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FRANK CHERRY Governor Rick Scott an-

nounced the appointment of Frank Cherry to the Florida Independent Living Council. Cherry is the executive director of the Center for Independent Living Disability Resource Center of Pensacola. He is appointed for a term beginning Feb. 28, 2017, and ending June 30, 2019.

UWF DANCE MARATHON More than $43,000 was raised at the fifth annual University of West Florida Dance Marathon in support of Children's Miracle Network Hospitals.

All proceeds from the 10-hour event will be donated to the Studer Family Children's Hospital at Sacred Heart Hospital. UWF fraternities and sororities, along with other student organizations, raised funds as teams.

The Alpha Delta Pi sorority won the "Miracle Ball" competition by raising nearly $8,000.

Kappa Delta sorority finished runner-up.

Overall, 19 teams participated and raised an average of $1,700 each.

PENSACOLA POLICE DEPARTMENT The Pensacola Police Department was created on July 18, 1821, by Governor Andrew Jackson, making it the oldest official police department in the state of Florida. Unfortunately, the department has lost its accreditation due to its officers dealing with the evaluators unprofessionally, according to media reports. City officials hope to have another crack at accreditation this summer.

ENTERPRISE FLORIDA Last week, the state agency responsible for recruiting companies to the Sunshine State had its CEO Chris Hart resign over policy differences with his boss, Gov. Rick Scott. The House also voted 87-28 to abolish Enterprise Florida and a number of other economic development programs, such as the Office of Film & Entertainment and the Quick Action Closing Fund Program.

In his proposed 2017-2018 budget, Scott had asked for $85 million for business incentives for Enterprise Florida to dole out to prospects.

FLORIDA LOTTERY Leon County Circuit Judge Karen Gievers last week ruled a long-term contract between the lottery and IGT Global Solutions Corp violated state law.

House Speaker Richard Corcoran argued that the contract was illegal because it would spend more money on ticket sales than the Legislature had previously approved for that purpose. The Florida Lottery countered that the contract specifically says IGT would only get its full payments if the Legislature approved the spending. Gov. Rick Scott promised to appeal the ruling.

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FAKE FACTS While the nation's capital is sparring over fake news, we in Pensacola have had to deal with the fake facts coming out of Pensacola City Hall.

In December, Inweekly reported Gloria Horning had made two calls regarding the number of dump trucks in her Tanyard neighborhood on a Sunday morning. Horning said she had registered her complaints with the city's 311 operator and had not heard back from city officials.

City Public Information Officer Vernon Stewart disputed the story claiming Horning's claim that she had heard nothing back from city officials was incorrect. He wrote, "Her call was handled accordingly by and through 311."

Through public record requests, Inweekly found the 311 service logged the first call, and Laurie Byrne of the Constituent Services received an email about it within minutes. The next morning, Byrne updated the status to "complete" without contacting Horning.

For a month, Inweekly fought with the City's Sunshine Center to get the log for the second call. City officials insisted they had responded to that one. Finally, Inweekly was told the answering service had a new operator who failed to report the call properly. Horning's call was received, but not logged. Constituent Services could not have possibly called Horning back.

Last week, City Administrator Eric Olson told the Pensacola City Council that Escam-

bia County had verbally requested the city hand over its portion of the Escambia Wood Treating Company Superfund site. He said he had sent a letter to County Administrator Jack Brown confirming the request.

Both Brown and Commissioner Grover Robinson told Inweekly that the county made no such request verbally or otherwise since the January joint meeting.

Then we have the City of Pensacola Sanitation Director Jerry Moore's report to the council. Moore said ECUA had treated the city unfairly during the negotiations of a recycling agreement. He complained that the city had to pay $28,000 for a material composition study, while Santa Rosa and Okaloosa counties didn't have to do a study.

"We were treated differently," said Moore. "We were told that we would have to pay $5 more per ton to have our recyclables processed."

ECUA official told Inweekly Moore had misstated several facts.

The two neighboring counties did studies.

Also, ECUA offered to charge the extra $5 or pay a rebate to the city on a sliding scale tied to the average market value (AMV) of the recyclables. Based on the February 2017 AMV, ECUA would have paid the city a rebate of $5 per ton for its recyclables.

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CONFERENCE BRINGS TOGETHER FEMINISTS AND AN ASTRONAUT

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By C. S. Satterwhite After orbiting the planet several times, logging over 1200 hours of space flight, U.S. Navy Captain Wendy Lawrence returned safely to Earth knowing full well several of her colleagues did not. Taking to space shortly after the 2003 explosion of the Space Shuttle Columbia, Lawrence joined the next ship traveling into space and made history.

Captain Lawrence "is the first female graduate of the Naval Academy to fly into space and was on the first space shuttle crew mission following the Columbia disaster," said Sydney Stone, president of the University of West Florida Women Studies Collective. "And she competes in triathlons," Stone added.

This Women's History Month, the Women's Studies Collective is hosting Captain Lawrence as the keynote speaker for its 16th Annual Women's Studies Conference to be held on the campus of UWF. "We are deeply honored to be able to host such an incredible role model this year," Stone said.

The Women's Studies Conference is an annual tradition at UWF going back to 2001. Brainchild of several UWF faculty and students, the academic conference 66

features the works of students covering a number of subjects related to Women's Studies. This year's program lists topics ranging from misogyny in fandom spaces to effective bystander intervention practices to prostitution in ancient Rome, with many more subjects in the daylong program.

While the conference is for UWF students, the public is welcome to attend presentations and invited to hear the keynote speaker, Captain Lawrence.

"Captain Lawrence is a dynamite individual," said Stone. "She graduated from the Naval Academy and M.I.T. with degrees in engineering. If that isn't impressive enough in its own right, she went on to become a highly decorated naval helicopter pilot and an astronaut with four space missions under her belt," said Stone.

"I am very excited to have the opportunity to meet this incredible woman."

Women's Studies Conference annually brings together local students and faculty in a collegial environment. Past keynote speakers included activist Angela Davis and geneticist Ann Fausto-Sterling.

Though the well-known speakers bring public attention to the conference, the focus of the day is on students and the field of Women's Studies.

"For me, Women's Studies has always provided a foundation through which I can under-

stand and address inequality," said Stephanie La Gasse, a graduate student at UWF. La Gasse volunteered her time to help with the conference and said, "the Women's Studies Conference in the past have given me the opportunity not only to share and discuss my own perspective but also to learn about others' perspectives and research."

"Students will undoubtedly continue to benefit from these experiences," said La Gasse.

As universities nationwide have seen their Women Studies programs cut, UWF is no exception. Nonetheless, through the dedicated efforts of several professors and students, the Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program continues to demonstrate its relevance to the university and the community.

With this program, students draw constant benefits from their professors' tireless efforts.

One such UWF student is Terry Griner.

"The presentations I have heard from past conferences have not only expanded my own knowledge but also challenged me to become part of campus and community organizations," said Griner.

Supporting organizations for this year's conference include the League of Women Voters, Institute for Women in Politics of Northwest Florida, STRIVE, and Stronger Together, to name a few.

"I am glad that the Women's Studies Conference continues to be a part of UWF's attempts to enhance students' personal and professional development beyond the classroom," said Griner.

As for the university itself, those active in the UWF Women's Studies Collective see the annual conference as a way to build stronger connections between UWF and the broader community.

"I definitely think the Women's Studies Conference builds visibility for UWF," said Stone. "Previous years' keynote speakers, [such as] Angela Davis and Anne FaustoSterling, brought audience members from as far as South Florida and Chicago to the community and heightened UWF's visibility as an institution that hosts worldrenowned figures."

Stone predicts "this year will be no exception."

With the selection of a naval aviator and astronaut as keynote speaker, in a city known as the cradle of naval aviation, Stone's efforts will likely bear fruit.

Captain Lawrence's experiences in naval aviation and outer space, as well as her longtime support for women in the STEM fields, promises to bring a diverse audience to the conference.

Despite long hours and bureaucratic frustrations, Stone views her leadership role in the conference as nothing short of a duty.

"I wanted to be involved with the Women's Studies Conference because

I am passionate about women's issues and wanted to contribute to this exciting event's tradition at UWF," said Stone.

As many in the mainstream media begin to call 2017 the next "Year of the Woman," conference organizers feel the post-election energy of women around the nation as helping demonstrate the importance of their work in Women's Studies.

"This conference comes at a perfect time as a place where topics central to the current political landscape are brought to the fore," said Stone, who believes the election helped bring about a new discussion around women's issues.

"The general public has been mobilized on a national level to critical consciousness and encouraged to be more engaged in feminist politics than I have ever seen," said Stone.

This year's conference reflects this consciousness, as have previous conferences has for years.

With dozens upon dozens of presentations taking place throughout the day, followed by UWF's second female president, Dr. Martha Saunders, introducing the first female Naval Academy graduate to fly into space, Stone has reason to be proud of the conference and her organizational role.

While Stone expresses concern over what she sees as "the widespread academic and institutional devaluing of Women's Studies programs," she continues working on the last minute details of the conference in the hope that others see the value of Women's Studies to UWF. Where she finds hope is in her colleagues, her professors and the role models the Women's Studies Conference has brought to UWF. Stone also finds hope in what she expressed as the importance of feminism, on campus and throughout the community.

