsticks six years ago. Dyall’s passion for music was bolstered by his siblings’ music collection. His love of punk accelerated when his brother was shipped off to military school, leaving plenty of gutter punk jams to corrupt Dyall’s maturation.

Dyall, who played guitar for Full On

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ATTACK OF THE SWAMP PUNKS FFN move from the STICKS to the BIG CITY with roots intact

Assault, was a fan of FFN. When Assault dissolved, he talked to J.R. about joining FFN as their drummer. Dyall hadn’t played drums in a band, but felt he could pull it off, and FFN recognized his musical talent. The band worked with him while he vastly improved his skill set, practicing twice a week for two years.

Once Dyall got up to speed, the band’s practices took a turn for the chaotic. “We would just get sh*thoused and play ’till we fought.” He explained that he “ended up cut up and drunk every practice. We all had a great time.” At one practice, Dyall screwed up a song and J.R. threw “an empty whiskey bottle at me,” which broke on the wall behind him. Take that, Whiplash: J.K. doesn’t have sh*t on J.R. Dyall explained, “Practices these days are much different. We are structured now.” Getting more serious about the music created some friction in the band.

J.R. explained that things work out once the other band members see things his way. Dyall responded, “We were all hard on each other. J.R. was hard on us because he wanted his vision done properly. He drove us to be our best on stage. He and I spent a lot of time angry at each other.

But it always worked out.”

The tension has made the band grow stronger. As Dyall explained, “FFN is a machine and we don’t stop. I don’t think we’re ever gonna quit. It’s just part of life now.” Their method has worked. Dyall’s beats are as powerful as they are fast, but what makes FFN’s sound special are the double-times, triplets and accelerated fills he throws in to kick their tunes up to 11.

The term “Nowhere” refers to the city of Palatka, Florida. It’s J.R.’s hometown and, until recently, the place he called home. “FFN has deep roots in Palatka.

Several songs, like ‘From Nowhere,’ were written about [the city] and its lack of anything to offer,” according to J.R. “Tired of Nowhere” is on the band’s 2016 EP, Words & Music. The song is a point of departure for J.R., who recently relocated to Riverside. He explained, “It’s funny ’cause it makes more sense now, since the Palatka chapter has closed.”

Don’t tell that to guitar player and back-up singer John Peters. He still resides in Putnam County and commutes to Jacksonville for practice. He joins recently added bass player Allison Mathews, who descends from Northeast Florida punk royalty. She played with the Stevie Stiletto in the late 1990s.

Last year, FFN had the opportunity to play with the Dead Boys at Nighthawks in Riverside. J.R. shared, “I always had a list of bands I wanted to play with. When

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the Dead Boys reformed recently, I was, like, I gotta play with them. To share a stage with a band I like[d] so much was a dream come true.”

In addition to the Dead Boys, FFN has been on a Johnny Thunders kick.

J.R. admitted, “I’m huge fan of all things Thunders.” In the 1970s and ’80s, Johnny Thunders played with the New York Dolls, the Heartbreakers and as a solo act. His guitar-playing has been described as “raunchy, nasty, rough, raw and untamed.” FFN’s sound could be described that way as well.

FFN covered the Heartbreakers album, LAMF at Rain Dogs in Five Points on Halloween 2018. Through a connection with Heartbreakers’ guitar player Walter Lure, FFN traveled to New York City.

They played at The Bowery Electric with other bands, covering Thunders’ material.

The audience was packed with Thunders devotees. J.R. explained, “It was nice to perform the song in NYC with our spin on it in front of a crowd full of people who grew up listening to Thunders.”

FFN’s 2016 EP, Words & Music, includes the song “Open Your Eyes” about government control, corruption and dysfunction. It asks, “Do you wonder why send they us off to die? Is it freedom?

Do you feel like you’re just another number in the system? Do you feel like a government whore?” J.R. screams, “Don’t believe the lies! Open up your eyes, don’t be surprised when you find out why.”

To accentuate these points, J.R. cranks the neck of his Les Paul, throttles up the distortion on his Marshall amp and pulls out leads that rival the best of rock & roll and rockabilly—then punches them up with sheer punk force.

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FFN PLAYS A FREE SHOW WITH TACO MOUTH, CONCRETE CRIMINALS, THE WASTEDIST & RIVER CITY SOUND SYSTEM • 6 p.m. Sunday, May 26 at Surfer the Bar, 200 First St. N., Jax Beach, 372-9756, surferthebar.com. No cover charge.

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It’s FAN APPRECIATION WEEKEND and the Stage 9 Studios’ starship sets are ready for the multitudes of Star Trek followers, 2-7 p.m. May 24, 9 a.m.-7 p.m. May 25 and 9 a.m.-6 p.m. May 26 at The Neutral Zone, 516 W. William St., Kingsland, 561-756-2980, neutralzonestudios.com.

Celebs on hand include Vic Mignogia, Michele Specht, Chris Doohan, Jack McDeVitt and Lisa Hansell. Q&As, panel discussions, props, trivia and more. Admission to the sets is free.

PERFORMANCE

series is featured 10:30 a.m. May 25, with face-painting, cookies, book-signing, craft and PATRIOTIC POPS The popular annual goodie bags,at The Book Loft, 214 Centre St., Jacksonville Symphony event, conducted by Fernandina Beach, 261-8991, thebookloft.com.

Michael Krajewski, features “The Star-Spangled Banner” and military themes, 11 a.m. and 8 p.m. AUTHOR TALK Local author Mary Manigault discusses her book, Breaking Free, 4:30 May 24 and 8 p.m. May 25, Times-Union Center p.m. May 25, Webb Wesconnett Library, 6887 for the Performing Arts’ Jacoby Hall, 300 Water 103rd St., Westside, jaxpubliclibrary.org.

St., Downtown, my.jaxsymphony.org; $34-$81.

ST. AUGUSTINE SPEAKS Open Mic Poetry CONCERT ON THE GREEN The annual music festival event, featuring kids’ activities, food trucks, is 3-5 p.m. May 26, Corazon Cinema & Café, 36 Granada St., St. Augustine, 679-5736, fireworks, and performances by the Jacksonville corazoncinemaandcafe.com, free admission.

Symphony as well as Tropical Drifter, Cain’t Never AMELIA ISLAND FLORIDA WRITERS Could, The 77ds, Dinah County and Orange Park ASSOCIATION The group meets 4 p.m. May 28 High School Jazz Band, is held 4-10 p.m. May 26 at Story & Song Neighborhood Bookstore & at The Plantation Sports Complex, 321 Old Hard Rd., Fleming Island, 505-3051, concertonthegreen. Bistro, 1430 Park Ave., Fernandina, 601-2118, storyandsongbookstore.com. com. Proceeds from ticket sales support student MARY KAY ANDREWS Author Andrews signs scholarships and school grants for art and music copies of her book, Sunset Beach, 7 p.m. May enrichment and education. Adults $12 advance; 28 at The BookMark, 221 First St., Neptune students $5; adults $15, students $5 at the gate.

Beach, bookmarkbeach.com.

AIN’T MISBEHAVIN’ Inspired by Fats Waller’s OPEN MIC NIGHT Hosted by Johnny Masiulewicz, eponymous tune, the revue celebrates Harlem featuring poetry, spoken word, song & more.

Renaissance’s black musicians, at 7:50 Held last Wed. of the month; sign-up at 6 p.m., p.m. Wed., Thur. & Friday, 1:15 & 7:50 p.m. open mic 6:30 p.m. May 29, Chamblin’s Uptown Sat. & Sun., through June 9 at Alhambra Café, 215 N. Laura St., Downtown, 674-0868.

Theatre & Dining, 12000 Beach Blvd., 6411212, $38-$54, alhambrajax.com.

COMEDY ALICE IN WONDERLAND Kristen Walsh and Jason Woods star in an original musical adaptation THE COMEDY ZONE Pablo Francisco is on at 7:30 p.m. May 23, 7:30 & 10 p.m. May 24 of Lewis Carroll’s classic tale of an inquisitive & 25 at The Comedy Zone, 3130 Hartley Rd., girl, a mad queen and a glimpse of a smoking Mandarin, 292-4242, comedyzone.com; $20. caterpillar. It’s directed by Kelby Siddons, with JACKIE KNIGHT’S COMEDY CLUB Comedy lyrics by Dave Alan Thomas and music by local Showdown with Brown Simon, Pete Burdon, Idol contestant A.J. Neaher. 8 p.m. May 24 & 25 Jason Granger, Jordan Da’Mauro, Gilbert Alvarez, and 2 p.m. May 26 at All Beaches Experimental Daisy Tackett, David Red, Rich Lewis and Dawn Theatre, 544 Atlantic Blvd., Neptune Beach, abet Starr, is 8:30 p.m. May 24. K Jay and Ozrick theatre.com, 249-7177, $12-$24.

