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JUDY BENSE The University of West Florida

President Emeritus has been inducted into the Florida Women's Hall of Fame, which honors up to three women each year who have made significant contributions to the improvement of life for women and all Florida citizens. Bense is the first inductee from Northwest Florida. As the UWF's first female president, Bense raised the university's profile, oversaw the construction of modern academic and residence halls, increased enrollment and established the football program. Recently, she was named the 2019 recipient of the Florida Trust for Historic Preservation Evelyn Fortune Bartlett Award.

RON AND JAN MILLER The couple named Pensacola State College as beneficiary of their $2.5 million Charitable Remainder Unitrust. Based upon the terms and conditions of the trust agreement, the Pensacola State College Foundation is the sole beneficiary of the remainder in the Millers' trust. The Millers have long been active leaders and have supported such groups as Manna Food Pantries, Pace Center for Girls, Pathways for Change, Pensacola Opera and Ronald McDonald House Charities of Northwest Florida. NAS WHITING FIELD The Naval Air Sta-

tion earned first place in both Health, Safety and Fitness Flagship and for Environmental Stewardship Flagship. These awards are presented annually to commands that engage in outstanding community service activities and promote academics, life skills and civic education for youth. The Navy Region Southeast is made up of 18 commands. NAS Whiting Field was the winner in the medium shore category.

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TED YOHO The Florida Republican congressman called the Democratic-led hearings regarding Trump's dealings with the Ukraine a "sideshow," but he hasn't attended any depositions of key witnesses because he has "other responsibilities" in Congress. Yoho is a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, one of three committees hearing testimony from the witnesses behind closed doors. He could have attended the closed hearings. LISA & KELLY HALL The former Escambia

County Sheriff's Office captain and deputy face a criminal investigation after the agency's internal affairs determined that the wife took online law enforcement training courses and examinations in her husband's name from approximately September 2014 through July 2019, according to court filings. Capt. Lisa Hall resigned and her husband Kelly's employment was terminated. According to the Pensacola News Journal, the State Attorney's Office has 23 open court cases in which the Halls had at one point been listed as witnesses.

WILLIAM LATSON The former principal of Spanish River High School in Boca Raton who told a parent that he couldn't say "the Holocaust is a factual, historical event," was fired by the Palm Beach County School Board last week, effective Nov. 21. The district said there was "just cause" for firing the former principal over alleged ethical misconduct and failure to carry out his job responsibilities. The official justification for Latson's termination was not his comments but his failure to return messages from district officials in the days after his comments became public.

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TRUMP TANGO For the past three years, we have noticed a new dance step coming out of the nation's capital. The dance is more popular than the Macarena, Floss or Orange Justice, and it's one that white males have little difficulty performing unless they're wearing white hoods. Before you start, you must dye your hair either atomic tangerine orange or butterscotch yellow and then comb it forward. Bald? Find a red baseball cap. Then spray paint your face, but not your eyes, a color that compliments the hair tone you've chosen. Avoid brown or tan skin tones at all costs or U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement might visit you. The starting position is to stand erect and only move your head side to side as if you were asked if your presidential campaign had contact with Russians, you had a porn star paid off, you used a marker to extend the path of a hurricane into Alabama or insisted on quid pro quo with the Ukrainian president. The next move is to pretend you are holding a cell phone and you're tweeting "fake news," and then place your hands on your belly and act like you're a laughing Santa as you spin around twice. Stop, scowl, point your finger at your dance partner and then shake your fist. Pretend your partner is Jim Comey, Mi-

chael Cohen, Robert Mueller, Adam Schiff or an anonymous whistleblower, and you're blaming them for being on the dance floor. Actually, it isn't necessary to have a dance partner. You can simply act like someone is dancing with you or use a life-size cut-out of Matt Gaetz or find a group of Republican lawmakers and do the Trump Tango as a line dance. However, don't ask Rick Scott—he doesn't play, or dance, well with others. The next part is freestyle. The most recommended steps are to pretend to swing a golf club or act like a marionette. As you begin to tire, return to your standing position and shrug your shoulders as if to say, "Yeah, I did it, but it wasn't a crime or impeachable offense." Once you catch your breath, you start all over again—denial, anger, blame, freestyle, admission but so what … and repeat. While the dance is relatively easy to learn, the difficult part is picking the appropriate music to play. My recommendations are "Steady, as She Goes" by The Raconteurs, "Good Feeling" by Flo Rida, "Livin' for the Weekend" by Fitz & The Tantrums or my favorite, "You Spin Me Round" by Dead or Alive. I fully expect Seville Quarter to promote Trump Tango nights soon. Remember, you heard it here first. {in} rick@inweekly.net

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40-YEAR-OLD BEAUTY from roadways and beaches. The organization has a contract with Escambia County to empty trash at boat ramps and parks, and it also operates a court-ordered community service program. This year, Keep Pensacola Beautiful is celebrating its 40th anniversary. The organization will recognize the occasion with an anniversary celebration this Saturday, Nov. 9. A week later, it's back to business with the Volunteer at Paint Your Heart Out / Photo Courtesy of Keep Pensacola Beautiful grand opening of Harmony Parks, a beautification project involving large-scale instruments being installed as playground equipment. Before Keep Pensacola Beautiful was Keep Pensacola Beautiful, the local nonprofit was known as Clean and Green Some things about Keep Pensacola and, before that, the Pensacola EscamBeautiful are certain. It was conceived of bia Clean Community Commission. The in 1978 and chartered the next year. It has organization was born during a time in the long held county contracts for clearing late 1970s when there was an energetic litter from parks and has also participated focus on beautification in Pensacola and in post-hurricane clean-up efforts over the the city's mayor, Warren Briggs, was known years. In 1995, it became a Keep American as its official "weed inspector" and "crepe Beautiful affiliate. myrtle crusader." But other details are less clear. "A lot of our history has kind of been a mystery to us for a while," said Solgard. When Solgard started in 2016, the organization's previous director, who passed away shortly after resigning, had been in his position for quite some time. That director apparently left little behind in the way of records. "At that point in time, there was a lot of "He had a lot of institutional knowledge litter, and no one was taking care it," said just in his head, and it kind of went with Keep Pensacola Beautiful Executive Direchim," explained Jessica Irwin, Keep Pentor Sigrid Solgard. sacola Beautiful's director of programming Chartered in 1979, the nonprofit has and development. worked through the years to remove litter To compound this mystery, the director

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preceding that director also left sparse records to review. "These two gentlemen did a lot for this organization and a lot for this community, but they took that knowledge with them," Irwin said. In an effort to piece together a more complete portrait of the organization's past, Solgard and Irwin have been looking over what records are available—a filing cabinet was recently unearthed—and attempting to contact any past board members they can find, though many have moved from the area or passed away. "I hear at one point in the '80s, we had a dump truck," Irwin laughed. "These are just things that we're learning," Solgard said. "It's been fun and interesting, because it's like, 'Hey, did you know we did this in '82?'" The team at Keep Pensacola Beautiful is hoping that the organization's 40th anniversary party will provide an opportunity for anyone who's ever been involved with the organization to come and help fill in some of the blanks in the nonprofit's story. "It's really about trying to reconnect," Solgard said. The anniversary party is also about celebrating Keep Pensacola Beautiful's past, as well as its future. While it started out primarily as a litter-removal-oriented organization—and certainly maintains that function—its role in the community has evolved to include beautification projects. In focusing on projects that serve to beautify the community in some way, Solgard said, it's hoped that such efforts can facilitate or even trigger a healthier, happier community. "When you have a beautiful neighborhood, people go outside more; they have more physical exercise," Solgard said. "Even mentally, they've shown a beautiful community affects us mentally."