By definition, feminism is the advocacy of women's rights under the basic premise of equality among the sexes. As the several student presentations promise to demonstrate, and Captain Lawrence's example will surely show, the struggle for equality is a long road, but not without victories.

To this, Stone underlines the importance of the Women's Studies Conference, as well as Women's Studies as a whole. {in}

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WHAT: UWF’s 16th Annual Women’s Studies Conference with Keynote Speaker Captain Wendy Lawrence WHEN: 8 a.m. Friday, March 24 WHERE: UWF Conference Center, 11000 University Pkwy.

COST: Free, but registration is required due to the limited seating DETAILS: uwfwomenstudiesconference. wordpress.com inweekly.net

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KEEPING ESCAMBIA COUNTY SCHOOLS SAFE fied parents or students about the Feb. 7 incident to quell rampant and off-base rumors.

There were no announcements on either the school district's or high school's website.

The only notification parents received was a vague robocall from Washington Principal Dr. Michael Roberts that was approved by Escambia County School District Superintendent Malcolm Thomas. Roberts said: Good evening, parents and students.

This is Dr. Roberts calling from Booker T. Washington High School to inform all parents and students that today we had an incident at the campus in which a student was found to be in possession of an illegal item.

The school district, with the assistance of law enforcement, took immediate actions to ensure the safety and wellbeing of all parties.

I thank each of you for your care, support, and concerns.

Good evening.

Dr. Roberts

By Duwayne Escobedo If you want any information about what is happening in your children's schools, you'll have to ask them or another informed parent.

Don't expect the Escambia County School District or local authorities to be forthcoming, especially if it involves violence or guns on campus.

Former school board member Jeff Bergosh, who was recently elected as the District 2 Escambia County Commissioner, said he often found out critical information, such as a brawl among high school students or a big drug seizure weeks, after it happened.

"Communication has always been a problem with the school district," said Bergosh, who served from 2006-2016. "We were the last people to know, even after the parents."

In this day and age, school shootings like Sandy Hook and Columbine are firmly burned into the American consciousness.

At the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., 20 children, ages six and seven, and six adults were fatally shot — making the December 2012 shooting the deadliest at a school in U.S. history. In April

1999, two students massacred 15 students at Columbine High School in Colorado.

Since 2013, there have been over 200 school shootings in the United States, or an average of nearly one a week, according to Everytownresearch.org.

The prevalence of deadly shootings on school campuses raises the question about how open school administrators should be with parents and the community when a gun is brought onto school grounds.

On Feb. 7, Inweekly broke the story that a student brought a handgun to Booker T. Washington High School when a parent alerted the newspaper. A relative of the boy, who originally brought the handgun, later called Inweekly to say the student had no intention of hurting anyone, only himself. He planned to do it off campus, according to the relative.

She added that another student, William Caldwell, took the gun away from him to save his life. When Caldwell turned the gun in his backpack over to police, he was arrested and charged with possession of a firearm on school property, a third-degree felony. The other boy was placed under a Baker Act. Inweekly later confirmed the gun incident with an official Pensacola Police arrest report.

Despite Inweekly breaking the story, neither school officials nor police had fully noti-

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Parents heard there was an "illegal item" not a black and silver semi-automatic handgun with a full clip.

Escambia County School District Deputy Superintendent Norm Ross, a former principal, said the school district did not inform parents specifically about a student in possession of a gun Feb. 7 at Washington High School because the Pensacola Police Department was still investigating the incident.

The parents of the two students involved were immediately notified, Ross said. As far as notifying all Washington High parents about a handgun at the school, Ross said he saw no need for transparency.

"A SOP (standard operating procedure) that all get a call that soon, I'm not really sure about that. I would not advise that.

That's my personal feeling," Ross said.

Superintendent Thomas told local media that he only remembers twice in eight years having to deal with firearms at an area high school.

Thomas said the Washington High student was caught before the gun could be used in a "threatening way."

"Thankfully, no one was injured or threatened," Thomas added. "(The gun) wasn't brandished to other kids. In today's world, we will not blink when we hear there might be a gun."

In Okaloosa County, the school district shows a short film to its students at the be-

ginning of the school year, "Tell Somebody."

"We take school safety very seriously," said Henry Kelly, the school system's director of community affairs.

Although Okaloosa County hasn't dealt with a weapon at one of its schools in several years, Kelly said how much information the school district releases depends on the circumstances.

"We coordinate with the sheriff's office on what they want to share," Kelly said. "If they want it, we will notify the parents that there was a safety issue at school. We try to be as forthcoming as we can."

Kentucky, South Carolina, and other states across the country recommend crisis response templates that clearly inform parents about safety issues when they arise.

Following Sandy Hook, Escambia County formed a committee to look at the issue. Ross insisted the school district does have a plan "regarding situations concerning law enforcement" but said it's exempt from public records law. Jennifer Ellis is in charge of the Escambia County School District's Protective Services Department.

In addition, Ross said school administrators have attended several workshops around the state and country on school violence.

Ross credited a female student at Washington High for bringing the gun to the attention of Administrative Dean George Schellang. A classmate told her that he was going to shoot himself during lunch and opened his backpack and showed her the gun.

He added that law enforcement encourages students to come forward at the beginning of the school year. "The fact is that a vast majority of these situations (are found out) because another student spoke out."

Bergosh, who has a son in high school, said you don't want to panic parents. "It's a delicate balancing act."

However, he said the school district should err on the side of open communication like other school districts do.

"It's a scary situation," Bergosh said.

"There should be full disclosure, so people don't think you're hiding something. It's a tough call. But as a parent, I always want to know everything." {in} The National Education Association recommends three keys to school safety and gun violence prevention.

1. Increase access to mental health services.

2. Provide a safe and secure learning environment for all students.

3. Take meaningful action on gun violence prevention. inweekly.net

RAFFERTYS OFFER HOPE

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By Rick Outzen Earlier this month, Troy Rafferty, a trial lawyer with the Levin Papantonio law firm, announced that he and his wife Ashley were creating a college scholarship fund.

The fund was to be administered by the Southern Sports Youth Association (SYSA), a non-profit organization that supports local youth through sports, tutoring, mentoring, and social development.

The couple pledged to donate $50,000 a year to the students in Escambia County with the goal of inspiring them to pursue success through higher education.

"This is about hope," said Rafferty. "Our children need to know that if they work hard and are committed to making our community better, that the money will be there for them to go to college."

The attorney explained to Inweekly the genesis of the scholarship fund came from conversations with Escambia County Commissioner Lumon May, founder of SYSA. "I've been familiar with the SYSA for a number of years and, in particular, Commissioner May," said Rafferty. "I've seen firsthand the impact that that organization

has with the kids, and teaching them not just sports, but giving them mentorship, and teaching them leadership and community involvement. All those traits that are so important for kids."

He was stunned when he read in Inweekly that the graduation rate for AfricanAmerican students was just over 60 percent in Escambia County.

"It floored me, and I happened to be talking with Commissioner May one day, and I asked him, ‘what is it these kids need?' And he said something that hit me again, and that was he said, ‘They need hope,'" shared Rafferty.

The conversation led to more between the attorney and commissioner. He told Inweekly, "We set about trying to figure out a way to do it and do something positive for the kids—give them hope and incentive to work hard, and stay in school, and to know if they do that, and they give back to their community, that the money will be there for them to go to college."

Under the program, Escambia County high school students will receive the scholarship funds after graduating high school and meeting other criteria, like maintaining a certain GPA and performing community service. There will also be an oversight by the SYSA in how the scholarship money is spent.

Many of the students who participate in the variety of activities offered by the SYSA are from low-income homes and neighborhoods struggling with crime. As a result, they face additional challenges and often need a guiding hand. Commissioner May said SYSA's programs, which are run at Legion Field and the nearby Theophalis May Neighborhood Resource Center, are designed to help students become successful athletes, students, and citizens.

"We have children in our community who just need to know somebody cares," said May. “We try to provide that for them, but it's an uphill climb considering where they're growing up."

According to the Florida Department of Education, Escambia County's overall high school graduation rate for 2015-16 was 76.1 percent, just below the statewide average of 80.7 percent. However, there's a disparity among graduates based on race. Among white students, Escambia County's graduation rate is 81.5 percent, and among African-American students, it's 63.6 percent.

The county commissioner believes those numbers can improve and the community can help bridge the gap with more support for students. He has seen it work before in the case of Terrell Hankins.

"Jean Norman, then the United Way President and CEO, and Pat Crawford of the University of West Florida worked to give a young man a scholarship when he was in 8th grade," May told Inweekly.

"That young man worked hard all the way through middle school, through high school, and the simple fact is what Troy's talks about, we gave him hope."

The commissioner praised the early learning efforts of Quint Studer and the Studer Community Institute and the University of Chicago's Thirty Million Words Initiative pilot program in Escambia County.

"But there's a glass ceiling if we don't give them something to hope for," said May. "For many of the young people in our

poorer neighborhoods, if they're not great athletes, if they're not super students and their parents don't have the wages, they don't have hope that they can go to college and get a good-paying job."

