08/23/17 The Summer of ’64

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How THE BEATLES and Bob Hayes, the WORLD’S FASTEST MAN changed Northeast Florida Forever STORY BY Scott A. Grant

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DRIVING DISTRACTION [10]

BY MARY MAGUIRE Is it time for a STATEWIDE BAN on texting while driving?

SPENDING LIBERALLY [11]

BY CLAIRE GOFORTH QUESTIONS SWIRL about Jacksonville Young Democrats President’s use of group funds

TRUMP, WHITE [39] SUPREMACY AND ME

BY MICHAEL DILLIN Donald Trump. The White House. News Media. D.C. New York City. Blacks, Jews, Gays. Alt Right, KKK, Neo Nazis.

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RE.: “Groups Call for Removal of Confederate Monuments,” FolioWeekly.com, Claire Goforth and Tommy Tobelot, Aug. 15 I’m a student of history and think history is vital to our understanding of who we are today. History tells us where we came from and gives us a basis for making choices about where we’re going.

Our history must be remembered and honored.

However, horrible mistakes from our history should not be celebrated anymore. Maybe the Confederate memorials could be replaced by memorials to all the enslaved people who lived and died or were murdered under this peculiar system of oppression? Maybe we could erect monuments to all those lynched by the same hateful, racist ideology that erected these statues in the first place? Did you know that more people per capita were murdered by lynching in Florida than in any other state? We shouldn’t erase history, but maybe we should erect memorials to more deserving people. I’ll also point out, our supposedly historyconcerned opponents are trying to erase their history of oppression and the violence of slavery, segregation, Jim Crow and the like.

Michael Adler via web

LIFT EVERY VOICE

RE.: “The Weight of Paper,” by Claire Goforth, Aug. 2 You were spot-on with your passion and tribute to the printed word. Holding a paper in hand and having the ink rub off on your fingers is like spending time with a friend.

Going over a perfectly worded sentence again because it hits you like sage advice. You tear out the column and keep it to refer to later. As time passes, I realize a message written on paper is the “choir behind the singer” that lifts the emotion.

Leo Miller via email

OH, MY EYES!

RE.: “Amelia Island Marina Soars,” by Dave Scott, Aug. 2 Even though I no longer live on the island, I still frequent it at least once a month. The airport has always been a topic of fi nancial conversation much as the City Golf Course, which also got a facelift at the expense of a lot of trees. The marina is what our town is known for and was obviously built as the port of entry in Old Towne for many founding businessmen and, of course, pirates! Hopefully, somebody listens to the screams of the boating community. The marina has been an eyesore for way too long and is most definitely seen by many more travelers than the airport!

Bill Hughes via web

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RE.: “Emperor Donatello Trumpolini’s 1456 Speech to the Scroll Writers of Mainz,” by Johnny Masiulewicz, Aug. 16 This satirical piece is funny on many levels, and hits its mark several times. Unfortunately, it also rings true. Our “President” really does want to be the “Emperor of the United States,” and strikes out at anybody who thwarts him in his narcissistic mission. Thankfully, there are many in Congress (including many Republicans), the military, the courts, and the state and municipal governments who stand up to this clueless megalomaniac. Who knows?

Maybe Trump will just resign when he finally realizes he cannot be emperor. Or he might get impeached. Either way, he will get out of that “dump” of a White House and go back to Trump Tower, Mar-a-Lago or one of his many other properties. Good riddance!

Rick Powell via email

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BRICKBATS + BOUQUETS BOUQUETS TO UNIFY TATTOO CO. Throughout the month of July, the St. Augustine-based tattoo company hosted its second annual Furever Yours fundraiser, selling raffle tickets and hosting events to raise funds. This year, Unify Tattoo Co. raised more than $3,000 for St. Augustine Wild Reserve, a nonprofit rescue center for unwanted exotic pets. Now that’s something to purr about.

BRICKBATS TO MATT SCHELLENBERG Like the herpes virus, Jacksonville Councilman Matt Schellenberg wants to keep coming back. Schellenberg has proposed legislation to extend term limits from eight to 12 years, limits that were overwhelmingly approved by 82 percent of voters in 1991. ’Cause, you know, he has more experience than the next councilperson. By that logic, why not give elected officials lifetime terms?

BOUQUETS TO RELIANT ROOFING This year, for its Every Shingle Heart giveaway, in which Reliant Roofing picks one local family in need to donate a new roof (!) to, the company had so many worthy applicants that it couldn’t pick just one. So it is donating three–count ’em, three–roofs to local families.

DO YOU KNOW SOMEONE WHO DESERVES A BOUQUET? HOW ABOUT A BRICKBAT? Send submissions to mail@folioweekly.com; 50 word maximum, concerning a person, place, or topic of local interest.

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BLACK GIRL MAGIC QUEENS OF THE NIGHT VOL. 1:2

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Though just getting started (this is their second show), Queens of the Night–the only musical showcase highlighting women of color in Jacksonville–is shaping up to be the kind of cool, multifaceted music and art event that nurtures hearts and souls while helping the area’s cultural landscape evolve. Featuring Razije, Tabi P and Black Calla with artwork by Trisha Anne Padilla.

9 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 26, Nighthawks, Riverside, $10.

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What did it feel like in National Guard-occupied Ferguson, Missouri? How does a community reeling from loss, anger and fear affect change, and what is the human cost? Rolling Stone called Whose Streets? the most vital documentary of the year; emerging filmmakers Sabaah Folayan and Damon Davis force the viewer–especially in light of Charlottesville–to consider the implications of state-sponsored violence and institutional racism, and who gets to contribute to national conversations on these topics. Opens Sept. 1 at Sun-Ray Cinema, Riverside, sunraycinema.com.

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The New York Times described this play aas “deft as it considers how life, death and disease are eexperienced in countries belonging to the first and third w worlds.” The Call is about a white American couple who are llonging for a child, and how the decision to adopt an African cchild highlights cultural divides and assumptions. The play iis staged 8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 25; 8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 26 aand 3 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 27 at The 5 & Dime, a Theatre C Company, 112 E. Adams St., Downtown, $17, 637-5100, tthe5anddime.org.

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Does spending money feel better when it’s for a good cause? If the answer is ‘yes,’ then take yourself and your wallet to this fundraiser for The Donna Foundation–a Jacksonville-based nonprofit that funds breast cancer research. Artists Patrick Miko and Dustin Harewood display some of their works, plus artistic body painting presented by B.A.R.E. (Body Art Refined Exhibition)–more than 30 bodypaint artists and photographers display their imagery. 5-8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 31, at The Museum, 4160 Boulevard Center Dr., $50, thedonnafoundation.org.

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DROP THE BEAT LUPE FUENTES

These days, it might seem as if every niche-celebritytype person has two turntables, a microphone and a dream … though it’s doubtful there are too many other ex-porn stars (with RealDoll cred, even) who got into deejaying by way of their K-Pop-loving, metalhead husband. In a 2014 Vice interview, Fuentes said, “music has always been my passion,” so she taught herself Pro Tools and how to work studio equipment. Since then, her career has enjoyed a steady ascent; she keeps it going all over the world.

Fuentes appears 9 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 26 at Myth Nightclub, Downtown, $9.43-$159.24, 707-0474.

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FROM THE EDITOR

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OF ALL Mitch M itch Reeves Reeves iiss AT IT AGAIN

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THE RACE FOR MAYOR OF ATLANTIC BEACH has become a slugfest.

This isn’t particularly surprising to anyone who even casually follows the incestuous narrative of beaches politics, as the wealthy burgs on the eastern edge of J-ville are always hotbeds of drama. City proper has its share of backstabbing political brawls, but over on the ocean side of the ditch, you’ll find a den of sign-stealing, rumor-starting, complaint-filing sea snakes who can hardly host a seafood festival without a scandal.

This year, there are three candidates for Atlantic Beach mayor: frontrunners Mitch Reeves (the incumbent) and Ellen Glasser, and Milton “Sarge” Hall lagging behind in the sand dunes of the hinterland.

Far more entertaining than Mayweather v.

McGregor, Reeves v. Glasser is a cage match between heavyweights unafraid of trading licks. And, as former Mayor Carolyn Woods learned in 2015, Reeves plays dirty when he finds himself against the ropes. In that campaign, Woods claimed that Reeves lied about her on a flier—lies serious enough that she was still smarting about it months after losing to him by less than 50 votes in a campaign waged along ideological lines, specifically Reeves’ idea that LGBTs should not be protected from discrimination and Woods’ that they should.

As the race between Reeves and Glasser has tightened, the mayor seems to have resorted to his old tricks. In June, he filed a complaint that Glasser doesn’t meet the residency requirement to run for mayor; when that didn’t work, he shifted to questioning Glasser’s family life in the public square in the hopes of scoring some votes, a slimy move that sometimes works but usually just makes the one crying “sinner” look like an asshole.

Not for nothing, here’s the thing about playing dirty: It only works if your opponent has more stinky laundry than you do. Failing that, make sure you’re better at digging up dirt than they are.

Neither seems to apply to Mitch “Boss Hog” Reeves, whose term of office has been peppered with drama.

Through no fault of Reeves’ the Gate gas station coming soon on Atlantic Boulevard was a controversy from the start.

The commission voted to approve Gate’s zoning request in May 2016, much to the consternation of Beach Diner and other neighbors who’d opposed it. Public outcry ensued. At a subsequent meeting, Reeves got all sorts of cranky, whining that citizens hadn’t heard the commission’s side and

whipping out a stack of documents he’d “studied” before approving Gate’s request, like he was some kid trying to prove he hadn’t plagiarized a paper.

Then in January, the Atlantic Beach city manager was fired in a shower of accusations that left everyone involved with egg on their face, definitely not a good look when you’re running for re-election.

On a less serious note, this year, Atlantic Beach lost its Tree City USA designation because it stupidly neglected to host an Arbor Day celebration. (Seriously, is it that hard to have a picnic on the last Saturday in April?) Sure, the designation is basically just a bragging right, but wealthy beach dwellers are known for their love of the tree canopy.

Losing the Tree City USA moniker isn’t really a smart way to please the tree-hugging donor class.

If the contenders were trading body blows in earlier rounds, in late July, Glasser may have delivered the knockout punch when she filed an ethics complaint alleging that Reeves has been improperly benefiting from the office of mayor. As stated on his 2016 Statement of Financial Interests, Reeves works for G.T. Distributors, which, since he’s been mayor, has sold the city roughly $18,000 worth of police equipment. He is also listed on the company’s website as one of its outside sales representatives for the North Florida territory.

It bears mention that, while serving on the Public Safety Building Review Committee in 2012, Reeves narrowly dodged a claim that he had a conflict of interest for working for a company that sold equipment to the police department. In an April 2012 memorandum, City Attorney Alan Jensen wrote that there wasn’t a clear ethics violation because it didn’t appear that Reeves would receive any benefit from being a member of the committee.

“However,” Jensen wrote, “there is more of an appearance of a conflict of interest, which could well be the public perception, based upon the fact that his employer sells equipment to the police department.”

Is it just a coincidence that five years later, Reeves has himself in a similar bind? Perhaps so, perhaps not. Atlantic Beach has hired outside counsel to review the complaint and anticipates an opinion will be issued before the Aug. 29 election.

With less than a week to go, it’s time to place your bets, folks, ’cause the stakes are high and rising.

Claire Goforth claire@folioweekly.com @ClaireNJax

FOLIO VOICES : FIGHTIN’ WORDS THE JACKSONVILLE REGION IS A POLITICAL paradox in many ways. It’s a GOP stronghold, yet its lack of population means that it generally doesn’t have the political momentum to get even a good candidate elected statewide.

When a candidate has flaws and doesn’t have universal backing in the power elite, such as GOP candidate for Attorney General Jay Fant, the struggles are exacerbated.

Fant won a contentious special election for state house in 2014— those in Riverside/ Avondale will remember the “TAINT” signs— on a boilerplate platform. He was going to work with Congress to repeal Obamacare, create a diversified workforce, fight for Jacksonville in the House and keep his hairstyle on fleek.

At least he fulfilled that last one.

Fant’s time in the state house, including a year helming the Duval Delegation, has been undistinguished.

This year he introduced five bills; five died in committee; 2016 saw five more bills die, but a companion bill to a “digital assets” measure he pushed got through. The year 2015 was huge, and even though most of what he carried died, he got through a bill that scuttled a “scheduled repeal of public records exemption for certain personal identifying information held by public transit providers.”

Last house session, Fant was a dead man walking. He backed the wrong horse in a future speaker’s race (GOP picks class leaders years apart to groom for the speakership). Then he bucked Speaker Richard Corcoran and sided with the governor during that big kerfuffle about Visit Florida and Enterprise Florida last session.

Fant had some nominal power last session. But in 2018, he’ll be even more of a backbencher, according to the Miami Herald’s write-up of committee posts: “Jay Fant not only lost the vice chair of the Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee to Erin Grall, he lost his position on the House Judiciary Committee and the Ways and Means Committee. He was added to the Education Committee and the Justice Appropriations Subcommittee.”

Whoops! This, at a time when nearly every other member of the Duval Delegation made gains year over year. And at a time when Speaker Corcoran is in Jacksonville, relationship-building as he gets ready for a 2018 run for governor, to be launched after the legislative session ends.

Why after? Because serving in the state legislature is an actual job. Committees start next month. Bills are being introduced now.

While campaigning is important, to be sure, wielding the power of the gavel is the ultimate in earned media.

Corcoran can also give Fant the shiv because Fant doesn’t matter so much here.

And Fant lacks political astuteness. He talked smack about Lenny Curry not doing enough to stop the HRO expansion at a local Republican meeting—did he think that wouldn’t get back to Curry? Did he imagine there wouldn’t be consequences?

Fant’s fundraising flatlined last month; in a pivotal July, ahead of the legislative session, he brought in a tad more than $16,000 for his campaign account and that of his political committee.

Fant’s opponent, Hillsborough Judge Ashley Moody, has roughly $700,000 on hand compared to Fant’s $200,000+.

And she got $12K of that at a fundraiser in Fant’s own backyard.

Sheriff Mike Williams is among her backers. Melissa Nelson, officially neutral in the race, was at the event.

Also among Moody’s backers is incumbent AG Pam Bondi.

This is notable— Fant launched his campaign by vowing to carry on Bondi’s legacy.

And it could get uglier.

Others quite possibly getting into the race to take on Moody and Fant are U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz and Rep. Ron DeSantis.

Either one is a game-changer.

Fant is all but screwed.

Someone has already filed to replace him in the Florida house. And that dude has all the right endorsements, so Fant can’t jump back in … even if he wanted to … which he clearly doesn’t, given his house performance thus far.

Fant’s campaign has devolved into lunk-headed sludge: backing Trump’s tweeted military transgender ban, backing white nationalist Richard Spencer’s bid to speak at the University of Florida on First Amendment grounds. He begged his Facebook followers to put him over on the Florida Family Action Group’s wall—he needs their endorsement.

Does he mean any of this? Without betraying confidences, no Republican politician in Northeast Florida has been described as “faking it” more thoroughly by other elected Republicans and politicos than Fant. He postures as a rock-ribbed conservative; they think he has rocks in his head.

There will be a successful statewide Republican candidate from Jacksonville in this generation of pols. It’s just not going to be Fant. An undistinguished record, a lack of buy-in from the donor class, and the blundering sabotage of at least one key relationship are three reasons why.

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

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FOLIO COMMUNITY : NEWS Gena Matheny admits she has texted while driving.

DRIVING DISTRACTION

GENA MATHENY OF Yulee admits that she is one of the many drivers who text, read email or view Facebook on a phone while driving.

“I try not to,” she said, sitting in a red truck parked at the pump at Flash Foods at Sadler Road and South Eighth Street in Fernandina Beach on Aug. 17 around 7 p.m. She was scrolling through Facebook on her phone, which was in a sparkly jeweled case.

Matheny, 49, who works as a nurse at a local nursing home, sat in the passenger seat and said she practices ‘safe texting.’ It’s a phrase she first heard from a pastor at Journey Church.

How does that work?

“I type a letter, look up, type a letter, look up,” she said.

Do you think that’s what the pastor meant?

“No,” she said. “But the people who don’t look up at all, they’re worse. They should get a ticket.”

Nassau county officials have been asked by a South Florida lawmaker to join an effort to toughen state rules on distracted driving.

Specifically, the request, which was presented at the Wednesday board meeting, asked commissioners to endorse a plan to make texting while driving a primary offense. At present, texting is a secondary offense. That means authorities should not stop a driver for texting without having a primary reason to pull the car over, such as speeding.

Most states ban all text-messaging for all drivers. According to the Governors Highway Safety Association, 46 states, as well as Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico, Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands, have the ban in place.

Traffic fatalities are up nationwide with close to 40,000 across the country in 2016, according to the National Safety Council, and a significant number of those deaths are attributed to distractions from phones.

Chris Moore, 41, who sat in the driver’s seat next to Matheny, his girlfriend, enthusiastically embraced the idea of a texting ban for drivers.

“Yes, yes, yes, great idea,” said Moore.

“You can sit over there at that light every day waiting for someone to put down the phone and drive. Even the damn cops are texting. I am all for it. The sooner the better.”

At Amelia Island Parkway and S.R. 200/ A1A, a driver in a white truck who was stopped at a red light had his head down and appeared to be texting while waiting for the light to turn green. But the 33-year-old who gave his name as Mithun insisted he doesn’t text and drive.

Isn’t that a phone on your lap?

He pulled at ear buds attached to the phone.

The screen showed a music playlist.

“Not texting,” he said, then waved and turned west toward the bridge.

House Representative Emily Slosberg, a Democrat who represents District 91 west of Boca Raton, signed the letter to commissioners and offered to attend a meeting to personally address the board.

According to Slosberg, texting while driving was responsible for increasing fatalities by 18 percent from 2014 to 2015; teen driver fatalities have risen almost 30 percent.

“Providing law enforcement with the ability to enforce ‘Texting While Driving Ban’ as a primary offense will save lives, prevent injuries, and prevent property damage,” she said. “Countless lives are lost and many more are injured due to distracted drivers.”

Slosberg first filed the bill last year, but it didn’t reach a committee, according to a local TV news story that said state lawmakers don’t have much taste for imposing personal restrictions and believe texting as a secondary ban provides enough protection.

Slosberg, who holds the seat previously held by her father Irv Slosberg, lost her twin sister in a car accident in 1996, according to the WTSP report. She was in the car, too, and was hospitalized with serious injury.

The board asked staff to consult with Sheriff Bill Leeper and Fernandina Beach Police Chief James Hurley. But commissioners didn’t seem enthusiastic about the idea, according to the online stream of the Aug. 16 meeting posted on the county website.

Mary Maguire mail@folioweekly.com _____________________________________

Is it time for a STATEWIDE BAN on texting while driving?

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In this photo from the JYD website, the group receives mentoring from State Senator Audrey Gibson and others.

SPENDING LIBERALLY QUESTIONS SWIRL about Jacksonville Young Democrats President’s use of group funds; JYD President DENIES MISAPPROPRIATING FUNDS for personal use

THE JACKSONVILLE YOUNG DEMOCRATS are embroiled in an internal conflict over the group’s finances, specifically, how JYD President Kristellys Estanga has spent its funds.

Estanga declined to be interviewed for this story. At her request, all questions were sent to JYD Communications Chair John Aloszka via Facebook messenger. Through Aloszka, Estanga denied any wrongdoing.

Late one evening last week, while on a trip to Dallas, Texas for the annual convention of the Young Democrats of America, Estanga sent an email to the JYD executive committee asking it to authorize expenditures for Lyft fare. Following what Aloszka characterized as a heated conversation, the committee approved it.

But the last-minute request did not sit well with some and gave rise to further questions about how Estanga has been handling JYD’s funds. For some time, there have been grumbles that Estanga has been soliciting, receiving and appropriating donations without informing other members of the group or depositing said funds into the JYD account.

“We don’t know who she talks to, what donors she talks to ... We don’t know what’s been going on with our money,” said JYD Field Director Cecelia Zucconi, who is an appointed member of the executive committee.

Those questions came to a head at the JYD meeting held on Wednesday, Aug. 16.

“During the treasurer report, she mentioned that the president had made Lyft charges and there was some debate on whether or not that was appropriate, and we felt that an audit should be called,” Zucconi said. “There are a lot of charges out of town for Lyft and things like that,” she later added.

At the meeting, which Estanga did not attend, JYD voted unanimously to audit its finances.

Aloszka said that there was simply a “misinterpretation” among some regarding what the group’s bylaws require for travel expenditures. “[Estanga] emailed the board to approve one Lyft request as a courtesy, as these kinds of requests only need the president, treasurer and vice president’s approval, per our bylaws,” Aloszka said.

He said the group had needed an audit for a while to track how it was using a $5,000 grant to get out the vote and characterized the

decision to conduct one as equally driven by that necessity.

“There has been no wrongdoing by any of our board members; these processes just happen to coincide,” he said.

But others question the timing of her request to authorize charges, noting that it occurred later in the evening (Aloszka said she emailed the executive committee at 9:35 p.m.) and that in this instance, Estanga was traveling with a fellow member of the group, whereas she had traveled alone on at least two previous trips in recent months.

