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For this month’s issue, we’ve brought you details on PensaCan, which is Manna’s annual fundraising event where businesses, organizations and other groups throughout the community join forces and compete to build the ultimate structure using only food cans! Be sure to go by and check out this year’s structures, which will be on display at Cordova Mall in October. We also had a chance to hang out with members of the Pensacola Rowing Club to learn more about their amaz ing organization. Be sure to check out the story on page 10 to learn more about the rowing team and all of the fun ways you can get involved.
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DOWNTOWN CROWD September 2022 6 5 Questions with Creatives: Angelica Tilton 8 Demolish Hunger, Design Hope: Manna’s PensaCan Event Kicks Off for 2022 10 Rowing Revival: Pensacola Rowing Club Revives the Sport of Rowing 13 Séance: SupernaturalMuseumPensacolaofArtDebutsExhibitforFall2022 16 City Limits Food Park Rolls Into West Pensacola 18 September Events Calendar 20 Military Matters 8136 CONTENTS 10
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Tilton currently shares her work under the name Possum and Palmetto. She is most active on her Instagram page, @PossumAndPalmetto, where she shares the process of creating natural pigments, as well as her upcoming events. You can check out more of her work at the upcoming Vegan Market on September 17 at Trader Bo’s. Tilton is open to commissions and can be reached via Instagram or email at PossumAndPalmetto@outlook.com. With Creatives
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Tilton became interested in working with natural pigments while employed at the Historic Pensacola Village, where she was exposed to many traditional crafts, including natural dyeing.
Angelica Tilton, natural pigment artist and the creative behind Possum and Palmetto, incorporates her handmade nature-based watercolor paints into drawings inspired by Gulf Coast wildlife. This Navarre native’s work has been showcased at various art markets and galleries throughout the city.
What medium(s) or type(s) of art would you consider your work to be? Tell me a little bit about the different types of pieces you create and your favorite subjects to capture in your work. I work primarily with natural pigments across several different media: watercolor, pen, textiles, paper art, printmaking… I like to dabble in a lot of different things! Since I like to dabble in different types of art, my pieces tend to fall into distinct categories, like nature portraits, pet portraits, natural prints, or textile art. I like creating art that highlights flora, fauna, and fungi native to our region. We live in such a beautiful place populated by some really cool wild neighbors, so I hope that my art can help draw atten tion to that. I love to draw animals in particular because they have personalities and feelings just both wild animals and companion animals–both give me such joy! How long have you been interested in drawing and natural pigments? How did you first get into naturefocused art? I’ve always been interested in drawing, but my work with natu ral pigments is relatively recent. As a kid, I used to carry a sketch book and colored pencils every where. I took art classes in high school but mostly stopped when I went to college. During my senior year of college, I took a drawing for non-majors course as an elec tive, and that piqued my interest in creating again, but I didn’t act on it for a while. When I worked at Historic Pensacola Village, I learned many traditional crafts and skills, from broommaking to open-hearth cooking. Eventually, we started experimenting with natural dyeing, and I began to try natural dye and paint projects at home during COVID lockdown. I started my Instagram page to share my art, and once markets started opening up again, I got involved in the market scene. Working with natural pigments can feel magical. Most plants don’t have any pigment, making the ones that do feel particularly special. A lot of plant materials create colors that you wouldn’t expect, which adds to the mystery. Using natural pigments to celebrate our natural world seemed intuitive. I wanted to focus my art on our local wild life because people tend to under value our environment and its wild inhabitants. Can you take me through your creative process and describe what all goes into creating one of your pieces? I don’t really have a linear process. Most of my pieces come from ideas that I’ve been thinking about for a while before actu ally sitting down to make them happen. Sometimes, I might want to create a piece based on plants or animals that I’ve seen or known, while other times I might start with just a vague idea that I want to draw something in a broad taxonomic order or genus. Either way, I do a bit of research to decide exactly what species I want to draw, what pose I’ll use, and the exact features I want my piece to capture. Then, I get to painting and drawing! With my textile pieces and natural prints, it’s more about capturing the colors and textures of plants on the page or cloth. Can you explain the process of creating the natural dyes that you use in your work? The first step in this process is always getting my hands on the natural pigments, which all come from either plants or clays. I collect some of the materi als myself, either by foraging locally or by collecting kitchen scraps and buying other mate rials online. Most of the materi als require some processing. I grind the clays into a fine powder to make them easier to mix into watercolors. As for plant mate rials, I simmer most of them to extract the pigment. Once I have the plant pigment, I can either add my pretreated fabric for dyeing or use the pigment for watercolors. To make watercolors, I add a bit of vegetable glycerin, which is a binder, and clove oil, which is a preservative, to the pigment. What are some of your most popular items, and is there currently a specific piece that you are receiving a lot of requests for? Prints and custom pet portraits are my most popular items. Some of my best-selling prints are “Palomita the Possum,” “Bernard the Crow” and “Jack-o’-Lantern Mushrooms.” As for the custom pet portraits, I usually sell them on the spot at local markets, but I sell them online too. For those, I ask clients to send me a few photos of their companion animal, and then I draw their portrait in pen, over a spot of one of my natural water colors. Clients can choose from the shades of watercolors that I have available.
