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“If the enemy had known how weak we were, it would probably have reduced us to jelly. It would have crushed in blood the very beginning of our work.” — Joseph Goebbels, 1934 ORIGINALLY, THIS COLUMN WAS GOING TO TACKLE the idea of authenticity in our local art scene. But then, Nazis … oops, sorry about that, White Nationalists decided to stomp all over the University of North Florida, in support of Ken Parker who, as a former Grand Dragon of the KKK (Florida realm) and a current member of the National Socialist Movement, is one of their own. For those unaware, the 37-year-old Parker recently posted an image of himself online—in it, he’s shirtless and holding a very large gun— drawing to mind a wizard waving his wand, perhaps. He was suspended because the image, though taken in the privacy of his home, was construed as a “threatening message and a disturbing image” by the university. Monday morning, he was scheduled to appear at a conduct hearing. Supporters and then counter-protestors decided to show up. In thinking about Parker’s stated agenda (to Folio Weekly on Oct. 26, 2016), that’s a return to a Leave it to Beaver-style country which is—if not exactly a white ethno state—at least a country centered around the construct of whiteness. “You can’t watch more than five minutes of TV without seeing a commercial and almost every single commercial you see, they have mixed couples on there […] They’re destroying the fabric of our American society,” he said. That idea of whiteness, of who gets to “own” being white and participate in all of its privileges (including unchallenged access to a publicly supported education, despite despicable posturing—if Parker’s behavior is an example) is—at its core—a question of authenticity. And a central part of deciding American authenticity—other than the shade of one’s skin—is demonizing people easily identified as “other.” Fear mongering and the myth of dangerous men aren’t new. Writing in an Oct. 9, 2017 op-ed for the Philadelphia Inquirer, Dr. Ashley Rondini noted: “When hate groups terrorize those they characterize as “dangerous,” they rationalize their attacks as preemptive selfdefense. This rationale has been a mainstay in the historical persecution of racial and religious minorities, especially in the Western world.” It’s 7:47 a.m. Monday and it’s rather quiet at the Alumni Building where both supporters and protestors of Parker are slated to appear. At the time, police and media presence outweigh the few anti-Parker protestors who’ve shown up, and there’s no sign of supporters. By about 8:15, a small group of “concerned citizens,” unaffiliated with any organized group, have arrived. They’re holding signs that state they’ve raised more than $1,200 since Friday, Nov. 17 in support of institutions that “cherish diversity,” in the wake of the announced pro-Parker protest.

There are students, too; some in support, some curious about the fracas and uncertain how long they’ll stay. “We do have class,” one young man points out. At 8:55 a.m., the police hold the light at the corner of Kernan Boulevard and Alumni Drive because, as a few gleeful voices shout out, “The cavalry is here!” It’s members of the Students for a Democratic Society (SDS), and they’re chanting as they march toward the building, “Hey, hey, ho, ho, these Nazi scum have got to go.” About a half-hour later, at 9:30 a.m., four people in support of Parker show up, one in what seems to be a homemade Schutzstaffel (SS) uniform (black shirt and pants with lightning bolts on the collar). This is Burt Colucci; he says he’s from Central Florida, and a member of the National Socialist Movement. When asked why he’s here, he says he’s in support of Parker, “… there’s a precedent to be set here, you can’t just go around kicking people out of school.” But he believes that Parker will ultimately be suspended from the university because the school will act to protect itself financially. When asked why he decided to show up in an SS uniform, he says again, for support; but as the conversation continues, it becomes clear that Colucci’s support is for a peculiar brand of national socialism that he describes as “American” and the cure for “what’s wrong with America.” When asked what that specifically is, he replies with a word salad that mashes up Jewishness and homosexuality, saying that people of Jewish heritage lure white people into homosexuality, and other white people are mad about it. When asked which white people are upset, he replied, “the better white people.” After the press gaggle leaves—returning to cover the anti-Parker protestors—Colucci raises his megaphone and starts shouting about sorry communists, Trump, something about crackers and a little about basements (someone shouts back that Florida doesn’t have basements, dumbass). Really, it’s hard to hear him over the shouts (and laughs) of the protestors who’ve turned their backs on him. A million online trolls and bots might make a difference, but when you put your body where your beliefs are, that’s when—in Jacksonville (at least)—the fascists fall short. At 10:20, the focus of all the furor is spotted leaving the building; Ken Parker quickly gets into an anonymous sedan and is whisked away. It’s quite a solid object lesson in how weak the alt-right actually is, and an even better reason to keep fighting. Because authenticity in America should lean toward those who fight for inclusion and justice, not toward those who rebut history and other humans. Madeleine Peck Wagner madeleine@folioweekly.com NOVEMBER 22-28, 2017 | FOLIOWEEKLY.com | 5

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out to pasture as Jay-Z steps in.” Apparently in a bid to attract more young drinkers, the regal equines (introduced in 1933 to celebrate Prohibition’s repeal), were to be replaced by a roster of celebs. After the article appeared, though, Budweiser declared the famous horses were still very much a part of the company’s identity. And though we do love HOV, we think there’s something grand and wonderful about these gentle giants that makes them more interesting (and beautiful) than just about any celebrity. Meet them through Sun. Nov. 26, at Anheuser-Busch Brewery, 111 Busch Dr., Northside, budweiser.com.

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Karl Lagerfeld once said, “Black-and-white always looks modern, whatever that word means.” Perhaps this explains the endurance—in these multihued times—of black-andwhite photography in everything from fashion to portraiture to documentary stills. Robert Benjamin Griffin and Cheryl McClain present their take on this timeless form with an edited selection of their works. The night is celebrated with an all-black party (please wear black); music by Al Pete and Chronicle. 8 p.m. Sat., Nov. 25, Studio Zsa Zsa Lapree, 233 E. Bay St., Downtown, $9.38-$12.54, eventbright.com.

Phoenix-based Kimmel tackles things like dating (don’t even think about fussing over the cost of an extra side), LoJacking kids, vasectomies and her ambition (at 50) to launch a rap career. In Phoenix, she hosts a weekly open mic night at a “crummy Mexican restaurant, where no one shows up,” actually it’s central to the scene there. She’s been telling jokes for 11 years and yes, she is Jimmy Kimmel’s sister, but no fears, she’s the funny one. 8:30 p.m. Fri., Nov. 24; 9 p.m. Sat., Nov. 25 at Jackie Knight’s Comedy Club, in Gypsy Cab Co., 828 Anastasia Blvd., St. Augustine, $15, thegypsycomedyclub.com.

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The 52nd annual! 150 painters, potters, jewelers, photographers, glass and fiber artists, sculptors, metalsmiths, woodworkers and other artisans present one-of-a-kind handmade goods. Kids’ events, talks and demos, prizes and drawings are featured. Bands performing are Al Poindexter, Linser & Lowe, Johnny Matanzas & the Hombres, Ancient City Slickers, Lonesome Bert & the Skinny Lizards, The Dunehoppers, Sunset Monday and Blue Lotus. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sat., Nov. 25; 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Sun., Nov. 26 at Francis Field, St. Augustine, $2, staugustineartfestival.com.

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The parody that tackles all 37 of the Bard’s plays in addition to making you howl with laughter may also teach you how to deploy words like kickie-wickie (critical wife), carlot (boor), quatch (squat) with verve and flourish. It’s staged 7 p.m. Fri. & Sat., Nov. 24 & 25 at Ponte Vedra Concert Hall, 1050 A1A N., $25, 209-0399, pontevedraconcerthall.com.

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THE MAIL *UCKIN’ A RE.: “UP in Smoke,” by Shelton Hull, Oct. 25 FLORIDA’S APPROACH TO [MEDICAL MARIJUANA] IS turning into a cluster *uck Marc Kortlander via Facebook

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RE.: “Better Narratives,” by Claire Goforth, Nov. 8 PAPA JOHN’S’ SAUCE IS SUPER SWEET AND THE cheese tastes like ass. The fact that they’re still in business is a mystery, since only people lacking taste buds could stomach the stuff. #nopolitics #itsucks Jeni Heneghan via Facebook

THE ROOF IS ON FIRE HERE IS ANOTHER POINT COUNTERING GLOBAL warming claims. The scientists claim that we have had a 1-degree rise in the worldwide temperature, which I concede in the last 100 years. Let us look at the most likely scenario for the cause. If you go to Wikipedia and find the history of asphalt shingles, you’ll find they were invented 100 years ago. Before that, we had wood shake shingles, which act as an insulator. The asphalt shingles heat up from the heat from the sun and then reflect that back into the atmosphere. I have personally done a lot of roofing in 100-degree weather and I can tell you the rooftop temps are often 140 degrees. You now multiply that by the millions of roofs shingled with asphalt shingles and that can easily explain the 1-degree rise in the worldwide temps. John Wilder via email

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RE.: “Better Narratives,” by Claire Goforth, Nov. 8 THE “BETTER NARRATIVES” TITLE WAS MORE FITTING for the liberal political narrative woven into the piece than it was about Papa John’s. Toben Stubee via Facebook

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“You Can’t Handle the Truth,” by A.G. Gancarski, Oct. 25 WHAT PLANET IS FOLIO WEEKLY ON? Deborah Hurm Cossano via Facebook

THOUGHTS ON THE FENCE THE THOUGHTS I SPOKE OF ON SATURDAY, OCT. 26, 2017 were the beginning of a week of vandalism and hate speech and hate crimes. You don’t care. You think I ask for it. When we as a community ignore the least, we ignore our own selves. Poetic but damn true. Many more parents with the courage to protect their children in our community have stopped for over two years to tell me thank you for making us face the anger and hate and fear in Jacksonville Beach. Their children are everyday wonderful children. The current hate and anger and lack of calling out hate by our leaders, the mayor and the City Council, for all, is the burden these parents carry, from the transgender parents to the Muslim parents to the love of their children for parents and the parents that are offended by the sight of the filth and stink of traitor Trump on display. Please know I will always speak out. The words and actions of the president are something our children will hear. The words and actions of you the parents in teaching our children to be good and kind and decent will not be affected by the words from the president on my fence. I need for you to ask your soul: what has your silence done to our children and Jacksonville Beach? Feb. 1, 2018 the Words and Actions of Trump will be on display for all on my fence. Let’s hope by then we as a community have the courage to stand up for PEACE and SAFETY FOR ALL. The Fence Lady Sonja Fitch via email

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BRICKBATS + BOUQUETS BOUQUETS TO ONEBLOOD DONOR CENTER The not-for-profit has a great deal for blood donors: Give some of your blood or platelets and get a nice OneBlood fleece blanket, plus a wellness check for blood pressure, pulse, temp and that all-important iron count plus a cholesterol screening. Simply stroll into a donor center (there are at least nine sites in the region), ask and answer a few screening questions, and let the not-too-ghoulish folks do their thing. The holidays are upon us and it’s the one thing we can do that’s truly giving of ourselves. Go to oneblood.org for details. BOUQUETS TO ISTANBUL CULTURAL CENTER The ICC may not be over the river and through the woods, but it is going Grandma one better: At 6:15 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 23 (aka Thanksgiving Day), the nonprofit educational organization will serve a Thanksgiving dinner that can’t be beat to 100 folks who would otherwise be alone that day. Learn more at instanbulcenterjax.org. BOUQUETS TO ETHAN JONES Ethan is the Cabbage King—the Yulee Elementary third-grader grew a cabbage that weighed, at full maturity, 21.6 pounds, under the tutelage of The National Bonnie Plants Cabbage Program, for third-graders in the ‘Lower 48’ states, hopes to inspire a love of vegetable gardening in kids to last a lifetime. We think that goal has been reached as far as Ethan’s concerned—he got a nice savings bond and serious slaw bragging rights. DO YOU KNOW SOMEONE WHO DESERVES A BOUQUET? HOW ABOUT A BRICKBAT? Send submissions to mail@folioweekly.com; 50 word maximum, concerning a person, place, or topic of local interest. 8 | FOLIOWEEKLY.com | NOVEMBER 22-28, 2017

FOLIO VOICES : FIGHTIN’ WORDS thing about opioids: They are predicated on GENERALLY, POLITICAL TYPES SEE PRESIDENT diminishing returns. That one Hydrocodone Donald Trump and former President that felt like euphoria works only once; soon Barack Obama as diametric opposites. enough, it takes four, then eight, and so on. But despite rhetorical differences, there are Of course, what’s killing people by and policy commonalities. large is fentanyl and its derivatives, which For one, a policy of amorphous, global grow increasingly war. Americans powerful each have long since lost passing year. We are any real aptitude on pace for roughly for geography, 500 opioid overdose which is just as well, deaths in Duval since you wouldn’t County this year, want to find all the out of a population countries on the map of 850,000 or so. where American Kratom has soldiers may die for some amorphous (Can’t spell ‘FRAUD’ without F-D-A) taken 36 lives, meanwhile, objective. Recall that nationwide—ever. the recent casualties The FDA says in Niger surprised people cut their kratom with Hydrocodone, many in D.C., who wondered why in tarnation which is more bullshit. we had troops there. Then, they mention their “proven drug Spending money we don’t have for an review process,” and until that’s complete, they illusory boom—tell me where Trump begins want to stop kratom from coming into the and Obama ends on that policy of monetary country, which will be catastrophic for those supply inflation. who rely on it. Another groovy common thread between For a sense of the mindset of some of the Obama and the guy who thought he was a biggest anti-kratom cheerleaders, consider Kenyan: a desire to prohibit people using Florida Representative Kristin Jacobs (D), natural substances for palliative purposes. who just this year told me the “kratom We have, re: cannabis, a patchwork drug lobby” is “just like Hitler,” while discussing policy that is still informed by the antiher third attempt to ban kratom in the human, anti-democratic rhetoric of Harry Sunshine State. Anslinger, Richard Nixon, Nancy Reagan “They have a story,” Jacobs told me. “Just and Bill Clinton. Especially in (former) Jim like Hitler believed if you tell a lie over and Crow states, and especially if you’re a black over again, it becomes the truth.” male or poor, you’re a commodity to be Just like Hitler! institutionalized and monetized for possession. She called kratom a “scourge on society,” an And, given recent FDA fulminations on interesting description of a natural palliative kratom, we see that President Trump is getting the pretext to pick up Obama’s gauntlet, and that’s been used for centuries in Asia. make the palliative herb illegal. She told me about absurd scenarios: Last week, the FDA issued “a public health newborns feening for a fix, because of advisory related to mounting concerns regarding pregnant mothers addicted to kava tea; risks associated with the use of kratom.” emergency room physicians treating kratom Never mind that morgues across the addicts in the throes of withdrawal symptoms; country are teeming with casualties of— addicts with “glassy eyes and shaky hands.” very often—overindulgence in legal, FDAHas anyone reading this seen anything approved drugs. Let’s hear the FDA’s case like that? Jacksonville has as many strung-out against the competition. people as any other backwater blue-collar “The FDA knows people are using burg bursting at the seams with broken kratom to treat conditions like pain, anxiety dreams and busted lives. They aren’t strung and depression, which are serious medical out on kava tea! conditions that require proper diagnosis and Americans are so inured to being told oversight from a licensed healthcare provider what to do. Airline travel is basically an ... kratom has similar effects to narcotics like invitation for a security sweep that renders the subject exposed, opioids, and with all the dignity carries similar of a Thanksgiving risks of abuse, turkey. We accept addiction and, what we’re told in some cases, there. We accept death. Thus, it’s surveillance and not surprising coercion, and through that often it all, two-thirds of kratom is taken us are moving from recreationally middle class to checkby users for its to-check class over the euphoric effects. course of our lives. At a time when We won’t live as well we have hit a as our parents. We won’t critical point in the live as free as our parents. opioid epidemic, And kids, if you have the increasing them, will be consumed use of kratom as by the gaping maw of the an alternative or state in ways we can’t adjunct to opioid fully predict. use is extremely But—here’s the good concerning.” news—the FDA can put the Kratom, by smackdown on a plant. Again. and large, is an A.G. Gancarski escape from opioid mail@folioweekly.com addiction, which @AGGancarski is crippling. The

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NEWS AAND NOTES: ALT-NEWS-A-RAMA TOP HEADLINES FROM THE ASSOCIATION OF ALTERNATIVE NEWSMEDIA SEEING ANON(YMOUS) VOICES >

Homer’s Odyssey, with its focus on the literal hero’s journey (what up, J. Campbell), may seem an unlikely vehicle for social commentary but, according to the The Austin Chronicle, Naomi Iizuka’s retelling of the epic poem is “whip-smart and spot-on.” In her version, presented by St. Edward’s University’s Department of Performing Arts, lead character ANON(ymous) (Anon) is a refugee who gets separated from his family—he’s sloshed overboard from a U.S.bound ship. He washes up on the beach in the temptress Calista’s gated community, and encounters a place of “few rules and fewer kindnesses.” Viewing the hero’s journey through the lens not of a lost-and-found adventure but of desperate chances people take to find a better home, is an epic reminder that “displaced people are still people.”

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On Nov. 16, The Cleveland Scene reported that a big-hearted soul, with difficult-to-clean hair (and a little dandruff, too), offered—without a single thought of remuneration—two, yes, two “partially used shampoos.” The Craigslist poster then instructed potential new owners/shampooers to meet him ‘in front of my apartment in downtown Cleveland.’ Oh, my … what’s scarier, free Craigslist hair products or the person who’ll show up there to score them?

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While the rest of the country roils in the uncertainty of the current presidential administration’s attempt (yet again) to derail the Affordable Care Act, Dig Boston notes that Massachusetts state senators “have approved an amendment to a bill that could help pave the way to a single-payer healthcare system in Massachusetts.” The amendment directs the nonpartisan Health Policy Commission “to compare three years of actual healthcare costs in the state to the cost under a model singlepayer system.” This data could provide the basis for a conversation about universal healthcare, without the overhead of the insurance agency. Who’s excited to move to Mass with us?

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These days, it seems ICE agents act less in the best interests of our nation and more in the interests of a certain strain of fear-based nationalism that finds a home with the current Tweeter-in-Chief ’s administration. On Nov. 16, the Village Voice reported ICE agents are making arrests inside New York courthouses; agents can enter freely (they must declare themselves), and courthouses are under the purview of the Office of Court Administration and therefore outside Mayor Bill de Blasio’s and Governor Andrew Cuomo’s assurances to noncitizens that city and state employees, including police officers, will not assist ICE in deportation efforts. Court officers do not aid in the arrests, but as long as the arrest doesn’t interrupt court proceedings, they don’t intervene, either. And “once an immigrant is in ICE custody, regardless of his innocence in criminal court, attorneys have little recourse,” the paper reports. One is reminded of something Archbishop Desmond Tutu said; you know, about being neutral in situations of injustice—it means you have chosen the side of the oppressor.

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THE GIVING ISSUE

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t. Johns is a county of contrasts. With a median household income well above the national average, it’s Florida’s wealthiest county. But beneath the veneer of abundance lies the plaster of paucity. This year, following a January point-in-time homeless count that produced a number more than two times lower than 12 months earlier, a hurricane that spurred allegations of shelter discrimination, and a panhandling uptick that split the community, St. Johns County is grappling with an issue that appears to be underfunded, misconceived and outright uneasy. Florida’s homeless population–close to 24,000 on a single January night in 2016–is the nation’s largest behind California and New York, according to the 2016 Annual Homeless Assessment Report to Congress. (Other counts put the total above 30,000.) While the tally has fast declined in the past several years, the state still contains 7 percent of the nation’s homeless, many trekking to the Sunshine State from colder regions. More than 50 percent are without shelter. These trends resound on a local level in St. Johns County. In 2016, it ranked third in the state for homeless people per 100,000 individuals–or 540, according to a report by the National Homeless Information Project. A recent survey of St. Augustine’s downtown dwellers, which City Manager John Regan presented to the city commission in early November, indicated that some 40 percent of the homeless arrived in the city from out of state, the majority by bus.

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“A lot of the people think that everyone [who is without a home] is a drug addict, doesn’t want to work or they are an alcoholic,” said Ellen Walden (pictured, with Paul Coombes), executive director of Home Again. “That just is not so.”

Nonprofit Home Again provides wraparound services, showers, laundry and hot meals for roughly 120 people every month.