There are also some concerns about her soliciting funds to pay for trips in the first place, several saying that it has historically not been one of the ways the group utilizes funds. Zucconi said that part of its motivation for the audit is to determine if any of the $5,000 grant JYD received to get out the vote has been improperly spent. If so, the group, which she said currently has approximately $4,000 in its account, could be obligated to return such funds.

Several people, who asked not to be named for this story, said that Estanga has accepted and spent cash donations intended for JYD, including for personal expenses, without providing an accounting, a charge she flatly denies.

An individual familiar with Estanga’s fundraising, who also asked not to be named, said they had personal knowledge of her soliciting and receiving donations totaling at least several thousand dollars that may not have been accounted for. “Indeterminate amounts of money have been coming in in cash ... and not always reaching the JYD bank account,” they said.

The person said Estanga is “not afraid to ask” for money. “Shameless might be the right word,” they said.

The individual noted that they had no reason to suspect Estanga of misdeeds, just mismanagement. “It looks more sloppy than anything,” they said.

The contentiousness of the debate about Estanga’s expenditures was so intense that, prior to Wednesday’s meeting, she told some members that she intended to resign. Instead, she did not show up for the meeting, arriving afterward to speak with the executive committee. “[Estanga asked] the board if we wished to have her resign, and left our group chat for

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Aloszka

a period of time to let the discussion calm down a little bit. But she never formally sent in a resignation letter nor does she intend to resign,” Aloszka said.

Through Aloszka, Estanga characterized the conflict as essentially a witch hunt by those seeking to seize control of JYD. “She is aware of these allegations and they are completely untrue. Those who wish to believe this narrative are lying for their own personal political gain. These conversations are nothing but noise and distract us from the important work we do.”

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1964 Olympian Bob Hayes (far right) breaks the tape and brings home the gold to Northeast Florida, although not exactly to a hero’s welcome.

T THE SUMMER OF How The BEATLES and Bob Hayes, the WORLD’S FASTEST MAN changed Northeast Florida FOREVER

’64 STORY BY SCOTT A. GRANT

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his is a true story about people caught up in worldchanging events. It is a story about our past; about six months that would change Northeast Florida forever. In the summer of 1964, worldwide media attention focuses on St. Augustine.

Racial tensions had been escalating since a federal court had ordered the desegregation of schools in Duval and St. Johns County.

In both counties, angry segregationists strike back. Shootings and bloodshed are commonplace.

Into this maelstrom of hate and brutality steps the unlikeliest of people. Mary Parkman Peabody, the 72-year-old mother of the governor of Massachusetts, arrives in St. Augustine on Easter Sunday. Peabody is also the daughterin-law of The Rev. Endicott Peabody, who taught Franklin Roosevelt. FDR mentions his “old schoolmaster, Dr. Peabody,” in his final inaugural address. “‘Things in life will not always run smoothly’,” Roosevelt remembered him saying. “‘The great fact to remember is that the trend of civilization itself is forever upward.’”

In late May, MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. arrives in St. Augustine.

Governor Farris Bryant, an avowed segregationist, sends several hundred state troopers to The Ancient City to RESTORE “LAW AND ORDER.”

Mrs. Peabody is an unusual snowbird.

She comes to America’s Oldest City to get arrested. “We need some old people in this thing,” she tells reporters as she heads to lunch with prominent blacks of the town. Before the group can even order, Sheriff L.O. Davis arrives to arrest them all. Peabody spends the next two nights in a segregated jail cell. There are 50 “Negroe” women in the cell next door.

So many spring-breakers follow Peabody that police deputize members of the Ancient City Gun Club to “keep the peace.” They call themselves “Manucy’s Raiders” after their leader, Holstead “Hoss” Manucy. The New York Times describes Manucy as “220 pounds of brawn and belly” in a T-shirt, jeans and a battered cowboy hat. Armed with shotguns and C.B. radios, Manucy and the Gun Club become the de facto leaders of the segregationists in

St. Augustine. Hoss sees his purpose clearly.

“My boys are here to fight niggers,” he tells the press. Shortly thereafter, a mob of angry whites attacks a protest march, viciously beating white reporters and others. There are so many arrests that prisoners are kept outside the jail in a cage called the “chicken coop.”

In 1964, President Lyndon Baines Johnson is running for re-election. He is also attempting to push the Civil Rights Act through the Senate. If passed, the act will end discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex or national origin. He wants the bill signed into law well before the election. Standing in his way is a group of senators led by Johnson’s opponent in the upcoming election, Senator Barry Goldwater, a Republican from Arizona.

They filibuster the bill in the senate, refusing to allow it to come to a vote.

It’s also an Olympic year. Twenty-year-old Robert Lee “Bob” Hayes of Jacksonville is one of the favorites to excel in the track and field events. The local athlete has grown up in the segregated South, racing other black kids for nickels. Childhood friends call him “the shortest distance between two points.” In May, with the Tokyo summer games looming, Sports Illustrated pondered the question “how fast” was the star from “a league of small Negro schools?” His football coach at Florida A&M thought he knew the answer. ‘Bullet’ Bob Hayes, he says, is “the fastest man who ever lived.”

In late May, Martin Luther King Jr. arrives in St. Augustine. Governor Farris Bryant, an avowed segregationist, sends several hundred

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For his peaceful resistence to segregation in St. Augustine and other Southern locales, Martin Luther King Jr. won the Nobel Peace Prize.

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Hurricane Dora slammed into Northeast Florida in September 1964.

The Beatles’ 1964 show at the Gator Bowl almost didn’t happen because the Fab Four were unuwilling to play to a segregated audience. During the show, winds from Hurricane Dora were so intense Ringo’s drums had to be nailed to the stage.

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state troopers to The Ancient City to restore st “law and order.” At night, the integrationists “ march from the black neighborhood of m Lincolnville to the former slave market, L in the center of the historic district. The Slave Market area itself is occupied by the S segregationists led by Manucy, a KKK lawyer s named J.B. Stoner, and the California preacher n Connie Lynch, wearing a Confederate flag C vest, who announces he’s there “to help these v embattled good white people in their cause.” e The pattern repeats itself for weeks. The segregationists occupy the Slave Market and s listen to Lynch preach. “This government li was w intended to be of the white man, by the white man, and for the white man,” he tells w the th crowd. Meanwhile, the integrationists march around the Slave Market square, Plaza m de d la Constitución. In between both groups, rows ro of police with dogs attempt to keep them apart.

Violence regularly erupts. a By day, the protests move to the whitesonly o beaches. The first day, they’re stopped by b angry whites. A foreign photographer is bloodied.

The next day and for days after, b the th state police escort the integrationist swimmers in and out of the water. They form sw a V-shaped cordon so that the protesters can wade knee-deep into the surf while an angry w

mob m of whites dances around the periphery, screaming obscenities. One white resident s remarks that she does not understand why the r blacks were going to so much trouble to swim there—they have a perfectly good ‘colored beach’ right down the road.

In June, Martin Luther King Jr. is arrested for attempting to eat lunch at the Monson Motor Lodge Restaurant. King and owner Jimmy Brock engage in a heated debate on the front steps. A week later, seven rabbis are arrested for praying outside the Monson. That same day, a small group of integrated students jumps into the segregated hotel pool. The now-iconic photo of Jimmy Brock running around the pool, emptying a bottle of muriatic acid into the water while the bathers scream in terror, runs in newspapers worldwide. The image incites a furor in the North. The next day, June 19, LBJ ends the filibuster in the Senate and Brock puts an alligator in his pool.

The Civil Rights Act becomes law in early July. The Monson and other restaurants desegregate, but not for long. In August, the Klan shows up and pickets the newly integrated establishments. Outside the Monson, they carry signs that read “White and Colored people mix here.” Many of the restaurants, probably not all that reluctantly, once again ban blacks. Brock goes to the federal court in Jacksonville, in the shadow of the Confederate statue that dominates Hemming Park, and tells the judge that the Klan has him “frightened.”

Hemming Park has again garnered national attention as a venue for violence.

The park has been the site of violence in the past. On Aug. 27, 1960, more than 100 people, including Klansmen, wielding baseball bats and ax handles, descend on the square to stop teenaged blacks from integrating a Woolworth’s

lunch counter. The event is remembered as “Ax Handle Saturday.” Among those beaten is future Duval County Sheriff Nat Glover.

As the Klan marches in St. Augustine, The Beatles are preparing to tour the United States for the second time. Jacksonville’s Gator Bowl is one of the venues planned for the tour. By city ordinance, the Gator Bowl is segregated.

The Fab Four are not happy. “We never play to segregated audiences and we aren’t going to start now,” John Lennon says. “I’d sooner lose our appearance money.” Despite the fact that segregation is now illegal, the city holds its ground. Finally, on Sept. 6, five days before they are to perform, The Beatles release a statement. “We will not appear unless Negroes are allowed to sit anywhere.” The city relents and exuberant ticketholders breathe a collective sigh of relief.

By city ordinance, THE GATOR BOWL IS SEGREGATED. The Fab Four are not happy. “We never play to segregated audiences and we aren’t going to start now,” John Lennon says.

“I’D SOONER LOSE OUR APPEARANCE MONEY.”

Four days later, on Sept. 10, Hurricane Dora makes landfall at Vilano, leaving a swath of devastation in its path. Five people are killed and thousands are left without power.

In St. Augustine, the flood waters run hipdeep through the Slave Market. It’s the first hurricane to directly hit Northeast Florida in recorded history. Many, on both sides, see it as the wrath of God. The next morning, LBJ shows up to survey the damage. His motorcade races to the beaches across the Fuller Warren Bridge in a fury of sound and motion. He stays for 90 minutes and has his picture taken at the beach.

Several hours later, The Beatles arrive. That night, they play the first integrated event in Gator Bowl history, before more than 23,000 screaming fans. They open with “Twist and Shout” and play 12 songs, finishing in a little over half an hour. The winds are gusting so wildly, Ringo Starr’s drums have to be nailed to the stage. The music is amplified with the PA system and the band’s own Vox amps, yet it’s difficult to hear over the roar of the wind and the crowd. None of this dampens the enthusiasm of the near-hysterical throng of Beatlemania-afflicted youths.

In October, Dr. King is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. St. Augustine’s police

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Tensions over segregation escalate throughout the summer; in St. Augustine, Monson Lodge owner Jimmy Brock pours acid into a pool after desegregationists jump in (top); MLK is arrested for protesting in the Ancient City (above).

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chief says of the award, “I consider it one of the biggest jokes of the year. How can you win the Peace Prize when you stir up all the trouble he did down here?” That same day, across the international dateline, Northeast Florida’s fastest man dazzles the world. Churning down the cinder track, a frenzy of knees and elbows, the pigeon-toed runner shocks the crowd in the 100-meter final, tying the wolrd record and winning the gold. In the men’s 4x400meter relay, when Hayes takes the baton, France is in first place and the USA in fifth.

Thirty yards into the final leg, as tens of thousands of screaming fans rise to their feet in exultation, the world’s fastest man sprints past everyone. His record time of 8.5 seconds still syands; the U.S. wins by three meters. It is the largest margin of victory of all time.

Before the race, a French runner had taunted one of the Americans with “you can’t win. All you have is Hayes.” After the victory,

tthe jubilant American responded, “That’s all we need.” w In November, a parade is planned for Hayes iin Jacksonville. Because he is black, the TimesUnion initially refuses to cover the event. A brave young female reporter, Jessie-Lynne Kerr insists. The next day, a photo of Hayes passing Hemming Park runs in the paper.

That picture’s publication is virtually the first time an African-American who was not under arrest has been featured in that newspaper. The accompanying article says Hayes looks “shy.” It seems more likely that he was scared to death.

The juxtaposition of two of the images in this story is striking. Both Brock and Hayes are seen by a worldwide audience as they both run around a curve. It is particularly compelling because each man is running in a different direction. With the benefit of hindsight, it’s easy to picture one man sprinting into the future as the other tries to trot back the hands of time. However, that wasn’t as quickly realized at the time as it is today. Sometimes, as Dr. Peabody taught FDR and FDR taught us, we become disillusioned and detactched with the way things are going, but we must remember that civilization always advances. That progress is never linear. It’s often more like a drunk staggering down a sidewalk, but it is as inescapable as time itself.

Scott A. Grant mail@folioweekly.com _____________________________________ Grant is a local historian and asset manager.

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FOLIO A + E Surfer/singer/songwriter Donavon Frankenreiter provides a LIGHT, BREEZY ANTIDOTE to the world’s darkness

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fter Jack Johnson, California native Donavon Frankenreiter could be the most accomplished pro-surferturned-folk-musician. Like his good friend Johnson, whose Brushfire Records label released Frankenreiter’s debut album in 2004, Frankenreiter first started strumming the acoustic guitar simply as a way to pass the time during surf trips and backyard bonfires. But thanks to the timeless hook of his biggest single to date, “Free,” which Johnson co-wrote and recorded with Frankenreiter, our man Donavon fell into a thriving career as an easygoing, all-chill-all-the-time singer/ songwriter, something that jibes perfectly with his longstanding role as one of surfing’s most eclectic eccentrics.

Folio Weekly: You come through Northeast Florida on nearly every tour, Donavon. What makes our area such a draw?

Donavon Frankenreiter: I’ve done a lot in North Florida. My second record was recorded in St. Augustine, and when I first started out, half my band was from Jax Beach. The area has a really great vibe, and I’ve surfed a lot of great waves there.

We used to always go by and see Judy at Freebird Live–that was always a soulful place where we made beautiful memories.

What will your band look like on this tour?

Just me and two other amazing guys: Adrian Cota [playing drums] and Matt Grundy playing bass. We’re like a power trio, which is insane. It’s great on stage, too–we can float and move around since there’s so much space on stage. It’s nice to have a little bit of space in the music, too.

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on guitar, and then he busts out the harp.

We know where each other are coming from, too. It’s not like we’re starting out fresh with a new relationship–this is something we’ve been planning on doing for 10 years. We’ve always wanted to make a record together–to give ourselves something different than just playing solo.

You’ve released more than 10 original albums in nearly 15 years.

Where do you find songwriting inspiration these days?

From everywhere and everything.

Especially being married with two kids–a lot of it comes from that. Everything that happens as a husband and a father is inspiration. Also traveling to different countries and living life makes me think, “What do we want to say?” And then it all comes out on record. I don’t ever home in on how it happens; the songs usually just appear. Shoot, I might write a song and not even know what the fuck it means. And even if it means one thing to me, it might mean a million different things to a million different people. That’s the exciting thing about music–you never know when inspiration is going to strike.

That unpredictability is inherent in surfing, too, right?

Yeah, I think that’s what really attracts me to music and surfing. There was a big swell on the East Coast last week when we were there, but even then, you never know what you’re going to catch. Nobody really knows–you paddle out on your board and hope you get the wave of your life, but you never know. I get that same feeling sitting here with G. Love, writing songs, playing shows … They’re artistic, emotional feelings, and you just don’t know what the outcomes will be. So you follow them spontaneously and the most about qquickly. qu ickl ic kly. y I llove y. ovee that th ov music m us and surfing.

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I’m always out traveling through some Love & Special Sauce] house in Wellfleet, beautiful places, so that really dictates Massachusetts, doing a little songwriting in a huge part of the music. We play happy the middle of this tour. Him and I are hoping music, you know? There’s enough evil, to get enough songs together so that we depressing shit out there, and I’m definitely can put out a record by next spring. It’ll be a not bringing that on stage. I’m not going to whole new kind of groove with a whole new sing protest songs. I like to escape through band. You gotta lead with the music. the music–have fun on stage for an hourand-a-half. Maybe the audience can go to How different is it to work with that place with us and forget about all the someone like G. compared to bullshit in the world and in their lives. past collaborators?

Nick McGregor It’s great. Things just kind of happen. He mail@folioweekly.com has such a different technique than me

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TERROR ON THE ROAD!

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Everything old is NEW AGAIN

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n the 2015 French thriller Road Games, a hitchhiker is in a cat-and-mouse game with a serial killer. Before I even had any idea of the story, I was immediately intrigued by the title—it reminded me of an ’81 Australian film of the same name and similar plot. I’d seen its initial release and never forgot it.

It turns out, I’m not alone in my enthusiasm. Quentin Tarantino, who has a strong opinion on everything—for better or worse—claims that Richard Franklin’s Road Games is his favorite movie from Down Under.

In the wonderfully entertaining and informative Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of Ozploitation! (’08), writer/ director Mark Hartley spends considerable time interviewing Franklin and discussing his various films, including the seminal Patrick (which Hartley remade in ’13) and Road Games. In fact, Hartley ended up dedicating the documentary to Franklin, who died before the release of Not Quite Hollywood.

Back to Road Games. The film, oddly, stars two Americans in the lead—Stacy Keach as truck driver Pat Quid, whose job is hauling refrigerated meat across the isolated Australian landscape, and Jamie Lee Curtis as Hitch, a smart aleck girl thumbing a ride. In addition, a killer of young women is prowling the roads, and only Quid has an inkling of who he might be.

An unabashed admirer of Alfred Hitchcock and later selected to direct the first sequel to Psycho in ’83, Franklin peppers Road Games with tributes to the Master. In addition to Curtis’ nickname in the film, the story unfolds like Rear Window on the road.

Quid is James Stewart’s character from the Hitchcock classic, stuck in a truck instead of a leg cast. There’s another dismembered body, buried not on the apartment grounds but gathered in a garbage bag. As in Rear Window, a sniffing canine provides a key clue.

In Rear Window, Jeff Jeffries (Stewart) is the voyeur watching various tenants from his apartment window. Keach does the same thing from the raised seat of his truck; objects of his attention include a recently married (and horny) couple, just as in Rear Window. Finally, Curtis snoops in the suspect’s van, just as Lisa (Grace Kelley) sneaks into Lars’ (Raymond Burr) apartment to snoop.

Stacy Keach is in nearly every scene of the movie, much of the time talking to his nonbarking dingo. It’s a witty and utterly captivating performance, director Franklin obviously aware of the important aspect of humor in Hitchcock’s films. In contrast to Keach who, by this time, had been a star for nearly 15 years, Curtis was at the start of her career as a Scream Queen with Halloween, The Fog, Prom Night and Terror Train her major credits. Like her co-star, though, she thrives on the film’s dark comic tone.

Road Games in its French incarnation has little in common with the Australian

film. The first movie opens with a murder.

We don’t see the killer’s face, but it’s not Pat Quid. The newer Road Games opens with a dead body being dragged through the woods, where it’s hacked up off-camera. All we see of the killer are his hands, covered in plastic gloves.

Upon meeting the two young protagonists (both hitchhikers meeting for the first time), we’re made aware that each has bloody fingernails. Uh-oh! Unlike the first Road Games, the new release is more of a whodunit, eventually spiraling into less-credible territory when we learn who and why.

Andrew Simpson plays Jack, the English hitcher trying to get back home after holiday.

Veronique, the free-spirited blonde with whom he teams up, is played by Joséphine de La Baume. Very quickly they’re picked up by middle-aged man Grizard (Frédéric Pierrot) who invites them to spend the night with him and his wife Mary (Barbara Crampton) at their spacious, isolated country home.

This is equivalent to that moment in horror movies when the teenagers decided to split up while exploring the haunted house or when someone gets ready to open the door that everyone in the audience knows should definitely remain shut.

For the truth of the matter is that Grizard and Mary are both very weird. Moreover, there’s a nearby neighbor with a thing for roadkill who’s even creepier.

The first two acts of the Gallic Road Games are better than the farfetched resolution, since the film’s “surprises” are a bit hard to swallow.

But it’s still fun to see Crampton, the heroine of cult classics Re-Animator and From Beyond, back at work.

In the end, though, when it comes to Road Games, this time the Aussies trump the Frogs.

Pat McLeod mail@folioweekly.com

NOW SHOWING TWILIGHT MOVIES Moana is screened 8 p.m. Aug. 25 at Bull Park, 716 Ocean Blvd., Atlantic Beach, 247-5828, free, coab.us. Bring something to sit on.

CORAZON CINEMA & CAFÉ Kedi and Maudie run.

Throwback Thursday runs The Drivers Seat, noon Aug. 24 and 6 p.m. Aug. 27. The Midwife starts Aug. 25. 36 Granada St., St. Augustine, 679-5736, corazoncinemaandcafe.com.

“I CARRIED A WATERMELON” Summer Movie Classics closes out its series with Dirty Dancing, 2 p.m. Aug. 27, The Florida Theatre, 128 E. Forsyth St., Downtown, 355-2787, $7.50/film; floridatheatre.com. Remember, kids, nobody puts Baby in the corner.

SUN-RAY CINEMA Robert Mitchum is celebrated with Friends of Eddie Coyle 7 p.m. Aug. 30, noon Sept. 2. Logan Lucky, Baby Driver, Dawson City: Frozen Time and 68 Kill screen, 1028 Park St., 359-0049, sunraycinema.com. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre runs Aug. 23. Do the Right Thing starts Aug. 29.

IMAX THEATER Dunkirk, Prehistoric Planet 3D, Amazon Adventure, Dream Big and Extreme Weather run, World Golf Village, St. Augustine, 940-4133, worldgolfimax.com.

Inhumans starts Aug. 31.

