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losers REPUBLICAN PARTY OF SARASOTA Donald Trump has twice been named "Statesman of the Year" by the Republican Party of Sarasota. The award is given annually to “a person who exhibits great wisdom or ability in directing the affairs of a government or in dealing with important public issues.” Despite cries from party members to rescind Trump’s awards, Sarasota GOP Chairman Joe Gruters has refused to do so.

ASHTON HAYWARD & ANDY TERHAAR Pensacola’s mayor and council president must have thought the Studers were bluffing when they said they would walk if substantial changes were made to the Maritime Park leases that the CMPA board approved earlier this month. They had already spent eight months negotiating them. Mayor Hayward publicly touted the proposed UWF Center for Entrepreneurship and convention center. However, the Studers saw the mayor’s 22 changes as more than mere tweaks. Hayward and Terhaar are now looking for someone to lease parcels under their terms. Good luck.

FLORIDA CITRUS INDUSTRY Orange production, Florida's signature crop, has fallen to a new low according to Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam. The final report of the growing season put Florida orange production for the 2014-15 season at 96.7 million boxes, a drop of 4 percent from last year. As the season started last October, the outlook was for Florida to produce 108 million boxes of oranges.

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MISSED MARITIME LAYUP Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward has repeatedly said he will travel anywhere to bring business to Pensacola. He has visited Europe, Southeast Asia, New York City, Las Vegas, Miami and other places recruiting corporations to invest and create jobs in our community.

The energy and time Hayward has placed on economic development has been unprecedented. He told the media that his goal was to make the rest of the state and country aware that Pensacola was open for business.

During his re-election campaign, Inweekly interviewed the mayor about he wanted to see happen if he won a second term.

Hayward said, “I want to see obviously more jobs come to our area and that we are the place  to bring your business, either in the city or county. And we drive everything financially, legally, culturally, educationally, militarily and healthcare wise so that we are the place to be.”

Because of his pro-business mantra and his willingness to travel the globe to “sell” Pensacola, the public was stunned when Hayward failed to land a $20-million development from a couple whose offices are literally within two blocks of Pensacola City Hall.

Most people expected Mayor Hayward to work as vigorously to land the UWF Center for Entrepreneurship at the Community Maritime Park as he did for Marine

Fisheries Hatchery & Enhancement Center at Bruce Beach, VT-MAE at the Pensacola International Airport, and DeepFlex at the Port of Pensacola.

After all, Quint and Rishy Studer have a proven track record when it comes to their projects in Pensacola. Since 2010, the Studers have invested $100 million in Pensacola. Ten years ago, they agreed to lease the maritime stadium for their independent, Single A baseball team and to build a $12 million office building at the maritime park. Instead, they purchased the Cincinnati Reds’ Double-A team, executing one for the most complicated deals in Minor League history, and built a $16-million office building.

Mayor Hayward had a couple with the financial resources to build at the maritime park. They had always delivered high-quality developments. Why didn’t Mayor Hayward immediately begin working with the Studers to make their dream a reality?

The mayor should have begun the lease negotiations months ago and then guided the project through the CMPA board and city council. Had Hayward and his team gotten involved earlier, we wouldn’t have the disaster that occurred last week.

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WHY THE STUDERS WALKED AWAY

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By Rick Outzen On Thursday night, Quint Studer was at the Maritime Park Stadium waiting for his Blue Wahoos to play the Biloxi Shuckers when he began receiving phone calls from reporters.

Studer and his wife, Rishy, had been negotiating with the city and its Community Maritime Park Associates Board of Trustees for nearly nine months to lease three parcels at the park. The reporters wanted his reaction to a press release from Mayor Ashton Hayward and Council President Andy Terhaar stating the city was rejecting the CMPAapproved leases.

He was stunned that the mayor’s office would make such an announcement without calling him beforehand. His attorney, Scott Remington, had only met with the city’s legal counsel, John Daniel of Beggs & Lane, the prior afternoon. Studer and Remington were to go over the 22 changes the mayor wanted the following Monday. Remington had told Daniel he would get back with him on Tuesday, July 28.

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several were substantial departures from our negotiations with the CMPA,” Studer told Inweekly. “I had my grandson Quin in town and told Scott that we would discuss the leases on Monday.”

However, Studer said he wasn’t too surprised by the mayor running to the media. The mayor’s office had communicated very little with him and Remington since the June 18 council workshop. At that meeting, the council endorsed his proposal to invest $20 million to build the Center for Entrepreneurship and conference center at the park. Though the council said it wanted leases brought back to them in less than 30 days, the mayor’s office hadn’t reached out to work on them.

“The mayor’s office went dark,” Studer said. “Scott (Remington) kept reaching out to them and got nowhere.”

Meanwhile, Remington was able to negotiate leases for parcels 3, 6 and 9 with the CMPA board, which it approved on July 15.

The next day, Mayor Hayward told the council that he supported the Studer proposals, and only a few “tweaks” were necessary for him to recommend them to the council.

The press release on the CMPA-approved leases wasn't the only announcement from the mayor’s office on July 23. Two hours

earlier, the city announced the creation of a new “Transparency Pensacola” section on the city’s website. The first topic was the Studers’ leases.

“I began to sense the mayor’s office was setting us for something,” Studer said.

“For the past year, there have been dozens of issues that deserved more transparency, including the city’s dealing with CBRE and its Miami developer. Why we were being singled out the day after our attorneys met?”

Studer didn’t have the stomach to continue fighting with the city over lease terms after he and his team had spent months negotiating with the CMPA. It was time for them to look at other options.

“When that release came out that we were completely unaware of and a website came up, it just didn't smell right to me,” Studer said. “That's when we decided for sure to step away.”

He told the News Journal and WEARTV that the changes the mayor wanted incorporated in the leases no longer made his

projects economically feasible at the maritime park.

Appearing on WEAR-TV, he said, “This is our third time that we’ve gone to the mat and not had a good experience. It’s probably me, but I’m just obviously not cut out to do these type of projects with the city.”

The next morning, COO Tamara Fountain and Remington did interviews on local talk radio shows.

Fountain told Andrew McKay on Newsradio 1620 that the mayor’s office had only gotten the leases in late June.

She said, “The first one was the lease for parcel 3, and that was brought through in the middle of June. Then at the end of June, the leases for 6 and 9 were brought through. At that point, you have something concrete to evaluate. Until that point, you're having a discussion about ideas.”

Fountain said that the mayor had not rejected the CMPA-approved the leases.

“He and Council President Terhaar said that they were not going to accept it summarily, that it needed to have some changes,” she said. “Some things still need to be negotiated, some language needs to be clearer, and that's very standard practice in any big real-estate deal that you're going to do. They didn't reject the leases.”

