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Independent News | August 3, 2017 | Volume 18 | Number 30 | inweekly.net | Cover Models: Andre & Hurst Bu s | Photo by Greg Riegler

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PENSACOLA NETWORK The community

organization that connects African American business owners, organizations and professionals celebrated its fourth anniversary last Friday at DeVilliers Square in historic BelmontDeVilliers. Pensacola Network's regular monthly networking events are held on the last Friday of every month. The events have fostered business relationships and spurred economic development within the community.

PENSACOLA FIREFIGHTERS UNION

The Pensacola Professional Fire Fighters Local 707, which represents the City of Pensacola's Fire Department employees, reached a tentative three-year collective bargaining agreement with Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward.

Past union negotiations have been contentious, but the new agreement, if approved by the Pensacola City Council, will increase the starting pay for firefighters by $2,500 a year. In addition, firefighters will each receive a three percent pay increase each year over the next three-year period.

EDEN CONDOMINIUMS The Perdido Key

condominium has offered 25 wounded American military veterans week-long stays in paradise. It's the fourth year in a row that Eden has offered luxury waterfront units for deserving heroes and their families. The veterans, some of who have said they have never taken a real vacation, will begin arriving on Sept. 16. This year Eden will work with two military veteran organizations, Wounded War Heroes and the Wounded Warrior Project to identify veterans and coordinate the week-long event.

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DOUG UNDERHILL Bullying doesn't

work well in the Escambia County chambers. Mike Whitehead, Wilson Robertson and, at times, Gene Valentino tried to force their wills upon their fellow commissioners. Commission Chairman Underhill spent hours in budget workshops trying to impose his views on economic development, mass transit, public safety and budgeting upon the other four commissioners. In the end, he failed to count to three and lost the votes on nearly every issue.

ERIC OLSON His predecessors understood the need for public participation in the budget process and the need to control costs. City administrator Olson has taken a big government view, freely granting raises without any job evaluation system in place and not questioning Mayor Hayward's borrowing tens of millions of dollars against future revenues. Meanwhile, the Port of Pensacola has seen its business model collapse with few funds being budgeted to attract new customers. The least experienced city administrator in Pensacola history is turning out to the least fiscally responsible.

REINCE PRIEBUS The White House chief of staff was pushed out of the Trump administration as part of the president's purge of anyone tied to the Republican National Committee.

Priebus suffered through a stormy six-month tenure and never gained control. He has been replaced by John F. Kelly, the secretary of homeland security and retired four-star Marine general.

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FISCAL DISCIPLINE? It's flattering when an elected official who refuses to discuss his budget in an open forum feels compelled to respond to a column in writing. Last week, my Outtakes, "For $227 million," challenged Mayor Ashton Hayward to give a State of the City address to explain his budget for the upcoming year, as he did three times during his first term and as do the mayors of other major cities around the country.

Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward last week didn't announce any public forums or addresses. Instead, he asked the Pensacola News Journal to publish a viewpoint entitled, "Fiscal discipline helps Pensacola rise."

Since the mayor avoids any public debate and interviews that might mess up his "trajectory" and "momentum," I can only respond in writing.

Mayor Hayward's FY 2018 budget projects anything but fiscal discipline. He wants to spend more on core services, such as public safety, transportation, physical environment, economic development and debt service, than any budget in the history of Pensacola. And to do so, he has borrowed against future revenues.

In his viewpoint, Mayor Hayward warns his constituents not "to relent in the endless battle to control insatiable demands for more spending," but his FY 2018 shows that he has more than relented. He has surrendered.

During his first term, Mayor Hayward proposed cuts in government spending

that let him run for re-election in 2014 on a fiscally conservative platform. He achieved the savings by giving the West Florida Regional Library system to the county and renegotiating the city and police pensions.

He reduced the overall budget by $23.6 million from FY 2012 (his first budget) to FY 2015 (the budget approved before November 2014 election).

Sadly, the $23-million savings have evaporated. The FY 2018 total budget is $28.2 million more than FY 2015. Hayward has borrowed against future natural gas revenues and local option gas collections.

Later this month, he will ask the Pensacola City Council to issue over $5.3 million in revenue bonds for capital improvements in the Eastside and Westside Redevelopment Districts. Reportedly, he will also borrow next year $20 million against future local option sales tax revenues.

Mayor Hayward claims his FY 2018 reflects a "new reality" without really explaining it. He says that an additional homestead exemption will go into effect next year and will impact city finances, but it hasn’t stop his borrowing as he ramps up for his 2018 re-election campaign.

He warns that the city must maintain "our fiscal discipline." From our vantage point, "fiscal discipline" means allowing the mayor to spend whatever he wants and letting future city revenues pay the bills. {in}rick@inweekly.net

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MEDICAL MARIJUANA AWARENESS DAY

By Shelby Nalepa Want to learn more about medical marijuana and its benefits? Medical Marijuana Treatment Clinics of Florida (MMTCFL) and the online resource Marijuana Med Today will be co-sponsoring an event at Skopelos Monday, Aug. 7 aimed at answering some of the main questions the public has about medical marijuana.

These free one-day seminars will help Florida residents around the state have a better understanding of both the law and the treatments available for medical cannabis in a more personal setting.

President of Marijuana Med Today and medical marijuana health coach Marc Matoza said that MMTCFL currently has locations in Tallahassee, St. Petersburg, The Villages, Jacksonville Beach, Aventura, Kendall and now Pensacola, with an office just opening up on Scenic Highway.

"Our goal is simple, to allow Floridians to learn about medical marijuana from accredited, curated speakers which includes medical doctors, practitioners, medical cannabis experts and users," Matoza said. "Attendees will learn the facts about medical marijuana and get their questions answered.

The seminar will also debunk much of the false information that's often spread."

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MMTCFL came into existence in 2016 following the legalization of medical marijuana for qualifying conditions in Florida. Chief Medical Officer Dr. Joseph Dorn had just finished his twelfth year of working in hospice care for terminally ill patients, rounding out more than 30 years of practicing traditional medicine, and his experience told him that it was time to be part of a change.

"Attendees will learn the facts about medical marijuana and get their questions answered. The seminar will also debunk much of the false information that's often spread." Marc Matoza In the past, many patients suffering from painful and debilitating conditions faced treatment by often-addicting or ineffective medication, with no option to first try a natural solution such as medical cannabis for pain management and treatment.

MMTCFL's goal is to connect patients with medical marijuana treatments.

Matoza said that to date, all the medical marijuana conferences in Florida have been for industry insiders only.

"Floridians have heard about medical marijuana," he said. "Since most research has been done overseas, it is hard for Floridians to get the facts and this conference presents the facts."

Event speakers include Matoza, medical doctors Dr. Joseph Dorn and Dr. Michelle Beasley, practitioners Turner Davis and Cameron Vance, mental health professional Josephine Krehl as well as a panel of four medical marijuana users to discuss their experiences.

Dr. Michelle Beasley is the first medical doctor in Pensacola to accept new patients for treatment with medical marijuana. Currently, she is most commonly treating patients with cancer, muscle spasms, and seizures, but is qualified and specially trained to work with patients with other conditions.

Dr. Beasley has a background as a practicing pediatrician and has brought her previous medical marijuana practice under the MMTC umbrella and now oversees the Pensacola location.

Matoza said that there are several misconceptions of medical marijuana.

"Cannabis/marijuana is a food, not a drug," he said. "Also, cannabis has been used as a treatment for various medical conditions for centuries, and up until 1937 it was the primary remedy recommended by the American Medical Association."

Matoza also said that there has been extensive medical research on medical marijuana and that the U.S. Government currently holds a patent on it.

"The U.S. National Institute of Health research database has over 25,000 articles, and the U.S. government has been funding medical marijuana research since 1964 in Israel," he said.

Florida requires medical marijuana be prescribed by a medical doctor.

"MMTCFL determines if a patient qualifies under Florida law," Matoza said. "If so, they help the patient get a Florida Compassionate Care Card as well as provide the prescriptions to the Florida State Registry."

Medical marijuana can be used to treat a number of illnesses and conditions. According to Marijuana Med Today, it can be used to treat PTSD, rheumatoid arthritis, nausea, stress, AIDS, insomnia, lack of appetite, brain trauma, Alzheimer's,

depression, mood disorders, concussion, cancer, glaucoma, sleep disorders, chronic pain, Parkinson's, multiple sclerosis, heart disease, autism, epileptic seizures, inflammation and PETS. "Cannabis is a natural food product, not a drug and its main components are CBD and THC," Matoza said. "CBD provides the medicinal benefits of the cannabis but does not produce the ‘high' effect so is safe to be used by children for example. THC has medical benefits for head, cancer and concussion conditions. It can get a person ‘high,' however, medical marijuana limits that effect, focusing on providing natural remedies to address a medical condition."

Matoza said that this is where medical and recreational marijuana differ because medical marijuana limits the high effect.

"Also, Cannabis, like all foods, treat the entire body, not just one symptom or component," Matoza said. "And all the Cannabis medical properties work together and combined have additional effects.

This is called the Entourage Effect. Pharma products do not have this property."

Based on the current State Compassionate Care Registry, there are five doctors who prescribe medical marijuana locally in Pensacola.

Matoza said that it isn't difficult to get approved for medical marijuana treatment.

"However, it is new, and the state has put a few strange twists in the process," he said. "We will have a session on demystifying the process in the conference and provide information on how to get a Compassionate Care card."

As of press time, the 9 a.m. session is sold out, so MMTCFL added a second evening session at 5 p.m. They have plans to host another event in next few months, so if you miss out on this one stay tuned.

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Florida House Speaker Corcoran also appointed Gaetz to serve on the Triumph Gulf Coast board of directors, which will manage $1.5 billion of the BP oil spill settlement earmarked for economic development and invest the funds in the diversification of Northwest Florida's economy.

Gaetz clarified why Northwest Florida is receiving those funds.

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Don Gaetz retired from the Florida Senate last year after serving 10 years, two of which were as Senate President, 2012-14.