He added, "I mean these are first generation college students in 2017. We still have many of our participants in SYSA who have no one in their family who have ever gone on to higher education. So, this scholarship program is really an opportunity to give some inner-city children hope, and I'm really proud and grateful to be a part of what Mr. Rafferty is doing for the community."

Rafferty wants the scholarship program to identify the recipients early, while they are in middle school.

"In terms of these particular scholarships, we're going try to identify the kids at a younger age, so we're not just giving the money to kids that have already gotten through high school and are going off to college," he said. "What we want to do is try to identify and award these scholarships to kids early on in middle school, and that way the SYSA will stay involved in mentoring and working with the kids as they go through high school."

He continued, "The students will know that if they keep up their GPA's and stay out of trouble, and they give back to their community, that the money will be there for them."

Why did he choose SYSA to administer the program?

"SYSA was such a perfect match for us because not only do they concentrate on so much more than just sports, which is important, but they work so much on developing mentorship and leadership, morality and giving back to the community, and all those things," said Rafferty.

"Education is the foundation of everything," he said. “We have to make sure as a community that we are doing everything we can to make sure that all the kids in the community have that opportunity and get that education. They are the future leaders of our community." {in}

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SANITATION RATES COULD RISE Jerry

Moore, the head of the City of Pensacola's Sanitation Services, wants to raise sanitation rates.

Last week, Moore told the Pensacola City Council that a recent rate study recommends that the city raise its sanitation rate. He said, "We need a $1.26 rate increase on our operational side of our sanitation rate, just for everyday operations. We need that increase in revenue."

He also said the department needs a process for replacing its aging equipment.

The rate study recommended a $1 equipment surcharge be added immediately to the bills and an additional dollar in FY19.

"Then as an alternate, Council could consider using LOST (Local Option Sales Tax) funds for yard trash and transfer station equipment–which is the equipment that supports all these other activities like storm cleanups and illegal dumps and picking up piles that are vacant properties that we don't have an account for and we never get paid for, but it helps keep the city clean."

Mayor Ashton Hayward has not announced if he plans to ask the council for a rate increase and to shift Local Option Sales Tax funds to pay for capital improvements for the Sanitation Enterprise Fund.

ECUA disputed several of Moore’s statements. Both Santa Rosa and Okaloosa counties had composition studies that were used during negotiations to utilize the ECUA Materials Recovery Facility (MRF).

Copies of those studies and the City of Pensacola study were available for review, according to ECUA spokesperson Nathalie Bowers.

The ECUA MRF is specifically designed to sort and recycle glass and is successfully processing these materials and marketing the recycled paper and glass with no contaminated paper issues.

Bowers told Inweekly the ECUA sanitation rate is lower than /the City’s rate.

“The current City of Pensacola sanitation rate is $22.80 per month with an additional monthly fuel surcharge of $0.90 or a total monthly rate of $23.70,” she said.

“The requested rate increase and proposed equipment surcharge would increase the City sanitation rate to $25.96 per month.

For comparison, the current ECUA sanitation monthly rate is $21.33 per month with no fuel or equipment surcharges.”

FREE SPEECH TALK Keith E. Whittington, the William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Politics at Princeton University and current Director of Graduate Studies in the Department of Politics, will be the guest 010 1

lecturer at the University of West Florida.

His topic will be "Why Free Speech is Central to the Mission of a University."

His talk will be 7-8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Mar. 21, at Music Hall inside the Center for Fine and Performing Arts on the UWF main campus. The public is invited.

Whittington has published widely on American constitutional theory and development, federalism, judicial politics, and the presidency. His book "Constitutional Leadership in U.S. History" won the C. Herman Pritchett Award for best book in law and courts and the J. David Greenstone Award for best book in politics and history.

HAYWARD SEEKS TRIUMPH DOLLARS Mayor Ashton Hayward doesn't

want the Escambia Board of County Commissioners to be the sole body that decides how the BP oil spill settlement, also known as Triumph dollars, is spent locally, according to City Administrator Eric Olson.

At the Mar. 6 Agenda Review, Olson told the Pensacola City Council that the mayor has proposed that cities be included directly in any distribution of funds. He said, "That is what we're pressing for in Tallahassee."

The mayor has sent letters to House Speaker Richard Corcoran and members of our legislative delegation asking them to consider it. Olson said the mayor has been working to get the City of Pensacola inserted in the legislation being considered by the House Select Committee on the Triumph Gulf Coast. "… you all know the difficulty we have with RESTORE, that we now have to go to the county if we want some of these funds," said Olson. "So, we missed out on leveraging opportunities. We can't pledge it as a match for another grant, so we would really like to have some guarantee that we're getting some of that money."

He added, "And remember there's $400 million in the bank; $300 million would go to the eight counties. That means $75 million is in the bank (for) Escambia County if we went by the formula used for RESTORE…Our mantra is we want to make sure we get our fair share of the money."

To date, all BP funds directed to the impacted counties have been handled at the county level.

Mayor Hayward suggested in his Feb. 14 letter to Speaker Corcoran that the formula

used to allocate local option sale taxes be used with the Triumph dollars. He wrote, "Regardless of the final distribution formula, the point I want to stress is that cities must be guaranteed a seat at the table."

Sources in Tallahassee told Inweekly that the mayor's request was met with little enthusiasm. The time to have argued for individual allocations for cities was in 2011 when the Florida Legislature passed the Oil Spill Economic Recovery Act.

EQUAL MEANS EQUAL

The League of Women Voters of the Pensacola Bay Area will screen the documentary film, "Equal Means Equal'' at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Mar. 18, at the Tryon Branch Library located at 1200 Langley Avenue.

The film, created by filmmaker Kamala Lopez, features interviews with well-known feminists, such as Patricia Arquette and Gloria Steinem, along with stories of ordinary women across the country impacted by discrimination and legislation ignored. It makes a solid case for the Equal Rights Amendment, which was approved by Congress in the 1970s but fell three states short of ratification.

The meeting is free and open to the public. Coffee will be served at 10:15 a.m.

CHAMBER TACKLES TRIUMPH The

Greater Pensacola Chamber will be recommending projects to be considered for funding by Triumph Gulf Coast as part of its initiative to advocate for better policies.

"Triumph Gulf Coast provides a unique opportunity for Escambia County to develop projects that will diversify our economy, strengthen our infrastructure and further develop our workforce." said Chamber Policy Chairman Justin Beck.

"This is a perfect topic for the chamber to help convene the business community and generate ideas for projects that are really going to have a true impact," he told Inweekly. "What we want to do is be that voice and to help influence that the right

“Regardless of the final distribution formula, the point I want to stress is that cities must be guaranteed a seat at the table.” Mayor Ashton Hayward

projects that can have the most impact."

Triumph Gulf Coast is a nonprofit corporation created by the Florida Legislature to administer funds recovered by the Attorney General for economic damage to the state resulting from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The first payment of $400 million has been received by the state of Florida, meaning $300 million is due to be distributed to Triumph Gulf Coast. Legislation has been filed in both chambers of the Florida Legislature to further clarify the intent of the monies received by Triumph Gulf Coast.

The Chamber's Policy Committee has already begun its initial analysis of local economic development, infrastructure, and workforce development projects. The Chamber will look to collaborate with other community stakeholders before making its final recommendations.

Escambia County's RESTORE Advisory Committee has already reviewed 124 projects that were recommended by the community and chose the top 10.

"We kind of got a good start there, but we know there are a number of other projects and ideas that are out there, and we want to be that convener that brings people together and hears all of the potential ideas and projects that might be considered and that we could potentially forward to the Triumph Gulf Coast Board," said Todd Thomson, the chamber's vice president for public policy. inweekly.net

"We want to make sure that we find projects that benefit the most people and the widest, kind of cast the widest net among the communities so that these are lasting."

FEMINISM IN BLACK AND WHITE Race and Reconciliation is presenting a panel discussion entitled, "Feminism, Womanism, in Black and White," on Thursday, March 16, 6-8 pm, at the Earl J. Bowden Building, 120 Church Street.

Tensions arose during the recent Women's Marches when many people of color refused to participate, saying that traditional feminism has been a movement for white people and continues to marginalize women of color.

The panel plans to explore these issues. Local activists Mary Collins, Samantha Jackson, Haley Morrissette, and Nicole Bowman will talk for about 10 minutes each, followed by audience discussion.

THE FIGHTING GAETZ FAMILY Don Gaetz said watching his son Matt confront hundreds of angry protestors against his son's policy to eliminate the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Department of Education

and Obamacare on Open Gaetz Day reminded him of one of his clearest childhood memories.

His 5-foot-7 dad, Jerry, set an example as an imposing politician. Gaetz said his dad was the mayor of a small North Dakota town and a manager for the railroad. It was the 1960s, and his father hired Native Americans to work for the railroad. Many in town didn't like that and decided to protest.

However, his dad stood on the railroad tracks and faced down the angry town folks.

"He was a Barry Goldwater Republican," said Gaetz, who tears up at the memory of his father and son. "He told them they would work in the community, send their kids to school in the community and live in the community, if they wanted to."