She said, “We want UWF at CMPA, but we need to make sure that what's in the lease matches the proposal, and we need to make sure that what's in the lease is in the best interest of the city.”

On News Talk 1370 WCOA’s “Morning Show,” Remington told host Don Parker that Studer had received no substantive comments from the mayor’s office until July 22, five weeks after the council workshop.

“The breadth and depth of the changes that they want to make now just render the project unfeasible,” Remington said.

“The process, which continues to shift and change, has lead the Studers to the conclusion that they're much better focusing their efforts elsewhere.”

The attorney said the Studers were offering to pay fair market value and terms that

“When that release came out that we were completely unaware of and a website came up, it just didn't smell right to me.” Quint Studer

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Mayor Ashton Hayward they felt justified a $20-million investment in developments that aren’t moneymakers.

Remington said, “It’s hard to recoup that investment out of a conference center, a child care center and a university branch campus so we were stretched as tight as we could be.”

He left little room for the Studers to make any counter offer to the mayor’s office.

“Quint and Rishy are invested in downtown Pensacola and probably their efforts are best spent working on their own private property and outside of the government.”

Andy Terhaar dropped by the Inweekly offices to discuss the July 23 press release and the Studers withdrawal of their offer.

He said the withdrawal surprised him.

“I understand how frustrating it can be to deal with the city,” said the council president.

He didn’t feel that the city had rejected the CMPA-approved but had made a counter offer to the Studers.

Terhaar said, “If (Studer) had come back to us and said ‘I want to leave it the way it is,’ then we have had to sit back and decide [if we] want to reject or put it forth for the council to decide.”

He said that the mayor had called him about doing the press release. “I was actually in favor of it because it got the issues out there.”

He said the CMPA-approved leases were slanted too much in favor to the Studers, and the city should have gotten in front of the problem by voicing its positions earlier.

Terhaar saw the press release as part of a negotiation. “I told Ashton if he came back and only agreed to a few of the changes, we should take it the council and let them hash out the leases. Quint could either sign it or not.”

He admitted the city had not done a good job of getting out its issues with the leases, and the press release did that, in his opinion.

The council president said they wanted the Studer leases to become the new template for all future leases at the park.

“These leases are to be the template July 30, 2015

for all other leases moving forward,” Terhaar said. “I think it was important that the city get things in there that it wants, like oversight of the council of what goes on a parcel, like the terms you have to start construction.”

CMPA board chairman Jim Reeves told Inweekly that neither the mayor’s office nor the city council told him that they wanted certain terms in the Studer leases while the CMPA was negotiating the leases. They never said they wanted a new template created for all future park leases.

He was bewildered at how the mayor’s office was negotiating with the Studers.

“I know people that have done less intelligent things,” Reeves said, “but I just don't understand why you'd give up a bird in the hand for nobody in the bush.”

“I know people that have done less intelligent things, but I just don't understand why you'd give up a bird in the hand for nobody in the bush.” Jim Reeves When Inweekly caught up with Scott Remington, the attorney said the Studers’ decision to withdraw their offer wasn’t as much about his clients being upset with the 22 changes proposed, but the Studers losing trust in working with the mayor’s office.

“For months, ever since the YMCA debacle in 2013, Quint Studer, Andrew Rothfeder (president of Studer Community Investments), and I have begged the mayor and city council to outline a firm process for approving leases at the maritime park,” Remington said. “Quint stood before the council at its last meeting and talked about how time consuming, costly and ambiguous the process has been for parcels 3, 6 and 9.”

The attorney said he had hoped the mayor hiring CBRE as the city’s real estate broker would have helped, but it didn’t.

He said, “CBRE put out an RFP. The Studers responded. CBRE brought in a Miami developer and wanted them to have the right-of-first-refusal on the parcels the broker knew my clients wanted. The mayor and COO Tamara Fountain allowed them to keep that term in their last proposal, which was presented to the council in June.”

Despite statements by Hayward, Fountain and Terhaar that they hoped the Studers will reconsider, Remington said it wouldn’t happen.

“Quint told the mayor and council at the July 16 council meeting that if he and his wife were asked to start the negotiations anew, they might put their energies and resources elsewhere,” he said. “He did exactly what he said they would do.”

After the Studers’ withdrawal announcement, Terhaar did send an email to Studer: “I am sorry to hear you will not be moving forward with your project at the park.

I appreciate the hard work the CMPA put forth to get the leases to the city, but the city itself must be diligent to make sure the taxpayers are protected for the life of the lease. The lease presented to the city had issues that needed to be resolved before it could be moved forward. I understand your frustration and hope you will reconsider.”

Studer replied that all leases are based on relationships.

“In a lease, how the process is handled is a good indication of how a relationship would go after a lease is completed,” he wrote. “We wish the mayor’s office, advisors and council nothing but the best.”

Studer has received no emails or phone calls from Mayor Hayward. Instead, the mayor posted on Facebook his response to the Studers’ decision: “Everyone at City Hall was disappointed to learn that Quint and Rishy Studer have withdrawn their proposal for parcels 3, 6, and 9 at the Community Maritime Park. The City Council and I have strongly and vocally supported the Studers’ proposal from day one, and we’ve been looking forward to getting this deal done.

"Unfortunately, the leases the CMPA approved aren’t consistent with the exciting plans that were presented in the media and to the City Council. As much as we respect the Studers, and as excellent as their track record may be, the public’s interests must be protected in writing. The leases approved by the CMPA are available on the front page of the City’s website, and I encourage citizens to read them.

"I’m just as excited about the Studers’ proposal today as I have been for the last month, and I still believe that we can get this deal done. All indications have been that the two sides aren’t that far apart. Nobody questions the Studers’ commitment to our community. I hope that Mr. Studer will come back to the table and continue to work with me on a lease that makes sense for the taxpayers.”

On News Talk 1370 WCOA’s “Pensacola Speaks,” Studer was asked if the mayor and his staff’s actions showed that they strongly supported his proposal.

“No, maybe there's another deal out there, maybe something I'm aware of,” Studer replied.

“We're not here to fight, we're not here to argue. We don't do this to please elected officials or displease elected officials. We do this to improve the quality of life for the community,“ he said. “We remain very committed to the Pensacola metro area.” {in} 7

AN UNDERDOG SEEKS SENATE SEAT

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By Rick Outzen Lieutenant Governor Carlos Lopez-Cantera announced on July 15 that he is seeking the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by presidential candidate Marco Rubio. The crowded field of Republican and Democratic candidates hopes to tap into the same Conservative and Hispanic bases that elected Rubio five years ago.

The lieutenant governor, 41, grew up in the Miami area. From 2004 through 2012, he served in the Florida House of Representatives, rising to chairman of Committee on Business Regulation and the Government Affairs Committee.

Lopez-Cantera served as Majority Whip from 2009 through 2010, and as the Majority Leader during the final two years of his term.