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he farthest distance in the world is (Kiersey Clemons). Thomas spends so much between how it is and how you thought it time feeling lost and sorry for himself, you was going to be,” Cynthia Nixon’s Judith be convinced all his dreams could come says in the middle of The Only Living Boy in true and he’d still find life hollow and New York, and darn if that’s not true about the unfulfilling. Dude, get over yourself. movie itself.

One night, as Thomas tries to get out of It has a great cast, a wonderful director in Mimi’s friend zone, he spots his father with Marc Webb (500 Days of Summer) and a story the beautiful Johanna (Kate Beckinsale) and ripe with possibilities. Yet the movie is an is shocked to discover they’re having an affair. off-putting, depressing tale about malcontents Unsure what to do, he follows (stalks) Johanna who hate what New York City has become, but around the city. Then he has an affair with her do nothing to make it better. himself. If you wonder just what Webb shows so little regard for Johanna is thinking, you will not THE ONLY LIVING mass appeal, it’s hard to believe be alone.

BOY IN NEW YORK All the while, Thomas he made the first two The **NN Rated R has befriended his new Amazing Spider-Man movies. neighbor W.F. (Bridges), who’s The limited target demo here— a bit nosy but gives sage advice. One must NYC social elites and those aspiring to be— wonder what the great Bridges was thinking will likely (ironically) find the pretentiousness working opposite the cardboard box that a tad bleak, so it’s hard to say who’ll connect is Turner, who doesn’t have much screen with this misbegotten narrative. presence and whose character is a wet blanket.

Jeff Bridges’ unmistakable voice Without a compelling lead, everything in the mumbles, over the opening credits, about movie struggles. how things were better back in the day.

At 88 minutes, The Only Living Boy in Even the main character, the 20-something New York is too short for the type of slowThomas (a dull Callum Turner), believes burn drama it tries to pull off. The idea of “New York has lost its soul.” What exactly generational differences in New York City is he’s basing this assessment on is unclear; interesting, but Allan Loeb’s script doesn’t do what is clear is that he doesn’t have the life much with it until the conclusion, and by then experience to say this. He is a moper–a wellit’s too late. The result is a movie that thinks off young adult who hates his publishing it’s much smarter than it really is—is there mogul father (Pierce Brosnan), worries anything worse than a pretentious fool? about his depressed art-dealer mother Dan Hudak (Nixon), and doesn’t understand why he’s mail@folioweekly.com been friend-zoned by his crush Mimi

ARTS + EVENTS TALENTED TAYLOR America's Got Talent alum TAYLOR WILLIAMSON shares his awkward brand of standup hilarity Aug. 24-26 at The Comedy Zone in Mandarin.

County, seeks new members. Prior musical training not needed, but an audition–by appointment only–is required.

To request one, go to staugustineyouthchorus.org/audition and complete the form.

ONE SPARK CALL FOR CREATORS Creator applications are being accepted for this year’s fest, held Oct. 6 & 7 at EverBank Field. Deadline Sept. 8; details at onespark.com.

CALL FOR TACTILE ART St. Augustine Art Association and The Florida School for the Deaf & the Blind hold the 16th annual touchable art event. No sharp edges please!

Submissions for members, $15/piece; nonmembers, $35/ piece; students call for discount; limit 3 pieces. Receiving noon-6 p.m. Aug. 29; noon-4 p.m. Aug. 30 at 22 Marine St., 824-2310, staaa.org.

ART WALKS + MARKETS MOBILE GROCERY STORE Saturiwa Trading Company offers affordable, healthy foods for Downtown folks, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. every Wed. at The Court Urban Food Park, along Hogan Street between Bay Street and Independent Drive.

RIVERSIDE ARTS MARKET Local, regional art; 9 a.m. yoga, live music–St. Johns Riverkeeper River Ruckus: Mere Woodard, Eddie Cotton & The Uncanny Valley Boys, Popp Over America Aug. 26–farmers market, 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. every Sat. under Fuller Warren Bridge, 715 Riverside Ave., free admission, 389-2449, riversideartsmarket.com.

MUSEUMS

PERFORMANCE DISNEY THE LION KING JR. Hakuna matata! This beloved production from Share & Seed Academy for the Performing Arts is staged 2 and 7 p.m. Aug. 26 at the Times-Union Center’s Terry Theater, 300 Water St., Downtown, 442-2929, $15, ticketmaster.com.

PUTTIN’ ON THE RITZ The talent show is 7:30 p.m. Sept. 1 at the Ritz Theatre & Museum, 829 N. Davis St., Downtown, 807-2010, $9, ritzjacksonville.com SMOKEY JOE’S CAFÉ The legendary hitmakers Mike Stoller and Jerry Leiber practically invented rock-and-roll. Directed

by Jereme Raickett, choreographed by Samuel Hills III, the musical runs Sept. 8-30 at Players by the Sea, 106 Sixth St. N., Jax Beach, 249-0289; playersbythesea.org.

THE CALL A socially charged tale of identity, cultural divides and international adoptions, through Aug. 27 at The 5 & Dime A Theatre Company, 112 E. Adams St., Downtown, $17, the5anddime.org.

DIXIE SWIM CLUB Starring Morgan Fairchild, this tale of friendship spans decades; it runs through Sept. 24 at Alhambra Dinner Theatre, 12000 Beach Blvd., Southside, $38-$57, alhambrajax.com.

CLASSICAL + JAZZ THE DYNAMIC LES DEMERLE TRIO, BONNIE EISELE 6-9 p.m. Aug. 25 & 26 and Sept. 1 & 2 at Horizons Restaurant, 5472 First Coast Hwy., Amelia Island, 321-2430, horizonsameliaisland.com.

JAMISON WILLIAMS Williams performs Interpretations from the Disney Songbook at 7 p.m. followed by Documentation Iconique de l’Hysterie (solo game calls) 8 p.m. Aug. 28 at SoLo Gallery, 1037 Park St. (Hoptinger Building, second floor), $10, sologallery.org.

THOMAS MILOVAC The Orlando-based bassist composer, arranger and improviser Milovac performs two hour-long sets starting at 7 p.m. Aug. 30 at the SoLo Gallery, $10.

TAYLOR ROBERTS The jazz guitarist is on 7-10 p.m. every Wed. at Ocean 60, 60 Ocean Blvd., Atlantic Beach, 247-0060, ocean60.com. Also 4 p.m. Thur. at lobby bar; 6 p.m. Fri. & Sat., Salt Restaurant, Ritz-Carlton, 4750 Amelia Island Pkwy., 277-1100, ritzcarlton.com.

COMEDY EDDIE B. The Teachers Only Comedy Tour’s Eddie B. appears 8 p.m. Aug. 25 at the T-U Center’s Moran Theater, Downtown, $35-$65, ticketmaster.com.

JO KOY The diminutive comedy sensation brings his standup and his “ting-ting” to Northeast Florida, 8 p.m.

Aug. 25 & 27, at The Florida Theatre, 128 E. Forsyth St., Downtown, 355-2787, floridatheatre.com.

TAYLOR WILLIAMSON “The craziest thing is people like me,” says comic Williamson, embracing his self-proclaimed teen heartthrob status. The season 8 America’s Got Talent runner-up brings awkward weirdness and a knack to laugh at his own jokes, 7:30 p.m. Aug. 24; 7:30 & 9:45 p.m.

Aug. 25 & 26 at The Comedy Zone, 3130 Hartley Rd., Mandarin, 292-4242, $18-$114.50, comedyzone.com.

BILLY SORRELLS Sorrells gained notoriety for his singular character “Peaches,” but since then, he’s been building a career as an actor, writer and filmmaker. He performs material about bedroom laziness (among other salacious topics), 8 p.m. Aug. 24; 7:30 & 10 p.m. Aug. 25 & 26 at The Comedy Club of Jacksonville, 11000 Beach Blvd., Southside, 646-4277, $15-$30, jacksonvillecomedy.com.

FRED’S ALL-STAR COMEDIANS Local comedians perform 7:30 p.m. Aug. 23, 29 & 30 at The Comedy Zone, 292-4242, $10, comedyzone.com.

CALLS + WORKSHOPS ABET SEEKS ACTORS Atlantic Beach Experimental Theatre holds auditions for its October drama The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds, 11 a.m. Aug. 26 at Adele Grage Cultural Center, 716 Ocean Blvd., 249-7177, abettheatre.com.

Call backs 11 a.m. Aug. 27.

GROUP PIANO MUSIC INSTRUCTOR Jacksonville Children’s Chorus seeks an instructor for K5-third graders, to explain and demonstrate proper piano techniques and communicate effectively with students and parents. Apply at 225 E. Duval St., Jacksonville, jaxchildrenschorus.org.

PRESCHOOL MUSIC INSTRUCTOR Jacksonville Children’s Chorus seeks an instructor for kids 18 months-four years, using age-appropriate songs, movement, and instruments to teach Orff, Kodaly, and Dalcroze methods. Apply at 225 E. Duval St., jaxchildrenschorus.org.

JPL MAKER CON The Main Library’s Makerspace allows makers, artists, and writers to display their wares at this celebration of sci-fi, fantasy, cosplay and games, held Oct. 14; apply at jplfoundation.org/makercon; $35.

ST. AUGUSTINE YOUTH CHORUS AUDITIONS The chorus, 30 singers ages 8-18 from St. Augustine and St. Johns

BEACHES MUSEUM & HISTORY PARK 381 Beach Blvd., 241-5657, beachesmuseum.org, Tide Runs Quiet: The Photographic Works of Thomas Hager, through Oct. 15.

CUMMER MUSEUM OF ART & GARDENS 29 Riverside Ave., 356-6857, cummermuseum.org. Ink, Silk & Gold: Islamic Treasures from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. displays through Sept. 3. Poetry of Landscape: The Art of Eugène Louis Charvot, through Sept. 10; David Ponsler: Chasing Shadows, through Oct. 4.

A Collector’s Eye: Celebrating Joseph Jeffers Dodge, through Feb. 4.

KARPELES MANUSCRIPT LIBRARY MUSEUM 101 W. First St., Springfield, 356-2992, rain.org/~karpeles/jaxfrm.html.

Robert Fulton & the U.S. Navy: Steamboats & Submarines, and Leilani Leo’s All the Way Up paintings of gods and goddesses, both on display through August.

MUSEUM OF SCIENCE & HISTORY 1025 Museum Cir., Southbank, 396-6674, themosh.org. Cosmic Concerts: Laser Magic 7 p.m.; Laser Motown 8 p.m.; Rush 9 p.m.; Wish You Were Here 10 p.m. Sept. 1 in Bryan-Gooding Planetarium, $5; $2.50 members; laser glasses $1.

MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART JACKSONVILLE 333 N. Laura St., 366-6911, mocajacksonville.unf.edu. Project: Atrium installation, Plexus No. 38 by Gabriel Dawe, displays through Oct. 29. Synthesize: Art + Music, by contemporary sound-based artists, through Sept. 24. Iterations: Lorrie Fredette runs through Sept. 10.

GALLERIES THE CULTURAL CENTER AT PONTE VEDRA BEACH 50 Executive Way, ccpvb.org. An opening reception for an exhibit of new works by Jim Benedict and David Nackashi is 6-8 p.m. Aug. 25; the exhibit runs through Sept. 29.

GALLERY ONE FORTY FOUR 144 King St., St. Augustine.

The gallery’s grand opening event is Peace, Prayer, Love, a solo show of nationally recognized photographer Lenny Foster’s works, 5-7 p.m. Sept. 1, lennyfoster.com.

THE ART CENTER AT THE LANDING 2 Independent Dr., tacjacksonville.org. Call of the Wild, a juried show, runs through September.

ST. AUGUSTINE ART ASSOCIATION 22 Marine St., staaa. org. The eighth annual Nature & Wildlife Exhibit runs through Aug. 27.

PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBIT Adele Grage Cultural Center Gallery, 716 Ocean Blvd., Atlantic Beach. Eclecticism–the Photography of Jim Brady shows 8 a.m.-4 p.m. daily through August.

BOLD BEAN 869 Stockton St., 374-5735, boldbeancoffee. com. Landscapes and Mix Tapes, new works by John O’Brian, displays through August.

HOBNOB GALLERY & EVENT SPACE 220 Riverside Ave., hobnobjax.com. Sisters Holly and Heather Blanton show together in an ongoing display of individual and collaborative art.

MAKERSPACE GALLERY Main Library, 303 N. Laura St., Downtown, 630-2665, jaxpubliclibrary.org/jax-makerspace.

Survive to Thrive: Life Beyond Sexual Violence, through Oct. 22.

RITZ THEATRE & MUSEUM 829 N. Davis St., Downtown, 632-5555, ritzjacksonville.com. African Village Bazaar is noon-6 p.m. Aug. 27.

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ARTS + EVENTS MONYA ROWE GALLERY 4 Rohde Ave., St. Augustine, 217-0637, monyarowegallery.com. Louis Fratino solo show runs through Sept. 23.

ROTUNDA GALLERY St. Johns County Admin. Bldg., 500 San Sebastian View, St. Augustine. The Art of Susanne Schuenke exhibit tours 3-4 p.m. Aug. 30; susanneschuenke.com.

SOUTHLIGHT GALLERY Bank of America Tower, 50 N. Laura St., Ste. 150, 438-4358, southlightgallery.com. 2017 Summer Wall, works by Jerry Uelsmann, Robert Leedy, Tony Wood, Thomas Hager, Doug Eng, Paul Ladnier, Paul Karabinis and Jim Draper, runs through Sept. 6. UNF Summer Show runs through August.

EVENTS RON WHITTINGTON BOOK SIGNINGS Local author Whittington reads from and signs copies of the third Parker Glynn thriller, Free Surface Effect, 4-6 p.m. Aug. 25 at American Legion Post 129, 1151 S. Fourth St., Jax Beach; proceeds benefit the legion’s building fund. He’s also on hand 5-8 p.m. Sept. 6 at Chamblin’s Uptown Café, 215 N. Laura St., Downtown, for First Wednesday Art Walk.

BOOKMARK BIRTHDAY PARTY Everyone’s favorite bookstore by the sea, The BookMark celebrates its 27th birthday 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Aug. 26, featuring Story Time and festivities including chances to win prizes, at 220 First St., Neptune Beach, 241-9026.

HOW’S YOUR TRADECRAFT? CIA-agent-turned-writer T.L. Williams shares tradecraft knowledge for aspiring spy story writers, 10:30 a.m.-noon Aug. 26 at Ponte Vedra Library, 101 Library Blvd., 614-5196.

HOLIDAY CULTURAL FESTIVAL The Jewish Cultural Festival features art, mingling, face-painting, noshing and

a selection of craft projects for all ages, 11:30 a.m.2:30 p.m. at Ponte Vedra Cultural Center, 55 Executive Way, free, chabadbeaches.com/festival.

KICKFEST The fest honors the life of local musician Scott Randall, who died of a heroin overdose. Proceeds benefit funding a pilot program to reduce opioid deaths.

Searching Serenity headlines, with other bands, 2-10 p.m.

Aug. 26 at Dee’s Music Bar & Grill, 2141 Loch Rane Blvd., Ste. 140, Orange Park, 375-2240, $10, all ages.

SUNSET DOLPHIN WALK St. Johns County Parks & Recreation and Marineland Dolphin Adventure offer a beach walk, led by staff guides who discuss dolphin anatomy and behavior, as well as other marine species, 7 p.m. Aug. 24 at 2750 Anahma Dr., Vilano Beach, 209-0335, free but registration required.

CULTURAL COUNCIL OF GREATER JACKSONVILLE STATE OF THE ARTS Annual arts advocacy and awareness event features a full day of programming, including keynote speaker artist Lily Yeh; 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Aug. 30 at various Downtown sites, $45-$55, culturalcouncil.org.

FLORIDA HERITAGE BOOK FESTIVAL Showcasing Florida’s literary legacy, the festival is 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Aug. 23 at Flagler College’s Ringhaver Student Center, 50 Sevilla St., St. Augustine; free, fhbookfest.com.

JUMBO SHRIMP VS. BIRMINGHAM BARONS Our hometown heroes continue the homestand against the Birmingham Barons at 7:05 p.m. Aug. 23 (Date Night, Military Appreciation Night), Aug. 24 (Mavericks Live Thirsty Thursday, Clay County Night), Aug. 25 (Red Shirt, Fireworks), all at Bragan Field, Baseball Grounds, Downtown, single game tix start at $5 (check website), 358-2846, jaxshrimp.com. Next up: Pensacola Blue Wahoos.

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MANO A MANO The emotional new work by noted painter LOUIS FRATINO explores the nature of intimacy between men. It displays through Sept. 23 at St. Augustine’s edgy Monya Rowe Gallery.

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FOLIO A+E : ARTS

SEX DRUGS ROCK & ROLL

River City Raunch returns— NOT A DAY too soon

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ike a secret lover or a drone strike from the White House, the seventh edition of River City Raunch hit our streets in the dark of night, with little warning, save some vague hints on the Internet. “True stories of love, sex and dating in Jacksonville, FL,” released in a limited run of 126, with mostly handwritten text and clip-art from bands that were hot in the ’80s and ’90s, 20 pages and three staples each. The zines themselves are black-andwhite, but the prose inside is positively purple.

Issues were passed hand-to-hand like contraband, the forbidden fruits of forbidden love, hidden love, complicated, emotionally overridden love. To hold one in your hands was to be part of a secretly non-secret club that communicated in winks and whispers, in meaningful pauses placed between lines of meaningless bar-talk banter.

The zine’s anonymous editor (let’s call her “Madame Ruby,” because she is really a gem) was born in Houston in March 1982, the younger of two girls, but was raised in Connecticut before moving to Jacksonville in 1990. Like most Pisceans, she’s quite easygoing, a good listener drawn toward music and the arts, traits she puts to good use running a zine that caters to that crowd. The Raunch has allowed a lot of folks to blow off steam, to vent on subjects that can’t be easily discussed in mixed company. In a scene notorious for gossip and its complicated sexual politics, Madame Ruby does the unthinkable: She keeps secrets.

Never an easy task, especially in Florida.

Two years have passed between issues six and seven, “for numerous reasons,” she says between sips of whiskey at Wall Street in Five Points, always epicentric to the brand.

“One was because I lost the ability to make free Xerox copies. Free copies the first four issues, then for five and six, I had enough money to have them printed in color. So I did five and six in color, then I went through a hardship, I lost my job unexpectedly. I wasn’t able to afford to come out and converse with people, and I was just bummed out. I was having a pity party for a year, and then I just kind of lost interest, to be honest.” But honesty is all she knows, and that comes through in the product.

She estimates a print run of about 400 copies for Issue No. 1, mostly reprints as the brand built up steam in the city’s thriving underground zine scene. She carries copies of

multiple issues with her, to get the noobs up to speed, but there’s significant overlap between contributors and readership.

The current issue contains excerpts from 25 stories, drawn about evenly from men and women, most of whom have written for more than one issue. “I try to use everything that people give me. For each issue, I have a discard pile, and from that I could maybe double the issue.” The main cause for omission, she says, is that “I’m not able to make it anonymous enough.” It’s telling that she’s mindful of such things, even though the authors are probably not only ambivalent, but truly don’t care who knows what. It’s that kind of attention to detail—and decorum—that has allowed her to keep the zine going this long with no real drama to speak of.

“I’m not successful in every story, but as I’m editing, I try to edit it to the point where you can’t even tell the gender of the person writing it. A lot of it’s universal; people identify with stories that they wouldn’t expect to, and maybe they wouldn’t if there wasn’t a gender assigned to it.” Even among her friends and fellow contributors, kayfabe is maintained like a trade secret; such is the loyalty she’s built up among her peers, both personally and professionally.

“Very, very rarely do I ever get emails,” she says. “Most of the stories I get are face-to face.”

Surprisingly, there’s even a certain cachet to be had among those who’ve been the subjects of stories in Raunch, just as much as those doing the writing. The editor herself almost always writes about a different person in each issue, and she usually knows the people being written about in each story. “Somebody once told me that the most punk-rock thing you could do was speak openly and honestly about sex in the South. It’s considered rude to talk about it, but for me, that’s why I started doing it. I made all kinds of stupid mistakes [when I was younger], but I had no idea what to look out for, because nobody’s open about their experiences.” Well, now they are, a little more at least, and that is an achievement worth celebrating, independent of the obvious artistic considerations.

For a copy of River City Raunch, visit Nighthawks in Riverside, or check out the Main Library’s Zine collection inside the Makerspace on the first floor.

Shelton Hull mail@folioweekly.com

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FOLIO A+E : MUSIC

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ith the passing of Lovell Smith, aka Dr. Sam Beckett, in late July, the Northeast Florida hip hop community lost one of its favorite sons. Survived by his two children, Shallah and Mecca, the 38-yearold’s passing leaves a significant void in the music community.

A skilled MC, Beckett was widely admired for his casual flow and specific, methodical lyrical style. Beyond his skills on the mic, Beckett was a pioneer in the late ’90s rap scene that coalesced locally around the seminal Downtown Jacksonville hip hop club, The Cave. As the de facto leader of the 3rd Diemenchun crew, Beckett was respected as both a visionary and a tireless advocate for promising young rappers, DJs and producers alike. Borrowing his pseudonym from the lead character on late ’80s sci-fi television show, Quantum Leap, Beckett aspired to help Jacksonville’s hip hop scene take the next step, working hard to expose area talent to the world at large.