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Manna’s PensaCan Event Kicks Off For 2022 by Nicole Willis
On September 30, the judging process will begin with in-person judging. A panel of judges will walk around and view each display, making notes of which build best fits each category. The categories that all teams are eligible to win include–“Best Nutrition” (the structure that contains as many of the five food groups as possible), “Best Graphics” (the structure that best utilizes the colors, shapes, sizes, etc., of the food labels), “Juror’s Favorite” (the structure that stands above the rest in all aspects), “Honorable Mention” (the structure who deserves recognition, but is not worthy of the top honor) and “Video Production” (the team whose video is the best).
For this annual event, local architectural firms, businesses, organizations, clubs, schools and other groups compete by forming teams to create elaborate structures made entirely out of nonperishable food items. The structures will be set up in the common area between Dillard’s and Ross inside of the Cordova Mall for both viewing and judging from September 29 through October 7. At the end of the competition, each of the team’s structures are broken down and the canned food items are then donated to Manna to help support their mission of feeding the hungry in Northwest Florida.
After seeing success with the off-site and digital building options, PensaCan organizers decided to keep these options available for those who want to participate but cannot make it out to the mall to build on-site. For public viewing and voting purposes, physical displays with images of digital and off-site builds will be put on-site at the mall. Since additional time is required to create an in-person display of digital and off-site submissions, these builds should be completed and submitted by September 9 at 5 pm. Digital builders must follow the same size rule as the physical builders—10’ x 10’ area and a maximum of 10’ high (3m x 3m x 3m). Digital sculptures should be modeled to scale using the dimensions of cans and boxes and should also include images of the product labels.
PensaCan organizers suggest several themes of inspiration of their builders, some of which include Disney, Superheroes, and Sports, but they are open to seeing anything and everything that the builders can craft up. Poitevin explained that the structures are a complete surprise to organizers and judges. “It’s always a nice surprise to see what everybody is building. It’s another one of the mystical points of the event,” he remarked.
This year’s PensaCan event will begin on September 29. The structures will be on display for one week, from their construction on September 29 until their tear down on the morning of October 8. People interested in creating a team of builders have several ways that they can participate in PensaCan–they can build on-site at the Cordova Mall, off-site or digitally PensaCanonline.organizers began providing builders with off-site and digital building options out of necessity once the COVID-19 pandemic hit. The donation-centric event is too crucial to Manna’s operations for it to disappear during the pandemic. “PensaCan is a critical food drive, especially going into the holiday season,” Smayda said. Poitevin added, “we did not want to shut this amazing event down.” So, the building process was adapted to allow for PensaCan’s continuation during the pandemic.
Smayda and AIA State Director NWFL and the PensaCan committee head, Joeey Poitevin, expressed a great need for food in the community right now, especially with the recent expiration of the COVID-19 lunch grants in public schools. According to Smayda, many students in the Pensacola area will now have to apply for free or reduced lunches at schools, which can result in some children not being able to eat.
Manna has hosted this communitywide fundraiser for more than ten years and according to Manna Associate Executive Director, Kerri Smayda, the organization has been able to provide more than 41,230 healthy meals to individuals in need throughout Escambia and Santa Rosa counties from donations received through the event.
There are also two categories that only physical builds (not digital) are eligible to win–the “Most Valuable” (the structure that utilizes the most of Manna’s highly-needed food items) and “Structural Integrity” (the structure that demonstrates a technically impressive feat).
The “People’s Choice Award” is also up for grabs for all teams, but this award has a wider voting pool. This award is exactly what it sounds like, an award chosen by the public. You don’t even need to leave your house to participate in this voting process, though you should visit the mall to look at the incredible structures inperson. Every team is required to create a video showcasing their build. These videos will be PensaCan, the annual event benefitting Manna Food Pantries, is returning to Cordova Mall. PensaCan 2022 is a donation-focused event organized by The American Institute of Architects (AIA) Florida Northwest and Manna, hosted by Cordova Mall in Pensacola. AIA and Manna are seeking to embody and spread the event’s motto, “Demolish Hunger, Design Hope.”
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posted online for the public to see all of the incredible art that was created and then vote on their favorites. “People’s Choice Award” voting is open to the public and will be accepted online at mannahelps.org starting September 30 through October 7. The awards ceremony will be held at Beyond the Grape in the Cordova Mall on October 11 at 5 pm. PensaCan teams are responsible for purchasing all of the food items for use in their sculpture. Teams can purchase their food items directly from Manna, or on their own. There are no other registration fees or costs associated with participation in PensaCan apart from the food. While teams may purchase and bring their own canned goods, Manna offers an option that is easier than lugging hundreds of heavy cans into the mall on build day. Teams can order canned goods directly from Manna to have all of the heavy lifting done for them. Interested teams should visit aianwfl.wildapricot.org to complete an order form specifying how many units of each item the team will require. Then, on building day, Manna will deliver each team their canned goods at the mall. The order forms are due by September 2 at 5 pm. If a team chooses to purchase food on their own, Manna requires there be no alcohol, glass containers, pet food, expired food or open packages of food.