Cooley are on 8:30 p.m. May 25 at Gypsy Cab CALENDAR GIRLS No, it’s not about Neil Sedaka Company, 830 Anastasia Blvd., St. Augustine, and pals. It’s about life and death and what goes 461-8843, thegypsycomedyclub.com; $15. on in between among friends and strangers.

7:30 p.m. May 23, 24, 25, 30 & 31 and June 1, 6, ART WALKS, MARKETS 7 & 8 and 2 p.m. May 26 and June 2 & 9, ICONS & LEGENDS Thrasher-Horne Center 11 Old Mission Ave., St. Augustine, 825-1164, seeks local artists to exhibit their works, to be limelight-theatre.org; $26, 62+ $24, military/ themed on musical and pop icons of our time; students $20, student rush $10. it opens in July. For submission details, email MUSICAL MADNESS Jacksonville Symphony laurenkeck@sjrstate.edu or go to thcenter.org. string quartet musicians interact with kids, 4 p.m.

RIVERSIDE ARTS MARKET Local & regional May 28, Ponte Vedra Library, 101 Library Blvd., art, produce, crafts and Luke Peacock, Folk Is 827-6950, sjcpls.org, free.

People and Courtnie Frazier Band, 10 a.m. May FLORIDA FOLK FESTIVAL The 67th annual 25, below Fuller Warren Bridge, free admission, festival features Rod McDonald, The Firewater 389-2449, riversideartsmarket.com.

Tent Revival, John McEuen & the Stringwizards, Wild Shiners, Ben Prestage, Frank Thomas, MUSEUMS Brother Brother and Bullard Brothers, to name a AMELIA ISLAND MUSEUM OF HISTORY 233 few, May 24, 25 & 26 at Stephen Foster Folk S. Third St., Fernandina Beach, 261-7378, Culture Center State Park, 11016 Lillian Sanders ameliamuseum.org. Portraits of American Dr., White Springs, floridastateparks.org; Beach is on display. Seeing With Your Ears ticket prices vary. through May. BEACHES MUSEUM & HISTORY PARK 381 BOOKS & POETRY Beach Blvd., Jax Beach, 241-5657, beaches DINOSAURS LIVING IN MY HAIR Best-selling museum.org. Sand, Soul & Rock-n-Roll: writer Jayne M. Rose-Vallee’s award-winning 18 | FOLIOWEEKLY.com | MAY 22-28, 2019

ARTS + EVENTS 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 28. Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History through June 16.

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. Leilani Leo’s solo show, And Also, With You, is on display through June.

Darwin: On the Origin of Species and Other Matters exhibits through August.

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

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

MANDARIN MUSEUM 11964 Mandarin Rd., 268-0784, mandarinmuseum.net. Permanent exhibits include Civil War steamship Maple Leaf artifacts, Harriet Beecher Stowe items and Mandarin historical pieces.

MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART JACKSONVILLE 333 N. Laura St., 366-6911, mocajacksonville.unf.edu. Of Many Ancestors exhibits through Dec. 28. Micro-Macro: Andrew Sendor & Ali Banisadr, Invisible Cities: Paintings

by Nathan Lewis exhibit. Project Atrium: Evan Roth, Since You Were Born, through June 23.

Urban Spaces through July 7.

MUSEUM OF SCIENCE & HISTORY 1025 Museum Cir., Northbank, 396-6674, themosh. org. Jacksonville 48-Hour Film Project screenings through May 23, $13.50.

The RITZ THEATRE & MUSEUM 829 N. Davis St., Downtown, 807-2010, ritzjacksonville.com.

A tour is held 10 a.m. May 31; go to website for details. Virtual Harlem through July 21.

GALLERIES

PLANTATION ARTISTS’ GUILD & GALLERY 94 Village Cir., Fernandina, 432-1750, artamelia.com.

Fresh and Bold, through July 19. Joyce Gabiou, guest artist through May. AVILES GALLERY 11-C Aviles St., St. Augustine, 728-4957, avilesgallery.net. Works by local artists and handmade jewelry are featured. Gallery members include Joel Bagnal, KC Cali, Byron Capo, Hookey Hamilton, Ted Head, Paula Pascucci and Gina Torkos.

BOLD BEAN SAN MARCO 1905 Hendricks Ave., 853-6545. Brook Ramsey’s figurative oil paintings are on display.

BREW 5 POINTS 1026 Park St. Kenny Wilson’s No Men Do It Alone exhibits. Giuliano Vignutti’s The Sidewalk Ends, Ideally in a Smokefilled Room on display through May. BUTTERFIELD GARAGE ART GALLERY 137 King St., St. Augustine, 825-4577, butterfield garage.com. Joseph Paul Getchius’ works display.

Laura O’Neal is May’s featured artist.

CATHEDRAL ARTS PROJECT 207 N. Laura St., Ste. 300, Downtown, capkids.org. Hiromi Moneyhun’s works, Inside Out, display through June 27.

CoRK ARTS DISTRICT 2689 Rosselle St., Riverside, corkartsdistrict. com. Master Impressionist Carolyn Anderson holds a workshop, in oil, pastel, acrylics portrait/figure from life, 9:30 a.m. May 22 & 23, $695 + $50 model fee; North Gallery, call 303-3936 for details.

CRISP-ELLERT ART MUSEUM Flagler College, 48 Sevilla St., St. Augustine, 826-8530. Third biannual Juried Alumni Exhibition features Brianna Angelakis, Bon Antonetti, Matthew Anthony Batty, Jake Carlson, Kelly Crabtree, Libby Couch, Rachel de Cuba, Amanda Dicken, Amelia Eldridge, Kobe Elixson, Katie Evans, Tara Ferriera, Nicolas Fortney, Jenn Gulgren, Rebecca Hoadley, Eileen Hutton, Noah MacKenzie, Kevin Mahoney, Morgan Gesell Mudryk, Rebecca Mutz, Derek O’Brien, Joseph Provenza, Jason Tetlak and Zach Thomas; through June 14.

The CULTURAL CENTER at PONTE New Smyrna-based celeb chef and author MACKENZIE VEDRA BEACH 50 Executive Way, 280- SMITH kicks off Memorial Day Weekend with a book 0614, ccpvb.org. Travels in Light: David signing and Grilled Cheese Social, 6-9 p.m. Thursday, Dunlop Exhibition, through June 15. First May 23, Hotel Palms, 28 Sherry Dr., Atlantic Beach, Coast Pastel Society Exhibit runs through thehotelpalms.com, free.

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FLORIDA MINING GALLERY 5300 THRASHER-HORNE CENTER for the Arts 283 Shad Rd., Mandarin, 268-4681, College Dr., Orange Park, 276-6750, thcenter.org. floridamininggallery.com. Full Send exhibits.

The Art Guild of Orange Park’s Fin, Feather & Fur HASKELL GALLERY Jacksonville International fine art exhibit runs through June 15.

Airport, 741-3546, jiaarts.org. John Bunker’s VANDROFF ART GALLERY Jewish Community works display through July 6.

Alliance, 8505 San Jose Blvd., Mandarin, LOST ART GALLERY 210 St. George St., Ste. 730-2100, jcajax.org. The collaborative exhibit C-1, St. Augustine, 827-9800, lostartgallery. com. Master artists’ original works are on display, Taking Flight, by Cyndi Horn and Linda Hawkins, runs through May 29. including those of Degas, Renoir, Rembrandt and THE VAULT@1930 1930 San Marco Ave., Whistler, through June 11. thevaultat1930.com. Artists interested in San MAKERSPACE GALLERY Main Library, 303 N. Marco Art Festival should call 398-2890 for Laura St., Downtown, 630-2665, jaxpubliclibrary. requirements and details. org/jax-makerspace. Sharla Valeski offers a VILLAGE ARTS FRAMING & GALLERY 155 watercolor workshop, 4-5:30 p.m. May 29; free.

Tourside Dr., Ste. 1520, Ponte Vedra, 273-4925, PAStA FINE ART GALLERY 214 Charlotte St., villageartspvb.com. Mary O. Smith and Carol St. Augustine, 824-0251, pastagalleryart.com.

Grice-Curran are May’s featured artists.

Melissa Bashore’s Elemental/Gold Threads series The YELLOW HOUSE 577 King St., Riverside, exhibits through May. 419-9180, yellowhouseart.org. A Simple Show, ROTUNDA GALLERY St. Johns County Admin. with works by Sarah Crooks, Doug Eng, Crystal Bldg., 500 San Sebastian View, St. Augustine, Floyd, Karen Kurycki, Andrew Kozlowski, Khalil 471-9980. Mary Hubley’s Living the Coastal Osborne, Tatitana Phoenix, Lorn Wheeler, Landscape, through May 23.