Gaetz saw his father in his son Matt on Open Gaetz Day and said it was a proud moment for him. He revealed his son likes to wear a T-shirt with a quote from former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill that reads: "I love a man who grins when he fights."

"He didn't try to run away. He doesn't back down ever," Gaetz said. "That's who Matt is. He doesn't take it personally."

Matt and Don Gaetz / Courtesy Photo Of course, Don Gaetz was not known to back down in something he believed in either. The Florida Department of Education threatened him when he was Superintendent and decided the Okaloosa County school district would stop promoting its K-12 students onto the next grade if they failed to pass. It's a practice known as social promotion. State law declares students can only be retained once in elementary school.

The school district also gave those who

failed to pass $2,000 to hire tutors to help them learn the subjects they were required to know. Gaetz said within three years, 92 percent of Okaloosa students legitimately passed their grade level.

Gaetz remembered that he called thenGov. Jeb Bush and Bush told him: "Don, there are only two people who can remove you from office. The voters of Okaloosa County or the governor of Florida, and I'm standing beside you." {in}

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Preterm births

Dashboard

Escambia County 2013-15 Santa Rosa County 2013-15

This dashboard, along with the Mason Dixon Quality of Life survey (Escambia County) facilitated by the Pensacola Young Professionals, provides area residents a clear picture of what is going well and where opportunities for improvement exist. You can also go to Studeri.org during the year as the dashboard is updated as new information becomes available. Please note the Mason Dixon survey has been funded for nine years by the Studer Family, but they have no role in choosing the questions or the report. This is handled 100 percent by the PYP and the Mason Dixon Company.

Cost of child care Escambia County

49% of a parent’s

Santa Rosa County

36% of a parent’s

Florida

56%

of a parent’s monthly income

Crime rate Escambia County

4,734.7

Santa Rosa County

1,292.6

2015

2015

Florida

3,300

per 100,000 population

Overweight and obesity rate Escambia County 2013

Santa Rosa County 2013

Escambia County as of 2015

Santa Rosa County as of 2015

2016

Santa Rosa County 2016

59.8%

of population

60.9%

of population

73.9%

voters cast ballots

68.1%

voters cast ballots

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38%

of families

25.3%

of families

Florida

62.8%

of population

Escambia County

24.5%

Santa Rosa County

26.6%

2015

2015

Labor force participa Escambia County

61.8%

Santa Rosa County

59.8%

2015

2015

Voter turnout Escambia County

626 babies

College graduate

per 100,000 population per 100,000 population

11.3% of births

Single-parent househ

monthly income monthly income

1,478 babies

Escambia County ranks 62nd out of 67 counties in birth rate — and among 17 counties of similar popu bia ranked last. Santa Rosa County ranks 54th of 6 terms of preterm births. Preterm birth rate tracks the babies born before 37 weeks gestation. State healt the data as a three-year rolling rate.

Objective benchmarks are vital to gauging progress and identifying areas that need improvement The Studer Community Institute (SCI) is a not for profit organization.

The mission it to improve the quality of life for people living in the Pensacola Metro area. SCI main focuses are a community dashboard to measure key quality of life indicators, early learning with a main focus on those first three years and the creation of jobs via workforce development. What you see here is the 2017 Dashboard for Escambia and Santa Rosa counties. The goal is to encourage all who impact these quality of life aspects to move these local outcomes to best in the State of Florida.

12.8% of births

Population Florida

74.5%

voters cast ballots

Escambia County

+2.8%

Santa Rosa County

+6.0%

from 2010 to 2015 from 2010 to 2015

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Kindergarten readiness

63.3%

Florida

78%

67.3%

Since 2005, all Florida 4-year-olds have been eligible to attend voluntary prekindergarten for free. In Escambia County, during 2015-2016, 1,319 children who were eligible for the state program were not enrolled in it. In Escambia and Santa Rosa counties, participation rates lag behind the state rate.

Free & reduced-price lunch Escambia County

2015-16 school year

Santa Rosa County 2015-16 school year

60.6%

participated

46.3%

participated

Florida

60.2%

participated

Middle class households Florida

27.3%

ation Florida

59.2%

Escambia County

64.5%

Santa Rosa County

67.4%

as of 2015 as of 2015

37.2

Santa Rosa County

39.5

2015 2015

66.2%

Santa Rosa County 2013-14

81.0%

Florida

71%

This is the percentage of 5-year-olds found kindergarten-ready when evaluated in the first month of the school year. Children who are not ready for kindergarten may never catch up. This also puts extra stress on teachers and takes time away from other children.

High school graduation rate Escambia County

76.1%

Santa Rosa County

85.7%

2015 2015

Florida

80.7%

Real per capita income

Florida

63.4%

Median workforce age Escambia County

Escambia County 2013-14

Escambia County

$36,632

Santa Rosa County

$37,610

2014 average 2014 average

Florida

$42,737 average

Rent-burdened households Florida

41.4

Escambia County 2015

52.2%

Santa Rosa County 2015

47.9%

Florida

58.3%

The rule of thumb for affordability is that housing should cost no more than 30% of your monthly income. This point tracks the percentage of people who spend more than that on rent.

Florida from 2010 to2015

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Arts & Entertainment art, film, music, stage, books and other signs of civilization...

A Pop of Art

by Jennifer Leigh

ance, in dealing one-on-one with their own a temporary gallery is definitely unique private curator, to purchase confidently." from my former work in art museums Buying artwork can be daunting, Leader where exhibits were planned years and admits, which is another reason why the many months in advance. Pop-ups, as the pop-up model is attractive to anyone in the name implies, happen fast. The oppormarket. Leader said she wants to provide a tunity strikes for a prime location such as comfortable space to interact with art, artthis amazing site, from our sponsor One ists and her to discover new pieces.

Palafox Place, and we get to work immediately to put things into motion. The end product and the opportunity to connect artists to collectors is indescribable and incredibly rewarding."

Artists featured in the exhibit include, Michael Boles, Karin Gudmundson, Joe Hobbs, David Lumpkin, Ursula Mahlar, Donna O'Neal, Kristen Regan, Pat Regan, Vivian Spencer, Steve Wagner and And for young buyers who are just Kim Howes Zabbia. Purchasing artwork will starting to collect, the pop-up will be a not only support the regional artists in the good introduction to art acquisitions. show, but local arts programs at First City Leader credits the young art buyers for curArt Center (FCAC) as a portion of the prorently "fueling the market," she said. ceeds from the show will be donated to the "One suggestion, particularly for those non-profit. A temporary glass shop will be not ready for a large investment purchase, outside of the pop-up during the opening as well as live glass blowing demonstrations is to discover student artwork from art and design programs within the area," she by artists, such Hobbs. Representatives added. "Seek out student exhibitions from from FCAC will also be on hand to share local university art department's or BFA information about the organization. exit shows. Investing in an emerging artist The collaboration was an "easy choice," also creates a life-long relationship that Leader said. you can follow as they continue to estab"Having a working art center, such as lish their career."

FCAC, within our community is such an "Collect." is not about intimidation, but important dynamic to Pensacola," Leader enjoyment. And the best part—you can said. "The opportunity that it presents on purchase the art you fall in love with. That's a daily basis for artists, students and art not always the case in some galleries. enthusiasts alike is unmatched within our "I spent the bulk of my career working area. As a board member, the passion in in galleries where the art was unattainable," raising awareness and donations for this Leader said. "There, if you were inspired cause was something I felt strongly about by a piece you had to keep visiting the and was grateful for the occasion to commuseum to see it again. I love the idea that bine forces." with an LAC pop-up you can purchase the The title for the pop-up is "Collect." artwork right off the wall and take it home which is a good word to describe the work with you. Everyone should live with art." {in} LAC does. These short-term exhibits are just another way for art enthusiasts to discover and purchase original pieces.

"I believe in art being accesWHAT: A pop-up exhibit curated by Leader sible," Leader said. "It is one of the Art Consultants reasons I formed LAC. There are WHEN: Opening reception will be 5:30-9 p.m. so many individuals and companies Friday, March 17; the exhibit will also be open that feel starting a collection is 10 a.m.-6 p.m. daily March 18-25 out of reach to them due to lack of WHERE: 43 S. Palafox knowledge regarding the arts, budDETAILS: leaderfineart.com get or location. It's simply not true. I enjoy working with clients to source artwork for them and provide guid-

“I believe in art being accessible.

It is one of the reasons I formed LAC.” Alexis Leader

"Young Sylvia" by Steve Wagner When you can't make it to the art exhibits, sometimes they come to you.

This weekend marks the opening of "Collect."—the latest pop-up exhibition from Leader Art Consultants inside the former Dollarhides Music Center location on Palafox. The opening reception will coincide with Gallery Night this Friday, March 17. The collection was largely selected from pieces on consignment from artists, both emerging and established, across the Gulf Coast, said Alexis Leader, curator and principal of Leader Art Consultants (LAC).

