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25 NEWS OF THE WEIRD 27LAST WORD

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6 NEWS: NEW CITY GOVERNMENT TAKES CONTROL 9 COVER STORY: HEAT WAVE 15 A&E: BEER PATRIOTS 22 MUSIC: PERPETUAL GROOVE

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men realize that different sides can agree to disagree without name calling or slam pieces. Unfortunately, we have few statesmen, and political discourse has been reduced to personal attacks. Sarah Palin, the frontrunner of the 2012 GOP presidential nomination, used on her Facebook page the crosshairs of a gun scope to mark the Democratic Congressmen she wanted to target for defeat. One of her “targets” was Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, who was gunned down on Jan. 8. What seemed like a cute political gimmick at the time isn’t so funny now. Palin has removed the image from her site.

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LOIS BENSON The Emerald Coast Utilities Authority board member doesn’t lose many political battles, but the end run to get her daughter, Megan Benson Pratt, elected the first Pensacola City Council president fell short by one vote. It was a brilliant strategy. Everyone was focused on Sam Hall and John Jerralds as the ones competing against Maren DeWeese. Pratt was definitely less controversial, but she has never been seen as part of the change movement in Pensacola. Hall, Jerralds and Townsend were the only votes she could garner. Brian Spencer, Sherri Myers, Larry Johnson and surprisingly, PC Wu, went with DeWeese.

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unreasonable to expect to solve them overnight. I also hear city government is complicated, and it’s like turning a cruise ship, which has to be done slowly and deliberately. At his swearing in, Hayward appeared to be taking that advice. He made no bold statements at the ceremony on Jan. 10. He announced no concrete initiatives at the press conference that followed. All I walked away with from his speech and press conference was “The greatest challenge is to change our culture. We need a ‘Can Do’ attitude and to believe we can win locally, regionally and nationally. We need to brand ourselves.” Okay, but what about the Port of Pensacola, the West Side Plan, rolling back the millage and reducing the size of government? How does changing culture make a difference to a 6 year old that wants more than a storefront library, who would like to have a library like the Tyron branch in east Pensacola? How does branding find a job for the college graduate who has returned to Pensacola to be near his family? How does any of that reduce the tax burden on the elderly who live on fixed incomes? They can’t wait 200 years. They can’t wait four years and, in some cases, not even four months. So please forgive me if I don’t buy into the cliché statements and platitudes, if my impatience offends or my desire for change sometimes overwhelms my common sense. We didn’t change the city government for more of the same. rick@inweekly.net

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a virtue, but could impatience also be one? Since it is one of my character traits, it most likely is not. Pensacola likes to play it safe. We study, hire consultants, study some more, hire new consultants and by the time we’re ready to deal with a problem, it has either disappeared or grown to such colossal proportions that we decide not to confront it. Instead, we move to the next problem to study. The Port of Pensacola, pensions, poverty, job creation and minority inclusion are such issues that are now in at least their second decade of discussion. There are times I believe Pensacola’s problems with problem-solving and execution are genetic, part of the DNA of the community. One of my favorite stories is how the British fort in Mobile asked for help from Pensacola to repel an anticipated attack during the American Revolutionary War by the Spanish Governor Bernardo de Galvez. The British troops in Pensacola spent weeks preparing for the trek to Mobile, only to arrive in time to see the Spanish capture the city. They returned to Pensacola without engaging in the conf lict. The City of Pensacola would fall to the Spanish months later. That inability to take decisive action may have set a course for the city that we’re still trying to overcome over 200 years later. With the election of our first strong mayor that was to change. I still believe Mayor Ashton Hayward can get the job done. However, I don’t have the patience to wait 200 years. Conventional wisdom is that the city’s problems didn’t develop overnight, so it’s

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NEW CITY GOVERNMENT TAKES CONTROL

BEHIND THE SCENES OF COUNCIL PRESIDENT VOTE

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HONORING OUTGOING COUNCIL In the first meeting the outgoing mayor and council members were thanked for their service. Mayor Wiggins praised Councilwoman Diane Mack for her attention to detail and innovative ideas. Mack called her two years on the council an “educational, mind-expanding experience.” She said that she had tried to be a voice for the voiceless and those with little or no power. She gave credit to Councilman Sam Hall for the new charter and changes in government. “The acorn for change was planted by Outgoing mayor Mike Wiggins / photo by Samantha Councilman Sam Hall.” Crooke She ended her comments, “I’ll be seeing you again.” he Pensacola City Council chambers Mayor Wiggins said that the other were packed Jan. 10 for the swearoutgoing council member, Jewel Cannadaing in of the city’s first strong mayor Wynn, had been a great deputy mayor–“no and the new council. Staff actually doubt about it.” He praised her for representopened up the employee breakroom ing the entire city well and for going district on the second floor to televise the ceremoto district listening to citizens. nies for the overflow crowd. Cannada-Wynn said, “I support my new Mayor Mike Wiggins presided over the mayor. We all want the best for this city.” meetings with dignity and class. The goal She also asked for the citizens’ support when was for the city council to hold two meetshe seeks another political office (yet to be ings–one for the outgoing members and the determined): “I’ll be a public servant.” other to swear in the new council members It was Deputy Mayor Cannada-Wynn and elect the council president and vice who honored Mayor Wiggins with his president and finish in an hour so that Ashplaque and resolution. She joked it was the ton Hayward could be sworn in as the new first and only time she got to hold the gavel mayor at noon, per the new charter. and chair a council meeting in her two Wiggins joked, “We need to stay on years as deputy mayor. track and on time. However, brevity is not Mayor Wiggins said that he had very our strong suit.” His prediction held true, positive reflections of his time on the because the council didn’t adjourn its second council. He said, “Pensacola today is very meeting until 12:07 p.m. different from when I came on this board.”

He listed among the changes in his tenure: airport, library system, which had a groundbreaking last Friday for the new downtown branch, Community Maritime Park, Tech Park, Sanders Beach Community Center, 100 city parks and community centers, relocation of the Main Street Sewage Plant and the business renaissance of downtown Pensacola. Wiggins thanked all members of the council upon which he served, city employees and his family and friends. Four of his nine grandchildren were there for the ceremony. He asked them to stand. “They are the reason we do what we do–to make life better for our children and grandchildren,” he told the audience. Wiggins wished the new mayor success as he moves the city forward. “We are behind you with talents individually and collectively when called upon. The City of Pensacola is in good hands.” He ended with, “Being the mayor of Pensacola is the best job in the world because I represented the best citizens in the world. May God bless the City of Pensacola.” Before adjourning his last meeting as mayor, Wiggins also thanked City Manager Al Coby for his long hours on complicated, difficult issues. The first meeting adjourned at 11:33 a.m.

NEW COUNCIL SWORN IN

It took about six minutes to replace the names on the vote tally board and at the seats. The second meeting started at 11:39 a.m. Brian Spencer and Sherri Myers were sworn in, along with the returning council members, Sam Hall, Megan Pratt, PC Wu, Ronald Townsend, Maren DeWeese, Larry Johnson and John Jerralds.

Spencer said, “It is exciting to be on the threshold of opportunity for this city.” He pledged to stand behind the new mayor. Myers said she was proud to represent District 2, which contains the city’s core business district–“uptown Pensacola.” She paraphrased John Lennon’s song “Imagine.” “I imagine a Pensacola that is inclusive for all citizens, communities and cultures. I imagine a Pensacola without poverty. I imagine a Pensacola that fairly and equitably distributes wealth and resources. I imagine a Pensacola that is a good steward of the environment and its resources. We can more than imagine with our new form of government. Our imaginations can become realities.”

SURPRISE UPSET FOR PRESIDENCY Maren DeWeese upset Megan Benson Pratt in a 5-4 vote to become the first Pensacola City Council president. The swing vote wasn’t Ron Townsend, as some predicted, but PC Wu. Wu told the IN at the City Hall reception after the historic vote that he hadn’t always agreed with DeWeese on council votes, but he admired her passion and commitment to the City. Significant political moves occurred before the vote. The council members considered DeWeese’s competitors, Jerralds and Hall. Both withdrew their names prior to the vote. Jerralds said that he was more about implementation and was no longer interested in the post. Hall said that he had reached a decision over the weekend at a church leadership retreat to withdraw his name. He apologized to his supporters, but he no longer had a passion for the position.

