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CHARLIE FREEMAN The carpenter with the ECSD Maintenance Department has been named the Escambia County School District's Stellar Employee for the Year. Freeman has been with the district in this role for 10 years and is currently assigned to Scenic Heights Elementary School. School Superintendent Malcolm Thomas shared with the members of the school board at its May meeting that Freeman was always willing to lend a helping hand. Scenic Heights Principal Mary Ellen Wiggins and her staff admired his ingenuity and his many thoughtful acts that put a smile on everyone's face.

MAYOR ASHTON HAYWARD AND HIS ATTORNEYS The Pensacola mayor lost

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pleted its final phase by placing a parting gift of more than $100,000 with Pensacola State College to establish a perpetual resource for distinguished teachers and scholars. The Mr. and Mrs. T.T. Wentworth Jr. Endowed Chair in American History honors both Rosabel and Theodore Thomas "Tom" Wentworth Jr. for their dedication to preserving and celebrating the history of Northwest Florida and the State of Florida.

BRADLEY HURD The fifth-grade student

at Lipscomb Elementary School has been named the 2017 Elementary School Winner in the 2017 Florida Art Education Association (FAEA) K-12 Art Assessment and Exhibition for his work titled, "Color Your World." His art teacher, Sally Miller, submitted the work earlier this year, and it was judged along with close to 1000 other pieces of student work.

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his appeal in the lawsuit over his allegation that the Seville Harbor Inc. and Merrill Land were in default in the lease of Pitt Slip. Mayor Hayward paid Beggs & Lane $69,812 just to prepare the appeal. A public records request revealed the mayor paid $28,409 to the GrayRobinson law firm to handle his appeal regarding the Local Option Gas Tax, which gave the city less tax revenue than the county proposed last July. Meanwhile, the PNJ reported the mayor's defense of the anti-panhandling ordinance could cost $1,740 an hour.

The 14-bed facility closed last week after a report by the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration that claimed the facility had been negligent in its medication compliance and administration, among other citations. One patient died after staff neglected to administer an early morning drug dosage, according to the agency. In May, Alpine's license was revoked.

MEDICAL MARIJUANA Florida lawmakers have yet to work out the framework for implementation of the state constitutional amendment that broadly legalized medical cannabis in Florida. The 2017 regular session failed to reach an agreement between the House and Senate. The special session called for this week is focused on education and economic development and didn't include medical marijuana. This could mean the lawmakers won't work out it until early 2018.

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NOTHING TO FEAR The inaugural town hall of Inweekly's Listening Tour went off without a hitch.

Over 50 people came and shared their concerns at the meeting held at the historic Antioch Missionary Baptist Church.

County commissioners Lumon May and Grover Robinson and council members Jewel Cannada-Wynn, Sherri Myers and Gerald Wingate joined the residents. Police Chief Tommi Lyter, Council Executive Don Kraher, Assistant City Administrator Keith Wilkins and Public Information Officer Vernon Stewart also listened to the locals.

Our polling had shown that over 70-percent of city residents wanted town meetings in their city districts. I wanted to test the results and see what would happen if we asked people to share. Antioch's pastor, Dr. Tyler Hardeman, made his church available for our experiment.

Antioch, an offshoot of the First Baptist Church of Pensacola, was organized in May 1886. It has been a cornerstone of the black community for 131 years, parenting other local churches like Greater Little Rock Baptist Church and Mars Hill Baptist Church. It was the perfect place to listen to the community.

People spoke on issues, such as the playground in Morris Court, traffic control, and public safety. Many talked with passion and commitment about making their neighborhoods better. They also shared what they liked about the city that they loved.

Councilwoman Cannada-Wynn shared for the first time her hopes for Morris Court and that new playground equipment would be installed later this month.

Councilman Wingate discussed the need for neighborhoods in Districts 5 and 7 to organize and develop a wish list for their areas. He said the better-organized neighborhoods get the attention of the mayor's office and council.

Chief Lyter talked about his outreach initiative. He and his command staff plan to walk the neighborhoods on the west side of Pensacola, knock on doors and introduce themselves to the residents.

Assistant City Administrator Wilkins talked about the improvements being made at the Corrine Jones and Bill Gregory parks.

He responded to several of the comments made and encouraged the residents to utilize the city's 3-1-1 service.

A funny thing happened. No one bashed the mayor, city council, police or city staff. People shared ideas without shouting or threats. They stayed after the meeting to talk longer. The public officials had face-to-face discussions with the citizens they serve.

Maybe the officials will go to Pensacola City Hall and tell Mayor Hayward about their experiences. The citizens miss having meaningful interactions with him. And maybe he will resurrect his successful "Taking City Hall to the Citizens" town halls.

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A GIANT LEAP FOR ROBOT-KIND

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By Duwayne Escobedo For at least 10 years, Johnny Godowski has worked on creating an innovative robot that could walk and run naturally without the help of gyroscopes or computer sensors to keep it upright.

The Florida Institute of Machine and Human Cognition and a team of worldclass engineers and scientists developed the Planar Elliptical Runner. The size of a small dog, the robot was introduced to the world May 2 on YouTube running on a treadmill in its lab between glass walls.

The video has already been viewed about 171,000 times.

Today, the robot runs up to 12 mph without any aids. It's a feat of mechanical engineering design and biology that it doesn't fall down.

Or in scientific speak on the YouTube video, the elliptical runner is the world's

first "segmented leg biped running robot that balances by itself, not by feedback, but by its dynamic geometry."

This is not the first breakthrough for IHMC, which has established itself as a premier research facility in the little coastal town of Pensacola. Its yearly $12-$15 million R&D budget is focused on pioneering cutting-edge technologies that leverage and extend human capabilities. Its groundbreaking research includes artificial intelligence, cognitive science, humanoid robotics, exoskeletons, cybersecurity and many more related fields.

Godowski recalls the first successful test run of what some other experts describe as an ostrich-looking robot.

"It's a big barrier we broke through," said Godowski, who talks rapidly and excitedly. "All we heard was it couldn't be done, it couldn't be done. It was like magic. Hairstanding-on-end thrilling. It's so life like."

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Dr. Chris Schmidt-Wetekam, an IHMC research scientist, placed the robot on the treadmill.

"The first test run was very nerve-racking," he said. "I'd like to see it run on the open road, instead of a treadmill."

The Planar Elliptical Runner has also created a buzz in the technological world because its throttle is controlled with a simple radio control system. There is no power-sucking central processing unit, or CPU, crunching numbers and making decisions based on sensor data.

Aaron Greenbaum in Geek Reply explained IHMC's clever design that includes a single motor that drives the legs.

"Torsion springs play a big part in keeping the Planar Elliptical Runner balanced, as these springs are designed to create ‘reactive resilience.' What this means is if a leg meets resistance, the spring reacts by making the drive cranks feed more power into the leg until it overcomes the resistance. Similarly, extra power is fed into the other leg, so it can maintain a trajectory that prevents the robot from tripping over itself."

The IHMC Planar Elliptical Runner team included Jerry Pratt, an IHMC senior research scientist who oversees the best minds in robotic research that are working on a range of different robots.

"All the intelligence is in the physical design of the robot itself," Pratt told the MIT Technology Review. "We believe that the lessons learned from this robot can be applied to more practical running robots to make them more efficient and natural looking. Running will be eventually useful for any application that you want to do quickly and where wheels can't work well."

The elliptical runner is part of a string of successes for the IHMC robotics team.

IHMC's HexRunner set a 33-mph land speed record for a legged robot.

In October, it finished second in the first Cybathlon held in Zurich, Switzerland.

The global competition, which was won by German-based company ReWalk, included nine other research teams in the exoskeleton division event.

IHMC used the Mina v2 exoskeleton it developed. IHMC—the only team from the United States to compete and place— worked with pilot athlete Mark Daniel, who grew up in Pensacola. He was paralyzed in a car accident in 2007.

