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SECURE SCHOOLS The murderous assault on Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. has left me lost for words, as the killing of 20 children, ages 6-7, at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. did five years ago.

My position on guns hasn't changed. I do believe that the legal age for purchasing a semi-automatic rifle, if they are to be sold, should be raised to 21. I believe in stricter background checks before issuing gun permits. Law enforcement should be given the funds to monitor the web for potential threats to schools and public institutions, similarly to how federal, state and local agencies monitor for pedophiles and terrorists.

And now I believe that the security of public schools should be taken out of the hands of school superintendents and school boards and put in the hands of local law enforcement. Educators should focus on education. Police departments and sheriff's offices should have the overall responsibility for guidance, oversight, and control for the entire security system of the school district.

After Sandy Hook, Escambia County School Superintendent Malcolm Thomas created a task force to evaluate the security status of every school in the district and determine what structural, policy and personnel changes were needed to protect students and teachers. The task was to

develop a matrix similar to one used for school closure to help the school board determine priorities.

The task force's findings were never made public, so we don't know what was recommended and the estimated costs. However, Superintendent Thomas admitted at a recent press conference held at the sheriff's office that the school district hasn't completed implementing all the recommendations, although he said, "Many more schools are hardened today than they were five years ago."

I disagree with the superintendent's secrecy stance on security because I believe parents have the right to know that their children are safe. I also believe that all schools should be safe, not only the ones the superintendent chose to "harden" for financial or political reasons.

"We know we still have work to do," Thomas told reporters. "You will see us accelerate that as rapidly as we can. It becomes a priority."

It shouldn't take a school shooting to accelerate a plan from 2013. School security should be taken out the hands of politicians and put in the hands of trained law enforcement professionals. They can evaluate the current status of our public schools, work out a timetable for improvements and send the bill to the school district.

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TALK OF VENGEANCE AND GRUDGES THEMES

By Inweekly Staff In 2016, Pensacola attorney Mike Papantonio introduced Nicholas "Deke" Deketomis in his bestselling thriller "Law and Disorder." Deketomis is a trial lawyer who has built his reputation on making large corporations pay for their bullying tactics. In the book, he finds himself fighting a murder charge when the megacorporations fight back.

Papantonio followed up this fall with "Law and Vengeance" that introduced Deke's law partner Gina Romano who does battle with one of the America's largest weapons manufacturers after one of the firm's senior partners is murdered.

Inweekly publisher Rick Outzen has also entered the world of fiction with "City of Grudges," which debuts March 13. In the novel, publisher Walker Holmes writes an article that gets one of the town's most popular leaders arrested. Not wanting to believe Holmes, the city turns on him as dead bodies begin to pile up, and his enemies blame his reporting for destroying lives. His career, newspaper and life hang in the balance as he fights for vindication and redemption.

Papantonio and Outzen agreed to sit down and interview each other about the challenges of writing fiction on topics that are very close to their professional lives.

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Papantonio: The themes of books develop either by design or second nature. What emerges on the paper is an attitude that you have about a particular idea and that attitude develops into a theme. When I read "City of Grudges," the theme that jumped out was your discomfort with fake news and the inability for people to understand that much of what they read or hear probably is not all that accurate.

"This was based on a short story I wrote about 10 years ago when fake news wasn't really on the horizon, but as I began writing the book, a theme developed that people only want to hear what they want to hear," Outzen said. "The other theme that ended up coming out of it was the idea that Pensacola is a hard town to know.

You and I both have lived here for over 30 years, and things still happen in this town that we don't ever completely understand."

Papantonio said, "While you're on this idea of themes though, I want to talk about another theme that I saw. For some reason, we have a nature about us that we're always looking for a hero. One of your main characters, Bo Hines, had become such a hero in the eye of the community, but he was anything but a hero. The real hero in this book is Walker, who doesn't look like a hero."

"Well, Walker's imperfect. Walker is hardheaded," Outzen said. "He finds at the end that he probably has as many grudges as the people that he's writing about, and that he's too difficult for the power structure to deal with. He's more comfortable in a bar then he is anywhere else, and that always gets him in trouble."

Outzen: Your second book, "Law and Vengeance," really goes after the gun industry. What you're able to do in your books is tie them to cases that you and your firm have been involved in. Does that make it easier or harder to do the story?

"These books are easy to write. They honestly are, only because I don't have to sit down and say, 'What if?' because they actually happened," said Papantonio. "My first book, 'Law and Disorder,' focused more on a pharmaceutical company that was killing women all over the country. That really happened. It was modeled after the Yaz case that I handled and tried."

He added. "'Law and Vengeance' was a book about the DuPont poisoning an entire community of 70,000 people with a product that they made. In addition to that, that book also carried another case we handled, which was a case against a weapons manufacturer that made a defective gun site. It's not as if I have to say, 'What if,' because every day that's what is happening."

A SENSE OF PLACE

Outzen: Mike, in 'Law and Disorder' and 'Law and Vengeance,' you have placed them in a fictional town, Spanish Trace, rather than using Pensacola. I've used Pensacola. What were some of the advantages of having a fictional town?

"The reason I didn't use Pensacola is because I wanted to add some different features to the town," said Papantonio. "I wanted to put features in there that in a lot of ways wouldn't be fair to Pensacola.

I didn't want to insult anybody and have them look at it construed as my personal attack on the city that I've lived in for 32 years. I think that was part of the thing that motivated me."

Papantonio: "Well, let me ask you, were you comfortable just going on and saying Pensacola is what I'm writing about?"

"I was," said Outzen. "It may be an overly grand idea, but I wanted Pensacola to be featured, so that the reader would want to come here and see the places in 'City of Grudges.' The majority of the places in the book are real places-Palafox Place, Jackson's, St. John's Cemetery, Bangkok Garden and the old H & O CafĂŠ. I wanted readers to want to visit and see this town, like what 'Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil' did for Savannah."

"It may be an overly grand idea, but I wanted Pensacola to be featured, so that the reader would want to come here and see the places in 'City of Grudges.'"

Rick Outzen However, some places needed to be fictional. Outzen explained, "I didn't want to put something bad happening in a place that was real, that wouldn't be fair to that business. There are a few places that are fictional for the very same reason that you talked about. I didn't want to hurt them."

DEVELOPING CHARACTERS

Papantonio: As I read 'City of Grudges,' it was very apparent I could almost pick out the characters and figure out what the relationship was to reality. As you were

writing this, did that happen by mistake or did it happen just on its own energy or did you plan to have such a direct relationship between reality and fiction?

"I wanted to create very memorable characters that expressed some of the essence of Pensacola, without being tied to real people," said Outzen. "Walker Holmes, some people will see that as being me, but he isn't. He embodies a lot of the smalltown editors I've known over the years."

He added, "Walker Holmes has some very powerful people that he butts heads against, but then he has his 'Sherlock Holmes Baker Street Irregulars,' all these people that he's done favors for and written stories about, who help him uncover the truth."

Outzen: 'Law and Disorder' had a male protagonist, Deke Deketomis. 'Law and Vengeance's' protagonist was Gina Romano. Was that more difficult writing about a female as your main character?

"You would've thought so," said Papantonio. "You have to really think about the dialogue to have it have some realism about how Gina might speak, but the other parts of Gina weren't difficult because she has all the qualities of a top-flight trial lawyer."

He added, "Whether you're male, female, yellow, pink, black, it doesn't make any difference. If you have those qualities as a top-flight trial lawyer, you're going to have those same similarities with whoever you are."