Born in Fayetteville, North Carolina, Beckett moved to Mayport in his early teens and attended Duncan U. Fletcher High School in Jacksonville Beach, where he quickly manifested as both linchpin and spark for an upstart group of hip hop heads.

NOTSUCAL MC, producer, filmmaker

He basically moved here, met us, and made a crew. He moved here and took over.

That was 10th grade.

There were a lot of us who were rapping at that time.

But before Beckett came, we were all just kind of having fun with it. When he came around, he kind of made us all believe that we could perform and really make some of our own stuff. He was the spark plug.

He got us all to take it seriously.

He saw the big picture at an early age.

At a certain point, we started having trouble getting beats to rhyme over. So I picked up the recording program and started making my own stuff. I started because I wanted to make beats for him. He helped me hone my craft. Whether it was making beats or shooting videos, I wouldn’t have had a reason do that stuff without Beckett.

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Beckett’s growing beaches-based hip hop crew adopted the moniker 3rd Diemenchun.

Beckett established himself as the crew’s visionary, recruiting new talent, booking shows and setting up recording sessions.

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I met Beckett my freshman year at Fletcher High School. Beckett was already, in my eyes, a vet. I was so in awe of him. And me, trying to impress him, I was, like, ‘Fuck school work, I need to have five or six new rhymes by the time I see Beckett again,’ so he would know I’m serious about this thing.

He pulled everything together, set up my first recording session. He set up our first show

at Teen Fest—an event they used to do at the beach. We would just perform as much as we could. The same year we got together, 92.7 had the Sugar Shack on the weekends. Every Saturday night, they had a hip hop block where they’d play nothing but hip hop. Guys would call in and freestyle. Beckett got us to go up to the studio to freestyle on air. There was a group that consisted of Mal Jones and Wax and a couple other really talented guys that were up there, too. We battled them on air. Then after, we battled in the parking lot for like three hours. That set the tone for us for the next couple years. That tape is still floating around somewhere.

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PIONEER Friends and collaborators remember local MC and hip hop impresario DR. SAM BECKETT

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In the late ’90s, The Paradome was Downtown Jacksonville’s go-to spot to hear Top 40 radio hits. Across the street, a club called The Cave became a hub for a kind of revivalist hip hop scene, featuring DJs, openmic freestyle battles, breakdancing, graffiti artists and other vestiges from the beginnings of hip hop culture.

PATEN LOCKE DJ, producer, MC

I started DJing at The Cave in late ’96 or early ’97. That was my spot. I met Beckett within the first couple of weeks DJing there.

I remember he rolled up with like a dozen other rappers—the 3rd Diemenchun crew.

They came in like the Wu-Tang Clan— there were so many of them and they were so young. They got on the microphone and they were all pretty good, but Beckett was the one that stood out to me. He just seemed to be really conf ident. I was just really impressed. Out of all those guys, he stood out.

He shined from the jump. At the end of the MC cypher, I went up to him and told him I thought he was pretty good. He smiled and was very humble.

He had his own identity from the get-go.

He never seemed to be mimicking things that might have been going on in hip hop. He migh was w as always doing his own thing. His rhymes were always so well-connected. He had a cool voice. He had confidence, but he wasn’t arrogant. He was so funny, too. He had everything you need to be a good MC.

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The relationships established at The Cave between Beckett and his 3rd Diemenchun cohort and the local hip hop community at large would lead to decades of artistically fulfilling productivity— full-length releases, mixtapes, music videos, the Future Gear clothing line and innumerable live shows, all under the Beckett-founded 3045 imprint.

Throughout the 2000s, Beckett continued making music and supporting others who did so as well, and even founded one of the first locally produced hip hop based podcasts, the 3045TV Duval Originals. Though he hadn’t released a new Duval Originals episode in a few years, upon his death Beckett had been working to relaunch the podcast.

DJ LORD SWIFT

He was not only a crewmember, he was a brother. We went through a lot of personal situations together. Both of us lost our dads. We went through all sorts of hard times. We were there for each other as friends and brothers. It was way more than music for us.

Matthew B. Shaw mail@folioweekly.com _____________________________________ A tribute show honoring the memory of Dr. Sam Beckett is held Friday, Sept. 15 at Nighthawks in Riverside.

Accomplished and energetic jazz fusion guitarist PETER WHITE brings his unique style (and openers EUGE GROOVE) to Ponte Vedra Concert Hall on Wednesday, Aug. 23.

LIVE + LOCAL MUSIC CONCERTS THIS WEEK MARY J. BLIGE 8 p.m. Aug. 23, Daily’s Place, Downtown, $44-$320.

Superjefe Tour: KAP G & J.R. DONATO 8 p.m.

Aug. 23, 1904 Music Hall, 19 Ocean St., Downtown 1904musichall.com $15.

PETER WHITE, EUGE GROOVE 6:30 p.m. Aug. 23, Ponte Vedra Music Hall, 1050 A1A N., 209-0399, $53-$73.

BLISTUR 9:30 p.m. Aug. 23, Cheers Park Avenue, 1138 Park Ave., Orange Park, $3.

SPADE McQUADE 6 p.m. Aug. 23, Fionn MacCool’s Irish Pub, Jacksonville Landing, Ste. 176, 374-1247.

PUNK ROCK KARAOKE 9 p.m. Aug. 23, Nighthawks, 2952 Roosevelt Blvd., Riverside.

Blues, Brews & BBQ Benefit: SMOKESTACK, The SNACKS BLUES BAND 5:30 p.m. Aug. 24, Florida Theatre, 128 E. Forsyth St., Downtown, 355-5661, $50-$100.

TAD JENNINGS 9 p.m. Aug. 23, Surfer the Bar, 200 N. First St., Jax Beach, 372-9756.

SECOND SHOT BAND 9:30 p.m. Aug. 24, Cheers Park Avenue, $3.

DEAN FORD & the BEAUTIFUL ONES, NICKFRESH 8 p.m.

Aug. 24, 1904 Music Hall, $10-$15.

VEIN, SANCTION, BURIED DREAMS 7 p.m., Aug. 25, Rain Dogs, 1045 Park Ave., Riverside.

AJEVA 9 p.m. Aug. 24, Surfer the Bar, 372-9756.

MIKE SHACKELFORD BAND 7:30 p.m. Aug. 25, Mudville Music Room, 3104 Atlantic Blvd., 352-7008.

3 the BAND 9 p.m. Aug. 25, Flying Iguana Taqueria & Tequila Bar, 207 Atlantic Blvd., Neptune Beach, 853-5680.

LONELY HIGHWAY 8 p.m. Aug. 25, Jax Landing, 2 Independent Dr., 353-1188, free.

MONSTERS of MOCK 8 p.m. Aug. 25, Mavericks Live, 2 Independent Dr., Downtown, $10.

JO KOY 8 p.m. Aug. 25 & 27, Florida Theatre, $77-$96.

COMMUNITY CENTER, RUFFIANS, GOV CLUB 8 p.m.

Aug. 25, Nighthawks, $7.

SPREAD THE DUB 9:30 p.m. Aug. 25, Surfer the Bar, 372-9756.

FALLEN EMPIRE 9:30 p.m. Aug. 25 & 26, Cheers Park Avenue, $3.

St. Johns Riverkeeper River Ruckus: MERE WOODARD, EDDIE COTTON & the UNCANNY VALLEY BOYS, POPP OVER AMERICA 10 a.m. Aug. 26, Riverside Arts Market, 715 Riverside Ave., 389-2449, free.

MUDVILLE MUSIC ROOM ANNIVERSARY 7:30 p.m.

Aug. 25, Mudville Music Room.

BLAIR HANKS 8 p.m. Aug. 26, Jack Rabbits, 1528 Hendricks Ave., San Marco, jaxlive.com, $15.

AUSTIN PARK 8 p.m. Aug. 26, Jax Landing, free.

LITTLE STRANGER 9:30 p.m. Aug. 26, Surfer the Bar, 372-9756.

WEST KING STRING BAND, FAT POSSUM OVERDRIVE 8 p.m. Aug. 27, 1904 Music Hall, $10.

LEE HUNTER, JOEY KERR 6-9 p.m. Aug. 27, Music in the Box, Limelight Theatre, 11 Old Mission Ave., St. Augustine, $5.

LIFEHOUSE, SWITCHFOOT 7 p.m. Aug. 27, Daily’s Place, $24-$159.

MORTALITY RATE, PROWL, JUSTICE TACKLE 6:30 p.m.

Aug. 27, Rain Dogs.

The YOUNG STEP, COMMUNITY CENTER, CALCIVER 8 p.m. Aug. 27, Sarbez, 115 Anastasia Blvd., St. Augustine, planetsarbez.com, $6.

418 BAND 8 p.m. Aug. 27, Jax Landing.

DONAVON FRANKENREITER, MATT GRUNDY, BRENT BYRD 8 p.m. Aug. 29, Jack Rabbits, $25.

DANKA 9 p.m. Aug. 29, Surfer the Bar, 372-9756.

JULIA GULIA 9:30 p.m. Aug. 30, Cheers Park Avenue, $3.

FORTUNATE YOUTH, JAHMEN 7 p.m. Aug. 30, Jack Rabbits, $15.

THE LATE ONES, CLOUD 9 VIBES 8 p.m. Aug. 30, Surfer the Bar, 372-9756.

UPCOMING CONCERTS

TOWN MOUNTAIN, REMEDY TREE Aug. 31, Jack Rabbits MZG Aug. 31, Surfer the Bar GOO GOO DOLLS, PHILLIP PHILLIPS Sept. 2, Daily’s Place STRANGERWOLF, GABE DARLING, ALLIE & the KATS Sept. 2, Riverside Arts Market BLACKTOP MOJO Sept. 2, Jack Rabbits BAIN, JOHN WEST, DRE ROSE, BOODA DAVIS Sept. 2, Jack Rabbits CATFISH & the BOTTLEMEN Sept. 4, Mavericks Live METRO STATION Sept. 5, Jack Rabbits PARAMORE Sept. 6, T-U Center MODEST MOUSE Sept. 7, St. Augustine Amphitheatre APOCALYPTICA Plays Metallica by Four Cellos Sept. 7, Florida Theatre TROPIC OF CANCER Sept. 8, Jack Rabbits BLACKBERRY SMOKE, The CHRIS ROBINSON BROTHERHOOD Sept. 8, St. Augustine Amphitheatre The FRITZ: NATURAL MIND Album Release Party Sept. 8, 1904 Music Hall Sing Out Loud Festival: DOUG CARN, WILLIE GREEN, DAVE DONDERO, BEARS & LIONS, JOEY HARKUM, STEVE EARLE, LAKE STREET DIVE, WOLF PARADE, DIRTY DOZEN BRASS BAND, LOS LOBOS, LUCERO, DEER TICK, LANGHORNE SLIM, LYDIA LOVELESS, COLTON McKENNA, tons of others Sept. 8-10, 15-17 & 22-24, St. Augustine venues BRYAN ADAMS Sept. 9, Daily’s Place DARK TRANQUILITY, WARBRINGER, STRIKER Sept. 9, 1904 Music Hall A NICE PAIR, CYRUS QARANTA, ARVID SMITH, LINDA GRENVILLE Sept. 9, Riverside Arts Market

THE WERKS, PASSAFIRE, THE REIS BROTHERS, BIGFOOT Sept. 9, Mavericks Live THROUGH THE ROOTS Sept. 9, Jack Rabbits DAMIAN “JR. GONG” MARLEY Sept. 10, Mavericks Live FAMILY FORCE 5 Sept. 10, Murray Hill Theatre ADAM ANT Sept. 10, Florida Theatre SCOTT STAPP, SICK PUPPIES, DROWNING POOL, TRAPT, ADELITAS WAY Sept. 13, Mavericks Live KEITH REA Sept. 13, Jack Rabbits The MARSHALL TUCKER BAND Sept. 14, Florida Theatre MELVINS, SPOTLIGHTS Sept. 15, Jack Rabbits WIDESPREAD PANIC Sept. 15-17, St. Augustine Amphitheatre MISS MAY I, ICE NINE KILLS, CAPSIZE, LORNA SHORE Sept. 15, 1904 Music Hall ALIEN ANT FARM, POWERFLO, FIRE FROM THE GODS Sept. 16, Mavericks Live WARPAINT, SWIMM Sept. 16, Jack Rabbits TIM McGRAW & FAITH HILL Sept. 16, Veterans Memorial Arena JESSE MONTOYA, MARK WILLIAMS & BLUE HORSE, DONNA FROST Sept. 16, Riverside Arts Market RAUL MIDON Sept. 16, Ritz Theatre ZOOGMA Sept. 16, 1904 Music Hall SAMMY HAGAR & the CIRCLE (Michael Anthony, Jason Bonham, Vic Johnson), COLLECTIVE SOUL Sept. 20, St. Augustine Amphitheatre ZAC BROWN BAND Sept. 21, Daily’s Place UB40 LEGENDS ALI, ASTRO & MICKEY Sept. 21, St. Augustine Amphitheatre IYA TERRA Sept. 21, Mavericks Live YOUNG the GIANT, COLD WAR KIDS, JOYWAVE Sept. 22, Daily’s Place SELWYN BIRCHWOOD Sept. 22, Mojo Kitchen BROADWAY BOYS Sept. 22, Ritz Theatre LAURYN HILL, NAS, CHRONIXX, NICK GRANT Sept. 23, Daily’s Place Festival of Flight Angels for Allison: KIM RETEGUIZ, COURTNIE FRAZIER Sept. 23, Riverside Arts Market YELAWOLF, MIKEY MIKE, BIG HENRY Sept. 23, Mavericks Live The PSYCHEDELIC FURS, BASH & POP, TOMMY STINSON Sept. 23, P.V.C. Hall JARROD LAWSON Sept. 23, Ritz Theatre The GRASS IS DEAD Sept. 23, 1904 Music Hall ANCIENT CITY SLICKERS Sept. 24, Music in the Box, Limelight Theatre KATIE THIROUX Sept. 24, Ritz Theatre APPALACHIAN DEATH TRAP, GHOSTWITCH Sept. 25, The Roadhouse MORGAN JAMES Sept. 26, P.V.C. Hall FLAG on FIRE, HUNTING WITH DICK CHENEY, NOT YOUR HERO Sept. 26, The Roadhouse

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NOTHING MORE, THE STORIES WE TELL OURSELVES, MY TICKET HOME, HELL OR HIGH WATER Sept. 27, Mavericks Live TERRI CLARK Sept. 27, P.V.C. Hall DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES, ST. PAUL & the BROKEN BONES Sept. 28, Veterans Memorial Arena ALISON KRAUSS, DAVID GRAY Sept. 28, St. Augustine Amphitheatre NAUGHTY PROFESSOR, MIKE DILLON, CLIFF HINES Sept. 28, 1904 Music Hall GHOST MICE & LYCKA TILL Sept. 28, Rain Dogs XEB Sept. 28, Jack Rabbits STEVE FORBERT Sept. 30, Mudville Music Room BILLY & BELLA, MIKE SHACKELFORD BAND, SCOTT JONES DANCERS Sept. 30, Riverside Arts Market TROMBONE SHORTY & ORLEANS AVENUE Oct. 1, P.V.C. Hall JACK JOHNSON, BAHAMAS Oct. 2 & 3, St. Augustine Amphitheatre JOSEPH, LIZA ANNE Oct. 2, P.V.C. Hall JESSE COOK Oct. 3, Florida Theatre HARD WORKING AMERICANS, LOS COLOGNES Oct. 4, P.V.C. Hall SEU JORGE presents The Life Aquatic: A Tribute to David Bowie Oct. 5, Florida Theatre Emarosa: BRADLEY SCOTT WALDEN, ER WHITE, JORDAN STEWART, MATTHEW MARCELLUS Oct. 5, 1904 Music Hall ELEPHANT REVIVAL Oct. 5, P.V.C. Hall DELBERT McCLINTON & SELFMADE MEN Oct. 6, P.V.C. Hall FLORIDA OKTOBERFEST & MUSIC FESTIVAL Oct. 6, 7 & 8, Metro Park SOUND TRIBE SECTOR (STS9), JADE CICADA, SUNSQUABI Oct. 7, St. Augustine Amphitheatre CITIZEN COPE, NEON TREES, MAGIC!, the EXPENDABLES & more Oct. 7, Metro Park JUDAH & the LION Oct. 10, Mavericks Live CHRIS ISAAK Oct. 10, Florida Theatre The Smooth Tour: FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE, NELLY, CHRIS LANE Oct. 12, Veterans Memorial Arena Suwannee Roots Revival: BÉLA FLECK, ABIGAIL WASHBURN, STEEP CANYON RANGERS, The WOOD BROTHERS, DONNA the BUFFALO Oct. 12-15, Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park DAVINA SOWERS & the VEGABONDS Oct. 12, Ritz Theatre LYNYRD SKYNYRD, The OUTLAWS Oct. 13, St. Augustine Amphitheatre GUY, TEDDY RILEY, MONICA, JAGGED EDGE, GINUINE, DRU HILL Oct. 13, Veterans Memorial Arena The JAMES HUNTER SIX Oct. 16, P.V.C. Hall CONOR OBERST, The FELICE BROTHERS Oct. 17, P.V.C. Hall Once a Month Punk: SCATTER BRAINS, LOOSE BEARINGS Oct. 19, Blue Water Daiquiri & Oyster Bar The CALIFORNIA HONEYDROPS Oct. 19, P.V.C. Hall The TEMPTATIONS, The FOUR TOPS Oct. 20, Florida Theatre Broken Crows Tour: MATISYAHU, COMMON KINGS, ORPHAN Oct. 20, P.V.C. Hall Party in the Pines: KEITH URBAN, MIRANDA LAMBERT, JAKE OWEN, MAREN MORRIS, BROTHERS OSBORNE, EASTON CORBIN, RYAN HURD Oct. 20 & 21, Bienville Plantation, White Springs SPOON Oct. 21, Mavericks Live The AVETT BROTHERS Oct. 21, St. Augustine Amphitheatre LORDS of ACID Oct. 22, Mavericks Live LYLE LOVETT, JOHN HIATT Oct. 24, Florida Theatre SANTANA Oct. 24, Daily’s Place BROADWAY’S NEXT HIT MUSICAL Oct. 25, Ritz Theatre KINGS of LEON, DAWES Oct. 25, Daily’s Place ANDY MINEO Oct. 26, Mavericks Live DEANA CARTER, SWEET TEA TRIO Oct. 26, P.V.C. Hall MERCYME, RYAN STEVENSON, UNSPOKEN Oct. 26, T-U Center TOAD the WET SPROCKET Oct. 27, P.V.C. Hall Suwannee Hulaween: STRING CHEESE INCIDENT, BASSNECTAR, RUN the JEWELS, NATHAN RATELIFF & the NIGHT SWEATS and many more Oct. 27-29, Suwannee Music Park The ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW Oct. 28, Florida Theatre The MAGPIE SALUTE Oct. 29, Florida Theatre MICHAEL LAGASSE & FRIENDS Oct. 29, Music in the Box, Limelight Theatre JOHNNYSWIM Nov. 1, P.V.C. Hall SHENANDOAH Nov. 3, Thrasher-Horne Center JOHN CLEESE (screens Monty Python & the Holy Grail) Nov. 4, Florida Theatre SISTER HAZEL Nov. 4, P.V.C. Hall JETHRO TULL Nov. 7, Daily’s Place NOBUTU Nov. 7, Ritz Theatre CHRIS SMITHER Nov. 10, Mudville Music Room BEN FOLDS Nov. 10, Florida Theatre CHRIS STAPLETON’S All American Road Show: MARTY STUART, BRENT COBB Nov. 11, Veterans Memorial Arena LINDSEY BUCKINGHAM, CHRISTINE McVIE Nov. 12, Times-Union Center’s Moran Theater OTTMAR LIEBERT, LUNA NEGRA Nov. 12, P.V.C. Hall ADAM TRENT Nov. 12, Florida Theatre SON VOLT Nov. 17, St. Aug. Amp’s Backyard Stage MILES ELECTRIC BAND Nov. 18, P.V.C. Hall JOHN McLAUGHLIN, JIMMY HERRING (play Mahavisnu Orchestra) Nov. 24, Florida Theatre DAVE KOZ, PETER WHITE, RICK BRAUN, DAVID BENOIT, SELINA ALBRIGHT Nov. 25, Florida Theatre LINDA COLE & JAZZ MUSICIANS Nov. 26, Music in the Box, Limelight Theatre The BRIAN SETZER ORCHESTRA Nov. 29, Florida Theatre

Local icon REBECCA DAY’s folk-flavored country group THE CRAZY DAYSIES shares a little good-time music Wednesday, Aug. 30 at Ragtime Tavern in Atlantic Beach..

