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ROBERT DUDLEY The BP CEO is tired

BARBARA ALBRECHT The president of the Bream Fisherman Association has fought for years to get the city of Pensacola to repair its community building at Miraflores Park on 17th Avenue and East Belmont Street. After a post on Rick’s Blog detailing the bureaucratic nightmare was published, city work crews descended on the facility making most of the repairs before the group’s annual meeting on August 7. Sometimes the squeaky wheel approach works.

SOUTHEASTERN TEEN SHAKESPEARE COMPANY This part of Pensacola Little Theatre’s Treehouse Theatre division is branching off. It has incorporated as a non-profit and will be offering conservatory classes starting in September at the Pensacola Opera Center. Graduates of the conservatory program are eligible to audition for the Shakespeare Company, which performs throughout the year at local festivals.

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of paying claims from Gulf Coast residents and business owners hurt by the oil giant’s Deepwater Horizon explosion that spewed in 2010 210 million gallons of crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico. Dudley told Bloomberg’s Businessweek that he lamented what he sees as public hatred for oil companies in the United States and claims other nations love the oil industry. He blamed BP’s troubles on fraudulent claims and on trial attorneys representing those hurt by the disaster, which he described as “ambulance chasing, patent trolls.”

TED YOHO The Congressman from the Gainesville, Fla. area told constituents at a town hall event that a provision in Obamacare imposing a 10-percent tax on tanning bed use was a “racist tax” that discriminates “because of the color of my skin.” He claimed that liberals have used the same logic in the past. “By God, if it works for them, it’ll work for us,” said Yoho.

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NOT SO FAST On August 5, BP requested in federal court in New Orleans that the judge suspend any settlement payments for claims resulting from the Deepwater Horizon explosion that spewed 210 million gallons of crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico over the summer of 2010. The British oil giant claimed that it had uncovered new allegations of fraud and conflicts of interest inside the settlement program.

The request came days after Bloomberg Businessweek published an interview with BP CEO Robert Dudley, in which he said that he expected the BP claim process to be over by now, blaming the volume on “ambulance chasing” attorneys.

The request also came after the company had spent millions advertising in daily newspapers a toll-free “snitch” line for people to turn in their neighbors for fraudulent claims.

Hmmm, is it just me? I detect a pattern here.

The BP spin machine is cranking back up.

In 2010, the media was the bad guy for supposedly exaggerating the spill. We now know, through sworn statements, that BP’s initial estimates of what was leaking from the well were off by more than 40,000 barrels per day.

We warned about the damage to marine life and cleanup workers from the nearly 2 million gallons of dispersant used on the

crude oil. Now we know that the Corexit oil dispersant increased the toxicity of the spill by up to 52 times. There is a “dearth of marine life” in a 50-mile radius around the capped well.

Studies have shown cleanup workers have a variety of health issues, including skin problems, breathing issues, coughing and mental health problems. And those are only the initial studies.

It may be years before we fully understand the health and environmental impacts of the oil disaster.

Dudley didn’t mention any of those studies in his interview. He didn’t mention the 11 men who lost their lives in the explosion. In his mind, BP is the injured party.

According to Dudley, Gulf Coast residents and business owners are now the villains. BP, of course, remains the good guy in their media campaign. We are cast as ungrateful, greedy, litigious crooks.

Fortunately, the spin isn’t working. The federal judge ordered BP to continue funding the claim settlements. The toll-free line has been flooded by Gulf Coast residents calling to complain about the company’s failures in doing what it promised in 2010.

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The award is given by the governor to recognize economic development leadership and to encourage private businesses to support job creation strategies.

“Stan and his team at Gulf Power have long been leaders in economic development in Northwest Florida,” Scott said. “I applaud what he and other leaders are doing across the state to improve the lives of Florida families.”

Connally came to Gulf Power last summer from Georgia Power and since then has instituted a number of new economic development programs at Gulf Power, including a site certification program to bring in more industry and helping to establish a Northwest Florida Manufacturers Council.

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CALMING THE CHAMBER STORM of the Florida House of Representatives and local health care executive.

He is expected to lead the chamber for 90 to 120 days until a successor to former Chamber President and CEO Jim Hizer is selected. Maygarden sees the interim role as more than that of a caretaker.

“They need someone in this interim basically to step in and make sure something doesn’t slip through the cracks,” said Maygarden. “I think it’s getting on top of the issues that exist, making sure they have the resources it takes to deal with them, helping them in a collaborative way to be successful and focus on what we’re all about, and that’s economic development and jobs.”

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Maygarden Steps In To Restore Public Trust

by Paul F. South As a young sailor in Vietnam, Jerry Maygarden survived the muddied, bloodied waters of the Mekong Delta. Later, as mayor of Pensacola and then majority leader of the Florida House of Representatives, he weathered the sometimes-treacherous seas of local and state politics.

And now at 64, Maygarden is the interim president of the Greater Pensacola Chamber of Commerce called upon to help restore public confidence in an organization that in recent months has endured turbulent times.

The chamber has suffered a storm of scrutiny over missing BP gift cards and transparency in how its executive committee conducts business. State Attorney Bill Eddins recently issued a report that the organization needs to operate under the state’s Sunshine laws because of the funds it receives from Escambia County and the city of Pensacola for tourism and economic development.

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THE BEGINNING

The road to a career in what Maygarden likes to call “servant-leadership” began in an unlikely place—as a young sailor in South Vietnam. There, in 1970, he helped transport American troops into Cambodia, part of the controversial incursion ordered by President Richard Nixon. After 40 years, the details of his time in Southeast Asia are “sort of a blur.”

But the period marked him for life.

“My 88-year-old dad would tell you that my time in the military turned me around,” said Maygarden. “Not that I was on a bad path or anything. He said I went from being a skinny-necked kid, just living life to someone who was a lot more serious and motivated to do good things.”

Vietnam chiseled two enduring impressions.

“First, I did not like having little or no control over my life and my destiny,” he said. “I was an enlisted guy. There were people above me calling the shots—and maybe, thank God, they were because they were bright, intelligent people. But I saw myself in a very difficult situation that I had absolutely no control over. I vowed to myself I would never do that again.”

The second impression was much more significant for Maygarden.

“When I got thrust into that situation, for the first time in my life, I experienced man’s inhumanity. Life over there wasn’t worth a nickel. When I came back home, that made a huge impact on me,” he said.

However, out of the pain of wartime emerged a new sense of purpose. “I came home deciding to control my own destiny and for the first time in my life, with a great deal of compassion in my heart,” he said.

“It made a difference.

It heightened my motivation. It caused me to want to do well in school. [Vietnam] inspired me to be a better person.”

On returning home, Maygarden enrolled at Pensacola Junior College, then went on to the University of West Florida, where he would become student body president. It was the start of a life in public service. He often uses a term coined by ethicist Robert K. Greenleaf— servant leader.

“The whole notion of servant-leadership is the undergirding foundation of all public service,” he explained. “You do things to lift up your community and the people around you. Generally you do it one person at a time, but sometimes, we’re lucky and able to do it on a much broader plane.”

Maygarden’s strength in team building is important, said Chamber Board Chairman Sandy Sansing.

months and years. Along with restoring public confidence, the organization will have to clearly define its role in tourism and economic development, as well as its relationship with local government and the public.

