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H.K. MATTHEWS The Pensacola civil rights pioneer was awarded the "Gandhi, King, Ikeda Community Builders Prize" for his lifetime of work to advance civil rights by Atlanta's Morehouse College at a ceremony at the Mattie Kelly Fine and Performing Arts Center. The honor has been previously bestowed to Nelson Mandela, the first black president of South Africa, and Coretta Scott King, widow of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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PAYDAY LOAN CAPITAL The Pensacola metropolitan statistical area leads the state in number of payday loans, according to a study by the Research Institute on Social Economic Policy at Florida International University. Nearly 40 percent of Florida’s payday lending transactions are in Pensacola, with Miami and Orlando in distant second and third place, respectively. According to the report, the lenders charge an average annual percentage rate (APR) of 280 percent for a two-week loan. Another horrible statistic for our community.
Council on Environmental Quality, in conjunction with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, awarded the teacher the Presidential Innovation Award for Environmental Educator. Mauro has been an environmental educator in Santa Rosa County for 15 years and instrumental in the development of a nationally recognized marine science program, the Navarre Beach Marine Science Station. She was given the award for her creativity, innovation, leadership and passion for the community engagement needed to face difficult environmental challenges.
LAURA BRYANT Big Brothers Big Sisters
of Northwest Florida named her its 2013 Big of the Year for Escambia County. Bryant has been matched with her Little Sister, Shay, for six years. Throughout their many years together, Laura has taught Shay many firsts and exposed her to numerous different activities, including playing chess, learning pottery, eating sushi and planting a vegetable garden. She helped Shay become an A/B Honor Roll student.
campaign decided not to allow Tampa Bay Times political editor, Adam Smith, on a three-day bus tour. Smith, along with Times’ writer Michael Kruse, published an in-depth profile of Crist that relied on interviews from more than 100 people and chronicled Crist’s life and career going back to his days in junior high. Apparently Pensacola isn’t the only place that punishes reporters for doing their jobs.
INTERNET TROLLS The web thugs anonymously attacked Zelda Williams who shared her thoughts and emotions about her recently deceased father, Robin Williams, on Twitter. The trolls launched a Twitter campaign berating her and her father. Twitter responded by suspending a number of accounts for violating its rules. The company is looking into expanding its policies regarding self-harm and private information, and improving support for family members of deceased users.
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THE BIG STINK The Escambia County Commission held public hearings nine years ago on ordinances that would regulate borrow pits, mining sites that take soil and sand off property to be used in major construction projects. The developers, road contractors and residents were allowed to speak on the merits and potential problems with the pits. The ordinance, Sec 42-321 through Sec. 42-326, set forth the requirements for borrow pits and reclamation of minedout lands in Escambia County. Pits would be permitted, reclamation plans approved and surety bonds issued by the owners to ensure compliance. After the hearings, the commission approved the laws, and County Administrator George Touart and his staff were to enforce them. The only problem was the laws were never enforced. The developers and road contractors ignored them. Touart, county staff and the commissioners overlooked their transgressions. However, residents in Wedgwood, Rolling Hills, Knollwood and Century didn’t. In 2011, two pits were cited for not having permits. The commissioners were told there were six active pits without permits and over 90 more inactive ones in the county. The board gave the pit owners temporary permits and a year to get in compliance. If the industry or the board had problems with the regulations that would have been the time to speak out and ask for the laws to be repealed or modified.
No one spoke out. Why? My suspicion is the pit owners knew the laws would never be enforced. They could continue to operate illegally while the laws discouraged new competitors. If a county staff tried to enforce the burrow pit laws, then a county commissioner would be given a phone call to rein them in. Road contractors and developers finance political campaigns. Their phone calls are always returned. Six pit owners got temporary permits three years ago. Not one of them submitted a reclamation plan or put up a surety bond. They ignored the expiration dates and didn’t apply for a regular permit. Commissioner Lumon May, who was elected in November 2012, didn’t understand the “fix” was in when began fighting for the Wedgewood community. He read the laws on the books and asked county staff to enforce them. Commissioner May didn’t know that the laws were only for show when he asked for a moratorium on new pit permits. Now the pit owners are speaking out. Nine years after the laws were passed, they claim they aren’t necessary. They want to keep their competitive advantage. A grand jury needs to investigate this situation. Pit owners shouldn’t be allowed to pick what laws they will obey. This stinks more than any landfill. {in} rick@inweekly.net
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by Rick Outzen In Escambia County, some people are above the law. They get to choose which ones they obey and which ones they ignore. And county staff is pressured to look the other way while the lawbreakers make millions and some county commissioners rake in campaign dollars. Skeptics say that’s the way county politics have always been. Inweekly wanted to believe otherwise. Two months ago, Inweekly began investigating the proliferation of dumps in the Wedgewood community (Inweekly, “A Shame Before God,” June 26). Commissioner Lumon May took up the fight to get the construction and debris landfills and borrow pits in compliance. Borrow pits are areas mined for their sand and dirt to be used for construction projects. Since 2005, landfills and borrow pits have been governed by county ordinances that require plans for reclamation and surety bonds to make sure the owners restore the land once the mining is finished. The more Commissioner May pushed to enforce the laws regulating the pits, the more county staff pushed back. He was told the pit issue was much bigger than he realized and that it would be best if he left it alone. Then came the surprise revelation on July 24 at the Board of County Commissioners agenda review. During a discussion on a proposed moratorium on construction and debris landfills and borrow pits, commissioners were told surprising news. “Looking at our records and our 66
systems, there was only one borrow pit permit,” said Horace Jones, Jr., interim director of the county’s Development Services Division. One permit. And that permit was only granted a few weeks earlier. One permit after nine years of the laws being on the books. One permit. After the meeting, Inweekly made a public request for the list of borrow pits in Escambia County without permits. One hundred and one pits, active and inactive, were on the list. The pits were owned by some of the most profitable construction businesses in the area— Roads, Inc., Panhandle Grading & Paving, Gulf Coast Grading & Paving, Gulf-Atlantic Construction, Campbell Sand & Gravel and Ed Chadbourne, Inc. County staff was reluctant to talk on the record about why county laws were never enforced. Inweekly did find one man willing to be interviewed, Lloyd Kerr, head of the county’s planning department in 2011. Kerr told the county commissioners three years ago that at least six borrow pits in Escambia County were operating without permits. Commissioners—Wilson
Robertson, Gene Valentino, Marie Young and Kevin White—appeared to be outraged and voted to give the pit owners one year to come into compliance. Temporary permits were issued. The year came and went, but nothing happened. Kerr resigned the following year. Kerr now lives in Atlanta. When reached by phone last week, he said he did not know why the issue had never been pursued further. He suspected it had simply ceased to be a priority for commissioners once it vanished from the headlines. “Once the time came, quite frankly, it probably was not on anybody’s mind,” Kerr said. “Because they hadn’t had any complaints, so there wasn’t an impetus that would have spurred some kind of enforcement action.” His department only handled the permitting of the pits, not ensuring compliance. The county’s code enforcement division was responsible for the investigation of complaints and enforcement actions. Political pressure from the county administrator and commissioners would have most probably been applied at that level, according to Kerr. “Most of these pit owners were connected,” Kerr said, “so I don’t doubt that there would have been or probably was some political pressure somewhere along the way to not actively enforce the ordinance.” Kerr said his own staff had not been pressured to give pit owners a pass in this instance. However, he added such pressure was a daily fact of life within the county office complex. Kerr said it was common for developers, when they did not get their way, to complain to commissioners, who would often pressure staff into bending or breaking the rules to suit their constituents’ interests. He said the pressure was usually indirect. “It’s something that’s very subtle,” he said. “You talk with somebody about a development, and the answer is that they either can’t do what they want to do or have to do something different than they planned to do. Then, a few days later, you get a phone call from a commissioner saying, ‘These are good folks. They voted for me. Can’t you talk to them again and work something out?’ “In and of itself that’s very innocent, but what that says to whomever’s receiving the call is that these people have already gone downtown,” he said. “I’ve already got a call
“Wilson is definitely the friend of the developer. He’ll do whatever he can to help those guys out, whether it’s right, wrong or indifferent, in my opinion.” Lloyd Kerr
from a commissioner. I’m probably going to be getting a follow-up call from the administrator. The subtle message it sends to staff is, ‘You better figure something out here, or this is going to be a problem.’” Kerr said staff would often comply, in the interest of preserving their jobs. “If it was not a legal or an ethical problem, we would probably help them out,” he said. “I never told my people to do anything illegal or unethical, but the pressure was there … It put the staff in a bad spot.” Kerr singled out Wilson Robertson as the commissioner most likely to interfere with staff’s business. “Wilson is definitely the friend of the developer,” he said. “He’ll do whatever he can to help those guys out, whether it’s right, wrong or indifferent, in my opinion.” Kerr said he was rarely asked to break the rules. However, on at least one occasion, he was. Point Baptist Church, on Innerarity Road, was going to build a classroom addition to their Perdido Key campus. To help with the construction, they recruited the help of an out-of-state ministry group. “What they wanted to do was all come in their RVs and set up, essentially, an RV park down one of the side streets there off Innerarity,” Kerr said. The group had several dozen RVs, and the property on which they wanted to camp did not have water or power. “We told them they couldn’t do it because it wasn’t zoned for it,” Kerr said. “There was nothing in the code that would allow for a temporary permit.” The church leadership complained to Robertson, who complained to Kerr. When he wouldn’t budge, the commissioner complained to Larry Newsom, assistant county administrator, who demanded that he grant the permit, Kerr said. He finally gave in, but only after Newsom provided a letter directing Kerr to grant the permit. It was this sort of pressure from administration that ultimately led to Kerr’s resignation. He acknowledged that politicians currying favors was a fact of life everywhere, if an unpleasant one. However, he said he thought Escambia County was worse than most. “In my experience and in talking with a lot of my peers, the extent to which commissioners have involved themselves in the daily affairs of the county is excessive,” he said. “You don’t see that in other places … On a daily basis, they were far too involved. I also feel that they believed themselves to be far too important … I don’t know if it's something in the water or that other politicians are just brighter … but I really feel that some of the commissioners down there believe they are above the law.” inweekly.net
