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eujacksonville.com | JUNE 2012 3 photo by anna rabhan Magical brewery tour

A spin through Jacksonville’s craft breweries BY ANNA RABHAN

he River City has very active and visible art, The bus came by and I got on; that’s when it all began music and sports scenes. But Jacksonville is T Meet the geniuses behind this concept: Glenn, Mike and Josh grew up together and went to college in Jacksonville. With like an onion—you can just keep peeling back layer degrees in finance and law, they could have settled back and satisfied themselves with their home brewing hobby. But when the craft brew market blew up nationwide, the guys wanted to share the joy of drinking locally-made craft beer. Mike quips, after layer. So for those who may have doubted that “I do brew my own beer, and I think it’s the best in Jacksonville.” But after running down the cost of brewery equipment, he explains, “Thus we are running a brew bus, rather than a brewery.” this is a cool place, we present to you: The Beer They hatched their plan in June of 2011 and hit a bankruptcy auction, where they picked up a 17-seat airport shuttle. However, they were still unsure of the wisdom of the venture. Mike’s former roommate, Chris, recounts, “I asked him what Scene! You may have visited one or two of the craft the worst result he could imagine was. He said, ‘I own a bus?’” Things moved fast after that and Jax Brew Bus gave its first tour in October 2011. microbreweries or the brewpub we feature but, trust Jax Brew Bus runs one tour every Saturday from 1-6 pm. Given that they are full every weekend except for the two around Christmas, they possibly can add more tours. At this point, though, they simply rent out the bus during off hours for us, the scene is best experienced by hopping on the sporting events, birthday and bachelor parties—just about anything. They’ll even provide the coolers, ice and cups! The brewery tour is $50 per person; reservations are taken by phone, email or through jaxbrewbus.com. bus—the Jax Brew Bus, that is. Uncross your eyes; The tour picks up at Tinseltown behind Seven Bridges, which seems like a good, central location. The day EU “hopped on the bus,” as the Brew Bus guys say, there were riders from the Beaches, Orange Park, Mandarin, Riverside and else- we’re not talking about yet another haunted tour. where. The first thing you notice on the bus is that the luggage rack has been replaced by a cabinet for cups, Brew Bus swag Just grab a beer and keep reading. and other supplies. That’s topped by a giant cooler for riders’ food and personal beer stash. Eating on the bus is allowed and

4 JUNE 2012 | eu jacksonville monthly even encouraged, and you can bring your own beer. Most riders seemed to want to reserve valuable cooler space, though, for the raison d’ride—beer purchases from the breweries themselves. But, by consensus, the coolest part of the whole concept is that you can drink. On the bus. For real. Riders did have additional, more sober, reasons for checking out the tour. Samantha and Chris wanted to expand their horizons. “Because we live near the beach,” Chris says, “it’s a lot easier to see the Green Room and not the other ones that are all over the city. That’s why we were so inter- ested to see all the different breweries in Jacksonville.” On the way to the first stop, the Jax Brew Bus crew educated their audience with a bit of Jack- sonville brew history and a breakdown of how beer is made. The route into Riverside took us past the same scene as appears on the side of the bus, the Main Street Bridge with the city’s skyline behind it, reminding us all of yet another reason why Jacksonville is a cool place.

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This is the age of intuition

hat’s striking about Intuition Ale Works on King Street is how huge it is. The brewery itself is spread out in the back half of an enormous warehouse. The front half is used for events and as an overflow taproom. The Jax Brew Bus group settled at the long W tables there like a small flock of birds in an open airplane hangar. While waiting for samples, Jax Brew Bus’ Josh explained that Jacksonville native Ben Davis, who at one point owned and operated the Grotto wine and tapas bar in San Marco, was making wine under his own label in California until 2007. “But he felt that making beer was his calling, and he came back from California really on intuition.” Intuition has more of their own beers on tap, 23 the week we were there, than anyone actually drinking them could ever keep track of. Our group tried the Jon Boat German ale, I-10 IPA, People’s Pale Ale and Truck Stop Stout. Jax Brew Bus’ Mike says, “The I-10 is, by far, the most popular beer here, but if you go out to any restaurant in town that has Intuition, [People’s Pale] is probably the one they’re serving.” For that reason, we offer tasting notes on those two brews from experienced food and beverage blogger Oliver Dodd: “The People’s Pale Ale is one of the best pale ales I’ve had the pleasure of con- suming. It’s characterized by a full body with a fragrant, citrusy hoppiness that isn’t at all overbearing

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eujacksonville.com | JUNE 2012 5 3 Great Events, 1 Great Location

JUNE 2ND – THE COMMUNITY FIRST HALE & HEARTY 7K The Health Planning Council of Northeast Florida presents the Community First Credit Union Hale & Hearty 7K run at 8am on June 2 at the Riverside Arts Market celebrating healthy communities and happy and healthy places. www.haleandhearty7k.com

JUNE 9TH – UP THE RIVER SWIM 2012 Jim Alabiso and friends will be swimming from the Mandarin docks to RAM to raise awareness for the river. Facebook page is: www.facebook.com/UpTheRiver2012 and http://upstjohns.org

JUNE 16TH – BIKERS FOR THE CURE MOTORCYCLE POKER RUN Benefit for the North Florida Affiliate of the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. The poker run will end at RAM and the party will continue with great food and rock-n-roll. There will be prizes for the top three AND worst hand, and a bike beauty contest. www.komenpokerrun.com

Music includes: Summer More Than Other (10:30 - 11:30); Lon and Lis Williamson (Featured Artist 11:45 - 2:05); Cheap and Easy (2:30 - 3:30)

Jacksonville's Premiere Outdoor Arts & Entertainment Venue. Located at 715 Riverside Ave. under the canopy of the Fuller Warren Bridge

6 JUNE 2012 | eu jacksonville monthly Intuition Tanks Brew Your Own by Oliver Dodd

suggested to my boss that we should have a team brewing session at Engine 15 to celebrate a few recent milestones. I Having a number of beer snobs on the team, the suggestion was well-received and we made an appointment a couple months out. Due to demand, a lead time of a month or more is to be expected but, for anyone who’s ever toyed with the idea of brewing their own beer, it’s worth the wait. The consumption of beer is not required during the brewing process, but is highly ad- vised. Not only does it serve as a great moti- vator, it also helps take the edge off of some of the drudgery. The first thing to keep in mind is cleanliness. The second thing to keep in mind is cleanliness. Everything is sanitized. After all, when your recipe involves encourag- ing a colony of microorganisms to multiply and consume the concoction you’ve prepared for them, you better be sure you haven’t intro- photo by oliver dodd duced any unfriendly competition. Disclaimer: Everything that follows is merely a brief recounting of our experience brewing beer at Engine 15 with some very simplistic explanations of the process. There are many good resources online detailing the history and process of brewing. To any experienced brewers reading this, please forgive me. photo by oliver dodd For the sake of time and convenience, many amateur home brewers use malt and rivals well-known brands such as Sierra Nevada. The I-10 IPA is also a shining example of that extract to make their beer. Malt is dried, particular style. Though an almost overwhelming hop character is the signature of the style, some germinated grains. Malt extract is a thick brands are a little too extreme in this measure. Others sweeten the mixture too much in order to mask syrup consisting of the sugars extracted from some of the bitter notes or the often elevated alcohol content. The I-10 IPA is hoppy enough to please malted grains. At Engine 15, they employ a the fanatics, but balanced enough that most people can appreciate a pint.” hybrid approach. First we ground up some Nothing goes better with a beer than a good story, though, and brewer Bryan Massey stopped malt, wrapped it in cheesecloth and stuck it by to tell the Truck Stop story and explain why the Brew Bus guys were passing out Sweet Sixteen in the boiling waters of the brew kettle. This powdered donuts. “We have a security officer on nights. He came in and brought us Dunkin’ Donuts’ part of the process is called mashing. The maple-glazed donuts. I’d been thinking about it for a long while and finally had a donut in the bar. I’m starches in the grain are broken down into like, ‘Dude, pour me a Truck Stop; I’m goin’ for it right now!’ Dipped it in, took one bite and everyone sugars by the heat and the enzymes created at the bar is like, ‘Ooh, can I get one?!’ And we only had a dozen, so I had to be like, ‘All right, every- during the malting process. What you end one gets a quarter of a donut.’ Everyone at the bar orders Truck Stop; everyone’s got a little quarter up with is a liquid called wort, which is later of a donut, dipping it in. And they were like, ‘Oh, man, who’s goin’ for more?!’” Now, had I not actual- filtered out of the mash. Since we didn’t use ly been eating a donut dipped in beer while being regaled with that story, the idea might have seemed a particularly large amount of actual malt, we as strange as it probably seems in print. But Truck Stop is a breakfast stout with pure maple syrup supplemented our wort with the malt extract. and locally roasted Lucky Dog coffee in it. In spite of not usually being a Stout fan or a donut fan, the To put it in crude terms, wort is to beer what combo was surprisingly tasty. grape juice is to wine. It is the fermentable Refreshed, we joined owner Ben Davis for a tour of the brewery. He explained the entire brewing fuel upon which your carefully chosen strand process, leading us past shelves stacked with sacks of hops and the massive 30-barrel-plus ferment- of yeast is going to feast, converting sugars ing tanks, all the while talking about the yeast as though they were drinking buddies. “Then we chill it into ethanol. down, and that temperature change is like turning the lights on in the bar. These guys don’t like that photo by oliver dodd The next part of the process calls for the too much and they head for the door.” He clearly has a winemaker’s appreciation of what the materi- addition of hops to the mix. Hops are the als can do for the finished product. flower cones from the female Common Hop (Humulus lupus) plant. Hops are used as a bitter- Finally we came to the most recent reason Intuition Ale Works is unique among Jacksonville’s ing agent to balance out the sweetness of the wort, which can still be a bit sweet even after craft brewers, the canning operation. Intuition is the first craft microbrewery in Florida to can their fermentation, and are also used for their antibiotic properties. There are many varieties of hops, beers. “It was a little bit of a race,” says Davis. “Another one starts [in three days].” Davis gestures and they can be added to the wort at different times throughout the boiling process in order to toward the canning line, his hand following the contours of the machine as though it were a recently impart different aromas and flavors. acquired luxury car. He demonstrates how the machine, inactive at the time, works by pushing an Once the boiling process is complete, the wort is filtered, cooled and transferred to a example can through the conveyor like a kid would demonstrate a Lego creation, again personifying fermentation vessel. If I remember correctly, the yeast is added at this point and the vessel is the different parts of the machine as though they were each employees. His obvious enjoyment of sealed, not to be opened for three weeks or more as the yeast works on converting as many of what he does was, frankly, infectious. the sugars in the wort into ethanol as it can before dying of acute alcohol intoxication. Davis is a pretty shrewd businessman too, and canning has been his plan for a long time. “The When the fermentation process is complete, you must return to Engine 15 to bottle your only reason not to go into cans is because Americans think shitty beer goes in cans. It’s a better brew. Again, cleanliness is key and everything is sanitized. Drinking beer while bottling is not packaging though. Bottles are dangerous. Cans keep out air and light, which will just kill beer. They’re required, but is strongly recommended. Now I understand why some microbreweries don’t lighter and they fit in a cooler better.” They had just begun selling six-packs of People’s Pale the day bottle their beer. It’s incredibly repetitive work, but can be an enjoyable experience when armed of our tour in February, and their other two most popular brews, I-10 IPA and Jon Boat, were ready in with a pint and the knowledge that you’re not going to be doing it very often (if ever again). cans in time to kick off St. Patty’s Day weekend. Get all the can news and more on Intuition’s website: So here they are, the finished products: Ping Pong Pale Ale and Mess You Up Wheat. Both intuitionaleworks.com. brews were pretty good, and their character changed over the weeks they aged in the bottles. After the tour, those who had brought their gallon or quart Intuition growlers were anxious to Conclusion: Do it. Overall, it was a great experience: ideal for small teams, if you have a get them filled, so we headed outside and into the separate taproom. The bar is reminiscent of an old group of interested friends or an employer who doesn’t object to such activities. But even if you English pub with its dim lighting, brick walls and plank-top tables. Charming, in a word, and definitely can’t be bothered, you can always just head to Engine 15 for a good sausage and a great beer. a place you could see yourself hanging out with friends after work. We were already planning our return to Intuition well before we got back on the bus for the short ride to the next brewery.

eujacksonville.com | JUNE 2012 7 Bold City Grains photo by anna rabhan

Bold as love

old City Brewery is right down the road from Intuition and, as food and beverage blogger Oliver Dodd says, the confluence of the two, in addition B to Kickbacks Gastropub, has “established the area near the intersection of Rosselle Street and King Street as Jacksonville’s brewing district and created one amazing pub crawl.” In fact, Bold City was the first of the breweries in Jacksonville’s beer renais- sance to open and is credited with kicking the whole thing off. Brian Miller, Bold City’s owner, had been home brewing since 2002 and, when he found out in 2005 that he was going to be laid off from his corporate job, he convinced his dad to take out a second mortgage (how many beers did that take?!) so that Brian could open the brewery. The whole family is now involved in the business, from manage- ment to brewing to slinging beer in the taproom. Bold City is housed in a large warehouse, much like Intuition. It also has a taproom and brewery-floor bar. What’s unique about it, though, is the building’s age and the Cannery Row ambiance provided mainly by the old, high, wood-plank ceiling and walls and the transom windows. The Jax Brew Bus crew set up at the tasting table and were served flights that were, curiously, communal. As our tour was made up mostly of people who didn’t know each other, only the thirstiest Bold City Tanks photo by anna rabhan seemed willing to share glasses. The variety was also surprising. Bold City gener- ally has eight to 12 beers available at a time, and we tasted eight. The flight glasses were also conveniently served on a labeled tray so you didn’t have to keep asking distribution. Of all of Jacksonville’s craft breweries, Bold City is the one you’re most likely to find in your favorite which was which. restaurant, pub, grocery store or beverage outlet. Look for the list on their website: boldcitybrewery.com. The Jax Brew Bus guys informed us that Duke’s Cold Nose Brown Ale and One of Bold City’s brewers, Cody, gave us a very thorough tour. After that, we were free to grab a pint in the Killer Whale Cream Ale are the two Bold City brews one is likely to find all over cozy taproom or play giant Jenga while folks were getting their gallon or quart growlers filled. By the time the tour town. The Duke’s was a nice balance of body and sweetness, and it’s easy to left Bold City, we were all eager to see what it would take to try our own hand at brewing. Fortunately, the tour see why it’s so popular. Another thing that makes Bold City unique is their wide includes a visit to Just Brew It right next door!

8 JUNE 2012 | eu jacksonville monthly Giant Jenga at the Green Room

here’s a new store on the beer block, Beer:30. Started T by locals Warren Fryefield and Justen Mann, Beer:30 is a welcome addition to the growing Jacksonville Brewery District occupying what used to be Hammerhall Gaming on King Street in Riverside. This new “craft emporium”, as they are dubbing it, opened June 1st just in time for summer heat waves and football season.

EU: Why did you decide to open a beer emporium, and how did you originally settle on the concept? WF: The idea spawned when I visited Atlanta in December to watch the Jags take on the Falcons in that miserable Thursday night blowout loss. A buddy of mine who lived up there told me I had to check out this beer store in the area. As soon as I walked in I said “Riverside needs this!”

EU: What sort of things will you offer? Will you have particular items that can’t be Bold City Grains photo by anna rabhan found anywhere else locally? WF: We are primarily carrying harder to find domestic craft beers. We are carrying the full portfolio of a lot of well known craft breweries from around the country, as photo by anna rabhan well as some not so well known breweries that aren’t really visible in the Jacksonville market. We are also going to carry imports, ciders, and wines; but our main focus is on domestic crafts. Rich are the rooms and the comforts there EU: What made you choose the King Street Corridor? WF: There was no question where it had to be. With local staples Kickbacks, Intuition uick: Where would you want to end up after a long night (or afternoon) of brewery and Bold City all serving great draft beer in the area, as well as all the local bars and and pub hopping? In a buddy’s garage, hanging out, playing games and drinking restaurants with so many great beers on tap, we knew it was the right side of town for more beer, right? That’s exactly the experience that Green Room Brewing, on 3rd us. Q Street North in Jacksonville Beach, offers. Green Room’s owner, Eric Luman, who is also co-owner of Just Brew It, used EU: What are you hoping to bring to the new “Brewery District”? to be head brewer at Seven Bridges. His reputation, especially with the small-batch brews, was WF: A package store! There are so many places to get good beers on draft in the area, well-established by the time he left to open his own microbrewery, which he did in June of 2011. but not enough places to get good beers to go. It’s too expensive to drink out every Green Room (greenroombrewing.com) has 16 taps, six or seven of which are occupied by night. their own brews. The others are dedicated to beer from other Jacksonville and Florida breweries such as Intuition and Gainesville’s Swamp Head. Luman’s interest in collaboration is clear, and he has helped develop and brew recipes at several other breweries. In fact, that collaborative spirit is present in physical form on the brewery floor. Luman purchased Bold City’s original tanks for 1271 King Street Green Room’s operation. That bit of Jacksonville brew history is worth a look, as are the Maker’s beer30jax.com Mark barrels in which Luman is ageing a special brew for Green Room’s one-year anniversary. On the day of our Jax Brew Bus tour, we were given our choice of a Green Room pint. Un- facebook.com/Beer30jax fortunately, their most well-known brew, the Helles Yeah, wasn’t available, so we turn to food and beverage blogger Oliver Dodd for his impression. He says, “The Helles stands out for me as a particularly well-balanced lager.” We also enjoyed the Undertow Barleywine, which was sweet hours: and soothing. Although the bar at Green Room is rather small, the bar room is huge, and patrons regularly Monday – Thursday: 11 am - 11 pm spill over into the brewery. By the time our tour was coming to a close, Green Room was packed Friday: 11 am - 2 am and there was a wait for the Ping-Pong table. That’s right, Ping-Pong. Aside from great beer and Saturday: 10 am - 2 am a relaxed atmosphere, the games are what make Green Room unique. They have the ubiquitous Sunday: 11 am - 5 pm giant Jenga and Cornhole, of course, but, in addition to Ping-Pong, they have a bazillion board Sunday Jags @ Home: 9 am - 5pm games in the front bar area, making it a great place to end up for a heaping helping of lighthearted fun along with your brew.

eujacksonville.com | JUNE 2012 9 Do try this at home: Jacksonville’s brew supply store and beer events

If you could see yourself as Jacksonville’s next big brew star, or even if you’re just passionate about your hoppy hobby, you’d do well to visit Just Brew It (www.justbrewitjax.com). Not only is Just Brew It where Brian Miller, owner of Bold City Brew- ery, stocked up during his home brewing days, but the co-owner is none other than Eric Luman, owner of Green Room Brewing. Besides, they really are the local beer and wine home brewing supply store. When the Jax Brew Bus tour showed up with their exclusive, tour-only 15 percent discount cards in hand, Ken Stevens was kind enough to show us around the shop, which is next door to Bold City Brewery on Rosselle Street. From refriger- ators full of different yeast strains to brew kits to honey to hoses to sacks of malt and grain, they really do have it all. Stevens even let us crunch a few grains just to get a taste of what beer is all about. And raise your glasses, beach brewers, Just Brew It has a location in Jacksonville Beach on 3rd Street North. Just Brew It is also a great place to find out about the Jax brew culture and related events. The manager is also Past Presi- dent of the Cowford Ale Sharing Klub, or C.A.S.K. (www.thecask. org). Who knew Northeast Florida had its very own home brew- All right, get off the bus ing club? They hold regular meetings and are also on Twitter. Another resource for breaking brew news is Beer Junto (www. beerjunto.com), whose mission is to “unite the Jacksonville beer ll good things must come to an end, and as the Jax Brew Bus made its way back to Tinseltown, others on the community.” road would never have guessed that the group had just met that day. There was good-natured joking, much Also check out the breweries’ own sites, Facebook pages laughter and the asshole hat was finally awarded for a second, albeit small, spill. and tweets. Jacksonville’s breweries are incredibly active and There was also some comparing of notes about the different breweries and their beer. Finally, someone partner with local organizations and restaurants to hold dinners, A asked one of our wise and judicious guides, Mike, which among Jacksonville’s awesome craft breweries was benefits and other events all the time. Don’t miss out on any of his favorite. “I love them all differently,” he replied. Cheers to that! the fun—or the beer! Please email your questions, comments or suggestions to [email protected].