However, he hasn't retired from public service. Gaetz serves on the state's Constitutional Revision Commission and will take over as chairman of Triumph Gulf Coast in January 2018.

When asked jokingly if his wife Vicky just wanted him out of the house, he agreed.

"That is true," said Gaetz. "My son (Congressman Matt Gaetz) does not want me to come to Washington and stand over his shoulder. This is a way of keeping me busy because I don't have any skills. I can't paint the house or anything like that."

The Constitutional Revision Commission is a process mandated by Florida law that allows the voters to revisit the document every 20 years. Gaetz is one of 37 "tribal elders," as he described the commissioners, appointed

by Governor Rick Scott, House Speaker Richard Corcoran, Senate President Joe Negron and the Florida Supreme Court.

He said, "We have the option of taking a clean sheet of paper out and starting out with ‘We the people.’ Or we can embroider some changes around the edges."

Gaetz pointed out that Florida is the only state that has a constitutional revision process like this. He said that the commission tries to update the state and look ahead for the next 20 years.

"What is the structure of government?

What are the powers or limitations of government that will help our state grow, prosper, and be a good place to live for the next 20 years?" he told Inweekly.

To date, Constitutional Revision Commission has held 10 public hearings, which nearly 2,000 people attended and almost 800 testified. Gaetz described the process as laborious because the Florida Constitution is about eight times longer than the U.S. Constitution and includes "everything

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money that individuals filed suit or claims for," he said. "It's not the money the local governments got from BP; it has nothing to do with the Clean Water Act. Instead, our Attorney General, Pam Bondi, put an economic damages claim on behalf of the state against BP for lost revenues to the state."

It was Senator Gaetz who made sure the money came to the Florida Panhandle. He said, "We got $2 billion, and I sponsored legislation to make sure 75 percent of that would come back to Northwest Florida. The Triumph Gulf Coast board are the people responsible for deploying those funds."

The Hurricane Ivan and the 2010 BP oil spill uncovered that the Northwest Florida's economy was a "two-trick pony or two-legged stool," dependent largely on tourism and military bases.

"If something bad happens in the Gulf of Mexico, our tourist economy goes to its knees," he said. "Even the perception of an oil spill caused $2 billion worth of damages to the state from loss of tax revenues because we didn't get those people from Indiana and Ohio coming down here and vacationing for some time."

The military spending might not be as vulnerable unless the leaders want to do a base re-alignable.

"If folks in the Pentagon get the sniffles, we get pneumonia here, in terms of the effect on the military economy," Gaetz said. "The whole purpose of the $1.5 billion, which comes from BP in economic damages claims, is to put a third leg under the stool of our economy, diversify our economy."

He said he didn't care what type of industry is brought to Northwest Florida "as long as my grandchildren and their children have the opportunity to compete for good jobs in an economy that's stronger even than our tourist economy, and stronger even than our military economy."

Gaetz wants Triumph Gulf Coast to leverage the $1.5 billion through partnerships with local governments and the private sector, so the funds will attract another $1 billion in investments in the economy. He said, "Then, we're talking about real money."

Gaetz added, "The funds coming through Triumph Gulf Coast will help build our economic infrastructure in a profound and transformational way. We want to be able to strengthen our economy so that we can contribute, in a meaningful way, to the future."

He wants to lessen the region's dependency on the military and tourism but without hurting those sectors of the economy.

Gaetz said, "We're not just going to sit and wait for people to come to us and ask for money. We're going to go look for transactions where we can partner with the private sector, partner with local and federal government sources, and really try to bring some economic infrastructure, better jobs, and more jobs to Northwest Florida." {in} MUST INITIAL FOR APPROVAL

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from pregnant pigs to mind numbing language about bonding requirements."

He joked, "It's an arduous task, but they'll, I guess, do anything to keep me from running for office. This is keeping me busy."

The Constitutional Revision Commission will deliberate over the next year. Then, no later than six months before the November 2018 election, it will propose whatever rewrites for the Constitution the commission intends to propose for the ballot.

"The voters can say, ‘Yep, that's a good idea,' or, ‘No, that's a bad idea," Twenty years ago, there were nine proposed amendments to the Constitution, eight of them passed," Gaetz explained. "It depends upon what the amendments are, what the subject matter is, and whether we're really in tune with the people of the state. Everybody gets a chance to vote on our work product."

Sixty-percent of the voters must approve an amendment before it becomes a part of the Constitution. The Constitutional Revision Commission adopted for its rules that 60 percent of the 37 commissioners must agree before an amendment goes on the ballot.

If 23 commissioners agree, then the amendment will go before the voters in November 2018. He said, "There's no review by the Supreme Court, no approval by the governor or the legislature. It goes right on the ballot the way that we recommend it. Then, if 60 percent of the voters agree, it goes into or out of the Constitution."

Facing tight deadlines, the Constitutional Revision Commission has broken up into subcommittees, where "we'll consider ideas that citizens have brought to us for deleting things from the Constitution, adding, changing, improving." Gaetz chairs the Ethics and Elections Committee of the Constitutional Revision Commission.

"I found out that the Old Testament was right, that original sin just keeps coming back.

Politicians and people involved in politics just have a way of becoming the old Adam, to put it in Biblical terms," joked Gaetz, who chaired the legislature's redistricting committee and pushed for ethics reform every year he in served in the Florida Senate.

"I intend to propose strengthening the ethics requirements for public officials, from the local level right up through the federal level," he said.

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LAW & VENGEANCE Presales for local

attorney Mike Papantonio's second book, "Law & Vengeance," begin the first week of August. The legal thriller provides another peak into the legal world where Nick "Deke" Deketomis, his protégé Gina Romano and the Bergman/Deketomis law firm seek to expose the dangers of a malfunctioning gunsight and avenge the murder of their friend and law partner, Angus Moore.

Papantonio sat down with Inweekly to give some background into his latest novel.

"Taxpayers pay billions of dollars to government contractors every year. They believe that somebody's watching over the shoulder of what those government contractors do," he said. "In this particular book, what you had was a government contractor that was creating an item that caused people's deaths. That happens a lot."

Papantonio explained, "As a matter of fact, Abraham Lincoln, in the Civil War, had to address the problem because government contractors had gotten to the point where they were sending soldiers food that was contaminated with all types of viruses, shoes with cardboard soles and heels, and defective weapons. It was so bad that Abraham Lincoln had to come up with a law that says, ‘'We have to stop contractors from taking advantage of taxpayers.' This book is important because I believe right now, taxpayers are more victimized by government contractors than they've ever been."

In "Law & Vengeance," Romano is severely injured in a bizarre car crash that kills her partner Angus Moore. She begs her boss, Deke Deketomis, to take over his lawsuit against Arbalest, the manufacturer of the deadly Sight-Clops that malfunctions 88

in hot, humid weather. Seeking justice for her clients and vengeance for Angus, she battles a powerful weapons manufacturer, the gun rights lobby, psychopathic Chicago police, a hi-tech genius assassin, and the U.S. Department of Justice.

Papantonio said his book is based on a real lawsuit. He said, "It gives the readers some understanding of the lack of oversight on government contractors. Every time they pick up the newspaper and read about a particular contractor, whether it's Boeing, or McDonnell Douglas, or Smith and Wesson, agreeing to take all the contracts with the government, they really believe that government is looking over their shoulder. But the truth is, they're not."

The book gives readers insights into the strategies used to try lawsuits against powerful, mega corporations, particularly how depositions are handled.

"Most lawyers who handle complex cases understand that cases are won or lost in the very earliest stages of the trial-ready depositions," he said. "In other words, a trial-ready deposition in complex cases is not simply asking questions. It's as if you're actually trying the case right there.

Ultimately, that video deposition is going to be shown to a jury."

In the book, Romano had her team move quickly into depositions. Papantonio said that he has used that strategy often.

"The strategy is to move quickly and outpace the other side with documents that are the most damaging documents, with conduct that shows that the intent of the corporation wasn't just negligent, that it was a conscious disregard for safety, that it was reckless, that it was criminal," he said.

"The trick in handling these depositions in the early stages is to completely take the air out of the other side," Papantonio explained. "The rule of thumb is if you can't do that in the first deposition, and the second, and the third deposition, if you can't do that within the first three depositions, you've lost this case."

The fictional Bergman/Deketomis law firm is located in the town of Spanish Trace, Florida that is based on Pensacola.

"I tried to take all the better qualities of Pensacola and point them out in Spanish Trace," said Papantonio. "There's this fascination with the Southern writer that is at an all-time high right now."

Why? "There's a couple of things, I've heard it described that people want to return to the notion that everything is not 100 miles an hour, that there is time to talk to people, there is time to build a family life, there's

a time to build a spiritual life, there is time to build a life that doesn't seem to exist in some of the bigger cities," he explained.

Papantonio added, "I acquaint it to sometimes you will play music because it's comfort music. Sometimes you'll eat food because it's comfort food. I think there's an analogy here with people returning to the Southern novels."

SENSE OF HOPE In July, State Rep. Frank White (R-Pensacola) attended the 2017 Emerging Leaders Program, sponsored by the State Legislative Leaders Foundation and the Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia.

"Each state nominates a new legislator, and I was lucky enough to get the pick this year from Florida," Rep. White said on "Pensacola Speaks," the News Talk 1370 WCOA radio show hosted by Inweekly publisher Rick Outzen. "It's fantastic, a wonderful week."

The 2017 Emerging Leaders Program seeks to inspire state lawmakers to continued careers in public service. The state legislators are nominated by the Speaker of the House, President of the Senate or Minority Leader from their state. The nominees are those lawmakers who by their actions have demonstrated those qualities we associate with leadership—integrity, compassion, intelligence, vision, and common sense.

"It wasn't a policy conference or networking," said White. "You go with a mountain of reading on a wide variety of topics, and it's all sorts of stuff from non-fiction to fiction. It's in that college format of the Socratic dialogue, where the professor puts you on the spot. It really develops a really good discussion."