Kirsten Williams and One Heart Jax runs SOUTHLIGHT GALLERY 1 Independent Dr., through July 20.

Downtown, southlight.com. The 10th anniversary show, Now & Then: Our 10 Year Journey thru EVENTS Downtown, a chronology of Southlight’s history ART IN THE JU LIBRARY TOUR The 10th annual and art by 17 former members, including Kevin Arthur, John Bunker, Larry Davis, Jim Draper, Doug tour has more than 140 original pieces, many by Eng, Renee Faure, Tom Hagar, Paul Karabinis, Paul regional artists, in Carpenter Library, Jacksonville Ladnier, Robert Leedy, Pete Petersen, Dee Roberts, University, ju.edu, free. Tours run through May. HEMMING PARK WALKING CLUB The weekly Tom Schifanella, Jane Shirek, Jim Smith, Mac stroll, led by Friends of Hemming Park, tells Truque and Tonsenia Yonn, runs through July 5.

STELLERS GALLERY AT PONTE VEDRA 240 A1A N., of public art and city history. Meet near the “Opposing Forces” sculpture at the corner of Ste. 13, 273-6065, stellersgallery.com. New works Monroe and Laura streets. From 11:30 a.m.by Ellen Diamond and Thomas Hager are on display.

12:30 p.m. May 28, Hemming Park, Downtown, STELLERS GALLERY 1990 San Marco Blvd., hemmingpark.org, free.

396-9492. Katie Re Scheidt’s abstract works are on display. New works by Dennis Campay and C. Ford Riley also display.

NOW SHOWING • NOW SHOWING • NOW SHOWING • NOW SHOWING MOONLIGHT MOVIE Aquaman runs 9 p.m. May 24, SeaWalk Pavilion, Jax Beach; free; 247-6100, jacksonvillebeach.org. Bring something to sit on.

Popcorn, candy, beverage vendor onsite. No alcohol, skateboards, bicycles, glass.

CORAZON CINEMA & CAFÉ Transit and Amazing Grace run. Throwback Thursday: The Hound of the Baskervilles, noon May 23. Thomas Hischak (1939: Hollywood’s Greatest Year) offers

commentary before the film. The Nutty Professor, 6 p.m. May 26, $2. Game of Thrones, 9 p.m. every Sun. 36 Granada St., St. Augustine, 679-5736, corazoncinemaandcafe.com.

WGHF IMAX THEATER Aladdin, Penguins, Great Bear Rainforest and Great Barrier Reef run. Godzilla: King of the Monsters starts May 30. World Golf Hall of Fame, St. Augustine, 940-4133, worldgolfimax.com.

SUN-RAY CINEMA John Wick 3 and Pokémon Detective Pikachu screen. 1028 Park St., 5 Points, 359-0049, sunraycinema.com. Rocketman starts May 23. The Human Element runs 6:30 p.m. May 29, a panel discussion on climate change follows; details on website.

NIGHT OWL CINEMA The Wedding Singer runs 7 p.m.

June 2, The Amp, 1340 A1A S., free, 471-1965. An ’80s costume contest is featured.

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CONCERTS

MANDARIN

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 Brady Clampitt May 22. Eric Alabiso May 23.

Rusty Shine May 24. Neon Whiskey May 26

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ORANGE PARK

St. Augustine’s own DAD’S DAY OFF starts its summer tour right here, 9 p.m. m on May 25 at Planet Sarbez!, 115 Anastasia Blvd., 342-0632. The Dewars and Spirit & the Cosmic Heart open.

L IVE MUSIC VENUES AMELIA ISLAND, FERNANDINA

GREEN TURTLE, 14 S. Third St. Buck Smith Thur. Dan Voll Fri. Yancy Clegg every Sun. SALTY PELICAN, 12 N. Front St. Davis Turner May 23 SJ BREWING Co., 463646 S.R. 200, Ste. 13, Yulee Shawn Layne June 1 SLIDERS, 1998 S. Fletcher Ave. Brian Ernst May 23. Hupp, Lauren Marie Band May 24. Paul Ivey, 7 Street Band May 25.

Shotgun & Luke, Ivey Brothers May 26. Joe King May 27. King Eddie & Pili Pili every Wed. The SURF, 3199 S. Fletcher Ave. JC Hornsby May 24. Katfish Reggie Lee, Davis Turner May 25. Shawn Layne, Katfish May 26. Savanna Leigh Bassett, Hupp May 27. The Macys Wed.

AVONDALE, ORTEGA

CASBAH Café, 3628 St. Johns Ave. Goliath Flores Wed. Jazz Sun. Live music Mon. ECLIPSE, 4219 St. Johns Ave. KJ Free Tue. & Thur. Indie dance Wed. ’80s & ’90s dance Fri.

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. Dixie Rodeo, Brian Smalley May 23. Carole Mayedo May 24. Hannah Harber & The Lionhearts May 25. Raisin Cake Orchestra May 30. Kara Frazier May 31 COOP 303, 303 Atlantic Blvd., Atlantic Beach Barrett Thomas every Fri. CULHANE’S, 967 Atlantic Blvd., AB Michael Funge Sun. FLYING IGUANA, 207 Atlantic Blvd., AB Lunar Coast May 24 & 25. Chuck Nash Band May 31 & June 1 GREEN ROOM, 228 3rd St. N. Ryan Crary May 24. Jamie Noel May 25 GUSTO, 1266 Beach Blvd. The Groov every Wed. Ventura Latin Band every Sat. LEMON BAR, 2 Lemon St., NB Luau May 23. Chad Hoffman May 26 LYNCH’S, 514 N. First St. 5 O’Clock Shadow May 24. Jamie Noel, South City Live May 25. Kristen Campbell May 26. 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. MUSIC in the Courtyard, 200 First St., NB Darren Ronan May 24. Billy Bowers May 25 RAGTIME, 207 Atlantic Blvd., AB Pat Rose May 22. Vox May 23. Roger That May 24 & 25. Mark Dennison Trio May 26 SURFER the Bar, 200 First St. N. Pip the Pansy, Little Stranger May 23. Taco Mouth May 26 WHISKEY JAX, 950 Marsh Landing Pkwy. Bald Eagles May 22. Cloud 9 May 24. Slapshot anniversary show May 25. Vox May 26. The Groov every Tue.

DOWNTOWN

1904 MUSIC Hall, 19 Ocean St. N. Beanie Sigel May 22.

Skyview, Appalachian Death Trap, Jesabel, Terrain, Audio Hive May 31 DOS GATOS, 123 E. Forsyth St. DJ Hollywood every Thur. DJ NickFresh every Sat. HEMMING PARK Jazz Fest May 24-26 The JUSTICE Pub, 315 E. Bay St. Jax Jazz Jam May 24 MYTH, 333 E. Bay St. Kryoman May 24. Opratr May 25. The Drip, Subdocta May 26 VOLSTEAD, 115 W. Adams Raisin Cake Orchestra May 24.

DJ Mas Appeal May 25

FLEMING ISLAND, GREEN COVE

BOONDOCKS, 2808 Henley Rd. Scott Perham May 22. Scott Elley May 23. Paul Ivey, Dixie Highway May 24. Top Shelf May 25. Robby Litt May 29 WHITEY’S Fish Camp, 2032 C.R. 220 Zeb Padgett May 23.

Town Band May 24. Prom Kings May 25. Cliff Dorsey May 26

INTRACOASTAL

CLIFF’S, 3033 Monument Dillon & DJ Sharon May 22.

Highway Jones May 24. Lifeline May 25 JERRY’S, 13170 Atlantic Boogie Freaks May 24. Bad Habits May 25 20 | FOLIOWEEKLY.com | MAY 22-28, 2019

CHEERS, 1138 Park Ave. Neon Whiskey May 24 & 25

PONTE VEDRA

PONTE VEDRA Concert Hall, 1050 A1A N. Art Garfunkel May 30. Winehoused: The Amy Celebration May 31 TAPS, 2220 C.R. 210 Chuck Nash May 22. Chilly Rhino May 24. Kristen Lee May 25

RIVERSIDE, WESTSIDE

FISHWEIR Brewing, 1183 Edgewood Ave. S. Live music every Wed. The LOFT, 925 King St. DJ Wes Reed, Josh Kemp Thur. Josh Kemp every Fri. DJ Wes Reed every Sat. MURRAY HILL Theatre, 932 Edgewood Ave. King Chav, Bobby Real, Prophet May 25. My Epic, Valleyheart, Wild Pines May 28 NIGHTHAWKS, 2952 Roosevelt Blvd. Jamily May 22. Side Hustle May 26. Custard Pie, Ben Strok & the Full Electric, DJ Reason May 31 RAIN DOGS, 1045 Park St. Kid You Not, Deadkaren, Friendly Fire May 24. West Means Home, Fight Club May 30. Vanish, Wind Walkers May 31 RIVERSIDE Arts Market, 715 Riverside Ave. Luke Peacock, Folk is People, Courtnie Frazier Band May 25

ST. AUGUSTINE

ARNOLD’S, 3912 N. Ponce de Leon Blvd. Hindsite May 25.