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10 JUNE 2012 | eu jacksonville monthly on the river Beer Week and St. Johns Riverkeeper: Save the St. Johns with a pub crawl?

You can’t make good beer without good water. It is no wonder that Jacksonville brewer- ies and restaurants are always some of the best supporters of the St. Johns Riverkeeper in its efforts to restore and protect the St. Johns. A host of great events and fundraisers that benefit protection of the river have been organized by small businesses and families in Jacksonville. These events in the watershed that supports the St. Johns highlight the willingness of our community to clean up this resource and get people out into the river. While the best way to protect the St. Johns is to get people on the river kayaking, boating and swimming, people helping from the shore are doing a good job too. Throughout the year, Black Creek Outfitters has donated one percent of all kayak sales to the St. Johns Riverkeeper. In April, Panache Salon in Julington Creek and St. Augustine held a haircut-a-thon and donated all proceeds from an entire Saturday to protecting the river. Stylists helped to explain how the St. Johns Riverkeeper organization operates to their captive audience. Engine 15 brewed a specialty Amber Waves double wheat just for the St. Johns Riverkeeper. Eco Latino newspaper held an Eco Fashion show with over 90 runway models at the April Art Walk to support the St. Johns and highlight conservation. We can all work to save the St. Johns by sharing our passion and knowledge about the it with friends. From Memorial Day through Independence Day, SweetWater Brewing Company from Atlanta is working through participating Jacksonville restaurants to host a Save the St. Johns campaign that allows people to purchase paper fish at a $1, $5, and $10 level to sup- port the St. Johns Riverkeeper. To kick off the campaign, St. Johns Riverkeeper is hosting a Riverside pub crawl on June 3 from 3-8 pm starting at O’Brothers and moving on to six other SweetWater restaurants and bars.

Can we Save the St. Johns with a pub crawl? It’s a fun way to try.

June 3, 3-8 pm Save the St. Johns SweetWater Pub Crawl Start at O’Brothers Restaurant and move through Grassroots Market, Birdies, Kickbacks, Euro- pean Street, Rogue, and the Garage. Great Prizes. www.stjohnsriverkeeper.org/events

June 9, 10 am-12 pm Black Creek Boat Cruise Learn about the beautiful Black Creek and bring your camera to capture the wildlife! www.stjohnsriverkeeper.org/events/black-creek-boat-trip

June 9, 11:30 am 12.1 Mile Swim Up the St. Johns River Come join us at the Riverside Arts Market where we will meet Jim Alabiso as he completes a 12.1 mile swim up the St. Johns to show people that you can swim in it. The swim starts at the Walter Jones Historic Park in Mandarin and finishes at RAM. www.stjohnsriverkeeper.org/events/up-the-river-2012-a-12-mile-swim-up-the-st-johns

May 28-July 4 Save the St. Johns SweetWater Brewing Company is working with restaurants throughout the St. Johns water- shed to help raise funds for the St. Johns Riverkeeper through a paper fish campaign. Learn more about the campaign and how SweetWater started it all by understanding that good beer comes from clean water. www.savethestjohnsriver.com

eujacksonville.com | JUNE 2012 11 pen since December of 2011, O Bold Bean Coffee Roasters’ Riverside coffee shop has a cast of interesting regulars to match any of the HAVE A CUP well-worn bars that populate the district. Bold Bean Coffee Roasters: A unique mix of There’s the jovial magician, the friendly techie who can get anyone onto Bold flavor & friends By Amy Moore // photos by bonnie lynn thomas Bean’s Wi-Fi (and who considers his daily coffee a small price for that precious warmth in a way that doesn’t so much happen at impersonal chains. Part of the space’s warmth, too, comes from its carefully curated art Internet access), the serene yogis on their selections (Photographer Dennis Ho is curator Staci Bushea’s latest pick) and focus on great music, which will soon turn into a regular way to and from the nearby studio, and schedule of live selections, including jazz on Tuesdays, open-mic on Wednesdays, DJ sets on Thursdays, and full bands on Saturdays. All this focus on the space and its patrons is not to say the cof- various and sundry local professionals, fee itself is any less a focus. Zack and his crew are very clearly pas- sionate about their product, meticulously selecting only the highest academics, creative types, and dogs quality green coffee beans to roast and cup. As he explains, “every- thing that comes in here is a green, raw coffee bean. We work with (yes, there are canine regulars too) who can be found in the space our importers closely on finding coffee from all over the world that any given day of the week. The difference is that these regulars aren’t fits flavor profiles we’re looking for,” which include African, Central pickled in alcohol but are instead hopped up on artisan-roasted, American, and Indonesian, each of which he describes in detail. He hand-crafted coffee or mellowed out on carefully infused loose-leaf goes on, “my roasting has progressed more in the last six months tea. than it had in the previous five years before we got the shop open, Of course, there is also beer to be had- and really good beer at just because we’re working with it every single day. We get feedback that (one recent selection was the coffee infused “L Stout,” created and we see how it reacts in the roaster and the espresso machine.” as a collaboration between Bold Bean and Bold City)- but what you Asked what he would recommend a brand-new Bold Bean may notice upon entering the coffee shop is that while everyone has patron try first, Zack responds earnestly, “I think the biggest thing is a cup or glass of something, the prevailing atmosphere is that of just to try the coffee black. Before you do anything, try it straight up, a warm space in which to gather and connect rather than simply a the way we all drink it.” According to him, they’ve “converted a lot of place to swill beer and coffee. People linger over empty cups, caught people,” with the simple encouragement to “try it the way we brew it up in animated conversation with, for example, a rescue dog owner first, and if you don’t like it, then add something to it.” It may seem sitting at an adjacent table or a sustainable farm group working on foreign to many to try coffee with no adulteration, but to aid in the strategy across the room. What you’ll find upon entering Bold Bean is process, Zack is coming up with a regular schedule of cuppings, as that it feels more like a neighborhood center than a coffee shop. As well as classes on “how to brew real good coffee at home.” He and Zack, Bold Bean’s chief owner-operator puts it, “there’s a lot of good his staff are currently working to build a schedule that will include a regulars- its success so far looks to be a result of the sum of those energy in here, and that makes it a place people want to be.” Though couple of classes every Saturday, each with a different theme that parts creating some indefinable spirit that grabs patrons and keeps he says they started the shop “for the love of coffee,” he has grown will include demonstrations and tastings. Starting out, he plans to them coming back for more. Maybe the question is not so much into a feeling that “the people who come here are more important limit classes to ten people in order to provide individual attention to “what makes Bold Bean so great?” but rather “Is it possible not to than the coffee we’re serving.” participants. Patrons can sign up first-come, first-serve in the shop become a regular?” The space itself is minimal and industrial in design, with wide or by calling 855-1181. Bold Bean Coffee Roasters is open at 869 Stockton Street in glass windows, gleaming steel, and tidy wood panels inspired by While it’s probably true that Bold Bean could find some level of Riverside from 6:30 am to 10 pm Monday through Thursday; 6:30 Zack’s favorite West Coast coffee shops. This minimalism, though, success with any one of its constituent parts- superb coffee, friendly am to midnight on Friday; 8 am to midnight on Saturday; and 10 am rather than feeling cold, allows people to fill the space with their own service, warm atmosphere, interesting art and music, fascinating to 4 pm on Sunday.

12 JUNE 2012 | eu jacksonville monthly Dish Update where to eat, drink & be merry

compiled by Devon Stiles & erin thursby

More than fifty of Jacksonville’s best restaurants and beverage distributors are gearing up to face off in the 22nd Annual Jacksonville FOODFIGHT™ on Thursday, June 7, 2012, from 6:30 to 9 pm at the EverBank Field Touchdown Club. Proceeds from the event benefit Second Harvest North Florida. General admission tickets are $60 and VIP tickets are $100. For more on what Second Harvest does visit www. WeNourishHope.org. See the event entry below for more info. Olio Market downtown celebrated its one-year anniversary by announcing their Grilled Cheese with Duck Confit had secured a wild-card spot on The Travel Channel’sAdam Richman’s Best Sandwich of America. After serving the Murray Hill area for more than 60 years, local ice cream icon Dreamette opened a second location in Mandarin at the Mandarin Outback Plaza Shopping Center on San Jose Blvd. Jimmy Johns opened its sixth Jacksonville location in Riverside last month located at 630 Park St. Another location at 9971 Baymeadows Road in Deerwood Marketplace is planned for 2012. Sun-Ray Cinema in 5 Points is now offering a walk-up pizza-by-the-slice window on Friday and Satur- day nights from 11 pm to 2:30 am. Options include cheese, pepperoni, and vegan cheese pizza. Asian-fusion restaurant Sakana is set to open in June in Jacksonville Beach. Sakana features Executive Chef Scott Ostrander’s culinary creations. Ostrander was previously Executive Chef at Avondale’s now closed ‘town. Pollo Tropical has opened another locale in north Jacksonville on Skymarks Drive. The chain has been finding as many ways as possible to be involved in the community. In May, they honored teachers with their teacher of the year campaign (the most-nominated teacher in each county got free Pollo Tropical for a year and the school with the most nominations received $500 for its student activities fund). This month they’ll be offering free family meals for family Zoo memberships. Anyone who renews or purchases family-cat- egory zoo membership at Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens will receive a free Pollo Tropical Create Your Own Family Meal, valued at more than $16 and valid through June 30.

Wednesdays, Mid-Week Market Fresh nutritious Beach, 7-10 pm, www.thegirlsgonegreen.com/ local foods and treats! Bring your basket and upcoming-events.html. shopping bags to the weekly Mid-Week Market at Bull Memorial Park in Atlantic Beach. 4-7 pm, June 7 The 22nd Annual Jacksonville FOOD- www.facebook.com/midweekmarket. FIGHT This year’s event will bring together some of the First Coast’s finest restaurants, caterers Wednesdays, King Street Farmers Market This and beverage wholesalers for a friendly competi- new market just opened last month. You can find tion where partygoers prove to be the biggest it at the lot next to Riverside Market Antiques & winners. The event has raised more than $1 Interiors at 1021 King Street. Expect fresh pro- million to help fight hunger in Jacksonville over duce, bread, honey, teas, baked goods, organic the last 20 years and hopes to raise at least food and chocolate vendors.11 am-2 pm $100,000 in 2012; all proceeds benefit Second Harvest North Florida. $60 for general admission Thursdays, Low Country Shrimp Boil Come to and $100 for VIP access, both of which include the back porch of Marché Burette at the Omni on tastes of delightful dishes prepared by the top Amelia Island Plantation for a good old-fashioned restaurant chefs in the city along with numerous low country shrimp boil. Every Thursday through beverages and live entertainment. The VIP admis- August 30. Expect hermit crab races, bag games sion entitles partygoers to exclusive access to and hula hoops. 5-8 pm, www.aipfl.com/Events/ the Jaguar Suite level, which will feature an ad- resort_calendar.html. ditional 20 restaurants and vendors. VIP access also comes with entry to all restaurants on the Saturdays, Riverside Arts Market 10 am-4 pm. second level from 6-6:30 pm; a private seating Under the Fuller Warren Bridge on Riverside Av- area available throughout the event; entry into a enue, www.riversideartsmarket.com. prize drawing for a variety of special items on the Jaguar Suites level; and a commemorative FOOD- Saturdays, Beaches Green Market 2 pm-5 pm. FIGHT wine glass. To order tickets or purchase Jarboe Park, Neptune Beach. www.beacheslocal- sponsorship packages, visit www.Jacksonville- foodnetwork.web.officelive.com/greenmarket.aspx. FOODFIGHT.org or call 739-7074.

Sundays, Avondale Farmers Market A neighbor- Jun 9 Food Truck Rally Jax Truckies is hosting a hood Sunday market featuring local produce, gourmet food truck rally at Burrito Gallery. Par- artisan smokehouse products, fresh bread, local ticipants are asked to contribute a $1 donation to cheeses, and heritage beef and poultry. Vendors Second Harvest for the purchase of a wristband revolve on a weekly basis, so be sure to ask your allowing admission into the event. 11 am-5 pm. favorite farmer when they will be at the market. For more information, visit www.facebook.com/ 1-4 pm, Historic Avondale at the corner of St. JaxTruckies. Johns and Talbot. June 13 ABC Wine Tasting This is their regular June 7 The Girls Gone Green Launch Party A wine tasting, with wines from all over the world to vegan girls group will celebrate being featured try. Cost is $10 for which you receive a coupon on I Know Jax. Expect live entertainment, veg- to use on the night of the event and a wine glass. gie delights and a very fun atmosphere. $10 for 6-8 pm, ABC Fine Wine and Spirits in Mandarin, nonmembers. Green Room Brewing, Jacksonville www.abcfws.com.

eujacksonville.com | JUNE 2012 13 grow your own

BY ALINE CLEMENT

ere we are at the end of another busy school year H wondering what to do with the kiddies during the summer break. Why not make use of the free time and their boredom to introduce them to butterfly gardening?

A butterfly garden can be as small as a few pots on your patio or as large as your entire back- yard. As long as you provide the right plants, a source of water and an environment free of pesticides, you can attract these beautiful creatures into your family’s space. Your first step is to learn all you can about butterflies. The Life Cycles of Butterflies by Judy Burris and Wayne Richards is a beautifully illustrated book for elementary-age children, but even older children and adults will enjoy reading it. The pictures help you identify the caterpillar (larva) and chrysalis (pupa) of some of the most well-known butterflies so you’ll know what to look for when your garden begins to attract them. Next, decide which butterflies you want to invite into your garden. This is very important be- cause while most of the flowers you plant will attract butterflies, there are only a few “host” plants where the adult butterfly will lay her eggs, from which the tiny caterpillars emerge. Host plants provide food for the growing caterpillars, and they are quite picky about what they eat. For instance, Gulf Fritil- lary butterflies lay their eggs primarily on the passionflower vine, while Monarchs prefer milkweed. If you don’t provide host plants, you may miss seeing a chrysalis- and possibly an adult butterfly low dish filled with water and sand with a large flat stone on top where they can perch should suffice. emerging from it. Check out the University of Florida’s “Butterfly Gardening in Florida” (http://edis. If all of this sounds too ambitious for you, why not plan a day trip to our own Jacksonville Zoo ifas.ufl.edu/pdffiles/UW/UW05700.pdf) for help in planning your garden, from the types of butterflies and Gardens to visit Butterfly Hollow? Enjoy a stroll through charming paths lined with beautiful flow- found in Northeast Florida to which nectar and host plants attract them. ering plants, garden art and about a dozen different butterflies, one of which may even land on your When you’re ready to plant, group your nectar plants together by color, choosing fragrant, shirt! You’ll need to act quickly to see this exhibit; it closes at the end of September. brightly colored flowers with varying heights. Plant them in a sunny spot with shelter from the wind A family project like a butterfly garden can provide hours of fun and learning for everyone! and some trees nearby to provide protection and resting places at night. Place your host plants among higher nectar plants. This helps to hide the caterpillars from the birds that eat them as well as to conceal the plants when those same caterpillars have munched away at all the leaves! Aline Clement is a master gardener with the Duval County Butterflies need a source of water and a place to bask in the sun and warm their wings. A shal- Extension Service and the University of Florida/IFAS.

14 JUNE 2012 | eu jacksonville monthly Something for everyone “Yoga is a gateway to happiness in mind, yogabody and soul. It’s a path worth taking.”

BY ANNA RABHAN

The ancient origins of yoga, the many related philosophies and traditions and the various as- sociated purposes mean that any attempt at a simple definition of yoga would be inadequate. In fact, Webster’s dual definitions of yoga as both a “Hindu theistic philosophy” and “a system of exercises” demonstrate yoga’s multifaceted nature. Its many iterations began at least as early as 400 B.C., though many argue origins of 5,000 years ago. However, what most people are familiar with as “yoga” these days is Hatha Yoga, first described in the 15th century, which focuses on purifying the body in order to purify the mind. There seem to be as many motivations for practicing yoga as there are forms. The American Yoga Association (www.theamericanyogaassociation.org) states that there are “over a hundred differ- ent schools of yoga.” There are those, of course, for whom yoga is an integral part of their spiritual philosophy. There are also those for whom yoga is a means by which to become aware of and better manage the connection between the mind and body. This connection is something we all experience; in the Yoga Journal, Dr. Timothy McCall cites the examples of salivating at the thought of a delicious meal or the stomach butterflies one feels before an important presentation. Yoga practitioners simply seek to become more aware of the connection and its implications and, at times, to control either the mind’s or the body’s reactions. There are also those individuals who find yoga relaxing and who use it to relieve stress. And, finally, there are those who enjoy the physical benefits, which include, among many others, increased flexibility, improved balance and stronger muscles. An interesting option is CW17’s new morning yoga show, The Willow (www.yourjax.com/thewil- low). The half-hour show airs every weekday at 7 am. It follows a very intimate format, with a simple “Instead of thinking about my worries of the day, I black and white stage set and only the host, the Willow, in front of the camera. The Willow guides the audience through a series of poses, while also providing observations and encouraging affirma- focus on what I’m doing and holding the posture.” tions about such things as balance and becoming who you want to be. Viewers can also connect with the Willow on Facebook at www.facebook.com/sunrisewiththewillow. Executive Producer Kevin Porter says, “The Willow will become as much a part of the viewer’s daily routine as a morning cup Much of the explosion in yoga’s popularity is due to these physical and mental benefits. Local of coffee. Each morning, she will instruct the viewer in traditional practice, as well as more cutting food and lifestyle blogger Dawn Hutchins (www.floridacoastalcooking.com) has been practicing yoga edge postures, while instilling positive life changes.” The show seems particularly useful for those since childhood. She says, “I do yoga because I call it my ‘meditation in motion.’ Instead of thinking who want to begin their day in a positive, invigorating way. There are also guided yoga classes avail- about my worries of the day, I focus on what I’m doing and holding the posture. I have gained more able through community centers, community education programs and neighborhood association lean muscle and actually get into a target heart rate for cardio burn while becoming more relaxed and programs. For those with some experience who prefer a more solitary, yet still guided, practice, there focused.” Through scientific studies, Western medicine is beginning to gain an understanding of the are videos and online content that one could use at home. Having experience with yoga helps in de- mechanisms through which yoga benefits the practitioner. These range all the way from the more termining the type, level and quality of such material. obvious lowering of blood pressure through breath control and improved circulation to the less obvi- Since Hatha Yoga styles focus mainly on exercise, breath control and meditation, there really ous. A study reported in the journal Psychosomatic Medicine in 2010 showed that women who regu- isn’t any required equipment. It is helpful to have a yoga mat to provide a cushioned surface. Two larly practiced yoga had lower blood levels of the cytokine interleukin-6. PsychCentral’s Senior News other basic pieces of equipment, helpful, but not essential, are the strap and the block. The strap is Editor Rick Nauhert, Ph.D., says, “IL-6 is an important part of the body’s inflammatory response and simply a long piece of material that can be especially useful for beginners who are not very flexible has been implicated in heart disease, stroke, Type 2 diabetes, arthritis and a host of other age-related yet, for holding certain poses for extended periods of time or for those who can’t quite reach in poses debilitating diseases.” What’s more, the regular yoga practitioners in the study had lower inflammatory involving grasping the hands or wrists. The block is a 3-by-9-inch piece of pressed foam, cork or responses to stress. In other words, their physical stress-response mechanisms functioned better. wood. The block can be helpful to not-so-flexible beginners who need a bit of height to help open up There are a number of yoga studios in town with qualified, trained yoga instructors and classes certain poses. It can also be helpful to more advanced practitioners who need some extra stretch- to help you achieve your goals, whether physical or metaphysical. Mandarin’s Yoga Den (www.yoga- length to increase flexibility. den.com) has been in operation for 10 years and is Yoga Alliance-registered. They provide everything Whether you use yoga to kick-start your day, relax after a stressful week, get more defined from basic classes to Power Yoga and a version of hot (Bikram) yoga, which is practiced in a heated biceps, become more present in your life or attain deep levels of spiritual awakening, yoga has some- space to increase perspiration. They also provide teacher training. Ananda Kula (www.ananda-kula. thing to offer everyone. Your fitness or ability level or how much time you have on your hands doesn’t com), on Herschel Street, is a large studio that offers many levels and varieties of yoga including matter nearly as much as your willingness to be open to the experience. As the Willow says, “Yoga is meditation, kids yoga, prenatal yoga and more. They also offer a host of other services such as Pi- a gateway to happiness in mind, body and soul. It’s a path worth taking.” lates, reiki, acupuncture, reflexology and massage. There are, of course, many other studios through- out Jacksonville, from Downtown to the Beaches. Please email your questions, comments or suggestions to [email protected].

eujacksonville.com | JUNE 2012 15 PADDLE TO ADVENTURE Stand Up Paddleboarding - Surfing’s Newest Craze

By ERIN THURSBY

kayaked before, but with Kayak Amelia I learned I’ve about a newer form of paddle boarding, got to try it out and appreciate the beauty of our brackish water. The First Coast’s many waterways, access to the ocean, and the river mean that there are plenty of places where you can have a water adventure. Kayaking is a relatively easy way to get some exercise, go outdoors, and have a low-risk adventure.

