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EDNA WILLIAMS The Director of Children's Behavioral Health Services at Lakeview Center is the new chair of the Juvenile Justice Circuit One Advisory Board. Williams has worked at Lakeview Center for 25 years. As advisory board chair, she will work with local partners to provide advice and direction to the Department of Juvenile Justice to help at-risk youth and families, as well as ensure public safety.

SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS The Transportation Department of the Escambia County School District has posted a new all-time low in school bus operator at-fault traffic accidents for the 2014-2015 school year. The bus drivers drove a total of five million miles and only had three minor traffic accidents.

SACRED HEART HOSPITAL For a second consecutive year, the American Heart Association recognized the Pensacola hospital as a Gold-Level Fit-Friendly Worksite. The AHA program serves as a catalyst for positive change in the American workforce by helping worksites make their employees’ health a priority.

PENSACOLA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT The city of Pensacola reports that

Standard & Poor’s Rating Services has affirmed the “BBB” rating of Pensacola International Airport’s revenue bonds and has revised its outlook on the bonds from negative to stable.

The report highlighted the airport’s strengths as a “good origin-destination market” and “good base of demand,” pointing out it has had no fewer than about 701,000 enplanements per year dating back to 2005.

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NEWPOINT EDUCATION PARTNERS

The cheating scandal and allegations of mismanagement at its Pensacola charter schools delayed the education management company earning approval of two proposed schools in North Carolina, where the State Board of Education sent its applications back to the Charter School Advisory Board for further investigation.

PORT OF PENSACOLA The much-heralded DeepFlex manufacturing plant announced a year ago might not be built any time soon, as the media has begun to raise questions about the future of the Houston-based underwater pipe company. With OPEC voting to not cut back production, oil prices aren’t expected to drop this summer. DeepFlex may not be able to recover financially. The $50-million project was to create 200 jobs by Sept. 30, 2015.

DENNIS HASTERT The former House

Speaker faces charges involving bank transfers and lying to the FBI. Hastert allegedly structured a series of bank withdrawals to avoid a $10,000 limit above which banks must report.

The withdrawals were allegedly to pay off a male victim that Hastert had sexually abused when the former House Speaker was a high school teacher and wrestling coach.

FIFA The U.S. Department of Justice last

month issued indictments of nine high-ranking Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) officials and five corporate executives on charges including racketeering, wire fraud and money laundering in connection to how the organization awarded the 2018 and 2022 World Cups.

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LOST INSPIRATION Pensacola lost a special person on June 5 when Roger MacDonald passed away. I lost a friend and mentor.

When Inweekly began its Martini Nights at the Global Grill in November 2005, Roger was a regular though we had to share him with choir practice at St Christopher's Episcopal Church. He usually had a new joke and carried a copy of the latest edition of the paper with all the typos circled in red.

I’m not sure I’ve ever met someone so passionate about Pensacola as Roger. The Wisconsin native had fallen in love with Pensacola when he went through flight training at Pensacola NAS. When he got out of the Navy, he moved here and established Manpower Temporary Services offices along the Gulf Coast.

He was an active Rotarian for the last 35 years, serving as President of the Pensacola Rotary Club. He also was Past District Governor of Northwest Florida District #6940, as well as a Paul Harris Fellow.

Roger loved to talk politics. In the mid-1960s, he was one of the Pensacola City Council members, along with Vince Whibbs, Sr., voted out office after the council voted to add fluoride to the water.

He followed with interest the city charter commission, consolidation, and every local election.

He was a fountain of knowledge of Pensacola history and was curious about the stories we published while offering insights we may have missed as we connected the dots.

Roger was an avid sports fan. He was one of the owners of Pensacola Tornadoes, the Continental Basketball Association basketball team that played at the Pensacola Bay Center from 1985–1991.

He had season tickets to Pensacola Blue Wahoos and regularly attended sporting events at the University of West Florida and Pensacola State College. Roger was a member of the Pensacola Sports Association Hall of Fame.

In July 2008, we featured him in our “People Who Inspire Us” issue.

He had returned from his 10th trip to the Transplant Games of America, where he was a medalist in tennis.

Roger donated in 1972 a kidney to his brother, Doug. Twenty-four years later his remaining kidney gave out, and he had to have a transplant of his own. Through it all MacDonald remained positive and active.

When we interviewed her about Roger, DeeDee Davis said, "He is one of the most amazing people I have ever known. I know he would do anything to make it a better place.

And that's what makes him so inspiring.”

I will miss Roger, and Pensacola is a little less without him. {in}rick@inweekly.net

He was a fountain of knowledge of Pensacola history and was curious about the stories we published while offering insights we may have missed as we connected the dots.

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ADVICE FROM DANA PERINO be smarter and to stop Googling yourself— the president and the other half defending it’s just noise.” the rights of the press.”

Perino even remembers when she was Despite the “team” each press secredeputy press secretary and had a lesstary may be working for, Perino said there’s than-great conversation in the Oval Office, a “nice, little fraternity” of former and curbefore the president kicked her out. She rent press secretaries. She even sent Josh handled the situation later on with humor.

Earnest, President Obama’s press secre“I told my husband (Peter McMahon) tary, a copy of her book. and he told me that now I have the ability “We usually set aside partisanship and to say I’ve been kicked out of better places just talk about the job,” she said. than this.”

Perino also keeps in touch with her The same can be said for the times former White House co-workers includ“The Five”—or any news show, really—is ing George W. himself. Yes, she’s seen the mocked on other programs. Perino has paintings close up. sat with Jon Stewart on “The Daily Show” “I got to visit with him at the library in several times and is a gracious guest. But Dallas (George W. Bush Presidential Liwhat makes her laugh most is watching brary and Museum), and in my book there’s “Veep” on HBO, the sitcom about a female even a special revealing of a painting he did vice president moving her way up on the for me,” she said. political ladder.

While Perino said she was glad she As for other political shows, Perino said left White House when she did—January she liked “The West Wing” since it dealt 2009—the experience of working on Capiwith people doing good with their power, tol Hill was worth it. as opposed to “House of Cards” where “I feel very positive of my time in the politics are Washington,” she all rooted in evil said. “But I don’t plots. think I would go Perino said she back. It’s time for kept the politics somebody else to in her book to a have that job.” minimum, instead As for the job of talking about of the president, parties, she talks Perino said she about civility. doesn’t have a “I encourage personal favorite in people to find the GOP candidate some common race—although ground on imporshe has plenty to choose from. She did say she would be sup- tant issues such as women’s health,” she said. “It’s not partisan.” porting the Republican party.

And no matter what side of the vote After Perino left the White House, you’re on, she hopes to change some of the she became a commentator for Fox News habits of younger generations. and is a regular co-host on the channel’s “You can’t wear Ugg boots in a meetevening talk show, “The Five.” In her new ing, don’t chew gum and no up-talking,” role as a TV personality, she’s learned the she said. hard way that her job is no longer behind But most importantly, take care of the scenes. yourself.

In 2007, Perino was on the NPR show “That’s the one thing I would’ve “Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me” and shared a changed,” she said. “While working at the story with the audiWhite House, I ate very little, drank a lot ence about a White of caffeine. If I had taken better care of my House briefing when own health, I may have done better, been a a reporter referred to better friend and daughter.” {in} the Cuban Missile Crisis and she didn’t know what it was.

“I was panicked a bit because I really didn’t know WHEN: 4 p.m. Saturday June 13 about it. I came WHERE: Barnes & Noble, 1200 Airport Road home and asked my husband. I said, COST: Free ‘Wasn’t that like the Bay of Pigs DETAILS: danaperino.com thing?’” she recalled on the show.

“Democrats went crazy after that,” Perino said. “But you learn to

“While working at the White House, I ate very little, drank a lot of caffeine.

If I had taken better care of my own health, I may have done better, been a better friend and daughter.” Perino

Former White House Press Secretary Coming to Pensacola

By Jennifer Leigh Just in time for graduation season, former White House Press Secretary Dana Perino is offering tidbits of advice and life lessons in her first book, “And the Good News is…: Lessons and Advice from the Bright Side.”

As she makes her way through the country on her book tour, she’ll be stopping in Pensacola next week.

