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The morning WE ARE THE WATCHERS after the shooting, in the halls of as we waited to government, observers broadcast First on the sidelines of Coast Connect, four history, preserving of us from different battles and debates outlets said, yes, and results and our lives have been controversy so they threatened because may not be lost in the of our work—every mystery of the past. We all grieve with the single reporter in We are not CAPITAL GAZETTE the room. We’re your enemy. supposed to be OK For many, media with this. We’re offer a last chance at supposed to accept redemption, justice, this part of the job— a chance to correct and most do. That the record or expose doesn’t make the camaraderie any less grim inconvenient truths. We hold your hands or frightening. and tell your stories, prodding and listening Thankfully, those who hate us will with an open heart and skeptic’s ear. We can probably never darken our doors. But are we be the friend you never had—or persistent to to believe that Annapolis will be the last site of a fault. We’re nosy and tiresome and stressed such carnage in this atmosphere so hateful and beyond belief. poisoned against us that even the President of Among our own, we’re appallingly the United States refers to the free press as the competitive helpful, and arrogant in turns. enemy of the people, a phrase he brays with But we are always on the same side: the sickening repetition? truth. It’s a commitment that fosters a Some say we deserve it, that a reckoning bond that transcends competition. Even is our due. For what? Reporting the our biggest rivals on the beat, whose every truth? Giving a good goddamn about our scoop is an affront, are people we’d buy a communities, our country, our planet, even beer for or shield from a bullet. We are kin; about you? We make mistakes, we have whether broadcast, print or online-only, ink opinions; we are human beings, too. in all our blood. Direct competitors share On the Sunday after the slayings, the information and records, because this is a Gazette staff wrote a letter to the world. They calling more than a job. Sure, we want to be first thanked everyone who had showered first, or best, preferably both, but most of us them with love and support, the thousands care more about the story than we ever will who joined as they marched through city about winning. streets, who took time to reach out with a Last Thursday’s attack on the Capital statement of love, a card, a hug. Gazette in Annapolis, Maryland hit newsrooms They continued on a darker note, writing nationwide like a punch to the gut. Five of our of what they will not forget. They will not brethren perished in the deadliest targeted assault of media in American history: Wendy forget being called an enemy of the people, Winters, Rebecca Smith, Robert Hiaasen, nor that some celebrated the slaughter and Gerald Fischman and John McNamara. June said that they deserved it, nor the friends they 28, 2018 is the second deadliest day for our lost that day. profession, after only 9/11. It is as plaintive and eloquent and angry The gunman, whose name will not appear an op-ed as you will probably ever read. With here, as he is not worth the pen strokes or ink, the grit that characterizes this profession, they was no stranger to the newspaper; nay, he had vow to soldier on, “Because exposing evil, a feud with the Gazette that spanned years shining light on wrongs and fighting injustice before he murdered five people whose only is what we do.” crime was doing their jobs. The Capital Gazette will never be the same, Feelings ran the gamut. Some wept at but they will never quit. “Some day we hope keyboards, or raged at screens, or were too to be as good again. That’s all we can do,” they write. “Until then, keep reading. We’ve only numb to feel, perhaps desensitized by the just begun.” job and by these violent times. Most in the Journalists are public servants without a industry couldn’t say it, but all knew this was uniform or badge, serving the people who love true: It could’ve been any one of us. us and the people who hate us with equal zeal. Every news outlet has enemies, you see. Most of the reporters I know are the bravest You shine a light at monsters long enough, people I’ve ever met. sooner or later, the monsters come for you. We are not your enemy. Threats, hate mail, trolls and disgruntled calls are part of our stock in trade. Our enemies are Claire Goforth loud, brazen and frightening. Visit the dark claire@folioweekly.com corners of the internet if you don’t believe it. @clairenjax

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are good for more than the yucks. Despite a 2008 breakup, their influence on subsequent affable, idiosyncratic musicians is still felt. For those whose personal anthem is “Falling for the First Time” (and everyone else), the group (sans Steven Page) headlines, buoyed by Better Than Ezra and KT Tunstall, 6:30 p.m. Friday, July 6 at St. Augustine Amphitheatre, staugamphitheatre.com, $44-$84.

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Artist and licensed psychologist Tannahill Glen (The Tiger King) shows new pieces she calls “art for the fearless.” For this exhibition, she’s focusing on strong women: the goddesses Venus, Pele and Tithonus, as well as Storm and Medusa. Read a little Madeline Miller or Stacy Schiff, then go see this art. An opening reception is 6-8 p.m. Friday, July 6 at Brew 5 Points, 374-5739, free. The exhibit runs through July. (Pictured: Venus, 26” x 48,” 2018).

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EDITOR MAYOR RE.: “A Race of One,” by Claire Goforth, June 20 MS. GOFORTH FAILS TO MENTION THE MOST LOGICAL challenger to Mayor Curry: herself. She has name recognition. Her leadership skills have been recognized by several community organizations. She knows the issues. She is articulate. She is passionate about the things that she believes in. She is photogenic. I pledge to make a $100 contribution to her campaign the day that she announces. I think that it would be the first of many.

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WHO NEEDS SCHOOLS WHEN THERE’S A SKYWAY? RE.: “Where’s the Outrage?” by Chris Guerreri, May 2 BECAUSE BAD SCHOOLS AND FUNDING GOING everywhere except to schools the taxpayers’ kids must go to is the norm. The city would rather dump money into the stadium over and over again or make that stupid rail train free than to put money into schools.

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BRICKBATS + BOUQUETS BOUQUETS TO JOHNNY MILLER Fernandina Beach Mayor Miller saw to it that City Hall raised a pride flag in honor of LGBT History (Pride) Month–reportedly for the first time. BRICKBATS TO THE STATE ATTORNEY’S OFFICE The Florida Times-Union reports that an investigation of a cop in Nassau County revealed that a man who was charged with drug possession last November was telling the truth–the drugs were his heart meds. Nevertheless, according to the T-U, the State Attorney’s Office did not inform the man, who was still sitting in jail at the time. Nor, as of June 28, had it filed a motion to vacate his conviction. BOUQUETS TO DEUTSCHE BANK A few Fridays ago, a Folio Weekly staffer spotted a crew strolling the beach picking up trash in Jax Beach. The wonderful planet and marine life protectors turned out to be employees of the local Deutsche Bank. DO YOU KNOW SOMEONE WHO DESERVES A BOUQUET? HOW ABOUT A BRICKBAT? Send submissions to mail@folioweekly.com; 50 word maximum, concerning a person, place, or topic of local interest. 8 | FOLIOWEEKLY.com | JULY 4-10, 2018

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MOMENT SOCIAL CHANGE COMES SLOWLY TO JACKSONVILLE. Exhibit A of this decade on that front was the tortuous and torturous journey of the Human Rights Ordinance expansion from concept to completion. Even a modified compromise version in 2012, one that excluded the T from LGBT, couldn’t clear the City Council. It took two passes for the City Council to clear the bill in the current term. The first push was stalled out to sell the pension reform referendum; sponsor Tommy Hazouri pulled it, helped to push the pension tax, and then (as if in exchange) Mayor Lenny Curry’s office did nothing to stop the bill from becoming law. Christian conservatives, such as the Westside Republican Club folks, have never gotten over it. They see Curry’s non-veto as having sold out the base. However, Curry, a pragmatist, knew it was time for the bill to become law. The Jacksonville Chamber, the Civic Council—those redoubts of men and women who stand atop the rest of us, like giants walking amid a field of discarded, delimbed thrift-store action figures— needed that bill to get through. And principal to that push was new Council President Aaron Bowman. Bowman, who has the kind of candor natural to those who enjoy and expect the burdens and prerogatives of leadership, was pushing for the HRO even when running for City Council in 2015. I covered a forum involving him and another Republican candidate, one who was favored among those in the conservative wing of the local party. Bowman said it very clearly: “I can’t support any type of discrimination—period. The HRO’s intentions are aligned with my beliefs.” Bowman, a VP at the JAXUSA business recruitment branch of the Chamber, won his district by more than 20 points. He went on to co-sponsor the HRO version that passed. The issue of LGBT protections was dominant in this decade locally. The bill has been law for a year and a half; contrary to the cavils of critics, there has not been a wave of frivolous lawsuits over violations. As ever, it is possible for a city to move toward social progress without loosening the bonds of civil society. Currently, Jacksonville has a lot of problems, a lot of inequities. And the question, as we stand eight months from the city’s “first election,” is whether exponents of solutions will get any traction in said election. Because in terms of social change/ progress legislation, there’s nothing in the City Council hopper at this moment. In other words, was the HRO “it”? There’s no remedy (nor really, can council

offer one) for what looks to be a pattern of killings of local transgender women. There’s no remedy (though council could offer one, through changing laws to move away from the stop-and-frisk modalities that predominate through large swaths of Duval County) for the issues that led to the “walking while black” apprehensions by JSO officers. We maintain the drug laws of 1987, without even the first filing of a bill that would decriminalize cannabis. Our sole advancement has been setting up treatment for people who fall into the web of opioids, whose gateway drug more often than not was pushed by the friendly folks at Big Pharma. There is an affordable housing crisis locally. Working single parents feel the pinch. The isolated homeless and dispossessed people under awnings of Downtown buildings are increasingly in groups of two or three, sometimes with children. Does this council have a fix to that? The social order, in Eastside and Northwest and Mid-Westside, is seen as Jim Crow as ever by many activists. The Confederate monuments still stand in Jacksonville, where we canonize in our city’s name the man best remembered for the genocidal “Indian removal” policy. An antilynching monument in Hemming Park, the last priority of former Council President Anna Brosche, will be a heavy lift also. We often see local Democrats walking a careful path. Former mayor Alvin Brown, who’s done everything but wear a Che Guevara shirt on the campaign trail, yoked himself to Rick Scott more than Barack Obama while in office. Now he’s rebranding, even taking credit (in an interview with me) for getting the HRO (!!) through. There are no progressives on the City Council. Mayoral candidate Connell Crooms has essentially deemed Garrett Dennis (Curry’s chief nemesis) indistinguishable from the mayor. And here’s the thing: On the issues that have been resolved in many major cities, and ignored in this one, Crooms is right. The concerns of the young, the marginalized, the Millennials who will choke on the legacy costs and the missed opportunities of the Xers and Boomers and codgers—these concerns are not part of the current policy debate. It’s up to the young folks to change it. The old folks don’t even have talking points for what the young fear most. A.G. Gancarski mail@folioweekly.com @aggancarski JULY 4-10, 2018 | FOLIOWEEKLY.com | 9

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FERNANDINA BEACH NEWS-LEADER Like many communities in the state, Nassau County finds itself a bit in arrears, in terms of financial stability, and county leaders have begun to explore their options to resolve the budget deficit. One suggestion that has met with some controversy is an increase in property taxes, which always tends to be politically problematic. Cindy Jackson of the Fernandina Beach NewsLeader reported on June 28 that the Board of County Commissioners is holding a series of public meetings to hear from all sides before it makes any final decision, with the next one slated for next Wednesday, July 11. “One proposed solution is to increase the millage rate on property in unincorporated areas by 1.9 mils”, writes Jackson, who adds that “One mill is $1 per $1,000 of the taxable value of a property. Using a sample property valued at $100,000, after adjusting for homestead and other exemptions, a millage rate of 5 mills would result in a tax obligation of $500 ($100,000 x 0.005).” If approved, the proposal will take effect in September, and would result in an increase that would likely range between $285 and $1,900, depending on the appraised value of the home. Increases along those lines could generate up $13 million for the county, money that will almost certainly be spent wisely, right? Sure.

CLAY TODAY The past week saw yet another installment in the series of intermittent paroxysms that accompany mass shootings in this country, with the media being especially agitated this time, since the tragedy in Annapolis, Maryland was targeted directly at our industry. Florida, of course, has been on edge ever since 17 kids were murdered downstate in Parkland on Valentine’s Day, and communities around the state have been working on their own response plans, with all the hype and hullaballoo one has come to expect any time this subject is raised in public. Clay Today’s Kile Brewer took readers inside one of these discussions, held at Ridgeview High in Orange Park on June 21. “This was not a simulation where school administrators sat in a gym and watched via monitors a drill unfold,” writes Brewer. “The June 21 event was simply a conversation between every line of defense the schools have in preventing or stopping a shooter.” These kinds of conversations are not fun, but they are an unavoidable aspect of a bitter new reality that most Americans feel has been forced on them, for reasons that make no sense to them. Representatives of various law-enforcement agencies in the region met with officials from local schools for some hard talk, as all involved tried to think about the unthinkable. “What we tried to cover today,” said Keith Smith of the Clay County Sheriff ’s Office, “was that first initial eight hours of when the incident takes place, during those initial critical hours of locking down the school, getting it back to where the kids are getting out of the school, reuniting them with their parents, and then the coordination with us, the Clay County School Board, with their public information officer Nicole Snyder and just working together from there.” Coordination is key in such situations, with the advance preparation amounting to a form of muscle memory, as folks tend to go into autopilot when bullets start flying. Of course, one hopes that these public servants are never actually required to put any of this information to practical use, but given the way things have been going in recent years, it seems almost delusional to imagine that they won’t someday.

JACKSONVILLE BUSINESS JOURNAL The ongoing feud between the City of Jacksonville and Sleiman Enterprises, owners of The Jacksonville Landing, have been a source of voluminous laughs locally for months, if not years. The most recent silliness came in the form of a motion filed last week by Jacksonville Landing Investments, who objected to a notice from the city requiring them to obtain special event permits for festivities held on their grounds. Allison Colburn of the Jacksonville Business Journal reports that JLI views this notice as an aberration in the building’s 30-plus-year history, which is replete with special events. “Those events include Fourth of July celebrations, Florida-Georgia game, Christmas Tree Lighting and New Year’s Eve festivities,” writes Colburn. “An event that has not been permitted can result in a fine of up to $500 and/or 60 days imprisonment, according to the notice. Permit applications must be submitted at least 90 days prior to when the event will take place.” This is only the latest in a long series of legal battles between the two parties, and a piece of prime real estate at the heart of the city’s public image hangs in the balance, like a child batted about between divorcing parents. In this case, as well, one awaits the law to show all these adults how to actually behave like adults. Shelton Hull mail@folioweekly.com 10 | FOLIOWEEKLY.com | JULY 4-10, 2018

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As much as it pains us to report this, Ohio is poised to get a park bigger than Disney. We know! Say it ain’t so. But it is so, according to our friends (frenemies?) at Cleveland Scene, which reports that Columbus, Ohio, is to be the site of a 350acre “ultimate entertainment experience,” some “265 acres larger than Disneyland.” The $2 billion park, which kinda sounds more like an entertainment development, will reportedly include “indoor skydiving, an indoor water park, restaurants, specialty retail shops, a hotel and a conference center, a rollercoaster, skate park, indoor surf park, BMX bike park, indoor climbing walls, a Medieval Times-esque experience, virtual reality games, E-Sports arena, a butterfly museum, 25-story skywheel, indoor electric go-karts, a bowling alley, laser tag, virtual golf and a 20-acre saltwater lake with sand beaches.” Or whatever Ohioans will accept as a beach, which we imagine is basically just a riverbank with a couple of dudes catfishing.

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In what we can only describe as a brilliant plan that, if the gods are merciful, should be coming to a Florida near you with a quickness, the city of Jackson, Mississippi is offering free cooling stations for the elderly. Jackson Free Press reports that centers are able to arrange transportation for people aged 60 and over. As a pretty cool (who puns? we pun!) bonus, hanging out and getting cool affords a pretty chill opportunity to socialize, too. “Once they visit, they might want to start coming on a regular basis,” said Human & Cultural Services Senior Services Division Manager Connie Taylor.

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Sometimes we’re kinda jelz that Las Vegas seems to get more top-shelf entertainment. Then we remember, duh, BEACH. And then we remember Celine Dion in residence at The Colosseum for the rest of her natural life or so. But we’re still a little jealous that the desert city is poised to get a delightful dose of the incredible Wanda Sykes, one of the funniest and most honest comedians who really doesn’t get the credit she’s due. Las Vegas Weekly recently spoke with Sykes about Roseanne Barr, comedy in the age of Trump and being funny about things that just aren’t funny—like police shootings of black people. Regarding Barr, Sykes said she was “disappointed and disturbed and hurt” by the now-disgraced star’s racist comments. No surprises there. On Trump, she was more subtle, implying that the ability of the president’s supporters to laugh about him and his administration appears to be based on income. “There are people who voted for Trump, and you can do Trump jokes and they can laugh at it, basically because they have money,” she said. Sykes added that the people who can’t laugh might be “too invested in this dude,” which they need to “work out.” But for real, though.

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Leave it to a Kentuckian to disarm us with plain speak and truth. Leo Weekly former owner, now a member of Congress and father of the paper’s current editor (yes, for serious), John Yarmuth kept it really, really real in a column about the kids separated from their parents after crossing the U.S./Mexico border. He pointed out—accurately—that the U.S. actually needs more young folk, ’cause we be dying out and not breeding nearly enough replacements. Yarmuth writes: There are millions of talented, hard-working and honorable human beings who want to live in America. We need a lot of them, because we are not generating enough native population growth. Unless things change, in the not-too-distant future we will not have enough people working to support those, mostly retired seniors, who are not. Yarmuth goes on to lament how, after spending months on a bipartisan committee in 2013 trying to find a workable solution to the United States’ immigration crisis, real or imagined, seven of eight members actually agreed to their plan. Unfortunately, it was never voted on, ’cause, duh, Washington politics. Even less fortunate, Yarmuth doesn’t think that such is close to possible in today’s political (Trump) climate. Happily, Yarmuth has a brilliant plan to fix the problem: “We have a well-established process for changing policy in the United States. We elect people who will move in a different direction.

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A CLAY COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT EMPLOYEE HAS taken a leave of absence amid allegations that he harassed several women—and now there are rumors of a political cover-up. But few who know about it will speak publicaly. Three women have alleged that Michael Kerekes, coordinator of community and strategic partnerships at the Clay County School District, has “intimidated,” “cornered,” “harassed” and “bullied” them, also saying they feel the sheriff ’s office under former Clay County Sheriff Rick Beseler has covered it up. Kerekes is currently on a leave of absence from the school district. Beseler has since moved away from the area; in spite of repeated efforts, FW was unable to obtain contact information for him. In 2016, Clay County School Board Public Relations Director Rebecca Van Gyseghem reported Kerekes to police for attempting to interfere with her recording a press conference at the school, which is one of the duties of that position. In the police report, she stated that Kerekes put “his hand in front of my camera and moving my camera, asking me again (closer to me) ‘why I was here!’ Janice [Kerekes] walked up and said, ‘I’m sorry you’re in the middle, but you have Charlie Van Zant to blame.’” Janice Kerekes is Michael’s mother and a member of the Clay County School Board. Neither of the Kerekes responded to numerous requests for comment. Van Gyseghem continued that “he [Kerekes] thought this thru” and he “made her uncomfortable” on purpose. She told police that the altercation was so upsetting that other employees later found her crying, balled up in a corner. She said she felt he acted purposely, knowing no one would see him because she was in the back of the room and everyone else was looking forward. She claims that she believes she was targeted because Kerekes thought she was partial to the candidacy of former school Superintendent Charlie Van Zant. The police report states that a witness to the alleged incident told them he spoke to Van Gyseghem afterward. “She was shaking and had been crying,” he said, “I asked what had happened and she pointed to Michael and told me he was harassing her and would not stop.” According to the report, Janice Kerekes, a potential witness, did not respond

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VAN ZANT School district employee whom three women accused of POLITICALLY MOTIVATED BAD BEHAVIOR takes leave of absence

to attempts by the police to contact her for a statement. It also states that Michael Kerekes did not provide a statement. Police sent the case to the State Attorney’s Office, but charges were never filed. Van Gyseghem subsequently sought a restraining order, which was denied. During the investigation, an executive of the Clay County School District said that Clay County Sheriff ’s deputy Ricky Wright came to District offices to pick up a sworn statement by Toni McCabe, who was then the assistant superintendent of human resources for the school district. She reportedly told police that Michael Kerekes confronted her late one night in 2014 when she was walking to her car after a school board meeting. She alleged Kerekes called her “one evil f****** bitch” because she was friends with Charlie Van Zant. In McCabe’s statement, she says that a witness offered to provide a signed statement to the school confirming the incident. The document, along with the witness’ statement, was reportedly provided to Wright, now the Clay County Sheriff ’s Office Director of Detention, as evidence. A third woman, who spoke to Folio Weekly on condition of anonymity, claims she also was harassed by Kerekes based on his belief that she supported Van Zant. She said that she reported this to then-Sheriff Beseler, who advised her to file a restraining order. The restraining order was denied. The police report about Van Gyseghem’s allegations against Kerekes does not indicate

that McCabe’s statement was provided to police, nor does it include information about the other alleged victim’s meeting with Beseler. The Clay County Sheriff ’s Office now claims that it has no record of McCabe’s statement. Wright did not offer further comment, and law enforcement staff incorrectly said that “statements aren’t evidence.” Attorney David D. Naples Jr. said, “Generally speaking, written statements given to the sheriff ’s office as evidence in a case are still technically evidence. However, as far as evidence in a criminal or civil case, even if you have written statements, you still need to produce evidence in the form of testimony from those persons giving the written statements.” Naples also said that the investigation could be politically motivated. Records show that Janet Kerekes and thenUndersheriff Craig Aldrich served together on the Clay County Habitat for Humanity board for several terms around the time of the incident and that they have donated to each other’s political campaigns in recent years. The report on Van Gyseghem’s accusations concludes that “the investigation revealed this incident to be accidental. While reviewing the school board’s recorded video at Fleming Island High School, there is no evidence of the school board meeting being disturbed.” Clay County School District Superintendent Addison Davis did not respond to requests for comment. According to County Supervisor of Election records, during her 2016 campaign, Davis paid Kerekes for vendor services, such as “campaign labor” and “reimburse[ment] for supplies.” As of June 25, Michael Kerekes is on leave from the school board. In a memo to Davis, Kerekes indicated he was taking a leave of absence for personal and family reasons. A school board employee, speaking on condition of anonymity, told FW that Davis asked Kerekes to take the leave because he is a political consultant for several campaigns, and because of recent, unspecified controversies. Both Davis and a Clay County School District spokesperson declined comment.