Blistur May 26 MUSIC by the SEA, St. Aug. Beach Pier Amy Alysia & Soul Operation May 22 Planet SARBEZ, 115 Anastasia Blvd. Dad’s Day Off, The Dewars, Spirit & the Cosmic Heart May 25. Isabella Parole, Chemtrials, Danny Francis Connolly May 26. The Ned, Roseville, 86 Hope, Quarter Roy May 30 PROHIBITION KITCHEN, 119 St. George St. UNF Jazz Night May 22. House Cats, Luvu May 24. Brett Bass, Glass Camels May 25. Little Stranger May 26. Sam Pacetti May 27 The AMP, 1340 A1A Night Market: Kapakowsi, The Space Heaters May 28. Trey Anastasio & His Band May 29 TRADEWINDS, 124 Charlotte St. Cottonmouth May 24 & 25.

Elizabeth Roth every Sat.

SAN MARCO, NORTHBANK

GRAPE & GRAIN Exchange, 2000 San Marco Blvd. Be Easy May 23. Spice & the Po’ Boys May 24. Spearman Brewers May 25 JACK RABBITS, 15280 Hendricks Ave. Sons of Texas May 23. Tube Rider, Overpass, Brendan Morrison May 24. Jinxx, Bluesdogs66, Feast IV Eyes May 25. Skam the Rapper, Gradbash, John Legit, Meaty Maverick May 26. The Bastard Suns, Forsaken Prophets May 29 MUDVILLE Music Room, 3104 Atlantic Blvd. Mike’s Mic: Mike Shackelford, Steve Shanholtzer, Dean Spry, Old Dawgs New Trixx, Noel Freidline May 22. Jessica Pounds, Andrew Carter May 30. Matthew Mayes, John Meyer May 31

SOUTHSIDE, BAYMEADOWS

WHISKEY JAX, 10915 Baymeadows Rd. Neon Whiskey May 22. 7 Street Band May 24. Probable Cause, The Party Cartel May 25. Mojo Roux May 26. Cassidy Lee May 28

SPRINGFIELD, NORTHSIDE

PALMS Fish Camp, 6359 Heckscher Dr. Mike Ward May 22.

Taylor Shami May 23. Billy Bowers May 24. Willow Sisters May 25 SHANTYTOWN, 22 W. Sixth St. Crunkwitch, Sleepy Tree May 31

ELSEWHERE

STEPHEN FOSTER Center, floridastateparks.org Florida Folk Festival May 24, 25 & 26

UPCOMING CONCERTS

LIONEL RICHIE June 1, Daily’s Place The FRITZ, S.P.O.R.E., JASON HUNNICUTT, MICHAEL LYN BRYANT 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 The HOME TEAM, ARROWS in ACTION, FIRST CASE SCENARIO, FRIENDLY DADS June 2, 1904 Music Hall SLEEPLESS, BOBBY KID, TRUMAN’S HOUSE, RUNNER’S HIGH, R-DENT June 2, Jack Rabbits ETHER, UMANITÀ NOVA, DEAD SCROLLS June 2, RainDogs LAKE STREET DIVE, The RAD TRADS June 5, PVC Hall PETER KARP Band CD release June 5, St. Aug. Beach Pier CREEPING DEATH, PLAGUE YEARS June 6, Nighthawks STEVE EARLE & the DUKES June 6, P.V. Concert Hall SLIGHTLY STOOPID, TRIBAL SEEDS June 6, The Amp HAYSTACK, STATIK G June 7, Jack Rabbits CYRUS QUARANTA June 7, Coop 303

STEPHEN SIMMONS June 7, Mudville Music Room BEACH CITY June 7 & 8, Flying Iguana TONY McALPINE June 7, Nighthawks FOREVER JOHNNY CASH 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 CHRIS MONDAK, WEST of STALEY June 8, Planet Sarbez ECHO DAZE June 8, 1904 Music Hall The CHRIS THOMAS Band June 8, TIAA Bank Field The BYRNE BROTHERS June 9, Culhane’s Southside MODERN MIMES June 9, Jack Rabbits BASK, HOLLOW LEG, UNEARTHLY CHILD, BLACK STACHE June 11, Nighthawks LIVE FROM MARS David Bowie tribute June 12, 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 LENNY COOPER, WADE B June 14, Jack Rabbits ROD McDONALD June 14, Mudville Music Room The MIGHTY O.A.R., AMERICAN AUTHORS, HUNTERTONES June 15, The Amp ARKANSAUCE June 15, Blue Jay Listening Room BRETT BASS & the MELTED PLECTRUM June 15, Riverside Arts Market GREAT ATLANTIC COUNTRY MUSIC FEST June 15, SeaWalk Pavilion, Jax Beach The HEAVY PETS, ROOSEVELT COLLIER Band June 16, 1904 Music Hall BRIT FLOYD 40 Years of The Wall June 16, Florida Theatre The NATIONAL, COURTNEY BARNETT June 17, The Amp HIPPO CAMPUS June 17, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall AGENT ORANGE, FFN, CONCRETE CRIMINALS June 18, Surfer the Bar BLACKSTONE CHERRY, IVAN PULLEY Band, SECOND SHOT June 19, Surfer the Bar ST. AUGUSTINE MUSIC FESTIVAL June 20-29 LYONIA HINDSIGHT EP release, LETTERS to PART June 21, Rain Dogs BOWLING for SOUP, REEL BIG FISH, NERF HERDER June 22, The Amp Backyard Stage JASON BIBLE & the TRAINWRECKS June 22, Blue Jay Room FLOW TRIBE June 22, Hemming Park WHISKEY FACE, BLURG, ATOMIC TREEHOUSE June 22, Jack Rabbits JON BELLION, MARC E. BASSY June 23, The Amp The APPLESEED CAST, TENNIS SYSTEM June 23, Nighthawks HAYES CARLL & His Band June 25, PV Concert Hall LAUREN CROSBY June 26, Jack Rabbits 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 MUDTOWN June 28, RainDogs The PALMER SQUARES, DROP D, SIFU N MAC, SPLAIT SOUL YONOS June 28, Jack Rabbits MONA LISA TRIBE June 29, Blue Jay Listening Room 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, PVCHall YES, ASIA, STEVE HOWE, JOHN LODGE, CARL PALMER’S ELP LEGACY, ARTHUR BROWN July 18, The Amp DIERKS BENTLEY, JON PARDI, TENILLE TOWNES July 18, Daily’s Place The ROLLING STONES July 19, TIAA Bank Field YOUNG the GIANT, FITZ & the TANTRUMS, COIN July 19, The Amp HURRICANE PARTY album release, The DOG APOLLO July 19, Jack Rabbits BRETT BASS & the MELTED PLECTRUM, RUSTY SHINE, SALT & PINE July 20, Hemming Park PIG FLOYD Tribute July 20, Thrasher-Horne 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 TORCHE July 27, The Justice Pub IRATION, PEPPER, FORTUNATE YOUTH, KATASTRO July 27, The Amp 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 Aug. 2, Florida Theatre