“After a great career in politics, I made the transition from speaking on the behalf of other people to stating my own opinion,” Perino said by phone, as she was in the middle of a busy schedule of events and meetings. “The book is part memoir, part advice. And it’s intergenerational. I met 66

one grandmother who was buying the book for herself and shared it with her granddaughter.”

Perino was the second female press secretary in U.S. history, following Dee Dee Myers in the Clinton administration.

She served as deputy press secretary and finally as press secretary after Tony Snow underwent colon cancer treatment during the George W. Bush administration. She was the first Republican woman to hold the job, a title she said she’s very much aware of.

“You don’t know what it’s like until you’re in that job,” she said. “I felt half of the time I was advocating and defending

“The book is part memoir, part advice. And it’s intergenerational. I met one grandmother who was buying the book for herself and shared it with her granddaughter.” Dana Perino

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NEWPOINT UPDATE Allegations and Teacher Firings Elsewhere

By Rick Outzen On June 8, the 21st Century Academy of Pensacola board voted 4-0, with Tracy Adcock absent, not to appeal the notices of termination for two of its three charter schools, Newpoint Pensacola High and Newpoint Academy.

It also accepted a financial report that the board will present to the Escambia County School Board that shows the third school, Five Flags Academy, cannot afford to operate as a stand-alone.

21st Century Academy of Pensacola is the non-profit that was set up by Newpoint Education Partners (NEP), the management company that operates charters schools elsewhere in Florida and Ohio. NEP ran the Newpoint charter schools in Escambia County.

Last month, the Escambia County School Board terminated two of the charter agreements after staff found improper record keeping of grades and attendance, employees being hired without proper background checks, and other contract violations. On June 1, Newpoint math teacher Chris Fowler was arrested for illegally helping students with their End of Course exams in 2013 and 2014.

On June 2, NEP fired all the teachers at the three Newpoint schools. A school director read this email aloud: “As all of you know, despite all our best efforts to prevent this situation and due to the actions of an employee of our schools and the Superintendent and Escambia County School Board, the schools’ charter contracts have been terminated. Please know that Newpoint Education Partners would have managed these schools for years to come, as we know that you, the staff would have given the schools your best for years to come.

Unfortunately, due to the actions of the others, we will not have the opportunity to do so.

“The school’s board will have to decide whether to continue with the appeal of the school board’s termination of the schools.

Since the management agreement ends today, Newpoint Education Partners will be responsible for your pay through today. If the board finds that there are funds remaining in the school’s accounts, they can and will continue your pay into the summer.

“If you have concerns that you wish to express, the best venue for doing so would be the Escambia County School Board members.

“We are very sorry for everyone involved in this situation, particularly the students, their parents and you. We wish you all the best.”

At the 21st Century board meeting, most of the discussion centered on the issue of June 11, 2015

teacher pay and Newpoint’s contractual obligations to staff. Board chair Linda Brown told the teachers that the board knew May 22 that NEP was pulling out of the schools, and the teachers would be terminated.

NEP VP Carla Lovett attended the board meeting by phone.

Brown asked Lovett with whom do the teachers communicate concerning their pay. Lovett danced around and finally said, “I guess that they can communicate with Newpoint Education Partners about it.”

Her statement was greeted with laughter from the audience. She could not say when teachers could expect a resolution, saying only, “It is definitely in process … I can’t say absolutely it will all be resolved tomorrow, next week, next Tuesday, I don’t know. Obviously, we got to get it resolved quickly.”

Regarding remaining salaries dues teachers, Lovett said, “They are not contracts. They are offer letters. The way they are worded it’s very different than what most people that are educators are accustomed to in terms of a contract for a given school year … If money is available and owed, certainly will make sure that it’s paid.”

Nancy Salvato, who taught civics and American history at Newpoint Academy, objected. She said, “We gave up a portion of each paycheck so we would receive it in the summer … In every school district in the country, when the teacher receives a contract or an offer letter … the idea of a salary being annualized is commonplace.”

She said she had an email from John Graham from when she was hired assuring her that pay would receive 26 paychecks per year.

Also, she noted that the teacher handbook specifically used the word annualized pay.

Salvato said, “Basically, what you were saying is, 'We’ll pay all the bills but the teachers, and we’ll take all the money that the district is giving us and all that money that would have gone to the teachers, and we’ll appropriate it somewhere else.'”

Escambia County isn’t the only school district where NEP has fired teachers near the end of the school year and kept the balance of their salaries.

Tracey Lawler taught science at Newpoint Bay Academy, a middle school in Panama City that is run by NEP. Her students’ FCAT science scores were the second highest in the Bay County School District. She was fired, along with other teachers, in 2013.

“When I was terminated with them, six days before the end of the school year, it was a result of me reporting the vice president

(Carla Lovett) to both the district and the state for her failures to follow professional standards, things that were very clearly or evidently fraud,” Lawler told Inweekly.

“They withheld the final quarter of my paycheck. They stole (from me) is what they did.”

For Lawler, the paychecks were devastating financially. She said, “I'm a single mother. I have four children. I don't get child support, and I'm supporting my kids on my own, and for them to take $7,000 out of my bank account, away from me, at the beginning of the summer, they almost left me homeless.

They left me in tears.”

What did Lovett, through the school administrators, ask her to do? Lawler said, “They requested routinely for grades to change so that students, so that performance looked better for the school.”

She now lives in Jacksonville and has filed a whistleblower lawsuit against NEP. Lawler said, “I have an open lawsuit right now. They offered to settle my lawsuits for in the vicinity of $100,000. They first offered to settle for $2,000. I told them to kiss my fanny. It's still open, and it's going to stay that way until I can find someone that will take it seriously and help me achieve my goal.”

She has been frustrated that other NEP teachers have been afraid to come forward.

Several tried to persuade her in 2013 to not speak out against Lovett.

She said they told her, “Don't talk.

Don't say anything. Don't rock the boat.

They're going to fire you. They're going to take your paycheck. Aren't you scared?”

Lawler said that teachers are still afraid speak out against NEP. “People still won't talk because they're scared of what's going to happen, she said.

“What can happen? What more can happen, after you lost a quarter of your salary, and they left you dangling. We're teachers, for crying out loud. We don't make any money, you know what I'm saying.”

Lawler knew very little about the Escambia County situation but was glad to hear the state attorney was investigating Newpoint.

“It's been two years, and they're still getting away with doing the same to other teachers, who may be in as bad of a situation as I was when they fired me,” said Lawler.

“I'm happy that people are finally paying attention, don't get me wrong. But all I can think is, ‘This went on for how long before it happened to me?’ You know?” {in}

“It's been two years, and they're still getting away with doing the same to other teachers.” Tracey Lawler

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“Three consecutive years of winning this important award means Florida is clearly demonstrating its status as one of best states in the nation for business,” said Secretary of Commerce Bill Johnson, who serves as president & CEO of Enterprise Florida, Inc. “We will continue working to tell the state’s business story everywhere we go and remain aggressive in bringing new jobs to Florida. We thank Area Development for this award and are especially thankful to the companies whose projects helped us win this important recognition.”

Each of the 50 states was invited by Area Development to submit information about its top-10 job creation and investment projects. Only those projects that began to materialize in 2014 were considered.

The Shovel Awards are given to the states with the highest weighted scores based on number of high-valued added jobs per capita, amount of investment, number of new facilities, and industry diversity.

One of the projects recognized as part of Florida’s Silver Shovel award was International Paper’s Pensacola Mill that is investing $123 million to expand its corporate headquarters.

Scott filed the lawsuit April 28 on the day the Florida House abruptly adjourned after Speaker Steve Crisafulli declared an impasse in the budget deliberations with the Senate. The sticking points were funding the LIP program and Medicaid expansion.

In the lawsuit, the governor argues that the Obama administration has unconstitutionally tried to link expanding Medicaid with the continuation of LIP. Attorneys for the state filed a motion last month seeking a preliminary injunction to prevent federal officials from linking the issues.