Nicole Carroll mail@folioweekly.com

CAPTAIN OF THE ANIMAL RIGHTS SPECIAL FORCES

photo by Devon Sarian

ADAM SUGALSKI brings a new approach to protecting creatures large and small

ll is quiet in this tranquil, residential neighborhood off Atlantic Boulevard near the Intracoastal Waterway. The transfixed figure at the keyboard in a room awash in blue computer light has been awake since before daybreak, worked a full day, hit the gym, fielded emails and phone calls and requests for assistance, yet he remains animated as the minutes bleed away to midnight. Pennywise’s “Let Us Hear Your Voice” wails into his ears, but he is only distantly aware of the music as he focuses on the screen, enlarges an image, shrinks it, flips it this way and that, adds a splash of color, changes the text size and shading. He stops to examine his work, asks himself, ‘Is the red too visceral, too much like blood? Is the elephant’s suffering too intense?’ It’s important not to shock viewers into clicking away—he needs to lure them in with something evocative and just jarring enough to get their attention. He makes a few more adjustments. There. Perfect. He uploads his creation to his website and with it, gets another chance to reach into the heart of someone, somewhere who might be on the tipping point between bystander and sympathizer, sympathizer and activist, numb and engaged. Perhaps this person will have the connections, or the finances, or the drive to help the cause. Perhaps no one will heed his call. Either way, he has to try. After 12 years, Adam Sugalski is an expert at tracing the fine line between horrifying and captivating. As the founder and executive director of animal rights advocacy nonprofit OneProtest, he has created dozens upon dozens of posters and graphics and press releases, traveled to distant lands and engaged with disparate groups. Sugalski and his team have fought to stop Florida’s black bear hunt, save the imperiled Goliath grouper, draw attention to animal abuse and mistreatment at circuses, puppy mills, illegal slaughterhouses, and much more. Sometimes OneProtest people run point on an issue, sometimes they provide support, or serve as consultants. The strategic, measured, yet dogged approach that its members bring to activism is something of an anomaly in a field often characterized by disorganization, emotionalism and infighting. It is also highly effective. OneProtest is currently campaigning hard to save Ely, a former circus elephant being displayed at The San Juan de Aragon Zoo in Mexico City. Sugalski, who has consulted experts, believes she could die unless something changes. Yet hers is far from their only cause; OneProtest is also working to ban greyhound racing in Florida, to stop Wyoming’s grizzly bear hunt, expose the horror of land-based shark fishing, and more. Being involved in so many issues requires intense passion and commitment, which is precisely what Sugalski and his team bring to their work. Adam Sugalski is not your stereotypical animal rights activist, however. He is a Muay Thai (boxing) instructor, says he’s “an avid tactical shooter” who enjoys the customizable AR-15 (though he supports sensible reform and says he’d give up guns “in an instant” if such was the law), speaks openly about the under-recognized topic of mental fatigue and burnout among activists and, though vegan himself, is happy to work with subsistence hunters and fishermen when their causes align, such as on the black bear hunt. By

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Adam Sugalski presented a brave face while documenting Florida’s 2015 bear hunt, but says now it was all he could do to keep it together.

Documentation of illegal bear-baiting, dead cubs and lactating sows, like this mother bear whose cubs were never found, helped convince FWC not to reopen the hunt in 2016. The ban was later extended to include 2017 and 2018.

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<<< FROM PAGE 13 day, he’s a sharp-dressed professional in the City of Jacksonville’s information technologies department; by night, he’s fighting to end animal suffering. He’s kind of like John Wick, if John Wick were a pacifist vegan on a mission to save the likes of puppies, elephants, bears and lambs. In a series of interviews in June, over tofu tacos at Burrito Gallery, coffee at Chamblin’s Uptown, and wine in his home office, Adam Sugalski described his methods, inspiration and the drive that keeps him going, even after advocacy nearly cost him his life and his mind. He also made some cheesy Zoolander jokes.

THE MAKING OF A VEGAN WARRIOR BORN JULY 11, 1972, ADAM SUGALSKI GREW UP IN South Florida. An only child, he spent lots of time with animals, developing a love for creatures of all types at an early age, even getting into fights with kids who mistreated them. The seeds of activism were planted at age 16, when a science teacher showed the 14 | FOLIOWEEKLY.com | JULY 4-10, 2018

class a documentary about big agribusiness. Horrified by what he saw, Sugalski, who at the time was also studying Buddhism, resolved to become a vegetarian. “If Jesus went to a factory farm, he’d be disgusted,” he says. In 1991, Sugalski moved to Jacksonville, where he attended Jacksonville University, then the University of North Florida, from whence he graduated in 1996 with a degree in graphic design and photography. A few years later, he married Wendy and became stepdad to her two children. The couple, who somewhere along the way decided to become vegan, now counts two grandchildren among their brood. In 2006, Sugalski parlayed passion into activism by joining a protest of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus when it came to town. He describes the effort as “disjointed,” lacking organization, and more than a little scary. “It was actually very nerve-racking back then,” he says. Ever the student, as his advocacy continued, he paid attention to the tactics used by each side, noting that the circus began marketing and advertising months in advance, and observing that protesters’ shouts of anger diluted the impact of a statement, or when a poster of a suffering animal caused viewers to cringe and turn away. “If I’m a mom or dad driving by and my kid sees that and gets upset, I’m going to be pissed—at you,” he says.

“You should have the choice to see something graphic.” Utilizing his skills and education, he started making posters and handing them out at protests, along the way continuously defining and refining the sweet spot that captures attention without getting in the way of the goal. In 2011, he launched his first effort, Jax Protest, harnessing the growing power of Facebook and other mediums to mobilize and get the word out. A few months before the circus came to town, Sugalski and his colleagues would be at venues like Art Walk and Riverside Arts Market, raising awareness and interest and trying to engage. “I felt like I could do something on my own locally … every city has its nuances and Jacksonville is a very conservative city,” he says. He started training volunteers to remain civil and aim for reasonable discourse rather than shaming and shouting. Over time, there were signs of success. The line to the circus shrank with each return visit; people would sometimes hand the protestors their tickets and leave, or emerge utterly disgusted by what they’d seen. Eventually, in 2017, Ringling retired. Sugalski also began enlisting the help of the local police force, engaging with officers prior to any protest to make sure everyone stayed safe. “A lot of people think they’re the enemy, but they’re the ones who will protect you,” he says. “JSO has been amazing for us.” Sugalski seeks to take no action that hinders the possibility of success, and by ‘success,’ he means saving an animal or animals from suffering and cruelty. To that end, he and the other dozen professionals who work alongside him at OneProtest, all of whom have separate day jobs, have developed a multilevel approach. Once the group members decide to tackle a cause or advocate for an animal like Ely, they first engage the responsible party or parties and ask them to do better. Failing that, they draft a letter stating their position and goals, which they ask other groups and individuals to sign, then re-approach the opposition. If that effort fails to inspire corrective action, an all-out media blitz begins as a last resort. They prioritize results over attention. OneProtest also tries to establish common ground and actively seeks the truth. Sugalski says that he’s seen some efforts do more harm than good by mistakenly relying on misleading

information and unverified or inaccurate reports. The hunting of bear cubs in Alaska is one such example. After reports circulated that cub-hunting was condoned in Alaska, late last fall Sugalski and another volunteer from OneProtest traveled to the Kodiak State, where they were joined by an Anchorage resident also involved with the group, to oppose the practice. There they learned from tribal council representatives, elders and the Board of Game that cubhunting is neither condoned nor practiced, with an extremely narrow exception when a mother predeceases her cub(s), after which the cub(s) may be killed, but only so they won’t suffer a drawn-out death by starvation, predation and/or the elements. “It was almost taboo to talk about killing cubs […] we had this misconception,” he says. Upon realizing their mistake, they apologized, and Sugalski penned an editorial published in the Anchorage Daily News on Dec. 8, stating that they still opposed cub-hunting, clarifying their position and admitting that their understanding had evolved. In it, he wrote that though Alaska Administrative Code does technically sanction killing bear cubs, which makes for a sensational national headline, calling them cub-hunters would be an inaccurate reflection of reality. “They are not hunting bear cubs,” he wrote. “Regardless of what the administrative code may say, that is not part of their tradition and culture.” “I want to do the right story,” Sugalski explains over iced black coffee at Chamblin’s. “They do that story a disservice by getting it wrong.”

A SENSE OF DESPAIR ACTIVISM OF ANY FORM CAN BE DANGEROUS. ADAM Sugalski has had his life threatened and risked his safety and sanity to save animals from the barbarism of man. Spurred by the impending bear hunt approved by Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) despite his and others’ efforts, he launched OneProtest in 2015. One of the group’s early acts was to document the hunt to expose and understand what was taking place. For the two days it took hunters to kill nearly 300 bears, far faster than FWC had anticipated, he was at one of the checkpoints where they were bringing kills, photographing dead bears, some in advanced rigor mortis, at least one a lactating sow whose cubs were never found. Amid these horrors and the jubilation of the bear hunters, everywhere the stench of death hung in the air. Such would be a harrowing experience for many of average sensitivity; for an animal rights activist vegan, it was torture. At the time Sugalski presented a brave face, retreating to a distant place in his mind even as he snapped photos of carcasses, gave interviews and led volunteers. Now, he says, it was all he could do to keep it together. Even in the public setting of Chamblin’s, his eyes shine when he shares that, for months after the hunt, at times he would unexpectedly break down crying, thinking of those dead bears. Also in 2015, he volunteered for his first slaughterhouse raid, working with Animal Recovery Mission (ARM), law enforcement and others at Coco Farm in South Florida for what is to date the largest illegal slaughterhouse raid in the United States. Four men were arrested. Sugalski helped recover 9,500 animals from some of the most appalling conditions investigators

had ever witnessed. Sugalski describes bathtubs of blood, a shredder machine, hooks everywhere. A short film about the raid features a brief section of undercover footage of shrieking animals held upside-down for slaughter mere feet from pens of live animals, rescue footage shows malnourished cows standing in heaps of trash and decomposing flesh which they had probably resorted to eating, chickens crammed in cages stained with blood from prior slaughters, puppies, goats, horses, lambs, ducks, many diseased, starved/and or injured. It is not for the faint of heart. “That night [after the initial raid], I had the worst nightmares,” Sugalski says. It also nearly killed him. He recalls removing his mask to take a drink of water on one of the days he spent counting chicken after chicken after chicken. He ended up spending five days in intensive care, getting pumped full of antibiotics, learning only later that he’d been infected with campylobacter jejuni, a bacteria common in the fowl. “It was pretty nasty and it was pretty scary,” says his wife Wendy. It is impossible to not be changed by an experience like that; even sitting in the tranquility of his home office, surrounded by the comforts of domesticity, hundreds of miles and more than a thousand days removed from Coco Farm, describing it reopens the old wound. Seemingly unaware he’s even doing it, he picks up a notepad and begins sketching what turns out to be a female elephant lying in the grass. She is peaceful. She is free. Days later, at Chamblin’s, he is still affected by the recollection. It is then that he talks about the sense of despair that often accompanies such work. He speaks of a fellow activist and vegan who went undercover at a slaughterhouse to get footage for an investigation. Spending a day killing pigs so traumatized the man that he completely gave up the work. There are no counselors on hand for emotional distress, which can escalate into post-traumatic stress disorder, for people like Sugalski who perform what is essentially a voluntary public service. To preserve the self from the psychological damage caused by doing, or witnessing, the unthinkable, humans are naturally inclined to suppress their feelings. Yet such efforts at selfpreservation can suture off the very empathy that inspires one to such work. In an email, Sugalski sends a famous Nietzsche quote that reminds him not to lose himself. “Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you.” Few openly discuss it in mixed company, but advocacy does take a toll, even on the resilient. It can be difficult for Sugalski to relate to everyday minutiae; though he has a lightness of spirit and a bit of a go ofy sense of humor, he’s probably not the guy you’ll find talking trash about fantasy football or who should win The Voice. But that’s not surprising, given that he spends a few hours on workdays and Saturdays and pretty much all of Sunday sequestered in his home office or in the field. Those hours plus a full-time job and family don’t leave much time for idle pursuits. And even when he does take a break, Sugalski says the work is always in the back of his mind, needling him gently with guilt. “I don’t even know who I am [without it],” he says quietly. Still, over the years, Sugalski has found inner reserves of strength and adaptability; he says he gets better at it all the time. He

describes how, while speaking about the bear hunt at Mexico’s first animal rights forum, at which he was invited to make a presentation, he lost it in front of the crowd. As he wept, the audience wept with him. It was cathartic. “It can be a strength to explore your weakness,” he says. No matter the physical or personal cost, Adam Sugalski won’t—or can’t—give up staring into the abyss. “Someone has to stand up for them,” he says.

“PUT ON MY TOMBSTONE I SAVED 300 BEARS” FATE HAS BEEN KINDER TO ADAM SUGALSKI SINCE 2015, when he witnessed atrocities at Coco Farm, contracted a life-threatening illness, and documented the carnage of the bear hunt. In 2016, FWC declined to allow bear-hunting. In 2017, it extended the ban until 2019, when it will reconsider the issue. Sugalski counts ending bearhunting nationwide as a central mission; on the wall in another room of his house, he has a map with each state’s stance on bear-hunting carefully color-coded. Each of these were major victories, facilitated in no small part by OneProtest’s work orchestrating a simultaneous 28-city protest of the hunt, which attracted the attention of The Washington Post, The Guardian, and other major media. Many of those protesters were carrying signs he designed. “There has never been a 28-city protest on an animal issue all at the same time and with the same messaging,” Sugalski says. News of the canceled hunts ricocheted around the globe, earning Sugalski additional recognition from outlets like National Geographic, and compliments from activists as far away as Japan. It was well-deserved. After all, the hunt may have gone on without OneProtest’s work exposing the realities of the 2015 hunt, and beating the drum by pointing out again and again that established science has proved that minimizing human and bear conflict is best accomplished by simple trash can maintenance, and showing the world that, given an inch, there are some hunters who will take a mile. Their documentation, along with that of other observers, of dead cubs, illegal baiting, slaughtered mother bears like the lactating sow whose image is forever burned into Sugalski’s brain, all added up to success. He humbly says he saved 300 bears, but if FWC were to allow the same numbers killed in 2015 for each of the years it has declined to open the hunt, OneProtest actually saved closer to 900. That’s no small feat for a techie by day, animal savior by night. Sugalski doesn’t really see himself as exceptional— instead, he stresses that anyone can make an impact if they try. “I think sometimes people don’t realize they can do something on their own.” Like anyone, Sugalski has his critics, most obviously among the small subset of the population who views animals as objects devoid of feelings and sensations that matter. He says there are also some sympathetic to the cause who deride him for focusing on a single animal, like Ely, when there are so many in need of help. But to such criticisms, Sugalski just shrugs. It’s his way of making manageable the impossible and overwhelming goal of ending all animals’ suffering. He believes that people are more inclined to identify with a single animal. “In a way, it almost humanizes it.”

The creative outlets of sketching drawings like this one, as well as creating posters, graphics and other content help Adam Sugalski cope with the unthinkable horrors he has witnessed as an animal rights activist.

A NEW HOME FOR ELY BACK ON THE SUBJECT OF ELY THE ELEPHANT, Sugalski says that she is exhibiting signs that experts find deeply concerning. “We had a vet go over the footage and she said she’s in real trouble,” he says. Though it is impossible to give a reliable prognosis without an examination, he says that, based on the footage, other vets have confirmed that Ely is in desperate need of better care. Currently more than 180,000 people have signed a Change.org petition urging Aragon Zoo to release her. OneProtest has been investigating Ely’s plight for two years, and working to improve her circumstances for nearly as long. Sugalski says she is probably suffering from two injuries, one to her leg, another to her back, which could predate her time at the zoo, dermatitis that’s likely infected, degenerative arthritis and, based on repetitive head-bobbing, psychological issues. Though elephants live in herds and can range up to 50 miles daily in the wild, Ely is kept totally alone in an enclosure comprising less than an acre, on concrete with little shade, which has likely caused severe sunburn and led to the dermatitis. Such mistreatment could be illegal under the constitution Mexico ratified last year, which includes strong prohibitions of animal cruelty. But Earth Island Journal reported in June 2017 that enforcement remains wanting. At just roughly 30 years old, Ely could live 30 to 40 more years. But will she get the chance? OneProtest reports that 369 animals have died at Aragon Zoo since 2013,

“mostly due to negligence, unprepared, incompetent medical staff, and poorlyskilled, poorly-trained keepers.” The death toll, the site states, includes three elephants, 24 boas in a single year, a Harris’ hawk who died from hunger, a crested Caracara (an endangered species) who died from stress, a gray hawk who choked to death trying to eat after coming out of anesthesia, a Golden eagle (also endangered) who died under circumstances that can only be described as appallingly negligent, and others. As an initial step, OneProtest attempted to exert some public pressure on the zoo, and has consulted extensively and is working with the former keeper at the zoo who first alerted them to Ely’s plight. Their goal is to have Ely relocated to an elephant sanctuary in Georgia, run by Carol Buckley, founder of Elephant Aid International. There Ely could live out her years peacefully in a natural habitat. So far, they’ve had no luck engaging with the zoo, so they are proceeding with the next phase of the campaign. If that fails, they will continue trying to save her using other methods. On the wall of Sugalski’s study are manmade effigies of the heads of a wolf and a rabbit—a reminder to change tactics as necessary. As long as animals are being mistreated, that’s where you’ll find Adam Sugalski nights, weekends, whenever he has a free moment. “Everyone has a calling or a passion,” Sugalski says. “Mine’s animals.”

Claire Goforth claire@folioweekly.com

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FOLIO A + E

he Barenaked Ladies are playing here July 6. That in and of itself is not earth-shattering news. They’ll probably sing the song with the Chinese chicken and the rug burn, the one about Brian Wilson and the Big Bang theme. What’s cooler is that KT Tunstall is opening (along with Better Than Ezra, with that one really good song, ummm, “Good”). Tunstall burst on the scene in 2005 with Eye to the Telescope, which launched massive, massive hits like “Black Horse & the Cherry Tree” and the Ivor Novello award-winning (among other awards; I just like this one best) “Suddenly I See.” She’s released some albums since then, dealt with some life-changing events, moved from London to LA and is now back touring for her latest release, 2016’s KIN. Tunstall has a new album in the can, dropping in the near future. This upcoming Barenaked Ladies/Better Than Ezra/KT Tunstall show this Friday at St. Augustine Amphitheatre may not an event you were considering going to (because you’re too cool and shit), so let me see if I can talk you into shelling out the dough to see Tunstall, because she is fantastic (and you, dear reader, will have no regrets).

WHEREIN WE OPINE ON

KT TUNSTALL … and myriad reasons TO SEE HER in concert

ask her what the hell Gray and LaMontagne were doing there.

HER SONGWRITING IS STRAIGHT-UP AWARD-WINNING She hasn’t quite made it back to the plateau of recognition she had with Eye to the Telescope (the album went platinum in the U.S.; 5X platinum in the UK—really tough to beat), but she’s earned quite a bit of critical attention with her earlier and more recent work. She was nominated for a Grammy, Brit and Mercury Music Prize. Any time you beat out the iconic Kate Bush for an award (the 2006 Brit Award for Best British Female Artist) you’re doing something right. These are not rinky-dink awards for album sales or some nonsense. Here’s what I’m getting at: If music critics and writers see fit to flash some gold/ bronze/silver/platinum at Tunstall, you should shell out $44 for a seat with an obstructed view.

I saw her years ago in Atlanta. She’s moved up in venue size, backing band and catalog, but her performance is consistently awesome. She interacts well with her audience, working in a little humor. Regardless of venue or backing band, though, her consistency lies in her talent and amazing voice. The St. Augustine show will have the same strong commitment, beauty and emotion as the show I saw in Atlanta.

SHE WILL DEDICATE A SONG TO YOU

BARENAKED LADIES, BETTER THAN EZRA, KT TUNSTALL

6:30 p.m. Friday, July 6, St. Augustine Amphitheatre, staugamphitheatre.com, $44-$84

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HER LIVE SHOW IS AWESOME

HER VOICE IS GRIT SOUL Tunstall’s first real hit, “Black Horse & the Cherry Tree,” shows off her own Northern Soul style. As passionate as it is nonsensical lyrically, “Black Horse” lets Tunstall unleash the gruff and the growl. It’s a hugely successful song, sung by a highly talented voice, but neither are plastic. Plus, she has all those cool foot pedals she uses on this song sometimes (you can check it on YouTube if you don’t believe me). The video is great because, for some reason, David Gray and Ray LaMontagne are onstage with her, but they don’t do anything. Another great reason to go to the show: Try to get backstage and

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No, I don’t know if she’ll do that. She might, though. Maybe a Folio Weekly will be on an amp at sound check, and maybe she skims it and sees this story. If she does, maybe she’ll dedicate the set to the folks who came to the show based on what I’ve written here. I hope hundreds of you go; it would make me feel good. And it wouldn’t displease KT Tunstall, either. Danny Kelly mail@folioweekly.com

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SEX & POWER

Two films look at UNSETTLING WAYS women’s bodies are used

rolling through films I’ve meant to watch, I saw two that, at least on the surface, are total opposites. Bedevilled (2010) is a South Korean film whose English title (radically different from the Korean) suggests a horror film. It’s not, not in the traditional sense. Australian film Sleeping Beauty (2011) may suggest a fairy tale. It is and it isn’t—not in the traditional sense. Both films are quite good, both disturbing (in different ways) and they’ll put viewers in two camps: those who react to disturbing plots and those who don’t. And both deal with women as victims and predators, but not the way of a typical Hollywood production. Titled The Whole Story of the Kim Bok-nam Murder Case in Korea, Bedevilled starts with a focus on Hae-won (Seong-won Ji), a beautiful young business exec whose lack of sympathy forces her boss to make her take a break. Haewon doesn’t want to get involved—in anything. Her unplanned vacation takes her to her childhood home, a remote island community. She’s reunited with Bok-nam (Yeong-hie Seo), a close friend from the past she has (despite Bok-nam’s desperate efforts to reconnect) shunted to a time she’d rather ignore. Memories and events conspire against her self-imposed isolation. On the island, the story shifts to Boknam, who’s in sheer hell. Brutalized by her husband and brother-in-law, sharing her at will, Bok-nam gets only contempt from the other women, her husband’s vicious mother and aunts. The older women condone, if not downright encourage, the young woman’s abuse. Bok-nam’s only solace is her young daughter; however, she realizes the child will soon be a victim of her own father. All this time, Hae-won stays apart to her friend’s desperation, forcing Bok-nam to try to escape on her own. She fails horribly, and revenge at all costs is her only recourse. If this seems to echo I Spit on Your Grave et al, be assured Bedevilled isn’t an exploitation film. Yes, there’s the expected graphic violence near the end, but director Cheol-soo Jang achieves far more depth and range than a typical movie of this ilk has, in his lauded feature debut. While Bok-nam’s sad story is the film’s center, Bedevilled goes to Hae-won for its conclusion, showing her redemption through her friend’s suffering. It ends with a beautiful shot, transposing Hae-won’s reclining figure into the island home of her childhood. It shows that despite our best efforts, the past is always with us.

