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What happens to a dream deferred?

Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun?

Or fester like a sore — And then run?

Does it stink like rotten meat?

Or crust and sugar over— like a syrupy sweet?

Maybe it just sags like a heavy load.

Or does it explode?

"Harlem" by Langston Hughes

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KAITLIN SANTIAGO The Pensacola State

GREG EVERS For the second time, Sen. Greg

FRANK WEISSER Lieutenant Commander

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College student has been elected head of the Florida College System Student Government Association (FCSSGA). Santiago, a sophomore majoring in international business, was recently elected FCSSGA president. Campaigning on a "Bridge the Gap" platform, she defeated two other candidates for the one-year term that began July 1. During the 2015-16 academic year, Santiago, 21, was Pensacola State's SGA president.

Weisser joins the Blue Angels this week. He last flew with Navy flight demonstration team in 2009 as the Opposing Solo pilot.

Weisser was serving in Germany when he received the call to rejoin the Blues. The Blue Angels are expected to be ready for the six-jet show in time for the Cleveland National Airshow, Sept. 3-5.

PALAFOX HISTORIC DISTRICT Secretary

of State Ken Detzner announced that Pensacola's Palafox Historic District is now listed on the National Park Service's National Register of Historic Places. The Palafox Historic District spans three periods of significance, beginning in 1880 and ending in 1965. Over half of the historic buildings in the district date from 1880 to 1914, when Pensacola was a thriving seaport made prosperous by the lumber and fishing industries. Thirty-two buildings within the district were built between 1915 and 1945, mainly to support the U.S. military services stationed around Pensacola between World War I and World War II.

Evers has announced a gun-toting fundraiser for his congressional campaign during the week of a shooting tragedy. First, he promoted an AR-15 giveaway days after the Orlando mass shooting. This past week, he announced a fundraising event where donors could pay for a chance to shoot a variety of militarystyle machine guns. On July 7, a sniper killed fi ve Dallas police officers. Please find another way to raise funds, Sen. Evers.

Charlotte's Web and business partner, Loop's Nursery of Jacksonville, are fighting in court to get a license to grow, process and distribute non-euphoric pot in the state. Charlotte's Web is the brand that has become synonymous with the kind of low-THC marijuana approved in 2014. The Florida Department of Health ranked two other nurseries higher and gave them licenses for their region. The Stanley Brothers have thus far been blocked from doing business in Florida.

ESCAMBIA COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT The district administration

failed to prepare its teachers and students for the new school standards. Thirteen of its elementary schools are ranked in the bottom 300 in the state by the Florida Department of Education. A third of its middle schools are ranked in the bottom 20 noncharter middle schools, and one high school is in the bottom 15 of lowest performing non-charter, high schools in the state.

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HOPING FOR A STRONG FINISH Over the past two years, Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward has been reluctant to hold press conferences or town hall meetings to share his goals for the city, making it difficult to measure his administration.

It wasn't always that way. During the first three years, Mayor Hayward was available to the public and press. He held town hall meetings in the city's seven districts. When he released his annual budget, he gave a State of the City address that outlined his plans.

Because of his openness, Inweekly was able to do a mid-term report on Hayward's first term (Inweekly, "Being First Isn't Easy, 1/10/13), similar to the report that "Florida Trend" had done on Gov. Rick Scott. The mayor got high marks for personality and economic development, but the paper was concerned about operations and execution of his plans.

One of the reasons for Hayward's reluctance to face the public could be that few of his 2012 economic developments plans have come to fruition. VT-MAE has yet to break ground on its proposed repair facility at the Pensacola International Airport. DeepFlex has stalled out at the Port of Pensacola. PenAir Federal Credit Union did not move its headquarters to downtown. Majestic Candies disappeared. We have heard Hixardt Technologies' expansion is off again, and the fish hatchery is still two years away.

Fortunately, the Switzers, Studers, and others have picked up the slack as they con-

tinue to revitalize downtown Pensacola. Their investments and construction have helped the public overlook the slow follow-through on the mayor's earlier announcements.

Earlier this year, Mayor Hayward broke his silence and wrote a viewpoint that highlighted his goals for 2016.

He said, "There are times when economic development is secondary to other policy considerations — not irrelevant, but secondary. For the next three years that will not often be the case."

What he meant is still uncertain. Mayor Hayward has made no major economic development announcements this year. He did announce that Southwest would begin nonstop Saturday flights to Dallas and Kansas from June 11 through July, but not much else.

Among his goals was a commitment to invest in enhancements to our parks and roadways.

Hayward got the council to approve construction of Fire Station No. 3 and the Bayview Park Community Center.

He also promised to make more city land available for development. Unfortunately, the mayor's broker, CBRE, has yet to sell or lease any city-owned land. The Pensacola City Council rejected all the bids for the Hawkshaw property, and no development plans have been announced for the old Blount school property.

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SAVING BILLIONS WITH A ‘B’ Six recommendations involved criminal justice reform. The total savings from those was estimated to be from $111 to $121 million annually.

The Task Force recommended the creation of an inter-branch, bipartisan criminal justice task force of stakeholders from both inside and outside of state government to conduct an operational review of the Department of Corrections. Also, the Florida Commission on Offender Review should amend its release eligibility standards to authorize the supervised release of certain non-violent elderly inmates and include prerequisites such as a place to live and access to services, like health care, in the list of conditions of discretionary release.

The other criminal justice recommendations included: •Develop risk/needs assessment and cost analysis tools to be used at the time of sentencing that provide judges with extensive information about sentencing options and the risks and costs associated with each option.

•Pass legislation to enact and appropriate funds to expand the number of community- based alternative forensic sites that provide an added emphasis on reintegration as well as competency restoration.

•Increase access to work release programs to permit more inmates to begin their transition back into the community sooner. The transitions will be less expensive to the state and will likely result in improved outcomes (e.g., reduced recidivism) for the inmates.

•Appropriate funding to expand the use of electronic monitoring as a means of diverting low-risk, non-violent offenders from prison.

"Our criminal justice system is not serving the ultimate function of what a criminal justice system is supposed to do, which is to make us safer," said Weissert. "When we're locking up people that we're mad at instead of people that we're afraid of, we're really just throwing money down the drain."

He added, "In fact, not only are we not making our streets safer, in some cases, we could be making things less safe because these individuals may go to ‘crime college' in prisons.

The released prisoners become excluded from all kinds of employment or military service or government service, according to Weissert.

"It really increases the chance that they will commit future crimes, and so we're not only not getting the return that we want on our investment, but we're actually making it more dangerous in some ways," he told Inweekly.

In looking at government operations, the Task Force believed that $1.4 billion could be saved by having an independent third-party consulting firm with experience in strategic sourcing and procurement to complete a business case study of the State of Florida's procurement function focusing on the enterprisewide organizational structure, governance, and operating model. Another $70 -$80 million could be saved with a sharedservices model by consolidating and standardizing facility management, operations, construction, and leasing to optimize the state's real estate portfolio to achieve significant long-term cost avoidance.

The Task Force looked at the health insurance costs for state employees and the state retirement system. It recommended the Legislature contribute a set amount or percent toward the annual health insurance premiums of state employees that would be consistent with that paid by other large public and private employers. The balance of the cost would be shifted to the employees, saving $268.8 - $448.0 million.

