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GERALD WINGATE The Pensacola city councilman for District 5 put up his own money to campaign for the two city charter amendments. It worked. Amendment One allows the city council to hire its own staff who cannot be fired by the mayor. Amendment Two sets a process by which the voters can recall the mayor. The voters are clearly sending a message to the mayor’s office.
FLORIDA DEMOCRATS Democrats had a straightforward plan to take down Republican Gov. Rick Scott: Run charismatic former Gov. Charlie Crist, and take advantage of the turnout machine that helped President Barack Obama carry the state twice. The Republicans tore up that strategy with a solid ground game, campaign visits by GOP governors Chris Christie, Rick Perry and Bobby Jindel, and a flurry of televisions ads the weekend before the election. In the end, Crist’s support in south Florida was not enough to offset Scott’s solid base in the Florida Panhandle.
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CHARLIE SERAPHIN The city manager of St. Augustine terminated the contact of the city’s marketing strategist for its 450th Commemoration for his “involvement in the city’s political process.” City Manager Joe Regan said the civil service side of the municipal government should be apolitical. STEVE SOUTHERLAND The Panama City Congressman was one of the few Republican incumbents who did not win re-election. Democratic challenger Gwen Graham, daughter of former governor and U.S. Sen. Bob Graham, garnered just over 50 percent of the vote to 49.4 percent for Southerland, making her the first woman to represent Northwest Florida's 2nd Congressional District. The two candidates were only 2,420 votes apart.
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PERFECT VETERAN’S DAY GIFT On the eve of this year’s Veteran’s Day, Robert McDonald, the new secretary of Veterans Affairs, announced a major reorganization of his agency that may call for as many as 1,000 of his employees to be terminated for “violating our values.” McDonald took over the VA three months ago after whistleblowers revealed employees at the Veterans Health Administration, the agency’s healthcare arm, had falsified appointment data and failed to provide timely care to veterans. Several veterans may have died waiting to see VA physicians. Congressman Jeff Miller, who chairs the House Veterans Affairs Committee, has said that a “sea change” at the VA was needed to improve how the agency operates. McDonald’s reorganization may provide that. The task is monumental. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is the second largest bureaucracy in the country with over 330,000 employees. Every year, those employees provide care for over 8.9 million veterans enrolled in VA healthcare. The backlog of veterans waiting to get enrolled has been over two years. McDonald’s plan is to create a Chief Customer Service Officer, who will head a new VA-wide customer service organization to ensure the agency provides top-level customer service to veterans. The new office will drive VA culture and practices to understand and respond to the expectations of its customers, our veterans.
That culture will be empower VA employees with the authority, knowledge and tools they need to solve problems and take action. McDonald, the former CEO of Procter & Gamble, aims for that culture to help veterans more easily navigate the VA, where health care has become unnecessarily complex and bureaucratic. The secretary also wants to establish a national network of Community Veteran Advisory Councils to coordinate better service delivery with local, state and community partners. He believes that expanded public-private partnerships will help the VA coordinate veteranrelated issues with local, state and community partners, as well as VA employees. McDonald knows there has to be staff changes. At least 40 employees have been identified for disciplinary action, with more than 100 investigations ongoing. During an interview on CBS’ “60 Minutes, ” he said as many as 1,000 VA employees may lose their jobs. Since June, there has been some improvement. The agency reports it has greatly reduced the backlog of veterans waiting for healthcare appointments by scheduling more than 19 million appointments over the past five months. Let’s hope that McDonald’s reorganization provides the shake-up needed to care properly for veterans. If so, then Veteran’s Day 2014 may be the best holiday ever for those who have fought to protect us. {in} rick@inweekly.net
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By Rick Outzen This month Steven Barry, the Escambia County Commissioner for District 5, takes over the chairmanship of the county commission, replacing Commissioner Lumon May. At age 39, Barry, a lifelong resident of District 5, is Escambia County’s youngest commissioner. His family owns Smokey’s Real Pit Bar-B-Que on Pensacola Boulevard. He was a baseball star at Tate High School and the University of West Florida, graduating Cum Laude with a degree in Financial Accounting. He is a certified financial player who beat a host of candidates for the county commission seat in 2012. Inweekly sat down with Commissioner Barry to discuss his first two years on the commission and what the public can expect from the board under his chairmanship. 66
Barry said he has tried to take a pragmatic approach towards serving on the Board of County Commissioners, but has found a popular saying from his middle school days has come in handy the past two years. “When I was in middle school, we had posters and shirts with the phrase, ‘All I Ever Needed to Learn in Life I Learned in Kindergarten,’" he told Inweekly. “After a few months of serving, you start to recognize that it is those basic, basic principles that can really make you a very effective, a very ethical, a very fair, a very judicious, prudent kind of commissioner.” Barry said those basic principles are: “Is it fair? Be nice. Do what you say you're going to do. Treat people as you would want to be treated. Don't interrupt.” He said he loves the job, even though it isn’t always obvious during the board meetings. “When you sit in the audience, I may appear rather stoic, but I love it,” Barry said. “I feel like, especially for the folks that aren't regular attendees, whatever event or issue has brought them to the chambers is a very important issue to them.” The commissioner realizes that one visit may be their only time they ever attend a commission meeting. “I want to pay them the respect of listening to them and earnestly hearing what they're saying,” he said. “Whether I agree with their premise or not, they deserve that.” The past two years have been tumultuous for the commissioner. The board struggled to reach consensus on a county administrator and battled with Sheriff David Morgan over the county jail, with
the Emerald Coast Utility Authority over recycling and the landfill, and with the Greater Pensacola Chamber over tourism and economic development. Add to those political fights, an ice storm, flood and jail explosion. Barry and his fellow commissioners have had their hands full.
“After a few months of serving, you start to recognize that it is those basic, basic principles that can really make you a very effective, a very ethical, a very fair, a very judicious, prudent kind of commissioner.” Steven Barry Barry said that while the selection of a county administrator drew headlines, he believes the natural gas explosion at the county’s Central Booking and Detention Center has been the toughest issue for him. “The explosion at the jail is a multifaceted, just a terrible tragedy,” he said. “Immediately you've got the loss of life, the injuries, the post traumatic stress disorder that has affected all the folks inside the building—county employees as well as inmates that were there.” The Board is faced with replacing the detention facility and its aging jail. The county is still awaiting the state and federal reports on the causes of the explosion and the outcome of a state grand jury investigation into the blast. Those reports will determine the FEMA funding and insurance claims. Barry realizes the decision made on the future of the jail will impact the county for decades. “For the jail construction, best case scenario is we would probably have to issue bonds of $50-$60 million. Worst case scenario, it would be a debt over $100 million,” Barry said. “This debt is only going to be secured by the general taxing authority of the county, which is a big deal, and the impact of this decision will outlive all of our time on the board.”
