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RE: Trump’s Breadless Circus, by David Jaffee, June 5 DEAR LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, I PICKED UP your freebie rag today looking for a crossword to do, and ended up reading your Backpage Editorial entitled “Trump’s Breadless Circus” by David Jaffee. I must say that it was one of the most humorous pieces I’ve read in a long time. But then it occurred to me that this libbie loon is actually in a position to indoctrinate scores of impressionable students, most of whom can’t even recite the capitals of our 50 states, let alone push back on yet another pseudo-intellectual, academic bubble-dweller who spends his tenure-protected time in a selfaggrandizing echo chamber. Sad state of affairs for sure, but there is a bright side: I did find a crossword to work, and your publication fits our cat’s sandbox perfectly. Bill Wallace via email
LETTER TO THE EDUCATIONALLY SOUND EDITOR
EVERY CRISIS CREATES OPPORTUNITIES. THE present straits of the Duval County school system are no different. The elected board members, staff and teachers need support from those of us who believe that schools belong to the community, not merely the present cohort of families of school-age children First, some of the community’s legal talent needs to clarify in court that the school board is its own entity and not a creature of the consolidated city-county. When I pay my annual tax bill, there is a line for COJ and a different line for DCSB. The city’s present general counsel needs to be taken to the woodshed, as musicians say. There exists no valid legal reason that a November 2019 school board referendum on a half-cent sales tax levy should not take place. Election costs can be dramatically lowered and turnout increased by utilizing mail-in ballots only. Second, school consolidation is inevitable, especially if facilities are to be new. However, the DCSB should take the low-hanging fruit first, and not be stampeded by those who say they want to immediately know every single detail. Some of the querulous are looking for an excuse to say “no”; others want to take away the necessary space for maneuver that community buy-in is certain to require.
One place to start the school consolidation process is by announcing consolidation of Stanton, Paxon and Douglas Anderson high schools into a new facility in Downtown, near the Rosa Parks bus terminal and FSCJ. This will create a synergy with JTA and FSCJ, and possibly serve as a tipping point for Downtown development. FSCJ resources and classes will be readily available for a Downtown “Stanton 2.0” high school student body. The excellent Main Public Library is nearby, as are MOCA Jacksonville and Chamblin’s Uptown. The new demographic will stimulate development and diversification of Downtown businesses. Inevitably, some faculty and staff will choose to live nearby–and they’ll be able to bike, walk or take a JTA bus or the Skyway to work. I agree with those who want to sell the present Southbank DCSB property and relocate the administration to a Downtown facility. The present location may be attractive to residential developers, though its proximity to the river also makes it potentially a liability, as we now know from Hurricane Irma. Two decades of GOP educational “change for change’s sake” have put Duval schools back to a situation similar to that of 1964-’65 when the Southern Association of Schools & Colleges stripped all Duval public high schools of accreditation due to long-term underfunding. The “disrupters” from Tallahassee have kept Florida’s per-capita education spending on par with the lowest 25 states. Local citizens directly pay about half of the bills for Duval public schools with our property taxes. Public schools belong to the community, and the community should have a timely opportunity to vote on a half-cent sales tax increase. I agree that this mode of taxation is theoretically regressive, but at least some of it will be paid by non-residents. The very fact that Mayor Lenny Curry is obstructing the proposed ballot referendum should signal citizens: This is not something to be loathed, but rather a sound investment in the community in which we and our families live. Michael Hoffmann via email
HEARTBEAT SCHMEARTBEAT
RE: Women Have Heartbeats, Too, by Shanee Campbell, May 29 IN RESPONSE TO SHANEE CAMPBELL’S ARTICLE, the reason the heartbeat bill does not “elevate a women’s life to the same level of importance” as the unborn is because one of the most natural things in the world—not unique to humans, but a quality of all living things—is the protection of our young. There is a hierarchy that exists in nature that places survival of the young above everything. All species operate according to this natural law. Furthermore, the most protective entity in whole world is a mother. In short, the heartbeat of the young does indeed trump the heartbeat of those designated by God (or nature, if you prefer) to protect it. Bryce Busch via email
BRICKBATS + BOUQUETS BRICKBATS TO PONTE VEDRA CORPORATION The company, owned by
Gate Petroleum, seeks to develop a 99-acre plot of riverfront property that has been designated “conservation” since 1990 and is almost entirely surrounded by the Guana Preserve in St. Johns County. Local watchdog, Save Guana Now (saveguananow.org), is mobilizing to prevent the organization’s proposed land-use change to residential.
BRICKBATS TO JACKSONVILLE CITY COUNCIL RULES COMMITTEE
On June 4, the committee rubber-stamped City Council President Aaron Bowman’s nominees to the Charter Review Commission–at least the ones who bothered to show up. Stacked with political donors and associates from the Jax Chamber of Commerce (Bowman’s other gig), the nominations did nothing to challenge City Hall’s reputation for cronyism. In any case, they now move to a full council vote. 4 | FOLIOWEEKLY.com | JUNE 12-18, 2019
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SCHOOL BOARD SABOTAGE State and city BLOCK SCHOOL INFRASTRUCTURE REFERENDUM MUCH HAS BEEN MADE RECENTLY OF THE broken air conditioners in Duval County classrooms, with people of a certain age noting that, in their day, sweltering classrooms were the norm. I’m one of them. Went to DuPont, briefly, in eighth and ninth grades. Those overheated rooms had fans. The lessons I learned were not nearly as memorable as the heat: an inescapable broil. People didn’t talk about proper hydration much in those days, and there was air conditioning in portables at that point. That said, no one worried about broken ACs in classrooms. There were none to break. Florida Times-Union columnist Nate Monroe has emerged as a leading advocate for the school board’s push for a half-cent sales tax, assuming it makes the ballot this year or next (or ever). On May 31, Monroe produced text messages spotlighting Duval County Public Schools’ battle with faulty air conditioning systems during a recent heat wave. Referendum advocates are lucky to have Monroe making the case because otherwise there are plenty of headwinds. For one, Florida Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran. Corcoran, whose wife is in the charter school business, is a natural supporter of privatized, for-profit education. And he is turning the state’s sights on Duval. At a recent hearing in Tallahassee, Corcoran called some of Duval’s schools a “travesty of justice,” expressing little confidence that the district has any turnaround plan. In an internal memo I obtained last week, Corcoran laid out ways that school districts can build new facilities on the cheap. All it takes: a “resolution with a majority vote at a public meeting that begins no earlier than 5:00 p.m. to implement an exception to one or more of the following SREF (State Requirements for Educational Facilities) requirements.” Wood studs in walls, for example. As well as “paved walkways, roadways, driveways, and parking areas; covered walkways for relocatable buildings” and “site lighting.” Or really, “any other provisions that limit the ability of a school to operate in a facility on the same basis as a charter school.” As long as there is sufficient hurricane shelter capacity nearby, a district can build on the cheap. The Jacksonville Civic Council took the cue. Its members panned the school
district’s infrastructure plan, saying it wasn’t fleshed out enough and cost too much. In a letter signed by Gary Chartrand, a St. Johns County mega-donor and charter school chairman, the JCC said the DCPS plan was “excessively expensive ... fails to anticipate reductions in districtoperated public school enrollment ... does not adequately contemplate the increase in charter school enrollment or the role that charter schools will play in creating the highly effective school system of the future.” Indeed, the JCC notes that people with the option to pick charters for their children are doing so. If DCPS were to build on the cheap, the JCC might be more favorably inclined. Even better, if the school board were to adopt the JCC’s pet charter program, its members are in. It’s like a cheat code in a video game. Give the charter lobby what it wants, and get the buy-in from institutional money. Easy-peasy. Corcoran isn’t doing anything without a sign-off from the governor who appointed him. In Jacksonville last month, Governor Ron DeSantis held a presser at a charter— for the third time since his inauguration. “Your success shouldn’t be limited by income ... which ZIP code you grew up in,” DeSantis announced. In gaggle comments, he said that educating children through charter schools is actually less expensive per capita than the public school system. (Public school advocates suggest that’s because, despite receiving public funds—often diverted from public schools—charters operate without oversight or accountability. A recent Palm Beach Post investigation titled “Underpaid, undertrained, unlicensed” found that 20 percent of teachers at Palm Beach County’s largest charter school chain weren’t even certified to teach.) “With [charter] schools like this, they’re doing a lot with less,” DeSantis declared. “If the parent wants to use a scholarship at a place like [this], the state doesn’t have to pay any overhead at all.” Privatization provides a simple answer to the question of legacy costs: If a school is more trouble than it’s worth, close it. A.G. Gancarski mail@folioweekly.com JUNE 12-18, 2019 | FOLIOWEEKLY.com | 5
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CSI COMPANIES COUNTRY MUSIC FEST
Jax Beach’s Great Atlantic Country Music Fest has been rechristened. Now the CSI Companies Country Music Fest, the popular shindig is headlined by rising country singers Ryan Hurd and Tucker Beathard; other bands include Few Miles South, Justin Lee Partin, Diamond Dixie and Second Shot. Noon-10 p.m. Saturday, June 15, SeaWalk Pavilion, Jax Beach, csicountryfest.com, free.
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12 FROM LUMBERTON WITH LOVE BLUE VELVET REVISITED
Folio Weekly Magazine and Sun-Ray Cinema present the Florida premiere of Peter Braatz’s 2016 documentary, shot behind the scenes of the 1986 cult cinema classic, Blue Velvet, starring Isabella Rossellini, Dennis Hopper and Kyle MacLachlan. 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 12, Sun-Ray Cinema, Five Points, sunraycinema.com, regular ticket price.
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16 ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL BRIT FLOYD
The touring tribute band’s current show observes the 40th anniversary of Pink Floyd’s rock opera, The Wall, complete with theatrical elements. 8 p.m. Sunday, June 16, The Florida Theatre, Downtown, floridatheatre.com, $45-$175. 6 | FOLIOWEEKLY.com | JUNE 12-18, 2019
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AGENT ORANGE
Formed in 1979, at the tail end of punk rock’s first wave, this Southern California band was among the first to fuse the new subculture with their native surf culture. Also on the bill: The Wastedist, Concrete Criminals and FFN. 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 18, Surfer the Bar, Jax Beach, surferthebar.com, $25.
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The Grammy Award-winning indie-rock band tours in support of its eighth studio album, I Am Easy to Find. Courtney Barnett opens. 6:30 p.m. Monday, June 17, The Amp, St. Augustine, staugamphitheatre.com, $45-$65.
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CLAY SUMMER LIBRARY LEARNING
Wildlife-lovers can take advantage of a morning of animal education. “Wild Wonders” introduces kids ages 6-12 to a variety of exotic species and their habitats. The program’s free; no reservations required. 10:30-11:30 a.m. Monday, June 17, Orange Park Library, 2054 Plainfield Ave., claycountygov.libcal.com, free.
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FRENCH MODERNS: MONET TO MATISSE FAMILY TOUR
This free, interactive tour introduces families to the Cummer’s latest exhibition, French Moderns: Monet to Matisse. What’s so modern about it? These 19th-century artists helped shape the way we see the world today. 6-7 p.m. Tuesday, June 18, The Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens, 829 Riverside Ave., cummermuseum.org, free.
