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winners WSRE, PBS FOR THE GULF COAST The public television station received bronze Telly Awards for the production of two "In Your Own Backyard" episodes: "Pensacon,” produced and directed by James Roy, and “Undersea Northwest Florida,” produced and directed by Ted King. The Telly Awards honor excellence in video and television production, recognizing distinction in creative work.

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BARACK OBAMA A split U.S. Supreme

The Florida Public Service Commission awarded its June Helping Hand recognition to the Greater Pensacola Chamber. Each month, the Commission highlights a partner agency or organization whose clients can benefit from learning how to reduce energy and water bills, how to protect themselves against utility-related scams, and how to apply for the federal Lifeline program, if they're eligible.

paid off for the City of Orange Beach, Ala. On June 24, the city and BP finalized a $15 million settlement over the coastal town’s economic loss claim related to the 2010 BP oil spill. The net will be about $10 million after deducting the attorney fees and the $3.6 million already paid to the city. Orange Beach's settlement is the largest for any municipality in the area. The City of Pensacola settled for $4.3 million last summer. In 2012, Gulf Shore settled for $6.5 million and Foley received $875,000.

losers Minister announced on June 24 that he would step down after the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union, a movement known as “Brexit.” Cameron said that "fresh leadership" was needed. He had urged the nation to vote “Remain” but was defeated by 52 percent to 48 percent despite London, Scotland and Northern Ireland backing staying in.

cheered the referendum vote for Great Britain to leave the European Union, the negative impact on U.S. markets was felt almost immediately. The Dow Jones plunged nearly 900 points in two days, the worst slump for U.S. stocks since August 2015. U.S. based companies in the broad Russell 3000, including Microsoft and JPMorgan Chase, suffered a collective loss of $1.3 trillion.

Court vote dealt a huge blow to President Barack Obama’s immigration plan. The president had issued an executive order to grant “deferred action” status to illegal immigrants who are parents of U.S. citizens or green card holders. Florida, Texas and 24 other states challenged the plans, and a federal district court blocked them nationwide. The one-sentence ruling, issued without comment or dissent, means that the programs will remain blocked from going into effect.

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CITIZEN PARTICIPATION VITAL On Monday, June 27, the Pensacola City Council held a workshop to discuss its boards and advisory committees. Only three members attended—Charles Bare, Sherri Myers, and Andy Terhaar. The lack of interest from the other council members was sad. For decades, municipalities have sought input from their citizens on land development, zoning, historic preservation, redevelopment, parks, environment, pensions and other issues. The boards are a reminder that their government is truly their government. City employees and elected officials serve them and answer to their wishes. However, we have seen an erosion of this at Pensacola City Hall. Initially, Mayor Ashton Hayward formed advisory committees on pensions, port, and downtown redevelopment, but he has not created any others in three years. He discontinued town hall meetings in December 2013. His last State of the City address was October 2013. The Pensacola City Council abolished its committee structure in 2010 and rewrote its rules that reduced citizens’ comments when it replaced its Committee of the Whole meetings with agenda reviews. The Boyd Forum was created to provide for additional public input at council meetings, but it has evolved to the one time citizens can publicly address their city officials each month, now that the council only holds one regular monthly meeting. The mayor, city administrator and some council mem-

bers have quit attending the forums. City boards are designed to keep city processes in the citizens’ hands, not in the hands of bureaucrats whose jobs depend on pleasing politicians. However, these boards can only be as effective as the support city staff provides. The problems that we saw with Planning Board on issues such as Long Hollow radio tower and the proposed Manna Food Pantries warehouse are tied to lack of staff properly advising the board. In both instances, staff didn’t correctly interpret the city code or chose to ignore it. We have seen board members vote on their clients’ projects while city staff sat silent. Mayor Hayward has not provided the board with legal counsel to sort through issues. In the issue involving the Architectural Review Board and the demolition of the John Sunday House, we learned that the ARB had tabled incomplete applications for a decade. According to its minutes, the board tabled 72 items under the Hayward administration from 2012-2015. The new city attorney has stated that was wrong. Why hasn’t the mayor assigned an attorney to help the ARB? If the City Council can ever get more than three members to care, I hope city leaders will work to strength city boards and support the important role they play in city governance. {in} rick@inweekly.net

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By Rick Outzen On June 21, Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward did not receive the $316,600 that he requested from the Escambia Board of County Commissioners (BCC) for the cleanup of the contaminated groundwater that has stalled the city’s Government Street Stormwater Pond project at Corrine Jones Park. However, the commissioners did approve $200,000 towards the “dewatering” work by a 4-1 vote. Commissioner Doug Underhill cast the lone dissenting vote. City Administrator Eric Olson appeared before the BCC to explain the situation. He said that the city thought it could construct the stormwater pond near Corrine Jones Park without impacting the remediation plan for the mosquito control facility that was closed a decade ago. “It turns out we can't do that,” said Olson. “Further testing has revealed that, unfortunately, this is just not an exact science. All the predictions, all the assessments came in from your consultant, Cameron-Cole, used by our engineering consultant and blessed off by the DEP saying yes, those were reasonable assumptions.” He said, “Once the contractor got in there, it turns out that this is a bigger plume, a bigger project than we had anticipated. We need the county's help in this.” The city administrator said the project was important for reasons other than adding stormwater storage capacity for downtown Pensacola. “Right now, this is land that is underutilized,” said Olson. “It's land that exists in a his66

torically under-served area of our community. This will provide an amenity, an amenity similar to Admiral Mason Park. “ He added, “It's going to really be an improvement to this neighborhood. We can't move forward on this project until we can remediate the site.” Commissioner Grover Robinson warned the commissioners that not helping the city might send the wrong message to state officials. “The state will be sitting on approximately $2 billion worth of additional money that they will be looking to allocate for partners,” said Robinson. “I imagine they would be looking for partners who work together for their community to make sure the matching funds happen, and those projects actually come to fruition rather than stopping it.” Robinson added, “I would certainly want them to know that they have somebody in Escambia County that's willing to work together and not going to fall apart at the first sign of a problem. I think that will be critical to obtain those grants in the future in what we do.” Commissioner Doug Underhill rejected Robinson’s argument. “I will say that I reject outright the idea that the federal government and the BP process is so fickle that a couple of commissioners standing up and asking the due diligence questions that are associated with our constitutional offices would somehow put other monies in the