Like Bedevilled, Sleeping Beauty was a big winner on the Festival Circuit, with four nods from the Australian Film Critics Association—Best Picture, Actress (Emily Browning), Director and Screenplay (Julia Leigh). However, Sleeping Beauty is the polar opposite of Bedevilled, except for an endangered heroine. Writer/director Leigh fashions a deliberately elliptical narrative for her feature debut. The film opens with young college student Lucy (Browning) undergoing some kind of endoscopy experiment, apparently for the money. She goes to class, meets a friend at a bar, scores some coke and agrees to casual sex with an apparent stranger. Scene dissolves into scene as we watch Lucy go to work for Clara (Rachael Blake), a sophisticated madam whose clientele are rich old men who pay to sleep beside willingly drugged, comatose girls, without having sex. Lucy is a cypher. The only person she seems to care about is Birdmann (Ewen Leslie), a reclusive former junkie whom she asks to marry her. But like most everyone else in Sleeping Beauty, he’s also a puzzle, cuddling beside Lucy as he deliberately overdoses. Featuring prominent nudity but no sex, Sleeping Beauty is puzzling and provocative— and fascinating in its portrait of the doomed Lucy, sleepwalking through her young life’s sexual wasteland. Pat McLeod mail@folioweekly.com

NOW SHOWING THE LION KING The 1994 beloved animated feature–Rafiki! Scar! Mufasa! Timon! Simba!–runs 8:30 p.m. July 11, Colonial Quarter Music Park, 27 St. George St., St. Augustine, 824-1606, free. Hakuna Matata, y’all! CORAZON CINEMA & CAFÉ Foxtrot, Isle of Dogs and American Animals screen. Throwback Thursday: 1939’s The Women, noon July 5. Summer Sundays runs Shark Tale, 2 p.m. July 8, $2. 36 Granada St., St. Augustine, 697-5736, corazoncinemaandcafe.com. IMAX THEATER Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom 3D, America’s Musical Journey 3D and Pandas 3D screen. Ant-Man & The Wasp starts July 5. Sensory-friendly screening Flight of the Butterflies runs 10 a.m. July 7. St. Augustine, 940-4133, worldgolfimax.com. SUN-RAY CINEMA The Incredibles 2 and Won’t You Be My Neighbor? screen. No sweaters required. Summer Kids Series: Ratatouille, July 4 & 7. Crush a Can with Capt. Quint–The annual screaming … uh … screening of Jaws is 6:30 p.m. July 4. That’s some bad hat, Harry. Ant-Man & The Wasp starts July 5. 1028 Park St., 359-0049, sunraycinema.com. SUMMER MOVIE CLASSICS You’re killin’ me, Smalls! A 25th anniversary screening of The Sandlot, starring James Earl Jones and some great kids, screens at 2 p.m. July 1 at The Florida Theatre, 128 E. Forsyth St., Downtown, 355-2787; for tix info, go to floridatheatre.com. JULY 4-10, 2018 | FOLIOWEEKLY.com | 17

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Painter SALLY EVANS displays her new works, including this King and Queen of the Reef, at Hightide Gallery, St. Augustine. An opening reception is 5-9 p.m. July 6; thehightidegallery.com.

PERFORMANCE

WOMEN’S WORK Kelby Siddons’ play is a Louise Nevelsoninspired immersive theater piece mounted by Phase Eight Theatre Company, 7 p.m. July 12, 19 & 26 at MOCAJax, 333 N. Laura St., Downtown, 366-6911, phaseeight.org, $25. CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG It’s a car, it’s a boat and it flies … it’s from the past but portends the future, it’s the little racer that did. Through July 29 at Alhambra Theatre & Dining, 12000 Beach Blvd., Southside, 641-1212, alhambrajax.com, $38-$59. FRUIT SNACKS Open mic night for drag queens: Drag, standup, music, hula-hooping, 10 p.m. July 10 at The Metro, 859 Willowbranch Ave., Riverside, free admission. THE SNOW QUEEN She steals happiness in a musical adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen’s tale of ice and adventure. It runs 11 a.m. & 1 p.m. July 9-12 at Main Library, 303 N. Laura St., Downtown, theatreworksjax.com, free. THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHTTIME This intriguing show opens 7:30 p.m. July 13, and runs through July 21 at Amelia Musical Playhouse, 1955 Island Walkway, Fernandina Beach, $15-$20, ameliamusicalplayhouse.com. SEX AKA WIENERS & BOOBS Called “quite simply, a terrible play.” This joint production of Awkward Silence Jax and The 5 & Dime, written by Joe Lo Truglio (nine-nine!), Michael Showalter and David Wain, runs 8 p.m. July 13 & 14 and 2 p.m. July 15 at 112 E. Adams St., Downtown, 637-5100, the5anddime.org, $10.

CLASSICAL + JAZZ

SUNFLOWERS & SOLILOQUIES A musical performance and spoken word event, 7-10 p.m. July 6 at Jazz Poetry Cafe, 712 W. Duval St., Downtown, 853-1262, eventbrite.com, $22.49-$37.87. DESEAN KIRKLAND A night of love, rhythm and blues, 10 p.m. July 7 at Breezy Jazz Club, 119 W. Adams St., Downtown, 666-7562, eventbrite.com, $20. JOY DENNIS Singer/songwriter Dennis performs an intimate, candid set with five-piece soul/jazz band BluPrint with accompaniment by guitarist John Parkeruban, 7 p.m. July 7 at XO Lounge, 3535 St. Johns Bluff Rd. S., Southside, 559-5992, eventbrite.com, $10. REBIRTH BRASS BAND A true New Orleans institution, formed in 1983 by the Frazier brothers, the band plays festivals and stages worldwide; 6 p.m. July 7 at St. Augustine Amphitheatre’s Front Porch, 1340C A1A S., 209-0367, staugamphitheatre.com, free.

COMEDY

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LAUGH LOUNGE A weekly showcase of standup, 8 p.m. July 8 at Dos Gatos, 123 E. Forsyth St., Downtown, 354-0666. BALD & BOUJEE Malik S and Torrei Hart talk trash, 8 p.m. July 5 & 6; 7:30 & 10 p.m. July 7 at The Comedy Club of Jacksonville, 11000 Beach Blvd., Southside, 646-4277, jacksonvillecomedy.com, $23-$150. ROD MAN This laidback funny man appears 7:30 p.m. July 5; 7:30 & 9:45 p.m. July 6 & 7 and 7 p.m. July 8 at The Comedy Zone, 3130 Hartley Rd., Mandarin, 292-4242, comedyzone.com, $25-$122.50. DAN & PHIL The Interactive Introverts stop here on their tour, 7:30 p.m. July 5 at St. Augustine Amphitheatre, 1340C A1A S., 209-0367, staugamphitheatre.com, $61-$104.

LALASIZAHANDS89 The internet sensation appears 7:30 p.m. July 11, at The Comedy Club of Jacksonville, jacksonvillecomedy.com, $28-$150. CHRIS REDD SNL cast member Redd takes the stage 7:30 p.m. July 11, 7:30 & 9:45 p.m. July 12 & 13; 7 p.m. July 14 at The Comedy Zone, comedyzone.com, $20-$114.50.

CALLS & WORKSHOPS

SMÖRGASBORD An open mic for all actors, poets, improvisers, comics, musicians, magicians and performers of all types, 9 p.m. July 4 at Creative Veins, 877 Stockton St., Riverside, facebook.com/events. IAM RESIDENCY A Zuni jewelry workshop/demo with artist Mary Jo Mahkee runs July 10-24. More information at iamresidency.com. AUDITION: THE COLOR PURPLE Registration is 12:30 p.m.; auditions held 1-6 p.m. July 8 at Players by the Sea, 106 Sixth St. N., Jax Beach, 249-0289, playersbythesea.org. JACKSONVILLE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT Accepting applications to show works; email jennifer.murray@flyjacksonville.com.

ART WALKS + MARKETS

FIRST FRIDAY ART WALK St. Augustine’s Walk combines the best of the Ancient City and brand-spankin’ new art, 5-9 p.m. July 6, all through historic downtown St. Augustine and Anastasia Island (download the map: visitstaugustine.com). ART NIGHTS IN MURRAY HILL This kid/dog friendly event features sangria and art objects to tickle the spirit, 6 p.m. July 6 at Element Earth Works, 1176 Edgewood Ave. S., Ste. 5, Murray Hill, 635-4172, free. JAX BEACH ART WALK The family-friendly walk features local artists and businesses along First Street from Beach Boulevard to Fifth Avenue North, 5-9 p.m. July 10 every second Tue., betterjaxbeach.com. DIG LOCAL NETWORK Weekly network hosts farmers’ markets: Beaches Green Market, 2-5 p.m. Sat., Jarboe Park, Florida Boulevard & A1A, Neptune Beach; Midweek Market, 3-6 p.m. Wed., Bull Park, 718 Ocean Blvd., Atlantic Beach; ABC Market, 3-6 p.m. Fri., 1966 Mayport Rd., Atlantic Beach. SPACE 42 FARMERS MARKET Fruits, veggies, crafts, 4-7 p.m. every Wed., 2670 Phyllis St., Riverside, spacefortytwo.com. ST. AUGUSTINE AMPHITHEATRE FARMERS MARKET Live music, baked goods, art, local produce, 8:30 a.m. every Sat., 1340 A1A S., 209-0367. RIVERSIDE ARTS MARKET The market hosts a special July 4th event with Strangerwolf and The Firewater Tent Revival, 6:30-9:45 p.m. Local/regional art, produce, live music–Terry Whitehead, Anitra Jay, Moon Stalker, Linda Grenville–10:30 a.m.-4 p.m. July 7, under Fuller Warren Bridge, 715 Riverside Ave., free admission, 389-2449, riversideartsmarket.com. FERNANDINA BEACH MARKET PLACE Farmers, growers, vendors, local goods, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. every Sat., North Seventh Street, Historic District, fernandinabeachmarketplace.com. JACKSONVILLE FARMERS MARKET Open daily dawn to dusk, the farmers market has an art gallery, food, crafts, etc., 1810 W. Beaver St., 354-2821, jaxfarmersmarket.com.

MUSEUMS

CUMMER MUSEUM OF ART & GARDENS 29 Riverside Ave., 356-6857, cummermuseum.org. The Lost Bird Project,

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BETWEEN ALLEGORY

AND ISSUE Artist TRACI MIMS draws her truth

ords are hard to find when you find yourself in the presence of an artist who isn’t simply evolving their language, but who is actively leveling up. Traci Mims is an artist who seems to be in the midst of a transformation so profound, it could redefine her aesthetic, and her career. The temptation is to stack adjectives; instead I’ll try to stack context. Mims teaches art at Ribault High School and has been making art her entire life. She has a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Florida A&M, and an MFA in printmaking from Tyler School of Art, Temple University. Her dedication and deliberate choices are showcased in meticulous paintings, quilts, prints and drawings that highlight the African-American experience. Nuanced and detailed, there is a satisfying Manneristmeets-Surrealist quality to her works. Today, though, her drawings are the creations catching fire. I first saw two of her large-scale (approximately 8 feet by 4 feet), drawings at Ritz Theatre’s 2018 Through Our Eyes show, Journey to South Africa: A Cultural Exchange. The diptych, Blessed Be The Fruit (pictured above) while recalling her paintings, takes a leap down a road paved with a monochromatic palette and details that reveal themselves only with extended examination. Indeed, as museum administrator Adonnica Toler and I looked at them (again), we noticed

that the gilded halo that rings each figure’s head is itself bound, by rope. In this use of multiple layers of information, her drawings recall Radcliffe Bailey, whose assemblages and sculptures reveal their layers of meaning only with extended viewing. Yet unlike Bailey’s, Mims’ drawings seem to hint at something like Magical Realism as well. Blessed features Muhammad Ali and Nelson Mandela in a boxing stance, but peppered through their torsos are faces and details of historical people and events … as if these fighters (in the literal

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and two other pieces are on view through July at Ritz Theatre & LaVilla Museum, Downtown, ritzjacksonville.com.

and historic sense of the terms) carry with them the injuries and victories of those who came before. Of her choice to work in pencil with gilding, the artist says, “I wanted the work itself to come forward … I can play with color all day, but that’s going to undermine the power of the message I might have.” The drawings, which feel so incredibly current—not simply for Jacksonville, but within the realm of contemporary art—were born of necessity: In 2016, the artist had an accident that left her with severe back injuries

which make building canvases and working with wood cuts prohibitive. “Paper is light; I can roll it up, I can put in on my desk and sit here and draw. So I tried to look for ways that I could do pieces with that same visual impact that wouldn’t have me laid up forever.” Upon entering Mims’ home, it’s clear that art is at the absolute center of her life. From her bedroom to the living room, there are multiple work areas and artworks are everywhere. The St. Petersburg native has begun to work on getting her art seen beyond a Jacksonville audience. And the wider world is taking notice. Earlier this year, the artist participated in a print-exchange at Sanchez Art Center in Pacifica, California; currently she has works in Sextet at the Limner Gallery in Hudson, New York; she’s working on pieces for a solo show at the Foundry Art Centre in St. Charles, Missouri in January 2019. The aforementioned diptych was the first piece to be selected by the delegation from South Africa to show in the artistic cultural exchange between Jacksonville’s Ritz Theatre and Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality of Port Elizabeth. “[The ZA delegation was] in awe of Blessed be the Fruit for its attention to detail and how Mims intricately incorporated the lives of apartheid and Civil Rights martyrs and heroes. Pairing Mandela and Ali in this diptych showed the depth of her research,” notes Toler. In her studio, Mims has two drawings pinned to the wall. One is a heroic, but mysterious figure: Sojourner Truth. Positioned centrally, her form rises, like a holy mountain—a person doubling as a place of reverence. The second in-progress piece “is kind of a two-fold thing, related to our history and weight [as in making weight],” says Mims, as we look at the drawing just beginning to emerge. It’s a woman (she referenced herself for the face) wearing an elaborate cotton dress. Throughout the image, Mims plans to use literal and figurative references to the crop that was a boon and a relentless burden to so many. Of these drawings, the artist says, “I’ve been focusing on historical themes as well as contemporary issues. I kind of tend to linger between cultural allegory and social issues … that’s where I am right now.” Writing for The Guardian, Jonathan Jones referred to Mannerism as “poetic spaces, melancholy architectural selfportraits,” and it would be a difficult task to better sum up Mims’ current works. Though often gathering notions from historically significant people, she also uses herself as a model. In so doing, she layers her own story, subtly and deftly, throughout. Madeleine Peck Wagner madeleine@folioweekly.com JULY 4-10, 2018 | FOLIOWEEKLY.com | 19

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ARTS + EVENTS

ARTS + EVENTS through Oct. 21. Fields of Color: The Art of Japanese Printmaking, through Nov. 25. MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART JACKSONVILLE 333 N. Laura St., 366-6911, mocajacksonville.unf.edu. Project Atrium artist is Anila Agha. A Patterned Response exhibits. A Dark Place of Dreams, monochromatic assemblages of Louise Nevelson and contemporary artists Chakaia Booker, Lauren Fensterstock and Kate Gilmore; through Sept. 9. MUSEUM OF SCIENCE & HISTORY 1025 Museum Cir., Southbank, 396-6674, themosh.org. 4th of July Special: Half off entry fee! Yay, founding fathers. Mission: Jax Genius features 12 local makers to encourage curiosity, interactivity and feedback. Earth Explorers, through Sept. 9. Native Networks: Cultural Interactions Within & Beyond Northeast Florida up through September.

GALLERIES

Painter SALLY EVANS displays her new works, including this King and Queen of the Reef, at Hightide Gallery, St. Augustine. An opening reception is 5-9 p.m. July 6; thehightidegallery.com.

PERFORMANCE

CLASSICAL + JAZZ

COMEDY

LAUGH LOUNGE A weekly showcase of standup, 8 p.m. July 8 at Dos Gatos, 123 E. Forsyth St., Downtown, 354-0666. JOELMalik BAGNAL BALD & BOUJEE S and TorreiGOLDSMITH Hart talk trash, 8 p.m. July 5 & Custom 6; 7:30 & 10gold p.m. July 7 atsilver The Comedy Club of and designs Jacksonville, 11000 Beach ST. Blvd., 646-4277, 11B AVILES • Southside, 904-614-4706 jacksonvillecomedy.com, $23-$150. ROD MAN This laidback funny man appears 7:30 p.m. July 5; 7:30 & 9:45 p.m. July 6 & 7 and 7 p.m. July 8 at The Comedy Zone, 3130 Hartley Rd., Mandarin, 292-4242, comedyzone.com, $25-$122.50. DAN & PHIL The Interactive Introverts stop here on their tour, 7:30 p.m. July 5 at St. Augustine Amphitheatre, 1340C A1A S., 209-0367, staugamphitheatre.com, $61-$104. 22 | FOLIOWEEKLY.com | JULY 4-10, 2018

CALLS & WORKSHOPS

ART WALKS + MARKETS

FIRST FRIDAY ART WALK St. Augustine’s Walk combines the best of the Ancient City and brand-spankin’ new art, 5-9 p.m. July 6, all through historic downtown St. Augustine and Anastasia Island (download the map: visitstaugustine.com). ART NIGHTS IN MURRAY HILL This kid/dog friendly event features sangria and art objects to tickle the spirit, 6 p.m. July 6 at Element Earth Works, 1176 Edgewood Ave. S., Ste. 5, Murray Hill, 635-4172, free. JAX BEACH ART WALK The family-friendly walk features local artists and businesses along First Street from Beach Boulevard to Fifth Avenue North, 5-9 p.m. July 10 every second Tue., betterjaxbeach.com. DIG LOCAL NETWORK Weekly network hosts farmers’ markets: Beaches Green Market, 2-5 p.m. Sat., Jarboe Park, Florida Boulevard & A1A, Neptune Beach; Midweek Market, 3-6 p.m. Wed., Bull Park, 718 Ocean Blvd., Atlantic Beach; ABC Market, 3-6 p.m. Fri., 1966 Mayport Rd., Atlantic Beach. SPACE 42 FARMERS MARKET Fruits, veggies, crafts, 4-7 p.m. every Wed., 2670 Phyllis St., Riverside, spacefortytwo.com. ST. AUGUSTINE AMPHITHEATRE FARMERS MARKET Live music, baked goods, art, local produce, 8:30 a.m. every Sat., 1340 A1A S., 209-0367. RIVERSIDE ARTS MARKET The market hosts a special July 4th event with Strangerwolf and The Firewater Tent Revival, 6:30-9:45 p.m. Local/regional art, produce, live music–Terry Whitehead, Anitra Jay, Moon Stalker, Linda Grenville–10:30 a.m.-4 p.m. July 7, under Fuller Warren Bridge, 715 Riverside GEORGIA EORGI OR RGI GIA A NI NICK NICKS CKS CK S GA GALL GALLERY LLER LL ERY Ave., freeGE admission, 389-2449, riversideartsmarket.com. FERNANDINA Fine BEACH art, MARKET PLACE Farmers, stained glass,growers, vendors, localbooks goods, 9and a.m.-1leatherworks p.m. every Sat., North Seventh Street, Historic District, fernandinabeachmarketplace.com. 11A FARMERS AVILES MARKET ST. • 904-342-2186 JACKSONVILLE Open daily dawn to dusk, the farmers market has an art gallery, food, crafts, etc., 1810 W. Beaver St., 354-2821, jaxfarmersmarket.com.

MUSEUMS

CUMMER MUSEUM OF ART & GARDENS 29 Riverside Ave., 356-6857, cummermuseum.org. The Lost Bird Project,

THE ART CENTER TAC Gallery at The Landing, 233-9252, tacjacksonville.org. Smothered in Blue exhibits through Aug. 2; closing reception 6-8 p.m. Solomon Dixon is July’s featured artist. BOLD BEAN JAX BEACH 2400 Third St. S., 853-6545. Artist Jessica Becker showcases her newest 3D paintings, jessica-becker.com. BOLD BEAN RIVERSIDE 869 Stockton St., Riverside. DVNMYA shows portraits and tattoo-influenced watercolors. BOLD BEAN SAN MARCO 1905 Hendricks Ave., 853-6545. Artist Madeleine Peck Wagner exhibits selections from her Heart of Butter series, madeleinewagner.com. BREW 5 POINTS 1024 Park St., Riverside, 374-5789. The Tiger King exhibit opens 6-8 p.m. July 6. The work is up through August. CATHEDRAL ARTS PROJECT 207 N. Laura St., Ste. 300, Downtown, 281-5599. Salamat Datang-Welcome to Malaysia, new works by Dennis Ho, runs through August. CULTURAL CENTER AT PONTE VEDRA BEACH 50 Executive Way, 280-0614, ccpvb.org. Water, works by Eileen Corse, and Rooms With a View, paintings by Ellen Diamond’s students, display through July 7. Curatorial Choice: Burnett, Hart & Pierson, through Aug. 11. HENDRICKS AVENUE BAPTIST CHURCH 4001 Hendricks Ave., San Marco, 396-7745. Artists Who Mentor the Passing of Knowledge and Wisdom, works of Jax-based artists and a skilled mentee; through Sept. 1. HIGHTIDE GALLERY 859 Anastasia Blvd., St. Augustine, thehightidegallery.com. Painter Sally Evans displays her newest, most vibrant works through August. An opening reception is 5-9 p.m. July 6. MAKERSPACE AT MAIN LIBRARY 303 N. Laura St., Downtown, jaxpubliclibrary.org/jax-makerspace. Prescribed Expression: Relief in Healing Arts on view through July 22. SOUTHLIGHT GALLERY 1 Independent Dr., Downtown, southlightgallery.com. UNF Senior Photography exhibits. SPACE 42 2670 Phyllis St., Riverside, 888-421-9222, spacefortytwo.com. Luisa Posada Bleier’s Untitled exhibits through August. ST. JOHNS COUNTY ADMINISTRATION BUILDING 500 San Sebastian View, St. Augustine, 209-0655. Harry McCormick displays his artwork July 3-Sept. 20. An opening reception is 8:15-9 a.m. July 17. STOUT SNUG ON THE HILL 1190 Edgewood Ave. S., Murray Hill. Showtime features the works of artists Space, Aaron Smith, Wendy Means and Lynda Diamond, through July 21. THE VAULT AT 1930 1930 San Marco Blvd., 398-2890, thevaultat1930.com. Rosalie Mark Atkins displays new works through July. THE YELLOW HOUSE 577 King St., Riverside, 419-9180, yellowhouseart.org. Extraordinary artist Erin Kendrick’s show, Her Own Things opens 6 p.m. July 14; runs through Oct. 3.

EVENTS

ROOM FOR DESSERT The Art of Cooking Series continues as Le Macaron discusses French pastries, 5:45 p.m. July 12 at the Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens, members $35, nonmembers $40, register 899-6038, cummermuseum.org. COSMIC CONCERTS Laser shows are Laser Spirit 7 p.m.; The Beatles 8 p.m.; Led Zeppelin 9 p.m.; The Wall 10 p.m. July 6 at Museum of Science & History, 1026 Museum Cir., Northbank, themosh.org, $10. SUNSET KAYAK TRIP See McCullough Creek with naturalists, 6:30-9 p.m. July 5-8, departing from McCullough Creek South Launch, 2310 C.R. 13 S., Elkton, 209-0335, $20-$50. SOUL COLLAGE Founder of the nonprofit I Still Matter, Carmen Joyce encourages healing and recovery through art. An adult workshop focuses on self-care, connection and self-exploration, 6:30 p.m. July 6 at Indigo Art Therapy Studio, 4282 Herschel St., Riverside, indigoarttherapy.com, $38-$65. HIP HOP VS POETRY BASKETBALL GAME Can art nerds be ballers? Hip hop artists and poets put teams together to raise funds for the #spreadlovefee movement; game is 2-6 p.m. July 8 at Jacksonville Ice & Sportsplex, 3605 Philips Hwy., Southside, facebook.com/events, $10. JAX JUMBO SHRIMP The homestand against the Chattanooga Lookouts starts 6:05 p.m. July 8 (Star Wars Night), 7:05 p.m. July 9 and 10 (Canines & Crustaceans), and 12:05 p.m. July 11 (Big Splash Day). No rest for the boys of summer: Homestand against Biloxi Shuckers (mmm … shrimp n oysters) is 7:05 p.m. July 12 (Thirsty Thursday, As Seen on TV Night) and July 13 (National French Fry Day, Red Shirt Friday); Bragan Field, Baseball Grounds, Downtown, single game tix $5-$18, 358-2846, jaxshrimp.com. We’ll roast the rest of the Shuckers next week.