The unique race for disabled athletes aided by wearable robotic devices included six tasks with a 10-minute time limit. The robotic-assisted tasks included sitting down and standing back up from a sofa; walking through a slalom course without hitting the poles; climbing a ramp and opening a door; walking up and down stairs; and walking on a path and landing the feet on random flat stones.

In June 2015, IHMC's humanoid robot, "Running Man," earned international recognition when it finished second to a team from South Korea in the Defense Advance Research Projects Agency (DARPA)-sponsored international robotics competition in Pomona, Calif.

IHMC beat 22 other teams to win $1 million and was the best of all the teams from the United States. The DARPA competition required the 6-foot-2, 380-pound Atlas robots built by Boston Dynamics to complete eight tasks, such as driving a car and cutting a hole in a wall.

The IHMC robotics team envisions its latest Planar Elliptical Runner performing nuclear power plant decommissioning, planetary exploration and other jobs too dangerous, expensive, or remote for humans.

Godowski said the applications for the robot are limitless.

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JAIL SHOWDOWN SIZZLES bia County Administrator Jack Brown and Underhill Thursday, June 1, for more than an hour.

The incoming President of the Florida Sheriffs Association, who was first elected in 2008, appeared to have softened his stance when he talked with Inweekly, although he said he would "not be in the business of fact-checking." The two sides top staff—Chief Deputy Jerry Bryan and Maj. Donnie Clark, who oversees jail operations—plan to meet this week with County Administrator Brown to clear the air and have a more in-depth discussion.

Depending on the meeting, Adkinson said he would consider whether to continue Walton County Sheriff Michael A. Adkinson Jr. / Courtesy Photo accepting Escambia's overflow of inmates.

Escambia County plans to build a new $134 million detention center at a 14-acre site at the corner of Pace Boulevard and Fairfield The Escambia County Commission meeting Drive with $50 million in Federal Emergency on May 25 made Walton County Sheriff Management Agency grant money and an $89 Michael A. Adkinson Jr. so miffed that he million bond. The county must still complete fired off a letter on May 31 giving the board the bid process, and once construction starts, it until June 30 to find someplace else to put is estimated to take three years to finish. its 294 inmates.

Underhill said that Adkinson's letter Adkinson wrote "we were taken aback" by opened his eyes to the need for Escambia to the presentation by Escambia County Director build a temporary jail facility at the Road Prison of Corrections Tamyra Jarvis that contradicted in Cantonment. The county's overflow of many points that the sheriff had made to the inmates numbers 361 between Walton and the five-member board at its May 11 meeting. county's road prison, which currently has 67 inHe wrote that the "veracity" and "demates. Santa Rosa County jail had 90 inmates, liberate indifference" of Jarvis' presentation but Escambia removed them with less than a prompted him to cancel the agreement with week's notice in April.

Escambia County made soon after flooding In 2016, Escambia County spent $5.98 from a downpour in April 2014 led to an explomillion to house its inmates in other jails. It has sion that destroyed the detention center and used up all the federal and insurance money killed two inmates. and must now pay for inmate housing from the Jarvis contradicted Adkinson, and Escamgeneral fund, Underhill said. bia commissioners even questioned the data "We can't afford a $5 million hit next year that Adkinson had previously provided them. to continue the status quo," he said, adding Board chairman Doug Underhill referred to that the county's proposed budget already has Adkinson's presentation, "…it was painted to be a $9.2 million deficit. a very, very positive picture of what's going on Underhill backed off his public comover there, and it makes it like, ‘Wow, you guys ments May 25 to build a tent city like former are rockstars and doing it better than we could Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio did in do it even on our best days.' I'm not sure that's 1993 to house about 700-800 inmates in an entirely accurate assessment."

Arizona. New Sheriff Paul Penzone recently Underhill wondered aloud about the cost began dismantling the tent city with workers figures. He said the numbers on how much it removing the drab olive canvas and cutting costs to house inmates "has been intended to the metal frames. influence, not intended to inform. I'm afraid to "It's legal," Underhill said in the May 25 speak on it, because then somebody's going to agenda review. "If it's good enough for our say, ‘Oh, no, commissioner, there's this other troops in Afghanistan, it's good enough for data set that we failed to give you…'" people who violate the law."

Underhill changed his tune when reached Friday by Inweekly. "We're not really going to Now that the dust has settled, Walton put people up in pup tents," he said. "EveryCounty Sheriff Adkinson labeled the dispute a thing we do will be done by the legal, ethical "misunderstanding." Adkinson spoke to Escam- and moral constraints that are put upon us."

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When reached Thursday, June 1 by Inweekly, Adkinson struck a more conciliatory tone, too.

"I always believe in opening and restoring communication," Adkinson said. "I have no acrimony with the board, regardless of how it shakes out. Brown has been very amenable to discussion. I'm optimistic."

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However, Adkinson insisted that in Walton County, inmates cost $48 a day—not $53 that Jarvis suggested. He pointed out that saves Escambia $22 a day since its average cost is $70 a day per inmate. That would equate to about a $2 million savings annually, Adkinson said.

He explained Walton's jail cost are lower because of its management principles and because it has a more modern designed, more efficient and better technology at its facility, not one that's 30 years old like Escambia's jail that Underhill labeled "Castle Gray Skull."

Adkinson said his intention all along was to partner with Escambia long-term, and he planned to put those inmates in innovative programs to learn job skills, receive educational opportunities and participate in mental health and substance abuse treatment programs. Adkinson asserted that the programs have proven to have a $4 return on investment for every $1 invested.

"It was an opportunity to do something different, something better," Adkinson said about his May 11 appearance before commissioners.

"We will continue our vision of providing a new approach to jail management. Our facility is not 30-years-old. It's designed in a manner that makes sense."

Meanwhile, Escambia County reported its current jail, which has a capacity of 820, has about 903 inmates. County officials looked at facilities in Berryhill, Saufley Field and the local Department of Juvenile Justice but found none of them were suitable for its inmates.

Despite using GPS to monitor inmates, and exploring other options like double-bunking in eight pods in the Escambia County Jail, the number of prisoners has grown by 289 since March 2014—the month before its detention center was destroyed.

Adkinson said he is empathetic to Escambia's inmate and jail problems, while it prepares to build a new facility.

"They have some tough decisions to make," he admitted. "They need solutions that make sense."

That's exactly what Commissioner Jeff Bergosh said he wanted after being elected in District 1 in November.

"I'd like to see us bring the whole jail thing in for a landing and do it efficiently and economically," Bergosh said. "It looks like it's going to be a high-cost item, and I really want to dig into that." {in} 7

Chef Frank Woolfolk / Courtesy Photo FUNDRAISER FOR PENSACOLA COOKS EXECUTIVE CHEF Chef Frank Woolfolk

made a lasting impression on Pensacola and not just through food.

"He was committed to the community," said Jacki Selby, Pensacola Cooks owner.

Woolfolk worked in kitchens across Pensacola, but for the past three years, he was executive chef at Pensacola Cooks Kitchen (PCK) in Warrington. He was serving the community he grew up in—his mom doesn't live too far from the restaurant.

Woolfolk died unexpectedly on Tuesday, May 30. He was just 33-years-old. The Escambia High School alumnus leaves behind his wife and four children and countless friends.

"When you walked in the restaurant, you couldn't help but see his smile, it was like a magnet," said Selby.

From creating fusion dishes to cooking classes with kids, Woolfolk was a huge part of the operation and a friendly face for regular customers.

"He was the center of everything food," said Selby. "He often was helping other food entrepreneurs."

Sandy Veilleux of Flora Bama Farms had kind words about working with Woolfolk.

"He was the best brand ambassador PCK could ever have," she said. "A huge smile, a hug and always handing you a warm plate of something delicious to devour. We were so very lucky to trade produce for potlucks and even gifted PCK cards to our crew. Every single farmhand raved about meeting the PCK family and Chef Frank."

