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STAN CONNALLY Southern Company, the parent company of Gulf Power, announced Stan Connally, Jr., the chairman, president and CEO of Gulf Power, has been named executive vice president of operations for Southern Company. He will continue in both roles. Connally began his career with Southern Company in 1989 as a co-op student at Georgia Power's Plant Yates and has held positions in various functional areas, including customer operations, sales and marketing, and power generation. He has led Gulf Power since July 2012.

RAYME EDLER Escambia County has

selected Dr. Edler as the new medical services director for the Escambia County Corrections and Public Safety departments.

She will be responsible for overseeing all county medical staff under emergency medical services and the county jail. Her target start date is Monday, May 7. Edler has been an emergency medicine board certified physician at Baptist Hospital for seven years, previously serving as an emergency medicine resident at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in Baton Rouge, La.

TAMMIE JO SHULTS Southwest Airlines

pilot, who trained at NAS Pensacola, last week completed an emergency landing of a Boeing 737 in Philadelphia, saving the lives of 148 people and averting a catastrophe when one of the plane's engines exploded.

Shults was among the first female fighter pilots for the U.S. Navy. After aviation officer candidate school in Pensacola, she served in the Navy for 10 years, reaching the rank of Navy lieutenant commander.

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STARBUCKS Across the U.S., the company will be closing the doors of more than 8,000 company-owned stores to conduct "racialbias education geared toward preventing discrimination in our stores" and sensitize its 175, 000 employees on racial bias. The stand down was announced after two African-American men were arrested after asking to use the restroom at a Starbucks in Philadelphia. An employee refused the request because the men had not bought anything, according to officials. The men sat down and were asked to leave, and an employee eventually called the police. A video of the incident garnered more than 10 million views on Twitter.

FEMA Last Friday marked seven months

since Hurricane Maria made landfall in Puerto Rico. The island still does not have reliable power. Meanwhile, the Federal Emergency Management Agency announced it would terminate housing assistance for more than 1,600 displaced Puerto Rican families in the U.S.—600 of which are in Florida. Senators Marco Rubio and Bill Nelson have asked the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee to conduct an additional oversight hearing on the overall hurricane recovery.

ROGER STONE The Okaloosa Republi-

can Executive Committee has "uninvited" the former Trump advisor from its annual dinner after he reportedly called former first lady Barbara Bush, who died April 17, a "nasty drunk." Stone was to be the keynote for the Okaloosa County Lincoln Reagan Day Dinner. At some point, the name-calling needs to end.

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THE PALMIERI SISTERS Last week, I traveled to Oxford, Miss., for a book event at the famous Square Books. I went to share the stage with Jennifer Palmieri, communications director for the Obama administration and Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign and author of "Dear Madam President: An Open Letter to the Women Who Will Run the World," which sits atop the New York Times Best Sellers list.

I made the trip in part to promote my novel, "City of Grudges," but the real purpose of the journey was to visit with Jennifer's family and pay tribute to my college classmate Dana Palmieri Drago, Jennifer's oldest sister.

Dana and I were shy freshmen who became friends while sitting in the Zoology lab in Shoemaker Hall in 1975. Dana would later become president of the Kappa Delta sorority and graduate summa cum laude. She had a successful career in banking. She passed away last year from early-onset Alzheimer's at the age of 58.

"Dear Madam President" is an inspirational book for women that may run for office in the future, but it is also a loving tribute to the extraordinary bond sisters share.

Yes, Jennifer offers insights into the Obama administration and the 2016 presidential election. She also writes about her sister's battle with Alzheimer's, a horrible disease that has no hope of recovery.

Dana saw her diagnosis as a blessing.

She told her family it would allow her to retire early and motivate them to spend time together. Her life would be shortened, but Dana made sure her remaining days were of the highest quality. She didn't surrender to Alzheimer's and sought to protect her independence. The Palmieri sisters rallied around Dana and were with her to the end.

On an unusually cold Monday afternoon on the balcony of a hotel off the Oxford Square, I visited with Dana's daughter, Becca. We talked about what the University of Mississippi was like 40 years ago. I told Becca about how Ole Miss at the time was dominated by students from Jackson and Memphis, and my bond with her mother was we were outsiders. Dana was from Pascagoula, and I was from the Mississippi Delta. We had to figure out how to fit in.

Becca works for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, and she was thrilled that her mother had worked on my campaign when I ran for student body president in 1978. She was excited to see that maybe some of that passion came from her mother—although I think her aunts had something to do with it, too.

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THE LEGACY OF DENISE MCLEOD

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By Rick Outzen After 42 years, Denise McLeod, the vice president of human resources at LandrumHR, is retiring. Under her leadership, Landrum Staffing grew to be the largest independent staffing service in the Florida panhandle. She leaves a legacy of professionalism, organizational acumen and compassion for her clients, employees and the community that few can rival.

Right out of college, McLeod went to work for Britt Landrum, Jr., who founded Landrum Professional Employer Services nearly five decades ago. The temporary help industry was relatively new, and the term "human resources" didn't exist.

"It was personnel management back in those days, so I was so fortunate to get in on the ground floor with Landrum and the industry as a kid right out of college," McLeod told Inweekly.

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She was excited to work for Landrum.

"What better example of integrity, and ethical behavior, and wisdom, and compassion and just being so dang smart?" she said. "My peers and friends had never had that opportunity, and here I had it starting right out of the gate to learn from him and work for him, so I'm very thankful for that."

McLeod's enthusiasm impressed Landrum immediately.

"I'll never forget when I first interviewed her," he said. "She was 21 years old and fresh out of the University of Southern Mississippi.

The thing that struck me so much about her was her attitude. I mean, she had the most uplifting kind of a spirit about her and a positive mental attitude."

It didn't take long for Landrum to realize he had a high performer on his hands.

"Denise was just so willing to accept responsibility and wade in and tackle the hardest jobs," Landrum said. "We took on some very large accounts over the years, and she took responsibility for them and made sure our client was satisfied."

At McLeod's core was the desire to help people.

"In the business we're in, you see folks at their highest and at their lowest when they are trying to, a lot of times, recreate themselves or get back on their feet," said McCleod. "I've had the good fortune of interviewing and placing literally thousands of people in temporary and permanent jobs over all these years. There's not too much more that's this fulfilling in helping people get to where they need to be."

Landrum shared with Inweekly a story about McLeod and her impact on people's lives.

"I was in Subway getting a sandwich a couple years ago," he said. "This lady stopped me and asked, 'Is Denise McLeod still with you?'"

When he told her that she was, the woman said, "Well, you tell her hello from me. She got me my job with the city 20 years ago. I worked there, went up through the ranks and got to be the supervisor and head

of the department. I'll never forget that you guys started me on my career."

Landrum added, "I can tell you that probably half a dozen times at least I've had somebody stop me and tell me a story like that."

He said that McLeod's talent for planning and organization was invaluable.

"Denise plans things way in advance," Landrum shared. "Whenever we did computer upgrades, it went flawlessly because she started way ahead of time, documented everything and more or less mapped out how it was going to go day-by-day. Everybody trained and had a manual, and they were ready to go.

He continued, "She was just so organized.

I guess that's the thing that is such a delight about her. She's so well-organized, and she just never, ever gives up. She'll tackle it and stay with it until it's done."

Landrum also talked about her toughness, "We had one situation with a client who had a manager who was a little overbearing. And, boy, she's 5'2", but she stood up to him. She was fearless and took on a lot of responsibility for me."