LEARNING FROM CHAIRMAN MAY
Barry said that he has admired how Commissioner Lumon May handled the chairmanship. “There is an interpersonal skill that I see in his chairmanship,” he said. “His use of humor to diffuse folks that may be upset at times has been effective.” Barry also has appreciated May’s respect for the audience. “Though I think quite a few of the conversations he's hearing for the third or fourth time because he's had a lot of those conversations outside the chambers, he has been very focused on wanting to hear what all the citizens say, allowing them to finish, allowing them to express their thoughts.” He said that May’s respect for others’ opinions carried over to how he dealt with the other commissioners. “He's been very respectful of all the other board members,” Barry said. “There hasn't been an item that I wanted to be discussed that wasn't put on an agenda or wasn't at least discussed. No one's going to be fortunate that all of the discussions go your way, but there was never keeping something that I wanted off the agenda.” In watching May and the previous chairman, Commissioner Gene Valentino, run the meetings, Barry has come to realize that the chairman serves his fellow board members. “Serving as chairman is actually a service to your other colleagues,” he said. “You don't get the ability to steer conversation and make the motions and be the driver for the way that motions are going to go through the board. You really do kind of serve as a moderator, allowing the other commissioners to speak before you actually verbalize what you feel.”
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What can the citizens expect of Commissioner Steven Barry during his year as chairman? “My goal is to have every citizen that comes to a meeting leave with an impression of a board that cares about them and wants to do the best that we possibly can for them,” he said. “Whether the vote went the way that they had hoped or not, I hope that they leave feeling like they were heard and understood, and their thoughts and their concerns were genuinely vetted by us.” {in}
“My goal is to have every citizen that comes to a meeting leave with an impression of a board that cares about them and wants to do the best that we possibly can for them.” Barry
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had a mental health appointment scheduled for Monday, Nov. 3. Another jail death in 2005 is one of the incidents that triggered the U.S. Department of Justice investigation of the county jail. Robert Boggan was found dead in his cell in the jail infirmary—naked strapped to an emergency restraint chair after being tasered repeatedly.
MORE ON JAIL DEATH Through a public records request, Inweekly has received the name of the 48-year-old who died in the Escambia County Jail on Sunday, Nov. 2. James Breacher Brumley was awaiting trial for a DUI arrest in which he left the scene of the accident and for driving without a license. The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office is currently investigating Brumley’s death. Initial indications are that the death was a suicide, however, exact cause of death will not be definitive pending the Medical Examiner’s autopsy report. According to court records, Brumley was arrested on Tuesday, Oct. 28 by the Pensacola Police in connection with a hit and run accident and found dead five days later in the county jail. The records show that he was too intoxicated for his first scheduled video appearance before Judge Darlene Dickey. Inweekly’s sources say that Brumley died in the shower at the jail infirmary. He
LANDFILL WOES CONTINUE Waste Management has a temporary permit to store waste at its Longleaf site, near Marcus Pointe and Wedgwood communities. Dr. Gloria Horning has reported to the county that she has received a call from a Marcus Pointe resident wanting to know who to contact about a smell of trash for the last couple of months. She has also said the county has been getting complaints from as far away as Longleaf Elementary School. Dr. Horning told Inweekly that she has learned that the county has been getting complaints from as far away as Longleaf Elementary School. Last summer, when Inweekly reported on the environment issues in the Wedgewood neighborhood (Inweekly. “A Shame Before God, June 26), several large storage containers were photographed at the Longleaf C&D Disposal Facility. A series of landfills separate the Wedgewood and Marcus Pointe neighborhoods. The Longleaf facility was granted permission in May 2011 by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection for a staging area for “temporary storage and processing
of oil-spill-generated debris resulting from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill.” In January 2012, FDEP evaluated a request from Waste Management to extend the authorization. After a field inspection, the agency denied the request. The company was instructed to cease operation and remove all oil spill debris from the site by Dec. 31, 2012. This past June, the Board of County Commissioners voted unanimously to remand back to staff, the recommendation for the renewal of a Permit to Construct and/or Operate a Construction and Demolition Debris Facility for Longleaf C&D Disposal Facility. The board placed a moratorium on landfill permits while staff reviewed its ordinances and enforcement. Two months later, the board approved the renewal of the permit under the condition that Waste Management “would have to apply with any future guidelines that come out of the moratorium process.” Now residents in both Wedgewood and Marcus Pointed have begun complaining. Last Friday, Dr. Horning provided Inweekly with a letter from the director of protection services for the Escambia County Schools concerning the children at Longleaf Elementary School. Jennifer Foss, manager of the Escambia County School District’s Protection Services Department, requested from Keith Wilkins, the county’s director of Community & Environment, copies of any air quality studies that have been completed at the disposal facility. "We are in a crisis," Horning said. "Rolling Hills and the other dumps in this area could very well be poisoning the entire north side district. I am requesting that the Escambia Environmental Department, post haste, do monitoring of the air, water and soil of these different areas."
“We are in a crisis. Rolling Hills and the other dumps in this area could very well be poisoning the entire north side district.” Dr. Gloria Horning
RING OF FIRE MISFIRES You might have
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missed it. The announcement didn’t stay up on the Ring of Fire website very long. Ring of Fire, the nationally syndicated Progressive radio show, declared Democrat Charlie Crist the winner of the Florida governor’s race. The prediction, which was labeled in its headline on ringoffireradio.com "as crazy," was on the website less than an hour after it became clear that incumbent Rick Scott had won a second term. Oops. There’s always risk in being the first to break news. {in} 7
DIFFERENCE MAKERS State group praises ongoing efforts to improve health and trim costs in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties Two Pensacola hospitals have won a prestigious award for their work to improve public health and reduce health care costs in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties. The Florida Hospital Association granted its 2014 Community Benefit Achievement Award (over 150 beds) to Baptist Health Care and Sacred Heart Health Care System for their accomplishments with the Partnership for a Healthy Community. The Partnership established Live Well Northwest Florida, which is focusing on healthy weight, tobacco cessation and access to health services. “Through the Partnership, Sacred Heart and Baptist Health have both provided leadership and support for the Northwest Florida community,” the award stated. The Florida Hospital Association is comprised of 238 hospitals and health systems from across the state. The Partnership has recruited more than 100 businesses and organizations to help people deal with common health concerns that ultimately cost the two counties many millions of dollars. Live Well Northwest Florida’s efforts include a free booklet that shows people how to improve health and reduce medical costs. It promotes “5-2-1-0,” an Escambia County Health Department program, which encourages healthy eating and active living by urging people to eat five servings of fruits and vegetables per day, limit screen time (television and computer) to two hours, play actively or exercise one hour and drink zero sugary drinks. In addition, the organization is developing a pilot program to reduce inappropriate use of hospital emergency departments, a significant factor in costs Studies by Partnership for a Healthy Community have documented that Escambia and Santa Rosa counties have above-normal rates for tobacco use and unhealthy weight and too many people overuse emergency departments to address many health issues. Live Well Northwest Florida, developed by the Partnership, provides timely health news through a website, blog, e-newsletter and Facebook. Any business in Escambia or Santa Rosa County can join the Partnership. For more details, see www. LiveWellNWFL.org.