Last week, PCK held a special candlelight vigil in Woolfolk's honor. Selby said she wasn't 88

sure how many would show up due to the short notice and the rainy weather, but there about 250 people came out to pay their respects.

In the days following Woolfolk's passing, dozens have come to the restaurant to pay their respects.

"One man came in this week and said, ‘I lost my lunch buddy,'" said Selby. "The hardest part will be having to share the news when the children start coming in for summer camps."

Selby and her husband, Mike, have four daughters. They called Woolfolk their son.

Before he died, he had recorded an episode of Coastal Cooking, which Selby said she is looking forward to watching just to see his smile again.

A fundraiser has been set up online to support the Woolfolk family, which can be found at gofundme.com/gkhqpu-unexpected-loss-of-a-fatherhusband. Selby said Pensacola Cooks Kitchen would also set up and endowment for Woolfolk's children.

For more information, call Pensacola Cooks Kitchen at 512-4242 or visit pensacolacooks.com.

"We're just overwhelmed by the support," said Selby. "The culinary community is tight and so loving."

ASCEND HONORS CEO With umbrellas in hand, Ascend Performance Materials LLC in Cantonment celebrated its eighth birthday by dedicating its technology building to the company's former CEO Frederic (Fred) Poses, June 1. A ribbon cutting ceremony followed the dedication.

Unfortunately, Poses could not attend the ceremony. However, he sent his regards in a letter read by the company's current CEO Phil McDivitt.

"To everyone who I have had the opportunity to work with, I thank you. Thank you for the great times and the great memories in which I will always be grateful," Poses wrote.

"While eight years can seem like a long time, in reality, every day is a new beginning. There is always so much more to do, and never enough time to get it done. That's what makes Ascend so exciting and challenging."

He closed, "I am honored you have placed my name on the technology center. I ask you not to think about this as a name of a building, but as a reminder of what you and I want to come out of your work."

District 5 Commissioner Steven Barry, Ascend's chemical site director for

Pensacola, John Johannemann, and board chairman Barry Siadat spoke at the ceremony alongside CEO McDivitt.

"At the end of the day, it's about the people," McDivitt said. "It's appropriate that we dedicated the technology building to Fred because he always pushed for innovation and progress within Ascend."

He continued, "The technology building is the center for the company's growth and development. At the heart of progress is technology and Fred had a vision for that future."

Commissioner Barry told Inweekly, "The board recognizes the value of the jobs Ascend provides. The ceremony today was fitting for the progress the company has made and will continue to make."

He added, "I'm 100-percent sure the area's safety during the natural disasters that came through in 2014 was because of the emergency system put in place by Ascend."

FloridaWest CEO Scott Luth also commended the company's progress.

"Ascend is a growing company looking for local talent," he said. "It's a great example of what FloridaWest (Escambia County's economic development authority) is trying to promote within the community."

LISTENING TOUR The Inweekly Listening Tour, led by publisher and owner Rick Outzen, brought a crowd of about 50 people to the historic Antioch Missionary Baptist Church where concerns about community development and well-being were expressed.

"This meeting will not be about bashing the authority or character of officials," Outzen emphasized. "But this will be a safe place for residents to voice the problems or concerns they see within their community."

The tour series will be the equivalent to town hall meetings. According to a poll taken early May, 70 percent of Pensacola voters would like to have town hall meetings in their districts. So, Outzen decided to take matters into his own hands, organize a few "Listening Tours" and take the concerns of the community to officials.

Cumulus and NewsTalk 1370 WCOA broadcasted the meeting live as part of Outzen's radio show "Pensacola Speaks."

The newspaper publisher listened; the public spoke.

"I'm here at this meeting to see that the Morris Court field gets reopened," community member Coach Cruchef said. "Most of the members of our community are low income. A park is what the community needs. And I really would just love to see y'all do more for the community."

The park in Morris Court was a hot topic among those speaking. Pensacola

City Councilwoman Jewel Cannada-Wynn addressed the issue. She explained that the city had plans to upgrade the Morris Court playground soon.

"There will be new playground equipment.

It should be installed in a few weeks," she said.

"And then that park should be up to date, but the process does take time."

She added, "We're also going to ask citizens in the area what they want to do with the old ballpark. And hopefully create a neighborhood association, which will help in the development of the community."

The town hall was seen as an enormous step in the right direction, community members said as they left the church.

"We're letting the citizens speak about what's good and about the challenges they see in the city, " Outzen said. "Democracy is messy, but it's more important to hear what people really think. Their voices matter."

CREEK CELEBRATION Locals celebrated and simultaneously discussed Escambia County's purchase of the 8.5-acre Carpenter's Creek headwater property and restoration processes over pizza and cake at a town hall meeting hosted by Councilwoman Sherri Myers on May 30.

The creek is 4.7 miles long, with small tributaries flowing into it. In recent years, Carpenter's Creek has become clogged with debris and trash from the city. Four major cleanups have been conducted, which helped decontaminate 2.5 miles of the creek, but there is still more to be done.

"Mother nature did a great job with Carpenter's Creek. It was so nice," said Barbara Albrecht, the director of Panhandle Watershed Alliance. "I think the city needs to stop monkeying around with the land and restore the creek to its original beauty," Albrecht was a pioneer for the restoration of Carpenter's Creek. She saw the polluted water and knew she could help, especially with the support of the community. She said the city has to reconnect the creek with the people.

County staff has budgeted $1.3 million for the Phase One of the Carpenter's Creek restoration, according to Chips Kirschenfeld, the county's Natural Resources Management Director. Although the process of receiving the actual money will take time, the county has already prepared plans in conjunction with local landscapers.

Michael Wolf, a landscaper for the Wallace Company, spoke about his vision for Carpenter's Creek and how the city could bring the community together with its restoration. He envisioned the creek's trailhead, which will be adjacent to East Olive Road, inweekly.net

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LIGHT UP LEARNING The Studer Community Institute (SCI) is hosting a Light Up Learning fundraiser to support efforts to build Pensacola into an Early Learning City. The event is June 22 at Sanders Beach-Corinne Jones Community Center beginning at 5:30 p.m. and will include live music, early learning inspired food, live and silent auctions.

The event features SCI board member, Pensacola native and Chicago Bears offensive lineman Josh Sitton, who was part of the Green Bay Packers team that beat the Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowl XLV. "My wife and I are truly blessed to be able to give back to the community that we call home," said Sitton. "We believe the positive development of Pensacola's youth is paramount to the success of our city's future."

He added, "We are excited to help continue the effort and investment the Studers have made in this great community. We look forward to the impact the Studer Community Institute will have going forward."

Joining Sitton at the event are Seattle Seahawks wide receiver and Gulf Breeze native Doug Baldwin, Fred Robbins, Tate High graduate and NFL Super Bowl Champion with the New York Giants, former Green Bay Packers All-Pro linebacker A.J. Hawk, Chicago Bears running back and 2017 Pro Bowler Jordan Howard, Cody Whitehair, starting center for Chicago Bear, 1993 Heisman Trophy winner and 11-year NBA veteran Charlie Ward, and Matt Flynn, a Super Bowl champion and starting quarterback for 2007 LSU National Championship team.

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ity to assist and rehabilitate the homeless.

Some organization leaders, such as Michael Kimberl, the Director of Satoshi Forest, said they would appreciate help from the commission because they lack the proper resources to grow.

"We would love to expand our services," he said. "One of the problems we started to see was that the homeless encampments around town have miniature landfills in them because there is no garbage pickup. This is a massive health and safety issue."

He added, "So when we set out to do Satoshi Forest, that is an issue we wanted to address and fix."

The meeting was nearing its fourth hour when the commissioners decided to kick this political "can" further down the road and extend the dialogue to the next meeting on June 8.

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place to help correct the matter. However, none have had lasting effects. The Escambia Board of County Commissioners (BCC) met May 31 to continue a discussion considering possible solutions for this pressing issue.

"This is not a problem we can solve," Pensacola City Administrator Eric Olson told the board.