“Certainly, I think anytime you have change in the midst of crisis, you have a honeymoon period and an opportunity to build public confidence,” said Maygarden. “I really think this is a good staff. I’m hoping that my presence here will be helpful with Mayor Hayward and the Escambia County Commission or any local business or industry leader. I think I know those people and those players and I hope it will inspire a little bit of confidence.”

As interim president, Maygarden also plans to work in the open and sees the issue of transparency as “a balancing act.”

“As an elected official, I’ve lived in the ‘sunshine’ so long I don’t know what it would be like otherwise,” Maygarden said. “I probably have a higher level of tolerance for sunshine laws than a lot of private business, private industry people might have. I’m certainly comfortable working in that environment.”

Given the recent scrutiny of its finances, some have suggested that the chamber not take public funding, which would exempt the organization from Florida’s Sunshine statutes.

“That is an option,” Maygarden said.

“What is our role here as it relates to [public] money? Do we want to be an agent of government as a business organization? That’s a pretty good question, and its part of deciding who we want to be when we grow up.”

“I would really like to be remembered by the city and the county as a good steward of business interests and build their confidence in this organization.”

Jerry Maygarden

“He understands the value of teammates and the chamber staff has been through quite a bit. He’s a person who can calm them down, settle them and let everyone know they’ve still got a job.”

Sandy Sansing “He understands the value of teammates and the chamber staff has been through quite a bit,” said Sansing. “He’s a person who can calm them down, settle them and let everyone know they’ve still got a job.”

CONSENSUS, COLLABORATION CRITICAL

Consensus will be critical for the Greater Pensacola Chamber in the coming days,

THE IMMEDIATE FUTURE

Don’t expect Maygarden to make cataclysmic change in his interim role. The Chamber has surpassed its Vision 2015 goal of 3,000 good-paying jobs two years ahead of schedule.

Maygarden has a clear goal for his interim tenure.

“I would really like to be remembered by the city and the county as a good steward of business interests and build their confidence in this organization,” he said. “I’ve been as far down deep in local government trenches as you can get. So I know what they are up against. I would like to inspire their confidence.”

He added, “I would like the leaders of the chamber to feel good about what’s going on here, every day.” {in} inweekly.net

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LET’S TALK On the evening of Saturday, Aug. 10, the leadership of the Baptist Ministers Union held a press conference at Greater True Vine Baptist Church to show their support for the family of Roy Middleton, who was shot twice in the leg by Escambia County deputies two weeks earlier.

Middleton was unarmed in his front yard looking through his mother’s car at the time he was shot.

The shooting has triggered a maelstrom with state and local civil rights organizations and with the daily newspaper, which

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has kept the incident on its front page and its editorial pages for the past two weeks.

At the press conference, the Baptist Ministers Union also said that it would request a meeting with Sheriff David Morgan to seek answers to several questions that the African-American community has about the incident. Dr. Larry Watson Jr., pastor of Englewood Missionary Baptist Church and president of the ministers’ union, said that he has appointed a delegation to meet with the sheriff.

The Independent News spoke after the press conference with Sheriff David Morgan, who said that he looked forward to meeting with the ministers. He said that he would do his best to answer all their questions.

“When Leroy Boyd [founder and president of Movement for Change] was alive, he often met with me about concerns with the jail or an arrest,” said Morgan.

“We would go over all the facts. And sometimes we would agree to disagree, but Leroy and I would always shake hands when we finished.”

CITY PARK ISSUES The City of Pensacola has 94 parks that are spread over 600 acres. Last week, the maintenance of

two of them came under fire, and the city reacted quickly to stem the complaints.

The Bream Fisherman Association had become frustrated over the city’s failure to spend the allocated funds to repair and make handicapped accessible its historic community center at Miraflores park. After a post on Rick’s Blog detailing the struggle to get the city to make relatively minor repairs to a building that was built in 1934, work crews showed up the next morning fixing everything but the bathrooms.

Meanwhile, the city also came under fire for the condition of the Veterans Memorial Park on Bayfront Parkway. Six months after the city took over the maintenance of the facility and received a grant from BP to upgrade the park that honors our military veterans, the new foundation created by the city to oversee the park doesn’t have a license agreement with the city and a 501(c) (3) non-profit status, according to documents received by the Independent News.

At the new foundation’s Aug. 6 meeting, retired Brigadier General Roger Rowe, who was in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for 32 years, complained about the park’s condition. He described how he saw weeds growing all around the park,

especially by the World War II memorial, and the Vietnam Veterans War Memorial had weeds growing on the top of it and hanging over the panels. By Friday, the city had Wallace Sprinklers on the site.

DEFENDING BABY GAETZ Former NRA

President Marion Hammer had to come to the defense of Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Ft. Walton Beach) after the National Association for Gun Rights, a Colorado-based pro-gun group, used for a fundraising campaign statements falsely attributed to Gaetz about controversy over Florida's "Stand Your Ground" law.

According to Lee Williams in the Gun Writer blog, the group sent out "nasty email attacks" targeting Gaetz as he is about to chair meetings to examine the state's hotly contested self-defense laws.

"Rep. Matt Gaetz is one of the strongest, most dedicated supporters of the Second Amendment, your right to keep and bear arms and your right of self-defense that we have ever had in the Florida Legislature," said Hammer in an email to NRA members. {in} ▶ For the whole story everyday check out ricksblog.biz

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Up in Flames

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courtesy photos After being injured in the Army, Zach Dwyer picked up a nontraditional therapy to help in the healing process—devil sticks. Devil sticks, a long stick that is juggled between two thicker sticks, proved to be an activity that not only helped Dwyer through recovery but also launched an unexpected venture.

“I was going through recovery with my arms and my doctor suggested juggling,” said Dwyer. He had been playing with devil sticks off and on for about fi ve years. “Therapy got me back into it and I started watching more and more juggling videos.”

One Christmas, Dwyer got a set of fire devil sticks and started learning to juggle fire.

After watching hours of videos, he learned about flow arts such as poi, a performance art that originated in New Zealand that involves swinging tethered weights.

In July 2012, Dwyer decided that he wanted to make juggling fire and flow arts more than a hobby so he started Up In Flames Entertainment, a fire performance group. The group now has almost 20 performers in four cities—Pensacola, Fort Walton Beach, Birmingham, and Atlanta—that perform with a variety of flow toys including fire hoop, fire fans, fire poi, and fire staff.

Meghan Lords has been hooping for four years after learning about it at a festival.

“I saw a girl hooping and it looked interesting and I wanted to learn it,” said Lords.

“I ended up getting a hoop and shortly after I started making my own hoops and selling them locally.” Lords performs with the fire hoop, a hula hoop that has five wicks that get lit on fire.

She has been performing with the fire hoop for two years and, like many of the other performers with Up In Flames, has the bruises and burns that come with learning new tricks.

“It looks more dangerous than it actually is. The fire is moving so fast that it doesn’t really have time to burn on you,” said Lords.

“When you transition to fire, you have to be extremely comfortable with your flow toy. The big difference is that hooping with fire is very loud, so loud that you can’t hear the music.

But you get used to it.”

Lucas Burdette, who learned fire poi after also seeing performers at a festival, adds that transitioning to fire is a bit jarring.