In regard to pension, the Task force recommended the Legislature enroll all new Florida Retirement System (FRS) members in the Defined Contribution Investment Plan to ensure that the FRS is actuarially sound going forward, estimated savings ranged from $12.9 million - $9.8 billion.

The Task Force recommended changes to health services that could amount to as much as $13.2 billion in savings to the private sector. It asked the Legislature to further remove disincentives and barriers to the use of telehealth services, and thereby, provide a foundation for the statewide expansion of telehealth. It would increase access to healthcare and avoid future costs, according to the report.

"No matter where you stand politically, everyone agrees that taxpayers deserve a government that works effectively and efficiently.

The constitutionally-created Task Force finds that the implementation of these recommendations would markedly improve the way government works and should save taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars," said Florida TaxWatch President and CEO Dominic M. Calabro, who also chaired the Task Force's Government Efficiency Committee.

"The savings realized by implementing these recommendations could be reinvested in our children's education, reforming our justice system, improving health care outcomes for those in need, economic development and a myriad of other crucial policy issues that need attention." {in}

“Our criminal justice system is not serving the ultimate function of what a criminal justice system is supposed to do, which is to make us safer.” Robert Weissert

By Rick Outzen On July 1, the Florida Government Efficiency Task Force approved its final report that outlined its recommendations to improve state government operations and potentially save from $2.14 to $12.14 billion annually.

"That's billion with a ‘B'," Robert Weissert, executive vice president for Florida TaxWatch told Inweekly. "We have to remember that when we talk about government, we're talking about $83 billion that government spends every year, but that's just a number. What it really breaks down to is hardworking Floridians' money that they earned and that the government uses to operate."

The recommendations included enacting an annual Florida Government Efficiency Act, conducting an operational review of the Florida Department of Corrections, smarter sentencing for low-level, nonviolent offenders and removing barriers to the use of telehealth strategies.

John Alexander, retired CEO of Alico, Inc., one of the state's largest citrus growers, and Task Force chairman, said he hoped state lawmakers would enact the recommendations.

"I strongly urge the Florida Legislature to enact these recommendations and Governor Scott to approve them so that together we can ensure that our state remains the best state in the Union to live, work and play," said Alexander.

A Constitutional amendment in 2006 created the Government Efficiency Task 66

Force for the purpose of developing recommendations to improve governmental operations and reduce costs. The Task Force meets every four years and submits its recommendations to the Governor, Chairperson and Vice Chairperson of the Legislative Budget Commission and the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.

The Task Force is composed of 15 members of the Florida Legislature, in addition to representatives from the private and public sectors who are appointed by the Governor, the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Senate President.

This past year was the third time the task force had been convened.

"This year's Government Efficiency Task Force started in 2015, and its recommendations were due at the end of June of 2016, which is when this report was put out," said Weissert. "Those 15 members were people from all over the state, including current and former legislators. The president and CEO of Florida Tax Watch, Dominic Calabro, was an appointee of Gov. Rick Scott."

The Task Work utilized the research and expertise of Flordia TaxWatch, the Tallahassee-based, non-partisan organization that has focused on improving government efficiency since 1979.

Weissert said, "Our research expertise from our many years of doing this and our many policy experts, who looked into these different kinds of issues, made recommendations that the Government Efficiency Task Force reviewed and weighed, and ultimately decided that these 29 would be the most implementable by the Florida Legislature."

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SYMPATHY FOR THE DEVIL The

Pensacola City Council made no move to change its invocation process at its special meeting on July 7. Among the five members who showed up, Charles Bare, Gerald Wingate, Jewel Cannada-Wynn, Andy Terhaar and Sherri Myers, there was little support to change how the city clerk handles the invocations. Council President Charles Bare had suggested the council replace the invocation with a moment of silence.

Before they heard from the public, three council members expressed their thoughts on the invocation process.

"I honestly think that the process we have right now is working, and I'd like to keep it the same," said Councilman Andy Terhaar, who added that he had to leave shortly for his daughter's birthday party.

Councilwoman Sherri Myers went on record that she was disappointed that she had not been given a copy of Rusty Wells' 2014 legal opinion on the invocation process earlier.

"He opined that the process we have meets the constitutional requirements of the law," she said. "I will not support having a moment of silence in lieu of the invocation that we have traditionally had–even though we can discuss making sure that it does comply with the requirements of the law and that it's fair and unbiased, and nondiscriminatory."

In his 2014 legal opinion, Wells outlined the invocation process. He stated the council relied on the city clerk to obtain an individual to deliver an invocation at the beginning of its meetings. Over the years, the clerk had selected a variety of religious leaders. When David Suhor of The Temple of West Florida requested to do the invocation earlier this year, the clerk broke from the regular process and asked Council President Charles Bare for his input. Suhor was scheduled for the July 14 meeting.

Councilwoman Jewel Cannada-Wynn said that the council had similar discussions in her previous 10 years on the board, and she supported allowing the invocation to "stand as it is."

"We have to, of course, follow the Supreme Court in their decisions and the guidelines, but I think that we've done that," she said. "We have allowed virtually anyone who wants to have and share that knowledge with us to do so. The individual (Suhor) who wanted to do it is also going to do it."

She added, "I think, if we stand with what the purpose of the invocation is, what the message should be is to bring us into unity, to talk about how we are to perform towards a better place of hope, a better city, and how we are to use wisdom in our decision making."

Sixteen citizens, including several ministers, spoke on the issue. By the time the public forum concluded, the council no longer had a quorum and could take no action.

When Councilman Bare brought up his concerns with City Attorney Lysia Bowling and her failure to proved a legal opinion on the invocations prior to taking a week-long vacation, Councilwoman Cannada-Wynn called a point of order and objected to Bare discussing publicly his issues with Bowling, who was not at the meeting.

"I wanted to celebrate my birthday, but because you asked for us to have this meeting and I respect my citizens, I was able to be here," she said to Bare. "Other members were not able to be here, so I simply feel that it's a point of order to (not) attack this person when this person is not here.”

She said, “I changed my plans, but other people could not.”

The Satanic Temple of West Florida will do the invocation at the July 14 regular meeting, and City Clerk Ericka Burnett will continue to handle requests and schedule invocations for future meetings.

FLIGHTS TO CUBA Passenger flights may begin between Havana, Cuba and up to 10 U.S. airports, including four in Florida, as early as this fall. Pensacola area passengers will be able to fly easily to Havana with connecting flights from Atlanta, Orlando, Tampa, Ft. Lauderdale and Miami.

The U.S. Department of Transportation has tentatively awarded eight U.S. airlines—Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Frontier Airlines, JetBlue Airways, Southwest Airlines, Spirit Airlines, and United Airlines—the right to establish scheduled passenger flights to Havana.

"Having regular air service for the first time in more than 50 years holds great potential—Cuban American families will be reunited, and it will foster education and opportunities for American businesses of all sizes," said Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx.

WHEEL OF MISFORTUNE It took a

year, but Escambia County Tax Collector Janet Holley, reports to Inweekly, the owner of the Big Ferris Wheel, known as "360 Pensacola Beach," has made its last and final payment on its past due taxes of $277,161.10. The Ferris Wheel was once was a tourist attraction on Pensacola Beach.

In July 2015, Holley announced an agreement had been reached with the owner of Expo 60 Venture, who agreed to pay the full amount due to Escambia County.