future at risk,” he said. “Partnership is a mutually beneficial, mutually participatory process.” Underhill pointed out the Government Street project is in his district, but there are other more pressing environmental remediation needs in District 2, like the American Creosote site and Omni-Vest Landfill. “When we did the cleanup work at American Creosote we didn't clean up the ditch (near Yacht Club and Sanders Beach) where some of the highest levels of toxins exist,” he said. “When there's heavy run-off, those toxins actually go into the water right at the Sanders Beach Boat Ramp and the adjacent beach area.” He said. “My people who are city residents and who are also in my district, they are my constituents, and they are swimming and playing in an area that we haven't cleaned up yet. That makes it a priority for me.” Underhill did not prevail in the vote, but he wanted to make a point. “This project is not a priority for the county,” he said on “Pensacola Speaks,” just minutes after the BCC meeting adjourned. “We do have brownfields that are a risk to citizens’ livelihood and their health.” He added, “What we end up doing in this county all too often is because we don’t have a plan, we respond to crisis, and this was brought to us saying if we don’t pony up this money right now, then we were going to have to demote the workforce, and we might lose the project.” Underhill said, “We’ve got to get out of the business of responding to crisis and actually planning for and articulating to the citizens what our priorities are in this county.” Commissioner Underhill pointed that City Administrator failed to point out in his presentation. Documents given to him on Monday, June 20 showed that this “crisis” was created by Mayor Hayward and his staff. The backup information revealed that the city changed the scope of the work in April of 2014. “I’ll read it exactly: ‘4/21/14. City held an internal project kickoff meeting and decided to increase the size of the pond.’ Now, I’ll tell you just from a project manager’s point of view, if on your kickoff meeting you’re changing the scope of work, you’re probably not doing project management the right way,” said Underhill. The original cost of the project was expected to be $2.1 million and funded by a National

“We’ve got to get out of the business of responding to crisis and actually planning for and articulating to the citizens what our priorities are in this county.” Commissioner Doug Underhill

Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) grant that Mayor Hayward announced in November 2013. The city council accepted the grant in the March 2014 and agreed to pay $22,000 towards the project as its match. The timeline in the backup document given to the commissioners showed that NFWF approved the funding application on March 19, 2014. The city issued a design notice to Atkins Global on April 8, 2014. The county’s consultant overseeing the remediation of the old mosquito control facility, Cameron-Cole, concluded the contaminated plume from the closed facility would not adversely impact the Government Street pond. On April 16, 2014, Florida Department of Environmental Protection sent at letter to the County Brownfields Coordinator stating it agreed with the Cameron-Cole conclusions. Then five days later, Mayor Hayward and his staff decided to increase the size of the pond. The county was not asked to have Cameron-Cole do a new environmental study. The timeline showed for May-July 2014, “Atkins proceeded to develop conceptual plans in May based on the larger volume in order to ensure that contamination levels would be below allowable levels.” When the city bid the project in May 2015, the contractors bidding raised concerns about the potential contamination, and the city added a line item for dewatering. The bids came back three times higher than the grant. Eventually, Utility Service Company of Gulf Breeze was awarded the work for $3 million in December 2015. These issues were kept from the Pensacola City Council and the public. City Administrator Olson told the council last summer that the bids came back higher than expected, but didn’t mention that the city had expanded the project. The cost of the project has ballooned to over $3 million. The additional expense has been covered by $1.1 million in BP oil spill restoration money and $113,850 from the city's stormwater utility fee revenue. Underhill was clearly frustrated by the lack of information coming from Pensacola City Hall. “You might’ve found that there were better opportunities for the county to participate, maybe lower the cost,” he said, “None of that was done.” “It’s a funny thing. It’s the difference between collaboration and cooperation. Cooperation is what you do in times of crisis; you work together to get something done. Collaboration is the work you do to lay those groundwork relationships prior to the crisis,” he added. Underhill said, “Collaboration is what we need to be thinking about here in the community and working together from the outset of these projects, not being brought in only when it’s time to cut a check.” {in} inweekly.net

GOP DEBATE HAD SPARKS

By Rick Outzen The Republican Party held the first debate of its candidates running to fill the seat of Congressman Jeff Miller, who chose not to seek for another term. Earlier in the day, the qualifying period ended, and eight Republicans and one Democrat qualified to run for Congress. The Republicans have in the race three military veterans, Cris Dosev, Brian Frazier and James Zumwalt; two state lawmakers, Sen. Greg Evers and Rep. Matt Gaetz; businessman Mark Wichern and Rebekah Bydlak, director of outreach for the Coalition to Reduce Spending. The eighth GOP candidate is Gary Fairchild of Okaloosa County, who did not attend the debate. The lone Democratic candidate is Steven Specht, a 33-year-old Air Force veteran. At Friday's debate, the seven GOP candidates in attendance were asked to tell what type of conservative they were. The answers sparked some sparring between State Rep. Matt Gaetz and State Sen. Greg Evers over Obamacare. "I'm a freedom conservative, a liberty

conservative," said Gaetz at the end of his response to the question. "That is why I led the fight in Florida to block Obamacare expansion.” He continued, “I wish that my dear friend, Greg Evers, had joined me. Unfortunately, Senator Evers voted to put more than a million more people on the Medicaid roles and have Obamacare in Florida. I'm on the other side of that issue. I have fought Obamacare here, and I'll fight it in Washington.” Evers responded, "I said in the beginning that I wasn't a lawyer and I'm not a great debater. I just tell it like it is. I have fought against Obamacare all the way." He said, "What I did do was move to put Florida back in control of the Medicaid system that we were being forced down by Obamacare. By doing those restrictions and expanding healthcare coverage for your children, to cover the VA that's in our hospitals. If you call that wrong, then I was just wrong. I'm sorry about it." Aside from that brief exchange, the candidates stayed on point with their answers about their conservatism. Cris Dosev considered himself a Reagan conservative. "Ronald Reagan imbued most of the

“Frankly, the biggest problem I see on Capitol Hill is the fact that even the Republicans have gotten away from our constitutional values.” James Zumwalt