Standing up for developers can be profitable for a commissioner who pushes their agenda behind the scenes, away from the cameras and the public at the county commission meetings. Most of the temporary pits were set to expire in October 2012. That month Commissioners Wilson Robertson, Gene Valentino and Kevin White voted to fire County Administrator Randy Oliver and replace him with George Touart, the administrator that never enforced the pit ordinances after they were passed in 2005. In 2006, Touart had helped Roads, Inc. get around the borrow pit ordinance by letting his friend permit a pit as a catfish pond in the Cantonment area. The company's trucks hauled dirt through the quiet Knollwood subdivision for two years. At the time, owner Cody Rawson claimed he planned to build four homes there and his son would live in one of them. Eventually, the commission worked out a deal, but no homes were ever built on the site. It’s not known if catfish were ever put in the pits. When Robertson voted on Oct. 19 to get rid of Oliver, he was up for re-election. Less than three weeks later, he was set to face trucker Bobby Spencer, a no-party candidate, in the Nov. 6 general election. Spencer had only raised $2,600 of which $2,300 was his own money. In the days after he voted to oust Oliver and set up Touart’s return, Robertson received $7300 in campaign contributions, the majority of which was from pit owners, contractors and engineers. C. R. Campbell, who had two of the temporary permits that expired Oct. 24 that year, and his wife gave him $1,000. Two companies owned by Campbell, C & C Hauling and American Concrete Supply, gave $500 each. Rawson & Co., Inc., who never got a borrow pit for his “catfish pond,” gave the commissioner $300. Another $1,100 came in from engineers and their firms. Inweekly called several of these lastminute contributors to find why they made donations when it was clear Robertson had no viable opposition. Spencer’s last campaign contribution was in September 2012, a $300 check from himself. Only Cody Rawson, owner of Roads, Inc., would talk to Inweekly. He said that he supported Robertson because he understands the issues surrounding borrow pits and C&D landfills the best. Rawson said the two businesses should not be regulated the same. “I think he understands the difference in the operations,” Rawson said. “Wilson does have a really good handle on it.” The infusion of cash to his 2012 campaign let Robertson write checks to himself and his business partners. On Nov. 1, 2012, the commissioner gave Lamar Brazwell, his partner in several real estate investments, a check for $1,000 for “gas for vehicle.” He wrote Mary Cotton, wife of another business partner, a check for $1,000 for “bookkeeping,” and he gave himself $5,000 to partially repay loans he made to the his campaign. The math is simple—$7,300 came into Robertson’s campaign account in the last 11 days before he had to close his books and $7,000 went out to Robertson and his friends. Commissioner Wilson Robertson told Inweekly that Touart’s hiring, the construction August 21, 2014
industry’s payments to his campaign and the permitting of the borrow pits weren’t related. “When Kevin White wanted to get rid of him (Oliver), I thought well then let’s get rid of him,” he said. “I had nothing to do with the payment thing or doing the permitting on the pits or C&D pits. None are all tied together. They’re just incidents happening at the same time.” In regard to the last-minute contributions, Robertson said, “I thought I got more than that. Obviously, they didn’t support me like they should have.” He said that his support from the construction was earned over decades. “I’ve been in office since the early ‘80s. I’ve been knowing them a lot longer than the other commissioners. I’ve worked in the construction industry all my life. I’m a member of HBA (Home Builders Association) and I have personal relationships with a lot of them. I’ve had support kind of more from everybody from attorneys to doctors to housewives to borrow pits.” As far as Kerr’s allegations of interference, “I didn’t feel like I interfered. Kerr is a disgruntled employee who was dismissed,” he said. Contractors and constituents call him because he can get things done. Commissioner Robertson said, “They know if they if they call my office I’m going to get it done. I’m kind of the choice of last resort. If they can’t get satisfaction from another department they called, I’ll do it. If that’s interfering with day-to-day operations then I’m happy to do it.” The county is moving ahead with its moratorium. The commission holds its second public hearing on Aug. 21 on an ordinance establishing a six-month moratorium on permitting or re-permitting of borrow pits, borrow pit reclamation facilities, construction and demolition debris facilities, land clearance disposal facilities, and other landfill facilities. The intent is to give staff time to review and evaluate county ordinances and regulations governing such land uses. Meanwhile pit owners have been in no hurry to get in compliance. Horace Jones told the commission at its Committee of the Whole meeting on August 12 that only one pit owner had met with county staff about getting a permit. Quint Studer, founder of Studer Group, is fond of saying, “What you permit, you promote.” Apparently in Escambia County, what you don’t permit, you can still promote and profit from it. {in}
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LOCALS RALLY FOR PEACE IN THE MIDDLE EAST
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by Scott Satterwhite The scene on the corner of Garden and Palafox was vibrant: smiling people of all ages, children playing in the small park, an accordion-playing man carrying a baby, and lots of talk about the issue of the day: peace in the Middle East. This scene stands in stark contrast to footage of hundreds of dead children pulled from the rubble of Gaza and military funeral processions in Israel. Although the media paints the Israeli-Palestinian conflict as deeply divisive, discord was largely absent on this street corner in Downtown Pensacola. Here, dozens of people stood united, calling for an immediate end to the latest engagement in Gaza. The demonstrations in Pensacola are in conjunction and solidarity with protests taking place across the world urging an immediate cease-fire and an end to the civilian attacks on Gaza. As of this writing, the Israeli death toll approaches 100, mostly Israeli Defense Forces soldiers executing the ground invasion of Gaza. Human rights organizations monitoring the situation report that more than 2,000 Palestinians have been killed by the Israeli military; the vast majority of Palestinian dead are civilians. The first Pensacola protest against the war in Gaza took place on July 25. Dozens of people attended, mostly from Pensacola’s young Arab and Muslim community. “We, my cousins and I, started an event on Facebook, and the response was phenomenal,” said local organizer Jihad Ayyad. New to organizing, Ayyad said he helped to organize this protest because “this issue needs our attention.” August 21, 2014
Ayyad is a young Palestinian-American and graduate of Pensacola High School. Ayyad said the backing from the broader Pensacola community has been inspiring. “There has been an outstanding amount of support from local peace activists [including] many Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans,” Ayyad said. According to many of those in attendance at the downtown demonstrations, the number of supporters far outnumbered detractors. “The amount of positive feedback has been outstanding,” Ayyad said. Local activist Steven Poulin followed news of the conflict in Gaza but didn’t know of the local protest until he drove down Palafox and saw the demonstration. “I drove by [the protest] and saw the signs and Palestinian flags and [was] pleasantly surprised to see a demonstration that size here in Pensacola,” Poulin said. “I got out of my car at MLK Plaza and joined them.” As news spread about the protest through social media, dozens more pledged their support. Local musician Mike Kilmer learned of the protest through Facebook and decided he would attend. His wife and two young daughters came, too. “We have been really moved by the spirit and intelligence of the young Palestinian-American people who are organizing the demonstration,” Kilmer said. Rivka Kilmer said that growing up Jewish shaped her perspective on the Israeli-
Palestinian conflict. “I cannot sit by quietly while so many people are killed,” she said. “If it were two armies on a battlefield, I might stand up for [the war] to be over, but this massacre of civilians in the name of all Jews” brings her to support this protest. “I, as a Jew, cannot sit idly by.” Few issues in international politics have been as contentious in the United States as the ongoing IsraeliPalestinian conflict. Several organizations—Jewish Voice for Peace and Amnesty International for instance—argue that the role of the United States is not unbiased and works decidedly against the Palestinians. Robin Blyn joined the protests for several reasons, including to speak out against the U.S. role in this conflict. The United States government recently gave millions of dollars of foreign military aid to Israel to support Israel’s military operations in Gaza. Blyn wanted to offer her voice to speak out “for the people of Gaza who have suffered so much since the Israeli bombardment.” Blyn described growing up in an American Jewish community in the Northeast. “In the eyes of this community, Israel could do no wrong,” she said. During college in the 1980s and ‘90s, Blyn saw Israel “in a larger historical context that included the displacement of Palestinians from their homeland. “I think it’s important to let people know that Jews don’t regard Jewish lives as somehow more valuable than Palestinian lives,” Blyn said. “For the same reason,
“There has been an outstanding amount of support from local peace activists [including] many Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans.” Jihad Ayyad
I do not support Hamas or Hezbollah. I do not support the murder of civilians by the Israeli military.” Like many of those in attendance, Blyn hopes the Pensacola protest, and others throughout the United States, draws attention to the massive loss of civilian life in Gaza. “I also hope that it becomes clear that there will be no peace in the region until we address the larger systemic causes for violence,” Blyn added. Poulin, who has attended every protest since they launched in Pensacola, hopes the local and international protests help bring more accountability to Israel for what he said were “its violation of human rights.” Ayyad appreciates the support and positive response to the protests as the humanitarian crisis in Palestine continues. “The issue in Gaza today is a serious infringement on human rights,” said Ayyad. “As the youth, as the future leaders of our country, and as the human beings that we are, our stand [for Palestine] is fed by our inability to travel to and freely enjoy the land and spoils of our grandfathers back in Palestine,” Ayyad said. Poulin added, “We all want peace, but peace will never come to the Middle East as long as Palestine is not free.” Poulin said there have been “atrocities on both sides of the conflict” for a long time, but argued that “scales are tipped against Israel for killing and wounding so many civilians, including Palestinian children. “I think I can speak for any sensible person,” Poulin said, “when I say I am sick of the senseless violence that has been going on for so long, and it has to stop.” {in} *As of this press time, the internationally brokered cease-fires have ended and the conflict continues with massive death tolls in Gaza expected to rise. Protest organizers vowed to continue until this chapter of the longtime conflict ends. The protests are every Friday from 4-8 p.m. on the corner of Garden and Palafox St. at the end of MLK Plaza.
