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WILL Y’ALL PLEASE GET OVER YOUR LOVE affair with the Confederacy? As a proud born-and-bred Southerner, I can understand why you fell for the people who participated in the failed rebellion of the 1860s, chief among them their pageantry, their gallantry, their chivalry, and those deliciously honeyed accents dripping out pearls like, “All y’all can kiss my grits.” Swoon. I’m going to let y’all in on a little secret: It’s over. We’ll always have those sultry summer nights sippin’ whiskey and whistlin’ Dixie, but modern Southerners are so done with the relationship that we’ve hired a personal trainer and forwarded our mail. Don’t get me wrong, I know where you’re coming from, for in weaker moments I, too, have foolishly romanticized the Confederacy. My forebears fought in their war and my family lost much of our lands and wealth during it. I love Gone With the Wind—both the book and the film—and have been known to get unnecessarily offended at being incorrectly called a Yankee. But the South that I love is nothing like the Confederacy you pursue like Glenn Close dogging Michael Douglas after he dumps her in Fatal Attraction. My South is Harper Lee, Rosa Parks, Earl Scruggs, Thomas Wolfe, Kanye, William Faulker, Mae C. Jemison, Aziz Ansari, Martin Luther King Jr., Jennifer Lawrence; it’s hip-hop, bluegrass, barbecue and the Research Triangle. Yours is Uncle Tom, Jefferson Davis, Dred Scott, separate-but-equal, shaking your fist at the sky and cursing William Tecumseh Sherman. (Truthfully, I feel you on that last one. But not enough to get back together.) Like Glenn and Michael, your relationship with the South was doomed from the start; you never really saw the Confederacy for what it was. It wasn’t all balls and banquets and ‘Frankly, my dears.’ The lords and ladies of that bygone era who make your heart go pitty-pat were just a sizable minority of selfish, entitled land barons clinging to a way of life that the world had already left behind. The majority of Southerners were either in literal chains as slaves or figurative ones as impoverished peasants. There was no middle class. The white Southern aristocracy didn’t care about them and they wouldn’t care about you—unless you could help them stay rich and idle, which they wanted to do so very, very much. So much, in fact, that they went and started a war. They weren’t states’ rights champions, unless those rights let them own and treat

human beings in much the same way that farmers treat livestock. They used female slaves as bed-warmers, put horsewhips to human flesh, executed without evidence, and sold people in markets, for goodness’ sakes, then sent their sons to die in fields with the hope that they could keep doing so. And they weren’t truly chivalrous, unless chivalry involves marrying off your daughter to her richest cousin, no matter what the young lady has to say about being wed to a middle-aged widower for the sole purpose of accomplishing what his previous wife, or wives, had been unable to do: produce a son to carry on the family name. Personally, I’d rather not return to a time in which a woman’s greatest value to society was as a human broodmare. But I’ve been known to chafe at the bit. I know it will be hard to let go, what with the symbols that still stand today reminding you of your doomed affair with the Confederate South. These past months must have been a real nostalgia trip for Confederophiles like you, what with the proliferation of Beauregard flags sticking to bumpers and waving in front of homes all over town, often beside the president’s standard. So we’ll all understand if it takes some time before you can walk past the 62-foot-tall monument to your lost love in Hemming Park without shedding a single tear for what was. In times like these, you may be tempted to rekindle the spark. A casual “heritage not hate” tossed your way by someone wearing a shirt emblazoned with the battle flag of the Northern Army of Virginia could undo so much of the work you’ve done seeking closure. In these moments, remember that the flag doesn’t represent our South, it represents their South; it’s blackface, shuck-and-jive, burning crosses, segregation, Jim Crow, a kettleful of oppressed, miserable people getting boiled alive and glorifying a culture that never really existed because it distracts them from the heat. And it is hateful. I’m not saying you should forget the Confederacy, no, far from it … because lessons learned from past relationships help us avoid new lovers who are just as bad, if not worse. So take the things you love about the South, like lazy days spent skipping rocks down by the river, and find someone new to enjoy them with, someone who actually exists. ’Cause Rhett and Scarlett never did. Claire Goforth claire@folioweekly.com @ClaireNJax

THE MAIL RE.: “Character Change,” by Mary Maguire, May 24

NORTHEAST FLORIDA URBAN SPRAWL ASSOCIATION

IT’S CALLED THE NORTHEAST FLORIDA Builders’ Association. They have only one focus: growth. You can, and they will, throw quality of life out the window. Fight them before you turn into a mini-Jacksonville. Patricia Hazouri via Facebook RE.: “The Noblest of All Animals,” by Claire Goforth, June 7

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I READ FOLIO WEEKLY FROM TIME TO TIME. I am a Floridian in this deep red area of Northeast Florida, and extremely proud of it. I am also a military vet and my mother was born in Cuba. My dad is from Kentucky. I grew up in South Miami. I usually vote for moderate Republicans, but I did vote for President Obama (the second time was a mistake). The right to protest is a constitutional right, unless of course the protesters incite violence, destroy public property, block public roadway access, do not follow police instructions; the other problem is the resist movement being promoted by the left in the cities you mentioned, including colleges, are minimizing free speech for conservative guests. And protesters seem young and, well, childish, to say it lightly. Our State Attorney Melissa Nelson is in a tight spot. Progressive movements are an American political tool unless the messaging is muted or downplayed by the citizens of the red Northeast Florida as nonsense. By the way, polls found that Floridians were very highly supporting the Syrian airstrikes; one thing I am very thankful for here in my United States of America is that we don’t have to be worried about toxic gases being dropped on our cities and people by our Air Force. James Hosttetter via email

CRITICIZE, COMPLAIN AND CONDEMN

LITERALLY THE MOST FOOLISH ASSESSMENT of this case. Made more so in light of news this afternoon. Brian Hughes @GoMeteoric via Twitter

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RE.: “Coda for Corrine,” by A.G. Gancarski, May 17

CORRINE DELIVERS, BUT NOT TO FOLIO WEEKLY

I WROTE AN EMAIL TO CLAIRE GOFORTH a couple of weeks ago, complaining about many of the same issues that Shawn Sloan did in this week’s (May 17) Folio Weekly, before Ms. Brown was convicted, and Claire was pursuing a similar (to yours) approach, i.e., that the people Corrine ripped off didn’t care, that they were just paying for access, the race card ploy, she’s old/let her go, etc. Poppycock! Even though both you and Claire predicted that Corrine might very well go free, history has proven to the contrary, yet you are still clinging to your lame excuses about why she shouldn’t have been convicted. I am a firm middle-of-the-roader who sees both parties as enemies of the people. Corrine, and every other politician who is stupid enough to get caught using their position of power to line their pockets (see your own article, “she was whisked into a waiting Mercedes Benz”), is an enemy of The People. And you “political journalists” are supposed to be helping and protecting The People, your readers. Just how much did Ms. Brown “contribute” to Folio Weekly to garner such preferential treatment? To keep defending her in FW will only serve to sully your journalistic reputation … you have positioned yourself as the flip side of the coin to the prosecutors and lawyers you criticized in your article. We don’t catch crooked politicians very often, but when we do, we should do what we can to stop them. John Hillon via email

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Locals rejoice! Kona Skatepark, the oldest privately owned skatepark on the planet, celebrates its 40th anniversary with awesome events: appearances by skate legends Tony Alva (pictured), Christian Hosoi, David Hackett, Steve Olson, Dave Duncan and Steve Van Doren (he of Vans Shoes), live music by Guttermouth, McRad and The Firewater Tent Revival, and skate competitions including Bowl Riders Cup Pool Contest, Banked Slalom Racing, Tombstone Jam and best trick contests, along with a slew of skate-themed delights. Wednesday, June 21-Sunday, June 25, Kona Skatepark, Arlington; schedule and ticket details, go to konaskatepark.com.

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FOLIO VOICES : FIGHTIN’ WORDS Corrine Brown’s court motions smack of DECEITFUL DESPERATION

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READERS OF THIS SPACE MIGHT’VE THOUGHT they were done with Corrine Brown. Alas, in the tradition of summer Hollywood sequels, the former Congresswoman and current convicted felon is back. On Thursday, Brown’s legal team responded to her conviction on 18 counts, including conspiracy to defraud, wire fraud, tax fraud, tax evasion and fraudulent financial disclosure forms. The response consisted of two motions: a motion for a new trial and a motion to acquit. The motion for a new trial—which was predicated on a claim that the juror who got bounced because he was compelled in decision-making by the Holy Spirit—is the more tabloid-friendly of the two motions. “During deliberations, Juror 13 said the Holy Spirit had told him that Ms. Brown was not guilty. The Court found that the Holy Spirit was an external force, and dismissed the juror,” the motion filing reads. That sums it up—sort of. The issues with the juror unfolded over a course of days, causing concern among other jurors, who believed that empirical evidence (which all jurors had access to) rather than quasi-gnostic enlightenment, should drive decision-making in what was, ultimately, a case of withdrawals and deposits, of solicitations and acceptances of cash and checks. The juror was sent home, or to Heaven, and Brown was found guilty soon thereafter, to the dismay of the defense team. “The Court’s finding that the Holy Spirit is an external force is not supported by the record. There is a substantial possibility the Holy Spirit was actually the juror’s own mind or spirit telling him that one or more witnesses had not testified truthfully. Therefore, justice requires that Ms. Brown be granted a new trial,” the motion reads. Here, we move into the territory inhabited by huckster preachers, the world where Benny Hinn slaps people on the forehead and cures them of leprosy, where Rev. Ike sends a paper prayer cloth to chase away the demons, where Jim Bakker triple-sells theme-park timeshares. What is this “substantial possibility” canard? It actually invalidates the premise of a jury trial, in that—if we take it to its logical end—the only jurors one would want are blessed with gnostic knowledge. Would certainly save time with all that evidence, testimony, and so on. Just let the guy talking to God figure it out. More on the juror: “Juror 13 told the Court that his religious beliefs were not interfering 8 | FOLIOWEEKLY.com | JUNE 14-20, 2017

with his ability to decide the case based on the Court’s instructions and the evidence. He said he had followed the evidence, and that he was going to make a decision based on ‘what I think and believe,’” a category including but not limited to “guidance from Heaven.” The motion also objected to how Judge Timothy Corrigan, who was more than accommodating to Brown throughout the trial, handled that premise, saying in court that the Holy Spirit theoretically “is directing or telling the person what disposition of the charges should be made.” Brown’s defense asserts “that the Court’s determination that the Holy Spirit is an external force is not a credibility determination. The Court’s determination that the Holy Spirit is an external force is philosophical determination.” Taken to its logical end, the motion contends that no matter how aberrational a juror’s content or mindset may be, it’s all good, as it is the juror’s philosophy. A motion for a new trial was promised also, and it was delivered. In that motion, the familiar canards resurfaced. Brown was not actively involved in the conspiracy to defraud with One Door for Education CEO Carla Wiley and her former chief-of-staff Ronnie Simmons. Wiley and Simmons, lovers at the time, actually did conspire in matters of wire fraud and mail fraud—but Brown was out of the loop. And, besides, Brown was getting old, and deferred to Simmons to run her affairs. These arguments were rehearsed in court, with little beyond anecdotal evidence to back them up. While no one disputed that Simmons often signed documents for Brown, there was enough evidence that Brown knew what was up to provide evidence of conspiracy, and of her knowledge of the actions. However, in the words of Donald Rumsfeld, “You don’t go to war with the army you want, you go to war with the army you have.” The Holy Spirit and Brown’s diminished capacity, apparently, are the groundwork for the best possible case that can be made on appeal. To accept these premises means that you also have to accept that Brown was foreclosed from a real defense, not because her attorneys stood down and offered no actual witnesses beyond Brown herself, but because the system was out to nail her. Do you buy it? If so, why? A.G. Gancarski mail@folioweekly.com @AGGancarski

Parishioners STRUGGLE TO FORGIVE Father Rene Robert’s murderer

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ather Rene Robert, a Franciscan brother turned Catholic priest who retired to parttime service at San Sebastian’s church in St. Augustine, was well-loved in his community. On a Sunday afternoon in April last year, Fr. Rene visited a parishioner in the hospital. Then he disappeared. Four days later, the parish where Fr. Rene once served as an associate priest held a vigil for his safe return. On April 14, 2016, more than 600 people gathered at Sacred Heart Catholic Church to pray for him. Among them were his followers from St. Augustine’s deaf community, the Sisters of St. Joseph, peace and justice advocates, and scores of others whom Fr. Rene had helped over the years. While many suspected the worst, those who gathered could not have known that the missing priest was already dead, shot multiple times and left for dead in the Georgia woods.

The day before, police had found Fr. Rene’s blue Toyota sedan, which had crashed into a tree following a brief, highspeed chase involving law enforcement in Aiken, South Carolina. Hours later, bloodhounds tracked down the driver, who was also the prime suspect in the 71-yearold priest’s disappearance. Within hours of the vigil, Steven James Murray, 28, was arrested in Aiken County, about 45 minutes northeast of Augusta. The following Friday, Murray was extradited to St. Johns County. Murray led police to Fr. Rene’s body the following Monday night. He’d left the priest’s corpse in a wooded area in Burke County, Georgia, about 45 minutes south of Augusta. Surviving Fr. Rene is his half-sister, Joan McAndrew of Cambridge, New York, and several nieces, nephews, grandnieces and grandnephews. Murray, who has professed having “mental problems,” and whose family has confirmed drug addictions and formidable childhood abuse, had been seen in the priest’s presence on several days leading up to the older man’s disappearance.

Parishioners say that Murray was one of the many downtrodden individuals whom Fr. Rene endeavored to help. When church officials retrieved Fr. Rene’s personnel file to contact family members about funeral arrangements, they found something remarkable: The priest had signed a “Declaration of Life.” The document, filed away two decades before, made clear that in the event he was murdered, Fr. Rene did not want the state to pursue the death penalty in the prosecution of his murderer. The request demands Fr. Rene’s friends, followers and relatives undertake a task that many still find abhorrent: Work to spare the life of his murderer, Steven Murray, and forgive him.

community in mourning finds its own pace, its own rhythm, says Father John Gillespie, parish priest at San Sebastian Catholic

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Church in St. Augustine. We are sitting in his small, book-lined office on a mild, spring day, talking about the life and loss of his friend, Father Rene Robert. When the conversation turns to forgiving his fellow priest’s murderer, Fr. John is quick to advise: “I wouldn’t start at a finish point,” he said. Grief, both personal and collective, must come first. “Those who are affected by the tragedy, their responsibility is to grieve in a healthy fashion,” Fr. John said, noting that a sudden death like Fr. Rene’s complicates the healing process. “Friends attempt to assume responsibility. That’s part of a healthy society, for friends to think, ‘I cared for him. Why couldn’t I save him?’” For the priests at San Sebastian’s, that sense of responsibility hit hard. Fr. Rene had a reputation for giving away money, and for lending his car to near-strangers; he’d then walk home in the dark of night, sometimes miles, often from desperately poor, risky neighborhoods.

“We told him for 25 or 30 years, ‘You’re going to get yourself killed,’” Fr. John said. But Fr. Rene’s Franciscan devotion to the poor won every time. The Franciscan Brotherhood values simplicity, nature and aiding the poor. It’s a devotion that, for Fr. Rene, spanned more than five decades. Just after graduating from Catholic Central High School in Troy, New York in 1962, Fr. Rene entered the Conventual Franciscan Brothers Seminary in Watertown, New York. He made his vows as a brother three years later. In committing his life to service, he never expected to be ordained as a diocesan priest. “Rene probably felt almost guilty having money that he didn’t really need. Anything beyond that would be for somebody else,” Fr. John said. “He would wait for someone with that need and conclude that’s who God wanted to have that money.” The same applied to Fr. Rene’s car. Routinely, Fr. Rene would leave the building after eating dinner at the parish, only to walk back inside and ask, “Could someone drive me home?” His practice, Fr. John explained, was to leave his keys inside his car in the church parking lot in case someone else needed to use it. After dinner, the car would be gone. Fr. John doesn’t recommend that everyone serve in the way that his friend did. “Care for the poor but do it in a way that is authentic to yourself. Don’t do what Rene did.” Fr. Rene’s fellow priests worried about his risk-taking, but they also admired it. “In many “I think Fr. Rene wants us to fight the death penalty now more than ever. I don’t doubt it one minute. That is the good that comes from this,” said Nancy O’Byrne.

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ways, that is the thrust of the Gospel that Jesus came to teach us,” Fr. John said. “He trusted God more than I trust God. He’s a prophetic figure. Prophets make everybody—clergy, social workers— uncomfortable.” And, he added, despite all their warnings that the unthinkable could happen, “It didn’t happen for 30 years.”

teven Murray had been released from jail in Jacksonville, news accounts say, prior to when Fr. Rene began helping him. Fr. Rene’s work with prison inmates and ex-offenders had grown from his work with the deaf community. Fluent in sign language, he would routinely visit jails and prisons when they needed an interpreter. Often, he would get to know inmates’ families. But the majority of his ministerial life was dedicated to serving deaf people, Fr. John says, recalling Fr. Rene’s service as Chaplain at the Florida School for the Deaf & the Blind in St. Augustine. “Of all who suffered loss, nobody suffered more than the deaf community,” Fr. John said. “They’ve expressed their pain clearly and repeatedly. They are bereft of the attention of a priest.” While there are other, non-clerical signlanguage interpreters, Fr. John says, “It’s not quite the same.” Veronica “Roni” Fiolek, whose 26-yearold daughter had attended FSD&B off and on since elementary school, agrees that Fr. Rene’s loss is devastating. Over coffee at DOS Coffee & Wine in St. Augustine, Roni explains that a priest fluent in sign language is irreplaceable for deaf churchgoers. She signs to her daughter, Ashley, as she speaks. “Looking at a priest and not an interpreter is a huge difference,” Roni says. Many of the Catholic students at FSD&B, who hail from all over the state, have grown up going to church, she explains, but without sign language interpreters. In the school chapel, Fr. Rene brought church to life for deaf students. The children in his Catholic formation classes would gather at the altar for juice-and-cracker communions, as he signed prayers and songs with them. “He voiced and sang everything,” Roni said. She was recruited by Rene to help with classes in 1998, and volunteered at the school for several years afterward. The Fiolek family agreed to have their youngest child baptized at the FSD&B chapel so the students could watch. While students had undoubtedly seen baptisms at their home churches, this one was different. “They got to see the words connected this time,” Roni said. Before Rene, Roni had always been “a little afraid” of priests. But Rene was easy-going and funny. “He would tell jokes all the time.” He also was adamant about her participation in mass. At San Sebastian’s adult services for the deaf, he insisted that Roni help interpret. “He pulled you in. I was afraid to approach it, but he said, ‘No, no, you’re capable, you need to.’ “He’d just grab me and make me do the talking and signing,” Roni said, referring to their times at the school chapel. Encouragement from Fr. Rene was hard to resist. “His expression was warm and friendly even if he was chewing you out, trying to convince you to do something,” Roni said. Ashley, who was born deaf, met Fr. Rene when she moved to St. Augustine at age 8. She is now a retired motocross champion,

and works to get more girls and women involved in the sport. She signed her interview responses to her mother, who interpreted. “I was so shocked because he could sign. He was so helpful,” Ashley said. “He was an amazing guy.” He taught her that competency in life can take you only so far. “Father Rene helped me to focus on my faith. He taught me to pray to God to keep me safe,” Ashley said, signing. “[Motocross] racing is dangerous. He helped me to trust God. I do my thing and the rest I leave to God. Father Rene helped me be that person.” Fr. Rene would often joke with Ashley about her becoming a nun, and wouldn’t take “no” for an answer when he asked her to help with communion.