“It’s a big transition move from spinning balls on string and moving to chains and fire,” said Burdette. “The moves are a lot different and it’s a lot heavier.”

hooping with dance or for fitness, is one of Callie Decrow hoops and performs with the fastest growing hobbies in the country. the orbit, a four pointed LED or fire star that In Pensacola, Up In Flames and the Penhas two strings used for twisting and turnsacola Hoop Tribe host weekly spin jams ing the star. and monthly workshops to create a larger She has been community of flow artist and to introduce playing with new people to the flow arts. All spin jams and flow toys for workshops are open for anyone to particiabout eight pate, learn, or just watch. months and got “If you ever see anyone spinning or playinvolved after ing with any flow toys and you’re interested seeing Dwyer in it, just go talk to that person,” said Dwyer. perform at a “Everyone in the community is very open charity event. and likes to share and teach and expand our “[I] got community.” really interBut beyond performing and meeting ested and other other artist at weekly spin jams, Dwyer is people started most excited about exposing the community teaching me,” Decrow said. “Right after, I to something new. bought a hoop.”

“Above all,” said Dwyer, “I love being Decrow says that being part of a perforable to offer Pensacola a different type of art mance group has helped her improve. “It’s form.” {in} fun to perform as a group because you learn from each other … You can teach each other.”

“There is also a lot of variety when you perform with a group,” said Lords.

WHEN: Weekly spin jams every Wednesday “Instead of being limited to watching from 6 to 9 p.m.; Workshops also held last one toy or one person, we are able to Saturday of every month at locations in Penshow a variety. Also, everyone is very sacola, Navarre and Fort Walton Beach supportive and accepting. I get a really WHERE: Bayview Park, E. Lloyd St. strong sense of community.”

DETAILS: facebook.com/upinflamesenterAnd it’s a community that’s tainment; youtube.com/zachdify growing. Hooping, or modern hula

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and woozily evocative. There’s a sense of longing and distance in Greene’s somber, filtered vocals, but it’s what he does compositionally that makes Washed Out stand out. Backed by gently pulsing, Balearic-tinged disco, Greene’s voice takes on a new dimension.” I read a small portion of Washed Out’s bio on his Last.

FM page, and realized that I wouldn’t able to do any better of a job conveying who Washed Out is. I certainly wouldn’t have come up with the phrase “woozily evocative,” or brought up the genre “Balearictinged disco.” I’m just a simple writer.

However, I’m certain that you are familiar with Washed Out, whether you are aware of it or not. You know that beat behind the opening credits for the show “Portlandia?” That beat that you’ve probably heard and thought, “That is one of the tightest beats I’ve ever heard.” Washed Out is responsible for that track. It’s called “Feel It All Around” and it’s from his 2009 EP, “Life of Leisure.”

On “Paracosm,” Greene has decidedly stretched himself, both artistically and instrumentally, while maintaining a rapport with his haze-laden, psyched-out reputation.

Greene reportedly used more than 50 instruments to make this new long-player, which seems like it would make listening to the album tedious and cluttered, but “Paracosm” revels in catchy simplicity and the term

instructor Larry Manning. August Ash is a study in woodfired pottery, specifically form, surface and firing techniques. Works are fired in local kilns patterned after Japanese design and are looser, heavier and have organic forms more like those found in nature. 21 S. Palafox. 429-9100 or bluemorninggallery.com.

DRAGONFLY GALLERY 10 a.m. The gallery’s feature room is a favorite site for artists from throughout Santa Rosa County. 5188 Escambia St., Milton. 981-1100 or thedragonflygallery.com.

ARTEL GALLERY 10 p.m. Artel Gallery presents

“complicated” never really comes to mind.

Back in June, we got a taste of Washed Out’s new album, when lead single “It All Feels Right” was released to the world. I remember the first time I listened to the song; I was immediately sucked into its catchy, upbeat hook. It’s difficult to listen to this song, and relationally this album without getting caught up in Greene’s feel good, postchillwave vibes, and I think that is his intent, which he seems to have zero qualms about.

A paracosm is a fantasy world created during childhood, which is usually very detailed and carries on for years. Earnest Greene has created his own paracosm and invited us, his audience, to follow him into it. We are quite fortunate. “Paracosm” is out now via Sub Pop Records. {in}

"Line and Form", a juried exhibit. Works in this exhibit were selected by juror Wayne McNeil.

The placement winners are: Best of Show, Donna O'Neal; First Place, SAP; Second Place, Pat Hayes; Third Place, Ian Oliver; Edgiest, Maria Hoch; Honorable Mentions, Pat Hayes, Maria Hoch, Don Manderson and SAP; Judge's Recognition Award, Lyda Toy. 223 Palafox, Old County Courthouse. 432-3080 or artelgallery.org.

‘LANDSCAPES’ 10 a.m. Pensacola Museum of Art, 407 S. Jefferson St. 432-6247 or pensacolamuseumofart.com.

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happenings DISCOVER EARTH-ASTRONOMY FOR EVERYONE: SIZE & SCALE OF THE UNIVERSE 10:30 a.m. Discover Earth, a traveling exhibit for libraries, is part of the star Library Education Network led by the Space Science Institute’s National Center for Interactive Learning. Exhibit partners include the Lunar and Planetary Institute, the National Girls Collaborative Project, and the American Library Association.

Southwest Branch, 12248 Gulf Beach Hwy. Free.

453-7780 or mywfpl.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.

WINE & GLIDE SEGWAY TOUR 5:30-7:30 p.m.

This one-hour Segway tour is followed by a stop at the East Hill Yard for a wine tasting. Emerald Coast Tours, 701 S. Palafox. $45. 417-9292 or emeraldcoasttours.net.

ARGO RALLY 5:30 p.m. Join UWF President Judy Bense and Athletic Director Dave Scott to kick off the 2013-2014 athletic season at Argo Rally. University of West Florida 11000 University Pkwy. 474-3029 or uwf.edu.

DISCOVER EARTH-ASTRONOMY FOR EVERYONE: SIZE & SCALE OF THE UNIVERSE 6 p.m. Discover Earth, a traveling exhibit for libraries, is part of the star Library Education Network led by the Space Science Institute’s National Center for Interactive Learning. Main Library,239 North Spring St. Free. 436-5060 or mywfpl.com.

EVENINGS IN OLDE SEVILLE 7 p.m. This long-running summer concert series features this week Super Funk Fantasy. Seville Square, downtown Pensacola. sevilleconcerts.com.

BLUE WAHOOS GAME 7 p.m. versus Mississippi Braves, Pensacola Bayfront Stadium, 300 W Main St. 934-8444 or bluewahoos.com.

live music

LAUREN KAY MANNING 2 p.m., Bo Roberts,Rhonda Hart, Mark Sherrill 5 p.m.,Adam Holt & Jillian Jensen 5:30 p.m., Dave & Joe Show 6 p.m., Jon Cowart Duo 9:30 p.m., Foxy Iguanas 10 p.m., Nick Sturms 10:30 p.m., Flora-Bama Lounge, 17401 Perdido Key Dr. 392-3407 or fl orabama.com.

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 FISH SANDWICH 6 p.m. Peg Leg Pete’s, 1010 Fort Pickens Rd. 932-4139 or peglegpetes.com.

AL MARTIN 6 p.m. Quality Inn & Suites, 7601 Scenic Hwy. 477-7155.

