The Man Behind the Mission by Folio Weekly

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THIS WEEK // 7.3.19-7.9.19 // VOL. 33 ISSUE 14

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THE MAN BEHIND THE MISSION NAS Jacksonville’s commanding officer discusses local military impact

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THE MAIL WHY?

WHY ARE DUVAL COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL students being denied their right to “a uniform, safe, secure, efficient and high quality system of education,” as guaranteed in the Florida State Constitution? Why are the safety and education of Jacksonville’s students being compromised by the Civic Council, whose members are unelected, have financial interests in charter schools, and want to make sure that charter schools receive “20 percent of the total proceeds of a 15-year sales tax”? Why has the General Counsel impeded democracy by denying the taxpayers of Duval County the chance to vote and express the will of the people? Why didn’t our mayor and City Council support the new superintendent from the beginning and help the school system place the half-cent sales tax referendum on a 2019 ballot (or find revenue to fix the aging school facilities)? Why is it okay to delay the vote until 2020, thus causing students attending one of the 56 schools classified as poor, very poor or replacement to spend another school year in a substandard classroom or building? Is it a coincidence that 46 of these schools are located in the most underserved areas of Jacksonville? Why don’t our city leaders care about Jacksonville’s most important commodity, our children? Kathleen Kane via email

SACRIFICIAL LAMB

THE WEALTHY WHITES WHO CONTROL THE Republican Party in Duval County don’t care if the public school system fails, even if it means that families and businesses choose to locate elsewhere. Yes, there have been some noises by local real estate professionals, but a mute Chamber of Commerce fears Mayor Lenny Curry’s wrath. Why? Because the GOP loathes teachers’ unions. And the party’s fundamentalist base still longs for a time when students were subjected to daily (Protestant) prayers, a time when the theory of evolution was absent from public school classrooms. Speaking of religion–and despite what the Office of General Counsel has to say about it–everyone knows that shall means must, not may, in the Biblebelt South. As in: Thou shall not lie. However, based upon Mayor Curry’s autocratic tenure in office, his good book likely is an executive summary of Machiavelli’s The Prince with one underlined phrase: “The end justifies the means.” Michael Hoffman via email

ANOTHER VIEW

DUVAL COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS HAVE been failing for generations. When I graduated from Englewood High School in 1965, the whole school system was disaccredited. The reasons then were the same as they are now: incompetent administrators and a teachers’ union more interested in supporting Democrat[ic] candidates for public office than in educating children. The only difference is that then they couldn’t deflect blame by complaining about charter schools. Gary E. Eckstine via email

STUDENT LOAN CANCELLATION?

WHAT STRIKES ME MOST ABOUT THIS business of cancelling student loan debt is that the largest part of student costs isn’t tuition, it’s housing and meals, a little gas in the car, some entertainment, and the other expenses of day-to-day living. Tuition is usually less than 25 to 30 percent of realworld overall student expense at in-state state universities, those schools where most students requiring loans attend. So basically, what the giveaway politicians are proposing is passing the costs of four (or more) years of easy living to the taxpayers who would then be picking up the tab for four years of subsidized student living, dining and entertainment, as well as a bit of tuition. If this should come to pass, I’m going to go back to school and enjoy those free housing and free meal bennies for the next four or six years while I take some Humanities and PE classes, maybe take a year of skiing while I’m at it, see if I can work in some art classes (and I know I need a course in writing). As to why someone who comes out of college with a liberal arts degree and can’t find a job would in any way ever be considered “educated” in the first place is a mystery to me. Yet the people we really need, the tradesmen and craftsmen, welders and plumbers, carpenters and electricians–people who actually have useful skills and can actually get a job that enables them to repay their student loans–are the very last in line to get those loans in the first place. Politicians bearing free gifts are politicians who are stealing from those of us who actually contribute to humanity in order to buy themselves votes. Abhor those politicians. Stanley Radzewicz via email

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BRICKBATS + BOUQUETS BOUQUETS TO THE CITIES OF ST. AUGUSTINE & ST. AUGUSTINE BEACH On June 28, the 50th anniversary of the start of the Stonewall riots, the mayor of St. Augustine and a delegate from St. Augustine Beach stood on the Plaza de la Constitución and read their municipal governments’ respective Pride Proclamations, officially recognizing June as Pride month. BOUQUET TO GENERATION JACKSONVILLE Based Downtown, the Jacksonville branch of Generation USA, a national youth employment nonprofit, recently held an open house to observe a milestone: It has been offering employment training programs for three years, graduating more than 500 local students. BOUQUET TO THE JUVENILE JUSTICE ADVISORY COMMITTEE Last month, the 23-member committee wrapped up its two-year mission to advise State Attorney Melissa Nelson on how best to reduce crime and recidivism rates among juveniles in the Fourth Circuit. Its final report recommends rehabilitation and diversion rather than brute punishment, which risks condemning young offenders to the vicious cycle of incarceration before their cognitive development is even complete. BRICKBAT TO MOCA JACKSONVILLE The contemporary art museum hosted an invitation-only inaugural gala for Lenny Curry on July 1. It was a tacky celebration of divisive politics and bully-boy tactics, a mockery of all for which an art museum should stand. Perhaps instead of elaborate laser light shows, the Curry administration should look into air conditioning for Duval schools. DO YOU KNOW SOMEONE WHO DESERVES A BOUQUET? OR MAYBE A BRICKBAT? Send your submissions to mail@folioweekly.com; 50-word maximum, concerning a person, place, or topic of local interest.

CORRECTION: In the June 19 article “The Band That Doesn’t Stop,” by Tristan Komorny,

bass player Daniel Hubert was inadvertently omitted in the paragraph identifying band members.

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FROM THE EDITOR

REFERENDUM NOW

DEMOCRACY MEANS VOTING ON MATTERS OF IMPORT

ON JUNE 27, THE NEW JACKSONVILLE CITY Council was installed. Congratulations to newcomers and returning champions alike. Now take up Duval County Public Schools’ proposed November referendum. Do it, and do it as soon as possible. Let the voters decide whether the half-cent infrastructure tax is justified or not. In April, the school board recommended the tax to fund its Facilities Master Plan, a $1.9 billion, multi-year project designed to ameliorate the dire physical conditions of some of the oldest school buildings in the entire state. A November 2019 special election was proposed to decide the funding issue by referendum. Board members wanted the voters to decide what’s best. Ever since, City Hall has obstructed. First, presumably at Mayor Lenny Curry’s behest, the Office of General Counsel issued an unsolicited opinion stating that City Council alone can authorize the referendum—in which case, it’s not happening any time soon. In this week’s Backpage Editorial (pg. 31), veteran attorney Terry D. Bork argues that said opinion is legally dubious. Indeed, according to precedent, the office should have recused itself from any consideration on ethical grounds. Then the lame-duck City Council stonewalled while the usual PR hacks invited DCPS to buy access. City Hall suggested a 2020 referendum as a means of killing by compromise. Local news media kept on the story, and the narrative that emerged was

unflattering to City Hall: The school board presented a plan in good faith, and asked the voters to approve or not. The mayor and City Council opposed from the start. Finding themselves on the wrong side of public opinion, they had to employ increasingly ham-fisted tactics to stall. Council meetings took on an air of farce as members waited out concerned parents. Lenny Curry seems to fancy himself a master of multidimensional chess but, in this case, it was all very clumsy, and folks saw right through it. The optics got even worse on June 25, when the Clay County School Board approved a similar infrastructure sales tax without any public heckling from Clay County’s Board of Commissioners. The reasons for City Hall’s intransigence remain somewhat obscure. One solid guess is that the mayor wants to control the agenda. Another is that the charter-school lobby—including Curry mega-donors—wants to continue to starve public schools and ensure its dominance of what it sees as an education market. (Of course, the current DCPS plan does include proportional funding for charter schools, but charter-industry lobbyists want more. They always want more.) Whatever the reasons, the mayor’s strategy is clear: Forestall a legitimate vote by hook or by crook. The new City Council can be complicit, or it can move to end this stalemate forthwith. Let the people vote. Georgio Valentino georgio@folioweekly.com @thatgeorgioguy JULY 3-9, 2019 | FOLIOWEEKLY.com | 5

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THROWBACK THURSDAY

DUVAL IS FOR LOVERS

This monthly club night celebrates all things aughts, with resident DJs spinning emo and pop punk from the turn of the millennium. 10 p.m. Thursday, July 4, 1904 Music Hall, Downtown, 1904musichall.com, $5-$10.

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WAYS OF SEEING

FRENCH MODERNS: MONET TO MATISSE, 1850-1950

The Cummer’s new exhibition traces the artistic revolution that took place in the late 19th century. (Pictured: Claude Monet’s Rising Tide at Pourville, 1882, courtesy of Brooklyn Museum) Through Sept. 6, Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens, Riverside, cummermuseum.org.

THIS WEEK’S BIGGEST & BEST HAPPENINGS

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UNDER THE OAK TREE

OAKFEST IV

The annual locals-only music festival returns to promote St. Augustine’s hardest-working talents, including Jolie and Stephen Pigman. Wednesday-Saturday, July 3-6, Colonial Oak Music Park, St. Augustine, colonialquarter.com/music, free.

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SO SMOOTH ROB THOMAS

The Matchbox 20 singer struck gold as a solo artist in 1999 (in a hot vid with Santana). Now he brings his Chip Tooth Tour to Northeast Florida. Abby Anderson opens. 7 p.m. Saturday, July 6, Daily’s Place, Sports Complex, dailysplace.com, $35-$176.75. 6 | FOLIOWEEKLY.com | JULY 3-9, 2019

FOURTH OF JULY

INDEPENDENCE DAY EVENTS

There are oodles of celebrations this year, America’s 243rd birthday. Here are some highlights. And don’t forget the 10th annual “The Day After” Cleanup on St. Johns County beaches on July 5; go to keepersofthecoast.org. Light Up Amelia, 5 p.m. Fernandina Beach; Fireworks Over the Matanzas, 6 p.m. St. Augustine; 4th of July Fireworks, 9 p.m. Jax Beach Pier and, of course, Fireworks Over the St. Johns, 9:45 p.m. Downtown Jacksonville.

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY, AMERICA!

HOMETOWN ALL-AMERICAN 4TH OF JULY CELEBRATION

Fernandina Beach hosts the family-friendly celebration featuring contests, vendors, kids’ zones, live music by the Nassau Community Band, and a fireworks finale at 9:15 p.m.! America is 243 years old this year–that’s a lot of candles! 5-9 p.m. Thursday, July 4, Downtown Fernandina Beach, 235 S. Front St., lightupamelia.com, free.

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SO MANY WHEELS

FREEDOM FEST CAR, BIKE & TRUCK SHOW

Organized by Backstage Entertainment, the fourth annual event showcases almost anything on wheels. Vehicles compete in numerous categories with awards bestowed at 6:30 p.m. Military, first responders and law enforcement receive half-off admission. 3-7 p.m. Saturday, July 6, JC Penney parking lot, Orange Park Mall, facebook.com/weareBSEnt, $5-$10 (12 and younger free).

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NOT SO SCARY

SHARK TALK: MISUNDERSTOOD CREATURES OF THE SEA

St. Johns County Naturalist Kelly Ussia leads this educational program dedicated to sharks. Learn about local species, discover facts about shark attacks, and discuss interesting adaptations that help our toothy friends of the deep survive. Free admission but reservations are required. 3-4 p.m. Monday, July 8, St. Johns Golf Club, 4900 Cypress Links Blvd., Elkton, RSVP kpound@sjcfl.us or call 209-0383, free. 8 | FOLIOWEEKLY.com | JULY 3-9, 2019

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NOSTALGIA ISN’T WHAT IT USED TO BE THROWBACK BASEBALL GAME

It’s baseball, circa 1900. It’s the traditional match-up of Westside vs. Eastside (of the Springfield Historic District). The game features authentic old-time uniforms and equipment and it’s played under authentic old-time rules. Picnics and tailgating encouraged. 4 p.m. Thursday, July 4, Klutho Park, 204 W. Third St., sparcouncil.org, free.

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RUNS-R-US

JUMBO SHRIMP BASEBALL

The Jumbo Shrimp conclude a four-game homestand against the Chattanooga Lookouts. The first 2,000 fans get a patriotic Jumbo Shrimp cap. Stick around for the postgame fireworks show–it’ll be a blast. 7:05 p.m. Wednesday, July 3, Bragan Field, Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville, milb.com/jacksonville, $5 and up.

