HARDCORE

BANE

Massachusetts-based hardcore punk band Bane was originally conceived as a one-off group, but a little more than a decade after its inception, the group’s message of nonviolence, unity and straight-edge lifestyle (based on a drug-free, vegetarian existence) has appealed to punk fans around the world. They play with Trapped Under Ice on Sunday, Sept. 5 at 6 p.m. at The Pit, 14003 Beach Blvd., Jacksonville. Advance tickets are $12. 223-9850.

POETRY IN MOTION

GOLDEN DRAGON ACROBATS

Combining extraordinary, award-winning acrobatic feats, traditional dance with contemporary music and cutting-edge production, The Golden Dragon Acrobats perform “Cirque d’Or” on Friday, Sept. 3 and Saturday, Sept. 4 at 7:30 p.m. at The St. Augustine Amphitheatre, 1340C A1A S., St. Augustine. Tickets are $15.35; $9.20 for children ages 12 and younger, and seniors. 209-0367.

SHORE THING

LABOR DAY AT THE LANDING

Downtown Jacksonville has it all: architectural delights, nightclubs and eateries, an emerging arts scene and now, a beach! The Jacksonville Landing is bringing in more than 100 tons of sand to transform the riverfront courtyard into a public beach over Labor Day weekend. Festivities kick off with a Sandcastle Building Contest on Wednesday, Sept. 1 from 5-9 p.m. at 2 Independent Drive, Jacksonville. For a complete list of downtown’s Labor Day weekend festivities, visit jacksonvillelanding.com. 353-4503.

GLASS ACT

JUSTICE YELDHAM

Described as “a trumpet player trapped in a two dimensional universe,” Justice Yeldham (aka Australian sound-artist Lucas Abela) presses his face against sheets of glass that have been amplified and electronically effected and proceeds to scream, bawl, roar and coo until he’s left with little more than shards of glass and, we hope, a minimum of blood loss. He performs with Solypsis, Creep City, Jamison Williams and Jim Ivy on Thursday, Sept. 2 at 9 p.m. at Shantytown Pub, 22 W. Sixth St., Jacksonville. Admission is $5. 798-8222. For more on Yeldham.

INK, INC.

TATTOO CONVENTION

The summer weather and sunlight have been brutal; we’re sure our tatted readers have been applying SPF 50 sunscreen to protect their body art. If you feel like flashing your flesh art, moisturize and socialize at the 2010 Jacksonville Tattoo Convention on Friday, Sept. 3 from noon-midnight, Saturday, Sept. 4 from 11 a.m.-midnight and Sunday, Sept. 5 from 11 a.m.-midnight at World Golf Village’s Renaissance Resort,  500 S. Legacy Trail, St. Augustine. The three-day event features tattoo artists, vendors, contests and live music by Mystic Dino, The Whether Man, Late Night Transfer, Chroma and Grandpa’s Cough Medicine. Admission for each day is $15; $35 for a weekend pass. 940-8000. conventionpros.com

FOODIE CALL

FOLIO WEEKLY'S BITE CLUB

This mostly-monthly gathering of gourmands known as Folio Weekly’s Bite Club gets together for another free sampling event on Tuesday, Sept. 7 at 6 p.m. at Mellow Mushroom Pizza Bakers, 9734 Deer Lake Court, on Jacksonville’s Southside. Come join food blogger Ashlee Wetherington and other like-minded, gastronomically guided guys and gals to eat, drink and discuss the digestibles. To sign up and reserve a spot, visit biteclublog.com.

SURE PICK, SAT., SEPT. 4

MIXED MARTIAL ARTS THROWDOWN

Did you say “Uncle”? Well, prepare to. The full-contact combat of mixed martial arts combines elements of boxing, traditional martial arts and Greco-Roman wrestling into a potent fighting style that’s become one of the most popular sports in the nation; proving we’re still an incredibly innovative country or just increasingly sophisticated in our violence. Come see for yourself when Art of Fighting 9: Apocalypse kicks off on Saturday, Sept. 4 at 6 p.m. at Veterans Memorial Arena, 300 Randolph Blvd., Jacksonville. Tickets range from $40.70-$112. 630-3900. aofmma.com