JAMES AND FRIENDS 7 p.m. Hub Stacey's Downtown, 312 E. Government St. 469-1001 or hubstaceys.com.

BRAD BARNES OPEN COLLEGE JAM 7:30 p.m.

Goat Lips Beer Garden, 2811 Copter Rd. 474-1919.

KARAOKE WITH BECKY 7:30 p.m. Sabine Sandbar, 715 Pensacola Beach Blvd., Pensacola Beach. 934-4141 or dalesbigdeck.com.

AVENEDA 16 8 p.m. Bamboo Willie's, 400 Quietwater Beach Rd. Pensacola Beach, 916-9888 or bamboowillies.com.

RICK PHELPS & DENNIS GOSMAN 8 p.m.

Sandshaker Lounge, 731 Pensacola Beach Blvd.

Pensacola Beach. 932-2211 or sandshaker.com.

COLLEGE DANCE NIGHT: MR. LAO 9 p.m.

Phineas Phogg's at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.

ALVARADO ROAD SHOW 9 p.m. End o’ the Alley at Seville Quarter, Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.

BLACKWATER 9:30 p.m. Chan's Nightclub, 610 E.

Nine Mile Rd. 477-9961 or chanspensacola.com.

EXTREME KARAOKE WITH G.C.P.C 10 p.m.

Play, 16 S. Palafox, Suite 100. 466-3080 or gulfcoastpartycrew.com.

FRIDAY 8.16

TAI CHI AT FLORIDA BLUE 8:30 a.m. Free.

Florida Blue, 1680 Airport Blvd. For information, call 202-4188.

VIVA FLORIDA 500 ‘ARTIFACTS’ 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

First City Art Center Studios and Gallery, 1060 N. Guillemard St. 429-1222 or FirstCityArt.org MESS HALL 10 a.m. The Pensacola MESS Hall (Math, Engineering, Science & Stuff) offers hands-on opportunities for children and young people to have a summer of science. 116 N. Tarragona St. 877-937-6377 or PensacolaMESShall.org.

QUAYSIDE ART GALLERY 10 a.m. 17 E. Zaragoza St, 438-2363 or quaysidegallery.com.

BLUE MORNING GALLERY 10 a.m. 21 S. Palafox. 429-9100 or bluemorninggallery.com.

DRAGONFLY GALLERY 10 a.m. 5188 Escambia St., Milton. 981-1100 or thedragonflygallery.com.

ARTEL GALLERY 10 p.m. 223 Palafox, Old County Courthouse. 432-3080 or artelgallery.org.

‘LANDSCAPES’ 10 a.m. Pensacola Museum of Art, 407 S. Jefferson St. 432-6247 or pensacolamuseumofart.com.

COLONIAL COOKING & TRADES 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Learn early 19th century cooking techniques and trade-skills from costumed living history interpreters. $6 for adults; $5 for A A A members, military and ages 65 and older; $3 for children ages 4 to 16; free for UWF students with student ID. Historic Pensacola Village, 205 E. Zaragoza St. historicpensacola.org.

PANHANDLE TIGER BAY CLUB 12 p.m. Congressman Jeff Miller will address the Tiger Bay group on a range of topics, which are expected to include the outcomes of the past Congressional session and thoughts on the upcoming session; implementation of Obamacare and the status of bipartisanship in Congress. New World Landing, 600 S. Palafox. $35. RSVP to Kathryn Thompson 607-2310 or panhandletigerbay.com.

PLAY HAPPY HOUR 4 p.m. Play, 16 S. Palafox, Suite 100. 466-3080 or iplaypensacola.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. COVENANT HOSPICE 19TH ANNUAL EVENING OF COMEDY 6 p.m. Comedy Club, a galastyle event featuring a cocktail hour, dinner, live and silent auctions, prize drawing, photo booth, theme-related activities and comedic entertainment by stand-up comedian, Al Ernst, with an all new local opening act by Branden Rathert. Hilton Pensacola Beach Gulf Front, 12 Via DeLuna Dr. 208-7122 or eventsatcovenant.org.

BLUE WAHOOS GAME 7 p.m. versus Mississippi Braves, Pensacola Bayfront Stadium, 300 W Main St. 934-8444 or bluewahoos.com.

GHOST HUNT 8 p.m. Bring your own equipment or share ours (some items available for purchase in the Gift Shop before tours commence.) Tours are two hours in duration. This tour does include a trip to the top of the Lighthouse for a look across Pensacola Bay, weather permitting. Per Coast Guard Safety Regulations backless/open toed shoes are not permitted to climb the tower stairs. We recommend this tour for children 12 and over only. Pensacola Lighthouse and Museum, 2081 Radford Blvd.

393-1561 or pensacolalighthouse.org.

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DUELLING PIANOS 8 p.m. Rosie O’ Grady’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.

KNEE DEEP BAND 8 p.m. Hopjacks Nine Mile, 204 East Nine Mile Rd. 497-6076 or hopjacks.com.

DAVE POSEY & FRIENDS 8 p.m. The Grand Marlin, 400 Pensacola Beach Blvd. Pensacola Beach, 677-9153 or thegrandmarlin.com.

RAISING KARMA 8:30 p.m. The Tin Cow, 102 South Palafox, 466-2103 or thetincow.com.

MARIO MENNA BAND 9 p.m. The Deck at The Fish House, 600 S. Barracks St. 470-0003 or fishhouse.goodgrits.com.

DJ MR. LAO 9 p.m. Phineas Phogg’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.

THE RED FIELD 9 p.m. Lili Marlene’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.

ALVARADO ROAD SHOW 9 p.m. End o’ the Alley at Seville Quarter, Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.

A FLOCK OF SEA MONKEYS 9 p.m. Apple Annie’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.

SOMETHING HUGE 9 p.m. Sandshaker Lounge, 731 Pensacola Beach Blvd. Pensacola Beach. 932-2211 or sandshaker.com.

ADAM HOLT BAND 9 p.m. Bamboo Willie's, 400 Quietwater Beach Rd. Pensacola Beach, 916-9888 or bamboowillies.com.

PETE O’ DEA 9 p.m. McGuire's Irish Pub, 600 E. Gregory St. 433-2849 or mcguiresirishpub.com.

THREE BEAN SOUP 9:30 p.m. Hopjacks, 10 South Palafox, 497-6076 or hopjacks.com.

SCHOFIELD, BLACKWATER 9:30 p.m. Chan's Nightclub, 610 E. Nine Mile Rd. 477-9961 or chanspensacola.com.

TIMBERHAWK 10 p.m. The Break Beach Bar, 65 Via de Luna, Pensacola Beach, 932-0864 .

SATURDAY 8.17

PALAFOX MARKET 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Martin Luther King Jr. Plaza, N. Palafox St. Palafoxmarket.com.

COLONIAL COOKING & TRADES 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Learn early 19th century cooking techniques and trade-skills from costumed living history interpreters. $6 for adults; $5 for A A A members, military and ages 65 and older; $3 for children ages 4 to 16; free for UWF students with student ID. Historic Pensacola Village, 205 E. Zaragoza St. historicpensacola.org.

MESS HALL 10 a.m. The Pensacola MESS Hall (Math, Engineering, Science & Stuff ) offers hands-on opportunities for children and young people to have a summer of science. Weekly themes, special activities and workshops will captivate curious minds of all ages and inspire a lifetime of discovery. 116 N. Tarragona St. 877937-6377 or PensacolaMESShall.org.