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qualities that Americans find honorable in a statesman like he was," said Dosev. "He understood the place of America in the world. We were that shining city upon the hill that the rest of the world looked upon for not only guidance but as the goal." James Zumwalt brought up his military experience. "When I signed up to defuse bombs in Iraq it wasn't because of, frankly, the party or the what have you, like the Republicans, the Independents, or the Democrats," he said. "It was for the Republic." He added, "Frankly, the biggest problem I see on Capitol Hill is the fact that even the Republicans have gotten away from our constitutional values. It's very simple, the two main duties as described in the Constitution for Congress, the two main things, provide for the common defense and appropriate funds." Matt Gaetz opened, “I’m the kind of conservative that wants the government to leave us all alone." "A group of brave Americans got together and made a promise, not only to each other and not only to those living at the time but those who would come in future generations of Americans, that we would be successful in a different way than the rest of the world," he said. "The promise (of limited government) has been broken by Washington politicians," said Gaetz, who pledged to eliminate the Federal Department of Education. "Trust me. I have seen the inside of government. You don't want those folks making any decisions for you. Mark Wichern described himself as a constitutional conservative. "I believe that the government should not interfere with the individual, his ability to work, and definitely not get involved in the free market," he said. "We need to make sure our limited government keeps their promises to the states. This entire country has turned itself upside down to where the people are now on the very bottom and the federal government is on the top." Wichern said, "We need to go back to the Constitution and actually read it." Brian Frazier said, "I'm absolutely a constitutional conservative. I took an oath to defend that Constitution, and I've planned on defending it my whole life with my life if need be." He cited in experience in Washington working with various agencies. "I understand that the departments and agencies of this government are so far outside the Constitution that they have

become the definition of tyranny," said Frazier. "That means that they have usurped the power of the legislative, the executive, and the judicial, all into one place. Then you get no due process which is guaranteed to us under the Constitution." He added, “If you send me to Washington, I will not operate outside the constitutional box. To do that is to be a part of an unprincipled and unlawful government. It is the foundational document of our way of life and our legal system. If we don't get back to it, we will never recover our country." Greg Evers said he was a Reagan conservative "with some constitutional twist in there." "Here's the thing I want to uphold the Constitution, but I want to build back our military. I want to take care of the veterans that some gave some and then some gave all. I want to see that they are taken care of. I want to balance a budget, just like we do in Florida, in Washington D.C. That's what kind of conservative I am," said Evers. "You take and cut the fat out of the agency budgets, but you increase our military spending to where terrorism you don't have to worry about going home and going to sleep at night," he said. "Those are the things that we need to be looking at—increasing our economy, dealing back on the terrorism, so we can stop the illegal immigrants from coming across the border. To me, that's being conservative." Rebekah Bydlak called herself "an allof-the-above conservative." "I'm a Reagan conservative, a constitutional conservative, fiscal conservative, liberty conservative," she said. Bydlak explained, "I was homeschooled before I went to college. I grew up from the early age, and I'm proud my mother is here in the audience today, knowing that government is not the solution. It is the problem. The federal government has no business in most of the things that it is doing. We have to have advocates who will push back." She added, "I'm proud to have been in endorsed by the Republican Liberty Caucus and the National Association for Gun Rights. I've been endorsed by them because I believe in individual liberty, small government, constitutional conservatism." The next GOP Congressional debate will be at 6:30 p.m., June 30 at Northwest Florida State College in Okaloosa County. A third debate is set for July 30 at Milton High School in Santa Rosa County. A date and venue for a debate in Walton County have yet to be scheduled. {in}

“I took an oath to defend that Constitution, and I've planned on defending it my whole life with my life if need be.” Brian Frazier

WICHERN TAKES ON GAETZ At the GOP

MYSTERY CANDIDATE On June 23,

Gary Fairchild paid $10, 440 to run as a Republican for the First Congressional District seat. The address that he gave was 4771 Bayou Boulevard, #175, Pensacola, FL 32503 – which is the western building of the Cordova Collections shopping complex. Other stores at 4771 Bayou Boulevard include Cox Solutions, Painting with a Twist, Santino’s and UPS Store. The #175 is a postal box at the UPS Store. Inweekly emailed Fairchild at FairchildForCongress2016@aol.com and asked him to come on “Pensacola Speaks” after he filed. He did not reply. Fairchild did not appear at the June 24 GOP debate. Martin Simmons, chairman of the Republican Committee for the First Congressional District, said that he finally reached the Okaloosa County Republican hours before the event, but Fairchild had another engagement. Inweekly talked with several of the attendees at the debate at Booker T. Washington High School. No one knew Fairchild, including State Sen. Don Gaetz, who has served Okaloosa County in various elected offices since 1994. 88

Congressional debate, Mark Wichern challenged Rep. Matt Gaetz on his voting record. “I find it odd that Mr. Gaetz next to me is mentioning education when he's one of the guys that voted for Obamacare and then turned around and renamed Obamacare so you guys wouldn't know what it actually was, and called it Florida Standards,” said Wichen. Gaetz said that he has led the fight against Common Core in the Florida Legislature and jabbed Wichern for confusing Obamacare with Common Core. He said that he sponsored and passed bills that allowed school districts to opt out of Common Core textbooks. “High standards developed locally and administered are important if for no other reason than they can tell us there is a difference between Obamacare and Common Core,” said Gaetz Wichern asked, “How can you be for an education system when you voted for Common Core? You brought it to Florida and covered it up by calling it another name.” Gaetz replied, "Listen, Mark, I know you're an ambitious guy, and this is an additional time you've run for Congress, but your ambition can't outpace your ability to tell the truth." He said that he was the first candidate in this campaign to advocate for the abolition of the Federal Department of Education. Wichern said that he advocated to abolish DOE when he ran for Congress in 2014. “Mark, was that two years ago when you weren't a Republican and you were running under a different banner?” asked Gaetz. “Oh, that's a good one,” said Wichern. “Hey, you know what? Two weeks before the primary...I'm sorry I couldn't run as a Republican. I ran as an Independent.” Gaetz said, “We're glad you're a Republican now, but we'd just like you to be a Republican that tells the truth.”

Wichern replied, “I'll tell you what, the bills that you voted for are listed on the bottom of my card. Maybe the audience ought to go ahead and look it up and see what you've actually voted for.” Gaetz replied, “I am glad you've taken such an interest in my record. The Tampa Bay Times, no friend to Conservatives, says I have the most Conservative record in the Florida legislature. They saw it as an insult. I wear it as a badge of honor.”