For the novice, the great part about Kayak Amelia is that they do a tutorial on land before the trip. You’ll learn the basics of the short stroke and how to turn, reverse and move forward. We started from Camp Alimacani and ended up at the Kayak Amelia grounds. It made things a lot easier because we went with the tide rather than against it. After a few strong strokes, I would often take a moment to coast and take in the scenery, watching a seahawk show off his moves, an egret hunting in the shallows or a mullet’s acrobatics. Your chances of tipping in a kayak are pretty slim, unless you goof around. But it was our tour guide C.J.’s stand up paddleboard that caught my eye. When we stopped at a beach to explore and eat the cookies Kayak Amelia is famous for, he invited those on the tour to give it a try. A stand up paddleboard, or SUP, looks a bit like a beefy surf board with fins on the underside. The user stands on the board and paddles using a long paddle with a scoop on only one end. The more you move forward by paddling, the better your balance (sort of like a bicycle: the more you pedal, the easier it is to keep your balance). The possibility of falling in the water is higher than it is on a standard kayak. I didn’t fall in when I tried it, but I didn’t try any of the more advanced stuff, like shifting my weight to the back of the board to make it go faster. That earned a lot of the newbie SU- Pers a dip in the drink. C.J. led the tour, with tour guide Ray in the back rounding up the stragglers. Because C.J. was on a SUP, he was easy to spot and could see all of us from his position. Vantage point is one of the advantages the SUP has over a standard kayak. Modern stand up paddleboarding has its origins in surfing. Hawaiian surfers in the 1960s would stand and use a long paddle to get them further out in the surf. Today’s SUPing is actually better done on calm, flat waters. It’s turned into a full-fledged sport with an online magazine and worldwide races. Guided SUP tours at Kayak Amelia are available now ($50) if you want to try something new. I like both the classic kayak and the newer SUP. You can also have your own adventure by renting your

own kayak. They’ll supply you with a map and tips on where to go if you ask. The next time you lament the lack of things to do in the area, think about using a paddle and experiencing the First Coast’s waterways from your own human-powered floating vehicle. Find Kayak Amelia at www.kayakamelia.com or call them at 251-0016.

Kayak Tips --Use sunscreen, including under your chin as the water does reflect sunlight. --Pack a change of clothes. You can either leave them in your car or bring them with in a waterproof pouch. --Bring liquid refreshment: water or a sports drink. --Wear a hat. It’s helpful for shading, but make sure it is securely on your head because there will be a breeze. --Wear sunglasses. --If you aren’t on a tour, buy a waterproof camera! The gift shop at Kayak Amelia sells a re- usable waterproof film camera for about $12.

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June 16 – The number of community gardens in Jacksonville has exploded in the past few years! They are associated with schools, churches, neighborhoods, community groups and other entities. If you or your organization has considered the idea, the Duval County Extension offers valuable information in its free “What you need to know and may not have considered when it comes to community gardens” workshop. The basics of getting started, regulatory information, zoning laws, eco events funding and more will be covered from 9 am to 12:30 pm at the Extension office on McDuff Ave. brought to you by tree hill nature center Call Jeannie Crosby at 255-7450 to register.

June 21 – Edith Smith, owner of Shady Oak Butterfly Farm, will speak about “Advanced Butterfly Gardening” at the Florida Native Plant Society, Ixia Chapter, general meeting. The meeting starts at 6:30 pm at the Regency Square Library. Mrs. Smith has been raising and selling butterflies and June was made for Eco Events! It’s Great Outdoors Month. It’s also butterfly host and nectar plants for over a decade. She will discuss unusual species and garden Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Month (check out the new farmers markets additions for butterflies and address misconceptions about butterfly gardening. There will be a live butterfly release after the program, which is free! below) and National Rose Month. June 5 is World Environment Day, and the fourth week of June is National Camping Week. June 21 – Learn about The Living Building Challenge at the U.S. Green Building Council of North Florida’s Master Speakers Luncheon. This certification program covers all buildings at all scales,

from new construction and renovation to infrastructure, landscapes and neighborhoods. The program, from 11:30 am to 1 pm, will be held at River City Brewing Company and costs $30 for Farmers Market News – There are two more farmers markets in town now! The Farmers Mar- USGBCNF members, $40 for nonmembers and $15 for students. Register at https://usgbcnf.mem- ket of San Marco takes place every Saturday from 8:30 am-2 pm at the corner of LaSalle and berclicks.net/event-calendar by 10 am on June 19. Hendricks behind Regions Bank. King Street Farmers Market opened in May and happens every

Wednesday from 11 am-2 pm in the lot next to Riverside Market Antiques & Interiors.

June – “Like” Tree Hill on Facebook (www.facebook.com/TreeHillNatureCenter). Throughout June, Compiled by Anna Rahban. Please email listings for consideration to they are offering a buy one, get one free general admission coupon on their Facebook page! [email protected] by the 15th of each month.

June and July – Looking for a romantic, eco-adventurous activity or a great summer educational opportunity for the kids? The Georgia Sea Turtle Center offers twice-a-night Evening Turtle Walks beginning at 8:30 and 9:30 pm. A 30-45-minute presentation about the natural history of sea tur- tles is followed by an hour-long guided beach search for a nesting turtle. The cost is $12 for non- members and $6 for members (not including admission to the GSTC - see website). Children must be at least four years old; anyone under 18 must be with an adult. Advance registration is required; call 912-635-4444. For more information, visit www.georgiaseaturtlecenter.org.

June 2 – The Girls Gone Green premieres at 11 pm on CW17’s I Know Jax. They will cover sto- ries that embrace a green and healthy lifestyle. Tune in every Saturday night!

June 9 – The Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve presents a bounty of activities throughout June. Join them from 8:30-10:30 am for the Second Saturday Trail Walk. The whole family will enjoy this 1.5-mile guided walk through Guana Trail. There is a $3-per-vehicle parking fee. Reservations are requested; call 823-4500 or go to www.gtmnerr2ndtrailhike.event- brite.com. Meet at the Trailhead Pavilion at 505 Guana River Road and wear comfortable, closed- toe walking shoes. For more fantastic events at GTMNERR, visit www.gtmnerr.org/index.html.

June 9 – Tree Hill Nature Center presents Watercolor in the Woods at 1 pm. Join local artist Shellie Thies as she teaches basic watercolor technique. Participants will paint their very own watercolor masterpiece outside. This Second Saturday program is $5 for members and $10 for nonmembers, which includes admission to Tree Hill! Workshops are limited to 25 people on a first- come, first-served basis the day of the program, so register online at www.treehill.org to reserve your spot! Wear comfortable, weather-appropriate clothing; closed-toe shoes are recommended. Also, contact Tree Hill at 724-4646 about having your next birthday party there (only $3 per per- son!) and about amphitheater rental for events. It is wedding season!

June 10 – The North Florida Land Trust, a nonprofit that has preserved natural areas near North Florida’s critical watersheds for over 13 years, recently closed on a 110-acre parcel on Big Talbot Island and is working on two more parcels. In celebration, join them for an Open House and Fish Fry from 12-5 pm at their Big Talbot House at 12134 Houston Ave. Enjoy some music and good food and learn a little more about their current projects. For details, call 285-7020.

June 11 – This month’s Sierra Club, Northeast Group meeting focuses the hot topic of permacul- ture! Alex Ojeda speaks about growing foods in a sustainable way and having a minimal impact on the environment. Alex will demonstrate compost-in-place techniques, vermiculture and compost teas, and plant varieties that fertilize where they are planted. The meeting, at 6:30 pm at Lakewood Presbyterian, is free and open to the public. Please bring your own reusable cup to reduce waste. Call 247-1876 for more information.

June 14, 21, 28 and July 5 – The Duval County Extension offers a four-part prep class from 5-9 pm at the McDuff Avenue location for anyone planning to take the arborist certification test. The class is designed to review some of the important concepts of the Arborist Certification Study Guide, not take the place of studying for the exam. Each participant receives a notebook with pro- gram notes. Register for the $50 class online at www.eventbrite.com/event/3404048601 or mail a Are you interested in supporting our local troops and families? check payable to DCOHAC to Larry Figart, 1010 N McDuff Ave. Jacksonville, Fl 32254. For ques- Did you know that greater jax area uso is an “independent chartered uso DIÆOLDWHRUJDQL]DWLRQRSHUDWLQJWKUHHORFDOXVRFHQWHUVVHUYLQJRYHU tions, call Larry at 255-7450. Deadline to register with payment is Friday, June 8. PLOLWDU\SHUVRQQHODQGWKHLUIDPLOLHV*UHDWHUMD[DUHDXVRUHOLHV WRWDOO\XSRQGRQDWLRQVDQGYROXQWHHUVIURPWKHORFDOFRPPXQLW\DQG June 16 – Beaches Local Food Network presents the children’s workshop Bees! from 9-10 am at EXVLQHVVHVIRUVXSSRUWDQGGRHVQRWVROLFLWIRUGRQDWLRQVYLDORFDO the community garden in Jarboe Park. Your little one can learn all about these creatures that are QHZVSDSHULQVHUWVRUX60DLO'RQDWLRQVFROOHFWHGLQWKDWPDQQHUGRQRW FRPHEDFNWRMDFNVRQYLOOHWRKHOSXVVXSSRUWRXUFHQWHUVRUSURJUDPV so essential to the health of the planet and to our food system. The workshop is free, but children must be accompanied by an adult. Find out more about BLFN and the Children’s Garden at www. Please take a moment to visit www.Jaxuso.Org for more information. beacheslocalfoodnetwork.org. eujacksonville.com | JUNE 2012 17 Orange Park Mall family events Freedom Festival

June 1 Jacksonville Suns vs. Mobile Bay- yard swim, 4 mile bike ride, and 1 mile run. Bears The Jacksonville Suns are the minor Packet pick up is on Saturday at Trek bike league Class AA affiliate of the Florida Marlins stores. Registration is online, and fees are and proud members and five-time champions $30 per child. All proceeds benefit our non- of the 10-team Southern League of Profes- profit organization that presents concerts and sional Baseball. Don’t miss Friday Family educational outreach programs for kids, all Fireworks. Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville, free of charge. 8 am. Fletcher High School, 358-2846, jaxsuns.com Neptune Beach, 270-1771, bfasracing.org

June 2 Jacksonville Sharks vs Tampa Bay June 7-11 Suns vs Jackson Generals Base- June 15 Team Teal Rally Team Teal, an June 21 International GO Skate Day Storm The Jacksonville Sharks are ArenaBowl ball Grounds of Jacksonville, 358-2846, organization formed to reconnect the com- Event in Hemming Plaza Party, Benefit, XXIV and back-to-back South Division Cham- jaxsuns.com munity of Jacksonville with its hometown & Jam (PB&J) and KONA Skate Park are pions. Single game tickets start at $11. This team, the Jacksonville Jaguars, hosts a rally joining forces for International GO Skate will be Star Wars Night at the Jacksonville June 9 Up The River For the first time ever for the community. Coaches, players, ROAR Day in Hemming Plaza to raise money Veterans Memorial Arena, 900-2060, jax- on the St. Johns River, Duval Ocean Swim- cheerleaders and Jaxson de Ville will be there and awareness non-profit private school, sharks.com mers will commence a 12-mile swim from to visit fans. There will be free food, interac- the KONA School. This is the first time Mandarin Dock to the Riverside Arts Market tive and inflatable games and drawings for ever that a city has granted public access June 2 Community First Hale & Hearty 7K under the Fuller Warren Bridge. Come to RAM prizes from the Jaguars. 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm. of a park for International GO Skate Day. The Health Planning Council of Northeast and see history being made in our beautiful Jacksonville Zoo, Range of the Jaguar Exhibit, There will be a skateboard competition, Florida is hosting the inaugural Community river. 6 am-12 pm. Mandarin Dock/Riverside myteamteal.com bands, a chopper show, antique car show, First Hale & Hearty 7K at Riverside Arts Mar- Arts Market, 673-4549 facebook.com/Up- roller derby girls, an art show, and so ket. Proceeds from this race will assist the TheRiver2012 June 16 Jacksonville Sharks vs Philadelphia much more of the extreme sports com- Health Planning Council, a non-profit whose Soul Halloween in June. Jacksonville Veterans munity. National magazines and TV sta- vision is to build a healthier region through June 9 The Luau Kick off the summer with Memorial Arena, jaxsharks.com tions will be covering this event. 5-9 pm. research and collaboration. For registration, an authentic Polynesian show & night swim Hemming Plaza, Downtown Jacksonville, race information, runner’s blogs and training at Shipwreck Island Waterpark. Enjoy an ac- June 16 Run for the Pies Annual 5K race facebook.com/events/242874752483157/ tips, visit www.haleandhearty7k.com. Reg- tion-packed show performed by the Prince of presented by 1st Place Sports complete with ?context=create istration for the 7K is Individual $30; 1 Mile Pele, including steel drums, hulas, limbo, and block party, live band, free beer and pies! Race Fun Run $10; Family (2 adults and 2 children) fire dancers. Tyson Alualu from the Jackson- begins at 7 pm. Open to all runners and walk- June 21-25 Jacksonville Suns vs. Tennes- $50. The 7K will begin at 8 am. Riverside Arts ville Jaguars will be the host for the evening. ers; this race is designed to give more runners see Smokies Baseball Grounds of Jackson- Market, haleandhearty7k.com $19.99 includes show and the water park a chance to win in their age group. 250 custom ville, 358-2846, jaxsuns.com until 11 pm. Season Passholders only $9.99. designed Run for the Pies medals will be given June 2 Florida Sea Turtles Join a park ranger Kids 3 & under are free. All ages event. 6-10 up to 15 deep in some age groups. Plus, you June 23 Jax Sharks vs. Cleveland Gladia- and learn about the lifecycle of the sea turtle pm. Adventure Landing, Jacksonville Beach, could also win an apple pie! Jacksonville Land- tors 70s Night. Jacksonville Veterans Memo- and the importance of these creatures. The 246-4386, adventurelanding.com ing, 731-1900, 1stplacesports.com. rial Arena, 900-2060, jaxsharks.com program will take place at the multi-use trail pavilion located at the south beach area on June 9 Public Archaeology Day See archae- June 16 Vettes at the Village The people’s June 23 Science-Fiction Day The Bryan- Little Talbot Island. No reservations are nec- ologists at work and learn about the wonder- choice car show displays over 100 new, clas- Gooding Planetarium is hosting an “out of essary and the program is free with regular ful new information revealed through their sic and custom Corvettes along the Walk of this world” Science-Fiction Day at MOSH. park admission. 2 pm. Little Talbot Island research. Archaeologists from the University Champions at World Golf Village. Hosted by Special sci-fi-themed activities will run State Park, 251-2320, FloridaStateParks.org of Florida’s Department of Anthropology will North Florida Corvette Association, Corvette throughout the day from 10 am to 5 pm and inform visitors on the current investigations at Club of Mandarin and Jacksonville Corvette are free with museum admission. Storm June 2 Quito’s 31st Birthday Celebration the Timucuan Preserve’s Kingsley Plantation Club, Vettes at the Village is free and open to Troopers, Starfleet officers, Klingons, droids The Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens is celebrat- and guide them through active dig sites. Tours the public. A $25 donation is requested for and more will be available for photos. Other ing the 31st birthday of Quito, one of the at 1 and 3 pm. Kingsley Plantation is open cars registered before May 30 (after June 1, special guests will include the 501st, Rebel silverback gorillas. There will be an informa- daily, at no charge, between 9 am and 5 pm. $30). Proceeds from registration will benefit Legion, Starfleet International Jacksonville tion booth at the Great Ape Exhibit with fun Kingsley Plantation, 251-3537, nps.gov/timu the Wolfson Children’s Hospital. 10 am-2:30 and Orlando, International Plastic Model facts about Quito as well as conservation pm. For registration information, visit www. Builders Associations, Project Farragut, information on gorillas. Stop by the Great Ape June 9 National Parks Free Entrance Days nfca.net. World Golf village, St. Augustine, and the Jacksonville Public Library. MOSH, exhibit to sign his birthday card, hear from Area National Parks will offer free admission, wgv.com moshplanetarium.org. zoo keepers about Quito throughout the day, in honor of Get Outdoors Day. Parks include enjoy gorilla enrichment and stop for a visit Castillo de San Marcos National Monument, June 18-22 The 12th Annual Camp Broad- June 28 MOSH After Dark: Speaking of Sue from Jazoo, the Zoo mascot. At 10 am, sing Cumberland Island National Seashore and way The Artist Series brings Camp Broadway Join Dr. Barry Albright, a paleontologist at ‘Happy Birthday’ to Quito, and watch him eat more. Check website for a list of State Na- to Jacksonville for its 12th year. Daily from UNF, for a discussion of some little known his cake. Event free with regular zoo admis- tional Parks. nps.gov 8:30 am-5 pm, Wilson Center for the Arts on facts about A T. Rex Named Sue and her ex- sion. 9:30 am to 2 pm. Jacksonville Zoo and Florida State College at Jacksonville’s South cavation. Free for MOSH Members, students Gardens, 757-4463, jacksonvillezoo.org June 9 Never Quit Beach Challenge This Campus, artistseriesjax.org and teachers with ID; $5 for the public. 6 family event is centered on health, love and pm. MOSH, themosh.org/Home.html June 2-3 Repticon Jacksonville Reptile and determination. It will include a 5K Run (7:35 June 19 Reunion at the Ritz for Eugene Exotic Animal Show Repticon Jacksonville am & 9 am); Trident Challenge consisting Butler Each month, alumni of Jacksonville’s June 30 Freedom Festival The greater Jack- is a reptile event featuring vendors offering of a 5K Run, 500 Meter Ocean Swim, and historically black schools are invited to meet sonville community will enjoy a free fam- reptile pets, supplies, feeders, cages, and a 1.5K Ocean Surfboard Paddle (7:30 am); at the Ritz Theatre and Museum to see the ily-friendly festival with live entertainment, merchandise. There will be raffles, animal a Military Warrior Challenge, Jr. Warrior new exhibit, “More Than a Game: African activities and show-stopping fireworks. seminars, and kid’s activities. June 2, 10 am- Challenge and Battle for the Beach, surfing American Sports in Jacksonville, 1900- Jacksonville southern rockers, Molly Hatchet 5 pm and June 3, 10 am-4 pm. UNF Univer- lessons and 1 Mile Fun Run. The goal of 1975,” share memories of their school days will headline the event at 7:30 pm. The night sity Center, 12000 Alumni Dr, repticon.com Never Quit is to inspire families to become and participate in conversations about current will end with a dazzling display of fireworks healthier, become aware of how to avoid issues in our schools. Re-connect with class- at 9 pm. Families are encouraged to bring June 3 BFAS Kids Triathlon A part of the strokes and brain bleeds, enjoy activities for mates, teachers and coaches and add your blankets and lawn chairs to enjoy the show. Beaches Fine Arts Series for ages 6-13. Ages the whole family. Pre-registration required. stories and memorabilia to the exhibit. 6 - 8 Free and open to the public. 5 pm-9 pm. 6-9 will do a 50 yard swim, 2 mile bike ride, Jacksonville Beach in front of Quality Suites. pm. Free. Ritz Theatre and LaVilla Museum, Orange Park Mall- JCPenney Parking Lot, and half-mile run. Ages 10-13 will do a 100 neverquitnever.com 632-5555, ritzlavilla.com 269-9413, simon.com

18 JUNE 2012 | eu jacksonville monthly tracks & trek $8 million fossil roams MOSH & Sci-Fi fans gather for memorable day

By LIZA MITCHELL

ig things are ahead this summer at the Museum of BScience and History. MOSH will host an exhibit called “A T. rex Named Sue” featuring the world’s largest and most complete Tyrannosaurus rex fossil ever discovered. The exhibit runs through September 23.