The Wheel opened on Pensacola Beach in July 2012 and had its last ride on the beach on July 3, 2013.

The wheel was relocated to Atlanta and renamed the "Skyview Atlanta Observation Wheel."

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ment Award to the agency after officers rushed to save a puppy that was crying in distress from inside a parked car. The temperatures inside the vehicle had reached over 100 degrees. After Officer Anthony Giorgio had smashed open the car's window to free the dog, the story went viral across the country.

The police department will receive a framed certificate and a box of delicious vegan cookies.

WHATEVER HAPPENED TO…. Branden Rathert, the award-winning afternoon drive host for News Radio 1620, is now the morning host of "Wake Up Columbia" at KSSZ ("HotTalk 93.9 The Eagle") in Columbia, Missouri.

In 2011, Rathert won a first place award for a public affairs radio program from the Florida Associated Press Broadcasters Association for a documentary based on his undercover investigation on the homeless in Escambia County.

Columbia is twice the size of Pensacola.

Its Metropolitan area is the state's fourth most populous. The city is home to the University of Missouri.

Rathert described his new show in an interview on News Talk 1370 WCOA's "Pensacola Speaks."

"The show we do in the morning is almost like 'The Daily Show'," he said.

"There's a lot of news and politics, but we wrap that all in humor, and we've done that a lot of success. It's been an amazing experience."

He said he misses the "insane" politics of Pensacola and keeps up with the area through inweekly.net, ricksblog.biz, and pnj.com.

"That's what I miss, the local politics," said Rathert. "You've got a politician making national news because he's trying to give away an AR-15, oh my god. That's what I miss the most." {in}

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By C. S. Satterwhite This past Sunday evening in downtown Pensacola, approximately 100 people gathered in front of the John Sunday House to mark the recent loss of life in Louisiana, Minnesota, and Texas, and connect the potential loss of the John Sunday House.

Organized by the John Sunday Society, the "Unity and Healing Rally at the Sunday House" brought together a diverse patchwork of Pensacola to draw attention to recent racial violence and the proposed destruction of this site, a piece African American history.

Crowds flowed along the sidewalk and into the street, with the John Sunday Home serving as the backdrop, to listen to speakers and artists as they demonstrated the connections between these issues.

John Ellis, president of the Sunday Society, spoke first.

Ellis credited community activist Robin Reshard for originally bringing Sunday's story to his attention. "I didn't learn about John Sunday in school. I learned about John Sunday through the community."

"As a community, we need to focus on stories like Sunday's—a man who was born into slavery and became one of the wealthiest men in the Southeast, if not the country," said Ellis.

As he was speaking, a young toddler ran in front of him and tripped on the sidewalk, then quickly picked himself up and ran to his mother.

Ellis used the child's fall to make a point. "That's the example, though. When we fall down, we need to pick ourselves back up." The crowd laughed.

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Reshard followed Ellis with her own remarks for the occasion. Referring to Black Lives Matter wristbands given out to the crowd, Reshard spoke.

"I see the Black Lives Matter movement, and I see the armbands," said Reshard. "But my question to you is what are you going to do for the millions of African American men who are still alive?"

"Too many of us hold on to the divisiveness. That if we think we can hold somebody down, we will rise up. That's not what John Sunday was about," said Reshard. "So if John Sunday is gone and has made this amazing legacy…what legacy are you going to give to the black person that you pass?"

The longtime community activist continued. "So often we come together, and we hug, and then we go back to our segregated homes and lives. So my question to you, regardless of whether or not this house stands or falls, is what are you going to do to make John Sunday live?"

Reshard recently produced the documentary "Belmont-DeVilliers: The Making of a Neighborhood," which focuses heavily on John Sunday and his role in creating this historic section of Pensacola after Jim Crow laws forced mass relocation of Pensacola's black community. Reshard also hosts the Internet show Pensacola Network, which recently aired an episode focusing on John Sunday and his historic legacy in Pensacola.

"This history isn't gone. This history lives in each one of us," said Reshard. "John Sunday is calling us together, to get us to know one another better. If we don't take John Sunday's legacy, this will all be for naught," said Reshard.

"John Sunday is in each of us."

The next speaker returned the crowd's focus towards the most recent tragedies. "I

appreciate every single one of y'all because it shows that you want to make a change," said Joseph Jackson, a student at the University of West Florida.

"There's no more time for waiting.

There's no more time for tomorrow, or waiting until the next incident. It's time to make a change now," urged Jackson.

Julie Kain, a minister at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Pensacola, followed Jackson drawing connections between the recent loss of African American lives with the loss of African American historic sites.

"So much of African American history has been erased, and we need to reclaim that," said Kain. "Not just as African American history, but as American history."

Following Rev. Kain was Doug Baldwin, a 35-year veteran of the Pensacola Police Department and candidate for Escambia County Sheriff.

"Unfortunately, we live in some troubling times," said Baldwin. "I see a lot of young black men out there, and I see your plight."

Though Baldwin's running for office, he stated that he didn't want to make a campaign pitch.

"This is not about Doug Baldwin. This is about a message I want to give to my young black brothers. You should not paint all law enforcement with a broad brush because officers will come to your aid, regardless of the color of your skin or your political affiliation or the neighborhood you live in."

Local poet and community activist Quincy "Q" Hull followed Baldwin.

Speaking about a complacent tendency he sees after a major racial instance, and referencing Pensacola's Victor Steen case from 2009, Hull said, "It continues to happen because we don't work hard enough."

"We think that once we bury them, it's ok to go back to business as usual, and it's not," said Hull.

Referencing the Montgomery Bus Boycott, Hull said, "They marched for 300 and 60 some days for blacks to get to sit at the front of the bus, right? It took over a year to get that to happen. It's going to take a long time to stop injustice."

The John Sunday Society event gave an open forum for over a dozen people, including poets and a singer, to address the crowd gathered for the rally. Several people asked for unity in the wake of the recent shootings, but also spoke of John Sunday and the struggles he lived through before and after he built his home on West Romana Street—most notably the imposition

of Jim Crow and the two public lynchings which took place blocks from his home.

Pearl Perkins, the great great granddaughter of John Sunday, brought the crowd back to the efforts to save Sunday's home. "Let me just say this—we're in the 25th hour for trying to save this house," said Perkins. On July 1, Judge Gary Bergosh ruled the Sunday House could legally be demolished, despite vocal opposition. "If anyone has any great ideas [about saving the house], if you have land, please..."

Perkins is hoping for a moral appeal to the current owners and the law firm wanting to raze the home and build a row of townhouses in its place.

After Perkins had spoken, Haley Morrissette asked the peaceful crowd to join her and the John Sunday Society in a moment of silence.

Morrissette, a UWF student, and activist with Pensacola's Black Lives Matter movement emceed the event and closed with her personal reflection on the recent tragedies.

"I was looking online," said Morrissette, "and looking through my [Facebook] timeline, and all I saw was grief. All I saw was people who couldn't understand why America couldn't love them because of the color of their skin. Why people wanted to shut them up because they wanted to talk about their lives mattering."

Morrissette, the mother of two young boys, closed by offering frank advice to the crowd. "If you have to step back, especially my black folks, seeing those videos, seeing those stories, having microaggressions every day where people automatically assume you're this way, or you're that way, that your life ain't worth shit. Seeing that can take a toll on you...I know it takes a toll on me."

