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EDITOR’S NOTE p. 4 MAIL Debating vouchers without mentioning parents misses the point of education reform. Plus readers pro and con on Folio Weekly’s Person of the Year. p. 5 NEWS A former Florida Supreme Court jurist slams Copytronics for illegal behavior and anticompetitive practices. p. 7 A Mandarin yoga studio offers free classes to the unemployed. p. 10 BUZZ, BOUQUETS & BRICKBATS A snapshot of the Rick Scott inaugural. Plus psycho law student wins award for best mug shot. p. 9 SPORTS Two football franchises trace dissimilar paths to the same end. p. 11 COVER STORY Five decades after her incarceration, a Civil Rights activist reflects on what it meant to help change the world. p. 13

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OUR PICKS Reasons to leave the house this week. p. 19 MOVIES Reviews of “Gulliver’s Travels” and “The King’s Speech.” p. 20 MUSIC Drive-By Truckers roll their millennial Southern Rock straight into another new decade. p. 24 ARTS Artist Christine Nguyen fuses natural elements with otherworldly visions. p. 32 BACKPAGE Julian Assange and the ever-expanding definitons of rape. p. 46 I ♥ TELEVISION 12 HAPPENINGS 35 DINING 36 NEWS OF THE WEIRD 41 THE EYE 42 I SAW U 43 FREEWILL ASTROLOGY 44 CLASSIFIEDS 45

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eporters are used to people not wanting to talk to them. Slammed doors, hang-ups, unanswered emails are as much a part of the job as spiral notebooks and deadlines.

But such reactions are typically associated with people wanting to dodge unfavorable coverage, or those recently impacted by grief.

Audrey Nell Edwards doesn’t fall into either of those categories. Her reason for refusing to speak to Folio Weekly for this week’s cover story are far more complex — and troubling. After rebuffing multiple attempts to make contact, Edwards finally opened her door to a photographer making one last effort to connect — and blasted him.

She would not participate in an interview, she

still live in St. Augustine. They’ve prospered over the past 50 years, owning shops, running goverment, selling insurance, prosecuting criminals. They’ve suffered no punishment for their behavior; never been called to account; they’ve never apologized.

In fact, like the city they inhabit, they’ve largely covered over their place in that shameful history, simply pretending it never happened.

There are cities that went through desegregation battles as agonizing as St. Augustine’s — Birmingham, Selma, Montgomery — but nowhere that those battles are so thoroughly forgotten. It’s possible for visitors and residents alike to remain entirely ignorant of the city’s bloody

The same people who threatened and taunted and hurled bricks at protestors still live in St. Augustine. They’ve prospered over the past 50 years, owning shops, running goverment, selling insurance, prosecuting criminals.

They’ve suffered no punishment for their behavior; never been called to account; they’ve never apologized. told him angrily, because the media didn’t want the truth. All reporters wanted was quotes during Black History Month. They didn’t want to expose the ongoing inequities in St. Augustine, or the larger community’s conspiracy of silence, or the racism that continues to poison the city more than 40 years after desegregation.

It was, in all, a discouraging assessment from a woman whose courage inspired the leaders of the Civil Rights Movement, and who personally helped bring about change in St. Augustine and the nation. As this week’s cover story details, Edwards was one of the St. Augustine Four, a cadre of teenagers whose incarceration helped galvanize support for black protestors mistreated by the system. Just 16 years old at the time of her arrest, Edwards was labeled a criminal, merely for trying to integrate a lunch counter. She ordered a hamburger and a Coke, and spent the next six months behind bars and in reform school.

Nobody can undo the ignorance and cruelty of racial segregation. It is the salient shame of the South, and gets no less awful with the passage of time. But Edwards’ current outrage isn’t about the injustice she suffered as a teenager. Instead, it’s rooted in the very real knowledge that, five decades on, not much has changed. Sure, segregation is gone, at least in its legally sanctioned form.

But life in St. Augustine is still powerfully stratified by race. White and black rarely mix in local restaurants, African Americans still hold almost no political power, the city still has zero black police officers, and the economic influence of the city is securely in the white man’s pocket. What’s more, the very same people who threatened and taunted and hurled bricks at Edwards and her compatriots 4 | FOLIO WEEKLY | JANUARY 11-17, 2011

Civil Rights history — to know nothing of the cross-burnings, the racist sheriff, the deputized Klansmen, the amplified taunts of “nigger” emanating from the downtown square. It’s equally possible to know nothing of the courageous efforts by local youth to change history through nonviolent demonstration, and that the fact that their efforts brought both Dr. Martin Luther King and Jackie Robinson to town in support.

Indeed, as filmmaker Jeremy Dean noted in his 2005 documentary “Dare Not Walk Alone,” the city appears to have no interest in recognizing what is arguably its most significant chapter. “They’ve just swept it under the rug,” he said.

It was Dean’s effort to document that period that unearthed amazing archival footage — including the vicious beating of King deputy (and later Atlanta mayor) Andrew Young. Captured on tape, the footage in turn inspired Young to make his own documentary, “Crossing In St. Augustine.”

That film, which screens this Saturday (see p. 17 for details), was the fi rst time anyone interviewed the surviving members of the St. Augustine Four — JoeAnn Anderson-Ulmer and Audrey Nell Edwards.

The fact that Edwards wouldn’t agree to our request for an interview is regrettable. But it isn’t hard to understand. Deciding whether or not to tell her own story affords a measure of control over the narrative, and reasserts the stern, uncompromising spirit that was the core of the Civil Rights Movement. Audrey Nell Edwards became part of history for refusing to make nice. We’re glad to see she’s still at it.

Anne Schindler themail@folioweekly.com

Parvez Ahmed

Person of Interest

Parvez Ahmed is Folio Weekly’s Person of the Year (Cover story, Dec. 28). So let’s see: Well-educated — Check Liberal activist — Check Appointed to highly public post — Check Controversial — Check I think you left out one critical check mark. Since his appointment, what has he accomplished for the city of Jacksonville? Or was simply promoting diversity the goal here?

I can think of many more deserving people who work their tails off for this community — like Riverkeeper Neil Armingeon or the local MAD DADS Chapter, for example — who have demonstrated, day in and day out, their hard work and commitment to making this community a better place to live.

I’ll take people who act on behalf of this community rather than a poster child for a political agenda.

Neil Woida St. Johns County via email

I was, as I am sure most folks were, surprised by your selection for Person of the Year.

However, upon reflection of your reasoning for choosing him, he was a truly perfect choice.

Jacksonville’s triumph over hate and ignorance

By choosing Parvez Ahmed, Folio Weekly showed exactly why Muslims love this country. is something to celebrate and be proud of.

The year 2010 was a very difficult year for all Muslim Americans. A McCarthyastic dark cloud hung over their heads as politicians, a particular news network and talk radio filled the airwaves trying to justify why ALL Muslim Americans should not have the same rights as all Americans.

By choosing Parvez Ahmed, Folio Weekly showed exactly why Muslims love this country.

Thank you.

Ali Shaw Jacksonville via email

Many kudos to the editorial staff of the Folio Weekly for its selection of Dr. Parvez Ahmed as Person of the Year. Those who have followed the saga of his appointment to the Human Rights Commission could not help but be impressed with his calm in the face of the storm. Those of us who have had the privilege of meeting him can confirm this reaction.

Dr. Ahmed has been a guest speaker on repeated occasions at our Sunday services at Buckman Bridge Unitarian Universalist Church and to say that he has become a favorite would be an understatement. Each time, he has presented his views in a thoughtful, cogent manner and then respectfully responded to questions from the congregation. His demeanor, his convictions, his actions unmistakably demonstrate his belief in the worth and dignity of every person and his dedication toward nurturing a world community of peace, liberty and justice for all.

Dr. Ahmed’s voice of calm and Folio Weekly’s tribute to Dr. Ahmed are both to be applauded.

Pamela Edwards-Roine, President Buckman Bridge Unitarian Universalist Church Jacksonville via email

Rx for Ed

I read and re-read Julie Delegal’s Backpage Editorial about accountability for the voucher program (“Vouching for Vouchers,” Dec. 28).

Incredibly, not once — that’s right, not once — does the word “parents” appear.

I really couldn’t care less if the state of Florida evaluates any school as successful or not, as the state of Florida has used taxpayer dollars for decades to fund one of the lowestranked school systems in the United States. By virtually any measure, Florida public schools rank among the lowest 20 percent in the country. I hardly think that the “certification of effectiveness” proposed by Ms. Delegal has any particular benefit at all. I do think that parental involvement, concern and control of the students’ education is critical for success. And how better to promote that investment than to give parents of all races, creeds and income levels financial control?

Many parents, especially in low-income areas, feel helpless to aid and contribute to their children’s chance for success. They have been forced to send their precious child, their hopes and dreams, into often failing, poorly disciplined underachievement factories that constantly promise a brighter future and consistently fail to deliver. Not one, not tens, not thousands, but hundreds of thousands of students have been relegated to a substandard education and unfulfilled potential. It is a statewide disgrace and an embarrassment and we just can’t stand for it anymore.

Ms. Delegal loves to tell us how, if you correct for this factor or that factor, private schools don’t perform any better than public

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schools. Well, one of those factors, implied by the “free and reduced lunch students,” is that A DUVAL COUNT Y P U B L IC S C H O O L they are poor. Really? So why not give them the education money to make the “education wealthy” and able to compete with those parents who are wealthy? Wealthy parents don’t tend to be dummies. They spend money Thursday to send their kids to costly private schools for a reason and it is not the chance to circulate January 20, 2011 and in elitist social circles, it is to ensure their child’s academic success and to avoid poor Wednesday performing public institutions. Why shouldn’t January 26, 2011 the financially disadvantaged have the same 6pm range of choices as the wealthy?

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If you are not yet worried about what the new Governor of Florida has in mind for you, then you must either be the St. Joe Co., an electric utility or an insurance company. Scott says he will loosen or fully dissolve any regulations that don’t make it quickly financially advantageous to do business in Florida. Seriously? It’s been a very long time since rules meant much of anything in Florida.

He also wants to merge two of the state’s most corrupt agencies (FDOT and FDEP) into one mega-mafia. They work hand-in-hand to cover each other’s behinds anyway, so why not? If you think these allegations are just sour grapes from a disheartened environmentalist, then please read on and consider the following example.

On Dec. 1, 2010, the Inspector General for the U.S. Dept. of Transportation issued a report on improper payments made by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). In a 16-month period during 2007-’08, they found more than $13 million (more than 5 percent) of payments made to 17 grantees reviewed were improper.

Topping the list of illegal payments was almost $7 million to the Bay County Airport Authority in Panama City. No other project came close to this level of graft.

The report shows that the Florida DOT falsified records to cover up the Bay County Airport Authority’s misuse of funds. One example given in the report says the airport received more than $4 million for construction

work on temporary pollution and erosion control. However, the airport could not provide documentation demonstrating that the completed work met FAA and contract requirements. The fact that the construction crews used a barge to navigate around the site should provide some insight to the situation.

The new airport construction environmental permits also required erosion control. This was a critical component of this project since it was built in the headwaters of the most pristine, biologically diverse estuary in the entire Gulf of Mexico. Pre-construction, these headwaters were a 4,000-acre, low-lying cypress swamp at the bottom of an 80,000-acre wetland. Paving over the bottom of this extremely sensitive area would obviously require a few rules to be followed, since the project was politically unstoppable.

But the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) never even sent an inspector to the site for the first year of construction. Only after the creeks and estuary were filled with several feet of mud and hundreds of aerial photos were sent to

If Mr. Scott thinks he can further relax Florida’s environmental rules or the purse strings to our public coffers, then good luck to him. Our two previous governors did an amazing job of dismantling what little protection we had. the federal government did FDEP finally pay attention to the fiasco.

My organization sent FDOT many letters and even notices of intent to sue over the illegal funding that was being channeled through their agency. Its response was “go ahead and sue us.” FDEP was equally cavalier about its duty to “protect” and enforce state and federal environmental laws. FDEP knows that citizens have no way to hold it accountable and that the same politicians for whom it ignores the rules protect it.

If Mr. Scott thinks he can further relax Florida’s environmental rules or the purse strings to our public coffers, then good luck to him. Our two previous governors did an amazing job of dismantling what little protection we had and making sure that money is no object for any project with the right political backing in Florida.

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Asked by a reporter last week if he was ready to take the reins of the state, Scott replied, “I’m ready.

Hopefully the state is.”

“Scott managed to attend 12 public inaugural events over two days without pausing once to answer reporters’ questions, even as he signed an executive order renewing the Office of Open Government created by his predecessor, Crist.”

— St. Petersburg Times story on Scott’s inauguration.

“We’ll get rid of the agency, we’ll get rid of the agencies — [realizing his error] — We’ll get rid of the programs that don’t work, we’ll expand the programs that do.”

— Scott’s inaugural speech Freudian slip “Former Gov. Jeb Bush never had such security, even though his father, a former president, was at both of his inaugurals.”

— From a Miami Herald story on Scott’s pervasive, private security apparatus (see photo above, from Scott’s recent visit to The Jacksonville Landing).

“Reporters were escorted out [of Scott’s ‘Let’s Get to Work’ leadership luncheon with lawmakers] even though there were empty tables. ‘It was all because of space limitations,’ said Erin Isaac, spokeswoman for the inaugural committee.”

— St. Pete Times post-inaugural story “Criminal!”

— Comment shouted by a member of the audience during Scott’s speech.

Killer Photograph San Jose resident, 2009 Florida Coastal School of Law grad and former Public Defender’s Office intern Michael Behzadi pleaded guilty to federal charges of transmitting threats across state lines after sending violent electronic messages to his exgirlfriend, including threats to kill her and her family.

Among the evidence included at trial was a To-Do list, titled “Don’t F*ck This Up World Domination,” that began with “buy eggs” but included killing Behzadi’s FCSL professor and running guns to Nigeria. The offense earned Behzadi a max penalty of five years in prison — and a mug shot that would be hard for anyone to top.

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As Folio Weekly reported four years ago efore Jonathan Walters quit his job at (“Copycat Crime,” Jan. 25, 2007), Circuit Sissine’s Office Systems to work for the Court Judge John Skinner found that seven competition in March 2009, he plugged former Copytronics employees had provided flashdrives into a company laptop and “substantial competent evidence” that the downloaded the company’s entire client company had deceived its customers by database. Then he installed a program to re-chipping old office machines with blacksweep his footprints from the laptop’s hard market computer chips, and selling the drive, took $833 in advance commissions, machines as new (or newer) models. Because removed a file on one of Sissine’s largest clients, and tried to persuade a couple other salespeople to join him at rival Copytronics.

If that sounds like a contentious departure, it doesn’t compare to the legal battle that ensued. Sissine’s sued Walters, as well as his new employer, Copytronics, and its director of sales, John Williams. Because Walters’ contract required mediation, not litigation, to settle clients were deceived about the product they employment disputes, his portion of the lawsuit bought, Judge Skinner said Copytronics might was arbitrated by Major B. Harding, former chief have made its salespeople culpable in fraud. justice of the Florida Supreme Court. Harding’s He also determined that Copytronics’ CEO findings, issued last month in an award of Bob Shields, along with John Williams, lied in interim arbitration, are both blunt and damning. depositions, and said their credibility “can no He concluded that Walters stole company longer be relied upon in the court.” secrets, destroyed evidence and violated the In the current case, one point of contention non-compete clause he had with Sissine’s. In was whether Walters was bound by the the Dec. 13, 2010 arbitration award, Harding company’s 12-month non-compete said that there is “significant evidence” that policy, which Sissine’s Walters “took considerable efforts in preparation has all employees sign for his departure,” including removing much when they’re hired. proprietary information. “The Arbitrator finds Walters said he never the evidence is clear, strong and unequivocal that the Respondent did, in fact, take, without signed the document authorization, property of the Claimant in the and, in fact, Sissine’s form of trade secrets, documents and computer owners couldn’t downloads on flash drives,” Harding wrote. find the document Harding’s decision opens the door to a after Walters left. larger claim against Walters’ current But Justice Harding employer, Copytronics, and its Sales Director John Williams. Given the huge amount of money expended on this case — Sissine’s legal team says the company has racked up $600,000 in legal fees and tech expenses — they are likely to seek significant damages.

“This is one of the most difficult trials I’ve ever been involved in,” says Jack Webb, the lawyer representing Sissine’s. (Webb is also a Jacksonville City Councilmember.)

“In going into arbitration during discovery, we faced the destruction of evidence.”

Recovering that evidence wasn’t easy or cheap, but Webb says their ability to recover data that had been deleted from computers allowed them to win in arbitration. He expects the evidence to be similarly helpful in the pending legal case.

“The judge [Harding] said there was no other explanation [for why computer drives had been scrubbed], save for that [Walters] was attempting to hide the truth and, again, the judge was pretty clear in saying that.”

This isn’t the first time that Copytronics’ business practices have been questioned in court.

Attorney Jack Webb says his client spent $600,000 trying to

ruled that Walters, who said he’d kept the initialed but unsigned document in his desk drawer, was bound by the agreement, like all Sissine’s employees, and therefore enjoined from sharing company secrets or luring employees away from the company.

Webb says that now that the contract dispute has been resolved, Sissine’s is free to pursue a civil case against Copytronics and John Williams

The judge concluded that Walters stole company secrets, destroyed evidence and violated the non-compete clause he had with Sissine’s. for violations of the Florida Trade Secret Act. Copytronics’ attorney J. Ray Poole, with the firm of Constangy, Brooks & Smith LLP, wouldn’t comment for this story. “I can’t comment on ongoing litigation,” he said. “I don’t think it’s appropriate to do that.”

As for Walters, while his actions earned a stiff rebuke from the arbitration judge, his punishment will likely be little more than a slap on the wrist. Walters must return all material in his possession that belongs to Sissine’s (he’s only admitted downloading insignificant information). He also can’t compete against the company for two years, and has to pay back the $833 in commissions he took, along with the $3,000 Sissine’s spent on his training and $37,000 in damages, for the time Sissine’s had to spend recreating the missing file of a major client.

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Slick Rick: Highlights from Gov. Rick Scott’s inauguration:

Business as Usual A judge’s decision in a bitter employment battle puts Copytronics back on the

recover stolen and deleted data.

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Bag Balm Jacksonville’s Office of Special Events hired the local Burro Bags crew to make tote bags out of banners from signature special events, including the Georgia/Florida game. Burro Bags regularly repurposes old vinyl billboards into bags. The city-centric versions are $18 apiece and are available at makeascenedowntown.com.

“I will tell you we will be in the playoffs next year, I don’t think there’s any doubt about it.”

— Jags owner Wayne Weaver, speaking to reporters last week before acknowledging he said something similar last year.

Weaver agreed last week to give Coach Jack Del Rio another year to make the Jags a winning team.

“Too much hair on a barber shop floor” — Example of a state regulation that Jacksonville City Councilmember Richard Clark says should be “decriminalized,” though Folio Weekly couldn’t find a barbershop that had been cited for that offense and is pretty sure it would be fined, not charged with criminal hairiness. Clark worked on Gov. Rick Scott’s transition team to find ways to reduce regulations in the state Department of Business and Professional Regulations, an agency that regulates and licenses barbers, registered nurses, building contractors and other professions. “The No. 1 thing that needs to change is the culture of the department’s leadership,” Clark told Folio Weekly. “The culture needs to be one of ‘How do I help you to do your job?’, not ‘to see how many hurdles can I make you jump through.’”

Doing Time 26 months — Amount of time that Cederic Cutter spent in the Duval County jail before murder charges against him were dropped. Cutter was arrested in 2007 after being identified by an inmate at the jail as the triggerman in an Arlington double murder. According to The Florida Star, a private detective working on the case could not find any connection between Cutter and Anthony Vaughn, the man convicted of the crime.

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Get Lost Jacksonville Mayor John Peyton would like to see four City Councilmembers booted from office. Speaking to members of the Jacksonville Civic Council a few weeks ago, Peyton asked the group to help oust City Councilmembers Clay Yarborough, Bill Bishop, Richard Clark and John Crescimbeni. The four have disagreed with the mayor publicly on some issues, including the implementation of fees and tax hikes.

NewsBuzz Masked Man Dressed as the lucha libre wrestler El Santo, in a silver mask and matching swim briefs, Avondale resident and local preservationist Richard Shieldhouse joined a record 600 people at the Ocean Masters 22nd annual Polar Plunge at Jacksonville Beach on New Year’s Day. The air was a mild 65 degrees, but the ocean was a chilly 50.

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Brickbats to Nassau County Sheriff Tommy Seagraves for proving shamefully unresponsive to the community in the face of an FBI probe.

After rumors began swirling that the feds were interviewing people in and outside of his department regarding corruption and kickback allegations, Seagraves has dodged phone calls, refused to answer his door and ignored email inquiries from the media. Though he finally held a press conference last week, the Sheriff refused to take questions, and practically ran from the room after reading a brief prepared statement.

Brickbats to retired Fourth Circuit Judge Frederic Buttner for failing to recuse himself from a case rife with conflicts of interest. In a case dating back several years (see Folio Weekly, “Coyote Ugly,” Sept. 27, 2008), Bob Bigley sued First Guarantee Bank and former business partner Howard Shafer, saying the bank helped Shafer steal a restaurant he and Shafer co-owned, along with a $1.6-million loan.

Buttner failed to recuse himself from the case, even though a bank executive served as his campaign treasurer and defense attorneys in the case gave $4,000 to his son’s campaign for a judgeship in 2008.

Not only would Buttner not quit the case, he deliberately angled to get reassigned to the case after he retired.

Brickbats to Gov. Rick Scott for his decision to undo a 25-yearlong effort by the state of Florida to manage growth. Scott appointed a developer, an executive from the St. Joe Company, to head the state Department of Community Affairs, and plans to merge it with other agencies to create the “Department of Growth Leadership.”

Since the Legislature instituted the Growth Management Act in 1985, DCA’s task has been to be sure governments have the roads, schools and infrastructure needed to service new construction. The new appointment confirms Scott’s desire to eliminate such “roadblocks” to unbridled development.

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an Vakil has watched close friends consumed by depression after losing their jobs. And while Vakil can’t offer them work, he can offer something: yoga.

Beginning on Jan. 4, Vakil and his wife Purvi began offering free yoga classes at the studio in their health complex. The free classes are offered to currently unemployed people, and are designed to teach them relaxation and meditation skills to help deal with their situation. The hour-long

students are led through a guided meditation.

“In this stressful time with so many people out of work, we wanted to do something for them, to give them hope and something for them to look forward to each week,” Vakil says. He maintains the class will reduce stress and offer the opportunity for participants to refocus their efforts instead of caving to depression and self-defeating criticism.

Anyone who is unemployed can join The

“I have friends in this situation and I’ve seen their ups and their downs,” says Vakil, manager of the Elements of Therapy studio in Mandarin. “And as time goes by on unemployment, you often have more down than up days.

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beginning-to-intermediate class in ashtanga yoga aims to help job-seekers stay kind and respectful toward themselves and others during their job search.

“I have friends in this situation and I’ve seen their ups and their downs, when things are really rough,” says Vakil, manager of the Elements of Therapy studio on San Jose Boulevard in Mandarin. “And as time goes by on unemployment, you often have more down than up days. It’s a really stressful life.”

Vakil expects the class to include paying students, people who’ve never taken yoga and people who had to drop yoga classes because of the cost. Though the standard $10 drop-in charge isn’t huge, it can seem like a lot of money to someone who’s unemployed. In ashtanga yoga, participants move through a series of 10 to 15 poses.

During the last 10 minutes of the class, the lights and music are shut down, and the

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Elements yoga class, but proof that they’re out of a job, like an unemployment compensation check stub, a letter from a former employer or some other way of verifying loss of work, is required. Both paying customers and unemployed participants will be in class together, Vakil says, so those who are unemployed won’t feel singled out. He is also working with local doctors on a program to offer reduced cost physical therapy to clients without insurance. (Purvi Vakil is a licensed physical therapist.)

The free classes are held from 5:45 to 6:45 p.m. every Tuesday evening, at least through February. The Elements of Therapy studio is located at 12795 San Jose Blvd., next to the Fresh Market, in Jacksonville. For more information, call 619-1587, or go to the studio’s website at elementsoftherapy.com Susan Cooper Eastman sceastman@folioweekly.com “We wanted to do something to give them hope,” says Ian Vakil.

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To Be The Man

Two franchises found dissimilar paths to the same end

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he Florida Gators weren’t their usual selves this year and, well, some of us saw it coming.

Urban Meyer’s reversals on coaching in 2010 triggered a reversal of fortune for his team on the field. He tried three quarterbacks, and couldn’t get his offense going. He could’ve stuck around, but instead he stepped down. Though he will still be “around” Gainesville, he decided to resign rather than flame out.

Here in Jacksonville, our Jaguars were, regrettably, their usual selves. A promising start almost had me ready to get on the bandwagon and roll with the Jags to the AFC South title.

Trouble was, the wheels fell off. The Jags couldn’t stop the run or pass, and could get neither going in the last two games. They were done as soon as Indianapolis dispatched them in Game 14.

They came out flat at home against Rex Grossman’s Washington Redskins — Grossman, the quarterback they’d dispatched a year earlier when he came in with the Texans in Jacksonville. Then, in the finale, with everything and nothing on the line, they got flattened by a Texans team carrying 10 losses. They played run defense like they were staggering to their medicine cabinets for hangover cures, or perhaps to Square One for hangover inducers.

The Gators had five losses against eight wins, and everyone knew it was time for wholesale change. Urban Meyer’s desire to spend more time with his family and focus on what is important coincided neatly with his Gator program going off the rails once Tebow was gone and there was no replacement in waiting. Gator diehards like to bring up Cam Newton as an example of Meyer’s fallback plan, but the facts tell us that Meyer couldn’t control Newton when he had the chance. And once Newton departed, leading Auburn to the national title game, Newton’s case became yet another indication that Meyer was losing control of his program. Say what you will about Newton’s dad taking payola, or what may or may not have transpired to get Cam into school, but recognize that where the Gators failed with Newton was by not doing what was necessary to facilitate his being on the field.

Seriously, all that hue and cry over Newton taking a laptop? Laptops SHOULD be universally available at this point, and the fact that the shining beacon of hope was reduced to filching one spoke more of misplaced priorities on UF’s part than of any issues with the student-athlete. UF clears millions of dollars a year off football, and they can’t find a laptop for Newton or find a way to walk him through his

exams if need be? Ridiculous.

So the Gators brought in some big guns.

Will Muschamp — defensive specialist at Texas, where he was Head Coach In Waiting — brought in to shake out and shape up those jelly-donut soft Gators who thought it would all be handed to them because they wore orange and blue. And on offense, a hire designed to make us forget about the brainfarts of Steve Addazio’s era: Charlie Weis, formerly of the New England Patriots and then

The Gators and the Jaguars had two things in common this year: eight wins and eight million disappointed fans. the Kansas City Chiefs, where he orchestrated solid NFL offenses. He would’ve succeeded at Notre Dame, if it weren’t for that institution’s archaic insistence that student-athletes abide by academic standards; at UF, he’ll have no such worries.

The Gators did what Wayne Weaver couldn’t or wouldn’t, which is blow the whole thing up and start over. He manfully resisted the rising blood tide of popular opinion that said, Dick Van Patten-like, that eight was enough years for Jack Del Rio. Weaver said he saw improvement in the team, that he saw the just-concluded season as “year two” of “rebuilding,” and we fans could only hope that someday we, too, might have a boss who’s so casual about demonstrable results.

The Weaver of 2010 might never have fired Coughlin in the first place. Looking back at all the agitation around Coughlin in that last season, what might’ve happened if Weaver had resisted the blood lust in the fanbase? One can imagine them in the Super Bowl or — perhaps — not making the Leftwich pick, then immediately throwing Brunell overboard to justify it.

The Gators and the Jaguars had two things in common this year: eight wins and eight million disappointed fans. Necessity dictates that both situations be resolved sooner than later, and time will tell which personnel approach pays off. My guess is that the Gators are in the national title hunt long before the Jags finish “rebuilding.”

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et me begin this column with a little-bitty reminder: “American Idol” DID NOT discover Justin Bieber. However, it did discover Lee DeWyze. “Who’s Lee DeWyze?” you ask. EXACTLY. (For those playing at home, Lee DeWyze was the season nine winner of “American Idol.” If you’re also asking “Who’s Justin Bieber?” you need to go back to digging the Werther’s out of your dentures, grampy, cuz Justin Bieber is only the TRUE idol of America, the world and the GODDAMN UNIVERSE! And anyone who says differently is gonna be digging my size-10 Fluevog out of their testicles!)

Anyway, how’s the “idolization” of Lee DeWyze working out for ya? I bet you’ve been mindlessly driving around town just so you can jam out to Lee’s bodyrockin’ cover of U2’s “Beautiful Day,” right? I bet you spend every Saturday “underpants dancing” in front of your mirror, singing Lee DeWyze’s debut album, “Live It Up,” into a hairbrush. (Fun Lee DeWyze fact! Lee’s post-“Idol” debut sold a whopping 98,000 copies. In comparison, poor Justin Bieber’s “My World 2.0” sold only 1.4 million copies — in its first two months.)

And I’m certain I’ll see you whooping it up in the parking lot before the next big Lee DeWyze concert — at the opening of GoldN-Guns Pawn Shop just off Route 113 outside Kankakee, Ill. (Justin Bieber’s never been to a pawnshop in his life.)

OK! Enough making fun of DeWyze — after this one last joke. Lee DeWyze is so fat, when he broke his arm, gravy ran out. (Just kidding! I’m talking about Lee’s mom.) Anyway, it’s not Lee’s fault he’s not America’s true “idol.”

The fault rests solely in the irresponsible, psoriasis-covered hands of “American Idol,” which has looooooong outlived its usefulness and yet returns next week (Wednesday, Jan. 19, FOX, 8 p.m.) for a 10th season with more plastic surgery than Joan Rivers and my aunt Wanda COMBINED. Season 10 changes include an almost entirely new judges table, with Jennifer “Look at my booty so you’ll forget my almost nonexistent music career” Lopez, Aerosmith’s Steven “Does my face look like it’s being suspended from the ceiling by 1,000 fish hooks?” Tyler, and (HEAVY SIGH) the extremely unwelcome return of Randy “What was I doing on this show in the first place?” Jackson.

Other changes are a brand-new set (which supposedly moves the band offstage, forcing performers to stop “hiding behind their guitars”), a “sudden death round” to narrow the field from 20 to the top 10, and dumping the stupid rule requiring the same number of men and women in the final group.

HOWEVER! They’ve obviously forgotten the most important change of all, which is the NAME. This show never has and never will choose America’s “idol.” We’ve always done that quite nicely without the help of Ryan Seacrest, and will continue to do so. So what’s a more appropriate name?

“Ladies and gentlemen. THIS … is the Lee DeWyze Memorial Singer’s Graveyard!” (Hmm … sorry, Ryan. That’s a bit of a mouthful. I’ll keep working on it!)

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TUESDAY, JANUARY 11 10:00 FX LIGHTS OUT Debut! An ex-heavyweight champ (Holt McCallany) fights to support his family while avoiding a detached retina.

10:30 COM ONION SPORTSDOME Debut! The very funny folks from The Onion deliver a very scathing parody of ESPN.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 12 9:00 TLC MY STRANGE ADDICTION Tonight, a teen addicted to eating detergent. (Weird … I’m addicted to watching her eat detergent.)

10:00 ABC OFF THE MAP Debut! Sexy doctors treat unsexy patients in the jungles of South America.

THURSDAY, JANUARY 13 8:00 ABC WIPEOUT It’s a musical edition of “Wipeout” — which may drown out the sound of spines snapping.

10:00 A&E BEYOND SCARED STRAIGHT Debut! Troubled teens visit scary prisons, and are scared “beyond” straight. To … umm … gay?

FRIDAY, JANUARY 14 9:00 HBO THE RICKY GERVAIS SHOW Season premiere! Ricky and Stephen return to make fun of Karl’s idea for a new Rebecca DeMornay movie.

Midnight HBO FUNNY OR DIE PRESENTS Season premiere! Sketches include “Reenactments of Actual Conversations from the Ladies Rooms of Hollywood.”

SATURDAY, JANUARY 15 11:30 NBC SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE Musical guest Cee-lo lets host Gwyneth Paltrow ruin his awesome song “F*ck You.” Just for that … well, you know.

SUNDAY, JANUARY 16 8:00 NBC THE GOLDEN GLOBES Ricky Gervais hosts this awards ceremony presided over by members of the easily bribable foreign press.

9:00 HBO BIG LOVE Season premiere! For some reason, things aren’t so great after Bill reveals to the world he’s a polygamist.

MONDAY, JANUARY 17 10:00 NBC HARRY’S LAW Debut! Yet another snoozy lawyer show that might not completely stink because of star Kathy Bates.

10:00 MTV SKINS Debut! A scrubbed-down remake of the absolutely filthy/sexy/druggy British teen drama.

