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FROM THE EDITOR Schnatter didn’t realize that it would take ‘IT’S NOT BAD PIZZA. IT’S BAD PLAYERS.’ about five seconds for the story to become one This is the story that Papa John’s is trying about an ultra-rich owner of a pizza company to augment into reality. In case you missed who’s so clueless he thinks his company’s sales it, last week founder John Schnatter claimed are slipping because football players have that Papa John’s sales are in free fall, not taken a knee against systemic racism in law because garlic butter will cover only so many enforcement. multitudes of sins— This is an example double cheeseburger pizza of narrative control with pickles? just no—but backfiring. Often it does because some NFL players not and the new account have knelt during the passes into the national national anthem. Seems awareness as fact. Take he feels his millions of ad the ludicrous claim that dollars entitle him to tell there were millions of the NFL what to do. fraudulent votes cast Not only does his Papa John’s attempt to last November. It was argument come off like a and is quantifiably false, ’50s studio head snapping spin bad news backfires. but for some people, at a star, “I don’t pay you AND IT’S DELICIOUS it was an easier pill to to think. I pay you to swallow than a president twirl the baton. So shut who lost by 3 million up and twirl,” in the kind votes and nonetheless won the election. Just of B-movie that our film writer Pat McLeod months later, polls found that nearly a quarter would love; it shines a nasty light on the very of all voters believed the lie; as of August, thing he wants to change: declining sales. nearly half of Republicans polled believed You don’t have to be a public relations whiz that Trump won the popular vote. This is to know that this was a terrible miscalculation. successful narrative shift. Drunk photos aside, Schnatter has heretofore Today we see this tactic being employed on been pretty savvy in his dealings with the the NFL protests. And it’s working, but only public, so this 100 percent avoidable gaffe on the people you’d expect it to. came as a surprise. Maybe he didn’t consult Before the Nov. 5 Jaguars home game his PR team first. Maybe he recently hired against the Bengals started, a plane flew them fresh from Trump University. overhead, trailing a sign urging people to I have no idea what Schnatter was thinking boycott the NFL. I don’t know who paid for before he let fly, but now he’s probably thinking it, but I’m guessing that they’ve bought into ‘Sonofabiscuiteater, that was stupid.’ ’Cause in the week since, Schnatter’s pizza has unwilling the narrative of football players disrespecting become embraced by … drumroll please … veterans, the flag and, of course, ’Merica. It’s a Nazis! Yep, Nazis. As Newsweek reported, and story that plays well on the Bob Evans circuit. I am not making this up, a neo-Nazi website I’m also guessing that whoever paid for the claimed that Papa John’s was the official pizza plane is white, middle-aged and male, doesn’t of the alt-right, which prompted the company think that they’re a racist, or that they’ve to urge racists not to buy their pizza. (Tip: benefitted from living in a country with a Take white pizza off the menu. Problem solved. racism problem. And I doubt they’re much Another tip: If you’re not selling enough pizza, inclined to believe anything to the contrary. maybe don’t tell people not to buy your pizza.) What do we do about those who As hilariously well-deserved as this turn of stubbornly insist on believing farce? Keep events may be, Schnatter was merely employing wasting our breath? Wait for them to die off ? a move from the public figure playbook: If you Have faith that eventually truth will out? I’m keeping the faith. You’d have to be out don’t like the story they’re telling of your mind to call the NFL anti-American about you, tell one you do like. It or anti-veterans; the games at EverBank sounds dumb and sometimes Field are on the boot camp level it backfires, but it works often of patriotism indoctrination. enough. The trick is in telling Eventually everyone will a story that people are more remember that. inclined to believe than the Until then, I’m going old one. to do my part by telling In this case, Schnatter stories about great local seems to have thought pizza places that beat people were more likely the pants off the salty to believe a story about upholstery that dude on football players giving TV sells, and throw in the Papa John’s the shits in odd anecdote about people terms of sales, than one who pay big bucks to fly signs about consumers being at football games instead of turned off by sawdust-hewn donating to veterans in need. dough sprinkled with plastic cheese Claire Goforth byproduct, the demented cousins of claire@folioweekly.com vegetables and sodium pellets because, @ClaireNJax gee, I don’t know, they have taste buds. (Those pepperoncini peppers, though. #Delish)
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THE MAIL RE.: “You Can’t Handle the Truth,” by A.G. Gancarski, Oct. 25 YOU REALIZE THE PROTESTING IS AGAINST POLICE violence and not the military or the flag or anything else, right? I keep seeing this false narrative of “Players Kneel as a fuck-you to America” when in reality, it’s to bring light to an issue that’s been going on way, way too long. Teddy Greene via Facebook
we were promised just crumbled over eight years. The black-on-black shootings in Chicago for the control over the city street corners where the opioids is [sic] sold will most likely continue on every street in America. Can Trump stop it? Probably not, but at least he is trying to do something. More than Uncle Tom Obama did, sorry I voted for him the first time. In 2016 voted for Trump, don’t always agree with all his decisions but his balls are in the right place, wish Obama’s had been. Mike Bodin via email
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“YOU CAN’T UNDERSTAND THE TRUTH” MIGHT BE more appropriate for all the social media trollflakes. Proud of Khan and Jaguars. Some hope for the season is a bonus. A home win would be nice as we salute vets all game next week. Richard Frank via Facebook
PAKISTANI CARPETBAGGER?
WE WILL BOYCOTT YOUR CRAPPY TEAM, YOU carpetbagger. Funny you live off feeding at the public trough. Robert Skovholt via Facebook
IT’S LOST ON EVERYONE
THE IRONY IS THAT THE PEOPLE WHO “WILL PUNISH” the Jaguars are the ones who will lose. If tickets don’t sell, Shad will not lose, the Jags will not disappear, they will be moved to another city. So the city loses the benefits of any NFL team (want a chance at getting Amazon headquarters?). Greg Rodriguez via Facebook
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RE.: “Trump’s Fake Drug War,” by A.G. Gancarski, Nov. 1 YES, THE DRUG LORDS OF WASHINGTON AND PHARM companies all contributed to the opium pill trade. President Ward Cleaver, measured and restrained by the democrats, who now we see was just a puppet for our party, just sat back and did nothing. With no solution at all. Yes, the joke’s on us. We got the leader we deserved. Being from Chicago, I was optimistic with Obama’s loud and clear voice sometimes angry of Hope & Change won the election for him. The world that
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RE.: “Blackface Costume Sparks Protests,” folioweekly.com, by Gabrielle Garay, Nov. 1 BLACKFACE IS MUCH MORE THAN JUST DARK MAKEUP used to enhance a costume. Its American origins can be traced to minstrel shows. In the mid- to late-19th century, white actors would routinely use black greasepaint on their faces when depicting plantation slaves and free blacks on stage. To be clear, these weren’t flattering representations. At all. Taking place against the backdrop of a society that systematically mistreated and dehumanized black people, they were mocking portrayals that reinforced the idea that African Americans were inferior in every way. Finally, if you really cannot understand what’s wrong with blackface, challenge yourself to figure out what seems so right about it. Leonard suggests that blackface fans ask themselves, “Why do I derive pleasure from this? What’s the investment in doing it, and what’s the investment in defending it?” Anna Lvovna Bartlett via Facebook
OPEN YOUR EARS, HEART WILL FOLLOW
WHY IS IT WHEN AFRICAN AMERICANS SAY WE ARE offended by certain (not all) stereotypes AND representations of us, white people feel the need to say, “No, this is not offensive at all”? What is so difficult about taking a step back and listening to the concerns and reasons behind why we are offended, instead of immediately invalidating us? It’s not just about people painting their faces … there’s a hurtful history behind blackface and there’s no need for it in this day and time. Jania Williams via Facebook
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BRICKBATS + BOUQUETS BRICKBATS TO FEMA IMPOSTERS It doesn’t take long after a natural disaster for lowly profiteers to try to take advantage of the vulnerable. Flagler County and St. Johns County have both reported instances of individuals claiming to be affiliated with FEMA pretending to be home inspectors, News4Jax reports. Remember, FEMA requires employees to prominently display their government badges, does not send people unless you call or file a claim, and does not charge a fee for home inspections. BOUQUETS TO LAW OFFICES OF JOHN M. PHILLIPS We can’t be alone in wondering whether attorney John M. Phillips has cloned himself. Cause, seriously, that dude is everywhere, especially when there’s justice to be served. Well, he’s found a way to lend a hand to yet another cause. Phillips’ law offices raised nearly $21K for breast cancer month, helping Jacksonville’s Real Men Wear Pink net an impressive $86K. <3 BRICKBATS TO ABSENTEE PARENTS Police were called after two young children were found wandering a parking lot on Nov. 5, the Florida Times-Union reports. Their parents were subsequently charged with child neglect. The investigation revealed that the kids had likely been alone for several hours—the parents, who were not identified by police, alleged that they’d left them with two teenagers. If true, they either left their kids with two entirely irresponsible individuals, or left their kids themselves. Either way, no bueno. 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.
CORRECTION: A caption for the Nov. 1 cover story, “The Memory Business,” incorrectly identified Mark D. Berman as managing partner and Craig Smith as co-owner of Alhambra Theatre & Dining. Berman is marketing director and Smith is managing partner. NOVEMBER 8-14, 2017 | FOLIOWEEKLY.com | 5
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More than 25 of our city’s most quirky, interesting and dedicated writers read aloud from current and ongoing projects. Participants are as varied as a ‘recovering’ financial executive, a Deformance artist and a Rolling Stonepublished poet, among a slew of other talented scribes who seek connection with their community. Afterparty at CoRK Arts District. 1:30-9 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 11, multiple Riverside venues, fscj.edu/jaxbyjax.
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The daughter of Indian immigrants, Parekh earned a degree from Harvard Law School (magna cum laude, no less), and made history when she became the youngest General Counsel in the NFL, for the Jaguars. She’s responsible for all legal oversight of Daily’s Place and Shad Khan’s Shipyards/Met Park development. She speaks about choices and challenges, 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 9 at She Is Fierce! fall meetup, US Assure Club East, EverBank Field, $39-$59, 904tix.com.
LOVE OF LEARNING IS NEVER-ENDING MEDIEVAL IBERIAN HISTORY
Professor Nina Caputo, of University of Florida’s Jewish Studies Department, discusses An Overview of Medieval Iberian History. We’re hoping for lots of dope on the Visigoths and Charlemagne, and a little more illumination on the legend of Wilfred “The Hairy”—it’s said he inspired Kingdom of Aragon’s coat of arms, which is now the basis of the flags of Aragon, Catalonia, Valencia and the Balearic Islands. 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 9 at St. Johns River State College’s St. Augustine Campus Teaching Auditorium, 2990 College Dr., free, 626-5956.
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Former Jacksonville Symphony director Fabio Mechetti returns in Fabio, Fauré and Fantastique, a program of extremes of French music–the Requiem of Fauré and Hector Berlioz’s demoniacally antireligious Symphonie Fantastique. 8 p.m. Friday & Saturday, Nov. 10 & 11; 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 12 at T-U’s Jacoby Symphony Hall, Downtown, $19-$79, jaxsymphony.org.
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OUT OF THE GAME
Did Lenny Curry define Alvin Brown for JAX DEMS? REMEMBER 2015? AT THIS POINT, I JUST BARELY DO. I’ve forgotten almost all of it—except for the race for Jacksonville mayor between Alvin Brown and Lenny Curry. I remember myriad media panels in which I predicted Curry would win—and got shredded for being correct. Though Brown’s bungled handling of the HRO was significant, so was the campaign’s inability to make an affirmative case to keep Brown around. Despite being endorsed by Republicans who were on council, and despite some Republicans who are still on council sitting out, Brown was singularly unable to make the case for his re-election. Part of that was that the race never slowed down enough for Brown’s campaign team— some of them hired guns from elsewhere—to make that affirmative case. Brown was getting hit with oppo seemingly every news cycle, and kept hewing to a nonpartisan posture, all the way through the first election (when he got 43 percent of the vote, six points ahead of Curry). Money troubles began to surface late in the campaign, leading to an infusion of resources from the Florida Democratic Party (staff and ads). Brown voiced new positions not previously shared, such as advocating raising the federal minimum wage to $10.10, a quixotic position, given that the city he governed didn’t abide by that standard. Curry’s messaging stayed pretty much center right, meanwhile, though he was able to humanize his campaign when he started addressing issues of violence in places expected to be Alvin Brown strongholds, such as Grand Park. Curry also got the backing of two African-American Dems on council: Johnny Gaffney, who endorsed, and Denise Lee, who performed a far more valuable service of eviscerating Brown’s assertions that Curry would “turn back the clock” as racebaiting. Shit got real with Alvin and Lenny—the best drama was at the debate at First Coast News, when Curry dropped a bomb of a question: “Do you think I’m racist?” Brown didn’t back down. “At the end of the day, you will turn back the clock,” Brown said. “Your track record speaks for itself.” Brown went away from that line of reasoning after that debate, the second of three. But he had no counter for Curry’s assertion about Brown. “He’s not in the game,” Curry said. “On the tough stuff, he’s not in the game; on the visionary stuff, it’s not his responsibility.” Curry knocked Brown out of the game. And now it seems increasingly apparent that 8 | FOLIOWEEKLY.com | NOVEMBER 8-14, 2017
Brown, after a couple of years in which he experienced personal triumph and tragedy, is looking seriously at a run for something. “The best is yet to come. You will see my name on a ballot soon,” Brown told local Dems in October, a clear implication of a Congressional run next year against Tallahassee Democrat Al Lawson. As soon as I got multiple confirmations of that, I wrote an article—I knew reaction would tell the tale. And the tale it told was that many local Democrats agreed that Alvin was “out of the game.” Despite putting months into getting Brown re-elected, they essentially bought Curry’s narrative, giving Brown an existential problem to solve. The question as the year closes: What would an Alvin Brown run for Congress in 2018 look like? Could he consolidate the Corrine Brown base? And will the Jacksonville moneymen back him? These are all open questions, especially since Lawson has made a good faith effort to get Jacksonville. Lawson stepped up his local presence after Irma, showing up at shelters and working to help people in his district get FEMA aid. He’s readying legislation to get $79M allocated to improving Jacksonville drainage in areas that suffered river-related flooding during Irma. Lawson also has carried water for the business community, including collaborating with Rep. John Rutherford on a letter of support for Jacksonville’s Amazon HQ bid. Mayor Curry says he has a “great working relationship” with Lawson, and wouldn’t take the bait when I served him up an Alvinfriendly question about whether Jacksonville needed a Duval person in that seat. Maybe Curry was speaking idly, and maybe he was saying local powerbrokers are actually more comfortable with Lawson, a Democrat who finds it easy to work with Republicans in this region. Whatever the case, Alvin has a decision to make. Does he get back in the game and primary Lawson, and task himself with making the sale to local Dems and donors who question his work ethic and local presence since the ’15 loss? If so, does he have the killer instinct he’ll need to go after one of the most likable pols in Florida? And if he goes to all that trouble, will locals just kneecap him in the end? A.G. Gancarski mail@folioweekly.com @AGGancarski
Floridians, take comfort: There’s a state even more crazy-in-a-bad-way about guns than the glock-lovin’ Sunshine State. The state of Tennessee has just—no joke—passed a law that allows gun carry permit-holders to pack that six-shooter when they go to the legislature, reports Memphis Flyer. The outlet reports that Lt. Gov. Randy McNally and House Speaker Beth Harwell said in a joint statement, “Tennessee carry permitholders are among the most law-abiding demographics in our state,” and that after a “thorough screening process … a permitholder will be allowed to exercise their Second Amendment rights while visiting their state government.” Wonder how many Tennesseans are exercising their First Amendment rights to say, “What the actual f*ck?!” right about now?
< A NOT-SO-‘REGULAR’ GUY
Before he was old enough to buy champagne, Las Vegas native Shamir Bailey achieved enviable success with his 2015 debut album Ratchet. The catchy song “On the Regular” caught serious play that extended from Old Navy commercials to appearances on shows like The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. Most musicians would be over the moon. But Bailey is not most musicians. The idea of forever playing syrupy songs like “On the Regular” was distressing to the young artist, reports Las Vegas Weekly in a revealing interview. Shamir, now 22, told his hometown altweekly that he was “an accidental pop star.” He refused to conform to type, was dropped by his label and fell into a depression that broke when he recorded the album Hope in four days, a manic undertaking that started an avalanche into a full psychotic break, a bipolar diagnosis and, eventually, a return to stability and a new album, Revelations, which dropped on Nov. 3.
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In a piece of clickbait so strangely delicious that we couldn’t resist a bite, Inland 360 has come up with some alternatives for those who just can’t stand the pumpkin spice or maple latte or even apple cinnamon flavors of fall. Our favorites: BRUSSELS SPROUTS BLEND — Grown in rich garden soil, this combination tastes of dinner table tantrums and napkin-tucked disposal attempts, even when topped with bacon. GAME DAY DISAPPOINTMENT — Boldly flavored with anticipation and your favorite team’s colors, this blend takes an unexpected sour turn accentuated by beer and chicken wings. BOOTS AND SWEATERS — Infused with Pinterest and comfort, this bold and cozy blend is enriched by undertones of leather and freshly harvested scarves. SOCCER SATURDAY MELEE — Capri-Sun, Gatorade, granola bars and participation trophies combine in this early-morning blend that’s great for rainy days, high-intensity parents and a forgotten shin guard.
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No, it isn’t. But that hasn’t stopped the state from installing residential solar panels at an impressive rate, reports Oklahoma Gazette. “Between 2014 and 2015, the state increased its solar capacity 526 percent, according to Solar Energy Industries Association,” the outlet writes. Though OK ain’t got nothing on FLA, even Google has taken notice of its solar potential, launching the Project Sunroof program there this spring. The program estimates potential energy production based on sunlight; Oklahoma City ranked eighth on its list of most solarpotential cities in the nation, leading Google to determine that the city has “enough solar-viable rooftops to meet and exceed the city’s residential power needs.” There are a couple of snags to OKC becoming entirely solar-dependent; chief among them, Oklahoma Gazette notes, is that the city’s net-metering program prohibits customers from carrying energy credits forward longer than a month; and the state lacks consistency in its requirements to connect solar energy systems to the electric grid. Nevertheless, those panels keep going up and people keep hoping lawmakers catch up with the present in time for the future. Ya know, kinda like, well, here.
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PREVENTION Lessons learned from Hurricane Matthew may have IMPROVED RESPONSE to Irma
Marineland was most affected by Irma’s winds. Though both storms damaged the facilities, Irma’s repairs were significantly less expensive. Vice President Kurt Allen estimated repairs would cost around $15,000 after Irma had her way with the facility, as opposed to the $650,000 worth of damage caused by Matthew. In late October, Allen said, “Marineland was still finishing up repairs from Matthew” and “the repairs on the roofs and buildings after Matthew helped during Irma.” Widespread power outages plagued the city for several days after Hurricane Irma passed. Waiting for power to come back on delayed some efforts to begin recovery. Meanwhile, restaurants suffered loss of refrigeration, costing thousands of dollars in lost product for some. Ryan Kunsch, owner of Planet Sarbez, said, “Well, we flooded and lost power. Our really cool cactus uprooted and was laying in the street. We lost all our food and our draft beers and some fridges broke.” Loss of product directly correlates to loss of revenue; it can be more challenging to rebuild when there is no money coming in. But Kunsch says Planet Sarbez escaped the worst. “We are back open and better than ever,” he said. “It’ll take a little bit of time to get the flow back but I’m confident and thinking only good thoughts.” With most of the electricity restored by the Tuesday following the storm, the historic town of St. Augustine began to return to its daily routine. Neighbors helped those who had been flooded. Restaurants began repairs and food deliveries were made to refill walk-in coolers. The streetlights were swiftly returned working order and the town began to rebuild, again. Many business owners were pleased to open and eager to welcome customers. However, they faced a problem: The phones and internet had not yet been restored. Those venues that couldn’t rely on two primary communications lines, take credit cards or answer emails had to wait longer to recover. “Marineland had no phone or internet for five days,” Allen said. “We weren’t able to get phone calls, answer emails, or take reservations. It helps when you can talk to people.” Sostrom runs a music mail-order business out of Tonevendor. He says that it took two full weeks to have internet restored at the shop. “I was answering emails on my phone as much as possible and doing everything else at home,” Sostrom said. The economy of St. Augustine will feel the effects of Irma for several months, perhaps longer. Businesses in the Ancient City receive much of their revenue from tourists—many of those tourists are fellow Floridians. The storm moved through nearly the entire state, affecting everyone at different levels, ensuring all Floridians knew its wrath. For those who remain without work or are still repairing their cities and homes, a trip to the Oldest City is not
high on the priority list, which is probably why, though September is considered a slow month for the tourism economy, business owners say they noticed a little more of a lull than normal. “September was a rough month,” Sostrom said. “The entire state got hit [by Irma] and it has caused the worst economic impact. The whole state is pressing the pause button.” “St. Augustine has been a bit slower on top of an already slow season,” McNally said. “The whole state of Florida was affected, and therefore we haven’t seen as many day/weekend trippers, as so many people are dealing with the fallout.” Like the rest of the cities and towns throughout the state, St. Augustine has been steadily rebuilding since Irma. Fire Chief Carlos Aviles said, “The city of St. Augustine is recovering well from Hurricane Irma. It’s not easy to recover from two federally declared disasters in one year, but the city is doing well.” Irma demanded as much attention as Matthew but, like homeowners and business owners, many city officials feel that the lessons learned from last year’s storm improved everyone’s preparations this time around. “Irma showed us how much more experienced our community was. Residents were better prepared and we as a city had almost a year to fine-tune our preparations and planning,” Aviles said. However, no matter how prepared one may be, any major hurricane will cause destruction and devastation. Meredith Breidenstein, St. Augustine director of budget and performance management, said that the costs accrued from damages and repairs for the city are estimated at $6.5 million. The city has completed debris pickup and lift stations are being repaired; however, Breidenstein said that as of Oct. 23, repairs had not yet begun on the municipal marina, which was badly damaged in the storm. The city estimates repairs there will run to $2.5 million. The estimated costs are high and recovery for the city continues to require a lot of hard work, but most folks are confident in their efforts. “While we had a lot of challenges this year, we feel the city and its recovery efforts are moving forward at acceptable pace,” Aviles said. St. Augustine survived Matthew and it will survive Irma. With the holiday season right around the corner, business owners may be able to recoup some of their losses. The holiday season—when Nights of Lights starts on Nov. 18, bringing people here from all over the world—is one of the most profitable times for the city and downtown shops and restaurants to count on a strong revenue boost. McNally said, “We look forward to the holiday season, and making sure people know that the town is still safe, vibrant, strong, beautiful and open for business.” Andrea Hunter mail@folioweekly.com
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MORE THAN A MONTH AFTER HURRICANE IRMA spread her vigorous winds and rain over St. Augustine, some residents and businesses are still recovering from the treacherous storm. Though some continue repairing roofs, clearing debris and making renovations, others were fortunate to quickly welcome the public back into their establishments. Last year, after Hurricane Matthew ripped through St. Augustine, a town financially fueled by tourism, many of the city’s businesses and attractions spent months recovering. This year, the city was again in a similar situation, preparing for surge, flooding, strong winds and all the devastation that comes with a massive hurricane. Many looked back on their experiences with Matthew to plan how to prepare for Irma. People stood in line at stores for caulk, plastic sheeting, foam, duct tape, and any other products that might keep Mother Nature from damaging their beloved homes and buildings. Jeff McNally, owner of The Floridian restaurant (my employer), said, “One week to a few days out, most folks agreed it would be ‘bad’ to ‘catastrophic’. So then, there were several visits to the ol’ sandpit, scouring hardware stores for Gorilla Tape and silicone sealant, filling up various containers with clean water.” These preparations may have minimized the damage caused by Irma. Several areas of town experienced high levels of flooding during Matthew, a fate a lucky few were able to avoid this year. Several other neighborhoods in the area weren’t as fortunate; the storm surge and flooding affected the ground floors of many buildings. The second time around, though, the precautions taken were the same in most areas: getting every movable item to a much higher level. Tonevendor Record Store in Downtown St. Augustine is a perfect example of the damage most experienced. Though the shop flooded, owner Dan Sostrom said that they were able to save merchandise and furniture by “moving everything up,” adding, “After this time, we learned even more.” Local attractions, such as the Alligator Farm Zoological Park and Marineland Dolphin Adventure, also anticipated the worst and took steps to ensure minimum wreckage. Both these local zoological gems are in high-impact zones for hurricane damage. Gen Anderson, Alligator Farm’s general curator, said the low-lying parcel has several waterways running through it and so, “In practice from Matthew, we knew exactly what to do.” The two days spent prepping ahead of the storm may have worked out in their favor. The Alligator Farm was one of the first attractions to return to business as usual after Irma, opening on the Thursday after the storm. Though there was a lot of fallen debris and flooding in the Maximo exhibit, the staff was able to quickly clear the animal enclosures and get things back in working order. Whereas Matthew caused more water and wave damage to the park, oceanfront
Just one day after Hurricane Irma, St. Augustine started getting back to normal.