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INWEEKLY PRIMARY ENDORSEMENTS Republican Endorsement: Rick Scott (I)
by Rick Outzen Inweekly keeps a close eye on local government. Our role is to analyze the facts, connect the dots and report what we’ve learned. The agenda is simple—how can we make this community better for all its citizens. With that in mind, we offer our readers these endorsements for the Aug. 26 primary.
GOVERNOR
Democrat Endorsement: Nan Rich
What Charlie Crist stood for when he was a Republican, he doesn’t stand for today. What Charlie Crist stands for today, he most probably won’t stand for tomorrow. Nan Rich is a life-long Democrat who has consistently stood up for women, children and the middle-class. She hasn’t changed her positions to suit the political flavors of the day. Rich has campaigned on investing in public education. She wants the minimum wage raised to $10.10 an hour because she understands two-thirds of the people who earn the minimum wage are women and more than 871,000 children live in households that will be impacted positively by raising it. Rich understands that Florida faces a crisis in health care, ranking third nationally in uninsured residents. She supports the implementation of the Affordable Care Act and the $51 billion in federal funds it will bring to our state.
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Northwest Florida Republicans will be surprised that Governor Scott has two primary opponents, Yinka Abosede Adeshina and Elizabeth Cuevas-Neunder, but neither has campaigned in this part of the state. Scott has been a frequent visitor to Escambia County. Before the April floodwaters had receded, he was wading through city and county streets inspecting the damage. He has worked with Mayor Ashton Hayward, Escambia Board of County Commissioners and the Greater Pensacola Chamber to help with the expansion of Navy Federal Credit Union and to land ST Aerospace at the Pensacola International Airport and Offshore Inland at the Port of Pensacola. Rick Scott has been good to Northwest Florida and the voters will remember it.
ATTORNEY GENERAL
Democrat Endorsement: Perry E. Thurston
State Rep. Thurston currently serves as the Minority Leader in Florida House and represents the 94th District, which includes most of Fort Lauderdale. He is a young, dynamic leader who has campaigned as the “people’s attorney.” Historically, Attorney Generals have fought for victim and consumer protection, environmental, civil rights and anti-trust laws. It was a Democrat, Attorney General Bob Butterworth, that initiated the lawsuit against the tobacco industry. Thurston can bring that fierce advocacy for the people back to the office.
CONGRESS, DISTRICT 1
Republican Endorsement: Jeff Miller (I)
For a district that is heavily populated with veterans and is home to several military bases, Miller is the perfect fit. As chairman of the House Veterans Affairs committee, Miller has fought for medi-
cal care for our veterans, challenging VA officials and the White House. He built a bipartisan coalition that won the support of both the House and Senate and was signed by President Obama. This endorsement is a no-brainer.
ESCAMBIA COUNTY COMMISSION, DISTRICT 2 Democrat Endorsement: Ray Guillory
Democrats have not held a primary for the District 2 seat since 2002 when Teddy Laviano, Ron Melton, Ray Vasile and Alvin Wingate faced off. The Democratic primary race for governor between Crist and Rich might help with the turnout. Guillory grew up in the district, attending attended Warrington Elementary, Escambia High, Pensacola High and Pensacola Junior College. He has a good grasp of the issues and wants to focus on revitalizing middle-class neighborhoods and improving county infrastructure.
Republican Endorsement: Doug Underhill
Much of the melodrama at the Escambia County Commission chambers over the past eight years has been generated by the incumbent, giving us an emotional roller coaster that has made the meetings fun to watch, but also draining. Voters have grown tired of the constant battles with the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office, ECUA, Greater Pensacola Chamber and the city of Pensacola. Underhill is a proven leader. He works as a contractor for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. He also serves as executive officer of the information warfare unit at the Navy Reserve Information Operations Command at Corry Station. His military honors include the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal, Joint Service Achievement Medal, the Navy and Marine
Corps Achievement Medal and various unit and campaign awards. It’s time for a change.
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Nonpartisan race Endorsement: Michelle Inere
Inere served for four years as a General Magistrate in the First Judicial Circuit until she resigned to run for this post. Assigned to Santa Rosa County, she presided over a number of different types of cases, including family law matters and hearings regarding both mental health and substance abuse issues. For 15 years prior to being appointed as a General Magistrate, Inere practiced law and represented children in civil child abuse matters as a Guardian ad Litem attorney. She is respected in the legal community, having been nominated several times by the Judicial Nominating Commission to fill judge vacancies. Inere has coached youth sports in Southern Youth Sports Association. She played college basketball for Division II national championship Francis Marion University and for the University of West Florida.
ESCAMBIA COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD, DISTRICT 3
Nonpartisan race Endorsement: Linda Moultrie (I)
Moultrie was elected by her fellow board members last year as the chair of the Escambia County School Board, marking the first time in its 143-year history an African-American woman led the fivemember board. She has shown a willingness to challenge the status quo in a system that has closed several schools in her district and encouraged busing inner-city children to ones outside of their neighborhoods. District 3 will need an experienced representative who is willing to continue the fight. Moultrie has earned four more years. {in}
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Hayward had the fourth shake-up of his senior leader team in four years when City Administrator Colleen Castille announced on Aug. 14 her resignation, effective Sept. 3. “Colleen has done a tremendous job over the past year, and I cannot thank her enough both for her friendship and for the depth of knowledge and insight she brought to our city,” Mayor Ashton Hayward said in a press release. “We have been incredibly fortunate to have someone of Colleen’s caliber on our team. I simply could not have asked for a more capable and dedicated administrator.” While he recruits her replacement, Hayward will split the responsibility for day-to-day administration between his Chief Financial Officer, Dick Barker, who will serve as interim city administrator, and Eric Olsen, who is being promoted from initiatives coordinator Eric Olson to assistant city administrator. Hayward promoted his communications administrator, Tamara Fountain, to the newly created Rear view of the Central Booking and Detention Center after the April 30 explosion / photo special to Inweekly position of chief operations officer. Fountain will continue to manage tor of the local ACLU chapter, later filed a communications, but will have the added complaint with DOJ when two additional duties of city council relations, constituent prisoners died. At the time, Sheriff Ron services and intergovernmental affairs. McNesby ran the facility. The mayor gave no timeline for hiring a DOJ did not begin the investigation unnew city administrator, a position mantil 2009 and spent five years on it. Many of dated by the city charter. the findings the Escambia County’s Sheriff Office had already corrected, but the most significant finding was that the jail needed GET BRACED BRACE, the Be Ready Alnearly 100 more correctional officers. liance Coordinating for Emergencies, is The letter set up a heated discussion hosting the fifth annual Youth Emergency between Sheriff David Morgan and the Preparedness Expo Saturday, Sept. 13 10 a.m.Board of County Commissioners as to how 2 p.m. at Booker T. Washington High School. to increase jail staff. Morgan was in charge September is National Preparedness of the jail at the time, but the commission Month and the 10 year anniversary of approved his funding. DOJ gave Sheriff Hurricane Ivan. The Youth Emergency PreMorgan and the Escambia County Comparedness Expo (YEP) will educate young mission only 49 days to reach an agreement people about how they can get involved on how it will correct the staffing and other and help establish a culture of preparedissues at the county jail. Otherwise the Atness and safety. torney General might initiate a lawsuit. “YEP aims to engage youth not only beThe BCC took back the jail in October cause they are future leaders, but because 2013 and began negotiations with DOJ. they will influence the emergency preThe Central Booking and Detention Center paredness of their family and friends,” Greg exploded on April 30, killing two prisoners Strader, executive director of BRACE, said. and injuring over 200 people. The cost to To learn more, visit BeReadyAlliance. replace that facility alone is estimated to org. {in} be $76.9 million. Escambia County Attorney Allison Rogers learned last week that the Department of Justice has closed its investigation of the Escambia County Jail and will not be seeking agreement concerning its findings outlined in a letter in May 2013. Rogers said the phone call came Monday, Aug. 11 and she was assured the decision was final. The county attorney has not received any written confirmation as to why the decision was made and could not comment on the reasons for it. Inweekly called for a DOJ investigation in May 2006 after the death of Robert Boggon in the jail infirmary. The late Leroy Boyd, founder of Movement for Change, and Susan Watson, then executive direc-
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by Jennifer Leigh It has a new name and new equipment, but the same dedicated staff. Movies 4 in Gulf Breeze—now Tree House Cinema—is back. Tripp Jordan had only been working at the theater for about six months before he decided to take a giant leap from employee to owner in July. “I always wanted to have my own business and bring this theater to a great place,” he said. Jordan took out a loan to purchase brand new digital projectors and audio equipment, which was long overdue. The theater’s choices in movies to show were rapidly dwindling as 35 mm film became harder and harder to find. “My soul is on the line,” Jordan said. Previous owners and management thought of raising funds via Kickstarter since upgrades costs tens of thousands of dollars per screen, but it never came to fruition. August 21, 2014
The projectors not only give more film options, but prevent technical mishaps and give the audience a better movie experience. “It’s about the films first and foremost,” Jordan said. But Jordan is looking to do more than buy projectors. With a background in cooking, he sees the theater becoming a hang out by offering more snack options, coffee, beer and wine. Already Jordan has added
a few table and chairs to give the theater lobby a café feel. “A lot of the times, I’d see people coming out of a movie just standing around,” he
said. “I want to create a place that’s kind of nostalgic where you can come see a great movie and have a drink with your friends without breaking the bank.”