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15 TAKE ME OUT TO THE MOVIES JUMBO SHRIMP FAMILY MOVIE NIGHT
Cozy up and watch How to Tame Your Dragon: The Hidden World on the baseball grounds’ high-def video board. Bring a blanket or sit in stadium seating. Photo ops with Scampi and Southpaw, bouncy inflatables and get your face painted, too. 5-8 p.m. Saturday, June 15, Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp Stadium, Bragan Field, 301 A. Philip Randolph Blvd., Sports Complex, milb.com/jacksonville, $1. 8 | FOLIOWEEKLY.com | JUNE 12-18, 2019
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14 BOXING: CHEAPER THAN THERAPY RIVER CITY RUMBLE
Former world champ Christy Martin presents a night of pro boxing. Watch men and women boxers go toe-to-toe for prize money and local titles. 7 p.m. Friday, June 14, Maxwell Snyder Armory, 9900 Normandy Blvd., christymartinpromotions.com, $35-$100.
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SPECIAL OLYMPICS SUP EVENT
Cheer on local Special Olympics athletes participating in the Duval County stand-up paddleboard event. 5 p.m. Monday, June 17, Black Creek Outfitters, 10051 Skinner Lake Dr., specialolympicsflorida.com, free.
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MMA COMBAT NIGHT
It’s live mixed martial arts. It’s Combat Night 107 featuring some of the best men and women fighters in the Southeast. 5 p.m. Saturday, June 15, Jacksonville Ice & Sportsplex, 3605 Philips Hwy., combatnight.com, $30-$70. JUNE 12-18, 2019 | FOLIOWEEKLY.com | 9
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VET FEST
Family Employment Readiness Program (FERP) holds a workshop on how to prepare for an interview, like practicing how to answer difficult questions, dress appropriately and other success techniques. 1-3 p.m. Thursday, June 13, Fleet & Family Service Center, 270-6600, Massey Ave., Bldg. 1, Rm. 702, NAVSTA Mayport. Base access is required.
This fundraiser for 5 Star Veterans Center, which provides shelter for homeless veterans, features live music by 12 local bands, door prizes, a silent auction and a raffle. 1-11 p.m. Saturday, June 15, American Legion Post 250, 3939 C.R. 218, Middleburg, 282-3766, free admission.
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15 ONE-STOP SHOP MILITARY & VETERANS EXPO
This expo offers variety of resources to military, veterans and family, all in one location: career and employment, transition and business, home and family, legal and financial, education and training, information technology, and much more. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, June 15, University of North Florida’s Herbert University Center, Southside, 683-9060, tina@veteransnewsnetwork.com, free.
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14 ROMPE! ROMPE! REGGAETON OLD SCHOOL
Following an appearance at a New York festival, the Puerto Rican musicians stop in Jacksonville for a night of old-school reggaeton. Performers include Alberto Style, Ranking Stone, Polakan, Rey Pirin, DJ Negro, DJ Nelson and DJ Tony. 11 p.m. Friday, June 14, Mojitos Caribbean Cuisine Bar & Grill, 8206 Philips Hwy., Ste. 39, Southside, free.
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BEGINNER BRAZILIAN ZOUK
The Brazilian Zouk community is growing in popularity. This class focuses on the unique dance style known for its dramatic movement and passionate body rolls. 7-8:15 p.m. Wednesday, June 19, The Dance Shack, 3837 Southside Blvd., $15.
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Celebrate Father’s Day with this family-friendly concert featuring the sounds of Baba Caiman, a local Latin Rock fusion band. The band plays a mix of Spanish and English songs that will have dads dancing all night long. 7-10 p.m. Saturday, June 15, Colonial Oak Music Park, 33 St. George St., St. Augustine, free.
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12 KIDS FISHING CLINIC YOUTH FISHING 101
Kids ages 5-16 have the chance to learn all the aspects of fishing from folks who know–Friends of Anastasia State Park, Florida Youth Conservation Centers Network, and Island Beach Grill. Skills such as knot-tying and casting, and the finer points of fishing ethics, tackle, habitat and everything else vital when fishing are covered. 9-11 a.m. Wednesday, June 12, Anastasia State Park, St. Augustine, register at floridastateparks.org, free with regular park admission.
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KEMETIC YOGA: EVENING CLASS
Dani Garrick guides students of all levels through yoga poses based on a Kemetic philosophy and spiritual science rooted in traditional African spiritual practices. Letting go isn’t easy, and yoga is a facilitator of change. 6-7 p.m. Tuesday, June 18, The Performers Academy, 3674 Beach Blvd., eventbrite.com/e/kemetic-yoga-evening-class-tickets-57994494093, suggested donation $5/class, $20/month.
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YOGA, MEDITATION, DRUMMING DAY RETREAT
Thom and Judy Dandridge of Pathdrummer lead folks through self-discovery with ancient adaptive meditation techniques that quell negative thinking and help tune into self-awareness, relaxing the tightness in the body and life through yoga. Vegan lunch included. 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Saturday, June 15, Shine & Massage Spa, 353 Sixth Ave. S., Jax Beach, ragdadeeb.com/day-retreat2, $200. JUNE 12-18, 2019 | FOLIOWEEKLY.com | 13
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Nassau County beach hit-and-runs reignite debate
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or many years, beachgoers and vehicles successfully avoided collision on Amelia Island’s coastal sands, where they are allowed to comingle in designated locales. This spring, the number of beach ‘safety days’ tumbled in alarming succession. Not one but two sunbathers, both women, were seriously injured by vehicles that drove over them, then took off. The first incident occurred in April; the second, fewer than 30 days later, in May. The driver who struck a 53-year-old visitor from Akron, Ohio at the city of Fernandina Beach’s Sadler Road beach access on May 21 was quickly located and arrested after several people who witnessed the incident reported the vehicle description and license plate to police. The woman, whose name authorities withheld in the initial announcement under a request for privacy, was treated at UF Health Jacksonville for broken ribs and a blood clot in her chest.
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The driver who ran over 38-yearold Amanda Gonzalez, of St. Marys, Georgia, on April 24 continues to elude investigators. The hit-and-run unfolded at Peters Point Beachfront Park, on the south end of the island. The beach is in unincorporated Nassau County, where the sheriff ’s office handles law enforcement. The traffic report documents one eyewitness, Kevin O’Connor of Fernandina Beach, who reported seeing a Jeep run over the woman’s legs. But as O’Connor later told Folio Weekly in a June 4 phone interview, he didn’t think she was hurt until emergency responders swarmed the beach two minutes later, running to her aid. According to O’Connor, the Jeep rolled “slowly” over Gonzalez and “slowly [drove] away.” He was surprised that she didn’t scream in pain. “I was 20 feet away but she didn’t react, so I didn’t react,” he explained. “I feel bad I didn’t do anything.” Gonzalez was taken to Baptist Nassau for injuries to both legs. The sheriff has asked anyone with information to contact the Nassau County Sheriff ’s Office at 904-225-5174.
activities outside the vehicle parking area. The effort marked the first time that authorities have actively advised visitors about certain regulations: the 5 mph speed limit, a ban on glass containers and alcohol, dog-leashing requirements and restricted areas (15 feet from dunes, five feet from active turtle nests). Next month, City Commissioner Len Kreger plans to introduce an ordinance to eliminate all beach parking. He understands it will be a controversial proposal. “This is a safety issue,” he told Folio Weekly by phone on June 4. “It’s time.” In Nassau County, Sheriff Bill Leeper has increased beach patrols for the summer season. School resource officers were assigned to cover the beach at the close of the academic year, and a dedicated Peters Point patrol will monitor the reckless driving that, the sheriff noted evasively in a June 1 email, “some say is occurring.” According to Leeper, people have been driving on local beaches for more than 50 years and last year, despite “thousands” of county residents and visitors driving on the sand, authorities
safety—or maintain it for the sake of personal freedom. At the committee’s May 30 meeting, one man considered a beach ban an absurd idea, saying it’s like forcing him to have a vasectomy because his neighbor has too many kids. The remark drew laughs and applause. But not everyone thinks beach driving is a laughing matter. Certainly not Gonzalez, who struggles to walk and to pay mounting medical bills. She wondered if the reaction would have been different, even compassionate, if she had been a child or senior citizen. Gonzalez has become a target of social media trolls, who viciously accused her of being a “plant” for nefarious forces pushing to ban beach driving. According to this conspiracy theory, the victim staged the accident, fabricated the injuries and filed a false police report to turn public opinion. The messages troubled her so deeply that she withdrew from social media. “The comments on Facebook were pretty intense,” she told Folio Weekly. “There were so many [negative comments] over such a long period of time that it, for real, started to affect me.”