"Three consecutive years of winning this important award means Florida is clearly demonstrating its status as one of best states in the nation for business.” Bill Johnson

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helped Enterprise Florida, the state’s principal economic development organization, win Area Development magazine’s Silver Shovel award for significant job creation and economic impact. Florida has received the honor for three consecutive years.

Governor Scott said, “We are honored to receive this award which recognizes Florida as a great place for business. With a top-ranked workforce, low tax climate, reduced regulations, and a multi-modal infrastructure that supports record numbers of residents and visitors, businesses across all industries are growing and creating more opportunities for Florida families. More than 865,000 private-sector jobs have been added since December 2010 and we’re continuing to work every day to make Florida the global destination for jobs.”

Area Development’s annual Shovel Awards recognize state economic development organizations that drive significant job creation through innovative policies, infrastructure improvements, processes and promotions that attract new employers as well as investments in expanded facilities.

OBAMACARE BATTLE, PART 2 Chief U.S. District Judge M. Casey Rodgers will hear arguments June 19 in a lawsuit filed

by Governor Rick Scott against the federal government in a dispute about the Low Income Pool health-funding program. On June 4, Judge Rodgers issued an order scheduling the hearing on Scott’s motion for a preliminary injunction in the case

WAFFLE FRIES ARRIVE On June 4, Chick-fil-A began serving at the Pensacola International Airport, completing the yearlong transition to OHM food concessions at the facility. In a press release, Mayor Ashton Hayward said he was excited that the airport would now have chicken biscuits and waffle fries.

With the addition of Chick-fil-A, the airport food concession revenues appear ready to return, and hopefully exceed, pre2014 levels. The airport went without food service, except for Einstein Bros. Bagels, for the last nine months of 2014, when the city failed to work out a transition plan with the former vendor.

The Pensacola Beach House opened in January 2015 in the pre-security area.

The post-security area with Einstein Bros., Freshens and Pensacola Beach House opened in Feb. 24, 2015. Chick-fil-A is the final addition.

The mayor’s office reported the April

2015 sales per enplaned passenger exceeded the FY 14 average by $1.41. OHM’s gross sales of $326,143.67 in April 2015 exceeded the previous highest-grossing month—$278,578.67 in July 2008—by more than $45,000. Overall sales are up by more than 15 percent over last year.

The new food concessions are expected to generate $100,000 per year in additional non-airline revenue for the airport over the next 10 years, according to the mayor.

NC INVESTIGATES NEP The North Carolina State Board of Education has voted to temporarily put the brakes on allowing Newpoint Education Partners (NEP) to open schools in its state.

The Board referred Pine Springs Preparatory Academy in Wake County and Cape Fear Preparatory Academy in New Hanover County to the Charter School Advisory Board to investigate allegations of grade tampering at NEP’s Escambia County schools.

NEP had two of its school charters terminated last month by the Escambia County School Board for numerous contract violations. On June 1, Newpoint Pensacola math teacher Chris Fowler was arrested on four counts of helping students cheat on End of Course exams. On June 2, NEP fired all its teachers, including those working at its elementary school, Five Flags Academy. The elementary school was the only Newpoint school that still had a contract with the school district.

NEP officials are scheduled June 16 to appear before the North Caroline Charter School Advisory Board.

TELLING YOUR MILITARY TALES The

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onstage in a public performance. They will have a chance to tell their experiences to people who have not served. The program is called Telling: Pensacola.

Those chosen will be part of the nationally acclaimed Telling Project, which puts veterans and/or family members in front of their communities. In professionally directed, scripted performances, they tell how service affected their lives and attitudes. They will talk about how and why they served, the injuries and challenges they’ve had to overcome, and how they are transitioning back into civilian life.

Among the Telling Project’s goals are to ease veterans’ transitions, to allow communities to benefit from the skills and experience the vets bring home, and to foster a level of understanding that will deepen a community’s connection to its veterans, to itself, and to its place in the nation and the world.

It also hopes to bridge the communications gap between service members and American society, in which less than 1 percent of the population has served in the military over the past dozen years of war. The performance script will be based on interviews with the veterans conducted

by Jonathan Wei, founder of the Telling Project. Acclaimed Florida dramatist Lisa Powers is the Telling: Pensacola director.

Interested veterans can apply by going to www.flahum.org, scrolling down and clicking on the Telling: Pensacola icon. Application deadline is July 10.

For more information, visit thetellingproject.org.

UNEQUAL STARTS Children from low-

income families have a distinct disadvantage when they start school.

According to Project Literacy, numerous studies have shown that children who grow up in more impoverished environments are more likely to have problems with focus, control, memory, and language skills.

Many factors hamper these children’s learning: more stress and instability in the home, less quality time with parents, fewer opportunities for educational enrichment, poor nutrition, and less sleep. In other words, the stress of poverty makes it harder to for kids’ brains to develop early literacy skills The average low-income home has one book in the house; the average higherincome home has 54. Before kindergarten, a child in a low-income home is exposed to 13 million words and 25 hours of oneon-one reading time; in a higher income home, it’s 45 million words and somewhere between 1000-1700 hours.

HAYWARD AND CONGRESSIONAL RUMORS Rick’s Blog (ricksblog.biz) has

reported that Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward is a potential candidate for ConJune 11, 2015

gress, if Rep. Jeff Miller decides to run for U.S. Senate in 2016.

State Senators Don Gaetz and Greg Evers, State Representative Mike Hill and former Escambia County Commissioner Gene Valentino are also considered viable candidates. Someone has conducted a telephone survey to measure the support among voters for various candidates.

The daily newspaper and the mayor’s office have tried to downplay any interest on the mayor’s part in seeking higher office.

The only way to stop the speculation is for the mayor to announce that he will not run for Congress.

When Sen. Marco Rubio announced his run for the White House, Florida CFO Jeff Atwater was considered the frontrunner for his Senate seat until he issued a statement that he would not run in 2016. Attorney General Pam Bondi did the same thing to take her name out of contention.

If Mayor Hayward wants the rumors of him running for Congress to stop, then he needs to follow the examples of Atwater and Bondi. It ‘s that simple.

THOMAS SEEKS THIRD TERM Escam-

bia County School Superintendent Malcolm Thomas has pre-filed for a third term.

The last superintendent to serve three terms was J. E. “Bud” Hall (1965 – 1977).

Thomas surprised the political world when he first ran in 2008. He was the district’s Director of Evaluation Services.

Prior to that, he was a special education at Tate High School for eight years during the 1980s. Thomas was the Republican nominee after Deputy Superintendents Alan Scott and Ronnie Arnold dropped out 0f the race. Thomas beat Claudia BrownCurry in the general election, 86,68458,175 votes.

Thomas defeated Brown-Curry again in the 2012 general election.

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published on June 8 a study that lists the 50 U.S. hospitals that charge the most. The study used 2012 Medicare data to examine hospitals that charge on average more than 10 times their costs. The national average is 3.4 times over cost.

Twenty hospitals on the list operate in Florida. All but one are for-profit hospitals.

Four of the Florida hospitals are in the Panhandle. The most expensive one is North Okaloosa Medical Center in Crestview.

Why is this important? The study points out that uninsured patients are commonly asked to pay the full charges, and out-of-network patients and casualty and workers’ compensation insurers are often expected to pay a large portion of the full charges.

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What To Read, Watch & Listen To This Summer

By Joani Delezen & Jennifer Leigh

June 11, 2015

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music

on the road Death Cab for Cutie

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othing says summer like a road trip, and we can’t think of a better reason to take off than a concert.

Thankfully, just about everyone is hitting the road this summer—from My Morning Jacket to Meghan Trainor. So no matter what you’re into music wise, there’s probably a show you’ll want to see happening just a few hours away.

