SAN MARCO CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY OPENS A BRAND NEW SEASON WITH A BENEFIT CONCERT ON SEPTEMBER 13 FOR THE JUVENILE DIABETES RESEARCH FOUNDATION
Musicians Present Free Concert to Help Find a Cure for Diabetes

August 17, 2009, JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA, Jacksonville Symphony musicians Eric and Ellen Olson have a personal stake in finding a cure for type 1 diabetes. Their 13 year old daughter, Gina, has had type 1 diabetes for nearly 11 years. Her disease is well-controlled, but she requires around the clock monitoring of her blood sugar levels and constant adjusting of insulin doses.

Eric, the principal oboist of the JSO, and Ellen, a violist, have a tradition of presenting benefit concerts for diabetes research. This year the benefit concert has been incorporated into their new chamber music series, the San Marco Chamber Music Society. The concert is free, and a free-will offering will be taken to benefit the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. All donations up to $200 will be matched by Thrivent for Lutherans.

The program will take place at St. Mark’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, 3976 Hendricks Avenue at 7PM on September 13, 2009 and will include pieces by J.S. Bach, Camille Saint-Saens, Telemann, and others. Eric and Ellen Olson, plus violinist Ruxandra Marquardt and pianist Paul Marquardt will perform.

For more information on the rest of the San Marco Chamber Music Society season of free chamber music concerts, please see www.sanmarcochambermusic.org.

I saw an unusual happy hour sign this week that made me wonder what time is happy hour anyway. It seems like every establishment has a different time associated with happy hour and different drink specials. I decided to look into a few of the local happy hour favorites to see if there is any sort of consensus about what time happy hour is.

High Tide Burrito Co. – this is the place that started my quest. The happy hour at High Tide Burrito Co. is from 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. AND 9:00 – 10:00 p.m. So at High Tide Burrito Co. you can pick your happy hour or enjoy two happy hours per day. Happy hour at High Tide Burrito Co. means $2 beers.

AIX – the happy hour at AIX lasts from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. AIX by far has the largest variety of drinks on special. Draft beers are 2 for 1, house wines are $6 per glass, margheritas for $6, sky vodkas with tonic for $3.95 and a variety of martini specials.

European Street – this is by far the happiest place in San Marco with a happy hour from 2:00 – 7:00 p.m. everyday. Their happy hour includes 2 for 1 drafts, $1 off wines by the glass and $2 off every bottle of wine.

So after all this research, I am still not sure what time happy hour is. But I do know that I can find a happy hour at almost anytime.