a&e happenings

Pride Events

PRIDE & PERFECT ALLIES Sip and shop till you drop at an LGBTQ+ makers market, featuring queer artists and makers, hosted by PensaPride starting at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 10, at Perfect Plain Brewing Co., 50 E. Garden St. The event, which will donate proceeds to Sunday's Child, is 18 and older to enter and 21 and older to drink.

PUPS FOR PRIDE PARADE Take your pups on a prideful pub crawl and "pawrade" from Seville Square to Perfect Plain Brewing Co. from 6-9 p.m. Saturday, June 10. The festivities include a Pride costume contest, drag fashion show and more. Pre-registration for the 18 and older event, which also donates proceeds to Sunday's Child, is required and can be done at wolfgangparkandbrews.com.

STAMPED SCREENING Join Stamped, Pensacola's long-running LGBTQ+ film festival, for a free screening of "Portrait of Jason" at Pensacola Little Theatre, 400 S. Jefferson St., at 4 p.m. Saturday, June 17, with a cocktail hour before starting at 3 p.m. Visit stampedfilmfest.com for details.

NONPROFITS & FUNDRAISERS

PENSACOLA HUMANE SOCIETY DOG -

GIE BATHE-INS The Pensacola Humane Society Doggie Bathe-Ins will continue 9 a.m.-1 p.m. June 17 at 5 North Q St. Charge is $10 per dog. Bring your own towel. New volunteers and experienced groomers are always needed. Those interested in helping should contact tiffany@pensacolahumane.org.

Gulf Coast Nonprofits Encouraged To Apply For Event Sponsorship

FROM COX Local nonprofits planning fundraising and awareness events in the Gulf Coast market are encouraged to apply for an event sponsorship from Cox Communications. Cox is currently accepting applications for events occurring July 1-Dec. 31, 2023. If your nonprofit is planning an event that will take place during these dates, and looking for support, apply for cash and/or in-kind sponsorships at Cox's Charitable Giving Site. The deadline for applications is Friday, June 2, 2023. Organizations will be notified mid-June if their requests are approved.

In 2022, Cox gave more than $1.6 million in cash and in-kind services to nonprofits in the Gulf Coast Market, which includes portions of Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa and Walton counties. These sponsorships are specifically held for nonprofit fundraising events, not general donations, and the organization must be a registered 501(c)3. More information is available at ccigiving.com.

THE ESCAMBIA-SANTA ROSA BAR FOUNDATION ACCEPTING GRANT APPLICATIONS FOR 2023

The Escambia-Santa Rosa Bar Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the Escambia-Santa Rosa Bar Association, is currently accepting grant applications for 2023. Grants are awarded to organizations that successfully demonstrate how a proposed program aligns with one or more of the tenets of the mission of the Foundation, which are to foster greater accessibility to the judicial system, improvements to the overall quality of the administration of justice, law-related education and increased public awareness of the judicial system and improved management and operation of the court system.

Grants awards are typically in the $500$1,500 range. For more information on the Foundation and to download an application form, visit esrba.com/bar-foundation/about-esrbf/.

ANIMAL ALLIES FLORIDA BINGO Animal

Allies Florida hosts bingo twice monthly at Scenic Hills Country Club, 8891 Burning Tree Road. The cost is 10 rounds of bingo for $10, with cash prizes for winners. Food and drinks are also available for purchase. A full bar and restaurant offer special adult beverages just for bingo nights. You must be 18 to play. For more information, visit facebook. com/animalalliesflorida.

CARING & SHARING MINISTRY FOOD

Visitors can access the real-time trolley schedule four ways: at visitpensacolabeach.com/ trolleytracker, call (850) 602-9384 and enter the trolley stop number, text SRIA (space) and the trolley stop number to 41411 or scan the QR code posted at each trolley stop with a smartphone.

To see a map of all trolley stop locations, or for more information, go to visitpensacolabeach. com/trolley-information.

