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by Joani Delezen & Samantha Crooke

We knew we'd struck gold when we recognized that the masthead font we liked was similar to a font we'd been pining over for ages.

In honor of our 15th anniversary, we're looking back and highlighting some of our favorite memories and milestones.

But we also wanted this issue to be about moving forward and getting better. That’s what motivated the changes you’ll see within these pages—the biggest being an upgrade to our masthead.

The old logo and corresponding font were pretty outdated, epsecially when you consider that at the time it was created

we were both teenagers. But you probably noticed that isn’t the only thing we changed about who we are. While we will always be the Independent News, we know that’s not how must of you refer to us. We understand that in the modern world most people identify things with their websites, so we took a vote and decided it’s time we embrace Inweekly. We’ll still answer to IN too, of course, you just won’t be seeing that circle logo anymore.

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We tried a lot of ways to shoot the birthday candles for this week's cover. This one didn't quite work out, but it definitely wins for most bizarre.

In our July 17th issue we're going to introduce you to the top ten couples competing for this year's Block Party Wedding. But don't worry, there's still time to register if you're in love, engaged, and looking for an awesome free Gallery Night wedding. Go to pensacolabw.com for all the details.

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We also wanted to create this page you’re reading right now so you can get more insight into our issues and we can give a shoutout to the writers and artists who make it happen. It really does take a small army most weeks. So get used to looking here for behind the scenes tidbits from cover shoots, contributor bios and details on how you can be involved in future issues.

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winners & losers Winners & Losers is not quite as old as the Inweekly, formerly known as “The Independent News,” “The Independent Sun,” “The Independent Florida Sun,” “Florida Sun,” and “Pensacola Independent News.”

The column first appeared in the Oct. 5, 2000 issue with only two entries. Since then, the editorial column has become one of the key components of the Inweekly news empire. Therefore, the Winners & Losers staff asked for the week off to watch the World Cup and buy firecrackers.

On a cocktail napkin they left this all-Winners 15th Anniversary edition of their award-winning column. Enjoy!

A Higher Quality of Patient Care While West Florida Healthcare has earned many awards and distinctions acknowledging the outstanding medical care we provide, we are also proud of the leadership role we play in the communities we serve. On behalf of our associates, physicians and volunteers, thank you for trusting us to care for you and your loved ones. n Area’s first Accredited

Chest Pain Center n Named a “Key Performer on

Quality Measures” for two years in a row by The Joint Commission n Gold Seal of Approval as an

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Stroke-Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award n Target: Stroke Honor Roll by the

American Heart Association/ American Stroke Association n Area’s first Breast Imaging

Center of Excellence n West Florida Rehabilitation

Institute Accredited by CARF n West Florida Sleep Disorders

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PATTY HIGHTOWER Escambia County School Board member and president of the Florida School Boards Association has earned the distinction of Advanced Boardsmanship Certification. This award recognizes school board members who demonstrate exemplary leadership traits through proactive work at the local and regional, state or national levels. Hightower is only one of seven school board members in the state to have earned this honor.

MATT GAETZ The Florida

Chamber of Commerce announced House Speaker Will Weatherford as their 2014 Most Valuable Legislator and honored Rep. Matt Gaetz (R- Shalimar) with its 2014 Distinguished Advocates awards. Gaetz was honored for championing issues in the chamber’s neverending war against trial lawyers.

ALISTAR MCKENZIE The U.S. Elev-

enth Circuit Court of Appeals revived a 2011 lawsuit alleging city officials violated the First Amendment when they evicted Occupy Pensacola from Pensacola City Hall grounds. McKenzie, an IN Rising Star, has represented the protest group since it formed three years ago. The appeals court let stand Judge Roger Vinson's ruling on McKenzie’s enforcement argument, but

overturned his decision to dismiss the remaining claims sending those back to be heard in the lower court.

REBUILD NORTHWEST FLORIDA

FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate came to Pensacola to recognize the 10,000th home mitigation project completed

by REBUILD Northwest Florida. The milestone capped over seven years of efforts by REBUILD to apply FEMA grants to the fortification of single-family homes in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties.

COVENANT HOSPICE The 6th Annual Life’s a Dance raised approximately $70,000 for Covenant Hospice and its unfunded and non-reimbursed programs. The event, presented by Fred Astaire Dance Studio Pensacola owners Dawn Westberry and Victor Luna, was held on Friday, June 20, at the Saenger Theatre.

GULF COAST KID’S HOUSE The non-

profit organization that serves child victims of abuse in Escambia County is celebrating its 10th anniversary with an announcement that it plans to expand. Gulf Coast Kid's House’s expansion will help increase the number of children helped and the scope of services offered.

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by Rick Outzen

THE ROAD TRAVELED This paper has been a journey for me, one filled with unexpected turns, twists and at times, turbulence.

When we published our first issue on July 1, 1999, we had a simple business plan. Gannett was making a gazillion dollars with its News Journal. We would raid enough of its ad revenue to entice them to buy us out for $10 million.

We were really that naïve, that stupid.

Pensacola and Escambia County were upbeat back then. The construction business was booming. Tourism was growing every year. Leaders believed the area was on the cusp of a major leap in economic development. Then, the 9/11 tragedy hit. Three years later, Hurricane Ivan struck, followed by hurricanes Dennis and Katrina. As we began to recover from the storms, the BP oil disaster hit our shores. Meanwhile the real estate and lending markets went into tailspins.

This paper fought through all of that, along with our readers. We learned to operate leaner with few resources and worked long hours. During the process, we found our voice and earned national attention for our journalism.

In the early days, few state or national politicians visited our offices. Today we are on most candidates’ itinerary when they visit Northwest Florida. Because of this paper, I have appeared on all the major news networks, plus Canadian Broadcast-

ing Corporation and Al Jazeera English, have appeared in five documentaries and was profiled by the New York Times.

We also earned more than our share of enemies. Newsstands were raided, tires slashed and office windows broken. Anonymous letters sent, threats made and blogs created—all to attack, harm and discredit. The rich, powerful and influential did not want to be challenged. They had become accustomed to squashing opposition merely with a phone call. This paper was an enigma to them…it still is.

Through it all, we improved. Living on the razor’s edge made us more in tuned with the community. We listened, investigated and reported. We lived with them through the struggles of the past 15 years and tried to be their advocate, their voice.

Mistakes were made. I pushed too hard sometimes and refused to listen to wise advice, but the mistakes were made out of passion for justice, not personal gain.

I could have been more polite and less caustic, more civil and less confrontational.

I could have turned away from the fight, rather than running toward it.

Yes, that would have been the safer path for this journey, but would this paper have had the impact that it has had for the past 15 years?

I think not. {in} rick@inweekly.net

We lived with them through the struggles of the past 15 years and tried to be their advocate, their voice.

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by Scott Satterwhite On June 6, the author of a young adult novel wrote a blog post that sent shock waves throughout Pensacola’s literary and educational communities. “My publisher, Tor Books, is sending 200 free copies of the paperback of my novel “Little Brother” to Booker T. Washington High School, because it's the first school where any of my novels has been challenged by the school administration.” So began an episode that put local school officials on the defensive and faculty, students and readers crying “censorship.”

Cory Doctorow’s now-infamous young adult novel begins, ironically enough, with a confrontation with a high school principal. In the book, the protagonist named “w1n5t0n” (pronounced “Winston,” similar to George Orwell’s famous character in “1984”) is a student challenging authority in a school named after civil rights icon Cesar Chavez.

In a case of fiction imitating reality, the principal of another school named after another civil rights icon, Booker T. Washington, lived up to his fictional 66

expectations by removing Washington High School’s One School/ One Book selection, “Little Brother.

The reason, according to the author, was Principal Michael Roberts’s sole objection to the book’s “positive view of questioning authority, lauding ‘hacker culture,’ and discussing sex and sexuality in passing.”

Make no mistake: Doctorow is clear that he hopes to challenge authority with his novel. A quick glance at his selected reading list in the back pages of the book includes numerous hacker memoirs, the seminal hacker zine “2600,” Beat Generation authors Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg and Abbie Hoffman’s “Steal This Book” (including the web address for updated versions). Doctorow’s strongest recommendation, however, goes to George Orwell’s “1984,” which Doctorow makes allusions to throughout the text. From the title of the book to the name of the main character, Doctorow lets his readers know right away where his sympathies lie.

