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Florida House Speaker Richard Corcoran has appointed incoming Speaker Jose Oliva, R-Miami Lakes, to investigate the University of Central Florida for the misuse of $38 million designated for operations to build the 137,000-square-foot Trevor Colbourn Hall, which opened this semester. The transfer of funds violated state policy that restricts that funding to activities like instruction, research, libraries, student services or maintenance. UCF President Dale Whittaker has told the state Board of Governors that the four-year project was under the supervision of William Merck, the school's former chief financial officer, who has since resigned. Last Thursday, eight additional projects were flagged as UCF officials began reviewing spending and procedures. Oops.

RICK SCOTT For the past 10 months, Southwest Florida Gulf has seen red tide wreck its economy and environment. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has reported the bloom spans about 145 miles along the shores, and the agency has documented 115 manatee and 318 sea turtle deaths this year in the region. Fish kills have been reported in Pinellas, Manatee, Sarasota, Charlotte, Lee, Collier and Monroe counties. Scott has urged the FWC to create a Florida Center for Red Tide Research and reestablish the Florida Harmful Algal Bloom Task Force. He wants the agency to ask for more funding for next year after Scott has left office. Environmentalists have said the governor's proposals are ineffective campaign stunts to help him win Bill Nelson's U.S. Senate seat in November.

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JOB TRAINING BLOCKED GOP gubernatorial candidate Ron DeSantis and Democratic nominee Andrew Gillum last week touted the need to ramp up Florida's technical and vocational programs. "We are going to add major investments in jobs and skills training," said Gillum. "While college worked for me, for my older siblings, it was access to woodwork and shop and mechanical and technical degree programs that allowed them to gain a skill that they could monetize, go to work and get a good job." When he toured the Okaloosa STEMM Academy in Valparaiso, DeSantis said he wanted to enhance programs that let students earn industry or technical certifications while in high school so they could have the option of entering the workforce rather than pursuing college degrees. He told The News Service of Florida, "You then can go and get gainful employment, maybe you do some more training, but you're not having to go $100,000 into debt, get a degree in zombie studies and then end up in a job you could have had out of high school anyways." Both candidates owe some credit for raising the importance of vocational training to Florida Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam, who made the issue a top priority during his gubernatorial primary campaign against DeSantis. Putnam had pointed out that while Florida's Bright Futures merit-scholarship program will receive a record $523 million this year, the "Gold Seal" vocational schol-

arships represent only 1 percent of the students receiving those awards, about 1,000 of the 103,000 Bright Futures scholars this academic year. When the Bright Futures program was launched in 1997, Florida had more than 10,600 Gold Seal scholars. This summer, it appeared Escambia County was set to lead the charge for more vocational training when Triumph Gulf Coast announced the award of $3 million to the Escambia County School District for training programs in cybersecurity, advanced manufacturing, aviation maintenance and, in conjunction with Pensacola State College, programs in IT, middle school summer STEM topics and commercial driver training. In August, the school district was to receive $1.57 million for facilities, equipment and teachers. The grant was seen as a huge boon to our training the county's future workforce. However, the funds were never distributed. The grant came with metrics that set firm goals for the number of certificates earned in the various job fields between the beginning of the 2018-19 school year and the end of the 2021-22 school year. If goals weren't met, the district would have to pay back a portion of the grant. Superintendent Malcolm Thomas has refused to sign the agreement, even though other Northwest Florida school districts have had no problem with the "clawback" clause. Let's hope Thomas changes his mind. Our children's futures are at stake. {in} rick@inweekly.net

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By Jennifer Leigh This month marks the 24th anniversary of the Violence Against Women Act. Signed into law in 1994 by President Bill Clinton, the act directed $1.6 billion toward investigation and prosecution of violent crimes against women, imposed automatic and mandatory restitution on those convicted as well as civil redress in cases prosecutors chose to leave unprosecuted. It was a landmark act; the first comprehensive federal legislation designed to end violence against women. It also expired in 2011 for two years due to Republican objections that the law was being expanded to protect immigrants in the country illegally. And now, it's at risk of expiring again on Sunday, Sept. 30. But the Brooklyn-based organization Black Women's Blueprint is not letting the law go quietly into the night. On Saturday, Sept. 29, women will be marching in Washington D.C. and then rallying in New York City on Sept. 30 to not only advocate for the law but to remind politicians in this crucial mid-term election season that

they should focus on intersectional women's rights. One demand of the march is to remove the gag order set in place last year that restricts federal agencies—like Centers for Disease Control and Prevention—from using a list of seven words, including fetus, transgender and diversity. Like many of the Washington marches, such as the Women's March, the March for Science and March for Our Lives, the March for Black Women will have solidarity marches and rallies across the country—including Pensacola.

"Trust black women. Listen to black women. And don't just pay attention when there's a march." Haley Morrissette "I remember wanting to go to the march last year," said Haley Morrissette, "So I decided we're just going to have a solidarity rally. We need this right now. Our voices aren't being heard. I'm ready to get things done that aren't being done." Morrissette is co-founder of the Black

ing forward in the race for Escambia County Women Empower Collective as well as School Board in District 3. a social worker helping victims of sexual "I am tired of voting for white men in Penviolence. As an advocate, as a black, queer sacola," Morrissette said. "(Gillum and Edler) woman, as a human, this rally embodies all are the kinds of candidates that will make of her work and advocacy. trees shake." In December 2017, the big news was the This year, the March for Black Women senate race in Alabama between Democrat will be using phrases and hashtags such as Doug Jones and the Donald Trump-endorsed #OneVote and #BlackWomenRise. Black Roy Moore, who was accused by several Women's Blueprint will also remember the women of sexual assault. Ninety-eight perdeath of Mary Turner in 1918, who was lynched cent of black women voted for Jones, pushing while pregnant by a white mob after protesting him to victory. Headlines everywhere praised the lynching death of her husband. black women for "saving us all." "Our mass mobilization is a reminder that But the burden of saving the world what matters to black women must be spoken shouldn't be placed directly on the shouland prioritized. Rally with your feet, rally with ders of black women, Morrissette said. In your voice, rally with your heart, rally with your fact, more should be done to help raise up conscience and your vote," the Black Women's black women. Blueprint website reads. A white woman earns roughly 77 Pensacola's March for Black Women will cents for every dollar a white man earns; be a rally to stand up for the same ideals set black women only 61 cents (and the gap forth by Black Women's Blueprint. The event gets wider for Latina women and Native will begin at Community Maritime Park with a American women). Black women in the short walk to city hall. It will also include a vigil U.S. die in childbirth at three times the rate for the black transgender women who have of white women, according to the CDC. been murdered this year. Morrissette said she Black women are also more likely to die by wants the event to be a space for all marginalhomicide compared to Native American, ized communities. Latina, white and Asian women. The local rally may not draw the crowds or "So many times we are cut out of the attention of the Washington, D.C. march, but discussion," she said. "Trust black women. perhaps standing on the steps of your local Listen to black women. And don't just pay city hall will make the kind of change you want attention when there's a march...don't just for your friends and neighbors. follow my lead right now." "We'll make a stand there and have Outside of rallies, Morrissette said she our own address," Morrissette said. "We're believes anyone wishing to do more can by creating a force of change even if it has to sharing resources, doing your research ("Go start in our small city." {in} read Bell Hooks and get back to me") and simply checking in with black women to see how they're doing. Morrissette said she doesn't believe in a "microwave revolution," that the world will not change in an instant. WHEN: 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 29 She sees positive steps forward in the WHERE: Community Maritime Park, 351 W. progressive movement, from Andrew Cedar St. Gillum winning the Democratic nomiDETAILS: blackwomensblueprint.org/ nee for Florida governor to social work march-for-black-women professor Laura Dortch Edler mov-

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AMENDMENT PRIMER

By Jeremy Morrison The library meeting room began to feel a little like a revival tent, bursting at the seams with excited souls filling the seats and lining the walls, eagerly awaiting the gospel. The gospel on this particular Saturday morning was an informative presentation by the League of Women Voters of Florida (LWFV) on the various constitutional amendments appearing before the state's voters in November. The meeting room at the Tryon Library was swimming with energy, more energy than one might expect a non-partisan ballot presentation to generate. "The League of Women Voters is the best organization I've ever known, and that includes church," volunteered an older gentleman near the back of the room as he scanned the crowd. Such energy and excitement are perhaps understandable, and not just because of the spread of coffee, cookies, grapes, muffins and lemon squares along the back wall. Attendees to this Sept. 15 presentation—most of whom leaned heavily into their sunset years—knew that they were in for a detailed and educational rundown on this season's ballot measures. "Good morning," Elizabeth King, the local 88

League co-president, greeted the crowd. "It's so wonderful to see so many people interested in making democracy work." The presentation, made by Charlyle Parrish, the group's first vice president and voters service chair, covered all 12 of the constitutional amendments on the ballot. It detailed the origin and history of each and also what organizations supported or opposed each. The presentation was broken up into two parts. The first pertained to single-issue amendments, while the second covered proposed amendments that combined unrelated issues into an umbrella amendment.