As Morrissette spoke, one of the young children came up to her and clung to her leg.

With her young son by her side, she said "I'm trying to raise carefree black boys.

I don't want my kids to think that they have to act a certain way because the world is going to kill them off automatically. Because it doesn't matter how respectable my kids are, at the end of the day, as soon as they see them they're going to write them off."

"That's just our reality," said Morrissette. "But we want to raise carefree black children in this world."

She then thanked the audience.

"I want you all to know that you're not alone in this. Loving people is the way that it's going to have to go. That's the only way it's going to work. And if it's going to take more than that…"

"I love y'all, Pensacola," said Morrissette. "We love y'all so much." {in}

“There's no more time for tomorrow, or waiting until the next incident. It's time to make a change now.” Joseph Jackson

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This Feels Terrible

by Shelby Smithey

MCGATHY: It's definitely therapeutic to not hide any pain and to share what I'm going through because the lesson I learn over and over again is that we're never alone in our "terrible" feelings and there is obviously comfort in that... and it's an added bonus to be able to laugh at myself and my dumb heart after the storm has cleared.

INWEEKLY: This Feels Terrible went on a hiatus after your divorce. Was it hard to come back and talk about it afterwards? Were you glad to start the podcast up again?

MCGATHY: I was so happy to start the podcast up again. It wasn't hard coming back, but it was challenging figuring out how to address the divorce. I didn't want to make too light of it, but I also didn't want it to be difficult for people to listen to. Part of me wanted to actually interview my ex-husband, but we definitely aren't far enough past our breakup, so I interviewed my first boyfriend instead.

Erin McGathy / Courtesy Photo Relationships, love and break-ups can be awkward enough on their own, but comic Erin McGathy takes it a step further on her podcast, "This Feels Terrible," where she details her love life and even interviews a few ex-boyfriends.

MGathy started doing improv in San Diego and eventually became involved with the Upright Citizens Brigade (UCB) in Los Angeles, where her podcast originally got its start as a live show in 2010. She has also made appearances on NBC's "Community" and Comedy Central's "Drunk History."

She's on tour this month recording the podcast live in several cities, and will be bringing the show to Pensacola Friday. The show will be part storytelling, part interview, with extra bits in between including a surprise guest.

McGathy, who has been living in Ireland, spoke with Inweekly about starting up the podcast after a hiatus, her recent divorce from "Community" creator and producer Dan Harmon, and how excited she is

to visit her ‘Mema' while she's in Pensacola.

All proceeds from this show will go directly towards the Pulse Orlando Relief Fund.

INWEEKLY: How did your show start and how did it morph into a podcast from a live show?

MCGATHY: “This Feels Terrible,” started as a live show at the UCB Theatre after I went through a painful breakup and I heard myself saying "this feels terrible" out loud, several times over. The show started as a lovethemed storytelling show and became a podcast when I mentioned at the end of a show that it was going to be a podcast without knowing how that'd happen.

My now producer was in the audience, and the rest is history.

“It wasn't hard coming back, but it was challenging figuring out how to address the divorce.”

Erin McGathy

July 14, 2016

INWEEKLY: How did you get involved with UCB and how was the experience?

MCGATHY: I started doing long-form improv in San Diego and had heard about the UCB from a fellow improviser at the theatre

where I worked. I saw a couple shows at their theatre in NYC before the LA UCB Theatre opened. In 2006 I moved to LA because I wanted to be involved at the UCB. I started doing random sketch shows at the theatre and in 2007, the artistic director saw me in an improv show at the ioWest called "COG" and put me on a UCB "Harold" (improv) team and from there I was also put on a "Maude" (sketch) team. I still do shows there from time to time and will be doing a show at the UCB New York at the end of the month. I love the UCB and owe them a lot.

INWEEKLY: How did you end up in Ireland? Are you living there permanently?

MCGATHY: I visited Ireland for a month last year when I volunteered on a farm and fell in love with it and I feel very in-place there with Irish people. I am hoping to live there permanently, but a lot depends on Visas, etc. The dream is to live in Ireland while still coming back to LA for work occasionally.

INWEEKLY: I heard on your most recent podcast that you have family in North Florida. Are you looking forward to seeing them?

MCGATHY: I am! My ‘Mema' and cousins live a few hours from Pensacola in Freeport and I'm very excited to see them. I lived in Orlando in elementary school and we visited Pensacola with my family, so I have very fond memories of Pensacola. {in}

INWEEKLY: Tell me about your background in comedy.

MCGATHY: I started doing improv in high school, and then I worked at an improv theatre during college, so my background is very much in improv. But nowadays I find myself WHAT: Comedian Erin McGathy's live reladoing more storytelling, standup and tionship podcast character sketches.

WHEN: 8 p.m. Friday, July 15 WHERE: Odaiba, 1401 W. Cervantes St., Suite B INWEEKLY: Your relationships COST: $10 are a big part of your podcasts. Is DETAILS: erinmcgathy.com it therapeutic to talk about your relationships so openly and sort of get some comedic relief out of it?

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Just A Tip Traffic jams—by car and boat—as far as the eye can see. People, people and more people. Plus planes, planes and more planes. Yup, it’s time for Pensacola’s biggest and most beloved summer tradition—the Pensacola Beach Air Show.

We’re sure most of you have been before and probably consider yourselves pros by now. But just in case this is your first show (ever or just in a while) we asked some of our readers to share a few of their tried and true survival tips: • Carpool. -Farren Allgaier • Or go by boat if you can.

-Camille Abbamonte • Go really early and plan to hang out a few hours after too unless you want to sit in your car forever. -Lindsay Myers • Pack lots of water. -Ginny Leclair • Don't park in the red zones or your car will not be there when you leave. -Whitney Fike • Get a utility wagon. One wagon can carry your cooler, chairs, umbrella and other supplies if you get the right size. If you don't have one, carpool with a friend who does. -Chelsa Jillard • Make sure you park well off the road and not in soft sand. -Also Chelsa Jillard • If you’re taking children under the age of 8, take headphones for them to wear. The noise is very loud when the planes fly low and it can hurt little eardrums. -Chelsa Jillard again (What can we say—she knows her stuff) • Take an umbrella or some shade, especially if you're bringing kids. -Romi White • Make sure everyone knows and understands the flag system and designate a place to go if you get separated from your party. -Michael Perkinson Ok, that should cover it. Now just set your alarm for 4 a.m. or so (seriously) and get ready for a super Saturday. Remember to be nice (nobody likes a jerk, especially not in 100+ degree heat) and leave our beautiful beach the way you found it. {in}

THURSDAY 7.14

WORK ON FLORIDA TRAIL 8 a.m.

Regular meet up of Western Gate Florida Trail Association to work on National Scenic Trail and side trail.

Meet at Blackwater River Forestry Center, 11650 Munson Hwy. meetup.com/ftawesterngate INTRO TO RAW FOOD CUISINE 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. $10 for members, $15 for non-members. Ever’man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org HOW RAILROADS SHAPED PENSACOLA 12 p.m. Pensacola Heritage

Foundation's ReDiscovery Lecture Series. $5 or free for members.

Lunch is available before the lecture for $10. The Wright Place, 6 Wright St. Reservations required, pnsheritage@yahoo.com.

