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ERIC OLSON The Pensacola City Administrator barely escaped a no-confidence vote. His last-minute apology and undying support of his boss, Mayor Ashton Hayward, swayed Councilman P.C. Wu to force a tie vote. We guess Olson is a special snowflake after all, or it could be the mayor wanted to take a vacation and had no one else to run the city.

350 PENSACOLA The environmental group convinced the Escambia Board of County Commissioners to support, by 3-2 vote, a resolution calling for a statewide ban on hydraulic fracturing, acid fracturing, and well stimulation performed for the purposes of exploration or production of oil or natural gas.

losers PENSACOLA ENERGY SERVICES The

City of Pensacola is the defendant in a lawsuit by Dr. Eric Frank that alleges the city's natural gas utility has been levying a tax on its customers in the guise of mandatory franchise fees for the use of city-owned property. His argument is the city owns the right-of-way and should not have to charge its citizens for its use.

FLORIDA LEGISLATURE The special session called to redraw state congressional lines fell apart when the Republican leaders of the Florida House and Senate failed to negotiate a compromise agreement. The congressional boundaries had to be redrawn when the Florida Supreme Court threw out eight of the districts because they violated the “Fair Districts” prohibition on favoring political parties and incumbents.

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by Rick Outzen

TOUGH MONTH The last month has been a painful one for Mayor Ashton Hayward. An optimist would say some difficult lessons were learned, and Pensacola city government will be better for it. The pessimist waits for the next bonehead blunder.

Me? Not my circus, not my monkeys The biggest problem for Hayward was all the miscues that surfaced were fairly simple for the public to digest. His problems undermined his image of fighting for transparency and economic growth and building public trust.

Losing the Center for Entrepreneurship and other projects at the Community Maritime Park shocked everyone. Mayor Hayward had proclaimed his support for the $20-million investment

by Quint and Rishy Studer both on the front page of the daily newspaper and in a city council meeting. He told us that he had only a few tweaks, but the list was nearly a dozen changes to the approved leases.

The Studer withdrew their proposal.

Later, we learned that the city's only other prospect, a Miami developer, had failed to send in a revised plan for the park. The mayor was left with nothing for the maritime park.

The public was left trying to figure out how the mayor, who has traveled the world courting corporations to invest in Pensacola, could not close a deal with a couple whose offices are within walking distance of city hall.

Then the mayor went on television to explain why he gave Tamara Fountain control of the airport, port and natural gas operations. He misstated her education, which wouldn’t have been a big deal if he immediately corrected it. However, Hayward did nothing while the media tried to figure out her qualifications. He didn’t speak up until after she resigned.

The public wondered what kind of boss doesn’t defend his leadership team. It wasn’t Fountain’s job to defend her promotion. The mayor was the one who should have done it.

Then we have City Administrator Eric Olson complaining to the bosses of the president of the city’s most active homeowners’ association that she was using her federal email account when she contacted city staff. Olson and the mayor defended the phone call because they said she violated federal policy.

The public didn’t care about the policy.

They don’t like city officials calling their bosses. If Olson had a problem, he should have called the person.

To his credit, Mayor Hayward has made changes. He is advertising for two assistant city administrators and a new human resource coordinator.

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TALKING TRADE WITH CUBA “I said, okay, so what?

I could go to North Korea and I can go to Iran and I can go to Yemen and Syria and Libya,” said Fox. “They said yeah but Fidel Castro insists and this that and the other.”

He became fascinated with how an America citizen can visit every country in the world, but he can't go to a country 90 miles from Florida. He Old Capitol Building in Havana / Courtesy Photo formed the Alliance for Responsible Cuba Policy.

"The more I inquired, and the more I studied, the less I knew about United States-Cuba The barriers between Cuba and the United policy, and the more intrigued I became with States are slowly crumbling. Albert Fox is it,” he said.

“I was embarrassed to admit that in doing his best to remove them.

1998 the only thing that I knew about United Fox, president of the Alliance for ResponStates-Cuba policy was that Fidel Castro was sible Cuba Policy Foundation, was in Pensacola 35 feet tall, had horns, breathed fire, and killed to address the Panhandle Tiger Bay Club. His everybody in sight. As absurd as that sounds Tampa-based nonprofit organization was that image was the image that people had, and founded in November 1998 to re-establish it's the old story, people start repeating sometrade and diplomatic relations between the thing and then everybody accepts it.”

United States and Cuba.

“I'm just convinced that American foreign Fox became interested in Cuba when he policy for Cuba, not in the last 12 months, well, had the idea to visit the country where his since 1960, about everything we've done is mother was born. wrong, but particularly since the Soviet Union “Her mother, my grandmother, was an went belly up in April of '91,” said Fox. opera singer from Saragossa, Spain,” he said, “I “The only reason the policy that remains in have a picture of my grandmother performing force is not because of human rights violain the National Theater of Cuba.” tions, or Fidel Castro, or political prisoners, When he inquired about how to travel to all of which make a great narrative,” he said.

Cuba, Fox was told he couldn’t because of “The reason it remains in place is because of Fidel Castro.

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hatred, vengeance, and political money. The United States could care less about Cuba.”

On July 10, the United States and Cuba re-established diplomatic relations. The U.S. Interests Section officially became U.S. Embassy Havana. Earlier this month, Secretary of State John Kerry attended a flag raising ceremony at the embassy. It was the first time a U.S. Secretary of State had visited Cuba since 1945.

“We are all aware that notwithstanding President Obama’s new policy, the overall U.S. embargo on trade with Cuba remains in place and can only be lifted by congressional action – a step that we strongly favor,” said Kerry. “The goal of all of these changes is to help Cubans connect to the world and to improve their lives.”

Fox believes the momentum to open trade with Cuba is too great to be stopped.

“The genie is out of the bottle,” he said.

“There is no turning back now. The only question is how soon is the Congress going to repeal the embargo.”

In April, the local CPA firm Saltmarsh, Cleaveland & Gund led a business delegation that visited Cuba. Fox facilitated the trip and set up meetings with several Cuban officials.

“I've taken a hundred delegations,” said Fox, “but I have always believed that the key to getting rid of this insane policy was not Miami. It was Tampa, Orlando, Pensacola, and Jacksonville. “ He said the Pensacola group was unique because it had few preconceived ideas about Cuba. “They went there recognizing that they didn't know the first thing about our Cuban policy, although everybody claims they know everything about it.

It was that attitude that impressed me.”

He said, “The Pensacola delegation saw there was more to this than this communist bad-guy country down there. An overwhelming majority of the delegation attended all the meetings that were set up. They had some intelligent questions.

They had a briefing by the Port of Mariel to themselves. That's not done everyday.”

Fox said the Cuban port director and other Cuban officials were impressed with the Pensacola delegation.

“In the Cubans’ mind, the Pensacola visit was positive, sincere and establishing relations,” said Fox. While many delegations refuse to meet with any Cuban officials, the Pensacola group didn’t tell Fox that it would only meet with dissidents.