MON

SWING HARD & PRAY U.S. AMATEUR GOLF QUALIFIER

Amateur golfers from throughout the Southeast compete in a U.S. Amateur sectional qualifier at Sawgrass Country Club. (Could the next Brooks Koepka be in the field?) The local 36-hole tourney is one of 96 in the nation (and one of just five in Florida). The top players move on to the championship at Pinehurst in August. 8 a.m. Monday & Tuesday, July 8 & 9, Sawgrass Country Club, Ponte Vedra Beach, usga.org, free. JULY 3-9, 2019 | FOLIOWEEKLY.com | 9

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MON

LEARN NEW SKILLS

HOME BUILDERS INSTITUE (HBI) PROGRAM

This 12-week, no-cost, construction industry training and job placement program is open to active duty members (within 180 days of separation/ retirement), their spouses and veterans. Monday, July 8-Friday, Sept. 27, Jacksonville Military Services Career Center, 2708 W. Beaver St., hbi.org, free.

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Must Have Base Access

TOOLS FOR GROWTH ANGER MANAGEMENT WORKSHOP

The workshop, designed to help servicemembers understand and manage anger, offers tools to assist in personal and professional growth. 8 p.m.-noon Tue., July 9, Naval Station Mayport, Bldg. 1, Rm. 702, 270-6600, free.

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MORE BENEFITS THAN YOU KNOW MEET WITH A VETERAN SERVICE OFFICER AT THE LIBRARY

Veterans and their families can speak with a Veteran Service Officer (VSO) about VA disability, benefits and many other topics of interest. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Tuesday, July 9, Webb Wesconnett Regional Library, 6887 103rd St., Jacksonville, 778-7305, free. 10 | FOLIOWEEKLY.com | JULY 3-9, 2019

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FRI

5 MERENGUE ICON TOÑO ROSARIO

This Latin Grammy Award nominee brings his lively, danceable merengue to Northeast Florida. Rosario is currently the top-selling merengue artist in the industry. 9 p.m. Friday, July 5, Mojitos Bar & Grill, 8206 Philips Hwy., Southside, facebook.com/MojitosBarAndGrillJax, $35-$40.

FRI

5 REGAETTON NIGHT EL UNIKO

This unique Cuban regaetton musician is currently on a international tour, performing hits like “No Mas Mentiras.” 8 p.m. Friday, July 5, Cuba Libre Ultra Lounge, 2578 Atlantic Blvd., St. Nicholas, cubalibrebar.com, $25.

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HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY, VENEZUELA! CELEBREMOS JUNTOS LA INDEPENDENCIA DE VENEZUELA

Celebrate Venezuela’s Independence Day with food, drink and live music by Los Hermanos Pineda. 8 p.m. Saturday, July 6, Aramic Palace Hall, 4560 Kernan Blvd. S., Intracoastal, facebook.com/magicweddingevents, $25. JULY 3-9, 2019 | FOLIOWEEKLY.com | 11

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BALANCE & MODERATION POSTURES + PINTS

Sunday Funday begins with yoga and beer. Led by Soluna Yoga Spa, a one-hour Vinyasa class is dedicated to creating mindful movement and connection. Afterward, yogis may stay for a pint of locally crafted beer, sparkling water or kombucha. 11 a.m.-noon Sunday, July 7, Fishweir Brewing Company, 1183 Edgewood Ave. S., fishweirbrewing.com/events, $10.

MON

LUNGEVITY RESOURCE

LIVING WITH LUNG CANCER SUPPORT NETWORK

This educational and support program for cancer patients and their caregivers is held on the second Monday of each month. 6-7 p.m. Monday, July 8, Ackerman Cancer Center, 10881 San Jose Blvd., ackermancancercenter.com, free.

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HOLD ON TO LOVE COUPLES WORKSHOP: ELEVATE

Terell Jones leads this free weekly workshop beginning July 8. Participants learn to regenerate their romantic connection and effectively open communication channels. Registration is required and closes July 7 (or when the class fills). 6-8:30 p.m. Monday, July 8, UF/IFAS Extension Duval County, 1010 N. McDuff Ave., smartcouples.ifas.ufl.edu, free. 12 | FOLIOWEEKLY.com | JULY 3-9, 2019

Moon River Pizza

Brett’s Waterway Café

925 S. 14th Street 904-321-3400

Fernandina Harbor Marina at the foot of Centre Street 904-261-2660

Moon River Pizza treats customers like family. Cooked in a brick oven, the pizza is custom-made by the slice (or, of course, by the pie). Set up like an Atlanta-style pizza joint, Moon River also offers an eclectic selection of wine and beer. Open for lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. Dine in or take it with you.

Overlooking Fernandina Harbor Marina, Brett’s offers an upscale atmosphere with outstanding food. The extensive luncheon and dinner menus feature daily specials, fresh Florida seafood, chicken and aged beef. Cocktails, beer and wine. Casual resort wear. Open at 11:30 a.m. daily.

The Mustard Seed Cafe 833 T.J. Courson Road 904-277-3141

T-Ray’s Burger Station

Inside Nassau Health Foods, The Mustard Seed is Amelia Island’s only organic eatery and juice bar, with an extensive, eclectic menu featuring vegetarian and vegan items. Daily specials include local seafood, free-range chicken and fresh organic produce. Salads, wraps, sandwiches and soups are available – all prepared with our staff’s impeccable style. Popular items are chicken or veggie quesadillas, grilled mahi, or salmon over mixed greens and tuna melt with Swiss cheese and tomato. Open for breakfast and lunch, 8 a.m.3 p.m. Mon.-Sat. nassauhealthfoods.net

202 S. Eighth Street 904-261-6310

T-Ray’s offers a variety of breakfast and lunch items. In addition to an outstanding breakfast menu, you’ll find some of the best burgers you’ve ever put in your mouth. The Burger Station offers a grilled portabello mushroom burger, grilled or fried chicken salad and much more. The spot where locals grab a bite and go! Now serving beer & wine. Open Mon.-Fri. 7 a.m.-2:30 p.m., Sat. 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Closed Sundays.

The Pointe Restaurant 98 S. Fletcher Avenue 904-277-4851

The Pointe, located at Elizabeth Pointe Lodge, is open to the public daily from 7 a.m.–10 a.m. for breakfast and 11:30 a.m.–2 p.m. for lunch. Sunday brunch is served one Sunday each month from 11 a.m.–1:30 p.m. Oceanview indoor and outdoor seating is available. Please call the Inn to reserve a table or to enquire further about the restaurant.

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MAN BEHIND THE MISSION story by JENNIFER MELVILLE • photos by ALEX HARRIS

apt. Michael P. Connor leans against the railing of the Naval Air Station (NAS) Jacksonville air traffic control tower, overlooking the unfolding day-to-day activities of the Southeast Region’s largest naval installation. The airfield is fairly quiet on this overcast mid-June morning, though annually it witnesses more than 80,000 takeoffs and landings. Naval aircraft have accented the skies over Jacksonville for nearly 80 years now. Downtown Jacksonville rises against the skyline across the St. Johns River, a reminder of the ever-evolving relationship between the River City and the nation’s third-largest naval air station. With more than 100 tenant commands, 15 operational aviation squadrons, and command centers aplenty, the base is a hive of activity. Folio Weekly was granted a rare opportunity to get to know the man behind the mission: NAS Jacksonville Commanding Officer Capt. Michael Connor. The former F/A-18 Hornet pilot has an easy smile and a calm demeanor. He’s passionate about aviation (both civilian and military) and his wife of 20 years, Cristin. He can’t get enough CrossFit—he has participated in four competitions so far. He’s incredibly proud of the Naval Air Station and is honored to serve as the base’s commanding officer, though he misses flying jets. “I miss the dynamic nature of the missions that we did,” he tells Folio Weekly, “pulling seven Gs during dogfighting, 1V1 maneuvering, going out on a range and practicing delivery of ordnance, shooting the 20 mm [Gatling] gun. Every day was different. Every mission was different. The camaraderie of a fighter squadron is hard to explain, but when you’re in it there’s a very close-knit group of guys and girls who work very hard to achieve a very high level of professionalism and skills. It was very rewarding.” One of three boys raised by a schoolteacher and a nurse, the New Hampshire native fell in love with aviation at a young age. Connor’s older brother flew small aircraft out of their hometown grassstrip airport before he was old enough to drive a car.

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“As most boys probably [do], you look up to your older bother, and I thought he was very cool, maybe more so because he was flying planes,” Connor recalls. “I think that’s where I got my inspiration to be a pilot. I wanted to be like my older brother and fly planes. Living near an Air Force base and going to air shows every summer—seeing the exciting machines and planes, seeing the Blue Angels and the Thunderbirds—made me want to be a military aviator, and so I pursued that.” Connor’s inspiration to join the Navy was more ... cinematic. A popular Hollywood action film featuring a hotshot Navy jet pilot made an impression on him. “I originally wanted to go into the Air Force,” he explains, “but a lot of my peers in my age group, while they might not admit it, a lot of us saw Top Gun and wanted to be Navy fighter pilots flying off aircraft carriers. That’s how I ended up going toward the Navy.” After graduating from the United States Merchant Marine Academy, Connor earned his Wings of Gold in 1996 and served as a flight instructor at Training Squadron 21, flying the T-45A Goshawk at NAS Kingsville, Texas. He moved to Jacksonville (for the first time) in 1998 to complete F/A-18 Hornet training at the former NAS Cecil Field with the Strike Fighter Squadron 106 Gladiators. “What stands out the most was that I met my wife, Cristin, during my time in Jacksonville,” said the captain, visibly brightening. “Aside from flying frontline, Navy fighter aircraft, I would say the most exciting point during that time was meeting her.” After graduating from the prestigious United States Navy Fighter Weapons School (TOPGUN) in July 2001, the young jet pilot steadily climbed the ranks, spending much of his career in Lemoore, California. Connor also served as assistant chief of staff for operations for the Battle Force Seventh Fleet in Yokosuka, Japan before being selected as a base commander. Warm weather and proximity to family made NAS Jacksonville his No. 1 choice. He served as executive officer under Capt. Sean Haley before becoming NAS Jacksonville’s 48th commanding officer, in April 2018. The Naval Air Station has witnessed many technological advances, international conflicts and generations of servicemen and women since it was officially commissioned in 1940: the Blue Angels were born here; the first AfricanAmerican pilot, Jesse Brown, earned his Wings of Gold here; another famous pilot stationed at NAS Cecil Field was flown back to NAS Jacksonville after five and a half years as a prisoner of war in North Vietnam—his name was John McCain. From the Grumman JF-2 Duck, the single-engine amphibious biplane used through World War II—and the very first plane assigned to the air station—to today’s state-of-the-art MH-60 Romeo and P-8A Poseidon, NAS Jacksonville continues

to be a major player in military aviation. Situated on close to 4,000 acres on the St. Johns and Ortega Rivers, the base hosts seven active duty VP squadrons flying the P-8A Poseidon, three reserve squadrons, four helicopter squadrons, and one MQ4C Unmanned Aircraft System Triton squadron. The base supports a workforce of 20,000 military members, civilians and contractors with a payroll of $2.7 billion. NAS Jacksonville is one of the Navy’s largest and fastest-growing installations. “We are very much of operational and strategic importance to the Navy and to the region,” Connor said. “My number one responsibility, my number one duty, is to make sure this installation is safe and protected. I’m responsible for the force protection for all our military members, our civilians, our dependents that live on base, all the assets on the base, the aircraft that are on our flight line, our facilities and so forth. My number one mission is to keep the installation safe and secure from anybody who would want to do harm.” NAS Jacksonville’s mission statement is to sustain, enable, and support warfighter readiness—something Connor takes seriously.

“Two things come to mind that I’m most proud of with the installation,” he said. “Number one: the installation’s response to the Miami Air crash a little over a month ago. We had an incident that happened at the worst possible time. It was a late Friday night and [I am impressed with] how quickly everybody got to the base and got to setting things into motion to respond. The first response from the fire department and security [was stellar]. I think that’s one of the things all base commanders worry about: How is the team going to respond when an actual crisis happens? Everyone who was involved responded professionally and obviously we had a very good result.” “Secondly, the installation was recognized this year as the best air station in the Navy. Installations around the world compete for the CNIC (Commander, Navy Installations Command) Installation Excellence Award. We compete at the regional level—Region Southeast, which is the largest region in the Navy, from South Carolina down to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to Texas. There are 18 installations alone in the Southeast. So then you compete at the CNIC level. We were runner-up for that award behind Naval Base San Diego. We’re

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Most boys … look up to [their] older brother, and I thought he was very cool, maybe more so because

he was flying planes.