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When speaking of the Poet Laureate of Northwest Florida, these two sentences are usually uttered:“I didn’t even know Pensacola had a Poet Laureate.” or “What’s a Poet Laureate?” Well, guess what—Northwest Florida does indeed have a Poet Laureate, and has had one since 1986. As for the role of Poet Laureate, that’s a bit more complicated. The Poet Laureate’s role in society, November 13, 2014
like that of the poet, differs from time to culture, but generally represents the broader community. Americans derive our concept of the Poet Laureate from the English, whose most famous Laureates include Robert Southey, William Wordsworth and Lord Tennyson. In this country, the Library of Congress selects the Poet Laureate of the United States and various governmental bodies and officially recognized organiza-
tions choose the Poet Laureates to represent various states and regions. On Oct. 11, the West Florida Literary Federation officially inducted Jamey Jones as the seventh Poet Laureate of Northwest Florida. Jones, who teaches at Pensacola State College, is a longtime resident of Pensacola with deep roots in the city going back several generations. After years of writing poetry, publishing journals, organizing read-
ings and workshops, as well as teaching, his selection for this distinguished position was an obvious choice. Jones holds a B.A. in English from UWF and a Master of Fine Arts degree in poetry from Long Island University in Brooklyn. In this interview, we discuss his poetic beginnings, his communities, the role of the poet in our society and the complexities of authenticity. 9
SATTERWHITE: How has your life changed since you were selected as Poet Laureate? JONES: Well, I was able to quit work and work on writing all day. They give me so much money. (Cue laughter from both parties.) SATTERWHITE: In England, Parliament used to give the Poet Laureate a barrel of booze and the equivalent of two hundred bucks a year as payment for your service. Actually, they still do something like that. JONES: That would help because I end up paying for the beer anyway. Seriously, how has my life changed? Well, I’ve received a lot of attention, and it keeps coming. Very positive attention. Over a hundred people showed up for the induction ceremony the other day. Most of them were not poets, but people that were there for me more than they were there for poetry. That was an honor. It also feels like a big responsibility all of a sudden. Wow. I got letters from [Senator] Bill Nelson, several other state representatives, Rick Scott and Mayor Hayward. SATTERWHITE: Are you concerned that this attention will affect your poetry, the need to speak for a whole community? JONES: It’s certainly a concern. On the one hand, it’s really cool, but on the other hand it’s surreal as well. My intent as Poet Laureate is to attempt to write good poems. Really, that’s above everything else, anything I do as a public service, [poetry] has got to come first. I feel that way about my teaching, too. I’ve always said that the moment I talk more about it, writing, more than I actually do it, I’ll quit. Now, there are months that I do talk about it more than I do it, so I am a little concerned about it affecting my poetry in a negative way. Mainly about handling it all and being authentic. Because it’s a grand opportunity to be inauthentic. SATTERWHITE: You’ve taught for the Escambia County School District and now teach at Pensacola State College. How does teaching inform your poetry?
JONES: The negative way, and I’ve heard colleagues say as much, is that it takes time away from your writing. And it certainly does. At the same time, it informs it positively because I’m communicating with students about writing, about how to become better writers. When I teach, I don’t teach about writing as if I’m already there, because I’m not. I always tell my students, we’re in this together, but we’re just at different levels, and I mean this completely. By having the dialogue with my students about teaching and writing, it makes me more clear about my own ideas. I’d like to think it just affirms my resolve about how I feel about being a writer. SATTERWHITE: When did you first identify as a poet and how did poetry find you? JONES: My sister Llisa was the first poet in my life. She always wrote poetry, and I always thought she was cool. I still do. She also turned me on to David Bowie and Patti Smith when I was six or seven. Those two people have, to this day, had a profound effect on me. Patti Smith is a great poet. But Llisa was a poet, and I remember seeing this book on her shelf. It was a Richard Brautigan book by the name of “The Pill Versus the Springhill Mine Disaster.” I just remember looking at those poems, and the cover with the girl crouched down by an exploded mine, barefooted and emaciated, but beautiful. And she’s staring right at you.
SATTERWHITE: Yeah, but she’s probably dead now. JONES: But she’s still staring at us. She’s still staring at me right now. But I looked at those poems, too. Those short poems, and they looked easy. “Whew! I can read those three lines.” Then I’d read them, and they wouldn’t make any sense. Something was kind of pleasing about those poems, and maybe because I associated them with my sister, but it was strange. And it was good. It wouldn't be until years later that I read those poems with more interest. They meant a whole lot to me. Jump ahead to eleventh grade, and there were courtesy signs. I remember photo trying to read [William Shakespeare’s] “Macbeth.” We had an English teacher that we gave a lot of grief. We were bad boys. SATTERWHITE: At Liberal Arts High School? JONES: Yeah, at Liberal Arts. We each had a line in the play. I’d never admit that I liked it but I loved it. There was something about those words. They were appealing. Creative Writing my senior year, I remember reading Jim Morrison and listening to a lot of The Doors. And then my first year at Pensacola Junior College I discovered Jack Kerouac. I was actually in Philadelphia on vacation and I found a copy of “The Dharma Bums” in the window of a little bookstore. And I’d never read a book.
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SATTERWHITE: You never read a book before that one? JONES: Yeah, I’m proof that you could make it through twelve years of school without having ever read a book. But I decided I wanted to read that book, “The Dharma Bums.” It was a pretty thing. I got it, and I couldn’t put it down. That book, as I associate it with my memory of it, the memory of that book to me is all about authenticity. That book gave me permission to trust my own mind. It gave me permission to attempt to be a poet. So somewhere after that, I found every Kerouac book I could find. One day, I was skipping English class at Pensacola Junior College, and I was in the library when I found Allen Ginsberg’s “Howl.” I was already feeling like a poet, which probably answers your question. All of this was in one year. After finding Ginsberg, I had no idea that he and Kerouac were best friends or that he was a character in Kerouac’s books. SATTERWHITE: Allen Ginsberg as “Carlo Marx,” from “On the Road” right? JONES: Yeah, Carlo Marx. Alva Goldbloom, that was another one [of Ginsberg’s monikers in Kerouac’s work]. I didn’t even know that there was a thing called “The Beat Generation.” The music for me back then was Bob Dylan’s “Bringing it all Back Home.” All of that seemed connected to me, and it was, but I didn’t know it back then. So I always say that they found me. That’s where it started. SATTERWHITE: So who inspires you? New and old. Whose work do you find influential? JONES: The Beat writers, who I’ve already mentioned. One that we didn’t mention that was huge to me was Bob Kaufman. And they [The Beats] were all so different. It’s not like you can put them all into one category and say they were the same because they were not all the same. What they had in common was that they were all doing something very different than what the academic establishment and the poetry culture was allowing. Phillip Whalen, too. The Black Mountain Poets—Robert Creely, Charles Olson.