Beginning Memorial Day weekend, the lobby will be transformed into a crime scene. Visitors will discover dozens of wooden crates that were used to deliver the replica of the dinosaur on loan from the Field Museum in Chicago. It took three tractor trailer trucks to haul the massive, 12-foot skeleton. The rib cage alone weighs in at an estimated 2,000 lbs. Dinosaur tracks will lead visitors to the second-floor exhibit featuring a fossil dig pit, video foot- age, and interactive models of Sue’s jaws that demonstrate their massive strength when slamming down on prey. Guests will also be able to touch models of a T. rex arm, rib bone, tail and teeth. “She is a monster. Sue is the centerpiece of this exhibit and we are really happy to share it with photo by greg l’etoile-lotes our visitors,” says Director of Operations and Curator Christy Leonard. “Sue has a fascinating history. The science behind Sue is groundbreaking. Her completeness alone has allowed the scientific com- Planetarium director Thomas Webber said the idea of hosting a Sci-Fi Day began to take shape munity to make all sorts of discoveries.” last December. It grew from what used to be just a few tables to an all-day event with science fiction The nearly complete skeletal remains of the T. rex were discovered in South Dakota during a clubs from across the southeast in attendance. commercial fossil expedition in 1990. Fossil hunter and Sue’s namesake, Sue Hendrikson, unearthed Webber says the purpose of the event is the celebration of science and imagination in all its the remains, which date back an estimated 65 million years. forms. “The point of the day, for me, is to celebrate and acknowledge how this genre of fiction has Sue’s skeleton is approximately 90 percent intact, missing only one foot, one arm and a few ribs inspired people and how science fiction affects society,” Webber says. For some, science fiction and vertebrae. Only four other partial T. rex skeletons have been unearthed that contain just 60 per- might have paved the way for a career as an astronaut or scientist. To others, inspiration may evolve cent of their original bones. in a more creative direction like it did for directors George Lucas of the Star Wars films or James While Hendrikson was credited with finding Sue, ownership of the skeleton was granted to the Cameron, who created Avatar. landowner since the discovery occurred on privately-owned land in the Hell Creel Formation near Whether you prefer Star Trek to Star Wars, Sci-Fi Day will have something for everyone. A series Faith, SD. The owner decided to put the skeleton up for auction in 1997, which scared the scientific of interactive presentations will be held throughout the day, tackling such subjects as the physics of community because they feared it would not be available for study. The Field Museum purchased the science, the definition of science fiction and the ability to utilize a warp drive. fossil for $8.4 million, setting the world record for both the most complete T. rex skeleton and the At 11 am, Dr. Mike Reynolds of FSCJ will present “Science Fiction and Society” followed by highest price ever paid for a fossil. “The Science of Star Trek: Distances, Velocities and Warp Drive” presented at 1 pm by Webber. Se- The museum will also sponsor Sci-Fi Day from 10 am to 6 pm on June 23 with planetarium nior Planetarium Educator Brett Jacobs will present “Science Fiction and the Stars” at 2 pm. programs, special presentations, children’s activities and original memorabilia from Star Trek, Doctor Special planetarium shows will also be screened throughout the day. Dynamic Earth will be Who, Star Wars and more. Visitors can receive $1 off admission by coming dressed as their favorite shown at noon and is narrated by Liam Neeson, who played Star Wars Jedi Qui-Gon Jinn. Stars will fantasy or science fiction character on Sci-Fi Day. follow at 3 pm and is narrated by Mark Hamill, also of Star Wars fame. At 4 pm Ewan McGregor nar- Memorabilia from some of science fiction’s most treasured films and television shows will be on rates the screening of Astronaut. McGregor played young Obi-Wan Kenobi in the Star Wars prequel. display during Sci-Fi Day. Visitors can sit in Captain Kirk’s Chair at the helm of the Enterprise, see a For Webber, science fiction is not just about stars and spaceships. It’s the intersection of sci- model of Flash Gordon’s rocket and mix with a hodgepodge of Klingons, Vulgans and Star Wars char- ence and the imagination that keeps us wanting more but “the real trick is making sure the Star Trek acters. and Star Wars fans play nice.”

eujacksonville.com | JUNE 2012 19 art events

CUMMER MUSEUM OF ART & GARDENS James Rosenquist. Robert Motherwell, Richard Thru July 8 Richard Chamberlain: Year of the Diebenkorn, Jean Dubuffet and Lucien Freud. The Sheep In the late 1980s, Richard Chamberlain works range from Pop Art to Art Brut to abstract began a series of paintings dealing with his ex- and figural expressionism. UNF Gallery at MOCA periences in Vietnam. The series is comprised of Museum of Contemporary Art Jacksonville, mo- black-and-white images that are reminiscent of cajacksonville.org, 366-6911 abstracted landscapes. Thru August 9 Beyond Ukiyo-e: Japanese Woodblock Prints and their RITZ THEATRE & MUSEUM Influence on Western Art After foreign trade was Currently on Exhibit More Than a Game: African opened In 1853, goods soon flowed between American Sports in Jacksonville, 1900-1975 Japan, Europe and America bringing Japanese This major African-American gallery exhibit exam- 10th Annual Sea Turtle Show woodblock prints, used as packing material for ines a chapter of recent history that still resonates porcelain. By 1867, hundreds of Japanese wood- in the hearts and memories of three generations and Mark Estlund. The Crisp-Ellert Art Museum, idea in mind but the natural beauty of the rock block prints were exhibited in museums and world of this community’s African Americans and high- 48 Sevilla St, St. Augustine, 824-8530, flagler. determines the cuts to be made and the possibili- fairs, and sold by art dealers and import shops. lights the profound impact of the coach/student edu/crispellert ties become revealed. Opening reception on June June 5 thru Sept 16 Miradas: Ancient Roots in athlete relationship during segregation. From 1, 6-8 pm. Cultural Center at Ponte Vedra, 280- Modern and Contemporary Mexican Art: Works hundreds of donated photographs, documents Thru June 22 River Art Mentorship Program 0614, www.ccpvb.org from the Bank of America Collection A unique and personal memorabilia (including “Bullet” Bob Exhibit The Art Center Cooperative, the Jack- survey of Mexican art composed of paintings, Hayes’ track shoes worn in the 1964 Olympics), sonville Port Authority (JAXPORT), the Cathedral June 6 Jen Jones Gallery Grand Opening A new prints and photographs created over the past 80 the exhibit takes a look back at the legendary Arts Project, St. Johns Riverkeeper, Duval County Downtown gallery, in the former Gallery L space, years. Miradas examines and celebrates work by coaches, outstanding players and great events. Public Schools and Comcast developed and celebrates its Grand Opening. Gallery L, 1 Inde- artists on both sides of the border—American Museum hours Tue-Fri, 10 am-5 pm; Sat, 10 am- sponsored the River Art Mentorship Program pendent Dr, Modis Building, 2nd Floor, 731-4971 and Mexican-American—to reveal a variety of 2 pm. Ritz Theatre & Museum, 632-5555, www. — educationally based, maritime-themed art cultural aspects as they emerged in the years ritzjacksonville.org workshops for select Duval middle school stu- June 7 Archaeologist Talk & Exhibit Commemo- after the Mexican Revolution (1910–1920) to the dents. The students were encouraged to produce rate Drake’s Raid Archaeologist Carl Halbirt present day. The works included are by some of June 6 First Wednesday Art Walk: Mad About works of art which reflect both the industrial and will give a presentation on “The Legacy of El the best-known Mexican artists—Diego Rivera, Art Check in at Art Walk headquarters in Hem- natural beauty of the St. Johns River. Located Dragon: The 1586 Raid of Sir Francis Drake.” Rufino Tamayo, Gabriel Orozco, Manuel Alvarez ming Plaza and enjoy music by LITE 96.1 WEJZ on the first floor of JAXPORT Headquarters JAX- Halbirt will share new archaeological evidence Bravo, David Alfaro Siqueiros and Gunther Ger- and art by Art Institute of Jacksonville. Learn PORT Gallery is open during normal JAXPORT of the infamous attack that wiped out the 16th zso—as well as Mexican-American artists such more about the young professional group the Headquarters hours and admission is free. www. century Spanish town. Artifacts, including Native as Judithe Hernandez, Roberto Juarez and Robert Jacksonville Jaycees. Stop by the tables of Hope tacjacksonville.org American pottery, Spanish tableware and other Graham. The following special events & program- at Hand, the Defender Foundation and Tisiri to burned items, will be displayed that evening in a ming will be offered during June: learn about upcoming events and how to get Thru June First Coast Reflections Award win- new exhibition in the Marguerita Phillips Perma- -June 4, 6 to 8 pm Ponce de León Society and involved. Check out the Recycled Juried Art Show ning photographic artist Mary Atwood’s First nent Collection Gallery. 7 pm at the St. Augustine Members’ Opening Live music, cocktails, hors d’ at the Art Center Cooperative (TAC II). The Carling Coast Reflections project, partially funded by an Art Association. The lecture is free; however, oeuvres and an exclusive look at Miradas: Ancient will have info about Jacksonville’s local brewer- Art Ventures Grant from the Community Founda- reservations are required due to limited seating. Roots in Modern and Contemporary Mexican Art. ies. Experience the Discover Jacksonville Mobile tion in Jacksonville, is a collection of black and 824-2310, staaa.org Members Free and Non-member Guests $15; App created by AIGA Jacksonville mentors and white photographs taken at historic sites located RSVP to Wendy Stanley at 899-6007 or wstan- local high school students at CoWork Jax. Farah’s within a 150 mile radius of Jacksonville. These June 9 Color Theory and Design Students will [email protected]. Uptown Restaurant hosts Duval Art Teachers images display Ms. Atwood’s unique approach use the color wheel to learn about the properties -June 4, 5:30 to 6 pm Cummer Affiliates Cock- Association’s art exhibit and music by Tropic of to capturing the “more personal and intimate” of primary, secondary and tertiary colors. The tail Event A cocktail event prior to the members’ Cancer. Meet and greet Helen Cowart, a fused details of the various locations she has selected, art of color mixing, glazing and blending will also opening. Affiliate Groups include Cummer Cum- glass artist at Studio 121. Southlight (6 East Bay including several historic homes of St. Augustine, be covered. Along with color theory, elements of melia, Cummer Council, Docents, FOCUS Cum- St) will present a 7 pm ballet featuring Erin Leigh military forts which date up to the Civil War, rural design will be covered in both traditional and ab- mer and Up & Cummers. Affiliate Members free Mahoney. Art Walk is 5-9 pm, rain or shine. Free homesteads which date back to the 1800s, and stract compositions. Students may use acrylic or and non-member Guests $15; RSVP to Wendy street parking after 6 pm. www.downtownjack- ruins from as far north as Cumberland Island to watercolor. 10 am-4 pm. Reddi-Arts, 398-3161, Stanley at 899-6007 or [email protected]. sonville.org or www.DTJax.org by mobile phone as far south as Flagler Beach. Special permis- reddiarts.com -June 19, 4 to 8 pm.Community Opening Art sion to photograph and access to areas normally making projects and live music to celebrate the Thru June 15 Floridians New work by 8 Florida not open to the public was granted by either the June 22-July 6 Rewind: An Illustrative Look Miradas exhibition. Free admission. artists; Mark Creegan, Lily Kuonen, Rachel Ros- Florida State Parks or U.S. National Park Service at Jacksonville’s History Two prominent local -June 20 and June 21, 1:30 pm and 2:30 pm sin, Jessica Borusky, and artist collective The in some cases. Karpeles Manuscript Museum, designers, Karen Kurycki and Varick Rosete, Talks and Tea The event will include seated gal- Church of Holy Colors (Joey Fillastre, Felici As- 101 West 1st St. maryatwoodphotoart.com were invited to curate a group showcasing local lery talks with afternoon tea and refreshments teinza, Evan Galbicka). Chromatically driven, this creatives. Inspired by Jacksonville’s rich his- following. Reservations required. $6. Call for group of work is a playful and exuberant look at Thru July 8 Victory Begins at Home: Florida tory, Kurycki and Rosete chose 14 Jacksonville program reservations and information. innovative art making, exploring the dichotomy During World War II This signature exhibit ap- designers to create original work illustrating our Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens, 355-0630, between traditional and experimental forms pearing in the Loft Gallery on the third floor of city’s past. Opening reception June 22, 7 pm. www.cummer.org through sculptural, illustrative, and conceptual MOSH transports visitors back to the war years (see page 22) Florida Mining Gallery, 5300 Shad means. Florida Mining Gallery, 5300 Shad Rd, to learn about Floridians in service, military re- Rd, 425-2845, floridamininggallery.com MOCA 425-2845, Floridamininggallery.com cruitment and training, the German U-boat threat, Thru August 26 ReFocus: Art of the ‘70s MOCA rationing and more. Rare WWII-era objects from June 28 Black and White Juried Art Show Open- will examine the “Me Decade” that gave rise to Thru June 18 10th Annual Sea Turtle Show the collections of MOSH, the Jacksonville Histori- ing Reception Strip the color from your art and, it Photorealism, Earthworks, and Conceptual Art National, Regional and First Street Gallery art- cal Society, and Guest Curator Stephen Cargile reveals its essence. Entries due June 21. 5-7 pm. and expanded the boundaries of Abstract Paint- ists create Sea Turtle themed artwork in clay, bring the home front to life. Museum of Science The Art Center Premier Gallery, 50 N. Laura St, ing, Video, Performance and Installation Art. Un- photography, metal, glass and jewelry with a and History, 396-MOSH, www.themosh.org 355-1757, tacjacksonville.org like the 1950s and 1960s, which produced many portion of the proceeds from all Sea Turtle art celebrities in art, the 1970s progressed with the work donated to the Beaches Sea Turtle Patrol, June 1 Suzanne Strock Suzanne Strock paints Free Art Workshops at RAM The Riverside Arts majority of its biggest talents working far from their primary source of income. The Beaches contemporary images from the world around her Market is partnering with the Art League of Jack- the mainstream and appreciated by a select, usu- Sea Turtle Patrol faithfully walks the beach daily in a style reminiscent of old masters. The exhibit sonville to provide free community workshops ally underground, audience. Thru July 8 Project at dawn scouting and protecting Sea Turtle nests opens with a reception on June 1st, 6-8 pm, and on various art topics. Workshops will be offered Atrium: Mark Licari Los Angeles-based artist until the hatchlings are ready to start their journey will have two additional opportunities to meet the each month at the Riverside Arts Market’s Hilltop Mark Licari’s extemporaneous and playful nature into the ocean. Members of the Patrol will be at artist on June 2, 3-5 pm, and June 23, 3-5 pm. Stage, and will provide an introduction to vari- is evident when it comes to his site-specific wall the opening selling Sea Turtle t-shirts with all the Avondale Artworks Art Gallery & Custom Fram- ous art methods. No registration required. Five drawings, such as the one he has created at money going to the Beaches Sea Turtle Patrol. ing, 384-8797, www.avondaleartworks.com workshops have been scheduled. Additional MOCA. June 5-August 12 The Joys of Collecting: First Street Gallery, Neptune Beach, firststreetgal- topics may be added to future dates. All at 10:30 Selections from the Eisen Collection If one word leryart.com June 1-July 13 Paint & Stone Exhibition Marilyn am, June 9th – Printmaking, July 7th – Beginning were used to describe the Eisen’s collection, it Antram, longtime local resident and graphic de- Pottery, August 4th – Beginning Drawing, Sept. would have to be quality. Many of the artists’ Thru June 22 Born of the Sun An exhibition of signer turned fine artist, has created these color- 1st – Sumi Painting. Riverside Arts Market, 715 names represented here are well known: Andy recent individual works—as well as a newly-pro- ful impressionistic paintings. Lurah Patrick says Riverside Ave. under the canopy of the Fuller War- Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, Robert Rauschenberg, duced collaborative piece—from brothers Phillip that she typically begins work on a piece with an ren Bridge, riversideartsmarket.com

20 JUNE 2012 | eu jacksonville monthly Darkly Dreaming Crystal Floyd and Eric Gillyard

By Madeleine Peck Wagner

here is a particular kind of pleasure in treasure hunting, T espying something with deep personal value that causes the brain to light up with possibilities, and then acquiring it. Depending on who you are, that treasure may take the form of a dusty book filled with the kind of illustrations that beg to be preserved and reinvented or a startling, singular bit of the natural world whose beauty needs only to be retained and recontextualized.