He added, "When I gave her the responsibility of general manager of our staffing service back in '86, she ran with it and is responsible for its growth and profitability. She did an exceptionally fine job and was a true partner for me."

McLeod also has a long history of partnership with education, serving as a member of the Escambia County Business Education Advisory Committee, the Early Learning Coalition of Escambia County, the Escarosa Regional Tech Prep Consortium and the Escarosa regional school-to-work partnership.

Denise was an active member of the planning council that proposed the organization and construction of the West Florida High School of Advanced Technology.

She was engaged for many years with the Pensacola Children's Chorus, serving as the president of the Board of Directors for the chorus from 2006-2008.

She is a firm believer in giving back to the community.

"I have always believed that we weren't put

on this Earth to be mediocre and that it's up to us as individuals to step up," said McLeod.

"We can't expect other people to do it for us. If we are going to live in a community, I think we need to be invested in it."

She continued, "I like helping others discover their potential regardless of what kind of organization it is and stretching groups and people to achieve things that they never thought they really could or would be vested in to truly make a difference."

McLeod admitted that she didn't have any "big, grandiose plans" after retirement.

"I do want to spend a lot more time with my family and friends because for way too long they've worked around my schedule," she said.

"Now I'm going to work around their schedule and be really happy about it."

Once she works through the to-do list of things that she has wanted to get accomplished for years, McLeod said, "I'm going to do a cookbook that's our family and friends' old recipes with pictures just for my daughter—something I want her to have because I think that would have a lot of family history in it."

She continued, "I just kind of feel like there are unlimited opportunities ahead, and I simply want to enjoy life—when, where and however I want to do it."

When asked what advice she had for today's college graduates, McLeod laughed and said she was old school. She advised that they think about more than just themselves and their jobs.

"When you learn and understand the value of relationships, good relationships, positive relationships, whether it's in the workforce, at home, in committees that you serve on, whatever, you will find that good things will come to you," she shared.

"You've got to be willing to make some sacrifices and maybe spend some time doing some things that aren't at the top of your list," said McLeod. "But even when you're doing that, you're learning things. You're learning valuable lessons that, in many cases, will follow you through the rest of your life. So just don't be short-sighted." {in}

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mits to all five states continues the work we started last year to expand recreational fishing opportunities through coordinated, Gulf-wide seasons," said Ross. "We are going to give the states the opportunity to demonstrate effective management that improves recreational opportunities for all Americans. We will be working closely with the states and the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council to ensure effective conservation and management of the red snapper stock."

ECUA TAPS CITY BUILDERS A battle is brewing among

Wilbur Ross / Courtesy Photo 40-DAY RED SNAPPER SEASON The

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) will implement a 40day red snapper season in state and federal waters off the coast of Florida beginning June 11.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) last week approved an exempted fishing permit (EFP) filed by the FWC that will provide more flexibility in the management of the Gulf red snapper fishery. The 40-day red snapper season is off the coast of Florida as a result of the approved EFP.

"We are going to give the states the opportunity to demonstrate effective management that improves recreational opportunities for all Americans."

Wilbur Ross Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross commended the innovative, two-year pilot program that grants partial management responsibility of the Gulf of Mexico red snapper fishery to the five Gulf states.

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builders and developers with the Emerald Coast Utilities Authority regarding the cost for new homes inside the Pensacola city limits to tap into the ECUA sewer system.

An unintended consequence of Mayor Ashton Hayward's massive repaving program has been the increase for new sewer users to connect to the ECUA system. The cost of cutting into the newly paved streets to connect to the line has increased by $10,000 or more.

ECUA Executive Director Stephen E. Sorrell doesn't believe the utility should bear the additional cost. On March 13, ECUA announced it would no longer connect laterals from the main to service single-family houses with the city limits.

Attorney Charles Liberis, who represents Olde City Developers, LLC, sent a letter to Lois Benson, chairman of the ECUA Board, and Pensacola City Council President Gerald Wingate protesting the lack of a public hearing or ECUA board vote on the new policy.

"As you are aware, the city of Pensacola is experiencing the most intensive and desperately needed urban refill that it has seen in decades," wrote Liberis. "There are still numerous blighted areas that need to experience the benefit of the urban infill movement. The conflict that has arisen will stall any further development in the city core, as the added cost of using private contractors will substantially increase the cost of single-family houses for the core."

He asked the ECUA board to suspend the new policy, solicit public comment from the impacted parties and have the city's engineering staff and ECUA work out a compromise.

The ECUA board meets at 3 p.m.

Thursday, April 26 in the ECUA Board Room, 9255 Sturdevant St.

BRUCE BEACH LAWSUIT STILL ALIVE

Robert Emmanuel, the attorney for Dan Lindemann and Jerry Holzworth, has filed a Motion for Rehearing in the lawsuit regarding the lease of city-owned Bruce Beach to the Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission for the construction of a fish hatchery.

Two weeks ago, Circuit Court Judge W. Joel Boles ruled Lindemann and Holzworth did not have standing to sue the city and FWC. The Motion for Rehearing presents one question: "Should the Property Owners have been denied their absolute right to amend their Complaint before the Defendants (the City of Pensacola, the City of Pensacola Community Redevelopment Agency, and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission) filed responsive pleadings?"

LOW TAX OPPORTUNITY ZONES Last week, Gov. Rick Scott announced recommendations to designate nine census tracts in Escambia County as Low Tax Opportunity Zones.

"The Pensacola area has created 19,400 jobs since December 2010, and these new Low Tax Opportunity Zones will spur even more private investment and job creation."

Rick Scott "The Pensacola area has created 19, 400 jobs since December 2010, and these new Low Tax Opportunity Zones will spur even more private investment and job creation," said Scott. "I look forward to seeing the new businesses and jobs that are created in these target areas."

Low Tax Opportunity Zones enhance local communities' ability to attract businesses, developers and financial institutions to invest in targeted areas by allowing investors to defer capital gains taxes through investments in federally established Opportunity Funds. The governor asked for 427 communities across Florida to be designated as Opportunity Zones.

Cissy Proctor, executive director of the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity, said, "The new Opportunity Zone program will have a lasting impact for families in the Panhandle by offering tax incentives to attract businesses. This program will grow the local economy, create jobs and provide assistance to hardest-hit areas."

The U.S. Department of the Treasury has 30 days to certify each state's recom-

mendations. After the zones are approved, the federal government will begin the rulemaking process to designate how Opportunity Funds are created and how businesses, developers and financial institutions can invest in qualified zones.

EHR QUALIFIES Phil Ehr has qualified as a candidate in the race for Florida's 1st Congressional District, which is currently represented by freshman U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz.

Ehr, who is seeking the Democratic nomination for the seat, exceeded the 5,303 verified signatures of registered voters in the district needed to qualify to get his name on the ballot.

Ehr is a retired U.S. Navy commander who rose through the ranks from seaman to commander during a 26-year career. He flew classified reconnaissance missions in the Cold War and combat support in Desert Storm. He also worked at the Pentagon in Gen. Powell's strategy division, reshaping military strategy after the fall of the Soviet Union. After the Navy, Ehr taught British military officers and worked with inner-city kids.

Ehr collected petitions from each of the five counties in District 1.

"I'll defend Social Security and fight for economic policies that are fair to the hardworking families of Northwest Florida," said Ehr. "These are only two of the many reasons why I am the credible alternative."