"But it's something we can manage."

FloridaWest CEO Scott Luth, Vice President Nylon Operations at He offered the Ascend Jim Hull, Escambia County Commissioner Steven Barry and BCC four recomAscend President/CEO Phil McDivitt / Courtesy Photo mendations that having a dock, a kayak launch, a bridge and could relieve the public restrooms. problem. While a handful of additional "I imagine some observation decks on organizations, such as H.E.R (Honor, both sides of the creek, maybe local vegEmpower, Rebuild) and Satoshi Forest, had etation heading the trail, which would lead supplementary resolutions and ideas. to Bayou Texar," said Wolf. "I want it to be The commissioners focused on the something the community can enjoy." recommendations Olson offered. The plans The landscaper's presentation created included requiring shelters to track individulight chatter and excitement throughout als who utilize facilities, creating emergency the room. shelters for homeless families and potenEmerald Coastkeeper Laurie Murphy said tially, constructing a larger shelter where the she wants to work with the public to ensure homeless could live before integrating back everyone has a clean community. into society.

"I don't work for the government or The commissioners liked almost all the the state, that's why I love my job," Murphy recommendations. However, Chairman told Inweekly. "I get to work directly for the Underhill was unalterably against the fourth, people, which is why I'm working to get the creating a larger homeless shelter, which could budget approved so the revitalization project hypothetically extend from the Waterfront can begin. The project will take time, and the Rescue Mission. process is long, but it's doable."

"I'm in full support of the first three of Councilwoman Myers also stressed the these (recommendations)," he said. "I am just importance of providing the city with the hardcore against that fourth item." natural creek so locals can come together and Commissioner Underhill added, "It's not enjoy the flora and fauna Pensacola has to something we'll (the county) want to pay off in offer. Another issue Myers emphasized was terms of building and partnering with that kind getting the Pensacola City Council involved in of facility. Once you touch it, it becomes your the restoration process and making sure the responsibility. We also need to ask ourselves, creek stays clean. what percent of the public treasury should be "I am going to do something about spent on this problem?" it (the trash and debris dumped into the The chairman said the county commiscreek), and hopefully the city council will sion should be hesitant to get involved in go along with me," Myers said. "I want the aiding the homeless because it's not necessarcity council to control the invasive species ily the government's job, but the county does along the creek's bed, and work with propoffer support to organizations. erty owners who live along it (the creek) to "Enabling and empowering the homefix what the city damaged." less community should be an atmosphere created by the private sectors in this comHOMELESSNESS: NO SOLUTIONS munity," he said.

The homeless and panhandlers have been a Each organization that attended the meetproblem among Pensacola area residents for ing agreed with the Chairman's perception of years. Several ordinances have been put in the community's involvement and responsibil-

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By Shelby Smithey

For some people the word “routine” means “rut” but it really shouldn’t.

Especially when the “routine” in question involves things like seeing classic movies on the big screen or taking in live music with a Gulf view. That’s why we are encouraging you to get into a routine this summer—a routine centered around a few, select regularly scheduled events that you might take for granted or forget about because they happen so often.

Here are our picks for the best routine worthy events worth planning your summer around.

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SATURDAY FLICKS

If you’re anything like us, by the time July rolls around you’re looking for a reprieve from the summer elements and some indoor activities to get excited about. Thankfully, the Saenger Theatre is offering just that again this summer.

The Classics

Calling all film fans, the Saenger Theatre’s Classic Movie Series is coming back for a fifth season starting July 1. That means every Saturday night for the next two months the Saenger will open its doors to screen ten classic movies—giving you a unique and budget-friendly alternative (tickets are only

$5) to the summer blockbusters taking over typical movie theaters.

Classic Movie Series 2017 Schedule

•July 1 "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers" •July 8 "Double Indemnity" •July 15 "Cool Hand Luke" •July 22 "An Affair to Remember" •July 29 "What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?"

•Aug. 5 "The Big Sleep" •Aug. 12 "Viva Las Vegas" •Aug. 19 "The Princess Bride" •Aug. 26 "Dial M for Murder" •Sept. 2 "Bringing Up Baby"

SAENGER CLASSIC MOVIE SERIES

WHEN: 7 p.m. Saturdays, July 1-Sept. 2 WHERE: Saenger Theatre, 118 S. Palafox COST: $5 DETAILS: pensacolasaenger.com

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The Kids’ Club

Building on the popularity of the Classic Movie Series, the Saenger is adding a kid-friendly companion series summer. The Saenger's Kids' Movie Club will feature a classic Disney flick every Saturday morning through early Sept.

Kids’ Movie Club 2017 Schedule •July 1 “101 Dalmatians” •July 8 “Beauty and the Beast” •July 15 “Cinderella” •July 22 “Dumbo” •July 29 “Pete’s Dragon” •Aug. 5 “Robin Hood” •Aug. 12 “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” •Aug. 19 “The Aristocats” •Aug. 26 “The Jungle Book” •Sept. 2 “Happy Feet”

GAME ON

Blue Wahoos games aren’t exactly on a set weekly schedule, but the daily promotions are. So all you have to do to make a summer routine for yourself is pick a favorite day and mark your calendar for the remaining home games that fall on it. Our vote is Saturday—because who doesn’t love fireworks?

Day By Day Promos

What’s better than a day at the ballpark?

A day at the ballpark with free swag and discount snacks, of course—both of which you can get at Wahoos games, depending on the day of the week. Here’s a basic rundown of this season’s regular promotions: •Give Back Monday Help various nonprofits raise funds by partaking in the 50/50 raffle on Monday nights.

•Fat Tuesday Every Tuesday, tickets on the Winn-Dixie Party Deck will be sold to individuals as part of an “all you can eat” offer for $21. Restaurants will provide sample size food items for 200 people, while the Blue Wahoos will provide hamburgers, hot dogs, and popcorn during a 90-minute buffet. (Excludes the All-Star Game on Tuesday, June 20.)

•Wahoo Wednesday Wednesdays are all about different special events and theme nights.

•Thirsty Thursday Seville Quarter is hosting Thirsty Thursday this season, so you know it’s going to be fun. For starters,

Blue Wahoos Remaining 2017 Home Game Schedule JUNE Friday, June 9 vs Mississippi Braves Saturday, June 10 vs Mississippi Braves Sunday, June 11 vs Mississippi Braves Monday, June 12 vs Mississippi Braves Tuesday, June 13 vs Mississippi Braves Tuesday, June 20 All-Star Game Wednesday, June 28 vs Montgomery Biscuits Thursday, June 29 vs Montgomery Biscuits Friday, June 30 vs Montgomery Biscuits 212 1

MUSICAL MUSTS SAENGER KIDS’ MOVIE CLUB

WHEN: 10 a.m. Saturdays, July 1-Sept. 2 WHERE: Saenger Theatre, 118 S. Palafox COST: $5 DETAILS: pensacolasaenger.com

Whether it's a date night for two or a family outing, these two live music series create the perfect opportunity for music-centric nights out.

Just Beachy

Pensacola Beach’s popular outdoor concert series Bands on the Beach is already in full swing this season, with a full roster of music every Tuesday evening all summer long, and well into the fall too. Located at the Gulfside Pavilion, the series features regional artists performing weekly through Oct 31.

Bands on the Beach Remaining 2017 Schedule

you can park for free at Seville, enjoy drink specials and $5 appetizers, and then ride the free Wahoo Choo Choo tram to the stadium. Once at the game, continue to enjoy drink specials in the park.

•FANtastic Friday Giveaway If you’re coming to a Friday night game, make sure you get there early because the first 2,000 fans will get special promotional items— like a Kazoo Bobblehead courtesy of Gulf Winds Federal Credit Union, which will be the giveaway item during the Friday, June 9 game.

•Saturday Fireworks Win or lose, the Wahoos celebrate Saturday night home games with a fireworks display.

•McDonalds Family Sunday Kids can run the bases and play catch on the field after the game on Sunday afternoons.