CONCERTS 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 PURE NOISE, STICK to YOUR GUNS, COUNTERPARTS, YEAR of the KNIFE, SANCTION Aug. 9, 1904 Music Hall The DOLLYROTS, The PINK SPIDERS Aug. 9, Jack Rabbits LYLE LOVETT & His Large Band Aug. 9, Florida Theatre REBELUTION, PROTOJE, COLLIE BUDDZ Aug. 14 & 15, The Amp ELIZABETH & the GRAPES of ROTH Aug. 7, St. Aug. Pier JOSH WARD Aug. 15, Jack Rabbits BRAD PAISLEY, CHRIS LANE, RILEY GREEN Aug. 16, Daily’s UMPHREY’S McGEE, MAGIC CITY HIPPIES Aug. 17, The Amp BUSH, LIVE, OUR LADY PEACE Aug. 18, Daily’s Place BREAK SCIENCE, MARVEL YEARS, VLAD the INHALER Aug. 22, 1904 Music Hall PENTATONIX, RACHEL PLATTEN Aug. 24, Daily’s VAMPIRE WEEKEND, CHRISTONE ‘KINGFISH’ INGRAM Aug. 25, The Amp SOUTHERN CHAOS Aug. 28, St. Aug. Pier SAWYER BROWN Aug. 30, Thrasher-Horne Center ORCHESTRAL MANOEUVRES in the DARK Aug. 30, PVC Hall PETER FRAMPTON, JASON BONHAM Sept. 4, Daily’s ATLANTIC BEACH JAZZ FESTIVAL Sept. 7 ALMOST DEAD Sept. 11, St. Augustine Beach Pier CHRIS YOUNG, CHRIS JANSON, LOCASH Sept. 12, Daily’s UB40, ALI & ASTRO Sept. 14, Daily’s BEATLES vs STONES Sept. 16, Ritz Theatre GAMES of THRONES Concert Experience Sept. 20, Daily’s 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 BAD SUNS, LIILY, ULTRA Q Sept. 30, PV Concert Hall THOMAS RHETT, DUSTIN LYNCH, RUSSELL DICKERSON, RHETT AKINS Oct. 4, Veterans Memorial Arena BUILT to SPILL, PRISM BITCH, PAUSES Oct. 9, Jack Rabbits 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, BELLE & the Band, QUARTERMOON, BRUCE COCKBURN, The SELDOM SCENE, HORSESHOES & HAND GRENADES, DUSTBOWL REVIVAL Oct. 10-13, Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park The TOASTERS, The SCOTCH BONNETS Oct. 10, Surfer 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 NAHKO & MEDICINE for the PEOPLE Oct. 12, The Amp Backyard Stage 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 HERE COME the MUMMIES Nov. 2, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall OLD DOMINION, SCOTTY McCREERY, RYAN HURD Nov. 3, The Amp .38 SPECIAL, BRETT MYERS, The CURT TOWNE BAND, PINTO GRAHAM Nov. 9, Thrasher-Horne JUKEBOX HERO Nov. 10, The Florida Theatre JONAS BROTHERS, JORDAN McGRAW Nov. 17, Veterans Memorial Arena MIRANDA LAMBERT, MAREN MORRIS, ELLE KING, PISTOL ANNIES, ASHLEY McBRYDE, TENILLE TOWNES, CAYLEE HAMMACK Nov. 21, Veterans Memorial Arena The FAB FOUR Beatles Tribute Nov. 22, PVC Hall SARA BAREILLES Nov. 22, Daily’s Place JOE BONAMASSA, ANTON FIG, MICHAEL RHODES, REESE WYNANS, PAULIE CERRA, LEE THORNBURG Nov. 23, The Amp JOHN OATES & the GOOD ROAD BAND Nov. 24, PVC Hall A Peter White Christmas: EUGE GROOVE, VINCENT INGALA, LINDSEY WEBSTER Dec. 10, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall CELINE DION Jan. 8, Veterans Memorial Arena KANSAS: Point of Know Return Tour Feb. 1, Florida Theatre AL STEWART Feb. 14, PVConcertt Hall STEEP CANYON RANGERS Feb. 28, PVConcert Hall

These St. Johns County musicians are KID YOU NOT, appearing 9 p.m. May 24 at Rain Dogs, 1045 Park St., Riverside, 379-4969, with Deadkaren and Friendly Fire; $8.

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FOLIO FOOD

ADJACENT CONCEPT

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arry’s Giant Subs has been a Jacksonville institution since 1982, when brothers Larry and Mitch Raikes opened their first sandwich shop. The local favorite soon became an interstate franchise with dozens of locations up the I-95 and I-75 corridors and beyond.

Now the Raikes brothers are expanding in an unexpected direction.

They’re adding pizza to the menu—at least at one brand-new hybrid location.

Their Wood Fired Up Pizza launched in Murray Hill on May 1, and it’s operated by a new generation of Raikes brothers: Larry’s sons, Max and David.

“Being from New York, my dad and my uncle, we all love pizza,” Max Raikes told Folio Weekly. The 33-yearold submarine sandwich scion is the elder of the two brothers, and serves as general manager. “We noticed that one thing missing in Jacksonville was really good, really authentic pizza. Dad decided, ‘Let’s do it.’ We always wanted to open our own bar, too. We just wanted to do something different, with a sports-bar atmosphere.”

Wood Fired Up Pizza, FU Pizza for short (get it?), features a classic Larry’s Giant Subs counter on one side of the space and a sit-down dining room in the middle. The Raikes family installed a bar on the far side, which serves the interior as well as a pet-friendly patio.

The walls are hung with pop art and photographs of New York City street scenes. Yes, Larry’s Giant Subs’ official

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L to R: David Raikes, Max Raikes (Photo by Josh Wessolowski)

mascot is present, too, in the form of an is in the Old Country. De Luca flew oversized gorilla bursting from a wall.

Albachiara to Jacksonville to show Max The focus, however, is squarely on and David the ways of the dough. the pizza. Early on, Larry and Mitch “Attilio taught me and my brother a agreed that FU Pizza would be all about lot,” said Max, “from making the dough Neapolitan-style pies. First baked in to putting together the pizza and how Naples, Italy and later exported to to use that particular oven. It’s a whole the U.S. in the hearts of the southern skill set that we weren’t used to. We’ve Italians who emigrated in the late 19th been making subs all our lives!” century, Neapolitan is the old-world The oven in question is an imported forebear Italian woodof New burning apparatus.

WOOD FIRED UP PIZZA York-style It burns extremely 1050 Edgewood Ave. S., Murray Hill, 503-5142 pizza. No hot—upwards of deep dishes, 800°F—and cooks no square pies quickly, in shapes, no stuffed crusts, just thin, about 90 seconds. simple and eminently edible pies.

But not everything is Italian-made The keys to Neapolitan pizza, here. In keeping with the nostalgic according to Max Raikes, are the New York City décor, Larry wanted to freshness of the ingredients, the quality give diners at least a little taste of the of the dough and the art of the bake.

Big Apple. And it comes via the water For the ingredients, Larry turned to supply. Larry made a few phone calls Ernesto De Luca of Central Floridaand his people brought down a water based distributor Epicurean Food replication system called New York Brokers. A culinary matchmaker with WaterMaker. On one end, Jacksonville deep transatlantic connections, De water enters a series of tubes, filters and Luca delivered San Marzano tomatoes basins; what comes out is, scientifically for Larry’s sauce and Italian flour for speaking, the same water used by every the crust. He also called in a friend to New York pizzeria. initiate Larry’s boys, who were tapped In theory, the system can replicate to run the joint. water from anywhere, but as New Enter Attilio Albachiara, an awardYorkers, its makers reckon Manhattan winning pizzaiolo from Naples (and water is the only H2O worth imitating. he’s got the Adidas track pants to prove They’ve parsed their water in terms of it). Pizzaiolo, you ask? That’s the fancy hardness, pH and—most important— Italian name for pizza-maker—an mineral content. When they enter 9.5” indication of how serious the business a market, their technicians run

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diagnostics on the local water supply and adjust the unit to compensate. As in most of Florida, water in Jacksonville is unduly hard. Larry’s system—the only one of its kind in Northeast Florida— works out the kinks.

“It’s not something you’ll necessarily taste,” explained Gary Lane, the company’s vice president of sales. “But water is so basic to the cooking process— it’s in everything—that you would notice the difference if it wasn’t there.”

Opening their unique restaurant concept on the blossoming Edgewood Avenue strip, the Raikes brothers hope their new pizzeria and bar becomes a hub for both diners and drinkers.

“We love the Murray Hill neighborhood,” Max said. “We know it’s an up-and-coming area and we love the people here.”

Naturally, one wonders if this new concept is a taste of things to come.

Will Wood Fired Up Pizza one day become as ubiquitous as Larry’s Giant Subs? We asked. And Max Raikes guarded the answer like a family secret.

“We haven’t discussed it too much yet, but maybe,” he said coyly. “I don’t know if we’d franchise out, but we might [grow it] within the family. I mean, no one knows how to make the dough except me and my brother.”

Georgio Valentino mail@folioweekly.com

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FOLIO COOKING

FOLIO BEER

SEIZE THE SAISON

BOB WHITE’S WILD CALL

Chef C hef B Bill ill LLOVES OVES a pplucking lucking bbird ird

I’M PROUD OF MYSELF FOR STICKING TO MY GUNS and not being tempted to pump out a holiday-themed column. That doesn’t mean, however, that I can resist the temptation to follow current trends because, hey, I’m trennnnndy, and though I’m usually apolitical, I do enjoy the entertainment value of some of our politicians. Especially those who become the butt of multiple jokes, such as former Vice President Joe Biden—he’s always good for a few hilarious memes. He reminds me of my other favorite political comedian— former Vice President Dan Quail. For those of you too young to know, or too old to recall, the ex-veep is mostly remembered for his goofiness. But that’s not why I’m a loyal Dan Quail fan. It’s not his silliness— but his name. I’m a big fan of his last name: Quail. I bet y’all saw that coming. I LOVE QUAIL! (And, yes, I know it’s spelled Quayle. It’s funner my way, doncha think?)

