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PENSACOLA GEM AND MINERAL SHOW
Over 20,000 square feet of fabulous vendors of Fine Jewelry, Artisan Jewelry, Crystals, Minerals, Beads, Components, Fossils and more, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturday, April 8 and Sunday, April 9, at 6655 Mobile Highway. Something for all ages. Retail event, open to the public.
OPERA AL FRESCO Watch a free Pensacola Opera performance, Tuesday, April 11, at 6 p.m., at H.K. Matthews Park. Visit pensacolaopera. com for details.
LITERARY NIGHT WITH OPEN MIC AT BODACIOUS BOOKSTORE Read your short stories, poetry, monologues, etc. at Bodacious Bookstore, 110 Intendencia St., Wednesday, April 12, 4:30-6 p.m. Visit facebook.com/bodaciousbookstore for details.
UWF DEPARTMENT OF THEATRE PRESENTS "EMMA" The University of West Florida Department of Theatre presents Jane Austen's "Emma." Performances will be held April 14-16 and 21-23, with shows at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and 2:30 p.m. on Sunday. All performances will take place in the Mainstage Theatre of the Center for Fine and Performing Arts, Bldg. 82, on the Pensacola campus. General admission ticket prices are $20 per person for adults, $16 per person for senior citizens and active military, $14 per person for non-UWF students and UWF faculty and staff, and $7 for high school students. UWF students are admitted free with their Nautilus cards. Tickets can be purchased at the CFPA Box Office, Bldg. 82, by calling (850) 857-6285, or online at uwf.edu/tickets.
THE ART OF FIELDWORK WITH CLAUDIA
O'STEEN Claudia O'Steen and Aly Ogasian work collaboratively to produce multimedia, researchbased installations by incorporating sculptural elements, digital media, drawing, writing and photography. Their work focuses on their relationship with the changing environment and uses methodologies borrowed from citizen science to critique traditional notions of exploration and conquest. Join PMA for "The Art of Fieldwork" talk with STEAM artist Claudia O'Steen in Voices of Pensacola, 117 E. Government St., Friday, April 14. Reception opens at 6 p.m. Talk begins at 6:30 p.m.
PENSACOLA RECORD FAIR The largest selection of records Pensacola has to offer with tables upon tables topped with bins of records to dig through, noon-5 p.m., Saturday, April 15. Visit facebook.com/oddcolony for details.
PENSACOLA STATE COLLEGE INTERNA-
TIONAL FESTIVAL Filipino pancit, African drummers, Polynesian Hula Dancing, Irish bagpipe tunes and a Japanese bonsai exhibit will be among the many offerings at the 2023 Pensacola State College International Festival, which is 11 a.m.-6 p.m. on Saturday, April 15, at Pensacola State College, 1000 College Blvd. Visit pensacolastate.edu/international-festival for details.
SPANISH FILM FESTIVAL As part of the Pensacola State College International Festival on Saturday, April 15, WSRE PBS will host the PSC Spanish Film Festival—matinee screenings of five films from the Pragda Spanish Film Club series. The films will be shown on the big screen in the Jean & Paul Amos Performance Studio, located at 1000 College Blvd., starting at 10 a.m. Admission is free. The films and showtimes are as follows— "Cacu: A Change for Life" from director Marvin Del Cid at 10 a.m.; "In the Heights" from Jon M. Chu at 11:30 a.m.; "Even the Rain" from Icíar Bollaín at 2:15 p.m.; "My Name is Gennet" from Miguel Angel Tobias at 4:15 p.m.; and "The Queen of Spain" from Fernando Trueba at 6 p.m.
THERESA CAPUTO LIVE Long Island Medium star will be at the Saenger Theatre, 118 S. Palafox, 3 p.m., Sunday, April 16. Tickets start at $49.75 plus fees. Visit pensacolasaenger.com for details.
THE PRICE IS RIGHT LIVE Show is 7 p.m., Wednesday, April 19, at the Saenger Theatre, 118 S. Palafox. Tickets are $40-$100. Visit pensacolasaenger.com for details.
TABLE TALKS AT THE TRUST Join the Historic Trust for a monthly lunch and learn series on the third Wednesday of the month at the Voices of Pensacola Multicultural Center, located at 117 E. Government St., from noon-1 p.m. The program is free—just bring your lunch and enjoy a casual opportunity to learn about a variety of topics. For more information, please email hparchives@uwf. edu or call (850) 595-5985, ext. 125. The next date is April 19 with John Sledge about the architecture and historic preservation in Mobile.
CABARET DRAG SHOWCASE AT AMERI
CAN LEGION POST #193 Don't miss Cabaret drag showcase every second and fourth Saturday at the American Legion Post #193, 2708 N. 12th Ave. Doors Open at 8 p.m. Showtime at 10 p.m. For more information, contact Taize Sinclair-San ti, show director, at taizesinclairsanti@gmail.com.
SPIRITS OF SEVILLE QUARTER GHOST
TOUR AND LUNCHEON Dine inside Pensac ola's oldest and most haunted restaurant and in vestigate the spirits with actual paranormal equip ment at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. Tickets are $12 and include a voucher toward Se ville Quarter's menu. Tours held weekdays 11 a.m.2 p.m. and Sundays 2-4 p.m. Make an appointment by calling (850) 941-4321.
AFTER DARK: SEVILLE QUARTER GHOSTS, MURDER, MAYHEM, AND MYSTERY TOUR
AND DINNER After Dark Paranormal Investi gation and Dinner inside one of Pensacola's most haunted restaurants with actual ghost-hunting equipment Sundays from 6-8 p.m. Listen as your guide weaves tales of ghosts, debauchery, murder, mayhem, paranormal activities, history and more of Seville Quarter and downtown Historic Pen sacola. Following your ghost tour, enjoy dinner at Seville Quarter Palace Café, 130 E Government St. Reservations required. Call (850) 941-4321. Tick ets available at pensacolaghostevents.com
PENSACOLA ARTS MARKET Shop small and buy art at Pensacola Arts Market every fourth Saturday of the month at Cordova Square, 1101 N. 12th Ave., from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Enjoy a local artisan and farmers market with over 50 vendors, food trucks, plants, vintage
