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JESSICA SIMPSON The former Panhandle Area associate director for the American Cancer Society has done a stellar job since being named the executive director of Health and Hope Clinic in May 2012. The clinic, which was established 10 years ago by the Pensacola Bay Baptist Association, helps meet the needs of the uninsured and medically underserved in Escambia County. Since 2003, Health and Hope Clinic has provided over $13 million in healthcare services and 16,000 patient/ provider visits. CHRIS GODWIN The teacher and girls’

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There are an estimated 21 to 30 million persons enslaved throughout the world at present, more than at any point in human history. The concept of slavery and indentured servitude abroad may be more familiar to some. And itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s true: modern slavery is a March 6, 2014

crisis linked with the production of food, clothing, electronics and countless other consumer products imported from overseas. But both sex and labor trafficking are prevalent in the U.S. as well. Trafficking occurs in American hotels, restaurants, fields, massage parlors and multiple

other venues. The women, children, and men trafficked into and within the U.S. for sex and labor purposes are individuals from foreign countries and American neighborhoods. For most people, the notion of an 8-year old forced to participate in the sex trade or parents trying to sell their own

children are incomprehensible, but these are instances of trafficking that Brad Dennis has encountered not overseas, but in Pensacola. The 8-year old victim rescued locally was the youngest Dennis has worked with in almost 10 years combating human trafficking throughout the U.S. 9

and cities, but also in the hotels, streets, restaurants and retail establishments of Northwest Florida.

THE NEED FOR A NETWORK

Dennis is the National Search Director for Klaas Kids Foundation, a national missing children’s organization, and is also the founder of Called2Rescue, a ministry that teaches community groups how to identify and educate others about human trafficking. Through the efforts of numerous law enforcement agencies and organizations like Called2Rescue, anti-human trafficking advocates are forming coalitions and raising awareness of the scope of the problem and its prevalence, not just in distant towns

Dennis repeatedly uses a word at the center of most any discussion on trafficking: awareness. “I still think that a lot of people envision human trafficking as something that only happens overseas,” Dennis recently told the IN. “Unfortunately it happens right here to our own.” Dennis first realized the troubling commonness of trafficking through his work with Klaas Kids, an organization dedicated to searching for missing children. Marc Klaas founded Klaas Kids in memory of his daughter, Polly, who was abducted in 1993. Dennis ran the search for Polly at that time, while still serving in the U.S. Navy. Dennis began coordinating searches for missing children 27 years ago while completing intelligence and special operations training programs in the military. “My commanding officer at the time told me that I needed to go out and start giving some of this training back to the community; he thought that it would be good for me to get involved with search and rescue, and that has sort of stuck.” When he retired from the Navy as a Master Chief Petty Officer in 2003, Klaas Kids enlisted Dennis’ expertise. The organization now has offices in California and Pensacola, from which they operate national searches for missing children. Dennis estimates he and a team of approximately 60 volunteers work about 200 cases in-depth each year, and coordinate and physically work about 40 searches annually. In 2005, Dennis founded Called2Rescue after a string of cases—including three children from Pensacola—turned out to be sex trafficking cases. “They were all children that had either run away or had been lured away. One had been abducted. All ended up in the hands of a pimp or some kind of ring of trafficking in which they were prostituting these kids out,” Dennis stated. “It opened our eyes up, obviously.”

Those three children, ages ranging from 14 to 17, were all found being prostituted in Pensacola, and are among the approximately 100,000 American children that the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) estimates are forced into some form of commercial sex each year. “When you understand the scope of the problem when it comes to missing children, then you can begin to believe the 100,000 [figure],” Dennis said of the DOJ statistic. “Here in the United States, we average 2,200 children being reported missing every day.” While the first three cases related to trafficking that Dennis worked were contained within Pensacola, in many instances victims—adult and child victims alike—are transported out of the area in which they were picked up. “Traffickers, once they recruit or lure or pick up someone, they want to immediately leave that area,” Dennis stated. “It is so transitory in nature that it makes sense to create a network that is constantly communicating back and forth with one another.” And building community awareness— of what trafficking is, how to identify and report it—is the first step in creating interconnected networks equipped to effectively combat trafficking.

because we can move victims in and out of this country very easily.” Like the U.S. itself, Pensacola could also be defined as “an all three” area, but Dennis states that he sees Pensacola as a location that is more of a transit point because of its location and along one of the busiest transportation corridors in the country: Interstate-10. Florida is a hot spot in the nation’s human trafficking industry, which is tied with arms dealing as the world’s second largest criminal industry, behind only drug dealing. The “industry” portion of the term is unsettlingly accurate—traffickers move victims around just as retailers transport their respective product to markets that have proven to demand the supply.

TRAFFIC PATTERNS

Realizing a community’s role in the broader network of trafficking is essential to those working to eradicate the practice. The terms “source,” “destination” and “transit” are used to identify a given locale’s role in trafficking. “Originally those terms were designed to define a country,” said Dennis of the terms’ use in the U.S. Department of State’s annually-published “Trafficking In Persons” report. “I also believe that you can do the exact same thing for a region here in the United States or even a city.” The United States classifies as “an all three country,” Dennis explained. “We have our own source, we’re definitely a destination country because the demand is here, but we’re also a transit country

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“Most of this is driving a victim or a group of victims from place to place. It’s one of the biggest reasons why Florida is ranked number three in the country for human trafficking offenses, because we have two major interstate systems here: I-10 and I-95,” Dennis said. “I10 has always been identified as probably the number one corridor of human trafficking. It makes sense, because it literally goes from one coast to the other coast, and it has direct access to Mexico.” Aside from the forced sex and labor practices occurring daily in the Panhandle, victims are transported through this region en route to other destinations. According to Dennis, he recently worked with law enforcement agencies on a case several states away and discovered that the victim in question had been in Pensacola only two weeks before. “We’re going to have victims starting in the springtime that are going to be smuggled through this area on I-10, going down to the agricultural farms in South Florida. They could be labor or they could also be sexual services for those labor workers,” Dennis said. From his work with Called2Rescue, Dennis has learned that in sex trafficking, pimps typically keep victims moving on a circuit to avoid detection and to accommodate demand. “For a weekend you might see the advertisements for these young girls online, or we may see them on our streets, or we may see them in our hotels—and then the next week, they’re gone.”

TRAINING IN ACTION

Establishing a network of anti-human trafficking trainers is Dennis’s aim with Called2Rescue. The organization currently has 10 to 15 trainers that conduct training throughout the U.S. and in Pensacola, Called2Rescue’s home base. “It really does come down to a fundamental issue of the violation of someone’s human rights. People take notice of that and they want to fight back against that, which is wonderful, but they’ve got to be able to do it in the right way,” said Dennis, who has found that most people, once they are aware of the problem, are compelled to take action. “It’s very difficult to get involved in anti-human trafficking work to that level of actually trying to rescue people, because there are certain lines that you just can’t cross—I can’t teach people to go kick in doors because that’s not our job, that’s law enforcement’s,” Dennis stated. “We developed Called2Rescue to be able to teach churches and other organizations that really wanted to get more active in anti-human trafficking work to do it in a way that they could partner with law enforcement.” While Klaas Kids focuses on missing children and the trafficking cases Dennis works on typically involve minors as a result, Dennis and Called2Rescue have teamed up with local non-profit service

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providers, churches and law enforcement officials in the Pensacola Coalition Against Human Trafficking to address the issue of trafficking across the board. The local coalition and its combination of providers are equipped to assist in the gamut of human trafficking cases, be it adult or child victims, U.S. citizens or those trafficked from abroad, and victims of sex and labor trafficking alike. One of Called2Rescue’s local partners is Liberty Church, which Dennis called a “guinea pig” of sorts for some of the organization’s training programs. Kristin Lipscomb, director of Liberty Church’s human trafficking ministry, was aware of the issue of trafficking when she first met Dennis two years ago. “He and I began to meet and discuss the issue both from a national perspective, and of course, from a local perspective as we both reside here in Pensacola,” Lipscomb said. Liberty Church has now been partnered with Called2Rescue for approximately a year and a half. The primary focuses of the Liberty team’s training has gone beyond basic awareness education and includes online monitoring, on-thestreet outreach, fostering community awareness, and recovery and restoration for victims. “We also do work within our own human trafficking ministry as well, and have a vested interest in working alongside many of our international partner missionaries in Nepal, Thailand, Scotland and Costa Rica, where this issue is also front and center,” Lipscomb, who also serves on the board for Called2Rescue, stated. “I have a saying—but it’s not just a saying to me it's something I feel in my bones—and it’s ‘Every face matters, period.’ My husband, Josh’s and my ministry is built around this.” As part of their work with Called2Rescue, the Liberty Church team utilized more advanced training they’ve received to assist operations during the Super Bowl last month, which resulted in rescues. “We also went a little bit further with them and taught them some of the intelligence analysis and interdiction efforts that we do as Klaas Kids,” Dennis said. “During the Super Bowl they established a command center and were able to do a lot of the work that we needed in New Jersey.” Prior to the Super Bowl, an event that Klass Kids and Called2Rescue has focused on for the last six years, the organization worked with partners in New Jersey, visiting schools and training ahead of the event, and worked directly with law enforcement themselves. “That operation resulted in 16 minors being rescued, 45 pimps being arrested, and a number of other adult victims being found and rescued. That was in a five day operation that covered three states,” Dennis stated. While the Super Bowl is a high-profile event, local coalition members work in this community throughout the year in trafficking detection and rescue.