98° at Christmas Nov. 30, Florida Theatre KANSAS LEFTOVERTURE 40th Anniversary Dec. 2, Florida Theatre Hip Hop Nutcracker: KURTIS BLOW Dec. 3, Florida Theatre D.R.I., KAUTSIK Dec. 6, Nighthawks Jingle Jam for St. Jude: GRANGER SMITH, LAUREN ALAINA, MIDLAND, DYLAN SCOTT Dec. 7, T-U Center Moran Theater JANET JACKSON Dec. 12, Veterans Memorial Arena JOHN PRINE Dec. 13, Florida Theatre BEN HAGGARD Dec. 13, P.V.C. Hall The Ghosts of Christmas Eve: TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA Dec. 14, Veterans Memorial Arena LUKE COMBS Dec. 15, Florida Theatre HARLEY FLANAGAN (Cro-Mags) Dec. 17, Nighthawks Horton’s Holiday Hayride: REV. HORTON HEAT, JUNIOR BROWN, The BLASTER, BIG SANDY Dec. 19, P.V.C. Hall TEN TENORS Dec. 20, Florida Theatre GABRIEL IGLESIAS Dec. 21, Florida Theatre DONNA the BUFFALO Dec. 29, P.V.C. Hall MICHAEL CARBONARO Dec. 29, Florida Theatre The ZOMBIES: Odessey and Oracle 50th Anniversary Jan. 12, P.V.C. Hall A TEMPTATIONS REVUE, BO HENDERSON Jan. 13, Ritz Theatre JONNY LANG Jan. 16, Florida Theatre Take Me to the River: WILLIAM BELL, BOBBY RUSH, DON BRYANT Jan. 30, Florida Theatre MARY WILSON (The Supremes) Feb. 3, Ritz Theatre JOHN McCUTCHEON Feb. 8, P.V.C. Hall LITTLE RIVER BAND Feb. 10, Florida Theatre The LANGSTON HUGHES PROJECT Feb. 10, Ritz Theatre The HOT SARDINES Feb. 13, Florida Theatre BOTTLE ROCKETS, CHUCK PROPHET & the MISSION EXPRESS Feb. 16, P.V.C. Hall SIERRA HULL Feb. 17, P.V.C. Hall DANIEL O’DONNELL Feb. 17, Florida Theatre GEORGE WINSTON Feb. 23, P.V.C. Hall MICHAEL McDONALD Feb. 27, Florida Theatre JOHN HAMMOND March 3, P.V.C. Hall TIERNEY SUTTON BAND March 4, Ritz Theatre GET the LED OUT March 16, Florida Theatre MIKE + the MECHANICS March 21, P.V.C. Hall STEEP CANYON RANGERS March 22, Florida Theatre LOUDON WAINWRIGHT III March 30, P.V.C. Hall CHRIS BOTTI April 13, Florida Theatre BRUCE COCKBURN April 19, P.V.C. Hall BLACK JACKET SYMPHONY: Sgt. Pepper’s 50th Anniversary Tour April 27, Florida Theatre ROCK the ’70s GALA BENEFIT May 19, Florida Theatre

LIVE MUSIC CLUBS

AMELIA ISLAND + FERNANDINA

ALLEY CAT BEER HOUSE, 316 Centre St., 491-1001 Amy Bassett every Fri. Dan Voll 6:30 p.m. every Wed. LA MANCHA, 2709 Sadler Rd., 261-4646 Miguel Paley 5:30-9 p.m. every Fri.-Sun. Javier Parez every Sun. THE SALTY PELICAN, 12 N. Front St., 277-3811 Dan Voll & Michelle 4:30 p.m. Aug. 27 SLIDERS SEASIDE GRILL, 1998 S. Fletcher Ave., 277-6652 Pili Pili 6 p.m. Aug. 23. Tad Jennings Aug. 24.

2 Dudes from Texas, Milltown Road Aug. 25. The Brown Goose, Davis Turner Aug. 26. Chase Foraker, JC & Miki Aug. 27. Cassidy Lee 6 p.m. Aug. 28. Mark O’Quinn 6 p.m.

Aug. 29 SURF RESTAURANT, 3199 S. Fletcher Ave., 261-5711 Katfish Lee Aug. 23. Whiskey Heart 6 p.m. Aug. 26. Jimmy Beats 4:30 p.m. Aug. 27

AVONDALE + ORTEGA

CASBAH CAFÉ, 3628 St. Johns Ave., 981-9966 Goliath Flores every Wed. Jazz every Sun. Live music every Mon. ECLIPSE, 4219 St. Johns Ave. KJ Free 9 p.m. Tue. & Thur.

Indie dance 9 p.m. Wed. ’80s & ’90s dance Fri. MELLOW MUSHROOM, 3611 St. Johns Ave., 388-0200 Live music every Thur.-Sat.

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

1st STREET LOFT, 502 N. First St., 241-7848 Open stage night 8 p.m. Aug. 25. Open mic 7 p.m. every Thur.

ATLANTIC BEACH BREWING COMPANY, 725 Atlantic Blvd., Atlantic Beach, 372-4116 Samuel Sanders 8 p.m.

Aug. 26 BIG DAWGS, 2309 Beach Blvd., 249-8200 Billy Bowers 6 p.m. Aug. 31. Live music every weekend BLUE WATER DAIQUIRI & OYSTER BAR, N. 205 First St., 249-0083 Live music most weekends BRASS ANCHOR PUB, 2292 Mayport Rd., Atlantic Beach, 249-0301 Joe Oliff 8 p.m. Aug. 23.

BRIX TAPHOUSE, 300 N. Second St., 241-4668 Josh May 7 p.m. Aug. 23. Lurk City 10 p.m. Aug. 24 & 26. Clay Brewer 6 p.m., DJ All-Terrain 10 p.m. Aug. 25. Sidereal Colin & Drew 10 p.m. Aug. 29 CULHANE’S IRISH PUB, 967 Atlantic Blvd., AB, 249-9595 DJ Heather every Wed. DJ Jerry every Thur. DJ Hal every Fri. & Sat. Michael Funge 6:30 p.m. every Sun. FLYING IGUANA TAQUERIA & TEQUILA BAR, 207 Atlantic Blvd., NB, 853-5680 3 the Band 9 p.m. Aug. 24. 5 O’Clock Shadow 10 p.m. Aug. 25 & 26. Samuel Sanders 8:30 p.m.

Aug. 27. Live music every weekend FLY’S TIE IRISH PUB, 177 Sailfish Dr., AB, 246-4293 Live music on weekends GREEN ROOM BREWING, 228 Third St. N., 201-9283 Lance Neely 9 p.m. Aug. 25. Cody Johnson Aug. 26 GUSTO, 1266 Beach Blvd., 372-9925 Groov 7:30 p.m. every Wed. Michael Smith every Thur. Milton Clapp every Fri. Under the Bus every Sat. Robert Eccles 6 p.m. every Sun. HARBOR TAVERN, 160 Mayport Rd., AB, 246-2555 Live music every weekend LYNCH’S IRISH PUB, 514 First St. N., 249-5181 Let’s Ride 10 p.m. Aug. 25. K-Sick 10 p.m. Aug. 26. Split Tone every Thur. Chillula every Sun. K-Sick every Mon. MELLOW MUSHROOM, 1018 Third St. N., 241-5600 Custard Pie 9 p.m. Aug. 31 MEZZA RESTAURANT & BAR, 110 First St., NB, 249-5573 Gypsies Ginger every Wed. Mike Shackelford, Steve Shanholtzer every Thur. Mezza Shuffle Mon. Trevor Tanner Tue. OCEAN 60, 60 Ocean Blvd., AB, 247-0060 Taylor Roberts 7 p.m. Aug. 23 RAGTIME TAVERN, 207 Atlantic Blvd., AB, 241-7877 Rebecca Day, The Crazy Daysies 7 p.m. Aug. 30. Live music every Wed.-Sun. SEACHASERS, 831 First St. N., 372-0444 Casee Allen 8 p.m. Aug. 25 SOUTHERN GROUNDS & CO., 200 First St., NB, 249-2922 Jazz Corner 6 p.m. every Tue. SURFER The BAR, 200 First St. N., 372-9756 Tad Jennings 9 p.m. Aug. 23. Ajeva 9 p.m. Aug. 24. Spread the Dub 9:30 p.m. Aug. 25. Little Stranger 9:30 p.m. Aug. 26. Danka 9 p.m.

Aug. 29. The Late Ones, Cloud 9 Vibes 8 p.m. Aug. 30.

Live music every weekend WHISKEY JAX, 950 Marsh Landing Pkwy., 853-5973 Ain’t Too Proud to Beg 8:30 p.m. Aug. 25. Hindsite 8:30 p.m.

LIVE + LOCAL MUSIC Aug. 26. Jerry Maniscalco Aug. 27. Live music every weekend. Blues Club every Tue. ZETA BREWING, 131 First Ave. N., 372-0727 Live music every weekend

CAMDEN COUNTY, GA.

CAPTAIN STAN’S SMOKEHOUSE, 700 Bedell Dr., Woodbine, 912-729-9552 Eddie Pickett every Wed. Live music Wed.-Sat. J’S TAVERN, 711 Osborne St., St. Marys, 912-882-5280 Live music most weekends

DOWNTOWN

1904 MUSIC HALL, 19 Ocean St. N., 345-5760 Superjefe Tour: Kap G & J.R. Donato 8 p.m. Aug. 23. Dean Ford & the Beautiful Ones, Nickfresh 8 p.m. Aug. 24. West King String Band, Fat Possum Overdrive Aug. 27 BREEZY JAZZ CLUB, 119 W. Adams St., 666-7562 Colleen Orender & the Jazz Jukebox 6 p.m. Aug. 24 DE REAL TING, 128 W. Adams St., 633-9738 Ras AJ, De Lions of Jah 7 p.m. Aug. 25 DOS GATOS, 123 E. Forsyth St., 354-0666 DJ Brandon every Thur. DJ NickFresh every Sat. DJ Randall every Mon. DJ Hollywood every Tue. FIONN MacCOOL’S, Jacksonville Landing, 374-1247 Spade McQuade 6 p.m. Aug. 23. Live music most weekends HOURGLASS PUB, 345 E. Bay St., 469-1719 Singer/ songwriter open mic 7 p.m. every Sun. Live music 9:30 p.m. every Fri. JACKSONVILLE LANDING, 2 Independent Dr., 353-1188 Lonely Highway 8 p.m. Aug. 25. Austin Park, Disco Inferno Florida Aug. 26. Local Top 40 open jam: Jason Evans Trio, Wetkneez, Jay Garrett, Backwater Bible Salesmen, Broken Silence, more Aug. 26, Hogan Street.

418 Band Aug. 27 MAVERICKS LIVE, Jax Landing, 356-1110 Monsters of Mock, Medal Militia 8 p.m. Aug. 25. Catfish & The Bottlemen 7 p.m. Sept. 4. Joe Buck, DJ Justin every Thur.-Sat. MYTH NIGHTCLUB, 333 E. Bay St., 707-0474 Breaux 9 p.m. Aug. 25. DJ Law, Artik, Killoala, D2tay every Wed. DJs for Latin Nite every Sat.

FLEMING ISLAND

BOONDOCKS GRILL & BAR, 2808 Henley Rd., Green Cove, 406-9497 Eric & Cody 6 p.m. Aug. 23. Marty Farmer 6 p.m.

Aug. 24. Mark Johns 7 p.m., Redfish Band 10 p.m. Aug. 25.

Smokin Joe 7 p.m., Eric Band 10 p.m. Aug. 26. Jim Lamb Aug. 27. Ivan Smith Aug. 29. Paul Ivey Aug. 30. Eric & Cody 6 p.m. Aug. 31 MELLOW MUSHROOM, 1800 Town Ctr. Blvd., 541-1999 Al Torchia 8:30 p.m. Aug. 25. Wes Cobb 8:30 p.m. Aug. 26 WHITEY’S FISH CAMP, 2032 C.R. 220, 269-4198 Live music every weekend

INTRACOASTAL

CLIFF’S Bar & Grill, 3033 Monument Rd., Ste. 2, 645-5162 Side Hustle Aug. 23. City of Bridges 10 p.m.

Aug. 25. Second Shot 10 p.m. Aug. 26. Open mic every Tue. Live music every weekend JERRY’S Sports Bar & Grille, 13170 Atlantic Blvd., 220-6766 Sidewalk 65 7:30 p.m. Aug. 25. Vegas Gray 8:30 p.m. Aug. 26

MANDARIN

ENZA’S, 10601 San Jose Blvd., Ste. 109, 268-4458 Brian Iannucci Aug. 23 & 27 IGGY’S GRILL & BAR, 104 Bartram Oaks Walk, Ste. 101, 209-5209 Jay C Jr. 7 p.m. Aug. 24. Smooth McFlea 7 p.m. Aug. 25. Robert James Project 7 p.m.

Aug. 26. Disciples of the South 3 p.m. Aug. 27. DJ Greg 7 p.m. every Wed. TAPS BAR & GRILL, 2220 C.R. 210, St. Johns, 819-1554 Travis Harden Aug. 23. 7 Street Band 9 p.m. Aug. 25. Rough Mix Aug. 26. Live music every weekend

ORANGE PARK + MIDDLEBURG

BIG DAWGS, 1330 Blanding Blvd., Ste. 135, 272-4204 Live music every weekend CHEERS PARK AVENUE, 1138 Park Ave., 269-4855 Blistur 9:30 p.m. Aug. 23. Second Shot 9:30 p.m. Aug. 24.

Fallen Empire 8 p.m. Aug. 25 & 26. Julia Gulia 9:30 p.m.

Aug. 30 DEE’S MUSIC BAR, 2141 Loch Rane Blvd., Ste. 140, 375-2240 DJ Toy every Wed. Live music every weekend The HILLTOP, 2030 Wells Rd., 272-5959 John Michael on the piano every Tue.-Sat. MELLOW MUSHROOM, 1800 Town Center Blvd., 541-1999 Live music every Fri. & Sat. The ROADHOUSE, 231 Blanding Blvd., 264-0611 DJ Big Mike Aug. 24. Appalachian Death Trap, Ghostwitch 10 p.m.

Aug. 25 SHARK CLUB, 714 Park Ave., 215-1557 Digital Skyline 9 p.m. Aug. 23. Tom Bennett Band 9 p.m. Aug. 24

PONTE VEDRA

PUSSER’S GRILLE, 816 A1A, 280-7766 Ryan Campbell 10 p.m. Aug. 25. Andrew Sapin 6 p.m. Aug. 30.

TABLE 1, 330 A1A N., 280-5515 Live music every Wed., Thur. & Sat.

RIVERSIDE + WESTSIDE

ACROSS the STREET, 948 Edgewood Ave. S., 683-4182 Live music most weekends

HOBNOB, 220 Riverside Ave., Ste. 10, 513-4272 Live music every Fri. MURRAY HILL Theatre, 932 Edgewood Ave., 388-7807 iPrayz 6 p.m. Aug. 26 NIGHTHAWKS, 2952 Roosevelt Blvd. Punk Rock Karaoke 9 p.m. Aug. 23. Community Center, Ruffians, Gov Club 8 p.m. Aug. 25. Mortality Rate, Prowl, Justice Tackle 6:30 p.m.

Aug. 27 RAIN DOGS, 1045 Park St., 379-4969 Vein, Sanction, Buried Dreams 7 p.m. Aug. 25. Mortality Rate, Prowl, Justice Tackle Aug. 27. TriPow, Hail Cassius Neptune, Velocirapture, Prinze Jr 8 p.m. Sept. 1 RIVERSIDE ARTS MARKET, 715 Riverside Ave., 389-2449 St. Johns Riverkeeper River Ruckus: Mere Woodard, Eddie Cotton & The Uncanny Valley Boys, Popp Over America Aug. 26. Strangerwolf, Gabe Darling, Allie & The Kats Sept. 2.

SOUTH KITCHEN & SPIRITS, 3638 Park St., 475-2362 Live music most weekends UNITY PLAZA, 220 Riverside Ave., Ste. 10, 513-4272 Live music 7:30 p.m. every Fri.

OVERSET

ST. AUGUSTINE

CELLAR UPSTAIRS, 157 King St., 826-1594 Ian Kelly 2 p.m. Aug. 24. Deron Baker, Billy Buchanan & his Rock & Soul Revue 7 p.m. Aug. 25. Billy Buchanan, Beautiful Bobby Blackmon & the B3 Blues Band Aug. 26. Vinny Jacobs 2 p.m. Aug. 27 DOS COFFEE & WINE, 300 San Marco Ave., 342-2421 Live music every weekend MARDI GRAS, 123 San Marco Ave., 823-8806 Salty Dawg 9 p.m. Aug. 25. Amy Vickery Trio 9 p.m. Aug. 25. Fre Gordon, acoustic open mic 7 p.m. Sun. Justin Gurnsey, Musicians Exchange 8 p.m. Mon. PROHIBITION KITCHEN, 119 St. George St., 209-5704 Leelyn Osborn, Danielle & The Cookin’ in the Kitchen Band Aug. 23. Raisin Cake Orchestra, West King Street Band Aug. 25. MJ Baker, Ramona Quimby Aug. 26. The WillowWacks 6 p.m. Aug. 27. Rachael Warfield Aug. 28.

Aslyn & the Naysayers 6 p.m. Aug. 29. Live music nightly SARBEZ, 115 Anastasia Blvd., 342-0632 The Young Step, Community Center, Calciver 8 p.m. Aug. 27.

TEMPO, 16 Cathedral Pl., 342-0286 Jay Bird 7 p.m.

Aug. 24. Integral Latin Band 8:30 p.m. Aug. 25. Jazzy Blue, Kevon Re Monte 8:30 p.m. Aug. 26. Jax English Salsa Band 6 p.m. Aug. 27 TRADEWINDS LOUNGE, 124 Charlotte St., 829-9336 Cottonmouth Aug. 25 & 26. The Down Low every Wed.

SAN MARCO

JACK RABBITS, 1528 Hendricks Ave., 398-7496 Blair Hanks 8 p.m. Aug. 26. Donavon Frankenreiter, Matt Grundy, Brent Byrd 8 p.m. Aug. 29. Fortunate Youth, Jahmen Aug. 30. Town Mountain, Remedy Tree Aug. 31 MUDVILLE MUSIC ROOM, 3104 Atlantic Blvd., 352-7008 Mike Shackelford Band 7:30 p.m. Aug. 25. Larry Mangum’s Songwriters Circle: Jim Carrick, Marianne Lerbs 7:30 p.m.

Aug. 24. Elvis Kabong, Billy & Bella 7:30 p.m. Aug. 25. Luke Peacock’s Peoples Songs, Jack Ringca, Denton Elkins, Jodi Mosley 7:30 p.m. Aug. 31. Mudville Music Room Anniversary Aug. 25 THE PARLOUR, 2000 San Marco Blvd., 396-4455 John Lumpkin, Truthful Justice Fanmily 9 p.m. Aug. 25

SOUTHSIDE, ARLINGTON & BAYMEADOWS

BOOTTLENOSE BREWING, 9700 Deer Lake Ct., Ste. 1, 551-7570 DiCarlo Thompson 9 p.m. Aug. 26 CORNER BISTRO & WINE BAR, 9823 Tapestry Park Cir., 619-1931 Matthew Hall 8 p.m. every Thur.-Sat. GREEK STREET Café, 3546 St. Johns Bluff Rd. S., 503-0620 Tavernalive 6 p.m. every Mon. MELLOW MUSHROOM, 9734 Deer Lake Ct., Ste. 1, 997-1955 Barrett Jockers 9 p.m. Aug. 24. Courtnie Frazier Aug. 25. Robby & Felix Aug. 26 WHISKEY JAX, 10915 Baymeadows Rd., 634-7208 Party Cartel 9 p.m. Aug. 25. Monkey Wrench 9 p.m. Aug. 26. Live music every weekend WILD WING CAFÉ, 4555 Southside Blvd., 619-3670 Live music every weekend

SPRINGFIELD + NORTHSIDE

CROOKED ROOSTER BREWERY, 1478 S. Sixth St., Macclenny, 653-2337 Lowercase g, Hangman’s Crown 8 p.m. Sept. 9. Open mic 7 p.m. every Wed. FLIGHT 747 LOUNGE, 1500 Airport Rd., 741-4331 Live music every weekend KNUCKLEHEADS Bar, 850532 U.S. 17, 222-2380 Live music every weekend MELLOW MUSHROOM, 15170 Max Leggett Pkwy., 757-8843 Live music most every weekend OCEANWAY BAR, 12905 Main St. N., 647-9127 Live music most every weekend SHANTYTOWN PUB, 22 W. Sixth, 798-8222 Other Body 7 p.m. Aug. 25. Live music every weekend

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ST. AUGUSTINE

FOLIO DINING As the 2016 Best Restaurant winner in our Best of Jax readers' poll, Avondale's RESTAURANT ORSAY has created the formula for combining exquisite fare with stellar service and perfect ambiance.

Things in Northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia are a little different than they are in other parts of the country. For example, we’re home too some of the most desirable vacation destinations on the planet.

Every month, Folio Weekly’s Getting Away Without Going Away features help you take advantage of your latitude by showcasing some of the area’s best options for the kind of easy-on-the-schedule, easy-on-the-checkbook getaway that redefines the term “staycation.” Let us help you rest and relax like a tourist without ever leaving your neck of the woods.

photo by Madison Gross

AMELIA ISLAND + FERNANDINA BEACH

Hurricane Patty’s Waterfront Bar & Grill American, Burgers & Seafood

69 Lewis Blvd. | 904-342-7338 Colorful Seafood Shack right at the River’s Edge Marina features the freshest seafood around. Inspired by f their th i bold b ld flavors fl the islands, our appetizers are famous for and fresh, homemade sauces. Stop on by for daily specials, signature tropical drinks and live music by the waterside!

