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GROVER ROBINSON The Scenic Highway Foundation last month honored Escambia County Commissioner Grover C. Robinson, IV, at its annual community meeting. President Gena Buchanan presented a plaque in appreciation of the commissioner's many years of support for the foundation. Robinson was praised for forming a working group with the Florida Department of Transportation landscape specialists, Atkins Global, Escambia County staff and the Scenic Highway Foundation Board to examine FDOT's landscape plan and make suggestions.
OPIOID KIDS More than 4,000 babies were born addicted to opioids in Florida last year, an increase of over 1,000 percent from a decade ago, according to child welfare workers who testified before Florida lawmakers last week. Substance abuse played a role in two-thirds of the cases where children were removed from their homes within 30 days of birth last year. And there's been a 38 percent increase in the number of children under the age of 5 who have been removed from homes because of substance abuse in the past four years.
ESCAMBIA COUNTY'S PENSACOLA BEACH LIFEGUARDS The United States
ROY MOORE The former Alabama Su-
Lifesaving Association Open Water Lifeguard Agency Certification Program recently certified the county program. To qualify, Pensacola Beach Lifeguards had to ensure compliance with USLA's required elements, which include minimum standards for lifeguard training, policies, medical and rescue equipment, record keeping and reporting. They join some of the most respected lifeguard agencies in the country that use the USLA system. The certification will remain active until November 2020.
GULF POWER CLAY SHOOT FOR AMERICA'S HEROES The fundraiser scored more
than $92,000 for veterans. Friends of Clifford Chester Sims State Veterans Nursing Home, Pathways for Change and Third Chance Inc. are the three charities benefiting from proceeds from this year's Clay Shoot. Since its inception in 2013, Gulf Power Clay Shoot for America's Heroes has raised more than $300,000.
preme Court justice and Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate came under fire last week when the Washington Post reported four women alleged that Moore had dated or attempted to date them while they were in high school. One of the women stated that when she was 14, a 32-year old Moore, then an assistant district attorney, initiated a sexual encounter. We guess there's no need for Match.com in Alabama if you have a high school yearbook.
LAWMAKERS' TURKEYS Governor
Rick Scott has recommended that money allocated to local projects, which was $645 million last year, be set aside by lawmakers to pay for Hurricane Irma recovery. Speaker of the House Richard Corcoran joined Governor Scott in urging the importance of using special project funding for a critical and legitimate statewide fiscal concern such as storm recovery.
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RISKING IT ALL Good leaders often have to take stands that not everyone will like. Dion Kevin III, the student body president at the University of Mississippi, led the recent effort to change the school's mascot from the Black Bear to the Landshark, named after a celebratory hand signal that Ole Miss athletes started using in 2008. To persuade the university's administration to adopt the new mascot, Kevin held an online vote on the change. The vote was only advisory and didn't bind Chancellor Jeffrey Vitter. However, the student president hoped it would be a catalyst for change. Moreover, he was willing to risk taking the chance on what could define his political legacy at Ole Miss. Last Thursday, I had coffee with Kevin in the Starbucks inside the J.D. Williams Library on campus. John Davis Williams was the Chancellor of the University of Mississippi from 1946 to 1968. He presided over the university when James Meredith became the first AfricanAmerican admitted into Ole Miss. The irony didn't escape me. During my time at the school, the mascot was Colonel Reb, a bearded white man reminiscent of a plantation owner. The Kappa Sigma fraternity had a member dressed in a Confederate uniform on the sidelines with the cheerleaders. Students waved Confederate battle flags at the football games. In 1997, administrators banned sticks in the football stadium, which ended the
battle flags being brought into games. In 2003, Colonel Reb was "retired." Seven years ago, the students chose the Black Bear as its replacement, but few people were happy. Kevin, a senior who has applied for medical school, shared with me that the fight for the new mascot was a tough one. Several factions, including powerful alumni, pushed for the return of Colonel Reb. Some in the administration became skittish and wanted the issue to go away quietly. He shared how he was confronted in bars by angry fans and the nasty emails and letters he received. He and his team campaigned hard for the new mascot. When the votes were tallied, 81 percent of the students that cast votes opted to replace the current Black Bear with the Landshark. On Oct. 6, Chancellor Vitter announced that Landshark would be the new on-field mascot of Ole Miss. "We are proud of our students and their leadership and active engagement as important members of our university community," said Vitter. "We recognize that their efforts stem from a desire to unify the Ole Miss family." Kevin risked it all for his belief that a new symbol was needed. He not only won the vote but earned praise for his effort to unify the students, faculty and alumni. There is a lesson in there for City of Pensacola leaders. {in} rick@inweekly.net
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BERGOSH: ADDICTED TO POLITICS
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By Duwayne Escobedo His love for politics began in 2006 thanks to his big brother Gary, Jeff Bergosh says. Gary, an Escambia County Circuit Court judge, convinced Jeff to run for the Escambia County School Board seat that he had vacated. "He talked me into it," says Jeff Bergosh. "I was very green. I didn't know what to do. It was fun. Incredibly." He served three terms on the school board and then considered running for superintendent. How close did he come? He holds his index finger and thumb together. Instead, he ran for the Escambia County Commission District 1 seat in 2016 and won a hard-fought Republican primary with 40 percent of the vote, beating Jesse Casey and Karen Sindel. He then cruised to victory in the general election with 69 percent of the vote over Audra Carter. "It's addictive," Bergosh says about running for office. "It's a mixture of bare-knuckles fighting and the finesse of a ballet dancer." Now, in his second year on the commission, it's his turn to serve as the Board of County Commissioners chairman, replacing Doug Underhill. It's a challenge 66
Bergosh says he's up for. He will get to set the agenda, manage the meetings and help come up with creative solutions with other commissioners and the staff that benefit District 1 and Escambia County citizens. "I'm excited to do it," Bergosh says. "I run very efficient and very quick meetings. We'll discuss every issue every minute we need to and not a minute more."