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Olson, right now, is having a huge effect on me, especially as I evaluate my sense of place here in Pensacola. Olson was a master of writing about place. His meditation on Gloucester, Massachusetts is called “The Maximus Poems.” William Carlos Williams, who was also all about place. He did a full book length poem about his hometown of Patterson, New Jersey. Right now, I’d like to think that’s where I’m heading. Now as Poet Laureate, I’m thinking a lot about “place,” so those writers are looming large in my brain. SATTERWHITE: Place holds a big role in your poetry, whether it’s New York, Pensacola or your other travels. But, as for place, your hometown of Pensacola plays a large role in your work. How do you think Pensacola fits into your poetic world? JONES: Oh my goodness. Well, I’m from here, you know. We’re all poets of place, like we were talking about. Like nature, how could you not be a nature poet? We are nature. We’re not separate from nature, and we’re not really separate from our place. I think especially if we’re connected to place, especially if we’ve been in a place for a long time. I can only speak for myself, but in my sense being a Pensacolian, when I got to New York I really realized what a big effect this place [Pensacola] had on me. The slow pace of this town. The fact that no matter where you’re at, even right here where we’re sitting, we can see more sky than architecture or cement. The sky dominates the picture. If you just look up or look out, you see the sky. That’s huge. All these things, I relate to that. We’re really chilled out here. We’re chill. My favorite part of my house is my front porch. I am quite happy there. I’m the king of my front porch, and I’m quite happy out there. SATTERWHITE: I hope you would be the king of your porch. If someone else was, that could be a problem, or a stalker. JONES: Yeah, right? Well, when I got to the city [New York City], I realized pretty quickly that I was anonymous. The city has 13 million plus people, and I think it’s difficult to deal with that anonymity, especially if you’re used to being in a place where people know who you are. You see people you know everywhere you go, like here. So when I got there, it was kind of a lonely time, an amazing time, and I was dealing with the anonymity. I would go out [in New York] in my waking life, but all my dreams were of Pensacola. So I started realizing that this calmness that I associate with this place, that centers me. When I finally felt like I got acclimated to New York after a year there, I valued that greatly. It was like my Zen zone, it November 13, 2014
was my center, as I’d ride on the subway. It was who I am. I am the salt water and humidity and the oak leaves. I’m this place, with its interesting history and flat landscape and a lot of sky. SATTERWHITE: When you went to grad school at Long Island University in Brooklyn, considering you and your family’s long history here, was it hard to leave Pensacola? JONES: No, not really. I kept my home here, so it wasn’t hard really. It was weird. It was scary to do something like that when I was 44 years old. But it was such a great opportunity. I’m such a lucky guy. SATTERWHITE: So why did you think going to grad school was an important move for you? After all, you’d already finished your bachelor’s degree from UWF. You were teaching. You had a job. More importantly, you were already being recognized in a larger poetic scene. You had the national connections through your various journals and such, so why did you feel the need to go on? JONES: As far back as 2001, when I…quit working as a printer, I decided I had to go back to school [which ultimately] led to me becoming a teacher. I had a year to go at PJC, and I had a plan to go straight to UWF and get my bachelor’s degree, which is what I did. I did all of that in three years. Even then, I would think about getting an MFA in creative writing. It’s not about the degree. I don’t care about the degree. It’s not about the title, or the badge as Emerson might say. I knew that there were famous people [in New York], people whose books I admired that I have on my shelf who ran these programs, and I thought that it’d be great to go study with them. To be in their presence. Wow, what an education that would be. SATTERWHITE: But you were already in some of those circles. You were already good friends with many of these poets. So why go all the way to New York, go in debt, to get a degree in poetry? JONES: It’s the same reason that, years ago when I was working for the City of Pensacola, that I took Charlie Schuler’s [a very popular PSC professor of classical studies] Latin classes during my lunch hour. I’d have to work late because it would take me two hours to get from work to classes and back to city hall where I worked as a printer. It was the same reason I did that: to get deeper into the language and to experience language and poetry in a more profound way. So jump ahead to New York, I saw it as a way to go deeper
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into this culture and this community [of poets], of which I wanted to be closer. I wanted them to look at my work. I wanted them to give me whatever they had to offer me, and I wasn’t sure what that was. I wanted it. So I got accepted into Long Island University where Lewis Warsh, the amazing [New York] poet, novelist, editor, collage artist, that’s where he runs that program. So yeah, I wanted to go deeper into my language and deeper into my vocation—the vocation of poetry. SATTERWHITE: Lewis Warsh paid you an incredible compliment when he said that Jamey Jones is putting Pensacola on the poetry map. Now with your role as Poet Laureate, do you feel extra pressure? JONES: Yeah, a little bit. It’s an interesting thing, whatever that means. I’d like to make it more on the map. I’d like to make poetry more of an everyday experience in our community. I’d like to make more events happen here. In other words, bringing other poets to town. Having local poets read with famous poets. I’d like to make that happen on more than a yearly or bi-yearly basis. Why not do it every month? I think it enriches our community. I do feel the pressure, but I want to make it happen. It makes our community more lively. It enriches our community, and I think we’re ready for that, and on a literary level I think we’re ready for that. SATTERWHITE: Considering the potential you have in this role right now, the backing you now have, do you think it’s possible to turn your tenure as Poet Laureate into a transformative position? JONES: I surely hope so. Transformative. I guess you mean to transform to a better place than where we’re at. That’s how I see it. SATTERWHITE: To be frank, your path is much different than your Poet Laureate predecessors. From your job as a printer, to your service in the Merchant Marines
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following the example of Jack Kerouac, to your numerous other strange jobs, to teaching…it’s all been about poetry in some way or another. JONES: Everything I’ve done in my life. How I’ve raised my children. Every relationship I’ve had, and that hasn’t always been a positive thing. As an artist, it doesn’t always work in your favor concerning relationships, to be a poet. But yes, everything has centered on that. To be a poet. SATTERWHITE: And that’s what potentially makes your selection as Poet Laureate hold more potential to be transformative for poetry in Pensacola. JONES: Yeah, well, here’s the deal. I’m grateful for the title, but it’s just a thing. I can’t take it that seriously. Is it an honor? Yes. Certainly, it’s an honor. Otherwise, I would have said no when they told me I was nominated. So why not? It’s already what I’ve been doing. But with this, getting the title, it’s a grand opportunity to bring my, oh I don’t know, bring my forces into the light. Bring everything into focus. SATTERWHITE: Your poetic forces? JONES: Yes! Absolutely. I’m being tonguein-cheek when I say that, but not really. We all have forces and passions. To bring my passions into the light. Bring it more into focus on a bigger level. Poetry brings a lot of clarity into my life. It empowers me. I’ve seen it do this for my students. My goodness. If I can do this as Poet Laureate, expose our community to greater poetry, and if it will benefit them even just a little bit, I’d be so happy. If I don’t use this title
for that, then the title’s completely worthless. There’s no other redeeming quality to the title as far as I can see. SATTERWHITE: So what’s the role of the poet? In this crazy day and age, from all the wars to environmental devastation, from antiquity to the present, to you, Jamey Jones, what’s the role of the poet? JONES: To recognize the role of the sacred in the daily minute particulars, as Allen Ginsberg might say. In “Memory Gardens,” which Ginsberg wrote after Kerouac’s funeral, and I’m paraphrasing the poem, “so what’s there to do now? To go on and do the work. What’s the work? To ease the pain of the living. Everything else is a drunken dumbshow.” To bring clarity. I’ve lost two friends in the last month and a half. For the first one, I was asked to write something for his funeral by [my friend’s] mother. And I did. I gave the eulogy, and it was very powerful. Fortunately it worked, and it served a purpose there. And just the other day, a great poet in this town, Jeff Robinson who organized a lot of readings in the ‘90s at the Mystic Garage, passed away. And I wrote something for him. Yesterday morning, I knew he was dying, but he was dying right then as I was writing. It was a way for me to process his death, and I sent the poem to his wife. Now she’s going to use it in the funeral. And I only say these things as examples of bringing clarity, bringing focus, and serving a larger purpose. I think the poet’s role is to be tuned in to the sense of the sacred. Being alive, it’s bigger than just us. I think by writing, by making a poem, sometimes when a poem works it contains the essence of that sacredness. It’s kind of sacred to be alive.