“We were able to assist in a local rescue as well, and our team has assisted in the search of a missing person case. We also work with survivors,” said Lipscomb, who explained that Liberty Church has venues for counseling and shelter for locally rescued persons on top of the other anti-human trafficking services their team conducts.

“It's my passion to see worth rise up in people and it’s one of the reasons why I feel like I am here. These girls and boys were once little kids, just like you and I. They deserve freedom and if it’s one girl or boy, or grown female or male adult that gets rescued, it's worth it,” Lipscomb said. “We look forward to partnering with many. It really takes the entire community—from business, to not-for-profits, to education and faith based organizations—to come together to make a dent.”

VISA VICTIMS

As more victims of trafficking are identified and rescued locally, the more law enforcement and anti-human trafficking partners begin to learn about the practices in our area and the services needed to support survivors. “All along the Gulf Coast, we have seen a rise in not only domestic cases, but also international cases. Most of the international cases that we have dealt with have dealt with labor trafficking, not sex trafficking,” Dennis said. Upon rescuing an individual from trafficking, immigration concerns are among some of the most pressing issues to address, particularly because perpetrators often use fears related to a person’s immigration status to discourage victims from attempting to escape. “You’re stuck,” Dennis said of the situation in which many victims recruited from overseas find themselves. “One of the very first things they do when you get off the plane is seize your passport, visa, all of your documentation so that if you run, they tell you that ICE [Immigration and Customs Enforcement] is going to arrest you, deport you, you will be viewed as a criminal, all that kind of stuff,” Dennis stated. Locally, Catholic Charities of Northwest Florida works with victims trafficked from other countries to secure specific visas for those cooperating with investigations, as provided by the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (TVPA), the first comprehensive federal law in the U.S regarding human trafficking.

Maria Roswold, Program Coordinator of the Refugee Immigration Program of Catholic Charities of Northwest Florida, coordinates immigration relief for the nonprofit’s service area, which encompasses the entire Panhandle region. The nonprofit organization has two contracts for providing social services to survivors of human trafficking, one through the Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF) and another through Tapestri, Inc., an Atlanta-based agency that works with survivors of violence within the refugee and immigrant communities. Through those contracts, Catholic Charities is responsible for developing and implementing individualized service and safety plans for victims. “We only provide services to foreign-born nationals. Unfortunately we don’t have big numbers of clients served, due to the fact that in order to qualify for a continued presence they must cooperate with the investigation to prosecute their traffickers,” Roswold stated. “We have worked with Jamaican, Honduran and Romanian clients. We have been told that there is a large community of Eastern European survivors in the Panama City area, but no one has come forward seeking our services,” Roswold said. “We don’t have any identified or active clients in Pensacola, but we do have clients in other areas of the Panhandle. The hospitality and retail industries are the area where they have been trafficked into.” Dennis stated that he has encountered victims from overseas in Panama City over to the Mississippi Gulf Coast who have been forced to dance in strip clubs, forced to work in tourist establishments without pay, or forced to work in shipyards and restaurants and get paid either not at all or “next to nothing and living in just terrible conditions.” Often traffickers recruit from foreign countries by securing batches of visas offered to companies each year to hire workers from overseas. “Where it becomes very slippery is that some of those companies are not quite legitimate or the companies themselves are

legitimate, but once they actually recruit the people, they’ll subcontract the services to companies that aren’t legitimate,” Dennis explained. “So the men and women that are responding to the recruitment in let’s say Moldova, or Ukraine, or Brazil, or wherever, think that they’re coming over here to work under a very legitimate visa for a legitimate company only to find out that their services were subcontracted out to another company that is going to use force, fraud, or coercion against them to keep them here and employ them and not pay them.” Unlike sex trafficking, forced labor in businesses and domestic settings is usually not advertised online and is more difficult to detect other than in face-to-face interactions. As a result, for labor trafficking in general, tips from the community are the main source of leads for law enforcement.

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“It takes increased awareness of not only the employers, but the other employees,” Dennis said. “Each tip that we have had that’s dealt with forced labor anywhere along the Gulf Coast has come to us by someone within the community seeing something,”

FROM VICTIM TO SURVIVOR

The support services that Liberty Church, Catholic Charities, and other Pensacola Coalition Against Human Trafficking members offer are part of a “victim-centered approach” to anti-human trafficking efforts increasingly advocated by the United Nations, the U.S. Department of State, Department of Homeland Security, and down the line through the various law enforcement agencies and service providers. Developing an approach focused on supporting victims has proven to be essential to a survivor’s recovery. Allowing individuals who have escaped trafficking to feel secure enough to speak to law enforcement is also essential in identifying and arresting the responsible traffickers, whether that’s honing in on perpetrators working in more organized crime or, as is known to happen, a victim’s parent. Necessary, immediate services for those rescued from trafficking include safe shelter, medical attention, food, clothing, counseling, and if a victim has been trafficked from another country, immigration relief. “Probably the biggest growing trend that has helped with the investigations of human trafficking is law enforcement’s understanding that they truly do need these social services,” Dennis said. “The more services that we can immediately give that victim and begin to allow law enforcement to treat that person as a victim, the more that person is willing to come forward and give the information that law enforcement needs to start the investigation.” Distinguishing victims from criminals is also an important part of the process, and immigration relief is one piece of the puzzle. For victims of sex trafficking who are under 18 years of age, knowing they won’t be prosecuted for prostitution is another recent development. Florida’s Safe Harbor Act, which went into effect in January 2013, changed laws regarding underage prostitution so that children can no longer be prosecuted for prostitution. The act also set up a system by which child victims can be sent to safe houses for protection and receive treatment. Just as Dennis and anti-human trafficking advocates emphasize, the state and federal government is also advocating increased training and education as a means to recognize and report instances of possible human trafficking. The state of Florida recently began encouraging business owners to undergo training with the same basic steps for all: education about human trafficking in general, identifying signs of human traf-

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ficking, and how to respond to and report a potential human trafficking situation. The state also recommended that training should become part of business contracts, particularly with supply chain and construction project managers. However, it is an understatement to say that these efforts are just the first steps in eliminating human trafficking. The State Department reported that in 2012, law enforcement agencies identified over 46,000 human trafficking victims worldwide. Of those identified, approximately 7,600 were cases in the Western Hemisphere. As millions are estimated to be victims of trafficking at any given time, the need for a network of anti-human trafficking groups working to draw more attention to the issue and affect more rescues is evident. “The more people are aware, the more victims we find, and the more we start sending the message that we’re going to put a stop to this, that we don’t want this happening in our town,” said Dennis, who believes recently heightening awareness coupled with increased understanding from the law enforcement and legal communities are the keys to moving forward. “If every town would wake up to it, understand the indicators, educate the public about it, and basically put that word out on the streets that we are not going to stand for this—law enforcement is going to chase you down, the prosecutor’s office is going to prosecute it, and the community itself is saying no to it—then all of a sudden, we start making a difference.” {in}

Receive Training

For those interested in receiving training for themselves, a community group, or workplace, contact Brad Dennis with Called 2 Rescue and the Pensacola Coalition Against Human Trafficking at 850-525-4807 or brad@called2rescue.org.

Report What You See

If you have seen something you feel is suspicious and possibly trafficking-related, Dennis recommends calling the National

Educate Yourself To learn more about human trafficking domestically, abroad, and to discover more about the ways modern slavery touches our daily lives, visit the following websites:

Human Trafficking Resource Center at 1-888-373-7888. The hotline is a confidential, 24-hour, and toll-free outlet to report tips or request training and information about trafficking. You can also text INFO or HELP to BeFree (233733).