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by Susan Cooper Eastman oeAnn Anderson and Audrey Nell Edwards spent the summer of 1963 locked alongside male inmates in the St. Johns County jail, with only a green shower curtain for privacy. Juvenile Judge Charles Mathis called the 16-year-old girls “niggers” and “Communists,” and accused them of plotting to overthrow the government. Their offense: Participating in a sit-in at the St. Augustine Woolworth’s lunch counter in July 1963.

Mathis deemed the girls delinquents, and sentenced them to a year in a reformatory school. Though harsh, the sentence reflected the mood of city leaders. Mayor Joseph Shelley said that young people who participated in Civil Rights demonstrations developed a taste for lawlessness, and were on the road to “criminal acts, such as burglary, breaking and entering, automobile stealing, assault and battery, and even murder and rape.” St. Augustine Police Chief Virgil Stuart called demonstrators “hoodlums” and “troublemakers.”

Before Judge Mathis sent the girls away, however, he offered a choice: If their parents would sign a pledge to prevent them from demonstrating until they came of age, he’d release them.

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He also wanted the teens to testify that St. Augustine dentist Robert Hayling, the youth advisor to the St. Augustine chapter of the NAACP, had coerced them into participating in the sit-in. Mathis wanted to set Hayling up on felony charges of contributing to the delinquency of a minor — something that he thought would shut up the activist dentist, and shut down the city’s nascent Civil Rights movement.

Anderson’s and Edwards’ parents refused the judge’s offer. So did the parents of Willie Singleton and Samuel White, two other teens arrested in the Woolworth’s sit-in. Of the seven juveniles among the 16 demonstrators originally arrested, these four were the only ones to reject the judge’s offer; the only ones who refused to betray their mentor, Dr. Robert Hayling.

Together, the teens eventually became known as the St. Augustine Four — young activists willing to give up their homes, their families and, to no small degree, their innocence in the bitter struggle for Civil Rights. Rather than kowtow to St. Augustine’s racist power structure, they chose to go to jail.

“We told our parents, ‘Don’t sign that,’” Anderson-Ulmer

recalls. “Why should they have signed? It was our Constitutional right to demonstrate.”

That defiance kept the girls strong during their incarceration, but their courage occasionally waned. One night, after 72 days in the county jail, the warden knocked on their cell door. Though it was very late, he told them to get up and gather their belongings.

They were instructed to drop all they owned on a bench in the jail, and were hustled out the door and into a waiting car by a St. Johns County Sheriff ’s deputy. In the Andrew Young-produced 2010 documentary, “Crossing In St. Augustine,” Edwards recalled one officer saying, “You know we could kill these niggers and say they were trying to escape, and nobody would know the difference.” As the patrol car hurtled west into the rural countryside, Edwards feared for her life.

The officer’s remark was true. Nobody knew the girls had been taken from the jail — not the attorney provided for them by the NAACP, and not their parents. Uteaner and Hurley Anderson didn’t even learn that their daughter had been taken outside of St. Johns County until long after the deputy delivered her to the

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Students from Richard M. Murray High School in St. Augustine gather around a fellow protestor, who was shot in the foot by a white sniper during a night march in 1964.

segregated reform school in Lowell, Fla. Upon arriving at Forest Hills School for Girls, Anderson and Edwards were put in isolation for 56 days. Anderson-Ulmer remembers the click of the deadbolt on the door.

“I tell Audrey Nell that we went to hell and back,” Edwards said in the 2010 documentary.

“We were locked up, caged and treated like animals — for doing something you knew was right.” ife in the juvenile facility was harsh, and sometimes brutal. Both women still bear scars on their knees, reminders of being forced to wax and buff floors until their knees bled. But the worst was their sense of despair.

Anderson-Ulmer remembers her friend sitting at the window in their room, staring out, saying everyone in St. Augustine had forgotten them.

In fact, the arrest and detention of the four juveniles galvanized the city’s Civil Rights movement, and proved pivotal in the national effort.

“It showed how low people would sink,” says St. Augustine historian David Nolan, who has done extensive research into the city’s Civil Rights history.

Days after the youths’ arrests, more than 100 people demonstrated for six hours outside the County Jail, The New York Times reported.

St. Johns County Sheriff L.O. Davis told the Times that the protestors chanted and banged on pots until after 2 a.m., at one point storming the jail in an effort to break the juveniles out. Protestors also filled the hallways of the courthouse in the days after sentencing, and the parents of the four teens occupied the offices of Judge Mathis, demanding he release them. Mathis (whose son, Circuit Judge Robert Mathis, retired in 2005 after three decades as a prosecutor and judge) refused, saying the teens were beyond the jurisdiction of the legal system; only the governor and cabinet could commute their sentences.

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he story of the St. Augustine Four was carried by The New York Times and The Pittsburgh Courier. The national office of the NAACP denounced it. Martin Luther King wrote a letter of protest. Even baseball legend Jackie Robinson criticized the teens’ sentences in his weekly newspaper column.

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away, the local story became part of a larger narrative. The Florida Advisory Committee to the U.S. Civil Rights Commission held a daylong hearing on race relations in St. Augustine in August, and issued a scathing assessment.

The committee warned that the bigotry in St. Augustine was “considerably worse than in most if not all other cities in the state,” and recommended that the federal government withhold all money from the state until the four high school students were released. The city was a “segregated super-bomb aimed at the heart of Florida’s economy and political integrity,” the committee warned, adding, the “fuse is short.”

The Advisory Committee didn’t command the attention of Florida’s leaders. Florida Gov. Farris Bryant refused to meet with the Advisory Committee, and when asked about the report at a September 1963 press conference, he said he hadn’t bothered to read it. A supporter of racial segregation, Bryant hewed to the belief in the absolute authority of states’ rights. In a speech before the U.S. Senate’s Commerce Committee the week after the arrest of the St. Augustine Four, he staunchly defended a business owner’s right to discriminate on the basis of race, comparing it to a customer’s right to avoid a restaurant if they disliked the restaurant owner’s moustache or his prices.

But Bryant’s desire to protect white privilege collided with his instinct for boosterism. He once described Florida as having one foot in the Old South, and the other in the space age at Cape Canaveral. Bryant wanted to sell the world on Florida as a perfect paradise of sunshine, Southern friendliness and suburbia, and he’d hung his hopes on the 1964 New York World’s Fair. He believed the Florida exhibit would so dazzle fairgoers that millions of Americans would be compelled to move to the state. The $13.5 million exhibit included a 110-foot citrus tower topped by a giant orange, a bevy of shapely bathing beauties, three completely furnished model homes, a flock of pink flamingoes and free orange juice.

The state was also luring tourists in national and international advertising campaigns. Just in time for the holidays in 1963, the Florida Development Commission offered any Floridian free Christmas cards featuring a picture of Santa Claus sitting on a beach.

The PR campaign was successful. The state attracted some 13.5 million tourists in 1963, including some 450,000 people to downtown St. Augustine. But even as Bryant turned a

oday, there are 31 markers throughout St. Augustine commemorating key moments in the Civil Rights campaign. But there were no signposts during the bloody period between July 18, 1963, and July 2, 1964, when Pres. Lyndon Johnson signed the Civil Rights Bill into law. St. Augustine wrote its own history.

There had been sporadic sit-ins at lunch counters in St. Augustine for some years, but the demand to right the wrongs against black residents escalated during preparations for the 400th anniversary. In 1962, Congress established a Quadricentennial Commission to manage the event, and agreed to spend $350,000 in federal money on the celebration. Britain and Spain were going to build exhibits, several Latin American countries were going to participate, and Pan Am airlines pledged to build an exhibit.

It was going to be an international party to celebrate the history of the oldest city in the U.S. But not everyone was invited. Not a single black member was appointed to the Quadricentennial Commission. And not a single black person was invited to attend the kickoff banquet for the event at the Ponce de Leon Hotel — featuring Vice President Johnson, the ambassador of Spain and other dignitaries.

The local chapter of the NAACP protested the exclusion of blacks from the committee and from the celebration. Calling it “undemocratic,” the group asked Pres. John F. Kennedy to block federal dollars from

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The Oldest City should be a showcase of democracy, not oppression, they wrote.

It wasn’t just a political gambit. It was an appeal for historical accuracy. When Ponce de Leon spotted St. Augustine in 1512, there were black men among his crew members.

(The founding of the city dates to the invasion of Pedro Menendez de Aviles in 1565.) The Cathedral Parish Archives recorded the birth of the first black child in St. Augustine in 1606, and the first free black town was established at Fort Mose in 1738. Dan Warren, state attorney in St. Augustine during the Civil Rights era and author of “If It Takes All Summer,” notes that St. Augustine’s blacks grew crops, quarried the coquina rock to build Anastasia Island and felled trees to build the city. The city’s African Americans expected their history and contributions to be part of the anniversary celebration, says Warren. “Blacks in St. Augustine had contributed mightily to its long, long history,” he observes, “and it was a slap in the face that they were excluded.”

Pres. Johnson’s staff negotiated with representatives of the city and black Civil Rights leaders. In exchange for a promise not to picket the March 12, 1963 kickoff event, black leaders were told it would be integrated. The city ultimately offered blacks only 12 tickets to the banquet, though an unlimited number were available to whites.

When the 12 black guests arrived at the banquet, they were escorted to an alcove off the main hall, and surrounded by FBI and Secret Service agents. They could overlook the festivities, but they could not participate in them.

After the banquet, dentist Robert Hayling and others attempted to meet with the St. Augustine City Commission, as Johnson’s staff had also arranged. When the group arrived for the sit-down, they were greeted by a secretary with a tape recorder.

Those slights were enough to convince Hayling that opening the doors of St. Augustine to racial integration would require a fight.

A former second lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force, Hayling said, “I thought I had earned citizenship, but when I got to St. Augustine, I realized I hadn’t.”

Impelled by the city’s racism, Hayling became the movement’s leader, a fiery and

determined activist. He vowed to spend his last dime desegregating St. Augustine. When the Ku Klux Klan threatened to kill him, Hayling told a newspaper reporter that black leaders in St. Augustine would arm themselves, “shoot first and ask questions later.” He said local activists weren’t about to die like Mississippi Civil Rights leader Medgar Evers, who’d been murdered that June.

Hayling’s approach almost got him killed — on Sept. 18, 1963, he and three friends were caught near a large Klan rally and brutally beaten with chains and clubs before a robed assembly of Klansmen. His efforts also created a rift with the state and national NAACP leadership, who considered Hayling too confrontational. But he refused to back down, and proceeded to channel a small town’s outrage into a national platform for change.

It was no surprise, then, that city leaders tried to build a case against him using the testimony of his young adherents. Contributing to the delinquency of a minor was a serious charge. Speaking in the 2010 documentary, Hayling acknowledged that the refusal of the St. Augustine Four to betray him was an essential act of courage.

“If they had,” he said in the film, “my goose

would have been cooked.” t took six months before Gov. Bryant acted, but on Jan. 14, 1964, he and his Cabinet ordered the release of the four juveniles.

The world had changed while they were away.

Pres. Kennedy had been assassinated, Robert Hayling had been beaten almost to death by the Klan. There had been shootings, too. White toughs fired into homes in the historic black section of Lincolnville. Shots were also fired into Hayling’s home, narrowly missing his pregnant wife and killing their dog. And when a carload of whites was riding through Lincolnville with a loaded shotgun in October, one of them was shot through the head and killed.

The girls weren’t cowed by the danger. As soon as they were released from reform school, JoeAnn Anderson and Audrey Nell Edwards joined the demonstrations. They marched through downtown with other protestors, and participated in sit-ins at restaurants and wadeins at all-white St. Augustine Beach. “You’d think we’d be so happy to get out of jail after those six months that we wouldn’t be so happy to go back in,” says Anderson-Ulmer. But their incarceration only steeled their resolve. “We

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blind eye to the mounting racial tension in the state and in St. Augustine, the unrest was getting harder to ignore. In November, Jet Magazine published a feature on St. Augustine’s heavy-handed reaction to the demands of the black community for access and inclusion, and the story specifically mentioned the St. Augustine Four. Bryant faced scrutiny from the national press about the teens’ harsh sentences.

And a growing chorus denounced the treatment of demonstrators in St. Augustine, saying it tarnished the image of Florida.

The pressure got an additional boost from the city’s own promotional efforts. As St. Augustine prepared for the 400th anniversary of its founding in 1565, the dissonance between what the Ancient City was and what it wanted others to think it was quickly became untenable.

The young dentist Robert Hayling (left) proved a fiery and fearless leader of youth protestors.

“People don’t understand the pain that we suffered and that our parents suffered,” says JoeAnn AndersonUlmer. “People can’t imagine the stress we were under.”

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were just ready for change and somebody had to step up and make it happen,” she says.

The risks increased as momentum grew.

Though the city’s police chief had attempted to block night protests, a federal judge overturned the ban on June 9, 1964, and the marches resumed immediately. The scene overwhelmed St. Augustine’s 27-member police force. (The city used money budgeted to hire a black police officer to instead buy and train 15 German shepherds for crowd control). Sheriff Davis deputized more than 200 men to assist the police force — most of them members of the Ku Klux Klan. According to a June 1964 story in Life magazine, some 90 percent of those tasked with “keeping the peace” were Klansmen. Even the “potbellied” sheriff acknowledged attending Klan meetings.

“There is one especially frightening thing about the violence that has transformed this sunny resort city into a place of racial riot — bloodshed and bitterness — of guns and police dogs, of stompings and flying bricks,” the Life story began. “The perpetrators have not been a random collection of white goons choked with random hate against Negroes and against marchers for Civil Rights. For the first time in the South’s recent bloody history, the demonstrators have been up against a carefully organized mob. They have been, in fact, marching against the Ku Klux Klan.”

Hayling responded by ramping up his efforts. When the state and national NAACP expressed disapproval of his confrontational tactics, he quit the organization. His group attended a convention of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference in Orlando to ask for assistance from Martin Luther King, then wrote a letter to the Massachusetts chapter of the SCLC, asking them to bring northeastern university students to St. Augustine that spring.

Martin Luther King worried that the violence in St. Augustine would derail the Civil Rights bill that was stuck in the Senate, so he sent his top deputy, Andrew Young (later mayor of Atlanta and U.S. Ambassador), to cool things down. Young arrived in town intending to quell the demonstrations. As he said in his documentary, “This wasn’t a fight we started or wanted. Dr. King was looking at a bigger picture. And although he had visited in May to show his support for Dr. Hayling, what he saw made him fear that St. Augustine could ruin everything we’d been working for.”

But the city’s movement had developed its own momentum, and could not be stopped, even by allies. Unable to shut down the marches, Young found himself leading one. On June 9, he led 300 demonstrators from Lincolnville up to King Street. There they met a wall of Klansmen.

Young told the other demonstrators to wait, and approached the group, believing, he later said, that he could reason with the men. Instead, he was viciously cold-cocked on the back of the head, then set upon by several men who kicked him repeatedly. It was the first time that Young had been physically attacked in a Civil Rights demonstration.

By that point, the national media had already trained an eye on St. Augustine. Mayor Joseph A. Shelley was partly responsible. In May, he’d threatened to have the mother of the Massachusetts governor arrested if she came to town in support of the marchers.

When Mrs. Malcolm Peabody arrived in St. Augustine, there were more than 100 media representatives there to cover the story of her arrest. Interestingly, as Time magazine noted, this one event forced the local daily to finally

The incarceration of the four juveniles galvanized the city’s Civil Rights movement. “It showed how low people would sink,” says St. Augustine historian David Nolan.

begin covering the tumult in its own town. “It is almost an axiom of the integration struggle in the South: wherever a city’s newspapers have pitched in to help, wherever editors and publishers have worked to stretch the limits of local tolerance, there has been a minimum of violence,” noted a critical July 10, 1964 story. “In St. Augustine, Fla., the Record is a modest little daily (circ. 7,000) with more modest ambitions.

It has tried to ignore the South’s biggest story, on the hopeful assumption that if nobody pays any attention, the race problem just might go away.”

Suddenly, there were nightly national news reports from St. Augustine. The treatment of the demonstrators appalled viewers. Coupled with

York Times, “I consider it one of the biggest jokes of the year.”

Today, JoeAnn Anderson-Ulmer lives in a comfortable house near the Trout River in Jacksonville. She chose not to remain in St. Augustine, a city to which she gave so much, saying she can’t abide the residual racism that exists there.

“People don’t understand the pain that we suffered and that our parents suffered,” she says.

“We were incarcerated for such a lengthy time.

People can’t imagine the stress we were under.

People called you all kind of names and said what you were doing was wrong and that you’re breaking the law. There’s just stress in people

“The Record has tried to ignore the South’s biggest story,” noted a 1964 Time magazine article, “on the hopeful assumption that if nobody pays any attention, the race problem just might go away.” similarly awful reports out of places like Selma and Birmingham, the nation’s distaste over the reality of racial segregation reached critical mass.

Buoyed by public sentiment, Johnson shook the Civil Rights Act loose in the Senate and signed it into law on July 2, 1965.

“It outraged the morals of the nation,” says Dan Warren. “We couldn’t project ourselves as a democracy to the rest of the world with the brutality that was taking place in the oldest city in the country.” oon after the Civil Rights law was signed, Dr. King’s Southern Christian Leadership Conference left town. The press corps followed. But the struggle wasn’t over. St. Augustine demonstrators tested restaurants to see if they’d opened their businesses to blacks.

Those that did were picketed by the KKK. The Klan, invigorated from the previous summer’s events, marched through the streets. Gov. Bryant disavowed the Civil Rights Act and said he didn’t think Martin Luther King deserved the Nobel Peace Prize. Chief Stuart agreed, telling The New

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treating you so badly, so cruelly.”

Anderson-Ulmer’s younger sister, Fay Davis, agrees. She recalls how her parents worried about JoeAnn, and how her mother wept over having to leave her daughter in the care of someone who despised her because of her race.

“I remember how my mother cried and prayed,” says Davis, who was nine when her sister was arrested. “I didn’t live with the agony and pain of being incarcerated,” she says, “but I lived with the frustration of my parents of not knowing where your child is.”

The episode politicized JoeAnn’s parents.

Davis remembers her parents and her brothers and sisters leaving their West Augustine home just about every night to go to rallies and demonstrations. “I knew they were going there to demonstrate, to make things better for us,” she says.

The arrest also affected the teen boys who were part of the St. Augustine Four, though nobody quite knows how. Willie Singleton and Samuel White were sent to the notorious boys’ reformatory in Marianna, but they never spoke about what happened to them there. The St.

Petersburg Times was a finalist for a Pulitzer Prize in 2010 for an exposé on the Dozier School for Boys, where Singleton and White spent six months, and the abuse that took place in a cinder-block building they called the White House. From the time they were released on Jan. 14, 1964, until their deaths, Singleton and White maintained their silence.

Audrey Nell Edwards is also reluctant to speak. Although she sat for an interview in the Andrew Young documentary, she refused to speak to Folio Weekly. She didn’t respond to numerous telephone calls and visits to her home. Then, on a recent Sunday, she opened her door and told a Folio Weekly photographer that she doubted the newspaper wanted to hear the real story of what happened, and criticized the media for coming around seeking quotations during Black History Month. The children and grandchildren of the people who attacked them still live in St. Augustine, she said, and they still hold power.

Historian David Nolan says Edwards’ refusal to participate is indicative of her strength. “It takes a certain kind of steely determination to do what she did,” he notes, “when all you had to do was sign your name and get out of there.”

On the street where Edwards lives, there’s a historic marker that tells the story of the St. Augustine Four. Gwendolyn Duncan, president of the group 40th Accord, which placed the markers, has worked to call attention to the city’s Civil Rights history. In an email, she wrote that the story of St. Augustine’s Civil Rights heroes is an “American story about ordinary people who became extraordinary.

“Their actions should be acknowledged and shouted from the rooftops,” she continued, “until all students, visitors and countrymen across the nation know what type of people walked and still walk amongst us.”

Anderson-Ulmer didn’t speculate about why her friend wouldn’t talk for this story, but she herself is sometimes conflicted about her role. She declined to attend a Dec. 9 ceremony in Tallahassee where Gov. Charlie Crist and his Cabinet formally apologized, with “profound regret for Florida’s role in sanctioning the injustices perpetrated upon the courageous African-American citizens of St. Augustine and St. Johns County.”

Anderson-Ulmer said she didn’t see the point of it, adding that she didn’t want to take off work to go. But she speaks at schools and churches about her experiences because she wants to educate people directly. Her younger sister encourages her to keep talking.

“I always tell her: You tell your story. You lived it,” says Davis. “Tell your story every chance you get, because someone needs to know what happened right here in grand old St. Augustine.”

The film “Crossing In St. Augustine” will be screened at 6:30 p.m. on Jan. 15 at Memorial Presbyterian Church, 36 Sevilla St., St. Augustine, followed by a panel discussion coordinated by 40th Accord Inc. Local historian David Nolan, former state attorney and author Dan Warren, and Civil Rights Freedom Fighters Purcell Conway, Shed Dawson and Audrey Cullar Willis will participate.

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Since forming in 1970, Little Feat has survived death, disco and everything in between with a signature slinky and funky sound that helped pave the path for future eclectic and hard-to-pegdown groups, as well as inspire the current crop of jam band rockers. The band performs with Roy Jay on Sunday, Jan. 16 at 8 p.m. at The Florida Theatre, 128 E. Forsyth St., Jacksonville. Tickets are $25 and $35. 355-2787.

SKATE & DESTROY AGENT ORANGE

What’s now known as the Orange County punk sound cranked up a notch with 1979’s debut of “Bloodstains” by SoCal-bred punk commandos Agent Orange. And while albums like “Living in Darkness” helped create the skate punk movement (the music was even heard in the video game “Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 4”), the band itself has been quoted as saying, “We don’t like skating at all.” How effin’ punk rock is that?

Agent Orange performs along with local punkers Wastedist, Status Faux, The Aristocrats and Simplex 1 on Sunday, Jan. 16 at 6 p.m. at Brewster’s Pit, 14003 Beach Blvd., Jacksonville.

Advance tickets are $10. 223-9850.

COMMEMORATION MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. DAY

In the four-plus decades since the assassination of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (1929’68), his message of effecting change through nonviolent resistance and solution-based dialogue has continued to inspire generations. Martin Luther King Jr. Day is celebrated on Monday, Jan. 17, with the 24th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast held Jan. 14 at Prime Osborn Convention Center, featuring keynote speaker Mayor John Peyton. The Ritz Chamber Players perform “In Remembrance of the Dream” on Jan. 19 at Jacoby Hall, and a screening of Andrew Young’s Civil Rights documentary, “Crossing In St. Augustine,” at Memorial Presbyterian Church on Jan. 15. For details on these and other related events, see Happenings, p. 35.

ART ALLISON WATSON

Florida’s remote wetlands and woods are the primary inspiration for Jacksonville-based artist Allison Watson, whose work hangs in more than 500 private and public collections, and local and international galleries like the American Embassy in Panama, and displays in Nigeria and Peru. Watson has worked as an animator, textile artist and interior designer, is a member of the artist-run Southlight Gallery and on the teaching staff at the Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens. The opening reception for her exhibit “Florida Landscapes” is held on Tuesday, Jan. 11 from 6-8 p.m. at FSCJ’s North Campus Art Gallery, Bldg. E, Room C-122, 4501 Capper Road, Jacksonville. Her show exhibits through Feb. 8. 766-6500, 766-6785.

FRIDAY, JAN. 14

GOD ROCK WINTER JAM TOUR

In an era when bands are trending and genre-bending faster than a greased-up Louie Anderson on a water park slide, trying to keep abreast of the hipster du jour is exhausting. Where can one find ageless rock?

The Rock of Ages, yo! The Winter Jam Tour Spectacular features a veritable who’s-who of faith-based rockers singing His praises (you know who we mean) including Newsboys (pictured), David Crowder Band, Kutless, Francessca Battistelli, RED, KJ-52 and Tony Nolan on Friday, Jan. 14 at 7 p.m. at Veterans Memorial Arena, 300 Randolph Blvd., Jacksonville. Slayer fans are welcome to attend! Folio Weekly encourages it! Admission is $10 at the door. 630-3900.

LOST IN THE TREES Chapel Hill, N.C.’s critically acclaimed band Lost in the Trees is led by singer-songwriter Ari Picker, onetime Berklee Music student who combines a love of orchestral and pop music with insightful, confessional lyrics. The band’s latest release, “Alone in an Empty House,” has drawn comparisons to Joanna Newsom and Sufjan Stevens while being lauded by media tastemakers from NPR to Paste Magazine. LITT performs along with Butterflies, Pretty to Think So and Antique Animals on Friday, Jan. 14 at 7 p.m. at Underbelly, 1021 Park St., Jacksonville. Get in for a donation of $5. 354-7002.

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Colin Firth and Helena Bonham Carter react to the cancellation of “Benny Hill” with much solemnity in “The King’s Speech.”

The Royal Treatment

Colin Firth and Geoffrey Rush give a masterful translation of the story of King George IV in “The King’s Speech” The King’s Speech ****

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t’s an oft-forgotten truism that we rarely really know the people we admire. To us mere mortals, they are icons, status symbols and figures who exist on a lofty perch. Regardless of perception, they© remain, at their core, 2011 fallibly human. One of the best things about “The King’s Speech” — and there are many

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family (Albert was his first name), in his place. Carter revealed that she made this film during breaks from shooting “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows,” which means that in the span of hours she would go from the pure evil of Bellatrix Lestrange to the kind, prim and ever resourceful Elizabeth.

Impressive stuff.

Tom Hooper (“John Adams”) directs the film with a quiet calm befitting the Britain of the 1930s, and he showcases the oftenfoggy, rainy climate of London as a metaphor

The scenes with Firth and Rush are expertly acted: Their chemistry, timing, glances and intonations are so spot-on, you can definitely expect Oscar nominations for both.

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great things — is the way it relates to Great Britain’s King George VI (Colin Firth) as a person, flaws and all.

The king is a public figure, and so his flaw is especially debilitating: He has a speech impediment, one so severe he avoids public speeches and appearances at all costs. His wife, Elizabeth (Helena Bonham Carter), seeks out speech therapist Lionel Logue (Geoffrey Rush), whose unconventional methods don’t follow centuries-old guidelines of royal protocol. Not even close.

The scenes with Firth and Rush are expertly acted: Their chemistry, timing, glances and intonations are so spot-on, you can definitely expect Oscar nominations for both. In particular, note the way Logue is respectful of His Majesty while being very frank with him — Logue feels an informal, personal level of communication is essential to treatment — and the way the King feels compelled to act regal even when vulnerable. Together they form the best onscreen duo of 2010.

Carter is a delight as the Queen Mother as well, always ready with a quip and to put “Bertie,” as King George was known to his

for Bertie’s mental state. But Hooper’s real accomplishment is in conveying the great significance of the speech Bertie has to give as his country is on the brink of war, as well as the strength the uncertain ruler must show.

Hooper nicely balances shots of Bertie and Logue delivering the now-famous speech intercut with shots of people tuned into their radios as they listen from all over the world, which gives the audience the ability to see how well Bertie is doing. And because Firth and Rush are so believably on-point and endearing, we’re on the edge of our seats, wanting the pair to succeed.

While some of screenwriter David Seidler’s dialogue may sound a bit cheesy or stodgy (keep in mind it’s 80 years ago), and Alexandre Desplat’s musical score seems to swell as if on cue every time a gripping moment occurs, the drama, narrative, acting and direction are so superb that any imagined shortcomings are soon forgiven. “The King’s Speech” is one of the best and, even better, among the most fulfilling films of the year.

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Large but not in charge: Jack Black in the woefully shortsighted “Gulliver’s Travels.”

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iven the possibilities of digital technology and the current 3-D rage, it probably seemed an inspired decision to revisit Jonathan Swift’s “Gulliver’s Travels” for yet another movie update of the 1726 literary classic. The current version is actually the fifth or sixth screen adaptation, the first dating back to 1902 and the latest (not counting the present effort) being a terrific 1996 TV miniseries with Ted Danson in the title role.

I’ve seen most of the others, and I must say that this one — undoubtedly the most expensive and technologically advanced — is also the weakest and most disappointing.

Nothing works except the special effects, which by today’s standards are strictly by the numbers. Apart from that, the script is awful, the acting uninspired, the direction mundane and the 3-D utterly flat.

With the exception of the 1996 miniseries, the most faithful to Swift’s novel, every other screen adaptation of “Gulliver’s Travels” has understandably focused on fantasy over satire. For this reason, the movie variants have concentrated mainly on the first of Gulliver’s four journeys — to the land of Lilliput, whose inhabitants are six inches tall. His second journey — to the country of the giant Brobdinagians, who see Gulliver as being only six inches tall — usually receives short shrift. The last two journeys are usually ignored altogether.

For the present film, Gulliver spends nearly all his time with the Lilliputians; only a few scenes (among the movie’s best) are reserved for the Land of the Giants. Jack Black is Lemuel Gulliver, a lowly mailroom clerk in a Manhattan publishing house. He has the hots for the travel editor, a knockout lovely named Darcy (Amanda Peet) who thinks he’s cute.

In short order, he convinces her he’s actually a travel writer, which earns him an assignment to an area of interest on the other side of the Bermuda Triangle. On his way there, he gets sucked up in an inverted whirlpool and lands in Lilliput, where he’s ginormous.

There, he becomes the champion of the day after saving the king and his daughter from a palace fire by urinating on the blaze (a bit of scatological humor right out of Swift).

He introduces the Lilliputians to rock-’n’-roll, makes an enemy of court advisor Edward (Chris O’Dowd) and plays matchmaker between Princess Mary (Emily Blunt) and commoner Horatio (Jason Segel). Eventually routed by disgruntled turncoat Edward, Gulliver goes from hero to zero. Exiled to Brobdingnag, he must play at being a spoiled giant girl’s favorite dolly before finally escaping back to Lilliput, where he not only rescues Darcy, but the newly enslaved Lilliputians.

The screenplay for this unfunny mess was written by Joe Stillman and Nicholas Stoller.

The former’s résumé includes “Shrek” (1 and 2) as well as “Planet 51.” Before that, he produced scripts for “King of the Hill” and “Beavis and Butt-head.” Stoller’s prior work includes “Yes Man,” “Fun with Dick and Jane” and “Get Him to the Greek.” Whatever one may think of their earlier products, the pair’s collaboration on “Gulliver’s Travels” is a creative misfire. Whether it was the imposing of restrictions by a PG rating or simply an imagination brain-drain, the new film sputters, its desperate attempts at humor relying solely on Jack Black’s legendary physical contortions and hammy overacting.

Director Rob Letterman, whose earlier films were animated (“Shark Tale,” “Monsters vs Aliens”), seems out of his depth with living, breathing actors. If Black spins out of control, the supporting castmembers are like mannequins, their expressions and actions almost always a forced response to the star’s crazy antics. Emily Blunt (“The Young Victoria”) reportedly opted out of “Iron Man 2” to do “Gulliver’s Travels,” a choice for which she should fire her manager. Segel (“Forgetting Sarah Marshall”) and Peet may have similar regrets.

On the positive side, the movie is familyfriendly, a rarity these days when even a PG-13 rating’s scenes would make many a mom and dad wince. However, my own kids (though not as grouchy as I was) were unimpressed and nearly as bored. Chips off the old block.

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NOW SHOWING BLACK SWAN ***@ Rated R • AMC Orange Park, AMC Regency Square, Cinemark Tinseltown, Epic Theatre St. Augustine, Regal Avenues, Regal Beach Director Darren Aronofsky’s disturbing psychological thriller stars Natalie Portman as a sheltered ballerina who steps into her darker side during a production of “Swan Lake.”

Vincent Cassel, Mila Kunis and Barbara Hershey deliver fine supporting turns in this edgy, weird flick.

BURLESQUE **G@ Rated PG-13 • Regal Beach This rags-to-riches musical stars Christina Aguilera as Ali Rose, a small-town gal with big dreams who winds up in L.A. at a burlesque club. Co-starring Cher, Stanley Tucci and Kristen Bell.

THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE VOYAGE OF THE DAWN TREADER *G@@ Rated PG • AMC Orange Park, AMC Regency Square, Carmike Amelia Island, Carmike Fleming Island, Cinemark Tinseltown, Epic Theatre St. Augustine, Hollywood River City, Regal Avenues, Regal Beach This latest adaptation of C.S. Lewis’ fantasy novels is about the voyage of Lucy and Edmund, sailing with Prince Caspian to the edge of the world on the royal ship The Dawn Treader.

COUNTRY STRONG **G@ Rated PG-13 • AMC Orange Park, AMC Regency Square, Carmike Amelia Island, Carmike Fleming Island, Cinemark Tinseltown, Epic Theatre St. Augustine, Hollywood River City, Regal Avenues, Regal Beach Gwyneth Paltrow stars as recovering-alcoholic country star Kelly Canter in this Nashville-based drama about her attempts to revive her career and love life. Co-starring Tim McGraw, Garrett Hedlund and Leighton Meester.