SATTERWHITE: And poetry helps to ease the pain of being alive. JONES: Yeah, it helps to ease the pain. And also, it helps to point to the fact that we’re all connected. There’s the famous Buddhist saying, there’s no separation between the self and other. There’s really not. If you’re in pain, then I’m in pain. If one is suffering, we’re all suffering. Sometimes when you can ease suffering in any way it’s a good thing. If you can give someone a sense of joy, then that’s easing the pain. If you can say something funny in a poem, it’s totally valuable. I know that in a lot of readings that I go to lately, people seem to miss that point, but if you can make someone laugh, especially at a funeral, you’re king of the world then. But it’s not about being king of the world, either. It’s about levity in the face of death or disaster and sharing the experience. It’s about sharing. You know, we had a conversation the other day at Open Books about the environment, and someone said that humans just screwed up everything. I think someone said that when [humans] are not here anymore, the sun is still going to be rising and setting and it’s still going to be beautiful. And we seemed to collectively agree that human beings were a blight on nature, and [later] I thought that was so depressing. I thought about it a lot that night. I just determined that I cannot accept that answer. I think there’s all the evidence to say that’s true, but in the face of that I just refuse. In light of being an artist, in light of being a poet, I think we have a responsibility to not just state what’s there but to express what could be. To tune into the possibilities, which involves imagination. If we can imagine something, we can bring it into power. I think words are really powerful…words can hurt, but they also uphold, and they can elevate the human experience. SATTERWHITE: Words can heal you. JONES: Yes, that’s better than anything I said. They can heal you. It’s that untapped power.
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SATTERWHITE: That’s solidarity. JONES: Yes! That’s solidarity! Does it seem impossible? Completely. There’s no way we can imagine how that’s even real, but it doesn’t matter. It’s the spirit of that vow that’s beautiful…I’ll reject heaven until you’re there, too. How beautiful is that? Whether it’s logical or not, it’s logical to my heart. Anne Waldman has a book called, "Vow to Poetry," and to me that connects directly to the bodhisattva vow. SATTERWHITE: What are you reading right now? JONES: I’m reading Ralph Waldo Emerson’s “Self Reliance.”
SATTERWHITE: For a class? JONES: Yes, and for my own necessity I’m reading John Ashberry’s “Three Poems,” which is an amazing book. We’re thinking about titles, of course, and the whole Poet Laureate thing which has just happened. It’s an honor, and it’s really cool and a great opportunity, but I was reading this passage from “Self Reliance” this morning, and I think it really gives me some perspective about titles. He said, “A man is to carry himself in the presence of all opposition as if everything were titular and ephemeral but he. I am ashamed to think how easily we capitulate to badges and names, to large societies and dead institutions. Every decent and wellspoken individual affects and sways me more than is right. I ought to go upright and vital, and speak the rude truth in all ways.” SATTERWHITE: Do you think you can speak the rude truth, to quote you quoting Emerson, as the Poet Laureate? JONES: I certainly hope so. That would be a good aspiration to shoot for. And if it’s not the rude truth, I hope it’s some variation of the truth that somehow leads people to the rude truth… whatever that may be. SATTERWHITE: How do you define the rude truth? JONES: That’s the whole essence of this conversation we’re having. The rude truth, well, in my mind I would associate it with honesty and beauty. Authenticity in someone’s work, in what they’re trying to do.
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press photo Lecrae is a rapper from Houston, Texas. He’s released over nine albums and mixtapes, has a Grammy under his belt, starred in a couple films, has partnered with the Obama administration on a media campaign called “This is Fatherhood” and is currently working on a book. And he is also a Christian—a fact that the media always chooses to mention alongside his accomplishments. “I actually think I’m a little disappointed when it has to be clarified when it comes to
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TV on the Radio “Seeds”
“What you don’t know won’t hurt you, yeah. Ignorance is bliss. I’m a happy idiot, waving at cars.” There are always times I can remember where I’ve seen someone, or even been someone, who worked tirelessly to stay consistent and produce results, but never seemed to get where they really deserved. In my mind, this is the TV on the Radio story in passing. Every consecutive album these guys release seems to get better and better, but they maintain a consistency of making amazingly smooth, R&B/electro-tinged rock albums time after time. “Seeds,” TVOTR’s fifth studio album and first for Harvest Records continues this streak of steady growth between albums and is certain to be another critical smash. Already following two strong singles, ‘Happy Idiot’ and ‘Careful You,’ the album completes
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the groundwork by staying even keeled, yet ambitious, the whole way through. The absolute highlight for me is album opener, ‘Quartz,’ which really made me imagine Peter Gabriel in an A.M.E. church. The entire work bleeds energy, irony and confidence, while being laced with tasteful bits of funk and introspection, two words you don’t find together often. 2011 was a tough year for TVOTR, as they lost bass player Gerard Smith to lung cancer, and “Seeds” is their first album without him since he joined in 2003. This album honors his legacy in a big way by staying true to the music he helped the band write and by being another seamless step forward for a band who have been practicing consistency for years. “Seeds” is out Nov. 18 via Harvest Records.
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calendar selection system. Submit an email with your name to culinarytickets@pensacolastate.edu PENSACOLA OPERA PRESENTS “THE MEDIUM”
7:30 p.m. Gian Carlo Menotti’s 1940s two-act opera is the dark and eerie tale of Madame Flora, a con-woman who cheats her clients through staged séances with the help of her daughter, Monica, and a mute orphan boy, Toby. Madame Flora descends into madness when she experiences a true ghostly encounter and, unable to grasp what is happening to her, lashes out in drunken rage—ultimately resulting in a tragic murder. Pensacola Opera Center, 75 S. Taragona. $40. pensacolaopera.com.
PLT STUDIO 400 PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS “HOW I LEARNED TO DRIVE” 7:30 p.m. “How I
Learned to Drive” follows the strained, sexual relationship between Li'l Bit and her aunt's husband, Uncle Peck, from her adolescence through her teenage years into college and beyond. Using the metaphor of driving and the issues of pedophilia, incest and misogyny, the play explores the ideas of control and manipulation. Pensacola Cultural Center, 400 S. Jefferson. $10-17. pensacolalittletheatre.com PANHANDLE COMMUNITY THEATRE PRESENTS: “THE HOUSEKEEPER” 7:30 p.m.
