Do You Really Know Alvin?

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IN A RECENT NEW YORK Times article, culture desk editor Daniel McDermon writes about how to fall in love with art. It’s a straightforward piece with sweetness and a deep valuation of art and culture at its core. It also builds on a precept that feels as if it needs to be dusted off and trotted out again: Art has value beyond quantification.

But if that’s the case, why do we battle for arts dollars, yet accept that cultural programming is almost always the first line item cut from a budget? Perhaps it’s because of the mercurial (unregulated) nature of the market; perhaps it’s because art seems relative. Perhaps it’s because we exist in the wake of the National Endowment of the Arts cuts of the ’90s (see David Wojnarowicz, Andres Serrano, Robert Mapplethorpe) that still views art and artists suspiciously, like swindlers and charlatans swanning about in weird clothes doing odd, performative things.

In 2018, Rick Scott’s administration slashed arts funding from $25 million to $2.6 million—nearly 90 percent. This is just the most aggressive move in what’s become a war of attrition ($43 million in 2014 to $35 million in 2015). The numbers, though stark and terrifying, don’t tell the whole tale (though I bet it’s a story of sugar-coated “productivity” bias).

Governor Voldemort aside, the wider story should be about how artists function in a community and how that community supports them (or not). The question inevitably becomes: “What is art?” which itself gets back to trust/legitimacy issues. And, boom, we’re in a circle-jerk of righteous indignation; really just a loop-de-loop way of fracturing small groups already prone to infighting and sabotage.

Pushing past issues of ideology and personality, the meat of the question actually is: Why do arts and culture always lose?

The answer might be that while the cultural community is good at raising hell (sign-making is fun, protests are exciting), as a whole, we’re not good at sustaining that pressure. They keep cutting because we keep accepting it.

The solution has to be long term, inclusive and perhaps even a little scary.

Several years ago, a curator/arts advocate said something I have never forgotten: In other cities of similar size [to Jacksonville], the arts community is something to be reckoned with; but here, we barely look up when faced with a new indignity.

This bears out in the numbers. So it’s time the arts and culture sector stops waiting to be asked to defend its value, and instead grabs the mic and demands to be heard. When cuts are proposed, contact representatives; use our

collective brilliance and wit to spotlight the absurdity and greed of elected officials and the powers that be. People (politicians) make decisions about the things they hear about.

This year, the Cultural Council of Greater Jacksonville (CCGJ) requested $3.4 million from the city of Jacksonville; they received $2.4 million.

It’s worth reiterating that, for every dollar spent on arts and culture, up to $5 can be generated. This is just a way to communicate value to cotton-headed politicians, but really, “econo-speak” of gains/ loss almost does a disservice to the arts.

Art is inherently inefficient and often not functional, but it is one of the things that inspires, challenges, teaches and helps us grow. Funding art for its own sake is valuable.

It’s almost impossible to think about ancient cultures like Egypt, Mesopotamia and Greece without thinking about the extraordinary contributions of their artisans. Closer to the 21st Century, who imagines NYC’s lineage without the drunken paint splatterers of the ’50s, or the glamorous neo-figurists of the ’80s?

Even in NEFLa’s backyard, artists affect culture: Who in the sphere of the arts casts their mind back to the early aughts and doesn’t recall how Lee Harvey’s prognosticating, cynical, Jesusville-spouting self helped define that era— and predict this one?

All this is to say: A timid, rabbity attitude of “don’t make waves, at least we’re not getting cut,” serves no one, not even well(ish) funded folks at the top—because eventually they’ll come for those dollars too … or put them on a path to an economic growth model (fill dem seats, sell dat stuff). Funding art for its own sake might actually be more valuable to a community in terms of things that make art compelling: risk, relevance and surprise.

In Duval County, an attempt to cut public school programs for art, music and physical education to pay for guards and counseling required in the aftermath of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas mass shooting was ultimately defeated. This year, Duval Public Schools will have those classes. What about next year? And the next, and the next?

Begin by reaching out to city leaders, council representatives and culture vultures, show them the value not just in dollars and cents, but in people and transformation. Then break out the signs … and keep making provocative art. It’s not easy but, hey, we’re already in love.

Madeleine Peck Wagner madeleine@folioweekly.com @madeleine53

FOR ART’S SAKE The VALUE OF ART cannot be quantified in dollars and cents

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The warnings are clear and very dire: no bees = no humans. With knowledge in hand of this potential whimper-not-bang ending we face, folks are mobilizing. Urban and community beekeeping are gaining ground the same way community gardens do: little by little, person by person. Find more information on how awesome—and vital—bees are, 10 a.m.-7 p.m.

Saturday, Aug. 18 (aka National Honey Bee Day!), Jacksonville Fairgrounds, Downtown, honeybeeakeeper.com, free. Pro tip: Beware the teeny but mighty mites that decimate hives.

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FLORIDA REFUGEE CUP Following fast on the heels of the biggest sporting event in the world, yes, the World Cup (Allez les bleus!), this more modest game highlights the contributions of the refugee community, and the challenges Florida’s refugees face in the current climate of anti-immigrant and anti-refugee sentiment. The Jax Eagles–All Nations Soccer League (ANSL) Cup Spring 2018 winners–play Tampa’s MITUMBA FC in a friendly match, 4-7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 18, Deermeadows Baptist Church, 9780 Baymeadows Rd., weareallusa.org. Damascus Kitchen food truck is onsite.

changing mascots that some Jacksonvillians endured, the Jumbo Shrimp surely now boast a briny home in our hearts. This game is special, too, as not only do we predict that our little swimmers will beat the sox off the Birmingham Barons, it’s Southpaw’s birthday, and a night to honor the memory of the great Roberto Clemente. 6:05 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 19, Bragan Field, Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville, Northbank, milb.com, $5 and up.

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CREATIVES ENTREPRENEUR SYMPOSIUM It’s hard out here for an artist. Even

artists at the top of the heap, represented by blue-chip galleries, know the fear of an aesthetic or financial misstep. The Community First Cares Foundation, the 501(c)(3) charitable arm of Community First Credit Union, partners with Cultural Council of Greater Jacksonville hosting an artists’ business education symposium to guide creatives in positive fiscal choices.

9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 18 at The Ritz, 829 Davis St., Downtown, culturalcouncil.org, $10-$15.

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PAUL IVEY There’s a hard-to-quantify quality to Southern Rock that makes it eternal and essential …

perfect for day trips floating on Ichetucknee River or camping at Ginnie Springs. Something about the sound, the beat, the lyrics is evocative of sunburned skin, ice-cold beer and good times that can’t be bought for love nor money. Paul Ivey & the Souls of Joy regularly perform all over the First Coast; see them this week, 6 p.m.

Thursday, Aug. 16 at Boondocks Grill & Bar, Green Cove Springs.

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ANNA BROSCHE IS OUT OF THE SPOTLIGHT FOR THE time being, her City Council presidency over and nary even a committee chair now.

Yet she’s still moving the local debate, as she mulls running for mayor against Lenny Curry and his machine. Consider her travelogue tweets from this weekend.

“On our way home from Auburn, we headed over to Montgomery to experience the @eji_org @LegacyMuseum and @MemPeaceJustice.

Pictures not allowed in the museum; words cannot express the sobering reality of our history of slavery, lynching, and injustice in America…. The Legacy Museum is in the area of downtown where slaves were sold; in a significant slave business district. The National Memorial is not far from the museum, and is at a site where public housing previously existed.”

These tweets were significant, given a bill Brosche pushed that is currently in cold storage, courtesy of current Council President Aaron Bowman.

Bill 2018-420 would “claim [the] Duval County Memorial Monument from the National Memorial for Peace and Justice in Alabama and […] install the monument in Hemming Park to commemorate the county’s lynching victims.”

Bowman stalled out discussion with a committee to mull “historical remembrance.” In the mix are Greg Anderson, Sam Newby, Reggie Gaffney, Tommy Hazouri, and Terrance Freeman.

It’s interesting how timing works out for these things. I write this a few days after the one-year anniversary of the violence in Charlottesville, Virginia.

In the wake of that, Brosche invested the full power of her council presidency into a radical call for change that thus far has gone nowhere: “an inventory of all Confederate monuments, memorials, and markers on public property … to develop an appropriate plan of action to relocate Confederate monuments, memorials, and markers….”

“Upon completion of the inventory, I intend to propose legislation to move Confederate monuments, memorials, and markers from public property to museums and educational institutions where they can be respectfully preserved and historically contextualized,” Brosche wrote.

Though the Jacksonville Civic Council’s Ed Burr saw fit to “commend Mayor Lenny Curry and City Council President Brosche for taking the lead to thoughtfully consider removal of Confederate monuments from local public property” (Curry didn’t take the lead there, we should note), nothing came of it.

Soon enough, Hurricane Irma blew the issue out of the news altogether.

Bowman’s committee will run right up to the 2019 elections, in which the great unresolved mystery will be whether Brosche or Garrett Dennis runs for mayor against Curry, who has almost $2 million banked even as he continues to run ads for his re-election. One of them almost certainly has to run for mayor, 8 | FOLIOWEEKLY.com | AUGUST 15-21, 2018

and if it’s Brosche, it will be up to someone else to carry her bill next council year, when about half the body will be newly elected.

It remains to be seen how woke the newly elected members will be—the smart money roots the vast majority of them in the current traditions of boosterism, devoted more strongly to extending the brand and vision of Jacksonville’s business class than any tangible reform (beyond an increase in surveillance technologies in crime hot zones).

Make book on this: It is as certain that a lynching memorial will not be in their campaign literature as it is that the pocks and crannies in their faces will be airbrushed into anodyne, reassuring smoothness.

In related news, the NFL is back—and so is the tradition of Jacksonville Jaguars players

stoking controversy by thumbing their noses at the ritualization of the thoroughly corporatized version of patriotism the league pushes.

Leonard Fournette, Jalen Ramsey, Telvin Smith and T.J. Yeldon all stayed in the locker room during the anthem at the first preseason game. Yeldon told WJXT he “just didn’t want to come out.”

What do you do, Jaguars fans? POTUS thinks these players should be suspended without pay. Ready to go to war without Ramsey locking down a side of the field, and without your top two running backs? Does the Yahoo Brigade gear up for one more set of photo ops, ginning up the outrage machine anew to blow up all the corporate news comment threads?

It would be interesting if players were to play in the local political process the way Shad

Khan does. Shad has played in about half the city council races already, as well as in the mayor’s race, and expect that those donations are seen as good-faith relationship builders.

Players, even those who are going to be here through more than one contract, don’t play in the local process. The closest thing we see to that is former Jag Tony Boselli working with Susie Wiles at lobbying powerhouse Ballard Partners.

They could do more. Wouldn’t it be interesting if players started “chirping,” as the kids say, about matters of local politics? And started backing candidates?

Could it change the game?

A.G. Gancarski mail@folioweekly.com @aggancarski

Two were arrested for murder and one was accused of rape. Why would you want to honor these men with a monument is beyond comprehension.

I would suggested honoring black men and women from Jacksonville, Florida, or who have contributed to Jacksonville with their names on a monument in Hemming Park or another location.

These great individuals I have found, and there are so many more:

75th OSS Anniversary coming up. As we progressed toward publication and his health deteriorated, I realized that the “rest of the story” would not be written by me. Thank you for giving readers a glimpse of the incredible activist Marvin was on behalf of the people of Jacksonville. I’m currently writing the memoir of Gwen and Alton Yates, both of whom worked for four Jacksonville mayors over the years. When I told Alton that Marvin Edwards had hired me to help him write his book, he cringed.

“Marvin Edwards!” he declared. “He was our worst nightmare! When he walked into City Hall, we knew we were in for a confrontation. I didn’t always agree with his opinion, but I knew he’d gathered evidence to back it up and I always respected him. He made us better.” Alton told me he would love to reconnect with Marvin one day, but it was not to be.

Again, Shelton, thanks for bringing to light some of Marvin’s relentless and fearless advocacy for right! I loved that man!

Susan D. Brandenburg via email

THE MAIL BETTER MEMORIAL SUBJECTS

RE.: “Lynch Pin,” by Claire Goforth, July 10 WHEN PEOPLE HEAR THE WORD “LYNCHING,” they think of a hanging of a black person. This is a falsehood. I also found 19 white men lynched between 1882 and 1930 in the South. Now, I will share information that I have found on the internet and at the Downtown Library concerning the names of the people supposedly lynched in Duval County, on the proposed Lynching Monument: 1. “Unknown.” May 1909. The only information I could find is that this person was accused of rape and had his throat cut.

2. Bowman Cook. September 1919. Arrested for the murder of a white man, George W. DuBose.

Taken out of jail by a group of men and shot.

3. John Morine. September 1919. Arrested for the murder of a white man, George W. DuBose.

Taken out of jail by a group of men and shot.

4. Benjamin Hart. August 1923. Accused of being a Peeping Tom. Was shot. Later found out to be innocent.

5. Edgar Phillips. December 1923. I could find nothing on this man.

6. Eugene Burna. December 1923. I did find a “Eugene Burman” who was arrested by a U.S. Marshal for the transportation of liquor.

I also found a Gene Burman, who was lynched (unknown how he died) on 12-30-1923 for giving evidence.

7. “Unknown.” March 1925. I could find no evidence of this person.

So, as you can see, three men were shot and one had his throat cut.

1. Dr. Alexander Darnes 2. Dr. Arnett E. Giradeau 3. James Weldon Johnson 4. Clara English White 5. Dr. Eartha M.M. White 6. David H. Dwight Sr. 7. Mary Singleton 8. Sallye B. Mathis 9. Earl Johnson 10. Robert Lee “Bullet Bob” Hayes 11. Nathaniel Glover Seber Newsome III via email

FOND MEMORIES OF MARVIN EDWARDS

RE.: “A Lion in Winter,” by Shelton Hull, July 25 YOUR ARTICLE, “A LION IN WINTER,” WAS SO insightful and inspiring that I am nearly in tears.

Having the privilege of getting to know Marvin Edwards intimately over the past couple of years was a highlight of my life. We talked endlessly of his activism on so many fronts in Jacksonville and had planned to write the whole story, including his time with the OSS during WWII, but he wisely decided to narrow the focus, due, he said, to the

BRICKBATS + BOUQUETS BRICKBATS TO MARKER THIEVES In recent weeks, thieves stole two historic markers on sites important to the Civil Rights Movement in St. Augustine. One marker was at the site of the former headquarters of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, the other was at the former home of civil rights leader Dr. R.B. Hayling.

BOUQUETS TO TEDESCHI TRUCKS BAND The internationally famous Jacksonville-based band recently donated 38 musical instruments to Englewood High School, cumulatively worth nearly $50K. The donation, which will enable students to pick an instrument based on interest, rather than cost and availability, was made possible through Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation.

BRICKBATS TO JALEN RAMSEY Last weekend, the Jaguars suspended Ramsey after the cornerback told Florida Times-Union reporter Phillip Heilman to stop filming a confrontation during practice and later sent a tweet to Heilman that stated, “@phillip_heilman you know you done messed up right? Lol if y’all want war, we got sum for y’all. & Iknow the rest of y’all (you know who you are) gone read this too so just know #LameAssReporters [sic].”

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ST. AUGUSTINE RECORD POTHOLE PROBLEMS

If there is anything approaching a magic word in politics and public policy, that word would be “infrastructure.” This word carries extra weight in Northeast Florida, an area that seems to be perpetually under construction.

Observers on all sides seem to agree that we could be doing a lot more in this situation.

Sheldon Gardner of the St. Augustine Record reported on Wednesday, Aug. 8 about a harsh self-assessment from local officials regarding its infrastructure.

The city gave itself a C+, which is up slightly from last year’s C, but still cause for concern. “The report, with help from city consultant Four Waters Engineering, considers more than just the condition of the infrastructure to produce the grades,” she writes. “The assessment also takes into account factors such as the city’s funding versus the funding needs and public safety implications if the infrastructure fails.” This is a big deal in a city whose framework, particularly historic roads and bridges, constitute much of its appeal to the tourist market, so the report has already spurred some tough talk.

“Compared with 2015’s results, the water distribution system went from a C to a B-, the sewer collection system went from a C to a C+, the wastewater treatment system went from a C to a C+, and the stormwater system went from a D+ to a C,” writes Gardner. “ … the biggest gripes among residents are the city’s roads. They improved from a D+ in 2015 to a C this year.” She notes that 14 miles of those roads are ”in critical need of rehabilitation,” which will be addressed first.

The report estimates that bringing the city’s roads up to standards will cost about $10 million over the next few years.

According to Deputy Public Works Director Todd Grant, “[T]he city tries to address the worst roads first. The Public Works Department creates an annual list of roads to pave. Officials coordinate paving with utilities projects.” The past couple years of storms led to flooding that exacerbated problems, but the visceral nature of the damage has forced city leaders to see reality, and it seems everyone is really on the same page, which is rare, but nice to see.

the public and private sector. And now, with the president pushing the idea of a Space Force (drawing equal parts ridicule and rumination), Americans are thinking about the future of space exploration in a way we probably haven’t since the Challenger disaster 31 years ago.

Florida will always have a leading role in this, and local students are already playing a part. On Aug. 12, Spinnaker editor-inchief Hannah Lee wrote about University of North Florida junior Lee Giat, pursuing a double major in astrophysics and multimedia productions, who’s now poised to go where no man has ever gone before— well, few men, anyway.

“At only 20 years old,” she writes, “he has his own pilot’s license, is the director of his own film studio, and now he’s going to study in Russia at the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center. ... The trip is a part of the Student Astronaut 2018 contest hosted by the Xploration Station.

Xploration Station is a science-based television network that focuses on teaching teens and families about STEM careers and topics.” Giat applied last year, but didn’t make the cut. Undaunted, he tried again in July and was approved last week.

This is a fine achievement not just for Giat, but for the community that has nurtured his interests. “One of the reasons Giat entered the

Student Astronaut Contest last year and this year was … his love of entering film contests,” writes Lee. “Besides learning about space and teaching it to kids at the MOSH Museum as a planetarium educator, he is also the creator and executive director of his company, Flying Ostrich Media.” Giat already has experience in Russian outreach, as part of the U.S.-Russia Youth TV Bridge a few years ago.

Giat will be in Russia from Sept. 28 through Oct. 5; he says his long-term goal is to film the first motion picture in space, which would make him an instant legend in film circles.

Shelton Hull mail@folioweekly.com

SPINNAKER UNF STUDENT BLASTS OFF

“Space is the place,” said the late, great jazzman Herman Blount, aka Sun Ra. The rise of privatized space-flight companies like SpaceX and Virgin Galactic has reinforced humanity’s fascination with the universe since the beginning of time, a theme that’s influenced a generation raised on sci-fi films and weaned on communications technologies developed during the Space Race. The Hubble Telescope and the International Space Station have brought the mysteries of the cosmos into sharper focus, and blurred traditional boundaries among nations, and between

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A FAMILY MAN

Disclosure: Due to the sensitive nature of this story, the names and identifying information of the family have been changed and obscured.