THE FIGHTER ***G Rated R • AMC Orange Park, AMC Regency Square, Carmike Amelia Island, Carmike Fleming Island, Cinemark Tinseltown, Epic Theatre St. Augustine, Hollywood River City, Regal Avenues, Regal Beach, San Marco Theatre Mark Wahlberg and Christian Bale star as brothers Micky Ward and Dicky Eklund in David Russell’s powerful study of family, addiction and perseverance. While Wahlberg and supporting cast keep this riveting film on its feet, it’s Bale’s knockout turn as strung-out Eklund that leaves us wanting more.

GULLIVER’S TRAVELS *G@@ Rated PG • AMC Orange Park, AMC Regency Square, Carmike Fleming Island, Cinemark Tinseltown, Epic Theatre St. Augustine, Hollywood River City, Regal Avenues, Regal Beach Reviewed in this issue.

HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS: PART ONE **@@ Rated PG-13 • AMC Orange Park, AMC Regency Square, Carmike Fleming Island, Cinemark Tinseltown, Epic Theatre St. Augustine, Hollywood River City, Regal Avenues, Regal Beach, WGV IMAX The latest adventure in the hugely popular series has Harry, Hermione and Ron searching for Horcruxes, pieces of evil Voldemort’s soul that must be destroyed to defeat him.

Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint and Ralph Fiennes co-star.

HOW DO YOU KNOW **@@ Rated PG-13 • AMC Orange Park, AMC Regency Square, Carmike Amelia Island, Carmike Fleming Island, Cinemark Tinseltown, Epic Theatre St. Augustine, Hollywood River City, Regal Avenues, Regal Beach Pro softballer Lisa (Reese Witherspoon), amid a love triangle, doesn’t know who to play ball with and who to strike out.

Writer-director James L. Brooks’ rom-com co-stars Jack Nicholson, Paul Rudd and Owen Wilson.

I LOVE YOU PHILLIP MORRIS **G@ Rated R • Regal Beach

Hee Haw Hell: Kelly Canter (Gwyneth Paltrow) drinks and warbles in “Country Strong.”

Offbeat comedy-drama tells the true story of con artist Steven Jay Russell (Jim Carrey) and his escape from prison four times to be reunited with his partner Phillip Morris (Ewan MacGregor).

INSIDE JOB ***@ Rated PG-13 • Epic Theatre St. Augustine Director Charles Ferguson’s winning documentary tries to unravel the global financial mess of 2008 by interviewing Barney Frank, George Soros, Charles R. Morris and actorturned-pundit Matt Damon.

THE KING’S SPEECH **** Rated R • AMC Orange Park, Cinemark Tinseltown, Epic Theatre St. Augustine, 5 Points Theatre, Regal Avenues, Regal Beach Reviewed in this issue.

LITTLE FOCKERS *G@@ Rated PG-13 • AMC Orange Park, AMC Regency Square, Carmike Amelia Island, Carmike Fleming Island, Cinemark Tinseltown, Epic Theatre St. Augustine, Hollywood River City, Regal Avenues, Regal Beach When Greg Focker’s (Ben Stiller) father-in-law Jack (Robert De Niro) wants to pick a successor as the new pater familias, he wonders if Greg can cut it. The messy and hopefully last round of the Fockers co-stars Barbra Streisand, Dustin Hoffman, Owen Wilson and Blythe Danner.

MEGAMIND ***G Rated PG • AMC Orange Park, AMC Regency Square Clever animated spoof of heroes and villains, featuring the voices of Will Ferrell, Brad Pitt and Tina Fey. Maniacal Megamind (Ferrell) defeats nemesis and annoyingly heroic Metro Man (Pitt), and he’s off to new, creative capers.

SEASON OF THE WITCH **G@ Rated PG-13 • AMC Orange Park, AMC Regency Square, Carmike Amelia Island, Carmike Fleming Island, Cinemark Tinseltown, Epic Theatre St. Augustine, Hollywood River City, Regal Avenues, Regal Beach This supernatural thriller stars Nicolas Cage and Ron Perlman as 14th-century Crusaders escorting a witch across a plagueriddled Europe with the hope that magic will save the people.

TANGLED **G@ Rated PG • AMC Orange Park, AMC Regency Square, Carmike Fleming Island, Cinemark Tinseltown, Epic Theatre St. Augustine, Hollywood River City, Regal Avenues, Regal Beach Mandy Moore, Ron Perlman, Laraine Newman and Brad Garrett lend voice to the animated update on Princess Rapunzel and her unruly locks.

THE TOURIST ***G Rated PG-13 • AMC Orange Park, AMC Regency Square, Carmike Fleming Island, Cinemark Tinseltown, Epic Theatre St. Augustine, Hollywood River City, Regal Avenues, Regal Beach Johnny Depp and Angelina Jolie star in a fair-to-middling romcom/thriller of espionage and mistaken identity in scenic Venice.

TRON: LEGACY *G@@ Rated PG • AMC Orange Park, AMC Regency Square, Carmike Amelia Island, Carmike Fleming Island, Cinemark Tinseltown, Epic Theatre St. Augustine, Hollywood River City, Regal Avenues, Regal Beach

AREA THEATERS AMELIA ISLAND Carmike Amelia Island 7, 1132 S. 14th St., 261-9867 ARLINGTON & REGENCY AMC Regency 24, 9451 Regency Square Blvd., 264-3888 BAYMEADOWS & MANDARIN Regal Avenues 20, 9525 Philips Highway, 538-3889 BEACHES Regal Beach Blvd. 18, 14051 Beach Blvd., 992-4398 FIVE POINTS 5 Points Theatre, 1028 Park St., 359-0047 NORTHSIDE Hollywood River City 14, River City Marketplace, 12884 City Center Blvd., 757-9880

ORANGE PARK AMC Orange Park 24, 1910 Wells Road, (888) AMC-4FUN Carmike Fleming Island 12, 1820 Town Center Blvd., 621-0221 SAN MARCO San Marco Theatre, 1996 San Marco Blvd., 396-4845 SOUTHSIDE Cinemark Tinseltown, 4535 Southside Blvd., 998-2122 ST. AUGUSTINE Epic Theatres, 112 Theatre Drive, 797-5757 IMAX Theater, World Golf Village, 940-IMAX Pot Belly’s, 36 Granada St., 829-3101

Jeff Bridges, Garrett Hedlund and Olivia Wilde star in the sequel to the pioneering 1982 Disney sci-fi flick that does not compute as to plot or substance.

TRUE GRIT **** Rated PG-13 • AMC Orange Park, AMC Regency Square, Carmike Amelia Island, Carmike Fleming Island, Cinemark Tinseltown, Epic Theatre St. Augustine, 5 Points Theatre, Hollywood River City, Regal Avenues, Regal Beach The Coen Brothers’ film scores a bullseye reviving an epic Western story of family justice. Their move to follow the storyline of Charles Portis’ novel rather than John Wayne’s ’69 film is seconded with stellar performances by Jeff Bridges, Josh Brolin, Matt Damon and newcomer Hailee Steinfeld, as young Mattie Ross.

UNSTOPPABLE **@@ Rated PG-13 • AMC Regency Square Denzel Washington and Chris Pine are railroaders who must stop a train rigged with explosives.

YOGI BEAR 3D **@@ Rated PG • AMC Orange Park, AMC Regency Square, Carmike Amelia Island, Carmike Fleming Island, Cinemark Tinseltown, Epic Theatre St. Augustine, Hollywood River City, Regal Avenues, Regal Beach The lovable ursine gets the 3D and CGI treatment and no picnic basket is safe. When the mayor shuts down Jellystone Park, Yogi (Dan Aykroyd) and Boo Boo (Justin Timberlake) hook up with Ranger Smith (Tom Cavanagh) to keep the park open and save the day!

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END OF SLAVERY To mark Human Trafficking Awareness Day, the documentary “End of Slavery” is screened at 7 p.m. on Jan. 11 at Journey Church, 5941 Richard Rd., Jacksonville. A panel discussion follows. 838-5339.

5 POINTS THEATRE “True Grit” is screened at 5, 7 and 9 p.m. on Jan. 11, 12 and 13 at 5 Points Theatre, 1028 Park St., Jacksonville. “Conan The Barbarian” is shown at 11 p.m. on Jan. 14 and 3 p.m. on Jan. 16. “The 904” runs at 6:30 p.m. on Jan. 17. Call for times for “The King’s Speech.” 359-0047.

WGV IMAX THEATER “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” is screened along with “Ocean Wonderland,” “Dinosaurs Alive!,” “Dolphins and Whales” and “Sea Monsters.” World Golf Village, 1 World Golf Place, Exit 323 off I-95, St. Augustine. 940-IMAX. worldgolfimax.com POT BELLY’S CINEMA “The Tillman Story,” “Conviction,” “Red,” “You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger” and “Fair Game” are shown at Pot Belly’s, 36 Granada St., St. Augustine. 829-3101.

NEW ON DVD & BLU-RAY DINNER FOR SCHMUCKS Paul Rudd is Tim, an up-andcoming executive told to bring doofus Barry (Steve Carell) to a banquet his mean-spirited boss is hosting if he wants to climb the corporate ladder. This mildly appetizing comedy is loosely based on French romp “The Dinner Game.”

MACHETE Gore story starring Danny Trejo as “Machete,” a former Mexican Federale turned renegade who’s caught in a cutting double-cross that may go all the way to the White House, man! Robert Rodriguez sharpens his directing skills in this silly but entertaining (and bloody) action flick that also stars Robert De Niro and Jessica Alba.

HOWL “I saw the best minds of my generation destroyed by Facebook.” James Franco is stellar in his portrayal of poet Allen Ginsberg in this film about the furor that surrounded his modern epic poem, “Howl,” and the ’50s countercultural movement he helped spearhead. Jon Hamm, David Strathairn and MaryLouise Parker co-star in the Cold War-era period piece.

JOAN RIVERS: A PIECE OF WORK This warts-and-all (with a little Botox thrown in) documentary tells of Joan Rivers’ journey from struggling as a Borscht Belt comedienne to her discovery by Johnny Carson and subsequent success as an actress, best-selling author, TV talk show hostess, red carpet gadfly and inadvertent plastic surgery cautionary tale.

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DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS with FUTUREBIRDS Sunday, Jan. 23 at 8 p.m.

Freebird Live, 200 N. First St., Jax Beach 246-2473 Advance tickets are $20

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lost my Drive-By Truckers virginity at a sold-out 2006 live performance in Asheville, N.C. I knew next to nothing about the Athens, Ga., alternative country band before that, but I learned two things right away: 1) Their diehard fans love

Drive-By Truckers rose above stereotypes with the first magnum opus, 2001’s “Southern Rock Opera,” a double album whose fictionalization detailing of the rise and fall of Jacksonville native sons Lynyrd Skynyrd is meticulously arranged along the lines of The Who’s ’70s epics, “Tommy” and “Quadrophenia.”

Beyond receiving impressive accolades, the album also permanently altered the way critics and fans viewed Southern rock, long considered

50 on the Billboard charts, by far the group’s best commercial performance to date.

After that, Drive-By Truckers found itself on tenuous footing. In 2007, Isbell announced he was leaving the band to pursue a solo career, and Hood concentrated on solo work for a while. But D-BT cemented its musical virtuosity by backing soul legend Bettye LaVette on her ’07 comeback album and R&B titan Booker T. Jones on his Grammy-winning ’09 instrumental

“I’ve always loved music that has a sense of place,” says Patterson Hood. “[But] our sense of place has grown. Because of that, [the South’s] getting less racist.”

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wearing crinkled-up cowboy hats and (2) When it comes to swamp-infused, pedal steel-bathed Southern rock, no one — not even Northeast Florida heroes JJ Grey & Mofro — do it better.

An old-school Southern streak runs right through founding Trucker Patterson Hood’s veins; his father, bassist David Hood, founded the legendary Muscle Shoals Sound Studios in Alabama. But that doesn’t mean the decidedly modern Drive-By Truckers are slaves to a rhinestone-studded past. The band was one of the first to embrace the Internet in the late ’90s, while past album titles like “Gangstabilly,” “Pizza Deliverance,” and “The Dirty South” reflect the 21st century’s head-scratching blend of redneck and hip-hop culture. And one look at the gothic folk art created for its 12-record discography by Richmond, Va., outsider artist Wes Freed indicates that the Truckers don’t take themselves too seriously.

But the rowdy rock-’n’-roll stigma attached to the band belies its very serious efforts at highlighting the complex realities of growing up Southern. Lumped in with Georgia’s classconscious Redneck Underground movement since they got their start in Athens in 1996,

a second-class form of music. Incisive and nuanced, “Southern Rock Opera” includes songs about inflammatory Alabama politician George Wallace, a young Ronnie Van Zant figure coming to terms with the intertwining racial prejudices and abject poverty of home and, of course, the powerful “Shut Up and Get on the Plane,” about the now-mythic plane crash that claimed the lives of half the band.

After the success of the album, the band signed with iconic alt-country label New West, added revered Alabama guitarist/songwriter Jason Isbell, and released a host of other commercially and critically successful concept albums, including the dark, brooding “Decoration Day” in 2003 and 2004’s mythological “The Dirty South.”

But in 2006, Drive-By Truckers ventured out of their Alabama comfort zone, recording “A Blessing and A Curse” in North Carolina.

Toying with their long-accepted pigeonhole as Southern rock incarnate, D-BT’s seventh full-length album departed from touchstones like Allman, Skynyrd and Tucker, and instead embraced diverse influences like The Faces, Tom Petty, Blue Oyster Cult and Neil Young. It was a successful move, as the album rose to No.

record, “Potato Hole.” The band’s collaborative work fueled its own creative fires, however, and members spent the back end of 2009 recording two albums — “The Big To-Do,” released earlier this year to widespread commercial and critical success, and “Go-Go Boots,” slated for a February 2011 release.

The back story for both albums — and the direct influence for “The Wig He Made Her Wear” — comes from a true-life murder trial of a Tennessee pastor’s wife who killed her husband because of his past sexual improprieties. Like “Southern Rock Opera’s” earlier unchecked ambition, the new material perfectly frames D-BT’s 15-year run of paying homage to and turning a critical eye toward the misaligned lower-class South.

“I’ve always loved music that has a sense of place,” says Patterson Hood. “[But] our sense of place has grown. Because of that, [the South’s] getting less racist. Even with the Internet and a certain homogenization, you have to see the good with the bad. And what drives me is the dualities.”

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or the last three years, Lost in the Trees has been navigating the wild and wooly, and sometimes-fickle wilderness of the indie rock scene. Led by singer-songwriter Ari Picker, the Chapel Hill, N.C.-based band has virtually redefined the orchestral rock scene while garnering fans and critical accolades since its 2007 debut, “Time Taunts Me.” The band’s latest, “All Alone in an Empty House,” is an impressive sophomore affair that deftly combines both Picker’s Berklee School of Music-trained compositional skills and his warts-and-all storytelling, with heady results.

What essentially began as a bedroom project by Picker has been augmented by members of the UNC orchestra, but Picker’s focused melodic skills and humility as a songwriter keep the release from straying off into bloated pretentiousness. Cuts like the title track, “Walk Around the Lake” and “Song for the Painter,” stir up memories of the paisley symphonies of Arthur Lee and Love and The Beach Boys’ “Pet Sounds” while tastefully sweeping symphonic rock to present day.

Picker was nice enough to take a break from recording demos of new material to talk about religious cults, rip-offs, bar fights and nearshark attacks that can plague an indie rock band while touring in Florida.

Folio Weekly: What compelled you in the direction of orchestral-symphonic music?

Were you a fan of classical works or did you approach it through acts like The Beatles, Love or The Beach Boys?

Ari Picker: Yep! I started listening to the [Beach Boys’] “Smile” sessions and to ELO and stuff like that. That led me to film music, and that led me to Berklee where I dove into classical music for the first time. I do believe that there is a right and a wrong way to meld classical and pop. Metallica and Orchestra = Wrong; Brian Wilson pocket orchestras = Awesome!

F.W.: Was it weird to evolve what was essentially your solo act into a larger ensemble?

A.P.: Some songs go small, just guitar and voice. And some songs need a full score. The band’s size is a consequence of writing so many

parts. Although I do try to avoid writing big just for the sake of writing big. The size of the band is not meant to be a gimmick or anything.

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A.P.: They are awesome! We are certainly a baby band amongst giant bands. I can’t wait to meet all of the other bands on the label. We are going on a little tour with Neko Case, so that should be a good start.

F.W.: “All Alone in an Empty House” seems fairly dark at times.

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F.W.: I notice the press photos seem similar to Fairport Convention or The Incredible String Band, which begs the question: Has anyone in the band joined a religious cult yet?

A.P.: Lost in the Trees is a cult.

F.W.: Have you thought about riding the momentum up to a Brian Wilson or even Stockhausen level of musical freakdom?

A.P.: Even with our limited exposure, I’ve certainly had to adjust to the recent press and the pressure. Having others involved in your music can stifle your creativity, for sure. You just have to adjust. Fortunately, I have my wife to keep me grounded. I do have this strange desire to chop wood all the time.

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F.W.: Do you have any stories from playing gigs in Florida?

A.P.: I was in a pop rock band just out of high school called The B-Sides. We played in Sarasota at a Crabshack. They thought we played beach music, and when we started playing distorted bar chords, they kicked us out of the club without paying us! Then I got in a fight in the parking lot and one of our buddies almost got arrested for being naked in the beach showers. Our drummer lost our van keys on the beach, so we all went skinnydipping in the ocean in the middle of the night. It was the “summer of sharks” [2001] and the next day [a] little boy got eaten by a shark … all true!

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ew bands, at least punk bands, have had the longevity of The Queers. Formed in Portsmouth, N.H., in 1982, the seminal pop-punkers have released more than a dozen albums, played hundreds of shows and crashed on the floors of many adoring fans across the United States. Admirers of pioneering acts like The Ramones and Black Flag, The Queers have spent years doing the same thing and doing it well: Blending lyrics

“For a lot of bands like us, it was either ‘Welcome to Burger King, may I take your order?’ or punk rock.”

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about booze and broads with driving guitars and the pop sensibilities of a British Invasion band. Their latest, “Back to the Basement,” falls in line with previous releases, and if you’re a devotée of their relentless body of work, you won’t be disappointed.

Lead vocalist and guitarist Joe Queer recently traded emails with Folio Weekly, chatting about his favorite bands, the employability of punk rockers and the soft spot he has in his heart for Jacksonville.

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Folio Weekly: What started you on punk music?

Joe Queer: We were out of high school and not really doing anything. Just working some shitty jobs and going to see The Ramones whenever possible. Me and Wimpy and Tulu all played at the time but didn’t have a band.

We loved The Ramones and then Black Flag.

When we heard Black Flag’s “TV Party” and saw the record’s picture sleeve of them just sitting around, we were like, “That’s us!” We started up mainly ’cause of The Ramones and

Black Flag. We all worshipped those bands.

As far as how I got into punk, I was really into Lou Reed and The Velvet Underground, T-Rex, Mott The Hoople, The Stooges and David Bowie. So once Tulu played The Ramones’ first album for us, it was a natural progression music-wise. I mean, all those bands we’d been listening to were basically punk bands, in a way.

F.W.: You’ve had a long career. What keeps you going? Is your career now as satisfying as when you started?

J.Q.: Money came into the scene and that’s the biggest change from back in the day. That and being able to play more DIY shows. Back in the day, every kid in every town had his or her own ’zine. It was really cool. Once The Warped Tour started, it turned back into rock star-type bullshit. It was exactly what punk was against. I still love playing and seeing my pals all around the world. The band is playing better than ever.

F.W.: Do you have any memorable moments or horror stories about Jacksonville?

J.Q.: Oh shit, yeah, we love it there. We’ve actually started a few tours right there, as I live in Atlanta now. Jack Rabbits is a cool club and always a good crowd, so we’ve had some great shows there — it really is a great way to kick off a tour. That’s like the biggest thing that comes to mind. It’s one of our fave places to play in the U.S., believe it or not.

F.W.: What’s different about being in a punk band now as opposed to in the ’80s and ’90s?

J.Q.: As I said, the money is different. When we started, punk was a losing proposition money-wise. You did it ’cause something inside said you had to. Bands played for love of music rather than money. There was no money to be made, really. So for a lot of bands like us, it was either ‘Welcome to Burger King, may I take your order?’ or punk rock. Green Day, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Screeching Weasel — none of us had a safety net under us.

It made the music a lot more honest.

Danny Kelly themail@folioweekly.com

CONCERTS THIS WEEK THE SKELTON BROTHERS This bluegrass combo performs at 8 p.m. on Jan. 11 at European Street CafĂŠ, 1704 San Marco Blvd., Jacksonville. Advance tickets are $11. 399-1740.

DAMN RIGHT, BITCH PLEASE These rockers play at 8 p.m. on Jan. 12 at Jack Rabbits, 1528 Hendricks Ave., Jacksonville. Advance tickets are $5. 398-7496.

AUTHORITY ZERO, LIONIZE, FLATFOOT 56, 20 WT., FINISH IT OFF This night of heavy rock and metal starts at 6 p.m. on Jan. 13 at Brewster’s Pit, 14003 Beach Blvd., Jacksonville. Tickets are $10. 223-9850.

HALEMERRY The local rockers play at 8 p.m. on Jan. 13 at Cliff’s Bar & Grill, 3033 Monument Road, Jacksonville, 645-5162.

JOHN EMIL Rootsy singer-songwriter Emil performs at 8 p.m. on Jan. 13 at Dog Star Tavern, 10 N. Second St., Fernandina Beach.

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THURSDAY NIGHT BATTLE OF THE BANDS Local bands compete for studio time and bragging rights at 8 p.m. on Jan. 13 at Scarlett O’Hara’s, 70 Hypolita St., St. Augustine. The competition is held every Thur. in Jan. 824-6535.

PAINT ME IRRATIONAL, PAGE 9, SUN SET CITY Gainesville acoustic-indie rockers Paint Me Irrational play at 8 p.m. on Jan. 13 at Jack Rabbits, 1528 Hendricks Ave., Jacksonville. Advance tickets are $8. 398-7496.

GAELIC STORM Celtic-rockers Gaelic Storm perform at 8 p.m. on Jan. 13 at Freebird Live, 200 N. First St., Jax Beach. Advance tickets are $15. 246-2473.

STEVE GILLETTE, CINDY MANGSEN These singer-songwriters perform at 8:30 p.m. on Jan. 13 at European Street CafĂŠ, 1704 San Marco Blvd., Jacksonville.

Advance tickets are $11. 399-1740.

WINTER JAM TOUR with NEWSBOYS, DAVID CROWDER BAND, KUTLESS, FRANCESSCA BATTISTELLI, RED, KJ-52, TONY NOLAN Faith-based rockers play at 7 p.m. on Jan. 14 at Veterans Memorial Arena, 300 Randolph Blvd., Jacksonville. Admission is $10. 630-3900.

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ANTIQUE ANIMALS Chapel Hill-based indie rockers Lost in the Trees perform at 7 p.m. on Jan. 14 at Underbelly, 1021 Park St., Jacksonville.

Admission is $5. 354-7002.

REBECCA DAY Singer-songwriter Day performs at 7 p.m. on Jan. 14 at The Grape, 10281 Midtown Parkway, Jacksonville. 642-7111.

LEGEND, MONSTERS These local rockers hit the stage at 7 p.m. on Jan. 14 at Brewster’s Pit, 14003 Beach Blvd., Jacksonville. Tickets are $10. 223-9850.

MONICA DA SILVA, CHAD ALGER This pair plays bossa nova at 7 p.m. on Jan. 14 at Matthew’s Restaurant, 2107 Hendricks Ave., Jacksonville. 396-9922.

KARL W. DAVIS AND FRIENDS The jam funksters play at 8 p.m. on Jan. 14 at Dog Star Tavern, 10 N. Second St., Fernandina Beach. 277-8010.

MIGHTY DIAMONDS, SCHOLAR’S WORD These reggae bands play at 8 p.m. on Jan. 14 at Freebird Live, 200 N. First St., Jax Beach. Advance tickets are $15. 246-2473.

BLEEDING IN STEREO, STAR CITY MELTDOWN, FALL OF ENVY, OFF COLOR, FROM WITHIN The heavy rockers kick out the jams at 8 p.m. on Jan. 14 at Jack Rabbits, 1528 Hendricks Ave., Jacksonville. Advance tickets are $8. 398-7496.

THE PACIFIST, VIRULENT ABSCESS, LOKYATA, QUARTER THE VILLAIN, DESCENT THE GODS, BEAR CALVARY The heavy rock starts at 6 p.m. on Jan. 15 at Brewster’s Pit, 14003 Beach Blvd., Jacksonville. Tickets are $10. 223-9850.

THE PLATTERS, DRIFTERS, COASTERS & TEMPTATIONS SALUTE This soul and R&B revue featuring Myles Savage of The Platters is held at 7 p.m. on Jan. 15 at Old Florida Museum, 259 San Marco Ave., St. Augustine. Tickets are $40. 824-8874.

REBECCA ZAPEN & CHELSEA CHASON Ananda Kula presents vocalist-violinist Zapen and doublebassist Chason at 8 p.m. on Jan. 15 at 4154 Herschel St., Jacksonville. 680-7344.

TRIBAL STYLE This reggae group plays at 8 p.m. on Jan. 15 at Dog Star Tavern, 10 N. Second St., Fernandina Beach. 277-8010.

BIG GIGANTIC, GREENHOUSE LOUNGE The heavy funk pumps at 8 p.m. on Jan. 15 at Freebird Live, 200 N. First St., Jax Beach. Advance tickets are $12. 246-2473.

LARRY MANGUM’S SONGWRITERS CIRCLE with ROBERT

DEAN PARISH, MACK EVANS This musical roundtable of singer-songwriters performs at 8 p.m. on Jan. 15 at European Street CafĂŠ, 5500 Beach Blvd., Jacksonville. Advance tickets are $11. 399-1740.

BRYCE ALASTAIR BAND, GASOLINE 67, THE ARISTOCRATS The bluesy rock kicks off at 8 p.m. on Jan. 15 at Jack Rabbits, 1528 Hendricks Ave., Jacksonville. Advance tickets are $8.

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FRANK WHITENACH & BLUES LIGHTNING These blues rockers play at 8:30 p.m. on Jan. 15 at Downtown Blues Bar & Grille, 714 St. Johns Ave., Palatka. (386) 325-5454.

AGENT ORANGE, SIMPLEX 1, STATUS FAUX, WASTEDIST, THE ARISTOCRATS SoCal punk legends Agent Orange play at 6 p.m. on Jan. 16 at Brewster’s Pit, 14003 Beach Blvd., Jacksonville. Tickets are $10. 223-9850.

LITTLE FEAT, ROY JAY Legendary rockers Little Feat (“Dixie Chicken�) perform at 8 p.m. on Jan. 16 at The Florida Theatre, 128 E. Forsyth St., Jacksonville. Tickets are $25 and $35. 355-2787.

THE QUEERS, THE APERS, POOR RICHARDS, TDC The Queers punk out at 8 p.m. on Jan. 16 at Jack Rabbits, 1528 Hendricks Ave., Jacksonville. Advance tickets are $10.

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IVAN NEVILLE’S DUMPHASTUNK New Orleans legend Neville and his band perform at 8 p.m. on Jan. 16 at Freebird Live, 200 N. First St., Jax Beach. Advance tickets are $15. 246-2473.

BUGGIRL This Australian brother-and-sister two-piece plays at 8 p.m. on Jan. 17 at Jack Rabbits, 1528 Hendricks Ave., Jacksonville.

Advance tickets are $8. 398-7496.

LOVESICK RADIO, THE SILENT SCENE, THE SUMMER SOUNDTRACK The modern rock wafts at 8 p.m. on Jan. 18 at Jack Rabbits, 1528 Hendricks Ave., Jacksonville. Advance tickets are $8.

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DRIVE BY TRUCKERS, FUTUREBIRDS Jan. 23, Freebird Live NONPOINT, STRAIGHT LINE STITCH, MINDSLIP, THE LAWLESS HEARTS Jan. 23, Brewster’s Pit WE CAME AS ROMANS, FOR TODAY, THE WORD ALIVE, WOE IS ME, TEXAS IN JULY Jan. 24, Freebird Live NOFX, BOUNCING SOULS, COBRA SKULLS, OLD MAN MALARKEY Jan. 25, Mavericks Rock N’Honky Tonk ROBIN STINE Jan. 25, European Street CafÊ BARRY MANILOW Jan. 26, Veterans Memorial Arena YO LA TENGO Jan. 26, Freebird Live GEORGE STRAIT, REBA McINTIRE, LEE ANN WOMACK Jan. 28, Veterans Memorial Arena FEEDING FINGERS, DAKHEAD, EARTH EMPIRE, SMILE 8 Jan. 28, Club TSI TAPROOT, MANNA ZEN, MARION CRANE, BLEEDING IN STEREO Jan. 28, Brewster’s Pit SPIDER MONKEY, HORNIT, WELL TRAINED DOG Jan. 29, Freebird Live BILL & KATE ISLES Jan. 29, European Street CafÊ BIZZY BONE Jan. 29, Brewster’s Pit FUSEBOX FUNK, LADY DAISEY Jan. 29, Mojo Kitchen MERLE HAGGARD Jan. 30, The Florida Theatre JEN AND BILLY, FRICTION FARM Feb. 3, European Street CafÊ JOHN PIZZARELLI Feb. 3, UNF Robinson Theater YONDER MOUNTAIN STRING BAND Feb. 3, Freebird Live Musical Bliss! The concert series Audio Ananda presents GLORIOUS GUNNER CD Release Party Feb. 5, violinist-vocalist Rebecca Zapen and double-bassist Chelsea Freebird Live Chason on Jan. 15 at 8 p.m. at Ananda Kula, 4154 Herschel KATIE GRACE HELOW, YO SOYBEAN Feb. 5, St., Jacksonville. This adept duo plays music from StÊphane Shantytown Pub Grappelli, Stuff Smith and everything in between. 680-7344.

SECRETS SHE KEPT, PRODUCT OF TREASON, GENERICHRIST, DEVOUR THE DEAD, VOMIKAUST Feb. 5, Brewster’s Pit GENERAL TSO’S FURY Jan. 20, Freebird Live ICARUS OWL Feb. 6, Brewster’s Pit HUMAN NATURE Jan. 20, The Florida Theatre ABBA: THE CONCERT Feb. 9, The Florida Theatre JOSH GRACIN Jan. 21, Mavericks Rock N’ Honky Tonk DARK STAR ORCHESTRA Feb. 9, Freebird Live REEL BIG FISH, THE AQUABATS, SUBURBAN LEGENDS, MAD AGNES Feb. 10, European Street CafÊ KOO KOO KANGA ROO Jan. 21, Freebird Live ROYAL COMEDY TOUR with SOMMORE, BRUCE BRUCE, D.L. HOLOPAW, WITCHES, SOLID PONY Jan. 22, CafÊ Eleven HUGHLEY Feb. 11, Veterans Memorial Arena JAMIE DEFRATES, SUSAN BROWN Jan. 22, European SOULIDIUM Feb. 11, Brewster’s Pit Street CafÊ WILL PEARSALL Feb. 12, Ragtime Tavern KENNY LOGGINS Jan. 22, Thrasher-Horne Center TANNAHILL WEAVERS Feb. 12, European Street CafÊ

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• CLUBS • AMELIA ISLAND, FERNANDINA BEACH BEECH STREET GRILL, 801 Beech St., 277-3662 John Springer every Fri. & Sat., every other Thur. Barry Randolph every Sun. DOG STAR TAVERN, 10 N. Second St., 277-8010 John Emil on Jan. 13. Karl W. Davis & Friends on Jan. 14. Tribal Style on Jan. 15 GENNARO’S ITALIANO SOUTH, 5472 First Coast Hwy., 491-1999 Live jazz from 7:30-9:30 p.m. every Fri. & Sat. GREEN TURTLE TAVERN, 14 S. Third St., 321-2324 Dan Voll from 7-10 p.m. every Fri. Live music every weekend INDIGO ALLEY, 316 Centre St., 261-7222 Dan Voll & the Alley Cats from 8 p.m.-mid. every Sat. Frankie’s Jazz Jam at 7:30 p.m. every Tue. Open mic at 7 p.m. every Thur. Live music every Fri. & Sat. O’KANE’S IRISH PUB, 318 Centre St., 261-1000 Dan Voll from 7:30-11:30 p.m. every Wed. The Turner London Band at 8:30 p.m. every Thur., Fri. & Sat. THE PALACE SALOON & SHEFFIELD’S, 117 Centre St., 491-3332 Wes Cobb every Wed. DJ Anonymous in Sheffield’s every Thur. Live music every Fri. & Sat. DJ Miguel Alvarez every Fri. Jason Buck Smith every Sun., Pili Pili every Mon. PLAE, 80 Amelia Circle, Amelia Island Plantation,

277-2132 Gary Ross from 7-11 p.m. every Thur.-Sat. SEABREEZE SPORTS BAR, 2707 Sadler Rd., 277-2300 Karaoke with Daddy’O every Wed. DJ Roc at 9 p.m. every Fri., 10 p.m.-2 a.m. every Sat. SLIDER’S SEASIDE GRILL, 1998 S. Fletcher Ave., 277-6990 Cason at 2 p.m. at the tiki bar every Sat. & Sun. THE SURF, 3199 S. Fletcher Ave., 261-5711 Live music every night. DJ Roc at 5 p.m. every Wed.

