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Vol. 19, No. 42
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October 30, 2019
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Big Bad Voodoo Daddy will Perform at Vinyl Music Hall Nov. 4.
Fire & Rain, temporary art installation on Intendencia St. until Nov. 11
! O O F O O F R O F CRAZY Garrick Ohlsson will be playing with the Pensacola Symphony Orchestra on Nov. 2
Catch Professional Skateboarder Rodney Mullen at 3D Printsacola Nov. 1.
Rapper/Producer Mannie Fresh performs at Stompfest on Nov. 2
by Dakota Parks Colorful umbrellas lining the sky and giant interactive cubes—Foo Foo Festival has made a name for itself in Pensacola’s art scene. Going on its sixth-year anniversary, Foo Foo Festival is a 12-day long art and culture festival that takes place in the heart of downtown Pensacola. The festival kicks off this year on Oct. 31 and runs until Nov. 11. Known far and wide for the Umbrella Sky installation of 2017 on Intendencia Street downtown, and the multi-artist contributed installations “CUBED” and “CUBED Luminous,” Foo Foo Festival is back with a new multi-block art installation: Fire & Rain. Fire & Rain will kick off Foo Foo Festival this year on October 31, lining Intendencia Street and stretching roughly 9,500 sq. ft. Dancing in the wind like a Chinese Dragon parade, the installation is made out of reflective hand-made strands of mylar and monofilament. Fire & Rain will shape-shift in the wind and reflect different colors and shadows in the rising and setting sun.
3d Printsacola “skateable skulpture” (Nov 1). The Institute for Human and Machine Cognition and the First City Arts Center have collaborated to create 3D printed concrete “skulptures,” with augmented reality technology. The event will feature the skateable “skulptures” and a live skating demonstration by professional street skater Rodney Mullen.
Through semi-permanent and permanent installations, like Fire & Rain and various murals downtown, Foo Foo Festival attracts hundreds of visitors to the Pensacola area. Visitors come to check out the art, snap a picture or a selfie and peruse the downtown area.
Stomp Fest—2019 Invitational Step Show (Nov 2). Located in the Pensacola Bay Center, Stomp Fest features local and traveling step-dancers from various Sororities, Fraternities and organizations nationwide. The event is based off the “125-year-old African American College Fraternity and Sorority Tradition of ‘Stepping,’” explains Foo Foo Festival’s website. Stepping uses the body as an instrument for storytelling by incorporating footsteps, drill, claps, and even spoken word. The event highlights the popular dance form through collegiate competition.
With more than 30 reoccurring events this year, Foo Foo Festival is just too big to highlight every event. However, here are a few events from each discipline: The Great Gulfcoast Arts Festival (Nov 1-4) is a three-day nationally ranked art festival set up in Seville Square. The festival has live music, life craft demonstrations and more than 200 artists displaying their artwork. Artists range from various genres: painters, potters, sculptors, jewelers, graphic artists, blacksmiths, engravers, spinners and weavers. The festival is a great way to support local (and travelling) artists and take home unique pieces of artwork.
Pensacola Symphony Orchestra: Ohlsson Plays Brahms (Nov 2). Located in the nearly hundred-year-old historic Pensacola Saenger Theater, Garrick Ohlsson will be playing Brahms Piano Concerto No. 1, a staple of Romanic-era compositions. Ohlsson is a nationally acclaimed pianist with guest performances in major orchestras such as the New York Philharmonic, Boston
Symphony and London Philharmonic. With the acoustics and ambiance of the historic theater and Ohlsson’s prestigious years as a pianist, the performance is set to be a beautiful evening in downtown Pensacola.
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With a variety of events stretching 12 days and nights, there are plenty of activities for everyone to get involved.”
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy (Nov 4). Foo Foo Festival features dozens of music events from jazz, blues, swing band, orchestra, symphonic and even songwriting. The Big Bad Voodoo Daddy band will be performing at the Vinyl Music Hall on Nov 4. The event opens with Village Brass, a New-Orleans style funk and hip-hop fused band. Together for 25 years, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy puts on high-energy jazz and swing performances. A perfect way to dip into Jazz Pensacola and get your swing on! Into The Breeches performed by PenArt theater company (Nov 7-10). Playwright, George Brant wrote Into The Breeches as a light-hearted comedy that promotes the collective community empowerment of art— and women. Set in the midst of WWII, with the men off to war, the women of the theater company band together to put on an allfemale production of Shakespeare’s Henry V. Legal Graffiti at the Zarzaur Law Building (Nov 8-10). Spray-painting graffiti onto the brown-paper covered walls of the Zarzaur law building is a popular spot during
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Pensacola’s monthly Gallery Night’s. This event fundraises for the local Gulf Coast Kid’s House and features the live painting by local artists onto three canvases on the side of the building. Come out and support local charity and art. 2019 Writing and Book Festival (Nov 9). Sponsored by the West Florida Literary Foundation, the Writing and Book Festival brings together published authors, writers, and booklovers of all ages underneath one roof. With a packed event schedule, there is something for everyone. Book signings, publication advice, conference presentations, young-adult writing seminars and even children’s storytelling hour. Foo Foo Festival brings together artists, musicians, writers, charities and art-lovers alike under one big festival. With a variety of events stretching 12 days and nights, there are plenty of activities for everyone to get involved. These are just a few events taking place this year. Come out and celebrate Pensacola’s rich Southern and artistic culture and support the arts.
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