•June 13 The Astronauts •June 20 The Rowdies •June 27 Déjà vu •July 4 Johnny Earthquake & the Moondogs •July 11 The Reunion Band •July 18 Hot Sauce Band •July 25 Modern Eldorados •Aug. 1 Southern Breeze •Aug. 8 Rain date •Aug. 15 ClassX •Aug. 22 The Scenic Heights •Aug. 29 The Blenders •Sept. 5 Mr. Big and the Rhythm Sisters •Sept. 12 Mass Kunfuzion •Sept. 19 Chloe Channell •Sept. 26 Westside Players •Oct. 3 Holly Shelton •Oct. 10 Bring on the Benjamins •Oct. 17 Category 4 •Oct. 24 Touch of Gray •Oct. 31 Emerald Coast Blues Brothers

*All giveaways, promotions and event dates are subject to change

Get The Blues

Outdoor music isn’t just a beach thing here in Pensacola. Back on the mainland, you can enjoy Blues Angel Music’s Blues on the Bay series on select Sundays through Aug. 20. The view alone—from the amphitheater around back at the Community Maritime Park—makes these concerts worth checking out.

Blues on the Bay Remaining 2017 Schedule •June 25 The Truth featuring Cat Rhodes •July 23 The Mulligans Band •July 30 The Astronauts •Aug. 6 The Reunion Band •Aug. 20 Not Quite Fab

BLUES ON THE BAY

WHEN: 6 p.m. Select Sundays, through Aug. 20 WHERE: Hunter Amphitheater at the Community Maritime Park, 351 W. Cedar St. COST: Free DETAILS: facebook.com/ bluesonthebaypensacola

BANDS ON THE BEACH

WHEN: 7 p.m. Tuesdays, through Oct. 31 WHERE: Gulfside Pavilion at Casino Beach, 735 Pensacola Beach Blvd.

COST: Free DETAILS: visitpensacolabeach.com

BLUE WAHOOS HOME GAMES

WHEN: 6:35 p.m. MondaysSaturdays; 4:05 p.m. Sundays WHERE: Blue Wahoos Stadium, 351 W. Cedar St. COST: Tickets start at $7 DETAILS: bluewahoos.com

JULY Saturday, July 1 vs Montgomery Biscuits Sunday, July 2 vs Montgomery Biscuits Monday, July 3 vs Montgomery Biscuits Sunday, July 9 vs Chattanooga Lookouts Monday, July 10 vs Chattanooga Lookouts Tuesday, July 11 vs Chattanooga Lookouts Wednesday, July 12 vs Chattanooga Lookouts Thursday, July 13 vs Mississippi Braves Friday, July 14 vs Mississippi Braves Saturday, July 15 vs Mississippi Braves Sunday, July 16 vs Mississippi Braves

Monday, July 17 vs Mississippi Braves Tuesday, July 25 vs Biloxi Shuckers Wednesday, July 26 vs Biloxi Shuckers Thursday, July 27 vs Biloxi Shuckers Friday, July 28 vs Biloxi Shuckers Saturday, July 29 vs Biloxi Shuckers AUG. Thursday, Aug. 10 vs Mobile BayBears Friday, Aug. 11 vs Mobile BayBears Saturday, Aug. 12 vs Mobile BayBears Sunday, Aug. 13 vs Mobile BayBears

Monday, Aug. 14 vs Mobile BayBears Monday, Aug. 21 vs Jackson Generals Tuesday, Aug. 22 vs Jackson Generals Wednesday, Aug. 23 vs Jackson Generals Thursday, Aug. 24 vs Jackson Generals Friday, Aug. 25 vs Jackson Generals Saturday, Aug. 26 vs Mississippi Braves Sunday, Aug. 27 vs Mississippi Braves Monday, Aug. 28 vs Mississippi Braves Tuesday, Aug. 29 vs Mississippi Braves Wednesday, Aug. 30 vs Mississippi Braves inweekly.net

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By Shelby Smithey

The Arcadian Wild / Photo by Shelby M'lynn Photography North Hill resident Lindsay Myers is opening up her home to a trio of artists this summer for three one-of-a-kind, intimate acoustic performances.

Myers said that she attended her first house concert in 2007 in Chicago and hosted her first in 2009 in Philadelphia.

"If you're a music lover there is nothing more exciting than being able to watch a performer closely and be part of an experience you are creating together," she said.

"I hosted the Sarah Mac Band at my house about three years ago, and that experience galvanized me to start hosting again."

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Myers said that as house shows have become more popular and social media so connective, musicians will often lay out their major tour plans and, if they want to play house shows, will seek out hosts. Myers saw a post and then invited the artists to Pensacola.

"Every show I host I get more excited about because they keep getting better," Myers said. "I have hosted some incredible artists, but the ones I'm hosting this summer are really exceptional."

On June 8, Canadian singer-songwriter Joe Zambon will be performing.

"I have admired Joe's work for nearly ten years, but he very rarely is in the southeast so to see him at all down here is a rare treat," Myers said. "Joe just released a new album called ‘Love Is, ' and I'm really enjoying it. I think people who come to that show are going to be introduced to a new potential favorite."

Derek Webb will be playing June 25.

"Derek was one of the beginning members of the powerhouse Christian group Caedmon's Call," Myers said. "Caedmon's was the first edge of a kind of folk-rock sound that influenced many other artists.

Derek has had a solo career dating back over a decade and, interestingly, one of his first solo releases was a live recorded album called ‘The House Show' that was a mixture of songs and his thoughts behind them. I wore that CD out in college and have seen him play venues large and small in the intervening years, so hosting him at my house is a real honor."

A local duo of singers, McDean, will be opening for Joe Zambon and The Arcadian Wild, a folk trio based in Nashville, Aug. 18.

"We don't have any truly intimate coffeehouse style listening rooms here anymore, so the chances of seeing a show like this outside of someone's house is unlikely," Myers said. "You know the phrase, if you want something done right, do it yourself? The elements that make a truly exceptional concert experience—great, thoughtful music, attentive audience, intimate environment, a communal sense of appreciation and connection—it's alchemy to bring those things together. Concert

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venues are places of love and appreciation, yes, but they are also businesses."

Myers said that as a host to people in her home she gets to exercise real hospitality, to both the audience and the musicians.

"There is something about a good musician and a good audience together, in close proximity without barriers, that makes the experience completely different from seeing someone on a formal stage," Myers said. "Music isn't made for a vacuum, it's made to be shared and when the artist feels safe to share their gift they share it in a way that isn't possible in a more casual and chaotic setting. Guests at a house concert have made a commitment to the artist by their presence, and that just opens something up that's kind of sacred, you experience the music in a new way."

Myers said that at her house concerts she invites people to bring drinks or snacks, for themselves or to share.

"I always have something to drink and nibble available," she said. "We will set up the house so people will sit on couches, chairs, ottomans, and eventually the floor if we fill up and it ends up feeling like a cross between singing around a campfire and having someone play a personal concert just for you."

Suggested donations are $10 for Joe Zambon and The Arcadian Wild and $20 for Derek Webb.

"Guests can expect to be, at farthest, 25 feet away from the artist, so even the ‘back' is like being in the front row of a traditional concert and the shows will be unplugged so a very acoustic, organic feel,"

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things can't have souls," he said. "Only of the bullseye when it comes to the job people can have souls. The term ‘Chrisdescription," Webb said. "In somebody's tian' when used to describe anything else house, no mics, no amps, sitting a few besides a human is a marketing term." feet singing songs. There's less work, less Webb said that his own personal beprep, and more intimacy." liefs have changed over the past 20 years.