ARLINGTON, REGENCY AJ’S BAR & GRILLE, 10244 Atlantic Blvd., 805-9060 DJ Sheryl every Thur., Fri. & Sat. DJ Mike every Tue. & Wed. Karaoke every Thur.

MVP’S SPORTS GRILLE, 12777 Atlantic Blvd., 221-1090 Live music at 9 p.m. every Fri. & Sat. PLUSH, RAIN, LEOPARD LOUNGE, 845 University Blvd. N., 745-1845 DJ Massive spins top 40 in Rain every Wed., DJs spin Latin every Fri.; house & techno in Z-Bar every Fri. THE SMOKIN’ BEAVER, 5863 Arlington Rd., 744-5132 Live music every Tue., Fri. & Sat.

AVONDALE, ORTEGA BRICK RESTAURANT, 3585 St. Johns Ave., 387-0606 Duet every Wed. Goliath Flores and Sam Rodriguez every Thur. Bush Doctors every 1st Fri. & Sat. Live jazz every Fri. & Sat. THE CASBAH CAFE, 3628 St. Johns Ave., 981-9966 Goliath Flores every Wed. 3rd Bass every Sun. Live music every Mon. ECLIPSE, 4219 St. Johns Ave., 387-3582 DJ Keith spins for Karaoke every Tue. DJ Free spins ’80s & ’90s vintage every Fri. DJ Dave Berg spins dance every Sat. DJ Alex pagan spins goth industrial & dark wave every Sun. ELEVATED AVONDALE, 3551 St. Johns Ave., 387-0700 Karaoke with Dave Thrash every Wed. DJ 151 spins hip hop, R&B, funk, soul & old-school every Livingroom Thur. Live music every weekend. DJ Catharsis spins lounge beats every 1st & 4th Sat.; live music every 2nd & 3rd Sat. Patrick Evan & Co-Alition every Industry Sun. TOM & BETTY’S, 4409 Roosevelt Blvd., 387-3311 Cloud 9 at 7:30 p.m. on Jan. 14. Live music every Fri. Karaoke at 8 p.m. every Sat.

BAYMEADOWS THE COFFEE GRINDER, 9834 Old Baymeadows Rd., 642-7600 DJ Jose spins Latino & house every Thur. DJ Alen spins house, dance, trance & tribal at 9 p.m.-2 a.m. every Fri. DJ Ted Lane spins house & trance every Sat. MY PLACE BAR-N-GRILL, 9550 Baymeadows Rd., 737-5299 Out of Hand every Mon. Rotating bands every other Tue. & Wed. OASIS GRILL & CHILL, 9551 Baymeadows Rd., 748-9636 DJs Stan and Mike Bend spin every Feel Good Fri. TERA NOVA, 8206 Philips Hwy., 733-8085 DJ Jose de la Soul spins salsa, hustle and freestyle every Latin Thur. DJs spin hip hop every Fri. DJs Leland & Marc-E-Marc spin top 40 & house every Evolution Sat. DJ Leland McWilliams spins for South Beach Friday every 2nd Fri. Reggae Fanatic is held every 3rd Fri.

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(In Jax Beach unless otherwise noted) THE ATLANTIC, 333 N. First St., 249-3338 The Infader spins every Wed. DJ Wes Reed spins every Thur. DJ Jade spins old wave & ’80s retro, SilverStar spins hip hop every Fri. DJ Wes Reed spins ’80s, old school, remixes & mashups, Capone spins top 40 & dance faves every Sat. BEACHSIDE SEAFOOD, 120 S. Third St., 444-8862 Kurt Lanham sings classical island music every Fri.-Sun. BILLY’S BOATHOUSE, 2321 Beach Blvd., 241-9771 Live music every weekend THE BRASSERIE, 1312 Beach Blvd., 249-5800 Live music every Wed. & Thur.

BRIX TAPHOUSE, 300 N. Second St., 241-4668 DJ Anonymous every Mon., Tue. & Thur. Live music every Wed. DJ IBay every Fri. & Sat. Charlie Walker every Sun. BUKKETS GRILL & BAR, 222 N. Oceanfront, 246-7701 Open mic every Tues. Live music every Thur. DJ Icon spins every Fri. & Sat. Nate Holley at 10 p.m. every Fri., Sat. & Sun. CARIBBEE KEY, 100 N. First St., Neptune Beach, 270-8940 Dan Reading on Jan. 13. Lift on Jan. 14. Mark O’Quinn every Wed. Live music every Fri. & Sat. CASA MARINA, 691 First St. N., 270-0025 The Johnston Duo at 6:30 p.m. every Tue. in the penthouse & at 6:30 p.m. every Wed. in the courtyard CRAB CAKE FACTORY, 1396 Beach Blvd., 249-4776 Live jazz every Wed. Live music every Fri. & Sat.

CULHANE’S IRISH PUB, 967 Atlantic Blvd., Atlantic Beach, 249-9595 Live music every Fri. & Sat. ENGINE 15 BREWING COMPANY, 1500 Beach Blvd., Ste. 217, 249-2337 Live music every Thur.

EUROPEAN STREET, 992 Beach Blvd., 249-3001 Acoustic open mic with John Longbottom from 6-9 p.m. every Tue. FIONN MACCOOL’S IRISH PUB, 333 First St. N., 242-9499 Live music every Tue.-Sun. THE FISH COMPANY, 725 Atlantic Blvd., Ste. 12, Atlantic Beach, 246-0123 Lou Parisi from 6-9 p.m. every Tue. FLY’S TIE IRISH PUB, 177 E. Sailfish Dr., Atlantic Beach, 246-4293 Nate Holley every Mon. Wes Cobb every Thur. Live music every Fri. & Sat. King Eddie reggae every Sun. FREEBIRD LIVE, 200 N. First St., 246-2473 Gaelic Storm on Jan. 13. Mighty Diamonds, Scholars Word on Jan. 14. Big Gigantic on Jan. 15. Ivan Neville’s Dumpstaphunk on Jan. 16.

Galactic, Corey Glover and Corey Henrey on Jan. 19 ISLAND GIRL CIGAR BAR, 108 First St., Neptune Beach, 372-0943 Live music from 9:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m. every Fri. & Sat. LILLIE’S COFFEE BAR, 200 First St., Neptune Beach, 249-2922 Live music every Fri. LYNCH’S IRISH PUB, 514 N. First St., 249-5181 Witz End Band on Jan. 14 & 15. Split Tone at 10:30 p.m. every Tue. Nate Holley Band every Wed. The John Earle Band at 10:30 p.m. every Thur. Live music every Fri. & Sat. Video DJ and Karaoke every Sun. Little Green Men every Mon. MELLOW MUSHROOM, 1018 N. Third St., Ste. 2, 246-1500 The Great State on Jan. 12. Saltwater Grass on Jan. 13. Cheezy T on Jan. 14. Mile Train on Jan. 15. Live music every weekend MEZZA LUNA, 110 First St., Neptune Beach, 249-5573 UNF Jazz at 6 p.m. every Wed. Mike Shackelford and Rick Johnston at 6 p.m. every Thur.

MIMI’S SPORTS GRILLE, 1021 Atlantic Blvd., Atlantic Beach, 270-1030 DJ Dennis Hubbell spins & hosts Karaoke at 8 p.m. every Thur. & Fri. MOJO KITCHEN, 1500 Beach Blvd., 247-6636 Fusebox Funk and Lady Daisey at 10 p.m. on Jan. 29 MONKEY’S UNCLE TAVERN & LIQUOR STORE, 1850 S. Third St., 246-1070 Domenic Patruno at 10 p.m. every Tue. DJ Papa Sugar spins dance music at 9 p.m. every Mon. & Fri. DJ Austin Williams spins dance & for Karaoke every Wed., Sat. & Sun. NORTH BEACH BISTRO, 725 Atlantic Blvd., Ste. 6, Atlantic Beach, 372-4105 Live music every Thur.-Sat. OCEAN 60, 60 Ocean Blvd., Atlantic Beach, 247-0060 Cloud 9 at 8 p.m. on Jan. 15. Strings A’Fire flamenco guitar duo

Francisco & Javier at 8 p.m. every Thur. Strings A’Fire quartet every Fri. Class Act every Sat. PACO’S MEXICAN GRILL, 333 N. First St., 208-5097 Live music at 9 p.m. every Thur.

PHILLY’S FINEST, 1527 N. Third St., 241-7188 Ian & Steve (Hello Danger) every Fri. RAGTIME TAVERN, 207 Atlantic Blvd., Atlantic Beach, 241-7877 Pat Rose on Jan. 12. A1A North on Jan. 13. Boogie Freaks on Jan. 14 & 15. Derrick Laurence on Jan. 16. Live music on Fri. & Sat. RITZ COCKTAIL LOUNGE & PACKAGE, 139 Third Ave. N., 246-2255 DJ Jenn Azana every Wed.-Sat. DJ Ibay every Sun. STICKY FINGERS, 363 Atlantic Blvd., Atlantic Beach, 241-7427 Live music 3-7 p.m. every Sun. SUN DOG, 207 Atlantic Blvd., Neptune Beach, 241-8221 3 the Band on Jan. 12. Grandpa’s Cough Medicine at 8 p.m. on Jan. 13. Str8Up on Jan. 14 & 15. Skip Towne on Jan. 16. Chad Mo on Jan. 17 THE WINE BAR, 320 N. First St., 372-0211 Live music every Fri. & Sat.

DOWNTOWN CAFE 331, 331 W. Forsyth St., 354-1999 Acoustic open mic 9 p.m.-2 a.m. every Tue. Live music 9 p.m.-2 a.m. every Wed. & Fri. Factory Jax’s goth-industrial 9 p.m.-2 a.m. every Sat. Underground 9 p.m.-2 a.m. every Mon. CITY HALL PUB, 234 Randolph Blvd., 356-6750 DJ Skillz spins Motown, old school, hip hop & R&B jams every Wine Down Wed. Live music every Thur. Smooth Jazz Lunch at 11 a.m., Latin music at 9 p.m. every first Fri.; Ol’ Skool every last Fri. A DJ spins classic R&B, hip hop & dance every Saturdaze. Live reggae & DJs spin island music every Sun. Joel Crutchfield for open mic every Mon. Live music every Tues.

DIVE BAR, 331 E. Bay St., 359-9090 DJ NickFresh spins every Tue. Indie Lounge. DJ SuZi-Rok spins every Thigh-High Thur. DJ Trim spins top 40, dance & rock every Fri. DJ Shanghai spins top 40, dance & rock every Sat. THE IVY ULTRA BAR, 113 E. Bay St., 356-9200 DJs 151 The Experience & C-Lo spin every Rush Hour Wed. DJ E.L. spins top 40, South Beach & dance classics every Pure Sat. MARK’S DOWNTOWN, 315 E. Bay St., 355-5099 DJ Massive spins top 40 & dance every Velvet Fri. DJ Shotgun spins top 40 & dance every BayStreet Sat. MAVERICKS ROCK N’HONKY TONK, The Jacksonville

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Landing, 356-1110 Bobby Laredo spins every Thur. & Sat. DJ Rob ATrain spins country rock every Fri. Saddle Up every Sat. NORTHSTAR SUBSTATION, 119 E. Bay St., 860-5451 Karaoke at 9 p.m. every Sat. THE PEARL, 1101 N. Main St., 791-4499 DJs Tom P. & Ian S. spin ’80s & indie dance every Fri. DJ Ricky spins indie rock, hip hop & electro every Sat. POPPY LOVE SMOKE, 112 E. Adams St., 354-1988 Lil John Lumpkin, Stefano Di Bella & Lawrence Buckner every Wed. & Fri. Open mic every 2nd & 4th Sun. ZODIAC GRILL, 120 W. Adams St., 354-8283 Eric Carter and DJ Al Pete every Fri.

FLEMING ISLAND ALLSTARS SPORTS BAR, 2223 C.R. 220, 264-3322 DG BG Wed., Fri. & Sat. Dave Massey every Thur. & Sun. Open mic every Mon. MELLOW MUSHROOM, 1800 Town Center Blvd., 541-1999 John Earle on Jan. 12, 19 & 26. Wes Cobb on Jan. 14. Nate Holley on Jan. 15. Service Industry nite every Tue. Live music every Fri. & Sat. MERCURY MOON, 2015 C.R. 220, 215-8999 DJ Ty spins for ladies’ nite every Thur. Live music every Fri. & Sat. Buck Smith Project every Mon. Blistur unplugged every Wed. ROCKIN RODZ, 2574 C.R. 220, 276-2000 David Milam from 7-10 p.m. every Thur. & Fri. Live music every Thur.-Sat. Talent Nite every Sat. WHITEY’S FISH CAMP, 2032 C.R. 220, 269-4198 Live country music on Jan. 13. Mango Fever at 5 p.m., Out Of Hand at 9:30 p.m. on Jan. 14. Reggie Lee Duo at 5 p.m., Out Of Hand at 9:30 p.m. on Jan. 15. Fats Lewis duo at 4 p.m. on Jan. 16. Live music every Thur. Live music on the deck at 5 p.m. every Sun.

every Thur., Fri. & Sat. A DJ spins every Mon. BRUCCI’S PIZZA, 13500 Beach Blvd., Ste. 36, 223-6913 Mike Shackelford at 6:30 p.m. every Sat. Brucci’s Live with Mike Shackelford at 6:30 p.m. every Mon. CHRISTOPHER SEAFOOD & COMPANY, 11892 Atlantic Blvd., 998-2242 Live jazz every Tue. CLIFF’S BAR & GRILLE, 3033 Monument Rd., 645-5162 Hale Mary on Jan. 13. Blistur on Jan. 14 & 15. Karaoke every Tue. DJ Kevin for ladies nite every Wed. ladies nite. Karaoke with DJ Jack at 9 p.m. every Sun. Live music every Thur., Fri. & Sat. JERRY’S SPORTS GRILLE & STEAKHOUSE, 13170 Atlantic Blvd., Ste. 22, 220-6766 Live music outside for Bike Night every Thur. Live music every Fri. & Sat. YOUR PLACE BAR & GRILL, 13245 Atlantic Blvd., 221-9994 Chuck Nash every Tue. Simply Righteous every Wed.

JULINGTON, NW ST. JOHNS COUNTY HAPPY OURS SPORTS GRILLE, 116 Bartram Oaks Walk, Ste. 101, 683-1964 Live music at 7:30 p.m. every Fri. SHANNON’S IRISH PUB, 111 Bartram Oaks Walk, 230-9670 Live music every Fri. & Sat.

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ORANGE PARK, MIDDLEBURG CHEERS BAR & GRILL, 1580 Wells Rd., 269-4855 Karaoke at 9:30 p.m. every Wed. & Sat. CRACKERS LOUNGE, 1282 Blanding Blvd., 272-4620 Karaoke every Fri. & Sat. CRAZY HORSE, 1565 Wells Rd., 269-3969 El Pardino spins salsa, merengue, bachatta, freestyle & disco every Tropical Thur.

VJ Makerz Mark spins top 40, dance, freestyle & reggaeton every Thur. in Club Energy THE HILLTOP, 2030 Wells Rd., 272-5959 John Michael every Wed.-Sat. THE ROADHOUSE, 231 Blanding Blvd., 264-0611 Out Of Hand on Jan. 13. Kickin Lassie on Jan. 14 & 15. The Whey on Jan. 20. Buck Smith Project every Mon. DJ Waldo every Tue. DJ Papa Sugar every Wed. SENOR WINGS, 700 Blanding Blvd., 375-0746 DJ Andy spins for Karaoke every Wed. DJ Tammy spins for Karaoke every Fri. Live music every Sat. DJ spins for every Mon. S.I. nite

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KOZMIC BLUZ PIZZA CAFE & ALE, 48 Spanish St., 825-4805 Live music every Fri., Sat. & Sun. LOCAL HEROES CAFE, 11 Spanish St., 825-0060 Glam punk rock dance party Radio Hot Elf with DJ Dylan Nirvana from 9 p.m.-2 a.m. every Fri. Not to be confused with those Irish metal upstarts Leprechaunvict: MARDI GRAS, 123 San Marco Ave., 540-2824 California-based Celtic rockers Gaelic Storm blow through town on Battle of the DJs with Josh Frazetta & Mardi Gras Jan. 13 at 8 p.m. at Freebird Live, 200 N. First St., Jax Beach. Advance Mike every last Sun. tickets are $15. 246-2473.

MEEHAN’S IRISH PUB, 20 Avenida Menendez, 810-1923 Live music every Fri. & Sat. FATKAT NIGHT CLUB, 1187 S. Edgewood Ave., 994-5201 MI CASA CAFE, 69 St. George St., 824-9317 Chelsea Waylay plays every ladies nite Thur. Live music and DJ Lavo Saddler noon-4 p.m. every Mon., Tue. & Thur. Amy Hendrickson spinning hip hop, rock, reggae, punk & breaks in front room; every Sun. & Wed. Caden spins house, techno, breaks, drum & bass at 9 p.m.

MILL TOP TAVERN & LISTENING ROOM, 19 1/2 St. George every Flashback Fri. St., 829-2329 David Russell on Jan. 14 & 15. John Winters at HJ’S BAR & GRILL, 8540 Argyle Forest Blvd., 317-2783 1 p.m. on Jan. 16. Will Pearsall every Mon. Vinny Jacobs every Karaoke with DJ Ron at 8:30 p.m. every Tue. & DJ Richie at Tue. Todd & Molly Jones at 9 p.m. every Wed. Colton McKenna every Fri. Live music every Sat. Open mic at 8 p.m. every Wed. at 9 p.m. every Thur.

KICKBACKS, 910 King St., 388-9551 Dave Massey every Tue. THE OASIS, 4000 A1A & Ocean Trace Rd., 471-3424 Those Ray & Taylor every Thur. Robby Shenk every Sun. Guys every Thur. Live music every Fri. & Sat. Chris C4Mann LOMAX LODGE, 822 Lomax St., 634-8813 DJ Dots every every Mon. Tue. ladies nite. Reggae with Milan da Tin Man every Wed. DJ O.C. WHITES, 118 Avenida Menendez, 824-0808 Mike Therapy every Fri. DJ Christian every Sat. DJ Spencer every Howard every Mon. & Tue. Rob Peck every Wed. Gary Campbell Lodge Axe Sun. DJ Luminous every Mon. every Fri. & Sat. Scott Sweat every Sun. METRO, 2929 Plum St., 388-8719 DJ Chadpole every College PANAMA HATTIE’S, 361 A1A Beach Blvd., 471-2192 Live Nite Fri. & every Sat. DJ Rico every 2nd & 4th Fri. Karaoke with jazz at 5 p.m. every Thur. DJ Gibz at 10 p.m. every Fri. & Sat. KJ Rob every Sun., Mon. & Tue., 10 p.m.-2 a.m.

Live music at 10 p.m. every Sat. Kenyon Dye piano bar at 6 MONROE’S SMOKEHOUSE BBQ, 4838 Highway Ave., p.m. every Mon. 389-5551 Bluegrass Nite every Fri. RHETT’S PIANO BAR & BRASSERIE, 66 Hypolita St., THE MURRAY HILL THEATRE, 932 Edgewood Ave., 825-0502 Live jazz at 7 p.m. every night 388-7807 Advocate, Beware the Neverending, Embrace the SANGRIAS PIANO BAR, 35 Hypolita St., 827-1947 Sammy Empire, Convalesce and Arcadia at 7:30 p.m. on Jan. 15 every Tue. Acoustic Soul Searchers every Wed. Jim Asalta every WALKERS, 2692 Post St., 894-7465 Jax Arts Collaborative Thur. Jazz trios every Fri. The Housecats every Sat. Sunny & the every Tue. Patrick and Burt every Wed. DJ Jeremiah at 9 p.m.

Flashbacks rotate with Soulo every Sun. every Thur. Acoustic every Thur.-Sat. Dr. Bill & His Solo Practice SANTA MARIA, 135 Avenida Menendez, 829-6578 The of Music at 5 p.m. every Fri. Wobbly Toms at 9:30 p.m. on Jan. 28 SCARLETT O’HARA’S, 70 Hypolita St., 824-6535 Battle of ST. AUGUSTINE the Bands at 8 p.m. every Thur. DJ Echo hosts Karaoke every (In St. Augustine unless otherwise noted) Mon. Amy Hendrickson and Battle of the Bands every Thur.

THE TASTING ROOM, 25 Cuna St., 810-2400 Live music A1A ALE WORKS, 1 King St., 829-2977 Will Pearsall on Jan. every night. Brazilian Bossa Nova with Monica da Silva & Chad 13. Reggae SWAT Team on Jan. 14 & 15 Alger from 5-8 p.m. every Sun. AMICI ITALIAN RESTAURANT, 1915 A1A S., 461-0102 Gary TINI MARTINI BAR, 24 Avenida Menendez, 829-0928 Wingard every Thur.

Debbie Rider on Jan. 14. Bob Fraioli and Al Waters on Jan. 15.

ANN O’MALLEY’S, 23 Orange St., 825-4040 Open mic with Bob Fraioli every Thur.

Smokin Joe from 7-10 p.m. on Jan. 11. Live music on the 1st, TRADE WINDS LOUNGE, 124 Charlotte St., 829-9336 Mark 3rd & last Sat. Hart at 5 p.m. every Mon.-Wed., Fri. & Sat. Open mic every THE BAR WITH NO NAME, 16 Castillo Dr., 826-1837 Mike Thur. Nigel Pickering every Fri. Elizabeth Roth at 1 p.m. every Sweet from 5:30-9:30 p.m. every Fri.; noon-4 p.m. every Sat. Sat. Keith Godwin at 1 p.m., Wade at 5 p.m. every Sun. & Sun. TWO HUNDRED LOUNGE, 200 Anastasia Blvd., 342-0378 BENITO’S ITALIAN CAFE & PIZZERIA, 155 Hampton Point Live music every Thur. & Fri. DJs spin every Sat. & Sun. Dr., 230-8292 Live music every Fri. & Sat. WOODY’S BAR-B-Q, 135 Jenkins St., 819-8880 Stu Weaver THE BRITISH PUB, 213 Anastasia Blvd., 810-5111 ’80s at 6 p.m. every Sat. Night disco and videos; Karaoke with Jimmy Jamez on Jan. ZHANRAS, 108 Anastasia Blvd., 823-3367 Chubby McG 14. Open Mic Night with Christi Harris at 8:30 p.m. on Jan. on Jan. 12. Wild Wess on Jan. 13. Groovy Dog on Jan. 14.

17. Karaoke College Party Nite on Jan. 13 & 20. Karaoke with Humanzee on Jan. 15. Deron Baker & Soulo every Tue. DJ Jimmy Jamez at 9 p.m. every Thur. & Sat. Cep spins ’80s & disco every Sun. Open mic every Sun. Vinny CAFE ELEVEN, 501 A1A Beach Blvd., 460-9311 Open mic at Jacobs open mic every Mon. 7 p.m. every Mon. ST. JOHNS TOWN CENTER CELLAR 6, 6 Aviles St., 827-9055 Live music every Fri. & Sat. TINSELTOWN CELLAR UPSTAIRS, San Sebastian Winery, 157 King St., 826-1594 MidLife Crisis at 7 p.m. on Jan. 14. Amy Vickery Duo AROMAS CIGARS & WINE BAR, 4372 Southside Blvd., at 2 p.m., Sentropolis at 7 p.m. on Jan. 15. Vinny Jacobs at 2 Ste. 201, 928-0515 W. Harvey Williams at 7 p.m. every Tue. p.m. on Jan. 16 DJ Royal at 8 p.m. every Wed. & Thur. Live music every Wed. & CHICAGO PIZZA & BAKERY, 107 Nature Walk Pkwy., Ste. Thur. Latin music & DJ Benz every Fri. Live music & DJ T-Rav 101, 230-9700 Greg Flowers hosts open-mic and jazz piano every Sat. from 7-10 p.m. every Tue. Live music every Fri. THE BRASS MONKEY, 9734 Deerlake Ct., 996-8277 Alex CONCH HOUSE LOUNGE, 57 Comares Ave., 829-8646 Brad Seier and Ron Rodriguez rotate every acoustic Tue. Live music Newman every Thur. Live music at 3 p.m. every Sat. every Wed. DJ Fuller spins every Thur. ladies nite. A DJ spins CREEKSIDE DINERY, 160 Nix Boatyard Rd., 829-6113 Live every Jazz Fri. Miley on Meth every SIN Mon. music on deck Wed.-Sun. COPELAND’S, 4310 Southside Blvd., 998-4414 Live music CRUISERS GRILL, 3 St. George St., 824-6993 Live music every Fri. & Sat. every Fri. & Sat. Chelsea Saddler at 3:30 p.m. every Sun. THE GRAPE, 10281 Midtown Pkwy., 642-7111 Rebecca Day FLORIDA CRACKER CAFE, 81 St. George St., 829-0397 at 7 p.m. on Jan. 14. Live music every Fri. & Sat. John Earle Lonesome Bert & the Skinny Lizard at 5:30 p.m. every Wed. every Mon. DJ Mikeology spins lounge from 5-9 p.m. every THE FLORIDIAN, 39 Cordova St., 829-0655 Live music every Thur.

Fri. & Sat. ISLAND GIRL WINE & CIGAR BAR, 7860 Gate Pkwy., Ste. THE GREEN DOLPHIN STREET, 51 Charlotte St., 810-1923 115, 854-6060 Live jazz from 8:30-11:30 p.m. every Wed. Live Todd & Molly at 8 p.m. every Thur. Travis Elling at 8 p.m. every music at 9 p.m. every Thur., Fri. & Sat. Fri. Mike Sweet and Karl with a “K” every Sat. Open Forum with MELLOW MUSHROOM, 9734 Deer Lake Court, Ste. 1, Mike Sweet every Sun. 997-1955 Charlie Walker on Jan. 13. Ron Rodriguez on Jan. HURRICANE PATTY’S, 69 Lewis Blvd., 827-1822 Those Guys 14. John Earle on Jan. 16. Open mic nite every Tue. Live music every Tue. Karaoke at 8 p.m. every Wed. Billy Buchanan every every Tue.-Sun. Thur. Dewey Via every Sun. SEVEN BRIDGES GRILLE & BREWERY, 9735 Gate Parkway JACK’S BARBECUE, 691 A1A Beach Blvd., 460-8100 Jim

N., 997-1999 Chuck Nash every Thur. Live music at 10 p.m. every Fri. & Sat. SUITE, 4880 Big Island Dr., 493-9305 DJ Marvel and Latraia Savage & the Allstars on Jan. 13. DJ Marvel and Hook’D on Jan. 14. DJ Nova and Hook’D on Jan. 15 URBAN FLATS, 9726 Touchton Rd., 642-1488 Live music every Fri. & Sat. WHISKY RIVER, 4850 Big Island Drive, 645-5571 Down Theory every Mon. Live music every Thur. A DJ spins every Fri. & Sat. WILD WING CAFE, 4555 Southside Blvd., 998-9464 Peter Dearing Band every Wed. DJ Chad spins dance every Thur. Live music every Fri. & Sat. De Lions of Jah every Sun. HoeDown Throwdown country music night every Tue.

SAN MARCO, SOUTHBANK ENDO EXO, 1224 Kings Ave., 396-7733 Reggae every Sun. Open mic with King Ron & T-Roy every Mon. Hip hop every Thur.

DJ J-Money spins acid jazz, soul, R&B & house every Fri. DJ Manus spins top 40 & dance every Underground Eden; dance & top 40 every Sat. DJ Ian spins every Reggae Sun. EUROPEAN STREET CAFE, 1704 San Marco Blvd., 399-1740 Jazz in the Listening Room with The Skelton Brothers at 8 p.m. on Jan. 11. Steve Gillette and Cindy Mangsen on Jan. 13. Jazz every 2nd Tue. HAVANA-JAX CUBA LIBRE BAR LOUNGE, 2578 Atlantic Blvd., 399-0609 MVP Band from 6-9 p.m., DJs No Fame & Dr. Doom every Wed. Jazz Night every Thur. DJ Stylez every 2nd Thur. Strings of Fire Band at 7:30 p.m., DJ Omar spins dance every Fri. DJs Harry, Rico & Nestor spin salsa every Sat. JACK RABBITS, 1528 Hendricks Ave., 398-7496 Damn Right (ex-Basshound) and Bitch Please on Jan. 12. Paint Me Irrational, Page 9 and Sun Set City on Jan. 13. Bleeding In Stereo, Star City Meltdown, Fall Of Envy, Off Color and From Within on Jan. 14. Bryce Alastair Band, Gasoline 67 and The Aristocrats on Jan. 15. The Queers, The Apers, Poor Richards and TDC on Jan. 16. Buggirl on Jan. 17. Lovesick Radio, The Silent Scene and The Summer Soundtrack on Jan. 18. American Aquarium on Jan. 20 MATTHEW’S, 2107 Hendricks Ave., 396-9922 Brazilian Bossa Nova with Monica da Silva & Chad Alger from 7-9:30 p.m. every Thur.

RIVER CITY BREWING COMPANY, 835 Museum Cir., 398-2299 Open mic with TJ Ward every Tue. DJ G-Man at 8 p.m. every Sat. SQUARE ONE, 1974 San Marco Blvd., 306-9004 Soul on the Square & Band of Destiny at 8 p.m. every Mon. John Earle Band every Tue. DJs Wes Reed & Matt Caulder spin indie dance & electro every Wed. Split Tone & DJ Comic every Thur. Live music every Fri. DJ Dr. Doom spins at 10 p.m. every Mon.

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SOUTHSIDE BOMBA’S, 8560 Beach Blvd., 997-2291 Open mic from 7-11 p.m. with Chris Hall every Tue. Live music every Fri. Battle of the Bands every Sat. THE CORNER BISTRO & WINE BAR, 9823 Tapestry Park Cir., Ste. 1, 619-1931 Matt “Pianoman” Hall at 8 p.m. every Fri. & Sat. EUROPEAN STREET CAFE, 5500 Beach Blvd., 398-1717 Larry Mangum’s Songwriter Circle with Robert Dean Parrish and Mack Evans at 8 p.m. on Jan. 15. Mardi Gras with JB Scott’s Swingin’ Allstars at 8 p.m. every 1st Mon.

SPRINGFIELD, NORTHSIDE BOOTS-N-BOTTLES, 12405 N. Main St., Ste. 7, Oceanway, 647-7798 Gutter Boy on Jan. 14 & 15. Open mic jam every Wed. Karaoke at 8 p.m. every Thur. A DJ spins every Fri. & Sat. Live music every weekend BOSTON’S SPORTS BAR, 13070 City Station Dr., 751-7499 DJ Roc spins for Karaoke 10 p.m.-2 a.m. every Fri. FLIGHT 747 LOUNGE, 1500 Airport Rd., 741-4073 Big Engine every Thur. Live music every Fri. & Sat. ’70s every Tue. SHANTYTOWN PUB, 22 W. Sixth St., 798-8222 Reggae with Milan da Tin Man at 10 p.m. every Tue. DJs Dots and Space Mike every Thur. Live music every Fri. & Sat. DJ MethaDonnie every Metal Monday SHARKY’S WINGS & GRILL, 12400 Yellow Bluff Rd., Oceanway, 714-0995 Karaoke at 7 p.m. every Wed. & Thur.

DJ Slim Wicked at 9 p.m. every Fri. Live music at 9 p.m. every Fri. & Sat. SKYLINE SPORTSBAR & LOUNGE, 5611 Norwood Ave., 517-6973 Bigga Rankin & Cool Running DJs every Tue. & 1st Sun. The Fusion Band & DJ after 9 p.m. every Thur. A DJ spins every Sat. DJ Scar spins at 9 p.m. every Sun. THREE LAYERS COFFEE HOUSE, 1602 Walnut St., 355-9791 Benjamin Baker at 7 p.m. on Jan. 15. Al Poindexter at noon every Wed. Open mic with Al at 7 p.m. every Thur.

3 LIONS SPORTS PUB & GRILL, 2467 Faye Road, Northside, 647-8625 Open mic night at 8 p.m. every Thur. ladies’ nite. Woodie & Wyatt C. every Fri. Live music at 8 p.m. every Sat. To be included in the live music listing, send all the vitals — time, date, location with street address, city, admission price and contact number — to Dan Brown, 9456 Philips Hwy., Ste. 11, Jacksonville FL 32256 or email events@folioweekly.com

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Artist Christine Nguyen attempts to fuse natural elements with otherworldly visions “POWERS OF THE COSMIC DUSTY SEAS” New works and site-specific installation by Christine Nguyen Opening reception is held Friday, Jan. 14 from 6-9 p.m.