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Misadventures of a Happy Heart lays out the timeline of Amy Quincy’s stroke and recovery, and the copious insights she’s gained along the way.
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Paralyzed at 36, AMY QUINCY keeps SEIZING THE DAY, every day
her brain since birth finally failed, resulting in hemorrhagic stroke that flooded her skull with blood and changed her life forever. She never saw it coming, and that’s how things are sometimes. “I went to Baptist Downtown,” she said, “but they wouldn’t do the surgery; they were trying to find a brain surgeon to do it, because they knew it would cause [even more] damage, and I guess they didn’t want the liability. I spent the whole day at the ER, getting worse.” She was eventually life-flighted to UF Health Jacksonville (Shands), where she finally had the surgery a day later. She spent a month in ICU in Gainesville, followed by four more months at Brooks Rehabilitation Hospital. She now shares a Riverside apartment with her mother, a “persnickety kitty” named Bella and her dog Frankie, a seven-year-
old Pekingese with the demeanor of a sassy English butler. She walks him every morning at Memorial Park, less than a block from their house, and then she goes home to write. “I like to write in the mornings,” she said. Her WordPress blog has been in full effect since 2011; she used to make entries every week, religiously. “And then it went to once a month over the past year. I stopped in May, when my mother fell,” hitting her head and adding an extra layer to an already-complicated life. “It was kind of a crazy summer, but I’m getting back to [writing].” The blog fills in details of her life that aren’t in the book, with the kind of sarcastic but straightforward optimism that animates her conversation. “But as her fog lifts,” she wrote recently of her mother, “mine begins to return. Truth is that, aside from handling her finances,
managing medications and removing the occasional dirty dish from the pantry, there isn’t all that much to do. … So, I’m writing again. For now. And maybe it’ll help.” Writing is rarely easy for anyone. It’s a tedious, frustrating process even under the best conditions, and for Quincy, the conditions are more complicated than most other writers experience. “I type; that’s all I can do,” she said. “I used to write longhand.” She held up her left hand, flicking her thumb like a gunslinger. “I write with these two fingers,” she said, indicating the thumb and forefinger that she uses to lay down letters one by one, the way typesetters did in a bygone era, her thumb working the spacebar, while the index hits all the other keys.
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y the time the sun came into view over Memorial Park, Amy Quincy was already there, waiting for it. She rises usually around 4:30 a.m., a time when many writers are just getting to bed, or just getting home, or maybe just finally finding their keys. Mist was floating across a river still swollen from Irma, and she was there, with the joggers and dog-walkers and some of the most adorable elderly people anywhere in the world. The sunrise means tomorrow has begun, and that’s never guaranteed for anyone, so why not use every available second? Amy Quincy knows that better than most. She learned that lesson the hard way, not that you would know it by talking to her. She has a way of making you stop worrying about whatever stupid problem you’re having in these insanely ridiculous times of ours. She’s here, and she’s doing just fine, and that means victory any way you tabulate it. She tells the story for herself in her first book, Misadventures of a Happy Heart: A Memoir of Life Beyond Disability, self-published to solid results last year, right around the 10year anniversary of the day she almost died. Oct. 3, 2006 was a Tuesday, and Amy Quincy, living at the beach, two months away from her 37th birthday, had just started her own massage therapy business, when a cluster of malformed blood vessels that had lingered in
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The stroke left her with double vision and ataxia, resulting in her being virtually paralyzed on her right side and having limited movement on the left. “The wheelchair is really the least of it,” she said, laughing. “I timed it out once, and [my typing] was about nine words a minute.” Every word is thus infused with deliberation, which makes for tightly constructed prose that sustains the reader’s interest. It took about five years to write the book, but not much editing was needed. “I wrote some of it in a writing workshop with Carol O’Dell,” she said. She met O’Dell while they were both taking classes with Senior English Instructor Mark Ari at the University of North Florida. For a moment, she got distracted. There were a couple of kids in the park who couldn’t get enough of Frankie; he bore the burden of their attention in silent lucidity, save for the occasional curmudgeonly whine. “He’s just being protective,” she said. “He thinks he’s a tough guy.” The little dog kept trying in vain to disconnect his leash, so eventually she pulled Frankie up into her lap. She then handed over a copy of the book, squinting at the sunbeams bouncing off the river and throwing a glare across the glossy cover. Misadventures of a Happy
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Heart runs some 223 pages, subdivided into 45 brisk chapters laying out the timeline of her stroke and her recovery, and the copious insights she’s gleaned along the way. It’s almost disconcerting how matter-of-factly she relates the details. One is struck by the harsh reality of such a kind person being dealt such a difficult hand. But life is not fair. Amy Quincy nevertheless loves life in that very specific way that one can only when they have almost lost theirs through no fault of their own. The woman takes nothing for granted; she seizes every day, which is why she’s up so early. She wasn’t born in a wheelchair, but she has been reborn in one, and her story will resonate with anyone, in any condition. Writing has always held a certain appeal for Amy Forrest Quincy, who was born in December 1969, an only child, a Sagittarius in the Year of the Rooster. She earned a bachelors in English from Florida State in 1992. “I always wanted to be a writer, but to pay the bills, I did all kinds of things.” After years of laboring in the corporate world with State Farm and Merrill Lynch, three years before the stroke, she turned to a career in massage therapy. Now she’s a fulltime writer. “It’s ironic,” she said, “because now I can live the dream, but this is what it took!” Her previous career left her with enough savings to offset her medical bills, and disability covers the rest. Things are still tight sometimes, but that’s OK, because it could always be worse. It has been worse, but that is in the past. A 401(k) gave her the resources to selfpublish her book via BookBaby.com, after
The award-winning author shares an apartment in Riverside with her mother, a “persnickety kitty” named Bella and her dog Frankie, a seven-year-old Pekingnese with the demeanor of a sassy English butler. Quincy can often be found enjoying the early-morning air in Memorial Park before returning home to write.
trying for two years to put it out by more traditional means. It’s available for $15.95 directly from her website amyfquincy. wordpress.com (which is the best idea), or Amazon, or local stores like Chamblin’s and The BookMark. She has no idea how many books she’s sold, but she’s not the type to worry about such things. It’s won three awards so far, the first from the Amelia Island Book Festival. “I started getting amped about that, so I started entering a bunch of self-published book contests, and it won third place in the Florida Writers Association, and then it won third place in the Florida Authors and Publishers Association.” Her only problem with the book is with a minor detail on the cover. “Anyone who’s actually in a wheelchair knows the difference between a hospital wheelchair and an everyday wheelchair.” The former is what you’ll see pregnant ladies being wheeled around in, blue and blocky with seats like a director’s chair. “The people that you’ll see in an everyday wheelchair are paraplegics, and they need the support up here,” she said, indicating her back. She’s on her second wheelchair now, a power-chair; her other ride is a manual one she was fitted for at Brooks. She was eventually able to get the right kind of wheelchair pictured on the
cover, because she pretty much always gets her way. Getting the power-chair was a bit of a hassle, but for someone with ataxia who prioritizes quality-of-life, it was a must. “I just want this so I can go places,” she said. “It’s like my bike. I go to the bank, I go to the movies, I get my hair done, I walk him. Some people don’t care if you ever leave your house.” She considers herself fortunate—of course she does—others in her situation don’t have savings to fall back on. “Everything is so expensive!” To her left, buskers were entertaining near the statue. Some guy was teaching a bunch of kids how to play “Every Rose Has Its Thorn.” Joggers slowed to watch them; babies pointed at the swirling ribbons of color, and old folks smiled to see the laughing children. It was late afternoon by then, and it wouldn’t be long before the sun began its daily retreat. Amy Quincy won’t be far behind it. Early to bed and early to rise hasn’t made her healthy or wealthy, but it has certainly made her wise. Shelton Hull mail@folioweekly.com ____________________________________ Get Amy Quincy’s book Misadventures of a Happy Heart: A Memoir of Life Beyond Disability at store.bookbaby.com/book/ Misadventures-of-a-Happy-Heart. Read her blog at amyfquincy.wordpress.com
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t 70 years old, Texas singersongwriter Ray Wylie Hubbard doesn’t have anything to prove. In the early ’70s, he started his career by writing an outlaw country classic—“Up Against the Wall, Redneck Mother,” most famously covered in 1973 by Jerry Jeff Walker. In 2015, he penned a wry, self-effacing autobiography, A Life … Well, Lived. In between, Hubbard overcame a majorlabel debacle with Warner Brothers Records, got sober (with the help of famed bluesman Stevie Ray Vaughan, no less), transformed himself from a middling bar band rocker to a fingerpicking master, and committed himself to a lifetime of literate, mystical songwriting. If his alluring blend of old-time Texas religion, New Age folksiness and soulful, grizzled gravitas seems sui generis, that’s because it is—very few musicians’ careers bridge the Western swing of the ’50s, the psychedelia of the ’60s, the cosmic country of the ’70s, the red dirt renaissance of the ’80s, the blues revival of the ’90s, and the amalgamated fusion of this bold, bewildering 21st century. “I’ve been doing this just long enough that I can set down and say it’s a very mysterious process,” Hubbard told Folio Weekly during a phone interview from his Texas Hill Country home. Folio Weekly: You don’t tour as much as you used to, Ray, but you’ve got a long history of coming to the Sunshine State, right? Ray Wylie Hubbard: I do. We’ve done a lot of festivals, some shows at Skipper’s Smokehouse in Tampa … But you can’t just drop by Florida from Austin. It has to be your destination. Luckily, the audiences there have been knowledgeable about what I do. They’re not shocked at all. [Laughs.]
What’s your touring lineup these days? I’ve been traveling with a young drummer named Kyle Snyder and my son Lucas as my full-time guitar
player for the last four years. Really, I’m proud of the way he plays, putting some electric squall over my acoustic playing. He’s learned from a lot of cool Austin cats not only how to play with tone and taste but also how to keep your head screwed on straight. He’s got that old country/blues/roots vibe to him—he doesn’t show off with any look-at-me licks. And he’s a lot smarter and mature at 24 than I was even at 41, traveling around by the seat of my pants with a guitar and a sleeping bag until I came out of this honky-tonk fog I’d been in. That’s when you got sober? Yeah, and I didn’t become a real songwriter until my 40s. I went to high school with Michael Murphey, got to see Lightnin’ Hopkins as a kid, opened shows for Ernest Tubb and Gary Stewart, had the good fortune of getting to know Freddie King, and came up in this great little folk scene in Austin with Townes Van Zandt and Guy Clark. I was a folksinger, never a country singer. So when I got clean, I really got into that fingerpicking dead-thumb groove, taking guitar lessons so I could have a good marriage with some lyrics that had a little depth to ’em.
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Pentecostal, and I also had Jehovah’s Witnesses, Church of Christ and Baptists around me. So I grew up in that whole hootin’ and hollerin’ religious mold, which as a kid could be pretty scary. Somewhere in college I became agnostic, then when I got clean and sober I tried to live according to a spiritual awakening instead of a religious conversion. That’s where I’m at now. Where are you at now when it comes to songwriting? I’ve learned that it’s inspiration and craft. When the inspiration strikes, you gotta have the craft to get it done. When I sat down to write [2017 album] Tell The Devil that
You embrace a unique view of spirituality. I refer to myself as a spiritual mongrel. I don’t follow one particular dogma; instead, I try to live on spiritual principles that I’ve gleaned. My grandmother was
Texas icon Ray Wylie Hubbard pays tribute to THE ELUSIVE SONGWRITING MUSE
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I’m Getting There as Fast as I Can, I did think I’d write a rock ’n’ roll fable about running out of time. I’m racing to the end—the old guy thinking about mortality. Then I had to figure out how to turn that into songs using open D or open G tuning. It’s a balance. But the most important thing I do is, after I write a song, I’ll do a little rewriting, sing it a few times, then go, “OK, thanks.” I don’t know who I’m thanking, but I don’t want to offend that muse or close that door of inspiration. It’s an old, weird habit, and I don’t know if it’s superstitious or what, but I say, “OK, thanks!” and go on to the next song. Nick McGregor mail@folioweekly.com
It took quite some time to extract yourself from a record label that wanted to turn you into a country singer. Of course. I’ve mentioned this before, but I sleep with the president of my record label—and it’s not Clive Davis, it’s my wife Judy, who says, “You write what you what to write and record the album you want, I’ll try to sell the damn thing.” I’ve never been a mainstream writer, and at my age, that’s a good place to be. So I can write about Spider John Koerner or the book of Genesis or why snakes hiss.
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he three Brontë sisters—Charlotte, Emily and Anne—published only six novels during their short lives. Firstborn Charlotte, the most successful and popular in her lifetime, started with Jane Eyre, then followed with Shirley and Villette. Middle child Emily, probably the most highly regarded today, was then the most controversial due to her magnificent but unusual Wuthering Heights. From the pen of baby sister Anne came Agnes Grey and The Tenant of Wildfell Hall. Each sister published her first novel in 1847. Emily died the next year at 30, Anne in 1849 at 29. Charlotte, the only one to marry, died in 1855 just before what would have been her 39th birthday. Despite their tragically short lives, Charlotte and Emily in particular have lived on, both in literary history and in the popular imagination. The movies fell in love with Jane Eyre from the start, pumping out eight versions in the Silent Era, followed by at least 15 film and small-screen adaptations. Wuthering Heights, because of its more complicated plot, generated only one silent film; later came the many varied adaptations—including a Bollywood musical! Though the Brontës have been the subject of much biographical speculation ever since their deaths, filmdom has, for the most part, avoided this. There have been only three major film biopics—the first was the 1946 Hollywood production Devotion with Charlotte (Olivia de Havilland) and Emily (Ida Lupino) sparring over Rev. Arthur Nicholls (Paul Henreid). The cast, including Sidney Greenstreet as William Makepeace Thackeray and Arthur Kennedy as Branwell Brontë (the alcoholic brother), is supported by Erich Wolfgang Korngold’s impressive score. But the movie is derailed by a script so stupid and silly, it plays like an episode of Keeping Up with the Kardashians. New York Times reviewer Bosley Crowther venomously dismissed the movie as “a mawkish costume romance” and “a ridiculous tax upon reason and an insult to plain intelligence.” In 1979, French director André Téchiné fashioned a beautiful, brooding and melancholy valentine to the siblings in The Brontë Sisters (Les Soeurs Brontë). It starred three of France’s most talented actors in the lead roles: Isabelle Adjani is Emily, a haunted loner more at home on the wild moors than in the confines of her father’s parsonage, Marie-France Pisier portrays Charlotte as a reticent but still determined woman and Isabelle Huppert plays Anne as a subdued shadow. Téchiné frames the sisters’
story in an episodic display, almost like a series of visually striking postcards that capture the stark beauty of the heath and moors. One of the early scenes shows Emily throwing away a winter blossom Anne has found on the moor. “You merely see the appearances of things,” says Emily. “Love only lasts as long as a bloom. I scorn and trample it. I spit on love and its vanity.” In place of the flower, she plucks a spring of holly, handing it to Anne as a token of their special relationship. “Holly stands for friendship,” she says, “and it will last into the winter of our lives.” Very good, but very different stylistically from the 2016 BBC production To Walk Invisible: The Brontë Sisters, written and produced by Sally Wainwright. Viewers may find this version more accessible than Téchiné’s film because the straightforward narrative encompasses more of the actual writing of the novels. The three lead actresses—Finn Atkins (Charlotte), Charlie Murphy (Anne) and Chloe Pirrie (Emily)—are as compelling as their French counterparts. Wainwright also gives considerable time to the sisters’ father, The Rev. Patrick Brontë (Jonathan Pryce) and to Branwell (Adam Nagaitis). To Walk Invisible is more realistic and less dramatic than Téchiné’s work; the set for the parsonage in Haworth is an exact replica of the original. Whereas Téchiné was more purely cinematic (image and sound evoke and create the moment), Wainwright is matter-offact. She creates moments of real beauty on the heath and moor, and her conclusion—a graceful transition from the past to today’s Haworth Brontë Museum—is stunning. Both films are truly affecting tributes to the enduring story—and art—of three remarkable writers. Pat McLeod mail@folioweekly.com
NOW SHOWING CORAZON CINEMA & CAFÉ The Teacher (in Slovak) and Viceroy’s House run through Nov. 10; Throwback Thursday runs Taming of the Shrew at noon Nov. 9 and 4 p.m. Nov. 12. My Friend Dahmer and Loving Vincent open Nov. 10. The French film, Moliere, runs noon Nov. 11. 36 Granada St., St. Augustine, 697-5736, corazoncinemaandcafe.com. SUN-RAY CINEMA Loving Vincent, Thor: Ragnarok and BPM screen. Walk with Me runs Nov. 8. Jane opens Nov. 10. Jeff Fest! features Jeff Goldblum films: The Fly, 9:30 p.m. Nov. 11; Jurassic Park, noon Nov. 12 and Earth Girls are Easy, 9:10 p.m. Nov. 12. Justice League starts Nov. 16. 1028 Park St., 359-0049, sunraycinema.com. IMAX THEATER Jigsaw and Amazon Adventure, continue through Nov. 2, Amazing Micro Monsters, Amazon Adventures and Thor: Ragnarok screen. The Polar Express opens Nov. 24. Justice League starts Nov. 16. worldgolfimax.com. NOVEMBER 8-14, 2017 | FOLIOWEEKLY.com | 17
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are not easily formed, and total chaos reigns ou’ll be hard-pressed to find a better supreme in the most entertaining ways. time at the movies in 2017 than Thor: The big Hollywood production was Ragnarok. You expect the grandiose directed by Taika Waititi, who made last year’s visual effects and action, and the story, which superb New Zealand indie comedy Hunt for stands alone and works within the larger the Wilderpeople. Many MCU films have had Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). What humor, but none has been the flat-out comedy you don’t expect is the humor. One-liners, like this. Props to Hemsworth, who’s in just physical comedy and even some Avengers about every scene, for his impeccable comic jabs make the movie hilarious from start timing, and to Waititi, for taking to finish, and easily the most what could’ve been a typical enjoyable MCU entry since the THOR: RAGNAROK superhero movie and jolting it first Guardians of the Galaxy ***N with a sense of pure joy. in 2014. Rated PG-13 After the hysterical, actionThe tone is set early. Thor packed opening sequence, set has a heart-to-heart with to the tune of Led Zeppelin’s fiery baddie Surtur (voice of Immigrant Song, Thor (Chris Hemsworth) and Clancy Brown). Thor’s wrapped in chains and his brother Loki (Tom Hiddleston) visit their dangling in mid-air, so he’s slowly spinning in father Odin (Anthony Hopkins). The sons circles—every time Surtur gets to his menacing are warned that the prophecy of Ragnarok is message, Thor tells him to “wait, hold on!” imminent, which means the destruction of so he can finish spinning and face Surtur their home planet of Asgard. The destroyer again to hear the rest. Then Thor calls for his is Odin’s first-born, the goddess of death hammer—big mistake—which makes for Hela (Cate Blanchett), who’s so powerful, she another awkward moment. smashes Thor’s hammer with one hand. Thor: Ragnarok has a few surprises, After losing the first battle with Hela, Thor delightful cameos (Matt! Benedict! Idris! and Loki are put on a planet full of junk. Thor Stan!), and lots of visual dazzle. If anything, is taken as a slave by fellow Asgardian Valkyrie it’s too much—I saw it in IMAX 3D, and there (Tessa Thompson), who left Asgard years ago. are some overwhelming visuals. A regular 3D Meanwhile, Loki makes nice with the man screen, or even a regular screen, would suit who runs the planet, the Grandmaster (Jeff this just fine. Don’t miss it, whatever screen Goldblum) and, as we know, Loki is not to be you find! trusted. About an hour into the film, the Hulk Dan Hudak (Mark Ruffalo) shows up; new friendships mail@folioweekly.com
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Sunshine State (2 hrs 21 mins) A woman and her new husband returns to her hometown roots in coastal northern Florida, and must deal with family, business, and encroaching real estate development.
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Black Cat (1hr 25mins) Thursday, 11/16 @ 8:15pm Studio 209 When a near-decade old murder case involving a movie star threatens to reopen, adult child Duke Moody decides to make a true crime documentary, financed by his mother.
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Linda Isrel
BUSINESS REP FOR MIAMI SAG AFTRA
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Dwight Cenac
PRODUCER / FOUNDER INDYOH Workshop: Selling Your Film in a Self-Distribution World
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ATTORNEY AT LAW, PLLC, JACKSONVILLE Workshop: Nothing in Writing? Think You Own Your Film? Think Again!