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Some six years ago, Paul Coombes, who is the homeless prevention specialist at Home Again St. Johns, followed a similar path, relocating from up north to St. Augustine. Bad decisions paved his way. “It was loss of job, stretching myself too thin,” he said. “It caused relationship issues and everything just collapsed.” Coombes went without a home for a year. Today, he still sees familiar homeless faces from that time more than five years ago. Driven by a slew of issues–from joblessness to health problems to addiction to family spats to out-of-reach housing options—most of the county’s homeless live on the streets. “There is generally not enough funding to be able to help everybody,” said Carl Falconer, president of the board of directors for the St. Johns Continuum of Care (CoC), a league of organizations that serve the homeless. The 2017 Homeless Report of Florida’s Council on Homelessness reports that St. Johns CoC, through its lead agency, Home Again, received about a half-million dollars, comprising a blend of state and federal funds, to tackle homelessness. This is in addition to the approximately $65,000

the city of St. Augustine allocates, according to Regan. The same report shows a drastic drop in the January point-in-time snapshot of homelessness in St. Johns County. The count came shy of 500, less than half the figure from the previous year. It is an understatement, said Falconer. Such is the nature of the single-night count, where factors such as weather can affect the accuracy. Counter to the data, some agencies on the ground note a recent surge. The number of homeless youth, between 18 and 24 years of age, has gone up, said Ellen Walden, executive director of Home Again, which provides wraparound services, showers, laundry and hot meals for approximately 120 people every month. So has the count of homeless students–up to 800 in 2015-’16 from 580 in the 2011-’12 school year. That number provides cues to the shifting dynamics of family homelessness. “A lot of the people think that everyone [who is without a home] is a drug addict, doesn’t want to work or they are an alcoholic,” said Walden. “That just is not so.”

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FOR SOME OF THE HOMELESS IN ST. JOHNS, THE source of their bane seems to be the very boon of the county. In the city of St. Augustine, where tourism shapes a considerable chunk of the economy, blue-collar workers–teachers, firefighters, waiters– struggle to make enough to keep up with the price of homes, whose median value was close to $300,000 in 2016. “You see a lot of new subdivisions coming up here to support those who are earning a

higher wage,” said Debi Redding, executive director of the Emergency Services & Homeless Coalition (ESHC), “but what we don’t see are new subdivisions to support the working class. They work here but they cannot afford to live here.” The service industry comes with an additional drawback–part-time employment. It often inflates housing expenses to above 50 percent of earnings. In 2015, around 7,000 lowincome households–or 8 percent of the total– shouldered the financial burden of this ratio, according to the Florida Housing Commission. Homelessness is often the outcome of exorbitant costs. Once they’re without a roof over their heads, families as well as individuals have limited options for refuge. Some venture into the woods, where illicit homeless camps provide seclusion, if little

else. The risk of trespassing lurks, ready to bring charges that may make it hard to escape homelessness. St. Augustine boasts tough no-camping rules, but has limited ability to accommodate people for the night, when crimes against them intensify. The city has a mere eight beds, but plans are to soon triple that count. “No camping is the easiest thing we can do to improve the homeless condition,” said Regan. “Never tolerate someone sleeping on your property–it is good for you, for the homeless, for our community.” A few lodge at St. Francis House, which is the county’s sole overnight shelter. Since Hurricane Matthew flooded the organization’s main quarters in downtown St. Augustine, however, it operates at reduced capacity, with space for four families, 12 women and 12 men.

“The people who come to us for shelter want a place to live, they want to be independent and they want to get back on with their lives,” said Judith Dembowski, executive director of St. Francis House, which also provides case management.

HOME, SWEET HOME

AROUND A MILE WEST OF THE ST. FRANCIS SHELTER, the ESHC houses 18 families, and runs a wait list for its dwellings where the maximum length of stay is two years. Most there, however, spend an average of eight months before moving to permanent homes. The U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) postulates a goal of a mere 30 days in transitional homes. “Now, that is impossible here,” said Redding, “we do not have the housing stock.”

The nonprofit relies on a HUD rapid rehousing fund to secure 12-month leases for its residents. The upfront price tag reads $3,000 for first and last month’s rent and a security deposit. Allocated annually, federal money runs out before year’s end and the ESHC scrambles to help families cover the initial cost. Coombes, Home Again’s homeless prevention specialist, knows how tough this can be. When the opportunity for an apartment presented itself, he didn’t have the money to pay, though he had secured a job. His boss came to the rescue, lending him $600. “That is what ended my homelessness,” he said. “That’s the type of compassion that’s out there.”

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GIVE AS GOOD AS YOU GET Opportunities to pitch in to suit every budget (and curmudgeon)

very year, just as we pack up the cardboard skeletons on strings and that messy fake spider web stuff, we start hearing about giving, and charities, and doing good deeds, and being selfless, and being thankful … it can be a little intimidating when you realize the best you’ve done for mankind the whole year has been to separate your recycling or hold the door open at Dillards for that furwrapped grand dame who sniffed as she sailed through the egress, indicating your station in life is to <always> hold doors for others. You begin to believe a kind of negative hype: that if you’re not volunteering at homeless shelters and collecting warm clothes for Fred Rogers and rescuing stray cats in Mayport Village, then you’re not doing enough. The often-unspoken positive benefit of being charitable, however, is what you get when you’re giving. A soft, melt-y feeling, like warm oil flowing, starting somewhere around your heart and moving through your whole self, so soothing and peaceful others may notice. “Why, you’re glowing! And smiling! So unlike your usual grouchy self.” Yeah, Grinch, the sooner you shake that off and start spreading yourself around, the sooner you’ll be glowing, too. We at Folio Weekly, not usually known for our softer side, have compiled a short list of local charities and organizations that deserve a second look. And if you can’t help or give or be there, remember you can always drop some change in those red kettles manned by some hardy—and hearty—neighbors.

GIVING TUESDAY

• Tuesday, Nov. 28, a day set aside dedicated to the spirit of giving worldwide, is marked locally by many institutions and charities, encouraging and amplifying small acts of kindness. On givingtuesday.org, it’s suggested we “help others the the gift of your time, donations, goods or your voice.” Some churches call this giving “time or talent.” Jacksonville Speech & Hearing Center accepts donations in an effort to help preschoolers, who can’t afford life-changing speech and hearing services, get ready for kindergarten; go to shcjax.org for details. The Women’s Center of Jacksonville uses donations to educate, support and advocate for survivors of sexual assault, operate a 24-hour rape crisis hotline and offers breast cancer education; go to give.classy.org/wcjgivingtuesday or give. womenscenterofjax.org. To show support for the Museum of Science & History’s programs, go to themosh.org/joinsupport/donate. Florida State College at Jacksonville Foundation has a volunteer sign-up page (fscj.edu/ fscj-foundation/giving/giving-tuesday) so you can choose an activity to help others, or donate to the H.O.P.E. Food Pantry or Duval County Public Schools’ Teacher Supply Depot. Hunger Fight provides nutritious meals to local kids and families who are food insecure and hungry, with an emphasis on school backpack programs. The third annual Giving Tuesday packing event is 9-11 a.m. Nov. 28 at Republic National Distributors, 9423 N. Main St., Northside, 923-3243, hungerfight.org. • Jacksonville Children’s Chorus isn’t a charity organization; it exists to allow area kids to be in a singing program—there are five choirs—and be part of the larger arts community, with an emphasis on diversity, teamwork, self-discipline and pride. The Cool Side of Yule concert, with guests artists ChoRuss of St. Petersburg, Russia, is 2 and 5 p.m. Dec. 16 at Hendricks Avenue Baptist Church, $21 admission; all choirs perform.

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OTHER FACE OF ST. JOHNS COUNTY

The next day, the kids sing “The Star-Spangled Banner” at the Jags game and on Dec. 29, the JCC, with artistic director Darren Daily, will be at the Vatican, performing at the Papal Mass on Jan. 1! Not too shabby; to donate to support programs and scholarships, go to jaxchildrenschorus.org. • Barnabas Center’s mission is to connect those in Nassau County with services to help them overcome crisis and achieve independence. The center also runs a food pantry and offers health services along with partners in the area. There are two centers: 1303 Jasmine St., Fernandina, 261-7000 and 45103 Green St., Callahan, 2617000, barnabasnassau.org. The New to You Resale Store is at 930 S. 14th St., Fernandina, 321-2334. • Waste Not, Want Not is a volunteer-based group whose mission is to rescue food from several sources—businesses willing to donate nutritious food that may otherwise be thrown away—to distribute to local charitable organizations and programs. The nonprofit rescued more than 1,900,000 pounds of bread, bakery items, produce and dairy and prepared food last year, distributing the “equivalent of 1,429,000 meals” via recipient agencies, saving more than $4 million. Feeding those less fortunate is a movement we can all get behind. Donation hotline is 505-5894; 215-3150, wastenotflorida.com. • Buzzed Spelling Bee—just what it sounds like—is 5:30 p.m. Nov. 28 at Hyperion Brewing Company, 1740 Main St. N., Downtown, free for boldCY members, $10 nonmembers. Charity: boldCY, a group of committed education enthusiasts who support the impact of City Year throughout Jacksonville by donating annually at least $120 or $10 a month. lcrosby@cityyear. org, 423-2102, ssl.charityweb.net/cityyear/ event/cyjax_bee18. • See Santa, Watch Elf, Feed Jacksonville! Santa himself, a movie about an elf, and doing good for folks—what else would you want? The fun starts 2 p.m. Dec. 16 at The Florida Theatre, 128 E. Forsyth St., Downtown, admission is free for everyone with a donation of canned or nonperishable food. Doors open 12:30 p.m. for Santa photo ops, hot chocolate and ornament-making. 562-5980, floridatheatre.com. • River House Christmas Extravaganza, the annual arts & crafts event, with art, stationery, candles, soaps, clothing, holiday decorations, photography, purses, wine gifts and more, is 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Nov. 30 at River House, 179 Marine St., St. Augustine, 209-3646 or 209-3643, coasjc.com for details. The River House is part of the St. Johns County Council on Aging, which offers programs on memory services, Meals on Wheels, Coastal Home Care and Care Connection at its six centers. Here are some volunteer opportunities at the centers: Volunteer needed 8 a.m.-12:30 p.m. every Thur. for Coastal Community Center café. Volunteers needed 9 a.m.-1 p.m. every Mon. and/or Fri. to help with Hastings Senior Center activities. Volunteers needed to pick up bread from a local grocery store and deliver to Trout Creek Senior Center twice a week. Volunteer driver needed every Mon. to deliver lunches to Integrative Memory Enhancement Program on Anastasia Island. Volunteers needed at The Players Senior Center in kitchen for lunches 9 a.m.-2 p.m. every Tue. or Thur.; hours are flexible. Call 209-3686 or email aleach@stjohnscoa.com. Marlene Dryden mdryden@folioweekly.com

<<< FROM PREVIOUS Not everyone is as lucky. Often, when HUD aid dries up, moving in drags out. But even in the months when funds are available, families wind up in properties outside St. Johns County, said Redding. Affordable housing, with a monthly rent between $700 and $900, is simply hard—often impossible— to come by. Bill Lazar, executive director of St. Johns Housing Partnership, deals with the travails of developing low-cost housing first-hand. “I am trying to build a small apartment complex right now—just six one-bedroom units—but I cannot afford to build it for the cost of what it takes to construct it and still rent it out affordably. You have to go out and find a grant program that will pay for the cost of building so you can lower rent, and there’s not a lot of that.” On the state level, the largest source of money for affordable housing is the Sadowski Housing Trust Fund, which carries its own legislative restrictions and political mismanagement. Replenished through a portion of documentary stamp taxes, fees on real estate transaction, the fund has regularly been siphoned to the state general budget. “The legislature has stolen half of that every year for the last 10 years,” said Lazar. “If they had left that money alone, that would be a sizable impact.” Not so much on new developments, though, as the largest share of the Sadowski Fund supports home rehabilitation and loan programs. Only roughly 20 percent could finance the construction of affordable residences. This limitation translates into approximately $200,000 a year for St. Johns county, Lazar said. With an average building cost of $70,000 per apartment, “that is a far cry from what we need,” he said.

Carl Falconer, St. Johns Continuum of Care (CoC) board of directors president, said the most recent pointin-time count in St. Johns County, which tallied fewer than than 500 homeless, is an understatement. A respite of sorts, however, might soon come. Home Again is raising a housing and service complex off State Road 207. Its cost has been assessed at $13.3 million but as of yet no federal funds have passed to the county. Still in its initial phase, it is to house up to 80 chronically homeless individuals, or those who have a disability and have gone without a permanent address for a year or have experienced at least four bouts of homelessness in the last three. Currently, the county has no such facility, but the need for it seems acute. The survey by the city of St. Augustine pinned the average period of homelessness among downtown drifters to be four years. The blueprint of the project has undergone a tweak, so that the edifice, which is to rest on higher grounds than flood-prone central St. Augustine, can serve as an emergency shelter in the event of a hurricane. For the years to come, this adjustment might alleviate the tensions that appear to swell during naturaldisaster evacuations.

“… [W]hat we don’t see are new subdivisions to support the working class,” said Debi Redding, executive director of the Emergency Services & Homeless Coalition. “They work here but cannot afford to live here.”

Bill Lazar, executive director of St. Johns Housing Partnership, is trying to develop low-cost housing, the need for which Hurricane Irma, which flooded this structure, intensified.

HURRICANE TROUBLE

IN SEPTEMBER, ONLY DAYS AFTER HURRICANE Irma swept through Florida, allegations of discrimination against the homeless at Pedro Menendez High School, which served as an emergency shelter, surfaced. Dembowski delivered a memo, penned by homeless advocates, to the Continuum of Care. The memo suggested that the emergency staff handed yellow wristbands to the homeless in an attempt to segregate them from the general population, who were given bands in other shades. Dembowski told the St. Augustine Record that though she delivered the memo, it was not from St. Francis House. The incident grabbed the attention of national news outlets like NBC and U.S. News & World Report. Yet disparate accounts have been difficult to verify. When asked, Dembowski declined to comment, while city and school authorities contest the accusations. Walden of Home Again offered, “I cannot speak personally, as I didn’t go to see it myself, but our clients [who were transported to the school shelter] said they were treated with dignity and respect and they had no problem while they were there.” Misconceptions might as well have arisen from the hurricane shelter’s shortage of staff from the organizations that know and serve the homeless. Providing personnel during emergencies is no small chore, particularly since many of the nonprofits are undermanned. The initial apprehension has now translated into a task force of community and homeless leaders, who are seeking to enhance their services together. “I think what we need to do is talk about concerns about certain behavior regardless of whether people are sheltered or not,” said Megan Wall of Jacksonville Area Legal Aid. “For example, if the behavior that I am demonstrating when I come to an evacuation site is that I am agitated, I am hearing voices, I am going into withdrawals, that shouldn’t matter whether I was previously housed or not. I think that those kinds of behaviors are special needs and they need to be dealt with and that is difficult at an evacuation site.”

While Irma revealed service gaps that are now being examined, it also overwhelmed the unsheltered individuals who weathered the storm out in the open. Infections shot up, Walden said. But so did damaged documents. The downpour drenched IDs and social security cards, she said, dissolving them and creating an additional strain for the working homeless. It also flooded homeless camps in the woods, which months after the hurricane remained sludgy, mosquito-breeding swaths. Some people migrated into St. Augustine, but few emergency resources came their way. The Federal Emergency & Management Agency (FEMA) does not provide assistance to those who did not have homes before a disaster struck. Homeowners and lessees, however, can receive financial aid to repair, replace and rent. “Even FEMA would do anything to house the previously housed because, God forbid, you lose your house in a disaster,” Wall said. “But for people who live that every day already, their struggle continues. They are already so abandoned by their nation that they are not on our radar anymore.” The larger community of St. Johns County cares, homeless service providers agreed. A recent St. Augustine city commission meeting on the spike of panhandling in the historic district downtown, though, provoked contrasting comments from the public. Some said the meeting was premature without clear guidelines, others expressed fear of loiterers. Still others drew a distinction between the homeless and professional vagrants. St. Johns County might roil in a fusion of stagnant wages, affordable housing dearth, homelessness and panhandling—but so does the nation. The safety net that last century would catch those who’d fallen on hard times has today disintegrated across America, Wall said. “And that is a question everyone needs to answer—whose responsibility is that? Are we willing to take care of that and pay for it? Do we want to help those who cannot afford the service themselves? What type of country do we want to be?” Dima Vitanova Williams mail@folioweekly.com NOVEMBER 22-28, 2017 | FOLIOWEEKLY.com | 17

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NO EASY WAY OUT

Things you can do to alleviate your obdurate guilt about being avaricious and elitist

o quote the late, truly great songwriter Thomas E. Petty, “There ain’t no easy way out.” Tommy was talking about not backing down against certain adversity, and he maintained that brave stance right up to his very end. We’re just talking about the fact that your (and ours, OK, OK) lethargic butts find any excuse to not do something worthwhile for others. Don’t get all huffy; your intrepid Folio Weekly editorial staff has again complied a raft of events, organizations and deserving causes you can get with to improve the world. Don’t wait for illusory beings to waft in, judging and passing sentence on your lack of sympathy and empathy. (Yes, there’s a difference. Look it up.) Find some to suit you; more important, to suit those in need, and try to have a Happy Thanksgiving, Merry Christmas, Happy Chanukah, blessed Kwanzaa, productive Winter Solstice and a hopeful New Year.

CHILDREN’S CHRISTMAS PARTY

The 18th annual event needs folks to hand out new, donated toys to kids in need, 12 years old and younger, 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. (or earlier if all toys are distributed) Dec. 16 at Prime Osborn Convention Center, 1000 Water St., Downtown, 350-1616, ccpoj.org.

J.P. HALL CHARITIES CHILDREN’S CHRISTMAS PARTY

The 36th annual children’s event, with new toys, food and entertainment, is 7:30 a.m.noon Dec. 16 at Clay County Fairgrounds, 2497 S.R. 16 W., Green Cove. Open to any Clay County kids up to 14 years old, 7071978, jphallcharities.com.

WINTERFEST 2017

CHARITY RUN

Thanksgiving Distance Classic, 5K & Turkey Trot start 6:50 a.m. Nov. 23. The HalfMarathon kicks off 7 a.m.; all races originate at Pickwick Plaza, 9850 San Jose Blvd., Mandarin; details at 1stplacesports.com.

TOYS FOR TOTS

The annual dinner is noon-2 p.m. Thanksgiving Day at First Baptist Church, 1140 Kingsley Ave., Orange Park. Transportation provided if you need it; call 504-0625. Volunteers can deliver meals to shut-ins, elderly, disabled and those in physical rehabilitation.

The annual program collects new, unwrapped toys worth $10 or more, with events and toy box donations. The Marines collect (in Dress Blues) until completion at most Publix stores, JFRD sites, DMV sites, Moe’s Grills, Navy Federal Credit Union offices—oodles of places in the four-county area. For details, email JAX.t4t@gmail.com, call SSgt. Richard Cable, 482-5103, or go to jacksonville-fl.toysfortots. org. Eleven Atlantic LLC hosts a Jingle Mingle, 5-8 p.m. Dec. 13 at North Beach Bistro, 725 Atlantic Blvd., Atlantic Beach … you know the drill: bring a nice, unwrapped toy!

THANKSGIVING DINNER

GINGERBREAD HOUSES

THANKSGIVING FEAST

The American Legion Post 250 asks folks to bring a side dish and/or desserts for the dinner served 2 p.m. Nov. 23 at 3939 C.R. 218, Middleburg, 282-3766.

HOLIDAY FESTIVAL

Local art, authors, chair massages, nonprofits, face-painting, a silent auction, door prizes, a DJ and free HIV testing are featured, 9 a.m.4:30 p.m. Nov. 25 at Unity Church, 634 Lomax St., Riverside, 563-4803.

The 15th annual Extravaganza displays holiday houses and history-themed trees weekdays 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Nov. 30-Dec. 23 at Jacksonville Historical Society, Old St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, 317 Randolph Blvd., Downtown. Proceeds benefit the Society. Admission $5 adults, $3 kids 3-16; free younger than 2. 665-0064, jaxhistory.org. Gingerbread by Candlelight 6:30 p.m. Dec. 14; suggested donation $10 adult, $5 child.