“Our government just spent the last year negotiating with the Iranians, who did they negotiate with? The Iranian dissident, or with the Iranian government?” said Fox. “Those are just nonsensical, and those are things that come out of Miami. That's what I realized in my case, that we're so propagandized, not knowing why.”

Fox recalled a conversation he had with Fidel Castro years ago.

“I said, ‘Mr. President, in my country there's a school of thought, and maybe you've heard it. You like the embargo; it keeps you in power. It gives you a reason to tell the Cuban people we don't have this, and we don't have that because of the embargo.’”

According to Fox, Castro responded, “Well of course I've heard that argument, but I thought you were smarter than that, how stupid. Do you realize what you have said? You’ve said that Fidel likes the embargo, keeps me in power. Are you telling me that that's why the United States keeps the embargo in place because they do what I like? Right or wrong, good or bad.”

Fox offered another reason. “There's another school of thought. When the embargo is removed and a million Americans come here in six months, spending their money and talking about private property and ownership, this government can't last 12 months, 20 months.”

He said Castro smiled and said, “What's the problem? You lift it. I'll take my chances.”{in}

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TRUMP STUMP The surrounding crowd grumbled about immigration and Obamacare and soon began a restless chant of “Open The Gate!” before a man in a suit and a small, classy Trump button came to remove the padlock.

Inside the stadium, people staked out their seats and waited for Trump’s arrival.

Fourteen-year-old Bowen David hung on the front rail near the stage. He wore a light blue polo buttoned up to his chin and was very excited about the occasion.

“He’s what our country needs right now!”

David screamed. “If we don’t get someone like Trump in there, this country’s gonna fall apart! I mean, if Hillary gets in, we’re going to fall apart!”

Over the loudspeaker, a voice requested people to look toward the eastern sky.

Piercing the deep blue heavens was Trump’s private plane, the candidate’s name visible along its side.

As the plane made rings around the stadium, people whooped and hollered. They waved signs and shook pompoms and, in general, went bonkers. Trump would be there soon!

“That was awesome,” smiled Finley, sitting near his huge flag at the top of the bleachers.

The Vietnam War veteran appreciated Trumps bombastic nature. He also liked the fact that the candidate is loaded, that he can in fact afford to fly circles around LaddPeebles like a spoiled high schooler with a new sports car.

“He’s running on his own money and I like that,” Finley said. “He’s not asking nothing from nobody.”

Beside him, Ebole said she liked the simplistic tangibility of Trump. She explained, “Trump uses a common language that we all understand. He doesn’t use fancy words.”

Ebole said she thinks it was a smart move for Trump to come to Mobile.

“Because we’re a port city,” she said. "Donald Trump is so smart he understands the business that comes in off the water.”

Whatever the reason Trump chose Mobile, people were psyched. And they seemed legitimately psyched about the potential of a Trump presidency.

“I’m so happy I can celebrate again,” smiled Finley, who said he hadn’t voted since Reagan. “We’ve got a man coming in worth getting excited about.”

Trump passed on another season of NBC’S reality television program “The Apprentice.” The network stated it severed ties due to the candidate’s controversial remarks

about Mexican immigrants. Trump gave a different explanation to the Mobile crowd.

“I said, ‘excuse me,’ I’m not doing it, I’m going to run for president, I’m going to make America great again,’” Trump recalled.

Like most Trump appearances, the candidate’s rally in Mobile amounted to a wild, freewheeling, stream-of-consciousness propelled ride through a range of terrain.

He opened with the tried-and-true territory of immigration: “We’re going to build a wall!”

Then swerved to Hillary’s email woes: “I’m not sure she’s making it to the gate.”

Trump discussed his Southern appeal: “We’re leading in Florida. We’re leading big in Florida. In Florida, we have a governor and a sitting senator and I’m killing them. Explain that.”

He had a laugh about lobbyist: “A guy came up to me and offered me $5 million.

I said I don’t want it. Should I rethink that?

How about I take his money and in the end I screw him and I don’t do anything with it?”

He poked Jeb Bush in the eye with a stick: “Let’s assume somebody else becomes president. A very low energy person. So low energy, every time you watch him you fall asleep. Let’s say Jeb becomes president. Not good.”

Trump also touted his business and negotiating prowess: “We will have unbelievable deals.”

As well as his qualifications in general: “I do know what I’m doing and I don’t say that in a braggadocios way.”

Dipped into international politics: “Right now we have a problem where North Korea is getting frisky.”

And thumped his chest about national defense: “You know what I’d do really great?

Military. I am the toughest guy. I will rebuild our military. It will be so powerful and so great that we’ll never have to use it. Nobody will mess with us, folks.”

At some point during Trump’s delivery, a woman waded forward toward the candidate with a copy of his 1987 book “The Art of the Deal.” Being his second favorite book of all time, he autographed the copy.

“As much as I love ‘The Art of the Deal,’ it’s not even close,” Trump said. “We take the Bible all the way.”

Throughout the speech, Trump appeared fully aware of the adoration, noting his “amazing reception” into politics.

“In fact,” Trump held up his impressive lead in the polls to the crowd in Mobile, “if this were another country, perhaps we could call for an expedited election. Can we do that? I’d like to have the election tomorrow. I don’t want to wait.”{in}

“I do know what I’m doing and I don’t say that in a braggadocios way.”

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Donald Trump / Photo by Jeremy Morrison

By Jeremy Morrison Donald Trump had to relocate his Mobile, Ala., presidential campaign stop twice-first, from a ballroom, then from the civic center. By the time the Republican candidate settled on the 40,000-seat Ladd-Peebles Stadium with hopes of pulling off the biggest crowd of the early primary season, anticipation for his visit had reached a fevered pitch.

“Wow, wow, wow!” Trump bellowed when he finally walked out onto a stage erected in the field’s end zone to the sounds of a howling crowd and Lynyrd Skynyrd’s “Sweet Home Alabama.” “Now I know how the great Billy Graham felt, because this is the same feeling — we love Billy Graham!”

Trump’s visit to the Gulf Coast was billed as a “pep rally,” but it felt more like a rock concert. The mood seemed more attuned to Thunderdome or a WWE SmackDown than a presidential campaign event.

“This makes me very excited!” explained Chassity Ebole, sitting in the upper reaches of the Ladd-Peebles’ bleachers. “This is probably the first politician that I’m really excited about.”

Ebole was not alone in her excitement.

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tions that would immediately sink any “serious” contender for the presidency.

Darrell Finley sat beside Ebole. He got there early enough to snag a Trump campaign T-shirt and unfurl a huge American flag onto the bleachers.

“Hey, this is where it’s at,” the man said, overlooking the simmering rally below. “America is back and better and Trump is gonna do it for us!

Many people have known of Trump for decades. He’s a successful businessman, wildly rich and equally as brash. And, more recently, and possibly more crucially, he’s a reality TV star.