Mark Ezra Stokes SCREENWRITER
Workshop: Living Heroically in Your Ordinary World
Adam Schaffer
CEO & CREATIVE DIRECTOR OF 5IVECANONS & DARK HORSE LABS
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Workshop: “The Episodic World from Idea to Airing”
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Occupants (1hr 20mins) Saturday, 11/18 @ 8:15 pm Studio 209 Occupants’ is a film about Annie Curtis, an award-winning documentarian and her husband Neil. Annie and Neil embark on a ‘30 Days of Clean Living’ documentary, setting up cameras all over their house to document, via the Internet, their new eating habits. By doing so, half of their cameras capture a parallel version of themselves - a version that ultimately unravels and threatens their very existence. Title VII (1hr 12mins) Saturday, 11/18 @ 9 pm BuyGO Screening Room She’s powerful, Black and female. But at her firm, Blacks need not apply. The CEO of Sanger International, an IT consulting firm, is powerful and successful Hillary Kelsey. Kelsey is a Black woman with no Black employees and no one can figure out why—until Darryl Montgomery, her 9:30am interview, enters the firm. On this day filled with an unbelievably awful morning that reminds Hillary of her “place” in a racially charged society, a pending account that could make or break the future of a company and a mystery man determined to turn Hillary’s world upside down, the events of the film TITLE VII illustrate why same-race discrimination can not only ruin a company, but possibly destroy lives. ________________________________________________________
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Workshop: Marketing Your Film On Social Media
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Monty Comes Back (1hr 25mins) Friday, 11/17 @ 9 pm History Museum After fighting with his boss and losing his job, Monty, a semisuccessful thespian, flees back home to live with his parents under false pretenses. His old friends and family are left to deal with his inflated ego, while he comes to terms with the fact he isn’t as ‘great’ as he may believe.
I See Something (17mins) Friday, 11/17 @ 2pm Studio 209 After realizing they are all alone at home, a brother and sister try to determine if there is something outside the windows watching them. As the night proceeds, they find that fear is enhanced by the imagination.
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The Red Grifo (20mins) Saturday, 11/18 @ 2 pm Studio 209 The Red Grifo recounts a family’s multigenerational influence of a rare Italian automobile that bore the signatures of automotive icons like Bizzarini and Giugiaro. Learn the unique history of a small, family-based, car company in Bresso that welded high Italian design together with American muscle to form one of the most desirable gran touring cars of all time. Last Beat (5mins) Saturday, 11/18 @ 2 pm Studio 209 A young soldier ventures to redeem a memory of a fallen comrade, in order to complete a music composition. His former trauma questions war and the impact for a purposeful future. Devil’s Luck (7mins) Saturday, 11/18 @ 2 pm Studio 209 After murdering a friendly sheriff, the Sinmore Brothers are hunted down by his less friendly wife in a showdown of words and weapons Names On The Wall (25mins) Saturday, 11/18 @ 2 pm Studio 209 Two soldiers fighting on opposite sides of the Vietnam War find themselves faced with a choice, somewhere between where humanity ends and war begins. Welcome To My World (12mins) Saturday, 11/18 @ 2 pm Studio 209 The ideal world of a compulsive alienated young man shatter as a spontaneous woman shakes up his everyday routine. A sparkling adventure between Bob, Alex, and Kiddo. Shades of Scarlet (14mins) Friday, 11/17 @ 2pm Studio 209 Shades of Scarlet is a powerful story about the paths people choose and how events can turn in a moments notice. The film follows a convicted rapist just released on a technicality. Frustrated with the public reaction to his release, he tries to take a momentary refuge in a dive bar. This becomes difficult when a ball busting nurse hits on him. In The Closet (10mins) Saturday, 11/18 @ 2 pm Studio 209 After a one night stand, Kristie Thompson (Lashette Showers) is thrown into her lover’s closet only to find his PA Alice Dunbum (Kristina Miller) waiting with a NDA. Reunion (7mins) Saturday, 11/18 @ 2 pm Studio 209 After returning from last deployment, Karen comes home and has a struggle with reconnecting with her daughter who lives with her ex-husband and another woman Us Thereafter (8mins) Friday, 11/17 @ 2pm Studio 209 After the brutal killing of his daughter in 2013, Buck Blodgett shares her story and his subsequent turn to activism to end maleon-female violence.
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Shadows in the Dark (6mins) Friday, 11/17 @ 2pm Studio 209 What happens when a small town theater troupe decides to make their own film? This “Airplane”-esque comedy of errors is the hilarious answer to that question. Even the title is a joke! Supper (12mins) Friday, 11/17 @ 2pm Studio 209 Powerful mob boss Don Bontate finds out his wife and brother are having an affair, and plants the seeds of justice and vengeance Last Chance (15mins) Friday, 11/17 @ 2pm Studio 209 When an intellectually challenged man is released from prison after 15 years, he must choose between his old life and moving on. Though his inner demons won’t go quietly. Bolos (6mins) Saturday, 11/18 @ 2 pm Studio 209 The youthful folly of wanting to grow up too fast. A girl and her little sister collect items from the once Wild West. Won’t Somebody Think of the Children?! (14mins) Saturday, 11/18 @ 2 pm Studio 209 Amanda and Catherine, both in third grade, are writing a comic book together about feminist superheroine Sergeant Laser. They are hurrying to finish as their deadline approaches, and their “publisher,” their classmate Andy, refuses to give them another extension. When Amanda strikes up a romance with the boy who steals her pudding at lunch, it gets in the way of their work (and their friendship), and she struggles to balance work and love. Can the modern working woman really have it all? Exonerated (19mins) Friday, 11/17 @ 2pm Studio 209 An exonerated man struggles between reconciling his relationship with his estranged sister and seeking revenge against the man who set him up. Radial (7mins) Saturday, 11/18 @ 2 pm Studio 209 At the tenth year anniversary of his decision to remain alone on a lifeless Earth, a man begins to see signs of the Earth returning to life and is confronted with memories from his past. IRIS (7mins) Saturday, 11/18 @ 2 pm Studio 209 Iris, a medical aid robot, struggles to find humanity in its Alzheimer’s patient in order to validate his existence as well as its own. ________________________________________________________
ANIMATION FILMS
Animation films are screened at various locations. See venue listings for addresses and additional information.
________________________________________________________ Adija (4mins) Saturday, 11/18 @ 8:15 pm Studio 209 A young girl in the Bronx finds escape from an unhappy family life through her graffiti art.
contextualize Angie’s teaching life amidst a complex web of media and sociological forces that impact the personal and professional experiences of all teachers.
Oh, Brother (23mins) Friday, 11/17 @ 11am Studio 209 Oh Brother is a psychological thriller that follows two reclusive brothers through their dysfunctional relationship. Their lives are changed forever when they confront an intruder in the night.
Fanatic Heart The Story So Far of Black 47 (1hr 27mins) Friday, 11/17 @ 2:30 am History Museum poetry, and politics fuel this documentary about Black 47, the fabled House Band of New York City. A brutally honest depiction. Laid bare are the excitement, tedium, musicianship, boozing, triumphs, and disasters of a band that had no shortage of drama, success and debacle.
Once upon a dream (13mins) Friday, 11/17 @ 11am Studio 209 When Valentin meets Ludivine, he is convinced she’s the girl he has been dreaming of for the past weeks... Litteraly, the girl of his dreams ! So he sets out to live it fully. Only, Ludivine has a feeling this boy meet girl scenario will take a nightmarish turn... Keep Going (21mins) Friday, 11/17 @ 11am Studio 209 SHAN, who is in 2nd Grade of Junior high school, and JIA, who is in 3rd grade of elementary school. They are brothers who love baseball games. PEI-LIN, SHAN’s crush girl, is going to move away recently. Therefore, before her departure, they made a promise of exchanging their favorite signed baseballs. In the meanwhile, JIA is on a field trip at the Metropolitan Park, but unluckily lost his brother’s QiaQia signed ball. I’m in Love with a Dead Girl (13mins) Friday, 11/17 @ 11am Studio 209 A strange, lonely man is prompted by friends to find a girlfriend. When he sees a news story about a woman involved in a bike accident, he falls instantly in love. There’s only one problem - the woman is dead and buried. But that shouldn’t get in the way of true love, right? Ellen Infinity (16mins) Friday, 11/17 @ 11am Studio 209 A hopeless romantic attempts to escape the responsibilities of an unexpected pregnancy with his ex-girlfriend by recreating a perfect version of their past relationship. ________________________________________________________
DOCUMENTARY FILMS
Notorious Corn (1 mins) Friday, 11/18 @ 7:15 pm Studio 209 It’s the story of a small grain of corn that dreamed about glory. He’s going to succeed ... Unfortunately ... Hatched (2mins) Saturday, 11/18 @ 9 pm BuyGO Screening Room Three chipmunks get their acorn stolen by a fox and must retrieve it. _______________________________________________________
Unless otherwise noted, all International Features are screened at Studio 209. See venue listings for addresses and additional information.
________________________________________________________ What the hell! (4mins) Thursday, 11/16 @ 8:15pm Studio 209 A man and a woman, in the middle of the desert, disagree about what cinema is. Then they start to imagine and to tell a story... The Little Gypsy Witch (1hr 40mins) Friday, 11/17 @ 5pm Studio 209 Aska reluctantly takes on her mother’s customers and begins
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Gospel Radion Man (26mins) Saturday, 11/18 @ 11 am Studio 209 Ninety -two year old Larkins is the oldest living active African American DJ announcer in the USA, and still going strong. For forty-five years Bro Fred Larkins Slow Train Radio Gospel Musical Review has made an indelible impact on the Black community in the Greater Phoenix Area, Los Angeles, and in the state of Arizona. His radio gospel music review show has provided inspiration during difficult times; as well as a format for African American business owners to advertise, network and inform the community about current political and social events. Circus City, USA (30mins) Saturday, 11/18 @ 11 am Studio 209 Since the early 1940s, more than 20 circus companies have made their home in Hugo, Oklahoma. It’s unique history has earned the town the nickname Circus City, USA, and this film spends time with both the eccentric circus characters of the road and the people back in Hugo who keep it all going. Bigly Yellow (1hr 2mins) Saturday, 11/18 @ 5:30 pm BuyGO Screening Room A musical prodigy at 15, playing with Australia’s best, jazz trumpeter, trombonist and composer Simon Kent is as talented as he was troubled as he endures a life long battle with mental health issues, determined to make it as a jazz musician.
The Maestro, in search of the last music (1hr 14mins) Saturday, 11/18 @ 5:30 pm History Museum For more than 30 years, one man has single-handedly taken on a unique challenge: tracking down, archiving and performing all the pieces of music written and composed in the camps of the Second World War. The gripping quest has been turned into a film about history, like a journey through time to overcome oblivion, to preserve the memory of these women and men, of all nationalities and all confessions, who turned music into an act of resistance
Jello Underground (10mins) Saturday, 11/18 @ 11 am Studio 209 Jello Underground is a documentary short that introduces viewers to the unique and exciting world of underground jello wrestling. Chronicling a Seattle-based event that was founded in 2009 and continues to thrive with a dedicated fan base. Jello Underground is the only female-produced jello wrestling show in the world. Destroying preconceived notions with an epic and empowering presentation of high-octane athletic combat and stage theatrics. The film features wrestlers of varying backgrounds discussing public perception, how the event has impacted nightlife culture, and what it feels like to be a part of something so extraordinary. With cast interviews, tons of wrestling action, and an intimate look behind-the scenes. This is the first film directed by Gracie Garnet, a rising young talent from the Pacific Northwest.
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Adi: At The Confluence (20mins) Saturday, 11/18 @ 11 am Studio 209 Far east in the Himalayan border of India and China, lives the tribal Adi people, by the river Siang. The Adi culture is beautiful and unique with shamanic chants of their mythologies of origin, animistic rituals around nature and amicable resolution of disputes in their traditional courts. With the memories of 1962 Indo-China war still fresh, China now reasserts its territorial claim of the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh, the land of the Adis
INTERNATIONAL FILMS
My Park Found Me (10mins) Saturday, 11/18 @ 11 am Studio 209 “My Park Found Me” is a short documentary featuring 3 park rangers’ work and care for Biscayne National Park, located just south of Miami, Florida. The documentary tells about their experiences becoming park rangers, as well as their personal connections to the park. Shown through intimate memories and a vivid landscape of cinematography, this story captures one of the jewels of the National Park System. “My Park Found Me” will leave audiences interested in exploring national parks in search of their own adventures.
All Documentary Features are screened at the History Museum or the BuyGO Screening Room. See venue listings for addresses and additional information.
Waiting for B (1hr 11mins) Friday, 11/17 @ 11:30 am History Museum Waiting for B. is about the outer-reaches of fandom, where a group of kids camped out for two months to be closer to an international star. This story is about victims of hype, a community of hope, and the contradictions of humility and vanity at the heart of diva worship. This observational documentary takes the viewer on a twomonth long journey with young Beyoncé super-fans who, lacking the money to buy their way to the front, camped out for two months in order to be closer to the front of the standing room
Karma (4mins) Friday, 11/18 @ 9 pm History Museum A boy meets a fish in a mysterious forest.
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fortune telling, while unsuccessfully sends applications for any kind of job. Manusha does not like going to school, because the other children refuse to accept her.
The JJ Project (1hr 27mins) Saturday, 11/18 @ 2:30 pm History Museum Overcoming brittle bone disease and life in foster care, elevenyear-old JJ House inspires a community and directs his first musical. O Amelia! (45mins) Saturday, 11/18 @ 4 pm History Museum “O Amelia!” is a close-up and personal look at the music scene on Amelia Island - leading up to the big community concert held at The Amelia Community Theater last June. Produced and directed by island newcomers Chuck Oliva and Patty Smith, this documentary is filled with familiar places and faces – including Amy and Dillon Basse, flipturn, Tom Leon, Manew Blew, Josh Miller, Triple Shot, Dan Voll and Shel, Les DeMerle and Bonnie Eisele, the Rose Quartet, Mama Blue, and the recently discovered band Alternative Winter. Shot on location at the Alley Cat, Green Turtle, The Sand Bar, and other local venues.
Teacher of the Year (1hr 30mins) Saturday, 11/18 @ 11:30 pm History Museum What happens when a real teacher tries to become a Hollywood hero? Through a blend of vérité footage, interviews, media clips, and self-reflections, we document Angie Scioli’s struggle to balance her professional, personal, and political life during the tumultuous 2013-2014 school year; additionally, through interviews with media scholars and educational experts, we
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WORKSHOPS
We are very excited to be offering festival goers some amazing workshops with experienced industry professionals for the second year in a row. Workshops will be held Friday, November 17 & Saturday, November 18 at various locations around historic downtown Amelia Island.
Friday, November 17
Saturday, November 18
The Library (L)
BuyGO (BG)
The Library (L)
10AM Video Workshop w/ Q & A with Linda Isrel from SAG/ AFTRA “How filmmakers can work with SAG / AFTRA talent” - forms, contracts, pay, insurance - all the ins and outs
9 AM It’s Huge Documentary “Five Men’s Journey from Obesity to Freedom” with Director Dr. Nadia Ramoutar
9 AM “Living Heroically in Your Ordinary World” with Screenwriter Mark Ezra Stokes
25 N 4th St, Fernandina Beach, FL 32034
4:30 PM “Behind the scenes of Film Commissions...making the impossible possible.” with Jacksonville Film Commissioner Todd Roobin
The Book Loft (BL)
22 S 8th Street, Fernandina Beach, FL 32034
25 N 4th St, Fernandina Beach, FL 32034
11:30 AM Selling Your Film in a Self-Distribution World with Producer / Owner of Indyoh, Dwight Cenac
11 AM “The Episodic World from Idea to Airing” with Producer Jerry Smith
3 PM Marketing Your Film on Social Media with Adam Schaffer, CEO & Creative Director of 5ivecanons
1 PM “Mapping, Making, Moving and Merging” with animation creators and directors of Dripsblack Animation Studio Shane Douberly and Bill Waller
214 Centre St, Fernandina Beach, FL 32034
BuyGO (BG)
12:30 PM ‘Script Coverage” with Screenwriter John Boles
22 S 8th Street, Fernandina Beach, FL 32034
10 AM (Pour House) “Set Safety & Stunt Choreography” with certified stunt coordinator Joseph Selden
Pineland Bank Conference Room (PB)
715 Centre Street, Fernandina Beach, FL 32034
12:30 PM “Production Budgets & Payroll” with Feature Film Payroll Accountant Tosha Hawkins
2:30 PM “Nothing in Writing? Think you own your film? Think Again!” with Carolyn Herman, Attorney at Law
3 PM “How Filmmakers can work with Musicians” with Grammy nominated Billy Hume
VENUES
STUDIO 209
209 Cedar St., Fernandina Beach, FL 32034
MUSEUM OF HISTORY
BUYGO (BG)
THE BOOK LOFT (BL)
PINELAND BANK CONFERENCE ROOM (PB)
233 S. 3rd St., Fernandina Beach, FL 32034
22 S 8th St., Fernandina Beach, FL 32034
THE LIBRARY (L)
25 N 4th St., Fernandina Beach, FL 32034
214 Centre St., Fernandina Beach, FL 32034
715 Centre St., Fernandina Beach, FL 32034
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FOLIO A+E : ARTS Keith Marks (left) and Maurice Ricks (right).
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course of two decades t was just over a year in Jacksonville, created a ago when Folio Weekly’s regional nonprofit events John Citrone last caught series (called PB&J), up with multifarious local hosted a children’s puppet arts promoter Keith Marks show, released a local for a cover story about the band compilation album, launching of Marks’ new produced a sketch comedy venture, the Avant Music Northeast Florida show, staged a haiku/art Series [Free Radical, May arts impresario show with local artists 2016]. At the time, Marks and writers, and was donating hundreds of Keith Marks takes his sporadically contributed CDs and DVDs from the Avant Music Series to this publication. catalog of New York-based TO THE AIRWAVES It’s no surprise, given multi-instrumentalist and his jack-of-all-trades experimental composer, John pedigree, that the new Zorn’s Tzadik record label to program isn’t Marks’ first foray into the world Jacksonville Public Library’s Main Branch in of radio. Years ago, Marks served as the Downtown, and putting together a series of assistant music director at University of North concerts featuring an array of unconventional Florida’s Spinnaker Radio, and even hosted artists from around the globe. his own shows. This time around, he’s enlisted “I want each concert to bring a diverse noted Jacksonville-based audio engineer, audience,” Marks told Citrone then. “Which, Maurice “Moe” Ricks, to produce. when they walk out, wouldn’t know how to “When I talked with Moe about the tell somebody what they just saw.” radio show, he jumped in immediately,” says Ambitious, sure, but Marks’ words now Marks of his longtime friend. “It’s amazing read prescient—an audience of more than 400 working with a master of his craft. He knows showed up to see pianist Uri Caine play Avant my quirks and compulsiveness, and he gets it Music Series’ inaugural concert just days because we’ve been friends for so long.” after the story was published. Subsequently, Marks says each show comes together through a grassroots fundraising campaign, differently, with themes often emerging Avant was established as a 501(c)3 nonprofit, organically from music within his and Ricks’ and has since hosted performances by a individual wheelhouses. variety of heavy-hitters from across the “Some show themes highlight an artist, musical spectrum, from American Jewish others a specific catalog, some a geographic World Music ensemble Pharaoh’s Daughter to region, others are looser like a nod to Afro-Venezuelan singer Betsayda Machado, friendship and sharing music,” Marks says. fulfilling the promise of Avant’s tagline “Moe and I listen to the songs, figure out “Curious Music for Curious Minds.” how the shows should open, how they should And just as the music series has found its footing, the ever-ambitious Marks is already close, and how the sequence flows.” expanding the concept, taking Avant to the As expected, the shows are music-heavy, airwaves with a weekly program on the local with Marks (sometimes accompanied by a NPR station WJCT 89.9 FM, appropriately guest curator) interjecting occasionally to titled Avant Radio. add context, supply biographical information “Avant Radio is absolutely an extension of about a song’s artist, or offer tidbits about the the music series,” Marks tells FW. “The radio song’s historical significance. show always seemed like a natural fit, if WJCT “To be perfectly honest, I think Moe and were interested. Being able to be a weekly I are still working out our process, our style, presence serves our mission of exposing and what the show will feel like,” Marks Northeast Florida to dynamic, diverse and admits. “For people who listen early on, I engaging music.” think the process will be an enjoyable one.” With 12 episodes now in the can, Marks’ Though Marks is still fuzzy on the program is unlike anything currently available program’s format, he’s crystallized Avant on local frequencies, with varied themes for Radio’s goals. each show and a roster of local guest curators “Avant is all about exploration and getting people to expand their ears,” he says. “If you lined up to lend his or her voice and eclectic can get people to leave their biases at the door listening tastes—including FW contributors with music, maybe it’s possible for them to Citrone and Daniel A. Brown. The first do the same things with other aspects of their episode aired on Thursday, Oct. 12, featuring lives. Music is a passport; it allows us to enter music from New York-based Fania Records, a other cultures, other time periods, other ways label known widely for its promotion of salsa of living and thinking.” music and releases by artists like Willie Colon, Matthew B. Shaw Celia Cruz and Bobby Valentín. mail@folioweekly.com While it’s an extension of the concert series, _____________________________________ Avant Radio is as much a progeny of Mark’s Avant Radio is broadcast at 11 p.m. every own heterogeneous interests and talents. Thursday on WJCT 89.9 FM. The 38-year-old father of two has, over the
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ARTS + EVENTS
YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN A family inheritance wreaks havoc and hilarity in this staging of the ’80s Mel Brooks favorite! 7:30 p.m. Nov. 9-11, 16-18; 2:30 p.m. Nov. 12 & 19, Amelia Musical Playhouse, 1955 Island Walkway, Fernandina, $15-$20, 277-3455, ameliamusicalplayhouse.com. CIRQUE DREAMS HOLIDAZE A holiday extravaganza as only Cirque could put together! 8 p.m. Nov. 18 & 1:30 p.m. Nov. 19, Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts, Downtown, $38.50-$74.50, fscjartistseries.com.
CLASSICAL + JAZZ
THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: SYMPHONY OF THE GODDESSES Jacksonville Symphony performs, 7 p.m. Nov. 9 at Times-Union Center’s Moran Theater, 354-5547, $35-$97, ticketmaster.com. FABIO, FAURÉ AND FANTASTIQUE Former Jacksonville Symphony director Fabio Mechetti returns with a program of extremes of French music–the Requiem of Fauré and Berlioz’s demoniacally antireligious Symphonie Fantastique, 8 p.m. Nov. 10 & 11; 3 p.m. Nov. 12 at T-U’s Jacoby Symphony Hall, $19-$79, jaxsymphony.org. VIENNA PIANO TRIO With David McCarroll, violin; Matthias Gredler, violoncello; and Stefan Mendl, piano, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 10 at St. Paul’s by-the-Sea Episcopal Church, 465 11th Ave. N., Jax Beach, free, 270-1771, beachesfinearts.org. SOUTH AFRICA & BEYOND A choral concert is performed 5 p.m. Nov. 12 at UNF’s Fine Arts Center, Southside, $10, 620-2961. GARY SMART The pianist performs, 3 p.m. Nov. 13 at Main Library’s Hicks Auditorium, 303 N. Laura St., Downtown, 630-2353, jplmusic.blogspot.com. CHARLES PAGANO The drummer-composer performs improvisational music, 7-9 p.m. Nov. 14 at SoLo Gallery, 1037 Park St., $10, sologallery.org. THE LISA KELLY JAZZ 4TET Local musicians play 8 p.m.-mid. Nov. 17 at Casa Monica, 95 Cordova St., St. Augustine, free, 827-1888, kellyscottmusic.com. SARA SANT’AMBROGIO The Grammy-winning cellist performs, 11 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. Nov. 17 at Friday Musicale, 645 Oak St., Riverside, free, 355-7584, fridaymusicale.com. THE DOO WOP PROJECT The Jacksonville Symphony performs classics from the ’50s and ’60s, 11 a.m. Nov. 17 at T-U’s Jacoby Symphony Hall, Downtown, $19-$44, jaxsymphony.org.