“He was fun,” Ashley said. The mother and daughter recalled how Fr. Rene would provide carnival tickets to the students for the Cathedral’s annual festival and rent a van to take them there. It was a ritual the children looked forward to every year. Fr. Rene served deaf people for 50 years, having begun his ministry with the deaf in 1966 in the Diocese of Albany, in his home state of New York. Later, he obtained advanced degrees in deaf education. He was part of the deaf community in St. Augustine for more than three decades, and helped build San Sebastian Church, one of the area churches that ministers to deaf parishioners. “The deaf community really needs someone who understands their culture,”

Fr. John said. “Rene understood and appreciated that.” His understanding was particularly important for students being confirmed and taking their First Communions, Fr. John said. The most challenging task for deaf students was having them make confession as part of their training—which is nearly impossible without a priest fluent in sign. Roni says the Catholic education program at FSD&B has dwindled since Fr. Rene’s death. “We can’t replace him at all. I worry about the Catholic deaf community.” But she’s clear on her calling to keep serving, and plans to go to Miami to interpret a student’s confirmation. “Father Rene would

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Father John Gillespie sat next to Fr. Rene every Sunday in service for years. “He trusted God more than I trust God. He’s a prophetic figure. Prophets make everybody–clergy, social workers–uncomfortable,” said Fr. John.

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have driven down,” she says. “I know he would pester me to do it. “You can’t say ‘no’ to him. Even now. I know what he’d do. He’d go to that mass and he’d interpret.” As for Fr. Rene’s request that his murderer’s life be spared, Roni is less certain. “I struggle with it. I’m still angry,” she said. Roni says she always thought of herself as being against the death penalty—until Fr. Rene’s murder. “He’d done so much for that man.” She couldn’t bring herself to sign the petition, circulated among her fellow parishioners, to spare Murray’s life. “I didn’t sign it. I don’t want to see anyone put to death, but it’s very, very hard,” Roni said. “I’m still not sure how I feel about it.” Ashley was still coping with the shock of Fr. Rene’s murder. “I couldn’t believe it,” Ashley said, signing. “Why would it happen to him? Especially him. He’d help anyone at anytime.”

ancy O’Byrne worked with Fr. Rene on social justice issues. She chaired the Diocesan committee on Justice and Peace for 13

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years, and crossed paths with Fr. Rene regularly: in prisons, on death row, in their mutual work with the homeless, in their work teaching young people nonviolence. She took to the streets of St. Augustine and Jacksonville with Fr. Rene to protest executions in Florida. “We started execution vigils all across the diocese. He was one of the faithful clergy members who showed up,” she said. “They [other priests] admired him but didn’t have

ex-offenders, prisoners, to homeless people— he was dong the thing that others were just too afraid to do. He believed that God was going to be his rock and his security. We’re all so afraid of taking risks but he wasn’t. He just wasn’t afraid of the things most people are afraid of.” O’Byrne says that finding Fr. Rene’s “Declaration of Life” 22 years after he signed it was miraculous in light of the way he left the Earth. But it was perfectly in keeping with his

“If I’m being honest, I don’t have a lot of compassion for Steven Murray at the moment.

BUT I SEE WHERE I’M GOING,” Fr. John says. “Part of me is already there, part of me is coming more slowly off the mountain.” the courage that he had to take a strong stand on these issues. “We have a long-held belief on respecting life,” she said. And when it came to Fr. Rene’s stance on the death penalty, “He strongly believed that this was included—and it is.” “He not only was standing up against the death penalty, but he would reach out to

character to ask, in writing, for his loved ones to fight to allow his would-be killer to live. “I think Fr. Rene wants us to fight the death penalty now more than ever. I don’t doubt it one minute. That is the good that comes from this,” she says. “We stop putting people to death and we start trying to rehabilitate and start trying to address mental health issues. There’s a whole list of things we

need to be doing besides killing the killers. And he believed that, too.” O’Byrne understands her fellow parishioners’ anger, and that it’s not directed at only Fr. Rene’s killer. Others have expressed loving frustration with the priest himself, for behaving recklessly. “It was shocking that it was happening,” O’Byrne said, recalling the days that Fr. Rene was missing, before his body was recovered. “But then people would say ‘he just took too many risks.’ “I kept saying to people, he wouldn’t be anywhere else. That just wasn’t him. He didn’t play it safe. I can’t fault him for that. It’s what he believed in.” Like Fr. John, O’Byrne acknowledged that Fr. Rene’s unconventional ways of serving others worked for decades. “He had a pretty long run at it.” She remembers the press conference held by St. Johns County Sheriff David B. Shoar, with Fr. John at his side, before Fr. Rene’s body was found. News accounts confirm that Shoar knew the priest personally; Shoar is a parishioner at St. Anastasia’s Catholic Church in St. Augustine where Fr. Rene often helped out. When reports of his murder reached her, O’Byrne was as angry as anyone else. “Of course I was at first angry that this person wasn’t more loyal to Fr. Rene, who was really just trying to help him, and how ungrateful he must have been. But then I saw him [Murray] on TV … They were bringing him into the courtroom. He looked into the camera and

he smiled. I knew then the man was not in his right mind. “I think he was high on drugs and mentally imbalanced,” O’Byrne speculated. “It was then I decided there’s no reason to stay angry at someone who wasn’t in their right mind and who didn’t understand the ramifications of what he’d done.” But O’Byrne believes that there are other reasons the justice system should spare Murray’s life. She echoes other death penalty opponents: The death penalty is not a deterrent to murder, it’s not pro-life, it’s very stressful for the victim’s family, and it’s expensive. (See “Cruel and Unusual Punishment,” Folio Weekly, Sept. 16, 2015.) Fr. John, while acknowledging the deeply held pro-life convictions of the Catholic Church, brought up the financial argument during a press conference on the subject in Georgia. On Jan. 31, on the steps of the Augusta-Richmond County Courthouse, he stood with numerous other priests from Florida and Georgia, as well as Bishop Felipe Estévez from the Diocese of St. Augustine and Bishop Gregory Hartmeyer from the Diocese of Atlanta, to deliver Fr. Rene’s message to prosecutors. “I was there to save the people of Georgia $4 million,” Fr. John said, referring to the average cost of carrying out a single death penalty sentence. He recites the tenets of his church that support life, and says that one mark of civilization is a justice system that rejects the actions of vigilantes. “We have rejected personal vengeance. The hallmark of society is to reject personal vengeance.” But he cautions against abrogating the process that the criminal justice system has laid out, which simultaneously allows Fr. Rene’s family and others time to grieve him. “Never ask the people who are victimized for the solution,” Fr. John says. “If I’m being honest, I don’t have a lot of compassion for Steven Murray at the moment. But I see where I’m going,” Fr. John says. “Part of me is already there, part of me is coming more slowly off the mountain.”

and pray.” Quiet laughter warms the congregation. Sister Loyce, from the Sisters of St. Joseph, has fond memories of seeing Fr. Rene ride up to the sisters’ retirement residence on a bicycle. “In 60 years of service to the church, he’s the only priest I knew who came to do mass on a bicycle!” And when he didn’t have a bicycle, he’d walk. When Sister Loyce’s twin, Sister Joyce, was in the hospital, he walked two miles to visit her. “I still feel anger,” Sister Joyce says during the anniversary memorial service, “but I know I have to forgive.” The Lord doesn’t want Fr. Rene’s murderer to die without grace, she explains. She calls for prayer, so the murderer can live.

“He was a healing priest,” her twin, Sister Loyce, declares. “His outreach was tremendous.” The sisters aver that Fr. Rene was a “martyr to charity,” because he was murdered while trying to minister to someone who needed his help. And they believe in the miracles a grandmother professes in the wake of Fr. Rene’s death. Her daughter, who was paralyzed after a stroke caused her to give birth prematurely, has completely recovered. And, after eight days of prayer to the imperfect but saintly priest, the daughter’s newborn baby, thought to be completely deaf, became sensitive to some sound during the third round of medical tests. A year later, the grandmother says, baby Abby is “singing back to me.”

During communion, a gentle guitar accompanies a small choir singing, “Blessed are the poor in spirit.” After communion, Fr. John prays for Fr. Rene to make his desire for healing known, solemnly cautioning the congregation that we are bound to adhere to his calling. The ceremony is all part of what Fr. John described in his office, weeks before. It is only after the community comes together to heal their loss—to revivify the deceased, in effect—that they can begin to understand the transformation that their loved one’s passing asks of them. “These are the steps we have to creep through to ultimately feel compassion for Steven Murray.” Julie Delegal mail@folioweekly.com

ccording to Fr. John, Fr. Rene’s friends and followers still have to work through the feelings that tell them, in light of his death, “I’ll be damned if I help anyone again.” They have to listen to each other’s stories about the man, how he helped so many different people, and reaffirm the values that he stood for before they can reanimate those values. They’re working, in effect, to resurrect Rene in their own lives. The pastor likens a community to an organism: The antidote to sadness and doubt—the immune response—is found somewhere in the group. Reassembling memories of Fr. Rene is part of the healing, he says. “We tend to tell those parts that are more acceptable, more humorous, more self-affirming for us.” At the one-year anniversary memorial mass for Fr. Rene, people gather at San Sebastian Catholic Church to share their memories of the man. One parishioner shares a story about Fr. Rene always leaving people’s homes with leftovers after dinner. Many other attendees had privately professed to Fr. John, “I’m the one Fr. Rene would bring that food to.” There was the time that a church member rode with Fr. Rene in a car that had no seatbelts. When she warned him it was dangerous, he said, “You sit there quietly,

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ost people who claim they’ve seen it all are usually the ones who’ve seen the least. But some folks really have been there and done that— even if circumstance and coincidence had a lot to do with their fortuitous résumés. Take the guitarist and singer/ songwriter Dave Mason, for instance. Born and raised in Worcester, England, at the ripe old age of 20, he co-founded legendary prog rock band Traffic with Steve Winwood and Jim Capaldi. Two years later, Mason was by Jimi Hendrix’s side the night the axeslinger heard Bob Dylan’s “All Along the Watchtower” for the first time (Mason plays the acoustic riff at the beginning of Hendrix’s iconic version). Further classic rock jaw-droppers followed for Mason: an uncredited turn on the Rolling Stones’ 1968 classic Beggars Banquet, backing guitars on George Harrison’s beautiful 1970 solo debut All Things Must Pass, and a quick stint as second guitarist in Eric Clapton’s supergroup Derek & the Dominoes before Northeast Florida pride and joy Duane Allman assumed those finger-licking slide duties. Three years before her tragic death in 1974, “Mama” Cass Elliott recorded a collaborative album with Mason, who also produced it. And in 1980, Mason dueted with Michael Jackson, who’d just embarked on a solo career after a contentious break-up with The Jackson 5. “I learned so much from all of those guys, absolutely,” Mason tells Folio Weekly. “And I still am. There’s always something new to learn.”

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If anything, it’s Mason’s balanced sense of wide-eyed discovery and music-biz cynicism that’s kept him relevant for so many years. Even in the annals of ridiculous rock ’n’ roll drama, his on-again, off-again affair with Traffic ranks high—out after the band’s 1967 album Mr. Fantasy, in for the recording of 1968’s Traffic (which features the timeless Mason-penned joint “Feelin’ Alright”) but out after it was released, barely there on 1969’s aptly titled Last Exit, and briefly back in the fold in 1971 before the group moved on without him. As recently as 2013, almost a decade after all the original members of Traffic were inducted into the Rock ’n’ Roll Hall of Fame, Mason and Winwood were still publicly grinding an ax of what Mason described to the Nashville Scene as “some bizarre personal acrimony.” Post-Traffic, Mason’s solo career flourished, however. His 1970 debut Alone Together contained only eight songs, but each one was a bona fide gem featuring contributions from ex-Traffic bandmate Jim Capaldi and vaunted session players like Leon Russell, Bonnie Bramlett and Rita Coolidge. Alone Together’s success, especially refracted through a softer pop-rock lens than Traffic’s often-psychedelic work, pointed the way toward Mason’s biggest hit, 1977’s “We Just Disagree.” And on tour this year, Mason will perform Alone Together in its entirety for the first time ever. “We started playing songs from the album last year,” Mason says. “We just never played all of them together. So we figured, why not? Those songs just work. I always tried to write somewhat

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Dave Mason has been around nearly EVERY ROCK ’N’ ROLL BLOCK, and he’s going strong on “Alone Together Again” tour timeless songs, and those eight [from Alone Together] still hold up.” Unlike many classic rock icons, Mason isn’t content to just rest on his laurels, however. Constant touring remains his bread-and-butter, even as he’s slowed down on writing and recording. “I’ve been touring since I was 18 years old, so that part hasn’t changed,” Mason says. “I don’t write like I was writing when there were actually record sales, though. The Internet has served to destroy the commerce end of intellectual property. Recording an album is expensive, and the way things are, making one becomes an exercise in futility.” Beyond his own career, Mason has retained his status as a steady collaborative hand, working since the ’90s with Fleetwood Mac and Ringo Starr. And in the last decade, his philanthropic work with kids, veterans and those struggling with substance abuse has increased considerably. But in the end, for Dave Mason, it’s all about the song as a whole—the form, the melody, the lyric and the arrangement. And there’s no denying that he’s written and contributed to some of the most timeless songs in the American canon. “I’ve somewhat achieved that level of timelessness with some of the things I’ve done,” Mason says. “Good things last. They don’t go out of style.” Nick McGregor mail@folioweekly.com

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7 p.m. June 16, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall, $53-$73, pvconcerthall.com

FOLIO A+E : MAGIC LANTERNS

THE CRADLE WILL

ROCK A once-scandalous film by Williams and Kazan retains its DARKLY COMEDIC SPIRIT

hough most of Tennessee Williams’ major plays quickly found their way to film (some more than once), the one that was his most original screenplay (rather than a film adaptation of a work written for the stage) was also his most controversial. Baby Doll (1956) made a star of Carroll Baker, gave Eli Wallach his first screen role, and engendered a chorus of roundhouse condemnation by various prominent sources, the likes of which has been equaled only by films like Scorsese’s The Last Temptation of Christ, Godard’s Hail Mary, Vadim’s …And God Created Woman and Bertolucci’s Last Tango in Paris. Still, the notoriety surrounding Baby Doll, the earliest of those films, was also the most effective in limiting, if not in places totally suppressing, audiences’ ability to see the film. Ironically, by today’s standards, Baby Doll is the least controversial of its cinematic bedmates. Wallach, who’d won a Tony Award five years earlier for the lead role in William’s The Rose Tattoo, later mused about his debut film, calling it “one of the most exciting, daring movies ever made.” Now, he concluded, “People see it today and say, ‘What the hell was all the fuss about?’” In retrospect, it might be hard to understand all the fuss, but it’s even harder not to enjoy Baby Doll as a truly curious black comedy and a showcase of remarkable performances. At the urging of Elia Kazan, who’d already won two Oscars (neither for his superlative ’51 treatment of Williams’ A Streetcar Named Desire), Williams began work on an original screenplay loosely adapted from an earlier one-act play, 27 Wagons of Cotton. As John Lahr details in his recent biography Tennessee Williams: Mad Pilgrimage of the Flesh, filming began without a completed script, leading to a series of incredible production hurdles. It’s the story of middle-aged Archie Lee Meighan (Karl Malden) married to the much younger Baby Doll (Carroll Baker) whose father had sanctioned the marriage with the condition that Archie Lee not sleep with his child-bride until her 20th birthday, a couple of days away at the start of the film. Archie Lee must satisfy himself till then by peeping through a hole in the wall to ogle Baby Doll as she sleeps in an extended crib, sucking her thumb. (None of that is in the original one-act play.) Meanwhile, Archie Lee’s cotton gin business has gone to hell, in a state of ruin like

the dilapidated house in which he lives. Setting fire to the gin of a Northern usurper, Silva Vaccaro (Eli Wallach), Archie offers his own equipment to process his rival’s cotton. No fool, Silva realizes what’s up, deciding to take his revenge in the person of Archie’s pretty wife. What ensues is a decidedly odd comedy of manners, with a conclusion that was a particular bone of contention between author and director. Kazan wanted a more tragic, downbeat version. Williams won out with a more enigmatic, wistful ending, in keeping with the movie’s general tone. For his part, Kazan convinced Warner Bros. to erect a block-long billboard in Times Square, picturing Baker sprawled sideways in the crib sucking her thumb. A brilliant publicity stroke, the iconic sign ignited the moral outrage of Cardinal Spellman of New York, leading to a “Condemned” rating by the Legion of Decency. Catholics were forbidden to see the movie “under pain of sin.” Continued the good Cardinal: “The revolting theme of this picture

… constitutes a contemptuous deviance of the natural law, the observance of which has been the source of strength in our national life.” The New Republic dubbed the film “The Crass Menagerie,” while Time called it “Just possibly the dirtiest American-made motion picture that has ever been legally exhibited.” Baby Doll survived the tempest in a formidable teapot to get four Oscar nods, including one for Carroll Baker and for Tennessee Williams. Still, the notoriety shadowed the film and Baby Doll Baker for the rest of her career. It’s a film that deserves rediscovery—this time, for all the right reasons. Pat McLeod mail@folioweekly.com

NOWSHOWING SUN-RAY CINEMA Wonder Woman, It Comes at Night and Black Butler: Book of the Atlantic screen at 1028 Park St., 359-0049, sunraycinema.com. Kids Series runs a movie, 10 a.m. June 14 & 17. Kedi starts June 16. Indiana Jones: Raiders of the Lost Ark runs 2 p.m. June 18. CORAZON CINEMA & CAFÉ The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring and Like Crazy screen. Christopher Lee Week wraps up June 15 with Horror Express. The Lovers starts June 16. Tomorrow Ever After screens June 17. 36 Granada St., St. Augustine, 679-5736, corazoncinemaandcafe.com. IMAX THEATER The Mummy, Wonder Woman, Prehistoric Planet, Dream Big and Extreme Weather screen at World Golf Village IMAX Theater, St. Augustine, 940-4133, worldgolfimax.com.

ARTS + EVENTS PERFORMANCE

MAMMA MIA! The popular musical-comedy is the story of a 20-year-old bride-to-be, who learns she’s the daughter of one of three men—and invites all three to her wedding; all set to the music of ABBA, staged 7:30 p.m. June 20 at Thrasher-Horne Center for the Arts, 283 College Dr., Orange Park, 276-6750, $43-$73, thcenter.org. CINDERELLA Rodgers & Hammerstein’s take on the classic “rags-to-riches” tale of a young woman’s journey from servitude to a new royal life is staged 7:30 p.m. June 14 & 15; 8 p.m. June 16; 2 & 8 p.m. June 17; 1:30 & 7 p.m. June 18 at Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts’ Moran Theater, 300 Water St., Downtown, 442-2929, $38.50-$99.50, fscjartistseries.org. TOPDOG/UNDERDOG The 5 & Dime stages this dark comedy about two brothers struggling to find a new life, 8 p.m. June 16, 17 & 19 at 112 E. Adams St., Downtown, $15; through July 2, the5anddime.org. FIDDLER ON THE ROOF Amelia Musical Playhouse stages the much-loved musical about Tevye, a poor milkman, and his five daughters, in a close-knit Jewish community in the village of Anatevka, 7:30 p.m. July 15, 16 & 17; 2:30 p.m. July 18 at 1955 Island Walkway, Fernandina Beach, 277-3455, $20; $15 students; through June 24, ameliamusicalplayhouse.com. LEGALLY BLONDE Orange Park Community Theatre presents the comical-musical about a sorority girl who enrolls at Harvard Law School, 8 p.m. June 16 & 17; 3 p.m. June 18 at 2900 Moody Ave., Orange Park, 276-2599, $25; through July 2, opct.info. THE EXPLORERS CLUB Set in the late 19th century, this comedy about a club’s controversial decision to elect (gasp!) a female president, is staged 8 p.m. June 15, 16 & 17; 2 p.m. June 18 at Amelia Community Theatre, 207/209 Cedar St., Fernandina, 261-6749, $22; $10 students; through June 24, ameliacommunitytheatre.org. THE NANCE The musical comedy about the raucous Chauncey Miles and burlesque’s heyday, runs 7:30 p.m. June 15, 16 & 17; 2 p.m. June 18 at Limelight Theatre, 11 Old Mission Ave., St. Augustine, 825-1164, $15; through June 25, limelight-theatre.org. STEEL MAGNOLIAS Alhambra Theatre & Dining presents its production of a tale about ladies who form tight bonds at a Louisiana hair salon, starring Dawn Wells (Mary Ann, Gilligan’s Island!), through June 25, 12000 Beach Blvd., Southside, $38-$57 + tax, 641-1212, alhambrajax.com. SENTENCES As part of its New Voices series, Players by the Sea stages Drew L. Brown’s play, based on fact, about a Southern woman engulfed by the American penal system, 8 p.m. June 15, 16 & 17 at 106 Sixth St. N., Jax Beach, 249-0289, $23; $20 seniors/students/ military, playersbythesea.org.