SINGLE-ISSUE AMENDMENTS

The first five amendments that Florida voters will weigh in on are relatively straightforward, in that they each pertain to a single issue. Three of these amendments relate to tax-related matters, a topic the League has well-established views. "When we lose tax base, what do we have?" Parrish asked rhetorically while discussing Amendment 1, which could limit property taxes. "Perhaps less services?" As Parrish explained to the meeting attendees, Amendment 1 would grant an additional $25,000 homestead exemption on properties valued at $125,000 or more. That's in addition to the current $50,000 exemption. It may be attractive to indi-

vidual homeowners, but it would result in a decrease in tax revenues. It wasn't surprising to find that the League opposes this amendment. The organization is joined in its opposition by obvious stakeholders, like the Florida League of Cities and the Florida Education Association. The LWVF also opposes Amendment 2, which would codify a temporary 10 percent cap on property taxes for non-homestead properties. Staying consistent with their position in regards to taxes, the League also opposes Amendment 5, which would require a supermajority of state legislators to impose, raise or authorize state taxes or fees. The Florida League does support Amendment 3, which would put casino gambling in the hands of voters. Currently, state legislators regulate when and where a casino can be. This position places the League in league with the Seminole Tribe of Florida, Disney Worldwide Services and No Casinos, Inc. "We do believe in the act of citizen initiative," Parrish explained the group's position. "That puts us responsible for that, not our legislators telling us, 'Yes, you will have a casino.'" Amendment 4 involves the restoration of voting rights for individuals who have a felony conviction but have served their sentence. Parrish framed this as "a very, very important amendment to the League of Women Voters." Currently, a person convicted of a felony in Florida forever loses their right to participate in the democratic process. Amendment 4 would restore the eligibility to vote to convicted felons after they have served their sentence, though it would not restore those rights to persons convicted of murder or a sex crime. "We are only one of four states that have such a strict standard," Parrish noted. "Today, there are 1.6 million Floridians that are completely disenfranchised, and that is the highest in the nation."

CONSTITUTIONAL MASHUP

The second half of the November ballot's slate of constitutional amendments comes courtesy of the Constitutional Revision Commission. The commission—an appointed body convened every 20 years—has provided a truly mangled collection of amendments. "I don't know about you," Parrish laughed as she introduced the commission's portion of the ballot, "but I've read this a million times, and I'm still confused." Whereas the legislative or initiativedriven amendments pertain to a single item, these Commission-derived amendments tend to mashup odd bedfellows and cast them together for a single yes or no vote. Because of this, Parrish warned voters to carefully consider their decisions, to discuss the issues with friends and read local editorials.

"You're going to have to really think through each section," she advised. "Be cautious. Read and feel secure about your vote." Amendment 6, for example, pairs victims' rights with judicial issues. If passed, the amendment would expand the rights of victims of a crime but also eliminate an existing constitutional provision stating that victims' rights cannot conflict with the rights of the accused. Separately and unrelated, the amendment would also increase the retirement age for judges from 70 to 75 and also prohibit courts and judges from deferring to state agencies interpretation. Likewise, Amendments 7 and 9 (Amendment 8 has been cut from the ballot) also suffer from an identity crisis. Amendment 7 aims to create mandatory, state-paid death benefits to surviving spouses of both first responders and members of the military as well as require a supermajority for university fee increases and also constitutionally establishes a state college system. Amendment 9 would ban offshore oil and gas drilling in state waters and also restrict vaping in enclosed workspaces. The League opposes Amendment 7 and supports Amendment 9. The final three amendments, also from the CRC, become a bit more clear. Amendment 10 pertains to governmental logistics and structure on various fronts, with the League opposed to the measure in part because of a provision that would force all counties to elect and never abolish some local offices, thus taking away local control. Amendment 11 amounts to legislative housekeeping—repealing an unenforced law banning non-citizens from buying and selling property in the state, deleting a law that forces the state to prosecute criminals according to the laws at the time of the crime, and dropping obsolete language from the constitution that pertains to a high-speed rail. Amendment 12 places added restrictions on the lobbying activities of both current and past public officials. The League has not taken a position on either amendments 11 or 12. The League does have a position on the final amendment on November's ballot. Amendment 13, if passed, would end dog racing in Florida by 2020 but also result in a loss of $1 million in taxes. On this issue, the League eases up on its tax philosophy and supports the measure; opposing the amendment is the Florida Greyhound Association. "Florida has 12 of the nation's 18 dog tracks. Just FYI," Parrish told the attendees at the ballot education session, before explaining that the League's support of ending the practice was based on the gambling aspect of the racing. "The League has the position that it's a gambling issue," Parrish explained, "and we've had a consistent position of not supporting gambling." For more information, visit the League of Women Voters of Florida website: lwvfl.org {in} inweekly.net

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The telephone survey of 394 likely District 2 voters showed Fetsko had a substantial lead in the race for school board with 44 percent still uncertain. Fetsko had 38.8 percent, and Ray Guillory had 17.3 percentâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;giving the former assistant school superintendent a 19.5-point margin. In the August 28 primary, the pair were much closerâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Fetsko 37.3 percent to Guillory 35.5 percent. A third candidate, Kells Hetherington, received 27.2 percent of the vote. In the District 3 race, Williams Sr. led Laura Edler, 28.1 percent to 23 percent, with nearly 49 percent uncertain who will get their vote in November. Edler led in the Aug. 28 primary with 40.8 percent of the vote, a 10-point lead over Williams' 30.9 percent. However, Williams has surged 15 points past Edler over the three weeks since the primary. Both surveys were conducted using an Interactive Voice Response system during the hours of 2-8 p.m. Sept. 15-17. The phone numbers called were provided by Escambia Supervisor of Elections Office. The margin of error for this study was +/- 4.5 percent with a confidence level of 95 percent.

FIGHTING OPIOID ADDICTION The

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded Florida $61.7 million to help fight opioid addiction. The majority of the funding, $50.1 million, will be targeted to medication-assisted treatment and prevention. The remaining $11.6 million will be used to help community health centers, academic institutions and rural organizations expand access to substance abuse and mental health services. The awards were announced a week after the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration released a 2017 survey on drug use and health. The

study found progress has made over the past two years. The number of Americans starting to use heroin dropped by about half from 2016 to 2017. The number of those misusing opioids also declined for the second consecutive year. From January 2017 through August 2018, opioid prescriptions have dropped by 21 percent.

FETSKO, WILLIAMS LEAD According to

Inweekly/Political Matrix polls conducted Sept. 15-17, Paul Fetsko and Larry Williams, Sr. may become the newest members of the Escambia County School Board after the November general election.

