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CONTENTS // APRIL 16-22, 2014 • VOLUME 28 • NUMBER 3

EDITOR’S NOTE ON CHILDREN, WHO SCARE ME

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45 MAIL FIGHTIN’ WORDS NEWS KIDS DIRECTORY

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OUR PICKS MUSIC THE KNIFE MOVIES

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EDITOR • Jeffrey C. Billman jbillman@folioweekly.com / ext. 115 SENIOR EDITOR • Marlene Dryden mdryden@folioweekly.com / ext. 131 A&E EDITOR • David Johnson djohnson@folioweekly.com / ext. 128 WRITER-AT-LARGE • Susan Cooper Eastman seastman@folioweekly.com CARTOONIST Tom Tomorrow CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Rob Brezsny, Daniel A. Brown, John E. Citrone, Julie Delegal, AG Gancarski, Nicholas Garnett, Claire Goforth, Janet Harper, Dan Hudak, Shelton Hull, MaryAnn Johanson, Amanda Long, Heather Lovejoy, Nick McGregor, Cameron Meier, Jeff Meyers, Kara Pound, Merl Reagle, Scott Renshaw, Carley Robinson, Chuck Shepherd, Melody Taylor and Abigail Wright

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s we embark on this, Folio Weekly’s 22nd annual Kids Directory, I’ve got a confession to get off my chest: Kids terrify me. Not your kids. Your kids are fine (probably). Maybe even cute. But my kids — or rather, seeing as how I haven’t any, the thought that someday there might be a human being half-assembled from my genetic material, relying on me (me!) for sustenance and guidance, trusting me (me!) not to drop her on her head or screw up her forming psyche. (Just typing that freaked me out a little.)

Like any red-blooded and not always conscientious young man, I had a few occasions when I feared that an inadvertent fatherhood loomed on the horizon. Nothing came of them, though I often wonder how differently my life would have turned out if it had. Would I be here, in Jacksonville? Would I have this job? Would my wife have married me?

Until about a year ago, my wife and I planned to live our lives childless, free to come and go as we please, free to spend money how we want, free to be untethered to a steady job and its constraints, never a slave to school years and T-ball practices and piano recitals.

I don’t know what changed. But something did. We were in a bar on a weekday night — something you can’t really do when you have kids — and, in the course of conversation about some friend’s or another’s child, or maybe my niece, it came up.

“You want kids,” my wife snapped, almost accusatorily. I couldn’t blame her. This newly announced desire — really, something I’d been thinking of more and more as I got older — would fundamentally change the premise of our relationship. If I wanted kids, she told me, that’s something I should have mentioned before we got married, before we moved across the country and back together. She had a point.

It wasn’t something I was set on, I shrugged. Just a thought. No big deal. I’d never mention it again. We changed the subject.

A month later, that something changed in her, too. She sat me down and told me that she’d given it a lot of thought, and if I wanted a kid (singular), she’d give me a kid (singular). Since then, whenever we’ve spoken about baby names and parenting strategies, she’s made a point of acting like she’s just along for the ride, just acceding to my wishes, just taking one for the team. Of course, she’s the one with the secret Pinterest page of baby paraphernalia. Just saying.

I don’t know when, or if, it will happen.

We don’t have a timetable (at least one that I’m willing to put in print; my mom reads this magazine). We don’t even know for sure whether, as Cosmo Kramer would put it, my boys can swim.

But as we inch along this new trajectory; as we begin to think about weird things like what neighborhood has the best schools; as my parents, in their quest for another grandchild, assure me that everyone has these doubts, something strange has happened: Terrified as I still am (and I am), I’m almost looking forward to fatherhood — to the challenge, even to the responsibility, to being forced to become a better me, to leave something of myself in this world after I’m gone.

Perhaps, to borrow a phrase, the only thing I have to fear is fear itself.

Jeffrey C. Billman twitter/jeffreybillman jbillman@folioweekly.com

MAIL Charlatans and Liars

I think the Crime City columns by Wes Denham are the best columns I have ever read in my five years living here and reading Folio Weekly every week. The reason Mr. Denham’s column so unnerves Jax city leaders, JSO, the black reverend/ political leadership and, of course, lawyers such as John Phillips [Backpage Editorial, “The Truth about Stand Your Ground,” April 2] is that they are so true. Jacksonville is the most dangerous city I have ever lived in. It’s too bad, though, because Jacksonville is very beautiful and has so much to offer.

However, the horrible crime accepted and excused by the black community and leadership, and the JSO’s and the Duval County School Board’s acquiescence to the black community’s constant demands/ excuses actually cause the mayhem which these so-called black leaders claim to want to remedy. The black “preachers” are charlatans and liars, and I enjoy Mr. Denham’s perspective on their deception.

determine that this single unfortunate event earned a lifetime incarceration without possibility of parole.

It makes me think that our legal “system” is not so much about “the law” or “justice,” but about who’s your lawyer, who are our “peers” in our fragmented society and what malice led to laws that are tough on crime and short on compassion.

A charge based on willful premeditation was not merely inappropriate — it suggests a motive apart from justice. And when that happens, my trust in those who apply the laws and the integrity of the system itself lead me to think the entire system is serving a purpose for which it is not intended.

Michael Egelman

Wes Niehaus

Editor’s note: Crime City has been discontinued as a column, though Wes Denham continues to write on crime and other matters for this publication.

Apart from Justice

This is in regard to the Fries/Crookshank trial in St. Augustine at the end of February [Crime City, “The Red Queen & the Knave of Hearts,” Wes Denham, March 12].

As you suggest, a lesser charge would have been appropriate and more “just” — after all, this was a life-and-death struggle for both men, and the idea that there was premeditation on the part of Fries tests our credulity: He had left the bar to remove himself from a difficult situation when he was struck from behind, and was then assaulted head-on when he did not use his (legal) firearm to defend himself.

At trial, the prosecutor assembled the facts into a carefully constructed and forcefully delivered tale calculated to preclude all but one conclusion and one moral choice, the intent being to “win” the case.

But regardless of the witnesses, experts, police and inadequate crime scene and evidence-handling, there was really only one fact upon which the case turned: premeditation and intention. And in spite of the convincing story the prosecutor fabricated, the crucial fact is that no one, not even the two men, could consciously know what happened in that chaotic, fleeting, terrifying life-and-death struggle.

The judge’s deliberate, extensive instruction to the jury took more than 20 minutes. The law governing and guiding their deliberation is complex and carefully reasoned, a breathtaking exposition of the complexities and considerations required of juries.

Then 12 people meeting for the first time, who could not discuss the case during the trial, who probably had never attended a real trial, who likely had never been in an actual physical fight and who probably had never been called upon to weigh five days of testimony carefully calculated to lead them to a particular conclusion — these 12 “peers” of the accused needed less than one hour to

Diversions

Is it just me, or do Gov. Scott’s new campaign ads against “Obamacare” strike anyone else as a reincarnation of an earlier effort to divert voter attention from his tainted past activities? After making almost $100 million from the healthcare industry, defrauding Medicare and escaping his corporation before the federal government agreed to reduce criminal charges to a $1.6 billion civil settlement, Scott hypocritically used his gains to finance an election campaign based largely on attacking access to the healthcare system from which he so richly profited.

Now, after rock-bottom performance ratings, three years of environmental carnage undoing four decades of (uneven) environmental progress, the ascendancy of self-serving special interests over balanced, responsible management of public natural resources, etc., Scott pulled the same trick out of his campaign hat to divert public attention from the real issues of the campaign — the responsible management of the public trust. Scott’s past behavior and rampant abuse of the public healthcare system does not entitle him to evoke, much less malign, federal efforts to provide affordable healthcare and control the healthcare costs that he had such a hand in elevating.

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NEWS BUZZ See No Evil

If a city wants some of the millions of dollars that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security doles out to make us safe from terrorism — and Jacksonville does — it has to fill out an application. And one thing DHS asks about on those applications is discrimination — specifically, if the city is facing any lawsuits or if there have been official findings of discrimination against minorities.

For the Jacksonville Fire & Rescue Department, the answers to those questions are unequivocally yes and yes.

Yet, while the city received Photo: 8W Group Photography a $5.9 million SAFER grant in January for JFRD to hire 40 new firefighters, it had omitted just that sort of Spark is over. Some came to party, some came to information from its application. And as it network, some came to vote. OK, fine, everyone turns out, the city didn’t just leave that stuff off came to party. Still, there were winners. Not the SAFER application, but also on a grant the just everyone-gets-a-trophy-for-participating fire department received in 2012. Oopsies. winners, but real winners taking home real (The city’s defense in the JFRD cases five-figure checks. Like, for instance, AquaJax, featured on this publication’s cover last week, basically boils down to the idea that racism is which scored the top cash prize through no longer a thing, so maybe that’s why it saw This is a copyright protected proof voting, winning the Science category and a no reason to make note© of those silly lawsuits.) total of $13,807.

So on March 19, a none-too-happy DHS For questions, please call your advertising sent arepresentative scathing letter to theat city260-9770. questioning Winning isn’t everything, but it’s close. the veracity of the city’s application and One Spark’s $10,000 bonuses for category FAX YOUR PROOF IF POSSIBLE AT 268-3655 announcing it would do a “compliance victors clearly delineated the haves from review” of how the grant is spent: “Far the have-nots: Outlaw bluegrass band too many instances of unfair or alleged Grandpa’s Cough Medicine took home discriminatory treatment grounded upon Produced by KAC_ Checked by Sales Rep RE_ more than $11,000 for winning Music, while SUPPORT ASK FOR ACTION racial, ethnic, and gender-based differences Dalton Cyr’s Cyrious Exposure finished and disparities … occur and reoccur to be second and scored only $717. considered merely isolated incidents.”

The other voting winners were Theatre Good news: DHS didn’t rescind the grant. on a Mission (Art), the Snyder Memorial Instead, the feds are going to scrutinize how Building Renovation (Innovation) and the city spends the dough to ensure that it’s Earthguy.com (Technology). The green© 2014 “consistent with Title VI’s prohibition against faced Earthguy proved that you can win discrimination based on race.” That’s a start. $11,000 simply by walking around in a space helmet and a blue blazer. Spirit Dining’s project, 50,000+ Users in One Month The Shakedown (yes, that’s the name), scored the most individual As part of our sacred obligation to inform you contributions and the biggest payday overall, of Big Beer’s ongoing efforts to smother the $21,150 (including a $10,000 bonus).

Florida craft brew industry — which recently Juries also awarded $10,000 checks in each made national headlines via a Reuters story centered on Jax’s own Intuition Ale Works — we’d like to make note of a no-good, verybad piece of legislation called Senate Bill 1714, a proposal heavily influenced by beer distributors and retailers who think the craft industry has it way too easy.

As with earlier bites at this poison apple, Big Beer’s acolytes in the Florida Legislature are offering craft brewers a chance to sell 64-ounce growlers (the most popular kind, legal in 47 states) in exchange for a ban on selling their bottled and canned products directly to the public. Instead, they’d have to sell to wholesalers, who in turn sell the product back to bars and grocers (at a markup, of course), because nothing says free-market capitalism like unnecessary intermediaries. The Florida Beer Wholesalers Association — a political heavyweight — says that all it wants is to preserve competition, presumably by making it harder for the little guy to circumvent them. Sen. Jack Latvala, R-Clearwater, has (more accurately) called it a mob-like shakedown.

SB 1714 easily cleared its first two legislative committees. Still, with the end of the legislative session fast approaching (it ends May 2), our money is on the status quo prevailing — for better and worse.

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That five-day, feel-good festival called One

category: Shaun Thurston’s Project Atrium exhibit at the Museum of Contemporary Art Jacksonville (Art), the Meatrix System Meat Analyzer (Innovation), Jax Beach pop-reggae group Sidereal (Music), Neuroinitiative (Science) and Partpic: Visual Recognition for Replacement Parts (Technology).

(Those awards also came with a guaranteed entry and plane ticket to One Spark Berlin in September).

And now, dear readers, we must take you to task: You didn’t vote in sufficient numbers for many of our favorite creators, and we’re very disappointed in you. Really, how do you people sleep at night?

Burlock & Barrel Distilleries (championed by our editor in his column last week, which you all clearly need to read more closely) scored just $456 — WTF, people? — and that’s not going to buy nearly enough whiskey. Also featured in these pages last week, Shufflebowl 300 took home $363, Emory VR-1 Bicycles won $232, and Black Sheep Bride won $207, because you guys obviously don’t care about our feelings. Boo. If you’re wondering, and we know you are, two projects tied for dead last — Electro Drummer Dancer Party and Jammit each attracted three votes, good enough for $4.98 apiece.

Farewell, Old Friend

The Avondale gallery that’s allowed Northeast Florida art lovers to meet world-renowned artists Peter Max and Mackenzie Thorpe and actress-turned-artist Jane Seymour is closing on or before April 20. Avondale Artworks proprietor Ken Stutes told us that “revenues haven’t been sufficient to justify continuing it,” and parking had become a problem.

The gallery, which was open for nearly five years, has also hosted the works of Salvador Dalí, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Dr. Seuss and others. Stutes says he’s offering deep discounts on his inventory before he closes.

We suggest you act fast.

— Jeffrey C. Billman, Susan Cooper Eastman and David Johnson

FIGHTIN’ WORDS

WHY LOCAL TV NEWS SUCKS Blame consolidation, small budgets and time to fill and kill

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here’s one question visitors from outside the area often ask me — and a question I ask myself on occasion: Why does local TV news suck so much?

You’d think that, in a region with more than a million people, we’d have something better, that there would be room for more voices, more perspectives, more analyses, more deep dives.

You’d be wrong.

There are exceptions, of course. First Coast News (whose newscasts are shared by our local NBC and ABC affiliates) has a nice investigative team, helmed by former Folio Weekly editor extraordinaire Anne Schindler, which can be counted on for interesting stories every now and again.

Beyond that? Lots and lots of weather. The crime blotter. A restaurant report. A day care report. And sports — seemingly the one part of the package that has more resources dedicated to it as the years progress.

There is more so-called local news on TV today than ever before. Morning shows, extended afternoon newscasts, hour-long evening newscasts — all of these would suggest that we would see more critical analyses of things like Mayor Brown’s performance in office. You’d think that, given hours and hours of airtime to fill, local TV journalists would be providing gobs of content indispensable to the people viewing it.

Again, you’d be wrong.

There are many reasons why local news sucks — and a conspiracy theorist would say that the biggest reason is that it’s not local at all.

Action News has been the combined news operation of WAWS and WTEV for the last five years. First Coast News, the infotainment wing of WJXX and WTLV, is owned, along with the stations, by Gannett, and has been a shared operation for 15 years now.

Both these news outfits are owned by powerful holding companies with real agendas and no real interest in anything local, beyond what’s best for business. They share reporters and reportage, editorial perspectives, sponsors and sets, and everything that makes a newscast a newscast.

And The Local Station?

WJXT is the only outfit in town that isn’t part of a duopoly; still, it’s owned and controlled by the gentle folks at the Post-Newsweek

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PROMISE OF BENEFIT SUPPORT ASK FOR ACTION Perhaps it’s too much to want more from local TV news, given that most of the presenters we see are passing through — on their way to bigger markets, or working their way back down the ladder.

The FCC can make noise about restricting this kind of shared ownership of assets from big companies outside the area, but to the news operations business, the economy of scale outweighs the importance of providing the best, most relevant newscast imaginable.

I reached out to former Action News reporter Cathi Carson, who now practices law in Orlando, to get her take on what’s wrong with If you have two or more of these problems, chances are you have a condition known as polylocal news. cystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS). PCOS is the most common endocrinopathy known – it is “The problem with local caused by the excessive production of male hormone by the ovaries. Until male hormone pronews is they are hyperduction is controlled, recurrent dark hair growth, acne, and weight loss are likely to be focused on the competition problematic. Apart from cosmetic issues - individuals with PCOS are at risk for long term instead of the content,” she says. “The average medical problems, especially diabetes and heart disease. viewer is not watching all three news outlets at the same time. They don’t care if one station The Center for Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome is the first private practice of its kind, had the story two minutes before the other. focusing on the total health concerns of the PCOS patient. Kevin L. Winslow, M.D., Daniel M. Somewhere along the way, the race to beat the Duffy, M.D., and Michael L. Freeman, M.D. are Board-Certified Reproductive Endocrinologists, other stations became the guiding force in Gynecologists who have gone on to do three more years of training in the area of local news.” gynecological endocrine problems – they are uniquely qualified to deal with the medical What’s more, there’s little interest in shaking needs of the PCOS patient. The center has a Registered things up. Doing so is too costly. “My passion Dietitian as well as an experienced was always investigative work, but stations don’t Laser Hair Removal Technician. want to commit the time or resources to those pieces,” she says. “Reporters used to be given time to develop stories. Now they are turning in two to three stories a day. It is impossible to do that and do it well. The only way to get that done is to take shortcuts, and ultimately that means you get a lot of the same old recycled stories.”

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2 MINUTES WITH … // DENNIS HO

This is the first edition of a new feature, a short interview with people from our community, notables and Average Joes alike. This week, Dennis Ho chats up park maintenance worker Jimmy Bolden as he cleans up outside the Main Library after a Saturday night of One Spark revelry.

JIMMY BOLDEN, PARK MAINTENANCE WORKER

Apart from One Spark, what kinds of Folio Weekly: Are you working hard for events do you work?

One Spark?

Every time the mayor speaks, I have to set Bolden: All day long. From 7 to midnight. it up. I put out the chairs and clean up the You’re getting overtime, right?

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Time-and-a-half.

So you see the mayor a lot?

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NEWS

DOUBLE STANDARD? Green Cove Springs placed a lien on Ida McDaniel’s house over an illegal garage, preventing her from refinancing in order to fix the black mold on her door (top right) and other issues. Meanwhile, she alleges, the owners of the house next door (bottom right) retrofitted their garage in defiance of the city’s ban. Photos: AG Gancarski

CODE ENFORCEMENT BLUES Green Cove Springs views Ida McDaniel as a scofflaw. She sees herself as a working-class woman just trying to get by

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da McDaniel carries a lot of weight on her shoulders, as evidenced by the three bulging disks in her back, her companions as she labors through a typical grueling day.

McDaniel works two jobs, and claims to sleep just a couple hours a night. Her days often begin at 2:30 a.m. and end invariably after dark.

Her workload would exhaust many people — but combine that with other obligations, such as helping her son with his kids, and it’s easy to see how McDaniel might forget to check her mail.

“Sometimes the mailbox will be bulging,” she says. “You go out to that mailbox right now, and I’ll bet you it’s full.”

McDaniel hasn’t been good about checking her mail for years, and this recently presented a problem for the Green Cove Springs homeowner. In 2011, McDaniel had her brother begin work to turn her home’s garage into a spare room so she’d have a place to put her pit bull when she went to work. “You can’t tie him up in the yard,” she explains. “He’d be barking at kids and everyone.”

That kind of remodeling is a common practice in Green Cove Springs, but also an illegal one since 2004, when the city passed an ordinance prohibiting such renovations. The objection was to cars parked on streets or front lawns. The city cited McDaniel for violating the city code on March 29, 2011. The charge: enclosing a garage without a permit. “I got a $50 fine, paid it, and thought that was the end of it,” she says.

McDaniel was wrong. That was only the beginning.

McDaniel recently attempted to refinance her home through HARP, allowing for an interest rate reduction that would give her the savings she needs to complete renovation projects on her 30-year-old, $45,000 home.

(There’s black mold on the warped front door and a central air unit that needs replacement, for starters). That’s when McDaniel found out about the lien on her home, imposed by the city, which prevented her from refinancing her mortgage.

There’s nothing special about McDaniel’s

house: a concrete structure, with fake stone work on the front of the house; inside, there’s carpet and vinyl flooring. Cheap construction — a starter home adjacent a boarded-up house with a swastika and all manner of vulgarities spray-painted on it.

That scatological house next door had a room with French doors where the garage once was.

“They did that work in 2009, after that law was passed,” she says. The city, she believes, practices selective enforcement. “If I were white, they might not have done it.”

McDaniel says she received only one notification from the city on this code enforcement issue, but the fines kept mounting — $25 per day.

“My garage was hurting no one. It’s not like I killed someone.”

By March 18, 2014, when she asked the City Council to lift the lien, she was on the hook for $4,261.17, including the $861 the city spent trying to collect from her. The two members who saw her point didn’t have the juice to carry the argument. Those with the juice weren’t inclined toward leniency. Councilmember Pam Lewis, a mental health counselor who attends Hibernia Baptist Church with Mayor Mitch Timberlake, led the charge.

“I think code enforcement is really, really important,” said Lewis, who lives in a home valued at about a half-million dollars, according to tax records. She told McDaniel that she has a demonstrated “history of not doing what you and your brother said that you would do.” Lewis went on to ask “how upsidedown she was in her mortgage,” and wondered if she had incentive to fulfill any compromise.

Timberlake, meanwhile, laid into McDaniel for not bothering to look into this issue for

three years — until she needed the lien lifted.

“We’ve taken a very strong position as a city to enforce our codes,” he said. The city “is not a benevolent fund,” and thus should not provide relief that could set a “dangerous precedent.”

For her part, McDaniel said she didn’t know about the lien or the thousands of dollars she owed, though she admitted she knew she was in noncompliance. Registered letters sent to her home went undelivered, she points out. “The city showed no compassion,” she says. “They saw the letters were returned. Why didn’t the city just call me or come on by?”

On a 3-2 vote, the City Council approved a compromise: To have the lien dropped, McDaniel has to pay $118 a month for two years. McDaniel is grudgingly paying that fine.

“Two thousand dollars for what?” she asks.

“My garage was hurting no one. It’s not like I killed someone. I was just trying to make my property look better.”

The city denies that it made an example of McDaniel. “If you would look at the record, we’ve been even-handed,” Timberlake says.

“We’ve done a great deal to try to help her.

There’s been a significant effort by the city to reach her when this was still a minor issue.” He also rejected the idea that this penalty was more significant for McDaniel than it might be to someone with a higher income.

McDaniel disagrees. “I’m struggling with bills, and they want thousands on top of that,” she says.

To comply with city code, McDaniel reconverted the room into a garage. That said, this isn’t a garage in a meaningful sense. No car is stored in there — instead, the space is filled with detritus like parts of pool tables and empty gas cans, signs of a woman too worn out to do anything but shuffle from work to bed.

“I don’t think they had compassion for me, that the mayor had compassion,” McDaniel says. “To them, I was just a number.

A $4,000 number.”

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FALLING INTO THE GAP

Charlene Dill died because of Florida’s obstinate refusal to expand Medicaid Photo courtesy of Kathleen Voss Woolrich

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harlene Dill didn’t have to die.

On March 21, Dill was supposed to bring her three children over to the Central Florida home of her best friend, Kathleen Voss Woolrich. The two had cultivated a close friendship since 2008; they shared all the resources that they had, from debit-card PINs to transportation to baby-sitting and house keys. They helped one another out, forming a safety net where there wasn’t one already. They “hustled,” as Woolrich describes it, picking up short-term work, going out to any event they could get free tickets to, living the high life on the low-down, cleaning houses for friends for money to purchase tampons and shampoo. They were the working poor, and they existed in the shadows of the economic recovery.

So on March 21, when Dill never showed up with her three kids (who often came over to play with Woolrich’s 9-year-old daughter, Zahra), Woolrich was surprised she didn’t even get a phone call. She shot her a text message — something along the lines of “Thanks for ditching me, LOL” — not knowing what had actually happened. Dill, who was estranged from her husband and raising three children, aged 3, 7 and 9, by herself, had picked up yet another odd job. She was selling vacuums on commission. And on that day, she made two lastminute appointments. At one of those appointments, she collapsed and died on a stranger’s floor.

Dill’s death was not unpredictable, nor was it unpreventable. She had a documented heart condition for which she took medication. But she also happened to be one of the people who fall within the gap created by the 2012 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that allowed states to opt out of Medicaid expansion, which

was a key part of the Affordable Care Act’s intention to make health care available to everyone. In the ensuing two years, 23 states have refused to expand Medicaid, including Florida, which rejected $51 billion from the federal government over a decade to overhaul its Medicaid program to include people like Dill and Woolrich — people who work, but don’t make enough money to qualify for the ACA’s subsidies. They, like many, are victims of a political war — one that puts the lives and health of up to 17,000 U.S. residents and 2,000 Floridians in jeopardy annually, all in the name of rebelling against President Barack Obama’s health care plan.

Woolrich has spent much of 2014 canvassing for the Service Employees International Union and for Planned Parenthood in an effort to educate people about Medicaid expansion and to enroll residents of poor neighborhoods into the ACA’s exchanges.

She’s seen women with tumors yet to be treated, chronic conditions affecting people living in the gap, and sometimes she had to be the bearer of bad news. March 21 was her day off. She was looking forward to getting away from the politics.

“I was off. Spring break was going to start for me and her kids,” she says.

Woolrich was aware Dill was trying to get refills on her medication, but not aware that she’d become ill. Dill had been bumped off Medicaid because she was making too much money — nearly $10,000 a year — and had yet to be able to afford a divorce, which might have bettered her chances. A message to Woolrich from a distant relative confirmed that Dill would not be showing up that Friday because she had passed away, but even that might not

Dill had been bumped off Medicaid because she was making too much money — less than $10,000 a year.

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have happened if Dill’s cell phone hadn’t lit up while she lay prostrate on that floor. The people to whom Dill was peddling vacuums noticed the phone and called her relatives, says Woolrich, telling them, “There’s a girl lying on our floor. We don’t know who she is.”

These are the people in the coverage gap — the unknowns, the single mothers, the not-quite-retired — the unnamed 750,000 Floridians who are suffering while legislators in Tallahassee refuse to address the issue in this year’s legislative session, which ends on May 2. The working poor — who used to be the middle class — are on a crash course with disaster for no logical reason.

Charlene Dill, at the age of 32, didn’t have to die.

Don’t Get Sick On April 1, President Obama held a press conference to announce the remarkable success of the ACA, despite early indications that the website hosting the federal health care exchange was going to be an obstacle to signing up. Seven million people enrolled, surpassing the expectations of the Congressional Budget Office — and those of most Republicans who oppose the program. In reality, more than double that number have been positively affected by the ACA’s enactment. Those who were automatically enrolled in Medicaid in the states that accepted the federal government’s funding for the program — 100 percent for the first three years, then 90 percent for the fourth year — are not even included. Florida, it should be noted, was second in the nation in the number of enrollees through March 31, even without the Medicaid expansion.

In the Sunshine State, 440,000 people signed up on the health care exchange, while 125,000 were judged eligible for Medicaid. Florida, with its retirees and low-wage workers, is on the demand side of health care.

“We are No. 2, plus we have a federal exchange,” SEIU state council president Monica Russo says. “I find that quite a statement.

Floridians need health care. I think [Republicans] can campaign all they want against health care but, at the end of the day, what are they going to do? Rip health care out of their hands?”

The ACA issue has frustrated the Florida Legislature and governor’s office since its inception. Attorney General Pam Bondi — following in the footsteps of her predecessor, Bill McCollum — actively litigated against the constitutionality of a health care “mandate” along with other Republican states, before those complaints were silenced by that 2012 Supreme Court ruling. Gov. Rick Scott came out in advance of last year’s legislative session with tepid support for accepting Medicaid expansion in light of the fact that, as he said, nobody should be without health care. Senate President Don Gaetz, R-Niceville, attempted to forge a compromise within his party to accept the federal funds through an ancillary system, but the more arch arguments in the state House — via Speaker Will Weatherford, R-Wesley Chapel — shut any compromise down. Now the governor refuses to even address the issue. It’s an election year, after all.

Republicans have indicated that they do not intend to address Medicaid expansion during this year’s session, and no hearings have been scheduled, but that hasn’t stopped advocates from trying to press the issue, if only in remembrance of Dill. Just one week after Dill’s death, Woolrich traveled to Tallahassee with a coalition of groups — including the SEIU, teachers and health care workers — to present their case in the Capitol rotunda.

“She worked really hard to provide for her kids,” Woolrich said from the lectern, surrounded by supporters holding up Dill’s picture. “She did baby-sitting, cleaned houses, collected cans for recycling and took them to recycling centers and got money for it, and sold vacuum cleaners. Whatever it took.

But Charlene had health problems. She had pulmonary stenosis, sepsis from tooth decay, fibromyalgia and a lot of other health issues from these conditions. When she separated from her husband in 2009, that was last time she had reliable health insurance.”

When Woolrich walked Dill through the process of the ACA online calculator, they found that she was in the gap. As recently as last October, Woolrich used online crowdfunding to help Dill get the medication she needed. Her heart condition had complicated all three of her pregnancies, and sometimes the hustle to survive wasn’t enough to make life bearable.

“People like Charlene are dying,” Russo says.

“The thing is, the resources are there to pay for it. That’s what’s so mind-boggling about this situation. The money is there; it’s on the table.”

As a result, House Democrats — including state Rep. Joe Saunders, D-Orlando — are holding the expansion as a trump card in advancing this year’s $75 billion budget proposal. On April 3, Saunders released a statement justifying his “No” vote on the budget: “Millions of dollars in revenue were left on the table that could have been generated by closing the online sales-tax loophole which has overwhelming support from the business community, both parties and, maybe most important, for a second year in a row we’ve left billions of dollars out which would give over a million people access to health care and create 60,000 jobs. This budget does important things for many people, but it’s a plan that unnecessarily leaves too many people out.”

And while there have been reports of House Minority Leader Perry Thurston Jr., D-Fort

NEWS Lauderdale, pressuring Democrats to fall in a similar line, the budget has nonetheless received measurable bipartisan support, mostly because of pork and election optics.

Political pressure for Medicaid expansion reaches far higher than the mahogany desks of Tallahassee, though. U.S. Senator Bill Nelson, D-Florida, has been actively pursuing a compromise for its expansion in Florida behind the scenes there. “An idea is to involve public hospitals, which serve many of the state’s low-income or indigent patients, in providing some of their revenue in place of state funding for Medicaid expansion,” Nelson wrote in an email in response to questions for this story.

“Tragically, the failure to expand Medicaid means that some people will die earlier due to a lack of proper medical treatment.”

U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson, R-Orlando, who had been heavily criticized for the “Die Quickly” placard he released in reaction to Republican obstruction of the ACA in 209, replied more specifically: “Charlene’s sad and unnecessary death illustrates what I have said all along: For the 1 million of Floridians who cannot afford health care coverage, the Republican health care plan is simply this: ‘Don’t get sick.’ If you do get sick, and if you cannot afford coverage, the GOP has nothing for you but prayer. The Republicans have no answers, no alternatives, no ideas, no safety nets, no sympathy, no empathy and no compassion. Just these three words: ‘Don’t get sick.’ The GOP’s refusal to expand Medicaid, at no cost to Florida, has put the GOP’s appalling disregard for human life on full display. As far as they’re concerned, if you’re not a fetus, you’re on your own. The Republicans would literally rather watch people like Charlene die than give them the care that they need to stay healthy and alive. It’s disgusting and sadistic.”

Grayson entered Woolrich’s account of Dill’s death — which she published online — into the Congressional Record, even having a representative deliver the document at Dill’s funeral, which was, again, crowdfunded.

“I memorialized Charlene’s life and death in the Congressional Record, because the Republicans want to pretend that none of this is happening,” Grayson says. “That Charlene didn’t die as a result of their callous neglect — that no Floridians will die as a result of their willful refusal to expand Medicaid at no cost.

But I’m not going to let them forget. I’m not going to let them pretend. This is not a game; this is very real. This is life and death.”

that’s tabulated based on your income. If your medical needs for the month meet or exceed that figure, Medicaid then kicks in and pays the bill. If not, you pay your own bills.

From the DCF website: “Your share of cost is $800. You go to the hospital on May 10 and send us the bill for $1,000. You have met the share of cost and are Medicaid eligible from May 10 through May 31.

Medicaid will pay the $1,000 medical bill.

This is only an example.”

Bill D’Aiuto, DCF’s Central Florida regional manager, adds that there is no reimbursement should you accidentally pay your bill. And in order for Medicaid benefits to kick in, you have to spend a lot of money

(or at least owe a lot of money) before you have any coverage at all. Woolrich says her doctor — who charged her for her visit and gave her the required prescriptions for the autoimmune disorder for which she is often hospitalized, prescriptions she couldn’t afford to fill until she met her $491 share of cost — asked, “Why don’t you just go to the emergency room?”

Which is exactly why people like the SEIU’s Russo, along with most medicalcare associations and interests that are busy covering the unpaid hospital costs of the indigent and poor, are adamant about pursuing expansion for the Medicaid program. Outgoing Health and Human

Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has made it clear to the Legislature and the governor that there is still time to opt in, should they be so compelled. Activists hope that in an election year, they just might.

“Going into election season, basically we have the spirit and the memory and the mantra of Charlene Dill. We need to make sure that there are no more Charlene Dills who are victims of this system,” Russo says.

“That’s our mandate. Charlene Dill goes on.

Make sure that her legacy is alive.”

Billy Manes mail@folioweekly.com

A version of this story originally appeared in Orlando Weekly.

The Mantra of Charlene Dill The Medicaid eligibility issue is difficult to pin down, beyond the fact that, at least currently, only mothers with kids are welcome into the system. According to the Department of Children and Families website, parents are only eligible if their income is less than or equal to 19 percent of the federal poverty level. The federal poverty level (FPL) for a household of four in 2014 is $23,850. Charlene Dill would have missed that mark if she made more than $4,531.50. Medicaid expansion would have raised that percentage of FPL to 138 percent, or $32,913, and would also have included non-parents in a household of just one who made less than $16,104.

Coincidentally, Woolrich found out she lost her Medicaid benefits on April 2 after driving an hour to see a doctor who would accept Medicaid — again, on a day off from canvassing for the ACA. She was bumped into the “Share of Cost” program by way of DCF; the program operates with a deductible of sorts — you are given a monthly share-of-cost dollar figure

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Remember

in The Goonies, how Chunk and Data and Mouth and Mikey pretty much ran around Astoria unsupervised, starting trouble, mistranslating Spanish to mislead the housekeeper and generally breaking all kinds of laws? And how Mama Fratelli uttered her now-classic one-liner when her own criminal sons were screwing up the simplest thefts — “Kids suck” — as Jake and Francis slipped on the oily log that Data had rigged? You don’t want that to happen to your kids, do you? Neither do we. In an effort to reduce the misdemeanor tote among Northeast Floridian youth, we’ve amassed this ridiculously massive compilation of intel on summer camps, events and activities for you. Give Angela Corey a little vacay, y’all: Check the list at least twice and get the progeny in a program this summer!

The best part?

Our intrepid photographer Dennis Ho asked questions of several adorable local kids — under the watchful eye of responsible adults, settle down, sheesh — and shares their answers with us. They’ve said the darnedest things!

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Photo by Dennis Ho

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I K S D DI RECTORY EVENTS, CONCERTS & PERFORMANCES FREE Library Events

Jacksonville Public Libraries, St. Johns, Nassau and Clay counties library systems offer all manner of neat programs all summer long to keep the little kids, tweens and teens busy. Check the website of the library in your neighborhood for details.

Arts in the Park

The 11th annual local arts event is held 10 a.m.-6 p.m. April 26 at Johansen Park, located at Seminole Road and Park Terrace, Atlantic Beach. Music, dance and bring-your-own-picnic are featured. 247-5828.

Talbot Islands State Park

12157 Heckscher Drive, Jacksonville, 251-2320, floridastateparks.org Lawn bowling and croquet are played at 2 p.m. April 19 at Ribault Club, 11241 Fort George Road, Fort George Island Cultural State Park. Nature photography is held April 19 at Ribault Club. Earth Day Discovery is held April 26. For family activities through the summer at all seven parks within the Talbot Islands territory – Pumpkin Hill Preserve, Amelia Island State Park, Fort George Cultural State Park, Yellow Bluff Historic State Park, Big Talbot and George Crady Bridge Fishing Pier State Park – go to the website.

Jacksonville Zoo & Gardens

370 Zoo Parkway, Northside, 757-4463, jacksonvillezoo.org World Penguin Day is celebrated 10 a.m.-2 p.m. April 25 at Tuxedo Coast, Earth Day is celebrated 10 a.m.-4 p.m. April 26, Safe Kids Water Safety Day is held on May 17. A variety of family events are held through the summer; for details and dates, go to the website.

FREE Isle of Eight Flags Shrimp Festival

The 51st annual festival begins with the Pirate Parade 6 p.m. on May 1, followed by the opening of the Kids Fun Zone 6-10:30 p.m. May 2.

The festival runs 9 a.m.-6 p.m. May 3 and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. May 4 along Centre Street and the bayfront in historic downtown Fernandina Beach.

Live music – featuring KTG, Edwin McCain, Karl W. Davis & the Sweet Peas, Woody Mullis and The Swingin’ Medallions – an art show, contests, a 5K run/walk, the 15th annual Katie Caples Memorial 1-mile youth run, fireworks and lots of shrimp, prepared a jillion ways, are featured.

866-426-3542, 261-5841.