“Our mission is to enable the fleet to do their missions: to make sure the runways are open, to make sure air traffic control facilities are operational, to make sure that they have the facilities they need, hangars, electricity and water,” Connor said. “[Our mission is to make sure] the warfighters that are here—the sailors, the Marines— have what they need to be successful in terms of fitness facilities, in terms of galley and housing, and making sure they’ve got services available to them to increase their morale and quality of life through Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) programs, sailor services, our marina, etc. [We also make sure] that the families are supported and have what they need to improve their quality of life through MWR programs, through Fleet and Family Support, childcare and youth activities.” When asked about his greatest accomplishment as commanding officer, Connor brushes off the question, preferring instead to recognize the achievements of the base and the men and women stationed there.

currently recognized as the best air station in the Navy and it takes a lot of effort by everybody on the installation to perform the way we perform day in and day out.” Over the past decade, the installation has built state-of-the-art hangars and continues to work toward reducing its environmental impact. There are plenty of challenges, including maintaining and modernizing base infrastructure that was built in the 1940s. As the Navy and its missions evolve—particularly in the era of unmanned flight operations—Connor foresees the base’s role and its local economic impact expanding. Florida is one of the most militaryfriendly states in the nation, boasting 20 major military installations and more than 1.5 million veterans. The defense industry is the fourth largest contributor to Florida’s economy, accounting for 801,000 jobs and an economic impact of $84.9 billion. Many military retirees choose to call the Sunshine State home. Altogether, 150,000 active duty servicemembers, dependents and retirees live in the immediate Jacksonville area.

“I think the community’s support for the military is outstanding,” the commanding officer said. “I’ve lived in a number of states and the support that we get from the city, from the state, is outstanding. I think that the state and the city tout themselves as the most militaryfriendly. It’s easy to say that, but I know they back it up with their actions and things that they do to support the military. It’s very nice to live in a community that supports your mission.” Connor is thankful for companies that hire veterans, businesses that show support for servicemembers through military discounts, and community support for organizations such as the USO. “When sailors leave the military, whether they separate at the end of their service or whether they retire, a very large majority of them decide to stay in Florida, stay in the Jacksonville area,” Connor says, “and so there’s a huge workforce that’s highly skilled, professional and disciplined that are available for civilian companies.” He also recognizes the importance of ongoing community relations and encourages servicemembers to be part of their community and give back however they can while stationed here. “We put a big focus on volunteerism for sailors, so they do a lot of volunteer hours in the community, from coaching Little League to supporting [organizations like the] Clara White Mission,” Connor said. Serving as commanding officer of one of the Navy’s largest installations has been a great finale to this accomplished naval aviator’s career. He may not fly high-speed missions these days, but Connor loves what he does. When he isn’t occupied with official duties, he enjoys flying the P-8A Poseidon and civilian aircraft with the base’s Navy Flying Club. “It’s been great getting back into general aviation,” he said. “VFR (Visual Flight Rules) flying has been just a lot of fun, taking friends and family up flying and giving them a tour of the area.” Connor is looking forward to retirement in the near future and having more time to fly as a civilian pilot. He’s not done yet, though. Over the coming months, he plans to continue improving the base, servicemembers’ quality of life, and community relations. “At NAS Jacksonville, all the employees—the sailors, the civilians, the contractors—work tirelessly to provide the very best service to the nation, to the Navy, and to the community. We very much recognize the importance of good community relationships between the base and the local community, and one of our main areas of focus is growing those relationships, improving those relationships, and seeking out new relationships that better NAS Jacksonville and better the community.” Subscribe to Folio Weekly’s Newsletter at folioweekly.com/newsletters JULY 3-9, 2019 | FOLIOWEEKLY.com | 15

FOLIO A + E D escending into the underground entrance beneath the Maceo Elks Lodge is like traveling through time. The Young Men’s Hebrew Association built the brick edifice in 1914, when Jacksonville’s historically black LaVilla neighborhood was in full bloom. A vibrant music and entertainment scene earned LaVilla its reputation as “The Harlem of The South.” Nearly a century later, the monthly Jazz Poetry Café reclaims the area’s roots. From the outside, no one would guess the tableau within. Incandescent lights are strung like stars against a backdrop of exposed-beam ceilings. Below are hardwood floors, black tablecloths and gold place settings. The wait staff dons red ties and white gloves. Attire: upscale chic. Held the first Friday of every month, Jazz Poetry Café entertains between 100 and 200 guests each session. The vibe is relaxed and enchanting. Food can be ordered before the show starts, and the smell of jazz—a combination of soul food, perfume and essential oils peddled by four vendors—permeates the atmosphere. There’s a 20-foot-long bar flanking the right wall, serving as the room’s social anchor. The event’s founder, Carisa Brown, has thought of everything. September will mark two successful years for Brown’s latest venture, but this isn’t her first rodeo. “I had a weekly Tuesday event by the name of Uptown Poetry Experience that was an open mic platform to recruit and train upand-coming artists,” she told Folio Weekly. “I created Jazz Poetry Café to bridge the gap [between] where artists are in their career and where they aspire to be … If they so desire, we will coach, direct and position artists, via

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our connections and experience… obtain their dreams and solidify the importance of community connections while reinforcing the motto of ‘Each One, Reach One, Teach One!’” Brown and her staff of eight have created a platform to propel local artists regardless of obstacles. They have seen people go on to achieve their dreams. “One artist by the name of Dawn Thompson did just that!” Brown explained “Ndamix Music Group was invited to see the thriving talent at Jazz Poetry Café. When they arrived, they were overly impressed with her performance. They offered her a chance to open for James Fortune which led to the release of her hit single, ‘The Promise,’ which is now leading on two music charts!” Each edition of Jazz Poetry Café follows a formula, with four predetermined singers, 4 appointed poets, an open mic session and a phenomenal jazz band—all introduced by a guest emcee. Conscientious of keeping things both fresh and tastefully upscale, there is a vetting process. “The artist are either artists I’ve heard perform live or they’ve submitted video auditions,” Brown said. “We’re trying to get prime talent.” She also uses the event’s open-mic segment as an audition of sorts. July’s featured band is King and Company. The Jacksonville jazz band provide backup for singers Anisi Powell, Dalisha Monique Colbert, Edward Brown, Jamese Mitchell, Lyric Law and Joyce Quiller. Three poets and spoken word artists also take the stage: Fenton Reese, Love Reigns and Watt Young. July’s guest emcee is Floyd R. Crawford Jr. Jessica Leigh Walton mail@folioweekly.com

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AFTER THE ENDGAME T NEW SPIDER-MAN AMUSES BUT DOESN’T INNOVATE here’s nowhere to go but down for the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) after the critical and box office triumph of Avengers: Endgame, so it’s no surprise that Spider-Man: Far from Home is a bit of a disappointment. Sure, the story, action and visual effects are serviceable, but they are by no means impressive. Above all, the sequel lacks the humor and charm of Spider-Man’s first solo MCU outing, Homecoming (2017). He may be Spider-Man, but Peter Parker is also a 16-year-old teenager (once again played by 23-year-old Tom Holland). His crush on MJ (Zendaya) continues, and he has a plan: During their European school trip, he’ll give her a special necklace and proclaim his feelings for her atop the Eiffel Tower (oh, the romanticism of teenagers). Peter’s chubby buddy Ned (Jacob Batalon) is bummed—he envisioned them scoping for babes together throughout Europe—until he is smitten with Betty (Angourie Rice) on the transatlantic flight. Then Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) calls. Peter blows him off, eager to enjoy his vacation. A supernatural force, an “Elemental” appears. The entity seems to draw strength from the Earth and uses that to threaten mankind. With the Avengers defunct in the aftermath of Endgame, the one-eyed superhero matchmaker has few candidates to help him handle the disturbance. There is one person on hand, though: Quentin Beck (Jake Gyllenhaal), a.k.a. Mysterio, hails from an alternate

dimension of Earth and has experience fighting Elementals. What could go wrong? One issue with director Jon Watts’ film is that the visual effects for the Elementals are too reminiscent of the Sandman effects from Sony’s Spider-Man 3 (2007). Nothing wrong with that per se (the effects don’t look bad), but given all the cinematic innovations that have since emerged, seeing a new release that harkens back 12 years is underwhelming. The rest of the effects are typically cartoonish, and don’t represent a step forward from what we’ve seen before. It’s competent, just not impressive. Similarly, screenwriters Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers don’t bring much creativity to the teenage drama; credit the cast for nonetheless making the material mildly amusing. On a larger scale, Far from Home doesn’t provide much clarity regarding the future of the MCU. It sets up for more SpiderMan movies, sure, but doesn’t really open channels to other characters and storylines. Thus what lies ahead for the MCU remains largely TBD, which makes this movie feel like a slightly frivolous, inconsequential one-off. Spider-Man: Far from Home does have a few cameos that are a real treat, but that’s the extent of the surprises. Overall, it’s a lackluster blockbuster, a letdown after the colossus of Endgame. If you insist on going to this, do so with understanding and patience. Dan Hudak mail@folioweekly.com

NOW SHOWING • NOW SHOWING • NOW SHOWING • NOW SHOWING SUMMER CLASSICS SERIES The annual series marks the 25th anniversary of a sibling rivalry football classic, Little Giants, with Rick Moranis and Ed O’Neill, 2 p.m. July 7 at The Florida Theatre, 128 E. Forsyth St., Ste. 300, Downtown, still $7.50; 10/$45; 355-2787, floridatheatre.com. Next: Easy Rider, July 14. The series runs through Aug. 25. FREE MOVIES Ripley’s shows family friendly flicks. Aquaman runs 8:30 p.m. July 10, Colonial Oak Music Park, 33 St. George St., St. Augustine, 824-1606, colonialquarter.com/music, free. CORAZON CINEMA & CAFÉ Long Shot and Loopers: The Caddie’s Long Walk run. Throwback

Thursday: The Great St. Louis Bank Robbery, noon July 4. Producer Ward Clayton holds a Q&A after Loopers’ July 5 screening. 36 Granada St., St. Augustine, 679-5736, corazoncinemaandcafe.com. WGHF IMAX THEATER Toy Story 4, Spider-Man: Far from Home, Great Bear Rainforest and Great Barrier Reef are screened. World Golf Hall of Fame, St. Augustine, 940-4133, worldgolfimax.com. SUN-RAY CINEMA Toy Story 4, Echo in the Canyon and Spider-Man: Far from Home screen. Shrek runs July 3 & 6. starts June 28. Don’t forget the annual July 4th run of Jaws, when we crush a can with Quint! Trolls starts July 10. 1028 Park St., Five Points, 359-0049, sunraycinema.com. JULY 3-9, 2019 | FOLIOWEEKLY.com | 17

ARTS + EVENTS

MAN ABOUT TOWN

Veteran comic HAL SPARKS is on 7:30 p.m. July 5, 7:30 & 10 p.m. July 6 at the Comedy Zone. 3130 Hartley Rd., Mandarin, 292-4242, comedyzone.com, $20.

Photo: Gilles Toucas

PERFORMANCE

JAZZ IT UP Members of the band Noteworthy perform popular jazz songs while teaching kids ages 5-12 about the music genre, 3-4 p.m. July 3, Brown Eastside Branch Library, 1390 Harrison St., Downtown, jaxpubliclibrary.org, 630-5466, free. ONE BY TENN PLUS EIGHT ABET partners with Actors Collective in presenting Tennessee Williams’ rarely staged one-act, Talk to Me Like the Rain and Let Me Listen, as well as original shorts by local playwrights Adam Nathaniel Davis, Cameron J. Pfahler, Elaine Smith, Jason Collins, Karen Kozen, Kelby Siddons, Nathan Sanders and Olivia Gowan. Caryl Butterly directs. Shows run 8 p.m. July 5 & 6 and 2 p.m. July 7 at All Beaches Experimental Theatre, 544 Atlantic Blvd., Neptune Beach, abettheatre.com, 249-7177, $15-$20. THE CENTRE CANNOT HOLD Writer and actor Al Letson remembers “the summer of hate,” when he was in the midst of the 2017 Berkeley protests, at 8 p.m. July 5, 6 & 12 and 9 p.m. July 13 at The 5 & Dime, 112 E. Adams St., Downtown, eventbrite.com, $20. THE LITTLE MERMAID Princess Ariel is one conflicted mermaid–she wants to be with the human prince, yet she lives under the sea. Will love prevail? 7:30 p.m. Wed., Thur. & Fri., 1:15 & 7:30 p.m. Sat. & Sun., through July 28, Alhambra Theatre & Dining, 12000 Beach Blvd., 641-1212, $40-$61, alhambrajax.com.