Dates: July 8-Oct. 5 Closest Stop: None really, unless you’re planning a trip to New England or the West Coast later this summer

Desaparecidos

Dates: June 25-Aug. 29 Closest Stop: Aug. 9, Atlanta, The Wrecking Ball Festival

Earl Sweatshirt

Dates: Now-Sept. 15 Closest Stop: Sept. 10, Pensacola, Vinyl Music Hall

Ed Sheeran

Alabama Shakes

Dates: Now-Sept. 25 Closest Stop: Sept. 8, Orlando, Amway Center

Dates: Now-Nov. 19 Closest Stop: Aug. 22, Orange Beach, Amphitheater at the Wharf

Ariana Grande

Dates: July 16-Oct. 15 Closest Stop: July 16, Tampa, Amalie Arena

Alabama Shakes/ Photo

by Brantley Gutierrez

Best Coast

Dates: Now-Sept. 28 Closest Stop: Sept. 11, Orlando, The Social

Brandon Flowers

Dates: July 29-Oct. 1 Closest Stop: Aug. 17, Atlanta, The Tabernacle

Brian Wilson

Dates: June 18-July 12 Closest Stop: June 26, Atlanta, Fox Theatre

Fall Out Boy & Wiz Khalifa Dates: Now-Aug. 10 Closest Stop: July 17, Atlanta, Aaron’s Amphitheatre

Incubus and Deftones

Dates: July 22-Aug. 30 Closest Stop: Aug. 16, New Orleans, Champion’s Square

Iron & Wine and Band of Horses’ Ben Bridwell Dates: June 21-Aug. 13 Closest Stop: July 20, Atlanta, The Tabernacle

J. Cole

Dates: July 12-Aug. 29

coming releases that might fit that bill.

June 16

•Nate Ruess “Grand Romantic” •Active Child "Mercy"

June 23

•Desaparecidos “Payola” •Son Lux “Bones”

June 30

•Matt Pond PA “The State of Gold" •Refused "Freedom" •The Velvet Teen "All is Illusory"

July 10

•Ghostface Killah "12 Reasons to Die II" •Veruca Salt “Ghost Notes"

July 17

•Iron & Wine and Band of Horses’ Ben Bridwell “Sing Into My Mouth” •Tame Impala “Currents” •The Bird and The Bee “Recreational Love” •Ratatat “Magnifique” 212 1

•Jason Isbell "Something More Than Free" •MS MR "How Does It Feel?"

July 24

•Ducktails "St. Catherine"

July 31

•Albert Hammond, Jr. “Momentary Masters” •Lianne La Havas “Blood” •The Maccabees "Marks to Prove It" •Titus Andronicus "The Most Lamentable Tragedy"

Aug. 7

•Mac DeMarco “Another One” •The Mynabirds “Lovers Know”

Aug. 14

•The Good Life “Everybody's Coming Down” •Blackalicious "Imani, Vol 1"

August 21

•Method Man "The Meth Lab"

Aug. 28

•Beach House “Depression Cherry” •Yo La Tengo “Stuff Like That There” •Destroyer "Poison Season"

Rising temperatures, beach days and a new Britney Spears single in heavy rotation on pop radio. Yup, that can only

Closest Stop: Aug. 15, Atlanta, Aaron’s Amphitheatre

mean one thing: the race is on for song of the summer.

Here are our early frontrunners for this season’s unofficial anthem. We included the usual suspects and some lesser-known tracks that we think everybody will dig once they hear them.

Of course, it’s way too soon to declare a winner, but if we had to call it today our money would be on Taylor Swift. But really, our money is always on Taylor—no matter the song or the season.

Kelly Clarkson

Dates: July 11-Sept. 20 Closest Stop: Sept. 10, Atlanta, Aaron’s Amphitheatre

Lana Del Rey

Dates: Now-June 16 Closest Stop: June 14, Atlanta, Aaron’s Amphitheatre

Meghan Trainor

Dates: July 3-Sept. 6 Closest Stop: Aug. 16, Atlanta, The Tabernacle

Bad Blood

Taylor Swift featuring Kendrick Lamar

Really Like You

My Morning Jacket

Carly Rae Jepsen

Dates: Now-Aug. 14 Closest Stop: July 31, New Orleans, Champion’s Square

Feeling Myself

Nicki Minaj featuring Beyoncé

Cheerleader

Nicki Minaj

Dates: Now-Aug. 19 Closest Stop: Aug. 2, Atlanta, Aaron’s Amphitheatre

Omi

The Smashing Pumpkins and Marilyn Manson

Before the World Was Big

Fine Without You Best Coast Girlpool

Dates: July 7-Aug. 8 Closest Stop: July 20, New Orleans, Champions Square

True Affection

Taylor Swift

Death Cab For Cutie

Father John Misty

The Ghosts of Beverly Drive I Know There’s Gonna Be (Good Times)

Dates: Now-Oct. 31 Closest Stop: Oct. 24*, Atlanta, Georgia Dome (*We know this date doesn’t even qualify as summer, but if you decide you want to go you might need a few months to save up for a decent seat)

see you at the record store L ooking for a new record to fall in love with this season? Here are some up-

sunny songs

Jamie xx featuring Popcaan and Young Thug

Electric Love Borns

Empty Nesters Toro Y Moi

Sunday Candy

Donnie Trumpet & The Social Experimen

Annie

Neon Indian

Summer Release Rumor Mill Some of summers most anticipated releases don’t have hard release dates yet, but we still think they’re a sure thing. Well, everything but Kanye. You know Kanye is never a sure thing.

Everyday

A$AP Rocky featuring Miguel, Mark Ronson, and Rod Stewart

Frank Ocean, title TBD—expected mid to late July

Kanye West “Swish”—no idea, but Kanye says “soon”

Carly Rae Jepsen “E·MO·TION”—it’s coming out June

24 in Japan, so probably June 23 here

Lana Del Rey “Honeymoon”—

rumored for August

Kurt Cobain, title TBD—while making “Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck” filmmaker Brett Morgen came across several previously unheard recordings and they are supposed to be released as a solo album Nate Ruess “Grand Romantic” inweekly.net

books

top ten summer books

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hether you’re looking for a fun beachy read to zone out with or something a little more serious, chances are there’s a fresh summer book that’s perfect for you.

1. Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee (July 14)

Originally written in the mid-50s, “Go Set a Watchman” is the earliest known work from famed author Harper Lee. Fans of Lee’s beloved “To Kill a Mockingbird” are no doubt counting down the days until this historic release later this summer, especially since it features many of the same characters.

2. So You've Been Publicly Shamed by Jon Ronson (out now)

The Internet can be a really mean place and Jon Ronson wants to make sure we remember that the next time we think about sending a snarky Tweet or posting an anonymous comment.

3. Modern Romance: An Investigation

by Aziz Ansari (June 16)

Sure, dating is all fun and games—until someone gets a poop emoji. For this book,

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Aziz Ansari teamed up with NYU sociologist Eric Klinenberg and designed a massive research project to help us understand why dating in the modern world is do damn hard. Sure, it’s funny. But it also has heart and some research to back it all up.

Dark Places by Gillian Flynn

Coming to film Aug. 7 You don’t want to be left out when the next “Gone Girl” comes out do you? This time around, Flynn is telling the story of Libby Day, who survives the massacre of her family at age 7. Charlize Theron is staring and producing the film, along with Nicholas Hoult, Christina Hendricks and Chloë Grace Moretz.

Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer

Coming to film Sept. 18 The book tells the true story a group of climbers who embark on a journey to the top of the tallest mountain and not all of them survive. Jake Gyllenhaal, Keira Knightley, Josh Brolin and Sam Worthington star as the hikers in the upcoming film, which has been renamed “Everest.”

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9. Finders Keepers by Stephen King (out now)

4. In the Unlikely Event by Judy Blume (out now)

Just in case you like your summer reads with a side of suspense, King is back with a sequel to last year's “Mr. Mercedes.”

Yes, that Judy Blume. But don’t let your childhood love for Blume keep adult you away—this is a grown up novel.

10. The Knockoff by Lucy Sykes and Jo Piazza (out now)

5. Your Band Sucks: What I Saw at Indie Rock's Failed Revolution (But Can No Longer Hear) by Jon Fine (out now)

Even if you’ve never heard of Jon Fine or any of the bands he played in (Bitch Magnet anybody?), you’ll still be able to enjoy his memoir about indie rock’s “glory days.”

6. Sick in the Head: Conversations

About Life and Comedy by Judd Apatow (June 16)

Before he was a Hollywood heavyhitter, Judd Apatow was a comedy nerd who hosted a show for his high school radio station where he interviewed comedians.