COMEDY
RICH GUZZI Master hypnotist Guzzi, part standup comic and part motivational speaker (with lots of suggestion thrown in), performs 7:30 pm. Nov. 8-11, and 9:45 p.m. Nov. 10 & 11 at The Comedy Zone, 3130 Hartley Rd., Mandarin, $15-$114.50, 292-4242, comedyzone.com. MARVIN DIXON Dixon appears with Gina G in The Best of Both Worlds, 8 p.m. Nov. 9 at The Comedy Club of Jacksonville, 11000 Beach Blvd., Southside, 646-4277, $18-$45, jacksonvillecomedy.com. JOE FERNANDES Fernandes, co-host of the All in Our Heads podcast, is on with KP Burke, 9 p.m. Nov. 11 at Jackie Knight’s Comedy Club (Gypsy Cab Co.), 830 Anastasia Blvd., St. Augustine, $12, 461-8843, thegypsycomedyclub.com. FRED’S ALL-STAR COMEDIANS A mix of local and upcoming comics are on 7:30 p.m. Nov. 14 & 15 at The Comedy Zone, $10, 292-4242, comedyzone.com.
CALLS & WORKSHOPS
FULLY IMAGINED FORMS DAVID ENGDAHL exhibits his Modernist laminated plywood sculptures through Nov. 30. An opening reception is 5:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 10 at The Vault @ 1930, San Marco.
PERFORMANCE
MOMMA’S BOY The answer to the question that has frustrated many a sibling/girlfriend/boyfriend: What happens when a momma holds on to her son too long? Starring Johnny Gill (he’s aged like a dream), Jackee’, Robin Givens and Nephew Tommy. 8 p.m. Nov. 10, Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts, 300 W. Water St., Downtown, $65-$95, mommasboytheplay.com. THE GOLDEN NUTCRACKER The world premiere of the classic tale, retold through ballet, jazz, modern, West African and hip hop, 2 p.m. Nov. 10 & 12, $25-$50; 7:30 p.m. Nov. 11, $25-$75; at Ritz Theatre & Museum, 829 N. Davis St., Downtown, goldennutcracker.jcalegacy.org. CONSTELLATIONS A play exploring the infinite possibilities of a relationship, raising questions about the difference between choice and destiny. 8 p.m. Nov. 10 & 11, Amelia Community Theatre’s Studio 209, 207/209 Cedar St., Fernandina, $10-$15, 261-6749, ameliacommunitytheatre.org. CURTAINS A tale of the theater and of foul play, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 16, 17 & 18; 2 p.m. Nov. 18, Douglas Anderson School of the Arts, 2245 San Diego Rd., 346-5620, datheatreboosters.org. MACHINAL Inspired by the notorious case of adulteress Ruth Snyder, executed in the electric chair for murdering her husband, the play explores the personal tragedy of an open, gentle individual imprisoned in a hard society. 7 p.m. 24 | FOLIOWEEKLY.com | NOVEMBER 8-14, 2017
Nov. 17, The 5 & Dime, A Theatre Company, 112 E. Adams St., Downtown, the5anddime.org. GREY GARDENS THE MUSICAL Equally hilarious and heartbreaking, the story of Big Edie and Little Edie Bouvier Beale, eccentric aunt and cousin of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, is a part of national lore, but seeing it brought to life is one of the season’s treats! 7:30 p.m. Nov. 9 & 16; 8 p.m. Nov. 10, 11, 17 & 18; 2 p.m. Nov. 12 & 19, Theatre Jacksonville, 2032 San Marco Blvd., $21-$26, 396-4425, theatrejax.com. THE COMPLETE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE ABRIDGED Three tights-wearing actors speed through all 37 of the Bard’s works, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 24 & 25, Apex Theatre Studio (inside Ponte Vedra Concert Hall), 1050 A1A N., $25, apextheatrejax.com. THE ADDAMS FAMILY In this ghoulish clan, to be sad is to be happy, to feel pain is joy, and death and suffering are the stuff of dreams; 7:50 p.m. Nov. 8-10; 1:15 & 7:50 p.m. Nov. 11; 1:50 & 7:50 p.m. Nov. 12 at Alhambra Theatre & Dining, 12000 Beach Blvd., Southside, $49.95-$57, 641-1212, alhambrajax.com. FSCJ STUDENT CHOREOGRAPHY CONCERT Rebecca Levy and Talani Torres direct the FSCJ Dance Repertory Company, danceWORKS, Dance Composition Students, Dance Faculty and visiting artists, plus The Florida Ballet. 7 p.m. Nov. 17, FSCJ Wilson Center for the Arts, 11901 Beach Blvd., Southside, $5-$10, 646-2222, fscj.edu.
A CLASSIC THEATRE SEEKS ACTORS A Classic Theatre auditions for its December production, Intimate Apparel, 6 p.m. Nov. 30 at St. Augustine Beach City Hall Annex, 2200 A1A S. (at A1A and 16th Street). Call-backs at 3 p.m. Dec. 3; a classictheatre.org. JACKSONVILLE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT The JIA Arts Commission invites artists to apply for temporary exhibition for the four quarters of 2018, jiaarts.org. SANTA FE COLLEGE The college seeks artists for its annual springtime arts celebration, held outdoors in Gainesville; $25 to apply, Dec. 31 deadline; raul.villarreal@sfcollege.edu, zapplication.org. JACKSONVILLE MINI MAKER FAIRE Groups or individuals of all ages interested in presenting projects, hobbies, experiments and do-it-yourself spirit may apply to be a part of this MOSH-sponsored event. Deadline is Feb. 28, jacksonvillemakerfaire.com. TEACHERS ARE MORE SUBMISSIONS Local artists may submit work created around the “Teachers lay the foundation for what our city is and what it has the potential to be,” concept. Selected artists have an opportunity to sell their work and will receive a $100 stipend. Selected Pieces will become part of a travelling interactive exhibit. Deadline is Jan. 12; jaxpef.org. JACKSONVILLE MAIN LIBRARY Collage 101, a tutorial on creating mixed media works, 10 a.m. Nov. 9; Guitar Lessons, basic technique, instrument not required but suggested, noon Nov. 14; Artist at Work, writer Sohrab Fracis discusses his novel, Go Home, 5:30 p.m. Nov. 14; Artists at Work, Sel Buyuksarac, River City Science Academy founder, shares his recent Ramadan experience, 5:30 p.m. Nov. 15 at 303 N. Laura St., Downtown, free, jaxpubliclibrary.org.
ART WALKS + MARKETS
MOON OVER MARKET Sample food and drink from the First Coast at this competitive benefit for area schools (vote for your favorite student culinary creation). 6 p.m. Nov. 9, Jacksonville Farmer’s
ARTS + EVENTS Market, 1810 W. Beaver St., $35 plus $2 to support your favorite student, 904tix.com/events/moon-over-the-market. RIVERSIDE ARTS MARKET Music by Ace Winn, Rip Currents, Brent Byrd & the Suitcase Gypsies, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Nov. 11 under the Fuller Warren Bridge, 715 Riverside Ave., free admission, 389-2449, riversideartsmarket.com
MUSEUMS
ALEXANDER BREST MUSEUM & GALLERY 2800 University Blvd. N., Arlington, 256-7371, arts.ju.edu. Annual Juried Student Art Show at Jacksonville University; opening reception is 5-7 p.m. Nov. 9. CRISP-ELLERT ART MUSEUM 48 Sevilla St., St. Augustine, 826-8530, flagler.edu. Art & Design Department Faculty Exhibition is on display. CUMMER MUSEUM OF ART & GARDENS 29 Riverside Ave., 356-6857, cummermuseum.org. A Collector’s Eye: Celebrating Joseph Jeffers Dodge, and Mediterranea: American Art from the Graham D. Williford Collection, through Feb. 4. Bijoux Parisiens: French Jewelry from the Petit Palais, Paris through Jan. 7. KARPELES MANUSCRIPT LIBRARY MUSEUM 101 W. First St., Springfield. Artist Drew Edward Hunter presents Drewlusions through November; an opening reception is 5 p.m. Nov. 10. MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART JACKSONVILLE 333 N. Laura St., 366-6911, mocajacksonville.unf.edu. Margaret Ross Tolbert: Lost Springs through December. Call & Response, through April 1. MANDARIN MUSEUM & HISTORICAL SOCIETY 11964 Mandarin Rd., mandarinmuseum.net. Exhibits include Civil War era artifacts recovered from the Union steamship Maple Leaf, items related to Harriet Beecher Stowe, a World War I exhibit, and displays related to the only remaining one-room schoolhouse in Duval County. MUSEUM OF SCIENCE & HISTORY 1025 Museum Cir., Southbank, 396-MOSH, themosh.org. Ancient Rome: Epic Innovators and Engineers! shows artifacts and ancient technology reconstructed with designs from the height of the Roman Empire; through December. THE RITZ THEATRE & MUSEUM 829 N. Davis St., Downtown, 807-2010. Making Do: The African & Gullah Gee Chee Connection through Jan. 12.
GALLERIES
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA UNF Gallery of Art, 620-2534, unf.edu/gallery. See who’s teaching the artists of tomorrow, with the annual Faculty Exhibition, through Dec. 8. BOLD BEAN COFFEE ROASTERS, SAN MARCO 1905 Hendricks Ave. Dustin Harewood’s and Hiromi Moneyhun’s new works, through November, dustinharewood.com. BOLD BEAN COFFEE ROASTERS, RIVERSIDE 869 Stockton St. Tattooist Myra Oh displays her linocut prints through November, myraoh.com. THE CATHEDRAL ARTS PROJECT 207 N. Laura St., Ste. 300, Downtown, madeleinewagner.com. The Labor of Learning, by artist (and Folio Weekly A&E editor) Madeleine Peck Wagner, exhibits through Dec. 14. FSCJ’S KENT CAMPUS GALLERY 3939 Roosevelt Blvd., Westside. Indirect Constructs: New Works by Tonya D. Lee and Lily Kuonen through Nov. 14. FLORIDA SCHOOL OF THE ARTS St. Johns River State College, 50001 St. Johns Ave., Palatka, floarts.org. The Indiscriminate Beauty of Riff Raff, digital photography by Mozart Dedeaux, through November. GALLERY 725 725 Atlantic Blvd., Ste. 5, Atlantic Beach, gallery725.com. A group show of all new works through November. HASKELL GALLEY In Jacksonville International Airport, 2400 Yankee Clipper Dr. Cafcules, Middleton, Walburn, on display through December. MONYA ROWE GALLERY 4 Rohde Ave., St. Augustine, 217-0637, monyarowegallery.com. Mount of Venus Nov. 19-Dec. 22. THRASHER-HORNE CENTER GALLERY 283 College Dr., Orange Park, thcenter.org. Kathy Stark: The Wilderness of North Florida’s Art, through Nov. 17. THE YELLOW HOUSE 577 King St., Riverside, theyellowhouseart.org. Life Under Construction: Princess Rashid & Keith Doles through November. THE SPACE GALLERY 120 E. Forsyth St., 651-9039. On Being: Kevin Arthur, Jason John, Christina Mastrangelo and Jeff Whipple, through Nov. 24. SPACE 42 2670 Phyllis St., Riverside, spacefortytwo.com. Dream/Sueño/Rêve, installation of John Carr and Estée Ochoa, through November. THE VAULT at 1930 1930 San Marco Ave., 398-2890, thevaultat1930.com. David Engdahl displays a selection of his sculptures; opening reception is 5:30 p.m. Nov. 10. ST. AUGUSTINE ART ASSOCIATION 22 Marine St., 824-2310, staaa.org. The exhibits Fantastic Florida, Selections from the Staaa Permanent Collection and Emmet Fritz: A Centennial Collection display through December.
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GREATER JACKSONVILLE FAIR Eat all the kettle corn, fried Oreos and BBQ baked potatoes your heart desires and your arteries can stand! Live music, rides, a Ferris wheel, too. Through Nov. 12, $5-$10, 510 Fairground Pl., Downtown, jacksonvillefair.com. DESIGN COMPETITION FINALIST PARTY See who takes home the Emerging Design Professionals $10,000 prize for the winning design for Jacksonville School of the Arts, 5:30 p.m. Nov. 8, Crispy’s Springfield Gallery, 1735 Main St., $10-$12, registration required, facebook.com/events. MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS BOOK CLUB Read and discuss one of the most famous mystery novels of all time, 6:30 p.m. Nov. 9, San Marco Bookstore, 1971 San Marco Blvd., 396-7597. HOLIDAY SHOPPES They’re back! The 27th annual Holiday Shoppes at the Cultural Center at Ponte Vedra Beach return with lots of goodies, Nov. 9-11 at 50 Executive Way, ccpvb.org. JAX VEG FEST A free, sustainable festival devoted to environmental awareness, animal advocacy and, of course, plant-based cuisine. Psychic readings available, 10 a.m.4 p.m., Nov. 11 at Riverside Park, 753 Park St., free. MOCA FALL FAMILY DAY Celebrate the museum and the arts, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Nov. 11 at 333 N. Laura St., Downtown, free, mocajacksonville.org. MOOSEHAVEN HEART OF THE COMMUNITY CHILI COOK-OFF The eighth annual International Chili Society-sanctioned cook-off features music, craft vendors, a car show and some of the best chili around (no pets, please). 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Nov. 11, Moosehaven, 1701 Park Ave., Orange Park, 278-1200. JAX BY JAX IV The annual literary festival is held in the heart of Riverside on Nov. 11, at various locations in the King Street corridor, jaxbyjax.com. HELP SOMEBODY IF YOU CAN CONCERT The Curt Towne Band, Heavy Petty Tom Petty Tribute Band and Pinto Graham with Bobby Ingram of Molly Hatchet, Donnie Van Zant of 38 Special and Johnny Van Zant of Lynyrd Skynyrd. (Skynyrd!) All benefits to aid Clay County storm victims. 7 p.m. Nov. 11, $29, at Thrasher-Horne Center, 283 College Dr., Orange Park, thcenter.org. SECOND SUNDAY AT STETSON’S St. Augustine-based Charlie Robertson, who punctuates his set with delightfully amusing tales of his life and life-hiccups, and Joe Mark—known for graceful guitar arrangements with lyrics about peace and love, perform 2 p.m. Nov. 12 at Beluthahatchee Park, 1523 S.R. 13, Fruit Cove, $10, stetsonkennedy.com. ART REPUBLIC MURAL FESTIVAL Held again at various sites throughout the city, through Nov. 12, artrepublicjax.org. TECHISM EXHIBITION Featuring artists Krista Kim, Fabain Forban, Ramon Owen (REO) and Miguel Chevalier, through Nov. 12 at 100 N. Laura St., $10, artrepublicglobal.com. ARCHAEOLOGY AFTER HOURS Public Archaeology Coordinator (Florida Public Archaeology Network Northeast Region) Emily Jane Murray discusses A Talk on Climate Change & Site Stewardship, 6 p.m. Nov. 14 at St. Augustine Distillery, 112 Riberia St., free but registration required, 904tix.com/events/ archaeology-after-hours. Talks and Tea: LOST BIRD PROJECT Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens educator Karl Boecklen discusses The Lost Bird Project over tea, 1:30 p.m. Nov. 15 at 829 Riverside Ave., members free; nonmembers $10, cummer.org. FREE DENTISTRY DAY According to the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, about 108 million Americans don’t have dental insurance. Middleburg Family Dental Care offers one free extraction per patient, 7 a.m.-1 p.m. Nov. 18 at 1776 Blanding Blvd., Middleburg. Patients accepted on a first-come, first-served basis, 203-2335, freedentistryday.org. TOUR DE FARM More than 50 local farms, artisan food makers and chefs participate in this self-guided tour with three routes, noon-5 p.m. Nov. 19; $20/car, slowfoodfirstcoast.org. KIDS FREE NOVEMBER Visit Jax has partnered with various entities to line up many free events and family attractions for November; kidsfreenovember.com. VROOM VROOM: DREAM DRIVE EXOTICS Drive a Lamborghini, Ferrari or McLaren; rent exotic cars and drive them through a course, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Nov. 18 at Orange Park Mall, 1910 Wells Rd., priced by the lap, dreamdriveexotiocs.com. KIDPRENEUR FEST Capitalism starts at home! An entrepreneurship expo for kids 18 and under may pitch their businesses, sell their products or showcase their ideas and concepts, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Nov. 18 at Jessie Ball DuPont Center, 40 E. Adams St., Downtown, free, kidpreneurfest.com. _________________________________________ To list an event, send time, date, location (street address, city), admission price, contact number to print to Madeleine Peck Wagner; email madeleine@folioweekly. com or mail 45 W. Bay St., Ste. 103, Jacksonville FL 32202. Items run as space is available. Deadline noon Wed. for next Wed. printing. NOVEMBER 8-14, 2017 | FOLIOWEEKLY.com | 25
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Grecian goddesses of punk, the BARB WIRE DOLLS perform their Lemmy-approved, metal-inflected, thrash-flourished, fiery music 8 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 12 at Jack Rabbits, San Marco, $8. With Blurg.
LIVE + LOCAL MUSIC CONCERTS THIS WEEK TOUBAB KREWE, LPT 8 p.m. Nov. 8, Jack Rabbits, 1528 Hendricks Ave., San Marco, 398-7496, $12. FAZE WAVE, DBMK, PHANGS 8 p.m. Nov. 8, 1904 Music Hall, 19 Ocean St., Downtown, $8-$10. The BLACK LILLIES, The DUSTBOWL REVIVAL 6 p.m. Nov. 8, St. Augustine Amphitheatre, 1340 A1A S., free, 209-0367, staugamphitheatre.com. REDFISH RICH 6 p.m. Nov. 8, Boondocks Grill & Bar, 2808 Henley Rd., Green Cove Springs, 406-9497. PATO BANTON, NOW GENERATION, SCHOLAR’S WORD 8 p.m. Nov. 8, Surfer the Bar, 200 N. First St., Jax Beach, 372-9756. MARK EVANS 6 p.m. Nov. 8, Boondocks Grill & Bar. REBECCA DAY 8 p.m. Nov. 8, Ragtime Tavern The GET RIGHT BAND, The ANTON LAPLUME BAND 8 p.m. Nov. 9, 1904 Music Hall, $8-$10. GENITORTURERS 8 p.m. Nov. 9, Jack Rabbits, $15. RAY WYLIE HUBBARD 6 p.m. Nov. 9, St. Augustine Amphitheatre, free! 4PLAY BAND 9 p.m. Nov. 9, Ragtime Tavern CHRIS SMITHER 7 p.m. Nov. 10, Mudville Music Room, 3104 Atlantic Blvd., St. Nicholas, 352-7008, $20. VON STRANTZ, NATIVE LAND 8 p.m. Nov. 10, Sarbez, 115 Anastasia Blvd., St. Augustine, 342-0632, $5. SIR CHARLES JONES, TUCKA, POKEY BEAR, TK SOUL, JEFF FLOYD, BISHOP BULLWINKLE 8 p.m. Nov. 10, Veterans Memorial Arena, 300 A. Philip Randolph Blvd., $39-$75. SIDEWALK 65 10 p.m. Nov. 10 & 11, Ragtime Tavern TRASHKNIFE, MADHAUS, LA-A, CORRUPTED SAINT 8 p.m. Nov. 10, Shantytown, 22 W. Sixth St., Springfield, $5-$7. ERIC COLLETTE & BAND 10 p.m. Nov. 10, Boondocks Grill & Bar. BUMPIN’ UGLIES 8 p.m. Nov. 10, Jack Rabbits, $10. BEN FOLDS 8 p.m. Nov. 10, The Florida Theatre, 128 E. Forsyth St., Downtown, 355-2787, floridatheatre.com, $39.50-$69.50. BON IVER, AERO FLYNN 7 p.m. Nov. 10, St. Augustine Amphitheatre, $42-$62. SAMMY HAGAR & the CIRCLE (Michael Anthony, Jason Bonham, Vic Johnson), COLLECTIVE SOUL 6:30 p.m. Nov. 11, St. Augustine Amphitheatre, $49.50-$143.50. Help Somebody If You Can Clay County Irma Benefit Concert: The CURT TOWNE BAND, HEAVY PETTY TOM PETTY TRIBUTE BAND, PINTO GRAHAM, BOBBY INGRAM, DONNIE VAN ZANT, JOHNNY VAN ZANT 7 p.m. Nov. 11, Thrasher-Horne Center, 283 College Dr., Orange Park, 276-6750, $29. SMOKIN JOE, DEANNE & MARK 7 p.m. Nov. 11, Boondocks Grill & Bar. STAYNE THEE ANGEL 8 p.m. Nov. 11, Jack Rabbits, $10. YOUNG NA$DAK 10 p.m. Nov. 11, Mavericks Live, 2 Independent Dr., Downtown, 356-1110, $15-$20. CHRIS STAPLETON’S All American Road Show: MARTY STUART, BRENT COBB 7 p.m. Nov. 11, Veterans Memorial Arena, $34-$381.
RUSTY SHINE 10 p.m. Nov. 11, The Roadhouse, 231 Blanding Blvd., Orange Park, 264-0611. NANASHI, WITHER, DECAY, DISDAIN 8 p.m. Nov. 11, Shantytown, $5. ADAM TRENT 7 p.m. Nov. 12, The Florida Theatre, $25-$45. LINDSEY BUCKINGHAM, CHRISTINE McVIE 7 p.m. Nov. 12, Times-Union Center’s Moran Theater, 300 Water St., Downtown, 633-6110, $56-$246, ticketmaster.com. OTTMAR LIEBERT, LUNA NEGRA 7 p.m. Nov. 12, PVC Hall, 1050 A1A N., $38-$6, pvconcerthallcom. REDFISH RICH 4:30 p.m. Nov. 12, Boondocks Grill & Bar. BARB WIRE DOLLS, SVETLANAS 8 p.m. Nov. 12, Jack Rabbits, $8. MICHAEL FUNGE 7 p.m. Nov. 12, Culhane’s Irish Pub, 967 Atlantic Blvd., AB, 249-9595. RIVER CITY RHYTHM KINGS 7 p.m. Nov. 13, Mudville Music Room, $20. The PSYCHEDELIC MONKS 9 p.m. Nov. 14, Surfer the Bar, 200 N. First St., Jax Beach. MATTHEW MAYFIELD 7 p.m. Nov. 14, Jack Rabbits, $12. MARTY FARMER 6 p.m. Nov. 14, Boondocks Grill & Bar. BROCCOLI SAMURAI 8 p.m. Nov. 15, Jack Rabbits, $8. NEW KINGSTON 9 p.m. Nov. 15, Surfer the Bar. JIM LAMB 6 p.m. Nov. 15, Boondocks Grill & Bar.