Falafel Queen

Mediterranean Cuisine 1080 S. Ponce de Leon Blvd. | 904-217-4886 For the best healthy Mediterranean food in town, this cozy hideaway offers perfectly-spiced dishes and sandwiches.

Try family recipes for Falafel, Shawarma, Zaatar, handmade fresh. Fast and friendly service-owner Eva truly is the Falafel Queen! (Gluten-free, vegan and vegetarian available!)

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BRETT’S WATERWAY CAFÉ, 1 S. Front St., 261-2660. F On the water at Centre Street’s end. Southern hospitality, upscale atmosphere; daily specials, fresh local seafood, aged beef. $$$ FB L D Daily CAFÉ KARIBO, 27 N. Third St., 277-5269, cafekaribo.com.

F Family-owned café in historic building. Worldly fare, made-from-scratch dressings, sauces, desserts, sourcing fresh veggies, seafood. Dine in or al fresco under oakshaded patio. Microbrew Karibrew Pub brews beer onsite; imports. $$ FB K TO R, Su; L Daily, D Tu-Su in season THE CRAB TRAP, 31 N. Second St., 261-4749, amelia crabtrap.com. F For nearly 40 years, family-owned-andoperated. Fresh local seafood, steaks, specials. HH. $$ FB L Sa-M; D Nightly JACK & DIANE’S, 708 Centre St., 321-1444, jackanddianescafe.com. F Renovated 1887 shotgun house. Faves: jambalaya, French toast, pancakes, mac & cheese, crêpes. Vegan items. Inside or porch overlooking historic area. $$ BW K TO B L D M, W, F, Sa; B L Su LA MANCHA, 2709 Sadler Rd., 261-4646, lamancharestaurante.com. Spanish, Portuguese fare, Brazilian flair. Tapas, seafood, steaks, sangria. Drink specials. AYCE paella Sun. $$$ FB K TO D Nightly LARRY’S GIANT SUBS, 474272 S.R. 200, 844-2225. F SEE ORANGE PARK. MOON RIVER PIZZA, 925 S. 14th St., 321-3400, moon riverpizza.net. F 2016 Best of Jax winner/finalist.

Authentic Northern-style pizzas, 20+ toppings, pie/slice.

Calzones. $ BW TO L D M-Sa THE MUSTARD SEED CAFÉ, 833 Courson Rd., 277-3141, nassaushealthfoods.net. Casual organic eatery, juice bar, in Nassau Health Foods. All-natural organic items, smoothies, juices, herbal teas, coffees, daily specials. $$ K TO B L M-Sa THE PATIO PLACE, 416 Ash St., 410-3717, patioplacebistro.com. Bistro/wine bar/crêperie’s global menu uses crêpes: starters, entrées, shareables, desserts. $$ BW TO B L D Tu-Su

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).

POINTE RESTAURANT, 98 S. Fletcher Ave., 277-4851, elizabethpointelodge.com. 2016 Best of Jax winner.

In award-winning inn Elizabeth Pointe Lodge. Seaside dining; in or out. Hot buffet breakfast daily, full lunch menu.

Homestyle soups, specialty sandwiches, desserts. $$$ BW K B L D Daily THE SALTY PELICAN BAR & GRILL, 12 N. Front St., 277-3811, thesaltypelicanamelia.com. F 2016 Best of Jax winner/finalist. 2nd-story outdoor bar. T.J. & Al offer local seafood, fish tacos, Mayport shrimp, po’boys, cheese oysters. $$ FB K L D Daily SLIDERS SEASIDE GRILL, 1998 S. Fletcher Ave., 277-6652, slidersseaside.com. F 2016 Best of Jax winner/finalist. Oceanfront. Award-winning handmade crabcakes, fried pickles, fresh seafood. Open-air 2nd floor balcony, playground. $$ FB K L D Daily THE SURF RESTAURANT & BAR, 3199 S. Fletcher Ave., 261-5711, thesurfonline.com. Oceanview dining since 1957, inside or on the deck. Steaks, seafood, burgers, daily food and drink specials; Wing It Wednesdays. $$ FB K TO L D Daily T-RAY’S BURGER STATION, 202 S. Eighth St., 261-6310, traysburgerstation.com. F 2016 Best of Jax finalist.

Family-owned-and-operated 18+ years. Blue plate specials, burgers, biscuits & gravy, shrimp. $ BW TO B L M-Sa

ARLINGTON + REGENCY

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

AVONDALE + ORTEGA

FOOD ADDICTZ GRILL, 1044 Edgewood Ave. S., 2401987. Family-and-veteran-owned place is all about home cooking. Customer faves: barbecued pulled pork, blackened chicken, Caesar wrap and Portobello mushroom burger. $ K TO B L D Tu-Su HARPOON LOUIE’S, 4070 Herschel St., Ste. 8, 389-5631, harpoonlouies.net. F 2016 BOJ finalist. Locally owned & operated 20+ years. American pub. 1/2-lb. burgers, fish sandwiches, pasta. Local beers, HH. $$ FB K TO L D Daily MOJO NO. 4 URBAN BBQ & WHISKEY BAR, 3572 St. Johns Ave., Ste. 1, 381-6670, mojobbq.com. 2016 Best of Jax winner. Pulled pork and Carolina-style barbecue.

Delta fried catfish. Avondale’s Mojo has shrimp & grits, specialty cocktails. Local musicians on weekends. $$ FB K TO L D Daily PINEGROVE MARKET & DELI, 1511 PineGrove Ave., 389-8655, pinegrovemarket.com. F 2016 Best of Jax winner. 40+ years. Burgers, Cubans, subs, wraps. Onsite butcher, USDA choice prime aged beef. Craft beers. Fri. & Sat. fish fry. $ BW TO B L D M-Sa RESTAURANT ORSAY, 3630 Park St., 381-0909, restaurantorsay.com. 2016 Best of Jax winner/finalist.

French/Southern bistro; local organic ingredients. Steak frites, mussels, pork chops. $$$ FB R, Su; D Nightly SIMPLY SARA’S, 2902 Corinthian Ave., 387-1000, simplysaras.net. F Down-home fare from scratch: eggplant fries, pimento cheese, baked chicken, fruit cobblers, chicken & dumplings, desserts. BYOB. $$ K TO L D Tu-Sa, B Sa SOUTH KITCHEN & SPIRITS, 3638 Park St., 475-2362, south.kitchen. Southern classics: crispy catfish with smoked gouda grits, family-style fried chicken, burgers, vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free options. $$ FB K TO L D Daily

BAYMEADOWS

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

DINING DIRECTORY METRO DINER, 9802 Baymeadows Rd., 425-9142. F 2016 Best of Jax winner/finalist. SEE SAN MARCO. NATIVE SUN Natural Foods Market & Deli, 11030 Baymeadows Rd., 260-2791. 2016 Best of Jax winner.

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

BEACHES

(Venues are in Jax Beach unless otherwise noted.)

1st STREET LOFT, 502 N. First St., 241-7848, 1ststreetloft. com. New beach spot serves breakfast and lunch all day.

Local artists’ works are displayed. It’s a coffeehouse and live music venue, too. $ TO B L D W-Sa; B L Su & M ANGIE’S SUBS, 1436 Beach Blvd., 246-2519. ANGIE’S GROM SUBS, 204 Third Ave. S., 241-3663. F 2016 Best of Jax finalist. Fresh ingredients, 25+ years. Huge salads, blue-ribbon iced tea. Grom has Sun. brunch, no alcohol. $ K BW TO L D Daily BOLD BEAN COFFEE ROASTERS, 2400 S. Third St., Ste. 201, 374-5735. 2016 Best of Jax winner. SEE RIVERSIDE. The CRAFT PIZZA CO., 240 Third St. N., Neptune Beach, 853-6773, thecraftpizzaco.com. F Al Mansur’s new place has innovative pies made with locally sourced ingredients.

Dine inside or out. $$ BW L D Daily CRUISERS GRILL, 319 23rd Ave. S., 270-0356, cruisersgrill.com. 2016 Best of Jax winner. Locally owned & operated 20+ years. Half-pound burgers, fish sandwiches, big salads, award-winning cheddar fries, sangria. $ BW K TO L D Daily EUROPEAN STREET CAFÉ, 992 Beach Blvd., 249-3001, europeanstreet.com. F 2016 Best of Jax finalist.

SEE RIVERSIDE.

OUTERBANKS SPORTS BAR & GRILLE, 140 The Lakes Blvd., Ste. H, Kingsland, 912-729-5499. Fresh seafood, burgers, steaks, wings. $$ FB TO D Nightly SALT.PEPPER.THYME, 105 N. Lee St., Kingsland, 912-510-0444, saltpepperthyme.net. Varied American Southern fare in an elegant setting. Dine in or out. $$ BW K TO L W; L & D Th-Sa

DOWNTOWN

BELLWETHER, 100 N. Laura St., 802-7745, bellwetherjax. com. Elevated Southern classics in an understated setting, with chef/owner Jon Insetta’s focus on flavors, and chef Kerri Rogers’ culinary creativity. The Northeast Florida menu changes seasonally. Rotating local craft beers, regional spirits, cold brew coffee program. $$ FB TO L M-F CASA DORA, 108 E. Forsyth, 356-8282, casadoraitalian. com. F Serving Italian fare, 40+ years: veal, seafood, pizza.

Homemade salad dressing. $ BW K L M-F; D M-Sa 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. 2016 Best of Jax winner. Music venue has munchie apps, mac & cheese dishes, pockets, gourmet grilled cheese sandwiches. HH M-F. $ BW L D M-Sa URBAN GRIND COFFEE COMPANY, 45 W. Bay, Ste. 102, 516-7799, urbangrind.coffee. Locally roasted whole bean brewed coffees, espressos, pastries, smoothies, bagels.

Chicken/tuna salad, sandwiches. WiFi. $ B L M-F URBAN GRIND Express, 50 W. Laura, 516-7799. SEE ABOVE. ZODIAC BAR & GRILL, 120 W. Adams St., 354-8283, thezodiacbarandgrill.com. 16+ years. Mediterranean cuisine, American fare, paninis, vegetarian dishes. 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 SEE RIVERSIDE. MOJO SMOKEHOUSE, 1810 Town Center Blvd., Ste. 8, 264-0636. 2016 Best of Jax winner. SEE AVONDALE. WHITEY’S FISH CAMP, 2032 C.R. 220, 269-4198, whiteysfishcamp.com. F 2016 Best of Jax finalist. Real fish camp. Gator tail, freshwater catfish, daily specials, on Swimming Pen Creek. Tiki bar. Come by boat, bike or car. $ FB K TO L Tu-Su; D Nightly

BIG SHOTS!

CIJI BURNETT

The Comedy Zone

3130 Hartley Rd. • Mandarin

Born in: Fond du Lac, Wisconsin Years in Biz: 20 Favorite Bar: Roost/Mavericks (Support your local bartenders) Favorite Cocktail Style: I don't really have a “style,” I just enjoy trying new drinks Go-To Ingredients: When in doubt, add a splash of triple sec & Sprite Hangover Cure: Ibuprofen, Gatorade & greasy food Will Not Cross My Lips: Tequila Insider's Secret: Strong drinks are not always good … Mixology is key When I say "The Usual," I mean: Bud Light and a shot, normally green tea, Jack, or white gummy bear

FLYING IGUANA TAQUERIA & TEQUILA BAR, 207 Atlantic Blvd., NB, 853-5680, flyingiguana.com. F 2016 Best of Jax finalist. Latin American: tacos, seafood, carnitas, Cubana fare. 100+ tequilas. $ FB TO L D Daily GUSTO, 1266 Beach Blvd., 372-9925, gustojax.com. 2016 Best of Jax finalist. Classic Old World Roman fare, big Italian menu: homestyle pasta, beef, chicken, fish delicacies; open pizza-tossing kitchen. Reservations encouraged. $$ FB TO L R D Tu-Su HAWKERS ASIAN STREET FARE, 241 Atlantic Blvd., NB, 425-1025. 2016 Best of Jax winner. SEE RIVERSIDE. LARRY’S GIANT SUBS, 657 Third St. N., 247-9620. F SEE ORANGE PARK. METRO DINER, 1534 3rd St. N., 853-6817. F 2016 Best of Jax winner/finalist. SEE SAN MARCO. MOJO KITCHEN BBQ PIT & BLUES BAR, 1500 Beach Blvd., 247-6636. SEE AVONDALE. M SHACK, 299 Atlantic Blvd., AB, 241-2599, shackburgers.com. 2016 Best of Jax finalist. Burgers, hot dogs, fries, shakes. Dine indoors or out. $$ BW L D Daily NATIVE SUN Natural Foods Market & Deli, 1585 N. Third St., 458-1390. 2016 BOJ winner. SEE MANDARIN. RAGTIME TAVERN SEAFOOD & GRILL, 207 Atlantic Blvd., AB, 241-7877, ragtimetavern.com. F 34 years and counting, the iconic seafood place serves blackened snapper, sesame tuna, Ragtime shrimp. Daily HH, brunch Sun. $$ FB L D Daily WHISKEY JAX, 950 Marsh Landing Pkwy., 853-5973.

SEE BAYMEADOWS.

CAMDEN COUNTY, GEORGIA

CAPTAIN STAN’S SMOKEHOUSE, 700 Bedell Dr., Woodbine, 912-729-9552. Barbecue, sides, hot dogs, burgers, desserts. Dine in or out on picnic tables. $$ FB K TO L & D Tu-Sa LARRY’S GIANT SUBS, 6586 GA. Hwy. 40 B6, St. Marys, 912-576-7006. F SEE ORANGE PARK.

INTRACOASTAL WEST

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

MANDARIN + NW ST. JOHNS

AL’S PIZZA, 11190 San Jose Blvd., 260-4115. F 2016 Best of Jax winner/finalist. SEE INTRACOASTAL. ATHENS CAFÉ, 6271 St. Augustine Rd., Ste. 7, 733-1199, athenscafejax.com. 20+ years of Greek fare, serving dolmades (stuffed grape leaves), baby shoes (stuffed eggplant), Greek beers. Vegetarian-friendly. Full bar. Early bird menu Mon.-Fri. $$ FB L M-F; D M-Sa CRUISERS GRILL, 5613 San Jose Blvd., Ste. 1, 737-2874.

2016 Best of Jax winner. SEE BEACHES. FIRST COAST DELI & GRILL, 6082 St. Augustine Rd., 733-7477. Pancakes, bacon, sandwiches, burgers, wings. $ K TO B L Daily JAX DINER, 5065 St. Augustine Rd., 739-7070, jaxdiner. com. Simple name, simple concept: Local. Chef Roderick “Pete” Smith, a local culinary expert with nearly 20 years under his apron, uses locally sourced ingredients from area farmers, vendors and the community for American and Southern dishes. Seasonal brunch. $ K TO B L M-F, D F METRO DINER, 12807 San Jose Blvd., 638-6185. F 2016 Best of Jax winner/finalist. Dinner nightly. SEE SAN MARCO. MOJO BAR-B-QUE, 1607 University Blvd. W., 732-7200, mojobbq.com. 2016 Best of Jax winner. SEE AVONDALE. NATIVE SUN NATURAL FOODS MARKET & DELI, 10000 San Jose Blvd., 260-6950, nativesunjax.com. F 2016 Best of Jax winner. Organic soups, baked items, sandwiches, prepared foods. Juice, smoothie, coffee bar. All-natural beer/ wine. $ BW TO K B L D Daily

BITE-SIZED

OLDE WORLD,

NEW TRADITION

OVERSET

The NEWEST ADDITION to the local pizza scene is a hit CRAFT PIZZA CO. IN NEPTUNE BEACH IS A beautiful mix of traditional and new favorites.

We started our meal with a little bite of that new, new. Mushroom Toast promises to be an instant favorite for its mushroom medley, cream sauce and gorgeous little sprouts. The saucesoaked buttery toast will not disappoint true mushroom fans.

Next up: White Truffle fries. This dish is on practically every upscale casual menu, but that doesn’t deter me from ordering them. The White Truffle Fries ($7) at Craft are a delight; each perfectly crisp fry breaks open to reveal a soft, fluffy white center. The additions of truffle oil and generous shaves of parmesan make it easy to finish the bowl in record time.

BITE-SIZED CRAFT PIZZA CO.

240 Third St., Neptune Beach 853-6773 • thecraftpizzaco.com

For lunch, Craft brings it with great hot sandwich options. I’m part of an Italian family, so I’ve seen my share of amazing–and pathetic–homemade meatballs. I had to give Craft’s Meatball Sub ($10) a go. Believe me, it’s quite bellissimo. Here, the meatballs are made from chorizo, which gives them a smokier flavor that accompanies the sub well.

After struggling with the very difficult choice of ordering two pizzas or trying an entrée, we went with an untraditional Goat Cheese Pizza ($11/$15) and a traditional Beef Bolognese ($15).

The first was a white pizza covered in goat cheese, a fine purée of olive tapenade, sliced roasted tomatoes and handfuls of arugula. The dough is made with Italian 00 flour, some of the finest on the planet. Craft’s Neapolitan-style pizza is tossed in a ragingly hot oven where it cooks in mere minutes, producing a nice firm crust. No soggy slices here!

The Bolognese includes housemade gnocchi, which you can substitute for rigatoni or spaghetti. The gnocchi, a traditional pasta made from potato, is light and airy, an excellent specimen compared to the often heavy, overprocessed store-bought gnocchi.

The plating of this dish was exceptional. The gnocchi are ladled over a base of rich savory tomato sauce and thick ground beef, producing a taste bud-tingling tomato sauce. The pasta and sauce are then covered with arugula and shaved parmesan. These spicy, delicious greens on both the pizza and the Bolognese added such richness to the dishes, it made me wonder why we don’t put arugula on everything.

If you need a little sweet treat to complete your meal, try the Zeppoles ($7). Any kid who grew up in an Italian family will recognize the name of these fried pizza dough morsels heavily dusted with powdered sugar. Craft’s version has a jelly-like raspberry sauce that’s positively piquant.

Craft offers a great selection of local beer and lots of different wines. I recommend a mini-bottle of Prosecco ($7.50). Bubbly is a perfect way to celebrate a great meal with great company!

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DINING DIRECTORY PINT-SIZED

Marc Wisdom collaborates with HYPERION BREWING to create his own craft brew

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KINDA GUY

BREWING G ONE’S O S OWN O BEER ER IS SS SO SOMETHING OMETHING G every beer lover should experience. Whether it’s with a relatively simple Mr. Beer kit or a full-blown brewery system, it’s an eye-opener, an up-close look at what goes into your favorite craft beer. It’s an experience I’ve had many times on systems as small as the Mr. Beer and as large as Intuition Ale Works’ 15-barrel brewhouse at the old brewery.

Most recently, I had an opportunity to brew at Springfield’s Hyperion Brewing Company on its one-barrel system and, as always, I had an absolute blast.

Brewing does not begin with throwing grains into a kettle to make wort; it begins with an idea.

Brewmasters plan the type of beer they’re going to brew by creating a profile of flavors they want to achieve. For the beer I brewed at Hyperion, I wanted a big beer with big flavors. In the past, I made pale ale, blonde ale and brown ale. Though flavorful, they lacked a real punch. That’s why I chose to brew a big Russian Imperial Stout with molasses and cinnamon.

To make sure the brew would conform to the style, I used recipe website brewtoad.com to refine my idea and determine the appropriate ingredients and quantities. (There are several other sites with similar capabilities.) After Hyperion expressed interest in collaborating with me, the recipe had to be scaled up from five gallons to 30 gallons for its one-barrel brewing system.

After development, the next step is gathering ingredients. As you know, beer consists of four basic ingredients: water, malt, hops and yeast.

Since this style is known to have high alcohol content, the amount of malt is significantly greater than in a lighter beer. The malts, in this case base malts mixed with dark malts and oatmeal for a thicker mouthfeel, provide sugars for the yeast to eat and metabolize into alcohol. The more grain, the more sugar and the higher the ABV. To offset the maltiness, hops bitter enough to assert themselves are important.

After amassing ingredients, the actual brewing process begins. To most efficiently extract sugars from the malt, brewers heat water to a precise temperature. My brewing day began with heating 30 gallons of mash tun water. Then we added 103 pounds of malts to the water to steep.

The liquid we drew from the mash tun, called wort, was dark as midnight and thick as oil. The wort was then boiled for an hour with four pounds of molasses, a handful of cinnamon sticks and hops added two different times. After the boil, the wort was strained, run through a chiller and put into a fermentation tank. Finally, yeast was added to the fermenter to convert sugars into alcohol.

So, over the next few weeks, my Russian Imperial Stout, which I call Missile Crisis, will continue to ferment until it eventually reaches about 10 percent ABV. Be sure to follow the Folio Weekly Pint-Sized Facebook page to find out when my creation goes on tap at Hyperion. While you’re there, ask how you can have your own beer brewing experience.

Marc Wisdom marc@folioweekly.com

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photo courtesy Marc Wisdom

BREW-ITYOURSELF

FOOD ADDICTZ GRILL in Murray Hill puts a fresh, hearty spin on Southern comfort food served in portions that even the hungriest diners can appreciate.