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The Daily Beast: Long before Gabrielle Giffords was shot, Arizona politicians from Raùl Grijalva to Sheriff Joe Arpaio received death threats. The Daily Beast talks to them about Arizona’s year of terror. Link: thedailybeast.com/ blogs-and-stories/2011-01-10/gabrielle-giffords-shooting-the-threatsthat-came-before/

TOP AFGHAN WATCHDOG RESIGNS

Boston Globe: Arnold Fields, the U.S. official charged with overseeing billions of dollars of reconstruction costs in Afghanistan, has stepped down from his post. The move comes a week after he fired two of his top deputies amid accusations from Congress of mismanagement and incompetence. Link: boston.com/news/nation/ washington/articles/2011/01/10/ watchdog_for_afghanistan_reconstruction_resigns/

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CRIST TAKES JOB

St. Petersburg Times: Former Gov. Charlie Crist said Friday he is joining the powerhouse personal injury law firm of Morgan & Morgan. Link: tampabay.com/ news/politics/stateroundup/formerflorida-gov-charlie-crist-takes-jobwith-morgan-amp-morgan-lawfirm/1144262

DELAY GETS THREE YEARS IN PRISON

Washington Post: Former U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay has been given three years in prison for sending corporate cash to Texas candidates in 2002. Link: washingtonpost.com/wpdyn/content/article/2011/01/10/ AR2011011000557.html

WIFE OF WHITE HOUSE OFFICIAL FOUND DEAD

Washington Post: Ashley Turton, a Washington lobbyist and wife of White House legislative affairs liaison Dan Turton, was found dead inside a burning car at the couple’s home in southeast Washington, D.C. Firefighters said they received an emergency call to a rowhouse and found the flaming vehicle with a body inside. Link: washingtonpost.com/ wp-dyn/content/article/2011/01/10/ AR2011011003330.html

buzz Hall said that he thought the council president should be an at-large council member and that it should be like a consensus builder, Megan Pratt. Throughout the holidays and over the weekend, all the council members received phone calls in support of the various candidates. Mayor-elect Ashton Hayward called both Jerralds and Townsend asking them to support DeWeese, whom he believed was more supportive of his agenda. Hall was considered the primary competition. Megan Pratt’s sudden emergence was a surprise, especially since she had shown little leadership in citywide issues. She had played it safe on two of the biggest issues facing the City of Pensacola in the last two years. She stayed neutral during the 2009 charter vote. Pratt posted a FAQ article on her blog, but never took a stand. She bowed out completely of the mayor’s race, not posting anything about the election on her blog. However, she had been an advocate for a strong council to balance the strong mayor. Pratt led the fight for the council to have its own staff, separate from the administration. She also favored the council president being paid more than the other council members. In tight budgetary times, the fiscal conservative didn’t seem to be concerned over the additional costs. Pratt appeared on Jan. 10 to have pulled the perfect political end run–a move worthy of the backroom politics of the past. It was rumored her surrogates convinced Hall and Jerralds to drop out–a brilliant move, if true. With her election, those worried about Hayward taking the city in a new direction would have had someone in place to block the new mayor and control who got appointed to Pensacola-Escambia Development Council and the regional transportation authority. Who Pratt and her supporters overlooked was PC Wu, whose district overwhelmingly supported Ashton Hayward (52-48 percent). District 1 has always wanted change. Wu was smart enough to understand that and to realize that Councilwoman Maren DeWeese wouldn’t bring hidden agendas to the position. One thing about DeWeese is she tells you what she thinks. Also, Wu and DeWeese are both big supporters of police and fire. DeWeese won, thanks to votes from Wu, Johnson, Myers, Spencer and herself. Wu was elected the vice president of the council. The second meeting adjourned at 12:07 p.m.–not bad for the Pensacola City Council.

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Moment of truth for aquarium is set for Jan. 19.

AQUARIUM FIGHT Bill Young has a big challenge. The Pensacola resident and director of operations of Aquarium of Pensacola must raise $50,000 by Jan. 19 for a feasibility study for his proposed aquarium that would use the abandoned tanks at the Emerald Coast Utility Authority’s Main Street Sewage Treatment Plant. The plant is scheduled for demolition this spring. Young and his supporters want the ECUA to delay it for six months while they have engineers study the feasibility of using the tanks for their aquarium. “We believe the people of Pensacola have spoken very loud and clear that they want this aquarium,” said Young, who told the IN his group had collected 65,000 signatures in favor of the project. Of those signatures, about 20,000 are written, collected over the summer at Gallery Nights and other public events, and another 45,000 were collected through their website, goaquariumpensacola.com. He hasn’t determined how many of the signatures are by Pensacola and Escambia County residents. Young sees the future of the Main Street plant site, which is two blocks west of Pensacola City Hall and across from the maritime park, as a battle between condos and the aquarium. He said that he has heard rumors that speculators have already expressed interest in the property for condominiums. “The CRA is short-sighted if they think condos are a better option,” said Young. When pressed for details about the condominiums, Young admitted that he had only heard it “on the street” and had no specifics. Young believes the proposed aquarium could be both a tourist attraction and an educational facility. The aquarium would not necessarily take up the entire site, but would be sized to the tourism draw determined by

the feasibility study. The facility could also partner with the University of West Florida and be a marine research center. When Young appeared before the ECUA board last month, he was given three requirements for the board to approve delaying the demolition. He needed to raise $50,000 for the study, demonstrate support of the city and also demonstrate support of UWF in time for the ECUA board meeting on Jan. 19. Young believes he has the support of the City and UWF, but his non-profit only has raised about $5,000. They are actively soliciting major donors, but he believes that he can meet the goal with the help of those who have signed the petition. “If 5,000 people would each give $10, we would have the $50,000,” said Young. Donations to Aquarium Pensacola can be made online at goaquariumpensacola. com or by mail to Post Office Box 6503, Pensacola, FL 32503.

GROVER’S STILL SWINGING Escambia County Commissioner Grover Robinson is still battling BP and state and federal officials to make sure our area gets its fair share of grants related to the BP oil disaster. His latest issue concerns the grants for studying the impact of the disaster on near-shore waters. Instead of local universities being used, Temple University, based in Philadelphia, Penn., is administering the research. Robinson wrote Herschel Vinyard, secretary of Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Tom Zimmer, who represents BP at the Unified Area Command in New Orleans, and RADM P.F. Zukunft, the Federal On-Scene Coordinator, asking that the University of West Florida and other local universities in Alabama, Mississippi and Florida be used for the research.

Here is the text of Robinson’s letter: “It is my understanding that OSAT near-shore is being administered through a research grant to Temple University. While a fine educational and research institution, Temple has no expertise or local knowledge of the near-shore Gulf of Mexico. I believe that at some point, while Temple may be qualified to be the prime contractor, that sub-contractors representing the various local areas should be engaged. In Northwest Florida, there is no one with better expertise, knowledge and commitment to the Florida near-shore Gulf than the University of West Florida (UWF). “UWF has the experience and they have been involved in researching our local waters since the very first day of the oil spill. In fact, through much of the event, UWF was the only source of reliable information for local governments in Northwest Florida. In addition, there has been considerable mention of the need to diversify the economies in the affected areas. There is perhaps no better way to diversify the economy than to improve educational opportunities within it. “However, while local knowledge and economic benefits are good reasons for local participation, the real reason is that UWF is the only research institution with a vested interest in the long term environmental health of Northwest Florida. After these studies have been completed, most of the individuals will pack up and leave this area; however, UWF will continue to be here and serve the citizens of this region, and for that reason, it has the most essential commitment to providing a clean environment for Northwest Florida. “For these reasons we strongly advocate the involvement and participation of UWF in the conduct and review of the study and analysis of the data. Thank you in advance for your understanding and commitment to protecting the shores of Northwest Florida.”

