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This restaurant is the first business in downtown Pensacola to offer free drinks to Pokémon Go players. Charles Mielke and Kelly Greene, owners of Four Seasons, are convinced that giving away bottled water is a good way to keep everyone hydrated and healthy, while promoting their restaurant to people who may not have previous been aware of the restaurant and what they have to offer.

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PERDIDO KEY ROTARY This small club was successful in securing a $2,500 grant from the Rotary Foundation to help “Jane’s Closet” at Gulf Coast Kid’s House. GCKH is a child advocacy center assisting victims of child abuse in Escambia County and the Closet serves as a home for new and gently used items donated from the community and available to child clients and their family members.

KEVIN HASSELBERG The Pensacola

Ice Flyers, the 2016 Southern Professional Hockey League President's Cup Champions, announced Hasselberg has been named the fourth head coach in franchise history. He is a native of Brooks, Alberta, and comes to the Ice Flyers after spending the past five seasons as the head coach and general manager of the Battlefords North Stars in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League. With Hasselberg behind the bench, the North Stars amassed a record of 174-84-24 while winning two division championships and a SJHL regular season championship.

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DEBBIE WASSERMAN SCHULTZ The Florida congresswoman stepped down as Democratic National Party chair. She got booed in front of her home-state delegation during a breakfast at her party’s national convention and pushed off the convention stage entirely. The spiral began when leaked internal party emails raised questions about her impartiality in the presidential primary between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders. The emails are believed to have been obtained by Russian hackers.

ALAN GRAYSON Another Democratic congressman from Florida had almost as bad a week as Wasserman Schultz. Rep. Alan Grayson, who is in a tight U.S. Senate primary race against Rep. Patrick Murphy, had to deal with domestic-abuse allegations by his ex-wife. The allegations led to two progressive groups, Democracy for America and the Progressive Change Campaign Committee, withdrawing their endorsements of Grayson.

JEFF POPICK The father of one of “USA

Freedom Kids” announced that he plans to sue the Donald Trump campaign for dropping the dance team from several Trump rallies. The three girls from Naples, Fla. performed at Trump’s rally in Pensacola a lip-synced dance routine done to an updated version of “Over There.” Popick said campaign staffers promised him that the girls could have a merchandise table at the Pensacola rally, but that failed to happen.

A Youtube video of their performance became fodder for several late-night shows.

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FIVE STEPS TO ACHIEVE Achieve Escambia is a new collective effort to focus on the success of our children. Its slogan is "Every child, every step of the way, cradle to career."

What will that collective effort look like in Escambia County? How will it improve the outcomes of our public education system?

It's too early to tell, but I would like to suggest five action items for this esteemed group of community leaders.

1. Research whether it's time for an appointed superintendent. Only Florida, Alabama and Mississippi still elect school system superintendents. Escambia, Pasco, Marion, Leon and Clay are the only large school districts in Florida that don't appoint their superintendents. Achieve Escambia should set up a task force to investigate the pluses and minuses of switching to an appointed superintendent.

2. Hire experienced educators to investigate why Montclair Elementary and Warrington Middle failed to achieve the promised results. Montclair has gone from an "A" school to failing school in four years. Millions of dollars were pumped into Warrington Middle to make it the premier middle school in the state. Today the school is one of the worst-performing middle schools in Florida. Achieve Escambia needs to find out what went wrong.

3. Survey teachers and principals about what is working in their schools and what

isn't. Those inside of the schools can offer invaluable insights. Unfortunately, few are willing to speak openly because of fear and intimidation that comes from the district office. It may be difficult to earn the trust of the teachers unless Achieve Escambia promises to keep the names confidential and gets a commitment from Superintendent Malcolm Thomas that he will not retaliate against those who speak frankly.

4. Perform "exit" interviews with teachers who have left the school district and of parents who pulled their children out of public schools. Exit interviews are a successful tool used in the private sector. Achieve Escambia needs to understand why so many students leave the Escambia County School District.

5. Investigate the impact of school closures on their neighborhoods and the academic performance of the children transferred to other schools. Did the students at Allie Yniestra, Spencer Bibbs, and Hallmark perform better academically after being moved to Global Learning Academy? What happened to their neighborhoods?

Achieve Escambia has a unique opportunity to turn around the Escambia County School District. However, meaningful change can only take place if leaders are willing to analyze the facts fearlessly.

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WILL HIGHER PAY DRAW MORE TO COUNCIL? the council shift $70,000 in its budget to increase the members' salaries by $10,000 for FY 2017.

Councilman Johnson had another plan. He proposed using the same formula that the Florida Office of Economic and Development Research uses to calculate the salary for Escambia County School Board and Emerald Coast Utility Authority board members.

Under that formula, Pensacola City Council members would have received about $32,100 annually, based a city population of 51,923.

"That would take the politics out of it," Johnson insisted.

Lois Benson, a lifelong politician and community activist, serves as the ECUA board chairwoman. In the past, she served in the Florida House and on the Pensacola City Council. She said she would rather vote on her ECUA salary than have the state automatically set it because "elected officials ought to be accountable for that."

"Considering how hard I worked on the city council, I made pennies on the hour," Benson said.

However, like many in the community, she's critical of the city council voting to raise its salary at this time.

"They are a little tone deaf on this one," she said. "They don't enjoy a groundswell of public support. Doing that was ill-advised."

Nathan Monk, a Pensacola resident who frequently attends city council meetings, spoke in favor of the pay increase. He used the age-old argument that a better salary would attract better quality public servants.

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By Duwayne Escobedo Thanks to Pensacola City Councilman Larry Johnson, he and his fellow members voted to increase their annual salary from $14,000 to $21,500, an increase of $7,500 or 54 percent.

Originally, Johnson recommended Pensacola City Council members more than double their pay and earn as much as their counterparts in the similar-size Florida city of Bradenton, where council members earn $31,726 a year.

Johnson said that the current salary "discriminates" against single parents, the poor, middle-class and young adults, who want to serve on the city council but are unwilling or unable to run because of the "extremely low salary."

"I don't think this is even minimum wage," he said about council pay.

The pay hike now makes Pensacola city council members the highest paid among its Panhandle neighbors. Panama City council members make $20, 436 a year, while Destin and Niceville pay their council members nothing for their service.

Councilman Andy Terhaar was absent and did not vote on the salary increase.

Council President Charles Bare voted against the pay hike that passed, 6-1, but he did not comment on the raise during the July 14 regular public meeting.

Johnson admits to the Inweekly that voting to give themselves a pay raise is "very sticky and uncomfortable." He is upset about the "spin" put on the issue by local media, pointing out that Pensacola City Council members attend several meetings a month besides its regular monthly meeting, manage a more than $216 million budget, and deal with enterprises, such as the port and the airport.

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"We meet often. I can't express to you my frustration (about the assertion) that we meet once a month," he said.

In 2015, the Pensacola City Council changed its longstanding policy of having two regular meetings a month to one regular meeting. The meeting is always preceded by an agenda review three days earlier. The council meets monthly as the Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA). Other meetings are either workshops or special meetings and are scheduled as needed.