• The Department of Homeland Security’s Blue Campaign: dhs.gov/end-human-trafficking • Free the Slaves: freetheslaves.net • Made In A Free World's Slavery Footprint Survey: slaveryfootprint.org • The Walk Free Foundation's Global Slavery Index: globalslaveryindex.org

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Dietrich at the PMA by Sarah McCartan

“It is my first dedication. A funny coincidence is that Dietrich was known for his fantastic piano playing.” Filipe De Sousa.

Dietrich / photo by Samantha Crooke Situated upstairs in the Assembly Room gallery within the Pensacola Museum of Art (PMA), is a cardboard structure weighing in at 700 pounds, tethered to the gallery space’s windows overlooking Main Street, via a suction system. The structure itself goes by the name of “Dietrich,” and is a solo installment of local artist Filipe De Sousa. Although it may be a singular art piece, it is large enough in scale to encompass 75 percent of the room. Dietrich was officially unveiled Feb. 21, just in time for Gallery Night and will remain on display through April 5. Friday, March 7, an opening reception will be held in the space. During this time, De Sousa will be presenting an artist talk and lecture focusing on both the piece itself and his process. If you saw De Sousa’s Bachelors of Fine Arts Exit Show at the University of West Florida’s TAG Art Gallery during the fall, you will notice that the same three words that captured the title of that particular show, “Force. Measure. Resistance.” embody the approach to this installation at the PMA. “While some of the materials are the same, the work is operating in a different way March 6, 2014

than the pieces involving the cardboard and windows at TAG,” De Sousa explained. “Actually, in terms of weight and tension, it is much closer to the piece in that show involving the wood planks propped against the wall with the steel I-beams strapped to their centers.” Although De Sousa’s work is designed with the viewer’s relationship to the pieces in mind, it is driven by the space itself—the interest in exploring specific spaces, utilizing their characteristics, and responding to the ebb and flow of the dynamics and limitations. In this case, the space includes both the PMA Assembly Room and its windows. “The window functions as a pivot point between the piano and the cardboard mass,” De Sousa said. “Through the use of industrial grade suction cups, I was able to guide my support system between the two objects while also distributing the space.” As for the set up, the most cumbersome part of the process was the transportation and getting everything in place for the installation to begin. “Most of the material I used for Dietrich I already had in my possession, so it was really a task of transportation and setting up. The

Not only did the piano end up serving as a part of the physical representation of Deitrich, it ironically or not, ties into the title of the work. “The name and inspiration for this piece are rather different entities in my mind. However, they do have some interesting overlaps,” De Sousa explained. The name comes from Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a German pastor and theologian who, according to De Sousa, was one of the earliest champions of justice and equality of the Jews. After becoming involved in a coup to assassinate Hitler, he was imprisoned and killed in a Nazi concentration camp. “I am currently reading a biography on Bonhoeffer and decided that, in lieu of the piece being available for viewing during his birth month and existing in a former jail, I would dedicate the piece to him and his life,” De Sousa said. “It is my first dedication. A funny coincidence is that Dietrich was known for his fantastic piano playing.” While the work may pay homage to Bonhoeffer, it equally showcases De Sousa’s thoughtful approach and spatially-based abilities. It also acts as another representation of the PMA welcoming a diverse group of artists. De Sousa expressed both excitement and eagerness to be included in this mix. “I think it’s great,” he said. “When a museum in the PMA’s position is committed to international, national and local exhibitions, I think it is operating at its greatest effectiveness for a city like Pensacola.” {in}

process before the actual install is what always takes the longest,” De Sousa said. “The actual installation process however, took a total of six days, working mostly half days because of my other job.” Much like with any heavily involved process, once you begin working with a space and facing that space’s distinct variables, oftentimes adaptations to original plans must be made. As a result, things end up shifting shape. For this installation, the baby grand piano proved to be one such variable. While the piano may have not been in the original sketches or plan, because of its fixed position in the room, it became a part of the equation. “About a week before the opening, we realized that we weren’t going to be able to remove the baby grand piano from the Assembly Room—a move all of my sketches at the time WHAT: Opening Reception and Artist Talk were anticipating,” De Sousa said. WHEN: 6 p.m. Friday, March 7 “This left me with a decision to make WHERE: Pensacola Museum of Art, 407 S. about how the piece was going to Jefferson Street function within the space with the COST: Free piano. This specific piece of work was DETAILS: pensacolamuseum.org or 432decided on about five days before it 6247 was available for viewing.”

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Real Estate—ATLAS

I’m a firm believer in always finding music to fit one’s surroundings, circumstances or mood. Last year, I called Daft Punk’s “Random Access Memories” the album of the summer because it was infectious and smooth, and seemed the perfect backdrop to partying at the beach. While I know we are just entering spring, Real Estate’s new album, “Atlas,” has me longing to sit on the shore and stare at the waves. This isn’t surprising, as the first single I ever heard from Real Estate five

years ago caught me with the words “you’re walking down that Pensacola Beach”. “Atlas” is the band’s third full-length album, and it shows them at a very mature stage in their development. Their selftitled debut and 2011’s “Days” were growing phases for the band and have led them very sanctimoniously to where they are today. Discordant guitar layered with breezy, single note leads backed up with simple, yet flavorful rhythms define the niche Real Estate has carved out for themselves, and “Atlas” is a masterpiece in this vein. Lead single “Talking Backwards” was released back in January, and the effervescence in the music along with the sarcasm in the lyrics wrapped me up immediately. This music just makes me feel good—that’s all there is to it. It doesn’t matter how morose the lyrics may come across or how laid back the music is, it is impossible for me to listen to Real Estate without a spike in my mood. I highly recommend this album to you, as I think this feeling to be universal, and I strongly suggest taking Real Estate along on your first beach trip of 2014. “Atlas” is out now via Domino Records.

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RUNNING: SIX AT SIX 6 a.m. The doors of Running Wild open every Tuesday and Thursday at 5:30 a.m. ahead of group runs that begin at 6 a.m. sharp. The casual group run is free of charge and intended for runners of all abilities. Running Wild, 3012 E. Cervantes St. 435-9222 or werunwild.com. PENSACOLA COOKS PRESENTS “HEIRLOOM GARDENING AND COOKING FUN-DAMENTALS” 10 a.m.—12 p.m. Join Cat McCreery for a new spring series focused on going “back to the basics” of the home gardener and chef. Classes include cooking and container gardening instruction. $40 per person. Ever’man Natural Foods Community Kitchen, 315 W. Garden St. 4560743 or pensacolacooks.com. ARTEL GALLERY 10 a.m.–4 p.m. “Homage to the Past” a multimedia show is on display through April 11. An opening reception for the exhibition will take place on Thursday, Mar. 13 at 6 p.m. Tuesday–Saturday, 10 a.m.–4

The War on Drugs—LOST IN THE DREAM

We all have make or break moments in our lives. Be it a big job interview, marriage proposal or simply expressing our feelings to someone we admire, our integrity and self-worth have to be put on the line sometimes. It’s the same for bands hoping for exposure in the overly saturated market of modern music. Bands can work their entire lives and exist under the radar, or they can build something from nothing over time and catch the attention of a broad audience, a la The National or Modest Mouse. Adam Granduciel and his brainchild, The War on Drugs, have been doing the latter. Building on a modest following and putting out solid material for the better part of a decade, now is the time for people to take note. “Lost in the Dream” is the band’s third full-length album and the follow up to 2011’s powerful “Slave Ambient.” Granduciel spent his time writing and touring, and has only become a more refined and direct songwriter. I realize that a term like ‘direct’ may seem a tad misguided when it comes to Granduciel’s style of hazy Americana, but this record is quite cogent and Granduciel’s most well envisioned statement yet.

p.m. Free admission. 223 Palafox, Old County Courthouse. 432-3080 or artelgallery.org. BLUE MORNING GALLERY 10 a.m.–5 p.m. “H2O” an exhibition featuring painting, photography, and tile and wood compositions is on display through March 29. Monday–Wednesday, 10 a.m.–5 p.m., Thursday–Saturday, 10 a.m.–8:30 p.m., and Sunday, 12:30–4 p.m. 21 S. Palafox. 429-9100 or bluemorninggallery.com. PENSACOLA MUSEUM OF ART 10 a.m.–5 p.m. The exhibition “Figures to Fur: Passions of a Private Collector (Selected Works from the Peyroux, Gillmore, and Meacham Collection)” serves as a public glimpse into a private love story between the collectors and their passion for European and American oil paintings, sculpture, and portrait miniatures from the 18th through the 20th century. On display through April 5. Tuesday–Friday, 10 a.m.–5 p.m. and Saturday, 12-5 p.m. 407 S. Jefferson St. 432-6247 or pensacolamuseumofart.com. QUAYSIDE ART GALLERY 10 a.m.–5 p.m. “A New Reality,” featuring the work of Lorraine Flatt, Sammie Tucker, and Marcia Moritz opens with a reception from 5—8 p.m. On display through Mar. 24. Monday–Saturday, 10 a.m.–5 p.m. and Sunday, 1-5 p.m. 17 E. Zaragoza St. Free admission. 438-2363 or quaysidegallery.com. “BE A WOK STAR” AT SO GOURMET 12—1 p.m. Betsy LeGallais and Sue Shattuck teach the basics of stir-frying and wok-wielding. The menu includes Pad Thai and Steamed Dumplings each paired with