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ore cases involving damages from the BP oil disaster, mortgage fraud and privacy laws in regard to social networks like Facebook may be some of the hottest legal trends for 2011, along with the continued growth of personal injury, product liability and consumer protection cases. If the

overtake foreclosures and debt restructuring, but, according to those we interviewed, it is more likely to occur towards the end of 2011. Besides traditional personal injury cases, Mark Proctor, managing partner for Levin Papantonio Thomas Mitchell Rafferty & Proctor,

“WE SEE A GROWTH IN INTERNATIONAL CASES IN COUNTRIES WHERE THE TORT SYSTEMS ARE SO DIFFICULT,” —MARK PROCTOR economy improves, there is also hope that real estate closings and developments might

sees growth in mass tort and class-action litigation in areas of pharmaceuticals and medical devices, particularly internationally, for his firm. “We see a growth in international cases in countries where the tort systems are so difficult,” said Proctor. “We are looking at ways to bring to this country those cases against the U.S. manufacturers.”

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“WE BELIEVE THE BIGGEST AREAS OF PRACTICE FOR 2011 WILL CONTINUE TO BE IN THE FORECLOSURE AND BANKING AREAS AS WELL AS CORPORATE RESTRUCTURING.” —TODD LADOUCEUR Proctor also sees the BP oil disaster as one of the biggest trends on the environmental front with Levin Papantonio. “We will see a significant increase in BP litigation over a multi-year period as the oil spill continues to impact tourism along the Gulf Coast, especially in Florida,” he told the IN. “The science is still developing, and we don’t know the full environmental impact yet.” The Mulit-Judicial Panel decided last summer to move lawsuits concerning the oil spill to New Orleans, La., the federal court nearest to the Deepwater Horizon oil platform that exploded on April 20, 2010, creating the largest man-made environmental disaster in U.S. history. The first case to be tried in that court will be in the spring of 2012, according to Proctor. Brian Barr, a Levin Papantonio partner, has been named one of only four attorneys in the country chosen to oversee claims against BP, Halliburton and Transocean for the Gulf oil spill. Another trend will be in securities and anti-trust litigation, Proctor predicts. “Even though the markets are doing better, people were seriously hurt financially by security scams in the past. This area of practice will be big this year and next.” Alan Bookman, senior partner at Emmanuel Sheppard & Condon and former president of The Florida Bar, sees more business litigation, but also predicts real estate law may make a comeback. “The most work I saw in 2010 was business litigation, and before that I mostly have done real estate law,” said Bookman. “I am very hopeful that what we are going see, because of the emphasis of the community maritime park and the former sewer treatment plant, is an increase in development work.”

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Emmanuel Sheppard & Condon has been involved in BP cases, as well. “We will also see a lot of continued BP litigation,” said Bookman. “I think there is still a number of folks out there who have claims against BP and have not been properly compensated. We will see these cases following over in the next couple of years.” Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis & Overholtz has also been involved in BP litigation but works mostly with personal injury and consumer protection. The firm has a tremendous amount of work, according to partner Justin Witkin, because the drug companies are placing new drugs on the market that aren't adequately tested or the companies fail to pass out information to consumers about the dangers that surface.

“We're never out of work,” said Witkin. “It's a story that is repeated again and again. Information about the risks or benefits associated with a particular drug becomes known to the manufacturer, but that information isn't passed along to the public, and perhaps more importantly, to the doctors that prescribe these drugs to the public.” Witkin does see new areas of practice booming in the coming year. “We don't work in this area, but I think we will see a lot of foreclosure defense. There has been fraud with mortgages that has taken place in the financial industry. There have been forged signatures in connection with title work. There is a need for legal defense in that area.” Witkin continued, “The area that is closer to us and in which we are interested is in light of the election of Rick Scott. One of the things Scott has proposed for making Florida more ‘business-friendly’ is legal reform. Specifically, he talks about is doing away with bad faith litigation.” “Basically, when an insurance company fails to pay what they ought to pay on a reasonable basis, they can be held liable. If a company doesn't pay me in a reasonable time, I can sue them for the excess judgment. Bad faith litigation is basically a check on insurance companies. Scott wants to remove these laws.” Witkin believes such a change would take away all pressure for insurance companies to deal fairly with their customers. “Without these laws, companies can drag these cases out. They know that, more than likely, not everyone can afford a lawyer to begin with, and they know they have a chance to settle for less than what their customer may be actually owed. It will be really interesting to me whether the public can see through the rhetoric of legal reform. It will be very much a topic in 2011.”

“BAD FAITH LITIGATION IS BASICALLY A CHECK ON INSURANCE COMPANIES. SCOTT WANTS TO REMOVE THESE LAWS.” —JUSTIN WITKINS

“AS FAR AS 2011, I THINK IT IS GOING TO MIRROR A LOT OF 2010 AND BE VERY COLLECTION ORIENTED, BUT NEAR THE END OF THE YEAR, I EXPECT TO SEE A SHIFT TO WHAT WE CALL 'FRONT-END WORK', WORK THAT FOLLOWS A GOOD ECONOMY.” —BRIAN HOFFMAN

“AS FACEBOOK AND SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES BECOME EVEN MORE POPULAR, THERE IS GOING TO BE MORE QUESTIONS AND MORE PROBLEMS REGARDING THE USE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION.” —AUTUMN BECK Focusing mainly on personal injury and wrongful death, attorney Autumn Beck with Kerrigan, Estess, Rankin, McLeod and Thompson, saw in 2010 the same trends as other local attorneys. She said, “The biggest thing in 2010 was anything relating to the economy, mostly bankruptcy, foreclosure

and consumer protection issues. We will see this litigation continue in 2011.” However, Beck sees in the upcoming year a new area of practice growing due to the growth of social media on the Web. “As Facebook and social networking sites become even more popular, there are going

to be more questions and more problems regarding the use of personal information. There will be a lot of challenges to how privacy laws are interpreted for individuals,” Beck said. A few of our hometown attorneys don't expect much difference in their practices in the upcoming year. Todd LaDouceur, a partner with Galloway, Johnson, Tompkins, Burr & Smith, said, “We believe the biggest areas of practice for 2011 will continue to be in the foreclosure and banking areas as well as corporate restructuring.” LaDouceur also sees the flux in tax law making estate and tax planning important. He hopes to see the economy gradually improve over this year, which he believes will lead to more legal work in real estate and business planning. Brian Hoffman, an attorney with Carver, Darden, Koretzky, Tessier, Finn, Blossman & Areaux, specializes in real estate litigation, business litigation and probate. He agrees with LaDouceur. “As far as 2011, I think it is going to mirror a lot of 2010 and be very collection oriented, but near the end of the year, I expect to see a shift to what we call 'front-end

work', work that follows a good economy. Once the economy booms, there will be legal issues that will need taking care of. If the economy doesn't pick up, then we will continue to see more of same collectionoriented work as we did in 2010.” Most real estate foreclosures are handled in South Florida, especially with the larger banks, according to Hoffman. The high number of foreclosures surface many legal issues. When foreclosures are contested, banks are obligated to show a great deal of paperwork to finish the process, which can take months and sometimes years to finalize. Hoffman does, however, have better predictions for the future. He said, “I think everyone has been saying that the real estate industry hit the bottom at the beginning of 2009. I don't think we are going to see a sharp incline this year. “You will have a gradual uptake, especially regarding real estate. It may take up to five to 10 years, but we are now moving up.” info@inweekly.net

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THE LAW OFFICE OF JOHN F. ASMAR, P.A. 1306 E. Cervantes St., 432-3864, asmarlawfirm.com Before creating his own Firm in Pensacola, Mr. Asmar practiced Land Use, Governmental, Environmental and Real Estate Law in Southwest Florida. In addition to his experience in the legal field, Mr. Asmar has over a decade of professional experience in local government serving communities throughout Florida. Mr. Asmar has represented private businesses, local governments and authorities, statewide organizations and individuals before state and local governments. In addition, he is a frequent speaker on various topics concerning local and statewide issues such as smart growth, sustainable communities, environmental protection and community redevelopment. He assists clients in cases involving personal injury, wrongful death, medical malpractice, community associations, business law, family law, land use, government law, product liability, consumer protection, real property, collection, landlord/tenant and commercial litigation.

