Inweekly Oct. 24 2019

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winners SANDY SANSING Last week, the Sansing family made a donation commitment totaling $100,000 to Santa Rosa Kids' House. The child abuse advocacy center's mission is to deliver a well-coordinated and multi-disciplined response to child abuse in an environment that puts the needs of the child first. The funds donated by the Sansing family will be used to further the organization's goals toward child abuse treatment, prevention and intervention in Santa Rosa County CITY OF PENSACOLA PUBLIC WORKS

The City of Pensacola's Public Works and Facilities Department has repaired approximately 9,350 linear feet of sidewalk and installed 215 curb ramps as part of the city's Americans with Disabilities Act Sidewalk Assessment. Another 18,750 linear feet of sidewalk is expected to be repaired by 2023, along with an additional 1,806 curb ramps. The city completed an ADA Sidewalk Assessment in 2017 to evaluate existing sidewalks for ADA deficiencies, identifying approximately 28,100 linear feet of sidewalks and another 2,021 new curb ramps needed to achieve ADA compliance.

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losers MALCOLM THOMAS The Escambia County Superintendent of Schools must be worried about his legacy as his 12-year reign nears its end. He attacked NAS Pensacola CO Capt. Tim Kinsella after the naval officer said military families are hesitant to locate to Pensacola because of the low-performing schools near the base. Kinsella's comment echoed the concerns about local education made by the Secretary of the Navy in a letter to the National Governors Association last year.

Thomas' outburst was not a smart move with the community facing a Base Realignment and Closure in the near future.

SANTA ROSA ZONING BOARD Three board members—Scott Kemp, Jeremy Reeder and Jim Waite—have been criticized for their comments at a meeting Oct. 10, two days after the half-cent sales tax increase was defeated.

The board members said voters who voted down the tax were sending a message that traffic on Woodbine Road wasn't a problem, so they approved a rezoning request for 10 acres that will put the road over its traffic capacity after its developed. The Santa Rosa County Commission later voted to remove all the board members.

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Escambia County Sheriff's Office arrested the pitiful "Bonnie & Clyde" duo of Summers and Angela Christine McKinney in under 10 minutes after Summers exited the Wells Fargo on Nine Mile Road and got into a vehicle where McKinney was waiting, according to media reports. Deputies recovered the stolen money after the briefest getaway in county history.

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outtakes

By Rick Outzen

CONSISTENT TRANSPARENCY On Saturday, Oct. 12, a police officer fatally shot Atatiana Koquice Jefferson in her home in Fort Worth, Texas. Within hours of the shooting, the mayor and police chief released the body camera footage.

The video showed the perspective of the officer outside the home, peering inside a window using a flashlight, spotting someone inside standing near a window and telling her, "Put your hands up—show me your hands," before shooting seconds later. At no point did he identify himself as an officer.

On July 5, Pensacola Police Detective Daniel Siemen shot and killed Tymar Crawford, who had fled from an attempted traffic stop at low speed, struggled with police after exiting his vehicle and disarmed an officer during the struggle.

Mayor Grover Robinson didn't release any of the officers' body cam videos.

First, he said that he wanted to wait for the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) and Pensacola Police (PPD) to finish their investigations. That happened in September. We don't know FDLE's conclusions, but PPD ruled Sieman violated the department's use of deadly force policy. Chief Tommi Lyter fired him.

Last week, Inweekly requested the city release the videos since the investigations had been completed. City Attorney Susan Woolf denied the request, citing the active criminal investigation information exemption. She wrote, "lt remains exempt because of the ongoing investigation by the State Attorney's Office and the anticipated convening of the grand jury."

However, while he had the right to use that exemption, Mayor Robinson wasn't required to do so. Like Fort Worth Mayor Betsy Price, he could have made the videos available within hours of the shooting.

The Florida Government in the Sunshine Manual states the active criminal investigative and intelligence information exemption "does not prohibit the disclosure of the information by the criminal justice agency." Mayor Robinson would not have broken the law if he had PPD release the videos.

Robinson chose not to release them, and the public was denied videos that would have helped residents understand what happened, how the police officer violated city policy and why he was fired.

Mayor Price released the video because of her belief in transparency. She did it because her "citizens don't feel safe.

They are scared, tired and hopeless."

Transparency shouldn't be an elective.

When he ran for mayor, Robinson touted how he turned around a tarnished image for the Escambia County Commission from one of scandal to the most open and transparent governmental body in our region. His transition team stressed openness and transparency.

However, transparency shouldn't be shunned when the information may not be good. Openness is critical in building trust.

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NAS CO ASK FOR BETTER SCHOOLS

By Jeremy Morrison When the chamber invited the commanding officer of Naval Air Station Pensacola to speak at its State of the Military luncheon, the organization wasn't sure what his remarks might entail.

"We didn't know what he would say, frankly," said Todd Thomson, president of the Greater Pensacola Chamber.

CO Capt. Tim Kinsella's Oct. 10 address concerned the Navy's place within the local community in general, but it was his closing thoughts that have struck a chord. The military, he said, faces some challenges bringing Navy families to the area due to the region's educational shortfalls.

"There are military families that do not want to be stationed here because of education," Kinsella told the chamber. "The families that have school-aged children, the first thing that they look at when they see that they have orders to Pensacola, 'What are the schools like?' So then they say, 'I don't want to go there.'"

Capt. Kinsella then implored community leaders to work together to help improve the region's educational prospects, particularly where it concerns schools in proximity to NAS Pensacola.

"So how do we fix it? How do we get there?" he asked. "I can't do it by myself. I need you. I need everybody in this room to be part of that, of getting to a solution that gives our families the option, a choice, where they can feel safe and secure in the knowledge that their kids are going to get a good education. They shouldn't have to sacrifice their kids' education to serve their country."

In a subsequent radio interview, Escambia County School District Superintendent Malcolm Thomas said he found Kinsella's comments "very disparaging and disappointing coming from someone in his position." He linked the school district's challenges to areas of poverty throughout the area and said that improvements were being made.

"We've been making good progress, and I think people ignore that," Thomas said.

"And what I'd rather see the commander doing is help educate those members that for a second year in a row Escambia County has been ranked as a B, as in bravo, school district. Ninety-two percent of our schools are now rated C or higher."

Reactions from other corners have been different.

"When Capt. Kinsella says something like that, we believe we have to do something to help him," said Justin Beck, chairman of the chamber's board of directors. "In my opinion, this isn't Capt. Kinsella going rogue; this is something that they're dealing with."

'WE WANT TO HAVE GOOD SCHOOLS'

Education in Escambia County has long had its share of critics.

"I have fought this for as long as I have been an education advocate," said Patty Hightower, chairman of Escambia's school board. "There were always people that would make comments about the quality of our schools."

Hightower has her standard response to this criticism—"What I always ask people is, have you been to our schools?"

Like the superintendent, Hightower points to Escambia's successes—"we're a B district, a bravo district"—and concedes that there's more work to be done. True enough, the Florida Department of Education does list Escambia as a B district, with only four schools in the district receiving a grade of D. But there are still 25 schools with a grade of C, and two of the D schools are in Warrington, near NAS. "We want to have good schools," she said. "I know our students and our teachers and our administrators work really hard, and yet we don't get as far ahead as we'd like to be."

In his radio interview, Superintendent Thomas pointed to a low-income housing development near NAS as the reason behind low-performing schools in Warrington.

"Warrington, their problem is they are serving a very high poverty population from Moreno Court project, which is right there adjacent to the front gate of the base," Thomas said.

Kevin Adams, school board member representing District 1, also subscribes to this theory, that pockets of poverty in Escambia are the cause of its educational challenges.

In addition to the economics, students from these areas, he said, also often struggle with hardships in their home life.

"You know, some of these kids did not win the lottery when it comes to their family situations," Adams said.

Whereas some students have been intellectually engaged from the get-go—being read to daily and so forth—others show up to school with little of the knowledge or tools necessary for academic success. This, Adams said, is a big part of the problem.

"The better we can have them at kindergarten, the better off they are," he said.

The school board member said he's not sure what the appropriate remedies are to offset this educational inequity.

"It's a tough situation. It takes the whole community. It takes a village," Adams said. "It's going to take a village, and it's not going to happen overnight."

In the immediate, both Thomas and Hightower point to the district's school choice policy, which allows students to choose a school outside their designated zone, as a fix for NAS families. This fix, of course, doesn't hold when the schools with better grades reach capacity.

