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FOO FOO FESTIVAL 2017 The annual celebration of arts and culture hit new highs, especially with its outdoor art displays. The Pensacola Umbrella Sky Project on Intendencia Street has become one of the top selfie spots in Northwest Florida with its hundreds of colorful umbrellas suspended above the street. CUBED put the spotlight on the talented artists who created unique murals that are still on display behind the TT Wentworth Museum.

SUSAN CORNEJO The chief financial officer for Sacred Heart Health System for the past four years has been selected as the new chief operating officer for Sacred Heart Health System and Providence Hospital in Mobile, Ala. Both Gulf Coast health systems are part of Ascension, the nation's largest nonprofit health system. Cornejo has broad experience in healthcare administration. She was vice president and corporate controller at St. Vincent's Health System in Birmingham, Ala., and she previously served for eight years with HealthSouth in South Carolina and later Birmingham as divisional controller.

SAMANTHA HARRISON The Washington High School Physical Education teacher is the SHAPE Florida's High School PE Teacher of the Year for 2017-2018.

What makes it even more impressive is she obtained the recognition in her first year of teaching. Casandra Waller, the school district's Physical Education, Health, Wellness, and Driver Education Specialist said, in a press release, "Samantha Harrison fosters an environment rich in teamwork, communication, and acceptance of all students."

DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS U.S. District Judge Mark Walker found that the department and its health care contractors had for years refused to treat infected inmates with antiviral medications, known as "directacting antiviral" drugs, because of the cost.

Between 7,000 and 20,000 of the state's 98,000 prisoners are believed to be infected with Hepatitis C, but only 13 have been treated with the antiviral drugs since 2013. Walker scolded the agency for being "deliberately indifferent" to the medical needs of inmates, a violation of their constitutional rights.

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of West Florida, the Tau-Psi chapter of Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity has been suspended for a minimum five-year period following the conclusion of an investigation into hazing as well as risk-management and alcohol-related misconduct. The activities occurred at an unregistered, off-campus bid day party hosted by the organization and included hazing, underage drinking, risk management violations, drinking games, common source containers and coerced consumption of alcohol.

PORT OF PENSACOLA We thought the Port of Pensacola was in trouble financially, but we never imagined that it failed to meet its FY 2017 budget projects for its top four revenue streams—wharfage, dockage, storage and property rental—by $726,324. Hayward administration missed its budgeted $1.747 million income from these sources by 41 percent. Still no turnaround plan from the mayor's office.

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A MATTER OF TRUST How can we build trust in government when the agencies appear not to trust each other?

Escambia County Sheriff David Morgan is battling the Escambia Board of County Commissioners over his budget and is waiting to see how Governor Rick Scott handles his appeal for money. Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward has fought with Emerald Coast Utilities Authority, City of Gulf Breeze and county commission. Civility is too often lost during county commission and city council debates.

In this climate of local officials frequently at odds, public trust and confidence between residents and local leaders are usually the first casualties. The exercise of power, allocation of resources and choices about values and lifestyles further drive a wedge between the elected officials and their constituents.

As bunker mentalities develop, community interaction is reduced to social media posts, press releases and videos on websites. The politicians only move in echo chambers that feed their egos and rarely challenge their positions. The result is increasing alienation, anger and mistrust among the voters.

The only solution is community engagement that solicits citizen participation in decision making. The process includes 1) informing the public of the issue or project on websites and in town halls; 2) listening to the citizens' views; 3) reporting back to the citizens on how their ideas have been

incorporated in the possible solution and listening to their feedback; and 4) voting on the final resolution in an open, public meeting.

There are no shortcuts, and none of the steps can be skipped. The community engagement process creates better decisions and policies, improves civility and trust in local government, and fosters an educated and engaged citizenry, all of which should be the goals of any local government.

Unfortunately, steps are skipped. Town hall meetings and open forums can be messy. The citizens don't always like the ideas presented by leaders, no matter how well they are researched and presented.

The final solution may be quite different than what the leaders originally wanted.

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In the "win-lose" model, government officials only release information that favors their solution. Public debate is cut short, and no feedback is allowed on the final decision. The vote is rushed to limit any more public input.

As we enter the 2018 election season, we should keep in the mind that only those candidates committed to community engagement will successfully build public trust and confidence in city and county government. {in}rick@inweekly.net

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DIALOGUE ON PUBLIC MONUMENTS

By Rick Outzen In August in the wake of the protest in Charlottesville, VA, that left one person dead, Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward and Councilman Larry Johnson publicly stated they wanted to remove the "Our Confederate Dead" memorial from Lee Square. Their statements drew praise and criticism but no action from the mayor's office.

The University of West Florida will step into the void and begin a public dialogue on the memorial and other public monuments on Nov. 30, from 5:30-7 p.m., as part of its Experience UWF Downtown series at the Pensacola Museum of Commerce, 201 E. Zaragoza Street.

The title of the faculty panel discussion is "Public Space, Collective Memory and Community Identity."

Dr. Jocelyn Evans, Associate Dean of the UWF College of Arts, Social Sciences, and Humanities, will serve as a panelist, along with Dr. Brian Hood, chair of UWF Philosophy Department, Dr. William Lees, Director of the University of West Florida's Florida Public Archaeology Network, and Margo Stringfield with the UWF Archaeology Institute.

"We are going to talk about town squares and the kind of structures that we put up to commemorate things." Dr. Jocelyn Evans "We are going to talk about town squares and the kind of structures that we put up to commemorate things," said Evans. "And when those things become controversial, how do we have a public dialogue that's constructive about it, and then where do we go from there? What do we choose to do with those structures?"

She continued, "We're going to take a lot of different public structures and talk about them

from our very disciplinary vantage point and try to foster some good, civil discourse around some things that can be highly emotional."

When communities debate whether to keep certain monuments, Dr. Evans said, "I think what we have seen are some exemplar positions taken by local governments, we have exemplar cases of arguments being made for both sides, whether they should stay or whether they should go."

The New Orleans City Council earlier this year declared the city's four Confederate monuments a public nuisance. The monuments included the Liberty Place monument, an obelisk that commemorated a Reconstruction Era white supremacist attack on the city's integrated police force; a bronze statue of Jefferson Davis, the only president of the Confederacy; a statue of Confederate General P.G.T. Beauregard, mounted high on a horse in a roundabout at the entrance to City Park; and a statue of General Robert E. Lee in Lee Circle.

New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu said, in his address about the removal of the monuments, "These statues are not just stone and metal. They are not just innocent remembrances of a benign history. These monuments purposefully celebrate a fictional, sanitized Confederacy; ignoring the death, ignoring the enslavement, and the terror that it actually stood for."

Dr. Evans said she recently discussed Landrieu's speech with the UWF Leisure Learning Society.