4-H Youth Expo

St. Johns 4-H Youth Development Program holds the free expo 10 a.m.-3 p.m. May 3 at St. Johns County Fairgrounds, 5840 S.R. 207, Elkton, 209-0430, stjohns.ifas.ufl.edu. Presentations and hands-on activities, bike helmet giveaway (while supplies last), food, 4-H contests, exhibits and demonstrations including archery, aerospace, arts & crafts, cake decorating, horticultural identification/judging, consumer choice judging and farm animals are featured.

A Taste of St. Augustine

The 18th annual event features food samples from more than 30 area restaurants competing for awards, along with live music, and locally brewed wine and beer starting at noon April 26 at St. Augustine Amphitheatre, 1340C A1A S. Admission is $5, and food and beverage tickets are $1 each. The Race to the Taste, a 5K run/walk, is at 4 p.m.

Parking is free; 829-3295, epicbh.org.

Butterfly Festival

The 14th annual butterfly festival is held 10 a.m.-4 p.m. April 26 at Tree Hill Nature Center, 7152 Lone Star Road, Arlington. Crafts, food and drink, live music, a butterfly release, and kids’ activities are featured. Admission is $5 for adults, $4 for seniors and military; $3 for ages 3-17; free for kids younger than 3. 724-4646.

Jacksonville Suns Baseball

The Suns swing for the fences against other Double A teams from around

the region throughout the summer at Bragan Field, 301 Randolph Blvd., Downtown, 358-2846. The Suns also offer kid-friendly events, including Kids Run the Bases on Sundays, Kids’ Clinic, Scout Campouts, Celebration of Reading days, Fifty-Cent Family Feast nights and Report Card Night.

Camp Days for campers’ field trips are also offered. jaxsuns.com

TheatreWorks Productions

No Show is presented 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. June 18 at The Florida Theatre, 128 E. Forsyth St., Downtown, 353-3500; free. Gems: The World’s Wisdom Series is June 19, Alice Rocks Wonderland is staged June 23-26 at Main Library, 303 N. Laura St., Downtown; Rumpelstiltskin is presented 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. July 7 and 8 at Friday Musicale, 645 Oak St., Riverside, 3533550 for reservations, theatreworksjax.com.

Kids Triathlon

The Beaches Fine Arts Series holds this kids’ triathlon Aug. 31 at Nocatee Aquatic Center, Ponte Vedra . Kids ages 6-13 swim, bike and run; the race criteria differ for each age group. For registration information and details, go to bfasracing.org

FREE Riverside Arts Market

This weekly arts and farmers market features regional artists, live bands and strolling performers, as well as lots of local produce, crafts, prepared eats and performance artists, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. every Sat. under the Fuller Warren bridge, downtown Jacksonville. Upcoming performers include

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puppeteers, jugglers, stilt walkers, clowns and local school bands. RAM is held through mid-December. riversideartsmarket.com

FREE Fernandina Farmers Market

Farm-direct fruits and vegetables are available 9 a.m.-1 p.m. every Sat. through June 28 at the market, on the corner of Centre Street and Seventh Street North, Fernandina Beach. Organic products, gourmet baked goods, herbs and garden flowers are featured. Admission is free. fernandinafarmersmarket.com

FREE Old City Farmers Market

Fresh produce, baked goods, plants, fresh seafood and even banjo pickers are all on hand every Sat. at St. Augustine Amphitheatre on A1A South in St. Augustine 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Admission is free.

FREE Library Events

Free movies are offered throughout the summer at various library branches in Duval, St. Johns, Clay and Nassau counties. Story times for specific age groups are held, as well as family events, scavenger hunts, teen clubs and music events; 630-2665. St. Johns County libraries offer kids’ games, cooking classes, book club, movie nights and art activities; 827-6940.

Fourth of July

Northeast Florida offers a slew of fireworks displays including St. Augustine (ci.st-augustine.fl.us), World Golf Village (WorldGolfHallofFame. org), Fernandina Beach, Jax Beach (jacksonvillebeach.org) and downtown Jacksonville (jacksonvillelanding.com). After the explosions have died out, there’s always a need for beaches cleanup volunteers. Check city websites for updated info or go to bstp.net

ATTRACTIONS, RESOURCES & PLACES TO GO Adventure Landing

1944 Beach Blvd., Jax Beach, 246-4386, adventurelanding.com 4825 Blanding Blvd., Orange Park, 771-2803 2780 S.R. 16, St. Augustine, 827-9400 The Orange Park and St. Augustine locations offer mini golf, laser tag, game arcades, food and go-kart racing, while the Jax Beach site offers most of that along with water slides, a lazy river and a variety of splashy pools. Online discounts and season passes are available.

Amelia River Tours

1 N. Front St., Fernandina Beach, 261-9972, ameliarivercruises.com Eco-shrimping tours are held at 10 a.m. every Thur.-Sat., June 12-Aug. 16. Drag an authentic Otter Trawl shrimp net, view the live catch and learn from marine biologists about the local wildlife and eco-systems. A two-hour tour is $27 for adults, $17 for kids; reservations recommended.

Ongoing daily tours include creek tours, family sunset cruises and a tour of Cumberland Island.

Ananda Kula Yoga

4154 Herschel St., San Marco, 680-7344, ananda-kula.com Kids’ yoga classes are offered at 3:30 p.m. every Tue. Check the Ananda Kula Yoga website for details and other family programs.

Beaches Museum & History Park

381 Beach Blvd., Jax Beach, 685-6102, beachesmuseum.org For visiting camps and daycares, BMHP offers ongoing themed programs, tours and a 28-ton steam locomotive and model trains. Program fee is $4 per child. Check website for details. Open 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Tue.-Sat.

Black Creek Outfitters

10051 Skinner Lake Drive, Southside, 645-7003, blackcreekoutfitters.com Black Creek offers standup paddleboard mini-lessons every other Tue. throughout the summer, as well as standup paddleboard yoga, kayak trips to many of Northeast Florida’s waterways and standup paddleboard demos on the ocean. Call for times, dates and fees. A Yogathon to benefit APRIL 16-22, 2014 | FOLIOWEEKLY.com | 13

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the Give To The Y Campaign is held 8 a.m.-noon on May 26, featuring restorative instruction, SUP instruction and AcroYoga demos; $40.

Carousel Park

Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve

180 San Marco Ave., St. Augustine, 825-1006, 823-3388 Located at Davenport Park playground, this area landmark offers old-timey carnival fun at $1 a ride. Plus, St. Johns County Main Library is right next door, in case you crave a quick reading session (or bathroom break).

505 Guana River Road, Ponte Vedra Beach, 823-4500 GTMNERR’s environmental education center includes a museum-worthy display of animals in its ocean/ estuary habitat, live fish and animal displays, and biweekly educational seminars.

Castillo de San Marcos National Monument

Jacksonville Arboretum

1 S. Castillo Drive, St. Augustine, 829-6506, nps.gov/casa/index.htm Re-enactors relate experiences of the 1740s Spanish colonial soldiers at the fort, and fire off cannons every hour from 10:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. (except 12:30 p.m.) every Fri., Sat. and Sun. through August from the fort’s northeast gun deck. A Junior Ranger booklet is available so kids can interact during their visit.

Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens

829 Riverside Ave., Riverside, 355-0630, cummer.org In addition to summer camps, The Cummer offers a variety of drop-in arts classes and art adventures sessions for kids, periodic art education programs, along with exhibits and a garden perfect for strolling with children. Admission is free 4-9 p.m. every Tue.

Fort Clinch State Park

2601 Atlantic Ave., Fernandina Beach, 277-7274, floridastateparks.org In addition to the historic 19th-century fort, this state park features a coastal hammock, a fishing pier and deep woods. Summer candlelight self-guided tours are offered at sundown every Fri. and Sat. from MayNovember. Living history interpreters recreate life during the Civil War once a month and through the fall and winter, featuring artillery demonstrations, marching drills and daily encampment life.

Fort Matanzas National Monument

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9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. The fort has a nature trail, fishing, river and ocean beaches and restrooms.

8635 A1A S., St. Augustine, 471-0116, nps.gov/foma Fort Matanzas guarded St. Augustine’s southern river approach. The monument is still protecting – not only the historic fort, but the wild barrier island and plants and animals who live there. The fort is open 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m. daily except Dec. 25. A free ferry to and from the fort departs the visitor center dock on the hour from

1445 Millcoe Road, Arlington, jacksonvillearboretum.org This 120-acre tract, saved from development by local conservationists, is open daily, 8 a.m.-7 p.m. Four short trails of varying difficulty cross the area’s wetlands.

Jacksonville Ice & Sportsplex

3605 Philips Highway, Southside, 399-3223, jaxiceandsportsplex.com Jacksonville’s only ice skating facility offers lessons and holds public ice skating sessions weekly (Tuesday night skating is free to enrolled students). Open daily.

Jacksonville Zoo & Gardens

370 Zoo Pkwy., Northside, 757-4463, jacksonvillezoo.org Along with a zoo full of creatures – jaguars, bongos, gorillas, giraffes – the zoo offers train rides, a 4,000foot splash park, and a magnifi cent carousel featuring most of the exotic animals found at the zoo. Also, kids can feed the creatures at Stingray Bay, a water exhibit with sharks and rays.

Jax4kids.com

This free website is committed to featuring places to go and things to do for Jacksonville’s young people – including spots where kids eat free in Northeast Florida – and as a resource for parents.

Latitude 30

10370 Philips Hwy., Southside, 365-5555, latitude360.com Every Monday through August, kids 12 and younger get one free kid’s meal, a free movie and a $5 game card with each paid adult entry. Movies are at 6:30 p.m.

Mandarin Mill Family Fun & Games

10910 San Jose Blvd., Mandarin, 262-7888, mandarinmill.com

This family spot offers miniature golf, batting cages, an arcade and games. Summer hours start June 10, open 10 a.m.-10 p.m. daily. From 5-7 p.m., unlimited golf is $5 (plus tax) per person.

Marineland

9505 Ocean Shore Blvd., St. Augustine, 471-1111, 888-279-9194, marineland.net Though dolphins jumping through hoops are a thing of the past, this historic marine attraction now focuses on dolphin encounters, including an opportunity to feed or swim with the creatures. Marineland also offers summer camps.

Museum of Contemporary Art Jacksonville

333 N. Laura St., Downtown, 396-6911, mocajacksonville.org MOCA Jax offers summer art education programs, and free admission for families every Sunday, along with a dynamite interactive fi fth-floor exhibit exclusively for children.

Museum of Science & History

1025 Museum Circle, Southbank, 396-6674, themosh.org MOSH features science- and nature-related exhibits along with regular shows at the museum planetarium. The museum offers science and adventure summer camps.

Pirate & Treasure Museum

12 S. Castillo Drive, St. Augustine, 877-467-5863, piratesoul.com This St. Augustine attraction features actual pirate treasure, interactive exhibits and a gift shop sure to plunder your wallet. Open 9 a.m.-8 p.m. daily. Check website for coupons.

Public Pools

529-2200 ext. 307 JaxParks has more than 30 public pools, including one (Cecil Aquatics Center) open year-round. St. Johns County has one: Solomon-Calhoun pool, 1300 Duval St., St. Augustine, 209-0395; it also features a gymnasium and a small splash park. Fernandina Beach has a pool at Atlantic Recreation Center, with a playground and basketball courts, 2500 Atlantic Ave., 277-7350. In Clay County, there’s the spring-fed public pool at Spring Park in Green Cove Springs on the St. Johns River, which also has playground equipment, and the city pier.

KIDS DIRECTORY St. Augustine Alligator Farm

999 Anastasia Blvd., St. Augustine, 824-3337, alligatorfarm.us In addition to a zipline ropes course (must be at least 10 years old and 57 inches tall), the Alligator Farm lets you pose for photos with alligators and features twice-a-day feedings. The bird rookery offers up-close looks at nesting endangered birds, and crocs and other creatures abound in the zoo.

FREE Splash Parks

There are two free splash parks in Northeast Florida.

One is located adjacent to the vehicle ramp in Vilano Beach – a small splash park, along with showers, bicycle racks and restrooms. There is also a splash park and playground next to the county pier in St. Augustine Beach, with free parking and beach access. 209-3740.

Skate Station

3461 Kori Road, 880-7703, Mandarin, skatestationfunworks.com 230 Blanding Blvd., Orange Park, 272-5600 Two local roller rinks offer roller-skating lessons and open skate sessions at various times.

Tree Hill Nature Center

7152 Lone Star Road, Arlington, 724-4646, treehill.org Live animal programs and hands-on learning programs are offered from 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Mon.-Sat. Registration is required for groups of 15 or more. In addition to the 13th annual Butterfly Festival, held 10 a.m.-4 p.m. on April 26, Tree Hill has 50 acres of trails, hummingbird gardens and guided nature walks. Call for fees.

Treaty Oak

Jesse Ball Dupont Park, 1123 Prudential Drive, Southbank, downtownjacksonville.org This magnificent 250-year-old oak is awe-inspiring enough to dazzle any kid (particularly those who’ve seen the only slightly more extraordinary Avatar version). Kids can wander around the base (no climbing, though!), and even grab a few acorns to plant their own granddaddy oaks.

Friendship Fountain

835 Museum Circle, Southbank, Jacksonville The refurbished fountain shoots jets of water 100 feet high all day, and colored lights play on the water at night.

SURF CAMP

ACADEMIC CAMPS & TUTORING

The Art Institute of Jacksonville

8775 Baypine Rd., Southside, 486-3008, summerstudio.com The session, held 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Mon.-Thur., 9 a.m.noon Fri., June 23-27, is for high school juniors and seniors to test-drive a creative career. Choices include culinary, graphic design, interior design, fashion marketing management, media arts and animation, digital filmmaking, video production and digital photography. For details and fees, go to the website.

Center Academy

3571 Cardinal Point Dr., Jacksonville, 448-1956, centeracademy.com 2171 Kingsley Ave., Orange Park, 276-3552 2683 St. Johns Bluff Rd. S., Southside, 645-5366 Center Academy helps students entering fourtheighth grades who suffer from motivation, learning and attention problems. Programs offer intensive remediation for learning and motivational problems, self-esteem enhancement and relaxation training.

Daniel Academy

3725 Belfort Rd., Southside, 296-1055 ext. 2389, danielacademyjax.com The private elementary school provides optimal learning opportunities for children with emotional and learning disabilities. Small classes and individually tailored instructions are featured. McKay scholarships are accepted. Daniel Kids serves local families with a variety of programs and mental health and social services.

The DePaul School of Northeast Florida

3044 San Pablo Rd. S., Intracoastal, 223-3391, depaulschool.com The DePaul School offers an intensive academic summer program for children grades 1-8. Call for fees, times and dates.

Early Learning Coalition of CNBB

1845 Town Center Blvd., Ste. 150, Orange Park, 800-238-3463 or 213-3939, elcofcnbb.org Early Learning Coalition of Clay, Nassau, Baker and Bradford counties works to prepare children for school.

The Voluntary Pre-Kindergarten (VPK) program is free for Florida resident children who will be 4 years old on or before Sept. 1.

Engineering For Kids

494-6499, engineeringforkids.com This camp is held at five locations in Northeast Florida, June 2-Aug. 8, for kids in grades K-8. Sessions focusing on aerospace, robotics, electrical, chemical, marine and mechanical engineering are featured.

The Goddard School

2280 Village Square Pkwy., Fleming Island, 264-0605, goddardschool.com 100 Julington Plaza Dr., St. Johns, 230-2002 14230 Spartina Court, Intracoastal, 821-0085 415 Meldrum Lane, Orange Park, 291-9991 The Goddard School works to instill a lifelong love of learning. The year-round program offers half or full-day schedules for children ages 6 weeks-6 years old, from 6:30 a.m.-6 p.m., weekdays. The summer program offers special visitors, splash days and nature study.

Hope Haven Children’s Clinic & Family Center 4600 Beach Blvd., Southside, 346-5100 Hope Haven offers academic day camp for children in grades K-5 from 8 a.m.-4 p.m., weekdays, mid-June through early August. The program uses traditional teaching methods with small groups and one-on-one enrichment in a fun setting. The Skills for Success program, for children in grades 6-9, is held from 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Mon.-Thur., mid-June through early August. Call for fees and schedules.

Henry, 5, San Marco Q. Who is the president of the United States?

A. Florida.

Q. Where do babies come from?

A. Your tummy!

Q. What do you want to be when you grow up?

A. I want to be an engineer like Daddy. And a daddy.

Huntington Learning Centers

11111 San Jose Blvd., Ste. 41, Mandarin, 886-9600, huntingtonhelps.com 13170 Atlantic Blvd., Ste. 54, Jacksonville, 220-1212 Huntington offers programs in reading, writing, math, phonics, spelling, study skills and SAT/ACT prep for students of all ages. An individualized program is designed and administered by certified teachers following an diagnostic evaluation. Parents may select days and hours to fit their schedules.

Island Prep Eco-Friendly Learning Center

4171 A1A S., St. Augustine, 471-1100, islandprep.com This eco-friendly early-learning center offers programs for children ages 1 to PreK, including free yoga, Spanish and ASL enrichment classes. It’s open from 7:30 a.m.5:30 p.m. Mon.-Fri., year round. A fall VPK program is available to children who turn 4 years old by Sept. 1.

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KIDS DIRECTORY

MOCA Jacksonville offers art camp, a nine-week session of creative art-making for kids ages 4-14 at the museum and on the University of North Florida campus.

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Kaplan Educational Centers

2683 St. Johns Bluff Rd. S., Ste. 141, Southside, 642-7741 or 800-KAP-TEST, kaptest.com Kaplan offers three-week prep courses for PSATs, SATs and programs in reading and math for high schoolers, as well as FCAT programs for all grades.

Kumon Program

9978 Old Baymeadows Rd., Ste. 2, Baymeadows, 642-9566, kumon.com 11362 San Jose Blvd., Ste. 18, Mandarin, 268-8861 13475 Atlantic Blvd., Jacksonville, 744-2445 280 Solana Rd., Ponte Vedra Beach, 285-7775 Kumon reading and math programs help children improve concentration and master fundamental academic skills.

LearningRx

4792 Windsor Commons Court, Ste. 2, Jacksonville, 992-0971, learningrx.com This program offers help to students to overcome learning struggles to expand the child’s ability to learn.

Sylvan Learning Center

1414 Kingsley Ave., Ste. 4, Orange Park, 269-2000, sylvanlearning.com 4000 St. Johns Ave., Ste. 28, Avondale, 387-5100 2416 Dunn Ave., Northside, 757-2220 880 A1A, Ste. 7, Ponte Vedra Beach, 280-8410 2980 Collins Ave., St. Augustine, 395-5212 Sylvan offers programs in reading, writing, math, algebra, geometry and study skills, including summer enrichment programs and preparation for ACT or SAT. Sylvan specializes in helping students of all ages master learning skills and build self-confidence.

TEAM UP Summer Camp

Communities In Schools Jacksonville, 3100 University Blvd. S., Ste. 300, 630-6900, cisjax.org These free summer camps are offered on-site at many Duval County public schools. Times and dates vary by location. The K-8 programs focus on academics, 16 | FOLIOWEEKLY.com | APRIL 16-22, 2014

cultural enrichment and career preparation and include recreational activities and fi eld trips. Registration is first-come, first-served, and forms are available at participating schools.

Tutoring Club

605 S.R. 13 N., Ste. 109, St. Johns, 230-2855, tutoringclub.com 10131 San Jose Blvd., Mandarin, 268-8556 This organization tutors students ages 5 and older in reading, math, writing, SAT/ACT prep, language, sciences and study skills. Hours are 3:30-7:30 p.m.

UNF ACT & SAT Summer Institute

University of North Florida, 12000 Alumni Dr., Southside, 620-4200, unf.edu/ce These four-day boot-camp-style college entrance test preps, for students who are rising high school sophomores through seniors, are offered from 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Mon.-Thur., July 14-17 for ACT and from July 28-31 for SAT, at UNF’s Herbert University Center. The instructors are specialists in their respective fields and the class sizes are kept small. Course fee is $495 per child per session. A summer reading program for ages 4-17 is also offered; call 800-964-8888 for details.

ART, THEATER & DANCE CAMPS Academy of Dance

12276 San Jose Blvd., Ste. 613, Mandarin, 880-2275, academyofdancejax.com This theater dance camp teaches children ages 3-12 voice, drama, makeup, staging, costume design and many forms of dance. Sessions are held weekdays from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. and run June 14-July 27. Young children’s late afternoon and teen/adult evening classes are also available, along with extended care and field trips.

Art Camp @ MOCAJax

Museum of Contemporary Art Jacksonville, 333 N. Laura St., Downtown, 396-6911 ext. 207, mocajacksonville.org Art camp at MOCAJax offers children ages 4-17 meaningful art experiences in nine one-week sessions.

Camp is held Mon.-Fri., from 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m., June 9-Aug. 15 (no camp June 30-July 4). Camp fees vary by age group. Campers bring their own snacks and lunches. Extended hours are available for $50 per week.

ABET Creative Drama Summer Camps

Camp Cummer

Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens, 829 Riverside Ave., Riverside, 355-0630, cummer.org Elementary School Camp, for kids entering grades 1-6, is held 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m., weekdays, June 9-July 25.

Kids draw, paint, construct and explore art and nature.

Middle School Camp is held July 28-Aug. 1. Session fee is $180 for members and military families; $200 for nonmembers. Space is limited; call for fees and schedules. Extended care is available for elementary camp only.

Atlantic Beach Experimental Theatre, 716 Ocean Blvd., 509-1472, abettheatre.com ABET offers age-appropriate sessions focusing on theater games, music and dance, improvisation and storytelling. Camps run 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Mon.-Fri., from June 9-13 for grades 1 and 2; June 16-27 grades 5-9; July 7-11 grades 1-2; July 14-25 grades 3-7; July 28-Aug. 1 grades 1 and 2 and Aug. 4-15 grades 3-7.

Fees are $160 for one week, $320 for two weeks. All sessions end with performance. Register at the website.

Camp Theatre Jacksonville

Bricks 4 Kidz Creativity Center

8411 Baymeadows Way, Ste. 2, Baymeadows, 6127557, childrensartclasses.com 1406 Kingsley Ave., Ste. E, Orange Park, 612-7557 Art workshops are held June 23-July 25, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.

Mon.-Fri., for ages 3 and older. More than 16 areas are offered, ranging from beginning drawing to clay, printmaking and mask-making.

530 S.R. 13 N., Ste. 5, St. Augustine, 230-0543 Bricks 4 Kidz offers camps this summer 9 a.m.-noon and 1-4 p.m., from June 16-Aug. 15; call for details.

Camp Broadway

Wilson Center for the Arts, FSCJ South Campus, 11901 Beach Blvd., Southside, 442-2932, artistseriesjax.org The annual Camp Broadway introduces children ages 10-17 to life onstage and behind the scenes, with training in acting, scene study, improvisation, music theory, solo and ensemble singing and dance.

The self-contained, traveling workshop, staffed by choreographers, musicians and real Broadway performers, is held from 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. and runs June 16-20 at a fee of $550, which includes a T-shirt, head shots, daily lunch and snacks.

2032 San Marco Blvd., San Marco, 396-4425 ext. 16, theatrejax.com Theatre Jacksonville’s camp, for ages 7-13, is held in two four-week sessions from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. June 9-July 3 and July 12-Aug. 8. Acting, dance, playwriting, stage makeup and stage combat are featured, culminating with a show. Multiple enrollment discounts and extended care are available. Session fee is $500.

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Colonial Quarter Summer Camps

33 St. George St., St. Augustine, 819-1444, colonialquarter.com These camps, for ages 6-12, are held 9 a.m.-2 p.m.

Mon.-Thur., at a fee of $185 for the fi rst child, $135 for each additional child or camp. Pirate Camp – with pirate-themed games and history fun – is held June 16-19 and July 14-17. Archaeology Camp – kids dig up the past and relate it to the present – is June 23-26 and July 21-24. Theater Camp – kids take part in aspects of live theater – is held July 7-10 and July 28-31.

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First Coast Technical College, 2980 Collins Ave., St. Augustine, 547-3461, fctc.edu This camp is held 9 a.m.-2 p.m. June 9-12 and 16-19 for ages 8-12; June 30-July 3 and July 7-10 for 13-17.

The fee is $250, which includes materials, groceries, professional instruction and lunch. The High School Culinary Arts Camp is held 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Mon.-Thur.

June 23-26 at a fee of $250; call 547-3381 to register.

The Cultural Center at Ponte Vedra Beach

50 Executive Way, Ponte Vedra Beach, 280-0614, ccpvb.org Camps are offered to encourage artistic expression, art appreciation and imagination through visual, culinary and performing arts. Weekly thematic sessions are held 9 a.m.-2 p.m. for ages 6-8, 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. for ages 4 and 5, weekdays, and run June 9-Aug. 15. Grandy Camp, for kids and grandparents, is held June 19, July 10, July 24 or Aug. 7, 2:30-4 p.m. for ages 4 and older.

Fees vary by session. Extended care offered. Campers bring lunches; snacks and art supplies provided. Call for fees. Summer Arts Workshops for ages 9 and up are fashion sewing, June 9-13; European food June 16-20; Rock Star Band with Alex Hayward of Chroma, July 28Aug. 1; Classic Baking July 21-25, at A. Chefs Studio; Figure Drawing & Sculpting June 23-27; iPad Art (bring an iPad, ios 5 or higher) June 30-July 3; Hand Building & Wheel Throwing July 7-11; Theater at Alhambra June 16-27 and July 14-25; Foods of the Globe Aug.4-8; Glass Work Aug. 4-8 and Comic Characters Drawing Aug. 13-15. Call for details and fees.

Dance Trance

214 Orange St., Neptune Beach, 246-4600, dancetrancefitness.com Dance Trance Kidz runs dance fitness classes all summer in Neptune Beach, 4:30-5:15 p.m. every Wed. In this fun workshop, kids ages 7-11 learn choreography to popular music without recitals or contracts.

Dansations

8763 Old Kings Rd. S., Baymeadows, 731-0508, dansationsjax.com Experienced instructors teach ballet, pointe (for

appropriate ages), tap, jazz, hip-hop, musical theater, modern and more. Call for schedules and fees.

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Dolphin Arts Camp

2800 University Blvd. N., Arlington, 256-7048, ju.edu This arts camp is for ages 10-22. Art, theater, dancing, singing, swimming and playing games are featured.

For details, like day, dates and times and fees, call or go online.

Eaton Piano Studio

Southside, 730-5143, eatonpianostudio.com Instructor Lorraine Eaton offers summer music lessons for kids of all ages, June through August. Contact her for specifics.

First Coast School of Music

725 Atlantic Blvd., Ste. 19, Atlantic Beach, 236-9700, fcsom.com Rock Band Camp, for ages 5-7 and 8-11 at all skill levels, is held 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Mon.-Fri., June 9-13, 16-20, July 7-11, 14-18, Aug. 4-8, at various locations in Mandarin, Southside and the Beaches; check the website or call. Drum Camp is held June 16-20, Guitar Camp is June 16-20 and Let’s Jam Camp is Aug. 4-8.

Fees vary per session.

The Florida Ballet Summer Intensive

300 E. State St., Downtown, 353-7518 The Florida Ballet offers a course for the serious dance student. Daily classes, held June 23-July 26, include ballet, pointe, technique, acting, Pilates and jazz, as well as a boys’ class. Seminars in dance history, music appreciation, auditioning skills, theater and makeup are offered. The summer workshop is held June 23July 26 for younger or less advanced dancers. For fees and audition information, go to floridaballet.org.

Girls Rock Camp Jacksonville

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girlsrockjacksonville.org This one-week summer day camp is held July 28-Aug. 1, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. at Waverly Academy for Girls on the Westside. Girls ages 9-16 learn an instrument (or get better at one they already know), form a band and write a song. Throughout the week, bands perform during lunch. Dance parties, games and daily workshops are featured.

High School Summer Musical Theatre Experience

Wilson Center, FSCJ’s South Campus, 11901 Beach Blvd., Southside, 632-2347, fscj.edu This year, participants who are current 7th-12th grade students in Duval, Clay, St. Johns, Nassau and outer-lying counties perform Fame The Musical from July 25-Aug. 3. Free auditions are held May 10 and 11. Local high school actors, dancers, singers, technicians and musicians are needed. SMTE provides the opportunity to work hands-on with local theater professionals. Call for fee information; scholarships are available.

Ben, 3, Arlington Q. What is your favorite thing to do?

A. Yeah.

Q. Why do rainbows exist?

A. Blue.

Q. Who is president of the United States?

A. Thomas the Train.

Q. What would you buy with a million dollars?

A. Cream cheese.

Q. Where do babies come from?

A. Disney World.

Q. What do you want to be when you grow up?

A. A cat.

Jacksonville University Summer Dance Intensive

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2800 University Blvd. N., Arlington, 256-7048, jusummerintensive@ju.edu This two-week camp, for intermediate and advanced students ages 10-22, is held 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.-Fri., during the month of June. Classes include ballet, contemporary ballet, pointe, variations, modern, contemporary, jazz, hip-hop, tap, Pilates, stretch, dance photography and repertory. Fees are $310 for one week, $570 for two weeks, which includes lunch.

Scholarships are available. Call for actual dates; that info was not on the website.

JCA Stage Door Theatre Camp

Jewish Community Alliance, 8505 San Jose Blvd., Mandarin, 730-2100 ext. 252, jcajax.org This theater camp is for children entering grades 1-9.

Campers receive training in music, dance, drama, and arts and crafts. Camp runs from 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m., June 16-July 11 and July 14-Aug. 8, with extended day available. Lunch is provided. Camp is open to children of all national origins and faiths. Call or go online for fees and other details.

Kamp KidzArt

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KIDS DIRECTORY various artistic styles and techniques using water colors, art markers, colored pencils, chalk, charcoal and polymer clay. Themed programs include “Beach Bash” and “Safari Adventure.” Classes range from a few hours to a half-day for a partial or full week, depending on the child’s age, June 16-July 25.

Kinderstudios

1897 Island Walkway, Ste. 4, Fernandina Beach, 415-0954 The performing arts camp sessions, for kids 4-12 years old, are held from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Mon.-Fri., June 30-July 25, with a theatrical performance each Fri. Sessions feature themed drawing, painting, set design, song and dance and drama games. Call for fees and details.

LaVilla School of the Arts Summer Camp

501 N. Davis St., Downtown, 633-6069 ext. 108, duvalschools.org This camp offers programs for kids ages 3-15. Camps are held 9 a.m.-3 p.m. weekdays, June 16-July 26.

Free lunch, snacks and extended day are available.

Discounts are offered for siblings, urban core employees (Downtown, San Marco, Springfield, Riverside), DCPS employees, military and multi-week enrollment. Fees are $145 per week for Storytellers Camp or Explorers Camp; $135 per week for basic camp.

Limelight Theatre Summer Camp

11 Old Mission Ave., St. Augustine, 825-1164, limelight-theatre.org KIDZfACTory offers camps for kids in grades K-5, June 23-July 30; for kids in grades K-12. Fees vary per child per session. For program details and performance schedules, call or go online.

Positive Space Art Therapy

5270 Palm Valley Rd, Ponte Vedra, 607-2834, arttherapyforautism@gmail.com arttherapyforautism.wix.com Individual and group art therapy sessions for children ages 2 and older. Master’s-level art therapist Kelly DeSousa helps kids work toward individualized goals through success-oriented, strength-based, guided creative expression. Sessions are typically 30-50 minutes and are scheduled according to individual and family needs. Rates begin at $35.

Pottery Works

10915 Baymeadows Rd., Ste. 106, 646-3009, potteryworksinc.com This paint-your-own-pottery studio offers reservations for groups of eight or more, with special rates for schools, daycare centers and camps. Studio time includes all supplies, glazing and firing. Participants pick up their finished pieces one week later. Pottery Works can also bring the activity to you (10 or more participants required).

Riverside Children’s Arts Center

2841 Riverside Ave., 389-1751, riversideartscenter.org Located at Riverside Avenue Christian Church, the arts center offers six weeks of camp for ages 3 through sixth grade, from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Mon.-Fri., July 7-Aug. 8.

New this year are Little Artists and Spiritual Arts camps.

Classes include visual arts, music, specialty classes, team-building games and outdoor play daily. Theme

dress-up days and Friday performances are featured.

Extended care, scholarships and sibling discounts are available. For fees and details, check the website.

Savannah College of Art and Design

231 W. Boundary St., Savannah, Ga., 912-525-5100, 800-869-7223, scad.edu SCAD summer seminars are held for students who have completed grades 9-11. Fees vary according to schedule. For more information, contact the college at P.O. Box 2072, Savannah, GA 31402-2072.

St. Augustine Dance Conservatory

3670 U.S. 1 S., Ste. 150, 797-6469, academyofperformingarts.net North Campus, 3025 C.R. 210, Ste. 102, 797-6469 APA offers kids, tots to teens, participation in musical and dance productions and recitals throughout the summer. Call for schedules and fees.

Summer Art Camps

St. Augustine Art Association, 22 Marine St., 824-2310, staaa.org The camps focus on art-making techniques based on the works of masters. Session I, Hello Mona Lisa, runs June 9-13. Session II, Sprout Out for Art, is held June 16-20.

Session III, Feelin’ Groovy, runs June 23-27; Session IV, Through the Museum Looking Glass, is held July 7-11 and Session V, The 3D Experiment, for ages 12 and older, is held 1-4 p.m. July 7-11. Fee is $125 per session (includes supplies, field trips). Campers bring a snack.

NancyDance Dance Intensive Camp

1521 Penman Rd., Jax Beach, 241-8349, nancydancestudio.com For beginning through advanced dance students, camp is held July 7-11, at a fee of $375. Call for additional programs and classes.

North Florida Conservatory

11363 San Jose Blvd., Ste. 200, Mandarin, 374-8639, nfconservatory.org This camp offers band, string and theater programs, July 21-26, for ages 8-16. For camps, fees and schedules, call or go online.

North Florida Music Academy

155 Blanding Blvd., Ste. 11, Orange Park, 276-5557, nfma.musicteachershelper.com Instructors work with drummers, guitarists, bassists, keyboardists, violinists, vocalists and others interested in playing in a band and learning different music styles.

Call for times, fees and dates.

The Performers Academy

3674 Beach Blvd., Jacksonville, 322-7672, theperformersacademy.com This performing arts school offers Drumming Journey camp, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. July 7-11 for ages 6-11, at a fee of $150. Broadway’s Best camp is held July 14-25 for ages 10 and older, $250 for the two-week session.

Broadway’s Best camp for ages 12 and older and Broadway’s Best Junior for ages 7-11 are held July 14-25; $250 for the two-week session. Extended day, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., is available for $50 per week. A final showcase ends each session. Cooper Morgan Dance Intensive is held June 9-27; details at the website.

Information for additional camps was not available at press time; consult the website.

Piano Camps

St. Augustine Community School of Performing Arts, 214 San Marco Ave., 824-0664 Camp for all ages is held 9 a.m.-noon Mon.-Thur., in June and July. Call for details.

Planet Pottery

511 Atlantic Blvd., Atlantic Beach, 1372-4506, planetpottery.com Adults and kids select a piece of pottery – plates, mugs, serving pieces, vases, frames, pet bowls – then paint a one-of-a-kind ceramic piece. Call for fees.

Players by the Sea Summer Camps

106 Sixth St. N., Jax Beach, 249-0289, playersbythesea.org PBTS offers small camps that encourage children to express themselves through the arts. Let’s Put on a Play is held July 14-Aug. 1; Let’s Put on a Musical runs June 23-July 11, at a fee of $445. Teen Improv-a-thon is held June 16-27. Campers rehearse, stage and perform a full-length show. Camp A-Go-Go and Get in the Character Zone are held June 16-20 and July 1418. Fees vary by session. Check the website for details, registration and policies.

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Curren, 5, Beaches Q. Who is the president of the United States?

A. George Washington.

Q. What do you want to be when you grow up?

A. A scientist.

Q. What’s your least favorite food?

A. Green beans ’cause they taste yucky and I don’t like green beans.

Q. Which are better, cats or dogs?

A. Dogs because it’s what Jesus made and that’s how dogs are made.

Q. What’s the best thing that has happened to you so far?

A. Monster Jam and Disney World and digging up earthworms.

Q. What’s the first thing you do in the morning when you wake up?

A. Brush my teeth. I don’t like to smell stinky breath. So just brush it and it will smell good.

KIDS DIRECTORY Summer Dance Intensive

Douglas Anderson School of the Arts, 2445 San Diego Rd., Jacksonville, 390-2971, da-arts.org Session I runs June 11, 12, 16, 17 and 18; Session II is held June 19, 20, 24, 25 and 26. Classes include ballet, modern dance and jazz. Call for details and fees.

UNF Summer Music Camp

University of North Florida, Fine Arts Facility, 1 UNF Dr., Southside, 620-3841 This six-day intensive performance camp, for children entering grades 9-12, focuses on jazz and classical instruction. Campers must have a minimum two years experience on their instruments and basic music reading skills. Camp is held June 22-27.

Youth Outreach Performing Arts Summer Institute

5188 Norwood Ave., Northside, 765-7372, stageaurora.org Stage Aurora Theatrical Company offers youth of all backgrounds the five-week camp featuring positive theatrical activities, theater, dance, music and taekwondo. To register, call or go to the website.