FACADE MONEY The City of Pensacola Community Redevelopment Agency Commercial Facade Improvement Program is now available. Eligible participants may receive funding up to $20,000, in the form of a forgivable loan, for facade improvements to commercial, historical or culturally significant properties within eligible target boundaries. Program funding is subject to a 50 percent match and limited to non-residential property. The program is subject to funding availability and will be provided on a first come, first served basis. For full program details and target boundaries, visit cityofpensacola.com/craprograms. ALPHA ELITE YOUTH The City of

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ment has launched Alpha Elite Athletics and Academics. The coaching and mentoring program for ages 7 and up will prepare athletes and scholars through skills preparation and competitions representing a variety of interests including basketball, spelling bees and knowledge bowls as the program begins this fall and winter. "The Alpha Elite program has been designed to leverage existing community resources while introducing new concepts and ideas regarding mentorship and youth development. Sports, social recreational activities, career shadowing and exposure to higher education are the pillars of this one of a kind program," said Michael Mims, Recreation Supervisor at Fricker Resource Center. The program will be based at Fricker Resource Center, 900 N. F Street, with activities and training also taking place at E.S. Cobb and Woodland Heights Resource Centers. Programs to be offered for the fall season include basketball boot camps at each center starting in October and a youth recreational basketball program scheduled to begin the Monday after Thanksgiving. The Alpha Elite program is looking for sponsors to help cover the costs of participants' jerseys, coaches' shirts, refreshments and other program giveaways. They are also in need of volunteers for coaching and mentors. For more information, please contact Michael Mims at mmims@cityofpensacola.com.

DANETOBERFEST The Gentle Giants

of Northwest Florida Great Dane Rescue (NWFLGDR) are back to take over Seville Square in downtown Pensacola from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6, for the third annual DaneToberfest celebration and fundraising event. This year's festival theme is "It's Raining Danes." "This year's festival theme is fitting. Since the start of the new year, we've taken

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in 108 Great Danes. That's a staggering number of Great Danes in need, locally and regionally," said Michelle Cramer, president of the rescue. "We can't rescue our way out of overpopulation. So we hope this event not only raises funds for the rescue but also promotes awareness of the importance of spaying/neutering and adoption." More than a dozen vendors selling arts and crafts will be featured. Also, three food vendors will be on site: Hip Pocket Deli Food Truck, Lone Star Kitchens 2 Go and Kona Ice. The goal for this event is to bring attention to the many Danes currently available for adoption within the rescue; to emphasize the importance of spaying and neutering pets; to increase awareness about the benefits of adopting and fostering in your community; and to help raise $8,000 for the rescue to be used for veterinary expenses, medical supplies, food and general care expenses. For more information, email nwflgdr@gmail.com.

WALK TO END ALZHEIMER'S The

Alzheimer's Association is inviting Escambia County residents to join the fight to end Alzheimer's by participating in the Alzheimer's Association Walk to End Alzheimer's. The Walk will take place on Saturday, Oct. 13, at Bayview Park, 2001 E. Lloyd St. Registration begins at 8 a.m. This is a family and pet-friendly event. Alzheimer's Association Walk to End Alzheimer's participants will complete a twomile walk and will learn about Alzheimer's disease, advocacy opportunities, clinical studies enrollment and support programs and services from the Alzheimer's Association. Walk participants also honor those affected by Alzheimer's disease with the poignant Promise Garden ceremony. "More than five million Americans are living with Alzheimer's disease, the sixthleading cause of death in the U.S.," said Amy Woodland, Development Manager for the Alzheimer's Association Central and North Florida Chapter. "It's the only disease among the top 10 causes that cannot be cured, prevented or even slowed. Alzheimer's disease is relentless. So are we." Register today. Sign up as a team captain, join a team or register to walk as an individual at alz.org/walk.

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are now available for the Fourth Annual Benefit for Children in Crisis (CIC), Thursday, Oct. 25, at Sanders Beach-Corrine Jones Resource Center. This charity event includes heavy hors-d'oeuvres, beverages, music and dancing, as well as silent and live auctions. Tickets are $45 per person or $40 September 27, 2018

per person for a group of six or more. Doors open at 6 p.m. The CIC Children's Neighborhood was created to help address the ongoing shortage of foster homes, especially for sibling groups. Since opening its doors in C 2008, The CIC Children's Neighborhood M has provided a safe, secure, family-style Y home to more than 850 children. Simply CM stated, that is over 105,000 days and nights MY in a nurturing home for children in need of foster care. CY To order tickets, contact CIC at CMY events@childrenincrisisfl.org. Credit cards K are accepted.

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dates on the November ballot are expected to participate in a forum hosted by the Institute for Women in Politics on Thursday, Sept. 27. The meeting is open to the public and will be held at The Wright Place, 80 E. Wright St. Doors open at 5:45 p.m. The forum will run from 6- 7:15 p.m. University of West Florida President Martha Saunders will deliver the annual State of the University address 1:30 p.m. Friday. Sept. 28, in UWF Commons Auditorium, Bldg. 22, 11000 University Pkwy. Friends of West Florida Public Library host their Big Fall Book Sale Sept. 28-30 at the downtown branch, 239 N. Spring St. Proceeds are used to fund programs and enhancements at West Florida Public Library branches. The Friends' Advance Sale is 3-7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 28. Friends of WFPL members get exclusive early access to the inventory. Non-members can pay $5 admission. The Book Sale runs 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 29, with free admission for all shoppers and reduced prices. The final day is 10 a.m.- 3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 30, with free admission and the popular $5 Bag Sale, which allows supporters to get as much as will fit in a brown paper grocery bag provided by the Friends. Sean Dietrich, known as "Sean of the South," will perform a benefit show for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northwest Florida on Friday, Oct. 12, at the Pensacola Little Theatre. Tickets are now on sale for $40 on bbbsnwfl. org. The show contains mild adult content. The Escambia County Waste Services Department will host the next Regional Roundup on 8 a.m.-noon Saturday, Oct. 13, at Blue Angels Elementary School, 1551 Dog Track Road. Regional Roundup events provide an opportunity to properly dispose of electronics, household hazardous waste and up to four tires per vehicle, free of charge. For more details, email wasteservices@myescambia.com. {in}

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By C. Scott Satterwhite In the days following Charlottesville's now infamous 2017 "Unite the Right" rally, calls came from many cities to remove the hundreds of Confederate statues throughout the Southâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;including Pensacola. A year after the contentious protests in Pensacola's Lee Square, the Confederate statue memorializing "Our Confederate Dead" continues to look down upon the city. While there's little political will to touch the Confederate statues from the two remaining mayoral September 27, 2018

candidates, efforts are underway to memorialize several African American residents of Pensacola lynched in the years following the fall of the Confederacy. With the help of Montgomery's Equal Justice Initiative, Pensacola may soon have a memorial that presents another side to this period often left out of public histories. Potentially placed near the site of the most public and brutal lynchings in Pensacola history, community members and local officials

have already taken the first steps to put a lynching memorial in the historic center of downtown Pensacola, side-by-side with a lesser discussed Confederate memorial in the center of Plaza Ferdinand.

"UNCROWNED HEROES"

In the years immediately following the death of Governor Edward Perry, white citizens of Pensacola erected the giant Confederate monument partially in his honor. Perry, a

former Confederate General during the Civil War, ran for office on the platform of ending the "carpetbag" governments of Florida, which included Pensacola's integrated and multiracial local government. During Perry's one term as governor, he oversaw the 1885 Florida constitution, paving the way for Florida's Jim Crow segregation. Perry died suddenly after leaving office in 1889. The Confederate statue on Palafox is dedicated to him, as well as Jefferson Davis, 13

Confederate Secretary of the Navy Stephen Mallory and the "Uncrowned Heroes of Southern Confederacy." As a majority black city, many of whose African American residents fought for the U.S. Army during the war, the symbolism of this monument was clear. The inscription at the bottom, "Our Confederate Dead," was not meant to include all veterans of the war and definitely not the black veterans who ended slavery and helped end the rebellion. Despite years of blood and sacrifice to save the Union, the veterans who gave Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation teeth, and kept the United States from permanently breaking apart, faced a daily reminder that the days of interracial government and equality under the law were now part of the past. Over a century later, the same stone-faced Confederate soldier continues to look down upon the city's population and stands as the tallest figure in Pensacola. Quite literally, the shadow of the Confederacy looms over Pensacola, and it has since the statue was erected in 1891.