I first encountered the admirable little birds when I was a small child visiting my grandparents on their western Pennsylvania farm. There, I was delighted and fascinated by the mysterious animal continually crying out “bob white, bob white!” The only explanation I ever heard from my facetious grandfather was that the bird was called Bob White and liked the sound of its own name.

It wasn’t until many years later at culinary school that I learned whole story.

Bob White was the name of a type of quail!

Who knew? I had just been introduced to the intoxicating pleasures of quail consumption, I was all the more fascinated.

The “bob white” sound these clever birds make is actually the male’s mating call, heard only in the spring and summer months. Quick translation: “Hey, baby, I’m the real Bob White, much cooler than that feeble dude over yonder!”

Over the years, I’ve prepared quail in myriad ways and the result has always been memorable. Have I mentioned that I love quail? These cute, diminutive flavor bombs are by far my favorite game bird. They’re all dark meat, which is slightly sweet, slightly

gamey, slightly chewy and, when cooked properly, juicy, succulent and delicious. The most important fact to remember when preparing quail is to NOT OVERCOOK THE BIRDS. They’ll get tough and dry— what a sad waste of nature’s gift.

My favorite way to cook quail is grilling—no, wait … hot smoking them … no, stuff and roast ’em … uh, wait a sec … fry them … mmm, bone ’em out, sauté the breasts and braise the thighs … no. Well, I can’t decide, but whichever method you choose the taste will be amazing. Try this smoked tomato chutney as a side, and call me BOB WHITE from now on.

CHEF BILL’S SMOKED TOMATO CHUTNEY Ingredients • • • • • • • • • • • •

1 tsp. cumin seeds 1 tsp. mustard seeds 1 cup onion, small dice 1 Tbsp. ginger, minced 2 garlic cloves, minced 1 jalapeno, seeded and small dice 2 Tbsp. sugar 1 tsp. curry powder 1/2 tsp. turmeric 1/2 cup cilantro, chopped 16 Roma tomatoes, smoked, medium dice Salt & pepper to taste

Directions

1. Toast the cumin and mustard seeds in a pan until they pop. Add oil, turmeric and curry powder, toast 1 minute. Add ginger, garlic, onion and jalapeno, sauté.

2. Add sugar, melt. Add tomatoes, season.

Simmer 15 minutes.

3. Stir in cilantro, adjust seasoning.

Until we cook again,

Chef Bill Thompson cooking@folioweekly.com

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MEET THE MOST REFRESHING OF BEERS AS W WEE NE NEAR AR TTHE HE EEND ND O OFF SP SPRI SPRING RING NG A AND ND R ROLL OLLL OL into the hazy, hot days of another Florida summer, the traditional season for saisons, or farmhouse ales, arrives. Before the days of refrigeration, brewers made certain beers in the cooler months of the year and stored them to enjoy in the warmer months.

This method required the beers to be hearty enough to survive months in casks, but not so strong that customers could drink them only in moderation. After all, saisons— the word directly translates to “season” in French—were thirst-quenchers, not barnburning party brews.

As is the case with many beers, saisons emerged to meet a specific need. In the early 1700s, Europe was in the midst of a water crisis; teeming with potentially lethal microbes, the water was undrinkable.

Someone had to find a solution, or the population would die off in the grips of dysentery. The solution? Beer! Though water was decidedly not potable, beer made from that water was safe to drink and quite tasty.

Farmhands, called les saisonniers, in particular needed some sort of liquid refreshment. Belgian farmers, being the practical, work-oriented sort they’ve always been, realized they needed to create a refreshing beer with a lower alcohol level that would quench field laborers’ thirsty throats and provide vitality without creating an angry workforce—thus, the birth of saisons.

Each farm had its own recipe, dependent on the herbs and spices abundant locally, so a single historic description is hard to pinpoint. The creation of saisons was more of an idea of how a beer of its sort ought to taste than a complete thought, despite the drink’s popularity across the region.

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As the the need for h world ld industrialized, d l field workers and the demand for saisons waned. By the mid-19th century, the world was enamored with Bavaria’s pale lagers.

Couple that with the onslaught of two world wars, and the fate of saisons as a beer style was all but sealed.

Even through those tumultuous times, several small farmhouse brewing operations survived and became full-fledged breweries, producing other Belgian styles as well as their own distinctive saisons.

True to the Belgian brewers’ spirit, creative touches began to turn up in the brews, getting well-earned attention. Additives like coriander and black pepper, along with infusions of beet or Havana sugars appeared over time, raising alcohol content from around 3.5 percent to 7.5 percent or higher.

The most common characteristics of saisons are their spicy, herbal flavors and the use of wheat as a major ingredient. The wheat causes the brews to appear generally hazy and pour with a generous, billowing head of foam.

The color ranges from straw to dark honey. The aroma is often reminiscent of bananas or even bubble gum, depending on what was used in the brewing process.

Saisons, which are arguably the most complexly flavored style of beer, may taste sweet, tart, crisp or herbal. This style is often said to have Champagne-like qualities.

So, as summer swiftly approaches and the requisite heat shimmers after, turn to a cold, refreshing saison to quench your thirst and lift your spirits.

Marc Wisdom mail@folioweekly.com

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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

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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

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RAGTIME TAVERN

207 Atlantic Blvd., A.B.

REVE BREWING

1229 Mayport Rd., A.B.

RUBY BEACH BREWING

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9735 Gate Pkwy., Southside

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1312 Beach Blvd., J.B.

TABULA RASA BREWING

2385 Corbett St., Northside

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131 First Ave N., J.B.

8999 Western Way, Southside

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835 Museum Cir., Southbank

4100 Baymeadows Rd.

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FOLIO PE FOLIO P PETS ET E TS

LOCAL PET EVENTS & ADOPTABLES

Behind every good human is an AWESOME PET waiting to share its story

PAINT YOUR PET’S PORTRAIT Bring your pet’s photo and immortalize him/her in a painting you make–Unleash Jacksonville provides materials (16x20 canvas, etc.) and a real artist guides you.

6:30 p.m. May 28, Veterans United Craft Brewery, 8999 Western Way, Ste. 104, Southside, $35 (includes one free drink).

ADOPTABLES

MADAME

BONJOUR! JE M’APPELLE MADAME.

PETS LIKE ME A ROUTINE INTERVIEW WITH A MOUSER went wildly viral when Grumpy Cat told a journalist that catnip was boring. You just never know what’s going to come out of a cat’s mouth.

So when I scored an interview with Burton—who spent eight years with Folio Weekly editor Georgio Valentino—it seemed like the perfect chance for the two of us, as different as night and day, to have a friendly tête-à-tête.

The man who would be editor adopted Burton as a kitten from a family in Wavre, on the outskirts of Brussels, Belgium. He was the runt, small and delicate—but what he lacked in size, he made up for in sheer elegance. Young Master Burton and his daddy were inseperable.

Until the day came when Georgio’s homeland beckoned, and Bertie needed to be re-homed.

Davi: What’s the best prank you’ve ever played on someone?

Burton: I’d wait until my mommy and daddy curled up under the covers, then I’d pounce.

What’s your best feline feature?

My salt-and-pepper fur and Olympian calm give me an air of great gravitas, but when backs are turned, I’m just a playful little fellow.

What artist or band do you plug when someone asks for a recommendation?

In my youth, I learned to appreciate Nico’s Desertshore and anything by Vic Godard. Daddy used to play his own music, too. Oh, those were days!

What have you’ve tried that you’ll never try again?

Pâté au Riesling. Yuck.

What about you will make you famous?

I have a lovely little voice.

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BURTON If you had the world’s attention for 10 seconds, what would you say?

Meow.

Tell us about you perfect day.

Sleep, play, cuddle, repeat.

What’s been your most difficult challenge in life so far?

Mommy and Daddy left one day, and they never came back. Luckily, they’d introduced my brother Nacho and me to a loving family of humans and animals in the lush north of Luxembourg. There’s a beautiful garden. It’s cat heaven. But what I’d give to be back on the Avenue Henri Jaspar with my old man!

Whether you call it people saving pets or pets saving people, the story’s the same. Pets make a difference.

But adverse events can happen to anyone. You may have the strongest commitment in the world to your pet, and he may show you dedicated love, but if life circumstances change, then re-homing that pet is the most responsible, kindest decision.

Being forced to find a new home for a pet is one of the most difficult situations for pet owners. Not only is the process tough, but the whole situation is super-charged with emotion. Taking the time to find an appropriate home for your pet is the healthiest considerate thing to do.