MUSIC IN THE PARK

One of the projects Keep Pensacola Beautiful has been working on will be

unveiled later this month, a week after the 40th anniversary celebration. Called Harmony Parks, the project involves installing large instruments as playground equipment. "It's a project that's kind of been in the works for a while," Solgard said. Harmony Parks will be located in Englewood Park, near the Boys and Girls Club. The installation consists of three instruments—primarily percussive-based, including a xylophone—and three park benches. "We're going to kind of create a concert-like space, where people can watch and also play," Solgard said, adding that she envisions the equipment eliciting multigenerational involvement. Solgard first saw a playground installation similar to Harmony Parks in Minnesota. "I actually played on one of these up in my home state of Minnesota, and I said, 'Wow, we need one of these in Pensacola," she recalled. In addition to encouraging social interaction and providing an activity proven to improve brain function, Solgard said she thinks Harmony Parks will have numerous associated benefits, such as drawing more people outside, thus improving safety with "more eyes on the street." "It's kind of a domino effect," she said of the benefits. {in}

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After nearly a decade of preparation, both in the classroom and the sky, the debutant-turned-fighter pilot flew her first combat mission in 2014. "You can never really prepare yourself for what it's like," reflected Caroline Johnson. As an F/A-18 Weapons Systems Officer (WSO) in the United States Navy, the Colorado native spent years flying missions in Iraq, Afghanistan and Syria, interacting with nations like Iran in the air and also participating in the fight against terrorist organizations, such as ISIS. Looking back, Johnson said things got real interesting right away. "First thing we encounter? The Russians in the Mediterranean," she said. "No one prepared me for that." Female fighter pilots are somewhat of a rarity in the U.S. military—even more so during the years Johnson served. Growing up in a family of boys—"my Lego guns were always made in pink"—she was accustomed to this dynamic, but her time in the Navy still presented challenges. "It didn't come without its hurt and heartbreak," the veteran pilot said. Now out of the service, Johnson has written about her experiences in the recently released "Jet Girl, My Life in War, Peace, and the Cockpit of the Navy's Most Lethal Aircraft, The F/A-18 Super Hornet," and next week, she'll be in Pensacola for a reading at the Bodacious Bookstore.

A DECISION TO SERVE

Growing up in Colorado, Johnson was a go-getter from the get-go. She wanted to excel

at her studies, wanted to knock out accomplishments. She recalls wanting to be the best version of herself, to be prepared and dependable and in the company of others who felt similarly. "That's what I was attracted to and the kind of people I wanted to surround myself with," Johnson said during a recent interview with Inweekly. This is what initially drew the teenager to the U.S. Naval Academy. As she grew older, she realized a strong sense of country and mission also guided her path—"As an 18-year-old, I didn't get that." From the academy, Johnson decided to pursue flight school and from there, combat missions in the F/A-18. This isn't a decision a lot of women make. During her time as a pilot, Johnson estimated there were perhaps a dozen female naval fighter pilots on the East Coast. In her squadron of 230, there was only one other female pilot. "There were so few of us we had to support each other," she said, "both in the jet and on the ground." While Johnson considers her time in the Navy to be a positive experience, she said there were "a few bad apples" that presented challenges. "There were some challenging times in my squadron," Johnson said. "It wasn't always positive." In short, there were times a girl wasn't made to feel like she belonged in an environment that can at times feel rather fraternal. After a while, that kind of treatment wears on a person—"Can't you just accept me for what I am?"—and it, Johnson said, "erodes away at your psyche." "To be made to feel that you don't fit in and you're not as capable of a warfighter just because you look different—that's just frustrating," Johnson said.

A WINDOW TO A NEW WORLDVIEW

Aside from dealing with the challenges that come with being a pioneering female fighter pilot in an organization like the Navy, Johnson looks back on her time serving her country with a respectful fondness. The experience offered her windows into entirely new perspectives. From her bird's-eye vantage point, Johnson saw worlds far different from the home she was familiar with back in the states. She became familiar with people living a hand-to-mouth, war-scarred existence. "You can't fathom a life like that," she said, describing a sparse village scene. "That just opened my worldview." Johnson thought back to the brutally beautiful geography fleeting beneath the blur of her jet in Afghanistan. She waded into the memory with vivid details of a land both different and new. "How severe the landscape was, having that come to life—feel it, touch it, taste it, as

much as you could from a fighter jet," she said. "It was constantly a learning experience." Johnson's time in the Navy was also an education on sacrifice. Like every combat veteran, she's experienced the inevitable horrors of war. She's lost friends to the fight. "In my 20s, I went to more funerals than I went to weddings," Johnson said.

"In my 20s, I went to more funerals than I went to weddings." Caroline Johnson In dealing with such loss, the pilot relied on her military training. You are trained, she explained, not to allow emotions to cloud your head or interfere with the work at hand. "What the military teaches you, and is so effective at, is compartmentalizing," Johnson said, explaining how she made a point to shed such weight outside the cockpit. "I never wanted to be processing that when I strapped into the jet for the day."

NEXT PHASE

After spending some time as an instructor at the naval academy, Johnson ended her military career last January. She still serves in the Navy reserves but is otherwise a veteran beginning the next phase of her life. Shortly before the release of "Jet Girl," Johnson was at home in Colorado, watching some October snow fall outside the window and studying for the GMAT. Maybe she'll go to business school—perhaps Harvard Kennedy. She hasn't decided yet. For now, Johnson has ventured onto the public speaking circuit—she relays lessons learned in the military to tech and economic organizations, as well as to the world of academia—and is looking forward to promoting her new book with a tour that begins in Washington D.C. and New York City and winds through Pensacola and other destinations across the country. Johnson said that she hopes any perspective she can offer through sharing her experiences through her speaking engagements and book might offer people a window into military life and serve to both educate and connect civilians to those that serve. "Not just to share my story, but to share the story of those brilliant people in the military and the Navy specifically," Johnson said. {in}

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A GREAT EFFORT After raising almost $1.8 million for local charities, Panhandle Charitable Open (PCO) founder John Peacock last week announced that the organization would close down its operations after 18 years. That announcement came at the PCO's event Thursday morning after the organization delivered more than $300,000 in contributions to over 27 different charities. Established after the death of his son John at the age of 17, Peacock said the PCO started as a way to try to make something good out of that terrible tragedy. Since its inception almost two decades ago, the PCO has grown from a small golf tournament to a three-day event spanning two days of golf at two area golf courses and sellout crowds at its fundraising dinner. "When we started the PCO, we really just wanted a way to channel our loss into some way of helping the community," said Peacock. "Over the years, the community has continued to respond with such generosity to this event, even setting a record this year for the most money raised in our history."

"Over the years, the community has continued to respond with such generosity to this event, even setting a record this year for the most money raised in our history." John Peacock Peacock said that the all-volunteer board and event committee for the PCO has made it possible to channel every dollar raised to local charities but that all events have a lifecycle. "I'm so grateful to all the volunteers who have worked tirelessly year in and year out on this event and all the charities we support, but after almost two decades, I feel we have stretched as far as we can with our volunteers and our community support," he said. Most recently, the primary charities supported by the Panhandle Charitable Open include the Council on Aging of West Florida, Gulf Coast Kid's House, Children's Home Society, Santa Rosa Kids' House and Child Guardians, Inc. Dozens of other local organizations have also received contributions from the organization over the years. Peacock noted that just because the Panhandle Charitable Open was ending, he hoped the community would continue supporting worthy causes that helped those in need. "It is a bittersweet feeling to close the door on this chapter, but my wife Jerre and I are grateful to all the people who helped do so much good, for so many organizations, over the past several years. We look 010 1

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trix poll of 914 likely Florida voters, 56.1% support the legalizing of recreational marijuana for use as well as purchase. We also found the nearly the same amount, 54.5% support raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour. When it comes to the issues of gun legislation, 80.1% say they want to leave the age at 21 instead of lowering it to the previous age of 18. This must be huge disappointment to State Rep. Mike Hill who has sponsored a bill (HB 6003) that would remove the prohibition on persons younger than 21 years of age from purchasing firearms. Finally, we found that when it comes to issues like these they feel as though the decisions should be made by the voters through a ballot initiative, rather than by lawmakers in Tallahassee. The numbers on this were overwhelming with 78.4% wanting ballot choice leaving just 17.2% supporting Tallahassee making the decisions. The persons sampled were likely Florida voters with a voting score of 100% for the general election cycles. The voters called were those only with landlines and were called using an Interactive Voice Response system during the hours of 3-5 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 3. The Margin of Error for this study is +/- 4.5% with a confidence level of 95%.

