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Best of Real Cinema Casablanca

Not much needs to be said here. It's Casablanca. If you've seen it, you know why it's great – impeccable story structure, compelling love-story arch, tightly crafted production, and spot on passive-aggressive Nazi hating. If you haven't seen it, here's your chance. Showing on the outdoor screen once the sun goes down. The event also features a palm reader, bellydancers, and a special Morrocan menu provided by the Great American Sandwich Food Truck. $4 cover, which benefits Capital City Villager. Of all the early-20th-centurysoda-distributor-warehouses-madeoutdoor-craft-beer-and-wine-venues in the world, you should probably walk into this one. Saturday, July 7, 8:30 (or sundown) All Saints Hop Yard 453 All Saints Street AllSaintsHopYard.com

Trash Cinema Night Double Feature.

Trash Cinema Night’s Double Feature will include the 1988 blood soaked fright fest, “Night of the Demons” followed by the legendary misogynistic slice of slasher schlock, 1982’s “Pieces”! It’ll be a night to remember... in the middle of the night, when it’s dark, and you’re walking to the kitchen for a glass of water, or as the trashy host of the

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Cinema puts it “a night to dismember as your senses are bombarded with blood, breasts and beasts”. Showing at Bird’s Aphrodisiac Oyster Shack home of some damn good burgers. So come check out these two classics, brace yourself and grab a juicy comfort burger, see if you can keep it down and enjoy the show. Saturday, July 7th, 9:00pm Bird’s Aphrodisiac Oyster Shack 325 N Bronough St search facebook: Trach Cinema Night

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Summer used to be the time to go to the drive-in... and it is once again thanks to Kino Kola, the monthly outdoor double-feature program at the All Saints Hop Yard. This month’s show arrives on July 14th and offers a colorful, exciting alternative to the usual Saturday night shenanigans. This month’s double bill is entitled “His & Hers Martial Arts” because it offers a swell pair of hard-punching, highkicking action flicks. The first is The Street Fighter, the classic grindhouse favorite starring Quentin Tarantino’s favorite martial arts star, Sonny Chiba. In this film, Chiba plays Terry Sugury, an enforcer who’ll take on any job if the price is right. He gets involved in a tricky rescue scenario that involves him fighting all manner of odd-

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ball Yakuza thugs in a down-and-dirty style. Highlights include a scene where a skull-crushing punch is illustrated via an x-ray closeup and a super-melodramatic flashback which reveals the childhood trauma that made Terry so mean and tough. The bone-breaking continues with Sister Street Fighter, a femme-friendly spinoff of the Street Fighter series that highlights a Chiba protege, Etsuko ‘Sue’ Shihomi. In this outing, she plays Tina Long, an expert fighter who goes undercover for the police when her brother disappears during an anti-drug operation. This sets up a long string of fights with colorful foes like the Amazon 7 (who all dress in cavewoman-style togs) and some pseudo-James Bond escape scenarios, including our heroine being suspended over a pit of spikes. Like The Street Fighter, it feels like a trashy martial arts comic book brought to cinematic life - and a cameo from Chiba further ups the fun quotient. Admission to this schlock smorgasbord is only four dollars. As an added bonus, the show will include a fistful of thrilling movie trailers from the ‘70s and ‘80s to ensure you go into exploitation movie overload. If this senses-

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Playing July 20-22 at All Saints Cinema in the historic Amtrak Station next to Railroad Square. shattering program makes you crave nourishment, the All Saints Hop Yard offers a full line of craft beers and wine to quench your thirst and Kino Kola will take care of your munchies with freshly-popped popcorn and a variety of delicious, affordably-priced candies. So be there or be terminally uncool. The gates open at 7:30 and the show starts when the sun sets. As a colorfully-plumed man once said, “Saturday night’s alright for fighting”... and you’ll get your fill of weekend action at the Kino Kola. Saturday, July 14th, Dusk All Saints Hop Yard 453 All Saints St AllSaintsHopYard.com

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BEHIND THE CURTAIN: Auditions for Aida By Julia Welling Many can recall auditioning for a play, a dance team, or a musical group, or even trying out for a sports team. Putting yourself in this setting draws out many emotions, whether you make the cut or not. I have been a dancer and an athlete for the past 17 years, and I can certainly recall times when I had successful auditions and tryouts, and even more times when I did not. Auditions can be brutal, but can also be very rewarding. As a writer for the Villager, I recently had the opportunity to sit in on the auditions for Theatre A La Carte’s rendition of the hit musical Aida. Not only did this experience take me back to my childhood and the days I spent rehearsing in the dance studio, but it also opened my eyes to a distinctive audition process. From the moment I stepped into the studio, I could sense the tension in the room. As each auditionee arrived, I could pinpoint the emotions he or she was going through—nerves, worry, desire, and confidence were among the most common. One young man was shuffling through his papers, while a girl was biting her nails. It was obvious that they were on edge, but with sheet music practiced and prepared, and dancing shoes in hand, it seemed nothing would stand in the auditionees’ way. Watching them go through this process reminded me of my own experiences, arriving at the auditions with my fellow dancers — some were teammates, some were friends, but as soon as we stepped into the studio everything would change. It then became a battle. Dancers competed against one another, although each of us auditioned individually in front of no one but those doing the casting. This audition, however, was much

different. This “cattle call” type of audition was unlike anything I had ever experienced. For one, it was not closed; each auditionee watched as his or her peers performed. Eric Hurst, artistic director of Theatre A La Carte, explained that the process was typical for a community theater. Many (like myself) would find this to be intimidating, but not this group. They were all very friendly. In fact, during a break, one young man went out of his way to compliment another auditionee on her tone and told her she had a beautiful voice. When I overheard this exchange, I was surprised. Aren’t tryouts supposed to be ruthless? When Hurst initially addressed the hopefuls, there was complete silence in the room. He explained that the cast would consist of 26 members: 18 ensemble members and 8 leading roles, all of which would be triple threats (meaning the roles would require proficiency in singing, acting, and dancing). One by one, the auditionees handed sheet music to the pianist, stood in the front of the room, and performed their pieces. Some were extraordinary, and some were not. When one auditionee forgot the words to her song, I could sense the tension in the room, and I could see

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heartache and embarrassment written all over her face. Everyone cheered her on, though, and that lifted her spirits. After all, nobody ever has a perfect audition. I still felt a twinge in my heart for her, however, and any others who seemed unprepared or who stumbled along the way. After the singing portion was complete, auditionees were assigned various roles and were asked to read from the script in groups of two, three, or four. Later, they would learn a variety of dance combinations. Casting was then made based upon each individual’s performance, and the available roles. “I have had songs from the Aida soundtrack on my iPod for years,” said Candace Stewart, who was cast as Nubian Princess Aida. “This is my dream role, and I keep thinking; is this real?” Every auditionee was not as fortunate as Stewart, however. At an audition, especially one of this great size, there are always many disappointments. “When the people are good, you wish you could use everyone,” Hurst said. “It’s nice to have quality options from which to choose.” And despite common belief, he explained, auditions are even more stressful for those doing the casting than they are for those trying out for the parts. He was just hoping for the “right combination of talented, responsible, and nice people to walk through the door.” If the cast members were already this encouraging at the beginning, they should be deeply connected at the end of their journey together when the show is performed. Soon after the show’s premiere on Broadway in 2000, Aida won four Tony awards. The plot is based on a classic love triangle: Egypt and Nubia are at war, and the Egyptians capture the beautiful Nubian princess, Aida. When the Egyptian Captain Radames returns home from battle, he lays loving eyes on

When one auditionee forgot the words to her song, I could sense the tension in the room, and I could see heartache and embarrassment written all over her face. Everyone cheered her on, though, and that lifted her spirits. Aida, unaware that she is a princess. Unfortunately, Radames’s looming arranged marriage with the Egyptian princess Amneris renders him confused and heartsick. This timeless story line, along with music by Elton John and Tim Rice, makes this musical a must see. (and even if you attended one of the 2007 performances of Aida at the Leon County Civic Center, this one will be in a more intimate setting.) As a spectator at the audition, it was interesting to see how much hidden talent there actually is in Tallahassee. I am looking forward to attending the show at one of the performances during its run, which is scheduled for the weekends of July 20-22 and July 27-29. If you attend Aida, let the show not only captivate you but also take you back to your own successes with auditions or tryouts.