The writer, Tricia Booker, has been previously acquainted with the family and has an interest in what happens to them.

ON A WARM EVENING IN MID-JUNE, THE FLORIDA AIR still humid from afternoon thunderstorms, 31-year-old José drove to a nearby Wal-Mart to pick up a new garbage can.

Afterwards, heading home, he approached the turn leading into the working class community of mobile homes where he lived with his wife and children. As he navigated off the highway, he was blinded by the spinning red-blue lights flashing in his rearview mirror. The police. No, no, no, he thought. With a sinking feeling, he pulled into the gas station at the corner. He’d been pulled over before, but this time, he suspected, would be different.

A few minutes later, as the officer checked his I.D. and called for backup, José called his wife, Helena. Bring the children, he said. He was hoping the police would have pity on him if they saw his young family.

Helena arrived in time to see her husband being handcuffed. Their 11-yearold daughter watched the scene, then burst into tears. An officer approached Helena and asked for her driver’s license. I don’t have one, she told him. Then you better not drive away, he said.

So she waited in the parking lot for the police to leave. She hasn’t seen her husband since.

WHEN HELENA TELLS ME WHAT HAS HAPPENED, José remains behind bars in Macclenny, at the Immigration & Customs Enforcement

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(ICE) detention center. After being stopped that night for a burned-out tail-light, he was arrested for driving without a license and spent two days in jail. He was then turned over to ICE—because although he has lived quietly in the U.S. for 14 years and has no criminal record, José is an undocumented immigrant. And that, according to the law, is a crime.

During the day, he counts the hours, dwells on his predicament, and exchanges stories with other men in similar situations.

His wife has not come to see him for fear that she will be detained as well. At night, he tries to call her to tell her and the kids good night.

He urges them to stay strong. He reminds his wife to send money to his mother in Mexico.

And he avoids talking about this painful truth: He may not see his wife and children for a very long time.

Back home, in an aging trailer filled with photos and religious icons, Helena and the children face a similar truth. They shuffle through the days in hopes of good news. At night, they sleep together in the same room: 11-year-old Jacinta and 7-year-old little José share the bed, and Helena sleeps on the floor.

The children are afraid to sleep without her there. Helena sleeps restlessly, rising every few hours to check and recheck that the doors are locked, that their vehicle still sits in the driveway.

Over the past few months, thousands of children have been separated from their parents as ICE enforced a new policy of arresting anyone trying to cross the border illegally. Though the policy has been discontinued, the public’s attention has remained squarely on the children who remain in detention and the parents who are unable to find them. But there’s another side to Donald

An evening errand rips an UNDOCUMENTED FATHER from his wife and kids

Trump’s crackdown on illegal immigration.

Beyond the border, in big cities and small towns, immigrants without legal status are being arrested and detained as well. In many cases, these immigrants have children who are American citizens—but such privilege affords them no control over whether their parents can remain here. In Florida alone, according to the Florida Immigration Coalition, one out of every 14 children is an American citizen with at least one undocumented parent.

“It really does create a big problem,” says Elizabeth Fernandez, the coalition’s communications manager. “President Obama did a lot of deportations. But under Obama, the focus was on deporting people with criminal backgrounds. Now, it’s indiscriminate.”

As of 2014, approximately 20 percent of Florida’s population—850,000 people—were undocumented immigrants. Some Florida cities have declared themselves “sanctuary cities,” and have refused to cooperate with ICE in detaining non-criminal undocumented immigrants. The Florida Immigration Coalition has issued a travel advisory for immigrants, including a map that designates which regions most likely to cooperate with ICE. Jacksonville, which is not a sanctuary city, is flagged as a “moderate risk.”

Even though Jacinta and little José are American citizens, Jacksonville’s immigration policy affects them. They, too, have been separated from a parent.

According to Helena, José grew up in a small village with eight brothers and a single mother. His father was murdered by a rival family clan when José was seven. As a teenager, José tried to find work to help his mother, who still had young children at home. But

jobs and money were scarce, and the violence omnipresent; when José left home headed for the border, no one tried to stop him. He walked across the desert and crossed into the U.S. unnoticed, eventually landing in Florida, where some family members lived. He began working in construction and sending home money to his mother. Soon he found Helena.

Helena had left home at age 15. She had lived in a village not far from José’s home; they had met each other on the basketball court during childhood games. She, too, was raised by a single mother. Her father, she says, was an alcoholic and homeless. Helena grew up with her mother and siblings in a single room with a portable stove.

Her sister had made it to Florida. When she told Helena she could live with her if she promised to finish high school, Helena agreed. She crossed into America after paying a woman to borrow her daughter’s paperwork.

Upon arriving in Florida, she was overwhelmed by the prospect of high school—she spoke no English, and was fearful of what she would encounter. She first found a job at a fast-food restaurant—the manager was sympathetic to her plight—and eventually began cleaning houses, always sending a portion of her earnings home to her mother.

She began seeing José.

The couple wed soon after becoming reacquainted in Northeast Florida. He continued to work in construction, eventually forming his own little company. She gathered a steady clientele for domestic services. They had two children. They worked hard. They reveled in gifting their kids with lives free from violence and abject poverty. “I tell them, we’re here because we want a better life for you,” she says.

And then came that night in June.

“We are not only numbers,” she says, crying. “A good father is not a number.

A good son is not a number. We are not numbers. WE ARE PERSONS.” THEY’D ALWAYS BEEN SO MINDFUL ABOUT DRIVING, taking care to follow every traffic rule and making sure the car complied with all required vehicle regulations. Neither of them had a driver’s license; they knew they were just one mistake away from possibly being detained. José, in fact, had been stopped twice before and arrested for driving without a license, but he’d always been released the next day. It was easy to begin to feel safe, and to even feel like part of the community—and even easier to think that a late-night run to the store was ordinary, the kind of chore any father or husband might have to do.

But neither noticed that the vehicle’s rear turn-signal light no longer worked; the day’s rain had shorted it out. Police lights swirled in José’s rearview mirror when he was less than a mile from his home. When the officer approached his car, José gave him the only I.D. he has: a Mexican passport. While the officer called for reinforcements, José called his wife and told her to bring the children.

By the time Helena arrived at the gas station where her husband had been pulled over, five police vehicles surrounded him.

Several officers tracked José’s every move as they did a criminal background check. Then, as the children watched, police handcuffed him and led him away. Afterward, says Helena, Jacinta went to the back of the vehicle and started to cry.

A few days after her father’s detention, Jacinta visited Washington, D.C. on a scheduled safety patrol trip. There, she took pictures of the various monuments representing this country’s dedication to freedom and civil rights. She had wanted to stay home; her parents told her she should go. She earned it, they said. “I told her, we cannot stay all day in bed and say we want to cry,” Helena says.

In addition to being a member of the safety patrol, Jacinta excelled in her fifth-grade class. An avid athlete, she also was named a champion in her school’s annual Presidential Physical Fitness competition. She loves to read, swim and play basketball, like her dad.

She dreams of being a nurse or a veterinarian or a professional athlete.

Even at 11, she appreciates being an American. “It means to respect your country,” she says, “to be in a country where you have rights. But not everybody has those rights.”

She’s a tall girl, with large brown eyes and long hair pulled back into a ponytail. Broadshouldered and strong, she speaks softly and takes breaks when the tears begin to fall, burying her head in her mother’s neck. She fidgets with a blue ball of ‘slime’ as she talks, stretching it this way and that between her thin fingers.

“I get angry,” she says. “It’s not fair. We’re human, too. We have feelings and we have a family. Some people come [to America] to help keep food on the table. Some come because they need jobs or they don’t feel safe.

I don’t like when people are treated unfairly.

There are always two sides to every story.”

Jacinta also worries about her mother.

She watches as Helena skips meals and cries.

She hears her get up in the night to check and recheck, constantly on the lookout for potential threats.

Helena, a slight woman with an easy smile, works long hours to supplement the family’s

reduced income. In addition to cleaning houses, she struggles to manage her husband’s construction company so that it will be there if or when he is released. She tries to stay positive, but she’s angry. When she calls to ask about his case, she says, they never want to know his name. They ask instead for his number.

“We are not only numbers,” she says, crying. “A good father is not a number.

A good son is not a number. We are not numbers. We are persons.”

THE FAMILY LIVES IN A SMALL MOBILE HOME community off a busy highway. The neighborhood shows signs of wear— overgrown weeds, peeling paint, unpaved roads. On a sunny day, Helena’s living room stays dark to help keep the home reasonably cool as two window units struggle mightily against the Florida heat.

Overlooking the room is a life-sized statue of Our Lady of Guadalupe, the patron saint of Mexico. Helena’s grandfather once told her that when she’s sad, she has “another mother” she can turn to for comfort. Helena often prays these days, and believes God can see that her husband has no criminal record and is a good man. “I think God sees that and He is protecting me,” she says. “I think the only person who can do it is God.” As his mother and sister talk, 7-year-old little José bounces around, showcasing his favorite toys. “Look at this!” he exclaims again and again. He loves Pokémon; his favorites are Kyogre, which has the power to expand the oceans, and Ash’s Greninja, which can turn water into shooting stars and grow little tornados on its back.

But most of all, little José loves Coqui, the tiny black-and-white puppy Helena and José gave to the children just a month before their nightmare began. They all adore Coqui; but the little boy can hardly let go of her. She comforts him, says Helena.

The family has retained a lawyer, and on July 16, José is to go before a judge who will determine whether he will be deported or allowed to stay in the U.S. while he applies for legal status. As days turn to weeks, Helena remains hopeful that her husband will be home soon, and she’s unwavering in her determination to raise her children here, even if she has to do it alone. “I can’t go back,” she says. “I don’t want to go back. They have a better life here.”

She knows, somewhere deep inside her, there’s a chance she herself could be arrested and deported, and it’s a possibility she has trouble articulating. Instead, she focuses on what she has done best—survive. At age 15, she tried crossing the border twice before succeeding, including once when an immigration officer held a rifle at her back.

She persevered, she says, and in her mind has succeeded in making a life for herself.

“I think I’m the bravest of my family,” she says.

ON JULY 16, AN IMMIGRATION JUDGE RELEASED JOSE on bond and told him to return in one month for a final decision regarding deportation.

Until then, he’s once again a working family man. It’s all he ever wanted to be.

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DO YOU

REALLY KNOW ALVIN?

A Folio Weekly exclusive with Congressional Candidate ALVIN BROWN

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ven at a distance, he’s instantly recognizable.

The perfect hair, the polished smile, the well-cut suit that these days is a bit baggy thanks to the campaign diet, the voice that could just as easily come from the pulpit as the stump, together creates an unmistakable figure. When we arrive for an interview in the heart of Jacksonville’s Northside, he’s chatting

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with a would-be constituent in front of Soul Food Bistro; several more greet him as we make our way to a table.

The Alvin Brown the public knows is friendly yet reserved, some would say to a fault, great with crowds, comfortable with strangers. As with many public figures, there is a disconnect between the man in the public eye and the man himself. In his case, it’s partly of his own making. “Even though I was public, I’m really private,” he says. That’s something that he’s been working to correct since announcing his candidacy for the 5th Congressional District in January. He faces incumbent Rep. Al Lawson in the Democratic primary on Aug. 28. (Folio Weekly offered the Lawson campaign an opportunity to participate in an interview for this issue; the campaign responded after press time.)

Settling in amid the din of conversation and delightful cooking smells at Soul Food, Brown dishes on politics, policy, and family.

Some parts of Brown’s platform will be downright surprising to people who remember his reputation as a right-leaning Democrat; these days he’s toeing a far more progressive line.

Since leaving office in 2015, he’s done a stint as a professor at Georgetown University and spent time with family. He’s also suffered some devastating losses. His mother-in-law passed away; months later, his brother-in-law, with whom he had a very close relationship, died unexpectedly. Not long after, his mother had

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a stroke. She’s still recovering and relearning fundamental skills. “She’s a fighter,” he says.

Now Alvin Brown is back in the public eye, making the case as to why he should represent the district on Capitol Hill. Doing so includes opening up about himself—both as a candidate and as a man who rose from humble beginnings to prestigious positions in the federal government to high office.

“A lot of people didn’t know I worked for President Clinton, they had no idea I ran a four-billion-dollar economic development program that focused on urban areas and rural areas in this country,” he says. “Very few people know I was a senior advisor for Al Gore.”

These are admittedly impressive credentials for a kid who came up with the odds stacked against him. Alvin Brown’s mother, with help from his grandmother, raised five children as a single mother in the ’60s and ’70s, often working two jobs to keep the family afloat. After high school, he attended Jacksonville University, working fulltime as a meat-cutter at Winn-Dixie to pay for school. But portioning sirloins didn’t bring in enough cheddar and he nearly dropped out due to a lack of finances. In the nick of time, former JU president Fran Kinne saw to it that he could stay in school.

“Fran Kinne will be 101 years old this year and she didn’t know me from Adam, but she believed in me and gave me the opportunity,” he says, eyes glistening. He blinks fast, recovering that well-known poise. “I’m sorry, when I think about it, it’s hard.”

Brown went on to earn a bachelor’s and master’s of business from JU, and completed post-graduate work at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government. He interned for then-Congressman Bill Nelson, then served on the Clinton-Gore transition team in ’92 and ’93, going on to work for the Clinton administration in various capacities, including with Housing and Urban Development and the Agricultural Department.

In 2010, he launched a campaign to become mayor of Jacksonville—a tall order for anyone; for an unknown, black Democrat, it was a long shot, to say the least. Again, Alvin Brown beat the odds.

On July 1, 2011, he was sworn in as the first Democrat mayor of Jacksonville since Ed Austin nearly a generation prior. He also earned a place in history as the city’s first African-American mayor.

Sitting comfortably in Soul Food Bistro, Brown doesn’t spend much time dwelling on Lawson; he doesn’t even say his name, instead referring to him as “the incumbent.” He speaks mostly about his goals, and the issues.

Brown says that subjects that have repeatedly come up with voters on the campaign trail include education, jobs and the economy. He seems particularly passionate on the subject of public education.

Brown has heavily criticized Lawson for his support for charter schools. He mentions that his two sons are both products of public education—one just graduated from Paxon School—and says he believes education levels the playing field for people who don’t come from privilege.

“When you think about it, education is the great equalizer,” he says. “…Charter schools,

for-profit schools take money away from public schools.”

To Brown, education plays a key role in fixing what he calls the economic gap, disproportionately high rates of poverty even when, as now, the economy is doing well.

This gap particularly plagues some rural parts of the 5th District, as well as urban areas in Duval and Leon counties. He believes the federal government should be more proactive investing in communities plagued by poverty, and provides examples of government paying a percentage of the costs to buy a home in a poor, rural area on the condition that the buyer works there for seven years thereafter, or increasing funding for the “Teachers Next Door” program, which provides grants for teachers to buy homes. To further help correct the economic gap, Brown envisions creating apprenticeship programs and public/private

partnerships that will teach kids who might not be college-bound trades like plumbing, roofing, electric work; skilled work that brings in a living wage.

Brown supports the 10-20-30 plan proposed by South Carolina Rep. James E. Clyburn, which would dedicate 10 percent of federal agency funding to the nearly 500 counties nationwide in which 20 percent or more of the population have lived in poverty for 30 or more years. “What that would do is now you’ll take a holistic approach to invest in those areas that have systemic poverty and put infrastructure in, build your roads, your bridges, your public schools, apprenticeship programs, focus on education,” Brown says.

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oday Alvin Brown is trying to beat the odds yet again.

He’s challenged Lawson, an incumbent who’s equally comfortable on the campaign trail, with a solid voting base and name recognition, particularly in the central and western parts of the district.

After a soaring start, in recent months Brown’s campaign has come back to Earth.

Early on, with the memory of President Trump singling Lawson out for praise for clapping during the State of the Union fresh on the mind, many were predicting a win for the former mayor. Today most would probably agree that Brown is the underdog.

Brown gained ground very quickly in the money race, Lawson now has a significant edge; in the local press, Brown was initially favored—since then, he’s taken some licks.

The two have traded barbs and competed for endorsements, with heavy hitters lining up behind both. Recently, Lawson got the endorsement of the majority of the Congressional Black Caucus. A poll released Aug. 13 of likely Democratic voters in the 5th District pegged Lawson as having a 22-point lead.

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Former Jacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown says 5th Congressional District voters are most concerned with education, jobs and the economy.

DO YOU REALLY

KNOW ALVIN?

<<<<<< FR FROM OM PAGE PAG AGEE 13 He believes that increasing opportunities for people in communities that have a dearth of prospects to make a living wage, own a home, send their kids to a quality public school, will in turn right many of the nation’s other problems.

But what does he say to the counterpoint that this would increase entitlement spending? “What I say is what you want is productive citizens. You want people to get up every day and work with dignity and respect.”

He further points out that raising wages increases the tax base, and in turn the federal government’s spending ability.

It’s impossible to talk opportunity and recovery, particularly as it relates to the black community that’s been hit hardest by mandatory minimums, felony disenfranchisement laws, rigid sentencing and the proliferation of the criminal industrial complex, without also talking about the criminal justice system. Brown says he’s open to reform; on the subjects of felon disenfranchisement, Stand Your Ground and marijuana laws, he doesn’t mince words: The former two should be abolished; the latter legalized. “I support Amendment 4,” he says, referring to the constitutional amendment on Florida’s November ballot, “restoring the voting rights for ex-felons.”

He also supports “banning the box” on job applications informing potential employers of an individual’s criminal record.

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n many ways, Brown is the person the public got to know as mayor; in others, he’s either changed or we never really knew him. He’s still tempered and smooth, but he’s also more leftist than many may expect or recall. His views on immigration, the environment, even LGBT equality, aren’t in line with his reputation

as a a centrist. When we spoke, he vowed to work with the St. Johns Riverkeeper and w others to seek $50 million in environmental o mitigation for the controversial St. Johns m River dredging project, a project that R he h himself was crucial to bringing to Jacksonville, and which the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers has budgeted a paltry $3 million in environmental mitigation. Brown says he supports immigration reform, including of Immigrations and Customs Enforcement, and a path to citizenship for law-abiding undocumented immigrants, as well as citizenship for the so-called Dreamers who came to America as minors. “I support the Dreamers. I support it 100 percent. Period.”

On family separations, he’s equally blunt.

“No children should be separated from their families. That’s inhumane and it’s shameful.”