If you need help connecting, I would direct you to the album’s lead single, “Red Eyes,” for understanding. This track is catchy as hell and more accessible than much of what we’ve heard in the past from the band, but it also embodies the band’s particular style and stays true to the vision. This is also the case for the album as a whole. The band moves forward without breaking character. For The War on Drugs, the make or break moment is right now, and they have more than met us halfway. “Lost in the Dream” is out now via Secretly Canadian Records. {in}

a “Bodacious” sauce. $35 per person. 407 S. Palafox St. 438-7857 or sogourmetpensacola.com. MESS HALL 2 – 5 p.m. The Pensacola MESS Hall (Math, Engineering, Science & Stuff) offers weekly themes, special activities and workshops that captivate curious minds of all ages and inspire a lifetime of discovery. School year hours are Tuesday–Friday, 2-5 p.m. and Saturday, 10 a.m.–5 p.m. 116 N. Tarragona St. Admission is free for members and $8 for adults and children ages 3 and over. 877-937-6377 or PensacolaMESShall.org. WINE TASTING AT AWM 5 p.m. Aragon Wine Market, 27 S. 9th Ave. 433-9463 or aragonwinemarket.com. WINE & GLIDE SEGWAY TOUR 5:30-7:30 p.m. This one-hour Segway tour includes a stop at Seville Quarter or Aragon Wine Market for a wine tasting. Offered every Thursday and Friday night. Call ahead for availability and information about other tour offerings. Emerald Coast Tours, 701 S. Palafox. $45. 417-9292 or emeraldcoasttours.net. A.B.C. BEVERAGE TASTINGS: COCKTAIL CREATIONS 6 p.m. March’s Atlas Beverage Class (A.B.C.), will feature Atlas Oyster House’s own Beverage Director Josh Goldman showcasing a range of cocktail recipes. Fish House Chef Billy Ballou prepares small plates paired with each featured beverage. Reservations are required, and the cost is $20 per student, per class. To make reservations call Lauren at 516-2324. atlas.goodgrits.com/ abc-beverage-tastings. inweekly.net

happenings VEGAN DINNER AT END OF THE LINE 6—9 p.m. While End of the Line offers vegan dinner options every day (except Mondays, when they’re closed) each Thursday the café also serves a 3-course dinner, the menu for which changes every week. 610 E. Wright St. $15. 4290336 or eotlcafe.com. “BEYOND OUR BACKYARD: ARCHAEOLOGY AROUND THE WORLD” 7—8 p.m., As part of this free lecture series, Norine Carroll of UWF’s Archaeology Institute will present "The Evolution of Archaeology Madagascar and the Serapis Project." The series will feature a lecture each Thursday in March in celebration of Florida Archaeology Month. West Florida Public Library Main Library, 239 N. Spring St. 436-5060 or mywfpl.com.

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THE DAVENPORTS 6 p.m. The Leisure Club, 126 S. Palafox. 912-4229 or tlcdowntown.com. KARAOKE NIGHT 6 p.m. VFW Post 706, 5000 Lillian Highway, 455-0026. LUCAS CRUTCHFIELD 6 p.m. The Deck at The Fish House, 600 S. Barracks St. 470-0003 or fishhouse.goodgrits.com. RONNIE LEVINE 6 p.m. Peg Leg Pete’s, 1010 Ft. Pickens Rd. 9324139 or peglegpetes.com. GYPSY GROOVE 7 p.m. Picasso Jazz Club, 19 S. Palafox. 433-4507 or picassojazz.com. JAMES & FRIENDS 7 p.m. Hub Stacey's Downtown, 312 E. Government St. 469-1001 or hubstaceys.com. JOE FINGERS 7 p.m. Five Sisters Blues Café, 421 W. Belmont St. 9124856 or fivesistersbluescafe.com. PSC WIND AND JAZZ ENSEMBLES CONCERT 7:30 p.m. Pensacola State College’s Wind and Jazz ensembles will perform a free concert. The public is invited and no tickets are required for this Lyceum Series event. Ashmore Fine Arts Auditorium, Building 8, 1000 College Blvd. 484-1800 or pensacolastate.edu/lyceum. DUELLING PIANOS 8 p.m. Rosie O’ Grady’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com. KRAZY GEORGE KARAOKE 8 p.m. Lili Marlene’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com. HOTEL OSCAR 9 p.m. End O’ the Alley Courtyard at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com. TYLER MAC BAND 9 p.m. The Sandshaker Lounge, 731 Pensacola Beach Blvd. 932-2211 or sandshaker.com. SPIRITS AND THE MELCHIZEDEK CHILDREN 9:30 p.m. Spirits and the Melchizedek Children with Glass Mattress and Yung Emocean. $5, all ages. Sluggo’s Vegetarian Restaurant, 101 S. Jefferson St. DJ MR. LAO 10 p.m. Phineas Phogg’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.

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LIVING HISTORY IN HISTORIC PENSACOLA VILLAGE 10 a.m.—4 p.m. Learn early 19th century cooking techniques and trade-skills like 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. 595-5993 or historicpensacola.org. March 6, 2014

SMOKIN’ IN THE SQUARE BARBEQUE COOKOFF 12—9 p.m. This free, two-day barbeque event includes a range of barbeque favorites, from brisket to seafood, as well as games, live music, vendors and more. The cook-off continues on Saturday, March 8 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Seville Square. smokininthesquare.com WINE TASTING AT CITY GROCERY 5—7 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. 469-8100. WINE TASTING AT SEVILLE QUARTER 5—7 p.m. “Try if for free, buy it for less” during weekly wine tastings at the Gift Shoppe at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com. “DIETRICH” AT PMA: OPENING RECEPTION AND ARTIST TALK 6 p.m. Filipe de Sousa speaks about his new work titled “Dietrich,” a contemporary installation piece, at its opening reception at the Pensacola Museum of Art. The installation will remain on display through April 5. 407 S. Jefferson St. 432-6247 or pensacolamuseumofart.com.

THE BEATLES TRIBUTE 8 p.m. Celebrating the 50th anniversary of The Beatles first visit to America and the release of “Meet the Beatles” and “Hard Day’s Night.” 2 S. Palafox. $15—$20. 607-6758 or vinylmusichall.com. DUELLING PIANOS 8 p.m. Rosie O’ Grady’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com. REDDOG 8 p.m. Five Sisters Blues Café, 421 W. Belmont St. 912-4856 or fivesistersbluescafe.com. THE BLENDERS 8:30 p.m. Hub Stacey's Downtown, 312 E. Government St. 469-1001 or hubstaceys.com. THE FRONT BOTTOMS AT THE HANDLEBAR 8:30 p.m. The Front Bottoms with The So So Glos, Flashlights, Jpegasus, and Joshua Taylor. The Handlebar, 319 N. Tarragona St. 434-9060 or pensacolahandlebar.com. GRAND THEFT AUDIO 9 p.m. Apple Annie’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com. HOTEL OSCAR 9 p.m. End O’ the Alley Courtyard at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com. THE REDFIELD 9 p.m. Lili Marlene’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com. SWERVE 9 p.m. The Deck at The Fish House, 600 S. Barracks St. 4700003 or fishhouse.goodgrits.com.

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CHEF JOE ABSTON AT SO GOURMET 6—8 p.m. Chef Joe Abston is the guest teacher for this class, teaches the preparation of Pot Roast & Pinot’s braised pork belly deviled eggs and three other courses, including seafood salad, lamb chops, and saffron ice cream. $65 per person. 407 S. Palafox St. 438-7857 or sogourmetpensacola.com. MONSTER JAM AT THE BAY CENTER 7:30 p.m. “As Big As It Gets Monster Jam” puts 12-foot tall monster trucks on show at the Bay Center. Tickets are $6.50 each for children ages 2—12, and $25-$33 for adults. A $5 cash-only parking fee will apply at the Bay Center’s parking lots for this event. 201 E. Gregory St. pensacolabaycenter.com. COMEDY UNCHAINED AT BIG EASY TAVERN 9:30 p.m. Comedy Unchained presents Mike McGehee from Las Vegas, Nevada. 710 N. Palafox St. 429-0045 or bigeasytavern.com. NIGHT BRUNCH AT POT ROAST AND PINOT 10 p.m.–12 a.m. The regular Saturday and Sunday morning brunch menu is available late night on Friday and Saturday nights. 321 E. Cervantes St. 607-7336 or potroastandpinot.com.