"We looked at that address and what his position was, and then we thought about those memorials and what value they bring to the community or take away from the community," she said. "And there are still arguments to be made on both sides."

They also talked about the controversy surrounding the Liberty Place monument.

"It's one of the famous monuments that on the inscription, it talks about preserving white supremacy in the South," said Evans. "And that particular language, the city did something about, far earlier, than now. Back in the 1970s,

they thought about just moving it, and then in the 1990s, they changed the language. They erased that part of the signage and changed the language about what this place meant to the community."

"It's one of the famous monuments that on the inscription, it talks about preserving white supremacy in the South." Evans New Orleans provides a study of how people offered op-eds with persuasive arguments on both sides of controversial memorials in public spaces and that the actions taken with these spaces tried to evolve them to the present day so the city could both preserve the history as well as illustrate that the community's identity was no longer the same, according to Evans.

A part of any dialogue on memorials in public spaces is the context of the memorial, which will also be part of the Nov. 30 panel discussion.

"That's really what I'm going to be talking about—the relevance of the context, both at the time that the fundraising happened to build a monument, the time that it was dedicated, and the intervening events that have happened, that now mediate any reference to that structure," she said. "Like we won't be able to talk about Charlottesville in the future without considering what happened."

She continued, "It's the same with the Lincoln Memorial. We can't talk about the Lincoln Memorial without also invoking Martin Luther King's "I have a dream" speech. So, that impacts context, and it becomes part of the social meaning. " Mayor Hayward and Councilman Johnson suggested relocating the Pensacola's Confederate memorial to

a museum. Evans has some doubts about that option. She said it was discussed in New Orleans.

"If you move a huge equestrian statue, like the Beauregard, and you put it in the museum, well now, you are dominating that space with this structure," said Evans.

"What does that say about this space? Are museums public spaces, too? There's a difference between a public square and a public museum."

She admitted, "It's tricky. There are no easy answers."

The UWF faculty panel will bring together experts on controversial memorials in Florida, neglected memorials in Pensacola cemeteries, the social meaning of memorials in civic space, and competing ethical frameworks for critically thinking about keeping or removing contested memorials in the city. Dr. Evans hopes the discussion will be enlightening and open further dialogue on public spaces and memorials.

She said, "What I hope we are able to do is to rise above the emotion involved with, ‘I feel strongly that’ to think about okay, are there competing values here?

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Dr. Evans added, "Do we disagree on those?" Because if we do, then we might never come to a point of agreement." {in}

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CALDWELL VISITS State Rep. Matt

Caldwell met last week with the Escambia County Republican Executive Committee.

In October, he had a strong month of fundraising with $111,000 brought in between his committee and campaign accounts.

Caldwell has nearly $1 million cash on hand for his 2018 race to be Florida's next Agriculture Commissioner.

Caldwell visited with Inweekly publisher Rick Outzen on "Pensacola Speaks." He discussed the importance of the Florida Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services.

"The office is about jobs and all the different ones that the Commissioner oversees, whether it's AG jobs directly or pest control, irrigation, auto repair, consumer complaints," he said. "There are a lot of ways in which the department's responsibility to oversee and regulate these industries and making sure that we're doing so in a way that lets those jobs and those businesses flourish and be successful."

He stressed the commissioner's role in protecting Second Amendment rights.

"The Commissioner's Office oversees the concealed weapons license program," said Caldwell. "It's critical that the person who operates in this position understands what the Second Amendment means, what our constitutional rights are, that they come from our Creator, that the Constitution is actually a handcuff on the government, and it doesn't give us our rights."

He also mentioned the need to preserve and conserve the state's natural resources.

"The number one issue I've worked on during my time in the legislature is water," he said. "When you look at a state like ours, growing rapidly, in order for us to continue that path of success in urban Florida, we have to do so in a way that doesn't take away from rural Florida, that we actually look to benefit both communities, and all the while, preserving and conserving natural Florida. So, water and water policy are critical."

Caldwell is the chairman of the House Government Accountability Committee.

He praised his vice chairman, Rep. Jayer Williamson (R-Milton).

"Our committee oversees all the transportation issues, all the natural resource issues, local, state, federal government, and military issues," said Caldwell. "I'm proud to have Jayer Williamson as a partner to help me oversee that, and maybe cue him up for great things in the future."

He explained the House leadership likes to challenge freshman lawmakers and gauge their ability to deal with pressure— both from other members seeking things for their districts and lobbyists. They look to see how the new legislators evaluate and handle amendments and suggestions.

"Jayer has done a fantastic job," said Caldwell. "Last year, we asked him to carry the transportation package. They can get

to be rather difficult, frankly, because everybody and their brother sees it as a vehicle to throw something on."

PORT'S STEEP DECLINE When Inweekly reported earlier this month on the deteriorating financial condition of the Port of Pensacola (Inweekly, "Port Needs a Plan," Nov. 9), the newspaper did not have the actual FY 2017 revenue figures for the port's four primary revenue sources—wharfage, storage, dockage and property rentals.

According to unaudited financial report recently obtained by Inweekly, the key revenues dropped over half a million dollars in FY 2017. The revenue has declined $1.1 million since FY 2012, dropping from $2,197,942 to $1,021,376 in five years.

The unaudited revenue figures show the Port of Pensacola failed to meet its FY 17 revenue projections for wharfage, storage, dockage and rentals by $726,324.

In its FY 18 budget, the Port of Pensacola administration stated its goal was to "promote the long-term viability of the port and its ability to serve the maritime industry in a manner that ensures competitiveness with neighboring ports and promotes increased utilization of port facilities."

Its performance measure for success has been retaining four to five major customers each year, but nothing about hitting revenue numbers.

The Port's five customers in FY 2012 averaged $440K each in revenue. In FY 2017, the Port's four customers only averaged $255K each. There was no mention in FY 2018 budget presentation that the Port was not meeting its FY 17 revenue goals.

Under the Business Development, the goal was to '"increase the utilization of port facilities by existing customers and work with local and regional economic developers and economic development agencies to attract new business and industry."

Performance indicators were 1) keeping all lease documents up-to-date and current with programmed rate increases implemented as scheduled and 2) having two new client prospects finalized or in active negotiations. No revenue goals were tied to the new prospects.

Reading only goals and performance indicators in the FY 2018 budget, one would think the Port of Pensacola is a success.

In the FY 2018 budget, Mayor Ashton Hayward offered no plans for how he would turn around the Port operations.

Based on the documents submitted to Triumph Gulf Coast, the proposed Northwest Center for Dynamic Ocean Technologies will not pay any rent. Warehouse 4 and its land are considered the City's in-kind contribution to the project.