A lot of people were disappointed with his administration’s inability—some say unwillingness—to amend the local human rights ordinance to protect people from housing, employment and public accommodation discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity or expression. His platform on the subject may surprise those critics. On the campaign website, he says, “I will fight for policies that ensure equal treatment that’s inclusive of sexual orientation and gender identity, including in established policies like the Fair Housing and Employment NonDiscrimination Act. “The LGBTQ community has made significant contributions to our community, and we can, and must, do better to ensure the fairness and dignity every human being deserves.”

Clearly, a lot has changed since 2015, when Alvin Brown was last in the public eye, both for the country and for the man himself.

Brown says, “I think at the end of the day, I’m making the case all throughout the district that I’m the guy who has the vision, the conviction, the experience.”

Claire Goforth claire@folioweekly.com @clairenjax

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FOLIO A + E

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n the annals of rock-and-roll history, Jeff Beck will always be considered part of the Big Three of highly influential guitarists who came out of the UK in the mid- to late-1960s.

Like the other two, Eric Clapton and Jimmy Page, Beck was part of The Yardbirds for a time. But unlike the other two, Beck has spent the last five-plus decades charting a career course that’s had him traveling down broader musical byways–a course that’s made it far more difficult to pin him down musically.

And he wouldn’t have it any other way.

This supremely talented instrumentalist, who’s considered a “guitarist’s guitarist,” has seen his schedule ramp up considerably in the past two years. In 2017, Beck released Live at the Hollywood Bowl, which related his 2016 performance at the storied venue, an appearance commemorating 50 years of a legendary– and much lauded–musical career.

This year, he’s hitting the road with Paul Rodgers (of Free and Bad Company) and Ann Wilson (lead singer of Heart) for the Stars Align Tour, and releasing Still On the Run: The Jeff Beck Story, a documentary that does a deep chronological dive into the life of this notoriously private British musical icon.

Featuring testimonials from the likes of Rod Stewart, Slash, Jan Hammer, Ronnie Wood, Clapton and Joe Perry, along with plenty of insight from the man himself, it shines a light on the hot-rod-loving Brit and his quest for new and different creative challenges that have added up to such a unique musical career. Not surprisingly, it was a project in which the unfailingly polite and self-deprecating Beck didn’t necessarily want to participate.

“I turned it down, probably twice or three times. But they kept coming back and they were so sweet and said they were going to do the best job they could. It was really touching for me, too, when I saw it. I wondered where the money went–maybe it was in bribes,” he said with a laugh during a recent phone interview. “Eric Clapton said such generous things that were so touching to me. There was always this almost unhealthy acid feeling in The Yardbirds where [the narrative was] that he hated me because I replaced him. The stories in the band were that he was a moody, aggressive young guy who would knock you off. Then I met him for the first time. I’m not saying he wasn’t without mood at times, but I was, too. So what? We were young and trying to get there.”

Beck’s talents have not only allowed him to carve out quite an impressive solo career, but have led to collaboration with a wide range of artists including Kate Bush, Diana Ross, Cyndi Lauper, Morrissey, Seal, Donovan, Stanley Clarke, Les Paul and Toots & the Maytals.

Through it all, his enthusiasm and appreciation of fellow musicians are

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FILM Old Spook Shows ART Nikesha Elise Williams MUSIC LPT and Stono Echo LIVE + LOCAL MUSIC CALENDAR

JEFF BECK, PAUL RODGERS, ANN WILSON

7 p.m. Aug. 23, Daily’s Place, Northbank, ticketmaster.com, $23-$425

MORE THAN ONCE

IN HIS LIFE Jeff Beck is ON THE ROAD with Paul Rodgers and Ann Wilson

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uundiminished and genuine. He gets a kick oout of recounting the amazing experience of sseeing Jimi Hendrix play in England for the ffirst time as a relative unknown and sharing hhis impression with Pete Townshend, who was coming in to see Hendrix’s second show as Beck was leaving from the first one.

“I saw maybe one of the first or second shows [Hendrix] ever did [in England] at Queensgate. I’ll never forget it. It was a funny thing because nobody knew who he was and it was just a bunch of models there–mostly girls wearing Carnaby Street stuff. And he comes on and starts ‘Like a Rolling Stone’ and playing the guitar with his teeth and I thought, ‘What am I going to do tomorrow?,’” Beck recalled with a laugh. “I was coming out of that show and saw Pete Townshend, who asked, ‘What’s he like?’ I said, ‘He’s like you, without the arm swing.’”

Another favorite anecdote focused on pressuring his label, Epic Records, to have him record with Stevie Wonder.

“I refused to do anything until they hooked me up with him. I was pretty adamant that I wanted to play with Stevie.

They said he was doing supper clubs and singing songs like ‘For Once In My Life.’ I had that For Once In My Life album, which is fantastic. I thought, ‘How is this going to work?’” Beck said. “I was told if they wrote a song and played on his album, then it would be fair [for him to do the same].

I go over there and–what an education. I can’t explain it, but the music just poured out of him. He’d sit at the clavinet, sing gibberish lyrics and all of a sudden a song was born, right in front of me. Just to watch him play, the way he did. And that was the arrangement between Motown and Epic.

That’s how they got me out of the garage.”

The tour with Rodgers and Wilson (as well as gigging a few dates of his own) is just in time, as Beck was anxious to play live, having been out of commission last year after undergoing a surgical procedure.

He hadn’t been in the studio for 18 months.

“I didn’t want to be two years off the road, which is the last time we toured and I played the Hollywood Bowl. I had to sit out last year because I had a shoulder operation.

It was over in a day, but it was a year of agony. I couldn’t put a T-shirt on for six months. I could get it over my head, but I couldn’t pull it down. So I just sat by the pool and it was a brilliant summer,” he said.

“I was thinking that I should be doing something, and I really understood what it was like to be challenged. I couldn’t even push myself off the chair,” Beck said. “But it’s all better now and it’s all looking good.

We’ll hopefully have three incredible diverse shows with Paul’s and Ann’s voices, loads of memories, loads of great new stuff–and I fit in the middle somewhere.”

Dave Gil de Rubio mail@folioweekly.com

FOLIO A+E : MAGIC LANTERNS A LOVECRAFTIAN take on horror

OVERSET LONG LIVE THE GREAT

OLD SPOOK SHOWS R

elatively unknown during his lifetime, outside of a few close correspondents and devoted fans of Weird Tales (the pulp magazine in which most of his stories first appeared), H.P. Lovecraft (1890-1937) has emerged as among the most influential American authors of horror fiction since Edgar Allan Poe, up to Stephen King.

Arkham House Publishers, begun in 1939 by Lovecraft’s disciple August Derleth and still going strong, takes its name from a sinister town in Lovecraft’s fiction, as does Arkham Asylum, the repository of Batman’s crazed villains. The honorary statuette given the winner of the annual World Fantasy Award was (from the organization’s 1975 start through 2015) a bust of Lovecraft.

The reclusive, idiosyncratic author’s influence has flourished in the movies, music, painting, sculpture and, of course, fiction.

As with everything else, the countless films derived from Lovecraft lore range from poor to excellent, regardless of studio or independent status. Among the best of the indies are Stuart Gordon’s Re-Animator (’85), From Beyond (’86) and his underappreciated Dagon (2001).

The first two films have already been upgraded to excellent HD formats, and fans will be tickled to know that Dagon has just dropped, having undergone the same. All three prove a big budget, famous stars and a major studio aren’t vital for a good movie.

The same is true for The Call of Cthulhu (’05) and The Whisperer in Darkness (’11), both produced by the H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society (HPLHS) with budgets of $50,000 and $350,000, respectively. The Society’s delightful website states its goals: “From its beginnings, the HPLHS was about sharing our Lovecraftinspired games, songs, movies and more with like-minded friends, and creating storytelling experiences in a uniquely immersive and collaborative way.”

And it is.

Set in the 1920s, like most of Lovecraft’s fiction, The Call of Cthulhu (with a truncated 47-minute running time) is a faithful adaptation of the famous writer’s tale. Scripted

by Sean Branney and directed by Andrew Leman, the plot weaves three separate shorter narratives literally covering the globe, from Massachusetts and New Orleans to Australia and Norway. Makeup, performances and musical score deliberately assume the look and style of a ’20s silent horror film, not as send-up or parody, but as a loving tribute.

The unnamed protagonist (Matt Foyer) inherits a manuscript and legacy that take him on an odyssey of nightmarish discovery, as he tries to understand the links that tie together the hideous creations of a contemporary sculpture, a fiendish cult of demon

worshippers in the Louisiana bayous, and a mysterious island in the South Pacific that may be the gateway to Unspeakable Forces from Beyond. (Shudder, shudder!)

Those familiar with Lovecraft know Cthulhu is the tentacle-faced, gigantic cosmic entity that’s central to the author’s cosmogony, along with the Necronomicon (a fictional volume of forbidden lore ascribed to “Mad Arab” Abdul Alhazred). Thanks to H.P., both names have a hallowed spot in modern horror’s unhallowed annals.

For The Whisperer in Darkness, HPLHS’s Sean Branney and Andrew Leman switched jobs, Branney turning director, while Leman penned a script. More ambitious, the second film (still black-and-white) deliberately mimics a ’30s horror talkie (think Bela Lugosi’s White Zombie, but way better) with an expanded running time of one hour, 43 minutes, in keeping with the original tale.

The central character is Albert Wilmarth (Matt Foyer, in a performance indicative of a manic Jeffrey Combs in various Re-Animator films), a professor at Miskatonic University (another staple of Lovecraft lore) who goes to the wilds of Vermont to investigate claims of mysterious beings from another world, amassing to overwhelm us.

Unlike the first film, the second half of Whisperer takes liberties with the original story but, in this case, to good effect. The earlier story is long on mood and build-up, like much of Lovecraft’s fiction, but rather spare on action. The film version remedies that defect.

Productions by fans for fans, both The Call of Cthulhu and The Whisperer in Darkness are superb examples of imagination trumping finances.

Pat McLeod mail@folioweekly.com

NOW SHOWING CORAZON CINEMA & CAFÉ The King, The Seagull, Pope Francis: A Man of his Word and A Bag of Marbles screen.

Throwback Thursday runs Goodbye, Mr. Chips, noon Aug. 16.

SAFF Encore Film, Heartbeats, runs noon Aug. 18. 36 Granada St., St. Augustine, 697-5736, corazoncinemaandcafe.com.

IMAX THEATER The Meg, America’s Musical Journey 3D and Pandas 3D screen. Mile 22, with Mark Wahlberg, starts Aug. 16. St. Augustine, 940-4133, worldgolfimax.com.

SUN-RAY CINEMA Eating Animals, Eighth Grade, Three Identical Strangers and BlackkKlansman screen. Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot starts Aug. 17. Four by KorineSpring Breakers runs Aug. 21. 1028 Park St., 359-0049, sunraycinema.com.

SUMMER MOVIE CLASSICSA 50th anniversary showing of Planet of the Apes, with Charlton “Get your stinking paws off me, you damn dirty ape!” Heston and the former Miss Berlin, Maryland, Linda Harrison, runs 2 p.m. Aug. 19 at The Florida Theatre, 128 E. Forsyth St., Downtown, 355-2787; tix info at floridatheatre.com.

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ARTISTS WHO MENTOR THE PASSING OF KNOWLEDGE & WISDOM, works of Jax-based artists and a skilled mentee, show through Sept. 1 at Hendricks Avenue Baptist Church, San Marco, 396-7745.

(Pictured: Broward Islands, Paul Ladnier).

PERFORMANCE

HOW I LEARNED TO DRIVE A surprising and devastating coming-of-age tale in the ’60s, ’70s and ’80s, seen through the relationship of a young girl and an older man. Winner of the ’98 Pulitzer for Drama; 8 p.m. Aug. 15, 18, 24 & 25; 2 p.m. Aug. 19 & 26, at The 5 & Dime, 112 E. Adams St., Downtown, the5anddime.org, $17.

A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC Set in 1900s Sweden, the play is about a tangled web of affairs involving actress Desirée Armfeldt and the men who love her. It opens 7:30 p.m. Aug. 17, 18, 19, 23, 24 & 25 and 2:30 p.m. Aug. 19 at Amelia Musical Playhouse, 1955 Island Walkway, Fernandina, ameliamusicalplayhouse.com, $15-$20.

KISS ME, KATE Starring in a musical version of Shakespeare’s comedy, exes Fred and Lilli can’t decide if they’re enraged, enamored or enormously confused when they cross paths out of character; through Sept. 9 at Alhambra Theatre & Dining, 12000 Beach Blvd., 641-1212, alhambrajax.com, $35-$59.

HEATHERS THE MUSICAL Mean girls are eternal; revisit croquette-playing snoots and how they rule, 7:30 p.m. Aug. 16, 17 & 18; 2 p.m. Aug. 19 at Limelight Theatre, 11 Old Mission Ave., St. Augustine, limelight-theatre.org, $26.

THE MACCABEATS Using nothing more than the unadulterated human voice, a clean-cut presentation and a little Jewish humor, this unique group of singers is able to connect with fans of all backgrounds and ages, 3:30-5 p.m.

Aug. 26 at Jacksonville Jewish Center, 3662 Crown Point Rd., Mandarin, eventbrite.com, $25.

CLASSICAL, JAZZ & POETRY

GOSPEL, JAZZ, SPOKEN WORD & COMEDY Willie Brown’s clean comedy and fine Caribbean dining, 6-10 p.m. Aug. 18 at The Salem Centre, 7235 Bonneval Rd., eventbrite.com, $30.

SWING NIGHT Do it like Benny did, 7:30-11 p.m. every Wed., Hyperion Brewing, 1740 N. Main St., Springfield, free admission.

BOB MARGOLIN Blues singer, guitarist and songwriter Margolin performs an intimate concert, 8 p.m. Aug. 23 at The Blue Door, 1706 Second St., Brunswick, eventbrite.com, $15-$20.

JAZZ & POETRY DEN A monthly talent showcase for artists, poets, singers and musicians of Coastal Georgia and the surrounding communities, 8 p.m. Aug. 24 at 1710 Gloucester St., Brunswick, eventbrite.com.

COMEDY

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SPOTLIGHT GIANT A fast-paced, improv force of nature, the show uses audience suggestions to weave comedy gold, 7 p.m. Aug. 18 at Players by the Sea, 106 N. Sixth St., Jax Beach, eventbrite.com, $15.

SHULER KING King has worked with big names in the funny biz (Damon Williams, Arnesto). He’s on 8 p.m. Aug. 16, 10:30 p.m. Aug. 17 and 7:30 p.m. Aug. 18 at The Comedy Club of Jacksonville, 11000 Beach Blvd., Southside, 646-4277, jacksonvillecomedy.com, $23-$150.

UN PACHULI Y CON CORREA A special Latin event, 7:30 p.m. Aug. 17 at The Comedy Club of Jacksonville, jacksonvillecomedy.com, $43-$150.

ALI SIDDIQ Siddiq is standup comedian, public speaker and writer from Houston. His unique standup style was cultivated behind bars, an incubator for stories few others can tell. He’s on 7:30 p.m. Aug. 16 and 7:30 & 10 p.m. Aug. 17 & 18 at The Comedy Zone, 3130 Hartley Rd., Mandarin, 292-4242, comedyzone.com, $20-$119.50.

KOJO PRINCE, PATRICK CARSON The funny men take the stage, 8:30 p.m. Aug. 18 at Jackie Knight’s Comedy Club, 828 Anastasia Blvd., St. Augustine, thegypsycomedyclub.com, $12.

CARLOS MERCED Merced’s 100% Boricua Musical Comedy Tour stops here, 5 p.m. Aug. 19 at The Comedy Club of Jacksonville, jacksonvillecomedy.com, $43-$150.

KELLY HEATWOLE It’s LOL Comedy Night, 7:30 p.m. Aug. 21 at The Comedy Zone, comedyzone.com, $10.

LAUGH LOUNGE Creative Veins and Marlin & Barrel Distillery’s weekly Comedy Showcase, 8 p.m. every Sun. at Dos Gatos, 123 E. Forsyth St., Downtown, 323-2471, laughloungejax. com, free admission, VIP $19.89/booth.

HOT POTATO COMEDY HOUR Bring jokes, music, poetry or novels-in-progress to a friendly open-mic, 7-10 p.m. every Mon. at Rain Dogs, 10326 Park St., 5 Points.

CALLS & WORKSHOPS

AUDITION: SAVANNAH SIPPING SOCIETY Held 6:30 p.m.

Aug. 17 at Theatre Jacksonville, 2032 San Marco Blvd., theatrejax.org.

AUDITION: RITZ VOICES CHILDREN’S CHOIR, RV ELITE Held 4:30 p.m. Aug. 21 at Ritz Theatre, 829 N. Davis St., Downtown, ritztheatre.org.

AUDITION: JACKSONVILLE SYMPHONY CHORUS Auditions include a 90-second sight-reading activity and singing an excerpt of “How Lovely is Thy Dwelling Place” (measures 85-123) from Ein Deutsches Requiem by Johannes Brahms; appointment required; 9 a.m.-noon Aug. 18 at T-U Center, Downtown, jweisblatt@jaxsumphony.org.

ADVOCATE FOR THE ARTS A Finance Committee meeting is held 9 a.m. Aug. 16 to specifically review all PSG budget items. Appeal to City Council and the Finance Committee.

Contact your committee member (coj.net), or write to the editor/backpage editorial (mail@folioweekly.com).

ART WALKS + MARKETS

NORTH BEACHES ART WALK Arts and crafts from more than 55 participating creatives, 5-9 p.m. Aug. 16 at Beaches Town Center, where Atlantic Boulevard meets the ocean, Neptune and Atlantic beaches, nbaw.org.

ARTISAN MARKET More than 90 local artisans offer handmade items, classes and workshops, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.

Mon.-Sat., noon-5 p.m. Sun. at Coconut Barrel, 3175 U.S. 1 S., St. Augustine, 484-8729, coconubarrel.com.

RIVERSIDE ARTS MARKET Local/regional art, produce, live music–Well Worn Soles, Folk is People, Elvis Kabong!–10:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Aug. 18, beneath Fuller Warren Bridge, 715 Riverside Ave., free admission, 389-2449, riversideartsmarket.com.

ST. AUGUSTINE AMPHITHEATRE FARMERS MARKET Live music, baked goods, art, local produce, 8:30 a.m. every Sat., 1340 A1A S., 209-0367.

FERNANDINA BEACH MARKETPLACE 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 829 Riverside Ave., 356-6857, cummermuseum.org. The Lost Bird Project, through Oct. 21. Fields of Color: The Art of Japanese Printmaking, through Nov. 25. On the Fence mural celebration, 6-8 p.m. Aug. 22.

MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART JACKSONVILLE 333 N. Laura St., 366-6911, mocajacksonville.unf.edu. A Dark Place of Dreams, monochromatic assemblages of Chakaia Booker, Lauren Fensterstock and Kate Gilmore; through Sept. 9, a Third Thursday tour is 6 p.m. Aug. 16. The Atrium Project is Claire Ashley’s Close Encounters: Adam’s Madam.

A World of Their Own, a collaboration with Art with a Heart in Healthcare, runs through Dec. 2.

MUSEUM OF SCIENCE & HISTORY 1025 Museum Cir., Southbank, 396-6674, themosh.org. Mission: Jax Genius, 12 local makers encourage curiosity, interactivity and feedback. Earth Explorers, through Sept. 9. Native Networks: Cultural Interactions Within & Beyond Northeast Florida, through September.

GALLERIES

ADRIFT 1748 Main St., Springfield. Anna Lightfoot and Doug Danger show new works.

BOLD BEAN JAX BEACH 2400 Third St. S., 853-6545. Jessica Becker showcases “3D paintings,” jessica-becker.com.

BOLD BEAN RIVERSIDE 869 Stockton St. DVNMYA shows portraits and tattoo-influenced watercolors.

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Last fall, Jacksonville was abuzz with Her curious readers aren’t wrong, after the story of Four Women, and rightfully so. following and caring about Ebony, Dawn, The story takes off in an unflinching, yet Soleil and Johnnie, it’s not easy to walk away, recognizable scenario: a woman noticing the with no idea how things turn out. But more flaws in the ceiling as a man takes his tacitly than a simple denouement of the story, Appeal consensual but totally brutal pleasure of her. offers a compelling window in the psyches of It’s an incredibly difficult scene to read. these woman, after their lives become radically Yet in terms of framing the trauma that different. If Four was a startling ride into the undergirds Four Women, it sets the emotional heart of their lives, Appeal gives ground to tone—one of wrenching honesty and the circumstances of the characters. Now that introspection—for the entire book. But honest Ebony’s trial is over, they must return to address doesn’t mean that a little arch-eyebrowed the complex minutiae in which they exist. commentary can’t be inserted. From Both books were written with the observations about Shands (now UF Health) memory of Jordan Davis looming large. to the “airs” glossy magazines “put on” (unlike “I was working those nights when Jordan their unvarnished tabloid counterparts), was shot in November 2012 on Black Friday, Williams, in the guise of her protagonists, and I followed that case through my career notices everything. These comments are in because I’m a news producer. Stand Your service to the narrative, but those readers Ground was such a big deal, and the law, calling Jacksonville home will drink them up and the jury instructions … just everything like tea. that could possibly happen in that case I The Appeal of Ebony Jones picks up exactly saw and I covered. where Four Women left off. That is, in I started to think, NIKESHA ELISE WILLIAMS’ the courtroom. And ‘Where are the women THE APPEAL OF EBONY JONES though the tone in these stories?’”

Book release is 6-8 p.m. Aug. 18 at Yellow is somber and the “I saw the grieving House, Riverside, newwrites.com tempo is slower than mother and the angry in the first book, the women protestors. But sliding, winking commentary woven through I was, like, ‘There have to be black women, again offers a tactile view of Jacksonville; and women in general who are going through the comparison of Northeast Florida to these same things … and nobody is talking Mississippi is particularly apt. about their cases.’ There’s a saying in the black These asides about the city and the community that black women always show up institutions that inhabit it flesh out the for our boys and our men, but nobody shows fifth character in the two books—that bold up for us. So I wanted to explore that.” new city of the South, where it’s so much She explores this in a manner that recalls easier: Jacksonville. In an interview with (but with significantly more adult stickiness) NPR’s Melissa Ross, Williams said that she Angie Thomas’s The Hate You Give. Which is intentionally made the city a character, “ … to say that Williams, like Thomas, places her readers inside the very complex contemporary it kind of sets the backdrop of what’s going lives her characters lead: from reformed-ish on and what’s happening and plays as that parents to the intricacies of female friendships underlying current.” in the workplace. In this, it’s also a deeply An Emmy-award-winning news producer, human commentary on race, policing and Williams writes with a crisp cleanness. justice in America.

Her style verges on the no-nonsense, while At the very end of Appeal, Williams exhorts still leaving plenty of room for the kind of her readers to #saytheirnames, there’s a list, too. evocative details, like the description of But the most chilling aspect is the line yet left the “simple Northside [...] stereotyped by blank … for the next senseless murder. its headlined crime,” is followed up by a Madeleine Peck Wagner statement on the vindictiveness of the Florida madeleine@folioweekly.com State Attorney’s Office.

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anything in between to share the dance floor in lorida—from the Spanish, meaning the name of diversity, of musical exploration, “full of flowers.” The mindset of most and of release from the hard sociological and in America is that if you’re coming to political times of the 1960s and 1970s.

Florida, you’ll need to know some Spanish to In a relatively short time, this music heard get by (and in some places, they’re correct). on the streets of New York City was a music Our proximity to Cuba, Puerto Rico, the business phenomenon, becoming one of the Dominican Republic and other Caribbean and most successful hybrids of music and culture Latin American nations has played a major of the 20th century. The flagship record label role in the development of the state. synonymous with the era, Fania, released Here in Northeast Florida, seldom is there hundreds of records, and launched salsa as mention of the Latin impact on the First one of the most successful hybrids of culture Coast. The contributions made are rarely and music in history. discussed in mainstream circles, the mark “LPT is a high-energy celebration of Latin of Latin culture barely acknowledged. An culture and, in reality, just a celebration of argument could be made that we lack a fair diversity and the power of music,” says Josué amount of cultural diversity in how we present Cruz Sonero, lead vocalist for the ensemble, our city and the culture found within. and a Folio Weekly contributor. “Take a But listen for rhythm in the background: look at the instruments on stage when LPT Music is a passport, and for those interested plays—it’s a mixture of African and European in hopping on board, LPT is taking instruments played with Caribbean flavor. By Northeast Florida’s cultural scene on a the very makeup of the instruments, the music Latin musical adventure. The 10-piece is going to cover a lot of cultural ground and salsa orchestra dominated Jacksonville’s be accessible to anyone and everyone. Not to nightlife seemingly overnight. mention that it’s just a hell of a lot of fun to Comprising some of the most impressive dance to. Our goal is to be new ambassadors talent this region has to offer, the musical of salsa in the Southeast … and beyond.” super-group consistently packs out bars and As educators, the members of LPT are clubs, forcing the orchestra to find larger and exposing Northeast Floridians to a musical larger venues for mushrooming audiences genre it hasn’t seen or heard, and whether it’s demanding performances more often than the the new sounds or the ability to let loose and ensemble can provide. dance, the crew attracts “I love it when a diverse—and happy— people who aren’t LPT AND STONO ECHO audience clamoring for familiar with salsa or 8 p.m. Aug. 17, 1904 Music Hall, Downtown, more shows and more Latin music catch us 1904musichall.com, $13-$15 room to dance. This live; they can’t stop Friday evening, at 1904 moving,” says Angel Music Hall, fans’ requests are being answered.

Garcia, pianist of the group. “There is no Opening for LPT is hip hop/soul preconceived notion. Just pure acceptance. I powerhouse Stono Echo, which indeed love that my friends get to be exposed to the echoes LPT’s aggressive approach in making force that is salsa music; music I heard in my a name for itself. Stono Echo has infiltrated house as a child. They can feel the energy and local musical spheres with intelligent lyrics, power of live salsa—there’s nothing like it.” conscious messages and heavy beats that With its strong, aggressive beat layered with command hips to sway. This success stems dense rhythms and socially conscious lyrics, salsa made a huge imprint on the New York from Stono Echo’s savvy creating out-ofCity music scene in the late 1960s. Salsa, as its the-box videos dealing with highly charged name suggests, was a melting pot of musical material tempered by a beguiling approach. traditions and cultures coming together for “I’ve been familiar with LPT and have a generation of musicians whose families known some of the members of the group for migrated here, seeking the American Dream. a while,” says hip hop producer Paten Locke.

Like the practices and habits of many “I’ve been digging for salsa records now for a while and I’m a fan. Josué approached us as immigrants, the sound developed by taking a fan of what we’re doing and asked us if we a dose of the Old World and mixing it with a wanted to do a show together. Since there’s dollop of the New World. Jazz, funk, soul and that mutual appreciation of each other’s work, blues played over Cuban son montuno and we knew it was going to be on.” rumba, Puerto Rican bomba and plena and Keith Marks other Latin rhythms, making a dance music mail@folioweekly.com that beckoned whites, blacks, Latinos and

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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., 374-5789. David Broach’s new works, Jocose Morose, explore liminal space; through September.

CATHEDRAL ARTS PROJECT 207 N. Laura St., Ste. 300, Downtown, 281-5599. Photobooth, new works by Erin Kendricks, runs through October.

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.

MAIN LIBRARY MAKERSPACE 303 N. Laura St., Downtown, jaxpubliclibrary.org/jax-makerspace. A Tale of My City shows through Oct. 21.

SOUTHERN SWELLS BREWERY 1312 Beach Blvd., Jax Beach, 372-9289, joshphares.com. Josh Phares paints whimsical depictions of beaches, waterways and the occasional celeb.

An opening reception is 5-10 p.m. Aug. 15.

SOUTHLIGHT GALLERY 1 Independent Dr., Downtown.

Eloy Castroverde displays new works in Wildlife in Focus, through August.

STUDIO ZSA ZSA LAPREE 233 E. Bay St., Downtown. Sexy Summer Day Art Show is up through August.

ST. JOHNS COUNTY ADMINISTRATION BUILDING 500 San Sebastian View, St. Augustine, 209-0655. Harry McCormick’s works display through Sept. 20.

THE ART CENTER At The Landing, Downtown, tac.org. The exhibit Contrasts displays through Oct. 6 in The Annex. Gia Davis is August’s featured artist. A reception is 6:30 p.m.

Aug. 30.

THE VAULT AT 1930 1930 San Marco Blvd., 398-2890, thevaultat1930.com. Harry McCormick displays works through September.

THE YELLOW HOUSE 577 King St., Riverside, 419-9180, yellowhouseart.org. Erin Kendrick’s show, Her Own Things, runs through Oct. 3.

EVENTS

SMÖRGASBORD: ALL ARTS OPEN MIC SHOW Bring your best … or your worst, 9-10:30 p.m. Aug. 15 and every Wed. at 877 Stockton St., Riverside, free, creativeveins.com.

CULTURAL FUSION In-depth discussions on topics relevant to the art and cultural communities, local speakers and networking/collaboration opportunities with major arts and culture organizations, noon-1:30 p.m. Aug. 15 at Cultural Council, 300 Water St., Downtown, free.

HONEY BEE FEST Urban and community beekeeping are gaining ground the same way community gardens do: little by little, person by person. Find more information on how awesome—and vital—bees are, 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Aug. 18 at Jacksonville Fairgrounds, 510 Fairgrounds Place, Downtown, honeybeeakeeper.com, free.

BRUCE THOMPSON, J.D. HUNTER BOOK SIGNING Thompson and Hunter co-wrote the new Clay Randall detective story, The Domino Event. They sign copies 1-4 p.m. Aug. 18 at The Book Loft, 214 Centre St., Fernandina, 261-8991, thebookloft.com.

CREATIVES ENTREPRENEUR SYMPOSIUM The Community First Cares Foundation, the 501(c)(3) charitable arm of Community First Credit Union, partners with Cultural Council of Greater Jacksonville present the second annual symposium, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Aug. 18 at The Ritz, 829 Davis St., Downtown, culturalcouncil.org, $10-$15.

THE WAY WE WERE VINTAGE TRUNK SHOW Kim, of The Way We Were Vintage, offers vintage jewelry and accessories, 2 p.m. Aug. 19 at Grease Rags Clothing, 1670 San Marco Blvd., thewaywewerevintage.com.

SKI SEASON KICKOFF Jacksonville Ski Club marks the season with raffles, 6 p.m. Aug. 19 at Maggiano’s, 10367 Midtown Pkwy., St. Johns Town Center, skiclub.org. Proceeds benefit the skiing program of The Florida School of the Deaf & the Blind, to have six students each season experience skiing; info@skiclub.org.

JAX JUMBO SHRIMP The Shrimp start a homestand against the Birmingham Barons, 6:05 p.m. Aug. 19 (Southpaw’s Birthday!), 7:05 p.m. Aug. 20 (Charity Begins at Home), Aug. 21 (Taco Tuesday) and Aug. 22 (Canines & Crustaceans, Corks & Forks), all at Bragan Field, Baseball Grounds, Downtown, single game tix $5-$18, 358-2846, jaxshrimp.com. Next up: Final regular season homestand against Mississippi Braves!

WHO ARE THE PEOPLE IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD City services and neighborhood improvement are discussed by community organizations and the city’s Neighborhoods Department, 5:30 p.m. Aug. 21 at Brown Branch Library, 1390 Harrison St., Eastside, jpl.org.

FALL SERIES SAMPLER The art and process of crafting words, using William Zinsser’s classic, On Writing Well, is discussed 6-8:30 p.m. Aug. 22 at Women Writing for a Change, 1610 Osceola St., Riverside, meetup.com, $25.

YELLOW HOUSE FOURTH FRIDAYS A focus on women and race in Erin Kendrick’s exhibit, 5:30-7 p.m. Aug. 24 at Yellow House, 577 King St., Riverside, yellowhouseart.org.

CLIMB COMMUNITY FEST The goal is to bring community leaders together to identify, understand and disrupt the roadblocks to mobility for citizens, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Aug. 25 at 616 Randolph Blvd., eventbrite.com, free.

JACKSONVILLE TATTOO CONVENTION The 14th annual tattooing celebration features tattoos, art, vendors and parties, Aug. 24, 25 and 26 at World Golf Village Renaissance Resort, 500 Legacy Trail, setattoo.com, $20-$35. __________________________________________ 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.

ALI SIDDIQ started telling jokes in jail; since then, he’s become a standup comedian, public speaker and writer. He appears 7:30 p.m. Aug. 16; 7:30 & 10 p.m. Aug. 17 & 18 at The Comedy Zone, Mandarin, comedyzone.com, $20-$119.50.

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LINDSEY STIRLING makes the strings sing, with Evanescence at 7 p.m.

Aug. 20 at Daily’s Place, Northbank, ticketmaster.com, $49-$125.

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GUNNERS 6:30 p.m. Aug. 15, Whiskey Jax (WhiskeyJB), 950 Marsh Landing Pkwy., Jax Beach, 853-5973.

THE ALARM 7 p.m. Aug. 15, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall (PVCHall), 1050 A1A N., pvconcerthall.com, $36.

WIZ KHALIFA, RAE SREMMURD, LIL SKIES, O.T. GENASIS 6 p.m. Aug. 15, Daily’s Place (Dailys), Northbank, dailysplace.com, $49-$125.

JONAH MATRANGA, THE PAUSES, DEADKAREN 7 p.m. Aug. 15, Jack Rabbits (JackRabbs), 1528 Hendricks Ave., San Marco, 398-7496, $12.

IVAN SMITH 6 p.m. Aug. 15, Boondocks Grill & Bar (Boondocks), 2808 Henley Rd., Green Cove, 406-9497.

GRANDPA’S COUGH MEDICINE, REMEDY TREE 6 p.m.

Aug. 16, Prohibition Kitchen (ProKitchen), 119 St. George St., St. Augustine, pkstaug.com.

TODD RUNDGREN 7 p.m. Aug. 16, PVCHall, $48-$68.

DALTON AMMERMAN 8 p.m. Aug. 16, Whiskey Jax (WhiskeyBay), 10915 Baymeadows Rd., 634-7208.

DORTHEA WEST, PRAYZE, AZAZUS, EDGAR BRANN, DJ MELLOWBLENDZ 8 p.m. Aug. 16, 1904 Music Hall (1904MH), 19 Ocean St., Downtown, $12-$15.

PAUL IVEY 6 p.m. Aug. 16, Boondocks.

EL ESCAPADO, RIVER CITY SOUND SYSTEM 8 p.m.

Aug. 16, Shantytown Pub (Shanty), 22 W. Sixth St., Springfield, 798-8222.

TRENT TOMLINSON 8 p.m. Aug. 17, Dalton’s Sports Grill, 2620 Blanding Blvd., Middleburg, daltonssportsgrill.com.

JANTSEN 8 p.m. Aug. 17, Nighthawks, 2952 Roosevelt Blvd., Riverside, $23.16.

JASON MRAZ, BRETT DENNEN 8 p.m. Aug. 17, Dailys, $35.50-$132.50.

NOTEWORTHY LIVE BAND, CHILLLULA 6 p.m. Aug. 17, ProKitchen.

YOWSAH 7 p.m. Aug. 17, WhiskeyBay. RHONDA & THE RELICS 8 p.m. Aug. 17, Suwannee Music Park (SuwanneeMusic), 3076 95th Dr., Live Oak, musicliveshere.com.

PAUL WANE, MARK JOHNS, JOEL MOODY 7 p.m. Aug. 17, Boondocks.

AUSTIN PARK 8 p.m. Aug. 17, WhiskeyJB. LPT, STONO ECHO 7 p.m. Aug. 17, 1904MH, $13-$15.

SOULO TRIO 9 p.m. Aug. 17, Surfer.

THE SECOND AFTER, TELLTALE 8 p.m. Aug. 17, JackRabbs, $8.

ABE PARTRIDGE, COURTNEY BLACKWELL, TOM & NATHALIE 7:30 p.m. Aug. 17, Mudville Music Room (Mudville), 3104 Atlantic Blvd., St. Nicholas, 352-7008, raylewispresents.com, $10.

BLUE JAY’S FIRST BIRTHDAY: YETI TRIO, MIKE KENNEALLY, BRYAN BELLER 8 p.m. Aug. 18, Blue Jay Listening Room (BlueJay), 2437 S. Third St., Jax Beach, bluejayjax.com, $30.

MINDWALK, GROOVE COALITION 6 p.m. Aug. 18, ProKitchen.

CAFFIENDS, DEBT NEGLECTOR, FRIENDLY FIRE 8 p.m.

Aug. 18, Nighthawks.

BEN STROK & FULL ELECTRIC, CUSTARD PIE 8 p.m. Aug. 18, Sarbez, 115 Anastasia Blvd., St. Augustine, 342-0632.

7 STREET BAND 8 p.m. Aug. 18, WhiskeyJB. DAVID JULIA 10 p.m. Aug. 18, Mojo Kitchen, 1500 Beach Blvd., Jax Beach, mojobbq.com, $15.

BDW BAND 9:30 p.m. Aug. 18, Boondocks.

KALANI ROSE, BRETT BASS & MELTED PLECTRUM 6 p.m.

Aug. 18, Seachasers Lounge (Seachasers), 831 First St. N., Jax Beach, seachaserslounge.com.