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ceans, skies and earth merge in the dreamy, analytic work of L.A.-based artist Christine Nguyen. Nguyen’s work has a hard slant toward science, culling from the growth of crystals, and merging that with Cyanotypes and other non-traditional photographic processes.

“My work draws upon the imagery of science,” says Nguyen, “but it is not limited to technologies of the present. It imagines that the depths of the ocean reach into outer space, that through an organic prism, vision can fluctuate between the micro- and macroscopic.”

The Crisp-Ellert Art Museum Gallery at Flagler College displays Nguyen’s new works, as well as a site-specific wall installation, in the exhibition “Powers of the Cosmic Dusty Seas.” The installation includes foliage, debris and a host of found objects that Flagler students and professors scavenged, then mailed to her. According to Gallery Director Julie Dickover, they sent 30 to 40 objects, including “palm fronds, Spanish moss, bark, seed pods, shells, glass and a bit of rope.”

Dickover adds, “I sent her a dead lizard that was almost perfectly dried and intact. She was very excited!”

Since receiving the package, Nguyen has been growing crystals on the items. The crystal-

infused objects will be shipped to the gallery and assembled into the “Cosmic Dusty Seas” installation — the focal point of the exhibit.

Nguyen says she enjoys being the conduit for disparate elements, and that her art is based

The installation includes foliage, debris and a host of found objects that Flagler students and professors scavenged, then mailed to her. on a love of nature as well as a curiosity of how others perceive the world. “I’m interested in people reflecting on their own environment [and] natural surroundings,” Nguyen explains.

The daughter of a California fisherman, Nguyen grew up connected to the ocean. “It’s interesting to see how my influences with the ocean on the West Coast would translate being on the East and how people will perceive the work,” she says. Nguyen also finds inspiration in celestial bodies. “In the photo-based mural pieces, I was thinking about meteorites, and recently read somewhere that cosmic dust was found in the depths of the ocean,” says Nguyen. “I have been developing a personal cosmology in which commonalities among species, forms and environment become visible and expressive, suggesting past narratives and possible futures.”

Nguyen envisions an almost pan-galactic realm where all of these new forms and environs merge into one. It’s a planet that rotates on the axis of interdependency, rebuilding itself. “There are no waste materials in these worlds,” explains Nguyen. “Vision is a renewable resource.”

Her unique use of this crystallization process began like many other innovations — through sheer chance. After collecting and then drying out some seaweed, Nguyen noticed that little salt crystals had formed on the plant material. Enthusiasm followed discovery.

“Something sparked, and I started to grow salt crystals on things and then became fascinated with geology. I started to collect and salt crystallize objects, thinking about if the ocean evaporated, this is what would be left behind.”

In addition to the installation, the exhibit features recent paintings, drawings and photographs made using non-traditional processes. Students will have the opportunity of attending Nguyen’s cyanotype workshop.

Nguyen sees a marriage between the arts and the sciences, and celebrates a union based on a shared, restless inquiry. “We are able to see more images of space and microscopic images of things with the help of technology,” she explains.

“But also, I think both [scientists and artists] are trying to find answers about the world we live in, what is out there [in outer space] and investigations on how we perceive things.”

For more information about Christine Nguyen, go to lephant.com Keith Marks themail@folioweekly.com

He’s a joker, he’s a smoker, he’s a midnight toker: Comedian Doug Benson.

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omedian Doug Benson is best known as the host of Comedy Central’s “The Benson Interruption,” a show centered on Benson offering advice and heckling fellow comedians as they try to deliver jokes to a live audience.

Benson sits on a throne on the side of the stage, a literal king of all hecklers jumping in on the action. What sounds like a silly or annoying premise for a half-hour TV show actually works, since Benson’s barbs and good-natured ribbing come across more playful than sadistic. But this self-proclaimed comedic ruler’s reign isn’t limited to the small screen. The podcast “Doug Loves Movies” shows Benson lovingly eviscerating (and sometimes hailing) Hollywood’s latest bigscreen offerings and has featured guests like John Lithgow, Michael Cera and even film critic-guru Leonard Maltin.

But for better or worse, the 46-year-old San Diego native is best known as a devotée of cannabis. Benson’s love of the locoweed has made him a veritable rasta-renaissance man.

As the cowriter and costar of “The Marijuanalogues,” Benson and comic cohorts Arj Barker and Tony Camenheimer parlayed their passion for all things pot to the off-Broadway theatrical stage. In 2008, Benson was the willing subjectslash-guinea pig of the documentary “Super High Me,” which followed his experiment to abstain from marijuana for 30 days and then get utterly bombed on “wacky tabacky” the following month, issuing the findings by the film’s end. The results of this research — the documentary itself a cheeky parody of 2005’s fast-food exposé “Super Size Me” — found his general health to be unaffected, though he did gain eight pounds from the weed-induced munchies and suffered a mild loss of math skills, and his sperm count actually increased.

So if nothing else, “Super High Me” proved that we can easily create a race of chubby yet sexually potent superhumans who can’t count well but probably love live Dead tapes.

We rolled a few email questions and fired them up to Benson, who was kind enough to riff on reefer rhetoric, comedic revenge and

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F.W.: Would you say that “Jerry Garcia Syndrome” or “Peter Tosh Leg” would be bad illnesses to fake when trying to procure medical marijuana?

D.B.: Yes. Just tell the truth. Like, “Doc, I am suffering from a fun deficiency.”

F.W.: Are you growing weary of being known as “The Stoner Comedian”?

D.B.: No, because I’m also known as “The Comic Who Loves Movies But Talks a Lot of Shit About Them,” “The Dude Who Interrupts Comics Who Are Funnier Than Him” and “Orange Dancer from [Michael Jackson’s 1986 goofy sci-fi video] ‘Captain EO’.”

F.W.: Who do you think smokes more weed: Brian Posehn, Lil’ Wayne, Thomas Pynchon or Sarah Silverman?

D.B.: Sarah just takes one puff and she’s good.

As for the others, it’s anybody’s guess!

F.W.: Were you really an extra in “Blade Runner”? If so, did you perchance smoke a big, fat peacemaker with Harrison Ford or Philip K. Dick?

D.B.: Yes, no and no.

F.W.: Dude, you were robbed on “Last Comic Standing.” Any plans for revenge or payback?

D.B.: No, I’m cool with what happened. Who remembers the winners? No offense, Felipe, Iliza, Jon, Alonzo, John or Dat. F.W.: Did you know The Allman Brothers Band was actually formed in Jacksonville? Does this crucial bit of psychedelic blues-rock trivia offset the fact that Florida is a pretty “stonerunfriendly” place?

D.B.: Every place has stoners, so every place is stoner-friendly enough for me!

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THEATER LEGALLY BLONDE This musical comedy about a ditzy sorority girl turned law student is staged at 7:30 p.m. on Jan. 11, 12 and 13, at 8 p.m. on Jan. 14 and 15, at 2 p.m. on Jan. 15 and at 1:30 and 7 p.m. on Jan. 16 at the Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts’ Moran Theater, 300 W. Water St., Jacksonville. Tickets range from $27-$63.

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BADA BING BABES BURLESQUE Club TSI presents Risqué Monday at 9 p.m. every Mon. at 333 E. Bay St., Jacksonville.

Tickets are $10; $15 for ages 18-20. 424-3531.

AIN’T MISBEHAVIN’ Players By The Sea presents this musical revue of Fats Waller at 8 p.m. on Jan. 13, 14 and 15 and at 2 p.m. on Jan. 16 at 106 Sixth St. N., Jax Beach. Tickets are $26. 249-0289.

A CLOSER WALK WITH PATSY CLINE The music and story of country legend Patsy Cline come to life at 8 p.m. on Jan. 18 at Alhambra Theatre & Dining, 12000 Beach Blvd., Jacksonville.

Tickets are $45 and $49; $42 for matinees. The show runs through Feb. 14. 641-1212.

THE LIVES & WIVES OF HENRY FLAGLER The Limelight Theatre and Raintree Restaurant present this dinner theater experience at 6 p.m. on Jan. 16 at 102 San Marco Ave., St. Augustine. Tickets are $39.95. 825-1164.

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SOLO & ENSEMBLE FLUTE WORKSHOP Rhonda Cassano, Laura Dwyer and Taylor Irelan hold a workshop for middle and high school flutists playing at grade 4 or above from 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. on Jan. 15 at University of North Florida’s Recital Hall, 1 UNF Drive, Jacksonville. The fee is $30.

Reservations required. 730-3176.

ABET CHILDREN’S DRAMA WORKSHOPS Instructor Aine presents 102610 “Story-Makers” from 9:15-10:45 your advertising representative at 260-9770. Healy-Richardson RUN DATE: a.m. for grades K-2, and “Drama Dreamers” from 11 a.m.IBLE AT 268-3655 12:30 p.m. on Jan. 15 and every Sun. through March 19 for grades 3-6, at Adele Grage Community Center, 716 Ocean SUPPORT ASK FOR ACTION Produced byAtlantic jw Beach.

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BALLET AUDITIONS The St. Augustine Community Ballet holds auditions, for dancers age 7 and older, for its spring productions of “Peter and the Wolf” and “Coppelia Suite” from 10 a.m.-noon on Jan. 15 at Abella’s School of Dance, 1765 Tree Blvd., St. Augustine. Proper ballet attire is required.

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RITZ AMATEUR NIGHT AUDITIONS The Ritz Theatre & LaVilla Museum offers local performers to showcase their skills at 5 p.m. on Jan. 13 at 829 N. Davis St., Jacksonville.

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CALL TO ARTISTS The second annual Art & About Festival offers space for artists working in various media for its April 30 event held at Town Hall Park, 2042 Park Ave., Orange Park. Rental fees are $35 and $50. Entry deadline is Feb. 28. artguildoforangepark.com MUCH ADO ABOUT WOMEN The St. Johns Cultural Council seeks portraits and self-portraits of women in all media for the exhibit “Much Ado About Women — Portraits of Diversity” opening March 6. Submissions and entry fees are accepted from 10-11:30 a.m. on Feb. 26 at Holiday Inn & Suites, 1302 N. Ponce De Leon Blvd., St. Augustine. Entries are limited to one piece per artist. An entry fee of $10 offers financial assistance to women high school graduates seeking to further their studies in art.

471-9980.

ABET ACTORS WORKSHOP Caryl Butterly teaches the basics of acting and script-reading every Sun. from 5:308:30 p.m. through Feb. 27 at Adele Grage Cultural Center, 716 Ocean Blvd., Atlantic Beach. The eight-week session is $150. 247-5828. Reservations are encouraged. abettheatre.com PROFESSIONAL ARTIST WORKSHOP The Cultural Council of Greater Jacksonville and the state of Florida, Division of Cultural Affairs host a developmental workshop for Northeast Florida mid-career artists from 5:30-9 p.m. on Jan. 21, from 8:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m. on Jan. 22 and 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. on Jan. 23 at WJCT Studios, 100 Festival Park Ave., Jacksonville. Space is limited; the application deadline is Jan. 4. 358-3600.

SYMPHONY SEEKS SINGERS The Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra auditions chorus vocalists at 9 a.m. on Jan. 15 at Jacksonville University’s Phillips Fine Arts Building, 2800 University Blvd. N., Jacksonville. Advance preparation and scheduling are required. 354-5479 ext. 221. jaxsymphonychorus.org .00 OLDEST CITY SEEKS PLAYWRIGHTS The Veddy Theatre Group seeks original plays for First Coast Playwright’s Festival any purchase of $20 or moreValid after 3pm. held on Feb. 19 at Flagler College. Categories are comedy, Limit 1 offer per table drama, musical, children’s and historical St. Augustine. Plays Istanbul • 904-220-9192 may be mailed to Veddy Theatre Group, P.O. Box 860094, St. Dine in only. Not valid with other offers or specials.

FW Augustine FL 32086. The winning playwright receives $100 Must present coupon.Limited time offer. and a stage reading. Deadline is Jan. 31. veddytheatre.org.

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My mind keeps going through them changes: An exhibit of recent multimedia works by Tony Middleton and Ben Broadfoot, “Morphos: Form and Change,” runs through January at Broadfoot Gallery, 420 Third St. S., Jax Beach. 242-8800.

Aero seek submissions for a commemorative poster for 2011 air shows. The winning poster’s creator receives a cash prize.

Deadline is Feb. 1. staugustineairshow.net LIFE DRAWING SKETCH GROUP This non-instructional drawing group, which features a live model, meets from 7-10 p.m. every Mon. at St. Augustine Art Association, 22 Marine St. Artists bring their own supplies. The fee is $10. 824-2310. staaa.org CALL TO ARTISTS The city of Atlantic Beach seeks artists working in all media for its 2011 Arts in the Park. Deadline is Jan. 28. 247-5828. coab.us/artsinthepark ADULT ART CLASSES Beginning and advanced acrylics, watercolors, photoshop, drawing, oil painting and portrait painting classes are held Mon.-Sat. at The Cultural Center at Ponte Vedra, 50 Executive Way, Ponte Vedra. Fees vary. 280-0614. ccpvb.org

CLASSICAL & JAZZ I LOVE A PIANO! The Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra and pianist-humorist Rich Ridenour perform Gershwin, Joplin, Beethoven and Billy Joel at 11 a.m. and 8 p.m. on Jan. 14 and 8 p.m. on Jan. 15 at the Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts’ Jacoby Symphony Hall, 300 W. Water St., Jacksonville. Tickets range from $18-$43. 354-5547.

TRIO CAVATINA The Beaches Fine Arts Series presents this acclaimed chamber ensemble at 7:30 p.m. on Jan. 14 at St. Paul’s by-the-Sea Episcopal Church, 1150 Fifth St. N., Jax Beach. 270-2074.

CLASSICAL TRIO Violinist Aron Mujumdar, cellist Larry Rawdon and harpsichordist Henson Markham perform Handel’s “Violin Sonata” at 10:45 a.m. on Jan. 16 at Unitarian Universalist Church, 7405 Arlington Expressway, Jacksonville.

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A FAR CRY This renowned youth orchestra performs at 2 p.m. on Jan. 16 at Flagler College Auditorium, 14 Granada St., St. Augustine. Tickets are $30. 797-2800.

BACH CHOIR CONCERT The choirs of Riverside and St. Mark’s Episcopal Church join Orchestra at Riverside in a performance of Bach’s “Christmas Oratorio” Part VI and “Orchestral Suite No. 3” at 3 p.m. on Jan. 16 at Riverside Presbyterian Church, 849 Park St., Jacksonville. 355-4585.

JAZZ VESPERS St. Cyprian’s Episcopal Church holds candlelight jazz vespers at 5:30 p.m. on the third Sun. of each month, including on Jan. 16, at 37 Lovett St., St. Augustine.

829-8828.

MUSEUMS ADELE GRAGE CULTURAL CENTER 716 Ocean Blvd., Atlantic Beach, 247-5828. Photographer Sharon Westbrook’s “A Different Perspective” is on display through Jan. 13.

AMELIA ISLAND MUSEUM OF HISTORY 233 S. Third St., Fernandina Beach, 261-7378. The museum’s permanent collection includes artifacts from Nassau County’s Spanish Mission period.

BEACHES MUSEUM & HISTORY CENTER 413 Beach Blvd., Jax Beach, 241-5657. An exhibit of new works by Lyn Nix, Gordon Russell and Bruce Ann Ferguson, “A View from the Atlantic,” is on display through March 1.

CRISP-ELLERT ART MUSEUM 48 Sevilla St., St. Augustine, 826-8530. The opening reception for Christine Nguyen’s exhibit, “Powers of the Cosmic Dusty Seas,” is held from 6-9 p.m. on Jan. 14. The show runs through Feb. 25.

CUMMER MUSEUM OF ART & GARDENS 829 Riverside Ave., Jacksonville, 356-6857. “The Cummer Legacy” exhibit features paintings that comprised Arthur and Ninah Cummer’s original philanthropic gifts; it runs through May 22.

The class “Drop In Art” allows children ages 4-10 the chance to explore the museum and create their own art every Tues. at 5 p.m.; the fee is $5. “Women of Vision: Art Beyond Sight” runs through March 6.

KARPELES MANUSCRIPT MUSEUM 101 W. First St., Jacksonville, 356-2992. A collection of Sigmund Freudrelated manuscripts are on display through April. The latest multimedia works by Adrian Rhodes and Yuwnus Asami are on display through Feb. 24. Open Tue.-Fri., 10 a.m.-3 p.m.; Sat. 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART JACKSONVILLE 333 N. Laura St., Jacksonville, 366-6911. The Coffee Break Concert Series presents The Ritz Chamber Players at 2 p.m. on Jan. 18 in the MOCA Theatre. Admission is $8 for non-members. Family Fun Free Day is held from noon-4 p.m. every Sun. Open Tue.-Sun. mocajacksonville.org MUSEUM OF SCIENCE & HISTORY 1025 Museum Circle, Jacksonville, 396-6674. “People of the St. Johns” runs through Jan. 30. The Bryan Gooding Planetarium offers daily programs including children’s features, and weekend Cosmic Concerts. Open daily.

RITZ THEATRE & LAVILLA MUSEUM 829 N. Davis St., Jacksonville, 632-5555. Amateur Night auditions are held at 5 p.m. on Jan. 13. “Lift Ev’ry Voice in LaVilla,” an exhibit of African-American history in Jacksonville, is on permanent display. Admission is $6 for adults, $3 for children, students and seniors. Open Tue.-Sun.

GALLERIES 130 KING STREET FINE ART & WORLD TREASURES 130 King St., St. Augustine, 829-8280. This gallery features works by local and national artists in mediums including photography, stained glass and jewelry.

ABSOLUTE AMERICANA ART GALLERY 77 Bridge St., St. Augustine, 824-5545. The gallery displays lithgraphs and prints by artists like Keith Haring, Ron English and Andy Warhol.

THE ADRIAN PICKETT GALLERY The Jacksonville Landing, 2 Independent Drive, Ste. 112, Jacksonville, 962-2540. Adrian Pickett’s works in charcoal are displayed.

AMELIA SANJON GALLERY 218-A Ash St., Fernandina Beach, 491-8040. Watercolors and acrylics by Sandra BakerHinton are featured.

For a complete list of galleries, log on to folioweekly.com. To list your event, send time, date, location (street address, city), admission price and contact number to print to Dan Brown, 9456 Philips Hwy., Ste. 11, Jacksonville FL 32256 or email dbrown@folioweekly.com. JPEGs must be at least 3’x5’, 300 dpi to be considered for publication.

MLK EVENTS

The 24th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast is held at 7:30 a.m. (registration at 7 a.m.) on Jan. 14 at Prime Osborn Convention Center, 1000 Water St., Jacksonville. Mayor John Peyton is the featured speaker.

The Jacksonville Community Council Inc. releases its Race Relations Progress Report. Tickets are $25. To register, call 630-3690. jaxmlkbreakfast.com The film “Crossing In St. Augustine” is screened at 6:30 p.m. on Jan. 15 at Memorial Presbyterian Church, 36 Sevilla St., St. Augustine. A panel discussion follows, featuring David Nolan, Dan Warren, Purcell Conway, Shed Dawson and Audrey Cullar Willis. 829-6451.

The Diocesan Black Catholic Commission’s inaugural Interfaith Prayer Service is held at 2:30 p.m. on Jan. 16 at St. Joseph Catholic Church, 11757 Old St. Augustine Road, Jacksonville. The Rev. David Holladay, pastor of Riverside Baptist Church, is the featured speaker. Bishop Victor Galeone of the Diocese of St. Augustine welcomes all denominations. Rabbi Jonathan Lubliner, senior Rabbi of the Jacksonville Jewish Center, offers the opening prayer. Music is provided by the Edward Waters College Choir under the direction of Barbara Bouie. The prayer service is open to all in the community. For more information, call 768-9934.

A Happy Birthday Celebration is held at 6 p.m. on Jan. 16 at Dawson Chapel CME Church, 225 N. Orange St., St. Augustine. The Rev. Trudye Thompson officiates.

A Commemorative Breakfast is held at 7:30 a.m. on Jan. 17 at St. Johns County Convention Center, 500 Legacy Trail, World Golf Village. Bishop W. Edward Lockett, presiding bishop of the Fifth Episcopal District of the CME Church, is the featured speaker. A Silent March starts at 11:30 a.m. from Star Cleaners on West King Street. Elder Don Kelley, Church of God in Christ, is the featured speaker.

A Fun Festival is held from 1-5 p.m. at Collier Blocker Puryear Park, 10 N. Holmes Blvd., St. Augustine. Food and activities for all ages are featured. 829-8612, 392-1768.

EVENTS

FLAGLER FORUM The Flagler College Forum on Government and Public Policy Series continues with The Washington Post columnist David Broder at 7 p.m. on Jan. 13 at Flagler College Auditorium, 14 Granada St., St. Augustine. Admission is free. 819-6400.

FUTURE OF MEDIA LECTURE New Yorker media columnist Ken Auletta discusses “Googled: The Future of Media” at 7 p.m. on Jan. 11 at University of North Florida’s University Center, 1 UNF Drive, Jacksonville.

This free event requires e-tickets, available at unf.edu/ lectures. 620-2125.

PAT CONROY Best-selling author Conroy reads from his latest book, “My Reading Life,” at 7 p.m. on Jan. 11 in Flagler College’s Auditorium, 14 Granada St., St. Augustine. Admission is free, but tickets are issued on a first-come, first-served basis. 829-6481.

A NIGHT ON THE HILL Jacksonville Beach Elementary Preservation Fund Inc. honors Rhoda L. Martin at 5:30 p.m. on Jan. 17 starting at Casa Marina Hotel, 691 First St. N., Jax Beach, traveling to the Martin Heritage Center, 376 Fourth St. N., for a tour and silent auction., then back to Casa Marina for a wine dinner. Tickets are $125. Proceeds benefit the Martin Center. 372-0292.

EVENINGS AT WHITNEY The Whitney Laboratory for Marine Bioscience commences its free lecture series at 7 p.m. on Jan. 13 with University of Florida Eminent Scholar Harry Klee, Ph.D., professor of horticulture sciences, who asks “Why do my tomatoes taste so bad and what can be done to fix them?” at Whitney Lab Center, 9505 Ocean Shore Blvd., Marineland. 461-4000. whitney.ufl.edu EERIE OWL GHOST TOUR This Riverside walking tour is held at 7 p.m. on Jan. 15 at Memorial Park, 1620 Riverside Ave., Jacksonville. Tickets are $13-$15. 834-4569. eerieowlghosttours.com FLAGLER FORUM Flagler College Community Lecture Series commences with “17th Century Spanish Florida Franciscan Missions” at 10 a.m. on Jan. 18 in the Flagler Room at Flagler College, 74 King St., St. Augustine. Dr. John Diviney, coordinator for the Spanish and Latin American Program in the college’s Liberal Studies Department, is the featured speaker. Tickets are $5.

Lectures are followed by a reception. For reservations, call 819-6282.

ULTIMATE BRIDAL SHOW The annual bridal show is held at 1 p.m. on Jan. 16 at Renaissance Resort, 500 S. Legacy Trail, World Golf Village, Exit 323 off I-95, St. Augustine. Admission is $10. 940-8637.

GIANTS BASKETBALL The Jacksonville Giants take on the Florida Makos at 7:30 p.m. on Jan. 15 and the Orlando Kings at noon on Jan. 16 at Veterans Memorial Arena, 300 Randolph Blvd., downtown.

Tickets start at $4 (with a season pass). 355-6531. jacksonvillegiants.com COSMIC CONCERTS Concerts include U2 at 5 and 8 p.m., Classic Rock at 6 p.m. and The Beatles at 8 p.m. on Jan. 14 at Museum of Science & History, 1025 Museum Circle, Jacksonville. Each concert is $5 per person. 396-6674 ext. 240. moshplanetarium.org

COMMUNITY INTEREST

CELEBRITY WAITERS LUNCHEON The American Lung Association of Northeast Florida presents its third annual Celebrity Waiter Luncheon at 11:30 a.m. on Jan. 14 at Maggiano’s Little Italy, St. Johns Town Center, 10367 Midtown Parkway, Jacksonville. Celebrity waiters, including Sheriff John Rutherford and State Attorney Angela Corey, serve a lunch to benefit the ALA’s Fight for Air Climb Jacksonville on Feb. 5, at which parcipants climb the Bank of America Tower downtown. 520-7123. lungfla.org SECOND HARVEST BENEFIT PARTY The Jacksonville Alumnae Panhellenic Association gets together at 7 p.m. on Jan. 11 at The Haskell Building, 111 Riverside Ave., Jacksonville. Bring canned goods and nonperishable food items. jacksonvillepanhellenic.org LIVE ECO-NOMICALLY LECTURE SERIES Linda Krepp, GTM Research Reserve’s Sustainable Living Educator, discusses “Let the Sunshine In … Solar Energy Solutions for the Home” from 7-8 p.m. on Jan. 13 at Nocatee Welcome Center, 245 Little River Road, Ponte Vedra.

Admission is free. For reservations, call 924-6856.

COOKING CLASSES The nonprofit Sustainable Springfield offers a gift package of 2011’s Cooking in Season classes; proceeds benefit Springfield’s community orchards. sustainablespringfield.net UMPIRES NEEDED Training starts soon for baseball and softball umpires in Northeast Florida. Call 726-0125. jaxump.com PIZZA BOWL Qualifying for the second annual Brucci’s Pizza Bowl, a pizza-eating tournament, is held through Jan. 15 at Brucci’s Pizzerias, 880 A1A N., Ste. 8, Ponte Vedra, 280-7677; 540 S.R. 13, Ste. 10, Fruit Cove, 287-8317 and 13500 Beach Blvd., Ste. 36, West Beaches, 223-6913. The Bowl is held on Jan. 29. bruccispizza.com

POLITICS & ACTIVISM

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION BOARD The city of Jacksonville Water Committee meets at 4:30 p.m. on Jan. 18 in Room 416, Godbold Bldg., 407 N. Laura St., Jacksonville. The Air & Odor Committee meets at 4:30 p.m. on Jan. 19 in the E&CD Conference Rm. 416. The Steering Committee meets at 2 p.m. on Jan. 31 in Ste. 305, Godbold Bldg. 255-7100.

DOWNTOWN OPERATIONS Downtown Vision holds this meeting at 9:30 a.m. on Jan. 12 at Main Library, Room G4, 303 N. Laura St., Jacksonville.

Downtown stakeholders learn about what’s happening Downtown, including safety, events, traffic and developmentrelated issues. For reservations, call 634-0303 ext. 224 or email info@downtownjacksonville.org JACKSONVILLE CITY COUNCIL & PUBLIC MEETINGS The Northwest Citizens Planning Advisory Committee gathers at 6 p.m. on Jan. 13 at Badham-Brooks Library Branch, 1755 Edgewood Ave. W., Jacksonville; 255-8236. A Public Service Grant Council meeting is held at 9:30 a.m. on Jan. 18 at Ed Ball Building, 214 N. Hogan St., Jacksonville; 630-2099.

LIBRARY CAPACITY PLAN FINDINGS Godfrey’s Associates presents the results of their research from 2:30-4:30 p.m. on Jan. 11 at Beaches Regional Library, 600 Third St., Neptune Beach, from 7-8:30 p.m. on Jan. 11 at Highlands Branch, 1826 Dunn Ave., Jacksonville; from 2:30-4 p.m. on Jan. 12 at Dallas Graham Branch Library, 2304 N. Myrtle Ave., Jacksonville, and from 7-8:30 p.m. on Jan. 12 at Southeast Regional Library, 10599 Deerwood Park Blvd., Jacksonville. 630-2665. jaxpubliclibrary.org

KIDS

CHARLOTTE’S WEB Theatreworks presents E.B. White’s beloved children’s classic at 10 a.m. and noon on Jan. 11 at The Florida Theatre, 128 E. Forsyth St., Jacksonville. 353-3500, 355-2787.

NO NAME-CALLING MONTH A national Storytime event, featuring the books “Chrysanthemum” by Kevin Henkes and “One” by Kathryn Otoshi, focusing on anti-bullying efforts, is held at 11 a.m. on Jan. 15 at Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 11112 San Jose Blvd., Mandarin. Arts and crafts and other activities are featured. 886-9705. nonamecallingweek.org MUSEUM OF SCIENCE & HISTORY The Museum offers exhibits and programs for all ages at 1025 Museum Circle, Jacksonville. Admission is $11 for adults, $9.50 for military and senior citizens, $9 for children 3-12, and free for children 2 and under and members. 396-6674. themosh.org

Fight the good fight: Local youth get a chance to showcase their boxing skills at the “Brawl @ the Mall” on Jan. 15 at 8 p.m. at DEEN Wellness Center, 5290-4 Norwood Ave., Jacksonville. Hosted by Sen. Tony Hill, the event aims to promote healthy lifestyles and features an appearance by former WBC champion Pinklon Thomas. Tickets are $10. 765-6002.

KIDS HIP-HOP CONTEST The Greatest Rapper Alive Entrepreneur Challenge & Workshop, for ages 14-18, is held from 1:15-4:45 p.m. every Sat. through Feb. 26, at City Kidz Event Center, 1303-113 N. Main St., Jacksonville. 318-8128, 598-5115.

BOOKS & WRITING

JEFF KLINKENBERG Author and St. Petersburg Times reporter Klinkenberg signs copies of his book, “Seasons of Real Florida” on Jan. 13 at 5 p.m. at Palatka Golf Club, 1715 Moseley Ave., Palatka. The event is presented by the reading initiative program One Book, One Putnam. (386) 329-0126.

PAUL KAYE Author Kaye discusses his new book, “Living the Spiritual Principles of Health and Well-Being,” at 7 p.m. on Jan. 18 at Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 11112 San Jose Blvd., Mandarin. Admission is free. 886-9904.

COMEDY

COMEDY ZONE All Stars at 8 p.m. on Jan. 11. Mitch Fatel appears on Jan. 13, 14 and 15 at The Comedy Zone, 3130 Hartley Road, Jacksonville. Tickets are $18-$25. 292-4242.

JACKIE KNIGHT’S COMEDY CLUB Frankie Paul and Doug Almeida appear on Jan. 14 and 15 at Jackie Knight’s Comedy Club, 3009 N. Ponce de Leon Blvd., St. Augustine (U.S. 1 & S.R. 16). 461-8843.

COMEDY SUNDAYS Brian Foley hosts comedy at 7 p.m. every Sun. at Three Layers Coffee House, 1602 Walnut St., Jacksonville. 355-9791.

UPCOMING

DRUMLINE LIVE Jan. 22, T-U Center HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS March 11, Veterans Memorial Arena DIRTY MARTINIS FOR CLEAN WATER II March 18, WJCT Studios BILL MAHER May 27, The Florida Theatre

NATURE & OUTDOORS

MANATEE FORUM The Wild Amelia Nature Festival Wild Nite nature forum presents “Manatees, The Gentle Giants,” on Jan. 11 at 7 p.m. at Peck Recreation Center’s auditorium, 516 S. 10th St., Fernandina Beach. Florida Fish & Wildlife Commission biologist Rachel Cimino discusses the state marine mammal. Admission is free. wildamelia.com FRIENDS OF THE GTMRR BOARD MEETING The Friends of the GTM Research Reserve meet from 5-6 p.m. on Jan. 11 at GTMRR Environmental Education Center, 505 Guana River Road, Ponte Vedra Beach. 823-4500.

SWIM CLASSIC JaxParks fourth annual Swim Classic is held from 7 a.m.-4 p.m. on Jan. 14, 15 and 16 at Cecil Aquatics Center, 13611 Normandy Blvd. 745-9630.

CAMPFIRE PROGRAM Join a park ranger and find out what animals at Talbot Islands may go bump in the night at 6:30 p.m. on Jan. 14 at the campground fire circle. This program is free with a campsite reservation. A Beach Walk is held at 2 p.m. on Jan. 15, starting at Pavilion 1, Little Talbot Island State Park, 12157 Heckscher Drive, Jacksonville. No reservations are necessary and the program is free with regular park admission. 251-2320.

ROWING The Jacksonville Rowing Club offers adult sweep classes in Jan.; eight sessions on Sat. and Sun. mornings. No experience or equipment is necessary. Adult memberships

and youth programs are also available. 304-8500. jaxrow.org

BUSINESS

AIFBY CHAMBER BREAKFAST The Amelia Island/Fernandina Beach/Yulee Chamber of Commerce holds its Yulee Chapter breakfast meeting at 8:30 a.m. on Jan. 11 at Café at The Hamptons, 95742 Amelia Concourse, Yulee. 261-3248. info@aifby.com JAX CHAMBER MEETING The 126th annual meeting of the Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce is held Jan. 18 at 6 p.m. at The Florida Theatre, 128 E. Forsyth St., Jacksonville.