In August 2012, he was elected as the Property Appraiser of Miami-Dade County. In February 2014, Gov. Rick Scott chose him to

replace Jennifer Carroll as his lieutenant governor, making him the first Hispanic to hold that position in Florida.

On July 21, Lt. Gov. LopezCantera appeared on “Pensacola Speaks” on News Talk 1370 WCOA to talk about his campaign.

The four of the candidates who have announced to run for the Senate seat are Congressmen: Ron DeSantis (R-Ponte Vedra Beach), David Jolly (R-Clearwater), Patrick Murphy (D-Jupiter) and Alan Grayson (DOrlando). Two more representative's, Jeff Miller (R-Milton) and Gwen Graham (D- Tallahassee), may announce their candidacies soon.

Lopez-Cantera is running as a Washington, D.C. outsider. Considering that Congress’ approval rating is in the teens, it probably isn’t a bad strategy.

“I'm so disillusioned and frankly frustrated with what I see going on in Washington D.C., both on a domestic level and on an international level,” he said. “I see what we've been a part of and what we've done here in Florida, and I feel like we need more Florida in Washington and not more Washington in Washington.”

Lopez-Cantera explained, “I mean, we've cut taxes 50 times here. We have made the most efficient state government in the entire country. We have paid down state debt. We have balanced our budget every year. We have cut permitting times, cut licensing times, invested in education, invested in infrastructure, and I don't feel like that there's enough voices

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As the U.S. government continues to edge toward reinstating diplomatic relations with Cuba and lifting economic sanctions, LopezCantera believes President Barack Obama is making a mistake “At the end of the day, this is a dictatorship that oppresses its people,” he said. “Here someone who is seeking office can talk about what they believe and then the voters decide.

In Cuba, you can't do that.”

Lopez-Cantera said, “They are dictators there.

They repeatedly beat those who speak out against the government, and the number of beatings have actually increased since the president announced what he announced; it hasn't decreased.”

He does respect those who are arguing for opening up relations with Cuba, but he doesn’t think the president’s policies haven’t created any more freedom for the Cuban people. “(Obama’s Cuba policy) hasn't created any more ability for the stopping human rights violation's,” he said. “There's no justice. Where's the justice for those who have suffered and died at the hands of these two men?”

Lopez-Cantera said this country’s Cuba policy should safeguard the capital of our citizens and the life and welfare of the citizens who are in Cuba.

He said, “Look, if this is about making money, there's plenty of places to make money in our hemisphere. It's unfortunate that there's been no justice served in what's been going on in Cuba.” {in}

who've actually accomplished those types of things in Washington D.C., so that's why I'm running. “ He wants to be a voice for the basic simple principles of conservative Republican policy—“less taxes, less government and more freedom.”

He said, “I've actually delivered on those principles throughout my career. I haven't just talked about them. I've actually delivered, and that's why I'm running for the United States Senate.”

The polls currently have Lopez-Cantera in either second or third place among the Republican candidates. Jolly is currently considered the front-runner. The lieutenant governor doesn’t mind being an underdog. He saw Marco Rubio trail Gov. Charlie Crist early in the 2010 Senate race by over 40 points, only to win the seat by 19.

“I've been friends with Marco going on 20 years now,” LopezCantera said. “I was with him on that Senate race when he was in the single digits, when it wasn't the popular thing to do, but I believed in him, believed in what he stood for. “ Rubio taught him how to campaign.

“I've learned from Marco, throughout the years, that the best way to talk to voters is just to talk to them and not try and lecture them, not try and talk over them, but just talk to them and speak frankly and plainly,” he said.

“I found that has been successful for him and I found it has been successful for me in my career.”

He added, “At the end of the day, public servants need to be honest. They need to be frank with those who they seek to serve, and that's the kind of person that I am.”

Like Rubio, the lieutenant governor’s parents left Cuba and the communist dictatorship of Fidel Castro to make a life for their family in Florida.

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To access the system, simply dial 311, Mayor Ashton Hayward examining 311 app / Courtesy Photo visit PensacoCITY STAFF TAKES ROAD TRIP In la311.com, or download the “Pensacola 311” his latest “Upwords” newsletter, Penapp from the App Store (iPhone, iPad) or sacola Mayor Ashton Hayward said that Google Play Store (Android). his Constituent Services team, the group JOLLY, MURPHY POLL WELL The that manages the city’s automated citizen Tampa Bay Times polled 160 of the state’s complaint system (Pensacola 311), recently political insiders to determine the stronvisited 311 operations in New York and gest Democratic and Republican candiWashington, D.C. dates for Florida’s U.S. Senate race The system was launched four years ago. Two years ago, it was updated and an In Republican U.S. Senate primary field: smartphone app was launched. Accord•Rep. David Jolly 37% ing to the mayor, the system has handled •Lt. Gov. Carlos Lopez-Cantera 22% 20,000 citizen requests since its inception, •Rep. Ron DeSantis 21% an average of 5,000 a year.

•Former Attorney General Bill McCollum “The platform has grown from a simple 14% phone line to include a powerful mobile •Rep. Jeff Miller 5% app and interactive web interface where McCollum and Miller have not announced you can track your issue step-by-step until whether they will run. it’s resolved,” wrote Hayward. “In addition to serving our citizens, 311 is an incredibly On the Democratic side: powerful tool to provide my team and City •Rep. Patrick Murphy 62% Council members with the data we need •Rep. Gwen Graham 19% to make decisions, improve efficiency, and •Rep. Alan Grayson 18% better serve our constituents.”

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Graham has not committed to run and may decide to fight to keep her Congressional seat.

The Florida Insider Poll consisted of 53 Democrats, 94 Republicans and 13 people registered to neither major party. Pensacola native Ryan Wiggins was one of the people polled.

CONCEALED WEAPONS FOR TROOPS Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Adam H. Putnam announced on July 27 that the his agency is now expediting Florida Concealed Weapon or Firearm License applications for active military members and veterans.

“The men and women who serve and have served our country deserve all of the support we can provide,” stated Commissioner of Agriculture Adam H. Putnam.

“We are pleased to expedite active military members and veterans’ applications for a concealed weapon license, and our partnership with tax collectors throughout the state will make this process even more convenient.”

Active military personnel who want to apply for a Florida Concealed Weapon or Firearm License should include a copy of their Common Access Card or other form of official military identification with their applications when they submit them to the department. The department can also accept a copy of service members' current orders as proof of active duty status. Honorably discharged veterans should submit a copy of their DD 214 long form with their applications.

Individuals may apply for a Florida Concealed Weapon or Firearm License by mail or in person. Visit FreshFromFlorida. com/CWL to download the application and to find a convenient location.