Outzen: I think the thing I liked about Gina was that though she grew up in a wealthy family, she is a flawed protagonist.

Talk about that aspect of her.

"Well, she was flawed due to no fault of her own," said Papantonio. "The twist on Gina Romano it that though she lived in a home with a very, very wealthy family, she has to overcome how horribly she was treated by her parents."

He explained, "The mother was a drug-addicted socialite. The father was an overbearing triple A-type personality who dominated the household and was abusive to mother, Gina's brother and Gina. She came up really hard, which is the opposite of what we believe, and it left her very flawed. I thought it was an interesting take because I've met so many people like that, that came up with everything except love and attention and really good parenting."

Outzen said, "The challenge in writing is you've got to develop a protagonist with which the reader can identify."

"Well, you certainly do that with Walker," said Papantonio. "I think people are going to be able to identify with Walker because it's somebody you truly want to have as your best friend."

He continued, "Here's what I found myself doing as I was reading Walker. I'd say, '"Dammit. Why can't you pull it together? inweekly.net

Don't you see what's happening? Why must you put yourself in these awful situations?'"

Laughing Papantonio added, "Walker's getting beat up. He's getting victimized by everybody in town. He's about to lose his business, if not his life. All of a sudden you just find yourself going, 'I really like you, Walker. I like you, but there needs to be some intervention here.'"

Outzen: The law firm in your books is very, very similar to Levin Papantonio firm. Readers see the challenges of being a husband and a father in this type of high-pressure law firm. Was it difficult to capture such a personal part of your life in a thriller?

"Coming out of law school I had job offers that would've had me in big cities immediately making big, big money, but I understood that I wanted to have a home life." Mike Papantonio "That wasn't a challenge to capture because I've always tried to understand that what I do for a living is a living, but what I do for my family is what's important," said Papantonio. "Coming out of law school I had job offers that would've had me in big cities immediately making big, big money, but I understood that I wanted to have a home life."

He continued, "With Deke, what I've tried to do is characterize what my perfect idea is of a family when they have to operate within the level of pressure that you have to February 22, 2018

operate in the caliber of lawyering I do."

"I have chosen not to do things like automobile cases and those types of things," said Papantonio.

"I've chosen to do the most complex cases in the country. Well, that's what Deke does. In addition to that, he's got to be able to change hats. He has to put on his lawyer hat and be the best lawyer he can be in a trial, in a courtroom in one of the most highpressure circumstances that you'd ever want to put yourself in."

He added, "Then you have to change your other hat, and you have to go home and be a great parent and a great husband.

You have to show some wisdom, and you have to show continuous compassion. You have to show all those things that don't fit well sometimes in the pressure of a courtroom."

Papantonio: As I'm reading Walker going through all his trials and tribulations you get the impression that maybe you've been there yourself, as an editor yourself. Was 'City of Grudges' a way for you to be able to articulate some of those things that bother you about having to be an editor in a town like Pensacola?

"Starting anything from scratch is difficult, especially a newspaper," said Outzen.

"We were definitely underfunded. We had 9-11, hurricanes, a recession, the oil spill, and a town that initially did not understand that you could have real investigative reporting of the caliber that we were doing."

He continued, "There was a lot of pushback. There were weeks that we lost as many advertisers as we gained. I wanted that in the story because I like the idea of an imperfect hero that somehow holds it together when all the odds are stacked against them."

"I'll tell you my reaction," said Papantonio. "In this book, you almost automatically fall into feeling like you're a best friend with Walker. He's a person that you want to have a beer with; you want to talk with because he has such worldliness about him. There's a huge worldliness that he has, and he's living in this relatively medium-size city."

Outzen: Let's talk about villains. Your bad guys are evil. They're violent. Tell me about writing a bad guy because I'm not as good at it as you are.

"You owe it to the reader to write a bad guy," said Papantonio. "The reader has to invest in the story. I wouldn't be so quick to say that you hadn't invented some bad guys. Your bad guys just aren't as quick to kill people as mine are."

He explained, "What I have are bad guys that are operating at a level their conduct warrants the worst of the worst because the stakes are so high. If they don't

get away with what they're trying to do, they go to jail, or the company shuts down.

There's a whole lot more money at stake."

NEXT BOOKS

Papantonio: 'City of Grudges' screams out for a series of books done on Walker.

When I closed the last page of the book, my thought was, 'I want to hang around with Walker some more.' What do you have in mind?

"The second one is called 'Blood in the Water,'" Outzen said. "The book is built around the April 2014 floods and jail explosion. It opens in End O' the Alley Bar with Walker completely disheartened because some things haven't gone the way that he thought they would yet again."

Papantonio said, "Because of his fault."

"Well, yeah," said Outzen. "He was muleheaded and stubborn, and he's got to get his act together again and deal with the flood."

He added, "It's going to be interesting to see how Walker comes through it because there's always going to be pieces that jump into the story that just make it so much fun. Now, your new book is going to be built around opioids."

"Yes, it's a case involving opioids we're actually handling on behalf of cities and counties all over the United States. It's built around that." Papantonio "Yes, it's a case involving opioids we're actually handling on behalf of cities and counties all over the United States," said Papantonio. "It's built around that. The Bergman-Deketomis firm is back in charge, but the case is originated in West Virginia by a very talented lawyer. The firm gets involved with the young lawyer and goes after the bad guys in a big way. The bad guys are the opioid manufacturers and distributors. You talk about somebody that has a lot to lose. It's both of them."

He added, "You've got the government—both the DEA and attorney generals of several states—on the side of the opioid manufacturer. And you have this young man in West Virginia that believes he's David confronting Goliath and that he's going to be okay in all this, even though Deke has his doubts as the case goes forward."

Outzen asked, "You look like you're having fun writing."

"Yes, it's a great release," said Papantonio.

"I enjoy developing the characters and the plot lines and seeing how the stories unfold."

Outzen said, "I can't wait to see what happens to Deke Deketomis and Walker Holmes next." {in}

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FARM FRESH FUNDS

By Shelby Nalepa In the wake of President Trump's proposal to replace food stamp benefits with prepackaged "food boxes," is a step in a different direction for local benefit recipients.

Flora Bama Farms is now welcoming EBT cardholders at their retail market seven days a week. Low-income customers will now have access to fresh produce from local farmers through the Fresh Access Bucks program when they come in to shop.

Fresh Access Bucks is a statewide incentive program designed to encourage SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) recipients to redeem their benefits at farmers markets to purchase fresh, healthy foods directly from local farmers.

"The program is really exciting and interactive," said Sandy Veilleux, co-owner of Flora Bama Farms. "In addition to live cooking demonstrations and taste tests,

our crew will act as ambassadors to help customers shop and choose products.

We want people to feel empowered and knowledgeable about the foods they are purchasing, how they can take it home and cook and how much they can stretch their dollar throughout the week with fresh produce products."

Fresh Access Bucks, made possible by a grant from the nonprofit Florida Organic Growers, even allows Flora Bama Farms to match up to 50 percent of customer's produce purchases, meaning families can go home with twice the amount of fresh fruits and vegetables than if they were to shop at a traditional supermarket.

"Flora Bama Farms is the 43rd farmers market in Florida to get on board with Fresh Access Bucks, and is one out of only two markets in the Pensacola area to offer the program," Veilleux said.

The second market, Vicky's Veggies and More, sets up at various locations throughout the week including the Escambia Health Department, CA Weis Elementary School, West-

"In addition to live cooking demonstrations and taste tests, our crew will act as ambassadors to help customers shop and choose products." Sandy Veilleux

minster Village, Blackwater Trail Antiques in Milton and the T&W Flea Market on weekends.