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LUCAS CRUTCHFIELD 5 p.m. The Deck at The Fish House, 600 S. Barracks St. 470-0003 or fishhouse.goodgrits.com. 3 AMIGOS DUO 6 p.m. Peg Leg Pete’s, 1010 Ft. Pickens Rd. 932-4139 or peglegpetes.com. REV. BILLY C. WIRTZ 6 p.m. Paradise Bar & Grill, 21 Via De Luna Drive. 916-5087 or paradisebar-grill.com. RON WILLIAMS 7 p.m. Picasso Jazz Club, 19 S. Palafox. 433-4507 or picassojazz.com. VINYL MUSIC HALL PRESENTS YESTERDAY-

12th AVENUE PATIO SALE 8 a.m. – 1 p.m. The 12th Avenue Patio Sale is back for the spring season. Original art and crafts, local produce and baked treats, and secondhand items are all part of the eclectic mix of goods offered weekly. The Patio Sale will be every Saturday from March 1st to May 31st, outside the historic former Sacred Heart Hospital, now known as Tower East Office Complex. 1010 N. 12th Ave. 4383580 or facebook.com/12thAveSale. 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 by vendors at Palafox Market in Downtown Pensacola. Items originate directly from onsite vendors, including dozens of local farmers, home gardeners and area artists. Martin Luther King Jr. Plaza, N. Palafox St. palafoxmarket.com. MCGUIRE’S ST. PATRICK’S DAY PREDICTION 5K RUN 9 a.m. Unlike a traditional race, the winners of this 37th annual 5K are the 5 males and females in each age group who most closely predicts their finish time. Streets open back up at 10 a.m., meaning you have one hour to walk or run the 3.1 mile course. The party goes on at McGuire’s until noon. Race day registration is $35 and open 6:30—8 a.m. 600 E. Gregory St. 433-6789 or mcguiresirishpub.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 looking to pick up a new instrument. Loaner ukuleles are available for the sessions, which usually last an hour. Blues Angel Music, 657 N. Pace Blvd. 457-7757 or bluesangelmusic.com. “PEDDLING PICKENS” 10 a.m. Gulf Islands National Seashore is conducting “Peddling Pickens” a series of ranger-led bicycle tours on the first, second and fourth Saturdays in March. The leisurely ride will occur on the old narrow gauge railroad path the Army built in the early 1900’s. Riders must bring their own bicycles and individuals under 18 years of age must bring and

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happenings wear their own helmet. The bike tour is free; however, there is an $8 entrance fee to the Fort Pickens Area. For more information, call the Naval Live Oaks Visitor Center at 934-2600 or visit nps.gov/guis. DAY BRUNCH AT POT ROAST AND PINOT 10 a.m.–3 p.m. The regular Saturday and Sunday menu includes favorite brunch dishes with exciting twists—like chicken and cashew waffles and French toast with grilled pineapple. 321 E. Cervantes St. 607-7336 or potroastandpinot.com. MONSTER JAM AT THE BAY CENTER 2 and 7:30 p.m. “As Big As It Gets Monster Jam” puts 12-foot tall monster trucks on show at the Bay Center. Tickets are $6.50 each for children ages 2—12, and $25--$33 for adults. A $5 cash-only parking fee will apply at the Bay Center’s parking lots for this event. 201 E. Gregory St. pensacolabaycenter.com. PENSACOLA BAY BREWERY TOUR 3:30 p.m. Go behind the scenes at Pensacola’s own brewery with Brewmaster Mark Robertson. Tours begin in the Taproom and include samples for those ages 21 and over. No reservations required. $5. 225 E. Zaragoza St. 434-3353 or pbbrew.com. NIGHT BRUNCH AT POT ROAST AND PINOT 10 p.m.—12 a.m. Every Friday and Saturday night, enjoy a late night edition of the regular Saturday and Sunday morning brunch menu. 321 E. Cervantes St. 607-7336 or potroastandpinot.com.

or sevillequarter.com. HOTEL OSCAR 9 p.m. End O’ the Alley Courtyard at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com. KARAOKE WITH KRAZY GEORGE 9 p.m. Hub Stacey’s Downtown, 312 E. Government St. 4691001 or hubstaceys.com. THE REDFIELD 9 p.m. Lili Marlene’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com. SWERVE 9 p.m. The Deck at The Fish House, 600 S. Barracks St. 470-0003 or fishhouse. goodgrits.com.

for coffee and pastries. The Leisure Club, 126 S. Palafox. 912-4229 or tlcdowntown.com. DAY BRUNCH AT POT ROAST AND PINOT 10 a.m.–3 p.m. Regular Saturday and Sunday morning brunch including Bellinis, Mimosas, and Bloody Marys. 321 E. Cervantes St. 607-7336 or potroastandpinot.com. THE FISH HOUSE BRUNCH 11 a.m.–2 p.m. Enjoy a delicious Sunday brunch overlooking Pensacola Bay. The Fish House, 600 S. Barracks St. 470-0003 or fishhouse.goodgrits.com. END OF THE LINE BRUNCH 11 a.m.–2 p.m. This vegan café offers its unique 3-course brunch every Sunday, with a menu that changes

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SARAH PEARCY 12 p.m. Peg Leg Pete’s, 1010 Ft. Pickens Rd. 932-4139 or peglegpetes.com. VICTOR WAINWRIGHT 3 p.m. Paradise Bar & Grill, 21 Via De Luna Drive. 916-5087 or paradisebar-grill.com. CAPTAIN JOHN AND THE KREW 5 p.m. Hub Stacey's Downtown, 312 E. Government St. 469-1001. DISMAL CREEK 6 p.m. Peg Leg Pete’s, 1010 Ft. Pickens Rd. 932-4139 or peglegpetes.com. KARAOKE WITH KRAZY GEORGE 8 p.m. Lili Marlene’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com. BROOKS HUBBERT 10 p.m. McGuire's Irish Pub, 600 E. Gregory St. 433-2849 or mcguiresirishpub.com.

MONDAY 3.10

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W.B. SEARCY 12 p.m. Peg Leg Pete’s, 1010 Ft. Pickens Rd. 932-4139 or peglegpetes.com. A DRUNKER SHADE OF GREEN 2 p.m. The Pensacola Bay Brewery is hosting this Pre-St. Patrick’s Day Party with live music provided by A Drunker Shade of Green. 225 E. Zaragoza St. 434-3353 or pbbrew.com. DAVE AND JOE SHOW 6 p.m. Peg Leg Pete’s, 1010 Ft. Pickens Rd. 932-4139 or peglegpetes.com. REV. BILLY C. WIRTZ 6 p.m. Paradise Bar & Grill, 21 Via De Luna Drive. 916-5087 or paradisebar-grill.com. DAVID DONDERO AT OPEN BOOKS 7 p.m. David Dondero with Jamey Jones. 1040 N. Guillemard St. $8 cover. 453-6774 or davedondero.com. DONNIE SUNDAL 7 p.m. Picasso Jazz Club, 19 S. Palafox. 433-4507 or picassojazz.com. CAT RHODES 8 p.m. Five Sisters Blues Café, 421 W. Belmont St. 912-4856 or fivesistersbluescafe.com. DUELLING PIANOS 8 p.m. Rosie O’ Grady’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com. VINYL MUSIC HALL PRESENTS IRATION 8 p.m. Iration with Natural Vibrations (Natty Vibes) and The Movement. 2 S. Palafox. $12—$15. 607-6758 or vinylmusichall.com. GRAND THEFT AUDIO 9 p.m. Apple Annie’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211

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SUNDAY 3.9

FLORIDA TRAIL ASSOCIATION WAKE-UP HIKE 7 a.m. Head to the Pensacola Bayfront Stadium in Pensacola to get your week started with a brisk, 1-hour long walk. Trudy Walden and Peggy Grantham will lead the FTA group, which will meet at the stadium, 449 W. Main St. For more information, including other upcoming weekly hike locations, visit meetup.com/ ftawesterngate. BUBBLES & BRUNCH AT THE LEISURE CLUB 10 a.m.–2:30 p.m. Enjoy gourmet brunch trios for $12 each. You pick the three delicious items to build your perfect brunch. Bottomless Champagne & Mimosas for $5. TLC opens at 9 a.m.