PROFITABLE APARTMENTS The Birmingham Business Journal reports Floridabased Blue Magma Residential acquired Heritage Apartment Homes in Pensacola for $17.8 million, or about $91,752.58 per unit, from John Mejia and Birminghambased Providence Investments. In 2014, Mejia acquired the complex for $11.6 million, or about $59,793.81 per unit. He made a nice $6.2 million profit for his five-year investment. The 194-unit garden-style multifamily property on North Davis Highway features one-, two- and three-bedroom floors plans, along with a barbecue area, laundry facilities, a fitness center, clubhouse, two pools and a dog park. Blue Magma is rebranding the property to The Park at Sterling Hills and plans to renovate the unit interiors and clubhouse. DAY OF OUTRAGE On Monday, Oct. 28, approximately 50 people gathered around the bust of Martin Luther King, Jr. to express their anger with police violence against women of color. Known as the "Day of Outrage," the nationwide event was

held in over two dozen cities to protest the shooting death of Atatiana Jefferson by a police officer in Fort Worth, Texas. The 28-year old Jefferson was shot and killed in front of her nephew during a routine wellness check not long after the two finished playing video games in their living room. The Pensacola event marked Jefferson's death but also served as an open forum for those angry at last Friday's news that the Escambia County Grand Jury recommended Detective Daniel Siemen not be indicted for the shooting death of Tymar Crawford. Organized by the Pensacola Dream Defenders, the "Day of Outrage" began with a prayer by Jamil Davis, an organizer with Dream Defenders. In his opening prayer, Davis said "we call for reconciliation for our people—who have faced 400 years of oppression and enslavement in some form, shape or fashion and brutality by a system that was built on racism and white supremacy." Davis' prayer called for accountability within the city's government and a healing for those who've been affected by violence. Davis closed his prayer by adding, "We cannot reform a system [that has a] foundation that has already been built on broken and tattered disarray." Dream Defender organizer Ieshia Williams then took the megaphone and read from the organization's mission booklet, "Freedom Papers." Williams said, "We deserve better … We deserve real safety over our cities, our states, our homes, our schools, our workplaces and our community centers. By virtue of being born, each of us has an absolute right to people-centered humane justice." Until Freedom, a national social justice organization, originally called for the "Day of Outrage" to "Demand justice for Atatiana Jefferson and the countless black women killed at the hand of police violence." Local organizers throughout the country tailored their events to address the issues of each community. Members of Dream Defenders and the NAACP read the names of African American women, young and old, shot and killed by police officers. Readers also told their stories, including that of Atatiana Jefferson, along with many more. Ellison Bennett, former president of the Pensacola chapter of the Southern Christian Leadership Council, was one of the last people to speak. "I came here today to support the Dream Defenders and Tymar Crawford's family," said Bennett. He was far from alone. Also present were several representatives from Pensacola's civil rights organizations—including the NAACP and

Movement for Change—as well as members of Crawford's family. The event lasted an hour and ended peacefully with a call-and-response song led by the Dream Defenders. "When I say, 'Which side are you on, my people? Which side are you on?' You say, 'We're on the freedom side!'" "Ready? Let's go!"

D4 TOWN HALL With a drizzly evening

raining down outside, Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson and District 4 City Councilman Jared Moore hunkered down inside the Vickery Community Center Tuesday for a town hall with area constituents. Over the course of the town hall, citizens were able to ask questions and bring up issues of concern to the elected officials, acting as what Councilman Moore described as "eyes on the street." Much of the conversation centered on traffic and road-related issues, but there was also talk of landscaping, education and the private ownership of streets. One of the residents in attendance Tuesday night was former city councilman Rhett Anderson, who offered up this nugget—"Progress produces problems that need to be foreseen." Among the issues he brought up was a traffic uptick on Summit Boulevard, just outside the Vickery Center. Mayor Robinson said that the city planned to put in a crossing area with a light near the fire station on Summit— "when that light blinks you're supposed to stop"—and that the designated crossing would slow traffic and make the roadway safer for pedestrians. The mayor also steered the conversation toward the concept of making the city more walkable, or pedestrian-friendly. "We can encourage ways to be more walkable," Robinson said, explaining that the effort would require "changing behavior patterns."

"We can encourage ways to be more walkable." Grover Robinson Noting that the notion of walkability is more associated with the urban area of downtown, one man in attendance questioned whether city officials and were overly catering to the downtown crowd— "There's much more to Pensacola, the city of Pensacola, than downtown." Robinson disagreed, contending that issues like walkability were relevant throughout the city and also pointing to efforts to engage individual neighborhoods and energy expended in areas away from downtown, such as bringing ST and its associated aviation technician jobs to the inweekly.net

Pensacola International Airport and surrounding neighborhoods. "I don't think this is just a downtown thing," Robinson said. Councilman Moore spoke directly to CivicCon's relevance throughout the city, saying many of the themes addressed in the events were much broader than any particular area of Pensacola. "Certainly a lot of CivicCon has centered on urban design, but it's not limited to that," Moore said, offering up as examples presentations pertaining to selecting a new superintendent of schools or dealing with the opioid crisis.

"Certainly a lot of CivicCon has centered on urban design, but it's not limited to that." Jared Moore Another issue that arose was the lack of blooms on the crate myrtles along Summit. "Are we not pruning them and feeding them?" an attendee asked. "I keep waiting for some nice full blooms. They've been there for years." Robinson explained the previous administration had outsourced much of the work like landscaping, and thus the city had limited control over such issues and that was presenting "maintenance challenges." "We're working on creating some crews," the mayor said, explaining that there were plans to begin handling such tasks in-house and as needed.

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Emerald Coast Equality LGBTA Democratic Caucus will host the educational public forum "Forces That are Driving Discrimination in Florida's Schools" at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 1, at the West Florida Public Library, 239 N. Spring St. Guest speaker Carol Cleaver will cover

an explanation of the differences between charter schools and voucher schools, the legislation involved in determining which schools receive preference and the effects that these legislative decisions are having on Florida's children. Cleaver will be joined at the end of her presentation by representatives from the Escambia Education Association for a question-and-answer session. Cleaver, vice president of Emerald Coast Equality, is the chair of the political action team for the Escambia Education Association. She is also a teacher for the Escambia County School District. Cleaver has served as a delegate at the Florida Education Association Assembly, the National Education Association Assembly and the NAACP national convention. The public is invited to learn more about public education and what actions can be taken to help Florida's school children. There is no cost to attend. However, reservations are requested and can be made at mobilize.us/escambiadems/event/148848/. For more info, visit Emerald Coast Equality LGBTA Democratic Caucus on Facebook.

FREE DENTAL Pensacola State College dental hygiene students will provide free dental sealants to children 15 years and younger on Saturday, Nov. 9, at the Warrington campus. Along with sealants, children can receive exams and cleanings at the event set for 8 a.m. until noon. Children must be accompanied by parent or legal guardian. Dental sealant is a thin, plastic coating applied to the chewing surfaces of teeth to prevent tooth decay and is mostly applied to the teeth of children. Linda Lambert, Pensacola State dental hygiene program director, said there are two primary reasons the college offers the free dental sealants. "Well, it's a requirement for our students to treat children,'' she explained.

"And it's a way for our students to give back to the community." The Warrington campus is at 5555 W. U.S. 98, Pensacola. To register to receive free dental sealants for your child, call 850-484-2236.