BOOKS & POETRY

JUST FOR TEENS GAMING Middle and high school kids, ages 13-18, play Nintendo, Playstation and various board games, 5-7 p.m. July 3, Ponte Vedra Library, 101 Library Blvd., 827-6950, sjcpls.org. LIVING THINGS The Great American Poetry Crawl, with readers Brendan Walsh, Tim Gilmore and Johnny Masiulewicz, is 7-9 p.m. July 3 at Southlight Gallery, 1 Independent Dr., Downtown, 434-9864, southlightgallery. com, free. ELLEN WOLFSON VALLADARES The YA author signs copies of her book, Crossing the Line, 1-4 p.m. July 6, The Book Loft, 214 Centre St., Fernandina, 261-8991, thebookloft.com. UNDERSTANDING OUR WORLD Nonfiction book discussion with Nancy Dickson features Yuval Noah Harai’s Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind, 10 a.m. July 8 at Story & Song Neighborhood Bookstore & Bistro, 1430 Park Ave., Fernandina, 601-2118, storyandsongbookstore. com. New members welcome. AUTHOR TALK: JOSHUA C. GELLERS Environmental writer Gellers discusses his book The Global Emergence of Constitutional 18 | FOLIOWEEKLY.com | JULY 3-9, 2019

Environmental Rights, 5:30-7 p.m. July 9 at Main Library, 303 N. Laura St., Downtown, 630-2665, jaxpubliclibrary.org. NOLA’S POETRY CANTEEN Local prize-winning poet and author Nola Perez invites folks to bring an original or favorite poem to share with the group, 5-6 p.m. July 9 at Story & Song Neighborhood Bookstore & Bistro, Fernandina, 601-2118, storyandsongbookstore.com. OPEN MIC NIGHT Hosted by Johnny Masiulewicz, featuring poetry, spoken word, song & more. Held July 31 and every last Wed., Chamblin’s Uptown Café, 215 N. Laura St., Downtown, 674-0868.

COMEDY

THE COMEDY ZONE LOL Comedy Night with Bobby Parker is 7:30 p.m. July 3, $10. Veteran comic Hal Sparks is on 7:30 p.m. July 5, 7:30 & 10 p.m. July 6. 3130 Hartley Rd., Mandarin, 292-4242, comedyzone.com, $20. JACKIE KNIGHT’S COMEDY CLUB Comics Ron Feingold and Matt Watts appear 8:30 p.m. July 5 & 6, Gypsy Cab Company, 830 Anastasia Blvd., St. Augustine, 461-8843, thegypsycomedyclub.com, $15. LAUGH LOUNGE Fourth of July Weekend Show with Tyrone Thornhill, Katie Johnston and other standup comedians, 7 p.m. July 6, 337 E. Forsyth St., Downtown, 323-2471, laughloungejax.com, $17. .

ART WALKS, MARKETS

RIVERSIDE ARTS MARKET A special July 4th celebration features Arvid Smith and LPT. Local & regional art, produce, crafts and music by Al Poindexter, RickoLus & Rip Currents, 10 a.m. July 6 below Fuller Warren Bridge, free admission, 389-2449, riversideartsmarket.com. FIRST WEDNESDAY ART WALK Celebrate Jacksonville’s art scene with live music in Hemming Park during this month’s patriotic-themed art walk, 5-9 p.m. July 3, and every first Wed., 634-0303 ext. 222, jacksonvilleartwalk.com; free admission. FIRST FRIDAY ART WALK Tour the Old City’s diverse selection of art galleries, 5-9 p.m. July 5, 832-779-2781, artgalleriesofstaugustine. com; free admission. NIGHT MARKET Twice-monthly St. Augustine Amphitheatre Market is 6-9 p.m. July 9, and every second and fourth Tue. & Thur., 1340C A1A S., 315-9252, free admission. Local handmade crafts, goods and art, food trucks and live music, by Sam Pacetti and Ancient City Slickers, are featured.

MUSEUMS

AMELIA ISLAND MUSEUM OF HISTORY 233 S. Third St., Fernandina, 261-7378, ameliamuseum. org. Portraits of American Beach is on display.

BEACHES MUSEUM & HISTORY PARK 381 Beach Blvd., Jax Beach, 241-5657, beachesmuseum.org. Boardwalk Talk: Gary Monroe discusses The Highwaymen: Florida’s African-American Landscape Painters, 6 p.m. July 11. Sand, Soul & Rock-n-Roll: Music at the Beaches through July 21. CUMMER MUSEUM OF ART & GARDENS 829 Riverside Ave., 356-6857, cummermuseum. org. French Moderns: Monet to Matisse runs through Sept. 6. Carlos Rolón: Lost in Paradise runs through Oct. 21. Kota Ezawa: The Crime of Art, through Dec. 1. Edmund Greacen & World War I runs through Dec. 15. First Free Saturday is July 6. Free Tuesday is July 9. KARPELES MANUSCRIPT LIBRARY MUSEUM 101 W. First Street, Springfield, 356-2992, karpeles.weebly.com. Darwin: On the Origin of Species and Other Matters is on exhibit through August. LIGHTNER MUSEUM 75 King St., St. Augustine, 824-2874, lightnermuseum.org. America’s Castles: Highlights from the Collection is on permanent display. MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART JACKSONVILLE 333 N. Laura St., 366-6911, mocajacksonville.unf.edu. Of Many Ancestors exhibits through Dec. 28. Micro-Macro: Andrew Sendor & Ali Banisadr, Invisible Cities: Paintings by Nathan Lewis exhibit. Project Atrium: Evan Roth, Since You Were Born, through June 23. Urban Spaces through July 7. MUSEUM OF SCIENCE & HISTORY 1025 Museum Cir., Northbank, 396-6674, themosh. org. Expedition: Dinosaur, with cool interactive stuff, is up through Sept. 2. Hands-on exhibit Creation Station is open. The RITZ THEATRE & MUSEUM 829 N. Davis St., Downtown, 807-2010, ritzjacksonville.com. Virtual Harlem exhibit runs through July 21.

GALLERIES

THE ART STUDIO & GALLERY 370A A1A Beach Blvd., St. Augustine Beach, 295-4428, beachesartstudio.org. Michael Doyle is the featured artist for July. AVILES GALLERY 11-C Aviles St., St. Augustine, 728-4957, avilesgallery.net. Members are Joel Bagnal, KC Cali, Byron Capo, Hookey Hamilton, Ted Head, Paula Pascucci and Gina Torkos. BOLD BEAN SAN MARCO 1905 Hendricks Ave., 853-6545. Tiffany Manning’s works, Flow State, are exhibited. BREW 5 POINTS 1026 Park St., 5 Points. New collection of art by Dustin Harewood, Mark Creegan, Toni Smailagic, Malcolm Jackson, Chad Landenberger, Mark George, Elena Øhlander, Blakeley Anne Miller, Madeleine Peck Wagner, Thony Aiuppy and more is on exhibit. BUTTERFIELD GARAGE ART GALLERY 137 King St., St. Augustine, 825-4577, butterfieldgarage.com. New works by photographer Per Hans Romnes display. Jim Rivers’ handcrafted furniture is shown. CATHEDRAL ARTS PROJECT 207 N. Laura St., Ste. 300, Downtown, capkids.org. Hiromi Moneyhun’s Inside Out, display through June 27. CoRK ARTS DISTRICT 2689 Rosselle St., Riverside, corkartsdistrict.com. Artists showing a variety of artistic mediums are Kallie Martin, Gillian Harper, Kenny Wilson, Alison Fernandez, Deja Echols, Rachel Cazares and Ansley Randall. The CULTURAL CENTER at PONTE VEDRA BEACH 50 Executive Way, 280-0614, ccpvb. org. Anna Miller’s Light Refractions and First Coast Plein Air Painters’ Impressions of the Southeast exhibit through Aug. 3.The Market features artisan-made goods–paintings, jewelry, ceramics, wearable art, handsewn purses, handcrafted home goods, more. CUTTER & CUTTER FINE ART GALLERIES 25 King St., St. Augustine, 810-0460, cutterandcutter.com. Salvador Dali – Beyond

ARTS + EVENTS Reality Three and The Art of Dr. Seuss exhibits Works by Ellen Diamond and Thomas Hager are share opening receptions, 6-9 p.m. July 5 & 11 on display. a.m.-3 p.m. July 6. Both run through July 28. STELLERS GALLERY 1990 San Marco, 396-9492. FLORIDA MINING GALLERY 5300 Shad Rd., Katie Re Scheidt’s abstract works, and works by Mandarin, 268-4681, floridamininggallery.com. Dennis Campay and C. Ford Riley display. Full Send exhibits. WORD REVOLT ART GALLERY 1249 Mayport GRAY 1908, 73 San Marco Ave., St. Augustine, Rd., Atlantic Beach, 888-5502, wordrevolt.com. 850-384-3084. Local artist Jenna Alexander’s Surf Art, featuring works by Josiah Nichols, Mike series, The Flower Map of the United States, is Kaufmann, Beth Hazlip, Valerie Steece, Joe Hunt on display. and Annabelle Usher is on display. HASKELL GALLERY Jax International Airport, The YELLOW HOUSE 577 King St., Riverside, 741-3546, jiaarts.org. John Bunker’s works 419-9180, yellowhouseart.org. A Simple Show, show through July 6. The Connector Bridge with works by Sarah Crooks, Doug Eng, Crystal exhibits works by Memphis Wood, Charlie Floyd, Karen Kurycki, Andrew Kozlowski, Khalil Brown and Stephen Heywood. Osborne, Tatitana Phoenix, Lorn Wheeler, HIGH TIDE GALLERY 850 Anastasia Blvd., St. Kirsten Williams and One Heart Jax, is up Augustine, 315-6690, thehightidegallery.com. through July 20. The exhibits Coastal Babes and Black & White Show are on display during July 5 First Friday EVENTS Artwalk. Free admission. JUMBO SHRIMP INDEPENDENCE DAY MAKERSPACE GALLERY Main Library, FIREWORKS Celebrate the Fourth a day early 303 N. Laura St., Downtown, 630-2665, with fireworks after the Jacksonville Jumbo jaxpubliclibrary.org/jax-makerspace. Reclaimed: Shrimp baseball heroes play against the Life Beyond the Landfill has art made with Chattanooga Lookouts. Gates open at 5:30 p.m. repurposed waste objects. Artists include July 3 at Bragan Field, Baseball Grounds, 301 Clifford Buckley, Malath Albakri, Keshauna Randolph Blvd., Downtown, 358-2846, milb. Davis, John Drum, Zac Freeman, Donald com/jacksonville. Gialanella, Aisling Millar McDonald, Khamil L. JULY FOURTH THROWBACK BASEBALL GAME Ojoyo, Lana Shuttleworth and Wendy Sullivan. Springfield Historic District’s Eastside and On display through Sept. 22, free. Westside face off during this annual baseball PLANTATION ARTISTS’ GUILD & GALLERY 94 game featuring old-school uniforms, umpires, Village Cir., Fernandina, 432-1750, artamelia. fan fare and more, from 4-7 p.m. July 4 at com. Fresh and Bold exhibits through July 20. Klutho Park, 204 W. Third St., Springfield, free. ROTUNDA Gallery St. Johns County Admin. CRUSH A CAN WITH QUINT! The 1975 Bldg., 500 San Sebastian View, St. Augustine, piscatorial classic makes its annual appearance 471-9980. New mosaics by Manila Clough at 6 p.m. July 4 at Sun-Ray Cinema, 1028 Park depict birds and plants native to Northeast St., 5 Points, 359-0049, sunraycinema.com. Florida, through Sept. 19. FIREWORKS OVER THE MATANZAS The SOUTHLIGHT GALLERY 1 Independent Dr., Old City celebrates with big band and swing Downtown, southlight.com. The Three Graces, favorites performed by The All-Star Orchestra, works by Nofa Dixon, Dee Roberts and Nancy 6-10 p.m. at Plaza de la Constitución, St. R. Schultz, opens during Jacksonville’s Art George and King streets. Fireworks at 9:30 p.m. Walk July 3. The 10th anniversary show, Now 825-1004. & Then: Our 10 Year Journey thru Downtown, FOURTH OF JULY FIREWORKS The biggest a chronology of Southlight’s history and art displays are Downtown (jacksonvillelanding. by 17 former members, including Kevin Arthur, com), St. Augustine (floridashistoriccoast.com) John Bunker, Larry Davis, Jim Draper, Doug and Jax Beach (jacksonvillebeach.org) Eng, Renee Faure, Tom Hagar, Paul Karabinis, “DAY AFTER” BEACH CLEANUP Keepers of the Paul Ladnier, Robert Leedy, Pete Petersen, Dee Coast recruits volunteers for its 10th annual Roberts, Tom Schifanella, Jane Shirek, Jim beach cleanup, held at several sites in St. Johns Smith, Mac Truque and Tonsenia Yonn, runs County, from 8:30-10:30 a.m. July 5. Get all the through July 5. details at keepersofthecoast.net. STELLERS GALLERY AT PONTE VEDRA 240 GHOST TOUR Stories of the many and varied A1A N., Ste. 13, 273-6065, stellersgallery.com. spectres on the island abound. Meet your Amelia Island Museum of History guide at 6 p.m. July 5 and every Friday, in the cemetery behind St. Peters Episcopal Church, 801 Atlantic Ave., Fernandina, 261-7378, ameliamuseum.org, $10 adults, $5 students. COSMIC CONCERTS Laser shows are Laser Spirit 7 p.m., The Beatles 8 p.m., Led Zeppelin 9 p.m. and The Wall 10 p.m. on July 5 in Bryan-Gooding Planetarium, Museum of Science & History, 1025 Museum Cir., Southbank, 396-6674, themosh. org; members $5, nonmembers $10; laser glasses $1. BREW’S FIVE YEARS IN FIVE POINTS The coffee shop celebrates five years in business with new art, scratch-offs and, of course, cake, from 7 a.m.-7 p.m. July 6, 1024 Park St., Riverside, 374-5789, facebook.com/ brewfivepoints, free.

