folioweekly MT @DJatFolio: Vocalist, slam poet, satirist & musician Angelo Moore innovates Dec. 18 at Jack Rabbits. It's an Our Pick. @JaxLivePresents Retweet this

folioweekly MT @DJatFolio: Two chances to see "The Last Unicorn" on the big screen at @SunrayCine, 4 & 7 p.m. Dec. 15 with writer Peter S. Beagle. Retweet this

folioweekly RT @DJatFolio: Councilwoman Kimberly Daniels withdraws bill on Armory lease. @RonWord writes for The Flog. t.co/iFnTQ5krNV Retweet this

folioweekly MT @DJatFolio: Star's superb voice, Jax native's moves lift "Flashdance" on opening night. Review: t.co/XLgjOGisCF @TheArtistSeries Retweet this

folioweekly MT @DJatFolio: Opening night at "Flashdance The Musical." Shows through Dec. 15. Jacksonville's Ryan Carlson in cast. t.co/mgHW2svYUS Retweet this

folioweekly MT @DJatFolio: A commercial for Chase Bank is being filmed 3-6 p.m. today in front of @MOCAjack at 333 N. Laura St., according to the city. Retweet this

folioweekly MT @DJatFolio: Who was at Art Basel? Shaun Thurston, Steve Williams, Jim Draper & more. All were spotted in The Eye. t.co/DX2d0NpPGR Retweet this

folioweekly MT @DJatFolio: Tess Rochelle Huber, who died Sunday night, was featured on UNF's website in this interview in 2012: t.co/vABCiyBD0q Retweet this

folioweekly MT @DJatFolio: UNF is mourning the loss of women’s golfer Tess Rochelle Huber, who was killed in a plane crash near Atlantic Blvd. Sunday. Retweet this

folioweekly MT @DJatFolio: The Moody Blues perform March 22 at St. Augustine Amp. Tickets go on sale 10 a.m. Dec. 13. t.co/tTcEzcFr72 @SJCVenues Retweet this

folioweekly MT @DJatFolio: LGBT elders share "Unseen Images, Untold Stories." Reception today 2-4 p.m. @MOCAjack. t.co/0Fr4PaUl2V Retweet this

folioweekly MT @denisereagan: Ready to discuss the week's stories with @MelissaInJax and the roundtable on @WJCTJax's #FirstCoastConnect. Retweet this

folioweekly MT @DJatFolio: Dave Chappelle tickets on sale 10 a.m. today: $56.50. @floridatheatre, 904-355-ARTS and Ticketmaster. Show is Dec. 19. Retweet this

folioweekly RT @DJatFolio: @DaveChappelle show expected to be announced for Dec. 19 at @FloridaTheatre. Retweet this

folioweekly RT @bestbet_jax: @folioweekly Happy hour party starting now at bestbet Jax. Come on out for some drinks specials and prizes. Retweet this

folioweekly Breakdancing and ballet come together to shape this DA grad. t.co/jZqoG0JFHO Retweet this

folioweekly TALLAHASSEE: No charges in FSU football sex assault case - Florida - t.co/KxmmB577rz t.co/LqkalorzYK Retweet this

folioweekly MT @DJatFolio: Grammy nom, "Queen of the Blues" & Our Pick! Shemekia Copeland has it all. Playing Dec. 8, @SJCVenues. t.co/FNGciDb7RX Retweet this

folioweekly Would you want to go to Walmart High? t.co/XhF0OE4Glo Retweet this

folioweekly The search for the perfect drug that will let us kill inmates, constitutionally. t.co/zQnWc8nFxb Retweet this

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NEWS OF THE WEIRD

Bea Arthur in the Buff

By Chuck Shepherd

Posted 7/3/13

Christie's auction house in New York City reported that a May 15 sale of a painting of late actress Bea Arthur — nude from the waist up — by artist John Currin in 1991 had sold for $1.9 million. Currin said he made the painting from a photograph of Arthur clothed, and Arthur, known for her roles in TV's "Maude" and "Golden Girls," appears younger in face and body in the painting than on the TV shows.