CLASSICAL + JAZZ

ST. AUGUSTINE MUSIC FESTIVAL The 11th annual festival features performances by Jacksonville Symphony joined by guest musicians–Nigel Armstrong, Stephen Robinson, Leon Fleisher, Katherine Jacobson, The Diaz Trio, Elissa Koljonen–June 15-17, and 22-24 at Cathedral Basilica, 38 Cathedral Pl., St. Augustine; details at staugustinemusicfestival.org. FIRST COAST WIND SYMPHONY The acclaimed symphony presents its Bon Voyage concert, before the musicians travel to perform in Salzburg and Vienna, 7:30 p.m. June 15 at Friday Musicale, 645 Oak St., Riverside, fcwinds.org. TBA BIG BAND The local group with the big band sound has that swing, 7:30 p.m. June 19 at Mudville Music Room, 3104 Atlantic Blvd., St. Nicholas, 352-7008, $10, raylewispresents.com. TAYLOR ROBERTS The jazz guitarist plays 7-10 p.m. every Wed., Ocean 60, 60 Ocean Blvd., Atlantic Beach, 247-0060, ocean60.com. Roberts plays 4-9 p.m. Thur. at lobby bar; 6-10 p.m. Fri. & Sat., Salt Restaurant, both at Ritz-Carlton, 4750 Amelia Island Pkwy., 277-1100, ritzcarlton.com.

COMEDY

FRED’S ALL-STAR COMEDIANS Patrick, Tommy, others, 7:30 p.m. June 14; Preetam, Chip, others, 7:30 p.m. June 21 at The Comedy Zone, 3130 Hartley Rd., Mandarin, 292-4242, $10, comedyzone.com. TIG NOTARO Comedian Notaro, known for her winning blend of humor, humility and selfdisclosure, and a regular on NPR and late-night talk show circuit, appears 7:30 p.m. June 15, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall, 1050 A1A N., 209-0399, $33-$40, pvconcerthall.com. JOHN CAPARULO Comedian Caparulo (Chelsea Lately, Wild West Comedy Show) is on at 7:30 p.m. June 15 and 7:30 & 9:45 p.m. June 16 & 17 at The Comedy Zone, Mandarin, 292-4242, $20-$25, comedyzone.com.

ARTS + EV OZRICK COOLEY Local funny guy Cooley appears 8 p.m. June 15 at The Comedy Club of Jacksonville, 11000 Beach Blvd., Southside, 646-4277, $15-$35, jacksonvillecomedy.com. BENJI BROWN Comic Brown (Comic View, Wild N’ Out) appears at 8 p.m. June 16 and 8 & 10:30 p.m. June 17 at The Comedy Club of Jacksonville, 646-4277, $18-$50, jacksonvillecomedy.com. HOT POTATO COMEDY HOUR Chris Buck MCs local comics 9 p.m. every Mon., Rain Dogs., 1045 Park St., Riverside, free, 379-4969. SPLIFF’S OPEN MIC COMEDY The gastropub has open mic 9 p.m. every Tue., 15 Ocean St., Downtown, 844-5000. COMEDY UNCORKED Patrick Dalton MCs local, regional comics 7 p.m. every Wed., The Wine Bar, 320 N. First St., Jax Beach, 442-0755, thewinebaruncorked.com.

CALLS + WORKSHOPS

UNITED WAY SEEKS VOLUNTEERS United Way of Northeast Florida and Farm Share need 200 volunteers to help with its annual Day of Action! This year’s theme, “Nourishing Northeast Florida,” helps students and families stock nutritious food for the summer, at food giveaways in five Full Service Schools neighborhoods. Volunteers help set up, bag and distribute, and help carry groceries to vehicles, during two shifts: 6:30-8:30 a.m., 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. June 21; sign up by June 16. Details at tinyurl.com/UWnourish. NEW TOWN URBAN FARM Urban Geoponics and New Town are developing a community garden at Pearce and West Third streets, in New Town/Edward Waters area, Northside, to provide fresh produce and a hands-on, open-air center of learning. Urban Farm meets 10 a.m.-1 p.m. every Sun. Details, call Diallo-Sekou, 706-284-9808. FORT MOSE HISTORIC STATE PARK The state park seeks volunteers with skill sets and interests ranging from historical re-enactors, event coordinators and museum guides to gardeners–and someone with computer skills to work with the Historical Society administrative team. Details, 823-2232 or email vicki. tiseth@dep.state.fl.us.

ART WALKS + MARKETS

NORTH BEACHES ART WALK Galleries of Atlantic and Neptune beaches are open 5-9 p.m. June 15 and every third Thur. from Sailfish Drive to Town Center, 753-9594, nbaw.org. RIVERSIDE ARTS MARKET Local, regional art, morning yoga 9 a.m., live music—Savannah Leigh Bassett, The WillowWacks, Moon Stalker—food and farmers market, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. June 17 under Fuller Warren Bridge, 715 Riverside Ave., free admission, 389-2449, riversideartsmarket.com. CONSCIOUS MARKET Tastes and sips mingle, 7-11 p.m. every Sat. at Conscious Eats, 5913 St. Augustine Rd., Ste. 5, Mandarin, 612-3934. Bring a donation of dried beans, rices, quinoas, other grains. Proceeds benefit Conscious Market/Character Counts programs. WHITE HARVEST FARMS & FARMER’S MARKET Local organic, fresh produce, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. every Sat., 5348 Moncrief Rd., Northside, 354-4162; proceeds benefit Clara White Mission, clarawhitemission.org.

MUSEUMS

CUMMER MUSEUM OF ART & GARDENS 29 Riverside Ave., 356-6857, cummermuseum.org. Poetry of Landscape: The Art of Eugène Louis Charvot (18471924), through Sept. 10; An American in Venice: James McNeill Whistler & His Legacy, through July 20. David Ponsler: Chasing Shadows, through Oct. 4. KARPELES MANUSCRIPT LIBRARY MUSEUM 101 W. First St., Springfield, 356-2992, rain.org/~karpeles/ jaxfrm.html. Change & Permanence/Oils & Mixed Media by Robyn Andrews, through June 29. Robert Fulton: Steamboats & Submarines, through Aug. 29. MUSEUM OF SCIENCE & HISTORY 1025 Museum Cir., Southbank, 396-6674, themosh.org. Dinosaurs in Motion, 14 magnificent, life-sized dinosaur sculptures of recycled metal, is on display. Skies Over Jacksonville runs 2 p.m. daily in Bryan-Gooding Planetarium. MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART JACKSONVILLE 333 N. Laura St., 366-6911, mocajacksonville.unf.edu. Synthesize: Art + Music, works by contemporary soundbased artists, is on display through Sept. 24. Project Atrium: Lauren Fensterstock, runs through June 18. Iterations: Lorrie Fredette, displays through Sept. 10.

GALLERIES

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rainbow decal is stuck on the window of the old, wooden church door. A vehicle parked feet away from St. John’s Lutheran Church is adorned with the same prismatic pattern, a color scheme that moves from hot red to a cooling purple. The LGBT rainbow is now as ubiquitous as a “Namaste” sticker or, in the extreme: “Make America Great Again.” The fact that this sticker has long since become universally recognized locally and globally speaks volumes about the gains and ongoing struggles of the international LGBT community. The fact that the sticker is so prominently displayed on a historic Springfield church is a testament that Jacksonville is arguably more progressive than some might think. The church is the de facto rehearsal space for the Coming Out Monologues. Now in its sixth year, the production features people from the local LGBT community telling their stories of “coming out.” In addition, the Monologues (COM) features LGBT allies telling about becoming supportive members of that very same community. From its inception, Tina Vaughn has been COM’s producer, tireless champion and whatever other title helps propel and maintain the momentum of this unique mixture of memoir and theater. The show hits the stage in two weeks. Vaughn and co-producer Christine Avery stand in the back of the church as cast members gradually arrive for the 2:30 p.m. read-through; some are joking, sipping giant iced coffees. Others seem more pensive, if not nervous, waiting to be called up to tell their story from memory and “off script.” “Coming Out Monologues is a storytelling project whereby we seek out the stories of LGBT folks, as well as allies, in our community, to showcase in a theatrical setting,” says Vaughn. The heart of the show’s very nature is the storytelling. Accordingly, story coaches Travis Sauter-Hunsberger, Love Reigns, Chris Guarino and Mike Vatter offer help, as needed, to the storytellers when they relate their experiences. As each monologue caps out in the 5 to 7 minute range, capturing each person’s character and experiences in a concise timeframe is a bit of a formidable undertaking. During the stage show, cast members wear unifying black-and-purple color schemes, making a simple yet effective fashion statement. If the receptions of previous shows are any indication, COM has been successful in allowing cast members to tell their stories, while keeping the production moving along in a smooth rhythm.

Tina Vaughn (center) speaks to the Coming Out Monologues cast and their family members. “This [COM] is also a catalyst for understanding, raw and powerful truthtelling, as well as connecting folks who might otherwise believe their differences to be insurmountable,” Vaughn explains. “On a deeper level, our production is less about ‘coming out’ as a single moment in time, [but] rather the evolution of a single human’s experience of coming to terms with—not only their purpose—but how they experience love and attraction; how they understand themselves among others, envision their future and would define or make sense of their past.” This year’s COM is co-directed by Kyle Sieg and Crystal Solie, neither of whom were available to attend this particular rehearsal. Vaughn slips naturally into director mode. “Is everybody ready?” asks Vaughn. Tiffany Rose is up first. “No,” says Rose, half-jokingly. Everyone laughs. Along with Rose, this year’s storytellers (in order of appearance) are Chet Wilkinson, Adam Nathaniel Davis, Tobias Sparks, Trinity Cotton, Alexandra Cotton, Shelly Roberts, Jeff Vatter-Murnin, Michael Vatter-Murnin, James Pope and Karen Smith-Scott. Their ages range from preteen to 70s, each with stories that are different yet, in some elemental ways, wholly the same. Depression, suicidal thoughts, fears of violence both threatened and delivered … confusion, self-loathing and being forced to lie by a duplicitous, seething society that at times has a furious view toward LGBT people. “I think when LGBT folks are coming to the show, they become more empowered to join us the next year,” says Vaughn of the kind of grassroots, self-perpetuating energy sustaining and driving the show. “That’s really how this keeps happening. It’s almost like a cycle.” Vaughn jokes that COM starts preparing for each year’s production, “The day before opening night of the previous year.” Since the stories for the show are sourced from the community, an open-call policy means all are welcome to submit their stories for possible inclusion in the event. The camaraderie is evident during this rehearsal, as are playfulness, anxiety and deep emotions attached to what seem to be even deeper memories. One cast member seems a little too rattled to speak and, after a few minutes, cuts the monologue short. Another member weeps throughout the storytelling, a raw account of prejudice, terror and eventual acceptance. When they’re done, they apologize for tearing up during what has been

a cathartic experience for everyone sitting in the church pews. “No, no, no!” exhorts Vaughn. “Keep that, keep that!” Fellow cast members chime in with encouragement. The rehearsal comes to a pause. The Revs. Victoria and William Hamilton, the pastors who oversee St. John’s, sit in the pews among the cast. Central to the Hamiltons’ progressive religious view is universal inclusion. Pastor William stresses the church’s “all are welcome” policy. He says that welcoming all genders has never really been an issue for St. John’s, then jokes about being an African-American preacher with a congregation that is 90 percent white. “I’d like to think we are batting a pretty good game,” he laughs. Aside from venue and production costs, each year COM donates its earnings to JASMYN and PFLAG. Since Vaughn began staging the production in 2012, she says COM has donated approximately $65,000 to the two nonprofits that help the local LGBT community through various programs. The landmark passing of the HRO bill this past Valentine’s Day was a long overdue step forward for greater equal rights for the LGBT community. Yet Vaughn says the production really shies away from overt politics. “After all, we are trying to invite everyone to hear people’s experiences.” The raw self-disclosure of COM taps into the commonality of being, the shared, universal moments and feelings of isolation and inclusion, anguish and joy, even acceptance and liberation. “That’s honestly what we want to do,” explains Vaughn. Along with shedding some light onto the LGBT community, and donating monies to JASMYN and PFLAG, Vaughn offers that COM also hopes to focus on the positives of what we share rather than the fears that can tear us apart. Vaughn says that some of the best feedback she’s received has been from people who didn’t understand, or even refused to understand, the LGBT community. “We want all people thinking of their lives in terms of stories and finding connection with other humans, people who they probably thought they had nothing in common with.” Daniel A. Brown dbrown@folioweekly.com _____________________________________ Coming Out Monologues is 7 p.m. June 16; 1 & 7 p.m. June 17 at WJCT, Downtown, $25, com2017. eventbrite.com. For details about submitting your story or learning more about COM, go to facebook.com/comingoutmonologuesjacksonville.

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ARTS + EVENTS OZRICK COOLEY Local funny guy Cooley appears 8 p.m. June 15 at The Comedy Club of Jacksonville, 11000 Beach Blvd., Southside, 646-4277, $15-$35, jacksonvillecomedy.com. BENJI BROWN Comic Brown (Comic View, Wild N’ Out) appears at 8 p.m. June 16 and 8 & 10:30 p.m. June 17 at The Comedy Club of Jacksonville, 646-4277, $18-$50, jacksonvillecomedy.com. HOT POTATO COMEDY HOUR Chris Buck MCs local comics 9 p.m. every Mon., Rain Dogs., 1045 Park St., Riverside, free, 379-4969. SPLIFF’S OPEN MIC COMEDY The gastropub has open mic 9 p.m. every Tue., 15 Ocean St., Downtown, 844-5000. COMEDY UNCORKED Patrick Dalton MCs local, regional comics 7 p.m. every Wed., The Wine Bar, 320 N. First St., Jax Beach, 442-0755, thewinebaruncorked.com.

CALLS + WORKSHOPS

ART WALKS + MARKETS

MUSEUMS

GALLERIES

THE ART CENTER COOPERATIVE Jacksonville Landing, 2 Independent Dr., 233-9252, tacjacksonville.org. An Artistic Reflection of the JASMYN Guiding Principles displays through Aug. 4.

CRISP-ELLERT ART MUSEUM 48 Sevilla St., St. Augustine, 826-8530, flagler.edu/crispellert. Flagler College alumni display works through June 16. FIRST STREET GALLERY 216-B First St., Neptune Beach, 241-6928, firststreetgalleryart.com. The 15th Annual Sea Turtle Show displays through July 4. JACK MITCHELL GALLERY Thrasher-Horne Center for the Arts, 283 College Dr., Orange Park, 276-6750. Margaret Schnebly Hodge’s paintings display through June 20. LUFRANO INTERCULTURAL GALLERY 1 UNF Dr., 620-2475, unf.edu/gallery. Cathedral Arts Project exhibit, County Missives: Expressive Works by Incarcerated Juveniles Adjudicated as Adults, through June 30. MAKERSPACE GALLERY Main Library, 303 N. Laura St., Downtown, 630-2665, jaxpubliclibrary.org/jaxmakerspace. Altered Objects, by Matthew Abercrombie, Mark Creegan, Crystal Floyd, Mark Krancer, Roosevelt Watson III and Elaine Wheeler, runs through July 23. RITZ THEATRE & MUSEUM 829 N. Davis St., Downtown, 632-5555, ritzjacksonville.com. Dance Theatre of Harlem: 40 Years of Firsts, through July. SOUTHLIGHT GALLERY Bank of America Tower, 50 N. Laura St., Ste. 150, 438-4358, southlightgallery.com. UNF Summer Show displays through August. The co-op shows 20 local artists’ works. UNION ART STUDIOS & GALLERY 700 E. Union St., Ste. 3B, Downtown, 334-324-1818, unionartstudios. com. The group show Resistance is on display. WILSON CENTER FOR THE ARTS FSCJ’s South Campus, 11901 Beach Blvd., Southside, tacjacksonville.org. TAC’s exhibit Going Beyond is on display.

EVENTS

JAMES STAVRIDIS BOOK SIGNING Adm. James Stavridis, USN (Ret.) discusses and signs copies of his book, Sea Power: The History and Geopolitics of the World’s Oceans, 7 p.m. June 15 at The BookMark, 220 First St., Neptune Beach, 241-9026, bookmarkbeach.com. PFLAG ANNUAL POTLUCK PFLAG (Parents, Families & Friends of Lesbians & Gays) holds its annual potluck 7 p.m. (performance by One AcCord 7:30 p.m.) June 15 at Christ Church of Peace, 1240 S. McDuff Ave., Westside. Bring food products for JASMYN (Jacksonville Area Sexual Minority Youth Network, a nonprofit youth services organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) youth ages 1323); and donations for Necessities for Living, providing basic needs for those living with HIV/AIDS. Details, call 737-3329 or go to pflagjax.org. KONA 40th ANNIVERSARY Kona Skatepark, the oldest privately owned skatepark in the world, celebrates its 40th anniversary with appearances by skate legends Tony Alva, Christian Hosoi, David Hackett, Steve Olson, Dave Duncan and Steve Van Doren (he of Van Shoes), live music by Guttermouth, McRad and The Firewater Tent Revival, and skate competitions including Bowl Riders Cup Pool Contest, Banked Slalom Racing, Tombstone Jam and best trick contests, along with a slew of other skate-themed delights, June 21-25 at Kona Skatepark, 739 Kona Ave., Arlington, 725-8770; details and tickets at konaskatepark.com. FIRST COAST FREETHOUGHT SOCIETY Scott Kimbrough, PhD, professor of philosophy and JU’s Division of Humanities chair, discusses “Spinoza: Religion without Theism,” 6:30 p.m. June 19 at Buckman Bridge Unitarian Church, 8447 Manresa Ave., Orange Park, 419-8826, firstcoastfreethoughtsociety.org. JUMBO SHRIMP VS. BLUE WAHOOS At press time, the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp are in the cellar, 24-34–all the more reason to go to the games and support ’em! Our hometown heroes kick off a homestand against the Pensacola Blue Wahoos (33-26), (Mmmm—shrimp & fish!) 7:05 p.m. June 14 (Date Night) and June 15 (You Might Be the Father’s Day!, when pregnancy tests are distributed ‘so you’ll know if you need to return for Sunday’s Father’s Day game,’ according to jaxshrimp.com, Mavericks Live Thirsty Thursday), June 16 (Red Shirt, Fireworks), 6:05 p.m. June 17 (Neck Pillow Giveaway, Inflatamaniacs!), and 3:05 p.m. at Bragan Field, Baseball Grounds, Downtown, single game tix start at $9 (check website), 358-2846, jaxshrimp.com. Next up: Mobile BayBears! __________________________________________ To list an event, send time, date, location (street address, city), admission price, contact number to print to Daniel A. Brown; email dbrown@folioweekly.com or mail 45 W. Bay St., Ste. 103, Jacksonville FL 32202. Items run as space is available. Deadline noon Wed. for next Wed. printing. JUNE 14-20, 2017 | FOLIOWEEKLY.com | 17

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Local trio Teen Divorce inject their indie rock with UNDENIABLE PASSION and PURE EMOTION

ndie rock bands come in an infinite array of shapes and sizes. One thing that can make a band stand apart is pure emotion—and local trio Teen Divorce has that in spades. Mixing the soaring dynamics of Slowdive with the buzzsaw attack of Converge and the melodic licks of every great indie rock band from the ’80s and ’90s, Ben Saunders, David Kennedy and Shane Smith have already made a name for themselves in Northeast Florida (a name that is purportedly from a ’70s porno). With one EP (Almost Heaven) out this year, another one already in the works, and an ambitious eye on the future, you’re going to hear a lot more about Teen Divorce in the near future. Folio Weekly spoke with Saunders about his Christian roots, obsessive-compulsive disorder and why he loves playing for college crowds.