UPCOMING CONCERTS
FIDES, SCHAEFER LIANA, KINGS CANVAS Nov. 16, Sarbez SADISTIK, NACHO PICASSO Nov. 16, Nighthawks The YOUNG DUBLINERS Nov. 16, The Original Café Eleven WINTERTIME, SWAG HOLLYWOOD Nov. 16, Jack Rabbits MARK EVANS Nov. 16, Boondocks Grill & Bar SHINE MUSICAL THEATRE SHOWCASE Nov. 17, PVC Hall EL DUB Nov. 17, Sarbez SON VOLT Nov. 17, St. Augustine Amphitheatre’s Backyard Stage KIM KENYON, The NOBODIES Nov. 17, The Roadhouse ROY BOOKBINDER Nov. 17, Mudville Music Room BARRETT THOMPSON, ZEB PADGETT Nov. 17, Boondocks Grill & Bar TABI P, BAND of SILVER Nov. 17, Jack Rabbits CELTIC THUNDER Nov. 18, The Florida Theatre ROGER THAT Nov. 18, The Roadhouse ORDINARY BOYS Nov. 18, 1904 Music Hall MILES ELECTRIC BAND Nov. 18, PVC Hall SUPERVILLIANS Nov. 18, The Roadhouse ERIC COLLETTE & CODY, SOUTHERN RUKUS Nov. 18, Boondocks Grill & Bar COLTER WALL Nov. 18, Jack Rabbits TONY FURTADO Nov. 19, Café Eleven ELVIN BISHOP Nov. 19, PVC Hall THE ORIGINAL WAILERS, JAHMEN Nov. 19, Jack Rabbits JIM LAMB Nov. 19, Boondocks Grill & Bar JON STICKLEY TRIO Nov. 19, Beaches Museum, Jax Beach SLEEP SIGNALS, ELISIUM Nov. 21, Jack Rabbits MARK EVANS Nov. 21, Boondocks Grill & Bar
BLU & EXILE 10th Anniversary: DAG SAVAGE, CHOOSEY, CASHUS KIN Nov. 22, Jack Rabbits RODRIGO Y GABRIELA Nov. 22, The Florida Theatre LEILANI WOLFGRAMM Nov. 22, Surfer the Bar ALEX AFFRONTI Nov. 22, Boondocks Grill & Bar JOHN McLAUGHLIN, JIMMY HERRING (play Mahavisnu Orchestra) Nov. 24, Florida Theatre JONATHAN LEE, REDFISH RICH Nov. 24, Boondocks Grill & Bar MIKE SHACKELFORD Nov. 24, Mudville Music Room SUPERVILLANS Nov. 24, The Roadhouse GLAZED, FAZE WAVE, DENVER HALL Nov. 24, Jack Rabbits A MATTER of HONOR, AXIOM, FIGHT FALL Nov. 25, 1904 Music Hall HIDDEN HOSPITALS Nov. 25, Jack Rabbits EL DUB Nov. 25, The Roadhouse CLIFF DORSEY, PAUL IVEY Nov. 25, Boondocks Grill & Bar DAVE KOZ Nov. 25, The Florida Theatre HODERA Nov. 25, Rain Dogs DAVE KOZ, PETER WHITE, RICK BRAUN, DAVID BENOIT, MAYHEM, IMMOLATION, BLACK ANVIL Nov. 25, Mavericks Live LINDSEY STIRLING Nov. 25, St. Augustine Amphitheatre LINDA COLE & JAZZ MUSICIANS Nov. 26, Music in the Box, Limelight Theatre BATTALION of SAINTS, The NOBODIES Nov. 26, Nighthawks RIVER CITY RHYTHM KINGS Nov. 27, Mudville Music Room REDFISH RICH Nov. 28, Boondocks Grill & Bar AERIAL TRIBE REUNION Nov. 29, Surfer the Bar The BRIAN SETZER ORCHESTRA Nov. 29, Florida Theatre MARTY FARMER Nov. 29, Boondocks Grill & Bar KEIKO MATSUI, EUGE GROOVE, LINDSEY WEBSTER, ADAM HAWLEY Nov. 29, PVC Hall FLORIDA BRASS QUINTET Nov. 29, Mudville Music Room PHANTOMS, SCREAM BLUE MURDER Nov. 29, Jack Rabbits 98° AT CHRISTMAS Nov. 30, Florida Theatre CAROLINE COTTER Nov. 30, Mudville Music Room ERIC COLLETTE & CODY Nov. 30, Boondocks Grill & Bar The Big Ticket: The LUMINEERS, WALK the MOON, BLEACHERS, ANDREW McMAHON in the WILDERNESS, SAINT MOTEL, NEW POLITICS, MONDO COZMO Dec. 1, Metro Park JJ GREY Dec. 1, Beaches Museum, Jax Beach BOLD CITY BEAT CHAMPIONSHIP Dec. 1, Mavericks THE BYSTANDERS BAND Dec. 1, Monty’s/Shores Liquor FEMMES of ROCK Dec. 1, Thrasher-Horne Center DANIELLE NICOLE Dec. 1, Jack Rabbits KANSAS LEFTOVERTURE Dec. 2, Florida Theatre LEROGIE Dec. 2, Jack Rabbits The TWO TAKES, DOC HOLIDAY, TRADED YOUTH Dec. 3, Jack Rabbits JASON WOODS’ CHRISTMAS CAROL Dec. 3, Theatre Jacksonville Hip Hop Nutcracker: KURTIS BLOW Dec. 3, Florida Theatre LIL ED & the BLUES IMPERIALS Dec. 4, Café Eleven Psychic Warfare Tour: CLUTCH, DEVIN TOWNSEND PROJECT, The OBSESSED Dec. 5, St. Augustine Amphitheatre’s Backyard Stage
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THE PSYCHEDELIC MONKS’ cosmic jam-band dance parties through the universe are the antithesis of the Psychedelic Furs, but their sense of groovy, silly fun transcends the “borrowed” moniker. They expand all consciousnesses 9 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 14 at Surfer the Bar, Jax Beach.
ALLEN SHAD Dec. 5, Mudville Music Room QUEENS of the NIGHT Dec. 6, 1904 Music Hall ’68 WITH WHORES Dec. 5, Nighthawks D.R.I., KAUSTIK Dec. 6, Nighthawks Jingle Jam for St. Jude: GRANGER SMITH, LAUREN ALAINA, MIDLAND, DYLAN SCOTT Dec. 7, T-U Center’s Moran Theater WILLY PORTER, CARMEN NICKERSON Dec. 7, Café Eleven PIERCE PETTIS Dec. 7, Mudville Music Room Inaugural Christmas Caravan Tour: SQUIRREL NUT ZIPPERS Dec. 8, Ritz Theatre JD McPHERSON Dec. 8, PVC Hall The WERKS, PASSAFIRE, The RIES BROTHERS, BIGFOOT BAREFOOT Dec. 9, Mavericks BIRTHDAY BENEFIT Dec. 9, Mudville Music Room The ICARUS ACCOUNT, GOOD MORNING BEDLAM Dec. 9, Sarbez GROOVE FETISH, FLETCHERS GROVE Dec. 9, Jack Rabbits RICKIE LEE JONES Dec. 9, PVC Hall R.LUM.R Dec. 10, Jack Rabbits THREE REDNECK TENORS Dec. 10, Thrasher-Horne Center STARBENDERS, WILDFIRE RISING Dec. 11, Jack Rabbits RIVER CITY RHYTHM KINGS Dec. 11, Mudville Music Room SHOOTER JENNINGS Dec. 12, Jack Rabbits GIN BLOSSOMS Dec. 12, PVC Hall JANET JACKSON Dec. 12, Veterans Memorial Arena OF MONTREAL, CHRISTINA SCHNEIDER’S GENIUS GRANT Dec. 13, Mavericks Live RITTZ, SAM LACHOW, DENVER HALL Dec. 13, Jack Rabbits JOHN PRINE Dec. 13, Florida Theatre BEN HAGGARD Dec. 13, PVC Hall The Ghosts of Christmas Eve: TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA Dec. 14, Veterans Memorial Arena PERPETUAL GROOVE Dec. 14, 1904 Music Hall DAVID RAMIREZ Dec. 14, Jack Rabbits PURITY RING Dec. 14, St. Augustine Amphitheatre The FRITZ, GROOVE ORIENT, The BLEU CATS Dec. 15, 1904 Music Hall MARE WAKEFIELD Dec. 15, Mudville Music Room DIDGES CHRIST SUPERDRUNK, The CHROME FANGS, FLEIXFENIX, ARMAGEDDON 3 Dec. 15, Jack Rabbits LUKE COMBS Dec. 15, Florida Theatre GIDEON, WAGE WAR, OCEANS ATE ALASKA, VARIALS, LOATHE Dec. 16, 1904 Music Hall ALLELE Dec. 16, Mavericks HARLEY FLANAGAN (Cro-Mags) Dec. 17, Nighthawks THE SUPERVILLIANS Dec. 18, Jack Rabbits Horton’s Holiday Hayride: REV. HORTON HEAT, JUNIOR BROWN, The BLASTERS, BIG SANDY Dec. 19, PVC Hall The GRAHAMS Dec. 19, Jack Rabbits ROSEDALE Dec. 20, Jack Rabbits The LITTLE BOOKS Dec. 21, Jack Rabbits MEDAL MILITIA, YEAR ZERO, ELITE Dec. 22, Jack Rabbits RIP JUNIOR, PUBLIC Dec. 23, Jack Rabbits JAXMAS Dec. 25, Jack Rabbits JERROD ALLEN, HERE COMES the HERO, KELLY WHITE Dec. 29, Jack Rabbits DONNA the BUFFALO Dec. 29, PVC Hall MIKE SHACKELFORD BAND Dec. 29, Mudville Music Room NYE LOVE TRAIN, PARKER URBAN, BEDSIDE, RECESS, VLAD the INHALER, BOOTY BOO, BIG BUCK$ CREW Dec. 31, 1904 Music Hall Travel Slideshow Spoken Word Tour: HENRY ROLLINS Jan. 1, PVC Hall BETTYE LaVETTE Jan. 4, PVC Hall PETER BRADLEY ADAMS Jan. 5, Café Eleven JACKSON BROWNE, GREG LEISZ Jan. 7, Florida Theatre The ZOMBIES: Odessey and Oracle 50th Anniversary Jan. 12, PVC Hall THE ORCHESTRA (former members of Electric Light Orchestra) Jan. 12, The Florida Theatre SOCIAL REPOSE Jan. 12, Jack Rabbits 28 | FOLIOWEEKLY.com | NOVEMBER 8-14, 2017
A TEMPTATIONS REVUE, BO HENDERSON Jan. 13, Ritz Theatre JONNY LANG Jan. 16, Florida Theatre THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS Jan. 24, PVC Hall MARTY STUART & HIS FABULOUS SUPERLATIVES Jan. 25, PVC Hall BLACK VIOLIN Jan. 27, PVC Hall CES CRU, The PALMER SQUARE, GPO Jan. 27, Jack Rabbits Take Me to the River: WILLIAM BELL, BOBBY RUSH, DON BRYANT Jan. 30, Florida Theatre GAELIC STORM Jan. 30, PVC Hall JOE SATRIANI, PHIL COLLEN, JOHN PETRUCCI Jan. 31, Florida Theatre ZOLOPHT Jan. 31, Jack Rabbits TANYA TUCKER Feb. 1, The Florida Theatre MARY WILSON (The Supremes) Feb. 3, Ritz Theatre FEEDING FINGERS Feb. 4, Nighthawks JAKE SHIMABUKURO Feb. 6, PVC Hall DIANA KRALL Feb. 7, The Florida Theatre JOHN McCUTCHEON Feb. 8, PVC Hall LITTLE RIVER BAND Feb. 10, Florida Theatre The LANGSTON HUGHES PROJECT Feb. 10, Ritz Theatre BLUES TRAVELER Feb. 11, Florida Theater The HOT SARDINES Feb. 13, Florida Theatre BOTTLE ROCKETS, CHUCK PROPHET & the MISSION EXPRESS Feb. 16, PVC Hall CHRIS YOUNG Feb. 16, St. Augustine Amphitheater SIERRA HULL Feb. 17, PVC Hall DANIEL O’DONNELL Feb. 17, Florida Theatre COLIN QUINN Feb. 18, PVC Hall ERIC JOHNSON Feb. 20, PVC Hall GEORGE WINSTON Feb. 23, PVC Hall AIR SUPPLY Feb. 23, The Florida Theatre THE EXPENDABLES, THROUGH the ROOTS, PACIFIC DUB Feb. 24, St. Augustine Amphitheatre’s Backyard Stage THE WEEPIES Feb. 24, PVC Hall An Evening with MAVIS STAPLES Feb. 25, PVC Hall MICHAEL McDONALD Feb. 27, Florida Theatre DIXIE DREGS March 1, St. Augustine Amphitheatre JOHN HAMMOND March 3, PVC Hall JUSTIN MOORE, DYLAN SCOTT March 3, St. Augustine Amphitheatre BIANCA DEL RIO March 10, PVC Hall RAGLAND March 3, Jack Rabbits TIERNEY SUTTON BAND March 4, Ritz Theatre ANA POPOVIC March 7, PVC Hall EMMET CAHILL, DUBLIN CITY RAMBLERS, SEVEN NATIONS, RATHKELTAIR, EMISH, ALBANNACH, ENTER the HAGGIS, STEEL CITY ROVERS, HOUSE OF HAMILL March 9-11, Francis Field, St. Augustine THE TENDERLOINS March 11, St. Augustine Amphitheatre ROBIN TROWER March 13, PVC Hall DAVE EGGER ORCHESTRA March 16, St. Augustine Amphitheatre GET the LED OUT March 16, Florida Theatre FOREIGNER March 16, St. Augustine Amphitheatre 1964 THE TRIBUTE: The Best Beatles Band on Earth March 17, St. Augustine Amphitheatre ALICE COOPER March 18, Florida Theater MIKE + the MECHANICS March 21, PVC Hall STEEP CANYON RANGERS March 22, Florida Theatre THREE DOG NIGHT, The LORDS of 52nd STREET March 25, Florida Theatre LOUDON WAINWRIGHT III March 30, PVC Hall UDO DIRKSCHNEIDER March 30, Jack Rabbits TOMMY EMMANUEL, ANTHONY SNAPE April 6 & 7, PVC Hall CHRIS BOTTI April 13, Florida Theatre BRUCE COCKBURN April 19, PVC Hall WANEE 2018 April 19, 20 & 21, Suwannee Music Park, Live Oak THOMAS RHETT, BRETT YOUNG, CARLY PEARCE April 20, Daily’s Place 10,000 MANIACS April 25, St. Augustine Amphitheatre
Welcome To Rockville: OZZY OSBOURNE, FOO FIGHTERS, AVENGED SEVENFOLD, QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE, BILLY IDOL, FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH, GODSMACK, STONE SOUR, BLACK VEIL BRIDES, MORE April 27, 28 & 29, Metro Park BLACK JACKET SYMPHONY: Sgt. Pepper’s 50th Anniversary Tour April 27, Florida Theatre LITTLE BIG TOWN, KACEY MUSGRAVES, MIDLAND May 4, St. Augustine Amphitheatre JOE BONAMASSA May 10, St. Augustine Amphitheatre DON McLEAN July 27, PVC Hall
LIVE MUSIC CLUBS AMELIA ISLAND + FERNANDINA
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. Nov. 12 & 19 SLIDERS SEASIDE GRILL, 1998 S. Fletcher Ave., 277-6652 Pili Pili Nov. 8. Brian Ernst 2 p.m. Nov. 10. Charlie Mayne Band 2 p.m., Chase Foraker 7 p.m. Nov. 11. JC & Mike 1 p.m., Cyrus 6 p.m. Nov. 12. Savannah Bassett 6 p.m. Nov. 13. Mark O’Quinn 6 p.m. Nov. 14 SURF RESTAURANT, 3199 S. Fletcher Ave., 261-5711 Katfish Lee 1 p.m. Nov. 8, 9 & 14
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. MONTY’S/SHORES LIQUOR, 3644 St. Johns Ave., 389-1131 Andy Shaw Band 10 p.m. Nov. 11
THE BEACHES
(All venues in Jax Beach unless otherwise noted) 1st STREET LOFT, 502 N. First St., 241-7848 Joe Oliff 8 p.m. Nov. 8. Open mic 7 p.m. every Thur. ATLANTIC BEACH BREWING CO., 725 Atlantic Blvd., Ste. 3 & 15, Atlantic Beach, 372-4116 Adam Latiff 8 p.m. Nov. 11 BIG DAWGS PIERSIDE, 2309 Beach Blvd., 372-4100 Billy Bowers 6 p.m. Nov. 9 BLUE JAY Listening Room, 412 N. Second St., 834-1315 West Brook Nov. 8. Louque 7 p.m. Nov. 11 BLUE WATER DAIQUIRI & OYSTER BAR, 205 N. First St., 249-0083 Live music most weekends BRASS ANCHOR PUB, 2292 Mayport Rd., Atlantic Beach, 249-0301 Open mic night 8 p.m. Nov. 8 CULHANE’S IRISH PUB, 967 Atlantic Blvd., AB, 249-9595 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. Nov. 9. Chuck Nash Band 10 p.m. Nov. 10 & 11. 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 DiCarlo Thompson Nov. 12. Live music most weekends 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. LYNCH’S IRISH PUB, 514 First St. N., 249-5181 Luvu 10 p.m. Nov. 10. Lunar Coast 10 p.m. Nov. 11. Dirty Pete every Wed. Split Tone every Thur. Chillula every Sun. Kristen Campbell every Mon. MELLOW MUSHROOM, 1018 Third St. N., 241-5600 MZG Band Nov. 16. Live music most weekends MEZZA Restaurant & Bar, 110 First St., NB, 249-5573 Gypsies Ginger every Wed. Mike Shackelford, Steve Shanholtzer every Thur. Mezza Shuffle every Mon. Trevor Tanner every Tue.
LIVE + LOCAL MUSIC OCEAN 60, 60 Ocean Blvd., AB, 247-0060 Taylor Roberts 7 p.m. Nov. 8 RAGTIME TAVERN, 207 Atlantic Blvd., AB, 241-7877 Rebecca Day 8 p.m. Nov. 8. 4Play 9 p.m. Nov. 9. Sidewalk 65 10 p.m. Nov. 10 & 11. Live music every Wed.-Sun. THE RITZ LOUNGE, 185 Third Ave. N., 246-2255 Live music most weekends SOUTHERN GROUNDS & CO., 200 First St., NB, 249-2922 John Austill 7 p.m. Nov. 10. Al Monte 7 p.m. Nov. 11. Jazz Corner 6 p.m. every Tue. SURFER THE BAR, 200 First St. N., 372-9756 Pato Banton & the Now Generation, Scholar’s Word 8 p.m. Nov. 8. MZG Nov. 9. Soulo Lyon & the Beat Nov. 10. NewRock Soul Nov. 11. The Psychedelic Monks 9 p.m. Nov. 14. The Movement, New Kingston 9 p.m. Nov. 15 WHISKEY JAX, 950 Marsh Landing Pkwy., 853-5973 Joe Oliff Nov. 9. Go Get Gone 8:30 p.m. Nov. 10. Yawsah 8:30 p.m. Nov. 11. Jerry Maniscalco Nov. 12. Tuesday Night Blues Club 8 p.m. Nov. 14 ZETA BREWING, 131 First Ave. N., 372-0727 Radio Love 10 p.m. Nov. 10. Live music every weekend
CAMDEN COUNTY, GA.
CAPTAIN STAN’S Smokehouse, 700 Bedell Dr., Woodbine, 912-729-9552 Touch of Grey 6:30 p.m. Nov. 24. 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 Faze Wave, DBMK, Phangs 7 p.m. Nov. 8. The Get Right Band, The Anton LaPlume Band 8 p.m. Nov. 9. Aaron Lebos Reality 8 p.m. Nov. 13 DE REAL TING, 128 W. Adams St., 633-9738 Kranium 9 p.m. Nov. 18 DOS GATOS, 123 E. Forsyth St., 354-0666 DJ Brandon Thur. DJ NickFresh Sat. DJ Randall Mon. DJ Hollywood Tue. FIONN MacCOOL’S, Jacksonville Landing, 374-1247 Spade McQuade 6 p.m. Nov. 8. Chuck Nash 8 p.m.-mid. Nov. 9. Jimmy Solari 8 p.m.-mid. Nov. 11. Live music most weekends HOURGLASS PUB, 345 E. Bay St., 469-1719 Johnny Azari 9 p.m. Nov. 9. Will Brack, The United Tylers of Tyler Nov. 10. Singersongwriter open mic every 7 p.m. Sun. Live music 9:30 p.m. Fri. JACKSONVILLE LANDING, 2 Independent Dr., 353-1188 Highway Jones, Cindy Davenport, Tim Kates Nov. 9. Smooth McFlea 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Nov. 10. Boogie Freaks 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Nov. 11. Jimmy Parrish Band 5-9 p.m. Nov. 12. Jason Evans Band 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Nov. 25 MAVERICKS LIVE, Jax Landing, 356-1110 Kash Doll, Lil Durk Nov. 10. Young Na$Dak 10 p.m. Nov. 11. Joe Buck, DJ Justin every Thur.-Sat. MYTH NIGHTCLUB, 333 E. Bay St., 707-0474 KJ Sawka 9 p.m. Nov. 10. Boris 9 p.m. Nov. 11. Audigy Nov. 17 VOLSTEAD, 115 W. Adams, 414-3171 Shannon Pilcher, 4th Quarter Bartenders Brawl 8 p.m. Nov. 14. The Raisin Cake Orchestra 9 p.m. Nov. 11
FLEMING ISLAND
BOONDOCKS GRILL & BAR, 2808 Henley Rd., Green Cove, 406-9497 Redfish Rich 6 p.m. Nov. 8, 4:30 p.m. Nov. 12. Mark Evans 6 p.m. Nov. 9. Eric Collette & Band 10 p.m. Nov. 10. Smokin Joe, Deanne & Mark 7 p.m. Nov. 11. Marty Farmer 6 p.m. Nov. 14. Jim Lamb 6 p.m. Nov. 15 MELLOW MUSHROOM, 1800 Town Ctr. Blvd., 541-1999 Kurt Lanham 8:30 p.m. Nov. 9 WHITEY’S FISH CAMP, 2032 C.R. 220, 269-4198 Savanna Leigh Bassett 6 p.m. Nov. 9. Circus Band 9 p.m. Nov. 10. Roger That 9 p.m. Nov. 11. Live music every weekend
INTRACOASTAL
CLIFF’S Bar & Grill, 3033 Monument Rd., Ste. 2, 645-5162 Julia Gulia Nov. 8. Ozone Baby Nov. 10. ’80s Hair Band Ball Nov. 11. Side Hustle Nov. 15. South of Savannah Nov. 17. Open mic every Tue. Live music every Tue.-Sun. JERRY’S Sports Bar & Grille, 13170 Atlantic Blvd., 220-6766 Party Kartel 8:30 p.m. Nov. 10. Live music every Fri.