'ONE MORE TIME' 1 p.m. $5. Pensacola Cinema Art, 117 E. Government St. pensacolacinemaart.com WINE TASTING AT AWM 5 p.m.

Aragon Wine Market, 27 S. 9th Ave. aragonwinemarket.com BASTILLE DAY AT JACKSON'S STEAKHOUSE 5:30 p.m. Five-

course meal and wine pairings from Elodie Cardon of La Maison d'Elodie. $75 per person.

Jackson's Steakhouse, 400 S. Palafox. jacksonsrestaurant.com CHEMICAL FREE CLEANING 6-7 p.m. Free. Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org DANCE LESSONS 6:30 p.m.

Ballroom, Swing, and Country.

Professional partner dance instruction for all skill levels.

DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. $10. dancecraftfl.com FILM SCREENING: 'MY LOUISIANA LOVE' 7 p.m. Free. Open

Books, 1040 N. Guillemard St. JUVENILE 7 p.m. $20. Vinyl Music Hall, 2 S. Palafox. vinylmusichall.com

FRIDAY 7.15

BAPTIST HOSPITAL FREE SKIN

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CANCER SCREENING 8 a.m.-12 p.m. Free. Casino Beach. For more information, call 469-7462.

BATHE-IN 9 a.m.-2 p.m. $10 for baths, $5 for

PENSACOLA BEACH AIR SHOW DRESS REHEARSAL 12 p.m. Blue Angels fly at 2 p.m.

nail trims. Bring your own towels. Pensacola Humane Society, 5 N. Q St. pensacolahumane.org

PILATES MAT WITH EMILY 1-2 p.m. Free.

SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS: AN ACORN PRODUCTION 10 a.m. $6-$12. Pensaco-

Pensacola Beach.

Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org 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. HAPPY HOUR COOK OUTS 5 p.m. Drink specials, free cookout. Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com VINYASA YOGA FLOW 6-7 p.m. Free.

Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org DATE NIGHT DANCING 6:30-8:30 p.m. Learn the basics of several romantic ballroom and country-dance styles in unique group classes that keep partners together. DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. $10. dancecraftfl.com COUPLES COOK 7-9 p.m. $50 per couple. Bring your own wine. Pensacola Cooks Kitchen, 3670 Barrancas Ave. cookingschoolsofamerica.com JUKEBOX SUPERHERO COMIC BOOK PARTY

7:30 p.m. $10 Vinyl Music Hall, 2 S. Palafox. vinylmusichall.com

SATURDAY 7.16

SANTA ROSA FARMERS MARKET 8 a.m.-1 p.m.

Fresh local produce, honey, baked goods and live music. Pace Presbyterian Church, Woodbine Road, Pace. treehousecinemagulfbreeze.com CLEAN UP AT SCENIC HWY 8:45-10 a.m. All supplies are provided. Location one is Bay Bluffs Park at Scenic Hwy and Summit Blvd.

Second location is two miles north at Chimney Park at Scenic Hwy and Langley Ave. For more information, contact oceanhourfl@gmail.com or baybluffscleanup@gmail.com.

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 PENSACOLA HUMANE SOCIETY DOGGIE

la Little Theatre, 400 S. Jefferson St. pensacolalittletheatre.com

SELF HYPNOSIS FOR A BETTER LIFE WITH MAIA RIZZI 10 a.m.-12 p.m. Free. Ever'man Education-

al Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org

'HOMER'S ODYSSEY' THE WISDOM OF MYTH10:30 a.m. - 12 p.m. Hear stories of the

Greek hero Odysseus as he journeys home after the Trojan War. Free lecture and forum open to the public. West Florida Public Library meeting room “C,” 239 N. Spring St.mythos. sd@gmail.com PENSACOLA BEACH AIR SHOW 12 p.m. Blue Angels fly by at 2 p.m. Pensacola Beach.

'ONE MORE TIME' 1 p.m. $5. Pensacola Cinema Art, 117 E. Government St. pensacolacinemaart.com SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS: AN ACORN PRODUCTION 2:30 p.m. $6-$12.

Pensacola Little Theatre, 400 S. Jefferson St. pensacolalittletheatre.com

THE JACKSONIAN GUARD COLORS CEREMONY

6 p.m. Free. Every Saturday through August.

Plaza Ferdinand VII, Palafox between Government and Zaragoza.

SAENGER CLASSIC MOVIE SERIES: ‘CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF’ 7 p.m. $5. Saenger Theatre, 118

S. Palafox. pensacolasaenger.com DANCE PARTY 8-midnight. Strictly ballroom.

DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. $10. dancecraftfl.com

THE B-SIDE PLAYERS TRIBUTE TO CURTIS MAYFIELD 8 p.m. $10-$15. Vinyl Music Hall, 2 S.

Palafox. vinylmusichall.com

WORTHY OF THE CROWN, INVICTUS, THE STORY BETWEEN US & MORE 8 p.m. $8. The

Handlebar, 319 N. Tarragona St. pensacolahandlebar.com

SUNDAY 7.17

WAKE UP HIKE 7 a.m. Meet at Bay Bluffs Park, Scenic Hwy at Summit Ave., for a brisk one to two-hour walk with brunch to follow at an area restaurant.

MYTHS, LEGENDS AND FOLKLORE WITH MARTY CAMPBELL 12-1 p.m. Free. Ever'man Educational

Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org

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calendar SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS: AN ACORN PRODUCTION 2:30 p.m. $6-$12.

Pensacola Little Theatre, 400 S. Jefferson St. pensacolalittletheatre.com TRANSGENDER ALLIANCE 4-6 p.m. Support group. Free. Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org A JACKSONIAN DINNER 5:30 p.m. Celebrate 195th anniversary of Florida becoming a U.S. territory. Selection of Spanish wines and period dishes from Chef Irv Miller. $75 per person. Jackson's Steakhouse, 400 S. Palafox. jacksonsrestaurant.com FULL MOON MEDITATION WORKSHOP

6-7:30 p.m. Free. Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org BLUES ANGEL MUSIC'S BLUES ON THE BAY

6 p.m. Crowned Jewelz. Community Maritime Park, 301 W. Main St. CALAMITY FAREWELL SHOW 8 p.m. p.m.

The Handlebar, 319 N. Tarragona St. pensacolahandlebar.com SPACE CAMP, PLASTIC APPARITIONS 9:30 p.m. Sluggo's, 101 S. Jefferson St. facebook. com/sluggospensacola

MONDAY 7.18

PILATES WITH EMILY 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Free. Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org PILATES AT PMA 5:30-6:30 p.m. Free for PMA members, museum admission price for non-members. Pensacola Museum of Art, 407 S. Jefferson St. pensacolamuseum.org

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SEVILLE QUARTER MILERS 5:30 p.m. Runners meet in front of Seville Quarter for a run around downtown Pensacola. Free pasta and drink specials after the run at Fast Eddie's. Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com ONE POT WONDERS 6-8 p.m. $10 for members, $15 for non-members. Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org

TUESDAY 7.19

LUNCH AND LEARN: PASTA TUESDAY 11:45

a.m. $25. 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 DANCE LESSONS 6 :30 p.m. Country, Swing, and Ballroom. Professional partner dance instruction for all skill levels. DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. $10. dancecraftfl.com STRUT YOUR MUTT 6:45 p.m. Join fellow dog walkers for a 45-minute stroll in East Hill. Dogs must be leashed and well behaved. Walkers meet at the entrance to Bayview Dog Park at 20th Ave and E. Lloyd St. BERES HAMMOND- ONE LOVE ONE LIFE TOUR 7 p.m. $30-$35. Vinyl Music Hall, 2 S.