"I run very efficient and very quick meetings. We'll discuss every issue every minute we need to and not a minute more." Jeff Bergosh Bergosh promises much fewer meetings than the "30 or 40" the commission had in his first year and shorter meetings. He also promises decorum among the commissioners, staff and public. "I never raise my voice," Bergosh says. "Shouting should never be done in public." A benefit of so many and so long meetings, Bergosh says, is it gave him a handle on the perspective of the other four commissioners. He credits it for allowing him to
compromise with District 5 Commissioner Steven Berry during a recent budget meeting on giving the Escambia County Clinics $300,000 up front, instead of giving them equal payments over the next 12 months like other charities. "We worked it out," Bergosh says. "I learned we can get things done. We have more power on this board than the (school board) and I really, really appreciate it." He promises to use that power, among other things, to solve the operations of the county bus system, which he calls a "mess." Additionally, he plans to keep the more than $200 million new jail construction on track and to build the southern part of the Beulah Beltway that adds another interchange with Interstate 10. Plus, Bergosh wants to ensure the wise spending of Triumph Gulf Coast funding from BP for its 2010 oil spill. Finally, he aims to pave more roads and add more shoulders in District 1, which he represents. He makes it known to the Inweekly that he supports County Administrator Jack Brown and looks forward to working with him as chairman. "He's done a good job and continuity is critical," Bergosh said. So much has been on his plate in his first year as a commissioner, he says "it
feels like two weeks." He admits his wife and secretary set up his corner office on the fourth floor of the Escambia County complex that overlooks downtown Pensacola toward the Bay Bridge. "I like a hot kitchen. The hotter the better," he says. When the 49-year-old does relax, the former restaurant and bar owner, who now works as a work control/quality assurance manager for a locally-owned company, says he likes to go deep-sea fishing. One of his favorite places is Cabo San Lucas on the southern tip of the California peninsula in Mexico. "When I'm not working, I'm plotting fishing trips," said Bergosh, laughing. "I don't do it often, but when I do it, I do it a big." A photo of one of those trips sits in an 8x10 frame on a bookshelf in his office. It shows a young Bergosh with long, curly hair fishing on a dock. He says his family is supportive of him in public office. He details much of his work and political stances on his Jeff Bergosh blog. His met his wife, Sally, in college at San Diego State and have been married 23 years. The married couple has three children, including 22-year-old daughter, Tori, 20-year-old son, Nick and 17-year-old son, Brandon. They are not afraid to criticize him or offer him advice. Bergosh, chuckling, says, "Sally ribs me a little bit." But when he seeks advice on an upcoming issue, he often turns to his brother, Gary. The brothers grew up with their late mother, Sally, and late step father, Bob. They live near each other in West Pensacola. "We're tight. We talk every single day," Jeff says. "We support each other." Bergosh said after graduating from Pensacola High School, no opportunity existed for him. So, he moved to California. Today, as a commissioner, he plans to continue to support the economic diversification and growth of Pensacola and the county. He said the area needs another leg to stand on economically, besides tourism and the military.
"If you saw what I saw in the 1980s and came here today, you would be blown away. If our kids wanted to stay here today, they have plenty of opportunities to stay here." Bergosh "If you saw what I saw in the 1980s and came here today, you would be blown away," Bergosh said. "If our kids wanted to stay here today, they have plenty of opportunities to stay here." {in} inweekly.net
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PELICANS DROP SHREVEPORT Website arklatexhomepage.com reported last week that a New Orleans Pelicans official announced that Shreveport, La. is no longer under consideration for the New Orleans Pelicans G-League team. Greg Bensel, vice president of communications for the NBA G League team, said, "We have moved on and are talking to other cities." The statement about "other cities" is odd since Pensacola residents have been led to believe Shreveport and Pensacola were the two finalists and no other cities were in the running. In September, the Escambia Board of County Commissioners approved for staff to work with the City of Pensacola and the Pelicans organization on how the G League team could play at the Pensacola Bay Center. County Administrator Jack Brown told Inweekly that they met with Pelicans officials along with Mayor Hayward in a conference room in the county's administrative complex on Sept. 18. Since then, the county called the team several times but heard nothing until Oct. 25.
"We are currently evaluating a couple of different options. I should be in contact with you soon." Stephen Pate In an Oct. 25 email, Stephen Pate, the team's Senior Director of Government & Community Relations, said, "We are currently evaluating a couple of different options. I should be in contact with you soon." 88
In a local radio interview, Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward indicated the negotiations were on track. "I think we've all worked tirelessly to make this happen, and I've been on the front end of this from the beginning," said the mayor. "We need to move on this because I think there's an opportunity for the county and the city." Inweekly called Bensel several times for a comment. He did not return any of the calls.
PORT VISION Last week, we wrote about the need for a plan that lays out the future of the Port of Pensacola. (Inweekly, "Port Needs a Plan," Nov. 9). Triumph Gulf Coast recently uploaded the pre-screening form for the Northwest Center for Dynamic Ocean Technologies (CDOT) proposed for Port of Pensacola Warehouse 4. The $23-million project will be a publicprivate partnership. The City of Pensacola will provide the land and warehouse, valued at $2 million. Escambia County and Institute for Human Machine Cognition will donate in-kind services worth $200,000 and $494,000 respectively. The remaining $20.32 million includes: •Triumph Gulf Coast; $15,000,000 •Pensacola and Perdido Bays Estuary Program and Escambia Co.: $2,000,000 •Cobalt Intelligence LLC: $2, 473,000 •Naval Surface Warfare Center (Donation of six unmanned surface and subsurface vehicles): $600,000 •Pensacola Bay Oyster Company (Equipment, boats, aquaculture): $245,000 According to the form, Cobalt Intelligence LLC is a private investment group that has committed $2 million to commer-
cialize ocean technologies developed from the Center into spin-off business entities in Northwest Florida, as well as an additional $248,000 in an initial artificial reef project, and $225,000 for a Director of Commercialization. The Pensacola Bay Oyster Company has committed aquaculture, boats and equipment resources. Its owned by Donnie McMahon of McMahon Hadder. The CDOT will target Advanced Industries and R&D in the areas of Robotics Automation, Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, and Human-Machine Interfaces. These R&D efforts are skill sets that support other critical industries such as Aerospace and Defense, Cybersecurity, and IT and, according to proposal, are the future of the water transportation industry. Initial job creation of 25 high wage jobs through the Center will focus on research, education and technology with salaries ranging from $60,000 to $150,000. It is anticipated that this initial investment will have a multiplier effect on direct and indirect future job growth. Initial educational opportunities include high school career academies focused on marine technology, aerospace engineering, computer programming, advanced manufacturing, and will lead to internships, state college apprenticeship, certificate programs, and traditional university undergraduate and graduate degree production. The long-term Center objective is to create a local ladder for careers and job placement in ocean technology, including ocean engineering, programming, advanced manufacturing, undersea robotics, autonomous water vehicles, sensors, aquaculture, and marine biology. As the Center progresses and intellectual property is created, patented and commercialized, the Center will also generate local job opportunities in commercial business, supply chain logistics and sales and marketing to aid in the diversification of regional employment opportunities. The Center will be continued after the initial two years of funding with research grants and collaborations from various federal agencies. IHMC will provide accounting, audit, reporting, and project management support for the Center. The anticipated commencement is December 2017. The City of Pensacola has committed to removing Warehouse 4 from the secured area of the Port making the building accessible to workers, student interns and the public without the necessity of a security clearance. The warehouse is immediately available for the abatement and upgrades estimated at $7.5 million. The boat dock facility had previ-
ously received an Environmental Resource Permit. That permit expired when the facility was not constructed and will be reapplied. In six months from project start, the warehouse will be the home of a collaborative center for ocean technologies at the Port of Pensacola bringing together academia, industry, military, and commercial investors to foster innovation and entrepreneurship around the coastal environment.