QUAYSIDE ART GALLERY 10 a.m. 17 E. Zaragoza St, 438-2363 or quaysidegallery.com.

BLUE MORNING GALLERY 10 a.m. 21 S. Palafox. 429-9100 or bluemorninggallery.com.

DRAGONFLY GALLERY 10 a.m. 5188 Escambia St., Milton. 981-1100 or thedragonflygallery.com.

ARTEL GALLERY 10 p.m. 223 Palafox, Old County Courthouse. 432-3080 or artelgallery.org.

KIDS: READ TO THE DOGS 10 a.m. Reading Ed-

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3 GAME SPECIAL 8:30 p.m. DeLuna Lanes, 590 E. 9 Mile Road. $12, includes shoes. 478-9522 or delunalanes.com.

STAND UP COMEDY SHOW 9:30 p.m. Big Easy Tavern, 710 N. Palafox. Bigeasytavern.com or 208-5976.

COSMIC BOWLING 11 p.m. DeLuna Lanes, 590 E. 9 Mile Road. 478-9522 or delunalanes.com.

FRIDAY LIVE MUSIC J. HAWKINS DUO 1 p.m., Mike Diamond 1 p.m., Smokin' Elvis' 5 p.m., Jack Robertson Show 5:30 p.m., Bust with Rebecca Barry 6 p.m., Lee Yankie Trio 9:30 p.m., Trunk Monkey 10 p.m., Nick Sturms 10:30 p.m., Flora-Bama Lounge, 17401 Perdido Key Dr. 492-3407 or florabama.com.

TIM SPENCER 12 p.m. Peg Leg Pete’s, 1010 Fort Pickens Rd. 932-4139 or peglegpetes.com.

LUCAS CRUTCHFIELD 5 p.m. The Deck at The Fish House, 600 S. Barracks St. 470-0003 or fishhouse.goodgrits.com.

CURT BOL BAND 6 p.m., Paradise Bar & Grill, 21 Via de Luna, Pensacola Beach, 916-5087 or paradisebar-grill.com.

DAVE & JOE SHOW 6 p.m. Peg Leg Pete’s, 1010 Fort Pickens Rd. 932-4139 or peglegpetes.com.

BUBBA AND THEM 6 p.m. The Original Point Restaurant, 14340 Innerarity Point Rd. 492-3577 or point-restaurant.com.

ROBERT WAYNE 6 p.m. Shaggy’s, 701 Pensacola Beach Blvd. 934-4852 or shaggys.biz.

AL MARTIN 6 p.m. Quality Inn & Suites, 7601 Scenic Hwy. 477-7155.

DOWNTOWN BIG BAND 6:30 p.m. Gregory Street Assembly Hall, 501 E. Gregory St. 307-8633.

KARAOKE WITH BECKY 7:30 p.m. Sabine Sandbar, 715 Pensacola Beach Blvd. Pensacola

ucation Assistance Dogs Reading is fundamental. But sometimes it can be a little scary when you first begin. That’s where R.E.A.D. comes to the rescue. By signing your child up to read with a dog, you can improve your child’s reading skills and make a new friend. The therapy dogs and handlers are specially trained to ensure fun for everyone. WFPL Tryon Branch, 1200 Langley Ave. Free. 471-6980 or mywfpl.com.

PENSACOLA PARACON 10 a.m. The Pensacola Paracon is a fun filled convention for Fans of Science Fiction, Horror, Fantasy, Gaming, Anime, Costuming, Indie Films, Artist, Celebrities, Comics, Renaissance, Cosplay, Steampunk, Theater, Performing, Literature, Publishing, Arts, Mystery, Art, Crafts, Collecting, Model Construction, Film Making, Paranormal, and more.

The event offers celebrity meet and greets, discussion panels, workshops, screenings, demonstrations, and competitions. Costumes are welcome too. Pensacola Interstate Fairgrounds, 6655 Mobile Hwy. 941-4321 or pensacolaparacon.com.

PET ADOPTIONS noon-4 p.m. The Junior Humane Society conducts a pet adoption featuring dogs, puppies, cats and kittens. PetSmart, 6251 N. Davis Hwy. DISCOVER EARTH -COME & MESS AROUND WITH A MESS HALL SCIENTIST 2:30 p.m.

Discover Earth, a traveling exhibit for libraries, is part of the star Library Education Network led by the Space Science Institute’s National Center for Interactive Learning. Westside Branch,1580 West Cervantes St. Free. 595-1047 or mywfpl.com.

PLAY HAPPY HOUR 4 p.m. Play, 16 S. Palafox, Suite 100. 466-3080 or iplaypensacola.com.

Toasts of the Coasts A Food and Wine Series

Thursday, August 22 3 wines, 4-course dinner with Jeff Papa of Rombauer Vineyards The Rombauer family-owned and operated winery, founded in 1980, is located on the northeastern edge of Napa Valley where they nurture their wines from the vineyard to the bottle.

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‘JAZZFEST GOES ON’ 6-9 p.m. featuring the Downbeat Jazz Orchestra. Proceeds from this event will go to support the 31st Annual Pensacola JazzFest, to be held April 5-6, 2014 . Phineas Phogg’s at Seville Quarter, Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. $25. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com, also jazzpensacola.com.

BLUE WAHOOS GAME 6:30 p.m. versus Mississippi Braves, Pensacola Bayfront Stadium, 300 W Main St. 934-8444 or bluewahoos.com.

BAYOU TEXAR TORCHLIGHT TOUR 7 p.m.

Saturdays through Oct. 26. Pensacola Paddle Sport Rentals offers an evening of exploring the waters of Bayou Texar guided by torch, under the light of the moon. Tour leaves from the beach next to the fishing pier at Bayview Park, 2001 E. Lloyd St. $10 for single kayaks, $15 for tandem kayaks. 255-5423 or pensacolapaddlesport.com.

MARCUS LUTTELL’S PATRIOT TOUR 7 p.m.

Saenger Theatre, 118 South Palafox. $48-$98.

595-3880 or pensacolasaenger.com.

live music

WB SEARCY 12 p.m. Peg Leg Pete’s, 1010 Fort Pickens Rd. 932-4139 or peglegpetes.com.

CHATTERBOX 12 p.m., Ryan Balthrop & Bowling Buddies 12 p.m., Sugarcane Jane 1 p.m., Smokin' Elvis' 5 p.m., Jack robertson Show 5:30 p.m., Brian Hill Project 6 p.m., Mid-Town Violets 9:30 p.m., Triggerroot 10 p.m., Nick Sturms 10:30 p.m., Flora-Bama Lounge, 17401 Perdido Key Dr. 392-3407 or florabama.com.

AVENEDA 16 2 p.m. Bamboo Willie's, 400 Quietwater Beach Rd. Pensacola Beach, 916-9888 or bamboowillies.com.

RONNIE LEVINE 6 p.m. Peg Leg Pete’s, 1010 Fort Pickens Rd. 932-4139 or peglegpetes.com.

AL MARTIN 6 p.m. Quality Inn & Suites, 7601 Scenic Hwy. 477-7155.

KR AZY GEORGE K AR AOKE 8 p.m.

Lili Marlene’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.