EVERY SINGLE ARTIST LOUNGE Cultural Council of Greater Jacksonville and co-host artists Mal Jones and Kandice Clark run a monthly networking event for artists, arts professionals, arts educators and art appreciators, 5:30 p.m. July 10 at The 5 & Dime, 112 E. Adams St., Downtown, culturalcouncil.org. PLANT NITE Learn the benefits of succulent plants, 7-9 p.m. July 10 at South Kitchen & Spirits, 3638 Park St., Avondale, plantnite.com, $55. LOCAL AUTHOR ERIK SLADER, BEN THOMPSON Slader and Thompson launch their new middle-grade series, Epic Fails, 7 p.m. July 10 at The BookMark, 220 First St., Neptune Beach, 241-9026. The first and second in the series are The Wright Brothers: Nose-Diving into History and The Race to Space: Countdown to Liftoff. DRUMMING WORKSHOP The interactive, intergenerational workshop discusses how to create rhythms on drums and percussion for personal health, and meaningful, supportive connections, 2 p.m. July 11 at Main Library’s Makerspace, 303 N. Laura St., Downtown, free. WRITING NEW SOUTHERN GOTHIC A workshop to warm the cockles of Truman Capote’s heart: odd characters, peculiar places and rough times, this is how one “writes” the South; 2-5 p.m. July 14 at River of Grass, 8472 Concord Blvd. W., Northside, darlynfinchkuhn.com, $50.

4TH OF JULY EVENTS

(All on July 4 unless otherwise stated.) INDEPENDENCE BASH DJs Pretty Ricky, Wilshem, Maserati Hari and KiiZii, 9 p.m. July 3, Mavericks Live, The Landing, 356-1110, $10-$15, mavericksbackagain.eventbrite.com. RED, WHITE & WHISKEY BLOCK PARTY The Volstead has a party better than your weird uncle’s barbecue out past Baldwin, 6 p.m., 115 W. Adams St., Downtown, thevolsteadjax.com. Fireworks 9:45 p.m. ‘DAY AFTER’ BEACH CLEANUP Keepers of the Coast recruits volunteers for its ninth annual beach cleanup, held at several sites in St. Johns County. Get all the details at keepersofthecoast.org or call 814-2172. RED, WHITE & BLUE ROOFTOP BBQ Grilled fare, traditional sides, sweets, tasty adult beverages, 5-11 p.m., 1000 Riverside Ave., eventbrite.com, $50. Barrett Thomas plays. SILENT DISCO Find your channel and dance all night, along with Myth dancers, artists, vendors, 9 p.m.-2 a.m., 333 E. Bay St., Downtown, $12.61-$107.62. CELEBRATION 5K 1st Place Sports holds a run/walk, a onemile fun run, with chip timing, free food, lots of watermelon, 7:30-10 a.m., details at 1stplacesports.com, $10-$30. RAM CELEBRATION Strangerwolf, The Firewater Tent Revival play; beer, kids’ stuff, fireworks (9:45 p.m.); 6-10 p.m. at Riverside Arts Market, under Fuller Warren Bridge, free. FIREWORKS FROM THE ROOF A regular menu, rooftop access, 5-10 p.m., Cowford Chophouse, 101 E. Bay St., Downtown. AMERICAN PRIDE 4th of JULY Clark Hill and Highway Jones play; kids’ zone, food trucks, fireworks over the river, 5-10 p.m., Moosehaven, 1701 Park Ave., Orange Park, free. FIRECRACKER 5K A scenic run through a tree-canopied resort; Omni Island Plantation Resort, 39 Beach Lagoon Rd., runsignup.com, $20/child, $30/adult. Proceeds benefit the McArthur Family YMCA. FIREWORKS CRUISE A two-hour tour (no Gilligan aboard), 8-10 p.m., Florida Water Tours, 282 Yacht Club Dr., Dock A-19, St. Augustine, floridawatertour.com, $59. IRISH 4th OF JULY Limited menu, cold drinks, 11 a.m.2 a.m., Meehan’s Irish Pub & Seafood House, 20 Avenida Menendez, St. Augustine. BEER CAN RACES A Burnit & Tiki Party, 6:30 p.m., The Rudder Club of Jacksonville, 8533 Malaga Ave., rudderclub.com. PARTY LIKE IT’S 1776 Brunch all day; kids get a free ice pop with the purchase of a kid’s meal; 8 a.m.-4 p.m. at Wicked Barley Brewing Company, 4100 Baymeadows Rd., Southside. AMERICAN HISTORY TRIVIA Show your smarts, 7:30 p.m. at Lola’s Burrito & Burger Joint, 1522 King St., 738-7181. FREEDOM PADDLE Celebrate on the water at this SUP/Kayak paddle! Bring your own board/kayak or rent one; 8-10 a.m., Black Creek Outfitters, 10051 Skinner Lake Dr., Southside. PRIDE NIGHTS Hot dancing, hot drag–to honor the founding fathers, 8 p.m., Cuba Libre, 2578 Atlantic Blvd., St. Nicholas. JULY 4 WITH RANDOM TANDEM Big jenga and drinking games like beer pong and quarters; plan on Lyft and enjoy the glory of the be-firecrackered day, 3 p.m., Hyperion Brewing Company, 1740 N. Main St., Springfield. RED HOT AND BOOM An all-ages show with Lauv, In Real Life and Jack & Jack, 8-10 p.m. at The Jacksonville Landing, 2 Independent Dr., Downtown. HOMETOWN ALL AMERICAN CELEBRATION A family-friendly celebration with kids zone and contests: pie eating, most patriotic pet and most patriotic bicycle; 5-9 p.m. Downtown Fernandina, fireworks 9 p.m.; ameliaisland.com. KIWANIS INDEPENDENCE DAY FESTIVAL A parade, a fun run, arts & crafts, entertainment and river cruises, 8 a.m., Downtown St. Marys, smkiwanis.com. JAX BEACH’S FOURTH OF JULY FIREWORKS A beach party and fireworks by the sea at Jax Beach Pier, jacksonvillebeach.org. $4 FOURTH of JULY AT MOSH See MOSH’s summer exhibit Dinosaurs Unearthed, get close to native critters in the Florida Naturalist’s Center, and journey to the edge of the universe in the Bryan-Gooding Planetarium, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. at 1026 Museum Circle Dr., Southbank, themosh.org, $4. __________________________________________ To list an event, send time, date, location (street address, city or neighborhood), admission price & contact number to print to Madeleine Peck Wagner; email madeleine@folioweekly.com or mail 45 W. Bay St., Ste. 103, Jacksonville FL 32202. Space available policy. Deadline noon Wed. for next Wed. printing.

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SHAPE-SHIFTING

SOUL Pennsylvania’s STABLE SHAKERS have no interest in running in place

or most bands, a name change, an ever-evolving lineup, and a shift away from its tried-and-true format would portend certain death. For Southeast Pennsylvania’s Stable Shakers, though, everything’s looking up like never before. An instrumental, improvisational “cowboy jazz” band that operated for years with the puntastic name Sons of Pitches, core members Spencer Pheil, Tommy Hoy, and Jim Aguzzi have added a pedal steel player (Dave Hadley) and a lead vocalist (Spencer’s wife, Brechyn Chace) and are acclimating to their new name, booking a wide range of shape-shifting shows. When Folio Weekly spoke with Pheil last week, he was mid-charge in an eminent domain battle against an out-of-state company trying to put 29 miles of high-voltage transmission lines with 135-foot towers square in the middle of his small town’s farmland.

Folio Weekly: Sounds like you’re busy right now, Spencer. Spencer Pheil: I am. I’m in full activist mode these days. I’ve never been one to do any sort of work like this—calling state representatives and county commissioners, knocking on people’s doors. Usually I spend my time playing guitar and playing shows, but now I’m trying to make sure this project doesn’t end up on our land.

and Americana. The “cowboy jazz” or “twang jazz” thing came from our pedal steel. But over the years, we progressed and didn’t want to fall into just one category. We’re a collective, and now that we’re adding vocals to the mix, we didn’t want to be shackled to a certain sound. Is the foundation of the band the same? It is in the sense that we’re still open to any style of music. We’ll pay homage when necessary; we’ll innovate when necessary; we’ll do unique arrangements of old standards, when necessary. The main thing is, we’re open to improvisation. We have a bond where we abandon our ego to serve the betterment of the song. Sometimes you need to play one note per bar. Sometimes you need to play a thousand notes per bar. It’s the economy of notes that counts—just playing the right note at the right time.

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How has the addition of Chace’s vocals changed things? I wanted to try something new. I’ve written hundreds of vocal songs in my life, but over the last three years with Sons of Pitches I haven’t gotten to play them. Here I am, with a Nashville recording artist for a wife. She can sing any style of music. She digs my songwriting—I didn’t have to sell her on it. And reinvention motivates you to create. I live in Trump country out here in rural Pennsylvania, and there aren’t a lot of pro-level players. Jim, Tommy and I were lucky to find each other, and we have this philosophy that if somebody has an idea, before we verbally debate it, we try it, then open it up to remarks. That’s how it worked with Brechyn.

You just debuted the newly rechristened version of your longtime band, right? That’s correct. We were formerly known as Sons of Pitches, and what’s so funny about that is, at the time we formed, we were an all-instrumental cowboy jazz band that And what a journey it STABLE SHAKERS covered Chet Atkins continues to be—you 8 p.m. July 5, Blue Jay Listening Room, Jax and Charlie Parker. have two new albums Beach, $20, bBluejayjax.com Across the pond in dropping soon, correct? the UK, there was That’s right. We’re an entirely a cappella group called The Sons fortunate to own a recording studio, so we of Pitches. There was so much confusion; can be incredibly busy. And flexible. We’re sometime we’d show up to gigs and the venue working on the vocal project now, but our would have their poster up instead of ours. It tour is the instrumental ensemble. Being able was also an encumbrance getting into familyto scale up and scale down helps, especially as friendly festivals. A lot of people wouldn’t a fledgling band. We’ve opened for and toured book us because they thought our name was with national bands, but we’re trying to create too risqué. Once we started including female our own path. Next year, who knows where vocalists in the lineup, Sons of Pitches didn’t we’ll be? Whatever we’re doing, I promise it will be engaging and honest. That excites me. make a lot of sense anymore. We always thought it was a clever play on words, but at You’re playing here for the first time. Any the end of the day, we’re trying to tour the impressions before you see it for yourselves? country as much as we can. We didn’t want to We’re excited to play Blue Jay, because listening have a name that would inhibit that. rooms are our favorite environments. It’s quiet, folks are there to hear the music, and the band Tell us more of your “cowboy jazz.” can vibe off that energy. You make long-lasting Well, that’s what we started as. We’re constantly fans that way. And the listeners get the best changing. The bass player Tommy, the kind of show. It makes you play as great as you drummer Jim and I [the guitar player] have can—everyone is waiting for that next note. As been playing together since 2004. We started a band, we love improvisation, and all improv is out doing the jam band thing. Around 2010, I is having the courage to go to the next note. was in a band called The Hello Strangers; my Nick McGregor wife, Brechyn Chace, is the vocalist. That really mail@folioweekly.com got me into roots music like bluegrass, blues

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Party like you live in New Orleans with the REBIRTH BRASS BAND, 7 p.m. July 7, St. Augustine Amphitheatre, free.

LIVE + LOCAL MUSIC CONCERTS THIS WEEK

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MASTER RADICAL, MUDTOWN 7 p.m. July 4, 1904 Music Hall (1904MH), 19 Ocean St., Downtown, 1904musichall.com, $5-$15. NEW ROCK SOUL 9 p.m. July 4, Surfer the Bar (Surfer), 200 N. First St., Jax Beach, 372-9756. STRANGERWOLF, THE FIREWATER TENT REVIVAL 10:30 a.m. July 4, Riverside Arts Market, 715 Riverside Ave., 389-2449, free. ERIC COLLETTE & CODY 6 p.m. July 5, Boondocks Grill & Bar (Boondocks), 2808 Henley Rd., Green Cove Springs, 406-9497. OLIVIA BAKER, OH GREAT SEA, MALLORY MOYER 8 p.m. July 5, Sarbez, 115 Anastasia Blvd., St. Augustine, 342-0632, $5. STABLE SHAKERS 8 p.m. July 5, Blue Jay Listening Room (BlueJay), 2457B S. Third St., Jax Beach, bluejayjax.com, $20. BARENAKED LADIES, BETTER THAN EZRA, KT TUNSTALL 6:30 p.m. July 6, St. Augustine Amphitheatre (StAugAmp), 1340 A1A S., 209-0367, staugamphitheatre.com, $44-$84. SOULO LYON BAND 9 p.m. July 7, Surfer. CLOUD 9 8 p.m. July 6, Whiskey Jax, (WhiskeyJB), 950 Marsh Landing Pkwy., Jax Beach, 853-5973. J CREW BAND 10 p.m. July 6 & 7, Flying Iguana (FlyIguana), 207 Atlantic Blvd., Neptune Beach, 853-5680. DiCARLO THOMPSON, BEN PRESTAGE 6 p.m. July 6, Seachasers Lounge (Seachasers), 831 N. First St., Jax Beach, 372-0444, seachaserslounge.com. CRAZY DAYSIES, LYNDIE BURRIS 6 p.m. July 6, Boondocks. HELIUS, LOWERCASE G 8 p.m. July 6, Jack Rabbits (JackRabbs), 1528 Hendricks Ave., San Marco, 398-7496, $8. KRISTOPHER JAMES 8 p.m. July 6, BlueJay, $20. SACRED OWLS BEWARE! TAKE CARE!, DOUGIE FLESH & the SLASHERS, APPALACHIAN DEATH TRAP 8 p.m. July 6, Nighthawks, 2952 Roosevelt Blvd., Riverside, $7. ANDREW SCOTCHIE & THE RIVER RATS, SIDE HUSTLE, COWFORD TOWN BAND, MILLTOWN ROAD BAND 8 p.m. July 6, 1904MH, $12-$15. CITY OF BRIDGES 9:30 p.m. July 6 & 7, Cheers Park Avenue (Cheers), 1138 Park Ave., Orange Park, 269-4855. LARRY MANGUM, JAMIE DEFRATES, MIKE SHACKELFORD 7 p.m. July 7, Mudville Music Room (Mudville), 3104 Atlantic Blvd., St. Nicholas, 352-7008, $10. 3 DOORS DOWN, COLLECTIVE SOUL, SOUL ASYLUM 7 p.m. July 7, Daily’s Place (Dailys), Downtown, 633-2000, dailysplace.com, $49.50-$79.50. SOUTH CITY LIVE 9 p.m. July 7 & 8, Surfer. GOOD WOOD BAND 9 p.m. July 7, WhiskeyJB. KIM RETEGUIZ & THE BLACK CAT BONES, THE SNACKS BLUES BAND, FOLK IS PEOPLE Noon July 7, Seachasers. YOWSAH 9 p.m. July 7, Whiskey Jax (WhiskeyBay), 10915 Baymeadows Rd., 634-7208. REDFISH RICH, CHRIS UNDERAL, CHELSEY CONNELLY 7 p.m. July 7, Boondocks. SOMEDAY HONEY 8 p.m. July 7, BlueJay. SWITCHBLADE VILLAIN, The CHROME FANGS, TRADED YOUTH, BORROMKAT 8 p.m. July 7, JackRabbs, $8.

REBIRTH BRASS BAND 7 p.m. July 7, StAugAmp, free. JOSH CARD, W.D. MILLER, SALT & PINE, DJ BROTHER JUKEBOX 7 p.m. July 7, 1904MH, $12-$15. COHEED & CAMBRIA, TAKING BACK SUNDAY 6:30 p.m. July 8, Dailys, $39.50-$79.50. SECOND SUNDAYS AT STETSON’S: JOHN DICKIE, MICHAEL ELIAS 2 p.m. July 8, Beluthahatchee Park, 1523 S.R. 13., Fruit Cove, 206-8304, $10. TOP SHELF 6:30 p.m. July 8, WhiskeyJB. MAMA BLUE, CORTNIE FRAZIER Noon July 8, Seachasers. CHRISTINA VANE, MADI CARR 8 p.m. July 8, BlueJay, $10. DEAD BOYS, YOUNG LOUD & SNOTTY 8 p.m. July 8, Nighthawks. RIVER CITY RHYTHM KINGS 7 p.m. July 9, Mudville, $10. COLIN PATERSON 9 p.m. July 10, Surfer.

UPCOMING CONCERTS

THE BASTARD SUNS, THE HEAD CHEESE July 11, JackRabbs NFFN ARTIST SHOWCASE: NEW MOON RAMBLERS, ED KLECKNER, SCIATICA BEACH July 11, Mudville LUKE PEACOCK, JACK RINGCA July 11, BlueJay RYAN CAMPBELL July 11, Surfer OLD CURRENTS, HALF MY HOME, DIVEBAR, TYLER PESHEK July 11, Sarbez WAR TWINS, TERRAIN, MASTER RADICAL July 12, JackRabbs A NIGHT OF BLUE-EYED SOUL July 12, WhiskeyBay ROGER THAT July 12, Cheers ADVENTURES OF ANNABELLE LYN July 12, Mudville FRANK SHINER, FRAN PITRE July 12, WhiskeyBay HINDSITE July 12, WhiskeyJB MINIMUM RAGE, DEMO, OOF, NO PDA July 13, Sarbez CRANE July 13, Surfer BOOGIE FREAKS July 13, WhiskeyJB WRONG WAY, CRANE July 13, Surfer 5 O’CLOCK SHADOW July 13 & 14, FlyIguana LOWERS ORDERS, SMART BOYZ July 13, RainDogs THE LEANING TREES, KEEGAN GREEN July 13, JackRabbs BRETT BASS & MELTED PLECTRUM, SNAKE BLOOD REMEDY July 13, 1904MH FRATELLO July 13, WhiskeyBay AJ GHENT July 13, BlueJay OLYMPVS July 13 & 14, Cheers DiCARLO THOMPSON, JUNCO ROYALS July 13, Seachasers FLORIDA SUN RECORDS UNITY FEST: CLOUD 9 VIBES, FLAG ON FIRE, AXIOM, BORN IN JUNE, SUMMER SURVIVORS, UNBREAKABLE BLOODLINE, RUNAWAY GUN, CANDOR, MR. WHITTY, WES PIPES, YAMADEO, STAYNE THEE ANGEL, SUCKER PUNCH, THE REALITY, SANGRIA July 14, Mavericks RAMONA July 14 & 15, Surfer SNACKS BLUES BAND, CAIN’T NEVER COULD July 14, Seachasers MAZE, FRANKIE BEVERLY, THE WHISPERS, SHERYL UNDERWOOD July 14, Times-Union Center SYZYGY, OBSERVATORY July 14, Sarbez THE SUPERVILLAINS, BE EASY, RAMONA, LANE “STAR SPANGLED BANNER” PITTMAN, LOCAL BAND WINNER July 14, SeaWalk Pavilion, Jax Beach

THE GEORGIA FLOOD July 14, JackRabbs ALLEGRA KRIEGER July 14, BlueJay ORDINARY BOYS, KISSES ONLY July 14, 1904MH GLASS CAMELS July 14, WhiskeyJB CRAIG WAYNE BOYD July 14, RitzTheatre REMEDY TREE, MADI CARR July 15, BlueJay KALANI ROSE, CHELSEY MICHELLE DUO July 15, Seachasers A STORY TOLD, SOUTHPAW July 16, JackRabbs TBA BIG BAND July 16, Mudville THE CACTUS BLOSSOMS July 17, StAugAmp AARON THOMAS July 17, Surfer GNARWOLF, COVINA July 18, JackRabbs SOULO July 18, Surfer CHRIS DUARTE GROUP July 18, Mudville SLIGHTLY STOOPID, PEPPER, STICK FIGURE July 19, StAugAmp PROJECT PAT, SWORDZ, HOLY SMOKE RECORDS, OAK, ANDY SEZ X OK! July 19, 1904MH IVAN PULLEY BAND July 19, Cheers CAT & NAT July 19, FlaThtr RASCAL FLATTS July 19, Dailys OAK RIDGE BOYS July 20, Thrasher-Horne Ctr MYSTIC DINO & THE FAMILY ONE BAND July 20, Surfer YOWSAH July 20, WhiskeyBay LIFT July 20, Cheers PSEUDO, SYMMATREE, KID YOU NOT, THE NED, HALF MY HOME, CLM July 20, Sarbez OPPOSITE BOX, SIDE HUSTLE, TROPIC OF CANCER July 20, JackRabbs GUNNA July 20, Mavericks DiCARLO THOMPSON, BILLY BUCHANAN July 20, Seachasers STEVE MILLER BAND, PETER FRAMPTON July 20, StAugAmp VILLAINFEST: FILTH, NEAR EMPTY, KILL THE SOUND, A MATTER OF HONOR, DENIED TIL DEATH, FACES OF MANY, DEFY THE TYRANT, AUDITORY ARMORY July 21, Mavericks B-SIDES July 21, Surfer BIG JOHN AUSTILL, GOOD WOOD BAND July 21, Seachasers PUZZLES TO PIECES, EMUNESS, PERSONALITIES, ENGRAVED, CARDINAL VIRTUES, INDIVISION, FALLEN SONS July 21, 1904MH BLUEGRASS, BEER & BARBECUE: CAIN’T NEVER COULD, FIREWATER TENT REVIVAL, THE WETLAND STRING BAND, RUSTY SHINE July 21, Hemming Park SONDRA HUNT July 21, SpiritSuwannee LISA & MAD HATTERS, FIREWATER TENT REVIVAL July 21, Cheers DAKOTA BAND July 21, Boondocks FREDDIE McGREGOR, DUBWISE July 21, JackRabbs DJ WILL’S SUMMER SLAM July 21, Murray Hill Theatre VIOLENT FEMMES, ECHO & THE BUNNYMEN July 21, StAugAmp THE CELTIC DUO: COLM KEEGAN, LAURA DURRANT July 22, Culhane’s Irish Pub NEW ROCK SOUL July 22, Surfer CHICAGO, REO SPEEDWAGON July 22, Dailys