But, now, Trump is running for president, commanding a lead in a crowded field of GOP contenders. He’s turned campaign season into even more of a freak show than usual.

People showed up to see Trump in Mobile hours ahead of the event. They stood outside the locked stadium gate, snaking in a line, electric with excited energy.

Ken Lucas stood at the front of the line waiting to enter the stadium’s gate. He’d been there for hours and said he considers Trump to be the “change” the country needs.

“If we don’t change something, we’re in trouble,” Lucas said.

“He’s running on his own money and I like that. He’s not asking nothing from nobody.” Darrell Finley

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Bay Boulevard / Photo by Jeremy Morrison ‘SORRY’ IS THE HARDEST WORD The

Aug. 23 Pensacola City Council meeting was a long night for Melanie Nichols, president of the North Hill Preservation Association.

“It was pretty much what I expected,” Nichols said. “I knew he wasn’t going to do anything.”

The homeowners’ association president seemed personally hurt by Mayor Ashton Hayward, who earlier in the week let it be known he had no intention of taking any action against his city administrator following an incident that has been described as “chilling,” “beyond the pale,” and last night, “heinous.”

“I will never speak to him again,” Nichols said of the administrator. “I have no respect for him.”

The city council’s message to Mayor Hayward was less decisive. It delivered him a 4–4 split on a no-confidence vote in City Administrator Eric Olson. Council members Charles Bare, Sherri Myers, Charles Wingate and Brian Spencer voted in favor of the rebuke.

“This was an egregious error in judgment, and I think Mr. Olson knows what he did was wrong,” said Council President Andy Terhaar, before the vote was taken.

The marathon meeting amounted to a ceremonial dress down of Olson, who had contacted Nichols’ employer at NAS Pensacola to complain that she was sending emails to the city from her federal email account.

Widely read as an overstep that could be interpreted as intimidation from a city official, the action sparked a barrage of criticism from citizens, media and elected officials.

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The evening began with an apology from Olson. The city administrator delivered his concession to Nichols and the community at large after defending his actions through clinched teeth for a week.

“In hindsight, I should have taken a different approach,” Olson said, “and I apologize for not doing so.”

Later on, the mayor weighed in on the issue.

“I asked Mr. Olson, ‘did he call somebody to get them fired?’ He said, ‘absolutely not.’ I moved on,” Hayward said.

“This is not personal. It never was. I believe Mr. Olson has zero intent to hurt Ms. Nichols.”

Citizen after citizen disagreed, and used the city council forum to let Olson know how they felt.

“What you did was lousy, and what’s happened since the situation came to light has been lousy,” said Laura McKnight. “Mr. Olson, I don’t have confidence in your ability as administrator, but that’s something that you’ve done, and not something that we’ve done.”

There were calls to fire the administrator. Calls to withhold his salary. Calls for discipline of some kind.

But that wasn’t going to happen. The mayor had already stated such following council’s Monday agenda session, then again in subsequent media interviews.

“I’m still not convinced anything wrong happened,” Councilman Larry B. Johnson summed up the sentiment.

Hayward offered up a slogan from Cadillac — “penalty of leadership” — and a few words about moving the city forward.

“We’re all in this together,” the mayor said. “I can take the hits, they’re not fun.”

To Nichols it sounded about as genuine as Olson’s apology and the city’s position that the administrator — retired from the Navy — was simply attempting to alert the Navy to an employee using her work email account for non-work business.

“He knew what he did,” Nichols said after the meeting. “He didn’t call my boss to recommend a promotion.”

The neighborhood volunteer still believes she was targeted for her opposition to a radio tower in the Long Hollow Storm Basin. She points to public records request pertaining to the tower as the source of the city’s ire. She thinks that’s why the city has aggressively tended to the issue since it became public.

“Yes, it was the tower,” Nichols said. “I think they were trying to discredit me. I was asking the right questions.”

Nichols had already sent the city a cease and desist letter following Olson’s call to her boss. She said she was moving forward with a lawsuit against the city for harassment and violation of her first amendment rights.

“They have continued to make false allegations,” Nichols said. “They did not cease the harassment.”

The community volunteer also said she didn’t buy Olson’s apology.

“That was not an apology,” Nichols said before walking out of city hall. “He apologized for the perception of what he did.”

"This is not personal. It never was. I believe Mr. Olson has zero intent to hurt Mrs. Nichols.”

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BYE BAY BOULEVARD After hear-

ing from a fairly evenly split gallery full of neighbors, the Pensacola City Council gave their unequivocal answer: half of the last remaining open space along the bluffs in the East Pensacola Heights Neighborhood, the right of way along a short defunct stretch of Bay Boulevard, will be given to private property owners.

The council voted unanimously to vacate the property. Mayor Ashton Hayward had laid it out pretty plainly at the discussion’s onset.

“It’s real simple, we don’t need the right of way, the city doesn’t need the right of way,” Hayward said. “There’s not a park there.”

Though not an official city park, the property is used by the public. The city doesn’t maintain it, but it did install a bench overlooking the bay. The portion of the strip fronting the property belonging to two couples — the Austins and Picas — falls beyond the bench overlook, which will remain open to public access.

Some residents in the neighborhood have actively pushed for council to reject the request. They contend that the vacation is handing over currently used public property that affords the entire neighborhood access to bluff-and-bay views.

“I don’t understand how the city can give away public land to private citizens just because they want it,” said Kevin Smith, who lives three blocks from the site and said he takes daily trips there with his son.

“Three percent, that’s all that’s left,” Harriet Allen pointed out the rest of the right away along the bluffs was already privatized. “You say the city doesn’t want it?

How can you say that? We’re the city. We’re begging you. Please don’t vacate the right of way.”

Other people, however, spoke in support of the request.

“This is not a park,” said neighborhood resident Pat Selkirk, “but it is in someone’s back yard.”

Paul Austin informed the city council that he had cancer and wanted to limit public access for safety reasons.

“Security and safety is my primary concern,” Austin said. “In my absence, I want my wife to feel safe and secure.”

The argument to vacate wasn’t a particularly tough sell to council. They leaned on the fact that half the publicly accessible area, the 150-foot portion with the park bench, would remain open and listed off their rationales for supporting the request.

“I’m not a big proponent of government hanging onto land just to hang on to it,” said Councilman Charles Bare.

Councilman Larry B. Johnson, who represents the neighborhood, scolded the critics of the vacation. He said it saddened him to see a portion of the neighborhood not being more welcoming the Austins and Picas.

“It really hurts me," said Johnson. “It breaks my heart, actually.”

Mayor Hayward had also noted the need for a different perspective. He talked about the good fortune of having new property owners moving into the city, having them pay taxes and build houses. The mayor called it a “fabulous story.”

Hayward said, “This is a story we really need to talk about.” {in} inweekly.net

DIFFERENCE MAKERS Escambia County 4-H Youth Win Big In State Competition Mastery of skills is an important element of the 4-H program, and each year, youth across Escambia County pursue educational projects that help them develop knowledge in areas such as raising livestock, robotics, leadership and citizenship, environmental and outdoor education, shooting sports and marine science. As part of a project, participating 4-H youth can choose to demonstrate their skills in competitive events at the County level, with winners who receive a blue ribbon for their entry being able to advance to the district, and eventually, the state level to showcase their knowledge and abilities.