Palafox. vinylmusichall.com

BANDS ON THE BEACH 7-9 p.m. Swamp Dog

Honey. Gulfside Pavilion, Pensacola Beach. visitpensacolabeach.com MEDITATION /PRANIC HEALING 7:15-8:30

p.m. Free. Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org 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.

WEDNESDAY 7.20

COOKING DEMONSTRATION WITH CHEF IRV MILLER 5-6:30 p.m. $45. Flavors of

New Mexico. Jackson's Steakhouse, Jackson's Steakhouse, 400 S. Palafox. jacksonsrestaurant.com REKI FOR PETS ON THE LAWN 5-6 p.m.

Free. Ever'man Natural Food and Grocery, 315 W. Garden St. everman.org RESTORATIVE YOGA 6-7 p.m. Free.

Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org BLUE WAHOOS VS. BILOXI SHUCKERS 6:30 p.m. $7-$54. Blue Wahoos Stadium, 315 W. Cedar Ave. bluewahoos.com RECORD NIGHT All evening. Bring a record in to play and receive $1 off your first drink.

Sluggo’s, 101 S. Jefferson St. facebook.com/ sluggospensacola DANCE LESSONS 6:30 p.m. West Coast Swing.

Professional partner dance instruction for all skill levels. DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. $10. dancecraftfl.com PUDDLES PITY PARTY 7 p.m. $15-$65. Vinyl Music Hall, 2 S. Palafox. vinylmusichall.com MEDITATION 7:15-8:30 p.m. Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org

COOKING DEMONSTRATION WITH CHEF IRV MILLER 7:30-9 p.m. $45. Flavors of New

Mexico. Jackson's Steakhouse, Jackson's Steakhouse, 400 S. Palafox. jacksonsrestaurant.com DANCE PARTY 8-10 p.m. A mix of swing, country, and ballroom music for partner dancing on the best wood dance floor in the area. DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. $10. dancecraftfl.com CARNIFEX, VAEN, SARCOPHAGI 8:30 p.m. $15-$18. The Handlebar, 319 N. Tarragona St. pensacolahandlebar.com

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Thursdays POKER 8 p.m. The Ticket 1, 7250 Plantation Rd., ticketsportsbar.com POOL TOURNAMENT 8 p.m. The

Ticket 2, 2115 W. 9 Mile Rd., 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 DRAG BINGO 6-8 p.m. Ages 21 and over. Emerald City’s The Other Side, 406 E. Wright St. emeraldcitypensacola.com POOL TOURNAMENT 8 p.m. The

Ticket 1, 7250 Plantation Rd., 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 TEXAS HOLD ‘EM FOR FUN AND TRIVIA 7 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

p.m. Mugs and Jugs, 12080 Scenic Hwy. facebook.com/ MugsJugs Tuesdays TUESDAY TRIVIA 8 p.m. The Bridge Bar and Sunset Lounge, 33 Gulf Breeze Parkway. facebook.com/ thebridgebargb TICKET TEAM TRIVIA 8 p.m. The Ticket

1, 7250 Plantation Rd., ticketsportsbar.com POKER 8 p.m. The Ticket 2, 2115 W. 9 Mile Rd., ticketsportsbar.com TEAM TRIVIA 9 p.m. Hopjacks. 10 S. Palafox. hopjacks. com

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Wednesdays

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a.m. Half- priced bottles of wine every Wednesday. Jackson's Steakhouse, 226 S. Palafox. jacksonsrestaurant.com

LADIES NIGHT ON THE DECK 5 p.m. $2

drinks and music.

The Deck Bar, 600 S. Barracks St. fishhousepensacola.com PUB TRIVIA NIGHT

7-9:30 p.m. Goat Lips Beer Garden, 2811 Copter Road. facebook.com/ goatlipsdeli RECORD NIGHT 8 p.m. Bring a record in and get $1 off your first drink.

Sluggo's, 101 S. Jefferson St. facebook. com/sluggospensacola WEDNESDAY QUIZ TRIVIA 8 p.m. The

Cabaret, 101 S. Jefferson St. cabaretpensacola.com TICKET BAR BINGO

8 p.m. The Ticket 1, 7250 Plantation Rd., ticketsportsbar.com BAR BINGO 10 p.m.

Play, 16 S. Palafox, Suite 200. iplaypensacola.com

≥karaoke

Thursdays Lili Marlene’s at Seville Quarter, 8 p.m.

130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com Saturdays Krazy George 9 p.m. Hub Stacey's 312 E. Government

St. hubstaceys.com Sundays The Sandshaker Lounge, 9 p.m. 731 Pensacola Beach Blvd. sandshaker.com Mondays The Cabaret, 9 p.m.

101 S. Jefferson St. 607-2020 or cabaretpensacola.com Tuesdays Sandshaker Lounge, 8 p.m. 731 Pensacola Beach Blvd. sandshaker.com Play, 9 p.m. 16 S. Palafox, Suite 200. iplaypensacola.com

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THURSDAY 7.14 JOHN RIPLEY 6-9

p.m. Skopelos at New World, 600 S. Palafox AL MARTIN 6 p.m.

The Piano Bar, Quality Inn, 7601 Scenic Hwy. LUCAS CRUTCHFIELD 6 p.m. The

Deck, 600 S. Barracks St. fishhousepensacola.com JOSH TYRONE 6-10 p.m. Peg Leg Pete's, 1010 Fort Pickens Rd., Pensacola Beach. peglegpetes.com MICHAEL WHEELER BAND 7 p.m. Hub

Stacey's 312 E. Government St. hubstaceys.com

DUELING PIANOS

8 p.m. Rosie O' Grady's Dueling Piano Show. Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St., sevillequarter.com JAY WILLIAMS 8

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Free Wine Tasting Every Thursday AWM 5pm - 7pm

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JORDAN RICHARDS BAND 9 p.m. End

o' The Alley. Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com

FRIDAY 7.15

CURT BOL BAND 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Casino Beach Bar & Grille, 41 Fort Pickens Rd. casinobeachbar.com JOSH TYRONE 12-4 p.m. Peg Leg Pete's, 1010 Fort Pickens Rd., Pensacola Beach. peglegpetes.com BRING ON THE BENJAMIN'S 3-4

p.m. Casino Beach Bar & Grille, 41 Fort Pickens Rd. casinobeachbar.com POST PLUTO 4 p.m.

Casino Beach Bar & Grille, 41 Fort Pickens Rd. casinobeachbar.com LUCAS CRUTCHFIELD & TBA 5 p.m.

The Deck, 600 S. Barracks St. fishhousepensacola.com AL MARTIN 6-11 p.m. The Piano Bar, Quality Inn, 7601 Scenic Hwy. 3 BEAN SOUP 6-10 p.m. Peg Leg Pete's, 1010 Fort Pickens Rd. peglegpetes.com TYLER MAC 6 p.m.