FILL THE MAYFLOWER Coastal Moving
& Storage will hold its Fill the Mayflower event on Monday, Nov. 20 and Tuesday, Nov. 21 at Cordova Mall. They ask the community to come out and fill the Mayflower trucks with donations of food and cash. Volunteers will be on site to take in donations and load them into boxes and onto the trucks. Media partners Cat Country 98.7, NewsRadio 1620 and WEAR ABC Channel 3 will be there to help collect food and tell the story of Manna and its impact on the community. Fill the Mayflower donates all food and monies collected to Manna Food Pantries, a charity organization whose mission is to offer emergency food assistance, service the food-related needs of vulnerable populations, and engage Escambia and Santa Rosa counties in the fight against hunger. The canned items Manna needs the most are fruit (in 100% juice preferred), chicken, mixed vegetables, green vegetables (English peas, spinach, turnip greens), carrots and yellow vegetables (squash, corn). For more information, please go to fillthemayflower.com.
ACA ENROLLMENT November 1 marked the start of the Affordable Care Act's fifth health insurance open enrollment period, which runs through Dec. 15. To assist Floridians with getting covered, the Epilepsy Foundation of Florida (EFOF) once again hosts enrollment sites throughout the state. EFOF is Florida's second largest provider of free in-person ACA enrollment assistance and has been a federal Navigation grant recipient in every ACA open enrollment period. The upcoming enrollment events are free and open to the public. Floridians can also call toll-free to schedule an appointment, at 877-553-7453. On Friday, Nov. 17, from 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Epilepsy Foundation of Florida, Pensacola Office, 2401 Executive Plaza Road, Suite 3A. By appointment only, call 877-5537453. (English only) On Saturday, Nov. 18, from 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Downtown Branch – West Florida Public Library, 239 N. Spring St. (English/Spanish) inweekly.net
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FRAUD, LIES, AND HERMES TIES
The University of West Florida College of Business Executive Mentor Program will host guest speaker Aaron Beam from 1-2:30 p.m. on Nov. 17 in the College of Business, Building 76A, Room 101. Beam will discuss the dangers of unethical business practices and the ethical challenges students and others could one day face in his presentation, "Fraud, Lies, and Hermes Ties." The pressure put on Beam as an accounting executive to raise the bar put him behind bars after he took part in one of the largest corporate fraud schemes in the U.S. From 1984 to 1996, Beam, the co-founder and first chief financial officer of HealthSouth, helped land his company on the Fortune500 list. In 1996, earnings declined, and the former CFO took part in a $2.5 billion accounting fraud scandal. In 2003, he pleaded guilty to the crime and spent a short time in federal prison for approving fraudulent quarterly numbers in the scandal. In his recently published book, "Ethics Playbook: Winning Ethically in Business," Beam helps others understand the importance recognizing ethical boundaries in business and the value of doing the right thing. The presentation is free and open to the public. A drawing will be held to win a copy of Beam's "Ethics Playbook." The winner must be present. Free lunch is provided to those who RSVP to the event online. November 16, 2017
covered that the DEP construction plans for the fish hatchery at Bruce Beach did not have many of the amenities that Mayor Hayward's supporters have touted, such as kayak launch, Baywalk across the entire property and access to the bay. The pedestrian bridge across Washerwoman's Creek was an alternative in the DEP bid documents. On social media, Assistant City Administrator Keith Wilkins wrote that the city had applied for another NRDA Enhancement grant to provide the amenities. According to him, the grants would be awarded in the spring of 2018. In reviewing council meeting videos, we found where Wilkins gave a presentation in August on the various grants and funds tied to the 2010 BP Oil Spill. He told the council that the NRDA Enhancement grant application was for $1.02 million. Inweekly made a public request for: "NRDA Enhancement Grant application for expansion of public walkways on Bruce Beach, the creation of an observation deck at the south end of Clubbs Street, public parking for kayakers at a cul-de-sac also on Clubbs Street, and kayak launch ramp." The application we received was from December 2016 and totaled $427,000, not $1.02 million. Wilkins was listed as the contact person. "This project is proposed to provide human use amenities, public water access, environmental and cultural education on the City-owned property, of the currently funded NRDA Pensacola FWC Fish Hatchery Project," wrote the city in the application. "Amenities will include a Contour pedestrian bridge across Washerwoman's Creek, a shoreline walkway with benches and interpretive markers, a kayak entrance ramp and waterfront trail on the Fish Hatchery parcel." The city also wanted grant funds to build a kayak entrance ramp to provide paddle access and an overlook and signage interpreting the ecology and function of coastal wetlands. The grant request was for $427,000, of which $200,000 was for a pre-fabricated pedestrian bridge. {in}
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EMPLOYER OF THE YEAR
Businesses can reap rewards by offering employees outstanding training programs, progression monitoring and continuous career prospects. Employers recognized in this award category inspire and motivate their staff by enabling career expansion, operating equal opportunity schemes and understanding the importance of a work-life balance.
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Runner-Up: Gilmore Moving and Storage • World of Beer
START-UP BUSINESS OF THE YEAR
This award is open to all businesses that have started within the last two years who has either found a niche area to focus on, brought a fantastic new product to market, or has overcome the odds to achieve success. We hope to see these companies being entered into other categories over the coming years.
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MOST IMPROVED BUSINESS OF THE YEAR This award recognizes a business that has shown improvement in meeting their goals and objectives as stated in the organization’s purpose. Additional criteria for this award may include activities that have caused improvement for the organizations revenue or profit margin, increase in jobs and wages, improved processes and objective employee measurement.
WINNER: IRIS
Runner-Up: GlowRage • De Luna Wine
MICRO-BUSINESS OF THE YEAR
With fewer than 10 employees, micro businesses are vitally important contributors to the economy. Micro-business of the year has become distinguished by creating a business marked by its ability to flourish regardless of size and possesses a flair for spotting opportunities in his or her chosen niche market.
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SMALL BUSINESS OF THE YEAR
This award will be given to a business with fewer than 50 employees that has shown resilience and fortitude in overcoming obstacles and difficulties to ensure a secure and growing success.
WINNER: Digital Boardwalk
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LARGE BUSINESS OF THE YEAR
This award will be given to a business with 250 or more employees and has shown resilience and fortitude in overcoming obstacles and difficulties to ensure a secure and growing success.
WINNER: Baptist Health Care
ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR
The entrepreneur of the year has excelled, and shown distinction and success in his or her enterprise thanks to creative problem-solving and business flair.
WINNER: Kool Karts/ Kool Graphics Runner-Up: • GLR Productions LLC • Military and Veterans Resource Center - UWF
MEDIUM BUSINESS OF THE YEAR This award will be given to a business with 50 - 249 employees and has shown resilience and fortitude in overcoming obstacles and difficulties to ensure a secure and growing success.