During Capt. Kinsella's chamber address, he suggested that a charter school geared toward Navy families might be appropriate. Actually, he said such a charter would have ripple effects that would be "transformational" for the Warrington area.

While Superintendent Thomas has demurred at the notion of a new charter, contending there wouldn't be enough students to support it—"There aren't many students on the base to begin with"—Hightower said

she's open to idea. She's already scheduled a meeting with Kinsella to get a better feel for potential solutions.

"I just want to hear from him, what is the solution? What would he need to have happen?" Hightower said. "What is it that he sees as an obstacle to the change that he wants to see?"

'ABSOLUTELY ENGAGED'

The Navy, via NAS Pensacola, and before that the Pensacola Navy Yard, has been woven into the regional fabric since the 1800s. And it contributes mightily to the local economy. This is perhaps nowhere better understood than within an organization such as the chamber of commerce.

"Seventy-six thousand jobs are impacted by the military," Thomson said.

"Forty percent of our economy, $9 billion, however you want to say it," Beck said.

With numbers like that, it demands attention when the commanding officer of NAS sets his sights on the quality of local education. And according to Thomson and Beck, the chamber is committed to working to improve the area's educational offerings.

In particular, the chamber will be paying close attention to Escambia's search for a new superintendent. Although the superintendent post was formerly an elected position, voters decided last year to switch to an appointed superintendent.

"The chamber is going to be absolutely engaged," Beck said, adding that the district needed to tap a "world-class" candidate for the superintendent position.

"We're going to have a voice at that table."

And while it was the CO of NAS this time voicing concerns about education in Escambia County, such concerns are not exclusive to military families. Such concerns are widespread throughout the district. The chamber, of course, is already aware of this, as its members are faced with attracting employees to this same educational landscape.

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2020 VISION In an effort to better inform the local African American community about issues that can impact them, a collective of groups kicked off their 2020 Vision campaign this past weekend with an all-day forum in Pensacola.

"It's about bringing people together," said Jerry McIntosh, president of Move for Change.

The event, held at the Hurst Chapel A.M.E. Church on Oct. 12, was the first of an ongoing series. It featured speakers and panels on issues such as education and political empowerment.

McIntosh said there are plans to hold additional community forums going forward.

"Into infinity, I guess, because the issues are so great," he said.

"It's about bringing people together." Jerry McIntosh During this initial event, issues of particular focus, in addition to education and political empowerment, were the upcoming census and election, criminal justice reform and environmental issues. Speakers included a representative from the Atlanta Regional Census Center, Escambia County School Board District 3 Representative Dr. Laura Edler and Dr. Gloria Horning, an environmental and social justice advocate.

McIntosh said the ultimate goal of 2020 Vision is to educate and inspire. In addition to giving the community the information and tools it needs to make informed decisions about local issues, it's hoped that the forums also inspire potential political candidates.

"The goal is to elect people on local and national levels," McIntosh said.

Organizations participating in the 2020 Vision include Movement for Change, the local NAACP and community organization Dream Defenders, which became particularly active following the fatal police shooting of Tymar Crawford, a black man, in July.

Locally, McIntosh said, the issue of police reform, or police-community relations, is paramount. Following the July shooting, city and police officials have committed to increasing officer training, becoming more engaged in the communities and neighborhoods and also reinstating a police liaison position, as well as a citizen advisory board.

None of these commitments, as of yet, have been followed through.

"How are we going to deal with that in an intelligent way?" McIntosh said of the police relations issue.

In addition to future forums, another facet of 2020 Vision will include ongoing awareness efforts. For example, there are 88

plans to organize an envoy or delegation to attend local meetings, such as school board meetings, and then relay any useful information gleaned.

"Everybody can't go to school board meetings," said NAACP Pensacola President Rodney Jones. "However, if we can create a team, people can be in those places to let people know, 'Hey, here's something you can do.'"

Jones chaired a panel on political empowerment during the Oct. 12 forum. He said he envisions this campaign arming the community with the information it needs to put people in office who will best represent their interest.

"It's to educate the community," Jones said. "Now, you can make an informed decision instead of voting for someone because grandma or mom voted for him or, 'I like him.'"

"Now, you can make an informed decision instead of voting for someone because grandma or mom voted for him or, 'I like him.'" Rodney Jones This 2020 Vision effort began a few months ago and grew out of multiple conversations among organizers. This initial event was a launch party of sorts. Going forward, the focus will be on key issues, like the upcoming census and election, with the organizations also planning to work to invite political elements from the national stage to the local area.

Nodding towards the environment at the national level, all the way down to the local level, McIntosh said he feels that this is a particularly important time to get engaged. He framed the landscape through the direst of lenses—"We're about to lose our democracy to a dictatorship."

"People realize that we're in an urgent moment now in history," McIntosh said. "We feel that we're the conscience of this democracy."

NEW SCI BOARD The Studer Community Institute welcomed new members to the SCI Board of Directors—Tosh Belsinger, Jules Kariher, Van Mansker, Tia Robbins, Kathy Sandstorm, Joy Sharo, Michelle Snow and Bert Thornton.

"These people could give of their time, talent and treasure to any number of outstanding organizations in the Pensacola community," said SCI founder Quint Studer. "SCI is very proud that they have chosen to share their gifts with us."

Tosh Belsinger is founder and president of Gulf Blue Group. Tosh began his professional career as a design associate for golf course architect Tom Fazio. Belsinger left Fazio in 2006, relocated to Pensacola and has taken on a diversity of endeavors including real estate, property management, consulting, boutique hotel management, retail business and more.

Jules Kariher is chief advocacy officer for Ascension Florida. Kariher's work for Sacred Heart Hospital includes advocating in Tallahassee as a lobbyist for healthcare-related issues.

Van Mansker retired as regional director of human resources at Lowe's Home Centers Inc. Mansker has more than 30 years of experience in corporate management with national companies.

Tia Robbins is an accomplished businesswoman and entrepreneur. Robbins and her husband, Fred, established Mr. Robbins Neighborhood to inspire young athletes to excel in school and prepare themselves for college and life after sports.

Kathy Sandstrom was senior managing director at Heitman LLC, a real estate management firm, for 22 years. Originally from Pensacola, she has retired and returned home, now wanting to give back and get involved in the community.

Joy Sharp is director of community health strong with Baptist Health Care and has a background in all aspects of chronic disease management, case management, community project facilitation, curriculum development, grant writing and grant budgeting processes.

Michelle Snow is a retired WNBA player and entrepreneur. She led Pensacola High School to the state basketball championship and was "Miss Basketball" in 1998.

She played for University of Tennessee Lady Vols and several WNBA teams.

Bert Thornton is a retired COO of Waffle House and an author. He has been a guest faculty member of SCI and speaker at EntreCon and is the author of "Find an Old Gorilla," a business leadership guide.

CONFEDERATE LOVE FOR HILL Republican challenger Michelle Salzman raised more cash for her House District 1 campaign than the incumbent State Rep. Mike Hill during the month of September. Salzman raised $1,965 to Hill's $520.

All three of Hill's contributions were from people outside his district. His biggest check was $500 from Lunelle McCallister, who is a member of Southern Heritage Florida, Daughters of the American Revolution, the National Society United States Daughters of 1812 and the United Daugh-

ters of the Confederacy, where she serves as Chairman of the Monuments & Memorial Markers Committee.

Salzman's largest contributor was former Escambia County Commissioner Gene Valentino, $1,000.

ECUA LOSES PICK The sources have shared that Rebecca Shelton, the ECUA board's pick to be next executive director of the Emerald Coast Utilities Authority, has turned down the job. A deal had been reached on salary and benefits, but Shelton backed out before signing the paperwork.

Official storyline is her husband's employer nixed him being transferred to Pensacola.

PANHANDLE LOVES TRUMP Fox News

earlier this month released a national poll that showed more than half of the country believed President Donald Trump should be impeached and removed from office.

Inweekly wanted to see what the Florida Panhandle thought and had The Political Matrix poll 789 likely voters in the First Congressional District.

Nearly two-thirds of Northwest Florida voters said Trump should not be impeached and removed from office. The youngest voting block (21 and under) had the largest percentage in favor of impeachment and removal, 50%, followed by Traditionalist (65+) at 35%, Millennials (22-34) at 33%, Boomers (45-64) at 29% and Gen X (35-44) at 27%.