and eight. “This was like the one hour that I carved for myself that day,” she explained. “That’s, like, my quiet time out there.” Folio Weekly listened to Gonzalez’s 911 call. Her voice is surprisingly calm and clear when she tells the dispatcher that she has been hit by a vehicle and needs help. (This corroborates O’Connor’s statement that he watched her sit up and immediately pick up the phone after the Jeep traveled over her legs.) The cell connection drops, and Gonzales does not answer when the dispatcher calls her back. She eventually redials 911 and says she thinks she passed out. She asks if emergency responders can bring a blanket. “I’m freezing,” she says. She also tells the dispatcher—calmly—that she’s having “trouble catching my breath” and difficulty trying to stand. “I don’t think I’m that hurt. I’ve never seen my leg bruised like this. I can’t believe this has happened. Sh*t.” Attorney Phillips played the calls for Folio Weekly on a laptop in the conference room of his Ortega office, where Gonzalez also sat with her
Jacksonville attorney John M. Phillips, who represents Gonzalez and—with five cases statewide in recent years— has become a go-to litigator for beach traffic injuries, called on county and city officials to impose a moratorium on beach driving until they can ensure the safety of sunbathers and beachgoers. “I want it to be reasonably safe and monitored, because it’s neither,” he told Folio Weekly in a May 14 interview— one week before the second woman was hit. “In an ideal world, I would like to see cars parked in parking lots and people play on beaches.” The day after the second hit-andrun, Phillips contacted county and city commissioners again, maintaining they have done “nothing” to enhance safety despite his notice of “a dangerous condition.” His May 22 email read, “You ignored our warning. Another life will be forever changed by the crushing weight of a vehicle on top of a woman’s body. You continue to choose the unsafe approach as the default instead of protecting people (and protected wildlife) while you determine how to proceed. This has to stop.” To date, vehicles are still rolling on the sand, but there have been changes. On May 7, the Fernandina Beach City Commission eliminated overnight beach parking from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. And on May 24, ahead of the Memorial Day holiday weekend, police installed an attendant shed at the Sadler Road beach access, allowing park rangers and lifeguards to distribute a new brochure with parking map, tip sheet and beach regulations. The message politely requests beachgoers to “consider” sunbathing and participating in beach
received 15 calls for reckless driving. “People speed and drive recklessly on our highways, which injure and kill people every year, but there is no outrage to close the roads,” he argued. In the lengthy message, the sheriff assured he was concerned about the hit-and-run victims; still, he was critical of claims that law enforcement is “ignoring” safety conditions, calling them “misinformed.” According to the sheriff, there is proof in numbers. He cited a 20 percent drop in beach-related 911 calls between 2017 and 2018 (from 177 to 141), despite the increasing crowds which, he claimed, have caused a 467 percent rise in general investigation calls during the same time period (from 170 to 964). The sheriff recently proposed additional, dedicated patrols at all beaches. County commissioners must decide if they want to spend the money: $1 million for 12-hour coverage and $2 million for 24-hour coverage. The cost includes four deputies and one supervisor for each shift, plus their equipment. The sheriff has asked the public to be mindful at the beach. He has reminded motorists to drive “carefully, responsibly and obey the rules.” He has advised beachgoers to make sure they are “highly visible” and asked that parents to keep an eye on their children “at all times.” Meanwhile, some locals are hostile to change. Earlier this year, the county formed a committee to assess beach ordinances and rethink vehicle access at Peters Point and American Beach. The monthly meetings brought out standingroom-only crowds, deeply divided on beach driving. Citizens took to the podium and urged members to ban beach driving in the name of personal
She didn’t know there was a community conflict over beach driving “until the day after I got run over.” At the beach committee’s May 2 meeting, a woman announced that she was at the beach when Gonzalez reported being struck and did not believe the report was true because she wasn’t screaming. “If somebody had run over my legs,” she declared to loud applause (according to records from the clerk’s office), “I guarantee you, you would’ve heard some words out of me.” Meanwhile, in his message to county leaders, Phillips said his client was being harassed and he would be “happy to set up a meeting or provide medical records so you can see the damage caused first-hand.” O’Connor, the witness named in the traffic report, said he asked Gonzalez why she didn’t cry out or call for help. “She told me, ‘I’m a quiet person.’” He also remarked that a deputy had made an off-the-cuff comment at the scene, suggesting that condominium owners in the buildings overlooking the beach would use the hit-and-run to support a ban on beach driving in front of their high-end homes. “I don’t know about that; you can’t drive in front of the buildings anyway because it stops there, south of the Peters Point entrance,” he observed. In a May 14 interview with Folio Weekly, Gonzalez said she had gone to the beach after work (she is an administrator at one of Fernandina Beach’s pulp mills) to meditate and pray; it’s how she calms her mind. She is married with a 13-year-old son. The family shares a busy household with relatives and their children, ages six
wife, Isabel Gonzalez. She struggled under a cumbersome brace covering her right leg, above and below the knee. The meeting took place in May, a week before the second hit-andrun. The couple had just come from the doctor, who told them the bone, which emergency room personnel declared intact, was in fact fractured. “The orthopedist already said she will be dealing with this for the rest of her life,” said Isabel. “One of us being out of work affects us financially. We have bills we have to pay.” Gonzalez worries about her job. The doctor ordered her not to drive for at least six weeks, and nightmares interrupt her sleep. Amanda and Isabel Gonzalez were disturbed that nobody on the beach offered help in the aftermath of a hit-andrun. (Amanda Gonzalez estimates that 40 to 50 people were in the vicinity.) They don’t understand why the driver didn’t stop and why that driver is still at large. “Just by being a decent human being, shouldn’t you have checked in?” Gonzalez asked rhetorically. Phillips said he is searching for information on the vehicle. “If this is innocent, let’s make a claim on your insurance,” he said. “Let’s do this the right way. Let’s not make this a criminal case.” Amanda Gonzalez concurs. “Oh, yeah, completely, especially if this was an accident,” she added. “I don’t want to see them go to jail or anything if it was an accident.” Is she seeking an apology? “That would be nice.”
“You ignored our warning. Another life will be forever changed by the crushing weight of a vehicle on top of a woman’s body.” – John M. Phillips
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FOLIO A+E : FILM
THE BIG ONE ‘I
Daredevil surfer NATHAN FLETCHER gets his CLOSE-UP
always wanted to challenge death,” First, Fletcher found his white whale declares Woody Brown at the start of again, on Aug. 28, 2011, when photographer Heavy Water, a documentary that Brian Bielmann captured an immortal premiered at this year’s Newport Beach Film image of the big-wave surfer riding a 37-foot Festival. The aged surfer’s face is weathered monster. The shot made the cover of Surfer from exposure to the elements and creased Magazine, with the headline, “The heaviest with experience. He’s been surfing since wave ever ridden.” before Pearl Harbor. “I loved to get just as Fletcher was already surfing royalty; close to death as I could possibly get, and that wave made him legend. But he didn’t yet dodge it. That was my thrill in life.” do it solely for the adrenaline rush. He had Brown was one of the first “big-wave” a reputation to cultivate—and a corporate surfers. He and a handful of fellow sponsorship to maintain. Indeed, without intending it, Oblowitz daredevils pioneered the sport in Hawaii lets slip just how much of the pro surfing in the ’40s. But South African director world revolves around brand-baiting hype. Michael Oblowitz’s new documentary If a surfer hangs ten and no one’s there to see isn’t about Brown—who died in 2008— it, do the cash registers make a sound? The but rather contemporary big-wave surfer production itself is something of a publicity Nathan Fletcher, grandson of Brown’s stunt. The first—more interesting—half of surfing buddy, Walter Hoffman. Fletcher Heavy Water documents the history of bigwas born into the business. His father, wave surfing and Nathan Fletcher’s personal Herbie Fletcher, was a 1960s-era surf star. trajectory, through archival footage and His older brother, Christian, brought the original interviews. Then Oblowitz follows punk-rock theatrics of skate culture into Fletcher in real time as he attempts his the surfing world in the 1980s. Nathan’s helicopter launch in Hawaii. contribution: He would become big-wave This so-called “Acid Drop” was teased surfing’s first rock star. Born in San Clemente, California, and in trailers as the climax, the money shot raised between SoCal and Oahu’s North of Heavy Water. The reveal is more like Shore, the third-gen surfer pushed the The Mystery of Al Capone’s Vaults. Visually sport to its limit. He took his brother’s love it’s not nearly as iconic as Fletcher’s 2011 of skateboarding, particularly the aerial exploit, nor is it as interesting as the reels feats, and applied it to surfing. There was of archival footage shown early in the film. also an element of luck. It is more professionally HEAVY WATER He caught his first big staged and probably 7 p.m. Thursday, June 13, Fleming Island 12, worth more from an waves by chance during Cinemark Tinseltown, Regal Avenues 20, a 1998 competition in advertising standpoint. fathomevents.com, regular ticket prices Tahiti. Then he went out That’s why the scenes searching. For years. He developed new are there. An early, pre-Acid Drop version board shapes and pioneered insertion of Heavy Water was screened at Newport methods. The first and most primitive: Beach in 2016 and used to solicit sponsors launching from rocks. It was fun, but wasn’t for the event. In interviews, Oblowitz very effective: “[I] realized, ‘No, you can’t presents the arrangement as a quid pro quo. really just jump off something that’s high Fletcher gave him the access he needed to and land on a wave. You need to be going tell the story of big-wave surfing; in return, the same, you know, direction and have the Oblowitz helped Fletcher get corporate same momentum as the wave.’ ” backing for his helicopter stunt. In the pro Jet-ski towing could get surfers closer surfing world, it takes a lot of hustling to to the action, but was too conventional. land the big one. Georgio Valentino Fletcher dreamed of a helicopter drop. mail@folioweekly.com More on that later.
NOW SHOWING • NOW SHOWING • NOW SHOWING SMALLFOOT Ripley’s summer movies series starts with the animated arctic adventure, 8:30 p.m. June 12, Colonial Oak Music Park, 33 St. George St., St. Augustine, 824-1606, free. NIGHT OWL CINEMA Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle runs 8 p.m. June 14 at St. Augustine Amphitheatre, 1340 A1A S., 471-1965, free. CORAZON CINEMA & CAFÉ Red Joan and Wild Nights with Emily run. Throwback Thursday: Fried Green Tomatoes, noon June 13. SAFF: A Polar Year, noon June 15. Tolkien and Ask Dr. Ruth start June 14. 18 | FOLIOWEEKLY.com | JUNE 12-18, 2019
Le Mans 6 p.m. June 16, $2. 36 Granada St., St. Augustine, 679-5736, corazoncinemaandcafe.com. WGHF IMAX THEATER Dark Phoenix, Penguins, Great Bear Rainforest, Great Barrier Reef run. World Golf Hall of Fame, St. Augustine, 940-4133, worldgolfimax.com. SUN-RAY CINEMA Hail Satan?, Rocketman and Biggest Little Farm run. Blue Velvet Revisited is screened June 12. Summer Kids Series runs Despicable Me June 12 & 15. The Dead Don’t Die starts June 14. Toy Story 4 starts June 20. 1028 Park St., 5 Points, 359-0049, sunraycinema.com.
ARTS + EVENTS
The 5 & Dime, A Theatre Company marks Pride month with a new local production of James Lapine and William Finn’s FALSETTOS. Set in 1980s New York, the Tony Awardwinning Broadway musical was among the first pop culture representations of a truly modern family. June 14-30 at The 5 & Dime, A Theatre Company, 112 Adams St., 637-5100, the5anddime.org, $28.
PERFORMANCE
LIVE FROM MARS: DAVID BOWIE TRIBUTE The stage production fuses sound and vision in its portrayal of all the personalities Bowie inhabited; Alex Thomas and the band perform many of the Thin White Duke’s incredible songs. (We like “Modern Love”: I don’t want to go out/I want to stay in.) 8 p.m. June 12 at The Florida Theatre, 128 E. Forsyth St., Downtown, floridatheatre.com, $35-$159. THE MUSIC MAN Orange Park Community Theatre stages Meredith Willson’s delightful tale of Marian the librarian and a rascal of a traveling salesman, 8 p.m. June 14, 15, 21, 22, 28 & 29; 3 p.m. June 16, 23 & 30; 2900 Moody Ave., 276-2599, $25; $10 students, opct.info. We hope there’s some adorable kid singing “Gary, Indiana” like lil Ronnie Howard did in 1962. NEW VOICES: YOUNG VOICES Two world premiere one-act plays, written by local teen playwrights, are staged at Players by the Sea, 106 N. Sixth St., Jax Beach, $25-$28, 249-0289, playersbythesea. org. Directed by Stephanie Natale Frus, Winter and I, written by Lauren Hancock and Barry Bianchi: Baltimore’s Best Bail Bondsman, An American Tragedy, written by Worth Culver, run 8 p.m. June 13, 14, 15 & 16. NOEL FREIDLINE & FRIENDS JAZZ SERIES The friends this time are the members of the Fabulous Equinox Jazz Orchestra, performing at 8 p.m. June 14 at the Ritz Theatre, 829 N. Davis St., Downtown, 807-2010, ritzjacksonville.com, $25-$35. SISTER ACT A disco diva witnesses a murder and the killers are now after her. Cops stick her in protective custody … in a convent. Staged at 8 p.m. June 14, 15, 21 & 22; at 2 p.m. June 16 & 23 and 7:30 p.m. June 13 & 20 at Theatre Jacksonville, 2032 San Marco Blvd., San Marco, 396-4425, theatrejax.com, $21-$26. FALSETTOS The Tony-winning musical, about Marvin and his life in New York in the early ’80s, is staged 8 p.m. June 14, 15, 21, 22, 28 & 29 and 2 p.m. June 16, 23 & 30 at The 5 & Dime, 112 E. Adams St., Downtown, 637-5100, the5anddime. org, $27 advance, $30 door. A special paywhat-you-can performance is 8 p.m. June 17. JEREMIAH JONES Friends of The Ponte Vedra Concert Hall present the singer-songwriter, releasing his new album Arizona, 7 p.m. June 15 at Ponte Vedra Concert Hall, 1050 A1A N., 209-0399, free (donations support the nonprofit); friendspvch.org. TRIO PEÑA These chamber musicians believe their music is an ideal way to introduce classical music to students. They perform a variety of music at 7 p.m. June 14 at Friday Musicale, 645 Oak St., Riverside, 355-7584, fridaymusicale.com, free admission. THE LITTLE MERMAID Princess Ariel is one conflicted mermaid–she wants to be with the human prince, yet she lives under the sea. Will love prevail? 7:30 p.m. Wed., Thur. & Fri., 1:15 & 7:30 p.m. Sat. & Sun., June 12-July 28, Alhambra Theatre & Dining, 12000 Beach Blvd., 641-1212, $40-$61, alhambrajax.com. BRIT FLOYD-40 YEARS OF THE WALL & MORE The Pink Floyd tribute show celebrates the rock opera The Wall, as well as other important PF tunes, with a light show and outsized theatrics, 8 p.m. June 16 at The Florida Theatre, 128 E. Forsyth St., Downtown, floridatheatre.com, $45-$175 VIP, includes meet-
and-greet and soundcheck performance. VEGA STRING QUARTET The quartet performs classical and jazz programs. 4 p.m. June 16, Friday Musicale, Riverside, 355-7584, fridaymusicale.com.