SOUTHSIDE BUSINESS MEN’S CLUB Brenna Dack of Visit Florida is the featured speaker at 12:30 p.m. on Jan. 12 at San Jose Country Club, 7529 San Jose Blvd., Jacksonville. Admission is $20 for members, $25 for nonmembers. 396-5559. annie.sbmc@yahoo.com WORKSOURCE SERVICES Worksource Green Team offers free job-seeker services at Webb Wesconnett Library, 6887 103rd St., every Tue. at 10:30 a.m. and every Fri. at 1:30 p.m.; Regency Square Library, 9900 Regency Square Blvd. every Thur. at 10:30 a.m.; Beaches Library, 600 Third St., Neptune Beach, at 10:30 a.m. on Jan. 24; Solomon Calhoun Community Center, 1300 Duval St., St. Augustine on Jan. 12 at 10 a.m.; St. Augustine Beach City Hall, 2200 S.R. A1A S., at 10 a.m. on Jan 19; and Harris Community Center, 4100 E. Harris St., Hastings on Jan. 26 at 10 a.m. 994-7924. worksourcefl.com

CLASSES & GROUPS

THAI MASSAGE WORKSHOP Massage CEUs and continuing education credits for Yoga Alliance are offered at 6 p.m. on Jan. 14 and 15 and at 11:30 a.m. on Jan. 16 at Ananda Kula Yoga, 4154 Herschel St., Jacksonville. 680-7344.

CROHN’S & COLITIS SUPPORT GROUP The Jax Metro Support Group meets at 7 p.m. on Jan. 11 at San Marco Branch Library, 1513 LaSalle St., Jacksonville.

Admission is free. ccfa.org/chapters/northernflorida/ THE LEARNING COMMUNITY The Learning Community of North Florida offers a Pharmacy Technician Program from 6-9 p.m. every Tue. and Thur., from Jan. 11-March 1, at 626 S. Eighth St., Fernandina Beach. The Business Plan class is held from 5:30-8:30 p.m. on Jan. 14 and from noon-2:45 p.m. and 3-6 p.m. on Jan. 15. Mediterranean Cooking is held from 2-4 p.m. on Jan. 16. For additional classes and workshops, fees and class requirements, call 430-0120. tlcnf.com COOKING IN SEASON Cooking In Season class is held at 10 a.m. on Jan. 15 at ‘town, 3611 St. Johns Ave., Avondale. Chef Scott Ostrander discusses winter ingredients. The class fee is $40. Classes are held once each season. SustainableSpringfield.net PATIENT/CAREGIVER Northeast Florida Brain Tumor Patient/ Caregiver Support Group gathers from 10-11:30 a.m. on Jan. 15 and on the third Sat. of each month at FSCJ Deerwood Center, 9911 Old Baymeadows Road, Jacksonville. 273-8755.

IMPROV COMMUNICATION CLASSES Four-week programs of Improv Communication Classes for adults are held from 7-8:30 p.m., starting on the first Wed. of the month at The Improv Effect, 1738 Kingsley Ave., Orange Park. 401-9485. jessie@improveffect.com NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS Do you have a drug problem? Maybe they can help.

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Average Entrée Cost: $ = Less than $8 $$ = $8-$14 $$$ = $15-$22 $$$$ = $23 & up BW = Beer, Wine FB = Full Bar CM = Children’s Menu TO = Take Out B = Breakfast L = Lunch D = Dinner F = Folio Weekly distribution point Send changes to mdryden@folioweekly.com

AMELIA ISLAND, FERNANDINA BEACH, YULEE (In Fernandina Beach unless otherwise noted.)

THE BEECH STREET GRILL Fine dining is offered in a casual atmosphere. The menu includes fresh local seafood, steaks and pasta dishes created with a variety of ethnic influences.

Award-winning wine list. FB. L, Wed.-Fri.; D, nightly; Sun. brunch. 801 Beech St. 277-3662. $$$ BEEF O’BRADY’S FAMILY SPORTS PUB F Signature wings, burgers and sandwiches. BW. TO. L & D, daily. 1916 S. 14th St. 261-0555. (For more locations, visit beefobradys.com) $$ BRETT’S WATERWAY CAFÉ F At the foot of Centre Street, the upscale restaurant overlooks the Harbor Marina. The menu includes daily specials, fresh Florida seafood and an extensive wine list. FB. L & D, daily. 1 S. Front St. 261-2660. $$$ BRIGHT MORNINGS F The small café offers freshly baked goods. B & L daily. 105 S. Third St. 491-1771. $$ CAFÉ 4750 An Italian kitchen and wine bar, Café 4750’s Chef de Cuisine Garrett Gooch offers roasted sea bass, frutti di mare soup, clam linguini, pastas, panatela bruschetta, crab cake sandwich, and fresh gelatos. Dine indoors or out on the terrace.

FB. B, L & D, daily. 4750 Amelia Island Pkwy., The Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island. 277-1100. $$$ CAFÉ KARIBO F Eclectic cuisine, served under the oaks in historic Fernandina, features sandwiches and chef’s specials.

Alfresco dining. FB. L & D, Tue.-Sat.; L, Sun. & Mon. 27 N. Third St. 277-5269. $$ CHEZ LEZAN BAKERY F European-style breads, pastries, croissants, muffins and pies baked daily. 1014 Atlantic Ave. 491-4663. $ EIGHT Contemporary sports lounge offers burgers, sandwiches, wings and nachos. FB. D, Mon.-Fri.; L & D, Fri. & Sat. The Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island, 4750 Amelia Island Pkwy., Amelia Island. 277-1100. $$ ESPAÑA RESTAURANT & TAPAS Traditional Spanish and Portuguese dishes, tapas and paella are served in a cozy atmosphere. BW, CM. D nightly. 22 S. Fourth St. 261-7700. $$$ FERNANDELI F Classics with a Southern touch, like a thirdpound devil dog, Reubens and pulled pork. Sandwiches and wraps built to order from fresh cold cuts, tuna, egg and turkey salads. L & D, Mon.-Sat. 17B S. Eighth St. 261-0008. $ GENNARO’S RISTORANTE ITALIANO F Southern Italian cuisine: pasta, gourmet ravioli, hand-tossed pizzas. Specialties are margharita pizza and shrimp feast. Bread is baked on-site. CM, BW. L & D, daily. 5 S. Second St., Historic District, 261-9400.

5472 First Coast Highway, Amelia Island, 491-1999. $$ HAPPY TOMATO COURTYARD CAFE & BBQ F Pulled pork sandwich, chicken salad and walnut chocolate chunk cookie, served in a laid-back atmosphere. BW. CM. L & D, Mon.-Sat. 7 S. Third St. 321-0707. $$ JACK & DIANE’S F Casual cafe offers steak & eggs, pancakes, Cajun scampi, etouffée, curry pizza, vegan black bean cakes, shrimp & grits, hand-carved steaks. FB. B, L & D, daily.

708 Centre St. 321-1444. $$ JOE’S 2ND STREET BISTRO Elegant island atmosphere. NY strip steak with sauces, Maine crab cakes, seafood fricassee and roast chicken penne pasta. BW. CM. D, nightly. 14 S. Second St. 321-2558. $$$ KABUKI JAPANESE STEAKHOUSE & SUSHI BAR F Teppanyaki masters create your meal; plus a 37-item sushi bar. BW. D, Tue.-Sun. Amelia Plaza. 277-8782. $$ KELLEY’S COURTYARD CAFE F She crab soup, salads, fried green tomatoes, sandwiches and wraps are served indoors or out on the patio. Vegetarian dishes are also offered. L & D, Mon.-Sat. 19 S. Third St. 432-8213. $ MONTEGO BAY COFFEE CAFE F Locally owned and operated, serving specialty coffees and fruit smoothies. Dine in or hit the drive-thru. B & L, Mon.-Sat. 463363 S.R. 200, Yulee.

225-3600. $ MOON RIVER PIZZA F Best of Jax 2010 winner. Northernstyle pizza by the pie or the slice. Choose from more than 20 toppings. Owner-selected wines and a large beer selection.

BW. L & D, Mon.-Sat. 925 S. 14th St. 321-3400. $ THE MUSTARD SEED CAFE This organic eatery and juice bar has an extensive, eclectic menu featuring vegetarian and vegan items. Daily specials: local seafood, free-range chicken and fresh organic produce. Salads, wraps, sandwiches and soups.

CM. B & L, Mon.-Sat. 833 T.J. Courson Rd. 277-3141. $$ O’KANE’S IRISH PUB F Rustic, genuine Irish pub up front, eatery in back, featuring daily specials, fish-n-chips, and soups served in a sourdough bread bowl. FB. L & D, Mon.-Sun. 318 Centre St. 261-1000. $$ PEPPER’S MEXICAN GRILL & CANTINA F The family restaurant offers authentic Mexican cuisine. BW, CM. L & D, daily.

2128 Sadler Rd. 272-2011. $$

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PLAE In Spa & Shops at Omni Amelia Island Plantation, the cozy venue offers an innovative and PLAEful dining experience.

D, nightly. 277-2132. $$$ SALT, THE GRILL Best of Jax 2010 winner. Elegant dining featuring local seafood and produce, served in a contemporary coastal setting. FB. D, Tue.-Sat. 4750 Amelia Island Pkwy., The Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island. 491-6746. $$$$ SANDOLLAR RESTAURANT & MARINA F Dine inside or on the deck. Snow crab legs, fresh fish, shellfish dishes. FB. L & D, daily. 9716 Heckscher Dr., Ft. George Island. 251-2449. $$ SLIDERS SEASIDE GRILL F Oceanfront dining; local seafood, shrimp, crab cakes, outdoor beachfront tiki & raw bar, covered deck and kids’ playground. CM, FB. L & D, daily. 1998 S. Fletcher Ave. 277-6652. $$ THE SURF F Dine inside or on large oceanview deck. Steaks, fresh fish, shrimp and nightly specials. Late-night menu. FB. L & D, daily. 3199 S. Fletcher Ave. 261-5711. $$ T-RAY’S BURGER STATION F A favorite local spot; Best of Jax 2010 winner. Grilled or blackened fish sandwiches, homemade burgers. BW, TO. B & L, Mon.-Sat. 202 S. Eighth St. 261-6310. $ 29 SOUTH EATS F Part of historic Fernandina Beach’s downtown scene. Award-winning Chef Scotty serves traditional world cuisine with a modern twist. L, Tue.-Sat.; D, Mon.-Sat.; Sun. brunch. 29 S. Third St. 277-7919. $$

ARLINGTON, REGENCY

DE REAL TING CAFE See Downtown. 6850 Arlington Expwy.

446-9777. $ EAST COAST BUFFET F A 160+ item Chinese, Japanese, American and Italian buffet. Dine in, take out. FB. L & D, Mon.Sat.; Sun. brunch. 9569 Regency Sq. Blvd. N. 726-9888. $$ GENE’S SEAFOOD F Serving fresh Mayport shrimp, fish, oysters, scallops, gator tail, steaks and combos. L & D, daily.

6132 Merrill Rd. 744-2333. $$ LA NOPALERA Best of Jax 2010 winner. See Intracoastal. 8818 Atlantic Blvd. 720-0106.

ORANGE TREE HOT DOGS F Orange Tree serves hot dogs with slaw, chili cheese or sauerkraut, as well as personal size pizzas.

L & D, Mon.-Sat. 9501 Arlington Expwy., Regency Square.

721-3595. (For locations, visit orangetreehotdogs.com) $ PITA EXPRESS Philly, chicken fajita, falafel, chicken Caesar salad and eggplant parmigiana pitas, plus omelets and pancakes. CM. B, L & D, daily. 2754 Trollie Lane. 674-2637. $ REGENCY ALE HOUSE & RAW BAR F Generous portions and friendly service in a nautical atmosphere. Fresh fish, specialty pastas, fresh oysters and clams. BW. L & D, daily. 9541 Regency Square Blvd. S. 720-0551. $$ TREY’S DELI & GRILL F Fresh food served in a relaxed atmosphere. Burgers, Trey’s Reuben, deli sandwiches, pork, steaks, seafood, pies. Prime rib specials every Fri. night. CM, BW. L & D, Mon.-Fri. 2044 Rogero Rd. 744-3690. $$

AVONDALE, ORTEGA

BEETHOVEN’S BAGEL BISTRO All-day breakfast menu with French toast and bagels. Lunch is deli fare, wraps, Reubens, paninis; dinner offers paella, chicken & dumplings. CM, BYOB. B, L & D, Wed.-Sat.; B & L, Sun. & Sat. 5917 Roosevelt Blvd.

771-6606. $$ BISCOTTIS F Best of Jax 2010 winner. Mozzarella bruschetta, Avondale pizza, sandwiches, espresso, cappuccino. Revolving daily specials. B, Tue.-Sun.; L & D, daily. 3556 St. Johns Ave. 387-2060. $$$ THE BLUE FISH RESTAURANT & OYSTER BAR Fresh seafood, steaks and more are served in a casual atmosphere. Halfportions are available. CM, FB. L & D, daily. 3551 St. Johns Ave., Shoppes of Avondale. 387-0700. $$$ BRICK RESTAURANT F Creative all-American fare like tuna tartare, seaweed salad and Kobe burger. Outside dining. FB. L & D, daily. 3585 St. Johns Ave. 387-0606. $$$ THE CASBAH F Best of Jax 2010 winner. Middle Eastern cuisine is served in a friendly atmosphere. BW. L & D, daily.

3628 St. Johns Ave. 981-9966. $$ ESPETO BRAZILIAN STEAK HOUSE F Gauchos carve the meat onto your plate from serving tables. FB. D, Tue.-Sun., closed Mon. 4000 St. Johns Ave., Ste. 40. 388-4884 $$$ THE FOX RESTAURANT F Best of Jax 2010 winner. The Fox has been a Jacksonville landmark for 50-plus years. Ian and Mary Chase serve classic diner-style fare, featuring homemade desserts. B & L daily. 3580 St. Johns Ave. 387-2669. $ ORSAY Best of Jax 2010 winner. The French/American bistro focuses on craftsmanship and service. FB. D, Tues.-Sat. 3630 Park St. 381-0909. $$$ RUAN THAI The elegant Avondale restaurant offers authentic Thai cuisine, including curries and pad dishes. CM, FB. L & D, Tue.-Sun. 3951 St. Johns Ave. 384-6665. $$$ TOM & BETTY’S F A Jacksonville tradition for more than 30 years, Tom & Betty’s serves hefty sandwiches with classic car themes, along with homemade-style dishes. CM, FB. L & D, Mon.-Sat. 4409 Roosevelt Blvd. 387-3311. $$ ’town Owner Meghan Purcell and Executive Chef Scott Ostrander bring the farm-to-table concept to Northeast Florida with their new Avondale restaurant, offering American fare with an emphasis on sustainability. BW. L & D, Mon.-Sat. 3611 St. Johns Ave. 345-2596. $$

Walter Coker

DINING GUIDE KEY

Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s Whisky River serves burgers, hot wings, pizzas, pulled pork and a healthy dose of Southern hospitality, on Big Island Drive in the St. Johns Town Center.

BAYMEADOWS

AL’S PIZZA F Best of Jax 2010 winner. See Beaches. 8060 Philips Hwy. 731-4300. $ BROADWAY RISTORANTE & PIZZERIA F Family-owned-andoperated New York-style pizzeria serves hand-tossed, brickoven-baked pizza, and traditional Italian dinners, wings, subs.

Dine-in or delivered. CM, BW. L & D, daily. 10920 Baymeadows Rd., Ste. 3. 519-8000. $$ BOWL OF PHO This restaurant offers traditional Vietnamese noodle soup and authentic favorites like spring rolls, shrimp wraps and egg rolls. Big portions and a laid-back atmosphere.

9902 Old Baymeadows Rd. 646-4455. $$ CHA-CHA’S MEXICAN RESTAURANT Owner Celso Alvarado offers authentic Mexican fare with 26 combo dinners and specialty dishes including chalupas, enchiladas and burritos. FB. L & D, Mon.-Sat. 9551 Baymeadows Rd. 737-9903. $$ CHICAGO PIZZA & SPORTS GRILLE F Chicago-style deepdish pizzas, hot dogs, Italian beef dishes from the Comastro family, serving authentic Windy City favorites for 25+ years.

CM, FB. L & D, daily. 8206 Philips Hwy. 731-9797. $$$ DEERWOOD DELI & DINER F The ’50s-style diner serves malts, shakes, Reubens, Cubans, burgers, and traditional breakfast items. CM. B & L, daily. 9934 Old Baymeadows Rd. 641-4877. $$ THE FIFTH ELEMENT F The first four elements are earth, water, air and fire — but here they prepare authentic Indian, South Indian and Indochinese dishes with artistic flair. Lunch buffet includes lamb, goat, chicken, tandoori and biryani items.

CM. L & D, daily. 9485 Baymeadows Rd. 448-8265. $$ GATOR’S DOCKSIDE F See Orange Park. 8650 Baymeadows Rd. 448-0500. $$ INDIA RESTAURANT F Best of Jax 2010 winner. Extensive menu of entrées, clay-oven grilled Tandoori specialties and chicken tandoor, fish, seafood and korma. L, Mon.-Sat., D, daily.

9802 Baymeadows Rd., Ste. 8. 620-0777. $$ LARRY’S GIANT SUBS F With locations all over Northeast Florida, Larry’s piles subs up with fresh fixins and serves ’em fast. Some Larry’s Subs offer B & W and/or serve breakfast. CM. L & D, daily. 3928 Baymeadows Rd., Ste. 9 (Goodby’s Creek), 737-7740; 8616 Baymeadows Rd. 739-2498. larryssubs.com $ LEMONGRASS F Upscale Thai cuisine in a metropolitan atmosphere. Chef Aphayasane’s innovative creations include roast duckling and fried snapper. BW. R. L, Mon.-Fri.; D, Mon.Sat. 9846 Old Baymeadows Rd. 645-9911. $$ MANDALOUN MEDITERRANEAN CUISINE F This Lebanese restaurant offers authentic Mediterranean cuisine: lahm meshwe, kafta khoshkhas and baked filet of red snapper. CM, FB. L & D, daily. 9862 Old Baymeadows Rd. 646-1881. $$ MAYURI INDIAN CUISINE F Traditional Indian items include tandoori specials, South Indian, Indo-Chinese, vegetarian, biryani and thali style dishes. BW. L & D. 9551 Baymeadows Rd., Ste. 10. 448-5999. $$ NATIVE SUN NATURAL FOODS MARKET F Best of Jax 2010 winner. The organic supermarket offers a full deli and a hot bar with fresh soups, quesadillas, rotisserie chicken and vegan sushi, as well as a fresh juice and smoothie bar. 11030 Baymeadows Rd. 260-2791. $ OMAHA STEAKHOUSE Center-cut beef, fresh seafood and sandwiches served in an English tavern atmosphere. The signature dish is a 16-ounce bone-in ribeye. Desserts include crème brûlée. FB. L & D, daily. 9300 Baymeadows Rd., Embassy Suites Hotel. 739-6633. $$ PATTAYA THAI GRILLE F Serving traditional Thai and vegetarian items and a 40-plus item vegetarian menu in a contemporary atmosphere. B/W. L & D, Tue.-Sun. 9551 Baymeadows Rd., Ste. 1. 646-9506. $$ PIZZA PALACE F See San Marco. 3928 Baymeadows Rd. 527-8649. $$ STICKY FINGERS F See Beaches. 8129 Point Meadows Way. 493-7427. $$ TIMES GRILL F See Fleming Island. 10915 Baymeadows Rd. 674-2606. $$

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A LA CARTE Authentic New England fare like Maine lobster rolls, Ipswich clams, crab cake sandwich, fried shrimp basket, clam chowder. Outside deck. TO. L, Mon., Tue., Sat. & Sun. 331 First Ave. N. 241-2005. $$ AL’S PIZZA F Serving hand-tossed gourmet pizzas, calzones and Italian entrees for more than 21 years. Voted Best Pizza by Folio Weekly readers from 1996-2010. BW. L & D, daily. 303 Atlantic Blvd., Atlantic Beach. 249-0002. $ ANGIE’S SUBS F Best of Jax 2010 winner. Subs are made-toorder fresh. Serious casual. Wicked good iced tea. 1436 Beach Blvd. 246-2519. $ ATOMIC FLYING FISH SEAFOOD TACO GRILL F Beach-casual with Cali-style fish, steak, blackened gator tacos and sides.

L & D, daily. 309 Atlantic Blvd., Neptune Beach. 372-0882. $$ BEACH BUDS CHICKEN F This cozy, family-owned place serves marinated fried or baked chicken: family meals (kids like Peruvian nuggets), giant tenders, in box lunches and as Mini-Me sandwiches, along with gizzards, livers, 15 sides and fried or blackened shrimp, fish, conch fritters, deviled crabs.

TO. L & D, daily. 1289 Penman Road. 247-2828. $ BEACHSIDE SEAFOOD RESTAURANT & MARKET F The full fresh seafood market serves seafood baskets, fish tacos, oyster baskets and Philly cheesesteaks. Dine indoors or outside. Beach delivery. CM, BW. L & D, daily. 120 S. Third St. 444-8862. $$ BONGIORNO’S PHILLY STEAK SHOP F South Philly’s Bongiorno family imports Amoroso rolls for Real Deal cheese-steak, Original Gobbler, clubs, wraps, burgers and dogs. BW, CM. L & D, daily. 2294 Mayport Rd., Atlantic Beach. 246-3278. $$ BONO’S PIT BAR-B-Q F Baby back ribs, fried corn, sweet potatoes. BW. L & D, daily. 1307 Atlantic Blvd., Neptune Beach.

270-2666. 1266 S. Third St. 249-8704. bonosbarbq.com $ THE BRASSERIE & BAR This new French/European-style bistro and bar offers coq au vin, French onion soup, fritto misto, Moroccan-style lamb shank. FB. D, Tue.-Sun. 1312 Beach Blvd.

249-5800. $$$ BUDDHA’S BELLY Authentic Thai dishes made with fresh ingredients using tried-and-true recipes. FB, TO. L & D, daily.

301 10th Ave. N. 712-4444. $$ BUKKETS BAHA F Oysters, wings, shrimp and burgers served inside or in the open-air boardwalk dining area. FB, CM. L & D, daily. 222 N. Oceanfront. 246-3234. $$ BURRITO CANTINA This hole-in-the-wall serves big burritos and big beers. TO. L & D, daily. 22 Seminole Rd., Atlantic Beach.

246-2000. $ CAMPECHE BAY CANTINA F Homemade-style Mexican items are fajitas, enchiladas and fried ice cream, plus margaritas. FB. D, nightly. 127 First Ave. N. 249-3322. $$ CARIBBEE KEY F Best of Jax 2010 winner. AmerCaribbean cuisine includes seafood, steaks and sandwiches. Open-air deck bar upstairs; outdoor dining downstairs. FB. L & D, daily.

100 N. First St., Neptune Beach. 270-8940. $$ CHICAGO PIZZA & SPORTS GRILLE F See Baymeadows. 320 N. First St. 270-8565. $$ COFFEE BISTRO F Fresh, locally roasted coffee, loose-leaf teas, baked goods, sandwiches and smoothies. BW. B & L, daily. 525 N. Third St., Ste. 105. 853-6500. $ CRAB CAKE FACTORY F Best of Jax 2010 winner. Fresh local seafood and Mayport shrimp are on the award-winning menu, which also includes Chef’s crab cakes, filet Christian and grouper Imperial. There’s an AYCE buffet every Wed. CM, FB. L & D, daily. 1396 Beach Blvd. 249-4776. $$$ CRUISERS GRILL F Best of Jax 2010 winner, serving burgers, sandwiches, nachos, tacos, quesadillas and cheese fries. 319 23rd Ave. S. 270-0356. $ CULHANE’S IRISH PUB F Four Culhane sisters own and operate the authentic Irish pub, featuring Guy Fieri’s (“Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives”) favorite items — Guinness stew, lamb sliders and fish pie. L, Fri.-Sun.; D, Tue.-Sun.; weekend brunch. FB, CM. 967 Atlantic Blvd., Atlantic Beach. 249-9595. $$

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249-3001. $ FIONN MACCOOL’S IRISH PUB & RESTAURANT Casual dining with uptown Irish flair, including fish and chips, Guinness beef stew and black-and-tan brownies. FB, CM. L & D, daily. 333 N. First St. 242-9499. $$ THE FISH COMPANY F Fresh, local seafood is served, including Mayport shrimp, fish baskets, grilled tuna and an oyster bar. L & D, daily. CM, FB. 725 Atlantic Blvd., Ste. 12, Atlantic Beach. 246-0123. $$ HALA SANDWICH SHOP & BAKERY Authentic Middle Eastern favorites include gyros, shwarma, pita bread, made fresh daily.

BW. L & D, Mon.-Sat. 1451 Atlantic Blvd., Neptune Beach.

249-2212. $$ THE HOMESTEAD RESTAURANT F Serving traditional Southern favorites like fried chicken, Delta catfish, fresh cut steaks, oysters and grouper. CM, FB. D, daily; Sun. brunch. 1712 Beach Blvd. 247-6820. $$ HOT DOG HUT F Best of Jax 2010 winner. All-beef hot dogs, sausages, hamburgers, crab cakes, beer-battered onion rings and French fries. B. L, daily. 1439 Third St. S. 247-8886. $ ICHIBAN F Three dining areas: teppan or hibachi tables (watch a chef prepare your food), a sushi bar and Westernstyle seating offering tempura and teriyaki. FB, Japanese plum wine. L & D, daily. 675 N. Third St. 247-4688. $$ LYNCH’S IRISH PUB F Best of Jax 2010 winner. The fullservice restaurant offers corned beef and cabbage, Shepherd’s pie and fish-n-chips. 30+ beers on tap. FB. L, Sat. & Sun., D, daily. 514 N. First St. 249-5181. $$ MEZZA LUNA RISTORANTE F A Beaches tradition for 20+ years. Favorites are Szechuan ahi tuna, lasagna Bolognese and wood-fired pizza. Inside or patio. Extensive wine list. CM, FB. D, Mon.-Sat. 110 First St., Neptune Beach. 249-5573. $$$ MIMI’S SPORTS GRILLE East meets West: Every dish is infused with Asian style and ingredients, including lumpia, yaki tori and several kinds of sushi. FB. L & D daily. 1021 Atlantic Blvd., Atlantic Beach. 270-1030. $$ MOJO KITCHEN BBQ PIT & BLUES BAR F Best of Jax 2010 winner. Traditional slow-cooked Southern barbecue served in a blues bar atmosphere. Favorites are pulled pork, Texas brisket and slow-cooked ribs. CM, FB. L & D, daily. 1500 Beach Blvd.

247-6636. $$ MONKEY’S UNCLE TAVERN F For 25 years, Monkey’s has served pub grub, burgers, sandwiches, seafood and wings.

Dine inside or out on the patio. FB. L & D, daily. 1850 S. Third St. 246-1070. $ NORTH BEACH BISTRO F Casual dining with an elegant touch, like slow-cooked veal osso buco with truffled mushroom risotto; calypso crusted mahi mahi with spiced plantain chips.

CM, FB. L & D, daily. 725 Atlantic Blvd., Ste. 6, Atlantic Beach.

372-4105. $$$ OCEAN 60 Best of Jax 2010 winner. A prix fixe menu is offered.

Continental cuisine, with fresh seafood, nightly specials and a changing seasonal menu. Dine in a formal dining room or casual Martini Room. D, Mon.-Sat. 60 Ocean Blvd., Atlantic Beach. 247-0060. $$$ PACO’S MEXICAN GRILL Serving Baja-style Mexican cuisine, featuring carne asada, tacos, burritos, fish tacos and shrimp burritos. CM, FB. B, L & D, daily. 333 First St. N. 208-5097. $ PARSONS SEAFOOD RESTAURANT F The family-style restaurant has an outdoor patio and an extensive menu, including the mariner’s platter and the Original Dreamboat. CM, FB. L & D, daily. 904 Sixth Ave. S. 249-0608. $$ PHILLY’S FINEST Authentic Philly-style cheesesteaks are made with imported Amorosa rolls. Hoagies, wings and pizza ... cold beer, too. FB. L & D, daily. 1527 N. Third St. 241-7188. $$ PURE AROMA CAFE Homemade crepes, healthy wraps, Colombian coffees and smoothies, in a laid-back atmosphere.

BW. B & L, daily. 1722 N. Third St. 372-4571. $ RAGTIME TAVERN SEAFOOD GRILL F The Beaches landmark serves grilled seafood with a Cajun/Creole accent.

Hand-crafted cold beer. FB. L & D, daily. 207 Atlantic Blvd., Atlantic Beach. 241-7877. $$ SALT LIFE FOOD SHACK F Salt Life offers a wide array of specialty menu items, including the signature tuna poke bowl, fresh rolled sushi, Ensenada tacos and local fried shrimp, served in a casual, trendy open-air space. FB, TO, CM. L & D, daily. 1018 Third St. N. 372-4456. $$ SNEAKERS SPORTS GRILLE F Best of Jax 2010 winner. 111 Beach Blvd. 482-1000. $$ STICKY FINGERS F Memphis-style rib house specializes in barbecue ribs served several ways. FB. L & D, daily. 363 Atlantic Blvd., Atlantic Beach. 241-RIBS. $$ SUN DOG STEAK & SEAFOOD F Eclectic American fare, art deco décor with an authentic diner feel. FB. L & D, daily; Sun. brunch. 207 Atlantic Blvd., Neptune Beach. 241-8221. $$ TACOLU BAJA MEXICANA F Best of Jax 2010 winner. Fresh, Baja-style Mexican fare, with a focus on fish tacos and tequila, as well as fried cheese, bangin’ shrimp and verde chicken tacos. L & D, Tue.-Sun. 1183 Beach Blvd. 249-TACO (8226). $$ THAI ROOM RESTAURANT F Best of Jax 2010 winner. Dine in an intimate setting as Chef Thepsouvanh prepares Thai cuisine like crispy duck or pan-seared Chilean sea bass. BW. L, Mon.-Fri. D, Mon.-Sat. 1286 S. Third St. 249-8444. $$$ TURTLE ISLAND NATURAL FOODS Entrées from tofu to tenderloin, sides and sandwiches. Full natural and organic gro-

cery. BW. L & D, daily. 363 Atlantic Blvd., Stes. 7 & 8, Atlantic Beach. 246-2441. $$ THE WINE BAR The casual neighborhood place has a tapas-style menu, fire-baked flatbreads and a wine selection.

Tue.-Sun. 320 N. First St. 372-0211. $$

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(The Jacksonville Landing venues are at 2 Independent Drive) ADAMS STREET DELI & GRILL F The lunch spot serves wraps, including grilled chicken, and salads, including Greek salad. L, Mon.-Fri. 126 W. Adams St. 475-1400. $$ BURRITO GALLERY & BAR F Best of Jax 2010 winner.

Southwest cuisine, traditional American salads. Burritos and more burritos. Onsite art gallery. FB. L & D, Mon.-Sat. 21 E. Adams St. 598-2922. $ CHICAGO PIZZA & SPORTS GRILLE F See Baymeadows. The Jacksonville Landing. 354-7747. $$$ CITY HALL PUB On the Trolley route. A sports bar vibe: 16 bigscreen HDTVs. Angus burgers, dogs, sandwiches & sides, AYCE wings buffet, soup-n-salad. FB. Free downtown area lunch delivery. L & D, daily. 234 Randolph Blvd. 356-6750. $$ JENKINS QUALITY BARBECUE Family-owned-and-operated.

Jenkins offers beef, pork, chicken, homemade desserts. L & D, daily. 830 N. Pearl St. 353-6388. $ JULIETTE’S & J-BAR Serving dinner before (or dessert after) a show. Breakfast buffet. J-Bar serves bistro-inspired small plates. FB. Daily. Omni Hotel, 245 W. Water St. 355-6664. $$$ KOJA SUSHI F Sushi, Japanese, Asian and Korean cuisine.

Indoor and outdoor dining and bar. FB. L & D, daily. The Jacksonville Landing. 350-9911. $$ THE SKYLINE DINING & CONFERENCE CENTER Weekday lunch includes salad bar, hot meals and a carving station. L, Mon.-Fri.; L, Sun. upon request. FB. 50 N. Laura St., Ste. 3550.

791-9797. $$ ZODIAC GRILL F Newly relocated, and serving Mediterranean cuisine and American favorites, PROMISE with a popular OF lunchBENEFIT buffet.

BW. B & L, daily. 120 W. Adams St. 354-8283. $

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ALL STARS SPORTS BAR & GRILL F This casual sportsthemed bar and restaurant features wings, burgers and tacos, a customer favorite. CM, FB. 2223 C.R. 220. 264-3322. $ GRASSROOTS NATURAL MARKET F See Riverside. B, L & D, Mon.-Sat.; L, Sun. 1915 East West Pkwy., 541-0009. $ HONEY B’S CAFE Breakfast includes omelets, pancakes, French toast. Lunch offers entrée salads, quiches and buildyour-own burgers. Peanut butter pie is a customer favorite. Tea parties are held every Sat. B & L, daily. 3535 U.S. 17, Ste. 8.