17 East Main Street, Suite 200, 202-1010, awkolaw.com Pensacola based Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis & Overholtz has emerged as a national leader in the fight to protect the safety of those injured by the carelessness of others. Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis & Overholtz lawyers are regular speakers on issues including product, pharmaceutical and medical device dangers, were selected for inclusion in Florida Superlawyers 2010, and have received the highest rating ("AV") from Martindale Hubbell. Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis & Overholtz handles a wide range of cases including car accidents and injury cases, insurance fraud and other complex litigation.

CARVER, DARDEN, KORETZKY, TESSIER, FINN, BLOSSMAN & AREAUX, LLC 801 W. Romana St., Suite A, 266-2300, carverdarden.com The experienced attorneys at Carver, Darden, Koretzky, Tessier, Finn, Blossman & Areaux, LLC, practice in the areas of real estate, corporate law, bankruptcy law, community association law, creditors rights, real estate litigation, business litigation, estate planning and probate. The law offices of Carver Darden are located in downtown Pensacola at 801 W. Romana St., Suite A.

EMMANUEL SHEPPARD & CONDON 30 S. Spring St., 433-6581, esclaw.com Established in Escambia County, Fla. in 1913, Emmanuel Sheppard & Condon is one of the oldest law firms in Pensacola. With nearly 100 attorneys, paralegals and staff, the firm is one of Northwest Florida's pre-eminent law firms recognized with Martindale-Hubbell's most

prestigious AV rating. As a full-service firm, their experienced lawyers provide services to individuals and institutions alike with legal matters ranging from commercial litigation, real estate transactions and litigation, and estate planning to personal injury, employment, social security, veteran's benefit, worker's compensation law and oil spill issues. Emmanuel Sheppard & Condon invites you to contact them for whatever legal service you may need, from transaction to trial law. They hope you'll never need them, but if you do, they’ll be right by your side.

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316 S. Baylen St., Suite 600, 435-7000, levinlaw.com In the past twenty-five years, Levin Papantonio has received more than seventy-five jury verdicts in the amount of one million dollars or more, including twelve jury verdicts in excess of ten million dollars, and two in excess of $450 million. Additionally, the firm’s total settlements have exceeded one billion dollars. In its July, 2002 edition, the National Law Journal recognized Levin Papantonio as the fourth most successful law firm in America based on total jury verdicts. The firm’s attorneys have been profiled by the New York Times, Forbes, Time Magazine, George Magazine, Newsweek, ABC News, CNN, The American Lawyer, Lawyer Weekly and the National Law Journal. Levin Papantonio is well-positioned to handle any large-scale litigation on behalf of “the people,” including work involving personal injury, mass torts, medical malpractice, pharmaceutical liability, commercial litigation, worker’s compensation, criminal law and environmental litigation. The firm is also equipped to litigate cases in nursing home and prisoner abuse.

118 E. Garden St., 436-7000, gjtbs.com Galloway, Johnson, Tompkins, Burr & Smith was started in New Orleans in 1987 with a handful of attorneys and a commitment to providing excellent legal services to its diverse clientele. Twentyfour years later, now with nearly 100 attorneys and nine offices throughout the Gulf South, including Pensacola, Tampa and Mobile, GJTBS continues to expand its practice, offering services to its clients in the areas of business litigation, professional liability, construction law, banking, environmental law, wills, trusts and estates, maritime, employer's liability, family law, real estate litigation, real estate transactions and criminal defense. GJTBS offers the breadth of experience and resources of a regional law firm, allowing clients to have their legal needs serviced by one law firm that is familiar with their particular situation and expectations. As clients' needs often extend beyond state lines, so do the firm's services. GJTBS is proud of almost 15 years of service to the Pensacola Bay area, and looks

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MICHLES & BOOTH, P.A. 501 Brent Lane, 438-4848, forthevictims.com or michlesbooth.com The law firm of Michles & Booth provides aggressive and compassionate representation to the victims of the negligence of others. Michles & Booth seeks to obtain for their clients what they have lost after being injured, such as lost wages, payment for medical bills and compensation for victims and their families. As a law firm specializing only in personal injury litigation, the firm advises and represents clients on matters involving insurance benefits, medical care and benefits, property reimbursement, and monetary compensation for their loss. Whether injured in motor vehicle accidents, slip-and-falls, medical negligence or pharmaceutical malpractice, the firm’s attorneys possess the highest academic credentials and subject matter expertise. Each attorney has over 10 years of civil trial experience in the field of personal injury litigation.

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GENE MITCHELL 2101 N. Ninth Ave., 232-5278, genemitchell.org Gene Mitchell represents individuals who are accused of crimes. Gene has been licensed since 1994 in Federal and State courts. Gene is also certified by the Florida Bar in the area of criminal trial practice. Don't wait. Call Gene today to protect your rights. Proudly serving the Pensacola area for criminal law, personal injury, and securities.

KERRIGAN, ESTESS, RANKIN, MCLEOD & THOMPSON, LLP 400 E. Government St., 444-4444, kerrigan.com Since 1975, when attorneys Robert G. Kerrigan and George W. Estess founded Kerrigan and Estess in Pensacola, the firm, now Kerrigan, Estess, Rankin, McLeod & Thompson, LLP has maintained a commitment to excellence in the practice of law. Since 1979, the firm has focused on personal injury law, allowing it to most effectively assist clients during what may be the most traumatic and difficult period of their lives. All of the firm's attorneys are partners and are recognized by the Flor-

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t has taken an entire generation, but citizens of the United States are finally starting to understand the consequences of outsourcing the majority of our economy. An exemplary microcosm of this epidemic is provided by the brewing industry. You know that “all-American” beer featured in every sporting event? It's owned by a foreign company. You know that beer flavor you like so much that you wear it on your hat? It's created with relatively untested genetically modified rice. Yes, I said rice. With the economy in shambles, unemployment looming, and politicians selling the same problems as solutions, finding a solution inevitably appears daunting. Fortunately, there is one simple action we can all take with significant and quantifiable results. Buying local products and services returns approximately 73 cents of every

dollar to the local economy. Purchasing from a national retailer returns approximately 43 cents on the dollar. Unfortunately, the data is even more depressing when you consider making purchases from foreign-owned multi-national corporations. The good news is that you can avoid the macroeconomic complexities and simply consider that the best thing for your local community is buying products produced within that community. Fortunately, Pensacola is now lucky enough to have the fine folks at the Pensacola Bay Brewery to help quench our multifaceted thirst. “We are just happy and thankful that the city of Pensacola is allowing us to exist,” said Elliott Eckland, co-owner of the new downtown Pensacola venture. Considering that the craft beer industry makes up only 5 percent of the overall market and still provides over 100,000 jobs, the city of Pensacola should be the one doing the thanking. Pensacola Bay Brewery isn't simply leasing space in Pensacola. “I'm trying to buy everything that I need in my brewery locally,” explained Mark Roberts, head brewer and co-owner. This means building relationships with local hardware stores, plumbers, electricians, electric motor mechanics, and many other local businesses. Even one of their limited byproducts, spent grain, is sent to a local farm to subsidize feed for some very lucky cows. Seeing how two home brewers, who decided to scale up their operations, have built a landmark in an incredibly short

