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Community Events
Blue Wahoos Scheduled Home Games
Join Pensacola’s Blue Wahoos on weekdays at 6:35 pm, Saturday at 6:05 pm and Sunday at 4 pm. Box seats are open behind home plate, on top of the dugouts or down by the baseline. Tickets are $13-$15 per game. Reserved seats and standing seats are also available. For tickets and information, visit milb.com/pensacola/tickets. Blue Wahoos vs Mississippi (June 1-6) Blue Wahoos vs Montgomery (June 15-20) Blue Wahoos vs Biloxi (June 29 and 30)
June 7-September 6 Does your grammar need to get in shape and experience a healthy change? Grammar Fitness Coach Mamie Hixon, UWF Writing Lab director, will help you boost your grammar skills with Grammarcise. Join the grammar workout every Monday at 7:15am, CST. Join on Zoom! bit.ly/2SZntGP Meeting ID: 841 4963 0560 and passcode: 021360. For more information, visit the UWF Writing Lab online at uwf.edu/writelab or Contact Mamie Hixon at mhixon@uwf.edu or or 850-474-2987. Follow the UWF Writing Lab on IG at @UWFWritingLab.
Blue Angels 2021 Practice
June 1, 2, 8, 9, 15, 16, 30 For those who have access to NAS Pensacola (DoD ID card holders and their guests), the National Naval Aviation Museum is pleased to open the flight line behind the museum to view Blue Angels practice flight demonstrations. Gates open at 9:30 am and the Blues are scheduled to take to the skies at 10:30 am. The outside viewing area for the Blue Angels practice is located on the Museum Flight Line north of the Museum. Signs are posted to direct visitors to viewing and parking locations, including limited parking for handicapped visitors. Open bleacher seating is available for seating 500 people.
Constant Coffee Poetry Night
June 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 Join Pensacola Poetry at the longest running open mic in Pensacola at Constant Coffee & Tea, located at 615 Scenic Highway. Every Tuesday, poets and creatives come to flex their voices through poetry, rap and spoken word. Come out and support the local arts community and hear a beautiful bricolage of words. Doors open at 6 pm and mic starts at 6:30 pm. Follow Pensacola Poetry on Facebook for updates and information.
Hand to God
June 3-5 Join Pensacola Little Theatre at its production of Hand to God, written by Robert Askins. Jason works out his stress and anxiety when his church ministry puppet takes over his left arm, with a hilarious and acidic personality of his own. Ridiculously raunchy, irreverent, and funny. Directed by Studio400 Chair Barbara Jacobs. (Originally scheduled for June 2020). *Hand to God contains strong, coarse language and difficult subject matter including religious hypocrisy, death, morality, violence and depression—but, it is still very funny.
Free Yoga in Community Maritime Park
June 6 Free one-hour yoga classes are offered every first Sunday of 2021, at 9:30 am, in Community Maritime Park, meeting directly in front of the amphitheater stage. Classes are open to all ages and levels of experience. Certified instructors from Breathe Yoga and Wellness Center will provide instruction. The class is free, but you will need to BYOM (Bring Your Own Mat) and any other accessories you would like to use.
June 6 The Choral Society of Pensacola’s Women’s Ensemble, under the direction of Isabelle Peterson, will perform a program of secular and sacred music with pianist Meredith Stemen. Admission is free and the show is from 4:30-5 pm at the Nativity of Our Lord Catholic Church at 9945 Hillview Drive.
Gordon Open Mic
June 10 Join the Gordon Community Center for this month’s open mic night where musicians, comedians, poets and performers celebrate their artistic talents. Open mic night is hosted on the second Thursday of each month from 7 pm to 10 pm the Gordon Community Center located at 306 North DeVilliers Street in downtown Pensacola. If you are interested in performing, you will have a chance to sign-up for a time slot when you arrive. For more information, follow @penartsinc on Facebook.
The Big Scoop Drive-Thru
June 12 Join Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northwest Florida at the sweetest event in town. From 12-2 pm at the Community Maritime Park, there will be a drive-thru fundraiser with ice cream and other assorted sweets and frozen treats for each car to enjoy. Entry to the drive-thru is $10 per car and all proceeds benefit Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northwest Florida. Bigs & Littles get in free with proof of their “Magic Card.”
Once Upon A Dream
June 12 Local dance academy, the LaBelle Performing Arts will be performing in two dazzling shows called Once Upon a Dream and Sleeping Beauty at the Saenger Theatre at 10 am and 6 pm. Tickets are available online at pensacolasaenger.com/events.
2021 Bud Light Fishing Rodeo
June 18-21 This year’s Bud Light Fishing Rodeo will take place June 18-21 at Flounder’s Chowder House on Penscola Beach. The weigh-in is at Flounders on Saturday from 2 pm–7 pm and Sunday from noon–6 pm.Cash awards and prizes await the angler who weighs in the top three fish in 21 different species. In addition to the rodeo, there is the Step One Automotive King Mackerel Challenge with separate buy-in and cash and prizes awarded to the boat that brings in the biggest king mackerel. There is also the In-Shore Challenge and the Academy Sports and Outdoors Junior Rodeo. Visit pensacolasports.org for more information.
Black Beauty Expo
June 19 The Black Beauty Expo is a gathering that allows for black women on the Gulf Coast to encounter new products, network, learn and connect. The event is held at the Pensacola Bay Center from 11 am–5 pm and includes vendors and speakers on health, beauty, politics and business growth. VIP ticket holders will enjoy access to The Beauty Bar where they can receive free services from local licensed beauty professionals. They will also have access to the Brand Builders Level Up Room where there will be classes on credit repair, homeownership, investments and brand building.
Free Pilates in Community Maritime Park
June 20 Free Pilates classes are offered every third Sunday of 2021, at 10:30 am , in Community Maritime Park, meeting directly in front of the amphitheater stage. Classes are open to all ages and levels of experience. Certified instructors from Pure Pilates Studio will provide instruction. The class is free, but you will need to BYOM (Bring Your Own Mat) and any other accessories you would like to use.
DepARTure
June 23 The annual DepARTure fundraising event support arts education at Pensacola Little Theatre. Each year, PLT offers the community a chance to win a trip to an exciting destination around the globe (or $4,000 cash) to raise funds
for its education programs. Putting a little ART in your depARTure helps facilitate PLT’s affordable tuition prices and traveling education troupe—taking theatre into Title I schools, nursing homes, community centers, libraries, and beyond. You can purchase tickets for the annual raffle benefit online at pensacolalittletheatre.com/departure.
Pensacola Symphony Orchestra: Dvořák, Symphony No. 8
June 26 The season comes to a close with a bright and optimistic program, featuring Dvořák’s idyllic Symphony No. 8. Composed in solitude in the countryside, the symphony seemed to flow spontaneously through Dvořák’s pen, with the composer noting that “melodies seem to pour out of me.” The orchestra will also be joined by composer James Lee, III for his new work, Restored Images. Inspired by the challenges of the year 2020, it evokes the beautiful, restored images of love and respect in humanity. In-person and virtual tickets are available. For additional information, visit PensacolaSymphony.com. There are two shows on June 26 at 1:30 pm and 7:30 pm.
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