264-7325. $$ LA NOPALERA F Best of Jax 2010 winner. See Intracoastal.

1571 C.R. 220, Ste. 100. 215-2223. $ MERCURY MOON F Appetizers, sandwiches, desserts. Daily specials. TO, FB. L & D, daily. 2015 C.R. 220. 215-8999. $$ MOJO SMOKEHOUSE F Best of Jax 2010 winner. FB. L & D, daily. 1810 Town Ctr. Blvd. 264-0636. $$ ROCKIN RODZ BAR & GRILLE This place offers fresh fare, like Stratocaster shrimp, Hot Rod gumbo and handmade gourmet Angus burgers, served in a rockin’, upscale casual atmosphere.

Dine indoors or out. CM, FB. L & D, daily. 2574 C.R. 220, Stes.

4-7. 276-2000. $$ TIMES GRILL F The Louisiana-based restaurant has big burgers, seafood and old-fashioned malts. Eat a 1-1/2-pound Wall of Fame burger, get your picture on the Wall of Fame. CM, BW. L & D, daily. 1811 Town Center Blvd. 592-4400. $$ WHITEY’S FISH CAMP F This renowned seafood place, family-owned since 1963, specializes in AYCE freshwater catfish. Also steaks, pastas. Outdoor waterfront dining. Come by car, boat or bike. CM, FB. L & D, daily. 2032 C.R. 220.

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AL’S PIZZA F Best of Jax 2010 winner. See Beaches. 14286 Beach Blvd. (at San Pablo Rd.) 223-0991. $ BRUCCI’S PIZZA, PASTA, PANINIS F Brucci’s offers authentic New York-style pizza, Italian pastas and desserts in a family atmosphere. CM, BW. L & D, daily. 13500 Beach Blvd., Ste. 36.

223-6913. $ CHRISTOPHER SEAFOOD & COMPANY Best of Jax 2010 winner. Chef Kahn Vongdara’s seafood restaurant offers fresh dishes made with recipes from the Chesapeake Bay to the bayous, prepared with quality ingredients. FB. CM. TO. Brunch, L & D, daily. 11891 Atlantic Blvd. 998-2242. $$ CLIFF’S ROCKIN’ BAR-N-GRILL F Cliff’s features 8-ounce burgers, wings, steak, seafood, homemade pizza and daily specials. FB. L & D, daily. Smoking permitted. 3033 Monument Rd., Ste. 2, Cobblestone Plaza. 645-5162. $$ ISTANBUL MEDITERRANEAN & ITALIAN CUISINE The varied menu offers European cuisine including lamb, beef and chicken dishes, as well as pizza and wraps. BW. L & D, daily.

13170 Atlantic Blvd., Ste. 26. 220-9192. $$ JERRY’S SPORTS GRILLE & STEAKHOUSE F The menu includes wings, hamburgers, Ahi tuna and handcut steaks. CM, FB. Daily. 13170 Atlantic Blvd., Ste. 22. 220-6766. $ LA NOPALERA F Best of Jax 2010 winner. The familyowned-and-operated restaurant serves authentic Mexican

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cuisine, like tamales, fajitas and pork tacos, in a casual family atmosphere. CM, FB. L & D, daily. 14333 Beach Blvd.

992-1666. $ MILANO’S RESTAURANT & PIZZERIA Homemade Italian cuisine, including breads, pizzas, calzones and specialty dishes.

BW, CM. L & D, daily. 12620 Beach Blvd., Ste. 4. 646-9119. $$ TIME OUT SPORTS GRILL F Wings, gourmet pizza, fresh seafood and specialty wraps. FB. D, Mon.-Fri.; L & D, Sat. & Sun. 13799 Beach Blvd., Ste. 5. 223-6999. $$ TIMES GRILL F See Fleming Island. 13500 Beach Blvd., Ste. 25. 992-7288. $$ TKO’S THAI HUT F The menu offers Thai fusion, curry dishes, chef’s specials, steaks and healthy options. Sushi, too. Hookahs are also available. Dine inside or on the covered patio. FB. L & D, daily. 13500 Beach Blvd., Ste. 46. 647-7546. $$ ZAITOON MEDITERRANEAN GRILL Traditional Mediterranean family recipes are blended to create Spanish, French, Italian and Middle Eastern inspired dishes. L & D, Tue.-Sun. 13475 Atlantic Blvd., Ste. 40, Harbour Village. 221-7066. $$

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BLACKSTONE GRILLE The menu blends flavors from a variety of cultures and influences for modern American fusion cuisine, served in a bistro-style setting. FB. L & D, Mon.-Fri., D, Sat.; Sun. brunch. 112 Bartram Oaks Walk, Ste. 102. 287-0766. $$$ BRUCCI’S PIZZA F See Intracoastal. 540 S.R. 13, Ste. 10, Fruit Cove. 287-8317. $$ CHICAGO PIZZA BAKERY & PUB F Transforms from family restaurant to pub serving Chicago-style deep dish pizza. CM, FB. D, Tue.-Fri., L & D, Sat. & Sun. 107 Nature Walk Pkwy., Ste. 101, 230-9700. $$ HAPPY OURS SPORTS GRILLE F Features wings, big salads, burgers, wraps and sandwiches. Sports events on HDTVs. CM, FB. 116 Bartram Oaks Walk, Ste. 101. 683-1964. $ PIZZA PALACE F See San Marco. 116 Bartram Oaks Walk.

230-2171. $ RUSSO’S ITALIAN RESTAURANT F Traditional Italian cuisine includes veal, eggplant, seafood, steak. CM. D, Tue.-Sun. 2750 Race Track Rd., Ste. 106, Plantation Plaza. 287-4111. $$

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AL’S PIZZA Best of Jax 2010 winner. See Beaches. 11190 San Jose Blvd. 260-4115. $ AW SHUCKS F This seafood place features an oyster bar, steaks, seafood, chicken wings and pasta. Favorites include ahi tuna, shrimp & grits, oysters Rockefeller, pitas and kabobs.

Sweet potato puffs are the signature side item. CM, FB. L & D, daily. 9743 Old St. Augustine Rd. 240-0368. $$ THE BLUE CRAB CRABHOUSE F Maryland-style crabhouse featuring fresh blue crabs, garlic crabs, King, Snow and Dungeness crab legs. FB, CM. D, Tue.-Sat.; L & D, Sun. 3057 Julington Creek Rd. 260-2722. $$ BROOKLYN PIZZA F The traditional pizzeria serves New Yorkstyle pizza, specialty pies, and subs, strombolis and calzones.

BW. L & D, daily. 11406 San Jose Blvd. 288-9211. 13820 St. Augustine Rd. 880-0020. $ CASA MARIA F See Springfield. L & D, daily. 14965 Old St. Augustine Rd. 619-8186. $$ CLARK’S FISH CAMP F Best of Jax 2010 winner. Clark’s has steak, ribs, AYCE catfish dinners, 3-pound prime rib. Dine in, out or in a creek-view glass-enclosed room. FB. D, Mon.-Fri.; L & D, Sat. & Sun. 12903 Hood Landing Rd. 268-3474. $$ DON JUAN’S RESTAURANT F Authentic Mexican dishes prepared daily from scratch, served in a casual atmosphere.

FB, CM. L & D, daily. 12373 San Jose Blvd. 268-8722. $$ GIGI’S RESTAURANT Breakfast buffet served daily, lunch buffet weekdays. The Comedy Zone (Best of Jax 2010 winner) has an appetizer menu. FB. B, L & D, daily. I-295 & San Jose Blvd.

(Ramada Inn). 268-8080. $$ (Fri. & Sat. buffet, $$$) HALA CAFE & BAKERY F See Southside. 9735 Old St. Augus-

tine Rd. 288-8890. $$ KOBE JAPANESE RESTAURANT The fusion-style sushi restaurant offers oyster shooters, kobe beef shabu-shabu, Chilean sea bass and filet mignon. BW & sake. L & D, daily. 11362 San Jose Blvd., Ste. 8. 288-7999. $$ LET’S NOSH F The authentic Jewish deli offers a full breakfast, lunch, brunch and full-service deli counter. Real New York water bagels, bread baked on site and desserts. CM. B & L, daily. 9850 San Jose Blvd. 683-8346. $ MAMA FU’S ASIAN HOUSE MSG-free pan-Asian cuisine prepared to order in woks using fresh ingredients. Authentic Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese and Thai dishes. BW, CM. L & D, daily. 11105 San Jose Blvd. 260-1727. $$ MANDARIN ALE HOUSE A laid-back atmosphere with 30-plus beers on tap. FB. L & D, daily. 11112 San Jose Blvd., Ste. 19.

292-0003. $$ NATIVE SUN NATURAL FOODS MARKET F Best of Jax 2010 winner. Organic supermarket with full deli and salad bar serving wraps, quesadillas, chopped salads, vegetarian dishes.

Fresh juice and smoothie bar. Indoor and outdoor seating.

Mon.-Sat. 10000 San Jose Blvd. 260-6950. $ WHOLE FOODS MARKET F 100+ prepared items at a fullservice and self-service hot bar, soup bar, dessert bar. Madeto-order Italian specialties from a brick oven pizza hearth. L & D, daily. 10601 San Jose Blvd., Ste. 22. 288-1100. $$

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GATOR’S DOCKSIDE F For 18-plus years, the sports-themed family restaurant has served wings, ribs, entrees, sandwiches.

FB. L & D, daily. 9680 Argyle Forest Blvd. 425-6466. $$ THE HILLTOP CLUB She crab soup, scallops, prime beef, wagyu beef, chicken Florentine and stuffed grouper are featured.

Chef Nick’s salmon is a customer favorite. FB. D, Tue.-Sat. 2030 Wells Rd. 272-5959. $$ JOEY MOZARELLAS This Italian restaurant’s specialty is the 24-slice pizza: 18”x26” of fresh ingredients and sauces made daily. CM, TO. L & D, daily. 930 Blanding Blvd. 579-4748. $$ POMPEII COAL-FIRED PIZZA F Pizzas are baked in coal-fired ovens. Popular pizzas include Health Choice and Mozzarella.

Coal-fired sandwiches and wings, too. BW. L & D, daily. 2134 Park Ave. 264-6116. $$ THE ROADHOUSE F Burgers, wings, deli sandwiches, popular lunches. FB. L & D, daily. 231 Blanding Blvd. 264-0611. $ THAI GARDEN F Traditional Thai cuisine made with fresh ingredients, served in a relaxed atmosphere. Curry dishes and specialty selections with authentic Thai flavors. BW. L, Mon.Fri.; D, nightly. 10 Blanding Blvd., Ste. A. 272-8434. $$

PONTE VEDRA, NE ST. JOHNS

AL’S PIZZA F Homemade breads, pizza, white pizza, calzones and Italian entrees. Voted Best Pizza in Jax by Folio Weekly readers from 1996-2010. BW. L & D, daily. 635 A1A. 543-1494. $ AQUA GRILL Upscale cuisine offers fresh seafood, Angus steaks, Maine lobster and vegetarian dishes. Outdoor patio seating. FB. L, Mon.-Sat.; D, nightly. 950 Sawgrass Village Dr. 285-3017. $$$ BRUCCI’S PIZZA F Authentic New York-style pizza, Italian pastas, paninis, desserts. Family atmosphere. CM. L & D, daily.

880 A1A, Ste. 8. 280-7677. $$ CAFFE ANDIAMO Traditional Italian cuisine features fresh seafood, veal, homemade pastas and wood-fired pizza prepared in a copper clad oven. An extensive wine list is offered in a cosmopolitan atmosphere. Dine indoors or Out on the terrace.

L & D, daily. 500 Sawgrass Village. 280-2299. $$$ KARMA This homey place offers favorites from here and abroad, including burgers, wings, pastas, salads and apps, prepared with fresh, local ingredients. Outdoor dining is available.

Brunch menu on Sat. & Sun. CM, FB. L, Sat. & Sun.; D, daily.

822 A1A N., Ste. 105. 834-3942. $$ LULU’S WATERFRONT GRILLE F On the Intracoastal

your complete health food store Waterway, LuLu’s can be reached by car or by boat. Seafood, steaks and pasta dishes with a sophisticated flair. FB. L & D, daily; Sun. brunch. 301 N. Roscoe Blvd. 285-0139. $$ NINETEEN AT TPC SAWGRASS In Sawgrass’ Tournament Players Club, Nineteen features more than 230 wines and freshly prepared American and Continental cuisine, including local seafood, served inside or al fresco on the verandah. L & D, daily. 110 Championship Way. 273-3235. $$$ PUSSER’S BAR & GRILLE F Freshly prepared Caribbean cuisine, including red snapper Ponte Vedra Jamaican grilled pork ribs and barbecued salmon tower. Tropical rum drinks feature Pusser’s Painkiller. FB. L & D, daily. 816 A1A N., Ste. 100. 280-7766. L, $$; D, $$ RESTAURANT MEDURE Chef Matthew Medure offers his eclectic cuisine featuring local and imported seafood with Southern and Asian influences. F/B. D, Mon.-Sat. 818 A1A N. 543-3797. $$$ RUTH’S CHRIS STEAK HOUSE Best of Jax 2010 winner. See San Marco. 8141 A1A. 285-0014. $$$$ SIMPLE FAIRE F Simple Faire offers breakfast and lunch favorites, featuring Boar’s Head meats and cheeses served on fresh bread. Daily specials. B & L, Mon.-Fri. 3020 Hartley Rd., Ste. 110. 683-2542. $$ 619 OCEAN VIEW Dining with a Mediterranean touch, featuring fresh seafood, steaks and nightly specials. FB, CM. D, Wed.-Sun. 619 Ponte Vedra Blvd., Cabana Beach Club. 285-6198. $$$ URBAN FLATS Ancient world-style flatbread is paired with fresh regional and seasonal ingredients in wraps, flatwiches and entrées, served in a casual, urban atmosphere. An international wine list is offered. FB. L & D, daily. 330 A1A N. 280-5515. $$

RIVERSIDE, 5 POINTS, WESTSIDE

AJ’S ON PARK STREET AJ’s is a casual barbecue spot serving smoked St. Louis-style ribs, pulled pork, smoked brisket, seafood and dishes made with a Latin touch. L & D, Mon.-Fri. 630 Park St. 598-0188. $$ AL’S PIZZA F Best of Jax 2010 winner. See Beaches. 1620 Margaret St. 388-8384. $ BAKERY MODERNE F The neighborhood bakery offers classic pastries, artisanal breads, seasonal favorites, all made from scratch, including the popular petit fours and custom cakes. B & L, daily. 869 Stockton St., Ste. 6, Riverside. 389-7117. $ COOL MOOSE F Classic sandwiches, eclectic wraps and desserts. An extensive gourmet coffee menu with Green Mountain coffees and frozen coffee drinks. B & L, daily. Brunch, Sun. 2708 Park St. 381-4242. $ CROSS CREEK F See Springfield. 850 S. Lane Ave. 783-9579. $$ EUROPEAN STREET CAFÉ F See San Marco. 2753 Park St. 384-9999. $ GATOR’S DOCKSIDE F See Orange Park. 6677 103rd St., Westside, 777-6135. $$ GRASSROOTS NATURAL MARKET F This deli, organic and natural grocery, and juice and smoothie bar offers teas, coffees, gourmet cheeses and natural, organic and raw items.

Grab-and-go sandwiches, salads and sides. Craft beers, organic wines. B, L & D, Mon.-Sat.; L, Sun. 2007 Park St. 384-4474. $ HJ’S BAR & GRILL F This grill serves traditional American fare: burgers, sandwiches, wraps and platters of ribs, shrimp and fish. CM, FB. L & D, Sat. & Sun., D, Mon.-Fri. 8540 Argyle Forest Blvd., Ste. 1. 317-2783. $$

HOVAN MEDITERRANEAN GOURMET F Dine inside or on the patio. Mediterranean entrées include lamb, and beef gyros. L & D, Mon.-Sat. 2005-1 Park St. 381-9394. $ JACKSONS GRILL Locally owned spot has an original menu of fried pickle chips, Rockin’ Ranch burgers, gumbo, sandwiches.

BW, TO. B, L & D, daily. 1522 King St. 384-8984. $$ JOHNNY’S DELI & GRILL F A Riverside tradition, serving 60+ fresh deli and grill items, including hot sandwiches. L, Mon.-Fri. 474 Riverside Ave. 356-8055. $ OFinclude BENEFIT MONROE’S SMOKEHOUSE BBQPROMISE Smoked meats wings, pulled pork, brisket, turkey and ribs. Homemade-style sides include green beans, baked beans, red cole slaw, collards. BW, CM. L & D, Mon.-Sat. 4838 Highway Ave., 389-5551. $$ MOON RIVER PIZZA F Best of Jax 2010 winner. See Amelia Island. 1176 Edgewood Ave. S. 389-4442. $ MOSSFIRE GRILL F Southwestern menu with ahi tuna tacos, goat cheese enchiladas and gouda quesadillas. Dine inside or on the patio. FB. L & D, daily. 1537 Margaret St. 355-4434. $$ O’BROTHERS IRISH PUB F Innovative Irish fare and traditional faves are offered, like lambburger with Stilton crust, Guinness mac & cheese, Shepherd’s pie and fish-n-chips — plus 18 beers on tap. L, daily except Mon.; D, daily. CM, FB. 1521 Margaret St. 854-9300. $$ PERARD’S PIZZA & ITALIAN CUISINE F Traditional Italian fare is prepared with fresh sauces and dough made from scratch daily, along with a large selection of gourmet pizza toppings. CM, BW. L & D, daily. 11043 Crystal Springs Rd., Ste. 2. 378-8131. $ PERFECT RACK BILLIARDS F Upscale billiards hall has burgers, steak, deli sandwiches, wings. Family-friendly, nonsmoking. BW, CM. L & D, daily. 1186 Edgewood Ave. S., Murray Hill. 738-7645. $ PIZZA PALACE ON THE PARK F See San Marco. Outdoor seating. 920 Margaret St., 5 Points. 598-1212. $$ SAKE HOUSE F Japanese grill and sushi bar features sushi, sashimi, katsu, tempura, hibachi and specialty rolls. CM, BW, sake. L & D, daily. 824 Lomax St. 301-1188. $$ SUMO SUSHI Authentic Japanese fare, traditional to entrees and sushi rolls, spicy sashimi salad, gyoza (pork dumpling), tobiko (flying fish roe), Rainbow roll (tuna, salmon, yellowtail, Calif. roll). BW, CM. L & D, daily. 2726 Park St. 388-8838. $$ SUSHI CAFÉ F Authentic Japanese cuisine with a variety of sushi plus entrees like king salmon, katsu and teriyaki.

BW, CM. L & D, daily. 2025 Riverside Ave. 384-2888. $$ TIMES GRILL F See Fleming Island. 5149 Normandy Blvd., Ste. 1. 854-7501. $$ TWO DOORS DOWN F Former Tad’s owner offers traditional faves: hotcakes, omelets, burgers, pork chops, liver & onions, fried chicken, sides and desserts. CM, TO. B & L, Mon.-Fri. 436 Park St. 598-0032. $ WALKERS This nightspot has a tapas menu plus a wide variety of wines, served in a rustic, intimate atmosphere. BW. Tue.-Sat. 2692 Post St. 894-7465. $ WASABI JAPANESE BUFFET F AYCE buffet. Sushi bar, sashimi, hibachi, teriyaki, tempura, steak, seafood. BW. L & D, daily. 1014 Margaret St., Ste. 1, 5 Points. 301-1199. $$

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and seafood dishes. CM, FB. L & D, daily. 1915B A1A S., St. Augustine Beach. 461-0102. $$ ANN O’MALLEY’S F Fresh handmade sandwiches, soups, salads and perfectly poured Guinness. Favorites include Reubens and chicken salad. CM, BW, Irish beers on tap. L & D, daily. 23 Orange St. 825-4040. $$ BEACH STREET PIZZA New York and Chicago style pizzas, calzones and homemade pasta dishes, all made from fresh ingredients., served in a beach-theme atmosphere. CM. L & D, Tue.-Sun. 4171 A1A S. 461-0910. $$ BORRILLO’S PIZZA & SUBS F Specialty pizzas are Borrillo’s Supreme (extra cheese, pepperoni, sausage), white and vegetarian pizzas. Subs and pasta dinners. L & D, daily. 88 San Marco Ave. 829-1133. $ CAFÉ ELEVEN F Eclectic cuisine like feta spinach egg croissant, apple turkey sandwich, pear-berry salad. Daily chef creations. BW. B, L & D, daily. 501 A1A Beach Blvd. 460-9311.

B, $; L & D, $$ CARMELO’S PIZZERIA F Authentic New York style brickoven-baked pizza, fresh baked sub rolls, Boars Head meats and cheeses, fresh salads, calzones, strombolis and sliced pizza specials. BW. L & D, daily. 146 King St. 494-6658. $$ THE FLORIDIAN The downtown restaurant serves innovative Southern fare, made with local farmers’ local food. Signature items: fried green tomato bruschetta, ’N’grits with shrimp, fish or tofu. L & D, Wed.-Mon. 39 Cordova St. 829-0655. $$ GYPSY CAB COMPANY F Best of Jax 2010 winner. International menu features large portions, reasonable prices. FB. L & D, daily. 828 Anastasia Blvd. 824-8244. $$ HARRY’S SEAFOOD BAR & GRILLE F In a historic, two-story house, the New Orleans-style eatery has fresh seafood, steaks, jambalaya, etouffée and shrimp. FB. L & D, daily. 46 Avenida Menendez. 824-7765. $$ HURRICANE PATTY’S F Casual waterfront seafood place features lunch specials, nightly dinners. Dine inside or on the deck. L & D, daily. 69 Lewis Blvd. 827-1822. $$ KINGS HEAD BRITISH PUB F Authentic Brit pub serves fish & chips, Cornish pastie and steak & kidney pie. Tap beers are Guinness, Newcastle and Bass. BW. L & D, Wed.-Sun. 6460 U.S. 1 (4 miles N. of St. Augustine Airport.) 823-9787. $$ THE MANATEE CAFÉ F Serving healthful cuisine using organically grown fruits, vegetables, grains and legumes. B & L, daily. 525 S.R. 16, Ste. 106, Westgate Plaza. 826-0210. $ MANGO MANGO’S BEACHSIDE BAR & GRILL Caribbean kitchen has comfort food with a tropical twist: coconut shrimp and fried plantains. BW, CM. Outdoor dining. 700 A1A Beach Blvd., (A Street access) St. Augustine Beach. 461-1077. $$ MILL TOP TAVERN F A St. Auggie institution in an 1884 building, serving Ultimate Nachos, soups, sandwiches, daily specials. Dine inside or on open-air decks. At the big mill wheel. FB. L & D, daily. 19 1/2 St. George St. 829-2329. $$ OASIS RESTAURANT & DECK F Just one block from the ocean, with a tropical atmosphere and open-air deck. Steamed oysters, crab legs, burgers. CM, FB. B, L & D, daily. 4000 A1A & Ocean Trace Rd., St. Augustine Beach. 471-3424. $ PURPLE OLIVE INTERNATIONAL BISTRO F This familyowned-and-operated bistro’s creative menu offers expertly chosen wines, nightly specials, fresh artisan breads. Soups, salad dressings and desserts are made from scratch. D, Tue.Sat. 4255 A1A S., Ste. 6, St. Augustine Beach. 461-1250. $$ RAINTREE The restaurant, located in a Victorian home, offers a menu with contemporary and traditional international influences. Extensive wine list. FB. D, daily. 102 San Marco Ave. 824-7211. $$$ SCARLETT O’HARA’S Best of Jax 2010 winner. Serving Southern fare, barbecue and seafood. CM, FB. L & D, daily. 70 Hypolita St. 824-6535. $$ SHENANIGANS SIDELINES SPORTS GRILL The sports grill serves 80+ craft, imported & domestic beers, and homemadestyle sandwiches. L & D, daily. 4010 U.S. 1 S. 217-3051. $$ SUNSET GRILLE Casual Key West style and a seafood-heavy menu — it’s a consistent Great Chowder Debate winner. Specialties include baby back ribs, lobster ravioli, coconut shrimp and datil pepper wings with bleu cheese dressing. CM, FB. L & D, daily. 421 A1A Beach Blvd. 471-5555. $$$ ZHANRAS F Art-themed tapas-style place has small plate items in a casual, contemporary space. Entrée portions available. CM, FB. D, daily; Sun. brunch. 108 Anastasia Blvd.

823-3367. $$

ST. JOHNS TOWN CENTER, TINSELTOWN

BLACKFINN AMERICAN GRILLE With four dining rooms, Blackfinn offers classic American fare: beef, seafood, pasta, chicken and flatbread sandwiches. Dine indoors or on the patio. CM, FB. L & D, daily. 4840 Big Island Dr. 345-3466. $$ FIVE GUYS BURGERS & FRIES Best of Jax 2010 winner.

13249 City Square Dr. 751-9711. 9039 Southside Blvd., 538-9100. 4413 Town Center Pkwy., Ste. 401. 996-6900. fiveguys.com $ THE GRAPE BISTRO & WINE BAR F More than 145 wines, along with a tapas menu of gourmet fare to pair with the wine list. A wide selection of beer is also served. L & D, daily. 10281 Midtown Parkway, Ste. 119. 642-7111. $$ ISLAND GIRL WINE & CIGAR BAR F Upscale tropical vibe.

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Walk-in humidor, pairing apps and desserts with 25 wines, ports by the glass. 220+ wines by the bottle; draft, bottled beer. L & D, daily. 7860 Gate Pkwy., Ste. 115. 854-6060. $$ JOHNNY ANGELS F The menu reflects its ’50s-style décor, including Blueberry Hill pancakes, Fats Domino omelet, Elvis special combo platter. Shakes, malts. B, L & D, daily. 3546 St. Johns Bluff Rd. S., Ste. 120. 997-9850. $ LIBRETTO’S PIZZERIA & ITALIAN KITCHEN F Libretto’s is an authentic New York City pizzeria, bringing its Big Apple crust, melted cheese and sauce to the First Coast. Libretto’s also serves third-generation family-style Italian classics, freshfrom-the-oven calzones, and desserts in a casual, comfortable setting. L & D, daily. 4880 Big Island Dr., Ste. 1. 402-8888. $$ LIME LEAF F Authentic Thai cuisine: fresh papaya salad, pad Thai, mango sweet rice. BW. L, Mon.-Fri.; D, Mon.-Sat. 9822 Tapestry Park Cir., Stes. 108 & 109. 645-8568. $$ MELLOW MUSHROOM PIZZA BAKERS F Best of Jax 2010 winner. Tossed spring water dough, lean meats, veggies and vegetarian choices make up specialty pizzas, hoagies and calzones. FB. L & D, daily. 9734 Deer Lake Court (at Tinseltown).

997-1955. $ mellowmushroom.com MITCHELL’S FISH MARKET F Featuring seafood, an ever-changing menu of more than 180 items includes cedarroasted Atlantic salmon and seared salt-and-pepper tuna.

FB, CM. L & D, daily. 5205 Big Island Dr., St. Johns Town Ctr. 645-3474. $$$ THE ORIGINAL PANCAKE HOUSE The recipes, unique to the Pancake House, call for only the freshest ingredients. CM. B, L & D, daily. 10208 Buckhead Branch Dr. 997-6088. $$ OTAKI JAPANESE STEAKHOUSE F Family-owned steakhouse has an open sushi bar, hibachi grill tables and an open kitchen. Dine indoor or out. FB, CM, TO. L, Mon.-Fri.; D, nightly.

7860 Gate Parkway, Stes. 119-122. 854-0485. $$$ POMPEII COAL-FIRED PIZZA F See Orange Park. 7860 Gate Parkway. 253-3314. $$ RENNA’S PIZZA F Renna’s serves up New York-style pizza, calzones, subs and lasagna made from authentic Italian recipes. Delivery, CM, BW. 4624 Town Crossing Dr., Ste. 125, St. Johns Town Center. 565-1299. rennaspizza.com $$ SEVEN BRIDGES GRILLE & BREWERY F Innovative menu of fresh local grilled seafood, sesame tuna, grouper Oscar, chicken, steak and pizza. Microbrewed ales and lagers. FB. L & D, daily. 9735 Gate Pkwy. N. 997-1999. $$ SOUTHSIDE ALE HOUSE F Steaks, fresh seafood, sandwiches and desserts. CM, FB. L & D, daily. 9711 Deer Lake Court. 565-2882. $$ SUITE This new premium lounge and restaurant at St. Johns Town Center offers chef-driven small plates and an extensive list of specialty cocktails, served in a sophisticated atmosphere. FB. D & late-nite, nightly. 4880 Big Island Dr., Ste. 1. 493-9305. $$ URBAN FLATS See Ponte Vedra. CM. FB. L & D, daily. 9726 Touchton Road. 642-1488. $$ WASABI JAPANESE STEAKHOUSE & SUSHI BAR F Best of Jax 2010 winner. Authentic Japanese cuisine, teppanyaki shows and a full sushi menu. CM. L & D, daily. 10206 River Coast Dr. 997-6528. $$ WHISKY RIVER Best of Jax 2010 winner. At St. Johns Town Center’s Plaza, Whisky River features wings, pizza, wraps, sandwiches and burgers served in a lively car racing-themed atmosphere (Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s the owner). FB. CM. L & D, daily. 4850 Big Island Drive. 645-5571. $$ WILD WING CAFÉ F Serving up 33 flavors of wings, as well as soups, sandwiches, wraps, ribs, platters and burgers. FB. 4555 Southside Blvd. 998-WING (9464). $$ YUMMY SUSHI F Best of Jax 2010 winner. Teriyaki, tempura, hibachi-style dinners, sushi & sashimi. Sushi lunch roll special.

BW, sake. L & D, daily. 4372 Southside Blvd. 998-8806. $$

SAN JOSE

ATHENS CAFÉ F Serving authentic Greek cuisine: lamb, seafood, veal and pasta dishes. BW. L & D, daily. 6271 St. Augustine Rd., Ste. 7. 733-1199. $$ CRUISERS GRILL F Best of Jax 2010 winner. Burgers, sandwiches, nachos, quesadillas and cheese fries. 5613 San Jose Blvd., Ste. 1. 737-BURG. $ DICK’S WINGS F Best of Jax 2010 winner. This NASCARthemed family style sports place serves wings, buffalo tenders, burgers and chicken sandwiches. CM. BW. L & D, daily.

1610 University Blvd. W. 448-2110. dickswingsandgrill.com $ MOJO BAR-B-QUE F Best of Jax 2010 winner. The Southern Blues kitchen serves pulled pork, brisket and North Carolinastyle barbecue. TO, BW. L & D, daily. 1607 University Blvd. W. 732-7200. $$

SAN MARCO, SOUTHBANK

b.b.’s F A bistro menu is served in an upscale atmosphere, featuring almond-crusted calamari, tuna tartare and wild mushroom pizza. FB. L & D, Mon.-Fri.; brunch & D, Sat. 1019 Hendricks Ave. 306-0100. $$$ BISTRO AIX F Best of Jax 2010 winner. French, Mediterranean-inspired fare, award-winning wines, woodfired pizzas, house-made pastas, steaks, seafood. Indoor, outdoor dining. FB. L, Mon.-Fri.; D, nightly. 1440 San Marco Blvd. 398-1949. $$$ BISTRO 41 F Omelets, sandwiches, burgers, wraps, Metro

Creations and Bistro Bites. Low carb dishes. B & L, Mon.-Fri. 3563 Philips Hwy., Ste. 104. 446-9738. $$ CHECKER BBQ & SEAFOOD F Chef Art Jennette serves barbecue, seafood and comfort food, including pulled-pork, fried white shrimp and fried green tomatoes. L & D, Mon.-Sat. 3566 St. Augustine Rd. 398-9206. $ EUROPEAN STREET F Serves up big sandwiches, soups and desserts along with more than 100 varieties of bottled and ontap beer. BW. L & D, daily. 1704 San Marco Blvd. 398-9500. $ THE GROTTO F Best of Jax 2010 winner. Wine by the glass.

Tapas-style menu offers a cheese plate, empanadas bruschetta, chocolate fondue. BW. 2012 San Marco Blvd. 398-0726. $$ HAVANA-JAX CAFÉ/CUBA LIBRE BAR LOUNGE F Authentic Latin American fine dining: picadillo, ropa vieja, churrasco tenderloin steak, Cuban sandwiches. L & D, Mon.-Sat. CM, FB. 2578 Atlantic Blvd. 399-0609. $ KIRIN SUSHI F On San Marco Square. All-new sushi menu.

Dine under neon in a cool atmosphere. CM, BW. L & D, daily.