"A SYMBOL OF HATE TOWARD MY EXISTENCE"

Following the death of Heather Heyer, a 32-year-old woman protesting white supremacy in Charlottesville, a petition circulated on the internet to remove Pensacola's Confederate statue in Lee Square. Shortly after, a Milton man organized a protest to defend the statue, while others organized a counter-protest. The protest and counter-protest took place simultaneously on a Saturday morningâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; Aug. 26, 2017. For activist and writer Dr. Phylicia Williams, being neutral and silent was not an option when it came to this issue.

"I found it was necessary that I use my voice to speak up about the implications of these symbols, especially in my hometown." Phylicia Williams "I found it was necessary that I use my voice to speak up about the implications of these symbols, especially in my hometown," said Williams. "I'm glad I was able to be a part of the counter-protest because I believe in the vision that it was organized around." Williams assisted in the organizing of the counter-protest and acted as a "de-escalator," one whose role was to reduce tensions in a volatile situation. As angry protesters on both sides yelled at each other from across barricades, Williams and her team were very busy. De-escalators, all wearing pink armbands, stepped in the middle of several potentially violent situations, separating those who needed separation and helping those who needed peaceful backup. The organizers held several training sessions preparing for the possibility of violence. Despite two arrests, that there was no physical violence thanks to the behind-the-scenes efforts of these activists. Reflecting on the protests a year later, Williams described the day as emotional. "After 414 1

the protest, I felt drained, fearful and triggered," said Williams. At the protest, Williams saw former colleagues, teachers and parents of friends support what she sees as "a symbol of hate toward my existence." "It's not the kind of revelation that makes you feel safe," she said. Throughout the protest and counterprotest, large groups of people stood on both sides. Almost everyone had signs, including the defenders of the statue. One of the shorter pro-Confederate signs read, "Keep the Monument. Remove the Mayor," a reference to Mayor Ashton Hayward's statements in favor of monument removal. Protesters carried and wore numerous Confederate flags, mixed in with the occasional American flag. Protesters included individuals from Pensacola and Milton, including a Bikers for Trump group. In the wake of Heyer's death and the violence in Charlottesville, President Trump interjected his thoughts about the "Unite the Right" rally. Referring to those protesting the removal of a statue, a group which included members of the Ku Klux Klan and various neoNazi groups chanting things like, "You will not replace us. Jews will not replace us," President Trump infamously said there were "very fine people on both sides." Back in Pensacola, on the other side of Palafox, a more diverse crowd stood in opposition. Many held anti-Trump signs as the crowd chanted, "No Trump. No KKK. No Fascist USA." Other signs read, "Y'all failed History Class," "A Monument to Treason," "Smash White Supremacy," "Black Lives Matter" and "If You're Not Outraged, You're Not Paying Attention," the latter being the same sign Heyer carried when she was killed. Local activist and poet Charles McCaskill attended the counter-protest. "I've said this several times since," remarked McCaskill. "But at the memorial, it struck me that on one side, there was a plethora of diverse people, a mass of different races, creeds, lifestyles. On the other side, this was not the case." "Historically speaking, diversity in a movement speaks to the will of the American people," he said. While many across the country recently marked the anniversary of the protests and death of Heyer, most famously Spike Lee in his closing scene from "BlacKkKlansman," the Judah Benjamin chapter of the Sons of Confederate Veterans (SCV) marked the "desecration and loss" of the Hillsborough County War Memorial. Erected in 1910 to honor Confederate veterans, the Hillsborough County Commission voted to remove the Confederate memorial in the wake of Charlottesville. "Our local residents were outshouted by mostly out-of-towners," wrote David McCallister, the Judah Benjamin SCV Camp Commander. "Our elected officials were intimidated by what we now know to be Antifa radicals and their allies that have terrorized communities all around Florida." McCallister also serves as the spokesperson for Save Southern Heritage-Florida, an organization that works "to counterpunch the 'erase-ists' and to preserve and promote the history of the South." Over the past few years, Save Southern

Heritage waged legal efforts to prevent the removal of Confederate iconography throughout the state. Save Southern Heritage and SCV work hand-in-hand to stop Confederate monument removal.

"A MEMORIAL OF AN IDEOLOGY"

While SCV members mourned the loss of the Hillsborough Confederate memorial, seeing the removal efforts as an attack on their heritage, others see the Confederate statues as symbols of hatred. "A Confederate monument is just a memorial of an ideology in support of slavery and racism," said David Dondero. A singer-songwriter who formerly lived in Pensacola, Dondero currently lives near Charlottesville, Va., and was appalled by what he saw last year. Like many across the nation, he was particularly moved by the death of Heyer. In response to Heyer's death, Dondero wrote the song "Heather Heyer Magnifier," where he describes the alt-right and neoconfederate protests as a "virus" that "swept through Charlottesville." He released the song on Bandcamp, free of charge, on the anniversary of Heyer's death. Dondero is one of many who feel Confederate statues should be removed. "I disagree with displaying them as if they're part of a proud history," said Dondero. "It's a disgraceful history." "Remember the people who have fought against bigotry and hatred, not these assholes who tried to oppress and keep people down," said Dondero. McCaskill would also prefer the Confederate statue be removed. "Currently, [the Confederate statue] sits at the very entrance of downtown, the most highly funded area in our city." "Is this what we choose to showcase when people first come into downtown?" McCaskill asked.

"Historically speaking, diversity in a movement speaks to the will of the American people." Charles McCaskill The issue is very emotional for many, and there is no universal consensus on what should happen to the statue. While McCaskill would like the statue removed, he said the statue is "better suited in a cemetery or the Veterans Memorial Park, two places that are designed specifically for us to remember those who've died." Williams also sees the statue downtown as sending a message. "I would like to see the monument relocated to [St. John's] Cemetery, who'd offered to house it," said Williams. "I think keeping it placed at the crown of downtown, if we're truly saying this mentality is one of the past, is a counterproductive way to showcase who we are right now." Dondero, on the other hand, feels the statues simply needed to go. "Tear down the monuments," said Dondero. "Or at least put them in a museum of ignorance and bigotry." Social worker and activist Haley Morrissette agreed that the Confederate statue

is "a sign of people's heritage," she said. "I'll give them that point." But even so, Morrissette takes issue with the heritage the statue promotes. "The statues are literally shrineage to the Confederacy," she said. Morrissette sees the backlash against removal as based on a fear of rapid social change among Confederate supporters. "I think that's the pushback. When they begin to see the government not maintaining shrines to Southern whiteness, then they become fearful," said Morrissette. "Never forget the chant from Charlottesville, 'You will not replace us.'" Looking back at the Pensacola protest, Morrissette remembers worrying about things escalating. Though there was a request for Confederate supporters to come far and wide, the local Stephen Mallory Camp of the SCV urged its members to avoid the rally, leaving only the most militant gathering around the statue. The counter-protesters mostly stayed to the west side of the statue, under the large oak trees, as insults went across the street in both directions. Increasing the tension was the heavy police presence, including police in riot gear and heavily armed on rooftops. Morrissette's main concern was the unpredictability of the crowds. "That counter-protest could have become Ferguson or Charlottesville at the drop of a dime," said Morrissette. "It shined a light on the fact that the rights afforded to people wanting to uphold racist symbolism aren't the same rights as those wanting to take tear them down." While local governments in Tampa, Memphis and New Orleans removed divisive Confederate statues, Pensacola's remains in the same place it's been for a century. "I've found that people will often fight harder to maintain privilege than to create change," said Williams. "Telling stories about 'our' history, done in ways that water down hateful acts and glorify people as heroes who relentlessly did harm means we are not displaying our true history justly."

