a&e happenings
ST. PATRICK'S DAY EVENTS
ST. PADDY'S PRE-FUNK PARTY Visit Gary's Brewery, 208 Newman Ave., for a Pre-Funk Party 5 p.m. Friday, March 13 with Irish beers, Freeman's Eatery food truck, and more. Details at facebook.com/garysbrew.
CRAWL WITH US ST. PATRICK'S DAY
CRAWL Visit Pensacola bars and get exclusive specials with this St. Patrick's Day pub crawl 4 p.m. Saturday, March 14. Details and tickets at crawlwith.us/pensacola/stpattys.
O'RILEY'S IRISH PUB 11TH ANNUAL GROG
MARCH O'Riley's Irish Pub brings back its Grog March Charity Pub Crawl starting 4 p.m. Saturday, March 14 for people 21 years and older. Entry is a $10 donation and a nonperishable food item. Attendees will receive a collectible stein, lanyard and limited-edition t-shirt. Visit orileyspub.com for details.
SHAMROCK SHUFFLE PUB CRAWL Visit
local bars including Perfect Plain, B-Side, Cabaret and Play for the Shamrock Shuffle Pub Crawl starting 11:30 a.m. Sunday, March 15. Benefits Escambia County Animal Shelter. Registration and details at iplaypensacola.com
39TH ANNUAL PENSACOLA BEACH ST.
PADDY'S DAY PUB CRAWL "Go Irish on the Island" with an all-day pub crawl starting at 9 a.m. Tuesday, March 17. Choose between the Wild Atlantic Way Route or Ring of Kerry Route. Lucky Lunch on the Landing takes place from 12-3 p.m. and includes a Reuben sandwich, chips, Irish margarita and whiskey sunset. Lunch tickets are $20. A portion of the proceeds benefits Covenant Care in memory of event founder John Patrick "Paddy" Blake. Details at pensacolabeachchamber.com.
O'RILEY'S UPTOWN TAVERN ST. PAT-
RICK'S DAY GLOW FOAM PARTY Visit
O'Riley's at 3728 Creighton Road for a St. Patrick's Day party featuring Wrighteous Eats Food Truck, live music from Bangarang Peter, a live DJ and glow foam part. A $5 cover charge begins at 3 p.m. with the party continuing throughout the day and night. Visit orileystavern.com for details.
O'RILEY'S IRISH PUB DOWNTOWN ST.
PATRICK'S DAY CELEBRATION O'Riley's Irish Pub Downtown, 321 S. Palafox St., will have a while day of celebrating starting at 10 a.m. Tuesday, March 17. Grog march participants are invited to bring back their steins to drink from. Visit orileyspub.com for details.
ST. PATRICK'S DAY AT PADDY O'LEARY'S IRISH PUB Go Irish on the Island at Paddy
O'Leary's, 49 Via de Luna Drive with mass starting at 9 a.m. Tuesday, March 17 and entertainment throughout the day including live music. There will be a $5 cover charge after mass. A prep-party takes place Sunday, March 15 with live music and food from 2-8 p.m.
NONPROFITS & FUNDRAISERS
KITES ON THE COAST 2026 Three-day festival of kites at Casino Beach 4-10 p.m. Friday, March 13, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, March 14 and 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Sunday, March 15. Benefits
Council on Aging of West Florida. Details at facebook.com/coawfla.
FIRST CITY CHILI BOWL The Pensacola Cordova Rotary will host it the First City Chili Bowl 5:30-8:30 p.m. Friday, March 20 at Museum Plaza, 300 S. Tarragona St. Details at firstcitychili.org.
PENSACOLA YOUNG PROFESSIONALS
NONPROFIT EXPO Join Pensacola Young Professionals for the 2026 PYP Nonprofit Expo, a free, family-friendly community event 11 a.m. Saturday, March 21 at Museum Plaza, 300 S. Tarragona St. Details at pensacolayp.com/event/ nonprofit-expo-2026.
ANIMAL ALLIES FLORIDA BINGO Animal
Allies Florida hosts bingo twice monthly at Beef 'O' Brady's, 1 New Market St., Cantonment (on Nine Mile Road near Pine Forest Road). The cost is 10 rounds of bingo for $10, with cash prizes for winners. Food and drinks are also available for purchase. For more information, visit facebook. com/animalalliesflorida.
ANIMAL ALLIES CAT AND KITTEN ADOPTION Visit Pet Supermarket 11 a.m.-3 p.m. every first and third Saturday of the month at 6857 N. Ninth Ave. to meet your furever friend. Visit aaflorida.org for details.