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SNAPSHOT

46%

The percentage of registered voters in Florida who said that, if the election were held today (based on a survey taken from June 12-18), they would vote for Barack Obama.

42%

Percent who said they would vote for Mitt Romney.

2%

The change in support among Florida voters that Romney would pick up if Senator Marco Rubio were his running mate.

63%

The percent of those polled who said their vote would not be affected by President Obama’s support of same sex marriage. ****

60%

The percent of registered Florida voters – according to a recent poll -- that support Gov. Rick Scott’s effort to purge non-citizens from the state’s voter rolls. Quinnipiac University Polling Institute conducted the phone poll of 1,697 voters between June 12 and 18.

90%

The percentage of Republicans who support the attempted voter purge.

33%

The percentage of Democrats who support the attempted purge.

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FL Voters on Gay Marriage Oppose Gay Marriage, 23%

NA, 7%

Favor Gay Marriage, 36%

Back Civil Unions, 34%

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ADVENTURES: Two Ways To Paddle One River By Jennifer Wells The manatee and her calf were dozing in the sea grass. Lifting our paddles out of the water, we floated silently to the edge of an unmarked but understood perimeter. Then, they awoke, and the calf nuzzled its nose behind the mother’s pectoral fin. “It’s nursing,” explained the guide, Robert Baker, the third generation owner of T-n-T Hidea-Way. “Like an elephant,” I marveled. Baker nodded, and then the pair turned, and began to glide slowly through the river toward us. For a relatively land-locked city, Tallahassee is a water sports enthusiast’s dream come true. After having seen manatees for the first time in Florida on the Wakulla Springs boat tour, and after having fallen in love with stand up paddleboarding (SUP), I couldn’t wait to get out on a river and combine the two. But, my friend, a kayak fisherman, had been trying to persuade me that kayaking was superior to SUPing. To me, this was like arguing about whether cake or pie is better. Still, I wondered if there was such a big difference between the two and so, in order to find out and possibly win an argument, I decided to explore the same stretch of the Wakulla river both ways. While it would have been much cheaper to just borrow a kayak or SUP from a friend, I chose to pay for a rental and a guide, a small investment in both my safety and education. First, I chose to go on The Wilderness Way‘s Moonlight on the Wakulla trip ($42, including kayak rental). A “mini-trip,” we would paddle for approximately two hours downstream as the sun set and the full moon rose. For my second trip, I contacted T-n-T Hide-A-Way. Since The Wilderness Way’s trips, except for the SUP Teach n’ Trek, are for kayakers only, I was excited to hear from T-n-T that all of their trips could be taken on a SUP. Their half-day Wakulla River Manatee Observation trip ($50,

Photo courtesy of TNT Hideaway. including the SUP rental) would start further up river but eventually overlap with a portion of the Wilderness Way trip. For the moonlight kayak tour, I joined eight other adults, ranging in age from 18 to 72, in being outfitted with kayaks and personal floatation devices (a.k.a. life jackets), on which which we would clip a blinking light that would alert boaters to our presence once the sun went down. Our leisurely cruise took us past yellow-crowned night herons as they stalked along the shoreline. Then: “a manatee! a manatee!” We all swung our kayaks around to watch a series of bubbles skate across the water and then, at last, the nostrils of the manatee emerge. As the sun went down and the moon rose, the no-seeum armies began to mercilessly attack us, but the guides had planned ahead and had extra repellent to share. Ultimately, it was a relaxing way to see the Wakulla and to meet other river-loving Tallahasseeans. A few weeks later, I drove to T-nT Hide-a-Way for my four hour SUP trip. Unlike The Wilderness Way trip, there was no pre-determined start time and I would have a guide to myself,

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so we agreed to head out early before it got too hot. Equipped with a SUP, paddle, PFD and a water-proof neck pouch for my camera, we were shuttled up river and then began our paddle down. As we floated alongside the jurassic bald cypress knees, I recognized anhingas and ospreys, but Robert introduced me to the entirely new-to-me world of fish that swam beneath us: mullet and redfish and sheepshead. After seeing the manatee mom and calf, we would then see river otters, to Baker’s utter surprise, a sea turtle. “I’ve never seen one this far up the river,” he enthused, as awed as I was. So was my fisherman friend right? Is kayaking better than SUPing? On one hand, with the kayak there is a sense of being separated from the river that is both soothing and limiting. On the SUP, I was essentially standing a few feet away from whatever it was we were looking at, without a barrier between us. Depending on your comfort level for exposure, the kayak may be preferable. However, the SUP enables an intimacy with the natural world that I didn’t find in the kayak. Additionally, for someone like me who has a hard time

sitting still, a SUP affords the choice to stand, kneel, or sit in any number of ways. Both the kayak and the SUP can be guided through narrow passages but the SUP is ultimately clunkier for a novice to maneuver. I’ll concede that were I attempting to land a large fish, I would probably want to be in a kayak. But for wildlife viewing on a river? You’ll see me out there on a SUP. I’ll be the one watching the manatees.

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The following is a submission to our Fiction in 500 Words Challenge, an ongoing series. However, we are now tranisitioing the series to non-fiction for future submissions. Learn more at TallyVillager.com, and email you submissions to Tallahassy@Gmail.com (subject line: “500 Word Challenge.”)

By Jennifer Etheridge

She closed the book, placed it on the table, and finally, decided to walk through the door. She thanked the editor’s secretary as she waited for the elevator and kept waiting for the tears to begin. She knew he’d been working on another manuscript because while he was talented at much, hiding anything about himself that might garner him even the tiniest bit of praise was not one of them. His false excuses for ‘writer’s block’ weren’t to be believed for he had been not distracted or frustrated, merely determined. Determined to keep her from reading it. She knew why now. Twenty-four years of her life was something she’d given to him freely. She felt disappointed when she couldn’t give him the four children he so desired even though she hadn’t ever wanted more than one. She let him name their children after literary characters. She thought she was being supportive. How many parties had she thrown, only to be surrounded by dull faculty members and their even duller wives? Not to mention the tedious students who were always in attendance and stared at him with pure awe or pure lust or sometimes both. He couldn’t have finished one of those fucking ‘masterpieces’ without her help but she never required acknowledgement. She wanted him get full recognition not because he deserved it but because he’d had them both convinced that he warranted it. She’d always known he had charisma and paired with a wandering eye that can make any woman worry. She questioned his fidelity all those years but only within her own mind. She never said it out loud because it would become real. She was afraid of the answer because she would hate him for a lie but

she never wanted to hear the truth. She never expected he would tell the world the truth. Walking in the door, she shook off snow and really saw her home for the first time. The walls were filled with pictures of the children and his plaques and awards received over the years. An occasional heirloom might have been hers but she wasn’t truly represented in the history that splashed every room. Even her own home existed in his shadow. She went to the kitchen and Lydia, their housekeeper, had left a dinner that needed only reheating. Meatloaf, a dish she loathed but was his favorite. She turned the oven on low and slid it in just as she heard his key. It was an everyday evening to him; he didn’t know she’d read it but he would. She went to the bar and poured cocktails, hearing him mumbling in the other room. Before she delivered his drink, she fetched the peanut oil from deep in the pantry. She hid it back there years ago for fear that Lydia would cook with it. She put three drops on top of his scotch and went around the corner to clink glasses with him one last time. It didn’t take thirty seconds for the reaction. He clutched his throat and pointed frantically at his briefcase as if she didn’t know where his epi-pen was. Twenty-four years of marriage and of course she knew everything, or so she thought. She kicked his briefcase down the hall and watched him slowly suffocate. “I read your manuscript today,” was the last sentence he ever heard. In the kitchen, she removed the meatloaf from the oven. She got a fork and methodically chewed every bite, spitting every morsel into the trash after her teeth ground it to mush. At last she finally knew everything.