According to Doctorow, “I read [“1984”] when I was 12 and have read it thirty or forty times since.” His assumption is that most of his readers have done the same, which is why the removal of Doctorow’s “Little Brother” from Washington’s One Book/One Read program sounded eerily familiar—maybe like Big Brother.

Set in San Francisco, Doctorow’s techsavvy main characters fight the Department of Homeland Security’s attempts to destroy civil liberties in the aftermath of a major terrorist attack in the Bay Area.

Originally published in 2008, the book lauds hacker culture as having the potential to liberate society from a repressive government. The subsequent release of

thousands of government documents by Private Chelsea Manning in 2010 through the website WikiLeaks and the 2013 release of NSA documents by Edward Snowden underline the prescient message in this novel: Hackers can be heroes and authority should be questioned.

“I don't think [the challenge of “Little Brother”] is a problem because my book is the greatest novel ever written and the kids will all miss out by not reading it, but because I think that the role of an educator is to encourage critical thinking and debate.”

Cory Doctorow Since “Little Brother” was removed from the school’s One Book/One Read program, several media platforms have erupted in outrage, beginning with the author’s blog post and YouTube message to the students of Washington High School. The public response has been tremendous. Bookseller Barnes and Noble, which carried the book before the controversy, as well as Pensacola State College in Milton have “Little Brother” prominently displayed. Social media sites frequently shared this story and commented extensively on this controversy. The Pensacola News Journal covered the controversy in detail, generating several letters in response.

According to one letter, Washington High School’s librarian Betsy Woolley wrote that several faculty were “concerned about the decision to edit the summer reading list.” In her letter to the PNJ, Woolley stated that she filed a report with the American Library Association’s Office of Intellectual Freedom. While the administration placed the book on its optional summer reading list for 11th grade students, the controversy continues.

While many have referred to this issue as attempted censorship, the American Library Association (ALA) draws a clear distinction between a “banned book” and one that has been “challenged.” According to the ALA’s website, “a challenge is an attempt to remove or restrict materials, based upon the objections of a person or group. A banning is the removal of those materials.” As Doctorow’s book was not removed from the school’s library or its reading list, “Little Brother” is classified as a challenged book.

The ALA collects extensive statistics concerning the issue of challenged and banned books, including recent legal challenges over books such as “Heather has Two Mommies” and J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series. Annually, the ALA hosts a national event celebrated in libraries across the country, Banned Book Week. Common read programs, usually sponsored by schools and libraries, often face extra scrutiny over their selections, and thus pay considerable attention to the chilling effect of banning literature in a free society.

Britt McGowan, a librarian at the University of West Florida (UWF), sits on a school-wide committee that selects the UWF’s Common Read for the upcoming school year. This year’s Common Read

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selection is listed on the ALA’s commonly banned book list: Sherman Alexie’s “The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian.” When deciding which book to select, McGowan said that a number of factors help determine which book will be the school’s Common Read. “Our primary consideration is the student and what we feel she will get out of the book,” McGowan said. “We also consider what kind of programming events could be coordinated with the book and if we feel faculty across the university will be able to use it in the classroom. Obviously, we want the book to challenge the students, and many times this means broadening their notions of the world, which they may find uncomfortable,” she said.

One recent high-profile book challenge came when the College of Charleston in South Carolina saw its budget cut by state legislators over the school’s summer reading selection for incoming freshmen. “Fun Home,” a graphic novel by Alison Bechdel that concerns a young lesbian coming to terms with her father’s homosexuality and suicide, irritated conservative lawmakers enough that they cut $70,000 from the school’s budget to cover the expense of the book.

Responding to this controversy, Bechdel wrote, “It's sad and absurd that the College of Charleston is facing a funding cut for teaching my book—a book which is after all about the toll that this sort of small-mindedness takes on people's lives.”

The attention drawn over cases such as these often creates an interesting reaction, known as the Streisand Effect, which only fuels more interest in a particular subject.

“Young or old—it doesn't matter,” said Harley Orr, owner of Pensacola Pop Comics. “When a book ends up on the radar as being ‘bad’ it's going to be hunted [down] by those who want to read it.”

For many, the main issue is not the book itself but what they perceive as a challenge to critical thinking and independent thought within Escambia County schools.

Doctorow wrote in his blog, “I don't think [the challenge of “Little Brother”] is a problem because my book is the greatest novel ever written and the kids will all miss out by not reading it, but because I think that the role of an educator is to encourage critical thinking and debate.” According to Doctorow, “this is a totally inappropriate way to address ‘controversial’ material in schools.” Orr agrees. A former Escambia County middle school teacher who recently left teaching to open his own comic book store in East Hill, Orr underscored Doctorow’s concern that this controversy may hamper critical discourse and give the students mixed signals. “I think we have a lot of great teachers and students [in Escambia County] but I don't think many kids really think we want them to think independently,” Orr said. “We need our students to be able to argue effectively, and that can't happen if they're kept from ideas someone disagrees with.”

As of press time, repeated requests asking for comment by Dr. Michael Roberts were not returned. As for the 200 books being sent to Pensacola, when we find out where they are being sent, we'll report it here. Repeated inquiries to the publisher were not successful. {in}

“When a book ends up on the radar as being ‘bad’ it's going to be hunted [down] by those who want to read it.” Harley Orr

Banned Book Summer Reading List

There are literally hundreds from which to choose, but these are a few that might be fun to read this summer. Happy Reading and Fight the Power!

•“Little Brother” by Cory Doctorow •“Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian” by Sherman Alexie •“Johnny Got his Gun” by Dalton Trumbo

•“1984” by George Orwell (or really anything by George Orwell) •“Go Tell it on the Mountain” by James Baldwin

•“Satanic Verses” by Salman Rushdie

•“The Grapes of Wrath” by John Steinbeck

•“The Color Purple” by Alice Walker

•“Fun Home” by Allison Bechdel

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It was the end of a century, and despite fears that computer systems would implode and possibly usher in the end of times (remember Y2K?), 2000 arrived and we survived. In addition to the IN's first issues, 1999 gave the world some other things you might remember and a few you probably forgot all about.

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Why We Do What We Do

by Joani Delezen

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nweekly is made up of a very small team of very dedicated people. And when I say small, I don’t mean average business small; I mean count them on my hands with a few fingers to spare small.

But what we lack in numbers, we make up with creativity and passion. In fact, it’s pretty much impossible to work here longer than six months without having both of those things in spades. Trust me, I’ve seen enough to know what I’m talking about, seeing as how I’m the longest standing IN staffer and all. During my time at the IN, I’ve worn a lot of hats, many of them simultaneously—secretary, ad salesperson, headline writer, cover shoot stylist…

Thankfully the balancing act and gear shifting that used to stress me out has become my favorite part of the job. Don’t get me wrong it still stresses me out from time to time, especially around Best of the Coast. But getting to do something different every day of the week is why I’ve stayed in the IN game so long. Well, that, plus getting to create something new pretty much every time I turn around. Even July 3, 2014

TK X Fest—the inaugural event featured Collective Soul, Fuel, Godsmack and Days of the New (RIP) though we all love making this paper, it’s easy for us to get caught up in the weekly routine of cranking out an issue and sometimes lose sight of why it matters. It’s just hard to see the forest through the trees of calendar listings and special issues. So in honor of our birthday week, I thought that myself and the entire IN team could use a little refresher. Here are 15 reasons why we stay at it, week after week, issue after issue.

•Our ideas actually turn into something.

And when they don’t, it’s normally because they aren’t any good and that’s ok. It takes a bad idea (or twelve) to wind up at a good one.

•I see Wal-Mart less and less every year on people’s Best of the Coast ballots.

•Being excited about things like Record Store Day is actually part of our job.

•I get to meet, work with and be inspired by small business owners everyday.

•Same goes with writers, musicians and artists.

•Our office is really close to Sluggo’s and Sluggo’s has the best oatmeal cream pies ever.

• Because making covers every week means you sometimes get to feature things and people you're obsessed with—like my puppy, Samantha's babies, Mayor Hayward and pineapples (coming soon).

•We get to interview people we’re fans of.

We try and not geek out when this happens, but we don’t always succeed—just ask Big Freedia.

•Ballet Pensacola, Pensacola Symphony Orchestra, Pensacola Opera, Pensacola Museum of Art—these just a few of the cultural non-profits we get to call our friends and partners.

