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MAJESTIC CANDIES COMPANY Enterprise Florida, Escambia County, the City of Pensacola and the Greater Pensacola Chamber announced recently Majestic Candies Company’s plan to bring more than 100 new jobs in the next few years to Pensacola with a projected capital investment of $6 million. The company produces confectionary products, primarily pralines and other pecan-based candy products, initially targeting distribution in the four Southern regional markets. Yes, J.W. Renfroe Pecan Co. will be providing the pecans, and, no, the Pensacola City Council can’t screw this deal up. JOSHUA SIMMONS The Santa Rosa Education Foundation has announced the B.C. Russell Elementary teacher as the Santa Rosa Rookie of the Year 2012. Simmons was selected from a field of 30 educators with three or less years of teaching experience who were honored at this event. The Gulf Breeze Area Chamber of Commerce presented Josh with a $500 Sara Caudell Scholarship.

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“We ‘older’ women are just plain fed up with those guys – political or clerical – who think, because they have a penis, that somehow they are divinely ordained to rule.” Patricia Edmisten

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Local Women Fight for Their Rights by Jennie McKeon Evalyn Narramore was taught to fight for her rights as a woman from her mother, an escort at an abortion clinic who belonged to the Reproductive Choice Group. She witnessed the bra-burning 1960s and is now confused as to why birth control is such a hot topic. “I think, right now, we’re going backwards,” she said.

The 66-year-old president of the Democratic Women’s Club of Escambia County said the far-right politicians have gone too far. “They don’t belong in your bedroom or your doctor’s office,” Narramore said. “Last year, it intensified. After 2010, when Republicans got control of the House of Representatives, they used women’s issues to divert attention away from the fact that they lacked any basic plans to really cut the deficit.” For women like Narramore, to see and hear these debates over all forms of media is discouraging. For the younger generation, it’s more confusing. “There are a lot of younger women who haven’t been in a society that didn’t have abortions,” Narramore said. “Only 40 to 50 years ago we were fighting for these rights. The younger generation takes it for granted.” “We ‘older’ women are just plain fed up with those guys – political or clerical – who think, because they have a penis, that some-

how they are divinely ordained to rule,” said Patricia Edmisten of the Democratic Women’s Club of Escambia County. That’s why Narramore kept her daughter up-to-date on politics, just as her mother had. “My daughter always tells people she’s a bedwetting democrat because she’s been a democratic since she was in diapers,” Narramore joked.

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Of the many issues that have been discussed, birth control has become the hot button issue. Whether it was Rush Limbaugh calling Georgetown University student Sandra Fluke a “slut,” or the Catholic Churches getting upset at the thought of their female congregation having sex and using contraceptives, media everywhere made these issues into headline news. “Marie Claire,” “Glamour” and many other magazines all wrote stories about the debates and women are reading.

Diane Wilson, mother of four in Panacea, Fla., became involved in protesting for women’s rights in 2011 after Planned Parenthood’s funding was threatened. Her e-mail signature reads “Women are watching and we vote,” in a bold font. “It seems that year was the year so many of the states started proposing these crazy laws restricting women’s rights, which is crazy because these were the same people elected to go to D.C. to keep government out of our lives,” Wilson said. Wilson and the Unite Women organization took their messages to the streets of Tallahassee on April 28. Although local media did not give the rally any press, about 200 people showed up. Rallies were held across Florida that day in Pensacola, Orlando, Ft. Lauderdale, Daytona, Naples and St. Petersburg. “While we were setting up, people were walking by asking what the rally was about and many had no idea there was a War on Women,” Wilson said. “They said they would definitely be taking a closer look at all the issues out there to prepare themselves for the upcoming elections.” Like Narramore said, Wilson agrees that those elected to go to D.C. should pay more attention to building the American workforce instead of “attempting to control a woman’s uterus” as she put it. According to a study done by Rachel K. Jones and Joerg Dreweke at the Guttmacher Institute, among all women who have had sex, 99 percent have used a contraceptive other than natural family planning. cont'd on page 8>

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WAGING THE WAR ON WOMEN cont'd from page 6 Nighty-eight percent of sexually-experienced Catholic women have also used a contraceptive other than natural family planning. Yes, pill-popping women (even the Catholic ones) are the 99 percent. “As I see it, contraceptives should be accessible to all women,” said Sara Latshaw, regional organizer for ACLU Foundation of Florida-Northwest Region. “Not only are they used by the majority of women at some point in their life, but it is basic preventative care.” As a youth, Latshaw experienced ovarian cysts, for which birth control was prescribed to remedy. “Had this not been covered by my insurance, the burden of paying for my prescription would have fallen on my family,” she said. For Narramore, what happens in the doctor’s office should stay there. “I don’t care if she’s using birth control to keep her acne under control or if she never wants to have a baby,” she said. “It’s nobody’s business but theirs.”

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According to the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life, 78.4 percent of adults in the United States are Christian, and 23.9 percent are Roman Catholic, the second most popular Christian religion after Protestant. When the Catholic churches rejected the health care reform, which required employers to provide contraceptives to employees, their resistance had the potential to block a

large number of women from receiving the health care they deserve. President Obama changed the health care reform, relieving Catholic institutions from covering birth control by making the health care providers – not the employers – cover the cost of contraception. But the Catholic Church still isn’t pleased and women, religious or not, are upset that their needs are up for debate. “I do not believe that this should be expanded to include larger church-run organizations such as hospitals and universities, as many of the women employed or studying within are of various faiths,” said Latshaw. “In such large and diverse organizations, it seems that my health care coverage should not be dictated by the religious beliefs of my boss, as is true in any other large organization or business.” The Catholic/contraceptives debate also confuses and hurts the women that were born and raised into the religion. “Many of us – those with questioning minds—can’t help but feel resentment toward those in positions of authority who’ve not walked in the shoes of women,” Edmisten said. “It irks many Catholic women that have a completely male-dominated church that lectures and commands on issues affecting them, especially since we’re not consulted.” When it comes to preaching, many Catholics believe the sermons should stay in church. They feel the religious leaders may be crossing a line.

“I was raised Catholic and went to Catholic grade school. My children went to Catholic grade school,” Wilson said. “I think the church needs to refrain from politicizing this. Women, Catholic or not, use contraceptives. It’s a fact of life. The churches should stop trying to play politics or lose tax status.”

JOIN THE FIGHT

Women should not be afraid to be outspoken or boisterous – especially now. “When consciousness raising groups formed in the 1970s, I was still reluctant to be part of them, but I was and what a wonderful gift they were to my life,” said Elaine Buker of the Democratic Women’s Club of Escambia County. “The key is selfconfidence. Have that, and others can be whatever they wish.” Dr. Maureen McKenna, legislative chair for the Democratic Women’s Club of Florida, has a laundry list of musts for activist hopefuls. She notes Planned Parenthood, Democratic Women’s Club and League of Women Voters as worthy organizations to join. “Get involved now,” she said. “Stay on top of legislation via media. Start and sign petitions and e-mails to your legislators. Don’t be afraid to make calls to your legislator. This is one of the most effective methods to be heard.” Social media is also a great way to keep updated on issues and spread awareness.

Snail mail is still an accepted form of communication to local news editors, and of course voting is crucial. Men are more than welcome to the battlefield. With Buker’s strong feminist convictions, she’s made her husband and two sons women’s rights activists. “I became an ardent feminist and so did my husband,” Buker said. As McKenna explains, female issues can affect both genders. During rallies such as the annual Rally in Tally, DWC members go to the capital to address issues to their legislators. “The war has galvanized feminism as a social movement, once more,” she said. “These marches will be extended to marches to the polls in November where women and men can vote for those who care for their children’s education, who care about their environment, who care about their working wages and who care about protecting full access to healthcare to their daughters, mothers, sisters and themselves.” For some, the War on Women is hardly over. In the meantime, women can be politically active and look to the early feminists for inspiration. Some women argue there is no current war, there just needs to be reinforcement of the progress made 50 years ago. “Is there a War on Women? I think not,” said Edmisten. “It takes two or more groups to go to war. We’ve won the war. Now we need to enforce the treaty.” {in}

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CONNIE MACK ATTACK Congressman Connie Mack (R-Ft. Myers), who is running for the Republican nomination to the U.S. Senate, held a press conference on May 3 at a Raceway gas station on Nine Mile Road. The crowd was sparse—two members of the media, Escambia County Commission candidate Sam Archer, three customers and a guy with a ponytail in a Florida Gator sun visor and Obama pin. Eventually, a dark Ford SUV pulled into the parking lot and the candidate stepped up to the microphone at pump number three. Mack said that it was time to go ahead with the Keystone XL pipeline. He said the project would create jobs and decrease the country’s dependency on Middle Eastern and South American oil. Mack called the pipeline “very environmentally friendly.”

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At the end of his brief comments, Mack took questions. The first question pertained to the candidate’s claims regarding the Keystone—critics have charged that most of the jobs associated with the project will be short-term and the oil will do little to alleviating the U.S. supply needs. “Those are two liberal, flawed arguments,” Mack said. He said that it was better to be supporting a Canadian venture than purchasing oil elsewhere. He also noted that two Florida companies stood to participate in the pipeline’s construction. “Anyone else?” Mack said. The man in the Gator visor—Barry Goodson—had been raising his hand for some time already. Once acknowledged, the man asked if Mack also supported drilling in

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2012 IN POWER LIST Cracking the Glass Ceiling By Rick Outzen and Jeremy Morrison / photos by Samantha Crooke

ensacola stumbled that last decade. We lost our iconic leaders: M. J. Menge, Jack Fetterman and Vince Whibbs, Sr. We took direct hits from hurricanes Ivan and Dennis and had a near-miss from Katrina. Our economy was rocked by the 9/11 tragedy, the collapse of the real estate boom, and the Wall Street and credit crisises. County government was decimated when four commissioners were removed from office. The voters revolted replacing all the county commissioners. The city got a new charter, a half dozen new council members and its first strong mayor, Ashton Hayward. Economic development was completely revamped and a new leadership team was hired at the chamber that dropped its magnetic circles for a fish/jet logo and is now called the “Greater Pensacola Chamber.” The centuries-old barriers between the white and black communities are slowly dissolving as the older black and white leaders who grew up in segregated schools and neighborhoods hand over the leadership reins. The average age of the African-American elected officials and heads of their organization is well into the late 60s. They've lost touch with the younger generations—proposing youth curfews