This year, Escambia County 4-H participated in a variety of events and were able to send four of its talented youth to state level competitions at 4-H University - a week-long overnight event for senior 4-H youth (ages 14 to18) held at the University of Florida. Attendees participated in educational workshops led by University of Florida faculty and explored career opportunities, interacted with youth from all over the state and worked on life skills that will help them become productive and engaged citizens within their very own community.

Winners from Escambia County are Danielle Tinker and Michelle Tinker, who took a 1st place/blue ribbon in Team Demonstrated/Illustrated Talk in Animal Industry; Amanda Tanner taking a 1st place/blue ribbon in Public Speaking. Danielle Tinker and Karrigan Scott with a 1st place/blue ribbon in Share the Fun. In the category of Senior Photography, Amanda Tanner won 1st place in Flora, 2nd place in 4-H Theme and Evan Bush took 1st place in 4-H Theme. For Intermediate Photography, Ami Rodgers won 1st place in Flora, 2nd place in Architectural Design, and 2nd place for Photo Story. In addition to winning in competitive events, Danielle Tinker was also elected Florida 4-H state treasurer and also won a travel scholarship to the National 4-H Congress.

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Feeling Festive

A Guide To Fall Festival Season

By Hope Corrigan August 27, 2015

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September Lady Fest Pensacola

The second coming of Lady Fest Pensacola has a little something for everybody including comedy, live music, art, brunch and even a sex ed class (hosted by The Feminist Society of Pensacola).

Sept.3-6, sluggosflorida.com

Emerald Coast Beer Festival

Emerald Coast Beer Festival is celebrating it’s 20th anniversary this year with a two-day event at Seville Quarter. On Thursday, there will be a five-course beer pairing dinner (reservations required) and the main event on Friday boasts over 150 different craft beers from both domestic

and international breweries as well as from several home brew clubs in the area. The charities benefiting from the 2015 festival are Big Brothers Big Sisters and Seville Rotary Club.

Sept. 10-11, emeraldcoastbeerfest.com

Pensacola Dragonboat Race and Festival

The Pensacola Dragonboat Race and Festival benefits Gulf Coast Kids’ House and will feature 30 teams racing in Bayou Texar just off Bayview Park. The event will also feature a children’s festival and vendor fair throughout the day.

Sept. 12, pensacoladragonboatfestival.com

Taste of the Beach

Celebrity chef John Besh brings his culinary talent to Pensacola Beach for the annual Taste of the Beach event this September. On Friday, Besh will host a VIP meet and greet and tasting event (tickets required). Saturday's free, day-long event will feature cooking demonstrations and live entertainment.

Sept.18-19, tasteofpensacolabeach.com

Pensacola Seafood Festival

Seafood, arts and crafts, and live entertainment are on the schedule for the 38th annual Pensacola Seafood Festival, hosted

by Fiesta of Five Flags. As always, admission is free, but the seafood will cost.

Sept. 25-27, fiestaoffiveflags.org

All In A Day's Drive Thanks to Pensacola’s proximity to neighboring cities like Mobile and Gulf Shores, it’s easy to plan a day trip anytime of year, especially during fall festival season. And don’t worry, if you enjoy too much at a beer or wine at a tasting or just decide you want to stay for another day of seafood, live music and scenic views, all of the following day trip destinations are definitely capable of accommodating longer visits too.

Fairhope

Fall Into Fairhope

Pick and choose the ones you want or make a day of visiting all four festivals that occur during the Fall Into Fairhope festival. The Grand Festival of Art, the Grand Festival of Books, the Alabama Coastal Bird Festival, and the Baldwin Pops Founder’s Day Concert will all take place during the first week of October.

Oct. 1-4, facebook.com/FallintoFairhope

Bayfest

Oct. 2-4, bayfest.com

Mobile International Festival

The parade of flags kicks off the 32nd Mobile International Festival this year and dozens of countries will be represented by entertainment, cuisine, and cultural traditions. This year’s theme “Tall Tales: A Journey Through The World of Folklore” will introduce attendees to international mythology. Kids will love checking off countries on their “passport” while learning about various cultures at the same time.

Nov. 21, mobileinternationalfestival.org

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Perdido Key Oktoberfest

The Destin Seafood Festival is the perfect excuse to make a weekend trip to Destin.

Bring the family for a stroll along the Destin Harbor and Harborwalk Boardwalk for art, music, live entertainment and tons of fresh gulf seafood.

Sept. 19, visitperdido.com/events/ pirate-fest-2015

German food, beer, and music abound at the Flora-Bama Oktoberfest and the family-friendly Bavarian celebration will be an all-day event. The daytime festivities are free and a small fee will be charged for entry after 6 p.m.

Oct. 3, florabama.com/events/oktoberfest

Mobile Slash. George Clinton. St. Paul and the Broken Bones. As you can see, big names are coming to the 21st annual Bayfest celebration in downtown Mobile this fall.

And artists are still being added, so keep checking the lineup for new performers.

magic tricks, food, prizes, and a treasure hunt.

Frank Brown International Songwriters’ Festival

Fairhope Film Festival

The Fairhope Film Festival is the perfect place for film buffs to screen “the best of the best in cinematic arts”. The films are carefully chosen by the festival selection committee and all film venues are located throughout downtown Fairhope.

Nov. 12-15, fairhopefilmfestival.org

Perdido Key/ Gulf Shores

Perdido Key Pirate Festival

This year’s Perdido Key Pirate Festival takes place in Big Lagoon State Park and just so happens to fall on International Talk Like a Pirate Day. Break out your swashbuckler garb and head over for

This festival provides chance to get up close and personal with songwriters and lyricists from around the country. Live performances of original songs will take place a several different venues in Perdido Beach, Gulf Shores and Pensacola.

Destin Seafood Festival

Oct. 2-4, destinseafoodfestival.org

Seeing Red Wine Festival

The 25th annual Seaside Seeing Red Wine Festival welcomes both experienced and novice wine connoisseurs for a weekend of wine tastings and gourmet food. Tickets for the Al Fresco Wine Tasting, the Seeing Red Wine Fest Grand Tasting, and the Walkabout and Charity Auction are all sold separately.

Nov. 5-8, seeingredwinefestival.com

Nov. 5-15, frankbrownsongwriters.com

Oyster Cook Off and Craft Beer Weekend

Celebrity judges, such as Food Network stars Anne Burrell and Marc Murphy, will be cooking up some of the best oyster dishes on the Gulf Coast for this familyfriendly food festival. Cooking demos, live music and big-screen football viewing tents will surely draw crowds this year so be sure to get your tickets early.