•We get to endorse political candidates every election cycle. You have my word, this is not a task we take lightly.

•We don’t always work past midnight on deadlines (anymore), but when we do it’s because we want to. Well, want to might be a stretch. But it is because Samantha and I know what we’re doing is worth it (or at least we hope it will be).

•A lot of us on team IN are friends outside of work—like real, show up at the hospital when your baby is born friends; not just happy hour friends. I know that doesn’t happen at every job, but I’m glad it does here—especially since I only hire smart, bad-ass people.

•I get to work with an art director who’s way more talented than me. She somehow always manages to make me and my cover concepts look great, even when they’re only so-so.

The Loblolly Theatre (RIP) Sisqo’s “Thong Song” (RIP) “Family Guy” “The Sopranos” (RIP) BlackBerry devices (RIP—or at least we think so. Does anybody still use a BlackBerry?)

Santana, “Supernatural” (“Smooth” anyone?)

“The West Wing” (Gone but not forgotten thanks to Netflix) Apple iBook TiVo The careers of Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera and Jessica Simpson—all released their debut albums in 1999 “Freaks and Geeks” (Again, gone but never forgotten. And big shout out to Pensacon for getting how great this show was and bringing Neal and Millie to town.)

“The Perks of Being a Wallflower”

by Stephen Chbosky

•My favorite issue to make—The Pet Issue— is also one of your favorite issues to read. I love knowing that I’m on the same puppyobsessed page with our readers.

•Even though making a paper every single week sometimes feels like too much, it actually isn’t. We always have more ideas than issues to put them in.

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babies” for our Winners & Losers covers. And since there’s no way I can choose one over the other, I’m calling this one a tie. Of course having to photograph Donovan and Chloe while they were crying was a bit heartbreaking, but I promise no child abuse occurred—just some really tired (and of course super photogenic) babies.

The Top 11 of 2011 (Jan. 5, 2012) Ahh,

yes, the cover where we visually brought local celebrity Nathan Monk to the level of fame as Kanye West. But really, I probably won’t ever have an excuse to draw so many celebrities for a cover again, so I will forever relish this issue.

Pet Issue (Aug. 23, 2012) Hands down one

of our most popular annual issues, our first Pet Issue cover was not only my first foray into pet studio photography, but also Joani’s dog, Tucker’s bow-tie-wearing IN cover debut. We learned some pretty valuable tips that have carried over into the other pet photo shoots: treats are a must if you want pets to actually look in the general direction of a camera (peanut butter is a surefire winner), as is having extra background paper on hand because dog nails + paper = so many holes. And cats much prefer hiding behind photo paper and having vehement hissing sessions than being photographed.

IN’s How to Guide to...The Best Holidays Ever (Dec. 13, 2012) Who

Covering It Up A

by Samantha Crooke

few maternity leaves notwithstanding, during my nearly six years as art director of the IN, I’ve designed somewhere near the ballpark of 300 covers. Admittedly, when creating a new issue every week, they do tend to blur together a bit, so choosing my top 15 has been no easy task. Getting to work on after-hours photo shoots, illustration sessions and collaborating with other artists are definitely some of the best perks of my job. So, not surprisingly, the

most memorable covers to me are the ones where we’ve gotten to be more hands on with the art. Since the best marriage of art and content occurs when we are all really passionate about a topic and we collaborate heavily as a staff—not just editorially but also on the artwork—they also get the honor of being some of my most favorite issues overall.

Indecision 2008 (July 24, 2008) This was

the first time I got to have a hand in creating a cover. I was still training for the job with the previous art director, Justin Griffith. It was a collaboration of my drawing of super-hero-filled presidential candidates, his design skills, and him showing me how to color digitally in Photoshop. I was super geeked out to see it in print all around town and was already pretty nervous about the implications of having this many copies of something I created out in the world.

Best of the Coast 2011 (Oct. 6, 2011) Although we’d previously used artists for sculptural Best of the Coast trophies in the past, this was the first time we commissioned work that we could use as cover art too. We worked with Richard Humphreys and Brent Roche of Dog on Fire to come up with this artwork that would then be executed as screen-printed posters for the winners.

2011 & 2013 Winners & Losers issues (Nov.

24, 2011 & Dec. 12, 2013) Both of my kids have been “cry

doesn’t love giant, vintage Christmas lights?

Answer: maybe the models Lacey Berry and Jarrod Burris, who may or may not have gotten just a tiny bit burned. Anyhow, not only did we do this ridiculously fun cover shoot, we had a Sunday full of staff DIY craft time and photo shoot goodness that made this cover a total win.

Hangout Fest 2013 (May 16, 2013) It’s

tough for me to pick my favorite Hangout cover, but I have to go with this one for the most memorable. I spent the better part of a week trying to imitate the look of melting popsicles with everything you can imagine (nail polish, acrylic paint, food coloring, watercolor) until finally actually trying to shoot legit melting popsicles at 3 a.m. the morning of our print date. And then realizing that was the best way and feeling really stupid.

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Makers (Nov.14, 2013) Trying to create let-

ters out of materials was a bit of a challenge, and I would probably redo some aspects of it, but the concept of the issue was especially near to my heart. Photographing the featured “Makers” and seeing some of their behind the scenes work was inspirational and made me want to pursue my own artwork more.

Side note: Peter King and Xinia Marin have the most amazing artist’s house, and I kind of want to live there.

People of Pensacola (Jan. 9, 2014) My favorite part, aside from meeting the man behind POP before we outed him to the public, was making this intense composite in Photoshop of the people featured into one interesting looking face for the cover (that also apparently ended up looking like local surfer John Russo according to Pensacola artist Mikaela Sheldt).

Let Your Geek Flag Fly: A Guide to Pensacon (Feb. 20, 2014) High five

to Pensacon for being such a monumental success. Coming up for an art concept was tough because Joani and I are pretty ignorant about all things comic/gaming/sci-fi, etc. But I’m pretty proud of how it all turned out, and at the end of it I felt like a “geek” paper doll drawing master. True story, while finishing up last minute illustrations late on the night of our print deadline, I had to text my Star Wars obsessed husband about what color lightsaber I should have on the cover.

“Blue, definitely blue.”

drafting table, which helped in my dozens of attempts to figure out how to create a chalkboard inspired type.

#Disconnect (July 25, 2013) OK, the cover might not seem super exciting, but I had so much fun photographing and photoshopping each staff member’s “selfies” for the interior photos. And it was extra awesome that most of the images ended up as everybody’s profile pics. Going through the challenge myself and writing about it made this whole issue that much more unforgettable.

In the ‘Hood (Sept. 26, 2013) For this issue we got to work with a local artist (who prefers to remain anonymous) who dedicated so much of her time and talent to make our cover concept come true, complete with 5 internal bad-ass Pensacola neighborhood illustrations. I love getting to take a step back every now and then, especially when it involves working with such immensely skilled people.

Ashton Is My Homeboy

It would be wrong when highlighting some of my top covers to not give a shout out to Mayor Ashton Hayward, who could easily be called a muse here at the IN in more ways than one.

His face and name both have graced the pages of the IN quite a bit, after all. Here are just a few of my favorite ways that I’ve gotten to Photoshop the mayor.

1. Ashton Needs You (Dec. 2, 2010) 2. Hayward’s First 100 Days (May 5, 2011) 3. Dysfunction Junction (Aug. 9, 2012)

4. Things We Love (Right Now) (Feb. 14, 2013) While not appearing on the actual cover, this valentine from inside the issue will forever live on in our hearts (and on Joani’s fridge).

5. I Pensacola (Aug. 15, 2013) My favorite part of our first interactive Rant & Rave issue was definitely creating this interior coloring book page of the mayor.

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concept, we immediately thought of her.

Of course, she created some succulent magic that we then photographed for the greenest cover we’ve ever had.

Dave Dondero (June 12, 2014) When

we reached out to Panhandle Slim (aka one of the nicest guys ever) to see if he’d ever painted Dave Dondero, we had no idea he’d offer to paint us something new specifically for our cover. I think he tried to leave the painting in our office in the

#coverfail

Just to prove that we don’t just toot our own horn at the IN, here are some of my more epic cover screw ups.

1. Pensacola Is Our Business (March 19, 2009) This Stay Local cover was a

pretty tragic fail. We had some pretty serious issues with our printer, so everything turned out looking crazy.