MICHAEL LOCKWOOD 8 p.m. The Grand Marlin, 400 Pensacola Beach Blvd. Pensacola Beach, 677-9153 or thegrandmarlin.com.

SAWYER HUDSEN 8 p.m. Hopjacks Nine Mile, 204 East Nine Mile Rd. 497-6076 or hopjacks.com.

BETSY BADWATERCD RELEASE SHOW 8 p.m. Vinyl Music Hall, 2 S. Palafox, $5.

435-9849 or vinylmusichall.com.

CADILLAC ATTACK DUO 8:30 p.m. The Tin Cow, 102 South Palafox, 466-2103 or thetincow.com.

KRAZY GEORGE KARAOKE 9 p.m.

Hub Stacey’s Downtown, 312 E. Government St. 469-1001 or hubstaceys.com.

JENSEN HOLT 9:30 p.m. Hopjacks Nine Mile, 10 South Palafox, 497-6076 or hopjacks.com.

MARIO MENNA BAND 9 p.m. The Fish House, 600 S. Barracks St. 470-0003 or fishhouse. goodgrits.com.

DJ MR. LAO 9 p.m. Phineas Phogg’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.

THE RED FIELD 9 p.m. Lili Marlene’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.

ALVARADO ROAD SHOW 9 p.m. End o’ the Alley at Seville Quarter, Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.

A FLOCK OF SEA MONKEYS 9 p.m. Apple Annie’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.

ADAM HOLT BAND 9 p.m. Bamboo Willie's, 400 Quietwater Beach Rd. Pensacola Beach, 916-9888 or bamboowillies.com.

SOMETHING HUGE 9 p.m. Sandshaker Lounge, 731 Pensacola Beach Blvd. Pensacola Beach.

932-2211 or sandshaker.com.

JENSEN HOLT 9:30 p.m. Hopjacks, 10 South Palafox, 497-6076 or hopjacks.com.

OPERATION HENNESSEY 9:30 pm The Handlebar, 319 N Tarragona St. 434-9060 or pensacolahandlebar.com.

MATT STILLWATER, BLACKWATER 9:30 p.m.

Chan's Nightclub, 610 E. Nine Mile Rd. 4779961 or chanspensacola.com.

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BUBBLES & BRUNCH 9 a.m. Enjoy Gourmet Brunch Trios for $12...you pick the three delicious items to build your perfect brunch.

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The Leisure Club, 126 S. Palafox. 912-4229 or tlcdowntown.com.

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MARIA HOCH STUDIO ART SHOW 3-6p.m.

Opening reception in the boardroom at Ozone Pizza Pub, 1010 N. 12th Ave. 380-9215 or mariahock.blogspot.com.

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End of the Line brunch / photo by Samantha Crooke PENSACOLA PARACON: A SCI FI, ANIME, GAMING & COSTUMING, PARANORMAL, AND HORROR CONVENTION 10 a.m. Pensacola Interstate Fairgrounds, 6655 Mobile Hwy. 941-4321 or pensacolaparacon.com.

THE FISH HOUSE BRUNCH 10:30 a.m. Delicious Sunday brunch on the Pensacola Bay. The Fish House, 600 S. Barracks St. 470-0003 or fishhouse.goodgrits.com.

SEVILLE QUARTER SUNDAY BRUNCH 11 a.m.

Whether it’s a special occasion, an opportunity for friends to catch up, or a pleasant start to

a lazy Sunday, brunch at Seville Quarter’s is a great way to treat your family every Sunday.

Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.

END OF THE LINE BRUNCH 11 a.m. This vegan café offers its unique brunch every Sunday. 610 E. Wright St. $12. 429-0336 or eotlcafe.com.

MESS HALL 1 p.m. The Pensacola MESS Hall (Math, Engineering, Science & Stuff ) offers hands-on opportunities for children and young people to have a summer of science. Weekly themes, special activities and workshops will

REBECCA BARRY TRIO 12 p.m., Sam Glass Duo 12 p.m., Hurricane Warning 1 p.m., Rhythm Intervention 2 p.m., Ben Stack 4 p.m., Jason Justice Trio 5 p.m., Lucky Doggs 5 p.m., Mulligan Brothers 6 p.m., Cornbred 9:30 p.m., Mid-Town Violets 9:30 p.m., Flora-Bama Lounge, 17401 Perdido Key Dr. 492-3407 or fl orabama.com.

DADDY MAN 12 p.m. Peg Leg Pete’s, 1010 Fort Pickens Rd. 932-4139 or peglegpetes.com.

TOMATA 1 p.m. Hub Stacey's Downtown, 312 E. Government St. 469-1001 or hubstaceys.com.

TANGLERS BLUEGRASS BAND 3 p.m. Paradise Bar & Grill, 21 Via de Luna, Pensacola Beach, 916-5087 or paradisebar-grill.com.

CORNBREAD 3 p.m. Bamboo Willie's, 400 Quietwater Beach Rd. Pensacola Beach, 916-9888 or bamboowillies.com.

LEKTRIC MULLET 4 p.m. Sandshaker Lounge, 731 Pensacola Beach Blvd. Pensacola Beach.

932-2211 or sandshaker.com.

JOHN JOYNER 4 p.m. Hub Stacey's at the Point, 5851 Galvez Rd. 497-0071 or hubstaceys.com.

CONTINUAM 6 p.m. Peg Leg Pete’s, 1010 Fort Pickens Rd. 932-4139 or peglegpetes.com.

KARAOKE WITH BECKY 7:30 p.m. Sabine Sandbar, 715 Pensacola Beach Blvd., Pensacola Beach. 934-4141 or dalesbigdeck.com.

GABE STEEVES 9 p.m. Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.

MONDAY 8.19

VIVA FLORIDA 500 ‘ARTIFACTS’ 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

First City Art Center Studios and Gallery, 1060 N. Guillemard St. 429-1222 or FirstCityArt.org BLUE MORNING GALLERY 10 a.m. 21 S. Palafox. 429-9100 or bluemorninggallery.com.

BODACIOUS LEARNING LUNCHES 11:30 -12:30 p.m. $20. The Bodacious Olive, 407-D.S. Palafox. 433-6505 or badaciousolive.com.

PLAY HAPPY HOUR 4 p.m. Play, 16 S. Palafox, Suite 100. 466-3080 or iplaypensacola.com.

SEVILLE QUARTER MILERS CLUB 5 p.m.

Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.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 Oyster House, 600 S. atlas.goodgrits.com.

HALF-PRICE BEER 5 p.m. All Craft Beers & Domestic Beers are half Price All Night. The Leisure Club, 126 S. Palafox. 912-4229 or tlcdowntown.com.

TAI CHI FLORIA BLUE 6 p.m. Free. Florida Blue, 1680 Airport Blue, For information, 202-4188.

MARLIN MILERS 6 p.m. The Grand Marlin, 400 Pensacola Beach Blvd., Pensacola Beach. 6779153 or thegrandmarlin.com.

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Blue Angels team member signing autographs / photo courtesy blueangels.navy.mil STEVE FLOYD 6 p.m., Peg Leg Pete’s, 1010 Fort Pickens Rd. 932-4139 or peglegpetes.com.

JOHN HART BAND 6 p.m. Paradise Bar & Grill, 21 Via de Luna, Pensacola Beach, 916-5087 or paradisebar-grill.com.