YUNO, LANNDS, BOBBY KID 8 p.m. Aug. 18, JackRabbs, $12.

UMPHREY’S MCGEE, SPAFFORD 5 p.m. Aug. 18, St. Augustine Amphitheatre (StAugAmp), 1340 A1A S., 209-0367, staugamphitheatre.com, $35.

FOR the FALLEN DREAMS, BODYSNATCHER 6 p.m. Aug. 18, 1904MH, $15.

JOE HERTLER & the RAINBOW SEEKERS 8 p.m. Aug. 19, JackRabbs, $10.

SAVE OUR WATER: BACKYARD BASH 4 p.m. Aug. 19, Bold Bean, 869 Stockton St., Riverisde FIREWATER TENT REVIVAL, CORTNIE FRAZIER Noon Aug. 19, Seachasers.

REGIONAL BLUES CHALLENGE 1 p.m. Aug. 19, Mojo Kitchen.

FUN SICK PHONY 1:30 p.m. Aug. 19, WhiskeyJB. SOULO TRIO 9 p.m. Aug. 19, Surfer.

LINDSEY STIRLING, EVANESCENCE 7 p.m. Aug. 20, Dailys, $49-$125.

TBA BIG BAND 7:30 p.m. Aug. 20, Mudville, $6.

STEPHEN PIGMAN 6 p.m. Aug. 20, ProKitchen.

ULTRA DELUXE, AC DEATHSTRIKE, SOUNDALTAR 9 p.m.

Aug. 20, Sarbez, $3.

AARON THOMAS 9 p.m. Aug. 21, Surfer.

JENNY’S CABARET 10 p.m. Aug. 21, ProKitchen.

STEVE MINOTTI 8 p.m. Aug. 22, BlueJay, $15.

MARK JOHNS 6 p.m. Aug. 22, Boondocks.

TAD JENNINGS 9 p.m. Aug. 22, Surfer.

UPCOMING CONCERTS

OTHER PEOPLE’S SONGS FIRST ANNIVERSARY: LUKE PEACOCK Aug. 23, Mudville JEFF BECK, PAUL RODGERS, ANN WILSON Aug. 23, Dailys ROBBIE LITT BAND Aug. 23, WhiskeyJB SODOWN Aug. 23, 1904MH RAMONA TRIO, FUNK BUTTER Aug. 23, ProKitchen STEVIE STONE, JL HOOD, CES CRU, WREKONNIZE & BERNS, The PALMER SQUARES, YONOS Aug. 23, JackRabbs MT ARMS Aug. 23, Boondocks MUDTOWN, MASTER RADICAL, CHARLIE SHUCK Aug. 23, Shantytown LUNAR COAST Aug. 24 & 25, FlyIguana FLIPTURN, DENVER HALL, BOBBY KID Aug. 24, JackRabbs DEREK MAINES, GOOD WOOD BAND Aug. 24, Seachasers SOWFLO Aug. 24, Surfer MARK JOHNS, JOEL Aug. 24, Boondocks PROBABLE CAUSE Aug. 24, WhiskeyBay

FORT DEFIANCE Aug. 24, BlueJay TO SATCHMO WITH LOVE, LITTLE JAKE & the SOUL SEARCHERS Aug. 24, ProKitchen RICK SPRINGFIELD, LOVERBOY, GREG KIHN, TOMMY TUTONE Aug. 25, StAugAmp MANGO MARGARITA BAND, TROP ROCK JUNKIES Aug. 25, Jax Landing BYRNE FAMILY CONCERT Aug. 25, Culhane’s NATURALLY SOUTHERN Aug. 25, SuwanneeMusic KALINI ROSE, CAIN’T NEVER COULD Aug. 25, Seachasers LITTLE JAKE & THE SOUL SEARCHERS Aug. 25, Mudville B-SIDES Aug. 25, Surfer RAISIN CAKE ORCHESTRA, RAMONA BAND Aug. 25, ProKitchen SNAKE BLOOD REMEDY Aug. 26, WhiskeyJB NEW ROCK SOUL Aug. 26, Surfer ELECTRIC KIF Aug. 26, JackRabbs BIG JOHN & THE NOISY NEIGHBORS, DENTON ELKINS Aug. 26, Seachasers MADI MOON Aug. 26, ProKitchen BELMONT, SUCH GOLD, INTERVENTION Aug. 27, JackRabbs BADFISH SUBLIME TRIBUTE Aug. 27, Surfer SAM PACETTI Aug. 27, ProKitchen HELLO CELIA Aug. 29, Surfer COLTON McKENNA Aug. 29, ProKitchen THE BRIDGE STREET VIBE, MADI CARR Aug. 30, BlueJay SMOKESTACK Aug. 30, WhiskeyJB RAMONA TRIO, LP III Aug. 30, ProKitchen INCITE, AETHERE Aug. 31, Nighthawks LITTLE GREEN MEN Aug. 31, WhiskeyBay CHELSEY MICHELLE DUO, AMPLE ANGST Aug. 31, Seachasers TOWN Aug. 31, WhiskeyJB BRIAN McKNIGHT Aug. 31, FlaThtr TREBLE HOOK Aug. 31, SuwanneeMusic THE HOUSE CATS, SOUTH CITY LIVE Aug. 31, ProKitchen NOCHE ACUSTICA CON TITO AUGER Sept. 1, JackRabbs GOOD WOOD BAND Sept. 1, WhiskeyJB SOULSHINE BAND Sept. 1, SuwanneeMusic SCREAM BLUE MURDER, LIGHT THE FIRE, INDIVISION Sept. 1, Nighthawks 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 CORRUPTED SAINT, MORNING in MAY Sept. 2, JackRabbs STRUNG OUT, MAKE WAR Sept. 2, 1904MH CHRIS THOMAS BAND Sept. 2, WhiskeyJB DANIEL CHAMPAGNE Sept. 4, Café11 KICK OUT THE JAMS 50TH ANNIVERSARY: MC50 (WAYNE KRAMER, KIM THAYIL, BRENDAN CANTY, DUG PINNICK, MARCUS DURANT), WAYLON THORNTON, THE HEAVY HANDS, 9E Sept. 6, StAugAmp MALCOLM HOLCOMBE Sept. 6, Mudville 100 WATT VIPERS, LOWRCASE G, HANGMANS CROWN Sept. 7, JackRabbs

LIVE + LOCAL MUSIC 5 O’CLOCK SHADOW Sept. 7 & 8, FlyIguana UP FROM HERE Sept. 8, JackRabbs SOUTHERN BURN BAND Sept. 8, SuwanneeMusic K.D. LANG Sept. 10, FlaThtr JOANNE SHAW TAYLOR, JD SIMO Sept. 11, PVC Hall DEEP PURPLE, JUDAS PRIEST Sept. 12, Dailys SUPERSUCKERS 30TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR Sept. 13, JackRabbs DIERKS BENTLEY, THE BROTHERS OSBORNE, LANCO Sept. 13, Dailys THE 44/876 TOUR: STING & SHAGGY Sept. 14, Dailys SUNNY SWEENEY, MICKEY LAMANTIA, JOSH CARD Sept. 14, 1904MH WIDESPREAD PANIC Sept. 14, 15 & 16, StAugAmp SHAKEN NOT STIRRED Sept. 14, JackRabbs CHUCK NASH BAND Sept. 15, FlyIguana JUSTIN SYMBOL’S GOD BOMBS Sept. 15, JackRabbs JORDAN PETERSON Sept. 16, FlaThtr VINYL THEATRE, ROYAL TEETH, The CATCHING Sept. 16, JackRabbs PIERCE PETTIS Sept. 20, Mudville YEEK, CHAOS CHAO Sept. 21, JackRabbs TERRY COLE BAND Sept. 21, SuwanneeMusic LEE ANN WOMACK Sept. 21, PVCHall LUNAR COAST Sept. 21 & 22, FlyIguana JASON ISBELL & THE 400 UNIT, THE DECEMBERISTS, LUCERO Sept. 22, StAugAmp ZACH DEPUTY Sept. 22, 1904MH HERE COME THE MUMMIES, HONEY HOUNDS Sept. 22, PVCHall TALK ME OFF, DEBT NEGLECTOR Sept. 22, Shantytown DREAMERS, WEATHERS, MORGXN Sept. 22, JackRabbs TWIDDLE Sept. 22, 1904MH 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 SAME MISTAKES TOUR: EMILY KINNEY, PAUL McDONALD Sept. 27, JackRabbs KIM RICHEY Sept. 27, Café11 EVAN MICHAEL & THE WELL WISHERS Sept. 28 & 29, FlyIguana FAIRGAME Sept. 28, SuwanneeMusic THE GATORBONE BAND Sept. 28, Cafe11 RICKIE LEE JONES, ANDERS OSBORNE Sept. 29, PVCHall COLONY HOUSE, TALL HEIGHTS Sept. 29, JackRabbs MAKING SUM NOISE, MTV EXPERIENCE Sept. 29, Jax Landing LIZZ FAITH & MAMA’s KIN Sept. 29, SuwanneeMusic DARIUS RUCKER, RUSSELL DICKERSON Sept. 30, Dailys NEEDTOBREATHE, JOHNNYSWIM Oct. 2, Dailys JEFF BRADLEY Oct. 4, Mudville ERIC LINDELL Oct. 4, Mojo Kitchen DELBERT McCLINTON Oct. 5, PVCHall BEACH CITY Oct. 5 & 6, FlyIguana EDDIE MONEY Oct. 5, Thrasher-Horne ARCH ENEMY, GOATWHORE, UNCURED Oct. 6, 1904MH

DANNY GOKEY, TAUREN WELLS, RILEY CLEMMONS Oct. 6, T-U Ctr 4U: A SYMPHONIC CELEBRATION OF PRINCE: QUESTLOVE, MIGUEL ATWOOD-FERGUSON, BRENT FISCHER 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 AUTHORITY ZERO, RUNAWAY KID, INTHEWHALE Oct. 9, JackRabbs TODD SNIDER Oct. 10, PVCHall EDDIE IZZARD Oct. 10, FlaThtr MIKE YUNG Oct. 10, JackRabbs 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, LONELY HEARTSTRING BAND, THE LEE BOYS, THE SAUCE BOSS, BELLE & THE BAND, WHETHERMAN Oct. 11-14, SuwanneeMusic RANKY TANKY Oct. 12, Ritz LUNAR COAST Oct. 12 & 13, FlyIguana GENE WATSON Oct. 13, PVCHall MARY CHAPIN CARPENTER Oct. 13, FlaThtr 50 INTIMATE NIGHTS: MAXWELL Oct. 13, T-U Ctr IRATION, COMMON KINGS, KATASTRO Oct. 13, StAugAmp WELCOME TO MOCKVILLE Oct. 13, 1904MH ISRAEL & NEW BREED Oct. 13, Murray Hill Theatre WEEN Oct. 14, StAugAmp THE VEER UNION Oct. 14, Nighthawks STEEP CANYON RANGERS Oct. 14, FlaThtr GLASS HOUSES, OF VIRTUE, SINK THE SHIP, EMUNESS Oct. 15, JackRabbs FULL OF HELL, OUTER HEAVEN Oct. 15, Nighthawks MUNDY Oct. 16, Culhane’s Irish Pub ANDERSON EAST, SAVANNAH CONLEY Oct. 16, Mavericks STRUTS, WHITE REAPER, SPIRIT ANIMAL Oct. 17, Mavericks THE FABULOUS THUNDERBIRDS, KIM WILSON Oct. 18, PVCHall BOB DYLAN & HIS BAND Oct. 19, StAugAmp BOB LOG III Oct. 19, JackRabbs MEAN MARY & FRANK JAMES Oct. 19, Mudville COLT FORD Oct. 19, PVCHall SOUL SHINE & SWAT TEAM Oct. 19 & 20, FlyIguana BRETT ELDRIDGE, ABBY ANDERSON Oct. 20, Dailys DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE, CHARLY BLISS Oct. 20, StAugAmp THE BREEDERS Oct. 20, PVCHall DOYLE, AS WE DIE, WORLD ABOMINATION Oct. 21, Nighthawks ST. AUGUSTINE RECORD FAIR Oct. 21, StAugAmp GRIFFIN HOUSE Oct. 23, Café11 NF Oct. 24, StAugAmp WSTR, PVMNTS, HOLD CLOSE Oct. 25, 1904MH THE SIMON & GARFUNKEL STORY Oct. 25, T-U Ctr THUNDERPUSSY Oct. 26, JackRabbs ALICE IN CHAINS Oct. 26, StAugAmp MAX WEINBERG’S JUKEBOX Oct. 26, PVCHall J CREW BAND Oct. 26 & 27, FlyIguana

SUWANNEE HULAWEEN: STRING CHEESE INCIDENT, ODESZA, JAMIROQUAI, JANELLE MONAE Oct. 26-28, SuwanneeMusic DWEEZIL ZAPPA Oct. 27, PVCHall BRETT BASS & MELTED PLECTRUM Oct. 27, Seachasers MICHAEL FRANTI & SPEARHEAD, DUSTIN THOMAS, VICTORIA CANAL Oct. 27, StAugAmp Backyard Stage CURSIVE, MEAT WAVE, CAMPDOGZZ Oct. 28, JackRabbs DECENT CRIMINAL, WESTERN SETTING Oct. 29, JackRabbs LIL DICKY, MUSTARD, OLIVER TREE Oct. 29, StAugAmp THE CRY PRETTY TOUR 360: CARRIE UNDERWOOD, MADDIE & TAE, RUNAWAY JUNE Oct. 30, VetsMemArena PALE WAVES Oct. 30, JackRabbs RUMOURS OF FLEETWOOD MAC TRIBUTE BAND Nov. 1, FlaThtr TERRY COLE BAND Nov. 1, SuwanneeMusic TOTO Nov. 3, FlaThtr PATRICK ROAD BAND Nov. 3, SuwanneeMusic SOMO Nov. 3, 1904MH BLUE OCTOBER Nov. 4, Mavericks AMY RAY & HER BAND, DANIELLE HOWLE BAND Nov. 8, PVCHall JAKOB’S FERRY STRAGGLERS Nov. 8, Mudville AQUEOUS, THE HEAVYPETS Nov. 9, JackRabbs JASON CRABB Nov. 9, Murray Hill Theatre SISTER HAZEL Nov. 9, PVCHall SHEMEKIA COPELAND Nov. 10, PVCHall MOLLY HATCHET Nov. 10, Thrasher-Horne SONDRA HUNT Nov. 10, SuwanneeMusic VINCE GILL Nov. 11, StAugAmp OTTMAR LIEBERT & LUNA NEGRA Nov. 11, PVCHall JENNIFER KNAPP Nov. 14, Café11 BIG GIGANTIC, FLAMINGOSIS Nov. 14, Mavericks KATHLEEN MADIGAN Nov. 15, FlaThtr INDEPENDENT GRIND TOUR: TECH N9NE, DIZZY WRIGHT, FUTURISTIC, DENVER HALL Nov. 16, Mavericks THE AUSTRALIAN BEE GEES Nov. 16, FlaThtr RICKY VALIDO Nov. 17, SuwanneeMusic STRAIGHT NO CHASER Nov. 18, FlaThtr NEW POLITICS, THE SCORE, BIKINI THRILL Nov. 19, JackRabbs STEPHEN STILLS, JUDY COLLINS Nov. 19, FlaThtr MAYDAY PARADE, THE WILD LIFE, WILLIAM RYAN KEY, OH WEATHERLY Nov. 20, Mavericks MANNHEIM STEAMROLLER CHRISTMAS Nov. 20, T-UCtr BENJI BROWN Nov. 23, FlaThtr ATMOSPHERE, deM ATLAS, THE LIONESS, DJ KEEZY Nov. 25, PVCHall PIANO GUYS Nov. 26, FlaThtr MARC BROUSSARD & HIS BAND, KRISTOPHER JAMES Nov. 29, PVCHall DAVE KOZ, MINDI ABAIR, JONATHAN BUTLER, KEIKO MATSUI Nov. 29, FlaThtr OLD DOMINION, MICHAEL RAY, HIGH VALLEY Nov. 30, StAugAmp GHOST PALE DEATH TOUR Dec. 1, FlaThtr JJ GREY, BAY STREET BAND, MILLAJOHN’S BLUE SOUL Dec. 1, Congaree & Penn Farm MOE. Dec. 2, PVCHall

UMPHREY’S McGEE performs with Spafford, 5 p.m. Aug. 18, St. Augustine Amphitheatre, 209-0367, $35.