Registration to participate as a builder is open now until September 9 at 5 pm. Anyone can become a builder and participate in PensaCan! This familyfriendly event can include everyone from architects and engineers to teachers and students. Local businesses often choose to participate by creating a team with their staff. Don’t have a team but still want to get involved? No worries, you can choose to be placed on a team. There is no limit on how many team members can participate. The more the merrier! “We have anywhere between four and six teams sign up every year. Some of the teams have a lot of help and get their families involved. Some teams have one or two people building A massive dump truck created by the ArchitectsSTOAteam
“ on it, and other teams might have 10 people,” Poitevin explained. He added that in previous years, as many as 10 teams have participated. If you want to get involved but don’t want to build, sponsorships and donations are excellent ways to show your support. There are various sponsorship levels available, all of which can be viewed at aianwfl.com. Sponsor forms are due September 9 at 5 pm. Manna will also be accepting donations directly, at mannahelps. org/donate/money. Use the “in honor of” field to specify your donation towards PensaCan or a specific building team. To learn more about PensaCan, including registering your team and becoming a sponsor, visit aianwfl.wildapricot.org. To donate and keep up with Manna, visit mannahelps.org and follow @mannahelps.org on Facebook.
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Did you know that Pensacola has a history of rowing that dates back to as early as the 1800s? The Southern Racing Association held regattas that would attract hundreds of people to the gulf waters. Nearly 120 years later, with the help of Pensacola’s geographic location in the Florida panhandle, Pensacola’s rowing community has become larger-than-life. It is one of the Pensacola Rowing Club’s (PRC) goals to become a rowing mecca in this region.
Each year, the PRC hosts a minimum of three LTR Events held on Saturday morn ings for area residents to learn about the sport of rowing for free. The club will conduct as many two-hour lessons as needed to accommodate those who show up wanting to learn how to row. During the lessons, the coaches teach the parts of a boat and have students practice learning the stroke on a rowing machine, followed by an on-the-water experience with skilled rowers in the boat. In addition to the LTR program, the PRC hosts adult and junior rowing programs. Adult rowing training programs are offered to novice rowers three times a year, with each one being four weeks long. Each Rowing was brought back to the city in 2013 by a group of doctors and former university varsity rowers beginning their careers in Pensacola.
Pensacola Rowing Club Revives the Sport of Rowing by Darien Hardy
Rowing Revival
Rowing in Pensacola is accessible, afford able and offers excellent mental and physi cal health benefits as a bonus. “Guided by our mission statement goal of providing equitable and universal access to the sport of rowing, our dedicated and hard-working membership offers several programs and events to the people of Pensacola,” Czerni awski explained.
In addition to improving physical fitness, rowing teaches the valuable life skills of teamwork, trust, integrity, discipline, perseverance and leadership.”
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With the help of Bob Ozburn, Dr. Tom Schneider and a few Pensacola resi dents with personal connections to other rowing communities, the Pensac ola Rowing Club was born in 2015. With the opportunity to use the calm waters of Bayou Texar to introduce the sport of rowing to the families of Pensacola, these rowers used only one hand-me-down eight-seat boat to recruit students and adults to the first ever Learn to Row (LTR) program. Even with short notice and little advertising, 70 people showed up for the program; the surprisingly large turnout proved the significant interest for rowing in the Pensacola area. The club’s boats and other equipment were initially stored on the bayou’s shoreline in two industrial-sized ship ping containers, with the boats stacked on wooden racks adjacent to them. Then, in 2019, thanks to the generosity of the City of Pensacola Parks & Recre ation Department, the PRC gained approval to begin storing their boats and equipment in a portion of the newly-
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constructed Bayview Park Community and Resource AccordingCenter.toTim Taylor, PRC’s treasurer, the PRC has had a relationship with the city for 15 years. The Bayview Park Community and Resource Center had previously served as a gymnasium prior to being destroyed by Hurricane Sally. During this time, the PRC was operating from the Community Center parking lot. They made a deal with the city to use a third of the boathouse for a fee, and they moved into the building in 2019. “The city is helping us keep rowing in Pensacola,” Taylor said. For the past nine years, the PRC has acquired used boats in every rowing cate gory. The boats will, on average, age 20 to 25 years before needing to be replaced again, so keeping the boats in the best condition possible is essential. “We strive to keep our boats safe to row and avail able to use,” June Czerniawski, Director of Rowing for the PRC, said. Czerniawski recently moved to Pensacola from Chicago, where her love and knowl edge of rowing began. Czerniawski’s rowing experience in Chicago included being a team captain, safety officer on the Chicago River and regatta director, as well as two years running for the Chicago Sprints, a two-day event that attracts around 600 athletes each year. Currently, she is a competitive rower with around 45 medals in all classes of boats at the Masters National Level, Midwest and NE regional Regattas events. Today’s membership of the club has grown to about 65 men, women and youth with ages ranging from 14 to 79 years old, from diverse backgrounds and walks of life. “We bring the sport of rowing to all, regardless of race, color, religion, gender, age and national origin. Rowing is truly a sport for anyone,” Czerniawski said.