Webb is currently working on a new "When we were 19 and 20, we signed album that will be released in the fall and our first record deal in the early '90s, and owns his own music tech company since we didn't really identify as anything," Webb 2008 called NoiseTrade. said. "We were a folk rock band when we "Probably like anybody else would got signed and the record label decided feel over 20 years, I'm not the same to market us a Christian band when they person who wrote the songs on my first found out some of the guys in the band record," he said. "I'm probably not even were Evangelical Christians. We were so the same person who wrote my most young so we agreed to it but it worked. recent record. It does get tricky being a They sold a bunch of records for us." professional autobiographer. There will Webb said what they didn't know was the be things you wrote 10,15, even 20 years cost of the Christian label down the road. ago that you don't agree with anymore."

"No matter what you do or write or Webb said that performing his old evolve into, it's just a thing that follows songs sometimes feels like covering you around forever," he said. "Maybe this another person's material. record coming out will finally help shed "You have these little documents that image." {in} that sound familiar, but they're not who you are anymore," he said. "If I do this performance right, it should be really disquieting and the audience should be thoroughly confused."

Although the band he June 8 Joe Zambon joezambonmusic.com started out in was considJune 25 Derek Webb derekwebb.com ered a staple in the Christian Aug. 18 The Arcadian Wild thearcadianwild.com music scene in its day, Webb Details: E-mail lindsayraemyers@gmail.com for said that he's never considered more information on attending the shows himself a Christian artist.

"I don't really believe in Christian music because music, CDs, or any other physical

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Joe Zambon/ Courtesy Photo Myers said. "Guests will also get the chance to talk to the artists and get any merch signed, which is really cool."

Artist Derek Webb said that the hospitality from the hosts also make the shows feel more special than playing at a venue.

"I've been playing house shows for over

20 years on and off," Webb said. "They are super easy to put together and we'll reach out through social media when I'm trying to tour through certain areas."

Webb has been performing and releasing music as a solo artist for about 14 years.

"It feels like you're getting the center

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calendar CREATURE FEATURE 3:30 p.m. Fort Pickens Bookstore, Fort Pickens Road, Pensacola Beach. nps.gov/guis/index.htm WINE TASTING AT AWM 5-7 p.m. Aragon Wine Market, 27 S. 9th Ave. aragonwinemarket.com BLACK MEN AND THE NAKED TRUTH

6 p.m. Free. One man play by Devin Robison, a.k.a. EGYPT. Pensacola State College, Hagler Auditorium, 1000 College Blvd. pensacolastate.edu CANCER STUDY GROUP 6-8 p.m. Free.

Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org HANDS-ON COOKING CLASS: MASTERING MEATLOAF 6-8 p.m. $43. SoGourmet, 407-

D S. Palafox. sogourmetpensacola.com

LABELLE PERFORMING ARTS PRESENTS: A DREAM COME TRUE 6 p.m. $16-$18.

Saenger Theatre, 118 S. Palafox. pensacolasaenger.com CHRISTOPHER'S CONCERTS 6-8 p.m.

Free. Not Quite Fab. St. Christopher's Episcopal Church, 3200 N. 12th Ave.

THURSDAY 6.8

WORK ON FLORIDA TRAIL 8 a.m. Regular meet

up of Western Gate Florida Trail Association to work on National Scenic Trail and side trail.

Meet at Blackwater River Forestry Center, 11650 Munson Highway. meetup.com/ftawesterngate NATURE WALK: LIFE IN A MARITIME FOREST 10 a.m. Meet at Fort Barrancas Visitors Center, 3182 Taylor Road. nps.gov/guis/index.htm NATURE WALK: LIFE ON A BARRIER ISLAND

10 a.m. Meet at Fort Pickens Bookstore, Fort Pickens Road, Pensacola Beach. nps.gov/ guis/index.htm

ADVANCED REDOUBT: LEGACY IN BRICK & MORTAR 12:30 p.m. Fort Barrancas, 3182 Taylor

Road. nps.gov/guis/index.htm PATERSON SCREENING 1 p.m. $5. Pensacola Cinema Art, Voices of Pensacola Building, 117 E. Government St. pensacolacinemaart.com FORT PICKENS: GARRISON FOR FREEDOM 2 p.m.

Meet at Fort Pickens entrance, Fort Pickens Road, Pensacola Beach. nps.gov/guis/index.htm FORT BARRANCAS: BASTIONS ON THE BLUFF

2 p.m. Meet at Fort Barrancas Visitors Center 3182 Taylor Road. nps.gov/guis/index.htm VICTORIAN TEA PROGRAM 2:30 p.m. 19th century tea customs in the Clara Barkley Dorr house. 311 S. Adams St. $4-$8. Free for UWF students and EBT cardholders with photo ID.

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SELECT LATIN DANCE LESSONS AND PARTY 6:30-9 p.m. $10. Salsa, Cha Cha, Bachata

and more. DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. $10. dancecraftfl.com FIESTA ALL KREWE BALL 7 p.m. $35 per person. Hadji Shrine Temple, 800 W. 9 Mile Road. fiestaoffiveflags.org

FRIDAY 6.9

NATURE WALK: LIFE IN A MARITIME FOREST

10 a.m. Meet at Fort Barrancas Visitors Center, 3182 Taylor Road. nps.gov/guis/index.htm

NATURAL REMEDIES FOR YOUR GARDEN

10-11:30 a.m. Free. Ever’man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org ADVANCED REDOUBT: LEGACY IN BRICK & MORTAR 12:30 p.m. Fort Barrancas, 3182

Taylor Road. nps.gov/guis/index.htm PILATES MAT 1:30-2:30 p.m. Free. Ever’man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org FORT BARRANCAS: BASTIONS ON THE BLUFF

2 p.m. Meet at Fort Barrancas Visitors Center 3182 Taylor Road. nps.gov/guis/index.htm VICTORIAN TEA PROGRAM 2:30 p.m. 19th century tea customs in the Clara Barkley Dorr house. 311 S. Adams St. $4-$8. Free for UWF students and EBT cardholders with photo ID. historicpensacola.org

WINE TASTING 3-6 p.m. Free. Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org CREATURE FEATURE 3:30 p.m. Fort Pickens Bookstore, Fort Pickens Road, Pensacola Beach. nps.gov/guis/index.htm WINE TASTING 5-7 p.m. Free. City Grocery, 2050 N. 12th Ave. HAPPY HOUR COOK OUTS 5 p.m. Drink specials, free cookout. Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com LABELLE PERFORMING ARTS PRESENTS: A DREAM COME TRUE 6 p.m. $16-$18. Saenger

Theatre, 118 S. Palafox. pensacolasaenger.com RESTORATIVE YOGA 6-7 p.m. Free. Ever’man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org GAY GRASSROOTS 6-8 p.m. Free. Ever’man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org DATE NIGHT DANCING 6:30-8 p.m. $15. Learn the basics of several romantic ballroom and country dance styles in group classes that keep partners together. DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. dancecraftfl.com BLUE WAHOOS VS. MISSISSIPPI BRAVES 6:35 p.m. Blue Wahoos Stadium, 351 W. Cedar St. bluewahoos.com

Martin Luther King Jr. Plaza, N. Palafox. palafoxmarket.com NATURE WALK: LIFE IN A MARITIME FOREST

10 a.m. Meet at Fort Barrancas Visitors Center, 3182 Taylor Road. nps.gov/guis/ index.htm THE PINE THAT BUILT THE SOUTH 10 a.m.-12 p.m. Free. Presentation about significance of NWF longleaf pines. Arcadia Mill Archaeological Site, 5709 Mill Pond Lane, Milton. uwf.edu GMO OMG FILM SCREENING 10 a.m.-12 p.m.