"The artists and works for the 'Collect.' exhibition were selected to showcase the range and skill of artists within our area," she explained. "Too often I run into new and established collectors who feel that they have to travel across the country to purchase quality, original artwork. While March 16, 2017

as a consultant I advise and source artwork nationally and, at times, internationally, I most enjoy matching client's collection goals and budget with Gulf Coast artists when possible."

Before she opened Leader Art Consultants last year, Leader was the Director of Curatorial Affairs at Pensacola Museum of Art and has more than 10 years of experience with museum administration according to her bio. Pop-up exhibitions are certainly different from exhibits you find in a museum or traditional gallery, but that is precisely why Leader likes them. This is her second pop-up since December 2016, when LAC launched.

"The idea of taking a non-traditional space and transforming it into a temporary gallery location is something that appealed to me," she said. "The process of curating

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TGIF—The St. Patrick’s Day Edition All events listed are happening on

Friday, March 17

to live music from Panzacola and Whiskey Kiss, they will also be hosting their annual green bikini contest.

400 Quietwater Beach Road bamboowillies.com

SANDSHAKER LOUNGE & PACKAGE

Calling all leprechauns—The Shandshaker is hosting a Pot O' Gold costume contest.

They will also have live music from Jay Williams Band and bushwhackers a plenty.

731 Pensacola Beach Blvd. sandshaker.com

—On The Mainland — GALLERY NIGHT

We hope you’ve recovered from Mari Gras and saved at least one vacation day, because the forecast this Friday is predicting heavy partying. This celebration in particular calls for you to dust off your best green ensembles and day drinking skills in the name of St. Patrick’s Day. And because the holiday falls on Friday this year, the Irish-themed festivities are overlapping with Gallery Night downtown.

But the beach is still going all in for St. Pat’s too, including a full day of events at Paddy O’Leary’s Irish Pub and a pub crawl that hits up just about every spot on the island.

In addition to the usual beer-fueled activities typically associated with the day, we’ve also included a few non-boozy events too. Not everybody is down for crowds and green beer, after all.

PUB PARTIES —On The Beach— GO IRISH ON THE ISLAND: ST. PADDY’S DAY PUB CRAWL Looking for a road map to the ultimate beach party? This is it. The annual St. Paddy’s Day Pub Crawl on Pensacola Beach begins at 10:30 a.m. and makes 10 stops throughout the day, ending at The Sandshaker. Revelers may start from the beginning or join in anywhere along the way, so even if you can’t make a full day of it you 616 1

can still get in on the fun. The St. Paddy’s Day Pub Crawl is also a benefit for Covenant Care. The Pensacola Beach Chamber of Commerce is donating proceeds from the sale of pub crawl t-shirts to the organization. The t-shirts are $12 each and will be available at each of the stops and the Visitor Information Center. pensacolabeachchamber.com Pub Crawl Schedule: 10:30 a.m. Crabs We Got 'Em 11:45 a.m. Holiday Inn Resort 12:30 p.m. Paddy O’Leary’s Irish Pub 1:15 p.m. Paradise Bar & Grill 2 p.m. Flounders Chowder House 2:45 p.m. The Dock 3:30 p.m. The Sandbar 4:15 p.m Shaggy’s Bar & Grill 5 p.m. Bamboo Willie’s 5:45 p.m. Sandshaker Lounge & Package

PADDY O’LEARY’S IRISH PUB

Paddy's isn't just an Irish pub on St. Patrick's Day. To prove it, they've once again planned an action-packed day of events, complete with live music and traditions like Mass with Monsignor Luke Hunt at 9:30 a.m. and a reenactment of Tim Finnegan's Wake. Corned beef and cabbage will also be served all day.

49 Via de Luna Drive paddyolearysirishpub.com

BAMBOO WILLIE’S

If you prefer daiquiris to green beer, Bamboo Willie’s has you covered. In addition

You have to love it when two reasons to party downtown overlap, especially when it means you can enjoy your green drink of choice in the street. Expect all the usual Gallery Night goodness, plus St. Patrick’s Day themed food and drink specials from just about every bar and restaurant along Palafox. gallerynightpensacola.org

celebrating St. Pat’s with an all day party, kicking off at 9 a.m. The festivities will feature live music from A Drunker Shade of Green, Irish food specials, green draft beer and Grog Punch. They will also be hosting a fundraiser for Friends Of The Escambia County Animal Shelter, who will be setup outside the bar taking donations and selling promotional items. Sunday they’re hosting a belated St. Patrick’s Day party for service industry employees.

321 S. Palafox facebook.com/orileys.dtown

O’RILEY’S ON CREIGHTON

O’Riley’s original location will also host its own St. Patrick’s Day shenanigans complete with a tented street party, jello wrestling, beer pong and, of course, drink specials.

3728 Creighton Road facebook.com/OrileysPub

NON-PARTY PARTIES

SEVILLE QUARTER

Seville Quarter is celebrating Gallery Night and St. Patrick’s Day like only they can—with an “art in the streets” style block party featuring over 70 local artists and vendors, plus all the Irish drink specials and live music you can handle.

130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com

PLAY

Play, downtown’s favorite and only barcade, is celebrating St. Patrick’s Day with a custom green version of their signature Koopa cups and specials on green beer and Tullamore Dew whiskey floats. They will also be offering a very special BOGO deal for revelers who use their custom St. Patrick's Day Snapchat filter.

16 S. Palafox facebook.com/PlayPensacola

MCGUIRE’S IRISH PUB

McGuire's on St. Patrick's Day is pretty much a no-brainer. So if Irish Wakes and Senate Bean Soup are what you want to celebrate with, grab your dollar bills and prepare to brave the crowds. Rich McDuff and Brooks Hubbert will both be on hand for your listening pleasure.

600 E. Gregory St. mcguiresirishpub.com

O’RILEY’S DOWNTOWN

The downtown location of O’Riley’s is

ST. CATRICK’S DAY

Pensacola Humane Society is getting in the St. Patrick’s Day spirit with a festive adoption special—St. Catrick’s Day. All day they will offer discounted adoption fees on adult cats and kittens.

5 N. Q St. pensacolahumane.org

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If you don’t feel like getting your Irish on in the pub, try the kitchen—Pensacola Cooks Kitchen to be specific. They are hosting a special class Friday night with a full menu of traditional Irish eats, from appetizer to dessert.

3670 Barrancas Ave. pensacolacooks.rezclick.com inweekly.net

calendar THURSDAY 3.16

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 Highway. meetup.com/ftawesterngate HANDS-ON LUNCH CLASS: ST. PATRICK'S DAY FAVORITES 11:30-1:30 p.m. $35.

SoGourmet, 407-D S. Palafox. sogourmetpensacola.com VETERAN'S MEETING 4 p.m. Free. Ever’man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org WINE TASTING AT AWM 5 p.m. Aragon Wine Market, 27 S. 9th Ave. aragonwinemarket.com FEMINISM, WOMANISM IN BLACK AND WHITE 6-8 p.m. Panel discussion from Race

Reconciliation. J Earle Bowden Building, 120 Church St. facebook.com/racereconciliation BILL AND HILL'S WINE DINNER 6:30 p.m. $55. Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com LATIN DANCE LESSONS AND PARTY 6:30-9 p.m. $10. Salsa, Cha Cha, Bachata and more. DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd.

503-1123. $10. dancecraftfl.com 2017 DANCE PENSACOLA 9 p.m. Dance competition. Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com

FRIDAY 3.17

GO IRISH ON THE ISLAND PUB CRAWL 10:30

a.m.-5 p.m. Begins at Crabs We Got 'Em. 6 Casino Beach Boardwalk, pensacolabeachchamber.com PILATES MAT 1:30-2:30 p.m. Free. Ever’man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org GALLERY NIGHT 5-9 p.m. Downtown Palafox. Drink specials, art, live music.

ST. PATRICK'S DAY BLOCK PARTY 5 p.m.

Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com WINE TASTING 5-7 p.m. Free. 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 p.m. $15.

Learn the basics of several romantic ballroom and country dance styles in unique group classes that keeps partners together.

DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. 503-1123. dancecraftfl.com

MY FAIR LADY 7:30 p.m. $12-$30. Pensacola

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

COLD HARD CASH: TRIBUTE TO JOHNNY CASHE 8 p.m. $15. Vinyl Music Hall, 2 S.

Palafox. vinylmusichall.com

SATURDAY 3.18

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.

CLEAN UP WITH OCEAN HOUR 8:45 a.m.

Project Greenshores is at the Three Mile Bridge and Bayfront Parkway. Buckets, grabbers, gloves and trash bags will be supplied. For more information, contact oceanhourfl@gmail.com.

PALAFOX MARKET 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Fresh produce, live plants, baked goods, fine art and antiques. Items originate directly from participating vendors, including dozens of local farmers, home gardeners and area artists. Martin Luther King Jr. Plaza, N. Palafox. palafoxmarket.com COOKING DEMONSTRATIONS 9 a.m.-2 p.m.

Martin Luther King Jr. Plaza, N. Palafox. palafoxmarket.com LEAPS 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Free. Ever’man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org JACKSONIAN GUARD COLORS CEREMONY

12 p.m. Plaza Ferdinand, S. Palafox.