This book is a collection of those conversations, plus some more recent ones.

7. The Last Love Song: A Biography of

Joan Didion by Tracy Daugherty (Aug. 25)

Black Mass by Dick Lehr and Gerard O'Neill

Coming to film Sept. 18 Johnny Depp, Joel Edgerton, Benedict Cumberbatch and Kevin Bacon are set to star in this true crime story that tells the tale of mobster Whitey Bulger (Depp) and his friend who grew up to work for the FBI (Edgerton).

The Danish Girl by David Ebershoff

Coming to film Nov. 27 Eddie Redmayne is set work his magic once again in an appearance altering role—this time as real-life artist and pioneer Einar Wegener, who was one of the first people to have a sex-change operation.

In the Heart of the Sea by Nathaniel Philbrick

Coming to film Dec. 11 Subtitled “The Tragedy of the Whaleship” the book is about the Essex—a ship that was sunk by a whale in 1819, leaving the crew at sea for more than 90 days. Ron Howard is adapting the book and Chris Hemsworth will star as first mate Owen Chase.

The “it” fun/funny beach read of the summer is basically “The Devil Wears Prada” for the digital age, complete with Diane von Furstenberg and Foursquare references.

How does one write about reclusive literary great? With great care, of course. This is the first printed biography published about the life and work of writer Joan Didion. Author Tracy Daugherty explores Didion’s professional and personal life and crafts an impressive tribute in the process.

book marks

8. Make Something Up: Stories You

thy new reads.

Can't Unread by Chuck Palahniuk (out now)

Funny, bizarre and sometimes dis-

read it first

f you're looking to do some reading this summer that will pay off later, here are a few books that will be making their way to the big screen this year. These are perfect picks for everyone who likes to say they liked the book better.

tributing—Chuck Palahniuk fans are going to get exactly what they’ve come to expect from the 21 stories and one novella that make up this compilation. And yes, Tyler Durden makes an appearance in one story.

Still looking to add to your summer reading list? Here are a few more notewor•The Wright Brothers by David McCullough •On the Move: A Life by Oliver Sacks •A Tale of Two Besties: A Hello Giggles Novel by Sophia Rossi •Luckiest Girl Alive by Jessica Knoll •The Bronte Cabinet by Deborah Lutz •No Better Friend: One Man, One Dog, and Their Extraordinary Story of Courage and Survival in WWII by Robert Weintraub •The Dark Net: Inside the Digital Underworld by Jamie Bartlett •In the Country by Mia Alvar (June 16) •The Seven Good Years by Etgar Keret (June 16) •Music for Wartime by Rebecca Makkai (June 23) •Blackout: Remembering the Things I Drank to Forget by Sarah Hepola (June 23) •The Star Side of Bird Hill by Naomi Jackson (June 30) •Among the Ten Thousand Things by Julia Pierpont (July 7) •The Small Backs of Children by Lidia Yuknavitch (July 7) •Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life by William Finnegan (July 21) •What Pet Should I Get? by Dr. Seuss (July 28) •Infinite Home by Kathleen Alcott (Aug. 4) •The Beautiful Bureaucrat by Helen Phillips (Aug. 11) •You Too Can Have a Body Like Mine by Alexandra Kleeman (Aug. 25) •Why Not Me by Mindy Kaling (Sept. 15)

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big screen gems

movies

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ven though you’re looking to escape the heat inside an air conditioned theater, you don’t want to waste 10 bucks on just anything. Here are some of the season’s biggest and most buzzed about upcoming film releases.

ship between a high-school oddball and a classmate with leukemia. The film took home both the Grand Jury Prize and the audience award at the Sundance Film Festival.

Dope June 19

Produced by Forest Whitaker, Pharrell Williams and Sean Combs, “Dope” follows a black teenager who identifies as a geek until one night when he’s invited to an underground party that could change him.

Inside Out

June 19

When a young girl moves to a new town, her emotions create chaos when they try to take control of her mind. Yes, it’s a Disney/PIXAR movie but it also features the voices of Amy Poehler, Mindy Kaling, Bill Hader and Rashida Jones just to name a few.

Ted 2 June 26

It surprised a lot of people that a movie about a talking teddy bear was funny. The sequel might be able to do the same.

Magic Mike XXL July 1

You know you secretly want to.

Terminator: Genisys July 1

Jurassic World

June 12

Just when you thought dinosaurs—or at least movies about them—were extinct, they come back. Whether you’re feeling nostalgic or you just want to watch Chris Pratt, there’s no shame in entering “Jurassic World.”

Me and Earl and the Dying Girl June 12

This story follows the bittersweet friend-

Another blast from the past. Now that he’s no longer the “Governator” Arnold Schwarzenegger is back, as promised, to protect Sarah Conner fight Skynet.

Amy July 3

The documentary about the late singer Amy Winehouse has been said to be heartbreaking. Bring your tissues.

Ant Man

July 17

Digging deep into the archives, Marvel

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is bringing the story of Ant Man to life. Paul Rudd will play Scott Lang, an ex-con man who becomes the smallest superhero ever to save the world.

Trainwreck July 17

Stereotypically the guys have their summer action movie and girls have their romantic comedies. But with writer Amy Schumer and director Judd Apatow, “Trainwreck” should be no average “chick flick.”

Southpaw July 24

Jake Gyllenhaal plays a boxer fighting his way back to the top after losing his wife and daughter.

Paper Towns July 24

Described by some as the “Gone Girl” for teens, “Paper Towns,” based on the book by John Green, is about a lovesick boy who goes on a road trip to search for the missing girl next door.

Mission Impossible: Rouge Nation July 31

There’s no telling what insane stunts Tom Cruise has left in his arsenal. On this mission, the IMF team takes on the Syndicate—an international organization that is as skilled as they are and hell-bent on destroying IMF.

Ricki and the Flash

Aug. 7

Queen Meryl Streep plays a rock and roll musician returning home to make peace with her family. Streep’s real-life daughter Mamie Gummer is also in the movie, which is an added bonus.

Diary of a Teenage Girl Aug. 7 Based on the graphic novel of the same

name, “Diary of a Teenage Girl” follows a young female artist in the 1970s as she starts a relationship with her mother’s boyfriend. The film was a favorite at Sundance.

Straight Outta Compton

Aug. 14

A part of hip-hop history is retold as the group N.W.A. emerges from the streets of Compton and changes pop culture. It should have a good soundtrack, too.

Mistress America Aug. 14

Noah Baumbach and Greta Gerwig are teaming up again (remember “Francis Ha”?) and based on the reviews coming out of Sundance, this one might just be their best collaboration yet.

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small screen start ups Ballers

HBO, June 21

It could very well be an “Entourage” rip off (only this group of guys are football players, not Hollywood hotshots). But with Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson headlining the show, it’s a good sign it will be entertaining.

The Brink HBO, June 21

While shows like “Veep” and “House of Cards” create storylines based on the art of politics, “The Brink” is a dark comedy about foreign affairs and the U.S. government’s attempt at preventing World War 3.

Starring Jack Black, who seems surprisingly normal in the trailer, and Tim Robbins, it’s a must-see.

True Detective HBO, June 21

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ecause we know you’ve started (and probably finished) the new season of “Orange Is the New Black,” here’s a guide on what to watch next.

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It may be in its second season, but “True Detective” is all new. New plot, new characters and even a new location. There are high expectations for Colin Farrell, Vince Vaughn and Rachel McAdams after last year’s stellar performances from Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson.

Watch and see if the series lives up to its first run.

Scream

MTV, June 30

Nearly 20 years since the horror film was

released, “Scream” is back to haunt a new generation of teenagers. It’s the same premise, a new mask and instead of a series of movies, it’s now a TV series. Who’s behind the mask? Will all of the main characters get killed off? You’ll just have to tune in and see.

Reactor SYFY,

July 16

Do you like comedy? Science fiction? Celebrities? All three?

You may want to check out “Reactor.”

David Huntsberger, comedian and host of the popular podcast “Professor Blastoff,” is taking the lead on the talk/sketch series that will feature a mix of guests, exclusive clips and comedy bits all focused on a mix of pop culture and science fiction.