MANDARIN
ENZA’S, 10601 San Jose Blvd., Ste. 109, 268-4458 Brian Iannucci Nov. 8 & 12 IGGY’S GRILL & BAR, 104 Bartram Oaks Walk, Ste. 101, 209-5209 DJ Greg 7 p.m. every Wed. TAPS BAR & GRILL, 2220 C.R. 210, St. Johns, 819-1554 Robbie Litt Duo 8 p.m. Nov. 8. Red Level Nov. 10. 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 DJ Capone 9:30 p.m. Nov. 8. Shayne Rammler 9:30 p.m. Nov. 9. City of Bridges Nov. 10 & 11 DALTON’S SPORTS GRILL, 2620 Blanding Blvd., Ste. 17, 282-1564 Jonathan Lee Band 8 p.m. Nov. 11. Shayne Rammler Nov. 14 DEE’S MUSIC BAR, 2141 Loch Rane Blvd., Ste. 140, 375-2240 Rick Arcusa Band 9 p.m. Nov. 10. No Saints 9 p.m. Nov. 11. DJ Troy every Wed. The HILLTOP, 2030 Wells Rd., 272-5959 John Michael on the piano every Tue.-Sat. The ROADHOUSE, 231 Blanding Blvd., 264-0611 Rusty Shine 10 p.m. Nov. 11. Live music every Fri. & Sat.
SHARK CLUB, 714 Park Ave., 215-1557 Digital Skyline 9 p.m. Nov. 10. Live music most weekends
PONTE VEDRA
PUSSER’S GRILLE, 816 A1A, 280-7766 Stephen Pigman Music 6 p.m. Nov. 9. Live music every Wed.-Sat. 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. NIGHTHAWKS, 2952 Roosevelt Blvd. Lesa Silvermore, Flounder Warehouse 8 p.m. Nov. 8. Sadistik, Nacho Picasso 10 p.m. Nov. 16 RAIN DOGS, 1045 Park St., 379-4969 Glass House Point, Fight Fair, Scrub Jay, Briteside Nov. 11. Live music most weekends RIVERSIDE ARTS MARKET, 715 Riverside Ave., 389-2449 Ace Winn, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Nov. 11 SOLO GALLERY, 1037 Park St. Tim Albro 7 p.m. Nov. 8. SOUTH KITCHEN & SPIRITS, 3638 Park St., 475-2362 Live music most weekends
OVERSET
ST. AUGUSTINE
ARNOLD’S LOUNGE, 3912 N. Ponce de Leon Blvd., 824-8738 DJ Alex 9 p.m. Nov. 10. The Remains 9 p.m. Nov. 11. Blistur 9 p.m. Nov. 12 CAFE ELEVEN, 501 A1A Beach Blvd., St. Augustine Beach, 460-9311 The Young Dubliners 8:30 p.m. Nov. 16 CELLAR UPSTAIRS, 157 King St., 826-1594 Tony Scozzaro 2 p.m. Nov. 9. TJ Brown, Chillula Nov. 10. Evan D, Hit Parade Band Nov. 11. Vinny Jacobs 2 p.m. Nov. 12 DOS COFFEE & WINE, 300 San Marco Ave., 342-2421 Live music every weekend MARDI GRAS, 123 San Marco Ave., 823-8806 Bad Sod 9 p.m. Nov. 10. Papercutt Nov. 11. Fre Gordon acoustic open mic 7 p.m. every Sun. Musicians Exchange 8 p.m. every Mon. ORIOLES NEST, 9155 C.R. 13 N., 814-8298 DJ Alex every Fri. Live music most every weekend PROHIBITION KITCHEN, 119 St. George St., 209-5704 Leelyn Osborne, Cookin’ in da Kitchen 6 p.m. Nov. 8. Mishka Nov. 9. The House Cats, Groove Coalition Nov. 10. Chillula, Swing Theory Nov. 11. Sam Shin Nov. 13. MJ Baker, Sam Pacetti Nov. 14 PLANET SARBEZ, 115 Anastasia Blvd., 342-0632 Von Strantz, Native Land 8 p.m. Nov. 10. Fides, Schaefer Liana, Kings Canvas Nov. 16 TEMPO, 16 Cathedral Pl., 342-0286 Open mic night 7:30 p.m. Nov. 8. Jay Bird 7 p.m. Nov. 9. Jax English Salsa Band 6 p.m. Nov. 12. Bluez Dudez, Solou 7:30 p.m. Nov. 14 TRADEWINDS LOUNGE, 124 Charlotte St., 829-9336 Those Guys Nov. 10 & 11. Elizabeth Roth, Mark Hart Nov. 11. Live music most weekends
SAN MARCO
JACK RABBITS, 1528 Hendricks Ave., 398-7496 Toubab Krewe, LPT 8 p.m. Nov. 8. Genitorturers 8 p.m. Nov. 9. Bumpin’ Uglies 8 p.m. Nov. 10. Stayne Thee Angel, Inner Demons 8 p.m. Nov. 11. Barb Wire Dolls, Svetlanas 8 p.m. Nov. 12. Matthew Mayfield 7 p.m. Nov. 14. Broccoli Samurai 8 p.m. Nov. 15. Wintertime, Swag Hollywood Nov. 16 MUDVILLE MUSIC ROOM, 3104 Atlantic Blvd., 352-7008 Dixie Rodeo, Red Afternoon 6 p.m. Nov. 8. Madi Carr 7 p.m. Nov. 9. Chris Smither, Larry Mangum 7 p.m. Nov. 10. River City Rhythm Kings 7 p.m. Nov. 13
SOUTHSIDE, ARLINGTON & BAYMEADOWS
BAYARD ROOSTER, 12661 Philips Hwy., 880-7771 Live music 4 p.m. every Sun. IKEA, 7801 Gate Pkwy. Billy Buchanan 10 a.m. Nov. 8, 2 p.m. Nov. 9, 3 p.m. Nov. 12 MELLOW MUSHROOM, 9734 Deer Lake Ct., 997-1955 Paul Ivey Nov. 9. Ryan Campbell, Brian Ernst Nov. 10 WHISKEY JAX, 10915 Baymeadows Rd., 634-7208 Melissa Smith 8 p.m. Nov. 9. Take Cover 9 p.m. Nov. 10. 7 Street Band 9 p.m. Nov. 11 WILD WING CAFÉ, 4555 Southside Blvd., 619-3670 Live music every weekend
SPRINGFIELD + NORTHSIDE
CROOKED ROOSTER BREWERY, 1478 S. Sixth St., Macclenny, 653-2337 Hoobieu 7 p.m. Nov. 11. 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 Skytrain 3 p.m. Nov. 12. 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 St., 798-8222 Trashknife, Madhaus, La-A, Corrupted Saint 8 p.m. Nov. 10. Nanashi, Wither, Decay, Disdain 8 p.m. Nov. 11. Live music most weekends
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AMELIA ISLAND + FERNANDINA BEACH
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, ameliacrabtrap.com. F For nearly 40 years, family-ownedand-operated. 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. $$$ FB K TO D Nightly LARRY’S GIANT SUBS, 474272 S.R. 200, 844-2225. F SEE ORANGE PARK. MOON RIVER PIZZA, 925 S. 14th St., 321-3400, moonriverpizza.net. F 2017 Best of Jax winner. Authentic Northern-style pizzas, 20-plus toppings, pie/slice. Calzones. $ BW TO L D M-Sa THE MUSTARD SEED CAFÉ, 833 Courson Rd., 277-3141, nassaushealthfoods.net. Casual organic eatery, juice bar, in Nassau Health Foods. All-natural organic items, smoothies, juices, herbal teas, coffees, daily specials. $$ 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. $$ BW TO B L D Tu-Su
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POINTE RESTAURANT, 98 S. Fletcher Ave., 277-4851, elizabethpointelodge.com. 2017 Best of Jax winner. In award-winning inn Elizabeth Pointe Lodge. Seaside dining; in or out. Hot buffet breakfast daily, full lunch menu. Homestyle soups, specialty sandwiches, desserts. $$$ BW K B L D Daily THE SALTY PELICAN BAR & GRILL, 12 N. Front St., 277-3811, thesaltypelicanamelia.com. F 2017 Best of Jax winner. 2nd-story outdoor bar. T.J. & Al offer local seafood, fish tacos, Mayport shrimp, po’boys, cheese oysters. $$ FB K L D Daily SLIDERS SEASIDE GRILL, 1998 S. Fletcher Ave., 277-6652, slidersseaside.com. F 2017 Best of Jax winner. Oceanfront. Award-winning handmade crabcakes, fried pickles, fresh seafood. Open-air 2nd floor balcony, playground. $$ FB K L D Daily THE SURF RESTAURANT & BAR, 3199 S. Fletcher Ave., 261-5711, thesurfonline.com. Oceanview dining since 1957, inside or on the deck. Steaks, seafood, burgers, daily food and drink specials; Wing It Wednesdays. $$ FB K TO L D Daily T-RAY’S BURGER STATION, 202 S. Eighth St., 261-6310, traysburgerstation.com. F 2017 Best of Jax winner. Family-owned-and-operated 18+ years. Blue plate specials, burgers, biscuits & gravy, shrimp. $ BW TO B L M-Sa
ARLINGTON + REGENCY
LARRY’S GIANT SUBS, 1301 Monument Rd., Ste. 5, 724-5802. F SEE ORANGE PARK.
AVONDALE + ORTEGA
FOOD ADDICTZ GRILL, 1044 Edgewood Ave. S., 240-1987. Family-and-veteran-owned place is all about home cooking. Customer faves: barbecued pulled pork, blackened chicken, Caesar wrap and Portobello mushroom burger. $ K TO B L D Tu-Su HARPOON LOUIE’S, 4070 Herschel St., Ste. 8, 389-5631, harpoonlouies.net. F Locally owned & operated 20+ years. American pub. 1/2-lb. burgers, fish sandwiches, pasta. Local beers, HH. $$ FB K TO L D Daily MOJO NO. 4 URBAN BBQ & WHISKEY BAR, 3572 St. Johns Ave., Ste. 1, 381-6670, mojobbq.com. 2017 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. $$ FB K TO L D Daily PINEGROVE MARKET & DELI, 1511 PineGrove Ave., 389-8655, pinegrovemarket.com. F 2017 Best of Jax winner. 40+ years. Burgers, Cubans, subs, wraps. Onsite butcher, USDA choice prime aged beef. Craft beers. Fri. & Sat. fish fry. $ BW TO B L D M-Sa RESTAURANT ORSAY, 3630 Park St., 381-0909, restaurantorsay.com. 2017 Best of Jax winner. French/ Southern bistro; local organic ingredients. Steak frites, mussels, pork chops. $$$ FB R, Su; D Nightly SIMPLY SARA’S, 2902 Corinthian Ave., 387-1000, simplysaras.net. F Down-home fare from scratch: eggplant fries, pimento cheese, baked chicken, fruit cobblers, chicken & dumplings, desserts. BYOB. $$ K TO L D Tu-Sa, B Sa SOUTH KITCHEN & SPIRITS, 3638 Park St., 475-2362, south.kitchen. Southern classics: crispy catfish with smoked gouda grits, family-style fried chicken, burgers, vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free options. $$ FB K TO L D Daily
BAYMEADOWS
AL’S PIZZA, 8060 Philips Hwy., Ste. 105, 731-4300. F 2017 Best of Jax winner. SEE INTRACOASTAL. INDIA’S, 9802 Baymeadows Rd., Ste. 8, 620-0777, indiajaxcom. F Authentic cuisine, lunch buffet. Curries, vegetables, lamb, chicken, shrimp, fish tandoori. $$ BW L M-Sa; D Nightly LARRY’S GIANT SUBS, 8616 Baymeadows Rd., 739-2498. F SEE ORANGE PARK. METRO DINER, 9802 Baymeadows Rd., 425-9142. F 2017 Best of Jax winner. SEE SAN MARCO.
DINING DIRECTORY
BEACHES
(Venues are in Jax Beach unless otherwise noted.)
1st STREET LOFT, 502 N. First St., 241-7848, 1ststreetloft.com. New beach spot serves breakfast and lunch all day. Local artists’ works are displayed. It’s a coffeehouse and live music venue, too. $ TO B L D W-Sa; B L Su & M ANGIE’S SUBS, 1436 Beach Blvd., 246-2519. ANGIE’S GROM SUBS, 204 Third Ave. S., 241-3663. F 2017 Best of Jax winner. Fresh ingredients, 25+ years. Huge salads, blue-ribbon iced tea. Grom has Sun. brunch, no alcohol. $ K BW TO L D Daily BOLD BEAN COFFEE ROASTERS, 2400 S. Third St., Ste. 201, 374-5735. 2017 Best of Jax winner. SEE RIVERSIDE. BREEZY COFFEE SHOP WINE BAR, 235 Eighth Ave. S., 241-2211, breezycoffeeshopcafe.com. Local beachy coffee & wine shop by day; wine bar by night. Fresh baked pastries, breakfast sandwiches all day. Grab-n-Go salads, cheeses, hummus. $ BW K TO B L D Daily The CRAFT PIZZA CO., 240 Third St. N., Neptune Beach, 853-6773, thecraftpizzaco.com. F Al Mansur’s new place has innovative pies made with locally sourced ingredients. Dine inside or out. $$ BW L D Daily CRUISERS GRILL, 319 23rd Ave. S., 270-0356, cruisersgrill. com. 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 2017 Best of Jax winner. SEE RIVERSIDE.
BIG SHOTS!
FLEMING ISLAND
GRASSROOTS NATURAL MARKET, 1915 East-West Pkwy., 541-0009. F 2017 Best of Jax winner. SEE RIVERSIDE. MOJO SMOKEHOUSE, 1810 Town Center Blvd., Ste. 8, 264-0636. 2017 Best of Jax winner. SEE AVONDALE. WHITEY’S FISH CAMP, 2032 C.R. 220, 269-4198, whiteysfishcamp.com. F 2017 Best of Jax winner. 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
ZACKARY FIELDS
1500 Beach Blvd. • Jacksonville Beach Born in: Jacksonville Beach Years in Biz: 16 Favorite Bar: Fly's Tie Irish Pub (Atlantic Beach) Favorite Cocktail Style: Anything with whiskey and bitters Go-To Ingredients: Whiskey and Grand Marnier Hangover Cure: Juice from Watts, ibuprofen & time Will Not Cross My Lips: Sugary vodka drinks Insider’s Secret: Know what you want to order! Celebrity Sighting at Your Bar: Puddle of Mudd's ex-drummer When You Say "The Usual": Maker’s 46 & Grand Marnier Old Fashioned
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. $$ FB K TO L & D Tu-Sa
Woodpeckers’ s’ TENDER MEATS and COMFORT FOOD are good to the last bite
DOWNTOWN
BELLWETHER, 100 N. Laura St., 802-7745, bellwetherjax.com. Elevated Southern classics in an understated setting, with chef/owner Jon Insetta’s focus on flavors, and chef Kerri Rogers’ culinary creativity. The Northeast Florida menu changes seasonally. Rotating local craft beers, regional spirits, cold brew coffee program. $$ 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. $$ BW TO B R L M-F; D F & Sa SPLIFF’S GASTROPUB, 15 N. Ocean St., 844-5000, spliffsgastropub.com. 2017 Best of Jax winner. Music venue has munchie apps, mac & cheese dishes, pockets, gourmet grilled cheese sandwiches. HH M-F. $ BW L D M-Sa URBAN GRIND COFFEE COMPANY, 45 W. Bay, Ste. 102, 516-7799, urbangrind.coffee. Locally roasted whole bean brewed coffees, espressos, pastries, smoothies, bagels. Chicken/tuna salad, sandwiches. WiFi. $ B L M-F URBAN GRIND EXPRESS, 50 W. Laura St., 516-7799. SEE ABOVE. ZODIAC BAR & GRILL, 120 W. Adams St., 354-8283, thezodiacbarandgrill.com. 16+ years. Mediterranean cuisine, American fare, paninis, vegetarian dishes. Lunch buffet. Espressos, hookahs. HH M-F. $ FB L M-F; D W-Sa
MOJO KITCHEN
FLYING IGUANA TAQUERIA & TEQUILA BAR, 207 Atlantic Blvd., NB, 853-5680, flyingiguana.com. F 2017 Best of Jax winner. Latin American: tacos, seafood, carnitas, Cubana fare. 100+ tequilas. $ FB TO L D Daily GUSTO, 1266 Beach Blvd., 372-9925, gustojax.com. Classic Old World Roman fare, big Italian menu: homestyle pasta, beef, chicken, fish delicacies; open pizza-tossing kitchen. Reservations encouraged. $$ FB TO L R D Tu-Su HAWKERS ASIAN STREET FARE, 241 Atlantic Blvd., NB, 425-1025. 2017 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 2017 Best of Jax winner. SEE SAN MARCO. MOJO KITCHEN BBQ PIT & BLUES BAR, 1500 Beach Blvd., 247-6636. 2017 Best of Jax winner. SEE AVONDALE. M SHACK, 299 Atlantic Blvd., AB, 241-2599, shackburgers.com. 2017 Best of Jax winner. Burgers, hot dogs, fries, shakes. Dine indoors or out. $$ BW L D Daily NATIVE SUN NATURAL FOODS MARKET & DELI, 1585 N. Third St., 458-1390. 2017 Best of Jax finalist. SEE MANDARIN. RAGTIME TAVERN SEAFOOD & GRILL, 207 Atlantic Blvd., AB, 241-7877, ragtimetavern.com. F 34 years and counting, the iconic seafood place serves blackened snapper, sesame tuna, Ragtime shrimp. Daily HH, brunch Sun. $$ FB L D Daily WHISKEY JAX, 950 Marsh Landing Pkwy., 853-5973. SEE BAYMEADOWS.
BITE-SIZED
LARRY’S GIANT SUBS, 6586 GA. Hwy. 40 B6, St. Marys, 912-576-7006. F SEE ORANGE PARK. OUTERBANKS SPORTS BAR & GRILLE, 140 The Lakes Blvd., Ste. H, Kingsland, 912-729-5499. Fresh seafood, burgers, steaks, wings. $$ FB TO D Nightly SALT.PEPPER.THYME, 105 N. Lee St., Kingsland, 912-510-0444, saltpepperthyme.net. Varied American Southern fare in an elegant setting. Dine in or out. $$ BW K TO L W; L & D Th-Sa
INTRACOASTAL WEST
AL’S PIZZA, 14286 Beach Blvd., Ste. 31, 223-0991. F 2017 Best of Jax winner. 30 years of awesome gourmet pizza, baked dishes. All day HH M-Th. $ FB K TO L D Daily LARRY’S GIANT SUBS, 10750 Atlantic Blvd., Ste. 14, 642-6980. F SEE ORANGE PARK.
MANDARIN + NW ST. JOHNS
AL’S PIZZA, 11190 San Jose Blvd., 260-4115. F 2017 Best of Jax winner. SEE INTRACOASTAL. ATHENS CAFÉ, 6271 St. Augustine Rd., Ste. 7, 733-1199, athenscafejax.com. 2017 Best of Jax winner. 20+ years of Greek fare, serving dolmades (stuffed grape leaves), baby shoes (stuffed eggplant), Greek beers. Vegetarian-friendly. Full bar. Early bird menu Mon.-Fri. $$ FB L M-F; D M-Sa CRUISERS GRILL, 5613 San Jose Blvd., Ste. 1, 737-2874. SEE BEACHES. FIRST COAST DELI & GRILL, 6082 St. Augustine Rd., 733-7477. Pancakes, bacon, sandwiches, burgers, wings. $ K TO B L Daily JAX DINER, 5065 St. Augustine Rd., 739-7070, jaxdiner.com. Simple name, simple concept: Local. Chef Roderick “Pete” Smith, a local culinary expert with nearly 20 years under his apron, uses locally sourced ingredients from area farmers, vendors and the community for American and Southern dishes. Seasonal brunch. $ K TO B L M-F, D F METRO DINER, 12807 San Jose Blvd., 638-6185. F 2017 Best of Jax winner. Dinner nightly. SEE SAN MARCO. MOJO BAR-B-QUE, 1607 University Blvd. W., 732-7200, mojobbq.com. 2017 Best of Jax winner. SEE AVONDALE. NATIVE SUN NATURAL FOODS MARKET & DELI, 10000 San Jose Blvd., 260-6950, nativesunjax.com. F 2017 Best of Jax finalist. Organic soups, baked items, sandwiches,
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NATIVE SUN NATURAL FOODS MARKET & DELI, 11030 Baymeadows Rd., 260-2791. 2017 Best of Jax finalist. SEE MANDARIN. PATTAYA THAI GRILLE, 9551 Baymeadows Rd., Ste. 1, 646-9506, ptgrille.com. 2017 Best of Jax finalist. Since 1989, the family-owned place has offered an extensive menu of traditional Thai, vegetarian, new-Thai; curries, seafood, noodles, soups. Low-sodium & gluten-free. $$$ BW TO L D Tu-Sa THE WELL WATERING HOLE, 3928 Baymeadows Rd., Ste. 9, 737-7740, thewellwateringhole.com. Local craft beers, glass/bottle wines. Meatloaf sandwich, pulled Peruvian chicken, vegan black bean burgers. 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
DATIL BE SOME
GOOD BBQ
NESTLED AMONG THE OAKS, WOODPECKERS Backyard BBQ knows smoked meat. Let your grumbling stomach choose from brisket, dry rubbed ribs, pork, turkey, sausage, and datil sausage. Don’t fret if you can’t choose—there are options for you ‘all the meats’ types. The menu is broken up into “pecker” sections. The “Pecker Plate” ($8-$18) includes your choice of a half or whole portion of meat, two sides and Texas Toast. Sandwiches on Texas Toast are served with one side. Still hungry? “Peck a Lil More” has two options: Two Meats ($15.50) with two sides and Texas Toast or Three Meats ($26) with four sides and Texas Toast. There is one other option that’s not even on the menu: the “Lotta Pecker” ($30). This comes with all five meats and four sides plus toast. Add the datil sausage for $1. The whole platter totals a pound and a half of meat, so expect leftovers.