PERRY, CHIPLEY AND WHITE REDEMPTION

Monuments in the public space often perform two tasksâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;they remember the past while charting the future. In the years after the 1891 erection of the 18-foot-tall Confederate monument, the racial climate of Pensacola changed rapidly as the city moved from the Reconstruction Era to the period commonly known as Redemption, or White Redemption. Following emancipation and Union victory in the Civil War, African Americans helped rebuild the Pensacola region, both through labor and the mechanics of government. African Americans held post in local government, ranging from aldermen to mayor. Several of Escambia County's state representatives were African American, including one of the respected and beloved men in Pensacola, Union veteran John Sunday. This period of African American civic representation, Reconstruction, ended abruptly with the 1884 election of Confederate veteran Edward Perry to governor. When Perry inweekly.net

took office, he abolished Pensacola's multiracial government and placed several former Confederates in positions of power. The most notable was his friend and former Confederate Lieutenant Colonel William Dudley Chipley. This began Pensacola's "Redemption" and "Jim Crow" era. Chipley, a veteran of the battles of Shiloh and Chickamauga, was captured by Union forces and imprisoned for the duration of the war. He was released from prison in 1865 and returned to his home in Georgia. In 1868, Chipley was implicated in the Ku Klux Klan assassination of George Ashburn in Columbus, Ga. A former colonel in the Union Army, Ashburn was appointed to a judicial position by General George Meade. Ashburn was despised by Southern whites for advocating for the rights of African Americans in the post-war years. His views drew the ire of Georgia's KKK, and he was the Georgia Klan's first victim of assassination. General Meade declared martial law in Columbus in the wake of Ashburn's assassination and ordered all suspects arrested. Among the suspects was former Confederate Colonel Chipley. Defended in court by the former Vice President of the Confederacy and noted white supremacist Alexander Stephens, the defendant's case drew national attention as the federal government put political pressure on Georgia to ratify the 14th Amendment. Supporters of the defendants, including the KKK, hoped to use the case for leverage to gain freedom for these suspects. Whether through political pressure or legal maneuvers, Chipley was exonerated by a jury of his peers in the assassination. Shortly after the trial's conclusion, Chipley founded a railroad company, which eventually brought him and his business to Pensacola. During the post-Civil War railroad boom, Chipley earned a fortune and only grew more wealthy and powerful under the Perry administration. Chipley served in the newly created local government, most notably as mayor. He died in 1897. To honor the former Confederate colonel, several residents of Pensacola paid for and constructed an obelisk in the center of Plaza Ferdinand, where it stands to this day. Though Chipley benefited directly from Governor Perry's political moves, Pensacola's African American population did not. From the first year of the Perry administration, black Floridians witnessed a rapid erosion of their civil rights as the growing specter of Jim Crow haunted nearly every aspect of life in Florida. Restrictions on rail car seating, marriages, cohabitation and education made most social interactions between blacks and whites close to impossible without violation of the law. The implementation of poll taxes, in particular, made voting for most African Americans and poor whites difficult. The ultimate result was the loss of a political voice throughout the South and representatives unwilling to listen to black concerns. Chief among these concerns was disenfranchisement and white supremacist violence against the black communities. As violence against black people swept the South, and Escambia County was no exception. Though several instances of racial violence occurred throughout Pensacola's ReconstrucSeptember 27, 2018

tion era, the period beginning in 1899 and going through the first decade of the 20th century was nothing short of extreme.

"A MORE GRUESOME SPECTACLE"

The Equal Justice Initiative (EJI), an organization committed to racial justice, documented over 4,000 "racial terror lynchings in 12 Southern states between the end of Reconstruction in 1877 and 1950," according to its publication "Lynching in America." Of all the Southern states, Florida was by far one of the most violent. EJI documents at least five known lynchings in Escambia County. The first occurred in McDavid when an African American man named Wesley Lawrence was lynched for allegedly assaulting a white woman, Mrs. W.M. Bowman. According to the Pensacola Daily News, Lawrence was "swung up and his body literally riddled with bullets." In a short article describing the instance, 72-year-old A.C. Brewton, who described himself as one of Escambia County's oldest residents, said that he was "overflowed with joy" when he learned of Lawrence's lynching. The next was on July 19, 1902. A man whose name is lost to history was lynched in the north end of Escambia County. Little is known of the circumstances surrounding his lynching except that he was found like Lawrence, hanged and riddled with bullets. Then on July 30, 1908, the Pensacola Journal reported the news that Leander Shaw was lynched in the town center. Little is known of Shaw except that he was living here for work and that the death records state he was from North Carolina. Much more is known of his death than his life. "Probably never before in its varied history had the Plaza, that fair spot in the center of the busy turmoil of the city of Pensacola, witnessed a more gruesome spectacle than that which presented itself last night at midnight," the newspaper read the day after. Shaw allegedly raped and beat a white woman named Lillian Davis, but he never saw his day in court. Davis died the next day, but not before a lynch mob formed. As Shaw awaited trial in the county jail, a mob of white Pensacolians attacked the jail to get Shaw. The mob was held back by a barrage of gunfire from the sheriff's men, killing two white men. Unfortunately for Shaw, the second attempt was successful. The white mob overpowered the jailers, took Shaw from his cell and dragged his still living body around Plaza Ferdinand. Shaw was then hanged from a light post next to the Chipley Monument and was shot as many as 2,000 times. An article the following day described park custodians cleaning blood and body parts from Plaza Ferdinand as business went back to usual for Pensacola's white community. Two weeks after Shaw's lynching, the New York Times ran a brief article titled "Negroes are Defiant." The article states a black man allegedly choked a white woman saying, "This is how

we pay back for lynching [Leander] Shaw." Though the sheriff formed a posse to find the man, no one was arrested. Less than a year later, another man was publicly lynched in Plaza Ferdinand. In the first week of April 1909, an African American man named David Alexander allegedly killed a Pensacola police officer. Alexander also never saw his day in court. While awaiting trial in the county jail, a group of masked men entered the jail to take Alexander. The initial story reported in the Pensacola Journal stated the mob overpowered the guards and took Alexander, but another prisoner later stated that the guards gave the masked men keys to Alexander's cell. Whichever story is true, the end result for Alexander was the same. He too was hanged from the same light post as Shaw nine months earlier and shot to death. The major difference between Alexander and the other victims, interestingly, was white reaction. Immediately after the lynching, Pensacola's City Council condemned the act, and the governor promised to investigate. Two letters to the editor opposed the lynching, as it stained the reputation of Pensacola. Only one letter condemned the lynching as inhumane. Rabbi Jacob Schwarz of Temple Beth-El wrote an impassioned condemnation of lynching on strictly moral grounds. Sadly, Rabbi Schwarz's letter was not enough to stop the lynch mob mentality of some in Escambia County's white community. The last public lynching was in 1910. Robert "Bob" Matthews, accused of assaulting a white woman, was initially taken from Escambia County for his own protection. On his return to Pensacola after several months for pre-trial actions, a mob of 40 men stopped his train near the present-day Pensacola Bay Bluffs. The white mob stormed the train as black passengers jumped out of the windows, knowing what was about to occur. Guarded by a relative of the woman allegedly assaulted by Wesley Lawrence, the mob supposedly overpowered Deputy Sheriff Bowman and took Matthews into their own hands. According to the Holmes County Advertiser, "The mob, after beating and bruising their victim until he was almost lifeless, carried out their intentions by hanging the black [man] to a tree near the railroad and riddled his body with bullets." According to the research done by EJI, these five lynchings are documented enough to warrant recognition on the National Monument for Peace and Justice in Montgomery, Ala. This does not rule out other 19th- or 20th-century lynchings being included in the National Monument in the future. As of this date, however, these five lynchings are the ones being recognized by EJI. If all goes according to the plans of several local organizers with the EJI Community Remembrance Project, Pensacola will soon have its own memorial remembering those who lost their lives to racial terror violence. Ironically, this memorial will sit next to a prominent monument of Chipley.