The driving forcing behind impeachment has been the president's dealings with Ukraine. Fox News found the situation surrounding President Trump's dealings with the Ukraine president was extremely or very troubling to 51% of the country. In Northwest Florida, only 37% were extremely or very troubled.

When Fox News asked the same question about the allegations concerning Joe Biden and his son's dealings in Ukraine and China, 36% found it extremely or very troubling. In the First Congressional District, 58.5% were extremely or very troubled by the allegations.

Fox News also asked whether the Trump administration was more or less corrupt than the previous administration. Over half believed the Trump White House was more corrupt, while The Political Matrix found Panhandle voters evenly split, 46.4%-45.8%.

The persons sampled were likely Florida Congressional District 1 voters with a voting score of 100% for the general election cycles. The voters were called using an Interactive Voice Response (IVR) system during the hours of 1-7 p.m. between Oct. 11-14. The margin of error for this study is +/- 4.5% with a confidence level of 95%. inweekly.net

LONESOME MIKE No one wants State Rep. Mike Hill to sponsor any local bills for appropriations—another sign of how ineffective the District 1 Republican is in Tallahassee.

Hill has proposed again three bills— concerning abortion, guns and Confederate monuments—that went nowhere last year. He is the sponsor of a bill for naming the new Pensacola Bay Bridge for Chappie James, even though the span isn't in his district. Hill also has a bill that will pay higher incentives for law enforcement officers who earn college degrees and advanced training.

Count 'em—only five bills for which Hill is the first named sponsor. Hill has only three committee assignments and no chairmanships, even though this is his second time to serve in the Florida House.

State Rep. Alex Andrade, who also represents part of Escambia County and Santa Rosa County, has to carry the load.

Andrade has 15 bills. He has five committee assignments.

CIVICCON SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT PANEL Dr. Janet Pilcher will facili-

tate a panel of current and former school superintendents and other top educators on the subject of what makes a great public school superintendent.

Dr. Pilcher has assembled the distin-

guished panel to appear at a CivicCon event 6-7:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 28, at The Rex Theatre, 18 N. Palafox. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. The event is free.

Panelists will be asked to describe the education level, skills, experience and leadership qualities needed to run a district like Escambia County. They will talk about what the community can expect with the move at the end of 2020 from an elected school superintendent to a professional superintendent selected by school board members.

HEALTH CAREER FAIR High school

seniors interested in a medical field might be able to actually give injections at the 23rd Annual Pensacola State College Health Career Fair 9:30 a.m.-2 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 25, at the Pensacola State College Warrington campus, 5555 W. Highway 98.

More than 600 high school students from five Northwest Florida counties and Baldwin County, Ala., are expected to attend the health fair. Students who attend the event will experience more than a dozen health career opportunity stations, including EMT, radiography, pharmacy, dental hygiene, nursing and more.

Z CELEBRATES The oldest liquor bar in

Northwest Florida will celebrate its 72nd birthday on Tuesday, October 29 with day-

long drink specials, live entertainment, and more. Located at 810 North Davis Street just north of Cervantes, the "Z' has since served generations of Pensacolians and become a local icon.

James Stasinos and Michael Ruston opened the Azalea Cocktail Lounge at 3 p.m. on Oct. 30, 1947, kicking off a threeday gala opening that stretched through that Halloween weekend. The bar's name was suggested by a local East Hill resident as part of a contest, and the newly-opened lounge featured a horseshoe bar, booths, and sky blue furnishings.

The decor may have changed a bit, but the affordable prices, strong pours, and great company that the Azalea is known for have remained constant.

All are invited to the Azalea's 72nd birthday party, which will begin when the bar opens at 10:30 a.m. on October 29 and continue on into the wee hours of the morning. Drink specials will include $3 well drinks and $3 domestic beers all day and all night, $3 Jägermeister and Fireball shooters, as well as a special Azalea-themed birthday cocktail available for one day only. A fish fry will kick off at noon, and the Po-Boy Shack food truck will be on hand later in the afternoon serving hot po-boys, chicken wings, tenders, and more. As the party continues on into the night, Pensacola's own Jordan Richards will provide live music.

DESIGN THINKING The University of West Florida Innovation Institute will host a Design Thinking Workshop on Nov. 1, where participants will learn how to solve problems through the institute's trademarked Incubate Design Experience Act, or IDEA method. Registration is open now through Oct. 25.

The workshop, which will be held at the Innovation Institute in downtown

Pensacola, will teach the basic principles of design thinking, from building empathy and generating ideas to prototyping and testing.

By the end of the day, attendees will be ready to use design thinking techniques in their professional environment.

The cost to attend the workshop is $149. Light breakfast, refreshments and lunch will be provided with the registration cost. Attendees can register online. To learn more about the workshop, visit uwf. edu/dtw.

MARK YOUR CALENDAR Planning Board Workshop for proposed amendments to the City's Tree Ordinance will be held at 3 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 24, in the Hagler-Mason Conference Room, 2nd Floor, Pensacola City Hall. This meeting was previously scheduled to begin at 4 p.m.

The next Mayor's Neighborhood Cleanup day will be on 7 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 26, in the area that covers the east Scenic Heights area east of Pensacola International Airport, generally south of Baywoods Drive, north of Summit Boulevard, east of Spanish Trail and along Scenic Highway.

Visit cityofpensacola.com for details.

The eighth biennial Gospel & Gumbo fundraising event to benefit the Michael E. Green Prescription Fund for Our Lady of Angels St. Joseph Medical Clinic will be held 4-7 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 27, at 5eleven Palafox in downtown Pensacola. The cost of the event is $100 per person, payable to Our Lady of Angels. The event raises money to help cover the prescription drugs and laboratory costs for Our Lady of Angels St. Joseph Medical Clinic.

Intendencia Street between Jefferson and Palafox streets will be closed for construction work 1 a.m.-10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 28; 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 28-8 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 29; and 10:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 29-10 a.m. Monday, Oct. 30. {in}

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Barktoberfest: Where Dogs Live Their Best Lives

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daily and have them help find the dog or "He had dressed as a Roman gladiator cat that is best suited to you and your famand created a chariot around a skateboard ily's lifestyle. and had his little tiny 8-pound white, "A lot of times, we fall in love at first fluffy rescue dog dressed like Pegasus and sight with how beautiful a dog is, but that pulled him across the stage," Flanagan may not be the perfect fit for you and your said. "We've also had the Blue Angels dogs dressed as Blue Angels. We had a cute little family," Flanagan said. "Let the workers at the rescue help you find the match, begirl that made her wagon into a mousetrap cause it's something you're only going to do and her head stuck up through it. Her dog a few times in your life, so we want to make was next to her also dressed as a mouse." sure it's the perfect match for the family This year's event will also include a senior dog pie-eating contest for dogs ages 7 and up.

"They're going to have little pies that are milk bone crust, peanut butter fluff and a little whipped cream on top," Flanagan said. "Whoever finishes theirs the fastest is the winner."

They partnered with the Pensacola Opera for another quirky contest in the afternoon.

"We're going to do a howl-off," Flanagan said. "The Pensacola Opera is going to and for the dog or cat." sing a little song for us, and then we're goEvery animal welfare organization has ing to bring dogs on stage and see who can a different adoption process. Pensacola howl along with the opera singers the best."

Humane Society's process involves filling The event will also offer obedience out a short adoption request form and and agility demonstrations by six different talking with their pet matchmakers about trainers and groups, including the Pentheir lifestyle, living situation and history sacola Police K-9 demonstration team and with pets. It has a $40 adoption fee, and all America's VetDogs. dogs are spayed, neutered, microchipped, "America's VetDogs out of Blackwater vaccinated and up-to-date on flea, tick and Prison is the program where inmates get little heartworm prevention.

Labrador puppies and train them to service Uniting pets with families is the very disabled veterans," Flanagan said. "They best part of what they do, Flanagan said. have a really neat demonstration where they She often takes the Humane Express, a show how they can pick up canes and put on mobile adoption unit, to events. people's socks and shoes for them."

"Seeing the people and the animals fall More than 120 vendors will attend, including animal welfare organizations, vet- in love is the most rewarding experience I've ever had," Flanagan said, "especially erinarians, insurance companies, groomers when you know the stars aligned and it's and the Axe Warriors mobile axe-throwing the perfect fit for the family and the dog— unit. Among the 14 food vendors are acai then, of course, the pictures the families bowls, tacos, kettle corn and three differsend us of the dog living their best life and ent dessert trucks. knowing you were right to go forward with Barktoberfest is part festival and part the adoption." {in} adoption event. Flanagan estimates more than 100 adoptable animals will be available from various organizations.