Rep. White said he got to two key takeaways from the conference.

"One, I left with a better understanding of a lot of my colleagues in the legislature," he said. "You know, sometimes I just scratch my head and think, ‘Why do you care so much about that issue? Why do you think that really matters?' I left seeing things from other people's eyes."

White added, "With that comes better policy. Whether I think they're right or I think I'm right, I can make the case in a way that would affect them."

The second takeaway involved optimism about the future.

"I left with a sense of hope," he said.

"There were some amazing people. It's that feeling where you want to pinch yourself and look around like, ‘Why am I in this room?'

There were some people there with just

amazing backgrounds doing important work."

Rep. White continued, "We can just come together and talk about problems in a way where you drop your R or D label, take off the partisan jersey you're wearing, and just try to solve problems. I left with hope for our country, hope for our system of government."

THE COST OF LOSING In May and June, Mayor Ashton Hayward paid Beggs & Lane $95,846 to represent him and his administration on a variety of issues.

Mayor Hayward lost his appeal concerning the Pitts Slip lease. He paid Beggs & Lane $30,936.86 for the period of 1/30/17-6/13/17. He had already paid out $69,812.68, which brought the cost of the appeal alone to $100,749. The mayor has decided to appeal the decision to the Florida Supreme Court so taxpayers can expect more invoices in the future.

Hayward also lost the lawsuit concerning the constitutionality of the Bayview Cross. In May and June, he paid the law firm $49,032.10 to handle the case. From June 2016 through April 2017, the mayor had already paid out $80, 442. The total amount spent as of June 20: $129, 474. The tab remains open on this issue, too. Mayor Hayward has appealed the decision.

The total Mayor Hayward paid–without City Council approval–to lose these two cases $230,223. This does not include the money Hayward spent on the Pitts Slip lawsuit prior to the appeal and the pending reimbursement of the winning plaintiffs' legal fees.

TOURISM GRANTS Visit Pensacola has established a grant process to help local events with marketing dollars and ensure proper use of TDT funding.

The grant application, which can be found on the visitpensacola.org site is set in place to help local events with marketing dollars and to ensure proper use of TDT funds. This call is specific to events happening on or before Dec. 31, 2017.

The TDC guides the Escambia County Board of County Commissioners in the administering of funds collected from a local option tourist development tax. The funds are designated to promote Escambia County as a preferred visitor destination with an emphasis on the shoulder season of late August through May. Visit Pensacola allocates funds from its annual budget to a grant program for local groups and organizations that coordinate events or visitor experiences with a demonstrated history of visitor impact or significant potential to draw visitors to the area. inweekly.net

Studer Community Institute Renderings / Courtesy Photo Steve Hayes, president of Visit Pensacola, said in a press release, "Ideally, the funds allocated by Visit Pensacola will eventually return through an increase in lodging sales and the tourist development tax generated from those sales. As well as an increase in spending throughout the community. We are looking forward to the second round of grant applications to support events in our area."

The number and extent of these grants will be dependent upon the availability of designated funds and specific allocations.

Funding is intended to support marketing and promotional efforts in key markets targeted

by Visit Pensacola. A seven-member grant committee will evaluate the grants on Monday, Aug. 21, at 2 p.m. in the Visit Pensacola Information Center conference room.

For more information or to apply for a grant, please visit, visitpensacola.org/ page/grants/. For questions or guidance on application specifics, there will be a grant workshop held on Friday, Aug. 11, 3 p.m. at the Pensacola Information Center with all applications being due on Aug. 18.

SCI RENDERINGS On July 24, Quint

Studer unveiled renderings for the SunTrust building that he and his wife Rishy purchased last month and which will become the home of the Studer Community Institute.

"Like anything, these are conceptual drawings just like when we first did the Brew-Thru," Studer told Inweekly. "We're excited, and we think the exterior of the building and its plaza area will add a dimension to the community."

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He said that they will submit the plans to the City of Pensacola and see look forward to getting their input.

"We certainly think today with the changes in technology, what you can do, the community education we can put in that area, that it's a perfect place to start looking at what other cities have been doing for a long time, it sort of makes the buildings come alive."

BLUE ANGELS BLEND A Pensacola

coffee company has been granted the first ever food and beverage license by the Department of the Navy for Blue Angels® Blend coffee.

"We're very excited," said Ed Lemox, founder of De Luna Coffee International, a coffee roasting and distribution company. "This will allow us to offer our coffee on Navy bases, including commissaries, exchanges and museums, and will help increase our business and spread the names of Pensacola and the Blue Angels® worldwide."

The Navy will receive a percentage of all Blue Angels® Blend sales, which, by statute, will go to support Morale, Welfare and Recreation programs.

"The Blue Angels® and Pensacola go together, so it seemed like a natural fit," said Lemox. Other blends celebrate such Pensacola icons as Graffiti Bridge, the Pensacola Beach sign, the Pensacola Beach Ball, Palafox Place and the Five Flags, among others. "We like to share some of Pensacola's history and unique character with locals and tourists alike." {in}

COASTAL CUISINE WITH A MEDITERRANEAN FLAIR in the heart of downtown Pensacola

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Summer Restaurant Week, August 7–13 Jackson’s Steakhouse, The Fish House, Atlas Oyster House, and Five Sisters Blues Café present a seven-day culinary celebration offering chef-selected three-course dinner menus at $33 per person, per restaurant. Menus available each day at 5 p.m., Monday, August 7, through Sunday, August 13.

View menus at greatsouthernrestaurants.com.

JACKSON’S: SOUTH 400 PALAFOX ST., (850) 469-9898 · FISH HOUSE & ATLAS: 600 S. BARRACKS ST., (850) 470-0003 · FIVE SISTERS: 421 W. BELMONT ST., (850) 912-4856 010 1

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by Joani Delezen, Jennifer Lee, Shelby Nalepa & Sammi Sontag

Summer means two things around the Inweekly office—Best of the Coast voting and pet issue planning. While both of those things are pretty exciting, only one makes us shout "Oh my gosh, you have to see this!" on a regular basis and that's The Pet Issue. Most of those outbursts come courtesy of you and the pet photos you email us. Seriously, how are we supposed to get any work done when smiling dogs keep popping up in our inbox?

For the sixth installment of The Pet Issue, we included as many of those adorably distracting photos as possible, plus lots of other good stuff like a profile on Five Flags Dog Training Club and details on where and when you can take a cat-friendly yoga class.

We hope you have as much fun reading it as we did making it.

Dog Model: Andre / Photo by Greg Riegler August 3, 2017

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FFDTC members with their pups / Photo by Sarah Joy Leak

Have you ever wondered about your dog's genetic background? Like which specific breeds are in their history and how August 3, 2017

those breeds contribute to their looks, traits and health?

If you have a mixed breed or even

a purebred dog, the answer to that question is probably yes. Wanting to know more, and then even more, is the hallmark of a good pet owner after all.

Thanks to an Austin-based company called Embark you can now get more answers about your dog's genes than ever before just by swabbing their cheek.

Embark is the only comprehensive doggie DNA test on the market and has tested tens of thousands of dogs since it launched, said Embark Co-founder and Chief Science Officer Dr. Adam Boyko.

Why might someone want to DNA test his or her dog? Well, according to Boyko, with DNA testing you are helping to maximize your dog's health, while also contributing to Embark's mission of ending preventable disease in dogs.

The test provides results for over 150 genetic health conditions your dog could have. He said, that results include a detailed report to help you and your veterinarian plan the best care for your dog.

"We strive to make sure your dog is able

to go for long walks, play fetch and roll in their favorite puddle for as long as possible," Boyko said.

The company tests for over 175 breeds and is highly accurate, he said. But the precise level of accuracy depends on the dog.

For dogs that are recent mixes of two or three breeds, the company almost always get it spot on, but for dogs that are a mix of many breeds over generations, he said, Embark strives to identify the main breeds that contribute your dog's ancestry.

Of course, finding out all these precious details about your pup isn't cheap.

The test costs $199 and takes six to eight weeks for results. But you can save money if you have more than one pup by using the coupon code MULTIPACK. With that code two kits receive a 10 percent discount, three receive a 15 percent discount and four or more dogs receive a 20 percent discount. {in} For more information about Embark visit embarkvet.com.

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Reader submissions are our favorite part of making The Pet Issue, and based on how many of you email us every summer, we think it's safe to assume it's your favorite part too. That's why we're dedicating three full pages to your pets once again.

From a picture perfect pug (yeah, we're talking about

you, Gus) to a hedgehog with the best name ever (Queso!), this year's collection of photos might just be our best yet. It's for sure got way more cats than we normally see, so shout out to all you cat owners who stepped up and showed off your feline friends.

We wish we could print all the photos we get, but we just

can't. We promise that deciding who gets in and who doesn't isn't personal though and is in no way a reflection of your pets' cuteness. It just comes down to photo quality and we can't print images that are too small, too blurry or too dark.

So if you emailed us a photo and don't see it, please try again next year (with a better picture, of course). {in}

Achilles Toni Sisko

Addie Bailee Green

Alice Hillary Fox

Apollo Grant Tyson & Mary Hartsorn

Ash Heather Lee

Bella, Lulu & Gigi Karen Dupree

Bella Sharon Collins

Ben Jan Irwin

Bernadette Samuel & Brittany Medley

Biscuit Maya Enfinger

Boots Trish Briggs

Breeze Toni Rohlke

Brutus Sydney Gable

Buddy Rumbley LB Zayszly

Byrd Grant Tyson & Mary Hartsorn

Candy Shelly Umaguing

Capo Joan & David Glendinning

Charlie Norman Edwards

Charlie The Hahn Family

Cheri Alan Bint

Chickadee Kiley & Bill Manning

Chloe Teresa Sweatt

Daisy Candy Carlisle

Dixie Kate, Holton, Peyton, Genia & Kevin Jones

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Doodle Heather Lee

Edlebrock Sam & Dan Eckiss

Elle Woods Kirstin Norris & Debbie Cross

Ernie Sam & Dan Eckiss

Eugene Keli Patterson

Gidget The Malaise Family

Ginny Julie Goldberg

Google Sarah Jane

Gronk Brian & Belinda Veroneau

Gus Brandi Gomez

Hutch and Tux J.R. Whitehead

Izzie Jay Eberhardt

Kara Marshall Corzette

Kuro Heather Lee

Legend Selina Bryant

Leo Toni Sisko

Lily Nicholas Fury & Tasha Bronson

Mack Sydney Gable

Marlo Cat & Greg Mabry

Moseley Brooke Policicchio

Mr. Pee Wee Geno Hawthorne

Kahlua Jeff & Jessica Matthews

Little One Alexa Reed

Jenny Diamond & LindsayWhidden

Lucy & Juno Marie

Luna Alex Gartner

Luna Cat & Greg Mabry

Maverick Shelley Fragale & Barry Cagan

Maximillion Janet Watson

Mocha Claire H.