each week. 610 E. Wright St. $15. 429-0336 or eotlcafe.com. SEVILLE QUARTER SUNDAY BRUNCH 11 a.m.–4 p.m. Seville Quarter’s weekly Sunday Brunch features their regular breakfast menu and beignets along with Chef Brandon Melton’s added specials. Bottomless Bloody Marys, Mimosas and Screwdrivers as well as live music are also part of the fun. Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com. FIVE SISTERS JAZZ BRUNCH 11 a.m.–5 p.m. A southern-inspired brunch menu ranging from French toast to shrimp and grits is served up in addition to Five Sisters’ regular menu offerings— and alongside live music—every Sunday. Five

RUNNING: SEVILLE QUARTER MILERS CLUB 5 p.m. Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com. FAMILY GAME NIGHT AT THE MAIN LIBRARY 6—7:30 p.m. The main branch of West Florida Public Library (WFPL) is hosting game nights each Monday. WFPL has a wide verity of board games and puzzles for all ages and are encouraging the public to bring friends and family along for this weekly event. Main Library, 239 N. Spring St. 436-5038 or mywfpl.com. TEXAS HOLD ‘EM FOR FUN AT THE SANDSHAKER 7 p.m. The Sandshaker Lounge, 731 Pensacola Beach Blvd. 932-2211 or sandshaker.com. WORLD OF BEER TRIVIA NIGHT 7–9 p.m. Drink beer, play trivia for free and win WOB Bucks if your team makes the top three. 200 S. Palafox St. 332-7952 or wobusa.com/locations/Palafox. BAR BINGO 8 p.m. Free to play. Buck Thomas and the Seville Girls host this weekly event complete with drink specials and prizes. Apple Annie’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com. TRIVIA AT THE SANDSHAKER 9 p.m. The Sandshaker Lounge, 731 Pensacola Beach Blvd. 932-2211 or sandshaker.com.

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CONTINUAM 6 p.m. Peg Leg Pete’s, 1010 Ft. Pickens Rd. 932-4139 or peglegpetes.com. JSOP PRESENTS BLUE MONDAY 6:30 –9 p.m. The Jazz Society of Pensacola's "Blues" night, featuring Boukou Groove with Donnie Sundal and Fred Domulot. Admission is $10 for JSOP members with membership card, $15 for nonmembers, and $5 for students with ID. Seating is first come, first serve. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Five Sisters Blues Cafe, 421 W. Belmont St.. 4338382 or jazzpensacola.com.

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Panhandle Slim Shows Up in East Hill Jessica Forbes

Artist Scott “Panhandle Slim” Stanton is returning to his native Pensacola for another hometown show at Ozone Pizza Pub. Even if you think you don’t know his work, chances are if you’ve eaten out in a number of locally owned restaurants downtown, you’ve seen a Panhandle Slim original. Stanton’s paintings fuse portraiture with literature, poetry, and other previously spoken and/or written insight—whether a given piece makes you laugh, reflect,

TOUCHÉ AMORÉ AT THE HANDLEBAR 7:30 p.m. Touché Amoré with Seahaven, Caravels, and Glare. The Handlebar, 319 N. Tarragona St. 434-9060 or pensacolahandlebar.com. BLUES SOCIETY OF NORTHWEST FLORIDA’S MONDAY NIGHT BLUES 8 p.m. Featuring Dizzy Jukes. Lili Marlene’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com. PAPER STREET SOAP CO. 8 p.m. End o’ the Alley Courtyard at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.

TUESDAY 3.11

PENSACOLA OPERA’S MEET THE ARTISTS LUNCHEON: “CINDERELLA” 11:30 a.m. Guests will have the chance to meet the singers, directors, and designers involved in Pensacola Opera’s upcoming production of “Cinderella.” An educational lecture will be presented by Music Director, Jerome Shannon, and excerpts from the opera will be performed by the 2014 Artists in Residence. Tickets are $25 per person and can be ordered by calling 433-6737. pensacolaopera.com. “ONE POT MAMA!” AT SO GOURMET 12—1 p.m., LeGallais and Shattuck teach students how to utilize just one pot for a range of meals. The menu features Portuguese chicken & potato soup with bread salad. $35 per person. 407 S. Palafox St. 438-7857 or sogourmetpensacola.com. HALF-PRICE SUSHI 5 p.m. Atlas, 600 S. Barracks St. 470-0003 or atlas.goodgrits.com. SHAKESPEARE CLUB 5–7 p.m. Club members will read and discuss the works of Shakespeare. The club is ongoing and meets every Tuesday, March 6, 2014

or pick up a new reference or two from the range of musicians, authors, activists, actors and others that he puts to canvas, Stanton’s boldly colored works are usually a treat for the eye and the psyche. “So many great quotes from the past fit the news of today,” Stanton said, who explained that much of his inspiration comes each morning while reading the New York Times and local papers in Savannah, Ga., his current home base. “That helps spark me for the day on what to paint.”

and welcomes Shakespeare fans of all ages. West Florida Public Library, 239 N. Spring St. 662-278-8383. PRIME TIME TUESDAYS 5:30 p.m. Jackson’s, 400 S. Palafox. 469-9898 or jacksons.goodgrits.com. PERDIDO SPRINGFEST FAIR 6 p.m. This fourth annual event consists of 5 days of carnival rides and games, concessions, live entertainment and a vendor marketplace. Open nightly at 6 p.m. through Friday, March 14 and at 3 p.m. on Saturday, March 15. Admission and parking are free. Tickets for rides and unlimited ride wristbands will be sold at the event. Jim Downey Field, 2221 S. Blue Angel Pkwy. perdidospringfest.com. YOGA AT EVER’MAN 6 p.m. There is no cost involved. Must be over 18 to attend. Ever’man Natural Foods, 315 W. Garden St. 438-0402 or everman.org. 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. 291-7658. PAS LECTURE SERIES: UWF FIELD SCHOOLS RECAP AND PREVIEW 7 p.m. The Pensacola Archaeological Society hosts Dr. John Bratten and Dr. Ramie Gougeon of the University of West Florida, who will present on UWF’s 2013 Field School and preview the upcoming projects for 2014. First fl oor, Room B of the West Florida Public Library, 239 N Spring St. Free. 595-0050 or pasfl.org. TUESDAY NIGHT POETRY NIGHT AT SLUGGO’S 7 p.m. Free open mic poetry event every Tuesday. Sluggo’s Vegetarian Restaurant, 101 S. Jefferson St. facebook.com/TNPNS.

Stanton says he paints every day and has no shortage of quotes to keep him working. “I have so many quotes in my head, I have found myself quoting them in daily conversation with people. I make sure to keep a check on that, because I do not want to be that guy.” Though the Pensacola reception is one night, the paintings will remain in Ozone for a short time after March 11. Stanton assures there will be a variety of sizes and subject matter on display. “I'm not sure how many pieces I will bring,” he said. “I just load the van up with as many as will fit.” Lately, Stanton has found a new, super-kitschy backdrop to play on with paint: mass-produced prints from the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. “Painting on thrift store paintings is a rather new development for me,” Stanton said. Along with friends, he mines the old-school works from thrift stores throughout the South, including here in Pensacola. “It seems like I always have a show up somewhere across this land,” Stanton, whose

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JORDAN RICHARDS 6 p.m. Peg Leg Pete’s, 1010 Ft. Pickens Rd. 932-4139 or peglegpetes.com. LUCAS CRUTCHFIELD 6 p.m. The Deck at The Fish House, 600 S. Barracks St. 470-0003 or fishhouse.goodgrits.com. VICTOR WAINWRIGHT 6 p.m. Paradise Bar & Grill, 21 Via De Luna Drive. 916-5087 or paradisebar-grill.com. NATHAN MULKEY TRIO 6:30 p.m. Hub Stacey's Downtown, 312 E. Government St. 469-1001. TUESDAY JAZZ JAM: THE GINO ROSARIA QUARTET 6:30 p.m. Lili Marlene’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com. KARAOKE WITH BECKY 8 p.m. The Sandshaker Lounge, 731 Pensacola Beach Blvd. 932-2211 or sandshaker.com. MIKE QUINN 9 p.m. End o’ the Alley Courtyard at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 4346211 or sevillequarter.com. PLAY’S “BEST OF THE COAST” KARAOKE NIGHT 9 p.m. Krazy George hosts Play’s weekly karaoke night, voted the “Best of the Coast” in 2013. Free skee ball and $2.50 drinks are just two more reasons to check this party out. 16 S. Palafox, Suite 200. 466-3080 or iplaypensacola.com.