ORANGE PARK

THE HILLTOP, 2030 Wells Rd., 272-5959, hilltop-club.com.

Southern fine dining. New Orleans shrimp, certified Black Angus prime rib, she-crab soup, desserts. Extensive bourbon selection. $$$ FB D Tu-Sa LARRY’S GIANT SUBS, 1330 Blanding Blvd., Ste. 165, 276-7370. 1545 C.R. 220, 278-2827. 700 Blanding Blvd., Ste. 15, 272-3553. 5733 Roosevelt Blvd., 446-9500. 1401 S. Orange Ave., Green Cove, 284-7789, larryssubs.com.

F Larry’s piles ’em high, serves ’em fast; 36+ years.

Hot & cold subs, soups. Some Larry’s serve breakfast. $ K TO B L D Daily METRO DINER, 2034 Kingsley Ave., 375-8548. F 2016 Best of Jax winner/finalist. Dinner nightly. SEE SAN MARCO. MILL BASIN, 1754 Wells Rd., 644-8172, mill-basin.com.

Serving modern interpretations of classic Italian fare and upscale craft cocktails. Late night menu. Daily HH, brunch Sun. $$ FB L D Daily The ROADHOUSE, 231 Blanding Blvd., 264-0611, roadhouse online.net. Sandwiches, wings, burgers, quesadillas for 35+ years. 75+ imported beers. $ FB L D Daily SPRING PARK COFFEE, 328 Ferris St., Green Cove Springs, 531-9391, springparkcoffee.com. Cozy shop; fresh-roasted Brass Tacks coffee, handcrafted hot & cold drinks, specialty lattes, cappuccino, macchiato, teas, pastries, sandwiches, breakfast. $ B L D Daily

PONTE VEDRA BEACH

AL’S PIZZA, 635 A1A, 543-1494. F 2016 Best of Jax winner/finalist. SEE INTRACOASTAL. LARRY’S GIANT SUBS, 830 A1A N., Ste. 6, 273-3993. F SEE ORANGE PARK. M SHACK NOCATEE, 641 Crosswater Pkwy., 395-3575.

2016 Best of Jax finalist. SEE BEACHES. METRO DINER, 340 Front St., Ste. 700, 513-8422. F 2016 Best of Jax winner/finalist. SEE SAN MARCO.

RIVERSIDE, 5 PTS + WESTSIDE

13 GYPSIES, 887 Stockton St., 389-0330, 13gypsies.com.

2016 Best of Jax winner. Authentic Mediterranean cuisine: chorizo, tapas, blackened cod, pork skewers, coconut mango curry chicken. Breads from scratch. $$ BW L D Tu-Sa, R Sa AL’S PIZZA, 1620 Margaret St., Ste. 201, 388-8384. F 2016 Best of Jax winner/finalist. SEE INTRACOASTAL. BIG OAK BBQ & CATERING, 1948 Henley Rd., Middleburg, 214-3041. 1440 Dunn Ave., 757-2225, bigoakbbqfl.com.

Family-owned-and-operated barbecue joints have smoked chicken, pulled pork, ribs, sides and stumps, which sounds damn good. $$ K TO L D M-Sa BLACK SHEEP, 1534 Oak St., 355-3793, blacksheep 5points.com. 2016 Best of Jax winner/finalist. New American, Southern; local source ingredients. Specials, rooftop bar. HH. $$$ FB R Sa & Su; L M-F; D Nightly BOLD BEAN COFFEE ROASTERS, 869 Stockton St., Ste. 1, 855-1181, boldbeancoffee.com. 2016 Best of Jax winner.

Small-batch, artisanal approach to sourcing and roasting single-origin, direct-trade coffees. Signature blends, handcrafted syrups, espressos, craft beers. $ BW TO B L Daily CORNER TACO, 818 Post St., 240-0412, cornertaco.com.

Made-from-scratch “Mexclectic street food,” tacos, nachos, gluten-free, vegetarian options. $ BW L D Tu-Su CUMMER CAFÉ, Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens, 829 Riverside Ave., 356-6857, cummer.org. 2016 Best of Jax winner. Light lunch, quick bites, locally roasted coffee, espresso-based 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.

2016 Best of Jax finalist. 130+ import beers, 20 on tap.

Sandwiches. Dine outside at some ESts. $ BW K L D Daily GRASSROOTS NATURAL MARKET, 2007 Park St., 384-4474, thegrassrootsmarket.com. F 2016 Best of Jax finalist. Juice bar uses certified organic fruits, veggies.

Artisanal cheeses, 300 craft, import beers, 50 organic wines, produce, meats, vitamins, herbs, wraps, sides, sandwiches. $ BW TO B L D Daily HAWKERS ASIAN STREET FARE, 1001 Park St., 508-0342, hawkerstreetfare.com. 2016 Best of Jax winner. Authentic dishes from mobile stalls: BBQ pork char sui, beef haw fun, Hawkers baos, chow faan, grilled Hawker skewers. $ BW TO L D Daily IL DESCO, 2665 Park St., 290-6711, ildescojax.com. 2016 Best of Jax finalist. Authentic Italian cuisine; wood-fired pizzas, pasta, baked Italian dishes, raw bar, spaghetti tacos.

Daily HH. $$-$$$ FB K TO L D Daily JOHNNY’S DELI & GRILLE, 474 Riverside Ave., 356-8055.

F Casual spot offers made-to-order sandwiches, wraps. $ TO B L M-Sa LARRY’S GIANT SUBS, 1509 Margaret St., 674-2794.

7895 Normandy Blvd., 781-7600. 8102 Blanding Blvd., 779-1933. F SEE ORANGE PARK. METRO DINER, 4495 Roosevelt Blvd., 999-4600. F 2016 Best of Jax winner/finalist. SEE SAN MARCO. MOON RIVER PIZZA, 1176 Edgewood Ave. S., 389-4442.

F 2016 Best of Jax winner/finalist. SEE AMELIA ISLAND. M SHACK, 1012 Margaret St., 423-1283. 2016 Best of Jax finalist. SEE BEACHES. SOUTHERN ROOTS FILLING STATION, 1275 King St., 513-4726, southernrootsjax.com. 2016 Best of Jax winner/finalist. Fresh vegan fare; local, organic ingredients.

Specials, on bread, local greens/rice, change daily.

Sandwiches, coffees, teas. $ Tu-Su SUN-RAY CINEMA, 1028 Park St., 359-0047, sunraycinema.com. 2016 Best of Jax winner. First-run, indie and art films screened. Beer, local drafts, wine, pizza–Godbold, Black Lagoon Supreme–hot dogs, hummus, sandwiches, popcorn, nachos, brownies. $$ BW Daily SUSHI CAFÉ, 2025 Riverside Ave., Ste. 204, 384-2888, sushicafejax.com. F 2016 Best of Jax winner. Monster, Rock-n-Roll, Dynamite Roll. Hibachi, tempura, katsu, teriyaki.

Inside/patio. $$ BW L D Daily

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AL’S PIZZA, 1 St. George St., 824-4383. F 2016 Best of Jax winner/finalist. SEE INTRACOASTAL. The CORAZON CINEMA & CAFE, 36 Granada St., 679-5736, corazoncinemaandcafe.com. Sandwiches, combos, salads and pizza are served at the cinema house, showing indie and first-run movies. $$ Daily CRUISERS GRILL, 3 St. George St., 824-6993. 2016 Best of Jax winner. SEE BEACHES. THE FLORIDIAN, 72 Spanish St., 829-0655, thefloridianstaug.com. 2016 Best of Jax winner. Updated Southern fare; fresh, local ingredients. Vegetarian, glutenfree options. Signature fried green tomato bruschetta, blackened fish cornbread stack; grits w/shrimp/fish/tofu. $$$ BW K TO L D W-M GYPSY CAB COMPANY, 828 Anastasia Blvd., 824-8244, gypsycab.com. F 34+ years. Varied urban cuisine menu changes twice daily. Signature: Gypsy chicken. Seafood, tofu, duck, veal. $$ FB R Su; L D Daily MARDI GRAS Sports Bar, 123 San Marco Ave., 347-3288, mardibar.com. Lively spot has wings, nachos, shrimp, chicken, Phillys, sliders, soft pretzels. $$ FB TO L D Daily

METRO DINER, 1000 S. Ponce de Leon Blvd., 758-3323.

F 2016 Best of Jax winner/finalist. Dinner nightly. SEE SAN MARCO. MOJO OLD CITY BBQ, 5 Cordova St., 342-5264, mojobbq.com. 2016 Best of Jax winner. SEE AVONDALE. SALT LIFE FOOD SHACK, 321 A1A, 217-3256.

SEE BEACHES. WOODPECKER’S BACKYARD BBQ, 4930 S.R. 13, 531-5670, woodpeckersbbq.weebly.com. 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.

2016 Best of Jax winner/finalist. Barbecue joint Southern style: brisket, pork, chicken, sausage, beef; veggie platters. $$ BW K TO Daily BISTRO AIX, 1440 San Marco Blvd., 398-1949, bistrox.com. F Mediterranean/French inspired menu changes seasonally. 250+ wines. Wood-fired oven baked, grilled specialties: pizza, pasta, risotto, steaks, seafood.

Hand-crafted cocktails, specialty drinks. Dine outside.

HH M-F. $$$ FB L D Daily BOLD BEAN COFFEE ROASTERS, 1905 Hendricks Ave. 2016 Best of Jax winner. SEE RIVERSIDE. EUROPEAN STREET CAFÉ, 1704 San Marco Blvd., 398-9500. 2016 Best of Jax finalist. SEE RIVERSIDE. FUSION SUSHI, 1550 University Blvd. W., 636-8688, fusionsushijax.com. F Upscale; fresh sushi, sashimi, hibachi, teriyaki, katsu, seafood. $$ K L D Daily HAVANA-JAX CAFÉ/CUBA LIBRE BAR, 2578 Atlantic Blvd., 399-0609, havanajax.com. Bite Club certified.

Cuban sandwiches are the real thing: big, thick, flattened.

Traditional fare: black beans & rice, plantains, steaks, seafood, chicken & rice, roast pork. Spanish wine, drink specials, mojitos, Cuba libres. Nonstop HH. $ FB K L D Daily KITCHEN ON SAN MARCO, 1402 San Marco Blvd., 396-2344, kitchenonsanmarco.com. 2016 Best of Jax finalist. Gastropub serves local, national craft beers, specialty cocktails. Seasonal menu, with fresh, locally sourced ingredients. $$ FB R Su; L D Daily METRO DINER, 3302 Hendricks Ave., 398-3701, metrodinercom. F 2016 Best of Jax winner/finalist.

Original upscale diner in a historic 1930s-era building.

Meatloaf, chicken pot pie, soups. This one serves dinner nightly. $$ B R L D Daily TAVERNA, 1986 San Marco Blvd., 398-3005, tavernasanmarco.com. Chef Sam Efron’s authentic Italian; tapas, wood-fired pizza. Seasonal local produce, meats. Craft beer (some local), award-winning wine. $$$ FB K TO R L D Daily

SOUTHSIDE + TINSELTOWN

ALHAMBRA THEATRE & DINING, 12000 Beach Blvd., 641-1212, alhambrajax.com. Open 50 years. Executive Chef DeJuan Roy’s themed menus. Reservations. $$ FB D Tu-Su EUROPEAN STREET CAFÉ, 5500 Beach Blvd., 398-1717.

2016 Best of Jax finalist. SEE RIVERSIDE. LARRY’S GIANT SUBS, 3611 St. Johns Bluff Rd. S., 641-6499. 4479 Deerwood Lake Pkwy., 425-4060. F SEE ORANGE PARK. MARIANAS GRINDS, 11380 Beach Blvd., Ste. 10, 206-612-6596. Pacific Islander fare, chamorro culture.

Soups, stews, fitada, beef oxtail, katden pika; empanadas,

DINING DIRECTORY lumpia, chicken relaguen, BBQ-style ribs, chicken. $$ TO B L D Tu-Su M SHACK, 10281 Midtown Pkwy., 642-5000. 2016 Best of Jax finalist. SEE BEACHES.

SPRINGFIELD + NORTHSIDE

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

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

CHEFFED-UP

THE CHEESE CHEFFED-UP STANDS ALONE A simple recipe inspires a lifelong EMOTIONAL CHANGE I CAN STILL REMEMBER THE VERY FIRST time I experienced pimiento cheese.

Shockingly, the majority of my most vivid and fond memories center around food.

And this one is as sharp in my mind today as when it occurred back in the early ’90s in Charleston, South Carolina. This innocent introduction to one of the South’s most iconic foods came at a very critical turning point in my life … though maybe it was the pimiento cheese itself that was responsible for the major life change. What change? you ask. Well, this was a time in my life when I emotionally became a SOUTHERNER. Though I grew up in Northern Virginia, which is technically “the South,” I never considered myself a Southerner.

My surroundings were very urban and I considered the South to be rural, boring and backward, definitely not for me. As a child, my only Southern experiences were on beach vacations; but I wasn’t there to explore culture or attitudes so much as the surf. I did, however, kinda like the biscuits.

It wasn’t until I attended culinary school in Charleston that I experienced the real South. And by that, I mean the food. My first taste of pimiento cheese was at a very upscale Charleston Grill at the former Omni (now Charleston Place) in downtown Charleston.

I was smitten. What a wonderful flavor: the sharpness of cheddar cheese, the sweet tang of red pepper and an unexpected creaminess, along with a little bite. Simple and delicious. YUM. Wanting more, I researched the recipe at my school library (Google didn’t exist) and found a couple versions.

I couldn’t believe how truly lowbrow and simple the recipe was. I thought it could only be some sort of redneck magic. There was no way you could combine mayonnaise and grated cheddar cheese and come up with something edible. But there it was; pure genius!

And this genius concoction not only survives, it’s become ultra-trendy. On my recent trip through western Georgia, pimiento cheese showed up in one form or another on the majority of restaurant menus. I ate it on biscuits with fried chicken, sampled it as fritters at several different spots, had it as a spread, saw it as a cheese option with burgers and, of course, as a grilled pimiento cheese sandwich. The best version I’ve tried lately was at Salt at The Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island. My buddy Chef Ricky really nailed it with his mousse-like version of a pimiento cheese fritter. Totally exquisite!

Did I mention the pork cheeks that accompany it? Another lifelong memory.

Try my simple little pimiento cheese recipe—it’s Cheffed Up redneck magic.

CHEF BILL’S PIMIENTO CHEESE Ingredients: • 1 lb. sharp cheddar • 1/4 lb. cream cheese, softened • 2 oz. goat cheese • 1 tsp. white pepper • 2 roasted red peppers, small dice • 1/2 cup mayonnaise • 1 tsp. sugar • Tabasco • 1/8 tsp. cayenne Directions: 1. Grate the cheddar and combine with 1. the remaining ingredients.

Until we cook again,

Chef Bill Thompson cheffedup@folioweekly.com ____________________________________ Contact Chef Bill Thompson, owner of The Amelia Island Culinary Academy, at cheffedup@folioweekly.com to find inspiration and get you Cheffed Up! AUGUST 23-29, 2017 | FOLIOWEEKLY.com | 33

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A DOG DAY AFTERNOON NATIONAL DOG DAY CELEBRATES ALL breeds, pure and mixed, and honors family dogs and working dogs who selflessly serve to protect and bring comfort to countless humans every day.

This day should also serve as a reminder that, like people, all dogs deserve love and respect, and a life free from discrimination and cruelty.

I asked my canine cronies: What does being a dog mean to you? They jumped at the opportunity to bark about it.

BEING A DOG MEANS: “Having a great family and staying active.”

— Max “Eating vegan leftovers every weekend and chasing lizards on long walks.”

— Sunshine “Running off-leash in the woods and practicing patience with my brother.”

— Cheeto “Playing like you mean it—if you’re not exhausted by the end of the day, you haven’t done it right.”

— JJ “Thinking I’m a big dog, and playing with friends.”

— Peanut “Bringing comic relief to my human.”

— Selena “Spending time at the beach with my human.”

— Simba “Bringing love and light to my family and everyone I meet.”

— Stella “Loving my human unconditionally, forever.”

— Alvin

“Patrolling the area for unexpected dangers, like thunderstorms, fireworks and delivery trucks.”

— Percy “Belly rubs, treats, patrolling the yard and sleeping on my humans’ bed, whether they’re in it or not.”

— Lucy “Protecting my mom from all things scary and monitoring my friends at the park.”

— McKenna “Getting big hugs, and any snacks my tail accidentally—or intentionally—knocks off the table.”

— Wolfgang “Guarding our home by barking the biggest bark I can bark.”

— Sebastian “Chasing tennis balls and swimming for hours.”

— Taffy “Stealing food from my human and knowing he still loves me more than the pizza he now misses.”

— Arwen “Having a heart filled with joy every time I hear my humans call my name.”

— Rhett & Jezebel “Sniffing out treats and pet stories to share with my Folio Weekly family.”

— Davi Saturday, Aug. 26 is National Dog Day. Take time to appreciate the love and value that dogs bring to human lives, and help raise awareness for homeless and abused dogs everywhere. Dog lives matter!

Davi mail@folioweekly.com ____________________________________ Davi the dachshund loves his mom so much, he thinks every day is National Human Day.

PET TIP: CARNAGE AQUARIUM IF YOU’RE LIKE US, IT’S GETTING HARDER AND HARDER to suppress the violent urges that result from talking politics with friends and lovers. Avoid prison and satisfy your zeal for bloodshed: get a few carnivorous fish. You’ll be amazed how relaxing it is to watch the Incredible Hulk (a green terror fish) or Manassas Mauler (a Jack Dempsey cichlid) tear into a meal. Bonus: They have no opinion on politics, monuments or whether Colin Kaepernick can’t get signed because he’s overrated or opinionated. Well, maybe that last one.

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PET EVENTS KATZ 4 KEEPS ADOPTION DAYS • Adoption days are 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Aug. 26 and 27, and every Saturday and Sunday, at 935B A1A N., Ponte Vedra Beach, 834-3223, katz4keeps.org.

PET LIFE SAVER CLASSES • The CPR & First Aid class for dogs and cats is 9 a.m.-noon Aug. 26 at Nease Animal Hospital, 10440 U.S. 1 S., Ste. 101, St. Augustine, petlifesaverjax.com. A donation of $50 from each class fee goes to K9s For Warriors.

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A GIFT FOR YOU • Hello! In my lazy ways, I love to lie around and watch TV, or even better … stalk lizards on the outside patio! Come cuddle with me at JHS. I know there are many kittens up for adoption, but I’m double the cat of any kitten out there. We’re open seven days a week at 8464 Beach Blvd., Southside.

FRIENDS OF JACKSONVILLE ANIMALS BENEFIT • Forking Amazing Restaurants hold the benefit, Collaborate + Give, Aug. 28, 29 and 30 at Bistro Aix, 1440 San Marco Blvd., 398-1949, bistrox.com and Il Desco, 2665 Park St., Riverside, 290-6711, ildescojax. com. The restaurants will donate five percent of food sales to FOJA’s programs to improve the lives of shelter animals. forkingamazingrestaurants.com.

PUPS & PINTS YAPPY HOUR • Local craft brews, live music and special treat bar for the dogs, 5-8 p.m.

Aug. 29 at Atlantic Beach Brewing Company, 725 Atlantic Blvd., Atlantic Beach, 372-4116. A Yappy Hour is held on the last Tuesday of each month.

STAY WORKSHOP • Learn steps and how to apply them to teach your dogs to Stay, either in a Sit or Down, 7:30 p.m. Aug. 31 at Petco, 11111 San Jose Blvd., Mandarin, 254-5715, petco.com.

ADOPTABLES

BOWIE

BE A-MAZED • Hi, everyone! My name is Bowie. I love treats, walks, belly rubs and lots of LOVE! I’m a well-mannered boy, and I’m great at meeting new people. I know some commands like sit, stay and lie down, and I’d love to learn more when you come to meet me! Did I mention I love car rides? We’ll have a great trip home together. See you soon at Jacksonville Humane Society!

S.A.F.E. PET RESCUE • Saving Animals from Euthanasia (S.A.F.E.) runs a resale store (10 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.-Sat.) and adoption center at 1250 C.R. A1A S., St. Augustine.

Dog adoptions are held daily at S.A.F.E. 101, 6101 A1A S., 460-0556 (both locations), safe-pet-rescue-fl.com.

The S.A.F.E. Resale Store offers neutering in September.

Cat Day is Sept. 12; $15 for feral in trap, $30-$40 for owned, includes rabies vaccine. Dog Day is Sept. 21; $55 for any dog. Sign up at 819 Moody Rd. S., Palatka.

MEET THE CRITTERS • Discover scales, tails and fun at this free event dedicated to exploring the wonderful world of small pets, 1-3 p.m. Aug. 26 at Petco, 950 Marsh Landing Pkwy., Ste. 145, Jax Beach.

FEEDINGS & TOURS • Catty Shack’s night feedings are open to the public most Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays, daytime tours most Thursdays at 1860 Starratt Rd., Northside, 757-3603, cattyshack.org.

For details, check the website.