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instead of after-school programs, wanting to build community centers without gyms and no youth programs. The transition has been far from smooth. One only has to look at the Community Maritime Park for proof at how difficult it is to accomplish most anything here. Fortunately for

The list continues to get younger and more diverse. The mythical glass ceiling is cracking. every seven years it takes the City of Pensacola to accomplish something, other entities can do it in three—think ECUA and the relocation of its Main Street plant. The transition has brought about a dramatic shift in power and influence. The old white guys still have their wealth, but they can’t control votes or the flow of information. Contributions are still critical to elections, but it’s the door-to-door ground game that has proven

to be more vital, especially in the 2008 and 2010 election cycles. In the old days, one only needed relationships with the daily newspaper’s executive editor and the general manager of WEAR TV. Today, this paper, Rick’s Blog, Facebook and Twitter can push ideas and issues as effectively, if not better, than those media dinosaurs. If we had their ad dollars, there’s no telling what havoc we could create. The 2012 IN Power List reflects this transition. For the first time a female tops the list—University of West Florida President Judy Bense. Dr. Bense joins an impressive list of past number ones: Fred Levin (2007), Collier Merrill (2008), Lewis Bear Jr. (2009), Quint Studer (2010) and Mayor Ashton Hayward (2011). The list continues to get younger and more diverse. The mythical glass ceiling is cracking. Five women are in the top 20 honorees. The African-American community is also well represented placing seven in the top 50. There is no exact science to creating this list and ranking the honorees. We asked readers, friends and foes for their opinions. The degrees of separation are admittedly subjective, which is part of the fun. So enjoy and let us know how well we did. If you’re upset, please send an email. My landlords don’t want to fix another broken office window. ▶

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#1. Dr. Judy Bense

he was in Mexico when she learned that the University of West Florida was losing its president. “I thought, ‘Aw, man, I’m gonna have to break in a new president and educate him about archeology,” recalled Dr. Judy Bense. But the founder of UWF’s archeology and anthropology programs soon learned that her peers wanted her to take the helm as the university’s interim president. She wasn’t interested. “I was in Veracruz, digging,” Bense said. “The archeology was fantastic.” Already on the downhill side of a formative career in archeology and academia, she wasn’t sure the presidency was for her. Bense 212 1

wasn’t searching for a new direction. “All my life I’d been pretty narrow and pretty deep in archeology,” she said. “I’d always had the Lucille Ball approach to life: don’t mess with success, stick with what you’re good at.” Eventually Bense was persuaded to take the helm on an interim basis. Soon enough, she’d be talked into sticking around until 2015.

President, University of West Florida During her time in the president’s office, Bense has not been shy about carving out an era for herself. She has consistently steered the school on a progressive course—a course that will undoubtedly change the face of UWF, and ultimately Pensacola. By definition, a university president wields a good amount of influence and power in a community. The responsibility of such power does not escape Bense.

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“I’ve thought a lot about that,” she said, seated in her office. “I think it has to be used carefully.” Thus far, Bense has used her position of power and influence to steer UWF toward massive expansions. She’s spearheaded plans to aggressively capitalize on previously untapped or unimagined assets. “There were some things I felt the university had not done,” Bense explained. “We were always the smallest—and in the university world size matters.” The president wanted to shake UWF’s “commuter school” image and become more of a regional powerhouse. This wasn’t a new sentiment. Bense had heard the grumblings for a while. inweekly.net

2012 IN POWER LIST “You know, ‘Why aren’t you doing more?’” she said. “‘Why hasn’t the university done anything? You’ve just sat up there in the woods.’” People aren’t saying that anymore. These days, people sit back and mull over one grand plan after another that’s coming out of the president’s office. Earlier this year, Bense announced that the university was looking to grow. There are plans for student housing, a football stadium, a student center and commercial ventures. There has been talk of purchasing the Scenic Hills Country Club and developing property on Pensacola Beach. More recently, Bense and UWF have announced a desire to focus on Pensacola’s downtown historical district. The university already operates the area’s historical village, located near Seville Square, and believes the city is ripe for heritage tourism. Bense refers to Pensacola’s relatively unknown historical significance as one of the area’s “best-kept secrets.” She refers to UWF the same way. “I’m tired of best-kept secrets,” Bense said.

If the university president is successful in fostering a more thriving history-based experience in the area, it would represent somewhat of a circular journey. Bense spent years digging up downtown Pensacola to learn about the region’s past. Growing up in Panama City, Fla., Bense gained an appreciation for history early on. She points to her history teacher— a Bay County High School baseball coach—as an early mentor. “He really inspired a lot of us,” Bense said, explaining that there are nine archeologists among her old classmates. “ The only thing we have in common is that teacher.” As much as Bense enjoys history, she spends most of her time now looking to the future. The president maps out her remaining years at UWF and wonders if she’ll sunset quietly upon retirement or remain the influential fireball she is today. “The real answer is: I don’t know,” Bense said. “If I can do some good, if it’s fun, if it’s challenging—you bet.” {in}

“If I can do some good, if it’s fun, if it’s challenging— you bet.” Dr. Judy Bense

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Judy Bense, President, University of West Florida

15. Marilyn Hess, Chairman, American Fidelity

David Morgan, Escambia Co. Sheriff

Julian MacQueen, CEO, Innisfree Hotels

16. Kevin Doyle, Publisher, Pensacola News Journal

4. Bentina Terry, VP, External Affairs and Corporate Services, Gulf Power 5. Jim Reeves, Attorney, Developer 6. Jeff Miller, Congressman 7.

Mike Papantonio, Attorney; Media Pundit

8. Debbie Calder, Senior Vice President, Navy Federal Credit Union 9. Lumon May, Contractor, May Construction Co. 10. Ed Meadows, President, Pensacola State College 11. David Stafford, Escambia Co. Supervisor of Elections 12. Jim Cronley, Partner, Terhaar & Cronley 13. LuTimothy May, Pastor, Friendship Missionary Baptist Church 14. Donnie McMahon, President, McMahon Hadder Insurance

17. Lonnie Wesley, Pastor, Greater Little Rock Baptist Church 18. Carol Carlan, Market President, GulfSouth Private Bank 19. Grover Robinson, Escambia Co. Commissioner 20. Bill Greenhut, President, Greenhut Construction 21. Bob Kerrigan, Attorney 22. Sandy Sansing, President/CEO, Sandy Sansing Automotive Group 23. David Bear, VP, The Lewis Bear Co. 24. Jim Hizer, Pensacola Chamber CEO 25. John Hutchinson, Corporate Services General Manager, Gulf Power Co. 26. Robert Rinke, Developer 27. Jim Donatelli, City President, Regions Bank continued on page 15>

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#2. David Morgan

Sherif f, Escambia County ent in each individual—it’s your responsibility in early adulthood and throughout your life to nurture those characteristics.”

“You’re the character and moral compass,” Morgan said. “You’re the face of this community.” When asked if he considers himself to be a mentor to anybody, the sheriff shifts in his chair as his tight-jawed smile loosens slightly in thought. The self-gratifying notion seems to conflict with his unflinching concept of the way things should work. “Not by title,” Morgan finally answers. “If you want to assume a title you’re probably not deserving of it, those are the wannabes. Hopefully, you’re unknowingly a mentor to somebody—those that you encourage to be better than they are.” Perhaps that’s what Morgan learned from his grandfather—the farmer taught the sheriff the meaning of life. “Actually, the meaning of life is a very simple thing,” Morgan said. “It’s just the reverse of the question: the meaning of life is to have your life have meaning.” {in}

"The meaning of life is to have your life have meaning.” Sheriff David Morgan

eflecting upon life, Escambia County Sheriff David Morgan points to his maternal grandfather as having a profound influence on him. “Monetarily, a very poor man,” the Sheriff said flatly. “He had 60 acres he farmed with a horse and a mule.”

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The farmer raised eight kids, plus Morgan. The sheriff credits his grandfather with instilling cornerstone values—namely, that a man is judged by his merit—that have served him throughout his life. “Character, class—and I would even stretch it to nobility—is not a birthright,” Morgan explained. “Those are characteristics inher-

As Escambia’s sheriff, Morgan recognizes the authority that has been granted to him. But he says he also realizes that authority requires responsibility. “I feel accountable,” Morgan said. “While you may be endowed with sweeping power, one must remember they are always accountable.” The sheriff feels he is accountable to the citizens of the county. He also believes elected officials are responsible for representing those citizens, as well as Escambia County as a whole.

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28. Robert Hill, Owner, WRNE radio 29. Buzz Ritchie, CEO, Gulf Coast Community Bank 30. Eric Nickelsen, Developer

Bait Shop/The Fish House

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Facebook pages

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31. Belle Bear, Philanthropist, IMPACT 100 co-founder 32. Keith Gregory, VP/Region Manager, Cox Communications 33. Dick Appleyard, President, Appleyard Agency 34. Clay Ingram, State Representative 35. Bernard Yates, Pastor, Zion Hope Primitive Baptist Church 36. Ken Ford, CEO, Institute of Human and Machine Cognition 37. Teri Levin, Developer; Community Volunteer 38. Terry Cole, WEAR TV3 39. Brian Spencer, Pensacola City Council continued on page 25>

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nce you’re named the most influential, you deserve a special place. All top finishers earn berths in this prestigious hall of fame.

Fred Levin (2007)

The flamboyant and outspoken Pensacola trial attorney has the University of Florida law school named after him. His biggest achievement was helping rewrite legislation in 1993 that led to a $13.2 billion settlement by the tobacco industry with the State of Florida. Fred has attended cocktail parties with former President Bill Clinton, former Soviet Union President Mikhail Gorbachev, U2’s Bono and David Rockefeller.

J. Collier Merrill (2008)

This developer and restaurateur works behind the scenes for our university, maritime park, downtown improvement and political candidates and causes. With his brothers, Will and Burney, Merrill co-owns Merrill Land Company, a real estate development and holding firm, along with The Fish House, Atlas Oyster House and Jackson’s Steakhouse in Pensacola. He is respected and admired throughout the community.

Lewis Bear Jr. (2009)

His company, The Lewis Bear Company, was founded in 1876 and holds the regional franchise for Anheuser-Busch with offices in DeFuniak Springs and Panama City. It’s difficult to find a charity or community organization that hasn’t been helped by the Lewis Bear family. Both his wife Belle and son David are on the 2012 IN Power List.