Fresh Access Bucks started in 2013 and has generated over $600,000 in healthy food purchases for over 400 Florida farmers. Since its inception, the program has also resulted in over 7,300 new market shoppers.

"Normally what happens with small farmers is that they just don't have enough labor," Veilleux said. "This program will only promote our local Florida farmers and across state lines to our Alabama farmers even more and allow them to do what they do best, and that's to grow really great, healthy food."

Veilleux said that the program's partnership with Flora Bama Farms has been five years in the making. The Fresh Access Bucks program was previously operated during Palafox Market in recent years, but the new partnership with Flora Bama Farms now allows SNAP recipients to shop any day of the week, with tons more options.

Flora Bama's 5,000-square-foot wholesale space on Mobile Highway features produce from dozens of Florida and Alabama farmers including Craine Farms in Loxley, Ala., Sawer Farms in Slocomb, Ala., Carter Farm in Century, Fla., West Coast Mushrooms from Quincy, Fla., as well as local producers like C &

D Grits from Cantonment, Meme's Poultry and Quail Sales and East Hill Honey.

Opening five years ago, Flora Bama Farms operates a wholesale division in addition to its retail space, providing over 200 restaurants in Pensacola and surrounding areas with local farm-fresh produce. Veilleux said that the farm-to-table mission Flora Bama Farms works to promote can now extend to even more customers in the community through the Fresh Access Bucks program.

"Long term, this program will not only help markets with their revenue but most importantly bring healthy, local foods into households that really need it," Veilleux said. "It's so far reaching. Some of our crew members are on the EBT program so it's even closer to home than people realize."

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DIFFERENCE MAKERS UWF RECEIVES $1.5 MILLION GIFT TO ESTABLISH FINANCIAL LITERACY CENTER The University of West Florida announces a $1.5 million gift from Consumer Credit Counseling Service of West Florida, Inc. to establish the Center for Financial Literacy at the UWF College of Business.

"We are grateful for the opportunities this gift will provide not only to our campus community, but also the citizens of Northwest Florida," said UWF President Martha D. Saunders. "The donation aligns with the College of Business's mission to contribute to the advancement and economic development of the region. The Center for Financial Literacy will equip individuals with the skills and knowledge needed to make informed and practical financial decisions."

The Center for Financial Literacy will provide counseling services and educational seminars to students and the public with the goal of enhancing the financial literacy of the citizens of Northwest Florida.

"The UWF College of Business looks forward to perpetuating and expanding the work of the Consumer Credit Counseling Service of West Florida," said Dr. Tim O'Keefe, dean of the College of Business.

"Through this generous gift, we are committed to counseling and educating our community in financial, credit and debt management that will enable financially responsible decisions."

The gift will allow UWF to establish a $1 million endowment that will generate $40,000 annually to underwrite programs and services in support of the Center for Financial Literacy's mission. The additional $500,000 will support programming benefitting community organizations with specific projects to improve financial literacy.

"The board of directors of Consumer Credit Counseling Services of West Florida, Inc., is pleased to partner with the College of Business at the University of West Florida to establish a regional focus on the wise use of credit and debt management," said Jerry Maygarden, Chairman of the Board, CCCSWFL. An advisory board comprised of local professionals with financial expertise will provide guidance to the Center for Financial Literacy. Educational content offered by the Center for Financial Literacy will cover topics including financial skills and knowledge, prudent use of consumer credit, debt management, credit counseling, money management, business ethics, mortgage counseling, retirement planning and income taxes.

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BEYOND SERIOUS Last Friday, Escambia County Sheriff David Morgan called a press conference to discuss the Parkland, Fla. school shooting and how his office was handling a "rash" of social media posts threatening similar violence in Escambia County.

He said individuals had posted messages on Facebook that they were going to shoot up Escambia High School, Pine Forest High School and Pensacola State College.

"Our officers took that information, worked it for several hours through the night, and managed to identify Mr. Gabriel Brooks Harvell," said the sheriff. "We found that there was also an outstanding warrant for Mr. Harvell for stalking, and so he was taken into custody."

Sheriff Morgan added, "In Escambia County, we are going to take any insinuation or threat involving our school system and our children beyond serious. If you are stupid enough—and I use that word 'stupid'—to be engaged in this sort of communication, you can expect the full weight of the Escambia Sheriff's office to be visited upon you."

The Pensacola Police had received information from a parent of a Workman Middle School student that another student on social media shared an image that alluded to school shootings. Its investigation led to the arrest of a 13-year-old male for disruption of a school function.

Chief Assistant State Attorney Greg Marcille said his agency was working closely with the sheriff's office, as well as the city of Pensacola, providing any legal advice or assistance they may need to investigate any of these possible allegations if they come forward.

"As part of this, anybody that is arrested will be treated very seriously," he said. "We will charge anybody who is charged as an adult, with the most serious offenses that are available, and we'll prosecute vigorously and seek the maximum punishment that's available."

School Superintendent Malcolm Thomas that the Parkland shooting was "unacceptable."

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"What has happened in our school the last couple of weeks, we've had more weapons found this school year than we've found in a couple of years—that's unacceptable," he said.

"If you bring a weapon to school, you're going to face the most serious consequences that I can issue as superintendent, and I will be referring those students to law enforcement. School is not a place for a student to bring a weapon."

The superintendent asked parents to help keep guns out of the public schools. He said, "If you have guns in your home, make sure your child does not have the combination to the safe. If they know the combination, change it. If they know where the key is hidden, re-hide the key. And if you think your students do not have access to weapons, you need to verify that."

Thomas continued, "There is so much chatter on social media. I have to believe that if the good parents in our community saw what their students were posting in pictures and what they were putting in print, they would be alarmed. Get involved with your student. I'm calling on the entire community. If you see something, say something."

He said that he would revisit the district's security protocol, pointing out a security analysis had been done and a plan created in 2013 after the shooting at the Shady Hook Elementary School in Connecticut.

"I'm not going to get into details here because I don't want to publicize all the things we're going to add to enhance school security, but you can know that we see this is as an urgent matter," said Thomas. "We have been making progress by hardening our schools.

Many more schools are hardened today than they were five years ago. We know we still have work to do."

He added, "There are other things we can do on a short-term basis that can begin to happen next week. We will be assembling all of our leadership team in the next few days, where we will begin to outline what we will begin to do that's on that short-term basis and explain how

we all work together to make our campuses as safe as possible."

GUN AT RANSOM On Feb. 13, the Escambia County Sheriff's Office arrested a Ransom Middle School student for allegedly bringing a loaded Sterling 25 automatic pistol to school.

Ashton B. Ferguson-Resmondo, age 13, faces charges of possession of a concealed weapon, brandishing a firearm on school grounds and possession of a controlled substance without a prescription, which are third-degree felonies.

Based on an anonymous tip, the school resource officer intercepted the student on the bus ramp as he was leaving school. FergusonResmondo was escorted off the bus. He had the pistol in the waistband of his pants. A search of his backpack found three prescription pills and a razor knife.

According to the arrest report, FergusonResmondo on the previous day had turned over two pocketknives and two 25 auto-rounds of ammunition to a teacher under the district's Safe Harbor policy.