MONDAY NIGHT BLUES 8 p.m. Lili Marlene’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 4346211 or sevillequarter.com.

KARAOKE WITH GIACAMO 8 p.m. Helen Back, 22 Palafox, 912-8644 or helenbackcafe.com.

BAR BINGO WITH BUCK AND THE SEVILLE GIRLS 8 p.m. Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.

KARAOKE WITH CHRIS COOK 10 p.m. Coyote's Sports Bar, 5030 Bayou Blvd. 857-1500.

TUESDAY 8.20

BREAKFAST AND A MOVIE 8 a.m. doors, 9 a.m. movie. $8. IMAX Theatre- Naval Aviation Museum, 1750 Radford Blvd. navalaviationmuseum.org.

VIVA FLORIDA 500 ‘ARTIFACTS’ 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

First City Art Center Studios and Gallery, 1060 N. Guillemard St. 429-1222 or FirstCityArt.org HISTORIC PENSACOLA TROLLEY TOUR 10 & 2 p.m. Pensacola Visitor Center, 1401 E. Gregory St. 914-2876 or beachbumtrolley.com.

TWO DOLLAR TUESDAYS 10 a.m. $2, snacks and games all day. DeLuna Lanes, 590 E. 9 Mile Road. 478-9522 or delunalanes.com.

MESS HALL 10 a.m. The Pensacola MESS Hall (Math, Engineering, Science & Stuff ) offers hands-on opportunities for children and young people to have a summer of science. Weekly themes, special activities and workshops will captivate curious minds of all ages and inspire a lifetime of discovery. 116 N. Tarragona St. 877937-6377 or PensacolaMESShall.org.

QUAYSIDE ART GALLERY 10 a.m. 17 E. Zaragoza St, 438-2363 or quaysidegallery.com.

DRAGONFLY GALLERY 10 a.m. 5188 Escambia St., Milton. 981-1100 or thedragonflygallery.com.

ARTEL GALLERY 10 p.m. 223 Palafox, Old County Courthouse. 432-3080 or artelgallery.org.

‘LANDSCAPES’ 10 a.m. Pensacola Museum of Art, 407 S. Jefferson St. 432-6247 or pensacolamuseumofart.com.

BLUE MORNING GALLERY 10 a.m. 21 S. Palafox. 429-9100 or bluemorninggallery.com.

HUMAN BOWLING & BUNGEE BASKETBALL 11 a.m. Pensacola Sate College, 1000 College Blvd. 484-1000 or pensacolastate.edu.

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.

TWO FOR ONE 5 p.m. 2 for 1 Tuesday Nights features 2 for 1 house Wines, 2 for 1 Domestic Beers and 2 for 1 Ice cream Scoops All Night. The Leisure Club, 126 S. Palafox. 912-4229 or tlcdowntown.com.

PRIME TIME TUESDAYS 5:30 p.m. Jackson’s, 400 S. Palafox. 469-9898 or jacksons.goodgrits.com.

YOGA AT EVER’MAN 6 p.m. $2 for non-members. Ever’man Natural Foods, 315 W. Garden St. 438-0402 or everman.org.

BURGERS & BEER NIGHT AT SURF BURGER 6 p.m. surf Burger, 500 Quiet water Beach Rd., Pensacola Beach. 932-1417 or thesurfburger.com.

RUNNING: SIX AT SIX 6 p.m. Running Wild, 3012 E Cervantes St. 435-9222 or werunwild.com.

MCGUIRE'S RUNNING CLUB 6 p.m. McGuire's Irish Pub, 600 E Gregory St. mcguiresrunners.com.

AUTHOR VICTORIA WILCOX BOOK SIGNING 6 p.m. Southwest Branch, 12248 Gulf Beach Hwy. Free. 453-7780 or mywfpl.com.

STRUT YOUR MUTT 6:45 p.m. Join fellow dog owners for a 45-minute leisurely stroll in East Hill. Dogs must be leashed and well-behaved.

Owners should be prepared to pick up after the pets. Meet at the entrance of Bayview Park, 20th Ave. and East Mallory St. 291-7658.

TEXAS HOLD’EM 4 FUN 7 p.m. Sandshaker Lounge, 731 Pensacola Beach Blvd. Pensacola Beach. 932-2211 or sandshaker.com.

ANCHOR STEPS SWING NIGHT 7 p.m. Phineas Phogg’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. $3-$5. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.

TOSH TUESDAY 8 p.m. Lili Marlene’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.

GAMER’S NIGHT 8 p.m. Fast Eddie’s at Seville Quarter, 130 e. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.

EXTREME TRIVIA 9 p.m. Play, 16 S. Palafox, Suite 100. 466-3080 or iplaypenscola.com.

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T BONE MONTGOMERY 2 p.m., Rick Whaley, Pat McCann, Jon Cook 5 p.m., John Barbato & Luther Wamble 5:30 p.m., Jason Justice Duo 9:30 p.m., John Hart Band 10 p.m., Flora-Bama Lounge, 17401 Perdido Key Dr. 492-3407 or florabama.com.

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Before Rachel Ray and Bobby Flay there was Julia Child, America’s first celebrity chef. In celebration of Child's 101st birthday on August 15, Jackson's Steakhouse will be offering special dishes to honor her delicious legacy.

Child, with her ornate speech and large personality, rose to fame when her first cookbook, the best-selling, critically acclaimed “Mastering the Art of French Cooking,” was published in 1961. Written with Simone Beck and Louisette Bertholle, the cookbook was the first to adapt French recipes for American home-cooks. The cookbook introduced French cooking to the United States at a time when it was considered expensive restaurant fare, not suitable for home cooking.

Her PBS show, “The French Chef,” was one of the first cooking shows on American television and her relaxed demeanor, love of butter, and occasional mistakes—which Child referred to as “teachable moments”—encouraged ordinary cooks to attempt new techniques and recipes.

Child single-handedly changed the way we think about food in this country and her impact is far-reaching. Even chefs here on the Gulf Coast—4,656 miles from Paris where Child fostered her love of food and cooking—are indebted to Child’s determination to bring French recipes to American chefs.

“It’s a classic dish that she perfected. If anyone is going to make it, they refer to Julia. She is the one who honed it, who mastered it, and who really gave it to all of us. She created a standard that we can now follow,” said Goldberg.

It’s also a recipe that Goldberg frequently uses in her own home.

“It’s one of those staple dishes that never disappoints,” she said. “It’s always delicious and whenever I have company, it’s one of those dishes that I know I can make it and everyone will love it.”

Like any good birthday celebration, the event will not only honor Child’s work but the memories that she helped create.

“A lot of people have a lot of fun memories with Julia Child,” said Goldberg.

“I cannot think of a time when I did not watch her show growing up.”

The event also encourages fans of Child’s to come together and share their stories with each other.

“I have a friend who would always watch Julia’s show with her father,” said Goldberg.

“Now they come to Jackson’s on her birthday to reminisce their love of Julia.”

And, thanks to Jackson’s Chef Miller, everyone, even those of us who aren’t the best of chefs, can enjoy Child’s beloved recipes.

