December Horoscopes Words By Ambar Ramirez  and Carmen Macri Aries December will have you feeling quite sluggish, Aries. Your planetary ruler, Mars, lays fast asleep meaning this is the perfect time for you to rest and recharge. Downtime does not always mean unproductiveness. Prioritize your rest, you’ll need it, especially before the in-laws show up.   Taurus You may find yourself working a little bit more than you would like to this month, Taurus. That said, as long as you set boundaries and take breaks when needed, December will treat you right. When shopping for gifts, set aside a little …

Give Us a Break! Just Smash That provides a cathartic—and fun—way to channel frustration Words By Carmen Macri & Ambar Ramirez   Located on the corner of Blanding Square Plaza in Orange Park, there is a true hole-in-the-wall operation (pun intended). Just Smash That is a family-owned business with everything you need to release your pent-up anger including the tools and the objects to destroy.   It all started three years ago when Shawn Miller was watching TV. He saw an ad for a local rage room and decided it was time for him to make his own. (His daughter, …

Through Dec. 11 “Jinglebell Jukebox Revue” Players by The Sea Theatre abetjax.com   Through Dec. 24  Irving Berlin’s “White Christmas” Alhambra Theatre & Dining alhambrajax.com   Dec. 1-10 “Scrooge: The Musical”  Amelia Musical Playhouse, Fernandina Beach ameliamusicalplayhouse.com Dec. 2 “Puttin’ On The Ritz” Ritz Theatre & Museum ritzjacksonville.com   Dec. 4 “The Grinch Comes to Town” Ponte Vedra Concert Hall pvconcerthall.com   Dec. 6-11 “Elf: The Musical” Jacksonville Center for the Performing Arts fscjartistseries.org   Dec. 7 Buster Keaton’s “Sherlock Jr.” with live score Sun-Ray Cinema sunraycinema.com   Dec. 8 “Elf” (original film) Sun-Ray Cinema sunraycinema.com   Dec. 9 The …

Trivia, Etc. All games are general knowledge trivia unless otherwise noted.    Mondays The Brix Taphouse (music bingo), 7 p.m. Donovan’s Irish Pub, St. Augustine, 7 p.m. Hurricane Grill & Wings–Atlantic Boulevard (music bingo), 7 p.m. Hurricane Grill & Wings–Julington Creek (music bingo), 7 p.m. Mellow Mushroom–Avondale, 7 p.m. Mellow Mushroom–Durbin Pavilion Drive, 7 p.m. Mellow Mushroom–Fleming Island, 7 p.m. Mellow Mushroom–River City/Northside, 7 p.m. Mellow Mushroom–Tinseltown, 7 p.m. V Pizza–Fleming Island (music bingo), 7 p.m. Treylor Park (pop culture trivia), 9 p.m.   Tuesdays Mr. Chubby’s Wings–Fleming Island (music bingo), 6:30 p.m. Dick’s Wings–Nocatee, 7 p.m. Dick’s Wings–San Pablo, …

Arlington Cliff’s Bar and Grille Live music, Friday and Saturday cliffsbarandgrill.com   Beaches/Ponte Vedra Gusto Live music throughout the week gustojax.com   Lemon Bar & Grille Live music throughout the week lemonbarjax.com   Lynch’s Irish Pub Live music all week lynchsirishpub.com   Mango’s Karaoke, Sunday and Wednesday mangosjaxbeach.com   Mavi’s Waterfront Bar & Grill Live music, Friday–Sunday mavijax.com   Monkey’s Uncle Tavern DJ, Tuesdays; live music, Thursday, Friday and Sunday; karaoke, Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday monkeysuncletavern.com   Palm Valley Outdoors Bar and Grill Live music, Friday–Sunday palmvalleyoutdoors.com   The Ritz Lounge DJs and dancing, Friday–Sunday theritzlounge.com   The Shim Sham …

The Art Center Gallery Featured artists include Mary Atwood, Cookie Davis, Denise-Sawyer-Johnson Lawrence Walden and Lynn Wehrmann tacjacksonvillegallery.org   Butterfield Garage Art Gallery “Holiday Gifts” Group Show butterfieldgarage.com   The Corner Gallery at The Jessie Roosevelt Watson III: “Tabano’s Tempo: Standing Room Only,” through Feb. 1 movingthemargins.org   Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens “Deborah Robert: I’m,” through Dec. 4 “Frieseke in Florida: Memories of Jacksonville in the 1880s,” through Jan. 1 “The Age of Armor: Treasures from the Higgins Armory Collection at the Worcester Art Museum,” through Jan. 22 “Jacksonville’s Norman Studios,” through Jan. 31 cummermuseum.org   Flagler College …

Dec. 1 Rome & Dudy: The Winter Moon Tour with special guest Channing Wilson Ponte Vedra Concert Hall pvconcerthall.com   Dave Koz and Friends 25th Anniversary Christmas Tour Florida Theatre floridatheatre.com   JT and The Gents Colonial Oak Music Park, St Augustine thecolonialoakmusicpark.com   Dec. 2 Puttin’ On The Ritz Live! Ritz Theatre ritzjacksonville.com   Smokestack: Oak Outreach Winter Fest Colonial Oak Music Park, St Augustine thecolonialoakmusicpark.com   Dec. 2-3 Jacksonville Symphony: Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto Jacksonville Center for the Performing Arts jaxsymphony.org   Dec. 3 Tab Benoit and The Dirty Dozen Brass Band Florida Theatre floridatheatre.com   Dec. 4 Black …

Dec. 1-4 Tony Rock Comedy Zone comedyzone.com   Dec. 2 Sal Vulcano Florida Theatre floridatheatre.com   Dec. 2-3 First Coast Comedy: The Main Event  (7:30 p.m.) Full Disclosure: Adults Only (10 p.m.) First Coast Comedy firstcoastcomedy.com   Dec. 3 Paula Poundstone WJCT Soundstage floridatheatre.com   Dec. 4  Improv Comedy Night The Beacon Gastropub, St. Augustine adventure-project.com   Dec. 7 River City Showcase hosted by Alex Sanders Comedy Zone comedyzone.com   Improv Comedy Night Colonial Oak Music Park, St Augustine thecolonialoakmusicpark.com   Dec. 8-10 Yannis Pappas Comedy Zone comedyzone.com   Dec. 9 First Coast Comedy Presents: Improv Comedy Night Murray Hill …

Yo, Terry and Shari: I have a bit of an issue and don’t know if I should be mad or not. Every year we go on vacations mainly to Universal Orlando and always go with my two sons, their wives and five kids, and my daughter who just made 18. Long story short, I just found out I’ve been paying for everything.  Rental house, two rental cars, tickets, express passes, dinners. Last year was $8,000. I don’t care about money one bit or what she spends. Hell, I don’t even know when payday is mostly lol. But for some reason, …

The organizers of a local zine fest are building on its success with the creation of a new nonprofit Words By Lauren Fox Chatter filled the Jacksonville Public Library on a recent Saturday afternoon, the excitement defying the hushed atmosphere people might expect from a house of books. Near the library’s entrance stood Ma Bones, sporting a costume that matched her name — skeleton bones printed on her sweater and a cat-skull mask covering her face. Although dressed as death, her demeanor was lively and animated as she welcomed spectators to her table covered in self-published zines and “books to …