For more information about Ehr, visit ehrforcongress.com.

OPIOID FUNDS Last week, the Depart-

ment of Health and Human Services (HHS) released the second year of funding to 57 states and territories totaling $485 million to continue the efforts to combat the opioid crisis. Florida will receive $27 million.

The Opioid State Targeted Response grants address the opioid crisis by increasing access to treatment, reducing unmet treatment need and reducing opioid overdose-related deaths through the provision of prevention, treatment and recovery activities for opioid use disorder. An additional $1 billion recently appropriated will be coming out in September 2018.

"The nation's opioid epidemic is a real public health emergency, and we need to be doing everything we can to combat this crisis," said Nelson. "The only way we're going to be successful in fighting this epidemic is by providing local communities with the funding they need to bolster their prevention, treatment and recovery efforts."

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Phil Ehr / Courtesy Photo epidemic. The $27 million Florida will receive this year is on top of the $27 million it received last year under the law, bringing the state's total received under the bill to $54 million.

ROLEX BOUTIQUE COMING Jewelers Trade Shop has begun construction on an inhouse Rolex Boutique. The project, expected to take four weeks, was planned and designed exclusively for Jewelers Trade Shop by Rolex.

"We are beyond excited to begin construction on this project," said Corbett Davis, III, owner and president of Jewelers Trade Shop. "This new in-store boutique will allow us to showcase our Rolex models in an environment that perfectly compliments these legendary timepieces."

Established in Pensacola in 1956, Jewelers Trade Shop is the only Rolex Authorized Dealer between Biloxi, Mississippi, and Destin, Florida.

The store will remain open during the remodel.

"We've been planning this for a while now, and we've made extraordinary efforts to keep the construction separate from our daily sales and display areas," said Davis. "We encourage all of our friends to stop by to check on the progress, and we'll be posting updates on Facebook as the work continues."

INNERARITY POINT PARK GROUNDBREAKING Escambia County, The Trust for

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breaking of Innerarity Point Park located at 5835 Cruzat Way, 2 p.m.

Thursday, May 3. For the event, the entrance will be at the southernmost end of Cruzat Way. The park will feature an open space for community gatherings, an ADA accessible boardwalk, a dock large enough for fishing and paddle craft launch, large and small capacity covered pavilions with grills, two playgrounds, restrooms with rinseoff areas and a pervious concrete parking area with parking for at least 50 vehicles. Additionally, invasive species will be removed, and native shoreline vegetation will be planted.

The $7.4 million project included the acquisition of a 3.38-acre parcel with 265 linear feet of frontage along the Intracoastal Waterway and is being funded through Early Restoration Natural Resources Damage Assessment funding from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

District 2 Commissioner Doug Underhill pointed out the park was designed to provide ADA-compliant access to the water.

"Recreational access to the water for all citizens is a fundamental obligation of government in a community such as ours," said Underhill in a press release. "Innerarity Point Park is a monument to our dedication to enabling access to the water for all Escambians."

The Trust for Public Land managed the land acquisition and is overseeing the design, permitting and construction of the park. Once complete, they will donate the park to Escambia County. Grant agreements with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection will include funding to cover 10-year budgets for operation and maintenance activities of the park.

CONGRESSIONAL ART SHOW Congress-

man Matt Gaetz invites the community to join him for the annual Northwest Florida Congressional Art Competition and Show.

Each spring, a nation-wide high school arts competition is sponsored by the Members of the U.S. House of Representatives.

The Northwest Florida Congressional Art Competition and Show recognizes and encourages the artistic talent in the 1st Congressional District.

Up to 100 pieces of art have been submitted for the art competition from area high schools. The winners will be announced at 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 28 at Pensacola State College in the Visual Arts Department, Building 15, 1000 College Blvd.

The winning artwork in the district competition will be displayed for one year in the U.S. Capitol. The exhibit in Washington D.C. will include the winning artwork from all participating districts around the country.

The winning artwork is also featured on the Congressional Art Competition page on house.gov. For more details, visit gaetz. house.gov/services/art-competition.

MARK YOUR CALENDAR The City of Pensacola Parks and Recreation Department is hosting a National Arbor Day ceremony at 10 a.m. Friday, April 27 in front of 3805 N. 12th Ave. The Parks and Recreation Department will also have a limited number of shade tree seedlings available to give to residents attending the ceremony.

The Greater Pensacola Chamber, City of Pensacola and National Fitness Campaign (NFC) will have a ribbon cutting and launch party to unveil the first of three NFC Fitness Courts®—a free outdoor bodyweight circuit training fitness center— to be built in Pensacola. The Fitness Court® Launch Party will be at 4 p.m. Friday, April 27 at Vince J. Whibbs Sr. Community Maritime Park.

Portofino Island Resort is having a job fair 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Sunday, April 29 at the resort on Pensacola Beach. The resort is actively seeking candidates for a wide range of full-time and part-time, seasonal positions in a variety of customer service roles: food service, housekeeping, concierge, beach attendants, front desk representatives, retail, courtesy patrol, and spa. Contact Kim Authement at kima@ premierisland.com with any questions.

CareerSource Escarosa and Pensacola State College will host the area's largest job fair, featuring over 50 area employers. The Worlds of Possibilities Job Fair will be held from 2-5 p.m. Monday, April 30 at the Pensacola Bay Center, 201 E. Gregory St. There is no RSVP required for this free event. Attendees should dress to impress and bring multiple copies of their resumes. For more details, visit careersourceescarosa.com.

The Blake at Pensacola will host a career fair at Pensacola State College 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday, May 1 in the Hagler Auditorium, Room 252. When fully occupied, The Blake at Pensacola anticipates hiring between 80 and 100 full and part-time jobs. Applicants do not need senior housing experience. Jobs available include dishwasher, cook, server, dining room coordinator, chef, nurse, personal assistant, housekeeping & maintenance.

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By Jeremy Morrison When Sarah Coutu returned from her trip to Orlando recently, she was less than enthused. The weekend hadn't panned out as well as she had hoped.

"It's a mess, you know. It's politics," Coutu sighed.

The Santa Rosa County chair and state committeewoman of the Florida Democratic Party had just finished a three-day stretch of meetings of the state party's executive committee. Among the party business, members weighed in on some proposed bylaw changes.

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For the past year, Coutu has been involved with an ad hoc committee assembled to revise the state party's bylaws. In particular, the group took a look at the executive committee's current voting system.

The Florida Democratic Party's executive committee, which handles all aspects of party business in the state, employs a weighted vote system. Each county in the state gets two representatives—one male, one female—on the executive committee. However, some members are allocated more votes than others depending on how many registered Democrats their county boasts.

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fewer votes against larger, blue counties— think Miami-Dade or Broward—where members have as many as 60 votes each.

Naturally, this results in the two representatives from the larger counties having a lock on party votes.

The ad hoc committee proposed changing to a system that supporters have dubbed "one-person, one-vote." The bylaw revision would still have allocated more votes to counties with a higher number of registered Democrats, but those votes would be spread out among additional representatives from those counties.

Coutu hoped the change would lead to what she considers to be a fairer, more level

playing field, as well as foster diversification of executive committee membership.

But it turns out the state party did not yet have an appetite for such an overhaul.