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Under the new program, the rental house owner must provide proof that the property is a rental, such as a current lease agreement, and successful applicants will receive FEMA funding to cover half of the costs for improvements. The rental house owner covers the remaining half.

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Ramsey comes to United Ministries from Family Promise of Coastal Alabama where she served as the Executive Director for seven years. She is a graduate of the University of Alabama where she received her BSW and MSW as well as a Master’s Scholar Award from the University Of Alabama School Of Social Work. Ramsey has experience working with the Department of Human Resources in the foster care system, working with the public school system in Alabama and has participated in mission trips working with impoverished communities and orphanages in Brazil and Russia.

Additionally, Ramsey serves with the Mobile-Baldwin Continuum of Care for the Homeless, the City of Mobile’s Task Force to End Homelessness, the Point-in-Time Count Committee, Alabama National Association of Social Workers and the United Way’s Executive Council, where she is serving as president. She has also served as an instructor for the University Of Alabama School Of Social Work, a lay-speaker for the United Methodist Church, and on Pastoral Care, Counseling, and Training for the Alabama West-Florida Conference of the United Methodist Church.

“It is an honor to join United Ministries in offering hope, encouragement and spiritual guidance to families in crisis,” said Ramsey, “I look forward to enhancing our reach and impact in the community as we work in partnership to create lasting change for those in need.”

United Ministries is a not-for-profit agency providing assistance to families with dependent children who have emergency needs such as housing and utilities, and to offer hope, encouragement, and spiritual guidance. United Ministries envisions the greater Pensacola area as a thriving, sustainable, and safe community where residents are treated with respect and work together for the common good; where churches unite in purpose to demonstrate the compassion of Christ; and where the United Ministries’ volunteers and staff act on behalf of local families with financial and spiritual needs in order to prevent homelessness.

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Mixed Reviews of Harper Lee's "Go Set a Watchman" Spark Debate

BY J E N N I FE R L E I G H

When it was announced in February that Harper Lee, now 89, would release a second novel more than 50 years after her Pulitzer Prize-winning "To Kill a Mockingbird," the news was met with both excitement and skepticism.

Lee, who has not granted a formal interview since the mid-1960s, and never published another book—until now—was suddenly the trending topic on social media.

In a statement, Lee said she completed "Go Set a Watchman" in the mid-1950s before writing “Mockingbird,” featuring the character named Scout as a grown woman.

"I thought it a pretty decent effort," she said. "My editor, who was taken by the flashbacks to Scout's childhood, persuaded me to write a novel from the point of view of the young Scout."

"I was a first-time writer, so I did as I was told."

Lee continued by stating that when her friend and lawyer, Tonja Carter, discovered the manuscript for "Watchman" she was "surprised and delighted." She then shared the story with close friends and now—with more than 1 million copies sold —it's safe to say the novel has made its way around and has created more than its fair share of opinions.

REVISITING A CLASSIC

Like many others, Laura Herbeck went back and re-read "Mockingbird" in preparation for "Watchman."

Her first experience with the novel was reading her mother's copy at age 9—just a few years older than the protagonist, Scout. "I didn't really have the emotional maturity to enjoy it," she said of her first reading.

It wasn't until a few years later that she picked the book up again and it made a significant impact.

"It fostered a love of literature—it's my life," Herbeck said, who teaches composition and creative writing at University of West Florida. "I return to it every couple of years."

For some, the mere thought that the legacy of "Mockingbird" could be tarnished was enough to disregard the book from the get-go.

"I was very skeptical when I heard that they were releasing 'Go Set a Watchman,'" said Jennifer Shellman of West Florida Public Library. "There was no glee or excitement. I didn't preorder it on Amazon or put it as a 'to-read' on Goodreads. For me, Jem, Scout and Dill never aged. They never experienced the sadness of adulthood, and they never saw

“It fostered a love of literature— it's my life. I return to it every couple of years.” Laura Herbeck

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Atticus as anything but a strong, warm father who would protect them always."

Shellman first read "To Kill a Mockingbird" in high school.

"I think my mother bought me a used paperback copy from a library sale," she said.

The book didn't initially leave an impression on Shellman until she read it again in college and "fell in love."

"I had become obsessed with Truman Capote's books...Lee was a huge part of 'In Cold Blood' so I think I wanted to give her only novel another chance," she said.

Shellman wasn't necessarily drawn to the novel's purpose, but its pure story.

"I never loved the book because I thought it was some groundbreaking work that smashed racial boundaries and helped the civil rights movement," she said. "I loved the book because it was, to me, a simple novel about southern life and family in a very specific time in history."

from New York to Maycomb, Alabama to visit her father and reflect on her youth.

When the news hit that it would be published unedited, Herbeck said she was surprised and initially excited.

Some fans have had reservations about the book citing Lee's 2007 stroke. The author has been living in an assisted-living facility in Monroeville, Alabama. Her sister, Alice, who was a lawyer and protector of Lee, died last fall.

According to a New York Times article, Alabama investigators have responded to at least one complaint that the author may have been manipulated into releasing the manuscript, but have since determined that Lee did indeed consent to the publishing of "Watchman." This gave Herbeck some relief.

"There are some people who are refusing to read it, but I don't think I could live with myself if I didn't," she said.

Shellman said she kept up with some of the news circulating around the book.

"I was especially intrigued by an NPR story where they interviewed locals in Monroeville and asked them what they felt when they did a marathon reading of 'Go Set a Watchman' and 'discovered' that

“I think my mother bought me a used paperback copy from a library sale.” Jennifer Shellman

PREPARING FOR 'WATCHMAN'

For those still unfamiliar, "Watchman" is set 20 years after the events that take place during "Mockingbird." Scout, travels

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"I never saw him as a revolutionary hero," Shellman said.

"I saw him as a steady father and ethical man who only wanted to do what he felt was right. I think that's why a lot of people are disappointed by his portrayal in 'Watchman.' They saw Atticus as this hero, but really he was just a man doing his job because no one else would.”

As an adjunct professor in the English department, Herbeck said she doesn't think Lee's novels will be taught alongside each other. "'To Kill a Mockingbird' is certainly the stronger novel," she said. "But I don't think its legacy has been ruined."

CIVIL RIGHTS THEN AND NOW

Atticus was maybe not the man they knew from the first novel."

When the first reviews of "Watchman" started to pour in, it became known that Atticus Finch—father of Scout and Jem— was in fact a bigot.

"Some of the reviews are exaggerated to a degree, but it's not a feel-good story," Herbeck said. "I was disillusioned by it. Sometimes I really missed having the child narrator. Without that, Atticus may not have been so realistic or dear to our hearts."

In fact, some say that Atticus Finch may not have deserved the pedestal he was put on in the first place.

Pensacola author, Georgia McCorvey Smith was so moved by "To Kill a Mockingbird" that in 2006 she decided to write the author—something she had always wanted to do."I said, 'Thank you for exposing the evil deeds of the Jim Crow laws,'" Smith said.