1950 San Marco Blvd., Ste. 1. 399-3305. $$.

LAYLA’S OF SAN MARCO Fine dining in the heart of San Marco. Traditional Middle Eastern cuisine, served inside or outside on the hookah and cigar patio. BW. L & D, Mon.-Sat.; D, Sun. 2016 Hendricks Ave. 398-4610. $$ MATTHEW’S Chef’s tasting menu or seasonal à la carte menu featuring an eclectic mix of Mediterranean ingredients. Dress is business casual, jackets optional. FB. D, Mon.-Sat. 2107 Hendricks Ave. 396-9922. $$$$ METRO DINER F Best of Jax 2010 winner. Historic 1930s diner offers award-winning breakfast and lunch. Fresh seafood and Southern cooking. Bring your own wine. B & L, daily. 3302 Hendricks Ave. 398-3701. $$ PIZZA PALACE F It’s all homemade from Mama’s awardwinning recipes: spinach pizza and chicken-spinach calzones.

BW. L & D, daily. 1959 San Marco Blvd. 399-8815. $$ PULP F The juice bar offers fresh juices, froyo (frozen yogurt), teas, coffees made one cup at a time, along with 30 kinds of smoothies. B, L & D, daily. 1962 San Marco Blvd. 396-9222. $ RUTH’S CHRIS STEAK HOUSE A Best of Jax 2010 winner.

Midwestern prime beef, fresh seafood in an upscale atmosphere. FB. D, daily. 1201 Riverplace Blvd. 396-6200. $$$$ SAKE HOUSE See Riverside. 1478 Riverplace Blvd. 306-2188.

SAN MARCO DELI F The independently owned & operated classic diner serves grilled fish, turkey burgers and lunch meats roasted daily in-house. Vegetarian options, including tempeh, too. Mon.-Sat. 1965 San Marco Blvd. 399-1306. $ TAVERNA SAN MARCO Tapas, small-plate items, Neapolitanstyle wood-fired pizzas and entrées served in a rustic yet upscale interior. BW, TO. L & D, Tue.-Sat. 1986 San Marco Blvd.

398-3005. $$$

SOUTHSIDE

BISTRO 41° F Casual dining features fresh, homemade breakfast and lunch dishes in a relaxing atmosphere. TO. B & L, Mon.-Fri. 3563 Philips Hwy., Ste. 104. 446-9738. $ BLUE BAMBOO Contemporary Asian-inspired cuisine includes rice-flour calamari, seared Ahi tuna, pad Thai. Street eats: barbecue duck, wonton crisps. BW. L, Mon.-Fri.; D, Mon.-Sat. 3820 Southside Blvd. 646-1478. $$ CITY BUFFET CHINESE RESTAURANT This restaurant features a large variety of Chinese-style dishes on one large buffet. Beer available. TO, L & D, daily. 5601 Beach Blvd. 345-2507. $ THE CORNER BISTRO & WINE BAR F Southside’s casual fine dining venue offers a menu that’s a blend of modern American favorites served with an international flair. The Fresh Bar features an extensive selection of fine wine, cocktails and martinis. FB. L & D, Tue.-Sun. 9823 Tapestry Park Circle, Ste. 1. 619-1931. $$$ EL POTRO F Family-friendly and casual, El Potro cooks it fresh, made-to-order — fast, hot and simple. Daily specials

and a buffet are available at most locations. BW. L & D, daily.

5871 University Blvd. W., 733-0844. 11380 Beach Blvd., 564-9977. (For more locations, visit elpotrorestaurant.com) $EUROPEAN STREET F See San Marco. 5500 Beach Blvd.

398-1717. $ HALA CAFE & BAKERY F A local institution since 1975 serves house-baked pita bread, kabobs, falafel, tabouli and a daily lunch buffet. Best of Jax 2010 winner. TO, BW. L & D, Mon.-Sat. 4323 University Blvd. S. 733-5141. $$ LA NOPALERA F Best of Jax 2010 winner. See Intracoastal.

8206 Philips Hwy. 732-9433. $ SPECKLED HEN TAVERN & GRILLE Stylish yet simple gastropub features Southern-style cuisine made with a modern twist: Dishes are paired with international wines and beers, including a large selection of craft and IPA brews. FB. L & D, daily. 9475 Philips Hwy., Ste. 16. 538-0811. $$ TOMMY’S BRICK OVEN PIZZA F New York-style thin crust, brick-oven-cooked pizzas (gluten-free), calzones and sandwiches, of Thumann’s no-MSG meats and Grande cheeses. BW. L & D, Mon.-Sat. 4160 Southside Blvd., Ste. 2. 565-1999. $$ WASABI JAPANESE BUFFET F Best of Jax 2010 winner.

AYCE sushi and two teppanyaki grill items are included in buffet price. FB. L & D, daily. 9041 Southside Blvd., Ste. 138C. 363-9888. $$

SPRINGFIELD, NORTHSIDE

BOSTON’S RESTAURANT & SPORTSBAR F Boston’s serves a full menu of sportsbar favorites, including pizzas, till 2 a.m.

Dine inside or out on the patio. FB, TO. L & D, daily. 13070 City Station Dr., River City Marketplace. 751-7499. $$ CASA MARIA F This family-owned restaurant serves authentic Mexican fare, including fajitas and seafood. The specialty is tacos de azada. CM, FB. L & D, daily. 12961 N. Main St., Ste. 104. 757-6411. $$ JAX RIVER CITY CAFÉ Traditional breakfast fare includes omelets, sandwiches. Lunch features subs, burgers, sandwiches, grilled paninis, daily hot specials. Dine-in, carryout. B & L, Mon.-Fri. 4807 N. Main St. 355-9111. $ JOSEPH’S PIZZA & ITALIAN RESTAURANT F Gourmet pizzas, pastas. Authentic Italian entrees like eggplant parmigiana, shrimp scampi. BW. L & D, daily. 7316 N. Main St. 765-0335. $$ MILLHOUSE STEAKHOUSE F The locally-owned-andoperated steakhouse offers choice steaks from the signature broiler, and seafood, pasta, Millhouse gorgonzola, homemade desserts. CM, FB. D, nightly. 1341 Airport Rd. 741-8722. $$ SALSARITA’S FRESH CANTINA F Southwest cuisine made from scratch, served in a family atmosphere. CM, BW. L & D, daily. 840 Nautica Dr., Ste. 131, River City Marketplace.

696-4001. $ SHARKY’S WINGS & GRILL This family-friendly restaurant offers apps, burgers, subs and shrimp, as well as 16 flavors of wings — get ’em in orders of six to 100. L & D, daily. 12400 Yellow Bluff Rd., Oceanway. 714-0995. $$ THREE LAYERS COFFEEHOUSE F Bagels, three-layer cakes and light lunches, and the adjacent Cellar serves fine wines.

Inside and courtyard dining. BW. B, L & D, daily. 1602 Walnut St., Springfield. 355-9791. $ 3 LIONS SPORTS PUB & GRILL F This modern restaurant’s menu features a blend of popular favorites, including salads, sandwiches and pizza, as well as fine European cuisine. Nightly specials. 2467 Faye Rd., Northside. 647-8625. $$ UPTOWN MARKET F In the 1300 Building at the corner of Third & Main. Fresh fare created with the same élan that rules at Burrito Gallery. Innovative breakfast, lunch and deli selections. BW, TO. 1303 Main St. N. 355-0734. $$

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David Henderson, a Korean War veteran long suffering from paranoid schizophrenia, applied 15 days past the deadline for enhanced care under a 2001 veterans-benefits law and thus was, as the statute requires, disqualified from additional benefits. Henderson’s doctor pointed out that major disorders such as Henderson’s often leave victims unable to understand concepts like “deadlines.” As U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer asked, during case argument in December, did Congress (which wrote the statute) really intend to deprive Henderson of care because of the very disability for which he sought help? A decision is expected in the spring.

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unnamed Danish man traveled to Vienna, Austria, in July for a trial on his lawsuit against the man who sold him a defective cockatoo for about $15,000. In a demonstration for the judge in the courtroom’s hallway, the bird flew “lopsided,” with the probable cause (according to the purchaser) chronic gout. The judge’s decision was not reported.

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The Green Party is sometimes criticized for its overrepresentation of whites and upper-income folks, who are less likely to flinch at environmental protections’ added costs. In October, Illinois’ Green Party gubernatorial candidate Rich Whitney was shocked to see the sample ballot for the November election mistakenly showed his name as “Rich Whitey.” It was corrected before election day.

Ricardo West, a professional Michael Jackson impersonator (who staged “Michael Lives! The Michael Jackson Tribute Concert”) was charged in August in Allen Park, Mich., with 12 counts of child molestation.

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Swinging bachelors often try to impress potential mates with fancy cars, houses and jewelry, and it seems male bowerbirds of Papua New Guinea use a similar mating strategy by building elaborate tree homes. In July, National Geographic magazine noted the birds can “build a hut that looks like a doll’s house” or “arrange flowers, leaves and mushrooms in such an artistic manner,” researchers liken them to the craftsmanship of humans. Biologists observed females gravitating to males who had such structures as a three-foot tower of twigs, nuts and beetles, adorned with “garlands of caterpillar feces glistening with dew.”

Do They Know? An October Houston Chronicle review of “authorities” on animal “consciousness” suggested perhaps dogs are embarrassed when their owners dress them in tacky Halloween costumes. “Pet Psychic” maven Sonya Fitzpatrick said she was certain some feel shame at their owners’ poor fashion sense, but another practitioner said dogs’ reactions were probably only to their physical discomfort with the clothing itself.

A conservation organization in China’s Sichuan province routinely dresses caregivers in panda suits to socialize baby pandas that have lost their mothers, so the babies don’t become accustomed to humans. However, as London’s Daily Telegraph reported in a Dec. item, experts acknowledge they have no idea if the babies are fooled.

The American Veterinary Chiropractic Association announced recently it’s seeking 400 dachshunds for experiments in which a chiropractic vet will “crack the backs” of dogs for an unspecified research project.

Test subjects are preferred that have “uneven leg length … influenced with neck flexion” but which haven’t been under the care of a chiropractor within the previous 60 days.

Gloria Clark, 62, was charged in the death of her 98-year-old mother in St. George, S.C., in December after the mother’s body was found among squalid conditions at her home.

Though Clark denied she’d been neglectful, the mother’s pet parrot might have disagreed.

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Kids Law: In July, a 5-year-old boy in Dublin, Ireland, was awarded about $9,900 from a shopkeeper who grabbed his arm and accused him, wrongly, of being a thief. Under the law, the boy had to prove that he has, at age 5, a “reputation in the community” for truth-telling and that his reputation had been damaged.

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Thank Goodness for Narcissists: Murder suspect Earle Barranco, 24, was arrested in Charlotte, N.C., in Nov., three weeks after allegedly killing a man in a New York City diner. Barranco was seen at a Charlotte Bobcats basketball game, mugging for the arena’s JumboTron and decked out in the distinctive jewelry he wore during the alleged murder. At the next Bobcats game a few days later, police monitored that same seat, and Barranco was arrested.

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t was all crazy clowns, burlesque dancers and games of chance as the final hours leaked out of 2010 at 5 Points Theatre in Riverside on New Year’s Eve. Direct from the Crescent City, the cast of the New Orleans Bingo! Show (some members of the Preservation Hall Jazz Band) milled about the theater, toying with costumed revelers before the party began in earnest. Jacksonville poet and NPR radio show host Al Letson kicked the evening off with a few spoken-word pieces, followed by an assortment of erotic, goofy and downright surreal striptease numbers (one involving Darth Vader and the suggestive use of a light saber).

The band took the stage and performed Nawlinsinspired circus and blues numbers, while a half-nude dancer did a bump-and-grind, and the champagne-soaked crowd danced themselves ever closer to 2011. As the clock struck midnight, the band broke into a lengthy rendition of “Auld Lang Syne,” complete with blasting sax and eerie Theremin accompaniment.

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DELLWOOD DELIGHT I used to see you at the Brick regularly but I never had the guts to talk to you; now I see you cruising around in your green BMW convertible frequently. You: short, thin and beautiful. Me: uncontrollably shouts “I love you” whenever I see you. Our houses share the same street; do we have anything else in common? When: Dec. 23, 2010. Where: Riverside. #1055-0111 IT WAS YOUR BIRTHDAY Green eyes and hair of gold. It was your birthday. You and a friend were having a good time shooting darts. Can’t stop thinking about you. When: Monkey’s Uncle San Jose Blvd.

Where: Nov. 19, 2010. #1054-0111 BIBLICAL AND ATYPICAL You stopped me in my stumbling tracks, and only got a few words out before my friends pulled me away... I kept looking back at you as I left the bar, hoping you would follow.

Where were we? When: Dec. 31, 2010. Where: The Beaches. #1053-0111 STUNNING BRUNETTE W/ HIGHLIGHTS We met at Tinseltown on 12/08. We were both on dates and saw the movie “Unstoppable.” We talked at the bathrooms afterwards, you told me I had 15 secs to get your number but I was too slow. Our dates interrupted us. You: Stunning beauty, big beautiful green eyes, dressed down but looking amazing. Me: Sweat pants and a hoodie. Maybe we can get a movie together? Without the dates of course! When: Dec. 9, 2010. Where: Tinseltown Theatres. #1052-0104 HOW TO BE A VETERINARIAN You asked me to not tell anyone, but you want to be a vet. We talked a little bit after you rang me up and walked around the counter to talk to me some more. I should have ask for your number. If you’re single I’d love to talk to you again. What did I try to pay with or where do I work? When: Dec. 16, 2010.

Where: Larry’s on Westside. #1051-1228 WE COMPARED OUR INJURED ARMS And you definitely caught my eye! After the trash cans “jumped out in front of me” in the aisle, you noticed my scar and we talked. You said my story was better than yours, and wished us a good night when you saw us later. Was hoping you’d ask for my number but you didn’t. Are you interested?

I am. When: Dec. 18, 2010. Where: Walmart-San Jose Blvd. #1050-1228 INTERESTING WAITER Interesting waiter who served my table the banquet. We looked at each other and talked briefly afterwards but not privately. Would like to chat more and get more acquainted.

And, yes the glasses do make a tone. When: Dec. 10, 2010.

Where: Banquet. #1049-1228 FRESH FROM THE GARDEN BOY You: big, muscular, Hispanic, dark skin, boy with the sexiest accent ever. I heard you go nuts 4 blondes. When: Dec. 5, 2010. Where: Garden Cafe. #1048-1228 NICE TO SEE YOU AGAIN I hadn’t seen you in the area in what felt like years, but then, out of nowhere, I saw you again. You were in scrubs heading into the Baptist Outpatient Center. Longingly, I smiled at you from Aetna. It’s nice to have you back in my world. When: Dec. 14, 2010. Where: Baptist Outpatient Center. #1047-1228 ADAM & EVE I saw you at Adam & Eve on Atlantic Blvd. and asked if I could take you out back and show you how to use what you were purchasing. You laughed and said you did not need help at that time, maybe some other time. Is it time yet? Where: Adam & Eve Atlantic Blvd. #1046-1221 CONTAGIOUS SMILE AT BEACH HUT I walked in and there you were again, you and your gorgeous smile and super sweet personality. I have gone many times before for breakfast but for some reason never managed to ask you out. I even left you my number once, but no call.

Are you even single? Signed, Burger & fries. When: Dec. 11, 2010. Where: Beach Hut Cafe. #1045-1221 PUBLIX FLOWER BOY You’re always working in the flower section at the Roosevelt Sq. Publix. I see you all the time, since I live close by, and I know you see me as well. haha. Me: Brown hair, brown eyes, tan, shorter than you. Hope this will be a laugh for you. Next time I come in, I’ll try and say Hi. When: Dec. 8, 2010. Where: Publix @ Roosevelt Square. #1044-1214 A DEVIL DOLL NAMED PINKY I Saw U and him walking in the rain. U were holding hands and I will never feel the same. Then I realized it was just our reflection. We found a place to sit in the sky and watched the sunset, counted stars and gazed into each others’ eyes.

I found a wineglass in the sand to remember you by. Can u find my message in a bottle? I hope my legs don’t break!

Walking on the moon. When: Dec. 2, 2010. Where: Jax Beach. #1043-1214 RED TOYOTA TUNDRA AT LOWE’S You: dark hair with Bluetooth phone in line behind me at Lowe’s patiently waiting for me to purchase two cart loads of stuff. You, being a gentleman, offered to help me get everything into my car. I said I was ok and that I didn’t need any help, but I would like to get to know you better. When: Dec. 4, 2010. Where: Lowe’s Philips Hwy. #1042-1214 BEAUTIFUL BETTY AT BIG TICKET I saw you: Lovely long hair, Quicksilver backpack, plugs, bangs, and boots. I walked you to the VIP bathroom and to your car at night. You stole my heart when I saw you from the stage. Oh where can you be? Can you be mine?

Me, brand new Converse and brightly neon shirt. Moo. When: December 3, 2010. Where: Met Park, The Big Ticket. #1041-1214 PHOTO SNATCHER AT MARILYN SHOW Saw you at Marilyn Monroe play at JMOCA. You: handsome blonde sneaking photos of me with your cell phone. Me: Green dress with annoyed boyfriend who noticed you. He’s long gone, why settle for cell photos? Let’s go out! When: March 13, 2010. Where: JMOCA Marilyn Monroe Show. #1040-1214 CUMBERLAND ISLAND BLOND HOTTIE You were the tall, blond, cowboy-hat-wearing girl-of-mydreams in a thousand-year-old oak tree on Thanksgiving +

1. Forbidden fruit, but I wish I’d plucked you. I was too sick to even smile at you that day but wouldn’t have missed it for the world. I want to take you to the mountains, for much more than thumb-wrestling. When: Nov. 26, 2010. Where: Cumberland Island GA. #1039-1207 SHORTIE WITH HEADPHONES You were dancing with headphones. You had a Led Zeppelin shirt buying gas and beer. Me: white car. You: dark green Four Runner. When: Nov. 26, 2010. Where: Kangaroo Atlantic & Girvin. #1038-1207 SHY GUY BROUGHT YOU A BEER Monkey’s Uncle, I was wearing a blue Tapout shirt. I wanted to talk to you more, really I did, damn shyness. I bought you a beer. I remember your name. Maybe I could buy you dinner next time. When: Nov. 20, 2010. Where: Monkey’s Uncle. #1037-1207 PUMPKIN SPICE GUY You, the tall husky felly with the pumpkin scone. Me, the Venti gent in the corner with the pumpkin spice latte. We glanced at each other. No need to go to Starbucks alone anymore.

You bring the scone … I’ll buy the latte. When: Nov. 22, 2010.

Where: Starbucks Mandarin. #1036-1130 HAN SOLO CHARM Me: Strapping, strong, tan. You: Harrison Ford-like looks. I can be your strong hairy Wookie if you so choose. We can take a ride in my Saab (it’s silver like the Millennium Falcon). I like your choice of shorts at Pac Sun, they looked good when you tried them on. When: Nov. 21, 2010. Where: Avenues Mall. #1035-1130

HOTTIE IN THE WOODS I saw you in your flannel, dancing your heart out. Maybe we can cook up some noodles, and share them over a movie and snuggle sesh. I like you. Just sayin. Will you be my girlfriend?

When: Nov. 19, 2010. Where: The Woods. #1034-1130 SEXY MARIA You were a cute Latina wearing a red blouse. I was wearing a dolphin suit. Remember me? I’m sorry for being a lame dolphin. I would like to make it up to you. When: Nov. 20, 2010. Where: The Ivy. #1033-1130 SCRAMBLED IDEAS I was at The Beach Hut Cafe, then you walked in. Tall, temptatious, huggable. You were like my Jack Black on steroids. I see you have a gf. If things don’t work out, ask Beach Hut who their other regular is... Or maybe you just need to look around next time. When: Nov. 11, 2010. Where: Beach Hut Cafe. #1032-1130 GIRL WHO STOLE MY HEART At the Pearl wearing a white and black dress, me dancing all over you ... I took your number. You answer. Us: Together for 7 months and now in love. Will you marry me? Let’s spend the rest of our life together. When: May 10, 2010. Where: The Pearl. #1031-1123 MOJO’S WAS SMOKING BUT YOU WERE THE HEAT You and a friend were at the end of the bar before the 11/12/10 Honeytribe concert. Your raven black hair, sparkling brown eyes and joyful smile lit up the room. You spotted me about five seats to your left in a black, long sleeve shirt and greying hair nursing my smoked turkey dependency. We exchanged glances like I was again in the seventh grade. Then you left before the show. Our paths should cross again. When: Nov. 12, 2010. Where: Mojo’s BBQ. #1030-1123 YOU MAKE ME SMILE! You: Gorgeous smile, deep brown eyes, gray sweat pants; standing by the counter talking to the manager, acting like you own the place. Me: Capris, T-shirt, blue eyes, brown hair.

Confused at what to say that I needed to buy. We shared smiles that could light up the world! When: Nov. 13, 2010.

Where: Advance Auto Parts. #1029-1123 LET’S HAVE COFFEE TOGETHER! You had a yellow bike and black hoodie and sat alone on your cell phone outside. I was the girl sitting alone reading and doing hw. We ended up passing by each other on our bikes on Oak. I noticed you as soon as you pulled up, you’re super cute! I hope I run into you again. When: Nov. 11, 2010. Where: Starbucks in Riverside. #1028-1123.

HOT SERVER @ JACK & DIANE’S You waited on us Sat. I thought you were hot! I was the girl who heard your life story; LOL. I should have asked you for your number but hopefully you will see this & respond back!

When: Nov. 13, 2010. Where: Jack & Diane’s, Fernandina Beach. #1027-1123

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FreeWill Astrology ARIES (March 21-April 19): What empire are you building? What master plan are you in the midst of carrying out? As you gaze upon your realm, are you content with the way it’s evolving? Judging from current astrological omens, I’d say it’s an excellent time to ponder questions like those.

And if your inventory reveals you’re missing some pieces of the big picture’s puzzle, I suggest you set out on a quest to locate them.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): In a famous psychology experiment, test subjects watched a video of six people passing basketballs to each other. Their assignment was to count how many passes were thrown and caught by the three people wearing white shirts, while ignoring passes between the three wearing black shirts. There was a trick embedded in the exercise: Midway through the video, a person wearing a gorilla suit ambled into the scene, thumped his chest and quickly departed. Half the test subjects didn’t notice this; they were too focused on the task of counting the passes made by the players in white. (Watch it here: tinyurl.com/TrickGorilla.) In the week ahead, I expect you’ll experience at least one similar trick. Look for the unexpected.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Astrologer Hunter Reynolds says when you’re at your best, Geminis specialize in “enlightened impatience.” You don’t get trapped expressing polite deference in situations that drain your energy. You don’t tolerate boring experiences just because they’re supposed to be good for you. You’d rather “err on the side of learning-through-too-much-movement” than get bogged down in “principled sluggishness.” While that’s how you are when you’re at your peak, you can also be susceptible to this talent’s dark side. Sometimes you abort a potential breakthrough by prematurely fleeing a useful but difficult scene. You may be prone to that kind of behavior now. Be skeptical of your escape reflex.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): In her poem “Heathen,” Lesley Wheeler describes a young boy who puts his ear up against his mother’s ear “so that the god in your head can talk / to the god in mine.” The weeks ahead are an excellent time to try something similar with people you care for. It’s a ripe moment to raise the stakes in your intimate life … to get closer than you’ve dared to get … to retire familiar stories you and your allies are in the habit of exchanging so you can tune in to the deeper hum of each other’s wilder truths.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): There’s a guy on the Internet — calls himself Tian — whose mission is to correct Westerners who misunderstand and misuse Chinese characters. Many of those who write to him for advice are Americans who’ve come to suspect the Chinese characters they got tattooed on them don’t really mean what they were led to believe (bit.ly/WrongTat). For example, Tian told one person a tattoo whose character supposedly says “to learn as much as possible” actually means “empty, hollow, bare, deserted.” In the days ahead, be sure you’re not under a misapprehension about what you’re taking on and taking in. Choose only the best imprints — and verify they are what you think they are.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): I regard 2011 as an excellent time for you to cultivate your unique talents, some of which may be latent or undiscovered. With that in mind, consider these: Ernest Hemingway said a person had to have “the guts of a burglar” to develop his or her talent. Neurologist and author Dr. Alice W. Flaherty believes the drive to use one’s talent is even more important than the amount of raw talent one has.

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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): In 1962, American company Corning created a product so revolutionary, no one could figure out how to exploit it in practical ways. It was “Gorilla glass,” a glass so strong it’s almost impossible to break or even scratch. Only recently has it found a commercial application, first in cell phones and other mobile devices and next in a new generation of ultra-thin TV screens. I foresee a comparable development in your immediate future: Some ahead-of-its-time breakthrough you made a while ago can finally be used to improve your life.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): When I arrived at my acupuncturist’s waiting room, there were just two magazines on the table there: Celebrity rag People Style Weekly and spiritually oriented Shambala Sun. The first had articles on “hot new handbags and shoes under $99” and “easy ways to get gorgeous hair, skin and nails.” The second provided a “guide to mindful living,” with advice on how to get centered, focused and relaxed. I thought that was metaphorically similar to the choice you face in the week ahead. Which way do you want to go?

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): I can almost categorically guarantee that in 2011 you’ll have no encounters with fire demons, wart-ridden vampires, moaning ghosts, wayward werewolves or extraterrestrial robots. Nope. Go ahead and make plans based on the assumption that you won’t have to account for intrusions like that. I can also assure you the lack of crazy encounters with unhinged monsters doesn’t mean your life will suffer from blahs or boredom. On the contrary: This could be one of your most interesting years in a decade. To prepare, make sure you don’t unconsciously equate adventure with chaos; imagine what it’s like to experience mystery and intrigue that uplift you.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): “Forgiveness means giving up all hope for a better past,” said comedian Lily Tomlin. Make this a keynote during the next six months.

According to my understanding of the astrological omens, you have the best opportunity you’ve had in a long time to put some unsettling memories to sleep for good. It’s your big chance to graduate from old anxieties that can never be resolved. You’re finally ready to declare independence from messy burdens and maddening riddles that haunted you.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): If you want to be healed, whether from a physical malady or a psychic wound, there’s one prerequisite you must meet: Be willing to learn a lesson that your suffering has invited you to study. I’d go so far as to say that no one, no matter how skilled a healer, can help cure you until you’ve taken that first step. What teaching would you need to explore to transform your distress into wisdom?

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Are you ready to get the fun surprise promised in your dreams? Are you fully prepared to collect the elegant prize you were guaranteed before you were born? I don’t think you are — mostly because you’re not thoroughly convinced you deserve these wonders. From what I can see, your self-doubts are still more substantial than your self-worth. And as long as that’s true, you’ll continue to hold your just rewards at bay. Make it your project in the next three weeks to elevate your levels of self-worth. It doesn’t mean you’ll have to completely shed your self-doubts, so don’t worry about trying to pull off that impossible project. All you need to do is adjust your self-worth to self-doubt ratio so it’s at least 51 percent to 49 percent.

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Julian Assange and the ever-expanding definitions of rape

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ne unexpected consequence of the Wikileaks saga has been to turn the spotlight on the debate over rape, sex and consent. Julian Assange, journalism’s misbegotten enfant terrible, has been hounded by accusations of sex crimes after he vaulted to fame by releasing leaked classified documents on the Internet. The charges were dismissed but then reinstated; Assange is now out on bail in London and he vows to fight extradition to Sweden. The nature of these charges has revived questions about where the law should draw the line between bad behavior and criminal acts, and whether the feminist rethinking of rape has made it easy for any man to be targeted.

As is widely known, Assange is accused of sexual offenses against two women: Anna Ardin, a left-wing activist who helped organize his speaking tour in Sweden last August, and photographer Sofia Wilen.

The prosecution asserts both encounters started out as consensual but later turned into assaults — partly, it seems, because of Assange’s failure to use a condom despite the women’s wishes. The triviality of the offenses is compounded by the women’s un-victimlike behavior afterward: Ardin had sex with Assange again and threw a party for him; Wilen made him breakfast. It was only when the women learned of his two-timing that they went to the police — initially intending to force him to get tested for sexually transmitted diseases.

In the United States, the sex charges have been met with near-unanimous derision across the political spectrum. Conservative media personality Glenn Beck and feminist writer/ activist Naomi Wolf have both characterized the case as one in which the man acted like a jerk and the women are seeking payback for hurt feelings. This unanimity is no doubt partly due to the fact that, on the left, the instinct to back women claiming sexual abuse by men has been blunted by Assange’s status as a rebel fighting the power — while on the right, scorn for feminist sexual ideology has proved stronger than distaste for Assange. Along with the Assange prosecution, Swedish sexual assault laws have also come under ridicule for defining the offense so broadly that half the male population could end up in the slammer.

Some feminists are not amused. In The Washington Post, Jessica Valenti, a star of the feminist blogosphere, has lashed out at what she considers distorted accounts of the case, while offering her own highly selective summary of the facts. Valenti thinks the real problem is “our country’s overly narrow understanding of sexual assault” which falls woefully short of Sweden’s far better standards.

And what is this “narrow understanding”?

According to a feminist lawyer quoted by Valenti, “we’re deeply wedded to the notion of

rape as forcible” instead of focusing on consent.

Actually, sexual intercourse without consent is virtually always a part of the legal definition of rape. But typically, American law also requires force or threat of force — though, as a result of feminist advocacy, some states have moved toward a strict construction of “no means no” so that, if a woman says no and the man doesn’t stop, he can be found guilty of sexual assault even if she submits without being physically subdued or threatened with violence.

Valenti also laments that American law is mired in the archaic notion that once consensual penetration has occurred, the woman has no standing as a victim if she withdraws her consent and the man proceeds against her wishes. As evidence of just how archaic the American mindset is, she asserts

and morning-after regrets. Should nonconsent require a firm “Stop!” or does it cover a hesitant or coy “Maybe we should stop” — perhaps accompanied by actions that contradict the words? Is the man guilty of rape if the woman says early in the evening that she does not want to have sex, but does not rebuff his overtures later? Is the woman a rapist if the roles are reversed? Writing the “forcible” part out of the definition of rape makes it much more of a two-way street.

Valenti laments that U.S. law is “illequipped to actually protect women in realistic scenarios.” But, in realistic scenarios, sexual relationships are complicated and messy; it is an area where people often don’t think rationally, and context is everything.

When a man initiates intercourse with

Few would deny that a man who holds down a struggling woman and forces her to have sex is committing rape.

But things are rarely so clear-cut. that in 2007, Maryland’s Court of Special Appeals not only upheld this doctrine, but explained in its ruling that “anything after the initial ‘deflowering’ of a woman couldn’t be rape because ‘the damage was done’ to her virginity,” and that the injured party wasn’t even the woman herself but the “responsible male” — father or husband.

It seems unbelievable that any U.S. court would use such reasoning in the 21st Century.

And, in fact, it didn’t: Valenti’s quotations are from a passage in which the court describes (but certainly doesn’t endorse) historical attitudes toward rape. The court did rule that rape is not committed when consent is given and later withdrawn, but solely on the grounds that this interpretation was rooted in legal tradition and should be changed through legislative action, not judicial fiat.

Few would deny that a man who holds down a struggling woman and forces her to have sex is committing rape, regardless of initial consent. But things are rarely so clear-cut. The Maryland defendant was a teenager who took about five seconds to stop after his partner told him to stop. The rape charge would seem absurd if it weren’t for the overall context: The young woman, alone in a parked car with two teenage boys, had been subjected to repeated, aggressive, unwanted advances. Applying such rules to a genuinely consensual situation seems like a good recipe for a nightmare.

Once, feminist reformers rightly fought against laws that required a rape victim to fight her attacker “to the utmost.” But removing any element of actual or threatened force from the crime of rape makes it too easy to criminalize miscommunications

a woman who is asleep — one of the accusations against Assange — the existence of a prior sexual relationship is hardly irrelevant. Perhaps that is why Valenti has to concede that, under Sweden’s admirably progressive sex crime laws, only 20 percent of rape complaints ever go to trial and only half of those result in a conviction.

Earlier generations of feminists argued that rape should be treated the same as any other violent crime: The victim should not be subjected to special standards of resistance or chastity.

These days, the demand for special treatment is so blatant that some activists openly support abolishing the presumption of innocence for rape cases and requiring the accused to prove consent (a proposal Valenti cites with obvious approval).

In an ironic twist, these activists actually seem to hold women in very low esteem. In their world, women are too timid to push a man away if he won’t take no for an answer and too addled to know that they have been raped.

The Julian Assange who emerges from the legal documents in the case is not a sympathetic man. He comes across as a narcissistic cad and a user, not unlike some men of the 1960s Left who saw the women in the movement as servants and sex toys rather than comrades. And yet his tribulations may well become “teachable moments” that will help draw attention to the dangers of everexpanding definitions of rape and overzealous prosecutions. In that case, as with the Wikileaks saga itself, Assange will have done some good no matter how dubious his motives.

Cathy Young

Young writes for Real Clear Politics.

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