Beermaster

Prohibition Had Stanger Effects Than A Hangover By Scott Hall Prohibition just sort of made everything wacky. If you take away nothing else from this article, just remember that single fact. The 18th Amendment, and the accompanying Volstead Act, rolled into effect in 1919 with shockingly little support amongst the general population. The temperance movement piggy-backed with women’s suffrage movements and any religious cause that it could find. Prohibition is the first real modern example of a small but very vocal segment of society pushing their beliefs on the general public — due to both political savvy and the application of political pressure at all levels of the government. American beer suffered an immediate and long-lasting blow. It quickly lost its edge to liquor, due chiefly to the fact that liquor provided a much bigger bang for the buck in the alcohol-by-volume department. A case of liquor lasted far, far longer than a case of beer and you didn’t have to worry about pesky things like sunlight or temperature. When the repeal of Prohibition hit in 1933, not only had beer been moved out of the general public’s palate, but it was also very vulnerable to a new nemesis: wacky post-Prohibition laws. For most of the country, the end of Prohibition didn’t just instantly turn into a giant booze party. The Federal government passed a few oversight laws, but mostly ceded control of the regulation of alcohol to individual states. Many states had agricultural lobbies advocating in their state legislatures. And states that grew barley or hops and states that had a long-standing beer culture all sought to cultivate beer-friendly laws in the postProhibition environment. At the time, Florida had no such lob-

by looking out for the interests of beer. Beverage laws in the state evolved over time, but not due to any single group who was working with legislators. Nationwide, brewing carried on almost solely as the production of regionally marketed lager styles, moving to national and global brewing production as time moved on. In 1979, innovationfree brewing would hit a bump from which it would never recover: the legalization of home brewing. The ability to make small and tax-free batches of beer at home revolutionized what was possible in American brewing. Brewers who had traveled overseas worked to create the tastes they remembered having, or they went to work at brewing like a chef does to cooking: armed with a handful of ingredients that they manipulate to make a delicious final product. These brewers went from experimenting in their kitchens to opening very small breweries, and then to being in demand nationwide. Except in Florida. It turns out Florida did eventually acquire a lobbying presence in the beer world: Anheuser-Busch. Not only did

they control the production and distribution of most beer in Florida, but they also own key tourist attractions, such as Sea World and Busch Gardens. Money and tourism combine to make a nearly unbeatable lobby in Florida. AB fought to maintain their stranglehold on beer through normal business channels, but they also had one unique law on the books: in Florida, beer may only be sold in containers of 8, 12, 16, or 32 ounces. This automatically eliminated a good majority of imported beer, most of which was packaged in either 11.2-oz or 25.4-oz bottles. See “Royale with Cheese” for the reason why. Many American microbreweries — or “craft breweries” as they came to be known — would make a good portion of the product available in 22oz “bomber” sizes and also as corked 25.4-oz bottles. These were straight up illegal to sell in Florida, so they just skipped over the state entirely. Political pressure to change these laws was growing. Anheuser-Busch argued that legalizing the sale of different bottle sizes would unduly confuse the consumer, and cause an overall price increase due to the difficulty beer distributors would have in managing and shipping their stock. It finally became too ridiculous to keep this law on the books, and in 2001, Florida legalized most other bottle sizes. Keyword there is “most.” For the past ten years, beer is only legal to sell in the state of Florida in sizes of 32 ounces or less, or 128 ounces or more. That gap in the middle? It was left in there solely to prevent the sale of 40-ounce malt liquors. BE COOL. BUY LOCAL!/July 6, 2012/ vol. 1 iss. 10/ CapitalCityVillager/

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Looking for the “Local” and the “News” in Local News By Andy Opel and Jennifer Proffitt

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series of recent news stories about local TV news and newspapers have reinforced what many of us have been observing for years – the erosion of local news coupled with the exploding growth of corporate media profits. The disconnect between shrinking news teams and the expanding power and influence of corporations such as Fox News/ News Corp., ABC/Disney, NBC/ Comcast-General Electric, CBS and the like make for creative justifications as newspapers and television stations attempt to explain major cutbacks in reporters, investigative journalists, and editors at the same time that their parent companies are reporting record profits.

On May 28th, the New York Times reported a growing trend in television news in which local stations are increasingly sharing news teams, reporters, and even actual news packages instead of competing to report the most pressing, in-depth stories. Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

chairman Julius Genachowski is said to be concerned about “behind-the-scenes cooperation between stations that collaboratively sell ads and negotiate contracts with distributors.” In any other market, this would be called racketeering, and when it comes to the marketplace of ideas, collusion is never good for the open exchange of information that is the lifeblood of a democracy. The other big news on this topic comes from the radio show This American Life in its episode, “Switcheroo,” which profiled the company Journatic and the outsourcing of local newspaper production to writers and producers in the Philippines. According to FreePress.net, this process includes “computer generated paragraphs” published under “fake bylines.” Journatic CEO Brian Timpone is quoted defending the process and arguing that this type of news is better than no news. This sort of pathetic defense of a corrupted information system would be funny were it not so critical to the functioning of a civil society. Combined, these two stories about local news would have you believe that it is just too costly to produce good journalism in either print or visual form and that we are lucky to have anything

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at all given the poor, precarious state our media corporations. But the numbers counter these specious excuses. For example, The Daily Beast reported that News Corp. (owner of news outlets Fox News, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Post, numerous television stations and other newspapers across the US and globally) posted a $2.74 billion profit in the fiscal year ending June 2011. The Orlando Sentinel reported that Disney (owner of news outlets ABC and numerous television stations) announced a $4.8 billion profit—a company-record--during the 2011 fiscal year. If corporate media profits are so consistently solid, why are the investments in local news and information being cut, outsourced and colluded? The answer lies in part in new forms of accounting in which media companies expect each piece of their empire to be profitable. This contrasts with an older business model whereby newsrooms were considered a cost of doing business, and the profits from insipid and banal programs would be used to support the critical mission of helping to inform an electorate. This corporate largess was and continues to be an obligation of holding a broadcast license

If corporate media profits are so consistently solid, why are the investments in local news and information being cut, outsourced and colluded? from the FCC. When the FCC began issuing licenses to use the public airwaves, broadcasters were obligated to serve “the public interest, convenience and necessity.” The definition of this phrase has been the source of dispute for many decades, though Congress and the FCC have consistently defined this phrase to include news and public affairs programming and have enacted policies to attempt to insure that our informational needs are met. This has been the bargain – broad-

casters get to use limited frequency spectrum to send their signals to our homes (and increasingly up to satellites or over cables run along public rights of way), and in exchange for this privilege, they owe us the decency of providing news and information of quality and relevance so as to allow citizens to be informed about what is happening locally and globally. This bargain has collapsed and continues to erode, leaving us with fewer news sources, fewer reporters, more public relations specialists, less local content and a marketplace of ideas that is no longer competitive and behaves more like a cartel. And the reason this sort of market manipulation is so dangerous is because, according to the Pew Research Center, local television remains the number one source of news for the majority of Americans. While the FCC had some historic influence on broadcasters through the public interest obligation, newspapers have been more autonomous because they are not limited by the spectrum allocation. What connects newspapers and broadcast news is increasingly the corporations that own both, often despite remaining prohibitions against owning both a television station and a newspaper in the same market.

The Tallahassee Angle

Here in Tallahassee, we are facing some unique challenges to local news production. Of our four local TV stations, only two maintain active newsrooms, and FOX49 contracts with WCTV to produce its news. WTWC, NBC-40, owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group, has chosen to abandon any public interest news commitment and just culturally strip mines the community for entertainment purposes. For the past eight years, FOX49 has paid WCTV, the CBS affiliate, to produce its news show. WTXL, ABC27 does produce its own news programs in the morning and evening Kisha Wilkinson, News Director for WXTL, described how she manages a team of 5 reporters, 3 anchor/reporters and 2 photographers and is expected to

cover 18 counties in two states with this skeleton crew. She said all these reporters operate as “one-man-bands” - where one person is sent with a video camera, microphone and note pad and is expected to write, report, shoot and edit multiple stories in any given day. Wilkinson noted that in the past five years, the news environment has accelerated because of social media such as FaceBook and Twitter. Now, breaking news happens in real time, and citizen journalists on-scene are increasingly figuring into the mix, providing images and video of events as they occur. With such a small crew, she said her team cannot be everywhere, so they are relying on the free labor of citizen media to assist in the news making process. Even local fire departments are sending in real time images, beating reporters to the scene and taking part in the news making process. Triston Sanders, News Director for WCTV, the local CBS affiliate, manages the largest news team in the panhandle. With 18 reporter/anchors, 3 sports reporters and 2 videographers, Sanders produces news for 3 stations, WCTV, FOX and WSWG, a Georgia affiliate. Sanders described WCTV’s contract to produce news for FOX as a positive relationship for the station as FOX subscribes to an international news feed (FOX International) and this can be used for the FOX news she produces. FOX pays WCTV to produce a 30 minute news program at 7am Monday through Friday as well as a 10pm news show seven days a week. She said because the FOX audience skews younger, she tries to tailor the content of those programs to target this distinct audience, though the example on page 12 is the kind of duplication the NY Times identified and is raising concerns among FCC officials. Both Wilkinson and Sanders noted the influence of the Internet and how their jobs have expanded to include directing an on-line news product as well as traditional TV news. This Internet product is constantly changing, now requiring a mobile platform as well as a web-based platform. Both directors also noted the expense to create these