LIVE + LOCAL MUSIC THE FIREWATER TENT REVIVAL, DENTON ELKINS ACOUSTIC July 22, Seachasers RIVER CITY RHYTHM KINGS July 23, Mudville BABYBLU, THE FORUM, ASTER & IVY, IOH July 24, JackRabbs TREVOR BARNES July 24, Surfer TAD JENNINGS July 25, Surfer FRACTURED FAIRYTALES, BLOOD BATH & BEYOND July 26, JackRabbs THE GREAT CLOWN WARS July 26, Sarbez MEAN MARY July 26, Mudville EVAN MICHAEL & THE WELL WISHERS July 27 & 28, FlyIguana PAUL LUNDGREN BAND July 27, WhiskeyBay DON McLEAN July 27, PVCHall MIKE SHACKELFORD July 27, Mudville CHILLULA July 27, Surfer POCO, PURE PRAIRIE LEAGUE, ORLEANS July 27, FlaThtr SMOOTH & GROOVE: KEITH SWEAT, FAITH EVANS, JON B, LALAH HATHAWAY July 27, Veterans Memorial Arena SAMUEL HERB, COTTER HILL & BERNARDUS July 27, BlueJay ROSEDALE, PARKRIDGE July 27, JackRabbs THE FRITZ July 28, 1904MH BIG JOHN AUSTILL, FOLK IS PEOPLE July 28, Seachasers KORYN HAWTHORNE July 28, Murray Hill Theatre SUN-DRIED VIBES July 28, Surfer STRIKING MATCHES July 28, JackRabbs DISPATCH, NAHKO, MEDICINE FOR THE PEOPLE, RAYE ZARAGOZA July 29, StAugAmp STRANGER THAN FICTION, The FALLEN SONS, SUFFERING OVERLOAD July 29, JackRabbs SOULO LYON BAND July 29, Surfer THE PAUSES July 29, RainDogs GROOVE COALITION, CORTNIE FRAZIER July 29, Seachasers DONAVON FRANKENREITER July 30, Surfer RAVEL, LITTLE GIRL July 30, JackRabbs BECOMES ASTRAL, TODAYS LAST TRAGEDY, TETHYS Aug. 1, JackRabbs CORTEO Aug. 1, VetsMemArena MS. LAURYN HILL Aug. 2, Dailys HIPPIEFEST 2018: VANILLA FUDGE, BADFINGER, JOEY MOLLAND, MITCH RYDER & THE DETROIT WHEELS, RICK DERRINGER Aug. 2, Thrasher-Horne Center VANS WARPED TOUR: 30H!3, THE INTERRUPTERS, KNUCKLE PUCK, MAYDAY PARADE, REEL BIG FISH, STATE CHAMPS, THIS WILD LIFE, WATERPARKS, LESS THAN JAKE, THE MAINE, MOVEMENTS, REAL FRIENDS, SIMPLE PLAN, TONIGHT ALIVE, WE THE KINGS, AMITY AFFLICTION, CHELSEA GRIN, DEEZ NUTS, ICE NINE KILLS, MYCHILDREN MYBRIDE, SHARPTOOTH, TWIZTID, WAGE WAR, AUGUST BURNS RED, CROWN THE EMPIRE, EVERY TIME I DIE, IN HEARTS WAKE, MOTIONLESS IN WHITE, NEKROGOBLIKON, ASSUMING WE SURVIVE, DON BROCO, PALACE ROYALE, SLEEP ON IT, STORY UNTOLD, TRASH BOAT, WITH CONFIDENCE,

OLIVIA BAKER fuses the ethos of Coldplay to Hungarian folk music and the result is magic! She takes the stage with Oh Great Sea and Mallory Moyer, 8 p.m. July 5 at Sarbez, St. Augustine, 342-0632, $5.

FAREWELL WINTERS, LIGHTERBURNS Aug. 2, Old Cypress Lot near Met Park THE WILLOWWACKS Aug. 3, BlueJay LEGIT, SHEPARD, KID EURO, SKAM, REPRESENTING NUKAOS, BRANDON ALEXANDER Aug. 3, JackRabbs J CREW BAND Aug. 3 & 4, FlyIguana WOLF & BEAR, MAKARI Aug. 4, JackRabbs A-TRAIN LIVE: RONNIE JORDAN Aug. 4, RitzTheatre POWERGLOVE Aug. 4, 1904MH PAUL IVEY & SOULS OF JOY Aug. 4, Boondocks CHINA CAT SUNFLOWER FESTIVAL: OUIJA BROTHERS, GLASS CAMELS Aug. 5, Karpeles Museum THE LANKY GANG, DJ LIL B Aug. 5, JackRabbs O.A.R., MATT NATHANSON, THE NEW RESPECTS Aug. 5, Dailys STEEL PULSE Aug. 5, PVCHall TBA BIG BAND Aug. 6, Mudville 311, The OFFSPRING Aug. 7, Dailys BRADFORD LOOMIS Aug. 9, BlueJay RAGE FEST: RINGS OF SATURN, ATTILA, SUICIDE SILENCE, VOLUMES, SPITE, CROSS YOUR FINGERS Aug. 10, Mavericks PEPPINO D’AGOSTINO Aug. 10, Mudville MR. MELLOW Aug. 10, BlueJay DK THE DRUMMER, SUCRE Aug. 10, JackRabbs ELLIS PAUL, DONNY BRAZILE Aug. 10, Café11 OF GOOD NATURE, SERANATION Aug. 11, JackRabbs LONELY HIGHWAY BAND Aug. 11, SpiritSuwannee CARNIVORA Aug. 12, JackRabbs MARIE MILLER Aug. 12, Café11 EMBY ALEXANDER, RIP JUNIOR Aug. 13, JackRabbs RIVER CITY RHYTHM KINGS Aug. 13, Mudville CHUCK NASH BAND Aug. 14 & 15, FlyIguana WIZ KHALIFA, RAE SREMMURD, LIL SKIES, O.T. GENASIS Aug. 15, Dailys THE ALARM Aug. 15, PVCHall JONAH MATRANGA, The PAUSES Aug. 15, JackRabbs TODD RUNDGREN Aug. 16, PVCHall TRENT TOMLINSON Aug. 17, Dalton’s Sports Grill JASON MRAZ, BRETT DENNEN Aug. 17, Dailys TOM & NATALIE Aug. 17, Mudville BLUE JAY’S FIRST BIRTHDAY: YETI TRIO, MIKE KENNEALLY, BRYAN BELLER Aug. 18, BlueJay BEN STROK & FULL ELECTRIC, CUSTARD PIE Aug. 18, Sarbez BRETT BASS & MELTED PLECTRUM Aug. 18, Seachasers YUNO, LANNDS, BOBBY KID Aug. 18, JackRabbs UMPHREY’S McGEE, SPAFFORD Aug. 18, StAugAmp LINDSEY STIRLING, EVANESCENCE Aug. 20, Dailys TBA BIG BAND Aug. 20, Mudville JEFF BECK, PAUL RODGERS, ANN WILSON Aug. 23, Dailys FLIPTURN, DENVER HALL, BOBBY KID Aug. 24, JackRabbs FORT DEFIANCE Aug. 24, BlueJay RICK SPRINGFIELD, LOVERBOY, GREG KIHN, TOMMY TUTONE Aug. 25, StAugAmp

STEPHANIE QUAYLE Aug. 25, RitzTheatre LITTLE JAKE & THE SOUL SEARCHERS Aug. 25, Mudville BADFISH SUBLIME TRIBUTE Aug. 27, Surfer THE BRIDGE STREET VIBE, MADI CARR Aug. 30, BlueJay MIKE SHACKELFORD Aug. 30, Mudville BRIAN McKNIGHT Aug. 31, FlaThtr NOCHE ACUSTICA CON TITO AUGER Sept. 1, JackRabbs SING OUT LOUD FESTIVAL Sept. 1-23, St. Augustine venues LAST OF THE STREET SURVIVORS FAREWELL TOUR: LYNYRD SKYNYRD, CHARLIE DANIELS BAND, KID ROCK, JASON ALDEAN Sept. 2, TIAA Bank Field DANIEL CHAMPAGNE Sept. 4, Café11 KICK OUT THE JAMS 50TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR: MC50 (WAYNE KRAMER, KIM THAYIL, BRENDAN CANTY, DUG PINNICK, MARCUS DURANT) Sept. 6, StAugAmp MALCOLM HOLCOMBE Sept. 6, Mudville 5 O’CLOCK SHADOW Sept. 7 & 8, FlyIguana 100 WATT VIPERS, LOWERCASE G Sept. 7, JackRabbs UP FROM HERE Sept. 8, JackRabbs K.D. LANG Sept. 10, FlaThtr JOANNE SHAW TAYLOR, JD SIMO Sept. 11, PV Concert Hall DEEP PURPLE, JUDAS PRIEST Sept. 12, Dailys DIERKS BENTLEY, BROTHERS OSBORNE, LANCO Sept. 13, Dailys SUPERSUCKERS, 30TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR Sept. 13, JackRabbs WIDESPREAD PANIC Sept. 14, StAugAmp JORDAN PETERSON Sept. 16, FlaThtr ROGER McGUINN Sept. 19, PVCHall PIERCE PETTIS Sept. 20, Mudville LEE ANN WOMACK Sept. 21, PVCHall JASON ISBELL & THE 400 UNIT, THE DECEMBERISTS, LUCERO Sept. 22, StAugAmp HERE COME THE MUMMIES Sept. 22, PVCHall DREAMERS, WEATHERS, MORGXN Sept. 22, JackRabbs FOZZY, ADELITA’S WAY, STONE BROKEN, THE STIR Sept. 26, Mavericks TANNAHILL WEAVERS Sept. 26, Mudville DAVID BYRNE Sept. 26, FlaThtr TROYE SIVAN, KIM PETRAS, LELAND Sept. 26, Dailys KIM RICHEY Sept. 27, Café11 EVAN MICHAEL & THE WELL WISHERS Sept. 28 & 29, FlyIguana MIKE SHACKELFORD Sept. 28, Mudville RICKIE LEE JONES, ANDERS OSBORNE Sept. 29, PVCHall COLONY HOUSE, TALL HEIGHTS Sept. 29, JackRabbs NEEDTOBREATHE, JOHNNYSWIM Oct. 2, Dailys JEFF BRADLEY Oct. 4, Mudville DELBERT McCLINTON Oct. 5, PVCHall ARCH ENEMY, GOATWHORE, UNCURED Oct. 6, 1904MH DANNY GOKEY, TAUREN WELLS, RILEY CLEMMONS Oct. 6, T-U Center SYMPHONIC CELEBRATION OF PRINCE Oct. 6, FlaThtr WU-TANG CLAN (RZA, GZA, METHOD MAN, RAEKWON, GHOSTFACE KILLAH, U-GOD, INSPECTAH DECK, MASTA KILLA, CAPPADONNA) Oct. 7, StAugAmp (HED)PE Oct. 7, 1904MH PETER BRADLEY ADAMS Oct. 11, Café11 BENISE Oct. 11, FlaThtr SUWANNEE ROOTS REVIVAL: KELLER WILLIAMS’ PETTYGRASS, THE HILLBENDERS, DONNA THE BUFFALO, JIM LAUDERDALE, VERLON THOMPSON, THE LONELY HEARTSTRING BAND, THE LEE BOYS, THE SAUCE BOSS, BELLE & THE BAND, WHETHERMAN Oct. 11-14, SpiritSuwannee GENE WATSON Oct. 13, PVCHall IRATION, COMMON KINGS, KATASTRO, MORE Oct. 13, StAugAmp WELCOME TO MOCKVILLE Oct. 13, 1904MH ISRAEL & NEW BREED Oct. 13, Murray Hill Theatre WEEN Oct. 14, StAugAmp STEEP CANYON RANGERS Oct. 14, FlaThtr MUNDY Oct. 16, Culhane’s Irish Pub ANDERSON EAST, SAVANNAH CONLEY Oct. 16, Mavericks BOB LOG III Oct. 19, JackRabbs MEAN MARY & FRANK JAMES, DAYMARK Oct. 19, Mudville COLT FORD Oct. 19, PVCHall BRETT ELDRIDGE, ABBY ANDERSON Oct. 20, Dailys DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE, CHARLY BLISS Oct. 20, StAugAmp GRIFFIN HOUSE Oct. 23, Café11 THE SIMON & GARFUNKEL STORY Oct. 25, T-U Center ALICE IN CHAINS Oct. 26, StAugAmp SUWANNEE HULAWEEN: STRING CHEESE INCIDENT, ODESZA, JAMIROQUAI, JANELLE MONAE Oct. 26-28, SpiritSuwannee DWEEZIL ZAPPA Oct. 27, PVCHall BRETT BASS & MELTED PLECTRUM Oct. 27, Seachasers PALE WAVES Oct. 30, JackRabbs BLUE OCTOBER Nov. 4, JackRabbs AMY RAY & HER BAND, DANIELLE HOWLE BAND Nov. 8, PVCHall JAKOB’S FERRY STRAGGLERS Nov. 8, Mudville JASON CRABB Nov. 9, Murray Hill Theatre SHEMEKIA COPELAND Nov. 10, PVCHall VINCE GILL Nov. 11, StAugAmp OTTMAR LIEBERT & LUNA NEGRA Nov. 11, PVCHall JENNIFER KNAPP Nov. 14, Café11

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LIVE + LOCAL MUSIC KATHLEEN MADIGAN Nov. 15, FlaThtr THE AUSTRALIAN BEE GEES Nov. 16, FlaThtr STRAIGHT NO CHASER Nov. 18, FlaThtr STEPHEN STILLS, JUDY COLLINS Nov. 19, FlaThtr BENJI BROWN Nov. 23, FlaThtr PIANO GUYS Nov. 26, FlaThtr DAVE KOZ, MINDI ABAIR, JONATHAN BUTLER, KEIKO MATSUI Nov. 29, FlaThtr MARC BROUSSARD & HIS BAND Nov. 29, PVCHall OLD DOMINION, MICHAEL RAY, HIGH VALLEY Nov. 30, StAugAmp GHOST PALE DEATH TOUR Dec. 1, FlaThtr JJ GREY, THE BAY STREET BAND, MILLAJOHN’S BLUE SOUL Dec. 1, Congaree & Penn Farm & Mills MANDY HARVEY Dec. 8, RitzTheatre IRIS DEMENT, PIETA BROWN Dec. 8, PVCHall PETER WHITE, RICK BRAUN, EUGE GROOVE Dec. 11, PVCHall JANE LYNCH, KATE FLANNERY, TIM DAVIS, THE TONY GUERRERO QUINTET Dec. 17, RitzTheatre CHRISTMAS WITH ROCKAPELLA Dec. 19, FlaThtr THE REVEREND HORTON HEAT, JUNIOR BROWN, THE BLASTERS, BIG SANDY Dec. 21, FlaThtr DONNA THE BUFFALO Dec. 29, PVCHall BRETT BASS & MELTED PLECTRUM Dec. 30, Seachasers THE KENNEDYS Jan. 17, Mudville ARLO GUTHRIE Jan. 23, FlaThtr SULTANS OF STRING Jan. 25, Mudville JEANNIE ROBERTSON Jan. 26, FlaThtr TOM & NATALIE Jan. 26, Mudville PINK MARTINI Jan. 28, FlaThtr FINN MAGILL & DAVID CURLEY Jan. 29, Mudville INDIGO GIRLS Feb. 9, PVCHall PINK March 5, VetsMemArena GET THE LED OUT March 15, FlaThtr ELTON JOHN March 15, VetsMemArena ROGER McGUINN March 16, PVCHall DEREK HOUGH April 7, FlaThtr ONE NIGHT OF QUEEN: GARY MULLEN & the WORKS April 25, FlaThtr

LIVE MUSIC CLUBS

AMELIA ISLAND, FERNANDINA GREEN TURTLE, 14 S. Third St., 321-2324 Buck Smith every Thur. Dan Voll every Fri. Vinyl Nite every Tue. SLIDERS, 1998 S. Fletcher Ave., 277-6652 King Eddie, Pili Pili July 4. Tad Jennings July 5. Hupp 1 p.m. July 6. Charlotte P 1 p.m. July 7. JCnMike, Firewater Tent Revival July 8. Savanna Bassett July 9. Mark O’Quinn July 10

AVONDALE, ORTEGA

CASBAH CAFÉ, 3628 St. Johns Ave., 981-9966 Goliath Flores every Wed. Jazz every Sun. Live music every Mon. ECLIPSE, 4219 St. Johns Ave. KJ Free every Tue. & Thur. Indie dance every Wed. ’80s & ’90s dance every Fri.

THE BEACHES

(All venues in Jax Beach unless otherwise noted)

ATLANTIC BEACH BREWING CO., 725 Atlantic Blvd., 372-4116 Jam session 7 p.m. July 6. Lucas Villanueva 7 p.m. July 7 BLUE JAY LISTENING ROOM, 412 N. Second St., 834-1315 Stable Shakers July 5. Kristopher James July 6. Someday Honey July 7. Christina Vane, Madi Carr July 8. Luke Peacock, Jack Ringca July 11. Junco Royals July 12. AJ Ghent July 13 FLYING IGUANA, 207 Atlantic Blvd., Neptune Beach, 853-5680 J Crew Band July 6 & 7. 5 O’Clock Shadow July 13 & 14 GUSTO, 1266 Beach Blvd., 372-9925 Groov 7:30 p.m. Wed. Michael Smith Thur. Milton Clapp Fri. HARBOR TAVERN, 160 Mayport Rd., Atlantic Beach, 246-2555 Cardinal Slinky 8 p.m. July 7 LYNCH’S, 514 First St. N., 249-5181 Honey Hounds 7 p.m. July 10. Live music every night MEZZA, 110 First St., NB, 249-5573 Gypsies Ginger 6 p.m. Wed. Mike Shackelford, Steve Shanholtzer 6 p.m. Thur. Mezza House Band 6 p.m. Mon. Trevor Tanner 6 p.m. Tue. RAGTIME TAVERN, 207 Atlantic Blvd., AB, 241-7877 Live music every Tue.-Sun. SEACHASERS, 831 First St. N., 372-0444 DiCarlo Thompson, Ben Prestage July 6. Kim Reteguiz & the Black Cat Bones, The Snacks Blues Band, Folk Is People July 7. Mama Blue July 8. DiCarlo Thompson, Junco Royals July 13 SURFER THE BAR, 200 First St. N., 372-9756 New Rock Soul July 4. Soulo Lyon July 6. South City Live July 7 & 8. Colin Paterson July 10. Ryan Campbell July 11 WHISKEY JAX, 950 Marsh Landing Pkwy., 853-5973 Cloud 9 July 6. Good Wood Band July 7. Top Shelf July 8. Hindsite July 12. Boogie Freaks July 13

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1904 MUSIC HALL, 19 Ocean St. N., 345-5760 Master Radical, Mudtown July 4. Andrew Scotchie & The River Rats, Side Hustle, Cowford Town Band, Milltown Road Band July 6. Josh Card, W.D. Miller, Salt & Pine, DJ Brother Jukebox July 7 DOS GATOS, 123 E. Forsyth St., 354-0666 DJ Brandon Thur. DJ NickFresh Sat. DJ Randall Mon. DJ Hollywood every Tue. FIONN MacCOOL’S, Jax Landing, 374-1247 Spade McQuade 6:30 p.m. July 4. Callie Johns 8:30 p.m. July 6 JAX LANDING, 353-1188 Randy Bluesdog Cash 7 p.m. July 6. North Florida Rising Stars 4 p.m., The Expressions 7 p.m. July 7. Van Go Band 5 p.m. July 8. 5 Man Gator Jam: Craig Campbell, Chase Rice, Brandon Lay, Travis Denning, Abby Anderson 7 p.m. July 10. Spanky the Band 6 p.m. July 12 MAVERICKS LIVE, Jax Landing, 356-1110 Money Bagg Yo 9 p.m. July 4. Shotgun Shane 8 p.m. July 7. Chief Keef 9 p.m. July 13. Florida Sun Records Unity Fest: Cloud 9 Vibes, Flag on Fire, Axiom, Born in June, Summer Survivors, Unbreakable Bloodline,

Runaway Gun, Candor, Mr. Whitty, Wes Pipes, Yamadeo, Stayne Thee Angel, Sucker Punch, The Reality, Sangria July 14 MYTH NIGHTCLUB, 333 E. Bay St., 707-0474 Silent Disco July 4 VOLSTEAD, 115 W. Adams, 414-3171 Billy Buchanan 9 p.m. July 6

FLEMING ISLAND

BOONDOCKS GRILL & BAR, 2808 Henley Rd., Green Cove, 406-9497 Marty Farmer July 4. Eric Collette & Cody July 5. Lyndie Burris, Crazy Daysies July 6. Redfish Rich, Chris Underal, Chris Connelly July 7. Paul Ivey July 11 WHITEY’S FISH CAMP, 2032 C.R. 220, 269-4198 Love Monkey 9 p.m. July 6. Big Engine 9 p.m. July 7. Ivan Pulley July 8

INTRACOASTAL

CLIFF’S, 3033 Monument Rd., 645-5162 Highway Jones 9 p.m. July 6 JERRY’S, 13170 Atlantic Blvd., 220-6766 Party Kartel 8:30 p.m. July 6. Spectra 8:30 p.m. July 7

MANDARIN

ENZA’S, 10601 San Jose Blvd., Ste. 109, 268-4458 Brian Iannucci July 4 & July 8 IGGY’S GRILL & BAR, 104 Bartram Oaks Walk, 209-5209 Break Evn July 6. Jake Schuman, Lunar Coast July 7. Tier 2, Hot Pocketz July 8

ORANGE PARK, MIDDLEBURG

CHEERS, 1138 Park Ave., 269-4855 DJ Capone July 4. City of Bridges July 6 & 7. Roger That July 12. Olympvs July 13 & 14 THE HILLTOP, 2030 Wells Rd., 272-5959 John Michael every Tue.-Sat. THE ROADHOUSE, 231 Blanding Blvd., 264-0611 Flag on Fire, Swill, Somewhat Suitable 10 p.m. July 6. DJ Keith every Tue.

PONTE VEDRA

MEDURE, 818 A1A, 543-3797 Ryan Campbell July 5. Will Hurley July 6. The Groov July 7. Ace Winn July 11 PUSSER’S GRILLE, 816 A1A, 280-7766 Stephen Pigman Music 6 p.m. July 5 TABLE 1, 330 A1A, 280-5515 Gary Starling July 5. Billy Bowers 7 p.m. July 6. Papa Jupiter Collective July 7. Deron Baker July 11 TAPS BAR & GRILL, 2220 C.R. 210, 819-1554 Live music every Thur.-Sun.