Artists Crystal Floyd and Eric Gillyard regularly mine the forgotten edges of the Floyd immediate world for forgotten objects. Floyd, an avid hiker, painter and gardener, uses her time in nature to find actual specimens and also, to find ways in which communicate the delicate, sometimes un- settling aspect of flora and fauna. Gillyard spends his time in thrift shops collecting objects and materials he’ll later use in complex, dreamy collages. “I love these things…I try to give them a new narrative,” he explains. Friends with a simpatico approach to art-making (their works find precedence in the collages and assemblages of DaDa and Surrealism), Floyd and Gillyard’s newest pieces will be exhibited together at CoRK in the show, “Dark Nature,” referring to arrival of his daughter, Sonny, six months ago, his works have become lighter and more optimistic in aspects of the work itself, as well as their shared interest in shadowy aspects of art and the world, their fare. “Twilight Terror” features a circuitous arrangement of a deer, a cougar, and a child, with a opening June 9. man in the background drawing down on the scene is a specific response to parenthood. “I kind of Both are reluctant to put too fine a point on the whys and wherefores of what they do. “We see imagined that she was being taken away to have wonderful dreams by the deer, when the cougar at- these as open-ended narratives,” says Floyd, “…we have ideas that are present in our works, but tacked, I step in and save my daughter.” Gillyard reveals his reasoning a little shyly, but it is an honest [the viewer] might have a totally different take…and that’s okay.” and tender (while still very male) response. Floyd clarifies that the overarching motif of her work (no matter the implied narrative) is often Combining her materials in ways that are often as clever as they are gruesome, Floyd will have “the life cycle, birth, death, and rebirth.” She goes on to say, “These are personal shrines. They bring several pieces in the show about teeth (and sugar), some using a variety of natural relics, and one attention to things I am interested in and want to preserve…they’re also about transformation, and that imagines a new use for a deer skull. One of the most beautiful of her assemblages, it features a not just my transformation of the materials/subject but the way that transformation can take place.” mounted Orb Weaver Spider atop an almost ruined deer’s skull—between the antlers is a golden web, Because she’s always on the look out for materials and is open to serendipity, Floyd often finds and in the center of the web is a Creedite crystal cluster. Soft pink and gold-ish, Floyd said she thinks herself the caretaker for marginalized miscellany and beautiful objects that serve no real function. of the crystal as the spider’s egg sac. But the crystal seems to be much more than that, with it’s geo- Most recently, she came into the possession of a (deceased) woman’s collection of feathers, fish metric forms, it could reference crown, castle or sun, all things that eventually come to ruin, but while scales, seedpods, and scrapbooks. If the collection itself is a touching glimpse into one woman’s living are enjoyed beyond measure. It is a luminous mediation on the beauty and brevity of life. life, it is also an eerie mirror of Floyd’s own concerns and an opportunity for the artist to create a Fornasinius Russus is the Latin name of the Flower Beetle, a giant (about three inches long) shrine/installation that serves two purposes. At her studio, Floyd has taken antique jars of feathers specimen found in Africa. Characterized by a wide body that looks like red velvet, and wings that and mounted them inside dark-stained wood boxes. Her intent, she said, is to highlight this woman’s open like a DeLorean, the beetle is graceful in a lumbering kind of way. Floyd has three of them that endearments and accomplishments and do so in a fine art setting, thus forcing the viewer to recon- she’s mounting for display. When asked how she learned to prepare insects, Floyd said, “I got a book sider his/her own relationship to ephemera. on it.” Then she adds with a grin: “With mounting insects, you kind of have to get over the ‘crunch.’” It’s an approach not unlike that of Fred Wilson, a MacArthur Grant winning artist whose work A do-it-yourself aesthetic pervades both Floyd’s and Gillyard’s work. Theirs is a willingness to often takes place within museum collections. That is to say that Wilson, with permission, reorganizes trust their individual aesthetics and piece together cohesive works from materials others might con- elements of museum’s collections revealing institutional biases, assumptions, and racism. Though sider detritus, resulting in works that are at once soothing and off-putting, familiar and foreign, while his work is of a historical/racial cant, his statement: “I get everything that satisfies my soul, from striking a forgotten chord deep inside the viewer. Though neither artist puts a fine point on their work bringing together objects that are in the world, manipulating them, working with spatial arrangements, and methods, theirs might be the shared message of history and invention. Certainly, it is impossible and having things presented in the way I want to see them,” might also describe Floyd’s curatorial to look at either artist’s work and disregard that which has come before. This is a strong argument for approach and Gillyard’s collecting. But while Wilson works within the bounds of existing collections, conservation, and, for remembering. both Jacksonville artists build their own work too. “Dark Nature” opens June 9, at CoRK Arts District (2689 Rosselle Street), in Riverside, 6-10 “I usually inject a little whimsy or humor into my work,” says Gillyard, who admits that since the pm. For more information: darknatureartshow.tumblr.com.

eujacksonville.com | JUNE 2012 21 Seeing Double Q&A with Karen Kurycki and Varick Rosete

BY ADELAIDE COREY-DISCH

show. So it looks like you both have a fine arts background? Karen Kurycki: I took art classes in high school. But I was in such a small, all-girl Catholic school. I didn’t find my niche until college, really, and that was through design and illustration classes. I can’t say I’ve had fine art training since fifth grade like some of the artists and designers I know. I actually had a music background.

EU: So what led you to design? KK: I decided I wanted to be a designer in the eighth grade. We took this career test, and that had been one of my options. From the time I was five years old I would carry around a bunch of pencils and crayons. They called me the bag lady because I had so many art supplies. VR: I actually didn’t think about being a designer until I got to college. I had been drawing all my life, drawing on desks, getting into trouble and having to wipe down lunch tables. In college, I jumped on a computer to draw. It’s fun to go back to it though. If I’ve got some free time, I’d love to get some paint on canvas, get back to that side.

EU: Has it been daunting, working on something that isn’t coming purely from a design perspective? VR: It’s a little daunting. I need to throw some stuff, get messy. KK: It’s such a fine line; I guess you could consider some of the stuff I do Karen Kurycki fine art. But it is such a weird line for us—and for all the designers and illustrators we know. They could create a piece and put it up in a gallery, or it could be branding or packaging. But that’s, I think, the beauty of il- aren Kurycki is a successful freelance lustration. It combines both design and art. K designer, blogger and current President of AIGA’s Jacksonville chapter. Varick Rosete, is Kurycki’s good friend, fellow designer, and former AIGA member.

For Karen Kurycki and Varick Rosete, work is a constant interplay between design structure and creative freedom. Kurycki is a successful freelance designer, blogger and current President of AIGA’s Jacksonville chapter. Together with Rosete, her good friend and fellow designer as well as the former AIGA President, she is exploring the creative side of their work by curating an upcoming art exhibition. The exhibition, titled Rewind: An Illustrative Look at Jacksonville’s History, will open at Florida Mining Gallery on Friday, June 22. The pair have enlisted 12 Jacksonville design- ers to create original art for the exhibit, art that explores Jacksonville’s rich history via an illustrative perspective. Both Kurycki and Rosete have been covered in these pages before. They are talented and driven and they, along with AIGA, are doing great things to support and activate Jacksonville’s design community. The duo joined me to discuss the upcoming show, as well as their thoughts on career tests and getting messy.

EU: We’d like to get your take on the intersection of art and design because I think that’s the interesting thing that’s happening with this Mike Barnhart

Rewind: An Illustrative Look at Jacksonville’s History will be on view June 22 through July 6. An opening reception will be held Friday, June 22 at 7 pm. More information can be found at www.floridamininggallery.com/exhibitions/upcoming. The participating artists:

Mike Barnhart Katy Garrison Kendrick Kidd Levi Ratliff Kenny Salvador Patrick Carter Ashley Hazen Floyd Karen Kurycki Caitlin Robinson Caroline Zwicker Clay Doran Josh Hoye Russel Quadros Varick Rosete

22 JUNE 2012 | eu jacksonville monthly June 8 - July 22 THE WIZARD OF OZ The June 13 RITZ CHAMBER PLAYERS The finale yellow brick road is paved with good inten- concert of the season is titled “of Music, Love, tions. Alhambra managing partner Craig and Poetry.” Works include Maurice Ravel’s Smith has announced that the entire run ‘Five Greek Folk Songs’ and Claude Debussy’s of the summer show, Wizard of Oz, will be ‘Danse sacrée et Danse profane (for harp and theatre events a fundraiser for the Community PedsCare strings).’ Works by local artist, Cecilia Ann Program of Community Hospice of North- Washington Carr, will be presented on stage. east Florida. The fundraiser will take many 7:30 pm-midnight. Jacoby Symphony Hall at Thru June 3 BUDDY: THE BUDDY HOLLY STO- to MOCA following a successful run in New forms which you can find on the Alham- the Times-Union Center, ritzchamberplayers. RY The incredible legacy of the young man York. Told through monologue, song, poetry, bra’s website. Alhambra Theatre & Dining, org with glasses whose musical career spanned and multimedia, the play is about one man’s 641-1212, www.alhambrajax.com an all-too-brief period during the golden days attempt to connect with disadvantaged youths June 15-17 JAX SALSA JAM The Jax Salsa of rock n’ roll. Only a few more days to see at Sanctuary on 8th Street, a local commu- June 9-10 PERFECTIONISTS AND PRO- Jam is a Latin dance event that draws dancers “The day the music died.” Alhambra Theatre & nity center celebrating its 20th anniversary. CRASTINATORS Maggie is a yoga-loving from all over the state of Florida and across Dining, 641-1212, www.alhambrajax.com Price: Free; however, donations at the door on procrastinator with dreams she can’t seem the nation. Event highlights include dance behalf of Sanctuary on 8th Street are encour- to fulfill and her older sister Cheryl is the workshops, a stunning lineup of salsa and June 1 AMATEUR NIGHT AT THE RITZ Mod- aged. Friday & Saturday at 8 pm and Sunday Mayor of a small town. Add in an uptight Latin dance performances, nightly dance par- eled after Harlem’s Amateur Night at the matinee at 2 pm. MOCA Theatre, 366-6911, assistant and a kidnapping and you’ve got ties, and a roof top salsa party. Everyone is Apollo, the best talent in the Jacksonville area mocajacksonville.org a fun play about family life and love with welcome to participate in this event. No dance is ready to present on stage and needs you both poignant moments and lots of laughs. experience is needed. You do not want to miss to be the judge. It’s the hottest show in town June 8-23 THE TROJAN WOMEN After ten 8 pm. Atlantic Beach Experimental Theatre, one of the most historical Latin dance events with the Ritz Band, the Ritz Dancers and the years of punishing war, Troy lies in ruins Atlantic Beach, 249-7177, abettheatre.com to hit Jacksonville. Hyatt Regency, 370-1199 Ritz Hostess! Ritz Theatre & Museum, 829 N. and her warriors are dead. Bereft of their Davis St, 632-55555, www.ritzlavilla.com husbands, their children and their homes, Queen Hecuba, her daughter Cassandra and June 1 BOBBY COLLINS Bobby Collins is an daughter-in-law Andromache are left to pay award-winning comedian. 8 pm. Times-Union the price for the folly of war. Players by the Center, jaxevents.com Sea, Jacksonville Beach, 249-0289, players- bythesea.org June 1-2 I DO...FOR BETTER OR WORSE? This stage musical is from the Creative Direc- June 8-23 HOT MIKADO Book and lyrics tors of Trapped and Still I Rise. Show begins adapted by David H. Bell. Music adapted and at 8 pm. Tickets are $10 advance/$15 at door, arranged by Rob Bowman. Based on “The VIP: $20 in advance. Boleros Dance Studio, Mikado” by W.S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan. 10131 Atlantic Blvd, 721-3399 Theatre Jacksonville, 396-4425, theatrejax. com June 1-2 JACKSONVILLE SYMPHONY OR- CHESTRA: BEETHOVEN FIFTH SYMPHONY June 8-30 CAROUSEL A classic musical The Overture to Fidelio opens the concert, by Richard Rogers and Oscar Hammerstein followed by the Emperor Piano Concerto with II, based on Ferenc Moinar’s play Liliom as soloist Alon Goldstein. The concert ends with adapted by Benjamin F. Glazer, set in a Maine Beethoven’s immortal Fifth Symphony, a work coastal village toward the end of the 19th that is assumed to represent his personal century. Familiar music includes: ‘June is struggle. June 1 at 11 am and June 2 at 8 pm. Bustin’ Out All Over,’ ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’ Jacoby Symphony Hall at the Times-Union and ‘If I Loved You’. Tickets are $20. Friday Center, 354-5547, jaxsymphony.org & Saturday 8 pm and Sunday matinees are at 3 pm. There will be one Thursday night per- June 1-3 SUMMER IN SANCTUARY The play formance on June 28 at 8 pm. Orange Park by Al Letson, noted poet, playwright and Community Theatre, Orange Park, 276-2599, host of NPR’s State of the Re:Union, returns opct.org

Peach State Summer Theatre

Peach State Summer Theatre is Valdosta’s premiere professional summer stock theatre. Each summer, a company of some 60 actor-singers, dancers, technicians, managers, and creators reside in Valdosta for a nine-week season. During that time, they rehearse, build and present three musicals in rotating repertory. The theatre is located at 1500 N. Patterson St, Valdosta, Georgia, just an hour drive from Jacksonville. Performances are in Sawyer Theatre, VSU Fine Arts Building, Corner of Oak Street & Brookwood Drive. Presented in rotating repertory June 2 through July 15 will be Legally Blonde, Go, Dog. Go! and The Light in the Piazza. For specific dates and times and to purchase tickets visit the website: www.valdosta.edu/psst or call 229-259-7770.

Opening June 2 LEGALLY BLONDE Adapted from the hit movie, Legally Blonde the Musical opened on Broadway in 2007 and received seven Tony Award nominations. The musical opened in Lon- don in 2010 and won three Olivier Awards, including Best New Musical. Rated PG-13

Opening June 15 GO, DOG. GO! P.D. Eastman’s classic children’s book comes to life on stage in an exploration of movement, color and space. The dogs delve into life with gusto, creating a visual spectacle for the audience to feast upon. Rated G

Opening June 22 THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA The Light in the Piazza takes place in Italy in the sum- mer of 1953. Based on the novella of the same name by Elizabeth Spencer, it was first published in The New Yorker in 1959. The musical received 11 2005 Tony Award nominations and won six, including Best Original Score for Adam Guettel, the grandson of Richard Rogers. Rated PG

eujacksonville.com | JUNE 2012 23 THEATRE JACKSONVILLE PRESENTS

DRAGstravaganza "OOKAND,YRICS!DAPTEDB9$AVID("ELLs-USIC!DAPTEDAND!RRANGEDBY2OB"OWMAN "ASEDONh4HE-IKADOvBY73'ILBERTAND!RTHUR3ULLIVAN DIRECTEDBY#URTIS7ILLIAMS Jacksonville’s Premier Gender-Flip Revue JUNE 8 THRU 23, 2012 BY FAITH BENNETT If you have never been to a drag show, monthly event DRAGstravaganza is the best pos- FRIDAY & SATURDAY AT 8pm | THURSDAYS AT 7:30pm | SUNDAYS AT 2:00pm sible first time. After recently celebrating the show’s one year anniversary and switching venues, BOX OFFICE (904) 396-4425 | www.theatrejax.com DRAGstravaganza now has more to unleash than ever. Newly appointed show director Alex SPONSORED IN PART BY THE STATE OF FLORIDA, DEPARTMENT OF STATE, DIVISION OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS, THE FLORIDA COUNCIL ON ARTS AND CULTURE, THE NATIONAL Palmer (also known as alter ego Bizarrika Lestrange) recently spoke with EU about the impact of, ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS, THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE, AND THE CULTURAL COUNCIL OF GREATER JACKSONVILLE, INC. and the reason for, “Jacksonville’s Premier Gender-Flip Revue.” DRAGstravaganza was started over a year ago by friends Matthew Birmingham (Urethra Franklin) and Carl Cochrane (Twinki). They wanted to create a drag show to appeal to the under- ground and indie music scene that they were both plugged in to. Palmer was then asked to start directing the show “to make it more cohesive, and make it more of a show.” He picks out a playl- ist to run by the girls, along with conceptual ideas and suggested choreography. One thing that gives the show so much value is that it showcases a different form of expression than even other drag shows. “As a gay man, I’ve found I’m too femme for some men,” Palmer begins, and then says he’s also far from “Glamour Girl” drag. “I love living in the in-between. I love a good pageant drag or glamour girl drag. If you’re out of the house in women’s clothes, congratulations. But we wanted to showcase another side of drag.” In regard to the venue change from Downtown to Riverside neighborhood bar the Norm, Palmer concludes that it is just a better fit. “Basically we did our run at TSI, but parking downtown is an issue for a six-and-a-half-foot-tall bearded drag queen.” The Norm, on the other hand, is in a more convenient location for the type of show being put on. The show will still be 18-and-up since, as Palmer says, “We have a fair share of Xs on hand at the show.” It will also still be af- fordably priced at only $5. “The Norm is more chill and relaxed,” he says of the bar, which offers beer and wine instead of liquor to the 21-and-up crowd present. “There’s a lot of up-and-coming talent there. Basically we’re at your neighborhood bar because we’re your neighborhood queens.” The 18-and-up regulation is crucial. It allows for earlier exposure to a means of self-expres- sion. It is an easy event at which to be comfortable and confident. Gay, straight, male or female, DRAGstravaganza provides an environment free of judgement. Palmer suggests attendees come dressed up or in costume. “Be yourself. Do what ever the heck you wanna do because no one’s gonna judge you.” Glitter and sequins are abundant, but far from mandatory. People come in ev- erything from cutoff jeans and band shirts to six-inch stilettos. This coming month, DRAGstravaganza will have a 60s cabaret burlesque theme. While that does go in a more classic direction, it still promises to be unique. “This month is a throwback, but with a modern twist. There will be a lot of brass, a lot of horns- also Duffy and Adele. We’re really gonna go there.” Palmer, who makes all the costumes for Bizarrika, and often creates cloth- ing for the other girls as well, assures that there will be cohesive costumes for the show. The girls in question, of course, include Urethra, Twinki and Bizarrika, but also Miss Keisha Kandi, the impressive young Jennie Choo, dramatic Nostalgia, and the night’s MC, Isis. They will be doing ensemble numbers as well as solo performances. After this month, DRAGstravaganza will return to featuring performances from Bizarrika and the Glitterators (Glitterators refers to Palmer’s Yamaha PSR E403) and rap performances from the likes of Twinki. However, even without a theme or synth or rap performance, DRAGstravaganza is always a good time. Whether you are a queen yourself, a bored teenager, a nightlife aficionado, a photographer or anything else, it would be hard to leave without ever smiling- very hard. DRAG- stravaganza is every first Friday at the Norm, starting 10:30, and it’s one of the most unique and joyous monthly events the city has to offer the underground.

24 JUNE 2012 | eu jacksonville monthly the cure Rice releases new single BY FAITH BENNETT

Skinny Records indie-rock band Rice may have been around for a few years, but not without going through substantial chang- es. Lead vocalist and lyricist Mike Martin was able to speak to EU about the alterations and the new single claiming, “We now have the idea of what this band is gonna be.” Rice’s current lineup consists of found- ing members Martin, Ryan Turk, Paige Mc- Mullen, and Chris Pringle, as well as newer additions Leo Kulishevskiy, Jeremy Nix, and, most recently, drummer David Blumberg. “It’s been a process, but we finally have a solid thing,” Martin says. He explains the notice- able jump in quality from previous work by simply saying that the band is learning. He elaborates, “We’ve progressed a lot with recording in general. We’ve reached a higher quality and we’re writing better songs.” The newest of those songs that’s available for listen and download on Rice’s Bandcamp page (www.rice.bandcamp.com) is titled ‘The Cure.’ The song is poppier than much of the band’s previ- ous work and more tightly knit. Martin says that though it is closer to pop and cheerier than most of the next album, it still is a great way of showcasing the band’s “new style and drummer, and will help people get ready for the new album.” The next Rice album, which is being funded via the ever-popular fundraising website Kick- starter, is a seven-track vinyl release to be called Keep Warm. Keep Warm will be out in August or September and promises a new start for Rice. The band has never failed when it comes to present- ing an enthusiastic and energetic performance, and the Kickstarter video that previews the album is nothing if not exemplary of that energy. “We’re still very young,” Martin notes, but then says that practices have gotten more productive and more efficient in the last few months. Audiences can expect darker tracks to play alongside ‘The Cure.’ While Keep Warm is a de- parture from older work in other ways, Rice fans can still expect the soaring violin and beach vibes they have come to know and love. “It’s a diverse album,” says Martin. The improvement in techni- cal proficiency does make the music more fitting for a stereo, but at the same time it is no less fitting for a house show or set in a small bar. Collectively, Rice has more going for it now than it ever did before. Conveniently enough, the group is also producing more for fans to indulge in. Now you can support Rice through its Kick- starter or by downloading ‘The Cure’ and soon enough one can even own Rice’s music on vinyl. It may be producing an album of darker songs, but Rice is also producing a lot of positive vibes.