Council President Bare added up all the time spent by council members in meetings during the first six months of 2016. He computed the members had met for about 64 hours as the council and five hours as the CRA. If the members attended all the meetings and stayed for the entire meeting, the average hourly pay for the council members would be $101.45 under this year's salary, according to Bare.

Few council members have attended every reguCity lar meeting, agenda review, special meeting and Pensacola workshop. According to council and CRA minutes, Panama City Terhaar has missed four DeFuniak Springs meetings, Gerald WingMilton ate three, Johnson two Crestview and P.C. Wu and Jewel Cannada-Wynn one.

Fort Walton Beach The city doesn't publish Laurel Hill minutes on the workshops Gulf Breeze and agenda reviews, but

"If we do not have something set up to compensate the council, I don't know who will be on it," he said at the public meeting. "A lot of responsibility is put on the council, and I believe it should be compensated equally, as it is with other branches of government."

Councilwoman Cannada-Wynn was uncomfortable with raising the salary to the Bradenton city council level and suggested the $21,500 figure, instead. She said, "That's almost a 300 percent raise. To me that's just a bit too much."

Councilwoman Sherri Myers had recommended tying raises to the cost of living.

But Myers made it clear, "I'm not here for the money."

Meanwhile, Councilman Brian Spencer, who was elected in 2014, said he would donate the $7,500 to charity during the remainder of his term.

Councilman Wu, who was first elected in 2004, said the public doesn't see all the hours of hard work that council members put in for Pensacola residents.

"The council you have sitting here before you works on your behalf for hours and hours and hours," he said. "It's more than one meeting a month. We go to meetings, workshops and CRA things. You have a tremendously hard working council that works on your behalf. A lot of it is not visible to your eye."

Johnson said the better the salary, the larger the pool of people who will want to run for city council. He pointed out that in this election year, Terhaar and Gerald Wingate won second terms without any opposition. Johnson didn't face an opponent two years ago.

"I believe it's the right thing to do to get more people involved in city government," said Johnson. "I don't do this for the money. This is about who follows Larry Johnson." {in}

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there appear to be about 15 absences according to videos of the meetings.

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ZIKA VIRUS HITS FLORIDA

By Rick Outzen On Aug. 1, Gov. Rick Scott announced the state is asking for additional help from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention after 10 more people were believed to have contracted the Zika virus through mosquito bites in Miami.

The announcement came after Scott and health officials disclosed Friday that the first four locally transmitted Zika cases had been diagnosed in residents of MiamiDade and Broward counties. On July 27, the Florida Department of Health said Escambia County had its second confirmed Zika virus case, which brought the total to three cases in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties.

About 400 Zika cases have been diagnosed in the state. Until last week, all the cases were travel-related. According to the statement released by Scott's office, the 14 locally transmitted cases are believed to have occurred in a 1-square-mile area north of downtown Miami.

"Today, DOH has confirmed that 10 additional people have contracted the Zika virus locally, likely through a mosquito bite," Scott said in the statement. "DOH has been testing individuals in three locations in Miami-Dade and Broward counties for possible local transmissions through mosquito bites. Based on DOH's investigations, two locations have been ruled out for possible local transmissions of the Zika virus. DOH believes local transmissions are August 4, 2016

still only occurring in the same square mile area of Miami."

Scott also said the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a notice advising women who are pregnant or thinking about becoming pregnant to avoid unnecessary travel to the targeted area. The virus is particularly dangerous to pregnant women and can cause severe birth defects.

"While we continue to learn more about this virus each day, we know that it is most harmful to pregnant women and their babies," Scott said in the statement. "For women who live or work in the impacted area and are either pregnant or thinking of becoming pregnant, I urge you to contact your OB/GYN for guidance and to receive a Zika prevention kit."

Scott has asked the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to activate an "emergency response team" to help the Department of Health. The federal agency has been heavily involved for months in trying to combat Zika in the United States and other countries.

Inweekly interviewed Dr. Crespo, an Infectious Disease Specialist at Orlando Health, who was one of the first doctors to publicly call for awareness of the Zika virus in the United States. Dr. Crespo has been closely monitoring developments with the Zika virus, including the determination that it can be sexually transmitted.

"Here in Orlando, particularly, we receive a lot of tourists, so we have a high

He added, "For a healthy adult, or even level of alert for any disease a kid, it's not going to be a very significant that is happening around the world," he said. "Late last year we illness. The main concern continues to be the association with microcephaly in started to track the Zika virus." pregnant women. That continues to be the He added, "It started in main concern."

Brazil in May of last year on The virus can remain in the blood of the this side of the world. Basipatient for 10-14 days, and then it won't be cally, it spread very rapidly found in the blood. However, it can continue through the western hemito exist in the genital secretions much longer, sphere, Latin America. In as much as two months.

December, we started to see "It's something that we need to keep in some cases in Puerto Rico, and mind. If somebody travels and comes back then through this year in the and the partner is pregnant or is trying continental United States." to become pregnant, it's a consideration Dr. Crespo said the Florida that they need to have. The CDC has very has had the majority of the specific recommendations about basically cases in the United States. if somebody is pregnant using protection, Though the Zika virus has or if possible avoiding sex during the pregbeen around for over half a nancy," said Dr. Crespo. century, it hasn't been one He said that the Florida Department that worried most infectious of Health has good, reliable tests to detect disease specialist in this counthe Zika virus. try until recently.

"It's very important that if somebody has "I can tell you it is not one traveled, or even here in Florida, since there is of those viruses that we've had the potential of transmission, if somebody has on our radar of the diseases any of the above-mentioned symptoms that that we need to worry about we talked about, fever and rash and muscle in travelers," he said. "It was aches or red eyes," said Dr. Crespo, "you need something very local to small to contact your health provider or go to the villages in Africa, but defilocal emergency department or urgent care." nitely this year it exploded. We He said, "The physicians and the are basically learning new providers there will be in touch with the information, like the associaHealth Department and there is a specific tion with microcephaly and birth defects, test that is done in blood and in urine to the risk of sexual transmission, so it is an determine if you have the disease, so defievolving process, and we need to adapt nitely that's the way to go." {in} and basically follow the recommendations from the Health Departments how to prevent transmission."

Dr. Crespo said the main mode of transmission of the virus is by mosquitoes.

MOST COMMON SYMPTOMS: "If we have somebody that comes Fever from let's say Brazil or from the Caribbean Rash that has that disease and the mosquito Joint pain bites that person, then eventually it could Conjunctivitis (red eyes) transmit to a healthy person here in FlorAlso, may include: Muscle pain, headache ida," he said. "That's how it is transmitted.

Currently, there are some cases in south HOW LONG SYMPTOMS LAST: Florida that are under investigation that Zika is usually mild with symptoms lasting could have been transmitted this way." for several days to a week. People usually In late July, health officials began don’t get sick enough to go to the hospital, to be concerned about the virus being and they very rarely die of Zika. For this transmitted sexually, but Dr. Crespo reason, many people might not realize they said, "That is another way that the virus have been infected. could be transmitted, not very efficiently, but it can happen."