Here in Tallahassee, we are facing some unique challenges to local news production. Of our four local TV stations, only two maintain active newsrooms, and FOX49 contracts with WCTV to produce its news. WTWC, NBC-40, owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group, has chosen to abandon any public interest news commitment ... media products and the pressures to grow audiences in order to justify the expense. This brings us back to how costs are assessed by media conglomerates. While actual local TV stations may be owned by smaller corporate groups such as Gray Television, owner of WCTV, the majority of their content is provided by one of the 5 global media corporate giants that dominate so much of what we see and hear. While the corporate media giants are experiencing an unprecedented boom era, many of the smaller station owners are not benefitting from the profits that are being extracted from the local communities and instead are tasked with funding their own news programs or

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ANGELA HOWARD: Governor Rick Scott is continuing his fight against new federal health care laws. Scott is refusing to expand the states medicaid rolls and won’t set up a website to help Floridians compare health insurance rates. As Whitney Rey tells us, this battle could drag on for years.

ART MYERS: Governor Rick Scott is continuing his fight against new federal health care laws. Governor Scott is refusing to expand the states medicaid rolls and will not set up a website to help Floridians compare health insurer’s rates. GINA PITISCI: Now, as Whitney Ray tells us, this battle could drag on for years.

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ANGELA HOWARD: Right now, the Federal Government is willing to pay for the entire Medicaid expansion. After three years Florida would have to pay 10%. And by 2024, Florida would pay $130 million, with the Feds covering the remaining $20 billion.

GINA PITISCI: And right now, the Federal Government is willing to pay for the entire Medicaid expansion. After three years Florida would have to pay 10%. By 2024, Florida would pay the $130 million, with the Feds covering the remaining $20 billion.

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THE BREAKDOWN WCTV: Does its own news WTLH: News by WCTV WTXL: Does its own news WTWC: No news content into their own hands. This Capital City Villager is an excellent example of local media produced by and for the local community. The positive response in the short time this paper has been in existence is a testament to the hunger for real local news, not USAToday, clipped news services or downloaded Video News Reports parading as local content. The cultural strip mining agenda being perpetuated across the print and broadcast landscape is a dead end policy that will only hasten the death of corporate news and the rise of community media. Tallahassee Democrat Managing Editor Bob Gabordi is making a concerted effort to increase local and community news, perhaps in response to this audience trend. This expansion will take a significant financial commitment to rebuild the reporting staff that was lost to cuts in recent years and may mark a turning point in Gannett’s dedication to quality community journalism. As citizens and media consumers, we do have some options. Through a combination of 1) holding predatory companies such as NBC40 accountable for failing to provide their mandated public service obligations, forcing them to either provide local news or give up their broadcast license and 2) supporting community media efforts and voting with your media dollars and your viewer/reader subscriptions, we have the opportunity to resist the corporate media agenda and breathe new life into our communities and our democracy.

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Bulletin Board Wanted: Musicians Who Want A Free Trip To Nashville

COCA, the Council on Culture & Arts, is a locally-based, non-profit arts agency that serves two purposes: to inform and to support arts and culture (since 1985). This year, COCA has developed the Americana Music Fest Contest, reaching out to musicians and bands within 100 miles of Tallahassee. Winner(s) will receive hotel, gas money, and four conference badges for the American Music Festival and Conference in Nashville this September. Applications must be received by July 9. Sponsors include: Grant Peeples, the Americana Music Association, Extended Stay Hotels, and Music Lessons Express. Aside from this contest, COCA is a go-to hub in the wheel for the local arts scene, providing weekly e-blasts for citizens and artists, coordinating public galleries and outdoor art spaces, and operating a massive online events calendar at www.morethanyouthought. com. The organization also operates “COCA for Kids” on its website, featuring activities and events for kids and families. Some events include summer camps, music and dance lessons, ideas for birthday party activities, and more. You can sign up for the free e-mail blasts or read more about COCA as a whole on their website: www.cocanet. org or call 850-224-2500. Information about the Americana Music Fest competition can be found at www.cocanet. org/bands.

Business Vendors Fair at TCC

On August 7, Tallahassee Community College is inviting all local businesses to their first local vendor expo. The event will begin with a breakfast at 8am. Then, from 9-11:30 a.m., all the locally owned businesses and franchises will be able to meet with TCC staff in rooms

105, 107, 109 and 111 of the Workforce Development building on TCC’s main campus. This is an opportunity for businesses to talk to those who are responsible for purchasing goods and services at TCC and to discuss what they can offer that connects to the needs of the College. TCC President Jim Murdaugh believes that this will be an event that can let TCC support local businesses and also benefit from their high-quality goods and services that Big Bend businesses have to offer. There is no cost to participate and vendors can register online at www.tcc. fl.edu/tccvendorexpo. For information, contact Bobby Hinson, Purchasing Director, at (850) 201-6071 or hinsonb@ tcc.fl.edu.

Register for Fall Softball and Flag Football

This football season, not all of the action is taking place at FAMU and FSU. The City of Tallahassee Parks, Recreation & Neighborhood Affairs (PRNA) Department is currently accepting team registration for the fall 2012 adult softball & flag football seasons, which will begin early in September and continue for about ten weeks. Teams may register online at Talgov. com/parks or in person at PRNA’s offices (during regular business hours) or on registration day -- Saturday, July 28 from 9am-1pm in Community Room #6 at PRNA’s administrative complex at 912 Myers Park Drive. Late fees will be added after July 28. Everyone is welcome, and if you do not have a team but still want play PRNA can connect you with a group. For more information, please visit Talgov.com/Parks or for more information on adult sports offerings, please call Janet Riva at 891-3835 or email at janet.riva@talgov.com.

NOTES FROM

New! Mockingbird Foundation Grant Opportunities (Letter of Inquiry Due August 1)

The Mockingbird Foundation is accepting applications for grant opportunities. Grants are intended to provide funding for music education for children. Awards range from $100-$5000. Nonprofit organizations with low overhead, innovative approaches, and/or collaborative elements are encouraged to apply. Contact Kristen Godard at grants@mbird.org with questions.

New! Experienced Piano Instructor Wanted (Deadline: July 15)

KeyNotes Piano Studio is seeking an energetic, experienced piano instructor to start in August. Applicant must hold a degree in music, with principal instrument being piano, and be capable of teaching students at all instruction levels and backgrounds. Teachers with at least 3 years piano teaching experience and the ability to travel to students’ homes or in a studio setting is preferred. Submit resume and three teaching references toinfo@keynotespianostudio.com.

These listings are a small sampling from COCA’s Weekly E-Mail Blast, a free e-mail newsletter for cultural organizations and amateur and professional artists, musicians, writers, dancers, actors, and creative people in all disciplines. To receive the complete COCA weekly e-mail, sign up at www.cocanet. org. COCA’s mission is to serve as a catalyst for development and support of arts and culture in Florida’s capital region.”

is required 2 days in advance. Contact heather@heatherwhitaker.com for more information.

The original ramen noodle purse! Recycled, durable, guaranteed, and hand made by starving artists living off Ramen Noodles! Also available in your favorite snack bag. $14.95 each or 2 for $25 850.294.8017 or TallyFloorFinish@Aol.com

New! Entries Wanted for “Men About Town” Photo Exhibition (Deadline: August 3)

The Southside ARTS Complex, SAC Gallery of Fine Arts is seeking photodocumentation entries for its juried art exhibition, “Men About Town.” $500 prize for Best in Show. Call (850) 5979726 for more information.

Albums • Cassettes • CDs • 8-Tracks Turntables• Speakers • Receivers Minor Turntable Repairs, Belts, & Needles The area’s largest locally owned vintage vinyl selection! 1042 Commercial Drive, 32310 (in Railroad SQ) | 850.574.3300

THE

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The Perils of Plein Aire Painting

Interactive Writing Lectures with Heather Whitaker (July 11, July 25)

Local editor and writing coach Heather Whitaker is holding interactive lectures for writers: Character and Conflict, High Stakes & Rising Tension, and Premises and Promises. Each topic is offered at lunch and dinner, $22 and $25 accordingly. Pre-registration

Fine Arts on commission (850) 878-0412

Senior citizens, check out art opportunities at the Tallahassee Senior Center

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Kids and Families

KIDS EAT FREE!! The following list is an exerpt of the online resource maintained by TallyConnection.com -- a service of FSU Credit Union -- available to you in Villager as a public service. To support Tallahassee, we have chosen to include locally owned restaurants, not corporate chains. To include your business, visit TallyConnection.com.