Paradise Bar & Grill,

21 Via De Luna Dr., Pensacola Beach. paradisebar-grill.com JOHN RIPLEY 7-10 p.m. Skopelos at New World, 600 S. Palafox DUELING PIANOS

8 p.m. Rosie O' Grady's Dueling Piano Show.

Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St., sevillequarter.com THE BLENDERS 8:30 p.m. Hub Stacey's 312 E. Government St. hubstaceys.com CLASS X 9 p.m.

Sandshaker Lounge, 731 Pensacola Beach Blvd. sandshaker.com THE RED FIELD 9 p.m. Lili Marlene's.

Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com RICH MCDUFF 9 p.m. McGuire's Irish Pub, 600 E. Gregory St. mcguiresirishpub.com JORDAN RICHARDS BAND 9 p.m. End

o' the Alley. Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com BAD HABITS 10 p.m. Apple Annie's.

Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com

SATURDAY 7.16 CURT BOL BAND 10

a.m.-1 p.m. Casino Beach Bar & Grille, 41 Fort Pickens Rd. casinobeachbar.com DAVID DUNN 12-4 p.m. Peg Leg Pete's, 1010 Fort Pickens

Rd., Pensacola Beach. peglegpetes. com

CURT & FRIENDS

3 p.m. Sandshaker Lounge, 731 Pensacola Beach Blvd. sandshaker.com BRING ON THE BENJAMIN'S 3-4

p.m. Casino Beach Bar & Grille, 41 Fort Pickens Rd. casinobeachbar.com POST PLUTO 4 p.m.

Casino Beach Bar & Grille, 41 Fort Pickens Rd. casinobeachbar.com AL MARTIN 6-11 p.m. The Piano Bar, Quality Inn, 7601 Scenic Hwy. 3 AMIGOS DUO 6-10 p.m. Peg Leg Pete's, 1010 Fort Pickens Rd., Pensacola Beach. peglegpetes.com TBA 6 p.m. The Deck, 600 S. Barracks St. fishhousepensacola.com PAXTON NORRIS 6 p.m. Paradise Bar & Grill, 21 Via De Luna Dr., Pensacola Beach. paradisebar-grill.com RICH MCDUFF 9 p.m.

McGuire's Irish Pub, 600 E. Gregory St. mcguiresirishpub.com CLASS X 9 p.m.

Sandshaker Lounge, 731 Pensacola Beach Blvd. sandshaker.com THE RED FIELD 9 p.m. Lili Marlene's.

Seville Quarter, 130

E. Government St. sevillequarter.com

JORDAN RICHARDS BAND 9 p.m. End

o' the Alley. Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com BAD HABITS 10 p.m. Apple Annie's.

Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com

SUNDAY 7.17

SEVILLE QUARTER JAZZ BRUNCH 11

a.m.-3 p.m. Apple Annie’s Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com

BILL BARROW & THE WESTSIDE PLAYERS 11 a.m. Apple

Annie's. Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com

JOSH GARRETT BAND 3 p.m.

Paradise Bar & Grill, 21 Via De Luna Dr., Pensacola Beach. paradisebar-grill.com

PLATINUM PREMIER 3:30 p.m.

Hub Stacey's 312 E. Government St. hubstaceys.com

LEKTRIC MULLET

4-8 p.m. Sandshaker Lounge, 731 Pensacola Beach Blvd. sandshaker.com DAVID DUNN 6-10 p.m. Peg Leg Pete's, 1010 Fort Pickens Rd. peglegpetes.com

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Back to the Classics

Calling all movie buffs, the Saenger’s Classic Movie Series is back for the summer. Sure, the beach is fun, but what better way to beat the heat than watching some good ol’ American classics on the big screen?

Every Saturday night for the next two months the Saenger will open its doors to screen ten classic movies.

This is the fourth season for the series and its popularity only continues to grow.

“Our average attendance has seen steady growth—from an average of about 550 per movie in 2013 to more than average of 800 per movie in 2015,” said Kathy Summerlin, Marketing Director for the Saenger.

When deciding on what movies to screen, Summerlin explained the first step is to see if the films are eligible by finding out if they are

licensed for public screening.

“Then the GM and I sit down and sometimes battle it out for what we feel like are going to be the hits for the year.”

This year’s movies range from “Gone with the Wind” to the famous musical “An American in Paris.” Collectively, this batch of movies has won 35 Oscars and both “Citizen Kane” and “The Maltese Falcon” are celebrating their 75th release anniversaries.

“I think that “Gone With The Wind” is everyone’s favorite, but it’s just too long for me,” said Summerlin.

But don’t worry if you agree with Summerlin on the length issue—there will be an intermission during “Gone with the Wind” and “Ben-Hur” too.

Whether you’re seeing a classic for the first-time or revisiting a beloved favorite flick, the Classic Movie Series is a perfect budgetfriendly Saturday night option for movie lovers of all ages. “It’s a way for a new generation to experience movies on the big screen the way they were meant to be seen,” Summerlin said. {in}

SAENGER CLASSIC MOVIE SERIES

WHEN: 7 p.m. Saturdays, July 16-Sept. 17 WHERE: Saenger Theatre, 118 S. Palafox COST: $5 DETAILS: pensacolasaenger.com

Series Schedule July 16 Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)

Random Fact: Nothing was going to stop Elizabeth Taylor from staring in this movie, not even the death of her husband, Mike Todd, whose plane crashed the day the film began production.

July 23 The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)

Random Fact: Director, Alfred Hitchcock, began shooting the film before the script was even finished.

July 30 Key Largo (1948)

Random Fact: Director, John Huston, would twist the arm of Lauren Bacall, who plays Nora Temple, to get her emotional during scenes.

Aug. 6 The Maltese Falcon (1941)

Random Fact: After Humphrey Bogart dropped the original statute denting the Warner Bros. studio floors; two others were made in its place. To this day, the Maltese Falcon is one of Hollywood’s most famous props ever used.

Aug. 13 Ben-Hur (1959)

Random Fact: This film is part of a threeway tie with “Titanic” and “Lord of the Rings: Return of the Kings” for the most Academy Awards, which is 11. It is also the first and only Hollywood movie

to ever make the Vatican’s approved film list.

Aug. 20 An American in Paris (1951)

Random Fact: Her co-star, Gene Kelly, discovered Leslie Caron when he saw her perform in a ballet in Paris.

Aug. 27 North by Northwest (1959)

Random Fact: Because director Alfred Hitchcock wasn’t allowed permission to film inside the UN, he used a hidden camera to get footage of the inside and recreated the interior of the building.

Sept. 3 The Sting (1973)

Random Fact: The diner featured in this film when Hooker (Robert Redford) meets Lonnegan (Paul Newman) is the same diner seen in the popular 1985 movie “Back to the Future”.

Sept. 10 Citizen Kane (1941)

Random Fact: The scene when Charles Foster Kane wrecks Susan’s bedroom was done in one take and left Orson Welles hands bleeding.

Sept. 17 Gone with the Wind (1939)

Random Fact: Vivien Leigh, who plays Scarlett O’Hara, reported she hated kissing Clarke Gable, who plays Rhett Butler, due to his bad breath.

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DIFFERENCE MAKERS DR. KAREN MOLEK RECEIVES DISTINGUISHED MENTORING AWARD The American Chemical Society Scholars Program has selected University of West Florida Assistant Professor of Chemistry Dr. Karen Molek as the 2016 recipient of the Zaida C. Morales—Martinez Prize for Mentoring.