WEDNESDAY 3.12

PENSACOLA COOKS LUNCH & LEARN 12—1 p.m. Join one of several Pensacola Cooks’ guest chefs a one-hour, interactive class that provides participants with tips and techniques for shopping, food prep, and plate presentation.

work has made him a sort of folk art rock star, stated. “I don't usually attend the shows, but Pensacola is home and it's a great chance to see old and new friends.” Stanton said he is happy to explain to anyone inquiring about his name—which he took from a brand of western-style shirt a friend once wore— where he’s from and the role it has played in his development as an artist. “I sure tell them I'm from the Panhandle of Florida, and I talk about how unique, wonderful and strange of a place it is,” he said. “I always talk it up, and I mean every word.” {in}

PANHANDLE SLIM ART SHOW AT OZONE

WHEN: 6—9 p.m. Tuesday, March, 11 WHERE: Ozone Pizza Pub, 1010 North 12th Ave., Suite 111 COST: The show itself is free to check out; the cost of eats and art purchases are up to you DETAILS: 433-7336 or facebook. com/panhandle.slim.3

Recipe cards for dishes prepared in the class are also provided. Registration is $25 per student. Ever’man Natural Foods Community Kitchen, 315 W. Garden St. 456-0743 or pensacolacooks.com. RUN4WINE 5:30 p.m. Get out and about downtown as part of The Run4Wine Running Club. The club welcomes runners (and walkers) of all abilities, and offers 1, 2, 3, 5 and 6 mile courses. Upon your return, enjoy 2-for-1 wine specials and a 10 percent discount on food, The Wine Bar’s way of rewarding you for your work out. The Wine Bar, 16 S. Palafox. run4wine.net. WINE DOWN WEDNESDAYS 5:30 p.m.-close. All bottled wines are 50 percent off. Jackson’s, 400 S. Barracks St. 469-9898 or jacksons.goodgrits.com. PENSACOLA BAY BREWERY RUNNING CLUB 6:30 p.m. Three different routes of varying lengths take off from the brewery every Wednesday. 225 E. Zaragoza St. 434-3353 or pbbrew.com. TAP IT AND RUN 6:30 p.m. Pound the pavement along the WOB Running Club’s 3.2-mile route, and you’ll be treated to half-price select drafts for runners. After 10 runs with the group, runners receive a “Tap It and Run” shirt. World of Beer, 200 S. Palafox St. 332-7952 or wobusa. com/locations/Palafox. WINE DOWN WEDNESDAYS 6:30 p.m. Halfpriced bottles of wine and live music. The Leisure Club, 126 S. Palafox. 912-4229 or tlcdowntown.com. PUB TRIVIA NIGHT AT GOAT LIPS 7—9:30 p.m. Tim Roberts hosts Goat Lips’ weekly Team Trivia Night, with topics including general trivia, pop culture, sports and more. Goat Lips Beer Garden, 2811 Copter Road. 474-1919 or facebook. com/goatlipsdeli. 19

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Ice Flyers Are Playoff-Bound Again Jessica Forbes

As the reigning Southern Professional Hockey League (SPHL) Champions, the Pensacola Ice Flyers started the 20132014 season with a new Head Coach, Rod Aldoff, with hopes to continue the championship success of the preceding season. As the end of the regular season approaches, the Ice Flyers announced that they will make another run for the SPHL President’s Cup, having been the first of the league’s 10 teams to secure a spot in the playoffs.

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As of March 3, the Ice Flyers 31-13-5 record was the best in the SPHL, trailed by the Louisiana Ice Gators, who, at 3015-3, achieved a place in the playoffs on March 2. At present, standings are too close to call the remaining 6 teams that will enter the first round of post-regular season play, and game dates and match ups have yet to be announced. No matter how the post-season schedule shakes out however, Ice Flyers’ season ticket holders have the option to reserve seats for the entirety of the playoffs. Season ticket packages include tickets for the first two home playoff games (no matter which playoff round they fall in), but holders have until March 17 to reserve their seats for rest of the 2014 playoffs—a possible 4 additional home games. If the full allotment of home

playoff games is not played, the remaining balance will be credited to a season ticket holder’s account for the 2014-2015 season. The Ice Flyers will play two more home games during the regular season against the Peoria Rivermen, on Friday, March 14 and Saturday, March 15, both at 7:05 p.m. The Ice Flyers’ final regular season game will take place away, against the Bloomington Thunder on March 22. {in}

PENSACOLA ICE FLYERS 2013-2014 PLAYOFF TICKET RESERVATIONS WHEN: Deadline for Season Ticket holders to reserve tickets is Monday, Mar. 17. WHERE: Pensacola Bay Center, 201 E. Gregory St. COST: $12.74-$22.41 per seat DETAILS: 466-3111 or pensacolaiceflyers.com.

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THE MUSIC STUDY CLUB PRESENTS PSC’S FACULTY WIND QUINTET 10 a.m. The Pensacola State College Faculty Wind Quintet will perform for the March meeting of the Pensacola Music Study Club. Refreshments and coffee will be served at 10 a.m. and the program begins at 10:30 a.m. Pleitz Chapel of First Baptist Church, 500 N. Palafox St. Free. 261-7715 or pensacolamusic.org. LUCAS CRUTCHFIELD 5 p.m. The Deck at The Fish House, 600 S. Barracks St. 470-0003 or fishhouse.goodgrits.com. SHE SAID 6 p.m. Peg Leg Pete’s, 1010 Ft. Pickens Rd. 932-4139 or peglegpetes.com. JAZZ JAM WITH THE PICASSO HOUSE BAND 7 p.m. Picasso Jazz Club, 19 S. Palafox. 433-4507 or picassojazz.com. TIMBERHAWK 7 p.m. Hub Stacey's Downtown, 312 E. Government St. 469-1001. VINYL MUSIC HALL PRESENTS TRIBAL SEEDS 7 p.m. Tribal Seeds with New Kingston and Inna Vision. 2 S. Palafox. $15. 607-6758 or vinylmusichall.com. DUELLING PIANOS 8 p.m. Rosie O’ Grady’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com. KARAOKE WITH KRAZY GEORGE 8 p.m. Lili Marlene’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com. BRENA BAND 9 p.m. The Deck at The Fish House, 600 S. Barracks St. 470-0003 or fishhouse.goodgrits.com.

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The Oscar After-Party Sad that the Oscar buzz has worn off ? Movie buffs unite—there’s still the Pensacola Film Festival at Movies 4 Gulf Breeze. Every year, the theater’s film buyer and founder, Jim Norton, searches for movies to show at the festival by researching film reviews and taking notes from customers. Since the theater was refurbished in 2004, Norton made the decision to showcase independent films that either receive limited or no screen time in local theaters. “We’re too close to the Breeze [cinema] to be showing movies like ‘RoboCop’ or ‘The Monuments Men,’” he explained. “So I made the decision to show movies that viewers would otherwise go to New Orleans to see.” While Movies 4 has spent the past 10 years distancing itself from the big guys, it has no choice in the matter of going digital. Film reels will soon be a thing of the past. “I realize we have to convert to the digital projectors,” Norton said. “We get movies

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1 p.m.—Friday, Saturday, Sunday Screen 1 Last Vegas (Comedy, Starring Robert De Niro and Michael Douglass) Screen 2 American Hustle (Drama, Starring Christian Bale and Jennifer Lawrence) Screen 3 Much Ado About Nothing (Comedy, Starring Nathan Fillion and Amy Acker) Screen 4 Chasing Ice (Documentary) 4 p.m.—Friday, Saturday, Sunday Screen 1 Oscar Nominated Short Films (All Five Films, Animated)

Screen 2 American Hustle (Drama, Starring Christian Bale and Jennifer Lawrence) Screen 3 Love Is All You Need (Romantic Drama, Starring Trine Dyrholm and Pierce Brosnan) Screen 4 What Maisie Knew (Drama, Starring Julianne Moore and Steve Coogan) 7 p.m.—Friday, Saturday, Sunday Screen 1 Dallas Buyer’s Club (Drama, Starring Matthew McConaughey and Jared Leto) Screen 2 American Hustle (Drama, Starring Christian Bale and Jennifer Lawrence)

Screen 3 Nebraska (Comedy/Drama, Starring Will Forte and Bruce Dern) Screen 4 Kings of Summer (Comedy/Drama, Starring Nick Robinson and Gabriel Basso) 9:30 p.m.—Friday and Saturday Screen 1 Oscar Nominated Short Films (All Five Films, Live Action) Screen 2 American Hustle (Drama, Starring Christian Bale and Jennifer Lawrence) Screen 3 Muscle Shoals (Documentary) Screen 4 20 Feet from Stardom (Documentary)

after the Breeze and other theaters. A film like ‘American Hustle’ only has 2,500 copies for theaters in the whole country. And only 40 of those are made in film.”