Quint Studer (2010) His company, Studer Group, is a

national leader in healthcare and recently won the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. He was the big champion for the Community Maritime Park, where his Major League Baseball Double A team, the Pensacola Blue Wahoos, play. He and his wife Rishy have been catalysts for the rebirth of Pensacola.

Ashton Hayward (2011)

Pensacola’s young mayor is a superstar on the state, regional and national political scene, accomplishing most of his top 20 campaign goals in his first year in office. Pensacola voters wanted a strong leader and got it in Hayward. His latest feat was getting Pen Air Federal Credit Union to move downtown. {in}

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#3. Julian MacQueen Founder & CEO, Innisfree Hotels

ork is serious business. For one local hotelier, it is also somewhat spiritual. “I’d say my mantra is...” MacQueen pauses and ponders the question for a moment. “—Work is worship if it is done as a service to mankind.”

Most visitors to the Pensacola area never wade into local politics. They don’t hear from elected officials or get wrapped up in the issues of the day. Most people visiting our area come here to escape. They escape from their jobs and their troubles and their day-to-day concerns.

They escape to the beach. MacQueen is happy to help visitors escape. He stands ready to usher them into a relaxing Emerald Coast sunset. “We take that responsibility seriously,” MacQueen said. “We feel like we are putting Pensacola’s best foot forward and are ambassadors.” As founder and CEO of Innisfree Hotels, MacQueen has emerged as one of the more influential players in the area’s tourism arena. He oversees six hotels in the Gulf Coast area—in both Florida and Alabama—and was recently named as the 2012 Business Leader of the Year by the Pensacola Bay Area Chamber of Commerce. Though he now resides at the top rungs of his ladder, MacQueen began his journey at a humble station. “I started as a busboy at 15 and kind of just grew up in the business,” he recalled.

“We feel like we are putting Pensacola’s best foot forward and are ambassadors.” Julian MacQueen After getting a psychology degree from the University of South Alabama, MacQueen went on to found Innisfree in 1986. The company has traveled an upward trajectory since. “We just grew organically for the last ever how many years that is,” the hotelier said, adding that he intends to continue growing Innisfree along the Gulf Coast— “to the east and to the west.” MacQueen feels that Pensacola is at a “tipping point.” He believes the region is at the doorstep of a new day and has “arrived at the point where we’re not being held back.” “I’m happy to be a player in that process,” MacQueen said. {in}

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er office is deep within Pensacola’s mirrored Gulf Power building. It’s down a hallway and behind a set of heavy doors. She has a nice view and a photo of herself with Florida Gov. Rick Scott on her desk. “That’s what I get to do,” she dismissed the photo with a laugh, “go to fundraisers and have my picture taken with Rick Scott and his wife.” Bentina Terry has a very nice office. But that’s not where she does her work. Not the real work, anyway. “One of the things that we like to say: we are the citizens we serve,” Terry said.

VP, External Af fairs and Corporate Services, Gulf Power The statement could serve as Terry’s personal mission statement. As Gulf Power’s Vice President of External Affairs and Corporate Services she is charged with maintaining good community relations. “My job is to help to make our community stronger,” she said. In short, Terry’s job is to be an engaged member of the community. She sits on boards and immerses herself in various community organizations. “It’s kind of what makes my job so fun,” Terry said, explaining that all employees are encouraged to plug-in—“we encourage our employees to coach a little league team or sing in the church choir.” Long before she arrived at Gulf Power, the VP learned the importance of plugging into a community. She learned that—and much more—from her mother, who she considers a mentor. Terry’s mother became pregnant at the age of 14. Along with raising her family,

the young mother went on to tackle higher education and instill the value of giving back in her children. “There are so many things in her life that could have gone awry,” Terry said, explaining how her mother was a positive example that overcame hardships. “The semester I graduated from law school, she graduated with her MBA.” Sitting in her Gulf Power office, Terry reminisced about her childhood. She recalled a Christmas tradition that helped mold her appreciation for community involvement and providing a positive contribution. As a child, Terry’s mom would take her children to the local hospital. As they visited hospital-bound patients, their mother would explain why such an act was important. “She’d never let us grumble about it,” Terry said. “She’d say, ‘you are fortunate and blessed and these people are in the hospital on Christmas.” {in}

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#5. James J. Reeves Attorney, Developer

im Reeves is a busy man. He sits on boards, bodies and committees. He jumps between societal theaters, enjoying politics, business and community service. It keeps him busy.

“I’m a real estate lawyer and real estate lawyers don’t have anything to do these days,” he laughed. “I have a lot of time on my hand.” But Reeves—a consistent Pensacola power player for decades—was keep-

As a teenager, Reeves worked as a bank teller for Reinhardt Holm, who was serving as Pensacola’s mayor at the time. Though his time spent working for the mayor was brief, the experience made a lasting impression.

“It’s more fun when you’re involved in a lot of things, not just making money.” James J. Reeves “You know, he had me at the right time,” Reeves reflected. “When you see someone throw themselves into civic work—it’s just a good example.” The attorney tries to be that example for the young folks he knows today. “I encourage them to give back, I encourage them to be politically active, socially active, to be civic minded,” Reeves said. “It’s more fun when you’re involved in a lot of things, not just making money.” {in}

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40. Britt Landrum, President/CEO, Landrum Companies

71. Bobby Switzer, VP, Lamar Advertising

41. Ernie Lee Magaha, Escambia County Clerk of Courts

72. David Tuyo, CEO, Pen Air Federal Credit Union

42. Corbett A. Davis Jr., Owner, Jewelers Trade Shop; Author

73. Garrett Walton, Attorney, Rebuild Northwest Florida

43. Joseph Marshall, St. John Divine Missionary Baptist Church

74. Mark Lee, Managing Broker, Levin-Rinke Resort Realty

44. Mark Proctor, Managing Partner, Levin Papantonio

75. Tyler Hardeman, Antioch Baptist

45. Tad Ihns, Avalex Technologies

76. Gene Valentino, Escambia Co. Commissioner

46. Fred Donovan, Jr., Executive Vice President, Baskerville-Donovan

77. Larry Johnson, Pensacola City Council

47. Jeff Helms, VP, Sr. Practice Manager, Atkins

78. Lois Benson, ECUA board

48. John Peacock, Shareholder, Edward Jones

79. Megan Pratt, Pensacola City Council

49. Crystal Spencer, Attorney

80. David Peaden, Executive Director, HBA of West Florida

50. Dee Dee Davis, Broker, NAI Halford; PNJ columnist

81. Michael Hicks, Hixardt Technologies, Inc.

51. Debbie Ritchie, Operations Director, Studer Group

82. Sena Maddison, Protocol, Escambia County Sheriff

52. Jay Patel, CEO, LHS Companies

83. Stephen Sorrell, Executive Director, ECUA

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“It’s either going to be the most amazing thing we have ever put on as a program or it’s going to be a complete train wreck." Ira Glass / courtesy photo Since 1995, “This American Life” has shared stories – some of them painful, some of them painfully funny, to listeners of WBEZ Chicago. In early 1996, the weekly radio show went national and currently distributed by Public Radio International, and it’s only gotten more popular with time. According to the show’s website, 1.7 million people listen in every week. “This American Life” was translated to a TV show for two seasons on Showtime and is the most popular podcast in the country. In 2009, “This American Life” did a live show, not because it was the only medium they hadn’t tried, but because they needed money. “There was a budget shortfall and we had to make a little bit of money,” said Executive Producer Ira Glass.

Ira Glass The show streamed to 430 theatres with a live audience of 50,000. Before the show could make any money, it had to spend a lot to produce such a motivated adventure. The gamble paid off. “All that was on us before we could see a dollar back,” Glass said. This year, the live show will be performed on stage at the Skirball Center for the Performing Arts in New York City and streamed to more than 500 theatres in the United States and Canada. The live show will feature stories by Glass and writers David Sedaris and David Rakoff, comic Tig Notaro and “Snap Judgment” host, Glynn Washington. There will also be live music by OK Go a short film by Mike Birbiglia and a dance performance by Monica Bill Barnes & Company, which inspired the idea for the 2012 show.

“It’s shocking to me the number of people and amount of money that it takes to do anything visual,” Glass said. “The more time I spend diving into these other media, like TV and film, the more I appreciate the incredibly cush deal we have on the radio.” As the radio show crams as many stories as it can into an hour every week, the live show will have the same rigorous schedule. “We have to fit all of these visual acts programmed down to the second,” Glass said. “Every moment counts and is milked for efficiency.” In this technologically advanced world, there are more chances for

mistakes, but for Glass, the show is worth any possible glitches. “It is such an ambitious undertaking,” Glass said. “It’s either going to be the most amazing thing we have ever put on as a program or it’s going to be a complete train wreck. Nothing in between is possible. Worse case scenario is there’s some kind of tech failure.” As opposed to Pay-Per-View or watching a pre-recorded live show, gathering fans all around the country (and Canada) at local theatres just adds excitement to the show. “I know it’s exciting for people and fans to get together,” Glass said. “I had the same experience when I saw Artie Lange of ‘The Howard Stern Show’ at Carnegie Hall. All the Howard regulars were there – and I’m a huge Howard fan – and we stood up and cheered.” Theatres also give the show the advantage of keeping the audience’s attention. “It’s easier for people to turn off the TV,” Glass said of Pay-Per-View. If 1.7 million people can sit still long enough to listen to the radio every week, “This American Life” won’t have any issues keeping theatres packed on May 10. “We basically try to invent things you could never do on the radio,” Glass said. “This is the most ambitious thing we’ve ever done. This one’s really special.” {in}

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Sun Dance by Anna Kern

Festival artists had to submit three photos of their work with their application. Jurors made their selections in late January, looking only for artists that met their high standards. “It’s important to bring high quality art that is different,” said Lori Storey, artist liaison for Art in the Park. Anna Kern, a mixed media artist from Ocala, Fla., will be returning to Art in the Park. She travels around Florida for 22 shows a year and says Pensacola is one her favorite cities to visit alongside Tallahassee and Gainesville. “It’s a wonderful venue and beautiful park,” Kern said of Art in the Park. Pensacola art lovers particularly impressed Kern when she showed her work last year. “I love the energy of the people,” she said. “People came to me interested in my art, they asked questions. They were true art lovers and really looked at the art. You don’t get that at a lot of shows.” Kern’s 2D mixed media uses watercolor and acrylic paints to create textural pieces that reflect her appreciation of her surrounding nature. “It doesn’t take much to inspire me,” Kern said. “I look outside my studio window and I’m seeing shadows and trees. I look at the world around me and make something abstract. Once you’re a painter, you always look at things differently.” The festival will also feature some first-timers too, like Amber Poole from Virginia. She has shown work at similar festivals, but said she is happy to go south and enjoy the weather.