The Safe Harbor policy states in the Student Handbook: "If a student who is in possession of an item of contraband (such as a pocket knife, drugs, etc.) voluntarily surrenders the item as soon as he/she realizes that it is in his/her possession to a responsible staff member, then the student may be eligible for mitigation, in whole or part, of the penalty for possessing the item as appropriate under the circumstances. To qualify for this provision, such surrender must occur prior to the beginning of any investigation or search that might uncover the item."

LEAP NOMINATIONS The Pensacola

Chamber Foundation is accepting nominations for the Leadership Pensacola (LeaP) Class of 2019. The deadline to submit is Friday, March 2. Self-nominations are accepted. To submit a nomination, visit pensacolachamber.com/ nominations.html.

LeaP aims to develop community-minded leaders during its 10-month program. LeaP is designed to help participants acquire an understanding of the issues facing the Pensacola area and to gain the leadership skills necessary to resolve them. Candidates sought come from a cross-section of the community—people from different political, career, educational, social and cultural backgrounds.

Individuals accepted into LeaP will participate in daylong retreats, educational seminars, and a community project for which the class uses its resources and talents to enhance the Greater Pensacola region. For additional information about LeaP, contact Caitlin Okrzesik, Leadership Pensacola Program Specialist, at cokrzesik@pensacolachamber.com.

CONVENTION CENTER ANALYSIS A

new study shows that a convention/conference center in combination with an indoor sports facility could generate as much as $90 million revenue for the local economy and create 560-660 jobs.

Crossroads Consulting Services LLC, which previously conducted a study on the demand for a new sports facility, recently released its additional analysis of whether Pensacola would also benefit from adding a multi-use meeting and convention center.

Susan Sieger, president of Crossroads Consulting, said, "The question is if we're going to go through with (indoor sports facility) as a community, is there an opportunity to look at the meeting side and does it make sense to combine these two assets?"

Since conventions and conferences generate the most economical and fiscal benefits, the Tampa-based consultants analyzed whether there is a demand for such a meeting facility in Escambia County.

Sieger said the Pensacola Bay Center is a good facility for some things, but that conventions and conferences are not its strength. "It is more a core entertainment

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facility for things like hockey, concerts and family shows. Back in the day when it was built that was exactly the model you went for. Now that's not the case anymore."

Results showed that if Pensacola built a space with an adjacent hotel, 61 percent of respondents said they would either definitely or most likely come here for a convention or meeting if the space was available. However, without the adjacent lodging, the positive responses went down to 39 percent.

Sieger said there is somewhat of a lack of understanding or knowledge of Pensacola to the broader convention of business. "One thing we found is if we get them here they don't want to leave. The percentage of repeat business is very high; it's getting them here."

Proximity to hotel, cost and value, and proximity to entertainment and restaurants were the top three most important factors for meeting organizers. Two-thirds said they were not willing to meet in multiple facilities.

The conference center also must be located with a convention-quality hotel, be within walking distance of downtown, have a campuslike setting, notable facility entrances, sound barriers and kitchen and catering abilities.

The convention/conference center needs to have at least 65,000 sq. ft. of exhibit space, 17,000 sq. ft. of meeting space and 10,000 sq. ft. of banquet space.

Sieger said this facility would help bring new events, activities and new economics to this market.

ALLEGIANT EXPANDS IN OKALOOSA

Last week, Gov. Rick Scott announced that Allegiant Travel Company has chosen to establish a new, two-aircraft base with year-round routes at Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS). The aircraft base will create 65 new jobs and bring an anticipated $418 million in tourism revenue to the area over the next five years.

Allegiant is investing more than $49 million to establish the year-round base, which will house two Airbus aircraft. The new Destin base will also allow Allegiant to offer new routes to five cities. Allegiant currently supports more than 25,000 Florida jobs and generates nearly $3 billion in annual economic impact in the state.

"Today's announcement is a great reminder of how our tourism industry supports Florida business and communities and creates new opportunities for our families," said Gov. Scott. "I look forward to seeing Allegiant's success in Destin and across the state as we continue to welcome families from all across the world to Florida."

Allegiant's service in Destin-Fort Walton Beach began with six routes in 2016 and expanded to 16 cities in 2017. The new Destin February 22, 2018

base will become the airline's 14th year-round aircraft base. Allegiant plans to immediately begin hiring pilots, flight attendants, maintenance technicians and ground personnel to support operations. Positions are expected to offer average salaries more than double the area's average wage.

"We are excited to continue our growth in Florida's Emerald Coast by establishing a fulltime base at Destin-Fort Walton Beach," said Maurice J. Gallagher, Jr., Allegiant's chairman and CEO, said. "The base will not only afford many more options when it comes to adding routes and expanding service but will also give us the opportunity to contribute even more to the community and the state's economy."

The five new routes will operate twice weekly and expand on the service Allegiant currently operates to Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport, bringing the total number of Allegiant routes to VPS to 21.

The new flights will bring nearly 25,000 additional visitors to the area. New seasonal service includes flights from Bentonville, Ark., Concord, N.C., Lexington, Ky., Evansville, Ind. and Raleigh/Durham, N.C.

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MARK YOUR CALENDARS News-Talk 1370 WCOA hosts a Broadcast Town Hall Meeting on Friday, Feb. 23 from 5-6:30 p.m. in the Studer Community Institute Building at the corner of Spring and Garden streets.

The town hall is free to the public and doors will open at 4:15 p.m.

"Shore Stories," a film series to build public opposition to the federal government's plans to expand offshore drilling to the coast of Florida, will be presented on Saturday, Feb. 24 at 7 p.m., at Waterboyz, 380 N. Ninth Ave. The six short films, curated by Working Films and allied organizations, highlight the growing grassroots movement building across the U.S., as well as stories from past oil and gas explorationincluding the BP Deepwater Horizon disaster.

District 1 Commissioner Jeff Bergosh has scheduled a Coffee with the Commissioner for Tuesday, Feb. 27 at the McDonald's located at 5 S. Blue Angel Pkwy.

Residents can stop by anytime between 6:30-7:30 a.m. with any concerns they would like to discuss with Commissioner Bergosh.

The University of West Florida and the Pensacola Jewish Federation will host Dr. David Meola as he presents "Mirror of Competing Claims: Exclusionary Violence and Jewish Equality in the German States," on Tuesday, Feb. 27 at the UWF Center for Fine and Performing Arts, Building 82. The reception and lecture are free and open to the public, with a reception at 5:30 p.m. and the lecture at 6 p.m. Tickets are not required, but seating is limited. {in} 11

PRESENTING THE CHARLES W. LAMAR STUDIO AT P E N S A C O L A S T A T E C O L L E G E

Thank You

LAMAR FAMILY, REILLY FAMILY, AND SWITZER FAMILY Thank you Lamar, Reilly, and Switzer families for your continued support of Pensacola State College and generous donations to make the Charles W. Lamar Studio at the Anna Lamar Switzer Center for Visual Arts the preeminent art gallery and instructional facility in Northwest Florida. The investment allows Pensacola State to further enhance the College’s leadership in Visual Arts education.

As founders of Lamar Advertising Company, members of the Lamar, Reilly, and Switzer families passionately believe in the impact that arts education has in building great colleges and bettering communities.

In 1998, the Lamar, Reilly, and Switzer families made a generous $1 million gift to Pensacola State for the enhancement of the College’s Visual Arts program. The gift led to the opening of the Anna Lamar Switzer Center for Visual Arts. Believing that great experiences extend beyond physical spaces, family members generously funded numerous endowments supporting the Visual Arts Department: • The Anna Lamar Switzer Endowed Teaching Chair • The Anna Lamar Switzer Endowed Artist Chair

• The Anna Lamar Switzer Endowed Student Scholarship In August 2014, the Lamar, Reilly, and Switzer families committed an additional $1 million to complete the Visual Arts facility with the addition of the Charles W. Lamar Studio, named in honor of the family patriarch.