CHURCH CAMPS & PROGRAMS Dinsmore Vacation Bible School

Dinsmore United Methodist Church, 10604 Iowa Ave., Jacksonville, 768-6101 A lively Vacation Bible School is held in July. Call the church for details and directions.

Camp Kulaqua

23400 N.W. 212nd Ave., High Springs, 386-454-1351, campkulaqua.com Located in North Central Florida, Camp Kulaqua, accredited by the American Camping Association, offers a week-long, coed residential camp for a traditional camp experience, and specialty camps for kids ages 7-16. The overnight Christian camp’s activities include horseback riding, archery, canoeing, crafts, go-carts, sports, skateboarding and zoo/nature. Sessions, held from June 1-22, are age appropriate.

Camp Lakeshore

6595 Columbia Park Court, Jacksonville, 641-8385 7860 Southside Blvd., Jacksonville, 3393 A ministry of Shepherd of the Woods Lutheran Church and School, this Christian camp offers several sessions for appropriate age groups. Activities include games, swimming, sports, arts and crafts, music and drama, fishing, boating, water play and devotions. Extended care is available. Call for times, dates and camp fees.

Deermeadows Baptist Church

9780 Baymeadows Rd., Baymeadows, 642-2200, deermeadows.org The Deermeadows Baptist Church holds its free Vacation Bible School, themed Colossal Coaster World, from 9 a.m.-noon, June 23-27, for kids entering K-grade 6 by Sept. 1.

God’s Backyard Bible Camp

Christ Episcopal Church, 400 San Juan Dr., Ponte Vedra, 285-6127, christepiscopalchurch.org Vacation Bible School is held June 16-20. To register, go to the website online.

Hendricks Avenue Baptist Church

4001 Hendricks Ave., San Marco, 396-7745, habchurch.com Summer camp is held in June. Activities include arts and crafts and Bible study. Vacation Bible School is held 9 a.m.-noon June 9-13.

Salvation Army Child Development Center

318 Ocean St., Downtown, 665-0102, salvationarmynefl.org Weekly activities include swimming, field trips, movies, ceramics, arts and crafts, cooking, chapel service, team sports and games, reading/journaling experience and more. A child development center for age 6 weeks and older is also offered.

Vacation Bible School

St. Paul’s by-the-Sea Episcopal Church, 1465 11th Ave. N., Jax Beach, 249-4091, spbts.net VBS is held from 9 a.m.-noon, Mon.-Fri. July 21-25 in the Parish Hall, for kids ages 4 through fi fth grade. Fee is $30 for the first child, $25 for each additional child.

YMCA Camp Indian Springs

2387 Bloxam Cut-off Rd., Crawfordville, 850-926-3361, campindiansprings.org This traditional YMCA residential camp, held June 8-Aug. 9, is nestled in a wooded area with a natural spring on 70 acres in Wakulla County, Fla. With a variety of land and water activities including Western and English horseback riding, an indoor skate park, BMX, ATVs and paintball, this camp for boys and girls ages 7-16, is committed to the Christian principles of the YMCA. Call for fees and details.

DAY & OVERNIGHT CAMPS Andromeda Preschool

131 Suzanne Ave., Orange Park, 272-0424 A full-service daycare, Andromeda offers a summer program with entertainment, field trips, crafts, cooking projects and special events. Daily activities are planned and posted on a weekly basis. Andromeda is open from 6 a.m.-6 p.m. weekdays.

Beaches Episcopal School Summer Camp

1150 Fifth St. N., Jax Beach, 246-2466 ext. 121, beachesepiscopalschool.org This private school offers summer camp programs for children entering grades Pre-K through sixth, in sessions held June 16-20, June 23-27, July 7-11 and July 14-18. Themed activities include Rockets, Princess, Art Explosion, Steel Drum (parents, beware!), Giddy Up Gang, sports, cooking, robotics and a slew of others. For times, fees and details, call the school.

The Bolles School

7400 San Jose Blvd., Mandarin, 256-5090, 733-9292, bolles.org 2264 Bartram Rd., San Marco, 732-5700 200 ATP Tour Blvd., Ponte Vedra, 285-4658 Bolles offers academic and day camps through the summer, June 2-Aug. 8, at three campuses. Specialty camps – including writing, science, fencing, Spanish, tennis, rowing, art, wrestling, crafts, archery, culinary – may be combined with Bolles Day Camp. For details, fees, times and kinds of camps, go to The Bolles School’s website.

Boy Scouts of America

521 S. Edgewood Ave., Murray Hill, 388-0591, nfcscouting.org The North Florida Council sponsors overnight camps for Boy Scouts only, ages 11 and older, held in one week sessions in July at Camp Shands in Melrose, Fla. Activities include BMX bicycle racing, archery, rifle and shotgun, hiking, cookouts, first aid and water sports. A Cub Scout day camp is held at many locations throughout Northeast Florida, with varied hours and session dates. Specialty camps are also available.

Burrell’s Camp Chippewa

3675 San Pablo Rd., Intracoastal, 241-3515, 493-3545, foundationacademy.com Located at The Foundation Academy, this camp offers six weeks of educational and fun activities for kids ages 5-15, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.-Fri., June 9-July 18.

The camp features fi eld trips, arts, gardening, literacy, math, community service and career education for older students. Fee is $90 per week per child.

3111 Tiger Hole Rd., Southside, 737-4988, burrellscampchippewa.net Camp Chippewa offers full-day camps 6:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m., Mon.-Fri., June 9-Aug. 15, for ages 6-12 with counselors hailing from England and New Zealand.

Camp features daily swimming, camp crafts, canoeing, commercial water slide, tractor rides, fishing, sports, archery, field trips and talent show. Indoor activities include arts and crafts, and games. Registration is $40 and the weekly camp fee is $145, which includes lunch.

Montgomery Presbyterian Center

Camp Amelia

Jacksonville Children’s Art & Exploration Camp

88 S.E. 75th St., Starke, 352-473-4516, montgomerycenter.org Camp sessions are held June 22-Aug. 1 for kids in grades 2-12, in age-appropriate groups. Fees vary, depending upon the program, which include Explorer, Challenge, Wild Water, Power & Light and Counselor in Training sessions. The camp is accredited with the American Camp Association.

Recreation Dept., 2500 Atlantic Ave., Fernandina Beach, 277-7350, fbfl.us Activities for children ages 3-12 include arts and crafts, swimming, sports, guest speakers, outings to the beach and field trips. Kids bring their own lunches.

Fees are $85 a week, $75 per sibling for city residents; $106 a week, $96 per sibling for non-city residents.

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Camp Juliette Low

P.O. Box 5113, Marietta, GA 30061, 770-428-1062, 706-862-2169 This Girl Scout camp holds one and two-week sessions for girls ages 7-17, June 8-Aug. 2. A traditional outdoor residence camp, Juliette Low offers activities that include swimming, sailing, canoeing, archery, tennis, outdoor living skills, horseback riding, arts and crafts, hiking, drama and nature studies. The camp is in Cloudland, Ga., about 40 miles northwest of Rome.

Camp Ki Tov

Jacksonville Jewish Center, 3662 Crown Point Rd., Mandarin, 282-1000, jaxjewishcenter.com Camp Ki Tov offers eight sessions for kids ages 1-15 from June 16-Aug. 8, from 9 a.m.-1:45 p.m. or from 9 a.m.-3:45 p.m., with extended hours and CIT programs available. Activities include sports specialty camps, swimming, canoeing, games, field trips, Judaica, overnights and undernights, cooking, music and Shabbat celebrations. Fees vary with schedules.

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Community Connections of Jacksonville

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June 11 (schedules vary by camp). Some camps have extended hours. Call the school’s Community Education Assistant Principal or the Extended Day Director after 3 p.m. for more information. Information on additional summer camps is available at the Community Education Office at 858-6080.

Duval County 4-H

1010 N. McDuff Ave., Northside, 255-7450, duval.ifas.ufl.edu Duval County 4-H offers summer youth camps for ages 5-18, where campers learn leadership development and community involvement. The volunteer adult leaders are trained and certified. Call for dates, times and fees.

Episcopal Children’s Services

Exchange South, 9143 Philips Hwy., Ste. 500, Southside, 519-2800, ecs4kids.org 15 Belmont Blvd., Orange Park, 213-3071 2506 Blanding Blvd., Middleburg, 291-5472 516 S. 10th St., Fernandina Beach, 491-3630 ECS operates child development centers offering fullday early education for ages 6 weeks-5 years. Centers also offer Florida’s Voluntary Pre-K (VPK) program during the school year. The centers are open from 6:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m. ECS also assists parents in finding quality child care in Clay, Nassau, Baker, Bradford, Putnam and St. Johns counties. Call 726-1500 for more information or visit ecs4kids.org.

Episcopal School

4455 Atlantic Blvd., Jacksonville, 396-5751, esj.org An extensive and varied summer program is offered for rising students, grades 1-12, featuring academics, athletics and arts (music and studio), and fun camps for younger children. Dates, times and fees vary; for details, go to the school’s website.

First Coast YMCA

1205 Atlantic Ave., Fernandina, 261-1080, firstcoastymca.org 449618 U.S. 301, Callahan, 261-1080 86029 Pages Dairy Rd., Yulee, 261-1080 8301 Fort Caroline Rd., Arlington, 744-2234 2075 Town Center Blvd., Orange Park, 278-9622 3322 Moody Ave., Orange Park, 272-4304 800 Oakleaf Plantation Pkwy., Orange Park, 272-4304 1905 Park Ave., Orange Park, 272-4304 1965 S.R. 13, St. Johns, 543-9622 399 Riberia St., St. Augustine, 471-9622 190 S. Roscoe Blvd., Palm Valley, 543-9622 170 Landrum Lane, Ponte Vedra, 543-9622 6765 Immokalee Rd., Keystone Heights, 352-473-4213 5700 Cleveland Rd., Northside, 765-3589

KIDS DIRECTORY The commission provides grants to several nonprofit organizations that run summer camp programs in Duval County. The eight-week programs are open to Duval County children K-15. Children enrolled in the free/reduced lunch program, or who have documented special needs and/or are McKay Scholarship recipients are eligible for selected camps. All camps provide literacy activities and field trips. A list of camps is available at jaxkids.net

Jacksonville Country Day School

10063 Baymeadows Rd., 641-4166, jcds.com The 44th annual camp provides activities and education for kids in grades PreK through rising sixth, in ageappropriate camps. Activities include swimming instruction, field trips, arts and crafts, canoeing, fishing, and sleepovers. Camps are held from 9 a.m.-3 p.m., June 9-20, June 23-July 3, July 7-18 and July 21-Aug. 1, with early and extended care available (502-6830).

Fee is $340 for each two-week session. Lunch and snacks are provided, or campers may pack their lunch.

Info on specialty camps and themes is available online.

JaxParks Kids Camp

R.F. Kennedy Center, 1133 Ionia St., Jacksonville, 630-0933, coj.net Kids ages 4 and 5 get into loads of activities for active bodies and inquisitive minds. Camp fee is $75 for a two-week session, $20 for extended day; camp runs from June 23-Aug. 1. Call for schedule details.

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Q. Why do rainbows exist?

A. If rainbows didn’t exist, there would be no leprechauns.

6079 Bagley Rd., Jacksonville, 765-3589 7373 Old Kings Rd. S., San Jose, 292-1660 11844 Mandarin Rd., Mandarin, 292-1660 Summer camp activities for ages 5-15 include swimming, arts and crafts projects, indoor/outdoor sports, games and field trips at more than 20 locations, 6:30 a.m.-6 p.m. Mon.-Fri., June 9-Aug. 8. Check with your local Y for fees and details. Camp Immokalee resident camp is held June 15-Aug. 8.

4-H Summer Day Camps

St. Johns County Cooperative Extension, 3125 Agricultural Center Dr., St. Augustine, 209-0430 Day camps include beginning beekeeping, flora & fauna, landscape camp, beginning sewing, freshwater aquarium, junk drawer robotics and coastal camp.

Dates, times, fees and age ranges (from 5-18) vary by program, most activities are limited to fewer than 20 campers and run one or two days.

Girl Scouts of Gateway Council

1000 Shearer Ave., Riverside, 388-4653, 877-764-5237, girlscouts-gateway.org Camp Kateri is a resident camp for rising grades 2-12.

Most sessions are six days/five nights, Sun.-Fri., June 10-July 19. Programs include equestrian, waterskiing, kayaking, archery, astronomy and others. Financial aid is available. Non-scouts are welcome. Girl Scouts helps girls develop leadership, decision-making skills and a social conscience.

Happy Acres Ranch

7117 Crane Ave., Jacksonville, 725-1410, happyacresranch.com Happy Acres offers a traditional outdoor day camp experience, including swimming, boating, nature, arts and crafts, horseback riding, sports and special events.

Camp is held 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., for ages 4-12, June 9-Aug. 15. Extended daycare costs are included. Lunch and snacks are provided. Call for fees and details.

Jacksonville Children’s Commission

1095 A. Philip Randolph Blvd., Downtown, 630-3647, jaxkids.net

630-4100, coj.net These camps are offered at various locations. Summer Enrichment Camp is for ages 6-12, including indoor games, arts and crafts, sports activities and water play.

Cost is $75 per two-week session, June 23-July 3, 7-18 and July 21-Aug. 1, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., $25 for each extended day session. Go to coj.net for details and dates.

Jewish Community Alliance

8505 San Jose Blvd., Mandarin, 730-2100 ext. 252, jcajax.org Celebrating 26 years of summer camps, JCA offers several non-religious camps for ages 2 through high school with cooking, pottery, theater, arts and crafts, dance, gymnastics, tennis and swimming. Open to children of all religions, the camp is ACA approved.

Camp is held 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. (various schedules are available), June 16-Aug. 8, with pre-camp and postcamp care available. Check with JCA for details on the types of camps and fees.

KidsPark

4274 Herschel St., Riverside, 387-8602, kidspark.com This hourly drop-in center offers a safe, secure environment and a low child-to-staff ratio, with activities including arts and crafts, stories, group games, music and indoor play, and water play every Wednesday.

Kindercare Learning Center

12000 Sawgrass Village Dr., Ponte Vedra, 285-9054 8401 Baymeadows Way, Baymeadows, 730-9181 4310 Barkoskie Rd., Mandarin, 262-3034 200 N. Ridgecrest Lane, Julington, 287-3211 2 Atlantic Court, Atlantic Beach, 249-0888 12040 McCormick Rd., Arlington, 641-1812 1735 Eagle Harbor Pkwy., Orange Park, 278-7710 Offers summer camp for ages 6-12. Along with weekly themes, activities include sports, arts and crafts, quiet games, movies and field trips. Camps, including extended care, run from 6:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m.

The Learning Experience

8411 Southside Blvd., 620-8320, tlechildcare.com Reading programs, games and kids’ activities and VPK are featured for kids ages 6 weeks to 5. After-school care is available. Call for fees and schedules.

Neptune Beach Elementary Summer Day Camp

1515 Florida Blvd., Neptune Beach, 247-5957 ext. 1008 Camp is offered 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. June 16-Aug. 1, for kids turning 5 before May 1 through fifth-graders. The fee is $925, which includes field trips, T-shirts, extended day and activities. Call for additional information.

O2B Kids!

1821 Town Center Blvd., Fleming Island, 264-4202, 02bkids.com Kids, entering first through eighth grades, are in agespecific groups for summer activities, including sports, visual arts, performing arts, and science and technology.

Camp is held 9 a.m.-6 p.m. June 9-Aug. 8.

St. Augustine Lighthouse & Museum

81 Lighthouse Ave., St. Augustine, 829-0745 Kids discover the Oldest City’s maritime past in themed sessions that include Sea, Sail, Shrimp & Slime.

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KIDS DIRECTORY Children who have completed grades K-8 take part in hands-on activities, crafts, games and a field trip in St. Augustine. Camps run June 9-July 25. The week-long sessions are held from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. or 4 p.m. and extended care is available. Call for specific age groups, fees and applicable schedules.

Located in the Appalachian Mountains with activities such as swimming, rafting, archery, team sports, arts and drama, Skyland offers a 3:1 camper-to-counselor ratio. The camp, held June 22-July 29, also focuses on riding, tennis and excursions, both camping and cultural. Call for fees and schedules.

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The Sunshine House

3100 Doctors Lake Dr., Orange Park, 264-9572, sjcds.net Day camp for kids grades Pre-K-8. Activities include swimming, arts & crafts, computers, field trips and special events. The camp is located on a 26-acre campus, with athletic fi elds, playground, shower and locker facilities, fine arts resources, swimming pool, computer labs and an air-conditioned gym. Camp is held weekdays, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., June 9-Aug. 1. Extended care available. Additional adventure camps are art, basketball, cheerleading, cooking, dance, fishing, football, gymnastics, karate, moviemaking, needlecraft, soccer and volleyball, and may be taken individually or combined with day camp.

St. Mark’s Episcopal Day School

4114 Oxford Ave., Ortega, 388-2632, stmarksdayschool.org Camp is held from 9 a.m.-noon or 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Snacks are provided. Extended day available. Dates are June 9-Aug. 8. The Enrichment Summer Day Camp program, includes arts and crafts, indoor/outdoor recreation, scrapbooking, cooking, horticulture and afternoon field trips. Call for fees and schedules.

Skyland Camp for Girls

317 Spencer St., Clyde, N.C., 828-627-2470, skylandcamp.com

The Florida Creamery features ice cream sundaes, shakes, candies and all sorts of good times for your young ones.

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3993 San Jose Park Dr., Mandarin, 636-0581, sunshinehouse.com The center offers a day camp, Future Stars, featuring field trips, learning activities, breakfast, lunch and snacks in a safe environment. Professional teachers are trained in CPR and First Aid, as well as specialized summer programs for ages 6 weeks to 12 years.

Valley View Ranch

606 Valley View Ranch Rd., Cloudland, Ga., 706-862-2231, valleyviewranch.com Celebrating its 60th season, Valley View offers overnight camp for girls ages 8-17, held June 1-Aug. 1. Enrollment is limited to 60 girls. Campers learn horsemanship through instruction, time in the saddle on trails, and the care and responsibility of having her own horse. Valley View offers several riding programs including English and hunt seat, Western stock seat and barrels (gymkhana), and vaulting.

MODELING CAMP Sessions Modeling Summer Camp

12627 San Jose Blvd., Ste. 401, Mandarin, 292-4366, sessionsmodeling.com

Modeling programs are held June-August, for teen girls, teen guys, and boys and girls ages 5-8. Activities include runway modeling, fashion photography, hairstyles, etiquette and poise, and how to act in TV commercials. A photo session and fashion show close each session. Weekly costs vary per session and age group. Extended care available. Kids bring a lunch.

activities up close with more than 2,000 endangered and exotic animals. Week-long age-appropriate camps are held from 9 a.m.-3 p.m., June 16-Aug. 1. Campers bring a lunch. Visit jacksonvillezoo.org for information on camp themes, schedules and fees. Extended care is available. Splash Ground, located in the Zoo’s Play Park, is open through September.

JaxParks Ocean Camp

NATURE, SCIENCE & OUTDOOR CAMPS Camp Kennedy Space Camp

U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame’s Educational Facilities, S.R. 405, Kennedy Space Center, 321-449-4400, kennedyspacecenter.com Children entering grades 2-11 experience, imagine and interact through space shuttle mission simulations and Space Center tours. Sessions are held 9 a.m.-4 p.m. weekdays, June 9-Aug. 8, at a fee of $295 per week.

GTM Research Reserve Summer Camps

505 Guana River Rd., Ponte Vedra, 823-4500, gtmnerr.org Adventures in the Estuary Summer Camp, exploring local flora and fauna and how to be a good conservationist, for kids ages 7-10, is held 9 a.m.-3 p.m. in June; for ages 10-12 it’s held in July. Weekly fees are $140.

Jacksonville Zoo & Gardens Summer Day Camp 370 Zoo Parkway, Northside, 757-4463 ext. 122, jacksonvillezoo.org Campers ages 5-15 go wild and experience hands-on

K.A. Hanna Park, 500 Wonderwood Dr., Atlantic Beach, 249-4700, coj.net Campers ages 8-15 hit the beach for surfi ng, beach sports, nature hikes and sandcastle-building. Camp fee is $150 per two-week session, $25 for extended day.

Call or go online for session dates, times and details.

Marine Biology Camp

Whitney Laboratory, 9505 OceanShore Blvd., St. Augustine, 461-4014, 461-4015, whitney.ufl.edu Camp is offered for rising fifth, sixth and seventh graders, Mon.-Fri. June 23-27, July 7-11 and July 1418. Kids explore the Matanzas River basin, and discover biodiversity, do fun experiments and take field trips.

Snacks, drinks and a T-shirt are included. Fees are $375 per week.

Marine Science Summer Camp

Jacksonville University, 2800 University Blvd. N., Arlington, 256-7766, ju.edu/msri JU’s Marine Science Research Institute and St. Johns Riverkeeper offer two one-week marine science day camps for high school students ages 13-18, held 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Mon.-Fri., in June (the website had the 2013 schedule). Kids explore from the estuary to the coastal environment on field trips along the St. Johns

KIDS DIRECTORY schools. Students work with faculty using science and technology labs on challenging activities, like robotics, chemistry, astronomy, zoology, filmmaking, video game design, computer building, 3D animation, computer programming. Military and sibling discounts. Suggested age range is rising fourth to eighth graders. Camp is held 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Mon.-Thur., June 16-27 and July 7-18, with a fee of $350. Campers bring a bag lunch.

Seaside Eco Adventures

9505 Ocean Shore Blvd., St. Augustine, 471-1111, 888-279-9194 Seaside Eco Adventures offers dolphin encounters, coastal habitat exploration, beachcombing and science adventures for kids 7-12 in four-day sessions each week from June 9-Aug. 7, at a fee of $499. Marineland also offers teaching environment education in nature program for kids 13-16 in four-day sessions, 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Mon.-Thur., each week from June-August, at a fee of $499. Campers kayak the Intracoastal Waterway, conduct lab experiments and perform field work for Marineland’s Conservation Field Station.

There’s also an in-water dolphin encounter.

St. Augustine Alligator Farm

999 Anastasia Blvd., St. Augustine, 824-3337, alligatorfarm.us Day camps – with themes like Water World, Creature Features, Dragon Week, Nature Nuts and Ickyology, to name a few – are held June 16-Aug. 8 for kids entering grades 1-6 and include hands-on animal presentations, keeper talks, crafts and themed activities. Cost is $120 a week for members, $140 for nonmembers.

Logan, 5, Arlington Q. Who is president of the United States?

A. Captain America.

Q. Why do rainbows exist?

A. They walked there from Jacksonville, Fla. Q. When do you get to start driving?

A. When I turn 7 I get to drive and have a job. When you are 7 you have to pay all those things.

Q. What do you want to be when you grow up?

A. A fixer to fix things like the light bulb.

Q. What’s your least favorite food?

A. All the food Mom eats.

Q. Where do babies come from?

A. The forest. When I was a baby, I was in the forest and I was crying and you found me in the forest and took me home.

UNF Eco Camps

University of North Florida, 1 UNF Dr., Southside, 620-2998, unf.edu/recreation/camps This outdoor day camp focuses on local plants and wildlife and naturalist skills for kids ages 6 and 7, 8-10 and 11-15. Activities include canoeing, hiking, exploring, games, swimming, arts and crafts and field trips. Camp is held June 9-Aug. 1, from 9 a.m.-4 p.m., weekdays. Extended care is available. Call for fees and additional details.

SPECIAL CAMPS Angelwood, Inc.

Hendricks Avenue Baptist Church, 4001 Hendricks Ave., San Jose, 288-7259 ext. 13, angelwoodjax.org This program offers school-age kids with developmental disabilities an opportunity to explore their own unique abilities in a safe environment. Day camp is held 9 a.m.-3 p.m. weekdays, June 23-Aug. 1. All aspects of camping – arts and crafts, music, recreation and special activity days – are featured, with a low camper-to-staff ratio. Fee is $125 per week per camper; mini-camp June 30-July 3 is $100. Extended day care available.

Brave Kids

151 Sawgrass Corners Dr., Ste. 204J, Ponte Vedra, 280-1895, bravekids.org This nonprofit organization maintains a free online resource directory for children with special needs, disabilities and chronic life-threatening illnesses.

Camp Boggy Creek Overnight Camp

River and perform laboratory analysis of samples collected in the field. Check back on the website for dates and fees.

Mayport Elementary Coastal Sciences Academy Summer Camp

2753 Shangri La Dr., Atlantic Beach, 247-5988 Camp is held 8 a.m.-3 p.m. June 23-27 for kids in grades K-4. Hands-on project-based activities related to the coastal environment are featured. Fee is $250 per child; sibling discount. Extended day is available.

30500 Brantley Branch Rd., Eustis, 866-462-6449, boggycreek.org This weeklong overnight camp is specifically designed for children ages 7-16 with chronic or life-threatening illnesses. Held June 10-Aug. 18, Boggy Creek offers fun, adventure and independence in a setting that provides complete medical care.

Camp Healing Powers

1025 Museum Cir., Southbank, 396-6674, themosh.org The Summer Discovery Camps offer science, history and astronomy-themed programs for kids in grades K-eight. Kids see exhibits, including Be The Dinosaur, and Bryan-Gooding Planetarium. Friday field trips, too.

One-week sessions run 9 a.m.-3 p.m., weekdays, June 16-Aug. 8. Extended care is available. Discounts for multiple weeks. Costs vary; campers pack a lunch.

Marywood Retreat & Conference Center, 235 Marywood Dr., St. Johns, 407-6222 Community Hospice’s Camp Healing Powers is a therapeutic camp experience for children ages 7-17 who are grieving the death of a loved one. Campers engage in age-specifi c activities focused on emotional expression, coping skills and maintaining a connection with the loved one. The death should have occurred between 90 days and two years prior. A $35 deposit reserves a camper’s space and is returned upon completion of camp. Pre-camp assessments are necessary for all camp attendees. Call for more information and to schedule an assessment.

Science & Technology Camp

Camp JADA

Museum of Science & History

3400 Hendricks Ave., 346-5610, San Marco, kirbysmithclubs.com This two-week intensive experience in science and technology is limited to gifted and high achieving students in Duval, Clay, Nassau and St. Johns county

The Bolles School, 7400 San Jose Blvd., San Jose, 730-7200 ext. 3060, 888-342-2383, diabetes.org The American Diabetes Association sponsors Camp JADA, a day camp for children with diabetes and their siblings and/or friends, ages 6-12 from 8:30 a.m.-

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KIDS DIRECTORY 4:30 p.m., June 9-12. All traditional summer camp activities are offered, while campers learn to become more comfortable with the physical and emotional challenges associated with diabetes. Scholarships are available. Call for schedules and fees.

Camp Webb

4600 Beach Blvd., Southside, 346-5100 Hope Haven Children’s Clinic & Family Center offers this eight-week day camp, June 16-Aug. 8, for youth and young adults with disabilities, ages 5-22.

Campers must be able to participate in a group setting and intake appointments with the camp director are required. Call for fees, schedules and additional information.

CNS Healthcare

6867 Southpoint Dr. N., Southside, 281-5757 CNS Healthcare conducts clinical trials and research for ADHD, ODD, anorexia nervosa and other neurological and medical conditions, with local participants. Call for additional details.

DOSA Camps

235 Marywood Dr., St. Johns, 230-7447, dosacamps.com The Diocese of St. Augustine sponsors Camp I Am Special, Camp Promise and Camp Care, five-day recreational and residential summer camps for children, teenagers and young adults with disabilities.

Weekly sessions are held June 9-Aug. 2.

Easter Seals Camp Challenge

31600 Camp Challenge Rd., Sorrento, Fla., 352-383-4711, campchallengefl.com Designed for children and adults with cognitive or physical disabilities, Camp Challenge is located in Lake County, approximately 20 miles north of Orlando on S.R. 46. Overnight campers participate in arts and crafts, a challenge course, swimming, sports and nature education. Counselor to camper ratio is 1:3.

Camp is held in 12-day or 6-day sessions, divided by age groups, June 15-July 12.

Florida School for the Deaf & the Blind

207 N. San Marco Ave., St. Augustine, 827-2601, fsdb.k12.fl.us Summer Quest for kids ages 8-14, who are either deaf or hard of hearing or blind or visually impaired, is held June 15-20. Kids go on archeological digs, visit the area sights and participate in activities depicting the Oldest City’s early days, as well as study ecological systems of the coastal area. Other camp programs are available; check the website for details.

The Jericho School

1351 Sprinkle Dr., Arlington, 744-5110, thejerichoschool.org For children with autism and developmental disabilities, a comprehensive program based on applied behavior analysis and verbal behavior. The school believes autistic kids deserve a chance to reach their full potential. The summer program, with arts and crafts, is held July 14-18, 21-25, July 28Aug. 1 and Aug. 4-8.

The Little Star Center Summer Camp

11512 Lake Meade Ave., Ste. 801, Baymeadows, 928-0112, littlestarjax.com This private school for children with autism and other developmental disabilities offers camp, held June 16-Aug. 8, focusing on social skills with a typical peer model as well as basic fundamental, academic and daily living skills. Weekly field trips are included.

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2513 Doctors Lake Dr., Orange Park, 269-2091, aquaticscamp.org This camp, for boys and girls ages 6-14, is held 8 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays, June 16-Aug. 8; both Scouts and non-Scouts may attend. More than 30 programs include instructional swimming, kayaking, fitness and games, wakeboarding, tubing, climbing, outdoor skills, ecology, archery, riflery, ultimate Frisbee and more.

The weekly camp fee is $215 before May 15, $230 regular cost. Extended care is available.

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314 14th Ave N., Jax Beach, 270-1747, piratediver.com SCUBA lessons with PADI/NAUI instructors are available.

Kids bring mask, fins and a towel. Call the SCUBA shop for times and details.

BASEBALL Baseball Camps

Jacksonville University, 2800 University Blvd. N., Arlington, 256-7414, collegebaseballcamps.com/JU These camps, for kids ages 6-18, are held throughout June and July at John Session Stadium. Fees vary according to specialty and ages. Softball camps are also available.

Jacksonville Suns Baseball Camp

301 Randolph Blvd., Baseball Grounds, Urban Core, 358-2846, jaxsuns.com The Suns, 2010 Southern League champions, offer this camp for kids ages 7-12. Players and coaches offer professional instruction on hitting, throwing, fielding and pitching. Camp is held on June 19 and 20. Camp fee includes a T-shirt and hat, tickets to a Suns game (with on-field recognition) and lunch. Call for details.

Smoke Laval Baseball Camp

University of North Florida, 1 UNF Dr., Southside, 620-2586, smokelavalbaseball.com Laval’s camp for kids ages 6-12 is held 9 a.m.-noon or 9 a.m.-3 p.m. July 21-24, 28-31 and Aug. 4-7.

Instruction in fundamentals and pitching, intrasquad games and college-level coaching intro are featured along with a low coach-to-camper ratio. Weekly fees are $130 for half-day; $225 for a full day. Lunch and swimming are included.

Youth Summer Camp

Jacksonville University, 2800 University Blvd. N., Arlington, 256-7414, collegebaseballcamps.com/JU This all-around skills camp, for kids ages 6-12, is held 9 a.m.-4 p.m. June 23-26 at John Session Stadium, at

a fee of $205. It covers fundamentals, including hitting, defense, infield, outfield, base-running and speed and agility. Extended care available. Campers bring baseball equipment, sunscreen, swimsuit and towel.

BASKETBALL Bo Clark Basketball Camp

Flagler College, 74 King St., St. Augustine, 819-6251, athletics.flagler.edu The 27th annual Bo Clark Basketball Camps are held at the college gymnasium on Granada Street, June 9-27.

Activities for boys and girls ages 5-17 include 3-on-3 leagues, free-throw contests, hotshot competitions for trophies, and use of 8-foot baskets for young campers.

Early registration is recommended, but campers can sign up on the first day of any morning or afternoon session. Campers receive a regulation-size basketball and a T-shirt. Call for details.

Flagler College Women’s Basketball Camp

Flagler College, 74 King St., St. Augustine, 819-6388, athletics.flagler.edu The camps are held at the college gymnasium on Granada Street, June 21 and 22, June 27-29 and July 14-18. Call for details.

JU Women’s Basketball Camp

Jacksonville University, 2800 University Blvd. N., Arlington, 256-7097, judolphins.com The new schedule for 2014 wasn’t available; check back on the athletic website for updates.

Lady Osprey Basketball Camp

University of North Florida, 1 UNF Dr., Southside, 620-4667, unfospreys.com Head Coach Mary Tappmeyer teaches girls ages 8-18 the basics through skills, drills and games. Individual, small groups and team activities are used by current and former Lady Osprey players to instruct the fundamentals. Elite camp, for girls entering ninth grade to graduating seniors, is held 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. June 19

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St. Paul’s Gym, 212 Fifth St. N., Jax Beach, 349-2611, tommyhulihanbasketball.com Three sessions are held; 9 a.m.-noon June 9-13 for boys entering grades 3-5; 1-4 p.m. for boys entering grades 6-8. For girls entering grades 3-8, camp is held 4:30-6:30 p.m. Aug. 4-8. Each session is $120. Sports Camp for boys and girls ages 5 through rising sixth grade is held June 16-Aug. 8.

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Football Skills Camp

University of North Florida, 1 UNF Dr., Southside, 992-4263, i9sports.com Godspeed Sports Performance presents these noncontact indoor football camps for kids in Pre-K to 14 years old. The program emphasizes developing fundamentals, techniques and skills. Kids bring a lunch, drinks and snacks. Call for schedules and fees.

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Mark Brunell Football Camp

4455 Atlantic Blvd., San Marco, 396-5751, brunellfootballcamps.com This camp is held June 9-13 and 16-20, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. for grades 1-9 and 6-8. Former NFLer Brunell is head coach at Episcopal School. Every player is instructed in all skills and positions. The camps are non-contact football fundamentals and skills camps. Players are supervised and a certified athletic trainer is on hand every day. Fee is $275, which includes a T-shirt.

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The Bolles School, 2264 Bartram Rd., Southside, bolles.org, 256-5079 This camp is held June 9-13 for boys entering grades 6-8. Camp runs from 9 a.m.-noon, at a fee of $200.

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Sharks Summer Football Camp

Ponte Vedra High School, 460 Davis Park Rd., Ponte Vedra, 735-5437 This defense program, featuring members of the Sharks squad, focuses on basic drills and strategies used in youth and high school football. Camp is held 8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. June 9-12 for kids in grades six through rising ninth. Camp fee is $120.

GENERAL SPORTS CAMPS Bolles Sports Camps

The Bolles School, 7400 San Jose Blvd., Mandarin, 256-5080 or 733-9292, bolles.org The completed list is incredibly lengthy – The Bolles School always offers a slew of sports camps, as well as academic programs, in the summer. Check the website for all the details on the summer programs.

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Bud Beech Summer Camps

217 S. Mill Ridge Trail, Ponte Vedra, 686-4075, budbeech.com These camps for kids ages 6-13 offer a variety of sports programs, including basketball, cheerleading, dance and gymnastics, flag football and soccer.

Four-day sessions are held from 9 a.m.-noon at a fee of $15, or till 3 p.m. at a fee of $30, June 9 through the summer. Bus transportation and Fun Fridays are available.

Jacksonville Ice & Sportsplex

3605 Philips Hwy., Southside, 399-3223, jaxiceandsportsplex.com Kids learn to skate or improve skating skills at the camp for all skill levels, offering on and off ice instruction and age-appropriate activities. Each skater receives a camp swag bag. Former New York Ranger Ron Duguay, Olympian Paul Wylie, Mike Hollis and Christian Loettner are among the coaches. Sessions for ages 6-14 are held 9 a.m.-3 p.m. June 2-6, 9-13, 1620, June 30-July 3, 7-11, 14-18, 21-25, July 28-Aug. 1 and Aug. 11-15, at a fee of $195 per week. A lunch program and extended care are available.

Sports & Fitness Camp

University of North Florida, 1 UNF Dr., Southside, 620-2998, unf.edu The 33rd annual camp is held June 9-Aug. 8 for kids ages 5-14. Fees vary; check the website. Activities include flag football, basketball, soccer, dodgeball, kickball, tennis, track, capture-the-flag and swimming.

The i9 Sports Camp is held Aug. 11-15.

TeamPlayball

4651 Kernan Blvd. S., Intracoastal West, 400-5802, teamplayball.com Former Jaguar Scott Starks’ all-sports camp is held 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Mon.-Thur. for ages 3-7. Session 1 is July 14-17, Session 2 is July 21-24 and Session 3 is July 28-31. Fee is $99 per session before May 10; $125 after. Campers learn and practice sports fundamentals

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GOLF The First Tee of St. Johns County

4401 Cypress Links Blvd., Elkton, 904-810-2231, thefirstteesjc.org First Tee teaches the fundamentals of the game along with activities to promote wellness. Kids receive instruction in full swing, short game, putting and playing the course, as well as golf games. Call for fees and

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Junior Golf Academy

6800 First Coast Hwy., Amelia Island, 277-5907, plantationresortguide.com Kids ages 8-17 work with professional coaches to improve their golf skills. Full swing video analysis, chipping and putting, and practice on Heron’s Cove Adventure Golf miniature golf course as well as the Omni Amelia Island Plantation’s championship courses are featured. Lunch at the Marsh View Bar & Grill and a golf cap are included; clubs can be provided. Fee is $549 a session. Call for schedules.

