a&e happenings

NONPROFITS & FUNDRAISERS

INTERFAITH MINISTRIES BUNCO FUNDRAISER Join Interfaith Ministries for a fundraiser Saturday, Feb. 18, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Tickets are $30$35 at St. Sylvester Catholic Church, 6464 Gulf Breeze Parkway. Money raised helps the underresourced in the community.

THE ESCAMBIA-SANTA ROSA BAR FOUNDATION ACCEPTING GRANT APPLICATIONS FOR 2023 The Escambia-Santa Rosa Bar Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the Escambia-Santa Rosa Bar Association, is currently accepting grant applications for 2023. Grants are awarded to organizations that successfully demonstrate how a proposed program aligns with one or more of the tenets of the mission of the Foundation, which are to foster greater accessibility to the judicial system, improvements to the overall quality of the administration of justice, law-related education and increased public awareness of the judicial system, and improved management and operation of the court system.

Grants awards are typically in the $500$1,500 range. For more information on the Foundation and to download an application form, visit esrba.com/bar-foundation/about-esrbf/.

Call To Artists

2023 PENSACOLA JAZZFEST POSTER Jazz Pensacola, a nonprofit organization, invites fine artists/graphic designers to submit renderings for the official 2023 Pensacola JazzFest poster. The commission is $500.

The Jazz Pensacola Board of Directors will consider all renderings and make a selection. Initial drafts are due by Jan. 31. If selected, the completed submission deadline is Feb. 28.

Pensacola JazzFest is celebrating its 40th Anniversary. The 2023 Pensacola JazzFest is slated for April 1-2. The poster design should reflect the deep, rich, diverse jazz music heritage of Pensacola and communicate a sense of place.

Submissions should conform to a vertical orientation using a ratio that will fit, with margin, on a final poster size of 18 inches wide by 24 inches high. All content must be the submitter's original creation and must be unpublished. The submitter must have all rights to images and graphics used in the final artwork and during the design process. The poster must include the name of the festival—2023 Pensacola JazzFest—and especially its 40th Anniversary in some fashion.

The festival event information, including date, location, sponsors and any additional information, will be added to the poster in the graphic production process. There is no need to include this information within the artwork.

Any mixed media suitable for two-dimensional mechanical reproduction is allowed, including both hand-drawn and computer-generated graphics.

Rough drafts or sketches can be submitted, but, if selected, the final art must conform to the submitted draft or sketch. Substantial deviation from the submitted sketch or draft will result in forfeiture by the artist of the cash prize and the selection of a new winner by Jazz Pensacola.

Submissions must be in low-res (72 PPI) JPEG format and emailed to info@jazzpensacola.com. There is no limit to the number of entries by a single artist. Each entry must include the artist's name, address, email and telephone number.

The selected artist is responsible for the preparation of the art for high-resolution reproduction. The artist will be contacted following the selection process and receive technical specifications for the production file.

DIY SHORT FILM FEST Filmmakers of any level are invited to submit short films to be screened at 309 Punk House on March 24. Priority will be given to local and regional submissions and those with relationships to the community. Suggested length is 3-10 minutes, but submissions up to 20 minutes will be considered. Submissions are due by March 17. Send your films to diyfilmfestpensacola@gmail.com.

ARTS & CULTURE

WHAT'S SHOWING AT PENSACOLA CINEMA ART PCA is located at the Studer Community Institute, 220 W. Garden St. Watch the 2023 Oscar-nominated short films, 1 p.m., Friday, Feb. 17, and Saturday, Feb. 18. Classic films are available for free through the PCA website. Visit pensacolacinemaart.com for more information and the latest showtimes.

PENSACOLA OPERA: BROWN BAG OPERA Take a lunch break with the opera. Brown Bag Opera is a free monthly performance featuring the Jan Miller Studio Artists at the Opera Center, 75 S. Tarragona St. Musical performances include a variety of beloved arias, timeless showtunes and stunning duets and trios. Dates are noon on Tuesdays Feb. 21 and March 21. Seating is first-come, first-served. Visit facebook. com/pensacolaopera for details.