“I want to create a place that’s kind of nostalgic where you can come see a great movie and have a drink with your friends without breaking the bank.” Tripp Jordan Tripp Jordan
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Helping to create his vision is Dylan Carroll, who just stepped into the manager position after working at the theater for a year-and-a-half. “Potential—that’s the word for the theater,” he said. Carroll said he remembers coming to the theater as kid. For a time, it was the only movie theater in Gulf Breeze. The small theater, tucked away in a small shopping plaza, didn’t and doesn’t look to compete with the big screens to the east and west. Instead, it has always strived to provide locals an alternative by showing limited release, independent films with a mix of new releases. And as ticket prices skyrocketed at big theater chains, you could always walk out of Tree House Cinema—then known as Movies 4 or Cinema 4, without spending a fortune. Even with the newly-installed equipment, Jordan and Carroll said they want to continue to show the same quality movies with a few surprises, like incorporating anime in the lineup. “There’s a place for IMAX and 3-D— that’s just one of many different ways to see a movie,” Carroll said. “But a movie like ‘Boyhood,’ I don’t want to see that film blown up. It should be in a 125-seat capacity theater, in that intimacy.” “We’re going to try to show a mix with two or three art house films, family movies and a blockbuster,” Jordan added. Choosing movies for the four-screen theater can require a lot of time. But for movie buffs like Jordan and Carroll, it’s fun.
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“We watch trailers all day at work,” Carroll said with a laugh. Jordan sees Tree House Cinema to be a “community theatre,” collaborating with other organizations and even being a place for local filmmakers to showcase their work. “Already we’ve worked with more organizations in the past two months than we have in a year and a half,” he said. And just as the new cinema looks to engage with its community, it will need the community to reciprocate to ensure its future. “We’re relying on the people,” Carroll said. “We have a lot of loyal customers who come in, but also a lot coming in by accident. Even on busy nights, I’ve thought ‘These seats should be sold out.’” {in}
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One thing Tree House Cinema is going to be doing more of is partnership screenings. Here are two that are set already:
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Join Pensacon at the “To Be Takei" opening night screening this Friday at 8 p.m. The film features a moving and comedic look at the life of activist and pop culture icon George Takei, best known for his role as Sulu in the Star Trek TV series. The Pensacon Team will be hosting a discussion following the screening with a Pensacon swag giveaway. For more on Pensacon check out pensacon.com.
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Put on your grandpa sweater and make yourself a White Russian for Pensacolebowski. The two-day event begins with a private screening of “The Big Lebowski” at Tree House Cinema on Friday, Sept. 26 at 9 p.m. All four theaters will play the Cohen brothers cult classic starring Jeff Bridges. Get your tickets at pensacolebowski.com.
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Now Showing Boyhood R, Directed by Richard Linklater Filmed over the course of 12 years, the highly-acclaimed film follows the story of a young man, Mason, from the age of 5 to 18. Magic in the Moonlight PG-13, Directed by Woody Allen The Woody Allen romantic comedy is about an Englishman who is brought in to help unmask a possible swindle. Complications ensue. A Most Wanted Man R, Starring
Phillip Seymour Hoffman One of the last performances by the late
Phillip Seymour Hoffman, the movie is about a Chechen Muslim who illegally immigrates to Hamburg where he gets caught in the international war on terror.
To Be Takei Not Rated A hilarious and moving look at legendary actor/activist and pop culture icon George Takei. He has conquered new frontiers from outer space to Capitol Hill with his trademark grin. Showing Aug. 22-24 only, 8 p.m. Planes 2 - PG
Coming Soon Akira
Classic ‘80s film. One of the most influ-
ential examples of anime, Akira is based on the manga (comic book) by Katsuhiro Otomo. The story is set in the post-apocalyptic community of Neo-Tokyo. Tetsuo is a fiercely individualistic member of a scroungy motorcycle gang. The despotic authorities, the robot-like police, and even the cycle gang pursue Tetsuo when he's bombarded with a new, insidious energy source that has rendered him telekinetic. Showing only Aug. 28, 9 p.m.
5 Summer Stories
Classic ‘70s surfing film. Five Summer Stories is a surf film by Jim Freeman and Greg MacGillivray starring David Nuuhiwa, Eddie Aikau, Gerry Lopez and Sam Hawk. Showing only Aug. 31 8:30 p.m.
Naruto: Road To Ninja
Naruto the Movie dives into the past
and takes viewers on a fateful adventure depicting how Naruto and Sakura prevent one of their mortal enemies from stealing the Nine-tailed Fox Demon sealed inside the young ninja. Showing Friday, Aug. 29 and Saturday, Sept. 6, 9:30 p.m.
Filth
A corrupt cop manipulates and hallucinates his way through a bid to secure a promotion and win back his wife and daughter. Showing Aug. 29-30, 9:30 p.m.
God Help the Girl
Set in Scotland, the film follows a girl who starts writing songs and comes at a crossroads after meeting two musicians in the city. Opening Sept. 12.
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Seeing the World Through Steve McCurry’s Lens by Jennifer Leigh
When photographer Steve McCurry took a portrait of a young Afghan girl while traveling with refugees in Pakistan in the early 1980s, there was probably no telling what would come of the picture. This was, after all, a time before digital cameras. However, the photograph, titled “Afghan Girl,” went on to be more than just a quick snapshot. The photo was the cover of the June 1985 issue of “National Geographic” and became a symbol of the 1980s Afghan conflict. The cover is one of the most recognized in the magazine’s 126year history. “You can never know the extent of the impact,” McCurry said. “It’s always great when your work gets published in major magazines, but you just do the best you can and hope your pictures communicate with people.”
OUT OF THE NEWSROOM AND INTO INDIA McCurry started his photography career after college in the “Today’s Post” newsroom in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. He said it was a great learning experience. “Working in a newsroom requires producing work rather quickly, and you’re in a variety of situations,” he added. After “Today’s Post” and several years of freelance work, McCurry traveled to India—a first of many trips. “I’ve been traveling since I was 19 and never stopped,” he said. “When I went to India, it was with the goal of photographing what was there and representing the culture and life of that region of the world.”
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During that first trip to India, McCurry spent several months traveling the subcontinent with a bag of clothes, film and not much more. When he arrived in Pakistan, he met a group of refugees from Afghanistan. While embedded with the Mujahideen, McCurry dressed in traditional garb and grew a full beard. That trip brought the world its first images of the Afghan conflict and put human faces to the issue. McCurry, who traveled to Afghanistan several times in the past three decades, said he found the refugees to be “extremely hospitable and fun to be around. “The people who suffer, who get caught in the middle of war, are civilians,” he said. “The refugees take the brunt of the destruction. “They don’t want to be refugees,” McCurry added. “They’ve been driven from their home. It’s a sad situation.” “Afghan Girl,” with her piercing stare and bright green eyes, resonated so much that there was an ongoing search to identify the then-adolescent. In 2002, a “National Geographic” team traveled to Afghanistan to locate the subject. Using iris recognition, they found Sharbat Gula, who was around the age of 30 at the time.
WORKING ABROAD
McCurry has literally traveled the world with passport stamps from Asia, Africa, Europe and South America, but there are still places he’d like to explore. Iran is one place that comes to mind. When preparing to travel, especially to countries that are in the middle of crisis, McCurry studies up. “Before I travel, I study and research to understand the culture,” he said. “I talk to friends that have been to the destination before to learn about places to avoid. It’s important to have a sense of place.” McCurry travels with an interpreter. He stresses the importance of “working with good people.
College, but you can see him in the flesh at Saenger Theatre. “We’re unpacking the photographs now, all 74 of them,” said PSC Visual Arts Department Head, Krist Lien. The college sought to bring McCurry to the area to expose the public to works that appeal to everyone, Lien said. PSC also facilitated Christo’s visit to Pensacola almost four years ago. “McCurry’s photos are an easy sell,” he added. “Just about everybody can recognize his work.” For photojournalists and artists alike, the chance to experience McCurry’s work up close and hear about his experiences is a great opportunity for students. “His work and the way he assimilates with the culture as much as he can is amazing,” Lien said. “There’s so much to learn.” While his work is featured in galleries and publications, McCurry doesn’t refer to himself as a photojournalist or an artist, but as a documentary photographer. “I document the world I see, and the world we live in,” he said. “Sometimes your vision can get to a level that is considered art, like Bresson. But I think it can achieve both things.” {in}
“I document the world I see, and the world we live in. Sometimes your vision can get to a level that is considered art, like Bresson. But I think it can achieve both things.” Steve McCurry “Your life is in their hands,” he said. McCurry counts Henri Cartier-Bresson, a French photographer known as the father of photojournalism, as a major influence. Bresson was known for waiting for the exact moment to click the shutter of his camera to get the image he wanted to create. When it comes to documenting life, McCurry doesn’t necessarily pay attention to how many pictures he’s taking. “Just shoot however many pictures you feel is needed,” he said. “I don’t think there’s a specific number to it. Everyone has their own way.” For anyone looking to start a freelance photography career abroad, McCurry says to be flexible. “The main thing to learn is to adjust,” he said. “You also need to be informed, everybody needs to.”
COMING TO PENSACOLA
With an award-winning career that spans a few decades, McCurry is a wealth of knowledge for anyone interested in photography, travel or both. This month, you cannot only see McCurry’s work in the gallery at the Anna Lamar Switzer Center for Visual Arts at Pensacola State
AN EVENING WITH STEVE MCCURRY WHEN: 6 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 27 WHERE: Saenger Theatre, 118 S. Palafox COST: $24 DETAILS: pensacolasaenger.com
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THURSDAY 8.21
“ALL WRAPPED UP” AT SO GOURMET Noon-1
by Jason Leger
ON THE HORIZON:
J Mascis “Tied to a Star”
A couple of months ago, I may have made a tad bit of a faux pas in my review of “HEAL,” the brilliant new album from Strand of Oaks. J Mascis makes a cameo appearance, masterfully shredding as always, on the album’s opener and lead single, ‘Goshen ’97.’ I made the error of qualifying Mascis as being “nearly legendary.” I questioned myself when I typed it, and then more aggressively when I saw it in print. While you can say the name and three out of five people may not know who he is, you can clarify by acknowledging him as the face of Dinosaur Jr., which still may lead at least two of those five people to think, “Oh, that’s that band I’ve heard of and never listened to because I didn’t think I would be into it.” Sadly, I was in that boat for way too long and kicked myself when I first listened to ‘Keep Choppin.’ Mascis deserves the status of legend at this point. At the very least, he deserves the title of ‘alt-rock legend’ or ‘guitar god.’ He is an incredibly succinct and consistent song writer, has one of the most recognizable, seemingly pained voices around, and he can make a guitar do dirty,
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dirty things. However, he also has a softer side, which dutifully accompanies the pain behind his voice. “Several Shades of Why,” his solo album from 2011, has some of the most beautifully simple compositions I’ve ever heard and was one of my favorite albums from that year. A few days ago, I was able to hear his upcoming album, “Tied to a Star,” and the results and effects are quite similar. The album is stirring, melancholic when it needs to be, bright when it needs to be, and, for lack of a better term, it’s extremely smooth. It also doesn’t hurt that Cat Power provides some accompaniment. The absolute highlight for me on the album is the opener, ‘Me Again,’ because it seems to exemplify everything that’s great about Mascis’ solo work. The lyrics are just morose enough to balance out the hopefulness of the guitar riff and obviously there is a great acoustic lead. “Tied to a Star” is due out August 26 on Sub Pop. While you wait, visit—or revisit—“Several Shades of Why.” I know I will be.