The seventh annual Adventure Landing event, through Jan. 8, has an Alpine snow village with an outdoor ice-skating rink, Alpine Racer, 130-foot ice slide, Santa visits, cookie/ ornament decorating, carnival, crafts, Santa’s workshop (and photo op), s’more roasting, reindeer games, Crystal Creek Lodge, nightly snowfalls. Pricing by attraction; call for details; check the calendar; 1944 Beach Blvd., Jax Beach, 246-4386, jaxwinterfest.com.

NAS JAX, Yorktown Gate, Bldg. 1050, 778-2821 Welcome Center, JAX International Airport, 741-6655

Serving Northeast Florida active duty military and their families, needs monetary donations for food baskets, supplies, toys.

ANGEL ATTIC THRIFT STORE

8595 Beach Blvd., Southside, 398-4882, angelaid.com

Angel Aid Ministries’ shop, 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Mon.-Sat., 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Sun., supporting the foundation for children with life-threatening diseases or situations.

BARNABAS CENTER INC.

1303 Jasmine St., Ste. 101, Fernandina, 261-7000, barnabasnassau.org 45103 Green St., Callahan, 261-7000 New to You Resale Store, 930 S. 14th St., Fernandina, 321-2334 The food pantry needs provisions and is always in need of volunteers to help with health services, crisis assistance and other resources.

BEACHES COMMUNITY KITCHEN

233-3959, beachescommunitykitchen.org

BETTY GRIFFIN HOUSE

For 26-plus-years, the 501c3 nonprofit has prepared and delivered meals to frail, ill, elderly or disabled residents, with an all-volunteer staff, no salaries, no overhead. Donations are needed for food and essential prep items. Email admin@ beachescommunitykitchen.org.

Provides safe emergency shelter to abused women and their minor children and victims of rape, as well as counseling, support groups, legal assistance, community education and advocacy programs. Two thrift shops: 1961 A1A S., 4714716 and 445 S.R. 13, Fruit Cove, 230-5435.

426 S. McDuff Ave., Northside, 387-4357, crmjax.org New Life Inn, 234 W. State St., Downtown, 421-5161 Thrift Store, 5343 Normandy Blvd., Northside, 421-5171

SEEKING VOLUNTEERS & DONATIONS Crisis Help Line 824-1555, bettygriffinhouse.org

USO GREATER JACKSONVILLE AREA

2560 Mayport Rd., Atlantic Beach, 2463481, jaxuso.org

CITY RESCUE MISSION

Celebrating 70-plus years, needs volunteers to help with holiday meal serving and giftwrapping. The annual Thanksgiving meal is served 11:30 a.m. Wed., Nov. 22 at New

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THE GIVING ISSUE Life Inn. Attendees receive a pair of warm socks. A donation of less than $2 provides a Thanksgiving meal and hope for a new life; call 421-5149 to volunteer.

CLARA WHITE MISSION

613 W. Ashley St., Downtown, 354-4162, clarawhitemission.org

Volunteers serve dinner to homeless and disadvantaged families every Fri. 11 a.m., 11:30 and noon, and breakfast daily. The 100-plus-years-old mission needs donations of food and/or money. The annual Thanksgiving Breakfast is held 8 a.m. Nov. 23.

I.M. SULZBACHER CENTER FOR THE HOMELESS

611 E. Adams St., Downtown, 359-0457, 359-0657, sulzbachercenter.org

Volunteers are needed to amass toys, blankets, cold-weather clothing, hygienic products and non-perishable food items.

ST. FRANCIS HOUSE

70 Washington St., St. Augustine, 829-8937, stfrancisshelter.org

The homeless resource, food pantry, soup kitchen and emergency housing shelter, serving 200 hot lunches daily, accepts donations of time, money, sponsorships or handyman skills.

ST. FRANCIS SOUP KITCHEN

134 E. Church St., Downtown, 356-2902 or 359-0331, stfrancissoupkitchenjax.org

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Operated by Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. Breakfast 7 a.m.. lunch 10 a.m. every Sat., a canned goods giveaway 10 a.m. every Sat. and a clothing distribution 7 a.m. on first and third Sat.

SALVATION ARMY

328 N. Ocean St., Downtown, 301-4846, salvationarmyflorida.org 705 N. Second St., Jax Beach, 246-5563 1915 Osborne Rd., St. Marys, Georgia, 912-882-2200 Community Thanksgiving Meal is noon Nov. 23 at Towers Center of Hope, 900 W. Adams St., Downtown, free, 356-8641.

The 14th annual Cinema for a Cause is Dec. 3 at Kings Bay Cinemas, 201 City Smitty Dr., St. Marys, 912-882-7920; proceeds benefit Salvation Army and Variety, a Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Charity. For details, go to gtcmovies.com.

Camden County Toys for Tots, 7:30 p.m. Dec. 5 at Outback Steakhouse, 795 Skymarks Dr., JIA; bring an unwrapped toy; details, 757-3447.

Needs Red Kettle bellringers, sorters, food box distributors and meal servers on Thanksgiving, meal servers Christmas Day, Adopt-a-Family participants, and volunteers for year-round local programs, in Clay, Duval, St. Johns, Putnam, Nassau and Camden counties.

FOLIO A + E

ohn McLaughlin is a seeker. Along his musical journey, he has explored, and at times created, esoteric sonic realms. In the past half-century, the British guitarist’s inquisitive and restless approach to his instrument helped create jazz-fusion. After moving from high-volume, electric playing to pensive, acoustic guitar work, his groundbreaking blending of jazz and Indian classical music moved him to the forefront of what we now call World Music. In the late ’60s, Miles Davis hired McLaughlin for the jazz godfather’s electric Bitches Brew era and subsequent line-ups. McLaughlin went on to record estimable albums with Tony Williams as well as a masterful 1973 collaboration with Carlos Santana, Love Devotion Surrender. Yet it was in the early-to-mid-’70s, with his pioneering jazz-fusion band Mahavishnu Orchestra, when McLaughlin truly ascended to trailblazing heights as a guitarist. It was during this time that his playing and compositions established McLaughlin as, in some ways, a peerless guitarist. The Mahavishnu tune “One Word” embodies the band’s awe-inspiring approach to electric music. Opening with McLaughlin swinging out of the gate, his tone a slowburn, distorted crunch, peeling off a fury of 32nd notes, he and his bandmates— drummer Billy Cobham, keyboardist Jan Hammer, bassist Rick Laird and violinist Jerry Goodman—veer through a 13/8 time signature in an intense call-and-response, closing as intensely as it began. Few guitarists of his day, barring Frank Zappa and Allan Holdsworth, were this adept in laying out such cerebral, skillful playing—at warp speed, no less—with a similar intensity, emotional logic and personal tone. In the decades since, McLaughlin has collaborated with dozens of diverse players, including fellow guitar virtuosos Paco de Lucía and Al Di Meola, a stellar trio with Joey DeFranceso and drummer Elvin Jones, among others. Regardless of the setting, McLaughlin has the rare skill at joining the “hive mind” of the players while maintaining his wholly singular sound and tone. Now McLaughlin is closing out his half-century of being a touring musician with the

JOHN MCLAUGHLIN & JIMMY HERRING: MEETING OF THE SPIRITS

8 p.m. Nov. 24, The Florida Theatre, Downtown, $39.50-$59.50, floridatheatre.com

Meeting of the Spirits. On this, his final global tour, McLaughlin is joined by a formidable guitarist and McLaughlin acolyte, Jimmy Herring. Currently Widespread Panic lead guitarist, Herring is a mercurial, unorthodox player in his own right, performing with the likes of Phil Lesh, Col. Bruce Hampton and Derek Trucks. Their Florida Theatre show gives both diehard and curious music fans a last chance to be part of a historical moment when a true master of 20th-century jazz plays. Folio Weekly spoke with McLaughlin about his farewell to the road, his latest release and the spirit invoked through improvisation. Folio Weekly: How did this Meeting of the Spirits tour with Jimmy Herring happen? John McLaughlin: This will be my final tour ever. I’ve lost count of how many tours I’ve done, especially in the U.S. since 1969; so I’ve gone a long way with American audiences. [Laughs.] It’s odd, really, because basically you can fight everything but old age. But I’m not really fighting, because musically I’ve never felt better. It’s wonderful. But I’m nervous about accepting tours next year, for example. I’m taking concerts here and there because I don’t want to have a bad “hair day” in the middle of a tour date. [Laughs.] But the whole thing about this tour, which has been planned for a long time, is like I said, I started touring in ’69 and by ’71, the Mahavishnu Orchestra was already getting a lot of excitement. Miles Davis played both Fillmore theaters back then. But as far as a touring jazz band, Mahavishnu were really the first to play for arena-level rock audiences. Oh, yeah, absolutely. And the thing is, it was America who discovered Mahavishnu, and discovered me, for that matter. And to do this tour and bring that music back, which is part of my musical and

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personal history and so tied up with my years in America, because I lived there for a long time … 14 years. It’s really the best possible way I could say “Thank you and goodbye” to America. That’s really it. And the fact that Jimmy is on this, who’s such a fine player, and he’s such a fan of that Mahavishnu music and, man, he can play it. I’ll tell you how I first heard him. Somebody sent me one of his records and he played one of my Mahavishnu tunes I heard it and thought, “Man, why didn’t I play it like that?” [Laughs.] But what a wonderful rendition he made. So I’m really excited. Because he has a great band, Invisible Whip, and they’re all dear friends and they can play, too. So he’s going to do a kind of shorter set than normal, and so am I with my band, the 4th Dimension, which is such a killer band. The Mahavishnu music will be in Jimmy’s set and in mine, individually. But then we come out, as two bands, and it’s only the music from the early ’70s. I’m really excited because all of these guys play so well and with great spirit. It’s great that you like each other and each other’s playing but that spirit is really important, too.

Speaking of playing, your new album, Live at Ronnie Scott’s, has some mind-blowing playing by you and the band. I hope I don’t sound ageist, but how does the 75-year-old John McLaughlin invoke and harness the energy to still play like that? I don’t know, maybe because I’m just an old hippie. [Laughs.] Because I don’t feel any different than I did all of those years ago, before I reached the magic age of 30. But of course physically, that’s one of the reasons it’s my farewell tour globally; I’m not doing tours elsewhere. But I’ve never felt better. I feel wonderful. But I’d rather go out on the good foot. The thing is, we’ll see how it goes for my hands; because after this, I want to take a year off. And we’ll see. You know, miracles happen. Don’t misunderstand me; I’m not playing handicapped here. [Laughs.] I’m playing really well but I see it coming and that’s a risk I do not want to take. I don’t want to

betray myself, my fellow players and the audience paying to see us.

This topic fascinates me and I know for some it’s hard to articulate, as it can be a very “non-verbal” moment. But, do you feel it’s possible to verbalize your experience of consciousness when you’re deep within improvisation? Well, you might as well ask the question, “What’s the goal of life?” My personal goal in life has been to play an improvisationalstyle of music and getting involved with some degree of discovering who I really am. It’s the experience of liberation. You know, liberation from my ordinary mind and from my ordinary, boring self. Because inside, we’re all dynamic and inspired but accessing that can be kind of tricky because inspiration is something we have no control over. However, that said, I think by virtue of a certain dedication to music, through self-discovery for lack of a better word, I think encourages the conditions out of which you may be lucky and get ahold of that. With my band, we are all of the same mind. And when we go out on stage, we all have our musical devices, vocabularies and aims; and the older you get, the bigger it gets. However, the point is to get to the point where you step into the unknown, where everything is new, and this is a state of mind. We don’t have any control over it. I certainly don’t and I don’t know anybody who does. But playing with the right people, and that thing is there, when the spirit is there, then it can happen. Because I know it does happen, from direct experience. And when it does happen, there’s the experience of liberation, a freedom from the ordinary, everyday mind. You move away from the mundane into an awareness and perception where are you are free and at the same time you’re the experience of that action. It can be a blissful, joyful and liberating experience. The thing is, you can have it in meditation. I know, because I’ve had it. But playing music, when one of the players gets the spirit, it’s infectious, it spreads around on stage and then the audience feels it. The audience may not be able to name a note, they may be tone-deaf, but they always know what’s going on in music when it takes on that character. It just happens spontaneously. And when that happens, within the group there can be a collective experience of liberation; and really that’s what all musicians live for. It’s surely all I live for. Daniel A. Brown mail@folioweekly.com NOVEMBER 22-28, 2017 | FOLIOWEEKLY.com | 21

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There’s NEW KID on the block in Murray Hill

photo by Alex Moldovan

INTELLIGENT

DESIGN(ER)

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obby K has always been one of the city’s more colorful characters, but he’s especially so on this particular Wednesday afternoon. He’s fussing and fidgeting with the flecks of white paint dotting his fingers on one hand, in marked contrast to his multicolored unicorn hair, while the other hand hoists a pint of the J’ville Lager. “It tastes like liquid bread,” he says, approvingly. “If there was a piece of ham in this, I wouldn’t need to have lunch today.” He clinks his glass against my Skate Line IPA and takes a sip between soundbites at our friends’ hip new bar. Town Beer Co. opened in Murray Hill just a few months ago, just around the corner from Moon River Pizza, selling exclusively locally made craft beers to a community that’s been expanding steadily throughout the year, with eateries and shops for virtually all ages (Salt & Pepper Gourmet Street Kitchen food truck is highly recommended). And now Bobby K is helming the latest in a string of new additions to the neighborhood; that’s where the paint comes in. It had been only two days since he began renovations on the space now housing his own boutique at 1188 S. Edgewood Ave. “I feel like we’re getting in at just the right time,” he says. “Half of Murray Hill is vacant, but people are moving in at, like, Mach 3. It’s going to feel like what Five Points felt like in the ’90s.” He’d been planning the move since July before signing the lease in October; friends and neighbors helped him make rapid progress in advance of the grand opening Oct. 21. Born in December 1982, Bobby Kelley’s passion for fashion first developed while

he was a student at Ed White High School, where he was the school’s only male cheerleader, loading his schedule with art electives to get out of there early. He first began building the Bobby K brand while at the University of Florida in 2006, before moving to Brooklyn a decade ago, working a corporate job by day and making his name in the industry by night. “I worked and wholesaled Bobby K there for about five years before I moved [to Brooklyn] full-time, but I was up there two weeks out of every month.” In New York, he saw the industry from the inside, an experience that was equal parts thrilling and exhausting. “Fashion Week, from any perspective, is incredibly stressful and hard, and it’s not fun,” he says. “You get up at four in the morning, you work all day, and work is, like, ‘Oh, we forgot to bring these shoes for the show, and they’re 25 blocks away, and there’s no way you can get a cab and get back here in time.’ I’ve definitely RUN down Sixth Avenue with a rack full of clothing, and then you get there, and you realize some of the hems aren’t done, so I’m on my hands and knees, sewing the girl into [the clothes] while they’re trying to get her shoes on, get her wig on. You get done with all that, packed up around nine, 10 o’clock, and then there’s an after-party. You gotta network, so you’re there ’til two. Then you go home on the train, take a nap, and get up and do it again.” Changing economic times have brought changes to the industry, not all of which are necessarily bad. “I worked with a lot of celebu-tantes,” he says, laboring

anonymously for people spending their parents’ money on some ill-conceived vision of fashion fame. “Out of all of them, only one is still in business today.” It’s not as easy now for new designers, though still rewarding for those who make it. “You have to have a product—that’s the disconnect. You used to be able to sell an idea, but now you’ve gotta have something in hand. … I know people tend to buy into the Bobby K brand a lot, because I always try to have tangible items for them. If they can’t afford a handmade dress, I’ve still got T-shirts or tote bags or 3D-printed jewelry.” “You really can create an industry [from] a simple trade,” he says, “but tailoring and sewing is almost becoming a forgotten trade, because people aren’t bothering to learn it anymore. It’s kind of an old-school cliché, like the steam engine or something.” To that end, he’s made his space, BobbyK Boutique, open to new designers, doing regular pop-up events where the focus isn’t just on his own brand. These include events by Doble Ve on Dec. 1, Wardrobe by Carla Coultas with Bridge 8 on Dec. 8, and Bisbee & Yuma with The Car Unraveled on Dec. 16. Part of Bobby K’s goal is to pass his skills along to younger people, giving back what was given to him almost 20 years ago. In the process, he’s taking a lead role among the new generation of creatives bringing new artistic swag to historic Murray Hill. Shelton Hull mail@folioweekly.com ____________________________________ Limited edition “Avondale is the tits!” T-shirts now available at only BobbyK Boutique.

FOLIO A+E : MAGIC LANTERNS ANTERNS

OTHER BODIES, OTHER

EARTHS Two films explore the idea of MULTIPLE ITERATIONS of reality

or many fans of Netflix’s The OA (Season 2 coming in February), the miniseries could have been their first glimpse of Brit Marling, the show’s 35-year-old title star as well as its co-creator. She’s a singular talent; most of her efforts have been in independent projects, frequently as cowriter and actor. Her first feature film, co-written with firsttime director Mike Cahill, was 2011’s Another Earth. Three years later, Marling reunited with Cahill for his second film, I Origins. This time, the actor ceded the script and played a strong supporting character. Both movies should appeal to those who like intelligent, thought-provoking films with a seasoning of science-fiction. In Another Earth, Marling portrays bright high-school senior Rhoda Williams who, on the night a new planet resembling Earth is discovered within our solar system, crashes her car while drunkenly stargazing. The horrendous accident kills the pregnant wife and small son of university music composer John Burroughs (William Mapother), who manages to survive. Released from a four-year prison hitch, Rhoda tries to put her life back together, working as a custodian at the local high school, her college plans a thing of the past. Consumed with guilt, she goes to Burroughs’ home to apologize, but a series of misunderstandings cause her to insinuate herself in his life—as a cleaning lady. Gradually she helps him begin to put his life together; he has no idea who she really is. Meanwhile, the alternate Earth is moving ever closer; scientists speculate the approaching planet is actually a mirror of this one, a sort of cosmic looking-glass on which our other selves could be living other lives. An exploratory team organized to establish firstcontact aims to include worthy volunteers from the general public. Hoping to find another self and another life, Rhoda applies. Her life on this Earth has grown complicated: The man whose family she killed is now her lover. Another Earth has a minimal budget, but its cinematography, artistic vision, acting and script are first-rate. Visually, the use of simple but striking matte-designs to capture a sense of the heavens’ cosmic wonder recalls 1985’s New Zealand film, A Quiet Earth. Like that film, this one features a mindtwisting conclusion; Another Earth is certainly a movie you want to think and talk about. The same goes for Cahill’s second film. In fact, I Origins is that Hollywood rarity—a follow-up that’s even better than the original. Bolstered with a bigger budget, Cahill’s sophomore effort has more extensive, expansive locations and sharper, more impressive cinematography by Markus Förderer. The real substances, though, are

Cahill’s provocative and intelligent script and the stellar performances. Michael Pitt plays narrator, molecular biologist Dr. Ian Gray, whose voice-over, after several close-ups of the human eye, introduces the film. He tells us that even as a child, he’d been fascinated by eyes, and he notes that no two humans have the exact same pattern. Like fingerprints, our eyes individuate us. Finally closing in on one pair, he begins a story about how these particular eyes changed his life. “Remember them,” he says. From there, the story jumps back eight years to an encounter with Sofi (Astrid Bergès-Frisbey), a masked partygoer with unusual eyes. Their initial tryst leads to love and commitment though they’re radically different. Ian is a materialist and atheist; Sofi posits a spiritual reality of sorts beyond human perception and reason. Meanwhile, Ian and lab partner Karen (Brit Marling) work to genetically originate or create eyes in a sightless species of worm. This God-playing unnerves the mystic-minded Sofi as she also senses a possible rival in Karen. Midway through the film, a terrible accident hurtles the characters and the viewers into a metaphysical odyssey of sorts—it would be criminal to reveal it. You probably won’t expect what happens next or where I Origins is going, but the result is even more rewarding than that of Another Earth. The three stars are terrific; the biggest surprise is Pitt whose best prior films include Bernardo Bertolucci’s The Dreamers and Michael Haneke’s Funny Games. BergèsFrisbey, a mermaid in the fourth Pirates of the Caribbean, is also a revelation. And Brit Marling stands alone. It’s unclear what Mike Cahill has coming up; last year, it was rumored he’d be directing a film version of Dash Shaw’s acclaimed graphic novel Doctors. In the spirit of I Origins … it seems we’ll see about that. Pat McLeod mail@folioweekly.com