"OUR COMMUNITY NEEDS THIS"

A group of community members with EJI's Community Remembrance Project are cur-

rently working to create a historic marker in or around Plaza Ferdinand to mark the lynchings of Escambia County. These community members chose Plaza Ferdinand for this project because of its central location in Pensacola and because it's the scene of Pensacola's two highest-profile lynchings. Since the opening of the Legacy Museum and National Monument for Peace and Justice, EJI's profile grew exponentially. Maurice Hargraves first heard of EJI while listening to National Public Radio. After attending an event sponsored by the Race and Reconciliation Committee on the work EJI was doing, he volunteered to help bring their work to Pensacola. As with many, Hargraves describes the subject of racial violence as very painful. "It hurts," Hargraves said. "I recall researching the lynching in my birth county in rural Arkansas and learning about the Elaine Race Massacre, which led my family to flee further south in the state." Despite the painful subject matter, Hargraves stays engaged because he feels that the work EJI is doing has the power "to change minds and to change hearts." Hargraves recalled growing up in Arkansas, where his grandmother forced his siblings to walk the dirt roads and "not make eye contact when we encounter whites while out shopping." According to Hargraves, the work EJI is doing helped put many of his negative racial experiences in "the proper perspective."

"Positioning the legacy of racial violence as more personal to the black community allows for those who are not black to distance themselves from this history." Teniade Broughton "Our community needs this," Hargraves said when asked about the historical marker. Teniade Broughton is a local historian who's been working with EJI on this project since 2016. Drawing the connection between the Confederate statues and lynching memorials, she said, "They both represent victimization of African Americans in the name of white supremacy." What Broughton finds particularly interesting is that the proposed plan for a lynching memorial is to be placed in Plaza Ferdinand near the Chipley Monument. "Isn't that more interesting than, 'Take 'em down?'" she asked. Nonetheless, she says unequivocally that the history of lynching is not simply black history but American history. "Positioning the legacy of racial violence as more personal to the black community allows for those who are not black to distance themselves from this history," said Broughton. "There's a degree of privilege in not having to face this part of our city's past by passing the responsibility onto African Americans." "White folks don't get to sit this one out," Broughton said. "No one does." {in} 15

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Halloween and celebrating Christmas in a He feels many people don't go after certain nontraditional way. things because of fear. He doesn't want to The traveling carnival vibes most be seen that way, and that's why he created people associate with freak shows are defithis event. nitely part of the feel they are going for. The carnival-themed sideshow will "We wanted it to look like a traveling, consist of an interactive art experience make money thingâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;breeze through town, with seven installations, where patrons are set up for an afternoon and gone the next encouraged to really look at the details. day," Shauncey said. There will also be a taxidermy exhibit, face Everything at the show will have the painting, fortune telling via tarot card readFury stamp of approval and a personal ings, themed art submissions from local touch, even the taxidermy. artists, a caricature booth, fire breather, Shauncey was handed down work from carnival games, scavenger hunt and a small his taxidermist grandfather, and as taximarket consisting of oddities. dermy aficionados, people have given the "The whole point, from the beginning, was that Chloe and I wanted to find a way to show- Furys a variety of collections that they plan to put on display, along with other pieces case both of our art in one avenue," Shauncey from their obscure personal collection. told Inweekly. Shauncey has been tattooing and experimenting with various art mediums for 13 years, and Chloe has been professionally perfecting hair and make-up designs for five. The two are Pensacola locals with additional Alabama roots from Chloe's side. Chloe and Shauncey both wanted to create an event that people could get excit"We collect everything. So, why don't ed about while simultaneously welcoming we bring that weirdness and our affinity for fall and the Halloween season. weird things and show it to other people?" At The Fury Freakshow, Shauncey will Chloe said. have seven large sideshow-type banners "We have really cool stuff in our life that he painted with each live display, while that we are proud of, that other people are Chloe's hair and make-up designs will acexcited to see," Shauncey continued. company the practical effect the two created Other vendors are still being conin a walk-through museum-style exhibit. Live firmed, but one that's locked in is Big Jerk entertainment will be provided by actors from Soda Co. They will be releasing a carnivalIMPROVable Cause, a local professional imthemed soda at the event. prov troupe, as well as additional models and Guests can also expect vintage friends of the Fury family. antiques, jewelry, art and small treats, Shauncey got inspired by the Netflix especially gifts, available from many of the documentary "Treasure from the Wreck of the Unbelievable." It's about an underwater other Bare Hand Collective members. During the creative process, Shauncey exhibit of lost treasures found off the coast admitted how cool it has been to have the of East Africa and artist Damien Hirst's support and ideas from other members. exploration of the complex relationships "When this team is working on somebetween art and life. thing together, it's a really good thing," he "Just the way his art is such a spectacle, said. {in} it made me think that I should do something more spectacular than just say, 'Hey guys, here's some art on a coffee shop wall.' I wanted to create an immersive environment," he explained. Shauncey also expressed interest WHEN: 4-8 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 30 in seeing people get back to old tradiWHERE: Barehand Collective, 2370 N. Palafox tions that were let go of for no reason. COST: $5 He likes the idea of spending time with DETAILS: facebook.com/barehandco your family, decorating your home for

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Painting by Shauncey Fury The Fury Freakshow isn't your typical freak show. But then again, is there even such a thing? At this freak show, there will be oddities, atrocities, curiosities and abnormalities. If you're wondering what that means, you better be there, because just as cocreator Chloe Fury once said, if you want cool things in Pensacola, you must actually attend the cool things that happen. The Fury Freakshow is the brainchild of husband and wife duo Chloe and Shauncey Fury. Their motivation for the show came from wanting to create something fun and creative and make their art seem a part of something bigger. September 27, 2018

"This is our first go at our very own art show," stated Chloe. The scene for their freaky first show is the Bare Hand Collective warehouse. Just in case you're still unfamiliar, Bare Hand Collective is an initiative, creative group, now nonprofit, focused on providing educational workspace for creators to achieve one main goalâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;to make better. Jeff Bere founded Bare Hand Collective after first starting Losobe Woodworks in 2015 as a way to inspire growth for makers in the community. As a member of the Bare Hand Artist Collective, Shauncey admits that a lot of love has been poured into this initiative.

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Learn several romantic ballroom dance styles in unique group classes. DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. dancecraftstudios.com OPEN MIC 7-11 p.m. Café Single Fin, 380 N. 9th Ave. facebook.com/cafesinglefin BIG DEAL BURLESQUE 8 p.m. $12-$45. Vinyl Music Hall, 2 S. Palafox. vinylmusichall.com INTO THE WOODS 7:30 p.m. $33. Pensacola Little Theatre, 400 S. Jefferson St. pensacolalittletheatre.com EMILY KENNY SAME MISTAKES TOUR 8 p.m. $20-$80. Imogene Theatre, 6866 Caroline St., Milton. theimogenetheatre.com

SATURDAY 9.29

PENSACOLA SEAFOOD FESTIVAL DON MCCLOSKEY 5K 7:30 a.m. Seville Quarter, 130 E.

Government St. pensacolarunners.com PALAFOX MARKET 8 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 SANTA ROSA FARMERS MARKET 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

Fresh local produce, honey, baked goods and live music. Pace Presbyterian Church, Woodbine Road. OCEAN HOUR CLEAN-UPS 9-10 a.m. Payne Bridge on East Cervantes St. at Bayou Texar. oceanhourfl.com COOKING DEMONSTRATIONS 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Martin Luther King Jr. Plaza, N. Palafox. palafoxmarket.com FRIENDS OF THE WEST FLORIDA PUBLIC LIBRARY BIG FALL BOOK SALE 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. 239

N. Spring St. friendsofwfpl.org STORYTIME SATURDAYS 10 a.m.-2 p.m. $5. Through Nov. 10. Pensacola Children's Museum, 115 Zaragoza St.

5-2-1-0 NORTHWEST FLORIDA DAY OF PLAY 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Free. Community Maritime Park, 351 W. Cedar St. playpensacola.com PENSACOLA SEAFOOD FESTIVAL 10 a.m.-11 p.m. Free admission. Seville Square Park. pensacolaseafoodfestival.com ST. ROSE OF LIMA INTERNATIONAL FALL FESTIVAL 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Free admission. St. Rose of

Lima Catholic Church, 6451 Park Ave., Milton.