Wet Hot American Summer Netflix, July 17

For those who have been wondering what happened to the misguided youth at Camp Firewood, you’ll soon find out. The 2001

film is bringing back all of your favorite campers and counselors—as well as new ones—with a Netflix series. Here’s to jean jackets, tube socks and young love.

I am Cait E!, July 26

Since her “Vanity Fair” cover was revealed recently, it seems that everybody wants to know more about Caitlin Jenner.

Here’s our chance.

The eight-part documentary series, “I am Cait,” will explore Jenner’s transition from male to female and how her relationships are affected.

Mr. Robinson NBC, Aug. 5

Craig Robinson usually provides laughs from the sidelines as a supporting character—you most likely remember him from “The Office” and “Pineapple Express”— but now he gets to take center stage in his own sitcom aptly titled “Mr. Robinson.” On the show, he’s a substitute teacher by day and musician by night (playing in his band Nasty Delicious).

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

Brett Haley’s Big Break

by Jennifer Leigh

“We’re all going to grow old one day— and another local if we get lucky,” he said. “You can’t go filmmaker, Kevin through life unscathed. It’s about the ups Wheatley. and downs. The movie is for a thinking man or As Hollywood woman, but it’s also not without its humor.” has constantly Since the film wa s relea sed on May been criticized for the lack of diverse roles for women, “I’ll See You in My Dreams” doesn’t make older women the butt of the jokes, 15 , it ha s been met with more posibut gives an hontive praise and, for a small film, ha s est and sweet been doing pret t y well at the box ofperspective. fice. Although Haley said he won’t get “I didn’t rich of f of the movie, he’s got ten much really make the more than a paycheck out of it. movie with those “I learned that I ’m OK at directing… intentions,” Haley I ’m not wa sting my time on this ,” he said. “But I’m said with a laugh. “It wa s stressful and naturally drawn to hard work , but it wa s also a bla st.” the underdog, so While the film may be seen a s it’s always great Haley ’s “big break ,” he insists that he to offer a more ha sn’t changed. three-dimensional “I ’m still looking for my nex t job,” character for Malin Akerman on set with Director Brett Haley of Bleecker Street's new film, “I’ll See You in My Dreams” / Adam James he said. “Marc and I have writ ten t wo any marginalized “I’ll See You in My Dreams” is about The film “I’ll See You in My Dreams” has other scripts , but it ’s just about finding group.”

Carol Petersen, a Los Angeles widow been getting acclaim since it was shown the money.”

Haley said he often finds himself drawn to played by Danner who looks to fill the at Sundance earlier this year. It’s a As “I’ll See You in My Dreams” comes writing women protagonists, just as he did for loneliness in her life left by a husband Kickstarter victory with a 92 percent rating to a theater new you, Haley said he hopes “The New Year.” who passed more than 20 years ago and a on Rotten Tomatoes and has given Blythe locals will see the film and be proud of the “In theory, you can come up with more dog who dies in the beginning of the film.

Danner Oscar buzz. work that has been put into it. ideas. A woman is always going to be a better She begins a friendship with her pool boy, And it was directed and co-written by “It’s been an amazing experience…a character—they’re more layered and comLloyd, played by Martin Starr (you know Pensacola’s own Brett Haley. bit surreal,” he said. “You’re kind of like a plex,” he said. him from “Freaks and Greeks” and “Sili“I wasn’t expecting any of this,” said parent—I raised the movie and did the best The saying goes that you should write cone Valley”).

Haley, who lives in Brooklyn. “I just wanted I could and watched it go to college. Maybe what you know, but for “I’ll See You in My While she maintains her regular card to tell this story.”

I raised a good kid.” {in} Dreams,” Haley’s protagonist was not only a game nights with her friends, who are all Last time Haley was promoting a film, different gender, but of a different generation. trying to convince her to move into their it was “The New Year,” which came to “It came more from a place of questions retirement community, she embraces new Cinema 4 in Gulf Breeze (now Treehouse and fears,” he said of the script. “It friendships with Lloyd and her first roCinema) in 2010. The film, which was was completely imagined by Marc mance since her husband with a charming mostly shot in Pensacola, had an incredibly and myself, it’s not in any way shape loner, Bill (played by Sam Elliot). low budget that Haley pretty much funded or form from some real-life experiWHEN: Opening Friday, June 12 at Treehouse Haley said he was lucky to work with by himself. Once Haley and co-writer Marc ence.

Cinema the actors he had envisioned when he Basch had their script for “I’ll See You in “I don’t know how we went WHERE: Treehouse Cinema, 1175 Gulf Breeze began writing the script.

My Dreams,” Haley went to Kickstarter to about it—it’s just empathy and getParkway “They all worked for the lowest amount raise seed money for the narrative film. ting in that head space.”

COST: $5-$7.50 possible,” he said. “It felt like all of the ac“Studios aren’t taking risks now,” Haley Nonetheless, Haley said the DETAILS: treehousecinemagulfbreeze.com tors were refreshed by the script.” said. “And although we didn’t really offer film was meant to be for a universal Among the rest of the actors, you might audience. cool rewards, people supported us because notice a cameo appearance from Haley they wanted to see this movie.”

“The movie is for a thinking man or woman, but it’s also not without its humor.” Brett Haley

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by Jason Leger

Donnie Trumpet & the Social Experiment “Surf”

Don’t let the attribution of the album fool you. “Surf” is very much a Chance the Rapper release, and it’s quite welcome.

Fortunately, it’s also quite free, and according to Chance himself, it always will be. If you haven’t downloaded it from iTunes yet, stop reading this and do it right now. “Surf” will be a bright spot addition to your summer playlist.

While the album could be billed to Chance the Rapper, he actually fades into the background and allows his touring band

to take the credit for the album and the music. He also allows a veritable who’s who of hip-hop to share a mic with him on “Surf.” Kendrick Lamar, Janelle Monae, Busta Rhymes, B.O.B., J. Cole and Erykah Badu in addition to many more provide additional voices and production on “Surf,” yet with all of the star-studded proceedings, the man whose name is on the album generally steals the show. Nico Segal, aka Donnie Trumpet, makes the album his own with smooth jazzy interludes and tasteful compositions. Considering the fact that “Surf” was mildly influenced by “The Lion King,” the upbeat attitude during the majority does justice to the overall feel and after effect of the LP. Combine the music with Chance’s storytelling style of hip-hop and “Surf” is guaranteed to put you in a good mood, even if it’s just being used for background music.

“Surf” is out now via self-release, and it’s absolutely free. Seriously, go get it!

IF YOU HAVEN’T HEARD:

MOSES SUMNEY

When your fans include Sufjan Stevens, Grizzly Bear, TV on the Radio and Solange, even those who haven’t heard your music have to have some semblance of respect for what you’re doing, before they correct the error of their ways, and listen to everything mended for ages 8 and up. Pensacola MESS Hall, 116 Tarragona St. pensacolamesshall.org

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program for your own personal robot (your partner) to execute. It’s not as easy as it sounds. This family workshop is recomJune 11, 2015

p.m. Pensacola Cooks Kitchen, 3670 Barrancas Ave. $30. pensacolacooks.com BALL ROOM DANCING 6:30 p.m. Learn how to waltz, hustle and tango at this weekly class, which is followed by a social dance at

you’ve put out. Young LA songwriter, Moses Sumney holds the fandom of all those heavy hitters in his back pocket and he hasn’t even put out a full-length yet. It’s safe to say that there are plenty of people who are waiting with bated breath to see what is coming next for Sumney, and what his sure-to-be impressive debut will sound like. His singles released so far stick to an airy, folky, sensual side that makes his music somewhat difficult to categorize, but altogether enjoyable and easy to vibe with. If you are unfamiliar with Sumney, I highly recommend getting to know his music before he really takes off. Check him out on YouTube and Soundcloud, and be on the lookout for a debut album, more than likely next year.

TRACK OF THE WEEK:

BEIRUT 'NO NO NO'

Julia Cunningham, a DJ for Sirius XMU, described Beirut’s new track, ‘No No No,’ as putting on an old, comfortable jacket.

There is a certain air of comfort and familiarity that accompanies the worldish band.