WINNER: IMS ExpertServices
Runner-Up: World of Beer • Village Environmental Services
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ENDING CHILD MARRIAGES By Rick Outzen
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Florida has the second highest rate of child marriages. Of the 16,400 cases of early marriage reported in Florida over the last 15 years, 80 percent of them were minor girls marrying adult men. In Florida, children who are 16 or 17-yearsold are allowed to marry with the consent of both sets of parents or if the minor has been married previously. No minimum age for marriage exists under the law if a girl is pregnant and has judicial approval. Florida House Bill 335, co-sponsored by Rep. Frank White (R-Pensacola) and Jeanette Núñez (R-Miami), prohibits a county court judge or clerk of the circuit court from issuing a marriage license to any person under the age of 18. The House Civil Justice and Claims Subcommittee passed the bill last week, 13-1, and now it is before the Judiciary Committee. Florida Politics reported that at the committee hearing Nuñez said she was inspired her to fight for this effort because of the case, reported by the New York Times, of Sherry Johnson, age 11, who was raped, became pregnant and then the following year was forced to marry her rapist. "Florida is estimated to be number two for child marriages in the country," Nuñez said. "That is unacceptable."
"Florida is estimated to be number two for child marriages in the country. That is unacceptable." Jeanette Núñez Tahirih Justice Center is leading the effort to prevent child marriage in the U.S. Last week, Jeanne Smoot, senior counsel for Policy and Strategy for Tahirih Justice Center, was in Pensacola for a retreat. She took a few minutes to speak with Inweekly. "The organization that I have worked at for 15 years is a national legal service and advocacy organization that works to protect women and girls from many different forms of violence—domestic violence, rape, human trafficking and forced marriage," Smoot said. "It's through our work on over 500 cases around the country of women and girls who were forced into marriages against their will, that we began to appreciate—on kind of at the gut-wrenching level—exactly how many legal and practical obstacles are posed to a girl who's facing a marriage that she doesn't want." Shelters can be one of those obstacles. "Florida shelters have to notify parents, and they can only house runaways temporarily, so if parents are forcing the marriage, then the shelter doesn't offer any safety or security at all," she told Inweekly. Child Protective Services (CPS) organizations aren't always helpful. Smoot said, "In our experience, even when we directly call CPS, we get a variety responses, some dismissive just as if it were a family matter. Or this is a cultural matter, a religious matter. In any event, it's not their business." She pointed out that the "private family matter" argument has been used for nearly 30 years to perpetuate domestic violence in households. 212 1
"We know that position continues to perpetuate the conditions that create the violence in the first place, and so we just don't see the right response from other kinds of systems that are supposed to protect children from harm," said Smoot. Florida's child marriage law is more liberal than Alabama's or Georgia's. Making counties like Escambia County a prime location for Alabama men wanting to have child brides. "Georgia and Alabama have floors of age 16," said Smoot. "No one can get married under those ages in either of those two states, and a probate judge is involved in the decision for both states for 16 and 17-year-olds. You can imagine that Florida then becomes kind of a magnet if, in fact, you are seeking to evade your home state's laws." She added, "You don't even have to be a Florida resident, so I think you can appreciate how much that opens up the possibility of spiriting some girl across state lines, of taking someone away from perhaps a network of friends, or teachers, counselors, people who might be able to help her and taking her to another state to be married where the questions asked may be only related to pregnancy or about parental consent—but if it's evidenced only on a form who's to say that that's actually legit." Smoot said that child marriages aren't good public policy either. The divorce rates are up to 80 percent. The school dropout rates are high. "A girl who marries before the age of 19 is 60 percent less likely to complete high school, 14 times less likely to go on to college," said Smoot. "She's much more likely to live in poverty when she's older. Much more likely to have more children at younger ages and more closely spaced. She's got more medical and mental health problems." She continued, "These are not studies based halfway around the world. These are U.S. studies, and this data is coming to the fore in the last three years." For the Tahirih Justice Center, these statistics drive home to people that child marriages, for any reason, don't make sense. Smoot said "Whether it's someone who is being forced or whether it's someone who believes it's their choice at the time, delaying marriage until 18 or older can only benefit the minor. We can only have better assurance that that's their choice and they will have that kind of means to protect themselves from abuse if that's what they're facing." She is optimistic about the passage of HB 335 and its companion SB 240. She said, "Just since introduction, the bills in the House and Senate have gained more cosponsors, greater bipartisanship." She believes a widespread consensus for the bill will continue to build once people open their eyes to the nature of the problem and the way that the current laws make it easy to have some pretty disturbing cases happen and by entirely legal means. Smoot said, "Florida is going to set a high bar for the rest of the country to follow and be a leader in this national campaign to end child marriage across the U.S." {in} For more information, visit tahirih.org and girlsnotbrides.org. inweekly.net
WEEK OF NOVEMBER 16-22
Arts & Entertainment art, film, music, stage, books and other signs of civilization...
Hard Core Laughs By Shelby Nalepa
J.C. Ratliff / Courtesy Photo Local comic group The Deadbeats of Comedy is bringing Laughcore—billed as a night of "comedy, rock and good times"—to chizuko Friday night. Hosted by Bubbs Harris, Knoxvillebased comedian J.C. Ratliff will be performing along with Cola Comedy Con founder John Gibson. Bands Blight and Paracosm will also be performing. Ratliff has been on a comedy podcast, the Bone's Lair Podcast, for about 10 years. "The first few years, I was awful," he said. "I started researching stand up pretty November 16, 2017
obsessively. It really helped. Around 2010 I found out Knoxville had an underground comedy scene and I started attending hoping to get guests. After a few weeks they told me that I had to get on stage. I wrote 5 minutes of material and came back the following week. I was hooked. It was the ultimate high." After a year and a half, Ratliff quit his day job and went on the road to pursue comedy full-time. "I grew up as the broke, skinny kid, so humor became my best weapon," he said.
"I've always felt like the underdog court jester that thinks if he makes the queen laugh she will go home with him. I openly admit I've got a pretty twisted outlook on life, so it helps my comedy be different." Ratliff's mother, an English professor, always encouraged him to speak the truth no matter if it was a popular opinion or not. "That somehow mutated my writing and style," he said. "She's my biggest supporter, but it's weird talking about your sex life with your mom in the audience." Ratliff was the first recruit of The Deadbeats of Comedy, founded by Harris five years ago. "He's one of the best friends I've ever made and I've been across the nation with him," Ratliff said. "I've been here since the first show when no one knew who we were and I'll be here for the bitter end." Ratliff said that he and Harris tour at least once a year, playing anywhere they thought people would like it. "The idea was to be comics that don't fit in playing for people that feel the same way," he said. "That's not to say we can't play to everyone, but Deadbeats shows get crazy. We feed off the crowd, the crowd feeds off us. We've played everything from rock clubs, warehouses, dive bars, tiki bars, breweries and after parties for death metal bands. You name it, we've done it. Bubbs is kind of a genius because the people buying what we are selling are the best crowds you can get. If you've ever felt like you don't belong, come see us. You'll make friends for sure. We've got a very punk rock vibe to the whole thing." Ratliff said that over the years, he's evolved as a comedian and his material has changed. "When I started I was way more vulgar than I am now," he said. "But the longer you stay on stage the more you evolve. And you get older and your tastes change. These days my sets are a bit more grown up but it's still pretty dark in comparison to mainstream comedy. I don't go for easy laughs. Social commentary has really become my jam over some of these people." Ratliff is also a recording a new album, "Patron Saint of Dismay" the day after Laughcore. He said that he found out he had a 7-year-old daughter during the creation of it. "That will make you drop a lot of jokes fast because you don't want to have to have your foot in your mouth later," he said. "My new record has
been through like 10 versions in the last two years. Things kept changing. Trump got elected. I almost died of carbon monoxide poisoning. I found out I've got a kid. Suddenly all the changes in life became the record. Every curveball replaced a joke. I decided on the name "Patron Saint of Dismay" because it sounds like the most ridiculous description of my act I could possibly come up with."