COMPUTER BASICS Noon. Pensacola Library,

239 N. Spring St. mywfpl.com

JUNIOR HUMANE SOCIETY ADOPTION Noon-4

p.m. PetSmart, 6251 N. Davis Highway. juniorhumanesociety.com OKTOBERFEST AT PERFECT PLAIN 2 p.m.-midnight. Perfect Plain Brewing Co., 50 E. Garden St. facebook.com/perfectplainbrewingco ISLAND FIGHTS 50 5 p.m. $25-$77 for individual tickets. Pensacola Bay Center, 201 E. Gregory St. pensacolabaycenter.com MATT KEARNEY $25-$75. Flounder's Chowder House, 800 Quietwater Beach Road. floundersmusic.com INTO THE WOODS 7:30 p.m. $33. Pensacola Little Theatre, 400 S. Jefferson St. pensacolalittletheatre.com WHITE TIE ROCK ENSEMBLE PRESENTS: AMERICANA 8 p.m. $28-$38. Saenger Theatre, 118 S.

Palafox. saengertheatre.com

SUNDAY 9.30

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. ITEN WIRED SUMMIT 8 a.m. Through Oct. 2. $50-$315. Hilton Pensacola Beach, 12 Via de Luna Drive. itenwired.com

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

professional instructors. DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. dancecraftstudios.com

FRIENDS OF THE WEST FLORIDA PUBLIC LIBRARY BIG FALL BOOK SALE 10 a.m. to

TUESDAY 10.2

Café Single Fin, 380 N. 9th Ave. facebook. com/cafesinglefin

3 p.m. Fill a bag for $5. 239 N. Spring St. friendsofwfpl.org

TRANSMISSION GROUP WORLD SERVICE MEDITATION 10:30 a.m. Free. Ever'man Educational

Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org 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 percent off with local ID. H20 Hilton, 12 Via de Luna Drive. facebook.com/hiltonpensacolabeach

ST. ROSE OF LIMA INTERNATIONAL FALL FESTIVAL 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Free admission. St. Rose of

Lima Catholic Church, 6451 Park Ave., Milton.

PENSACOLA SEAFOOD FESTIVAL 11 a.m.-5 p.m.

Free admission. Seville Square Park. pensacolaseafoodfestival.com YAPPY HOUR AT PERFECT PLAIN 2 p.m. Perfect Plain Brewing Co., 50 E. Garden St. facebook. com/perfectplainbrewingco CHEF IRV MILLER COOKBOOK SIGNING 2-4 p.m. Jackson's Steakhouse, 400 S. Palafox. greatsouthernrestaurants.com FAMILY FRIENDLY IMPROV CLASS 2:30 p.m. Pensacola Library, 239 N. Spring St. mywfpl.com INTO THE WOODS 3 p.m. $33. Pensacola Little Theatre, 400 S. Jefferson St. pensacolalittletheatre.com SWING DANCE CLASSES 4-7 p.m. $10. Professional West Coast swing instruction for all levels. No partner required. DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. dancecraftstudios.com VEGAN AND VINO SUNDAYS 4-7 p.m. Skopelos at New World, 600 S. Palafox.

MONDAY 10.1

RESUME HELP 11 a.m. Molino Branch Library,

6450-A Highway 95A. mywfpl.com

CAT'S SEED TO TABLE COOKING CLASS 11:30

a.m. Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org PILATES MAT 1:30 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 CULTURES COOK: GERMAN BIERGARTEN FAVORITES 6 p.m. $39. Pensacola Cooks, 3670

Barrancas Ave. pensacolacooks.rezclick.com VEGAN COOKING CLASS 6 p.m. $25. Sweet potato samosas with pear chutney, garam masala with roasted Brussels sprouts and lemon aioli and apple tart with fig glaze. End of the Line Café, 610 E. Wright St. eotlcafe.com CROHN'S AND COLITIS SUPPORT GROUP 6:30 p.m. Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org WSRE'S STUDIOAMPED 7 p.m. Free. The Krickets. Jean and Paul Amos Studio, 1000 College Blvd. wsre.org HIERONYMUS BOGS 8 p.m. Psych-folk/performance artist performing live at Goat Lips. Goat Lips, 2811 Copter Road. goatlips.com HIP-HOP & CONTEMPORARY DANCE CLASSES 8-9 p.m. $5. Learn amazing moves from September 27, 2018

YOGA WITHIN REACH 9-10 a.m. Free. Community Health Northwest Florida, 2315 W. Jackson St., Room A. healthcarewithinreach.org BLUE ANGELS PRACTICE 11:30 a.m. National Naval Aviation Museum viewing area, 1750 Radford Blvd. navalaviationmuseum.org PILATES ON PALAFOX WITH WILD LEMON

4:30 p.m. Cowork Annex, 13 S. Palafox. beawildlemon.com COMPLIMENTARY WINE TASTING 5-7 p.m. So Gourmet, 407-D S. Palafox. sogourmetpensacola.com COUNTRY DANCE CLASSES 6:30 p.m. $10. Country two-step, East Coast swing, competition choreography and more. No partner required. World championship dance instruction for all skill levels. DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. dancecraftstudios.com WSRE'S STUDIOAMPED 7 p.m. Free. The Red Clay Strays. Jean and Paul Amos Studio, 1000 College Blvd. wsre.org JAZZ ENSEMBLE 7 p.m. University Commons, 11000 University Parkway. uwf.edu BANDS ON THE BEACH 7-9 p.m. Free. Bring on the Benjamins. Gulfside Pavilion, Pensacola Beach. visitpensacolabeach.com COMEDY NIGHT 7 p.m. Swan Neck Meadery, 2115 W. Nine Mile Road. swanneckwinery.com OVER-50 BALLROOM DANCE CLUB 7-9:30 p.m. $5-$10. Sanders Beach-Corinne Jones Center, 913 S. I St. Dressy attire (no jeans).

WEDNESDAY 10.3

UWF CHAMBER MUSIC PERFORMANCE

Noon. Free. Old Christ Church, 405 S. Adams St. uwf.edu ONE-ON-ONE TECH HELP Noon. Molino Branch Library, 6450-A Highway 95A. mywfpl.com PILATES ON PALAFOX WITH WILD LEMON

Noon. Cowork Annex, 13 S. Palafox. beawildlemon.com ONE-ON-ONE TECH HELP 3 p.m. Pensacola Library, 239 N. Spring St. mywfpl.com WATERBOYZ SLOW SKATE 6-7 p.m. Every Wednesday. Skate starts and ends at Waterboyz, 380 N. 9th Ave. waterboyz.com YOGA FLOW 6-7 p.m. Free. Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org SWING DANCE CLASSES AND PARTY 6:30-10 p.m. $10 lesson, $5 party. Professional West Coast swing instruction for all levels followed by fun and friendly social dancing on the best wood dance floor in the area. No partner required. DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. dancecraftstudios.com WATSKY WELCOME TO THE FAMILY TOUR 7 p.m. $20-$85. Vinyl Music Hall, 2 S. Palafox. vinylmusichall.com WSRE'S STUDIOAMPED 7 p.m. Free. Panzacola. Jean and Paul Amos Studio, 1000 College Blvd. wsre.org MEDITATION 7:15-8:30 p.m. Free. Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org FREE DANCE LESSONS 8-8:30 p.m. Free. Beginner West Coast swing dance lesson. DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola S. Blvd. dancecraftfl.com 19

calendar Arts & Culture

≥Events

PMA GALLERY TOURS

2:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays. Free with museum admission. Pensacola Museum of Art, 407 S. Jefferson St. pensacolamuseum.org THE FURY FREAKSHOW 4-8 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 30. $5. Interactive art show. Bare Hand Collective, 2370 N. Palafox. facebook. com/barehandco

≥Current Exhibits 'MEET ME IN MY DREAMS' On view

through Oct. 5. Photos from Mary Anne Mitchell. Pensacola State College Anna Lamar Switzer Center for Visual Arts, 1000 College Blvd. pensacolastate.edu 'WATERSHED' On

view through Oct. 5. Photos from Jeff Rich. Pensacola State College Anna Lamar Switzer Center for Visual Arts, 1000 College Blvd. pensacolastate.edu EXTRAORDINAIRE ART EXHIBIT On

view through Oct. 8. Featuring the art of Marion Hawks, Jeanne McGrath, Marcia Moritz, Nikki Strahota, and Bill Chambers. Quayside Gallery, 17 Zaragoza St. quaysidegallery.com