IF YOU HAVEN’T HEARD:
Cymbals Eat Guitars
If you’re already familiar with Staten Island indie rock revivalists Cymbals Eat Guitars, be prepared to forget everything you know. The band has released two full lengths, 2009’s “Why There Are Mountains” and 2011’s “Lenses Alien,” and the gap between those two saw enormous changes in style and lineup, with the latter probably contributing to the former. “Lenses Cymbals Eat Guitars
Alien” was dark and brooding with complicated composition and signals of significant growth as musicians. However, while the album received favorable reviews, the band itself was willing to call it a chore to listen to and play. Now CEG is back with new album, “Lose,” an album that’s easier to listen to and probably easier to perform. The tracks that lead the way, ‘Jackson’ and ‘Warning,’ made me reminisce of early 2000’s Militia Group output, as they scream emo, early indie revival. I highly recommend giving this band some time. “Lose” is out August 26 via Barsuk Records.
TRACK OF THE WEEK:
Glycerine Queens ‘Sleep Deprivation’
Somewhere at the intersection of surf, psych and glam sits ‘Sleep Deprivation,’ the new single from New Jersey band Glycerine Queens. This is a track that is perfect for the August stretch of summer heat we are currently enduring. Stream it on the band’s SoundCloud page, and be on the lookout for more from these cats. {in}
p.m. So Gourmet’s Betsy LeGallais, a Certified Raw Foods Chef and Certified Holistic Health Coach, hosts this one-hour workshop on how to de-stress and build confidence. A box lunch will be served, including an avocado chicken wrap, pasta salad, cookie, and beverage. $20 per person. 407 S. Palafox. sogourmetpensacola.com WINE TASTING AT AWM 5 p.m. Try something new every week at Aragon Wine Market’s regular wine tasting, only a few blocks from downtown. 27 S. 9th Ave. aragonwinemarket.com
“COOKING FUNDAMENTALS FOR THE HOME COOK” 6:30-8:30 p.m. Pensacola Cooks
offers this interactive monthly cooking skills class lead by a trained chef instructor. Each session targets a set of skills as its focus: food handling and safety, knife skills, or cooking techniques. Guests "learn by doing" and are able to eat the food prepared while drinking a beverage, and will receive class recipe cards. $30 per person, per class. Pensacola Cooks, 3670 Barrancas Ave. pensacolacooks.com FLACO 9:30 p.m. With Chucky Smith, Peedi, GTU, Lil Koolie, J Cash, and Mike Jayy. The Handlebar, 319 N. Tarragona St. $5. Ages 18 and over without parent or guardian. pensacolahandlebar.com
FRIDAY 8.22
LIVING HISTORY IN HISTORIC PENSACOLA VILLAGE 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Learn cooking
techniques and trade-skills of the past such as sewing, basket weaving and wood working from costumed Living History interpreters every Friday and Saturday in Historic Pensacola Village. Demonstrations are included with admission. Tickets for the Village are available at 205 E. Zaragoza St. $6 adults, $5 AAA, Senior Citizen 65+ and Active Military, $3 children ages 4-16. historicpensacola.org HOME & PRODUCT EXPO 1 p.m. The Home Builders Association of West Florida presents the 2014 Home & Product Expo, showcasing dozens of materials and ways to learn something new about home building, remodeling or landscaping. Over 80
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p.m. Out and about in East Hill on Friday night? Stop by City Grocery for their free weekly wine tasting before settling in or heading out for the night. 2050 N. 12th Ave.
WINE TASTING AT SEVILLE QUARTER 5-7
p.m. “Try it for free, buy it for less” during weekly wine tastings at the Gift Shoppe at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com “AMORE!” DATE NIGHT PASTA CLASS
local businesses participate in the event, which runs through Sunday, Aug. 24 at the Pensacola Bay Center. 201 E. Gregory St. Admission is $5 per person; persons ages 18 years of age and younger are admitted for free. pensacolabaycenter.com REGIONAL BLUES CHALLENGE 2 p.m. The Blues Society of Northwest Florida presents Day One of its Regional Blues Challenge, during which duos and solo performers compete for an expenses-paid trip to compete at the International Blues Challenge (IBC) in Memphis in January 2015. The competition continues on with band performances on Saturday, Aug. 23. Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. Normal Seville Quarter admission charges apply after 8 p.m. sevillequarter.com or facebook.com/BluesSocietyNWFL
6-8 p.m. Learn how to choose the perfect pasta to pair with the perfect sauce while enjoying a dinner of ricotta & spinach stuffed ravioli, rigatoni with Amatriciana sauce, and fettuccini with cream sauce. $65. 407 S. Palafox. sogourmetpensacola. com BLUE WAHOOS BASEBALL 6:30 p.m. Mystery Giveaway for the first 2,000 fans, presented by PayDay Human Resources. Pensacola Bayfront Stadium, 351 W. Cedar St. bluewahoos.com “THE FIRST THREE YEARS” AT PLT 7:30 p.m. The Pensacola Little Theatre presents “The First Three Years: A Musical Journey with Patrick & Laura Winkles,” which tells the story of Laura and Patrick, two childhood friends who moved to New York City from Pensacola together to follow their dreams & ended up falling in love. PLT’s M.C. Blanchard Courtroom Theatre in the Pensacola Cultural Center, 400 S. Jefferson St. Tickets are $10-$17. pensacolalittletheatre.com GRAYSON CAPPS 8 p.m. With Mama Lucky
Band. Vinyl Music Hall, 2 S. Palafox. $10. vinylmusichall.com
NAS PENSACOLA CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION 6-10 p.m. In honor of NAS Pensac-
ola’s centennial, Seville Quarter is hosting a reunion celebration. Each room of the complex will showcase an era of the history of NAS Pensacola. Live music, special foods and drinks, and displays are part of the event. Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. Tickets are $30 per person for active duty and retired military and $40 per person for civilians. personsevillequarter. com THE CONS AND THE PROSE 10 p.m. The Handlebar, 319 N. Tarragona St. $5. Ages 18 and over. pensacolahandlebar.com
SATURDAY 8.23
PALAFOX MARKET 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Fresh produce, live plants, baked goods, fine art and antiques are just a few of the items offered at Palafox Market in Downtown Pensacola. Items originate directly from participating vendors, including dozens of local farmers, home gardeners and area artists. Martin Luther King Jr. Plaza, N. Palafox. palafoxmarket.com UKULELE CLASS 9:30 a.m. The Pensacola Ukulele Players Society (PUPS) meets every Saturday morning at Blues Angel Music, offering free ukulele lessons for both beginners and seasoned musicians. Loaner
ukuleles are available for the sessions, which usually last an hour. Blues Angel Music, 657 N. Pace Blvd. bluesangelmusic.com HOME & PRODUCT EXPO 10 a.m. The Home Builders Association of West Florida presents the 2014 Home & Product Expo, showcasing dozens of materials and ways to learn something new about home building, remodeling or landscaping. Over 80 local businesses participate in the event, which runs through Sunday, Aug. 24 at the Pensacola Bay Center. 201 E. Gregory St. Admission is $5 per person; persons ages 18 years of age and younger are admitted for free. pensacolabaycenter.com FREE SOGO SAMPLE SATURDAY TIPS & TECHNIQUES Noon-2 p.m. So Gourmet,
407 S. Palafox. sogourmetpensacola.com THE 12th AVENUE FLEA Noon-5 p.m. The 12th Avenue Flea is a local community "flea" style market in the heart of East Hill featuring local artists, vendors, crafters, upcyclers, pickers, farmers and cooks. The market is held weekly outside the historic former Sacred Heart Hospital, now Tower East Office Complex. 1010 N. 12th Ave. facebook.com/12thAveFlea REGIONAL BLUES CHALLENGE 2 p.m. The Blues Society of Northwest Florida presents the second and final day of its Regional Blues Challenge, during which bands compete for an expenses-paid trip to compete at the International Blues Challenge
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To Be Takei by Clay Bloodworth
It’s been 47 years since George Takei began his iconic role as Sulu on the “Star Trek” television series, and since then he’s gone on to participate in an animated show and six feature films portraying the same character. But what most people outside of his intimate fan base don’t realize is throughout the bulk of his acting career, he was forced to hide his homosexuality for fear of losing his job and other subsequent parts he hoped to get. But now with battles over same-sex marriage starting to see a hopeful end, he’s become deeply imbedded in the fight for gay rights. And with his position as official announcer on “The Howard Stern Show,” he has been quite upfront about his orientation. “To Be Takei” doesn’t make a huge deal out of it, which is one of the main
(IBC) in Memphis in January 2015. Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. Normal Seville Quarter admission charges apply after 8 p.m. sevillequarter.com or facebook.com/ BluesSocietyNWFL PENSACOLA BAY BREWERY TOUR 3:30 p.m. Go behind the scenes at Pensacola’s own brewery with Brewmaster Mark Robertson. August 21, 2014
reasons I liked it. It’s a documentary that treats its subject as is and doesn’t try to explain his many odd (but hilarious) characteristics. As he says himself, his “life has been transformed as fantastically as science fiction,” and he has a point. From spending four years in various internment camps during World War II, where American citizens of Japanese descent were rounded up and held after Pearl Harbor, to becoming a sort of pop culture icon contained in his own bubble far away from the hubbub of Hollywood. The film captures his personality superbly, focusing on his constant trips to comic-cons and conventions accompanied by his husband, Brad (with their relationship also serving as a huge focal point). It may not be a documentary that’s in anyway groundbreaking, but to me it didn’t matter. It’s a light, fun movie that will be savored by fans of Takei. {in}
TO BE TAKEI
WHEN: 8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 22-Sunday Aug. 24 WHERE: Tree House Cinema, 1175 Gulf Breeze Parkway DETAILS: treehousecinemagulfbreeze.com
Tours begin in the Taproom and include samples for those ages 21 and over. No reservations required. $5. 225 E. Zaragoza St. pbbrew.com PALAFOX WINE WALK 4—7 p.m. The Downtown Improvement Board (DIB) invites the public to sip and stroll downtown during the Palafox Wine Walk, a self-guided wine
tasting tour supported by aficionados at each stop. Guests will sample newly released wines from boutique vendors while strolling between five participating retail establishments along Palafox Street. Tickets are $40 per person. 434-5371 or downtownpensacola.com
BLUE WAHOOS BASEBALL 6:30 p.m. College
Game Night and fireworks presented by the Andrews Institute and ESPN Radio; Marines Jersey Auction presented by the Andrews Institute. Pensacola Bayfront Stadium, 351 W. Cedar St. bluewahoos.com “DR. NO” 7 p.m. The Saenger’s Classic Movie Series continues with a showing of “Dr. No” (1962) starring Sean Connery, the first film in the James Bond series. All seats are $5. Saenger Theatre, 118 South Palafox. pensacolasaenger.com
“THE FIRST THREE YEARS” AT PLT 7:30 p.m.