HOW SOON YOU SHOULD BE TESTED: The symptoms of the Zika virus are Zika virus usually remains in the blood of mild for the majority of the patients. It an infected person for about a week. See causes fever, sometimes muscle aches, your doctor or other healthcare provider if rash, and conjunctivitis. you develop symptoms and you live in or Dr. Crespo said, "It can last about have recently traveled to an area with Zika. five days, maybe seven days, and then Florida’s Zika Virus Information Hotline is slowly the patient gets better. There is 1-855-622-6735. actually a good amount of people that have very mild symptoms or even no Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention symptoms of the disease."

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Argo's scrimmage at Blue Wahoos Stadium / Photo by John Blackie / UWF Athletics

ARGOS SUIT UP The University of West Florida plays its first football game on Sept. 3 in Naples, Fla. against Ave Maria University.

Dr. Judy Bense, UWF president, can’t wait.

“I had lunch with the head football coach, Pete Shinnick, yesterday, and he is raring to go,” Bense told Inweekly. “He's counting the days until the players arrive, which is August 9 and 10.”

Dr. Bense became the fifth president of the university on July 1, 2008. She placed a priority on creating a full college cam-

pus experience at UWF, which had been considered primarily a commuter school before she took over.

“One of my number one goals has been to try to get the University of West Florida on the path to be a real university, like the ones many of us attended with student life and activities and a downtown presence and engaging the community,” she said. That needed to be done for a long time and I'm really glad that we've made a lot of progress.”

“Everybody's gotten on board with the ‘real university’ concept, and football is just kind of the cherry on top.” Dr. Judy Bense

Adding a football program was important.

“Everybody's gotten on board with the ‘real university’ concept, and football is just kind of the cherry on top,” said Dr. Bense.

“I mean, you know, what's bad about that?

Nothing other than it took forever.”

In 2008, Inweekly published an April Fools’ Day issue that touted UWF was adding a football program with its first home game versus Notre Dame at the Community Maritime Park on Sept. 10, 2010. The school’s athletic department was flooded with ticket requests.

The newspaper was off by six years, and the Argos are playing Ave Maria, not Notre Dame, but the article sparked discussion.

“College football is something that people like and that they want to do it,” said Dr. Bense. “I know we're not a typical college town, but by gosh, there's a college in this town and it's a great university and we're the only ones that can bring college football to Pensacola, so like why not?”

She added, “I'm a true believer in trying to give people what they want and once you do that and have that attitude, a lot of things flow from that. I listened to people. We had focus groups and football was always at the top of the list.”

When some wanted to go immediately to Division 1 and play in the SEC, Dr. Bense told them, “That is down the road, but we're by gosh going to start football.”

neurship and a conference center, only to have Mayor Ashton Hayward and Council President Andy Terhaar reject the lease agreement that had been approved by the CMPA board.

He’s optimistic that his proposed $14.4-million office building on Jefferson Street will not hit a similar snag. The final plans will be presented at the Aug. 18 meeting of the Architectural Review Board.

“We made about four adjustments based on the ARB’s feedback, and of course, we feel real positive, which allows you then to get financing,” said Studer last week on “Pensacola Speaks”.

The office building brings the Studer Family’s investment in new construction in downtown Pensacola to $80 million, which has led a construction boom in downtown Pensacola. Other new construction in downtown includes the Downtown YMCA, Holiday Inn Express , Bank of Pensacola, IHMC and Centennial Bank. ServisFirst Bank plans to build a new building on Garden Street on the old Capt.

Fun’s site.

“It’s very exciting,” he said. “Not only does it create investment dollars, but it creates jobs. That’s what’s so vital. Both jobs during the construction process and the indirect jobs.”

He explained, “For example, I think for the apartment buildings, we’re buying $2.8 million of concrete and all of it’s being done, bought locally. All our bricks are being bought locally. All our wood, which is incredible, is all being bought locally. Not only do you have the direct jobs, but the good news is you have the indirect jobs.”

Studer did say that he was concerned

“What you need from both the Gulf Power and the city is to create the infrastructure to make it an investment-ready city.” Quint Studer

CONSTRUCTION BOOM A year ago, Quint Studer thought he had an agreement with the City of Pensacola to invest $20-million in the Community Maritime Park for the UWF Center for Entrepre-

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“I think one of the things the city’s going to have to look at is infrastructure,” said Studer.

He questioned whether the city and utility companies are ready for the investments coming to downtown.

“I think one of the things Gulf Power’s going to have to look at now is how do they make sure all the grids and all the networks can support all the buildings rather than having giant five-foot transformers on every corner,” he said. “What you need from both the Gulf Power and the city is to create the infrastructure to make it an investment-ready city.”

Until recently, investing in downtown infrastructure made little sense since the growth in Escambia County was happening elsewhere.

“When you look out at The Bluffs and you look at the industrial parks or the airport, it makes sense to put that infrastructure in to support that growth to attract business,” said Studer. “Now we’re to the point though, what comes first, the chicken or the egg? I’m sure you’ll get pushed back on why spend that much money on infrastructure if there’s no investments, but that’s not the case today.”

He said, “Today, for the good fortune of a lot of hardworking people, we’re in the biggest building boom that anybody I’ve talked to can remember in Pensacola, Florida.”

more diverse, while the City of Pensacola has headed in the opposite direction.

Escambia County has picked up 14,990 registered voters since June 30, 2006. The majority of those voters are African-American, 6,868. Minority voters–those listed as Black, Hispanic or Other–outpaced the new registered white votes by better than a threeto-one margin.

As of June 30, 2016, minority voters made up 27.6 percent of the county’s registered voters. Ten years ago, they only accounted for 23.6 percent.

Meanwhile, the City of Pensacola has picked up 994 voters and lost 199 AfricanAmerican voters since June 2006. More white voters have moved inside the city limits: 710 more white voters vs. only 284 minority voters.

What has happened since 2006?

The Escambia County School District has closed several schools in the African-American neighborhoods. Downtown Pensacola has become more vibrant since the completion of the Maritime Park in 2012, attracting investment in downtown and west of Palafox.

More whites are moving to downtown, Belmont-Devilliers, and west Pensacola. For example, District 7 – the city’s westernmost district had only 1,599 white voters in June 2006. Today, it has 1,920.

The shift in demographics inside the city could make it more difficult for the city officials to draw boundaries for the council’s seven districts in 2020 and maintain at least two or three districts with a majority of African-American voters. {in}

The City of Pensacola has picked up 994 voters and lost 199 AfricanAmerican voters since June 2006.

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by Jennifer Leigh

The Sunday's Child Annual meeting on June 26 was bittersweet.

The 2-year-old nonprofit organization had recently awarded $35,500 to two local organizations, The Beacon and First City Arts Center. But just two weeks after the Pulse shooting in Orlando, there was a dark cloud looming over the day's events.

"Last year, this time, we were celebrating the Supreme Court's rule on gay marriage," said Chuck Presti, president and one of the founding members of Sunday's Child. "This year we were in mourning."

In the early morning hours of June 12, 29-year-old Omar Mateen walked into the gay club during Pride Month with a semiautomatic rifle and a handgun and began shooting. When it was over, there were 49 dead and at least 53 injured. Mateen was killed by Orlando police officers.