WOODPECKERS BACKYARD BBQ
4930 S.R. 13 N., St. Augustine, 531-5670, woodpeckersbbq.weebly.com
Woodpeckers is known for brisket and ribs for good reason. The ribs are fall-apart tender and well seasoned. You’ll be pulling that last tiny bit of meat from those bones. The brisket comes lean or fatty, but let me tell you something: If you’re getting brisket, don’t bother ordering it lean. The layer of fat that surrounds this cut is what makes it so good, and Woodpeckers delivers. The pulled pork was a little dry and needed some house made BBQ sauce, hardly a travesty because their sauces are delish. As for the sausages, both the regular and the datil had an awesome snap, but that datil is where it’s at. The slight pepper kick bumped up the taste nicely and cut the fattiness. To me turkey and chicken are always the pity sell at a rib and brisket place where anyone sane just wants to dig into a rack or some fatty brisket. However, Woodpeckers delivers again on its leaner cuts. The turkey was tender, tasted great and was much moister than many a family-made turkey dinner. The chicken was also flavorful, so it didn’t feel like a wasted order. If you still have room for sides, get ‘em single $2.50, pint $4.75, or quart $8.25. You’ll feast on Datil Baked Beans, Coleslaw, Collard Greens, Mac and Cheese, Datil Slaw, Datil Corn, Apple Sauce, Green Beans and Corn on the Cob. While everything is just how you’d expect at a barbecue joint, the datil baked beans deserve an honorable mention. The multi-colored beans are sweet and slightly spicy thanks to the datil peppers and include tender chunks of meat! BTW, you can buy their sauces to go (1/2 pint $4.50, pint $7.50). All were a delight, but I didn’t favor the Orangedale White for its mayo base. You may have noticed that they really dig the local datil pepper at Woodpeckers. I, for one, am thrilled to see the spicy little yellow bomb getting so much love. Woodpeckers smokes meats fresh every day and, as they say, “When it’s gone, it’s gone,” so staff recommends calling in to reserve your takeout or dine-in order. Brentley Stead biteclub@folioweekly.com NOVEMBER 8-14, 2017 | FOLIOWEEKLY.com | 31
DINING DIRECTORY PIN NTT SIZED One of world’s strongest, MOST SOUGHT-AFTER beers is coming to market
The storied bacon-cheeseburger and homemade chips is just the tip of the homestyle dining experience at SIMPLY SARAH’S in Avondale. photo by Madison Gross
BOTTLED
PERFECTION
JIM KOCH IS AN ICONIC FIGURE IN THE AMERICAN craft beer scene, at the helm of The Boston Beer Company, better known as Samuel Adams. This week, it’s releasing the 10th iteration of Utopias. Created every other year, this extremely limited edition beer is one of the world’s most sought-after high-end quaffs. Koch, a sixth-generation brewer, almost didn’t follow in his predecessor’s footsteps. He first earned three Harvard University degrees and began a career in management consulting. But beer’s siren song kept calling. Using his great-great-grandfather Louis Koch’s recipe for a spicy Vienna-style lager, he brewed the first version of what would be Boston Beer’s flagship libation, Samuel Adams Boston Lager, in his kitchen. In 1984, Koch invested $100,000 of his own money and additional funds raised from investors, including friends, family and former classmates, to found the Boston Beer Company. Though the specter of his family’s 13 brewery failures loomed large, Koch was determined to make Samuel Adams a success. For 13 years, Koch grew his business by leveraging other breweries’ excess capacity in a practice known as contract brewing. In 1997, he purchased the HudepohlSchoenling Brewery in his hometown of Cincinnati, freeing the thriving company from contract brewing. Utopias roots trace back to 1994, when Samuel Adams released a new style: Triple Bock. The opaque, black brew was the strongest ever made at the time–a whopping 17.5 percent ABV. Said to taste similar to port wine, Triple Bock was brewed with maple syrup, aged in spirits barrels and presented in distinct cobalt-blue bottles. Only three vintages were created, in 1994, 1995 and 1997. Koch began to think about fashioning a brew to commemorate the coming new millennia. The result? The appropriately named Millennium, an American strong ale. Koch again pushed the envelope on alcohol content with this 20 percent ABV brew. Millennium was brewed only once. With two big beers to his credit, Koch wanted to develop a beer to be offered every other year. The elixir, which he called Utopias, would be bigger than its predecessors and blended with a base beer matured in scotch, cognac and port barrels. The first release, in 2002, tallied 24 percent ABV; subsequent releases hit 29 percent ABV. Brewed for complexity, Utopias features three varieties of hops and malt. Spalt Spalter, Hallertau Mittelfrüh and Tettnang Tettnanger hops provide a slight bitterness; Samuel Adams two-row pale malt blend, Caramel 60, Munich malts and maple syrup give sweetness. What should you expect Utopias to taste like if you’re lucky enough to get your hands on a bottle? Many compare it to a fine cognac or sherry. It has no carbonation and pours inky-black. A new bottle will be hot with alcohol, but flavors of leather, cherry, molasses and toffee will arise. Age it a few years–the alcohol hotness should diminish as the other flavors intensify. With only 13,000 bottles available this year, Utopias is hard to find. If you discover the elusive prize and the $199 price tag doesn’t scare you off, you’ll be sipping a truly remarkable beer to savor on very special occasions. Marc Wisdom marc@folioweekly.com ______________________________________ For events & details about Jax Beer Week, visit the facebook.com/pg/JaxBeerWeek/events/. 32 | FOLIOWEEKLY.com | NOVEMBER 8-14, 2017
OVERSET
prepared foods. Juice, smoothie, coffee bar. All-natural beer/ wine. $ BW TO K B L D Daily
ORANGE PARK
THE HILLTOP, 2030 Wells Rd., 272-5959, hilltop-club.com. Southern fine dining. New Orleans shrimp, certified Black Angus prime rib, she-crab soup, desserts. Extensive bourbon selection. $$$ FB D Tu-Sa LARRY’S GIANT SUBS, 1330 Blanding Blvd., Ste. 165, 276-7370. 1545 C.R. 220, 278-2827. 700 Blanding Blvd., Ste. 15, 272-3553. 5733 Roosevelt Blvd., 446-9500. 1401 S. Orange Ave., Green Cove, 284-7789, larryssubs.com. F Larry’s piles ’em high, serves ’em fast; 36+ years. Hot & cold subs, soups. Some Larry’s serve breakfast. $ K TO B L D Daily METRO DINER, 2034 Kingsley Ave., 375-8548. F 2017 Best of Jax winner. Dinner nightly. SEE SAN MARCO. MILL BASIN, 1754 Wells Rd., 644-8172, mill-basin.com. Serving modern interpretations of classic Italian fare and upscale craft cocktails. Late night menu. Daily HH, brunch Sun. $$ FB L D Daily The ROADHOUSE, 231 Blanding Blvd., 264-0611, roadhouseonline.net. Sandwiches, wings, burgers, quesadillas for 35+ years. 75+ imported beers. Live music. $ 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 2017 Best of Jax winner. 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. 2017 Best of Jax winner. SEE BEACHES. METRO DINER, 340 Front St., Ste. 700, 513-8422. F 2017 Best of Jax winner. SEE SAN MARCO.
RIVERSIDE, 5 PTS + WESTSIDE
13 GYPSIES, 887 Stockton St., 389-0330, 13gypsies.com. 2017 Best of Jax winner. Authentic Mediterranean cuisine: chorizo, tapas, blackened cod, pork skewers, coconut mango curry chicken. Breads from scratch. $$ BW L D Tu-Sa, R Sa AL’S PIZZA, 1620 Margaret St., Ste. 201, 388-8384. F 2017 Best of Jax winner. SEE INTRACOASTAL. BIG OAK BBQ & CATERING, 1948 Henley Rd., Middleburg, 214-3041. 1440 Dunn Ave., 757-2225, bigoakbbqfl.com. Family-owned-and-operated barbecue joints have smoked chicken, pulled pork, ribs, sides and stumps, which sounds damn good. $$ K TO L D M-Sa BLACK SHEEP, 1534 Oak St., 355-3793, blacksheep5points. com. 2017 Best of Jax winner. New American, Southern; local source ingredients. Specials, rooftop bar. HH. $$$ FB R Sa & Su; L M-F; D Nightly BOLD BEAN COFFEE ROASTERS, 869 Stockton St., Ste. 1, 855-1181, boldbeancoffee.com. 2017 Best of Jax winner. Small-batch, artisanal approach to sourcing and roasting single-origin, direct-trade coffees. Signature blends, handcrafted syrups, espressos, craft beers. $ BW TO B L Daily CORNER TACO, 818 Post St., 240-0412, cornertaco.com. Made-from-scratch “Mexclectic street food,” tacos, nachos, gluten-free, vegetarian options. $ BW L D Tu-Su
CUMMER CAFÉ, Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens, 829 Riverside Ave., 356-6857, cummer.org. 2017 Best of Jax winner. Light lunch, quick bites, locally roasted coffee, espresso-based drinks, sandwiches, desserts, daily specials. Dine in or in gardens. $ BW K L D Tu; L W-Su EUROPEAN STREET CAFÉ, 2753 Park St., 384-9999. 2017 Best of Jax winner. 130+ import beers, 20 on tap. Sandwiches. Dine outside at some E-Sts. $ BW K L D Daily GRASSROOTS NATURAL MARKET, 2007 Park St., 384-4474, thegrassrootsmarket.com. F 2017 Best of Jax winner. Juice bar uses certified organic fruits, veggies. Artisanal cheeses, 300 craft, import beers, 50 organic wines, produce, meats, vitamins, herbs, wraps, sides, sandwiches. $ BW TO B L D Daily HAWKERS ASIAN STREET FARE, 1001 Park St., 508-0342, hawkerstreetfare.com. 2017 Best of Jax winner. Authentic dishes from mobile stalls: BBQ pork char sui, beef haw fun, Hawkers baos, chow faan, grilled Hawker skewers. $ BW TO L D Daily IL DESCO, 2665 Park St., 290-6711, ildescojax.com. Authentic Italian cuisine; wood-fired pizzas, pasta, baked Italian dishes, raw bar, spaghetti tacos. Daily HH. $$-$$$ FB K TO L D Daily JOHNNY’S DELI & GRILLE, 474 Riverside Ave., 356-8055. F Casual spot offers made-to-order sandwiches, wraps. $ TO B L M-Sa LARRY’S GIANT SUBS, 1509 Margaret St., 674-2794. 7895 Normandy Blvd., 781-7600. 8102 Blanding Blvd., 779-1933. F SEE ORANGE PARK. METRO DINER, 4495 Roosevelt Blvd., 999-4600. F 2017 Best of Jax winner. SEE SAN MARCO. MOON RIVER PIZZA, 1176 Edgewood Ave. S., 389-4442. F 2017 Best of Jax winner. SEE AMELIA ISLAND. M SHACK, 1012 Margaret St., 423-1283. 2017 Best of Jax winner. SEE BEACHES. SOUTHERN ROOTS FILLING STATION, 1275 King St., 513-4726, southernrootsjax.com. 2017 Best of Jax winner. Fresh vegan fare; local, organic ingredients. Specials, on bread, local greens/rice, change daily. Sandwiches, coffees, teas. $ Tu-Su SUN-RAY CINEMA, 1028 Park St., 359-0047, sunraycinema.com. 2017 Best of Jax winner. First-run, indie and art films screened. Beer, local drafts, wine, pizza–Godbold, Black Lagoon Supreme–hot dogs, hummus, sandwiches, popcorn, nachos, brownies. $$ BW Daily SUSHI CAFÉ, 2025 Riverside Ave., Ste. 204, 384-2888, sushicafejax.com. F Monster, Rock-n-Roll, Dynamite Roll. Hibachi, tempura, katsu, teriyaki. Inside/patio. $$ BW L D Daily
ST. AUGUSTINE
AL’S PIZZA, 1 St. George St., 824-4383. F 2017 Best of Jax winner. SEE INTRACOASTAL. The CORAZON CINEMA & CAFE, 36 Granada St., 679-5736, corazoncinemaandcafe.com. Sandwiches, combos, salads and pizza are served at the cinema house, showing indie and first-run movies. $$ Daily CRUISERS GRILL, 3 St. George St., 824-6993. SEE BEACHES. THE FLORIDIAN, 72 Spanish St., 829-0655, thefloridianstaug.com. Updated Southern fare; fresh, local ingredients. Vegetarian, gluten-free options. Signature fried green tomato bruschetta, blackened fish cornbread stack; grits w/shrimp/fish/tofu. $$$ BW K TO L D W-M GYPSY CAB COMPANY, 828 Anastasia Blvd., 824-8244, gypsycab.com. F 34+ years. Varied urban cuisine menu changes twice daily. Signature: Gypsy chicken. Seafood, tofu, duck, veal. $$ FB R Su; L D Daily
MARDI GRAS SPORTS BAR, 123 San Marco Ave., 347-3288, mardibar.com. Lively spot has wings, nachos, shrimp, chicken, Phillys, sliders, soft pretzels. $$ FB TO L D Daily METRO DINER, 1000 S. Ponce de Leon Blvd., 758-3323. F 2017 Best of Jax winner. Dinner nightly. SEE SAN MARCO. MOJO OLD CITY BBQ, 5 Cordova St., 342-5264, mojobbq. com. 2017 Best of Jax winner. SEE AVONDALE. SALT LIFE FOOD SHACK, 321 A1A, 217-3256. SEE BEACHES. WOODPECKER’S BACKYARD BBQ, 4930 S.R. 13, 531-5670, woodpeckersbbq.weebly.com. Smoked fresh daily. Brisket, ribs, pork, sausage, turkey: in sandwiches, plates by the pound. 8 sauces, 10 sides. $$ TO L D Tu-Su
SAN MARCO + SOUTHBANK
THE BEARDED PIG SOUTHERN BBQ & BEER GARDEN, 1224 Kings Ave., 619-2247, thebeardedpigbbq.com. 2017 Best of Jax 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. 2017 Best of Jax winner. SEE RIVERSIDE. EUROPEAN STREET CAFÉ, 1704 San Marco Blvd., 398-9500. 2017 Best of Jax winner. SEE RIVERSIDE. FUSION SUSHI, 1550 University Blvd. W., 636-8688, fusionsushijax.com. F Upscale; fresh sushi, sashimi, hibachi, teriyaki, katsu, seafood. $$ K L D Daily HAVANA-JAX CAFÉ/CUBA LIBRE BAR, 2578 Atlantic Blvd., 399-0609, havanajax.com. 2017 Best of Jax winner. Bite Club certified. Cuban sandwiches are the real thing: big, thick, flattened. Traditional fare: black beans & rice, plantains, steaks, seafood, chicken & rice, roast pork. Spanish wine, drink specials, mojitos, Cuba libres. Nonstop HH. $ FB K L D Daily KITCHEN ON SAN MARCO, 1402 San Marco Blvd., 396-2344, kitchenonsanmarco.com. 2017 Best of Jax winner. Gastropub serves local, national craft beers, specialty cocktails. Seasonal menu, with fresh, locally sourced ingredients. $$ FB R Su; L D Daily METRO DINER, 3302 Hendricks Ave., 398-3701, metrodinercom. F 2017 Best of Jax winner. Original upscale diner in a historic 1930s-era building. Meatloaf, chicken pot pie, soups. This one serves dinner nightly. $$ B R L D Daily TAVERNA, 1986 San Marco Blvd., 398-3005, tavernasanmarco.com. 2017 Best of Jax winner. Chef Sam Efron’s authentic Italian; tapas, wood-fired pizza. Seasonal local produce, meats. Craft beer (some local), award-winning wine. $$$ FB K TO R L D Daily
SOUTHSIDE + TINSELTOWN
ALHAMBRA THEATRE & DINING, 12000 Beach Blvd., 641-1212, alhambrajax.com. 2017 Best of Jax winner. Open 50 years. Executive Chef DeJuan Roy’s themed menus. Reservations. $$ FB D Tu-Su EUROPEAN STREET CAFÉ, 5500 Beach Blvd., 398-1717. 2017 Best of Jax winner. SEE RIVERSIDE. LARRY’S SUBS, 3611 St. Johns Bluff Rd. S., 641-6499. 4479 Deerwood Lake Pkwy., 425-4060. F SEE ORANGE PARK. MARIANAS GRINDS, 11380 Beach Blvd., Ste. 10, 206-612-6596. Pacific Islander fare, chamorro culture. Soups, stews, fitada, beef oxtail, katden pika; empanadas,
DINING DIRECTORY lumpia, chicken relaguen, BBQ-style ribs, chicken. $$ TO B L D Tu-Su M SHACK, 10281 Midtown Pkwy., 642-5000. 2017 Best of Jax winner. SEE BEACHES.
SPRINGFIELD + NORTHSIDE
ANDY’S GRILL, 1810 W. Beaver St., 354-2821, jaxfarmersmarket.com. 2017 Best of Jax finalist. 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
Take HUMBLE HUMMUS to the next level
LEGUME
LOVIN’ FOR SOME REASON, I SEEM TO BE ON A MIDDLE Eastern food kick again. Lately my cravings have led me to enjoy a steady diet of authentic Lebanese, Syrian and Turkish cuisines with a little Moroccan mixed in just for fun. Not to jump on a soapbox but … authentic means utilizing the flavor profiles typical of a certain region. It does not, and I repeat does not mean you have to use products produced in that region for that item to be authentic. Authentic simply means to attain a sense of place. The point of my rant? You don’t have to import exotic ingredients to make delectable, authentic Middle Eastern treats. A couple of weeks ago, I generously gave y’all an outstanding recipe for muhamara, the stunning Syrian red pepper and walnut spread. If you haven’t tried it yet, you’re really missing out. And I’m sure I’ve also given up a lavosh recipe as well. But today I want to expound on the virtues of hummus. Yes, authentic hummus. Ahhh, hummus … just the thought of it makes me salivate, and fills my foodobsessed mind with visions of all of the wonderful versions of this smooth, rich, creamy, nutty, fruity nectar of the gods I have joyfully devoured over the years. Hummus is a chickpea-based spread found throughout the Levant. In its most nascent state, it is simply chickpeas, tahini and olive oil. Any respectable cook could knock out a version at this most basic level, but for something truly special, a couple of simple steps are essential. As any good Middle Eastern chef would tell you, the very best versions of hummus begin with dried chickpeas, which are soaked overnight and then slow-simmered. That’s a time investment most of y’all probably aren’t willing to make; fortunately, there’s an easy alternative: canned precooked chickpeas. When using canned chickpeas, several important steps must be taken to reach
your goal of a delicious, velvety-textured hummus. First, drain and thoroughly wash the chickpeas. Have you ever noticed that canned foods taste like can? Washing off the goo they’re packed in gets rid of that tinge of can flavor. Next, you must exercise a little discipline and peel off all the skins from the chickpeas. It takes time, yet it elevates a course-textured shoemaker version of hummus to a Cheffed-Up silky variant worthy of high praise. After that, just follow my authentic version here.
CHEF BILL’S ROASTED GARLIC HUMMUS
Ingredients: • One 16-oz. can chickpeas, drained • and rinsed • 3 tbsp. tahini paste • 1 head garlic, roasted • 1/2 tsp. cumin • 2 lemons, zested and juiced • 2 oz. olive oil • 1 tbsp. chopped herbs • Salt and cayenne pepper to taste • Water and smoked paprika as needed Directions: 1. Place the chickpeas in a blender, 1. begin to process. Add tahini and 1. lemon juice, blend. Add half the olive 1. oil, then the water as needed to reach 1. a smooth consistency. 2. Add garlic, cumin, salt and cayenne. 1. Blend, adjust seasoning to taste. 3. Place in a bowl and garnish with olive 1. oil, herbs and paprika. 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! NOVEMBER 8-14, 2017 | FOLIOWEEKLY.com | 33
FOLIO VOICES : BACKPAGE EDITORIAL
THE UNASSUMING
FACE OF
FOLIO LIVING DEAR
EVIL
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DAVI
Davi discovers that IKEA isn’t just for humans
IF YOU
BUILD IT…
The TERROR OF CRIMINALS who seem ordinary
THE GUNS GUNSMOKE SMO MOKE KE HHAD AD HHARDLY ARDL AR DLYY CL CLEA CLEARED EARE REDD FR FROM OM TTHE HE shootings at the Mandalay Bay Resort in Las Vegas when Stephen Paddock’s brother was located. He registered his horror and disbelief. Personally, I won’t be surprised if others are found who register their horror and disbelief. I am not expecting many to come forward to report various clues from his past that should have served as warning. Those things seem so rare and that is what concerns me most. What has impressed me with these mass killers is how ordinary they often seem to be. Ted Bundy was as engaging and charming a person as ever could be. To all outward appearances, Timothy McVeigh seemed normal. I don’t think I would pay him any mind in a crowd. I remember watching a TV program, on the ID Channel I think, about pedophiles. One allowed a cameraman to follow him as he sought his targets. Again, I was impressed about how ordinary he seemed and how straightforward as he went about his dirtiest of businesses. Adolf Eichmann was the commandant at Auschwitz. Like many other officials of the German National Socialist hierarchy, he was able to escape Germany as the Third Reich collapsed. And like many others, he went to South America where he took up residence in Argentina. It was there that he was captured by Israeli agents and spirited out of the country in May 1960 to Israel to face trial for crimes against humanity. He was hanged two years later. During the trial, Eichmann was kept in a bulletproof glass cage to protect him from assassination before justice could be served. Of the many witnesses, one woman, who had been imprisoned in Auschwitz, identified him as the overseer at the infamous death camp. As she walked past his enclosure, she fainted. Later, she said it was because of how ordinary he seemed. And ordinary he did seem. Pictures of him showed someone who looked to be even-tempered, quiet man of some lowprofile profession, perhaps an accountant, a professor or a librarian. I remember attending a lecture where the speaker noted that, in many ways, Eichmann was a ‘nice man.’ He got up in the morning, had breakfast, listened to the radio or read the newspaper, said goodbye to his wife and went to his office where he administered the business of killing 1.1 million people. I think he even had a dog. In the evening, he came home and ate. He repeated this for years. How do you reconcile those things? Hannah Arendt, a prominent Jewish intellectual of the time, wrote a long piece about it called, “The Banality of Evil.” In
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it, she noted similar things. Many Jewish organizations were infuriated by it, yet it stands as a definitive observation. Scholars and investigators scoured Eichmann’s background for hints at what might have driven him to participate in those horrors. They discovered sketches he’d made years before and seized on various details he included and didn’t include. So often you can infer what you want. I am writing this on the second Thursday after the Las Vegas shootings. Details are few, even 11 days later, which is astonishing in and of itself. Other than the shooter’s brother, little has been unearthed. Now there are claims that he converted to Islam six months ago. Were there any tip-offs or was he just another seemingly completely ordinary person who just happened to engage in a massacre of historic proportions? Further, what about all these people throughout history who have done appalling things? What explains Al Capone, Jeffrey Dahmer and Ted Bundy? Dahmer started by pulling the wings off flies—but what about the others? And they were small potatoes, for there are also the Final Solution, the Gulag, the Killing Fields, the Cultural Revolution, the Reign of Terror, etc. And maybe it is time for scholars, psychologists and historians to admit that there is a something called evil in the world and there is no scientific way to predict who will descend into its pit. Just as prophets and theologians have said, we have to cultivate good to prevent evil. As the old American Indian said in the famous story, the one who wins is the one you feed. Secularists, I am sure, will object. Everyone should realize that just as Stephen Paddock was an embodiment of evil, the incident also brought out the best of humanity—bravery, self-sacrifice, altruism, heroics and duty were all on display for us to praise. For every Eichmann, there was a Schindler. For every Stalin, there was a Solzhenitsyn. For every Robespierre, there was a Dante showing us the way to salvation. We achieve the Sistine Chapel as counterpoint to Auschwitz, so there is no need to despair over our humanity. But everyone should look at this entire case and ratchet concern upward. The fact that we have an armed citizenry doesn’t frighten me. How many otherwise seemingly normal people are out there who could go in the same direction? That frightens me. Roderick T. Beaman mail@folioweekly.com _____________________________________ Beaman is an osteopathic family physician, a father of four and a grandfather of three.