Since their initial investment in 1998, the Lamar, Reilly, and Switzer families have provided gifts resulting in more than $4 million to the College.

The Lamar, Reilly, and Switzer families have a long tradition of not only contributing significant resources to Pensacola State, but to the Pensacola community as well.

We are honored to invite you to visit the beautiful Charles W. Lamar Studio now open at Pensacola State College.

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picted in his instant photographs are the very real side effects of gentrification and modern convenience, but in his photographs they are transformed into a parallel world and safe from decay and abandonment.

"At some point it will all be gone," said McCabe. "About half the things I've photographed are no longer around."

The unique architectural personalities of different states and regions, what McCabe refers to as the "vanishing vernacular" of signage and architecture, is slowly fading into a homogenous exit ramp cliché.

Photos by Richard McCabe

Pensacola Museum of Art welcomes home a local son for their next pop up exhibit "Land Star: Photographs by Richard McCabe."

From Feb. 23 to March 26, PMA visitors can see Polaroids from McCabe's recently released book "Land Star" and a series of site-specific Fuji Instax color studies created specifically for the exhibit.

McCabe was born in England and grew up in the South, specifically here in Pensacola. After graduating Gulf Breeze High School, McCabe received his MFA from Florida State University and started his career at the Pensacola Museum of Art in the mid '90s.

GETTING THE SHOT

His book, published by Savannah, Georgia based Aint-Bad Press, and his exhibit at PMA represent a hometown boy coming full circle in his work. Working with a Southern publisher and creating a new site-specific Fuji Instax color study for his exhibit at the museum where his career began is a "big deal" for McCabe. He remembers visiting his mother in Pensacola while living in New York City and watching the city change from 1998 to 2005.

McCabe is now the curator of photography at the Ogden Museum of Southern Art in New Orleans and travels extensively throughout the South for work. During his personal and professional travels, he explores the rural highways and pre-interstate roads of the South.

The photographs collected in "Land February 22, 2018

Star" were created with a 1960s era Polaroid Land camera. On his road trips, McCabe always leaves early, giving himself and any travel companions about twice as much time to stop and take photos along the way to their destination.

"It's about not being afraid to make a U-turn, to turn around and go back," said McCabe.

He was also not afraid to go back the quirky but beloved format of instant photography. Using his Polaroid Land camera did present some unique challenges on the road though. The season and time of day can make all the difference in instant photography because of the film.

"If the light's not right, I don't photograph," said McCabe. "It's very fickle."

"If the light's not right, I don't photograph. It's very fickle."

Richard McCabe Ideal shooting conditions are during the "golden hour"—which is an hour before sunset—in the fall and spring. McCabe often plans his travel to align with the golden hour or keep notes of interesting locations to come back to later if the conditions weren't ideal.

"During the summer in the South, it's all blown out. It's hot and hazy. I'll go months without photographing and then I'll do a lot."

While the restrictions might seem pedantic on the surface, instant photography

is an expensive medium and the materials can be discontinued without much notice, so it pays to be particular. But McCabe intentionally chose this medium because instant photography forces the viewer to interact with the object.

"That's one reason I still shoot with film. I love the object. I like the physicality of it."

Instant photography also faces similar threats from modern, hyper-digital trends that the small towns he photographs face from interstates and national "big box" stores.

They slowly fade without market demand and can become casualties of changing times.

"Back in the day, it was about the memory," said McCabe. "Now most pictures are made to share on social media."

CAPTURING THE PAST

Ultimately, "Land Star" is about escapism. The 40-image collection takes the viewer on a long, meandering journey into McCabe's fantasy world that seems eerily familiar. The non-linear visual narrative becomes a dreamlike memory of fading small towns and rural communities that are connected by back roads and highways, ignored by Interstate travelers.

"There's an element of nostalgia in it," said McCabe. "Each place had its own identity and that was a good thing."

The retro motifs and roadside oddities recall a time far removed from modern interstate culture, but McCabe isn't trying to freeze time, but rather travel back in it.

The "loss, desolation and isolation" de-

"That's one reason I still shoot with film. I love the object. I like the physicality of it." McCabe "I just think it's ugly, without any thought of aesthetic," said McCabe. "I wonder, is there any point where people are going to look back at these box stores and think 'Wow, that's beautiful?'"

McCabe's photographs capture a saturated, serene and fictional landscape that makes him happy and helps him process the inevitable changes to the cities he experiences, including cities like Pensacola.

McCabe is committed to living in and helping to preserve the unique culture of the South into the future as an artist and a curator.

"It's dark and mysterious and tragic," said McCabe. "But in the end, I hope it's uplifting and people gravitate towards it." {in}

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WHAT: Pop-up exhibit featuring instant photographs and site-specific Fuji instax color studies WHEN: On display Feb. 23-March 26; gallery talk and book signing 5:30-7:30 p.m.

Friday, Feb. 23 WHERE: Pensacola Museum of Art, 407 S. Jefferson St. COST: $4-$7, free for museum members and children younger than 3 DETAILS: pensacolamuseum.org 13

calendar p.m. $64.50. SoGourmet, 407-D S. Palafox. sogourmetpensacola.com AN EVENING WITH ACTOR ROBERT PICARDO 6:30-8:30 p.m. $50. Includes

tour of UWF Innovation Institute, photo and souvenir bag. Innovation Institute's headquarters. 321 N. DeVilliers St. uwf. edu

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 UNKNOWN HINSON 7 p.m. $15. Vinyl Music Hall, 2 S. Palafox. vinylmusichall. com FMWAUDUBON SOCIETY MONTHY PRESENTATION 7 p.m. Guests are welcome.

Pensacola State College, Baroco Science Center, 1000 College Blvd. FMWAudubon. org ROBERT CRAY BAND 7:30 p.m. $29.50$79.50. Saenger Theatre, 118 S. Palafox. saengertheatre.com RUNGE STRINGS 7:30 p.m. Free, tickets required. University of West Florida, Music Hall 11000 University Parkway. uwf.edu

FRIDAY 2.23

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THURSDAY 2.22

'THE INSULT' SCREENING 1 p.m. $5. Voices

of Pensacola, 117 E. Government St. pensacolacinemaart.com LIVIN FOR THE 'RITAS 3-4 p.m. Free. Margaritaville Beach Hotel, 165 Fort Pickens Road.

DINNER AND AN ARIA 5 and 7:30 p.m.