Nov. 6-7, hangoutcookoff.com

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October Pensacola Beach Songwriters Festival

The Pensacola Beach Songwriters Festival gives fest-goers the opportunity to meet the people putting pen to paper. Songwriters will give the backstory behind their music at a variety of stages around the beach, including some of your favorite bars like Paddy O’Leary’s and Paradise Bar and Grille.

Pensacola Greek Festival

The Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church is hosting their 56th annual Greek Festival this October. This year parishioners invite the public to celebrate the beautiful Greek island of Skopelos (the backdrop for the

In efforts to continue opening the dialogue about LGBT issues in Pensacola, the LGBT Film Festival is once again honoring LGBT films and filmmakers at this annual event.

Venues for screenings include Treehouse Cinema, the Pensacola Museum of Commerce, and The East Hill Yard.

Oct. 18, pensacolabeachchamber.com

Pensacola Interstate Fair

Fall means sweater weather, football and best of all, funnel cake. Whether you go

Oct. 7-10, pcolaLGBTfilmfest.com

Race On Fall means cooler temperatures and more opportunities to move your exercise regimen off the treadmill and into the fresh air. To help you do just that, we’ve put together a comprehensive list of the seasons’s best races. Whether you're looking to improve your finish time or you just want to run for a good cause, these races offer up the opportunity for both—not to mention, that post-race sense of accomplishment never gets old.

Santa Rosa Island Triathlon

This annual fall triathlon takes place on Pensacola Beach and registration closes on September 1.

Oct. 3, santarosaislandtriathlon.com

WOBtoberfest 5k

World of Beer is hosting their 2nd annual WOBtoberfest 5k, which will have August 27, 2015

for the rides, the food or simply the people watching, a day at the Pensacola Interstate Fair is a fall staple in Pensacola. The 11-day run gives you plenty of time to plan a fair outing and grab a funnel cake (or five).

Oct. 22-Nov. 1, pensacolafair.com

Barktoberfest

Once again, Pensacola Beach Art and Wine Festival invites you to enjoy a leisurely Sunday of browsing art vendors and indulging your inner wine aficionado.

Pensacola LGBT Film Festival

Foo Foo Festival is back for year two and is playing host to a variety of arts and culture events during it’s 12-day span this November.

Highlighting this year’s list of grant recipients is the Pensacola Opera—who have been awarded a $85,600 mega-grant to recreate the original Three Tenors with a free concert at the Pensacola Bayfront Stadium featuring world-renowned tenors Arnold Rawls, Adam Diegel, and David

Oct. 9-11, pensacolagreekfestival.com

Pensacola Beach Art and Wine Festival

Oct. 1-4, pensacolabeachsongfest.com

Foo Foo Festival

film “Mamma Mia!”) with music, dancing, cultural traditions, and of course, Greek cuisine. Take a tour of the church, then dig into a lunch of traditional pastitso or moussaka, followed by baklava. Lots and lots of baklava.

Three words: dogs in costumes. It doesn’t get much better than Barktoberfest. The annual day-long festival includes games, demonstrations, adoptions and loads of dogs in their Halloween best. Whether your pup is vying for the title of “Best Costume” or you’re just in it to support the Pensacola Humane Society, Barktoberfest is a can’t miss fall event.

Oct. 24, pensacolahumane.org

November Portillo. Other notable events include a concert with virtuoso jazz trombonist Harry Watters, Pensacola Egg Fest and a kid-friendly interactive science experiment hosted by Pensacola MESS Hall.

Nov. 5-16, foofoofest.com

Great Gulfcoast Arts Festival

One of Pensacola’s most cherished fall festivals is the GGAF, which brings over 200 painters, sculptors, potters, graphic artists, jewelers, and craftsmen to showcase their talent in Seville Square. The three-

participants running through the streets of downtown. And if you’re feeling up to the challenge, you can register for the "Beer Mile" too—which consists of running 1/4 mile, drinking a beer, running another 1/4 mile, drinking another beer and so on for two more laps.

Oct.3, wob5kpensacola.racehawk.com

Bridge to Bridge 5k

Talk about a run with a view. The Bridge to Bridge 5k spans the 3-mile Bay Bridge and ends at The Bridge Bar and Sunset Lounge in Gulf Breeze.

Oct. 17, b2b5k.com

Pensacola Mud Run

Dodge obstacles and sludge through the mud at the 3rd annual Pensacola Mud Run. There is a 5-mile/20 obstacle course and a kid-friendly 1-mile/5 obstacle course, as well as food and music at a post-race celebration.

Oct. 24, pensacolamudrun.com

day festival offers music, dance, and food in addition to arts and crafts, and a kid’s area—which is the perfect place for budding artists to hone their skills.

welcomes children under 13 for free.

Nov. 20-22, mahabhutayogafestival.com

Nov. 6-8, ggaf.org

Mahabhuta Yoga Festival

Right before the stressful rush of the holiday season, the 4th annual Mahabhuta Yoga Festival is offering a weekend of healing, positive energy, and yoga practice.

Teachers from studios across the Gulf Coast will be hosting a variety of yoga classes and wellness seminars. The festival

The Great Pumpkin Race

It’s doesn’t really feel like fall until The Great Pumpkin Race rolls around. This 5k takes you throughout historic East Hill and a 1k course is offered for kids. And of course, there will be plenty of pumpkin bread for refueling.

Nov. 7, shcs.ptdiocese.org/pumpkinrun.html

Pensacola Marathon

This year, runners in the Pensacola Marathon have the option of the full 26.2 mile course, the half 13.1 mile course and now, the new 3.2 mile course for those wanting to participate in a 5k.

Nov. 8, marathonpensacola.com

Seville Quarter Wild Turkey Trot 5k

For those ready to indulge at Thanksgiving dinner, the Seville Quarter Wild Turkey Trot 5k is a great way to burn off some pre-feast calories with a festive run or walk.

Nov. 21, runsignup.com/ Race/FL/Pensacola/sevillequarterwildturkeytrot

Pensacola Beach Turkey Trot 5k

If you’re looking for a family-friendly Thanksgiving day activity, head out to Pensacola Beach for the Pensacola Beach Turkey Trot 5k. The start line is at Casino Beach and proceeds from the race go to the Preston Robert Tisch Tumor Center at Duke University.