PARKING OPEN FORUM The DIB is seeking public input on concerns surrounding the current and future state of public parking in downtown Pensacola for our 2020 cohesive and comprehensive parking plan of action. Please come and share your thoughts, ideas, questions or concerns with our parking team. Let your voice be heard and be a part of making Pensacola a great place to live, work, play and park. The meetings are 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 7, and 9 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 19, Bowden Building, Room #1, 120 Church St. MARK YOUR CALENDAR Community Redevelopment Agency will meet 9 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 7, at the Ernie Lee Magaha Government Building, 221 Palafox Place, Board Chambers. Environmental Advisory Board will meet 2 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 7, at Pensacola City Hall, 222 W. Main St., Whibbs Conference Room, First Floor. BCC Public Forum will meet 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 7, at the Ernie Lee Magaha Government Building, 221 Palafox Place, Board Chambers. BCC Regular Meeting will follow at 5:30 p.m. Pine Forest United Methodist Church will be hosting its 30th Annual Arts and Crafts Festival and Car Show from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 9, at 2800 Wilde Lake Blvd. The day features over 180 arts, crafts and other vendors, food and live music. Free admission. Proceeds used for community ministries. For more information, visit pineforestumc.org. The Northern District of Florida

Bankruptcy Bar Association will host a free legal clinic for anyone who may need to file bankruptcy or who is owed a debt 9-11:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 9, at the Fricker Resource Center, 900 N. F Street. Mr. Robbins Neighborhood will hold its third annual Super Bowl Bonanza 4:30-9 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 9, at Cordova Lanes Bowling Center. Tickets and sponsorships can be purchased at mrrobbinsneighborhood.org/superbowlbonanza. The fundraiser will benefit the programs "Game Plan Camp" and "The Playbook, " which serve students from underfunded schools and low-income neighborhoods. The Pensacola MESS Hall is hosting Science Uncorked 6-8 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 10, at 116 N. Tarragona St. Attendees will enjoy a showcase of the activities that engage learners of all ages in science exploration. Funds raised through the event will support the Pensacola MESS Hall. Tickets are for sale online at pensacolamesshall.org/uncorked. DIB Finance Committee will meet 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov.12, at the Bowden Building, Room #2, 120 Church St. Santa Rosa County will hold a RESTORE public meeting 6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 12, at the Santa Rosa County Administrative Complex, Commissioners Meeting Room, 6495 Caroline St. The current plan and general information about the RESTORE Act is available at santarosa.fl.gov/restore. The Pensacola State College Veterinary Technology Program Open House is set for 3-7 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 13. Visitors will have the opportunity to meet the Vet Tech Program instructors and tour the college's state-of-the-art facility in Building 3200, 5555 W. Highway 98. The first St. John's Talks for 2019-20 series will be "Old Warrington Village Watchman's Diary Talk" by Dr. Norman Haines, 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 14, St. John's Episcopal Church, 401 Live Oak Ave. {in}

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HEDWIG IS COMING TO PENSACOLA By Jennifer Leigh

John Cameron Mitchell first developed his most famous character, Hedwig, in the early 1990s while performing at the New York City "rock and roll drag club" Squeezebox. It was the last years of the AIDS crisis. Rudy Giuliani was mayor. And Mitchell was a working actor looking to push some boundaries. "Hedwig is a disrupter," Mitchell said recently on the phone, "a disrupter of musicals, gender, sexuality..." Hedwig, with her 1970s-era feathered hair and bright blue eye shadow, became a hero for anyone who felt misunderstood and unrepresented. It was a story ahead of its time—about a genderqueer rock musician from East Germany who suffers a forced, botched sex-change operation leaving her with a one-inch mound of flesh referred to as "the angry inch," also the name of her backup band. Hedwig shares her story through a series of flashbacks as she tours dive bars around the United States following an ex who scorned her. Mitchell grew up on Army bases around the U.S., as well as Germany, and he says those experiences helped inspire Hedwig like any other life experience. "In the military, there's a sense of you have to leave where you came from behind, like Hedwig," he said. "She's as American as apple pie." "Hedwig and the Angry Inch," with music and lyrics by Stephen Trask, opened off-Broadway in 1998, with the cult film following in 2001. The Broadway show was revived in 2014, with a different three-name star, Neil Patrick Harris, and earned a handful of Tony awards. The show has been told and retold countless times in its 20-plus years of existence. And next summer, Improbable Cause Mystery Theatre will bring the production to Pensacola. Hedwig means so many different things to her vast legion of fans. She's a gay icon— Mitchell says he does not believe she is transgender since her surgery was forced and not a choice—a rule breaker and unafraid to go after her dreams. "She was created as a nonbinary hero and became an accidental monument," said Mitchell. "She's a symbol of survival." He could have never predicted that "Hedwig" would become such a cult hit that it would one day performed by a local theatre company November 7, 2019

in the South. He has no qualms with it being his most resonating piece of work to date. "I love it," he said. "When someone comes up and tells me, 'You really helped me,' there's nothing better. I love that these characters found their way. (The show) is like my child, and my child is doing good." "Hedwig" is hardly the first (and last) story that Mitchell has written. From his roles on TV shows like "The Good Wife," "Girls" and his latest series, "Shrill" with Aidy Bryant of "Saturday Night Live," his fan base has broadened to millennial and middle-aged women. "It's funny how things come around, but I feel very lucky and happy," he said. In between TV shows and directing, Mitchell's been working on his latest project, the musical podcast "Anthem: Homunculus" on Luminary. In an interview with The Daily Beast, he called the story an "autobiography that never was." It's the alternate life he might have had if he didn't choose a creative career. The podcast, which features stars such as Patti LuPone and Glenn Close, as well as Mitchell, follows the story of Ceann, who has a tumor and starts a public fundraiser for treatment. The story wasn't originally written as a podcast. Mitchell admits there's less of a market for small, independent films like there was in the 1990s and early 2000s. "My last film ('How to Talk to Girls at Parties') dropped like a stone," he said. "People don't see independent films anymore. The brave, explorative films seem to be less common. But I've never been one thing. The podcast form opens up creative possibilities." In the last several years, Mitchell has also been a caretaker to his parents. His father had Alzheimer's and died five years ago. His mother now has Alzheimer's. This role has had a "strange silver lining," he said. It's helped him reconcile some of the differences he's had with his parents. And the work he does now helps support his mother's care. "They've [my parents] become my kids," he said. "It's fascinating how dynamics change. Alzheimer's erases the negative. I found a peace and love with my mom and dad." This weekend, as part of a series of events honoring Transgender Awareness Week, Mitchell will bring a part of the Hedwig show to life with a live DJ set as well as a performance of two songs from the show. Mitchell calls his small, traveling tour "The Mattachine," paying homage to the Matta-

chine Society, one of the earliest gay rights organizations in the United States. "The Mattachine" brings back those early days of '90s clubs and Hedwig's infancy. "It was irreverent, profane, joyful noise," Mitchell said. Joyful noise is exactly what he wants to bring to Pensacola. Mitchell, who learned how to DJ as a 13-year-old in his parent's basement, says the music he hears in clubs today is too predictable—too on the nose. "All music is dance music," he said. "(In the '90s) you could hear The Smiths, Dolly Parton ... all music was welcome. I'm going to bring back that vibe. You're going to slow dance. You're going to feel those feels." "That Mattachine," like its namesake, is also an opportunity to get out of the social media world and find your community of people. It's not a night to be shy. "It's important to find your community—and I see this event as people stepping up for me and my mom. It's emotionally powerful," Mitchell said. "It's the unloved who change the world."

THE MATTACHINE: A HEDWIG EXPERIENCE FEATURING JOHN CAMERON MITCHELL WHEN: 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 9 WHERE: The Cabaret, 101 S. Jefferson St. COST: $51-$101* DETAILS: facebook.com/icmtheatre *A $1 surcharge is added to the price of each ticket to "The Mattachine" and will be reserved for LGBTQ charities designated by Stamped Film Festival.

TRANSGENDER AWARENESS MONTH EVENTS Transgender Awareness Week is typically observed the second week of November, but in Pensacola this year, activist and artistic groups are coming together to commemorate the occasion throughout the entire month with a series of events designed to entertain, educate and celebrate.

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Buying makeup or new clothes can be an anxiety-inducing event for transgender individuals. This event will present that opportunity in a judgment-free zone with a free clothes giveaway and makeup tutorials. WHEN: 5 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 10 WHERE: Commons Auditorium, University of West Florida, 11000 University Parkway COST: Free DETAILS: facebook.com/uwfgsa

STAMPED FILM FESTIVAL PRESENTS 'TRANSMILITARY'

Filmmaker Fiona Dawson returns to Pensacola to share her feature-length film "TransMilitary," which premiered at SXSW in 2018, winning Best Feature Documentary Audience Award. Dawson's short film "More Than He Knows" was shown at the recent Stamped Festival. After the screening, Dawson will do a Q&A with the audience. WHEN: 5 p.m. cocktail hour 6:30 p.m. show. Monday, Nov. 11 WHERE: Pensacola Little Theatre, 400 S. Jefferson St. COST: Free DETAILS: stampedfilmfest.com

STRIVE PRESENTS: TRANSFEST

Wednesday, Nov. 20, is Transgender Day of Remembrance, a day to memorialize those who were murdered as a result of transphobia and to bring attention to violence endured by transgender individuals. Strive will honor victims of violence with speakers and a recognition of the names of those lost. Additional TransFest events including an art show, a charity brunch, a dance party and more, with details to be announced soon.