Now, the number 49 — victims ranging in age from 18 to 50 holds a heavy burden. It's a significant symbol in the LGBT community.

Which is why Sunday's Child set out on a new project called 49, a campaign to honor the innocent lives lost inside Pulse.

49 is a series "authentic and candid" portraits of individuals from Escambia and Santa Rosa counties to showcase diversity.

"I don't believe their deaths are in vain," Presti said. "It's a frightening world in some ways...but I don't think we have to let that taunt us."

Presti reached out to fellow member, Hannah McLeaish, to help coordinate the project. She was immediately on board.

Members reached out to organizations they've worked with in the past to broaden 212 1

their submission pool, rather than reach out to friends and family.

"It would be so cool to feature a middle-aged peanut farmer next to an 18-yearold ballet student," she said. "These are people trying to figure it out. Everybody has a piece of their story they like, and everybody has a piece of their story they don't like."

The requirements are few. The photos cannot be photoshopped, but can be abstract images — of someone's hands or silhouette. McLeaish said they kept the guidelines as "loose as possible" to allow participants to be as open and vulnerable as they wish.

The campaign is set to launch online this week and people can continue to submit their photos and narrative during it, until September 11.

One of the first narratives the campaign showcases is the one featured in this issue— Micah Hohney, a PALS (Program for Adult Learning and Support) student at The Arc Gateway.

While Sunday's Child is a nonprofit organization, McLeaish said she appreciates that the project is solely about education and not a fundraiser.

"The money side is removed completely from this project," she said. "The point is that this is an opportunity to explore diversity in our area."

Everyone is invited to submit their story—no matter race, sexuality, disability

or religion—to showcase the diverse community we have locally. Anyone interested in participating can submit their photo online including a narrative about the photo in 49 words or less.

"I really want people to see that we're already living in a diverse community," Presti said. "It's not going away. It's something to be grateful for."

In times like this it's nice to already have an organization working towards the goal of promoting inclusiveness and equality, Presti said. It only seemed right that Sunday's Child would find a way to shine light on a dark subject.

"It's something we couldn't not take action on," he said. "It feels right in line with our mission. It's a good reason to justify our mission."

For those unfamiliar with Sunday's Child, the organization was formed by a group of friends who wanted create a culture and space of acceptance for the LGBT community. Inspired by IMPACT100, they founded Sunday's Child with the similar premise.

Members donate $1,000 annually. The funds are collected and divided into grants ranging from $25,000 to $50,000 grants awarded to eligible non-profit organizations that address specific needs in the community while also complying with a comprehensive nondiscrimination policy that includes LGBT individuals.

The 49 campaign is about promoting Sunday's Child mission more than the or-

“We're all different; we're also connected." Chuck Presti

ganization itself. According to the website, the official mission is "To promote equality and inspire inclusion across the community by awarding grants for significant charitable and economic initiatives."

"You have to take small steps," Presti said about the campaign. "It's about getting people to learn more about their community and to get excited to be a part of it."

Celebrating the diversity around you not only promotes acceptance and important conversations, but it's an economic driver.

Referencing Richard Florida's "The Rise of the Creative Class," Presti noted that the more accepting a city is, the easier it is to entice people from all over the world.

"Embracing diversity lends itself to gathering people," he said. "If the community is accepting, then people from all kinds of backgrounds will want to be here."

As submissions that come in and will be posted on the Sunday's Child Facebook page and website, Presti said he hopes people pay attention and take a deeper look at their neighbors.

"We'd all live in a better world," Presti said. "We're all different; we're also connected." {in}

To follow along with the campaign or submit your own narrative and photo, visit sundayschild.org/49connecting

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Arts & Entertainment art, film, music, stage, books and other signs of civilization...

The Magic of Deerhoof

by Shelby Smithey

anything is up for changing. The songs had about longevity, how it was something are often completely reworked even after that was very important to us. We felt lucky we've agreed on the basics. As far as to have found each other and to get the how equal it is, it just depends on to what music we make, and we have made condegree people want to and are up for conscious decisions over the years to ensure tributing and have ideas." that we can keep going."

When asked if Deerhoof takes pride in The band rented out an abandoned office the fact that it's somewhat difficult to label space in the middle of the New Mexico desert their music, Dieterich mostly agrees. to record their latest album "The Magic" in only seven days without a notion of the outcome. The record was released June 24.

"We only knew we wanted it to be fun and loud and raw," Dieterich said.

"The experience was great. I made breakfast burritos every day, we went on an excursion to the top of a mountain where we got light-headed and tried to grasp the true meaning of it all, and there was still time for me to play soccer on Wednesday and Saturday."

Saunier said that the music on "To be honest, though, I don't think it's "The Magic" was lurking in the shadows of that easy to label a lot of bands," Dieterich what they liked when they were kids - when said. "Or, to put it another way, it's difficult music was magic - before they knew about to pinpoint what exactly it is that makes a the industry and before there were rules. band special. So, say if you're talking about Over the past 20 years, Deerhoof has been the Kinks or something, you could idenconsistently releasing music and redefining tify the sound of the band and relate it to their sound with each new record. other music that was recorded around the "I think avoiding monotony is simply same time, etc., but you wouldn't actually not being bored," Dieterich said. "We all be saying anything meaningful about the feel like we've barely started. That probKinks. The Kinks are very unique people ably sounds like bullshit, but it's actually who made very unique music and, while true. I don't feel like I've been in this band there are similarities to other things their for 17 years, but I have. Things evolve, contemporaries were doing, ultimately whether we want them to or not. The trick nobody sounds like the Kinks." is trying to stay connected while it's hapAnd most fans would agree that nopening and be able to relate to each other body sounds a lot like Deerhoof either. even as we're changing. For one reason "I think we're maybe a little more extreme or another, things are better in the band in how our sound relates to things around us, now than they've ever been, and we're all but I don't think we're so divorced from the incredibly happy." bands around us that we're like from Mars or Deerhoof is known for switching things up something," he said. "I am often dumbfounded with their sound often, and each record experiat the degree to which people think we're ments with new themes and genres. intentionally trying to screw with their heads.

"We just make the record that feels logical We're not! We're just a band! Making music we to us at the time we're making it," Dieterich like! I promise!" {in} said. "We're not trying to constantly re-invent the wheel. We're just reacting to our environment and trying to make something that feels real and vital and necessary to us at the time we're making it. The world keeps on turning."

WHAT: Deerhoof with Blank Spell and Nail Club Dieterich said that no one in the WHEN: 8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 12 band has a set role, and all contribute WHERE: Vinyl Music Hall, 2 S. Palafox to the writing process.

COST: $15 "The roles are always changing," DETAILS: vinylmusichall.com Dieterich said. "It really depends on who writes what, and even then

“We all feel like we've barely started. That probably sounds like bullshit, but it's actually true.”

John Dieterich

Two decades and 14 albums later, experimental rock band, Deerhoof, is still pushing boundaries sonically and proving that a group of San Francisco DIY punks can stand the test of time and do it well.

They've managed to receive critical acclaim for several of their records, while still maintaining a sense of underground ambiguity that adds to their allure.

Deerhoof was originally started in San Francisco as a project with drummer Greg Saunier and guitarist Rob Fisk in 1994 and later vocalist Satomi Matsuzaki in 1995.