A play about a reclusive novelist who hires a housekeeper to cook and clean for him. 4646 Woodbine Road (Pace). $9, children $7. Email panhandle_community_theatre@yahoo.com to make reservations. MATISYAHU 8 p.m. Matisyahu with Radical Something. Vinyl Music Hall, 2 S. Palafox. $25-
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MC CHRIS 9 p.m. MC Chris with MC Lars and
Spose. The Handlebar, 319 Tarragona St. $1214. pensacolahandlebar.com
FRIDAY 11.14
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. PICK A BOWL FOR MANNA 5 - 8 p.m. The event features a wide selection of handcrafted bowls by local artists, including Pensacola State College’s Visual Arts faculty and students. With each bowl purchase of $30, Manna can provide food for a week to a hungry person. While watching live demonstrations by the area’s finest potters, visitors can shop and enjoy appetizers and beverages. No admission charge. Donations accepted. New to this year’s event is an early bird preview lunch, held from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. $30 for one bowl plus lunch and a first look at silent auction items. Anna Lamar Switzer Center for the Visual Arts at Pensacola State College, Building 15, 1000 College Blvd. mannafoodpantries.org SUNDAY’S CHILD MEMBERSHIP MIXER 5:30 p.m. The mission of the new non-profit organization, Sunday’s Child, is to promote equality and inspire inclusion across the community by awarding grants for significant charitable
and economic initiatives. Sunday’s Child wants to show everyone that our LGBT community and supporters are a vital part of the greater Pensacola area. The public is invited to attend this final membership mixer of the year. First City Arts Center, 1060 Guillemard St. facebook.com/sundayschildpensacola JAPANESE FILM FESTIVAL 6 - 11 p.m. The Japan-America Society of Northwest Florida Film Festival is a celebration of Japanese cinema, which will include a variety of classic and contemporary films and anime. In addition to the movies, visitors will be exposed to Japanese cuisine and cultural demonstrations. Admission on Friday is free, but attendees may purchase a wristband for preferred seating and access to a buffet of food from Nom Sushi and Izakaya. Friday’s showings include “Why Don’t You Play in Hell” and “Love Hotel.” Pensacola Cultural Mainstage, 400 S. Jefferson St. jasnwfl.org JERRY SEINFELD 7 and 9 p.m. Jerry Seinfeld returns to Pensacola with his signature standup routine. Seinfeld has been hailed for his uncanny ability to joke about the little things in life that relate to audiences everywhere. Saenger Theatre, 118 S. Palafox. $85-125. pensacolasaenger.com PENSACOLA COOKS COUPLES COOK 7 - 9 p.m. Guests “learn by doing” with all kitchen tools and apron provided. Enjoy a threecourse meal with beverage and receive class recipe cards. Pensacola Cooks Kitchen, 3670 Barrancas Ave. pensacolacooks.com
PENSACOLA ICE FLYERS V. ICE GATORS 7:05 p.m. Pensacola Bay Center, 201 E. Gregory. $15-29. penascolabaycenter.com PENSACOLA OPERA PRESENTS “THE MEDIUM”
7:30 p.m. Gian Carlo Menotti’s 1940s two-act opera is the dark and eerie tale of Madame Flora, a con-woman who cheats her clients through staged séances with the help of her daughter, Monica, and a mute orphan boy, Toby. Madame Flora descends into madness when she experiences a true ghostly encounter and, unable to grasp what is happening to her, lashes out in drunken rage—ultimately resulting in a tragic murder. Pensacola Opera Center, 75 S. Taragona. $40. pensacolaopera. com.
PLT STUDIO 400 PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS: “HOW I LEARNED TO DRIVE” 7:30 p.m. “How I
Learned to Drive” follows the strained, sexual relationship between Li'l Bit and her aunt's husband, Uncle Peck, from her adolescence through her teenage years into college and beyond. Using the metaphor of driving and the issues of pedophilia, incest, and misogyny, the play explores the ideas of control and manipulation. Pensacola Cultural Center, 400 S. Jefferson. $10-17. pensacolalittletheatre.com PANHANDLE COMMUNITY THEATRE PRESENTS: “THE HOUSEKEEPER” A play about a
reclusive novelist who hires a housekeeper to cook and clean for him. 4646 Woodbine Road (Pace). $12, children $7. Email panhandle_community_theatre@yahoo.com to make reservations.
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Foo Foo Round 2 “How I Learned to Drive” (Pensacola Little Theatre, runs through Nov. 15) Pensacola Opera presents Menotti's The Medium (The Pensacola Opera Center; Nov. 15) Matisyahu (Vinyl Music Hall)
Friday Nov. 14
Jerry Seinfeld (Saenger Theatre) Japanese Film Festival (Multiple locations, runs through Nov. 16) Psycho Beach Party (UWF Pensacola Campus-Center for Fine and Performing Arts, runs through Nov. 23)
Saturday Nov. 15
Art by Richard Humphries. One of the "Ghostbuster" themed pieces on display at Mainline Art House Pensacola’s Foo Foo Festival isn’t over yet. The inaugural 12-day festival, which is dedicated to celebrating Pensacola’s arts and culture scene, still has a lot to offer in its final weekend—from block parties to operas to “Ghostbusters.”
Pensacola EggFest (Blue Wahoo Stadium) Third Annual Pensacola Craft Beer Festival (Maritime Park) Pensacon’s Pensacola Pop Expo (Seville Quarter and Mainline Art House) Allen Vizzutti: Around the World in 80 Minutes (Pensacola Saenger Theatre)
Monday Nov. 17
An Evening with "The Dukes of Dixieland" (Seville Quarter)
Thursday Nov. 13
An Adventure in the Arts: Traveling Exhibit (Pensacola Museum of Art, runs through Nov. 15) Against The Odds: The Art Of The Highwaymen (Voices of Pensacola Multicultural Resource Center, runs through Nov. 15) Frank Brown International Songwriter's Festival (Multiple locations, runs through Nov. 16) The Art of the Con (Mainline Art House) Compass Box Whisky Dinner (Jackson's Steakhouse) “Back on the Blocks” Festival (Belmont DeVilliers Neighborhood, runs through Nov. 15)
JUSTIN TOWNES EARLE 8 p.m. Justin Townes
Earle with Cory Branan. Vinyl Music Hall, 2 S. Palafox. $15-20. vinylmusichall.com
SATURDAY 11.15
IN HOT PURSUIT 5K 8 a.m. The Escambia
County Sheriff ’s Office’s ‘In Hot Pursuit’ 5K takes place on Pensacola Beach. All proceeds from the race will go to support Florida Sheriff ’s Association Youth Ranches. There will be a fun beach course with door prizes and medals for the winners. Registration fee $25. Register at active.com. 800 Quietwater Beach Road. MILES OF MEMORIES RUN 8 a.m. The Alzheimer’s Family Services 8th Annual “Miles of Memories” 5K Run/Walk and 1-mile Walk takes place at Seville Square in Downtown November 13, 2014
*Schedule provided courtesy of Foo Foo Festival and is subject to change. For up to date information and full details (including links and how to purchase tickets for "ticketed" events) go to foofoofest.com.