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yer Ken Feinberg has been involved with some of the nation's worst tragedies. The Washington, D.C.-based attorney served as the special master for the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund, and as claims administrator of relief funds for victims of the Boston Marathon bombing; Aurora, Colo., movie theater mass shooting; and the Virginia Tech attack. Feinberg is now lending his expertise to the city of Orlando, where he is consulting on the OneOrlando Fund that was established to aid victims and families of the June 12 massacre at Pulse nightclub. A gunman killed 49 people and wounded more than 50 others before he was killed by police. Feinberg also served as the claims czar for BP concerning the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill. In a telephone interview with Dara Kam of, The News Service of Florida, Feinberg said that he would not get paid for his work associated with the Orlando compensation fund. The Orlando job "is strictly a public service that I'm offering at the request of the mayor of Orlando and others," he said. Feinberg said the biggest hurdle in administering funds like the OneOrlando Fund is the emotional toll suffered by the victims and their families. “The hard part, the most difficult part of what I do, is not signing or administering these programs,” said Feinberg. “It's dealing with the emotion that comes with individual survivors and their families and those physically injured, who meet me and vent about life's unfairness and want to validate the memory of a lost loved one.”

football and career development camp, "The Game Plan," for area high school athletes. Robbins has constructed his camp, which is part of his non-profit, Mr. Robbins' Neighborhood, to teach kids what it means to be a professional. The Pensacola native played defensive tackle for 12 years in the NFL with the Minnesota Vikings, the New York Giants, and the St. Louis Rams. He won the Super Bowl with the Giants in 2007. Robbins defines professionalism as what an athlete does "outside the field." Many people think being professional is defined by how good one is at their job, but according to Robbins, it is much more than that. Robbins believes professionalism is how you carry yourself off the field because it reflects on your past, present, and future life and how you act can harm or help you. He told Inweekly that the kids are often given a “false hope because they believe with all the money they can do whatever they want.” He doesn’t tell the high school students that the life of a professional athlete is glorious and amazing. "I don't sugarcoat anything with the kids,” said Robbins. “I let them and their parents know the stats (how many make it into the NFL)." He said, "I think the parents are now getting more involved and seeing how hard it really is. Nobody knows how hard or what goes on behind the scenes of making it, so I show the different angles on and off the field how hard it is for the player and the parents." He tells the kids that their chances are slim on making it to the NFL, letting them know, "About only 2 percent of college athletes make it to the pros." The life of a professional athlete is hard. There is much more than fans see on television. Robbins wants "The Game Plan" participants to realize what they are getting into if they pursue a professional career in sports. "I tell the guys I work with, ‘you’re big, you’re fast, you’re strong, you can run, but it's from the neck up,’" he said. "How fast can you process that information and how do you get that edge to be better than players?” said Robbins. “It's about work and being fundamentally sound."

“I tell the guys I work with, ‘you’re big,

you’re fast, you’re strong, you can run, but it's from the neck up.’” Fred Robbins

MR. ROBBINS’ NEIGHBORHOOD

This past week, retired NFL player Fred Robbins held his third annual three-day

Contributors to The Buzz: Dara Kam of The News Service of Florida and Blanton Stagno. {in} inweekly.net

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Sparks and Stars by Peyton Banfell

4 MORE THINGS TO DO ON THE 4TH If you’re looking for even more ways to celebrate Independence Day, we’ve got you covered. 1. SERTOMA’S 4th OF JULY CELEBRATION IN SEVILLE SQUARE Of course, the main event at Sertoma’s 27th annual celebration is the fireworks display, which the largest on the Gulf Coast. Leading up to the big show, they’ve got a full day of pre-fireworks events planned at Seville Square that will run from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Regional bands, food vendors, arts and crafts vendors, and a free children’s area are all on the schedule. There’s even a hot dog eating contest. The fireworks over Pensacola Bay will begin at 9 p.m., with a simultaneous music broadcast on Cat Country 98.7. Just remember leave your pets and private stash of fireworks at home. For more information visit pensacolafireworks.com.

This year, Pensacola will be putting a classical spin on the Fourth of July with the Pensacola Symphony Orchestra (PSO). PSO will be presenting “Symphony Sparks and Stars,”—a patriotic themed outdoor concert event. Local attorney, Peter Mougey, first brought the idea for the concert to the city and PSO. The performance will feature American classics such as “God Bless America” and “America the Beautiful.” Popular film music and battle hymns for each branch of military service will also be integrated into the show. Local actor Joe Tomko will be narrating a piece called "Liberty for All" by composer Jim Beckel. “We've performed this piece a few times—most recently on July 4th last year in Seaside with Sen. Don Gaetz narrating and previously at our Mother's Day concerts on Pensacola Beach with Mayor Hayward and before that Sue Straughn,” said Megan Burke, PSO’s Patron Development and Communications Director. “Liberty for All” contains quotes from June 30, 2016

Patrick Henry, George Washington, and during their off-season. “There John F. Kennedy. is no better place to spend time In addition to a musical salute, memwith your family than an event bers of the Marine Corps will be on hand like this,” said Barrow. {in} to present the colors and the United States Navy will send fighter jets over the bay for a fly-over. The event will be simulcast throughout the WHEN: 7:30 p.m. Monday, July 4 Blue Wahoos stadium— WHERE: Hunter Amphitheater (behind Blue where an additional free, Wahoo’s Stadium), 351 W. Main St. family event will be held. COST: Free and open to the public It will also be broadcast DETAILS: pensacolasymphony.com all the way to Bayfront Parkway. “This will probably be the biggest audience we have performed for all season,” says Bret WHEN: 5 p.m. Monday, July 4 Barrow, Executive DirecWHERE: Blue Wahoo’s Stadium, 351 W. Main St. tor of PSO. COST: Free and open to the public Even if you don’t typiDETAILS: facebook.com/BlueWahoosBaseball cally consider PSO shows “kid friendly” this one certainly is. It’s also a great way to see PSO in action

SYMPHONY SPARKS AND STARS

FOURTH OF JULY AT BLUE WAHOOS STADIUM

2. INDEPENDENCE DAY FIREWORKS ON PENSACOLA BEACH On Pensacola Beach, fireworks over the Santa Rosa Sound begin at 8:30 p.m. Quietwater Beach and Portofino Boardwalk are usually the best locations to view the show. For more information go to visitpensacolabeach.com. 3. 4th OF JULY WINE DINNER AT THE FISH HOUSE The Fish House will be open for walk-in dining all evening (as will Atlas Oyster House and the Deck Bar). As a special Fourth of July event, they will also be offering a special five-course food and wine dinner with seating on the balcony above the Fish House for $100 per person. For more details visit greatsouthernrestaurants.com. 4. BEER, BARBECUE & BOOM AT LEE HOUSE The Lee House’s “Beer, Barbecue & Boom” starts at 6 p.m. and features a barbecue buffet and a front row seat on their lawn for the Sertoma fireworks show. Guests will also receive access to the airconditioned living areas and restrooms inside Lee House. Tickets are $55 per person and reservations required. For more information, call the Lee House at 912-8770.