"I decided on the name "Patron Saint of Dismay" because it sounds like the most ridiculous description of my act I could possibly come up with." J.C. Ratliff Ratliff said that this album feels like he's talking to an old friend about the last two years of his life. "I'm amazed that after two years the jokes I wrote because something crazy just happened replaced all the other material because these jokes are better," he said. Ratliff has been touring for five years with the Deadbeats of Comedy, and is currently on the Quit Your Day Job tour with John Gibson. "I love touring, but at 36 with a kid it gets weird," he said. "The upside is seeing all the great audiences, seeing your friends, travel, roadside oddities and, of course, performing. The downside is the time in the car, sleeping on couches as a middle-aged man, missing your family, feeling starved or dehydrated, and the occasional promoter who doesn't want to pay you. But the pros heavily outweigh the cons if you are crazy enough. Comedy is the best low paying job you could ever have." {in}
LAUGHCORE
WHAT: A night of comedy and rock presented by The Deadbeats of Comedy WHEN: 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 17 WHERE: chizuko, 506 W. Belmont St. COST: $7-$10 DETAILS: facebook.com/deadbeatsofcomedy
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THURSDAY 11.16
ENTRECON 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Pensacola Little Theatre, 400 S. Jefferson St. entreconpensacola.com VETERAN'S MEETING 4-6:30 p.m. Free. Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org AWM WINE TASTING 5-7 p.m. Aragon Wine Market, 27 S. 9th Ave. aragonwinemarket.com HIGH ON THE HOG 5:30 p.m. $45 per person. Fish House, 600 S. Barracks St. greatsouthernrestaurants.com PENSACOLA NUMISMATIC SOCIETY 5:30 p.m. Sonny's BBQ, 630 N Navy Blvd. HANDS-ON COOKING: HOMEMADE PASTA 6-8 p.m. $60. SoGourmet, 407-D S. Palafox. sogourmet.com SELECT LATIN DANCE LESSONS AND PARTY 6:30-9 p.m. $10. Salsa, Cha Cha, Bachata and more. DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. $10. dancecraftfl.com ESCAMBIA COUNTY ALL COUNTY BAND 7 p.m. Saenger Theatre, 118 S. Palafox. pensacolasaenger.com
FRIDAY 11.17
MAHABHUTA YOGA FESTIVAL 1-10 p.m. $30 and up. $270 for weekend pass. Sanders BeachCorinne Jones Community Center, 913 South I St. mahabhutayogafestival.com PILATES MAT 1:30 p.m. Free. Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org TENNESSEE WHISKEY: DEAN DILLON DOCUMENTARY 2 p.m. Flora-Bama, 17401 Perdido Key Dr. frankbrownsongwriters.com DUH HOLIDAY TRUNK SHOW 2-8 p.m. Introducing fall Lines of Chan Luu, Rodd & Gunn and UNO de 50. Duh for Garden & Home, 501 N. 9th Ave. GALLERY NIGHT 4-8 p.m. After party 8 p.m.-12 a.m. Live music, art exhibits. South Palafox. gallerynightpensacola.org SANTA'S PHOTO PARTY 5-9 p.m. Free. Weekends through Dec. 25. 223 S. Palafox. pensacolawinterfest.org WINE TASTING 5-7 p.m. Free. City Grocery, 2050 N. 12th Ave. HAPPY HOUR COOK OUTS 5 p.m. Drink 414 1
specials, free cookout. Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com DATE NIGHT DANCING 6:30-8 p.m. $15. Learn the basics of several romantic ballroom and country dance styles in group classes that keep partners together. DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. dancecraftfl.com OPEN MIC 7-11 p.m. Single Fin Cafe, 380 N. 9th Ave. facebook.com/singlefincafe NIRVANNA: TRIBUTE TO NIRVANA 7 p.m. Free. Vinyl Music Hall, 2 S. Palafox. vinylmusichall.com DOC PRESENTS: LAUGHCORE 8 p.m. $7-$10. chizuko, 506 W. Belmont. facebook.com/chizukopensacola
SATURDAY 11.18
HERON TROT 5K 7-9 a.m. $20-$25. Big Lagoon State Park, 15500 Perdido Key Dr. SEVILLE QUARTER TURKEY TROT 5K 8 a.m. $20-$30. Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com SANTA ROSA FARMERS MARKET 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Fresh local produce, honey, baked goods and live music. Pace Presbyterian Church, Woodbine Road, Pace. PALAFOX MARKET 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Fresh produce, live plants, baked goods, fine art and antiques. 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 OCEAN HOUR CLEAN-UP 9-10 a.m. Wayside Park. Buckets, grabbers, gloves and trash bags are supplied. oceanhourfl.com COOKING DEMONSTRATIONS 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Martin Luther King Jr. Plaza, N. Palafox. palafoxmarket.com MAHABHUTA YOGA FESTIVAL 9 a.m.-8 p.m. $30 and up. $270 for weekend pass. Sanders Beach-Corinne Jones Community Center, 913 South I St. mahabhutayogafestival.com FRANK BROWN INTERNATIONAL SONGWRITERS FESTIVAL WORKSHOP 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Phoenix 10 Condo, 29576 Perdido Beach Blvd. frankbrownsongwriters.com
LEAPS 10 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Free. Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org SANTA'S PHOTO PARTY 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Free. Weekends through Dec. 25. 223 S. Palafox. pensacolawinterfest.org JACKSONIAN GUARD 12 p.m. Plaza Ferdinand JUNIOR HUMANE SOCIETY ADOPTION 12-4 p.m. PetSmart, 6251 N. Davis Highway. pensacolahumane.org TAMALES 2-4 p.m. Free. Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org NEW MOON CELESTIAL FESTIVAL 4-9 p.m. $5-$10, free for kids 4 and under. First City Art Center, 1060 N. Guillemard St. facebook.com/ gulfcoastintuitives ICE FLYERS VS. HUNTSVILLE HAVOC 7:05 p.m. $15-$29. Pensacola Bay Center, 201 E. Gregory St. pensacolabaycenter.com 24 HOUR THEATRE 7:30 p.m. $10. Pensacola Little Theatre, 400 S. Jefferson St. pensacolalittletheatre.com SON VOLT 8 p.m. $25-$30. Vinyl Music Hall, 2 S. Palafox. vinylmusichall.com WHITE TIE ROCK ENSEMBLE 8 p.m. $28-$38. Saenger Theatre, 118 S. Palafox. pensacolasaenger.com DANCE PARTY 8-midnight. Partner dancing on the best wood dance floor in the area. DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. $10. dancecraftfl.com AFTER GAME SKATE 9:30 p.m. $9-$12. Pensacola Bay Center, 201 E. Gregory St. pensacolabaycenter.com