EMOTIONAL AROMATHERAPY 2-3:30 p.m.

Free. Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org ICE FLYERS VS. MISSISSIPPI RIVERKINGS

7:05 p.m. $15-$29. Register your wiener dog in the wiener dog race for $40. Pensacola Bay Center, 201 E. Gregory St. pensacolabaycenter.com MY FAIR LADY 7:30 p.m. $12-$30. Pensacola

Little Theatre, 400 S. Jefferson St. pensacolalittletheatre.com ZACH DEPUTY 8 p.m. $10-$15. Vinyl Music Hall, 2 S. Palafox. vinylmusichall.com AFTER GAME SKATE 9:30 p.m. $9-$12.

Pensacola Bay Center, 201 E. Gregory St. pensacolabaycenter.com

SUNDAY 3.19

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

PENSACOLA OPERA PRESENTS: DEAD MAN WALKING 2 p.m. $25 and up. Saenger The-

atre, 118 S. Palafox. pensacolasaenger.com MY FAIR LADY 3 p.m. $12-$30. Pensacola Little Theatre, 400 S. Jefferson St. pensacolalittletheatre.com

SOUTHEASTERN TEEN SHAKESPEARE COMPANY: SHENANIGANS 4-5 p.m. Free. 1010 N.

12th Ave. setsco.org/first-city-shakespeare TRANSGENDER ALLIANCE 4-6 p.m. Free.

Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org ICE FLYERS VS. MISSISSIPPI RIVERKINGS

4:05 p.m. $15-$29. Military appreciation night. Pensacola Bay Center, 201 E. Gregory St. pensacolabaycenter.com

MONDAY 3.20

PILATES MAT 1:30-2:30 p.m. Free. Ever’man

Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org SEVILLE QUARTER MILERS 5:30 p.m. Runners meet in front of Seville Quarter for a run around downtown Pensacola. Free pasta and drink specials after the run at Fast Eddie's. Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com HANDS-ON DINNER CLASS: SKEWERS &

STREET FOODS 6-7:30 p.m. $40. SoGourmet, 407-D S. Palafox. sogourmetpensacola.com ONE POT WONDERS 6-8 p.m. $10-$15.

Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org BALLROOM DANCE LESSONS 6:30-8 p.m. $10. Waltz, Foxtrot, Tango, and more.

Professional dance instruction for all skill levels. DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd.

503-1123. dancecraftfl.com AN EVENING WITH GORDON LIGHTFOOT

8 p.m. $49-$64. Saenger Theatre, 118 S. Palafox. pensacolasaenger.com HIP-HOP DANCE LESSONS 8-9 p.m. $10.

Learn hip-hop moves from a professional instructor. DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. 503-1123. dancecraftfl.com

TUESDAY 3.21

COMPLEMENTARY WINE TASTING 5-7 p.m.

SoGourmet, 407-D S. Palafox. sogourmetpensacola.com FUNKY YOGA FLOW 6-7 p.m. Free.

Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org WFLF OPEN MIC 6:30 p.m. Free and open to the public. Pensacola Cultural Center, 400 S. Jefferson St. COUNTRY DANCE LESSONS 6:30 p.m. $10.

Country Two Step, East Coast Swing, Competition Choreography and more.

DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. 503-1123 dancecraftfl.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 North Spring St.

COUPLES COOK: ST. PATTY’S PARTY CLASS

7 p.m. $50. Pensacola Cooks Kitchen, 3670 Barrancas Ave. pensacolacooks.rezclick.com OPEN MIC 7-11 p.m. Single Fin Cafe, 380 N. 9th Ave. facebook.com/singlefincafe STUDENT JAZZ COMPETITION 7 p.m. Free and open to the public. Ashmore Fine Arts Auditorium, 1000 College Blvd. pensacolastate.edu

PENSACOLA OPERA PRESENTS: DEAD MAN WALKING 7:30 p.m. $25 and up. Saenger The-

atre, 118 S. Palafox. pensacolasaenger.com March 16, 2017

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WEDNESDAY 3.22

VINO MAGNIFICO 5:30 p.m. $10. V. Paul's

Italian Ristorante, 29 S. Palafox. impact100pensacola.org RESTORATIVE YOGA 6-7 p.m. Free.

Ever’man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org WATERBOYZ SLOW SKATE 6-7 p.m. Every Wednesday. Skate starts and ends at Waterboyz, 380 N. 9th Ave. waterboyz.com SWING DANCE LESSONS AND PARTY 6:30-10 p.m. $5-$10. Professional west coast swing instruction for all levels. DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. 503-1123. dancecraftfl.com CITY AND COLOUR 7 p.m. $45. Vinyl Music Hall, 2 S. Palafox. vinylmusichall.com MEDITATION 7:15-8:30 p.m. Free. Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org FREE DANCE LESSONS 8-8:30 p.m. Free beginner west coast swing dance lesson.

DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. 503-1123. dancecraftfl.com

arts & culture

≥Events

PANHANDLE FOLK MUSIC CLUB 5-7:30

p.m. Wednesdays.

Artel Gallery, 223 S. Palafox. panhandlefolk.org NEW EXHIBITS RECEPTION 6-8 p.m.

Friday, March 17.

Artel Gallery, 223 S. Palafox. artelgallery.org

ART STUDY CLUB ANNUAL MEMBERS SPRING SHOW RECEPTION 1-3 p.m.

Sunday, March 19.

The Wright Place, 82 E. Wright St.

≥Exhibits

ART STUDY CLUB ANNUAL MEMBERS SPRING SHOW On

view through April 9. The Wright Place, 82 E. Wright St. WATER WATER, EVERYWHERE On

view through April 7. Artel Gallery, 223 S. Palafox. artelgallery.org

WALK ON THE WILDSIDE On view

through April 7.

Artel Gallery, 223 S. Palafox. artelgallery.org

I AM NOT AN EXIT

On view through April 7. Artel Gallery, 223 S. Palafox. artelgallery.org IN BETWEEN THE LINES On view

through April 22. First City Art Center, 1060 N. Guillemard St. firstcityart.org

SPOTLIGHT ON

Let’s Wine!

Free Wine Tasting Every Thursday AWM 5pm - 7pm

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through March 25.

Featured artists, James Emery and Chuck Lisner. Blue Morning Gallery, 21 S. Palafox. bluemorninggallery. com

WARREN THOMPSON: MOONPIES On

view through March 19. Black and white photographs by Florida-native artist Warren Thompson.

Pensacola Museum of Art, 407 S. Jefferson St. pensacolamuseum.org MODERN MASTERS

On view through May 6. Styles and techniques of the first hundred years of twentieth century art. Pensacola Museum of Art, 407 S. Jefferson St. pensacolamuseum.org

tion and go for it!

Deadline to submit the application is April 30, 2017. Email hatchingartists@ gmail.com for more details.

Classes & Workshops

DRAWING 101This class is an introductory course to drawing from observation.

Students will learn to accurately and realistically draw objects and people from life. Over the course of the sixweek class students will learn vocabulary, techniques, and skills based on the academic art tradition. Ages 16plus. Tuition is $175 for members and

$200 for non-members. Class dates are February 20-27, Mondays 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. For more information, visit firstcityart.org.

OIL PAINTING 101 Oil Painting 101 is a great course for beginners as well as intermediate students. Students will learn to use oil paints to accurately and realistically portray objects and people from life.

Over the course of the six-week class students will learn vocabulary, techniques, and skills based on the academic art tradition. Ages 16-plus.

Tuition is $175 for members and $200 for non-members.

Class dates are February 23 through March 30, Thursdays 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. For more information, visit firstcityart.org.

POTTERY ON THE WHEEL Six-week

workshops are held Tuesdays from 6-9 p.m., Wednesdays from 9 a.m.-12 p.m., Thursdays from 6-9 p.m. and Saturdays from 9 a.m.-12 p.m. at First City Art Center, 1060 Guillemard St. Cost is $157.25 for members and $185 for non-members. For more information, visit firstcityart.org.

INTRODUCTION TO POTTERY ON THE WHEEL Every Mon-

day from 6-8:30 p.m. at First City

Art Center. Classes are $40. For more information, visit firstcityart.org.

CLAY HAND BUILDING Six-week

workshops are held Tuesdays from 6-9 p.m. and Thursday from 9 a.m.-12 p.m. at First City Art Center. Cost is $157.25 for members and $185 for non-members. For more information, visit firstcityart.org.

CLAY SCULPTURE

Six-week workshops held Saturdays from 9 a.m.-12 p.m. at First City Art Center. Cost is $157.25 for members and $185 for non-members. For more information, visit firstcityart.org.

BELLY DANCING

Eight-week beginner and advanced classes on Tuesday nights. For beginner, intermediate and advanced students. Classes held at First City Art Center, 1060 N. Guillemard St For more information and to sign up for a class visit pensacolabellydance.com LIFE DRAWING Artists of any skill level are welcome to draw life figures. 6-9 p.m.

Monday nights. Cost is $5-$10 a person.

Contact phayes@ ihmc.us if interested.

First City Art Center, 1060 N. Guillemard St. The group is always looking for new models, contact Pat at the email address above if interested.