BOOKS & POETRY
LASSOING THE SUN Author and tireless walker Mark Woods discusses his year spent going to national parks, 2 p.m. June 12 at Story & Song Neighborhood Bookstore & Bistro, 1430 Park Ave., Fernandina, 601-2118, storyandsongbookstore.com. BROWN BAG LUNCH PROGRAM Scott Grant discusses the 1942 Nazi U-boat attack on the SS Gulfamerica tanker off Jacksonville Beach, 11:30 a.m. June 12 at Main Library, 1960 N. Ponce de Leon Blvd., St. Augustine, 827-6940, free. AUTHOR TALK: K.E. MULLINS Mullins discusses her novel Murder: Another Name for Revenge and new book 7475 Samona Drive, 1-2 p.m. June 15, Brentwood Library, 3725 N. Pearl St., Northside, 630-0924, jaxpubliclibrary.org, free. BRUCE THOMASON & JD HUNTER BOOK SIGNING Co-authors Thomason and Hunter read from and sign copies of their new Clay Randall book, The Domino Event, 1-4 p.m. June 15 at The Book Loft, 214 Centre St., Fernandina, 261-8991, thebookloft.com. POETRY OPEN MIC The poet Lori Desrosier is the featured reader, 5 p.m. June 22 at The Book Loft, 214 Centre St., Fernandina, 261-8991, thebookloft.com. BOO RADLEY Singer-songwriters Michael Shawn Turner and Patricia Matson-Turner perform original songs, 7:30 p.m. June 15 at Story & Song Neighborhood Bookstore & Bistro, 1430 Park Ave., Fernandina, 601-2118, storyandsongbookstore.com, $20. A Father’s Day Community Jazz Band Concert is 3 p.m. June 16. BOOK LAUNCH PARTY Local author K.C. Wilson launches his new book, Saint Bob Day, 7-9 p.m. June 18 at Murray’s Taco Bodega, 1179 Edgewood Ave., Jacksonville, 503-8489. OPEN MIC NIGHT Hosted by Johnny Masiulewicz, featuring poetry, spoken word, song & more. Held last Wed. of the month; sign-up at 6 p.m., open mic 6:30 p.m. June 26, Chamblin’s Uptown Café, 215 N. Laura St., Downtown, 674-0868.
COMEDY
THE COMEDY ZONE LOL Comedy Night with Spike Yoder is 7:30 p.m. June 12, $10. Comic Lavell Crawford is on 7:30 p.m. June 13, 7:30 & 10 p.m. June 14 & 15, The Comedy Zone, 3130 Hartley Rd., Mandarin, 292-4242, comedyzone.com, $30-$35. JACKIE KNIGHT’S COMEDY CLUB Comics Erik Myers and Sara Grimer appear 8:30 p.m. June 14 & 15, Gypsy Cab Company, 830 Anastasia Blvd., St. Augustine, 461-8843, thegypsycomedyclub.com; $15.
ART WALKS, MARKETS
ICONS & LEGENDS Thrasher-Horne Center seeks local artists to exhibit their works, to be themed on musical and pop icons of our time; it opens in July. For submission details, email laurenkeck@sjrstate.edu or go to thcenter.org. RIVERSIDE ARTS MARKET Local & regional art, produce, crafts and music by Jesse Montoya, Brett Bass & the Melted Plectrum, The Suedes, 10 a.m. June 15, below Fuller Warren Bridge, free admission,
389-2449, riversideartsmarket.com. NIGHT MARKET Twice-monthly St. Augustine Amphitheatre Market is held 6-9 p.m. June 13, and every second and fourth Tue. & Thur., 1340C A1A S., 315-9252, free admission. Local handmade crafts, goods and art, food trucks and live music, by Jolie and Claire Vandiver, are featured.
MUSEUMS
AMELIA ISLAND MUSEUM OF HISTORY 233 S. Third St., Fernandina Beach, 261-7378, ameliamuseum.org. Portraits of American Beach is on display. BEACHES MUSEUM & HISTORY PARK 381 Beach Blvd., Jax Beach, 241-5657, beachesmuseum.org. Sand, Soul & Rock-n-Roll: Music at the Beaches displays through July 14. 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. French Moderns: Monet to Matisse Soirée Bohème dinner party is 6 p.m. June 13, $150 members, $175 nonmembers. Check website for details. 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. Free Tuesday is June 18. JACKSONVILLE HISTORICAL SOCIETY Old St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, 317 Randolph Blvd., Downtown. A discussion of endangered historic properties is 11:30 a.m. June 14; lunch from Tidbits is available to order with a reservation; members $10, nonmembers $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 exhibit Edgar Degas: The Private Impressionist is on display through June 16. Viewfinder: Edgar Degas’ Photographic Vision is 6 p.m. June 12; $10. 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. Om in the Dome: Melissa Hirschman and master handpan musician John Guinta perform yoga and music in Bryan-Gooding Planetarium, 6:30 p.m. June 13, $20. Astrocon: All About Telescopes is 7:30 p.m. June 14, Bryan-Gooding Planetarium; free. Expedition: Dinosaur, featuring interactive stuff, is on display through Sept. 2. The new Creation Station, a hands-on exhibit, is now open. The RITZ THEATRE & MUSEUM 829 N. Davis St., Downtown, 807-2010, ritzjacksonville.com.Virtual Harlem exhibit runs through July 21. JUNE 12-18, 2019 | FOLIOWEEKLY.com | 19
ARTS + EVENTS Photographer DAVID JOHNSON returns to Jacksonville to screen Positive Negative, a documentary film about his life and career. Johnson graduated from Stanton High in 1945, before becoming Ansel Adams’ first African-American student and chronicling San Francisco’s vibrant jazz scene in the 1940s and ‘50s as well as the civil rights movement of the 1960s. 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, June 15 at The Ritz Theatre and Museum, 829 N. Davis St., 8072010, ritzjacksonville.com, free.
GALLERIES
THE ART STUDIO & GALLERY 370A A1A Beach Blvd.,
St. Augustine Beach, 295-4428, beachesartstudio.org. Ellie McIntosh is the featured artist for June. AVILES GALLERY 11-C Aviles St., St. Augustine, 728-4957, avilesgallery.net. Local artists’ works and handmade jewelry are shown. Members are 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., 5 Points. Thony Aiuppy’s Congruent Hands exhibit is up. BUTTERFIELD GARAGE ART GALLERY 137 King St., St. Augustine, 825-4577, butterfieldgarage.com. New works by photographer Per Hans Romnes display. Jim Rivers is June’s featured artist; his handcrafted furniture is shown.
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CATHEDRAL ARTS PROJECT 207 N. Laura St., Ste. 300, Downtown, capkids.org. Hiromi Moneyhun’s Inside Out, display through June 27. CoRK ARTS DISTRICT 2689 Rosselle St., Riverside, corkartsdistrict.com. Artist Aysha Miskin presents Look at Me, a group exhibit, 6-9 p.m. June 15, in the north gallery. Artists showing a variety of artistic mediums are Kallie Martin, Gillian Harper, Kenny Wilson, Alison Fernandez, Deja Echols, Rachel Cazares and Ansley Randall. Refreshments–including Aardwolf Brewing beer–are served. Proceeds benefit local vision charity Vision is Priceless. ayshastar.com 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 VEDRA BEACH 50 Executive Way, 280-0614, ccpvb.org. Travels in Light: David Dunlop Exhibition, through June 15. First Coast Pastel Society Exhibit through June 15. FLORIDA MINING GALLERY 5300 Shad Rd., Mandarin, 268-4681, floridamininggallery.com. Full Send exhibits. HASKELL GALLERY Jacksonville International Airport, 741-3546, jiaarts.org. John Bunker’s works display through July 6. The Connector Bridge exhibits works by Memphis Wood, Charlie Brown and Stephen Heywood. PLANTATION ARTISTS’ GUILD & GALLERY 94 Village Cir., Fernandina, 432-1750, artamelia.com. Fresh and Bold exhibits through July 19. ROTUNDA GALLERY St. Johns County Admin. Bldg., 500 San Sebastian View, St. Augustine, 471-9980. New mosaics by Manila Clough depict birds and plants native to Northeast Florida. SOUTHLIGHT GALLERY 1 Independent Dr., Downtown, southlight.com. The 10th anniversary show, Now & Then: Our 10 Year Journey thru Downtown, a chronology of Southlight’s history and art by 17 former members, including Kevin Arthur, John Bunker, Larry Davis, Jim Draper, Doug Eng, Renee Faure, Tom Hagar, Paul Karabinis, Paul Ladnier, Robert Leedy, Pete Petersen, Dee Roberts, Tom Schifanella, Jane Shirek, Jim Smith, Mac Truque and Tonsenia Yonn, runs through July 5. ST. AUGUSTINE ART ASSOCIATION 22 Marine St., 824-2310, staaa.org. The annual Honors Show is on display through June 30. STELLERS GALLERY AT PONTE VEDRA 240 A1A N., Ste. 13, 273-6065, stellersgallery.com. Works by Ellen Diamond and Thomas Hager display. STELLERS GALLERY 1990 San Marco Blvd., 396-9492. Katie Re Scheidt’s abstract works are on display. New works by Dennis Campay and C. Ford Riley also display. THRASHER-HORNE CENTER for the Arts 283 College Dr., Orange Park, 276-6750, thcenter.org. The Art Guild of Orange Park’s Fin, Feather & Fur fine art exhibit runs through June 15. THE VAULT@1930 1930 San Marco Ave., thevaultat1930.com. Artists interested in the San Marco Art Festival should call 398-2890 for
requirements and details. The YELLOW HOUSE 577 King St., Riverside, 419-9180, yellowhouseart.org. Sarah Crooks holds a drawing workshop, Learning to See, 1-4 p.m. June 22; materials and a snack are included, $40. A Simple Show, with works by Sarah Crooks, Doug Eng, Crystal Floyd, Karen Kurycki, Andrew Kozlowski, Khalil Osborne, Tatitana Phoenix, Lorn Wheeler, Kirsten Williams and One Heart Jax, is on exhibit through July 20.