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FEELING don’t want to hide behind a shield of collegiate literacy or verbose intellectualism anymore. So your musical interests are changing as we speak. To quote Dave Grohl semi-ironically, “I’m not the most creative musician—everyone that listens to me knows I like loud guitars.” I like loud guitars. I’ve always been an indie kid. What has changed for me is that I grew up in a family where both of my parents are Reverends, so I wasn’t allowed to listen to much mainstream music. I’m still reconciling the fact that I was shown the world through the very limited scope of what modern-day Christianity allows. So when I got to college and didn’t have anyone checking my Internet history anymore, I got really deep into rap, trap and drill music. That’s influenced how I write melodies a lot. Teen Divorce actually almost opened for Ludacris at UNF once.

Folio Weekly: Give us a little background on how Teen Divorce came Wow. That would have together. TEEN DIVORCE with BEACH CASINO, been insane. Do you all Ben Saunders: Teen KINDERGARTEN COP, YOU VANDAL want to get that big? Divorce basically 8 p.m. June 16, Rain Dogs, Riverside, $6, I want to run the world. I started the day I moved facebook.com/raindogsjax have a dream where I’m to University of North playing guitar in front Florida. I began playing of millions of people, including the kids who music in fourth grade as a way to clear my bullied me in high school, and then I smash head, and I was in bands in high school. But them to pieces like in an ’80s heavy metal video. when I went to college, I started suffering Just kidding. But music—writing it, playing from bouts of OCD. So early on, Teen Divorce it, listening to it—is the only thing that makes was about me writing down what was going me really feel like myself. Like, ‘This is what I on in my head. I jumped off the porch and was meant to do.’ OCD is an illness of doubt started playing shows my junior year with whomever I could find to play drums and and uncertainty, and there have been mornings bass. But the real lineup came together last where I wake up and say, “Am I Ben Saunders? year after I met drummer David Kennedy at I don’t actually know.” That led me to be honest a show at Jack Rabbits. Then, bassist Shane with myself and strip everything down to its core Smith and I hit it off while we were both values. I graduated from UNF with a degree in DJ’ing on Spinnaker Radio at UNF. public relations last December, but right now, I don’t want to have a job, a nice house, a dog You released the Almost Heaven EP in and a wife who cooks dinner every night. I’m February and already have another in the happy living in a big house near Arlington with works, right? How is the new one different? four roommates. We hang out all the time. My To be real, I’m just coming out of a season of car barely has a bumper. I work at Nordstrom’s. depression. And that’s had an impact on the If Teen Divorce can succeed to the point where newer songs. I want to be honest with myself in I can make a living touring six to nine months my music. We’ve written four new songs so far, a year and writing music that touches other and they’re some of the first where I listen and people, giving them hope and solace, that’d be perfect. We’re going to do a more organized actually hear myself in it. We used to like using push for this next EP—hopefully get on some pedals and including interesting fills in our bigger fests around Florida. songs, but after touring, paying attention to the bands we were playing with, and listening to Seems like Teen Divorce is destined for even classic records by Carole King and Nirvana, we bigger things. realized that the best music contains only the Really, we just want to play colleges, which are bare essentials. So that’s our goal for the new starved for good music. College is a time of record—we want the songs we write trimmed discovery and freedom, and I’d love to have the down to almost no fat. Every part that’s there opportunity to play for other ugly white kids has to deserve to be there, and if it doesn’t, with glasses who are trying to grow a beard and we cut it. That’s exciting new territory for figuring out whether they like Slowdive. Teen Divorce—freeing, but also challenging. Nick McGregor It’s forcing us to ask ourselves, ‘Are we really mail@folioweekly.com feeling that reference to a 19th-century poet?’ I 18 | FOLIOWEEKLY.com | JUNE 14-20, 2017

Florida-born blues-rocker SEAN CHAMBERS, who spent years as a sideman with blues legend and Howlin’ Wolf lead guitarist Hubert Sumlin, performs June 16 at Mojo Kitchen, Jax Beach.

LIVE + LOCAL MUSIC CONCERTS THIS WEEK

Music by the Sea: AIN’T TOO PROUD TO BEG 6 p.m. June 14, St. Johns County Pier Park, St. Augustine, free, thecivicassociation.org. SPADE McQUADE 6 p.m. June 14, Fionn MacCool’s Irish Pub, Jacksonville Landing, Ste. 176, 374-1247. ENFOLD the DARKNESS, INVOKING the ABSTRACT, AUTOMATIK FIT 7 p.m. June 14, Jack Rabbits, 1528 Hendricks Ave., San Marco, 398-749, $8. EMILY KOPP, JACKIE STRANGER, BEN STROK, J COLLINS, KRISTEN CAMPBELL & JOHN ROWLAND 7:30 p.m. June 14, 1904 Music Hall, 19 Ocean St., Downtown. OMARI BANKS 9 p.m. June 14, Surfer the Bar, 200 N. First St., Jax Beach, 372-9756. ELVIS-BRAD ROUSE, WEST KING STRING BAND 10:30 p.m. June 14, Shanghai Nobby’s, 10 Anastasia Blvd., St. Augustine, 547-2188. CRAIG CAMPBELL 6 p.m. June 15, Mavericks Live, 2 Independent Dr., Downtown, 356-1111, $15-$20. PALM TREES & POWER LINES, PARKRIDGE, ROSEDALE, BRICKS & GRENADE 7 p.m. June 15, Jack Rabbits, $10. The GIPSY KINGS (with Nicolas Reyes, Tonino Baliardo) 7 p.m. June 15, St. Augustine Amphitheatre, 1340 A1A S., 209-0367, $39-$59. ADVENTURES of ANABELLE LYN 7:30 p.m. June 15, Mudville Music Room, 3104 Atlantic Blvd., St. Nicholas, 352-7008, $10. SUMILAN, N.W. IZZARD 8 p.m. June 15, 1904 Music Hall, $10 advance; $12 day of. 3 The BAND 9 p.m. June 15, Flying Iguana Taqueria & Tequila Bar, 207 Atlantic Blvd., Neptune Beach, 853-5680. EVAN TAYLOR JONES 9 p.m. June 15, Surfer the Bar, 200 N. First St., Jax Beach, 372-9756. JAHMEN BRAHMEN, OBSERVATORY, BABA CAIMAN 8 p.m. June 16, 1904 Music Hall, $8 advance; $10 day of. DAVE MASON 8 p.m. June 16, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall, 1050 A1A N., 209-0399, $53-$73. TEEN DIVORCE, BEACH CASINO, KINDERGARTEN COP, YOU VANDAL 8 p.m. June 16, Rain Dogs, 1045 Park St., Riverside, 379-4969, $6. DIRTY ROTTEN SNAKE in the GRASS, CAINT NEVER COULD, MUDTOWN 8 p.m. June 16, Shantytown Pub, 22 W. Sixth St., Springfield, 798-8222. HALO CIRCUS, RUBY ROSE FOX, GARY LASER EYES 8 p.m. June 16, Jack Rabbits, $8. GO GET GONE 8 p.m. June 16, Whiskey Jax, 950 Marsh Landing Pkwy., Jax Beach, 853-5973. The GEORGIA FLOOD 9:30 p.m. June 16, Surfer the Bar. 5 O’CLOCK SHADOW 9:30 p.m. June 16, Whiskey Jax, 10915 Baymeadows Rd., Southside, 634-7208. SEAN CHAMBERS 10 p.m. June 16, Mojo Kitchen, 1500 Beach Blvd., Jax Beach, 247-6636, $15. NONEED 10 p.m. June 16, The Roadhouse, 231 Blanding Blvd., Orange Park, 264-0611, $3 advance; $5 day of. UNCOMMON LEGENDS 10 p.m. June 16, Prohibition Kitchen, 119 St. George St., St. Augustine, 209-5704. Riverside Arts Market: Morning Yoga 9 a.m., SAVANNAH LEIGH BASSETT, The WILLOWWACKS, MOON STALKER 10:30 a.m. June 17, 715 Riverside Ave., 389-2449. Great Atlantic Country Music Fest: J COLLINS, JONATHAN LEE, ADAM CRAIG, LUKE COMBS, BILLY GLISSON, BRETT MYERS, TOBACCO RD BAND Noon-

10 p.m. June 17, SeaWalk Pavilion, Jax Beach, free; $20 VIP, greatatlanticfestival.com. SLADICIDAL 7 p.m. June 17, Shanghai Nobby’s, 547-2188. DUVAL DIVAS 7:30 p.m. June 17, Whiskey Jax, Jax Beach. COME BACK ALICE, The GOOD WOOD BAND 8 p.m. June 17, 1904 Music Hall, $8 advance; $10 day of. SHOTGUN SHANE, AROUND the BONFIRE, BIG MURPH 8 p.m. June 17, Jack Rabbits, $13. BOOGIE FREAKS 9:30 p.m. June 17, Whiskey Jax, Southside. The GROOVE COALITION 10 p.m. June 17, Prohibition Kitchen. VON STRANTZ, SHEA BIRNEY, VICTORIA PARIZO 7 p.m. June 18, Planet Sarbez, 115 Anastasia Blvd., St. Augustine, 342-0632. BLACK MASS, COLUMBINE, DISDAIN 8 p.m. June 19, Shantytown Pub, $6. The OSCEOLA BROTHERS 7 p.m. June 20, Jack Rabbits, $5. The JAUNTEE, WHALE FAREL, RIP JUNIOR 8 p.m. June 21, 1904 Music Hall, $8 advance; $10 day of.

UPCOMING CONCERTS

SLIGHTLY STOOPID, IRATION, J BOOG, The MOVEMENT June 22, St. Augustine Amphitheatre ANTON LaPLUME BAND June 22, Surfer the Bar MORNING FATTY June 23, Surfer the Bar AL POINDEXTER, DECOY, THREE HEARTS DANCE June 24, Riverside Arts Market BREATHING THEORY, ASKMEIFICARE, NOSELF June 24, The Roadhouse Sad Clowns & Hillbillies: JOHN MELLENCAMP, EMMYLOU HARRIS, CARLENE CARTER, LILY & MADELEINE June 24, St. Augustine Amphitheatre DEFTONES, RISE AGAINST June 24, Daily’s Place ROW JOMAH June 24, Surfer the Bar ALLIE KELLY, ELLA ROMAINE June 25, Music in the Box, Limelight Theatre PAUL BYROM June 25, Culhane’s Irish Pub SPLIT TONE June 25, Surfer the Bar VESPERTEEN, DBMK, FAZE WAVE June 26, Jack Rabbits ALEJANDRO ESCOVEDO & the BURN SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL BAND June 27, P.V. Concert Hall BARRY GREENE BAND June 27, Surfer the Bar DIANA ROSS June 28, Daily’s Place TAD JENNINGS June 28, Surfer the Bar TRAIL DRIVER June 29, Surfer the Bar SUMMER SURVIVOR June 30, Surfer the Bar DAN TDM June 30, Daily’s Place CHICAGO, The BAND, The DOOBIE BROTHERS July 1, Daily’s Place COREY SMITH July 1, Mavericks Live PROPAGANJAH July 1, The Roadhouse BECOMING HUMAN July 2, Jack Rabbits DIGDOG, HIVEHEAD, TEEN DIVORCE July 4, Nighthawks DWARVES, RICHIE RAMONE July 5, 1904 Music Hall RICK ROSS, K. MICHELLE July 8, T-U Center INCUBUS, JIMMY EAT WORLD, JUDAH & The LION July 10, Daily’s Place TED NUGENT July 13, Florida Theatre DIERKS BENTLEY, COLE SWINDELL, JON PARDI July 13, Daily’s Place PURE PRAIRIE LEAGUE, FIREFALL, ORLEANS July 14, Florida Theatre PUDDLES PITY PARTY LIVE July 14, P.V. Concert Hall

STYX, REO SPEEDWAGON, DON FELDER July 20, Daily’s Place SLAYER, LAMB of GOD, BEHEMOTH July 21, St. Augustine Amphitheatre TAKING BACK SUNDAY, MODERN CHEMISTRY July 22, Jack Rabbits MEEK MILL, YO GOTTI July 22, Daily’s Place JASON ISBELL & The 400 UNIT, STRAND of OAKS July 22, St. Augustine Amphitheatre JOURNEY, ASIA July 26, Daily’s Place LADY ANTEBELLUM, KELSEA BALLERINI, BRETT YOUNG July 27, Daily’s Place REBELUTION, NAKHO, MEDICINE for the PEOPLE, COLLIE BUDZ, HIRIE, DJ MACKLE July 30, St. Augustine Amphitheatre BRITTANI MUELLER July 30, Music in the Box, Limelight Theatre 311, NEW POLITICS, PASSAFIRE Aug. 2, St. Augustine Amphitheatre POSTMODERN JUKEBOX, STRAIGHT NO CHASER Aug. 2, Daily’s Place SABRINA CARPENTER, ALEX AONO, NEW HOPE CLUB Aug. 2, Florida Theatre FOREIGNER, CHEAP TRICK, JASON BONHAM’S LED ZEPPELIN EXPERIENCE Aug. 3, Daily’s Place NEW MANTRA, THETWOTAKES Aug. 8, Jack Rabbits The AUSTRALIAN PINK FLOYD SHOW Aug. 9, Florida Theatre DONALD FAGEN & the NIGHTFLYERS Aug. 12, St. Augustine Amphitheatre MORRIS DAY & the TIME, RUDE BOYS, LAKESIDE, READY for the WORLD, TROOP, ADINA HOWARD Aug. 12, Morocco Shrine Auditorium JASON ALDEAN, CHRIS YOUNG, KANE BROWN, DEEJAY SILVER Aug. 17, Veterans Memorial Arena MATCHBOX TWENTY, COUNTING CROWS Aug. 19, Daily’s Place MARY J. BLIGE Aug. 23, Daily’s Place PETER WHITE, EUGE GROOVE Aug. 23, P.V. Concert Hall LEE HUNTER, JOEY KERR Aug. 27, Music in the Box, Limelight Theatre LIFEHOUSE, SWITCHFOOT Aug. 27, Daily’s Place GOO GOO DOLLS, PHILLIP PHILLIPS Sept. 2, Daily’s Place PARAMORE Sept. 6, T-U Center BLACKBERRY SMOKE, The CHRIS ROBINSON BROTHERHOOD Sept. 8, St. Augustine Amphitheatre BRYAN ADAMS Sept. 9, Daily’s Place ADAM ANT Sept. 10, Florida Theatre MARSHALL TUCKER BAND Sept. 14, Florida Theatre WIDESPREAD PANIC Sept. 15-17, St. Augustine Amphitheatre TIM McGRAW & FAITH HILL Sept. 16, Veterans Memorial Arena RAUL MIDON Sept. 16, Ritz Theatre SAMMY HAGAR & the CIRCLE (Michael Anthony, Jason Bonham, Vic Johnson), COLLECTIVE SOUL Sept. 20, St. Augustine Amphitheatre ZAC BROWN BAND Sept. 21, Daily’s Place UB40 LEGENDS ALI, ASTRO & MICKEY Sept. 21, St. Augustine Amphitheatre YOUNG the GIANT, COLD WAR KIDS, JOYWAVE Sept. 22, Daily’s Place BROADWAY BOYS Sept. 22, Ritz Theatre

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LIVE + LOCAL MUSIC

Tampa Bay reggaerock dudes NONEED perform June 16 at The Roadhouse, Orange Park.

LAURYN HILL, NAS, CHRONIXX Sept. 23, Daily’s Place THE PSYCHEDELIC FURS, BASH & POP, TOMMY STINSON Sept. 23, P.V. Concert Hall ANCIENT CITY SLICKERS Sept. 24, Music in the Box, Limelight Theatre BRIAN REGAN Sept. 24, Florida Theatre KATIE THIROUIX Sept. 24, Ritz Theatre TERRI CLARK Sept. 27, P.V. Concert Hall STEVE FORBERT Sept. 30, Mudville Music Room TROMBONE SHORTY & ORLEANS AVENUE Oct. 1, P.V. Concert Hall JOSEPH Oct. 2, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall JUDAH & The LION Oct. 10, Mavericks Live The Smooth Tour: FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE, NELLY, CHRIS LANE Oct. 12, Veterans Memorial Arena DAVINA SOWERS & the VEGABONDS Oct. 12, Ritz Theatre The JAMES HUNTER SIX Oct. 16, P.V. Concert Hall CONOR OBERST, The FELICE BROTHERS Oct. 17, P.V. Concert Hall Once a Month Punk: SCATTER BRAINS, LOOSE BEARINGS Oct. 19, Blue Water Daiquiri & Oyster Bar TEMPTATIONS, FOUR TOPS Oct. 20, Florida Theatre SPOON Oct. 21, Mavericks Live KINGS of LEON, DAWES Oct. 25, Daily’s Place BROADWAY’S NEXT HIT MUSICAL Oct. 25, Ritz Theatre

TOAD the WET SPROCKET Oct. 27, P.V. Concert Hall THE MAGPIE SALUTE Oct. 29, Florida Theatre MICHAEL LAGASSE & FRIENDS Oct. 29, Music in the Box, Limelight Theatre JOHNNYSWIM Nov. 1, P.V. Concert Hall GARY OWEN Nov. 3, Florida Theatre JOHN CLEESE (screens Monty Python & the Holy Grail) Nov. 4, Florida Theatre SISTER HAZEL Nov. 4, P.V. Concert Hall JETHRO TULL Nov. 7, Daily’s Place NOBUTU Nov. 7, Ritz Theatre CHRIS SMITHER Nov. 10, Mudville Music Room CHRIS STAPLETON’S All American Road Show: MARTY STUART, BRENT COBB Nov. 11, Veterans Memorial Arena OTTMAR LIEBERT, LUNA NEGRA Nov. 12, P.V. Concert Hall JOHN McLAUGHLIN, JIMMY HERRING (play Mahavisnu Orchestra) Nov. 24, Florida Theatre KANSAS Dec. 2, Florida Theatre GRANGER SMITH, LAUREN ALAINA, MIDLAND, DYLAN SCOTT Dec. 7, Times-Union Center Moran Theater JANET JACKSON Dec. 12, Veterans Memorial Arena JOHN PRINE Dec. 13, Florida Theatre BEN HAGGARD Dec. 13, P.V. Concert Hall GABRIEL IGLESIAS Dec. 21, Florida Theatre

A TEMPTATIONS REVUE, BO HENDERSON Jan. 13, Ritz Theatre MARY WILSON (The Supremes) Feb. 3, Ritz Theatre The LANGSTON HUGHES PROJECT Feb. 10, Ritz Theatre The HOT SARDINES Feb. 13, Florida Theatre PAULA POUNDSTONE Feb. 16, Florida Theatre GEORGE WINSTON Feb. 23, P.V. Concert Hall TIERNEY SUTTON BAND March 4, Ritz Theatre STEEP CANYON RANGERS March 22, Florida Theatre BRUCE COCKBURN April 19, P.V. Concert Hall BLACK JACKET SYMPHONY: Sgt. Pepper’s 50th Anniversary Tour April 27, P.V. Concert Hall

LIVE MUSIC CLUBS

AMELIA ISLAND + FERNANDINA

ALLEY CAT BEER HOUSE, 316 Centre St., 491-1001 Amy Basse every Fri. Dan Voll 6:30 p.m. every Wed. John Springer every Thur. & Sat. LA MANCHA, 2709 Sadler Rd., 261-4646 Miguel Paley 5:30-9 p.m. every Fri.-Sun. Javier Parez every Sun. SLIDERS SEASIDE GRILL, 1998 S. Fletcher Ave., 277-6652 Pili Pili 6 p.m. June 14. Tad Jennings 6 p.m. June 15. 2 Dudes from Texas 2 p.m., Jamie Renae & the Walkers 7 p.m. June 16. JC & Mike, Michael Hewlett, Davis Turner June 17. JC & Mike, Milltown Road June 18. Cassidy Lee 6 p.m. June 19. Mark O’Quinn June 20 SURF RESTAURANT, 3199 S. Fletcher Ave., 261-5711 Katfish Lee, JC Band June 14. Katfish Lee 1 p.m., Bush Doctors 6 p.m. June 15. Whiskey Heart 6 p.m. June 17. Jimmy Beats 4:30 p.m. June 18. Bad Valentine June 19

AVONDALE + ORTEGA

CASBAH CAFÉ, 3628 St. Johns Ave., 981-9966 Goliath Flores every Wed. Jazz every Sun. Live music every Mon. ECLIPSE, 4219 St. Johns Ave. KJ Free 9 p.m. Tue. & Thur. Indie dance 9 p.m. Wed. ’80s & ’90s dance Fri. MELLOW MUSHROOM, 3611 St. Johns Ave., 388-0200 Live music every Thur.-Sat.