Burton was given to a new home because his family loved him, not because they didn’t want to love him anymore. Even though he’s a happy cat, frolicking in the greenery at his new digs, he remembers that loving family in dreams and reminisces about the old days—and sighs.

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I’m a sophisticated, floofy feline in search of a home to call my own. I seem fancy, but I don’t need a satin settee or Beluga caviar to be happy–a couch and tasty kibble will do. Stop by Jax Humane Society, 8464 Beach Blvd. and let’s meet!

MEMORIAL DAY ADOPTIONS Free adoptions all weekend, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. May 25 & 26 & noon-7 p.m. May 27, Jax Humane Society, 8464 Beach Blvd., Southside, jaxhumane.org.

READ WITH A RANGER Ranger Cicely, Timucuan Ecological & Historic Preserve, reads Wait Till It Gets Dark, about nocturnal animals after sunset, 3:304:30 p.m. May 22, Regency Square Library, 9900 Regency Sq. Blvd., 726-5142, jaxpubliclibrary.org.

GUIDED EXPLORATION HIKE GTMRR leads a hike 9-11 a.m. June 1; meet at Trailhead Pavilion, west of Guana Dam, 505 Guana River Rd., Ponte Vedra. Wear closed-toe shoes. You never know what creatures you’ll meet. $3 parking fee; gtmnerr.org, 823-4500.

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Just like everyone’s favorite half-giant groundskeeper, I’m a hairy fan of the outdoors and full of love. I can’t bake a cake or take you to Hogwarts, but I’ll be your loyal companion and confidant. I’m in a foster home now, so email events@jaxhumane.org to meet me!

SPIRIT THE R.E.A.D. DOG The clever canine listens 2:30-3:30 p.m. May 22, Beaches Library, 600 Third St., Neptune Beach, 241-1141.

ROVER THE R.E.A.D. DOG He listens to kids read at 1 p.m. June 1, Mandarin Library, 3330 Kori Rd., 262-5201, jaxpubliclibrary.org.

BYOB DACHSHUNDS! Bring Your Own Breed honors the long dog, 6:30-8:30 p.m. May 23, Kanine Social, 580 College St., Brooklyn, 712-6363, kaninesocial. com. Noon-2 p.m. May 24, it’s Bring Your Own Huskies! BYOB Boston Terriers, noon May 25. Barks, Burgers & Brews backyard barbecue is held 1-4 p.m. May 25 (hot dogs, too); $5 off doggie day.

BYOB German Shepherds, noon-2 p.m. May 26.

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

NEWS OF THE WEIRD DOWN CAME THE RAIN! In April, NOTW reported that sweat bees were found living in the eye of a woman in Taiwan. Now, United Press International reports doctors at a Yangzhou hospital, Jiangsu province, China, found a small spider building a nest inside a man’s ear. The man, identified as Li, went at the hospital complaining of discomfort in his ear. Doctors said the spider was too small and fast to be caught with tools, but they were able to flush it out using water.

SHE DID IT HER WAY Ricci Barnett, 41, refused to stop when a police officer tried to pull her over for driving the wrong way down a one-way street in Las Cruces, New Mexico, on April 21. The Associated Press wrote that when she paused at a red light, the cop showed her his badge, to which she replied, “I don’t think so” and drove off.

Barnett was eventually apprehended, charged with aggravated fleeing from a law enforcement officer and reckless driving.

SOMETHING FISHY HERE A 25-year-old Kapaa, Hawaii man will likely spend seven years in prison after going on a drug-fueled rampage at his ex-boss’s home in December.

Forrest Broyles pleaded no contest on May 7 to charges that he broke in the place to claim his fair share of fish the two men had caught together. Broyles told Kauai cops he’d been taking the hallucinogenic concoction ayahuasca when he used a machete to break the building’s glass front door, reported The Garden Island. He threatened the boss and his wife, saying he “was going to kill him and chop him up,” then attacked the house instead, hitting a TV, breaking windows, a sliding glass door, kitchen cabinets, the stove and microwave and a canoe paddle, among other items, amounting to about $3,000 in damages. “That’s what the whole incident was about,” Broyles told a detective at the scene. “He owes me choke ahi.” Broyles was on probation at the time (for allegedly threatening people with scissors); he’s scheduled for sentencing in August.

CUTENESS ALERT? Hugo the dog is a frequent boarder at Happy Tails Pet Hotel & Playland in St. Ann, Missouri. In early May, according to KTVI, Hugo proved how much he loves his pals at the doggy day care: He ran away from home, navigated a busy street and covered more than a mile to get to Happy Tails, where he ran inside to greet his canine friends.

BABY’S FIRST SHOES When Olivia the giraffe gave birth to her son on May 2 at Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle, zookeepers noticed his rear feet weren’t in normal alignment, a condition called hyperextended fetlocks. So the 170-pound baby, as yet unnamed, was fitted with casts to correct the problem, as well as his own custom-made pair of therapeutic shoes of plywood and polyethylene. “I’m hopeful they will help him walk better,” zoo veterinarian Dr. Tim Storms told KIRO. He expects the treatment to continue for several months.

RULES ARE RULES Keith Cutler, senior circuit judge of Winchester and Salisbury in England, had what would seem to be an airtight reason for avoiding jury duty in April: He was scheduled to be preside for the case. Even so, when Cutler contacted the jury summoning bureau to say, “I would be inappropriate, seeing I happened to be the judge and knew all the papers,” the bureau refused to excuse him, suggesting he could “apply to the resident judge.” Cutler eventually had to call to explain that he’s the resident judge, reported The Guardian. He said he’d have been happy to serve under other circumstances: “I would’ve liked to have done the jury service to see what it was like and whether I would have liked the judge,” he said.

FLORIDA A Haines City police officer was in a local business on May 4 when he heard “a loud noise” outside. In the parking lot, he found Gary Wayne Anderson, 68, had just crashed his riding lawnmower (with trailer carrying a red cooler) into the officer’s cruiser, reported the Miami Herald. “F**k it, I’m drunk,” Anderson told cops, according to an arrest affidavit. “Take me to jail.” He was so intoxicated, police said, he failed a field sobriety test and “almost fell to the ground multiple times.” At the police station, Anderson accused cops of poisoning him and requested to be taken to a hospital, where test results found his blood-alcohol content to be three times Florida’s legal limit. Anderson has two prior DUI convictions and hasn’t had a valid driver’s license since 1978. “It’s never a good idea to get behind the wheel drunk,” noted police Chief Jim Elensky, “even if that wheel is to a Craftsman, Massey Ferguson or John Deere.” weirdnewstips@amuniversal.com

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When: April 12 & 26. Where: WalmartMarket @ San Pablo. #1728-0515 A GIRL NEEDS CHECKING OUT Bearded, dressed professionally, confident walk that damn near made me gasp. You in holds area, me in red summer dress. You glanced at me; checked out before I could speak. Check me out? When: May 1. Where: Pablo Creek Library. #1727-0508 GYM BODY Over months saw you lose many pounds.

Buzz-cut male, weeping angel tattoos on back of legs. Saw you sneaking glances when I did glute exercise. Be a gentleman first and take me to lunch after gym? When: April 20. Where: Bailey’s Gym, Loretto & San Jose. #1726-0501 TONY PACKO’S FAN Pumping gas and my T-shirt amused you. You asked about it and we talked briefly. Would like to talk more. When: April 8. Where: Fleming Island Daily’s/Shell Gas. #1725-0501 ATTRACTIVE CHURCH WOMAN Your group sat in front of me. You: Attractive, long hair, glasses, beverage. We locked eyes near sermon’s end. I’ll sit in same area next few Thursdays. I go to 5:22 Sunday services, too.

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

BE MY ENDGAME? MCU CAPTURE You: Buttery bowtie alpha stud manager. Me: Thanos purple high-tops, interested in your gauntlet.

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FREEWILL ASTROLOGY

YEATS, SHAKESPEARE, PIRATES & JOIE DE VIVRE ARIES (March 21-April 19): In the weeks ahead, you’ll have the wisdom to criticize yourself constructively, which partly solves a long-standing problem.

Hallelujah! You’ll also eliminate a bad habit by installing a good new habit. Capitalize on that special knowledge! One more capacity you’ll have: the saucy ingenuity needed to alleviate a fear. Be audacious!

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): What standards can be used to evaluate levels of sexual satisfaction? One measure is the tenderness and respect partners have for each other. Others are the ability to play and have fun, the freedom to express oneself uninhibitedly and the ability to experience orgasms. How do you rate your levels? Wherever you fall on the scale, the months ahead are ideal to upgrade. How? Read erotic arts writers, talk to your partners with boldness and clarity. While meditating, search for clues in the depths.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): If there were a Writers Hall of Fame, Shakespeare might have been voted in first. His work is seen as a pinnacle of intellectual brilliance. Here’s a fun fact: The Bard quoted more than 1,000 Bible passages.