The PRC offers junior training sessions three times a year and a shorter summer program at the end of the school year.
To kick off the fall rowing season, the PRC conducts a junior rowing training camp for five consecutive days practicing for two hours each day. The PRC wants to bring the sport of rowing to youth and adults in our commu nity. The club’s primary goal is to make rowing accessible to youth of all back grounds and offer scholarships to those in need. Eventually, the PRC is looking to double the size of the juniors program.
On the water, rowers find peace and calm in the repetitive and synchronized nature of the rowing stroke. A team’s rhythm working together in precise timing creates a sense of belonging and common purpose. Rowing can lead to significantly better mental fitness when combined with the other benefits of reduced stress, less anxiety and depression, improved confidence, better cognitive function, and concentration abilities. The physical benefits are incredible because rowing uses 96 percent of the body’s muscles.
It’s a full sensory experience as well as getting to spend time on the water while you’re staying fit.”
Where: Bayview Park, 2001 E. Lloyd St. The Pensacola Outdoor Adventure and Recreation Festival (OAR Fest) will host the 2nd Annual OAR Fest on October 15 from 10 am to 2 pm at Bayview Park (2001 E Lloyd St.) where members of the community are invited to come out for a day of free kayak ing, stand-up paddleboarding, windsurfing and instructional rowing demonstrations.
The mission of the OAR Fest is to show case paddling and outdoor recreation expe riences within the Pensacola Bay area and provide environmental education that ensures these recreational opportunities will be available to Pensacola citizens and visitors for generations to come. All ages are welcome to attend this no-cost family-friendly event. For complete event details and to register for the competi tive paddle race, visit OARFest.com.
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Local vendors will be onsite to showcase other outdoor recreational opportunities, specialized gear and to promote environmen tal stewardship and education. Concessions from local food truck vendors will be available for purchase. This festival will also feature a fun and competitive paddling race for both veteran paddlers and those interested in trying the sport for the first time.
“In addition to improving physical fitness, rowing teaches the valuable life skills of teamwork, trust, integrity, discipline, perseverance and leadership. Youth participating in sports have better mental and physical health, 40 percent higher test scores, 15 percent more are likely to go to college and 8 percent have higher future earnings,” Czerniawski said.
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“Rowing is almost an art form. There’s no other feeling like taking a boat out early in the morning when the water is as flat as glass,” Jenkins said. “The aspect of working as a team, when a boat finally clicks and everyone moves together.
Although the PRC provides scholarships to deserving students in financial need, the club also wants to prepare students through training to put them in the posi tion of being able to receive collegiate scholarships through rowing. Opportuni ties for college scholarships in competi tive rowing exist for all youths. Notably, rowing offers more college scholarships to women who row than those playing basketball and softball combined. Colle giate rowing scholarships for women are second in number only to the number of football scholarships available for men.
When: October 15, from 10 am to 2 pm
class is two hours long and are offered two weekday evenings and two weekend mornings. A threemonth membership to the club is included so novice rowers can prac tice with experienced club members before deciding if they want to join the club.
Rowing is almost an art form. There’s no other feeling like taking a boat out early in the morning when the water is as flat as glass.”
Liam Jenkins, a coach for the PRC, rowed for five years in Michigan competing at regional and national competitions over those years. He then started helping run the middle school LTR camps in 2019 and in the next year took over and ran the camps himself. Last fall, Jenkins moved to coach alongside Ukrainian Olympian Vikto Grebennykov, whom he had raced with at the US Rowing Summer National Competition in the Summer of 2021. Grebennykov mentioned the opportunity to move to Pensacola to help build the PRC’s juniors program.
To learn more about the Pensacola Rowing Club and upcoming events, visit pensacolarowing.org.
Rowing is a total body, low-impact work out that increases strength and flexibility and improves cardiovascular health and stamina. Pairing a positive mental space with the physical benefits of rowing aids our youth and adults to live healthier and happier lives. “No rower would say it is an easy sport, but they would all say the work is so worth the effort,” Czerniawski said.
“This cause is near and dear to my heart,” Czerniawski explained. “That’s why I’m in this job, for the juniors.”
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Fall, winter, and spring training sessions are three to four days weekly for three months. Practice times are from 4 to 6 pm on Monday, Tuesday and Thursdays, and from 8 to 10 am on some Saturdays. Adjustments are made to the practice schedule depending on the season. The PRC junior training program is open to all skill levels, from those who are novice rowers to those who are experi enced. The PRC offers scholarships to those who are unable to pay the program fees. “Junior programs across the coun try commonly provide scholarships, and our policy is consistent with other clubs,” Czerniawski explained.