Nov. 26, pensacolabeachturkeytrot.com

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Photographs from the “Third Coast”

by Hope Corrigan

towns are much larger, the highways are Gulf Coast and its beaches had a wider, and the natural feel of a wild landvery special attraction. My mother’s scape is much less evident,” Sexton said. first cousin had a beach house at “The other thing threatening this Inlet Beach in Walton County. We landscape is climate change. We don’t fully would go down every summer,” understand yet, how intense this change Sexton said. will be and how much control we will have Sexton began his career as a over the change, but the combination of professional photographer in the development and more violent storms and 1970s and relocated from San Franrising sea levels, means that the landscape cisco to New Orleans in 1991. After will change,” he said. “Truthfully, that has visiting the Ogden upon his arrival in the city, he was inspired by 19th century landscape painters such as Regis Gignoux and George Herbert McCord who captured the beauty of the lowlands surrounding New Orleans. Sexton began his photographic journey in Walton County, and slowly began expanding his project to areas around New Orleans, southwest Georgia, and the Missisalways been the case before humans arsippi Coast. rived. My work focuses on the cyclical proBeginning in 1991, his first cess of nature, of loss and renewal. What photographic series was an artist's I hope my photographs will do, is capture book depciting Southern roadside the landscape the way it is now.” imagery titled “The Highway of The Pensacola Museum of Art welTemptation and Redemption, a comed this exhibit because of it’s relGothic Travelogue in Two Dimenevance to stretches of coastal land around sions.” As he began photographing Pensacola. “This exhibition was brought to the landscapes around him and the attention of the PMA through museum delving deeper into the Southern benefactor and exhibit sponsors, Robert coastal lowlands, his burgeoning and Clair Montgomery. The PMA Board of interest in coastal landscapes morphed Trustees felt the subject matter and focus into a fine arts photography book “Terra of this series was a perfect fit for our comIncognita: Photographs of America’s Third munity and welcomed the opportunity to Coast” in 2007, and later that year a major once again work with the Ogden Museum exhibit at the Ogden. of Southern Art and its remarkable PerSexton’s childhood familiarity with manent Collection and curatorial staff,” the Florida Gulf Coast heavily influenced Leader said. {in} his decision to photograph this part of the country—but a quiet worry that the landscape wouldn’t remain intact also propelled him to take on this project.

“I had an attraction to this landscape since childhood, and WHEN: Now-Oct. 17 then during my adult life, this WHERE: Pensacola Museum of Art, 407 S. Jeflandscape has become more ferson St. threatened. The primary threat INFO: pensacolamuseum.org or richardsextonhas been development. I rememstudio.com ber Destin when it was a sleepy little fishing town. The landscape is different now. The coastal

“I had an attraction to this landscape since childhood, and then during my adult life, this landscape has become more threatened. ” Richard Sexton

Richard Sexton / Courtesy Photo Spanish moss-covered oak trees, white dunes, low-lying swamps, and coastal waterways are all featured in photographer and author Richard Sexton’s visually stirring “Terra Incognita: Photographs of America’s Third Coast” exhibit, currently on display at Pensacola Museum of Art. The exhibit is on loan from the Ogden Museum of Southern Art in New Orleans and consists of 57 blackand-white photographs depicting coastal lands stretching from Louisiana to Florida.

The exhibit, which runs through October 17, highlights the changing environmental structure of marshes, dunes, beaches, swamps, and forests along the Gulf Coast.

Starting at the mouth of the Mississippi River and stretching to the Florida Panhandle, Sexton documented natural landscapes in these areas over the course of 15 years. Beginning in 1991, Sexton slowly built on his initial interest in the Southern coast August 27, 2015

and his “Terra Incognita” exhibit later came to fruition in 2007 at the Ogden.

Presenting a dramatic look at both natural and man-made environmental changes, the exhibit explores “unknown land”. Part of Sexton’s intent is to focus on “America’s Third Coast”—a stretch of coastal land that some argue gets upstaged by the longer East and West Coasts.

“This fifteen-year photographic project reflects the changing natural environment of the Gulf Coast and serves as a significant contribution to the visual history of this often overlooked landscape,” PMA curator Alexis Leader said.

Born in Georgia and frequently vacationing in the Florida Panhandle as a child, Richard Sexton grew up with an appreciation for the landscapes of the Gulf Coast.

“I grew up in southwest Georgia, below the fall line, which had a low, swampy landscape very much like north Florida. The

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Beach House “Depression Cherry”

“Tender is the night for a broken heart.” This line leapt at me from the highlight of “Depression Cherry,” the rolling ‘Space Song.’

Beach House have successfully crafted another hazy, loopy, sullen masterpiece. Over the past decade, the band have released five LP’s, and none of which stick as true to its title as “Depression Cherry.” There is a subtle sweetness and infiltrating gloom that define the foundation of this album. Masterfully, the band delve into darkness, and show us the pleasure we devotedly find within it. Lead single, ‘Sparks,’ was released last month, followed by ‘PPP’ and ‘Beyond Love,’ all of which began to show a band which have surpassed being confident of

THURSDAY 8.27

MARKET ON THE BEACH 4 p.m. Check out

Pensacola Beach's new farmers market, held every Thursday from 4 p.m. until sunset. Casino Beach parking lot, 735 Pensacola Beach Blvd. facebook.com/Mar-

who they are and have begun to stretch their boundaries.

In terms of longevity, the band have shown a brazen focus to maintain the integrity of their music, even reigning in a bit of the bombast of 2012’s “Bloom,” to uphold simplicity and play to their strengths. The result is an album brimming with synth flourishes, vibrant guitars, and Victoria Legrand’s haunting voice; the Beach House equation that has worked best for them from the beginning.

Considering the scope of Beach House’s work from the beginning to the present, the band have been steadily painting a picture that grows clearer with every new album. The deliberate progression of “Depression Cherry” is inarguably the most interesting and clear vision from them so far. “Depression Cherry” is out Aug. 28 via Sub Pop Records.

TRACK OF THE WEEK:

Deerhunter 'Snakeskin'

Forgive and forget, am I right? Back in 2013, I remember how high the excitement was for Deerhunter’s Vinyl Music Hall appearance. I also remember how palpable the discontent was immediately following the show. We had been let down by a Bradford Cox who was very much under the influence of something and a show that included maybe six or seven songs and a very long rant about “pigs.”

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thing new every week at Aragon Wine Market’s regular wine tasting, only a few blocks from downtown. Aragon Wine Market, 27 S. 9th Ave. aragonwinemarket.com

That’s all in the past though and not only has Pensacola moved on (honestly, the next day), but Cox and Deerhunter have moved forward as well. Last week, the Georgia band announced “Fading Frontier,” the band’s follow-up to 2013’s “Monomania.” With the announcement came the funky single ‘Snakeskin,’ and a video of Cox and his dog. Prior to the news, a mysterious clock was added to Deerhunter’s website as well as a gif of Cox turning into a dog. The song and video made all of that make sense. I’m still waiting for someone to explain their Vinyl show to me. “Fading Frontier” will be out Oct. 16 via 4AD.

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Royal Headache

I have zero qualms in expressing my love for Australian imports, and Royal Headache are one more band from Down Under whose praises I will sing. A gritty punk band with a singer named Shogun who brandishes a penchant for Rod Stewart-ish, Otis Redding-ish soulful crooning.