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LIVE + LOCAL MUSIC MANDY HARVEY Dec. 8, RitzTheatre IRIS DEMENT, PIETA BROWN Dec. 8, PVCHall HOME FREE Dec. 9, FlaThtr PETER WHITE, RICK BRAUN, EUGE GROOVE Dec. 11, PVCHall NOT SO SILENT NIGHT: BREAKING THROUGH, BLEEDING in STEREO, SUNSHINE & BULLETS, COPPER BONES, MINDSLIP, SOUL SWITCH, LOWRCASE G, MARION CRANE, DARK SUMMER, NO SELF, BURDEN AFFINITY, GFM, AUDITORY ARMORY, BROKEN SILENCE, FALLEN SONS Dec. 15, Mavericks STEVEN WILSON Dec. 16, 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 BLUE SUEDE (ELVIS’ 84TH BIRTHDAY): MIKE ALBERT, SCOT BRUCE, BIG E BAND Jan. 12, FlaThtr MARCIA BALL & HER BAND Jan. 12, PVCHall THE KENNEDYS Jan. 17, Mudville ARLO GUTHRIE ALICE’S RESTAURANT TOUR Jan. 23, FlaThtr LUCINDA WILLIAMS, DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS Jan. 25, FlaThtr JEANNIE ROBERTSON Jan. 26, FlaThtr PINK MARTINI Jan. 28, FlaThtr FINN MAGILL & DAVID CURLEY Jan. 29, Mudville UNDER the STREETLAMP Feb. 2, PVCHall INDIGO GIRLS Feb. 9, PVCHall TOM RUSH, MATT NAKOA Feb. 15, PVCHall KASEY CHAMBERS Feb. 21, PVCHall PINK March 5, VetsMemArena CHRIS BOTTI March 8, FlaThtr GET THE LED OUT LED ZEPPELIN TRIBUTE March 15, FlaThtr ROGER McGUINN March 16, PVCHall JUKEBOX HERO THE MUSICAL March 17, FlaThtr JOAN OSBORNE SINGS SONGS OF BOB DYLAN March 21, PVCHall ONE NIGHT OF QUEEN: GARY MULLEN & THE WORKS TRIBUTE April 25, FlaThtr THE TEMPTATIONS, THE FOUR TOPS April 28, FlaThtr

LIVE MUSIC CLUBS

AMELIA ISLAND, FERNANDINA GREEN TURTLE, 14 S. Third St., 321-2324 Live music six nights a week. Vinyl Nite every Tue. SLIDERS, 1998 S. Fletcher Ave., 277-6652 King Eddie, Pili Pili Aug. 15. Tad Jennings Aug. 16. Hupp, 7 Street Band Aug. 17. The Suedes, Radio Love Aug. 18. JCnMike, Charlotte Aug. 19. Mark O’Quinn Aug. 21

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. MONTY’S/SHORES LIQUOR, 3644 St. Johns Ave., 389-1131 DJ Keith 10 p.m. Aug. 16

THE BEACHES

(All venues in Jax Beach unless otherwise noted)

ATLANTIC BEACH BREWING CO., 725 Atlantic Blvd., 372-4116 John Earle 7 p.m. Aug. 18 BLUE JAY LISTENING ROOM, 412 N. Second St., 834-1315 Hoffman’s Voodoo Aug. 15. Blue Jay’s First Birthday: Yeti Trio, Mike Kenneally, Bryan Beller 8 p.m. Aug. 18. Steve Minotti 8 p.m. Aug. 22 FLYING IGUANA, 207 Atlantic Blvd., NB, 853-5680 Evan Michael & the Well Wishers Aug. 17 & 18. Chuck Nash Band Aug. 19. Lunar Coast Aug. 24 GREEN ROOM BREWING, 228 Third St. N., 201-9283 Ryan Crary Aug. 18 GUSTO, 1266 Beach Blvd., 372-9925 Groov 7:30 p.m. Wed. Michael Smith Thur. Milton Clapp Fri. LYNCH’S IRISH PUB, 514 First St. N., 249-5181 Radio Love Aug. 17. Halfway Hippie, Olympus Aug. 18. Different Folk 7 p.m. every Fri. 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. MOJO KITCHEN, 1500 Beach Blvd., mojobbq.com David Julia 10 p.m. Aug. 18. Regional Blues Challenge 1 p.m. Aug. 19 RAGTIME TAVERN, 207 Atlantic Blvd., AB, 241-7877 Billy Bowers 7 p.m. Aug. 15. Jetty Cats Aug. 16. Rick Arcusa Aug. 17. Paul Lundgren Band Aug. 18. 4Play Aug. 19 SEACHASERS LOUNGE, 831 First St. N., 372-0444 Kalani Rose, Brett Bass & Melted Plectrum 6 p.m. Aug. 18. Firewater Tent Revival, Cortnie Frazier noon Aug. 19 SINGLETON’S SEAFOOD SHACK, 4728 Ocean St., Mayport Village, 246-4442 Billy Bowers 5 p.m. Aug. 19 SURFER THE BAR, 200 First St. N., 372-9756 Soulo Trio 9 p.m. Aug. 17 & 19. Aaron Thomas 9 p.m. Aug. 21. Tad Jennings Aug. 22 WHISKEY JAX, 950 Marsh Landing Pkwy., 853-5973 Gunners 6:30 p.m. Aug. 15. Dalton Ammerman Aug. 16. Curb Appeal 8 p.m. Aug. 17. 7 Street Band 8 p.m. Aug. 18. Fun Sick Pony 1:30 p.m. Aug. 19

DOWNTOWN

1904 MUSIC HALL, 19 Ocean St. N., 345-5760 2Hot, Ash Sekito, Trey Ezra, Swain Aug. 15. Dorthea West, Prayze, Azazus, Edgar Brann, DJ Mellowblendz 8 p.m. Aug. 16. LPT, Stono Echo 7 p.m.

Aug. 17. For The Fallen Dreams, Bodysnatcher 6 p.m. Aug. 18 DOS GATOS, 123 E. Forsyth St., 354-0666 DJ Brandon Thur.

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FIONN MacCOOL’S, JAX LANDING, 374-1247 Live music 8:30 p.m. Aug. 18. Spade McQuade 6-9 p.m. Aug. 22 JAX LANDING, 353-1188 Edwin El Calvito Reyes y Su Junte 7 p.m.-mid. Aug. 17. Rocket Band 7 p.m.-mid. Aug. 18. The Faze Band 5-9 p.m. Aug. 19. Neon Whiskey 7 p.m.-mid. Aug. 24 MAVERICKS LIVE, Jax Landing, 356-1110 Live music every weekend MYTH, 333 E. Bay St., 707-0474 Sfam, Source, Golden Child, DJ Q45, Twisted T, Romeo 9 p.m. Aug. 17. Mike Shea, Wali Sadeq, Amp Aug. 18. Danny Kolk Aug. 19

FOLIO DINING Burgers, steaks, fish & chips and all kinds of innovative delights await at IGGY’S GRILL & BAR in Fruit Cove.

OERSET

FLEMING ISLAND

BOONDOCKS, 2808 Henley Rd., Green Cove, 406-9497 Ivan Smith 6 p.m. Aug. 15. Paul Ivey 6 pm. Aug. 16. Paul Wane, Mark Johns, Joel Moody 7 p.m. Aug. 17. BDW Band 9:30 p.m.

Aug. 18. Mark Johns 6 p.m. Aug. 22 WHITEY’S, 2032 C.R. 220, 269-4198 Rich Quinn 6 p.m.

Aug. 16. Neon Whiskey 9 p.m. Aug. 17. Ivan Pulley 9 p.m.

Aug. 18. Anton LaPlume 4 p.m. Aug. 19

INTRACOASTAL

CLIFF’S BAR, 3033 Monument Rd., 645-5162 Blackwater CC Aug. 15. Blistur 9 p.m. Aug. 17 & 18 JERRY’S BAR, 13170 Atlantic Blvd., 220-6766 Hindsite 8:30 p.m. Aug. 17. Retro Katz 8:30 p.m. Aug. 18

MANDARIN

ENZA’S, 10601 San Jose Blvd., Ste. 109, 268-4458 Brian Iannucci Aug. 15 & 19 IGGY’S, 104 Bartram Oaks Walk, 209-5209 Live music most every weekend

ORANGE PARK, MIDDLEBURG

CHEERS PARK AVENUE, 1138 Park Ave., 269-4855 Chelsea Michelle Aug. 16. Roger That Aug. 17. Neon Whiskey Aug. 18 DALTON’S SPORTS GRILL, 2620 Blanding Blvd., 282-1564 Trent Tomlinson 8 p.m. Aug. 17 THE HILLTOP, 2030 Wells Rd., 272-5959 John Michael every Tue.-Sat. THE ROADHOUSE, 231 Blanding Blvd., 264-0611 Tom Bennett Band 9 p.m. Aug. 18

PONTE VEDRA

MEDURE, 818 A1A, 543-3797 The Groov Aug. 17. Will Hurley Aug. 18 TABLE 1, 330 A1A, 280-5515 Tier 2 Aug. 15. Beach City Aug. 16. Scott Elley Aug. 17. Ivan Pulley Aug. 18 TAPS BAR & GRILLE, 2220 C.R. 210, 819-1554 Stu Weaver 8 p.m. Aug. 15. Don’t Call Me Shirley Aug. 17. Robbie Litt Duo Aug. 18

RIVERSIDE, WESTSIDE

NIGHTHAWKS, 2952 Roosevelt Blvd. Jantsen 8 p.m. Aug. 17.

Caffiends, Debt Neglector, Friendly Fire 8 p.m. Aug. 18 RIVERSIDE ARTS MARKET, 715 Riverside, 389-2449 Well Worn Soles, Folk Is People, Elvis Kabong! Aug. 18

ST. AUGUSTINE

ARNOLD’S LOUNGE, 3912 N. U.S. 1, 824-8738 Cottonmouth 9 p.m. Aug. 18. DJ Alex 7 p.m. every Fri. PROHIBITION KITCHEN, 119 St. George, 209-5704 Grandpa’s Cough Medicine, Remedy Tree 6 p.m. Aug. 16. Noteworthy Live Band, Chillula 6 p.m. Aug. 17. Mindwalk, Groove Coalition 6 p.m. Aug. 18. Stephen Pigman 6 p.m. Aug. 20.

Jenny’s Cabaret 10 p.m. Aug. 21 SARBEZ, 115 Anastasia Blvd., 342-0632 Ben Strok & Full Electric, Custard Pie 8 p.m. Aug. 18. Ultra Deluxe, AC Deathstrike, Soundaltar 9 p.m. Aug. 20

SAN MARCO

JACK RABBITS, 15280 Hendricks, 398-7496 Jonah Matranga, The Pauses, Deadkaren 7 p.m. Aug. 15. The Second After, Telltale 8 p.m. Aug. 17. Yuno, Lannds, Bobby Kid 8 p.m.

Aug. 18. Joe Hertler & the Rainbow Seekers 8 p.m. Aug. 19 MUDVILLE GRILLE, 3104 Atlantic Blvd., 352-7008 Abe Partridge, Courtney Blackwell, Tom & Nathalie 7:30 p.m.

Aug. 17. TBA Big Band 7:30 p.m. Aug. 20

SOUTHSIDE, BAYMEADOWS

MELLOW MUSHROOM, 9734 Deer Lake Ct., 997-1955 Anton LaPlume 8 p.m. Aug. 16 WHISKEY JAX, 10915 Baymeadows Rd., 634-7208 Yowsah 7 p.m. Aug. 17. Oversized Load Aug. 18. Melissa Smith & Ivan Pulley open mic every Wed.

SPRINGFIELD, NORTHSIDE

CROOKED ROOSTER, 148 S. Sixth St., Macclenny, 653-2337 Live music most weekends HYPERION BREWING CO., 1740 N. Main St., 518-5131 Ouija Bros. 7 p.m. Aug. 17. Ample Angst Aug. 18. Random Tandem Aug. 19. Swing Dancing 8 p.m. every Wed. PALMS FISH CAMP, 6359 Heckscher Dr., 240-1672 Lucas V Aug. 15. Taylor Shami Aug. 16. Big Jeff Aug. 18. Souls of Joy Aug. 19 SHANTYTOWN PUB, 22 W. Sixth St., 798-8222 El Escapado, River City Sound System 9 p.m. Aug. 16 __________________________________________ 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.

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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 oak-shaded 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 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+ 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 THE 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. $$$ BW K B L D Daily THE SALTY PELICAN BAR & GRILL, 12 N. Front St., 277-3811, thesaltypelicanamelia.com. F 2017 BOJ winner. 2nd-story outdoor bar. T.J. & Al offer local seafood, fish tacos, Mayport shrimp, po’boys, cheese oysters. $$ 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, seafood.

Open-air upstairs balcony, playground. $$ FB K 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).

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 SUBS, 1301 Monument Rd., Ste. 5, 724-5802. F 2017 BOJ winner/favorite. SEE ORANGE PARK.

AVONDALE + ORTEGA

EL JEFE, 947 Edgewood Ave. S., 619-0938, eljefejax.com.

Tex-Mex à la Chefs Scott Schwartz and José Solome, plus craft margaraitas, combo meals. $$ FB TO K L, D Daily FOOD ADDICTZ GRILL, 1044 Edgewood Ave. S., 240-1987.

F Family-and-veteran-owned place offers home cooking.

Faves: barbecued pulled pork, blackened chicken, Caesar wrap, 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. $$ FB K TO L D Daily LA NOPALERA, 4530 St. Johns Ave., 388-8828. F 2017 BOJ winner/favorite. SEE INTRACOASTAL. MOJO NO. 4 URBAN BBQ & WHISKEY BAR, 3572 St. Johns Ave., Ste. 1, 381-6670, mojobbq.com. F 2017 BOJ winner/ favorite. Pulled pork, Carolina-style barbecue. Delta fried catfish. $$ 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. $ 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 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. NATIVE SUN NATURAL FOODS MARKET & DELI, 11030 Baymeadows Rd., 260-2791. 2017 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

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DINING DIRECTORY chicken, vegan black bean burgers. Gluten-free pizzas, desserts. HH specials. $$ BW K TO L M-F; D Tu-Sa WHISKEY JAX, 10915 Baymeadows Rd., Ste. 135, 634-7208, whiskeyjax.com. F 2017 BOJ favorite. Popular gastropub; craft beers, gourmet burgers, handhelds, signature plates, tacos and whiskey. HH M-F. $$ 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, alspizza.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.

Birthplace of the original baked sub. Locals have loved Angie’s hot or cold subs for 30-plus years. Good news! A real, live chef is on the job at Grom! Chef David ramped up the menu at least three levels: new breakfast items, brunch, specials.

Ed says, “Dude is legit.” Still the word: Peruvian. New sub: Suthern Comfert–slow-smoked brisket, chicken, mac & cheese, collards, black-eyed peas on sub roll. Big salads, blue-ribbon iced tea. Grom Sun. brunch. $ BW K 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. Beachy coffee & wine shop by day; wine bar at night. Fresh pastries, breakfast sandwiches all day.

Grab-n-Go salads, 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 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 SUBS, 657 Third St. N., 247-9620. F BOJ winner/ favorite. SEE ORANGE PARK.

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.

In Myth Nightclub. Locally sourced, organic fare, fresh herbs, 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 BOJ favorite. Locally roasted whole bean brewed coffee, espresso, pastries, smoothies, bagels, chicken/tuna salad, sandwiches. $ 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. LA NOPALERA, 1571 C.R. 220, Ste. 100, 215-2223. F 2017 BOJ winner/favorite. SEE INTRACOASTAL. 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, alspizza.com.

F 2017 BOJ winner/favorite. It’s the first Al’s in NEFla–yeah, we didn’t know that, either–celebrating 30 years of awesome gourmet pizza, baked dishes. All day HH M-Th. $ FB K TO L D Daily LA NOPALERA MEXICAN RESTAURANT, 14333 Beach Blvd., 992-1666, lanopalerarest.com. F 2017 BOJ winner/

BIG SHOTS!

JOSEPH LEIPUNER

AKA COSTA JOE Mellow Mushroom

3611 St. Johns Ave. • Avondale Born in: Costa Rica Years in Biz: 8 Favorite Bar: Monty’s (Sidecar too) Favorite Cocktail Style: Dusty Boots give me life Go-To Ingredients: Tequila, lime juice & simple syrup Hangover Cure: Gatorade, mimosas and greasy food.

Binge-watching Drunk History helps, too.

Will Not Cross My Lips: Sambuca. Fireball. Steel Reserve.

Miss me with that.

Insider’s Secret: Never wave your money @ your bartender.

Celebrity Seen at Your Bar: “The Miz” from the Real World

When You Say “The Usual”: Rumplemintz. It’s how we roll @ Mellow.

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, mshack burgers.com. 2017 BOJ winner. Burgers, hot dogs, fries, shakes. Dine indoors or out. $$ BW L D Daily NATIVE SUN NATURAL FOOD MARKET & DELI, 1585 N. Third St., 458-1390. 2017 BOJ favorite. SEE MANDARIN. RAGTIME TAVERN SEAFOOD & GRILL, 207 Atlantic Blvd., AB, 241-7877, ragtimetavern.com. F 34 years and counting, the iconic seafood place serves blackened snapper, sesame tuna, Ragtime shrimp. Daily HH, brunch Sun. $$ FB L D Daily SUSHI ONE TWO THREE, 311 N. Third St., Ste. 101, 372-9718, sushionetwothree.com. Brand-spankin’-new right in the middle of all the action in Jax Beach, this place offers a twist on how we eat sushi: All You Can Eat. And small plate sushi, all made to order. Rooftop parking; kid-friendly–rugrats younger than eight eat free. $$ FB K TO 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. $$ FB K TO L & D Tu-Sa LARRY’S SUBS, 6586 GA. Hwy. 40 B6, St. Marys, 912-576-7006. F 2017 BOJ favorite. SEE ORANGE PARK. OUTERBANKS SPORTS BAR & GRILLE, 140 The Lakes Blvd., Ste. H, Kingsland, 912-729-5499. Fresh seafood, burgers, steaks, wings. $$ FB TO D Nightly

DOWNTOWN

BELLWETHER, 100 N. Laura St., 802-7745, bellwetherjax.com.

Elevated Southern classics in an understated site, with chef/ owner Jon Insetta’s focus on flavors; chef Kerri Rogers’ culinary creativity. Seasonal menu. Rotating local craft beers, regional spirits, cold brew coffee program. $$ FB TO L M-F 28 | FOLIOWEEKLY.com | AUGUST 15-21, 2018

favorite. The popular spots have tamales, fajitas, pork tacos.

Some LaNops have a full bar. $$ FB K TO L D Daily LARRY’S SUBS, 10750 Atlantic Blvd., Ste. 14, 642-6980. F 2017 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. $$ FB L M-F; D M-Sa FIRST COAST DELI & GRILL, 6082 St. Augustine Rd., 733-7477. Pancakes, sandwiches, burgers, wings. $ K TO B L Daily GIGI’S RESTAURANT, 3130 Hartley Rd., 694-4300, gigisbuffet.com. In Ramada, Gigi’s serves a prime rib and crab leg buffet F & Sa, blue-jean brunch Su, daily breakfast buffet; lunch & dinner buffets. $$$ FB B R L D Daily JAX DINER, 5065 St. Augustine Rd., 739-7070, jaxdiner.com.

Chef Roderick “Pete” Smith, local culinary expert, uses locally sourced ingredients from area farmers, vendors in American & Southern dishes. Seasonal brunch. $ K TO B L M-F, D F LA NOPALERA, 11700 San Jose Blvd., 288-0175. F 2017 BOJ winner/favorite. SEE INTRACOASTAL. 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. MOON DOG PIE HOUSE, 115 Bartram Oaks Walk, Ste. 105, 287-3633, moondogpiehouse.com. Wings, apps, subs, calzones–and specialty pizza pies. $$ BW TO K L, D Daily NATIVE SUN NATURAL FOODS MARKET & DELI, 10000 San Jose Blvd., 260-6950, nativesunjax.com. 2017 BOJ favorite.

Organic soup, baked items, sandwiches, prepared foods.

Juice, smoothie, coffee bar. All-natural beer/wine. $ BW TO B L D Daily

DINING DIRECTORY BITE-SIZED St. Aug spot DOES ’EM RIGHT

SWOOP

SOUTH

FOR TACOS A seasonal menu means you can discover a new favorite every time you go to BELLWETHER, on Laura Street in the heart of Downtown.

ORANGE PARK

BOONDOCKS GRILL & BAR, 2808 Henley Rd., Green Cove Springs, 406-9497, boondocksrocks.com. Apps, burgers, wings, seafood, steak, weekend specials, craft cocktails. HH $$ FB TO K D M-F; L, D Sa & Su 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 LA NOPALERA, 1930 Kingsley Ave., 276-2776. F 2017 BOJ winner/favorite. SEE INTRACOASTAL. LARRY’S SUBS, 1330 Blanding Blvd., Ste. 165, 276-7370. 1545 C.R. 220, 278-2827. 700 Blanding Blvd., Ste. 15, 272-3553.