"This is unacceptable. It is undemocratic, and it's completely unacceptable." Sarah Coutu "This is unacceptable," Coutu assessed the situation once she had returned to Northwest Florida. "It is undemocratic, and it's completely unacceptable." inweekly.net

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The concept of broadening and diversifying the pool of Democratic voters participating in state party business seemed like a no-brainer to Coutu, and the fresh-on-the-scene committeewoman was happy to serve on the committee taking a look at the issue.

Coutu hails from Camp Bernie. She leans progressive and isn't particularly shy about it. She said, "I got involved to shake things up."

But this vote allocation fight had been brewing before Coutu got involved with the state party. There were discussions on the issue before the 2016 election, but the matter has been repeatedly delayed.

"We've been working on this for a while," said Rick Boylan, a state committeeman from Pinellas County.

Boylan is the person who filed the challenge with the Democratic National Committee, which triggered Florida's decision to assemble an ad hoc committee to work on bylaw revisions.

"It is counterintuitive to us that the Democratic Party in Florida would conduct its business with only two people per county in Florida," he explained.

In March, Boylan trekked to Washington D.C. to appear before the DNC's Credentials Committee to lay out his position. He told the committee when he was elected as a representative from Pinellas that he soon learned that some members—like himself, with his 28-vote allocation—held considerably more power than other members. Fourteen members from the seven largest counties controlled 50 percent of the vote.

"It was a mind-opening experience," Boylan told the credentials committee.

The representative argued that a change in the weighted system was needed to more accurately represent the electorate, as well as becoming a more faithful reflection of the diversity of Democratic voters.

"Frankly, with only two members from each county, our state committee, I'm sorry to say, is pretty old and pretty white." Rick Boylan "Frankly, with only two members from each county, our state committee, I'm sorry to say, is pretty old and pretty white," Boylan said at the D.C. hearing.

Florida's Democratic Party leadership told the credentials committee that the current system offered accurate representation and expanding the executive committee to additional members would be difficult logistically.

They explained how some counties in the state have "more cows than people," and the party's weighted voting system resulted in "probably the absolute cookie-cutter perfect approach to diversity in the state of Florida."

Terrie Rizzo, the newly elected chair of the state party, introduced the committee to a Florida delegation and stressed that the current system was working well.

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"I would like to show the members of the Florida delegation... we have one of the most diverse groups in the entire country, representing African American women, Hispanic women, LGBTA, and seniors," Rizzo said.

"Working through the system has resulted in a significantly diverse group here, but we are taking this matter seriously. We are working through the process now."

The DNC Credentials Committee, however, appeared less than convinced on the merits of the weighted system. They noted how Florida was in the minority, possibly alone, in employing such a system.

"Coming from the state that has the largest Democratic Party, California, I just know that if my delegation was elected through the same process as Florida, there would be riots at my state convention," said Michael Kapp, a DNC Credentials Committee member.

The DNC committee delayed taking any action on Boylan's challenge to allow Florida's bylaw revision process to play out in hopes of some resolution.

During Florida's April meeting of the Democratic executive committee, that process pretty much hit a wall. The committee rejected the revision proposal and kicked it back to the rules committee, where it will likely languish while the party tends to more pressing business, like getting Democrats elected to state and national offices.

"At this point, we're basically on the track to have the credentials committee consider the challenge," Boylan said.

"At this point, we're basically on the track to have the credentials committee consider the challenge." Boylan

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Heading into the meeting in Orlando, Coutu knew the odds were not good for revising the party's weighted vote system. And though the effort has now effectively been shut down, she doesn't plan on retreating from the issue.

She told Inweekly, "We're still working.

We're not done."

Boylan said he wasn't sure why the revision effort fizzled in Orlando, but he pointed his finger at party members "who like the status quo, who like the fact that they effectively control and cast a large number of votes."

"I think there was some confusion among members who didn't understand what the committee was proposing," he said, "and by some people who were sewing confusion because they didn't like the proposal."

Florida Democratic Chair Rizzo could not be reached for comment on this issue— "there's, like, levels to get to Terrie," explained a staffer—but spokesperson Carline Rowland said the issue was "still a work in progress." The party "can't speculate" where it might head.

Wherever it's going, party members like Boylan and Coutu plan to be there fighting for a broader pool of representation in Florida.

Coutu said, "I want to be a thorn in their side to the point that they see I'm not going anywhere." {in} 11

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Some parts of the songs on this album are over a decade old, and W.K. said he's glad to finally have them out to the world.

"It feels amazing," W.K. said. "It also feels distressing. For every positive emotion, there is a negative one to meet it. In many ways, I don't feel good or bad about this album or any of my work. I feel a kind of emptiness. But it's not hollow. It's a strong feeling without resting into a final opinion or judgment."

"You're Not Alone" marks a return after nearly 10 years since W.K.'s last album, "55 Cadillacs."

"What's most special about this album are the people who were involved in making it what is," W.K. said. "I've been blessed to have many incredible people contribute to its creation."

This will also be W.K.'s first full-band tour in over five years.

"The more I continue down this party path, the more I realize that it's the people who I get to be with during this adventure that are the greatest part of the party." Andrew W.K.

Andrew W.K. / Courtesy Photo

Instead of trying to pin down the enigma that is singer-songwriter and rock musician Andrew W.K., it's best to just enjoy the party.

Given the moniker Andrew W.K. by an elementary school teacher in Michigan, where he grew up, Andrew Wilkes-Krier, now 38, first gained attention with his debut single "Party Hard" in 2001. Seventeen years later, W.K. is still spreading his message of party positivity, sporting the same white T-shirt, jeans and long brunette hair.

"It's on my worst days that being Andrew W.K. is the most helpful thing of April 26, 2018

all," he said. "I'm lucky enough to be in the midst of a quest that is completely focused on raising people up, myself included.

That's what partying is all about. It's not always easy, but that's why it's called partying hard."

W.K. just released his fifth album, "You're Not Alone," and will be in Pensacola Tuesday night for a show at Vinyl Music Hall.

"I try to do my best to party as hard as possible at all times," he said. "I feel thankful that I have the opportunity to apply myself entirely to partying. I think it's a worthwhile life mission."

"The more I continue down this party path, the more I realize that it's the people who I get to be with during this adventure that are the greatest part of the party," he said.

In those 10 years between albums, W.K. took time to pursue other roles outside of music, including advice columnist, university lecturer, radio and TV personality, nightclub owner and, most notably, motivational speaker, spreading his own special brand of party philosophy and positivity. In 2016, W.K. even set out on a national motivational speaking tour.

"I just try to do what the Party Gods want me to," he said. "A lot of times over these past 10 years, I've felt scared and overwhelmed, but somehow, if I just kept on going, the party did continue on and lead me forward.

I have to hold on to a complete faith in this quest, even if I don't always understand where it's taking me."

W.K. said that he sees all of his various

activities as part of one all-consuming effort to celebrate life and spread joy.

"Even if my mind has doubts, my heart and soul remains committed," he said.

"Recording, performing and even doing this interview are all part of that same effort — spreading the power of partying with as much intensity as I can."

Several songs on the new album have a positive message, which W.K. said he made a conscious effort to do, however difficult.

"For me, positivity has never come easy," he said. "So all my work is really an effort to help myself become more positive and give me something to focus on that is about good feelings. For whatever reason, I was born with an abundance of natural negativity. But I was also born with a determination to turn those darker impulses into something more worthy of my precious time here. I aspire to be a better person. And in that way, all my songs are aspirational. Most of the time, I'm not singing about how I feel. I'm singing about how I wish I felt."