TRANSGENDER DAY OF REMEMBRANCE

WHEN: 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 20 WHERE: The Vineyard, 1010 N. 12th Ave. COST: Free; donations accepted DETAILS: facebook.com/socialtransinitiative

HOW TO CARE FOR TRANSGENDER PATIENTS: A DISCUSSION ON TRANS PEOPLE AND HEALTHCARE

Trans individuals and healthcare professionals will discuss ways to better care for trans people in the field of mental and physical health. The panel is free and open to the public. WHEN: 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 24 WHERE: Commons Auditorium, University of West Florida, 11000 University Parkway COST: Free DETAILS: facebook.com/uwfgsa

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FOO FOO & "FRIENDS" CALENDAR 7:30 p.m. $15-$20. A modern comedy from George Brant. The Gordon, 306 N. DeVilliers. Get your tickets at foofoofest.com. PENSACOLA CIVIC BAND PRESENTS: SKETCHES OF SPAIN 7:30 p.m. $14. With

guest Boston Brass. Saenger Theatre, 118 S. Palafox. pensacolasaenger.com

THE MATTACHINE: A HEDWIG EXPERIENCE FEATURING JOHN CAMERON MITCHELL 8 p.m. (VIP) 8:30 p.m. (general

admission). $51-$101. The Cabaret, 101 S. Jefferson St. Find tickets through the link at foofoofest.com

SUNDAY 11.10 PENSACOLA BEACH ART & WINE FESTIVAL

11 a.m. $30-$50. Pensacola Beach Boardwalk. pensacolabeachchamber.com/event/ art-wine-festival

JAZZ FOR JUSTICE, FEATURING REBIRTH BRASS BAND 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Live jazz music

with special guests Rebirth Brass Band. Free to public; VIP tickets available at jazz.lsnf.org. PENSACOLA EGGFEST Noon-3 p.m. $30$60. Blue Wahoos Stadium, 351 W. Cedar St. pensacolaeggfest.com TELLING: PENSACOLA 2 p.m. Free. Military veterans share their stories. Pensacola Library, 239 N. Spring St. thetellingproject.org PENARTS PRESENTS: INTO THE BREECHES

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THURSDAY 11.7 FIRE AND RAIN On view through Nov.

11. Experience the sparkling tapestry of a sculpture of mylar and holographic strands floating above Downtown on Intendencia and South Palafox streets. NOT SO TAME: AN EXHIBITION OF PAINTINGS BY KARA VALENTINO FFIELD On view

through Nov. 15. Rock Hard Design House, 16 N. Palafox. rockharddesignhouse.com FRANK BROWN INTERNATIONAL SONGWRITERS' FESTIVAL Through Nov. 17, vari-

ous locations. Hear some of your favorite songs by the musicians who wrote them. For schedule and locations, visit frankbrownsongwriters.com. 100 FACES OF WAR EXPERIENCE + JOHN MARKOWITZ On view at Pensacola Mu-

seum of Art. $4-$7. Traveling exhibit from Smithsonian on view through Jan. 19 and UWF instructor John Markowitz on view through Feb. 2. Pensacola Museum of Art, 407 S. Jefferson St. pensacolamuseum.org ATLAS BEVERAGE CLASS 5 and 7 p.m. $20 per person. Rollins Distillery. Atlas Oyster House, 600 S. Barracks St. greatsouthernrestaurants.com JIMMI MAYES IN CONCERT 6 p.m. Blues musician Jimmi Mayes will perform alongside Cat Rhodes and Tony Pasko, sharing songs and stories from his 50-year career. Five Sisters Blues Café, 421 W. Belmont St. greatsouthernrestaurants.com 3D PRINTSACOLA 7 p.m. Free. Keynote panel discussion "Human creativity and machine generative art." Glass artists and magician Fred Kahl and IHMC research scientist Kevin Fries. IHMC, 40 S. Alcaniz. 414 1

VIOLA! PANEL DISCUSSION 7:30 p.m. Free.

Music Hall at UWF Center for Fine and Performing Arts, 11000 University Parkway, Bldg. 82. uwf.edu/cfpa

PENARTS PRESENTS: INTO THE BREECHES

7:30 p.m. $15-$20. A modern comedy from George Brant. The Gordon, 306 N. DeVilliers. Get your tickets through a link on foofoofest.com.

FRIDAY 11.8 LEGAL GRAFFITI Nov. 8-10. Free. Zarzaur Law, 11 E. Romana St. BLUE ANGELS HOMECOMING AIRSHOW

8 a.m. and Nov. 9. NAS Pensacola, 280 Taylor Road. MAHABHUTA YOGA FESTIVAL 11 a.m. Through Nov. 9 Sanders Beach-Corinne Jones Resource Center, 913 S. I St. mahabhutayogafestival.com 3D PRINTSACOLA: STEAMROLLER EDITION

6-9 p.m. $10 suggested donation. Handson activities, live music, pop-up exhibitions and more. First City Art Center, 1060 N. Guillemard St. BALLET PENSACOLA PERFORMANCE 6:30 p.m. $13. Artel Gallery, 223 S. Palafox. Call 432-9546 to purchase tickets. SAVANNAH SIPPING SOCIETY 7:30 p.m. $18-$25. Comedy featuring some of Pensacola's finest talent alongside cocktails and camaraderie. Pensacola Little Theatre, 400 S. Jefferson St. pensacolalittletheatre.com VIOLA! SONG CYCLE PREMIERE 7:30 p.m. $15-$35. Music of composer and pianist Lois Henry, writer Robin Reshard and a cast of professional opera singers directed and led by bass-baritone Lloyd Reshard, Jr. Music Hall at UWF Center for

Fine and Performing Arts, 11000 University Parkway, Bldg. 82. uwf.edu/cfpa PENARTS PRESENTS: INTO THE BREECHES

7:30 p.m. $15-$20. A modern comedy from George Brant. The Gordon, 306 N. DeVilliers. Get your tickets at foofoofest.com.

SATURDAY 11.9 PENSACOLA CHILDREN'S BUSINESS FAIR

9 a.m.-1 p.m. Support local "kidpreneurs," aged 6-17 years old, as they take over the streets of downtown Pensacola. childrensbusinessfair.org/pensacola 2019 PENSACOLA WRITING AND BOOK FESTIVAL 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Free. Learn tips

from 10 published authors with panels and activities. Studer Community Institute, 220 W. Garden St. studeri.org BALLET PENSACOLA PERFORMANCE 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. $13. Artel Gallery, 223 S. Palafox. Call 432-9546 to purchase tickets. JOURNALIST & AUTHOR TALK: ELEANOR RANDOLPH 5:30 p.m. Book signing begins

at 4 p.m. Free. Author of "The Many Lives of Michael Bloomberg." Pensacola Museum of Art, 407 S. Jefferson St. pensacolamuseum.org TATT-FOO: DAY 2 6-9 p.m. Free and open to the public. Artel Gallery, 223 S. Palafox. artelgallery.org MELANIN MONOLOGUES 7 p.m. Henny Penny Patisserie, 4412 W. Jackson. facebook.com/hennypennyspatisserie SAVANNAH SIPPING SOCIETY 7:30 p.m. $18-$25. Comedy featuring some of Pensacola's finest talent alongside cocktails and camaraderie. Pensacola Little Theatre, 400 S. Jefferson St. pensacolalittletheatre.com PENARTS PRESENTS: INTO THE BREECHES