≥Call for Art

GRANT OPPORTUNITY FOR ARTISTS

Great Gulfcoast Arts Festival and Artel Gallery are teaming up again this year to find our next Emerging Artists. This grant opportunity is available to up and coming artists. Two grant recipients will receive support from a mentor, a shared booth during the festival and great exposure.

Visit artelgallery.org or ggaf.org to download the applica-

From Warren Thompson's "Moonpies" exhibit, on view at PMA through Sunday, March 19

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bars & nightlife

≥bar games Thursdays

LADIES NIGHT 5 p.m. V. Paul’s Italian Ristorante, 29 S. Palafox. vpauls.com POKER 8 p.m. The Ticket 1, 7250 Plantation Road. ticketsportsbar.com POOL TOURNAMENT 8 p.m. The

Ticket 2, 2115 W. 9 Mile Road. ticketsportsbar.com COLLEGE NIGHT 10 p.m. Drink specials, beer pong tournament starts at 10 p.m. Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com.

Fridays WINE TASTING 5-7 p.m. Informative wine tasting in Seville Quarter Wine and Gift Shop. No charge for the tasting.

Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com 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 Road. ticketsportsbar.com Saturdays

MEMBERSHIP APPRECIATION NIGHT

8 p.m. Seville Quarter Membership Card Holder Appreciation Night at March 16, 2017

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 Highway. 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 Road. ticketsportsbar.com POKER 8 p.m. The Ticket 2, 2115 W. 9 Mile Road. ticketsportsbar.com TEAM TRIVIA 9 p.m.

Hopjacks. 10 S. Palafox. hopjacks. com

Wednesdays

WINE DOWN WEDNESDAYS 11

a.m. Half- priced bottles of wine every Wednesday. Jackson's Steakhouse, 226 S. Palafox. jacksonsrestaurant.com WAY BACK WEDNESDAYS 4

p.m. Free admission for ladies, $1 beers, $5 pizza.

Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.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

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 Road. 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

≥live music

THURSDAY 3.16 JOHN RIPLEY 6-9

p.m. Skopelos at New World, 600 S. Palafox DAVID DUNN 6 p.m.

Peg Leg Pete’s, 1010 Fort Pickens Road. peglegpetes.com THE SCENIC HEIGHTS 6 p.m.

Paradise Bar & Grill, 21 Via De Luna Dr. paradisebargrill. com AL MARTIN 6:30 p.m. Doc’s Courtyard & Cafe, 5198 Willing St. Milton.

GREG LYON BAND 7 p.m. Hub Stacey's 312 E. Government St. hubstaceys.com

COASTAL CUISINE WITH A MEDITERRANEAN FLAIR in the heart of downtown Pensacola

DUELING PIANOS

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

SOUTHERN BREEZE

8 p.m. Sandshaker Lounge, 731 Pensacola Beach Blvd. sandshaker.com

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Marlene's. Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com COLM KELLY 9 p.m.

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

End O’ the Alley Courtyard, Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com

FRIDAY 3.17

LIVE JAZZ WITH JOE OCCHIPINTI 12 p.m.

The Drowsy Poet Coffee Co., 655 Pensacola Beach Blvd.

TBA 5 p.m. The Deck, 600 S. Barracks St. fishhousepensacola.com FREEWAY 98 BAND 6 p.m. Peg Leg Pete’s, 1010 Fort Pickens Road. peglegpetes. com

PAXTON NORRIS BAND 6 p.m.

Paradise Bar & Grill, 21 Via De Luna Dr. paradisebargrill.com AL MARTIN 6:30 p.m. Doc’s Courtyard & Cafe, 5198 Willing St. Milton.

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

PLATINUM PREMIERE 8:30 p.m.

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

CAT RHODES AND THE TRUTH 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 DJ MR LAO 9 p.m.

Phineas Phogg's Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com JAY WILLIAMS BAND 9 p.m. Sand-

shaker Lounge, 731 Pensacola Beach Blvd. sandshaker.com POST PLUTO 9 p.m.

End O’ the Alley Courtyard, Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com SHOW ME DRAGON

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

SATURDAY 3.18

ALEXA BURROUGHS

12-4 p.m. Peg Leg Pete’s, 1010 Fort Pickens Road. peglegpetes.com TBA 7 p.m. The Deck, 600 S. Barracks St. fish-

housepensacola.com THREE BEAN SOUP

6 p.m. p.m. Peg Leg Pete’s, 1010 Fort Pickens Road. peglegpetes.com AL MARTIN 6-11 p.m. The Piano Bar, Quality Inn, 7601 Scenic Highway.

DAMON FOWLER 6 p.m. Paradise Bar & Grill, 21 Via De Luna Dr. paradisebargrill. com COLM KELLY 9 p.m.

McGuire's Irish Pub, 600 E. Gregory St. mcguiresirishpub. com SOUTHERN DRAWL BAND 9 p.m. Sand-

shaker Lounge, 731 Pensacola Beach Blvd. sandshaker.com CAT RHODES AND THE TRUTH 9 p.m.

Lili Marlene’s.

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

SHOW ME DRAGON

9 p.m. Apple Annie’s, Seville

Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com POST PLUTO 9 p.m.

End o' The Alley.

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

SUNDAY 3.19

LIVE JAZZ WITH JOE OCCHIPINTI 9-10

a.m. The Drowsy Poet Coffee Co., 655 Pensacola Beach Blvd.

SEVILLE QUARTER JAZZ BRUNCH 11

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

CURT BOL JAZZ QUARTET 11 a.m.

Five Sister’s Blues Café, 421 W. Belmont St.

ANTHONY MICHAEL

12 p.m. Peg Leg Pete’s, 1010 Fort Pickens Road. peglegpetes.com NICK BLACK BAND 3

p.m. Paradise Bar & Grill, 21 Via De Luna Dr. paradisebargrill. com LEKTRIC MULLET

4 p.m. Sandshaker Lounge, 731 Pensacola Beach Blvd. sandshaker.com ADAM HOLT p.m.

Peg Leg Pete’s, 1010 Fort Pickens Road. peglegpetes.com TBA 7 p.m. The Deck, 600 S. Barracks St. fishhousepensacola.com KARAOKE WITH JIM BOB 8 p.m. Lili

Marlene’s. Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com COLM KELLY 9 p.m.

McGuire's Irish Pub, 600 E. Gregory St. mcguiresirishpub. com ALEXA BURROUGHS

9 p.m. End o' The Alley. Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com

MONDAY 3.20

MIKE VANN 6 p.m.

Peg Leg Pete’s, 1010 Fort Pickens Road. peglegpetes.com JAZZ GUMBO 6:309 p.m. $10-$12. Free to students and military in uniform.

Miles Davis "Kind of Blue." Phineas Phogg's, Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com JAZZ JAM 7 p.m.

Horizen Restaurant, 3103 E. Strong St. MONDAY NIGHT BLUES 8 p.m. Blues

Society of Northwest Florida presents and open jam at Lili Marlene's.

Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com COLM KELLY 9 p.m.

McGuire's Irish Pub, 600 E. Gregory St. mcguiresirishpub. com

SCOOT AND JEREMY

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

TUESDAY 3.21

LOREN STEADHAM

6 p.m. Peg Leg Pete’s, 1010 Fort Pickens Road. peglegpetes.com NICK BLACK BAND 6 p.m. Paradise Bar & Grill, 21 Via De Luna Dr. paradisebargrill. com AN EVENING OF GREAT JAZZ 6:30-10 p.m. Lili Marlene's in Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com COLM KELLY 8 p.m.

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

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

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GREG LYON 4-8 p.m.

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Paradise Bar & Grill, 21 Via De Luna Dr. paradisebargrill.com ADAM HOLT 6 p.m.

Peg Leg Pete’s, 1010 Fort Pickens Road. peglegpetes.com

CHRISTI DEES 7 p.m.

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

p.m. The New Malibu, 1000 Gulf Beach Highway.

DUELING PIANO SHOW 8 p.m. Rosie

HOLLY SHELTON AND THE J’S 7-10

TYLER MAC BAND

8 p.m. Sandshaker Lounge, 731 Pensacola Beach Blvd. sandshaker.com

O' Grady's, Seville

Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com MIKE QUINN 8 p.m.

Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com COLM KELLY 9 p.m.

McGuire's Irish Pub, 600 E. Gregory St. mcguiresirishpub. com

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Crime and Punishment the sung words in an opera. When they met, Terrence told Jake he had a list of subjects which interested him as a possible opera. Jake says the third title on the list was ‘Dead Man Walking' and he told Terrence to go no further.

"It was Jake's first opera and Terrence's second opera libretto," Shannon said. "While most ‘new' operas receive limited exposure and productions when Pensacola Opera presents the Florida premiere of ‘Dead Man Walking,' it

“At its very essence, the opera is about compassion, forgiveness and our shared humanity.” Jerome Shannon

Photo Courtesy of Pensacola Opera Based on the non-fiction book by Sister Helen Prejean, Pensacola Opera's "Dead Man Walking" portrays the story of a young nun and her emotional experience with a Death Row inmate in Louisiana's infamous Angola Prison.