As for if being an expert partier for so many years ever weighs on the musician, it's clear that W.K. is firmly set in this lifelong mission.

"Partying doesn't evolve," he said. "Partying is perpetual. It never started and it's never going to end. It's humanity reckoning with the intensity of its own existence and celebrating that painful but beautiful process. And outside of humanity, partying is the joy of all the confounding and miraculous aspects of nature and beyond. I simply try to earn the right to have more of it revealed to me."

And W.K. said he's not stopping there.

"I'm trying to be worthy of understanding how to party even harder than I did before," he said. "When I'm feeling down, it is this party mission that lifts me back up. It is a pressure propelling me upwards, to transcend my weakness and my despair." {in}

ANDREW W.K.

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Pilates is For Every Body

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"Am I doing this correctly?" "This hurts." "I'm not feeling this at all. Am I doing it wrong?"

To better equip students with these thoughts, as well as to learn more about the Pilates method in general, locally-owned fitness studios Wild Lemon and Happy Pilates are teaming up to bring international Pilates teacher Anula Maiberg to Pensacola for special workshops.

Maiberg will be teaching two sessions of her three-hour workshop entitled, "Where Should I Be Feeling This?" at Wild Lemon on Saturday, May 5, which also happens to be Pilates Day. Wild Lemon co-owner Kiley Manning said that Maiberg will be offering workshops centered on this question and will

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be troubleshooting those moments where students might not understand what they are prepping for and may be feeling too much or too little; and how to keep a class or session moving through mild discomforts or lack of sensation and how both are totally acceptable.

"The workshops are appropriate for Pilates enthusiasts and beginners, as well as anybody who is interested in learning how to maintain mobility throughout their life," Manning said.

Newly-opened downtown studio Happy Pilates, owned by Jessica Wade, will also be offering private one-on-one equipment sessions with Maiberg on Sunday.

"We wanted to bring Anula to Pensac-

"One size does not fit all," she said. "In ola to expose even more people to her unPilates, we really care about having proper conventional approach to Pilates practice form and alignment. This does not mean and to learn from her ourselves," Manning everyone's form is exactly the same. I like said. "We love how body positive she is, meeting people where they are." and her focus on listening to your body and Maiberg now travels the world sharing feeling the work on the inside really aligns her vision of an inclusive and dynamic veritself with our practices." sion of Pilates with students.

The title of her workshop, "Where "I almost feel like I'm on a soapbox talkShould I Be Feeling This?" is a question ing about this all the time," she said. "The that Maiberg said any Pilates teacher assumption that fitness is based on what knows all too well.

"I'd like to advocate self-discernment in we see is so wrong and antiquated. The whole 'real women' or 'plus size' conversathis workshop," Maiberg said. "Choose your tion is ridiculous. All women are real and all own adventure way of moving in the class. women have a size."

I don't want to spend my career policing Preconceived biases of what a Pilates specific muscles. That's not a fun job. I'd teacher should look like are something like to give people permission and skills to Maiberg would like to see left behind. see their body as a whole."

"I think I walk into a room with something Maiberg was born in Israel and moved to prove," Maiberg said. "The assumption to New York City in 2001 to pursue a career sometimes is that because I don't 'look the part' in photography. While working on her of a Pilates teacher I don't have anything to degree at the School of Visual Arts, she fell offer. So I tend to teach a challenging class. I'm in love with the Pilates method. working on this, but the rebel in me always likes "I first discovered Pilates while I was a to prove people wrong." full-time art student," Maiberg said. "I needed Maiberg said that while it can be easy to move and I didn't know where to begin. I to focus on the aesthetics of Pilates, it's all was so afraid to try new things. I happened to about being present. live across the street from a Pilates studio, and "Pilates is a visually appealing modalI decided I'd just dive in." ity of fitness," she said. "I personally love a She said that, at first, Pilates was chalbeautiful moment. But, to me, the beauty is lenging. in the mess." {in} "I didn't know my body," she said. "I didn't know what my goals were, but I knew I enjoyed being challenged in this new way. I could leave my problems at the door and just WHAT: Pilates workshop with Anula Maiberg be present for an hour."

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calendar on Fort Pickens Road, just before the National Seashore sign. oceanhourfl.com ALABAMA JUNIOR RODEO ASSOCIATION YOUTH RODEO 9 a.m. Free. Pensacola

Equestrian Center, 7750 Mobile Highway.

ON-WATER TRAINING AT FREEDOM BOAT CLUB 9 a.m.-1 p.m. $149. Training continues

April 29. 1901 Cypress St. connect.boatus.org

INTERSTATE MULLET TOSS AND GULF COAST'S GREATEST BEACH PARTY 10 a.m. Flora-Bama

Lounge, Package and Oyster Bar, 17401 Perdido Key Drive. florabama.com COPS AND KIDS SPRING FESTIVAL 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Free. Ashton Brosnaham Park, 1700 W. Leonard St. escambiaso.com PAWS ON PALAFOX 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Plaza de Luna, 900 S. Palafox. pensacolahumane.org INTRODUCTION TO HERBAL MEDICINE

11-12:30 p.m. Free. Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden T. everman.org BURGER BATTLE BY THE BAY 11 a.m.-2 p.m. $10-$15. Proceeds support Sub-West Rotary Foundation and Take Stock in Children. Community Maritime Park, 351 W. Cedar St. JUNIOR HUMANE SOCIETY ADOPTION

12-4 p.m. PetSmart, 6251 N. Davis Hwy. juniorhumanesociety.com

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THURSDAY 4.26

PILATES MAT 12:30 p.m. Free. Ever'man

Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org

PENSACOLA HUMANE SOCIETY GIVE BACK NIGHT 4-9 p.m. Schlotzsky's, 2670 Creigh-

ton Road. pensacolahumane.org AWM WINE TASTING 5-7 p.m. Free. Aragon Wine Market, 27 S. 9th Ave. facebook.com/ aragonwine CHRISTOPHER'S CONCERTS 6 p.m. Free.

The Blenders. St. Christopher's Episcopal Church, 3200 N. 12th Ave. scpen.org SPANISH WINE DINNER 6-8 p.m. $86. So Gourmet, 407-D S. Palafox. sogourmetpensacola.com JOY OF WINE DINNER 6:30 p.m. $90 per person. Skopelo's at New World, 600 S. Palafox. skopelosatnewworld.com SELECT LATIN DANCE LESSONS AND PARTY

6:30-9 p.m. $10. Salsa, Cha Cha, Bachata and more. DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. dancecraftfl.com

FMW AUDUBON SOCIETY MONTHLY PRESENTATION 7 p.m. Pensacola State College,

Baroco Science Center, Bldg. 21, room 2142, 1000 College Blvd. fmwaudubon.org MEDITATION FOR PLANETARY PEACE 7:15 p.m. Free. Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL 7:30 p.m. $38-$58. Saenger Theatre, 118 S. Palafox. pensacolasaenger.com