NOW SHOWING CORAZON CINEMA & CAFÉ Victoria and Abdul, Faces Places, My Friend Dahmer and Loving Vincent screen. Piercing the Darkness, starring Lee Weaver, about the St. Augustine Lighthouse keepers over the centuries, is staged 7 p.m. Nov. 30; see website for details. 36 Granada St., St. Augustine, 697-5736, corazoncinemaandcafe.com. SUN-RAY CINEMA Thor: Ragnarok and Justice League screen. Themes/Variations series features Nights of Cabiria, 7 p.m. Nov. 28, with Shinnerie Jackson (vox, percussion) and Shana David (vox, piano). Loving Vincent starts Nov. 24. Howl’s Moving Castle Studio Ghibli Fest 2017 runs Nov. 26 & 27. The Florida Project, from writer/director Sean Baker, runs through Nov. 30. Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Minnesota starts Dec. 1. 1028 Park St., 359-0049, sunraycinema.com. IMAX THEATER Amazing Micro Monsters, Amazon Adventure and Justice League screen. The Polar Express opens Nov. 24. St. Augustine, 940-4133, worldgolfimax.com. NOVEMBER 22-28, 2017 | FOLIOWEEKLY.com | 23

FOLIO A+E : FILM

Problem is, he has a mean case of writer’s here are many problems with The Man block, and inspiration comes and goes. Who Invented Christmas, and the first is Worse, when he is being productive, he’s its title. It rings false. You hear/see it and annoyingly interrupted. immediately think it can’t possibly be true, This isn’t good, and I don’t mean just from mainly because of that whole pesky JesusDickens’ point of view. The film’s best scenes was-born-1,843-years-earlier thing. We learn come as Dickens imagines Ebenezer Scrooge director Bharat Nalluri is trying to suggest (Christopher Plummer), Jacob Marley Charles Dickens’ novella A Christmas Carol (Donald Sumpter), and the whole gang, influenced the way we look at and celebrate Christmas. That’s fine, but “influenced” is spectral and human, and so when his work quite different from “invented.” is interrupted, so, too, are the movie’s most The film enjoyable moments. endeavors to show Sometimes writers Dickens’ (Dan (screenplay by Susan Stevens) inspirations Coyne, book by Les for the novella, and Standiford) and directors the hardships he can’t get out of their own faced in getting it way—certainly the done. For absolutely case here. no good reason, the Outside Dickens’ movie starts in 1842 imagination, which in New York City, includes conversations where Dickens is on with Scrooge, he gets a promotional tour. ideas from the world From this prologue, around him. Names, we learn Dickens is a people and situations popular writer. If you will ring familiar for didn’t already know those already acquainted Dickens is a popular with A Christmas Carol, writer, you should go and these knowing moments THE MAN WHO back to high school. Or INVENTED CHRISTMAS comprise the film’s charm. But watch Scrooged. cumbersome subplots, including **NN Three flops and 16 Dickens’ irresponsible dad and Rated PG-13 months later, it’s October his troubled childhood, do little 1843; Dickens is short on to accentuate the main story; as a cash, with a wife, Kate (Morfydd Clark), four result, the entire narrative is tedious. kids and a house full of more family. His Finally, and ironically, for a movie father John (Jonathan Pryce) is a moocher and allegedly about the invention of Christmas, Kate’s pregnant—not the best time to renovate there’s not much Christmas here–those the house. His only friend is John Forster expecting yuletide merriment based on (Justin Edwards), who also seems to be his the title will be sadly disappointed. On agent, manager and lifeline to the outside the other hand, if you weren’t expecting world. Later, Forster is the inspiration for the yuletide merriment because you paid Ghost of Christmas Present. attention in high school and think the When his publishers mistrust him after movie’s about a famous writer, you’ll be only poor sales for Martin Chuzzlewit, Dickens mildly bummed. decides to self-publish his next book, A Dan Hudak Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story of Christmas. mail@folioweekly.com

AN XMAS

CRIME

The man who invented Christmas DID NOT

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ARTS + EVENTS PERFORMANCE

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 at Apex Theatre Studio (inside Ponte Vedra Concert Hall), 1050 A1A N., $25, apextheatrejax.com. CHRISTMAS CAROLE Bruce Allen Scudder’s holiday show takes the classic tale of Scrooge and the ghostly triad, adds dashes of humor and music, and updates it into a silly seasonal event for the whole family. And Tod Booth is Scrooge! Runs through Dec. 22 at Alhambra Theatre & Dining, 12000 Beach Blvd., Southside, $49.95-$57, 641-1212, alhambrajax.com.

CLASSICAL + JAZZ

MATTHEW HALL The pianist performs every Thur., Fri. & Sat. at Corner Bistro/Glass Hat Piano Bar & Grill, 9823 Tapestry Park Cir., Southside, 619-1931. HOME ALONE Screened with orchestral accompaniment, 7 p.m. Nov. 25 at Times-Union Center’s Jacoby Symphony Hall, 300 Water St., Downtown, $26-$79, jaxsymphony.org. LINDA COLE & JAZZ MUSICIANS The group plays 6 p.m. Nov. 26 for Music in the Box, Limelight Theatre, 11 Old Mission Ave., St. Augustine, 825-1164, $5, limelight-theatre.org. THE BRIAN SETZER ORCHESTRA Still swinging after all these years, Setzer and his orchestra jump and jive, 8 p.m. Nov. 29 at The Florida Theatre, 128 E. Forsyth St., Downtown, $49-$79, 355-2787, floridatheatre.com. The UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA ORCHESTRA Great overtures by Rossini and John Williams, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 28 at UNF’s Lazzara Performance Hall, Southside, $10 adults, students free, 620-2961. PIANO PLAY-OFF: BACH EDITION The Ivories are more than tickled—more like pounded—7:30 p.m. Nov. 29 at University of North Florida’s Fine Arts Center, free, 620-2961. TIDINGS OF JAZZ AND JOY Keiko Matsui, Euge Groove, Lindsey Webster and Adam Hawley perform, 7 p.m. Nov. 29 at Ponte Vedra Concert Hall, $49-69, 209-0399, apextheatrejax.com. THE FLORIDA BRASS QUINTET The group plays 7 p.m. Nov. 29 at Mudville Music Room, 3104 Atlantic Blvd., St. Nicholas, 352-7008, raylewispresents.com.

COMEDY

JILL KIMMEL The acerbic, honest and sharply funny Kimmel appears 8:30 p.m. Nov. 24; 9 p.m. Nov. 25 at Jackie Knight’s Comedy Club (Gypsy Cab Co.), 830 Anastasia Blvd., St. Augustine, $12, 461-8843, thegypsycomedyclub.com. MICHAEL WINSLOW The man of 1,000 voices (causing thousands of little brothers to make not-short-lived-enough efforts at annoying mimicry) appears 8 p.m. Nov. 24 & 25 at The Comedy Club of Jacksonville, 11000 Beach Blvd., Southside, 646-4277, $25-$45, jacksonvillecomedy.com. GRANDMA LEE This more-than-sassy senior shares her views on life support, geriatric geniuses and her willingness to take

on “handsome devil” (emphasis devil) Piers Morgan. The America’s Got Talent star—and local sweetheart—appears 7 p.m. Nov. 24; 7 and 9 p.m. Nov. 25 at The Comedy Zone, 3130 Hartley Rd., Mandarin, $15-$18, 292-4242, comedyzone.com. FRED’S ALL-STAR COMEDIANS A mix of local comics are on 7:30 p.m. Nov. 28 & 29 at The Comedy Zone, $10, 292-4242, comedyzone.com.

CALLS & WORKSHOPS

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 16th Street). Call-backs 3 p.m. Dec. 3; a classictheatre.org. JACKSONVILLE UNIVERSITY JU’s Alexander Brest Gallery seeks proposals for the 2018 academic calendar; deadline is Nov. 25; facebook.com/BrestGallery. 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; $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 DIY spirit may apply to be 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 a chance to sell their work and receive a $100 stipend. Selected pieces become part of a travelling interactive exhibit. Deadline is Jan. 12; jaxpef.org. JACKSONVILLE MAIN LIBRARY Sean Gaskell presents songs and context of West African Kora (a 21-string harp of the Mandinka people) music, 7 p.m. Nov. 30, free, at 303 N. Laura St., Downtown, jaxpubliclibrary.org.

ART WALKS + MARKETS

RIVERSIDE ARTS MARKET It’s Small Business Saturday! Music by Arvid Smith, Mike Shackelford Band, Cyrus Qaranta, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Nov. 25 under the Fuller Warren Bridge, 715 Riverside Ave., free admission, 389-2449, riversideartsmarket.com ST. AUGUSTINE AMPHITHEATRE FARMERS MARKET Veggies, flowers, baked goods, handmade arts & crafts, a community booth, live music by the Free Rangers and more are offered 8:30-a.m.-12:30 p.m. every Sat. at the amphitheater, 1340C A1A S., staugamphitheatre.com. Admission, parking free. UPTOWN SATURDAY NIGHT A self-guided tour of galleries, antique stores and shops open 5-9 p.m. is Nov. 25, in St. Augustine’s San Marco District, 824-3152.

CHRISTMAS MADE IN THE SOUTH Works of hundreds of fine artisans and craftspeople are highlighted in this singular annual event—the 29th—held 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Nov. 24; 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Nov. 25; 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Nov. 26, at Prime Osborn Convention Center, $7, madeinthesouthshows.com.

FERNANDINA BEACH FARMERS MARKET Every Sat., 9 a.m.-1 p.m., year round, rain or shine. North Seventh Street, Fernandina, fernandinamarketplace.com. FERNANDINA BEACH ARTS MARKET Held 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Nov. 25, the second and fourth Sat. each month, North Seventh Street, Fernandina, fernandinamarketplace.com. AFRICAN VILLAGE BAZAAR Vendors, exhibitors, local speakers, painters, designers, authors and small businesses, noon-6 p.m. Nov. 26 at 829 N. Davis St., Downtown, 807-2010, africanvillageinc.org, ritzjacksonville.com.

MUSEUMS

ALEXANDER BREST MUSEUM & GALLERY 2800 University Blvd. N., Arlington, 256-7371, arts.ju.edu. Annual Juried Student Art Show is on display. 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. MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART JACKSONVILLE 333 N. Laura St., 366-6911, mocajacksonville.unf.edu. Nicola Lopez’s A Gentle Defiance Of Gravity & Form is the atrium project, 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 & Engineers! shows artifacts and ancient technology reconstructed with designs of the Roman Empire; through December. THE RITZ THEATRE & MUSEUM 829 N. Davis St., Downtown, 807-2010. Making Do: The African & Gullah GeeChee Connection, through Jan. 12.

GALLERIES

ADELE GRAGE CULTURAL CENTER 716 Ocean Blvd, Atlantic Beach. The Art of Investing Part Trois-Blanton Twins Art Show is up through December. 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 FW A&E editor) Madeleine Peck Wagner, exhibits through Dec. 14. FSCJ DOWNTOWN GALLERY 101 W. State St., 631-8100. Surreal Pantasms Quirky Apparitions Haunt Oddly Funny Visions, new work by Troy Eittreim, through November. GALLERY 725 725 Atlantic Blvd., Ste. 5, Atlantic Beach, gallery725.com. A group show of all new works displays through November. HASKELL GALLEY Jacksonville International Airport. Cafcules, Middleton & Walburn shows through January. MONYA ROWE GALLERY 4 Rohde Ave., St. Augustine, 217-0637, monyarowegallery.com. Mount of Venus, works by Elise Ferguson and Caris Reid runs through Dec. 22. THE YELLOW HOUSE 577 King St., Riverside, theyellowhouseart.org. Life Under Construction: Princess Rashid & Keith Doles runs through November. THE SPACE GALLERY 120 E. Forsyth St., 651-9039. 5 & under is a group show with works priced no higher than $500; an opening reception is held 5:30 p.m. Dec. 1. SPACE 42 2670 Phyllis St., Riverside, spacefortytwo.com. Dream/Sueño/Rêve, installation by John Carr and Estée Ochoa, through January. THE VAULT at 1904 1930 San Marco Ave., 398-2890, thevaultat1930.com. David Engdahl’s sculptures display through December. ST. AUGUSTINE ART ASSOCIATION 22 Marine St., 824-2310, staaa.org. Fantastic Florida, Selections from the STAAA Permanent Collection and Emmett Fritz: A Centennial Collection, through December.

EVENTS

TREE LIGHTING AT THE LANDING The 31st annual tree lighting plus fireworks includes music by Ace Winn, Melissa Smith, Andrew Sapin and Mama Blue, 7 p.m. Nov. 24, at The Jacksonville Landing, jacksonvillelanding.com. TREE LIGHTING AT THE RITZ-CARLTON Party with the swells at this 21st annual event, 5:30 p.m. Nov. 22, 4750 Amelia Island Pkwy., Amelia Island, free, ritzcarlton.com. TURKEY TROT 5K Pregame workout for all the treats you’ll eat! Starts and finishes at Omni Amelia Island Plantation’s Racquet Park, 8 a.m. Nov. 23, 102 Racquet Park Dr., $15-$25, omnihotels.com. VISIT THE CLYDESDALES Though Budweiser tastes best while you’re floating down an icy river, anytime is a good time to get up close and personal with these gentle giants, through

ARTS + EVENTS Nov. 26, Anheuser-Busch Brewery, 111 Busch Dr., Northside, budweiser.com. NIGHTS OF LIGHTS Millions of twinkling lights cover the cityscape of St. Augustine nightly through January. Move through Old Town by trolley, on foot or in a horse and carriage. floridahistoriccoast.com. HOLLY JOLLY TROLLEY Experience St. Augustine’s famous Nights of Lights aboard Old Town Trolley’s Holiday excursion, featuring complimentary cider, cookies, caroling and winter-themed viewing glasses that turn the tiny lights into snowmen, Christmas trees and other holiday favorites. Tickets $6 kids; $14 adults. trolleytours.com. KIDS FREE Visit Jax has partnered with various entities to line up many free events and family attractions all during November; kidsfreenovember.com. POETRY NIGHT Poets, lyricists, musicians and spoken word enthusiasts unite! 7 p.m. Nov. 22 at Coniferous Café, 42 W. Monroe St., Downtown, 999-8493, coniferous.cafe. THANKS AND DRANKS Shake off the lingering shadows of family drama/tedium (or too many side dishes, mmm green bean casserole!) and give thanks for the people and community for which you are grateful. Mr. Al Pete provides the soundtrack, 10 p.m. Nov. 23, Nighthawks, 2952 Roosevelt Ave., Riverside, $5. THE UGLY PARTY A club kid experience hosted by the awardwinning Bebe Deluxe, 10 p.m. & midnight Nov. 24, The Metro Entertainment Complex, 859 Willow Branch Ave., Riverside, $7, metrojax.com. THE REAL BLACK FRIDAY Black-owned businesses, live music, tasty food and kids’ activities, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Nov. 24 at The Melanin Market, 822 A. Philip Randolph Blvd., Downtown, 610-7103. MOMPRENEUR MARKETPLACE Crafts for kids, refreshments, demos, giveaways and small business resources, in a women (and moms) business owners-centric event, 1-6 p.m. Nov. 25, No Lye Style & Beauty Boutique, 3308 Beach Blvd., St. Nicholas, $10-$49, nolyestyle.com. COWFORD STEAMPUNK BAZAAR Whir through the ether to the futuristic past! Music, performances, fashion and a Steampunk craft station, 7 p.m. Nov. 25 at Hourglass Pub & Coffee House, 345 E. Bay St., Downtown, $8, $4 in costume, $10 under 21, hourglasspub.com. BLACK BEYOND THE FRIDAY A showcasing of black-andwhite photos by local photographers (dress in all black), 8 p.m. Nov. 25 at Studio Zsa Zsa Lapree, 233 E. Bay St., Downtown, $9.38-$12.54, eventbright.com. BEER AND BALLET Amber Daniels of Jacksonville Dance Theatre (among our favorite cultural institutions in this fair city) presents an hour-long contemporary ballet class, 3 p.m. Nov. 25 at Aardwolf Brewery, 1461 Hendricks Ave., San Marco, $5 donation, jacksonvilledancetheatre.org. JAX BEACH DECK THE CHAIRS Opening night of this annual activity, First Coast Wind Symphony performs, plus: food trucks, kids’ activities, a boardwalk stroll and lifeguard station tours, 4 p.m. Nov. 26 at Latham Plaza and SeaWalk Pavilion, Jax Beach, deckthechairs.org. Continues through Jan. 1; check website for updates. FERNANDINA BEACH PYJAMA PARTY Sidewalk sale, music by Jim Barcaro, Sean McCarthy, HotShot Carter, Ernie Ealum, Dan Voll, Michele, and Larry LeMier, shopping, a pyjama contest and Pam Bell’s performance of bells, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Nov. 25, Downtown Fernandina, fbfl.us. CHRISTMAS MADE IN THE SOUTH Works of fine artisans and craftspeople are shown in this 29th annual event, 9 a.m.6 p.m. Nov. 24; 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Nov. 25; 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Nov. 26, Prime Osborn Convention Center, $7, 1000 Water St., Downtown, madeinthesouthshows.com. ST. AUGUSTINE ART & CRAFT FESTIVAL More than 150 artisans present one-of-a-kind handmade goods, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Nov. 25; 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Nov. 26 at Francis Field, 29 W. Castillo Dr., 824-2310, $2 admission, staugustineartfestival.com. BRUCE THOMPSON BOOK SIGNING Thompson reads from and signs copies of his new book, Perception of Power, 1-4 p.m. Nov. 26 at The Book Loft, 214 Centre St., Fernandina, 261-8991, thebookloft.com. WOMEN’S SELF DEFENSE—A.R.R.T. A high-intensity signature course on effective self-defense tactics for women in response to an attempted assault, rape or abduction is offered 8:45 a.m. Nov. 26 at The Women’s Defense Company, 13241 Bartram Park Blvd., Ste. 405, 655-7772, $139, womensdefensecompany.com. CHARITY HAMBINGO Hosted by the impeccable Karissa Wade, this edition of HamBINGO dedicates proceeds to benefit the Sisters of Hope House, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 27 at Hamburger Mary’s, 3333 Beach Blvd., St. Nicholas, 551-2048, $10, hamburgermarys.com. ICE HOUSE BOOK LAUNCH Celebrate St. Augustine author Laura Lee Smith’s second novel The Ice House, 6 p.m. Nov. 29 at The Ice Plant, 110 Riberia St., lauraleesmith.com. MR. ROGERS’ NEIGHBORHOOD SWEATER DRIVE Gently used sweaters, jackets and blankets are collected in honor of everyone’s favorite neighbor, through November. Drop off your contributions at WJCT Studios, 100 Festival Park Ave., Northbank, and all VyStar Credit Unions, Tom Bush Family of Dealerships and Two Men & a Truck locations. wjct.org/ events/sweaterdrive. _________________________________________ 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 22-28, 2017 | FOLIOWEEKLY.com | 25