PET ADOPTION • 60+ cats and 40+ dogs need homes; Wags & Whiskers Pet Rescue, 1967 Old Moultrie Rd., St. Augustine, 797-1913, 797-6039, petrescue.org. All are spayed/neutered and current on shots. _________________________________________ To list an event, send the name, time, date, location (complete street address, city), admission price, contact number/website to print, to mdryden@folioweekly.com AUGUST 23-29, 2017 | FOLIOWEEKLY.com | 35

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TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Reader Kameel Hawa writes that he “prefers pleasure to leisure and leisure to luxury.”

That list of priorities are great to adopt in the weeks ahead. My astrological omen-analysis suggests you’ll receive extra amounts of permission, relief, approval and ease. You may come into possession of a fresh X-factor or wild card. To seek luxury is a banal waste of precious blessings. You’ll get more health-giving benefits to last longer if you cultivate simple enjoyments and restorative tranquility.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19): Welcome to Swami Moonflower’s Psychic Hygiene Hints. Ready for mystical cleansing?

Hint No. 1: To remove your attitude stains, use a blend of Chardonnay, tears from a cathartic sob session and dew collected before dawn. Hint No. 2: To eliminate love life glitches, polish erogenous zones with pomegranate juice and visualize the goddess kissing your cheek. No. 3: To get rid of splotches on your halo, put angel food cake on your head for two minutes, then bury the cake in holy ground, chanting, “It’s not my fault! My evil twin’s a jerk!” No. 4: To banish the imaginary monkey on your back, whip your shoulders with a long silk ribbon till the monkey flees. No. 5: To purge negative money karma, burn a dollar bill in a green candle’s flame.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): The next few weeks are a good time to cruise past houses where you grew up, schools you attended, hotspots you and your pals hung out, and places you first worked and had sex. Take a grand tour of your past. If you can’t literally go to sites where you came of age, visualize them in detail. Take a leisurely excursion through your life story. You can help activate future potentials by reconnecting with roots.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): One of my favorite Cancerian artists is Penny Arcade, a New York performance artist, actress and playwright. Here’s a testimonial in which she articulates the spirit you’d be wise to cultivate in the weeks ahead. She says, “I am the person I know best, inside out, the one who best understands my motivations, my struggles, my triumphs. Despite occasionally betraying my best interests to keep the peace, achieve goals, or for the sake of beloved friendships, I astound myself by my appetite for life, unwavering curiosity into the human condition, distrust of the status quo, my poetic soul and abiding love of beauty, strength of character in the face of unfairness, and optimism despite defeats and loss.”

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): The Witwatersrand is a South African series of cliffs of 217 square miles. From this area, a tiny fraction of the Earth’s total land surface, humans have extracted 50 percent of all the gold ever mined.

This is an apt metaphor to meditate on in the next 12 months. If you’re alert, you’ll find your soul’s equivalent of Witwatersrand. You’ll have a golden opportunity to discover emotional and spiritual riches to nurture your soul as it’s rarely been.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): I wish for you a toasty coolness. I pray you’ll claim a messy gift. I want you to experience an empowering surrender. I very much hope you’ll finally see an obvious secret, capitalize on unruly wisdom and take an epic trip to an intimate turning point. You’ll find a barrier that draws people together instead of keeping them apart. These wonders may seem paradoxical, yet they’re quite possible and just what you need.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Psychologist James Hansell’s opinion of psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud: “He was wrong about so many things. But he was wrong in such interesting ways. He pioneered a whole new way of looking at things.” That should provide good raw material to consider as you play with your approach to life in the weeks ahead. Being right won’t be half as important as being willing to gaze at the world from upside-down, inside-out perspectives. Emphasize formulating experimental hypotheses, not proving definitive theories. Be willing to ask naive questions, make educated guesses and escape certainties.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): You’re entering an astrological cycle phase when you’ll be likely to receive gifts at a higher rate than usual. Some could be big, complex and catalytic; others subtle, cryptic or even covert. Some may be useful, others problematic. Make sure you know how important it is to be discerning about the offerings. Don’t blindly accept all of them. Don’t rashly accept a “blessing” that would indebt or obligate you to someone in uncomfortable ways.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): You’re currently under the influence of astrological conditions that have led to dramatic boosts of self-esteem in laboratory rats. To test the theory that the experimental evidence can be applied to humans, act like a charismatic egomaniac in the next few weeks. JUST KIDDING! I lied about the rats. Here are the true facts: Astrological omens suggest you can and should be a lyrical swaggerer and a sensitive swashbuckler.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Eliminate all of these activities from your repertoire in the next three weeks: squabbling, hassling, feuding, confronting, scuffling, skirmishing, sparring and brawling. Why? Because astrological omens tell me everything important you need to accomplish will come from waging an intense crusade of peace, love and understanding.

The bickering and grappling stuff won’t help you achieve success even a little.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Pakistani stockbrokers were worried when Karachi Stock Exchange went into a tailspin. To reverse the negative trend, they performed a ritual sacrifice of 10 goats in a parking lot. But their “magic” failed. Stocks continued to fade. Much later they recovered, but not in a timely manner that would suggest the sacrifice worked. Avoid their approach to fixing problems, especially now. Reliance on superstition and wishful thinking is guaranteed to keep you stuck. On the other hand, the weeks ahead are a highly favorable time to use disciplined research and rigorous logic to solve dilemmas.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): In the next few days, work some lines from the Biblical “Song of Solomon” into your intimate exchanges. The moment is ripe for such extravagance. Can you imagine saying things like, “Your lips are honey,” or “You are a fountain in the garden, a well of living waters”? It wouldn’t be too extreme to murmur, “May I find the scent of your breath like apricots, and your whispers like spiced wine flowing smoothly to welcome my caresses.”

If those seem too flowery, pluck gems from Pablo Neruda’s love sonnets, like this: “I want to do with you what spring does to the cherry trees.” Or this: “I hunger for your sleek laugh and your hands the color of a furious harvest. I want to eat the sunbeams flaring in your beauty.”

Rob Brezsny freewillastrology@freewillastrology.com

NEWS OF THE WEIRD NOT SANTA?

The Adairs of Deerfield Beach were startled awake on July 15 to the sound of something meaty crashing on their roof. When they investigated, they found two packages of Italian pork sausage in the side yard and three packages still on the roof. The bags were marked with the name of a land-clearing company in Alabama. Austin Adair called the company to ask about the wayward sausages, but “the guy had no idea what I was talking about and probably thought I was crazy,” he said. The mystery remains unsolved. “I’d love to know what really happened,” said Jennie Adair, “because it’s just so, so odd.”

SO … ANOTHER $500, RIGHT?

Summers are hot in Lawrence, Kansas, and Christopher Steven Carlson, 34, of Riley took advantage of the warm temps on July 30 to stroll down a sidewalk in the busy college town in his birthday suit—twice.

Police first arrested Carlson around 2 p.m. for indecent exposure; he paid his $500 fine and was released. He caught a taxi from Douglas County Jail back Downtown, where he stiffed the driver, left his clothes in the car and resumed his in-the-buff constitutional.

Local business owner Meg Heriford said: “Our customers were not alarmed. It was more like, ‘Hey, there’s a naked guy.’”

HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN’ …

Nakedness leaves one a bit vulnerable, as Travis Tingler, 32, found out on July 16 as he stood bare outside his girlfriend’s house in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, shouting and threatening to hurt the people inside. When police arrived, they tried and failed to get Tingler’s pants back on, so they handcuffed him. As they struggled to put him in the cruiser, Tingler picked a lighter off the ground, and a probe from an officer’s stun gun struck the lighter, igniting Tingler’s chest and beard hairs. An officer was able to pat the fire out.

THOSE CRAZY BRITISH

Nudity, like everything else, is more fun when you can share it with friends. Or so it appeared to drivers along Rte. A66 in Workington, Cumbria, in England, who saw four “shamefaced” men walking down the road in nothing but sneakers on July 30. The four “protected

their modesty with cupped hands” and seemed to be moving quickly, according to Kathryn Lynn, 50, who drove by and snapped a photo of the fellas. “It was a bit of a shock to see,” she said.

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WELL, HELL, LOOK WHO’S IN THE WHITE HOUSE

Out of eight candidates for Detroit mayor in the Aug. 8 primary, half were convicted felons, the Detroit News reported. Three women and one man have convictions, including gun crimes and assault with intent to commit murder. “Black marks on your record show you have lived a little and have overcome some challenges,” opined political consultant Greg Bowens. Michigan law allows convicted felons to vote and run for office unless they’re currently incarcerated, or if their offenses are fraud-related or constitute a breach of public trust. None of the felons advanced to the general election.

CLEAR EYES, FULL HEARTS, CAN’T PLAY

In Green Bay, Wisconsin, the Spartans of Vincent T. Lombardi (revered Green Bay Packers coach) Middle School won’t be playing football this year—no coaches. Principal Jim Van Abel told parents in a letter the district had been advertising for coaching positions since April, to no avail. Student Alex Coniff said last year about 55 students played on the school’s two football teams.

PSST … LOOK IN THE FREEZER, DUDE

Weedville, Pennsylvania, more than lived up to its name on July 31 when the North Central Municipal Drug Task Force busted Tiffany R. Potts, 23, and James Michael Dunshie, 30, at their home. The pair were caught with heroin, methamphetamines, hallucinogenic mushrooms, firearms and drug paraphernalia.

However, no marijuana was reported.

DAMN KIDS TODAY

Two Subway sandwich shop workers in Coventry, Rhode Island, frustrated a potential robber on July 25 by acting like teenagers: ignoring his demands for money until he gave up and left. Police told a local news station the robber, caught on security cameras, looked “exasperated” and “mumbled something under his breath as he walked out of the business.” weirdnewstips@amuniversal.com

Saturday is Women’s Equality Day! It fêtes the 19th Amendment, when you little fillies got the vote in 1920, after a lot of fussin’ and hystrionics. Folio Weekly’s misanthropic editorial staff hopes all are registered to vote Nov. 3, 2020.

Dear God, let it be. Read these or send your own!

You know the drill: Go to folioweekly.com/i-saw-u.html and do this: One: Write a five-word headline so the person recognizes the moment y’all shared.

Two: Describe the person, like, “You: In line at the Mandarin polling site, ignoring the Red Hat Squad, trying to look neutral.”

Three: Describe yourself, like, “Me: Wearing an old Marley T-shirt, smoking a blunt 25 feet from the door, hoping you’d ask for a hit.”

Four: Describe the moment, like, “ISU openly missing John Edwards as I waxed poetic about Slick Willy and slyly stole I VOTED stickers. Let’s recount together.”

Five: Meet, fall in love, reserve a curtained booth.* No names, emails, websites, etc.

And hey, it’s 40 words or fewer. Get a love life with Folio Weekly ISUs! DANCIN’ AT THE FOOD TRUCK You: In line behind me, dancing to the music. My order was out before yours. All that was missing were umbrella drinks, a beach to dance on. Shall we meet, plan adventures? When: Aug. 17. Where: Latin Soul Grill food truck, Riverplace Tower. #1666-0823 I’M SO SHY! LOL You: On a bench in a nasty storm 7:30-ish, black hair, brown shirt. Me: Short girl, black uniform, wearing pigtails. Thought you were super-cute; couldn’t muster up a conversation aside from how nasty it was outside. When: Aug. 14. Where: Whole Foods San Jose. #1665-0823 GLORIOUS ICE-BLUE EYES You: Short brown hair, geeky (JAWS T-shirt), with friends. Wanted to talk; in Red Robin’s bottomless decadent gluttony pit. Too shy to roll over. Me: Tall, dark, mildly handsome, gray shirt, with purple-haired man; knew your friend. When: July 30. Where: Red Robin, Town Center. #1664-0809

YOU PAINT MY WORLD BEAUTIFUL You: Tall, handsome, stark blue eyes, witty sense of humor.

Me: Smiling green-eyed brunette whose heart skips a beat every time you look my way. ISU at hardware store; crazy for you ever since. When: February 2014. Where: Neptune Beach. #1658-0628 CAR WASH SUPER-CUTIE You: Sweet, polite girl cleaning grey Honda Civic. Sharing vacuum not romantic; can’t get u off my mind. Me: Average sweaty guy, blue Infinity g37. Too sweaty, shy to flirt; we felt something. Meet for coffee, dinner?

When: June 10. Where: Mayport Rd. Car Wash. #1656-0621 HAKUBA21, BRENNA, MARROW SHEWOLF Five years since we saw each other. Had your own style. Loved feathers in your hair. We were close once; you slipped away. Love to see your face, hold your hand once more. Pretty please. When: 2011.

Where: Menendez H.S., St. Augustine. #1655-0621

HOLY BUT STUBBORN You are holy, but too stubborn to see that I loved you even when you thought you weren’t. Always.

When: August 2016. Where: Carlton. #1663-0802

THE COMMODORES GREAT CLOSING ACT You: There with daughter; live in PVB, go to town occasionally. We chatted, danced, laughed; didn’t exchange info. I’m named after a state; live in historic district. The ditch isn’t an issue. Your turn.

When: May 28. Where: Jax Jazz Fest. #1654-0614

ARE YOU MY AGENT MULDER? You: Young white guy, late-model gray Camry; drove by, X-Files song full blast. Me: Adorable black gentleman smoking cigarette on porch. Think I’m in love. Let’s be Mulder & Mulder; no Scully. When: July 19. Where: Riverside. #1662-0726

DOOR GUY CALLED YOU UGLY!? Murder Junkies: 2nd most interesting on Thursday. First: Vivacious hair & canvas artist; enthralling beauty a precursor to intriguing character. Blessed with two hugs, but no name. Trying to earn that. When: June 8. Where: Nighthawks. #1653-0614

LONG DISTANCE LOVE You: Squirrel, picked me up at airport with flowers. Me: Rooster, bursting with joy inside. We hugged; our love story began. Will you hold my hand until the end of our days? When: July 12, 2016. Where: JIA. #1661-0712

STROLLING, HUMMING BLONDE U: Well-dressed blonde, glasses, long white skirt, garland in hair; went favorite place, Kookaburra, late Wed. afternoon. Me: Tall, dark eyes & hair, green fishing shirt, left T-Mobile, got in blue Altima. Let’s grab coffee! When: June 7. Where: Kookaburra, U.S. 1 S., St. Augustine. #1652-0614

SELF CHECKOUT WALMART FRUIT COVE You: Wearing cute little sundress, picking up a few things for the family and dog. Me: Trying to make small talk but not so much you’d think I’m flirting in the grocery store. When: June 23.

Where: Fruit Cove Walmart. #1660-0712 SPACE GALLERY ARTIST ISU at Dos Gatos on a Monday night. Bought you drinks; you showed me your studio. You wore a little black printed dress; I wore a blank shirt. We went on the roof. Let’s hang again? When: June 26. Where: Dos Gatos. #1659-0705

I SAW U READING I SAW U! I asked you if the guy you were with was your boyfriend. You said, “No. Just a friend.” Let’s go grab some craft brew! When: April 26. Where: Aardwolf San Marco. #1651-0510 HUGGED TWICE One year ago; never forget. Best decision ever. Always love everything about you; hot body by mine. Let’s take it to the tube top the rest of our lives. Weally sewious. You ask, I’d say yes. Always a pleasure Mr. ... When: May 2016.

Where: 5 Points. #1650-0503

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TRUMP WHITE SUPREMACY

AND ME

Donald Trump. The White House.

News Media. D.C. New York City. Blacks, Jews, Gays. Alt Right, KKK, Neo Nazis.

As seen by a one-time Bryceville boy I HESITATE AS I BEGIN, USING PRONOUNS, I or me, just like our 45th president. Maybe, like him, I feel I have to. That is where the comparison ends. At least, I hope so.

It was November 1968. Election Day. Though I was just 15, and had only a restricted driver’s license, it was just a quarter-mile on a dirt and clay road.

I jumped at the chance to drive my grandmother and her housekeeper to the otherwise-closed Bryceville Elementary School that was then used as a civil defense shelter in case of nuclear war, and as Precinct 12 on election days.

My grandmother, Ellie Irwin Bryce (yes, Bryce as in Bryceville), was the matriarch of our Southern family. Born in 1886 in Callahan, she married into the Bryce family at age 15. But have no doubt, she was in charge.

Our maid, as they called a person of serious responsibilities in those days, had virtually grown up with my grandmother, ebony-ivory, sister-like as one could imagine, for more than 40 years. Her name was Evalina; she was affectionately called Evie.

My grandmother never missed an opportunity to remind me that Evie made my bed, cleaned my messes and prepared me for school each day, with this reminder: “Where would you be without Evie?”

Nowhere was the right—and only—answer.

This was the most dramatic presidential election day of our times … until, perhaps, 2016.

Lyndon Baines Johnson, bogged down with Vietnam, but bolstered by the passage of the Civil Rights Act (something even JFK was unable to accomplish), had chosen to not run.

That meant the choice for president was one of three: LBJ’s Vice President Hubert Humphrey, Dwight Eisenhower’s former VP Richard Nixon, and Alabama Governor George “Stand in the School House Door” Wallace.

It was a nightly practice to watch the local news (always Channel 4) and the CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite. So it was instilled that I’d study politics and the media with equal fervor.

With pad and pencil on hand, I illegally drove my grandmother and Evie to the polling booth. Both went in just before the polls closed at 7 p.m., and I eagerly awaited the results.

The poll-worker announced: George Wallace, 119 votes; Richard Nixon, 14 votes; Hubert Humphrey, 14 votes.

That pretty much sums up Bryceville and Baldwin’s political views after 1968’s long, hot summer.

My grandmother was one of 14 who voted for Nixon; she refused to vote for Wallace, whom she saw as racist. Like any good black citizen, Evie voted for Humphrey.

Theirs accounted for all but 13 votes for Nixon and Humphrey. Honestly, we wondered who the hell else hadn’t voted for Wallace.

The atmosphere was so acrid; in homeroom, a classmate called my grandmother a “nigger lover” for not voting for Wallace. Since Evie was black, nothing needed to be said about her Humphrey vote.

My recollection is that Duval County went for Wallace. Such were the times.

FAST-FORWARD TO 2017, AND OUR PRESIDENT, Donald Trump.

The events in Charlottesville were despicable. If only to save his own skin, or for expediency, you’d think Trump could’ve deplored it. But he can’t even do that. His nature returns him to dark places over and over and over.

I missed the events unfolding because I was driving from New Mexico to Dallas, and was out of touch—anyone who knows West Texas will understand. When I got to Dallas, a dear friend, Saul Freiden of Jacksonville, whose mother was in Auschwitz and somehow survived the Holocaust, told me what happened.

Saul said the original purpose of the event was to protest bringing down the monument of Robert E. Lee. My first reaction was: That’s a bad place to start. Lee was not a racist; he simply could not take up arms against the people of his own commonwealth of Virginia.

Bring down other Confederate monuments, but Lee was not the place to start.

Over the ensuing days, the indiscriminate condemnations of Lee, it seemed to me, were from people and media who hadn’t thoroughly studied history. But as it continued, I did what isn’t easy: I started to doubt my own views. Maybe it was I who was wrong. Maybe, as all Southerners learn, it takes time to rescind one’s views of the new South. Not ALL was wrong with the old one, but they/we simply have not learned.

Then I recalled an issue that unfolded not long after I left Jacksonville media a few years ago: the successful effort by the Duval County School Board to change the name of Nathan Bedford Forrest High School.

Expediency played a role, and in this case maybe expediency was appropriate. But are community leaders willing to go all the way?

Part of the politics in me, however, is to seek opportunities to compromise, if such leads to a better result.

At the time, I thought I saw a better political path. Kids who went to Forrest, mostly, didn’t want to change their alma mater’s name, though they probably understood the reason. Nathan Bedford Forrest was not just a Confederate, for crying out loud, he helped form the Ku Klux Klan.

Sheets are never white when the blood of innocents soaks them through and through.

I thought I had an answer to please everyone: Simply change the name to Forest High School, as in Cary State Forest near Bryceville. Drop an “R” and phonetically, the kids still went to “Forest,” just not “Forrest.”

Well, I chose to not get involved. Made too much sense. Or, maybe, it made no sense at all.

Today the names of other schools, such as Stonewall Jackson or Stillwell, may simply have to go. Yet, in the short time since the explosion of the alt-right, I don’t have a good handle on what to do about Robert E. Lee. Even the Union general to whom he surrendered, Ulysses Grant, would, as president, invite Lee to the White House in 1869, four years after the war’s end. One wrote that just as the two former classmates at West Point had waged battle, they later waged peace.

All of this can unfold naturally. But the politicians who rush in to make right something from 150 years ago like it happened yesterday, in my view, should keep in mind where they choose to tread.

There was another general and president who waged war against a ruling involving the U.S. Supreme Court, and the killing, killing, of 35,000 Native Americans, the Seminoles.

That was President Andrew Jackson, whose photo adorns Donald Trump’s office.

Whose likeness rises above the street by The Jacksonville Landing. Jackson even wanted freed slaves to be sent back to Africa.

So, all people, it seems to me, should pause, think and consider exactly what is demonstrably right or wrong. There’s a chance that, like me, the process of reconciliation may not never end entirely.

When the statues and names are torn down, it may include the name of our city—Jacksonville.

Let the virtuous politician summon, or uphold the banner of hypocrisy. I don’t have the answer.

Michael Dillin mail@folioweekly.com _____________________________________ Dillin, a resident of Dallas, is a former print and television journalist and managing newspaper editor.

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