FRIDAY 4.27

ARBOR DAY TREE PLANTING 10 a.m. 3805

N. 12th Ave. playpensacola.com

INTERSTATE MULLET TOSS AND GULF COAST'S GREATEST BEACH PARTY 10 a.m. Flora-Bama

Lounge, Package and Oyster Bar, 17401 Perdido Key Drive. florabama.com PROFITING FROM PRESERVING THE PAST: A LOOK AT COASTAL CULTURAL HERITAGE 10

a.m.-12 p.m. Free. FPAN, 207 E. Main St. uwf.edu 616 1

PENSACOLA FITNESS COURT LAUNCH PARTY 4-5:30 p.m. Community Maritime

Park, 351 Cedar St. facebook.com/leapintofitnesspensacola HAPPY HOUR COOKOUT 5 p.m. Drink specials, free cookout. Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com DATE NIGHT DANCING 6:30-8 p.m. $15. Learn the basics of several romantic ballroom and country dance styles in group classes that keep partners together. DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. dancecraftfl.com PHIL VASSAR 7 p.m. $24.71 and up. Wild Greg's Saloon, 22 S. Palafox. wildgregssaloon.com BEATS ANTIQUE 7 p.m. $25. Vinyl Music Hall, 2 S. Palafox. vinylmusichall.com OPEN MIC 7-11 p.m. Café Single Fin, 380 N. 9th Ave. facebook.com/cafesinglefin BALLET PENSACOLA: ALADDIN 7:30 p.m. $25 and up. Pensacola Cultural Center, 400 S. Jefferson St. balletpensacola.com

SATURDAY 4.28

DELUNA'S BEACH GAMES 7:30 a.m.-7 p.m.

Pensacola Beach, pensacolasports.org.

POSITIVE AGING: LIVING LIFE TO THE FULLEST 8 a.m.-2:30 p.m. $50. Sacred Heart

Hospital Conference Center 5151 N. 9th Ave. powerofe3.com SANTA ROSA FARMERS MARKET 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Fresh local produce, honey, baked goods and live music. Pace Presbyterian Church, Woodbine Road.

PALAFOX MARKET 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Fresh produce, live plants, baked goods, fine art and antiques. 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 COOKING DEMONSTRATIONS 9 a.m.-2 p.m.

Martin Luther King Jr. Plaza, N. Palafox. palafoxmarket.com OCEAN HOUR CLEANUP 9 a.m. Park West

PENSACOLA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA SYMPHONIE FANTASTIQUE DRESS REHEARSAL

COAST'S GREATEST BEACH PARTY 10 a.m.

Flora-Bama Lounge, Package and Oyster Bar, 17401 Perdido Key Drive. florabama.com JUNIOR IRON CHEF 1-3:30 p.m. Ever'man Educational Center, 350 W. Garden St. everman.org WINE, SWING AND WHISTLEPIG 1-4 p.m. $60-$70. Union Public House, 309 S. Reus St. unionpensacola.com 'THE SKIN OF OUR TEETH' 2:30 p.m. $7-$18.

Free for UWF students. University of West Florida Center for Fine and Performing Arts, 11000 University Parkway. uwf.edu VEGAN AND VINO SUNDAYS 4-7 p.m.

Skopelo's at New World, 600 S. Palafox.

HATEBREED 7 p.m. $20. Vinyl Music Hall, 2 S. Palafox. vinylmusichall.com

MONDAY 4.30

SKILLSUSA 6:30 a.m. Pensacola Bay Center,

201 E. Gregory St. pensacolabaycenter.com

PILATES MAT 1:30 p.m. Free. Ever'man Educa-

tional Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org

SEVILLE QUARTER MILERS 5:30 p.m. Run-

ners meet in front of Seville Quarter for a run around downtown Pensacola. Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com OPERA UNIVERSITY: FORMULAS FOR COMPOSING OPERATIC DRAMA 6-7:30 p.m.

1:30 p.m. $5. Saenger Theatre, 118 S. Palafox. pensacolasaenger.com SAVE WATER DRINK WINE 4-8 p.m. $35-$45.

Hilton Pensacola Beach, 12 Via de Luna Drive. facebook.com/hiltonpensacolabeach FULL MOON PARTY 6 p.m. Free. LandShark Landing 165 Fort Pickens Road. margaritavillehotel.com THE MAINE 6:30 p.m. $20. With The Wrecks and The Technicolors. Vinyl Music Hall, 2 S. Palafox. vinylmusichall.com BALLET PENSACOLA: ALADDIN 7:30 p.m. $25 and up. Pensacola Cultural Center, 400 S. Jefferson St. balletpensacola.com

Free. Opera Center, 75 S. Tarragona St. pensacolaopera.com BALLROOM DANCE LESSONS 6:30-8 p.m. $10. Waltz, Foxtrot, Tango and more.

Professional dance instruction for all skill levels. DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. dancecraftfl.com PALAYE ROYALE 7 p.m. $12-$15. Vinyl Music Hall, 2 S. Palafox. vinylmusichall.com SONGWRITERS AND POETS OPEN MIC 7-9 p.m.

Goat Lips, 2811 Copter Road. goatlips.com HIP-HOP DANCE LESSONS 8-9 p.m. $10.

Learn hip-hop moves from professional instructor. DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. dancecraftfl.com

UWF MUSIC DEPARTMENT: "LIGHTS, CAMERA, MUSICALS AND MORE" 7:30 p.m. Free,

TUESDAY 5.1

tickets required. UWF Center for Fine and Performing Arts, Bldg. 82, 11000 University Parkway. uwf.edu PENSACOLA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA SYMPHONIE FANTASTIQUE 7:30 p.m. $20-$96.

Saenger Theatre, 118 S. Palafox. pensacolasaenger.com DANCE PARTY 8-midnight. $10. Partner dancing on the best wood dance floor in the area. DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. dancecraftfl.com

SUNDAY 4.29

2018 PENSACOLA TRIATHLON 6:15 a.m. $80

and up. Community Maritime Park, 351 W. Cedar St. tripensacola.com WAKE UP HIKE 7 a.m. Meet at Bay Bluffs Park, Scenic Highway at Summit Ave., for a brisk one to two-hour walk with brunch to follow at an area restaurant.

ALABAMA JUNIOR RODEO ASSOCIATION YOUTH RODEO 9 a.m. Free. Pensacola

Equestrian Center, 7750 Mobile Highway.

GROUP MEDITATION 9:30 a.m. Free.

Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org

INTERSTATE MULLET TOSS AND GULF

SKILLSUSA 7:30 a.m. Pensacola Bay Center,

201 E. Gregory St. pensacolabaycenter.com

BLUE ANGELS PRACTICE 11:30 a.m. Free. Na-

tional Naval Aviation Museum viewing area, 1750 Radford Blvd. navalaviationmuseum.org COMPLIMENTARY WINE TASTING 5-7 p.m.

So Gourmet, 407-D S. Palafox. sogourmetpensacola.com HANDS-ON COOKING: CINCO DE MAYO 6-8 p.m. $64.50. So Gourmet, 407-D S. Palafox. sogourmetpensacola.com COUNTRY DANCE LESSONS 6:30 p.m. $10.

Country Two Step, East Coast Swing, Competition Choreography and more.

DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. dancecraftfl.com BANDS ON THE BEACH 7-9 p.m. Free. Twang Gang. Gulfside Pavilion, Pensacola Beach. visitpensacolabeach.com UWF LAMBDA COALITION MEETING 7 p.m.

Bldg. 36, Room 191. University of West Florida, 11000 University Parkway.