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THANKS AND DRANKS Shake off the lingering shadows of family drama/tedium (or too many side dishes, mmm green bean casserole!) and give thanks for the people and community for which you are grateful. Mr. Al Pete provides the soundtrack, 10 p.m. Nov. 23, Nighthawks, 2952 Roosevelt Ave., Riverside, $5. THE UGLY PARTY A club kid experience hosted by the awardwinning Bebe Deluxe, 10 p.m. & midnight Nov. 24, The Metro Entertainment Complex, 859 Willow Branch Ave., Riverside, $7, metrojax.com. THE REAL BLACK FRIDAY Black-owned businesses, live music, tasty food and kids’ activities, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Nov. 24 at The Melanin Market, 822 A. Philip Randolph Blvd., Downtown, 610-7103. MOMPRENEUR MARKETPLACE Crafts for kids, refreshments, demos, giveaways and small business resources, in a women (and moms) business owners-centric event, 1-6 p.m. Nov. 25, No Lye Style & Beauty Boutique, 3308 Beach Blvd., St. Nicholas, $10-$49, nolyestyle.com. COWFORD STEAMPUNK BAZAAR Whir through the ether to the futuristic past! Music, performances, fashion and a Steampunk craft station, 7 p.m. Nov. 25 at Hourglass Pub & Coffee House, 345 E. Bay St., Downtown, $8, $4 in costume, $10 under 21, hourglasspub.com. BLACK BEYOND THE FRIDAY A showcasing of black-andwhite photos by local photographers (dress in all black), 8 p.m. Nov. 25 at Studio Zsa Zsa Lapree, 233 E. Bay St., Downtown, $9.38-$12.54, eventbright.com. BEER AND BALLET Amber Daniels of Jacksonville Dance Theatre (among our favorite cultural institutions in this fair city) presents an hour-long contemporary ballet class, 3 p.m. Nov. 25 at Aardwolf Brewery, 1461 Hendricks Ave., San Marco, $5 donation, jacksonvilledancetheatre.org. JAX BEACH DECK THE CHAIRS Opening night of this annual activity, First Coast Wind Symphony performs, plus: food trucks, kids’ activities, a boardwalk stroll and lifeguard station tours, 4 p.m. Nov. 26 at Latham Plaza and SeaWalk Pavilion, Jax Beach, deckthechairs.org. Continues through Jan. 1; check website for updates. FERNANDINA BEACH PYJAMA PARTY Sidewalk sale, music by Jim Barcaro, Sean McCarthy, HotShot Carter, Ernie Ealum, Dan Voll, Michele, and Larry LeMier, shopping, a pyjama contest and Pam Bell’s performance of bells, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Nov. 25, Downtown Fernandina, fbfl.us. CHRISTMAS MADE IN THE SOUTH Works of fine artisans and craftspeople are shown in this 29th annual event, 9 a.m.6 p.m. Nov. 24; 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Nov. 25; 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Nov. 26, Prime Osborn Convention Center, $7, 1000 Water St., Downtown, madeinthesouthshows.com. ST. AUGUSTINE ART & CRAFT FESTIVAL More than 150 artisans present one-of-a-kind handmade goods, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Nov. 25; 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Nov. 26 at Francis Field, 29 W. Castillo Dr., 824-2310, $2 admission, staugustineartfestival.com. BRUCE THOMPSON BOOK SIGNING Thompson reads from and signs copies of his new book, Perception of Power, 1-4 p.m. Nov. 26 at The Book Loft, 214 Centre St., Fernandina, 261-8991, thebookloft.com. WOMEN’S SELF DEFENSE—A.R.R.T. A high-intensity signature course on effective self-defense tactics for women in response to an attempted assault, rape or abduction is offered 8:45 a.m. Nov. 26 at The Women’s Defense Company, 13241 Bartram Park Blvd., Ste. 405, 655-7772, $139, womensdefensecompany.com. CHARITY HAMBINGO Hosted by the impeccable Karissa Wade, this edition of HamBINGO dedicates proceeds to benefit the Sisters of Hope House, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 27 at Hamburger Mary’s, 3333 Beach Blvd., St. Nicholas, 551-2048, $10, hamburgermarys.com. ICE HOUSE BOOK LAUNCH Celebrate St. Augustine author Laura Lee Smith’s second novel The Ice House, 6 p.m. Nov. 29 at The Ice Plant, 110 Riberia St., lauraleesmith.com. MR. ROGERS’ NEIGHBORHOOD SWEATER DRIVE Gently used sweaters, jackets and blankets are collected in honor of everyone’s favorite neighbor, through November. Drop off your contributions at WJCT Studios, 100 Festival Park Ave., Northbank, and all VyStar Credit Unions, Tom Bush Family of Dealerships and Two Men & a Truck locations. wjct.org/ events/sweaterdrive. _________________________________________ 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. 26 | FOLIOWEEKLY.com | NOVEMBER 22-28, 2017

Norwegian BLACK METAL GODS Mayhem perform their landmark 1994 album De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas in its entirety

THE SOUND & THE FURY I

t is a music that will never cross over. Though it’s now roughly 30 years old, Norwegian black metal is a genre that’s forever an outsider’s music. Like the work of ’60s free jazz titan Albert Ayler, or experimental noise band Wolf Eyes, black metal doesn’t need to cross over as it transcends its own genre. Within the black metal community, Mayhem are the undisputed overlords. Formed in Oslo in 1984, Mayhem were as influenced by hardcore music and ideology as they were by metal predecessors Venom, Bathory and Celtic Frost. Released in 1987, Mayhem’s debut EP Deathcrush was an anomaly even in the aggro, underground metal community. While many of their thrash metal peers were enticed by metal’s macho posturing, the brutal pummel and furious vocals of Mayhem sounded personal. Mayhem one-upped bands chattering about Satan, their lyrics touching unnamable evils lurking in forests and tombs, with images of apparitions and paganistic gods, clandestine deities born before Christianity who intend to long outlive it. No other black metal band, barring fellow Norwegian group Darkthrone, had been so expert in carving out the template for a music that’s highly regional yet loved by diehard fans the world over. In 1987, Mayhem began working on their first full-length studio album. It was during this era that the band seemed defined by two tragedies: the 1991 suicide of vocalist Per Yngve Ohlin (aka “Dead”) and the 1993 murder of guitarist Øystein Aarseth (“Euronymous”) by then-Mayhem bassist, Varg Vikernes. In May 1994, the band finally launched the much-delayed full-length release, De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas, an album many consider the definitive black metal release. Over the course of eight songs, Mayhem only reinforced their sound, which was now not merely “black,” but impenetrably obsidian. While earlier black metal bands had celebrated a monochromatic albeit-stilleffective production, with Mysteriis, Mayhem ran the songs and sound through a dark prism that seemed to shine a new light on the possibilities of black metal. The album also contained the last lyrics written by Dead before his suicide, and final recordings by Euronymous prior to his murder. The fact that Mayhem had been “tied” to conspiracies surrounding several, early-’90s church burnings in Norway only added to the sinister mystique surrounding them. Nearly 25 years on, De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas is as relevant as it was the day it dropped. Now Mayhem are touring De Mysteriis, something they were unable to do when the

album was new. On this tour, the band is playing the album in its entirety from start to finish. The current lineup features longtime members including bassist Jørn Stubberud (aka “Necrobutcher”), drummer Jan Axel Blomberg (“Hellhammer”), vocalist Attila Csihar and guitarists Morten Bergeton Iversen (“Teloch”) and Charles Hedge (“Ghul”). Last year, Stubberud released a memoir of his life with Mayhem, cutting away much of the myth and reflecting on the early deaths that once loomed over the band, while describing horrific and hilarious events that would put any band to the test. Published by Ecstatic Peace Library, Thurston Moore’s savvy underground imprint, The Death Archives: Mayhem 1984-’94 features a layout with dozens of archival photos, making it more akin to a coffee-table-size, visual art book edition. Folio Weekly spoke with Stubberud during a band tour stop in Madison, Wisconsin. What follows are some highlights of our conversation. Folio Weekly: What compelled you to release this live version of De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas and a tour to support it? Jørn Stubberud: Well, there were a lot of reasons for doing that. We recorded it again, it sounded cool and we wanted to make a show with the Mysteriis. Our sound engineer, Tore Stjerna, created ambient music to play between the songs. Every thing is together in a way. We thought that since we decided to go on the road with this, it’d be cool to have a live DVD and album. And on the tour, all we play is Mysteriis from start to finish, songs one to eight. We never got to tour with this album, for obvious reasons, so we’re doing it now.

MAYHEM WITH IMMOLATION, BLACK ANVIL

7 p.m. Nov. 25, Mavericks Live, Downtown, $25, mavericksatthelanding.com

The original album is nearly 25 years old; with it Mayhem achieved a kind of codified black metal. Since that album, do you feel you’ve accomplished what you initially wanted to do with music? It’s like being a householder: You’re never finished. But no, I never set out with a certain goal and I was never satisfied with anything. [Laughs.] I always look forward, to build a ship; you know? Conquering the world—and we have 59 countries and counting. As far as an underground sensibility, was aligning yourself with Thurston in publishing The Death Archives a statement about

having an underground sensibility? Yeah. When we hooked up, Thurston immediately recognized what kind of publisher I wanted and he’s from a cool scene and was always into these kinds of alternative, hardcore bands. I had offers from other publishers but Thurston was much closer to home, in a way. And they have definitely proven that, too. It was a pleasure working with Thurston and his partner, [visual book editor] Eva Prinz. In the book, there are parts when you seem to debunk a lot of the myths or stories surrounding the band. Did you do this to counteract so many metal bands that reinforce their own macho mythologies and chest-thumping? Yeah, true. I get tired of all of that shit. So I was thinking to tell the story in a way of how it really happened. I always thought I’d write a book when the band ended. After the book came out, I read where a critic said this was the first real music autobiography that wasn’t self-indulgent. But in the process, I never thought about it. But after I read that review, I read the book again with different eyes and found that the book is more about my mistakes; all of the things I did wrong more than anything else. Throughout the book, it’s all about the wrong food [laughs], wrong place, wrong venue … you know? I had to settle a lot of things since so many people have aligned themselves with Mayhem’s history. But you know, it was a troubled fucking way to go and a troubled fucking past with a lot of bad years. I’ve had people tell me the history of the band, which is my life’s history. Ha! When Mayhem was coming on the scene, there was a parallel scene here in Florida with bands like Death, Morbid Angel and Deicide. Did Mayhem feel any kind of kinship with them? No, not really. None of the American bands really came over to Norway until the ’90s. Of course, we know about all of those bands. My favorite band was [Chicago metal band] Death Strike with Paul Speckmann. I thought that was the coolest thing that came out of the States at that time. But Death were pretty good. But it really just popped up in the mid-’90s, the whole American thing. Øystein picked up on that American and Florida scene pretty early on. But then he saw all the bands wearing Hawaiian shirts and shorts and he said, “Death metal? What is this?” [Laughs.] Daniel A. Brown mail@folioweekly.com _____________________________________ Edited for clarity and content. For our full interview with Stubberud, go to folioweekly.com.

KEIKO MATSUI (pictured), EUGE GROOVE, LINDSEY WEBSTER and ADAM HAWLEY perform Tidings of Jazz & Joy, 7 p.m. Nov. 29 at Ponte Vedra Concert Hall, $49-$69.

LIVE + LOCAL MUSIC CONCERTS THIS WEEK

HUMMINGBIRDS, COOKIN in DA KITCHEN 6 p.m. Nov. 22, Prohibition Kitchen, 119 St. George St., St. Augustine, 209-5704. PARKER URBAN BAND 9:30 p.m. Nov. 22, Mojo Kitchen, 1500 Beach Blvd., Jax Beach, 247-6636, $10. BLISTUR 9:30 p.m. Nov. 22, Cheers Park Avenue, 1138 Park Ave., Orange Park, 269-4855. Mikey Twohands hosts PUNK ROCK KARAOKE 8 p.m. Nov. 22, Nighthawks, 2952 Roosevelt Blvd., Riverside. RODRIGO Y GABRIELA 8 p.m. Nov. 22, The Florida Theatre, 128 E. Forsyth St., Downtown, 355-2787, $35-$55. RYAN CAMPBELL 9 p.m. Nov. 22, Surfer the Bar, 200 N. First St., Jax Beach, 372-9756. Pre-Thanksgiving Potluck: TAIL LIGHT REBELLION v. MUDTOWN 6 p.m. Nov. 22, ShantyTown Pub, 22 W. Sixth St., Springfield, 798-8222. S.P.O.R.E. REUNION SHOW 9 p.m. Nov. 23, 1904 Music Hall, 19 Ocean St., Downtown, $12-$15. 3 the BAND 9 p.m. Nov. 23, Flying Iguana, 207 Atlantic Blvd., Neptune Beach, 853-5680. SNAKE BLOOD REMEDY, NEW ROCK SOUL 6 p.m. Nov. 23, Prohibition Kitchen. JOHN McLAUGHLIN, JIMMY HERRING (Mahavisnu Orchestra) 8 p.m. Nov. 24, Florida Theatre, $39.50-$59.50. RAMONA 9 p.m. Nov. 24, Surfer the Bar. LUCKY STIFF 8:30 p.m. Nov. 24, Whiskey Jax, 950 Marsh Landing Pkwy., Jax Beach, 853-5973. 5 O’CLOCK SHADOW 10 p.m. Nov. 24 & 25, Flying Iguana. FOLK IS PEOPLE 7 p.m. Nov. 24 & 25, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall, 1050 A1A N., $25. JONATHAN LEE, REDFISH RICH 7 p.m. Nov. 24, Boondocks Grill & Bar, 2808 Henley Rd., Green Cove Springs, 406-9497. MIKE SHACKELFORD 7 p.m. Nov. 24, Mudville Music Room, 3104 Atlantic Blvd., St. Nicholas, 352-7008, $20. SUPERVILLAINS 10 p.m. Nov. 24, The Roadhouse, 231 Blanding Blvd., Orange Park, 264-0611, $7. BOOGIE FREAKS 8:30 p.m. Nov. 24, Whiskey Jax, Southside. CASSIDY LEE 5 p.m. Nov. 24, Cheers Park Avenue. GLAZED, FAZE WAVE, DENVER HALL, BABYBLU, ORWELL 7 p.m. Nov. 24, Jack Rabbits, $5. SIDEWALK 65 8:30 p.m. Nov. 24, Whiskey Jax, Jax Beach. TO SATCHMO WITH LOVE, MJ BAKER 6 p.m. Nov. 25, Prohibition Kitchen. A MATTER of HONOR, AXIOM, FIGHT FALL 8 p.m. Nov. 25, 1904 Music Hall, $10. BILLY BUCHANAN ROCK N ROLL REVIEW 8:30 p.m. Nov. 25, Whiskey Jax, Jax Beach. MELT BEHIND THE WHEEL 9 p.m. Nov. 25, Surfer the Bar. CORY BRANAN & JON SNODGRASS, BEAU CRUM, STRANGERWOLF, CHRISTINA WAGNER, MUDTOWN 8 p.m. Nov. 25, Rain Dogs, 1045 Park St., Riverside, 379-4969. ARVID SMITH, MIKE SHACKELFORD BAND, CYRUS QARANTA 10 a.m. Nov. 25, Riverside Arts Market, under Fuller Warren Bridge. DEANNA & CHRIS, CLIFF DORSEY 7 p.m. Nov. 25, Boondocks Grill. HIDDEN HOSPITALS 8 p.m. Nov. 25, Jack Rabbits, $8. EL DUB 10 p.m. Nov. 25, The Roadhouse, $3.

DAVE KOZ, PETER WHITE, RICK BRAUN, DAVID BENOIT, SELINA ALBRIGHT 8 p.m. Nov. 25, The Florida Theatre, $35-$75. MAYHEM, IMMOLATION, BLACK ANVIL 7 p.m. Nov. 25, Mavericks Live LINDSEY STIRLING 6:30 p.m. Nov. 25, St. Augustine Amphitheatre, 1340 A1A S., 209-0367, $54-$74. BATTALION of SAINTS, The NOBODYS, The CRYPTICS, CONCRETE CRIMINALS, GRABBAG 6 p.m. Nov. 26, Nighthawks, $12-$15. AFTON SHOWCASE 6 p.m. Nov. 26, 1904 Music Hall, $11.75. SAMUEL SANDERS 8:30 p.m. Nov. 26, Flying Iguana. PAUL IVEY 6 p.m. Nov. 26, Boondocks Grill & Bar. The BALANCE KING 9-10:30 a.m., Bold Bean San Marco. LISA KELLY, JB SCOTT, DAVE STEINMEYER, UNF JAZZ ENSEMBLE I 7 p.m. Nov. 27, Mudville Music Room. RAMONA 6 p.m. Nov. 27, Prohibition Kitchen. REDFISH RICH 7 p.m. Nov. 28, Boondocks Grill & Bar. SAM PACETTI, ERIC BAILY QUARTET 6 p.m. Nov. 23, Prohibition Kitchen. ROBBIE LITT 9 p.m. Nov. 28, Surfer the Bar. TUESDAY NIGHT BLUES CLUB 8:30 p.m. Nov. 28, Whiskey Jax, Jax Beach. The BRIAN SETZER ORCHESTRA, The TEXAS GENTLEMEN 8 p.m. Nov. 29, Florida Theatre, $49-$79. LEELYN OSBORN, COOKIN in DA KITCHEN 6 p.m. Nov. 29, Prohibition Kitchen. KEIKO MATSUI, EUGE GROOVE, LINDSEY WEBSTER, ADAM HAWLEY 7 p.m. Nov. 29, PVC Hall, $49-$69. AARON THOMAS 9 p.m. Nov. 29, Surfer the Bar. PHANTOMS, SCREAM BLUE MURDER 7 p.m. Nov. 29, Jack Rabbits, $8. MIKEY CLAMS 6:30 p.m. Nov. 29, Whiskey Jax, Jax Beach. LA-A 8 p.m. Nov. 30, Rain Dogs. CAROLINE COTTER, ARVID SMITH, LINDA GRENVILLE 7 p.m. Nov. 30, Mudville Music Room. DANIELLE EVA JAZZ DUO, MJ BAKER 6 p.m. Nov. 30, Prohibition Kitchen. 98° at CHRISTMAS 8 p.m. Nov. 30, Florida Theatre, $35-$75. ERIC COLLETTE & CODY 6 p.m. Nov. 30, Boondocks Grill.