The decline in revenue also means the city does not have the funds for any matching grants, as per the FY 2018 budget message.

Amy Miller and Clark Merritt are the port director and Economic Development manager, respectively. According to city records, neither has had a job performance evaluation in the past three years.

WILBUR BARRY HIGHWAY The Escambia County Board of County Commissioners and the community commemorated the renaming of a portion of U.S. Highway 29/Pensacola Boulevard as Wilbur Barry Highway at a dedication on Nov. 13 at Smokey's Real Pit Bar-B-Que. State Rep. Clay Ingram spoke at the event, where the highway sign was unveiled to the public by Wilbur Barry's family.

"Mr. Barry and the Barry family have meant so much to me, personally...they have done more for me than I'll ever be able to do for them," Ingram said. "And they learned that from their dad, Mr. Barry."

District 5 Commissioner Steven Barry also spoke at the dedication, expressing his

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appreciation to Rep. Ingram on behalf of his family.

The section of Pensacola Boulevard between W Street and Marcus Pointe Boulevard was named Wilbur Barry Highway as a tribute to Lloyd Wilbur Barry, Jr.'s service to the community.

Wilbur Barry passed away on April 19, 2016. A University of Florida graduate, he made Pensacola his home in 1978 and soon opened Smokey's Real Pit Bar-B-Que, where he cultivated a second family.

'CREEPY' ROY MOORE On "Pensacola Speaks," Congressman Matt Gaetz told Inweekly publisher Rick Outzen that he believes the women who have come forward with harassment allegations against Judge Roy Moore, the GOP nominee for the U.S. Senate in Alabama.

"They strike me as very credible, and so I think that Jeff Sessions would be far preferable to Roy Moore as the Senator from Alabama," said Rep. Gaetz. "Maybe Jeff Sessions will see that he can save the Republican Party, he can save the Senate, he can save the Trump agenda by going back to the Senate, because Roy Moore is really striking me as someone who is not going to win and also has really done some creepy things, by his own admission."

He continued, "Forget the stuff that Moore denies, just look at the stuff that he admits to doing. You know, dating high school girls when he was in his 30s… that's creepy."

CHANCE TO SERVE The Escambia County Board of County Commissioners is seeking November 24, 2017

county residents interested in volunteering to be considered for an appointment to the West Florida Public Library Board of Governance.

The duties of the board include establishing policy and overseeing the management of Escambia County library services and making recommendations to the BCC regarding the annual budget according to the purposes and authority set forth in resolutions, interlocal agreements and other agreements, as well as state and federal laws. These duties also include establishing an annual plan of service and the long-range strategic planning of library services.

West Florida Public Libraries provides service to all of Escambia County, with the board typically meeting on the fourth Monday of the month from 4-6:30 p.m.

Residents interested in serving on the board are asked to submit a resume and letter indicating their desire to serve by close of business on Thursday, Dec. 14. Resumes should be submitted to Todd J. Humble, Director, West Florida Public Libraries, 239 N. Spring St., Pensacola, FL, 32502 or by email to tjhumble@mywfpl.com.

HAWKSHAW MEMORIAL PARK IGNORED Trash covers the ground nearly everywhere below the National Memorial to Missing Children at Hawkshaw Memorial Park.

More tiles have been torn up from the observation deck and bronze statue, "Sanctuary," and smashed on the rocks below that line Pensacola Bay. The smell of urine slaps visitors in the face at the entrance to the memorial at Bayfront Parkway. And on a recent afternoon, country

music played softly as five homeless people crouched hidden behind Sam Nettles' statute.

The large statue depicts a nude mother with her baby nestled safely in her crossed legs with the father leaning over her shoulder and praying hands over their heads symbolically protecting them.

Who's protecting the memorial? Not the city. Roughly two months after Inweekly first described the rundown conditions that the city has allowed to happen at the Hawkshaw Lagoon Memorial Park, the site on the Pensacola Bay waterfront downtown appears even worse than before.

Clark Thompson remains dismayed at the lack of attention to the national memorial. He was on a committee that spearheaded the development and raised roughly $750,000 to develop it.

"It kills me," Thompson told Inweekly.

"This is the only memorial in the United States to missing children and the city can't seem to care."

In Feb. 25, 2008, the city took ownership of the memorial and agreed to maintain the site in a "good state of repair and cleanliness."

That obviously hasn't occurred.

Thompson has lobbied city parks and recreation department officials and Mayor Ashton Hayward repeatedly to do repairs and fired off an email Aug. 8 to City Council President Brian Spencer. No action has been taken. Thompson, who passes by the memorial every morning and afternoon said he has found homeless still sleeping overnight at the memorial site.

"They've (city officials) got to do something sooner or later," Thompson said hopefully. "They're just ignoring it as long as they can."

DRUG-RELATED DEATHS SPIKE According to the Florida medical examiner's report for 2016, heroin-related deaths in the First Judicial District increased 21 percent last year. We had 34 such deaths, the most in any single year. Ten years ago, Northwest Florida had only one heroinrelated death, five years ago none.

And the problem is statewide. The total number of drug-related deaths in Florida jumped 22 percent from 2015 to 2016. The number of opioid-related deaths — 5,725 in 2016 — grew by 35 percent. Opioids were either the cause of death or were present in the decedents, according to the report.

"Clearly, those are shocking numbers and we have got to do something about it," Senate Health Policy Chairwoman Dana Young, RTampa, told The News Service of Florida.

Prescription drugs killed more Floridians than street drugs such as heroin in 2016, the

medical examiners reported. Oxycodonecaused deaths increased by 28 percent.

The report said 3,550 people died with at least one prescription drug in their system that was identified as the cause of death, a 40 percent jump from 2015. The report notes that the drugs may have been mixed with other drugs and/or alcohol.

Deaths due to fentanyl, a lethal synthetic opioid analgesic often mixed with heroin, spiked by 97 percent in a year, causing 1,390 deaths in 2016, according to the report.

The report also showed the numbers of heroin-related deaths have spiked dramatically since 2011, when lawmakers cracked down on prescription "pill mills." Over a decade, Florida saw more than a 10-fold increase in heroin-related deaths, from 96 in 2006 to 1,023 in 2016, with a dip as low as 56 in 2011, the year legislation aimed at shuttering the pill mills went into effect.

ART AT THE CHIMNEY The Scenic

Highway Foundation and Creative Learning Academy have partnered to create one-ofa-kind art projects on two trash receptacles at Chimney Park on Scenic Highway near Langley Avenue.

The art project is just one of a series of projects that the Scenic Highway Foundation (SHF) is implementing at Chimney Park. Back in October, several members of the Six Rivers Cooperative Invasive Species Management Areas removed invasive species on the site. Another removal event is planned for 2018. Eventually, the SHF hopes to create a clear view of Escambia Bay from the park with the removal of the Common Reed and other tall plants that now obscure what is a panoramic view from the bay shore.