TABLE TALKS AT THE TRUST Join the Historic Trust for a monthly lunch and learn series on the third Wednesday of the month at the Voices of Pensacola Multicultural Center, located at 117 E. Government St., from noon-1 p.m. The program is free—just bring your lunch and enjoy a casual opportunity to learn about a variety of topics. For more information, please email hparchives@ uwf.edu or call (850) 595-5985, ext. 125. The next date is March 15 with Lori McDuffie whose discussion is called Saving Your Keepsakes: Preparing for Hurricane Season.

INFERNO BURLESQUE AT VINYL MUSIC

HALL Burlesque show is at 7 p.m., Friday, Feb. 17, at Vinyl Music Hall, 2 S. Palafox. Tickets are $25. Visit vinylmusichall.com for details.

HOLD ME UP HOLY GHOST FLIGHT 747 The comedy gospel play from Leroy Williams comes to Pensacola High Auditorium, 500 W. Maxwell St., Saturday, Feb. 18, for two shows at 2:30 and 6:30 p.m. Admission is $20 in advance and $24 at the door. Tickets can be purchased online at pcaraonline.com, in person at Michele's Ladies Apparel, 2013 N. Palafox, or by calling 293-5345.

STUDIO SCENES Pensacola Opera's Jan Miller Studio Artists present scenes from five operas within an hour-long performance 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 23 at Pensacola Opera, 75 S. Tarragona St. Tickets are $15. More information at pensacolaopera.com.

IHMC'S SCIENCE SATURDAY 2023 SESSIONS ON HUMAN HEALTH PERFORMANCE, SMART CITIES AND ROBOTICS

Science Saturdays is a series of 90-minute educational enrichment sessions geared to families and children in grades three-six. Topics in 2023 will include robotics, roller coasters, animal adaptations, human performance and more. The sessions are free to the families who attend.

For more information, visit ihmc.us/life/science_saturdays.

•Feb. 25: Meredith Yeager, IHMC, Reaction Time

•March 25: Dr. Lakshmi Prayaga, University of West Florida, Smart Cities

•April 22: Dr. Gwen Bryan, IHMC, Robot Hands

PENSACOLA ARTS MARKET Pensacola Arts

Market is set up at Gary's Brewery & Biergarten, 208 Newman Ave., from 4-9 p.m. every first Friday of the month and 2-6 p.m. every third Sunday of the month. The market is located at Cordova Square, 1101 N. 12th Ave. every fourth Saturday of the month. Enjoy a local artisan market, handcrafted brews and ciders, live music, as well as food by the Hip Pocket Deli. Free admission.

EMPOWERED EXPRESSION: GIVING DIMENSION TO DISABLED VOICES OPENING RECEPTION

The latest PMA exhibit is a collection of artworks created by the agency's program participants, all of whom are adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. It will be on display at the museum through Thursday, Feb. 23, at PMA, 407 S. Jefferson St. Visit pensacolamuseum.org for details.

ALL THAT WAS BRIGHT The latest exhibit at UWF TAG features work from Basqo Bim, Jacob Reptile and Jane Tardo. Exhibit will be up through March 2. TAG is located in the UWF Center for Fine and Performing Arts, 11000 University Parkway, Bldg. 82.

STEAM On view at Pensacola Museum of Art through April 9, the STEAM Exhibition is a community-centered, educational experience engaging contemporary art with science and new technologies. Artwork on display investigates concepts related to the environment, biology, digital interfaces and speculative fictions/imagined futures. Exhibiting artists challenge narratives of human and non-human ecologies, more-than-human relations and entangled response-abilities, as well as offer exciting insights into transdisciplinary processes. The main focus of the exhibition centers around the idea of ecosystems as a metaphor for critical thought. Visit the exhibit at PMA, 407 S. Jefferson St. Visit pensacolamuseum.org for details.

69TH ANNUAL YOUTH ART FOCUS The Pensacola Museum of Art, in partnership with the PMA Guild and Escambia County Public Schools, is proud to present the 69th Annual Youth Art Focus exhibition, showcasing artwork from across the Escambia County School District. The exhibition serves as a celebration of the strong artistic achievements of K-12 students and their teachers. The exhibit is on view Jan. 20-Feb. 26. Visit the