Jackson's Steakhouse, 400 S. Palafox. Live performances by Pensacola Opera. greatsouthernrestaurants.com AWM WINE TASTING 5-7 p.m. Aragon Wine Market, 27 S. 9th Ave. aragonwinemarket.com MEDITATION FOR PLANETARY PEACE 6 p.m. Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org CHASING CORAL SCREENING 6 p.m. Hosted by 350 Pensacola. Pensacola Library, 239 N. Spring St. CAST IRON SKILLET COOKING CLASS 6-8

PILATES MAT 1:30 p.m. Free. Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org 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 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 THE MUSIC MAN 7:30 p.m. $6-$18, free for UWF students. University of West Florida Center for Fine and Performing Arts, 11000 University Parkway. uwf.edu WHITE TIE ROCK ENSEMBLE: DARK SIDE OF THE MOON 8 p.m. $27-$37. Saenger The-

atre, 118 S. Palafox. saengertheatre.com DARK STAR COVEN W/ PARABELLUM,

DREAD AND STORM WITHIN 9 p.m. chizuko,

506 W. Belmont St. facebook.com/chizukopensacola DIZZY WRIGHT 9:30 p.m. $20-$75. Vinyl Music Hall, 2 S. Palafox. vinylmusichall.com

SATURDAY 2.24

SANTA ROSA FARMERS MARKET 9 a.m.-1

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

PALAFOX MARKET 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Fresh produce, live plants, baked goods, fine art and antiques. Items originate directly from participating vendors, including dozens of local farmers, home gardeners and area artists. Martin Luther King Jr. Plaza, N. Palafox. palafoxmarket.com COOKING DEMONSTRATIONS 9 a.m.-2 p.m.

Martin Luther King Jr. Plaza, N. Palafox. palafoxmarket.com 5TH ANNUAL I PINK I CAN RUN 9 a.m.-1 p.m. $30. Flora-Bama Lounge, Package and Oyster Bar, 17401 Perdido Key Drive.

NAMASTAY FOR THE BEER 10 a.m.-12 p.m.

Perfect Plain Brewing Co., 50 E. Garden St. facebook.com/perfectplainbrewingco CYBER SECURITY: ASK THE EXPERTS 10:15 a.m.12 p.m. Downtown Library, 239 N. Spring St. INTRODUCTION TO ESSENTIAL OILS 11 a.m.

Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org JUNIOR HUMANE SOCIETY ADOPTION 12-4 p.m. PetSmart, 6251 N. Davis Highway. pensacolahumane.org KREWE OF KARNAVAL NOCHE DE CARNAVAL

6-10 p.m. $20-$25. Phineas Phogg's, Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. SHORE STORIES-PENSACOLA 7-9 p.m. Free.

Short film screenings about offshore drilling. Waterboyz, 380 9th Ave. THE MUSIC MAN 7:30 p.m. $6-$18, free for UWF students. University of West Florida Center for Fine and Performing Arts, 11000 University Parkway. uwf.edu DANCE PARTY 8-midnight. Partner dancing on the best wood dance floor in the area.

DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. $10. dancecraftfl.com PRETTY BAKED FUNDRAISER 8 p.m. chizuko, 506 W. Belmont St. facebook. com/chizukopensacola

SUNDAY 2.25

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.

GROUP MEDITATION 9-10:30 a.m. Free.

Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org THE MUSIC MAN 2:30 p.m. $6-$18, free for UWF students. University of West Florida Center for Fine and Performing Arts, 11000 University Parkway. uwf.edu SOUTHEASTERN TEEN SHAKESPEARE COMPANY: SHENANIGANS 4-5 p.m. Free. 1010 N.

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

MARC BROUSSARD 7 p.m. $30-$35. Vinyl

Music Hall, 2 S. Palafox. vinylmusichall.com BACK PORCH COMEDY 8 p.m. Free. chizuko, 506 W. Belmont St. facebook.com/chizukopensacola

MONDAY 2.26

PILATES MAT 1:30-2:30 p.m. Free. Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org 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 MOLINO BOOK CLUB 6 p.m. The classics.

Molino Branch Library, 6450-A Highway 95A. mywfpl.com KNIFE SKILLS 6 p.m. $39. Pensacola Cooks Kitchen, 3670 Barrancas Ave. pensacolacooks.rezclick.com BALLROOM DANCE LESSONS 6:30-8 p.m. $10. Waltz, Foxtrot, Tango, and more.

Professional dance instruction for all skill levels. DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. dancecraftfl.com SONGWRITERS AND POETS OPEN MIC 7-9 p.m.

Goat Lips, 2811 Copter Road. goatlips.com BREW I.Q. TRIVIA NIGHT WITH JARRELL HENDRIX 7-9 p.m. Perfect Plain Brewing

Co., 50 E. Garden St. facebook.com/perfectplainbrewingco UWF SINGERS CONCERT 7:30 p.m. Free, tickets required. University of West Florida Music Hall, 11000 University Parkway. uwf.edu HIP-HOP DANCE LESSONS 8-9 p.m. $10.

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

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Arts & Culture

Fil A breakfast and movie. National Naval Aviation Museum, 1750 Radford Blvd. Ste. B. navalaviationmuseum.org COOKIES AND COCKTAILS 4-7 p.m. O'Riley's Irish Pub, 321 S. Palafox. orileyspub.com BOOKISH BEHAVIOR FOR GROWNUPS 5 p.m.

Tryon Branch Library, 1200 Langley Ave. mywfpl.com COMPLIMENTARY WINE TASTING 5-7 p.m.

SoGourmet, 407-D S. Palafox. sogourmetpensacola.com MIRROR OF COMPETING CLAIMS 5:30-7:30 p.m. Free, tickets required. Lecture from Dr. David Meola. UWF Center for Fine and Performing Arts, 11000 University Parkway. templebethelofpensacola.org O'RILEY'S PINT RUNNERS 6-7 p.m. Tuesdays through Jan. 30. O'Riley's Irish Pub, 321 S. Palafox. orileyspub.com COUNTRY DANCE LESSONS 6:30 p.m. $10.

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

DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. dancecraftfl.com MOVIES AT THE REX 7 p.m. $5. The REX, 18 N. Palafox. pensacolacinemaart.com UWF LAMBDA COALITION MEETING 7 p.m.

Building 36, room 191. University of West Florida, 11000 University Parkway.

COMEDY NIGHT 7 p.m. Swan Neck Meadery, 2115 W. Nine Mile Road. swanneckwinery.com SYMPHONIC BAND CONCERT 7:30 p.m.

Free, tickets required. University of West Florida, Music Hall, 11000 University Parkway. uwf.edu

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BREAKFAST AND A MOVIE 9 a.m. $10. Chick

WEDNESDAY 2.28

MIRROR OF COMPETING CLAIMS 11:30-1 p.m. Free, tickets required. Lecture from Dr. David Meola.Temple Beth El, 800 N. Palafox. templebethelofpensacola.org WINE TASTING 5-7 p.m. Free. Margaritaville Beach Hotel, 16 Fort Pickens Road.

PILATES & PINOT 6-7 p.m. $12. Pure Pilates Downtown, 426 S Palafox. purepilatespensacola.com WATERBOYZ SLOW SKATE 6-7 p.m. Every Wednesday. Skate starts and ends at Waterboyz, 380 N. 9th Ave. waterboyz.com YOGA FLOW 6-7 p.m. Free. Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org

PMA GALLERY TOURS

2:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays.

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

LAND STAR: PHOTOGRAPHS BY RICHARD MCCABE RECEPTION

5:30-7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb.23. Pensacola Museum of Art, 407 S. Jefferson St. pensacolamuseum.org

VERNACULAR PHOTOGRAPHY RECEPTION 5:30-7:30

p.m. Friday, Feb.23.

Projected exhibition

by UWF photography students. Pensacola Museum of Art, 407 S. Jefferson St. pensacolamuseum.org OPEN STUDIO: MASK MAKING 11:30 a.m.-

3:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 24. $6, free for PMA members. Pensacola Museum of Art, 407 S. Jefferson St. pensacolamuseum.org

≥Current Exhibits CONTAINED PLAY

JOHNATHAN BROWN WITH BIG LO, BOURBON AND COFFEE, CXXX LXXX, JOHNNY PANIC 8 p.m. $5. chizuko, 506 W. Belmont

On view through Feb. Artists from the University of West Florida Advanced Sculpture: Public Art course—Katie Carff, John Davis and Michael Stewart—created this accumulation of orbs and light as part of their coursework.