Tom Burnett Golf Academy

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UNF Tee It Up Golf Camp

University of North Florida Golfplex, 1 UNF Dr., Bldg.

48, Southside, 620-2050 UNF’s developmental golf program is designed to prepare the junior golfer, ages 8-15, for course play.

Each camper receives a cap, shirt, golf balls and a rule book. Call for fees and times.

GYMNASTICS & CHEERLEADING Gyminators Gymnastics & Tumbling Camp

4603-B Shirley Ave., Jacksonville, 388-5533, gyminators.com Professional, safety-trained staff instructs kids ages 3 1/2-18 in all aspects of gymnastics, dance, cheerleading and fitness. Activities include rock wall climbing, arts and crafts, tumbling, games, music and movies. Full days and half-days. Extended care is available. Call for dates, times and fees.

My Gym

14444 Beach Blvd., Ste. 9, Southside, 223-4966, mygym.com 10950 San Jose Blvd., Ste. 10, Mandarin, 260-4968 My Gym offers games, gymnastics and programs for kids up to age 13. Camp sessions are held from 9 a.m.12:30 p.m. for ages 3-6 and from 1:30-5 p.m. for ages 6-10. Call for schedule and rates. There’s a Parents’ Night Out, too.

North Florida Gymnastics & Cheerleading

4261 Eldridge Loop, Orange Park, 278-8587, nfgymnastics.com This program is designed for beginners to advanced recreational gymnasts. Activities include instruction on gymnastics equipment, strength, flexibility and coordination games, floor exercise and arts and crafts.

Full day camp is held 9 a.m.-3 p.m., half-day till 1 p.m.

Extended care is available. Call for schedule and fees.

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2683 St. Johns Bluff Rd. S., Ste. 107, Southside, 998-8681, tntgymfit.com TNT offers Gymnastics Summer Camp, held June 9-Aug. 15, 9 a..m.-3 p.m. Mon.-Fri.; extended hours are available. Tot Summer Camp for kids 3 and 4 years old, 2013 is held June 9-13, July 7-11 and Aug. 11-15; call for details. There’s year-round gymnastics instruction for kids 18 months old and older. Open gym is held every first Friday, a tumble clinic is held every second Friday and it’s Parents’ Night Out every third Friday. Camps are offered during Duval County public school holidays.

World Class Gymnastics & Cheerleading

9545 San Jose Blvd., Ste. 1, Mandarin, 262-2002, scgymnastics.com This program offers full or half-day camps for girls and boys ages 3-12, June 16-Aug. 1. Competitive, recreational gymnastics, cheerleading, tumbling and other activities are offered. Located behind World Gym. Check the website or call for details.

HORSEBACK RIDING Diamond D Ranch

5903 Solomon Rd., Ste. 1, Westside, 289-9331 This day or overnight summer horse camp offers weeklong sessions in the summer for boys and girls ages 8-17 – sessions are gender-specific. Kids spend 4-6 hours a day riding, learning basic horse care and taking lessons. Camp is held June 16-July 18. The program is for both the beginners and those with experience. Call for times and rates.

Happy Acres Summer Horse Camp

7117 Crane Ave., Jacksonville, 725-1410, happyacresranch.com Happy Acres offers horsemanship camp from 8 a.m.-4 p.m., weekdays, June 9-Aug. 15. Kids may bring their own horses to be boarded for the week. Swimming, arts & crafts, sports and kayaking are also featured.

Campers bring their own lunch. Call for fees, which vary according to which camp you choose.

Haven Horse Ranch

7333 C.R. 208, St. Augustine, 813-5710, havenhorseranch.org The 26th annual horse camp, for ages 7-15, is held Mon.-Fri., June 9-July 28 in three different formats.

Campers learn general horse care, tacking and riding.

Call for schedules, fees and program information or go to the website.

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14159 Mandarin Rd., Mandarin, 614-1690, 699-4530, canopy-creek.com

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Canopy Road offers this horseback riding camp featuring English and Western riding, swimming and crafts for beginner to advanced. Special emphasis is placed on safety and horsemanship. Camp is held at 9 a.m.-3 p.m. weekdays, June 9-July 31.

KAYAKING, ROWING & SAILING Army/Navy Outdoors

Kayak classes, Paddle Club activities, tours and demos are offered all summer. Call 725-5000 for schedules.

Black Creek Outfitters

Owners Helen and Joe Butler offer kayak and standup paddleboard sessions throughout the summer, as well as various clinics on how to function outdoors. Some clinics are free; check their schedule. Classes are primarily for beginners, and kayakers must know how to swim. Standup paddleboard yoga is also featured. For more information, call 645-7003.

Jacksonville Rowing Club

jaxrow.org, jrcjuniors@jaxrow.org Youth programs, including Learn-2-Row, are available at this non-profit that promotes healthy lifestyles. No experience or equipment is necessary.

Junior Sailing Program

St. Augustine Yacht Club, 442 Ocean Vista Ave., 824-9725, staugustineyachtclub.com An after-school sailing program for kids ages 6-14 runs for six weeks, 3-5 p.m. starting April 22 for beginners, $175; and 2-5 p.m. starting April 23, intermediate, $185. The summer sailing weekly program is held 9 a.m.-3 p.m. June 9-Aug. 11, $195. Classes are divided by age and skill and are taught by U.S. Sailing certified instructors with more than 30 years of sailing and racing experience. Teens 12-14 can volunteer and learn to sail. For details, go to the website.

Kayak Amelia

13030 Heckscher Dr., Northside, 251-0016, kayakamelia.com Kayak Amelia utilizes kayaks, bikes and standup paddleboards for kids ages 7-14 to access some of the most pristine ecosystems in Northeast Florida.

Crafts, journaling and hands-on activities are featured.

KIDS DIRECTORY EcoCamp is held 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Mon.-Fri., June 16-20 for ages 7-10; June 23-27 for ages 11-14; July 7-11 for ages 7-10 and July 14-18 for ages 11-14. Fee is $225 per camper.

Sailors, Paddlers & Rowers

220 W. King St., St. Augustine, 810-1966, sparssailing.org SPARS (Sailors, Paddlers And Rowers of St. Augustine) hosts youth summer camps and family-friendly sailing Saturdays throughout the summer out of the Anastasia Water Sports facility on Salt Run in Anastasia State Park.

Weeklong sessions for kids 9-15 are held from 9 a.m.-2 p.m., June 9-Aug. 15, at a cost of $195 a week. Kids bring a lunch.

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life skills. Campers pack their own lunches. Extended care is available. For dates, times and other details, call or go online.

Michael Lee’s Martial Arts Center

2342 Eagles Nest Rd., Jacksonville, 619-8228, michaelleesdojo.com The center is open from 7 a.m.-6 p.m. for school-age kids. Call for fees, schedule and details.

North Florida Martial Arts

112-A Anastasia Blvd., St. Augustine, 823-3464 Summer activities offer kids the chance to learn selfprotection skills in a safe, fun, motivating environment.

Camp runs June 16-20 and 23-27, July 21-25, July 28-Aug. 1, and Aug. 4-8. Call for details and fees.

Pak’s Karate and Fitness

724-7544, 866-306-5425, karateamerica.info With more than a dozen locations in Northeast Florida, Karate America offers weeklong summer camp from 9 a.m.-noon, weekdays, from May-August. Early drop-off is 7:30 a.m.; pick up by 6 p.m. Call for locations, dates, fee and times.

126 E. Seventh St., Jacksonville, 993-0391, paksjax.biz This nine-week camp is held from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. weekdays, from June 9-Aug. 9. Activities include Karate class, arts and crafts, life skills and gardening. Extended day is available. Lunch and snacks are provided. Cost is $75 per week.

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8011 Merrill Rd., Arlington, 722-0110, karateartsflorida.com Karate Arts offers a summer program June 9-Aug. 15, with a different theme each week, focusing on positive

10920 Baymeadows Rd., Ste. 10, 363-2950, promartialarts.com For kids ages 6-13, this camp features karate and character-building lessons, kid-friendly movies, games,

snacks, lunch and refreshments. Session I is held from 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. June 16-20 at a fee of $259; sibling discount is available.

SKATEBOARDING Skate Station

3461 Kori Rd., Mandarin, 880-7703, funworks.com 230 Blanding Blvd., Orange Park, 272-5600 Open skate is offered weekdays from 1-5 p.m. throughout the summer at both locations. Inline and quad skates available. Children are not free to leave until parents pick them up.

The Skate Station

1595 Wildwood Dr., St. Augustine, 829-3555, skate-station.com Campers skate with shop team riders at Robert Laryn Skate Park in Treaty Park. Camp is held June through August. Call for schedules and fees.

SOCCER Coastal Kicks Soccer

457 Snapping Turtle Court W., Atlantic Beach, 372-9960, coastalkicks.com A variety of summer programs, camps, clinics and training programs are offered throughout the year.

U11-U18 Residential Camp at North Fork is held June 9-12 (day camp option for ages 5-10). Multiple

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The Cultural Center at Ponte Vedra Beach makes summer activities for kids in the Beaches and St. Johns area easy to access.

Photo by Dennis Ho locations throughout Jacksonville, morning and evening programs, advanced clinics and camps for older and experienced players are featured; fl exible individual and group training. For fees, times and details, go to coastalkicks.com

Derek Marinatos Soccer Academy

University of North Florida, 1 UNF Dr., Southside, 620-2948, dmsocceracademy.com Day academy for boys and girls ages 6-12 is held June 9-13, 16-20 and July 28-Aug. 1, at a fee of $269. Boys’ residential elite academy for ages 15-20 is held June 27-July 27; $400. Boys’ residential team academy for ages 10-14 is held July 11-13 at a fee of $400.

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days, dates, times and fees. All the softball camps are staffed with knowledgeable college players and coaching staff.

SURFING & WAKEBOARDING All Wet Sports Camp

8550 Beach Blvd., Southside, 646-9887, allwetsports.net Kids ages 10 and older learn standup paddleboarding, kayaking and wakeboarding on Big Pottsburg Creek.

Camp is held 9 a.m.-noon or 1-4 p.m. June 9-13, 1620, 23-27 and July 7-11. Small class sizes, with a close instructor-to-student ratio. Camp fee is $200 per child per session.

Endless Summer Surf Camp

Jacksonville University, 2800 University Blvd. N., Arlington, 256-7704, dolphinsocceracademy.com This soccer day camp, for boys and girls ages 5-14, is held 9 a.m.-4 p.m. June 9-13. Skills, games and challenges are featured. Campers bring cleats, tennis shoes, ball, swimsuit and towel, sunscreen and water bottle. Fee is $225, which includes lunch and a snack; $15 discount for siblings.

Jax Beach, 383-0443, floridasurfing.org Experienced instructors, CPR and first aid qualified, work with kids to improve surfing skills, usually near the Jax Beach pier. Kids bring a snack, sunscreen and a towel; surfboards can be provided. Camp is held 9 a.m.-noon, Mon.-Fri., June 2-Aug. 15. The fee is $195 per week. Locations and other details online.

Women’s Soccer College Clinic

EPIC Surf Ministries

University of North Florida, 1 UNF Dr., Southside, 620-1072, unfospreys.com Contact new Coach Robin Confer for details about this clinic to be held in May.

SOFTBALL JU Softball Camp

Jacksonville University, 2800 University Blvd. N., 256-7298, collegesoftballcamps.com/softball/ju Dolphin Softball 12 & Under Hitting Camp is held 6-7 p.m. May 21, 26 and 28 at a $35 a week. The all-sports and softball camps are held in June and July; call for 30 | FOLIOWEEKLY.com | APRIL 16-22, 2014

107 Third Ave. S., Jax Beach, 249-1201, epicsurfministries.com Camps are held 9 a.m.-noon June 9-July 18 for ages 6-18. Certified surf instructors, with low instructor-tostudent ratio. Call for fees and details.

Jacksonville Surf & Paddle

222 First St., Neptune Beach, 435-7873, 746-4825, jaxsurfandpaddle.com Summer Surf Camp is held, half-day 9 a.m.-noon or full day 9 a.m.-3 p.m. for ages 6-16; grouping depends on age and skill. Kids learn how to surf safely, paddle, navigate in the surf, and stand up. Call for dates, fees and details.

Jax Surf Training

222 Orange St., Neptune Beach, 435-7873, jaxsurftraining.com Camp, for kids of all skill levels, is held Mon.-Fri., half-days ($200) and full days ($325), June 9-Aug. 8.

The lesson plan includes ocean safety, correct stance, pop-ups, proper paddle technique, entering/exiting the ocean, standing up, riding and falling. CPR-certified instructors. Snacks and most gear provided.

Pit Surf Shop Summer Surf Camp

18 A St., St. Augustine Beach, 471-4700, thepitsurfshop.com Kids ages 8-18 learn surfi ng basics in a safe environment, from 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Mon.-Thur., May 26-Aug. 28. The weekly fee is $170, which includes instruction, surfboard, snack and T-shirt.

Stoked to Surf

1850 A1A S., St. Augustine, 501-4446, stokedtosurfcamp.com The camp, for ages 7 and older, focuses on water safety, paddling techniques, how to catch a wave and stand up, taught by trained and experienced surf instructors with a 1:3 instructor-to-campers ratio. Camp runs 8:45-11:45 a.m. Mon.-Fri., June 9-Aug. 15. Fee is $150 a week, which includes a goodie bag; snacks and drinks are provided. Campers bring a towel and sunblock.

St. Augustine Surf School

2 Ocean Trace Rd., St. Augustine, 206-7873, staugustinesurf.com This surf camp, an educational, safe and environmentally friendly program for ages 7-15, is held 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. weekdays from June 9-Aug. 17. Fees are $175 per week.

Summer Surf Camp

P.O. Box 50941, Jax Beach, FL 32240, 435-7873,

jaxsurftraining.com Jacksonville Surf Training camp is for kids of all skill levels, ages 6 and older, who can swim, to advance surfing skills, ocean knowledge and comfort in the water. Staff are certified surf, paddleboard and swim instructors. Sessions are held 8:45-11:45 a.m. Mon.Fri., June 9-13, 16-20, 23-27, July 14-18, 21-25 (all girls), July 28-Aug. 1 and Aug. 4-8 on the ocean at Seventh Street and Beach Avenue, Atlantic Beach. Sign up before May 15 and save $20. For fees and details, hit the website.

Super Surf Camp

Eighth Avenue on the ocean, Jax Beach, 247-6236 or 241-0822, sunrisesurfshop.com The 15th annual Super Surf Camp is held 8:30-11:30 a.m. at Jax Beach June 9-13 and 16-20 for ages 8 and older, at a fee of $180 per session. Ocean safety is stressed. Instruction is given by experienced surfers, lifeguards and paramedics.

Surf Into Summer Surf Camp

696 Atlantic Blvd., Neptune Beach, 962-7873, surfintosummer.com Celebrating 19 summers and sponsored by Aqua East, Scott Holmes’ weeklong surf camps offer basic surfing instruction for kids ages 7 and older, beginner to intermediate, at Micklers Landing in Ponte Vedra Beach and at 20th Avenue North (Seagate) in Jax Beach.

Water safety, paddling techniques and board skills are featured. Camp is held from 8:45-11:45 a.m. weekdays, June 2-Aug. 15, at a cost of $205 per week. Instructors – dedicated surfers themselves – are CPR certifi ed and have undergone a background check. Overnight camps are also available.

Surf Station

1020 Anastasia Blvd., St. Augustine, 471-9463, surf-station.com Surf camp is available for all ages (starting at 8 years

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KIDS DIRECTORY old), at Anastasia State Park (May 26-30, June 2-6) or Crescent Beach. Water safety, surf etiquette, skills, meeting friends and fun are emphasized. Sessions are held weekly, June 9-Aug. 22. Three all-girls camps are also available. Half-days, 9 a.m.-noon Mon., Tue., Thur. and Fri., are $175 a session; full days, 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m. (includes lunch) are $225. All campers get a T-shirt.

Surf’s Up Camp

315 Fourth St., St. Augustine, 669-1269 Surf camp sessions for ages 5-15 are held 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Tue.-Fri., July 8-11 and 15-18 at Serenata Beach Club, at a fee of $200. Lessons in surfing, skimboarding, paddleboarding and kayaking are featured, as well as ocean awareness and skills.

SWIMMING, DIVING & LIFEGUARDING American Red Cross Junior Lifeguard Program

Oceanfront, at the foot of Beach Boulevard, Jax Beach, 249-9141, redcrosslifeguard.org This program for ages 9-15 offers instruction in ocean rescue, first aid, CPR and weather awareness. Camp runs June 16-Aug. 8. Campers bring a lunch. For details, call Coach George Paugh at 312-3307 or 249-9141.

UNF Aquatic Center

University of North Florida, 1 UNF Dr., 620-2854 The University of North Florida Aquatic Center houses a heated pool, with two one-meter and two three-meter diving boards. Classes are offered in swimming and diving, including programs for babies, preschoolers and ages 6-14. Sessions, schedules and fees vary, per age group and program. Private lessons are available.

Lifeguard training programs and water safety instructor classes are also offered. Call for schedules, fees and specific information.

TENNIS Cliff Drysdale Tennis Camp 39 Beach Lagoon Rd., Amelia Island, 277-5151, ameliaislandtennis.com The instructional tennis camp, for ages 4-12, is held Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-noon or 9 a.m.-3 p.m., June 2-Aug. 22 at Omni Amelia Island Plantation. Activities include four hours of tennis, swimming and other activities. A snack and a boxed lunch are provided. Fees are $60 per child for half-days; $75 for full days; $180 for weekly halfdays; $225 for weekly full days.

Junior Tennis Camp

Boone Tennis Complex, 3700 Park St., Riverside, 384-8687, coj.net

Southside Tennis Complex, 1529 Hendricks Ave., 399-1761 The city of Jacksonville offers tennis for ages 11-13.

The fee is $40 per camper for the two-week session.

MaliVai Washington Kids Foundation

and career enrichment, Spanish, arts and crafts and field trips. Extended hours are available. Low-income families and at-risk youth in Duval may be eligible for a reduced fee. Lunch and snacks are provided. Call for dates and locations. During the school year, The Bridge offers a free after-school program for at-risk youth.

Wilson Collegiate Tennis Camp

9000 Cypress Green Dr., Southside, 732-4343, jsakids.org The camp, for kids 4-17 with autism and Asperger’s is held July 7-Aug. 8, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Activities include art, music, dance, sports, swimming, games and team building. Fee is $425 a week.

2933 N. Myrtle Ave., Ste. 101, Northside, 301-3786 Camp Dynamite! is the extension of the TnT (Tennis-nTutoring) program. Activities include tennis lessons, art activities, academic enrichment, swimming and Friday field trips. Call for schedules.

University of North Florida, 1 UNF Dr., 620-2558, wilsontenniscamps.com Under the guidance of head men’s tennis coach Adam Schaechterle, campers learn the latest tennis techniques, tactics and strategies through on-court instruction, competitive drills and singles and doubles match play. This coed camp, for ages 8-18 of all skill levels, is held June 10-14 and 17-21. Safety is a priority. Full or half-days are offered. The ratio of campers to instructors, on a D1 Top 50 program, is a maximum of 6:1. Fees are $425 full day; $295 half day (lunch included in both). Bring tennis rackets, tennis shoes, appropriate tennis clothes for the day, sunscreen, filled water bottle and snack.

VOLLEYBALL Volleyball Camps

University of North Florida, 1 UNF Dr., 225-773-2008, northfloridavolleyballcamp.com This program offers a variety of camps for all ages and skill levels, running from July 7-23, for boys and girls in elementary, middle and high school. The experienced staff provides a comprehensive volleyball camp program. Call for times, fees, age requirements and details.

Jacksonville Junior Varsity Volleyball Association 11661 Philips Hwy., Southside, 854-2323, jjva.com JJVA offers camps boys and girls, for all levels of skill, including development camps for tots, varsity, junior varsity, JH/JV and position specialty camps, held from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. or 9 a.m.-noon, June 9-July 23. Camp fees vary. Extended care is available.

YOGA Little’s Day Camp

Hot Spot Power Yoga, 1533 San Marco Blvd., San Marco, 748-9642, hotspotpoweryoga.com This camp is held 9 a.m.-noon June 16-20 for kids ages 5-11, at a fee of $175. Kids learn yoga, meditation and arts and crafts. A show for parents is 11 a.m.-noon June 20. Send snacks with your camper.

YOUTH SERVICES, ORGANIZATIONS & BUSINESSES

Lydia, 4, Southside Q. Why do rainbows exist?

A. They exist because of the rain coming down and the sun coming up.

Q. What is your favorite thing to do?

A. Go trick and treating for Halloween.

Q. Where does the Tooth Fairy take your teeth?

A. She keeps them in a nest so they won’t break.

Q. Who is the president of the United States?

A. Jacksonville.

Q. What do you want to be when you grow up?

A. A character like Dumbo.

Q. Why is the sky blue?

A. The Earth holds water and the Earth holds up the sky, because sometimes Earths do that.

Q. What is peanut butter made out of?

A. Jelly and oil.

Q. How tall is Mommy?

A. Let me count … 18-3.

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Big Brothers/Big Sisters

3100 University Blvd. S., Ste. 120, Spring Glen, 727-9797 516 S. 10th St., Fernandina Beach, 261-9500 Big Brothers/Big Sisters provides mentoring for kids in single-parent homes and at-risk elementary students.

Activities include a golf marathon, pizza party, Great American Clean-up Day and Mentoring Night at a Jacksonville Suns game.

Biofeedback Associates of Northeast Florida

11512 Lake Mead Ave., Ste. 703, Southside, 646-0054, biofeedbackassociates.com This company provides a non-pharmaceutical program for the treatment of ADD/ADHD, autism and Asperger’s in children. Objective diagnosing is done through qEEG/ Brainmapping, followed by neurofeedback training to normalize electrical activity associated with these disorders. Social skills training and behavioral health counseling are also offered.

Boys and Girls Clubs of Northeast Florida

Offering a safe atmosphere for kids, Boys & Girls Clubs holds summer camps in Northeast Florida. Activities include summer reading, computer classes, arts and crafts, sports and games. bgcnf.org

The Bridge of Northeast Florida Inc.

1824 N. Pearl St., Springfield, 354-7799 ext. 159 This youth development agency offers a six-week program at locations in Jacksonville. Activities include swimming, tennis, sports, karate, academics, life skills

Camp JSA

Camp Paw Prints

Jacksonville Humane Society, 8464 Beach Blvd., Southside, 725-8766, jaxhumane.org The mission of this camp is to help find homeless animals a home. Campers ages 7-13 are placed on teams and assigned a dog, then work to get it adopted.

Campers learn how to teach basic obedience, as well as exercise and groom the dog. Other activities include arts & crafts, games and a Humane Society tour. The cost is $150 per week, which includes a T-shirt, goodie bag, snacks and drinks and all activities and materials. Camp is held 8 a.m.-noon weekdays, June 9-Aug. 8.

Dreams Come True of Jacksonville

6803 Southpoint Pkwy., Southside, 296-3030, dreamscometrue.org The local nonprofit grants dreams of local children ages 2-1/2 to 18 battling life-threatening illnesses. Children must be referred by their physician. For details, go to the website.

Empowerment Resources, Inc.

3832 Baymeadows Rd., Ste. 10, 268-8287 Three programs are offered for Saturdays in the summer. Journey Into Womanhood promotes leadership development for girls, ages 9-17, and runs from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. for about five months.

Florida Braincore Therapy

10752 Deerwood Park Blvd., Ste. 100, Southside, 342-8883, floridabraincore.com This office offers a drug-free and noninvasive approach to treating ADD and ADHD in children.

Girls Inc. Summer Camps

1627 Rogero Rd., Arlington, 731-9933 3702 Stanley St., Lakewood, 731-9933 60 Nitram Ave., Arlington, girlsincjax.org GirlsSMART day camp for girls ages 5-9 is a six-week program, featuring swimming, field trips, science projects, arts and crafts, at a fee of $60. Call for details.

Jasmyn Inc.

923 Peninsular Place, Riverside, 389-3857 This youth drop-in center offers educational, recreational, social and support activities for youth ages 13-23. The focus is on issues concerning gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and questioning teens. Hours are 4-8 p.m. on Fri. HIV testing, health education and mentoring are available for all teens. Call the Gay Youth information line for details. jasmyn.org

Safe Harbor Boys Home

4772 Safe Harbor Way, Northside, 757-7918, boyshome.com Safe Harbor intercedes in the lives of at-risk boys ages 15-17 who’ve suffered abuse, neglect or are fatherless.

Safe Harbor uses the waterfront and vessels to help boys become responsible and independent young men through spiritual, educational and vocational training.

The Sanctuary on 8th Street

120 E. Eighth St., Springfield, 356-3588 This free seven-week summer camp is for kids in grades K-8. Activities include enrichment, arts and crafts, recreation and fi eld trips. A free or reduced price lunch is available. Campership is available through Jacksonville Children’s Commission. Call for schedules and dates. sanctuaryon8th.org

Seeking Sitters

382-3273, seekingsitters.com This babysitting service offers professional sitters available for full-time, part-time or occasional childcare at your location. Every sitter and every family are screened to ensure the safest situations possible.

Starfish Pediatrics P.A.

4500 Hodges Blvd., Ste. 1, Southside, 347-2773, starfishpediatrics.com This office, which specializes in treating children who suffer from asthma, ADD, ADHD and allergy-related issues, also offers well-child exams, vaccines, sports physicals and newborn screening.

The Mustard Seed Cafe Located inside Nassau Health Foods, The Mustard Seed is Amelia Island’s only organic eatery and juice bar, with an extensive, eclectic menu featuring vegetarian and vegan items.

Daily specials include local seafood, free-range chicken and fresh organic produce. Salads, wraps, sandwiches and soups are available — all prepared with our staff’s impeccable style.

Popular items are chicken or veggie quesadillas, grilled mahi, or salmon over mixed greens and tuna melt with Swiss cheese and tomato. Open for breakfast and lunch, 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Mon.Sat. nassauhealthfoods.net

833 T.J. Courson Road 904-277-3141

Lulu’s at The Thompson House Lulu’s owners, Brian and Melanie Grimley, offer an innovative lunch menu, including po’boys, salads and seafood “little plates” served in the gardens of the historic Thompson House.

Dinner features fresh local seafood (Fernandina shrimp is the focus every Thursday), and nightly specials. An extensive wine list and beer are available. Open for lunch and dinner Tue.-Sat., brunch on Sun. Reservations are recommended.

11 S. Seventh Street 904-432-8394

PLAE Restaurant & Lounge Located in the Spa & Shops at Amelia Island Plantation, PLAE serves bistro-style cuisine. The full bar lounge at PLAE has become an instant classic, with artistic décor and live entertainment nightly. Now you can PLAE during the day, too! Open for lunch Tue.-Sat. 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.

Open at 5:30 p.m. for dinner daily; reservations accepted.

80 Amelia Village Cir. 904-277-2132

Moon River Pizza

Cafe Karibo Homemade sandwiches, salads and soups are served in a relaxed atmosphere in this charming building in the historic district. Delicious fresh fish specials and theme nights (Pad Thai and curry), plus vegetarian dishes, are also featured.

Karibrew Brew Pub & Grub — the only one on the island — offers on-site beers and great burgers and sandwiches.

27 N. Third Street 904-277-5269

29 South Eats This chic, neighborhood bistro has it all — great ambience, fantastic food, an extensive wine list and reasonable prices.

The eclectic menu offers regional cuisine with a modern whimsical twist and Chef Scotty Schwartz won Best Chef in Folio Weekly’s 2007 Best of Jax readers poll. Open for lunch Tues.-Sat., 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m., for dinner 5:30-9:30 p.m.

Mon.-Thur., till 10 p.m. Fri. and Sat. Brunch is 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

Sun. 29southrestaurant.com.

29 S. Third Street 904-277-7919

Brett’s Waterway Café Overlooking Fernandina Harbor Marina, Brett’s offers an upscale atmosphere with outstanding food. The extensive luncheon and dinner menus feature daily specials, fresh Florida seafood, chicken and aged beef. Cocktails, beer and wine. Casual resort wear. Open at 11:30 a.m. daily.

Fernandina Harbor Marina at the foot of Centre Street 904-261-2660

T-Ray’s Burger Station

Moon River Pizza treats customers like family. Cooked in a brick oven, the pizza is custom-made by the slice (or, of course, by the pie). Set up like an Atlanta-style pizza joint, Moon River also offers an eclectic selection of wine and beers. Open for lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. Dine in or take it with you.

T-Ray’s offers a variety of breakfast and lunch items. In addition to an outstanding breakfast menu, you’ll find some of the best burgers you’ve ever put in your mouth. The Burger Station offers a grilled portabello mushroom burger, grilled or fried chicken salad and much more. The spot where locals grab a bite and go! Now serving beer & wine. Open Mon.-Fri. 7 a.m.-2:30 p.m., Sat. 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Closed Sundays.

925 S. 14th Street 904-321-3400

202 S. Eighth Street 904-261-6310

Ciao Italian Bistro You’ll find this charming Italian Bistro located in the heart of Amelia Island’s Historic District. Whether dining indoors or outside on our covered patio, your experience will be a memorable one. Choose from a fantastic menu filled with authentic homemade Italian dishes and a wine list that will leave your palate pleased. Contact us for reservations or catering needs. Open Sun.-Thurs. at 5 p.m., Fri. and Sat. at 11:30 a.m.

302 Centre Street 904-206-4311

Sliders Seaside Grill Oceanfront dining at its finest. Award-winning crab cakes, fresh daily seafood specials and homemade desserts. Sliders has Amelia Island’s only waterfront Tiki Bar, as well as a children’s playground and live music every weekend. The dining experience is complete with brand-new second-story banquet facilities, bar and verandah. Open at 11 a.m. daily Mon.-Fri. Make Sliders Seaside Grill your place to be for friends and family, entertainment and the best food on the East Coast. Call for your next special event.

1998 S. Fletcher Ave. 904-277-6652

Jack & Diane’s

The locals’ favorite hangout! Dine inside or on the patio of this cozy, renovated 1887 shotgun home in historic downtown Fernandina. From the crab & shrimp omelet to the steak & tomato pie, “The tastiest spot on Centre” offers food with attitude and unexpected flair. Live music elevates your dining experience to a new level. Come for breakfast, stay for dinner! You’ll love every bite!

708 Centre Street 904-321-1444

David’s Restaurant & Lounge Located in the Historic District, David’s is a place to have a dining experience, not just dinner. Offering the freshest seafood from around the world and serving only the finest prime aged meats. Dover sole, Chilean sea bass, soft shell crab & nightly fresh fish special. Filet Oscar, rack of lamb & and our signature 16oz grilled-to-perfection ribeye always available. Add foie gras or a Maine lobster tail to any entrée. Elegant but chic atmosphere. Bar & lounge with live music and complimentary valet parking on Fri. & Sat. nights. Private dining offered up to 12 guests in our Wine Room. Private parties up to 50. Wine Spectator rated. Lounge open 5 p.m.: open 6 p.m. for dinner, nightly. Reservations highly recommended.

AmeliaIslandDavids.com

802 Ash Street 904-310-6049

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SKA SURVIVORS LESS THAN JAKE

Two decades, eight studio albums and countless world tours and dive bar shows after their conception, ’90s Gainesville-based surf punk mainstays Less Than Jake are still riding high.

The group’s most recent release, See the Light, delivers the usual catchy, happy-go-lucky chorus hooks, punchy, upbeat guitar chords and vibrant horn sections. Their seamless combination of island music and overdriven punk sounds like something a teenaged Little Mermaid might blare in the car late at night to piss off the fuzz. LTJ returns to its home state for a two-night gig at an intimate venue. 8 p.m. April 18 and 19 at Jack Rabbits, San Marco, $15 (in advance).

DUVAL ROCKS JAXSONS NIGHT MARKET

Calling all Jaxsons (we hereby declare a moratorium on the word “Jacksonvillians”) to celebrate what makes the River City unique, be it local food, fashion, furniture, booze, whatever.

This monthly night market also showcases the work of local produce growers and chefs’ cooking demos. Intuition Ale Works’ craft beer garden, fashion trucks and craft vendors are onsite to give you something to take home – beyond a full stomach, that is. 6:30 p.m. April 17 at 22 E. Adams St., Downtown, free admission.

HOUSE DJ KEMIT

DARK ROCK NEW COKE

A garage rock wave has washed up on our shores in the past few years, but West Palm Beach’s New Coke pushes the knife of its tightly wound, hauntingly violent music much deeper. A strange hybrid of caustic post-punk, weirdo soul and noisy pop, the select batch of songs released by Danny Morales, Gabe Schnirnan and Steve McKean plod and pogo, drift and twitch, terrify and soothe. That duality may come from mastering the dark art of surviving in South Florida’s crowded concrete jungle. Or New Coke is just the best damn Sunshine State band you haven’t heard yet. (And, hands down, among our fave all-time band names.) With Sandratz, Queen Beef and The Resonants, 10 p.m.

April 22 at Shanghai Nobby’s, St. Augustine, $6.

The Garage spreads the love with the arrival of Grammy-nominated DJ Kemit, a founding member of Atlanta’s House in the Park – one of the country’s premier music events. With more than two decades of work in hip-hop, Kemit lays down a style of house, soul and Afrobeat that had Folio Weekly’s World Headquarters bouncing last week. His sound is at the core of Atlanta’s house movement and at his Kickin Up Dust and Felabration events. 10 p.m. April 18 at 1904 Music Hall, Downtown.

KEEPING IT GREEN EARTH DAY CLEANUP

It’s your Earth, too, so act like you care a little.

Fort Clinch State Park invites everyone to help remove trash from the Atlantic Ocean and Cumberland Sound shorelines in a beach cleanup on the weekend before Earth Day (that’s April 22, if you didn’t know). Park entrance fees are waived for participants, and bags and gloves are provided. For details, call the park at 277-7274 or go to floridastateparks.org. 11 a.m.-1 p.m. April 19, Fort Clinch State Park, 2601 Atlantic Ave., Fernandina Beach.

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STONER FOLK TODD SNIDER

Call him outlaw savant, stoner king or slacker troubadour – if there’s one thing rabble-rousing Nashville folk-rocker Todd Snider does well, it’s tell a story. Populating his body of work with broken tales of America’s down-and-outers, he’s like William S. Burroughs’ countrified cousin. His current tour offers a panoply of creative chaos: a preview screening of the new film East Nashville Tonight, a reading from forthcoming book I Never Met a Story I Didn’t Like (Mostly True Tales), a Q&A with and song requests from the crowd, and a poetry recitation. Then, a dance party to recent boogie-rock gem Hard Working Americans. Be ready to tune in, turn on and drop out, ’cause Todd Snider intends to melt your brain. 8 p.m. April 23 at Ponte Vedra Concert Hall, $30-$35.

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A&E // MUSIC CONCERTS THIS WEEK

LEDISI, ROBERT GLASPER EXPERIMENT 8 p.m. on April 16 at The Florida Theatre, 128 E. Forsyth St., Downtown, $44-$74, 355-2787.

PURPLE 8 p.m. on April 16 at Burro Bar, 100 E. Adams St., Downtown, $5, 353-4686.

LOCAL NATIVES 8 p.m. on April 17 at Freebird Live, 200 N. First St., Jax Beach, 246-2473.

MITCH KUHMAN BAND 6 p.m. on April 17 at Sangrias, 35 Hypolita St., St. Augustine, 827-1947.

GOO GOO DOLLS, RUN RIVER NORTH 8 p.m. on April 17 at Ponte Vedra Concert Hall, 1050 A1A N., 209-0399.

BOGGSIE BRIGADE, WORTH ROAD 8 p.m. April 17 at Jack Rabbits, 1528 Hendricks Ave., San Marco, $8, 398-7496.

MEAN MARY 7:30 p.m. on April 17 at Mudville Music Room, 3104 Atlantic Blvd., St. Nicholas, 352-7008.

MISS MASSIVE SNOWFLAKE 8 p.m. on April 17 at Rain Dogs, 1045 Park St., Riverside, 379-4969.

WILLIAM BORG SCHMITT, WEEKEND ATLAS 8 p.m. April 17 at Burro Bar, 100 E. Adams St., Downtown, $5, 353-4686.

TINSLEY ELLIS 10 p.m. on April 18 at Mojo Kitchen, 1500 Beach Blvd., Jax Beach, 247-6636.

CONSIDER THE SOURCE 9 p.m. on April 18 at Underbelly, 113 E. Bay St., Downtown, $10, 353-6067.

TECH N9NE, KRIZZ KALIKO, JARREN BRENTON, PSYCH WARD DRUGGIES, FREDDIE GIBBS 9 p.m. on April 18 at Brewster’s Edge, 845 University Blvd. N., Arlington, $26.50, 223-9850.

CHRISTIAN LEE HUTSON, MATTEO QUMENTO, GARRETT ON ACOUSTIC 8 p.m. on April 18 at Burro Bar, 100 E. Adams St., Downtown, $5, 353-4686.

LESS THAN JAKE, SIDEREAL, RUNNING RAMPANT 8 p.m. on April 18 at Jack Rabbits, 1528 Hendricks Ave., San Marco, $15, 398-7496.