Mortimer Randy & Janelle Bricker

Muggsy Riley & Kaylee Swanson

Olivia Ingrid Singleton

Orion Carly Stone & Jordan Richards

Oscar Longshanks Kiley & Bill Manning

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Perry Malerie Shelton & Zach Cates

Pilot Ryan Donovan

Pluto & Kona Alex O'Neill

Precious Riley McPheeters

Princess Pickle Purrrita Asa Lyvers

Queso Stacey Kostevicki

Ralph Betty & Greg Hurd

Reagan Sheryl Wood

Reef Chris, Trish, Saige & Piper Pharr

Reilly Peggy Ward

Rocky Mike & Cindy Patterson

Roxy Patrice Bowen

Rusty Andrew Wendel

Rusty Carly Stone & Jordan Richards

RZA & Winnie Lacey Berry & Jarrod Burris

Sadie Heather Lee

Scooter Heather Lee

Sir Winston Lee Philip & Kathryn Switzer

Solo Heather Lee

Stanley Mary Adams

Steve Kristen Nellums & Eric Micali

Suki Bryan, Kyna & Kaelyn Nobles

Tini Suzi & Emma Joachim

Tyler Kim Fletcher

Vegas Darrin Land

Willow, Amerikiss & Chantilly Barb Bacon

Wolfgang von Tuckendorf Sasha Suey-Stoler

Woodford Justin Lusko & Shannon Reynolds

Xena Miriam Stallfort

Ziggy Mary Day

Chesapeake Michael Daw

Pocono Michael Daw

Toulouse Shelby & Ryan Nalepa

Ellie Brenna & Garrett Delezen

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A round-up of upcoming events that are either pet-friendly, benefit pets or give you an opportunity to adopt a pet WHEN: 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

Saturday, Aug. 12 WHERE: Woerner's Landscape and Pet Supply, 1332 Creighton Road COST: $10 DETAILS: woerner.com/ pensacola

LAZY CRAZY KITTY DAYS OF SUMMER

WOERNER'S LANDSCAPE AND PET SUPPLY ANNIVERSARY

Celebrate the second anniversary of Woerner's pet center with goodie bags, door prizes, a photo booth and more. Make sure you keep in touch with them for future pet events too, like ice cream socials and talent shows (yes, they really did that in July).

WHEN: 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 5 WHERE: Woerner's Landscape and Pet Supply, 1332 Creighton Road COST: Free DETAILS: woerner.com/pensacola

PENSACOLA HUMANE SOCIETY ADOPTION EVENTS

If you’re in the market for a new partner in crime, you can meet the cats and dogs available for adoption at Pensacola Humane Society at the shelter or one of the adoption events they host around town. They currently have a few scheduled at Petco, but make sure you visit their website or Facebook page often since they’re always adding events and offering adoption specials.

WHEN: 12-3 p.m. Aug. 5-6, Sept. 2-3 and Oct. 7-8 WHERE: Petco, 1670 Airport Blvd.

DETAILS: pensacolahumane.org or facebook. com/pensacolahumane

ESCAMBIA HIGH SCHOOL DRUMLINE CHARITY DOG WASH

Get your dog clean and support the Escambia High School Drumline at the same time. The Diamonds will be washing pups for a $10 donation, which will go towards traveling to the state championship. Bring your own towel and cash.

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All adoptable cats and kittens of CARE of Santa Rosa County will be making an appearance at Alyssa's Antique Depot so you can shop and adopt.

Apply for adoption early to get pre-approved and take home some feline love straight from the event. The application is online at caretomakeadifference.com. Adoption fees are $150 and all cats are spayed or neutered, microchipped and up to date on shots.

WHEN: 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 19 WHERE: Alyssa's Antique Depot, 4586 Chumuckla Hwy., Pace DETAILS: facebook.com/careofsantarosacountyfl

PENSACOLA HUMANE SOCIETY BATHE-INS

Looking to get your pup clean and support a good cause? Then you need to check out Pensacola Humane Society's Bathe-in events, which they’re hosting monthly through Oct. Bring your own towel and the Humane Society staff and volunteers will take care of the rest.

Bath and dips are $7-$10 depending on size.

Grooming is $20-$50 and nail trims are also available for an additional $5.

WHEN: 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 19, Saturday, Sept. 16 and Saturday, Oct. 21 WHERE: Pensacola Humane Society, 5 N. Q St. COST: $5-50 DETAILS: pensacolahumane.org or facebook. com/pensacolahumane

DRESS UP FOR SOUTHBARK

This year's Pensacon “Dress Up or Dress Up Costume Ball” is benefiting SouthBARK Animal Rescue and Pensacola Little Theatre.

Attendees are invited to come in their best cosplay, cocktail or formal wear. There will be live entertainment, hors d'oeuvres, dancing and a silent and live art auction with pieces from regional artists and past Pensacon guests.

Tickets are on sale now for at a special presale price.

WHEN: 7-11 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 26

WHERE: Pensacola Cultural Center, 400 S. Jefferson St. COST: $20 (pre-sale price) DETAILS: pensacolalittletheatre.com

DOGGIE BOWL

Raise money for the Pensacola Humane Society and work on your bowling game at the same time. The annual Doggie Bowl, held at Cordova Lanes, is limited to the first 144 bowlers or 24 teams that sign up. Individuals are welcomed, but teams of five or six are encouraged. Each bowler will bowl three games—the first is practice, the second is the championship round and the third is just for fun. All players receive a goodie bag regardless of their score.

WHEN: 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 10 WHERE: Cordova Lanes, 2111 Airport Blvd.

COST: $20 DETAILS: pensacolahumane.org or facebook. com/pensacolahumane

ADOPT-A-PET DAY AT ALYSSA’S

Do a little shopping and come home with a sweet cat or dog. The team at Alyssa’s will be hosting multiple local rescue groups in their outfield area. Make sure you grab some grub from Carmelinas On The Go while you’re there too.

WHEN: 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 7 WHERE: Alyssa's Antique Depot, 4586 Chumuckla Hwy., Pace DETAILS: shopalyssas.com

DOGS ON DEPLOYMENT 3RD ANNUAL CHARITY RIDE

This non-profit gives military members some peace of mind by helping them find homes for their pets when they receive assignments overseas. Make sure you save the date for their annual charity ride in Oct. and keep up with them on Facebook for other event announcements.

WHEN: Saturday, Oct. 7 (time TBA) WHERE: Harley Davidson of Pensacola, 6385 Pensacola Blvd.

DETAILS: facebook.com/dodgulfcoast

BARKTOBER FEST

Fall will be here before you know it and that means the biggest dog-friendly event of year will too—Pensacola Humane Society's annual Barktober Fest. Bring your pet down to Seville Square and enjoy food, live entertainment, pet costume contests, demonstrations, adoptions and did we mention dogs in costume?

WHEN: 9 a.m.- 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 28 WHERE: Seville Square, at the corner of E. Government St. and S. Alcaniz St. DETAILS: pensacolahumane.org or facebook. com/pensacolahumane

PAWS FOR VETERANS 5K

Lace up your sneakers and make some laps

for a good cause. The run and/or walk event will benefit Paws for Veterans, a nonprofit organization that rescues shelter dogs and trains them to rehabilitate veterans who experience PTSD. Proceeds will go directly to the dogs' training.

WHEN: 8-11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 28 WHERE: Escambia County Equestrian Center, 7750 Mobile Hwy. COST: $25, plus a $2.50 sign up fee DETAILS: runsignup.com/Race/FL/Pensacola/ PawsforVeterans5k

REGULAR EVENTS BENEFIT B-I-N-G-O

Head over to South Market in Pace every first Tuesday of the month for bingo nights that help support SouthBARK Animal Rescue. It's just $10 to play all 10 games.

WHEN: 7-9 p.m. first Tuesday of the month WHERE: South Market, 4495 Chumuckla Hwy., Pace COST: $10 DETAILS: southbarkanimalrescue.org

JUNIOR HUMANE SOCIETY ADOPTION EVENTS

Find your future best friend at a Junior Humane Society Adoption event, which are held three times a month at PetSmart in Pensacola.

WHEN: Noon-4 p.m. on the first, third and fourth Saturday of each month WHERE: PetSmart, 6251 N. Davis Hwy. DETAILS: juniorhumanesociety.com

TRAP, NEUTER RELEASE CLASSES

Learn how to humanely and responsibly deal with community cats with the expert help of Pensacola Humane Society’s Barbara Grice Memorial Spay and Neuter Clinic. Trap, Neuter, Release (TNR) programs help to decrease the cat population and protect the feral cats that live in the area.

WHEN: 2 p.m. Sundays WHERE: Barbara Grice Memorial Spay and Neuter Clinic, 5 N. Q St. COST: Free DETAILS: pensacolahumane.org or facebook. com/pensacolahumane

STRUTT YOUR MUTT

Every Tuesday night join fellow dog owners for a 45-minute leisurely stroll in East Hill.