"Once you’re a painter, you always look at things differently.” Anna Kern

This year skip the bubble bath and flowers, and treat your mom to a piece of original artwork at the Pensacola Museum of Art’s 10th Annual Art in the Park. Keeping with tradition, the museum hasn’t made any changes to this year’s festival. It will still pack various mediums of art by local and out of state artists, music, and live food demonstrations into Seville Square. Kid’s arts and crafts tables and the popular Art Cars will provide culture for the whole family, and admission is still free. “Much the same overall, but our committee feels the artists’ quality is really high this year,” said Pensacola Museum of Art Executive Director Sonya Davis. “And that's saying something because we think our previous festivals had great stuff.”

to create cohesive “There’s a different elegant statements,” he feeling to art festivals,” said. “Parallel to how I she said. “You don’t make studio choices, have to be afraid to reaching a harmony touch something—you between random and can pick it up. I grew asserted effects gives up in that setting and it viewers an experience definitely changed my that has discovery and perspective.” feels familiar.” Poole inherited her And in a way, the interest and talent for creating becomes just as pottery from her father. artistic as the end result. “I grew up around “Actually, I see my it,” she said. “When process as a message,” my father passed away Blue Bayou by Ted Simmering in 2005, I inherited Simmering said. “I bethe business. Every piece is like passing on lieve this is a message that reflects how many my family history.” people experience life with grace.” Much of her traveling show is dishes, Art in the Park is not only visually stimucoffee cups and decorative tiles, but some lating, but also the community benefits from of her favorite pieces aren’t so compact. the out-of-town artists and any art shoppers “What I like best is architectural who choose to buy pieces from local artists. ceramics, like showers and back splashes,” “The festival benefits the community Poole said. in a variety of ways, exposing our local All of her work, with the exception of residents to fine art from across the country, ornate wall hangings, is functional and all bringing out of area people to Pensacola – of her dishes are microwave safe. Selling both artists and shoppers – to fill hotels and useful art has its perks. restaurants, and providing a family friendly “It really helps my sales,” Poole said. community activity,” Davis said. “I’m lucky I love what I do and that people Whether you want to stop and chat with can use my pieces every day.” the artists, check out the Art Cars or even Ted Simmering, from Byron, Ill., will be see what the vendors are cooking, this is the making his Pensacola debut at Art in the weekend to take a walk in the park. {in} Park and is taking his friends along for the ride – “always fun,” he noted. “I think events like this are a great opportunity to raise art awareness and connoisseurship in communities,” Simmering said. WHEN: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, May 12 Simmering’s medium – simply and Sunday, May 13 put – is acrylic on wood, but as he WHERE: Seville Square explains his creative process, it’s COST: Free much more complex than paint on DETAILS: artintheparkpensacola.com or a slab of lumber. pensacolamuseumofart.org “I start with random effects and seek a balance with asserted effects

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Big Time Country Descends on Pensacola Beach are so many people who visit the beach, whether they are from here or out of town. I cannot think of a better place to have a music festival that has more beautiful beaches, hotels, and so many activities.” The artists chosen for the Bonfire Beach Jam were selected because they resonated over a number of generations. “We are really lucky, all the artists are doing really well in their careers, and Ronnie Dunn is well established within the country music community,” said Lewis. Lewis went on to say, “This is a long term investment, and will be one hell of a show. We are providing an experience for the audi-

"Brooks & Dunn was my main reason for getting into the music business.” Brett Eldredge

Brett Eldredge / courtesy photo Realizing that this area was ripe for a music festival, entertainment guru Joe Lewis created Bonfire Jam in Chumuckla, Fla. This original Bonfire Jam is held in December and follows the Redneck Christmas Parade. It features well known, as well as, up and coming country artists. Following up on the success of his event in the country, this year the Bonfire Jam heads further south to Pensacola Beach, and has been renamed Bonfire Beach Jam, toes in the water, fanny in the sand. This year’s inaugural event will be held at the Gulfside Pavilion, directly on the beach, rain or shine. There will be concessions, a beer garden, premium seating, jambox seating and plenty of fun, music, natural beauty and, of course, the white sand of the Gulf of Mexico. It is being held on May 12, the Saturday before Mother’s Day. The artists scheduled to perform are Ronnie Dunn of Brooks & Dunn, Craig Morgan, Josh Thompson, Brett Eldredge and Sunny Sweeney. Josh Thompson is also performing a free all acoustic show at 12:00 p.m. the same day, across the street at the Portofino Boardwalk. The entertainment starts at 3:30 p.m. and ends with Ronnie Dunn performing at 9:15 p.m. IN spoke to Lewis about the new Bonfire Beach Jam’s creation and what was in store for event goers. Lewis was born in Europe, but raised in Milton, Fla. After starting his entertainment business, the Joe Lewis Company, he came back home to visit. While attending the Redneck Christmas Parade in Chumuckla, Fla., he realized there was a captive audience for

music after the parade, and so began Bonfire Jam. Each year the northern Bonfire Jam has an actual 40 by 40 bonfire, this year they will have two for everyone to warm up around. Choosing a second location for the Bonfire Jam was not a difficult task. “The beach? It was an easy decision,” said Lewis. “There

dated for six years and were recently married,” said Sweeney. Her following grew and grew. “I had a consistent crowd. I was so determined to make it work and have been working really hard ever since. Travelling and playing is all I know,” Sweeney said. Sweeney leaned toward country because, as she said, “That is what I sounded like and it is what I know.” Writing songs fills up her time on the road. She wrote seven of the ten songs on her last album. She leans toward writing certain types of songs and likes opening up in music – a musical diary is what she calls it. Sweeney is currently working on a new album with the release date yet to be determined. Brett Eldredge grew up singing in the church when he was 11 years old. Nervous in the beginning, but he grew into his own and developed a knack for performing Frank Sinatra songs. He performed in talent shows and started winning. Eldredge went off to college and discovered Nashville – he found Music Row. “I knew when I was a kid and I got acceptance from the crowd, that performing was for me. I was bitten by a bug. I want to continue to perform for a long time,” Eldredge said. Working with Ronnie Dunn is one of Eldredge’s biggest honors. “I have been a huge fan of his,” he said. “Brooks & Dunn was my main reason for getting into the music business.” “Country music fans are the best,” said Eldredge. He has played the Grand Ole Opry about 12 or 13 times, and feels it is the most magical place. At this time in his life, he loves to perform and is fired up to play for Pensacola Beach. The main attraction of the night is Ronnie Dunn. “Let the Cowboy Rock” will be the anthem as this former partner in Brooks & Dunn takes the stage late in the evening. Other performers include Craig Morgan and Josh Thompson. {in}

ence. They will be able to come and go as they please, we are issuing wristbands.” Sunny Sweeney and Brett Eldredge are two of the artists performing at the event. Sunny Sweeney is a sweet-faced blonde, hailing from Houston, who pulls no punches. She has been earning her chops in country music for eight years. In 2010, she released her chart-reaching single, “From a Table Away.” To date she has released two studio albums. “Concrete,” released in 2011, made it to number seven on the country music album charts. Her decision to enter the music business started one night when she attended a concert and decided she had enough talent to make her own music. She started playing, singing and writing music of her own, while playing the WHEN: 12:00 p.m. Saturday, May 12 clubs in Austin, Texas, WHERE: Gulfside Pavilion, 2 Casino Beach where she lived at Boardwalk the time – sometimes COST: $30 and up being paid in beer. “I DETAILS: bonfirejam.com can’t knock the bar scene, it is where I met my husband, we started off as friends,

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happenings HIP HOP BEER BUFFET 7 p.m. $5-$7. The Handlebar, 319 N. Tarragona St. 434-9060 or handlebarpensacola.com. DISNEY ON ICE 7 p.m. Pensacola Civic Center, 201 E. Gregory St. 432-0800 or pensacolaciviccenter.com.

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‘A ROADTRIP THROUGH FLORIDA ARCHAEOLOGY’ 10 a.m. DARC, 207 E. Main St. 595-0050, ext. 107 or flpublicarchaeology.org/darc.php. ‘GARDEN OF EDEN’ 10 a.m. through Jun 2. Pensacola Museum of Art. 407 S. Jefferson St. 432-6247 or pensacolamuseumofart.org. ‘EDEN REVISITED’ 10 a.m. May 19. Pensacola Museum of Art. 407 S. Jefferson St. 432-6247 or pensacolamuseumofart.org. ‘BREAKING THE CONTRACT, MENDING THE WHOLE’ 10 a.m. through May 19. Artel Gallery, 223 S. Palafox. 432-3080 or artelgallery.org. ‘DAZE OF WINE AND ROSES’ 10 a.m. through Jun 1. Artel Gallery, 223 S. Palafox. 432-3080 or artelgallery.org. ‘YOUR SECRET WAR’ 10 a.m. through Jun 1. Artel Gallery, 223 S. Palafox. 432-3080 or artelgallery.org. ‘RGB RGB RGB’ 10 a.m. TAG, University of West Florida, Bldg 82. 11000 University Parkway. 4742696 or tag82uwf.worpress.com. ‘WELCOME TO MARGARITTAVILLE’ MARGARITA TASTING 2 p.m. Margaritaville Beach Hotel, 165 Fort Pickens Rd., Pensacola Beach. 916-9755 or margaritavillehotel.com. PLAY HAPPY HOUR 4 p.m. Play, 16 S. Palafox, Suite 100. 466-3080 or iplaypensacola.com. WINE TASTING AT AWM 5 p.m. Aragon Wine Market, 27 S. Ninth Ave. 433-9463 or aragonwinemarket.com. HERB CLASS AT EVER’MAN 6 p.m. $2 for non-members. Ever’man Natural Foods, 315 W. Garden St. 438-0402 or everman.org. VEGAN DINNER AT EOTL 6 p.m. End of the Line Café, 610 E. Wright St. 429-0336 or eotlcafe.com.