Free. Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org ADVANCED REDOUBT: LEGACY IN BRICK & MORTAR 12:30 p.m. Fort Barrancas, 3182

Taylor Road. nps.gov/guis/index.htm

PATERSON SCREENING 1 p.m. $5. Pensacola

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2 p.m. Meet at Fort Barrancas Visitors Center 3182 Taylor Road. nps.gov/guis/index.htm VICTORIAN TEA PROGRAM 2:30 p.m. 19th century tea customs in the Clara Barkley Dorr house. 311 S. Adams St. $4-$8. Free for UWF students and EBT cardholders with photo ID. historicpensacola.org CREATURE FEATURE 3:30 p.m. Fort Pickens Bookstore, Fort Pickens Road, Pensacola Beach. nps.gov/guis/index.htm DUSK ON THE GULF 6:30 p.m. Meet in Battery Worth Amphitheater. Fort Pickens Road, Pensacola Beach. nps.gov/guis/index.htm BLUE WAHOOS VS. MISSISSIPPI BRAVES 6:35 p.m. Blue Wahoos Stadium, 351 W. Cedar St. bluewahoos.com HEMP HISTORY CELEBRATION 7 p.m. Short films, hemp products and food available to purchase. Open Books, 1040 N. Guillemard St.

sacola Beach, santarosaislandtriathlon.com SANTA ROSA FARMERS MARKET 8 a.m.-1 p.m.

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

OCEAN HOUR CLEAN-UP 9-10 a.m. Location one is Bay Bluffs Park on Scenic Highway at Summit Blvd. Second location is two miles north at Chimney Park on Scenic Highway at Langley Ave. Buckets, grabbers, gloves and trash bags are supplied. oceanhourfl.com COOKING DEMONSTRATIONS 9 a.m.-2 p.m.

Saenger Theatre, 118 S. Palafox. pensacolasaenger.com BLIZZARD OF OZZY 7 p.m. $12-$15. Vinyl Music Hall, 2 S. Palafox. vinylmusichall.com FOOTLOOSE 7:30 p.m. $12-$30. Pensacola Little Theatre, 400 S. Jefferson St. pensacolalittletheatre.com DANCE PARTY 8-midnight. Partner dancing on the best wood dance floor in the area. DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. $10. dancecraftfl.com

DELUNA CORONATION AND SPONSORS' BALL AND BREAKFAST 7 p.m. Floor seats are invita-

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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.

NATURE WALK: LIFE IN A MARITIME FOREST 10 a.m. Meet at Fort Barrancas Visitors Center, 3182 Taylor Road. nps.gov/guis/index.htm SCHOOL OF THE SOLDIER 11 a.m. Meet at entrance of Fort Pickens. Fort Pickens Road, Pensacola Beach. nps.gov/guis/index.htm ADVANCED REDOUBT: LEGACY IN BRICK & MORTAR 12:30 p.m. Fort Barrancas, 3182

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p.m. Meet at Fort Barrancas Visitors Center 3182 Taylor Road. nps.gov/guis/index.htm FOOTLOOSE 3 p.m. $12-$30. Pensacola Little Theatre, 400 S. Jefferson St. pensacolalittletheatre.com CREATURE FEATURE 3:30 p.m. Fort Pickens Bookstore, Fort Pickens Road, Pensacola Beach. nps.gov/guis/index.htm SOUTHEASTERN TEEN SHAKESPEARE COMPANY: SHENANIGANS 4-5 p.m. Free. 1010 N. 12th

Ave. setsco.org/first-city-shakespeare BLUE WAHOOS VS. MISSISSIPPI BRAVES 4:35 p.m. Blue Wahoos Stadium, 351 W. Cedar St. bluewahoos.com BROADWAY LIGHTS DANCE CENTER PRESENTS: DANCE IN THE CITY 5 p.m. $13-$20. Saenger

Theatre, 118 S. Palafox. pensacolasaenger.com FULL MOON MEDITATION 6-7:30 p.m. Free.

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Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org KASTASTRO, PACIFIC DUB 7 p.m. $10-$12. Vinyl Music Hall, 2 S. Palafox. vinylmusichall.com

MONDAY 6.12

NATURE WALK: LIFE IN A MARITIME FOREST 10

a.m. Meet at Fort Barrancas Visitors Center, 3182 Taylor Road. nps.gov/guis/index.htm ECUA RECYCLING 12-1 p.m. Free. Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org

ADVANCED REDOUBT: LEGACY IN BRICK & MORTAR 12:30 p.m. Fort Barrancas, 3182 Taylor

Road. nps.gov/guis/index.htm PILATES MAT 1:30-2:30 p.m. Free. Ever’man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org FORT BARRANCAS: BASTIONS ON THE BLUFF

2 p.m. Meet at Fort Barrancas Visitors Center 3182 Taylor Road. nps.gov/guis/index.htm CREATURE FEATURE 3:30 p.m. Fort Pickens Bookstore, Fort Pickens Road, Pensacola Beach. nps.gov/guis/index.htm GMO OMG FILM SCREENING 5:30-7 p.m. Free.

Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org BLUE ANGELS IN THE OUTFIELD 5:30 p.m.

Blue Wahoos Stadium, 351 W. Cedar St. bluewahoos.com WISE GUY KITCHEN SHOW: DINNER WITH THE MOB Dinner at 5:30 p.m. Show at 7 p.m. $81.76.

V. Paul's Italian Ristorante, 29 S. Palafox. thewiseguykitchenshow.com

SEVILLE QUARTER MILERS 5:30 p.m. Runners

meet in front of Seville Quarter for a run around downtown Pensacola. Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com PAINT THE PARK PURPLE 6:30 p.m. $10, all proceeds go to Walk to End Alzheimer's. At the Blue Wahoos game. Blue Wahoos Stadium, 351 W. Cedar St. bluewahoos.com BLUE WAHOOS VS. MISSISSIPPI BRAVES 6:35 p.m. Blue Wahoos Stadium, 351 W. Cedar St. bluewahoos.com BALLROOM DANCE LESSONS 6:30-8 p.m. $10.

Waltz, Foxtrot, Tango, and more. Professional dance instruction for all skill levels. DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. dancecraftfl.com SCOTT REYNOLDS OF ALL, EARL'S KILLER SQUIRREL AND KENT STANTON 8 p.m. $5.

Chizuko, 506 W. Belmont St. facebook. com/chizukopensacola HIP-HOP DANCE LESSONS 8-9 p.m. $10.

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

TUESDAY 6.13

VICTORIAN TEA PROGRAM 2:30 p.m. 19th

century tea customs in the Clara Barkley Dorr house. 311 S. Adams St. $4-$8. Free for UWF students and EBT cardholders with photo ID. historicpensacola.org CREATURE FEATURE 3:30 p.m. Fort Pickens Bookstore, Fort Pickens Road, Pensacola Beach. nps.gov/guis/index.htm COMPLEMENTARY WINE TASTING 5-7 p.m.

SoGourmet, 407-D S. Palafox. sogourmetpensacola.com FUNKY YOGA FLOW 6-7 p.m. Free. Ever’man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org HANDS-ON COOKING CLASS: BALSAMIC VINEGARS AND EVOOS 6-8 p.m. $43.

SoGourmet, 407-D S. Palafox. sogourmetpensacola.com COUNTRY DANCE LESSONS 6:30 p.m. $10.

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

DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. 503-1123 dancecraftfl.com BLUE WAHOOS VS. MISSISSIPPI BRAVES 6:35 p.m. Blue Wahoos Stadium, 351 W. Cedar St. bluewahoos.com BANDS ON THE BEACH 7 p.m. The Astronauts. 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 N. Spring St. mywfpl.com

WEDNESDAY 6.14

VICTORIAN TEA PROGRAM 2:30 p.m. 19th

century tea customs in the Clara Barkley Dorr house. 311 S. Adams St. $4-$8. Free for UWF students and EBT cardholders with photo ID. historicpensacola.org

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calendar CREATURE FEATURE 3:30 p.m. Fort Pickens Bookstore, Fort Pickens Road, Pensacola Beach. nps.gov/guis/index.htm WISE GUY KITCHEN SHOW: DINNER WITH THE MOB Dinner at 5:30 p.m. Show at 7 p.m.