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

RESTAURANT

ADDRESS

PHONE

DETAILS

AZU

3220 Apalachee Pkwy, Suite #13

(850) 893-4112

Kids under 8 eat free in evenings with purchase of adult meal.

Bagel Bagel Cafe

1460 Market Street

(850) 668-9900

Receive a free Little Chef’s Meal with the purchase of an adult entree. (Market Street location only). THIS LOCATION CLOSES AT 3:00PM.

Black Bean Cuban Café

2205 Apalachee Pkwy

(850) 656-7848

All day.

Cody’s Original Roadhouse

1926 Capital Circle NE

(850) 402-3014

Two kids 10 and under can eat free off the Kid’s Stuff Menu with purchase of a full price adult entrée.

Coosh’s Bayou Rouge

2910 Kerry Forest Pkwy

(850) 894-4110

From 5pm to close.

Little Italy

111-17 South Magnolia Drive

(850) 878-7781

Free Spaghetti all day for kids under 10.

PoBoys Creole Cafe

1425 Village Sq Blvd.

(850) 906-0020

After 4PM with purchase of adult meal.

224 E. College Ave.

(850) 224-5400

1944 W. Pensacola St.

(850) 574-4144

Rummy’s Pizza

2887 Kerry Forest Pkwy

(850) 878-8669

4pm until closing. One kids meal with every adult entree, dine in only.

Village Pizza and Pasta

1400-33 Village Square Blvd.

(850) 893-9001

Free spaghetti with adult entree purchase, from 4pm to close.

Atlanta Bread (Timberlane)

1408 Timberlane Road

(850) 893-0800

With adult purchase.

Black Bean Cuban Café

2205 Apalachee Pkwy

(850) 656-7848

All day.

Canopy Road Cafe

4500 Shannon Lakes Rd.

(850) 893-0466

Kids meals only. This location only.

Cody’s Original Roadhouse

1926 Capital Circle NE

(850) 402-3014

Two kids 10 and under can eat free of the Kid’s Stuff Menu with purchase of a full price adult entrée.

Hurricane Grill & Wings

6800 Thomasville Rd.

(850) 597-9129

All day, children under 12 receive free kid’s meal with adult entree purchased at the regular price.

Miller’s Ale House

722 Apalachee Pky.

(850) 222-0364

All day.

Morelia’s Authentic Mexican Restaurant

1355 Market Street

(850) 907-9173

Free kids meal with every adult meal purchase. Under 10 years of age. Also, a free drink with the purchase of an adult regular drink.

Peppers

1140 Capital Circle SE #15

(850) 877-2020

All day.

San Miguel Mexican Restaurant

200 West Tharpe Street

(850) 385-3346

Starting in evenings.

Black Bean Cuban Café

2205 Apalachee Pkwy

(850) 656-7848

All day.

Hopkins’ Eatery

1660-9 North Monroe

(850) 386-4258

After 5pm, this location only.

Los Amigos

2736 Capital Circle NE

(850) 385-9992

All day.

Piggy’s BBQ

1887 Capital Cir. NE

(850) 668-2271

Dinner only, kids meals. Comes with drink and an ice cream cone

SouthWood Golf Course

3750 Grove Park Drive

(850) 942-GOLF

4pm - 8pm.

Tijuana Flats

3111 Mahan Dr.

(850) 597-7001

Mahan Drive location only, Starting at 5:00 pm.

Black Bean Cuban Café

2205 Apalachee Pkwy

(850) 656-7848

All day.

The Wharf Express

3197 Merchant’s Row Blvd., Suite 110

(850) 402-0533

Kid’s eat free with purchase of any adult meal.

Friday

Black Bean Cuban Café

2205 Apalachee Pkwy

(850) 656-7848

All day.

Saturday

Black Bean Cuban Café

2205 Apalachee Pkwy

(850) 656-7848

All day.

Cabo’s Island Grill & Bar

1221 Apalachee Parkway

(850) 878-7707

11am - 4pm.

Morelia’s Authentic Mexican Restaurant

1355 Market Street

(850) 907-9173

Free kids meal with every adult meal purchase. Under 10 years of age. Also, a free drink with the purchase of an adult regular drink.

Piggy’s BBQ

1887 Capital Circle NE

(850) 668-2271

All day. Comes with drink and an ice cream cone.

Black Bean Cuban Café

2205 Apalachee Pkwy

(850) 656-7848

All day.

Rosie’s Pizza

2415 N. Monroe St.

(850) 877-7673

Free child’s meal with the purchase of an adult meal. Located in the Tallahassee Mall, adjacent to AMC Movie Theater.

Sunday

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DO THIS: National Ice Cream Month

July 15th is National Ice Cream Day and what better way to celebrate than with the local soda fountain here in town at Lofty Pursuits, voted Tallahassee‘s Best Toy. All month long, Lofty Pursuits will be having daily specials and an ice cream eating contest on National Ice Cream Day itself. For the 2nd annual ice cream eating contest, there will be three divisions for the contest: ages 15 and under, ages 16 and over, and employees. Last year’s reigning champion, Jim Groot, is back this year to defend his title. In addition to the regular offerings, there are also monthly game nights and a weekly yo-yo club meeting. Located just north of I-10 off Thomasville Road in Market Square, they are open every day (hours vary). For more information, visit www.loftypursuits. com or call 850-521-0091.

Swamp Stomp Boogie

It’s that time of year again when the Tallahassee Museum -- 52 acres of flora and fauna set amongst a Big Bend landscape -- hosts its annual Swamp Stomp Music Festival on Saturday, July 14 from 4-9pm. The outdoor event features performances by the region’s favorite Americana musicians, including: Hot Tamale, Deja Blu, Del Suggs, and the Sarah Mac Band. Festival goers can immerse themselves into the wild world of the museum as they encounter displays of native wildlife, trails and gardens, historic buildings and artifacts, and engaging living history demonstrations, among other activities. Along with the Swamp Stomp, the Museum’s new Tree to Tree Adventures zip line and adventure course will be open for all ages. During this event, the Chapin Outdoor Classroom will also host an Animal Encounter at various times throughout the day. Other activities and events at the Tallahassee Museum include: canning workshops, the Halloween Howl (in Oc-

tober), blacksmithing workshops, and Fall Farm Days throughout the year. Info: www.tallahasseemuseum.org or call 850-575-8684. They are located at 3945 Museum Drive, just off of Orange Avenue in South East Tallahassee.

Sizzlin’ Saturdays Summer Concert Series on Kleman Plaza

Don’t put away your lawn chairs or blankets just yet. The Annual Tallahassee Sizzlin Saturdays Concert Series are still continuing with performances almost every Saturday from 6-8 pm on the grassy area at Kleman Plaza (on Duval Street, adjacent to the Brogan Museum). Produced by the City of Tallahassee Parks, Recreation & Neighborhood Affairs Department, the free concerts featuring local bands, including The Zach Bartholomew Trip (July 7) and Thursday Night Music Club (July 14). There will not be a concert on July 21, but the Feather Jet will keep the music flowing on July 28 . The Crawlers will be making a reappearance on August 4th and last but surely not least, the Rhythm Abuse will end the concert series on August 11. There is ample parking in the public parking garage, or there is also free street parking on the weekends. Our suggestion: Head out early to the Downtown Marketplace, enjoy a lunch at one of downtown’s cafes or restaurants, take in a movie at the Challenger Learning Center or stop in a museum, and close out the night under the stars with some great local music. For more information or to request accessible accommodations, please contact 891-3879 or visit Talgov.com

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NIGHTLIFE EVENTS Date

Thru

Submit free event listings online at TALLYVILLAGER.COM

Starts

Title

Venue

Info

Street

Mon.

09:00 PM

Karaoke

Episodes

find us on facebook

2122 W Pensacola St

Mon.