Matsuzaki taught herself how to play bass shortly after joining the band, only a week after she arrived in the U.S. from Japan.

The lineup now consists of Saunier, Matsuzaki as well as guitarists John Dieterich and Ed Rodriguez.

Deerhoof's 1997 debut album "The Man, the King, the Girl" built on the wild and stripped-down sound of the early singles by adding jingle-like melodies and colorful instrumentation including broken Casios and a borrowed synthesizer. Since then, Deerhoof has toured with bands including Sleater-Kinney, Sonic Youth, Wilco, TV on the Radio, and The Yeah Yeah Yeahs.

August 4, 2016

Since Deerhoof's inception, they've taken a DIY approach to almost all aspects of their music including self-managing and self-producing.

"It's really the only way we know how to do it," Dieterich said. "It's also fun to try to be creative with every aspect of the band and take a part in as many things as we can. In terms of producing the music, we're pretty used to wearing multiple hats, and I think that's pretty second nature to a lot of people these days."

Dieterich said that there are downsides in that it's hard to take a step back when you're deep into everything.

"From switching out microphones, tweaking arrangements, worrying why this channel isn't working and trying to keep an eye on whether the whole thing actually sounds any good," he said. "At the same time, you learn a lot, and I do enjoy doing it. It's also nice to be in the position now and again where somebody else is in charge of sounds and you can just focus on the songs."

Dieterich has been with Deerhoof since 1999, and Ed Rodriguez joined in 2008. Did they know in the beginning that they'd still be releasing music for the next two decades?

"Yeah, believe it or not, we did," Dieterich said. "I remember very early conversations we

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calendar THURSDAY 8.4

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 LA LECHE LEAGUE 10 a.m.-12 p.m. Free.

Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org WINE TASTING AT AWM 5 p.m. Aragon Wine Market, 27 S. 9th Ave. aragonwinemarket.com A.B.C. BEVERAGE TASTINGS 5 and 7 p.m. $20. The Deck Bar, 600 S. Barracks St. Four tastings and appetizers. Make reservations by emailing maria@goodgrits.com HOPS AND HARVEST 5:30 p.m. $65. The Fish House, 600 S. Barracks St. fishhousepensacola.com FUNKY YOGA FLOW 6-7 p.m. Free. Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org BLUE WAHOOS VS. MISSISSIPPI BRAVES 6:30 p.m. $7-$54. Blue Wahoos Stadium, 315 W. Cedar Ave. bluewahoos.com. Watch live on BlabTV. DANCE LESSONS 6:30 p.m. Ballroom, Swing, and Country. Professional partner dance instruction for all skill levels. DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. $10. dancecraftfl.com SHREK: THE MUSICAL 7:30 p.m. $7-$30.

Pensacola Little Theatre, 400 S. Jefferson St. pensacolalittletheatre.com

FRIDAY 8.5

ORGANIC/NATURAL REMEDIES FOR YOUR GARDEN 10 -11:30 a.m. Free. Ever'man

Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org WINE TASTING 5-7 p.m. Out and about in East Hill on Friday night? Stop by City Grocery for their free weekly wine tasting before settling in or heading out for the night. 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 DATE NIGHT DANCING 6:30-8:30 p.m.

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DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. $10. dancecraftfl.com WWE NXT 7:30 p.m. $24-$81. Pensacola Bay Center, 201 E. Gregory St. pensacolabaycenter.com SHREK: THE MUSICAL 7:30 p.m. $7-$30.

Pensacola Little Theatre, 400 S. Jefferson St. pensacolalittletheatre.com TREEHOUSE CINEMA CLASSIC SERIES: BACK TO THE FUTURE 7:30 p.m. Tree house

Cinema, 1175 Gulf Breeze Pkwy. treehousecinemagulfbreeze.com DRIVIN N' CRYIN' 8 p.m. $15. Vinyl Music Hall, 2 S. Palafox. vinylmusichall.com HILL-KELLY DRIVE IN MOVIE SERIES 8:15 p.m. "Zootopia." Free. Community Maritime Park, 301 W. Main St. KAY ODYSSEY, NELSON GATLIN, ZACH VAN GESTEL 9:30 p.m. Sluggo's, 101 S. Jefferson.

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SATURDAY 8.6

SANTA ROSA FARMERS MARKET 8 a.m.-1

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

CLEAN UP AT NAVAL LIVE OAKS NATIONAL PARK 8:45-10 a.m. All supplies are pro-

vided. Naval Live Oaks Headquarters is on

Highway 98 about two miles east of Gulf Breeze on the right. For more information, contact oceanhourfl@gmail.com or baybluffscleanup@gmail.com.

PALAFOX MARKET 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Fresh produce, live plants, baked goods, fine art and antiques are just a few of the items offered at the weekly Palafox Market.

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 BOOK SALE 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Fill a bag for $5.

West Florida Public Library Main Branch, 239 N. Spring St. friendsofwfpl.org DISNEY CLASSIC MOVIES: MARY POPPINS

11 a.m. $5. Saenger Theatre, 118 S. Palafox. pensacolasaenger.com AROMATHERAPY FOR ANIMALS 11 a.m.-12 p.m. Free. Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org 'DEAL ME A CARD' AUTHOR SIGNING 6 p.m.

Florida author Mary Young. Free. Open Books, 1040 N. Guillemard St.

THE JACKSONIAN GUARD COLORS CEREMONY 6 p.m. Free. Every Saturday through

August. Plaza Ferdinand VII, Palafox between Government and Zaragoza.

SAENGER CLASSIC SERIES: THE MALTESE

FALCON 7 p.m. $5. Saenger Theatre, 118 S. Palafox. pensacolasaenger.com

TREEHOUSE CINEMA CLASSIC SERIES: BACK TO THE FUTURE 7:30 p.m. Treehouse

Cinema, 1175 Gulf Breeze Pkwy. treehousecinemagulfbreeze.com SHREK: THE MUSICAL 7:30 p.m. $7-$30.

Pensacola Little Theatre, 400 S. Jefferson St. pensacolalittletheatre.com MONSTERS & MADMEN PARTY, CONSORTIUM OF GENIUS 7:30 p.m. $10. Vinyl Music

Hall, 2 S. Palafox. vinylmusichall.com

DANCE PARTY 8-midnight. Strictly ball-

room. DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. $10. dancecraftfl.com

MERAKI/TOSKA, PATRICK STUMPED, ROSWELL 9:30 p.m. Sluggo's, 101 S. Jefferson

St. facebook.com/sluggospensacola

IMPROVABLE CAUSE 10:30 p.m. $10. Pen-

sacola Little Theatre, 400 S. Jefferson St. pensacolalittletheatre.com

SUNDAY 8.7

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.

BARLYMPICS 2-5 p.m. Fish House, 600 Barracks St. fishhousepensacola.com

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calendar artists including Diane Brim, Marilyn Givens, and Ruth Gordon. Quayside Art Gallery, 15-17 E. Zaragoza. quaysidegallery.com

SHREK: THE MUSICAL 2:30 p.m. $7-$30.