$81.76. V. Paul's Italian Ristorante, 29 S. Palafox. thewiseguykitchenshow.com YOGA FLOW 6-7 p.m. Free. Ever’man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org WATERBOYZ SLOW SKATE 6-7 p.m. Every Wednesday. Skate starts and ends at Waterboyz, 380 N. 9th Ave. waterboyz.com SWING DANCE LESSONS AND PARTY 6:30-

Arts & Culture

≥Events

HALF PRICED SUNDAYS Pensacola

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

PANHANDLE FOLK MUSIC CLUB 5-7:30

p.m. Wednesdays.

Artel Gallery, 223 S. Palafox. panhandlefolk.org

ART BY RICHARD HUMPHREYS AND GREGORY B. SAUNDERS RECEPTION 6

p.m. June 8. Switzer Gallery, Pensacola State College, 1000 College Blvd. pensacolastate.edu

≥Current Exhibits

FIRST CITY ART SHOW On view

through June 10.

Quayside Art Gallery, 15-17 E. Zarragosa. quaysidegallery.com IT’S MUSIC TO MY EYES On view

through June 30.

Artel Gallery, 223 S. Palafox. artelgallery.org

ELIZABETH MATTHEWS: CREATURES IN THE RAW On

view through June 30. Artel Gallery, 223 S. Palafox. artelgallery.org

RICK OTOUPALIK: CLAY & PAPER On

view through June 30. Artel Gallery, 223 S. Palafox. artelgallery.org SUNRISE-SUNSET

On view through June 8, 2017

July 1. Blue Morning Gallery, 21 S. Palafox. bluemorninggallery. com ART BY RICHARD HUMPHREYS AND GREGORY B. SAUNDERS On view

through July 20.

Switzer Gallery, Pensacola State College, 1000 College Blvd. pensacolastate.edu

METAPHOR AS MANIFESTATION

On view through Aug. 27. Pensacola Museum of Art, 407 S. Jefferson St. pensacolamuseum. org

PIECE BY PIECE: ART WITH LEGO BRICKS

BY SEAN KENNEY

On view through September 3. Pensacola Museum of Art, 407 S. Jefferson St. pensacolamuseum.org

≥Workshops & Classes

BASIC/INTERMEDIATE STAINED GLASS: FOIL METHOD Introduction

workshop students with instructor Julie Betts. Students will lean the basics of stained glass including scoring and breaking glass, making patterns, grinding glass, soldering and finishing.

Intermediate projects will be offered to those that have already taken the class. No experience necessary, open to students

10 p.m. $5-$10. Professional west coast swing instruction for all levels. DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. dancecraftfl.com BLUE WAHOOS VS. MISSISSIPPI BRAVES 6:35 p.m. Blue Wahoos Stadium, 351 W. Cedar St. bluewahoos.com MEDITATION 7:15-8:30 p.m. Free. Ever’man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org FREE DANCE LESSONS 8-8:30 p.m. Free beginner west coast swing dance lesson.

DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. dancecraftfl.com

14 and up. Class tuition is $150. For more information, visit firstcityart.org.

GLASS ON GLASS MOSIAC The class

will be offered June 11, 18, & 25 from1 to 4 p.m. with instructor Julie Betts.

Participants will explore the steps of nipping and slicing, gluing, and grouting colorful glass on glass. All skill levels are welcomed. No experience is needed. The workshop is open to students 12 and up. Class tuition is $150. For more information, visit firstcityart.org.

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. 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.

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news of the weird THE NEW POWER NAP If high-schoolers seem stressed by active lifestyles and competitive pressures, and consequently fail to sleep the recommended nine to 10 hours a day, it must be a good idea for the federal government to give grants (including to Las Cruces High School in New Mexico) to purchase comfy, $14,000 "nap pods" that drive out the racket with soft music, for 20 minutes a shot during those frenzied classroom days. A May NPR report based on Las Cruces' experience quoted favorable reviews by students, backed by a doctor and a nurse practitioner who pointed to research showing that adequate sleep "can" boost memory and attention and thus "can" improve school performance (and therefore must be a great use of federal education dollars).

UNCLEAR ON THE CONCEPT Florida Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam argues that his "hands are tied" by "federal food laws" and that fresh, "all-natural" milk with the cream skimmed off the top cannot be sold as "milk" (or "skim milk") but must be labeled "imitation milk"—unless the "all-natural" milk adds (artificial) vitamin A to the product. A family farm in the state's panhandle (Ocheesee Creamery) decided to challenge the law, and Putnam, who recently announced his candidacy for governor, said he would try to resolve the issue soon.

NEWS YOU CAN USE (1) Briton Fred Whitelaw, 64, who has bowel cancer, recently began working "therapeutic" breast milk into his diet, but only that supplied by his daughter, Jill Turner, who recently gave birth and said she is happy to double-pump to assure both Fred and baby Llewyn adequate supplies (although husband Kyle is trying it out for his eczema, as well). (2) Scientists writing in the journal of the American Society for Microbiology recently recommended that parents not discourage children from picking their noses because snot contains a "rich reservoir of good bacteria" beneficial to teeth and overall health (fighting, for example, respiratory infections and even HIV).

COMPELLING EXPLANATIONS They're "therapists," not "strippers," argued New York City's Penthouse Executive Club, creatively characterizing its dancers to avoid $3 million in back taxes, but the state's appeals board ruled against it in April. Penthouse had insisted that its performers were more akin to counselors, and that the club's "door charge" was an untaxable fee for therapeutic health services.

•James Pelletier, 46, was arrested in Hollis, Maine, in May after he fired a BB gun pointblank at his two sons, ages 9 and 11—but only, he said, as a "rite of passage" into maturity (perhaps thinking the experience would help them become as mature as their father). He said if the kids knew how it felt to get shot, perhaps they would not be so quick to fire their own guns.

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work of the TV series (near the top of broadcast ratings for the last decade), real agents in the Naval Criminal Investigative Service have labored over computer screens eight to 10 hours a day for two months now employing their facial-recognition software—just to scour websites to identify victims of nude-photo postings of military personnel that came to light earlier this year. "(Y)ou get pretty burned out," said the NCIS director. A simple word search of "uniformed military nude" got nearly 80 million hits, according to a May Associated Press dispatch from the Quantico Marine base, where the 20 investigators labor side-by-side.

MILITARY ALLIES IN ODD PLACES (1) In April, three days after ISIS fighters reportedly executed 25 villagers about 50 miles south of Kirkuk, Iraq, the three murderers were themselves killed (and eight more wounded) when a pack of wild boars overran their position and gnawed them into martyrdom. (2) In April, a Russian naval reconnaissance ship sank in the Black Sea off of Turkey (likely op: Syria-related) when it collided with a livestock barge flying the flag of Togo. All aboard the Russian ship were rescued; the much-heavier Togolese vessel suffered barely a scratch.

PERSPECTIVE Rights in Conflict: An elderly German man, unnamed in news reports, was fined the equivalent of $110 in May for "terrorizing" neighbors in the town of Hennef by violating a 2015 agreement to lower the sound of his pornographic videos. He demanded sympathy because of his hearing disability, arguing that if he wore headphones, he could not hear the doorbell, or burglars, and therefore would feel unsafe. (At his May hearing, he objected to the characterization that the "sex sounds" were from videos; on the day in question, he said, he had a prostitute in the room. "It was not porn," he insisted, confusingly. "It was live!")

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ARMED AND CLUMSY Still more incidents in which people (make that, "men") accidentally shoot themselves: a National Rifle Association staff member, 46, training on a firing range (Fairfax County, Virginia, April); a fleeing robber, run over by his victim, with the collision causing the robber's gun to fire into his own mouth (Hawthorne, California, March); two boys, 17 and 19, "practicing" loading and unloading a handgun, managing to hit each other (Houston, March); a homeless man, 45, in a now-classic waistband-holster-crotch malfunction (Lake Panasoffee, Florida, Oct.); U.S. Park Police officer, shot his foot in a confrontation with a raccoon (Washington, D.C., Nov.); man, 48, shot himself, then, apparently angry at how it happened, shot his bed (Oceana County, Michigan, July). {in}

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