PENSACOLA BAY CITY FERRY EXPANDING SERVICE certain Wizard School and conquered evil. This is not his story. This is the story of the Puffs, who also happened to be there. Production dates are 7:30 p.m. Friday, June 9, Saturday, June 10 and Thursday, June 8; and 2:30 p.m. Sunday, June 11. Tickets are $8-$31. Visit pensacolalittletheatre.com for details.

The Pensacola Bay City Ferry Service is expanding offerings for the summer season. Ferry service operates Friday-Sunday with downtown sunset cruises Thursday-Sunday evenings and New Mine Storeroom hours from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. Wednesday-Sunday.

MEET THE ARTIST: HALLE CASTILLE Easy

Going Gallery is currently showcasing the art of Halle Castille in a new exhibit "X" running through the month of June. Visit the gallery, 701 N. V St., from 5-9 p.m. Thursday, June 8, for a chance to meet the artist at the reception. Watch the artist talk live on Instagram at @easygoinggallery.

DRIVE

The Gloria Green Caring & Sharing Ministry is attached to the Historic St. Joseph Catholic Church, 140 W. Government St. The ministry feeds the homeless at 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays. The ministry's food pantry opens at 10 a.m. and has clothing. Food donations needed are pop-top canned goods, Beanie Weenies, Vienna sausage, potted meat, cans of tuna and chicken and soups. Clothing donations needed include tennis shoes for men and women and sweatshirts and new underwear for men in sizes small, medium and large. Call DeeDee Green at (850) 723-3390 for details.

Call To Artists

GREAT GULFCOAST ARTS FESTIVAL 2023

POSTER DESIGN CONTEST The Great Gulfcoast Arts Festival is accepting submissions to its 2023 poster design competition through June 30.

The winning artist receives a $1,500 cash award. The winning design will be featured on posters, T-shirts and other GGAF promotional items for the festival. Posters have become a regional collector's item.

This year's event is Nov. 3, 4 and 5 in Seville Square and Bartram Park in historic downtown Pensacola.

Competing artists can find the complete list of rules and requirements, plus a gallery of past posters, at ggaf.org/poster.

Community Events

BRIDE'S NIGHT Brides and engaged couples are invited to meet the Emerald Coast's best wedding vendors 5-8 p.m. Thursday, June 8, at Sanders Beach-Corinne Jones Resource Center, 913 South I St. Tickets are available at pensacolabridalloft.com.

FREE PENSACOLA BEACH TROLLEY SERVICE THROUGH SEPT. 4 The Santa Rosa Island Authority (SRIA) launched its free, open-air trolley service along Pensacola Beach. The 2023 Pensacola Beach Island Trolley, operated by Escambia County Area Transit (ECAT), will run daily from 4 p.m.-midnight through Labor Day on Monday, Sept. 4.

Three trolleys will operate concurrently, running three routes. The eastern route runs from Casino Beach to Portofino, the western route runs from Casino Beach to Park West near the entrance gate to Gulf Islands National Seashore, and the commercial core route runs from Casino Beach to Grand Marlin with stops occurring along the new access road and at Pensacola Beach Boardwalk.

Pensacola Bay City Ferry's yearlong offerings and seasonal highlights include: Downtown Pensacola – Fort Pickens – Pensacola Beach Ferry

Take the ferry between Downtown Pensacola to Fort Pickens to Pensacola Beach. Pensacola Bay City Ferry operates two 149-passenger, catamaran-style vessels, the "Turtle Runner" and "Pelican Perch," each with air-conditioned interior seating, covered exterior seating and restrooms. Imported and domestic beer, wines, soft drinks and water are available for purchase. Bicycle racks and storage areas are also available.

On select trips, National Park Service Rangers speak on a variety of subjects including wildlife and landscapes of the area. This is an all-day pass, so you can board the cruise at any of the landings at their specified departure time.