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

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BLUE JAY Listening Room, 412 N. Second St., 834-1315 Kyle Jennings 7 p.m. June 17 BLUE WATER DAIQUIRI & OYSTER BAR, 205 First St. N., 249-0083 Live music most weekends BRASS ANCHOR PUB, 2292 Mayport Rd., Atlantic Beach, 249-0301 Joe Oliff 8 p.m. June 14. Live music on weekends BRIX TAPHOUSE, 300 Second St. N., 241-4668 Clay Brewer, Nick Poach 6 p.m. June 16 CULHANE’S IRISH PUB, 967 Atlantic Blvd., AB, 249-9595 DJ Heather every Wed. DJ Jerry every Thur. DJ Hal every Fri. & Sat. Michael Funge 6:30 p.m. every Sun. FLYING IGUANA TAQUERIA & TEQUILA BAR, 207 Atlantic Blvd., NB, 853-5680 3 the Band, Samuel Sanders June 15. Bread & Butter 10 p.m. June 16. Ginger Beard Man 10 p.m. June 17 FLY’S TIE IRISH PUB, 177 Sailfish Dr., Atlantic Beach, 246-4293 Live music on weekends GREEN ROOM BREWING, 228 Third St. N., 201-9283 Michael C June 16. The Firewater Tent Revival June 17. Chris Turner June 18 GUSTO, 1266 Beach Blvd., 372-9925 Groov 7:30 p.m. every Wed. Michael Smith every Thur. Milton Clapp every Fri. Under the Bus every Sat. Robert Eccles 6 p.m. every Sun. JOSEPH’S PIZZA, 30 Ocean Blvd., AB, 270-1122 Clay Brewer, Jake Biller 7 p.m. June 20 LYNCH’S IRISH PUB, 514 First St. N., 249-5181 Taller Trees 10 p.m. June 16. Bonnie Blue 10 p.m. June 17 MELLOW MUSHROOM, 1018 Third St. N., 241-5600 Lucky Costello 9 p.m. June 15 MEZZA RESTAURANT & BAR, 110 First St., NB, 249-5573 Gypsies Ginger every Wed. Mike Shackelford, Steve Shanholtzer every Thur. Mezza Shuffle every Mon. Trevor Tanner every Tue. MOJO KITCHEN, 1500 Beach Blvd., 247-6636 Sean Chambers 10 p.m. June 16

LIVE + LOCAL MUSIC OCEAN 60, 60 Ocean Blvd., AB, 247-0060 Taylor Roberts 7 p.m. June 14. RadioLove June 17 RAGTIME TAVERN, 207 Atlantic Blvd., AB, 241-7877 Billy Bowers 6 p.m. June 21. Live music every Wed.-Sun. SOUTHERN GROUNDS & CO., 200 First St., NB, 249-2922 Jesse Montoya 7 p.m. June 16. Neil Dixon 7 p.m. June 17. Jazz Corner 6 p.m. every Tue. SOUTHERN SWELLS BREWING CO., 1312 Beach Blvd., 372-9289 Adam Latiff 7 p.m. June 17 SURFER THE BAR, 200 First St. N., 372-9756 Omari Banks 9 p.m. June 14. Evan Taylor Jones 9 p.m. June 15. The Georgia Flood 9:30 p.m. June 16. Rachael Warfield June 17. Split Tone June 18. Tom Bennett Band June 20. Soulo June 21 WHISKEY JAX, 950 Marsh Landing Pkwy., 853-5973 Go Get Gone 8 p.m. June 16. Duval Divas 7:30 p.m. June 17. Jerry Maniscalco June 18. Blues Club every Tue.

CAMDEN COUNTY, GA.

CAPTAIN STAN’S Smokehouse, 700 Bedell Dr., Woodbine, 912-729-9552 Eddie Pickett June 14 & 21. Lost Southern Boys June 16. Connie Lane Band June 17. Live music every weekend J’S TAVERN, 711 Osborne St., St. Marys, 912-882-5280 Live music most weekends

DOWNTOWN

1904 MUSIC HALL, 19 Ocean St. N., 345-5760 Emily Kopp, Jackie Stranger, Ben Strok, J Collins, Kristen Campbell & John Rowland 7:30 p.m. June 14. Sumilan, N.W. Izzard 8 p.m. June 15. Jahmen Brahmen, Observatory, Baba Caiman 8 p.m. June 16. Come Back Alice, The Good Wood Band 8 p.m. June 17. Civil Youth, Candor 8 p.m. June 19. The Jauntee, Whale Farel, Rip Junior 8 p.m. June 21 DE REAL TING, 128 W. Adams St., 633-9738 Ras AJ, De Lions of Jah 7 p.m. June 16 DOS GATOS, 123 E. Forsyth St., 354-0666 DJ Brandon every Thur. DJ NickFresh every Sat. DJ Randall every Mon. DJ Hollywood every Tue. FIONN MacCOOL’S, Jacksonville Landing, 374-1247 Spade McQuade 6 p.m. June 14. Brett Foster 8 p.m. June 16. Chuck Nash 8 p.m. June 17. Live music most weekends HOURGLASS PUB, 345 E. Bay St., 469-1719 Miss Widow’s Dark Carnival 9 p.m. June 17. Open mic every Sun. INTUITION ALE WORKS, 929 E. Bay St., 683-7720 Austin Miller 6 p.m. June 15 JACKSONVILLE LANDING, 2 Independent Dr., 353-1188 Moss City 8 p.m. June 16. 4th annual CaribFest, Scholars Word 2 p.m. June 17. 418 Band 5 p.m. June 18 MARK’S DOWNTOWN, 315 E. Bay St., 355-5099 DJ Shotgun 10 p.m. every Sat. MAVERICKS LIVE, Jax Landing, 356-1110 Craig Campbell 6 p.m., T-Pain 10 p.m. June 15. Joe Buck, DJ Justin every Thur.-Sat. MYTH NIGHTCLUB, 333 E. Bay St., 707-0474 The Katz Downstairz June 15. KTRL June 16. Prohibition Party, DEOS, Don Brad June 17. DJ Law, Artik, Killoala, D2tay every Wed. DJs for Latin Nite every Sat.

FLEMING ISLAND

BOONDOCKS GRILL & BAR, 2808 Henley Rd., Green Cove, 406-9497 Ivan Smith 6 p.m. June 14 & 16. Mark Evans June 15. Mango Fever 9 p.m. June 16. Smokin Joe, 13th Step Band, Joe Kemp June 17. Redfish Rich June 18. Mark Johns 6 p.m. June 20. Alex Affronti 6 p.m. June 21 MELLOW MUSHROOM, 1800 Town Ctr. Blvd., 541-1999 Scott Elley 8:30 p.m. June 15. Felix Chang 8:30 p.m. June 17 WHITEY’S FISH CAMP, 2032 C.R. 220, 269-4198 Ivan Pulley 6:30 p.m. June 15. Southern Ruckus 9 p.m. June 16. Lisa & the Mad Hatters 9 p.m. June 17. Anton LaPlume June 18

INTRACOASTAL

CLIFF’S Bar & Grill, 3033 Monument Rd., Ste. 2, 645-5162 MT Arms June 14. Good Wood Band June 16. Second Shot June 17. Live music every weekend. Open mic every Tue. JERRY’S Sports Bar & Grille, 13170 Atlantic Blvd., 220-6766 Boogie Freaks 7:30 p.m. June 16. Retro Kats 8:30 p.m. June 17

MANDARIN

ENZA’S, 10601 San Jose Blvd., Ste. 109, 268-4458 Brian Iannucci June 14 & June 18 TAPS BAR & GRILL, 2220 C.R. 210, St. Johns, 819-1554 Live music every weekend

ORANGE PARK + MIDDLEBURG

DEE’S MUSIC BAR, 2141 Loch Rane Blvd., Ste. 140, 375-2240 DJ Tammy June 14. Live music June 15. Fallen Empire 9 p.m. June 16. Warning June 17 THE HILLTOP, 2030 Wells Rd., 272-5959 John Michael on the piano every Tue.-Sat. MELLOW MUSHROOM, 1800 Town Center Blvd., 541-1999 Live music every Fri. & Sat. THE ROADHOUSE, 231 Blanding Blvd., 264-0611 DJ Big Mike June 15. Noneed 10 p.m. June 16. Live music every weekend SHARK CLUB, 714 Park Ave., 215-1557 Digital Skyline 9 p.m. June 14. Tom Bennett Band 9 p.m. June 15

PONTE VEDRA

PUSSER’S GRILLE, 816 A1A, 280-7766 Tad Jennings June 14. Chelsea Sadler June 15. Ryan Campbell June 16. Ramona Quimby June 17. Jim Johnston & the Spaceheaters June 18. Live music every Fri. & Sat. TABLE 1, 330 A1A N., 280-5515 Billy Bowers 6 p.m. June 14

RIVERSIDE + WESTSIDE

ACROSS THE STREET, 948 Edgewood Ave. S., 683-4182 Live music most weekends HOBNOB, 220 Riverside Ave., Ste. 10, 513-4272 Live music every Fri. MURRAY HILL Theatre, 932 Edgewood Ave., 388-7807 Summer Frost single release show, The Kingdom Sons 7:30 p.m. June 17. Painting Party June 20 NIGHTHAWKS, 2952 Roosevelt Blvd. Enfold Darkness, Invoking the Abstract June 14. Peyote Coyote 8 p.m. June 20 RAIN DOGS, 1045 Park St., 379-4969 Teen Divorce, Beach Casino, Kindergarten Cop, You Vandal 8 p.m. June 16 RIVERSIDE ARTS MARKET, 715 Riverside Ave., 389-2449 Savannah Leigh Bassett, The WillowWacks, Moon Stalker 10:30 a.m. June 17 SOUTH KITCHEN & SPIRITS, 3638 Park St., 475-2362 Live music most weekends TOM & BETTY’S, 4409 Roosevelt Blvd., 387-3311 4syTe, Chelle Wilson 7 p.m. June 16

ST. AUGUSTINE

CELLAR UPSTAIRS, 157 King St., 826-1594 Vinny Jacobs 2 p.m. June 15 & 18. Tony Scozzaro, Oh No June 16. Deron Baker, Ain’t Too Proud 2 Beg June 17 DOS COFFEE & WINE, 300 San Marco Ave., 342-2421 Live music every weekend MARDI GRAS, 123 San Marco Ave., 823-8806 The Funkyard Dogs June 16. Ron Norris June 17. Fre Gordon, acoustic open mic 7 p.m. Sun. Justin Gurnsey, Musicians Exchange 8 p.m. Mon. PLANET SARBEZ, 115 Anastasia Blvd., 342-0632 Von Strantz, Shea Birney, Victoria Parizo 7 p.m. June 18. Live music every weekend PROHIBITION KITCHEN, 119 St. George St., 209-5704 Uncommon Legends 10 p.m. June 16. The Groove Coalition 10 p.m. June 17 SHANGHAI NOBBY’S, 10 Anastasia Blvd., 547-2188 ElvisBrad Rouse, West King String Band 10:30 p.m. June 14. Sladicidal 7 p.m. June 17 TEMPO, 16 Cathedral Pl., 342-0286 Kenyon Dye 7 p.m. June 15. Elizabeth Roth 8:30 p.m. June 16. Jazzy Blue, Lerbs & Spices June 17. Jax English Salsa Band 6 p.m. June 18. Bluez Dudez 7:30 p.m. June 20 TRADEWINDS LOUNGE, 124 Charlotte St., 829-9336 Spanky 9 p.m. June 16 & 17. The Down Low every Wed.

SAN MARCO

JACK RABBITS, 1528 Hendricks Ave., 398-7496 Enfold the Darkness, Invoking the Abstract, Automatik Fit 7 p.m. June 14. Palm Trees & Power Lines, Parkridge, Rosedale, Bricks & Grenade 7 p.m. June 15. Halo Circus, Ruby Rose Fox, Gary Laser Eyes 8 p.m. June 16. Shotgun Shane, Around the Bonfire, Big Murph 8 p.m. June 17. The Osceola Brothers 7 p.m. June 20 MUDVILLE MUSIC ROOM, 3104 Atlantic Blvd., 352-7008 Adventures Of Anabelle Lyn 7:30 p.m. June 15. THE PARLOUR, 2000 San Marco Blvd., 396-4455 Truthful Justice Family, John Lumpkin June 16. TBA Big Band 7 p.m. June 19

SOUTHSIDE, ARLINGTON & BAYMEADOWS

CORNER BISTRO & WINE BAR, 9823 Tapestry Park Cir., 619-1931 Matthew Hall 8 p.m. every Thur.-Sat. GREEK STREET Café, 3546 St. Johns Bluff Rd. S., 503-0620 Tavernalive 6 p.m. every Mon. MELLOW MUSHROOM, 9734 Deer Lake Ct., Ste. 1, 997-1955 Charlie Walker June 15. DiCarlo Thompson June 16. Paul Ivey June 17 WHISKEY JAX, 10915 Baymeadows Rd., 634-7208 5 O’Clock Shadow 9:30 p.m. June 16. Boogie Freaks 9:30 p.m. June 17. Live acoustic every Wed. Melissa Smith every Thur.

SPRINGFIELD + NORTHSIDE

CROOKED ROOSTER BREWERY, 148 S. Sixth St., Macclenny, 653-2337 Open mic 7 p.m. every Wed. FLIGHT 747 LOUNGE, 1500 Airport Rd., 741-4331 Live music every weekend MELLOW MUSHROOM, 15170 Max Leggett Pkwy., 757-8843 Live music most every weekend SHANTYTOWN PUB, 22 W. Sixth, 798-8222 Dirty Rotten Snake In The Grass, Caint Never Could, Mudtown 8 p.m. June 16. Black Mass, Columbine, Disdain 8 p.m. June 19

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FOLIO DINING In addition to stocking locally-sourced produce for your kitchen, SAVORY MARKET in Fernandina Beach offers a thoughtful lunch that reflects their farm-totable mission.

photo by Dennis Ho

AMELIA ISLAND + FERNANDINA BEACH

THE AMELIA TAVERN, 318 Centre St., 310-6088, theameliatavern.com. Contemporary hand-crafted, locally sourced comfort fare: local shrimp, small/big plates, organic greens, sandwiches. $$ FB TO D M; L & D Tu-Sa; Brunch Su. BRETT’S WATERWAY CAFÉ, 1 S. Front St., 261-2660. F On the water at Centre Street’s end. Southern hospitality, upscale atmosphere; daily specials, fresh local seafood, aged beef. $$$ FB L D Daily CAFÉ KARIBO, 27 N. Third St., 277-5269, cafekaribo.com. F In historic building, family-owned café has worldly fare, made-from-scratch dressings, sauces, desserts, sourcing fresh greens, veggies, seafood. Dine in or al fresco under oak-shaded patio. Microbrew Karibrew Pub has beer brewed onsite, imports. $$ FB K TO R, Su; L Daily, D Tu-Su in season THE CRAB TRAP, 31 N. Second St., 261-4749, ameliacrabtrap.com. F Nearly 40 years, family-ownedand-operated. Fresh local seafood, steaks, specials. HH. $$ FB L D Daily JACK & DIANE’S, 708 Centre St., 321-1444, jackanddianescafe.com. F Renovated 1887 shotgun house. Faves: jambalaya, French toast, pancakes, mac & cheese, crêpes. Vegan items. Inside or porch overlooking historic area. $$ BW K TO B L D Daily LA MANCHA, 2709 Sadler Rd., 261-4646. Spanish, Portuguese fare, Brazilian flair. Tapas, seafood, steaks, sangria. Drink specials. AYCE paella Sun. $$$ FB K TO D Nightly LARRY’S GIANT SUBS, 474272 S.R. 200, 844-2225. F SEE ORANGE PARK. MOON RIVER PIZZA, 925 S. 14th St., 321-3400, moonriverpizza.net. F 2016 Best of Jax Winner. Authentic Northern-style pizzas, 20+ toppings, pie/slice. Calzones. $ BW TO L D M-Sa THE MUSTARD SEED CAFÉ, 833 Courson Rd., 277-3141, nassaushealthfoods.net. Casual organic eatery, juice bar, in Nassau Health Foods. All-natural organic items, smoothies, juices, herbal teas, coffees, daily specials. $$ K TO B L M-Sa

DINING DIRECTORY KEY AVERAGE ENTRÉE COST $ $$

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10- $20

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20-$35 > $35

ABBREVIATIONS & SPECIAL NOTES BW = Beer/Wine

L = Lunch

FB = Full Bar

D = Dinner Bite Club = Hosted Free Folio Weekly Bite Club Event F = Folio Weekly Distribution Spot

K = Kids’ Menu TO = Take Out B = Breakfast R = Brunch

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THE PATIO PLACE, 416 Ash St., 410-3717, patioplacebistro.com. Bistro/wine bar/crêperie’s global menu uses crêpes: starters, entrées, shareables, desserts. $$ BW TO B L D Tu-Su POINTE RESTAURANT, 98 S. Fletcher Ave., 277-4851, elizabethpointelodge.com. 2016 Best of Jax Winner. In award-winning inn Elizabeth Pointe Lodge. Seaside dining; in or out. Hot buffet breakfast daily, full lunch menu. Homestyle soups, specialty sandwiches, desserts. $$$ BW K B L D Daily THE SALTY PELICAN BAR & GRILL, 12 N. Front St., 277-3811, thesaltypelicanamelia.com. F 2016 Best of Jax Winner. 2nd-story outdoor bar. T.J. & Al offer local seafood, fish tacos, Mayport shrimp, po’boys, cheese oysters. $$ FB K L D Daily SLIDERS SEASIDE GRILL, 1998 S. Fletcher Ave., 277-6652, slidersseaside.com. F 2016 Best of Jax Winner. Oceanfront. Award-winning handmade crabcakes, fried pickles, fresh seafood. Open-air 2nd floor balcony, playground. $$ FB K L D Daily THE SURF RESTAURANT & BAR, 3199 S. Fletcher Ave., 261-5711, thesurfonline.com. Oceanview dining since 1957, inside or on the deck. Steaks, seafood, burgers, daily food and drink specials; Wing It Wednesdays. $$ FB K TO L D Daily T-RAY’S BURGER STATION, 202 S. Eighth St., 261-6310. F Family-owned-and-operated 18+ years. Blue plate specials, burgers, biscuits & gravy, shrimp. $ BW TO B L M-Sa

ARLINGTON + REGENCY

LARRY’S GIANT SUBS, 1301 Monument Rd., Ste. 5, 724-5802. F SEE ORANGE PARK.