The Pensacola Little Theatre presents “The First Three Years: A Musical Journey with Patrick & Laura Winkles,” which tells the story of Laura and Patrick, two childhood friends who moved to New York City from Pensacola together to follow their dreams & ended up falling in love. PLT’s M.C. Blanchard Courtroom Theatre in the Pensacola Cultural Center, 400 S. Jefferson St. Tickets are $10-$17. pensacolalittletheatre.com BIG DEAL BURLESQUE 8 p.m. Vinyl Music Hall, 2 S. Palafox. $10-$40. vinylmusichall. com OPEN MIC AT SLUGGO’S 9:30 p.m. Sluggo’s Vegetarian Restaurant, 101 S. Jefferson St.
SUNDAY 8.24
HOME & PRODUCT EXPO 12 p.m. The Home
Builders Association of West Florida presents the 2014 Home & Product Expo, showcasing dozens of materials and ways to learn something new about home building, remodeling or landscaping. Over 80 local businesses participate in the event, held at the Pensacola Bay Center. 201 E. Gregory St. Admission is $5 per person; persons ages 18 years of age and younger are admitted for free. On Sunday only, admission is free for everyone from 3 to 5 p.m. pensacolabaycenter.com. “THE FIRST THREE YEARS” AT PLT 2:30 p.m. The Pensacola Little Theatre presents “The First Three Years: A Musical Journey with Patrick & Laura Winkles,” which tells
the story of Laura and Patrick, two childhood friends who moved to New York City from Pensacola together to follow their dreams & ended up falling in love. PLT’s M.C. Blanchard Courtroom Theatre in the Pensacola Cultural Center, 400 S. Jefferson St. Tickets are $10-$17. pensacolalittletheatre.com BLUE WAHOOS BASEBALL 4 p.m. McDonald's and Pensacola State College present Family Sunday Funday, during which kids can run around the bases after the game and play catch in the outfield with their parents or guardians; team picture giveaway presented by Dlux Printing. Pensacola Bayfront Stadium, 351 W. Cedar St. bluewahoos.com AN ACOUSTIC PUNK ROCK BBQ WITH THE ATARIS 5 p.m. With It Starts Today, Stijl
Calhoun, Earls Killer Squirrel, Kent Stanton, Nik Flagstar, Guts For Glory, and Operation Hennessey. Vinyl Music Hall, 2 S. Palafox. vinylmusichall.com
MONDAY 8.25
“COOKING MEALS FOR TWO” 4-5:30 p.m.
Pensacola Cooks offers this “early bird” class (and dinner) at which Executive Chef Sharon Tobin shows students how to cook for two with "south-of-the-border" flavors that create quick and easy meals. On the menu this week is Cuban oregano and basil pesto chicken, cilantro lime broccoli slaw, and frozen lime dulce de leche terrine with blackberry sauce. $20 per person. Pensacola Cooks, 3670 Barrancas Ave. pensacolacooks.com 19
calendar salads with yogurt dressing, homemade fruit roll ups, and gluten-free date nut goof balls. $35 per person. 407 S. Palafox. sogourmetpensacola.com BLUE WAHOOS BASEBALL 6:30 p.m. Ford Mustang Night/Fireworks presented by Hiles-McLeod and Auto-Owners Insurance Team. Tuesday Fans are encouraged to come early for a complimentary pregame autograph session by select Blue Wahoos player. Pensacola Bayfront Stadium, 351 W. Cedar St. bluewahoos.com STRUT YOUR MUTT 6:45 p.m. Join fellow dog owners for a 45-minute leisurely stroll in East Hill. Dogs must be leashed and well-behaved. Owners should be prepared to pick up after the pets. Meet at the entrance of Bayview Park, 20th Ave. and E. Mallory St. TUESDAY NIGHT POETRY NIGHT AT SLUGGO’S 7 p.m. Free open mic poetry
Palafox Market BLUE WAHOOS BASEBALL 6:30 p.m. Social Media Monday: connect with the Blue Wahoos social channels using #WahoosLife to win prizes, seat upgrades or to have your message displayed on the video board. Pensacola Bayfront Stadium, 351 W. Cedar St. bluewahoos.com SHOVELHEAD 9:30 p.m. The Handlebar, 319 N. Tarragona St. $5. Ages 18 and over. pensacolahandlebar.com
TUESDAY 8.26
BLUE ANGELS PRACTICE 11:30 a.m. Weather
permitting the Blue Angels will hold practice most Tuesday and Wednesday mornings from March to November at NAS Pensacola. The practice sessions can be watched from a viewing area at the National Naval Aviation Museum. Admission is free and open to the public. 1750 Radford Blvd., NAS Pensacola. navalaviationmuseum.org
“HEALTHY LUNCH IDEAS FOR KIDS” AT SO GOURMET Noon-1 p.m. So Gourmet hosts
a discussion about making healthy food choices for your kids' lunches along with a menu of turkey salad wraps, Ball jar fruit
“THE ART OF PENSACON” Through
arts & culture ≥exhibits
“60 GIFTS FOR 60 YEARS” On display
through October 11, the exhibition “60 Gifts for 60 Years: Selections from the PMA Permanent Collection” highlights the development of the museum’s collection through a wide range of subject matter, media, and 020 2
technique. “Hunting for Slonem,”featuring the work of New York-based painter Hunt Slonem opens on Friday, August 22 with a reception from 5:30-7 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Admission is $5 for adults, $3 for students, seniors and military, and free for museum members. Pensacola Museum of Art, 407 S. Jefferson St. pensacolamuseum.org
August 26, “The Art of Pensacon,” featuring the work of comic book artists Mitch Byrd, John Dell, Johnny MacPhall, and Ashley Waner will be on display. The show is sponsored by Pensacon, the Pensacola-based fan convention, which will hold its second annual event February 27-Mar 1, 2015. The exhibit “Spotlight on Art” opens on August 24. Monday-Wednesday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Thursday-Saturday, 10 a.m.8:30 p.m., and Sunday, 12:30-4 p.m. Blue Morning Gallery, 21 S. Palafox. bluemorninggallery.com
“JOY HOLLAND OPEN STUDIO SUMMER RESIDENCY” The exhibit
for The Art Gallery (TAG) at the University of West Florida’s first annual residency project with artist Joy
Holland comprises works created during open studio time over the summer of 2014. On display through August 28. TuesdayFriday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. and Saturday, Noon-4 p.m. UWF Pensacola Campus in The Center for Fine and Performing Arts (CFPA), Building 82. All TAG events are free and open to the public. tag82uwf. wordpress.com
“JUXTAPOSITION”
The exhibit “Juxtaposition” featuring works created by “placing two dissimilar objects (dark and light, old and new, conventional and edgy, etc.) next to each other to create irony, humor, discussions or controversy,” is on display through August 29. Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Free admission. Artel Gallery, 223 S. Palafox, Old County Courthouse. artelgallery.org
event every Tuesday. Sluggo’s Vegetarian Restaurant, 101 S. Jefferson St. facebook.com/TNPNS BANDS ON THE BEACH 7 p.m. 13th Hourglass perform at this week’s Bands on the Beach concert, part of a free summer series featuring regional artists held every Tuesday night through October 1. Gulfside Pavilion at Casino Beach, 735 Pensacola Beach Blvd. visitpensacolabeach.com
Palafox Market, now in its seventh season, the Downtown Improvement Board (DIB) and Palafox Market Committee are holding an additional market every Wednesday through September. The mid-week market will offer similar items to the Saturday market, including fresh flowers, produce, meat & poultry, baked goods and artwork. Martin Luther King Jr. Plaza, N. Palafox. palafoxmarket.com AN EVENING WITH STEVE MCCURRY 6 p.m. Photographer Steve McCurry, whose iconic photograph “The Afghan Girl” appeared on the cover of National Geographic in 1985, will speak about his experiences documenting conflicts, cultures, and traditions in six continents and numerous countries. Saenger Theatre, 118 South Palafox. General admission tickets are $24; VIP tickets are available through Pensacola State College by calling 484-1847. pensacolasaenger.com
WEDNESDAY 8.27
WEDNESDAY PALAFOX MARKET 4-7 p.m. In addi-
tion to the weekly Saturday
“PENSACOLA: AN ARTIST’S PERSPECTIVE” The work of
artists Manuel Rivas, Kate Owens, and Dan Baradon will be on display in, “Pensacola: An Artist’s Perspective,” through September 1. MondaySaturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and Sunday, 1-5 p.m. Quayside Art Gallery, 17 E. Zaragoza St. Free admission. quaysidegallery.com “THE VICKI BAROCO COLLECTION” First
City Art Center hosts the Vicki Baroco Collection, an exhibition of local, national and international artists featuring an eclectic collection of paintings and sculpture, ranging from a Greek Icon to an African mask of beads and cowrie shells from the Kuba tribe of the Democratic Republic of Congo. On display through September 8.