CARING & SHARING MINISTRY FOOD
DRIVE The Gloria Green Caring & Sharing Ministry is attached to the Historic St. Joseph Catholic Church, 140 W. Government St. The ministry feeds the homeless 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays. The ministry's food pantry opens 10 a.m. and also has clothing. Food donations needed are pop-top canned goods, Beanie Weenies, Vienna sausage, potted meat, cans of tuna and chicken and soups. Clothing donations needed include tennis shoes for men and women, as well as sweatshirts and new underwear for men in sizes small, medium and large. Call DeeDee Green at (850) 723-3390 for details.
CALL FOR ARTISTS
EMERALD COAST WRITERS KICKS OFF SEARCH FOR FIRST-EVER EMERALD COAST YOUTH POET LAUREATE Emerald Coast Writers has launched the Emerald Coast Youth Poet Laureate program, inviting passionate young poets ages 13–19 to apply. This opportunity is open to teens who reside in one of the following counties: Escambia (Fla. and Ala.), Santa Rosa, Okaloosa, Fort Walton, Bay, Baldwin or Mobile. Applicants should be enthusiastic about reading and performing their poetry for an audience and giving back to their community. Applications open in late March and close on April 10. Applicants will submit five poems and a resume highlighting community involvement and civic service. Finalists will be eligible to compete at the regional level and could potentially apply for the next National Youth Poet Laureate. ECW will host a virtual workshop on March 10 at 7:30 p.m. to answer questions and help build poetry portfolios and resumes. ECW's current Northwest Florida Poet Laureate, Asia Sampson, will attend to share his poetry and offer inspiration. Registration is required, with a recording available for those registered and unable to attend. The commence -
ment ceremony will take place on Sunday, May 3, at 5 p.m. at the Pensacola Museum of Art, 407 S. Jefferson St. For more information and future updates, visit emeraldcoastwritersinc.org. To learn more about the National Youth Poet Laureate program, visit: youthlaureate.org.
COMMUNITY EVENTS
ESCAMBIA RETIRED EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION Monthly meeting is Thursday, March 19 at EEA Bldg., 6551 North Palafox St., Pensacola. Brunch at 9:30 a.m., program (about Stem Cell Research) and meeting at 10 a.m. All retired education personnel and friends of education are welcome. For further information, call (850) 393-309.
ARTS & CULTURE
SIX: THE MUSICAL (TEEN EDITION) The pop musical takes the Pensacola Little Theatre stage 7 p.m. Thursday, March 12, Friday, March 13; Saturday, March 14; and 2:30 p.m. Sunday, March 15. Tickets are $15-$40 and available at pensacolalittletheatre.com.
TABLE TALKS AT THE TRUST: LUNA THE CAT Authors of "Luna the Cat" will be at the next Table Talks at the Trust 12-1 p.m. Thursday, March 12 at 117 E. Government St.
2026 WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE The University of West Florida's Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis & Overholtz Center for Leadership will host the 12th annual Women in Leadership Conference on March 12 at the Pensacola campus, 11000 University Parkway. The conference will be offered both in person at the UWF Conference Center on the University's Pensacola campus and virtually. Register online at uwf.edu/lbjcob/ community-outreach/women-in-leadership.
THE PAPER BEAR SCREENINGS Pensacola Cinema Art and Innisfree Hotels and The Studer Family of Companies presents weekend screenings of The Paper Bear 1 p.m. Friday, March 13, Saturday, March 14 and Sunday, March 15 at 220 W. Garden St. Details at pensacolacinemaart.com.
PENSACOLA OPERA PRESENTS: RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN'S OKLAHOMA! Performances are 7 p.m. Friday, March 13 and 2 p.m. Sunday, March 15 at Saenger Theatre, 118 S. Palafox St. Tickets and details at pensacolasaenger.com.
2026 PENSACOLA FILM FESTIVAL Pensacola Cinema Art will host the Pensacola Film Festival March 13, 14 and 15 at 220 W. Garden St. Details at pensacolacinemaart.com.
SPRING STORYTIME WITH LUNA THE CAT Visit Coastal Cat Café for storytime with authors of "Luna the Cat" 10-10:45 a.m. Sunday, March 15 at 1508 W. Garden St. Tickets at coastalcatpcola.com.
PALETTE PRODUCTIONS WORKSHOP: MICHAEL SHEMCHUK Nationally recognized artist Michael Shemchuk will lead a painting workshop March 17-20 at Framing by Design, 4718 N. W St. Cost is $775. Sign up at paletteproductions.net/workshops.