PASSAFIRE, LULLWATER, GRAVY 8 p.m. on April 18 at Freebird Live, 200 N. First St., Jax Beach, $12, 246-2473.

THE GOOTCH 8 p.m. on April 18 at The Jacksonville Landing, 2 Independent Dr., Downtown, free, 353-1188.

WHARF RATZ 8 p.m. on April 18 at Mellow Mushroom, 410 Anastasia Blvd., St. Augustine, 826-4040.

CASKEY 7 p.m. on April 18 at Brewster’s, 845 University Blvd. N., Arlington, $15, 223-9850.

DJ KEMIT, ANCIENT CITY 8 p.m. on April 18 at 1904 Music Hall, 19 N. Ocean St., Downtown.

BAD VEINS, ALL THINGS DONE, 3 KNIGHTS & A ROSE, ANDY JACOBS 8 p.m. on April 18 at Murray Hill Theatre, 932 Edgewood Ave. S., Riverside, $8-$10, 388-7807.

LESS THAN JAKE, WHOLE WHEAT BREAD, GENERAL TSO’S FURY 8 p.m. on April 19 at Jack Rabbits, 1528 Hendricks Ave., San Marco, $15, 398-7496.

THE RESOLVERS, UNIVERSAL GREEN, THE MESSENGERS 8 p.m. on April 19 at Underbelly, 113 E. Bay St., Downtown, $8-$12, 353-6067.

GERI X, MITAR, ROBBIE FREEMAN, KELLY WHITE 8 p.m. on April 19 at Burro Bar, 100 E. Adams St., Downtown, $5, 353-4686.

BLESSTHEFALL, SILVERSTEIN, THE AMITY AFFLICTION, SECRETS, HEARTIST 6 p.m. on April 19 at Freebird Live, 200 N. First St., Jax Beach, $17, 246-2473.

DARIUS RUCKER, ELI YOUNG BAND, COREY SMITH 6:30 p.m. on April 19 at St. Augustine Amphitheatre, 1340 A1A S., 209-0367.

MEREDITH RAE, THE 77Ds, JOEY KERR 10:30 a.m. on April 19 at Riverside Arts Market, 715 Riverside Ave., free, 389-2449.

SLAID CLEAVES 7:30 p.m. on April 19 at Mudville Music Room, 3104 Atlantic Blvd., St. Nicholas, 352-7008.

THE FRITZ, SQUEEDLEPUSS 8 p.m. on April 19 at 1904 Music Hall, 19 N. Ocean St., Downtown, $10.

NATALIE NICOLE GREEN BAND 8 p.m. on April 19 at Jacksonville Landing, 2 Independent Dr., Downtown, free, 353-1188.

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EARTHQUAKE INSIDE: Savannah-based quartet Passafire hits Jax Beach in support of Vines, which showcased the band’s ability to infuse heavy guitar effects into a song that mixes reggae and hard rock with elements of prog and folk. Passafire plays April 18 at Freebird Live.

Rabbits, 1528 Hendricks Ave., San Marco, $15, 398-7496.

ART & SOUL, THE MESSENGERS, DE LIONS OF JAH, LIONASAURUS 6 p.m. on April 20 at Freebird Live, 200 N. First St., Jax Beach, $8, 246-2473.

HUEY MACK, COLLETTE CARR, VANG VANG, KING J & BA 7 p.m. on April 21, Jack Rabbits, 1528 Hendricks, $8, 398-7496.

KUNG FU, LUCKY COSTELLO 8 p.m. on April 21 at 1904 Music Hall, 19 N. Ocean St., Downtown, $10.

AJ DAVILA, PLASTIC PINKS, UNITED TYLERS OF TYLER 8 p.m. on April 21 at Burro Bar, 100 E. Adams St., Downtown, $5, 353-4686.

MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET 7:30 p.m. on April 22-24, 8 p.m. on April 25 & 26, 2 p.m. on April 26, 1:30 p.m. on April

27 at T-U Center, 300 W. Water St., Downtown, $29-$69, 633-6110.

REHAB, ANGRY ARCADE, KINDA MAJOR, ROCK N ROLL CHROME 8 p.m. on April 22 at Jack Rabbits, 1528 Hendricks Ave., San Marco, $15, 398-7496.

NEW COKE April 22 at Shanghai Nobby’s, 10 Anastasia Blvd., St. Augustine, 825-4959.

TODD SNIDER 8 p.m. on April 23 at Ponte Vedra Concert Hall, 1050 A1A N., $30-$35, 209-0399.

HURT 6 p.m. on April 23 at Brewster’s Megaplex, 845 University Blvd. N., Arlington, $12, 223-9850.

STOKESWOOD, JIMKATA, NORTHE, SPORE 8 p.m. on April 23 at Underbelly, 113 E. Bay St., Downtown, $10, 353-6067.

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THE KNIFE UPCOMING CONCERTS

THE CROWDSOURCED ARTIST

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n all of human history, there’s one thing that remains constant: Artists need money.

What’s changed is the way artists acquire funds to keep producing their art. Way, way back, in the time of the court composer, a king would pay an artist as a “staffer” to create, say, a symphony. This was a great gig if you could get it, as the artist could make a healthy living, enjoy steady employment and hone his craft. But there was a downside. If you didn’t compose a piece to the king’s liking, you could be fired, have your fingers cut off or face execution. Kings were weird like that.

Fast-forward to the ’50s and the rise of popular radio. “Payola” was the word of the day, as record companies would pay DJs a large sum of money to spin singles from artists they wanted to promote. Thus, record companies came to rule the music industry until well into the early 2000s, forcing artists into a corner by offering them huge advances to record their first album, only to require repayment of that investment before the artist could log a profit, which was rare until your second or third successful release.

With the advent of Internet radio, file-sharing and streaming sites, record deals became far less important. But recording a single or even an album’s worth of material was still the goal.

And that costs money. Without the backing of record companies, artists were forced to look elsewhere. Enter the age of crowdsourcing.

Last week, the second annual One Spark festival hit Downtown. Hundreds of thousands of dollars were up for grabs for musicians and artists who performed or presented. Visitors would vote for their favorites, and the number of votes each artist got dictated how much of the pot he or she would receive. For those nearest the center of Downtown, where traffic was the heaviest, this was a fantastic opportunity. For those on the festival’s outskirts, it meant several long days of performing to virtually no one. (I know. I did it last year.)

This type of crowdsourcing is a real-world extension of online equivalents like Kickstarter and GoFundMe. At those sites, artists set up webpages touting the merits of their projects and ask for the money to get it done. If you reach your goal, you keep the money. (In some cases, you keep what you raise no matter if you hit your goal.) This type of fundraising has been a bone of contention in the local music community. The biggest issue is this: How

much is too much?

Recently, a Facebook musicians’ forum to which I belong was flooded with commentary about a local songwriting duo and their fundraising campaign asking for $25,000.

The musicians in the forum freaked, issuing long threads of vicious attacks. I joined in; I thought 25 grand was an unreasonable sum. (To be fair, the duo also raises money for a charitable organization, which some forum members believed they used as bait for donations. I thought this argument was weak.)

My gripe was simple: When I was a young musician, it was about working hard and raising money to produce a crappy cassette demo by touring, making and hand-distributing our own fliers, playing as many shows as we could to as many people as we could reach in hopes of getting that elusive record deal. There was no worldwide fundraising mechanism in place. There was no network of eager donors handing us fistfuls of no-stringsattached cash. Just four guys in a shitty van driving up and down the coast, sleeping in parking lots and hoping to make it to the next gig on time.

Crowdsourcing is a great thing, to be sure.

And with governmental arts funding always on the chopping block, any way an artist can make a living seems justifiable. But there is a tipping point at which well-funded artists can squeeze out the less affluent (but maybe more deserving) among them. The more money you make, the better quality your product, the greater your exposure.

The converse of this is also true: If your presentation at One Spark looks cheap and you have only 27 Twitter followers, no one is going to back you. You could be the next Stravinsky, but if your Kickstarter video looks like it was shot in a garage, good luck getting more than a couple of bucks from someone besides Mom and Dad. I’m not sure what the solution is, but the debate continues, as made abundantly clear by one of my Facebook friends who last week posted that “all the bands that are playing One Spark this weekend for free” were, in less vulgar terms, suckers.

Of course, one of those suckers that played for free, Grandpa’s Cough Medicine, took home more than $11,000 in prize money.

The biggest issue is this: How much is too much?

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John E. Citrone theknife@folioweekly.com

ROOSEVELT COLLIER’S Birthday Throwdown: Ivan Neville, Herd of Watts, Parker Urban Band April 24, Underbelly HUEY MACK April 24, Jack Rabbits VANCE GILBERT April 24, Mudville Music Room GRIZ, MICHAL MENERT April 24, Freebird Live JANA KRAMER April 24, Mavericks at the Landing WHITE CHAPEL, CARNIFEX, WITHIN THE RUINS, CRUEL HAND April 24, Brewster’s Megaplex TAKING BACK SUNDAY, TONIGHT ALIVE, SLEEPWAVE April 25, Freebird Live YANCY CLEGG, MILLTOWN, SCOTT & MICHELLE DALZIEL April 25, Jack Rabbits JACKYL, JESSE DUPREE April 25, Brewster’s Megaplex KRACKA JAXX April 25, The Jacksonville Landing COON DOGGIN OUTLAWS April 25, Burro Bar R. KELLY, TAMAR BRAXTON April 25, Veterans Memorial Arena MASTER RADICAL, TOMMY HARRISON BAND, JAKE CALHOUN & THE CHASERS, MINE ALL MINE April 26, Freebird Live TEXAS IN JULY, STRUCTURES, ERRA, MYKA, RELOCTE, ELITIST April 26, Atticus Bar LARRY MANGUM April 26, Mudville Music Room DICK DALE April 26, Jack Rabbits WELCOME TO ROCKVILLE: Smile Empty Soul, Avenged Sevenfold, The Cult, Motorhead, Chevelle, Alter Bridge, Hellyeah, Adelitas Way, Rev Theory, Butcher Babies, Memphis May Fire, Chiodos, We as Human, Monster Truck, We Came as Romans, Middle Class Rut, Devour the Day April 26, Metropolitan Park LAVILLA SCHOOL OF THE ARTS JAZZ BAND, CJ FLUHARTY, JULIE DURDEN, ERIC BOWDEN April 26, Riverside Arts Market MASSEYVIBE, MATY NOYES, DIRTY AUTOMATIC April 26, Burro Bar LEAH SYKES April 26, Three Layers Café DARYL HANCE April 26, Underbelly KING EDDIE & PILI PILI April 27, The Conch House ANTIQUE ANIMALS April 27, Mellow Mushroom Jax Beach SANTANA April 27, St. Augustine Amphitheatre SOLE TOUR: Nate Holley, John Earle, Charlie Walker, Rachael Warfield, Odd Rodd, Matt Still April 27, Freebird Live WELCOME TO ROCKVILLE: Korn, Rob Zombie, Five Finger Death Punch, Staind, Seether, Theory of a Deadman, Black Label Society, Black Stone Cherry, Trivium, Motionless in White, Sick Puppies, Skindred, The Pretty Reckless, Lacuna Coil, Fozzy, Kyng, Nothing More, Twelve Foot Ninja April 27, Metropolitan Park BECCA STEVENS BAND April 27, Underbelly UNDER THE STREETLAMP, GENTLEMAN’S RULE April 27, The Florida Theatre EASY STAR ALL-STARS, CAS HALEY, BIG HOPE April 28, Freebird Live CHUCK RAGAN & THE CAMARADARIE, JONNY TWO BAGS, BEAU CRUM April 28, Jack Rabbits HARD DAYS NIGHT (Beatles tribute) April 29, Mudville Music Room ROB THOMAS April 29, The Florida Theatre POWERMAN 5000 April 29, Brewster’s Megaplex M. WARD, MOUNT MORIAH April 30, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall AER April 30, Jack Rabbits SUWANNEE RIVER JAM: Brantley Gilbert, Montgomery Gentry, The Mavericks, Chris Cagle, Justin Moore, The Charlie Daniels Band, Colt Ford, The Lacs, JJ Lawhorn April 30-May 3, Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park JOHN LEGEND April 30, The Florida Theatre AA DUO April 30, The Jacksonville Landing LARRY MANGUM, JIM CARRICK, CHARLEY SIMMONS May 1, Mudville Music Room BEAR HANDS May 1, Jack Rabbits VEGABONDS May 1, Freebird Live ONWARD, ETC. May 1, Underbelly SAVING ABEL, LIKE A STORM May 1, Brewster’s Megaplex THE MOVEMENT, THE HIP ABDUCTION May 2, Freebird Live MODERN MEASURE, SIR CHARLES May 2, 1904 Music Hall LARRY GATLIN, KAREN HORNSBY, CANAANLAND BOYS REUNION, SOUTHERN JOY, KINDRED SPIRIRT, MONARCH May 2, Evangel Temple, Westside EVERSAY, FIVE KNIVES, FELICITY, WASTED LIGHT May 2, Jack Rabbits GAMBLE ROGERS FEST: Rev. Peyton’s Big Damn Band, The Duhks, Pierce Pettis, Gatorbone, Flagship Romance, WillowWacks, Michael Jordan, Cracker the Box, Colton McKenna, Jig to a Milestone May 2-4, St. Augustine DONAVON FRANKENREITER May 3, The Shipyards DA GUITAR STUDENT RECITAL May 3, Mudville Music Room TREES SETTING FIRES, NOCTURNAL STATE OF MIND May 3, Jack Rabbits HATCHETFACE, CRASHMIR, BLACK STACHE May 3, Freebird Live BRIT FLOYD May 4, The Florida Theatre AMY GRANT May 4, T-U Center’s Jacoby Symphony Hall REVEREND PEYTON’S BIG DAMN BAND May 4, Jack Rabbits ADRENALINE MOB May 4, Brewster’s Megaplex GREENSKY BLUEGRASS May 4, Freebird Live EARL SWEATSHIRT May 5, Freebird Live THE EXPANDERS May 5, Café Eleven WILLIE NELSON & FAMILY, ALISON KRAUSS AND UNION STATION, JERRY DOUGLAS May 6, St. Augustine Amphitheatre CHARLES BRADLEY & HIS EXTRAORDINAIRES May 6, Freebird Live JOHN WESLEY (of Porcupine Tree) May 7, Jack Rabbits TURKUAZ CD RELEASE SHOW May 7, Underbelly RISING APPALACHIA May 7, The Standard

KATCHAFIRE, MAOLI May 7, Freebird Live LYME IN THE SOUTH MUSIC FEST: Pat DiNizio (Smithereens), Alisa Turner, Gregg Kirk (Zen Engines) May 7, River City Brewing Company JON PARDI, KIMBERLY PAIGE May 8, TPC Sawgrass MARY BRAGG, DIXIE RODEO May 8, Mudville Music Room COMBICHRIST May 8, Brewster’s Megaplex THE HEAD AND THE HEART, LOST IN THE TREES May 8, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall THE MAIN SQUEEZE May 8, 1904 Music Hall PROPAGANDA May 9, Murray Hill Theatre THE FAINT May 9, Freebird Live THE FAB FOUR May 9, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall BLITZEN TRAPPER May 9, Jack Rabbits I SEE STARS, LIKE MOTHS TO FLAMES, GHOST TOWN, RAZIHEL, MISS FORTUNE May 9, Brewster’s Megaplex TONY FURTADO, BRENT BYRD May 9, Original Café Eleven PURPLE HATTER’S BALL: Beats Antique, Emancipator Ensemble, The New Mastersounds, The Heavy Pets, The Nth Power, Space Capone, Rising Appalachia, Greenhouse Lounge May 9-11, Suwannee Music Park BEGGAR’S RIDE, MARK MANDEVILLE, RAIANNE RICHARDS May 10, Mudville Music Room MARION CRANE, BLEEDING IN STEREO, GHOSTWITCH May 10, Jack Rabbits LETLIVE., ARCHITECTS, GLASS CLOUD, I THE MIGHTY May 10, Brewster’s Megaplex SMELLS LIKE GRUNGE (Nirvana cover band) May 10, Burro Bar MIKE PINTO, B-SIDE PLAYERS, OJO DE BUEY May 11, Freebird SHAI HULUD May 11, Atticus Bar HOLY WAVE May 12, Shanghai Nobby’s FALSETTA, DEAR ABBEY May 12, Jack Rabbits THE AQUABATS!, KOO KOO KANGAROO May 13, Freebird Live CONOR OBERST, DAWES May 13, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall YOU KNEW ME WHEN May 13, Underbelly ODESZA, KODAK TO GRAPH, LEGINGE May 14, Café Eleven CHER, CYNDI LAUPER May 14, Veterans Memorial Arena MIKE SHACKELFORD May 14, Mudville Music Room WOODY PINES May 15, Underbelly GLADYS KNIGHT May 16, T-U Center TEGAN & SARA, LUCIOUS, THE COURTNEYS May 16, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall CRAFT BEER FEST: Something Distant May 16, Veterans Memorial Arena THE GIPSY KINGS May 16, The Florida Theatre THE WINERY DOGS, BILLY SHEEHAN, MIKE PORTNOY, RICHIE KOTZEN May 16, Freebird Live SCREAM OUT LOUD, THE OFFER May 17, Murray Hill Theatre CHRIS BOTTI May 17, The Florida Theatre BOONDOX, BUKSHOT, AQUALEO May 17, Brewster’s CANDY KANE May 18, Mudville Music Room SUPERSUCKERS May 18, Jack Rabbits THE 1975 May 19, Freebird Live JACK JOHNSON, ALO May 20, St. Augustine Amphitheatre DALE CRICER, DELL SUGGS, BOB PATTERSON May 21, Mudville Music Room STAGES & STEREOS, DARLING PARADE, THE ORPHAN THE POET May 21, Jack Rabbits ANTIQUE ANIMALS May 22, Mellow Mushroom Jax Beach CRANFORD HOLLOW May 22, Jack Rabbits STYX, FOREIGNER, DON FELDER May 23, St. Augustine Amphitheatre JAZZ FEST AFTER DARK: Fusebox Funk, Herd of Watts, Groove Coalition, Heavy Pets, Big Something, Squeedlepuss, Wobbly Toms, Guy & the Yehudas, Goliath Flores, The Dog Apollo, Rickolus, Civil Brute, Jeremiah Johnson, Arvid Smith, Albert Ayler Commemoration May 23, Underbelly, 1904 Music Hall, Burro Bar, Dive Bar, The Volstead, Karpeles Manuscript Museum JAZZ FEST AFTER DARK: Moon Hooch, S.P.O.R.E., Lumagrove, Dewars, Four Families, Canary in the Coalmine, This Frontier Needs Heroes, Snake Blood Remedy, Cougar Barrel, The Weighted Hands, Christina Wagner, The ShBooms, Mama Blue, Skeleton Bros., Goliath Flores, Albert Ayler Commemoration May 24, Underbelly, 1904 Music Hall, Burro Bar, Dive Bar, The Volstead, Karpeles Manuscript Museum JAZZ FEST AFTER DARK: Tambor, Naughty Professor, Noisebender & Joe Yorio, JacksonVegas, Parker Urban Band, Project Improv, Willie Evans Jr., Paten Locke, Patrick Evan, Co-Alition, Universal Green, Whole Wheat Bread, All Night Wolves, Taylor Roberts, Albert Ayler Commemoration May 25, Underbelly, 1904 Music Hall, Burro Bar, Dive Bar, The Volstead, Karpeles Manuscript Museum OLD CROW MEDICINE SHOW May 25, St. Augustine Amphitheatre LUCINDA WILLIAMS May 25, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall UH HUH HER May 26, Jack Rabbits STEEZ CLICK, NATHAN RYAN, PHAT J, JJ DAMON, POTENT DA ROCKSTAR, PINKYKILLA, THROWDOWN KID May 28, Brewster’s Pit KEVIN GATES May 29, Brewster’s Megaplex LADIES WITH LYRICS: Julie Durden, Rebecca Zapen, Brenda David May 30, Mudville Music Room MARUTA, PANSPERMIA, CUTE & CUDDLY KITTENS, LEPROSY May 30, Burro Bar BETHANY & THE TROUBADOURS May 30, Jack Rabbits TRAVELIN’ LIGHT, DEE ABOOD May 31, Mudville Music Room CHICAGO May 31, Metropolitan Park U2 BY UV May 31, Freebird Live SWITCHFOOT, THOUSAND FOOT KRUTCH May 31, St. Augustine Amphitheatre AMERICAN AQUARIUM, BRYCE ALASTAIR BAND June 2, Jack Rabbits

A&E // MUSIC WEEZER June 6, St. Augustine Amphitheatre DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS, WATER LIARS June 6, P.V. Concert Hall GRIM ZIPPER TOUR: Scum, Dmize, Statik of Rx June 6, Brewster’s Megaplex APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION (GN’R tribute), RED & WHITE CRUE (MÜtley Crße tribute), Poison’d June 6, Freebird Live SONGWRITER’S CIRCLE ANNIVERSARY: Larry Mangum, Mike Shackelford, Jamie DeFrates June 7, Mudville Music Room BOSTON June 7, St. Augustine Amphitheatre CHRISTOPHER CROSS June 7, Metropolitan Park P.S. CANCER SUCKS BENEFIT: Parkridge, Rosedale, Winter Wave, Attis on the Pine June 7, Jack Rabbits G-MAYN-FROST, ASKMEIFICARE, XXII, LEGIT, INFAMOUS June 10, Freebird Live ACOUSTIC ALCHEMY June 12, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall MOVE LIVE June 12, The Florida Theatre FOXY SHAZAM, LARRY & HIS FLASK June 13, Freebird Live FLORIDA COUNTRY SUPERFEST: Luke Bryan, Jason Aldean, Eric Church, Miranda Lambert, Florida Georgia Line, Little Big Town, Big & Rich, Easton Corbin, Colt Ford, Joe Nichols June 14-15, EverBank Field AMB, PRAY, RAZORZ EDGE June 14, Brewster’s Roc Bar SHAUN PEACE BAND June 14, Jack Rabbits ROD MacDONALD June 14, Mudville Music Room COUNTING CROWS, TOAD THE WET SPROCKET June 14, St. Augustine Amphitheatre THE ROUGH & TUMBLE June 17, Burro Bar GYPSY STAR, REBECCA ZAPEN June 19, Mudville Music Room GOO GOO DOLLS, DAUGHTRY, PLAIN WHITE T’s June 19, St. Augustine Amphitheatre MERCYGIRL, WHOSOEVER SOUTH June 21, Murray Hill Theatre ANDY KING’S SUMMER SOLSTICE SOIREE June 21, Mudville Music Room CRANFORD HOLLOW June 25, Jack Rabbits SUMMER HORNS: Dave Koz, Mindi Abair, Gerald Albright, Richard Elliot June 26, The Florida Theatre JIM CARRICK, MAJA GIATANA June 26, Mudville Music Room REBELUTION, IRATION, THE GREEN, STICK FIGURE, DJ MACKLE June 27, St. Augustine Amphitheatre SOSOS June 28, Jack Rabbits CHRIS HENRY July 3, Mudville Music Room LEGIT, G MAYN FROST, ASKMEIFICARE, ALCATRAZ, PINKYKILLA, SYLENT VYLENTZ July 12, Freebird Live DAVE MATTHEWS BAND July 15, Veterans Memorial Arena RAY LaMONTAGNE, JENNY LEWIS, THE BELLE BRIGADE July 15, The Florida Theatre JEREMY MESSERSMITH July 18, Jack Rabbits

Mon & Tues: Wed:

Thurs: Fri:

CULTURAL PROFETICA July 25, Freebird Live EMMYLOU HARRIS July 26, T-U Center FALL OUT BOY, NEW POLITICS July 27, St. Augustine Amphitheatre THE SOULSHINE TOUR: Michael Franti & Spearhead, SOJA, Brett Dennen, Trevor Hall July 30, St. Augustine Amphitheatre GAVIN DEGRAW, MATT NATHANSON July 31, St. Augustine Amphitheatre ELLIS PAUL, DONNY BRAZILE Aug. 8, Original CafĂŠ Eleven ULTIMATE ELVIS BASH Aug. 9, The Florida Theatre PANIC! AT THE DISCO, WALK THE MOON, YOUNGBLOOD HAWKE Aug. 16, St. Augustine Amphitheatre ZZ TOP, JEFF BECK Sept. 7, St. Augustine Amphitheatre CONNECTION FESTIVAL: Kermit Ruffins & the BBQ Swingers, Less Than Jake, Surfer Blood, Whole Wheat Bread, Treme Brass Band, Orquestra el Macabeo, La Quilombera, This Frontier Needs Heroes, Jackie Stranger, Weekend Atlas, Northe, Ego Killer, Jah Elect & the I Quality Band, Universal Green, Orange Air, Alexis Rhode, Ryvls, Professor Kilmure, Ruffians, The Gootch, AskMeIfICare, Dirty Automatic, Woven In, Garrett on Acoustic, Tom Bennett Band, Mondo Mike & the Po Boys, Artilect, Oscar Mike, Kana Kiehm, Parker Urban Band, Knock for Six, Never Ending Struggle Sept. 12-14, Downtown Jacksonville 1964: THE TRIBUTE Sept. 13, The Florida Theatre MOTLEY CRUE, ALICE COOPER Oct. 19, Veterans Memorial Arena

CLUBS AMELIA ISLAND, FERNANDINA BEACH

DAVID’S RESTAURANT & LOUNGE, 802 Ash St., 310-6049 John Springer every Tue.-Wed. Aaron Bing every Fri. & Sat. DOG STAR TAVERN, 10 N. Second St., 277-8010 Working Class Stiff at 9:30 p.m. every Tue. PALACE SALOON, 117 Centre St., 491-3332 Schnockered at 9:30 p.m. on April 20. Buck Smith every Tue. THE SURF, 3199 S. Fletcher Ave., 491-8999 DJ Roc every Wed. Honey Badgers every Sat.

ARLINGTON, REGENCY

BREWSTER’S MEGAPLEX, 845 University Blvd. N., 223-9850 Tech N9NE, Krizz Kaliko, Jarren Brenton, Psych Ward Druggies, Freddie Gibbs on April 18, at Edge. Caskey, Noteveryonegetus, City Limits on April 18. Hurt on April 23.

White Chapel, Carnifex, Within the Ruins, Cruel Hand on

April 24. Jackyl, Jesse Dupree on April 25 MVP’S SPORTS GRILLE, 12777 Atlantic Blvd., 221-1090 Live music 9 p.m. every Fri. & Sat.

AVONDALE, ORTEGA

CASBAH CAFE, 3628 St. Johns Ave., 981-9966 Goliath Flores every Wed. Live jazz every Sun. Live music every Mon. ECLIPSE, 4219 St. Johns Ave., 387-3582 DJ Keith every Tue. DJ Free every Fri. DJ SuZi-Rok every Mon. MELLOW MUSHROOM, 3611 St. Johns Ave., 388-0200 Ivey West Band at 8 p.m. on April 19 MOJO NO. 4, 3572 St. Johns Ave., 381-6670 Toots Lorraine & the Traffic 10 p.m. on April 18. Grandpa’s Cough Medicine at 10 p.m. on April 19

BEACHES

(All venues in Jax Beach unless otherwise noted)

200 FIRST STREET, Courtyard, Neptune Beach, 249-2922 Mark Williams & Blue Horse on April 18. Dot Wilder on April 19 BILLY’S BOATHOUSE, 2321 Beach Blvd., 241-9771 Kurt Lanham on April 17. Tullamore Road at 6 p.m. on April 18, 1 p.m. April 20. Billy Bowers at noon on April 20 CULHANE’S IRISH PUB, 967 Atlantic Blvd., Atlantic Beach, 249-9595 Cloud 9 at 8 p.m. on April 18. Irish music at 6:30 p.m. every Sun. DA BIG KAHUNA, 528 N. First St., 595-5613 Public Sounds Collective at 9 p.m. on April 22 FLYING IGUANA, 207 Atlantic Blvd., Neptune Beach, 853-5680 Something Distant at 10 p.m. on April 18 & 19.

Red Beard & Stinky E at 10 p.m. every Thur. Darren Corlew at 1:30 p.m. every Sun. FLY’S TIE IRISH PUB, 177 E. Sailfish Dr., Atlantic Beach, 246-4293 Wes Cobb every Thur. Charlie Walker Mon. FREEBIRD LIVE, 200 N. First St., 246-2473 Local Natives, Moses Sumney at 8 p.m. on April 17. Passafire, Lullwater, Gravy on April 18. Blessthefall, Silverstein, The Amity Affliction, Secrets, Heartist on April 19. The Messengers, De Lions of Jah, Lionasaurus on April 20. Griz, Michal Menert, Late Nite Radio on April 24. Taking Back Sunday, Tonight Alive, Sleepwave on April 25 ISLAND GIRL CIGAR BAR, 108 First St., Neptune Beach, 372-0943 Pam Affronti April 18. Big John Austill on April 19 KC CRAVE, 1161 Beach Blvd., 595-5660 DiCarlo Thompson at 9 p.m. on April 19 LANDSHARK CAFE, 1728 Third St. N., 246-6024 Open mic

Karaoke Jam Nite / Open Mic Heavy Hitters Club Host Band Synrgy Featuring Rocco Marshall, Derek Hess, Clinton Carver, Rick “Hurricane� Johnson and other special guests. That means you.

8:30 pm Karaoke Home of the Most Talented Wait Staff Show begins 9pm till close

WEDNESDAY Ron Perry

THURSDAY The Splinters

FRIDAY & SATURDAY Pop Muzik

SUNDAY Red Beard & Stinky E Atlantic Blvd. at the Ocean "UMBOUJD #FBDI r

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LYNCH’S IRISH PUB, 514 N. First St., 249-5181 Live music at 10 p.m. on April 18 & 19. Be Easy every Mon. Split Tone every Thur.

MELLOW MUSHROOM, 1018 N. Third St., 246-1500 Crary & D-Lo on April 16. Antique Animals on April 17. Lucky Costello on April 19. Orange Juice on April 24 MEZZA, 110 First St., Neptune Beach, 249-5573 Neil Dixon every Tue. Mike Shackelford every Thur.

MOJO KITCHEN, 1500 Beach Blvd., 247-6636 Tinsley Ellis at 10 p.m. on April 18 NIPPERS BEACH GRILLE, 2309 Beach Blvd., 247-3300 King Eddie & Pili Pili on April 17. Honey Badgers on April 20 NORTH BEACH BISTRO, 725 Atlantic Blvd., Atlantic Beach, 372-4105 Backtracks 51 on April 17. Billy Bowers 7:30 p.m. on April 19 PIER CANTINA, 412 N. First St., 246-6454 Ryan Campbell & Charlie Walker every Fri. Split Tone every Sun. RAGTIME TAVERN, 207 Atlantic Blvd., Atlantic Beach, 241-7877 Ron Perry on April 16. The Splinters on April 17.

Pop Muzik at 9 p.m. on April 18 & 19. Red Beard & Stinky E on April 20 WIPEOUTS GRILL, 1589 Atlantic Blvd., Neptune Beach, 247-4508 Vinny on April 17. Doyle Primm on April 18. Lance Neely on April 19

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1904 MUSIC HALL, 19 Ocean St. N. Bubonik Funk on April 17. DJ Kemit, Ancient City on April 18. The Fritz, Squeedlepuss on April 19. Kung Fu, Lucky Costello on April 21 ATTICUS BAR, 325 W. Forsyth St., 634-8813 Bad Veins at 7 p.m. on April 18 BURRO BAR, 100 E. Adams St., 677-2977 Purple at 8 p.m. on April 16. William Borg, Schmitt, Weekend Atlas on April 17. Christian Lee Hutson, Matteo Qumento, Garrett on Acoustic on April 18. Geri X, Mitar, Robbie Freeman, Kelly White on April 19. AJ Davila, Plastic Pinks, United Tylers of Tyler on April 21 DOS GATOS, 123 E. Forsyth St., 354-0666 DJ NickFresh at 9 p.m. every Sat. FIONN MacCOOL’S, Jax Landing, Ste. 176, 374-1247 Braxton Adamson from 5-8 p.m., live music at 8:30 p.m. on April 18. Live music at 8:30 p.m. on April 19 JACKSONVILLE LANDING, 2 Independent Dr., 353-1188 Ozone Baby from 6-10 p.m. on April 17. The Gootch from 8 p.m.-1 a.m. on April 18. Natalie Nicole Green Band from 8 p.m.-1 a.m. on April 19

MARK’S DOWNTOWN, 315 E. Bay St., 355-5099 DJ Roy Luis every Wed. DJ Vinn Thur. DJ 007 every Fri. Bay Street Sat. MAVERICKS, Jax Landing, 2 Independent Dr., 356-1110 Jana Kramer, Branch & Dean at 6 p.m. on April 24. Joe Buck, Big Tasty every Thur.-Sat. UNDERBELLY, 113 E. Bay St., 353-6067 Consider the Source on April 18. The Resolvers, Universal Green, The Messengers on April 19. Stokeswood, Jimkata, Northe, S.P.O.R.E. on April 23

FLEMING ISLAND

WHITEY’S FISH CAMP, 2032 C.R. 220, 269-4198 Boogie Freaks 9:30 p.m. on April 18 & 19. Open mic 9 p.m. every Thur. Deck music 5 p.m. Fri. & Sat., 4:30 p.m. Sun. DJ BG every Mon.

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CLIFF’S BAR & GRILL, 3033 Monument Rd., 645-5162 The Last Resort on April 16. Create the Monster on April 18.

Big Baby on April 19 SALSA’S MEXICAN RESTAURANT, 13500 Beach Blvd., 992-8402 Live guitar music from 6-9 p.m. every Tue. & Sat.

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HARMONIOUS MONKS, 10550 Old St. Augustine, 880-3040 Open mic: Synergy at 8 p.m. every Wed. Dennis Klee & the World’s Most Talented Waitstaff at 9 p.m. every Fri.

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THE HILLTOP, 2030 Wells, 272-5959 John Michael every Wed.-Sat. PREVATT’S SPORTS BAR, 2620 Blanding Blvd., 282-1564 DJ Tammy at 9 p.m. every Wed. THE ROADHOUSE, 231 Blanding Blvd., 264-0611 Stump Water on April 18. Circle of Influence on April 19. Live music every Thur.-Sat.

PONTE VEDRA, PALM VALLEY

ISLAND GIRL CIGAR BAR, 820 A1A N., 834-2492 Caleb Joye on April 18. Lance Neely on April 19 PUSSER’S GRILLE, 816 A1A N., 280-7766 Aaron Koerner on April 16. Richard Smith on April 17. Rhythm Remedy at 7 p.m. on April 19. King Eddie & Pili Pili on April 20

TABLE 1, 330 A1A N., Ste. 208, 280-5515 Deron Baker on April 16. Gary Starling Jazz Band at 7:30 p.m. on April 17.

WillowWacks at 7:30 p.m. on April 18. Paxton & Mike on April 19. The Quimby Duo on April 23

RIVERSIDE, WESTSIDE

KICKBACKS, 910 King St., 388-9551 Ray & Taylor 8:30 p.m. every Thur. Robby Shenk every Sun. MURRAY HILL THEATRE, 932 Edgewood Ave. S., 388-7807 Bad Veins, All Things Done, 3 Knights & a Rose, Andy Jacobs on April 18. Ryvls at 8 p.m. on April 19 RAIN DOGS, 1045 Park St., 379-4969 Miss Massive Snowflake on April 17. Porter, Destroyer of Light, Forbidden Sights at 8 p.m. on April 22 RIVERSIDE ARTS MARKET, 715 Riverside Ave., 389-2449 Meredith Rae, The 77D’s and Joey Kerr starting 10:30 a.m. on April 19

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ANN O’MALLEY’S, 23 Orange St., 825-4040 Chance Gardner on April 18. Strumstick on April 19. The Skinny on April 20. Smokin’ Joe open mic on April 22. Jason the Red on April 23 CELLAR UPSTAIRS, 157 King St., 826-1594 Midlife Crisis on April 18. Ain’t Too Proud To Beg on April 19. Vinny Jacobs from 2-5 p.m. on April 20 CONCH HOUSE, 57 Comares Ave., 829-8646 Paper City Hustlers and Murphy & Essery on April 18. Chubby McG, Henry & the Seahawks on April 19. The 418 Band at 3 p.m.

April 20 HARRY’S SEAFOOD, 46 Avenida Menendez, 824-7765 Billy Bowers at 6 p.m. on April 23 KINGFISH GRILL, 252 Yacht Club Dr., 824-2111 Doug MacRae on April 24. Rob Peck on April 25 MELLOW MUSHROOM, 410 Anastasia Blvd., 826-4040 Wharf Ratz at 9 p.m. on April 18 MILL TOP TAVERN & LISTENING ROOM, 19-1/2 St. George St., 829-2329 2/3rds Band at 9 p.m. on April 18 & 19. John Winters at 1 p.m. on April 20. Todd & Molly Jones at 9 p.m. every Wed. Aaron Esposito at 9 p.m. every Thur. David Stron at 9 p.m. every Mon. Donny Brazile at 9 p.m every Tue. SANGRIA’S, 35 Hypolita St., 827-1947 Mitch Kuhman at 8:30 p.m. on April 17 SHANGHAI NOBBY’S, 10 Anastasia Blvd., 547-2188 New Coke, Sandratz, Queen Beef and The Resonants on April 22 TRADEWINDS, 124 Charlotte St., 829-9336 Spanky the Band at 9 p.m. on April 18 & 19. Matanzas every Sun.-Thur.