2 p.m. $15-$20. A modern comedy from George Brant. The Gordon, 306 N. DeVilliers. Get your tickets at foofoofest.com. EARLY MUSIC CONSORT IN CONCERT 3 p.m. Open to public. St. Christopher's Episcopal Church, 3200 N. 12th Ave. SAVANNAH SIPPING SOCIETY 3 p.m. $18-$25. Comedy featuring some of Pensacola's finest talent alongside cocktails and camaraderie. Pensacola Little Theatre, 400 S. Jefferson St. pensacolalittletheatre.com PIPES AND BRASS 4 p.m. The Kney Organ & the Perdido Brass. Featuring the great Kney Organ collaborating with the Perdido Brass. Old Christ Church, 405 S. Adams St. EPILEPSY FLORIDA PRESENTS, KETO AND VINO 5-8 p.m. Try ketogenic recipes and

learn how this diet can stop seizures in children with epilepsy. Voices of Pensacola, 117 E. Government St. SCIENCE UNCORKED 6-8 p.m. $50. Enjoy beer, wine and light appetizers while exploring science. Pensacola MESS Hall, 116 N. Tarragona St. pensacolamesshall.org

MONDAY 11.11 CURIOSITY DAY: SPACE 10 a.m.-4 p.m. $10 for children 3 years and up, free to members. Learn about the solar system and take part in watching Mercury transit the sun. Pensacola MESS Hall, 116 N. Tarragona St. pensacolamesshall.org TELLING: PENSACOLA 11 a.m. Free. Military veterans share their stories. Pensacola Museum of Art, 407 S. Jefferson St. thetellingproject.org

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THE STORY OF VIOLA EDWARDS The story of Viola Edwards is finally being told, and the person doing the telling is a woman who's made storytelling her life's work—Robin Reshard. The director of the Kukua Institute, Reshard is well known in Pensacola for telling the city's rich African American history in various ways. Her interest in the city's first black-owned hospital, located in the Belmont-DeVilliers area, and the fascinating nurse who founded the hospital makes sense. As the Viola Edwards story is far from ordinary, Reshard decided her telling needed to be as extraordinary as her life— hence the opera, "Viola!" Reshard spoke with Inweekly about her fascination with the story of Viola Edwards, the history of her hospital and the creative process that brought this story to life. INWEEKLY: Where did you first get the idea for the opera? RESHARD: First, the idea for the opera came from wanting to do a different way of telling this amazing and relatively unknown story about what we think is the first African American-owned hospital in Pensacola. I wanted to tell the story a different way. At first, I was thinking of a modern dance, ballet combination. What I came to realize was that while the movement was important, the words were also important. So earlier this year, I was talking to my son, who's an opera singer, and I said to him, "You know, maybe this needs to be an opera." Maybe this needs to combine the dramatic effects of the opera and the singing to really bring out the storytelling. So that's where the idea of the opera came from, as a way to tell this amazing story differently.

"What I came to realize was that while the movement was important, the words were also important. " ROBIN RESHARD INWEEKLY: How did you first find out about Viola Edwards Hospital? RESHARD: In 2012, I was doing research

for the Belmont-DeVilliers documentary "The Making of a Neighborhood," and I ran across a study that was part of a federal housing project, that turned into Devilliers Garden. It was a subterranean study, led by the principal investigator, Judy Bense, and they were talking about the people that lived there. Part of [the developers] getting federal funding, they had to get an archaeological study of the area before they built on it. The university did that. The archaeology department did that. So in reading and trying to find out about Belmont-DeVilliers, I came across that study, and it talked about Viola Edwards, a trained nurse, and it talked about her having a hospital. A couple of things in this struck me. Number one, why didn't I know about this, and why didn't I know about Viola Edwards before? Who was she and what happened to this hospital? Then I read a thesis by Warren Carruth. He did his graduate work at South Alabama, and he did his master's thesis on this. So I kept digging to find out who she was and why she was big and bad and bold enough to open up this hospital in this very interesting time in our history—not only for racial and gender norms being challenged, but women's rights in terms of their bodies and women's rights in terms of voting. It was interesting to me that during all of this, she opened up this hospital.

"Who was she and what happened to this hospital?" RESHARD INWEEKLY: When was Viola Edwards' hospital in operation? RESHARD: June 1922 to August 1927. INWEEKLY: I can imagine why the hospital opened, considering Jim Crow segregation and the need for African American healthcare facilities, but why did it close? RESHARD: It closed because a white woman came to the hospital and died. Viola was charged with manslaughter, and so the hospital was partially burned after

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that. She was charged on August 10, by a coroner's inquest, but it didn't go to trial until September of '27. She was tried and found not guilty on the same day. INWEEKLY: Wait. Did you say that the hospital was burned? RESHARD: At the end of August, the hospital was partially burned, according to the paper. It was partially burned. They think it was intentional, even though the fire inspectors said it was probably [caused by] someone flicking a cigarette. INWEEKLY: But the timing was suspicious? RESHARD: Yeah, the timing was very suspicious, more than likely, because this was front page of the newspaper almost every single day, for months. She was charged with manslaughter, found not guilty, and was charged with the death of Dorothy, the white woman, and the manslaughter of her unborn child because she was pregnant. So the drama continues. INWEEKLY: After it closed, was there anything else like it? RESHARD: In the newspaper archives and state documents that I found, there were hospitals that said they were "colored hospitals," but it was really just Pensacola Hospital had a "colored ward." It would be just that. It wasn't anything that was owned [by African Americans]. It was white folks and black folks, separated when it came to health and healing, for the most part.

RESHARD: She was a trained nurse. I don't have it documented where she was trained, but I know she was born at Wetumpka, Ala. My assumption was that she was either trained at Tuskegee or Florida A&M. One of the nurses who worked for her was a graduate of the Florida A&M program. A trained nurse was like a precursor to a registered nurse. You had to do years of training, two to three years of training, so it was someone who had to be very proficient. She had at least three other nurses working for her and a handful of physicians, including one who acted as her fiscal agent and another who lived next door to the hospital, so there were doctors all around. There were other doctors who treated patients at the hospital. INWEEKLY: Where was her hospital? RESHARD: 513 N. DeVilliers Street. That's where Devilliers Garden Apartments are now. INWEEKLY: So this is your first opera, right? RESHARD: There was a quilt exhibition a number of years ago called "Who'd a thunk it?" Yeah, who would've thunk it? For me, the writing and the way you tell the story, those words affected me. But at the core of it is the story for me that has the proverbial good, bad and ugly. It has a beginning, a middle and an end. So even to me, even as a newbie to writing operatic work, it is still a story. Whether you're talking about "Madame Butterfly" or "Porgy and Bess," it's still a story—a story set to music, so the voices of the performers will carry that story. {in}

INWEEKLY: In the few historical records I've read about her hospital, it was usually referred to in relation to abortion. This wasn't the only WHAT: A historic opera and discussion event about focus, was it? RESHARD: I'm not saying she didn't the fate of the Viola Edwards Hospital perform abortions, but to call it an WHEN: Panel discussion—7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 7; abortion clinic really stretches the Song cycle premiere —7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 8 truth of the treatment that people WHERE: The Music Hall at UWF Center for Fine and received there. I think it's an unfair Performing Arts, Bldg. 82, 11000 University Parkway assessment of the hospital. COST: $35 for the general public; $15 for students; the panel discussion is free INWEEKLY: What was her own DETAILS: facebook.com/kukuainstitute medical training?