Bands on the Beach
First City Art Center, 1060 N. Guillemard St. Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. and Saturday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. firstcityart.org
≥classes
“MAKE-YOUR-OWNGLASS” CLASS 10
a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, August 16. First City Art Center offers weekly “Make-YourOwn-Glass” classes from that include glass ornament, flower, paperweight, and vase making; prices range from $25-$100, depending on the class, all of which are open to ages 8 and over. First City Art Center, 1060 N. Guillemard St. firstcityart.org LIFE DRAWING WITH JOSEPH SMITH 10 a.m.
to 1 p.m. Saturday, August 23. Instructor Joseph Smith teaches a life drawing class every other Saturday, open to all levels of experience. The fee for
life drawing class is $25 per month. Smith also teaches a drawing class geared for beginners and those who simply need a refresher course for $10 per class, every other Wednesday; the next drawing class will be Wednesday, August 27 from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Artel Gallery, 223 S. Palafox, Old County Courthouse. artelgallery.org
≥call to artists
“RETRO” AT ARTEL GALLERY For its up-
coming exhibit, Artel Gallery is encouraging artists take something nostalgic or old fashioned—focusing on the time period of the 1940s to the 1980s— and create a new art piece with the “retro” look using experimental techniques and/or media. Drop off is August 30, 10 a.m.–4 p.m. and August 31, 1-4 p.m. at Artel Gallery. The show will be on exhibit
September 2-October 17, 2014. Artel Gallery, 223 S. Palafox, Old County Courthouse. artelgallery.org
≥auditions
PENSACOLA OPERA CHORUS AUDITIONS
6-10 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 2. The Pensacola Opera will hear auditions for its 32nd Season. Those auditioning should be able to read music, be at least 18 years of age, be available for weekly Tuesday night rehearsals and must make all production rehearsals. Candidates are asked to prepare one musical selection: an aria, song, hymn or tune that demonstrates their vocal ability, timbre and range. An accompanist will be provided. Pensacola Opera Center, 75 S. Tarragona St. For more information or to sign up for an audition time, visit: pensacolaopera.com/auditions. inweekly.net
calendar DUELLING PIANO SHOW
8 p.m. Rosie O’ Grady’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter. com DENNIS & FRIENDS 8:30
bars and nightlife ≥bar games
Fridays DRAG BINGO 6-8 p.m.
Ages 21 and over. Emerald City’s The Other Side, 406 E. Wright St. emeraldcitypensacola. com
Mondays TEXAS HOLD ‘EM FOR FUN AND TRIVIA 7
p.m. The Sandshaker Lounge, 731 Pensacola Beach Blvd. sandshaker.com TRIVIA NIGHT 7—9 p.m. World of Beer, 200 S. Palafox. wobusa.com/locations/ Palafox BAR BINGO 8 p.m. Apple Annie’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com Tuesdays TUESDAY TRIVIA 8
p.m. The Bridge Bar and Sunset Lounge, 33 Gulf Breeze Pkwy. facebook.com/thebridgebargb DRAG BINGO 10 p.m.Midnight. Ages 18 and over. Emerald City’s The Other Side, 406 E. Wright St. emeraldcitypensacola.com Wednesdays PUB TRIVIA NIGHT
7-9:30 p.m. Goat Lips Beer Garden, 2811 Copter Road. facebook.com/goatlipsdeli WEDNESDAY QUIZ TRIVIA 8 p.m. The
Cabaret, 101 S. Jefferson St. cabaretpensacola.com TEAM TRIVIA 8 p.m. Hopjacks. 10 S. Palafox. hopjacks.com
≥karaoke Thursdays
VFW Post 706, 6 p.m. 5000 Lillian Hwy. vfw706.org Lili Marlene’s at Seville Quarter, 8 p.m. 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com The Cabaret, 9 p.m. August 21, 2014
101 S. Jefferson St. cabaretpensacola.com Hub Stacey’s At the Point, 9 p.m. 5851 Galvez Rd. hubstaceys.com Saturdays
Hub Stacey’s Downtown, 9 p.m. 312 E. Government St. hubstaceys.com Sundays
Lili Marlene’s at Seville Quarter, 8 p.m. 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com The Sandshaker Lounge, 9 p.m. 731 Pensacola Beach Blvd. sandshaker.com Mondays
The Cabaret, 9 p.m. 101 S. Jefferson St. 607-2020 or cabaretpensacola.com Tuesdays
The Sandshaker Lounge, 8 p.m. 731 Pensacola Beach Blvd. sandshaker.com Play, 9 p.m. 16 S. Palafox, Suite 200. iplaypensacola.com
≥live music THURSDAY 8.21
AL MARTIN 6 p.m. The
Piano Bar, Quality Inn, 7601 Scenic Highway. facebook.com/QualityInnScenicHwy
THE DAVENPORTS
6 p.m. The Leisure Club, 126 S. Palafox. tlcdowntown.com
LUCAS CRUTCHFIELD
6 p.m. The Deck at The Fish House, 600 S. Barracks St. fishhouse.goodgrits.com RONNIE LEVINE 6 p.m. Peg Leg Pete’s, 1010 Ft. Pickens Road. 9324139 or peglegpetes. com. CAPN JOHN AND FRIENDS 7 p.m. Hub
Stacey's Downtown, 312 E. Government St. hubstaceys.com
CHAMPAGNE NIGHT WITH GYPSY GROOVE
7:30 p.m. Picasso Jazz Club, 19 S. Palafox. picassojazz.com
p.m.-midnight. The Sandshaker Lounge, 731 Pensacola Beach Blvd. sandshaker. com DJ MR. LAO 10 p.m. Phineas Phogg’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com
FRIDAY 8.22
PAUL KILLOUGH
Noon-4 p.m. Peg Leg Pete’s, 1010 Ft. Pickens Road. peglegpetes. com. LUCAS CRUTCHFIELD
5 p.m. The Deck at The Fish House, 600 S. Barracks St. fishhouse.goodgrits.com AL MARTIN 6 p.m. The Piano Bar, Quality Inn, 7601 Scenic Highway. facebook.com/QualityInnScenicHwy THREE AMIGOS DUO
6-10 p.m. Peg Leg Pete’s, 1010 Ft. Pickens Road. peglegpetes. com. TIPS FOR LUCY 6 p.m. Paradise Bar & Grill, 21 Via De Luna Drive. paradisebar-grill.com HIPPIE RADIO 7 p.m. Hub Stacey’s At the Point, 5851 Galvez Rd. hubstaceys.com CAM RAY 7:30 p.m. Picasso Jazz Club, 19 S. Palafox. picassojazz. com DUELLING PIANO SHOW 8 p.m. Rosie
O’ Grady’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com
MICHAEL LOCKWOOD
8 p.m. The Grand Marlin, 400 Pensacola Beach Blvd. thegrandmarlin.com THE BLENDERS 8:30 p.m. Hub Stacey’s Downtown, 312 E. Government St. hubstaceys.com BUZZCUT 9 p.m.-1 a.m. The Sandshaker Lounge, 731 Pensacola Beach Blvd. sandshaker.com DJ ORLANDO RICARDO 9 p.m. Emerald
City, 406 E. Wright St. emeraldcitypensacola. com MARIO MENA BAND 9 p.m. The Deck at The Fish House, 600 S.
Barracks St. fishhouse. goodgrits.com SCHOFIELD 9 p.m.2:30 a.m. Apple Annie’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com
SATURDAY 8.23
REED WADDLE Noon-
4 p.m. Peg Leg Pete’s, 1010 Ft. Pickens Road. peglegpetes.com. AL MARTIN 6 p.m. The Piano Bar, Quality Inn, 7601 Scenic Highway. facebook.com/QualityInnScenicHwy DAVE AND JOE SHOW
Pensacola Beach Blvd. sandshaker.com
JOHN JOYNER AND NICK BRANCH 4 p.m.
Hub Stacey’s At the Point, 5851 Galvez Rd. hubstaceys.com
RICHARD MADDEN
6-10 p.m. Peg Leg Pete’s, 1010 Ft. Pickens Road. 932-4139 or peglegpetes.com. DJ JAY-R 9 p.m. Emerald City, 406 E. Wright St. emeraldcitypensacola.com
MONDAY 8.25
CONTINUUM 6-10
6-10 p.m. Peg Leg Pete’s, 1010 Ft. Pickens Road. peglegpetes. com WHISKEY DOWN 6 p.m. Paradise Bar & Grill, 21 Via De Luna Drive. paradisebargrill.com THE BLENDERS 7 p.m. Hub Stacey’s At the Point, 5851 Galvez Rd. hubstaceys.com CAM RAY 7:30 p.m. Picasso Jazz Club, 19 S. Palafox. picassojazz.com
p.m. Peg Leg Pete’s, 1010 Ft. Pickens Road. peglegpetes.com.