JAZZ AT GREGORY STREET ASSEMBLY HALL 5 p.m. Gregory Street Assembly Hall, 501 E. Gregory St. 607-8633 or gregorystreet.com. HOME GROWN NIGHT 5 p.m. Florabama, 17401 Perdido Key Dr. 492-0611 or florabama. com. HOLLY SHELTON 6 p.m. Lillian’s Pan Pizza, 14541 Perdido Key Dr. 492-0131. THE DAVENPORTS 6 p.m. The Leisure Club, 126 S. Palafox. 912-4229 or tlcdowntown.com. LUCAS CRUTCHFIELD 6 p.m. The Deck at The Fish House, 600 S. Barracks St. 470-0003 or fishhouse.goodgrits.com. CHARLIE ROBERTS 7 p.m. Hub Stacey’s Downtown, 312 E. Government St. 469-1001 or hubstaceys.com. JOE FINGERS 7 p.m. Five Sisters Blues Café, 421 W. Belmont St. 912-4856 or fivesistersbluescafe.com. CHARLIE ROBERTS 7 p.m. Hub Stacey’s Downtown, 312 E. Government St. 469-1001 or hubstaceys.com. KARAOKE WITH BECKY 7:30 p.m. Sabine Sandbar, 715 Pensacola Beach Blvd., Pensacola Beach. 934-3141 or dalesbigdeck.com. TIM SPENCER 8 p.m. Sandshaker Lounge, 731 Pensacola Beach Blvd., Pensacola Beach. 9322211 or sandshaker.com. DUELING PIANOS 8 p.m. Rosie O’Grady’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com. DJ MR LAO 8 p.m. Phineas Phogg’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com. DOG SPANKING MONKEY 9 p.m. End O’ the Alley at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com. COLLEGE DANCE NIGHT 9 p.m. Phineas Phogg’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.

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‘AMBITION’ COMMISSIONING 8:30 a.m. Naval Aviation Museum, 1750 Radford Blvd. 458-7836

or nationalflightacademy.com/creative. ‘A ROADTRIP THROUGH FLORIDA ARCHAEOLOGY’ 10 a.m. DARC, 207 E. Main St. 595-0050, ext. 107 or flpublicarchaeology.org/darc.php. ‘GARDEN OF EDEN’ 10 a.m. through Jun 2. Pensacola Museum of Art. 407 S. Jefferson St. 432-6247 or pensacolamuseumofart.org. ‘EDEN REVISITED’ 10 a.m. May 19. Pensacola Museum of Art. 407 S. Jefferson St. 432-6247 or pensacolamuseumofart.org. ‘BREAKING THE CONTRACT, MENDING THE WHOLE’ 10 a.m. through May 19. Artel Gallery, 223 S. Palafox. 432-3080 or artelgallery.org. ‘DAZE OF WINE AND ROSES’ 10 a.m. through Jun 1. Artel Gallery, 223 S. Palafox. 432-3080 or artelgallery.org. ‘YOUR SECRET WAR’ 10 a.m. through Jun 1. Artel Gallery, 223 S. Palafox. 432-3080 or artelgallery.org. TED CIANO MEMORIAL GOLF TOURNAMENT 1 p.m. Scenic Hills Country Club, 8891 Burning Tree Rd. pensacolarotary.org. PLAY HAPPY HOUR 4 p.m. Play, 16 S. Palafox, Suite 100. 466-3080 or iplaypensacola.com. WINE TASTING AT DK 4:30 p.m. Distinctive Kitchens, 29 S. Palafox. 438-4688 or dk4u.com. ‘BLACK AND WHITE AND SHADES OF GRAY’ RECEPTION 5 p.m. Blue Morning Gallery, 112 S. Palafox. 429-9100 or bluemorninggallery.com. WINE TASTING AT SEVILLE QUARTER 5 p.m. Palace Café at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com. WINE TASTING AT CITY GROCERY 5:15 p.m. City Grocery, 2050 N. 12th Ave. 469-8100. WINE TASTING AT EAST HILL MARKET 5:30 p.m. 1216 N. Ninth Ave. RELAY FOR LIFE 6 p.m. Washington High School, 6000 College Pkwy. 748-2247 or relayforlife.org. BLUE WAHOOS VS BIRMINGHAM BARONS 7 p.m. Maritime Park, 449 W. Main St. 934-8444 or bluewahoos.com. DISNEY ON ICE 7 p.m. Pensacola Civic Center, 201 E. Gregory St. 432-0800 or pensacolaciviccenter.com. ‘SHOWTIME’ 7:30 p.m. Saenger Theatre, 118 S. Palafox. 595-3880 or pensacolasaenger.com. SWING DANCING 8:30 p.m. American Legion, 1401 Intendencia St. $5. 437-5465 or pensacolaswing.com.

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TIM SPENCER 6 p.m. The Oar House, 1000 S. Pace Blvd. 549-4444 or the-oar-house.com. SKYLINE KINGS 7 p.m. Hub Stacey’s at the Point, 5851 Galvez Rd. 497-0071 or hubstaceys.com. ASHMEN, IMAGINARY AIRSHOW, JOEY ALLRED 7 p.m. $5-$7. The Handlebar, 319 N. Tarragona St. 434-9060 or handlebarpensacola.com. SCOTT KIRBY 7 p.m. Florabama, 17401 Perdido Key Dr. 492-0611 or Florabama.com.

GARY TALLEY & THE POSI TONES 7 p.m. Paradise Bar & Grill, 21 Via de Luna, Pensacola Beach. 916-5087 or paradisebar-grill.com. SAWMILL BAND & GUESTS 7 p.m. Chumuckla’s Farmers’ Opry, 8897 Byrom Campbell Rd., Pace. 994-9219 or farmersopry.com. HOT SAUCE 8 p.m. Five Sisters Blues Café, 421 W. Belmont St. 912-4856 or fivesistersbluescafe.com. DESTIN ATKINSON 8 p.m. The Leisure Club, 126 S. Palafox. 912-4229 or tlcdowntown.com. DUELING PIANOS 8 p.m. Rosie O’Grady’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com. DJ MR LAO 8 p.m. Phineas Phogg’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com. HOT SAUCE 8 p.m. Five Sisters Blues Café, 421 W. Belmont St. 912-4856 or fivesistersbluescafe.com. THE BLENDERS 8:30 p.m. Hub Stacey’s Downtown, 312 E. Government St. 469-1001 or hubstaceys.com. THE REVIVALISTS 9 p.m. Bamboo Willie’s, 400 Quietwater Beach Rd., Pensacola Beach. 9169888 or bamboowillies.com. THE BLUE PARTY 9 p.m. Sandshaker Lounge, 731 Pensacola Beach Blvd., Pensacola Beach. 932-2211 or sandshaker.com. BAD HABITS 9 p.m. The Deck at The Fish House, 600 S. Barracks St. 470-0003 or fishhouse.goodgrits.com. DOG SPANKING MONKEY 9 p.m. End O’ the Alley at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com. MO JILES 9 p.m. Apple Annie’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com. JUKEBOX HERO 9 p.m. LiliMarlene’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com. THE SHIZ 9 p.m. The Deck at The Fish House, 600 S. Barracks St. 470-0003 or fishhouse.goodgrits.com. LEGACY AND THE HEARD 9:30 p.m. Hopjacks Pizza Kitchen & Taproom, 10 S. Palafox. 4976073 or Hopjacks.com.

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PALAFOX MARKET 8 a.m. Martin Luther King Plaza on North Palafox Street between Chase and Garden streets. palafoxmarket.com. ‘CHALK IT UP!’ SIDEWALK ART FESTIVAL 9 a.m. Commendencia Slip at the foot of Jefferson St. 432-4347 or chalkituppensacola.org. PANHANDLE CRUISERS NATIONAL CAR SHOW 9 a.m. 1401 E. Gregory St. ‘A ROADTRIP THROUGH FLORIDA ARCHAEOLOGY’ 10 a.m. DARC, 207 E. Main St. 595-0050, ext. 107 or flpublicarchaeology.org/darc.php.

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happenings ‘BREAKING THE CONTRACT, MENDING THE WHOLE’ 10 a.m. through May 19. Artel Gallery, 223 S. Palafox. 432-3080 or artelgallery.org. ‘DAZE OF WINE AND ROSES’ 10 a.m. through Jun 1. Artel Gallery, 223 S. Palafox. 432-3080 or artelgallery.org. ‘YOUR SECRET WAR’ 10 a.m. through Jun 1. Artel Gallery, 223 S. Palafox. 432-3080 or artelgallery.org. SECRET GARDENS OF THE EMERALD COAST 10 a.m. Pensacola Garden Center, 1850 N. 9th Ave. 432-6095 or pensacolagardencenter.com. MOTHER’S DAY ARTS, CRAFTS AND PLANT SALE 10 a.m. Green Up Santa Rosa Nursery, 6758 Park Ave. 623-1930. KITTEN SHOWER 10 a.m. Humane Society of Pensacola, 5 N. Q St. 432-4250 or humanesocietyofpensacola.org. ART IN THE PARK 10 a.m. Seville Square, Church and Adams Streets. 432-6247 or artintheparkpensacola.com. MOTHER’S DAY LUNCH CLASS 11 a.m. $45, reservations required. Distinctive Kitchens, 29 S. Palafox. 438-4688 or dk4u.com. ‘GARDEN OF EDEN’ 12 p.m. through Jun 2. Pensacola Museum of Art. 407 S. Jefferson St. 432-6247 or pensacolamuseumofart.org. ‘EDEN REVISITED’ 12 p.m. May 19. Pensacola Museum of Art. 407 S. Jefferson St. 432-6247 or pensacolamuseumofart.org. REL AY FOR LIFE 12 p.m. Washington High School, 60 0 0 College Pk w y. 74 8-22 47 or relayforlife.org. PLAY HAPPY HOUR 4 p.m. Play, 16 S. Palafox, Suite 100. 466-3080 or iplaypensacola.com. ‘THE CONFEDERATE WITHDRAWL FROM PENSACOLA’ 6 p.m. Fort Pickens Auditorium,

1400 Fort Pickens Rd., Pensacola Beach. 9322600 or nps.gov. BLUE WAHOOS VS BIRMINGHAM BARONS 6:30 p.m. Maritime Park, 449 W. Main St. 9348444 or bluewahoos.com. DISNEY ON ICE 7 p.m. Pensacola Civic Center, 201 E. Gregory St. 432-0800 or pensacolaciviccenter.com. ‘SHOWTIME’ 7:30 p.m. Saenger Theatre, 118 S. Palafox. 595-3880 or pensacolasaenger.com.