AVONDALE + ORTEGA

HARPOON LOUIE’S, 4070 Herschel St., Ste. 8, 389-5631, harpoonlouies.net. F Locally owned & operated 20+ years. American pub. 1/2-lb. burgers, fish sandwiches, pasta. Local beers, HH. $$ FB K TO L D Daily MOJO NO. 4 URBAN BBQ & WHISKEY BAR, 3572 St. Johns Ave., Ste. 1, 381-6670. 2016 Best of Jax Winner. Pulled pork and Carolina-style barbecue. Delta fried catfish. Avondale’s Mojo has shrimp & grits, specialty cocktails. Local musicians on weekends. $$ FB K TO L D Daily PINEGROVE MARKET & DELI, 1511 PineGrove Ave., 389-8655, pinegrovemarket.com. F 2016 Best of Jax Winner. 40+ years. Burgers, Cubans, subs, wraps. Onsite butcher, USDA choice prime aged beef. Craft beers. Fri. & Sat. fish fry. $ BW TO B L D M-Sa RESTAURANT ORSAY, 3630 Park St., 381-0909, restaurantorsay.com. 2016 Best of Jax Winner. French/ Southern bistro; local organic ingredients. Steak frites, mussels, pork chops. $$$ FB R, Su; D Nightly SIMPLY SARA’S, 2902 Corinthian Ave., 387-1000, simplysaras.net. F Down-home fare from scratch: eggplant fries, pimento cheese, baked chicken, fruit cobblers, chicken & dumplings, desserts. BYOB. $$ K TO L D Tu-Sa, B Sa SOUTH KITCHEN & SPIRITS, 3638 Park St., 475-2362, south.kitchen. Southern classics: crispy catfish w/ smoked gouda grits, family-style fried chicken, burgers, vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free options. $$ FB K TO L D Daily

BAYMEADOWS

AL’S PIZZA, 8060 Philips Hwy., Ste. 105, 731-4300. F 2016 Best of Jax Winner. SEE INTRACOASTAL. INDIA’S, 9802 Baymeadows Rd., Ste. 8, 620-0777, indiajaxcom. F 2016 Best of Jax Winner. Authentic cuisine, lunch buffet. Curries, vegetables, lamb, chicken, shrimp, fish tandoori. $$ BW L M-Sa; D Nightly LARRY’S GIANT SUBS, 8616 Baymeadows Rd., 739-2498. F SEE ORANGE PARK. METRO DINER, 9802 Baymeadows Rd., 425-9142. F 2016 Best of Jax Winner. SEE SAN MARCO.

DINING DIRECTORY

BEACHES

(Venues are in Jax Beach unless otherwise noted.) THE CRAFT PIZZA CO., 240 Third St. N., Neptune Beach, 853-6773, thecraftpizzaco.com. F Innovative pies made with the finest ingredients, many locally sourced. Dine inside or out. $$ BW L D Daily ANGIE’S SUBS, 1436 Beach Blvd., 246-2519. ANGIE’S GROM SUBS, 204 Third Ave. S., 241-3663. F Fresh ingredients, 25+ years. Huge salads, blue-ribbon iced tea. Grom has Sun. brunch, no alcohol. $ K BW TO L D Daily BOLD BEAN COFFEE ROASTERS, 2400 S. Third St., Ste. 201, 374-5735. 2016 Best of Jax Winner. SEE RIVERSIDE. BURRITO GALLERY, 300 Beach Blvd., Ste. 1, 246-6521, burritogallery.com. 2016 Best of Jax Winner. Relocated, all grown up. Same great quality burritos, tacos, enchiladas; fast service. Craft cocktails. HH M-F. $ K FB TO L D Daily CRUISERS GRILL, 319 23rd Ave. S., 270-0356, cruisersgrill. com. 2016 Best of Jax Winner. Locally owned & operated 20+ years. Half-pound burgers, fish sandwiches, big salads, award-winning cheddar fries, sangria. $ BW K TO L D Daily DELICOMB DELICATESSEN & ESPRESSO BAR, 102 Sixth Ave. N., 372-4192, delicomb.com. Family-owned-andoperated. Everything’s made with natural and organic ingredients—no hydrogenated oilsor HFCS. Granola, tuna salad, kimchi, wraps, spicy panini melts. $ TO B L Tu-Su EUROPEAN STREET CAFÉ, 992 Beach Blvd., 249-3001, europeanstreet.com. F SEE RIVERSIDE. FAMOUS TOASTERY, 311 N. Third St., 372-0712, famoustoastery.com. Corned beef hash, gluten-free pancakes, omelets, toast. Wraps, Bloody Marys, mimosas, peach Bellini. $$ FB K TO B L Daily

BIG SHOTS!

BITE-SIZED B ITE SI

OUTERBANKS SPORTS BAR & GRILLE, 140 The Lakes Blvd., Ste. H, Kingsland, 912-729-5499. Fresh seafood, burgers, steaks, wings. $$ FB TO D Nightly

DOWNTOWN

THE BANK BAR B Q & BAKERY, 331 W. Forsyth St., 388-1600, thebankbbq.com. 28 years’ experience means barbecue done right. Onsite bakery has specialty cakes. $ TO L & D M-F BURRITO GALLERY & BAR, 21 E. Adams St., 598-2922. 2016 Best of Jax Winner. Innovative Southwestern fare; ginger teriyaki tofu, beef barbacoa, wraps, tacos. $ BW TO L D M-Sa CASA DORA, 108 E. Forsyth, 356-8282, casadoraitalian. com. F Serving Italian fare, 40+ years: veal, seafood, pizza. Homemade salad dressing. $ BW K L M-F; D M-Sa OLIO MARKET, 301 E. Bay St., 356-7100, oliomarket.com. F Scratch soups, sandwiches. Duck grilled cheese, seen on Best Sandwich in America. $$ BW TO B R L M-F; D F & Sa SPLIFF’S GASTROPUB, 15 N. Ocean St., 844-5000. Music venue has munchie apps, mac & cheese dishes, pockets, gourmet grilled cheese sandwiches. HH M-F. $ BW L D M-Sa URBAN GRIND COFFEE COMPANY, 45 W. Bay, Ste. 102, 516-7799, urbangrind.coffee. Locally roasted whole bean brewed coffees, espressos, pastries, smoothies, bagels. Chicken/tuna salad, sandwiches. WiFi. $ B L M-F. URBAN GRIND EXPRESS, 50 W. Laura, 516-7799. SEE ABOVE. ZODIAC BAR & GRILL, 120 W. Adams St., 354-8283, thezodiacbarandgrill.com. 16+ years. Mediterranean cuisine, American fare, paninis, vegetarian dishes. Daily lunch buffet. Espressos, hookahs. HH M-F $ FB L M-F; D W-Sa

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NATIVE SUN NATURAL FOODS MARKET & DELI, 11030 Baymeadows Rd., 260-2791. 2016 Best of Jax Winner. SEE MANDARIN. PATTAYA THAI GRILLE, 9551 Baymeadows Rd., Ste. 1, 646-9506, ptgrille.com. Since 1989, the family-owned place has offered an extensive menu of traditional Thai, vegetarian, new-Thai; curries, seafood, noodles, soups. Low-sodium & gluten-free. $$$ BW TO L D Tu-Sa THE WELL WATERING HOLE, 3928 Baymeadows Rd., Ste. 9, 737-7740, thewellwateringhole.com. Local craft beers, glass/bottle wines. Meatloaf sandwich, pulled Peruvian chicken, vegan black bean burgers. $$ BW K TO L M-F; D Tu-Sa WHISKEY JAX, 10915 Baymeadows Rd., Ste. 135, 634-7208, whiskeyjax.com. Gastropub. Craft beers, gourmet burgers, handhelds, signature plates. HH. $$ FB L D F-Su; D Nightly

FLEMING ISLAND

GRASSROOTS Natural Market, 1915 East-West Pkwy., 541-0009. F SEE RIVERSIDE. MOJO SMOKEHOUSE, 1810 Town Center Blvd., Ste. 8, 264-0636. SEE AVONDALE. WHITEY’S FISH CAMP, 2032 C.R. 220, 269-4198, whiteysfishcamp.com. F Real fish camp. Gator tail, freshwater catfish, daily specials, on Swimming Pen Creek. Tiki bar. Come by boat, bike or car. $ FB K TO L Tu-Su; D Nightly

INTRACOASTAL WEST

AL’S PIZZA, 14286 Beach Blvd., Ste. 31, 223-0991. F 2016 Best of Jax Winner. 30 years of awesome gourmet pizza, baked dishes. All day HH M-Th. $ FB K TO L D Daily LARRY’S GIANT SUBS, 10750 Atlantic Blvd., Ste. 14, 642-6980. F SEE ORANGE PARK.

CHRISTOPHER SMITH

Brett’s Waterway Cafe

1 South Front St. • Fernandina Beach Born in: York, Pennsylvania Years in Biz: 4 Favorite Bar: Refinery Lounge, North Pole, Alaska Fave Cocktail Style: Classics Go-To Ingredients: Peach Schnapps Hangover Cure: Bloody Mary Will Not Cross My Lips: Tequila Insider's Secret: Anyone can bartend Celeb Sighting at Your Bar: John Grisham FLYING IGUANA TAQUERIA & TEQUILA BAR, 207 Atlantic Blvd., NB, 853-5680, flyingiguana.com. F Latin American: tacos, seafood, carnitas, Cubana fare. 100+ tequilas. $ FB TO L D Daily GUSTO, 1266 Beach Blvd., 372-9925, gustojax.com. Classic Old World Roman cuisine, large Italian menu: homestyle pasta, beef, chicken, fish delicacies; open pizza-tossing kitchen. Reservations encouraged. $$ FB TO L R D Tu-Su HAWKERS ASIAN STREET FARE, 241 Atlantic Blvd., NB, 425-1025. SEE RIVERSIDE. LARRY’S GIANT SUBS, 657 Third St. N., 247-9620. F SEE ORANGE PARK. METRO DINER, 1534 3rd St. N., 853-6817. F 2016 Best of Jax Winner. SEE SAN MARCO. MOJO KITCHEN BBQ PIT & BLUES BAR, 1500 Beach Blvd., 247-6636. SEE AVONDALE. MSHACK, 299 Atlantic Blvd., AB, 241-2599, shackburgers.com. Burgers, hot dogs, fries, shakes. Dine indoors or out. $$ BW L D Daily NATIVE SUN NATURAL FOODS MARKET & DELI, 1585 Third St. N., 458-1390. 2016 Best of Jax Winner. SEE MANDARIN. RAGTIME TAVERN SEAFOOD & GRILL, 207 Atlantic Blvd., Atlantic Beach, 241-7877, ragtimetavern.com. F 30+ years, iconic seafood place. Blackened snapper, sesame tuna, Ragtime shrimp. Daily HH, brunch Sun. $$ FB L D Daily SALT LIFE FOOD SHACK, 1018 Third St. N., 372-4456, saltlifefoodshack.com. Specialty items, tuna poke bowl, fresh sushi, Ensenada tacos, local fried shrimp. $$ FB K TO L D Daily V PIZZA, 528 First St. N., 853-6633, vpizza.com. Traditional Neapolitana artisan pizza from Naples – Italy, not Florida, made with fresh ingredients. $$ FB TO L D Daily WHISKEY JAX, 950 Marsh Landing Pkwy., 853-5973. SEE BAYMEADOWS.

CAMDEN COUNTY, GEORGIA

CAPTAIN STAN’S SMOKEHOUSE, 700 Bedell Dr., Woodbine, 912-729-9552. Barbecue, sides, hot dogs, burgers, desserts. Dine in or out on picnic tables. $$ FB K TO L & D Tu-Sa

MANDARIN + NW ST. JOHNS

AL’S PIZZA, 11190 San Jose Blvd., 260-4115. F 2016 Best of Jax Winner. SEE INTRACOASTAL. ATHENS CAFÉ, 6271 St. Augustine Rd., Ste. 7, 733-1199, athenscafejax.com. 20+ years of Greek fare, serving dolmades (stuffed grape leaves), baby shoes (stuffed eggplant), Greek beers. Vegetarian-friendly. Full bar. Early bird menu Mon.-Fri. $$ FB L M-F; D M-Sa CRUISERS GRILL, 5613 San Jose Blvd., 737-2874. 2016 Best of Jax Winner. SEE BEACHES. FIRST COAST DELI & GRILL, 6082 St. Augustine Rd., 733-7477. Pancakes, bacon, sandwiches, burgers, wings. $ K TO B L Daily JAX DINER, 5065 St. Augustine Rd., 739-7070. New spot serves local produce, meats, breads, seafood. $ TO B L Daily METRO DINER, 12807 San Jose Blvd., 638-6185. F 2016 Best of Jax Winner. Dinner nightly. SEE SAN MARCO. MOJO BAR-B-QUE, 1607 University Blvd. W., 732-7200, mojobbq.com. SEE AVONDALE. NATIVE SUN NATURAL FOODS MARKET & DELI, 10000 San Jose Blvd., 260-6950, nativesunjax.com. F 2016 Best of Jax Winner. Organic soups, baked items, sandwiches, prepared foods. Juice, smoothie, coffee bar. All-natural beer/wine. $ BW TO K B L D Daily V PIZZA, 12601 San Jose Blvd., 647-9424. SEE SAN MARCO.

ORANGE PARK

THE HILLTOP, 2030 Wells Rd., 272-5959, hilltop-club. com. Southern fine dining. New Orleans shrimp, certified Black Angus prime rib, she-crab soup, desserts. Extensive bourbon selection. $$$ FB D Tu-Sa LARRY’S GIANT SUBS, 1330 Blanding Blvd., Ste. 165, 276-7370. 1545 C.R. 220, 278-2827. 700 Blanding Blvd., Ste. 15, 272-3553. 5733 Roosevelt, 446-9500. 1401 S. Orange Ave., Green Cove, 284-7789, larryssubs.com. F Larry’s piles ’em high, serves ’em fast; 36+ years. Hot & cold subs, soups. Some Larry’s serve breakfast. $ K TO B L D Daily

THEM DOGS ARE

BARKING

Jumbo Shrimp SERVE UP HITS in more ways than one BATTER UP! BASEBALL IS ONE OF THE BEST things about summer. It’s just so American. The nice thing about Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp games (RIP Suns) is that the tickets are affordably priced so the whole family can go– and the food’s not bad, either. There’s a ticketing tier that starts with $5 seats on a little grassy knoll and outfield bleachers. These are best for Canine Games, when dogs join in the fun. A little bump to $9 gets you actual seats. If you’re going with a group, you don’t need to purchase tickets together ahead of time. Meet at the stadium and choose seats behind the plate, or take recommendations from the ticket person. The Dugout Box, the final tier, is truly presidential. For $18, a waiter will dote on you as you enjoy the view up close. But no matter where you sit in the stadium, you’re going to have a good time. Guaranteed. In today’s foodie-obsessed culture, menus offer more and more options. Accordingly, the Jumbo Shrimp’s menu has new items, like a burger that substitutes pizza slices for buns, and can feed a family of four, or a spicy shrimp bowl–made out of a waffle cone. But I’m a fan of the classics. There’s nothing like going to a baseball game and grabbing a simple hot dog, beer and peanuts. Hot dogs are the kinds of things you either love or hate. I love ’em. I’ll take the $2 dogs at Shrimp Stadium any day. Add some mustard and I get really excited to heckle the pitcher. We can argue all day about proper hot dog toppings (mustard and onion for the win), but let me go on record: Ketchup has no business on a dog. Step up from standard with a Corn Dog ($3). On a stick–the most underrated thing about a corn dog is its easy-edibility–it’s ready to dip in a cup of mustard. Fun fact: A corn dog should actually be coated in cornmeal, hence the name. If you’ll notice, corn dogs are sweeter than regular dogs, a nod to that cornmeal dip.

BITE-SIZED

BASEBALL GROUNDS

301 A. Philip Randolph Blvd., Downtown, 358-2846, jaxshrimp.com Since it is a Jax Jumbo Shrimp game, you know shrimp is on the menu. To wit: Torpedo Coconut Shrimp ($10) are quite delightful. The half-dozen crustaceans are golden-brown, coconut-covered morsels of goodness, slightly sweet and definitely easy to eat. There’s lots of other little snacks to go with your soda or beer, like the almost-obligatory roasted peanuts ($4)–there’s also boiled peanuts–and jumbo soft pretzel ($4), salted or unsalted. There’s a full bar with local spirits from Manifest Distilling and Marlin & Barrel. After the seventh-inning stretch, you may be craving dessert. You have no choice … go fried! Churros ($4.50), anyone? Or maybe some funnel cake fries! You can opt for Dippin’ Dots, the perfect summer treat. With decent pricing on food and seats, it’s hard to beat a Jax Jumbo Shrimp game. See you in the stands! Brentley Stead biteclub@folioweekly.com JUNE 14-20, 2017 | FOLIOWEEKLY.com | 23

DINING DIRECTORY PINT-SIZED

Lek and Phun maintain a high level of quality and authenticity in the fare at PATTAYA THAI in Baymeadows and Riverside.

CHUG-ALUG-LUG on “The Champagne of the North”

WEISS

GUYS

NORTHERN GERMANY IS HOME TO A WIDE range of beers brewed primarily with wheat malt. Of the many styles indigenous to the area, Berliner Weiss may be unique. With 16th-century origins, it’s also among the region’s most enduring styles. The brew has qualities that make it especially refreshing in hot climates like Florida. Tart, highly carbonated and low in alcohol, Berliner Weiss is the perfect beer to enjoy on a sticky summer afternoon. Accounts differ, but most agree that an accomplished German brewer, Cord Broyhan, is the architect of the style he perfected brewing in Hamburg and Hannover in the 1520s. Broyhan’s beer, called Halberstädter Broihan, quickly became the most widely distributed beer variety in Northern Germany. In the 1640s, Berlin doctor J.S. Elsholz began brewing his version. The unique tart flavor, attained by adding Lactobacillus bacteria, struck a chord with the public. Berlin’s beerbrewing community latched onto the style, making it its own. Berliner Weiss became so popular, it prompted Napoleon to declare it “The Champagne of the North” in 1809. As Berlin’s brewers experimented, stronger versions resulted. It was up to bartenders of the era to dilute the beer with water. As the style evolved, flavored syrups were introduced to cut the acidity and add variety. The flavors were usually raspberry, known as himbeersirup, which gave the liquid a red color, or woodruff, called waldmeistersirup, which colored the beer green and added a sweet, floral flavor. In the late 19th century, Berliner Weiss was the most popular style in Northern Germany, with more than 50 breweries producing variants in and around Berlin. But, as was the case with many of the great beer styles of old, it was pushed aside by the sudden onslaught of lighter lagers. By the end of the 20th century, only two breweries in Berlin still produced the iconic quaff. Fortunately for this standard of old, the developing American craft beer craze was in its infancy at that time. In 2007, thirsty for new styles, gonzo brewery Dogfish Head, led by brewer Sam Calagione, revived and reimagined Berliner Weiss. Instead of adding syrups after the process, Calagione added peaches during fermentation and Festina Peche Berliner Weiss was born. Later, the style took a particularly strong hold among brewers in Florida, where its refreshing nature and a yearround access to fresh fruit made it a perfect foil for the heavy Imperial Stouts and super-hopped IPAs. Prominent Florida brewers like Cigar City Brewing, Funky Buddha Brewery and J. Wakefield Brewing have all delved into Berliner Weiss. Many of Jacksonville’s local breweries offer their variant–just ask at the taproom or check their websites, then head on over. Some Berliner Weiss to look out for:

PINT-SIZED

NOT THE GUM DROP BUTTONS AT SOUTHERN SWELLS BREWING COMPANY, JAX BEACH This summer refresher, a pucker-inducing brew, is infused with blueberries and raspberries. PURPLE DRINK AT COPPERTAIL BREWING COMPANY, TAMPA Brewed with boysenberries, this memorably named Florida Berliner is sweet, tart and jammy. LACTIC ZEPPELIN AT AARDWOLF BREWING COMPANY, SAN MARCO Mildly sour, this local Berliner features tangy citrus like guava and passion fruit. Marc Wisdom marc@folioweekly.com 24 | FOLIOWEEKLY.com | JUNE 14-20, 2017

METRO DINER, 2034 Kingsley Ave., 375-8548. F 2016 Best of Jax Winner. Dinner nightly. SEE SAN MARCO. MILL BASIN, 1754 Wells Rd., Orange Park, 644-8172, mill-basin.com. Serving modern interpretations of classic Italian fare and upscale craft cocktails. Late night menu available. Daily HH, brunch Sun. $$ FB L D Daily THE ROADHOUSE, 231 Blanding Blvd., 264-0611, roadhouseonline.net. Sandwiches, wings, burgers, quesadillas for 35+ years. 75+ imported beers. $ FB L D Daily SNACSHACK BAKERY, 179 College Dr., Ste. 19, 322-1414, snacshack.menu. Bakery and café; sandwiches, coffees, bagels, muffins, breads, cookies, brownies, snack treats. $$ TO B BR L M-F SPRING PARK COFFEE, 328 Ferris St., Green Cove Springs, 531-9391, springparkcoffee.com. Cozy shop; fresh-roasted Brass Tacks coffee, handcrafted hot & cold drinks, specialty lattes, cappuccino, macchiato, teas, pastries, sandwiches, breakfast. $ B L D Daily

PONTE VEDRA BEACH

AL’S PIZZA, 635 A1A, 543-1494. F 2016 Best of Jax Winner. SEE INTRACOASTAL. LARRY’S GIANT SUBS, 830 A1A N., Ste. 6, 273-3993. F SEE ORANGE PARK. MSHACK NOCATEE, 641 Crosswater Pkwy., 395-3575. SEE BEACHES. METRO DINER, 340 Front St., Ste. 700, 513-8422. F 2016 Best of Jax Winner. SEE SAN MARCO.