To learn more about either event or to become involved in other activities, visit pensacolascenicbluffs.org.

QUESTIONS FOR LAWMAKERS WSRE, PBS for the Gulf Coast, is now accepting viewer questions for the upcoming broadcast of "Legislative Review: Dialogue with the Delegation" on Tuesday, Dec. 12 at 7 p.m. Questions may be submitted in advance by email to questions@wsre.org.

Every question must be accompanied by the person's name and city of residence.

The following legislators of the Northwest Florida delegation are expected to participate: Sens. Doug Broxson (District 1) and George B. Gainer (District 2); and Reps. Clay Ingram (District 1), Frank White (District 2), Jayer Williamson (District 3) and Mel Ponder (District 4). The program will be moderated by Jeff Weeks. {in} 9

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Santa pick, this guide has something for pretty much everyone on your list. We even

egizing and shopping without contributing to the "Christmas Creep." And thank

included a few extra special items this year made for locals, by locals who represent

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Pensacola in creative and cool ways. Because when you think about it, holiday spirit and

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5. Barnacle Waterproof Speaker at Waterboyz

11. Reuzel Shave Cream and Aftershave at Wilfrid's Barber and Fine Goods

6. Adidas Busenitz Sneaker at Waterboyz

12. Basil Kit at So Gourmet & Kitchenry

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8. REDWOLF Girl Power Tee at Between

2. Mint Lemonade Leggings at Wild Lemon

9. Ban.do Keychain at Indigeaux Denim Bar & Boutique

3. Odeme Nail Polish at Between

10. Elk Circle Bag at Gray Boutique

4. Sarah Graham Metalsmithing Necklace at Susan Campbell Jewelry

11. Pam's Un-Oaked Chardonnay at Aragon Wine Market

5. BaubleBar Earrings at Indigeaux Denim Bar & Boutique

12. "How To Be Alive" by Tara Booth and "Magical Beatdown Vol. 2" by Jenn Woodall at Pensacola Pop Comics

6. Beanie at Waterboyz 7. Boy Smells Candle at Gray Boutique November 24, 2017

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6. Bella Tunno Happy Teether at Urban Objects

3. Hand Painted Graphic Toddler Tee by Rad Vibes

7. Hello Kitty Gummies by Sugarfina at Duh for Garden and Home

4. Dinoroid Walking T-Rex and Phaidon "Book of Bones" at Duh for Garden and Home

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Between @betweenpcola Charlotte Mason Printing Company charlottemasonprintco.com Duh for Garden and Home 501 N. 9th Ave. duhpensacola.com Gray Boutique 7 S. Palafox graypensacola.com HatchMark Studio hatchmarkstudio.com Indigeaux Denim Bar & Boutique 116 S. Palafox shopidb.com

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Jonathan Kusnerek Ceramics etsy.com/shop/yesternow Pensacola Graffiti Bridge Project pensacolagraffitibridgeproject.com

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Pensacola Pop Comics 909 N. 12th Ave. pensacolapopcomics.com Pensacola Vibes pensacolavibes.com Perfect Plain 50 E. Garden St. perfectplain.com Rad Vibes etsy.com/shop/radvibesco Revolver Records 9 E. Gregory St. facebook.com/revolverfl Soft Earth Ceramics by Emalee Hudson etsy.com/shop/softearthceramics

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So Gourmet & Kitchenry 407-D S. Palafox sogourmetpensacola.com The South Outfitters-Downtown 422 S. Palafox facebook.com/TheSouthOutfitters Susan Campbell Jewelry 420 S. Palafox susancampbelljewelry.com

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Urban Objects 128 S. Palafox urbanobjects.net Waterboyz 380 N. 9th Ave. waterboyz.com

1. Hand Painted Graphic Toddler Tee by Rad Vibes 2. Baseball Tee by Pensacola Vibes 3. Porcelain Moon Phase Wall Hanging by Jonathan Kusnerek 4. Signature Hat by Perfect Plain November 24, 2017

5. White Speckled Ceramics by Emalee Hudson of Soft Earth Ceramics 6. "Uncovering the Layers: The Pensacola Graffiti Bridge Project" Book 7. Local Letters Prints by HatchMark Studio

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WEEK OF NOVEMBER 24-29

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

Bugging Out

By Shelby Nalepa The play, by Tracy Letts, centers on Agnes, a divorced waitress who's living in isolation in a motel room, and Peter, a drifter with past traumas. Their relationship blossoms into a romance, but then quickly dives deep into paranoia, fear and twisted psychological motives as all of their past issues come to the forefront. "‘Bug' deals with a lot of mental illnesses and taboo psychological trauma that aren't normally talked about," Jadallah said. "It deals with hard topics like anxiety, depression, PTSD, obsession, anger and domestic violence and what it looks like when these things slip out of control.

We are trying to start a dialogue that will maybe bridge the gap, so we aren't so afraid to talk about these issues. We want to send a message that it's okay to get help."

Jadallah said that there will be counselors on hand at the play for anyone who feels inspired to set up an appointment that night.

"We are going to open the play by encouraging people to talk to someone if they need help and we'll have counselors' phone numbers on the playbill," he said.

Jadallah said that he hopes the production, which will be a late night show, will tap into a darker side of Pensacola art and theatre.

"All of the best songs, all of the best art and movies deal with hard topics and the big thing is letting people know that they aren't alone." Chris Jadallah

Poster Design by The Southern Creative The guys from comedy sketch group Kitty Get a Job are delving into something a little different: directing a play. Director and lead actor Kyle Golden and co-director and producer Chris Jadallah will put on a production of "Bug" at the Pensacola Little Theatre premiering Nov. 29.

Normally, producing, directing and starring November 24, 2017

in short video skits, Golden and Jadallah will try their hand at theatre in this dark, gripping play about mental illness.

"The play is kind of a really weird love story that's hinged on PTSD and attachment issues," Jadallah said. "It shows what happens when you trust and love somebody but when mental illnesses interfere and aren't handled properly."

"I think Pensacola is ready for something like this," Jadallah said. "This show won't be light and fluffy, it's sort of hyperrealism and getting into why art exists. All of the best songs, all of the best art and movies deal with hard topics and the big thing is letting people know that they aren't alone."

Jadallah said that he and Golden hope to push the boundaries with the play and see the potential growth for more productions like it.

Golden has played in numerous productions at the University of West Florida and is a member of Improvable Cause.

"Kyle brought it to my attention about a year ago," Jadallah said. "He's

my partner in most things and he's been talking about doing it for a while, so I told him let's do it. It's something he's always wanted to do. One of his favorite actors, Michael Shannon, is in the movie adaptation. He hopes to test his acting chops and see how deep he can go."