THE CENTRE CANNOT HOLD

Writer and actor AL LETSON remembers “the summer of hate,” when he was in the midst of the 2017 Berkeley protests, at 8 p.m. July 5, 6 & 12 and 9 p.m. July 13 at The 5 & Dime, 112 E. Adams St., Downtown, the5anddime.org, $20.

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They may be based in Nashville, but YEAR OF OCTOBER seems to live on the road. The hardtouring blues-rock quartet shares the stage with local punk group BLURG and newly formed surf-rock trio, The Valley Ghouls. 9 p.m. Monday, July 8, Nighthawks, Riverside, facebook.com/ nighthawksjax, $10.

LIVE MUSIC VENUES

AMELIA ISLAND, FERNANDINA

SALTY PELICAN, 12 N. Front St. Davis Turner every Thur. SJ Brewing Co., 463646 S.R. 200, Yulee Kyle Freeman July 6 SLIDERS, 1998 S. Fletcher Ave. Hupp July 5. King Eddie & Pili Pili every Wed. Tad Jennings every Thur. The SURF, 3199 S. Fletcher Ave. JC Hornsby July 5. John Waters July 6. Full Moon Folk, Reggie “Katfish” Lee July 7. The Macys every Wed. Kyle Freeman every Tue.

AVONDALE, ORTEGA

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

THE BEACHES

(All venues in Jax Beach unless otherwise noted)

BLUE JAY Listening Room, 412 N. Second St. Sam Pacetti July 5. Rachel Hillman July 7. Eric Brigmond & Friends July 8 COOP 303, 303 Atlantic Blvd., AB Sam Sanders July 5 & 6 FLYING IGUANA, 207 Atlantic Blvd., AB Five O’Clock Shadow July 5 & 6 GUSTO, 1266 Beach Blvd. The Groov every Wed. Murray Goff every Fri. Ventura Latin Band every Sat. LYNCH’S, 514 N. First St. Dirty Pete every Wed. Split Tone Thur. Chillula Sun. Julia Gulia Mon. Honey Hounds Tue. MEZZA, 110 First St., Neptune Beach Gypsies Ginger every Wed. Mike Shackelford, Steve Shanholtzer every Thur. Mezza Shuffle Boxband Mon. Trevor Tanner every Tue. RAGTIME Tavern, 207 Atlantic Blvd., AB Neil Dixon July 3. The Party Cartel July 4 & 6. Bread & Butter July 5. Lunar Coast July 7 WHISKEY JAX, 950 Marsh Landing Pkwy. Smokestack July 3. Boogie Freaks July 5. The Groov every Tue.

DOWNTOWN

1904 MUSIC Hall, 19 Ocean St. N. Duval is for Lovers: DJs Sadsongs, Matthew Connor, Preston Nettles, Jordan Roberts July 4. Charlie Hustle, Nick Fresh, Taylor Wells, Vlad the Inhaler July 6 DAILY’S Place, Sports Complex Rob Thomas, Abby Anderson July 6. Train, Goo Goo Dolls, Allen Stone July 9 DOS GATOS, 123 E. Forsyth DJ Hollywood every Thur. DJ NickFresh every Sat. The JUSTICE Pub, 315 E. Bay St. DJ 3 Clops I, Miguel Almeida (Mas Appeal) July 4 MYTH, 333 E. Bay St. Treehouse Takeover, Xander, Rocks N Blunts, Wattz, Legion of Doom, Killoala, Valhalla, Gaspo, Trizzj, Johnny Oz, ERA, Gadjit, Canaan, Lil Yankee, Hydro, Mumbles, DJs Nuah, Guru July 3. Twisted T, Sub-Lo, Xander, Infader July 5. DJs Miguel Alvarez, John Kinesis, Scott C. July 6. Sinden, Xander, Sorce, Kyle Womack, Eddie B., Inner G., Opratr July 7. DJs Bird, Q45 every Thur.

July 6 MOOSEHAVEN, 1701 Park Ave. Tony Jackson July 4 The ROADHOUSE, 231 Blanding Blvd. Joint Operation July 5. Bluesdog 66 July 6

PONTE VEDRA

FIONN MacCOOL’S, 145 Hilden Rd. Ace Winn July 6 TAPS, 2220 C.R. 210 Redfish Rich July 3. Bush Doctors July 5. Circus July 6

RIVERSIDE, WESTSIDE

The LOFT, 925 King St. Josh Kemp every Thur. & Fri. DJ Wes Reed every Thur. & Sat. NIGHTHAWKS, 2952 Roosevelt Sister Kill Cycle, Burden Affinity, Defy the Tyrant, The Chrome Fangs, Whiskey Face, Discordant Generation, Giants of Atlantis July 6. RVNT, Two-Piece, Excruciating July 9 RIVER & POST, 1000 Riverside Ave. HelloCelia July 5. Honey Hounds July 6 RIVERSIDE Arts Market, 715 Riverside Ave. Arvid Smith July 4. Al Poindexter, RickoLus & Rip Currents July 6

ST. AUGUSTINE

ARNOLD’S, 3912 N. Ponce de Leon Jason Evans July 6 The CELLAR UPSTAIRS, 157 King St. The Committee July 4. Tony Scozzaro, Bobby Blackmon & the B3 Blues Band July 5. Rob Peck, St. John’s Wood July 6. Vinny Jacobs July 7 MUSIC by the SEA, St. Aug. Beach Pier Ain’t Too Proud to Beg July 3 PROHIBITION Kitchen, 119 St. George St. Master Blaster July 3. Caribe Groove, Ramona July 4. The House Cats, LUVU July 5. Kaiya Cash, Pili Pili July 6. Elizabeth Nova, Bad Dog Mama July 7. Peyton Lescher July 8. Aslyn & the Naysayers July 9 SHANGHAI NOBBY’S, 10 Anastasia Blvd. Ancient City Alchemy: DJ Oedon & more July 5. Elvis tribute July 6 TRADEWINDS, 124 Charlotte St. Blistur July 5 & 6. Elizabeth Roth every Sat.

SAN MARCO, NORTHBANK

GRAPE & GRAIN, 2000 San Marco Chelsey Michelle July 3. Al Maniscalco Quartet July 5. Ramona July 6 JACK RABBITS, 15280 Hendricks Ave. The Dood July 5. America Part Two July 6. Teen Divorce, Pathos Pathos, R-Dent, Loretto July 9 MUDVILLE Music Room, 3104 Atlantic Blvd. River City Rhythm Kings July 8 BAHAMA BREEZE, 10205 River Coast Dr. King Eddie & Pili Pili Thur. Chillakaya Fri. & Sat. Karibbean Flavor Sat. & Tue. TABULA RASA, 2385 Corbett St. Rory Joseph July 6 WHISKEY JAX, 10915 Baymeadows Rd. Jason Evans Band July 3. Don’t Call Me Shirley July 5. Mojo Roux July 7

SPRINGFIELD, NORTHSIDE

INTRACOASTAL

U PCOMING CONCERTS EMAROSA, LIZZY FARRALL July 10, 1904 Music Hall

CLIFF’S, 3033 Monument Rd. Vegas Gray July 5 JERRY’S, 13170 Atlantic Blvd. Hind Site July 5. Double Down July 6

MANDARIN

ENZA’S, 10601 San Jose Blvd. Brian Iannucci Wed., Sun. & Tue. Carl Grant Thur., Fri. & Sat. IGGY’S, 104 Bartram Oaks Walk HindSite July 5. Fratello July 6

ORANGE PARK

CHEERS, 1138 Park Ave. Chillula July 3. Love Monkey 22 | FOLIOWEEKLY.com | JULY 3-9, 2019

BREAK SCIENCE, MARVEL YEARS, VLAD the INHALER Aug. 22, 1904 Music Hall TESSA VIOLET Aug. 23, Jack Rabbits TRIBUTE: A Celebration of The ALLMAN BROTHERS Aug. 23, 1904 Music Hall PENTATONIX, RACHEL PLATTEN Aug. 24, Daily’s The ADVENTURES of ANNABELLE LYN Aug. 24, Mudville VAMPIRE WEEKEND, CHRISTONE “KINGFISH” INGRAM Aug. 25, The Amp SOUTHERN CHAOS Aug. 28, St. Aug. Beach Pier CHRIS BROWN, TORY LANEZ, TY DOLLA $IGN, JOYNER LUCAS, YELLA BEEZY Aug. 30, Veterans Memorial Arena SAWYER BROWN Aug. 30, Thrasher-Horne Center ORCHESTRAL MANOEUVRES in the DARK Aug. 30, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall PETER FRAMPTON, JASON BONHAM Sept. 4, Daily’s Place AL MANISCALCO QUARTET Sept. 6, Grape & Grain RHETT & LINK Sept. 7, The Florida Theatre BOOK of LOVE Sept. 7, Jack Rabbits AMY GRANT Sept. 12, The Florida Theatre CHRIS YOUNG, CHRIS JANSON, LOCASH Sept. 12, Daily’s ONYX FEST II Sept. 14, 1904 Music Hall UB40, ALI CAMPBELL, ASTRO Sept. 14, Daily’s Place LOCAL NATIVES Sept. 20, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall KASEY MUSGRAVES Benefit Sept. 21, The Amp PUDDLE of MUDD, SALIVA, TRAPT, SAVING ABEL, TANTRIC Sept. 21, Thrasher-Horne Center ALAN JACKSON, WILLIAM MICHAEL MORGAN Sept. 21, Veterans Memorial Arena SNARKY PUPPY Sept. 24, The Florida Theatre BRANTLEY GILBERT, MICHAEL RAY, LINDSAY ELL Sept. 27, Daily’s GRANDSON, NOTHING, NOWHERE Sept. 28, PV Concert Hall GATLIN BROTHERS Sept. 29, The Florida Theatre BAD SUNS, LIILY, ULTRA Q Sept. 30, PV Concert Hall GUNS N’ ROSES Oct. 1, Veterans Memorial Arena SCOTT STAPP Oct. 3, The Florida Theatre THOMAS RHETT, DUSTIN LYNCH, RUSSELL DICKERSON, RHETT AKINS Oct. 4, Veterans Memorial Arena JOHN MEDESKI’S MAD SKILLET Oct. 5, P.Vedra Concert Hall BUILT to SPILL, PRISM BITCH, PAUSES Oct. 9, Jack Rabbits OTEIL & FRIENDS, LEFTOVER SALMON, DONNA the BUFFALO, KELLER WILLIAMS’ PETTYGRASS, The HILLBENDERS, JIM LAUDERDALE, VERLON THOMPSON, REV. JEFF MOSIER, BRETT BASS & MELTED PLECTRUM, CORBITT BROS., JON STICKLEY, The LEE BOYS, SAUCE BOSS, BELLE & the Band, QUARTERMOON, BRUCE COCKBURN, The SELDOM SCENE, HORSESHOES & HAND GRENADES, DUSTBOWL REVIVAL Oct. 10-13, Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park The TOASTERS, The SCOTCH BONNETS Oct. 10, Surfer CHRIS STAPLETON, KENDELL MARVEL, DAVE COBB, J.T. CURE, DEREK MIXON, MORGANE STAPLETON Oct. 10, Veterans Memorial Arena BERT KREISCHER Oct. 11, The Florida Theatre MAGGIE ROGERS, JACOB BANKS Oct. 11, The Amp STEVEN PAGE Oct. 11, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall NAHKO & MEDICINE for the PEOPLE Oct. 12, The Amp Backyard Stage BENISE Oct. 13, The Florida Theatre CHEAP TRICK, ZZ TOP Oct. 16, The Amp ZAC BROWN Band Oct. 17, Daily’s Place CARRIE UNDERWOOD Oct. 20, Veterans Memorial Arena ALLMAN BETTS BAND Oct. 24, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall CLINT BLACK Oct. 25, Thrasher-Horne Center BASTILLE Oct. 26, Daily’s Place ACOUSTIC ALCHEMY Oct. 31, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall HERE COME the MUMMIES Nov. 2, PVedra Concert Hall OLD DOMINION, SCOTTY McCREERY, RYAN HURD Nov. 2 & 3, The Amp .38 SPECIAL, BRETT MYERS, The CURT TOWNE BAND, PINTO GRAHAM Nov. 9, Thrasher-Horne JUKEBOX HERO Nov. 10, The Florida Theatre