The Keep Warm Kickstarter can be found at www.kickstarter.com/projects/2107684307/rice- presses-their-debut-album-keep-warm-on-vinyl and their music can be downloaded from www.rice.bandcamp.com

eujacksonville.com | JUNE 2012 25 Force of Nature Crash the Satellites and the Power of Rock

By Amy Moore

To be present at a Crash the Satellites show is to be reminded of what rock music can be. This known Paul Paxton for a long time. Over isn’t one of those bands of pretty boys and girls manipulating toy keyboards and jangly guitars. CTS is a rock band in the grand tradition of rock bands: there’s a power to the whole endeavor that’s not I’ve the years, I’ve seen him do the following present in so much of the trendy, cloying music that makes it its business to be inoffensive with flimsy lyrics and easy melody. on stage: break equipment, fall over, light himself CTS is a band of heavy contrast, from Chris Gibson’s dark, melodic bass and Mark Hubbard’s driving but buoyant drums, which both have a pop sensibility that keeps the band from ever veer- on fire, light other things on fire, break strings ing too far toward stadium rock, to the front and center guitars. Between Brian Blades’ Les Paul and Paul’s vintage Jazzmaster, there’s a blend of clean and sludgy, precision and sheer instinct, swirling together in a mass of effects that sometimes tends toward lovely, airy reverb and other times towards and still nail a guitar solo, throw things, fall muddy distortion. Paul’s urgent vocals add a level of emotional potency that makes it seem as if he’s always moments away from losing control. Equally comfortable with soft melodic tones and elemental over, pitch-bend by pulling violently on the neck screaming, he is, on-stage, a force of nature. Now, though, as Paul sits opposite me at the coffee shop where we’ve met to discuss CTS’ new of his guitar, sweat…a lot, turn way up, knock self-titled album, he doesn’t so much look like a force of nature as an unassuming, quiet type, happy to sit in a corner and talk softly. Though we’ve been friends for probably ten years now, he’s unexpectedly into his band-mates, fall over, and awe everyone formal and polite as we chat, perhaps because he’s conscious that this interaction is being recorded. I’m reminded again of contrast, of just how much contrast there always was between Paul on-stage and Paul off-stage. I always had the sense that Paul was only fully himself on a stage, guitar in hand, with all the in an audience. He’s a passionate person, Paul layers of tentative social necessities peeled away. This single-minded passion for his music seems to me the key to the fervent fandom Crash the Satellites inspires, as well as the longevity of the band. is, and as the lead singer and songwriter for the We begin to talk about CTS’ new album and the long process by which it came about. In discuss- ing the band’s recording process, which started back in 2007, Paul notes, “we didn’t want too many venerable Jacksonville band, Crash the Satellites, cooks in the kitchen, but [Brian] did welcome my extra ear in the room, and we would go back and forth, like ‘What if we did this? What if we did that?’ and our thing was just to make it sound like us.” For Paul, this idea of the band sounding like themselves was very important. He describes one instance he channels that passion into his music. in which he and Brian were able to discover their own sound only after making a counterintuitive dis-

26 JUNE 2012 | eu jacksonville monthly covery: “on a lot of the songs, we thought the snare was louder than what we were used to hearing with the bands we liked, and we kept turning the snare down, and the song didn’t sound as good, so we had to turn it back up, louder than we thought was necessary, for the song to sound right.” He attributes the quality of this new album to learning so much with the recording of the band’s first album, Learning to Land. He mentions that Terry Case (now LA-based, but formerly the bassist in local band New Berlin) taught them a lot when they recorded in his home studio, that Brian himself has improved in terms of recording and mixing, and that an investment in some new equipment allowed them to take their time doing a lot of their own recording, rather than hiring someone who didn’t know their sound to do it for them. Some of the tricks the band learned this time around included, as Paul notes, “recording all the vocals and guitars in our home studios…and cars.” I make reference to the fact that lots of bands will record vocals in bathrooms for the kind of reverb provided by the tile. He nods, but laughs “not us,” then going on to describe amps “placed in vehicles as kind of an isolation booth.” He laughs a little as he tells me, “I sang in my little Corolla, in the back seat. It wasn’t comfortable.”

“When I was younger, for some reason, I didn’t get it. You know, when your favorite bands are Pavement and Dinosaur Jr., you assume that ‘Well, they’re great, and their vocals are kind of like, what the fuck’ so you figure you can get away with it.”

In response to the suggestion that his vocals sound stronger and more upfront in these new record- ings, Paul responds “we spent a lot of time on the vocals. I rerecorded a lot of them. I spent a lot of time recording: 5, 6, 7, times – as many times as needed – and then I would pick my favorite.” He describes coming to the realization that he “couldn’t stand…seeing videos and hearing myself where my pitch was kinda off, so I started focusing on it more; I started warming up my voice, and I started taking it seriously.” He reflects, “when I was younger, for some reason, I didn’t get it. You know, when your favorite bands are Pavement and Dinosaur Jr., you assume that ‘Well, they’re great, and their vocals are kind of like, what the fuck’ so you figure you can get away with it.” Interestingly, he notes the way the band’s bad equipment actually drove the style of his vocals until very recently: “I insisted in the band room to have monitors and bigger speakers so I could hear myself because for so many years…the reason a lot of my songs, espe- cially, my earlier songs, were a little screamier, and a little more high-pitched, was because our equipment was so crappy. I wouldn’t be audible if I didn’t scream into the microphone because we had junk. Now we have huge speakers on both sides of the room and I can hear myself, so that helps.” Standouts on the new album include ‘Cakewalk,’ with its military-style marching snare contrasting a slow two-note bass alternation and featuring strident guitars that at times evoke tones of Steve Albini. ‘Trailer Park’ makes use of the classic “Julia beat,” that is, the distinctive style of former CTS drummer, Julia Gregory, who helped form the band’s identity in the ten-plus years she played with them. Paul notes that current drummer Mark “was already a fan of Julia’s style, and he kept her style in mind.” According to Paul, Mark often jokes he “would even play with his shoes off [as Julia always did], but he just can’t play that way.” Eleventh track, ‘Plastica’ features lots of ascending and plateau-ing guitar scales con- trasted with a corresponding descending bass line. Once the guitars reach their peak, they split and one wiggles into a tremulous octave above. All this drama is held in check by a pop backbeat that prevents the song from getting unbearably heavy. ‘Talk Under Water’ is a striking song as well, bringing to mind the sound and pitch-bending guitar effects of seminal nineties group Swervedriver, with sludgy distortion and squealing riffs that add drama and weight the more they build. Reflecting on the dark tone of the new album, Paul says that while “A lot of the songs on the album are dark,” he won’t regret writing them and releasing them. He concludes: “I don’t know if I’m going to write an album that dark again. I don’t know if it’s necessary. I got a lot off my chest, you know?” It would seem that this album has been emotionally cathartic while also being a valuable learning process in terms of recording. Despite how happy the band is with their newest effort, CTS is already pushing ahead with new material. Paul notes, “we have a handful of songs, not very many yet. I’m having a little writing surge right now, and it’s perfect timing…we know the process now. We know exactly what to do, and now we just need to do it.” It would seem with this album, that CTS has managed to learn enough to begin to transcend the limitations of equipment, which frees them up to focus even more on crafting songs and lyrics that express who they are and will become as a band. As Paul says, “it’s time to make a new one.” He says that while the band is not feeling pressure to get another album done right away, he does admit, “we’re talking about recording techniques already – how we want to approach recording these songs.” He concludes with a smile, “we’re just focused on this release right now, and the shows after that, and then we’ll be back in the studio.” Moving forward with their current release, the band has no plans to press CDs because, as Paul puts it, “we want the music to be accessible online, where people get their music now.” Likewise, he sees extensive touring at this point as an impractical effort, but would instead like to focus on build- ing an appreciation for the music in the region and then carefully branching out further. Talking with Paul about the band’s future plans, there’s a sobriety and strategy to his approach that fits well with the progress the band has made with this album. He doesn’t seem particularly concerned with trying to make quick money, but instead that people actually get a chance to listen to and appreciate the music. As I reflect on my talk with Paul, I’m struck with the maturity that’s sprung up in him and his band in recent years. After some rotation, they’ve found a stable line-up, discovered tried-and-true recording techniques, and developed a smart strategy for audience exposure. One thing I’m sure won’t change, though, is this: I’ve seen it over and over again through the years – no matter the venue, Crash the Satellites is able to draw in an audience. Whether it’s Riverside hipsters, preppy college kids, moms and dads, Southern dirt rockers, or random passers-by, the incredible energy CTS funnels into songwriting and performing takes an audience by surprise and holds them captive. Whatever your taste in music, if you want to be reminded of the real potency of rock music, you owe it to yourself to see Crash the Satellites play live. Their album release party will be held June 16th at the Phoenix Taproom. Just go.

(Read Jack Diablo’s review of their new album on page 28)

eujacksonville.com | JUNE 2012 27 diablo sez... EU’s Jack Diablo stays on top of the Jacksonville music scene so you don’t have to! Check in every month for album reviews, show recommendations and local music news.

June 14 Man Man Cafe Eleven Recommended Shows I’ll be honest, I can only tolerate listening to so much Man Man before it begins to wear on me, but their live show is unparalleled. I first caught them opening for Cursive a few years ago at the Social and they took me completely by surprise. I haven’t heard it yet, but their newest album may very well change my perception of their recorded material. Produced by Mike Mogis, the true genius be- hind your favorite Saddle Creek records (Bright Eyes et al.) takes the helm and marks the first time the band has used a “real-life” producer. But as I said, either way the magic of Man Man is their performance, which reveals the group for what they are, more ensemble than band. Instrumentation includes everything from organ to strings, xylophone, brass and various metal objects hit with sticks.

June 18 Bouncing Souls w/ Mezingers and Luther Freebird Live I have fond memories of watching Bouncing Souls as an impressionable 15-year-old. I went with my older punk friends who, for some reason or another, really wanted to get in a fight. So we drank 40s of Mickey’s Fine Malt Liquor in the parking lot, picked out a bro wearing a do-rag and got kicked out. Those were great times right after the release of Hopeless Romantic. I haven’t been impressed with anything they’ve put out since, and can’t for the life of me figure out why they insist on continuing, but as long as they play a few tracks off of Maniacal Laughter, I will be satisfied. If I had money, I’d buy a new BMX!

July 1 Wolf Gang Jack Rabbits Coldplay isn’t coming to Jacksonville. Big “duh,” I know. But Wolf Gang is as they take a few days off Yacht from their tour with Chris Martin and the rest of those limey pop icons to play a few dates in Florida. How thoughtful. I guess I’m not recommending this so much as making you aware. photo by alin dragulin

July 5 Guantanamo Baywatch w/ The Mold Burro Bar It took a little while, albeit not quite as long as expected, but garage rock fever has infected Florida. June 3 YACHT w/ Onuinu Underbelly Even Northwest Florida is heavy in the throes of fits and weird reverberated dreams in large part Oh man, what a killer score for Jacksonville! YACHT will bring their dancey, indie pop to Downtown’s due to the promotional activities of Nick Commodotie and the shows he’s booked in St. Augustine. newest music venue, which also happens to be the revival of one if its most beloved, yet short-lived. We can now thank him for hooking Jacksonville up with Portland, OR’s Guantanamo Baywatch who If you’re unfamiliar with this band, you should check them out. In addition to infectious, posi dance have one of the coolest band names I’ve ever heard. It’s surfy, blown out, slightly psychedelic punk. tunes, they have cooked up their own kooky philosophy/pseudo-religion that involves triangles and Everything you want from a good garage band, n’est-ce pas? Joining them are the new leaders of the smiley faces. One thing is for sure: This will be a spectacle, so don’t miss it! Jacksonville psyche-garage scene, the Mold, who are an absolute blast live.

June 6 Today the Moon, Tomorrow the Sun w/ Foreign Trade Burro Bar Speaking of indie dance fun, Atlanta’s Today the Moon, Tomorrow the Sun are a boy/girl fuzzy synth- pop band that are guaranteed to work up a sweat. This group is one seriously hardworking lot who deserve to be seen and have to be, to be believed. Joining them is Jacksonville’s newest band that has just recently relocated from Melbourne, which has been quietly churning out some incredibly Album Review talented and unique bands over the past couple of years. They will be a slightly darker counterpoint to the infectious pop tunes of TTMTTS. Crash the Satellites - Crash the Satellites Release Date: June 16, 2012 June 10 TEEPH w/ Remains and the 2416 Burro Bar TEEPH hail from the metal machine that is Northern California, Chico to be exact. The group some- Crash the Satellites may very well be Jacksonville’s how manages to combine sludginess with spazziness, taking mathy cues from their Sacramento best indie-pop band. While many other hardworking young neighbors, Hella, and stoner influences like Sleep. You will find a little Converge in there as well. With musicians excel at branching out and experimenting with sludge-rockers the 2416 and drone doom powerhouse Remains (that’s my band!) also on the bill, the latest waves of the sonic zeitgeist, CTS have spent the this is going to be a showcase of all things HEAVY! Whether you like metal, hardcore, punk or any past nine years or so perfecting their craft and honing their combination of the three, this show is going to blow you away! sound, which is at the same time both classic and original. In fact, their new self-titled album is an exercise in opposites and contrasts, the kind of June 13 Giving Up & Life Partner Burro Bar Pavlovian paradox Thomas Pynchon obsessed over in Gravity’s Rainbow. It is both melodic Giving Up and Life Partner are both members of the Sophomore Lounge family, the record label also and dissonant, heavy and light, poppy and edgy; all without ever missing a beat. Each track responsible for such brilliantly fun and friendly bands as State Champion and Animal City. Giving Up is perfectly crafted and cleanly produced, yet allows enough grit to filter through so as to not somehow manage to blend country and indie punk in a fashion that in no way resembles Hank III or come off over-polished. Paul Paxton’s lyrics are complex and inspired, with a Ben Gibbard Lucero. It’s more of a garagey sort of affair with organ accompaniment. The label’s bio says it best, sound and sensitivity to them, but are at times accompanied by a heaviness a la Dinosaur Jr. describing the band’s genesis when the three-piece “stuck their heads down deep in a three-box in- and a hint of Sonic Youth. heritance of Grandma’s country western records, held hands, and inhaled.” Life Partner are decidedly Crash the Satellites clearly have been heavily influenced by the 90s music of their for- more garagey grunge and a bit scummy (in the best possible way). Good times and good people! mative years, but make no mistake, nothing is being rehashed on these tracks. The torch is simply being carried into the current age without regard for the latest trends. You may recog- June 14 Lost in the Trees w/ Daytona Underbelly nize the track ‘Pretty Knees’ from the Jon Shephard-produced music video that appeared at Lost in the Trees played the original Underbelly sometime last year and the show became one of the the second Jacksonville Music Video Revival. Since then, JMVR-winning director Mark Hub- most talked-about in recent times. Since then, the band has blown up, with press mentions every- bard has joined the band on drumming duties. Crash don’t play out very often, but they will where from the Wall Street Journal to NPR. The lead singer dude has one hell of a falsetto and range. be gracing the stage of the Phoenix Taproom with their presence on June 16 to celebrate the Daytona, from Brooklyn, will also play and are worthy of a headlining spot of their own. Rest assured, release of the album. this show needs no promotional help from yours truly and will likely sell out, so my advice is to get (See the full story on Crash the Satellites on pages 26 & 27) your tix well in advance.

28 JUNE 2012 | eu jacksonville monthly POWER ROCKER An Evening with Tommy Roe - June 17 at the Ponte Vedra Concert Hall

by liza mitchell

Tommy Roe has been in the music business long enough to recognize a good thing when he sees it. The 60s crooner recently experienced a new level of mod- ern technology when he recorded his new album with some of the top players in Mu- sic City without ever leaving the comforts of his California home. “It was amazing technology. I was able to do a session with these Nashville musicians and record the vocals from my house,” he says. Roe will perform his new material and his catalog of hit singles like ‘Sweet Pea’ and ‘Sheila’ during An Evening with Tommy Roe on June 17 at the Ponte Vedra Concert Hall (www.pvconcerthall.com). The evening will feature an electrifying full band performance followed by an intimate Q&A with Roe. He will close the show with an acoustic segment featuring rarities, hits and new material. “Songwriting has always been my thing, but it comes in waves. When it hap- pens, I’ve got to take advantage of it,” he says. “In Nashville, writers write every day. I can’t work like that. For me, it comes when it comes and I’ve got to grab it and use it.” Roe accumulated so much new material that it seemed only natural to compile and release it as his first album of the new millen- nium. “I have not had a CD out since the early 90s. I’m really excited about it,” he says. The album is slated for a Fall 2012 release under the working title Devil’s Soul Pile. In addition to his touring schedule, Roe will be featured prominently in the upcoming release of The Beatles: The Lost Concert film (www.lostbeatlesconcert.com). The movie features archival foot- age of the Beatles’ historic 1964 performance in Washington, D.C. The film is narrated through a se- ries of stories, vignettes, photos, interviews with concert-goers and original concert footage that has been digitally remastered after sitting in a vault for 45 years. Roe has yet to see the finished product, but he remembers that concert like it was yesterday. “It’s great to have a piece of Beatles history. I got in on the ground floor and got to know them pretty well,” Roe says. “They invited me to open a show for them, and they happened to film that show. It wasn’t big. The media was not like it is today, but they asked me to be a part of it. I’m anxious to see it.” As an artist with six Top 10 hits, Roe was riding high in the early 60s. After penning his hit single ‘Sheila’ at age 14, he quit the first and only “real” job he ever had at General Electric to pursue music full time. He was in high school and had a hit record. Roe knew bigger things were yet to come. In 1963, the Beatles opened for Roe during his tour of the UK. In return, the Fab Four invited Roe to be on the bill for their first-ever American showcase in Washington, D.C., the following year. “During our tour, they really started building momentum with fans following them from venue to venue,” Roe says. As one of the first U.S. musicians to develop a professional relationship with the little-known group from across the pond, Roe seized the opportunity to discuss the possibility of a management relationship with his team. The journey back to the States lasted five long days at sea aboard the Queen Mary. Roe went straight from the docks to the ABC offices with the Beatles promotional material in hand to try to get them on the label. “I showed their album to the president of ABC and the whole room got quiet,” Roe says. “After a minute, he said, ‘Tell you what. Why don’t you let us be the talent scout and you write some hit songs.’ I felt about an inch high. Needless to say, eight or nine months later, the Beatles broke big in America. The joke was that Tommy brought in the biggest act since Elvis, and the presi- dent turned him down.” Roe may not get credit for his part in introducing the Beatles to America, but he is proud of the indelible footprint he stamped into American music. His vast song catalog is his most treasured ac- complishment because he wrote every one of them—a feat that is all but unheard by today’s industry standards. “Kids don’t understand the influence that the 60s had on us as artists. The U.K. artists pushed a lot of us U.S. artists off the charts,” he says. “I survived that because of my songwriting skills. Because of that, I was able to stay on the Billboard charts and do what I love to do.” If he has any regrets, it would be losing touch with what he calls the business side of the music industry after entering semi-retirement in the 70s. But he’s too busy to lament over what could have been. The words are coming fast and furious these days, and he’s working just as fast to keep up. An Evening with Tommy Roe will be on Sunday, June 17 at the Ponte Vedra Concert Hall. For details go to (www.tommyroe.com).