time is a sight to behold for beer aficionados and teetotalers alike. The Pensacola Bay Brewery is just the sort of example the area needs to demonstrate what's possible when creativity and ambition collide. The best way to see it up close is to participate in one of their informal group tours that takes place according to demand. As with all things, it's best to call ahead if you are interested in learning more about their production process up close. In addition to the production facility, the Pensacola Bay Brewery features a Tap Room. This is the best place to experience the tastes, and smells, of their current productions. Upon purchasing a souvenir glass, you will be presented with multiple options for a complimentary tasting. If you don't want to have to purchase a glass, I suggest you start a petition to remove Florida’s blue laws. In addition to tastings, you are also able to purchase onegallon Growlers and 32-ounce Flip-flops for private consumption—off premises of course. The brewery will also be kegging beer in a multitude of sizes in the near future, so plan your next party accordingly. In addition to the offerings at the source, you can also find Pensacola Bay Brewery beers at a growing number of businesses along the Emerald Coast. So far, distribution has reached as far as Fort Walton and there aren't any plans to stop there. If your favorite local refreshment stand isn't offering any local beers yet, ask them, “Why not?” Then tell them that they should, immediately. Once you have broken away from tasteless beer, you may want to branch out even further into the world of craft brewing. A great way to do that is to attend a festival. “We will be participating in the Emerald Coast Beer Festival in Pensacola, the Florida Brewers Guild Festival in Tampa, and an additional festival in Tallahassee,” Roberts added. So feel free to make signs and purchase souvenir shirts so that you can cheer for Pensacola in a whole new arena. Whether it's for the economic impact or a warm, fuzzy feeling, it's high time for us to all make a little more effort toward supporting both new and existing local businesses first and foremost. Besides, it doesn't get much better than having a crisp fresh beer, for your community.

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hot times Don’t Miss! From Russia with Love: Selections from The Rabourn Collection through January 23rd Youth Art Focus Enjoy the artwork of over 500 K-12 Escambia County School students as well as their teachers showcased in this annual exhibit beginning January 7th. Coming January 28th Paul Strand: The Mexico Portfolio

THURSDAY 1.13 MEET THE ARTISTS OF ‘LITTLE WOMEN’ 11:30 a.m. The Pensacola Opera Guild will host a “Meet the Artist” Luncheon at Heritage Hall in Seville Quarter. Excerpts from the show will be performed. $25, reservations required. Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or pensacolaopera.com. ‘PAPERWORKS 2011’ RECEPTION 6-8 p.m. A national exhibition juried by New Orleans Curator and Gallerist Mia Kaplan. The exhibition explores the endless manipulation of paperbased art, whether serving as a canvas or as the primary medium for the work itself. University of West Florida, TAG Art Gallery, Bldg 82, 11000 University Parkway. 474-2696 or tag82uwf.wordpress.com. ‘THE LAMENTABLE AND TRUE TRAGEDIE OF M. ARDEN OF FEVERSHAM IN KENT’ 7:30 p.m. The Southeastern Teen Shakespeare Company is performing Thursday through Sunday. $20. Pensacola Little Theatre, 400 S. Jefferson St. 432-2042 or pensacolalittletheatre.com. GULF COAST KID’S HOUSE TOUR 8:30 a.m. This introduction to the house provides an informative overview of the concepts and processes of the house’s mission, including a tour of the cheerful, child-friendly facility. Gulf Coast Kid’s House, 3401 N. 12th Ave. 595-5800 or gulfcoastkidshouse.org. ‘ESCAMBIA COUNTY’S KEEPING THE PEACE’ 12 p.m. John Appleyard resumes his lecture series on the history of Pensacola, dealing with the subject of the evolution of our sheriff’s roles, Pensacola police departments, jails and local courts. Lunch provided by New Yorker Deli. $15. Reservations required. The Bowden Building, 120 E. Church St. 438-6505 or pensacolaheritage.org.

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ART HISTORY LECTURE SERIES AT PMA: ‘SUMERIAN ART’ 6-7 p.m. Alice Schwehm, UWF Art History Lecturer, will discuss art dating from 2400 B.C. that influenced the Greeks and Egyptians. Free and open to the public. Pensacola Museum of Art Assembly Room, 400 S. Jefferson St. 432-6247 or pensacolamuseumofart.org.

ART CLASS AT PAINTING WITH A TWIST 6-9 p.m. Bring your favorite bottle of wine or beverage, and paint a picture step by step that you will take home. 16 years and older. Theme: Sour Puss. Painting with a Twist, 4771 Bayou Blvd., Suite C-11. $45. 471-1450 or paintingwithatwist.com/pensacola. MUSIC: THE SHADES 7 p.m. No Cover. Five Sister’s Blues Café, 421 W. Belmont St. 912-4856 or fiversistersbluescafe.com. MUSIC: BROOKS HUBBERT III 9 p.m. End O’ The Alley in Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.

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PENSACOLA BEACH RUN 5K, 10K AND 1/2 MARATHON 8 a.m. Begin at Casino Beach. All three courses are flat and fast. Pick the distance you want at the turns. Beautiful runs adjacent to the beaches for all three courses. Packet pickup at The Grand Marlin, just across the bridge on Pensacola Beach, on Friday from 3-8 p.m. Several exhibitors and drink and food specials. 932-1500.

ART CLASS AT PAINTING WITH A TWIST 6:30-8:30 p.m. Bring your favorite bottle of wine or beverage, and paint a picture step by step that you will take home. 16 years and older. Theme: Red Landscape. Painting with a Twist, 4771 Bayou Blvd., Suite C-11. $35. 471-1450 or paintingwithatwist.com/pensacola. ‘THE LAMENTABLE AND TRUE TRAGEDIE OF M. ARDEN OF FEVERSHAM IN KENT’ 7:30 p.m. The Southeastern Teen Shakespeare Company is performing Thursday through Sunday. $20. Pensacola Little Theatre, 400 S. Jefferson St. 432-2042 or pensacolalittletheatre.com. MUSIC: PERPETUAL GROOVE, BROOKS 9 p.m. $12-$15. Vinyl Music Hall, 2 Palafox. vinylmusichall.com. MUSIC: THE SHIZ 9 p.m. The Deck Bar at The Fish House, 600

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llen Ginsberg’s poem “Howl” inspired and awakened a generation. Its talk of angel-headed hipsters, jazz, lonesomeness and a thousand other things struck a chord with America. It’s been over 50 years since the poem’s creation, and the world’s love-hate relationship with it is far from over. “Howl,” the movie, starring James Franco as Allen Ginsberg, was released in September of 2010. The UWF Department of English and Foreign Languages and Open Books Prison Book Project will be co-sponsoring a free screening of the film at Artel Gallery. “The poem, in general, had a really profound effect on society,” said Ryan Galliford of Open Books. “The trials and tribulations surrounding the poem are still pretty important. ‘Howl’ addresses a lot of issues that are still unresolved.”

MUSIC: MOST WANTED 7 p.m. Hub Stacey’s at the Point, 5851 Galvez Road. 497-0071 or hubstaceys.com.

ARBOR DAY CELEBRATION 9 a.m. The City of Pensacola Department of Parks and Recreation, Clean & Green and the Pensacola Federation of Garden Clubs invites the public to the celebration of Arbor Day reception. Garden Center, 1850 N. Ninth Ave. 436-5670 or playpensacola.com.

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‘TWELTH NIGHT OR WHAT YOU WILL’ 7 p.m. Fundraising event and dinner theater featuring two one-act plays by Tennessee Williams. $25, reservations required. Sanctuary in the Grove, Theatre West, 9732 Sidney Road. 912-4087 or sanctuarytheatrewest.com.