010:30 PM Booze and Brains Trivia with Hank

Mockingbird Cafe

www.mockingbirdtallahassee.com

1225 N Monroe St

Live Trivia with Jonny Ray

Pockets Pool and Pub

www.pocketspoolandpub.com

2810 Sharer Rd

RECURRING

Mon. Mon.

08:00 PM

Open Mic

Tally Peace Market (in RRSQ)

find us on facebook

1007 Commercial Dr

Mon.

05:00 PM

Hospitality Night

Waterworks

www.waterworkstallahassee.com

1133 Thomasville Rd

Tue.

07:30 PM

Trivia Night with John France and his Orchestra

Bird’s Aphrodisiac Oyster Shack www.birdsoystershack.com

325 N Bronough St

Tue.

010:00 PM All You Can Smoke Tue.

Caffe Shisha & Hookah Lounge

www.cafeshisha.us

1416 W Tennessee St

Tue.

09:00 PM

Throwback Tue.! 50’s to Present Day

Episodes

find us on facebook

2122 W Pensacola St

Tue.

09:00 PM

Karaoke Night

Midtown Pass

www.midtownpass.com

1019 N Monroe St

Karaoke

Pockets Pool and Pub

www.pocketspoolandpub.com

2810 Sharer Rd

08:00 PM

Jam Sessions by Joe Goldberg

B Sharp’s Jazz Club

www.b-sharps.com

648 W Brevard St

09:00 PM

Comedy Night

Bird’s Aphrodisiac Oyster Shack www.birdsoystershack.com

325 N Bronough St

Bomber Babe Night

Bomb Shelter

www.barnaclebills.com

1830 North Monroe St

Tue. Wed.

Summer

Wed. Wed. Wed.

09:00 PM

DJ Dance

Episodes

find us on facebook

2122 W Pensacola St

Wed.

09:00 PM

Little Black Dress Night @ L8

Hotel Duval

www.hotelduval.com/

415 N Monroe St

Wed.

010:30 PM Big Contest Wednesday

AJ Sports Bar and Grill

www.ajsportsbar.net

1800 W Tennessee St

Wed.

08:00 PM

DJ and Free Bowling

Pockets Pool and Pub

www.pocketspoolandpub.com

2810 Sharer Rd

Wed.

05:00 PM

Happy Hour Open Mic Night

Tasty Eats Beer Garden

find us on facebook

602 Industrial Dr

Wed.

08:00 PM

Open Mic

The Warehouse

www.openmikes.org

706 W Gaines St

Thur.

08:00 PM

The BOOC Band

B Sharp’s Jazz Club

www.b-sharps.com

648 W Brevard St

Thur.

09:30 PM

Karaoke with DJ Shower

Bird’s Aphrodisiac Oyster Shack www.birdsoystershack.com

325 N Bronough St

Thur.

06:00 PM

Food Truck Thursday with Live Music!

Food Truck Hub

www.streetchefs.com

300 W Tharpe St.

Thur.

08:00 PM

Karaoke Night

Po’ Boys Creole Cafe

www.poboys.com

1425 Village Square Blvd

Thur.

010:00 PM Open House Conspiracy

The Warehouse

(850) 222-6188

706 W Gaines St

Thur.

09:00 PM

Science Salon

Waterworks

www.waterworkstallahassee.com

1133 Thomasville Rd

Thur.

09:00 PM

Open Mic Night!

What ? Cafe

www.whatcafe.com

1940 N Monroe St #76

Fri.

07:00 PM

Food Truck Round Up: with live music

All Saints Hop Yard

www.allsaintshopyard.com

453 All Saints St

08:00 PM

Friday Night Jazz

B Sharp’s Jazz Club

www.b-sharps.com

648 W Brevard St

08:00 PM

Scrabble Night

Black Dog Cafe

find us on facebook

229 Lake Ella Dr

Live Band ~ Varies

Bomb Shelter

www.barnaclebills.com

1830 N.Monroe St.

Fri.

Summer

Fri. Fri.

& Sat.

Fri.

05:00 PM

Gay Night

Club Rehab

find us on facebook

926 W Tharpe

Fri.

06:00 PM

Throwback Fri.

Hotel Duval Level 8

www.hotelduval.com/

415 N Monroe St

Fri.

09:00 PM

Phillip Solomon Stewart & the Palace Band

Nefetari’s (Amen-Ra)

www.kingpent.com

812 S Macomb St

Fri.

010:00 PM Stetsons On The Moon

The Moon

www.222moon.com

E Lafayette St

010:00 PM DJ and Dancing

Waterworks

www.waterworkstallahassee.com

1133 Thomasville Rd

Fri.

08:00 PM

What ? Cafe

www.whatcafe.com

1940 N Monroe St #76

Sat.

010:00 PM Karaoke Dance Party

AJ Sports Bar and Grill

www.ajsportsbar.net

1800 W Tennessee St

Sat.

08:00 PM

Midtown Pass

www.midtownpass.com

1019 N Monroe St

Sat.

010:00 PM Out & Out LGBTQA Party

Paradigm

find us on facebook

115 W College Ave

Fri.

& Sat.

Sing Sing Karaoke DJ Gummy Bear

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Sat.

06:30 PM

Live Acoustic Music

Sat.

010:00 PM Grown Folks Night

The Marinated Mushroom

www.themarinatedmushroom.com

2746 Capital Circle

The Moon

www.222moon.com

E Lafayette St

Sun.

Walker Paramore

Black Dog Cafe

find us on facebook

229 Lake Ella Dr

Sun.