Main Street Façade Sculpture Garden at Pensacola Museum of Art, 407 S. Jefferson St. pensacolamuseum.org ADORN On view through Feb. 24. Blue Morning Gallery, 21 S. Palafox. bluemorninggallery.com

MEDITATION 7:15-8:30 p.m. Free. Ever'man

THE ROADS WE'VE TAKEN On view

HANDS ON COOKING CLASS: MASTER SAUCES 6-8 p.m. $64.50. SoGourmet, 407-

D S. Palafox. sogourmetpensacola.com 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

St. facebook.com/chizukopensacola

Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org FREE DANCE LESSONS 8-8:30 p.m. Free beginner west coast swing dance lesson.

DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. dancecraftfl.com February 22, 2018

through Feb. 25.

First City Art Center, 1060 Guillemard St. firstcityart.org

PHILATELY & FRIEND-

SHIP: THE ART OF ACE

On view through Feb. 27. Exhibition of 50 illustrated envelopes created by members of Art Cover Exchange. T.T. Wentworth, Jr. Museum, 330 S. Jefferson St. historicpensacola.org MASKS! On view through March 2.

Artel Gallery, 223 S. Palafox. artelgallery.org

BIRDS, BUTTERFLIES AND BIRDHOUSES On

view through March 5. Quayside Art Gallery, 17 E. Zaragoza St. quaysidegallery.com MICHEAL J. DEAS AND GREGORY B. SAUNDERS On view

through March 10.

TAG, 11000 University Parkway. Building 82. uwf.edu

DEPOSE AND DISPOSE (OF) On view through

March 18. Pensacola Museum of Art, 407 S. Jefferson St. pensacolamuseum.org

ART FOR THE HEART AND SOUL On view

through March 24.

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

LAND STAR: PHOTOGRAPHS BY RICHARD MCCABE On view

through March 26.

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

CARTOON NETWORK On view Feb.

26 through April 5.

First City Art, 1060 N. Guillemard St. firstcityart.org

LAMAR STUDIO: MICHAEL PEARCE: SECRET PAINTINGS

On view through May 18. Pensacola State College Lamar Studio, Bldg. 15. pensacolastate.edu VERNACULAR PHOTOGRAPHY On

view through June 17. Projected exhibition by UWF photography students.

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calendar ≥Workshops & Classes

POTTERY ON THE WHEEL Six-week

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

INTRODUCTION TO POTTERY ON THE WHEEL Every Mon-

day from 6-8:30 p.m. at First City Art Center. Classes are $40. For more information, visit firstcityart.org.

CLAY HAND BUILDING Six-week

workshops are held Tuesdays from 6-9 p.m. and Thursday from 9 a.m.-12

p.m. at First City Art Center. Cost is $157.25 for members and $185 for non-members. For more information, visit firstcityart.org.

CLAY SCULPTURE

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

≥Call to Artists

64TH ANNUAL MEMBERS JURIED EXHIBITION The UWF

Pensacola Museum of Art invites artists, makers, designers, and creative thinkers from our member community to submit artworks to the 64th Annual Members Juried Exhibition. This exhibition seeks to

generate community dialogue, foster creative expression and thought, and recognize the support of our member community. The Members Exhibition is open to PMA members working in all media. You may become a member when you enter.

Non-thematic; any subject matter is eligible. Submissions are due by March 8, 2018 at midnight. Selected artists will be notified by March 12. You must be a member to register and membership must be valid through April 2018.

Artists may submit up to three entries.

Artwork must be created within the last three years and not in exhibition elsewhere concurrently. Artwork can-

not exceed 72" in any direction and cannot weigh more than 150 lbs. For assistance, contact PMA Curatorial Staff at 850-432-6247 and/or pmoasubmissions@ gmail.com.

Bars & Nightlife

≥Bar Games Thursdays

LADIES NIGHT 5 p.m. V. Paul's Italian Ristorante, 29 S. Palafox. vpauls.com BREW IQ WITH JERRELL HENDRIX 7-9

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

8 p.m. The Ticket 2, 2115 W. Nine Mile Road. ticketsportsbar.com COLLEGE NIGHT 10

p.m. Drink specials, beer pong tournament starts at 10 p.m. Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com.

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

RANT 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

and Sunset Lounge, 33 Gulf Breeze Parkway. facebook. com/thebridgebargb BAR BINGO 8 p.m.

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

TICKET TEAM TRIVIA

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

MEMBERSHIP APPRECIATION NIGHT 8

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

BAR AND RESTAU-

p.m. Mugs and Jugs, 12080 Scenic Highway. facebook.com/ mugsjugs Tuesdays TUESDAY TRIVIA 8 p.m. The Bridge Bar

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

POOL TOURNAMENT

8 p.m. The Ticket 1, 7250 Plantation Road. ticketsportsbar.com Saturdays

p.m. Seville Quarter Membership Card Holder Appreciation Night at Phineas Phogg's. 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com Sundays

WINE DOWN WEDNESDAYS 11

WAY BACK WEDNESDAYS 4 p.m. Free

admission for ladies,

$1 beers, $5 pizza.

Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.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

WEDNESDAY QUIZ TRIVIA 8 p.m. The

Cabaret, 101 S. Jefferson St. cabaretpensacola.com

PUB TRIVIA WEDNESDAYS 8-10 p.m.

O'Riley's Irish Pub, 321 S. Palafox. orileyspub.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

GREAT SOUTHERN RESTAURANTS WELCOMES PENSACON 2018 DR SPE INK CIA LS PH O OP TO PS

ARY U R FEB -25 22 ME THE R O DEC

THREE DIFFERENT FAN EXPERIENCES IN ONE GIANT COMPLEX

PENSACON CELEBRITY APPEARANCES

HERE ARE A SOME OF THE CELEBRITIES WE HAVE HOSTED DURING PENSACON... MAKE SURE TO STOP BY THIS YEAR! YOU NEVER KNOW WHO YOU MIGHT SEE!

DAVID PROWSE

DARTH VADER, ORIGINAL STAR WARS

Michael Rooker

Guardians of the galaxy, the walking dead

Mitch Pileggi

Agent Skinner - X-Files, Sons of Anarchy

Nichelle Nichols Star trek

David Bradley

Harry Potter, game of thrones

Scott Wilson

Hershel Greene, The Walking Dead

850-470-0003 . GREATSOUTHERNRESTAURANTS.COM . 600 SOUTH BARRACKS STREET . DOWNTOWN PENSACOLA 616 1

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calendar ≥Karaoke

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

130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com

Saturdays Hub Stacey's with Krazy George, 9 p.m.

312 E. Government St. hubstaceys.com

Sundays The Sandshaker Lounge, 9 p.m. 731

Pensacola Beach Blvd. sandshaker.com

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PENSACON HAPPENINGS

ALL WEEKEND

Check out these bars for themed events and drink specials. No entry fee required.

For more information, visit pensacon.com PERFECT PLAIN BREWING CO. "The Walking Dead."