SOUTHSIDE, BAYMEADOWS

FLEMING ISLAND, GREEN COVE

BOONDOCKS, 2808 Henley Rd. Scott Perham July 3. Paul Wane July 4. Scott Elley July 5. Hijinks July 5 & 6. Eric Collette & Cody July 6 WHITEY’S Fish Camp, 2032 C.R. 220 Small Town Pharmacy July 3. Top Shelf July 5. Julia Gulia July 6. The 77d’s July 7

TINA & HER PONY July 13, Story & Song Bookstore EDDIE B. July 13, The Florida Theatre MARY J. BLIGE July 14, Daily’s Place LONG BEACH DUB ALL STARS, AGGROLITES, MIKE PINTO July 14, Surfer the Bar KIRK FRANKLIN July 15, The Florida Theatre BILLY BOB THORNTON & the BOXMASTERS July 15, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall SOULFIRE July 17, St. Aug. Beach Pier YES, ASIA, JOHN LODGE, CARL PALMER’S ELP LEGACY, ARTHUR BROWN July 18, The Amp LAUREL LEE & The ESCAPEES July 18, Mudville Music Room DIERKS BENTLEY, JON PARDI, TENILLE TOWNES July 18, Daily’s Place The ROLLING STONES, The REVIVALISTS July 19, TIAA Bank Field YOUNG the GIANT, FITZ & the TANTRUMS, COIN July 19, The Amp HURRICANE PARTY CD release, The DOG APOLLO July 19, Jack Rabbits BRETT BASS & MELTED PLECTRUM, RUSTY SHINE, SALT & PINE, REMEDY TREE July 20, Hemming Park LAUREL LEE & the ESCAPEES July 20, Riverside Arts Market The MOWGLIS, PETAL, ARMS AKIMBO July 20, Jack Rabbits PIG FLOYD TRIBUTE July 20, Thrasher-Horne Center DON MCLEAN & His Band July 20, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall ANUEL AA July 20, Daily’s Place PEACE & LOVE TOUR: PAISLEY CRAZE July 20, Florida Theatre GYPSY & ME July 20, Atlantic Beach Brewing Company SUBLIME WITH ROME, MICHAEL FRANTI, SPEARHEAD, COMMON KINGS, SERANATION July 25 & 26, The Amp SACRED OWLS, DEATHWATCH ’97, WALK with WOLVES, 13 BLOODSHOT July 27, Rain Dogs PRINCE DADDY & The Hyena, The OBSESSIVES, RETIREMENT PARTY July 27, 1904 Music Hall IRATION, PEPPER, FORTUNATE YOUTH, KATASTRO July 27, The Amp RUNNERS HIGH, PALOMINO BLOND, BOSTON MARRIAGE, BOBBY KID, GOODFIRES, BLURRY July 28, Jack Rabbits DONAVON FRANKENREITER July 29 & 30, 1904 Music Hall BLINK 182, LIL WAYNE, NECK DEEP July 29, Daily’s Place LUKE BRYAN, COLE SWINDELL, JON LANGSTON Aug. 1, Veterans Memorial Arena BLINK 281, HEART SHAPED BOX Tributes Aug. 1, Surfer the Bar IYANLA VANZANT Aug. 2, The Florida Theatre WHY DON’T WE Aug. 2, Daily’s Place AL MANISCALCO QUARTET Aug. 2, Grape & Grain Exchange WIDESPREAD PANIC Aug. 2, 3 & 4, The Amp TRAIL DIVER Aug. 3, Lynch’s DIRTY HEADS, 311 Aug. 4, Daily’s Place MOE., BLUES TRAVELER, G. LOVE Aug. 7, Daily’s Place STR8-UP Aug. 7, St. Augustine Beach Pier STICK to YOUR GUNS, COUNTERPARTS, YEAR of the KNIFE, TERROR, SANCTION Aug. 9, 1904 Music Hall The DOLLYROTS, The PINK SPIDERS, BORROMAKAT Aug. 9, Jack Rabbits LYLE LOVETT & HIS LARGE BAND Aug. 9, Florida Theatre TILIAN PEARSON, BRENT WALSH, LANDON TEWERS, RIVALS Aug. 11, 1904 Music Hall The NTH POWER, SIDE HUSTLE, BEN STROK & the FULL ELECTRIC Aug. 12, 1904 Music Hall NICK JORDAN, JAEHROSS Aug. 13, Jack Rabbits REBELUTION, PROTOJE, COLLIE BUDDZ Aug. 14 & 15, The Amp ELIZABETH & the GRAPES of ROTH Aug. 14, St. Aug. Beach Pier JOSH WARD Aug. 15, Jack Rabbits BRAD PAISLEY, CHRIS LANE, RILEY GREEN Aug. 16, Daily’s UMPHREY’S MCGEE, MAGIC CITY HIPPIES Aug. 17, The Amp STEWART TUSSING Aug. 17, Mudville Music Room ARCHWAYS album release, RICKOLUS Aug. 17, Jack Rabbits BUSH, LIVE, OUR LADY PEACE Aug. 18, Daily’s Place COLT FORD, BRETT MYERS, WADE B. Aug. 21, Surfer the Bar TYLER CASSIDY (FROGGY FRESH/KRISPY KREME) Aug. 21, The Justice Pub

BOSTON’S, 13070 City Station Dr. Duval Station Band July 4. The Groove Coalition July 7 PALMS Fish Camp, 6359 Heckscher Dr. Jimmy Beats July 4 & 6. Double Down July 5. Eric Alabiso July 6. Michael Ward, Lisa & the Madhatters July 7. Barrett Thomas July 8

DAVE KOZ, GERALD ALBRIGHT, RICK BRAUN, KENNY LATTIMORE, AUBREY LOGAN July 12, The Florida Theatre NEW KIDS on the BLOCK, SALT-N-PEPA, TIFFANY, DEBBIE GIBSON, NAUGHTY by NATURE July 12, Veterans Memorial Arena JOSH CARD, JACKIE STRANGER, JORDAN FOLEY & the WHEELHOUSE July 12, 1904 Music Hall RONNIE GAINEY July 12, Mudville Music Room JOJO SIWA D.R.E.A.M. the Tour July 13, The Amp SKETCHY RACCOON July 13, Riverside Arts Market SHAWN LAYNE July 13, SJ Brewing

Photo: Keans Llamera

Metal, meet shoegaze. Genre-bending Miami quartet TORCHE tours in support of its fifth studio album, Admission. Also on the bill: Umanità Nova and Colonial Wound (featuring members of Yashira and Kylesa). 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 9, The Justice Pub, Downtown, facebook.com/TheJusticePub, $15.

FOLIO COOKING

COMPANY’S COMING CHEF BILL DISCUSSES THE SMART WAY TO ENTERTAIN DO YOU H HAVE AVE DINN AV DINNER NER P PARTIES? ARTI AR TIES ES?? FO FOR ME ME, EV EEVERY ERY Y dinner is a party—since it revolves around FOOD. Every evening, my family and I have dinner together the same way I had dinner with my parents—gathered around the table, set with a tablecloth and attractive dishes, with everyone talking over each other while enjoying amazing food. And when you cook a chef-level meal every single night, no one special meal stands out (say I with modesty). But I digress. The focus here is on dinner parties—are you having any? In days gone by, new brides would focus on developing one perfect “Company Meal” from start to finish: special food (maybe a roast or a whole chicken, homemade desserts, interesting appetizer), setting a sparkling table (tablecloth, crystal, china and silver),

and d llooking ki h her absolute b l t bbest. Th Thiis was her signature meal, prepared over and over again as she began hostessing her own dinner parties. Having one perfected menu meant that she could serve the meal for her parents, then his parents, then the wedding officiant, then the grandparents, then the wedding guests, and on and on and on. She’d be highlighting the precious wedding gifts (china, crystal, silver and beautiful linens), serving a delicious meal, and not stressing about the menu. Once she perfected a single menu, she could serve it endlessly. My own mother-in-law had a ‘company’ dessert— served at her first dinner party—which she carried on with to the point that her children referred to that pound cake (either homemade or purchased) as Old Faithful.

So what does this mean to you? Especially if you’re not a new bride and it’s no longer the 1950s? Has the Company Meal gone the way of the milk delivery truck, the typewriter and the sexism you want to accuse me of? NO! Every single one of you—whether you’re a bride or not—should have one meal you can make without stressing. And, no, I don’t mean that meal you call Dominos or a Chinese takeout to deliver. You should be able to master one appetizer, one entrée, a couple of side dishes—I’m even willing to cut you some slack and let you buy dessert (serve fancy ice cream or imported chocolates—everyone loves those). Seriously, you never know when you might want to actually invite someone over for a dinner you actually cook. Nothing is more impressive today—nor shows how much you’re sharing the love—than to cook for someone. Here’s a fairly easy and delicious recipe to get you started.

CHEF BILL’S CHICKEN SUPREME WITH LEEK & MUSHROOM RAGOUT

Ingredients • 1 ounce butter, plus one knob for finishing • 1 ounce canola oil • 1/2 ounce dried porcini • 6 strips bacon, lardons • 8 ounces cremini mushrooms, wedges • 2 leeks, small dice • 2 shallots, julienned • 1/2 cup celery, small dice • 1/4 cup carrots, small dice

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1 Bouquet Garni 1 small lemon, juiced 3 ounces white wine 4 ounces chicken broth 4 bone-in chicken breasts, cut in half Coriander & ginger as needed Salt & pepper to taste

Directions 1. Rehydrate porcini mushrooms in 2 cups simmering water. Simmer five minutes. Let steep until needed. 2. Season chicken breasts with coriander, ginger, salt and pepper. 3. Heat half the butter and canola oil in a large sauteuse on medium heat. Brown chicken on all sides, remove and roast in a 350˚F oven about 25 minutes. 4. Add bacon lardons to the pan and brown. Reduce heat, add remaining butter and oil. 5. Sweat leeks until they begin to melt. Add celery and carrots; continue to sweat until softened. Until we cook again,

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Email Chef Bill, owner/chef of Amelia Island Culinary Academy and Island Kitchen, at cooking@folioweekly.com, to get cheffed up! Subscribe to Folio Weekly’s Cooking Newsletter at folioweekly.com/newsletters

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FOLIO PETS

LOCAL PET EVENTS & ADOPTABLES PIN UP PAWS CALENDAR St. Augustine Humane Society’s ninth annual pet photo contest & calendar, this year themed “Pets Ahoy,” is now underway. So get your favorite furry (or scaly) friend and dress them up to get in on the fun–and the fundraising efforts, since proceeds benefit the Society’s programs. Voting ends Aug. 17, the big reveal is Nov. 7. Go to pinuppaws. com for all the deets. (Hint: We think a nauticalstyle outfit would be awesome.)