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Table-tipping workshop with mediums Reverend Jane and Chris Howarth. Erie, Pennsylvania, 2014 32” x 48”
Shannon Taggart was first intro duced to the religion as a teen ager, when her cousin received a message from a medium at Lily Dale revealing a strange family secret. The incident made Taggart deeply curious about Spiritualism, leading her first to photograph the Lily Dale community in 2001 and eventually to document other Spir itualist centers, including Arthur Findlay College in the United King dom and Montcabirol in France.
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T he photography exhibit, Séance, showcases the work of Shannon Taggert and her explorations into Spiritualist practices across the United States, England and France from the last 20 years. The exhi bition examines the relationship of Spiritualism to human celebrity, its connections to art, science and technology and its intrinsic bond with the medium of photography.
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For those that find haunted houses too gauche and feel a bit too old to go trick or treating, the Pensacola Museum of Art will be hosting a supernatural exhibit this fall which provides a glimpse into reallife attempts to communicate with the dead.
While the subject matter for this photography exhibit may feel strange to some viewers, Spiritu alism and photography have many similarities. Having both developed in the mid-nineteenth century, the religion and the art form provided a new method for convincing the audience that things are not always as they seem. When Spiritualists began using photography to document their work, the religion seized on the new medium as a tool for reveal ing the existence of spirits. For non-believers, the ghostly forms that materialized in spirit photo graphs proved nothing more than darkroom trickery. While this double-sided coin of belief and skepticism haunts the histories of both photography and Spiritualism, Taggart’s photo graphs do not take sides. As seen in many of the exhibit photos on display in Séance, her photos often include unexplained phenomena including glowing orbs, out-ofplace light flares and visual blurs which invoke the feeling of other worldly entities. Taking on the role of participant observer, Taggart bears witness with her camera to an unseen world of belief lying just beyond the fringes of every day “Overreality.theyears, I’ve encountered an array of photographic séance phenomena,” Taggart said in her book. “These artifacts made me consider the analogies found at the intersection of life, death, Spiri tualism and photography. Photog raphy and Spiritualism both offer an interaction with what was once present, but is now gone. Each uses the term ‘medium’ to describe their
Spiritualism is an American-born religion that believes in communi cation with spirits of the dead. The movement emerged in Rochester, New York in 1848 when two adoles cent sisters, Kate and Margaret Fox, claimed to communicate with the spirit of a murdered man through a system of coded knocks. This phenomenon drew large crowds eager to witness the girls serve as ‘mediums’ of communication with the deceased. As the religion grew, several Spiritualist schools and communities formed that still operate today, of which Lily Dale, founded in Western New York in 1879, remains the most popular.
☞ Pensacola Museum of Art Debuts Supernatural Exhibit for Fall 2022
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Shannon Taggart is an artist and author based in St. Paul, Minnesota. Her photographs have been exhibited and featured internationally, including within the publications TIME, New York Times Magazine, Discover, and News week. Her work has been recognized by Nikon, Magnum Photos and the Inge Morath Foun dation, American Photography and the Alexia Foundation for World Peace. Taggart’s mono graph, SÉANCE (Fulgur Press, 2019) was listed as one of TIME magazine’s ‘Best Photobooks of Séance:2019.’PhotographsbyShannonTaggert will be on view on the first floor of the Pensacola Museum of Art from September 16 to Decem ber 4, 2022. The exhibition was organized in collaboration with the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. The Pensacola Museum of Art, in partnership with the UWF College of Arts, Social Sciences and the Humanities will also be hosting an event with Shannon Taggart on September 30. The artist talk begins at 6:30 pm with a book signing to follow. PMA members are invited to a members only preview at 5:30 pm before the public reception begins at 6 pm. The Pensacola Museum of Art is located at 407 S Jefferson Street in downtown Pensacola.The museum is open Tuesday through Saturday from 10 am to 4 pm, and on Sundays from 12 pm to 4 pm. To learn more about Séance: Photographs by Shannon Taggert, register for the Artist Talk or explore more of the exhibitions at the PMA, head to PensacolaMuseum.org.
a Medium Kai Muegge displays ectoplasm filled with images of the dead. Basel Psi Switzerland,Association, 2018 30” x 20” _ Reverend Jean heals Jennifer, the Healing Temple. Lily Dale, NY, 2003 20” x 30” a Table-tipping workshop with mediums Reverend Jane and Chris Howarth. Erie, Pennsylvania, 2014 32” x 48”
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role as an intermediary instrument for commu nication. Trance states often develop under a red light, like the latent images brought forth in the fluid of chemical darkrooms. Ectoplasm is described as moist and fragrant, like human emissions, and light-sensitive, like photographic materials. Wombs, cameras and séance rooms are all devices that generate and transmit pres ence from inside a dark chamber.”
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The park has been renovated to include on-site restrooms as well as multiple shade-covered areas for visitors to be able to sit and enjoy their meals.
DeLuna and Jacob will also have a few of their own food trucks on site, one which will offer Asianinspired barbeque, another with smoothies and cold drinks and one serv ing
As the co-owners embarked on their journey to get their own food trucks up and running, they became acquainted with some of the other food truck vendors in the area and learned that many of them struggled when it came to finding a consistent place to park their trucks.