eujacksonville.com | JUNE 2012 29 You can hear his new music before the album hits shelves when Kix performs on the 15th at Whiskey River. Tickets: $10. Whiskey River, 645-5571

JUNE 15 The Family Stone Sly has taken a break, but the Family Stone are still some of the funkiest players around. The first inter- racial/inter-gender band in rock & roll history, the group is famous the world over for hits like ‘I Want to Take You Higher,’ ‘Everyday People’ and ‘Thank You (Falettingme Be Mice Elf Agin).’ Though it’s been over 40 years since they formed, the Family Stone prove time and time again that they can keep fans on their feet from the first note to the last. See for yourself on the 15th when the band performs at the PVCH. Tickets: $46-$56. Ponte Vedra Concert Hall, 209-0346

JUNE 16 Crash the Satellites Celebrating their hotly anticipated self-titled album, local leg- ends Crash the Satellites will be partying at the Phoenix and giving fans a few gifts: no cover, a free keg and free downloads of the record to ZZ Top the first 200 attendees! Opening bands have not been announced yet, but this is sure to be one of the year’s best local concerts. Phoenix Taproom, 634-8813

JUNE 24 Scream the Prayer 2012 The hottest ticket in the Christian hardcore scene, Scream the Prayer is now in its fifth year and is bigger see u there than ever. Featuring music by Demon Hunter, Sleeping Giant, MyChildren MyBride, Close EU’s Featured Music Events Your Eyes, Hundredth, the Great Commission, Gideon, A Bullet For Pretty Boy, Your Memorial and more, this is one show you do not want to miss. Tickets: $18/advance, $22/day of show. Murray Hill Theatre, 388-3179 JUNE 3 Ustad Rahat Fateh Ali Khan Celebrat- gearing up for their label debut, Black Tie Love ed qawwali singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan will be Affair, which is set to be released on July 17th, JUNE 29 Ringo Starr & His All Starr Band performing this month at the Florida Theatre. as well as an extensive summer tour. Catch Ringo Starr and his 13th All Starr Band will be Qawwali is a form of Sufi devotional music, them now, before they blow up! Tickets: $10. making their way to the First Coast this month. which gained mainstream popularity in part Brewster’s Pit, 223-9850 Joining the famous Beatle this time around are thanks to Rahat’s late uncle, Nusrat Fateh Ali Steve Lukather (Toto) and Gregg Rolie (San- Khan. Rahat has worked with several American JUNE 10 11th Annual Summer Jazz Series tana & Journey), who will join All Starr alumni musicians, including Eddie Vedder and Derek The 11th Annual Summer Jazz Series kicks off Richard Page, Todd Rundgren, Mark Rivera and Trucks. Experience this unique concert event on June 10th with music by Jeff Golub, Gerald Gregg Bissonette. The not-to-be-missed tour on June 3rd. Tickets: $49-$250. Florida The- Veasley and Band of Destiny. This is just one will stop at the St. Augustine Amphitheatre on atre, 355-5661 of two concerts scheduled this year, so don’t June 29th. Tickets: $29-$124. St. Augustine miss it! Bring your blankets or lawn chairs and Amphitheatre, 471-1965 JUNE 4 The Drowning Men With their gor- enjoy refreshments available for purchase from geous, roots and folk-flavored indie rock local vendors. Admission is free! Sea Walk JUNE 30 Freedom Festival Orange Park sound, bursting with enchanting melodies and Pavilion (Jacksonville Beach), 247-6100 Mall’s Fourth of July celebration, Freedom deeply poetic lyrics, the Drowning Men are Festival will offer live entertainment, activities poised to bring the entire scene up for a breath JUNE 14 Kix Brooks One half of famed, and and show-stopping fireworks. A patriotic event of fresh air. The Oceanside, California-based now defunct, country duo Brooks & Dunn, for the whole family, Freedom Fest will have five-piece amassed a legion of fans after open- Kix Brooks is taking to the road once again, bounce houses, games, exhibits, music by ing for bands like Airborne Toxic Event and this time as a solo artist. The award-winning Molly Hatchet and a dazzling fireworks finale. Alkaline Trio. Now they’re hitting the road in singer/songwriter has already made waves Be sure to bring blankets and lawn chairs to support of their upcoming record (All of the with his new single, ‘New to This Town,’ and enjoy the show. This event is free! Orange Park Unknown, out July 17) with kindred musical his upcoming record is bound to do the same. Mall, 269-9413 spirits River City Extension. Check them out on the 4th at Café Eleven. Tickets: $10. The Origi- nal Café Eleven, 460-9311

JUNE 8 ZZ Top For over 40 years the mem- bers of ZZ Top have sung together, toured together and grown killer beards together. Now the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees will don their ‘Cheap Sunglasses’ at the St. Augustine Amphitheatre to perform for you along with openers 3 Doors Down and Gretchen Wilson. You wont find a lineup like this anywhere else! Tickets: $49.50-$124.50. St. Augustine Am- phitheatre, 471-1965

JUNE 9 3 Pill Morning Minneapolis band-on- the-verge, 3 Morning Pill, will open for Smile Empty Soul this month at the Pit. The band is The Drowning Men 30 JUNE 2012 | eu jacksonville monthly River City Extension June 4 at The Original Café Eleven

Intermezzo Sunday Concert with Jost Van Dyke

For its Intermezzo Sunday Concert on June 10, Jacksonville Public Library will host pianist Jost Van Dyke, who will perform music by Chopin, Bach, Albéniz, and Brahms. A student of Edward Kilenyi, Thaddeus Sadlowski, Regina Shamvilli and Daniell Revenaugh, Mr. Van Dyke’s concert career was interrupted in the early 1990s by the onset of focal dys- tonia, a muscular condition that has hindered or ended the careers of many distinguished musicians. This performance marks not only the Jacksonville debut of Jost Van Dyke, but his first public recital in nearly two decades. Musician and photographer Jost Van Dyke is actively involved in local and national arts communities. At the same time he is one of the Florida Panhandle’s most popular fitness gurus, as a certified Pilates instructor at multiple fitness centers in Tallahassee. A concert pianist by training, Mr. Van Dyke’s path to -- and back to -- the recital hall has not been an easy one, but it has led him through many varied and rewarding endeavors. Jost was born with Poland’s Syndrome, manifested as an underdeveloped arm and the absence of chest muscles on his right side. Piano lessons were suggested as therapy, and not only did the lessons help with the continuing development of his arm, they unlocked an abiding talent that otherwise might have gone undiscovered. Brought to the attention music events of legendary pianist Edward Kilenyi (1910-2000), the prodigious youth was invited to join Kilenyi’s studio at Florida State University while Jost was still in high school. While completing his Piano Performance degree under Kilenyi, Mr. Van Dyke (then billed as Joseph Dykes) served as music director for a number of high-profile productions JUNE 1 body on Land / Corey Kilgannon / Greenbeux in the FSU School of Theatre. In 1984, this led him to New York City as Artist in Residence / Jorgina Jack Rabbits, 398-7496 Amateur Night Ritz Theatre & Museum, 632- and Musical Director in the Musical Theatre Department at Marymount Manhattan College. 5555 He continued his own studies as well, working with concert pianists Thaddeus Sadlowski, Nine Lashes / Wolves at the Gate / I Am JUNE 3 Regina Shamvilli and Daniell Revenaugh, and Mr. Van Dyke garnered a following as a solo Empire / A Call for Kylie Murray Hill Theatre, Left & Right / AC Deathstrike Burro Bar, www. recitalist, beginning with his 1985 Manhattan debut at Marymount. Upon completing his 388-3179 facebook.com/burrobar residency in 1990, he accepted a position with the National Dance Institute. During his Antique Animals / Circus / Jacksonvegas Ken Anoff / The Joyful Singers Unitarian Uni- time in New York, he concurrently became active in the music publishing industry, with Burro Bar, www.facebook.com/burrobar versalist Church of Jacksonville, 725-8133 consecutive positions at Carl Fischer Music, International Music Co. & Bourne Music, and Cosmic Concerts MOSH, 396-6674 Ustad Rahat Fateh Ali Khan Florida Theatre, MCA/Universal Music. Lisa & the Mad Hatters Jacksonville Landing, 355-5661 In the early 1990s, he faced a new challenge with the onset of focal dystonia of the right hand. The condition causes uncontrollable muscle spasms, and it has hindered or 353-1188 YACHT / Onuinu Underbelly, www.facebook. ended the careers of many distinguished musicians, including Leon Fleisher and Keith Braxton Adamson Fionn MacCool’s Irish Pub com/jaxunderbelly Emerson, and it may have contributed to Glenn Gould’s retreat from the concert stage into (Downtown), 374-1547 the recording studio. Undefeated, Mr. Van Dyke accepted the challenge as an opportunity Who Rescued Who Square One, 306-9004 JUNE 4 to explore fine art photography, leading to solo and group exhibitions in Tallahassee, Jack- James Cove / Sweet Lu / Sidetrack / The Boxwood Burro Bar, www.facebook.com/bur- sonville, New York City, Washington, D.C., and Savannah. His photographic work is rep- John Brandon Project Freebird Live, 246-BIRD robar resented in the permanent collection of the Bergen Gallery at Savannah College of Art and Appalachian Death Trap / Shotgun Harbour The Drowning Men / River City Extension The Design, and in private collections around the nation. Jack Rabbits, 398-7496 Original Café Eleven, 460-9311 Mr. Van Dyke’s path led back to Tallahassee and into the culinary arts, and in the late 1990s he wrote a monthly newspaper column on gourmet food and wine. He began JUNE 2 JUNE 5 practicing yoga and Pilates, which unexpectedly opened a new career avenue when he The City Harmonic / Man Apart / Patrick & Celeritas / Milo Burro Bar, www.facebook. was approached to become a fitness instructor. Applying the same dedication as to his earlier pursuits, he trained for certification with Master Pilates Teacher June Kahn. He now Brittany Murray Hill Theatre, 388-3179 com/burrobar also writes ENDORphiNATION, a column featured in the online publication, The Alchemical Larry Mangum / Jamie DeFrates / Mike Lakeshore Middle School Band Jacksonville Heart, and he is a member of COCA (Council on Culture & Arts), in Tallahassee. Landing, 353-1188 Shackelford European Street Listening Room Attributed in part to his disciplined physical training, the effects of Mr. Van Dyke’s fo- (Beach Blvd), 399-1740 cal dystonia have dissipated. This Intermezzo Series performance marks not only the Jack- Hot Graves / Porter / Occultist / Nahkiel / JUNE 6 sonville concert debut of Jost Van Dyke, but his first public recital in nearly two decades. Rhythm of Fear Burro Bar, www.facebook. Today the Moon, Tomorrow the Sun / Foreign Intermezzo Sunday Concerts begin at 2:30 p.m., and are presented in the Main com/burrobar Trade Burro Bar, www.facebook.com/burrobar Library’s Hicks Auditorium. The concerts are free, and reservations are not required. Free Rob Irie & the Village Naturals / Ray Callen- Civilian / RickoLus / The God Damn Hustle parking is available. dar / Terrill Riverside Arts Market, 554-6865 Jack Rabbits, 398-7496 For more information, please visit the event website, at jplmusic.blogspot.com, or call The Art of Composition Phoenix Taproom, 630-2665. 634-8813 - By Ed Lein // Music Librarian, Jacksonville Public Library JuggerNaut / Lift Freebird Live, 246-BIRD Words Like Vines / Just Like Gentlemen / No- (continued on page 32)

eujacksonville.com | JUNE 2012 31 JUNE 7 Kix Brooks at Whiskey River June 14 Kath Buckell European Street Listening Room (San Marco), 399-1740 Amateur Night auditions Ritz Theatre & Mu- seum, 632-5555 JB Scott & the Swingin’ All Stars European Street Listening Room (San Marco), 399-1740 Owsley Brothers / Screamin Eagle / Brides in the Bath Burro Bar, www.facebook.com/bur- robar Gator Ghost / The John Carver Band / Per- sonnes Atlantic Theaters Comedy Club, 992- 4398

JUNE 8 ZZ Top / 3 Doors Down / Gretchen Wilson St. Augustine Amphitheatre, 471-1965 Direwolves Burro Bar, www.facebook.com/ burrobar Spanky the Band Jacksonville Landing, 353- 1188 Garret Harbinson / Andy Jacobs / Alan Willia / Alexis Rhode Murray Hill Theatre, 388-3179

JUNE 9 Little Mike & the Tornados European Street Listening Room (Beach Blvd), 399-1740 Stevie Fingers Jacksonville Landing, 353- 1188 3 Pill Morning / Smile Empty Soul Brewster’s Pit, 223-9850 Neil Cribbs The Good Food Company, 329-2407 Ace Winn / Al Poindexter & River Rise / Adam Sams Riverside Arts Market, 554-6865 The Great State / Something Distant Freebird Live, 246-BIRD Out of the Invisible / Artilect / Thought of Redemption / Shaniah McGlaughlin Murray Hill Theatre, 388-3179

JUNE 10 Jost Van Dyke Main Library, 630-2665 Teeph / Remains / The 2416 Burro Bar, www. facebook.com/burrobar Aron Mujumdar / Joe Engel / Henson Mar- JUNE 13 Stephen Simmons European Street Listening ham Unitarian Universalist Church of Jackson- Ritz Chamber Players Finale Concert Times- Room (San Marco), 399-1740 ville, 725-8133 Union Center- Jacoby Hall, 632-3373 Losin It / Cold Hearted Burro Bar, www.face- 11th Annual Summer Jazz Series: Jeff Golub Giving Up / Life Partner Burro Bar, www.face- book.com/burrobar / Gerald Veasley / Band of Destiny Sea Walk book.com/burrobar Lyons Jacksonville Landing, 353-1188 Pavilion (Jacksonville Beach), 247-6100 Orgone Jack Rabbits, 398-7496 Kix Brooks Whiskey River, 645-5571 Giving Up / Life Partner Nobby’s Tavern (St. JUNE 11 JUNE 14 Augustine), 825-4959 Louis Lewis / Velgato Jack Rabbits, 398-7496 Man Man The Original Café Eleven, 460-9311 Lost in the Trees / Daytona Underbelly, www. JUNE 15 JUNE 12 facebook.com/jaxunderbelly The Family Stone Ponte Vedra Concert Hall, La Guerre / Shoni Burro Bar, www.facebook. The Happy Together Tour Florida Theatre, 209-0346 com/burrobar 355-2787 Betterment Locals Burro Bar, www.facebook.

32 JUNE 2012 | eu jacksonville monthly Jeff Golub at the JUNE 19 th 11 Annual Summer England in 1819 / East China Sea / Shoni / Jazz Series, Sea Walk Pavillion June 10 Ocean vs. Daughter Burro Bar, www.facebook. com/burrobar

JUNE 21 Joshua Bowlus / Taylor Roberts European Street Listening Room (San Marco), 399-1740

JUNE 22 Life Exposed Burro Bar, www.facebook.com/ burrobar New Day / Mindslip / Murderfly/ Revengefvll- hate Jack Rabbits, 398-7496 Cosmic Concerts MOSH, 396-6674 Palm Tres & Power Lines / Good Luck Varsity / Think Happy Thoughts Murray Hill Theatre, 388-3179

JUNE 23 Ilcasovolle / Robbie Hazen / Hoobieu River- side Arts Market, 554-6865 New Day / Dystil / Bleeding in Stereo Jack com/burrobar Ken & Tom Connors Unitarian Universalist Rabbits, 398-7496 Cosmic Concerts MOSH, 396-6674 Church of Jacksonville, 725-8133 Shroud Eater / Elder / Hollow Leg / Porter / Warehaus Katz Jacksonville Landing, 353-1188 Remains Burro Bar, www.facebook.com/bur- Sidereal / The Chill Flow / Artofficial / The JUNE 18 robar th Ovibes / Stories of the Swings Jack Rabbits, Bouncing Souls / The Mezingers / Luther 7 Annual Teen Battle of the Bands Main Li- 398-7496 Freebird Live, 246-BIRD brary, 630-2665 Coming This Fall / Velegto / Love Cunning- Ages / Setbacks / Grey Fox / Trust Issues Tommy Dalton European Street Listening ham / Brice Davis Murray Hill Theatre, 388- Burro Bar, www.facebook.com/burrobar Room (Beach Blvd), 399-1740 3179 Sons of Young / Wetlands Nobby’s Tavern (St. Amateur Night Semi-Finals Ritz Theatre & Augustine), 825-4959 (continued on page 34) Museum, 632-5555

JUNE 16 Dirty Fist Burro Bar, www.facebook.com/bur- robar The Ride Jacksonville Landing, 353-1188 Summer More Than Other / Lon & Lis Wil- liamson / Cheap & Easy / Zach Tremblay / Shawn Lightfoot & the Brigade / The Commit- tee Riverside Arts Market, 554-6865 Crash the Satellites Phoenix Taproom, 634- 8813 Rod MacDonald European Street Listening Room (Beach Blvd), 399-1740 Me & the Trinity / Refuge / City in Peril / Returners / Words Like Vines / Day of Ven- geance Murray Hill Theatre, 388-3179

JUNE 17 An Evening with Tommy Roe Ponte Vedra Concert Hall, 209-0346 Sons of Young / Smattermat / Xgeezer / The 2416 Burro Bar, www.facebook.com/burrobar Bouncing Souls at Freebird June 18

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eujacksonville.com | JUNE 2012 33 TURN IT UP Book ‘em - Lynyrd Skynyrd Remembered