COMEDY NIGHT 7 p.m. Swan Neck Meadery, 2115 W. Nine Mile Road. swanneckwinery.com ANDREW W.K. - YOU'RE NOT ALONE TOUR

7 p.m. $20-$25. Vinyl Music Hall, 2 S. Palafox. vinylmusichall.com

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calendar OVER-50 BALLROOM DANCE CLUB 7-9:30

p.m. $5-$10. Sanders Beach-Corinne Jones Center, 913 S. I St. Dressy attire (no jeans).

FULL MOON MEDITATION 7:15 p.m. Free.

Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org

WEDNESDAY 5.2

BLUE ANGELS PRACTICE 11:30 a.m. Free. Na-

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Arts & Culture

≥Events

PMA GALLERY TOURS

2:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Free with museum admission. Pensacola Museum of Art, 407 S. Jefferson St. pensacolamuseum.org

TRANSFORM: UWF GRAPHIC DESIGN/ BFA EXHIBITION 5-8

p.m. Friday, April 27.

TAG, University of West Florida, Bldg.

82, 11000 University Parkway. uwf.edu

PENSACOLA STATE COLLEGE ART AWARDS CEREMONY

6-8 p.m. Friday, April 27. Pensacola State College, 1000 College Blvd. pensacolastate.edu

PMA OPEN STUDIO: INVENTOR SPACE

11:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.

Saturday, April 28. $6, free for PMA members. Pensacola Museum of Art, 407 S. Jefferson St. pensacolamuseum.org

≥Current Exhibits JAY MARTIN PAINTINGS On view

through April 30.

Open Books, 1040 N. Guillemard St. MIX IT UP Quayside Art Gallery, 17 E. Zaragoza St. quaysidegallery.com PENSACOLA STATE COLLEGE ART STUDENTS EXHIBITION

On view through May 2. Pensacola State College, 1000 College Blvd. pensacolastate.edu LAMAR STUDIO: MICHAEL PEARCE: SECRET PAINTINGS

On view through May 18. Pensacola April 26, 2018

State College Lamar Studio, Bldg. 15. pensacolastate.edu MASTERS OF INSPIRATION On view

through May 18. Art

by Charlotte Mason, Kelly Schmidt and Ben Twingley. Gallery 1060, First City Art, 1060 N. Guillemard St. firstcityart.org NICHOLAS CROGHAN: DWELLINGS On view April

27-June 3. Pensacola Museum of Art, 407 S. Jefferson St. pensacolamuseum.org

PAPER CUTS: THE ART AND HISTORY OF PAPER-MAKING AND CUT PAPER ART

On view through June 17. Pensacola Museum of Art, 407 S. Jefferson St. pensacolamuseum.org CUT UP/CUT OUT On view through June 17.

Pensacola Museum of Art, 407 S. Jefferson St. pensacolamuseum.org VERNACULAR PHOTOGRAPHY On

view through June 17.

Projected exhibition

by UWF photography students. Pensacola Museum of Art, 407 S. Jefferson St. pensacolamuseum.org

≥Workshops & Classes

GLASS MOSAIC WORKSHOP Three-

part workshop on making glass mosaics with instructor Judie Betts. Open to students ages 12 and up. Classes are 1-4 p.m. April 22, April 29 and May 13. First City Art Center, 1060 N. Guillemard St. Cost is $150. For more information, visit firstcityart.org.

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WATERBOYZ SLOW SKATE 6-7 p.m. Every

8618 Pensacola Blvd. dancecraftfl.com

BLUE WAHOOS VS. MISSISSIPPI BRAVES 6:35

Wednesday. Skate starts and ends at Waterboyz, 380 N. 9th Ave. waterboyz.com YOGA FLOW 6-7 p.m. Free. Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org SWING DANCE LESSONS AND PARTY 6:3010 p.m. $5-$10. Professional West Coast swing instruction for all levels. DanceCraft,

p.m. Blue Wahoos Stadium, 351 W. Cedar St. bluewahoos.com MEDITATION 7:15-8:30 p.m. Free. Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org FREE DANCE LESSONS 8-8:30 p.m. Free. Beginner West Coast swing dance lesson. DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. dancecraftfl.com

OIL PAINTING 101 Six-week course for beginners and intermediate students.

The class will cover sienna paint wash, color theory, focal points, perspective, edging, blending and more. Classes held on Tuesdays May 1-June 5, 1 p.m.- 4 p.m. First City Art Center, 1060 N Guillemard St. For more information, visit firstcityart.org.

Fridays

POTTERY ON THE WHEEL Six-week

workshops are held Tuesdays from 6-9 p.m., Wednesdays from 9 a.m.-12 p.m., Thursdays from 6-9 p.m. and Saturdays from 9 a.m.-12 p.m. at First City Art Center, 1060 N. Guillemard St. Cost is $157.25 for members and $185 for non-members.

For more information, visit firstcityart.org.

INTRODUCTION TO POTTERY ON THE WHEEL Every Monday

from 6-8:30 p.m. at First City Art Center.

Classes are $40. For more information, visit firstcityart.org.

CLAY HAND BUILDING Six-week

workshops are held Tuesdays from 6-9 p.m. and Thursday from 9 a.m.-12 p.m. at First City Art Center.

Cost is $157.25 for members and $185 for non-members.

For more information, visit firstcityart.org.

CLAY SCULPTURE

Six-week workshops held Saturdays from 9 a.m.-12 p.m. at First City Art Center. Cost is $157.25 for members and $185 for nonmembers. For more

information, visit firstcityart.org.

≥Call for Films

STAMPED SUBMISSIONS Stamped

LGBT Film Festival is returning for its seventh year, and film submissions are open through Sunday, July 1. Filmmakers have the opportunity to win monetary prizes in the following categories: Best Narrative, Best Documentary and Best Short. For those interested in submitting a film, visit filmfreeway.com/ stampedpensacolalgbt. To learn more about the film festival and to get involved, visit stampedfilmfest.com.

Bars & Nightlife

≥Bar Games Thursdays

LADIES NIGHT 5 p.m.

V. Paul's Italian Ristorante, 29 S. Palafox. vpauls.com

BREW IQ TRIVIA NIGHT WITH JERRELL HENDRIX 7-9 p.m.

Perfect Plain Brewing Co., 50 E. Garden St. facebook.com/perfectplainbrewingco POKER 8 p.m. The Ticket 1, 7250 Plantation Road. ticketsportsbar.com

POOL TOURNAMENT

8 p.m. The Ticket 2, 2115 W. Nine Mile Road. ticketsportsbar.com COLLEGE NIGHT 10 p.m. Drink specials, beer pong tournament starts at 10 p.m.

Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com.

WINE TASTING 5-7

p.m. Informative wine tasting in Seville Quarter Wine and Gift Shop. No charge for the tasting.

Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com POOL TOURNAMENT 8 p.m. The

Ticket 1, 7250 Plantation Road. ticketsportsbar.com

FEMALE IMPERSONATOR SHOWS 1 a.m.,

2:30 a.m. and 4 a.m.

Top of the Town, 15 E. Intendencia St. Saturdays

MEMBERSHIP APPRECIATION NIGHT 8

p.m. Seville Quarter Membership Card Holder Appreciation Night at Phineas Phogg's. 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com LATIN DANCING 10 p.m. Top of the Town, 15 E. Intendencia St. FEMALE IMPERSONATOR SHOWS 1 a.m., 2:30

a.m. and 4 a.m. Top of the Town, 15 E. Intendencia St. Sundays BAR AND RESTAURANT EMPLOYEE (B.A.R.E. NIGHT) 7

p.m. Special prices for B.A.R.E. Card membership holders.

Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com Mondays BREW IQ TRIVIA NIGHT WITH JERRELL HENDRIX 7-9

p.m. Perfect Plain Brewing Co., 50 E. Garden St. facebook.com/perfectplainbrewingco

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 MONDAY NIGHT TRIVIA 9:30-10:30

p.m. Mugs and Jugs, 12080 Scenic Highway. facebook.com/ mugsjugs Tuesdays TUESDAY TRIVIA 8 p.m. The Bridge Bar and Sunset Lounge, 33 Gulf Breeze Parkway. facebook. com/thebridgebargb BAR BINGO 8 p.m.

Ticket Sports Bar, 7333 N. Davis Highway. Play to win up to $100 in gift cards.

TICKET TEAM TRIVIA 8 p.m. The Ticket

1, 7250 Plantation Road. ticketsportsbar.com POKER 8 p.m. The Ticket 2, 2115 W. Nine Mile Road. ticketsportsbar.com TEAM TRIVIA 9 p.m. Hopjacks. 10 S. Palafox. hopjacks.com Wednesdays WINE DOWN WEDNESDAYS 11

a.m. Half-priced bottles of wine every Wednesday. Jackson's Steakhouse, 226 S. Palafox. jacksonsrestaurant.com

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Francesca Pastine, ARTFORUM 50 Hindsight, Mask Series, 2014, cut Artforum magazine, Plexiglass, 15 x 16.25 x 6 inches, courtesy of Eleanor Harwood Gallery, San Francisco, CA

CUT UP/CUT OUT March 3 - June 17 407 S. Jefferson St. Pensacola, FL 32502 850.432.6247 pensacolamuseum.org Museum Hours: Tues. - Thurs. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Fri. - Sat. 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Sun. 12 p.m. to 4 p.m.

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On view in the second floor galleries: Henderson Thornton and Kugelman Family galleries and the Charles W. Lamar, Sr. Assembly Room Cut Up/Cut Out was organized

by Carrie Lederer, Curator of Exhibitions, Bedford Gallery, Lesher Center for the Arts, Walnut Creek, CA.

inweekly.net

news of the weird WHAT'S IN A NAME? In Ohio in 2004, 6-year-old Alex Malarkey spent two months in a coma after a car accident, awaking as a quadriplegic and telling his family he had visited heaven, seeing angels and meeting Jesus. Alex and his dad, Kevin Malarkey, co-wrote a best-selling book in 2010, "The Boy Who Came Back From Heaven," but in 2015, Alex admitted he had made up the story to get attention. "I did not die. I did not go to heaven," Alex told The Guardian. In a recent effort to set the record straight, Alex filed a complaint April 9 in DuPage County, Illinois, against the book's publisher, Tyndale House, alleging that "any reasonable person would have realized that it was highly unlikely that the content of the book was true." The Washington Post reported that while Kevin Malarkey is not a party to the suit—which cites several Illinois statutes regarding the right to privacy, defamation, and financial exploitation of a person with a disability, among others—it does allege that Alex's dad concocted and sold the story to Tyndale. The younger Malarkey did not receive any royalties from the sales of the book.

THE HYPNOTIC POWER OF SPECIAL SAUCE McDonald's drive-thrus are a chill place to be, if three recent events are any indication. On March 17, police officers called to a McDonald's restaurant in Okeechobee, Florida, found Derril James Geller of West Palm Beach had passed out in his car while waiting in line. Geller was arrested for driving on a suspended license (a crime for which he had been charged three previous times). But that's just the tip of the ice cream cone: The Okeechobee News reported that in January, an Okeechobee woman was charged with DUI after passing out at a different area McDonald's drive-thru, and in December, a Texas man also received a DUI for nodding off in the line at that same McDonald's.

By the Editors at Andrews McMeel

Minneapolis came across an unusual find in early April: the mummified remains of a monkey. The store apparently had a pet department in the 1960s, and The Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal reported that Steven Laboe, who worked in the building in the early 2000s, heard stories of a monkey escaping into an air conditioning duct, where it may have met its fate in the form of an exhaust fan. In fact, the mummy does show an injury to the abdomen. "We continue to find pieces of history in the Dayton's project as we redevelop the building," Cailin Rogers, a spokeswoman for the redevelopment team, told the Minneapolis Star-Tribune.

•At Bull City Burger and Brewery in Durham, North Carolina, April is Exotic Meat Month! This year, according to WTVD, the restaurant offered a tarantula challenge.

Customers were invited to enter their name in a raffle, and if chosen could claim a $30 tarantula burger, which included a pastureraised beef patty, gruyere cheese, spicy chili sauce—and an oven-roasted zebra tarantula. Those who finished the burger received a commemorative "tarantula challenge" T-shirt.

DO NOT EAT An unnamed Chinese man "accidentally" swallowed a plastic and metal lighter 20 years ago. He neglected to seek medical attention until recently, when he began experiencing stomach pains and other symptoms we'd rather not detail here. In early April, using a camera inserted in the man's body to locate the lighter, doctors at Dujiangyan Medical Center in Chengdu City, Sichuan Province, performed not one, but two surgeries to extract the item. The Global Times reported that the lighter had been severely corroded by gastric juices. {in}

EWWWWW! Workers renovating the old Dayton's department store in downtown

From Andrews McMeel Syndication News Of The Weird © 2018 Andrews McMeel

Send your weird news items to WeirdNewsTips@amuniversal.com

TALCUM POWDER ALERT Did you or a loved one regularly use talcum powder and later develop ovarian cancer?

OVARIAN CANCER FROM TALC Medical studies show that women who use talcum powder in the genital area face an increased risk of ovarian cancer. Talcum powder lawsuits allege manufacturers knew of the risk and chose not to warn women about the danger. We are reviewing these cases now at no cost to you. Call us today to find out if you have a claim.

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EMPOWER YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD

$2,500 cash prize + $2,500 matching funds Up to $5,000 in assistance to complete the project

The Center for Civic Engagement, a partnership between the Studer Community Institute and the Pensacola News Journal, will be awarding up to $10,000 in cash and assistance to one local project that will improve its neighborhood in a transformative way.

WHO CAN APPLY

• Local individuals/residents in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties, Escambia/Santa Rosa County neighborhood associations and Escambia/ Santa-Rosa county-based non-profit organizations will be eligible to receive the funding.

PROCESS

PRIZE

• The winning project will earn a $2,500 cash prize, and the Center for Civic Engagement will match funds for up to an additional $2,500.* • Center for Civic Engagement will prove up to $5,000 in assistance to complete the project including but not limited to professional legal work, volunteer hours, advertising or expert consultation.

• Applications will be accepted at EmpoweringNeighborhoods.com through July 15.

• The contest panel will select finalists who will then have a chance to present their projects. Date TBD. • A winner will be selected, and a neighborhood can begin its improvement.

You can apply at EmpoweringNeighborhoods.com CRITERIA

Applications are due by July 15.

The contest will be judged by these criteria, in no particular order: • The need of the project for the neighborhood/area.

• Ability to execute the project within a 12-month timeframe.

• Transformative quality/ability of the project for its area/neighborhood.

• Amount of pre-planning work and discussion and fundraising already completed.

• If early learning/early brain development can be incorporated into the project. *A list of required items and estimated costs must be submitted beforehand and receipts must be provided to disperse funding.

Purchases are subject to verification prior to funding.

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