“ We want to make these things accessible so that people don’t just feel like they have to grab their food and go. We want them to hang out and enjoy their time here.”
“When you visit other food trucks, you typically get your food and leave to go eat it somewhere else—there’s no place to sit, wash your hands or use the rest room. We want to make these things accessible so that people don’t just feel like they have to grab their food and go. We want them to hang out and enjoy their time
“These are flavors we like and that have been inspired by our travels, where we have seen fusion cuisines like these work really well in other cities.”
DeLuna explained that local food truck vendors will have the opportunity to select from a variety of different packages, which will offer both short-term and long-term vendor contracts.
In addition, vendors will have access to an on-site prep area as well as a place to leave their trailers at the end of the day.
“We are currently working on putting together several differ ent types of packages to meet the needs of our local food truck operators. We will offer a variety of different rates for vendors who want to be more permanent or long-term,”
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With construction complete and the lot set up for its new tenants, DeLuna and Jacob have begun making final preparations to open the new City Limits Food Park in West Pensacola at 2200 West Cervantes St. Situated at the corner of Cervantes and Q Streets, the City Limits Food Park will be the first of its kind in Pensac ola, offering a more permanent location for the city’s abundant mix of food trucks. The City Limits Food Park will offer both indoor and outdoor seating options in a familyfriendly environment where everyone is welcome, includ ing well-behaved furry friends.
that the size and accessibility of the lot will allow for anywhere from eight to nine different types of food trucks. The park will also feature both indoor and outdoor wash stations, several large lawn games, a separate prep area for vendors and an indoor air-condi tioned dining area complete with a coffee and rolled ice cream bar.
W hen local entrepreneurs Donnie DeLuna and his brother-in-law Melvin Jacob set out to find a location for the new food trucks they had been building, the two never imagined they would end up opening a food truck park.
“We have also built an eight-byeight-foot checkerboard and will have other things to keep guests entertained like a large yardsized Jenga, cornhole boards and some other fun outdoor games,” DeLuna said.
“A lot of the local food truck vendors told us that they have to move to different locations frequently, which makes it hard for their customers to find them. Sometimes the vendors aren’t available at all because they have nowhere to park and open up for the day,” DeLuna explained. “We want our custom ers to be able to find us anytime and not have to wonder where we are going to be parked next.”
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food truck, we have taken differ ent flavors from Asian countries throughout the Pacific like Korea, the Philippines, Hawaii and even Japan, and fused it with tradi tional barbecue,” DeLuna said.
DeLuna and Jacob have not finalized an exact date for the vendor open house event, but they have plans to make an announcement on social media in the coming weeks. According to DeLuna, he and Jacob hope to have the food truck park up and running by sometime next month. For updates, vendor announcements and grand opening details, check out
DeLuna explained. “Some might want to park for one day and others might want to stay for a month.”
“We actually came up with the name for the new place because of how it is zoned. It’s actually two lots combined and the front part of the lot is technically in Pensacola city limits and the back part of the lot is county-owned. So, the city limits sign actually crosses right through our whole lot,” DeLuna explained.
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DeLuna explained that they selected the West side location because the lot was open and offered more than one point of entry from multiple roads. In fact, the name for the new food truck park was directly inspired by the location.
“Although we can accommodate quite a few vendors, we plan on being selec tive when it comes to the types of food trucks that will be on site. We don’t want there to be a lot of repetition in the types of food being served by the differ ent trucks. The whole point of the food truck park is to offer a variety of food options—all at one convenient location,” DeLuna said.
“We want to host this open house for local food truck operators so they can come in and see what we have going on here. We also want the chance to speak with them, see what types of cuisines they offer and learn more about their food trucks. This way, they can see what all they will have access to here on-site and we are able to learn more about their needs as well,” DeLuna said.
DeLuna and Jacob have not secured any contracts with specific food truck operators, they plan on hosting an open house for prospective vendors in the coming weeks.
DeLuna also said that they want to keep the number of food trucks to no more than nine so that each of the food truck operators has a chance to do business without feeling like they are competing with other on-site vendors.
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September 24
PMA Artist Talk: Clyde Butcher
Pensacola Seafood Festival
Upcoming shows include: Blue Levee on September 9, Jordan Chase on September 16, Adam Calvert on Sep tember 23 and Stephanie Leigh Hall on September 30. For details , visit miltonfl.org/427/Bands-on-the-Blackwater or @BandsOnTheBlackwater on Facebook.
Bay Bluffs and Chimney Park Cleanups
Plantapalooza is an event celebrating all types of plants and gardening. Hosted by Pensacola Hoya Lovers and Gary’s Brewery & Biergarten, Plantapalooza will take place at Gary’s Brewery & Biergarten (208 Newman Ave) and will run from 12 pm to 5pm. The event will feature an assortment of plants including indoor and outdoor plants, common and uncommon plants, fruiting plants, and more.