Pensacola Little Theatre, 400 S. Jefferson St. pensacolalittletheatre.com BLUES ON THE BAY 6-8 p.m. Boukou Groove. Free. Community Maritime Park, 301 W. Main St.

HIGHLIGHTS FROM PERMANENT COLLECTION On view

MONDAY 8.8

SEVILLE QUARTER MILERS 5:30 p.m. Runners meet in front of Seville Quarter for a run around downtown Pensacola. Free pasta and drink specials after the run at Fast Eddie's. Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com ECUA "GREEN WAVE COMING" 6-7 p.m.

Free. Instruction on recommended environmental strategies. Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org

through Sept. 17. A wide range of modern and contemporary styles from PMA permanent collection. Pensacola Museum of Art, 407 S. Jefferson St. pensacolamuseum.org

TUESDAY 8.9

STEPHEN KNAPP: LIGHT PAINTINGS

SUMMER RESTAURANT WEEK Great South-

ern Restaurants offer 3-course meals for $33. greatsouthernrestaurants.com FUNKY YOGA FLOW 6-7 p.m. Free. Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org DANCE LESSONS 6:30 p.m. Country, Swing, and Ballroom. Professional partner dance instruction for all skill levels. DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. $10. dancecraftfl.com STRUT YOUR MUTT 6:45 p.m. Join fellow dog walkers for a 45-minute stroll in East Hill.

Dogs must be leashed and well behaved.

Walkers meet at the entrance to Bayview Dog Park at 20th Ave and E. Lloyd St. BANDS ON THE BEACH 7-9 p.m. Chloe Channell. Gulfside Pavilion, Pensacola Beach. visitpensacolabeach.com MEDITATION /PRANIC HEALING 7:15-8:30 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.

WEDNESDAY 8.10

LUNCH AND LEARN: ROCKIN RISOTTO 11:30

a.m.-12:30 p.m. $25. SoGourmet, 407-D S. Palafox. sogourmetpensacola.com SUMMER RESTAURANT WEEK Great Southern Restaurants offer 3-course meals for $33. greatsouthernrestaurants.com REKI FOR PETS ON THE LAWN 5-6 p.m. Free.

Ever'man Natural Food and Grocery, 315 W. Garden St. everman.org RESTORATIVE YOGA 6-7 p.m. Free.

Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org DANCE LESSONS 6:30 p.m. West Coast Swing. Professional partner dance instruction for all skill levels. DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. $10. dancecraftfl.com MEDITATION 7:15-8:30 p.m. Free. Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org DANCE PARTY 8-10 p.m. A mix of swing, country, and ballroom music for partner dancing on the best wood dance floor in the area. DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. $10. dancecraftfl.com

Sculptural works created entirely of light and glass by artist Stephen Knapp. On view through August 27.

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

≥Call For Art

Illustration by Mary Petty | Courtesy of Pensacola Museum of Art

arts & culture

≥Receptions and Events

ARTIST TALK: JOSH GREEN Noon to 4

p.m. every Wednesday in August.

University of West Florida TAG invites the public to join Green as he utilizes the gallery as an open studio. Please stop in to witness his creative process and ask questions about his work.

University of West Florida, 11000 University Pkwy. tag82uwf.wordpress.com

THE STORY OF WOMEN AND ART (EPISODE 3) 7 p.m.

Thursday, Aug. 4.

Third installment of the PMA movie series. Free and open to the public.

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

≥Exhibits

FROM ANY ANGLE August 4, 2016

RECEPTION On view

through Aug. 14. An exhibition displaying many viewpoints of angles in a variety of mediums and media. First City Art Center, 1060 N. Guillemard St. HYPERLINK "http://firstcityart. org/"firstcityart.org

STAINED GLASS INSPIRATION On

view from July 24 to August 20.

Stained glass by Paul Crawford.

Blue Morning Gallery, 21 S. Palafox. bluemorninggallery. com

VIGNETTES BY FRANK BRUESKE On

view from July 25.

Black and white, and color Photography.

The Wright Place, 80 E. Wright St. PROSPECTIVES BY JON PROCTOR On

view through Aug 19 in the Vault.

Metallic sculptures.

Artel Gallery, 223 S. Palafox. artelgallery.org

LOST RIVER CHRON-

ICLES On view

through Aug.19 in the awards alcove.

Paintings and sculptures by Pat Regan.

Artel Gallery, 223 S. Palafox. artelgallery.org TREES OF RIGHTEOUSNESS On

view through Aug. 19 in the lobby. Art by kids from Challenge Farm. Artel Gallery, 223 S. Palafox. artelgallery.org.

HOW DOES YOUR GARDEN GROW On

view through Aug. 19. Mixed media.

Artel Gallery, 223 S. Palafox. artelgallery.org LIFE OF MARY PETTY. On view

through Oct. 8. A collection of covers from The New Yorker artist Mart Petty. Pensacola Museum of Art, 407 S. Jefferson. pensacolamuseum.org SPLASH OF SUMMER On view

through August 29.

Paintings, pottery from three local

TAKE A MOMENT AT ARTEL GALLERY

Moments are precious and short.

Things happen in an instant and are gone before we realize what happened. Capture a moment visually.

Find a precious moment and show us what it looks like.

The juried show will run from Aug. 23 to Sept. 30. The show is open to all media.

Artists can submit up to three works that have been executed within the last two weeks.

Drop off is Aug 20, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Aug 21, 1 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more info, visit artelgallery.org.

≥Fundraisers

70 FOR $70 AT QUAYSIDE ART GALLERY Quayside Art

Gallery's 143-yearold building needs major repairs.

Artists are donating their art to help raise funds to cover the repairs. 100

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calendar percent of proceeds are going to help fund the repair of the historic building. These will all be new pieces—jewelry, pottery, and paintings — ranging from traditional to modern conceptual works, photography and woodwork, all for sale at $70 each.

Don't miss this opportunity to buy valuable original art at an unbelievable low price and, at the same time, help preserve a bit of Pensacola history.

Visit the gallery at 15-17 E. Zarragosa St. quaysidegallery.com

≥Workshops & Classes JOSH GREEN: AN OPEN STUDIO SUMMER RESIDENCY Join artist

Josh Green at the University of West Florida TAG Gallery as he leads anatomical figure-drawing workshops every Wednesday from 6-9 p.m. in August.

Free and open to the public. University of West Florida, 11000 University Pkwy. tag82uwf. wordpress.com

BASIC STAINED GLASS Three-session

introductory course at First City Arts Center for ages 16 and up. Learn the basics of stained glass including scoring and breaking glass, making patterns, grinding glass, soldering and finishing. The workshop is August 7, 14, and 21 from 1 to 4 p.m. at First City Art Center, 1060 Guillemard St. Cost 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 616 1

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.

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.

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.

bars & nightlife

≥bar games

Thursdays POKER 8 p.m. The Ticket 1, 7250 Plantation Road. ticketsportsbar.com POOL TOURNAMENT 8 p.m. The

Ticket 2, 2115 W. 9 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.