Smith, a retired elementary school teacher who grew up in Mobile, lived through the Civil Rights movement. Around the same time she wrote the letter to Lee, she took up writing as a way to share her culture and heritage with young readers.

"That's American history," she said. "As painful as it may be."

Smith hasn't finished "Go Set a Watchman" yet, but likes it so far. However, she is not disillusioned by the change in Atticus Finch's heart.

"That's how black people were really treated," she said. "They were always in trouble...and if they were ever accused of anything that was the end of their life right there."

It's been 55 years since "To Kill a Mockingbird" was first published and even longer since

“I never saw him as a revolutionary hero, I saw him as a steady father and ethical man who only wanted to do what he felt was right.” Shellman "Go Set a Watchman" was written, and yet it seems sometimes the newspaper headlines haven't changed.

Herbeck said she had wondered why now—after all these years—that they would decide to release the book. But after the shooting inside the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, which has then sparked a nationwide debate about the Confederate Flag, it seems that now is as good a time as any.

"It does have a lot of relevance," Herbeck said of "Watchman." "The ideas of southern people and the Confederate Flag...it's something that's on everybody's mind."

In a perfect world, however, Shellman said, "Watchman" would never have been published.

"I'm not a fan of sequels or remakes, and most of the time I feel like it ruins the magic of the original," she said. "Sometimes the less we know, the better."

Another viewpoint: Take "Watchman" for what it's worth, said Herbeck.

"The prose is really good," she said. "It's a coming of age novel that shows people are flawed. As an adult, you realize your parents aren't perfect...it makes you look at things from a different perspective." {in}

READ THE BOOKS, THEN SEE THE MOVIE The 1962 film adaptation of "To Kill a Mockingbird" will be playing Aug. 8 at 7 p.m. as part of the Saenger Theatre Summer Classic Movie Series.

The film was just as well-received as the book, and stars Gregory Peck, who won an Oscar for his portrayal of Atticus Finch. Along with Peck's Oscar, the film earned eight Academy Award nominations and won three of them.

"To Kill a Mockingbird" was a favorite during the voting for the Summer Classic Movie Series, so be sure to get there early for a good seat.

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“It's a coming of age novel that shows people are flawed. As an adult, you realize your parents aren't perfect...it makes you look at things from a different perspective.” Herbeck

GO SET A WATCHMAN IS NO. 1 The Pensacola Barnes & Noble celebrated the anticipated release of "Go Set a Watchman" with an all-day live reading of "To Kill a Mockingbird" on the eve of its release date. Local names such as Sandra Averhart from 88.1 WUWF, Andy Marlette of Pensacola News Journal and Mayor Ashton Hayward read from the classic book.

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reader even came in a ham costume."

The next morning, the bookstore opened at 7 a.m. with a small crowd waiting out front.

"We had a surge of people coming in to buy it," Loyd said. "There hasn't been a comparable book with this much excitement."

Monday July 21, less than a week since its release, publisher HarperCollins said "Go Set a Watchman" had sold more than 1.1 million copies. This

includes print, e-book and audio—the book is read by native southerner Reese Witherspoon. It's also topped best-seller lists including the New York Times, USA Today and Amazon.

Not surprisingly, sales for "To Kill a Mockingbird" have gone up. Since a lot of readers' first experience with the book is from required reading lists for school, they have taken to revisiting the book to prepare for its sequel of sorts.

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DAYCATION TO MONROEVILLE, THE LITERARY CAPITAL OF ALABAMA Much of the town’s business community appears to embrace this love of Lee and her new-found book, despite the less-than-heroic depictions of Atticus Finch. Early reviews depicting a racist Finch, who’s supposedly based off of Lee’s father, are unsettling in a town which still uses Lee’s characters as models of moral courage against racial injustice.

A clerk at the iconic courthouse said that she wished Lee depicted the famed fatherfigure, who actually has a plaque in his honor outside the Old Courthouse placed by the Alabama Bar Association, more positively.

Nonetheless, she was happy about Lee’s new book and especially the business it’s brought to Monroeville.

If there’s disappointment over Finch’s new complicated image, much of Monroeville still embraces this literary phenomenon and, as the signs read, still loves Harper Lee. Anne Mott at Ol' Curiosities & Book Shoppe / Photos by Christopher Scott Satterwhite

BY CHRISTOPHER SCOTT SATTERWHITE The release of Harper Lee’s first book in over 50 years is arguably the literary event of the 21st century. Although the manuscript for “Go Set A Watchman” might have been missing for half of a century, the significance of this publication to her hometown of Monroeville, Alabama, was not lost.

A sign commonly seen downtown reads: “Monroeville (heart sign) Harper Lee.” One could easily see why.

To say that Lee is an industry in Monroeville is truly an understatement.

Traveling less than two hours north from Pensacola, through some beautiful Alabama countryside, the literary-minded driver quickly notices that this town loves “To Kill a Mockingbird.” The Mockingbird Inn, Radley Fountain and Grille, and billboards featuring Lee’s two books offer a small snapshot of a town defined by the writing of its most famous citizen. Where this might seem a bit overboard for some of Monroeville’s population, the business community certainly endorses this phenomenon—especially since the release of “Go Set a Watchman.”

The population of Monroeville is just less than 7,000, yet the small town’s population quadruples annually with tourism specifically related to Lee’s “To Kill a Mockingbird.” When “Go Set A Watchman” was released earlier this month, Harper Collins Publishing stated the book’s sales far exceeded their expectations—many of these sales coming directly from Monroeville itself.

Since Lee is in currently living in a Monroeville nursing home, the closest to a signed first edition of her new book most readers will get is a copy embossed with a Monroeville stamp. According to the coowner of Ol' Curiosities & Book Shoppe, an independent bookseller near the town center, her store alone sold over 2,000 copies of the new book to customers, both in her store and by mail around the world.

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HOW TO GET THERE:

To visit Monroeville from Pensacola, take Hwy. 29 north out of Florida, head toward I-65 and follow the signs (or GPS, of course).

If traveling during the hot summer months, consider leaving early in the morning. Like many small Southern towns, just about everything shuts down shortly after noon.

PLACES OF INTEREST:

Old Courthouse Museum On the second floor of the Old Courthouse, there’s a framed sign (autographed by Lee herself) that read this room was the model for the courtroom used in the film version of "To Kill a Mockingbird." Visitors come to see the courtroom and take pictures reenacting scenes from the film. For the literary tourist, the courthouse’s local history museum depicts Lee’s book as changing the town and helping Monroeville and the country come to terms with its racial past. Besides “Mockingbird” history, two full rooms are dedicated to Monroeville’s other literary hero—Truman Capote. After seeing the courtroom and museum, the gift shop is a must-see where just about everything is related to Lee’s books, as well as Capote and the town’s other literary

figures, are sold. Signatures in the visitors log list addresses as far away as Asia and Europe, all signed during the week “Go Set a Watchman” was released. Fans descended from around the globe to buy their embossed copy of Lee’s new book from this gift shop.