But the takeaway was good because I learned some pretty valuable lessons on how to set up a design like this properly for newsprint.

same drop-andrun style he has for giving away his paintings, but we saw him as he was quietly dropping it off, so luckily we got to meet him and thank him profusely before he took off.

2. Hangout 2012 (May 17, 2012) OK, so a lot of people thought the guy in my cover illustration was supposed to be Johnny Depp, not Jack White. Oops. In my defense though, they DO look pretty similar.

3. Extraordinary Women (Sept. 13, 2012) This is one of the more comical cover screw-ups I’ve had. While kind of devastating to me at the time, the “Extra” in Extraordinary ending up too dark, so the printed version read “Ordinary Women” You know, just pretty much the exact opposite of what we intended it to say.

How IN Are You? Sure, you read the IN. And even when you don’t really read it, you at least scan News of the Weird while waiting in line at Bagelhead’s on Saturday morning. But how well do you really know us? Take this quiz and find out.

1. What local politician has graced our cover the most? (a) Jeff Miller (b) Ashton Hayward (c) Joe Scarborough 2. Which of the following is not a Best of the Coast Category? (a) Best Reason To Attend An Ice Flyers Game (b) Best Gumbo (c) Best Funeral Home 3. Which PNJ writer has never had a story published in the IN? (a) Troy Moon (b) Kimberly Blair (c) T.S. Strickland 4. Which of these is not an annual issue anymore? (a) The Pet Issue (b) DeLuna Fest (c) Rest of the Best 5. Which former IN writer hasn’t published a book (yet)? (a) Ashley Hardaway (b) Sam Baltrusis (c) Jennie McKeon Answers: 1. b, 2. c, 3. a, 4. b, 5. c

The Green (Thumb) Issue (March 13, 2014) This cover is proof that things frequently come full-circle here at the IN. We’ve known Chloe Winchester Lawry of Supposey Wedding Florals and admired her skills for a while now, first via the Pensacola Block Party Wedding and now as one of the talented vendors at The Wedding Studio. So when we did this year’s annual Green Issue and had an idea that incorporated a floral design lettering

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The “Belle” of Pensacola

by Jessica Forbes

They say a picture is worth a thousand words. Portraits are too, at least in the case of Dido Elizabeth Belle, the subject of the feature film “Belle.”

The film tells the story of Dido, a historical figure who died in 1804. Dido was the biracial daughter of Admiral Sir John Lindsay and Maria Belle, a woman of African descent who was enslaved at the beginning of her relationship with Lindsay. The family’s story spans from the Caribbean to Lindsay’s native England, with Pensacola playing a role in Lindsay’s early career as a naval officer and in the later life of Maria Belle.

German painter Johann Zoffany completed a portrait in 1779 depicting Dido and her Caucasian cousin Elizabeth Murray, an image that was unusual for the time it was created and that inspired the film, which was released in the U.S. on May 2 and will soon play at Gulf Breeze Cinema 4.

The story behind the painting involves British Imperialism, the Atlantic slave trade, abolition, and the politics of race and gender in a time of great transition in Europe and North America.

“From the Pensacola side of history, this is a story that’s played out on a world stage. It takes you from the drawing rooms of England, to the frontier town of Pensacola and back, leading right up to a Revolutionary War battle, the 1781 Battle of Pensacola—this is a family saga,” said Margo Stringfield of the University of West Florida’s Archaeology Institute. “It’s a fascinating story.”

Stringfield has been researching Maria Belle and Lindsay since the early 1990s, after first encountering their names while researching land transfers in colonial Pensacola.

When and where Lindsay first encountered Maria Belle is the subject of Stringfield’s current research, but it is generally accepted that around 1761 Maria Belle gave birth to Dido.

Lindsay came to Pensacola in 1764 as part

of the British contingency that established a government in West Florida, which the British acquired from the Spanish in 1763 at the conclusion of the Seven Years’ War. “He was in the first wave of people that came into West Florida. One of his major tasks was to chart the Northern Gulf Coast,” Stringfield explained.

Lindsay was the commander of British Naval Forces in Pensacola from 1764 to 1765, and it is highly probable that Maria Belle was here with him.

In 1765, Maria Belle accompanied Lindsay to England, where Dido was baptized in 1766.

After returning to England, Lindsay married in 1768 but continued his career on the high seas, serving the Royal Navy in India and elsewhere until his death in 1788.

Shortly after returning to London, Lindsay entrusted Dido’s care to his uncle, William Murray, First Earl of Mansfield, who served as Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales.

Dido’s life in Lord Mansfield’s household and the influence of his decisions as a judge on the British abolitionist movement is the subject of “Belle.”

“Her great uncle was one of the most forward thinking barristers in England,” Stringfield said. “His decisions in cases related to slavery paved the way for the repeal of slavery in England.”

Records indicate that Maria Belle remained in England until the early 1770s, though it is unclear what role she played in Dido’s upbringing. “I cannot help but think that there had to be contact between the mother and child on

Excavations of a trash-filled water well some level, but we are not seeing a written and a barrel-lined storage pit associated with record of that to date,” Stringfield said.

As for the relationship between Maria Belle the house on the property were “indicative of a very comfortable household,” according to and Lindsay, research is Stringfield, and included pieces of wine glass ongoing. “At this point it would be conjuncture to flutes, evidence of tea service and ceramics—overall a concentration of artifacts say what their reladistinct from those UWF archaeologists tionship was after the uncovered at other colonial sites where a birth of their child, but military, and decidedly more male presence, certainly there is a link was known to have been. there and it’s one LindA Mrs. Bell is listed in a 1781 list of propsay chose not to ignore,” erty owners in Pensacola that the Spanish Stringfield stated. “Lindmade when they once again assumed control say obviously remained of West Florida after the Battle of Pensacola. in contact with Maria After that mention, the trail of Maria Belle Belle, and he provided goes cold—at least for now. her with the means to “We’re continuing our research in return to a place that terms of Lindsay and Maria Belle to better she was familiar with.” understand where they were before coming Upon arriving in to Pensacola and who else might have been Pensacola in 1764, Lindsay obtained a lot on the with them,” explained Stringfield, who is currently working on incorporating new informawestern side of the cotion about Maria Belle into a manuscript lonial community, and when he left Pensacola titled, “Prelude to a Portrait: Searching for in 1765 he retained ownership of the property.

Maria Belle.”

Records show that in 1773, Lindsay began the “To me the story is extraordinary all the process of conveying his town lot in Pensacola way around,” Stringfield said. “In terms of the to Maria Belle, who the document identifies as a film “Belle,” you have a story built around “Negro woman of Pensacola,” freed by Lindsay, the daughter and the issue of slavery. While and who was then living in London. A woman there is certainly some creative license taken named Maria Belle shortly thereafter paid $200 in telling the story, you still have a message for manumission in Pensacola, perhaps ensuring that is very powerful and thought provoking her freedom in North America. on many different levels.” {in} The paper trail related to Maria Bell led to archaeological excavations that suggest a genteel presence between 1774 and 1781 on what had been Lindsay’s, and then Maria Belle’s, land.

WHEN: Coming in July “We strive to connect the artifacts WHERE: Gulf Breeze Cinema 4, 1175 Gulf to the people who used them, so that Breeze Pkwy. we arrive at an interpretation that gives COST: $5 us a good sense of who they were and DETAILS: 932-1244 or movies4gulfbreeze. what they were doing in their daily webs.com lives,” Stringfield said.

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A Fourth of July Friday

For those venturing out on Friday, July 4 to join the Independence Day celebrations, the following are the main options for fireworks displays and even an associated dinner party or two.

SKY LIGHTS

On Pensacola Beach, fireworks over the Santa Rosa Sound begin at 8:30 p.m.

Quietwater Beach or the Portofino Board-

THURSDAY 7.3

“INDEPENDENCE DAY MAKE IT & TAKE IT” AT SO GOURMET Noon-1:30 p.m. Join the

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walk are usually the best locations to view the beach’s fireworks show. If you’re making an afternoon of it on Santa Rosa Island, the Escambia Amateur Astronomers' Association will offer free star gazing at the Gulfside Pavilion on Friday (and Saturday, too), which will start at sunset.