SUNDAY 11.19
WAKE UP HIKE 7 a.m. Meet at Bay Bluffs Park, Scenic Highway at Summit Ave., for a brisk one to two-hour walk with brunch to follow at an area restaurant. GROUP MEDITATION 9-10:30 a.m. Free. Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org MAHABHUTA YOGA FESTIVAL 10 a.m.-6:30 p.m. $30 and up. $270 for weekend pass. Sanders Beach-Corinne Jones Community Center, 913 South I St. mahabhutayogafestival.com SANTA'S PHOTO PARTY 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Free. Weekends through Dec. 25. 223 S. Palafox. pensacolawinterfest.org PUBLIC SKATE 1:30-4:30 p.m. $9-$12. Pensacola Bay Center, 201 E. Gregory St. pensacolabaycenter.com SOUTHEASTERN TEEN SHAKESPEARE COMPANY: SHENANIGANS 4-5 p.m. Free. 1010 N. 12th Ave. setsco.org/first-city-shakespeare BENEFIT FOR EPILEPSY 5 p.m. chizuko, 506 W. Belmont St. facebook.com/chizukopensacola WINTERFEST EXPRESS CHRISTENING AND FIRST RIDE 5 p.m. South Palafox. pensacolawinterfest.org SECONDHAND SERENADE 6 p.m. $22. Vinyl Music Hall, 2 S. Palafox. vinylmusichall.com MIRACLE ON PALAFOX 7 p.m. $9.87. Proceeds benefit children in need. Saenger Theatre, 118 S. Palafox. pensacolasaenger.com
MONDAY 11.20
PILATES MAT 1:30-2:30 p.m. Free. Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org SEVILLE QUARTER MILERS 5:30 p.m. Runners meet in front of Seville Quarter for a run around downtown Pensacola. Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com HANDS-ON COOKING: STREET FOODS ON MAIN STREET DECK 6-8 p.m. $60. 407-D S. Palafox. sogourmet.com
BALLROOM DANCE LESSONS 6:30-8 p.m. $10. Waltz, Foxtrot, Tango, and more. Professional dance instruction for all skill levels. DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. dancecraftfl.com SONGWRITERS AND POETS OPEN MIC 7-9 p.m. Goat Lips, 2811 Copter Road. goatlips.com UWF SINGERS IN CONCERT 7:30-9 p.m. Free, tickets are required. University of West Florida, Bldg. 82, 11000 University Parkway. uwf.edu HIP-HOP DANCE LESSONS 8-9 p.m. $10. Learn hip-hop moves from professional instructor. DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. dancecraftfl.com
TUESDAY 11.21
COMPLIMENTARY WINE TASTING 5-7 p.m. SoGourmet, 407-D S. Palafox. sogourmetpensacola.com FUNKY YOGA FLOW 6-7 p.m. Free. Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org O'RILEY'S PINT RUNNERS 6-7 p.m. Tuesdays through Jan. 30. O'Riley's Irish Pub, 321 S. Palafox. orileyspub.com POETRY OPEN MIC 6-8 p.m. Constant Coffee & Tea, 615 Scenic Highway. facebook.com/pensacolapoetry COUNTRY DANCE LESSONS 6:30 p.m. $10. Country Two Step, East Coast Swing, Competition Choreography and more. DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. dancecraftfl.com UWF LAMBDA COALITION MEETING 7 p.m. Building 36, room 191. University of West Florida, 11000 University Parkway. COMEDY NIGHT 7 p.m. Swan Neck Meadery, 2115 W. Nine Mile Road. swanneckwinery.com WINTER BREWFEST 2017 7-10 p.m. $20. O'Riley's Irish Pub, 321 S. Palafox. orileyspub.com HEALING CLINIC AND MEDITATION 7:15-8:30 p.m. Free. Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org RUNGE STRINGS IN CONCERT 7:30 p.m. Free, tickets required. University of West Florida, Bldg. 82, 11000 University Parkway. uwf.edu TUNESDAY SOUND CAFE 7:30 p.m. Enjoy a cup of coffee or tea and tunes from the baby grand piano. Pensacola Library lobby, 239 N. Spring St. mywfpl.com
WEDNESDAY 11.22
PILATES & PINOT 6-7 p.m. $12. Pure Pilates Downtown, 426 S Palafox. purepilatespensacola.com WATERBOYZ SLOW SKATE 6-7 p.m. Every Wednesday. Skate starts and ends at Waterboyz, 380 N. 9th Ave. waterboyz.com FUNKY YOGA FLOW 6-7 p.m. Free. Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org SWING DANCE LESSONS AND PARTY 6:30-10 p.m. $5-$10. Professional west coast swing instruction for all levels. DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. dancecraftfl.com ICE FLYERS VS. MACON MAYHEM 7:05 p.m. $15-$29. Pensacola Bay Center, 201 E. Gregory St. pensacolabaycenter.com MEDITATION 7:15-8:30 p.m. Free. Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org PUB TRIVIA 8-10 p.m. Wednesdays through Jan. 2018. O'Riley's Irish Pub, 321 S. Palafox. orileyspub.com FREE DANCE LESSONS 8-8:30 p.m. Free beginner west coast swing dance lesson. DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. dancecraftfl.com AFTER GAME SKATE 9:30 p.m. $9-$12. Pensacola Bay Center, 201 E. Gregory St. pensacolabaycenter.com inweekly.net
calendar arts & culture
≥Events
PMOA GALLERY TOURS 2:30 p.m.
Tuesdays and Thursdays. Free with museum admission. Pensacola Museum of Art, 407 S. Jefferson St. pensacolamuseum.org
ALTERED BOOKS RECEPTION 5:30-7:30
p.m. Thursday, Nov.
16. Artel Gallery, 223 S. Palafox. artelgallery.org
PSC ART FACULTY AND STAFF RECEPTION 6-9 p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 16. Pensacola State College, 1000 College Blvd. pensacolastate.edu VISITING ARTIST WORKSHOP WITH RICHARD HUMPHREYS 5-7 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 17 Get an
up close look at the art of screen printing with local printmaker Richard Humphreys. He will work one-onone with participants to create unique mono prints. They will also have a Youth Art Workshop led by PMA Education and Volunteer Coordinator Valerie Peacock happening at the same time. $5, free
for PMA members. Pensacola Museum of Art, 407 S. Jefferson St. pensacolamuseum.org ART AT THE @NNEX
6-9 p.m. Friday, Nov. 17. cowork @nnex, 13 S. Palafox. leaderfineart.com
≥Current Exhibits ALTERED BOOKS On
view through Nov. 18. Artel Gallery, 223
S. Palafox. artelgallery.org
RESOURCE UWF
faculty exhibit. On View through Nov. 18. The Art Gallery at University of West Florida, Bldg. 82, 11000 University Parkway. uwf.edu
POSTCARDS FROM MONTANA On view
through Dec. 1. Artel Gallery, 223 S. Palafox. artelgallery.org
MAKE THE RIGHT CALL. DRINK RESPONSIBLY.