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GRILLIN & CHILLIN W/ KREWE OR BREWE & GARY TALLEY BAND 12 p.m. Sandshaker Lounge, 731 Pensacola Beach Blvd., Pensacola Beach 932-2211 or sandshaker.com. SHAWNA P & ADAM TYLER BROWN 3 p.m. Bamboo Willie’s, 400 Quietwater Beach Rd., Pensacola Beach. 916-9888 or bamboowillies.com. ACOUSTIC TRAVELERS 6 p.m. The Oar House, 1000 S. Pace Blvd. 549-4444 or the-oar-house.com. THE OFFER, THIS DAY WILL TELL, DRAYTON SAWYER, RAINEY’S REVENGE, WHY WE FIGHT 7 p.m. $6-$8. The Handlebar, 319 N. Tarragona St. 434-9060 or handlebarpensacola.com. SAWMILL BAND & GUESTS 7 p.m. Chumuckla’s Farmers’ Opry, 8897 Byrom Campbell Rd., Pace. 994-9219 or farmersopry.com. KRAZY GEORGE KARAOKE 7 p.m. Hub Stacey’s Downtown, 312 E. Government St. 4691001 or hubstaceys.com. KARAOKE WITH MARK ESKEW 7 p.m. Hub Stacey’s at the Point, 5851 Galvez Rd. 497-0071 or hubstaceys.com. HOLLY SHELTON 8 p.m. Ragtyme Grille, 201 S. Jefferson. 429-9655 or ragtyme.net. TRUE BLUE 8 p.m. Five Sisters Blues Café, 421 W. Belmont St. 912-4856 or fivesistersbluescafe.com.

DUELING PIANOS 8 p.m. Rosie O’Grady’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com. GRAVY FLAVORED KISSES 9 p.m. Sandshaker Lounge, 731 Pensacola Beach Blvd., Pensacola Beach. 932-2211 or sandshaker.com. THE REVIVALISTS 9 p.m. Bamboo Willie’s, 400 Quietwater Beach Rd., Pensacola Beach. 9169888 or bamboowillies.com. BAD HABITS 9 p.m. The Deck at The Fish House, 600 S. Barracks St. 470-0003 or fishhouse.goodgrits.com. DOG SPANKING MONKEY 9 p.m. End O’ the Alley at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com. MO JILES 9 p.m. Apple Annie’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com. JUKEBOX HERO 9 p.m. LiliMarlene’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com. DENTON HATCHER AND THE SOAP BOX BLUES 9 p.m. The Grand Marlin, 400 Pensacola Beach Blvd., Pensacola Beach. 677-9153 or thegrandmarlin.com. REDDOG AND FRIENDS 9:30 p.m. Hopjacks Pizza Kitchen & Taproom, 10 S. Palafox. 4976073 or hopjacks.com.

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ART IN THE PARK 10 a.m. Seville Square, Church and Adams Streets. 432-6247 or artintheparkpensacola.com. MOTHER’S DAY BRUNCH AT JACKSON’S 10 a.m. $32, reservations required. Jackson’s Steakhouse, 400 S. Palafox. 469-9898 or jacksons.

goodgrits.com. WORSHIP ON THE WATER 11 a.m. Tent Stage, Florabama, 17401 Perdido Key Dr. 492-0611 or florabama.com. BLUE WAHOOS VS BIRMINGHAM BARONS 2 p.m. Maritime Park, 449 W. Main St. 934-8444 or bluewahoos.com. ‘SHOWTIME’ 2:30 p.m. Saenger Theatre, 118 S. Palafox. 595-3880 or pensacolasaenger.com. PLAY HAPPY HOUR 4 p.m. Play, 16 S. Palafox, Suite 100. 466-3080 or iplaypensacola.com. DISNEY ON ICE 7 p.m. Pensacola Civic Center, 201 E. Gregory St. 432-0800 or pensacolaciviccenter.com. ‘SYMPHONY BY THE SEA’ 7 p.m. Casino Beach Pavillion, Pensacola Beach. 932-1500 or visitpensacolabeach.com.

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AUSTIN PAUL 11 a.m. Five Sisters Blues Café, 421 W. Belmont St. 912-4856 or fivesistersbluescafe.com. ONE IRIE 3 p.m. Bamboo Willie’s, 400 Quietwater Beach Rd., Pensacola Beach. 916-9888 or bamboowillies.com. TOMATO 4 p.m. The Oar House, 1000 S. Pace Blvd. 549-4444 or the-oar-house.com. THE MAINSTREAM 4 p.m. Sandshaker Lounge, 731 Pensacola Beach Blvd, Pensacola Beach. 932-2211 or sandshaker.com. DASH RIP ROCK 6 p.m. Paradise Bar & Grill, 21 Via de Luna, Pensacola Beach. 916-5087 or paradisebar-grill.com. BROOKS HUBBERT III 9 p.m. End O’ the Alley at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 4346211 or sevillequarter.com.

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happenings OPEN MIC WITH CATHY PACE 6 p.m. Florabama, 17401 Perdido Key Dr. 4920611 or florabama.com. DASH RIP ROCK 6 p.m. Paradise Bar & Grill, 21 Via de Luna, Pensacola Beach. 9165087 or paradisebar-grill.com. JAZZ JAM SESSION 6:30 p.m. $5-$10. The Unique Café, 51 Gulf Breeze Pkwy. 433-8382 or jazzpensacola.com. ‘BLUE MONDAY’ 6:30 p.m. $5-$10. Five Sisters Blues Café, 421 W. Belmont St. 912-4856 or fivesistersbluescafe.com. MUSICIANS ALLIANCE 9 p.m. LiliMarlene’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com. LIVIN’ THE DREAM 9 p.m. End O’ the Alley at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.

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‘A ROADTRIP THROUGH FLORIDA ARCHAEOLOGY’ 10 a.m. DARC, 207 E. Main St. 595-0050, ext. 107 or flpublicarchaeology.org/darc.php. PLAY HAPPY HOUR 4 p.m. Play, 16 S. Palafox, Suite 100. 466-3080 or iplaypensacola.com. OYSTER NIGHT AT ATLAS 5 p.m. First dozen are 25 cents apiece and $2 Budweiser, Bud Light and Michelob Ultra drafts until close. Atlas, 600 S. Barracks St. 470-0003 or atlas.goodgrits.com. BURGERS & BEER NIGHT AT SURF BURGER 6 p.m. Surf Burger, 500 Quietwater Beach Rd., Pensacola Beach. 932-1417 or thesurfburger.com. DEMOCRATIC PARTY PARTY 6 p.m. $25, reservations requested. Five Sisters Blues Café, 421 W. Belmont St. 912-4856 or fivesistersbluescafe.com. ‘EVERYTHING SUSHI’ 6 p.m. $45, reservations required. Distinctive Kitchens, 29 S. Palafox. 438-4688 or dk4u.com. WEST AFRICAN DRUMMING CLASSES 6:30 p.m. $5 general admission, $2 for students. Gull Point Community Center, 7000 Spanish Trail. For more information call 291-2718 or visit hurreyupstageandfilmworks.com. TEXAS HOLD’EM 4 FUN 7 p.m. Sandshaker Lounge, 731 Pensacola Beach Blvd., Pensacola Beach. 932-2211 or sandshaker.com. BLUE WAHOOS VS BIRMINGHAM BARONS 7 p.m. Maritime Park, 449 W. Main St. 934-8444 or bluewahoos.com. GAMER’S NIGHT 8 p.m. Fast Eddie’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com. EXTREME TRIVIA 10:30 p.m. Play, 16 S. Palafox, Suite 100. 466-3080 or iplaypensacola.com.

darc.php. ‘GARDEN OF EDEN’ 10 a.m. through Jun 2. Pensacola Museum of Art. 407 S. Jefferson St. 432-6247 or pensacolamuseumofart.org. ‘EDEN REVISITED’ 10 a.m. May 19. Pensacola Museum of Art. 407 S. Jefferson St. 432-6247 or pensacolamuseumofart.org. ‘BREAKING THE CONTRACT, MENDING THE WHOLE’ 10 a.m. through May 19. Artel Gallery, 223 S. Palafox. 432-3080 or artelgallery.org. ‘DAZE OF WINE AND ROSES’ 10 a.m. through Jun 1. Artel Gallery, 223 S. Palafox. 432-3080 or artelgallery.org. ‘YOUR SECRET WAR’ 10 a.m. through Jun 1. Artel Gallery, 223 S. Palafox. 432-3080 or artelgallery.org. PLAY HAPPY HOUR 4 p.m. Play, 16 S. Palafox, Suite 100. 466-3080 or iplaypensacola.com. HALF-PRICE SUSHI 5 p.m. Atlas, 600 S. Barracks St. 470-0003 or atlas.goodgrits.com. PRIME TIME TUESDAYS 5:30 p.m. Jackson’s, 40 0 S. Palafox. 469-9 89 8 or jacksons. goodgrits.com. YOGA WITH BECKIE SATHRE 6 p.m. $2 for non-members. Ever’man Natural Foods, 315 W. Garden St. 438-0402 or everman.org. WEST FLORIDA LITEREART FEDERATION OPEN MIC NIGHT 6:30 p.m. $15-$30. Pensacola Cultural Center Board Room, 2nd floor, 400 S. Jefferson St. wflf.org. BLUE WAHOOS VS BIRMINGHAM BARONS 7 p.m. Maritime Park, 449 W. Main St. 934-8444 or bluewahoos.com. TOSH TUESDAY 8 p.m. LiliMarlene’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.

JOHN WHEELER 6 p.m. Bamboo Willie’s, 400 Quietwater Beach Rd., Pensacola Beach. 9169888 or bamboowillies.com.

LUCAS CRUTCHFIELD 6 p.m. The Deck at The Fish House, 600 S. Barracks St. 470-0003 or fishhouse.goodgrits.com.