THE PALETTE SHOW

On view through Oct. 19. First City Art Center, 1060 N. Guillemard St. firstcityart.org

STRANGER THINGS

On view through Oct. 19. Artel Gallery, 223 S. Palafox. artelgallery.com TOUCH...DON'T TOUCH On view

through Oct. 19. Artel

Gallery, 223 S. Palafox. artelgallery.com SUNFLOWERS AND THE NATURE OF BEING On view through

Oct. 19. Artel Gallery, 223 S. Palafox. artelgallery.com

EVERYTHING THAT SOUNDS IN THE FOREST: CONTEMPORARY ART OF PERUVIAN AMAZON

On view through Oct. 21. Pensacola Museum, 407 S. Jefferson St. pensacolamuseum.org

ICONS OF PENSACOLA On view until

Oct. 31. T.T. Wentworth, Jr. Florida State Museum, 330 S. Jefferson St. historicpensacola.org STONE'S THROUGH: ON BORDERS, BOUNDARIES, AND THE BEYOND On

view from Sept. 14 through Jan. 11, 2019. Pensacola Museum of Art, 407 S. Jefferson St. pensacola-

museum.org PUNKSACOLA: REFLECTIONS OF A SUBCULTURE On view

until July 2019. T.T. Wentworth, Jr. Florida State Museum, 330 S. Jefferson St. historicpensacola.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 Noon4 p.m. Saturdays. Featuring local artists. To be featured, contact Angel at 941-735-4586 or call the restaurant at 4770035. TGI Fridays, 1240 Airport Blvd.

≥Workshops & Classes

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 Monday

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 non-members. For more information, visit firstcityart.org.

CLAY SCULPTURE

Six-week workshops

Pensacola Museum of Art members and $20 for nonmembers. Send file links to pmoasubmissions@gmail.com by Oct. 14. Limit to three submissions. For more information and specific guidelines, visit pensacolamuseum.org.

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 Art

DOCUFLORIDA II: PROJECTIONS AND PRINTS Established,

emerging and nascent artists and photographers are invited to submit their digital image files to the DocuFlorida II: Projections and Prints Open Call For Artists. All open call images selected for exhibition will be digitally projected, and may include video, digitally-captured images and scanned images from film. Submissions should address the environment in the rural and/ or urban landscapes of the region. Submission fee is $10 for

F I E S T A

CUBED LUMINOUS

The Pensacola Museum of Art is accepting art submissions for silent digital works to CUBED Luminous, a four day and night outdoor digital art festival consisting of one 18-foot tall LED mega cube and four 8-foot by 8-foot cubes with 16 laser projectors. Digital works include video shorts, short animations, animated GIFs, split depth

GIFs, perfect loops, cinemagraphs and digital stills. CUBED Luminous will take place at the University of West Florida Historic Trust Museum Plaza in downtown Pensacola, Florida on the closing weekend of Foo Foo Fest, November 8-11, 2018. Open Call Artists are eligible to submit up to three, silent digital works through Oct. 5. Artists are encouraged to respond to the theme of liveness and luminosity. Juried artists' work will also be shown on the Pensacola Museum of Art website as part of the festival archive. Works may be on view in day and nighttime hours. For more information, visit pensacolamuseum.org.

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By Savannah Evanoff

'Crazytalk' with Mat Kearney

Mat Kearney / Courtesy Photo Mat Kearney has a knack for bridging the distance from where he is to where he wants to be. It's why his latest album, "Crazytalk," marries two concepts—"really interesting production" and "really well-written songs," he said. Kearney was bored with singer-songwriter records and wanted something different. "I saw it in the distance," Kearney said. "How do we mesh young electronic, organic instrumentation with really classically written, almost Nashville songs? I feel like we really accomplished it on this record." Words such as "tropical" and "vacation" circulate around Kearney's album, and it's completely intentional. The idea came to him while chilling poolside somewhere along Scenic Highway 30A—one of his favorite vacation spots. "I'm not joking," Kearney said. "I was listening to this music coming through the speakers, and I was like, 'I really want to make a record you can play start to finish that feels really good, almost like you're on vacation. But, when you get into the lyrics, maybe it's got some depth you wouldn't see coming.'" The album art encapsulates the concept, a classic somber image of a "dude in a fedora," juxtaposed with a bright color scheme, Kearney said. He wasn't certain it would mesh. "Sometimes in your brain, you're like a chef almost," Kearney said. "You're like, 'If I took some chicken thigh and marinated it in turmeric and added a little bit of rosemary, that could be gross or it could be amazing.' You have this vision but September 27, 2018

you don't know until you get in there and start making it." The fedora was key. "It's like my Superman cape," Kearney said. "It's how I know Mat the artist is ready to go. It's how I prepare to fight the bad guys." To achieve a new sound, Kearney recruited help. He reached out to respected electronic artists, such as Filous, AFSHeeN and RAC. Collaborating with artists of this caliber used to just be crazy talk—hence the record's name.

"It's like my Superman cape. It's how I know Mat the artist is ready to go. It's how I prepare to fight the bad guys." Mat Kearney

those things that maybe you don't allow yourself to dream because they seem ludicrous or beyond what your reach is," Kearney said. Musicians weren't his only collaborators. In the music video for the single "Kings & Queens," Kearney recruited a male dancer via an Instagram direct message. The dancer agreed to perform and helped Kearney cast his partner. Kearney has no problem sliding into someone's DMs. "In the creative world, I can't tell you how many bands I've connected with on Instagram," Kearney said. "You leave a comment on someone's page like, 'I love your music.' And they're like, 'Oh my gosh, I love your music.' That's how I met some of the guys that worked on my record. I bypassed management and hit 'em up on Twitter or Instagram." The music video for "Kings & Queens" shows the pair dancing in the desert. "Two people dancing together seemed to represent what the song was about, like 'We don't need anything else. I just need you.'" Kearney didn't want to get "preach-y," but the song teaches people you don't need materials in life to be happy. "No car is going to make you happy," Kearney said. "You can only learn that by living life, having a nice car and having a crappy car and realizing you're just as happy with both of them. As long as it doesn't break down on the way to the airport, then you're not happy." That's actually happened to him. Kearney drove an old Honda Accord mentioned in several songs. "For like 13 years, it was me trying to hold out, saying, 'I haven't changed guys. I'm still driving the same car,'" Kearney said. "Eventually, it was time to move on." A beater car just doesn't cut it when Kearney is trying to bridge the distance from his work life to his home life. Kearney has a wife and an almost two-year-old daughter. He addresses the concept in "I Can't Wait for You to Get Here." "I get to travel the world, but there's a lot of times if you're not with the people you love, you're like, 'Ah, I wish you could be here with me,'" Kearney said. "I also felt the same way about my daughter. My wife had this pregnant belly and I'm feeling a kick, and I'm just excited to see what this means, and I can't wait for you to get here." {in}

"It was in a text I sent to a friend," Kearney said. "He said, 'You've done this a couple times. What's the dream for the new record?' I said, 'Crazy talk would be to work with some super young, talented artists I love, play some rooms I'd never played before and expand what my sound is.' "He was like, 'Oh, cool, "CraWHEN: 6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 29 zytalk," I like that album title.'" WHERE: Sandshaker Lounge, 731 Pensacola Even though Kearney might have Beach Blvd. unintentionally given the album a COST: $25 title, it worked. DETAILS: sandshakermusic.com "It came to represent, what are

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The CFNWF was first established in 1995, through an initial grant from the D.W. McMillan Foundation in Brewton, Alabama. The CFNWF has accreditation in the nation’s highest standard for philanthropic excellence, the National Standards for U. S. Community Foundations. The CFNWF joins more than 700 community foundations that have received this accreditation.