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NONPROFITS & FUNDRAISERS

GULF COAST NONPROFITS ENCOURAGED TO APPLY FOR EVENT SPONSORSHIP FROM COX Local nonprofits that are 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 between July 1 and December 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 if their requests are approved in mid-June.

In 2022, Cox gave over $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 BINGO Animal Allies hosts bingo twice a month at Scenic Hills Country Club, 8891 Burning Tree Road. 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. Must be 18 to play. For more information visit facebook.com/animalalliesflorida.

KITTEN AND CAT ADOPTIONS Animal Allies will be at PetSupermarket, 6857 N. 9th Ave. in Pensacola, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., Saturday, May 20. If you can't adopt, talk to us about opportunities to donate, foster or volunteer. All cats are up-to-date on shots, and adoption fee includes spay or neuter with microchip.

BAPTIST HOSPITAL VOLUNTEER SERVICES $5 JEWELRY SALE Baptist Hospital

Volunteer Services is hosting a $5 Jewelry & Accessories Sale on Monday, May 22 and Tuesday, May 23, from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Medical Meeting Room located at the Baptist Towers, 1717 North E St.

Items such as necklaces, bracelets, scarves, hats, collegiate merchandise, rings, wallets, and more will be for sale for only $5. This fundraiser benefits the volunteer services fund of the Baptist Health Care Foundation. Cash, check, and most major credit cards are accepted. For more information, call Baptist Hospital Volunteer Services at (850) 434-4936.

CARING & SHARING MINISTRY FOOD

DRIVE The Gloria Green Caring & Sharing Ministry is attached to the Historic St Joseph Catholic Church, 140 W. Government St. On Tuesdays, the ministry feeds the homeless at 10:30 a.m. 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 sized small, medium and large. Call DeeDee Green at 723-3390 for details.

ARTS & CULTURE

NATIONAL NAVAL AVIATION MUSEUM

OFFICIALLY REOPENS TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN MAY

The National Naval Aviation Museum (NNAM) announces public access waiver onto NAS Pensacola has been reestablished and the Museum will officially reopen to all visitors starting May 17.

General public visitors to NNAM will be required to enter NAS Pensacola through the west gate on Blue Angel Parkway. All U.S. citizens or U.S. nationals 18 and older must provide a Real ID or passport. For detailed requirements for base access visit NAS Pensacola's website.

NEW PALAFOX

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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, every Saturday between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m.

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

Tickets On Sale For Beyond Van

GOGH Tickets are on sale now for Beyond Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience. In the interactive experience, guests witness more than 300 iconic masterpieces, including such instantly recognizable classics as "The Starry Night," "Sunflowers" and "Café Terrace at Night," as well as many revealing self-portraits. Beyond Van Gogh is Aug. 5-Sept. 9 at Pensacola Interstate Fair, Bldg. 6, 6655 Mobile Highway. Prices start at $39.99 for adults and $23.99 for children (ages 5-15), plus ticketing fees. Tickets are on sale at vangoghpensacola.com.

GALLERY NIGHT IS GOING 'PRISMATIC'

On Friday, May 19, from 5–9 p.m., Gallery Night Pensacola is celebrating all colors of the spectrum with "Prismatic!" the first LGBTQ+ Community Celebration for Gallery Night. Share in the festivities as downtown highlights a number of local LGTBQ+ organizations and their allies up and down downtown Palafox Street. This month's Featured Artist is ceramist Kyle Miller. Hane Skot, Greg Bond, and Faithe Franklin play the Main Street Stage from 6-8 p.m. For more information and a full list of vendors, visit gallerynightpensacola.org.

EASY GOING GALLERY MAY OPEN CALL

SHOW Easy Going Gallery, 701 N. V St. will present 15 local artists in a new Open Call exhibition running through the month of May. A reception will be held 5-9 p.m. Thursday, May 18.

NEBULA OF GEORGIA A dramedy written by Joe Nierle at Pensacola Little Theatre, 400 S. Jefferson St. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. Fridays May 19 and 26, Saturdays May 20 and 27, Thursday, May

25, and 2:30 p.m. Sunday, May 21. Tickets are $14$20. Visit pensacolalittletheatre.com.

SPRING FLING BLOCK PARTY Ciao Bella Boutique and Salon, 3014 E. Cervantes St. Ste B. is hosting a spring fling block party with an outdoor market, food vendors and music. The block party is Saturday, May 20 from 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

GULF COAST CULTURE FEST A two-part festival featuring food trucks and live entertainment 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, May 20 at Seville Square. In the evening, there will be a local film festival at Bartram Park at 8 p.m. Visit gulfcoastculturefest. com for details.

URBAN ART VISITED Art Among Friends, The Paint Out Group's pop-up show "Urban Art Visited" will be on Friday, May 19 from 4-8 p.m. and Saturday May 20 from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at their working studio space at Framing by Design, 4718 N. W St. This show highlights Street Art and is free to the public.

SECRET GARDENS OF THE EMERALD COAST GARDEN TOUR Take a self-guided walking tour of five featured private residential gardens in the Pensacola/Milton communities Saturday, May 20 from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. or Sunday, May 21 from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tickets $15 per person, available at The Garden Center office, 1850 N. 9th Ave. Call (850)-432-6095 or visit pensacolagardencenter.com/events for details.

THE HUMBLE OYSTER FILM PREMIERE

The Pensacola & Perdido Bays Estuary Program (PPBEP) is telling the story of local oysters—and more broadly local estuaries—through a new documentary produced by the Mississippi State University Television Center. WSRE PBS will host the premiere of "The Humble Oyster" with a free screening and panel discussion at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, May 23, in the Jean & Paul Amos Performance Studio at Pensacola State College, 1000 College Blvd.

CABARET DRAG SHOWCASE AT AMERICAN LEGION POST #193 Don't miss Cabaret drag showcase every second and fourth Saturday at the American Legion Post #193, 2708 N. 12th Ave. Doors Open at 8 p.m. Showtime at 10 p.m. For more information, contact Taize Sinclair-Santi, show director, at taizesinclairsanti@gmail.com.