50 E. Garden St. THE CABARET "Game of Thrones."

101 S. Jefferson St. GULF COAST BREWERY Heroes and Villians.

500 E Heinberg St. (Friday and Saturday only) THE FISH HOUSE Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

600 S. Barracks St. THE TIN COW Nintendo.

102 S. Palafox HOPJACKS PIZZA KITCHEN AND TAPROOM "Rick and Morty."

10 S. Palafox ATLAS OYSTER HOUSE "Star Trek."

600 S. Barracks St. THE DECK "Star Wars."

600 S. Barracks St. PENSACOLA BAY BREWERY Home of the Poseidon IPA, the official beer of Pensacon.

225 E. Zaragoza St.

THURSDAY 2.22

OFFICIAL PENSACON KICK-OFF PARTY 5:30 p.m. Costume contest begins at 8 p.m.

The Deck Bar, 600 S. Barracks St. BAR TRIVIA 7-9 p.m. Perfect Plain celebrates "The Walking Dead" with themed trivia.

Perfect Plain Brewing Co., 50 E. Garden St. facebook.com/perfectplainbrewingco February 22, 2018

FRIDAY 2.23

PENSACON 1-8 p.m., $35-$80 for day or weekend passes.

Pensacola Bay Center, 201 E. Gregory St. pensacon.com BAD GIRLS OF BURLESQUE SPECIAL PENSACON EDITION 6 p.m. $15. 18 and over.

Vinyl Music Hall, 2 S. Palafox. vinylmusichall.com PENSACON VIP AFTERPARTY 9 p.m.-12 a.m.

Phineas Phogg's, Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St.

SATURDAY 2.24

PENSACON 10 a.m.-6 p.m. $35-$80 for day or weekend passes.

Pensacola Bay Center, 201 E. Gregory St. pensacon.com GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY W/ WHITE TIE ROCK ENSEMBLE 7 p.m. Free.

Vinyl Music Hall, 2 S. Palafox.

PENSACON VIP AFTERPARTY 9 p.m.-12 a.m.

Phineas Phogg's, Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. CON WEEKEND PARTY 8 p.m.-2 a.m.

Play, 16 S. Palafox.

The club for people who

are always running.

WHERE ARE MY DRAG(ONS) 8 p.m.-2:30 p.m. Drag sign ups begin at 10:30 p.m.

The Cabaret, 101 S. Jefferson St. PENSACON 8-BIT RETRO BASH 11 p.m.-1 a.m.

Pensacola Grand Hotel, 200 E. Gregory St.

SUNDAY 2.25

PENSACON 1-6 p.m. $35-$80 for day or weekend passes.

Pensacola Bay Center, 201 E. Gregory St. pensacon.com WALKING DEAD MID-SEASON PREMIERE AND PENSACON WRAP PARTY Perfect Plain Brewing Co., 50 E. Garden St.

Join now and receive 2 months free tanning Hurry limiTed Time offer

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news of the weird

EWWWWW! About a week after an 11-year-old boy scraped his elbow while playing in a tidal pool on a California beach, pediatricians treating him for the resulting abscess removed a small, hard object and were surprised to discover a live checkered periwinkle marine snail, according to United Press International. Dr. Albert Khait and his colleagues at Loma Linda University wrote in BMJ Case Reports that a snail's egg had apparently become embedded in the boy's skin when he scraped it. The mollusk later hatched inside the abscess. Dr. Khait said the boy took the snail home as a pet, but it did not survive living outside its former home.

BLIMEY! Michelle Myers of Buckeye, Arizona, suffers from blinding headaches, but it's what happens afterward that until recently had doctors stumped. Myers, who has never been out of the United States, has awakened from her headaches three times in the last seven years with a different foreign accent. The first time it was Irish; the second was Australian, and both lasted only about a week. But Myers' most recent event, which was two years ago, left her with a British accent that she still has.

Doctors have diagnosed her with Foreign Accent Syndrome, a rare condition that usually accompanies a neurological event such as a stroke. Myers told ABC-15 that the loss of her normal accent makes her sad: "I feel like a different person. Everybody only sees or hears Mary Poppins."

and baby wipes was finally blasted out after nine weeks of work. On Feb. 8, the Museum of London put on display a shoebox-sized chunk of the fatberg, the consistency of which is described by curator Vyki Sparkes as being something like Parmesan cheese crossed with moon rock. "It's disgusting and fascinating," she told the Associated Press.

The mini-fatberg is enclosed within three nested transparent boxes to protect visitors from potentially deadly bacteria, the terrible smell—and the tiny flies that swarm around it. The museum is also selling fatberg fudge and T-shirts in conjunction with the exhibit, which continues until July 1.

MAIL CALL The Federal Agency for Environmental Protection in Mexico is investigating a Feb. 7 attempt to expressmail a Bengal tiger cub from Jalisco to Queretaro, reported WDBJ-TV. The cub had been sedated and packed into a plastic container; a dog sniffing for contraband detected it. Wildlife agents said the cub was underweight and dehydrated but otherwise healthy, and its papers were in order. However, because mailing it was considered mistreatment, it was relocated to a wildlife protection center.

WHY NOT? Terran Woolley of Hutchinson, Kansas, got a bright idea after he read the bylaws and requirements to become the state's governor. "I was reading some stories about the young teenagers that were entering the governor's race ... and I thought, 'I wonder if ... Angus could run,'" Woolley explained to KWCH-TV. Angus is Woolley's wirehaired vizsla, a four-legged, furry friend of the people who Woolley said would promise soft couches and a "completely anti-squirrel agenda" if elected. Alas, on Feb. 12, the Kansas secretary of state's office dashed Angus' dreams when it declared that despite the fact that there are no specific restrictions against a dog being governor, Angus would be unable to carry out the responsibilities of the office.

NEW WORLD ORDER A new golf course at The Retreat & Links at Silvies Valley Ranch in Seneca, Oregon, will take "the golf experience ... to a new level" in 2018, owner Scott Campbell announced in early February to the website Golf WRX. This summer, golfers will be offered goat caddies to carry clubs, drinks, balls and tees on the resort's short seven-hole challenge course, McVeigh's Gauntlet. "We've been developing an unprecedented caddie training program with our head caddie, Bruce LeGoat," Campbell went on, adding that the professionally trained American Range goats will "work for peanuts." (Rim shot.)

FREAK ANIMAL ACCIDENT A helicopter crew contracted by the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources in Wasatch County to track and capture an elk hit a snag of sorts on Feb. 12, according to KUTV. As the crew lowered the aircraft to less than 10 feet above the ground to cast a net over the elk, the animal jumped and hit the tail rotor of the helicopter, causing it to crash. Mike Hadley with DWR said helicopters are used to "capture and collar hundreds of animals every winter and we've never had this happen before." The two crewmen walked away with just scratches and bruises, but the elk was killed. {in}

UPDATE News of the Weird reported in September on the giant "fatberg" lodged in the sewer system beneath the streets of London. The huge glob of oil, fat, diapers

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

Martha’s Trouble

IRONY A North Little Rock, Arkansas, law firm celebrated Valentine's Day in an unconventional way: Wilson & Haubert, PLLC hosted a contest to win a free divorce (a $985 value). "Are you ready to call it quits?" the firm's Facebook post asked. "Do you know someone that is?" Firm co-founder Brandon Haubert told WIS-TV that the firm had received more than 40 entries in the first day it was offered.

by the Editors at Andrews McMeel

presents

RadioLive THE FIRST THURSDAY OF EACH MONTH at the Museum of Commerce in Historic Pensacola

Featuring

DANA COOPER GURF MORLIX MARTHA’S TROUBLE

03/01/18

6:00 p.m.

Doors 5:00 p.m.

Tickets $10

available at wuwf.org 850.474.2787

Broadcast LIVE on 88.1 FM

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