Fridays 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 DRAG BINGO 6-8 p.m. Ages 21 and over. Emerald City's The Other Side, 406 E. Wright St. emeraldcitypensacola.com POOL TOURNAMENT 8 p.m. The

Ticket 1, 7250 Plantation Road. ticketsportsbar.com

Saturdays

MEMBERSHIP APPRECIATION NIGHT 8 p.m. Seville

Quarter Membership Card Holder Appreciation Night at Phineas Phogg's. 130 E. Government St., sevillequarter.com 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 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

TICKET TEAM TRIVIA 8 p.m. The Ticket

1, 7250 Plantation Road. ticketsportsbar.com POKER 8 p.m. The Ticket 2, 2115 W. 9 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

LADIES NIGHT ON THE DECK 5 p.m. $2

drinks and music.

The Deck Bar, 600 S. Barracks St. fishhousepensacola.com

PUB TRIVIA NIGHT

7-9:30 p.m. Goat Lips Beer Garden, 2811 Copter Road. facebook.com/ goatlipsdeli RECORD NIGHT 8 p.m. Bring a record in and get $1 off

your first drink.

Sluggo's, 101 S. Jefferson St. facebook. com/sluggospensacola

WEDNESDAY QUIZ TRIVIA 8 p.m. The

Cabaret, 101 S. Jefferson St. cabaretpensacola.com

TICKET BAR BINGO

8 p.m. The Ticket 1, 7250 Plantation Road. ticketsportsbar.com BAR BINGO 10 p.m.

Play, 16 S. Palafox, Suite 200. iplaypensacola.com

≥karaoke

Thursdays Lili Marlene’s at Seville Quarter, 8 p.m.

130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com Saturdays Krazy George 9 p.m. Hub Stacey's 312 E. Government St. hubstaceys.com Sundays The Sandshaker Lounge, 9 p.m. 731 Pensacola Beach Blvd. sandshaker.com Mondays The Cabaret, 9 p.m.

101 S. Jefferson St. 607-2020 or cabaretpensacola.com Tuesdays Sandshaker Lounge, 8 p.m. 731 Pensacola Beach Blvd.

sandshaker.com Play, 9 p.m. 16 S. Palafox, Suite 200. iplaypensacola.com

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THURSDAY 8.4

JOHN RIPLEY 6-9 p.m. Skopelos at New World, 600 S. Palafox AL MARTIN 6 p.m.

The Piano Bar, Quality Inn, 7601 Scenic Highway.

LUCAS CRUTCHFIELD 6 p.m.

The Deck, 600 S. Barracks St. fishhousepensacola.com

RONNIE LAVINE

6-10 p.m. Peg Leg Pete's, 1010 Fort Pickens Road. peglegpetes.com MICHAEL WHEELER

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 POST PLUTO 8 p.m.

Sandshaker Lounge, 731 Pensacola Beach Blvd. sandshaker.com PETE O'DEA 9 p.m.

McGuire's Irish Pub, 600 E. Gregory St.

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THICK-AS-THIEVES

9 p.m. End o' The Alley. Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com

FRIDAY 8.5

JOSH STRICKLAND

12-4 p.m. Peg Leg Pete's, 1010 Fort Pickens Road. peglegpetes.com LUCAS CRUTCHFIELD & TBA 5 p.m.

The Deck, 600 S. Barracks St. fishhousepensacola.com AL MARTIN 6-11 p.m. The Piano Bar, Quality Inn, 7601 Scenic Highway.

PLATINUM PREMIER

6-10 p.m. Peg Leg Pete's, 1010 Fort Pickens Road. peglegpetes.com PAXTON NORRIS 6 p.m. Paradise Bar & Grill, 21 Via De Luna Dr. paradisebargrill.com JOHN RIPLEY 7-10 p.m. Skopelos at New World, 600 S. Palafox DUELING PIANOS

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calendar THE BLENDERS 8:30

p.m. Hub Stacey's 312 E. Government St. hubstaceys.com BUZZCUTT 9 p.m.

Sandshaker Lounge, 731 Pensacola Beach Blvd. sandshaker.com

A FLOCK OF SEA MONKEYS 9 p.m. Lili Mar-

lene's. Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com THE GROOVE ORIENT 9 p.m. Casino Beach Bar & Grille, 41 Fort Pickens Road. casinobeachbar. com PETE O'DEA 9 p.m. McGuire's Irish Pub, 600 E. Gregory St. mcguiresirishpub.com BAD HABITS 10 p.m.

Apple Annie's. Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com

SATURDAY 8.6

LEE MELTON 12-4 p.m.

Peg Leg Pete's, 1010 Fort Pickens Road. peglegpetes.com TYLER MAC BAND

3 p.m. Sandshaker Lounge, 731 Pensacola Beach Blvd. sandshaker.com AL MARTIN 6-11 p.m.

The Piano Bar, Quality Inn, 7601 Scenic Highway.

TIM SPENCER 6-10 p.m.

Peg Leg Pete's, 1010 Fort Pickens Road. peglegpetes.com TBA 6 p.m. The Deck, 600 S. Barracks St. fishhousepensacola.com MIKE NORRIS 6 p.m.

Paradise Bar & Grill, 21 Via De Luna Dr. paradisebar-grill.com TOBACCO ROAD 7 p.m.

Sandshaker Lounge, 731 Pensacola Beach Blvd. sandshaker.com PETE O'DEA 9 p.m. McGuire's Irish Pub, 600 E. Gregory St. mcguiresirishpub.com BUZZCUTT 9 p.m.

Sandshaker Lounge, 731 Pensacola Beach Blvd. sandshaker.com A FLOCK OF SEA MONKEYS 9 p.m. Lili Mar-

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130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com MARIO MENA BAND 9 p.m. End o' the Alley.

Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com THE GROOVE ORIENT 9 p.m. Casino Beach Bar & Grille, 41 Fort Pickens Road. casinobeachbar. com THE RIPS 9 p.m. Casino Beach Bar & Grille, 41 Fort Pickens Road. casinobeachbar.com PETE O'DEA 9 p.m. McGuire's Irish Pub, 600 E. Gregory St. mcguiresirishpub.com BAD HABITS 10 p.m.

Apple Annie's. Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com

SUNDAY 8.7

SEVILLE QUARTER JAZZ BRUNCH 11 a.m.-3 p.m.

Apple Annie’s Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com BILL BARROW & THE

WESTSIDE PLAYERS 11

a.m. Apple Annie's.

Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com MIKE M 12-4 p.m. Peg Leg Pete's, 1010 Fort Pickens Road. peglegpetes.com PLATINUM PREMIER

4 p.m. Hub Stacey's 312 E. Government St. hubstaceys.com LEKTRIC MULLET

4-8 p.m. Sandshaker Lounge, 731 Pensacola Beach Blvd. sandshaker.com ADAM HOLT 6-10 p.m.

Peg Leg Pete's, 1010 Fort Pickens Road. peglegpetes.com BROOKS HUBBERT 9 p.m. McGuire's Irish Pub, 600 E. Gregory St. mcguiresirishpub.com

MONDAY 8.8

LEKTRIC MULLET 4

p.m. Hub Stacey's 312 E. Government St. hubstaceys.com JAZZ GUMBO 6 p.m.

Phineas Phogg's.