ADOPTABLES

DARLA

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BE MINDFUL WHEN FIRING THE WORKS THIS FOURTH IT’S A TRADITION. EVERY FOURTH OF JULY,

I spend the afternoon swimming and the evening cuddled up on the couch with my mom, watching a movie and eating popcorn. Personally, I’m terrified by the sound of fireworks (and thunder), so Independence Day is not my favorite day of the year. And I’m not alone in this. In fact, a fear of fireworks is a normal canine reaction. Think about how you feel when you are startled by a loud, unexpected noise. Your heart might start racing, your adrenaline gets flowing, you might even scream. Well, dogs feel the same way when spooked by one loud, unexpected firework explosion. Canines have keen senses which make a fireworks display a more intense experience. We have a more acute sense of hearing than humans, so those loud booms, crackles and whistles are alarming. Plus, dogs are also much more sensitive to smell, which means the unusual burning odor can be frightening. Still, people wonder why some dogs, who aren’t sensitive to the noise of thunderstorms, get anxious at the sound of fireworks. There’s an explanation for that, too. Thunderstorms have a lot of warning signs, like changes in wind and air pressure, so dogs anticipate them. Fireworks, on the other hand, have no warning, and can’t be explained to dogs the way you would to a child. The sudden bangs and flashing lights are much scarier than thunderstorms. The kinds of fireworks that make noise cause many dogs to perceive them as a threat, which triggers our fight-orflight response. Your dog may bark at the noises or try to run and hide, or he may show other signs of anxiety, like restlessness, panting, pacing and whining. 24 | FOLIOWEEKLY.com | JULY 3-9, 2019

Good thing there are ways you reduce your dog’s firework anxiety. Create a safe space If your dog’s crate-trained, he may feel more secure inside his crate. If not, put his bed in a quiet room—maybe play soothing music—and offer him a chew toy to keep him occupied. Try a wrap These work like swaddling does for human infants. They make your dog feel secure during stressful situations. Stay calm Making a big fuss around your dog only shows him there’s a good reason for him to panic. Dogs and cats look to you for reassurance, so keeping your cool helps your dog understand there’s no real danger. You’ve probably heard this a gazillion times already, but it’s worth repeating. More pets end up in shelters on the Fourth of July than any other time of year. Fireworks can scare the bejeezus out of pets, and when animals are scared, they tend to bolt and keep running until they’re far away from whatever scares them. Make no mistake about it: It’s not a good idea to take your dog to a fireworks display. Don’t think of this in terms of your dog missing out on a fun time—that’s your guilt. Your dog won’t know what he’s missing. You’re being a good pack leader by not exposing him to the racket. And when the booms and bangs are over, your dog will be glad you made it a less stressful experience! Davi Davi the Dachshund is working on his fear of fireworks and their booms and whistles. He pretends everyone’s celebrating him! Subscribe to the Folio Pets Newsletter at folioweekly.com/newsletters

I’M A VERY SWEET GIRL LOOKING FOR HER ONE. Could you be my Alfalfa? I see a peaceful boat ride while my darling sings sweet songs to me. After that, we picnic on the shore and watch the sunset. Sound like your ideal time? Stop by JHS at 8464 Beach Blvd. today; I’m sure we’ll have a swell time!

SHARKS: MISUNDERSTOOD CREATURES OF THE SEA Learn about the shark species that roam our waters, from 3-4 p.m. Monday, July 8 at St. Johns Golf Club, 4900 Cypress Links Blvd., Elkton, sjcfl. us. Free to attend; registration required–call Kara Pound, 209-0383. ST. AUGUSTINE HUMANE SOCIETY FREE SPAY & NEUTER SERVICES The Society’s surgery program, possible through a grant from Florida Animal Friends Inc., offers reduced fee or free services for owners who qualify. For details, go to the Humane Society, 1665 Old Moultrie Rd., St. Augustine, call 829-2737 ext. 100 or email cbessett@staughumane.org. The program runs through Aug. 20. BAR BINGO Craft beer bingo 6:30 p.m. July 3 and every other Wednesday at Kanine Social, 580 College St., Brooklyn, 712-6363, kaninesocial.com. And from noon-4 p.m. on Saturday, July 6, it’s Splash Day! From 6-9 p.m.

ADOPTABLES

ALASKA

ARE YOU LOOKING FOR ALASKA? Well, when you meet me you’ve found it! I’m a big boy with an even bigger heart, looking for a loving family. Is yours the one? I get along great with other dogs and I love playing with kids in summer camp! Go to JHS, 8464 Beach Blvd. today so we can hang out!

on July 8, it’s Paint Your Pet–bring out your inner Van Gogh or Bonheur and create a great tribute to your pooch! Check the website for details. BYOB CATTLE DOGS! Bring Your Own Breed honors the Australian breed, 6:30 p.m. Friday, July 12, at Kanine Social, 580 College St., Brooklyn, 712-6363, kaninesocial.com.

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NEWS OF THE WEIRD ALABAMA IS THE NEW FLORIDA Alabama’s

Limestone County Sheriff ’s Office is looking for Mickey Paulk, 35, after executing a search warrant at an Athens apartment where he was thought to be living on June 17. Paulk wasn’t there at the time, but officers did find meth, drug paraphernalia, ammunition and body armor, along with DeezNutz, Paulk’s “attack squirrel,” in a cage. Sheriff ’s deputy Stephen Young told The News Courier cops were told Paulk feeds the squirrel meth to keep it aggressive, which Paulk denied in a Facebook video. Officers released the squirrel into the wild, but Paulk (still on the run) later told news outlets he went back to the apartment and whistled, and DeezNutz returned. A GoFundMe page to help Paulk pay his legal fees includes a post saying the squirrel has been “safely gotten ... out of Alabama and it is being boarded until his owner’s legal issues can be settled.” The Limestone sheriff ’s office took to Twitter to warn locals to be wary of Paulk: “Mickey Paulk is a fleeing felon with felony warrants unrelated to his squirrel.” UPDATE: Shortly before press time, the Limestone County Sheriff ’s Office announced on Twitter that Paulk had been arrested Thursday night, June 27.

REALITY IN DISGUISE The Behney House

Hotel in Myerstown, Pennsylvania, was evacuated after police responded to a reported bomb threat there on June 23, reported WPMT. When cops arrived, they found David Oxenreider, 28, who lives at the hotel, with the homemade bomb he claimed to have made, next to a dumpster outside the building. Oxenreider told cops he made the bomb to get their attention because he was frustrated that his attempts to warn officials about aliens weren’t taken seriously. According to the criminal complaint, Oxenreider said he met a UFO and aliens in 2014, who told him “humans need to start being good people, or else they were going to destroy the Earth with a nuclear laser beam.” Police disarmed the device and arrested Oxenreider.

OOPS! Holmes Beach police posted a query on

their Facebook page on June 15 on an unusual item that had washed up on the shore and was turned in by a local resident: a prosthetic ear. Social media did its magic, and the ear and its owner were reunited five days later. The Associated Press reported that a Beaufort, South Carolina, couple had been vacationing in the Tampa Bay area, and the man was putting the

rubber ear in his pocket for safekeeping when a wave knocked it out of his hand. Police Sgt. Brian Hall said he would mail the ear back to its owner; prosthetic ears can be pricey.

HITCHCOCKIAN Roy and Brenda Pickard of Knotts End, Lancashire, England, lived in a 1960s horror film for a week in June as two nesting herring gulls terrorized them each time they left their home. “If I try to go out of the door, the two adult birds are right there, and I’ve got no chance,” Roy told the Mirror. At one point, Roy was attacked so viciously on the back of the head that he had to go to the hospital for treatment. Roy contacted animal organizations, but they offered no remedies for the violent birds: It’s breeding season, and herring gulls are protected when nesting. “The whole thing’s been terrible,” Roy lamented. LAST WORDS: WATCH ME SWALLOW THIS

A 26-year-old man identified as Chang from Guangdong, China, went out for a night of drinking with friends on June 7 and came home to find his keys missing. Someone inside let him in, and he went to sleep it off. Next morning, the Chinese news site Sohu reported, Chang awoke with a sharp pain in his chest and went to Dongguan Hospital, where an X-ray revealed the missing house keys lodged deep in his esophagus. Doctors first thought emergency surgery would be necessary to retrieve the keys, but with the help of a muscle-relaxing drug, a gastroenterologist was able to pull them out through his mouth.

LET ME GO HOME An unnamed woman

arrested earlier was released from St. Louis Justice Center on June 5—sort of. Jail staff told her how to get out of the building, according to corrections commissioner Dale Glass, but instead she got on the elevator, pushed all the buttons, and got off at the fifth floor, where she exited through a fire door into a stairwell, locking herself in, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported. Two-and-a-half days later, staff finally saw her peering through a window in one of the doors. The woman made noise during her confinement, but Glass explained the jail is noisy, and the staff couldn’t figure out where the noise was coming from as she moved from floor to floor. Paramedics were called and the woman was offered hospital care, but she declined, saying, “No, I just want to go home.” weirdnewstips@amuniversal.com

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FOLIO: I SAW YOU

FREEWILL ASTROLOGY

OK, besides Independence Day, what else is fun this week?

TRUMAN CAPOTE, PAUL WELLER, BERYLLIUM & GEESE

Thursday, July 4 is Sidewalk Egg-Frying Day! Saturday, July 6 is National Fried Chicken Day! Monday, July 8 is National Blueberry Day! Big focus on food in July, huh? And we didn’t even mention cherries, chocolate, strawberries, apples and beans in just the first week. Waitasec … beans? Not exactly celebratory fare. Happy Fourth, y’all! Then … you know it: Find love with FW’s ISUs. COME LANDSCAPE MY LAWN You looked better than your work truck; maybe FCLC a lawn company? Me: dark pink top, light pink jeans, long brown hair. Parked green jeep beside you. I passed, you smiled, I smiled. Meet for a drink? Where: St. Johns Town Center Target parking. When: June 26. #1731-0703 WAITRESS ZEUS PIZZA Zeus Pizza San Marco waitress, April 21. Where: Zeus Pizza San Marco. When: April 21. #1730-0529 CUTE CHICA @ COFFEE PLACE You: Beautiful, getting coffee w/friend near lunch, verticalstriped pants, white top, short blonde hair. Locked eyes for a second; I got goosebumps. Me: In booth w/friend, red shirt, grey shorts, short black hair. BE AT SRFS MAY 19, 1 P.M. When: May 10. Where: Southern Roots Filling Station. #1729-0515 SHOPPING 4 LOVE You: Handsome bearded man, in tie, with gallon water bottles. I’ve seen you shop on Fridays after work. Me: Blonde woman, sundress/leggings, purposely going down the same aisles you do. I’m shy, so please say something! When: April 12 & 26. Where: WalmartMarket @ San Pablo. #1728-0515 A GIRL NEEDS CHECKING OUT Bearded, dressed professionally, confident walk that damn near made me gasp. You in holds area, me in red summer dress. You glanced at me; checked out before I could speak. Check me out? When: May 1. Where: Pablo Creek Library. #1727-0508 GYM BODY Over months saw you lose many pounds. Buzz-cut male, weeping angel tattoos on back of legs. Saw you sneaking glances when I did glute exercise. Be a gentleman first and take me to lunch after gym? When: April 20. Where: Bailey’s Gym, Loretto & San Jose. #1726-0501 TONY PACKO’S FAN Pumping gas and my T-shirt amused you. You asked about it and we talked briefly. Would like to talk more. When:

April 8. Where: Fleming Island Daily’s/Shell Gas. #1725-0501 ATTRACTIVE CHURCH WOMAN Your group sat in front of me. You: Attractive, long hair, glasses, beverage. We locked eyes near sermon’s end. I’ll sit in same area next few Thursdays. I go to 5:22 Sunday services, too. Coffee sometime? When: March 21. Where: Church of Eleven22, San Pablo. #1726-0417 BE MY ENDGAME? MCU CAPTURE You: Buttery bowtie alpha stud manager. Me: Thanos purple high-tops, interested in your gauntlet. Rewind time, never stop, soul search this reality, use this space, see where this power takes us? More theories if interested. When: April 3. Where: Regal Avenues 20. #1724-0410 TRAFFIC CONE TROUBLE You: Trying to lure a pesky orange traffic cone out from under your front bumper. Me: Lent a hand, wrestled an obtrusive pylon out; you cutely muttered of being embarrassed. I’m free next Friday if you run it over again. When: March 29. Where: Gate Parkway Starbucks. #1723-0403 SHRINERS CIRCUS JUMP ROPE MIME You: Being a great guy helping the mime/clown. Me: Blown away by your jump-roping and your body. The bumbleverse can’t keep up with me, but I think you could. Didn’t see a ring; single? When: March 17, 1 p.m. Where: Shriners Circus. #1722-0403 MAYORS RACE, DONATING BLOOD, LAKEWOOD You: Braces, with dog. Me: Eating clam chowder. Any chance you are free for coffee, breakfast or happy hour? When: March 9. Where: Riverside Publix. #1721-0320 SHE KNOWS WHAT SHE WANTS I’d like to meet a smart, handsome man. I like golf, tennis and disco dancing. I’m retired, no small kids. If you enjoy the same things, let’s meet and see what develops! We’ll discuss when & where when you reply. #1720-0313

HERE’S HOW, PLUS RULES ’N’ REGS

Each entry must have your real, full name, real address, city, state & ZIP, contact phone number and your real birthday. (It’s an Excel thing.) None of that stuff is printed. Start with a FIVE-WORD HEADLINE so they’ll recall you and/or the event. Then, describe them, yourself and other folks if applicable, and what happened or didn’t happen, so they recognize a magical moment. NO MORE THAN 40 WORDS! Make it interesting. (None of this ‘you were cute. I wore a black T-shirt.’) Tell when and where the ‘sighting’ was and BAM! True love–or a reasonable facsimile–is within your grasp! Email the whole thing to mdryden@ folioweekly.com (a real person); grab the next FW issue and get ready to pitch and woo! Find love with Folio Weekly’s legendary ISUs! FOLIO WEEKLY helps you connect with a person you’ve seen and want to get to know. Go to folioweekly.com/i-saw-u.html, fill out the FREE form correctly (40 words or fewer, dammit) by 5 p.m. THURSDAY for the next Wednesday’s FOLIO WEEKLY. 28 | FOLIOWEEKLY.com | JULY 3-9, 2019