RIVERSIDE, WESTSIDE

ACROSS THE STREET, 948 Edgewood S., 683-4182 Bill Ricci 5:30 p.m. July 6 NIGHTHAWKS, 2952 Roosevelt Blvd. Belmont July 4. Sacred Owls Beware! Take Care!, Dougie Flesh & The Slashers, Appalachian Death Trap 8 p.m. July 6. Nighthawks, Dead Boys, Nine Tenths July 8 RAIN DOGS, 1045 Park St., 379-4969 Lowers Orders, Smart Boyz July 13 RIVERSIDE ARTS MARKET, 715 Riverside, 389-2449 Strangerwolf 6:30 p.m., Firewater Tent Revival 8:15 p.m. July 4. Terry Whitehead, Anitra Jay, Moon Stalker, Linda Grenville July 7

ST. AUGUSTINE

ARNOLD’S LOUNGE, 3912 N. U.S. 1, 824-8738 Jason Evans Band 9 p.m. July 7. DJ Alex every Fri. OCEAN AVENUE BAR & GRILL, 123 San Marco Ave., 823-8806 Vegas Gray 8 p.m. July 6 & 7 PROHIBITION KITCHEN, 119 St. George, 209-5704 Colton McKenna, Hello Cielo & The Flood July 4. Ramona, LP III July 5. Trever Bystorm, South City July 6. Aron, Honey Hounds July 7. Clampitt, Skip & Jeremy King July 8. Fortunate Youth July 9. Aslyn & the Naysayers July 10 SARBEZ, 115 Anastasia Blvd., 342-0632 Olivia Baker, Oh Great Sea, Mallory Moyer July 5. Old Currents, Half My Home, Divebar, Tyler Peshek July 11. Minimum Rage, Demo July 13

SAN MARCO

JACK RABBITS, 15280 Hendricks, 398-7496 Helius, Lowercase G July 6. Switchblade Villain, The Chrome Fangs, Traded Youth July 7. The Bastard Suns, The Head Cheese July 11. War Twins, Terrain, Master Radical July 12 MUDVILLE MUSIC ROOM, 3104 Atlantic Blvd., 352-7008 Songwriters Circle anniversary July 7. River City Rhythm Kings July 9. Adventures of Annabelle Lyn 7:30 p.m. July 12

SOUTHSIDE, BAYMEADOWS

MELLOW MUSHROOM, 9734 Deer Lake Ct., 997-1955 Robbie & Felix July 5. Cortnie Frazier July 6. Ryan Campbell July 7 WHISKEY JAX, 10915 Baymeadows Rd., 634-7208 Last Stand July 6. Yowsah July 7. Frank Shiner, Fran Pitre July 12

SPRINGFIELD, NORTHSIDE

CROOKED ROOSTER, 148 S. Sixth St., Macclenny, 653-2337 DJ Toy open mic July 4 & 11 HYPERION BREWING CO., 1740 N. Main St., 518-5131 Random Tandem 3 p.m. July 4. Duffy Bishop Band 7 p.m. July 7 PALMS FISH CAMP, 6359 Heckscher Dr., 240-1672 Cassidy Kinsman, Taylor Shami July 4. Big Jeff Show 6 p.m. July 6. Vegas Gray, Ciaran Sontag July 7. Eric Alabiso, Michael Ward Band July 8 __________________________________________ To list a band’s gig, send time, date, location (street address, city/neighborhood), admission and a contact number to print to Madeleine Peck Wagner, email madeleine@folioweekly. com or by the U.S. Postal Service, 45 W. Bay St., Ste. 103, Jacksonville FL 32202. Events run on space-available basis. Deadline noon Wed. for next Wed. publication.

FOLIO DINING First-run, indie and art films, sure, but SUN-RAY CINEMA in 5 Points also has great fare to go with: beer, local drafts, wine, pizza, hot dogs, hummus, sandwiches, popcorn, nachos, brownies. Let's all go to the lobby!

AMELIA ISLAND + FERNANDINA BEACH

BRETT’S WATERWAY CAFÉ, 1 S. Front St., 261-2660. On the water at Centre Street’s end. Southern hospitality, upscale atmosphere; daily specials, fresh local seafood, aged beef. $$$ FB L D Daily CAFÉ KARIBO, 27 N. Third St., 277-5269, cafekaribo.com. F Family-owned café in historic building. Worldly fare, made-from-scratch dressings, sauces, desserts, sourcing fresh veggies, seafood. Dine in or al fresco under oakshaded patio. Microbrew Karibrew Pub brews beer onsite; imports. $$ FB K TO R, Su; L Daily, D Tu-Su in season THE CRAB TRAP, 31 N. Second St., 261-4749, ameliacrabtrap.com. F For nearly 40 years, familyowned-and-operated. Fresh local seafood, steaks, specials. HH. $$ FB L Sa-M; D Nightly LARRY’S GIANT SUBS, 474272 S.R. 200, 844-2225. F SEE ORANGE PARK. MOON RIVER PIZZA, 925 S. 14th St., 321-3400, moonriverpizza.net. F 2017 BOJ winner/favorite. Authentic Northern-style pizzas, 20-plus toppings, pie/slice. Calzones. $ BW TO L D M-Sa THE MUSTARD SEED CAFÉ, 833 Courson Rd., 277-3141, nassauhealthfoods.net. Casual organic eatery, juice bar, in Nassau Health Foods. All-natural organic items, smoothies, juices, herbal teas, coffees, daily specials. $$ K TO B L M-Sa POINTE RESTAURANT, 98 S. Fletcher Ave., 277-4851, elizabethpointelodge.com. 2017 BOJ winner. In awardwinning inn Elizabeth Pointe Lodge. Seaside dining; in or out. Hot buffet breakfast daily, full lunch menu. Homestyle soups, specialty sandwiches, desserts. $$$ BW K B L D Daily

DINING DIRECTORY KEY AVERAGE ENTRÉE COST $ $$

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ABBREVIATIONS & SPECIAL NOTES BW = Beer/Wine

L = Lunch

FB = Full Bar

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

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

To list your restaurant, call your account manager or call or text SAM TAYLOR, Folio Weekly publisher, at 904-860-2465 (email: staylor@folioweekly.com).

The SALTY PELICAN Bar & Grill, 12 N. Front St., 277-3811, thesaltypelicanamelia.com. F 2017 BOJ winner. 2nd-story outdoor bar. T.J. & Al offer local seafood, fish tacos, Mayport shrimp, po’boys, cheese oysters. $$ FB K L D Daily SLIDERS SEASIDE GRILL, 1998 S. Fletcher Ave., 277-6652, slidersseaside.com. F 2017 BOJ winner/ favorite. Oceanfront. Award-winning handmade crabcakes, fried pickles, fresh seafood. Open-air 2nd floor balcony, playground. $$ FB K L D Daily T-RAY’S BURGER STATION, 202 S. Eighth St., 261-6310, traysburgerstation.com. F 2017 BOJ winner/favorite. Family-owned-and-operated 18+ years. Blue plate specials, burgers, biscuits & gravy, shrimp. $ BW TO B L M-Sa

ARLINGTON + REGENCY

LARRY’S Giant Subs, 1301 Monument Rd., Ste. 5, 724-5802. F 2017 BOJ winner/favorite. SEE ORANGE PARK.

AVONDALE + ORTEGA

FOOD ADDICTZ GRILL, 1044 Edgewood Ave. S., 240-1987. F Family-and-veteran-owned place is all about home cooking. Customer faves: barbecued pulled pork, blackened chicken, Caesar wrap and Portobello mushroom burger. $ K TO B L D Tu-Su HARPOON LOUIE’S, 4070 Herschel St., Ste. 8, 389-5631, harpoonlouies.net. F 2017 BOJ winner/favorite. Locally owned & operated 20+ years. American pub. 1/2-lb. burgers, fish sandwiches. Local beers, HH. $$ FB K TO L D Daily MOJO NO. 4 URBAN BBQ & WHISKEY BAR, 3572 St. Johns Ave., Ste. 1, 381-6670, mojobbq.com. F 2017 BOJ winner/ favorite. Pulled pork, Carolina-style barbecue. Delta fried catfish. $$ FB K TO L D Daily PINEGROVE MARKET & DELI, 1511 PineGrove Ave., 389-8655, pinegrovemarket.com. F 2017 BOJ winner/ favorite. 40+ years. Burgers, Cubans, subs, wraps. Onsite butcher, USDA choice prime aged beef. Craft beers. Fri. & Sat. fish fry. $ BW TO B L D M-Sa RESTAURANT ORSAY, 3630 Park St., 381-0909, restaurantorsay.com. 2017 BOJ winner/favorite. French/ Southern bistro; local organic ingredients. Steak frites, mussels, pork chops. $$$ FB R, Su; D Nightly SIMPLY SARA’S, 2902 Corinthian Ave., 387-1000, simplysaras.net. F Down-home fare from scratch: eggplant fries, pimento cheese, baked chicken, fruit cobblers, chicken & dumplings, desserts. BYOB. $$ K TO L D Tu-Sa, B Sa SOUTH KITCHEN & SPIRITS, 3638 Park St., 475-2362, south.kitchen. F 2017 BOJ winner/favorite. Southern classics: crispy catfish with smoked gouda grits, familystyle fried chicken, burgers, vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free options. $$ FB K TO L D Daily

BAYMEADOWS

AL’S PIZZA, 8060 Philips Hwy., Ste. 105, 731-4300. F 2017 BOJ winner/favorite. SEE INTRACOASTAL. INDIA’S, 9802 Baymeadows Rd., Ste. 8, 620-0777, indiajaxcom. F 2017 BOJ winner/favorite. Authentic cuisine, lunch buffet. Curries, vegetables, lamb, chicken, shrimp, fish tandoori. $$ BW L M-Sa; D Nightly LARRY’S GIANT SUBS, 8616 Baymeadows Rd., 739-2498. F 2017 BOJ winner/favorite. SEE ORANGE PARK. METRO DINER, 9802 Baymeadows Rd., 425-9142. F 2017 BOJ winner/favorite. SEE SAN MARCO.

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DINING DIRECTORY NATIVE SUN Natural Foods Market & Deli, 11030 Baymeadows Rd., 260-2791. BOJ favorite. SEE MANDARIN. PATTAYA THAI GRILLE, 9551 Baymeadows Rd., Ste. 1, 646-9506, ptgrille.com. F 2017 BOJ favorite. Since 1989. Family-owned place has an extensive menu of traditional Thai, vegetarian, new-Thai; curries, seafood, noodles, soups. Low-sodium & gluten-free. $$$ BW TO L D Tu-Sa THE WELL WATERING HOLE, 3928 Baymeadows Rd., Ste. 9, 737-7740, thewellwateringhole.com. Local craft beers, glass/bottle wines. Meatloaf sandwich, pulled Peruvian chicken, vegan black bean burgers. Gluten-free pizzas, desserts. HH specials. $$ BW K TO L M-F; D Tu-Sa WHISKEY JAX, 10915 Baymeadows Rd., Ste. 135, 634-7208, whiskeyjax.com. F 2017 BOJ favorite. Popular gastropub has craft beers, gourmet burgers, handhelds, signature plates, tacos and–sure–whiskey. HH M-F. $$ FB B Sa & Su; L F; D Nightly

BEACHES

(Venues are in Jax Beach unless otherwise noted.)

AL’S PIZZA, 240 Third St. N., Neptune Beach, 853-6773, thecraftpizzaco.com. F Al Mansur re-opened good ol’ Al’s, in a new spot. Dine inside or out. $$ BW L D Daily ANGIE’S SUBS, 1436 Beach Blvd., 246-2519. ANGIE’S GROM SUBS, 204 Third Ave. S., 241-3663. F 2017 BOJ winner. Fresh ingredients, 25+ years. Huge salads, blue-ribbon iced tea. Grom has Sun. brunch. $ K BW TO L D Daily BOLD BEAN COFFEE ROASTERS, 2400 S. Third St., Ste. 201, 374-5735. 2017 BOJ winner. SEE RIVERSIDE. BREEZY COFFEE SHOP WINE BAR, 235 Eighth Ave. S., 241-2211, breezycoffeeshopcafe.com. Local beachy coffee & wine shop by day; wine bar by night. Fresh baked pastries, breakfast sandwiches all day. Grab-n-Go salads, cheeses, hummus. $ BW K TO B L D Daily EUROPEAN STREET Café, 992 Beach Blvd., 249-3001, europeanstreet.com. F 2017 BOJ winner/favorite. SEE RIVERSIDE. FLYING IGUANA Taqueria & Tequila Bar, 207 Atlantic Blvd., NB, 853-5680, flyingiguana.com. 2017 BOJ winner. Latin American: tacos, seafood, carnitas, Cubana fare. 100+ tequilas. $ FB TO L D Daily GUSTO, 1266 Beach Blvd., 372-9925, gustojax.com. F Classic Old World Roman fare, big Italian menu: homestyle

GRILL ME!

flavors; chef Kerri Rogers’ culinary creativity. Seasonal menu. Rotating local craft beers, regional spirits, cold brew coffee program. $$ FB TO L M-F CASA DORA, 108 E. Forsyth, 356-8282, casadoraitalian. com. F Serving Italian fare, 40+ years: veal, seafood, pizza. Homemade salad dressing. $ BW K L M-F; D M-Sa ELEMENT BISTRO & CRAFT BAR, 333 E. Bay St., 438-5173. Inside Myth Nightclub. Locally sourced, organic fare with fresh herbs and spices. HH $$ FB D, Tu-Su OLIO MARKET, 301 E. Bay St., 356-7100, oliomarket.com. F Scratch soups, sandwiches. Duck grilled cheese, seen on Best Sandwich in America. $$ BW TO B R L M-F; D F & Sa SPLIFF’S GASTROPUB, 15 N. Ocean St., 844-5000, spliffsgastropub.com. 2017 BOJ winner/favorite. Music venue has munchie apps, mac & cheese dishes, pockets, gourmet grilled cheese sandwiches. HH M-F. $ BW L D M-Sa URBAN GRIND COFFEE COMPANY, 45 W. Bay, Ste. 102, 516-7799, urbangrind.coffee. F 2017 BOJ favorite. Locally roasted whole bean brewed coffees, espressos, pastries, smoothies, bagels. Chicken/tuna salad, sandwiches. WiFi. $ B L M-F URBAN GRIND EXPRESS, 50 W. Laura St., 516-7799. F 2017 BOJ favorite. SEE ABOVE. ZODIAC BAR & GRILL, 120 W. Adams St., 354-8283, thezodiacbarandgrill.com. 16+ years. Mediterranean cuisine, American fare, paninis, vegetarian dishes. Lunch buffet. Espressos, hookahs. HH M-F. $ FB L M-F; D W-Sa

FLEMING ISLAND

GRASSROOTS NATURAL MARKET, 1915 East-West Pkwy., 541-0009. F 2017 BOJ winner/favorite. SEE RIVERSIDE. MOJO Smokehouse, 1810 Town Ctr. Blvd., Ste. 8, 264-0636. F 2017 BOJ winner/favorite. SEE AVONDALE. WHITEY’S FISH CAMP, 2032 C.R. 220, 269-4198, whiteysfishcamp.com. F 2017 BOJ winner/favorite. Real fish camp. Gator tail, catfish, daily specials, on Swimming Pen Creek. Tiki bar. Boat, bike or car. $ FB K TO L Tu-Su; D Nightly

INTRACOASTAL WEST

AL’S PIZZA, 14286 Beach Blvd., Ste. 31, 223-0991. F 2017 BOJ winner/favorite. 30 years of awesome gourmet pizza, baked dishes. All day HH M-Th. $ FB K TO L D Daily

WAYLON RIVERS

Black Sheep

1534 Oak St. • 5 Points Born in: Jacksonville #DTWD Years in Biz: 16 Favorite Restaurant: Amass (Copenhagen, Denmark) Favorite Cuisine Style: American/Seasonal Go-To Ingredients: Fresh herbs, fresh seasonal produce Ideal Meal: Fried chicken, rice & gravy, creamed peas and biscuits with honey. Will Not Cross My Lips: I'll try everything once Insider’s Secret: Use fresh herbs, kosher salt Celebrity Seen at Your Restaurant: William Shatner & Charles Barkley Culinary Treat: Peach ice cream pasta, beef, chicken, fish delicacies; open pizza-tossing kitchen. Reservations encouraged. $$ FB TO L R D Tu-Su HAWKERS ASIAN STREET FARE, 241 Atlantic Blvd., NB, 425-1025. 2017 BOJ winner/favorite. SEE RIVERSIDE. LARRY’S GIANT SUBS, 657 Third St. N., 247-9620. F 2017 BOJ winner/favorite. SEE ORANGE PARK. METRO DINER, 1534 3rd St. N., 853-6817. F 2017 BOJ winner/favorite. SEE SAN MARCO. MOJO KITCHEN BBQ Pit & Blues Bar, 1500 Beach Blvd., 247-6636. 2017 BOJ winner/favorite. SEE AVONDALE. M SHACK, 299 Atlantic Blvd., AB, 241-2599, mshackburgers.com. 2017 BOJ winner. Burgers, hot dogs, fries, shakes. Dine indoors or out. $$ BW L D Daily NATIVE SUN Natural Foods Market & Deli, 1585 N. Third St., 458-1390. 2017 BOJ favorite. SEE MANDARIN. RAGTIME TAVERN SEAFOOD & GRILL, 207 Atlantic Blvd., AB, 241-7877, ragtimetavern.com. F 34 years and counting, the iconic seafood place serves blackened snapper, sesame tuna, Ragtime shrimp. Daily HH, brunch Sun. $$ FB L D Daily WHISKEY JAX, 950 Marsh Landing Pkwy., 853-5973. F 2017 BOJ favorite. SEE BAYMEADOWS.

CAMDEN COUNTY, GEORGIA

CAPTAIN STAN’S SMOKEHOUSE, 700 Bedell Dr., Woodbine, 912-729-9552. Barbecue, sides, hot dogs, burgers, desserts. Dine in or out on picnic tables. $$ FB K TO L & D Tu-Sa LARRY’S GIANT SUBS, 6586 GA. Hwy. 40 B6, St. Marys, 912-576-7006. F 2017 BOJ favorite. SEE ORANGE PARK. OUTERBANKS SPORTS BAR & GRILLE, 140 The Lakes Blvd., Ste. H, Kingsland, 912-729-5499. Fresh seafood, burgers, steaks, wings. $$ FB TO D Nightly

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BELLWETHER, 100 N. Laura St., 802-7745, bellwetherjax.com. Elevated Southern classics in an understated site, with chef/owner Jon Insetta’s focus on

LARRY’S GIANT SUBS, 10750 Atlantic Blvd., Ste. 14, 642-6980. F BOJ favorite. SEE ORANGE PARK.

MANDARIN + NW ST. JOHNS

AL’S PIZZA, 11190 San Jose Blvd., 260-4115. F 2017 BOJ winner/favorite. SEE INTRACOASTAL. ATHENS CAFÉ, 6271 St. Augustine Rd., Ste. 7, 733-1199, athenscafejax.com. 2017 BOJ winner. 20+ years of Greek fare, serving dolmades (stuffed grape leaves), baby shoes (stuffed eggplant), Greek beers. Vegetarian-friendly. Full bar. Early bird menu Mon.-Fri. $$ FB L M-F; D M-Sa FIRST COAST Deli & Grill, 6082 St. Augustine Rd., 733-7477. Pancakes, bacon, sandwiches, burgers, wings. $ K TO B L Daily JAX DINER, 5065 St. Augustine Rd., 739-7070, jaxdiner.com. Chef Roderick “Pete” Smith, a local culinary expert with nearly 20 years under his apron, uses locally sourced ingredients from area farmers, vendors and the community for American and Southern dishes. Seasonal brunch. $ K TO B L M-F, D F METRO DINER, 12807 San Jose Blvd., 638-6185. F 2017 BOJ winner/favorite. Dinner. SEE SAN MARCO. MOJO BAR-B-QUE, 1607 University Blvd. W., 732-7200, mojobbq.com. F 2017 BOJ winner/favorite. SEE AVONDALE. NATIVE SUN Natural Foods Market & Deli, 10000 San Jose Blvd., 260-6950, nativesunjax.com. BOJ fave. Organic soup, baked items, sandwiches, prepared foods. Juice, smoothie, coffee bar. All-natural beer/wine. $ BW TO B L D Daily

ORANGE PARK

THE HILLTOP, 2030 Wells Rd., 272-5959, hilltop-club.com. Southern fine dining. New Orleans shrimp, certified Black Angus prime rib, she-crab soup, desserts. Extensive bourbon selection. $$$ FB D Tu-Sa LARRY’S GIANT SUBS, 1330 Blanding Blvd., Ste. 165, 276-7370. 1545 C.R. 220, 278-2827. 700 Blanding Blvd., Ste. 15, 2723553. 5733 Roosevelt Blvd., 446-9500. 1401 S. Orange Ave., Green Cove, 284-7789, larryssubs.com. F 2017 BOJ favorite.

DINING DIRECTORY BITE-SIZED Southside deli is all about THE SANDWICH

LOAFING

AROUND

Chefs Scott Schwartz and José Solome (of 29 South fame) present the newest addition to the NEFla dining world: EL JEFE, serving authentic Tex-Mex (craft margaritas and cocktails, tacos of innovative design, and combo meals) on Edgewood Avenue South, slam in the middle of everything. photo by Devon Sarian Larry’s piles ’em high, serves ’em fast; 36+ years. Hot & cold subs, soups. Some Larry’s serve breakfast. $ K TO B L D Daily METRO DINER, 2034 Kingsley Ave., 375-8548. F 2017 BOJ winner/favorite. Dinner nightly. SEE SAN MARCO. THE ROADHOUSE, 231 Blanding Blvd., 264-0611, roadhouseonline.net. F BOJ fave. Sandwiches, wings, burgers, quesadillas; 35+ years. 75+ import beers. $ FB L D Daily SPRING PARK COFFEE, 328 Ferris St., Green Cove Springs, 531-9391, springparkcoffee.com. F Fresh-roasted Brass Tacks coffee, handcrafted hot & cold drinks, lattes, cappuccino, macchiato, pastries, breakfast. $ B L D Daily

PONTE VEDRA BEACH

AL’S PIZZA, 635 A1A, 543-1494. F 2017 BOJ winner/ favorite. SEE INTRACOASTAL. LARRY’S GIANT SUBS, 830 A1A N., Ste. 6, 273-3993. F 2017 BOJ favorite. SEE ORANGE PARK. M SHACK NOCATEE, 641 Crosswater Pkwy., 395-3575. F 2017 BOJ winner. SEE BEACHES. METRO DINER, 340 Front St., Ste. 700, 513-8422. F 2017 BOJ winner/favorite. SEE SAN MARCO.