RIVERSIDE, 5 PTS + WESTSIDE

13 GYPSIES, 887 Stockton St., 389-0330, 13gypsies.com. 2016 Best of Jax Winner. Authentic Mediterranean cuisine: chorizo, tapas, blackened cod, pork skewers, coconut mango curry chicken. Breads from scratch. $$ BW L D Tu-Sa, R Sa AL’S PIZZA, 1620 Margaret St., Ste. 201, 388-8384. F 2016 Best of Jax Winner. SEE INTRACOASTAL. BLACK SHEEP, 1534 Oak St., 355-3793, blacksheep5points.com. 2016 Best of Jax Winner. New American, Southern; local source ingredients. Specials, rooftop bar. HH. $$$ FB R Sa & Su; L M-F; D Nightly BOLD BEAN COFFEE ROASTERS, 869 Stockton St., Ste. 1, 855-1181, boldbeancoffee.com. 2016 Best of Jax Winner. Small-batch, artisanal approach to sourcing and roasting single-origin, direct-trade coffees. Signature blends, handcrafted syrups, espressos, craft beers. $ BW TO B L Daily BRIXX WOOD FIRED PIZZA, 220 Riverside Ave., 300-3928, brixxpizza.com. Pizzas, pastas, soups. Glutenfree options. Daily specials, BOGO pizzas 10 p.m.-close. $$ FB K TO L D Daily CORNER TACO, 818 Post St., 240-0412, cornertaco.com. Made-from-scratch “Mexclectic street food,” tacos, nachos, gluten-free, vegetarian options. $ BW L D Tu-Su CUMMER CAFÉ, Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens, 829 Riverside Ave., 356-6857, cummer.org. 2016 Best of Jax Winner. Light lunch, quick bites, locally roasted coffee, espresso-based beverages, sandwiches, gourmet desserts, daily specials. Dine in or in gardens. $ BW K L D Tu; L W-Su EUROPEAN STREET CAFÉ, 2753 Park St., 384-9999. 130+ import beers, 20 on tap. Sandwiches. Dine outside at some EStreets. $ BW K L D Daily FIVE POINTS TAVERN, 1521 Margaret St., 549-5063, fivepointstavern.com. New American cosmopolitan place serves chef-curated dishes in a relaxed environment. $$ FB TO L & D Tu-Su GRASSROOTS NATURAL MARKET, 2007 Park St., 384-4474, thegrassrootsmarket.com. F Juice bar uses certified organic fruits, veggies. Artisanal cheeses, 300 craft,

import beers, 50 organic wines, produce, meats, vitamins, herbs, wraps, sides, sandwiches. $ BW TO B L D Daily HAWKERS ASIAN STREET FARE, 1001 Park St., 508-0342, hawkerstreetfare.com. 2016 Best of Jax Winner. Authentic dishes from mobile stalls: BBQ pork char sui, beef haw fun, Hawkers baos, chow faan, grilled Hawker skewers. $ BW TO L D Daily IL DESCO, 2665 Park St., 290-6711, ildescojax.com. Authentic Italian cuisine; wood-fired pizzas, pasta, baked Italian dishes, raw bar, spaghetti tacos. Daily HH. $$-$$$ FB K TO L D Daily JOHNNY’S DELI & GRILLE, 474 Riverside Ave., 356-8055. F Casual; made-to-order sandwiches, wraps. $ TO B L M-Sa LARRY’S GIANT SUBS, 1509 Margaret St., 674-2794. 7895 Normandy Blvd., 781-7600. 8102 Blanding Blvd., 779-1933. F SEE ORANGE PARK. METRO DINER, 4495 Roosevelt Blvd., 999-4600. F 2016 Best of Jax Winner. SEE SAN MARCO. MOON RIVER PIZZA, 1176 Edgewood Ave. S., 389-4442. F 2016 Best of Jax Winner. SEE AMELIA ISLAND. THE MOSSFIRE GRILL, 1537 Margaret St., 355-4434, mossfire.com. 2016 Best of Jax finalist. Near 5 Points intersection. Southwestern dishes: fish tacos, chicken enchiladas. HH M-Sa in upstairs lounge; HH all day Su. $$ FB K L D Daily MSHACK, 1012 Margaret St., 423-1283. SEE BEACHES. SOUTHERN ROOTS FILLING STATION, 1275 King St., 513-4726, southernrootsjax.com. 2016 Best of Jax Winner. Fresh vegan fare; local, organic ingredients. Specials, on bread, local greens/rice, change daily. Sandwiches, coffees, teas. $ Tu-Su SUN-RAY CINEMA, 1028 Park St., 359-0047, sunraycinema.com. 2016 Best of Jax Winner. Firstrun, indie and art films screened. Beer, local drafts, wine, pizza–Godbold, Black Lagoon Supreme–hot dogs, hummus, sandwiches, popcorn, nachos, brownies. $$ BW Daily SUSHI CAFÉ, 2025 Riverside Ave., Ste. 204, 384-2888, sushicafejax.com. F 2016 Best of Jax Winner. Monster, Rock-n-Roll, Dynamite Roll. Hibachi, tempura, katsu, teriyaki. Inside/patio. $$ BW L D Daily

ST. AUGUSTINE

AL’S PIZZA, 1 St. George St., 824-4383. F 2016 Best of Jax Winner. SEE INTRACOASTAL. CRUISERS GRILL, 3 St. George St., 824-6993. 2016 Best of Jax Winner. SEE BEACHES. THE FLORIDIAN, 72 Spanish St., 829-0655, thefloridianstaug.com. 2016 Best of Jax Winner. Updated Southern fare; fresh, local ingredients. Vegetarian, gluten-free option. Signature fried green tomato bruschetta, blackened fish cornbread stack; grits w/shrimp/fish/tofu. $$$ BW K TO L D W-M GYPSY CAB COMPANY, 828 Anastasia Blvd., 824-8244, gypsycab.com. F 33+ years. Varied urban cuisine menu changes twice daily. Signature: Gypsy chicken. Seafood, tofu, duck, veal. $$ FB R Su; L D Daily MARDI GRAS SPORTS BAR, 123 San Marco Ave., 347-3288, mardibar.com. Wings, nachos, shrimp, chicken, Phillys, sliders, soft pretzels. $$ FB TO L D Daily MOJO OLD CITY BBQ, 5 Cordova St., 342-5264, mojobbq.com. SEE AVONDALE. O’LOUGHLIN PUB, 6975 A1A S., 429-9715. Familyowned-and-operated. Authentic fish & chips, shepherd’s pie, corned beef & cabbage, bangers & mash, duck wings. $$ FB K TO L D Daily

SALT LIFE FOOD SHACK, 321 A1A, 217-3256. SEE BEACHES. METRO DINER, 1000 S. Ponce de Leon Blvd., 758-3323. F 2016 Best of Jax Winner. Dinner nightly. SEE SAN MARCO. SHANGHAI NOBBY’S, 10 Anastasia Blvd., 547-2188. Cuban-style, Philly cheesesteak sandwiches. $$ FB

SAN MARCO + SOUTHBANK

THE BEARDED PIG SOUTHERN BBQ & BEER GARDEN, 1224 Kings Ave., 619-2247, thebeardedpigbbq.com. 2016 Best of Jax Winner. Barbecue joint Southern style: brisket, pork, chicken, sausage, beef; veggie platters. $$ BW K TO Daily BISTRO AIX, 1440 San Marco Blvd., 398-1949, bistrox.com. F Mediterranean/French inspired menu changes seasonally. 250+ wines. Wood-fired oven baked, grilled specialties: pizza, pasta, risotto, steaks, seafood. Hand-crafted cocktails, specialty drinks. Dine outside. HH M-F. $$$ FB L D Daily BOLD BEAN COFFEE ROASTERS, 1905 Hendricks Ave. 2016 Best of Jax Winner. SEE RIVERSIDE. EUROPEAN STREET CAFÉ, 1704 San Marco Blvd., 398-9500. SEE RIVERSIDE. FUSION SUSHI, 1550 University Blvd. W., 636-8688, fusionsushijax.com. F Upscale; fresh sushi, sashimi, hibachi, teriyaki, katsu, seafood. $$ K L D Daily KITCHEN ON SAN MARCO, 1402 San Marco Blvd., 396-2344, kitchenonsanmarco.com. Gastropub serves local, national craft beers, specialty cocktails. Seasonal menu, with fresh, locally sourced ingredients. $$ FB R Su; L D Daily METRO DINER, 3302 Hendricks Ave., 398-3701, metrodinercom. F 2016 Best of Jax Winner. Original upscale diner in a historic 1930s-era building. Meatloaf, chicken pot pie, soups. This one serves dinner nightly. $$ B R L D Daily PIZZA PALACE RESTAURANT & PIZZERIA, 1959 San Marco Blvd., 399-8815, pizzapalacejax.com. F Family-owned&-operated; spinach pizza, chicken spinach calzones, ravioli, lasagna, parmigiana. Dine outside. HH. $$ BW K TO L D Daily TAVERNA, 1986 San Marco Blvd., 398-3005, tavernasanmarco.com. Chef Sam Efron’s authentic Italian; tapas, wood-fired pizza. Seasonal local produce, meats. Craft beer (some local), award-winning wine. $$$ FB K TO R L D Daily V PIZZA, 1406 Hendricks Ave., 527-1511, vpizza.com. Serving true artisan Neapolitana pizzas, hand-tossed, thin or thick crust. Baked dishes, subs, stromboli, wings, wraps. $$ FB to L D Daily

SOUTHSIDE + TINSELTOWN

ALHAMBRA THEATRE & DINING, 12000 Beach Blvd., 641-1212, alhambrajax.com. Open 50 years. Executive Chef DeJuan Roy’s themed menus. Reservations. $$ FB D Tu-Su EUROPEAN STREET CAFÉ, 5500 Beach Blvd., 398-1717. SEE RIVERSIDE. LARRY’S GIANT SUBS, 3611 St. Johns Bluff Rd. S., 641-6499. 4479 Deerwood Lake Pkwy., 425-4060. F SEE ORANGE PARK. MARIANAS GRINDS, 11380 Beach Blvd., Ste. 10, 206-612-6596. Pacific Islander fare, chamorro culture. Soups, stews, fitada, beef oxtail, katden pika; empanadas, lumpia, chicken relaguen, BBQ-style ribs, chicken. $$ TO B L D Tu-Su MOXIE KITCHEN + COCKTAILS, 4972 Big Island Dr., 998-9744. 2016 Best of Jax Winner. Chef Tom Gray’s locally sourced contemporary American menu has starters—deviled farm eggs, chicken livers; favorites— chicken & waffles, Dr Pepper-glazed beef short ribs. Seared scallops, handmade gnocchi. Inventive cocktails, patio dining. HH daily. $$ FB K Su Br, L M-Sa; D Nightly

DINING DIRECTORY MSHACK, 10281 Midtown Pkwy., 642-5000. SEE BEACHES. OVINTE, 10208 Buckhead Branch Dr., 900-7730, ovintecom. Italy, Spain, Mediterranean. Small plates, tapas, charcuterie: ceviche fresco, pappardelle bolognese, lobster ravioli. 240-bottle/wines, 75/glass; craft spirits. $$ FB R, Su; D Nightly

SPRINGFIELD + NORTHSIDE

ANDY’S GRILL, 1810 W. Beaver St., 354-2821, jaxfarmersmarket.com. Inside Jax Farmers Market. Local,

regional, international produce. Breakfast, sandwiches. $ B L D M-Sa LARRY’S GIANT SUBS, 12001 Lem Turner Rd., 764-9999. SEE ORANGE PARK. UPTOWN KITCHEN & BAR, 1303 Main St. N., 355-0734, uptownmarketjax.com. Bite Club certified. Fresh fare, innovative menus, farm-to-table selections, daily specials. $$ BW TO B L Daily

CHEFFED-UP Le France meets Southeast Asia in a DELIGHTFUL MASHUP

CHEFFED-UP

TROPICAL

CRAVINGS ONE OF MY BASIC TENANTS IN LIFE IS THAT if cannibals capture me, I hope they prepare me properly. I think I would be very suitable for braising and all the villagers would brag about how tasty I was. Braises and stews play a huge role in the cuisines of the tropics and are perfect for Northeast Florida summers as well. With all the tropical mornings and afternoon thunderstorms of late, my cravings have been drifting toward Southeast Asia’s spicy, brightly flavored dishes. How about a little foodie style vacation at home? I realize this sounds like an introduction to a Travel Channel show, but whatever. Usually when I want Southeast Asian, I steer toward Thai dishes and especially curries. These curries are fairly simple to prepare and most ingredients can be found at Publix or at the plethora of Asian food markets in greater Jax. But familiarity breeds contempt (like at your day job). Last week, I looked further east to Vietnam for my tropical cuisine du jour. One of the coolest aspects of Vietnamese cuisine is the huge French influence. Say what you will about French colonial policy, I’m not listening ’cause the cuisine it inspired is a truly amazing smashup. Asian flavor profiles and products combined with French cooking techniques are … how do you say, ah, magnifique! The Vietnamese produce some of the lightest, brightest, most flavorpacked dishes in the universe. The trendiest example of this phenomenon is the Bahn Mi sandy. This iconic sandwich of Saigon is the two-culture flavor smashup at its best. The combo of a French baguette with pâté, Asian pickled vegetables and cilantro is at once rich, bright and intensely satisfying. Thunderstorms’ dark clouds drew me to another outstanding example of this cuisine, Vietnamese Lemongrass Beef Stew. This fascinating dish takes the premise of Beef Bourguignon and transforms it into an exotic tropical dream. The trick is replacing the heavy butter and flour roux and red wine with umami rich fish sauce, lemongrass, star anise, and tons of galangal.

So show off your mad Cheffed Up stewing techniques (like braising but with small cuts of meat) and relax. It’s like trading winter clothes for shorts and flops, very satisfying and refreshing. This is food for tropical weather.

CHEF BILL’S LEMONGRASS BEEF STEW Ingredients • 4 pounds chuck, cut into 1 1/2” cubes • 1 oz. canola oil • 4 garlic cloves, paste • 2 medium Spanish onions, medium dice • 1 piece of galangal or ginger, peeled • and cut into half-inch medallions • 2 Serrano chilies, sliced • 4 star anise pods • 2 cinnamon sticks • 2 oz. dry sherry • 2 tsp. tomato paste • 1 qt. unsalted beef broth • 3 carrots, cut into 1/2” medallions • 1 can sliced water chestnuts • 3 Tbsp. fish sauce • S&P to taste • Five Spice powder as needed Directions 1. Season beef with S&P and Five Spice. 2. Heat oil in a large Dutch oven and 1. sear the beef in batches. Remove and 1. reserve. Pour off any excess oil. 3. Lower heat and add onion. Sweat until 1. transparent. Add garlic, ginger, chili, star 1. anise, and cinnamon sticks. Sauté briefly. 4. Add tomato paste, stir to caramelize, 1. deglaze with the sherry. 5. Return the beef and add stock. Bring 1. to simmer, cover and place in a 325˚F 1. oven for 1-1/2 hours. 6. Add carrots and cook for 30 minutes. 1. Add fish sauce and adjust the seasoning. 7. Garnish with lots of Thai basil, 1. and enjoy. Until we cook again,

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Dog flu, or canine influenza, is a respiratory disease that’s easily spread among dogs. Two viruses, H3N8 and H3N2, are responsible for recent outbreaks.

WHAT ARE THE SYMPTOMS? Symptoms of dog flu hit the respiratory system first, causing hacking coughs, a runny nose, watery eyes and a sore throat. It’s usually accompanied by a high fever and loss of appetite. People talk about being sick, but a dog isn’t able to say how lousy he feels. Watch for changes in behavior. If your normally hyper dog seems lethargic or if your always-hungry pup starts skipping meals, it’s time to take a closer look.

HOW IS IT SPREAD?

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Dog flu is spread through close contact in highly populated areas, like dog parks and the vet’s waiting room. Sneezes, coughs and shared toys are the main culprits. Not even friendly barks and nose rubs are safe!

HOW SERIOUS IS IT? Most dogs who get the virus don’t die. But dog flu can cause more serious illnesses than the average respiratory infection. In some cases, it can turn into pneumonia, and becomes much more dangerous.

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As the CANINE FLU hits Florida, Davi doles out advice for staying healthy

WHAT BREEDS ARE MOST AT RISK? All ages and sizes of dogs are equally at risk. But dogs with flat-snouts like pugs, French bulldogs and Pekingese may have a tougher time dealing with the symptoms.

WHAT DOG FLU TREATMENTS ARE AVAILABLE? It’s a viral infection, so dog flu can’t be cured with medication. Make sure your dog gets plenty of love, water, rest and any medicines your vet prescribes while the condition runs its course. Chances are, he or she will be back to normal in about two weeks, and back to playing fetch and eating strange things off the sidewalk. There is a two-shot canine flu vaccine, which doesn’t always completely deflect the virus, but may reduce its length and severity.

CAN HUMANS GET DOG FLU? Some good news: Humans aren’t susceptible to dog flu, aside from the worry of watching your best friend suffer through it.

HOW CAN I KEEP MY PUP SAFE? Keep furry friends away from busy dog hangouts, like parks, pet shops and grooming spots. Wash your paws and change your clothes after petting other dogs to reduce potential exposure—spreading the love can also spread the virus. When in doubt, seek veterinary care! The American Veterinary Medical Association recommends vaccinating dogs who are in frequent contact with other dogs to help prevent the spread of the virus. While vaccination is advised in high-risk infection areas, many vets recommend owners make a risk assessment before deciding whether or not to vaccinate. Stay healthy! Davi mail@folioweekly.com ____________________________________ Davi the dachshund is a certified M.D.— Momma’s Dog.

PET TIP: PETS IN HIGH WINDS JUN

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HURRICANE SEASON! Clay Humane clinic has tips if/when the big blow hits. MICROCHIP: So you and Rover can reunite after the storm. ID’S, TAGS: Must have addresses, phone numbers, emails. MEDS: Three days of meds is a must; get refills. EMERGENCY PACK: First-aid kit, 3-4 day’s worth of food/bowls, bottled water, litter and/or disposable bags, leashes, harnesses. GET OUTTA TOWN: Know what routes to take. CRATES, CARRIERS: Label with info: yours and Fluffy’s. WHERE TO STAY: Find pet-friendly shelters. clayhumane.org.

PET EVENTS CHARITY DOG WASH • Native Sun Natural Foods Market holds its fifth annual dog wash noon-2 p.m. June 17 at all three Native Suns, 11030 Baymeadows Rd., 260-2791; 1585 Third St. N., Jax Beach, 458-1390; 10000 San Jose Blvd., Mandarin, 260-6950, nativesunjax.com. Proceeds benefit First Coast No More Homeless Pets. Native Sun team members and volunteers from FCNMHP soap up the dogs with all natural shampoo, courtesy of Ark Naturals. Local pet vendors, including Pawfection, offer samples; Native Sun gives each freshly washed pup a gift. A $10 donation per dog is recommended.