Above all, the birthday event invites fans of Child’s to celebrate the delicious legacy of a chef whose memory continues to live through the chefs and recipes that she inspired. {in}

“All chefs learn from those before them and her technique, ingredients and recipes are still being used today,” said Maria Goldberg, director of marketing, public relations and events for the Great Southern Restaurant Group. “A number of chefs, including our own, look up to her as an inspiration.”

To celebrate, Jackson’s will offer four Julia-inspired recipes in addition to their normal lunch and dinner menus.

For lunch, Chef Irv Miller will prepare his take on Child’s Niçoise Salad, a mix of artisanal greens, green beans, shallots, tomatoes, capers, tuna, anchovy fillets and black niçoise olives. The entrée feature will be Child’s Beef Bourguignon, a classic recipe featuring bacon, beef, onions, carrots, red wine, fresh herbs and mushrooms.

For dinner, Chef Miller will prepare Veal Marengo, a slow-braised brisket with tomatoes, onions, olives, garlic and white wine and a Juliainspired Ratatouille Casserole prepared from baked summer eggplant, WHEN: Thursday, Aug. 15, lunch and dinner zucchini, tomatoes, bell peppers and WHERE: Jackson’s Steakhouse, 400 S. onions with herbs de Provence.

Palafox St. Goldberg is excited to offer DETAILS: For reservations, call 469-9898 these classic dishes to the community especially her favorite, Child’s Beef Bourguignon.

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news of the weird ROACH MOTEL At age 20, Kyle Kandilian of Dearborn, Mich., has created a start-up business to fund his college expenses, but it involves a roomful (in the family home) of nearly 200,000 cockroaches. The environmental science major at University of MichiganDearborn breeds species ranging from the familiar household pests, which he sells on the cheap as food for other people's pets, to the more interesting, exotic Madagascar hissing roaches and rhino roaches, which can live for 10 to 15 years. (Kandilian told the Detroit Free Press in July that of the 4,000 cockroach species, only about a dozen are pests.)

Why not choose a more conventional "pet"?

Because "(m)ammals smell," he said. (Missing from the Free Press story: details on the likely interesting initial conversation between Kyle and his mother when he asked if he could have 200,000 cockroaches in the house.)

CAN'T POSSIBLY BE TRUE A 55-year-old woman in the Netherlands seemed to be experiencing orgasms emanating from her foot, she said, and Dr. Marcel Waldinger of Utrecht University (writing in the Journal of Sexual Medicine, online in June) produced a possible explanation. The applicable left foot nerve enters the spinal cord at about the same level as the vaginal nerve, Waldinger wrote, and the woman's recent foot injury might have caused the nerves to cross. The woman reported "five or six" orgasms per day that felt exactly like "regular" orgasms and, she said, were making her feel terribly guilty and embarrassed.

After treatment with a nerve anesthetic, she reported being orgasm-free (in the foot, at least) for eight months.

• The intersection of West Gateway Boulevard and North Congress Avenue in Boynton Beach, Fla. (pop. 60,000), is nine lanes wide, busy even at 11 p.m. on Sunday night, as it was at that time in July when a 2-year-old girl darted across, a combination of good fortune and sometimes-rare Florida driver alertness allowing her safe arrival on the other side without a scratch. "It's a miracle," said Harry Scott, who witnessed it. "I'm telling you the truth." Mom Kayla Campbell, 26, was charged with felony neglect, as she appeared "oblivious," said police, to the child's absence from home.

• An unnamed restaurateur from Nagoya, Japan, has filed a lawsuit against an affiliate of the country's largest organized crime syndicate, Yamaguchi-gumi, demanding a refund of "protection" money she had been paying for more than 12 years (in total, the equivalent of about $170,000). The affiliate, Kodo-kai, burned down a bar in 2010, killing people, in a similar protection arrangement that went bad, and the plaintiff said she, too, was threatened with arson when she decided to stop paying.

According to an expert on Japanese "yakuza," a relative of one of the victims of the 2010 fire may also sue Kodo-kai.

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lowing his guilty plea in Corpus Christi, Texas, to possession of child pornography, Jose Salazar, 70, offered to perform public service to reduce the 12-year sentence a federal judge had handed him. Salazar said he "had a lot to offer society," according to an Associated Press story, and could be "useful" in mentoring children.

• At Atherstone, England's, Twycross Zoo, a program is underway to try to teach quarterton giant tortoises to speed up. An extended outdoor pen had been built for Speedy (age 70), Tim, 40, and Shelly, 30, but that meant it took a longer time to round them up for bed at the end of the day. The Leicester Mercury reported in June that zoo officials were trying to use the lure of food to get the tortoises to significantly improve their way-under-1-mileper-hour gait.

• Actually, It Might Enhance the Experience: The British sex toy manufacturer Ann Summers issued a recall in June of a certain model of its popular Ultimate O Vibrator because of a problem with the electrical charger.

The company said it was being cautious but that the risk of danger is low.

INEXPLICABLE Tina Marie Garrison, 37, and her son Junior Lee Dillon, 18, of Preston, Minn., were charged in June with stealing almost $5,000 worth of gopher feet from the freezer of a gopher trapper in Granger, Minn., and selling them for the local offered bounty of $3 per pair. Garrison, Dillon, and the victimized trapper were friends, and it was not clear why the thinly populated gopher-foot market would not have deterred Garrison and Dillon.

• Louann Giambattista, 55, a 33-year-veteran American Airlines flight attendant, filed a lawsuit against the company in July alleging that it had subjected her to baseless hassles because of co-workers' accusations that, argued her attorney, were wrongly "making her out to be a nut." One of the accusations was that she was "hiding rats in her underwear (and pantyhose) and sneaking them onto planes" based apparently on Giambattista's hobby of raising pets at home. The airline has allegedly subjected her to enhanced security measures for more than a year, allegedly causing her post-traumatic stress disorder and "debilitating anxiety."

STRANGE OLD WORLD The Best of the International Press: In July, the governor of Gorontalo province in Indonesia decreed that female secretaries should be replaced immediately with males. He was responding to a recent excessive spate of extramarital affairs by male bureaucrats with their female secretaries. ("[O]ld women who are no longer attractive" could also be hired, he said.) {in}

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- May-June, 2000: Grangemouth, Scotland in which three separate incidents resulted in two criminal charges. BP pled guilty and was fined £1 million (pounds).

- March, 2005: Texas City Refinery Explosion, 15 deaths, 180 injured, and pled guilty to felony violations.

- 2005: BP pays $60 million in California Air Pollution violations.

- March, 2006: BP pipeline corrodes and dumps largest spill ever on Alaska’s North Slope.

- April, 2006: BP fined for unsafe conditions at Oregon-Ohio Refinery - 2007-2010: BP refineries in Texas and others accounted for 97% of all Petroleum Industry OSHA violations (760 BP violations). BP was cited for “egregious, willful” misconduct.

- In 2007 BP paid $300 million in fines and penalties relating to an illegal price fixing scheme.

- October, 2009: 270 safety violations, paid fines and penalties, and pled guilty to felony violations.

- April, 2010: Deepwater Horizon Semi-submersible explodes, kills 11 people, injures 16, and is the largest spill in the history of the Petroleum Industry.

- December, 2012: BP pleads guilty to 11 counts of felony manslaughter (Misconduct or Neglect of Ship Officers), 2 misdemeanors, 1 count of perjury in lying to Congress and is forced to pay $4.5 billion in criminal fines and penalties.

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