Also the owner of Calliope Films, this will be the filmmaker's first time directing a play.

"With a film I can redo it and cut it to exactly how I envisioned it, but with a play I can't control it as much." Jadallah "It's definitely more difficult," Jadallah said. "We've got four chances to get the production where it needs to be. With a film I can redo it and cut it to exactly how I envisioned it, but with a play I can't control it as much. It's quite a big commitment.

There are a lot of similarities, but at the end of the day it is a live production."

Jadallah and Golden are renting a space from the Pensacola Little Theatre and said that they are thankful the company has agreed to show the edgier play. They started a Go Fund Me to help raise money to put on the production.

"This is an independent production that is totally not for profit," Jadallah said.

"We hope to break even and any extra money we plan to give to the actors. We want to start doing two plays a year that push the boundaries and see the potential growth for more productions like it." {in}

BUG

WHAT: A play by Tracy Letts WHEN: 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 29-Saturday, Dec. 2 WHERE: M.C. Blanchard Courtroom Theatre, 400 S. Jefferson St. COST: $16 DETAILS: eventbrite.com/e/bug-by-tracey-letts-tickets-38882715248 or gofundme.com/help-us-bring-bug-to-the-stage

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calendar ICE FLYERS VS. HUNTSVILLE HAVOC 7:05 p.m. $15-$29. Pensacola Bay Center, 201 E. Gregory St. pensacolabaycenter.com DANCE PARTY 8-midnight. Partner dancing on the best wood dance floor in the area.

DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. $10. dancecraftfl.com BIG DEAL BURLESQUE 8 p.m. $12-$45. Vinyl Music Hall, 2 S. Palafox. vinylmusichall.com AFTER GAME SKATE 9:30 p.m. $9-$12.

Pensacola Bay Center, 201 E. Gregory St. pensacolabaycenter.com

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MUST INITIAL FOR APPROVAL

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.

GROUP MEDITATION 9-10:30 a.m. Free.

Ever’man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org SANTA'S PHOTO PARTY 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Free.

Weekends through Dec. 25. 223 S. Palafox. pensacolawinterfest.org PUBLIC SKATE 1:30-4:30 p.m. $9-$12.

Pensacola Bay Center, 201 E. Gregory St. pensacolabaycenter.com PO:

SOUTHEASTERN TEEN SHAKESPEARE COMPANY: SHENANIGANS 4-5 p.m. Free. 1010 N.

12th Ave. setsco.org/first-city-shakespeare

ZOO LIGHTS 5-9 p.m. $5-$10. Gulf Breeze Zoo, PM:

5701 Gulf Breeze Parkway. gulfbreezezoo.org

AE:

vehicle and up. Pensacola Fairgrounds, 6655 Mobile Highway. thewonderlandoflights.com GRAB LIFE BY THE BALLS BENEFIT SHOW

chizuko, 506 W. Belmont St. facebook. com/chizukopensacola November 24, 2017

QC:

Hall, 2 S. Palafox. vinylmusichall.com

HOT BLACK FRIDAY SHOW 9 p.m. $5.

samples; onsite bottle etching and gift wrapping; Hawaiian cookout; ukulele performance and cigar pairing. Aloha Wine and Liquor, 2631 Gulf Breeze Parkway.

ZOO LIGHTS 5-9 p.m. $5-$10. Gulf Breeze Zoo, 5701 Gulf Breeze Parkway. gulfbreezezoo.org WONDERLAND OF LIGHTS 6-10 p.m. $20 per vehicle and up. Pensacola Fairgrounds, 6655 Mobile Highway. thewonderlandoflights.com

PILATES MAT 1:30-2:30 p.m. Free. Ever’man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org 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 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 GULF BREEZE BOOK CLUB 6:30 p.m. Pensacola Beach Elk's Lodge, 661 Pensacola Beach Blvd.

“The Road” by Cormac McCarthy." Contact Donna Jones at 932-8620 or donnaljones@ hotmail.com for further details.

SONGWRITERS AND POETS OPEN MIC 7-9 p.m.

Goat Lips, 2811 Copter Road. goatlips.com HIP-HOP DANCE LESSONS 8-9 p.m. $10.

Learn hip-hop moves from professional instructor. DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. dancecraftfl.com Live: 2.062" x 11.31"

THANKSGIVING PARTY AND KARAOKE CONTEST 9 p.m. $15 and up. Vinyl Music

ALOHA WINE AND LIQUOR RELAUNCH LUAU 2-5 p.m. Free. Wine, beer and spirit

MONDAY 11.27

CW:

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

PALAFOX MARKET 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Fresh produce, live plants, baked goods, fine art and antiques. 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 COOKING DEMONSTRATIONS 9 a.m.-2 p.m.

Martin Luther King Jr. Plaza, N. Palafox. palafoxmarket.com SANTA'S PHOTO PARTY 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Free.

Weekends through Dec. 25. 223 S. Palafox. pensacolawinterfest.org WISDOM OF MYTH 11 a.m-1 p.m. “What Really Are Myths?” Ever’man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. JUNIOR HUMANE SOCIETY ADOPTION 12-4 p.m. PetSmart, 6251 N. Davis Highway. pensacolahumane.org

SANTA ROSA FARMERS MARKET 9 a.m.-1

CD:

Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org ELF PARADE 4 p.m. Starts at 223 S. Palafox.

ZOO LIGHTS 5-9 p.m. $5-$10. Gulf Breeze Zoo, 5701 Gulf Breeze Parkway. gulfbreezezoo.org SANTA'S PHOTO PARTY 5-9 p.m. Free.

Weekends through Dec. 25. 223 S. Palafox. pensacolawinterfest.org 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 WONDERLAND OF LIGHTS 6-10 p.m. $20 per vehicle and up. Pensacola Fairgrounds, 6655 Mobile Highway. thewonderlandoflights.com 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 OPEN MIC 7-11 p.m. Single Fin Cafe, 380 N. 9th Ave. facebook.com/singlefincafe I GOT SOUL 7 p.m. $15 and up. Vinyl Music Hall, 2 S. Palafox. vinylmusichall.com

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SATURDAY 11.25

PILATES MAT 1:30 p.m. Free. Ever’man

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FRIDAY 11.24

7 p.m. $5. Vinyl Music Hall, 2 S. Palafox. vinylmusichall.com BACK PORCH COMEDY 8 p.m. chizuko, 506 W. Belmont St. facebook.com/chizukopensacola

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WONDERLAND OF LIGHTS 6-9 p.m. $20 per

TUESDAY 11.28

COMPLIMENTARY 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

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calendar O’RILEY’S PINT RUNNERS 6-7 p.m. Tues-

days through Jan. 30. O’Riley’s Irish Pub, 321 S. Palafox. orileyspub.com POETRY OPEN MIC 6-8 p.m. Constant Coffee & Tea, 615 Scenic Highway. facebook. com/pensacolapoetry COUNTRY DANCE LESSONS 6:30 p.m. $10.