EVENTS
PUBLIC ART WEEK Friends of Hemming Park, Cultural Council of Greater Jacksonville, MOCA Jacksonville, Cummer Museum, Jacksonville Public Library, Art Republic and University of North Florida present activities to showcase public art in Northeast Florida, June 17-23, celebrating the opening of new Laura Street Sculpture Garden, hands-on arts activities, public art tours and a community event with an artists’ market and a free concert by local bands Let’s Ride Brass Band, Spice & the Po Boys and Flow Tribe; 117 W. Duval St., Downtown, hemmingpark.org. PENGUINS & PALS This benefit for the Jacksonville Zoo Penguin Project features mascots Jax Cool and Salsa, plus ice skating, games and giveaways, from noon-4 p.m. June 15 at Jax Ice & Sportsplex, 3605 Philips Hwy., Southside, 399-3223, jacksonvilleice.com, $15, check website. FIRST COAST FREETHOUGHT SOCIETY Troy Capers, a senior at University of North Florida, discusses “Collegiate Secular Communities: Working Past the Four-Year Cycle,” 6:30 p.m. June 17, Buckman Bridge Unitarian Church, 8447 Manresa Ave., Orange Park, 419-8826, firstcoastfreethoughtsociety.org. NATIVE PLANT SOCIETY Dr. Rachel Mallinger discusses “Conserving Our Native Florida Bees,” at Florida Native Plant Society Ixia Chapter meeting, 6 p.m. June 21, Willow Branch Library, 2875 Park St., Riverside, free, 655-2550, ixia.fnpschapters.org. HEMMING PARK WALKING CLUB The weekly stroll, led by Friends of Hemming Park, tells of public art and city history. Meet near the “Opposing Forces” sculpture at the corner of Monroe and Laura streets. From 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. June 18, Hemming Park, Downtown, hemmingpark.org, free.
LIVE MUSIC VENUES AMELIA ISLAND, FERNANDINA
SALTY PELICAN, 12 N. Front St. Hupp June 12 & 16. Davis Turner, Sweet Sweet June 13. Sam McDonald June 14. Eric Alabiso June 15 & 18. Michele Anders June 16. Josh McGowan June 17 SJ BREWING Co., 463646 S.R. 200, Ste. 13, Yulee Hupp, Ray June 15 SLIDERS, 1998 S. Fletcher Ave. Tad Jennings June 13. Joe King June 17. King Eddie & Pili Pili every Wed. Mark O’Quinn every Tue. STORY & SONG Bookstore, 1430 Park Ave. Boo Radley June 15 The SURF, 3199 S. Fletcher Ave. John Waters June 14. Davis Turner June 15. Mike Johnson June 15 & 17. Reggie “Katfish” Lee June 16. The Macys every Wed. Kyle Freeman every Tue.
UPCOMING CONCERTS
AVONDALE, ORTEGA
CASBAH Café, 3628 St. Johns Ave. Goliath Flores every Wed. Jazz every Sun. Live music every Mon. ECLIPSE, 4219 St. Johns Ave. KJ Free every Tue. & Thur. Indie dance every Wed. ’80s & ’90s dance every Fri.
THE BEACHES (All venues in Jax Beach unless otherwise noted)
BLUE JAY Listening Room, 412 N. Second St. Chelsey Michelle Duo June 13. Few Miles South June 14. Arkansauce June 15 COOP 303, 303 Atlantic Blvd., Atlantic Beach Sam Sanders June 15. Barrett Thomas every Fri. FLYING IGUANA, 207 Atlantic Blvd., AB J Crew Band June 14 & 15. Samuel Sanders June 16 GREEN ROOM Brewing, 228 Third St. N. 8th anniversary party, Secret Spot release: Adam Latiff June 15. Michael C June 21 GUSTO, 1266 Beach Blvd. The Groov every Wed. Ventura Latin Band every Sat. LYNCH’S, 514 N. First St. Vibe Live June 14. Matt Henderson, Let’s Ride June 15. Spade McQuade June 16. Chillula June 21. Dirty Pete every Wed. Split Tone every Thur. 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 Lauren Fincham June 14. Fish Out of Water June 15 RAGTIME, 207 Atlantic Blvd., AB Bill Rice June 12. Rough Mix June 13. Sidewalk 65 June 14 & 15. Jimmy Parrish & the Waves June 16 SEAWALK PAVILION, 75 First St. N. Country Music Fest June 15 SURFER the Bar, 200 First St. N. Agent Orange, Concrete Criminals, FFN, Four8Ties, The Wastedist June 18. Blackstone Cherry, Otis, Ivan Pulley Band June 19. Drake Bell June 20 WHISKEY JAX, 950 Marsh Landing Pkwy. Melt Behind the Wheel June 12. VOX June 13. North of 40 June 14. Jimmy Parrish Band June 15. Mojo Roux & Kenney Hilton June 16
DOWNTOWN
1904 MUSIC Hall, 19 Ocean St. N. The Heavy Pets & Roosevelt Collier Band June 13. Frank Iero & the Future Violents, Reggie & the Full Effect June 15. TOPS, Video Age, Bobby Kid June 17 DOS GATOS, 123 E. Forsyth DJ Hollywood every Thur. DJ NickFresh every Sat. The FLORIDA THEATRE, 128 E. Forsyth, floridatheatre.com Live from Mars David Bowie tribute June 12. Brit Floyd (Pink Floyd tribute) June 16 The JUSTICE Pub, 315 E. Bay St. Jamison Williams’ Masterpiece Theatre, Shelton Hull June 13. DJ Odeon, Technoir Synthwave Slaughter, DJs ENS, Sonder June 13 MYTH, 333 E. Bay St. Ray Volpe, Ubur, DJ Q45, FLozone, Romeo, Twisted T June 14. Mike Shea, Wali Sadeq June 15 TIAA Bank Field, Sports Complex Nuthin’ Fancy, Tommy Roxx, Peter John Kane, Tom Spittle June 19 VETERANS MEMORIAL ARENA, Sports Complex Twenty One Pilots June 14
FLEMING ISLAND, GREEN COVE
BOONDOCKS, 2808 Henley Rd. Ivan Smith June 13. Branden Parrish, Southern Rukus June 14. Scott Elley, Duval County Line June 15. Robby Litt June 19 WHITEY’S Fish Camp, 2032 C.R. 220 Savanna Leigh Bassett June 13. Second Shot June 14. Spanky the Band June 15. Roger That June 16
INTRACOASTAL
Free-jazz musician Jamison Williams (left) presents MASTERPIECE THEATRE, an improvised orchestra that uses everyday (and not-so-everyday) objects to make music. Williams’ instrument of choice: vintage game calls. Our own Shelton Hull (right) plays the typewriter. 9 p.m. Thursday, June 13, The Justice Pub, Downtown, facebook.com/thejusticepub, $5.
PONTE VEDRA
PONTE VEDRA Concert Hall, 1050 A1A Steel Pulse, Jesse Royal June 14. Jeremiah Jones June 15. Hippo Campus June 17 TAPS, 2220 C.R. 210 Jay DeCosta June 12. Str8-Up June 14. Rough Mix June 15
RIVERSIDE, WESTSIDE
The LOFT, 925 King St. DJ Wes Reed, Josh Kemp every Thur. Josh Kemp every Fri. DJ Wes Reed every Sat. NIGHTHAWKS, 2952 Roosevelt Blvd. Naughty by Nature June 14. Danka, Silent Running, Split Town Saints, Tide 2 Trees June 15 RIVERSIDE Arts Market, 715 Riverside Ave. Jesse Montoya, Brett Bass & the Melted Plectrum, The Suedes June 15
ST. AUGUSTINE
The AMP, 1340 A1A O.A.R., American Authors, Huntertones June 15. The National, Courtney Barnett June 17 ARNOLD’S, 3912 N. Ponce de Leon Southern Rukus June 15 CAFÉ ELEVEN, 501 A1A Beach Blvd., St. Aug. Beach Kabaka Pyramid June 15 The CELLAR UPSTAIRS, 157 King St. Tony Scozzaro June 13. Jolie, Chillula June 14. Deron Baker, Be Easy June 15 COLONIAL OAK Music Park, 33 St. George St. Jolie June 22 FIONN MacCOOL’S, 145 Hilden Rd., Nocatee Jimmy Solari June 14. Trevor Tanner June 15 MUSIC by the SEA, St. Aug. Beach Pier Slang June 12 Planet SARBEZ, 115 Anastasia Blvd. Observatory, Syzygy June 15 PROHIBITION KITCHEN, 119 St. George St. Bad Dog Mama, Southern Tide June 13. Brittany Wescott, Chris Thomas Band June 14. Str8-Up June 15. Alberto Cebollero June 17. Colton McKenna June 18 SHANGHAI NOBBY’S, 10 Anastasia Blvd. Bees Deluxe June 13. Provoke the Colossus, Burning Fair Verona, DeathrucK, Modern Alchemy Metal Band, Automatik Fit June 14 TRADEWINDS, 124 Charlotte St. Livestream June 14 & 15
SAN MARCO, NORTHBANK
GRAPE & GRAIN Exchange, 2000 San Marco Blvd. Be Easy June 14. Chelsey Michelle June 15 JACK RABBITS, 15280 Hendricks Ave. Thousand Dollar Hen, Boo Radley, Mickey Abraham & Kathryn Belle Long June 13. Lenny Cooper, Wade B June 14. MXMS, The Guidance June 18. The Noctambulant, Fisted Sister June 21 MUDVILLE Music Room, 3104 Atlantic Blvd. Rod McDonald June 15. TBA Big Band June 17
SOUTHSIDE, BAYMEADOWS
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 Boogie Freaks June 14. City of Bridges June 15. Litt Family Band June 16
BAHAMA BREEZE, 10205 River Coast Dr. Laree App June 12 & 16. King Eddie & Pili Pili June 13. Chillakaya June 14 & 15. Karibbean Flavor Jun 15 CULHANE’S, 9720 Deer Lake Ct. The Byrne Brothers June 9 VETERANS UNITED, 8999 Western Way Brenna Erickson June 14 WHISKEY JAX, 10915 Baymeadows Rd. Rebecca Day June 12. Barnes & the Heart June 13. Top Shelf June 14. Chris Thomas Band June 15 & 16. Mojo Roux June 16 XO Lounge, 3535 St. Johns Bluff Rd. S. Miles Jaye June 14
ORANGE PARK
SPRINGFIELD, NORTHSIDE
CLIFF’S, 3033 Monument Rd. Chelsey Michelle Duo June 12. The Remains June 14 & 15 JERRY’S, 13170 Atlantic Yowsah June 14. The Party Cartel June 15
CHEERS, 1138 Park Ave. Olympvs June 14 & 15 The ROADHOUSE, 231 Blanding Blvd. Sister Kill Cycle June 14
CROOKED ROOSTER, 148 S. Sixth St., Macclenny Hangman’s Crown June 15 PALMS Fish Camp, 6359 Heckscher Dr. The Last Resort June 12. Taylor Shami June 13. Billy Bowers June 14. Ciaran Sontag June 15. Michael Ward June 16. Ryan Campbell June 18
BOSTON’S Sports Bar, 13070 City Station Dr. Heart of Elaine June 15. The Groove Coalition June 16