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The film is nonlinear and highlights the early life of Ginsberg: when he was living in California, prior to writing “Howl,” the first reading of “Howl” at Six Gallery Reading, and interviews conducted during the 1957 obscenity trial surrounding the publication of the poem. Several animated scenes accompany the reading of “Howl” and attempt to illustrate it literally. There are also several friends and writers, such as Jack Kerouac, played by Todd Rotondi, who appear in the film and highlight moments of the Beat Generation that came to be characterized by Ginsberg’s infamous poem. Although the poem was ultimately ruled to be “not obscene,” and protected by the First Amendment, much controversy still surrounds it. In 2007, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, the original publisher of the poem, petitioned to have “Howl” read on the radio to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the poem being ruled as “not obscene.” After much deliberation, the station decided not to broadcast the poem and made a webcast of a reading of it instead. “I think we’ve become a little more accepting,” Galliford said. “But I think that if something were written on the same scale as ‘Howl’ in comparison today, I think it would still be met with similar opposition.” One flick of a knob on the radio and you can hear things just as obscene as some of the topics touched upon in “Howl.” While it seems society is becoming more and more lax with what it deems acceptable

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AFRICAN AMERICAN HERITAGE SOCIETY PRESENTS ‘DANGEROUS OCCUPATIONS: PULLMAN PORTERS’ 7 p.m. Dr. Vibert White Jr. of University of Central Florida will present a lecture and discussion about Pullman porters in various cities of Florida and how they played a major role in forging the black middle class. J. Earle Bowden Building, 120 E. Church St. 469-1456. FLORIAN LAROUSSE AT PENSACOLA STATE COLLEGE 7:30 p.m. Florian Larousse, classical guitarist, will perform. $10 general admission, $8 for seniors, children, non-Pensacola State College students; $6, Senior Club members, Pensacola State College staff/faculty/retirees; free for Pensacola State College students. Ashmore Fine Arts Auditorium, 1000 College Blvd. 484-1314.

for public ears, freedom of speech battles still occur and the film serves as a reminder that although we’ve taken great strides to preserve our rights, much is left to be done. “‘Howl’ is an exemplary work of literary criticism on film, explaining and contextualizing its sources without deadening it,” explained A. O. Scott of The New York Times. Regardless of whether or not one agrees or disagrees with the poem and its intentions or connotations of obscenity, the film does a good job of providing criticism from both sides, as well as Ginsberg’s explanation of the poem. Every event and interview is treated as a historical event and portrayed with as little sensationalism as possible. In addition to the free film screening at Artel Gallery, there will also be door prizes and raffles. After the film, a guest speaker from the UWF English Department will lead a discussion on Allen Ginsberg and the impact of his poetry on American culture. It’s been over 50 years since a work of poetry has so greatly influenced America and the question of whether or not another work will come again is becoming a scary one to ask. An easier question then, is when?

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hot times PUBLIC SKATING 1:30-2:30 p.m., 3-4 p.m., 4:30-5:30 p.m. Pensacola Civic Center, 201 E. Gregory St. 432-0800 pensacolafigureskating.com. ‘TRANSITIONING TO VEGAN EATING’ 1 p.m. Learn from Jenn Knight, owner and chef at End of the Line Coffee Shop. She will include information about vegan proteins such as meat alternatives, egg replacements and baking. $20-$30. Ever’man Natural Foods, 315 W. Garden St. 4380402 or everman.org. ‘LITTLE WOMEN’ BOOK PARTY 2 p.m. Free. In conjunction with the Pensacola Opera production of “Little Women”, there will be a book party at Barnes and Noble, 1200 Airport Blvd. Free. 433-6737 or pensacolaopera.com. OPERA HORS D’OEUVRES 5 p.m. Join Pensacola Opera’s Artists in Residence and Director of Education at Barnes and Nobles Booksellers for a free and family-friendly taste of “Little Women”. Includes an informal discussion about the opera as well as musical tastes from it sung by our Artists in Residence. Free. 433-6737 or pensacolaopera.com. FILM SCREENING OF ‘HOWL’ 7 p.m. UWF presents a free screening of the film “Howl” starring James Franco as poet Allen Ginsberg. The evening will include door prizes, raffles and a guest speaker leading a discussion on the life of Allen Ginsberg. The Vault at Artel Gallery, 223 S. Palafox. 432-3080 or artelgallery.org. ‘TWELTH NIGHT OR WHAT YOU WILL’ 7 p.m. Fundraising event featuring two one-act plays by Tennessee Williams. $25, reservations required. Sanctuary in the Grove, Theatre West, 9732 Sidney Road. 912-4087 or sanctuarytheatrewest.com. ART CLASS AT PAINTING WITH A TWIST 1-3 p.m. Bring your favorite bottle of wine or beverage, and paint a picture step by step that you will take home. 16 years and older. Theme: Family Day-Paint the Ladybug. Painting with a Twist, 4771 Bayou Blvd., Suite C-11. $35. 471-1450 or

paintingwithatwist.com/pensacola. ART CLASS AT PAINTING WITH A TWIST 6:30-9:30 p.m. Bring your favorite bottle of wine or beverage, and paint a picture step by step that you will take home. 16 years and older. Theme: Attitude. Painting with a Twist, 4771 Bayou Blvd., Suite C-11. $45. 471-1450 or paintingwithatwist.com/pensacola. FILL A BOWL FOR MANNA 1-3 p.m. The public is invited to select a bowl to fill with soups prepared by some of Pensacola’s most popular eateries. Also enjoy a silent auction and live entertainment. The $25 charge entitles each guest to take their bowl home as a keepsake. Proceeds benefit Manna Food Pantry directly. Manna Food Pantry, 116 E. Gonzalez St. 432-2053 or mannafoodpantries.org. MOVING IN MEMORY OF MARLINE 10K, 5K AND 1 MILE FUN RUN 7 a.m. Race day registration available. All proceeds to benefit the American Cancer Society’s Relay For Life. 381-3291 or kellykirvin@comcast.net. ‘THE LAMENTABLE AND TRUE TRAGEDIE OF M. ARDEN OF FEVERSHAM IN KENT’ 7:30 p.m. The Southeastern Teen Shakespeare Company is performing Thursday through Sunday. $20. Pensacola Little Theatre, 400 S. Jefferson St. 432-2042 or pensacolalittletheatre.com. MUSIC: THE SHIZ 9 p.m. The Deck Bar at The Fish House, 600 S. Barracks St. 470-0003 or fishhouse.goodgrits.com. MUSIC: FAKE PROBLEMS, DEADLY FISTS OF KUNG-FU, BELLA ORANGE 8 p.m. $5-$10. Vinyl Music Hall, 2 Palafox. vinylmusichall.com. MUSIC: FLORIAN LAROUSSE 7:30 p.m. $10. Ashmore Fine Arts Auditorium, 1000 College Blvd. 484.1000 or pjc.edu/ lyceum/events.asp. MUSIC: BROOKS HUBBERT III 9 p.m. End O’ The Alley in Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.

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AG UWF is opening their spring semester with PAPERWORKS 2011—a national exhibition juried by New Orleans curator and gallerist Mia Kaplan. Paperworks features twentyone works from thirteen national artists and explores the endless medium of paper-based art. The juror, Mia Kaplan, is an independent curator and the founding director of AMMO, a curatorial company representing artists in New Orleans. Kaplan organizes exhibitions of emerging and estab- Postcard image designed by Richard Humphreys, lished contemporary artists and B.A. Studio Art – Digital Media, University of West has worked with internationally Florida, 2010. respected institutions, including the Ogden Museum of Southern WHEN: 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 13 Art, Louisiana Artworks, Centre for the Living Arts WHERE: TAG at The Center for Fine and Per(Space 301) in Mobile. forming Arts, Building 82 on UWF Campus The opening is this Thursday, Jan. 13 from 6-8 COST: Free p.m. Paperworks will be on display at TAG UWF DETAILS: tag82uwf.wordpress.com through Feb. 3.

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SUNDAY 1.16 PENSACOLA OPERA GALLERY TALK 3 p.m. Jointly presented with the Pensacola Museum of Art, these informal lectures will include presentations by an art historian and Pensacola Opera’s Education Director as they discuss the relationship between visual art and music during the period of “Little Women”. Appetizers and libations will accompany the discussion. Free. Pensacola Museum of Art, 400 S. Jefferson St., 433-6737 or pensacolaopera.com. PUBLIC SKATING 1:30-2:30 p.m. Pensacola Civic Center, 201 E. Gregory St. 432-0800 pensacolafigureskating.com. PUBLIC SKATING 3-4 p.m. Pensacola Civic Center, 201 E. Gregory St. 432-0800 pensacolafigureskating.com. PUBLIC SKATING 4:30-5:30 p.m. Pensacola Civic Center, 201 E. Gregory St. 432-0800 pensacolafigureskating.com. ‘THE LAMENTABLE AND TRUE TRAGEDIE OF M. ARDEN OF FEVERSHAM IN KENT’ 2:30 p.m. The Southeastern Teen Shakespeare Company is performing Thursday through Sunday. $20. Pensacola Little Theatre, 400 S. Jefferson St. 432-2042 or pensacolalittletheatre.com.