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Blue Angels Practice Dates
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Plantapalooza at Gary’s Brewery & Biergarten
Get to know some of downtown Pensacola’s spookiest ghost stories on a walking tour with veteran historian Wesley Odom. Beginning at the Fleet Landing on Com mendencia Street, Odom takes attendees through the various hauntings of Pensacola’s waterfront. Tours begin at 5:30 pm and last for one hour. For booking information and more, visit goretro.us.
Emerald Coast Beer Festival
Magic City Hippies at Vinyl Music Hall
Garden Bros Nuclear Circus
September 2-3 Council on Aging of West Florida’s inaugural Kites on the Coast event will feature two days of high-flying fun at beautiful Casino Beach on September 2 from 4 pm to sunset, and September 3 from 10 am to 4 pm. This fundraising event will feature local vendors, food trucks, activities, and of course, kite flying. Kite-related festivi ties include professional kite-flying demonstrations from Chicago Kite, kite-flying displays from Pensacolians and various kites for sale. Proceeds from event sponsorships support the seniors and programs served by Council on Aging of West Florida. To learn more, visit the Council on Aging of West Florida Facebook page.
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DoD identification card holders and their guests who are able to access Naval Air Station Pensacola to visit the National Naval Aviation Museum can view the Blue Angels practice flight demonstrations directly from the flight deck. The gates open at 9:30 am. Practice flight demonstrations can also be viewed in areas outside of NAS Pensacola including Fort Pickens, various boat cruises and throughout downtown Pensacola. The Blue Angels will take flight each day at 10:30 am. For more information, visit navalaviationmuseum.org/blueangels/.
There will also be local vendors selling plant-related ac cessories such as handmade pots, macrame, plant jewelry and other items for Pensacola’s plant-lovers. Stop by to meet other plant-lovers in the area and enjoy delicious brews. For more information, visit fb.me/e/1ydG3Lh54.
Florida-based band, Magic City Hippies, will be bringing their indie funk sounds to the Vinyl Music Hall. With their unique rock, pop and funk influenced sound, Magic City Hippies draws fans of all ages and demographics. Doors open at 8 pm and the show begins at 9 pm. For ticket information and more, visit vinylmusichall.com.
Biloxi Shuckers vs Blue Wahoos - Sept. 18 at 4:05 pm
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The 45th annual Pensacola Seafood Festival is back for three days of good food, drinks and culture! The Pensacola Seafood Festival is a time for Pensacolians to gather together and celebrate all of the wonderful sea cuisine that the city has to offer. The festival features some of the best local seafood vendors, as well as arts, crafts and more family-friendly activities. For more event details, visit pensacolaseafoodfestival.com.
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September 9, 16, 23 & 30 Come on down to the Blackwater River in downtown Milton for a night of great music, food and family-friendly fun! Presented by the City of Milton, the Bands on the Blackwater concert series features a variety of musical artists playing everything from Bluegrass and country to blues and rock. The concerts are held from 7-9 pm at Jernigan’s Landing (5158 South Willing Street, Milton).
September 22-25
The Emerald Coast Beer Festival is back for its 26th an niversary. This festival is held annually at Seville Quarter with lots of beer, food and live music. Homebrewers and craft breweries from across the country will join local brewers on the downtown streets to share their delicious craft with Pensacola. This year’s Emerald Coast Beer Festival will begin at 5:30 pm and run until 8:30 pm. For ticket information, visit emeraldcoastbeerfest.com.
Downtown Walking Ghost Tours
Kites on the Coast
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The Perfect Oktoberfest at Perfect Plain Brewing Co.
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September 7, 13 & 20
The Scenic Highway Foundation, Ocean Hour, Earth Ethics and the City of Pensacola are joining forces to keep the city parks clean by hosting a cleanup at the Bay Bluffs Preserve (3400 Scenic Highway). The cleanup will run from 9 am to 10 am and will span across the Bay Bluffs, Chimney Park and the surrounding area. All ages are welcome to participate and cleanup supplies will be provided. For more information, visit cityofpensacola. com/Calendar.
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The Miracle Strip Corvette Club are hosting their 19th annual “Vettes at the Beach” event. Vettes at the Beach is an all Corvette car show hosted on Pensacola Beach that features over 300 Corvettes. Every year, Corvette enthusiasts flock to Pensacola Beach from all across the country to attend this event. Proceeds from the show support the Santa Rosa Kids’ House and Ronald McDonald House of Northwest Florida. In 2021, Vettes at the Beach raised $2,500 for each of these charities. For more information, visit miraclestripcorvette.com.
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The Northwest Florida Heart Walk is a community event benefiting the American Heart Association. Participat ing in the Heart Walk is a great way to support a good cause while boosting your heart health, improving your mental health and socializing with family and friends. This year’s Northwest Florida Heart Walk will take place at the University of West Florida (11000 University Pkwy). Pre-walk festivities begin at 4:30 pm and the walk begins at 5:30 pm. To register or donate, visit www2.heart.org.
September 10
Join the Pensacola Museum of Art (PMA) as they host world-renowned artist Clyde Butcher for a book signing and artist talk. Butcher’s exhibition, “America’s Ever glades: Through the Lens of Clyde Butcher’’ has been on display at the PMA since June. PMA members are invited to attend a special book signing and reception at 5 pm, before the public event begins at 6 pm. Guests can view the exhibition and partake in light refreshments before the artist talk and public book signing. For more information, visit pensacolamuseum.org.