JOSH STEWART Band June 19, St. Augustine Beach Pier BRETT BASS, The SNACKS BLUES BAND June 20, Prohibition Kitchen CLAIRE VANDIVER June 20, Grape & Grain Exchange ST. AUGUSTINE MUSIC FESTIVAL June 20-29 LYONIA HINDSIGHT EP release, LETTERS to PART June 21, Rain Dogs CHEMTRAILS, EMBER CITY, The PAUSES, The YOUNG STEP June 21, Planet Sarbez The CORBITT CLAMPITT EXPERIENCE, SALT & PINE June 21, Prohibition Kitchen MJ BAKER June 21, Grape & Grain Exchange 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 ST. JOHN’S WOOD June 22, The Cellar Upstairs JON BELLION, MARC E. BASSY June 23, The Amp The APPLESEED CAST, TENNIS SYSTEM June 23, Nighthawks SAM PACETTI, SUNSET EAST June 23, Prohibition Kitchen HAYES CARLL & His Band June 25, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall GRACE PETTIS, LIS WILLIAMSON June 25, Mudville Music Room LAUREN CROSBY, JESSICA POUNDS, DANNY ATTACK June 26, Jack Rabbits THOSE GUYS June 26, St. Augustine Beach Pier HUNTER REID, KT LAWSON, TWO WOLVES June 27, Surfer the Bar DONNA FROST & CONNORS FAMILY BAND June 27, Mudville Music Room INNA VISION June 27, Jack Rabbits TEDESCHI TRUCKS Band, BLACKBERRY SMOKE, SHOVELS & ROPE June 28, Daily’s Place The MELODY TRUCKS BAND, BONNIE BLUE June 28, 1904 Music Hall MIKE SHACKELFORD, DEAN SPRY, DAVID POOLER June 28, Mudville Music Room LADY ANTEBELLUM June 28, The Amp YACHT ROCK REVUE June 28, The Florida Theatre The PALMER SQUARES, DROP D, SIFU MAC, SPLIT SOUL, YONOS June 28, Jack Rabbits MONA LISA TRIBE June 29, Blue Jay Listening Room T.J. BROWN June 29, The Cellar Upstairs The HONEY HOUNDS June 29, Grape & Grain Exchange DEBBIE RIDER Linda Ronstadt tribute June 29, Story & Song Bookstore AIN’T TOO PROUD TO BEG July 3, St. Augustine Beach Pier TONY JACKSON July 4, Moosehaven, Orange Park ARVID SMITH July 4, Riverside Arts Market LEELA JAMES July 5, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall ROB THOMAS, ABBY ANDERSON July 6, Daily’s Place AMERICA PART TWO July 6, Jack Rabbits TORCHE July 9, The Justice Pub TRAIN, GOO GOO DOLLS July 9, Daily’s LIZZY FARRALL, EMAROSA July 10, 1904 Music Hall DAVE KOZ, GERALD ALBRIGHT, RICK BRAUN, KENNY LATTIMORE, AUBREY LOGAN July 12, The Florida Theatre NEW KIDS on the BLOCK, SALT-N-PEPA, TIFFANY, DEBBIE GIBSON, NAUGHTY by NATURE July 12, Veterans Memorial Arena JOSH CARD, JACKIE STRANGER, JORDAN FOLEY & the WHEELHOUSE July 12, 1904 Music Hall RONNIE GAINEY July 12, Mudville Music Room JOJO SIWA D.R.E.A.M. the Tour July 13, The Amp SKETCHY RACCOON July 13, Riverside Arts Market SHAWN LAYNE July 13, SJ Brewing EDDIE B. July 13, The Florida Theatre MARY J. BLIGE July 14, Daily’s Place 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, PVC Hall SOULFIRE July 17, St. Augustine Beach Pier YES, ASIA, STEVE HOWE, JOHN LODGE, CARL PALMER’S ELP LEGACY, ARTHUR BROWN July 18, The Amp LAUREL LEE & The ESCAPEES July 18, Mudville DIERKS BENTLEY, JON PARDI, TENILLE TOWNES July 18, Daily’s Place BRETT BASS & the MELTED PLECTRUM July 19, Mojo J.B. The ROLLING STONES, The REVIVALISTS July 19, TIAA Bank Field
YOUNG the GIANT, FITZ & the TANTRUMS, COIN July 19, The Amp HURRICANE PARTY CD release, The DOG APOLLO July 19, Jack Rabbits BRETT BASS & MELTED PLECTRUM, RUSTY SHINE, SALT & PINE July 20, Hemming Park LAUREL LEE & the ESCAPEES July 20, Riverside Arts Market The MOWGLIS, PETAL, ARMS AKIMBO July 20, Jack Rabbits PIG FLOYD Tribute July 20, Thrasher-Horne Center 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 PRINCE DADDY & The HYENA, The OBSESSIVES July 27, 1904 Music Hall IRATION, PEPPER, FORTUNATE YOUTH, KATASTRO July 27, The Amp BOBBY KID, GOODFIRES July 28, Jack Rabbits DONAVON FRANKENREITER July 29 & 30, 1904 Music Hall WYNONNA & the BIG NOISE July 29, Orange Park Freedom Fest BLINK 182, LIL WAYNE, NECK DEEP July 29, Daily’s Place LUKE BRYAN, COLE SWINDELL, JON LANGSTON Aug. 1, Veterans Memorial Arena BLINK 281, HEART SHAPED BOX Tributes Aug. 1, Surfer the Bar IYANLA VANZANT Aug. 2, Florida Theatre WHY DON’T WE Aug. 2, Daily’s Place AL MANISCALCO QUARTET Aug. 2, Grape & Grain Exchange 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 Place STR8-UP Aug. 7, St. Augustine Beach Pier 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 BRENT WALSH, TILIAN PEARSON Aug. 11, 1904 Music Hall The Nth POWER, SIDEHUSTLE Aug. 12, 1904 Music Hall NICK JORDAN Aug. 13, Jack Rabbits REBELUTION, PROTOJE, COLLIE BUDDZ Aug. 14 & 15, The Amp ELIZABETH & the GRAPES of ROTH Aug. 14, St. Augustine Beach 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
Photo: Marius Knieling
CONCERTS
TOPS comes to Northeast Florida. The Montrealbased band plays dreamy indie pop with jangly guitars and smooth, sweet vocals. Video Age, Bobby Kid open. 7 p.m. Monday, June 17, 1904 Music Hall, Downtown, 1904musichall.com, $13. STEWART TUSSING Aug. 17, Mudville Music Room BUSH, LIVE, OUR LADY PEACE Aug. 18, Daily’s Place COLT FORD Aug. 21, Surfer the Bar BREAK SCIENCE, MARVEL YEARS, VLAD the INHALER Aug. 22, 1904 Music Hall TESSA VIOLET Aug. 23, Jack Rabbits Tribute: A Celebration of The ALLMAN BROTHERS Aug. 23, 1904 Music Hall PENTATONIX, RACHEL PLATTEN Aug. 24, Daily’s Place The ADVENTURES of ANNABELLE LYN Aug. 24, Mudville Music Room VAMPIRE WEEKEND, CHRISTONE ‘KINGFISH’ INGRAM Aug. 25, The Amp SOUTHERN CHAOS Aug. 28, St. Augustine Beach Pier SAWYER BROWN Aug. 30, Thrasher-Horne Center ORCHESTRAL MANOEUVRES in the DARK Aug. 30, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall SNOW THA PRODUCT Sept. 15, Jack Rabbits TOUBAB KREWE Sept. 28, Jack Rabbits JUNE 12-18, 2019 | FOLIOWEEKLY.com | 21
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FOLIO FOOD
L TO R: Frank Cunningham, Jesse Dowling and Laura Dowling
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SMOKE ON THE WATER esse Dowling was just 22 years old when he figured it out. He was heading out for a day on Silver Glen Springs, a popular boating destination in the Ocala National Forest. Sick of eating cold sandwiches, he and his buddy Frank Cunningham set up a Coleman gas grill on the back of their ski boat, hooked a microwave into the cigarette lighter socket, and got to work cooking up mac-and-cheese, mashed potatoes and grilled steaks. “We were just making stuff for us, you know?” Dowling told Folio Weekly. “And people just started coming up to the boat like zombies, smelling the meat cooking. Next thing you know, we had a crowd lined up behind the boat asking us if we were selling food.” That’s the moment it clicked for him. “I said ‘This is it. We need to do a food boat.’” That was 16 years ago, and through many ups and downs in the food industry—including one destroyed boat and a few disappointing restaurant ventures—Dowling and Cunningham are still cooking on the water. Their S.O.S. Diner is now in its third year, and business is booming. (If you’re wondering, S.O.S. is an acronym for Save Our Stomachs.) Dowling and his crew drop anchor at Bayard Point, south of Green Cove Springs, around
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11 a.m. most Saturdays and Sundays during the summer. “Once we start serving, we don’t stop until people start leaving,” Dowling said. “It was kinda slow going at first, but now it’s a monster. Now everybody knows. We’re feeding them when they get there and feeding them when they leave.” Boating culture, the St. Johns River and, in particular, the area around Channel Marker 24 have been central to the lives of Dowling and Cunningham. “We grew up in the St. Johns River. We’ve been going to that same sandbar for 20, 30 years,” Dowling explained. And it’s all led him to this point. S.O.S started as a food truck in his hometown of St. Augustine. It was difficult to operate it, though, due to some regulatory red tape that made it impossible to serve during the business day. “St. Johns County just didn’t get on board with mobile food right away,” Dowling explained. “It wasn’t costeffective to drive to Jax for lunch and then back for dinner seven days a week.” “It was stressful not having a steady paycheck. It was 7 a.m. to midnight, everyday grinding,” he recalled. “Food trucks aren’t how they portray it on the Food Network. You can’t just roll in and start selling food and people come flocking. You have to establish 9.5” a clientele.” And, he said, he just
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S.O.S. Diner caters to the nautical set
couldn’t do that given the limited hours they were allowed to operate. It became such a hassle that he decided to change careers after 25 years in the food industry. Dowling is now an aircraft mechanic, but he couldn’t stay away from cooking. From his time as a banquet chef, executive chef and entrepreneur, this is by far his favorite gig. His hours can still get crazy on the weekends, but at least he’s out on the water, spending time with his friends and his wife, Laura. She fields the orders and passes out the food while Dowling and Cunningham share cooking duties. “She started with me on the food truck,” said Dowling. “We make a good team.” She’s just as much a key to their success as the good food, he says. “When she’s not there, people are asking where she is! She’s just a people person.” The food truck helped Dowling get his feet wet. Eventually he took the leap and bought a boat. “It’s more relaxing out there on the water,” he said. Though he loves being with everybody at the Point—he’d be out there most weekends even if he didn’t have the diner— Dowling is taking it easier this year. “Last year was exhausting,” he related. In a week, he’d spend 40 to 50 hours at his day job, and another 30 hours dedicated to shopping, prepping
and serving on the boat. “That’s why we won’t be out every weekend,” he said, “so we can go fishing, enjoy the outdoors, have our downtime.” “It’s a recreational job,” he added, “not a pay-the-bills job.” Though he may be doing it just for fun, he takes food preparation seriously. The menu changes weekly based on what’s sustainable, what’s fresh. His food is never prepackaged or frozen. And his customers can’t get enough. “Our burger is probably the top seller,” he said. “Everyone who has it says it’s the best burger they’ve ever had. That’s what they say about everything! The Reuben, shrimp po’ boy, the gator tail. Man, that’s the best gator tail I’ve ever had!” Dowling’s love of food, and his enjoyment of serving his fellow boaters, keep him going during the long hours, especially leading up to big boating weekends. “If we’re not out there, people are bringing sandwiches, they’re getting wet in the cooler,” he said. “I like being able to make people happy through food. It’s fun being out there, even if we’re the only ones working.”