Elizabeth Roth every Sat.

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BLACKFINN GRILLE, 4840 Big Island Dr., 345-3466 Live music at 5 p.m. every Wed., at 9 p.m. every Thur.-Sat. SUITE, 4880 Big Island Dr., 493-9305 The Wolves of Wall Suite on April 25. Live music at 9 p.m. every Fri. & Sat.

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JACK RABBITS, 1528 Hendricks Ave., 398-7496 Boggsie Brigade, Worth Road on April 17. Less Than Jake, Sidereal on April 18. Less Than Jake, General Tso’s Fury on April 19.

Mishka, Sarah Blacker on April 20. Huey Mack, Collette Carr, Vang Vang, King J & Ba on April 21. Rehab, Angry Arcade, Kinda Major, Rock N Roll Chrome on April 22. Huey Mack on April 24. Yancy Clegg, Milltown, Scott & Michelle Dalziel on April 25 MUDVILLE MUSIC ROOM, 3104 Atlantic Blvd., 352-7008 Mean Mary at 7:30 p.m. on April 17. Slaid Cleaves on April 19. Vance Gilbert, Josh Harty on April 24

SOUTHSIDE

ISLAND GIRL, 7860 Gate Pkwy., Ste. 115, 854-6060 Mark O’Quinn on April 18. Ledbedder on April 19 LATITUDE 30, 10370 Philips Hwy., 365-5555 VJ Didactic at 9 p.m. on April 17. Love Struck Robot at 9 p.m. on April 18 & 19 WILD WING CAFE, 4555 Southside Blvd., 998-9464 Chris Brinkley on April 16 & 24. Chilly Rhino on April 17 & 19. Kurt Lanham, Shotgun Redd on April 18 WORLD OF BEER, 9700 Deer Lake Ct., Ste. 1, 551-5929 DiCarlo Thompson on April 17, at 2 p.m. April 20 WXYZ BAR, 4812 Deer Lake Dr. W., 998-4448 DJ Bizzi at 8 p.m. every other Fri.

SPRINGFIELD, NORTHSIDE

DAMES POINT MARINA, 4542 Irving Rd., 751-3043 Live music every Fri. & Sat. HWY. 17 ROADHOUSE, 850532 U.S. 17, Yulee, 225-9211 Blistur at 10 p.m. on April 18 & 19. Live music every Fri. & Sat. THREE LAYERS COFFEEHOUSE, 1602 Walnut St., 355-9791 Open mic at 7 p.m. on April 17. Ashton Taylor at 8 p.m. on April 19.

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ALMOST HUMAN ‘Under the Skin’ casts a hypnotic spell of experiencing the world for the first time

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Then again, it’s hard to imagine why mong the first discernible sounds in Under anyone’s attention would wane from Glazer’s the Skin — director Jonathan Glazer’s startling images. Some moments he captures instant masterpiece of meditation-onare impossible to shake: a human body the-human-experience horror — is Scarlett reduced to a flapping, floating husk; a tear Johansson’s voice, practicing sounds. It runs falling from the eye of a body that’s outlived through individual letter phonetics, as though its usefulness; one of The Girl’s targets, a for the first time, and then individual words, man with severe facial deformities, pinching all while the screen is consumed by the his own hand, unable to believe a beautiful construction of what appears to be a human eye. The pairing of those sounds with that image woman is interested in him; a crying baby captures everything that’s so gobsmacking about abandoned on a rocky beach. Combined with Mica Levi’s unsettling music score and this movie: It virtually demands learning an Johnnie Burn’s haunting sound design, Under entirely new language of movie storytelling. the Skin becomes the kind of complete sensory Moviegoers often dread risky filmmaking experience movies almost never strive to be.

— sometimes because they fear someone is If that sensory experience is disorienting, daring them to “get it,” sometimes because it’s only because it should be. Johansson’s they feel their time and money have been terrific, almost entirely physical performance wasted if they don’t. And Under the Skin is pulls us into the perspective of someone who a daring approach to what easily could have initially is merely mimicking humanity; it’s been a simple genre tale spiced with a little chilling to watch her flip the switch from sex and violence. But Glazer takes an idea, flirtatious banter to dead-eyed stare when from the raw material of Michael Faber’s her seduction efforts are unsuccessful. Yet as source-material novel, about what it’s like to PROMISE OF The Girl absorbs more human experience — BENEFIT be experiencing the world through eyes and walking through a mall, looking curiously ears that have never seen or heard it — and at her own “human” face and body or even carrying viewers into sharing that experience attempting to eat food humans eat — she makes it as unsettling as it is mind-blowing. begins to change. And part of becoming more It shouldn’t be considered a spoiler to connected to a human experience means note that Johansson’s never-named character being, at times, lost and at risk. in Under the Skin is not of this world. And Many early descriptions of Under the she’s built to be a hunter, of a very particular Skin compared director Glazer’s work to kind: Prowling the streets of Glasgow and that of Stanley Kubrick, and surrounding Scottish towns, it’s easy to see how some she uses human libido as the UNDER THE SKIN hypnotic imagery and stark bait, luring men intoxicated **** compositions during the with the promise of having Rated R • Opens April 18 opening scenes could inspire sex with this beautiful, willing at Sun-Ray Cinema that connection. Yet Glazer “woman” to their doom in a uses a chaos-embracing room that feels like a universe methodology Kubrick never would have of blackness. considered, hiding cameras in a car and along Glazer (Birth) and co-screenwriter Walter streets to observe Johansson’s interactions with Campbell refuse to spell out most of the unwitting civilian passersby. That formula details of this particular close encounter. It’s — a combination of precision planning and clear that “The Girl” has assistance in her the unpredictability of real people — is part mission, from a group of motorcycle-riding of what makes it such a remarkable piece of “cleaners,” and that whatever the men she work. It’s unconventional enough that it might catches are meant for, there’s no coming back from it. If you’re a viewer for whom “what’s at first feel quite alien; once you surrender to going on” is an essential piece of your movieeverything you see and hear, it grabs on to you going experience, Skin demands your full somewhere vital and human. attention (and only partly because the dense Scott Renshaw Scottish accents can be a challenge). mail@folioweekly.com

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afoul of administrator Dr. Bernice Deagan (Allison Janney) and director Dr. Bowman (Philip Baker Hall). The only thing in his way is Chaitanya Chopra (Rohan Chand), a precocious 10-yearold Indian-American lad Guy takes out on the town.

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PETER GABRIEL: BACK TO FRONT The documentary of Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Gabriel screens at 7:30 p.m. April 23 at AMC theaters, Cinemark and Regal Avenues. fathomevents.com.

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SUN-RAY CINEMA The Raid 2 screens at Sun-Ray Cinema, 1028 Park St., 5 Points, 359-0049, sunraycinema.com.

Nymphomaniac Vol. I continues; Vol. 2 starts April 18. TV series Cosmos screens at 10 p.m. every Mon.; check for updates.

GREEN SERIES FILM Fernandina Little Theatre and U.S. Green Building Council, North Florida Chapter, present the final documentary in the series, Gasland Part II, on April 22, at the theater, 1014 Beech St., Fernandina Beach, $6, proceeds benefit the Council, 277-2202, ameliaflt.org.

LATITUDE 30 MOVIES RoboCop, Frozen and Monuments Men are screening at Latitude 30’s CineGrille Theater, 10370 Philips Highway, Southside, 365-5555, facebook.com/latitude30.

WORLD GOLF HALL OF FAME IMAX THEATER Island of Lemurs: Madagascar 3D, We the People, Jerusalem 3D, Great White Shark 3D, Tornado Alley 3D and To the Arctic 3D are screened at World Golf Hall of Fame IMAX Theater, 1 World Golf Place, St. Augustine, worldgolfimax.com.

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AND THE OSCAR GOES TO Not Rated • Opens April 17 The documentary about the Academy Awards costars Anjelica Huston, Jason Reitman, Steven Spielberg, Annette Bening, Cher, George Clooney, Billy Crystal, Tom Hanks. Hattie McDaniel’s acceptance speech for her role as Mammy in 1939’s Gone With the Wind is worth the price of admission alone.

BAD WORDS **G@ Rated R Jason Bateman plays Guy Trilby, a mean, eighth-grade dropout with a photographic memory who exploits a loophole in the Golden Quill Spelling Bee’s annual competition rules and gets on stage with smart children. Competing in the national championship, he runs

BEARS Rated G • Opens April 18 John C. Reilly narrates this family film – a family of Alaskan brown bears, that is. Two cute cubs and their mother, awakened from hibernation, are ready to hit the wilds of Alaska to search for food. Reilly is a good choice for narrator, adding humor and just the right amount of respect as Mama teaches the kids all about a bear’s life.

CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER ***G Rated PG-13 Steve Rogers (Chris Evans), aka Captain America, hasn’t had time to cope with after-effects of one-way time travel, via cryonic sleep, from the 1940s to the 2010s, but he’s starting to face his disconnect. Costars Samuel L. Jackson, Scarlett Johansson, Colbie Smulders and Robert Redford. And Stan Lee! DIVERGENT Rated PG-13 Beatrice Prior (Shailene Woodley) is labeled a Divergent, a group of misfits considered so dangerous that their destruction is being plotted. So she hooks up with another outcast – Four (Theo James), who’s really just one person. Costars Kate Winslet, Ashley Judd and Zoë Kravitz.

DRAFT DAY Rated PG-13 Here in J-ville, we love Draft Day – every year, there’s a chance to get some awesome players added to our already awesome Jaguars roster. Dream on, River City. Costars Kevin Costner, Chadwick Boseman, Jennifer Garner, Deion Sanders, Aaron Goldhammer and Chris Berman.

FRANKIE & ALICE Rated R Halle Berry stars as a go-go dancer with multiple personalities – but really, if you’re a go-go dancer, wouldn’t you want to cultivate another personality or two? Costars Stellan Skarsgård and Phylicia Rashad.

GOD’S NOT DEAD Rated PG Josh Wheaton (Shane Harper) is a college student having trouble in philosophy class. Professor Radisson (Kevin Sorbo) doesn’t believe there is a God, shaking Josh’s faith. Co-stars Dean Cain and Willie Robertson.

THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL **G@ Rated R Director Wes Anderson guides a great ensemble cast in this, The Tweeest Story Ever Told, including Edward Norton, Jeff Goldblum, Harvey Keitel, Saoirse Ronan, Bill Murray, the adorable Bob Balaban, Adrien Brody, Willem Dafoe, Jason Schwartzman

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AMELIA ISLAND Carmike 7, 1132 S. 14th St., Fernandina Beach, 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 Sun-Ray Cinema@5Points, 1028 Park St., 359-0047 NORTHSIDE Regal River City, 12884 City Center Blvd., 757-9880 ORANGE PARK AMC Orange Park 24, 1910 Wells Road, (888) AMC-4FUN

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recently found a cheery Internet article about a new scientific study that concluded that “even a ‘small’ nuclear war would destroy the world.” A child of the ’50s, I remember the air raid shelter signs in downtown Dallas, the ads for make-yourown bomb shelters, the paranoia and fear that William Faulkner so ably defined in his 1950 Nobel Prize acceptance speech: “Our tragedy today is a general and universal physical fear so long sustained by now that we can even bear it. There are no longer problems of the spirit. There is only the question: When will I be blown up?”

A child of the movies as well, I decided to revisit how the bomb played out on the big screen in the ’50s, choosing four representative films that ran the gamut of the decade. The first is also one of the best, despite a minimal budget and no-name cast. Written, produced and directed by Arch Oboler, (whose Frank Lloyd Wright-designed guesthouse at his California ranch is also the film’s major setting), Five (1951) focuses on what might be the last five humans left on Earth after a nuclear war.

Apart from the dubious explanations of their various survival stories, the movie is intelligent, realistic and grim (though not without hope). Occasionally lyrical and intentionally artistic, Five is also heavy-handed at times.

Nonetheless, it’s the first feature film to deal seriously with nuclear Armageddon.

Four years later, Roger Corman directed his first science-fiction film, Day the World Ended, about seven souls who gather in another California rural setting after the bomb drops. More kiddie fare than anything else, the movie deals with how radiation turns some humans into monsters (of the rubber suit variety) who then stalk our heroine. The cast includes a hood, a gun moll, a rugged geologist and others who talk and bicker until it’s time for the monster to clomp into view.

Scientifically ludicrous, the film shows how Corman could read the pulse of the times and make money and entertainment out of a genuinely terrifying nuclear premise.

World Without End (1956) is the most typical sci-fi fare of the group, starting with a crew of four on their way back from Mars when an unexpected warp speed propels them onto post-nuclear Earth in the year 2508. When they finally figure out where they are, they encounter giant spiders (again of rubber), mutant human savages and finally a sophisticated but dying civilization hiding underground. Our four stalwart heroes (including vigorous young Rod Taylor) kill and tame the mutants and romance the surviving women, all of whom look like starlets. Absurdist fun, World Without End is the thematic precursor of two far superior films of the ’60s — The Time Machine (1960, also with Rod Taylor) and Planet of the Apes (1968).

Stanley Kramer’s On the Beach (’59) closes the decade on a truly depressing note. No one survives the apocalyptic aftermath this time. The last ones left — Gregory Peck, Ava Gardner, Fred Astaire (in his first dramatic role) and Anthony Perkins — gather in Australia, waiting for the fallout to make its inevitable way to them. Somber but effective, the film features good performances from its star-studded cast and Ernest Gold’s Oscarnominated score that made “Waltzing Matilda” a top-10 hit. Definitely a “message” film, On the Beach was still criticized by some officials for exaggerating the effects of nuclear fallout.

In 1964, Dr. Strangelove, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb would show just how hilarious and absurd that particular objection was. Until then, we will have to wait and see.

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The tale is largely told by the 1960s version of lobby boy Zero Moustafa, played by F. Murray Abraham, about his time at the hotel and the madcap and seemingly murderous adventures he and Gustave had. A young Zero is portrayed by Tony Revolori.

A HAUNTED HOUSE 2 Rated R • Opens April 18 Marlon Wayans stars in this comedy-horror sequel, costarring Jaime Pressly, Essence Atkins, Cedric the Entertainer and Missi Pyle.

HEAVEN IS FOR REAL Rated PG Based on the bestselling book by Todd Burpo and Lynn Vincent, this true-life drama is about Todd, a regular man (Greg Kinnear) with a regular wife (Kelly Reilly) whose regular little son (Connor Corum) has a near-death experience and, after recovering, tells his folks what really happened while he was “gone.” Should Daddy go public with this or keep it on the down-low?

ISLAND OF LEMURS: MADAGASCAR Rated G Those kinda creepy, kinda cute lil guys with the goo-goo-googly eyes are highly endangered. Primatologist Dr. Patricia Wright is on a mission to keep them around. The IMAX documentary is directed by David Douglas and written by Drew Fellman, with narration by who else but Morgan Freeman. If he can’t help these leapin’ lemurs, nobody can.

LA CAMIONETA: THE JOURNEY OF ONE AMERICAN SCHOOL BUS ***G Not Rated • Screens 7:15 p.m. April 16 at Sun-Ray Cinema American yellow school buses are sold at auction, and many of them end up in Guatemala, where they become las camionetas, the “chicken buses.” The documentary is about those who refurbish the buses and use them for public transport, despite organized crime outfits demanding protection payment under the threat of death.

THE LUNCHBOX Rated PG The drama-romance, about a wife in Mumbai trying to revive her boring marriage, costars Nimrat Kaur, Irrfan Khan and Denzil Smith. In Hindi and English.

MR. PEABODY & SHERMAN Rated PG We remember these guys from the Rocky and His Friends (which included Bullwinkle, who always had the wrong hat) TV cartoon series; Sherman was a human boy, adopted by a scholarly dog, Mr. Peabody. We especially miss the Wayback Machine, which we never knew was actually spelled WABAC. Huh. Costars the voices of Ty Burrell, Allison Janney and Stephen Colbert.

MUPPETS MOST WANTED ***@ Rated PG The gang’s back – Kermit, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Gonzo, Scooter, Animal, Beaker, Lew Zealand – touring the globe. There’s an evil Kermie look-alike involved in a jewelry heist in Europe, and Tina Fey, Ricky Gervais and Ty Burrell (as humans here) are the bad guys … or are they? Vocal talents include Steve Whitmire, Eric Jacobson, Dave Goelz, Bill Barretta, David Rudman and Matt Vogel. There’s a bunch of cameos: Sean Combs, Céline Dion, Lady Gaga, Zach Galifianakis, Josh Groban, Salma Hayek, Frank Langella, Ray Liotta, Toby Jones, James McAvoy, Saoirse Ronan, Stanley Tucci … waitasec … Josh Groban?

NOAH Rated PG-13 Russell Crowe stars as the patriarch acutely aware of the weather – God has told him a great fl ood is coming and he’d better hightail it to the high seas with his family and a lot of animals if he wants to survive. Turns out he’s quite the fighter. Costars Jennifer Connelly, Anthony Hopkins, Nick Nolte, Ray Winstone and Emma Watson.

OCULUS Rated R This horror movie, about a young woman trying to blame a murder on a supernatural being so her brother – who’s been convicted of the crime – gets out of jail, was filmed in Mobile, Ala. One scary goddamn place fersure.

RACE GURRAM Not Rated The family drama is about brothers (Shyaam, Allu Arjun) who bicker and annoy each other from childhood on, with dire consequences as they become man.

Costars Shruti Haasan and Ravi Kishan. In Telugu.

THE RAID 2: BERANDAL Rated R The action-crime drama sequel is about rookie cop Rama (Iko Uwais) who obliterated bad guys the first time around and thought he’d just be a normal cop. Wrong. Costars Julie Estelle, Yayan Ruhian and Arifin Putra. In Indonesian, Japanese, English and Arabic.

RIO 2 Rated G City parrots (Jesse Eisenberg and Anne Hathaway) are dropped deep in the Amazonian jungle. The animated kids’ feature costars Miguel Ferrer, Andy Garcia, Jamie Foxx and Kristin Chenoweth.

SABOTAGE Rated R Serious badass action movie with Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sam Worthington and Terrence Howard. DEA agents are picked off like so many ducks in a carnival shooting gallery after they piss off some nice drug lords.

SON OF GOD **@@ Rated PG-13 Mark Burnett and Roma Downey, who plays Mary, produced. Costars Sebastian Knapp, Adrian Schiller (Caiaphas), Diogo Morgado (Jesus) and Amber Rose Revah (Mary Magdalene).

TRANSCENDENCE Rated PG-13 Opens April 18 Reviewed in this issue.

UNDER THE SKIN **** Rated R Opens April 18, Sun-Ray Cinema Reviewed in this issue.

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ranscendence is timely and prescient, a thoughtful meditation on the dangers of technology and the megalomania of humanity. With talk of artificial intelligence, neuro-engineering and regenerative cell mutations, clearly the filmmakers did their research in crafting a feasible sci-fi thriller.

They’re also a bunch of fools to intentionally give away the ending in the opening moments, then still try for dramatic tension leading back to the ending we already know.

It will come as no surprise that Johnny Depp’s character is a disheveled, savvy, mumbler and never clean-cut. Depp hasn’t played a “normal guy” since, well, ever, and there’s no need to start now. His Will is a world-renowned scientist on the verge of a breakthrough in artificial intelligence. Will’s wife/fellow scientist Evelyn (Rebecca Hall), colleague Max (Paul Bettany) and former professor Joseph Tagger (Morgan Freeman) all support his efforts to create a computer that has emotions and can evolve (in other words, he’s creating Scarlett Johansson’s Samantha in Her).

The problem is, the computer will lack empathy and will not be self-aware. Protesters led by Bree, one of Max’s former students (Kate Mara), recognize the dangers this breakthrough poses and vow to sabotage Will’s work. To wit, they attack and destroy research at A.I. labs throughout the country, and go so far as to shoot Will. He survives the gunshot, but the bullet gives him radiation poisoning and mere weeks to live.

Desperate, Evelyn uses Will’s research — which successfully duplicated a monkey’s brain inside a computer — and does the same for Will, in effect hard-wiring his mind into the Internet and various online security systems.

With his mind feeling fresh and new with

absolute power long after his body dies, Will proceeds to try to heal the world — his way.

The moral/ethical dilemmas are fascinating to explore: What would happen if one man/one mind had control over all social infrastructures? At what point does Will cease to exist as the computer takes over? Is it possible to limit a device that was created to continuously evolve and think on its own?

All salient questions worth considering, even if writer Jack Paglen’s script doesn’t offer clear answers.

It also doesn’t help that Wally Pfister, best known as Christopher Nolan’s cinematographer going all the way back to Memento and continuing through The Dark Knight trilogy, allows the story to devolve into pure sci-fi fantasy in its second half. In his feature-film directorial debut, he lets the story run wild.

When Cyber Will starts curing blindness and the physically impaired, and is able to control minds and voices, you know the filmmakers have stretched the premise too thin. It would’ve been more interesting to see Compu-Will deal with his newfound duality head-on — i.e., have the man’s humanity internally fight with the artificial intelligence he created to see which exerts more control and influence. External forces constantly fighting becomes a predictable yawn after a while, especially when we know the ending.

As a whole, Transcendence is a thoughtprovoking and occasionally plausible look at what futuristic dystopian drama has warned about for decades. With the blitzkrieg of mindless summer action chaos on the horizon, this could serve as a sobering reminder of the potential dangers technology presents. Or, judging by the screechy, annoying women sitting behind me, it could be another “OMG Johnny Depp is sooo hot!” movie. Either way, it’s not that good.

Dan Hudak mail@folioweekly.com

A&E // ARTS though he didn’t go to any of his classes, barely studied and spent only a month cramming for his finals with borrowed library books because he didn’t own any textbooks. Instead of college parties and group study sessions, he spent his school years shooting heroin, going on tour with his band and putting out records through the label he started. He loved music, but it wasn’t enough to keep him from using.

In his telling, he was a “miserable and cynical little s---head.” He had friends who loved him, but they avoided being around him for too long. The people who knew him during that period of his life remember him as selfish and erratic. His constant negativity was draining — for him especially.

It took him a long time to see life differently. Where the 12 step-style of recovery, based on religion and conformity, wasn’t working, art therapy did. It was, in fact, the first thing that really clicked. After grudgingly participating at first, he finally embraced it.

And since leaving rehab and setting out as an artist, Sam’s had to adapt to a new reality.

People like him. They actually want to be around him. “People across the board trust me, and are sweet to me, and they used to hate my guts,” he says. “It takes some adjusting, but it’s much nicer.”

He has no formal training and claims to know nothing about art. He’s most often told his style is similar to well-known neoexpressionist painter Jean-Michel Basquiat, who gained notoriety in the ’70s in New York City’s emerging hip-hop and street art scene.

It’s a fitting comparison, but Sam hates being told he’s like anyone else, hates conformity. He painted Snowflakes Anonymous to express his frustration with how he was expected to go through his recovery like any other addict.

His art often makes a bold statement about how great he is, like Another Painting

By My Favorite Artist, or how awful he is, like Nothing’s Good Enough Because I’m Not. His self-esteem varies moment to moment, one of the more prominent effects of his borderline personality disorder.

Although Sam says he’s doing much better managing his symptoms, he can’t always

control the doubts and self-loathing. A recent Facebook post illustrates his frustration: “It kinda figures that in a week when I’ve experienced some of my best emotional highs, I’d also have my first episode/freakout in moths [sic]. And then have another. And another. The phrase that keeps coming to mind is MENTAL ILLNESS HOT STREAK.” Sam’s openness with his art, and with perfect strangers, could be off-putting, the way he lets his guard down almost instantly and chats easily about the darkest parts of his life. He’s open about his mental illness and drug addiction. About his issues with women and his need to be accepted and adored.

About his long journey to happiness and the brief psychotic episodes that sometimes stall his progress. “I’m mentally ill,” Sam often says with a little dismissive shrug, usually when he knows he’s said something a little shocking and wants to acknowledge that he knows it isn’t normal.

But Sam’s brutal honesty, always with a dose of narcissism and boyish charm, makes it easy to be comfortable around him, and to trust him (even knowing that borderlines often lie and manipulate). It’s a rare trait, and one that leaves an impact on almost everyone he meets. He gives so much of himself, both through his art and the short biographical stories he includes with each piece — which is exactly why it’s selling.

“People aren’t just buying my art,” he says.

“They’re buying me.”

He’s already sold more than enough prints and originals to fund his one-man art tour for several months. After his show at the Silver Cow, a new beer and wine bar in Riverside, he’s got one last stop in Delray Beach before heading north. Beyond that, he’s not making any definite plans. He knows how crazy it sounds to rely on his art to make a living, and he’s OK with that.

“I’ve probably got to be a little insane to believe it will work, but I am a little insane,” he says. “The reason I’m going to be a famous, successful artist is because I don’t make this s--t to be a famous, successful artist. I make this s--t because I f---ing have to.”

“It’s a conscious choice to look at something terrible and say, ‘Here’s the good that could come out of it.’

I have to believe that.”

Maybe It’s Okay to Be Happy. Acrylic paint and ink.

IN RECOVERY We’re in love with Sammy thrashLife.

So is everyone else. Just ask him

“I

These, along with a pair of ratty sneakers t’s my favorite time of day.” and some art supplies, are some of the only Sam scrolls through his iPhone, taps things Sam owns. When you live in a van you the song he wants and turns the volume have to travel light. all the way up. Thrashing pop-punk guitar Sam North, better known now by his riffs come blaring through a mini-speaker he’s adopted artist name, Sammy thrashLife, rigged to dangle from the rearview mirror of couldn’t seem happier to be homeless. He’s his old minivan. A big grin comes over his unusually optimistic these days. face as the song starts, and he belts out the That is, unusual for him. lyrics to a song he’s heard 100 times. It’s a In December 2012, Sam attempted tune by The Arrivals called “Simple Pleasures suicide after being kicked out of rehab for in America”: A friend came up to me, and she the third time. He’d been self-medicating said, “Why’s it always gotta be a sad sad song, for years, managing the effects of his mental someone’s falling apart. It’s always not enough illness — he’s been diagnosed with borderline money and too much heart.” personality disorder, a condition characterized “This song makes me want to smile and by instability in relationships, problems with cry,” Sam says somewhat sheepishly. “In fact self-image, lack of impulse I’m tearing up right now.” control and brief psychotic I like to go that extra SILVER COW episodes — mostly with heroin, mile to turn your frown into 1506 King St., Riverside. a smile, and everybody gets though he also used other drugs.

Exhibit is held 3 p.m.-mid. their little piece of the pie.

He’d finally decided to seek help on April 16 & 17, Sam could pass for a and get clean, but he couldn’t 3 p.m.-2 a.m. April 18 & 19 teenager if not for his deep stop using. He struggled to and 1-10 p.m. April 20. laugh lines and slightly change his negative outlook, Reception is 7 p.m. April 18. world-weary gaze. He may which fueled his addiction. be one of the only guys in “My natural reaction is, like, their late 20s still openly passionate about a f--- everything. F--- the world,” he says. “It’s a genre of music that lost its cool factor more conscious choice to look at something terrible than a decade ago. He’s the somewhat older and say, ‘Here’s the good that could come out version of the band guy every girl my age of it.’ I have to believe that. I had to adopt that swooned over in high school, with his spiked, attitude in order to not die.” bleached-blond hair and torn-up jeans held Sam says he started seeking treatment together with band pins, and the word PUNK during his last semester at Georgetown Law. He scribbled on the butt of both pairs he owns. somehow managed to graduate, he says, even

Janet Harper mail@folioweekly.com

Autobiography. Watercolor, with acrylic outline

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WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS MOCA shows off the best of The New York Times Magazine’s photography collection – and that’s saying something

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here’s something extraordinarily dynamic about a photograph. It can be presented as a sidekick to a story that gives the reader the opportunity to witness a moment in time. It can exist alone and provide aesthetic appeal. Most important, a photograph can tell a story — a story that’s different for each person who views it.

That is one of the truest values of photography, and throughout its storied, century-plus history, The New York Times Magazine has held true to this intrinsic value.

A good photograph “captures a moment in time,” says Kathy Ryan, the magazine’s director of photography. “A moment, a sensation, the look of something, the way the light hits something, the expression on somebody’s face, the way the world looked at a given moment. I think that’s what makes it so special.”

The Museum of Contemporary Art Jacksonville is hosting The New York Times Magazine Photographs exhibit, co-curated

by Ryan and Leslie A. Martin of the Aperture Foundation, from April 26 through Aug. 24.

Putting together the exhibit was no easy task. Ryan went through almost 1,500 issues of the magazine to carefully handpick each photo. “It’s two world-class entities coming together to do a project,” says Ben Thompson, the curator at MOCA, referring to nationally known photographers collaborating with the Times Magazine.

These photographers are some of the best in the business. A portrait of Cate Blanchett, A-list celebrities in an abandoned Vermont house, and the bedrooms of deceased war veterans particularly stand out among the exhibit’s photographs.

The exhibit features 11 different modules that showcase the magazine’s diversity, including fine art, photojournalism and portraiture. “I think people will be able to see photojournalism as a trade, and to serve the ability of photography to transcend that and exist within the fine art context,” Thompson says.

The photographs are organized thematically in categories such as War and Conflict, Beauty and Celebrities, and Olympic Sports. That’s why it’s difficult for Thompson to pick a favorite. “It’s like asking someone who’s their favorite child.”

Though the subject matter is quite different for each photo, Ryan believes the photographs still connect to one another.

“All of the pictures represent a really distinct view on the point of the photographer that meets the editorial needs of the magazine,” Ryan says.

The exhibit is not only aimed at showing the final product. The goal is also to help people understand the process of producing photographs for the magazine. There are areas in the exhibit referred to as “texture” that show a behind-the-scenes peek at the work that goes into photojournalism.

“We wanted to have both wonderful pictures framed in the classic traditional way that are framed in a gallery but, at the same time, show reproductions of the tearsheets of the magazine pages to show the work in the original context,” says Ryan.

The exhibit also seeks to highlight the difference between viewing a photograph

Fred R. Conrad (with Paul Myoda and Julian LaVerdiere): Phantom Towers. From “Remains of the Day,” published Sept. 23, 2001 (cover image). Courtesy The New York Times

in the context of a magazine versus viewing the very same photograph on the walls of a museum. Ryan believes the two are inherently different, because “everything is context. In the pages of a magazine, content matters a lot,” she says. “Narrative matters.

Readers are coming to the pictures and they want to know what the story is. In a museum, you more often have people coming to look at the pictures for the artistry of them. I just hope we nail it on both levels.”

Ryan believes that once the right photographer is chosen for a specific shot, half the work is already done. She takes risks by assigning photographers to a photo that is outside of their area of expertise. She tries to match the scenes with a photographer’s specific obsessions, concerns and vision.

The trick is to maintain the photographer’s vision while also adhering to the magazine’s guidelines. Ryan hopes that each photograph is “meaningful in a purely editorial journalistic way, and meaningful in a purely visually artistic way.”

If pictures are really worth a thousand words, these photos may be worth millions.

Roger Ballen: “Resemblance.” From “The Selma Blair Witch Project: Fall’s Dark Silhouettes Have a Way of Creeping Up on You,” published Oct. 30, 2005.

Courtesy the artist /Gagosian Gallery

Amal Kamal mail@folioweekly.com

THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE PHOTOGRAPHS April 26-Aug. 24, Museum of Contemporary Art Jacksonville, 333 N. Laura St., Downtown, 366-6911, mocajacksonville.org

Lars Tunbjörk: 42nd Street and Eighth Avenue, March 23, 1997. From “Assignment: Times Square,” published May 18, 1997. Courtesy the artist

A&E // ARTS PERFORMANCE

THE COLOR PURPLE The play, based on Alice Walker’s novel, is staged 8 p.m. April 16-18 and 21-25, 1:15 p.m.

April 19 and 26 and 2 p.m. April 20 and 27 at Alhambra Theatre & Dining, 12000 Beach Blvd., Southside, $38-$55, 641-1212, alhambrajax.com.

HILDA’S YARD This play, by Norm Foster, Canada’s most produced playwright, is about Sam and Hilda Fluck, emptynesters whose two children return. 7:30 p.m. April 17 and 24, 8 p.m. April 18-20, 25 and 26 and 2 p.m. April 20 at Theatre Jacksonville, 2032 San Marco Blvd., $20-$25, 396-4425, theatrejax.com.

NICE PEOPLE DANCING Eve Wilfong, who lives above the Nice People Dancing to Good Country Music Bar, is visited by her niece, a novice nun who’s left the convent. 8 p.m.

April 17-26 and 2 p.m. April 20 at ACT’s Studio 209 Theatre, 209 Cedar St., Fernandina Beach, $10-$20, 261-6749, ameliacommunitytheatre.org.

THE LYONS At her dying husband’s bedside, Rita Lyons reads glossy magazines, planning to redecorate when he’s gone. 8 p.m. April 18-26 and 2 p.m. April 20 at Players by the Sea, 106 N. Sixth St., Jax Beach, $20-$23, 249-0289, playersbythesea.org.

OTHER DESERT CITIES After six years, Brooke returns to Palm Springs to see her parents. She tells them her memoir is about to come out; 8 p.m. April 18-May 11 on Limelight Theatre’s Matuza Main Stage, 11 Old Mission Ave., St. Augustine, $10-25, 825-1164, limelight-theatre.org.

LA CAROLINE Atlantic Beach Experimental Theater’s fundraising workshop, to send Jacksonville-based cast of locally written rock opera to France, is held 8 p.m. April 19 at Adele Grage Cultural Center, 716 Ocean Blvd., Atlantic Beach, $10, 249-7177, abettheatre.com.

MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET Artist Series presents the Broadway musical about a recording session with Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins, April 22-27 at the T-U Center, 300 W. Water St., Downtown, $32-$77, 442-2929, artistseriesjax.org.

CELEBRATION OF ACHIEVEMENT Laurie Picinich-Byrd, artistic director of The Florida Ballet, is honored for her 35 years of vision for dance in Jacksonville. Davis Robertson, Joffrey Ballet Concert Group artistic director and a former student of Byrd’s, presents a performance by Florida Ballet dancers at 8 p.m. April 25 at University of North Florida’s Lazzara Performance Hall, 1 UNF Dr., Southside, $20-$38, 620-1000, unf.edu.

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM The worlds of literature and dance collide in this production based on Shakespeare’s comedy; 2 and 7 p.m. April 26 and 2 p.m.

April 27 at Ponte Vedra Concert Hall, 1050 A1A N., $30, 745-3000, pvconcerthall.com.

JACKSONVILLE MASTERWORKS CHORALE A free kids’ concert, A Day at the Zoo, is staged 6:30 p.m. April 28 at Clay County Headquarters Library, 1895 Town Center Blvd., Fleming Island, 278-3722, jmcsings.wordpress.com.

THE ADDAMS FAMILY Artist Series presents this Broadway musical comedy 8 p.m. May 2 at the T-U Center, 300 W. Water St., Downtown, $32-$102, 442-2929, artistseriesjax.org.

THE FOX ON THE FAIRWAY Golf club manager Henry Bingham runs an interclub tournament; 8 p.m. May 2-17 (matinees 2 p.m. May 4 and 11) at Players by the Sea, 106 N. Sixth St., Jax Beach, $20, 249-0289, playersbythesea.org.

SOCIAL SECURITY An art gallery owner and hubby get a visit from her mom; will she stay? 8 p.m. May 7-June 8; 1:15 p.m.

Sat., 2 p.m. Sun., at Alhambra Theatre & Dining, 12000 Beach Blvd., Southside, $38-$55, 641-1212, alhambrajax.com.

BAY AT THE MOON Atlantic Beach Experimental Theatre presents hometown success story Ian Mairs, in town to direct his play about the ties that bind siblings and the boundaries set to maintain sanity. 8 p.m. May 9-25 (2 p.m. May 11, 18 and 25) at Adele Grage Cultural Center, 716 Ocean Blvd., Atlantic Beach, $15, 249-7177, abettheatre.com.

COMEDY

DERAY DAVIS Comedian Davis is on at 8 p.m. April 17 and 8 and 10 p.m. April 18 and 19 at The Comedy Zone, 3130 Hartley Rd., Mandarin, $25-$30, 292-4242, comedyzone.com.

KEVIN WHITE Comedian White appears at 8 p.m. on April 18 and 19 at Latitude 30, 10370 Philips Highway, Southside, 365-5555.

TOM SIMMONS Simmons appears 8:04 p.m. April 17 and 19, 8:34 p.m. April 18 and 10:10 p.m. April 19 at Comedy Club of Jacksonville, 11000 Beach Blvd., Southside, 646-4277, $6-$25, jacksonvillecomedy.com.

MILT ABEL Abel appears at 8:04 p.m. April 24, 8:34 p.m.

April 25 and 8:04 and 10:10 p.m. April 26 at Comedy Club of Jacksonville, 11000 Beach Blvd., Southside, 646-4277, $6-$25, jacksonvillecomedy.com.