calendar VINYASA YOGA FLOW 6-7 p.m. Free. Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org

dium, 315 W. Cedar Ave. bluewahoos.com

BLUE WAHOOS VS. CHATTANOOGA LOOKOUTS 6:30 p.m. $7-$54. Blue Wahoos Sta-

CLASSIC SUMMER MOVIES SCREENING: APOLLO 13 7:30 p.m. Treehouse Cinema,

dium, 315 W. Cedar Ave. bluewahoos.com DATE NIGHT DANCING 6:30-8:30 p.m. Learn the basics of several romantic ballroom and country-dance styles in unique group classes that keep partners together. DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. $10. dancecraftfl.com CLASSIC SUMMER MOVIES SCREENING: APOLLO 13 7:30 p.m. Treehouse Cinema,

1175 Gulf Breeze Pkwy. treehousecinemagulfbreeze.com GRAYSON CAPPS 8 p.m. $10. Vinyl Music Hall, 2 S. Palafox. vinylmusichall.com THE MOLLY RINGWALDS 9 p.m. Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com GAIA BLUE & AFTER EARTH 11 p.m.-2 a.m. Free. The Backporch, 710 N. Palafox.

SATURDAY 7.2

SANTA ROSA FARMERS MARKET 8 a.m.-1

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

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

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THURSDAY 6.30

BLUE WAHOOS VS. CHATTANOOGA LOOKOUT S 6:30 p.m. $7-$54. Blue Wahoos Sta-

meetup of Western Gate Florida Trail Association to work on National Scenic Trail and side trail. Meet at Blackwater River Forestry Center, 11650 Munson Highway. To sign up: meetup.com/ftawesterngate. WINE TASTING AT AWM 5 p.m. Try something new every week at Aragon Wine Market’s regular wine tasting, only a few blocks from downtown. Aragon Wine Market, 27 S. 9th Ave. aragonwinemarket.com DANCE LESSONS 6:30 p.m. Ballroom, Swing, and Country. Professional partner dance instruction for all skill levels. DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. $10. dancecraftfl.com

GAIA BLUE & AFTER EARTH 7-11 p.m. Free.

WORK ON FLORIDA TRAIL 8 a.m. Regular

GLUTEN-FREE ITALIAN FEAST WITH RUSS CRANDALL 6:30-8:30 p.m. $45 per person.

So Gourmet, 407-D S. Palafox sogourmetpensacola.com.

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Sabine Sandbar, 715 Pensacola Beach Blvd.

FRIDAY 7.1

NATURAL REMEDIES FOR YOUR GARDEN 10-

11 a.m. Free. Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org PILATES MAT WITH EMILY 1-2 p.m. Free. Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org WINE TASTING 5-7 p.m. Out and about in East Hill on Friday night? Stop by City Grocery for their free weekly wine tasting before settling in or heading out for the night. City Grocery, 2050 N. 12th Ave. HAPPY HOUR COOK OUTS 5 p.m. Drink specials, free cookout. Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com

ed. Meet at Naval Live Oaks Headquarters on Highway 98, about two miles east of Gulf Breeze on the right. For more information, contact oceanhourfl@gmail.com or baybluffscleanup@gmail.com. GET HEALTHY FOR SUMMER WITH CORDOVA MALL 9-10 a.m. Health Department

of Escambia County presents health event. Free. Cordova Mall, 5100 N. 9th Ave. 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 THE JACKSONIAN GUARD COLORS CEREMONY 6 p.m. Free. Every Saturday through Au-

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

BLUE WAHOOS VS. CHATTANOOGA LOOKOUTS 6:30 p.m. $7-$54. Blue Wahoos Sta-

1175 Gulf Breeze Pkwy. treehousecinemagulfbreeze.com

LOCAL SHOWCASE: POST PLUTO, COLONEL GENTLEMAN, BLIGHT & FAUX/FOX 8 p.m.

$5. Vinyl Music Hall, 2 S. Palafox. vinylmusichall.com DANCE PARTY 8-midnight. Strictly ballroom. Join us for partner dancing on the best wood dance floor in the area. DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. $10. dancecraftfl.com

CHILLED MONKEY BRAINS, OPERATION HENNESSEY, BRICKBRATS, THE DEADBEATS

9 p.m. $8. The Handlebar, 319 N. Tarragona St. pensacolahandlebar.com IMPROVABLE CAUSE 10:30 p.m. $10. Pensacola Little Theatre, 400 S. Jefferson St. pensacolalittletheatre.com.

SUNDAY 7.3

WAKE UP HIKE 7 a.m. Meet at Bay Bluffs Park, Scenic Highway at Summit Ave., for a brisk one to two-hour walk with brunch to follow at an area restaurant. MYTHS, LEGENDS AND FOLKLORE WITH MARTY CAMPBELL 12-1 p.m. Free. Ever'man

Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org

BLUE WAHOOS VS. CHATTANOOGA LOOKOUTS 6:30 p.m. $7-$54. Blue Wahoos Sta-

dium, 315 W. Cedar Ave. bluewahoos.com MENTAL COLLAPSE, ON POINT, CIG & THE BUTTS, MERCY KILLS 10 p.m. $5-$8. The

Handlebar, 319 N. Tarragona St. pensacolahandlebar.com

MONDAY 7.4

SERTOMA’S 4th OF JULY CELEBRATION IN SEVILLE SQUARE 11 a.m. Pre-fireworks

events all day from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., the fireworks over Pensacola Bay will begin at 9 p.m. Seville Square. pensacolafireworks.com SEVILLE QUARTER MILERS 5:30 p.m. Runners meet in front of Seville Quarter for a run around downtown Pensacola. Free pasta and drink specials after the run at Fast Eddie's. Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com

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in numerous photo categories. Details about how to enter photographs into the show can be found on our website at wideanglephotoclub.com. The last day to submit photos is July 23. If you have any questions about the Power of Photography Show or about the Wide Angle Photography Club email info@ wideanglephotoclub.org.

firework show and live music. Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com SYMPHONY SPARKS & STARS 7:30 p.m. Pensacola Symphony Orchestra performs a free concert. Hunter Amphitheatre behind Blue Wahoos Stadium, 315 W. Main St. FOURTH OF JULY BASH 8 p.m. Daikaiju, Black Titan, Nik Flagstar, Acorns, Dinosaur Daze, Dynamic Piñata. The Handlebar, 319 N. Tarragona St. pensacolahandlebar.com FOURTH OF JULY FIREWORKS 8:30 p.m. Fireworks display at Quietwater Beach on Pensacola Beach. visitpensacolabeach.com