Jungo! a bingo type game

Waterworks

www.waterworkstallahassee.com

1133 Thomasville Rd

08:00 PM

Stone Cold Blues Band

Bird’s Aphrodisiac Oyster Shack www.birdsoystershack.com

325 N Bronough St

FRIDAY JULY 6 - JULY 19 7/6/12 7/6/12

1st Fri

05:00 PM

First Friday At the Lounge

Fermentation Lounge

www.fermentationlounge.com

113 All Saints St

7/6/12

& 7/19/12

07:00 PM

ZBT

The Marinated Mushroom

www.themarinatedmushroom.com

2746 Capital Circle

Clockwork

LIT

on Twitter

2020 Pensacola St

Casablanca Night

All Saints Hop Yard

www.allsaintshopyard.com

453 All Saints St

7/6/12 7/7/12 7/7/12

09:00 PM 1st Sat

010:00 PM Live Music and Trash Cinema Night

Bird’s Aphrodisiac Oyster Shack www.birdsoystershack.com

325 N Bronough St

7/7/12

08:30 PM

Rich DelGrosso and Jonn Del Toro Richardson

Bradfordville Blues Club

www.bradfordvilleblues.com

7152 Moses Lane

7/7/12

06:00 PM

Zach Bartholomew Trio

Mary Brogan Museum of Art

www.thebrogan.org

350 South Duval St

Open Mic

Mockingbird Cafe

www.mockingbirdtallahassee.com

1225 N Monroe St

7/7/12 7/7/12

11:00 AM

Summer Kick Off featuring Holt & Blues Revival

Capital City Harley Davidson

www.capitalcityharley.com

1745 Capital Circle NW

7/7/12

08:00 PM

Tallahassee Latin Dance Festival

Leon County Civic Center

www.tlccc.org

505 W Pensacola St

7/8/12

2nd Sun

07:00 PM

The Ned Devines

Finnegan’s Wake

find us on facebook

1122 Thomasville Rd

7/9/12

12/10/12

09:00 PM

2012 Songwriter Series of Midtown

Mockingbird Cafe

www.mockingbirdtallahassee.com

1225 N Monroe St

7/10/12

08:00 PM

Three Bad Jacks with White Trash Messiahs

Mockingbird Cafe

www.mockingbirdtallahassee.com

1225 N Monroe St

7/10/12

03:00 PM

Tooth House and Twelve

Tooth House

find us on facebook

1626 Sharkey St

7/11/12

010:00 PM Walt VeezyHb - N.E.M. - DJ Ghost

Los Amigos Mexican Restaurant find us on facebook

2736 Capital Circle NE

7/12/12

08:00 PM

Bradfordville Blues Club

www.bradfordvilleblues.com

7152 Moses Lane

7/12/12

010:30 PM Drunken Cartographer with Candy Lee

Mockingbird Cafe

www.mockingbirdtallahassee.com

1225 N Monroe St

Local Motion

Hotel Duval

www.hotelduval.com

415 N. Monroe St.

7/12/12

Jeff Strahan

7/13/12

07:00 PM

Candy Lee

All Saints Hop Yard

www.allsaintshopyard.com

453 All Saints St

7/13/12

09:30 PM

Delta Moon

Bradfordville Blues Club

www.bradfordvilleblues.com

7152 Moses Lane

7/13/12

08:00 PM

Splash & Jam Program

Lawrence-Gregory Community

www.talgov.com

1115 Dade St

7/14/12

09:00 PM

Chris Thomas King

Bradfordville Blues Club

www.bradfordvilleblues.com

7152 Moses Lane

7/14/12

010:30 PM Quiet People with BAET

Mockingbird Cafe

www.mockingbirdtallahassee.com

1225 N Monroe St

7/14/12

06:00 PM

Combat Night III

The Moon

www.222moon.com

East Lafayette St

7/14/12

06:00 PM

Sizzlin’ Series Concert: Thursday Night Music Club

Kleman Plaza

talgov.com/parks/sizzlin.cfm

306 S Duval S

7/14/12

04:00 PM

Swamp Stomp

Tallahassee Museum

www.tallahasseemuseum.org

3945 Museum Dr

7/14/12

09:00 PM

Yamadeo

Bullwinkles

www.bullwinklessaloon.net

620 W Tennessee St

7/15/12

06:00 PM

Ireland Presented by From The Heart and WFSU

The Moon

www.222moon.com

East Lafayette St

7/15/12

07:00 PM

Billy Dickerson

Seminole Wind Restaurant

(850) 385-8718

2226 N Monroe S

Heather Luttrell

Mockingbird Cafe

www.mockingbirdtallahassee.com

1225 N Monroe St

08:00 PM

Short Form Improv

Club Rehab

find us on facebook

926 W Tharpe

08:00 PM

Levee Town

Bradfordville Blues Club

www.bradfordvilleblues.com

7152 Moses Lane

Monty Python

Fermentation Lounge

www.fermentationlounge.com

113 All Saints St

7/17/12 7/17/12 7/19/12

& 7/31/12

7/19/12 7/19/12

010:00 PM Cedric Gervais

Coliseum

find us on facebook

1833 W Tennessee St

7/20/12

08:00 PM

The Canvas Waiting

5th Ave Taproom

find us on facebook

234 E Seventh Ave

7/21/12

08:00 PM

Bluegrass Bonfire

All Saints Hop Yard

www.allsaintshopyard.com

453 All Saints St

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Hodge Podge Date

Thru

Submit free event listings online at TALLYVILLAGER.COM

Starts

Title

Category Venue

Info

Street

Vary

Rescue 3D

Show

Challenger Learning Center

www.challengertlh.com

200 S Duval St

Library Hrs Her-Story: Phenomenal Women of Color

History

FAMU Black Archives

www.famu.edu

FAMU Carnegie Library

Store Hrs

Jim Williams’ Danger! Art!

Exhibit

Paperback Rack

www.paperbackrack.tumblr.com

1005 N Monroe

RECURRING Ongoing Ongoing

12/15/12

Ongoing Ongoing

11/18/12

10:00 AM

The Power of A Greater Vision

Exhibit

Riley House Museum

www.rileymuseum.org

419 E Jefferson St

Ongoing

12/31/12

06:00 PM

Jack Adams, Boston Georgia’s Native Son

Exhibit

The Accidental Gallery

(256) 653-7506

106 N. Main St, Havanna

Ongoing

Summer

98145.452

98145.452

98145.452

98145.452

98145.452

Ongoing

12/21/12

Various

Downtown City Tours

MatureLiving Tours in Tallahassee

www.toursintallahassee.com

Greater Tallahassee

Ongoing

12/20/12

Bank Hrs

African Amer and the Emancipation Proclamation Exhibit

Union Bank of Florida

elizabeth.dawson@famu.edu

219 Apalachee Pkwy

Ongoing

7/27/12

10:00 AM

Wandering Writer’s Workshoop

Workshop

Uptown Cafe

Adrianfog@aol.com

1325 Miccosukee Rd

Ongoing

7/14/12

10:00 AM

Summer Dance Intensive

Dance

World Ballet Inc.

www.worldballetinc.com

2518 Cathay Court

Mondays

06:00 PM

Capital City Runners - Weekly Group Run

Sports/Rec

1866 Thomasville Rd 32303

www.capcityrunners.com

Mondays

07:30 PM

Tallahassee Ballroom Dance w/ DJ

Dance

American Legion

www.floridalegionpost13.org

229 Lake Ella Dr

Mondays

06:00 PM

Meditation/Altered-State

Workshop

Crystal Connection

crystalconnectiononline.com

1018 N Monroe St

03:00 PM

Headshots for Tallahassee-Area Non-Profits

Fundraiser

Mickey Adair

info@availablelightphoto.com

565 E Tennesseee St

12:00 PM

Colonial Crafts for Children

Workshop

Mission San Luis

www.missionsanluis.org

2100 W Tennessee St

Mondays

& Tues

Mondays Mondays

thru Fri.

Various

French, Spanish, German Language Classes

Lessons

Tallahassee Senior Center

www.talgov.com/seniors

1400 N Monroe St

Mondays

thru Fri.

8:00 AM

Billiards

Recreation

Tallahassee Senior Center

www.talgov.com/seniors

1400 N Monroe St

Mondays

till Dec 17th 07:30 PM

Mainstream and Plus level Square Dance

Dance

Tallahassee Senior Center

www.talgov.com/seniors

1400 N Monroe St

Mondays

thru Thurs. 12:30 PM

Canasta

Recreation

Tallahassee Senior Center

www.talgov.com/seniors

1400 N Monroe St

Mondays

06:00 PM

Edible Garden Club

Hobby

The pavilion at Winthrop Park

find us on facebook

1601 Mitchell Ave

Tuesdays

07:00 PM

Tallahasse Swing Band

Dance

American Legion

www.floridalegionpost13.org

229 Lake Ella Dr

Tuesdays

08:30 PM

Tango Tuesdays

Dance

Fifth Avenue Tap Room

tangotallahassee.com

1122 Thomasville Rd

Tuesdays

& Thurs.

Varies

The Capital Chordsmen open rehearsal

Rehearsal

Tallahassee Senior Center

www.capitalchordsmen.org

1400 N Monroe St

Tuesdays

& Thurs.

9:00 AM

Watercolor Class

Workshop

Tallahassee Senior Center

www.talgov.com/seniors

1400 N Monroe St

Tuesdays

06:00 PM

Guitar Workshop

Workshop

Tallahassee Senior Center

www.talgov.com/seniors

1400 N Monroe St

Tuesdays

08:00 PM

FSU Literary Readings

Literature

The Warehouse

(850) 222-6188

706 W Gaines St

Wed.

06:30 PM

Sue Boyd Country Dance Lessons

Dance

American Legion

www.floridalegionpost13.org

229 Lake Ella Dr

Wed.

06:30 PM

Worship & Bible Study

Spiritual

Florida A&M University Worship

www.fmworship.com

2439 Basswood Ln

Womans Leadership Circle

Workshop

Living Luna Center

www.livingluna.com

511 Beverly St

Wed. Thurs.

05:30 PM

Zumba Gold

Sports/Rec

Tallahassee Senior Center

www.talgov.com/seniors

1400 N Monroe St

Thurs.

07:00 PM

Writer’s Workshop

Workshop

Tallahassee Senior Center

www.talgov.com/seniors

1400 N Monroe St

011:00 PM Salsa Dancing

Dance

Margo’s

find us on facebook

451 W Gaines St

Fridays

05:30 PM

Ballroom/Swing Dance Lessons

Dance

Tallahassee Senior Center

www.talgov.com/seniors

1400 N Monroe St

Sat.

12:00 PM

Tallahassee Chess Club

Hobby

Black Dog Cafe

tallahasseechess.com

229 Lake Ella Dr

Sat.

9:00 AM

Downtown MarketPlace

Festival

Parks on Park Ave / Monroe St

www.tallahasseedowntown.com

117 E Park Ave

Sat.

11:00 AM

Saturdays in the Shade ~dancing~music~a/c ~

Festival

Tally Peace Market (in RRSQ)

find us on facebook

1007 Commercial Dr

Sat.

02:00 PM

National Poster Art Competition for Children

Family

The Dream Cottage

www.daretodreamyoungirls.com

820 E Park Ave, Bld A-100

Sun.