"We're hoping that everyone finds their forever home, WHAT: Pensacola Humane Society's annual pet festitheir forever family," Flanaval and adoption event gan said.

WHEN: 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Saturday Oct. 27 Flanagan's best advice WHERE: Community Maritime Park, 301 W. Main St. for people looking to adopt COST: Free admission would be to talk with the volDETAILS: pensacolahumane.org unteers and rescue workers

"Seeing the people and the animals fall in love is the most rewarding experience I've ever had." Flanagan

Photo Courtesy of Pensacola Humane Society

Name a fluffier, cuter festival than Pensacola Humane Society's Barktoberfest.

We'll wait.

Darra Flanagan, the event coordinator, said it's the panhandle's largest pet festival and mega adoption event combined. This is her third year leading the event, and she said her favorite part is how smoothly the event goes with thousands of people and their fur children in attendance.

"It's truly amazing when you just go through the event and see the smiles on everybody's face, see how happy the dogs are— and we're not only raising money for Pensacola Humane Society but other organizations and their important missions,"

Flanagan said. "It's really touching, amazing and the most fun you could have."

The event will have its fair share of fun, offering The Rescued Rescuers' small dog and dachshund races for a $5 entry fee, giveaways, raffle drawings, $20 event T-shirts in multiple colors and a blessing of the animals at 1 p.m. Celebrity judges will determine the winners of various $5 pet contests throughout, such as best trick and best senior dog.

A crowd favorite is the costume contests, which will feature junior and adult divisions. Owners often dress up, too.

Flanagan remembers last year's winner of the adult costume contest.

"It's really touching, amazing and the most fun you could have."

Darra Flanagan

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ONE-ON-ONE TECH HELP 10 a.m. Pensacola

Library, 239 N. Spring St. mywfpl.com

RELATIONAL COMMUNICATION WITH ESPERE METHOD WITH CHRISTINE SALOME

Lucero

THURSDAY 10.24

WORK ON THE FLORIDA TRAIL 8 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Every Thursday. Three miles north of Deaton Bridge Road. meetup.com/ftawesterngate YOGA WITHIN REACH 9-10 a.m. Free. Community Health Northwest Florida, 2315 W. Jackson St., Room A. healthcarewithinreach.org BRACE 10-11:30 a.m. Free. Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org PENSACOLA INTERSTATE FAIR 2-10 p.m. $12 admission. 6655 W. Mobile Highway. pensacolafair.com MARINE CORPS HEROES AMONG US SPEAKER SERIES: MARINE CPL. DON GRAVES

5 p.m. Apple Annie's, Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com JAZZ AT JACKSON'S 5 and 7:30 p.m. Jackson's Steakhouse, 400 S. Palafox. greatsouthernrestaurants.com

YAPPY HOUR 5-10 p.m. Through Feb. 27. 5%

of proceeds benefit Escambia County Animal Shelter. Red Fish Blue Fish, 5B Via De Luna Drive. redfishbluefishpensacolabeach.com AWM WINE TASTING 5-7 p.m. Free. Aragon Wine Market, 27 S. Ninth Ave. facebook. com/aragonwine MOVIES UNDER THE STARS: ALIEN 6-9 p.m.

Free, tickets required. Ground Up Community Garden, 501 N Hayes St. alien2019. eventbrite.com MEDITATION AND ENERGY HEALING 6 p.m.

Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org END OF THE LINE THURSDAY DINNER 6-9 p.m. End of the Line Café, 610 E. Wright St. Sign up for the newsletter for menu. eotlcafe.com ZUMBA WITH SHANNON AND FRIENDS 6-7

p.m. $4. Homestead Community Center, 7830 Pine Forest Road.

ADRON CHAMBERS YOGA 6:30 p.m. Donation-based yoga with Adron Chambers every Tuesday and Thursday. Asher & Bee Apothecary and Tea House, 7 E. Gregory St. facebook.com/asherandbee POETRY UNDER THE STARS: THE BURN BEAUTIFUL POETRY SLAM 7-10 p.m. $15-$20.

Ground Up Community Garden, 501 N Hayes St. burnbeautypoetryslam.eventbrite.com IMPROVABLE CAUSE HAPPY HOUR 7 p.m. $11. Pensacola Little Theatre, 400 S. Jefferson St. pensacolalittletheatre.com SAM RIGGS 7 p.m. $10. Vinyl Music Hall, 2 S. Palafox. vinylmusichall.com CIRQUE DU SOLEIL:AXEL 7:30 p.m. $48 and up. Pensacola Bay Center, 201 E. Gregory St. pensacolabaycenter.com

10 a.m. Free. Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org MAIDEN 1 p.m. $7 (cash only) Studer Community Institute, 220 W. Garden St. pensacolacinemaart.com PENSACOLA INTERSTATE FAIR 4 p.m.-2 a.m. $12 admission. Starship Featuring Mickey Thomas at 7:30 p.m. 6655 W. Mobile Highway. pensacolafair.com HAPPY HOUR COOKOUT 5 p.m. Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com ACOUSTIC SONGWRITERS NIGHT 6 p.m.

Every Friday through March 27. Frazier's Country Wines, 3130 Barrancas Ave. MUSIC UNDER THE STARS: ROSS NEWELL 7-9 p.m. $12-$15. Ground Up Community Garden, 501 N Hayne St. rossnewell.eventbrite.com CAT & NAT: #MOMTRUTHS TOUR 7 p.m. $29.59-$99.50. Saenger Theatre, 118 S. Palafox. pensacolaseanger.com THE MELVINS 7 p.m. $25. Vinyl Music Hall, 2 S. Palafox. vinylmusichall.com CIRQUE DU SOLEIL: AXEL 7:30 p.m. $48 and up. Pensacola Bay Center, 201 E. Gregory St. pensacolabaycenter.com OTHELLO 7:30 p.m. $7-$18, free for UWF students. Center for Fine and Performing Arts, University of West Florida, 11000 University Parkway, Bldg. 82. uwf.edu/cfpa GLOW BOWL 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Every Friday and Saturday. $12 per person. Strikerz Entertainment Center, 3200 N. Palafox St.

SATURDAY 10.26

PARKRUN/WALK MEETUP 7:30 a.m. University of West Florida, Rec Plex North Field, 11000 University Parkway. parkrun.us/ recplexnorth 17TH ANNUAL BREAST CANCER AWARENESS WALK 8 a.m.-noon. Community Maritime

Park, 351 W. Cedar St. facebook.com/msabcpensacola SANTA ROSA FARMERS MARKET 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Fresh local produce, honey, baked goods and live music. Pace Presbyterian Church, Woodbine Road.

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

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calendar 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 YOU SELL IT HERE FARMER'S MARKET 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Free admission. Every Saturday. 8600 Pensacola Blvd., facebook.com/yousellithere GULF BEACH CRAFT SHOW 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

Free. Baars Field Sports Complex, 13020 Sorrento Road.

EVER'MAN COOKS: KID'S KITCHEN 10 a.m.

Free. Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org MAGIC CARPET CAR SHOW 11 a.m.-3 p.m.

Free admission. Hadji Shrine Temple parking, 800 W. Nine Mile Road.

PENSACOLA INTERSTATE FAIR 11 a.m.midnight. $12 admission. Seaforth at 6 p.m.; Mitchell Tenpenny at 8 p.m. 6655 W. Mobile Highway. pensacolafair.com BREASTIVAL 12-9 p.m. $5 suggested donation.