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

6-10 p.m. Peg Leg Pete's, 1010 Fort Pickens Road. peglegpetes.com MONDAY NIGHT BLUES

8 p.m. Blues Society of Northwest Florida presents and open jam at Lili Marlene's.

Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com BROOKS HUBBERT 9 p.m. McGuire's Irish Pub, 600 E. Gregory St. mcguiresirishpub.com SCOOT AND JEREMY

10 p.m. End O' the Alley. Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com

TUESDAY 8.9

MIKE VANN 6-10 p.m.

Peg Leg Pete's, 1010 Fort Pickens Road. peglegpetes.com LUCAS CRUTCHFIELD

6 p.m. The Deck, 600 S. Barracks St. fish-

housepensacola.com

MARKEY BLUE 6 p.m.

Paradise Bar & Grill, 21 Via De Luna Dr. paradisebar-grill.com

AN EVENING OF GREAT JAZZ 6:30-10 p.m. Lili

Marlene's in Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com PETE O'DEA 8 p.m. McGuire's Irish Pub, 600 E. Gregory St. mcguiresirishpub.com MIKE QUINN 9 p.m. End O' The Alley Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com

WEDNESDAY 8.10 GREG LYON 4-8 p.m.

Hemingway's Island Grill, 400 Quietwater Beach Road.

MARKEY BLUE 6 p.m.

Paradise Bar & Grill, 21 Via De Luna Dr. paradisebar-grill.com JOHN RIPLEY 6-9 p.m. Skopelos at New World, 600 S. Palafox

DAVID DUNN 6-10 p.m.

Peg Leg Pete's, 1010 Fort Pickens Road. peglegpetes.com HOLLY SHELTON AND THE J’S 7-10 p.m. The

New Malibu, 1000 Gulf Beach Highway.

JOHN HART & CO 7 p.m.

Hub Stacey's 312 E. Government St. hubstaceys.com TYLER MAC BAND 8 p.m.

Sandshaker Lounge, 731 Pensacola Beach Blvd. sandshaker.com DUELING PIANO SHOW

8 p.m. Rosie O' Grady's, Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com MIKE QUINN 8 p.m.

Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com PETE O'DEA 9 p.m.

McGuire's Irish Pub, 600 E. Gregory St. mcguiresirishpub.com

LUCAS CRUTCHFIELD & DJ TONEY 9 p.m. The

Deck, 600 S. Barracks St. fishhousepensacola.com

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news of the weird FRONTIERS OF FASHION As Americans' fascination with guns grows, so, too, does the market for protection against all those flying bullets. Texan John Adrain has introduced an upscale sofa whose cushions can stop up to a .44 Magnum fired at close range, and is now at work on bullet-resistant window blinds.

Another company, BulletSafe, recently touted its $129 baseball caps (with protection against the same bullets, but only in front)—though the company admits the cap won't prevent concussions. The Colombian suit and vest designer Miguel Caballero offers an array of bullet- and knife-resistant selections, made with Kevlar and Dyneema, which are also used by clothiers BladeRunner and Aspetto (maker of "ballistic tuxedos").

LEADING ECONOMIC INDICATORS Notorious French derivatives trader Jerome Kerviel was fired in 2010 after his employer (Societe Generale bank) discovered that he had made unauthorized trades worth about $55 billion and then, by forgery and fraud, covered them up. In June, however, Kerviel won a wrongful-discharge case when France's Court of Cassation concluded the bank had "no real and serious" reason to fire him. Actually, the court ordered the bank to pay Kerviel about $500,000 in "performance" bonuses, based on the profit that his rogue trades eventually earned. Even though the bank had spent the equivalent of $5.5 billion unwinding Kerviel's trades, they still made money (because, before the world economy collapsed in 2008, the derivatives business was very good).

GOVERNMENT IN ACTION Montpelier, Vermont, has one solution to America's wellknown problem of ignoring infrastructure maintenance (and the high cost of asphalt).

While other cities and states merely delay needed road work (though with harsh consequences to drivers), Montpelier has begun to unpave some of its roads, converting them back to cheaper, annoying gravel and dirt (and inevitably, dust). A recent report by Montana State University researchers expressed surprise that so many governments are choosing this option.

LATEST RELIGIOUS MESSAGES No Wonder ISIS Is So Steamed: Last year, 3 million Muslims made the sacred pilgrimage to Mecca for the hajj and another 5 million for the slightly less sacred umrah, but awaiting them in the Saudi holy city would hardly have been the reverence many imagined: massive modern buildings; housing construction with worksites brightly lit around the clock; glittery, multistory shopping malls featuring familiar brands peddling opulence—capped by high-rise views of the city's entire amusement-park-like setting from fourand five-star hotel rooms, where suites during hajj can go for $10,000 a night. (The malls, like the rest of Mecca, come to a standstill—or kneel-still—for prayers.)

by Chuck Shepherd

PERSPECTIVE Almost half of all produce raised by U.S. farmers is thrown out before it reaches a consumer's plate, and though there are several contributing explanations, the most striking is American eaters' "cult of perfection." "It's about blemish-free produce," said one farmer, e.g., "sunburnt cauliflower" or table grapes not quite "wedge-shaped" enough.

America's "unyielding cosmetic standards," according to a July report in The Guardian of London, even means that much of the annual $160 billion worth of imperfect food is simply left to rot on the vine, or sent directly to a landfill, because farmers anticipate retailers' reluctance to stock it.

WAIT, WHAT? (1) In July, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced plans to keep black-footed ferrets in northeastern Montana from dying out—with drones that shoot peanut butter M&Ms (coated with a vaccine).

Before the drones, there were too few ferrets to justify, economically, hand-delivering the candy. (2) A Japanese researcher (working out of the University of Illinois at Chicago) recently announced a health-improving computer app that would require men to ejaculate on their cellphones. (The researcher's sophisticated microscope lens would be capable of transmitting a highly detailed photo, able to be examined in a lab, thus freeing shy men from having to visit a doctor's office.)

COMPELLING EXPLANATIONS Anyone's Fault but Mine: Lawyer Andrew Schmuhl, 32, ordered to trial in Fairfax County, Virginia, in May, declared that he was not responsible in 2014 when he invaded the home of a man who had recently fired Schmuhl's wife. Using a Taser, he had held the man and his wife hostage for three hours and ultimately slashed the man's throat and stabbed the woman repeatedly. However, Schmuhl claimed he should be found not guilty because he was "involuntarily" intoxicated at the time—cluelessly on pain medication that made him oblivious of his actions. (He was convicted.)

A NEWS OF THE WEIRD CLASSIC (OCTOBER 2012) Brazil has a robust democracy but with very few controls on what candidates may call themselves on ballots. Among those running for offices this time, according to a September (2012) New York Times dispatch from Rio de Janeiro: "John Kennedy Abreu Sousa," "Jimmi Carter Santarem Barroso," "Ladi Gaga," "Christ of Jerusalem," five "Batmans," two "James Bonds," and 16 people whose name contains "Obama." "It's a marketing strategy," said city council candidate Geraldo Custodio, who apparently liked his chances better with the ballot name "Geraldo Wolverine." {in}

From Universal Press Syndicate Chuck Shepherd’s News Of The Weird © 2015 Chuck Shepherd

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