ART OF ADOPTION
On view through Dec. 1. Artel Gallery, 223 S. Palafox. artelgallery.org
FEAR AND FOLLY: THE VISIONARY PRINTS OF FRANCISCO GOYA AND FREDERICO CASTELLON On view
through Dec. 31. Pensacola Museum of Art, 407 S. Jefferson St. pensacolamuseum.org
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WHEN: Friday, May 18-Sunday, May 20 WHERE: Gulf Shores, AL TICKETS: On-sale Thursday Nov. 16 DETAILS: hangoutmusicfest.com
AJR Alex Lahey Alice Merton Anderson .Paak & The Free Nationals Anderson East Awolnation Bahamas Banners blackbear Bleachers Bones Caroline Rose Cashmere Cat Cold War Kids DeJ Loaf Foster The People Galantis Getter
Goldfish Greta Van Fleet Grouplove Halsey Hippo Campus Hotel Garuda Kasbo Kendrick Lamar Lauv Lil Pump Logic Lost Kings Manchester Orchestra Mansionair Max Melvv Mikky Ekko NF Noname Nothing But Thieves ODESZA Oh Wonder Poolside Portugal. The Man
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We know it's only November, but we're officially hitting fast forward and making summer plans. Hangout Music Fest just announced their 2018 lineup and it's fully stacked with can't miss acts. The 2018 headliners are Kendrick Lamar, The Killers and The Chainsmokers. SZA, ODESZA, Cold War Kids, Portugal. The Man, St. Vincent and Foster the People will also be making their way to Gulf Shores this May. Three day tickets go on-sale Thursday, Nov. 16 at 11 a.m. CST and general admission are $259 for a limited time. You know they tend to sell out, so you better act fast if you want to go.
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calendar REBELS WITH A CAUSE: AMERICAN IMPRESSIONIST WOMEN On view
through Dec. 31. Pensacola Museum of Art, 407 S. Jefferson St. pensacolamuseum.org
PSC ART FACULTY AND STAFF EXHIBIT
On view through Jan. 12. Pensacola State College, 1000 College Blvd. pensacolastate.edu CROSSING BOUNDARIES: ART AND THE FUTURE OF ENERGY On view
through Jan. 14. Pensacola Museum of Art, 407 S. Jefferson St. pensacolamuseum.org DOCUFLORIDA On view through Feb. 4. Pensacola Museum of Art, 407 S. Jefferson St. pensacolamuseum.org PHILATELY & FRIENDSHIP: THE ART OF ACE On
view through Feb.
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27. Exhibition of 50 illustrated envelopes created by members of Art Cover Exchanged. T.T. Wentworth, Jr. Museum, 330 S. Jefferson St. historicpensacola.org
PENSACOLA CULTURAL CENTER ARTIST IN RESIDENCE: NINA FRITZ
12-5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Pensacola Cultural Center, 400 S. Jefferson St. CONTAINED PLAY
On view through Feb. Artists from the University of West Florida Advanced Sculpture: Public Art course—Katie Carff, John Davis and Michael Stewart—created this accumulation of orbs and light as part of their coursework. Main Street Façade Sculpture Garden at Pensacola
Museum of Art, 407 S. Jefferson St. pensacolamuseum.org
≥Workshops & Classes OIL PAINTING 101 WITH LOREN MILLER Learn to use
oil pants accurately over the course of the six-week class. Class dates are Mondays Oct. 9 through Nov. 13, 1-4 p.m. First City Art Center, 1060 Guillemard St. Cost is $200 for members and $225 for nonmembers. For more information, visit firstcityart.org. POTTERY ON THE WHEEL Six-week
workshops are held Tuesdays from 6-9 p.m., Wednesdays from 9 a.m.-12 p.m., Thursdays from 6-9 p.m. and Saturdays from 9 a.m.-12 p.m. at First City Art
Center, 1060 Guillemard St. Cost is $157.25 for members and $185 for non-members. For more information, visit firstcityart.org.
Art Center. Cost is $157.25 for members and $185 for non-members. For more information, visit firstcityart.org.
day from 6-8:30 p.m. at First City Art Center. Classes are $40. For more information, visit firstcityart.org.
≥Bar Games
INTRODUCTION TO POTTERY ON THE WHEEL Every Mon-
CLAY HAND BUILDING Six-week
workshops are held Tuesdays from 6-9 p.m. and Thursday from 9 a.m.-12 p.m. at First City Art Center. Cost is $157.25 for members and $185 for non-members. For more information, visit firstcityart.org.
CLAY SCULPTURE
Six-week workshops held Saturdays from 9 a.m.-12 p.m. at First City
Bars & Nightlife Thursdays
LADIES NIGHT 5 p.m. V. Paul's Italian Ristorante, 29 S. Palafox. vpauls.com POKER 8 p.m. The Ticket 1, 7250 Plantation Road. ticketsportsbar.com POOL TOURNAMENT 8 p.m. The
Ticket 2, 2115 W. 9 Mile Road. ticketsportsbar.com COLLEGE NIGHT 10 p.m. Drink specials, beer pong tournament starts at 10 p.m. Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com.
Fridays
WINE TASTING
5-7 p.m. Informative wine tasting in Seville Quarter Wine and Gift Shop. No charge for the tasting. Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com POOL TOURNAMENT
8 p.m. The Ticket 1, 7250 Plantation Road. ticketsportsbar.com Saturdays
MEMBERSHIP APPRECIATION NIGHT 8
p.m. Seville Quarter Membership Card Holder Appreciation Night at Phineas Phogg's. 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com Sundays BAR AND RESTAURANT EMPLOYEE (B.A.R.E. NIGHT) 7
p.m. Special prices for B.A.R.E. Card membership holders. Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com
Mondays
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p.m. The Sandshaker Lounge, 731 Pensacola Beach Blvd. sandshaker.com TRIVIA NIGHT 7-9 p.m. World of Beer, 200 S. Palafox. wobusa.com/locations/palafox BAR BINGO 8 p.m. Apple Annie's at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com MONDAY NIGHT TRIVIA 9:30-10:30
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Let's Get Mystical
Felipe Munoz / Courtesy Photo A group of local psychics and mediums are bringing a bit of fun and wonder to the community with an all new event geared toward all things mystical. The New Moon Celestial Festival, organized by Gulf Coast Intuitives (GCI), will feature Tarot and oracle readers, energy healers, fire performers, drum circles, mediums, psychics, astrologists and even aura photography. Felipe Muñoz, who serves on the organization's board as communication chair, said that GCI's goal for the fest is to bring an aspect of family-friendly fun to the spiritual and mystical approach to life. "As our first event, we want people to be curious and entertained while discovering more about themselves and the mysteries of the universe and other realms," Muñoz said. "With a New Age approach, we want to bring people together and welcome positive energy to be spread through light, love and joy in the world." First envisioned last year, Muñoz said that the organization was formed to create a reliable and safe community of psychics and mediums that take their gifts seriously.