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

DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. dancecraftfl.com UWF LAMBDA COALITION MEETING 7 p.m.

Building 36, room 191. University of West Florida, 11000 University Parkway.

COMEDY NIGHT 7 p.m. Swan Neck Meadery, 2115 W. Nine Mile Road. swanneckwinery.com HEALING CLINIC AND MEDITATION 7:158:30 p.m. Free. Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org

WEDNESDAY 11.29

COUPLES COOK: SAY CHEESE 6-8 p.m. $50.

Pensacola Cooks Kitchen, 3670 Barrancas Ave. pensacolacooks.rezclick.com PILATES & PINOT 6-7 p.m. $12. Pure Pilates Downtown, 426 S Palafox. purepilatespensacola.com WATERBOYZ SLOW SKATE 6-7 p.m. Every Wednesday. Skate starts and ends at Waterboyz, 380 N. 9th Ave. waterboyz.com FUNKY YOGA FLOW 6-7 p.m. Free. Ever’man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org WONDERLAND OF LIGHTS 6-9 p.m. $20 per vehicle and up. Pensacola Fairgrounds, 6655 Mobile Highway. thewonderlandoflights.com SWING DANCE LESSONS AND PARTY 6:3010 p.m. $5-$10. Professional west coast swing instruction for all levels. DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. dancecraftfl.com MEDITATION 7:15-8:30 p.m. Free. Ever’man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org PUB TRIVIA 8-10 p.m. Wednesdays through Jan. 2018. O'Riley's Irish Pub, 321 S. Palafox. orileyspub.com FREE DANCE LESSONS 8-8:30 p.m. Free beginner west coast swing dance lesson.

DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. dancecraftfl.com CURREN$Y PILOT TALK TRILOGY TOUR 9 p.m. $25-$30. Vinyl Music Hall, 2 S. Palafox. vinylmusichall.com

Arts & Culture

≥Events

PMOA GALLERY TOURS 2:30 p.m.

Tuesdays and Thursdays. Free with museum admission.

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

≥Current Exhibits

POSTCARDS FROM MONTANA On view

through Dec. 1. Artel Gallery, 223 S. Palafox. artelgallery.org

ART OF ADOPTION

On view through Dec. 1. Artel Gallery, 223 S. Palafox. artelgallery.org FEAR AND FOLLY: THE VISIONARY PRINTS OF FRANCISCO GOYA AND FREDERICO CASTELLON On view

through Dec. 31.

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

REBELS WITH A CAUSE: AMERICAN IMPRESSIONIST WOMEN On view

through Dec. 31.

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

PSC ART FACULTY AND STAFF EXHIBIT

On view through Jan. 12. Pensacola State College, 1000 College Blvd. pensacolastate.edu

CROSSING BOUNDARIES: ART AND THE FUTURE OF ENERGY

On view through Jan. 14. Pensacola Museum of Art, 407 S. Jefferson St. pensacolamuseum.org DOCUFLORIDA On view through Feb. 4.

Pensacola Museum of Art, 407 S. Jefferson St. pensacolamuseum.org PHILATELY & FRIENDSHIP: THE ART OF ACE

On view through Feb. 27. Exhibition of 50 illustrated envelopes created by members of Art Cover Exchanged. T.T. Wentworth, Jr. Museum, 330 S. Jefferson St. historicpensacola.org CONTAINED PLAY

On view through Feb. Artists from the University of West Florida Advanced Sculpture: Public Art course— Katie Carff, John Davis and Michael Stewart—created this accumulation of orbs and light as part of their coursework.

Main Street Façade Sculpture Garden at Pensacola Museum of Art, 407 S. Jefferson St. pensacolamuseum.org PENSACOLA CULTURAL CENTER ARTIST IN RESIDENCE: NINA FRITZ Pensacola

Cultural Center, 400 S. Jefferson St.

≥Workshops & Classes

OIL PAINTING

101 WITH LOREN MILLER Learn to use

oil pants accurately over the course of the six-week class. Class dates are Mondays Oct. 9 through Nov. 13, 1-4 p.m. First City Art Center, 1060 Guillemard St. Cost is $200 for members and $225 for nonmembers. 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

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.

≥Call to Artists

HOLIDAY MARKET

Applications are now open for the @rt at the @nnex Holiday Makers Market.

Vendor applications are due by Dec 1. To apply to be a vendor at this event, visit leaderfineart.com/ call-for-artists. The market will be held on Friday, Dec.15 from 6-9 9 p.m. during Gallery Night at cowork @nnex. For all @rt at the @nnex or vendor questions, please contact Alexis Leader at alexis@ leaderfineart.com.

Monday from 6-8:30 p.m. at First City Art Center. Classes are $40. For more information, visit firstcityart.org.

Bars & Nightlife

CLAY HAND BUILDING Six-week

LIVE JAZZ WITH JOE OCCHIPINTI 12 p.m.

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,

≥Live Music

FRIDAY 11.24

The Drowsy Poet Coffee Co., 655 Pensacola Beach Blvd.

MIKE MAGAZZINE 6 p.m. Peg Leg Pete’s, 1010 Fort Pickens Road. peglegpetes. com JOHN HART PROJECT

6 p.m. The Deck, 600

S. Barracks St. fishhousepensacola.com JIM ANDREWS 6-9 p.m. V. Paul’s Italian Ristorante, 29 S. Palafox. vpauls.com AL MARTIN 6:30 p.m.

Doc’s Courtyard and Cafe, 5198 Willing St., Milton.

JOHN RIPLEY 7-10 p.m. Skopelos at New World, 600 S. Palafox LIVE MUSIC 7:30 p.m.

Swan Neck Meadery, 2115 W. Nine Mile Road. swanneckwinery.com

Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com LIVE MUSIC 10 p.m.

Apple Annie’s, Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com

Jazz and Flow Cafe, 4238 W. Fairfield Dr. DUELING PIANOS 8 p.m. Rosie O' Grady's Dueling Piano Show.

Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com MIKE & FRIENDS 8 p.m.-12 a.m. Goat Lips Brewhouse, 2811 Copter Road.

THE BLENDERS 8:30 p.m. Hub Stacey's 312 E. Government St. hubstaceys.com

DAVE AND JOE SHOW 6 p.m. Peg

CURT BOL JAZZ QUARTET 8-11 p.m.

SHOW ME DRAGON

9 p.m. Sandshaker Lounge, 731 Pensacola Beach Blvd. sandshaker.com LIVE MUSIC 9 p.m.