5733 Roosevelt Blvd., 446-9500. 1401 S. Orange Ave., Green Cove, 284-7789, larryssubs.com. F 2017 BOJ favorite. 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 2017 BOJ favorite. Sandwiches, wings, burgers, quesadillas; 35+ years. 75+ import beers. $ FB L D Daily SPRING PARK COFFEE, 328 Ferris St., Green Cove, 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 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, 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/art films. Beer, local drafts, wine, pizza–Godbold, Black Lagoon Supreme–hot dogs, 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. $$ Daily DESSERT FIRST BISTRO, 121 Yacht Club Dr., 417-0468, dessertfirstbistro.com. It’s all made from scratch: breakfast, lunch, desserts. Plus coffees, espressos, craft beers, wine, hot teas. $ BW K TO B, L Tu-Su THE FLORIDIAN, 72 Spanish St., 829-0655, thefloridianstaug.com. Updated Southern fare; fresh, local ingredients. Vegetarian, gluten-free options. Signature fried green tomato bruschetta, blackened fish cornbread stack; grits with shrimp, fish or tofu. $$$ 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. $$ FB R Su; L D Daily METRO DINER, 1000 S. Ponce de Leon Blvd., 758-3323. F 2017 BOJ winner/favorite. Dinner nightly. SEE SAN MARCO. MOJO OLD CITY BBQ, 5 Cordova St., 342-5264, mojobbq. com. F 2017 BOJ winner. SEE AVONDALE. OCEAN AVENUE SPORTS BAR, 123 San Marco Ave., 293-9600, a1abar.com. F Lively spot has wings, nachos, shrimp, chicken, Phillys, sliders, soft pretzels. $$ FB TO L D Daily PROHIBITION KITCHEN, 119 St. George St., 209-5704, prohibitionkitchenstaugustine.com. The newish gastropub offers small plates, craft burgers, sandwiches, live local oysters, mains, desserts and handspun milkshakes. $$$ L D Daily 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. $$ K L D Daily HAVANA-JAX CAFÉ/CUBA LIBRE BAR, 2578 Atlantic Blvd., 399-0609, havanajax.com. F 2017 BOJ winner. Bite Club certified. Cuban sandwiches, black beans & rice, plantains, steaks, seafood, roast pork. Spanish wine, drink specials, mojitos, Cuba libres. Nonstop HH. $ FB K L D Daily LA NOPALERA MEXICAN RESTAURANT, 1434 Hendricks Ave., 399-1768. F 2017 BOJ winner/favorite. SEE INTRACOASTAL. METRO DINER, 3302 Hendricks Ave., 398-3701, metrodinercom. F 2017 BOJ winner/favorite. Original upscale diner in a 1930s-era building. Meatloaf, chicken pot pie, soups. Some Metros serve dinner. $$ 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. LA NOPALERA, 8206 Philips Hwy., 732-9433. 8818 Atlantic Blvd., 720-0106. F 2017 BOJ winner/favorite. SEE INTRACOASTAL. 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, jaxfarmers market.com. F 2017 BOJ favorite. Inside Jax Farmers Market. Local, regional, international produce. Breakfast, sandwiches. $ B L D M-Sa LARRY’S SUBS, 12001 Lem Turner Rd., 764-9999. F 2017 BOJ favorite. SEE ORANGE PARK. TIKI ISLAND TAP HOUSE, 614 Pecan Park Rd., 403-0776.

Casual spot serves hot dogs, burgers, gator tail, gator jerky.

Gator pond! $ BW TO D, F; L, D Sa & Su. 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

IT MAY HAVE THE SAME EPONYM AS UNIVERSITY OF North Florida’s mascot, but Osprey Tacos is located well south of campus, all the way across the Bridge of Lions in St. Augustine. Tacos are a true bridge to joy and Osprey takes you over it on wingéd feet.

Depending on how fancy you’re feeling, pick between Street Tacos or Boulevard Tacos. Street includes a double corn shell, onion, cilantro and radishes and your choice among classics like pollo asada (grilled or blackened chicken), carnitas and more. Boulevard features a variety of fillings; you can turn it into a bowl for an extra $5. Just walking down the Boulevard gets the creative juices flowing for this chef. Dig into a skirt steak and French fries combo with the San Diego taco or bless your heart with the Southerner: grilled pork belly with bacon jam.

Of the Boulevard choices, the Cuban Taco with pulled pork, mustard aioli, Swiss cheese and prosciutto demanded my attention. Ever curious, I ordered the bowl format. In between layers of rice and bright yellow mustard, there are pinto beans, crisp, grilled carnitas and a garnish of prosciutto.

I could’ve sworn I was enjoying a Cuban sandwich.

Honestly, I almost started laughing because the flavors were so surprisingly on point. It was amazing as a rice bowl, but I bet it would be even better as a handheld, with a more sandwichy feel. Fusion

OSPREY TACOS

300 Anastasia Blvd., St. Augustine, 679-4191, ospreytacos.com tacos can be a bit strange, but this one was so fun it’s definitely a must-try. For you seafood lovers out there, let me tell you that I’d crunch happily into the fried Mayport shrimp-stuffed St. Augustine taco again and again. The shrimpy centerpieces of this dish were deliciously golden, arranged on bed of cabbage and sprinkled with pickled onion.

If you like a more traditional route, get the Street Carnitas. Nice and crisp, with a cilantro and onion garnish–just what you’d expect; all it needs is a lime squeeze for that zing.

Restaurants in the Oldest City seem so inclusive and Osprey Tacos is no different. There’s something for vegans and those to strive to be gluten-free.

For my vegans, I advise trying the house vegan soy protein in the Street Taco section. It has a pebbled texture, perfect for that ground meat feel, and a house-made marinade that makes sure you’re not left out of the taco experience.

Choose from a variety of Mexican beers and sodas and pop a cold one before grabbing a plank on the large picnic benches outside. Or, for an alllocal experience, get your food to go and head over to Old Coast Ales next door. The combination of local beers and tacos make for a perfect afternoon.

Brentley Stead biteclub@folioweekly.com ____________________________________ If you have a recommendation, shoot me an email at biteclub@folioweekly.com.

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PINT-SIZED

Beer columnist goes native in WINE COUNTRY

NAPA

KNOW-HOW EVERY MORNING, THE SUN RISES OVER THE mountains on the eastern side of the valley and slowly burns off the fog undulating across the mountains to the west. Field workers stream into the valley, driving beat-up pickup trucks, wearing widebrimmed straw hats. They drink cups of coffee purchased at the local mini-mart or gas station—not a large coffee purveyor.

As the sun rises higher above the ridge, the fields bloom in deep shades of green and rich hues of brown. The field hands begin their daily tasks and the valley springs to life from the work in the vineyards.

Yes, dear reader, you read that right, vineyards. A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to visit one of the most famous wine regions in the world, Napa Valley. We spent several wonderful days tasting wine and blissful evenings tasting beer amid the laid-back pace of the California valley.

Among the wineries we visited is an off-the-beaten-path Vincent Arroyo Winery. Situated down a gravel road a few miles from the small, charming town of Calistoga, this winery holds free tours, by reservation. Included in these are a generous wine tasting and an invitation to play fetch with the winery’s adorable black lab. The informative tour uncovers a thorough explanation of the winemaking process and a peek at the cask storage rooms.

For many, the main attraction of Napa Valley and its neighbor on the other side of the western mountains, Sonoma Valley, is wine. But grapes aren’t the only things growing in the valleys. Today there are a number of excellent breweries, taprooms

and gastropubs offering beer lovers a chance to get in on the tasting fun.

On our first night in Napa, we stopped into the newly opened Stone Brewing Tap Room. Built in the fully restored Borreo Building, a two-story stone structure completed in 1877, the taproom offers a beautiful view of the Napa River. On tap were a number of delicious beers that were fresher than I had experienced—and that’s saying something.

We also visited Napa’s Tannery Bend Beerworks, a small brewery tucked away in an industrial building. Inside we found a rather friendly bartender and plenty of tasty brews. The Yajome (ya-ho-ME) IPA was dry, hoppy and citrusy, everything I like in a California IPA. As we tasted several excellent brews, the bartender told us the brewery—just shy of two years old— is already looking to expand. Having tried its beers, I understand the demand.

The next day, we set out for more wineries and motored to Francis Ford Coppola Winery, where we tried many varieties of wines while looking at memorabilia, including Oscars, from Coppola’s many movies. Later, we wandered over to Korbel for a tour of its champagne winery. On the way back to our hotel, we ducked into Russian River Brewing Company for a sampling of what has been called the best IPA in the world: Pliney the Elder.

Though our trip lasted only a few days, the fun we had and memories we made will last far longer. So, yeah, this beer guy likes wine, too.

Marc Wisdom marc@folioweekly.com

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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

RUBY BEACH BREWING 131 1st Ave N., Jax Beach

ANHEUSER-BUSCH 1100 Ellis Rd. N., Northside

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

RIVER CITY BREWING COMPANY 835 Museum Cir., Southbank

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

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

SEVEN BRIDGES GRILLE & BREWERY 9735 Gate Pkwy., Southside

BEARDED BUFFALO BREWING COMPANY 1012 King St., Downtown

HYPERION BREWING COMPANY 1740 Main St. N., Springfield

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

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

INTUITION ALE WORKS 929 E. Bay St., Downtown

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

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

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

WICKED BARLEY BREWING COMPANY 4100 Baymeadows Rd.

BOLD CITY DOWNTOWN 109 E. Bay St., Jacksonville

OLD COAST ALES 300 Anastasia Blvd., St. Augustine

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CHEFFED-UP

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“I said to the almond tree, ‘Sister, speak to me of God.’ And the almond tree blossomed.”

— Nikos Kazantzakis

OVERSET

I’M ON ANOTHER ONE OF MY RIDICULOUS obsessive food kicks, and this time it’s almonds that have my attention. Much like other fixations, it’s a mystery why or how it began, but it’s become such an outrageously, tasty and addictive journey, I’ve decided to ride it out until my next infatuation occurs to me.

Almonds, like many foods, originated in the Middle East, before making their way to Italy, Spain and Portugal, where they became stars in local cuisines.

Almonds are an essential player in the tapas culture that dominates Spanish cuisine, and for good reason. Spain is the world’s second-largest grower of these mouthwatering nuts and has been incorporating them into dishes for centuries. Popular almond-centered tapas include smoked paprika spiced almonds, spicy pork meatballs in almond and garlic sauce, and white gazpacho incorporating white grapes and almonds. Almonds are also frequently used in desserts like torrone or the unbelievably amazing Torta de Santiago, which your favorite Chef shared with y’all a few weeks ago.

I’m also a huge fan of partnering seafood with a deliciously complex Romesco, a sauce of roasted pimentos, tomatoes, onions and almonds. Imagine grilled calamari stuffed with a farce of chorizo, garlic, onions and breadcrumbs, served over warm Romesco. YUM! Leave it to those wacky, creative Italians to transform a humble, unassuming nut into one of the world’s most popular liqueurs. In the small, 16th-century northern Italian village Saronno, an innkeeper steeped the toothsome nuts in brandy to create the original Amaretto Disaronno. Pure genius! I take advantage of the delectable concoction whenever I can.

One of my favorite ways to utilize Amaretto is in a Zabaglione. The liqueur’s assertive, deep nuttiness blends so well with luxurious, silky-smooth whipped eggs

and sugar, you almost get the sensation of consuming a fluffy cloud. The best way to enjoy this sauce is with fresh strawberries; being an aficionado of Italian simplicity, I spoon warm Zabaglione directly over macerated strawberries. Of course, I tend to macerate the berries in a bit of limoncello and sugar, then brûlée the sauce with a torch. Remember, it’s the added details that really Chef-Up items, amirite?

Another great Italian treat with almonds is amoretti. These little cookies are the land of la dolce vita’s answer to French macaroons. They’re espresso’s best friend and fairly easy to make. The most important thing to remember? Whip the egg whites just short of a soft peak, and they’ll be perfect. Like me.

CHEF BILL’S AMORETTI

Ingredients • 1-3/4 cup almond flour • 3/4 cup confectioner’s sugar • 1 tsp. cornstarch • 1/2 tsp. salt • 1/3 cup granulated sugar • 2 egg whites • 1 pinch cream of tartar • 1 tsp. almond extract • 1 tbsp. aniseeds Directions 1. Sift the cornstarch and confectioner’s •• sugar over the almond flour. Add salt; •• whisk together.

2. Place egg whites, granulated sugar •• and cream of tartar in a large bowl.

•• Whip until the mix has a bright white •• ribbon consistency, about five minutes.

3. Put in a pastry bag with a half-inch •• tip. Pipe one-inch mounds on a •• siltpat-lined sheet pan.

4. Bake 325°F for 25 minutes or until •• evenly brown and firm.

Until we cook again,

Chef Bill Thompson cheffedup@folioweekly.com

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IT’S TRUE: NORTHEAST FLORIDIANS LOVE THEIR dogs. If you live with a noble hound, you know what an important part your canine counterpart plays in day-to-day decisions, like where to grab a cold one while Checkers and Huan scamper unleashed.

That’s the dream on which owners Dustin Fries and Daniel Moffatt built Kanine Social, the area’s premier dog park where dogs run free and people run tabs.

The complex lets canines loll in the sun as people unwind with a craft beer or coffee.

Mason, one of the canine founders (all three pictured above), eagerly shared his thoughts on the new digs.

Davi: Tell me more about Kanine Social.

Mason: It’s a furrific place for dogs to play and sniff out new friends! The outdoor area’s fully enclosed, with lots of room to run, and the indoor park is padded with durable flooring for safe play.

There’s even a spot to picnic with your people–the fake turf looks real, but we know the difference.

How did you come up with the name?

It was barked about by canine founders Maverick and Murphy. Our humans put a funky twist on it for a more modern flair.

How does one become a Kanine Social member?

Your human companion registers y’all online at kaninesocial.com. With an online account, you can select a membership level.

Fees are reasonable, considering all the cool stuff here!

What’s needed to get in the park?

A membership or day pass; for the health and safety of both dogs and people, all dogs must have current licenses and up-to-date vaccination records on file with us.

Any safety concerns?

Safety is our top priority! Rules and regs

PET TIP: LITTLE MOO IF YOU’VE EVER THOUGHT, “HEY, WOULDN’T IT BE COOL to have a pet cow?” this tip’s for you, boo. But don’t’ let the lack of a 100-acre pasture stop ya; apparently there’s such a thing as a miniature cow. Some advice from moochithecow.com: Cows are herd animals and need friends; they’re small, but require at least 1-1/2 acres to range; without regular interaction, they’ll shy of humans; gonna have to do something about all those flies; and educate yourself on proper diet, vet’s visits, etc., before you bring Mr. Moo-agi home.

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have been put in place and will be enforced to keep you safe when you’re with us.

Are there areas for small and not-sosmall dogs?

Absolutely! We have indoor and outdoor options for pups of all sizes.

Where is Kanine Social?

We’re on the corner of College and Rosselle, in the heart of Riverside, near Riverside Park.

When is the park open?

We’re open dawn till dusk every day, with specific daycare and taproom hours.

So what’s brewing at the bar?

The taproom will rotate a beer selection as well as nitro cold-brew coffee. And wines, ciders, craft sodas and water are available.

Tell me about doggie daycare.

Our team knows life is better with fur-iends, so the daycare lets pups socialize, enjoy supervised exercise and good ol’ general fun. Romp and play all day, snooze the night away.

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Kanine Social is like nowhere I’ve ever been. It’s a dog park, daycare and taproom, all rolled into one. Even better, it’s a great local hangout where everyone will know your name … and your dog’s name, too.

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NEWS OF THE WEIRD UH … SENATOR, IZZAT YOU?

Among the gazillion other products and services available on Amazon is the behemoth’s facial recognition software, Rekognition, marketed as providing extremely accurate facial analysis. But when the American Civil Liberties Union tried it, the results were startling. The ACLU scanned photos of every current member of the U.S. House and Senate and came up with 28 matches to a mug shot database of people who’d been arrested for crimes. The ACLU announced its findings July 26 and admitted it used Amazon’s default settings, to which Amazon responded, “While 80 percent confidence is an acceptable threshold for photos of hot dogs, chairs, animals or other social media use cases,” Amazon advised customers to set the threshold at 95 percent or higher for law enforcement. The ACLU told NPR that the legislators who were falsely matched were across the board.

WATCH OUT FOR EARLY BIRDS

degree from Vanderbilt University and was once among the island’s homeless. He joins six other candidates on the ticket.

DUDE NEEDS A HOVERBOARD

Just after midnight on July 22, a couple in Palo Alto, California, were awakened in their bedroom by a 17-year-old burglar, his faced hidden by a cloth. Instead of demanding money or jewelry, though, the intruder asked for their Wi-Fi password. According to the Sacramento Bee, the homeowner forced the teen out of the home and called cops, who found him a block away and arrested him for felony residential burglary. Police later determined it wasn’t the teen’s first stab at connectivity. Less than an hour earlier, a prowler had summoned a woman from her home to ask for access to her Wi-Fi network. She told him to go away, and he rode off on a bicycle—she realized the next day he’d stolen it from her backyard. She called cops, who recovered the bike near where they had arrested the teen.

Think you’re old? You’re just a twinkle in a nematode’s eye. Russian scientists have revived two ancient, frozen roundworms, or nematodes, from samples collected in Siberian permafrost, The Siberian Times reported July 26. The worms, found in cores taken from 30 meters and 3.5 meters deep, are believed to be female and 41,700 and 32,000 years old, respectively. Scientists slowly thawed out the worms, which eventually started eating and moving. Scientists from Moscow’s Institute of Physico-Chemical & Biological Problems of Soil Science believe the nematodes have adaptive mechanisms that may be of scientific importance.

TO THE MOON, ALICE!

COULDA BEEN GEORGE BURNS

Brody Tyler Young, 25, was arrested in a Nashville McDonald’s on July 23 after spending “all day” locked in the women’s restroom, dancing naked, doing jumping jacks and hitting the wall. According to WFFA TV, when cops managed to enter the restroom, they found Young locked in a stall, smelling of “chemical fumes, as if he had been huffing.”

Young was taken into custody and charged with public intoxication and public indecency. weirdnewstips@amuniversal.com

During a July 23 debate among mayoral candidates in Key West, Sloan Bashinsky, a perennial contender, took a minute to answer a call from God. “Hello? What? God?” Bashinsky said into his cellphone. According to FLKeys News, it wasn’t the first time he’s heard from a higher power: “I have said every time I ran, I ran because God told me to run,” Bashinsky explained. “I think anyone who wants this job is insane.” Bashinsky has a law

Diamonds are so 20th century. In Japan, Warp Space offers newlyweds a chance to make their union universal—launching wedding plaques into space. According to UPI, the startup company, founded by University of Tsukub faculty members, will print a titanium plate with the names of the betrothed and put it, along with a few hundred other plaques, in one of a series of small cubes to be released into space from the International Space Station.