Frazier's Country Wines, 3130 Barrancas Ave. MAIDEN 1 p.m. $7 (cash only) Studer Community Institute, 220 W. Garden St. pensacolacinemaart.com NATURAL HEALING 2-4 p.m. Free. Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org CIRQUE DU SOLEIL:AXEL 3:30 p.m. $48 and up. Pensacola Bay Center, 201 E. Gregory St. pensacolabaycenter.com FACES OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE BENEFIT SHOW 7-10 p.m. $40 and up. American

Idol finalists Jess Meuse and Wade Cota perform for the FavorHouse of Northwest Florida. Jean and Paul Amos Performance Studio, 1000 College Blvd. favorhouse.org DANCE PARTY 7 p.m.-midnight. $10 workshop, $10 party. DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. dancecraftstudios.com RUMOURS OF FLEETWOOD MAC 7:30 p.m. $41 and up. Saenger Theatre, 118 S. Palafox. pensacolasaenger.com CIRQUE DU SOLEIL:AXEL 7:30 p.m. $48 and up. Pensacola Bay Center, 201 E. Gregory St. pensacolabaycenter.com OTHELLO 7:30 p.m. $7-$18, free for UWF students. Center for Fine and Performing Arts, University of West Florida, 11000 University Parkway, Bldg. 82. uwf.edu/cfpa SATURDAY SWING OUTS 8 p.m. $5. Saturdays. Breathe Yoga Studio, 505 S. Adams St.

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SUNDAY 10.27

THEMED BRUNCH AT PERFECT PLAIN

10 a.m. Perfect Plain Brewing Co., 50 E. Garden St. facebook.com/perfectplainbrewingco THE LITTLE FRENCH FALL MARKET 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Wild Lemon, 3000 N. 12th Ave. facebook.com/beawildlemon TRANSMISSION MEDITATION WORLD SERVICE 10:30 a.m. Ever'man Educational

Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org

BRUNCH WITH LIVE MUSIC 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

Café Single Fin, 380 N. Ninth Ave. facebook.com/cafesinglefin VEGAN BRUNCH 11 a.m.-2 p.m. End of the Line Café, 610 E. Wright St. Sign up for the newsletter for menu. eotlcafe.com SUNDAY BRUNCH AT H20 11 a.m. $28.95 for adults. Free valet parking and 15% off with local ID. H20 Hilton, 12 Via De Luna Drive. facebook.com/hiltonpensacolabeach PENSACOLA INTERSTATE FAIR 11 a.m.-10 p.m. $6 admission. 6655 W. Mobile Highway. pensacolafair.com CIRQUE DU SOLEIL:AXEL 1 p.m. $48 and up.

Pensacola Bay Center, 201 E. Gregory St. pensacolabaycenter.com USUI REIKI LEVEL 1 1-4 p.m. $100, includes Reiki Attunement Manual Certificate.

Asher & Bee Apothecary and Tea House, 7 E. Gregory St. facebook.com/asherandbee GROVE & BROWN MARKET 1 p.m. Sundays through Nov. 17. Local vendors, artists and farmers. Henny Penny's Patisserie, 4412 W. Jackson St. OTHELLO 2:30 p.m. $7-$18, free for UWF students. Center for Fine and Performing Arts, University of West Florida, 11000 University Parkway, Bldg. 82. uwf.edu/cfpa CIRQUE DU SOLEIL:AXEL 5 p.m. $48 and up.

Pensacola Bay Center, 201 E. Gregory St. pensacolabaycenter.com A SAMHAIN MEDITATION & PRACTICE 6:30 p.m. Donations only. Asher & Bee Apothecary and Tea House, 7 E. Gregory St. facebook.com/asherandbee LUCERO 7 p.m. $22-$25. Vinyl Music Hall, 2 S. Palafox. vinylmusichall.com AN EVENING OF WORSHIP WITH CHRIS

TOMLIN 7:30 p.m. $28-78. Saenger Theatre,

118 S. Palafox. pensacolasaenger.com

MONDAY 10.28

RESUME HELP 11 a.m. Molino Branch Li-

brary, 6450-A Highway 95A. mywfpl.com

RESTORATIVE PILATES 5:15 p.m. Ever'man

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

COUPLE'S FALL WINE COCKTAIL & CANAPES COOKING CLASS 6 p.m. $45. So Gourmet,

407-D S. Palafox. sogourmetpensacola.com SEVILLE QUARTER MILERS 6 p.m. Runners meet in front of Seville Quarter for a run around downtown Pensacola. Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com FACULTY RECITAL: JOSHUA BLEDSOE, TROMBONE 7:30 p.m. Free, tickets required. UWF

Center for Fine and Performing Arts, 11000 University Parkway, Bldg. 82. uwf.edu/cfpa

TUESDAY 10.29

YOGA WITHIN REACH 9-10 a.m. Free. Community Health Northwest Florida, 2315 W. Jackson St., Room A. healthcarewithinreach.org AZELEA COCKTAIL LOUNGE 72ND BIRTHDAY 10:30 a.m.-until. Drink specials and a

special Azalea-themed birthday cocktail available for one day only, food trucks and live music from Jordan Richards. Azelea Cocktail Lounge, 810 N. Davis St. BLUE ANGELS PRACTICE 11:30 a.m. National Naval Aviation Museum viewing area, 1878 S. Blue Angel Parkway. Use West Gate Entrance.

TRYON FAMILY MOVIE NIGHT 4 p.m. Tryon Branch Library, 1200 Langley Ave. mywfpl.com COMPLIMENTARY WINE TASTING 4-6 p.m.

Bodacious, 407-D S. Palafox. sogourmetpensacola.com PILATES FUSION 4:30 p.m. Free. Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org FIBER FREESTYLIN' AT STUDIO SOUTH

5:30-7:30 p.m. Tuesdays. Open to all knitters, crocheters, weavers and more. Studio South, 955 E. Nine Mile Road. studiosouthon9mileroad.com FUNKY YOGA 6 p.m. Free. Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org ZUMBA WITH SHANNON AND FRIENDS 6-7 p.m. $4. Homestead Community Center, 7830 Pine Forest Road.

ADRON CHAMBERS YOGA 6:30 p.m. Do-

nation-based yoga with Adron Chambers every Tuesday and Thursday. Asher & Bee Apothecary and Tea House, 7 E. Gregory St. facebook.com/asherandbee COUNTRY TWO-STEP DANCING 6:30 p.m. $12. Whiskey Runners Saloon, 610 E. Nine Mile Road. dancecraftstudios.com BANDS ON THE BEACH 7-9 p.m. Free. Emerald Coast Blues Brothers. Gulfside Pavilion at Casino Beach. visitpensacolabeach.com ESCAMBIA ALL COUNTY CHORUS CONCERT

7 p.m. Free. Saenger Theatre, 118 S. Palafox. pensacolasaenger.com SYMPHONIC BAND CONCERT 7:30 p.m.

Free, tickets required. UWF Center for Fine and Performing Arts, 11000 University Parkway, Bldg. 82. uwf.edu/cfpa

WEDNESDAY 10.30

PILATES FUSION 10:30 a.m. Free. Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org SESAME STREET: LET'S PARTY 10:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. $21 and up. Pensacola Bay Center, 201 E. Gregory St. pensacolabaycenter.com BLUE ANGELS PRACTICE CRUISE 10:45 a.m.-1 p.m. $85 per person, kids 12 and under are $25 off. Condor Sailing Adventures, 997 S. Palafox. condorsailingadventures.com ONE-ON-ONE TECH HELP 3 p.m. Pensacola Library, 239 N. Spring St. mywfpl.com VEGAN AND VINO SUNDAYS 4-7 p.m.

Skopelos at New World, 600 S. Palafox AFRICAN DANCE FITNESS 5:30 p.m. Every Wednesday through Dec. 18. Henny Penny's Patisserie, 4412 W. Jackson St. facebook.com/ facebook.com/hennypennyspatisserie WORLD TRAVELER IMPORTS TAPAS & WINE SOCIAL 6 p.m. $48. So Gourmet, 407-D S.

Palafox. sogourmetpensacola.com VINYASA YOGA 6-7 p.m. Free. Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org WEST COAST SWING DANCING 6:30 p.m. $12. Whiskey Runners Saloon, 610 E. Nine Mile Road. dancecraftstudios.com TRANSMISSION GROUP WORLD SERVICE MEDITATION 7:15 p.m. Free. Ever'man

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RADIO'S GOLDEN AGE: THEN AND NOW

PMA GALLERY TOURS

2:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays. Free with museum admission. Pensacola Museum of Art, 407 S. Jefferson St. pensacolamuseum.org ART SHOWCASE 6-8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 25.

Local artists including LaRita Jenae, Kristina Dixon, Meeka Dellinger, Monroe Till-Kelley and Alys Richardson. Henny Penny's Patisserie, 4412 W. Jackson.

≥Current Exhibits

RESISTANCE & CHANGE: TABLAS OF SARHUA, CONTEMPORARY PAINTINGS FROM THE PERUVIAN ANDES On view

through Oct. 27.