Last week, ‘No No No’ was released and billed as the title track to Beirut’s upcoming fourth full-length album. If this song is any indication, “No No No” is an album I will be holding my breath for. Check out the track anywhere you stream music, and keep an eye out for “No No No,” which is out Sept.

11 via 4AD. {in} 8:45 p.m. DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. $10. dancecraftfl.com EVENINGS IN OLDE SEVILLE SQUARE 7 p.m. Not Quite Fab performs this week at Evenings in Old Seville Square, the free summer concert series held each Thursday through the end of July. Seville Square, 311 E. Government St. eveningsinoldesevillesquare.com AN EVENING WITH JUSTIN FURSTENFELD OF BLUE OCTOBER 7 p.m. With Ashleigh

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FRIDAY 6.12

WINES WITH HILARY 4 p.m. SoGourmet,

above Bodacious Olive, 407 S. Palafox. $15. sogourmetpensacola.com WINE TASTING 5-7 p.m. Out and about in East Hill on Friday night? Stop by City Grocery for their free weekly wine tasting before settling in or heading out for the night. City Grocery, 2050 N. 12th Ave. LATIN DANCING 6:30 p.m. Learn the basics of salsa dancing. DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. $10. dancecraftfl.com GRIZFOLK 8 p.m. With Handsome Ghost and Dinosaur Daze. Vinyl Music Hall, 2 S. Palafox. $15. vinylmusichall.com 17

calendar MANHANDLE 9 p.m. With Scream Out Loud, Bear With Me, Joint Custody, Safe Harbour. The Handlebar, 319 N. Tarragona St. $15. pensacolahandlebar.com

SATURDAY 6.13

SANTA ROSA FARMERS MARKET 8 a.m.-1

p.m. Fresh local produce, honey, baked goods and live music. PARA FootBall Complex, 5400-5551 Limbaugh Lane, Pace.

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

Items originate directly from participating vendors, including dozens of local farmers, home gardeners and area artists. Martin Luther King Jr. Plaza, N. Palafox. palafoxmarket.com AMERICAN PIE BAKING CLASS 10:30-12 p.m.

SoGourmet, above Bodacious Olive, 407 S. Palafox. $25. sogourmetpensacola.com FOOD TRUCK RALLY 3 p.m. Pensacola Cooks Kitchen, 3670 Barrancas Ave. $30. pensacolacooks.com THE MAD VIOLINIST AND THE SYMPHONY CRACK ORCHESTRA 8 p.m. Vinyl Music

Hall, 2 S. Palafox. $15. vinylmusichall.com

SUNDAY 6.14

A COMMUNITY COOKS 2:30-5 p.m. Join

Slow Food Gulf Coast at their largest annual fundraising event, which offers tastings of locally grown, sourced, and produced ingredients prepared by celebrated Pensacola chefs, bakers, and brewers.

Palafox House, 196 N. Palafox. $25-$30. slowfoodgc.com

MONDAY 6.15

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

TUESDAY 6.16

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.

arts & culture

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OUT OF THE WOODS

Works in this exhibition focus on wood as a medium.

Featured artists are Diana Obe, Tom Snyder, Mara Viksnins, and Elaine

Woodward. Exhibition runs until June 27th. Hours and Location: MondayWednesday, 10-5 p.m., Thursday-Saturday, 10-8:30 p.m.

Blue Morning Gallery, 21 S. Palafox. bluemorninggallery. com A WORD Works in this exhibition were

WEDNESDAY 6.17

GULF BREEZE FARMS LUNCH CLASS 12-1

p.m. During the month of June SoGourmet will be featuring local producers in their lunch classes.

SoGourmet, above Bodacious Olive, 407 S. Palafox. $35. sogourmetpensacola. com

BLUE WAHOOS BASEBALL 6:35

p.m. Pensacola Bayfront Stadium, 351 W. Cedar St. Ticket prices vary. bluewahoos.com

selected by juror Jamey Jones. The placement winners are: Best of Show, Michael Fagan; First Place, Kathy Breazeale; Second Place, Michael Fagan; Third Place, Sandy Ford; Most Experimental, Kathy Breazeale; Honorable Mentions, Kathy Breazeale, Sandy Ford, Dottie King and Joan Overton. Exhibition opens June 12 and is on display until July 10. Hours and Location: TuesdaySaturday, 10-4 p.m.

Artel Gallery, 223 S. Palafox. artelgallery.org LOOKING FOR GOLD

by Svend Damhave.

A fun collection of 50 paintings inspired by the Golden Ratio. Exhibition opens June 12 and is on display until July 10. Hours and Location: Tuesday-Saturday, 10-4 p.m. Artel Gallery, 223 S. Palafox. artelgallery.org ANIMALIA by Joseph Smith. Smith’s inspiring collection of watercolors, maquettes and sculptures demonstrate his mastery of the media while capturing the beauty of his animal friends. Exhibition opens June 12 and is on display until July 10. Hours and

Location: TuesdaySaturday, 10-4 p.m.

Artel Gallery, 223 S. Palafox. artelgallery.org

“FACES AND PLACES” Featuring Laura

Cole, Kathleen Sue Elwell, Hope Mastroianni, Manuel Rivas and Laura Wolfersperger. Exhibition open June 9 through June 20.

Hours and location: Monday-Saturday, 10-5 p.m., Sunday, 1-5 p.m. Quayside Gallery, 17 E. Zaragossa St. quaysidegallery.com NATURAL ATTRACTION “ Natu-

ral Attraction” features Florida Panhandle artists Cody Copeland and Cody Painter.

Partners as well as fellow artists, their mutual influence is apparent in the quiet works that they produce. The exhibition opens Friday, May 22, and will runt through June. Hours and location: MondayFriday, 10:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m., Saturday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Mainline Art House, 422 S. Palafox St. mainlinearthouse. com THE LURE OF THE OCEAN: ORIGINAL WORKS BY GUY HARVEY In this

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TEXAS HOLD ‘EM FOR FUN AND TRIVIA 7 p.m. The

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Introduction to Pottery on the Wheel / Photo provided by First City Art Center 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: Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Admission is $10 for adults; $8 for members, children 17 and under, seniors and active duty military. Pensacola Museum of Art, 407 S. Jefferson St. pensacolamuseum.org BETWEEN THE LAYERS The Pensacola

Museum of Art, in partnership with First City Arts Center, presents a dual exhibition that explores the imagery of artist Rachael Pongetti and her creation of the “Pensacola Graffiti Bridge Project.” On display through June 13. Museum June 11, 2015

hours and location: Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Admission is $10 for adults; $8 for members, children 17 and under, seniors and active duty military. Pensacola Museum of Art, 407 S. Jefferson St. pensacolamuseum.org

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Power of Photography Show, at the Pensacola Cultural Center, is accepting submissions from July 1 until July 25.

Enter to compete for 85 ribbons and over $4,000 in cash and prizes. The event is coordinated by the Wide Angle Photo Club and benefits ARC gateway. Photo entries and fees will be accepted during

business hours at Calagaz Photo (6895 N. 9th Ave.) or CCP Gallery (126 Palafox) in Pensacola, or Calagaz Photo in Mobile (90 Springdale Blvd.)

You may also mail to one of these by July 25.

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Friday, June 12 and Saturday, June 13.

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Pre-registration and pre-payment is required and can

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Monday, June 15.

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 an 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

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312 E. Government St. hubstaceys.com Sundays Lili Marlene’s at Seville Quarter, 8 p.m.

130 E. Government St. sevillequarter. com The Sandshaker Lounge, 9 p.m. 731 Pensacola Beach Blvd. sandshaker. com Mondays The Cabaret, 9 p.m.

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J.J. SMITH 9 p.m.-1 a.m. McGuire’s Irish Pub, 600 E. Gregory St. mcguiresirishpub. com

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BIG AL & THE HEAVYWEIGHTS 6 p.m. Paradise Bar and Grille, 21 Via De

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SUNDAY 6.14

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JOHNNY SKETCH & THE DIRTY NOTES 3 p.m. Paradise Bar and Grille, 21 Via De Luna Dr. paradise-bar.com RAY COLEY 4:30 p.m. Hub Stacey’s Downtown, 312 E. Government St. hubstaceys.com BROOKS HUBBARD 10 p.m.-2 a.m.