SINBAD The veteran comedian tells stories, finding clean comedy in day-to-day life; 8 p.m. April 24 and 26 and 10 p.m. April 25 and 26 at The Comedy Zone, 3130 Hartley Rd., Mandarin, $25-$30, 292-4242, comedyzone.com.

MAD COWFORD IMPROV Weekly shows are held 8:15 p.m. every Fri. and Sat. at Northstar Substation, 119 E. Bay St., Downtown, $5, 233-2359, madcowford.com.

CALLS & WORKSHOPS

GREAT DECISIONS Global discussions are Energy and Independence on April 17 and China’s Foreign Policy on

REALLY, REALLY BIG: Les DeMerle’s 17-piece orchestra, featuring vocalist Bonnie Eisele, joins guests to raise funds for the Amelia Island Jazz Festival Scholarship Program, on April 19 at Omni Amelia Island Plantation.

April 24, at 6:30 p.m., at Southeast Regional Library, 10599 Deerwood Park Blvd., 630-4655, free, jaxpubliclibrary.org.

TEENS IMPROV Atlantic Beach Experimental Theatre holds an improvisation workshop for grades 9-12 at 3 p.m. every Thur., April 17-June 5 at Adele Grage Cultural Center, 716 Ocean Blvd., Atlantic Beach, $160, 249-7177, abettheatre.com.

TOUGH TALKS PANEL DISCUSSION Bullying and Sexual Harassment are discussed; for parents and caregivers of children ages 6-18 years, 2 p.m. April 19 at University Park Branch Library, 3435 University Blvd. N., free, 630-4655.

LOCAL AUTHOR DISCUSSION Jacksonville Public Library’s Local Voices and Words Author Series continues with Andrew Bachman discussing his book, Jacksonville Revisited, 5:30 p.m. April 22 at the Main Library, 303 Laura St. N., Conference Center Level, free, 630-4655.

RETHREADED Kristin Keen of Rethreaded shares her story of empowering women out of the sex slave trade, 6:30 p.m.

April 23 at Mandarin Branch Library, 3330 Kori Road. Free, 262-5201, jaxpubliclibrary.org.

NATIVE AMERICAN FLUTE WORKSHOP The two-hour beginner’s workshop is held 7 p.m. April 24 at Amiro Art & Found, 9C Aviles St., St. Augustine, $40, registration required, 824-8460, amiroartandfound.com.

INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION EXPERIENCE Mary Atwood gives visual artists insight on the process to develop a solo show, 10 a.m. April 26 at TAC II, 229 N. Hogan St., Downtown, $30-$40, 355-1757, tacjacksonville.org.

AUDITIONS FOR THE WIZ Stage Aurora Performance Hall auditions for The Wizard of Oz at 3 p.m. April 26 and 27 at 5188 Norwood Ave., Edgewood, 765-7373, stageaurora.org.

Roles are open for ages 8-20.

IMPROVISATION FOR ADULTS Atlantic Beach Experimental Theatre’s workshop covers basic improvisation, 2 p.m. April 27 at Adele Grage Cultural Center, 716 Ocean Blvd., Atlantic Beach, $55, 249-7177, abettheatre.com.

CALL TO ARTISTS The Art Center calls for art in any media depicting what makes Jacksonville “our town.” Submission deadline is May 7. Show runs May 8-July 8 at Art Center Premier Gallery, 50 N. Laura St., Downtown, 355-1757, tacjacksonville.org.

ACTEEN STAGE LAB Children and teens in grades 6-12 learn street style and ambush theater at 6:30 p.m. every Wed. at Limelight Theatre, $80 per session, 825-1164, limelight-theatre.org.

FABRIC ART WITHOUT NEEDLE AND THREAD Learn techniques for adding fabric to artwork without using one stitch; all supplies and equipment provided; 10 a.m. May 17 at TAC II, 229 N. Hogan St., Downtown, $30-$40, 355-1757, tacjacksonville.org.

CREATIVE DRAMA SUMMER CAMPS Atlantic Beach Experimental Theatre holds one-week and two-week age-appropriate camps, for grades 1-9, starting June 9, at Grage Cultural center, 716 Ocean Blvd., Atlantic Beach, $160-$320, 249-7177, abettheatre.com.

NATURE & WILDLIFE EXHIBIT Works that celebrate the natural world are eligible for the fifth annual exhibit, July 26-Aug. 31 at St. Augustine Art Association. Submit up to

three images online by June 2; $45, 824-2310, staaa.org.

FIGURE DRAWING TAC II hosts figure-drawing sessions with a live model at 7 p.m. every Tue. (no session during the week of first Wed. Art Walk) at TAC II, 229 N. Hogan St., Downtown, $5-$10, 355-1757, tacjacksonville.org.

CLASSICAL & JAZZ

BIG BAND BASH BENEFIT DINNER DANCE The Dynamic Les DeMerle Orchestra, with vocalist Bonnie Eisele, performs at a fundraiser for Amelia Island Jazz Festival scholarship program, 6:30-10 p.m. April 19 at Omni Amelia Island Plantation, 39 Beach Lagoon, $75, 261-6161, ameliaislandjazzfestival.com.

THE FIREBIRD Soviet-era music – Stravinsky, Prokofiev, Khachaturian and Shostakovich – is performed 8 p.m. April 25 and 26 at Jacoby Symphony Hall, 300 W. Water St., Downtown, $25-$59, 633-6110, jaxsymphony.org.

SUNDAY INTERMEZZO CONCERT Faculty artists M. Brent Williams (Valdosta State University), violin, and Douglas Jurs (Baldwin Agricultural College), piano, perform works from Porgy and Bess 3 p.m. April 27 at Main Library, 303 Laura St. N., Hicks Auditorium, free, 630-2665, jplmusic.blogspot.com.

CHRISTINA ALTAMURA Altamura, an international concert pianist who embraces an older European sensibility while capturing the spirit of a contemporary, multiethnic world, performs 3 p.m. April 27 at Friday Musicale, 645 Oak St., Riverside, 355-7584, fridaymusicale.com.

VADYM KHOLODENKO International piano competition gold medalist Kholodenko performs, as part of the Beaches Fine Arts Series, 4 p.m. April 27 at St. Paul’s by-the-Sea Episcopal Church, 465 11th Ave. N., Jax Beach, 249-4091, beachesfinearts.org.

JACKSONVILLE SYMPHONY YOUTH ORCHESTRA The season finale concert, 7 p.m. April 28, Jacoby Symphony Hall, 300 W. Water St., Downtown, $5-$10, 633-6110, jaxsymphony.org.

THE ROCK TENORS Part of the Coffee series, the Jacksonville Symphony pays tribute to Paul McCartney, Sting, Don Henley, Freddie Mercury and more with guest artist Rob Evans, 11 a.m. May 2 and 3 at Jacoby Symphony Hall, 300 W. Water St., Downtown, $5-$10, 633-6110, jaxsymphony.org.

RIVER CITY DULCIMERS The River City Dulcimers and Friends perform, featuring hammered dulcimers and acoustics, in a free concert at 6:30 p.m. May 7 at Main Library, 1895 Town Center Blvd., Fleming Island, 278-3722, facebook.com/RiverCityDulcimers.

MAJOR-MINOR CONCERT This showcase features the JSYO’s top-tier ensembles, the Philharmonic and Repertory Orchestras, playing with their professional mentors in the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra, 8 p.m. May 9 at 300 W. Water St., Downtown, $5-$10, 633-6110, jaxsymphony.org.

GLADYS KNIGHT Knight, a seven-time Grammy Award winner who’s scored No. 1 hits in pop, R&B and adult contemporary, appears 8 p.m. May 16 at the Times-Union Center’s Moran Theater, 300 W. Water St., Downtown, $59$80, 633-6110, jaxsymphony.org.

FABIO MECHETTI’S FINALE Mahler’s Symphony No. 3 is the final concert with Mechetti on the podium as music director. Mahler’s longest piece is performed in its entirety without intermission, 8 p.m. May 16 and 17 in Jacoby Symphony Hall, 300 W. Water St., Downtown, $25-$59, 633-6110, jaxsymphony.org.

SPRING CONCERT Orange Park United Methodist Church’s Hand Bell Choir performs a spring concert, 6:30 p.m. May 19 at the Main Library, 1895 Town Center Blvd., Fleming Island, free, 278-3722, darlene.page@claycountygov.com.

CONCERT ON THE GREEN The 27th annual concert by the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra includes Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture and patriotic and American favorites, 8 p.m. May 25 at Magnolia Point Golf & Country Club, 3670 Clubhouse Dr., Green Cove Springs, $12-$15 or $75 for dinner package, 278-8448, concertonthegreen.com.

CHICAGO The American band opens Starry Nights series with the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra, 6 p.m. May 31 at Metropolitan Park, 1410 Gator Bowl Blvd., Downtown, $84, 354-5547, jaxsymphony.org.

CHRISTOPHER CROSS Five-time Grammy-winning singersongwriter accompanied by the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra appears at 6 p.m. June 6 at Metropolitan Park, 1410 Gator Bowl Blvd., Downtown, $84, 354-5547, jaxsymphony.org.

JAZZ IN PONTE VEDRA The Gary Starling Group (Carol Sheehan, Billy Thornton, Peter Miles) performs 7:30-10:30 p.m. every Thur. at Table 1, 330 A1A N., 280-5515.

JAZZ IN RIVERSIDE Trumpeter Ray Callendar and guitarist Taylor Roberts are featured at 9:30 p.m. every Thur. at Kickbacks Gastropub, 910 King St., 388-9551.

JAZZ IN MANDARIN Boril Ivanov Trio plays at 7 p.m. every Thur. and pianist David Gum plays at 7 p.m. every Fri. at Tree Steakhouse, 11362 San Jose Blvd., 262-0006.

JAX BEACH JAZZ Live jazz is presented 6-9 p.m. every Fri. at Landshark Café, 1728 Third St. N., 246-6024.

JAZZ IN NEPTUNE BEACH Live jazz is performed from 7:30-9:30 p.m. every Sat. at Lillie’s Coffee Bar, 200 First St., 249-2922.

JAZZ IN ST. AUGUSTINE The House Cats play from 9:30 p.m.-1 a.m. every Sat. at Stogies Club & Listening Room, 36 Charlotte St., 826-4008.

JAZZ IN ARLINGTON Jazzland Café features live music at 8 p.m. every Sat. and 6-9 p.m. every Tue. at 1324 University Blvd. N., 240-1009, jazzlandcafe.com.

JAZZ IN ST. AUGUSTINE Live jazz is featured nightly at Rhett’s Piano Bar & Brasserie, 66 Hypolita St., 825-0502.

ART WALKS, FESTIVALS & MARKETS

DOWNTOWN FRIDAY MARKET Arts and crafts and local produce, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. April 18 at The Jacksonville Landing, 2 Independent Dr., Downtown, 353-1188.

RIVERSIDE ARTS MARKET Local and regional art, food artists and a farmers market, Jessecarole Montoya, Sweet

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Scarlett and UNF Jazz Ensemble II, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. April 19 under the Fuller Warren Bridge, 715 Riverside Ave., free admission, 389-2449 , riversideartsmarket.com.

ARTRAGEOUS ART WALK Downtown Fernandina Beach galleries are open for self-guided tours, 5:30-8:30 p.m.

April 19, 277-0717, ameliaisland.com.

MANDARIN ART FESTIVAL Mandarin Community Club hosts the 46th annual festival, with a green market, live music, food and local art, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. April 19 & 20 at 12447 Mandarin Rd., $1 donation, 268-1622, mandarincommunityclub.org.

UPTOWN SATURDAY NIGHT The self-guided tour features galleries, antique stores and shops, 5-9 p.m. April 26 in St. Augustine’s San Marco District, 824-3152.

MUSEUMS

ALEXANDER BREST MUSEUM & GALLERY Jacksonville University, 2800 University Blvd. N., Arlington, 256-7371, arts.ju.edu. Senior thesis artwork – 2-D art, sculptures, animated shorts, screenplays and film productions, displayed through April 30.

AMELIA ISLAND MUSEUM OF HISTORY 233 S. Third St., Fernandina Beach, 261-7378, ameliamuseum.org. Beaches, Creatures & Cowboys, with Florida film posters and lobby cards, through April.

BEACHES MUSEUM & HISTORY PARK 381 Beach Blvd., Jax Beach, 241-5657, beachesmuseum.org. Waiting for the Train: Henry Flagler & Florida East Coast Railroad, is displayed through June 1.

CRISP-ELLERT ART MUSEUM Flagler College, 48 Sevilla St., St. Augustine, 826-8530, flagler.edu/crispellert. Celeste Roberge’s Ocean Floors includes photography, cyanotypes and vessels, on display through April 19. An artist’s talk is held on April 23.

CUMMER MUSEUM OF ART & GARDENS 829 Riverside Ave., Riverside, 356-6857, cummer.org. Artistic and devotional contexts are explored through 21 works, 19 borrowed from collections in the U.S. and Germany. One Family: Photographs by Vardi Kahana, an exhibit by the Israeli photographer detailing four generations of her family, through April 27. FSU Professor William Walmsley shows his works through July 8. The Human Figure: Sculptures

by Enzo Torcoletti, is on display through September. The exhibit A Commemoration of the Civil Rights Movement: Photography from the High Museum of Art, is displayed through Nov. 2.

KARPELES MANUSCRIPT MUSEUM 101 W. First St., Springfield, 356-2992, rain.org. The Mark Twain exhibit includes original letters, writings and illustrations, through April 26. Breaking Free: Dark Energy, Dark Matter features oil on canvas paintings by Margaret Schnebly Hodge, through April 29.

MANDARIN MUSEUM & HISTORICAL SOCIETY 11964 Mandarin Rd., 268-0784, mandarinmuseum.net. The Maple Leaf, with Civil War era artifacts, runs through December.

MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART JACKSONVILLE 333 N. Laura St., Downtown, 366-6911, mocajacksonville.com.

Leigh Murphy’s exhibit Observing Objects, an exploration of watercolor, runs through May 11. Shaun Thurston’s Project Atrium: One Spark runs through June 6. Students of MOCA’s educational outreach program, Rainbow Artists: Art and Autism display work through June 1. New York Times Magazine Photographs, curated by Kathy Ryan and Lesley Martin, opens April 25 at 7 p.m. and runs through Aug. 24.

MUSEUM OF SCIENCE & HISTORY 1025 Museum Circle, Southbank, 396-6674, themosh.org. Uncovering the Past: Archaeological Discoveries of North Florida, through August.

VISITOR INFORMATION CENTER 10 W. Castillo Dr., St. Augustine, 825-1000, staugustine-450.com. Journey: 450 years of the African-American Experience, is on display through July 15.

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GALLERIES

AMIRO ART & FOUND GALLERY 9C Aviles St., St. Augustine, 824-8460, amiroartandfound.com. Jan Tomlinson’s exhibit Mirror, Mirror, featuring vintage etched mirrors, runs through April.

THE ART CENTER Premier Gallery 50 N. Laura St., Downtown, 355-1757, tacjacksonville.org. The Woods – wood works depicting trees, is on display through May 6.

The show Wood – Depictions and Transformations runs through May 7.

BUTTERFIELD GARAGE ART GALLERY 137 King St., St. Augustine, 825-4577, butterfieldgarage.com. Works by junior and senior Flagler students, through April.

THE CULTURAL CENTER AT PONTE VEDRA BEACH 50 Executive Way, 280-0614, ccpvb.org. Beyond the Beaten Path, with David Ponsler’s sculptures and George Wilson’s photography, runs through May 9. Jacksonville Coalition for the Visual Arts Spring Show runs through May 9.

FIRST STREET GALLERY 216-B First St., Neptune Beach, 241-6928, firststreetgalleryart.com. Joan Carver’s exhibit of watercolor, pastels and oils, Color It Coastal, is displayed through May 20.

FLORIDA MINING GALLERY 5300 Shad Rd., 425-2845, floridamininggallery.com. Craig Drennen’s exhibit Awful & Others, works based on Shakespeare’s play Timon of Athens, is on display through May 2.

GALLERY725 725 Atlantic Blvd., Ste. 5, Atlantic Beach, 3459320, gallery725.com. Water. Fire. Wood, with works by Tonsenia Yann, Ken Daga, Matthew Winghart, Linda Olsen, Flew, through May 17. Winghart’s exhibit Wall Candy is contemporary art about humor and nostalgia; it’s displayed through May 3.

HASKELL GALLERY & DISPLAY CASES JIA, 14201 Pecan Park Rd., Northside, 741-3546. Keith Doles’ exhibit Street Series and Street Corners, is on display through June 29.

Dorian Eng’s Asian art, Temari and Yubinuki, through July 7 in Connector Bridge Art display case. Marsha Glaziere’s Eclectic Coffee Spots in Puget Sound (paintings, photos, impressions) through July 5.

THE LOOKING LAB 107 E. Bay St., Downtown, 917-239-3772. Art in Empty Store Fronts features multimedia video art and sculptures by Crystal Floyd and David Montgomery.

LUFRANO INTERCULTURAL GALLERY University of North Florida, 1 UNF Dr., Southside, 620-2475. The 2014 Art & Design Senior Exhibition is on display through May 2.

PLANTATION ARTISTS’ GUILD & GALLERY 94 Amelia Village Circle, Amelia Island, 432-1750, artamelia.com. Edibeth Farrington’s paintings are displayed through May 10.

SAWGRASS VILLAGE ARTS GALLERY 1520 Sawgrass Village Dr., Ponte Vedra, 273-4925, villageartspvb.com.

Black-and-white photography by David McCormick and original paintings by Randy and Debra Brienen are displayed through April.

ST. AUGUSTINE ART ASSOCIATION 22 Marine St., 824-2310, staaa.org. The Spring Members show, which features artwork by local artists, runs through April 27.

SOUTHLIGHT GALLERY 201 N. Hogan St., Ste. 100, Downtown, 553-6361, southlightgallery.com. Light Sensitive V, a UNF photography portfolio exhibition, continues through April. Face to Face by figure and portrait artist Tony Wood and Clean Water by landscape artist Allison Watson are featured as part of a mural project. space:eight GALLERY 228 W. King St., St. Augustine, 829-2838, spaceeight.com. Features lowbrow, pop surrealism, street and underground art by nationally and internationally acclaimed artists.

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29 SOUTH EATS, 29 S. Third St., 277-7919. F In historic downtown, the popular bistro’s Chef Scotty Schwartz serves traditional world cuisine with a modern twist. $$ L Tue.-Sat.; D Mon.-Sat.; R Sun. BRETT’S WATERWAY CAFÉ, 1 S. Front St., 261-2660. F Southern hospitality in an upscale waterfront spot; daily specials, fresh local seafood, aged beef. $$$ FB K L D Daily CAFÉ KARIBO, 27 N. Third St., 277-5269. F In a historic building, family-owned spot serves worldly taste fare: homemade veggie burgers, fresh seafood, made-fromscratch desserts. Dine in or on oak-shaded patio. Karibrew Pub offers beer brewed onsite. $$ FB K TO R, Sun.; L D Daily CIAO ITALIAN BISTRO, 302 Centre St., 206-4311. Owners Luke and Kim Misciasci offer fine dining: veal piccata, rigatoni Bolognese, antipasto; house specialties are chicken Ciao, homemade-style meat lasagna. $ L Fri. & Sat.; D Nightly DAVID’S RESTAURANT & LOUNGE, 802 Ash St., 310-6049.

In Historic District. Fresh seafood, prime aged meats, rack of lamb served in an elegant, chic spot. $$$$ FB D Nightly DICK’S WINGS & GRILL, 474313 E. S.R. 200, 491-3469.

450077 S.R. 200, Callahan, 879-0993. BOJ winner. See Northside. $ FB K TO L D Daily JACK & DIANE’S, 708 Centre St., 321-1444. F In a renovated 1887 shotgun house. Favorites: jambalaya, French toast, mac-n-cheese, vegan, vegetarian selections. Dine inside or on the porch. $$ FB K B L D Daily LULU’S AT THE THOMPSON HOUSE, 11 S. Seventh St., 432-8394. F Creative lunch: po’boys, salads, little plates served in a historic house. Dinner: fresh local seafood, Fernandina shrimp. Reservations recommended. $$$ BW K TO R Sun.; L D Tue.-Sat. MOON RIVER PIZZA, 925 S. 14th St., 321-3400. F BOJ winner. Northern-style pizzas, with more than 20 toppings, are served by the pie or the slice. $ BW TO L D Mon.-Sat. THE MUSTARD SEED CAFE, 833 TJ Courson Rd., 277-3141.

Awarded Snail of Approval. Casual organic eatery and juice bar, in Nassau Health Foods. All-natural organic items, smoothies, juice, coffee, herbal tea. $$ TO B L Mon.-Sat. THE PECAN ROLL BAKERY, 122 S. Eighth St., 491-9815.

Sweet and savory pastries, cookies, cakes and breads.

Everything’s made from scratch. $ TO B L Wed.-Sun. PLAE, 80 Amelia Village Cir., 277-2132. Bite Club certified. Omni Amelia Island Plantation Spa & Shops.

Bistro-style venue has an innovative menu: whole fried fish and duck breast. Outdoor dining. $$$ FB D Mon.-Sat. SALTY PELICAN BAR & GRILL, 12 N. Front St., 277-3811.

F See ICW sunsets from second-story outdoor bar. Owners T.J. and Al offer local seafood, Mayport shrimp, fish tacos, po’boys, original broiled cheese oysters. $$ FB K L D Daily SLIDERS SEASIDE GRILL, 1998 S. Fletcher Ave., 277-6652.

F BOJ. Oceanfront place serves award-winning handmade crab cakes, fresh seafood, fried pickles. Outdoor dining, open-air 2nd fl oor, balcony. $$ FB K L D Daily T-RAY’S BURGER STATION, 202 S. 8th St., 261-6310.

F This spot in an old gas station offers blue plate specials, burgers, biscuits & gravy, shrimp. $ BW TO B L Mon.-Sat.

ARLINGTON, REGENCY

DICK’S WINGS & GRILL, 9119 Merrill Rd., Ste. 19 & 20, 745-9301. BOJ winner. See Northside. $ FB K TO L D Daily LA NOPALERA MEXICAN RESTAURANT, 8818 Atlantic Blvd., 720-0106. See Mandarin. $$ FB K TO L D Daily LARRY’S GIANT SUBS, 1301 Monument Rd., Ste. 5, 724-5802. F See Orange Park. $ K TO B L D Daily

AVONDALE, ORTEGA

THE CASBAH CAFÉ, 3628 St. Johns Ave., 981-9966. F BOJ winner. Middle Eastern/Mediterranean fare. Patio, hookah lounge. Wi-Fi, bellydancers. $$ BW L D Daily CLAUDE’S CHOCOLATES, 3543 St. Johns Ave., 829-5790.

F In Green Man Gourmet, this shop has wines, spices, fresh fruit ice pops and Belgian chocolates. See Ponte Vedra. $$ TO ESPETO BRAZILIAN STEAK HOUSE, 4000 St. Johns Ave., Ste. 40, 388-4884. F Churrascaria gauchos carve the meat onto your plate from serving tables. $$$ FB D Tue.-Sun. THE FOX RESTAURANT, 3580 St. Johns Ave., 387-2669.

F Owners Ian & Mary Chase offer fresh diner fare: burgers, meatloaf, fried green tomatoes, desserts. Breakfast all day.

Local landmark for 50+ years. $$ BW K L D Daily LA NOPALERA MEXICAN RESTAURANT, 4530 St. Johns Ave., 388-8828. F See Mandarin. $$ FB K TO L D Daily MELLOW MUSHROOM PIZZA BAKERS, 3611 St. Johns

Ave., 388-0200. F Bite Club certified. BOJ winner. See Beaches. $ BW K TO L D Daily MOJO NO. 4 URBAN BBQ & WHISKEY BAR, 3572 St. Johns Ave., 381-6670. F BOJ winner. See Beaches. $$ FB K TO L D Daily PINEGROVE MARKET & DELI, 1511 Pinegrove Ave., 389-8655. F BOJ winner. For 40+ years serving hearty fare: Cuban sandwiches, burgers, subs, wraps, homemade chicken salad, in a family spot. Onsite butcher shop cuts USDA choice prime aged beef. Craft beers. $ BW TO B L D Mon.-Sat. SIMPLY SARA’S, 2902 Corinthian Ave., Ortega, 387-1000.

F Down-home cooking from scratch: eggplant fries, pimento cheese, baked chicken, fruit cobblers, chicken & dumplings, desserts. BYOB. $$ K TO L D Mon.-Sat., B Sat.

BAYMEADOWS

AL’S PIZZA, 8060 Philips Hwy., Ste. 105, 731-4300. F BOJ winner. See Beaches. $ FB K TO L D Daily BROADWAY RISTORANTE & PIZZERIA, Ste. 3, 10920 Baymeadows Rd. E., 519-8000. F Family-owned-andoperated Italian pizzeria serves calzones, strombolis, wings, brick-oven-baked pizza, subs, desserts. Delivery. $$ BW K TO L D Daily INDIA’S RESTAURANT, 9802 Baymeadows Rd., Ste. 8, 620-0777. F Authentic Indian cuisine, lunch buffet. Curries, vegetable dishes, lamb, chicken, shrimp, fish tandoori. $$ BW L Mon.-Sat.; D Nightly LA NOPALERA MEXICAN RESTAURANT, 8206 Philips Hwy., Baymeadows Junction, 732-9433. F See Mandarin. $$ FB K TO L D Daily LARRY’S GIANT SUBS, 3928 Baymeadows Rd., 737-7740.

8616 Baymeadows Rd., 739-2498. F See Orange Park. $ K TO B L D Daily PIZZA PALACE RESTAURANT & PIZZERIA, 3928 Baymeadows Rd., 527-8649. F Relaxed, family-owned place serves homestyle cuisine. Local faves include spinach pizza, chicken spinach calzones, ravioli, lasagna, parmigiana.

Outside dining; HD TVs. $$ BW K TO L D Daily SNEAKERS SPORTS GRILLE, 8133 Point Meadows Dr., 519-0509. F BOJ winner. See Beaches. $ FB K L D Daily ZESTY INDIA, 8358 Point Meadows Dr., 329-3676. Chefs combine Asian methodology with European template t o create dishes like tandoori lamb chops and rosemary tikka.

Vegetarian items are cooked separately in vegetable oil. $ BW TO L D Tue.-Sun.

BEACHES

(Locations are Jax Beach unless otherwise noted.)

AL’S PIZZA, 303 Atlantic Blvd., Beaches Town Ctr., Atlantic Beach, 249-0002. F BOJ winner. Celebrating more than 20 years, Al’s is a repeat Best Pizza winner in the annual BOJ readers’ poll. New York-style and gourmet pizzas. All-day happy hour Mon.-Thur. $ FB K TO L D Daily BREEZY COFFEE SHOP CAFE, 235 Eighth Ave. S., 241-2211.

F Casual, family-owned shop serves fresh-baked goods, espressos, locally roasted coffees, vegan and gluten-free options. Sandwiches, local beer. $ BW K TO B R L Daily BUDDHA THAI BISTRO, 301 10th Ave. N., 712-4444. The proprietors are from Thailand; every dish is made with fresh ingredients, beautifully presented. $$ FB TO L D Daily CASA MARIA, 2429 S. Third St., 372-9000. F Familyowned-and-operated place offers authentic Mexican fare: fajitas and seafood dishes, hot sauces made in-house. The specialty is tacos de asada. $ FB K L D Daily CRUISERS GRILL, 319 23rd Ave. S., 270-0356. F BOJ winner. Locally owned and operated for 15+ years, this casual place serves half-pound burgers, fish sandwiches, award-winning cheddar fries and sangria. $ BW K L D Daily ENGINE 15 BREWING CO., 1500 Beach Blvd., Ste. 217, 249-2337. F BOJ winner. Gastropub fare: soups, flatbreads, sandwiches, including BarBe-Cuban and beer dip.

Craft beers and brew groups. $ FB K L Tue.-Sun.; D Nightly FLYING IGUANA TAQUERIA & TEQUILA BAR, 207 Atlantic Blvd., Neptune Beach, 853-5680. F Fusion of Latin American and Southwestern-influenced fare: tacos, seafood, carnitas, Cubana sandwiches. 100+ tequilas. Outdoor seating. $ FB L D Daily LANDSHARK CAFE, 1728 Third St. N., 246-6024. F Locally owned & operated. Fresh, off-the-boat local seafood, fish tacos, houseground burgers, wings, handcut fries, tater tots; daily specials. $$ FB K L D Daily; R Sun. LA NOPALERA MEXICAN RESTAURANT, 1222 Third St. S., 372-4495. F See Mandarin. $$ FB TO L D Daily LARRY’S GIANT SUBS, 657 N. Third St., 247-9620. F See Orange Park. $ K TO B L D Daily LILLIE’S COFFEE BAR, 200 First St., Beaches Town Ctr., Neptune Beach, 249-2922. F Locally roasted coffee, eggs, bagels, flatbreads, sandwiches, desserts. Dine indoors or out, patio and courtyard. $$ BW TO B L D Daily MELLOW MUSHROOM PIZZA BAKERS, 1018 Third St. N., Ste. 2, 241-5600. F Bite Club certified. BOJ winner.

Hoagies, salads, gourmet pizzas: Mighty Meaty, vegetarian, Kosmic Karma. 35 beers on tap. Nonstop happy hour. $ BW K TO L D Daily METRO DINER, 1534 Third St. N., 853-6817. F BOJ winner. See San Marco. $$ R B L Daily MEZZA RESTAURANT & BAR, 110 First St., Beaches Town Ctr., Neptune Beach, 249-5573. F Near-the-ocean eatery, 20+ years. Casual bistro fare: gourmet wood-fired pizzas, nightly specials. Dine inside or on the patio. Valet parking. $$$ FB K D Mon.-Sat.

Erin Litton makes fresh tortillas at Corner Taco’s new brick-and-mortar location in 5 Points. The food-truck-turnedrestaurant uses one of only two such machines that exist in Florida; the other is at EPCOT. Photo: Dennis Ho MOJO KITCHEN BBQ PIT & BLUES BAR, 1500 Beach Blvd., 247-6636. F BOJ winner. Funky Southern blues kitchen.

Pulled pork, Carolina-style barbecue, Delta fried catfish, all the sides. $$ FB K TO L D Daily M SHACK, 299 Atlantic Blvd., Beaches Town Ctr., Atlantic Beach, 241-2599. F BOJ winner. David and Matthew Medure fl ippin’ burgers, hot dogs, fries, shakes, familiar fare, moderate prices. Dine inside or outside. $$ BW L D Daily POE’S TAVERN, 363 Atlantic Blvd., Atlantic Beach, 241-7637. F American gastropub named for the poet. 50+ beers, gourmet burgers, handcut fries, fish tacos, Edgar’s Drunken Chili, daily fish sandwich special. $$ FB K L D Daily RAGTIME TAVERN & SEAFOOD GRILL, 207 Atlantic Blvd., Beaches Town Ctr., Atlantic Beach, 241-7877. F For 30 years, popular seafood place has scored many awards in our BOJ readers poll. Blackened snapper, sesame tuna, Ragtime shrimp. Daily happy hour. $$ FB L D Daily SLIDERS SEAFOOD GRILLE & OYSTER BAR, 218 First St., Beaches Town Ctr., Neptune Beach, 246-0881. Beachcasual atmosphere. Customer faves: fish tacos, gumbo. Key lime pie, homemade ice cream sandwiches. $$ FB K L Sat. & Sun.; D Nightly SNEAKERS SPORTS GRILLE, 111 Beach Blvd., 482-1000.

F BOJ winner. Full-service bar (with more than 20 beers on tap), TV screens covering entire walls and cheerleader s serving the food. Happy hour Mon.-Fri. $ FB K L D Daily

DOWNTOWN

AMERICAN GRILL, Jacksonville Landing, 353-7522. Fullservice restaurant serves traditional fare: pot pies, steaks, burgers, pizza, pot roast, vegetarian dishes. $$ BW L D Daily BENNY’S STEAK & SEAFOOD, Jacksonville Landing, Ste. 175, 301-1014. This steak-and-seafood house serves Continental cuisine with such signature dishes as the Filet Christian. $$$ FB K L D Daily CAFÉ NOLA at MOCAJax, 333 N. Laura St., 366-6911. F Shrimp & grits, gourmet sandwiches, fresh fish tacos, homemade desserts. $$ FB L Mon.-Fri.; D Thur. & ArtWalk CASA DORA, 108 E. Forsyth St., 356-8282. F Chef Sam Hamidi has been serving genuine Italian fare for 36+ years: veal, seafood, gourmet pizza. The homemade salad dressing is a specialty. $$ BW K L Mon.-Fri.; D Mon.-Sat. CASA MARIA, 12961 N. Main St., Ste. 104, 757-6411. F See Beaches. $ FB K L D Daily CHICAGO PIZZA & SPORTS GRILL, Jax Landing, 354-7747.

F Chicago-style deep-dish pizzas, hot dogs, Italian beef dishes from Chicago’s Comastro family. $$ FB K TO L D Daily CHOMP CHOMP, 106 E. Adams St., 762-4667. F Eats at moderate prices – most less than $10. Chef-inspired street food: panko-crusted chicken, burgers, chinois tacos, bahn mi and barbecue. $ L Tue.-Sat.; D Fri. & Sat. CINCO DE MAYO, Jax Landing, 329-2892. Authentic yet mild dishes: fajitas, tacos, burritos, enchiladas. Dine indoo rs or outside. $$ FB L D Daily FIONN MacCOOL’S IRISH PUB & RESTAURANT, Jax Landing, Ste. 176, 374-1547. BOJ winner. This pub offers casual dining with an uptown Irish atmosphere, serving fish and chips, Guinness lamb stew and black-and-tan brownies. $$ FB K L D Daily HOOTERS, Jax Landing, Ste. 103, 356-5400. The chain, popular for its waitresses, features wings, steamed shrimp, oysters, burgers, seafood, sandwiches. $$ FB TO L D Daily KOJA SUSHI, Ste. 222, Jax Landing, 350-9911. F BOJ winner. Owners John and Tony, in the sushi game for 10+ years, offer sushi, sashimi, and Japanese, Asian, Korean cuisine. Hard-to-find items like baby octopus salad, too. Dine inside or out. $$ FB L Mon.-Fri.; D Nightly VILLAGE BREAD CAFE, Ste. 175, Jax Landing, 683-7244.

Locally owned; bagels, omelets, sandwiches on homestyle bread, salads, pizzas, pastries. $ TO B L Mon.-Sat. VITO’S ITALIAN CAFE, Jax Landing, Ste. 174, 355-3002.

Traditional Italian and Mediterranean menu: pasta, steak and

seafood entrées. Desserts, including tiramisu and cannoli, are homemade. Daily happy hour. $ FB L D Daily ZODIAC GRILL, 120 W. Adams St., 354-8283. American favorites and Mediterranean fare in a casual atmosphere; panini, vegetarian dishes. Daily lunch buffet. Espressos, hookahs. Happy hour Mon.-Fri. $ FB L Mon.-Fri

FLEMING ISLAND

GRASSROOTS NATURAL MARKET, 1915 East-West Pkwy., 541-0009. F BOJ winner. See Riverside. $ BW TO Daily LA NOPALERA MEXICAN RESTAURANT, 1571 C.R. 220, Ste. 100, 215-2223. F See Mandarin. $$ FB TO L D Daily MELLOW MUSHROOM PIZZA BAKERS, 1800 Town Center Blvd., 541-1999. F Bite Club certified. BOJ winner. See Beaches. $ BW K TO L D Daily MOJO SMOKEHOUSE, 1810 Town Center Blvd., Ste. 8, 264-0636. F BOJ. See Beaches. $$ FB K TO L D Daily TAPS BAR & GRILL, 1605 C.R. 220, 278-9421. F 50+ premium domestic, imported beers on tap. Starters, burgers, sandwiches, entrées, made to order with fresh ingredients.

Lots of TVs for watching sports. $$ FB K L D Daily WHITEY’S FISH CAMP, 2032 C.R. 220, 269-4198. F Real fish camp serves gator tail, freshwater river catfish, daily specials, traditional meals, on Swimming Pen Creek. Outdoor Tiki bar. Come by boat, motorcycle or car. $ FB K TO L Tue.Sun.; D Nightly

INTRACOASTAL WEST

4 BONES BARBECUE, 14286 Beach Blvd., Ste. 20, 419-9855. Classic Southern barbecue: Pulled pork, brisket, chicken, turkey, ribs, chorizo served market-style by the pound. Mac ’n’ cheese, baked beans, cole slaw, green beans.