UPCOMING CONCERTS

The Big Ticket: The LUMINEERS, WALK the MOON, BLEACHERS, ANDREW McMAHON in the WILDERNESS, SAINT MOTEL, NEW POLITICS, MONDO COZMO Dec. 1, Veterans Memorial Arena wrvm fest: BLACK TUSK, DARK CASTLE, CAVE of SWIMMERS, SHROUD EATER Dec. 1 & 2, 1904 Music Hall LUNAR COAST Dec. 1 & 2, Flying Iguana N.W. IZZARD Dec. 1, Prohibition Kitchen SHANE MYERS Dec. 1, Cheers Park Avenue DIRTY BIRD + the FLU, SNACKS BLUES BAND, APPALACHIAN DEATH TRAP, CRY HAVOC Dec. 1, Nighthawks TOP SHELF PEOPLE Dec. 1, Mojo Kitchen JJ GREY Dec. 1, Beaches Museum, Jax Beach BOLD CITY BEAT CHAMPIONSHIP Dec. 1, Mavericks Live The BYSTANDERS BAND Dec. 1, Monty’s/Shores Liquor FEMMES of ROCK Dec. 1, Thrasher-Horne Center

DANIELLE NICOLE, BRYCE ALASTAIR BAND Dec. 1, Jack Rabbits KANSAS LEFTOVERTURE 40th Anniversary Tour Dec. 2, Florida Theatre LEROGIE Dec. 2, Jack Rabbits ALBERT CASTIGLIA Dec. 2, Mojo Kitchen RAISIN CAKE ORCHESTRA, CHILLULA Dec. 2, Prohibition Kitchen The WILLOWWACKS Dec. 2, Riverside Arts Market 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 SAMUEL SANDERS Dec. 3, Flying Iguana The BIG SOUND OF LIL’ ED & the BLUES IMPERIALS Dec. 4, Cafe Eleven THE WILLOWWACKS Dec. 4, Prohibition Kitchen Psychic Warfare Tour: CLUTCH, DEVIN TOWNSEND PROJECT, The OBSESSED Dec. 5, St. Augustine Amphitheatre’s Backyard Stage The COLLINS TRIO Dec. 5, Mudville Music Room QUEENS of the NIGHT Dec. 6, 1904 Music Hall LEELYN OSBORN, COOKIN in DA KITCHEN Dec. 6, Prohibition Kitchen ’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 COLTON TRIO, 9TH STREET STOMPERS Dec. 7, Prohibition Kitchen DIAL DRIVE Dec. 7, Rain Dogs JASON EVANS BAND Dec. 7, Cheers Park Avenue WILLY PORTER, CARMEN NICKERSON Dec. 7, Café Eleven SHLUMP, MAN DARINO, REST in PIERCE, SLEEP MADNESS, AFTER CITIES Dec. 7, 1904 Music Hall PIERCE PETTIS Dec. 7, Mudville Music Room NAYSAYERS, RAMONA Dec. 8, Prohibition Kitchen Inaugural Christmas Caravan Tour: SQUIRREL NUT ZIPPERS Dec. 8, Ritz Theatre JD McPHERSON Dec. 8, PVC Hall MEAN MARY Dec. 8, Mudville Music Room BEACH CITY Dec. 8 & 9, Flying Iguana The WERKS, PASSAFIRE, The RIES BROTHERS, BIGFOOT BAREFOOT Dec. 9, Mavericks Live TGTG, SIN Dec. 9, Rain Dogs Ray’s Birthday Benefit: ROD PICOTT, TOM MASON BAND, TOM & NATALIE, TIM MYLOD Dec. 9, Mudville Music Room RAISIN CAKE ORCHESTRA Dec. 9, Prohibition Kitchen The ICARUS ACCOUNT, GOOD MORNING BEDLAM Dec. 9, Sarbez GROOVE FETISH, FLETCHER’S GROVE Dec. 9, Jack Rabbits RICKIE LEE JONES Dec. 9, PVC Hall The FIREWATER TENT REVIVAL Dec. 9, Riverside Arts Market DARRELL RAE Dec. 9, Boondocks Grill & Bar ALLIE & the CATS, INDIGO Dec. 9, 1904 Music Hall SAMUEL SANDERS Dec. 10, Flying Iguana 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

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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 CHEW, The BLIND SPOTS Dec. 14, Rain Dogs CHRIS DUARTE Dec. 14, Mojo Kitchen PERPETUAL GROOVE Dec. 14, 1904 Music Hall DAVID RAMIREZ Dec. 14, Jack Rabbits PURITY RING, SOUND of CERES Dec. 14, PVC Hall The FRITZ, GROOVE ORIENT, The BLEU CATS Dec. 15, 1904 Music Hall CHUCK NASH Dec. 15 & 16, Flying Iguana JOHN AUSTILL Dec. 15, Cheers Park Avenue OTHER BODY & LA-A Dec. 15, Rain Dogs MARE WAKEFIELD, NOMAD Dec. 15, Mudville Music Room DIDGES CHRIST SUPERDRUNK, The CHROME FANGS, FLEIXFENIX, ARMAGEDDON 3 Dec. 15, Jack Rabbits SANTALAND DIARIES Dec. 15, PVC Hall LUKE COMBS Dec. 15, Florida Theatre PARKER URBAN BAND Dec. 15, Mojo Kitchen GIDEON, WAGE WAR, OCEANS ATE ALASKA, VARIALS, LOATHE Dec. 16, 1904 Music Hall NIKKI TALLEY Dec. 16, Riverside Arts Market ALLELE Dec. 16, Mavericks Live 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 BULLMOOSE Dec. 19, Rain Dogs The GRAHAMS Dec. 19, Jack Rabbits ROSEDALE Dec. 20, Jack Rabbits SOUTH of SAVANNAH Dec. 21, Cheers Park Avenue LUKE PEACOCK Dec. 21, Mudville Music Room The LITTLE BOOKS Dec. 21, Jack Rabbits IVAN PULLEY, BUDDY CRUMP Dec. 22, Cheers Park Avenue MEDAL MILITIA, YEAR ZERO, ELITE Dec. 22, Jack Rabbits RIP JUNIOR, PUBLIC Dec. 23, Jack Rabbits SOULSHINE & the SWAT TEAM Dec. 22 & 23, Flying Iguana JAXMAS Dec. 25, Jack Rabbits JULIA GULIA Dec. 27, Cheers Park Avenue JERROD ALLEN, HERE COMES the HERO, KELLY WHITE Dec. 29, Jack Rabbits BRYAN HAYES Dec. 29, Breezy Jazz Club DONNA the BUFFALO Dec. 29, PVC Hall MIKE SHACKELFORD BAND Dec. 29, Mudville Music Room AERIAL TRIBE REUNION Dec. 29, Surfer the Bar CASSIDY LEE Dec. 29, Cheers Park Avenue HEATHER GILLIS Dec. 29, Mojo Kitchen J CREW BAND Dec. 30 & 31, Flying Iguana NYE LOVE TRAIN, PARKER URBAN, BEDSIDE, RECESS, VLAD the INHALER, BOOTY BOO, BIG BUCK$ CREW Dec. 31, 1904 Music Hall LOVE MONKEY Dec. 31, Cheers Park Avenue SOUTHERN RUCKUS Dec. 31, Boondocks Grill & Bar Travel Slideshow Spoken Word Tour: HENRY ROLLINS Jan. 1, PVC Hall BETTYE LaVETTE Jan. 4, PVC Hall SOME KIND of NIGHTMARE Jan. 4, ShantyTown Pub PETER BRADLEY ADAMS Jan. 5, Café Eleven LARRY MANGUM Jan. 6, Mudville Music Room BOCCHERINI, PUCCINI, NINO ROTA, WOLF Jan. 7, PVC Hall JACKSON BROWNE, GREG LEISZ Jan. 7, Florida Theatre BAD IDOLS, SIN Jan. 9, Nighthawks STEVE POLTZ Jan. 10, Café Eleven JACK WILLIAMS Jan. 11, Mudville Music Room The ZOMBIES: Odessey and Oracle 50th Anniversary Jan. 12, PVC Hall THE ORCHESTRA (former Electric Light Orchestra members), JACKSONVILLE SYMPHONY ROCK ORCHESTRA Jan. 12, The Florida Theatre SOCIAL REPOSE Jan. 12, Jack Rabbits FRED EAGLESMITH Jan. 12, Café Eleven A TEMPTATIONS REVUE, BO HENDERSON Jan. 13, Ritz Theatre JONNY LANG Jan. 16, Florida Theatre FINN MAGILL, ALAN MURRAY, OLD DAWGS NEW TRIXX Jan. 17, Mudville Music Room LARRY MANGUM, DAVID MALLETT Jan. 18, Mudville Music Room MARY BRAGG Jan. 19, Mudville Music Room JAKE OWEN Jan. 19, The Florida Theatre THE TRAVELIN’ McCOURYS Jan. 20, PVC HALL IN THIS MOMENT Jan. 20, Florida Theatre STEWART TUSSING BAND Jan. 20, Mudville Music Room THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS Jan. 24, PVC Hall MARTY STUART & his FABULOUS SUPERLATIVES Jan. 25, PVC Hall MASON JENNINGS Jan. 26, PVC Hall The STOMPDOWN Jan. 27, Florida Theatre BLACK VIOLIN Jan. 27, PVC Hall CES CRU, The PALMER SQUARE, GPO Jan. 27, Jack Rabbits TIFFANY HADDISH Jan. 28, Florida Theatre YONDER MOUNTAIN STRING BAND Jan. 28, PVC HALL WORLD INFERNO FRIENDSHIP SOCIETY, COMMUNITY CENTER, TAIL LIGHT REBELLION, MUDTOWN Jan. 28, Nighthawks Take Me to the River: WILLIAM BELL, BOBBY RUSH, DON BRYANT Jan. 30, Florida Theatre GAELIC STORM Jan. 30, PVC Hall VELON THOMPSON Jan. 30, Mudville Music Room G3 2018: JOE SATRIANI, PHIL COLLEN, JOHN PETRUCCI Jan. 31, Florida Theatre

THE BALANCE KING deejays 9-10:30 a.m. Nov. 26 at Bold Bean Coffee Roasters, San Marco.

ZOLOPHT Jan. 31, Jack Rabbits TANYA TUCKER Feb. 1, Florida Theatre Anthems Tour: ADAM ANT Feb. 2, Florida Theatre MARY WILSON (The Supremes) Feb. 3, Ritz Theatre JOE MULLINS & the RADIO RAMBLERS Feb. 3, Mudville Music Room The VERVE PIPE Feb. 4, Café Eleven FEEDING FINGERS Feb. 4, Nighthawks JAKE SHIMABUKURO Feb. 6, PVC Hall DIANA KRALL Feb. 7, Florida Theatre Front Porch Series: JOHN McCUTCHEON Feb. 8, PVC Hall THE KENNEDYS Feb. 8, Mudville Music Room TESLA Feb. 9, Florida Theatre JOHN MORELAND Feb. 9, St. Augustine Amphitheatre LITTLE RIVER BAND, PABLO CRUISE Feb. 10, Florida Theatre The LANGSTON HUGHES PROJECT Feb. 10, Ritz Theatre UNDER THE STREETLAMP Feb. 11 PVC HALL BLUES TRAVELER Feb. 11, Florida Theatre The HOT SARDINES Feb. 13, Florida Theatre QUEENS of the NIGHT Feb. 14, Nighthawks BOTTLE ROCKETS, CHUCK PROPHET & the MISSION EXPRESS Feb. 16, PVC Hall CHRIS YOUNG Feb. 16, St. Augustine Amphitheatre SIERRA HULL Feb. 17, PVC Hall DANIEL O’DONNELL Feb. 17, Florida Theatre WILLIE NELSON & FAMILY, LOS LONELY BOYS Feb. 18, St. Augustine Amphitheatre COLIN QUINN Feb. 18, PVC Hall ERIC JOHNSON Feb. 20, PVC Hall ROBERT CRAY & HIS BAND Feb. 21, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall MINDI ABAIR & the BONESHAKERS, AIR SUPPLY Feb. 23, Florida Theatre JAMIE DeFRATES, MIKE SHACKELFORD, LARRY MANGUM Feb. 23, Mudville Music Room GEORGE WINSTON Feb. 23, PVC Hall The Blackwater Sol Revue: JJ GREY & MOFRO, LOS LOBOS, NORTH MISSISSIPPI ALLSTARS, MARCUS KING BAND, more Feb. 24, St. Augustine Amphitheatre 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 An Evening with JORMA KAUKONEN Feb. 27, PVC Hall BLACKBERRY SMOKE March 1, Florida Theatre CAIN’T NEVER COULD, LARA HOPE & the ARKTONES March 1, Nighthawks DIXIE DREGS March 1, St. Augustine Amphitheatre PHILLIP PHILLIPS March 2, Florida Theatre JOHN HAMMOND March 3, PVC Hall JUSTIN MOORE, DYLAN SCOTT March 3, St. Aug. Amphitheatre RAGLAND March 3, Jack Rabbits TIERNEY SUTTON BAND March 4, Ritz Theatre WEBERN & SCHUBERT March 4, PVC Hall ANA POPOVIC March 7, PVC Hall 25th Annual Guitar Gathering: THE LOS ANGELES GUITAR QUARTET March 8, Florida Theatre; DASotA benefit Celtic Music & Heritage Festival: 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 BIANCA DEL RIO March 10, PVC Hall BRAD PAISLEY March 10, St. Augustine Amphitheatre ROBIN TROWER SIDELINE March 10, Mudville 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 JOE JENKS March 16, Mudville Music Room FOREIGNER March 16, St. Augustine Amphitheatre 1964 The TRIBUTE: The Best Beatles Band on Earth March 17, St. Augustine Amphitheatre MY NAME IS BEAR TOUR, The LATE ONES, XIUHTEZCATL March 16, PVC Hall ALICE COOPER March 18, Florida Theater MIKE & the MECHANICS March 21, PVC Hall STEEP CANYON RANGERS March 22, Florida Theatre Death of a King: TAVIS SMILEY, MARCUS ROBERTS March 30, T-U Center 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 BUDDY GUY, JIMMIE VAUGHAN, QUINN SULLIVAN April 5, Florida Theatre TOMMY EMMANUEL, ANTHONY SNAPE April 6 & 7, PVC Hall CHRIS BOTTI April 13, Florida Theatre ABBA the CONCERT April 17, Florida Theatre BRUCE COCKBURN April 19, PVC Hall Wanee 2018: WIDESPREAD PANIC, PHIL LESH & the TERRAPIN FAMILY BAND, As The CROW FLIES, DARK STAR ORCHESTRA, ST. PAUL & the BROKEN BONES, JAIMOE’S JASSZ BAND, The CHRIS ROBINSON BROTHERHOOD, NORTH MISSISSIPPI ALLSTARS, KARL DENSON’S TINY UNIVERSE, EAT a BUNCH of PEACHES, PIGEONS PLAYING PING PONG, WALTER TROUT, SONNY LANDRETH, The MARCUS KING BAND, GEORGE PORTER JR. & the RUNNING PARDNERS, SOUL REBELS, LES BROS, PINK TALKING FISH (TIED to the WHIPPING POST), BOBBY LEE ROGERS TRIO, BIG SOMETHING, NEW ORLEANS SUSPECTS, BERRY OAKLEY’S INDIGENOUS SUSPECTS, MIDNIGHT NORTH, The YETI TRIO, CRAZY FINGERS April 19, 29 & 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 The Voice of Romance Tour: JOHNNY MATHIS April 26, Florida Theatre 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, AVATAR, MORE April 27, 28 & 29, Metro Park BLACK JACKET SYMPHONY, JACKSONVILLE ROCK SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA: Sgt. Pepper’s 50th Anniversary Tour April 27, Florida Theatre ALLEN PARSONS PROJECT, CARL PALMER April 28, Florida Theatre LITTLE BIG TOWN, KACEY MUSGRAVES, MIDLAND May 4, St. Augustine Amphitheatre DOUGLAS ANDERSON GUITAR STUDENT BENEFIT May 5, Mudville Music Room JOE BONAMASSA May 10, St. Augustine Amphitheatre STEVE FORBERT May 12, Mudville Music Room ROD MacDONALD June 15, Mudville Music Room Last Summer on Earth 2018 Tour: BARENAKED LADIES, BETTER THAN EZRA, KT TUNSTALL July 6, St. Augustine Amphitheatre DON McLEAN July 27, PVC Hall

LIVE MUSIC CLUBS AMELIA ISLAND + FERNANDINA

LA MANCHA, 2709 Sadler Rd., 261-4646 Miguel Paley 5:309 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. 26 SLIDERS SEASIDE GRILL, 1998 S. Fletcher Ave., 277-6652 Pili Pili Nov. 22. Chase Foraker 2 p.m., 7 Street Band 7 p.m. Nov. 24. Charlie Mayne 2 p.m., Reggae SWAT Team 7 p.m. Nov. 25. Melissa Smith Band 1 p.m., JC & Mike 6 p.m. Nov. 26. Savannah Bassett 6 p.m. Nov. 27. Mark O’Quinn 6 p.m. Nov. 28 SURF RESTAURANT, 3199 S. Fletcher Ave., 261-5711 Katfish Lee 1 p.m. Nov. 22, 23 & 28. The Bush Doctors 6 p.m. Nov. 25

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 Back Alley Cadillac 10 p.m. Nov. 24. Propaganjah 10 p.m. Nov. 25. The Bystanders Band Dec. 1

THE BEACHES

(All venues in Jax Beach unless otherwise noted) 1st STREET LOFT, 502 N. First St., 241-7848 Open mic 7 p.m. every Thur. ATLANTIC BEACH BREWING CO., 725 Atlantic Blvd., Ste. 3 & 15, Atlantic Beach, 372-4116 Ciaran Sontag 8 p.m. Nov. 25 BLUE JAY Listening Room, 412 N. Second St., 834-1315 Kaleigh Baker 7 p.m. Nov. 24 BLUE WATER DAIQUIRI & OYSTER BAR, 205 N. First St., 249-0083 Live music most weekends

LIVE + LOCAL MUSIC BRASS ANCHOR PUB, 2292 Mayport Rd., Atlantic Beach, 249-0301 Open mic night 8 p.m. every Wed. CULHANE’S IRISH PUB, 967 Atlantic Blvd., AB, 249-9595 Chloë Agnew, Dermot Kiernan 7:30 p.m. Dec. 5. 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. 23. 5 O’Clock Shadow 10 p.m. Nov. 24 & 25. Samuel Sanders Nov. 26. FLY’S TIE IRISH PUB, 177 Sailfish Dr., AB, 246-4293 Live music on weekends GREEN ROOM BREWING, 228 Third St. N., 201-9283 Mike Cook Nov. 24. Michael C. Nov. 25. Big Jeff Dec. 1. 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 Roshambeaux 10 p.m. Nov. 24. Dirty Pete 10 p.m. Nov. 25. Split Tone every Thur. Chillula every Sun. Kristen Campbell every Mon. MELLOW MUSHROOM, 1018 Third St. N., 241-5600 Felix Chang 8:30 p.m. Nov. 30. 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. MOJO KITCHEN, 1500 Beach Blvd., 247-6636 Parker Urban Band 9:30 p.m. Nov. 22. Top Shelf People Dec. 1 MONKEY’S UNCLE, 1728 N. Third St., 246-1070 Jim Lamb 6 p.m. Nov. 29 OCEAN 60, 60 Ocean Blvd., AB, 247-0060 Taylor Roberts 7 p.m. Nov. 22 RAGTIME TAVERN, 207 Atlantic Blvd., AB, 241-7877 Big John 8 p.m. Nov. 22. Cloud 9 9 p.m. Nov. 24 & 25. SOUTHERN GROUNDS & CO., 200 First St., NB, 249-2922 Jazz Corner 6 p.m. every Tue. SURFER THE BAR, 200 First St. N., 372-9756 Ryan Campbell, Leilani Wolfgramm 9 p.m. Nov. 22. Ramona Nov. 24. Melt Behind the Wheel Nov. 25. Robbie Litt Nov. 28. Aaron Thomas Nov. 29 WHISKEY JAX, 950 Marsh Landing Pkwy., 853-5973 Never Too Late Band Nov. 22. Sidewalk 65 8:30 p.m. Nov. 24. Billy Buchanan Rock N Roll Revue 8:30 p.m. Nov. 25. Tuesday Night Blues Club 8 p.m. Nov. 28. Mikey Clams Nov. 29

CAMDEN COUNTY, GA.

CAPTAIN STAN’S Smokehouse, 700 Bedell Dr., Woodbine, 912-729-9552 Touch of Grey 6:30 p.m. Nov. 24 & Dec. 22. 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 PBR Air Guitar Contest 8 p.m. Nov. 22. S.P.O.R.E. Reunion Show, Roosevelt Collier 9 p.m. Nov. 23. A Matter of Honor, Axiom, Fight Fall Nov. 25. Kano, Arianna Overman, $Tony T$, Spooky P 6 p.m. Nov. 26. For the Win, Broadside, We Were Sharks Nov. 28. DE REAL TING, 128 W. Adams St., 633-9738 Kranium 9 p.m. Nov. 25 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. 22. Jimmy Solari 8 p.m. Nov. 25. HOURGLASS PUB, 345 E. Bay St., 469-1719 Singersongwriter open mic 7 p.m. Sun. Live music 9:30 p.m. Fri. INTUITION ALE WORKS, 929 E. Bay St., 683-7720 Live music most weekends JACKSONVILLE LANDING, 2 Independent Dr., 353-1188 Jason Evans Band 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Nov. 25 MAVERICKS LIVE, Jax Landing, 356-1110 Mayhem, Immolation, Black Anvil 7 p.m. Nov. 25. Bold City Beat Championship Dec. 1. Joe Buck, DJ Justin every Thur.-Sat. MYTH NIGHTCLUB, 333 E. Bay St., 707-0474 Artik 9 p.m. Nov. 24. Stanton Warriors 9 p.m. Nov. 25. Vincent 9 p.m. Dec. 1 VOLSTEAD, 115 W. Adams, 414-3171 The Rub 9 p.m. Nov. 24

FLEMING ISLAND

BOONDOCKS GRILL & BAR, 2808 Henley Rd., Green Cove, 406-9497 Jonathan Lee, Redfish Rich 7 p.m. Nov. 24. Deanna & Chris, Cliff Dorsey Nov. 25. Paul Ivey Nov. 26. Redfish Rich Nov. 28. Eric Collette & Cody Nov. 30 MELLOW MUSHROOM, 1800 Town Ctr. Blvd., 541-1999 Al Torchia 8:30 p.m. Nov. 24. Wes Cobb 8:30 p.m. Nov. 25 WHITEY’S FISH CAMP, 2032 C.R. 220, 269-4198 Ginger Beard Man 9 p.m. Nov. 24. TBA 9 p.m. Nov. 25.