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On view through Oct. 31. WUWF, 11000 University Parkway, Bldg. 88. wuwf.org

COTTON FIELDS TO CONGRESS: THE LIFE AND CAREER OF EARL HUTTO On view at

the T.T. Wentworth, Jr. Florida State Museum, 330 S. Jefferson St. historicpensacola.org

GALLERY DAYS

Noon-4 p.m. Saturdays. Featuring local artists. To be featured, contact Angel at 941-7354586 or call the restaurant at 4770035. TGI Fridays, 1240 Airport Blvd.

Workshops & Classes

PINS AND NEEDLES SEWING CLASS

Six-week workshop begins 5:30 p.m. on Sep. 12. Learn basic sewing skills/ make your own items. First City Arts Center, 1060 N. Guillemard St. facebook.com/ pinsandneedlessewingdesign POTTERY ON THE WHEEL Six-week

workshops are held Tuesdays from 6-9 p.m., Wednesdays from 9 a.m.-noon, Thursdays from 6-9 p.m. and Saturdays from 9 a.m.-noon at First City Art Center, 1060 N. 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.-noon at First City Art Center. Cost is $157.25 for members and $185 for nonmembers. For more information, visit firstcityart.org.

CLAY SCULPTURE

Six-week workshops held Saturdays from 9 a.m.-noon at First City Art Center.

Cost is $157.25 for members and $185 for non-members.

For more information, visit firstcityart.org.

≥Call for Artists GREAT GULFCOAST ARTS FESTIVAL LOOKING FOR EMERGING ARTISTS

Applications are

open for the GGAF Emerging Artists program. This program, developed in partnership with Artel Gallery, gives new artists a chance to be a part of the Great Gulfcoast Arts Festival and offers them guidance in what is involved in being in an arts festival.

Applications are open to artists who have limited experience participating in arts festivals and are residents of Escambia or Santa Rosa Counties.

Two artists will be chosen to participate in this year's festival. GGAF will waive fees for the two artists and will provide a booth and mentor to help guide them through the process. For more information and an applica-

tion, visit ggaf.org.

The GGAF is Nov. 1, 2 and 3, 2019, in Seville Square.

CALL OUT FOR ARTS

Vendors for the 2019 Art & Wine Festival The Pensacola Beach Chamber of Commerce is calling for art vendors to submit applications for the 2019 Art & Wine Festival. The festival will be held Sunday, Nov. 10, on the Pensacola Beach Boardwalk from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The selection committee is seeking 25 artists to show/sell original works of art. Application forms can be downloaded from pensacolabeachchamber.com.

Photos of art items must be submitted with the application, or it must include directions to

a website where the artwork items can be viewed. Deadline for applying is Oct. 30. All entries are $75 for a 10x10-foot tent space. Include a check or money order payable to Pensacola Beach Chamber of Commerce with the completed application form and mail to Pensacola Beach Chamber of Commerce, 7 Casino Beach Boardwalk, Pensacola Beach, FL 32561. For more information, go to pensacolabeachchamber.com, or contact Alison Westmoreland at 932-1500.

PENSACOLA MINI MAKER FAIRE The

Pensacola Mini Maker Faire wants to encourage all makers to apply for the Faire. This event is Nov. 16 and

supports the local community of creators and innovators, and we encourage you to create an engaging exhibit that demonstrates a craft, provides a how-to, showcases a performance or one that is an innovative new idea. Maker spaces for individual makers and students are free. Commercial maker booth fees are based on booth size and start at $125 if you are selling items.

For more information, visit pensacola. makerfaire.com.

Bars & Nightlife

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THURSDAY 10.24

LIVE MUSIC 6 p.m.

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calendar p.m. Paradise Bar & Grill, 21 Via De Luna Drive. paradisebargrill.com DENISE D'ANGELO

6:30 p.m. The District, 123 E. Government St. districtsteaks.com JAMES ADKINS 7 p.m.

Hub Stacey's 312 E. Government St. hubstaceys.com OPEN COLLEGE JAM WITH MIKE BOCCIA

7:30 p.m. Goat Lips Chew and Brewhouse, 2811 Copter Road.

DUELING PIANOS

8 p.m. Rosie O' Grady's Dueling Piano Show. Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com OPEN MIC/JAM 8-11 p.m. Goat Lips Brewhouse, 2811 Copter Road. Use our instruments or bring your own.

SOUTHERN BREEZE

8 p.m. Sandshaker

Lounge, 731 Pensacola Beach Blvd. sandshaker.com TYLER LIVINGSTON AND THE ABSOLUTES

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

FRIDAY 10.25

LIVE JAZZ WITH JOE OCCHIPINTI Noon.

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

LIVE MUSIC Perfect Plain Brewing Co., 50 E. Garden St. facebook.com/perfectplainbrewingco NICK ANDREWS

5 p.m. Red Fish Blue Fish, 5 Via De Luna Drive, Unit B. facebook.com/ redfishbluefishpensacolabeach MIKE QUINN 5 p.m.

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

LIVE MUSIC 6 p.m.

Peg Leg Pete's, 1010 Fort Pickens Road. peglegpetes.com SAUCE BOSS 6 p.m.

Paradise Bar & Grill, 21 Via De Luna Drive. paradisebargrill.com RAY 'BIG DOG' COLEY

6-9 p.m. Cazadores Mexican Restaurant 8183 W. Fairfield.

AL MARTIN 6:30 p.m.

The District, 123 E. Government St. districtsteaks.com AL MARTIN 6:30 p.m.

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

TWICE A WEEK 7 p.m. Apple Annie's, Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com JOHN RIPLEY 7-10 p.m. Skopelos at New World, 600 S. Palafox.

MIKE BOCCIA 7:45 p.m. Goat Lips Chew and Brewhouse, 2811 Copter Road.

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.-midnight.

Goat Lips Brewhouse, 2811 Copter Road.

CRISTI DEES 8 p.m.

Hub Stacey's 312 E. Government St. hubstaceys.com HIGH DEMAND 9 p.m. Sandshaker Lounge, 731 Pensacola Beach Blvd. sandshaker.com PANZACOLA 9 p.m.

End O' the Alley, Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com MODERN ELDORADOS 9 p.m. Lili

Marlene's, Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com DJ MR LAO 10 p.m.

Phineas Phogg's,

Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com CLEAR MOTIVE 10 p.m. Apple Annie's, Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com

SATURDAY 10.26

LIVE JAZZ WITH JOE OCCHIPINTI 10 a.m.

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

LIVE MUSIC Noon4 p.m. Peg Leg Pete's, 1010 Fort Pickens Road. peglegpetes.com AL MARTIN 6-11 p.m. The Piano Bar, Quality Inn, 7601 Scenic Highway.

LIVE MUSIC 6 p.m.

Peg Leg Pete's, 1010 Fort Pickens Road. peglegpetes.com JOHN HART PROJECT

6 p.m. Paradise Bar & Grill, 21 Via De Luna Drive. paradisebargrill.com SHE AND THE ITS

BAND 6 p.m. Red Fish Blue Fish, 5 Via De Luna Drive, Unit B. facebook.com/ redfishbluefishpensacolabeach

COLM KELLY 9 p.m.

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

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

MUSCOGEE RIDGE BAND 6:30 p.m.

MODERN ELDORADOS 9 p.m. Lili

Marlene's, Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com PANZACOLA 9 p.m.

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

CURT BOL JAZZ QUARTET 11 a.m. Five

Sandshaker Lounge, 731 Pensacola Beach Blvd. sandshaker.com JIM ANDREWS 6:30 p.m. The District Steakhouse, 123 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com DUELING PIANO SHOW 8 p.m. Rosie

O'Grady's, Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com OPEN MIC/JAM 8 p.m.-midnight. Goat Lips Brewhouse, 2811 Copter Road. Use our instruments or bring your own.

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

THE L.A. STRANGERS 10 p.m. Apple

Annie's, 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

SUNDAY 10.27

KATHY LYON 10:30 a.m. Apple Annie's

Sisters Blues Café, 421 W. Belmont St.

JAZZ BRUNCH WITH AL ALVARADO 11

a.m.-2 p.m. McGuire's Irish Pub, 600 E. Gregory St. jazzpensacola.com LIVE MUSIC Noon4 p.m. Peg Leg Pete's, 1010 Fort Pickens Road. peglegpetes.com GOSPEL AT GOAT LIPS WITH HOST CLINT DAVIS 12:45-3:15 p.m.