The ACS Scholars Program was established in 1994 to attract AfricanAmerican, Hispanic and American Indian students, considered underrepresented in the chemical sciences, to pursue careers in the field. Molek helped establish and now directs the UWF Chemistry Scholars program to raise awareness of barriers faced by underrepresented students.

Since 2012, 12 UWF students have won more than $75,000 in renewable scholarship funds from ACS Scholars as a result of successful mentoring by the chemistry department. In 2015, UWF tied with Stanford University for the second highest number of ACS Scholars in the nation.

“It’s common for me to have frank conversations with students about how they are being short-sighted by not pursuing an opportunity for which they would be a competitive applicant,” Molek said. “I’ve found that most of the time, it’s because they lack the confidence to think they can actually be competitive for these opportunities, so I work hard to help students overcome those confidence barriers, which sometimes means being very honest with them about their priorities.”

Molek said the most important thing she can offer students is her time – teaching skills in the lab and knowledge via lecture, getting to know them so she can give an honest assessment of their potential and providing advice about how to leverage that potential with their passions to have a fulfilling career and life.

“I spend a lot of time thinking about ways we as faculty can creatively engage students to help them succeed,” Molek said.

“While I appreciate the honor, I more appreciate the lives my mentoring has touched and the successes students have and will continue to have in part through the intersection of my passion and their goals.”

Molek has found UWF to be beyond supportive of her endeavors. While she tries to align her goals with the University’s mission and vision, UWF has provided numerous resources to continue her efforts via research, teaching and student engagement.

She said she would never have been capable of impacting so many students without the support of her colleagues and administration.

Dr. Alan Schrock, chemistry department chair, notes that Molek has received significant recognition from science education leaders around the country based on her focused mentoring efforts with UWF students through the highly regarded Chemistry Scholars program.

“Dr. Molek is viewed by our chemistry students as a go-to person for help, not just in chemistry problems, but also in life issues,” Schrock said. “Student reviews of her teaching are excellent, but our students recognize that she does so much more.”

Schrock said Molek brings a sincere belief that the UWF chemistry program and students are among the best in the country, adding that she is continuously searching for opportunities to help students meet their goals.

“She leads our efforts to provide the professional and life skills training for students outside the classroom that is necessary to be a successful professional scientist,” Schrock said. “Dr. Molek’s mentoring efforts and results are extraordinary, and the ACS committee is recognizing her results with this award.”

Molek will formally receive her award during the Fall 2016 ACS National Meeting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on Aug. 22, 2016.

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news of the weird FASHION CHALLENGES Beautician Sarah Bryan, 28, of Wakefield, England, who garnered worldwide notoriety last year when she introduced a wearable dress made of 3,000 Skittles, returned this summer with a wearable skirt and bra made of donated human hair (a substantial amount, she said, pubic hair). She admits having had to work in an eye mask, breathing mask and thick gloves, out of fear of donors' hygiene habits. (More conventionally, designer Van Tran of Brooklyn, New York, won the 12th annual (wearable) Toilet Paper Wedding Dress design contest in New York City in June, with a $10,000 prize from sponsors Charmin and Ripley's Believe It or Not.) WORLD'S GREATEST LAWYERS Attorney Chris Dyer convinced a jury in La Crosse, Wisconsin, in June that there was "reasonable doubt" about what his client was doing in a family's basement when he was discovered, pants down, perched ("doggy style") over the family's golden retriever, Cooper. Client Daniel Reinsvold (a stranger in the house) told the jury that he has an "intestinal disorder" that makes him subject to "emergencies." What Reinsvold was doing was apparently perfectly clear to the resident's 17-year-old daughter, who discovered the scene and reported Reinsvold "screwing Cooper" (and a vet said later that Cooper showed signs of trauma).

Nonetheless, Reinsvold was convicted only of trespass and disorderly conduct.

BRIGHT IDEAS Picturesque Torrelodones, Spain (pop. 22,000), has 6,000 pet dogs and apparently few conscientious dog owners, which town leaders say accounts for the nearly half-ton of "litter" that accumulates daily. The town's latest bright idea: installing a 7-foothigh, 10-by-10-foot brown, inflated plastic "swirly" in the center of town as a reminder to residents to pick up after their dogs. (Spain's The Local reported in June that other towns have begun to tackle the problem as well, such as with DNA testing of dogs and street-scrubbing punishment for guilty owners.)

THE PASSING PARADE (1) A bicycle thief was stopped on June 10 when the bike's owner and several other people chased him from the Wal-Mart parking lot in Eagle Point, Oregon, drawing the attention of a passing rider on horseback (Robert Borba), who joined the chase and moments later (according to a report in Portland's The Oregonian) lassoed the man and restrained him until police arrived.

(2) A kite surfer on a Sussex beach south of London got into trouble on June 26 and was unable to float back to land—until he was rescued by two Good Samaritans in kayaks. The saviors happened to be dressed as Batman and Robin for participating in the Shoreham Beach Superhero Paddle.

WAIT, WHAT? Not only are almost all federal employees above average, they are nearly all superior workers, according to a June Govern-

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ment Accountability Office review of agencies' personnel-rating results. (Yes, the review included the departments of Veterans Affairs and Homeland Security.) Most agencies use a 1 ("unacceptable") through 5 ("outstanding") rating system, and GAO found that 99 percent were rated either 5 or 4 ("exceeds 'fully acceptable'".)

COGNITIVE FAILURE In a May journal article, biologists from the University of Florida and Oklahoma State University found that more than 80 percent of survey respondents want package labels on all foods that have "DNA" content (even though, yes, all meat and vegetables have DNA). The Oklahoma researcher found earlier that about the same number want such labels to be "mandatory." (Law professor Ilya Somin suggests playfully raising the fright level of those respondents by adding this "alarm" to the label they demand: "Warning: Pregnant women are at very high risk of passing on DNA to their children.")

WEIRD JAPAN Client Partners is only one of several Japanese agencies that supply rental "friends" to the lonely, for hours or days of companionship tailored to the needs of the socially challenged client (with two rules, however: "no romance," "no lending money").

A writer for AFAR travel magazine interviewed several "friends" in June, one of whom explained: "Japan is all about face. We don't know how to talk from the gut. We can't ask for help." Said the female "friend" (who offered a good-bye handshake to the interviewer): "There are many people who haven't been touched for years ... who start to cry when we shake hands with them."

BUT IT'S OUR "POLICY"! Good Samaritan Derrick Deanda is facing a $143 bill from paramedics in Elk Grove, California, after he, passing a car crash, jumped out to pull out a man and his three children (including a 2-yearold), who were trapped in the wreckage. A short time later the paramedics arrived and, noticing that Deanda had a cut on his arm (from breaking the car's window to free the family), bandaged him. Elk Grove has a policy charging "all patients" at a first-responder site $143 for the "rescue," and Deanda received his bill in June.

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LEAST COMPETENT CRIMINALS Not Ready for Prime Time: In May, a 16-year-old boy in Lakewood, Washington, not only used Facebook to set up a marijuana-dealer robbery (one of many people, lately, to incriminate themselves on social media), but during the robbery itself accidentally shot himself in the groin and femoral artery, requiring life-saving seven-hour surgery. {in}

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