It’s an interesting mix to say the least, but it absolutely works. The band’s sophomore album “High” was recently released to rave reviews and much more attention paid to the genre blending Aussies. They more than deserve it. I highly recommend giving them a spin. “High” is out now via What Your Rupture? Records. {in}

BALL ROOM DANCING 6:30 p.m. Learn how

to waltz, hustle, and tango at this weekly class, which is followed by a social dance at 8:45 p.m. DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. $10. dancecraftfl.com BLUE WAHOOS BASEBALL 6:35 p.m. Pen-

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above Bodacious Olive, 407 S. Palafox. $15. sogourmetpensacola.com WINE TASTING 5-7 p.m. Out and about in East Hill on Friday night? Stop by City Grocery for their free weekly wine tasting before settling in or heading out for the night. City Grocery, 2050 N. 12th Ave. LATIN DANCING 6:30 p.m. Learn the basics of salsa dancing. DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. $10. dancecraftfl.com SEAPLANE 8 p.m. The hugely popular allAmerican musical celebrates Glenn Curtiss as the father of naval aviation and Pensacola as it’s cradle. The Saenger Theatre, 118 S. Palafox. $23-$53. pensacolasaenger.com

SANTA ROSA FARMERS MARKET 8 a.m.-1

p.m. Fresh local produce, honey, baked goods, and live music. PARA FootBall Complex, 5400-5551 Limbaugh Lane, Pace.

PALAFOX MARKET 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Fresh produce, live plants, baked goods, fine art and antiques are just a few of the items offered at the weekly Palafox Market.

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 FEAR FACTORY 7 p.m. With Once Human, Before the Mourning, and The Bloodline.

Vinyl Music Hall, 2 S. Palafox. $20-$22. vinylmusichall.com SEAPLANE 8 p.m. The hugely popular allAmerican musical celebrates Glenn Curtiss as the father of naval aviation and Pensacola as it’s cradle. The Saenger Theatre, 118 S. Palafox. $23-$53. pensacolasaenger.com FEVERISH 9:30 p.m. With Dinosaur Daze.

The Handlebar, 319 N. Tarragona St. $5. pensacolahandlebar.com

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TERRA INCOGNITA: PHOTOGRAPHS OF AMERICA’S THIRD COAST On loan

Firestarter / Photo by Laura Murray Photography

SUNDAY 8.30

KADISHA ONALBAYEVA 2:30 p.m. Come

see this renowned Steinway artist play!

Ashmore Fine Arts Auditorium, 1000 College Blvd. pensacolastate.edu SEAPLANE 2:30 p.m. The hugely popular all-American musical celebrates Glenn Curtiss as the father of naval aviation and Pensacola as it’s cradle. The Saenger Theatre, 118 S. Palafox. $23-$53. pensacolasaenger.com

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COUNTRY & WESTERN DANCING 6:30 p.m.

Learn the Country Two-step at this weekly class, which is followed by a social dance at 8 p.m. DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. $10. dancecraftfl.com MICHELLE BLADES 8 p.m. With Womanmay, Flossie and the Fox, and Jackie Clowe.

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Sluggos Vegetarian Restaurant, 101 S. Jefferson St. $5-$10. Sluggosflorida.com FIRESTARTER 9 p.m. With Survay Saysi, Squirrel Fight, The Nightmare Police, and The Sun Also Rises. The Handlebar, 319 N. Tarragona St. $7.50. pensacolahandlebar. com

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DANCECRAFT BALL ROOM DANCING & SWING CLASS 6:30-9 p.m. This class

teaches the skills necessary to become a practitioner of Ball Room and West Coast Swing, a popular partner dance that can be enjoyed with virtually any kind of music.

Tuesday class fee is $10 per person or free for people 30 years of age and younger.

DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. dancecraftfl TUESDAY NIGHT POETRY NIGHT 7 p.m.

Free open mic poetry event every Tuesday.

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BANDS ON THE BEACH 7 p.m. True Blue

Band will perform at this week’s Bands on the Beach—which is a free outdoor concert series featuring regional artists held every Tuesday night through Oct. 27. Gulfside Pavilion at Casino Beach, 735 Pensacola Beach Blvd. visitpensacolabeach.com

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BEER VS. WINE DINNER 6:15 p.m. A multicourse dinner where beer and wine go head-to-head with the same dish. Pairings are specially selected by beer director Tim Dohms and wine director Max Rowe.

Hopjacks Pizza Kitchen & Taproom, 10 S. Palafox Place. $45. hopjacks.com MAINSTREAM FILTH 9:30 p.m. The Handlebar, 319 N. Tarragona St. $5. pensacolahandlebar.com

from the Ogden Museum of Southern Art in New Orleans, this exhibit is a photographic project of 15 years duration by nationally recognized photographer and author Richard Sexton. On display August 21-October 17.

Museum hours and location: TuesdaySaturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Admission $10 for adults; $8 for seniors and military; members and children 11 and under are free for the rest of summer.

Pensacola Museum of Art, 407 S. Jefferson St. pensacolamuseum.org OUT OF LIGHT This exhibit features the photography of Dottie King.

On display until September 19..

Museum hours and location: TuesdaySaturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Admission $10 for adults; $8 for seniors and military; members and children 11 and under are free for the rest of summer.

Pensacola Museum of Art, 407 S. Jef-

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MY RETROSPECTIVE

This exhibition will feature 45 years of painting work by featured artist Marian A. Guthrie. On display until Aug. 31. Gallery hours and location: Monday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, 1-5 p.m. Quayside Galery, 17 E. Zaragossa. quaysidegallery.com RETROSPECTIVE OF WORKS BY KREG YINGST This exhibit

features Kreg Yingst’s intriguing narrative paintings and block prints from the past 15 years. On display until Oct. Gallery hours and location: Monday-Thursday, 8 a.m.-9 p.m., Friday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Anna Lamar Center for Visual Arts, Building 15, 1000 College Blvd. visualarts.pensacolastate.edu

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2015 WILD SHOTS PHOTO CONTEST THE GULF BREEZE ZOO is

calling shutterbugs of all ages to enter their photos into the official 2015 Wild Shots Photo Contest. With over 800 animals, the Gulf Breeze Zoo’s diverse wildlife and interactive animal experiences create the perfect backdrop for any photographer.

Snap funny family pictures or the

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Man Behind the Feathers

By Jennifer Leigh

his years as a puppeteer on one of the most beloved television shows.

It was in 2012 that filmmakers, one of them a former intern at "Sesame Street,” reached out to Spinney to tell his story. The project made more than $100,000 on Kickstarter, and since it was released in May, it has garnered positive reviews.

Spinney called the documentary not so much a story about him or puppets, but a love story, about him and his wife, Debra, who he met on the set.

After you watch the documentary, if you find yourself wanting to know more about Spinney, be sure to catch him next month as part of the WSRE Public Square Speaker's Series. WSRE will also be on hand at Treehouse Cinema Friday, with free gifts for the first 100 viewers who attend the film. {in} If you grew up watching "Sesame Street," it's a safe bet that Big Bird was a big part of your childhood.

For the past 45 years and counting, Caroll Spinney has been the man behind the feathers. Now 81-years-old, Spinney doesn't step into the 8-foot bird suit, but continues to lend his voice and soul to the perpetual 6-year-old bird, created by the legendary Jim Henson.