TUESDAY 7.5

JUGGLING 101 4-5 p.m. Free. Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org DYNAMIC YOGA FLOW 6-7 p.m. Free. Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org SELF DEFENSE SEMINAR 6:30 p.m. $25 for Beyond Barre Members and $30 for nonmembers. For ages 10 and up. Beyond Barre Pensacola, 5022-A W. Fairfield Dr. DANCE LESSONS 6:30 p.m. Country, Swing, and Ballroom. Professional partner dance instruction for all skill levels. DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. $10. dancecraftfl.com STRUT YOUR MUTT 6:45 p.m. Join fellow dog walkers for a 45-minute stroll in East Hill. Dogs must be leashed and well behaved. Walkers meet at the entrance to Bayview Dog Park at 20th Ave. and E. Lloyd St. BANDS ON THE BEACH 7-9 p.m. Johnny Earthquake and the Moondogs. Gulfside Pavilion, Pensacola Beach. visitpensacolabeach.com MEDITATION /PRANIC HEALING 7:15-8:30 p.m. Free. Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org TUNESDAY SOUND CAFE 7:30 p.m. Enjoy a cup of coffee or tea and tunes from the baby grand piano. Pensacola Library lobby, 239 North Spring St.

WEDNESDAY 7.6

REKI FOR PETS ON THE LAWN 5-6 p.m. Free. Ever'man Natural Food and Grocery, 315 W. Garden St. everman.org RESTORATIVE YOGA 6-7 p.m. Free. Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org RECORD NIGHT All evening. Bring a record in to play and receive $1 off your first drink. Sluggo's, 101 S. Jefferson St. facebook.com/ sluggospensacola DANCE LESSONS 6:30 p.m. West Coast Swing. Professional partner dance instruction for all skill levels. DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. $10. dancecraftfl.com MEDITATION 7:15-8:30 p.m. Free. Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org DANCE PARTY 8-10 p.m. A mix of swing, country, and ballroom music for partner dancing on the best wood dance floor in the area. DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. $10. dancecraftfl.com

June 30, 2016

≥Fundraisers

70 FOR $70 AT QUAYSIDE ART GALLERY

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PIANO CONCERT FEATURING ISABELLA AREOLA

6-9 p.m. June 30. Artel Gallery, 223 S. Palafox. artelgallery.org

≥Exhibits

HIGHLIGHTS FROM PERMANENT COLLECTION ECHOES OF NATURE On

view through July 23. Mixed media from artists Solange Kelley and Melinda Giron. Blue Morning Gallery, 21 S. Palafox. bluemorninggallery. com HIGHLIGHTS FROM PERMANENT COLLECTION On view

through Sept. 17. A wide range of modern and contemporary styles from PMA permanent collection. Pensacola Museum of Art, 407 S. Jefferson St. pensacolamuseum.org SALTY BUTTER On view through July 17. An exhibition of whimsy, humor and fun from artists at First City Art Center. First City Art Center,

1060 Guillemard St. firstcityart.org I WONDER. On view through July 8. Various mediums explore the future. Artel Gallery, 223 S. Palafox. artelgallery.org.

portraits. On view through July 16. Pensacola Museum of Art, 407 S. Jefferson St. pensacolamuseum.org

STEPHEN KNAPP: LIGHT PAINTINGS

RESTORED PURPOSE

Sculptural works created entirely of light and glass by artist Stephen Knapp. On view through August 27. Pensacola Museum of Art, 407 S. Jefferson St. pensacolamuseum.org

BOTANICALS: CHANNELING GEORGIA RECEPTION On view

≥Call To Artists

On view through July 8. Artist Jenea Wood explores the relationship between painting and photography through the process of photo transfers. Artel Gallery, 223 S. Palafox. artelgallery.org

through July 8. Connie Boussom presents eight Georgia O'Keefe inspired oil paintings. Artel Gallery, 223 S. Palafox. artelgallery.org SOME LIKE IT HOT

On view through July 21. Glasswork exhibit from local artists. Pensacola State College, 1000 College Blvd. THE ARTIST REVEALED: ARTIST PORTRAITS AND SELF PORTRAITS

Various media and artists explore the difference between portraits and self-

THE WIDE ANGLE PHOTO CLUB OF PENSACOLA

The Wide Angle Photo Club of Pensacola sponsors the 23rd Annual Power of Photography Show an exhibit that benefits ARC Gateway in Pensacola. The POP Show highlights the best in photography for the Panhandle. We anticipate over 1,000 entries from approximately 100 artists from Florida and other states. Ribbons, photography gear, and money will be given to the best

Quayside Art Gallery's 143-year-old building needs major repairs. To raise funds to cover this, artists are donating their art for sale with 100 percent of proceeds going to repair the historic building. These will all be new pieces—jewelry, pottery, and paintings—ranging from traditional to modern conceptual works, photography and woodwork, all for sale at $70 each. Don't miss this opportunity to buy valuable original art at an unbelievable low price and, at the same time, help preserve a bit of Pensacola history. Visit the gallery at 15-17 E. Zarragosa St. quaysidegallery.com

≥Workshops & Classes POTTERY ON THE WHEEL Six-week

workshops are held Tuesdays from 6-9 p.m., Wednesdays from 9 a.m.-12 p.m., Thursdays from 6-9 p.m. and Saturdays from 9 a.m.-12 p.m. at First City Art Center, 1060 Guillemard St. Cost is $157.25 for members and $185 for non-members. 15

calendar For more information, visit firstcityart.org.

INTRODUCTION TO POTTERY ON THE WHEEL Every Mon-

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

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

CLAY SCULPTURE

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

more information, visit firstcityart.org. BELLY DANCING

Eight-week beginner and advanced classes on Tuesday nights. For beginner, intermediate and advanced students. Classes held at First City Art Center, 1060 N. Guillemard St For more information and to sign up for a class visit pensacolabellydance.com

LIFE DRAWING.

Artists of any skill level are welcome to draw life figures. 6-9 p.m. Monday nights. Cost is $5-$10 a person. Contact phayes@ ihmc.us if interested. First City Art Center, 1060 N. Guillemard St. The group is always looking for new models, contact Pat at the email address above if interested.