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WORK ON THE FLORIDA TRAIL 8 a.m.-12:30

p.m. Every Thursday. Three miles north of Deaton Bridge Road. meetup.com/ftawesterngate YOGA WITHIN REACH 9-10 a.m. Free. Community Health Northwest Florida, 2315 W. Jackson St., Room A. healthcarewithinreach.org LA LECHE LEAGUE 10 a.m. Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org ATLAS BEVERAGE CLASS 5 and 7 p.m. $20 per person. Rollins Distillery. Atlas Oyster House, 600 S. Barracks St. greatsouthernrestaurants.com CLAWS AND PAWS 5 p.m. $3 White Claws and homemade treats for your pup. Union Public House, 309 S. Reus St. facebook. com/unionpensacola YAPPY HOUR 5-10 p.m. Through Feb. 27. 5% of proceeds benefit Escambia County Animal Shelter. Red Fish Blue Fish, 5B Via De Luna Drive. redfishbluefishpensacolabeach.com AWM WINE TASTING 5-7 p.m. Free. Aragon Wine Market, 27 S. Ninth Ave. facebook. com/aragonwine STORIES UNDER THE STARS: GROWING FREEDOM 6-8 p.m. Free. From the Ground

Up Garden, 501 N. Hayne St. fromthegroundupgardenpensacola.com WINE AND UNWIND 6-8 p.m. $12. Hourlong yoga class and wine. Frazier's Country Wines, 3130 Barrancas Ave. RADIOLIVE 6 p.m. $10. Grace Pettis, Dave Nachmanoff, Kim Carson. Museum of Commerce, 201 E. Zaragoza St. radiolive.org MEDITATION AND ENERGY HEALING 6 p.m. Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org END OF THE LINE THURSDAY DINNER 6-9 p.m. End of the Line Café, 610 E. Wright St. Sign up for the newsletter for menu. eotlcafe.com ZUMBA WITH SHANNON AND FRIENDS 6-7 p.m. $4. Homestead Community Center, 7830 Pine Forest Road. AIRMEN OF NOTE 7 p.m. Free. Jazz ensemble of United States Air Force in concert. Saenger Theatre, 118 S. Palafox. pensacolasaenger.com

FRIDAY 11.8

ONE-ON-ONE TECH HELP 10 a.m. Pensacola

Library, 239 N. Spring St. mywfpl.com

EVER'MAN COOKS WITH BACKYARD BOHEMIAN 11 a.m. Ever'man Educational Center,

327 W. Garden St. everman.org

LUNCH AND LEARN: ALL ABOUT BACON

Noon. $25. So Gourmet, 407-D S. Palafox. sogourmetpensacola.com

GREETINGS FROM PENSACOLA: LECTURE FROM DR. JEFFREY MEIKLE 5-6 p.m.,

member-only social; 6:30-8 p.m., public social and lecture. Voices of Pensacola, 117 E. Government St. uwf.edu HAPPY HOUR COOKOUT 5 p.m. Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com JERRY DAWSON/PENSACOLA GUITAR STUDENT CONCERT 6-10 p.m. Dolce & Gelato,

2050 N. 12th Ave. facebook.com/dolcegelatopensacola

EVER'MAN COOKS: COMPASSIONATE CUISINE 6 p.m. Ever'man Educational Center,

327 W. Garden St. everman.org November 7, 2019

ACOUSTIC SONGWRITERS NIGHT 6 p.m.

Every Friday through March 27. Frazier's Country Wines, 3130 Barrancas Ave. COAST IS CLEAR PARTY 6-10 p.m. Free. End of season party. Margaritaville Beach Hotel, 165 Ft. Pickens Road. margaritavillehotel.com COMEDY UNDER THE STARS: IMPROVABLE CAUSE 7-8:30 p.m. $10. From the Ground

Up Garden, 501 N. Hayne St. fromthegroundupgardenpensacola.com GOOD VIBES MIXER 7 p.m. Asher and Bee Apothecary and Tea House, 7 E. Gregory St. facebook.com/asherandbee SAMANTHA FISH 7 p.m. $20. Vinyl Music Hall, 2 S. Palafox. vinylmusichall.com GLOW BOWL 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Every Friday and Saturday. $12 per person. Strikerz Entertainment Center, 3200 N. Palafox St.

SATURDAY 11.9

PARKRUN/WALK MEETUP 7:30 a.m. University

of West Florida, Rec Plex North Field, 11000 University Parkway. parkrun.us/recplexnorth OCEAN HOUR CLEAN-UP 9-10 a.m. Location TBA. oceanhourfl.com SANTA ROSA FARMERS MARKET 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Fresh local produce, honey, baked goods and live music. Pace Presbyterian Church, Woodbine Road. 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 YOU SELL IT HERE FARMER'S MARKET 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Free admission. Every Saturday. 8600 Pensacola Blvd., facebook.com/yousellithere PINE FOREST METHODIST CHURCH ARTS & CRAFTS FESTIVAL AND CAR SHOW 9 a.m.-3

p.m. Free admission. 2800 Wilde Lake Blvd. pineforestumc.org

2019 ORANGE BEACH BREEZE HARVEST MARKET AT SEVILLE SQUARE 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Free.

Seville Square. orangebeachbreeze.com HUMANISTS OF WEST FLORIDA 10 a.m.noon. Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org DRAG BRUNCH 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. $8 cover. The Vineyard, 1010 N. 12th Ave. facebook.com/pensacolavineyardbistrowinebar KITTEN & CAT ADOPTIONS AT PET SUPERMARKET 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Pet Supermarket,

6857 N. Ninth Avenue. $65-$75 adoption fees. All cats are up to date on shots, tested negative for leukemia, and adoption fee includes spay or neuter with microchip and flea pill. aaflorida.org JOSHUA T. MERELLO AND SIROCCO Noon-2 p.m. Dolce & Gelato, 2050 N. 12th Ave. facebook.com/dolcegelatopensacola BETTIES AND BREWS Noon-3 p.m. Gary's Brewery & Biergarten, 208 Newman Ave. facebook.com/garysbrew KREWE OF ST. PATRICK'S KILT KRAWL 2019 Noon-6 p.m. $15. Starting at Perfect Plain Brewing Co., 50 E. Garden St. facebook. com/kreweofstpatrick OYSTER FEST 2-4 p.m. O'Riley's Irish Pub, 321 S. Palafox St. orileyspub.com NATURAL HEALING 2-4 p.m. Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org

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calendar CELEBRATE THE GULF 4-7 p.m. Healthy Gulf 25th anniversary celebration. Red Fish Blue Fish, 5 Via De Luna Drive, Unit B. WINTER BREWFEST 5-7 p.m. $20-$25. O'Riley's Irish Pub, 321 S. Palafox St. orileyspub.com KEEP PENSACOLA BEAUTIFUL 40TH ANNIVERSARY PARTY 5:30-8 p.m. Gary's

Brewery & Biergarten, 208 Newman Ave. facebook.com/garysbrew DANCE PARTY 7 p.m.-midnight. $10 workshop, $10 party. DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. dancecraftstudios.com PENSACOLA ICE FLYERS VS. BIRMINGHAM BULLS 7:05 p.m. $5 and up. Pensacola Bay Cen-

ter, 201 E. Gregory St. pensacolabaycenter.com

THE PRODUCERS 7:30 p.m. $9-$16. Pen-

sacola State College, 1000 College Blvd. performingarts.pensacolastate.edu

CARNIVAL OF CRUE: TRIBUTE TO MOTLEY CRUE 8 p.m. $12-$15. Vinyl Music Hall, 2 S.

Palafox. vinylmusichall.com

SATURDAY SWING OUTS 8 p.m. $5. Saturdays.

Breathe Yoga Studio, 505 S. Adams St. GLOW BOWL 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Every Friday and Saturday. $12 per person. Strikerz Entertainment Center, 3200 N. Palafox St.

SUNDAY 11.10

THEMED BRUNCH AT PERFECT PLAIN 10 a.m.