RIVERSIDE, 5 PTS + WESTSIDE

13 GYPSIES, 887 Stockton St., 389-0330, 13gypsies.com. 2017 BOJ winner. Authentic Mediterranean cuisine: chorizo, tapas, blackened cod, pork skewers, coconut mango curry chicken. Breads from scratch. $$ BW L D Tu-Sa, R Sa AL’S PIZZA, 1620 Margaret St., Ste. 201, 388-8384. F 2017 BOJ winner/favorite. SEE INTRACOASTAL. BIG OAK BBQ & Catering, 1948 Henley Rd., Middleburg, 214-3041. 1440 Dunn Ave., 757-2225, bigoakbbqfl.com. Family-owned-and-operated. Smoked chicken, pulled pork, ribs, sides, stumps. $$ K TO L D M-Sa BLACK SHEEP, 1534 Oak St., 355-3793, blacksheep5points.com. 2017 BOJ winner. New American, Southern; local source ingredients. Specials, rooftop bar. HH. $$$ FB R Sa & Su; L M-F; D Nightly BOLD BEAN COFFEE ROASTERS, 869 Stockton St., Ste. 1, 855-1181, boldbeancoffee.com. 2017 BOJ winner. Smallbatch, artisanal approach to sourcing and roasting singleorigin, direct-trade coffees. Signature blends, hand-crafted syrups, espressos, craft beers. $ BW TO B L Daily CORNER TACO, 818 Post St., 240-0412, cornertaco.com. Made-from-scratch “Mexclectic street food,” tacos, nachos, gluten-free, vegetarian options. $ BW L D Tu-Su CRANE RAMEN, 1029 Park St., 253-3282. Ramen done right; vegetarian, vegan items, kimchi, gyoza. Dine in or out. HH. $$ FB K L, D Tu-Su CUMMER CAFÉ, Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens, 829 Riverside Ave., 356-6857, cummer.org. 2017 BOJ winner. Light lunch, quick bites, locally roasted coffee, espresso-based drinks, sandwiches, desserts, daily specials. Dine in or in gardens. $ BW K L D Tu; L W-Su EUROPEAN STREET Café, 2753 Park St., 384-9999. 2017 BOJ winner. 130+ import beers, 20 on tap. Sandwiches. Dine outside at some E-Sts. $ BW K L D Daily FOO DOG CURRY TRADERS, 869 Stockton St., 551-0327, foodogjax.com. Southeast Asian, Indian inspired fare, all gluten-free, from scratch. Vegan & omnivore. $$ TO L, D Daily GRASSROOTS Natural Market, 2007 Park St., 384-4474, thegrassrootsmarket.com. F 2017 BOJ winner. Juice bar uses certified organic fruits, veggies. Artisanal cheeses, 300

craft, import beers, organic wines, produce, meats, vitamins, herbs, wraps, sides, sandwiches. $ BW TO B L D Daily HAWKERS ASIAN Street Fare, 1001 Park St., 508-0342, hawkerstreetfare.com. 2017 BOJ winner. Authentic dishes from mobile stalls: BBQ pork char sui, beef haw fun, Hawkers baos, chow faan, grilled Hawker skewers. $ BW TO L D Daily JOHNNY’S Deli & Grille, 474 Riverside Ave., 356-8055. Made-to-order sandwiches, wraps. $ TO B L M-Sa LARRY’S GIANT SUBS, 1509 Margaret St., 674-2794. 7895 Normandy Blvd., 781-7600. 8102 Blanding Blvd., 779-1933. F 2017 BOJ favorite. SEE ORANGE PARK. METRO DINER, 4495 Roosevelt Blvd., 999-4600. F 2017 BOJ winner/favorite. SEE SAN MARCO. MOON RIVER PIZZA, 1176 Edgewood Ave. S., 389-4442. F 2017 BOJ winner/favorite. SEE AMELIA ISLAND. M SHACK, 1012 Margaret St., 423-1283. 2017 BOJ winner. SEE BEACHES. SOUTHERN ROOTS Filling Station, 1275 King St., 513-4726, southernrootsjax.com. 2017 BOJ winner. Fresh vegan fare; local, organic ingredients. Specials, on bread, local greens/ rice, change daily. Sandwiches, coffees, teas. $ Tu-Su SUN-RAY CINEMA, 1028 Park St., 359-0047, sunraycinema.com. 2017 BOJ winner. First-run, indie and art films screened. Beer, local drafts, wine, pizza– Godbold, Black Lagoon Supreme–hot dogs, hummus, sandwiches, popcorn, nachos, brownies. $$ BW Daily SUSHI CAFÉ, 2025 Riverside Ave., Ste. 204, 384-2888, sushicafejax.com. F Monster, Rock-n-Roll, Dynamite Roll. Hibachi, tempura, katsu, teriyaki. Patio. $$ BW L D Daily

ST. AUGUSTINE

AL’S PIZZA, 1 St. George St., 824-4383. F 2017 BOJ winner/favorite. SEE INTRACOASTAL. The CORAZON CINEMA & CAFE, 36 Granada St., 679-5736, corazoncinemaandcafe.com. F Sandwiches, combos, pizza. Iindie and first-run movies. $$ Daily DESSERT FIRST BISTRO, 121 Yacht Club Dr., 417-0468, dessertfirstbistro.com. It’s all made from scratch: breakfast, lunch, desserts. Plus coffees, espressos, craft beers, wine, hot teas. $ BW K TO B, L Tu-Su THE FLORIDIAN, 72 Spanish St., 829-0655, thefloridianstaug.com. Updated Southern fare; fresh, local ingredients. Vegetarian, gluten-free options. Signature fried green tomato bruschetta, blackened fish cornbread stack; grits w/shrimp/fish/tofu. $$$ BW K TO L D W-M GYPSY CAB COMPANY, 828 Anastasia Blvd., 824-8244, gypsycab.com. F 34+ years. Varied urban cuisine menu changes twice daily. Signature: Gypsy chicken. Seafood, tofu, duck, veal. $$ FB R Su; L D Daily MARDI GRAS SPORTS BAR, 123 San Marco Ave., 347-3288, mardibar.com. F Lively spot has wings, nachos, shrimp, chicken, Phillys, sliders, soft pretzels. $$ FB TO L D Daily METRO DINER, 1000 S. Ponce de Leon Blvd., 758-3323. F 2017 BOJ winner/favorite. Dinner nightly. SEE SAN MARCO. MOJO OLD CITY BBQ, 5 Cordova St., 342-5264, mojobbq.com. F 2017 BOJ winner. SEE AVONDALE. SALT LIFE Food Shack, 321 A1A, 217-3256. F SEE BEACHES. SARBEZ, 115 Anastasia Blvd., 342-0632, planetsarbez.com. Local music venue has gourmet grilled cheese: Sarbez melt: smoked mozzarella, turkey, bacon, signature sauce, local sourdough. Local craft beers. $ BW L, D Daily WOODPECKER’S Backyard BBQ, 4930 S.R. 13, 531-5670, woodpeckersbbq.weebly.com. F Smoked fresh daily.

Brisket, ribs, pork, sausage, turkey: in sandwiches, plates by the pound. 8 sauces, 10 sides. $$ TO L D Tu-Su

SAN MARCO + SOUTHBANK

The BEARDED PIG Southern BBQ & Beer Garden, 1224 Kings Ave., 619-2247, thebeardedpigbbq.com. F 2017 BOJ favorite. Barbecue joint Southern style: brisket, pork, chicken, sausage, beef; veggie platters. $$ BW K TO Daily BISTRO AIX, 1440 San Marco, 398-1949, bistrox.com. F Mediterranean/French inspired menu changes seasonally. 250+ wines. Wood-fired oven-baked, grilled specialties: pizza, pasta, risotto, steaks, seafood. Hand-crafted cocktails, specialty drinks. Dine outside. HH M-F. $$$ FB L D Daily BOLD BEAN COFFEE ROASTERS, 1905 Hendricks Ave. 2017 BOJ winner. SEE RIVERSIDE. EUROPEAN STREET CAFÉ, 1704 San Marco Blvd., 398-9500. F 2017 BOJ winner. SEE RIVERSIDE. FUSION SUSHI, 1550 University Blvd. W., 636-8688, fusionsushijax.com. Upscale; fresh sushi, sashimi, hibachi, teriyaki, katsu, seafood. $$ K L D Daily HAVANA-JAX Café/CUBA LIBRE Bar, 2578 Atlantic Blvd., 399-0609, havanajax.com. F 2017 BOJ winner. Bite Club certified. Cuban sandwiches, black beans & rice, plantains, steaks, seafood, roast pork. Spanish wine, drink specials, mojitos, Cuba libres. Nonstop HH. $ FB K L D Daily METRO DINER, 3302 Hendricks Ave., 398-3701, metrodinercom. F 2017 BOJ winner/favorite. Original upscale diner in a 1930s-era building. Meatloaf, chicken pot pie, soups. Some Metros serve dinner. $$ B R L D Daily TAVERNA, 1986 San Marco Blvd., 398-3005, tavernasanmarco.com. 2017 BOJ winner/favorite. Chef Sam Efron’s authentic Italian; tapas, wood-fired pizza. Seasonal local produce, meats. Craft beer (some local), award-winning wine. $$$ FB K TO R L D Daily

SOUTHSIDE + TINSELTOWN

ALHAMBRA THEATRE & DINING, 12000 Beach Blvd., 641-1212, alhambrajax.com. 2017 BOJ winner. Open 50 years. Executive Chef DeJuan Roy’s themed menus. Reservations. $$ FB D Tu-Su EUROPEAN STREET CAFÉ, 5500 Beach Blvd., 398-1717. F 2017 BOJ winner. SEE RIVERSIDE. LARRY’S SUBS, 3611 St. Johns Bluff Rd. S., 641-6499. 4479 Deerwood Lake Pkwy., 425-4060. F 2017 BOJ favorite. SEE ORANGE PARK. MARIANAS GRINDS, 11380 Beach, Ste. 10, 206-612-6596. F Pacific Islander fare, chamorro culture. Soups, stews, fitada, beef oxtail, katden pika; empanadas, lumpia, chicken relaguen, BBQ-style ribs, chicken. $$ TO B L D Tu-Su M SHACK, 10281 Midtown Pkwy., 642-5000. F 2017 BOJ winner. SEE BEACHES.

SPRINGFIELD + NORTHSIDE

ANDY’S GRILL, 1810 W. Beaver St., 354-2821, jaxfarmersmarket.com. F 2017 BOJ favorite. Inside Jax Farmers Market. Local, regional, international produce. Breakfast, sandwiches. $ B L D M-Sa LARRY’S GIANT SUBS, 12001 Lem Turner Rd., 764-9999. F 2017 BOJ favorite. SEE ORANGE PARK. UPTOWN Kitchen & Bar, 1303 Main St. N., 355-0734, uptownmarketjax.com. F Bite Club certified. Fresh fare, innovative menus, farm-to-table selections, daily specials. $$ BW TO B L Daily

IN CASE YOU HADN’T NOTICED, THERE’S A DEARTH of good delis in this region. I’m always on a quest for a good Reuben; it doesn’t seem like too much to ask to have a giant sandwich with corned beef, sauerkraut and Thousand Island dressing and a pickle on the side. Mocha Rita’s, with its vast (we counted at least 24 on the menu) sandwich selection, offered a ray of hope in the miasma of lunch spots, so off we went. As you walk in, it’s like being beamed back to a ’90s café. Along with comfy seating, accents of black and dark reds give it a rather chill vibe. But it could be a shack in the woods for all I knew, because … Reuben. The Reuben arrived (half $6.95/ whole $9.95) looking fat and sweet! The Boar’s Head corned beef was thinly sliced and stacked high on rye bread (thank heavens). Add the Thousand Island dressing and kraut, and it was a sehr gut Reuben. Mocha Rita’s lunch deal, a half-sandwich and cup of soup or a salad ($9.95), is a winner on busy days. The soup of the day was fish chowder, which we paired with a Tuna Melt. Honestly, the Tuna Melt looked more like a tuna sandwich. I mean, a really good tuna sandwich with lettuce and black olives, but not meltish at all. If it hadn’t had cheese on it, I wouldn’t have known it was even supposed to be a melt! It was a big bite with quite a healthy tuna scoop, but I’m still shaking my head over that name; MOCHA RITA’S DELI 9446 Philips Hwy., Ste. 5B, Southside, 886-3923, mocharitas.com I mean, the thing wasn’t even warm. You can’t call just anything with tuna a melt unless the cheese is gooey melty. The fairly large serving of chowder, with a side of croutons, was full of seafood and corn in a creamy base. When we asked about the most-ordered item, the counterman said their signature sandwich is the Hot Chick, a pressed panini (half $7.95/whole $9.95). The sandwich includes sliced Boar’s Head Blazing Buffalo roasted chicken and hot sauce pressed thin inside two good bread slices. Not much dimension to the signature item, despite the side of dipping ranch. I’ll stick to the alleged “melt.” Mocha Rita’s bread is from Village Bread–always good–but the kitchen didn’t toast it, which to me is required in a melt and nice plus in a Reuben. I recommend asking for toasted bread. As for dessert, it’s hard to say anything bad about a brownie. Though chocolaty, there was little to no flour in this one. And it had a graham cracker crust. No brownie has a crust. It was more like a gooey, very rich chocolate bar. I’m nitpicking but, hey, that’s my job. I don’t think many items are made from scratch at Mocha Rita’s, but most were decent. There’s coffee, bottled beer and sangria. It’s a fun place. Brentley Stead biteclub@folioweekly.com ____________________________________ If you have a recommendation, shoot me an email at biteclub@folioweekly.com. JULY 4-10, 2018 | FOLIOWEEKLY.com | 29

PINT-SIZED Mum’s the word in DRINKING SOCIETIES

SLOSHING ABOUT

ON THE

MONSTERS OVERSET

weekend, secret drinking societies conduct their own excessive rituals. One of the most notorious is Princeton’s “21 Club.” An offshoot of the university’s dining clubs, 21 is said to have an initiation that requires prospects to drink 21 beers in just 42 minutes. Every year, the club invites only 21 new members from Princeton’s undergraduate junior class. Said to have been in existence for at least 70 years, alumni of 21 include James Baker and Donald Rumsfeld. The Buffalo Club is a worldwide group that exists for no apparent purpose other than to provide an excuse to drink. The catch? Members must commit to a lifetime of drinking alcohol with only their left hand. It’s said this is due to Old West gunslingers, who’d hold their drinks in their left hands, to keep the right free for shooting. Fast-forward to today: They say it’s to keep one hand dry, to be able to shake hands without offending. Like most secret societies, members cannot simply join—they must be invited by a member in good standing. Initiation rituals vary by chapter, but one constant is that any member witnessing another member drinking alcohol from his or her right hand may say “Buffalo” to the offender, who must then chug the rest of the drink–using their left hand, of course. There are many more drinking clubs in the world we know nothing about because, well, they’re secret. Inspires me to form a secret club for Pint-Sized readers–or did I already do that? I’d tell you, but it’s a secret. Marc Wisdom marc@folioweekly.com

PINT-SIZED PI NT-S NT -SIZ ZED ED B BREWERS’ REWE WERS ERS R ’ COMM COMMUNITY MM MUN UNIT ITY IT Y AARDWOLF BREWING COMPANY 1461 Hendricks Ave., San Marco

BOTTLENOSE BREWING 9700 Deer Lake Ct., Ste. 1, Southside

PINGLEHEAD BREWING COMPANY 12 Blanding Blvd., Orange Park

AMELIA TAVERN RESTAURANT & BREWPUB 318 Centre St., Fernandina Beach

DOG ROSE BREWING CO. 77 Bridge St., St. Augustine

RAGTIME TAVERN SEAFOOD & GRILL 207 Atlantic Blvd., Atlantic Beach

ANCIENT CITY BREWING 3420 Agricultural Ctr. Dr., St. Augustine

ENGINE 15 BREWING CO. DOWNTOWN 633 Myrtle Ave. N., Downtown

RIVER CITY BREWING COMPANY 835 Museum Cir., Southbank

ANHEUSER-BUSCH 1100 Ellis Rd. N., Northside

ENGINE 15 BREWING CO. 1500 Beach Blvd., Ste. 217, Jax Beach

SEVEN BRIDGES GRILLE & BREWERY 9735 Gate Pkwy., Southside

ATLANTIC BEACH BREWING COMPANY 725 Atlantic Blvd., Ste. 3, Atlantic Beach

GREEN ROOM BREWING, LLC 228 Third St. N., Jax Beach

SOUTHERN SWELLS BREWING CO. 1312 Beach Blvd., Jax Beach

BEARDED BUFFALO BREWING COMPANY 1012 King St., Downtown

HYPERION BREWING COMPANY 1740 Main St. N., Springfield

VETERANS UNITED CRAFT BREWERY 8999 Western Way, Ste. 104, Southside

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

INTUITION ALE WORKS 929 E. Bay St., Downtown

WICKED BARLEY BREWING COMPANY 4100 Baymeadows Rd.

BOLD CITY BREWERY 2670 Rosselle St., Ste. 7, Riverside

MAIN AND SIX BREWING COMPANY 1636 Main St. N., Northside

BOLD CITY DOWNTOWN 109 E. Bay St., Jacksonville

OLD COAST ALES 300 Anastasia Blvd., St. Augustine

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Treat yourself to a TREASURE from the SEA

LOVELY LITTLE

QUIET

IT’S NO SECRET THAT THERE ARE LOTS OF secrets in our nation. Secret recipes, secret ingredients and secret sauces abound. So, it may come as no surprise that there are secret drinking societies. This isn’t a recent phenomenon; there have been drinking societies for thousands of years. In the waning days of Egypt’s Ptolemaic dynasty, Cleopatra took her place as the last pharaoh. In addition to possessing incredible beauty, she spoke nearly a dozen languages and was a student of math, philosophy and astronomy. She and her lover, Roman general Mark Antony, founded a secret drinking club called “Inimitable Livers.” The club, which turned out to be not-so-secret, was said to merely be an excuse to drink and feast together with abandon. Moving forward in history to the California Gold Rush, scene of the formation of E Clampus Vitus, or Clampers. Miners flooding the area sought entry into secret societies like the Freemasons but learned they weren’t welcome. To thumb their noses at the uppity Masons, they formed their own group. As the glory days of the Gold Rush ended, so did the Clampers. In the 1930s, the society was “revivified” by a group of academics. Today, nearly 40 chapters persist, each living by the motto, “It is absurd; therefore, I believe it.” They’re known for placing plaques at odd, and sometimes dubious, historical sites. They refer to themselves as a historical drinking society. College campuses have historically been bastions of hard partying and heavy drinking. Even as frat parties rage every

CHEFFED-UP

ONE OF M ONE MYY FA FAVO FAVORITE VORI RITE TE PPLEASURES LEAS LE ASUR URES ES IISS A DE DELI DELICIOUS, LICI LI CIOU OUSS properly cooked lobster. It’s almost a crime that I’m not blessed with this indulgence more often, yet no lobster is preferable to poorly cooked lobster. Lobster is one of the top luxury foods, but if it’s prepared by some hack-handed shoemaker, you’re better off without. You read of my last encounter with a lobster whose life was wasted by an inept hack calling himself a cook—what a nightmare! When I speak of lobster, I mean Maine lobsters, aka sweet, succulent joy. There are actually two categories roaming our little blue ball: clawed true lobsters and clawless spiny lobsters. The clawed category, which is unparalleled in deliciousness, has two members: 1. American, also called Canadian, Maine and North American; and 2. European, sometimes referred to as blue lobster (preferred by snooty French chefs). The European group thrives in cold, shallow seawater with plenty of rocks to offer cover from predators. And who might be their biggest predator? That would be us! Yep, humans. It’s a good thing, too, because otherwise the population will grow until it becomes unsustainable and the crawly epicurean treats are forced to turn to cannibalism. The only things that save the creatures from a horrific fate are hungry, hungry lobster lovers. It’s awesome to be able to save the planet and nosh on what’s served in heaven at the same time. LIFE IS GOOD! Now that we good Samaritans have harvested crustaceans, we must treat them with the respect the oceanic gems deserve. Most important, crustaceans must be cooked live. Once dead, bacteria immediately begins breaking down the flesh, making the meat mushy and inedible. Plus, dead lobsters truly stink. There are many proper cooking methods; steaming and boiling are most popular. Both are acceptable techniques as long as you don’t overcook. If you boil them, make sure to use a court bouillon just as you do with shrimp. But don’t just

boil b oil you’ way more fun and Cheffedboil—you’re Up than that! Try butter poaching the succulent meat à la Thomas Keller, or go easy and grill the lovely little decapods. Enjoy this simple recipe and remember: If you don’t eat them, they’ll eat themselves. Having them for dinner is a selfless, delicious act!

CHEF BILL’S GRILLED LOBSTER Ingredients • 2 Maine lobsters, 1 pound each • 6 oz. butter, room temp • 1 tsp. coarse sea salt • 2 tbsp. parsley, chopped • 1 tbsp. basil, chopped • 1 tbsp. thyme • 1/2 tsp. red pepper flakes • 3 garlic cloves, minced • 1 tbsp. lemongrass, minced • 2 lemons, zested • 1/4 cup olive oil • Salt and pepper to taste • 2 gallons of water with 1/2 cup •••••distilled vinegar Directions 1. Combine butter with herbs, pepper, garlic, lemongrass and zest. 2. Blanch lobsters one at a time in boiling water for 2 minutes. Shock in an ice bath to stop the cooking. (And helps release meat from the shell.) 3. Break off claws and crack the shell with the back of a chef knife. Split the lobster in half lengthwise. Scrape the tomalley from the heads. 4. Drizzle lobsters with oil. Place on a ••••• medium-hot grill, meat side down. ••••• Grill two minutes, flip and spoon ••••• butter on the meat, allow the lobster ••••• to cook just through. Until we cook again,

Chef Bill Thompson cheffedup@folioweekly.com

CHEFFED-UP C CHEF HEFFE EDD-U UP GROCERS GROCERS’ RS’’ COMMUNITY COMM CO MMUN UNIT ITY Y BUYGO 22 S. Eighth St., Fernandina EARTH FARE 11901-250 Atlantic Blvd., Arlington GRASSROOTS NATURAL MARKET 2007 Park St., Riverside JACKSONVILLE FARMERS MARKET 1810 W. Beaver St., Westside NATIVE SUN 11030 Baymeadows Rd. 10000 San Jose Blvd., Mandarin 1585 N. Third St., Jax Beach

NASSAU HEALTH FOODS 833 T.J. Courson Rd., Fernandina PUBLIX 1033 A1A Beach Blvd., St. Augustine ROWE’S 1670 Wells Rd., Orange Park 8595 Beach Blvd., Southside THE SAVORY MARKET 474380 S.R. 200, Fernandina TERRY’S PRODUCE Buccaneer Trail, Fernandina WHOLE FOODS 10601 San Jose Blvd., Mandarin

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PET PARENTING FOLIO LIVING G

DEAR DAVI AVI

EXPLODING WITH ANXIETY With a little preparation, fireworks don’t have to be your dog’s WORST NIGHTMARE

Dear Davi, Help! Independence Day is almost here, and my border collie is terrified of the fireworks. Any tips to help his yelp? Martha Martha, Fireworks and dogs simply do not mix. Even the bravest dogs can be frightened by the loud noises. Don’t fret. Keeping your dog safe and calm on the Fourth of July, New Year’s Eve, Memorial Day and on those random Tuesdays when the neighbors are feeling frisky, is within your control.

CREATE A SAFE SPACE. When firework displays pop up all over, your dog has every reason to burrow under blankets and beds. Most pups who are scared want to hide. Help your dog feel comfortable by creating a doggy haven where he can retreat when the boom’s too much to bear. Make the area as cozy as you can: close curtains to block sudden bursts of light, and have his favorite toys and doggy needs on hand. KEEP HIM BUSY. Break out the fun toys and food-stuffed KONG, or play a game to associate something fun with the sound. Any positive distraction can help. It doesn’t hurt to stock up on extra treats to hand out during the excitement. EXERCISE. You’ve heard the saying, “A tired dog is a happy dog.” If you’ve tuckered out your pets before the light show begins, they may have less mental mojo to freak out and may be apt to doze through the ruckus.