Janet Harper mail@folioweekly.com
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FOLIO COOKING
THERE’S THE RUB Chef Bill gets BRISKET-Y
HAVE Y’ALL NOTICED YET? SUMMER IS HERE! Welcome to living a convection oven’s life! If you’ve ever wondered what it’s like to be a nicely seasoned, properly tied roast in the middle of preparation, just step outside! Of course, we enjoy the outdoors more than the soon-to-be-my-dinner-roast enjoys its convection oven time. Now that it’s summer, we’re outdoors more, sweating more, running more, swimming more, sun-tanning (sun-burning?) more. Get outside, revel in the Florida temps! (It’s the humidity.) And nothing else smells like summer more than a cookout! The smoky meatsizzling aroma wafts up and down the block, making those of us you didn’t invite to your party even more hungry! For me, the yearround griller, sometimes a nice indoorsy braise hits the spot. Why? ’Cause sometimes I get a little tired of batting bugs and sweating over hot charcoal. So what should you cook in the heat of summer? Many experts offer cold food options for hot days—watermelon salads, cooled-off pasta dishes, simple sandwiches … but where’s the fun in that? That brings us to brisket. When most folks think of brisket, it comes in two common forms: the unbelievably succulent, tender, smoky, boldly spiced Texas-style, or the more old-style, European version of the Jewish deli classic, corned beef. The foodies among you probably also grind it for burgers like every trendy restaurant that makes its own beef grinds to stand out from the other burger joints. My favorite way to prepare brisket? Braise it with bourbon. The brisket is the breast of the cow, which means that it tends to be fatty. You can control that—trim off the fat if you want a leaner result. Otherwise, leave the fat on to get some extra-good flavor. Then braise it with bourbon. And the best part of brisket with bourbon? First, follow the instructions in my recipe here. Then stick it in the oven
and do whatever you want for three-anda-half hours, then come back and ta-da! Ready to eat! That makes brisket-time the best summertime food of all—you can cook dinner at the same time you’re lounging poolside, building a sandcastle at the beach, going for a hot sweaty run, taking out the boat or doing any of the activities that make living in the 904 feel like we’re in a hot, sweaty version of paradise.
CHEF BILL’S BRISKET RUB Ingredients • • • • • • • • • •
1 Tbsp. Colman’s Mustard Powder 2 Tbsp. black pepper 1 tsp. ground ginger 2 tsp. ground cumin 1 Tbsp. red pepper flakes 2 Tbsp. brown sugar 1 Tbsp. ground coriander 1 Tbsp. Spanish paprika 1 Tbsp. garlic powder 1-1/2 Tbsp. coarse sea salt
Directions 1. 2. 3. 4.
Trim brisket section of all excess fat. Mix all ingredients. Rub brisket with olive oil. Sprinkle generous amount of rub all over the brisket and massage in any extra rub. 5. Let it sit overnight. 6. Braise it the next day!
Until we cook again,
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FOLIO COOKING’S GROCERY COMMUNITY EARTH FARE 11901 Atlantic Blvd., Arlington GRASSROOTS NATURAL MARKET 2007 Park St., Riverside
NATIVE SUN NATURAL FOODS MARKETS 11030 Baymeadows Rd. 10000 San Jose Blvd., Mandarin 1585 N. Third St., Jax Beach
JACKSONVILLE FARMERS MARKET 1810 W. Beaver St., Westside
PUBLIX MARKETS 1033 A1A Beach Blvd., St. Augustine 2033 Riverside Ave.
NASSAU HEALTH FOODS 833 T.J. Courson Rd., Fernandina
THE SAVORY MARKET 474380 S.R. 200, Fernandina
ROWE’S 1670 Wells Rd., Orange Park 8595 Beach Blvd., Southside FERNANDINA BEACH MARKET PLACE Art & Farmers Market, North Seventh Street WHOLE FOODS 10601 San Jose Blvd., Mandarin
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FOLIO PETS
PETS LIKE ME
DAVEY
Behind every good human is an AWESOME PET waiting to share its story
FUNKY DONKEY
LOCAL PET EVENTS & ADOPTABLES PIN UP PAWS CALENDAR • St. Augustine Humane Society’s ninth annual pet photo contest & calendar, this year themed “Pets Ahoy,” is now underway. So get your favorite furry (or scaly) friend and dress them up to get in on the fun–and the fundraising efforts, since proceeds benefit the Society’s programs. Voting ends Aug. 17, the big reveal is Nov. 7. Go to pinuppaws.com for all the deets. (Hint: We think a nautical-style outfit would be awesome.) WILD WONDERS ANIMAL SHOW The musical program features animals; for ages 6-12, 2:303:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 12 at Middleburg/ Clay Hill Library, 2245 Aster Ave., 541-5855, claycountygov.libcal.com.
ADOPTABLES
BUTTERCUP
The SMALL but MIGHTY EQUINE tells all TODAY SOMETHING GOOD HAPPENED
to me. I was hiking in the countryside with my mom when a sudden movement caught my eye. I turned around to find a most unusual creature grazing in the pasture. With long ears, a long nose and walnut eyes like mine, I found the animal enchanting. Like any animal that wasn’t raised on a farm, I had stumbled upon an unknown entity: a donkey or, in Spanish, burro. I’m a sucker for a good animal story, so I stopped to chat a while and learn more about this unfamiliar animal. I learned a lot—that these small but mighty pets are intelligent, loyal and affectionate companions.
DAVI ON DAVEY
Davi: Tell me about yourself and where you are now. Davey: I was terrified of people before I came to Empowerment Ranch, a nonprofit agency that’s dedicated to bringing animals, nature and people of all ages and backgrounds together. Are you “stubborn as a mule”? Irrefutably! I do what I want when I want. But I’m still a good boy! What food would you eat every day if you could? Oatmeal cookies! Some say donkeys are really good decision-makers. True? We do make decisions, though they usually get us into more trouble than we bargain for. Tell us why you believe a donkey is a good companion? We are silly, playful and sweet, and will follow you once we know who you are. Who is your best friend? A mini-horse named Tuffon. We romp and play all day! 24 | FOLIOWEEKLY.com | JUNE 12-18, 2019
Do you have any weird habits? I pick up my hay bin and carry it around to show it’s empty, like my belly! What’s a fact about donkeys that would surprise most people? Beneath our passive, low-key façade is a bright, joyful animal that loves to stop to smell the flowers and look around. We have excellent memories and tremendous physical strength. In a sentence, sum up your life. Oh, so very happy, loved and safe. Tell me what being rescued was like. It was terrifying. Humans chased me around in a watery field, wrapped ropes around my neck, and put me on a metal box. I was scared and didn’t understand they were trying to help. The first rescue couldn’t handle my naughtiness, so I was relocated to Empowerment Ranch.
SUGAR & SPICE & EVERYTHING NICE! These are what make the sweetest girl–call me Buttercup! I’m looking for someone who likes long walks and long naps. Could you be the one? I’ve never met a human I didn’t like and I love to give tons of kisses! Please stop by Jax Humane Society, 8464 Beach Blvd., Southside and let’s meet! jaxhumane.org.
WILD WONDERS ANIMAL SHOW The musical program “Whaaba! Whaaba!” features animals from around the globe; ages 5-12, 3-4 p.m. Thursday, June 13, University Park Library, 3435 University Blvd. N., 630-1265; and 3-4 p.m. Friday, June 14 at Willowbranch Library, 2875 Park St., 381-8490, jaxpubliclibrary.org. BYOB FRENCHIES!
ADOPTABLES
HULK
What personality trait gets you in the most trouble? Sometimes I try to kick the farrier who trims my feet. He’s a good man, but I can’t help myself. What’s the best thing about being included in a family? I’m never alone. What makes it your perfect day? Lots of hay, ear scratches—and no farrier. This spirited neddy, overflowing with adorable spunk, is at home on a ranch near Callahan. Though the rescue donkey loves to roll in the dirt and kick toward the sky like a puppy, Davey prefers to be pampered with love and ear rubs. He could forgo the farrier; I don’t blame him—I dread nail trims, too. Davi loves meeting new friends of all species, shapes and sizes.
Davi
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DR. BRUCE BANNER HERE. OR AS MY FRIENDS SAY: Hulk! I may live up to that secret disguise when it comes to size, but my personality is the complete opposite. I’m a lover, not a fighter, waiting patiently to meet you at Jax Humane Society, 8464 Beach Blvd., Southside–but you know what that green guy says about getting mad …
Bring Your Own Breed honors these lovable dogs, 6:30 p.m. Friday, June 14, Kanine Social, 580 College St., Brooklyn, 712-6363, kaninesocial.com. At noon on Saturday, June 15, it’s BYOB Pugs. THERAPY DOGS Visit with these highly trained canines and learn about their work and how they make lives better, 2-3 p.m. Tuesday, June 18 at Orange Park Library, 2054 Plainfield Ave., 2784750, claycountygov.com.
NEWS OF THE WEIRD UNCLEAR ON THE CONCEPT
For reasons that remain unclear, a local police officer drove a beach patrol ATV into a marsh on Tybee Island, Georgia, on May 31, where it became stuck in the mud. Officials with the Georgia Department of Natural Resources say the officer then used a City of Tybee pickup truck to try to free the ATV, but the truck also became stuck. City workers next attempted to pull both vehicles out using two backhoes, which also succumbed to the marsh. An excavator was finally able to free one of the backhoes from the muck, but the Coastal Resources Division of the DNR reported to WSAV that it will likely take a barge and crane to extricate the other three vehicles. Tybee city officials are conducting an investigation.
FASHION STATEMENT
It’s swimsuit season, and beachgoers looking to make a statement this summer will want to check out the Jeado, a Speedostyle brief for men that looks like it’s cut from a pair of jeans. It’s not! The thing is really made of polyester and Spandex, for comfort and quick drying. The retailer describes the faux-denim look: “It is like eating a bag of chips in church. Everyone looks over at you with disgust, but deep down they want some too.” United Press International reports that Jeados sell for $39.99 through shinesty.com.
#FLORIDA
Only in the Sunshine State? Around 1:40 a.m. on May 9, as an unnamed Cocoa, Florida, homeowner slept in her garage, a black Cadillac crashed into the structure, missing her by only inches, according to the 911 call. The Cadillac was stolen, it turns out, and was fleeing an Orange County Sheriff ’s Office patrol vehicle— which was also stolen and being driven by someone impersonating a police officer. After the crash, WFTV reported, the imposter patrolman continued trying to pull over vehicles before speeding away. The patrol SUV was later abandoned behind a shopping plaza in Cocoa.”
OOPS
An unidentified man in Tuscumbia, Alabama, did what so many of us do
every day: He went online to Amazon to order some household items. But when his package arrived on May 23, he was alarmed to discover a urine sample from a private citizen, not the shower curtain and rings he’d ordered. “When I reached in and pulled it out (it was) some kind of urine specimen or something like that,” he told WHNT. An Amazon representative said the company was “very sorry” about the mistake and would send his bathroom accessories right away, but declined to have him return the sample.
STAR TREATMENT
Gwen Lynch, the lone 2019 graduate of the eighth grade at Cuttyhunk Elementary School on Cuttyhunk Island, Massachusetts, will receive the accolades and advice of a celebrity graduation speaker, actress and comedian Jenny Slate, on June 17. The island, which has a yearround population of only about a dozen people, is familiar to Slate, whose parents live nearby, reported the Cape Cod Times. Gwen has also been working on her own speech. Graduation festivities will include a potluck dinner, and organizers expect a “packed house”: “Most of the town will be there,” predicted Michael Astrue, who secured Slate for the address.