O’ Grady’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com
10:30 p.m. The Sandshaker Lounge, 731 Pensacola Beach Blvd. sandshaker.com
DUELLING PIANO SHOW 8 p.m. Rosie
MATT LYONS & DAVE POSEY 8 p.m. The
Grand Marlin, 400 Pensacola Beach Blvd. thegrandmarlin.com BUZZCUT 9 p.m.-1 a.m. The Sandshaker Lounge, 731 Pensacola Beach Blvd. sandshaker.com DJ JAY-R 9 p.m. Emerald City, 406 E. Wright St. emeraldcitypensacola.com DJ MR. LAO 9 p.m. Phineas Phogg’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com SCHOFIELD 9 p.m.2:30 a.m. Apple Annie’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com SECTION 8 9 p.m. The Deck at The Fish House, 600 S. Barracks St. fishhouse. goodgrits.com
SUNDAY 8.24
WB SEARCY Noon-4
p.m. Peg Leg Pete’s, 1010 Ft. Pickens Road. 932-4139 or peglegpetes.com. DAVE JORDAN 3 p.m. Paradise Bar & Grill, 21 Via De Luna Drive. paradisebar-grill.com CROSSTOWN 4-8 p.m. The Sandshaker Lounge, 731
MONDAY NIGHT BLUES WITH JOHN HART 6 p.m. Paradise
Bar & Grill, 21 Via De Luna Drive. paradisebar-grill.com
BLUES SOCIETY OF NORTHWEST FLORIDA’S MONDAY NIGHT BLUES 8 p.m.
Lili Marlene’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com JAM SESSION WITH DEWEY ROSE 8:30-
OPEN MIC AT BIG EASY TAVERN 9 p.m. Bands,
individual musicians, comedians, poets, and other artists are invited to participate in the weekly open mic sessions known as "Monday Night Jams." Admission is free. 710 N. Palafox. bigeasytavern.com
TUESDAY 8.26
DAVE JORDAN 6 p.m.
Paradise Bar & Grill, 21 Via De Luna Drive. paradisebar-grill.com
JORDAN RICHARDS
6-10 p.m. Peg Leg Pete’s, 1010 Ft. Pickens Road. peglegpetes. com. LUCAS CRUTCHFIELD
6 p.m. The Deck at The Fish House, 600 S. Barracks St. fishhouse.goodgrits.com
NO WRONG NOTES JAZZ NIGHT 6-9 p.m.
Head to 5 ½ Bar for an evening of live, freeranging, experimental jazz played by local musicians. NoWrongNotes Jazz Night is on every Tuesday, unless there's a concert at Vinyl Music Hall. 5 E.
Garden St. facebook. com/5.5bar. TUESDAY JAZZ JAM: THE GINO ROSARIA QUARTET 6:30 p.m.
Lili Marlene’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com MIKE QUINN 9 p.m. End o’ the Alley Courtyard at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com
WEDNESDAY 8.27
LUCAS CRUTCHFIELD
5 p.m. The Deck at The Fish House, 600 S. Barracks St. fishhouse.goodgrits.com
HOUSE, TECHNO, AND TRANCE 6-9 p.m.
Kam Sator mixes a laid back set of old and new styles of trance, house, and techno at 5 ½ Bar each Wednesday, unless there is a concert at Vinyl Music Hall. 5 E. Garden St. facebook.com/5.5bar. JOHN STEPHENS 6-10 p.m. Peg Leg Pete’s, 1010 Ft. Pickens Road. 932-4139 or peglegpetes.com. FOLK MUSIC NIGHT 7 p.m. End of the Line Café, 610 E. Wright St. eotlcafe.com JAZZ JAM WITH PICASSO’S HOUSE BAND
7 p.m. Picasso Jazz Club, 19 S. Palafox. picassojazz.com
JOHN JOYNER AND NICK BRANCH 7 p.m.
Hub Stacey’s At the Point, 5851 Galvez Rd. hubstaceys.com TIMERHAWK 7 p.m. Hub Stacey’s Downtown, 312 E. Government St. hubstaceys. com DUELLING PIANOS 8 p.m. Rosie O’ Grady’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com
JOHN HART BAND
8:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. The Sandshaker Lounge, 731 Pensacola Beach Blvd. sandshaker.com DJ JAY-R 9 p.m. Emerald City, 406 E. Wright St. emeraldcitypensacola.com MIKE QUINN 9 p.m. End o’ the Alley Courtyard at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com
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news of the weird IT'S FACEBOOK'S WORLD NOW (1) Up-andcoming Sicilian mobster Domenico Palazzotto, 28, was outed in August by Italy's L'Espresso magazine as the owner of an ineffectively pseudonymous Facebook page showing off his muscled, bare-chested body and perhaps recruiting members. One fan asked, "Do I need to send a (resume)?" "Yes, brother," came the reply. "We need to consider your criminal record. We do not take people with clean records." Palazzotto operates out of Palermo and listed among his "likes" the singer Kenny Loggins. (2) Similarly young, body-obsessed Egyptian jihadist/gym member Islam Yaken, according to his postings on Facebook-type social media sites, is a law school graduate fluent in English, French and Arabic, allowing him to describe the particular viciousness that he and his brothers and sisters will wreak upon infidels. THE NEW NORMAL (1) The ubiquitous "sexting" phenomenon continues to flourish. A Washington state agency suspended the license of anesthesiologist Arthur Zilberstein in June after finding that he had exchanged sexually explicit text messages— during surgeries. (2) One of the emerging occupational skills for Emergency Medical Technicians, according to first responders interviewed in a June Wall Street Journal feature, is merely holding up blankets at accident scenes— to block onlookers from their apparently uncontrollable urge to take gruesome photos to send to their friends. ANGER MANAGEMENT NEEDED (1) A 40-year-old man's throat was fatally slashed in August in Laurel, Montana, in a fight with an acquaintance over which military service— Army or Marines— is better. (News reports failed to identify the "winning" branch.) (2) A 37-year-old man survived, but with multiple bullet wounds, in New York City in August after a 1 a.m. dispute during the making of a rap music video. (The dispute was over who, exactly, would be the "star.") (3) Roger Harris, 63, and Bryan Bandes, 42, brawled in August on the 7th tee at the Springdale Golf Course near Uniontown, Pennsylvania, while arguing the rule for playing a ball in a rain puddle. Harris apparently 3-wooded Bandes in the head; Bandes landed punches causing a swollen jaw, a fat lip and a scratched eye. WAIT—WHAT? In Multnomah County, Oregon, in July, a Romanian princess pleaded guilty to cockfighting. Irina Walker, 61, was born in Switzerland where her father, King Michael I, lived after abdicating the throne. She came to Oregon in 1983, where, in a second marriage in 2007, she fell in with former deputy sheriff John Walker, who had moved on to the gambling and cockfighting business, and, according to a USA Today report, she was assisting him. SOLUTIONS TO NON-PROBLEMS (1) Chung-Ang University in South Korea announced in April that its traditional-sport De-
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partment of Sport Science would begin accepting— as legitimate "student athletes"— video gamers. (2) Also in April, Berlin's Lutheran Georgen Parochial cemetery inaugurated a 4,300-square-foot area of its grounds as reserved exclusively for lesbians— for women who, said a spokesman, "want to be buried among other lesbians." NEW WORLD ORDER Japan is noted (as News of the Weird has reported in 1997 and 2008) for several traditional fertility festivals and theme parks at which explicit, oversized male genitalia are revered by joyous visitors, including children. In July, on the other hand, police quickly arrested the artist Megumi Igarashi after she scanned her vulva and then distributed the data online to allow others to create 3-D printed reproductions. That effort was the most conspicuous of several attempts she has made as an artist/designer to call attention, she said, to the underrepresentation of female genitals in Japanese society compared to males'. MOVIES COME TO LIFE (1) In July, officials at the Djanogly City Academy in Nottingham, England, broke up an attempt by five students (aged 11 to 14) attending a daytime-lockeddown school to escape by tunneling under a security fence. They had discovered the boys' metal cutlery hidden at the scene. (A World War II tunneling escape from a Nazi prison was partially successful and became the story for the 1963 movie "The Great Escape" starring Steve McQueen.) (2) In a deadly ending reminiscent of scenes in several crime movies, a 22-year-old man fleeing police in Brooklyn, New York, in June crashed his car at a high speed into the back of a flatbed truck and was decapitated as the body of the car (but not the part above the dashboard) continued on under the truck. LEAST COMPETENT CRIMINALS Not Ready for Prime Time: (1) A 40-year-old man (not named by the Seattle Post-Intelligencer) was arrested in that city on July 31 after a severalhour, epically inept, crime spree. Attempting to rob a restaurant, he was turned down by employees and customers, then turned down by two potential carjack victims (the first of whom added insult by pulling out her cellphone camera and shooting video), before giving up just as police arrived. (His only take was the $15 he had swiped from the restaurant's tip jar.) (2) Joshua Pawlak, 27, entered a total of four businesses in Woodbridge, New Jersey, on July 27 and similarly met resistance and/or indifference to his money demands— and came away from the four with only $2, also from a tip jar. {in} From Universal Press Syndicate Chuck Shepherd’s News Of The Weird © 2014 Chuck Shepherd
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CAN A NETWORK OF PEOPLE INSPIRE COMMUNITY CHANGE? ROBIN RESHARD THINKS SO. Robin Reshard believes the key to reaching your full potential is through sharing. She works to bring people together with the goal of sharing their thoughts, opinions, experiences—all to make our community a better place. As co-founder of the Pensacola Network, Robin’s mission is to help build AfricanAmerican businesses. On the fourth Friday of every month, you will find Robin and dozens of other people at DeVilliers Square talking about ways to change our community for the better. “I want people to fulfill their purpose,” says Robin. “I want Pensacola Network to be a vehicle to help them achieve that purpose, whether it’s for business or personal.” Read about Robin and other bright spots in our community in the Studer Institute’s Pensacola Metro Report. Coming August 24 In the Pensacola News Journal Or find it at STUDERINSTITUTE.COM
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