Dogs in attendance must be leashed, well behaved, and owners should come prepared to pick up after their pets. Times and dates are subject to change and cancellation during the summer heat.

WHEN: 6:45 p.m. Tuesdays WHERE: Bayview Park, 2000 E. Lloyd St. (on the south/20th Avenue side of the park by the Bayview Recreation Center) COST: Free inweekly.net

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If you're in the market for a new pet or just wanting to volunteer in some way, here's a directory of local and regional shelters, rescue groups and non-profits.

Alaqua Animal Refuge 914 Whitfield Road (Freeport, FL) alaquaanimalrefuge.org Animal Allies Florida aaflorida.org Escambia County Animal Shelter 200 W. Fairfield Dr. myescambia.com/community/adoptableanimals Feline Friends of Destin felinefriendsofdestin.org Friends of the Escambia County Animal Shelter ecasfriends.com Hotel For Dogs & Cats 4110 Creighton Road h4dc.org

Legacy / Photo Courtesy of Pensacola Humane Society

Junior Humane Society juniorhumanesociety.com Northwest Florida Great Dane Rescue nwflgdr.com PAWS (Panhandle Animal Welfare Society) 752 Lovejoy Road (Fort Walton Beach) paws-shelter.com Pensacola Humane Society 5 N. Q St. pensacolahumane.org Phoenix Rising Rescue (Pit Bull Rescue) 40 W. Nine Mile Road phoenixrisingrescue.com Redfox's Animal Rescue redfoxsrescue.rescueme.org Santa Rosa County Animal Shelter 4451 Pine Forest Road (Milton) santarosa.fl .gov/animals Save Underdogs Rescue (Perdido Key) saveunderdogs.com SOCKS (Save Our Cats & Kittens) 498 Carmel Dr. (Fort Walton Beach) saveourcatsandkittens.com SouthBARK southbarkanimalrescue.org The Southern Dog thesoutherndog.com

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From the beach to Bayview, here’s the scoop on all the best local parks for pups.

CITY OF PENSACOLA

In the city, dogs are welcome to explore all city parks when on a leash. Dogs are allowed off leash at the dog parks within Bayview Park and Roger Scott Athletic Complex.

Roger Scott Athletic Complex 2130 Summit Blvd. (between the pool and the tennis center) Bayview Park 2000 E. Lloyd St. (on the south/20th Avenue side of the park by the Bayview Recreation Center) More information: playpensacola.com

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CITY OF GULF BREEZE

ESCAMBIA COUNTY

More information: gulfbreezerecreationcenter.com/dog-park

More information: myescambia.com/community/parks-and-centers

Shoreline Bark Park, the only sanctioned dog park in Gulf Breeze, is located close to the convergence of Pensacola Beach Parkway and Gulf Breeze Parkway. While dogs do not need to be on a leash to enjoy this park, there are some rules to keep in mind when visiting with your pup. Make sure to read the general park rules and signs before you enter with your pet.

Shoreline Bark Park 800 Shoreline Dr.

The county also maintains several dog parks.

All are open daily from sunrise to sunset.

Beulah Regional Park 7820 Mobile Hwy. Bill Dickson Park 3151 Fenceline Road Lexington Terrace Community Center 900 S. Old Corry Field Road River Road Park I 14484 River Road, Perdido Key (the dog beach is behind Lost Key Golf Club)

PENSACOLA BEACH

Pensacola Beach has not one, but two dog parks. The parks are open sunrise to sunset except during turtle season (May 1-Oct. 31). During that window they open at 7 a.m.

Dogs must remain on a leash and under your supervision at all times.

Pensacola Beach Dog Park East Located at Parking Lot 28.5, which is the first parking lot past Portofino.

Pensacola Beach Dog Park West Located at Parking Lot 21.5, which is the first parking lot past the last condos on the Gulf.

More information: visitpensacolabeach.com/ things-to-do/dog-beach.php

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All Hail The Rockabilly Queen

by Shelby Nalepa

Wanda Jackson / Courtesy Photo Born in 1937 in Maud, Oklahoma, pioneering rock and roll artist Wanda Jackson started out as a country music singer with a guitar.

"My dad was a homegrown type," Jackson said. "He taught himself guitar and started teaching me when I was about 6. My interest in music is from my father's side of the family."

When she was 14, Jackson won a local talent contest that landed her a 15-minute daily show on the OKC radio station, KLPR. She would rush over after school every day with her guitar to sing and play to fill her 15-minute slot. KLPR noticed Jackson's knack for entertaining and quickly upped her show to 30 minutes. This afternoon radio show lasted through Jackson's high school years and led to her discovery.

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"There were hardly any women in the field, and the ones that were around were pop singers or singers in Western swing bands," Jackson said.

In 1952, Kitty Wells had a number one song, which Jackson said caused a shift in record companies starting to take women seriously who wanted to sing on their own.

"I signed with Decca Records in ‘54, and in ‘56 I went with Capitol Records," she said. "I was singing straight country, blues, pop and maybe some religious. Back then radio stations didn't specialize in music.

Their programming was a little bit of everything. They could have a Top 10 pop show for a couple of hours, and then it would be country music for an hour."

"I was about the third female to start

recording to have any success after Kitty Wells and Jean Shepard," she said. "Before any of us, there was Patsy Montana who was a yodeler. She had a million sales in one of her songs. I learned how to yodel, but I never yodeled on my recordings."

In 1955, Jackson graduated from Capitol Hill High School in Oklahoma City. Soon after, she hit the road with her father Tom as her chaperone and manager. Jackson's mother Nellie designed and hand-made all of her stage outfits.

"That's when I had a little success," she said. "It just so happened that my booking agent also worked for Elvis Presley."

Jackson was placed on the bill with Presley, and the two hit it off, even briefly dating.

"He talked me into trying a new kind of music called rockabilly," she said. "Jerry Lee Lewis was already playing rockabilly and before long all of us were recording rock and roll."

Jackson said that she recorded a lot of rock and roll after Presley talked her into it, but she had to cover songs until she began writing her own.

"I think rock and country are first cousins, or at least kissing cousins," she said. "They kind of overlap at times."

In 1956 is when Jackson said she started recording songs other than country. Her career danced the delicate line between country and rockabilly. She would manage this by cutting one song in each style and placing them on either sides of a single.

This increased her relevance and popularity in both genres.

"I would put out a country record with rock and roll on the other side," she said. "I still wanted to record it and give it a chance."

Jackson's main success was in 1960 with a cover of Elvis Presley's "Let's Have a Party."

"Now there's a new generation of rockabilly fans that are requesting all my

old songs," she said. "I've had more success in the latter years of my career."

In 2009, White Stripes member and producer Jack White approached Jackson asking to produce a record. The two teamed up to release "The Party Ain't Over" in 2011.

At 79 years old, Jackson said that as long as she can draw crowds and her health is good, she will continue to tour.

"The last couple years were pretty rough," she said. "I had some operations, and in May of this year my husband passed away. He was the wind beneath my wings, and he booked my shows and traveled with me for a long time. We were married for 55 years. Right now I'm in transition mode."

Jackson said that her granddaughter, who works in the music industry in Nashville now travels with her while touring.

"I couldn't hold up the schedule I used to keep," she said. "I've toured the world a few times and I still love it. I have full houses, so things are going real good in my career right now."

As for the biggest moment in Jackson's career, she said that there have been many but the one that stands out is being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2009.

As for which genre she enjoys singing more, Jackson said she can't decide.

"I don't know, I just enjoy singing and entertaining," she said. "My shows are mostly rockabilly, but I sing rock and roll, country and gospel too."

Jackson's autobiography "Every Night is Saturday Night: A Country Girl's Journey to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame" will be released in November.

Over the past few years, she has been working on a new record with her producer Joan Jett. The record is set to release later this year under Jett's NYC-based label, Blackheart Records. {in}

WANDA JACKSON

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calendar NATURE WALK: LIFE IN A MARITIME FOREST

10 a.m. Meet at Fort Barrancas Visitors Center, 3182 Taylor Road. nps.gov/guis/ index.htm DEBBY'S KITCHEN 10 a.m.-12 p.m. $10-$15.

Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org FAMILY MOVIE CLUB: ROBIN HOOD (1973) 10 a.m. $5. Saenger Theatre, 118 S. Palafox. pensacolasaenger.com JUNIOR HUMANE SOCIETY ADOPTION 12-4 p.m. PetSmart, 6251 N. Davis Highway. pensacolahumane.org ADVANCED REDOUBT: LEGACY IN BRICK & MORTAR 12:30 p.m. Fort Barrancas, 3182

Taylor Road. nps.gov/guis/index.htm

BACK TO SCHOOL EVENT 2-4 p.m. Cordova

Mall, 5100 N. 9th Ave, shopcordovamall. com FERMENTING FOOD AND DRINK 2-4 p.m. Free. Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org

FORT BARRANCAS: BASTIONS ON THE BLUFF 2 p.m. Meet at Fort Barrancas Visi-

PASSAFIRE / Photo by Shawn Hallman

THURSDAY 8.3

WORK ON FLORIDA TRAIL 8 a.m. Regular meet up of Western Gate Florida Trail Association to work on National Scenic Trail and side trail. Meet at Blackwater River Forestry Center, 11650 Munson Highway. meetup.com/ftawesterngate ARCHAEOLOGY STORY TIME 'SWAP' AND UNDERWATER ARCHAEOLOGY 9-10 a.m.

Florida Public Archaeology Network, 207 E. Main St. Participants must register by emailing mthomin@uwf.edu. destinationarchaeology.org LA LECHE LEAGUE 10 a.m.-12 p.m. Free.

Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org NATURE WALK: LIFE IN A MARITIME FOREST 10 a.m. Meet at Fort Barrancas Visitors Center, 3182 Taylor Road. nps.gov/guis/index.htm NATURE WALK: LIFE ON A BARRIER ISLAND

10 a.m. Meet at Fort Pickens Bookstore, Fort Pickens Road, Pensacola Beach. nps. gov/guis/index.htm SOUTHWEST BRANCH BOOK CLUB 10:30 a.m. Southwest Branch Library, 12248 Gulf Beach Highway. mywfpl.com ADVANCED REDOUBT: LEGACY IN BRICK & MORTAR 12:30 p.m. Fort Barrancas, 3182

Taylor Road. nps.gov/guis/index.htm

FORT PICKENS: GARRISON FOR FREEDOM

2 p.m. Meet at Fort Pickens entrance, Fort Pickens Road, Pensacola Beach. nps.gov/ guis/index.htm FORT BARRANCAS: BASTIONS ON THE BLUFF 2 p.m. Meet at Fort Barrancas Visi-

tors Center 3182 Taylor Road. nps.gov/guis/ index.htm CREATURE FEATURE 3:30 p.m. Fort Pickens Bookstore, Fort Pickens Road, Pensacola Beach. nps.gov/guis/index.htm WINE TASTING AT AWM 5-7 p.m. Aragon Wine Market, 27 S. 9th Ave. aragonwinemarket.com 222 2

A.B.C. BEVERAGE TASTINGS 5 and 7 p.m. $20. Atlas Oyster House, 600 S. Barracks St. greatsouthernrestaurants.com GAME NIGHT: PICTIONARY 5-6 p.m. Swan Neck Meadery, 2115 W. Nine Mile Road.

PORK TENDERLOIN EVENING CLASS 6-8 p.m. $64.50. SoGourmet, 407-D S. Palafox. sogourmetpensacola.com SELECT LATIN DANCE LESSONS AND PARTY

6:30-9 p.m. $10. Salsa, Cha Cha, Bachata and more. DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. $10. dancecraftfl.com PASSAFIRE 7 p.m. $12. Vinyl Music Hall, 2 S. Palafox. vinylmusichall.com CHUCK WAGNER: LIVING THE DREAM 7 p.m. $25. UWF Music Hall, 11000 University Parkway. uwf.edu/cfpa

FRIDAY 8.4

NATURE WALK: LIFE IN A MARITIME FOREST 10

a.m. Meet at Fort Barrancas Visitors Center, 3182 Taylor Road. nps.gov/guis/index.htm NATURAL REMEDIES FOR YOUR GARDEN

10-11:30 a.m. Free. Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org ADVANCED REDOUBT: LEGACY IN BRICK & MORTAR 12:30 p.m. Fort Barrancas, 3182

Taylor Road. nps.gov/guis/index.htm

FORT BARRANCAS: BASTIONS ON THE BLUFF 2 p.m. Meet at Fort Barrancas Visi-

tors Center 3182 Taylor Road. nps.gov/guis/ index.htm CREATURE FEATURE 3:30 p.m. Fort Pickens Bookstore, Fort Pickens Road, Pensacola Beach. nps.gov/guis/index.htm WINE TASTING 5-7 p.m. Free. City Grocery, 2050 N. 12th Ave. HAPPY HOUR COOK OUTS 5 p.m. Drink specials, free cookout. Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com REIKI SHARE 5:30 p.m. Free. URU Yoga and Beyond, 2400 Executive Plaza Road. facebook.com/uruyogaandbeyond

RESTORATIVE YOGA 6-7 p.m. Free.

Ever’man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org 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 OPEN MIC 7-11 p.m. Single Fin Cafe, 380 N. 9th Ave. facebook.com/singlefincafe WANDA JACKSON 7 p.m. $25-$30. Vinyl Music Hall, 2 S. Palafox. vinylmusichall.com DANCE DANCE PARTY PARTY 7:15 p.m. $5.

URU Yoga Downtown, 100 S. Baylen, Ste. D. facebook.com/uruyogaandbeyond CATS 7:30 p.m. $33. Pensacola Little Theatre, 400 S. Jefferson St. pensacolalittletheatre.com HILL-KELLY MOVIES IN THE PARK: THE LEGO BATMAN MOVIE 7:40 p.m. Free. Community

Maritime Park, 301 W. Main St. facebook. com/communitymaritimepark

SATURDAY 8.5

SANTA ROSA FARMERS MARKET 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

Fresh local produce, honey, baked goods and live music. Pace Presbyterian Church, Woodbine Road, Pace.

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 OCEAN HOUR CLEAN-UP 9-10 a.m. Naval Live Oaks Headquarters is on Highway 98 about two miles east of Gulf Breeze on the right.

Buckets, grabbers, gloves and trash bags are supplied. oceanhourfl.com COOKING DEMONSTRATIONS 9 a.m.-2 p.m.

Martin Luther King Jr. Plaza, N. Palafox. palafoxmarket.com

tors Center 3182 Taylor Road. nps.gov/guis/ index.htm CREATURE FEATURE 3:30 p.m.

Fort Pickens Bookstore, Fort Pickens Road, Pensacola Beach. nps.gov/guis/index.htm SUMMER CONCERT SERIES 6-9 p.m. $15$25. Willie Sugarcapps and Bear With Me. Big Lagoon State Park, 12301 Gulf Beach Highway. biglagoonstatepark.com DUSK ON THE GULF 6:30 p.m. Meet in Battery Worth Amphitheater. Fort Pickens Road, Pensacola Beach. nps.gov/guis/index.htm THE SURFARIS 7 p.m. $25. Vinyl Music Hall, 2 S. Palafox. vinylmusichall.com CLASSIC MOVIE SERIES: THE BIG SLEEP 7 p.m. $5. Saenger Theatre, 118 S. Palafox. pensacolasaenger.com CATS 7:30 p.m. $33. Pensacola Little Theatre, 400 S. Jefferson St. pensacolalittletheatre.com DANCE PARTY 8-midnight. Partner dancing on the best wood dance floor in the area.

DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. $10. dancecraftfl.com IMPROVABLE CAUSE 10:30 p.m. $10. Pensacola Little Theatre, 400 S. Jefferson St. pensacolalittlethreatre.com

SUNDAY 8.6

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.

NATURE WALK: LIFE IN A MARITIME FOREST

10 a.m. Meet at Fort Barrancas Visitors Center, 3182 Taylor Road. nps.gov/guis/ index.htm SCHOOL OF THE SOLDIER 11 a.m. Meet at entrance of Fort Pickens. Fort Pickens Road, Pensacola Beach. nps.gov/guis/index.htm

ADVANCED REDOUBT: LEGACY IN BRICK & MORTAR 12:30 p.m. Fort Barrancas, 3182

Taylor Road. nps.gov/guis/index.htm

BARLYMPICS 2-5 p.m. Fish House, 600 S.

Barracks St. greatsouthernrestaurants.com

FORT BARRANCAS: BASTIONS ON THE BLUFF

2 p.m. Meet at Fort Barrancas Visitors Center 3182 Taylor Road. nps.gov/guis/index.htm CATS 3 p.m. $33. Pensacola Little Theatre, 400 S. Jefferson St. pensacolalittletheatre.com CREATURE FEATURE 3:30 p.m. Fort Pickens inweekly.net

calendar Bookstore, Fort Pickens Road, Pensacola Beach. nps.gov/guis/index.htm SOUTHEASTERN TEEN SHAKESPEARE COMPANY: SHENANIGANS 4-5 p.m. Free. 1010 N.

12th Ave. setsco.org/first-city-shakespeare

BLUES ANGEL MUSIC BLUES ON THE BAY

6 p.m. Free. Reunion Band. Community Maritime Park, 301 W. Main St. facebook. com/communitymaritimepark GAME OF THRONES TRIVIA AND VIEWING

6-9 p.m. Swan Neck Meadery, 2115 W. Nine Mile Road.

MONDAY 8.7

NATURE WALK: LIFE IN A MARITIME FOREST 10

a.m. Meet at Fort Barrancas Visitors Center, 3182 Taylor Road. nps.gov/guis/index.htm CHAIR YOGA 10:30-11:30 a.m. $20. URU Yoga Nine Mile, 955 E. Nine Mild Road. facebook.com/uruyogaandbeyond SEED TO TABLE COOKING 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Free. Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org

ADVANCED REDOUBT: LEGACY IN BRICK & MORTAR 12:30 p.m. Fort Barrancas, 3182

Taylor Road. nps.gov/guis/index.htm

HOT YOGA FOR ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION

2-3:15 p.m. $20. URU Yoga Nine Mile, 955 E. Nine Mild Road. facebook.com/uruyogaandbeyond

FORT BARRANCAS: BASTIONS ON THE BLUFF

2 p.m. Meet at Fort Barrancas Visitors Center 3182 Taylor Road. nps.gov/guis/index.htm CREATURE FEATURE 3:30 p.m. Fort Pickens Bookstore, Fort Pickens Road, Pensacola Beach. nps.gov/guis/index.htm RESTORATIVE YOGA FOR STRESS 4-5:15 p.m. URU Yoga Nine Mile, 955 E. Nine Mild Road. facebook.com/uruyogaandbeyond/ SUMMER RESTAURANT WEEK 5 p.m.-until $33 for three-course dinner per restaurant. greatsouthernrestaurants.com SEVILLE QUARTER MILERS 5:30 p.m. Runners meet in front of Seville Quarter for a run around downtown Pensacola. Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com CHEESECAKE EVENING CLASS 6-8 p.m. $53.75. SoGourmet, 407-D S. Palafox. sogourmetpensacola.com TRIVIA NIGHT: STAR WARS 6-8 p.m. Swan Neck Meadery, 2115 W. Nine Mile Road.

CCFA Free. 6-8 p.m. Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org 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 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

TUESDAY 8.8

WESTSIDE LOOPY LOOMERS 1 p.m. Westside Branch Library, 1301 W. Gregory St. mywfpl.com CREATURE FEATURE 3:30 p.m. Fort Pickens Bookstore, Fort Pickens Road, Pensacola Beach. nps.gov/guis/index.htm August 3, 2017

SUMMER RESTAURANT WEEK 5 p.m.-until

$33 for three-course dinner per restaurant. greatsouthernrestaurants.com COMPLIMENTARY WINE TASTING 5-7 p.m.