Lili Marlene’s.

Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com LIVE MUSIC 9 p.m.

End O’ the Alley, Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com LIVE DJ: MR. LAO 10 p.m. Phineas Phogg's

SATURDAY 11.25

NICK ANDREWS 12-4 p.m. Peg Leg Pete’s, 1010 Fort Pickens Road. peglegpetes. com JOHN HART PROJECT

6 p.m. The Deck, 600 S. Barracks St. fishhousepensacola.com

Leg Pete’s, 1010 Fort Pickens Road. peglegpetes.com AL MARTIN 6-11 p.m. The Piano Bar, Quality Inn, 7601 Scenic Highway.

WOOTEN, WATSON & DOUSSAN 6 p.m.

Paradise Bar & Grill, 21 Via De Luna Dr. paradisebargrill.com LIVE MUSIC 7:30 p.m.

Swan Neck Meadery, 2115 W. Nine Mile Road. swanneckwinery.com CURT BOL JAZZ QUARTET 8 p.m.

Jazz and Flow Cafe' 4238 W. Fairfield Dr. OPEN MIC/JAM 8 p.m.-12 a.m. Goat Lips Brewhouse, 2811 Copter Road.

Use our instruments or bring your own.

SHOW ME DRAGON

9 p.m. Sandshaker Lounge, 731 Pensacola Beach Blvd. sandshaker.com

Adoption • Paternity • Dependency/DCF Hearings Prenuptial Agreements • Postnuptial Agreements Divorce • Child Custody and Timesharing Child Support • Child Support Modifications Alimony • Collaborative Divorce • Divorce Mediation • Pre-Suit Family Law Mediation

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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 POOL TOURNAMENT

8 p.m. The Ticket 1, 7250 Plantation Road. 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

LIVE MUSIC 9 p.m.

Lili Marlene’s.

Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com LIVE MUSIC 9 p.m.

End o' The Alley.

Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com LIVE DJ: MR. LAO 10 p.m. Phineas Phogg's Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com LIVE MUSIC 10 p.m.

Apple Annie’s, Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com

SUNDAY 11.26 JOE OCCHIPINTI

10:30 a.m.-3 p.m.

Apple Annie’s Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com

CURT BOL JAZZ QUARTET 11 a.m. Five

Sister’s Blues Café, 421 W. Belmont St.

JAZZ BRUNCH WITH AL ALVARADO 11 a.m.

McGuire's Irish Pub, 600 E. Gregory St. mcguiresirishpub.com November 24, 2017

BEN PARSONS 12 p.m.

Peg Leg Pete’s, 1010 Fort Pickens Road. peglegpetes.com

WILLY BOOGER ANNUAL KISS HURRICANE SEASON GOODBYE PARTY 3

p.m. Paradise Bar & Grill, 21 Via De Luna Dr. paradisebargrill. com DUNNOTAR 4 p.m.

Sandshaker Lounge, 731 Pensacola Beach Blvd. sandshaker.com OPEN MIC/JAM

4-10 p.m. Goat Lips Brewhouse, 2811 Copter Road. Use our instruments or bring your own.

LIVE MUSIC 5 p.m.

End O’ the Alley, Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com KARAOKE 8 p.m.

Lili Marlene’s.

Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com LIVE MUSIC 9 p.m.

End O’ the Alley, Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com

MONDAY 11.27

HANDS-ON COOKING CLASS: FUDGE 6-8

p.m. $60. SoGourmet, 407-D S. Palafox. sogourmet.com JAZZ JAM 7 p.m. $10$12. Free for students.

Horizen Restaurant, 3103 E. Strong St. MONDAY NIGHT BLUES FEAT. GRACIE CURRAN 8 p.m. Blues

Society of Northwest Florida presents and open jam at Lili Marlene's. Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com SCOOT AND JEREMY 9 p.m. End O' the Alley.

Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com

TUESDAY 11.28

AN EVENING OF GREAT JAZZ 6:30-10

p.m. Lili Marlene's in Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com LIVE MUSIC 9 p.m.

End O' The Alley Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com

WEDNESDAY 11.29

GREG LYON 4-8 p.m.

Hemingway's Island Grill, 400 Quietwater Beach Road.

JOHN RIPLEY 6-9 p.m. Skopelos at New World, 600 S. Palafox DJ TONEY, IMAGENE

7 p.m. The Deck, 600 S. Barracks St. fishhousepensacola.com SANDY ROOTS 7 p.m.

Portofino Island Resort, 10 Portofino Dr. BEYOND THE BREAK

7 p.m. Hub Stacey's 312 E. Government St. hubstaceys.com

TYLER MAC BAND

8 p.m. Sandshaker Lounge, 731 Pensacola Beach Blvd. sandshaker.com

DUELING PIANO SHOW 8 p.m. Rosie

O' Grady's, Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com

JORDAN RICHARDS 8

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

p.m. Special prices for B.A.R.E. Card membership holders.

Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com Mondays

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p.m. The Sandshaker Lounge, 731 Pensacola 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 Parkway. facebook. com/thebridgebargb BAR BINGO 8 p.m.

Ticket Sports Bar,

7333 N. Davis Highway. Play to win up to $100 in gift cards.

TICKET TEAM TRIVIA 8 p.m. The Ticket

1, 7250 Plantation Road. ticketsportsbar.com POKER 8 p.m. The Ticket 2, 2115 W. 9 Mile Road. ticketsportsbar.com KARAOKE WITH KRAZY GEORGE 9

p.m. Goat Lips Deli, 2811 Copter Road.

TEAM TRIVIA 9 p.m. Hopjacks. 10 S. Palafox. hopjacks.com Wednesdays WINE DOWN WEDNESDAYS 11

a.m. Half- priced bottles of wine every Wednesday. Jackson's Steakhouse, 226 S. Palafox. jacksonsrestaurant.com WAY BACK WEDNESDAYS 4

p.m. Free admission for ladies, $1 beers, $5 pizza.

Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.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 Road. facebook.com/ goatlipsdeli

WEDNESDAY QUIZ TRIVIA 8 p.m. The

Cabaret, 101 S. Jefferson St. cabaretpensacola.com PUB TRIVIA WEDNESDAYS 8-10

p.m. O’Riley’s Irish Pub, 321 S. Palafox. orileyspub.com TICKET BAR BINGO

8 p.m. The Ticket 1, 7250 Plantation Road. ticketsportsbar.com BAR BINGO 10 p.m.

Play, 16 S. Palafox, Suite 200. iplaypensacola.com

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DIFFERENCE MAKERS PEN AIR FCU NAMED PHILANTHROPIC CORPORATION OF THE YEAR Pen Air Federal Credit Union was named the Philanthropic Corporation of the Year by the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP), Northwest Florida Chapter. The National Philanthropy Day Awards Luncheon took place at the Pensacola Grand Hotel in downtown Pensacola, and was presented by Gulf Power Company and Ballpoint Communications Group.