Back on the mainland, the Sertoma’s 25th Annual Fourth of July Celebration ends with the largest fireworks display on the Gulf Coast. Pre-fireworks events at Seville Square will run from 11 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Regional bands, food vendors, arts and crafts vendors, and a free children’s area are all on the schedule. Live entertainment at the gazebo begins at 11 a.m., followed by a hot dog eating contest at noon. Live music on the Bayfront Stage begins at 4 p.m. The fireworks over Pensacola Bay will begin at 9 p.m., with a simultaneous music broadcast on Cat Country 98.7. {in}

and prepare your dishes for your Fourth of July outing at the same time. Four healthy dishes designed to hold up in the heat will be featured, perfect for outings to a

barbeque, the beach, or wherever you’re celebrating. $45 per person. 407 S. Palafox St. sogourmetpensacola.com WINE TASTING AT AWM 5 p.m. Try something new every week at Aragon Wine Market’s regular wine tasting. 27 S. 9th Ave. aragonwinemarket.com RADIOLIVE 6 p.m. WUWF presents RadioLive, featuring Walter Parks, Dana and Susan Robinson, and Delta Reign. Doors open at 5 p.m. Admission is at least one non-perishable food item for the benefit of Manna Food Pantries. Museum of Commerce, 201 E Zaragoza St. wuwf.org BLUE WAHOOS BASEBAL L 6:30 p.m. Postgame Fireworks Extravaganza presented

by Hancock Bank. Pensacola Bayfront Stadium, 351 W. Cedar St. bluewahoos.com EVENINGS IN OLDE SEVILLE SQUARE 7-9 p.m.

The Reunion Band performs this week at Evenings in Old Seville Square, the free summer concert series held each Thursday through the end of July. Seville Square, 311 E. Government St. eveningsinoldesevillesquare.com THE MOLLY RINGWALDS 9 p.m. Phineas Phogg’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 day of the show. Ages 21 and up. sevillequarter.com

FRIDAY 7.4

LIVING HISTORY IN HISTORIC PENSACOLA VILLAGE 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Learn cooking

techniques and trade-skills of the past such as sewing, basket weaving and wood

working from costumed Living History interpreters every Friday and Saturday in Historic Pensacola Village. Demonstrations are included with admission. Tickets for the Village are available at 205 E. Zaragoza St. $6 adults, $5 AAA, Senior Citizen 65+ and Active Military, $3 children ages 4-16. historicpensacola.org WINE TASTING AT CITY GROCERY 5-7 p.m.

Out and about in East Hill on Friday night?

Stop by City Grocery for their free weekly wine tasting before settling in or heading out for the night. 2050 N. 12th Ave. WINE TASTING AT SEVILLE QUARTER 5-7 p.m. “Try it for free, buy it for less” during weekly wine tastings at the Gift Shoppe at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com CHIEF 10 p.m. Vinyl Music Hall, 2 S. Palafox. $10-$15. vinylmusichall.com

SATURDAY 7.5

PALAFOX MARKET 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Fresh produce, live plants, baked goods, fine art and antiques are just a few of the items offered at Palafox Market in Downtown Pensacola. Items originate directly from participating vendors, including dozens of local farmers, home gardeners and area artists. Martin Luther King Jr. Plaza, N. Palafox St. palafoxmarket.com UKULELE CLASS 9:30 a.m. The Pensacola Ukulele Players Society (PUPS) meets every Saturday morning at Blues Angel Music, offering free ukulele lessons for both

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by Jason Leger

Mastodon “ONCE MORE ‘ROUND THE SUN”

Initially, Mastodon was a band that was difficult for me to get into for a couple of reasons. Primarily because I made a conscious decision to give up on finding new artists I enjoy within the walls of the ‘hard rock’ genre. There were still plenty of hard rock bands I enjoyed from my angstier days as a teenager, but I had found the genre offered me very little as I got older.

Secondly, as a drummer, their drummer annoyed the hell out of me. He takes every opportunity to drag out his fills, and it initially drove me insane. Once or twice is all right, but have some rhythmic tact.

For Mastodon, it became a question of proximity and company. It seems easy to assume that when there is a genre saturated with bands, at least a few of them are doing things intelligently and properly, sometimes it just takes Wayne Coyne to make it obvious. A couple of years ago, Coyne appeared on a cover Mastodon did of Flaming Lips’ song ‘A Spoonful Weighs a Ton,’ and it was done masterfully. Around the same time, Mastodon released a split EP with Feist, upon which the two covered one another’s songs. This was also masterfully done. Taking this into consideration, I looked into Mastodon’s 2011 album “The Hunter,” and was actually very surprised at how smart it is and how easy it is to get caught up in.

Now, the band has returned with “Once More ‘Round the Sun,” an album that is much simpler than the majority of Mastodon’s output, but still highly technical and very intelligent. After spending a good portion of their early career writing winding tales of mystical realms, it has become obvious the band just want to be known for playing heavy, catchy music, and this album is a very strong push for them. Most of the album rides high on dueling sing/scream vocals and visceral guitar lines on top thunderous bass and frenetic—though still occasionally annoying—drum patterns. However, there is a point in the album where paying attention becomes a tad of a chore, as a few songs become a bit drudged in self-indulgence and prog-rock, making the whole work a little unbalanced. Fortunately, most of the songs aren’t long enough to become uninteresting or very tiresome. By no means should this detract from giving “Once More ‘Round the Sun” a fair listen and chance, as Mastodon are reclaiming a genre that isn’t really known for its intelligence or variety. “Once More ‘Round the Sun” is out now via Reprise Records.

TRACK OF THE WEEK:

Delta Spirit ‘Patriarch’

This week, among the all too common money requests from Albanian princes, I got a pleasant surprise in my inbox: Delta Spirit has a new album on the horizon. I have no idea how this knowledge evaded me for so long, but I welcome it with open arms. The band released three new songs that are available on iTunes right now. The strongest of the three is ‘Patriarch,’ a driving tune that really exemplifies Matt Vasquez’s ability to make an audience hang on his every word.

The other two songs, ‘Push It’ and actual lead single ‘From Now On,’ are nothing to sleep on either, so I strongly recommend checking them out, as you can get all three immediately with a pre-order. New album “Into the Wide” is due out September 9 via Dualtone Records.{in}

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beginners and seasoned musicians. Loaner ukuleles are available for the sessions, which usually last an hour. Blues Angel Music, 657 N. Pace Blvd. bluesangelmusic.com FREE SOGO SAMPLE SATURDAY TIPS & TECHNIQUES Noon-2 p.m. So Gourmet, 407 S.

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outside the historic former Sacred Heart Hospital, now Tower East Office Complex.

1010 N. 12th Ave. facebook.com/12thAveFlea PENSACOLA BAY BREWERY TOUR 3:30 p.m. Go behind the scenes at Pensacola’s own brewery with Brewmaster Mark Robertson. Tours begin in the Taproom and include samples for those ages 21 and over. No reservations required. $5.

225 E. Zaragoza St. pbbrew.com BIG SMO 8 p.m. Big Smo with CUTTHROAT. Vinyl Music Hall, 2 S. Palafox. $15-$20. vinylmusichall.com 15

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with The Pistachios, Operation Hennessey, Dicks from Mars, Ian Gomez, and Johnny Panic. The Handlebar, 319 N. Tarragona St. $6.

Ages 18 and over. pensacolahandlebar.com ARTMIND: ALEX GREY 9:30 p.m. For its late show, Gulf Breeze Cinema 4 is hosting screenings of ARTmind: Alex Grey on Saturday, July 5 and Sunday, July 6. In the film, renowned teacher and visionary artist Alex Grey discusses his artistic vision, life experiences, metaphysical journeys, sacred teachings, and painters that have influenced his work. Included are scores of his paintings and sculptures going back over twenty years. $5 admission. 1175 Gulf Breeze Pkwy. movies4gulfbreeze.webs.com JOHN WAYNE IS DEAD 9:30 p.m. John Wayne Is Dead with SS Boombox, Cookies and Cake, Dylan Carroll, and Earl’s Killer Squirrel. Sluggo’s Vegetarian Restaurant, 101 S. Jefferson St.

SUNDAY 7.6

WAKE UP HIKE WITH FTA 7 a.m. The

Western Gate Chapter of the Florida Trail Association will lead a walk along near the Veterans Memorial Plaza during its weekly Sunday morning hike. The group will meet at the plaza on Willing Street in Milton. For more information on this and other local FTA events, contact Peggy at 982-9490 or visit meetup.com/ftawesterngate.