Outside of the courthouse, there is a statue depicting three children reading the book, Atticus Finch Memorial Park, beautifully decorated birdhouses, and several vendors selling cookies, cakes, jellies and all sorts of pickled things. Angela McIntosh’s sweet potato pie and pound cake alone might be worth the trip. Seriously, they’re really good. monroecountymuseum.org Ol' Curiosities & Book Shoppe A great independent bookstore with rooms of new and used books, as well as a large children’s section—it’s a great destination for readers. This little bookstore is very comfortable spot to bring the kids, as older readers peruse the shelves of antiquarian books and try to decide which Truman Capote book to buy. The shop also has super nice employees and some pretty amazing wallpaper made entirely out of pages from old books. facebook.com/ocbookshoppe Radley’s Fountain Grille According to legend, and the person working in the courthouse gift shop, the owner was an old friend of Lee. Besides the friendly people, the food was good southern cuisine and reasonably priced. I’m a vegetarian, so I’m a little pickier than most, but I happily ate a vegetable plate and was very pleasantly delighted. As for the sweet tea, it was just right—not so sweet, but just sweet enough. radleysfountaingrill.com Mel’s Dairy Dream This small drive-in ice cream and fried food spot is good for a milkshake or some fries. And for the literary-minded ice cream lovers, Mel’s sits on the exact spot of Lee’s childhood home and is next to the historic marker for the ruins of one of Capote’s homes. facebook.com/MelsofMonroeville Whitey Lee Park After hitting Monroeville’s only food truck, which boasted its famous “Seafood Burger,” or stopping by the small grocery store near the courthouse, a trip to Whitey Lee Park might be a nice place to end the day. The beautiful rolling hills of this park surround a lake with some very nice picnic spots. You can fish in the lake too, but only if you’re younger than 15 or older than 60. I don’t know why. cityofmonroeville.com Other restaurants of note: Courthouse Grille, Cherry Street BBQ, Los Marinos Mexican Restaurant and David’s Catfish House.

I heard these places were good, but they were either closed or I was full when it came time to drop by. Maybe next time. {in}

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type music. Some of the songs we honor in that spirit, others we’ve dressed up in brighter clothes. When I make a record, I don’t give a thought to how I will do it live. I just try to figure it out later.

IN: You wrote “American Soft” partly in Washington state and partly at the house you grew up in Fort Walton Beach.

What was that experience like?

STAPLES: The genesis for the songs came from living in Seattle and making demos there. I had lots of lyrics, musical ideas and rough sketches.

It was great to come to a quiet place where I could find time to put them all together into an album. Living in a city is loud, expensive and distracting. It really helps to get away, narrow your focus and get things done.

“When I make a record, I don’t give a thought to how I will do it live. I just try to figure it out later. ” Chris Staples

IN: Your new EP “Cheap Shades” contains some live recordings and a Built To Spill cover. Why did you decide to include some of your live performances?

STAPLES: I had some old acoustic songs ‘Early Bird Tavern’ and ‘Domino Effect.’ They were so stripped down on the records, but they really developed into full band songs after being on the road. I wanted to document the work we’d done on them and give people a chance to hear them as full band songs. We recorded them completely live, even the vocals are live. I used to record this way when I was 16 and it always turned out terrible. It’s been a long time since I’ve tried to record completely live. I was happy with the way they turned out and wanted to share them. {in}

Chris Staples / Courtesy Photo He’s fronted and played with a handful of bands over the years, but now Seattlebased singer songwriter Chris Staples is wearing his solo hat, and he’s wearing it well.

Staples grew up in Fort Walton Beach and got his start fronting the band Twothirtyeight in the late ’90s. After Twothirtyeight, he started Discover America, played with J. Tillman (later known as Father John Misty) and toured the world as a member of Telekinesis.

As a solo act, he released “American Soft” last year on Barsuk Records and just set out on a summer tour to promote his new EP “Cheap Shades.” Staples will be playing a show with Seattle band Lemolo at Vinyl Music Hall Aug. 4, and answered a few questions from us before kicking off his tour.

IN: It’s been almost a year since the release of “American Soft” on Barsuk Records. What have you been up to since then?

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STAPLES: I’ve been rehearsing and playing shows with a new band. I’ve been doing some writing for a new record. Also, I’ve been building a new studio in Seattle. I have an old garage that I’m renovating into a studio. I keep thinking of that Weezer song ‘In The Garage.’

It’s very relevant.

IN: You grew up near Pensacola, but now reside in the Pacific Northwest. Do you bounce around quite a bit, and how does that affect your sound?

STAPLES: Well, I’ve been in Seattle for 10 years now, with brief getaways to Nashville for a year and Fort Walton for a year. Living in Seattle has affected my sound quite a bit. I got a library card in 2006 and I can check out hundred items at a time from their huge library. They have a huge music section, so I was really exposed to a ton of jazz, blues, vocal and experimental music.

I’d say my musical taste expanded exponentially overnight.

IN: You’ve toured extensively with your first band Twothirtyeight and also with Telekinesis and Josh Tillman. How did playing in those bands influence your independent endeavors?

STAPLES: It’s always been a dream of mine to play guitar in a band without singing.

In Telekinesis, I was able to do that. It was super fun to rock out without having to worry about doing vocal stuff. The J. Tillman band was the first country/folk band I’d ever played in. I’d been into Gillian Welch, Justin Townes Earle, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash and others for a while. That was my chance to do this in a band setting.

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Wilco “Star Wars”

I remember several thoughts going through my head last week when I saw the headline, “Wilco Release Surprise Album, ‘Star Wars,’ for Free.” Wait, what? I didn’t really believe it. I almost expected it to be a joke. Even when I went to download it and the actual files appeared on my computer, I still thought I was in for goofy covers or some sort of audio version of ‘Wilco Shreds.’

What I actually got when I started “Star Wars” was blown away. What Wilco did was prove that they are still one of the best bands in the world by releasing a surprise free album that is packaged as a joke, but some of the best music they have ever written behind it. “Star Wars”

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is actually about as refreshingly Wilco as it gets. There are elements from several points spanning the band’s two decade career, most notably noise rock, grunge and an underlying penchant for pop that makes the whole album cohesive. But what really ties the music together with the packaging and tone of the album is the fact that Wilco aren’t overexerting themselves to stay on top of their status as alt-rock royalty.