The AFP called for nominations to recognize businesses, nonprofits organizations, and individuals who have made a significant impact in the community through philanthropic efforts. Among the nominators for Pen Air were the University of West Florida, Bear Levin Studer Family YMCA, and Ronald McDonald House Charities of Northwest Florida.

“Our mission at Pen Air is to enhance lives,” said Stu Ramsey, president and CEO of Pen Air. “I am humbled to bring this award to our employees, members, and volunteers who support our mission every day, and share a spirit of Communerosity. To know that we are truly enhancing lives in our community by receiving this award gives us so much joy.”

The other winners include: Carol Carlan - Outstanding Fundraising Professional, Madrina Ciano Outstanding Volunteer Fundraiser, Ambersley Foundation – Outstanding Charitable Foundation, Sunday’s Child – Philanthropic Service Organization of the Year, Baptist Healthcare – Philanthropic Faith-Based Organization of the Year, and Harold E. Marcus – Philanthropist of the Year.

At Pen Air Federal Credit Union, respect is a guiding principle. As the largest and oldest credit union headquartered in Pensacola, Florida, with $1.3 billion in assets, Pen Air is dedicated to enhancing lives through exceptional service, strength, and financial solutions. Nineteen locations in Northwest Florida and Southeast Alabama, which include three student-run credit unions at area high schools, combined with Online and Mobile banking provide worldwide reach. Pen Air is a not-for-profit, member-owned financial institution, serving the community and improving lives since 1936. For more information, visit www.penair.org or call (850) 505-3200/toll free (877)4PENAIR.

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TALCUM POWDER ALERT Did you or a loved one regularly use talcum powder and later develop ovarian cancer?

FAMILY VALUES Members of the Spann family of Comanche County, Oklahoma, keep running afoul of that state's incest law, with the latest dust-up over the marriage of 26-yearold Misty Spann and her 43-year-old mother, Patricia, in March 2016. The two had been separated after Patricia lost custody of her young kids, but when they resumed contact a few years ago, Patricia told investigators, "they hit it off." KFOR reported that Patricia also married one of her sons in 2008, but two years later that marriage was annulled. Another son reported to KSWO-TV that Patricia tried to start an inappropriate relationship with him, but he shut her down. In early November, Misty received a 10-year deferred sentence and will serve two years' probation. Her mother/exwife (their union was annulled in October) will be sentenced in January.

NERD ALERTS Since Twitter announced that it would allow 280-character messages rather than its original 140, a whole new world has opened up for the game-addicted among us. Gizmodo reports that tweeters are using the expanded tweetspace to play board games such as chess, Connect Four, Shogi and Go. Games are even being customized; one tweet enthuses about "Marine biology twitter-chess. With a new marine biology fact every time a piece is moved, and a scientifically accurate death scene when a piece is taken." Uh, ok.

•A sharp-eyed Google Earth user from Leeds, England, searching for Longcross Studios in Surrey, came across a "Star Wars" fan's dream: the Millennium Falcon, nestled inside a ring of stacked shipping containers and covered with a tarp. Andi Durrant tweeted about his find on Nov. 8. The spaceship was used in filming "Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi" at Longcross; that movie is set for release Dec. 15.

SWEET! Becky Reilly of Omaha, Nebraska, was forced to call in a roofing company after discovering thousands of honeybees had invaded her home's attic, producing so much honey that it was dripping down the side of the house. "We heard a loud and rhythmic buzzing, and it was somewhat terrifying because we knew what it meant," Reilly told KETV. Jason Starkey of Takoda Green Roofing said he removed about 40 pounds of honey on Oct. 26 before moving the bees and tackling the damage, which he called "horrible." Local beekeeper John Gebuhr moved the bees to his garage, but he is pessimistic about their survival through the winter. But Reilly's friends and neighbors are thrilled: They're getting honey for Christmas!

INAPPROPRIATE An Indonesian museum, De Mata Trick Eye Museum in Yogyakarta, has been forced to remove an exhibit that encouraged visitors to take a selfie with a waxwork of Adolf Hitler. The figure, which

stood in front of a giant image of the entrance to Auschwitz concentration camp, had been on display since 2014, and the museum said it was one of the most popular displays. Metro News reported that the museum originally defended the exhibit as "fun," but when the Simon Wiesenthal Centre in Los Angeles demanded its removal, the museum complied, taking it down on Nov. 10.

EWWWW! Sean A. Sykes Jr., 24, of Kansas City, Missouri, has discovered one way to avoid the justice system. Sykes was detained in a Sept. 1 traffic stop, but he denied any knowledge of the drugs and handguns found in the car, The Kansas City Star reported.

As he was being questioned at the police station, the detective wrote in his report, Sykes was asked his address. In response, he "leaned to one side of his chair and released a loud fart before answering with the address. Mr. Sykes continued to be flatulent and I ended the interview," the detective wrote. Charges were not filed at that time, but Sykes was pulled over again on Nov. 5 and was in possession of marijuana, crack cocaine and a stolen pistol. He was in custody awaiting a bond hearing.

OVARIAN CANCER FROM TALC Medical studies show that women who use talcum powder in the genital area face an increased risk of ovarian cancer. Talcum powder lawsuits allege manufacturers knew of the risk and chose not to warn women about the danger. We are reviewing these cases now at no cost to you. Call us today to find out if you have a claim.

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LEAST COMPETENT CRIMINALS A loss prevention officer at a Vero Beach, Florida, Walmart happened to catch 25-year-old Cheyenne Amber West and another woman as they carried out some complicated maneuvers in the electronics aisle on Nov. 6. The officer told the Indian River County Sheriff's Office that West and her friend chose a computer, video game controllers and other items worth a total of almost $2,000, then covered the bar codes with stickers taken from lessexpensive clearance items. They then moved to the self-checkout lane, where their loot totaled just $3.70. "I am just trying to get gifts for my son that I cannot afford," West told officers. "The computer is for my husband.

Since he just got me a Coach purse, I figured he deserved something nice as well." Treasure Coast Newspapers reports that West was charged with felony grand theft and felony shoplifting and was released on $3,000 bail.

The other woman was not charged.

•Rondell Tony Chinuhuk, 32, of Anchorage, Alaska, had the pedal to the metal on Nov. 7 when he nicked a motorized shopping cart from a Safeway store in Fairbanks. But the battery-operated Mart Cart tops out at 1.9 miles per hour, so even after a 10-minute joyride, he had barely left the parking lot. The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reported that Chinuhuk was charged with felony second-degree theft. {in}

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