“BREAKFAST AT WIMBLEDON” WATCH PAR-

TY 8 a.m. Seville Quarter invites tennis fans to enjoy “Breakfast at Wimbledon,” a combination English breakfast and Wimbledon men’s finals watch party. Traditional British breakfast items including Strawberries and Cream, Eggs Benedict, Rashers of Bacon (and Pimms Cups) will be offered along with local favorites including beignets and eggs and grits. Reservations are not required, but are encouraged. There is no fee to watch, and cost of breakfast depends on your appetite. 130 E. Government St., sevillequarter.com BLUES ON THE BAY 5-7 p.m. Diedra + The Rouge Pro Band performs at this week’s “Blues on the Bay” concert, a free summer concert series presented by Blues Angel Music and the City of Pensacola. Free performances will be held each Sunday the Blue Wahoos are not playing at home. Randall K. and Martha H. Hunter Amphitheater at the Community Maritime Park, 301 W. Main St. pensacolacommunitymaritimepark.com

MONDAY 7.7

JSOP PRESENTS JAZZ JAM 6:30–9 p.m. The

Jazz Society of Pensacola hosts its monthly Jazz Jam at La Brisa (formerly the Unique Café) in Gulf Breeze. Roger Villines, trumpeter and director of the Pensacola State College Jazz Ensemble, leads the session, with a house band featuring Burt Kimberl (piano), Steve Gilmore (bass), and Fred

Domulot (drums). $10 for JSOP members, $15 for non-members, $5 for students with ID, performing musicians are invited to sit in and are admitted for free. La Brisa, 51 Gulf Breeze Pkwy. jazzpensacola.com

TUESDAY 7.8

“UNDER THE SEA” AT SO GOURMET Noon-

1:30 p.m. SoGourmet offers this seafood class to commemorate World Oceans Day, with an entirely gluten free menu. $35 per person.

407 S. Palafox St. sogourmetpensacola.com YOGA AT EVER’MAN 6 p.m. There is no cost involved. Must be over 18 to attend.

Ever’man Natural Foods, 315 W. Garden St. everman.org STRUT YOUR MUTT 6:45 p.m. Join fellow dog owners for a 45-minute leisurely stroll in East Hill. Dogs must be leashed and wellbehaved. Owners should be prepared to pick up after the pets. Meet at the entrance of Bayview Park, 20th Ave. and E. Mallory St. TUESDAY NIGHT POETRY NIGHT AT SLUGGO’S 7 p.m. Free open mic poetry event every

Tuesday. Sluggo’s Vegetarian Restaurant, 101 S. Jefferson St. facebook.com/TNPNS BANDS ON THE BEACH 7 p.m. Touch of Gray perform at this week’s Bands on the Beach concert, part of a free summer series featuring regional artists held every Tuesday night through October 1. Gulfside Pavilion at Casino Beach, 735 Pensacola Beach Blvd. visitpensacolabeach.com BACKTRACK 7 p.m. Backtrack with Harms

Way, Expire, Iron Mind, Criminal Instinct, Suburban Scum, Downpresser, and Freedom. The Handlebar, 319 N. Tarragona St. $20. All Ages. pensacolahandlebar.com KEN SOUTH ROCK 9:30 p.m. Ken South Rock with An Atomic Whirl and Glass Mattress. $5. All ages. Sluggo’s Vegetarian Restaurant, 101 S. Jefferson St.

WEDNESDAY 7.9

WEDNESDAY PALAFOX MARKET 4-7 p.m.

Due to the popularity of the Saturday Palafox Market, now in its seventh season, the Downtown Improvement Board (DIB) and Palafox Market Committee are holding an additional market every Wednesday through September. The mid-week market will offer similar items to the Saturday market, including fresh flowers, produce, meat & poultry, baked goods and artwork. Martin Luther King Jr. Plaza, N. Palafox St. palafoxmarket.com ARC CRAB CAKE COOK OFF 6 p.m. Seville Quarter hosts the 16th Annual Crab Cake Cook-Off benefitting Arc Gateway. Local chefs will be preparing their own crab cake recipes, which will then be rated by a team of judges and the public. Guests will sample the assorted Crab Cakes while sipping on wine from area distributors.

Tickets are $60 each and are available in advance at Seville Quarter’s Wine & Gift Shop. Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St., sevillequarter.com

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calendar bars & nightlife ≥bar games

Mondays TEXAS HOLD ‘EM FOR FUN AND TRIVIA 7 p.m.

The Sandshaker Lounge, 731 Pensacola Beach Blvd. sandshaker.com TRIVIA NIGHT 7-9 p.m.

World of Beer, 200 S. Palafox St. wobusa.com/ locations/Palafox BAR BINGO 8 p.m. Apple Annie’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com Tuesdays TUESDAY TRIVIA 8 p.m.

The Bridge Bar and Sunset Lounge, 33 Gulf Breeze Pkwy. facebook. com/thebridgebargb

Wednesdays PUB TRIVIA NIGHT

7-9:30 p.m. Goat Lips Beer Garden, 2811 Copter Road. facebook.com/ goatlipsdeli

WEDNESDAY QUIZ TRIVIA 8 p.m. The

Cabaret, 101 S. Jefferson

arts & culture ≥exhibits

“THE ART OF THE BRICK” New York-based

artist Nathan Sawaya’s large-scale sculptures created out of iconic LEGO® bricks form the exhibition “The Art of the Brick,” a traveling exhibit that is currently, for the first time, displayed

St. cabaretpensacola. com TEAM TRIVIA 8 p.m.

Hopjacks. 10 S. Palafox. hopjacks.com

≥karaoke Thursdays

VFW Post 706, 6 p.m.

5000 Lillian Hwy. vfw706.org Lili Marlene’s at Seville Quarter, 8 p.m. 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com The Cabaret, 9 p.m. 101 S. Jefferson St. cabaretpensacola.com Hub Stacey’s At the Point, 9 p.m. 5851 Galvez Rd. hubstaceys.com Saturdays

Hub Stacey’s Downtown, 9 p.m. 312 E. Government St. hubstaceys. com Sundays

Lili Marlene’s at Seville Quarter, 8 p.m. 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com Mondays

The Cabaret, 9 p.m. 101 S. Jefferson St. 607-

in the Pensacola area. “The Art of the Brick” will be open through Aug. 8; tickets for the exhibition are $12 for adults and $8 for children. Free Tuesdays will be suspended during “The Art of the Brick.”

Also on display: 60th Annual Members' Juried Exhibition, through July 26. Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and Sunday, 1-5 p.m. Pensacola Museum of Art, 407 S. Jefferson St. pensacolamuseum.org

“PUSH IT TO THE EDGE”

The exhibit “Push It to the Edge,” a juried show comprising works of

2020 or cabaretpensacola.com Tuesdays

The Sandshaker Lounge, 8 p.m. 731 Pensacola Beach Blvd. sandshaker. com Play, 9 p.m. 16 S. Palafox, Suite 200. iplaypensacola.com

≥live music THURSDAY 7.3

AL MARTIN 6 p.m. The

Piano Bar, Quality Inn, 7601 Scenic Highway. facebook.com/QualityInnScenicHwy BRYAN LEE 6 p.m.

Paradise Bar & Grill, 21 Via De Luna Drive. paradisebar-grill.com THE DAVENPORTS

6 p.m. The Leisure Club, 126 S. Palafox. tlcdowntown.com

LUCAS CRUTCHFIELD

6 p.m. The Deck at The Fish House, 600 S. Barracks St. fishhouse. goodgrits.com

Stacey’s Downtown, 312 E. Government St. hubstaceys.com

JOEY ALLRED WITH THE PICASSO HOUSE BAND 7:30 p.m. Picasso

Jazz Club, 19 S. Palafox. picassojazz.com

DUELLING PIANO SHOW 8 p.m. Rosie

O’ Grady’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com SHENANIGANS 9 p.m.

End o’ the Alley Courtyard at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com DJ MR. LAO 10 p.m.