SoGourmet, 407-D S. Palafox. sogourmetpensacola.com TICKET FREE TUESDAY MOVIE SCREENING 5:30 p.m. "La La Land." Tryon Branch

Library, 1200 Langley Ave. mywfpl.com VINO MAGNIFICO 5:30 p.m. $12 per person.

V. Paul's Italian Ristorante, 29 S. Palafox. vpauls.com FUNKY YOGA FLOW 6-7 p.m. Free. Ever’man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org COMEDY NIGHT WITH BUBBS HARRIS AND WILEY FARRAR 6-8 p.m. Swan Neck Mead-

ery, 2115 W. Nine Mile Road.

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 p.m. Rain Date.

Gulfside Pavilion, Pensacola Beach. visitpensacolabeach.com HEALING CLINIC AND MEDITATION 7:158:30 p.m. Free. Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org TUNESDAY SOUND CAFE 7:30 p.m. Enjoy a cup of coffee or tea and tunes from the baby grand piano. Pensacola Library lobby, 239 N. Spring St. mywfpl.com

WEDNESDAY 8.9

CREATURE FEATURE 3:30 p.m. Fort Pickens

Bookstore, Fort Pickens Road, Pensacola Beach. nps.gov/guis/index.htm SUMMER RESTAURANT WEEK 5 p.m.-until $33 for three-course dinner per restaurant. greatsouthernrestaurants.com PILATES & PINOT 6-7 p.m. $12. Pure Pilates Downtown, 426 S Palafox. purepilatespensacola.com YOGA FLOW 6-7 p.m. Free. Ever’man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org WATERBOYZ SLOW SKATE 6-7 p.m. Every Wednesday. Skate starts and ends at Waterboyz, 380 N. 9th Ave. waterboyz.com EAST HILL NEIGHBORHOOD BICYCLE SCAVENGER HUNT 6 p.m. The Vineyard at

12th Ave., 1010 N. 12th Ave. facebook.com/ pensacolavineyardbistrowineba SWING DANCE LESSONS AND PARTY 6:3010 p.m. $5-$10. Professional west coast swing instruction for all levels. DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. dancecraftfl.com MOVIE NIGHT: INGLOURIOUS BASTARDS

7-9 p.m. Swan Neck Meadery, 2115 W. Nine Mile Road.

MEDITATION 7:15-8:30 p.m. Free. Ever’man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org MOVIES UNDER THE STARS 8-10 p.m. Free.

Wednesdays through Aug. 9. Landshark Landing, 165 Fort Pickens Road. margaritavillehotel.com FREE DANCE LESSONS 8-8:30 p.m. Free beginner west coast swing dance lesson.

DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. dancecraftfl.com

Arts & Culture

≥Events

PMOA GALLERY TOURS 2:30 p.m.

Tuesdays and Thursdays. Free with museum admission.

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

≥Current Exhibits

UP ALL NIGHT On

view through Aug. 5. Blue Morning Gallery, 21 S. Palafox. bluemorninggallery. com DON'T I KNOW YOU FROM SOMEPLACE

On view through Aug. 11. Artel Gallery, 223 S. Palafox. artelgallery.org NIHILIST MUSINGS

On view through Aug. 11. Artel Gallery, 223 S. Palafox. artelgallery.org EXPRESSIONISM On view through Aug. 11. Artel Gallery, 223 S. Palafox. artelgallery.org EBB AND FLOW On view through Aug. 26. First City Art Center, Gallery 1060, 1060 N. Guillemard St. firstcityart.org METAPHOR AS MANIFESTATION On

view through Aug. 27.

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

PIECE BY PIECE: ART WITH LEGO BRICKS

BY SEAN KENNEY On

view through September 3. Pensacola Museum of Art, 407 S. Jefferson St. pensacolamuseum.org

≥Workshops & Classes

BASIC/INTERMEDIATE STAINED GLASS: FOIL METHOD

Introduction workshop students with instructor Julie Betts.

Students will learn the basics of stained glass including

scoring and breaking glass, making patterns, grinding glass, soldering and finishing. Intermediate projects will be offered to those that have already taken the class. No experience necessary, open to students 14 and up. Class tuition is $150. For more information, visit firstcityart.org.

GLASS ON GLASS MOSIAC The class will be

offered June 11, 18, & 25 from1 to 4 p.m. with instructor Julie Betts. Participants will explore the steps of nipping and slicing, gluing, and grouting colorful glass on glass. All skill levels are welcomed. No experience is needed. The workshop is open to students 12 and up. Class tuition is $150. For more information, visit firstcityart.org.

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 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 nonmembers. For more information, visit firstcityart.org.

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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 non-members. For more information, visit firstcityart.org.

BELLY DANCING

Eight-week beginner and advanced classes on Tuesday nights. For beginner, intermediate and advanced students.

Classes held at First City Art Center, 1060 N. Guillemard St For more information and to sign up for a class visit pensacolabellydance.com LIFE DRAWING Artists of any skill level are welcome to draw life figures. 6-9 p.m.

Monday nights. Cost is $5-$10 a person.

Contact phayes@ ihmc.us if interested.

First City Art Center, 1060 N. Guillemard St. The group is always looking for new models, contact Pat at the email address above if interested.

≥Call to Artists CUBED The Pen-

sacola Museum of Art at the University of West Florida, artists and independent curators Evan Levin and Ashton Howard, and the Pensacola Foo Foo Fest invite 424 2

artist proposals for CUBED. The 12-day outdoor mural installation and live mural-making performance will consist of four 8-foot by 8-foot cubes located along Palafox Street at Martin Luther King Jr. Plaza in downtown Pensacola.

Sixteen artists will be selected. Each artist will create a mural for one 8ft x 8ft panel and will receive a $1,200 stipend. Artists must be onsite and present during the production of their mural during the period of Nov 3-5, 2017. Submission deadline is Sept. 25.

The fee is $30 for non-members and $15 for members. For more information and submission instructions, visit pensacolamuseum.org.

CROSSING BOUNDARIES: ART AND THE FUTURE OF ENERGY The Pen-

sacola Museum of Art at the University of West Florida, Pensacola 350, and UWF Department of Art invites makers, designers, and creative thinkers of all disciplines to submit artworks and transdisciplinary projects to Crossing Boundaries: Art and

the Future of Energy National Juried Exhibition. Submissions should attend to and contemplate issues such as the future of clean energy, eco-aesthetics, ecojustice, sustainability, social practice and the environment, the intersections of science, technology, engineering, art, and math (STEAM), etc.

This call is open to all media and materials as well as researchbased projects that are contextualized through aesthetic practices. Submission deadline is Oct. 2. The fee is $30 for non-members and $15 for members. For more information and submission instructions, visit pensacolamuseum.org.

UNDERWATER MUSEUM OF ART The

Cultural Arts Alliance of Walton County is calling all artists through Aug. 11 to submit existing work for consideration in our upcoming undersea installation for the nation's first Underwater Museum of Art. Access details and the online application at culturalartsalliance. com/the-underwatermuseum-of-artuma-request-for-art.

DOCUFLORIDA: DIGITAL EXHIBITION The

Pensacola Museum of

Art at the University of West Florida invites artists to submit photographic and moving image-based work to the digital exhibition, DocuFlorida, which will be projected at the Pensacola Museum of Art and simultaneously screened at Pensacola Voices Multicultural Center. DocuFlorida is focused on the current environment and landscapes of Florida, the Gulf Coast, and the Southeast Region of the U.S. The exhibition is intended as an iteration of Documerica, the photographic documentary project that was sponsored by the Environmental Projection Agency in the 1970s. Established, emerging, and nascent artists and image-makers are welcome to submit.

Submissions can be photographs or film and video, and should attend to the environment, and rural and urban landscapes of the region. They are seeking works with an interpretive lens that addresses the sociocultural and sociospatial conditions of natural and built environments of our larger region, which is deeply informed by river systems, gulf waters, and their

associated industries and economic enterprises. By zooming in on a coastal and local level, we hope to share this point of view with global communities at large. Submission is Oct. 2. The fee is $30 for nonmembers and $15 for members. For more information and submission instructions, visit pensacolamuseum.org.

12-4 p.m. Peg Leg Pete’s, 1010 Fort Pickens Road. peglegpetes.com

Bars & Nightlife

6 p.m. Peg Leg Pete’s, 1010 Fort Pickens Road. peglegpetes.com JEFF JENSEN 6 p.m.

Paradise Bar & Grill, 21 Via De Luna Dr. paradisebargrill.com

≥Live Music

THURSDAY 8.3 JOHN RIPLEY 6-9

p.m. Skopelos at New World, 600 S. Palafox NICK ANDREWS 6 p.m. Peg Leg Pete’s, 1010 Fort Pickens Road. peglegpetes. com JEFF JENSEN 6 p.m.

Paradise Bar & Grill, 21 Via De Luna Dr. paradisebargrill.com AL MARTIN 6:30 p.m.

Doc’s Courtyard and Cafe, 5198 Willing St., Milton.

GREG LYON BAND

7 p.m. Hub Stacey's 312 E. Government St. hubstaceys.com DUELING PIANOS 8 p.m. Rosie O' Grady's Dueling Piano Show.

Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com TBA 8 p.m. Sandshaker Lounge, 731 Pensacola Beach Blvd. sandshaker.com COLM KELLY 9 p.m.

McGuire's Irish Pub, 600 E. Gregory St. mcguiresirishpub.com PANZACOLA 9 p.m. End O' The Alley Courtyard.

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

FRIDAY 8.4

LIVE JAZZ WITH JOE OCCHIPINTI 12 p.m.

The Drowsy Poet Coffee Co., 655 Pensacola Beach Blvd.

RICHARD MADDEN

CHRISTINA ALCONCEL 5 p.m. End O’ the

Alley, Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com THE RED FIELD 5 p.m. The Deck, 600 S. Barracks St. fishhousepensacola.com JOSEPH SEELY 6-8 p.m. Swan Neck Meadery, 2115 W Nine Mile Road.