“I made the decision to show movies that viewers would otherwise go to New Orleans to see.” Jim Norton Mr. Hublot, 2014 Academy Award Winner for But going the extra lengths to bring Best Animated Short Film limited release movies to Gulf Breeze pays off. When Movies 4 started showing “American two show times at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Tickets Hustle” after it left bigger theaters, Norton are $5. said he sold hundreds of tickets. As Movies 4 prepares for its shift into the Going digital is a costly venture, but one digital world, the theater’s mission to bring Movies 4 has seen coming. Last April, Norton independent movies to locals and visitors spoke with the IN about raising funds. alike will never change. “It costs about $40,000 to $50,000 for “We’re never going to show the same one projector,” Norton said. “We’re trying to movies as everyone else,” Norton said. “If the get two by this summer. There are ways to big guys don’t show it, we’ll show it.” {in} lease the projectors too, but you still have to have some cash saved.” This weekend, you can support the theater by purchasing a movie ticket to the Pensacola Film Festival. WHEN: March 7-9 “Rather than our normal $5 price, WHERE: Movies 4 Gulf Breeze, 1175 Gulf tickets are $10 per film, which includes Breeze Pkwy. a small popcorn and small soda. It’s COST: $10 per movie (includes small popstill a great deal,” Norton said. corn and soda) or $50 for weekend pass If you plan to watch movies all DETAILS: movies4gulfbreeze.webs.com weekend long, you have the option of a $50 weekend pass. And like years before, wine will be available free of charge. WHEN: 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Saturday, March 8 Adding a new twist to the festival, WHERE: The Bodacious Olive, 407 S. Movies 4 will be hosting a screening of Palafox the Oscar nominated short films (live COST: $5 action and animated) at The Bodacious Olive, Saturday, March 8 with

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2013 DIFFERENCE MAKERS Chamber Honors the Region’s Community, Business Leaders at 54th Annual PACE Awards The Pensacola Chamber Foundation announced its 54th Annual PACE Award recipients last night at the Hilton Pensacola Beach Gulf Front. The PACE Awards are given out each year to honor the outstanding individuals in the community who have made significant contributions to Greater Pensacola’s overall economic progress. “This year’s award recipients have distinguished themselves as innovative entrepreneurs, visionary business and civic leaders, and exemplary corporate citizens,” said Pensacola Chamber Foundation Executive Director and Chamber President Jerry Maygarden. “They are the very best of us, and we are honored to pay tribute to these individuals who have made positive impacts to our community.”

Jessica Lee, the general manager and vice president of Kia AutoSport of Pensacola, was named Emerging Leader of the Year for her volunteerism with such organizations and groups as OneBlood, Pensacola Symphony Orchestra, the University of West Florida College of Business, Leadership Pensacola Alumni Association and Impact 100. Pensacola native and Fitness Onboard, LLC Founder and CEO Cindi Bonner was honored as the Professional Leader of the Year, having helped to grow her company into one of the premier Stand Up Paddleboarding fitness, rental and special event businesses along the Gulf Coast.

John Peacock, chairman of the Downtown Improvement Board and current financial advisor with Edward Jones, was named Community Leader of the Year and was recognized for being a tireless advocate for the revitalization of Downtown Pensacola, as well as a relentless supporter of several local nonprofits. Gulf Power Company President and CEO Stan Connally was named Business Leader of the Year for his contributions toward developing economic development programs and workforce development initiatives in Northwest Florida.

Charles Carlan was awarded the Spirit of Pensacola Award for his devotion toward the betterment of the engineering profession by hiring and mentoring countless young engineers for more than four decades. And finally, the late Dr. Reed Bell, founder of the Children’s Hospital at Sacred Heart, was posthumously honored with the prestigious Pioneer Award, established in 1978 to honor an individual who has made significant contributions with lasting impact and who has demonstrated a lifetime commitment to progress for the Greater Pensacola Area.

From left to right: John Peacock, Community Leader of the Year; Charles Carlan, Spirit of Pensacola Award winner; Jessica Lee, Emerging Leader of the Year; Pensacola Chamber Foundation Executive Director and Chamber President Jerry Maygarden; Cindi Bonner, Professional Leader of the Year; Ken Bell, Son of the Pioneer Award Winner Dr. Reed Bell, who was posthumously honored; and Stan Connally, Business Leader of the Year.

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news of the weird TEACH A MAN TO FISH ...The Drug Users Resource Center in Vancouver, British Columbia (heralded previously in News of the Weird for a vending machine dispensing 25-cent crack-cocaine pipes to discourage addicts from committing crimes to fund their habit), launched a program in August to supply alcoholics with beer-brewing and wine-making ingredients to discourage them from drinking rubbing alcohol, hand-sanitizer and mouthwash. The DURC "co-op" sells, for $10 monthly, brewing mix in a pre-hopped beer kit, but eventually, an official said, co-op members will brew from scratch, including boiling, mashing and milling. A civic leader told Canada's National Post that the program has already begun to reduce crime in areas frequented by alcoholics. GOVERNMENT IN ACTION Rapeprevention activists estimate that local governments have backlogs of untested evidentiary "rape kits" that total up to 400,000 nationally—signifying free crimes for rapists, lost justice for victims, and ruined reputations for men wrongly arrested. (As TV police dramas emphasize, many rape victims are reluctant to submit to the indignity of swabbing and photographing so soon after being violated and comply only because detectives assure them of the rape kit's importance.) Memphis, Tenn., has an inventory of 12,000, and the state of Texas at least 16,000—dating back to the 1980s. However, the cost of testing (about $500 each) is daunting for many city budgets, according to a February report by the Rape Kit Action Project in New York. • More Texas Justice: After 37 years in prison, Jerry Hartfield goes to court in April for a retrial of his 1977 conviction (and death sentence) for murder in Bay City, Texas. Actually, the 1977 conviction was overturned, but before Hartfield could demand his release (he is described in court documents as illiterate with an IQ of 51), the then-governor commuted the sentence to life in prison in 1983. It was only in 2006 that a fellow inmate persuaded Hartfield that the commutation was illusory—since there was, at that point, no "sentence" to commute. Hartfield's lawyers call Texas' treatment a blatant violation of his constitutional right to a "speedy" trial, but prosecutors suggest that it is Hartfield's own fault that he has remained in prison the last 30 years. • Congressional wisdom has prevented the federal government's Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) from using competitive bids to decide how much to pay for medical devices—and among the most steeply overpriced products are "vacuum erection systems" ("penis pumps") that invigorate seniors' lives. CMS pays an average of $360, while the Department of Veterans Affairs, which also buys the pumps

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but by competitive bid, pays about $185. In a January report, the Health and Human Services inspector general estimated the government could save $18 million a year (and beneficiaries another $4.5 million) if CMS could use competitive bidding. GREAT ART! Frances Wadsworth-Jones' jewelry design show ("Heaven Sent") at the Museum of London runs until April, with centerpiece brooches that resemble bird droppings. Why, she was asked, would a woman want to wear jewelry suggesting that a pigeon soiled her lapel? "The stain is very intimate," said the artist. It's "something that you wouldn't want, and you're turning it into something beautiful." Wadsworth-Jones' pieces have sold for as much as the equivalent of $4,000. • In December, the New York City parks department, responding to alarmed visitors at Socrates Sculpture Park in Queens, built a wooden fence to shield the sculpture "Bear Eats Man" so that parents might examine the structure before children start asking them awkward questions. The sculpture by Ms. Thordis Adalsteinsdottir is of a bear clutching, and about to bite, a man—who appears in shock and sports an erection that art aficionados have justified as possibly representing the man's involuntary reflexive shock, according to a New York Times report. DEMOCRACY IN ACTION Christopher Schaeffer likely became the first public officeholder in the U.S. sworn in as an openly declared "Pastafarian"—an adherent of the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster— when he took his seat on the Town Council of Pomfret, N.Y., in January. Schaeffer was wearing the traditional Pastafarian religious head covering (a colander). LEAST COMPETENT CRIMINALS Clumsy: (1) The surveillance video of The Shambles bar in Chicago showed that an attempted break-in one night in January went awry when the unidentified perp removed the front entrance lock but gave up and fled seconds later when he couldn't open the door—which he was shown furiously pulling on, oblivious that it was a "push" door. (2) Robert Williams, 42, was charged with robbing a PNC Bank in Laurel, Md., in February after starring in the surveillance video by twice spilling his entire loot ($20,650) on the bank's floor. After he finally gathered the bills and fled in a pickup truck, police punctured the tires, and when Williams tried to run, he slipped on the ice, slashing his head open. {in}

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