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"We want to give support to those who want to develop their natural psychic and intuitive abilities, nurturing a network of trustworthy talents," he said. "According to founder Toni Talley, 'Truly we are all born with the gift of being intuitive,' so we made our motto that of 'Growing people into their gift.'" Muñoz said that GCI board director and President Danny Green wants to bring a new generation of people to embrace their intuition, understand their gift and develop their skills. "As a child he felt like when being outspoken about his views in life that he was outcasted by conservative and orthodox thought," Muñoz said. "Now he wants to be part of something that helps others not to feel like that, and actually help them to understand what their awakening means, as well as to become ethical, respectful, and aware of the responsibility that comes with such gifts that deeply influence people's lives."
"We want to provide a space for people to discover more about themselves, the nature and the elements that are part of them and that they are a part of." Felipe Munoz Muñoz, a certified life coach, angel and oracle card reader, Usui Reiki master and energy healer, will be offering Tarot readings at the festival. "Energy healing is a way of putting in
the same pot all forms of healing that deal with the spiritual body," he said. "Pranic Healing, Reiki, Tenepes and Johrei, are some examples. Some of them are as simple as following the principle of laying hands healing and making a prayer, others gather force from Earth and the Cosmos to cleanse someone's past and present emotional burden." The fest will also offer aura photography, which Muñoz said is a fun and intriguing experience. "You will be able to see the colors and energies around you that are influencing you and that you are influencing at that moment," he said. "If nothing else, that creates a level of awareness towards the unseen aspects of the world, and a sense of self-reflection about the things we like about that moment in our lives or the things we want to change about it. It will be a neat experiment to take a photo when you arrive at the festival and another when you are leaving, and see what changed about how you feel and see things around you." All of the festival vendors are from the Gulf Coast region, from Panama City to Pensacola, with intuitives from almost every county in between. "We hope that as we grow, more local business will understand our intent of support of community and regional business to benefit the talents in the area that want to serve people open to a world bigger than what we see with our eyes," Muñoz said. Serving as a resource for people who want to discover more, learn more, experiment and grow without concerns of judgment, Muñoz said, is one of the main goals of the organization. "We want people to see that having different spiritual practices doesn't mean that you have to let go of your heart's belief but that you actually embrace it completely in a way that you feel more true to yourself," he said.
Muñoz said that First City Art Center will offer a safe space for intimate moments, when having someone reading about one's life events or giving personal consultations. "This is an event for people to dance, chat and enjoy life and togetherness," Muñoz said. "We want to provide a space for people to discover more about themselves, the nature and the elements that are part of them and that they are a part of. It is important for us to inspire new generations to be themselves, to see what is new, different and the fun in all that." {in}
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news of the weird WALK OF SHAME A presumably humiliated opossum "ran off" in late October after three Pennsylvania men posted photos on social media of themselves giving it beer and kissing it. The Pennsylvania State Game Commission was unamused by the antics of Michael Robert Tice, 18, of Newport; David Mason Snook, 19, of Reedsville; and Morgan Scot Ehrenzeller, 20, of McAlisterville, and charged them on Nov. 2 with unlawful possession of wildlife and disturbing wildlife. According to TribLive, Tice kissed and held the animal while Snook poured beer on its head and into its mouth. The men couldn't be reached for comment. BE KIND TO ANIMALS Donna Byrne, 53, of Polk County, Florida, was charged with driving under the influence on Nov. 2, but it was her mode of transportation that earned her an animal neglect charge. Byrne was riding her horse, Boduke, down a busy road in Lakeland in the middle of the afternoon. When officers reached Byrne, she was staggering and had red, watery eyes — explained by her breath alcohol level, which was more than twice the legal limit, Polk County Sheriff's Office spokesman Brian Bruchey told the Orlando Sentinel. Boduke got a ride to the sheriff's Animal Control livestock facility, but Bruchey said he'd most likely be returned to Byrne, whose rap sheet includes cruelty to animals and drug possession. •In Darmstadt, Germany, police detained a 19-year-old man on Nov. 7 after they noticed "a significant bulge in his trousers" and discovered he was carrying a baby python in his pants. The unnamed man was carrying on a loud, drunken argument with another man when police were called, reported The Guardian. Officers took the man and the snake to the police station, where the snake was put in a box, and authorities considered whether the "non-species-appropriate transport" could be a violation of animal protection laws. NAKEDLY WEIRD A family of three were taken from their home and forced into a car on Nov. 7 in Leduc County, Alberta, Canada, by five naked people. The man, who was placed in the trunk, quickly escaped, and his wife and baby also managed to get away, according to The Canadian Press. A passing truck driver picked up the three victims, but then the naked kidnappers' car rammed his truck from behind, sending it into a ditch. Royal Canadian Mounted Police caught up with the criminals; of the five, two were minors and were not charged. The adults faced charges of kidnapping and resisting arrest. The RCMP gave no explanation for why the five kidnappers were naked, but posited that drugs or alcohol may have been involved. SMOOTH REACTIONS Tempers flared in Minot, North Dakota, before 33-year-old
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Cornelius Marcel Young was charged with terrorizing after attacking his fiancee's brother at a trailer park on Nov. 3. The Minot Daily News reported that Young yelled at the brother, punched him in the face and knocked him into a wall after he had turned up the thermostat in the trailer, according to a Minot Municipal Court affidavit. When the brother threatened to call police, Young brandished a knife, as his fiancee jumped on his back and bit his ear "to distract him." Two children were in the trailer during the fight but were uninjured. OW OW OW! A Chicago wiener stand was the scene of a crime gone south on Oct. 31 when Terrion Pouncy, 19, accidentally discharged his gun, which he was trying to conceal in his pants, and shot himself in a most sensitive location. The Chicago Tribune reported police were called to the Original Maxwell Street Polish at about 6 a.m., after a hooded man threatened employees with a small-caliber pistol. One of the employees gave him money from the cash register, according to the complaint against Pouncy, after which the robber stole the man's cellphone and wallet, and ran outside, stuffing the gun in his pants, but it went off twice, striking his "groin" and thigh. Pouncy kept running and eventually called 911 to report that he'd been shot. He was charged with two counts of armed robbery with a firearm, but couldn't appear for his bond hearing, as he was recovering at a local hospital. COMPELLING EXPLANATION The Stardust Ranch in Rainbow Valley, Arizona, has a lot to offer potential buyers: Just an hour west of Phoenix, the property boasts a 3,500-square-foot home with a pool, 10 acres, barns, a gated entry ... and two portals to another dimension: one at the back of the property, and one in the fireplace. Owner John Edmonds and his wife bought the property, now listed at $5 million, 20 years ago to run a horse rescue, but he says he's killed more than a dozen extraterrestrials on the property (using a samurai sword) and has suffered many injuries in his encounters with them. Edmonds told KPNX TV in October that aliens tried to abduct his wife: "They actually levitated her out of the bed in the master chamber and carried her into the parking lot and tried to draw her up into the craft." (She won't enter the room anymore.) Listing agent Kimberly Gero notes: "This isn't the type of property that you can just place in the MLS and wait for a buyer to come along." {in}
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