INTRACOASTAL

CLIFF’S Bar & Grill, 3033 Monument Rd., Ste. 2, 645-5162 Back in Time Band Nov. 22. Smoke Stack Nov. 24. The Remains 8 p.m. Nov. 25. Open mic every Tue. JERRY’S Sports Bar & Grille, 13170 Atlantic Blvd., 220-6766 Mr. Natural 8:30 p.m. Nov. 24. Live music every Fri.

MANDARIN

ENZA’S, 10601 San Jose Blvd., Ste. 109, 268-4458 Brian Iannucci Nov. 22 & 26 IGGY’S GRILL & BAR, 104 Bartram Oaks Walk, Ste. 101, 209-5209 Love Monkey Dec. 2. DJ Greg 7 p.m. every Wed. TAPS BAR & GRILL, 2220 C.R. 210, St. Johns, 819-1554 Chuck Nash 8 p.m. Nov. 22. Vegas Gray Nov. 24.

ORANGE PARK + MIDDLEBURG CHEERS PARK AVENUE, 1138 Park Ave., 269-4855 Blistur 9:30 p.m. Nov. 22. Cassidy Lee 9:30 p.m. Nov. 24. DJ Capone Nov. 29. Shane Myers Dec. 1 DALTON’S SPORTS GRILL, 2620 Blanding Blvd., Ste. 17, 282-1564 Kayla KJ Davis Birthday Bash 8 p.m. Nov. 25

DEE’S MUSIC BAR, 2141 Loch Rane Blvd., Ste. 140, 375-2240 Love Monkey 7 p.m. Nov. 22. Jim Murdock & Gabe Bullard 9 p.m. Nov. 24 & 25. 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 The Supervillians 10 p.m. Nov. 24. El Dub Nov. 25. Live music every Fri. & Sat. SHARK CLUB, 714 Park Ave., 215-1557 Digital Skyline 9 p.m. Nov. 24. Live music most weekends

OVERSET

PONTE VEDRA

PUSSER’S GRILLE, 816 A1A, 280-7766 Savannah Leigh Bassett Nov. 29. Live music every Wed.-Sat. TABLE 1, 330 A1A N., 280-5515 Billy Bowers 7:30 p.m. Nov. 24. Live music every Wed., Thur. & Sat.

RIVERSIDE + WESTSIDE

ACROSS the STREET, 948 Edgewood Ave. S., 683-4182 Live music most weekends HOBNOB, 220 Riverside Ave., Ste. 10, 513-4272 Live music every Fri. MURRAY HILL Theatre, 932 Edgewood Ave., 388-7807 Secret Keeper, Afterlife, Blessing a Curse, Just Like Gentlemen, Second Death, Convalesce, Phantoms, Puzzle to Pieces, Square Up 5:30 p.m. Nov. 24 NIGHTHAWKS, 2952 Roosevelt Blvd. Punk Rock Karaoke Hosted By Mikey Twohands 8 p.m. Nov. 22. Battalion Of Saints, The Nobodys, The Cryptics, Concrete Criminals, Grabbag Nov. 26. Battalion Of Saints, The Nobodies Nov. 26. RAIN DOGS, 1045 Park St., 379-4969 Cory Branan & Jon Snodgrass, Beau Crum, Strangerwolf, Christina Wagner, Mudtown 7 p.m. Nov. 24. Hodera, Small Talks Nov. 25. LA-A Nov. 30. Live music most weekends RIVERSIDE ARTS MARKET, 715 Riverside Ave., 389-2449 Mike Shackelford Band 10:30 a.m. Nov. 25. SOUTH KITCHEN & SPIRITS, 3638 Park St., 475-2362 Live music most weekends

ST. AUGUSTINE

ARNOLD’S LOUNGE, 3912 N. Ponce de Leon Blvd., 824-8738 Lisa & the Mad Hatters 9 p.m. Nov. 25. Mr. Natural every Thur. CELLAR UPSTAIRS, 157 King St., 826-1594 SMG 2 p.m. Nov. 22. Evan D 2 p.m., Billy Buchanan & his Rock & Soul Revue 7 p.m. Nov. 24. Billy Buchanan 2 p.m., Beautiful Bobby Blackmon & the B3 Blues Band 7 p.m. Nov. 25. Vinny Jacobs 2 p.m. Nov. 26 DOS COFFEE & WINE, 300 San Marco Ave., 342-2421 Live music every weekend MARDI GRAS, 123 San Marco Ave., 823-8806 Augie 9 p.m. Nov. 24. Tom Bennett Band 8 p.m. Nov. 25. Fre Gordon acoustic open mic 7 p.m. every Sun. Justin Gurnsey open jam 8 p.m. every Mon. PROHIBITION KITCHEN, 119 St. George St., 209-5704 Hummingbirds, Cookin’ in da Kitchen 6 p.m. Nov. 22. Snake Blood Remedy, New Rock Soul Nov. 24. To Satchmo with Love, MJ Baker Nov. 25. Ramona Nov. 27. Sam Pacetti, Eric Bailey Quartet Nov. 28 TEMPO, 16 Cathedral Pl., 342-0286 Open mic night 7:30 p.m. Nov. 22. Jay Bird 7 p.m. Nov. 23. House Cats 9 p.m. Nov. 24. Duffy Bishop Band 8:30 p.m. Nov. 25. Jax English Salsa Band 6 p.m. Nov. 26. Bluez Dudez, Solou 7:30 p.m. Nov. 28 TRADEWINDS LOUNGE, 124 Charlotte St., 829-9336 Cottonmouth Nov. 24 & 25.

SAN MARCO

DOUBLETREE, 1201 Riverplace Blvd., 398-8800 Live music 4:30 p.m. every Thur. JACK RABBITS, 1528 Hendricks Ave., 398-7496 Blu & Exile 10th Anniversary: Dag Savage, Choosey, Cashus Kin 8 p.m. Nov. 22. Glazed, Faze Wave, Denver Hall, Babyblu, Orwell 7 p.m. Nov. 24. Hidden Hospitals Nov. 25. Phantoms, Scream Blue Murder Nov. 29. Danielle Nicole, Bryce Alastair Band Dec. 1. Lerogie Dec. 2. The Two Takes, Doc Holiday, Traded Youth Dec. 3 MUDVILLE MUSIC ROOM, 3104 Atlantic Blvd., 352-7008 Mike Shackelford 7 p.m. Nov. 24. River City Rhythm Kings Nov. 27. Florida Brass Quintet Nov. 29.

SOUTHSIDE, ARLINGTON & BAYMEADOWS

MELLOW MUSHROOM, 9734 Deer Lake Ct., 997-1955 Barrett Jockers Nov. 22. Robby & Felix Nov. 24 WHISKEY JAX, 10915 Baymeadows Rd., 634-7208 Boogie Freaks 9 p.m. Nov. 24.

SPRINGFIELD + NORTHSIDE

CROOKED ROOSTER BREWERY, 1478 S. Sixth St., Macclenny, 653-2337 Open mic 7 p.m. every Wed. KNUCKLEHEADS Bar, 850532 U.S. 17, 222-2380 Live music every weekend MELLOW MUSHROOM, 15170 Max Leggett Pkwy., 757-8843 Live music most every weekend OCEANWAY BAR, 12905 Main St. N., 647-9127 Live music most every weekend SHANTYTOWN PUB, 22 W. Sixth St., 798-8222 Tail Light Rebellion v. Mudtown 6 p.m. Nov. 22. ______________

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FOLIO DINING Murray Hill's FOOD ADDICTZ offers massive portions of traditional American diner fare prepared just the way you remember it. photo by Madison Gross

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

DINING DIRECTORY KEY AVERAGE ENTRÉE COST $ $$

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20-$35 > $35

ABBREVIATIONS & SPECIAL NOTES BW = Beer/Wine

L = Lunch

FB = Full Bar

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

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

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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.

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

BIG SHOTS!

JASON LEE BARBER

CASE

PICTURE YOURSELF SHAKING OUT A CHECKERED tablecloth, smoothing it over a patch of lovely lawn, and setting down a wicker picnic basket on it. You open the basket, discovering a picnic spread Ina Garten would envy. You dig deep; finding champagne, you relax, drinking in the view (and the bubbly). This experience can be yours—just by starting at The Picnic Basket in Amelia Island. With the weather cooling down a bit, it’s the perfect time to plan a daytime outing which calls for a pack lunch. Easy-peasy–let The Picnic Basket do the hard work. You’ll find reasonably priced, delicious sandwiches, wraps, salads and charcuterie ready for an afternoon feast. The best part? Rentable picnic baskets! You know those big, gorgeous-and-efficient hampers full of all the utensils, gadgets and thingamabobs you’ve seen in the store but think you’ll never use and, while you were probably right, this gives you the best of both worlds. Put down a $25 rental fee and when you return the basket, you get a full refund. If you find it an indispensible part of your adventurous life, well, then you’re the proud new owner of a fancy picnic basket! Ours was a fancy picnic, so we started with the Cheese and Charcuterie Plate ($13). The selections of cheeses and meats varies day to day; you don’t get to choose just any of the cheese in the case. Brie and smoked cheese accompanied our slices of salami and

THE PICNIC BASKET

Born in: Jacksonville Years in Biz: 2 Favorite Bar: The Pub (Beach Blvd. in Jax Beach) Favorite Cocktail Style: Cucumber Collins Go-To Ingredients: Elderflower, bitters, and basil Hangover Cure: Spicy tequlia Bloody Mary and a bowl of Vietnamese pho Will Not Cross My Lips: “Get that Chartreuse outta my face!” Insider’s Secret: Guinness in a Bloody Mary Celebrity Sighting At Your Bar: Blake Bortles, Ricky Fowler, Fred Durst, Wee Man When You Say "The Usual": Tullamore Dew, neat

CAMDEN COUNTY, GEORGIA

Good WINE, good COMPANY, good PEOPLE on Amelia Island

503a Centre St., Fernandina Beach, 277-9779, thepicnicbasketamelia.com

1018 3rd St. N. • Jacksonville Beach

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

BASKET

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

Mellow Mushroom

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

photo by Brentley Stead

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

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,

sopressata. The Picnic Basket really stepped up the game, adding a warm baguette, dried cranberries and apricots plus a currant mustard and a honey marmalade. If you’re thinking that combo of meat and cheese couldn’t get any better, I agree ... but there’s a miniature bottle of champagne loudly disagreeing. At The Picnic Basket, there’s wine to go with the meal, and when you get an amazing, fully-stocked wicker basket, you get a real glass, too! nicely done. A good salad is a good addition; The Picnic Basket Salad ($8.75) didn’t disappoint. A spinach salad base, topped with lots of creamy goat cheese, peppers, onions and apple chunks and your choice of salad dressing, all made in-house. We opted for peach vinaigrette. The sweet, tangy flavor complemented the spinach to a T. I am unashamed of my love of sandwiches. I believe a good, hearty sandwich can carry you through the day. At this shop, there’s nothing skimpy about the Ham & Swiss ($8.75)–it’s exactly what a sandwich should be. Black Forest Ham is piled high and topped with sautéed onions and a light honey-mustard sauce, lovingly placed within a hearty potato bun, the nice, warm combo is a yummy and surprisingly neat lunch option. Where to enjoy your sweet picnic? Some area options include Fort Clinch (an awesome place to explore), the nearby beach or the dock in the Amelia Island pier area. There’s no wrong way to have a picnic–spontaneity works, too. Just remember you have to take the picnic basket back. And if you chose, you can take your lunch to-go without a basket (we get it, you hate fun). If you want a sweet treat to finish off the bestest picnic ever, grab a mountainous slice of cake from Nana Teresa’s Bake Shop down the street (more on that coming soon). Brentley Stead biteclub@folioweekly.com NOVEMBER 22-28, 2017 | FOLIOWEEKLY.com | 31

DINING DIRECTORY PINT-SIZED

WASHING DOWN

THE HOLIDAY

Inspired meals, attention to craft cocktail quality, and a spirited staff have made FLYING IGUANA the heart of Neptune Beach's Town Center photo by Madison Gross

Break bread, pop tops and GIVE THANKS

OVERSET THANKSGIVING MEANS MANY THINGS TO MANY people. To me, it means gathering with family, a table full of delicious foods and a nap as football games play on TV. It also means choosing a variety of beers to go with the cornucopia being rabidly consumed. To show how thankful I am that Northeast Florida has grown to become the beer region that it is, I have suggestions from the wealth of local beer. Often, as the family gathers, starters are arrayed on platters for nibbling. Usually the trays are loaded with a sampling of cheeses, crackers and other salty and savory fare. To stand up to all that sodium, wellhopped pale ale has the answer and Jacksonville’s newest brewery–Main & Six Brewing Company–has just the ticket: Mix Tape Pale Ale. With a citrusy hop character underscored by earthy, herbal notes, Mix Tape is a solid choice for dinner pre-gaming. Swing by the Springfield brewery for a growler to go. After family arrives and everyone is seated for the main event, there’s a monumental decision: What beer should you drink with the variety of flavors in a traditional Thanksgiving meal? With turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy, yams, cranberry sauce and so on, you must choose a direction. Many holiday meals include food cooked in the oven, resulting in deep browning and caramelization, so a beer with toasty malts like brown ale will harmonize everything. Bold City Brewery brews an excellent one: Duke’s Cold Nose Brown Ale, available at most area grocery stores, is light-to-medium in body and exhibits malty, bready characteristics to enhance the meal without overpowering it. After the main course, it’s time for an assortment of decadent desserts. Depending on your tastes, they can include mouth-watering pumpkin pie, sweet potato pie, pecan pie, rich chocolate cake or even carrot cake. Big, sweet flavors like these deserve an equally rich and decadent beer to sip between bites. You don’t get much bigger than a Russian Imperial stout. An excellent choice for this is Atlantic Beach Brewing Company’s 98th Street Imperial Stout. Coffee and dark chocolate flavors meld with a thick mouthfeel to elevate this one to dessert status. Get a growler filled before Thanksgiving; it’s available only at the brewery. After the meal, if you’re not in a food-coma, you may want something lighter and lower-alcohol for good digestion. Lagers are perfect for that and Engine 15 Brewing Company’s J’ville Lager works. J’ville doesn’t try to over-awe, yet makes an impression with its light body, sweet, lemony flavor and crisp finish. Crack a few bottles and watch the Cowboys own the Chargers, or the ’Skins take the Giants. No matter what you serve on Thanksgiving, I sincerely wish you a safe and happy day with your family and friends. Please take a moment to think about all we have to be thankful for; in particular, take a moment to think about the many U.S. service members who are away from their families–whether overseas or domestically–proudly protecting our rights and freedoms. Marc Wisdom marc@folioweekly.com ______________________________________ For events & details about Jax Beer Week, visit the facebook.com/pg/JaxBeerWeek/events/. 32 | FOLIOWEEKLY.com | NOVEMBER 22-28, 2017

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

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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

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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

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STUFFED (And perhaps a SKOSH SCHNOCKERED) THE BIGGE BIGGEST EST CO COOKING OOKIN NG DA DDAYY OF TTHE HHEE YYEAR EAR ISS finally upon us. Notice, I didn’t say the best cooking day, because it isn’t. There’s just far too much pressure put on the family cooks to produce way too many dishes for it to be an enjoyable cooking experience even for veterans. The resulting “gourmet” meal tends to suffer. More isn’t necessarily better. For some strange reason, while Americans discard and disassociate ourselves from most traditional customs, we can’t give up our idealized visions of the Thanksgiving spread. What I have observed (I’m not judging) over the past 10 years is that a couple of take-out items or some fastfood are good enough for most holidays, but not Thanksgiving: This is America’s feast and a strict menu must be followed. Turkey remains essential, accompanied by as many starches as you can find on Pinterest, a few overcooked vegetables and lackluster pies. Boy oh boy, I can’t wait for them leftovers! While all of these foods might be simple to prepare on their own, the sheer volume can drown even the most intrepid home cook. I feel your pain! So I’m offering y’all some last minute advice to conquer this marathon day. One: Begin drinking early. This is the perfect day to start a tradition of pouring beer on your cornflakes. Ah, a healthful beginning. Now you must adhere to that comprehensive prep list and timeline. Without well-thought-out lists, it’s too easy to lose track of time and bust your groove. My prep lists begin with a menu based not only on “timeless” favorites, but also on my cooking and refrigeration space. Understanding which dishes can and cannot be executed efficiently in your kitchen is paramount to success. Many can be partially prepped one or two days before and just finished à la minute. Stuffing, pies and cakes are great examples. The more quality time you can devote to each, the better the result. Once you’ve finished your malty cornflake breakfast, you should get the big bird in the oven. The turkey and many root vegetable dishes won’t suffer from a quick reheat just before service, so get ’em going early. Don’t forget to check your timeline

frequently—oh, it’s 10 a.m. already… better freshen up that bourbon-and-water. Don’t forget the most important part of the meal: the gravy. Make sure you get all the drippings from the turkey pan and add some white wine: a little for the gravy, a little for the cook. I hope everything will be delicious. BTW, here’s a great recipe for leftover turkey.

CHEF BILL’S THAI TURKEY, COCONUT & RICE NOODLE SOUP

Ingredients: • 1-1/2 cups turkey broth • 1 cup water • 1 tbsp. canola oil • 1 tbsp. minced lemongrass • 1 tbsp. finely julienned ginger • 1 serrano chili pepper, thinly sliced • 1 tsp. yellow curry paste • 1 can coconut milk • 3 tbsp. fish sauce, or to taste • 1 lb. turkey breast, roasted, • 2-inch julienned • 8 oz. fried rice noodles, cooked to • package directions • Salt to taste Garnish: • 1/4 bunch cilantro leaves • 1/2 cup peanuts, chopped • 1/2 serrano, thinly sliced • 1/2 lime, in wedges Directions: 1. Quickly sauté the lemongrass, ginger, 1. serrano and curry paste in the oil. 2. Add the turkey stock and water 1. and bring to a simmer. Simmer for 1. 20-30 minutes. 3. Add the coconut milk, turkey and fish 1. sauce. Simmer for 10 minutes, adjust 1. seasoning and add cooked noodles. 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 22-28, 2017 | FOLIOWEEKLY.com | 33

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Healthful, worryfree DOGGIE DELIGHTS for the holidays

BONES

LOCAL PET EVENTS TONY’S TURKEY TROT FOR BRAIN INJURY AWARENESS • The third annual trot includes a 5K run/walk ($35 before Nov. 23), at 8 a.m.; and a 1-mile fun run ($15 kids 12 and under), at 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. YAPPY HOUR: A VERY DOGGY CHRISTMAS • The last Yappy Hour of the season, featuring free dog photos with Santa (for the first 50 dogs) with a $10 value pet donation benefitting Friends of Jacksonville Animals, plus holiday

ADOPTABLES

NYLA

ABOUT IT

THANKSGIVING IS, AND ALWAYS WILL BE, MY favorite holiday because, hey, food and family! When it comes to table scraps, I know to keep my paws off harmful holiday grub, like turkey bones, chocolate, raisins and onions—they’re toxic to dogs. To fill that cornucopia with canine treats, try these Thanksgiving recipes. They’re healthful and will have your dog begging for more.

SWEET POTATO COOKIES

A boost of beta-carotene and a punch of potassium make these a great addition to any feast for person or pooch! Ingredients • 1 sweet potato, canned or softened • 1 banana • 1/2 cup whole wheat flour • 1/2 tbsp. vegetable oil Directions 1. Preheat oven to 350°F. 2. In a bowl, mix sweet potato and 1. banana until blended. 3. Add vegetable oil, then mix in the flour. 4. Drop dough onto baking sheet and 1. flatten each cookie. 5. Bake for 30 minutes and cool.

TURKEY & SWEET POTATO MEATBALLS

This treat combines the best of holiday flavors–sorry, cranberries–for a droolworthy dish guaranteed to be gobbled up in one wag of the tail. Ingredients • 1 lb. ground turkey • 1 egg • 1 sweet potato • 1 cup oats • 1 tsp. cinnamon • 2 tsp. honey Directions 1. Poke holes in sweet potato, put in oven 1. heated to 400°F. Bake 35-40 minutes. 1. (You also can microwave for 8-10 1. minutes.) Set aside, let cool. 2. Pull skin from sweet potato and scoop 1. the inside pulp into a large bowl.