"Dead Man Walking" was adapted into an opera by composer Jake Heggie, commissioned by the San Francisco Opera in 2000. Since then, over 50 productions have been presented worldwide.

Pensacola Opera Executive Director Jerome Shannon said that the primary variation between the book and the opera is that the book is fact and the opera is based on the book.

"Just like a movie which is ‘based on' existing source material, artistic liberties are taken to achieve the maximum theatrical impact," Shannon said. "The most significant variation between the book and opera is the combination of the two primary characters in Sister Helen's book into one character in the opera. Elmo Patrick Sonnier and Robert Lee Willie become Joseph de Rocher in the opera.

This is similar to the movie by Tim Robbins which combined Sonnier and Willie into the character Matthew Poncelet, played by Sean Penn."

Shannon said that another variation is the employment of a theatrical device which allows the audience to know more than a character on the stage, which in this case, is Sister Helen.

"In the book and movie, Sister Helen is always in search of the truth, and the 222 2

convict is always denying his guilt," he said.

"It is not until right before his execution that he admits his guilt to Sister Helen.

In the opera, we see the crime take place during the opera's prelude. We have seen him commit the crime and we know he is guilty. Then we watch Sister Helen as she discovers this truth, and succeeds in convincing him to admit his guilt to the victim's parents, and to God." The leading cast includes Michael Mayes as Joseph de Rocher, Elise Quagliata as Sister Helen, NaGuanda Nobles as Sister Rose, Corey McKern as Owen Hart and Hanan Tarabay as Joseph's mother.

"At its very essence, the opera is about compassion, forgiveness and our shared humanity," Shannon said. "In the first act, Sister Helen expresses to the warden of Angola Prison that she doesn't believe in capital punishment."

"His response, ‘I don't give a good [expletive] what you believe or don't in. We're all just doing our jobs,' sets the opera on a course of giving voice to all who are affected by this horrific crime and the punishment for it," Shannon said. "As we follow Sister Helen's journey through the complexities of the legal and judicial systems, we also follow her interactions with the criminal, his family, the families of the victims, her fellow Sisters of St. Joseph of Medaille, the staff of Angola Prison, and the children to whom she ministers at Hope House where the opera begins."

Having conducted productions of Dead Man Walking in Tulsa, Ann Arbor, Dayton,

will be the 51st unique production presented in this country and around the world."

In addition to the cast, members of the Pensacola Opera Chorus and Pensacola Symphony Orchestra will appear in the opera.

Sixteen members of the Pensacola Children's Chorus were also selected to participate in "Dead Man Walking." They will play the role of children in the mission run by Sister Helen and her fellow sisters.

"Pensacola Opera enjoys a treasured relationship with Pensacola Children's Chorus," Shannon said. "I've been conducting here since 2002 and have been fortunate to work with the children in productions of ‘Carmen,' ‘La Boheme,'' Tosca' and ‘Turandot.' In fact, one of our ‘Dead Man Walking' cast members, Hanan Tarabay, sang with the Pensacola Children's Chorus as a preface to her advanced vocal study at the Curtis Institute of Music. Under the direction of Susan and Allen Pote, and now the new Artistic Director, Alex Gartner, Pensacola Opera's productions have always benefitted from the inclusion of these talented young musicians." {in}

and Shreveport, Shannon has been able to observe each of the unique community's experiences with the piece.

"When the Board of Trustees approved the presentation of this piece, they also recommended an amplified program of community awareness," Shannon said. "As the consideration for this production of ‘Dead Man Walking' began with a town hall style meeting with our donors and subscribers, we felt the continuation of community discussions focused on various topics relative to the subject matter would engage our community in a way which was unique and powerful. Our goal was to establish our company as a community resource where important discussions and dialogue could peacefully coexist."

"Dead Man Walking" was the first opera

by Heggie, with libretto by Terrence McNally.

"Jake Heggie was a freshly graduated piano major who had already been composing songs for the voice," Shannon said. "He took a job WHAT: Pensacola Opera presents Dead in the Marketing Department of San Man Walking Francisco Opera. His interactions with WHEN: 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 17 and 2 the opera's guest artists allowed him to p.m. Sunday, March 19 offer a collection of his compositions to WHERE: Saenger Theatre, 118 S. Palafox one of the singers, American mezzoCOST: $15-$115 soprano Frederica von Stade. She DETAILS: pensacolaopera.com brought Jake's compositional talents to the attention of the opera's General ADDITIONAL EVENTS: A “Meet the ArtDirector, Lotfi Mansouri, who awarded ists” Reception will be held Friday after the Jake the commission of an opera." show. Tickets are $50, $40 for season subShannon said that Heggie then scribers. A Director’s Champagne Brunch met with the Tony-award winning will be held before the Sunday matinee at playwright Terrence McNally, who was 11:45 a.m., tickets are $50. interested in crafting an opera libretto,

​DEAD MAN WALKING

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news of the weird ENTREPRENEURIAL SPIRIT Perhaps there are parents who (according to the Cinepolis movie chain) long to watch movies in theaters while their children (aged 3 and up) frolic in front in a "jungle-gym" playground inside the same auditorium.

If so, the company's two "junior" movie houses (opening this very week in San Diego and Los Angeles) may bring a new dimension to "family entertainment." Another view, though, is that the noise (often "screaming"), plus the overhead lighting required for parents to monitor their tykes' equipment-usage, plus the planned $3-perticket surcharge, will soon create (according to the Guardian critic) a moviegoing "apocalypse."

CAN'T POSSIBLY BE TRUE (1) The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in January granted IBM's 2010 application for a patent on "out-of-office" email message software (even though such messages have, of course, been ubiquitous for two decades) after the company finally convinced examiners that its patent had enough software tweaks on it to qualify. (Critics, such as the Electronic Frontier Foundation, laughed at the uselessness of the tweaks.) (2) Also in January, the office granted Daniel Dopps a patent for "adhesive vaginal lipstick," which his Mensez Technologies claims can cause the labia minora to tighten so strongly as to retain menstrual fluid until the woman can deal with buildup in privacy.

NEWS OF THE PRETENTIOUS Why live with a cat if one cannot take it out for some wine together? The Apollo Peak in Denver and the Pet Winery in Fort Myers, Florida, serve a variety of the real grape to humans and nonalcoholic proprietary drinks for the kitties to enjoy tableside (or underneath). "Pinot Meow" ($12) in Denver and "Meow and Chandon" ($15) in Fort Myers, are specialties—basically watered catnip, according to a February New York Times report (so the felines can also get buzzed).

The wine outing is the human's preference, of course, with a loftier cachet than the "happy hour" most cats might prefer (say, a "sardine bar").

WAIT, WHAT? Anglers fighting to preserve choice spots on the fishing pier on Sebastian Inlet, north of Vero Beach, Florida, have taken to tossing lead weights and other items at "competitors," especially those who approach the pier to fish directly from their boats. Such territory marking by the "piersters" includes, according to a February report in Florida Today, perhaps a version of classic mammal behavior, like strategic urination and hurling their feces at the waterborne invaders.

GOVERNMENT IN ACTION Illinois has problems: a $130 billion unfunded pension

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crisis, 19 months without a budget, the lowest credit rating and highest property taxes in the country, and the murder rate in Chicago. However, at least the state house of representatives is not standing by idly.

In February, it moved to designate October 2017 as Zombie Preparedness Month (basically, adding "zombie invasion" to the list of mobilizations for any natural disaster and urging residents to stockpile food and supplies for up to 72 hours).

BRIGHT IDEAS A councilman in Overtornea, Sweden, introduced a bill (a "motion") that workers be given paid "sex breaks" during the business day in order to improve well-being and, thus, job performance.

The primary beneficiaries would be married, fertile couples, but all workers would receive the benefit. And employers, said Councillor Per-Erik Muskos, would have to "trust" their employees because some surely would "cheat" (by not having sex!).

WRONG PLACE, WRONG TIME "Life's full of peaks and valleys, man," Californian Georgiy Karpekin told a reporter, but Jan. 18 seemed all valley. Karpekin has both a pickup truck and a car, and as he was leaving Sacramento City College that day during violent storms, a falling tree crushed the truck. When he got home, he learned that the same storm had taken down another tree—on top of his car. (Karpekin, insured and uninjured, called himself "the luckiest guy.")

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READERS' CHOICE Miami defense lawyer Stephen Gutierrez caused quite a spectacle on March 8 when, representing a man accused of arson, he rose to address jurors, and his pants appeared to catch fire. He insisted afterward that a malfunctioning e-cigarette caused smoke to billow from his pocket, but observers had a field day with metaphors and "stunt" theories.

A NEWS OF THE WEIRD CLASSIC (JUNE 2013) Chengdu, China, barber Liu Deyuan, 53, still provides traditional "eye-shaving," in which he holds the lid open and runs a razor across its inner surface. Then, using a thin metal rod with a round tip, he gently massages the inside of each lid. Liu told Chengdu Business Daily in April (2013) that he had never had an accident (though the reporter balked at volunteering for him), and a highly satisfied customer reported afterward that his eyes felt "moist" (surely the easiest part of the story to accept) and his vision "clearer." {in}

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