Phineas Phogg’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com

FRIDAY 7.4

LEKTRIC MULLET 4

p.m. Hub Stacey’s Downtown, 312 E. Government St. hubstaceys.com

JAME S ADKINS AND FRIENDS 7 p.m. Hub

LUCAS CRUTCHFIELD

multiple mediums that challenged submitting artists to “Show us what the edge looks like” is on display through Friday, July 11. Also on display through July 11: “Do You See What I See?” featuring the work of Diane Tucker in the Award Alcove. TuesdaySaturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Free admission. Artel Gallery, 223 S. Palafox, Old County Courthouse. artelgallery.org

photographer. MondayWednesday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Thursday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-8:30 p.m., and Sunday, 12:30-4 p.m.

Blue Morning Gallery, 21 S. Palafox. bluemorninggallery.com “AWESTRUCK 2014” This annual artist reunion features the most recent abstract paintings of Diane Brim and Marilyn R. Givens’ high-fired stoneware and porcelain works, which will be on display in the East Gallery through July 21.

Monday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and Sunday, 1-5 p.m. Quayside Art Gallery, 17 E. Zaragoza St. Free admission. quaysidegallery.com

“INDIVIDUAL PERSPECTIVES” On

display through July 26, “Individual Perspectives” features the experimental and innovative art of an award-winning trio: Morris Eaddy, painter; Tom Smith, painter; and Suzanne Tuzzeo,

pensacola state college presents

5 p.m. The Deck at The Fish House, 600 S.

≥classes

Barracks St. fishhouse. goodgrits.com AL MARTIN 6 p.m. The Piano Bar, Quality Inn, 7601 Scenic Highway. facebook.com/QualityInnScenicHwy THE LAST STRAW 6 p.m. Paradise Bar & Grill, 21 Via De Luna Drive. paradisebargrill.com KNEE DEEP 7 p.m.

Hub Stacey’s At the Point, 5851 Galvez Rd. hubstaceys.com DUELLING PIANO SHOW 8 p.m. Rosie

O’ Grady’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com THE BLENDERS 8:30 p.m. Hub Stacey’s Downtown, 312 E. Government St. hubstaceys.com DJ ORLANDO RICARDO

9 p.m. Emerald City, 406 E. Wright St. emeraldcitypensacola.com THE REDFIELD 9 p.m.2:30 a.m. Lili Marlene’s

GLASSBLOWING FOR BEGINNERS 3:30-6:30

p.m., Saturday, July 5.

First City Art presents a one-day, Beginner’s Glassblowing class. Ages 14 and over welcome.

Cost is $150 for nonFCAC members and $127.50 for members.

Price includes instruction and all materials and tools. In addition, each Saturday, FCAC offers “Mak-Your-Own-Glass” classes from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. that include glass ornament, flower, paperweight, and vase making; prices range from $25$100 for those classes, which ages 8 and over are welcome to attend.

First City Art Center, 1060 N. Guillemard St. FirstCityArt.org

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

THE BLENDERS 7 p.m.

10 p.m. Apple Annie’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com

DUELLING PIANO SHOW 8 p.m. Rosie

BANANA REPUBLIC

JOEY ALLRED WITH THE PICASSO HOUSE BAND 7:30 p.m. Picasso

Jazz Club, 19 S. Palafox. picassojazz.com

MATT LYONS & DAVE POSEY 8 p.m. The

Grand Marlin, 400 Pensacola Beach Blvd. thegrandmarlin.com BANANA REPUBLIC

10 p.m. Apple Annie’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com

SATURDAY 7.5

AL MARTIN 6 p.m. The

Piano Bar, Quality Inn, 7601 Scenic Highway. facebook.com/QualityInnScenicHwy TIPS FOR LUCY 6 p.m.

Paradise Bar & Grill, 21 Via De Luna Drive. paradisebar-grill.com

DRAWING WITH JOSEPH SMITH Wednesday, 10

a.m.-1 p.m. Every other Wednesday at Artel, Joseph Smith offers a drawing class geared for beginners and those who simply need a refresher course. $10 per class. The next class is Wednesday, June 9. Every other Saturday, Smith also teaches a life drawing class from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. for all levels of experience. The fee for life drawing class is $25 per month; the next life drawing class will be Saturday, July 12. Artel Gallery, 223 S. Palafox, Old County Courthouse. artelgallery.org

≥call to artists

Hub Stacey’s At the Point, 5851 Galvez Rd. hubstaceys.com

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

MATT LYONS & DAVE POSEY 8 p.m. The

Grand Marlin, 400 Pensacola Beach Blvd. thegrandmarlin.com DJ JAY-R 9 p.m. Emerald City, 406 E. Wright St. emeraldcitypensacola.com DJ MR. LAO 9 p.m.

Phineas Phogg’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com THE REDFIELD 9 p.m.2:30 a.m. Lili Marlene’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com BANANA REPUBLIC

10 p.m. Apple Annie’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St.

Drop-off for “Juxtaposition” will be Saturday, July 12 and Sunday, July 13. Artel encourages artist to submit works that exemplify “the act of placing two dissimilar objects (dark and light, old and new, conventional and edgy, etc.) next to each other to create irony, humor, discussions or controversy,” and to “keep Artel's mission of experimental, contemporary work in mind.” Artel Gallery, 223 S. Palafox, Old County Courthouse. artelgallery.org 21st ANNUAL POWER OF PHOTOGRAPHY SHOW

“JUXTAPOSITION” AT ARTEL GALLERY

sevillequarter.com THREE BEAN SOUP 12 a.m. The Tin Cow, 102 S. Palafox. thetincow.com

SUNDAY 7.6

THE REUNION BAND 3 p.m. Paradise Bar & Grill, 21 Via De Luna Drive. paradisebar-grill.com JOHN JOYNER AND NICK BRANCH 4 p.m.

Hub Stacey’s At the Point, 5851 Galvez Rd. hubstaceys.com DJ JAY-R 9 p.m. Emerald City, 406 E. Wright St. emeraldcitypensacola.com

KARAOKE WITH BECKY

9 p.m.—Midnight. The Sandshaker Lounge, 731 Pensacola Beach Blvd. sandshaker.com REED LIGHTFOOT 9 p.m.—1 a.m. End o’ the Alley Courtyard at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com BROOKS HUBBERT 10 p.m. McGuire's Irish Pub, 600 E. Gregory St. mcguiresirishpub.com

The Wide Angle Photo Club, Inc., organizer of the 21st annual Power of Photography® Show and Expo is calling for photo entries to be submitted July 1 through July 19.

Entries fees raised in this juried competition benefit ARC Gateway.

The best entries will be displayed at the Pensacola Cultural Center on Aug. 15-17, including Gallery Night. Contest rules, entry forms, and information for competing for over $5,000 in prizes are available online at wideanglephotoclub.org

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DIFFERENCE MAKERS UNITED WAY WORKPLACE CAMPAIGN RAISES MORE THAN $2M FOR COMMUNITY Nearly 200 partner agencies, donors and friends joined United Way of Escambia County at Sanders Beach-Corinne Jones Center last night to celebrate the results of the 2013-14 workplace campaign and the announcement of United Way grant recipients.

Thanks to the generosity of 10,000 United Way donors and giving led by three top workplace campaigns, Ascend Performance Materials ($290,177), Gulf Power Company ($221,134) and Publix Supermarkets ($186,933), United Way awarded one and three-year grants totaling $2,151,794 to 43 programs from 30 agencies making a difference in our community.

The following agencies received United Way grants. They were selected based on their ability to return promised outcomes that can create measurable change in our community:

EDUCATION Three-year funding ($504,064): Autism Pensacola, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northwest Florida, Children’s Home Society of Florida, Pace Center for Girls, YMCA of Northwest Florida.

One-year funding ($113,702): Be Ready Alliance Coordinating for Emergencies, Boys & Girls Club of the Emerald Coast, Chain Reaction, Every Child A Reader in Escambia, Gulf Coast Kids House, Independence for the Blind, The Salvation Army, United Cerebral Palsy of Northwest Florida.

HEALTH Three-year funding ($829,631): ARC Gateway, Council on Aging of West Florida, Lutheran Services of Florida, Manna Food Bank, Inc., New Beginnings, United Cerebral Palsy of Northwest Florida, YMCA of Northwest Florida.

One-year funding ($63,895): Baptist Healthcare Foundation, Be Ready Alliance Coordinating for Emergencies, Boys & Girls Club of the Emerald Coast, Children’s Home Society of Florida, Epilepsy Foundation of Florida, Gulf Coast Kids House, Independence for the Blind, Lakeview Center, Learning Post Ranch, SEASTARS Aquatics.