Pensacola. After the race, there will be a celebration that includes food, drinks, vendors, awards, music, and more. All proceeds go to Covenant Alzheimer’s Services to provide support to families with Alzheimer’s disease. $20 registration fee for 5K; $10 for 1-mile walk. milesformemories.kintera.org 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 the weekly 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. palafoxmarket.com “BIG FLAVOR, BIG MOE, BIG GREEN EGG” COOKING DEMONSTRATION 9 - 10 a.m. As
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The Floozies / press photo part of Pensacola Eggfest, to benefit Chain Reaction, Big Moe Casson will demonstrate cooking a 15 lb. Waygu Prime Packer Brisket. He will talk about trimmings, injections, and the rub and spices that complement the dish. He will teach how to master cooking with a Big Green Egg. The Hancock Bank Club at Blue Wahoo Stadium, 315 W Cedar St. $25. pensacolaeggfest.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 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
FALL SIDEWALK BOOK SALE 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Fiction and non-fiction book sale. $1.00 for hardbacks and $.50 for softbacks. Open Books Bookstore & Prison Book Project, 1040 N. Guillemard St. openbookspcola.org JAPANESE FILM FESTIVAL 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. The Japan-America Society of Northwest Florida Film Festival is a celebration of Japanese cinema, which will include a variety of classic and contemporary films and anime. In addition to the movies, visitors will be exposed to Japanese cuisine and cultural demonstrations. Admission on Saturday is free and includes many games and activities for children. Saturday’s showings include “A Letter to Momo,” “Wolf Calendar” and “Patema Inverted.” West Florida Public Library Main Branch, 239 N. Spring St. jasnwfl.org PENSACOLA EGG FEST 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. Enjoy outdoor lifestyle vendor expos while you sample what chefs and local celebrities have cooked up on their Big Green Eggs. Proceeds benefit Chain Reaction, Pensacola’s only Teen Leadership Institute. $25 ticket includes entry to the event, samplings, Big Green Egg demonstrations and entry to raffle. Blue Wahoo’s Stadium, 301 W. Main St. pensacolaeggfest.com SOGO SATURDAY 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. Looking to get an early start on your holiday shopping? There’s no better place to start than SOGO Saturday. Participating SOGO stores and restaurants include Al Fresco, Between, Bodacious Brew, Bodacious Olive, Carmen’s Lunch
Bar, Don Alans, Emerald Coast Tours, Fiore of Pensacola, Mainline Art House, McAlpin Interiors, Nom Sushi Izakaya, O’Riley’s Irish Pub, Pure Pilates, Scout, Shux Oyster Bar, SoChopped, SoGourmet, Susan Campbell Jewelry and VolumeOne Salon. facebook. com/sogosaturday PENSACOLA POP EXPO Noon - 10 p.m. Building on the success of the first ever Pensacon and the first “Heroes for Hunger” event, Pensacon welcomes local, regional and nationally known artists from the sci-fi and comics genres, including special guest Ernie Hudson (Winston from Ghostbusters). Comic book artists, vendors, food, drinks, cosplay, performances, and demonstrations will be set up in a festival atmosphere in Seville Quarter, allowing visitors a personal experience with art and pop-culture, while also exposing them to downtown Pensacola’s charm. Free admission. Non-perishable food donation for Manna Food Pantries encouraged. Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. pensacon.com PENSACOLA CRAFT BEER FESTIVAL 2 - 6 p.m. The Third Annual Pensacola Craft Beer Festival will take place at Pensacola’s Community Maritime Park. This year it will feature the Hill Kelly Car Show, Arts and Crafts Circle, Food Vendor Beer Pairing, live music at the Maritime Amphitheater and, of course, craft beers. Tickets are $10, $30, $50 and $100. Community Maritime Park, 301 W. Main St. pcbeer.com SLIM MCELDERRY FOLK FEST 3 - 8 p.m. In memory of Slim McElderry, Open Books
Bookstore and Prison Books Project and 512 Gallery are partnering up to present to you a Folk Fest of many artistic mediums. The first half of the event will consist of film, poetry and a play. Artwork by Panhandle Slim will be on display, along with many other talented local artists. Music begins at 5:30 p.m. Open Books Bookstore & Prison Book Project, 1040 N. Guillemard St. openbookspcola.org 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 FORT PICKENS CANDLELIGHT TOUR 7 - 9 p.m. The fort will remain open for self-guided candlelight tours. This event provides a rare opportunity to experience the fort at night. Costumed reenactors will be stationed around the fort answering visitor questions and providing information about Pensacola during the Civil War. Visitors should arrive no later than 8:30 p.m. in order to experience the fort prior to close at 9 p.m. Although the fort will be lighted with candles, flashlights are allowed. Dress appropriately for the evening weather and wear comfortable walking shoes. Fort Pickens, 1400 Fort Pickens Road. nps.gov/guis PENSACOLA OPERA PRESENTS “THE MEDIUM”
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Learned to Drive” follows the strained, sexual relationship between Li'l Bit and her aunt's husband, Uncle Peck, from her adolescence through her teenage years into college and beyond. Using the metaphor of driving and the issues of pedophilia, incest, and misogyny, the play explores the ideas of control and manipulation. Pensacola Cultural Center, 400 S. Jefferson. $10-17. pensacolalittletheatre.com PANHANDLE COMMUNITY THEATRE PRESENTS: “THE HOUSEKEEPER” 7:30 p.m.
A play about a reclusive novelist who hires a housekeeper to cook and clean for him. 4646 Woodbine Road (Pace). $12, children $7. Email panhandle_community_theatre@yahoo.com to make reservations. AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 MINUTES 7:30 p.m. The Pensacola Civic Band presents “Around the World in 80 Minutes” with world-famous trumpet soloist, Allen Vizzutti. Saenger Theatre, 118 S. Palafox. $10. pensacolasaenger.com THE FLOOZIES 8 p.m. Vinyl Music Hall, 2 S. Palafox. $10-15. vinylmusichall.com
SUNDAY 11.16
SEVILLE WINE FESTIVAL 2 - 6 p.m. Seville
Quarter is hosting their 4th Annual Wine Festival this Sunday, featuring 200 handpicked wines from around the world poured by 10 local distributors. There will also be food tastings,handcrafted microbrews and live entertainment. $40 in advance, $45 day of. Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com
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cuisine and cultural demonstrations. Admission on Sunday is free and this event includes a presentation by Dr. Charles Exley, assistant professor of modern Japanese literature and film at the University of Pittsburgh. Sunday’s showing includes, “Uzumasa Limelight,” and “Unforgiven.” Tree House Cineman, 1175 Gulf Breeze Parkway, jasnwfl.org
PLT STUDIO 400 PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS: “HOW I LEARNED TO DRIVE” 2:30 p.m. “How I
Learned to Drive” follows the strained, sexual relationship between Li'l Bit and her aunt's husband, Uncle Peck, from her adolescence through her teenage years into college and beyond. Using the metaphor of driving and the issues of pedophilia, incest, and misogyny, the play explores the ideas of control and manipulation. Pensacola Cultural Center, 400 S. Jefferson. $10-17. pensacolalittletheatre.com PANHANDLE COMMUNITY THEATRE PRESENTS: “THE HOUSEKEEPER” 2:30 p.m. A
play about a reclusive novelist who hires a housekeeper to cook and clean for him. 4646 Woodbine Road. (Pace). $12, children $7. Email panhandle_community_theatre@ yahoo.com to make reservations. FORT PICKENS CANDLELIGHT TOUR 7 - 9 p.m. The Fort will remain open for self-guided candlelight tours. This event provides a rare opportunity to experience the fort at night. Costumed reenactors will be stationed around the fort answering visitor questions and providing information about Pensacola during the Civil War. Visitors should arrive no later than 8:30 p.m. in order to experience the fort prior to close at 9 p.m. Although the fort will be lighted with candles, flashlights are allowed. Dress appropriately for the evening weather and wear comfortable walking shoes. Fort Pickens, 1400 Fort Pickens Road. nps.gov/guis MINNESOTA: MIND MACHINE TOUR