Bars and Nightlife

≥Bar Games

Thursdays POKER 8 p.m. The Ticket 1, 7250 Plantation Rd., ticketsportsbar.com

POOL TOURNAMENT

8 p.m. The Ticket 2, 2115 W. 9 Mile Rd., ticketsportsbar.com COLLEGE NIGHT 10 p.m. Drink specials, beer pong tournament starts at 10 p.m. Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com Friday WINE TASTING

5-7 p.m. Informative wine tasting in Seville Quarter Wine and Gift Shop. No charge for the tasting. Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com DRAG BINGO 6-8 p.m. Ages 21 and

over. Emerald City's The Other Side, 406 E. Wright St. emeraldcitypensacola.com

POOL TOURNAMENT

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

MEMBERSHIP APPRECIATION NIGHT 8

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

BAR AND RESTAURANT EMPLOYEE (B.A.R.E. NIGHT) 7

p.m. Special prices for B.A.R.E. Card membership holders. Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St., sevillequarter. com Mondays

TEXAS HOLD ‘EM FOR FUN AND TRIVIA 7

p.m. The Sandshaker Lounge, 731 Pen-

sacola Beach Blvd. sandshaker.com TRIVIA NIGHT 7-9 p.m. World of Beer, 200 S. Palafox. wobusa.com/locations/ Palafox BAR BINGO 8 p.m. Apple Annie's at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com MONDAY NIGHT TRIVIA 9:30-10:30

p.m. Mugs and Jugs, 12080 Scenic Highway. facebook.com/ MugsJugs Tuesdays TUESDAY TRIVIA 8 p.m. The Bridge Bar and Sunset Lounge, 33 Gulf Breeze Pkwy. facebook.com/thebridgebargb

TICKET TEAM TRIVIA

8 p.m. The Ticket 1, 7250 Plantation Rd., ticketsportsbar.com POKER 8 p.m. The Ticket 2, 2115 W. 9 Mile Rd., ticketsportsbar.com TEAM TRIVIA 9 p.m.

Hopjacks. 10 S. Palafox. hopjacks. com Wednesdays

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a.m. Half- priced bottles of wine every Wednesday. Jackson's Steakhouse, 226 S. Palafox. jacksonsrestaurant.com LADIES NIGHT ON THE DECK 5 p.m. $2

drinks and music. The Deck Bar, 600 S. Barracks St. fishhousepensacola.com PUB TRIVIA NIGHT

7-9:30 p.m. Goat Lips Beer Garden, 2811 Copter Rd. facebook. com/goatlipsdeli RECORD NIGHT 8 p.m. Bring a record in and get $1 your first drink. Sluggo's, 101 S. Jefferson St. facebook.com/sluggospensacola WEDNESDAY QUIZ TRIVIA 8 p.m. The

Cabaret, 101 S. Jefferson St. cabaret-

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TICKET BAR BINGO

8 p.m. The Ticket 1, 7250 Plantation Rd., ticketsportsbar.com BAR BINGO 10 p.m. Play, 16 S. Palafox, Suite 200. iplaypensacola.com

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Thursdays Lili Marlene’s at Seville Quarter, 8 p.m. 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com Saturdays Krazy George 9 p.m. Hub Stacey's 312 E. Government St. hubstaceys.com Sundays The Sandshaker Lounge, 9 p.m. 731 Pensacola Beach Blvd. sandshaker.com Mondays The Cabaret, 9 p.m. 101 S. Jefferson St. 607-2020 or cabaretpensacola.com Tuesdays Sandshaker Lounge, 8 p.m. 731 Pensacola

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

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THURSDAY 6.30

JOHN RIPLEY 6-9 p.m. Skopelos at New World, 600 S. Palafox AL MARTIN 6 p.m. The Piano Bar, Quality Inn, 7601 Scenic Hwy. LUCAS CRUTCHFIELD

6 p.m. The Deck, 600 S. Barracks St. fishhousepensacola.com FREEWAY 98 6-10 p.m. Peg Leg Pete's, 1010 Fort Pickens Rd., Pensacola Beach. peglegpetes.com MICHAEL WHEELER BAND 7 p.m. Hub

Stacey's 312 E. Government St. hubstaceys.com

DUELING PIANOS 8 p.m. Rosie O' Grady's Dueling Piano Show. Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St.,

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calendar sevillequarter.com TBA 8 p.m. Sandshaker Lounge, 731 Pensacola Beach Blvd. sandshaker.com PETE O'DEA 8:40 p.m. McGuire's Irish Bar Pub, 600 E. Gregory St. mcguiresirishpub.com RICH MCDUFF 9 p.m. McGuire's Irish Bar Pub, 600 E. Gregory St. mcguiresirishpub.com THICK AS THIEVES 9 p.m. End o' The Alley. Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com

FRIDAY 7.1

ADAM HOLT 12-4 p.m. Peg Leg Pete's, 1010 Fort Pickens Rd., Pensacola Beach. peglegpetes.com LUCAS CRUTCHFIELD & TBA 5 p.m. The

Deck, 600 S. Barracks St. fishhousepensacola.com AL MARTIN 6-11 p.m. The Piano Bar, Quality Inn, 7601 Scenic Hwy. JOSH TYRONE BAND 6-10 p.m.

Peg Leg Pete's, 1010 Fort Pickens Rd., Pensacola Beach. peglegpetes.com FREEWAY 98 6 p.m. Paradise Bar & Grill, 21 Via De Luna Dr., Pensacola Beach. paradisebar-grill.com JOHN RIPLEY 7-10 p.m. Skopelosat New World, 600 S. Palafox DUELING PIANOS 8 p.m. Rosie O' Grady's Dueling Piano Show. Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St., sevillequarter.com THE BLENDERS 8:30 p.m. Hub Stacey's 312 E. Government St. hubstaceys.com TBA 9 p.m. Sandshaker Lounge, 731 Pensacola Beach Blvd. sandshaker.com A FLOCK OF SEA MONKEYS 9 p.m. Lili

Marlene's. Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com RICH MCDUFF 9 p.m. McGuire's Irish Bar Pub, 600 June 30, 2016

E. Gregory St. mcguiresirishpub.com

SATURDAY 7.2

JOSH TYRONE BAND 12-4 p.m. Peg

Leg Pete's, 1010 Fort Pickens Rd., Pensacola Beach. peglegpetes.com TBA 3 p.m. Sandshaker Lounge, 731 Pensacola Beach Blvd. sandshaker.com AL MARTIN 6-11 p.m. The Piano Bar, Quality Inn, 7601 Scenic Hwy. FRWY 98 6-10 p.m. Peg Leg Pete's, 1010 Fort Pickens Rd., Pensacola Beach. peglegpetes.com TBA 6 p.m. The Deck, 600 S. Barracks St. fishhousepensacola.com BIG AL & THE HEAVYWEIGHTS 6 p.m.