FINANCIAL STABILITY Three-year funding ($491,807): Early Learning Coalition of Escambia County, United Way 2-1-1 Northwest Florida.

One-year funding ($148,695): Be Ready Alliance Coordinating for Emergencies, Catholic Charities of Northwest Florida, FavorHouse of Northwest Florida, Legal Services of North Florida, Northwest Florida Legal Services, The Salvation Army.

United Way also recognized several of the 300 outstanding businesses and campaign

volunteers whose employee giving and corporate support made these grants possible.

Special recognition was given to the following individuals and organizations:

CAMPAIGN COORDINATORS OF THE YEAR

Retail Division: Chuck Fair, Publix – Nine Mile location Corporation Division: Kay Singleton, International Paper

SCHOOL SPIRIT OF GIVING AWARDS Elementary: Oakcrest Elementary

Agency Division: Trish Morales, The Salvation Army

Middle: Ernest Ward Middle School

Small Business Division: Susi Miles, Pensacola Animal Hospital

High: Pine Forest High School Department: Professional Learning Department

Education Division: Jennifer McSherdon, Virginia College

Center: McMillan Pre-K Center

Financial Division: Susi Franklin, ServisFirst Bank

BUSINESS RECOGNITION

BY COMPANY SIZE 1-99 Employees: Atkins

Government Division: Carolyn Roberts, Escambia Clerk of the Court Professional Division: Joni Humphreys, Landrum Human Resource Companies

100-399 Employees: Armstrong World Industries 400+ Employees: Publix

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news of the weird SCIENCE ON THE CUTTING EDGE On dairy farms across the country, cows bizarrely queue up, without prodding, to milk themselves by submitting to $250,000 robots that have recently become the salvation of the industry. According to an April New York Times report, this advance appears to be "win-win" (except for migrant laborers watching choice jobs disappear) -- more efficient for the farmer and more pleasant for the cow, which -- constantly pregnant -- usually prefers frequent milking. Amazingly, cows have learned the drill, moseying up to the precise spot to engage the robot's arms for washing and nipplecupping. The robots also yield copious data tracked from transponders worn around the cow's neck.

• Argentinian agricultural scientists in 2008 created the "methane backpack" to collect the emissions of grazing cows (with a tube from the cow's rumen to the inflatable bag) in order to see how much of the world's greenhouse-gas problem was created by livestock. Having discovered that figure (it's 25-30 percent), the country's National Institute of Agricultural Technology announced recently that it will start storing the collected methane to convert it to energy. In a "proof of concept" hypothesis, it estimates that about 300 liters of methane could power a refrigerator for 24 hours.

SCIENTISTS JUST WANNA HAVE FUN Bioengineers who work with Dictyostelium slime molds held the "Dicty World Race" in Boston in May for a $5,000 prize and intellectual adulation in August at the Annual International Dictyostelium Conference in Potsdam, Germany. The molds oozed down the 800-micrometer (0.0315 inches) track, lured to the finish line by ordinary bacteria that the molds normally enjoy. A team from the Netherlands beat out 19 others for the coveted prize. (Among the other "games" scientists play, mentioned in the same Nature.com story is the "Prisoners' Smellemma," in which players mix obscure samples in a test tube and smell the result to guess what their opponent used.)

• Artist Diemut Strebe offered his 3-D-printed re-creation of the famous ear of Vincent van Gogh for display in June and July in a museum in Karlsruhe, Germany -- having built it partially with genes from a great-great-grand-nephew of van Gogh -and in the same shape, based on computer imaging technology. (Van Gogh reputedly cut off the ear himself, in 1888, during a psychotic episode.) Visitors can also speak into the ear and listen to sounds it receives.

• Researchers from the Polish Academy of Sciences, writing recently in the journal Zoo Biology, reported witnessing 28 acts of fellatio by two orphaned male bears at a sanctuary in Kuterevo, Croatia -- the firstever report of bear fellatio and the payoff from 116 hours of scientific observation over

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a six-year period. In each case, the researchers wrote, the older male was the receiver, and the researchers speculated that the episodes were less sexual in nature than a reflection of the bears' "early deprivation of maternal suckling."

DEFECTIVE ANIMALS: (1) A black-andwhite housecat, Lenny, was turned back to a shelter near Rochester, New York, in April, only two days after adoption because the new owner could not tolerate Lenny's flatulence. (A braver second adopter, even though "warned," has taken Lenny in successfully.) (2) When three parrots were stolen from a home in Saxilby, England, in June, the owner provided police with their descriptions, even though all three are African greys, quite talkative and look very much alike. One of the three, however, has asthma and is easily recognized by his chronic cough. (3) Miles Jelfs of Bristol, England, was seeking financial help in April to cover surgery for his hard-luck tortoise, Cedric, whose prolapsed penis (likely from a mating mishap) constantly drags on the ground, partially erect. [Democrat & Chronicle (Rochester), 4-9-2014] [BBC News, 6-8-2014] [Daily Mail (London), 4-18-2014] ** THE FINE POINTS OF THE LAW Paul Stenstrom, 62, lived comfortably in his Palm Harbor, Florida, home from 20022014 without paying a penny of his $1,836 monthly mortgage bill, exploiting federal bankruptcy law that forces foreclosing creditors to back off once a debtor files for protection. Stenstrom and his wife filed 18 separate petitions in that 12-year period, according to an April Tampa Bay Times report, until a judge recently cut them off. The Stenstroms were spotted recently preparing to relocate -- but Stenstrom said he was considering buying the Palm Harbor house back (since the price has dropped because of the foreclosure).

LEADING ECONOMIC INDICATORS Several "professional organizers" in New York City told a New York Post reporter in May that this summer is far busier than in years past for clients who need help packing their kids' trunks for summer camp. One consultant, who charges $250 an hour, said it is as if moms fear that the slightest change from home life will stress out their little darlings. Some mothers' attention to details include packing the same luxury bedding the campers sleep on at home, along with their special soap and candles and even separate plastic boxes to provide the cuties more storage space. {in}

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CREW G N I C N A D EST B S ' L L A B E S WITH BA In 2013, Blue Wahoos Head Groundkeeper Ray Sayre won the Groundskeeper of the Year award.

His amazing crew not only maintains the best playing surface in the league, they can really cut a rug on top of it!

Pensacola’s historic Saenger Theatre has been recognized as the best theater in Florida. The award was based on gross box office sales from April 1, 2013 through March 31, 2014. The Saenger brought in $2.5 million, more than double the runner up, and beat out venues in Fort Lauderdale, Orlando and Tampa. The Saenger is owned by the City of Pensacola and professionally managed by SMG, the world leader in venue management.

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pensacolasaenger.com /saengertheatre Crew (l to r): Jeffrey Wallace, Gordie Von Weyhe, Willie Lawrence, Ray Sayre, Bryan Rhodes, Philip Materson, Kaleb Lewis and Ryan Knight (squatting).

Dancing (l to r): Willie Lawrence, former crew member Reid Hester, Jeffrey Wallace and Gordie Von Weyhe.

IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA Classic Movie Series 7:00 PM JULY 12 Yankee Doodle Dandy JULY 19 Psycho AUG 2 King Kong AUG 9 Rebel Without A Cause AUG 16 American Graffiti AUG 23 Dr. No AUG 30 How the West Was Won SEPT 6 It’s A Mad, Mad,

Mad, Mad World SEPT 20 Vertigo SEPT 27 Blazing Saddles

Broadway in Pensacola Series 7:30 PM OCT 8 Smokey Joe’s Cafe NOV 28 Cirque Dreams Holidaze JAN 12 Sister Act JAN 29 Guys And Dolls FEB 27 Jekyll & Hyde MAR 29 Seven Brides for

Seven Brothers APR 13 Memphis

2014 GROUNDS CREW ROSTER Ray Sayre

Jeffrey Wallace

Head Groundskeeper, League’s Best

2nd year, Pitching Mound Specialist

Willie Lawrence

Kaleb Lewis

2nd year, Assistant Head Groundskeeper

2nd year, Home Plate & Logo Artist

Bryan Rhodes

Gordon “Gordie” Von Weyhe

3rd year, Senior Crew Member

Ryan Knight

3rd year, Edge Specialist

1st year, General Crew

Philip Materson

Rookie year, General Crew

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