The much-hyped power of protein has transcended the supplement and influencer market and taken over the junk food aisles. Does the promise of protein salvage the downsides of white bread, sugar cereal and snack chips? We ask Dr. Joe Sirven for the nutrition breakdown in his monthly house call to First Coast Connect. We also discuss a controversial new blood test that can screen for 50 kinds of cancer, and the potential for dementia patients to recover lucidity near the end of their lives. Dr. Joe also answers your healthcare questions on any topic. You can reach the doc on air at 904-549-2937, email firstcoastconnect@WJCT.org or visit firstcoastconnect.org to submit a comment.
Guest: Dr. Joe Sirven, Mayo Clinic neurologist and Host of WJCT’s What’s Health Got To Do With It?
Dual duty
A new exhibit showcasing the artistic reciprocity between mentor and mentee is on display at Yellow House to honor the organization’s ninth anniversary in Northeast Florida. Reciprocal: Art, Mentorship and Mutual Influence features work from 15 artist pairings and invites viewers to reflect on how educators and arts education in general has affected their lives. Established in 2017 by artist, educator and activist Hope McMath, Yellow House focuses on the nexus of art and community as a force for social change and civic engagement. We ask McMath about the importance of the space at the current political moment and ask two of the exhibition's artists how they’ve learned from each other. Reciprocal is on view until Nov. 22.
Guests:
- Sheila Goloborotko, artist featured in the Reciprocal exhibit at Yellow House and in the solo show What Was Then Is Now at the South Gallery at Florida State College at Jacksonville.
- Rachel Brown, featured artist, Reciprocal
- Hope McMath, co-curator, Reciprocal founder and director of Yellow House
Mid-century models
Visitors can get a glimpse inside some of Arlington’s most famous structures during the 10th annual Arlington Mod & More Home Tour, held from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Featured homes include the mid-century modern rotunda home known as Geodesico and the Sammis House built around 1850 on what was an 8,000-acre Strawberry Hill and Plantation. First occupied by John S. Sammis and his wife, Mary Kingsley, the youngest daughter of Zephaniah and Anna Madgigine Jai Kingsley, the Classical Revival home has seen many iterations over the last century and a half, including a stint as a boarding house after the Civil War. We’re joined by one of the home tour’s organizers as well as the newest steward of the Sammis house.
Guests:
- Trish Kapustka, board member and event chair, Old Arlington Inc.
- Tyler Shields, participating homeowner, Arlington Mod & More Home Tour
Topics and guests subject to change.