3. Add egg, oats, cinnamon, honey and 1. turkey in the bowl. Mix well. 4. Spray a large cookie tray with 1. nonstick spray. 5. Roll the mixture into small balls, put 1. on tray. 6. Bake in a 350°F oven 15–20 minutes. 7. Allow to cool before chowing down!

PEANUT BUTTER PUMPKIN BITES

Canned, unsweetened pumpkin has many health benefits for dogs and, luckily, pups think pumpkin is just as yummy as people do. Ingredients • 1/2 cup peanut butter • 2-1/2 cups oats • 1/2 cup water • 1 cup pumpkin puree – NOT pumpkin • pie filling. • 1 tsp. cinnamon • 3 tbsp. honey Directions 1. Place parchment paper on a baking 1. sheet; set aside. 2. In a bowl, mix peanut butter, 1. pumpkin, cinnamon and honey. Add 1. oats; mix well. If the consistency is 1. soppy, add a pinch more oats. 3. Roll batter into balls and place on 1. baking sheet. 4. Put baking sheet in the fridge to 1. harden the bites; store bites there, too. The best way to give thanks for pets? Keep them safe. A good rule of paw: Never give them any table tidbit. It’s vital—anything out of an ordinary diet can trigger tummy upset, even pancreatitis. Thanksgiving should be a time spent with family, not at the local emergency animal hospital. Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! Davi mail@folioweekly.com ____________________________________ Davi the dachshund is grateful, GREATful for his loving human and all his FW buddies!

PET TIP: THUMPER HAS A WEAK THUMPER THERE’S A REASON FOR THE PHRASE “HEART-STOPPING.” When it comes to the natural pecking order, the circle of life, rabbits fall under the category of prey. They spend most of their time hiding, eating when they can. So when housing Bugs and Lola, keep them inside–preferably away from barking dogs. These soft, cuddly mammals are known to have heart attacks at the sight of an approaching predator. And it’s probably best to keep Bugs and Lola separate if they’re not spayed or neutered. They’re also known to multiply—got to keep up with the natural order. 34 | FOLIOWEEKLY.com | NOVEMBER 22-28, 2017

SWEET AS PIE • Looking for someone to curl up on your lap while you enjoy a Thanksgiving feast? I’m the one for you! I’m a sophisticated lady, not afraid to chow down on a can of tuna. I love everything about fall … even my coat has pretty autumn colors! Come over and say hello! I’m at the NEW Jacksonville Humane Society on Beach Boulevard. Cats are only $20 to adopt until Nov. 30 so don’t wait! Adopt today! drink specials, pet expo, Ugly Christmas Sweater contest, and Party Solution Entertainment, is held from 2-5 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 26 at The Jacksonville Landing, 1 Independent Dr., Downtown, 353-1188, jacksonvillelanding.com. READ TO ROVER • Elementary-aged children practice reading skills when they read to real, live dogs from 11 a.m.-noon Saturday, Nov. 25 at Southeast Library, 6670 U.S. 1 S., St. Augustine, 827-6900, sjcpls.org. PINTS FOR PETS • A day of beers and barks at Bold City Brewery. For every pint, growler and glass of wine sold, $1 goes to Friends of Clay County Animals. There will also be a silent auction, food and a 50/50 raffle. The fun runs from 6-10 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 25 at 2670 Rosselle St., Ste. 7, Riverside, friendsofclaycountyanimals.org/pints-for-pets. READ WITH SPIRIT THE DOG • Children practice their reading skills, reading to a real, live therapy dog who loves to listen, from 2:30-3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 29 at Beaches Branch Library, 600 Third St., Neptune Beach, 241-1141, jaxpubliclibrary.org. WINOS FOR RHINOS • Sip and save the rhinos! White Oak Conservation is giving a wine and dine tour of its new and expanding rhino facilities at 3 p.m. Friday, Dec. 1; $200 per guest. Learn about the rhinos, their caretakers and

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THANKS 4 GIVING ME A CHANCE • I’m Crowley and I live life like it’s one big exclamation point! I love to run! play! snuggle! and be with YOU! I’m a good boy and I’ve been learning my tricks at Jacksonville Humane Society. Come over and see what I can do. I’d love to be part of your family. Go to the BRAND NEW JHS Adoption Center, 8464 Beach Blvd. My adoption fee is sponsored and I’ll bring a free leash, collar and crate. See you soon! the conservational breeding program, and then sit down to a gourmet dinner prepared by award-winning chefs. For reservations, call 225-3396, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday; 581705 White Oak Rd., Yulee. KATZ 4 KEEPS ADOPTION DAYS • Adoption days are held from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. every Saturday and Sunday at 935B A1A N., Ponte Vedra Beach, 834-3223, katz4keeps.org. Katz 4 Keeps seeks volunteers, age 18 and older, to help with its cat-centric programs; email peggyhatfield63@comcast.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

FREEWILL ASTROLOGY

THRASHING, LIFE’S GOALS, SNAILS & LUCKY NUMBERS ARIES (March 21-April 19): In alignment with current astrological omens, I’ve done your horoscope using five hand-plucked aphorisms by Aries poet Charles Bernstein. 1. “You never know what invention will look like or else it wouldn’t be invention.” 2. “So much depends on what you’re expecting.” 3. “What’s missing from the bird’s eye view is plain to see on the ground.” 4. “The questioning of the beautiful is always at least as important as the establishment of the beautiful.” 5. “Show me a man with two feet planted firmly on the ground and I’ll show you a man who can’t get his pants on.”

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): It may seem absurd for a dreamy oracle like me to give economic advice to Tauruses, renowned as being among the zodiac’s top cash attractors. What can I tell you you don’t already know? Maybe you’re not aware the next four weeks will be prime time to revise and refine long-term financial plans. Or you haven’t guessed the time’s right to plant seeds to produce lucrative yields by 2019. And maybe you haven’t heard you can lay the foundation for bringing more wealth by raising generosity levels. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): I once had a girlfriend whose mother hated Christmas. The poor woman was raised in a fanatical fundamentalist Christian sect, and she drew profound solace and pleasure rebelling against its main holiday. One annual tradition was to hang a small Christmas tree upside-down from the ceiling, decorating it with ornamental dildos she made from clay. I understood her drive for revenge and appreciated the way she did it, but I pitied the enduring ferocity of her rage. Rather than mocking old ways, wouldn’t her energy have been better spent inventing new ways? If there’s a similar situation in your life, now’s a good time to heed this. Give up an attachment to negative emotions from past frustrations and failures. Focus on the future. CANCER (June 21-July 22): So begins the “I Love To Worry” season for Cancerians. Even now, bewildering self-doubts are working toward your conscious awareness from your unconscious depths. You may already be overreacting in anticipation of the anxiety-provoking fantasies. It doesn’t have to be that way. The bewildering selfdoubts and anxiety-provoking fantasies are at most 10 percent right; not even close to half-true! My advice: Do NOT go with the flow, because the flow will drag you down into ignominious habit. Resist tendencies toward superstition, moodiness and melodramatic descents into hell. To accomplish this brave uprising, sing beloved songs with maximum feeling. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Your lucky numbers are 55 and 88. By tapping into the uncanny powers of 55 and 88, you can escape the temptation of a hexed fiction and break the spell of a mediocre addiction. These catalytic codes could hip you to a useful secret you haven’t seen. They might help you get notice from familiar strangers or shrink one of your dangerous angers. When you go to 55 or 88 for inspiration, you may be moved to seek a more dynamic accomplishment beyond comfortable success or reawaken an important desire. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): What exactly is the epic, overarching goal you live for? What’s the higher purpose beneath each of your daily activities? What’s the heroic identity you were born to create but haven’t fully embodied? You may not know the answers right now; your fear of meaninglessness may be peaking. Luckily, a big bolt of meaningfulness is right around the corner. Be alert.

In a metaphorical sense, it’ll arrive from the depths and strengthen your center of gravity as it reveals lucid answers. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): We all need teachers. We all need guides, instructors and sources of inspiration from the day we’re born until the day we die. In a perfect world, each of us would always have a personal mentor who’d help us fill the gaps in our learning and keep us focused on potentials crying out to be nurtured in us. But most of us don’t have a personal mentor, so we have to fend for ourselves. We’ve got to be proactive as we push on to the next educational frontier. The next four weeks are a great time to do just that. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): This is your last warning! If you don’t stop avoiding the happiness and freedom trying to worm their way into your life, I’m going to lose my cool. Damn it! Why can’t you just accept good luck and sweet strokes of fate at face value? Why do you have to be so suspicious and mistrustful? Listen: The abundance lurking around you isn’t a set-up for a cruel cosmic joke. It’s not some wicked game designed to raise expectations, then dash them to pieces. Give in and let the good times wash over you. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Journalist James A. Fussell defined “thrashing” as “the act of tapping helter-skelter over a computer keyboard in an attempt to find ‘hidden’ keys that trigger previously undiscovered actions in a computer program.” Use this as a metaphor for your life in the next two weeks. Without being rude or irresponsible, thrash around to see what interesting surprises pop up. Play with various possibilities in a lighthearted effort to uncover options you haven’t been able to find through logic and reason. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Observe a moment of silence for the illusion that’s in the process of disintegrating. It’s been pretty, hasn’t it? Filled with hope and gusto, it’s fueled you with motivation. But then again—on second thought—its prettiness was more the result of clever packaging than inner beauty. The hope was rather misleading, the gusto had more than a little bluster, and the fuel was inefficient. Observe a moment of silence anyway. Even dysfunctional mirages deserve to be mourned. Besides, its death will fertilize a truer, healthier and prettier dream with a far smaller portion of illusion. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Judging from astrological omens, the upcoming weeks will be a good time to engage in experiments befitting a mad scientist. You can achieve interesting results as you commune with powerful forces usually beyond your ability to command. You could have fun and maybe attract good luck as you dream and scheme to override rules. What have you considered to be beyond your capacity to enjoy? It’s not crazy to flirt with them. You have license to be saucy, sassy and extra sly. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): A snail can slowly crawl over the edge of a razor blade without getting hurt. A few highly trained experts, specialists in the art of mind over matter, are able to walk barefoot on beds of hot coals without getting burned. According to my astrological omenanalysis, you have the metaphorical equivalent of powers like these. To ensure they’ll operate at peak efficiency, you must believe in yourself more than ever. Luckily, life is now conspiring to help you do that.

Rob Brezsny freewillastrology@freewillastrology.com

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

NOV. 22 is GO FOR A RIDE DAY! NOV. 23 is DR. WHO DAY! Mash them and you can be blissfully pedaling with your new true love on a bicycle built for two (it’s really the Tardis!). The fun-loving FW Editorial Staff is oiling your chains, so follow our five steps and you’ll be knee-deep in love! You know the drill: Go to folioweekly.com/i-saw-u.html and do this: One:

Write a five-word headline so the person’s attention is instantly focused on you, like: “Let’s go outside. Really.” Two: Describe the person, like, “You: Tying pink-and-blue streamers on your handlebars apparently making a subtle statement about your choices.” Three: Describe yourself, like, “Me: Trying on helmets, thinking each was goofy-looking and wishing I had a badass Dallas Cowboys or ’Skins helmet.” Four: Describe the moment, like, “We were both at the entrance to Memorial Park, each of us rechecking our checklist. Because you can never be too careful.” Five: Meet, fall in love, reserve a gazebo.* No names, emails, websites, etc. And HEY, it’s 40 words or fewer. Get a love life with Folio Weekly ISUs! IN PURGATORY WITHOUT YOU You: Working D&B’s counter; took time to find me a cool card. Me: Wearing Purgatory Co. shirt; agreed Purgatory’s a strange name for beautiful place. I’d love to get lost in your eyes once more. When: Nov. 19. Where: Dave & Buster’s. #1681-1222

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

HAGAR CONCERT ENCOUNTER We met at Sammy Hagar, talked; you and bro came over. Looked for you again, didn’t find. Tried to find at Jags game; couldn’t. Meet sometime? I’d like that. My name starts with M; yours with T. When: Nov. 11. Where: St. Augustine Amphitheatre. #1680-1122

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

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

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

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

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’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

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

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NEWS OF THE WEIRD TOO MUCH TIME ON THEIR HANDS

Since Twitter announced that it would allow 280-character messages rather than its original 140, a whole new world has opened up for the game-addicted among us. Gizmodo reports tweeters are using the expanded tweetspace to play chess, Connect Four, Shogi and Go. Games are being customized; one tweet gushes about “Marine biology twitter-chess. With a new marine biology fact every time a piece is moved, and a scientifically accurate death scene when a piece is taken.” Uh, OK.

defended the exhibit as “fun,” but when the Simon Wiesenthal Centre in Los Angeles demanded its removal, the museum complied, taking it down on Nov. 10.

PRESUMABLY IN SOLITARY

A sharp-eyed Google Earth user from Leeds, England, searching for Longcross Studios in Surrey, came across a “Star Wars” fan’s dream: the Millennium Falcon, nestled in a ring of stacked shipping containers, covered with a tarp. Andi Durrant tweeted about it on Nov. 8. The spaceship was used in filming Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi at Longcross; that movie is set for release Dec. 15.

Sean A. Sykes Jr. 24, of Kansas City, Missouri, has found a way to avoid the justice system. Sykes was detained in a Sept. 1 traffic stop, but he denied any knowledge of drugs and handguns found in the car, The Kansas City Star reported. As he was being questioned at the police station, the detective wrote in his report, Sykes was asked his address. In response, he “leaned to one side of his chair and released a loud fart before answering with the address. Mr. Sykes continued to be flatulent and I ended the interview,” the detective wrote. Charges were not filed at that time, but Sykes was pulled over again on Nov. 5 and was in possession of marijuana, crack cocaine and a stolen pistol. He was in custody awaiting a bond hearing.

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Becky Reilly of Omaha, Nebraska, was forced to call in a roofing company after finding thousands of honeybees in her home’s attic, producing so much honey it was dripping down the side of the house. “We heard a loud and rhythmic buzzing, and it was terrifying because we knew what it meant,” Reilly told KETV. Jason Starkey of Takoda Green Roofing said he removed about 40 pounds of honey on Oct. 26 before moving the bees and tackling the damage, which he called “horrible.” Local beekeeper John Gebuhr moved the bees to his garage, but he’s pessimistic about their survival through the winter. Reilly’s friends and neighbors are thrilled: They’re getting honey for Christmas.

KEEP YOUR ARMS AT YOUR SIDES

An Indonesian museum, De Mata Trick Eye Museum in Yogyakarta, has been forced to remove an exhibit encouraging visitors to take a selfie with a waxwork of Adolf Hitler. The figure, in front of a giant image of the entrance to Auschwitz concentration camp, had been on display since 2014, and the museum said it was one of the most popular displays. Metro News reported the museum originally

Council officers for the village of Blubberhouses in North Yorkshire, England, found seven trash bags full of cannabis plants on the roadside Nov. 12, according to the BBC. They contacted the North Yorkshire Police, whereupon Constable Amanda HanuschMoore tweeted a photo of the bags and invited the owners to “come and speak to us at Harrogate Police Station, we’re more than happy to discuss!”

TOO MUCH TIME ON HIS HANDS, PT. II

Joseph Vaglica, 40, of Edgewater, surprised a woman at her New Smyrna Beach home on Nov. 7 when, naked, he burst through the garage door and ran through her kitchen “acting irrationally.” The homeowner dashed next door to her stepson’s house and called 911, reported the Daytona Beach NewsJournal. Meanwhile, Vaglica took some of the woman’s clothes, ran outside and started banging on the windows at the stepson’s home. When New Smyrna Beach cops arrived, Vaglica was rolling around in the grass. Police said he was intoxicated; he was later charged with burglary with assault. weirdnewstips@amuniversal.com

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FOLIO VOICES : BACKPAGE EDITORIAL

MLK BREAKFAST

A NO-GO

Local civil rights official announces the decision to SKIP IT THE SOUTHERN CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP Conference and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People have opted out of next year’s annual MLK Breakfast. We have decided not to attend, participate and support the city’s celebration of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast in January 2018. We will no longer choose to go along with Mayor Lenny Curry’s direction to continuously ignore the serious economic, racial and social injustices that plague this city. We no longer want to be considered a silent partner given absolutely no opportunity in the true planning and execution of the city’s premier event for the New Year, highlighting Dr. King’s life’s work of challenging injustice everywhere and his courageous contributions to the world. In actuality, we were only invited to the city’s planning meetings to rubber-stamp a preapproved plan for execution. SCLC is the organization founded by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. We are charged with the heavy responsibility in this world to carry on his humanitarian convictions based upon the principle goals of racial injustice, economic injustice and nonviolence. These two Civil Rights Organizations felt that 30 years was enough time, and too long for us to be seen and not heard nor taken seriously as stakeholders and moral partners in formulating the future direction of our city. Ron Littlepage’s article, “Time for City Hall to cast a wider net,” cited the city’s saga and endemic disparities of not awarding contracts justly and equally to all citizens. “Down and Dirty” contracts will continue in Curry’s administration, if the citizens do not say “enough is enough.” We the citizens must demand accountability in the system of granting city contracts. We also need to insist on more over-watch by the City Council, Ethics Office and the Office of the Inspector General.

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The article by Littlepage also documented the lack of diversity among the engineers employed by City Hall. This is a clear case and necessity that speaks to the reality that the Civil Rights struggle is real and alive today inside of the Mayor’s headquarters. Littlepage made a definitive point for those who are concerned about making this “One City. One Jacksonville.” For these reasons alone, our city desperately needs economic justice, equality, unity and strength. We are asking concerned citizens of our city to add their voices and join Dr. King’s historic Civil Rights organization and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People now, and today in 2017 to speak truth to power in this city. Dr. King said it best in this quotation: “Change does not roll on the wheels of inevitability, but comes through continuous struggle, and so we must straighten our backs and work for our freedom. A man can’t ride you unless your back is bent.” Dr. Juan P. Gray mail@folioweekly.com _____________________________ Gray is the board chair of the Jacksonville Chapter of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.

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No longer POLITICAL PROPANE

PRO-POT TUESDAY, NOV. 7 WAS WIDELY TOUTED AS a big win for the anti-Trump resistance, as progressive Democrats put a substantial whoopin’ down on Republicans across a swath of key elections held around the nation. It was also rather telling, in terms of the medical marijuana issue, as documented by veteran activist Tom Angell in an article published in Forbes the next morning. It would seem that taking a vigorous pro-pot stance is no longer the box-office poison it was just a few years ago. The main events were held in New Jersey and Virginia, where propot Democrats Phil Murphy and Ralph Northam seized their respective states’ governorships by healthy margins. Angell quotes Murphy’s victory speech: “The criminalization of marijuana has only served to clog our courts and cloud people’s futures, so we will legalize marijuana … And while there are financial benefits, this is overwhelmingly about doing what is right and just.” Chris Christie’s exit as governor in January 2018 finally opens the door to some form of decriminalization measure to be signed into law, assuming Murphy remains consistent on the issue, which hasn’t always been the case for Democrats. Both candidates made a point of mentioning how both states have about the

same 3-to-1 racial disparity in marijuana arrests of blacks versus whites. (In Jacksonville, it’s more like 2-to-1.) This point rang especially loudly in Virginia. Angell also quotes Northam, in a letter to the Virginia State Crime Commission, which sounds like a gang but apparently is not: “Virginia spends $67 million on marijuana enforcement— enough to open up another 13,000 pre-K spots for children,” he wrote. Ever since the Women’s March in January, progressives nationwide have been salivating for a chance to effect some serious pushback against the president and his army of lunatic goofballs, and the Nov. 7 action offered the first real signs of success going forward. It’s ironic that medical marijuana took such a prominent role in that success, since the issue centers on concepts usually associated with conservatives—individual liberty and states’ rights. It’ll be interesting to see if Democrats continue their advocacy, and what kinds of dividends it creates in the crucible of 2018. Shelton Hull mail@folioweekly.com

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