By AARON KINNEY

Lynyrd Skynyrd were, simply put, legendary. Few rock acts had the power to rile up a crowd like the “Magnificent Seven” of Southern rock, and their off-stage shenanigans certainly reflected their rock star personae. The group’s former tour manager, Ron Eckerman, tells us about almost everything— from meeting to the band to the infamous 1977 plane crash—in his autobiography, Turn It Up!. Don’t miss Molly Hatchet at the Orange Park Mall for the Freedom Festival June 30 Turn It Up! begins with Eckerman meeting the boys of Skynyrd—he was initially unimpressed with JUNE 24 JUNE 29 the up-and-comers, but as you’ll learn, Eckerman warmed up to Skynyrd and felt more at home on tour Railroad Earth Freebird Live, 246-BIRD Ringo Starr & His All Starr Band St. Augus- than at his house. Lynn Wadley Unitarian Universalist Church of tine Amphitheatre, 471-1965 Eckerman gives us rare insight into his “broth- Jacksonville, 725-8133 Cosmic Concerts MOSH, 396-6674 erhood” with Ronnie. It’s obvious early on that the Scream the Prayer: Demon Hunter / Sleep- Lyons Jacksonville Landing, 353-1188 two became great friends—late-night discussions ing Giant / MyChildren MyBride / Close Your Corey Smith Mavericks Rock N’ Honky Tonk, between Eckerman and Van Zant are a staple of most Eyes / Hundredth / The Great Commission / 356-1110 chapters. They discussed God, family and Ronnie’s Gideon / A Bullet For Pretty Boy / Your Me- Justin Freeman / Justin James / Flagship difficulties with the band. It’s heartwarming to read morial Murray Hill Theatre, 388-3179 Romance Jack Rabbits, 398-7496 about Van Zant’s then newborn daughter—and heartbreaking to read him saying he’d be Don’t Sigh Daisy / Tell Tale Hear / Christo- dead before 30, as if he knew all along. JUNE 25 pher Noyes Murray Hill Theatre, 388-3179 Along with Eckerman’s friendship with Ronnie, Turn It Up! focuses largely on the plane The Morrison Brothers Band Jack Rabbits, crash that killed Van Zant and guitarist Steve Gaines. The quick jumps between the wild parties before and after concerts and the horror and hopelessness of the plane’s descent 398-7496 JUNE 30 are at times jarring, serving as a grim reminder of what’s to come. Ebullition / Impurity / Tyranny / Armageddon The chapter introductions, which count down to the crash and aftermath, make the JUNE 26 III / Alice Sweet Alice Jack Rabbits, 398-7496 book occasionally difficult to read. Knowing how Turn It Up! will end is strange and haunt- Second Thief / Stillglow / Sleep Patterns / Jay Garrett Jacksonville Landing, 353-1188 ing: Just when you’re riding high on a previous chapter’s enthusiasm, that sucker punch Nisroch Burro Bar, www.facebook.com/bur- Freedom Festival: Navy Band SE / J Collins comes, bringing you right back down. It can make even some of the happiest moments robar Band / Molly Hatchet Orange Park Mall, 269- faintly depressing, something Eckerman no doubt felt for years. 9413 Eckerman’s writing, while not exceptional, comes across as very sincere. It’s obvi- JUNE 27 Bluemingrall / Road Less Traveled Riverside ous to readers how much he enjoyed working with Skynyrd, and how devastated he was A Evening with Eric Johnson Ponte Vedra Arts Market, 554-6865 when he lost friends and colleagues. Learning about Lynyrd Skynyrd’s peak touring years Concert Hall, 209-0346 is fascinating, as is hearing Eckerman’s take on the 1977 crash. Turn It Up! probably won’t appeal to anyone besides Skynyrd fans or rock historians, but anyone in those two groups will no doubt have a deep appreciation for it. JUNE 28 David Pooler European Street Listening Room (San Marco), 399-1740

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July 1 Boston St. Augustine Amphitheatre, 471-1965 July 8 Summer Jazz Series: Marc Antoine & Brian Simpson Sea Walk Pavilion (Jacksonville Beach), 247-6100 July 18 311 / Slightly Stoopid St. Augustine Amphitheatre, 471-1965 July 19 Anders Osborne Freebird Live, 246-BIRD July 27 The Dukes of September- Donald Fagen, Michael McDonald & Boz Scaggs St. Augustine Amphitheatre, 471-1965 July 27 Bobby Ramirez MOCA Jacksonville, 366-6911 July 28 Yes / Procol Harum St. Augustine Amphitheatre, 471-1965 July 31 Little Feat Florida Theatre, 355-2787 August 2 The Wiggles Florida Theatre, 355-5661 August 7 Aaron Neville Ponte Vedra Concert Hall, 209-0346 August 8 Neon Trees / Walk the Moon / 21 Pilot Freebird Live, 246-BIRD August 19 Rebelution / The Expendables / Passafire St. Augustine Amphitheatre, 471-1965 August 20 Bret Michaels Whiskey River, 645-5571 August 23 The Grascals Ponte Vedra Concert Hall, 209-0346 August 25 The Fresh Beat Band St. Augustine Amphitheatre, 471-1965 August 27 Rock ‘N’ Blues Fest Florida Theatre, 355-5661 August 29 Matisyahu / The Dirty Heads Florida Theatre, 355-5661 August 30 Sublime with Rome St. Augustine Amphitheatre, 471-1965 Sept 6 Train St. Augustine Amphitheatre, 471-1965 Sept 9 Built to Spill / Helvetia / Sister Crayon Jack Rabbits, 398-7496 Fri & Sat, June 1 & 2 Fri & Sat, June 8 & 9 Sept 9 Jason Aldean / Luke Bryan / Rachel Farley Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena, 353-3309 Hooch Those Guys Sept 12 Citizen Cope Ponte Vedra Concert Hall, 209-0346 Fri & Sat, June 15 & 16 Fri & Sat, June 22 & 23 Sept 21 Jethro Tull’s Ian Anderson St. Augustine Amphitheatre, 471-1965 Sept 28 Keiko Matsui Ponte Vedra Concert Hall, 209-0346 Spanky Red River Band Oct 26 Arturo Sandoval Ponte Vedra Concert Hall, 209-0346 Fri & Sat, June 29 & 30 live music Nov 10 Petra / October Glory Murray Hill Theatre, 388-3179 #1 BEST VOTED MUSIC IN LIVE 7 YEARS Sunday - Thursday 9pm every LIVE 5:00 day MUSIC MATANZAS WELCOME BIKERS! Monday-Wednesday, Thursday 5-9 pm Friday 5-8 pm Friday & Saturday Open Mic w/ Mark Hart & Mark Hart Special Guests Jim Carrick Saturday 1-5 pm Sunday 1-4 pm Sunday 5-8 pm Elizabeth Roth Keith Godwin Just Wade

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Rated R Kid under his wing and schools him in the fine arts of partying, picking up women and making easy money. Also starring Alex Pettyfer, Mat- June 22 thew McConaughey, Cody Horn, Olivia Munn, ABRAHAM LINCOLN: VAMPIRE HUNTER Vi- Matt Bomer, Riley Keough, Joe Manganiello, sionary filmmakers Tim Burton and Timur Bek- Kevin Nash, Adam Rodriguez and Gabriel Igle- mambetov reinvent the time-honored genre and sias. Rated R present the terrifying creatures of the night as they were meant to be experienced—as fierce, PEOPLE LIKE US Chris Pine stars as Sam, visceral, intense and bloodthirsty. Abraham a twenty-something, fast-talking salesman, Lincoln: Vampire Hunter brings to the screen whose latest deal collapses on the day he the secret life of our nation’s favorite president learns that his father has suddenly died. JUNE movies as history’s greatest hunter of the undead. 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Rated PG-13 TYLER PERRY’S MADEA’S WITNESS PRO- ous daughter of King Fergus (voice of Billy ers that there are secrets to the universe that K TECTION Eugene Levy stars as George, a high never told him—secrets that will reveal them- Connolly) and Queen Elinor (voice of Emma level CFO at the center of a Ponzi scheme in selves as he teams up with the young Agent K June 8 Thompson). Determined to carve her own path New York City who is enrolled in the Witness (Josh Brolin) to save his partner, the agency MADAGASCAR 3: EUROPE’S MOST WANTED in life, Merida defies an age-old custom sacred Protection program, along with his family, in and the future of humankind. 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36 JUNE 2012 | eu jacksonville monthly Summer Flicks on a Budget

Regal Cinemas’ Summer Movie Express is a nine-week festival of G and PG rated movies on special showings select weekday mornings. Admission is just $1 and a portion of the proceeds will be donated to the Will Rogers Institute. Check out www.regmovies.com/summermovieexpress for more details. Avenues Stadium 20 June 1 BABE THE GALLANT PIG Moonlight June 12-14 Journey 2: The Mysterious Island and Kit Kittredge: American Girl Movies Series at Jax Beach Classic movies June 19-21 Dolphin Tale and Happy Feet Two outdoors under the stars is a favorite annual June 26-28 Legend of the Guardians and Yogi Bear Beach Boulevard Stadium 18 event at the Sea Walk Pavilion in Jacksonville June 12-13 Journey 2: The Mysterious Island and Kit Kittredge: American Girl Beach. Bring your lawn chairs & blankets, ad- June 19-20 Dolphin Tale and Happy Feet Two mission is free and concessions are available. June 26-27 Legend of the Guardians and Yogi Bear Movie is 9 -11 pm at the Sea Walk Pavilion. Limited preferred seating. jacksonvillebeach. Carmike 12 in Fleming Island will hold the 2012 Summer Kid Series. A family-friendly film will be org/visitors/special-events shown every Thursday morning for 10 weeks. Tickets are just $2 which includes admission, popcorn and a drink. For complete details, head over to www.carmike.com/promotions/19. Sun-Ray Cinema Midnight Movies June 2 at June 7 Puss in Boots Midnight REAL GENIUS A 1985 comedy with June 14 Chicken Run Val Kilmer as a teenage genius. June 8-9 at June 21 Over the Hedge Midnight GOD BLESS AMERICA On a mission June 28 Kung Fu Panda to rid society of its most repellent citizens, ter- minally ill Frank makes an unlikely accomplice Cinemark Tinseltown’s Summer Movie Clubhouse features kids’ flicks for just $1 per show at in 16-year-old Roxy. Directed and written by the door or 10 shows for $5 if purchased in advance. Head over to www.cinemark.com/summer- Bobcat Goldthwait, that should tell you some- movie-clubhouse to buy your passes today. thing about the movie. July 27-28 at Midnight June 5 Journey 2: The Mysterious Island BEYOND THE BLACK RAINBOW Despite being June 12 Happy Feet 2 June 19 Rio under heavy sedation, Elena tries to make her MEN IN BLACK 3 way out of Arboria, a secluded, quasi-futuristic June 26 Kung Fu Panda 2 commune. Sun-Ray Cinema, Five Points, 359- Thru June MEN IN BLACK 3: An IMAX 3D 0047. sunraycinema.com AMC Regency 24 is now offering Sensory-Friendly Films for families affected by autism spectrum Experience Agent J time-jumps back to the disorders. The auditoriums dedicated to the program have their lights up, the sound turned down 1960s, where an alien with its sights on the and audience members are invited to get up and dance, walk, shout or sing. All showings are at June 11 Leave ‘em Laughing Tent Free younger version of Agent K poses a threat to 10 am and are $5 a ticket. Visit www.amctheatres.com/programs/sensory-friendly-films for more monthly meeting of Jacksonville’s chapter of the future of the MIB organization -- and hu- details on this unique program. The International Laurel & Hardy Appreciation mankind’s very existence. Starring Will Smith, June 16 Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted Society (a/k/a Sons of the Desert). Laurel & Tommy Lee Jones, Josh Brolin and Emma June 30 Brave Hardy films will be screened. Free admission Thompson. The 299-seat World Golf Hall of and refreshments. 7-8:45 pm. Pablo Creek Fame IMAX Theater underwent an upgrade Sun-Ray Cinema in Five Points will be kicking off their Summer Kids Film program on June 13th. Branch Library, 13295 Beach Blvd,314-5801, recently that included a new 3D digital projec- Films will be played on Wednesdays and Saturdays through the summer. Showtimes will be at leaveemlaughing.moviefever.com tion system, state-of-the-art sound system and 10 am and cost is $5.50 for kids and $6.50 adults. Call 359-0047 or visit sunraycinema.com for a new screen making it the largest IMX 3D digi- more info. Movies at Main Film Series Enjoy free show- tal screen in the southeast. The IMAX Theatre June 13 & 15 The Iron Giant ings of the movies you love on the 2nd and 4th is located in the World Golf Village, One World June 20 & 25 Nightmare Before Christmas Thursdays each month at 5:45 pm in the Main Golf Place, St. Augustine, wgv.com, 940-IMAX. June 27 & 30 Rango Library’s Hicks Auditorium. June 14 FINDING NEMO, June 28 RAIN MAN. jpl.coj.net/progs/ main/movies-at-main.html

June 15-17 The Jacksonville 48 Hour Film Project Filmmakers from all over the Jackson- ville area will compete to see who can make and the best short film in only 48 hours. The win- ning film will go up against films from around the world. At the kickoff, each team will draw the genre for its film out of a hat. In addition, Invite You & A Guest a character, prop and line of dialogue will be announced and must appear in each film. All To An Advance Screening of completed films will screen June 19-21 at the Florida Theater. Registration has closed for the Jacksonville 48HFP, but you can sign up for a waiting list. If teams drop out or space Stop By And Register To Win Before June 25 otherwise becomes available, teams from the Your Complimentary Pass For Two waiting list on a first-come, first-served basis. To find out more 48hourfilm.com/jacksonville.

June 21 WOMEN ART REVOLUTION The film details major developments in women’s art of the 1970s, including the first feminist art education programs, political organizations and 204 Laura Street ∙ 356-1655 protests, alternative art spaces, and exhibi- tions. 7 pm. Museum Of Contemporary Art, 366-6911, mocajacksonville.org THIS FILM IS RATED PG-13. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Supplies limited. One pass per person. Each pass admits two. Employees of all June 23 FREE Movie Double Feature Two promotional partners are their agencies are not eligible. Must be 13 year of age to enter. Winner will be notified by phone/email. classic comedies from the 80s- THE GOONIES ppllikeusmovie.com (Rated PG) and FERRIS BUELLER’S DAY OFF (Rated PG-13). Doors open 7 pm, movie starts 7:30 pm. Murray Hill Theatre, murrayhillthe- atre.com OPENS NATIONWIDE JUNE 29

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What’s Hot in June We’ve all done it or been the victim of it— los- Premieres ing a cell phone or having one stolen. While in the My poor DVR has been just about out of work for a couple of weeks. Thankfully, the summer season past this was a pain in the posterior, these days it is kicking into high gear beginning June 3 with the returns of Drop Dead Diva (Lifetime), The Glades is more than that; it can be a real security concern. (A&E) and Teen Wolf (MTV). Also premiering on the 3rd is A&E’s new series Longmire, a contem- Modern smartphones store more than your friends’ porary crime thriller based on the Walt Longmire mystery novels by Craig Johnson. • The premieres phone numbers and maybe some embarrassing text of Hell’s Kitchen and Master Chef (both on Fox) were supposed to air last month but were pushed messages; they can store your personal history, finan- back until June 4. • Two of ABC Family’s most popular shows will premiere their new seasons this cial information and access to every piece of private in- month: Pretty Little Liars on the 5th and The Secret Life of the American Teenager on the 11th. formation about you. The power that allows smartphones • USA hosts two nights of premieres. First, on the 6th, the network unveils Royals Pains’ fourth season and Necessary Roughness’ second. Then on the 14th, Burn Notice and Suits will return for to work for you also allows you to protect yourself if you sixth and second seasons respectively. • Both Fox and NBC have new shows airing on the 7th: Take take proactive measures before you lose your phone or have Me Out (Fox), a dating series hosted by George Lopez, and Saving Hope (NBC), a medical drama. it stolen. • Sink your teeth into the fourth season of True Blood (HBO) on June 10. • TNT will revisit Dallas Android-based cell phones do not have phone security in- on the 13th. The series has Larry Hagman, Patrick Duffy and Linda Gray reprising their characters. stalled natively, so you will have to visit Google Play (formerly the They will be joined by a new generation of Ewings. • HBO takes on the world of news media with Android marketplace) and install a program. In my testing, I have their new show The Newsroom, premiering June 24. • Finally, FX updates their summer schedule found Lookout Mobile Security (www.mylookout.com) to be the on the 28th with the returns of Wilfred and Louie. The network will also reveal two new shows: best. Lookout provides several layers of protection, from finding your Anger Management, starring Charlie Sheen, and Brand X with Russell Brand. phone to locking it to completely erasing the phone. One neat feature is “scream.” If you can’t locate your phone but you know it’s around, Finales simply log in to your account and make your phone scream. Your phone will play an annoying sound Best Friends Forever (NBC) signs off for good on June 1. The short-lived series was cute, but didn’t have what it takes to go the distance.• The second season of Game of Thrones (HBO) at maximum level even if it’s set on vibrate or the volume is turned all the way down. The “missing draws to a close on the 3rd. I don’t know about you, but 10 episodes per season is just not device” feature will show you where your phone is on a map as long as GPS is turned on. enough for me! • The fifth season of Mad Men (AMC) wraps up on June 10. Also on the 10th, But what do you do if your Android is lost or stolen and you never installed security software? the second season finale of Veep will air on HBO. • Over on USA, Fairly Legal concludes its You have two choices as long as no one has wiped your phone and you can still access it via Google second season on the 15th. • June 17 is full of finales including The Killing (AMC), Nurse Jackie Play. Lookout Mobile Security has a program called Plan B that, when installed, will attempt to locate (Showtime), The Big C (Showtime), The Borgias (Showtime) and Girls (HBO). your phone and send you an email with a link to a map showing your phone’s current location. An- droid Lost (www.androidlost.com), by Theis Borg, can also be installed after the fact and has some Specials added features that Plan B doesn’t offer. With Android Lost you can locate your phone, but you can Sports fans will be pleased this month. The Stanley Cup Finals air on NBC throughout the month. also access recent call lists, instant messages and even take a picture using the forward facing cam- Over on ABC, the NBA Finals begin on the 12th. Then, back on NBC, the 2012 Olympic Team era. Installing Android Lost before you lose your phone opens up even more security features such as Trials for track and field, swimming and gymnastics will take place from June 23 until July 2. • hiding the program from the app menu, preventing uninstalling. The 21st Annual MTV Movie Awards (MTV) and the 2012 Miss America Pageant (NBC) both air on the 3rd. Decisions, decisions. • Country music fans should switch to CMT on the 6th for the If you have a Windows Phone, then you have a program in the settings menu called Find My 2012 CMT Music Awards, hosted by country superstar Toby Keith and movie maven Kristen Bell. Phone. If you haven’t already done so, you need to open the program and take the few simple steps ● The only thing I’d watch with “Jersey Shore” in the title is Jersey Shore Shark Attack, an original to configure it. Once configured, you simply go to the Windows Phone website (www.windowsphone. telefilm set to air on Syfy on June 9. • The 66th Annual Tony Awards (CBS) takes place on the com) and click on “my phone” at the top. The left of the page will show a minimap with the last know 10th. The show will be hosted by the incomparable Neil Patrick Harris, whose opening numbers location of your phone. Click on the link below the map and you will go to the page to ring your phone are always legen – wait for it – dary. (similar to scream), lock your phone or completely erase it. Smartphone security is not something to take lightly. If you have a smartphone and haven’t New on DVD and Blu-ray taken the proper precautions to protect your data, do it now. The best bet for protecting your informa- June 5 tion is to be proactive—do something before it’s too late. If it’s already too late for you, your last op- John Carter (PG-13) tion is to change all your passwords including email accounts, Google Play or Windows Live, social Act of Valor (R) networking, banking, etc. That’s a lot of work, so just set up your protection now! Safe House (R) Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (PG) GEEK PEEK: Gizmodo (www.gizmodo.com) – Want all the latest tech news without investing a lot of Machine Gun Preacher (R) time in reading? Gizmodo is the site for you. Read breaking news, product reviews and opinions on all things tech written in bite-size chunks. Where else can you read about the Facebook IPO fiasco June 12 Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (PG-13) right next to a review for a nanotech shark pet bed? Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance (PG-13) Tyler Perry’s Good Deeds (PG-13) Too Big to Fail (Not Rated) A Little Bit of Heaven (PG-13)

June 19 Big Miracle (PG) Project X (R) Wanderlust (R) Jeff, Who Lives at Home (R) Wilfred (Not Rated)

June 26 Wrath of the Titans (PG-13) Mirror Mirror (PG) 21 Jump Street (R) The Artist (PG-13)

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