Biloxi Shuckers vs Blue Wahoos - Sept. 17 at 6:05 pm
The Garden Bros Nuclear Circus is bringing its worldrenowned show to the Cordova Mall. This year’s show features breathtaking special effects and the best per formers from over 22 countries. This action-packed 100 minute performance will include crazy performances like the Human Slingshot, Motorcycles in the Sphere of Fear, Hair-Hanging and more. For showtimes and more information, visit gardenbroscircus.com.
September 10 Saenger Summer Movie Series presents Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. Experience the magical tale of Harry Potter and his adventures at Hogwarts. An hour before the show, Alex Gartner, Executive Director of the Pensacola Children’s Chorus, will perform music from the film on the Great Saenger Pipe Organ. The show begins at 7:30 pm. For ticket information and more, visit pensacolasaenger.com.
Biloxi Shuckers vs Blue Wahoos - Sept. 13–16 at 6:35 pm
Join Perfect Plain Brewing Co. as they host their fifth annual Oktoberfest celebration. The Perfect Oktoberfest will be an all-day celebration, running from 11 am to 9 pm. The event will feature a plethora of German food and eight delicious German Beers on tap. As the afternoon rolls into the evening, there will be more fun including a Lederhosen & Dirndl competition and stein hoisting competition. For more information, visit perfectplain.com.
Pensacola Blue Wahoos Schedule September Home Games at Blue Wahoos Stadium. For more information and tickets, visit milb.com/ pensacola.
Saenger Summer Movie Series presents Resident Evil. Experience this thrilling horror adventure full of zombieslaying action. Resident Evil is rated R and attendees must be 17 years old or older. An hour before the show, Alex Gartner, Executive Director of the Pensacola Children’s Chorus, will perform music from the film on the Great Saenger Pipe Organ. The show begins at 7:30 pm. For ticket information and more, visit pensacolasaenger.com
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2022 Northwest Florida Heart Walk
September 1, 8, 15, 22 & 29
Vettes at the Beach Car Show
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Family members of Capt. Daniel “Jinx” Testa place the command pin on Testa’s uniform after he assumed command of Naval Education and Training Security Assistance Field Activity (NETSAFA) during a change of command ceremony at the National Naval Aviation Museum, Aug. 18, 2022. Testa relieved Capt. David Stallworth as NETSAFA’s commanding officer. NETSAFA is the U.S. Navy’s agent for Navy education and training for international military students. (U.S. Navy photo by Wade Buffington)
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Capt. David W. Stallworth was relieved by Capt. Daniel “Jinx” W. Testa as commanding of ficer, Naval Education and Training Assistance Field Activity (NETSAFA), in a change of command ceremony at Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola on August 18. Family and guests assembled at the National Naval Aviation Museum to wish “fair winds and following seas” to Stallworth and his family as he de parted after three years in command of NETSAFA and to welcome Testa as the new commanding officer.
Testa takes over as NETSAFA commanding officer after serving in his last assignment as the NETC executive assistant, and Stallworth will report to NETC as the N5 di rector for strategy, innovation, and voluntary“Althougheducation.ithas been a tough three years, I would not trade it for anything as it gave me the opportu nity to work with some of the most talented and friendly people in the entire Department of the Navy,” said Stallworth, who was presented with the Legion of Merit award during the ceremony. “Jinx, you are taking over a great command full of great “NETSAFA,people.”Iwant to thank you so much for the support and hard work that you do every day no matter what happens, and I know you will continue to do the same thing for Capt. Jinx Testa,” Stallworth said. Located at NAS Pensacola, Flor ida, NETSAFA is the U.S. Navy’s agent for Navy education and train ing for international military stu dents. As a field activity of NETC, NETSAFA serves as a focal point for all security assistance and security cooperation education and training program issues, coordination and advice within the U.S. Navy. NETC, led by Rear Adm. Pete Garvin, is the U.S. Navy’s Force Development pillar and largest shore command. Through its “street to fleet” focus, NETC re cruits civilians and transforms them into highly skilled, operational and combat ready warfighters.
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“NETSAFA is a very unique com mand with far-ranging impact…as a nation we know that our alliances and partnerships remain one of our key strategic advantages,” Garvin said. “Partnerships matter when working together through combined opera tions, theater security cooperation and capacity-building initiatives. To gether we strengthen our ability to prevail in conflict and further bolster integrated deterrence by demonstrat ing a united front against would-be adversaries.”Stallworth, a native of Summer dale, Alabama, directed efforts to provide training and education val ued at more than $200 million to 166 partner nations in support of more than 8,000 international military students (IMS) during a period of alltime records of foreign military sales and despite the worldwide pandemic.
“The efforts of this world-class staff and their leader have resulted in an astounding global impact that will pay dividends in the realm of security cooperation and U.S. foreign policy for years to come,” Garvin said.
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