IT’S SAFE TO SAY THAT MOST PETS RATE THEIR human’s lap as the No. 1 sleep spot in the house, but that doesn’t mean we don’t deserve furniture and accessories that are just as sleek and stylish as our people’s décor. And so it should come as no surprise that design-savvy dogs and cats are begging for the new IKEA product line made especially for pets. The LURVIG collection, appropriately from the Swedish word for shaggy, features an affordable selection of products for furry family members and our favorite activities, like sleeping, eating and playing! Somehow, the IKEA team knows what it means to be a dog or cat and has worked closely with veterinarians to design products that pets can really dig. The lineup takes into account the typical needs and personalities of animals, providing quiet warm cubbies for cats to curl up in, and open beds with cushions for dogs who are serious about that afternoon nap. These products are safe and durable, and will complement the many other IKEA furnishings. In addition to furniture, the collection offers an assortment of wag-worthy accessories: leashes, pet carriers, food bowls, toys. I met with the local IKEA loyalty manager Matthew Halawa to fetch the scoop on these nifty finds. What was the inspiration behind this product line? We believe that our furry friends are more than just pets—they are family, which is exactly what led to the LURVIG collection. The range was created by pet-loving designers with support from veterinarians who have a passion for functional, fashionable design. Are the products designed for pets of all shapes and sizes? Here at IKEA, we pride ourselves on being available to the many. This isn’t only true for our human furniture, but for our fourlegged family members as well.
Can I assemble these products with my own two paws? While all IKEA furniture kits include easyto-assemble instructions, the assembly is intended for human friends. No worries, though—we also offer in-house assembly. Are the materials chew-resistant? Our range was developed with the assistance of veterinarians who understand that pets won’t always use the furniture as intended, which is why the pieces are made of safe, durable materials. Will these products match my human’s IKEA collection? The LURVIG range has been designed to integrate with other IKEA products, such as the cat bed that fits into the KALLAX shelving unit. What is your most popular item? I’m sure whatever item fits your personality most will be a great hit! Is there a bone-back guarantee if the product doesn’t appeal to me? We’ve all changed our minds before, which is why we have a 365-day return policy with proof of purchase to your original form of payment. THE LURVIG COLLECTION IS AVAILABLE AT IKEA, at Gate Parkway and I-295 on the Southside. You can get your paws on these products starting Nov. 8, but remember, the only animals allowed inside IKEA stores are certified service dogs, so tell your human to attend the Grand Opening and bring home something special just for you. Here’s hoping these pet products are less complicated to build than those people pieces! Davi mail@folioweekly.com ____________________________________ Davi the dachshund is confident that retail therapy really does work.
PET TIP: THE TOOTH FAIRY COMETH DO HAVE YOU HAVE A YOUNG CAT? Are you alarmed at the teeth—or lack thereof—of said feline? Have no fear! It’s totally normal. Just like we mortal humans in our adolescent years, Catpernicus and Pawdrey Hepburn also come into the world with a complete set of baby teeth—26 to be exact. Just as with any growing boy or girl, nature will take its course and those baby teeth will fall out. This makes room for adult teeth—and Soft Kitty could be a few dollars (or catnip bags) richer if she hides them under her pillow.
LOCAL PET EVENTS APPLAUSE FOR PAWS • Orange Park Community Theater performers play musical numbers 8 p.m. Nov. 10 and 11 and 3 p.m. Nov. 12 at the theater, 2900 Moody Ave., 276-2599, opct.info. Adults $15; students younger than 18 $10. Proceeds benefit the Safe Animal Shelter. BREW AT THE ZOO • The Jacksonville Zoo hosts its 11th annual adult fundraiser, featuring food and drink vendors from Northeast Florida, games and live music, 7-10:30 p.m. Nov. 10 at 370 Zoo Pkwy., Northside, 757-4463, jacksonvillezoo.org. MEET THE CRITTERS • Meet critters with scales, tails and other traits during the free event, 1-3 p.m. Nov. 11 at Petco, 950 Marsh Landing Pkwy., Jax Beach, 273-0964, petco.com.
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OVERSET SWEET AS A NIGHTINGALE • Don’t let my fangs fool you! I’m a lover, not a biter. Uh, I mean fighter! I’m Florence, and I promise you that I’m all for love and snuggles. I vow to lie on your face while you nap, and rub against your leg while you get ready for work. Not enough!? I know you’d like to meet me, so head on over to Jacksonville Humane Society; it’s open seven days a week! JHS GRAND OPENING • The Jacksonville Humane Society celebrates the grand opening of its new headquarters 11 a.m.4 p.m. Nov. 11, with family fun, pet adoptions and more! Tour the JHS Adoption, Education & Community Resource Center at 8464 Beach Blvd., Southside, 725-8744, jaxhumane.org. AKC CANINE GOOD CITIZEN CLASS • The class prepares a dog for the American Kennel Club Canine Good Citizen test. Held 7:30-8:30 p.m. Nov. 14 and 2-3 p.m. Nov. 18 at Petco, 11111 San Jose Blvd., Mandarin, 254-5715, petco.com. READ TO ROVER • Elementary-aged children practice reading skills when they read to real, live dogs 2:303:30 p.m. Nov. 15 at Anastasia Island Library, 124 Seagrove Main St., St. Augustine Beach, 209-3730, sjcpls.org. And kids can read again at 11 a.m.-noon Nov. 25 at Southeast Library, 6670 U.S. 1 S., St. Augustine, 827-6900, sjcpls.org. UKI DOG AGILITY SHOW US OPEN • Dogs and their handlers strut their stuff in four days of competition showcasing human/canine partnership and athleticism, crowning agility national champions in six competitions. 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Nov. 9-12 at Jacksonville Equestrian Center, 13611 Normandy Blvd., Westside, 255-4254, ukagilityinternational.com. Spectator admission and parking are free.
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CALLING ALL OXEN FREE • Hi, all! My name is Ollie. I’m currently in a promote-a-pet foster home, waiting for a family I can love forever! My foster mom says that I am “the best dog ever.” Isn’t that sweet?! I’m potty-trained and get along great with kids and other dogs. If you want to meet me, you can email ljackowiec@jaxhumane.org to know more about me! TONY’S TURKEY TROT FOR BRAIN INJURY AWARENESS • The third annual trot includes a 5K run/walk ($30 before Nov. 19; $35 before Nov. 23), 8 a.m.; and a 1-mile fun run ($15 kids 12 and under), 9:45 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 23, starting at One Ocean, Atlantic Beach. Leashed pets are welcome. Proceeds benefit brain injury research. Author Ryan Troutman signs copies of his book, Second Chance. Salty Paws Healthy Pet Market sponsors the walk, featuring awards and prizes. tonysturkeytrot.com, saltypawsmarket.com. _________________________________________ 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 NOVEMBER 8-14, 2017 | FOLIOWEEKLY.com | 35
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ARIES (March 21-April 19): Adriana Martinez and Octavio Guillen got engaged to be married when they were both 15 years old. But they kept delaying a more complete unification for 67 years. At last, when they were 82, they celebrated their wedding and pledged their vows to each other. Are there similar situations in your life? The months ahead will be a good time to make deeper commitments. Some of your reasons for ambivalence become irrelevant. You’ll be more able to thrive on creative challenges come from intriguing collaborations and highly focused togetherness.
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GEMINI (May 21-June 20): The next two weeks are ideal for asking provocative, probing questions. Be as curious and receptive as your four-year-old self. When you talk with folks, express curiosity more often than you make assertions. Focus on finding out what you’ve been missing. When you wake up each morning, use a felt-tip marker to draw a question mark on your forearm. To get in the mood for this, here are queries from poet Pablo Neruda’s Book of Questions: “Who ordered me to tear down the doors of my own pride? Did I finally find myself in the place where they lost me? Whom can I ask what I came to make happen in this world? Is it true our desires must be watered with dew? What did the rubies say standing before the juice of the pomegranates?” CANCER (June 21-July 22): “Things to say when in love,” according to Zimbabwe poet Tapiwa Mugabe: “I will put the galaxy in your hair. Your kisses are a mouthful of firewater. I have never seen a more beautiful horizon than when you close your eyes. I have never seen a more beautiful dawn than when you open your eyes.” Let these words inspire further outpourings of adoration. You’re in a phase when expressing sweet reverence and tender respect for those you care about will boost physical health, emotional wealth and spiritual resilience.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): The drive for absolute perfection could undermine your ability to create what’s good and right. Don’t make that mistake in the weeks ahead. Refrain from demanding utter purity, pristine precision or immaculate virtue. To learn what you need to know and launch trends to capitalize on in 2018, all that’s needed is to give your best. You don’t have to hit the bull’s eye with every arrow you shoot or even any arrow you shoot. Simply hitting the target works early on. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Remember when, all those years ago, angels appeared on the playground and showed you how and why to kiss the sky? A comparable visitation will arrive soon. Recall the dreamy sequence in adolescence when you first plumbed the sublime mysteries of sex? You’re as ripe as you were then, primed to unlock more of nature’s wild secrets. Maybe at no other time in many years have you been in quite so favorable a position to explore paradise here on Earth. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): As a courtesy to your mental health, I minimize your exposure to meaningless trivia, trying to keep you focused on enlightening explorations. In this horoscope, in accordance with astrological omens, I’m giving you a temporary, short-term license to go slumming. What shenanigans is your ex up to, anyway? Does your old pal the bankrupt coke addict want to party with you? Just for laughs, should you revisit the dead-end fantasy that always makes you crazy? There’s a chance exposing yourself to bad influences like those could have a good effect. You might get so thoroughly disgusted, you’ll never again let them corrupt your devotion to the righteous groove and the path with heart. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): In the next few months, it’s crucial to carefully monitor the effects you have on the world. Your personal actions will rarely be merely personal; they may have consequences for those you don’t know well and those you’re close to. The ripples you send out in all directions won’t look dramatic, but don’t let that fool you about your influence. If I have to give 2018 a title with you in mind, it may be “The Year of Maximum Social Impact.” It starts soon.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Are you working on solving the right problem? Or are you distracted by a lesser dilemma, consumed in dealing with an issue mostly irrelevant to longterm goals? It’s important to meditate on these issues. Everything good that can unfold for you in 2018 will require you to focus on what matters most and not get sidetracked by peripheral issues or vague wishes. Now’s a good time to set your unshakable intentions.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): The punk ethic is rebellious, transgressing conventional wisdom through “a cynical absurdity that’s redeemed by being hilarious,” says author Brian Doherty. In the hippie approach, on the other hand, the prevailing belief is “love is all you need.” It seeks a “manic togetherness and all-encompassing acceptance that are all sweet and no sour—inspiring but also soft and gelatinous.” What happens when punk and hippie merge? Doherty says each moderates the other’s extreme, yielding a tough-minded lust for life both skeptical and celebratory. The punk-plus-hippie blend is a perfect attitude to cultivate in the coming weeks.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Each one of us experiences loneliness. We all go through times when we feel isolated, misunderstood and unappreciated. That’s the bad news. The good news? The next few weeks will be favorable to make loneliness less of a problem. Think how to do that. Here are some crazy ideas to start: 1. Nurture ongoing connections with spirits of beloved people who’ve died. 2. Imagine talking with your guardian angel or spirit guide. 3. Make a deal with a “partner in loneliness,” a person you’re with when either of you feels bereft. 4. Write messages to your Future or Past Self. 5. Communicate with animals.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): I’m falling in love with the way you’ve been falling in love with exciting possibilities you once thought impossible. Oh, baby. Please go further. Thrilling chills surge through me when you get that ravenous glint in your mind’s eye. I can almost hear you thinking, “Maybe those dreams aren’t so impossible, after all. Maybe I can heal myself and change myself enough to pursue them in earnest. Maybe I can learn success strategies that were previously beyond my power to imagine.” Rob Brezsny freewillastrology@freewillastrology.com
NEWS OF THE WEIRD IT’S WKRP ALL OVER AGAIN
The 72nd annual Yellville, Arkansas Turkey Trot, held Oct. 14, is famous for its Turkey Drop, in which live turkeys are dropped from a low-flying airplane and then chased by festivalgoers. This year, KY3.com reports, several turkeys were dropped during the afternoon despite animal-rights activists having filed a formal complaint with the sheriff ’s office, saying the pilot “terrorized” the birds. Pharmacist and past pilot Dana Woods told the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette: “We treat the turkeys right. That may sound ironic, but we don’t abuse those turkeys. We coddle and pet those turkeys. We’re good to them.” Wild turkeys can fly, but in 2016, about a dozen were dropped; not all survived the fall. According to The Washington Post, over the past several years, local sponsors and the chamber of commerce have distanced themselves from the Turkey Drop, now more than five decades old. The Federal Aviation Administration is checking to see if any laws or regulations were broken; it’s not intervened in the past because the turkeys aren’t considered projectiles.
GIVE THE COPS THE BIRD
Can turkeys sense their peril now? Police in Bridgewater, Massachusetts, tweeted a warning to the town’s residents on Oct. 15 about aggressive wild turkeys, WBZ-TV reported. As proof, an accompanying video showed four of the birds chasing a Bridgewater police cruiser. The cops were not as amused as their Twitter followers. “Aggressive turkeys are a problem in town,” the department tweeted. “State law doesn’t allow the police or [animal control] to remove them.”
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Zookeepers believe China’s 4-year-old giant panda Meng Meng, on loan to the Berlin Zoo, displays her displeasure with her surroundings, food or caretakers by walking backward. “Meng Meng is in puberty,” zoo director Andreas Knieriem explained to the Berliner Zeitung newspaper on Oct. 22. “The reverse walk is a protest.” To ease her pain, zookeepers will introduce Meng Meng to Jiao Qing, a male giant panda three years older, who presumably will engage her in sexual activity.
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Kenyans Gilbert Kipleting Chumba and David Kiprono Metto were among the favorites to win the Venice Marathon on Oct. 22. Instead, Eyob Ghebrehiwet Faniel, 25, a local running in only his second marathon, took the prize after the lead runners went several hundred meters off-course following by an errant guide motorcycle. Faniel is the first Italian man to win the Venice Marathon in 22 years. “Today’s race shows that the work is paying off,” Faniel said after his victory.
HAS RACHAEL TURNED TO CRIME?
Nelly’s Taqueria in Hicksville, New York, suffered a break-in on Oct. 3, but the burglar redefined the term “clean getaway.” Surveillance video showed a man donning food-service gloves and starting a pot of water to boil before hammering open the cash register. He put $100 in his pockets, leaving a dollar in the tip jar, then started “cooking up a storm,” owner Will Colon told Newsday. Cameras recorded the thief cooking beans, shrimp and chicken, and taking a cold soda before eating his meal standing up. “The way he handled that pan, man, the dude had some skills,” Colon said. The talented criminal carefully put leftovers in the fridge, cleaned the pans and wiped down surfaces he’d used. Then he exited through a back window, the same way he came in.
SOMETIMES A CIGAR IS JUST A CIGAR
An anonymous collector from Palm Beach was the winning bidder in an Oct. 11 online auction for a half-smoked cigar British Prime Minister Winston Churchill enjoyed on a 1947 trip to Paris. AP reports the 4-inch cigar remnant brought just over $12,000 in the event managed by Boston-based RR Auction. The company says Churchill smoked the cigar on May 11, 1947, at Le Bourget Airport. British airman Cpl. William Alan Turner kept the cigar after he and his crew flew Churchill and his wife from Paris to London. The label on the Cuban stogie includes Churchill’s name. weirdnewstips@amuniversal.com
NOV. 10 is the 242nd Marine Corps Birthday (OO-Rah!) and Veterans Day is NOV. 11. Hup-tew-threep-fo; suck in that gut; if the Army had wanted you to have a wife, we would’ve issued you one … and always answer “Sir, yessir!” regardless of the question. Since there’s no wife requisition form in real life, rely on Folio Weekly’s ISU and get your own!
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Write a five-word headline so the person remembers that thrilling moment, like: “ISU on the reviewing stand as I marched by.” Two: Describe the person, like, “You: Lookin’ sharp in your new O-7 BGen uniform, hanging more insignia and medals than Chesty Puller.” Three: Describe yourself, like, “Me: Trying hard to remember the cadence of left, right, left, right so you’d think I was squared away.” Four: Describe the moment, like, “We were throwing out USMC film quips and you burned me with ‘Think of me as … God.’” Five: Meet, fall in love, reserve barracks.* No names, emails, websites, etc. And HEY, it’s 40 words or fewer. Get a love life with Folio Weekly ISUs! I THINK WE’RE ALONE NOW Me: Playing guitar, singing at Super Food. You: Entered alone, said you’d stay for one song, asked for my card, last name. I played “I Think We’re Alone Now.” I’m on Facebook. Should’ve asked your number. When: Nov. 1. Where: Super Food & Brew, Downtown. #1679-1108 MAN IN UNIFORM AT TARGET You: In Navy uniform, buying bleach at self-checkout. Me: Laughing at orange makeup with elderly mom. ISU in parking lot, new black Ram. Severely regret not saying hello. This is worth trying. When: Oct. 31. Where: Target, Beach & Hodges. #1678-1108 SEEKING MY “WOOD” ISU bum a smoke after Florida-Georgia. Noticed your sad eyes, New Balances, tube socks. We talked. You: Frat boy, pleated shorts; name ends in “wood.” Me: blonde, dirty martini, looking for love in all the wrong places. When: Oct. 29. Where: Mellow Mushroom Avondale. #1677-1108 NURSE ME TO HEALTH You: Misplaced duck living in the inky waters of gator land. Me: Furry, educated, feral. Told me how you left your true love back home. I’d let you hold the leash if we go on walks. When: Oct. 10. Where: Aardwolf Brewery. #1676-1108 HEY WHOOPING COUGH You: Ryan Gosling has nothing on you, esp when it comes to good advice. You said try Robitussin–I’d rather try you. Me: Getting over a cold, hope I didn’t ruin your movie. Meet for “coughee” sometime? When: Oct. 6. Where: “Blade Runner,” Sun-Ray. #1675-1011 I’VE BEEN WAITING FOR YOU You: Walk your dog near my bush most nights. Thick guy, short legs I’d love to gnaw. Me: Watching you for months. Tried popping out to say hi last week, but I scared you. Happens sometimes. When: Oct. 3. Where: Ortega. #1673-1011 THINGS I’D LIKE TO DO With you. Take you into the woods. No sleeping bag, no tent. Want to lie under the stars and watch a meteor shower while we talk about nothing and everything. And wait for the rain. When: Aug. 26. Where: Shantytown. #1672-1004 YOU LOVE ART, MUSIC, NATURE I like slow cooking, good people. Want to stay up all night, play Nintendo, eat junk food, hike outside the city at sunrise; then be too busy to see you for a while. Or fish. When: Lomax Street. Where: June 11, 2010. #1671-1004 LIGHTNING STRIKE AT MARKET You: Gorgeous brunette, tank top, camo pants, heels, shopping with young son on Saturday. Butcher made you laugh.
Me: Serious, cop-looking guy trying to make eye contact. I’d love to shop with you. When: Sept. 16. Where: Earth Fare, Atlantic Blvd. #1670-0920 HURRICANE IRMA COLD BREW In line at Publix stocking up for Irma; you noticed my organic, dark roast cold brew. It piqued your interest, you wanted it, so I gave it to you. But you piqued my interest ... When: Sept. 5. Where: Riverside Publix. #1669-0920 HOME DEPOT RETURN LINE CUTIE You: Dark hair, great smile. Me: Blonde, special order counter with friend. A gentleman, you let us go first. We made eye contact, you smiled at me as I left. Meet for drinks? When: Aug. 31. Where: Southside Home Depot. #1668-0906 I SA U ConnexioW n Made!
I’LL ALWAYS COME BACK FOR YOU You: Prideful, emotionally hidden, distant from those closest, but ISU in a way others didn’t. Me: Love to travel, low self-esteem, brunette. No matter where I am, I’ll always come back for you. When: July 19, 2016. Where: Hospital. #1667-0830 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 nasty storm 7:30ish, black hair, brown shirt. Me: Short girl, black uniform, wearing pigtails. Thought you were supercute; 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 yr. friend. When: July 30. Where: Red Robin, Town Center. #1664-0809 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 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 on porch. Think I’m in love. Let’s be Mulder & Mulder. When: July 19. Where: Riverside. #1662-0726
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LAST WEEK’S COLUMN DISCUSSED ALOFT’S FIRST attempt hosting a medical marijuana conference in Jacksonville, and this week’s is about the second. The inaugural Florida Cannabis Coalition was held Oct. 28, a Saturday morning; the corridors were nearly full by 9 a.m., which no one was expecting. It may have helped that the hotel was packed with tourists in town for the Florida-Georgia game, which made for an interesting cross-section of people, mingling in the smoking section out front. It was a very different crowd from the group that had assembled just five days earlier for the inaugural (and perhaps last, thanks to Reefer Madness-minded city officials) local Medical Marijuana Awareness Day. Local dispensary reps were augmented by vendors who’d traveled from as far away as Utah, paying fat fees to hawk their wares to a crowd that skewed younger and hipper than their peers earlier in the week. Attendees included entities like Buds For Vets, CR World, Connie Siu, Diamond CBD, Gorilla Grow Tent, Green Roads World, Hydroponic Unique Goods, Printwise Promotions, Provida and Relief Resources. The folks from d Terra even had Wild Orange vapors streaming from a diffuser, which is always nice. The tables featured everything from oils, cakes and energy drinks to lotions, potions and clothing, as well as virtually every imaginable technology. The festivities began at 9:30 a.m. with a discussion on the politics of pot, moderated by Jermyn Shannon El, founder of the Cannabis Kollective, which organized the event. The panel included Dr. Terel Newton, city of Jacksonville’s statistician Drew Goble and me. Much of the talk centered on the ongoing opioid “crisis,” on which Jacksonville Fire & Rescue Department has already spent more than four million dollars this year just transporting overdose victims, 464 of whom have died as of press time. Meanwhile, Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office had made 806 arrests for offenses associated with possession, sale and distribution of marijuana through Oct. 18, 66 percent of whom were black, 59 percent black males, eating up more than 1,500 man-hours and costing nearly $150,000 to process them all. That’s nearly three arrests every day, more than robbery, rape, sex trafficking, arson, carjacking and murder combined. Despite all the rhetoric and the crocodile tears, marijuana arrests exceed even those for pain pills, heroin, meth, opium and the dreaded fentanyl combined, indicating that the current wave of death sweeping our city has resulted in very little real change, in terms of policy. Priorities, right? LOL! It’s worth noting that, other than me and maybe three other people, there was virtually no overlap among the cadres who’d been in at the previous event at Aloft. They were completely different crowds, with a completely different vibe. One thing that all did have in common was a deep and sincere passion for wellness, and a desire to cut through the layers of disinformation that have imperiled progress on this issue for years. With the momentum now firmly on their side, however, one expects these events to become as common in Northeast Florida as they already are elsewhere in the state. Shelton Hull mail@folioweekly.com ____________________________________
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