ARIES (March 21-April 19): When the universe began 13.8 billion years ago, there were only four elements: mostly hydrogen and helium, plus tiny amounts of lithium and beryllium. Now there are 118 elements, including five key components of your body: oxygen, carbon, nitrogen, calcium and phosphorus. Those were created by nuclear reactions blazing inside stars that later died. It’s literally true to say that much of your fl esh, blood, bones and nerves began in stars’ hearts. Think about that amazing fact. It’s a good time to muse on your origins and ancestry and all the events that led to you being here today–in more recent decades, as well as the last 13.8 billion years. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Most American women couldn’t vote until 100 years ago. Women in Japan, France and Italy couldn’t vote until the 1940s. Universal suffrage has been a fundamental change in how society is structured. Similarly, same-sex marriage was opposed by vast majorities in most nations until 15 years ago, but it’s since become widely accepted. African-American slavery lasted for hundreds of years before being delegitimized all over the Western world in the 19th century. Brazil, which held 40 percent of all kidnapped Africans, didn’t free its slaves until 1888. What is a revolutionary transformation in your life? According to my astrological omen-reading, you have the power to do that in the next 12 months. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Gemini musician Paul Weller is famous in the UK, but not so much elsewhere. According to the BBC, he’s one of Britain’s “most revered music writers and performers.” I say: revered, maybe, but mentally healthy? Not so much. He bragged that he broke up his marriage with his wife Dee C. Lee because “things were going too well, we were too happy, too comfortable, everything seemed too nice.” He was afraid that “as a writer and artist I might lose my edge.” Don’t let yourself to get infected with that perverse way of thinking. Capitalize on your current comfort and happiness and build your strength and resilience for the future. CANCER (June 21-July 22): Cancerian voice actor Tom Kenny has spoken for more than 1,500 cartoon characters, including SpongeBob SquarePants, Spyro the Dragon, Jake Spidermonkey, Commander Peepers and Doctor Octopus. Make him your role model in the next few weeks. It’s a great time to show your versatility, demonstrate how multifaceted you are and express your soulful personality’s various sides. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Leo author Donald Miller reminds us that fear can have two different purposes. On one hand, it may be “a guide to keep us safe,” alerting us to situations that may be dangerous or abusive. On the other hand, fear may work as “a manipulative emotion that can trick us into living a boring life.” After studying your astrological indicators for the weeks ahead, I’ve decided fear may serve both functions. Your challenge? Discern between them; know which are genuinely risky and which are daunting but promising. A hint: trust gut feelings more than swirling fantasies. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Why do flocks of geese fly in a V-formation? Because it enhances the collective efficiency of their travel. Each bird generates a current that supports the bird behind it. Make this phenomenon a power metaphor for the weeks ahead. What’s a similar strategy to use as you seek to make collaborative efforts more dynamic and productive? Unforeseen help augments your actions.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): “A conversation is a dialogue, not a monologue,” mused the brilliant Libra author Truman Capote. “That’s why there are so few good conversations: due to scarcity, two intelligent talkers seldom meet.” That cynical formulation has more than a few grains of truth in it, I admit. But I’m pleased to say your experience in the next few weeks won’t follow Capote’s rule. You have the potential to embark on a virtual binge of rich discussion and intriguing interplay with folks who educate and entertain you. Rise up to the challenge! SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): In accordance with astrological rhythms, you’re authorized to make these declarations in the next two weeks: 1. “I refuse to participate further in this situation on the grounds that it may impinge on the expansiveness of my imagination.” 2. “I abstain from dealing with your skepticism on the grounds that doing so might discourage fl ights of my imagination.” 3. “I reject these ideas, theories and beliefs on the grounds that they might pinch, squash or deflate my imagination.” It’s crucial to free your imagination. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Make a copy of the testimonial here and give it to anyone in a position to support your Noble Experiment. “To Whom It May Concern: I endorse this Soulful Sagittarius for the roles of monster-tamer, fun-locator, boredomtranscender and mountaintop visionary. This adroit explorer is endowed with charming zeal, disarming candor and abundant generosity. If you need help sparking enthusiasm or galvanizing your drive to see the big picture, call on the expansive skills of this jaunty puzzle-solver.” CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Life conspires to bring you a surge of love in the weeks ahead–if you can handle it. Are you able to deal adeptly with rumbling love and sweet but a bit sour love? Do you have the resourcefulness and curiosity needed to have spiritual love, running-through-the-labyrinth love and catalytic love? Are you open-minded and open-hearted enough to make the most of brilliant shadowy love and toughly graceful love? AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): I don’t champion the “no pain, no gain” theory of personal growth. My philosophy? We are as likely to learn valuable lessons from pleasant, joyful experiences as we are from difficult, taxing struggles. Having said that, I think it’s true suffering may lead to treasure if we know how to work it. According to my assessment, the weeks ahead bring you one such opening. To help cultivate the proper spirit, keep in mind the teaching of Aquarian theologian and author Henri Nouwen, who said life’s gifts may be “hidden in the places that hurt most.” PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): The Japanese word “wabi-sabi” is a reference to an interesting or evocative imperfection in a work of art that makes it more beautiful than if it were merely perfect. “Duende” is a Spanish word referring to a work of art that is able to give its viewers the chills because it’s so very emotionally rich and soulful. In the weeks ahead, you yourself will become a work of art that has all these qualities. Your wabi-sabi is able to give you the power to free yourself from the pressure of seeking too much precision and purity. Your duende can give the courage you need to go further in your quest for love you want. Rob Brezsny freewillastrology@freewillastrology.com

FOLIO WEED

JACK, I’M MELLOW

SHELTON AND BRANDON DIG UP HEAD MUSIC FROM THE VAULT HERE WE ARE AGAIN, WITH ANOTHER installment of the always-popular litany of songs about cannabis (there must be hundreds by now).

elicited a rare solo spit-take.) Humor aside, it does offer a nice encapsulation of the Rasta perspective on cannabis and the ridiculous laws associated with it.

DAMIAN “JR. GONG” MARLEY featuring STEPHEN MARLEY, “Medication” The list of weed anthems written by the great Bob Marley (1945-1981) could easily fill this space several times over, and we’ve not included anything by him yet because that would be too obvious. But let’s take a look instead at a rare collaboration between two of his (at least) 12 children, Damian and Stephen. The video for this 2017 track opens with testimony from several medical marijuana patients, while the brothers tour a prison facility—which, sadly, is where too many patients have been relegated. They proceed to serenade the stuff like it was a lover, a trope borrowed from their father.

As always, our readers come in handy with interesting suggestions. Jazz singer and pianist Kelly Green, a local product currently tearing it up in the Big Apple, offers up a number from her own repertoire, “Hit That Jive, Jack” by Skeets Tolbert (1909-2000). Pioneering bebop drummer Kenny “Klook” Clarke got his start with Tolbert’s “Gentlemen of Swing” band back in 1939, but had taken his sticks elsewhere by the time this song was recorded in December 1940. You may recall Brandon Strader, the radio caller who was featured in last week’s Folio Weed column. Strader dug deep into the archives to offer a gem from 1938: Trixie Smith’s “Jack, I’m Mellow.” Eight decades after it was first recorded, her contribution to the genre is finally gaining recognition by the public at large as part of the soundtrack to NetFlix’s cannabis doc, Disjointed. A sadly underrated performer in the Roaring ’20s, Smith (1895-1943) worked Vaudeville, Harlem and the early Chitlin Circuit, recording with top talents like James P. Johnson, Frankie Keppard, Fletcher Henderson, Red Allen, Barney Bigard and the gawd himself, Sidney Bechet. She’s also credited with using the phrase “rock and roll” on a mainstream record, way back in 1922. “Jack, I’m Mellow” was recorded more than 20 years into her career, and just five away from her early death, but you can’t tell from the freshness and joy that radiates through her vocals. Shelton Hull mail@folioweekly.com

MACKA B, “Medical Marijuana Card” One of my favorite YouTube channels belongs to Macka B, born Christopher MacFarlane in 1966. The veteran BritishJamaican dancehall toaster is best known for his work with the Mad Professor, but in recent years he’s carved out a delightful side hustle as a sort of nutritional guru. Every week he posts videos for “Medical Monday” and “Wha Me Eat Wednesday,” brief rhyming odes to obscure herbs and fruits he uses as part of his vegan Ital diet. This particular ditty was inspired by a California trip, where the ease of herb access had him briefly consider immigrating to the U.S. (I’m sure the president is glad he didn’t.) RONALD REGGAE, “Jamaican Rhapsody” This pun-laden take on Queen’s 1975 classic is the best kind of silliness, and it actually holds up if you don’t goof too hard on the source material. (The “Marcus Garvey” chant in the middle section

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NOT SO FAST

THE GENERAL COUNSEL’S REFERENDUM OPINION GUMMED UP THE WORKS, BUT IT’S LEGALLY DUBIOUS THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF NEWS LATELY about an opinion by Jacksonville’s Office of General Counsel, which stated that the school board must obtain the approval of the city council and the mayor before its proposed school infrastructure-tax referendum can be placed on a November ballot. However, two major questions remain unanswered: Was the Office of General Counsel ethically permitted to issue an opinion? And was the opinion correct? To answer the first question, probably not. The Florida Bar Rule of Professional Conduct 4-1.7 states that an attorney cannot represent a client if that representation would be averse to that of another client. Regarding the referendum, the Office of General Counsel represents three parties with adverse interests: the school board (which wants to place the referendum on the ballot in November 2019 because it believes that maintenance problems have to be addressed now), the mayor (who wants to either delay or prevent the vote because he wants to have more control over the school board’s maintenance plan) and the city council (which may very well have its own views). In The Florida Bar Ethics Opinion 65-72, The Florida Bar dealt with a very similar matter. In that case, an attorney who held two public positions—one as an attorney for the county school board and the other as an assistant state attorney—requested an ethics opinion. The school board wanted to issue revenue certificates and thus it had to serve a petition for validation on the state attorney, who then had to investigate and present a defense if he believed that the petition was defective, insufficient, untrue or not authorized. The conclusion: “The [Florida Bar] Committee recommends that the lawyer not participate in the

validation proceeding in either of his public capacities […] [T]he Committee believes [that] the risk of public misunderstanding is not desirable from either the standpoint of the legal profession or that of the pertinent public boards or offices.” The American Bar Association has also considered this matter in two ethics opinions. In Informal Op. 1232, it found that when the relationship between a governing body and one of its agencies has become antagonistic, each side should hire independent counsel even if there is no statutory authorization for hiring independent counsel. Then, in Informal Op. 1433, it found that even when a city’s charter states that the city attorney is the legal representative of the city and all of its departments and officials, that attorney still has to withdraw in the event of a conflict. The New York Bar has also issued two similar rulings, and courts in Connecticut, New York, Rhode Island, Washington, Arizona, Michigan and Delaware have reached the same conclusion. The General Counsel’s opinion is also probably wrong, in my opinion, for two reasons. First, the opinion states that while the Attorney General in AGO 98-29 limited the county’s power solely to selecting the election date, he provided no explanation as to why the Commissioner’s powers had been so limited. That statement is incorrect. In analyzing the statute, the Attorney General found that the statute stated that the school board’s referendum “shall be placed on the ballot […].” The Attorney General then stated the following in footnote 7: “See Florida Tallow Corporation v. Bryan, 237 So.2d 308 (Fla. 4th DCA 1970) (The word ‘shall’ when used in a statute has, according to normal usage, a mandatory connotation).” This is important because it is

clear that when the General Counsel’s opinion states that ‘shall’ means ‘may,’ it was ignoring the finding of Florida’s Attorney General. Second, the General Counsel’s opinion also states that a court cannot order a legislative body to put a referendum on the ballot. The main problem with that argument is that it directly contradicts the Attorney General’s opinion and two Florida Supreme Court cases. The Attorney General Opinion in footnote 7 states the following: “Anderson v. Town of Largo, 169 So.2d 481 (Fla. 1984) (if officials do refuse to call an election, a court under its general equity powers can direct compliance with the legislative mandate); William v. Keyes, 186 So.

250 (1938).” Yet for some reason the General Counsel decided not to inform the school board or the city council that two Florida Supreme Court cases had held that a court can indeed order a legislative body to hold an election. Based on the foregoing, it is my opinion that the Office of General Counsel cannot represent all three parties in this matter. Accordingly, it should immediately withdraw from representing any of the parties and let them hire independent counsel at the city of Jacksonville’s expense.

Terry D. Bork mail@folioweekly.com ________________________________

Bork is a Jacksonville-based attorney with more than 30 years’ experience.

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