Can you imagine a modern author being taken seriously by the literati if he or she often invoked a fundamental religious text? Be Shakespeare-like in the next few weeks. That is, be willing to draw equally from intellectual and spiritual sources, be a deep thinker communing with sacred truths, synergize functions of your discerning mind and devotional heart.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): “People will choose unhappiness over uncertainty,” writes Cancerian author and entrepreneur Timothy Ferriss. He doesn’t do that himself, but he’s eager to harvest the perks of dwelling in uncertainty. I guess this aptitude is part of his huge success, with books on bestseller lists and podcasts downloaded more than 300 million times. Embrace the fertile power of uncertainty 24 hours a day for the next three weeks. There are big payoffs, including rich teachings on the art of happiness.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Many 18thcentury pirates were committed to democracy and equality among their ranks. The camaraderie, fairness and mutual respect on pirate ships were markedly different from oppressive conditions of sailors working for the navies of sovereign nations.

Those men were often pressed into service against their will and had to struggle to collect meager salaries. Tyrannical captains controlled every phase of their lives. I hope this inspires you to seek alternative approaches to rigid, hierarchical systems. Gravitate toward generous organizations offering ample freedom and rich alliances. Align with emancipatory influences.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Don’t wait for fate to decide which decisions to make and what directions to go.

Make those decisions with your willpower fully engaged. Never say, “If it’s meant to be, it’ll happen.” Resolve to create outcomes you really want to happen. Do you get how important this is? Don’t let anyone else frame your important questions and define the nature of your problems; do your own framing and defining.

And don’t dream of the “perfect moment.” The perfect moment is whenever you say so.

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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): In the weeks ahead, give yourself to generous, expansive experiences. Think big, funny thoughts and feel spacious, experimental emotions. Get luxurious glimpses of the promise your future holds, and see yourself going on adventures and doing projects you’ve been too timid or worried to consider. Be eager to say “MORE!” as you meditate on the French phrase “joie de vivre” and the English phrase “a delight in being alive.”

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): According to Popular Mechanics, more than 3,000,000 ships lie on the bottom of the world’s oceans. Some have billions of dollars’ worth of precious metals and jewels. Others are crammed with artifacts of great value to historians and archaeologists.

Fewer than one percent of those treasures have been investigated by divers. Explore your inner world’s equivalent of lost or unknown riches.

Astrological omens suggest the next few weeks are a great time to search for them.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): “Some days you need God’s grace,” writes poet Scherezade Siobhan.

“On other days: the feral tongue of vintage whiskey and a mouth kissed by fire.” These days, you may prefer all that. According to my astrological analysis, however, those flashy phenomena won’t motivate you to take corrective, adaptive measures you need. The grace of God–or whatever passes for the grace of God in your world–is the influence to best help you accomplish what’s necessary.

Fortunately, you know how to make full use of that grace.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Capricorn poet William Stafford had advice you need. Keep it close to your awareness for the next 21 days. “Saying things you do not have to say weakens your talk,” he wrote. “Hearing things you do not need to hear dulls your hearing.” Practice those protective measures, and you’ll safeguard your mental health. Another Stafford gem: “Things you know before you hear them–those are you, those are why you are in the world.”

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): “Love is an immoderate thing / And can never be content,” wrote poet W.B. Yeats. For your accurate horoscope, I’ll argue with that idea. From what I can see, love will be immoderate in your vicinity in the next few weeks. On the other hand, it’s likely to bring a high degree of contentment–if you’re willing to go along with its immoderateness. A fun prediction: Love’s immoderateness, even as it brings satisfaction, also inspires you to ask more from love and expand your capacity for it.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): You’ll be in sweet alignment with cosmic forces if you have an urge to try a wild adventure, but instead try to fix a misunderstanding with an ally. You’re in accordance with your true intuition if you’re itching to break stuff, but instead put fierce energy into improving work conditions. You’re in tune with your soul’s code if you dream about quitting what you’ve worked on so hard, but give yourself a pep talk instead to reinvigorate devotion and commitment.

Rob Brezsny freewillastrology@freewillastrology.com

FOLIO WEED

THROUGH THE WIRE Maryland’s BIG TOWN tries to live down its SEEDY WEED SCENE UP THERE IN BALTIMORE, STATE ATTORNEY Marilyn Mosby’s efforts to purge some 4,790 marijuana convictions from Maryland’s rolls has met what she and others hope is only a temporary roadblock. She began this process on Jan. 30, announcing that day she would also cease prosecution of all marijuana possession cases, regardless of the amount seized. “Prosecuting these cases has no public safety value,” she wrote, “disproportionately impacts communities of color and erodes public trust, and is a costly and counterproductive use of limited resources.” The arguments she makes are familiar to activists around the country, who’ve long inveighed against racial and class disparities at play in the enforcement of drug war protocols, dating back well to the previous century.

Mosby’s desire to vacate these convictions, which originate as long ago as 2011, was blocked late last month by district and circuit court judges, so it’s back to the drawing board on that particular point. She does retain full authority to handle existing cases, however she sees fit, which looks to be not handling them at all. She would send firsttime offenders to a diversion program, which has proved reasonably effectively at reducing court costs and preventing cases of recidivism. But a criminal record will no longer be a factor in how these cases are managed, though it must be noted that she intends to continue prosecuting those alleged to be trafficking the stuff.

Catherine Pugh, Baltimore’s chronically embattled ex-mayor,

expressed solidarity with Mosby in a statement issued at the same time, situating her stance as part of a larger pushback against the gun violence that’s wreaked national havoc in recent years. “It’s important that we look at commonsense approaches to laws governing personal possession of marijuana,” she wrote, “as cities across the nation have done on the East and West coasts, including New York, Philadelphia, St. Louis and Reno.” Also note: California took the lead on this; LA and San Diego had already vacated thousands of nonviolent possession convictions in the past year or two.

“The effects of these failed policies have been especially dire for cities like Baltimore,” goes the January statement, “where for decades, we’ve criminalized what is now nationally considered a public health crisis.” Thanks to shows like The Wire, the narcotics scene in Charm City is probably what most Americans think of first when these issues are discussed. The show is one of the city’s proudest cultural exports, but it did give way to a broader perception of the community, which is actively trying to counter. Mosby’s moves are powerful steps in the right direction, and she’s paving a way which many of her peers are likely to follow in the months and years ahead.

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SUPPORT HEMMING PARK Our PUBLIC SQUARE needsYOUR LOVE JACKSONVILLE IS OUR CITY OF PRIDE,

growth and potential. As residents, we need to appreciate the crown jewel at its epicenter. It’s one of the few outdoor spaces that can host an event for the few or for the many. It’s an ideal spot for live music. It has a relaxing atmosphere. There are food vendors a-plenty and an outdoor café from which to enjoy the sights and sounds of our city. The place is Hemming Park.

Yes, the park in the middle of Downtown is rich in cultural history.

Presidents have spoken here, and popular musicians have performed here. Cultural festivals are held here regularly. Hemming Park offers a staging area for a variety of entertaining events for young and old, from concerts to kids’ book readings.

Day-to-day operations are overseen by the nonprofit organization Friends of Hemming Park. It needs us to come together and enjoy what our park offers.

If you’re wondering why I say “our park,” it’s because, quite frankly, it is our park. The park gives various cultural groups a place to come together and enjoy a wonderful day filled with events, allowing us an opportunity to learn more about each other while we gather as one community.

The Friends of Hemming Park folks are dedicated to making sure people have a wonderful experience regardless of who they are and what they do. They believe in helping others. They are knowledgeable and in tune with the heartbeat of the city.

Their vision is to make the park a

vital Downtown Jacksonville hub, a beautiful, welcoming place for residents and visitors. They want the park to be so cool that people want to come Downtown for a day of fun.

I know some of the crew members.

Randy, Ebony and their team keep the park clean and safe. Those who avoid Downtown because of various safety concerns, fear not. Central Security Agency patrols the grounds. One of the officers, Mr. Grater, assured me that he and his coworkers strive to make everyone feel safe and secure while attending any function at the park. He encourages people to learn about the park’s history and, like everyone else at Hemming, hopes events will grow in number and size, and the park will thrive. This will take time, and the community must lend a hand.

What I’m trying to say is, it’s our park and we all must nurture it so it can reach its potential. The official resources given by the City of Jacksonville are not nearly enough to reach the goals the staff envisions.

Hemming Park needs grassroots support: event volunteers, sponsors for musicians and performers, and—above all—visitors to be there, joining us in enjoying the park itself. Let’s come together and make it a wonderful place for all.

Juan Montgomery mail@folioweekly.com _________________________________ Montgomery is a Downtown resident.

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