Paradise Bar & Grill, 21 Via De Luna Dr., Pensacola Beach. paradisebar-grill.com RICH MCDUFF 9 p.m. McGuire's Irish Bar Pub, 600 E. Gregory St. mcguiresirishpub. com CHESAPEAKE SONS

9 p.m. Casino Beach Bar & Grille, 41 Fort Pickens Rd. casinobeachbar.com TBA 9 p.m. Sandshaker Lounge, 731 Pensacola Beach Blvd. sandshaker. com A FLOCK OF SEA MONKEYS 9 p.m. Lili

Marlene's. Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com HIGH HORSE 9 p.m. End o' the Alley. Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com THE GILLS 10 p.m. Apple Annie's. Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com

SUNDAY 7.3

SEVILLE QUARTER JAZZ BRUNCH 11

a.m.-3 p.m. Apple Annieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Seville Quarter, 130 E.

Government St. sevillequarter.com KEVIN CARSON 12-4 p.m. Peg Leg Pete's, 1010 Fort Pickens Rd., Pensacola Beach. peglegpetes.com THE GILLS 3 p.m. Paradise Bar & Grill, 21 Via De Luna Dr., Pensacola Beach. paradisebar-grill.com TBA 3:30 p.m. Hub Stacey's 312 E. Government St. hubstaceys.com TBA 4-8 p.m. Sandshaker Lounge, 731 Pensacola Beach Blvd. sandshaker.com PLATINUM PREMIER 6-10 p.m. Peg

Leg Pete's, 1010 Fort Pickens Rd., Pensacola Beach. peglegpetes.com

BROOKS HUBBERT

9 p.m. McGuire's Irish Bar Pub, 600 E. Gregory St. mcguiresirishpub.com TONY JOHNSON 9 p.m. End o' The Alley. Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com

MONDAY 7.4

LEKTRIC MULLET 4 p.m. Hub Stacey's 312 E. Government St. hubstaceys.com JAZZ GUMBO 6 p.m. Phineas Phogg's. Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com KEVIN CARSON 6-10 p.m. Peg Leg Pete's, 1010 Fort Pickens Rd., Pensacola Beach. peglegpetes.com BEN PRESTAGE 6 p.m. Paradise Bar & Grill, 21 Via De Luna Dr., Pensacola Beach. paradisebar-grill.com MONDAY NIGHT BLUES 8 p.m. Blues

Society of Northwest Florida presents and open jam at Lili Marlene's. Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com BROOKS HUBBERT

9 p.m. McGuire's

Irish Bar Pub, 600 E. Gregory St. mcguiresirishpub.com SCOOT AND JEREMY

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

TUESDAY 7.5

THERESA BYRD BAND 6-10 p.m. Peg

Leg Pete's, 1010 Fort Pickens Rd., Pensacola Beach. peglegpetes.com

LUCAS CRUTCHFIELD

6 p.m. The Deck, 600 S. Barracks St. fishhousepensacola.com B EN PRESTAGE 6 p.m. Paradise Bar & Grill, 21 Via De Luna Dr., Pensacola Beach. paradisebargrill.com AN EVENING OF GREAT JAZZ 6:30-10

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

WEDNESDAY 7.6

GREG LYON 4-8 p.m.

Hemingway's Island Grill, 400 Quietwater Beach Rd. JOHN RIPLEY 6-9 p.m. Skopelos at New World, 600 S. Palafox 3 AMIGOS DUO 6-10 p.m. Peg Leg Pete's, 1010 Fort Pickens Rd., Pensacola Beach. peglegpetes. com PLATINUM PREMIER 7:30 p.m.

Hub Stacey's 312 E. Government St. hubstaceys.com TBA 8 p.m. Sandshaker Lounge, 731 Pensacola Beach Blvd. sandshaker. com

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DIFFERENCE MAKERS Pensacola State College Receives $100K to Support Visual Arts Program Local philanthropists David and Cathy Hammond recently donated $100,000 to the Visual Arts Department at Pensacola State College. Their contribution kicks off a $1 million effort to establish a permanent fund providing additional visual arts scholarships, program support and faculty enhancement. This is part of the college’s $3 million LIMITLESS Campaign for Visual Arts, a fundraising effort that includes support for construction of the Charles W. Lamar Studio Gallery. In recognition of their gift, the PSC District Board of Trustees approved the permanent naming of the “David and Cathy Hammond Photography Studio” at the Anna Lamar Switzer Center for Visual Arts, Building 15, on the Pensacola campus. This recognition reflects the Hammonds’ passion for art and their personal interests in education. “Cathy has been a teacher for 25 years and my passion is art,” said David Hammond. “The two of us together believe that the whole concept of art is important to education, and it’s obvious that there is passion here at the Anna Lamar Switzer Center.” More than 90 students take classes each semester and benefit from state-of-the-art equipment at the “David and Cathy Hammond Photography Studio.” Expansion of the Anna Lamar Switzer Center and the Visual Arts endowment will allow the program to continue to grow with plans of adding additional degree offerings in photography. PSC President Edward Meadows says the Visual Arts program is one of the college’s best-known programs serving the community. “This gift from the Hammonds helps ensure our ability to continue building on what has become a signature visual arts program in the Southeast United States,” Meadows says. “It’s a real honor for us to be able to recognize their commitment in this way.” Photographic Technology students in particular will benefit from using the Hammond Photography Studio. This program trains students for careers in the current and emerging fields of commercial/artistic photography in all its forms, from wet-chemistry to digital procedures in both color and black/white. Emphasis is placed on technical competence, aesthetics and creative approach. Located in the Anna Lamar Switzer Center for Visual Arts, the Visual Arts Department offers a variety of two-year degrees and professional art training in the areas of design, drawing, painting, sculpture, ceramics, jewelry, photography, illustration, computer graphics, and web design. All Visual Arts Department faculty are creative, professional artists actively involved in their fields. Their extensive exhibition, publication, and teaching experience offer students a rich source of artistic knowledge. The Visual Arts Gallery, located in the Center complex, provides an annual schedule of changing exhibitions, visiting artists, and events.