Goat Lips Chew and Brewhouse, 11 Copter Road.

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HALLOWEEN EVENTS CARNEVIL HAUNTED HOUSE 7-10:30 p.m.

$20. Hadji Shrine Temple, 800 W. Nine Mile Road.

BALLET PENSACOLA PRESENTS: A NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS 7:30 p.m. $40.

Pensacola Little Theatre, 400 S. Jefferson St. pensacolalittletheatre.com FREAKY FRANKENSTEIN FRIDAY 8 p.m.-3 a.m. Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com THRILLER DANCE SHOW 9 p.m. Phineas Phogg's, Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com

SATURDAY 10.26

TRICK OR TREATING AT T&W FLEA MARKET 7 a.m.-5 p.m. T&W Flea Market, 1717

N. T St.

2019 ORANGE BEACH BREEZE HARVEST MARKET 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Pumpkin patch,

THURSDAY 10.24

SECOND ANNUAL PUMPKIN CARVING COMPETITION 6 p.m. chizuko, 506 W. Bel-

mont St. facebook.com/chizukopensacola BOODACIOUS HALLOWEEN BASH 6:30 p.m. $35. So Gourmet, 407-D S. Palafox. sogourmetpensacola.com

FRIDAY 10.25

POP-UP PUMPKIN PALOOZA 2-6 p.m. Free

admission. Items from First City Arts available for sale at Studer Community Institute, 220 W. Garden St. firstcityart.org BEACH-O-WEEN 4-8 p.m. Free. Games, crafts, bounce house, cotton candy. Pensacola Beach Boardwalk.

HISTORIC PENSACOLA HAUNTED TOURS

6:30 p.m. (trolley tours); walking tours begin at 7 p.m. Voices of Pensacola, 117 E. Government St. historicpensacola.org

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trick or treating and bounce house. Seville Square, 311 E. Government St. orangebeachbreeze.com HALLOWEEN AT THE MUSEUM 10 a.m.noon. Activities for kids. Children in costume will get a free admission to "The Magic of Flight" movie. Naval Aviation Museum, 1878 S. Blue Angel Parkway. navalaviationmuseum.org BARKTOBERFEST 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Community Maritime Park, 351 W. Cedar St. pensacolahumane.org/events HEALTHY HALLOWEEN PARTY 2-4 p.m.

Free. Healthy snacks, games, photo booth and face painting. Hosted by Junior League of Pensacola and Sacred Heart Hospital. Greenhut Auditorium at Sacred Heart Hospital, 5151 N. Ninth Ave. juniorleagueofpensacola.org FAMILY ORCHARD FARMS FALL FESTIVAL

3-9 p.m. $10 per vehicle. Haunted hayride, costume contest, live music, games and more.

Family Orchard Farms, 6930 Highway 99. familyorchardfarms.com SPOOKTACULAR: A LOW-SENSORY HALLOWEEN PARTY 4-7 p.m. $5 for children ages

3 and over. Pensacola Museum of Art, 407 S. Jefferson St. pensacolamuseum.org HAUNT TO HAUNT BIKE RIDE 6 p.m. Free, but registration required. Meet at Hub Stacey's, 312 E. Government St. facebook. com/historicpcola HISTORIC PENSACOLA HAUNTED TOURS

6:30 p.m. (trolley tours); walking tours begin at 7 p.m. Voices of Pensacola, 117 E. Government St. historicpensacola.org CARNEVIL HAUNTED HOUSE 7-10:30 p.m. $20. Free Trunk or Treat for kids from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Hadji Shrine Temple, 800 W. Nine Mile Road.

BALLET PENSACOLA PRESENTS: A NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS 7:30 p.m. $40.

Pensacola Little Theatre, 400 S. Jefferson St. pensacolalittletheatre.com BAMBOO WILLIE'S HALLOWEEN BASH 8 p.m.

Live music, costume contest. Bamboo Willie's Beachside Bar, 400 Quietwater Beach Road.

MONSTER BALL 2019: WELCOME TO HELL 8 p.m. $8. chizuko, 506 W. Belmont St. facebook.com/chizukopensacola HALLOWEEN BASH AT SANDSHAKER 9 p.m. Costume contest at midnight. Sandshaker Lounge, 731 Pensacola Beach Blvd. sandshaker.com INFERNO BURLESQUE HALLOWEEN SHOW

8 p.m. $15-$60. Vinyl Music Hall, 2 S. Palafox. vinylmusichall.com THRILLER DANCE SHOW 9 p.m. Phineas Phogg's, Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com

ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW HALLOWEEN EXPERIENCE 11 p.m. $5. Vinyl Music Hall, 2 S.

Adult-only party with costume contest, pumpkin carving, popcorn bar and corn hole tournament. Frazier's Country Wines, 3130 Barrancas Ave. NOT YOUR KID'S HALLOWEEN PARTY 2 p.m.

Dolce and Gelato, 2050 N. 12th Ave. facebook.com/dolcegelatopensacola BALLET PENSACOLA PRESENTS: A NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS 2:30 p.m. $40.

Pensacola Little Theatre, 400 S. Jefferson St. pensacolalittletheatre.com POTTER PALOOZA 5-11 p.m. Free. Harry Potter trivia and costume contest, themed drinks and food. LandShark Landing, 165 Fort Pickens Road. margaritavillehotel.com B.A.R.ELY ALIVE PARTY WITH SCARY-OKE 8 p.m.-3 a.m. Lili Marlene's, Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com

MONDAY 10.28

BOOS AND BOOZE BAR BINGO 8 p.m.-2 a.m.

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

TUESDAY 10.29

HALLOWEEN PARTY AT POETRY WORKSHOP 3:30-5 p.m. Party open to all teens,

hosted by Poet Laureate Marc Livanos.

5629 Byrom St., Room 113.

TRICK OR TRIVIA 7:30-10 p.m. $500 in prizes. Apple Annie's, Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com

WEDNESDAY 10.30

ZALLOWEEN 4-6 p.m. Free. Kids costume

Palafox. vinylmusichall.com

contest, candy, games, arts and crafts. Zarzaur Law, 11 E. Romana St. zarzaurlaw.com

SUNDAY 10.27

TALKING TO THE DEAD: ALL HALLOW'S EVE AND VICTORIAN SÉANCE 5:15-7:45 p.m.

TRICK OR TREATING AT T&W FLEA MARKET 7

a.m.-5 p.m. T&W Flea Market, 1717 N. T St. GHOST INVESTIGATIONS BRUNCH 1-3 p.m. $45. Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com, secondsightparanormal.com HALLOW-WINE HOEDOWN 1-6 p.m. Free.

Tickets required. Clara Barkley Dorr House, 311 S. Adams St. historicpensacola.org LATIN CALACA NIGHT 7 p.m.-midnight.

Costumes encouraged. Phineas Phogg's, Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com

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free will astrology WEEK OF OCTOBER 24 ARIES (MARCH 21-APRIL 19): Singapore

has one of the world's lowest fertility rates.

A few years ago, this state of affairs prompted the government to urge Singaporeans to have sex on an annual holiday known as National Day. A new rap song was released in the hope of pumping up everyone's libidos and instigating a baby boom. It included the lyrics, "Let's make fireworks ignite / Let's make Singapore's birthrate spike." I have a different reason for encouraging you to seek abundant high-quality sex, Aries. According to my analysis, tender orgasmic experiences will profoundly enhance your emotional intelligence in the coming weeks—and make you an excellent decision-maker just in time for your big decisions. (P.S. You don't necessarily need a partner.)

TAURUS (APRIL 20-MAY 20): In the 1530s, explorer Jacques Cartier led expeditions from France to the New World. As Europeans often did back then, he and his team were rude and brutish to the indigenous folks who lived there, stealing their land, kidnapping some of them, and slaughtering herds of great auks in a bird sanctuary. Yet there was one winter when Cartier's marauders got crucial help from their victims, who gave them vitamin C-rich pine needle tea that cured their scurvy. I suspect you Tauruses will embark on quests and journeys in the coming months, and I'm hoping your behavior will be different from Cartier's.

When you arrive in unfamiliar places, be humble, curious and respectful. Be hesitant to impose your concepts of what's true and be eager to learn from the locals. If you do, you're likely to get rich teachings and benefits equivalent to the pine needle tea.