04:00 PM

Ukulele jam session - open session for all levels

Music

Finnegan’s Wake

find us on facebook

1122 Thomasville Rd

Sun.

till 7/22/12 03:30 PM

West African Dance Classes

Dance

Soul Vegetarian Restaurant

850-893-8208

1205 S Adams St

Fridays

& Sat.

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Various

Marley

Cinema

All Saints Cinema

www.tallahasseefilms.com

918 1/2 Railroad Ave

7/6/12

7/28/12

10:00 AM

Healing Through the Arts

Exhibit

LeMoyne Center for the Visual

www.lemolyne.org

125 N Gadsden St

7/6/12

07:00 PM

Hot Tamale Deep South Medicine Show

Theatre

Mickee Faust Clubhouse

www.mickeefaust.com

623 McDonnell Dr

7/6/12

Ea. 1st Fri 06:00 PM

Co+op Cafe Night

Music

New Leaf Market

www.newleafmarket.coop

1235 Apalachee Pkwy

7/6/12

Ea. 1st Fri 06:00 PM

1st Friday @ Railroad Square Art Park

Festival

Railroad Square Art Park

www.communityatrailroadsquare. 567 Industrial Dr

7/6/12

7/8/12

08:00 PM

Playboy of the Western World

Theatre

Tallahassee Little Theatre

www.tallahasseelittletheatre.org

1861 Thomasville Rd

7/6/12

7/12/12

10:00 AM

Influences from Abroad

Gallery

The Bookshelf and Gallery

www.bookshelfandgallery.com

126 S Broad St

7/6/12

7/15/12

Various

Anything Goes

Theatre

Young Actors Theatre

www.youngactorstheatre.com

609 Glenview Dr

7/7/12

11:00 AM

Summer Kick Off featuring Holt & Blues Revival

Party

Capital City Harley Davidson

www.capitalcityharley.com

1745 Capital Circle NW

7/7/12

Ea. 1st Sat 10:00 AM

Free Planetarium Show

Show

Challenger Learning Center

www.challengertlh.com

200 S Duval St

7/7/12

09:00 PM

Symphony, Philharmonic, Chamber Orchestras

Concert/

FSU’s Ruby Diamond Concert Hallwww.music.fsu.edu

Westcott Bld FSU Campus

7/7/12

Ea. 1st Sat 10:00 AM

Blacksmithing for Beginners

Workshop

Mission San Luis

www.missionsanluis.org

2100 W Tennessee St

7/7/12

04:30 PM

Beer Tasting

Tasting

New Leaf Market

www.newleafmarket.coop

1235 Apalachee Pkwy

7/7/12

9:00 AM

Nature Photography Class

Workshop

St. Marks Wildlife Refuge

(850) 925-6121

20 Kornegay Way/

03:00 PM

Agatha Christie’s “The Mousetrap”

Theatre

Monticello Opera House

www.monticellooperahouse.org

185 W Washington St

Refuge Presentation Series

Lecture

St. Marks Refuge

(850) 925-6121

1255 Lighthouse Rd

Summer French classes

Class

Florida Wildlife Federation Bldg

www.aftally.org

2545 Blairstone Pines Dr

7/8/12

7/9/12

7/8/12

Ea. 1st Sun 02:00 PM

7/9/12

8/18/12

07:00 PM

7/11/12

011:45 PM High Stakes and Rising Tension Workshop

Literature

Mickey’s Lakeside Cafe

find us on facebook

Cottages at Lake Ella

7/11/12

06:30 PM

Board Candidate Forum

Meeting

New Leaf Market

www.newleafmarket.coop

1235 Apalachee Pkwy

7/11/12

8/29/12

11:00 AM

Story Time

Family

The Bookshelf Midtown

www.bookshelfandgallery.com

1123 Thomasville Rd

7/12/12

Ea. 2nd

06:00 PM

PFLAG Tallahassee Monthly Meeting

Family

St. John’s Episcopal Church

www.pflag-tallahassee.org

211 N Monroe St

7/13/12

7/15/12

Various

Jewish Soldiers in Blue & Gray

Cinema

All Saints Cinema

www.tallahasseefilms.com

918 1/2 Railroad Ave

7/13/12

7/14/12

Varies

Wrestling with Angles

Theatre

FAMU Essential Theatre

www.famu.edu

Tucker Hall, FAMU Campus

7/13/12

07:00 PM

Public Reception/Opening for Graduating Artists

Exhibit

Florida State University

tyoo@fsu.edu

211 Westcott Bldg

7/13/12

08:00 PM

Splash & Jam Program

Family

Lawrence-Gregory Community

www.talgov.com

1115 Dade St

7/13/12

05:30 PM

Wine Tasting

Tasting

New Leaf Market

www.newleafmarket.coop

1235 Apalachee Pkwy

7/13/12

Ea. 2nd Fri 07:30 PM

Contra Dance

Dance

Tallahassee Senior Center

www.talgov.com/seniors

1400 N Monroe St

7/14/12

07:00 PM

A Face In The Crowd

Cinema

All Saints Cinema

www.tallahasseefilms.com

918 1/2 Railroad Ave

7/14/12

Ea. 2nd Sat Dusk

The Kino-Kola Double Feature!

Cinema

All Saints Hop Yard

www.allsaintshopyard.com

453 All Saints St

7/14/12

Ea. 2nd Sat 10:00 AM

Saturday Space Mission

Family

Challenger Learning Center

www.challengertlh.com

200 S Duval St

7/14/12

Ea. 2nd Sat 06:00 PM

Second Saturdays in Historic Apalachicola

MatureLiving Historic Apalachicola Main St

www.historicapalachicola.com

86 Water St

7/14/12

06:45 PM

Tallahassee Apple User Group

Hobby

www.tapple.org

200 S Duval St

7/14/12

10:00 AM

“Summer Fest”

Open House Keiser University

www.keiseruniversity.edu

7/14/12

Ea. 2nd Sat 11:00 AM

2nd Saturday Family Program

Family

Museum of Florida History

www.museumoffloridahistory.com 500 S Bronough St

7/15/12

Ea. 2nd Sun 11:00 AM

Archaeology Lab Tours

History

Mission San Luis

www.missionsanluis.org

2100 W Tennessee St

7/15/12

& 8/5/12

12:30 PM

CampWiki ~ TallahasseeWiki

Workshop

RedEye Coffee in Midtown

www.tothevillagesquare.org

1122 Thomasville Rd

7/17/12

06:30 PM

Met Opera: Les Contes d’Hoffmann

Cinema

The Movies at Governor’s Square www.fathomevents.com

1501 Governors Square

7/18/12

06:30 PM

Met Opera: Donizetti’s Lucia Di Lammermoor

Cinema

The Movies at Governor’s Square www.fathomevents.com

1501 Governors Square

7/19/12

Ea. 3rd Thur06:30 PM

Tall. Writers Ass. ~ Protecting Your Writes

Workshop

American Legion

twaonliine.org

229 Lake Ella Dr

7/19/12

3rd Thur.

05:00 PM

3rd Thursday

Festival

Museum of Florida History

www.museumoffloridahistory.com 500 S Bronough St

7/20/12

7/29/12

Various

Aida Musical by Theatre A La Carte

Theatre

Tallahassee Little Theatre

www.tallahasseelittletheatre.org

Imax Theatre

1861 Thomasville Rd

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A raw celebration of Deep South rhythm and blues. Don’t expect to be preached to, but you may just find salvation.

LISTEN:

FLANNEL CHURCH Fri. August 3 | $5. Show at 9:00. <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

Special screening, with dinner and collectible chalice, of “Monty Python and the Holy Grail.” TICKET INCLUDES: 1 dinner of Killer (chicken) Rabbit, 1 Grail replica chalice to keep, and 2 fills of Holy Grail Premium Ale. Tickets Available at Fermentation Lounge.

ON DECK: Food Truck Fridays/Live music, beer, wine, and loads of food trucks/ 7-11p with music 8-10p. (July 13: Candy Lee. July 20: The Captain.) Sat. 7/7: CASABLANCA night/

Film screening, Morrocan Food, Palm Readings, Belly dancers. $4 cover

Sat. 7/14: KINO KOLA/Classic Horror films on the big screen. 8:30pm.

Sat. 7/21: bluegrass bonfire/Featuring Grass Gone Blue. $5 cover. 9pm. .

craft beer and artisan wine

Tallahassee’s newest outdoor music venue. Behind the historic Coca-Cola building on All Saints Street. AllSaintsHopYard.com.

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