KEEP CALM. Dogs are experts at sensing

human feelings and body language. Remember, we communicate with energy, and will look to the pack leader for clues on how to behave. Stay relaxed, even if your

dog gets nervous—you can’t expect him to remain calm if you’re excited or anxious. Chances are, if you don’t make a big deal about the fireworks, he’ll learn to be less concerned as well.

STAY HOME. Without a doubt, the best place for your four-footers when fireworks roar and flash is inside the house. They’ll feel much happier and safer with you by their side. BE PREPARED. Keep a keen eye on him during the commotion, and be sure he’s wearing proper identification and has a microchip, with up-to-date information. It’ll help bring him home if he should escape during the celebration-slash-chaos. You’ve heard this a gazillion times already, but it’s worth repeating: More pets end up in shelters on the Fourth of July than at any other time of year. Fireworks scare the bejeezus out of dogs; when scared, we tend to bolt and keep running until we get far away from whatever scares us. It’s not that dogs take Independence Day literally—ha. It’s just that explosions and flashes of light in the sky can make us run for the hills. Make no mistake, it’s NOT a good idea to take your dog to a fireworks display. Don’t think your pet is missing out on a fun time—that’s human guilt. Your dog won’t know what he’s missing and you’re being a good pack leader by not exposing him to the racket. When the booms and bangs are over, your dog will be grateful you made it a less stressful experience! Davi mail@folioweekly.com Davi the dachshund is no scaredy-cat … until the fireworks go BOOM.

PET TIP: DEADLY DADDY THE ANIMAL KINGDOM IS WEIRD, Y’ALL. NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC REPORTS that researchers have learned male red squirrels of the Yukon will kill and eat the young of the species–sometimes even their own. They do more of this filial cannibalism in seasons when food is abundant, because in fat years, females are more likely to breed a second litter. Turns out female red squirrels are down for pound town with any ol’ male on the first round; the second time, he can guard her, making sure she sticks to one mate. And you thought your dad was harsh.

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LOCAL PET EVENTS MEET YOUR DOG TRAINER • Learn the dedicated trainer’s Positive Dog Training philosophy, as it relates to you and your dog, 2-2:15 p.m. Wednesday, July 4 and 7 at Petco, 950 Marsh Landing Pkwy., Jax Beach, 273-0964, petco.com. SUNSET SAFARI • Tour the conservation center in open-air trolleys, 5 p.m. Thursday, July 19 at White Oak Conservation, 581705 White Oak Rd., Yulee. The safari is followed by cocktails, hors d’oeuvres and dinner, $175, whiteoakwildlife.org. Proceeds benefit conservation programs. For reservations and details, call 225-3396. AYLA’S ACRES NO-KILL ANIMAL RESCUE • Thrift shop open 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.-Sat., noon-4 p.m. Sun., 142 King St., St. Augustine, 484-8792, aylasacres.org. Proceeds benefit Rescue’s missions. Actress Loretta Swit

ADOPTABLES

ELAINE

I don’t need a Jerry or a George or a Kramer … I just need YOU! Don’t worry, I’m not a close-talker–in fact, I’m a little shy with new people, but once I get to know you, I turn into a loving purr machine. If you like big salads, urban sombreros and kick-dancing, let’s meet! Stop by JHS, 8464 Beach Blvd., Southside and ask for Elaine.

donated lots of stuff, in Loretta’s Loft; check it out! And get to know the adorable adoptables while you’re there. KATZ 4 KEEPS ADOPTION DAYS • Adoptions are 11 a.m.-3 p.m. July 7 and July 8 and every Sat. and Sun. at 935B A1A N., Ponte Vedra, 834-3223, katz4keeps.org. FUREVER YOURS FUNDRAISER • The third annual benefit is on! Get a raffle ticket ($20) at Unify Tattoo Company & Fine Art Gallery, 3501 N. U.S. 1, Ste. 1, St. Augustine,

ADOPTABLES

SNICKERS

From my chocolate-colored coat to my super-sweet personality, it’s no wonder my JHS friends call me Snickers! I’m a goofy, active, happy-go-lucky boy who loves people and gets along well with kids of all ages. I’m quite smart, too–I can sit and shake; I’d love for you to teach me new tricks! Find me in my suite at Jax Humane Society, open daily.

770-7779, unifytattoofl.com; it buys a chance for a $600 Unify Tattoo gift certificate. Raffle funds benefit nonprofit St. Augustine Wild Reserve, a rescue center for unwanted exotic animals. The big reveal is 11 a.m. Friday, July 13 at Unify Tattoo, with food & drink; 50 percent of that day’s proceeds go to the Reserve. Call for details. FIND LOVE • Camden County Humane Society has lots of all kinds of fun-loving singles: tall, dark, handsome, pretty, petite, young, frisky, mature and distinguished, from all around the globe–some have literally been around the block. Find your lovin’ adoptable animal by calling 912-729-7141 or go to humanecamden.org. Or stop by the Society at 950 S. Grove Blvd., Kingsland. PIN UP PAWS CALENDAR • St. Augustine Humane Society’s pet photo contest & calendar, “The Fast & the Furriest,” has local pets and cars from St. Augustine Cruisers. Clear Channel Outdoor donates a billboard for 8 weeks along I-95 in St. Johns County. To enter: Take a pic of your pet, add a nifty description to get folks to vote for your pet. Each $1 donation your pet earns equals one vote. Entry deadline Aug. 2; voting ends 8 p.m. Aug. 4. Big reveal 6 p.m. Oct. 13 at F.O.P. Lodge, 5050 Inman Rd., St. Augustine, pinuppaws. com. Proceeds benefit the Society’s programs and services. Big reveal 6 p.m. Oct. 13 at F.O.P. Lodge, 5050 Inman Rd., St. Augustine, pinuppaws.com. Proceeds benefit the Society’s programs and services.

NEWS OF THE WEIRD BUT HE DOES HAVE MY SMILE

Louis Cote of Mascouche, Quebec, Canada, became suspicious last August of the DNA test results from the samples he collected in his work for the Confederation of Aboriginal People of Canada, whose members use DNA testing to determine their native ancestry. So, CBC News reported on June 13, Cote launched his own experiment. He collected two samples using his own inner-cheek swabs, and a third from his girlfriend’s Chihuahua, Snoopy, and sent them off to Viaguard Accu-Metrics. The results indicated that all three samples had identical DNA, including 12 percent Abenaki and 8 percent Mohawk ancestry. “I thought it was a joke,” Cote said. “The company is fooling people ... the tests are no good.”

NOT METHIN’ AROUND

In Putnam County, Florida, the sheriff ’s office provides a wide variety of services. So when Douglas Peter Kelly, 49, called the office on June 12 to complain that the methamphetamine he had been sold was fake, officers happily offered to test it for him. Kelly told detectives he had suffered a “violent reaction” after smoking the substance and wanted to sue the dealer if he had been sold the wrong drug. He arrived at the sheriff ’s office and “handed detectives a clear, crystal-like substance wrapped in aluminum foil,” the office’s Facebook post explained, according to The Washington Post. It “field-tested positive for methamphetamine.” On the spot, Kelly was arrested and charged with possession of meth. The Facebook post continued: “Remember, our detectives are always ready to assist anyone who believes they were misled in their illegal drug purchase.”

WAIT … THE WOOLWORTHS IS STILL OPEN?

In Melbourne, Australia, customers of the Prahran neighborhood Woolworths store will have to park elsewhere on July 9, as renowned American photographer Spencer Tunick captures thousands of willing nudes in a group shot on the store’s rooftop parking lot. Reuters

reported more than 11,000 people registered to disrobe for Tunick, who’s done group nudes in other spots around the world. “It’s well and truly oversubscribed,” said John Lotton, director of the Provocare Festival of the Arts in Melbourne.

HOLD MY BEER, OSHIFFER PT. IV

When Daryl Royal Riedel, 48, was pulled over for suspected drunk driving June 14 by Monroe County Sheriff ’s Deputy Anthony Lopez, he first drove off, but thought better of it and stopped to face the music. Riedel, who claimed to be scared, then stepped out of his truck with an open can of beer and chugged the contents as Lopez watched. The Associated Press reported Riedel has four prior DUI arrests and now faces felony DUI, fleeing from a deputy, driving with a suspended license and failure to submit to a breath test.

MORE MALTED MILK BALLS

Two unnamed employees of the Inn at Shelburne Farms in Shelburne, Vermont, enjoyed malted milk ball-type candies left behind by guests on June 13, but they didn’t enjoy the aftermath. The candies were cannabis edibles, and the employees became sick after consuming them. Police arrived to find one of them lying in the parking lot, and both were transferred to the hospital, according to the Associated Press. Recreational use of marijuana becomes legal in Vermont on July 1; police said the guests who left the edibles would not be charged.

IS THAT THE HOKEY POKEY?

In Auckland, New Zealand, an unnamed 28-year-old man appeared in court June 18 to answer charges of stealing two human toes from the Body Worlds Vital exhibition, a traveling display that features human corpses and organs preserved through plastination. The toes, valued at $5,500 each, have been returned to the exhibition, the New Zealand Herald reported. The toe thief is looking at seven years in prison and two years for interfering with a dead body.

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BEAUTIFUL EYES BARISTA You: Work at Bold Bean. Me: Hot, iced vanilla latte every few days. Caught your gaze, couldn’t get away from your beauty. Care for a cup of coffee? Or just a nice lazy afternoon? When: Wednesday, March 21. Where: Bold Bean San Marco. #1696-0328

SANDY TOES & A ROSE You: Mocked my princess-wedding dreams, then strode over sand, rose in hand. Young men admired your moxie. Me: Sure you’re a romantic. Hard to surf the pier’s 1-2’ without longboard. Hang yours in my garage? When: May 21. Where: Jax Beach Pier. #1702-0620

BEARDED WET MAN POST-5K You: Tall man, dreamy eyes, black shirt, shorts, talked of running with my black goldendoodle. Me: Dripping wet brunette, pink tank, black yoga pants, enjoyed chocolate-covered strawberry. Never got your name. Wanna get wet again? When: April 7. Where: 1st Place Sports, San Marco. #1697-0411

EASTER SUNDAY: THIS IS SILLY You: Serving, tall, tattoos, beautiful eyes; sweeping close by on purpose? Me: Dirty blonde, striped dress, dark lipstick, lunch with parents. Eyes met. Should’ve left my number. Can I sit in your section next time? When: April 1. Where: Black Sheep. #1701-0606 ROYAL AUSSIE AIR FORCE Dreamboat RAAF sharing vegan chia pudding with pal. Your flight suit hunkiness make me speechless. We shared a table; I blushed a lot, too shy to say hi; I am now! Meet for pudding? When: May 23. Where: Southern Roots Filling Station. #1700-0530 HOT SILVER WATCH You: Got soda, sat at table by me; medium height, black manbun, red dress shirt, sexy watch. Me: Tall man, short brown hair, mid-20s, gray shirt. Why didn’t I say hello? Too shy. Show me more silver! When: May 22. Where: Lee’s Sandwich Shoppe, Baymeadows. #1699-0530

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Moon River Pizza treats customers like family. Cooked in a brick oven, the pizza is custommade 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.

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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

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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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FREEWILL ASTROLOGY

GHOST ORCHIDS, SKATEBOADING, FELICE BREZSNY & MARCEL PROUST ARIES (March 21-April 19): 20th-century French novelist Marcel Proust described 19th-century novelist Gustave Flaubert as a trottoire roulant or “rolling sidewalk”: plodding, toneless, droning. Critic Roger Shattuck compared Proust’s writing to an “electric generator” from which flows a “powerful current always ready to shock not only our morality but our very sense of humanity.” In the weeks ahead, fin‘’d a middle ground between Flaubert and Proust. Be moderately exciting, gently provocative and amiably enchanting. My cosmic rhythm-analysis suggests that approach is may produce the best long-term results. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): You remind me of Jack, the nine-year-old Taurus kid next door, who began skateboarding on the huge trampoline his two moms put in their backyard. Like him, you seem eager to travel in two modes at the same time. When Jack first began, he had difficulty coordinating the bouncing with the rolling, but he soon became adept at both. You, too, will master a complex task. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): From the day you were born, you’ve been cultivating a knack for mixing and blending. Along the way, you’ve accomplished mergers others couldn’t have. Some experiments in amalgamation are legendary. If my astrological assessments are right, 2019 is when your all-time most marvelous combinations and unifications occur. Even now, you’re setting the stage for those fusions; building foundations to make them natural and inevitable. What can you do in the next few weeks to further prepare? CANCER (June 21-July 22): A letter to Cancerians from Rob Brezsny’s mother, Felice: I want you to know I played a big role helping my Cancerian son become the empathetic, creative, thoughtful, crazy character he is today. I nurtured his idiosyncrasies. I made him feel secure and well-loved. My care freed him to develop his unusual ideas and life. So as you read Rob’s horoscopes, remember there’s part of me inside him. And that part of me is nurturing you just as I once nurtured him. He and I are giving you love for the quirky, distinctive person you are, not some fantasy version of you. He and I help you feel more secure and well-appreciated. Cash in on that support. Rob told me it’s time for Cancerians to reach new heights as you drive to express your unique self.

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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Is there any prize more precious than knowing your calling? Can any other satisfaction compare with the joy of understanding why you’re on Earth? It’s the supreme blessing; discover tasks to ceaselessly educate and impassion; to do work that lets you offer your best gifts; to be intimately engaged with an activity that asks you to overcome limitations and be a more complete version of you. For some, a calling is a job: marine biologist, kindergarten teacher, advocate for the homeless. For others, it’s a hobby: longdistance-running, bird-watching, mountain-climbing. St. Therese of Lisieux said, “My calling is love!” Poet Marina Tsvetaeva said her calling was “To listen to my soul.” And yours? Now’s a good time to find out or zero in on its precise nature. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Entertained any high-quality dreams of faraway treasures lately? Delivered inquiring communiqués to promising beauties who may offer treats? Made long-distance inquiries about speculative possibilities inclined to travel in your direction from frontier sanctuaries? Would you consider making a subtle change so you no longer force the call of the wild to wait and wait? SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): If a downto-earth spiritual teacher advised you to go on a five-day meditation retreat in a sacred sanctuary, would you instead take five days carousing with meth addicts in a cheap hotel? If a close friend confessed a secret she’d concealed from all for years, would you laugh nervously and change the subject? If you read a horoscope that said now’s a good time to cultivate massive amounts of reverence, devotion, respect, gratitude, innocence and awe, would you quickly erase it from your mind and check your Instagram and Twitter accounts instead? CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): A typical working couple devotes an average of four minutes a day to focused conversation with each other. And it’s common for a child and parent to engage in meaningful communication for just 20 minutes a week. I want to make sure you don’t do these things in the weeks ahead. If you hope to attract the best of life’s blessings, you’ll need to give extra time and energy to the fine art of communing with those you love.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): The ghost orchid is a rare white wildflower that vanished from the British countryside around 1986. The nation’s botanists declared it officially extinct in 2005. Four years later, a tenacious amateur found a specimen growing in the West Midlands area. The species wasn’t gone forever, after all. I foresee a comparable revival for you in the weeks ahead. An interesting influence or sweet thing you thought permanently defunct may return. Be alert!

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Allergies, irritants, stings, hypersensitivities: sometimes these annoyances work for you. My allergy to freshly-cut grass meant that when I was a teenager, I never wasted Saturdays mowing the lawn of my family’s suburban home. And the weird itching that plagued me when I was in the vicinity of my first sister’s fiancé: If I’d paid attention to it, I wouldn’t have lent him the $350 he never repaid. My advice, my itchy friend, is to be thankful for the twitch, prickle and pinch. In the days ahead, they may have tips and clues that could be valuable.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Ancient Greek poet Sappho described “a sweet-apple turning red high on the tip of the topmost branch.” The apple pickers left it there, she suggested, because it was just too high to get. “They couldn’t reach it,” wrote Sappho. This as a handy metaphor for your current situation. Do whatever's necessary to fetch that glorious, seemingly unobtainable sweet-apple. It may not be easy. You may need to summon extra ingenuity to reach it, and some unknown form of help. (Sappho translation by Julia Dubnoff.)

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Are you somehow growing younger? Your stride seems bouncier, your voice more buoyant. Your thoughts seem fresher, your eyes brighter. What’s going on? My guess: You’re no longer willing to sleepwalk through the most boring things about being an adult. You may also be ready to eschew certain responsibilities unless you can make them pleasurable at least some of the time. It’s time to have more fun and games in your life. Rob Brezsny freewillastrology@freewillastrology.com

Coalition of seven signs JOINT RESOLUTION

M.D. M.J.

MAYORS URGE LEGALIZATION DESPITE A GROWING BIPARTISAN WAVE THAT’S been floating a number of plebiscites pertaining to cannabis-related issues in both houses of Congress, the federal government continues to drag its feet, leaving the authors of these assorted bills spinning their wheels as they await actual votes on their legislation. With competing bills, each worded differently, the debate has increasingly turned on the marginalia, thus slowing the progress to an abysmal crawl. That’s put the onus back where it’s really always been, on state and local governments around the nation. These governments are continuing to go into business for themselves, moving the needle slowly forward toward a more permissive future. The latest step in that direction was taken a couple Mondays ago, June 11, in the form of a “joint” resolution issued by the mayors of seven of America’s most well-known cities: Denver, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Portland, San Francisco and Seattle. (Also West Sacramento, for flavor.) The mayors of each expressed their goal of seeing the federal ban on pot end–a goal to which even the president gave lip service (like the seam of a blunt) just the week before, in response to a bill currently moving through the U.S. Senate with the speed of a golf ball through a garden hose. Michael B. Hancock, Denver’s second-term Democratic mayor who led the coalition, said, “As mayors of cities that have successfully implemented and managed this new industry, we have hands-on experience that can help Congress take the right steps to support other

local governments as they prepare to enter this new frontier.” Of course, none of this is particularly surprising, given that most of the cities in the coalition have already raked in millions off their states’ liberalized marijuana laws, but the general support indicates that other cities are very much aware of their own profit potential. “Eventually, legalization will come to every state,” said Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler, “and we want to make sure it’s done so safely and effectively.” While on the subject, it would actually be really cool if Northeast Florida could itself host the U.S. Conference of Mayors’ annual meeting one of these days. The conference is a nonpartisan organization that counts 1,400 mayors of cities with populations of 30,000 or more as members. Jacksonville mayor Lenny Curry is listed as a member in good standing on the organization’s website, but was not in attendance this year. In June 2017, A.G. Gancarski reported for Florida Politics that the mayor had opted out of the organization, saying that he didn’t think paying the dues for membership was a “good use of taxpayer dollars.” This is an election season, so we can expect the issue cannabis reform to be publicly raised at some point or another–maybe by me, or maybe by you. Shelton Hull mail@folioweekly.com _________________________________ Got questions about medical marijuana? Let us answer them. Send inquiries to mail@folioweekly.com.

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FOLIO VOICES : BACKPAGE EDITORIAL I FIND MYSELF AT THIS MOMENT PONDERING Benjamin Franklin and his printing press, and Thomas Paine, the radical patriot pamphleteer of the American Revolution. I am wondering just what they’d be thinking about with regard to the mess the country is in now. The founding fathers of the United States of America predicted the likelihood of a demagogue—such as the one we have now—coming into power. In fact, they were so fearful of having a tyrant become president by populist revolt or election that they built into our Constitution many defenses against such, accompanied by the advice to be “ever vigilant.” Obviously, neither the U.S. Constitution nor the founding fathers were perfect. What they couldn’t have predicted is that our most prized liberty, freedom of speech, would be turned upside-down against us by a president using the bully pulpit in a rampage of tweets. The founding fathers never imagined in 1776 that technology would be used to disrupt the elections in 2016. I emphasize the “bully” part, as it is perfectly clear to everyone, including all of the Republicans who ran against Trump, the entire Democratic party and most of the free world, that No. 45 is the worst internal threat to our republic since the American Civil War. A quote from a speech Abraham Lincoln made in 1858 comes to mind: “A house divided against itself, cannot stand. I believe this government cannot endure, permanently, half-slave and half-free. I do not expect the Union to be dissolved—I do not expect the house to fall—but I do expect it will cease to be divided. It will become all one thing or all the other.” This may still be our challenge today. I find it infinitely curious that the current Republican Party, founded upon the radical ideas of emancipation and equal rights that brought Lincoln into power and ended with the historic fratricide of our national divide, is

NO TIME FOR

SILENCE Save our country; RESIST THE DEMAGOGUE

now so far removed from its own roots as to be unrecognizable. Clearly, we have a house divided, a president supported by neo-Nazi white nationalists and anti-government libertarians driven by fear of Muslims, immigrants at our southern border and distrust of journalists. This doesn’t end well. The humanitarian crisis at the border is clearly manufactured by Trump’s own impulses to play to the xenophobia of his supporters and his corrupt cabinet. Then there’s the Republican-led Congress, still trying to rip people’s healthcare away and stalling on any bipartisan immigration reform. And the Bully-in-Chief tweets that we should just do away with immigration courts and judges. Didn’t he promise that Mexico was going to pay for the wall? It appears Mexico has its own ideas about sovereignty. On July 1, Mexicans elected as president Andrés Manuel López Obrador, a center-left populist candidate who sounds a lot like Bernie Sanders. It will be very interesting to see how Trump’s “Make America Great Again” plays out with

both leaders of Canada and Mexico being left-leaning populists who actually know global warming is fact, that human rights are universal and that diplomacy is a two-way street guided by mutual respect, not demagoguery. As Trump continues his endless campaign rallies and Twitter attacks on his enemies and members of Congress like Maxine Waters and Nancy Pelosi, he is only fanning the flames of division. It seems to be working in his favor, even while resistance to him is growing. He is successfully dividing our house with every speech, tweet and executive order, legitimate or not. Not to mention his fawning relationship with Vladimir Putin, his growing number of attacks on special counsel Robert Mueller and the investigation of Russiagate, the 2016 elections and the corruptions of his campaign collaborators. Silence is not an option when a political opposition leadership fails. Bipartisanship stops in a time of one-party rule led by a tyrant. I applaud the people of conscience who have volunteered at the Texas border to represent immigrants seeking asylum and stand up for the innocent children who have no voices on the floor of Congress other than their recorded cries at being separated from their parents. I condone the resistance of workers at restaurants who have publicly shamed members of Trump’s cabinet who have colluded in the inhumane treatment of minors and who are now setting up internment camps run by the Pentagon. Now is not the time for silence, but for conscientious objection of a regime that is hell-bent on turning back the clock on fundamental rights, civil liberties and economic rights that have been earned by my generation and my parents’ generation. We will not let this stand. Silence is not vigilance and subservience to illegality and tyranny is not patriotism. James Preston Allen mail@folioweekly.com _____________________________________ Allen is the founding publisher and executive editor of RLnews in the Los Angeles area.

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