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Grizfolk Comes to Town diary from the road, called “The Vagabond “The festival experience differs from [a] Diaries.” venue gig in a sense that festivals give fans a “It’s a glimpse into our lives, whether on chance to discover new bands, so the crowd tour, in the studio or wherever,” Roth said. is a nice mix—always love the challenge of “I think it’s best if people get to know who making a new fan.” we really are. I mean, these guys are my best With the challenge of making new fans friends and I along the way think they’re the also comes ancoolest, weirdother challenge est dudes I’ve for Grizfolk— ever met.” making a name Sharing a and a sound for more personal themselves while aspect of your constantly in the life with thoupublic eye. sands of people The band can be an intimihas been in front dating venture, of an audience but for a band since their crewho’s currently ation, and with foraging through musical puberty in front of every show, video or TV appearance, the the world, sharing an inside joke or intimate viewer is able to watch the evolution of the studio moment should be a piece of cake. band as they grow into their sound and find “I always enjoy when my favorite bands their direction. show the fans their personalities,” Roth “We are always evolving, the same way said. “I wanna get to know the humans life is always changing,” Roth said. “I think behind the music.” you’ll see that with the full-length album.

Catch Grizfolk at Vinyl Music Hall this The songs are visual landscapes painted Saturday or at some of Roth’s favorite spots with stories and tales that needed to be around town. told.”

“I love the beach bars and restaurants, The band’s full-length album, set to hard to pick just one, but I do really love come out later this year, will offer many of the same characteristics that fans love about Casino Beach Bar. I’ll always make my way back to The Break,” Roth said. “It’s really the EP—elements of twang and electro-pop, great to come back in town and see so many but with a little bit more of an edge. new great establishments.” {in} “It will be similar to the EP in that way, where every song is quite different but somehow they mold together to become Grizfolk,” Roth said of the upcoming album. “The direction is definitely more rock.”

WHAT: Grizfolk with Handsome Ghost and In addition to the relentless Dinosaur Daze touring and recording process that WHEN: 8 p.m., Friday June 12 Grizfolk has adopted, they’ve also WHERE: Vinyl Music Hall, 2 S. Palafox chosen to incorporate yet another COST: $15 way to share their lives and music DETAILS: vinylmusichall.com with the public—a kind of video

“I always enjoy when my favorite bands show the fans their personalities. I wanna get to know the humans behind the music.”

Adam Roth

Grizfolk / Courtsey Photo Grizfolk has been making a slow and steady climb to the forefront of the altrock scene since the release of their EP, “From the Spark,” in 2014. The five-piece group formed in 2013 when Pensacola native Adam Roth met the Swedish producers Fredrik Eriksson and Sebastian Fritze in Los Angeles. The two producers eventually joined the band, and the group started a whirlwind year of touring, recording and filming videos.

They accompanied Bastille on tour for most of 2014 and then released a video for their song “The Struggle,” featuring a very human bear, struggling with life, which garnered quite a bit of attention.

“We wanted to work with a director that had their own vision, and this particular video was based on an idea for a short film,” frontman Roth said. “We loved the concept but had a bunch of ideas to make it better. And plus that bear costume is just so creepy and cute all at the same time, we just couldn't resist.”

When the band isn’t crafting videos featuring scarily realistic taxidermied animals hoping to find themselves and the meaning of life, they’ve been on tour—festivals, clubs, late night television shows, you name it.

“Hangout Fest was great, such an experience for both the artist and the fans, probably one of the best in the world,” Roth said.

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news of the weird LIVING SMALL Apartment buyers in ridiculously expensive Hong Kong are now eagerly paying up to the equivalent of $500,000 (U.S.) for units not much bigger than a U.S. parking space (and typically physically selfmeasured by the applicant's wing-span). An agent told The Wall Street Journal in June that, for example, standard furniture does not fit the units and that having guests over requires sitting on the window sill. (The Journal pointed out that a typical such "mosquito" apartment unit in Hong Kong is 180 square feet, way smaller than the 304 of a basketball court's "lane" subject to a "3-second" violation.) A government lottery for subsidized units rewards barely one of every 100 applicants.

THE ENTREPRENEURIAL SPIRIT In May, Texas health officials shut down the flea market sales of sonogram DVDs at Leticia Trujillo's stall at San Antonio's Traders Village. Though the nature of the equipment was not described in news reports, sonograms can be produced only under a doctor's prescription and by licensed personnel, but pregnant flea market customers underwent a procedure ("just like a doctor's office," said Trujillo) that yielded a 12-minute DVD image, along with photos, for $35 —that Trujillo subsequently defended as for "entertainment" purposes only and for those without health insurance.

IRONIES According to Nathan Hoffman's lawsuit, he was prepped for eye surgery that day in May 2014 when the clinic employee handed him a small-lettered liabilitylimitation form to sign. He was told that the surgery at the LASIK Vision Institute in Lake Oswego, Oregon, could not proceed without a signature, and despite hazy vision, he reluctantly relented, but things went badly. The form limits lawsuit damages to a money-back $2,500, but Hoffman demands at least $7,500 (to cover the so-far two additional surgeries elsewhere to correct LVI's alleged errors).

WAR IS HELL Some jihadists who have traveled to Syria to join ISIS have complained recently (according to a Radio Free Europe dispatch) that they cannot secure work as "martyrs" because of discrimination by incumbent fighters. One "pro-ISIS" cleric, speaking for Chechens, said they "are so fed up with the long waiting lists in Syria" that they head to Iraq, where the lists are shorter.

Said one, Saudis controlling suicide rosters in the Syrian theater "won't let anyone in."

Their "relatives go to the front of the line using (their connections)."

SEXUAL ASSAULTERS' DEFENSE LEAGUE In April, Judge Marc Kelly in Orange County, California, defied a 25-year-minimum statutory sentence for punishing the sexual abuse of a 3-year-old girl by Kevin Rojano—

by Chuck Shepherd

cutting the term to 10 years because the man did not "intend to harm" the girl (except that he became "inexplicably" "aroused" when she walked into his garage). "There was no violence or callous disregard for (her) well-being," the judge said.

The child-abuse sentence of a sports club official in Buenos Aires was reduced in 2014 to little more than three years, it was recently revealed, because, said the judges, the 6-year-old boy had earlier been sexually molested by his father and had already made a "precocious (sexual) choice" ("apparently a reference to homosexuality," according to a May Associated Press dispatch).

WEIRD SCIENCE Among caterpillars' natural defenses against being devoured by birds is their ability to contort themselves into odd shapes for disguise—perhaps most ingeniously (according to researchers writing in the current Animal Behaviour journal) as bird droppings. The authors created artificial dough-based squiggles that were either straight (resembling the caterpillar) or bent (to resemble poop), and found that birds zeroed in on the straight ones about three times as often.

FROM THE THIRD-WORLD PRESS Kenya's The Standard reported the May proclamation by prominent Nairobi lawyer Felix Kiprono that he had fallen in love (long distance) with Malia Obama (who is, famously, part-Kenyan) and is prepared to offer President Obama 50 cows, 70 sheep and 30 goats in exchange for her hand. "If my request is granted," he said, he would not "resort to the cliche of popping champagne" but rather would "surprise (Malia) with mursik, the traditional Kalenjin sour milk," and affix the "sacred plant," sinendet, queen-like, around her head.

LEAST COMPETENT CRIMINALS Notwithstanding the suggestion in movies, stealing a 200-pound floor model safe is a very low-return crime, as the February arrest of three pals in Kingsport, Tennessee, illustrated. After struggling to load the safe into a car's trunk (accidentally shattering the back window), they drove to one's apartment, but police were called when neighbors saw the safe being dragged across a parking lot in the middle of the night. (During the trip, it fell onto one perp's foot.) Police, following gouge marks, visited the apartment and spotted the safe, as yet unopened, in the middle of the kitchen.

(Police: Why do you gentlemen have a safe?

Perp: We found it in an alley.) Police opened it. It was empty. {in}

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