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While students at Holy Family Catholic School in Port Allen, Louisiana, took a field trip to Washington, D.C., to learn about our nation’s founding and visit historic sites, their principal, Michael Comeau, had another kind of sightseeing in mind. In the pre-dawn hours of May 31, police were called to Archibald’s Gentleman’s Club in D.C. after “an intoxicated man refused to pay his bill,” according to the arrest report. The Advocate reports that officers found Comeau, 47, standing in a roadway, “refusing to move.” He was arrested for public intoxication and possession of an open container of alcohol. Comeau immediately resigned his position as principal, along with his role as a reserve police officer at the Brusly Police Department. weirdnewstips@amuniversal.com
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ARIES (March 21-April 19): We may not have to travel to other planets to find alien life. Instead of launching expensive missions to those distant worlds, we can look for exotic creatures here on Earth. Astrobiologist Mary Beth Wilhelm does just that; she’s been to Chile’s Atacama Desert, with a terrain resembling Mars. She looks for organisms like those that might’ve once thrived on the Red Planet. In line with astrological omens, use this idea as a symbol in your life. Maybe you’ve been looking far and wide for an answer or resource that’s close by. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Philosopher Martin Buber believed some stories have healing power. That’s why he said we should actively seek those stories. Buber’s disabled grandfather told him a story about an adored teacher who loved to dance. As the grandfather told the tale, he got so excited he rose from his chair to imitate the teacher, and began to hop and dance around like the teacher. From then on, the grandfather was cured of his disability. I wish that you’ll find similar stories in the next few weeks. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): In the 1960s, Gemini musician Brian Wilson began writing and recording bestselling songs with his band The Beach Boys. A seminal moment in his development occurred while he listened to his car radio in August 1963. A tune he’d never heard came on: “Be My Baby” by The Ronettes. Wilson was so excited, he pulled over on the side of the road and stopped so he could devote his full attention to what he considered a shockingly beautiful work of art. “I started analyzing all the guitars, pianos, bass, drums and percussion,” he told The New York Times. “Once I got all those learned, I knew how to produce records.” A pivotal moment like this may unfold for you in the weeks ahead. Be alert! CANCER (June 21-July 22): “Your soul is rich, complicated, many-splendored and mysterious, fertile and generous. I’m amazed you can hold all the marvels you contain. Is it sometimes a struggle to avoid spilling over? Like a river at high tide during heavy rains? And yet sometimes there are moments when you go blank and the dense, luxuriant wonders vanish. It’s OK! It’s all part of the Great Mystery. You need fallow phases. Right now may be such a time. If so, here’s a poem fragment by Cecilia Woloch for a motto: “I have nothing to offer you now save my own wild emptiness.” LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): America’s premier eventologist is Leo-born Adrienne Sioux Koopersmith. When she was going through a hard time in 1991, she resolved to buoy her spirits by creating cheerful, splashy new holidays. Since then, she’s filled the calendar with more than 1,900 new times to celebrate. What a great way to express a radiant energy! National Splurge Day, June 18, is an Adrienne favorites: a time for folks to be kind and generous to themselves. That’s a happy coincidence–my astrological omen-analysis suggests it’s a good activity for you. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): “Let me keep my mind on what matters, which is my work, which is mostly standing still and learning to be astonished,” stated Virgo poet Mary Oliver. It was perfectly reasonable for her, given her occupation, though a like phrase by a non-poet might sound weird. Inhabit that frame of mind at least part-time for the next two weeks. You’ll benefit from having more than a minimum dose of beauty, wonder, enchantment and astonishment.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Libran philosopher Michel Foucault articulated a unique defi nition of “criticism.” He said it doesn’t make judgments or hand out sentences. Rather, it invigorates things by encouraging them, by identifying dormant potentials and hidden beauty. Paraphrasing and quoting Foucault, I’ll tell you that this alternate type of criticism ignites useful fires and sings to the grass as it grows. It looks for the lightning of possible storms, and coaxes codes from the sea foam. I hope you’ll practice this kind of “criticism” in the coming weeks–a criticism that doesn’t squelch enthusiasm and punish mistakes, but instead champions the life spirit and helps it ripen. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Help may be hovering nearby, but in a disguise. Rumpled but rich opportunities appear at the peripheries, but you may not immediately recognize their value. A mess you may prefer to not see may harbor a healthy kind of trouble. Drop your expectations. Be receptive to new possibilities. Be willing to learn lessons you’ve neglected or disdained. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): As much as I love logic and rational thinking, I’m granting you temporary exemption from their supremacy. To understand what’s happening in the weeks ahead, and respond with intelligence, you’ll have to transcend logic and reason. They will simply not be sufficient guides as you wrestle and dance with the Great Riddle that will be visiting. You’ll need to unleash your intuition’s full power and harness the wisdom of your body. You’ll benefit from remembering at least some dreams. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): For the sake of your emotional and spiritual health, you may need to temporarily withdraw from one or more alliance. Don’t do anything drastic or dramatic. Refrain from harsh words and sudden breaks. For now, seal yourself away from influences stirring up confusion so to concentrate on reconnecting with your deepest truths. When you’ve done that, you’ll be ready to find clues on where to go next. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): I’ve got a list of do’s and don’t’s for you. Do play and have fun more than usual. But don’t indulge in naïve assumptions and infantile emotions that interfere with your ability to see the world as it really is. Do take aggressive action to heal any sense of abandonment you’re still carrying from the old days. But don’t poison yourself with feelings of blame toward the people who abandoned you. Do unleash wild flights of fantasy and marvelous speculations about seemingly impossible futures that maybe aren’t so impossible. But don’t get so fixated on wild fantasies and marvelous speculations that you neglect to embrace the subtle joys that are actually available to you right now. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): “At times, so many memories trample my heart that it becomes impossible to know just what I’m feeling and why,” writes Piscean poet Mark Nepo. That experience is familiar to all, it’s especially common for Pisceans. That’s the bad news. The good news: in the weeks ahead, your heart won’t be trampled by memories. So you’ll have a great chance to know just what you’re feeling and why. The weight of the past will partly dissolve and you’ll be more free to know what’s true, without sorting through confusing. Rob Brezsny freewillastrology@freewillastrology.com
FOLIO WEED
LEGALIZING IT
Shelton gets a LEGAL EAGLE’S PROFESSIONAL PROGNOSTICATION
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interview with Sally Kent Peebles of Vicente Sederberg, a full-service law firm that specializes in cannabis-related issues. Shelton Hull: What would you consider your legal specialties? Sally Kent Peebles: I am a cannabis regulatory, corporate and real estate attorney who is licensed to practice in three states: Florida, Colorado and Oregon. I have more than five years of experience in this industry which, compared to many others in the cannabis industry in Florida, makes me a bit of a dinosaur! Are there other firms dealing with cannabis law in this region? I know other firms are dipping their toes into the cannabis space and creating separate cannabis practice groups within their firms, but I don’t know any other Florida firm that has a sole focus on cannabis like Vicente Sederberg does. We are 100 percent focused in the cannabis space, and we have unique practice groups in addition to the more traditional ones such as national licensing, market analytics, a hemp and cannabinoid group, and a compliance department that guides clients through issues such as packaging and labeling, security requirements and building requirements. What do you see as the major cannabisrelated issues in Florida this year? I see the industry as having two main hurdles. First, when I originally moved here, a lot of people asked me when Florida would see the economic boom from the cannabis industry like Colorado experienced. I had to explain that the state of Florida made the unfortunate policy decision to limit licenses at the state level, which created a high barrier to entry and effectively cut out a hopeful small business owner from being able
tto gett a llicense. i Li L i it d li llicenses i Limited means limited patient access, and since there is less competition, the products are more expensive, which forces many patients to stay in the black market where product is cheaper and more accessible. This may get better over time, especially since flower is now permitted. Second, there is still heavy stigma in the South toward marijuana and marijuana users. This often blocks forward movement on the issue. During this past session, a THC cap was proposed and almost passed which would have capped the THC level in flower at 10 percent and would have made it tougher for a parent to get medicine for their child. This bill threatened to force patients and sick children back into the black market where product is untested and could be covered in pesticides. The fact that the bill even passed the House reflects that there is still a lot of education that needs to happen on this issue. Do you think full decriminalization will happen on the next ballot? I see many cities already passing decriminalization laws in Florida. Lowering the penalties for [possessing] small amounts of marijuana is an excellent step to protect our adolescents, who are the ones arrested most for this offense. As for the adult-use push, they will need a lot more funding to be able to get the question on the ballot, and I am not seeing that happening yet. I support the legalization of adult-use marijuana. Already 10 states in the U.S. have voted for adult use. It should be regulated, tested and taxed. The industry could create thousands of new, good-paying jobs and provide new business opportunities. Subscribe to the Folio Weed Newsletter at folioweekly.com/newsletters
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TARIFFS threaten Florida’s FOOD AND BEVERAGE INDUSTRY WE ARE LIVING IN DANGEROUS TIMES.
During the Cold War, nuclear brinksmanship brought us to the threshold of mutual assured destruction. Today’s threat isn’t as flamboyant, but it is serious. The current administration is wielding economics as a weapon to destabilize other nations and push its agenda. The strategy may or may not work; either way, the American consumer is looking at a whole lotta collateral damage, including some of your favorite foods. I am not trying to be political here. I’m merely stating some facts about how Donald Trump’s unilateral imposition of tariffs is affecting the food and beverage industry right now. I’m sure there are similar consequences in other sectors of the economy but, as a chef, I can only speak to what I see in my kitchen. It’s not a pretty picture. The price of avocados is more than $80 a case. The cost of limes, cilantro and Brussels sprouts has skyrocketed as well, with many more foods sure to follow. The fact is, we rely on globalized, cross-border food production to meet our needs. To a large extent, Americans no longer understand the concept of eating seasonally. We want the foods we love year-round, even though those items don’t grow year-round—at least not in one geographic location. Furthermore, the demand for certain products far exceeds our domestic production capacity. Haas avocados,
for example, grow only in California. Then there’s the dearth of willing domestic labor for harvesting, but that’s another can of worms. Last week, approximately one-third of the cost of our restaurant group’s total produce order was avocados. Mind you, we buy more than 50 kinds of produce, but Haas avocados comprised 33 percent of our fresh fruit and vegetable expenditure. I cringe every time we sell guacamole. In a single month, the rising cost of avocados inflated my purchasing costs by 4 percent. Why? Because the administration threatened to close the border and impose tariffs. In a free market, if my costs increase, I should raise my prices accordingly and consumer demand would adjust. But what the administration is doing has nothing to do with free markets. In fact, it’s antithetical to free-market economics, and there is no free-market fix. I can’t simply raise prices “accordingly.” Who wants to pay $20 for an order of guac or avocado toast? No, American business owners are stuck with this bill. It’s money taken out of their pockets and, by extension, the pockets of my staff. All because of Donald Trump’s irresponsible and, yes, un-American political maneuvering. Chef Daniel Schillinger mail@folioweekly.com _________________________________ Schillinger is a kitchen veteran with 22 years experience in the culinary arts. He currently cooks in Islamorada.
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