8 p.m. Minnesota: Mind Machine Tour featuring G Jones and Jackal. Vinyl Music Hall, 2 S. Palafox. $15-20. vinylmusichall.com
MONDAY 11.17
AN EVENING WITH Carlo Menotti’s 1940s “THE DUKES OF two-act opera is the DIXIELAND” 6:30 dark and eerie tale Pepper / photo by Tom Stone - 9 p.m. The Jazz of Madame Flora, Society of Pensacola a con-woman who welcomes an outstanding group of Jazz cheats her clients through staged séances with musicians for the Janet Knowles Memorial the help of her daughter, Monica, and a mute Jazz Gumbo. The featured performance will orphan boy, Toby. Madame Flora descends showcase “The Dukes of Dixieland” of New into madness when she experiences a true Orleans. Cost to attend for Jazz Society ghostly encounter and, unable to grasp what members and non-members is $20 per peris happening to her, lashes out in drunken son. Phineas Phogg’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. rage—ultimately resulting in a tragic murder. Government. jazzpensacola.com Pensacola Opera Center, 75 S. Taragona. $40. PEPPER 7:30 p.m. Pepper with The Movepensacolaopera.com. ment and New Beat Fund. Vinyl Music Hall, JAPANESE FILM FESTIVAL 2- 7 p.m. The Japan2 S. Palafox. $25-30. vinylmusichall.com America Society of Northwest Florida Film
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PYP LEADER OF THE MONTH: CERYS HEROMAN
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS November 13 Membership and Networking Teams Meetings Mackey’s Mudhouse 5:30-6:30 pm November 14 Studer Institute Workshop: “A Strategic Planning Model for Small Businesses and Non-Profits” Hillcrest Baptist Church 8:00 am -3:00 pm
PYP’S 2ND ANNUAL “FUN-FILLED FIELD DAY”
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR SCHOOL CHOICE EXPO
PYP is excited to announce our upcoming Fun-Filled Field Day on Saturday, November 15 from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm at Seville Square. PYP is partnering with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northwest Florida, Families First Network, and Head Start to provide a day of safe, healthy fun for underprivileged children and the mentors/guardians who support them. We expect over 100 children to partake in this great event, many with their “bigs” or adoptive parents. We hope that sharing in this occasion will encourage many of our PYP members to become a “big” or other type of mentor. We need “referees” to direct our games including sack races, egg tosses, hula hoops, and more. We also need volunteers to work the bounce house, the face-painting station, and the dressup photo booth. The MESS Hall will be on hand to provide a science education station. We are also incorporating a “healthy lives” theme and will have health care providers such as ProClinic on site to offer free screenings. Papa John’s will be there with pizza as well. We expect a large crowd, so we need as many PYP volunteers as possible. Setup begins at 12:00 pm with the event begining at 1:00 pm. If you would like to volunteer for all or part of this event, please email Jon Pytynia at jonpytynia@ gmail.com.
PYP members are teaming up with the Escambia County School District’s Workforce Development on Monday, November 17th in the Woodham Middle school gymnasium from 5:30-7:00 for the 2014 Career Academy School Choice Expo. This event, which draws approximately 1,000 middle and high-school students, parents, and educators, informs parents and students alike about the career academy opportunities present in Escambia County’s public schools. We are seeking 20-40 professionals (PYP membership is not necessary) to be representatives at the various career academy booths during the event. As a volunteer, you will answer students’ questions about your career field and discuss your real-world work experiences, with the goal of encouraging students to consider your field of work and become more proactive with choices affecting their future career. We need you! Whatever your job industry, there is almost certainly a career academy that fits. To learn more or to volunteer, please email Nicole St. Aubin at nicoles@ pensacolarealtymasters.com.
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Cerys is PYP’s beloved Networking Team chair and her most recent outstanding accomplishment was her amazing work with the Inaugural PYP Trade Show. The event, featuring 40 different businesses that employ and support young professionals, was a huge success, and its attendees are already looking forward to next year’s show. Cerys has also done a great job helping with VP of Member Services duties while board member Sarah Fox is completing her Master’s degree. Thank you, Cerys, for your dedication to PYP!
PYP MEMBER OF THE MONTH: CHARITY HAMILTON
November 15 Fun-Filled Field Day Event with Big Brothers Big Sisters & Families First Network Seville Square 1:00-4:00 pm November 17 PYP Volunteering – Career Academy School Choice Expo Woodham Middle School Gymnasium 5:30-7:00 pm November 17 PYP’s No Obligation Happy Hour Book Club TBA 6:00-7:00 pm November 18 PPDI Team Meeting The East Hill Yard 5:30–6:30 pm November 28 PYP Presents: A Night at the Theatre: Cirque Dreams Holidaze Saenger Theatre 7:30-10:00 pm
Charity Hamilton, an active member of PPDI, has taken on leadership of the Emerging Professionals seminar series with confidence and gusto. She secured PSC as the host site and lined up a great list of guest speakers for the various panels. Because of her hard work, over 20 local college students are currently participating in the seminars and learning crucial professional skills. Charity is a long-time PYP member whose recent efforts and increased involvement with PPDI have made PYP so proud of her.
December 8 Board of Directors Meeting IMS Expert Services 5:30-7:00 pm
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THE NEW MATH More than 6 million students have downloaded the new iPhone app PhotoMath to solve Algebra I and Algebra II problems by pointing the phone's camera at a printed equation. The answer, and the explanation, quickly appear on a screen, as a teaching tool—or for the students to show "their" work if PhotoMath is used on exam questions. The Croatiabased developer told the Quartz website in October that it is working on upgrades for higher-level math equations (though no relief is in sight for those chronically pesky "word problems"). Meanwhile, the debate has been triggered over whether PhotoMath is a dynamic technological advance in education—or a cheating-enabler. BRIGHT IDEAS Neighbors in the Mandarin neighborhood of Jacksonville, Florida, complained to the city recently about a resident who scattered hundreds of mothballs—over 400 now, at least—around her front yard, even driving over them in her car to crush them open and extend their noxious odor. The National Pesticide Information Center warned that the mothballs were hazards to plants, wildlife, water and air, but the female resident (unnamed in a report by First Coast News) said she was forced into the tactic in order to prevent neighborhood dogs from defecating in her yard. • Celebrity Musicals: In September in Hamburg, Germany, "Charles Manson: Summer of Hate—The Musical," opened at the Thalia Theater, covering the influences and failed musical career of the man convicted in the notorious 1969 Sharon Tate murders. And "I Am Stephon Marbury," a musical featuring the former star NBA basketball player, ran for 11 nights in September in Beijing, where the popular Marbury has led the Beijing Ducks to national basketball championships the last two seasons. Marbury has a role onstage in what is described as a parable about pursuing one's dreams. • The most challenging toys this holiday season might be the series of furry human innards from the U.S. firm I Heart Guts— not just the soft and cuddly pancreas, brain and prostate, but especially the rectum. Each part is packaged with a cheekily written educational description explaining its importance (the rectum being "the butt of many jokes" yet with "a serious role" in waste disposal as the "fecal loading dock"), and each sells for about $20. {in}
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BAYLEN ST.
DEVILLIERS ST.
ROMANA ST.
PALAFOX PLACE
SCHEDULED STOPS
GOVERNMENT ST.
ZARRAGOSSA ST. MAIN ST.
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