DAVE AND JOE SHOW

CYNTHIA DOMULOT

6-9 p.m. V. Paul’s Italian Ristorante, 29 S. Palafox. vpauls.com AL MARTIN 6:30 p.m.

Doc’s Courtyard and Cafe, 5198 Willing St., Milton.

CURT BOL JAZZ QUARTET 7-11 p.m.

La Playita, 5 Via de Luna, Pensacola Beach.

JOHN RIPLEY 7-10 p.m. Skopelos at New World, 600 S. Palafox DUELING PIANOS 8 p.m. Rosie O' Grady's Dueling Piano Show.

Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com THE BLENDERS 8:30 p.m. Hub Stacey's 312 E. Government St. hubstaceys.com RICH MCDUFF 9 p.m.

McGuire's Irish Pub, 600 E. Gregory St. mcguiresirishpub.com LIVE DJ: MR. LAO 9 p.m. Phineas Phogg's Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com TBA 9 p.m. Sandshaker Lounge, 731 Pensacola Beach Blvd. sandshaker.com TBA 9 p.m. Lili Marlene’s. Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com TBA 9 p.m. End O’ the Alley, Seville

Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com TBA 10 p.m. Apple Annie’s, Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com

SATURDAY 8.5

ADAM HOLT 12-4 p.m.

Peg Leg Pete’s, 1010 Fort Pickens Road. peglegpetes.com THE RED FIELD 6 p.m. The Deck, 600 S. Barracks St. fishhousepensacola.com PLATINUM PREMIER BAND 6 p.m. p.m.

Peg Leg Pete’s, 1010 Fort Pickens Road. peglegpetes.com TRUE BLUE BAND

6 p.m. Paradise Bar & Grill, 21 Via De Luna Dr. paradisebargrill.com

LUCKILY I'M THE HUNTER AND SLUMBERJACK 6 p.m. Swan

Neck Meadery, 2115 W. Nine Mile Road.

AL MARTIN 6-11 p.m. The Piano Bar, Quality Inn, 7601 Scenic Highway.

COLM KELLY 9 p.m.

McGuire's Irish Pub, 600 E. Gregory St. mcguiresirishpub.com LIVE DJ: MR. LAO 9 p.m. Phineas Phogg's Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com TBA 9 p.m. Sandshaker Lounge, 731 Pensacola Beach Blvd. sandshaker.com TBA 9 p.m. Lili Marlene’s. Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com TBA 9 p.m. End o' The Alley. Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com TBA 10 p.m. Apple Annie’s, Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com

SUNDAY 8.6

LIVE JAZZ WITH JOE OCCHIPINTI 9-10

a.m. The Drowsy Poet Coffee Co., 655 Pensacola Beach Blvd.

KATHY LYON JAZZ BAND 11 a.m.-3

p.m. Apple Annie’s Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com

CURT BOL JAZZ QUARTET 11 a.m. Five

Sister’s Blues Café, 421 W. Belmont St.

JAZZ BRUNCH WITH AL ALVARADO 11 a.m.

McGuire's Irish Pub, 600 E. Gregory St. mcguiresirishpub.com KENNY & ROD 12 p.m.

Peg Leg Pete’s, 1010 Fort Pickens Road. peglegpetes.com TBA 4 p.m. Sandshaker Lounge, 731 Pensacola Beach Blvd. sandshaker.com MIA BORDERS 3 p.m.

Paradise Bar & Grill, 21 Via De Luna Dr. paradisebargrill.com FRWY 98 6 p.m.

Peg Leg Pete’s, 1010 Fort Pickens Road. peglegpetes.com KARAOKE WITH JIM BOB 8 p.m. Lili

Marlene’s. Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com TBA 9 p.m. End O’ the Alley, Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com

MONDAY 8.7

TIM SPENCER 6 p.m.

Peg Leg Pete’s, 1010 Fort Pickens Road. peglegpetes.com

SAM PRICE & THE TRUE BELIEVERS

6 p.m. Paradise Bar & Grill, 21 Via De Luna Dr. paradisebargrill.com

JAZZ GUMBO: MUSIC OF CAROLE KING

6:30-9 p.m. $10-$12.

Free to students and military in uniform.

Phineas Phogg's, Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com JAZZ JAM 7 p.m.

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DIFFERENCE MAKERS AUTISM PENSACOLA CONCLUDES 2017 KIDS FOR CAMP Autism Pensacola has concluded its 11th year of the flagship program, Kids for Camp. This five-week summer learning lab is made possible through the support of donors and community sponsors.

This year’s Kids for Camp was made up of 79 campers, 52 staff members, and more than 80 peer volunteers from both Escambia and Santa Rosa counties. Through a partnership with the Sacred Heart Autism Center, both staff and students were able to benefit from best-practice teaching, specifically Applied Behavior Analysis. The summer learning lab was created as a way for those on the spectrum to continue their progress while out of school on summer break.

Program Director Jessica Lapen expressed her gratitude to the community its continued support. “From our partnership with the Escambia County School District, to the job shadowing opportunities afforded our campers and young adults, we have found that doors are opening to help and include our autistic campers.”

Special thanks to the many job experience locations, including the Bodacious Olive, The Fish House, Manna Food Pantries, Ronald McDonald House Charities of Northwest Florida, Publix on Ninth Avenue, Sherwood Elementary, Newk’s at Bayou Boulevard, and J’s Bakery.

To learn more about Kids for Camp or to get involved for next year visit autismpensacola.org

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news of the weird THE THREATENED AMERICAN WORKER A local chapter of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees in Battle Creek, Michigan, is butting heads with Western Michigan University this summer after the school brought in a goat crew to clean up an overgrown woodlot on campus, leaving union workers without jobs.

The AFSCME's grievance cites a collective bargaining agreement with WMU, but university officials counter that "the area is rife with poison ivy and other invasive species," which are difficult for humans to remove.

The 20-goat crew, rented from Munchers on Hooves in Coldwater, Michigan, is ahead of schedule in clearing a 15-acre area.

WITH FRIENDS LIKE THESE Robert Kanoff, 49, celebrated Independence Day in an unusual way: High on drugs, he was dropped off in his birthday suit at a Tempe, Arizona, Walmart by two people who thought it would be "funny to see him naked," said police. There he walked around the store wearing only shoes and carrying methamphetamines. Maricopa County sheriff's officers caught up with him around 10 p.m. across the street from the store.

THE ENTREPRENEURIAL SPIRIT First bikes, then cars ... now umbrellas. Maybe.

Sharing E Umbrella hit the streets of 11 Chinese cities in April with more than 300,000 umbrellas for rent from subway and bus stations. Unfortunately, the company's founder, Zhao Shuping, didn't provide instructions about returning the rentals after use, and most of the umbrellas have disappeared. Zhao noted his mistake, saying, "Umbrellas are different from bicycles. ... With an umbrella you need railings or a fence to hang it on." He plans to replenish his stock with 30 million umbrellas nationwide by the end of the year.

QUESTIONABLE JUDGMENTS The Do Son Buffalo Fighting Festival, in which water buffalo are pitted against each other, has been a tradition in Hai Phong, Vietnam, since the 18th century. But on July 1, buffalo trainer Dinh Xuan Huong, 46, met his doom when his own bull turned on him. The buffalo first knocked Dinh to the ground, then flipped him over its head, goring Dinh's leg with its horn. Dinh later died at the Vietnam-Czech Friendship Hospital. Buffalo fighting was stopped in the country during the Vietnam War, but the fights resumed in 1990.

UNDER THE INFLUENCE •Police in Slidell, Louisiana, stopped a "car full of drunks" on July 8 and arrested the driver for driving while intoxicated. The car's passengers rode home in a taxi, but one of the women then drove back to the police station to bail out the driver. Slidell officers arrested the woman for DWI, and she joined her friend in jail. "Lesson of the day," Slidell officers

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posted on their Facebook page: "Don't drive drunk to a police station in order to bail out your drunk friend!"

•Police in Swansea, Illinois, suspect the heir to a brewery fortune has graduated from driving drunk to flying high. August Adolphus Busch IV, 53, landed his helicopter around noon on July 10 in an office complex parking lot outside St. Louis. Police and FAA investigators were still trying to determine why he had landed there and whether any aviation laws had been broken when they were called back to the parking lot around 8 p.m., where Busch, appearing to be intoxicated, was trying unsuccessfully to take off.

Swansea police reported that Busch failed field sobriety tests but passed a breath test, and after they secured a warrant, Busch was taken to a local hospital for blood tests.

(Also found in the helicopter: four loaded guns, several prescription pill bottles and eight dogs.) At press time, no charges had been filed.

LACKING A FILTER Baseball fans at the Los Angeles Dodgers-Kansas City Royals game in Dodger Stadium on July 8 were treated to some righteous moves on the dance cam by "Rally Granny," an older fan who capped her performance by flashing her bra at the 40,000plus spectators. "You don't see THAT much at a baseball stadium," deadpanned Dodgers first baseman Cody Bellinger (who actually missed the spectacle).

FROM BAD TO WORSE Two women in Arlington, Texas, called police for help on July 10 as a mentally ill man doused himself with gasoline in preparation to commit suicide.

When responding officers began talking with the distraught man, he poured more gasoline on himself and appeared to be holding a lighter in his hand. Hoping to subdue him, one of the officers used his Taser on the man and the gasoline ignited, engulfing him in flames.

Officers wrapped him in blankets and removed him from the house. His family reports he was severely burned, and at press time he was in critical condition.

AWESOME! A mathematician in Bucharest, Romania, scored a 44,900 euro profit when he made an exciting discovery at a flea market there: a rare World War II Enigma machine, used by the Nazis for encrypting messages.

After paying the unwitting seller just 100 euros ($114 U.S.) for it, he took it into his care, cleaning and repairing it and learning how it worked.

On July 11, a Bucharest auction house sold the machine for 45,000 euros ($51,500 U.S.) to an unnamed bidder. {in}

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