BLUE ANGELS PRACTICE DEMONSTRATION CRUISES See the famous Blue Angels practice their aerial maneuvers during regular practice sessions throughout the year. This oneand-a-half-hour cruise sails on a variety of mornings throughout the year.

FORT PICKENS HISTORY TOUR A familyfriendly tour exploring the historic Fort Pickens. Depart from the Downtown Ferry Landing and cruise over to Ft. Pickens while a National Park Service Ranger gives an overview of Pensacola Bay's history. Once we arrive at Ft. Pickens, guests will be taken on a guided tour of the fort. We will then return to the Downtown Ferry Landing.

DOWNTOWN AND FORT PICKENS SUNSET CRUISES Enjoy a Gulf Coast sunset cruise with panoramic views of Pensacola Bay and Fort Pickens National Park. These one-and-a-halfhour cruises offers both covered interior and exterior seating, a climate-controlled cabin, and onboard restrooms. Sit back, relax, and enjoy a cold beverage aboard our clean, and spacious catamaran-style vessels. Beer, wine, liquor, soft drinks, and water are available for purchase.

For more information on all offerings and to book an upcoming experience aboard Pensacola Bay City Ferry, visit pensacolabaycityferry.com.

For more information regarding private charter and special events cruise packages, please visit pensacolabaycityferry.com/private-events.

ARTS & CULTURE

PUFFS Pensacola Little Theatre, 400 S. Jefferson St. presents a story about a certain school for wizards. For seven years a certain boy wizard went to a

THE TEA PARTY LaBelle Performing Arts cordially invites you to attend its end-of-the-year "Tea Party" 6 p.m. Friday, June 9, at Saenger Theatre, 118 S. Palafox. Join pre-school and elementary students, the award-winning LaBelle Performing Arts Company and students celebrating 5-, 10-, and 15 years of dance and graduating seniors. Tickets are $31-$34 and available at pensacolasaenger.com.

BLAKE DOYLE SKATE PARK GRAND

OPENING PRE-PARTY Join Odd Colony, 260 N. Palafox, for a pre-party to celebrate the opening of Blake Doyle Skatepark with live music from John Hart + The Prince Bros 6-10 p.m. Friday, June 9. Visit facebook.com/oddcolony.

PENSACOLA LITTLE THEATRE 2023-24

SEASON REVEAL Visit PLT, 400 S. Jefferson St. 2-3 p.m. Saturday, June 10, to meet the directors, renew your flexible or same-seat subscription and be the first in the know about the next 525,600 minutes at PLT. One lucky attendee will have the chance to win a chair-naming opportunity in the newly renovated theatre. Visit pensacolalittletheatre.com for details.

INFERNO BURLESQUE Show is 8 p.m. Saturday, June 10, at Vinyl Music Hall, 2 S. Palafox. Tickets are $15-$500 and available at vinylmusichall.com.

BLAKE DOYLE SKATEPARK GRAND OPENING Celebrate the grand opening of the Blake Doyle Skatepark, 501 N. Hayne St., with live art, skate demonstrations and music from 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Saturday, June 10. Visit facebook.com/upwardintuition for details.

NEW PALAFOX MARKET SOUTH AT PLAZA FERDINAND Palafox Market South will include a blend of familiar Palafox Market vendors, along with a new mix of local farmers, artists and craftsmen and women, who will fill up Plaza Ferdinand on the corner of Palafox and Government streets. Shoppers can navigate between the new market and the always-humming original located on north Palafox at Martin Luther King, Jr. Plaza, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. every Saturday.

For more information about Palafox Market, visit palafoxmarket.com. For information concerning other downtown events, please visit downtownpensacola.com.

LEBELLE PERFORMING ARTS PRESENTS: ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND Performance is 6 p.m. Saturday, June 10, at Saenger Theatre, 118 S. Palafox. Tickets are $31$34 and available at pensacolasaenger.com.