Specialty sandwiches, banana pudding. $ K TO L D Tue.-Sat. AL’S PIZZA, 14286 Beach Blvd., Ste. 31, 223-0991. F BOJ winner. See Beaches. $ FB K TO L D Daily DICK’S WINGS & GRILL, 14286 Beach Blvd., 223-0115. F BOJ winner. See Northside. $ FB K TO L D Daily LA NOPALERA MEXICAN RESTAURANT, 14333 Beach Blvd., Ste. 39, 992-1666. F Tamales, fajitas and pork tacos are customer favorites. Some La Nops have a full bar. $$ FB K TO L D Daily LARRY’S GIANT SUBS, 10750 Atlantic Blvd., Ste. 14, 642-6980. F See Orange Park. $ K TO B L D Daily THE TENT HOOKAH LOUNGE, 12041 Beach Blvd., Ste. 4, 551-2962. Authentic fare, hookahs and flavored tobacco, specials and live belly dancing and fl oor seating, in keeping with that authenticity thing. Open late. $ BW L D Daily TIME OUT SPORTS GRILL, 13799 Beach Blvd., Ste. 5, 223-6999. F Locally-owned-and-operated grill serves hand-tossed pizzas, wings, wraps in a clean, sporty atmosphere. Daily drink specials, HD TVs, pool tables, darts, trivia. Late-night menu. $$ FB L Tue.-Sun.; D Nightly

JULINGTON CREEK

DICK’S WINGS & GRILL, 525 S.R. 16, Ste. 101, St. Johns, 825-4540. BOJ winner. See Northside. $ FB K TO L D Daily METRO DINER, 12807 San Jose Blvd., 638-6185. F BOJ winner. See San Marco. $$ R B L Daily TAPS BAR & GRILL, 2220 C.R. 210 W., Ste. 314, St. Johns, 819-1554. F See Fleming Island. $$ FB K L D Daily

MANDARIN

AL’S PIZZA, 11190 San Jose Blvd., 260-4115. F BOJ winner. See Beaches. $ FB K TO L D Daily ATHENS CAFÉ, 6271 St. Augustine Rd., Ste. 7, 733-1199.

F From the dolmades (stuffed grape leaves) to the baby shoes (stuffed eggplant), Athens has all the favorites. G reek beers. $$ BW L Mon.-Fri.; D Mon.-Sat. DICK’S WINGS & GRILL, 10391 Old St. Augustine Rd., Ste. 1, 880-7087. F BOJ winner. See Northside. $ FB K TO L D Daily

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TAKE IT EASY The Slow Food First Coast

movement emphasizes connectivity and sustainability over speed and convenience

E © 2014

ver thought about slowing down a bit?

If you have, you’re in luck. On May 2, the fourth annual Slow Down event at Intuition Ale Works will feature at least 26 local restaurants and artisans. For $20, attendees can feast upon dishes crafted by these restaurants and artisans (see sidebar) that focus on locally grown and sourced ingredients. (One hundred percent of proceeds go to Slow Food First Coast.)

In addition to local nibbles, there will be cold craft beer, music and plenty of socializing — but perhaps most important is the awareness being raised.

“Slow Food is important because it is an educating organization,” says Kurt D’Aurizio, director of events at Slow Food First Coast.

“By spreading the word about foods, farmers, restaurants and artisans who are preserving our food heritage, Slow Food allows us all to 2013 learn, make educated© choices and be part of the future of our food system. I began working with Slow Food years ago as a chef because my food philosophy matched their vision: local, quality, artisan and heritage — good, clean and fair food for all.”

Slow Food First Coast is one of 255 Slow Food USA chapters. Each aims to strengthen the connection between the health of our planet and the food we see on our plates by celebrating foods that are local, seasonal and sustainably grown. The nonprofit touts nutritious food that is beneficial for both our bodies and the planet.

Slow Food USA was founded to counteract the prevailing fast-food lifestyle, and its SLOW DOWN 6-9 p.m. May 2, Intuition Ale Works, Riverside, 720 King St., $20, 683-7720, intuitionaleworks.com

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adherents believe we should consciously embrace where our food comes from, who makes it, how it’s made and how it’s transported.

We should also be aware of how our food is produced, and how it impacts the environment and animal welfare — as well as our own health.

“All of the participants are locally owned food businesses that make it a priority to support local artisans and farmers,” says event producer Cari Sanchez-Potter. “The Slow Down celebrates their commitment to fostering our local food economy and their dedication to making our burgeoning culinary community something we in Jacksonville can be proud of.”

The Slow Down event at Intuition has sold out the previous three years; roughly 100 tickets remain for May 2. In this case, you better act fast.

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NAME: Owen M. Zelenski RESTAURANT: Derby on Park, 1068 Park St., Riverside BIRTHPLACE: Flemington, N.J. YEARS IN THE BIZ: 21+ FAVORITE RESTAURANT (other than mine): Tommy’s Brick Oven Pizza FAVORITE COOKING STYLE: Barbecue, Italian, French FAVORITE INGREDIENTS: Everything – I love to make and mix new and classic flavors.

IDEAL MEAL: Smoked, grilled BBQ ribs, cheddar pesto mashed potatoes, grilled asparagus, tomatoes and pineapple – and a shot of moonshine.

WILL NOT CROSS MY LIPS: Pickled pigs’ feet INSIDER’S SECRET: Add spices at the start, fresh herbs at the end.

CELEBRITY SIGHTING: All the diners are celebrities.

CULINARY TREAT: Sweets!

HARMONIOUS MONKS, 10550 Old St. Augustine Rd., Ste. 30, 880-3040. F American-style steakhouse features Angus steaks, gourmet burgers, ribs, wraps. $$ FB K L D Mon.-Sat. KAZU JAPANESE RESTAURANT, 9965 San Jose Blvd., Ste. 35, 683-9903. The new place has a wide variety of soups, dumplings, appetizers, salads, bento boxes, sushi, entrées, maki handrolls, sashimi. $$ FB TO L D Daily LA NOPALERA, 11700 San Jose Blvd., 288-0175. F Tamales, fajitas and pork tacos are customer favorites. Some locations offer a full bar. $$ FB K TO L D Daily LARRY’S GIANT SUBS, 11365 San Jose Blvd., Ste. 3, 674-2945. F See Orange Park. $ K TO B L D Daily THE RED ELEPHANT PIZZA & GRILL, 10131 San Jose Blvd., Ste. 12, 683-3773. F This casual, family-friendly eatery serves pizzas, sandwiches, grill specials, burgers and pasta dishes. Gluten-free friendly. $ FB K L D Daily RENNA’S PIZZA, 11111 San Jose Blvd., Ste. 12, 292-2300.

F Casual New York-style pizzeria. Calzones, antipasto, parmigiana, homemade breads. $$ BW K TO L D Daily

ORANGE PARK, MIDDLEBURG

ARON’S PIZZA, 650 Park Ave., 269-1007. F Family-owned restaurant has eggplant dishes, manicotti, New York-style pizzas. $$ BW K TO L D Daily DICK’S WINGS & GRILL, 1540 Wells Rd., 269-2122. BOJ winner. See Northside. $ FB K TO L D Daily THE HILLTOP, 2030 Wells Road, 272-5959. Southernstyle dining. Specialties: New Orleans shrimp, certified Black Angus prime rib, she-crab soup, desserts. $$$ FB D Tue.-Sat. KRISTIN’S ON THE RIVER, 2511 Blanding Blvd., 389-9455.

This newly re-opened spot serves seafood and American favorites. $$ FB K TO L D Daily LA NOPALERA MEXICAN RESTAURANT, 9734 Crosshill Blvd., 908-4250. 2024 Kingsley Ave., 276-2776. F See Mandarin. $$ FB TO L D Daily LARRY’S GIANT SUBS, 1330 Blanding Blvd., 276-7370.

1545 C.R. 220, 278-2827. 700 Blanding Blvd., Ste. 15, 272-3553. 1401 S. Orange Ave., Green Cove Springs, 284-7789. F All over the area, they pile ’em high and serve ’em fast. Hot/cold subs, soups, salads. $ K TO B L D Daily THE ROADHOUSE, 231 Blanding Blvd., 264-0611. F Wings, sandwiches, burgers, quesadillas; 35+ years. Pool tables, dartboards, foosball, TVs. 75+ imported beers. $ FB L D Daily

PONTE VEDRA, NW ST. JOHNS

AL’S PIZZA, 635 A1A N., 543-1494. F BOJ winner. See Beaches. $ FB K TO L D Daily CLAUDE’S CHOCOLATES, 145 Hilden Rd., Ste. 122, 829-5790. Hand-crafted in the onsite factory, with premium Belgian chocolate, fruits, nuts and spices. Cookies and popsicles. Claude’s will ship your order. $$ TO LARRY’S GIANT SUBS, 830 A1A N., Ste. 6, 273-3993. F See Orange Park. $ K TO B L D Daily RESTAURANT MEDURE, 818 A1A N., 543-3797. Chef David Medure creates with a wide range of global flavors.

The lounge offers small plates, creative drinks and entertainment, including happy hour twice daily. $$$ FB D Mon.-Sat.

RIVERSIDE, 5 POINTS, WESTSIDE

AL’S PIZZA, 1620 Margaret St., Ste. 201, 388-8384. F BOJ winner. See Beaches. $ FB K TO L D Daily BLACK SHEEP RESTAURANT, 1534 Oak St., 355-3793.

BOJ winner. Orsay’s sister restaurant serves New American favorites with a Southern twist, made with locally sourced ingredients. Awesome rooftop bar. $$$ FB R Sat. & Sun.; L D Daily BOLD BEAN COFFEE ROASTERS, 869 Stockton St., Stes.

1-2, 855-1181. F BOJ winner. Small-batch, artisanal approach to roasting coffee. Organic, fair trade. $ BW TO B L Daily CORNER TACO, 818 Post St., 234-8843, facebook.com/ cornertaco. Made-from-scratch “semi-swanky street food” – tacos, nachos and salads, plus gluten-free and vegetarian options, in a bricks-and-mortar building. $ BW L D Tue.-Sun. DICK’S WINGS & GRILL, 5972 San Juan Ave., Westside,

ST. JOHNS TOWN CENTER

MOXIE KITCHEN + COCKTAILS, 4972 Big Island Dr., 998-9744. Chef Tom Gray’s new place features innovative contemporary American cuisine – seafood, steaks, pork, burgers, salads, sides and desserts – using locally sourced ingredients when possible. $$$ FB K L Mon.-Fri.; D Nightly MSHACK, 10281 Midtown Pkwy., 642-5000. F BOJ winner. See Beaches. $$ BW L D Daily OVINTE, 10208 Buckhead Branch Dr., 900-7730. BOJ winner. Comfortable, chic place has tapas and small plates of Spanish and Italian flavors: ceviche fresco, pappardelle bolognese. 240-bottle wine list, 75 by the glass, craft spirits.

Outdoor dining; bocce court. $$ FB R, Sun.; D Nightly

SAN JOSE, LAKEWOOD

693-9258. BOJ winner. See Northside. $ FB K TO L D Daily GRASSROOTS NATURAL MARKET, 2007 Park St., 384-4474. F BOJ winner. Juice bar has cer tified organic fruit, vegetables. Artisanal cheese, 300+ craft/import beer, organic wines, produce, meats, wraps, raw, vegan. $ BW TO B L D Daily HAWKERS, 1001 Park St., 508-0342. The new spot is based on Asian street vendors. A collection of hawker recipes is served under one roof. $ BW TO L D Daily LARRY’S GIANT SUBS, 1509 Margaret St., 674-2794.

7895 Normandy Blvd., 781-7600. 5733 Roosevelt Blvd., Westside, 446-9500. 8102 Blanding Blvd., Westside, 779-1933. F See Orange Park. $ K TO B L D Daily METRO DINER, 4495 Roosevelt Blvd., Ortega, 999-4600.

F BOJ winner. See San Marco. $$ R B L Daily MOON RIVER PIZZA, 1176 Edgewood Ave. S., 389-4442.

F BOJ winner. See Amelia Island. $ BW TO L D Mon.-Sat. THE MOSSFIRE GRILL, 1537 Margaret St., 355-4434.

F Southwestern dishes like fresh fish tacos and chicken enchiladas are popular. Happy hour runs Mon.-Sat. in the upstairs lounge, and all day Sun. $$ FB K L D Daily O’BROTHERS IRISH PUB, 1521 Margaret St., 854-9300.

F Traditional Irish fare like shepherd’s pie with Stilton crust, Guinness mac-n-cheese and, of course, fish-n-chips.

Outdoor patio dining is available. $$ FB K TO L D Daily SUN-RAY CINEMA, 1028 Park St., 359-0049. F Beer (Bold City, Intuition Ale Works), wine, pizza, hot dogs, hummus, sandwiches, popcorn, nachos, brownies. $$ BW Daily

ST. AUGUSTINE

AL’S PIZZA, 1 St. George St., 824-4383. F BOJ winner.

See Beaches. $ FB K TO L D Daily AVILES RESTAURANT & LOUNGE, 32 Avenida Menendez, 829-2277. F Hilton Bayfront Hotel. Progressive Europeanflavored menu; made-to-order pasta night, wine dinners, chophouse nights, deluxe breakfast buffet. Sun. champagne brunch bottomless mimosas. Free valet. $$$ FB K B L D Daily CANDLELIGHT SOUTH, 1 Anastasia Blvd., 819-0588. F Brand-new on the island, the casual restaurant originally in Scarsdale, N.Y., offers fish tacos, sandwiches, wings, desserts and sangria. Daily specials. $ BW K TO L D Daily CARMELO’S MARKETPLACE & PIZZERIA, 146 King St., 494-6658. F New York-style brick-oven-baked pizza, fresh sub rolls, Boar’s Head meats, cheeses, garlic herb wings.

Outdoor seating, Wi-Fi. $$ BW TO L D Daily CLAUDE’S CHOCOLATES, 6 Granada St., 829-5790. Inside The Market. Wine and chocolate pairings, soft-serve ice cream, a coffee bar, fresh fruit ice pops, cookies. $$ TO CRUISERS GRILL, 3 St. George St., 824-6993. F BOJ winner. See Beaches. $ BW K L D Daily DICK’S WINGS & GRILL, 4010 U.S. 1 S., 547-2669. BOJ winner. See Northside. $ FB K TO L D Daily THE FLORIDIAN, 39 Cordova St., 829-0655. Updated Southern fare: fresh, local ingredients from area farms.

Vegetarian, gluten-free options. Signature items: fried green tomato bruschetta, grits with shrimp, fish or tofu. $$$ BW K TO L D Wed.-Mon. GYPSY CAB COMPANY, 828 Anastasia Blvd., Anastasia Island, 824-8244. F A mainstay for a quarter-century, Gypsy’s menu changes twice daily. Signature dish is Gypsy chicken. Seafood, tofu, duck, veal. $$ FB R Sun.; L D Daily HARRY’S SEAFOOD BAR & GRILLE, 46 Avenida Menendez, 824-7765. F New Orleans-style. Cajun, Creole, Southern flavors with a modern twist: fresh seafood, steaks, pork, jambalaya, shrimp. Daily happy hour. $$ FB K TO L D Daily LA NOPALERA MEXICAN RESTAURANT, 155 Hampton Point Dr., 230-7879. F See Mandarin. $$ FB K TO L D Daily MELLOW MUSHROOM PIZZA BAKERS, 410 Anastasia Blvd., 826-4040. F Bite Club certified. BOJ winner. See Beaches. $ BW K TO L D Daily MOJO OLD CITY BBQ, 5 Cordova St., 342-5264. F BOJ winner. See Beaches. $$ FB K TO L D Daily PACIFIC ASIAN BISTRO, 159 Palencia Village Dr., Ste. 111, 808-1818. F BOJ winner. Chef Mas Lui creates 30+ unique sushi rolls; fresh sea scallops, H awaiian-style poke tuna salad. $$-$$$ BW L D Daily TEMPO, 16 Cathedral Place, 547-0240. The newish fusion restaurant specializes in healthful American fare with a Latin flair. $$ BW TO L D Tue.-Sun.

CRUISERS GRILL, 5613 San Jose Blvd., Ste. 1, 737-2874.

BOJ winner. See Beaches. $ BW K L D Daily DICK’S WINGS & GRILL, 1610 University Blvd. W., 448-2110.

BOJ winner. See Northside. $ FB K TO L D Daily FUSION SUSHI, 1550 University Blvd. W., 636-8688. F New upscale sushi spot serves fresh sushi, sashimi, hibachi, teriyaki, kiatsu. $$ K L D Daily MOJO BAR-B-QUE, 1607 University Blvd. W., 732-7200.

F BOJ winner. See Beaches. $$ FB K TO B L D Daily

SAN MARCO, SOUTHBANK, ST. NICHOLAS

BASIL THAI & SUSHI, 1004 Hendricks Ave., 674-0190. F Pad Thai, curries, sushi, served in a relaxing environment.

Dine indoors or on the patio. $$ FB L D Mon.-Sat. THE GROTTO WINE & TAPAS BAR, 2012 San Marco Blvd., 398-0726. F Varied tapas menu of artisanal cheese plates, empanadas, bruschettas, homestyle cheesecake. 60+ wines by the glass. $$$ BW Tue.-Sun. LA NOPALERA MEXICAN RESTAURANT, 1631 Hendricks Ave., 399-1768. F See Mandarin. $$ FB K TO L D Daily MATTHEW’S, 2107 Hendricks Ave., 396-9922. Matthew Medure’s flagship. Fine dining, European-style atmosphere.

Artfully presented cuisine, small plates, extensive martini/ wine lists. Reservations. $$$$ FB D Mon.-Sat. METRO DINER, 3302 Hendricks Ave., 398-3701. F BOJ winner. Original upscale diner in a historic 1930s-era building.

Meatloaf, chicken pot pie, homemade soups. $$ B R L Daily PIZZA PALACE 1959 San Marco Blvd., 399-8815. F See Baymeadows. $$ BW TO L D Daily

SOUTHSIDE

360° GRILLE, LATITUDE 30, 10370 Philips Hwy., 365-5555.

F Seafood, steaks, burgers, chicken, sandwiches, pizza.

Dine inside, on patio. $$ FB TO L D Daily ALHAMBRA THEATRE & DINING, 12000 Beach Blvd., 641-1212. Longest-running dinner theater features Executive Chef DeJuan Roy’s menus coordinated with stage productions. Reservations suggested. $$ FB D Tue.-Sun. CASA MARIA, 14965 Old St. Augustine Rd., 619-8186. F See Beaches. $ FB K L D Daily DICK’S WINGS & GRILL, 10750 Atlantic Blvd., 619-0954.

BOJ winner. See Northside. $ FB K TO L D Daily THE DIM SUM ROOM, 9041 Southside Blvd., Ste. 138D, 363-9888. In Watami. All-you can-eat sushi, choice of two items from teppanyaki grill. $ FB K L D Daily.

LARRY’S GIANT SUBS, 3611 St. Johns Bluff S., 641-6499.

4479 Deerwood Lake Pkwy., 425-4060. F See Orange Park. BOJ winner. $ K TO B L D Daily MANGIA! ITALIAN BISTRO & BAR, 3210 St. Johns Bluff Rd. S., 551-3061. F Chef/owner Tonino DiBella offers fine dining – fresh seafood, veal, steaks, New York-style pizza, desserts.

Happy hour Mon.-Sat. Patio. $$$ FB K TO L D Mon.-Sat. MELLOW MUSHROOM PIZZA BAKERS, 9734 Deer Lake Ct., Ste. 1, 997-1955. F See Beaches. Bite Club certified.

BOJ winner. $ BW K TO L D Daily SEVEN BRIDGES GRILLE & BREWERY, 9735 Gate Pkwy. N., 997-1999. F Local seafood, steaks, pizzas. Brewer Aaron Nesbit handcrafts award-winning freshly brewed ales and lagers. Inside, outdoors. $$ FB K TO L D Daily TAVERNA YAMAS, 9753 Deer Lake Court, 854-0426. F Bite Club certified. BOJ winner. Char-broiled kabobs, seafood, wines, desserts. Belly dancing. $$ FB K L D Daily WORLD OF BEER, 9700 Deer Lake Court, Ste. 1, 551-5929.

F Apps and bar food: German pretzels, hummus, pickle chips, fl atbreads. Craft drafts from Germany, California, Florida (Bold City brews), Ireland, Belgium. $$ BW L D Daily

SPRINGFIELD, NORTHSIDE

DICK’S WINGS & GRILL, 12400 Yellow Bluff Rd., Ste. 101, 619-9828. F BOJ winner. NASCAR-themed spot has 365 kinds of wings, half-pound burgers, ribs. $ FB K TO L D Daily HOLA MEXICAN RESTAURANT, 1001 N. Main, 356-3100.

F Fresh Mexican fare: fajitas, burritos, enchiladas, daily specials. Happy hour daily; sangria. $ BW K TO L D Mon.-Sat. LARRY’S GIANT SUBS, 12001 Lem Turner, 764-9999. See Orange Park. $ K TO B L D Daily SAVANNAH BISTRO, 14670 Duval Rd., 741-4404. F Low Country Southern fare, twist of Mediterranean and French at Crowne Plaza Airport. Crab cakes, New York strip, she crab soup, mahi mahi. Rainforest Lounge. $$$ FB K B L D Daily.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19): It’s Compensation Week. If you’ve suffered from injustice, it’s an excellent time to search for restitution. If you’ve been deprived of the beauty you need to thrive, now’s the time to fill up. Wherever your life has been out of balance, you have the power to create more harmony. Don’t be shy about seeking redress. Ask people to make amends. Pursue restorations. But don’t, under any circumstances, lust for revenge.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): “Our brains are no longer conditioned for reverence and awe,” said novelist John Updike. That’s a sad possibility. Do something to dispute or override it. Is it too much to ask you to go out in quest of lyrical miracles to fill you with wonder? Be alert for sweet mysteries provoking dizzying joy and uncanny breakthroughs, healing a wound you feared might forever plague you. Astrological omens suggest phenomena that stir reverence and awe are more likely than usual.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Time to modify an old standby? Consider tinkering with a familiar resource that’s served you well. This resource may have some hidden weakness you need to attend to, to prevent future disruption. Now may be one of those rare occasions to ignore the old rule “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” Be proactive. Investigate what’s going on beneath the surface. Your motto: “I will solve the problem before it’s a problem – and then it will never be a problem.”

CANCER (June 21-July 22): “Do you have what it takes or not?” That’s the wrong question to ask, in my opinion. You can’t possibly know the answer ahead of time. To dwell on that quandary puts you on the defensive and activates your fear, diminishing your power to accomplish the task at hand. A more useful inquiry: “Do you want it strongly enough or not?” With this as your meditation, you may be inspired to do whatever’s needed to pump up your desire. That’s the best thing to ensure success.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): My meditations are more dynamic when I hike the marsh trail than if I’m pretzeled up in a lotus position in my bedroom. Maybe I’ve been influenced by Aristotle’s Peripatetic School. He felt his students learned best when they accompanied him on long strolls. Philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche testified that his most brilliant thoughts came to him as he rambled far and wide. Even if this seems whimsical, give it a try. According to my astrological omen reading, your moving body is likely to generate bright ideas, unexpected solutions and visions of future adventures.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Throughout North America and Europe, there are hundreds of unused roads. Many are former exit and entrance ramps to major highways, abandoned for one reason or another. Some are stretches of pavement that used to be parts of main thoroughfares before they were rerouted. Make “unused roads” your metaphor of the week. It may be time to bring some of them back into use, or even relink them to the pathways they were originally joined to. Any missing connections in your life that you’d love to restore? Any partial bridges you’re motivated to fi nish?

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Karma works both ways. If you do ignorant things, ignorant things may be done to you. Engage

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in generous actions, and at some future date, you may be the unexpected beneficiary of generosity.

Expect more of the second than the first. Fate will bring sweet compensations for your past enlightened behavior. Remember the fairy tale in which a peasant girl goes out of her way to be kind to a seemingly feeble old woman? The crone is really a good witch who rewards the girl with a bag of gold. But there could also be a bit of that other kind of karma lurking.

Would you like to ward it off? Unleash a flurry of good deeds. Any time you have a chance to help people in need, do it.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): As they lie in the sand, African crocodiles open their jaws wide for hours at a time. It keeps them cool, and allows for birds called plovers to stop in and pluck morsels of food stuck between the crocs’ molars. The relationship is symbiotic. The teethcleaners eat for free as they provide a service for the large reptiles. I see an opportunity like that for you.

Can you summon the necessary trust and courage to take full advantage?

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Are you sure you have enough obstacles? You may be running low. That wouldn’t be healthy, would it? Obstacles keep you honest; they motivate you to get smarter, compel you to grow willpower and develop more courage. Understand I don’t mean trivial, boring obstacles. I’m referring to scintillating obstacles that fi re the imagination, rousing obstacles that excite your determination to be who you want and get what you want. Your task? Acquire at least one new interesting obstacle. Tap into a deeper strain of your ingenuity.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): In 1937, physicist George Paget Thomson won a Nobel Prize for the work he did to prove that the electron is a wave. That’s funny, because his father, physicist J.J. Thomson, won a Nobel in 1906 for showing the electron is a particle. Together, they helped tell the whole story about the electron, which as we now know is both a wave and a particle. It’s a great time to do something similar to what George did: Follow up on a theme of one of your parents or mentors. Be inspired by that, but go beyond it.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): You’ve been a decent student lately. The learning curve was steep, but you mastered it as well as could be expected. You had to pay more attention to intricate details, but you had the patience to tough it out. Congrats! Your against-the-grain effort was worth it. You’re smarter now than you were four weeks ago, but you’re more wired, too. More stressed. In your life story’s next chapter, you’ll need some downtime to integrate all you’ve absorbed.

Schedule some sessions in a sanctuary where you can relax deeply.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): You have the power to shut what’s been open or open what’s been shut. That’s a lot of responsibility. Just because you have the power to unleash these momentous actions doesn’t mean you should. Make sure your motivations are pure, your integrity high. Try to keep fear and egotism from influencing you. Be aware that whatever you do will send out ripples for months. When you’re confident you’ve taken proper precautions, proceed with vigor and rigor. Shut what’s been open or open what’s been shut – or both.

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Me: Tall, dark-haired gentleman who catches you gazing intimately into my eyes every Tuesday. OK, yes, it’s mutual.

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POWERHOUSE HOTTIE I remember how rough your hand felt on mine as we reached for the same 15-pound dumbbell. I recommended lifting gloves to help keep your hands soft. You liked my Magnum PI-style moustache. You said you may try to grow one. Let’s get together and watch “Silence of the Lambs.” When: Feb. 2. Where: Powerhouse Gym. #1335-0212 YOU’VE GOT MAIL We were both at the library to check our emails. You must be “without home” like me. Your blonde unkempt hair was appealing. You caught my good eye when you walked in. I’d love to have a cup of recycled coffee with you some day. I’m available 24/7. When: Feb. 3. Where: Public Library. #1334-0212 SHARK TEETH & T&A You: At the end of the bar with your braid just lying on your chest. I bought you and your friends a shot but I really just wanted to buy you one. Round two?

When: Feb. 5. Where: Flying Iguana. #1333-0212 FROZEN FOODS HOTTIE You: Green pants, white shirt, brown boots, beautiful black hair. Me: Tall, slim, blue shirt, curly Afro. I see you in the frozen foods section on your lunch hour sometimes. You look like you just know how to own life. Teach me how? When: Jan. 22. Where: Winn-Dixie, Edgewood & Commonwealth. #1332-0212 BEAUTIFUL LADY IN BROWN HAT ISU at Bonefi sh Grill having drinks with a girlfriend and we made eye-to-eye contact numerous times. You wore a large rimmed brown hat and a long plaid skirt. I had on a gold shirt with a green vest. Would love to have dinner together at Bonefi sh. Hope to hear from you. When: Jan. 28. Where: Bonefish Grill. #1331-0205

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NEED A BRUSH Saw you at Bento. You were confidently comfortable in your underarmor and ruffled hair. You paid for my shrimp tempura. Meet me under the two paintings Feb. 14 at 11 p.m. When: Feb. 1. Where: Bento. #1330-0205

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NEWS OF THE WEIRD HORNY HUNTING

The billion-dollar deer-farming industry in America produces generations of bucks growing progressively larger antler racks mainly for bragging rights by so-called “hunters” who pay big bucks (pun intended) to kill them in fenced-in fields so they can hang the grotesque antlers on the wall. Even before farm-raised deer are stalked (reported The Indianapolis Star in March in its multipart investigation), bucks’ necks slump from the weight of the freakish horns. Most states allow such “hunting” and, in some, it’s lightly regulated, lacking safety rules and morehumane conditions required by open-forest hunting laws and agriculture protocols. The Star highlighted several captive-deer diseases doctors still worry might jump species to humans, as “mad cow” disease did.

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the principal, that transaction meant Harris “possessed” a “dangerous weapon,” albeit for a brief time, and she was suspended for 10 days, according to school policy. After WAVY-TV’s “On Your Side” reporters got involved, the school relented, and the heroine returned to class.

CHILD BRIDE

Ms. Fatima Mangre, 8, was granted a divorce from her husband, Arjun Bakridi, 14, in Uttar Pradesh state in November, becoming the youngest divorcee in India’s recorded history.

Bakridi, then age 10, had married Mangre, then age 4, but his father promised the couple wouldn’t cohabit until she was 18. When Bakridi tried to move up the date, Mangre’s dad filed divorce papers for his daughter. The legal age for marriage in the state is 18, but a United Nations agency said the law is ignored.

NOT AN URBAN LEGEND

NOTW has chronicled the sad saga of India’s holy but severely polluted Ganges River, on which millions of Hindus are dependent — through hands-on worship — for worldly success and salvation. Now, recent reports reveal the second-holiest river, the Yamuna, is suffering the same fate even though the government has invested nearly $1 billion to clean it up. Currently, for example, more than 400 million gallons of untreated sewage, plus various industrial chemicals, enter the river from Delhi, but still, motivated worshippers come to “bathe” for glory.

A county official in Portland, Ore., said his office gets “20 to 30 calls” annually about rats in toilets. In March, Daniel Powers reported he spotted the “little guy with beady eyes” looking up at him. The problem is more severe in India, where an emergency crew rushed to Vipul Desai’s Mumbai-area home in February to take a 6-foot cobra from the toilet (but not before it “repeatedly” popped its head out, terrorizing Desai’s wife and daughter). A wildlife rescue association team flooded the toilet, grabbed the snake and released it in the forest.

NEVER GETS OLD

THE SIN OF SLOTH

In February, Dayton, Ohio, bus driver Rickey Wagoner, 49, survived a three-bullet shooting that police said was probably a gang initiation randomly targeting him as he worked on his bus’ engine. A police sergeant told the Dayton Daily News Wagoner “should probably not be here” and survived the attack only because two of the bullets were blocked by a copy of The Message (a contemporary version of the Bible) in his shirt pocket.

TO GET TO THE OTHER SIDE

The most recent “monument” offered by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals is its proposed 10-foot tombstone along U.S. 129 in Gainesville, Ga., to honor the “several” chickens killed when a truck overturned in January. No humans were hurt in the wreck, and had the chickens survived, they would’ve soon been slaughtered. The Georgia Department of Transportation rejected the proposal.

BARKING UNDER OATH

Allowing dogs as “witnesses” in court cases in France has become “something of a recent trend,” reported European news site The Local Paris edition in April. Tango, a 9-year-old Labrador retriever, took the witness stand in Tours so the judge could observe how he reacted to the defendant, on trial for killing the dog’s owner. For due process of law, a second dog, Norman, took the stand later, as part of a “control group.” Finally, the judge dismissed the pooches, saying he learned nothing from them.

ZERO TOLERANCE

Another questionable school suspension was decreed in March in Virginia Beach, when a sixth-grader who’d prevented a classmate from intentionally harming himself was punished for her altruism. Adrionna Harris had convinced a boy to hand over a razor blade he was threatening to cut himself with; she immediately discarded it. According to

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People sometimes stage ruses to avoid unpleasant tasks, like the student who calls in a bomb threat when he’s not studied for an exam, but Dwayne Yeager’s motivation was just laziness. Yeager, 31, called cops in Brandon, Fla., in March, reporting a “burglary” at his home, but after questioning, officers charged him with making up the “crime” just so he could stay home from work that day. Coincidentally, in Kittery, Maine, three days earlier, the U.S. Navy formally decommissioned its nuclear submarine USS Miami, which had suffered irreparable fire damage caused by a shipyard worker in 2012.

The worker started what he wrongly believed would be a small blaze so he could get off work that day — a decision that got him 17 years in federal prison.

PEE AT YOUR OWN RISK

In December, at a Home Depot in Banks County, Ga., yet another prankster put glue on a restroom toilet seat, trapping an unwary shopper seeking to relieve herself. Twelve days after the incident, the victim told WSB-TV she was still in pain. Paramedics unstuck her with a liberal application of WD-40, but she believes an emergency room would have been more appropriate.

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Among the $43 million worth of “renovations” the former German “Bishop of Bling,” FranzPeter Tebartz-van Elst, ordered spent on his home and office before he was forcibly retired

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THE ENDLESS CYCLE Kids learn how to bully from adults. If you want to stop the problem, start there

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et’s get this out on the table straightaway: Bullying is not a “kid” problem. Yes, schools and youth organizations must address the issue proactively. They must also react appropriately when kids bully each other.

This isn’t the source of the problem, though. Children don’t ridicule and harass and ostracize others without instruction and modeling. Bullying is taught by adults. Not from a book or fact sheet; adult behavior and language transmit the lessons as surely as if there were worksheets handed out as part of a curriculum. Bullying behavior is honed to a razor’s edge when adults routinely berate cashiers, scream at pedestrians or demean relatives, friends and strangers.

Parents bully their children and call it discipline. Teachers bully their students and call it education [Fighting Words, “Classroom Bullies,” AG Gancarski, April 9]. Spouses bully each other and label it marriage. Bosses bully workers and then everyone bullied kicks it around the office out of helplessness and a lack of control over their environment. Many of these people take pride in this behavior, calling it “standing up for” themselves instead of what it really is: bullying taken and given in an endless cycle of dysfunction. They take their tales home and regale the family about what happened at work or in the local grocery store or at the bank, with their children as the unwitting students.

The problem is multifaceted, with layers of subplots. As the former coordinator for character education for a large urban school district (and a former classroom teacher), I believe that educating young people for the future rests first on society teaching children how to be people of good character and positive members of a democratic society.

That means all of us — parents, teachers and community members — supporting and helping one another to raise kind, moral and decent people who can successfully participate in society. In other words, people who don’t bully one another to get what they want or show their “power,” among other things. I was in a unique position to affect change for the better in more than 150 schools.

Teachers today, however, are embattled folks even on a good day. They are facing evaluations

dependent on the achievement of their students, with many parameters of that achievement outside their control. They are caught between increasing district mandates for everything, from the minute details in their lesson plan books to their “standards-based” bulletin boards while still trying to teach lessons in reading or math or history or science. Students are often unruly and undisciplined, thus taking inordinate amounts of time away from learning and, thus, achievement.

And then I showed up with the unwelcome message that they must “teach character.” If teachers could somehow be convinced that many of their problems with students might improve if schools truly embraced and fostered a climate of positive character, their jobs would be immeasurable better. And bullies would be learning a new way to deal with life. At least it would be a start. We can’t teach content until students are civil and civilized.

But that still doesn’t eliminate the

Victims of intentional cruelty must acquire tools to protect themselves. Kids who bully others can be taught that there is a better way, too.

The larger issue, though, and the one fueling the fires of bullying among schoolchildren, is the adult population that surrounds these children, both in school and at home. In the community and their neighborhoods. At the mall. Where are the programs to teach adults how to get what they want and need in a positive, constructive way? Courts sometimes mandate anger management courses, and workplace bullying is attracting more attention. But adults who bully as a way of life are generally ignored, if not accepted and adulated, especially by their immediate social groups. Thus, they have no idea their behavior is aberrant or doing lasting damage to the children occupying common space. Children learn most effectively through demonstration, and the teachers in this case are doing a bangup job of modeling bad behavior.

Damage is being done, though.

The damaged children show up at school to demonstrate how well they have learned the lessons.

They belittle, confront, tease, humiliate, push, shove, ostracize and generally create havoc among their peers. Those peers may have learned some basic coping techniques taught by a stressed-out teacher who is forced to do so.

Victims of bullying often carry the emotional and psychological scars for the rest of their lives. And the true source of the problem still isn’t being acknowledged, much less retooled.

Until we first acknowledge that source, we have little — or no — hope of curtailing bullying in schools, no matter how many ribbons we tie on the old oak tree standing guard out front (or anywhere else that young people congregate, for that matter). Adults are the purveyors of the lessons, and adults must be the ones to teach and then demonstrate a kinder, more humane way of life. We must ask the hard questions: Do we continue to lay this issue at the steps of our schools and expect them to fix it alone? Or do we have the will to tackle bullying at its source? Then look in the mirror and assess.

“Bully prevention programs in schools will not bring the problem to a screeching halt.” problematic bullying behavior that young people witness, does it? The principal who bullies the teachers and staff in the building, and the district staff who bully the principals.

And what about the coach who bullies his athletes to “toughen them up”? There are few statistics on this, as you can well imagine.

Anecdotal evidence abounds; just ask a teacher near you and hope for honesty. They learn to follow the party line closely. All the character education or bully prevention efforts taught from those glitzy curricula binders mean nothing when kids see the opposite behavior modeled for them in the same building.

This is why bully prevention programs in schools will not bring the problem to a screeching halt. The programs — and there are hundreds of them — are well-intentioned and often wellcrafted from an educational standpoint. The lessons themselves are worthy of transmission to young people, because they are lessons of character as well as how to deal with bullying.

Deborah Hansen mail@folioweekly.com

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