Several tracks rise to the top for this album, however the LP’s first proper song, ‘Random Name Generator,’ a quick and catchy power-pop track, is the highlight for me. Also quite notable is ‘You Satellite,’ which is a sprawling, hypnotic burner smack in the middle of the album that feels like the band stretching its collective psych-gaze muscle. Ultimately, it’s the lackadaisical feel behind much of the album that really makes “Star Wars” work for Wilco in a way that hasn’t been prevalent since “Being There.” If anything, the future remains very bright for the band, and if they can overcome the title ‘dad rock,’ they can overcome most anything.

“Star Wars” is out now via dBpm.

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Shoegaze has become a very saturated genre in the days since My Bloody Valentine and Slowdive put us into a haze.

As with most instances, however, cream tends to rise to the top. Weekend, No Joy,

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Deerhunter, A Place to Bury Strangers, and to some extent, M83 are the bands keeping the genre alive for me some 20 years after its conception. London trio Lull have only been a band for a year, but have already made a significant impact on shoegaze fans with their guitar-heavy ’90s discomfort and wall of haze that makes their name exceptionally appropriate. Earlier this year, they released their self-titled EP, which contains the droning jam ‘Bubble Tea.’ The tracks are very reminiscent of shoegaze heavyweights, while remaining certain to leave their own stamp upon their music. This is a band to keep an eye on for sure, as theirs is a limitless genre. “Lull” is out now via PaperCup Music

TRACK OF THE WEEK:

Kurt Vile 'Pretty Pimpin'

Last week, hazy troubadour Kurt Vile released ‘Pretty Pimpin,’ the first track from his upcoming fourth full length, “b’lieve i'm goin down,” and it’s a bit of fresh air.

While the track displays a confused Vile not recognizing himself in his own home, musically, the song is more deliberate and focused than anything from Vile I’ve ever heard. If ‘Pretty Pimpin’ is any indication, this upcoming album from Vile will be a top ten contender right out of the gate. “b’lieve i'm goin down” is due out Sept. 25 via Matador Records. {in}

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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. LATIN DANCING 6:30 p.m. Learn the basics of salsa dancing. DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. $10. dancecraftfl.com DISNEY LIVE! THREE CLASSIC FAIRY TALES

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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.

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WFPL “BLOWOUT BOOK SALE” 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Friends of West Florida Public Library, a non-profit support organization of the

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West Florida Public Library, is hosting a “Blowout Book Sale” at the downtown Main Library branch. During the sale, shoppers can purchase a brown paper bag for $5 and take home whatever books will fit inside the bag. Multiple bags can be purchased without limit, and book lovers are encouraged to shop all day. Payment by cash or check is preferred, but credit cards are accepted for sales of $20 or more. Proceeds from the sale will support the West Florida Public Library's efforts to build a stronger community and improve literacy. Main Library, 239 N. Spring St. friendsofwfpl.org or facebook.com/friendsofwfpl ISLAND FIGHTS 34 7 p.m. Island Fights and Square Ring Promotions are bringing back the excitement for a fight card you won’t want to miss. Pensacola is back in the House with a former WBA featherweight Champion of the world, Derrick “Smoke” gainer. Pensacola Bay Center, 201 E. Gregory St. $24-$83.50. pensacolabaycenter.com 10 YEARS…7 p.m. With Nonpoint, The Family Ruin, and Awaken the Empire. Vinyl Music Hall, 2 S. Palafox. $20. vinylmusichall.com

GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES 7 p.m. Singers Lorelei and Dorothy Shaw travel to Paris pursued by a private detective hired by the disapproving father of Lorelei’s fiancé to keep an eye on her, as well as a rich, enamored old man and many other doting admirers. The Saenger Theatre, 118 S. Palafox. $5. pensacolasaenger.com HAMLET 7:30 p.m. Pensacola Little Theatre, 400 S. Jefferson St. $15. pensacolalittletheatre.com PINK FOR PRESIDENT 9:30 p.m. The Handlebar, 319 N. Tarragona St. $5. pensacolahandlebar.com IMPROVABLE CAUSE 10:30 p.m. Pensacola’s best (and only) improvisational comedy troupe performs the 1st Saturday of every month. M.C. Blanchard Courtroom Theatre, Pensacola Little Theatre, 400 S. Jefferson St. $7. Pensacolalittletheatre.com

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HAMLET 7:30 p.m. Pensacola Little The-

atre, 400 S. Jefferson St. $15. pensacolalittletheatre.com

MONDAY 8.3

COUNTRY & WESTERN DANCING 6:30 p.m.Learn the Country Two-step at this weekly class, which is followed by a social dance at 8 p.m. DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. $10. dancecraftfl.com

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GREAT SOUTHERN RESTAURANTS SUMMER RESTAURANT WEEK From the 4th to the 8th

celebrate Great Southern’s restaurant week by eating at Jackson’s, Atlas, or Fish House.

All three restaurants will have fixed price three course menus. Downtown Pensacola. $33. greatsouthernrestaurants.com

DANCECRAFT BALL ROOM DANCING & SWING CLASS 6:30-9 p.m. This class

teaches the skills necessary to become a practitioner of Ball Room and West Coast Swing, a popular partner dance that can be enjoyed with virtually any kind of music.

Tuesday class fee is $10 per person or free for people 30 years of age and younger.

DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. dancecraftfl.com BANDS ON THE BEACH 7 p.m. The Astronauts will perform at this week’s Bands on the Beach—which is a free outdoor concert series featuring regional artists held every Tuesday night through Oct. 27. Gulfside Pavilion at Casino Beach, 735 Pensacola Beach Blvd. visitpensacolabeach.com TUESDAY NIGHT POETRY NIGHT 7 p.m.

Free open mic poetry event every Tuesday.

Sluggo’s Vegetarian Restaurant, 101 S. Jefferson St. facebook.com/TNPNS CHRIS STAPLES 7 p.m. With Lemolo and Precubed. Vinyl Music Hall, 2 S. Palafox. $10. vinylmusichall.com

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ANNUAL MEMBERS’ JURIED EXHIBITION

The PMA takes this opportunity each year to highlight their talented members.. This year’s juror Donan Klooz, Curator of Exhibitions at the Mobile Museum of Art, will be on hand to distribute awards for Best of Show, first place, second place and third place.

The top honor will have a solo show in Gallery 5 of the Museum during the 2016 calendar year.

Throughout the exhibition, visitors to the Museum will be able to cast their vote for People’s Choice and this award will be determined upon closing of the exhibition (Aug. 22).

Museum hours and location: TuesdaySaturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Admission $10 for adults; $8 for seniors and military; members and children 11 and under are free for the rest of summer.

Pensacola Museum of Art, 407 S. Jefferson St. pensacolamuseum.org THE LURE OF THE OCEAN: ORIGINAL WORKS BY GUY HARVEY HARVEY

In this exhibition Harvey combines his artistic gifts with his background as a marine biologist, diver, photographer and angler to create his unique and colorful pieces. On display through Aug. 9.