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Pieced, Glued and Painted April 16 - May 31, 2012 at Gallery 88 Reception: Thursday, May 10, 5-7 p.m. at the WUWF Studios

Local Gulf Coast artists and longtime friends Darlene Homrighausen and Donna Freckmann open a new collaborative exhibit that showcases their skills in the art of collage, while demonstrating the explorative nature of this particular medium. Pieced, Glued and Painted brings together the distinct styles and kindred spirits of these featured artists in one unique display. Both Homrighausen and Freckmann compose their work using small amounts of paint on canvas or paper as a background to enhance the larger portion of the collage. The exhibit may be viewed Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m., at Gallery 88. Please join us for a special reception to meet the artists on Thursday, May 10, 5 - 7 p.m. at the WUWF Studios.

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Long Reef / courtesy photo SHAWNA P & ADAM TYLER BROWN 7 p.m. Bamboo Willie’s, 400 Quietwater Beach Rd., Pensacola Beach. 916-9888 or bamboowillies.com. NIC MOSS 7 p.m. Paradise Bar & Grill, 21 Via de Luna, Pensacola Beach. 916-5087 or paradisebar-grill.com. BANDS ON THE BEACH FEATURING MR. BIG AND THE RHYTHM SYSTERS 7 p.m. The Gulfside Pavillion, 1 Via de Luna, Pensacola Beach. 932-1500 or visitpensacolabeach.com. KARAOKE WITH BECKY 8 p.m. Sandshaker Lounge, 731 Pensacola Beach Blvd., Pensacola Beach. 932-2211 or sandshaker.com. TUESDAY JAM NIGHT 8 p.m. LiliMarlene’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com. MIKE QUINN 9 p.m. End O’ the Alley at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com. KARAOKE WITH GEORGE 9 p.m. Play, 16 S. Palafox, Suite 200. 466-3080 or iplaypensacola. com. KARAOKE AT PADDY O’LEARY’S 9 p.m. Paddy O’ Leary’s Irish Pub, 49 Via de Luna, Pensacola Beach. 916-9808 or paddyolearysirishpub.com.

WEDNESDAY 5.16

BLUE ANGELS PRACTICE 8:30 a.m. Museum of Naval Aviation viewing area, 1750 Radford Blvd. 452-3604 or blueangels.navy.mil. ‘A ROADTRIP THROUGH FLORIDA ARCHAEOLOGY’ 10 a.m. DARC, 207 E. Main St. 595-0050, ext. 107 or flpublicarchaeology.org/ darc.php. ‘GARDEN OF EDEN’ 10 a.m. through Jun 2. Pensacola Museum of Art. 407 S. Jefferson St. 432-6247 or pensacolamuseumofart.org. ‘EDEN REVISITED’ 10 a.m. May 19. Pensacola Museum of Art. 407 S. Jefferson St. 432-6247 or pensacolamuseumofart.org. ‘BREAKING THE CONTRACT, MENDING THE WHOLE’ 10 a.m. through May 19. Artel Gallery, 223 S. Palafox. 432-3080 or artelgallery.org. ‘DAZE OF WINE AND ROSES’ 10 a.m. through Jun 1. Artel Gallery, 223 S. Palafox. 432-3080 or artelgallery.org. ‘YOUR SECRET WAR’ 10 a.m. through Jun 1. Artel Gallery, 223 S. Palafox. 432-3080 or artelgallery.org.

NAVY LEAGUE MILITARY SPOUSE APPRECIATION LUNCHEON 11:30 a.m. $17.50, reservations required. Heritage Hall, Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 436-8552. PLAY HAPPY HOUR 4 p.m. Play, 16 S. Palafox, Suite 100. 466-3080 or iplaypensacola.com. LADIES NIGHT 5 p.m. The Deck at The Fish House, 600 S. Barracks St. 470-0003 or fishhouse.goodgrits.com. WINE DOWN WEDESDAYS 5 p.m. All bottled wines are 50 percent off. Jackson’s, 400 S. Barracks St. 469-9898 or jacksons.goodgrits.com. SURF MOVIE NIGHT AT SURF BURGER 7 p.m. Surf Burger, 500 Quietwater Beach Rd., Pensacola Beach. 932-1417 or thesurfburger.com.

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JAZZ AT GREGORY STREET ASSEMBLY HALL 5 p.m. Gregory Street Assembly Hall, 501 E. Gregory St. 607-8633 or gregorystreet.com. DAVID DUNN 6 p.m. Bamboo Willie’s, 400 Quietwater Beach Rd., Pensacola Beach. 916-9888 or bamboowillies.com. PADDY’S OPEN MIC NIGHT 7 p.m. Paddy O’Leary’s Irish Pub, 49 Via de Luna, Pensacola Beach. 916-9808 or paddyolearysirishpub.com. OPEN MIC NIGHT 7 p.m. End of the Line Café, 610 E. Wright St. 429-0336 or eotlcafe.com. ROCK STAR KARAOKE WITH MICHAEL JENCKS 8 p.m. Sandshaker Lounge, 731 Pensacola Beach Blvd., Pensacola Beach. 932-2211 or sandshaker.com. DUELING PIANOS 8 p.m. Rosie O’Grady’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com. I100 WEDNESDAYS 8 p.m. Apple Annie’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com. LONG REEF 9 p.m. The Deck at The Fish House, 600 S. Barracks St. 470-0003 or fishhouse. goodgrits.com. MIKE QUINN 9 p.m. End O’ the Alley at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com. ELECTRONIC WEDNESDAYS TURBULANCE 10 p.m. Phineas Phogg’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.

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Old Twist on a New Favorite THE SOCIETY

Three local musicians established the Album Preservation Society: Jonathan Clark, Joel Bouchillon and Jerry Dawson. The trio also forms the basis of White Tie Rock Ensemble. The founding members are life-long professional musicians who appreciate epic works of successful complexity. They came together as a group of aging purists determined to glorify a dying art form— the concept album. Their ultimate goal is to maintain the tangibility of music as it slips away into the digital age. When albums are converted to file names, once-nostalgic details are lost in translation. The society promises that “liner notes will be read, cover art will be appreciated and the B-side will not be forgotten.”

“The White Tie Rock Ensemble is like a symphony, but we play classic albums instead of classical pieces.” Jonathan Clark

THE STRINGS Run, rabbit run and see White Tie Rock Ensemble perform the songs of Pink Floyd with orchestral accompaniment Saturday at the Pensacola Little Theatre. The performance will include songs from “Wish You Were Here” and “The Wall,” as well as the seminal album, “The Dark Side of the Moon” in its entirety. The concert is the first in a series of tribute shows produced by The Album Preservation Society.

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The stage is set for sensory overload. The show will lead with an eight-piece rock band dressed in all black with white ties. Backing them is the Emerald Coast Honors Orchestra, a 25-piece private youth orchestra. The crowd of musicians, young and old, will join talents in homage to a band that earned its place in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and an album that spent more than 14 years on the Billboard Top 200 charts. The idea of bringing a symphony to a rock show may draw scoff, but despite the cultural attachments, the two genres come together quite easily. Classical music shares many of the same cornerstones of rock such as the focus on melody and chord progression. “A symphony is essentially a cover band that plays big works, timeless works,” said

The ECHO Rockestra is a recently established private youth symphony. It features honors orchestra students of varying ages. This show, however, is a much different experience than the usual recital. “It will give those kids the opportunity to play with a rockin’ band on stage in a nice theater,” said Clark, an instructor and co-founder of ECHO. “It’s great to show them there’s more than just classical music out there that they can go play and have fun doing. The best thing about a violin is that it’s used in so many different areas from classical music to rock to country to jazz and even rap.” White Tie Rock Ensemble is counting on the success of the first concert in the series to lay the groundwork for future shows. Plans are already in the works for tribute performances that might include albums by The Police, Led Zeppelin and the Beatles. What’s the next piece of vinyl to come to life? {in}

bassist Jonathan Clark. “The White Tie Rock Ensemble is like a symphony, but we play classic albums instead of classical pieces.” Be it by violin bow or by guitar pick, the band is committed to playing the music of Pink Floyd as faithfully as possible to the original recordings from the early 1970s. Through diligent research, the group focused its attention on copying every detail down to the use of period instrumentation. “I didn’t realize that as much as I’ve listened to Pink Floyd, especially ‘Dark Side of the Moon,’ for the last 25 years, there are parts that I’m still hearing for the first time,” said Joel Bouchillon, keyboardist. The group isolated each sound effect by wading through a sea of layered samples and loops. The legwork was an important part of presenting the audio in quadraphonic (four speaker) sound as the music was originally intended. “When you think Pink Floyd,” said Bouchillon “Those sound effects of a murmur or a plane flying over are just as embedded in your WHO: White Tie Rock Ensemble with ECHO mind as the guitar solo.” Rockestra And if the sound isn’t true and WHEN: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, May 12 large enough, the performance WHERE: Pensacola Little Theatre 400 S. will also include the screening of Jefferson St. original films used on stage by Pink COST: $15 Floyd, and a laser light show that is DETAILS: facebook.com/whitetierockensemble sure to test the circuit breakers of the PLT.