ADOPTABLES

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Cute name … cuter kitten! • Yeah, I’m cute all right! Rescued from the wilds of Big Tabby Island, I’m ready to live in a nice civilized home–yours! Meet me at Jax Humane Society, 8464 Beach Blvd., Southside, noon-7 p.m. Mon.-Fri., 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sat. & Sun.; jaxhumane.org. BOWLING FOR RHINOS • The 28th annual Bowling for Rhinos, with raffles, silent auction, T-shirts and Bold City Brewery’s Archie’s Rhino Rye Pale Ale, is 7-9 p.m. June 16 and 1-3 p.m. & 7-9 p.m. June 17 at Beach Bowl, 818 Beach Blvd., Jax Beach, 249-9849, beachbowljaxbeach.com; 757-4463, jacksonvillezoo. org. Registration is $25 (includes two games, shoe rental); $10 for non-bowlers. Proceeds benefit African and Indonesian rhino sanctuaries. MUTTS & MIMOSAS • Breakfast buffet, mimosa bar, silent auction, raffles and live music are 11 a.m.-2 p.m. June 17 at BlackFinn American Grille, 4840 Big Island Dr., Southside; $25 advance tix include buffet, one mimosa; $33 door; $35 advance tix includes buffet, bottomless mimosas; $43 door. Proceeds benefit Friends of Jacksonville Animals, friendsofjaxanimals.com.

ADOPTABLES

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Not like the Speedway! • I’m chill, y’all. At two years old, I know when to behave and when to have fun–with you! Come see me at Jax Humane Society, 8464 Beach Blvd., Southside, noon-7 p.m. Mon.-Fri., 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sat. & Sun.; jaxhumane.org. LEASH MANNERS WORKSHOP • Basic intro to manage jumping and general misbehaving at 7:30 p.m. June 15 at Petco, 11111 San Jose Blvd., Mandarin, 254-5715, petco.com. JASPER THE READ DOG • Kids ages 5-12 practice, reading to real, live dog Jasper, from 2:30-3 p.m. June 21, Regency Square Branch Library, 9900 Regency Sq. Blvd., 726-5142, jaxpubliclibrary.org. PET SOLUTIONS • Find out all the stuff you should know about your pet, noon-4:30 p.m. June 17 at Petco, 1514 C.R. 220, Fleming Island, 215-7498; 950 Marsh Landing Pkwy., Jax Beach, 273-0964; 11900 Atlantic Blvd., Ste. 213, Intracoastal West, 997-8441; 430 CBL Dr., St. Augustine, 824-8520; 463713 S.R. 200, Yulee, 225-0014, petco.com. ZOOFARI OUTREACH • Animal ambassadors are on hand from 3-4 p.m. June 22 at University Park Branch Library, 3435 University Blvd. N., 630-1265. For kids ages 5-12; jaxpubliclibrary.org. PET ADOPTION • 60+ cats and kittens, 40+ dogs and puppies need homes; Wags & Whiskers Pet Rescue, 1967 Old Moultrie Rd., St. Augustine, 797-1913, 797-6039, petrescue.org. All are spayed/neutered and up-to-date on shots. _________________________________________ JUNE 14-20, 2017 | FOLIOWEEKLY.com | 27

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ARIES (March 21-April 19): You have to admit salt looks like sugar and sugar like salt. It’s not usually a major problem, though. Mistakenly sprinkling sugar on food when you thought you were adding salt won’t hurt you, nor will stirring salt in coffee. But errors like these are inconvenient, and they can ruin a meal. Apply this lesson as a metaphor in the days ahead. Be alert for things that seem to be alike but actually have different tastes and effects.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Here’s a possible plan for the next 10 days: Program your smart phone to sound an alarm once an hour for the entire time you’re awake. Each time the bell or buzzer goes off, you’ll vividly remember your life’s main purpose. Ask yourself if the activity you’re engaged in at that moment is serving your life’s main purpose. If it is, literally pat yourself on the back and say, “Good job!” If it’s not, say this: “I am resolved to get into closer alignment with my soul’s code—the blueprint of my destiny.” GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Actress Marisa Berenson has a line of anti-aging products that includes an elixir made from seeds of the desert fruit prickly pear. The manufacturing process isn’t easy. To produce a quart of the potion requires 2,000 pounds of seeds. You have a metaphorically similar challenge in the weeks ahead. To create a small amount of the precious stuff you want, you’ll have to gather a ton of raw materials. There may be a desert-like phenomena to deal with as well. CANCER (June 21-July 22): There are three kinds of habits: good, bad and neutral. Neutral habits are neither good nor bad but use up psychic energy better directed into cultivating good habits. Some examples: a good habit is when you’re disciplined about eating healthful food; a bad habit is watching violent TV shows before going to bed, thereby disturbing sleep; a neutral habit might be working Sudoku puzzles. My challenge? Dissolve one bad habit and one neutral habit, replacing them with two new good habits. According to my astrological omenanalysis, cosmic forces will be on your side as you make this effort.

With this heads-up, I hope you recognize it as it occurs, and take full advantage. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): You’ll never get access to treasure buried under the cherry tree next to the ruined barn if you stay in your command center, staring at the map instead of venturing out to the barn. Likewise, a symbol of truth may be helpful in experiencing deeper meaning, but it’s not the same as communing with raw truth, and may even distract from it. Consider a further variation on the theme: The pictures in your mind’s eye may or may not have any connection with the world outside your brain. It’s important to monitor their accuracy in the days ahead. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Maybe it wasn’t such a good idea to go gallivanting heedlessly into the labyrinth. Maybe it was. Who knows? It’s still too early to assess your experiences in that maddening but fascinating tangle. You may not yet be able to distinguish smoke and mirrors from useful revelations. Which of the riddles you’ve gathered will bring frustration and which will lead to wisdom? One thing I know: If you want to exit the labyrinth, an opportunity will soon appear. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Over the years I’ve read many news reports about people who’ve had intimate relations with clunky inanimate objects. One had sex with a bicycle. Another seduced a sidewalk; a third tried to make sweet love to a picnic table. Don’t join their ranks in the next few weeks. Your longing may be intense, innovative and exotic, but confine its expression to unions with adult humans who know what they’re getting into and have consented. Here’s an old English word to add to your vocabulary: “blissom.” It means “to bleat with sexual desire.” CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Your life in the days ahead should be low on lightweight diversions and high in topquality content. Sound like fun? Enjoy the hell out of yourself as you cut the fluff and focus on the pith … as you efficiently get to the hype-free heart of every matter and refuse to tolerate waffling or stalling. Strip away glossy excesses. Expose the pretty lies; just work around them; don’t get bogged down indulging negative emotions.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): ”Dear Dr. Astrology: Good fortune has been visiting me a lot lately. Many cool opportunities have come my way. Life is consistently interesting. I’ve also made two unwise moves that fortunately didn’t bring bad results. Things often work out better than I imagined! I’m grateful every day, but I feel like I should somehow show even more appreciation. Any ideas? — Lucky Leo.” Dear Lucky: The smartest response to the abundance you’ve enjoyed is to boost your generosity. Give out blessings. Dispense praise. Help folks access potentials. Intensify efforts to share your wealth.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Inventor, architect and author Buckminster Fuller lived to be 87. For 63 years, he kept a detailed scrapbook diary documenting every day of his life. It included his reflections, correspondence, drawings, newspaper clippings, grocery bills and much more evidence of his unique story. Express yourself with that much disciplined ferocity for the next two weeks. According to my astrological analysis, you’re in a phase of maximum power to create your life with vigorous ingenuity. Show all exactly who you are.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Years ago, Paul, a fan of my work, emailed me to ask if I wanted to get together with him and his friend when I visited New York. “Maybe you know her?” he wrote. “She’s the artist Cindy Sherman.” Back then, I’d never heard of Cindy. But Paul was smart and funny, so I agreed to meet. We convened in an elegant tearoom for a boisterous conversation. A week later, back home, I mentioned the event to a colleague. Her eyes got big and she shrieked, “You had tea with THE Cindy Sherman!” She educated me on how successful and influential Cindy’s photography has been. You’ll soon have a comparable experience: inadvertent contact with an intriguing presence.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): You have cosmic license to enjoy almost too much sensual pleasure. Feel free to do more of what you love to do than you usually allow. Be unapologetic about surrounding yourself with flatterers and worshipers. Be sumptuously lazy. Ask others to pick up the slack. Got it? It’s the first part of your oracle. The rest: You have cosmic license to explore the kind of spiritual growth possible when you feel happy and fulfilled. As you go through each day, expect life to bring just what’s needed to uplift you. Assume the best service you can offer others is to be relaxed and content. Rob Brezsny freewillastrology@freewillastrology.com

NEWS OF THE WEIRD SWINGIN’ SCHOOL

If high-schoolers seem stressed by active lifestyles and competitive pressures, and so fail to sleep the recommended 9-10 hours a day, it must be a good idea for the federal government to give grants to schools (including New Mexico’s Las Cruces High School) to buy comfy, $14,000 “nap pods” that drive out the racket with soft music, for 20 minutes a shot during frenzied schooldays. A May NPR report based on Las Cruces’ experience quoted favorable reviews by students, backed by a doctor and a nurse practitioner who cited research showing adequate sleep “can” boost memory and attention and thus “can” improve school performance, and so federal education bucks must be well-spent.

ALTERNATIVE MOO JUICE

Florida Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam argues that his “hands are tied” by “federal food laws” and that fresh, “all-natural” milk with the cream skimmed off the top cannot be sold in Florida as “milk” (or “skim milk”) but must be labeled “imitation milk”— unless the “all-natural” milk adds (artificial) vitamin A to the product. Family farm Ocheesee Creamery, in the state’s panhandle, challenged the law, and Putnam, who recently announced his candidacy for governor, said he’d try to resolve the issue.

OUR HUTCH RUNNETH OVER

It recently became necessary for Candace Frazee and Steve Lubanski to acquire a bigger home in the Los Angeles area because their 33,000 “bunny”-related items (stuffed bunnies, antique bunnies, bunny paintings, bunny dinnerware, etc.) needed more space.

IT’S “CAT’S IN THE CRADLE,” DUDE

The world’s only museum devoted to the “house cat” allows self-guided tours in Sylva, North Carolina, where curator Harold Sims displays 10,000 artifacts including a genuine petrified cat (with whiskers!) pulled from a 16th-century English chimney.

DON’T BOTHER, THEY’RE HERE

Brantford, Ontario, real estate agent Kyle Jansink, speaking for unidentified sellers, said he accepted a challenge to sell a meticulously

maintained home “as is”—still packed with the sellers’ clown-related items (dolls, miniatures, porcelain statues, paintings).

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MONEY MAKE HER SMILE

They’re “therapists,” not “strippers,” argued New York City’s Penthouse Executive Club, creatively characterizing its dancers to avoid $3 million in back taxes, but the state’s appeals board ruled against it in April. Penthouse insisted its performers were more like counselors for lonely men, and the club’s “door charge” was an untaxable fee for therapeutic health services.

LAUGH AT WHAT I DONE

James Pelletier, 46, was arrested in Hollis, Maine, in May after he fired a BB gun pointblank at his two sons, ages 9 and 11—but only, he said, as a “rite of passage” into maturity. He said if the kids knew how it felt to get shot, they might not be so quick to fire their own guns.

YOU MEAN JETHRO & ABBY, TOO?

In contrast to the exciting work of the TV series (near the top of broadcast ratings for a decade), actual Naval Criminal Investigative Service agents, laboring over computer screens 8-10 hours a day for two months, are now employing facial-recognition software—to scour websites to ID victims of nude-photo postings of military personnel that came to light earlier this year. “[Y]ou get pretty burned out,” said the NCIS director. A simple word search of “uniformed military nude” got nearly 80 million hits, according to a May Associated Press item from the Quantico Marine base, where 20 investigators work side-by-side.

RIGHTS IN CONFLICT

An elderly German man, unnamed in news reports, was fined $110 in May for “terrorizing” neighbors in the town of Hennef by violating a 2015 agreement to lower the sound on his porn videos. He demanded sympathy because of a hearing disability, arguing that if he wore headphones, he couldn’t hear the doorbell or burglars, and he’d feel unsafe. At his May hearing, he objected to the characterization that the “sex sounds” were in videos; on the day in question, he said, a prostitute was in the room. “It was not porn,” he insisted. “It was live!” Chuck Shepherd weirdnews@earthlink.net

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One: Write a five-word headline so the person recognizes the moment y’all shared. Two: Describe the person, like, “You: Wearin’ an empty baby sling, lookin’ lost.” Three: Describe yourself, like, “Me: In a World’s Greatest Dad T-shirt, feelin’ solo.” Four: Describe the moment, like, “ISU checking out the baby strollers and the progeny within, at Riverside Park.” Five: Meet, fall in love, reserve a nursery.* No names, emails, websites, etc. And fer chrissake, it’s forty (40) words or fewer. Get a love life with Folio Weekly ISUs! THE COMMODORES GREAT CLOSING ACT You: There with daughter; live in PVB, go to town occasionally. We chatted, danced, laughed; didn’t exchange info. I’m named after a state; live in historic district. The ditch isn’t an issue. Your turn. When: May 28. Where: Jax Jazz Fest. #1654-0614 DOOR GUY CALLED YOU UGLY!? Murder Junkies: second most interesting on June 8. First: Vivacious artist of hair and canvas; enthralling beauty a precursor to her intriguing character. Blessed with two hugs, but no name. Trying to earn that. When: June 8. Where: Nighthawks. #1653-0614 STROLLING, HUMMING BLONDE U: Very-well-dressed blonde, glasses, long white skirt, hair up in garland; went in a favorite place, Kookaburra, late Wed. afternoon. Me: Tall, dark eyes & hair, green fishing shirt, left T-Mobile, got in blue Altima. Let’s grab coffee! When: June 7. Where: Kookaburra, U.S. 1 S., St. Augustine. #1652-0614 I SAW U READING I SAW U! I asked you if the guy you were with was your boyfriend. You said, “No. Just a friend.” Let us go grab some craft brew! When: April 26. Where: Aardwolf San Marco. #1651-0510 HUGGED TWICE One year ago; never forget. Best decision ever. Always love everything about you; hot body by mine. Let’s take it to the tube top the rest of our lives. Weally sewious. You ask, I’d say yes. Always a pleasure Mr. ... When: May 2016. Where: 5 Points. #1650-0503 BARTENDER WANNABE TEACHER You wanted to impact young minds as a teacher. I suggested fixing shattered wrists as a doctor. On second thought, how about making a huge impact as my date? I was the only guy at brunch bar. When: March 25. Where: Best Brunch, I-295 & 9A. #1649-0405 “IRISH LASS” USHER You: blonde, blue-eyed, Kelly green dress. Me: tall, shy, warm-up band member. On rehearsal break, we SU two in balcony, raced up. We shared a bottle of fake Crown (I lied). I’ll find you, love you forever. When: Unsure. Where: Florida Theatre. #1648-0322 ENC-1102 LOVE You: German nose; matched mine. Brown eyes entranced me. Me: Awkward, yellow-haired female. Someone took your seat; you sat beside me. We watched “The Room.” Best time I ever had. May I hold your hand forever? When: March 2015. Where: FSCJ. #1647-0315

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WHO SEPARATES

CHURCH & STATE? A Supreme Court MALFUNCTION

THE PHRASE ‘SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND state’ is nowhere in the Constitution, but rather was lifted from a letter of assurance to the Danbury Connecticut Baptists Association by President Thomas Jefferson. It is upon that phrase in that letter that aggressive antiestablishment cultists such as the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), the Freedom from Religion Foundation (FRF) and militant atheists base their extreme policies. There is a problem with it. While certainly among the most brilliant, and probably the most libertarian of the Founders, Thomas Jefferson had no hand in writing the Constitution, being engaged in Paris as ambassador to France at the time of the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia. There are reports that he was very upset with it when he returned and read it. The sessions were secret, so the only way he could have had knowledge of the thoughts of the delegates was through the notes of the official secretary, William Jackson, and those of the delegates who also kept notes, but also possibly through the recollection of some of the delegates, especially from the Virginia delegation, whom he certainly may have known. So can we really say that Jefferson’s statement reflects the intent of Founders to the letter? I don’t think so. I have read numerous discussions on the entire church/state issue, including the references to the Barbary Treaty signed on Nov. 4, 1796 by John Adams, after being passed unanimously by the Fifth Congress. It is invoked regularly by ACLU, etc. This is the relevant Article 11: “As the government of the United States of America is not in any sense founded on the Christian Religion, as it has in itself no character of enmity against the laws, religion or tranquility of Musselmen, and as the said States never have entered into any war or act of hostility against any Mahometan nation, it is declared by the parties that no pretext arising from religious opinions shall ever produce an interruption of the harmony existing between the two countries.”

Many of the members of that Fifth Congress and Adams himself had attended the Constitutional Convention, strengthening their argument. But there’s a problem with this also. The Fifth Congress and Adams were the very same Congress and president who had passed the Alien and Sedition Acts just five months earlier, in June. That fact raises very

ruling on the constitutionality of laws. Here are two of his quotations: The question whether the judges are invested with exclusive authority to decide on the constitutionality of a law has been heretofore a subject of consideration with me in the exercise of official duties. Certainly there is not a word in the Constitution, which has given that power to them more than to the Executive or Legislative branches. I have long wished for a proper occasion to have the gratuitous opinion in Marbury v. Madison brought before the public & denounced as not law. A simple web search will lead anyone to many more. If anyone cites Jefferson as a source for their version of anti-establishmentism, it’s inconsistent to rely on the courts, as they so often do, when he so obviously had a very dim view of constitutional review. Again, they cannot have it both ways. I agree with Jefferson. There is no empowerment of the courts to rule on the constitutionality of any law. That is a power that was insisted upon by John Jay, the first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. President George Washington and the Congress acquiesced. It was an unfortunate precedent and precedents are extremely important in government. It was increased exponentially by the John Marshall Court in the Marbury v. Madison that Jefferson found so noxious. Marshall is regarded as a ‘great jurist.’ He was great in the same way Franklin D. Roosevelt and Lyndon B. Johnson were great. As did Marshall with the judiciary, they vastly increased the power of the federal government, especially the executive, far beyond constitutional limits. Evidently, trampling on the Constitution, at the expense of the states and the people, is a sign of greatness.

The Fifth Congress and Adams were the very same Congress and president who had passed the Alien and Sedition Acts just five months earlier, in June.

THAT FACT RAISES VERY SERIOUS QUESTIONS ABOUT THEIR JUDGMENT. serious questions about their judgment. If you argue the treaty is a constitutionally accurate description of the religious orientation of the United States, you must accept the argument that those same people must have felt that the Alien and Sedition Acts were constitutionally sound. They weren’t sound, but you cannot accept one argument and not the other. The people who voted for them were identical. ACLU, especially, would rail at those laws just as it did over the Patriot Act. No libertarian can support those laws, so this Barbary treaty becomes suspect. But it gets worse for the antiestablishment cultists who cite court decisions on constitutionality, such as a member of Freedom From Religion did recently on Tucker Carlson Tonight, mentioning all the court decisions in FRF’s favor. However, Jefferson was far more prolific and emphatic in his questioning of the validity of courts

The Marbury v. Madison case is especially galling. Marshall wrote the decision even though he was involved in the case. That was a major conflict of interest and he should have withdrawn from it. Today, it would result in impeachment and removal from the bench, not to mention disbarment. As far as the power of the courts, there can be no doubt that it is unseemly for any branch of government or any agency to decide its own power, yet that is precisely what the courts have done. Every believer in our checks and balances system should reject that. So what is the proper interpretation of the non-establishment clause? I have my own opinion, but one thing for certain, it should not be the exclusive province of the courts. Roderick T. Beaman mail@folioweekly.com _____________________________________ Beaman is an osteopathic physician in Jacksonville.

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