GEMINI (MAY 21-JUNE 20): Many soft-

ware engineers have enjoyed "The Pragmatic Programmer," a book that helps them develop and refine their code. One popular technique the book offers is "rubber duck deprogramming." Programmers place a toy rubber duck in front of them and describe to it the problems they're having. As they explain each line of code to their very good listener, they may discover what's amiss. I recommend a similar approach to you as you embark on metaphorically debugging your own program, Gemini. If a rubber duck isn't available, call on your favorite statue or stuffed animal, or even a photo of a catalytic teacher or relative or spirit.

CANCER (JUNE 21-JULY 22): Read

the following passage from Gabriel García Márquez's novel "One Hundred Years of Solitude." "Gaston was not only a fierce lover, with endless wisdom and imagination, but he was also, perhaps, the first man in the history of the species who had made an emergency landing and had come close to killing himself and his sweetheart simply to make love in a field of violets." I admire the romantic artistry of Gaston's dramatic gesture. I applaud his imaginative desire to express his love in a carefully chosen sanctuary 222 2

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filled with beauty. I praise his intense devotion to playful extravagance. But I don't recommend you do anything quite so extreme in behalf of love during the coming weeks. Being 20% as extreme might be just right, though.

LEO (JULY 23-AUG. 22): In his song "Diplomatic Immunity," rapper Drake disparages tranquility and harmony. "I listen to heavy metal for meditation, no silence," he brags.

"My body isn't much of a sacred temple, with vodka and wine, and sleep at the opposite times," he declares. Is there a method in his madness? It's revealed in these lyrics—"All that peace and that unity, all that weak sh— will ruin me." In the coming weeks, Leo, I urge you to practice the exact opposite of Drake's approach. It's time to treat yourself to an intense and extended phase of self-care.

It's time to treat yourself to an intense and extended phase of self-care.

VIRGO (AUG. 23-SEPT. 22): It's a favorable time to refresh your relationships with your basic sources and to make connections with new basic sources. To spur your creative thought on these matters, I offer the following questions to meditate on. 1. If you weren't living where you do now, what other place might you like to call home? 2. If you didn't have the name you actually go by, what other name would you choose? 3. If you had an urge to expand the circle of allies that supports and stimulates you, whom would you seek out? 4.

If you wanted to add new foods and herbs that would nurture your physical health and new experiences that would nurture your mental health, what would they be?

LIBRA (SEPT. 23-OCT. 22): Mushrooms

have spores, not seeds. They're tiny. If you could stack 2,500 of them, they'd be an inch high. On the other hand, they are numerous.

A ripe mushroom may release up to 16 million spores. And each spore is so light weight, the wind can pick it up and fling it long distances.

I'll encourage you to express your power and influence like a mushroom in the coming days—subtle and airy but abundant; light and fine, but relentless and bountiful.

SCORPIO (OCT. 23-NOV. 21): "Sometimes the easiest way to get something done is to be a little naive about it," writes computer engineer Bill Joy. I invite you to consider the value of that perspective, Scorpio—even though you're the least likely sign in all the zodiac to do so. Being naive just doesn't come naturally to you; you often know more than everyone else around you. Maybe you'll be more receptive to my suggestion if I reframe the task. Are you familiar with the Zen Buddhist concept of "beginner's mind"? You wipe away your assumptions and see everything as if it were the first time you were in its presence.

SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22-DEC. 21): Is

in the unknown without a map? I'd like to propose a good version of being lost. It requires you to be willing to give up your certainties, to relinquish your grip on the comforting dogmas that have structured your world—but to do so gladly, with a spirit of cheerful expectancy and curiosity.

It doesn't require you to be a macho hero who feels no fear or confusion. Rather, you have faith that life will provide blessings that weren't possible until you got lost.

CAPRICORN (DEC. 22-JAN. 19): "Wor-

rying is the most natural and spontaneous of all human functions," wrote science educator Lewis Thomas. "Let's acknowledge this, perhaps even learn to do it better."

I agree with him! And I think it's an ideal time for you to learn how to worry more effectively, more potently and with greater artistry. What might that look like? First, you wouldn't feel shame or guilt about worrying. You wouldn't regard it as a failing.

Rather, you would raise your worrying to a higher power. You'd wield it as a savvy tool to discern which situations truly need your concerned energy and which don't.

AQUARIUS (JAN. 20-FEB. 18): "Some wounds go so deep that you don't even feel them until months, maybe years, later," wrote Aquarian author Julius Lester. Pay attention to that thought, Aquarius. The bad news is that you are just now beginning to feel a wound that was inflicted some time ago. But that's also the good news, because it means the wound will no longer be hidden and unknowable. And because you'll be fully aware of it, you'll be empowered to launch the healing process. I suggest you follow your early intuitions about how best to proceed with the cure.

PISCES (FEB. 19-MARCH 20): If you've been having dreams or fantasies that the roof is sinking or the walls are closing in, you should interpret it as a sign that you should consider moving into a more spacious situation. If you have been trapped within the narrow confines of limited possibilities, it's time to break free and flee to a wide-open frontier. In general, Pisces, I urge you to insist on more expansiveness in everything you do, even if that requires you to demolish cute little mental blocks that have tricked you into thinking small.

THIS WEEK'S HOMEWORK: You don't have to feel emotions that others try to manipulate you into feeling. You are free to be who you want to be.

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news of the weird CREME DE LA WEIRD Near closing time Oct. 13 in a pub in Ruinerwold, Netherlands, a "completely confused" and "unkempt" 25-year-old man appeared with a strange story to tell. Pub owner Chris Westerbeek told Dutch media the young man ordered five beers and "said he was the oldest (of six siblings) and wanted to end the way they were living," according to The New York Times. The man had walked to the pub from a farm outside town, where police found five adult siblings, the youngest of whom was 18, had been living in a secret basement, accessed by a hidden door behind a cupboard, for nine years.

They were apparently "waiting for the end of time," police said, and the younger siblings were unaware there were other humans outside the basement. The family, including the father, who also lived on the farm, survived on a large garden and a few animals. NL Times reported police arrested a 58-year-old Austrian man, believed to a tenant of the farm and identified only as Josef B., initially for refusing to cooperate with the investigation and later charged him with holding the family against their will; it was unclear where the mother is. At press time, the story was still unfolding.

IRONIES While patrolling a Bath and Body Works store in Waukesha, Wisconsin, an unnamed security guard let the boredom get to him. Around 2 a.m. on Oct. 11, he slipped his handcuffs on—then realized he'd left the keys at home. Forced to call police, who responded and freed him from his restraints, the bored guard then hid the cuffs from himself so he wouldn't be tempted to put them on again. According to WDJT, he told police it wasn't the first time he had handcuffed himself without having the keys.

•Locksmiths at the Timpson shop in Edinburgh, Scotland, drew a crowd and withstood some ribbing after they locked themselves out of their store on Oct. 14,

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according to the Scottish Sun. Fortunately, one of the locksmiths had a toolbox with him, and he was able to legally break back into the shop.

I'D WALK A MILE ... OR 350 Tommy Lee Jenkins, 32, recently moved away from Oshkosh, Wisconsin, to Whitestown, Indiana, but on Oct. 1, he struck up an online relationship with "Kylee," a supposed 14-year-old girl in Neenah, Wisconsin, according to the Justice Department. As their correspondence progressed, he requested sexually explicit photos of Kylee and made plans to engage in sexual behavior, court documents said, but when Kylee refused to come to Indiana, Jenkins set out toward Neenah—on foot. The Oshkosh Northwestern reported that waiting for him at the end of his 371-mile trek were Winnebago County Sheriff's deputies (one of whom was "Kylee") and FBI agents, who arrested him for using a computer to attempt to persuade, induce or entice a minor to engage in unlawful sexual activity. Jenkins faced other child sexual assault charges in 2011 and 2012 and had been sentenced to probation.

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AWESOME! It was W.C. Fields who said, "Never work with animals or children." Russian President Vladimir Putin was reminded of that warning on Oct. 14 as he visited King Salman of Saudi Arabia in Riyadh.

The Daily Mail reported that Putin brought along a gyrfalcon named Alpha for the king, and as everyone admired the bird during the ceremonial exchange of gifts, it chose that moment to take aim on the plush royal carpet and, shall we say, leave its mark.

Hunting with birds of prey is one of the favorite pastimes of Saudi royalty, and the birds are highly prized. {in}

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