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◀‘BECOME A TEACHER’ INFORMATION SESSION 6-7 p.m. The American Board for Certification of Teacher Excellence (ABCTE) will visit Pensacola for a free, live information session about its online teaching certification program. West Florida Branch Library, 200 W. Gregory St. 436-5060 or abcte.org COOKING GREEK CUISINE 6 p.m. Distinctive Kitchens welcomes back Spero Athanasios to their Culinary Theater for an evening of Greek Cuisine. Spero will be teaching students his version of seafood, Greek-style. Distinctive Kitchens, 29 S. Palafox. 438-4688 or dk4u.com.

WEDNESDAY 1.19 COOKING DEMONSTRATIONS AND COCKTAILS WITH CHEF IRV 5-6:30 p.m. and 7:30-9 p.m. Theme: Northern Italian Cuisine. Chef Irv will prepare regional specialty dishes and will discuss the food similarities and differences of Italy’s many regions. $40 per person. Reservations are required. Call Maria Goldberg, Director of Marketing, Public Relations and Special Events, at 217-2347 or 469-9898. Jackson’s Steakhouse, 400 S. Palafox St. 469-9898 or jacksons.goodgrits.com. PENSACOLA STATE COLLEGE STUDENT RECITAL 2:30 p.m. Free. Ashmore Fine Arts Auditorium, 1000 College Blvd. 484-1000 or pjc.edu/lyceum/events.asp. ART CLASS AT PAINTING WITH A TWIST 7-9 p.m. Bring your favorite bottle of wine or beverage, and paint a picture step by step that you will take home. 16 years and older. Theme: Full Moon Sail. Painting with a Twist, 4771 Bayou Blvd., Suite C-11. $35. 471-1450 or paintingwithatwist.com/pensacola.

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MANNA FOOD PANTRIES CELEBRATES 4TH ANNUAL FILL A BOWL EVENT

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t the Fill A Bowl for Manna event, you can feed yourself and your community in one donation. “All of the funds raised go to our operations budget,” said Manna executive director, Tim Evans. “The $25 you pay is just about what it takes to pay for a week’s worth of food for an individual.” The event will be held on Saturday, Jan. 15 from 1-3 p.m. For $25 you can choose your own handcrafted bowl and fill it with soups prepared by some of Pensacola’s best restaurants. There will also be a silent auction of larger ceramic bowls and music. The restaurants participating will be: Portabello Market, The Global Grill, The Fish House, Jerry’s Cajun Café, Seville Quarter, Bagelheads, Classic City Catering, Apple Market, The Grand Marlin, Nancy’s Haute Affairs, Angus Steakhouse and Caponi’s Grill. “We cover a broad spectrum,” Evans said. “We have a wide variety, from fine dining like Global Grill, to Cajun from Jerry’s Cajun Café and even classic, signature soups.” Manna also collaborates with the Pensacola State College art department to provide the ceramic bowls. The art department creates the majority of the 500 bowls that will be available at the event.

At the Fill A Bowl event you also have the opportunity to get a sneak peek of the Manna operation, since the event will be held at Manna’s main pantry located at 116 E. Gonzalez St. “The event has done two specific things for Manna,” Evans said. “On the income side it has brought in about $20,000 to feed the community. It also invites people to come in and get a feel for what Manna does for the community.” If you feel like slurping on some soup for a good cause, go ahead and fill a bowl. “We want people to come and get a sense of being a part of the community and the Manna organization,” Evans said. “Folks who come to the event help feed a family.”

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THE MUSIC NEVER STOPPED ROAD WARRIORS PERPETUAL GROOVE RETURN TO PENSACOLA

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hip-hop, DJ electronic stuff. We really are all over the map. Being a drummer, it helps you to pay attention and be able to mimic a bunch of different styles. When your stuff is largely improvisational, it helps to have a large palette to draw from. IN: Is the improv-based structure ever stressful on stage? Suttle: Stressful isn’t the right word. It can be confusing at times. At any given moment, someone might try to take something somewhere that others might not be prepared for. That’s the fun part—when one person can raise the game of everyone. Those are the best moments, and that’s what you fight for. It’s an intangible thing, but when it happens, you know it.

hat didn’t take long. Four months after one of the most successful shows in Vinyl Music Hall’s short history, Perpetual Groove is coming back. Drummer Albert Suttle was recently able to break from his hectic holiday schedule to chat with the IN about the history of the band and what the Athens, Georgia-based group has in store for Pensacola. IN: Talk about how you initially joined Perpetual Groove. Suttle: In 2001, I was an active-duty member of the Army and was supposed to be stationed in North Carolina. When I arrived there, I went through the physical and discovered I was red-green colorblind. I was disqualified from the base and sent to Hinesville, Ga., just outside of Savannah. At the time, the other guys were in school at Savannah College of Art and Design and had been gaining some steam with the music. I went to an open-mic night there in Savannah and met the guys who would

eventually make up Perpetual Groove, and the rest is history. IN: What inspired the band to move from Savannah to Athens? Suttle: It seemed a better base of location for one. Athens was closer to a lot of the cities we were playing than Savannah. Two, we felt more beloved in Athens than we were in Savannah. Three, we were at a level where there wasn’t a venue that would fit us in Savannah—something like the Georgia Theatre or Variety Playhouse. It was just that the clubs were too small and the arenas were too big. There was no in-between. IN: The band’s sound is constantly evolving, but what are some of the groups that have influenced the Perpetual Groove sound throughout the years? Suttle: Pink Floyd is a big influence on all of us. The Flaming Lips and Wilco are also two big ones. For me personally, I come from a straight-up rock and roll background. But I also like the old-school

IN: Is the “jam band” label frustrating and does it limit you guys at all? Suttle: It is, just because it encompasses such a wide-ranging number of styles. Now they’ve tried to pigeonhole people a little more by adding more qualifiers, but the moniker is still thrown out a good bit. If people don’t know what to call you, you’re a jam band. And we don’t really fall into any specific category. I call what we do “jam rock.” That’s at least catching the connotation that we do know how to throw it down. We have to be flexible and be able to do whatever we need to do for our audience. IN: Your most recent record, “Heal,” is the first with new keyboardist John Hruby. What has he brought to the band? Suttle: It’s a little more frenetic at times, but he also adds a huge amount of versatility. He was a lead singer in his old band Guest. Having two strong vocals is a nice crutch to have. He can actually take a full song and sing it himself. He’s written a few songs that we’ll be playing. It takes the pressure off Brock (lead singer and guitarist) on stage. He also has a pretty heavy

studio background, so it’s nice to just have that natural ear to tell if something is off in any way. The more critical ears we have the better. IN: You guys are almost always on the road. How do you find the energy each night, especially with two set shows? Suttle: You do have to pace yourself. I try to work out 3-5 days of the week. There are times when it does seem like work, and that’s the last thing you want to feel when you’re doing this kind of vocation for a living. But it’s never onstage. It’s always the other type of stuff. We’re a very do-ityourself organization. We load all our gear in ourselves. We do everything from the ground up. It can be difficult, especially if you’re going out for more than a week or two. It cumulatively wears on you. It’s incumbent on us to think ahead and know our boundaries. IN: It’s a short turnaround for you here in Pensacola. What’s going to be different this time around? Suttle: We try to keep the set list fresh every night. Because we’re on the road so much, it’s hard to write new music. I try to write every now and then, but if the drummer’s writing the music, you know the content is at least somewhat questionable. There was some great energy last time around, and we’re looking forward to seeing that again. info@inweekly.net