Museum hours and location: TuesdaySaturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Admission $10 for adults; $8 for seniors and military; members and children 11 and July 30, 2015

under are free for the rest of summer.

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

DARK SIDE OF THE MOON On display

until Aug. 21st.

Museum hours and location: TuesdaySaturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Artel Gallery, 223 S. Palafox. artelgallery.com

IN THE FAR-AWAY NEARBY This ex-

hibit features Kathy Breazeale, who has created 13 works that demonstrate her mastery of abstract art. On display until Aug. 21st.

Museum hours and location: TuesdaySaturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Artel Gallery, 223 S. Palafox. artelgallery.com

INSTALLED AWARENESS This exhibit

features Yvonne LeBrun, who has transformed The Vault into a space that evokes childhood innocence laced with the pain of loss. The installation combines sculpture and photography and the subjects of each environment are built upon two or three dimensional explorations within a theme. On display until Aug. 21st.

Museum hours and location: TuesdaySaturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Artel Gallery, 223 S. Palafox. artelgallery.com MY RETROSPECTIVE

This exhibition will feature 45 years of painting work by featured artist Marian A. Guthrie.

On display until Aug. 31st. Gallery hours and location: Monday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Sunday, 1-5 p.m.

Quayside Galery, 17 E. Zaragossa. quaysidegallery.com

Call For Art

2015 WILD SHOTS PHOTO CONTEST

The Gulf Breeze Zoo is calling shutterbugs of all ages to enter their photos into the official 2015 Wild Shots Photo Contest. With over 800 animals, the Gulf Breeze Zoo’s diverse wildlife and interactive animal experiences create the perfect backdrop for any photographer.

Snap funny family pictures or the perfect animal poses.

Scenery, silly faces and animal antics are encouraged.

The grand prize is a 4 pack of season passes, among other “wild” prizes!

Submit your photos online by August 31st at www.GBZoo. com.

POSTER COMPETITION FOR 2015 GREAT GULFCOAST ARTS FESTIVAL

Here is a chance to become a part of Pensacola’s art history! The winning artist receives a $1,000 cash award, and the winning design will be featured on posters, T-shirts and other GGAF promotional items for the festival. The Great Gulfcoast Arts Festival is accepting submissions to it’s 2015 poster design competition from July 1st to August 28th. All entries need to be mailed or delivered to Duncan McCall Advertising, 4400 Bayou Blvd, Suite 11.

Competing artists can find a complete list of rules and requirements at www.ggaf.org/page/ poster-contest.

Classes & Workshops

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“MAKE-YOUROWN-GLASS” CLASS

10a.m.-3 p.m. Friday, July 31th and Saturday, August 1st. Held weekly on Friday and Saturdays, First City Art Center offers weekly “MakeYour-Own-Glass” classes, no previous glassblowing skills necessary. The classes are open to anyone age 8 and older and range in price from $25-$45.

Pre-registration and pre-payment is required and can be made by calling 429-1222. First City Art Center, 1060 N. Guillemard St. firstcityart.org

INTRODUCTION TO POTTERY ON THE WHEEL 6-8:30 p.m.

Monday, August 3rd. During this weekly workshop held on Monday evenings at First City Art Center, instructor Pearl VanHoove works individually with students to develop consistency in throwing on the wheel. Participants receive and introduction to materials, equipment and throwing techniques. Each session begins with a brief demonstrations followed by hands-on time at the wheel. The class is $40 and open to individuals age 14 and up.

Pre-registration and pre-payment is required and can be made by calling 429-1222. Class is limited to two participants. First City Art Center, 1060 N. Guillemard St. firstcityart.org

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news of the weird THERE'S AN APP FOR THAT Among the health and fitness apps for computers and smartphones are sex-tracking programs to document the variety of acts and positions, degrees of frenzy and lengths of sessions (via an on-bed motion detector)—and menstrual trackers aimed at males (to help judge their partner's fertility but also her predicted friskiness and likelihood of orgasm). Several have chart- and graph-making potential for data (noise level, average thrust frequency, duration, etc.), and of course, the highlight of many of the apps is their ability to create a "score" to rank performance—even encouraging comparisons across a range of populations and geography. (Sociologist Deborah Lupton's app research was summarized in the July Harper's Magazine.)

WE ARE NOT ALONE Scientists from Australia's James Cook University told reporters in June that they had spotted an aggressive fish that can walk on land making its way toward the country from Papua New Guinea. The native freshwater "climbing perch" can live out of water for days and has survived short saltwater treks from PNG toward Australia's Queensland.

•In July, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department posted a warning photo of a sofar-rare Texas Redhead — an 8-inch-long centipede with gangly white legs tipped with venom-delivering fangs and which eats lizards and toads.

PROFILE IN LEADERSHIP Maryland state Delegate Ariana Kelly was charged with trespassing and indecent exposure in June after she arrived at her ex-husband's home to drop off their kids and learned that his girlfriend was inside. According to police, she started banging on the door and ringing the bell repeatedly and, aware that her husband had a camera trained on the doorway, she faced it, exposed her breasts and shook them, one in each hand, toward the lens.

Eventually, she dared an officer to arrest her. (The Washington Post reported that Kelly is a member of a legislative task force studying maternal mental health issues.)

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WAIT, WHAT? Mine worker Joshua Clay claimed in a lawsuit that a foreman had twice taunted him for complaining about conditions—by restraining him and spraypainting his testicles white. Clay filed against Kielty Mine in Mingo County, West Virginia, in July, alleging that the company had forced him to work on the dirty side of a coal-dust conversion machine—a practice forbidden by federal regulations—and that when he complained, he was subjected to off-the-books discipline.

INEXPLICABLE A KPHO-TV news story in Phoenix featured a local doctor advising expectant mothers against "tweaking" the result of home pregnancy tests. Some women, apparently, had discovered the magic of "Photoshopping" the pink reading on the home test's strip—to take a faint pink line (not a certified pregnancy) to make it bold (pregnant!). Although the doctor warns of the general hazard of "false positives," the 415-word news story does not explain how Photoshopping a not-positive reading into a positive one improves the likelihood of conception.

LEAST COMPETENT CRIMINALS A 26-year-old carpenter, trying to break open an ATM at an ICICI Bank in Delhi, India, at 2:30 a.m. on July 8, accidentally locked himself in the tiny space behind it (used to service the machine safely) and phoned police to come rescue him.

•A carjacker in Omaha, Nebraska, on July 16 commandeered a car from a woman at gunpoint and climbed in. However, according to the woman, she is short and he was very tall, and after fumbling a bit trying to adjust the seat, he gave up (having driven only a few feet) and ran off. {in}

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