"I've never thought of stopping," said Spinney. "It's so much fun. It's unusual to play the same character that long..."

Not only does Spinney play Big Bird, but also Oscar the Grouch, who is the exact opposite of the gentle and sweet bird.

You'll learn even more about Spinney in the documentary, "I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story," which tells the story of Spinney and

perfect animal poses.

Scenery, silly faces and animal antics are encouraged. The grand prize is a 4 pack of season passes, among other “wild” prizes! Submit your photos online by Aug. 31 at www.GBZoo. com.

POSTER COMPETITION FOR 2015 GREAT GULFCOAST ARTS FESTIVAL Here is a August 27, 2015

chance to become a part of Pensacola’s art history! The winning artist receives a $1,000 cash award, and the winning design will be featured on posters, T-shirts and other GGAF promotional items for the festival. The Great Gulfcoast Arts Festival is accepting submissions to it’s

Marital and Family Law New Location: 127 Palafox Place Suite 100 Pensacola, Florida | 466-3115

I AM BIG BIRD SCREENINGS WHEN: Friday, Aug. 28 and Saturday, Aug. 29 WHERE: Treehouse Cinema 1175 Gulf Breeze Pkwy.

COST: $6.50 to $7.50, military and seniors, $5 DETAIL: treehousecinemagulfbreeze.com

CAROLL SPINNEY AT WSRE WHEN: 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 15 WHERE: WSRE Jean & Paul Amos Performance Studio, 1000 College Blvd.

COST: Free DETAIL: wsre.org

2015 poster design competition from Jul. 1 to Aug. 28th. All entries need to be mailed or delivered to Duncan McCall Advertising, 4400 Bayou Blvd, Suite 11.

Competing artists can find a complete list of rules and requirements at www. ggaf.org/page/postercontest.

Classes & Workshops

“MAKE-YOUR-OWNGLASS” CLASS 10a.m.-

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calendar sary. The classes are open to anyone age 8 and older and range in price from $25-$45.

Pre-registration and pre-payment is required and can be made by calling 429-1222. First City Art Center, 1060 N. Guillemard St. firstcityart.org INTRODUCTION TO POTTERY ON THE WHEEL 6-8:30 p.m.

Monday, August 24.

During this weekly workshop held on Monday evenings at First City Art Center, instructor Pearl VanHoove works individually with students to develop consistency in throwing on the wheel. Participants receive and introduction to materials, equipment and throwing techniques.

Each session begins with a brief demonstrations followed by hands-on time at

the wheel. The class is $40 and open to individuals age 14 and up. Pre-registration and pre-payment is required and can be made by calling 4291222. Class is limited to two participants.

First City Art Center, 1060 N. Guillemard St. firstcityart.org

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news of the weird BARNYARD THEATER British director Missouri Williams brought an adaptation of Shakespeare's "King Lear" to the London Courtyard art facility in August for a one-week run, centered on a human actor struggling to stage the play using only sheep.

The pivotal character, Lear's daughter Cordelia, famously withholds flattering Lear (thus forgoing inheriting the kingdom), and her silence forever tortures Lear—and of course silence is something sheep pull off well. Actor Alasdair Saksena admitted there is an "element of unpredictability with the sheep," but lauded their punctuality, calmness and lack of fee demands. Williams promised another Courtyard run for "King Lear With Sheep" in the fall.

SUSPICIONS CONFIRMED The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in Alexandria, Virginia, has an award-winning "telework" program allowing patent examiners flexible schedules, leading half of the 8,300 to work at home full-time—despite a 2014 Washington Post report on employees gaming the system. In August, the agency's inspector general exposed several of the most ridiculous cases of slacking off, including one examiner who was paid for at least 18 weeks' work last year that he did not perform and that his manager did not notice.

(The examiner, who had been issued nine poor-performance warnings since 2012 and who had flaunted his carefree "workday" to co-workers for years, abruptly resigned two hours before a meeting on the charge and thus left with a "clean" personnel record.)

Wrote the Post, "It's a startling example of a culture that's maddening."

BRIGHT IDEAS Only China and Iran execute more prisoners, but Saudi Arabia also has a soft side—for jihadists. Saudis who defy a ban on leaving the country to fight (usually against the common enemy, Syria's Bashar al-Assad) are, if they return, imprisoned at a maximum-security facility in Riyadh, but with liberal short "vacations" at "Family House," hotel-quality quarters with good food, playgrounds for children and other privileges (monitored through guest-satisfaction surveys). Returning jihadists also have access to education and psychologists and receive the equivalent of $530 a month with ATM privileges. The purpose is to persuade the warriors not to return to the battlefield once released, and officials estimate that the program is about 85 percent effective.

THE AMERICANIZATION OF CHINA After five students drowned while swimming in a reservoir in China's Yunnan province, parents of two of them sued the reservoir's management company, complaining that it should have posted signs or barricades or, even better, guards to keep kids from frolicking in the dangerous waters. Accord-

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ing to an August report, the management company has now countersued the parents, demanding compensation for the additional water-treatment measures it was forced to undertake because the reservoir had been "polluted" by their children's corpses.

ADVENTURES IN TURTLE SEX A female Yangtze giant softshell turtle, believed to be the last female of her species, was artificially inseminated in May at Suzhou Zoo in China through the efforts of animal fertility experts from around the world. She is thought to be more than 100 years old (as was the last male to "romance" her, although their courtship produced only unfertilized eggs).

•The Times of London reported in July that Briton Pamela Horner, seeking her "escaped" tortoise Boris (even though, as they say, he couldn't have gone far), found "tortoise porn" on YouTube (mostly, mating sounds) to play in the yard and lure him back. A tortoise expert told The Times: "They make quite a lot of noise. We can hear them groaning for miles."

RECURRING THEMES Wrong Place, Wrong Time: Late one night in July, police in Phoenix were chasing a speeding truck whose driver eventually lost control and careened into a house near Mulberry Drive. As officers were checking for victims (it turned out no one was home), they discovered a large quantity of suspected marijuana — and opened an investigation of the superunlucky residents.

•Right Place, Right Time: Shane Peters' cherished 2004 Dodge Durango broke down on the road in Livingston, Texas, in June, but before he could return to tow it, a thief hauled it away. About a month later, Peters' wife spotted the familiar Durango in town and with the help of police got it back — with (courtesy of the thief) a newly repaired drive shaft and three new wheels (and the thief's drug supply, but police seized that).

UPDATE The Michigan legislature and the state Court of Appeals (as News of the Weird reported in December) have, for some reason, given its concealed-carry gun licensees the additional right of openly carrying weapons on school grounds, and in August, a judge in Genesee County upheld that interpretation. Asked a lawyer preparing to appeal the decision, "If I'm a principal" and see someone "walking up to my building with a gun, what am I supposed to do?" He should, he said, "declare a lockdown ... call the police." However, the open-carry parent who had been denied access to the school said the court ruling in his favor was just "common sense."

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