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news of the weird A NOW-10-YEAR-OLD CHURCH in Denver ministers to (as contemplated by 1 Corinthians 4:11-13) the homeless, the reviled, and the persecuted and formally named itself after the actual words in verse 13, the “Scum of the Earth” Church. The congregation touts nonjudgmental Christianity; owns an elegant, aging building (but holds services elsewhere because of fire code violations); and is a rough mix of anarchists, punk rockers, environmentalists and disaffected teens perhaps mainly keen on angering their parents. “Scum” (as church members matter-of-factly call themselves) tilt mildly philosophically conservative (though not nearly evangelical), connected only by the common belief that “God is love,” according to a December report in Denver’s Westword. GREAT ART! Among the recent works funded by Arts Council England was a “painting” consisting of a blank canvas, for which artist Agnieszka Kurant was paid the equivalent of about $2,300 and on which she intends to paint something in the future. Rounding out her exhibition were a “sculpture” that was not really present and a “movie” that had been shot with no film in the camera. • In October, borrowing from the U.S. Air Guitar Championship (which honors self-made guitar “heroes” playing wild rock ‘n’ roll as if they were holding real guitars), the second annual Air Sex Championship was held in the Music Hall in Brooklyn, N.Y., and eventually won by Lady C. (whose performance could not easily be described). Each contestant (solo only) had two minutes to cover “all the bases”: “meeting, seduction, foreplay, intercourse, and, if successful, afterglow,” and exposing body parts was not allowed. QUESTIONABLE JUDGMENTS: (1) The New Jersey Government Record Council ruled in December that the town of Somerset had overcharged Tom Coulter in 2008 by $4.04 on the $5 it collected for a compact disc of a council meeting and must issue a refund. The town estimates that it spent about $17,000 fighting Coulter’s appeals (and paying his attorney’s fees). (2) Brandi Jo Winkelman, 17, was charged in September in Juneau, Wis., with violating the state’s child abuse law after a schoolyard fight and risks a maximum of six years in prison. Authorities charged Winkelman even though her “victim” was a classmate older than Winkelman. IF YOU’RE NOT SAFE IN YOUR OWN HOME ...: (1) At 2 a.m. on Nov. 13 in Akron,

Ohio, a 70-year-old woman was the victim of a home invasion when Cory Buckley, 22, broke in and robbed her. According to the police report, the woman was seated on the commode at the time, and Buckley was dressed in a clown mask. (2) Melissa Wagaman, 33, was convicted in November in Hagerstown, Md., of a February

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BY CHUCK SHEPPARD home invasion in which she broke into her neighbor’s house while wearing only a bridal skirt and veil. She later blamed cold medicine and marijuana.

OOPS! Among the Major League Baseball players (average salary: about $3.3 million) who spent time on the disabled list in 2010: Kendry Morales (Angels), who broke his leg jumping on home plate after hitting a home run; Brian Roberts (Orioles), who was out a week with a concussion when he smacked himself in the head with his bat after striking out; Chris Coghlan (Marlins), who needed knee surgery after giving a teammate a playful post-game shavingcream pie; and Geoff Blum (Astros), who needed elbow surgery after straining his arm putting on his shirt. THE WEIRDO-AMERICAN COMMUNITY

Robert Hurst, 47, was charged after an incident at the cemetery in Picayune, Miss., pursuing his hobby of “orb photography”— capturing the images of circles of light at night, especially the ones that appear to him as faces. Hurst was spotted one night in December, naked, setting up his camera, thus giving rise to a charge of indecent exposure. He explained that he thought bare skin would be the “best canvas” for orb photography.

LEAST COMPETENT CRIMINALS Fortunately for Police, Disguising His E-Mail Address Did Not Occur to Him: Kyle D. Gore, 23, of Naperville, Ill., was arrested in December for allegedly downloading child pornography on his computer. Police identified Gore as the man trying to find people online who could help him have encounters with children, using the address “kdg31087@ aol.com” (an unimaginative identifier for someone of Gore’s initials and born, as Gore was, in 1987). ANATOMICALLY EQUIPPED SHOPLIFTERS:

(1) Video surveillance at the Beall’s Outlet store in Crestview, Fla., in December showed a woman handing clothing to a man, who would roll it up and hand it back, and the woman concealing the items in her purse, or in the case of one pair of shoes, under her breasts. The pair were charged with misdemeanor theft. (2) Ailene Brown, 28, and Shmeco Thomas, 37, were arrested in Edmond, Okla., in November and charged with shoplifting at a TJ Maxx store. Surveillance video revealed that, among the items stuffed in the pair’s belly fat and under their armpits and breasts were four pairs of boots, three pairs of jeans, a wallet and gloves.

Send your Weird News to Chuck Shepherd, P.O. Box 18737, Tampa, Fla., 33679 or weirdnews@earthlink.net, or go to www.NewsoftheWeird.com. FROM UNIVERSAL PRESS SYNDICATE CHUCK SHEPHERD’S NEWS OF THE WEIRD by Chuck Shepherd COPYRIGHT 2010 CHUCK SHEPHERD

Pensacola Young Professionals strives hard to stay to true our mission to develop the Pensacola Bay Area as a thriving and dynamic place to live, work and play by making our fellow young professionals and the community as a whole aware of issues shaping the area through proactive civic, social and professional involvement as we engage and volunteer in the community. The leadership and the membership enjoy the opportunities that we are afforded to make a difference in this area. As the New Year kicks off we would like to share just some of the ways in which PYP worked with many different organizations and grew our own services to the community. The list below serves as both a reminder of the ways in which we made a positive impact in our community and a stepping stone for what we will endeavor to accomplish in 2011.

PYP in Action April – December 2010 •PYP partnered with Junior Achievement to provide 150 hours of mentoring to children in local schools

•PYP members logged more than 2,700 volunteer hours in Escambia County •Quality of Life team donated $650 to Making Strides Against Breast Cancer •PYP grew to more than 200 members strong •PYP Members serve many other charitable organizations and are on many other Boards including LeaP, Junior League, Fiesta Forces, Downtown Rotary, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Guardian ad Litem Habitat for Humanity, Pensacola Little Theater, Take Stock in Children and more •Quality of Life team serves dinner to 50 people in poverty in the Bridges to Circles Program •Members Services hosts “Y2B a PYP” to more than 40 young professionals •Government Affairs team hosts David Stafford to talk to PYP regarding How to Run for Office •Economic Development and Government Affairs teams organize a Meet and Greet of the newly elected Mayor and State representatives •Government Affairs teams

hosts lunch with Sherriff Morgan to inform the public of issues facing our area •PYP teams up with Seville Rotary and the Propeller Club to bring an informative presentation by the Port Director Clyde Mathis to members and the public on the history, function and economic impact of the port on our area •Government Affairs Team organized a Mayoral Forum with LeaP Alumni and Seville Rotary, to educate the public prior to voting •7 Interns are placed through PYP program, Internship Pensacola with a 70% success rate of job offers •PYP organized a Golf Tournament Fundraiser and donated $2000 to the Gulf Coast Kids House •More than 70 Jobs and 72 community events advertised to members and supporters through PYP newsletters and Facebook •PYP Director Rachael Gillette is invited to speak on the Community Bank Blab TV Show in support of the Maritime Park and to highlight PYP initiatives •Pensacola Professional Development Institute, a PYP program, hosted over 80 people at its

Chick-Fil-A Leadercast, 15 people received leadership and business development training at the Signature Series, and close to 30 young professionals and other business professionals attended six weeks of coaching at the 360 Degree Leader course

“Partnering for a Better Pensacola” If PYP sounds like an organization you would like to support, we invite you to drop by and meet our membership and sponsors on January 13, from 5p.m. until 7p.m., at Atlas Oyster House in the Captains Room. Advisory Board Chair Rodney Rich of Rodney Rich and Company will be speaking at 6p.m. Membership inquiries: email rachael@pensacolayp.com or call 850-332-7820 www.pensacolayp.com 41 N Jefferson St Ste 108, Pensacola FL 32502

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