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Chalk It Up Hal Anderson is the event’s coordinator. While on a visit with his daughter to Savannah College of Art and Design, he learned about their sidewalk art festival. It was a

– whatever defines Pensacola for them. The At the same time, Anderson points last, but not least category, is self-explanatoout that you cannot stereotype the ry: “My Favorite Book.” One can only imagine functionally illiterate as many are holding how many amazing chalk murals will be credown jobs and juggling families. “They are ated through the four unique categories. volunteers too, because The Chalk It Up! Pensacola Sidewalk they have to find the Art Festival promises to be a unique and time to come to us to fun event. Plus, it brings attention to the get the help they need,” very real problem of adult illiteracy. “HopeAnderson explained. fully it will raise awareness of our organizaThis year the Chalk tion and what we do. That’s the reason for It Up! Festival will the event to let people know who need our include food, music and help that we’re here,” Anderson said. {in} art. Father John Licari and the Escambia High School Jazz A’s will perform. There will be various arts & crafts and food vendors. The radio stations WXBM and Cat Country also are attending. Interestingly enough, there will be an exhibit of the eleven different species of turtles that live in Escambia County. Even the Blue Wahoos’ mascot will be present. Adults and kids alike will have lots of fun. Several artists will be in attendance. “We have twenty-five so far, but we’re looking to have fifty. Last year several signed up in the last two weeks,” Anderson said. “Last year, people were pleasantly surprised by the artworks.” The artists that participate have four Chalk It Up! Festival sidewalk art / courtesy photo categories to choose from for their chalk-work. In the first category, “Turn a Page, Change a Life.,” art will depict the impact of literacy on society or individuals. The second, “Off the Wall and onto the Sidewalk” is limited only by the WHEN: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, May 12 artist’s imagination. WHERE: Commendencia Slip, Downtown This year, two new categories Pensacola have been added. The first, “PenCOST: free sacola is…” is open ended; pertaining DETAILS: chalkituppensacola.org to any aspect of Pensacola whether it is a landmark, a person, anything

“Learn to Read had been looking for a signature event. I saw the sidewalk art festival and thought ‘that’s something Pensacola would love.’” Hal Anderson Chalk It Up! Festival sidewalk art / courtesy photo Imagine not being able to read. Being able to read is something we take for granted, but adult illiteracy is a very real issue. It’s hard to even imagine that there are adults who are functionally illiterate, but, unfortunately, it is a reality. We may ask ourselves, how is that possible? How can an adult not be able to read? We may even want to lay blame on that person. But, the question we should ask is: what can be done to help the functionally illiterate? Learn to Read, a non-profit organization, helps in every way possible. The organization provides free one-on-one adult tutoring, just tutor to student. Their motto is: “Turn a page. Change a life.” On Saturday, May 12, the Second Annual Chalk It Up! Pensacola Sidewalk Art Festival will be held at Commendencia Slip in downtown Pensacola. The festival was created by Learn to Read to bring awareness of adult illiteracy through art in Escambia County.

student competition and it was there that he got an inkling of an idea. Learn to Read had held several fundraisers, but had no signature event. “Learn to Read had been looking for a signature event. I saw the sidewalk art festival and thought ‘that’s something Pensacola would love,’” Anderson explained. One in five Americans are considered functionally illiterate, meaning they have trouble filling out a job application, reading a menu, writing a check and reading road signs, just to name a few examples. These are things the rest of us don’t think twice about. Think about being a parent who is unable to read a bedtime story to their child – or, even worse, the parent of a child who swallows something harmful and can’t read how to help them. It is estimated that in Escambia County alone, the adult illiteracy rate is as high as twenty-five percent. It is very real problem that affects all of us because in our society you are talking about a workforce, training, social services, and cost on the criminal justice system. “The cost to all of us is quite eye opening,” said Anderson.

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news of the weird GENTLEMEN, START YOUR ENGINES ... AND YOUR STEREOS Sophisticated automobile technology makes high-performance engines purr in relative silence, but automakers fear that their most demanding drivers are emotionally attached to the engines’ roar. Consequently, as Car and Driver reported in April, the 2012 BMW M5, with 560 horsepower tempered with sound deadeners, has installed pre-recorded engine noise, channeled into the car’s cabin via the stereo system. A computer program matches the amplitude of the engine’s growl to the driver’s accelerator-revving. In other automobile tech news, Peugeot technicians announced in March that they were preparing “mood paint” for the body of the company’s iconic RCZ model. The paint’s molecular structure would be alterable by heat sensors in the steering wheel and elsewhere that measure a driver’s stress levels. A calm driver might see his car turn green, for instance—but watch out for road-rage red! NOT YOUR CLASSIC PERPS: (1) In October, Dr. Kimberly Lindsey, 44, a deputy director of the Centers for Disease Control’s Laboratory Science, Policy, and Practice Program Office, was charged with two counts of child molestation and bestiality involving a 6-year-old boy. (2) In April, Yaron Segal, 30, a post-doctoral researcher at a physics lab at MIT, was arrested upon arriving in Grand Junction, Colo., after arranging with a woman online to have sex with the woman’s underage daughter (an adventure that was the product of a law enforcement sting). (Two weeks later, Segal was found dead in his jail cell of an apparent suicide.) NAMES IN THE NEWS (1) Arrested for felony battery in Bloomington, Ind., in April: Ms. Fellony Silas, 30. (2) Announced as eligible for parole in June by the Kansas Prison Review Board: Mr. Wilford Molester Galloway. (3) Arrested for hit-and-run in April in Roseville, Calif.: Mr. Obiwan Kenobi, 37. (4) Arrested on drug and weapons charges in Clarkstown, N.Y., in April, Mr. Genghis Khan. (5) Among the silly town names uncovered in an April report on SmarterTravel.com: Why, Ariz., Whynot, Miss., Hell, Mich., Pig, Ky., Elephant Butte, N.M., Monkeys Eyebrow, Ky., and Embarrass, Minn. The report also found towns in Wales and New Zealand that are 58 and 57 letters long, respectively. BRIGHT IDEAS Following her recent holiday in the United States, in which she passed through Boring, Ore. (pop. 12,000), Scotswoman Elizabeth Leighton returned home to suggest that officials in her hometown of Dull, Scotland, arrange for the two towns to become “sister cities,” even though they did not qualify under normal

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protocols because of Boring’s larger size. (The Oregon town was named for a Civil War soldier, William H. Boring.) • Some villagers in China’s Shandong Province who are too poor or isolated to hook up to home heating fuel service have an alternative, according to a March report by China News Center. They take giant, heavy-duty balloons that resemble 15-footlong condoms and walk to filling stations to inflate them with natural gas every four or five days. The danger of explosion is high, but the balloons remain many villagers’ best option. OOPS! At the 10th Arab Shooting Championships in Kuwait in March, as medals were presented and winners’ national anthems were played, officials were apparently ill-prepared for medalist Maria Dmitrienko of Kazakhstan. Consequently, her “national anthem” was, inadvertently, the humorous ditty from the movie “Borat.” (Instead of such lyrics as “sky of golden sun” and “legend of courage,” the audience heard “Greatest country in the world / All other countries are run by little girls” and “Filtration system a marvel to behold / It removes 80 percent of human solid waste.”) Dmitrienko reportedly kept a mostly straight face throughout, although Kazakhstan later demanded, and received, an official apology. PEOPLE DIFFERENT FROM US Lawrence Cobbold, 38, has a house in Plympton, England, but has to make living arrangements at his parents’ home or elsewhere because his place is totally taken over by his 21,000-item collection of bird ornaments and doodads. Before heading off to sleep elsewhere, he spends an average of four hours a day tidying up the collection. His dad (who described his other son as “completely normal”) said, “I just hope I die before (Lawrence). I don’t want to (have to) clear all this out.” LEAST COMPETENT CRIMINALS Questionable Strategy: Robert Strank, 39, was arrested in Beavercreek, Ohio, in April and charged with trying to rob the Huntington Bank. According to police, he had approached the bank’s counter but become ill and asked a teller to call 911 to summon medics. There were conflicting news reports about when medics arrived to treat Strank, but there was agreement that Strank recovered and subsequently presented the same teller his pre-written holdup note demanding cash. He was arrested in short order. {in}

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A SALUTE TO DIFFERENCE MAKERS The Marine Memorial Bell was introduce to the Pensacola Blue Wahoos fans at last Friday’s home game at the Maritime Stadium. The Bell will be prominently displayed outside the mezzanine area of the ballpark overlooking the field of play. Wahoos fans are encouraged to visit the display that will be manned by volunteer Marines from the Marine Aviation Memorial Bell Tower Committee. The Bell helps to commemorate 100 years of Marine Aviation and represents the service and sacrifice made by Marines in the execution of the medical and casualty evacuations (MEDEVAC/CASEVAC) of wounded Marines from the battlefield. “Honoring the past, saluting the present and inspiring the future for all Marines, sailors, soldiers and airmen., the Bell signifies the selfless attitude of military men and women who put themselves in harms way to save the lives of our injured service members or bring home our fallen. Let this Marine Aviation Centennial Bell sound the alarm and wake the spirit of our nation’s patriotism while our service men and women stand by to give it all when the Bell Rings and they are called upon to serve their country. Semper Fidelis, now let’s ring the Bell,” said LtCol William Rasgorshek of the Marine Corps Aviation Association. The Bell will be the center piece of the Memorial Tower to be placed at Pensacola’s Veterans Memorial Park on August 20, 2012. The Bell will also participate in the Memorial Tower groundbreaking event on May 27, immediately following the Memorial Day ceremony, which starts at 1 p.m. For complete information regarding the Marine Aviation Memorial Bell Tower, please visit: www.honorourmarines.org Sponsored by Quint and Rishy Studer

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Good Eats:

Dharma Blue – if you haven’t tried the Panhandle sushi roll, you haven’t lived. The Magnolia gets my vote for the best neighborhood restaurant. Go in for a pimento grilled cheese sandwich, or simply for Kiley Bolster’s infectious smile: a cure for any bad day. I also have to mention Chef Blake Rushing’s Tuesday night dinners at the Lee House – phenomenal.

Watering Holes:

5 ½ Bar - Patrick Bolster. That is all. (No, the Bolsters are not paying me.)

Nightlife:

See above. It also doesn’t hurt 5 ½ Bar is associated with Vinyl Music Hall. Vinyl has been bringing in some great acts: Trombone Shorty, anyone?

Outdoors:

I love strolling around downtown. I also love the nature trail at UWF, and when I just want to relax, there is nothing better than sitting outside on the deck at The Bridge Bar and watching the sunset. If you’re lucky, Nick Wheatley will put on his chef hat and wow you with his grilling skills.

Arts & Culture: The Magnolia / photo by Ken Crooke

Retail Therapy:

There seems to be an inverse correlation between my age and love for shopping. The older I get, the less inclined I am to shop, but when I do need that party dress and the perfect shoe to go with it, you’ll find me at Indigeaux Denium Bar and Boutique on Palafox and Pumps Boutique on Cervantes Street. Let’s not forget Running Wild – now that’s retail therapy!

PMA Culture Club is always a great event. The Pensacola Museum of Art has successfully broken the mold by not only introducing a new younger crowd to the arts, but also by encouraging greater support of the arts in our area.

Never Miss Events/Festivals:

The Double Bridge Run, The Fiesta 5K/10K, or any one of the many runs put on throughout the year. Of course the McGuire’s 5K is the most popular, but I equally enjoy some of the more newly established runs such as the Argo 5K sponsored by my alma mater – go Argos! {in}

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