Astronauts memorialize the launching by taking photographs to send to the newlyweds.

The cost? An outta-this-world $270.

WHAT WOULD GABRIELLE SAY?

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Folio Weekly helps you connect with the paramour of your dreams. Go to folioweekly.com/i-saw-u.html, fill out the FREE form correctly (40 words or fewer, dammit) by 5 p.m. Friday (for the next Wednesday’s FW) – next stop: Bliss!

Hey! Do ya know Friday, Aug. 17 is NATIONAL THRIFTSHOP DAY? And Monday, Aug. 20 is NATIONAL MOSQUITO DAY! And the whole dang month is ROMANCE AWARENESS MONTH. We hit the thriftshops on the regular–check. And it’s ALWAYS Mosquito Day here–checkity-check … so … It’s like we’ve been sayin’ all along: Be aware of the romance around you. To that end, we celebrate with Blue-Eyed Gemini Boy (see below) for getting that RED-HOT Love Connex! You, too, can find real love – use FW’s handy ISUs! If you’re aware of someone you think you could love but can’t connect because, well, you just can’t, don’t give up! #1698-0516 didn’t and now someone out there (no, not Feivel) wants to hook up! There’s no telling how far this could go!

Get in on the love action yourself! Go to folioweekly.com/i-saw-u.html* and take these easy steps: One: Write a five-word headline so the person recalls the moment you met, like: “ISU at the thrift shop, swatting mosquitoes.”

Two: Describe the person, like, “You: Smelling of citronella and calamine.”

Three: Describe yourself, like, “Me: Covered in Deep Woods Off and browsing the book section, looking for a light beach read, like In Cold Blood.”

Four: Describe the moment, like, “We gazed dumbly as another couple exchanged digits.

Someday our prince’s prints will come.”

Five: Yeah, the waiting is the hardest part. Send a 40-WORD ISU. No names, emails, websites. Find love with our ISUs at folioweekly.com/i-saw-u.html! *(or email mdryden@folioweekly.com and we’ll work it out together) SOUTHERN GROUNDS BLEND You: Pretty lady, khaki shorts, print top. You recommended dark roast coffee. Me: Blue shirt, jean shorts. Are you single? Would’ve liked to chat, but was with lady yoga friends. Namaste! When: July 29. Where: San Marco Southern Grounds. #1707-0808 HAWAIIAN SHIRT, GIN & TONIC Outside bar.

You said my drink looked good. Me: “Only drink worth bootlegging.” You: Sharp, white slacks, heels, blue blouse; friends were late. Wish they’d stood you up; we would’ve had fun. Try again?

When: July 18. Where: PV Pussers. #1706-0725 SUN-RAY FRONT LINE You: Cool couple. Man, patterned button-up. Woman, hip glasses, platform shoes. Us: Tall brunette, floral dress.

Man, average height, white button-up. In chaotic Hearts Beat Loud crowd. Bonded over Sun-Ray’s beauty. Dig your vibe; meet again? When: July 8.

Where: Sun-Ray Cinema. #1705-0711 5 POINTS FIREHOUSE “O” You: Silver shorts, black hat backwards, orange fingernails. Me: Camo hat, brown T-shirt. Going to approach you as we were leaving but you got away. Thought about you the rest of day. Make it everyday thing? When: 12:30 p.m. June 21. Where: 5 Points Firehouse Subs. #1704-0627 BLACK FOUR-DOOR CADILLAC You watched me putting a shot back into the back of my car.

You stopped and had your flashers on and I was too shy to stop. I wish I had. When: June 13.

Where: Home Depot Lane Ave. #1703-0620 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 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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Miss you; hope you’re smiling. Love, Your Florida Gem. When: Aug. 8, 2017. Where: Downtown under Blue Bridge. #1698-0516

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 BEARDED WET MAN POST-5K You: Tall man, dreamy eyes, black shirt, shorts, discussed running with my black goldendoodle. Me: Dripping wet brunette, pink tank, black yoga pants, ate chocolate-covered strawberry.

Never got your name. Get wet again? When: April 7. Where: 1st Place Sports, San Marco. #1697-0411 AUGUST 15-21, 2018 | FOLIOWEEKLY.com | 35

FREEWILL ASTROLOGY

KNITTING, MARGARET ATWOOD, HONORÉ DE BALZAC & BIG BIRD ARIES (March 21-April 19): “The prettier the garden, the dirtier the hands of the gardener,” writes aphorist B.E. Barnes.

That’s especially applicable in the next few weeks.

You’ll have extra potential to create and foster beauty; any you produce will generate practical benefits for you and those you care about. For best results, expend more effort than originally thought. It may feel more like work than play.

OVERSET

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Author and theologian Thomas Merton thought the most debilitating human temptation is to settle for too little; to live a comfortable life instead of an interesting one. That’s not always true of you, but in the weeks ahead, a tendency to settle for less may be the single most devitalizing temptation.

Resist the appeal to accept a smaller blessing or punier adventure than you deserve. Wait for the best and brightest.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): “I’ve learned quite a lot, over the years, by avoiding what I was supposed to be learning.” So says wise, well-educated novelist Margaret Atwood.

Judging by current astrological omens, it’s an excellent clue to contemplate. Have you been halfavoiding anything you or someone else thinks you’re “supposed” to learn? If so, avoid it even more, with cheerful rebelliousness. It may lead to what you really need to know.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Sometimes you make it difficult for me to reach you.

You act like you’re listening but you’re not really listening. You semi-consciously decide you don’t want to be influenced by anyone but you. When you lock me out, I get a bit dumb. My advice isn’t as good or helpful. The magic we have stalls. Don’t do me–or anyone you care for–like that. You may need to protect yourself from folks who aren’t careful with you. True allies offer important influences–you’d be wise to open up to them.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): “Whoever does not visit Paris regularly will never really be elegant,” wrote French author Honoré de Balzac. According to my astrological omen-analysis, you’re in a cyclical phase when you have max power to heighten appreciation of elegance, and see how it can beautify your soul. Homework meditations: What does elegance mean to you? Why is it good to cultivate elegance, not just to enhance selfpresentation, but upgrade the relationship with your deep self? Christian Dior said, “Elegance must be the right combination of distinction, naturalness, care and simplicity.”

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Many think medieval Europe was drab and dreary, but historian Jacques Le Goff says the people then adored luminous hues: “big jewels inserted into book-bindings, glowing gold objects, brightly painted sculpture, paintings covering the walls of churches and the colored magic of stained glass.” Maybe this revelation will inspire you. My reading of astrological omens indicates you can awaken dormant energy by treating your eyes to vivid reds, greens, yellows, blues, browns, purples, golds, coppers and pinks.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Tumblr astrologer Sebastian says this about your sign: “Libras can be boring people when they don’t trust you enough to fully reveal themselves. But they can be just as exciting as any

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fire sign, as weird as any Aquarius, as talkative as a Gemini and as empathetic as a Pisces. Really, Librans are among the most eccentric people you’ll ever meet, but you might not know it unless they trust you enough to take their masks off.” Sebastian’s analysis spurs my advice: Spend time with people you trust in the weeks ahead; for the sake of your mental, physical and spiritual health, express your full eccentricity. You can find more of Sebastian’s musings when you go to http://venuspapi.tumblr.com.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): A blogger who calls herself Wistful Giselle lists the phenomena that make her “believe in magic.” They are: “illuminated dust in the air, the moments when a seedling sprouts, the intelligence gazing back at me from a crow’s eyes, being awakened by early morning sun, the energy of storms, old buildings overgrown with plants, the ever-changing grey green blue moods of the sea and the shimmering moon on a cool, clear night.” Make your list. You’re entering a time when you benefit from magic in direct proportion to how much you believe in and are alert for it.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Since 1969, 8-foot-2-inch-tall Big Bird has been the star of the PBS TV show Sesame Street.

He’s a yellow puppet who talks, writes poetry, dances and roller skates. In the show’s early years, BB had a good friend no one else could see–or believed in: Mr. Snuffleupagus. After 17 years, there came a happy day when everyone in the Sesame Street neighborhood realized Snuffy was indeed real, not just a figment of Big Bird’s imagination. I foresee a similar event in your life soon. You’ll finally be able to share a secret truth, private pleasure or unappreciated asset.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Activist and author Simone de Beauvoir was a Capricorn whose lust for life was lush and intricate.

“I am awfully greedy,” she wrote. “I want to be a woman and to be a man, to have many friends and to have loneliness, to work much and write good books, to travel and enjoy myself, to be selfish and to be unselfish.” Even if your longings aren’t as lavish and ravenous, you have license to explore the mysterious state she described. Find out how voracious you can be if you give yourself permission.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): According to my astrological omen-reading, the weeks ahead will be prime time to vividly express your appreciation for and understanding of those you care for most. Show them why you love them. Reveal the depths of your insights on their true beauty. Make it clear how their presence in your life has had a beneficent or healing influence. If you want to get dramatic, take them to an inspiring outdoor spot and sing a tender song or two.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): In her book Yarn: Remembering the Way Home, Piscean knitter Kyoko Mori writes, “The folklore among knitters is that everything handmade should have at least one mistake so an evil sprit won’t become trapped in the maze of perfect stitches.”

The idea is, the mistake “is a crack left open to let in the light.” Mori describes the evil spirit. “It’s that little voice in my head that says, ‘I won’t even try this because it doesn’t come naturally to me and I won’t be very good at it.’” Mori’s insights are the exact tonic you need right now.

Rob Brezsny freewillastrology@freewillastrology.com

M.D. M.J.

MONEY FOR

NOTHING Medical marijuana roll out seriously SHORT OF FUNDS … perhaps by design?

IT BORDERS ON THE axiomatic to say that when government agencies are underperforming, the standard solution is to throw more money at it.

Even though that almost never works, it’s Tradition, so what can you do, really?

This is true in all areas of the bureaucracy, and even the newest additions have followed suit. The state’s embattled Office of Medical Marijuana Use was only given $935,000 in the most recent state budget; that is just enough to exist, without actually doing anything, which some cynics might say has been the plan all along.

But that number is low, say officials—way low.

Like, $13.29 million low.

Are they serious? Oh yes. According to an article in the Panama News-Herald, the office is expecting costs to exceed $14 million in this fiscal year, necessitating an emergency appropriation to cover about 90 percent of that. The key point is that more than half the requested amount—$7.34 million—will be spent just to process applications for dispensary licenses. “The licenses are highly coveted,” goes the story, “and the department estimates it will receive up to 400 applications for the additional licenses. The information provided to the legislative budget commission says it will cost $18,354 to review each application.” This is a crazy number, and it’s remarkable that it was presented with little explanation, and nary a snicker to be had.

They also want $3.4 million for a “seed-tosale” system of computerized product tracking, as well as “24-hour access to data from medical

marijuana treatment centers and laboratories,” according to the article. Another $1.67 million will be spent contracting a vendor to issue the actual medical cards, and a full tenth of the proposed budget will be set aside to cover legal costs, which makes perfect sense in the current political climate.

The request was granted at a meeting of the Joint Legislative Budget Commission on July 19, but not without some controversy. “Most if not all of the costs that are outlined in this request have been known or anticipated for quite a while,” said Tampa Democrat Janet Cruz. “Why are we using a process that essentially is meant for fixing mistakes... to fund the implementation of a constitutional amendment that 71 percent of Florida voters approved almost two years ago?” The clear implication is that the governor deliberately underfunded the office so as to impede the progress made in implementing Amendment 2.

Initially, $5.6 million was dispensed, while the remaining $7.7 million will remain in reserve until the Department of Health can convince legislators that the money is actually needed. And I have no doubt whatsoever that they will find a way to do just that. After all, nature abhors a vacuum, and public officials feel the same way about their unused funds.

Shelton Hull mail@folioweekly.com _________________________________ Got questions about medical marijuana?

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FOLIO VOICES : BACKPAGE EDITORIAL

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E S A E L P , N O MORE TREAS SNOVA SDELAY AMERIKU SINCE THE TRIUMPHANT SUMMIT IN JULY THAT brought together President Donald Trump, VSG1 and President Vladimir Putin, KGB2, losers and haters across the political spectrum have been accusing the Diplomat of Diplomats of nothing less than treason.

“Russia is not our friend,” the whiners whine.

“No American president should trust a Russian autocrat instead of U.S. intelligence experts,” the moaners moan. And that’s just congressional Republicans we’re talking about.

But true American patriots understand that improved U.S.-Russia relations can only lead to undying greatness for both countries.

If President Trump’s behavior in Helsinki constituted treason, then I say we need more treason … right now!

And what if Candidate Trump and/or his campaign really conspired with President Putin and Russian military intelligence units to steal the 2016 election? If it’s true, then I can only offer the world’s biggest “Spasiba!” to our Eurasian heroes. Dear Vladimir, Cozy Bear and Fancy Bear, you have saved the entire world from the apocalyptic horrors of a Hillary Clinton presidency. Without you there would have been no Steve Bannon, no Paris Climate Accord withdrawal, no Charlottesville comments, no Stormy Daniels, no children in cages, no Iran war threats … NO RAGE TWEETS! And, of course, no Helsinki. Please accept the heartfelt thanks of roughly 75 percent of white American evangelicals, dear Russian intelligence community.

Even if Our Fearless Tweeter’s favorite magical words are true, and there was actually no collusion with Russia, this doesn’t change the fact that we have all benefited from Russia’s tireless efforts to save us from the evils of representative democracy. Of course President Trump would never acknowledge this publicly; His Braggadociousness is, naturally, a proud man. We can only hope that Lord Trumpus found a way during the two-hour closed-door meeting in Finland to graciously thank Vlad the Derailer of Democracies for his epic assist. Perhaps the Commander-in-Chief shared some secrets of America’s nuclear “football” with his Russian counterpart, and Putin was simply returning this gesture of friendship when he gave Trumpus Maximus the microchipped World Cup football. This would be a very fair trade, in my view.

Moving forward, if we’re lucky, Russia’s intrepid hackers will not just find ever more effective ways of leaking emails, stoking partisan hatred, and sowing chaos in the halls of American government; we can hope they’ll figure out how to “stuff ” electronic ballot boxes on behalf of the soon-to-be Presidentfor-Life Trump and PFLOTUS-loving GOP candidates. By discrediting and ignoring U.S. intelligence reports, Trump has given Russia a yuge green light to do exactly this in 2018 and beyond. Did he give Putin a direct green light in Helsinki? We don’t know. The most important thing is that Putin knows the light is on, shining brightly.

One of the Constitution’s definitions of treason is “giving … aid and comfort” to America’s “enemies.” The aid doesn’t have to be direct; it could involve undermining your own people, or failing to challenge the “enemy.” Putin has undoubtedly been provided with more indirect aid by the evergenerous Trump than by anyone else. We all know how much comfort the Helsinki meeting gave to America’s “enemy,” Russia.

But enough of this “enemies” talk. We’re all friends here, nyet? Perhaps—hint, hint— American election security officers, following their president’s lead, could even save our fine Russian colleagues some trouble. You know, a leaked password here, a non-networked votecounting computer “accidentally” hooked up to the internet there … . Treason, you say?

Not if it keeps the real traitors, Democrats and “Never Trump” Republicans, out of office!

Let’s face it, America, we’ve made quite a hash of this whole independence business.

How much good have free and fair elections really accomplished? Sure, maybe it’s nice having cleaner air and water, and having health coverage for 20 million more people looks good on paper, but at what cost? Every day, more and more of the sacred rights of real Americans are being chipped away by libtards, fake news journalists, ecofreaks, police-hating “certain people” and other homegrown enemies. You can’t turn on the TV without being bombarded by pussy hats and boo-hooing illegal aliens (who are probably all trained MS-13 assassins). Our precious right to be killed by God-fearing citizens with assault rifles is under attack.

For eight long years, our poor children had to endure the hellish spectacle of a closeted

gay Muslim non-Kenyan and his CertainAmerican family—and their big black dogs, too!—running wild in the White House, rubbing our noses in their foul “decency” and their heinous “eloquence.” We’ve been down on our luck, folks, and when you’re struggling, there’s no shame in accepting a little help from your friends. Who cares if these particular friends happen to enjoy caviar, Stolichnaya and invading Crimea?

Let’s not forget who our true friends are, people. NATO? The E.U.? Give me a blyat break! Europeans are content to take our hard-earned dollars and do nothing in return but fatten us with their chocolates, inebriate us with their wine, and poison our children’s souls with their satanic whisperings of “tolerance” and “sustainability.” What right-minded American would want our great nation to be more like Denmark? Dear comrades, the road to American greatness runs through Moscow, not Montenegro.

In the 1980s, I happened to visit numerous American military bases (in a totally non-espionage-related capacity, I assure you). At these installations, I would often encounter the slogan “Don’t feed the bear,” meaning “Don’t let our secrets fall into Soviet hands.” Donald Trump knows that times have changed; the Russian bear deserves a tremendous feast. Chef Trump signaled his willingness to feed the bear when, last May, he dished up highly classified information to top Russian officials—right there in the Oval Office! But that was just an appetizer. The soup course, a hearty bisque à la Benedict Arnold, will be served when Putin visits Washington. The main course will be a bloody helping of Ukraine tartare. And for dessert? Daintier bites of former Soviet republics (Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, if there’s room). The bear may even be offered some baked Alaska. After all, didn’t the Land of the Midnight Sun formerly belong to the czar?

American patriots have so much to look forward to as the long-overdue romance of the bear and the eagle blossoms into a loving interspecies marriage. No term limits for President Trump! No more Democratic Party! No more pathetic pretenses of equality!

Journalists who only say “nice things”! Nonnice journalists in body bags! For-profit gulags for dissidents! American oligarchs!

American oligarchs in gold-plated armored SUVs! Two girls for every boy! (Or at least every 72-year-old American oligarch.)

Yes, comrades, the time has come to let go of our ridiculously paranoid anti-Russian prejudices. Overcoming James Bond- and Rocky IV-era stereotypes will, admittedly, take some effort. But for all we know, the whole Cold War may have been based on a simple misunderstanding. When Premier Khrushchev said, “We will bury you,” for instance, perhaps it should have been translated to, “We will not unbury you.”

A missing double negative. Or something like that.

Anyway, there’s one thing we can all be sure of. In the Trump era, an idea that was unthinkable just a few years ago has become the greatest truth of all: Only Russia can make America great again.

Bart H. Welling, Ph.D. mail@folioweekly.com _____________________________________ Rumors that Welling, an associate professor at UNF, is a Russian operative are totally un-un-false.

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