Perfect Plain Brewing Co., 50 E. Garden St. facebook.com/perfectplainbrewingco

TRANSMISSION MEDITATION WORLD SERVICE 10:30 a.m. Ever'man Educational

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Café Single Fin, 380 N. Ninth Ave. facebook.com/cafesinglefin VEGAN BRUNCH 11 a.m.-2 p.m. End of the Line Café, 610 E. Wright St. Sign up for the newsletter for menu. eotlcafe.com SUNDAY BRUNCH AT H20 11 a.m. $28.95 for adults. Free valet parking and 15% off with local ID. H20 Hilton, 12 Via De Luna Drive. facebook.com/hiltonpensacolabeach GROVE & BROWN MARKET 1 p.m. Sundays through Nov. 17. Local vendors, artists and farmers. Henny Penny's Patisserie, 4412 W. Jackson St. TELLING: PENSACOLA 2 p.m. Free. Pensacola Library, 239 N. Spring St. thetellingproject.org THE PRODUCERS 2:30 p.m. $9-$16. Pensacola State College, 1000 College Blvd. performingarts.pensacolastate.edu THE DESTINY HOWARD DUO 3-5 p.m. Dolce & Gelato, 2050 N. 12th Ave. facebook.com/ dolcegelatopensacola HOLIDAY SHOWCASE WINE TASTING BENEFITING OPERATION RECONNECT 3-5 p.m. $10 ($5

goes to Operation Reconnect). Pot Roast & Pinot, 11-B S. Palafox. potroastpinot.com STINGERS COMEDY 8:30-10 p.m. $10 O'Riley's Irish Pub, 321 S. Palafox St. orileyspub.com

TELLING: PENSACOLA 11 a.m. Free. Pensacola Museum of Art, 407 S. Jefferson St. thetellingproject.org HEALTHY EATING DURING THE HOLIDAYS WITH DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ESCAMBIA COUNTY 11 a.m. Ever'man Educational Cen-

ter, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org RESUME HELP 11 a.m. Molino Branch Library, 6450-A Highway 95A. mywfpl.com ECUA RECYCLING 3 p.m. Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org EARTH ETHICS 6 p.m. Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org FALL FAVORITES COOKING CLASS 6 p.m. $60. So Gourmet, 407-D S. Palafox. sogourmetpensacola.com SEVILLE QUARTER MILERS 6 p.m. Runners meet in front of Seville Quarter for a run around downtown Pensacola. Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com RELOADING THE MATRIX 6:30 p.m. $15. Meditation practice and ritual. Asher and Bee Apothecary and Tea House, 7 E. Gregory St. facebook.com/asherandbee POWER TRIP 7 p.m. $18. Vinyl Music Hall, 2 S. Palafox. vinylmusichall.com

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MONDAY 11.11

YOGA WITHIN REACH 9-10 a.m. Free. Community Health Northwest Florida, 2315 W. Jackson St., Room A. healthcarewithinreach.org

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

tion Center, 1401 E. Gregory St.

GARDENING ON THE GULF COAST 9 a.m.

JOHN APPLEYARD TALK: PORT OF PENSACOLA 9 a.m. Free. Pensacola Visitor Informa-

BLUE ANGELS PRACTICE 11:30 a.m. National Naval Aviation Museum viewing area, 1878 S. Blue Angel Parkway. Use West Gate Entrance. TRYON FAMILY MOVIE NIGHT 4 p.m. Tryon Branch Library, 1200 Langley Ave. mywfpl.com COMPLIMENTARY WINE TASTING 4-6 p.m. Bodacious, 407-D S. Palafox. sogourmetpensacola.com PILATES FUSION 4:30 p.m. Free. Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org VINO MAGNIFICO 5:30 p.m. $12. V. Paul's Italian Ristorante, 29 S. Palafox. vpauls.com FIBER FREESTYLIN' AT STUDIO SOUTH 5:30-7:30 p.m. Tuesdays. Open to all knitters, crocheters, weavers and more. Studio South, 955 E. Nine Mile Road. studiosouthon9mileroad.com FUNKY YOGA 6 p.m. Free. Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org ZUMBA WITH SHANNON AND FRIENDS 6-7 p.m. $4. Homestead Community Center, 7830 Pine Forest Road. COUNTRY TWO-STEP DANCING 6:30 p.m. $12. Whiskey Runners Saloon, 610 E. Nine Mile Road. dancecraftstudios.com SHOCK ILLUSIONIST: DAN SPERRY 7 p.m. $20-$35. Vinyl Music Hall, 2 S. Palafox. vinylmusichall.com

WEDNESDAY 11.13

PILATES FUSION 10:30 a.m. Free. Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org BLUE ANGELS PRACTICE CRUISE 10:45 a.m.-1 p.m. $85 per person, kids 12 and under are $25

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Story Time Saturdays – 10:30 AM Mondays – 2:30 PM Join us in the children’s area under the lighthouse for a special reading time. Book Launch & Readings Emerald Coast Review Vol. XX Friday, November 8 • 5:30 to 7 PM Hosted by the West Florida Literary Federation Love Your Locals! Saturday, November 9 • 10 AM to 5 PM It’s an all-day lineup of local authors reading and signing books, every hour. On Sale November 12 Emily Ley, When Less Becomes More Order your signed copies Emily, a local bestselling author and founder of Simplified, brings a revolutionary exploration of how to live a life of more, in an overwhelming world. Author Signing Caroline Johnson, Jet Girl Thursday, November 14 • 5 to 7 PM An unlikely aviation candidate, Caroline was the first woman to fly a combat mission over Iraq since 2011. Her book shares a remarkable insider’s view of the thrilling, dangerous and sometimes glamorous world as a naval aviator.

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off. Condor Sailing Adventures, 997 S. Palafox. condorsailingadventures.com ENVIRONMENTAL TOXINS AND HOW TO AVOID THEM 1 p.m. Ever'man Educational

Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org ONE-ON-ONE TECH HELP 3 p.m. Pensacola Library, 239 N. Spring St. mywfpl.com VEGAN AND VINO SUNDAYS 4-7 p.m. Skopelos at New World, 600 S. Palafox AFRICAN DANCE FITNESS 5:30 p.m. Every Wednesday through Dec. 18. Henny Penny's Patisserie, 4412 W. Jackson St. facebook.com/ facebook.com/hennypennyspatisserie HANDS-ON SUSHI COOKING CLASS 6 p.m. $60. So Gourmet, 407-D S. Palafox. sogourmetpensacola.com DOMESTIC ARTS 101: THE RUSTIC COUNTRY LOAF 6-7:30 p.m. $30. Studio South, 955 E.

Nine Mile Road. Register at studiosouthon9milerd@gmail.com. VINYASA YOGA 6-7 p.m. Free. Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org WEST COAST SWING DANCING 6:30 p.m. $12. Whiskey Runners Saloon, 610 E. Nine Mile Road. dancecraftstudios.com BADFISH: A TRIBUTE TO SUBLIME 7 p.m. $15-$25. Vinyl Music Hall, 2 S. Palafox. vinylmusichall.com TRANSMISSION GROUP WORLD SERVICE MEDITATION 7:15 p.m. Free. Ever'man

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ESCAMBIA ALL COUNTY BAND CONCERT

7:30 p.m. Free. Saenger Theatre, 118 S. Palafox. pensacaolsaenger.com

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COLLEGE PORTFOLIO PREP WORKSHOP

4:30-6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 7. $90-$100. Pensacola Museum of Art, 407 S. Jefferson St. pensacolamuseum.org YOGA IN THE GALLERIES 5:30-6:30

p.m. Thursday, Nov. 7. $7, free for PMA members. Pensacola Museum of Art, 407 S. Jefferson St. pensacolamuseum.org

OPENING RECEPTION: 100 FACES OF WAR + JOHN MARKOWITZ 6-8 p.m. Fri-

day, Nov. 8. Pensacola Museum of Art, 407 S. Jefferson St. pensacolamuseum.org OPEN STUDIO: CLAY LEAF BOWLS 11:30

a.m.-3:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 9. $6, free to PMA members. Pensacola Museum

of Art, 407 S. Jefferson St. pensacolamuseum.org PMA GALLERY TOURS

2:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays. Free with museum admission. Pensacola Museum of Art, 407 S. Jefferson St. pensacolamuseum.org

≥Current Exhibits 2019 FACULTY EXHIBITION On view

through Nov. 24. TAG, University of West Florida Center for Fine and Performing Arts, 11000 University Parkway, Bldg. 82. uwf.edu/cfpa

BEIRUT: PHOTOGRAPHS BY JOHN BECHTOLD On view

through Jan. 19. Pensacola Museum of Art, 407 S. Jefferson St. pensacolamuseum.org 100 FACES OF WAR EXPERIENCE On view

through Jan. 19 at Pensacola Museum of Art. Traveling

exhibit from Smithsonian. Pensacola Museum of Art, 407 S. Jefferson St. pensacolamuseum.org COTTON FIELDS TO CONGRESS: THE LIFE AND CAREER OF EARL HUTTO On view at

the T.T. Wentworth, Jr. Florida State Museum, 330 S. Jefferson St. historicpensacola.org GALLERY DAYS Noon4 p.m. Saturdays. Featuring local artists. To be featured, contact Angel at 941-735-4586 or call the restaurant at 4770035. TGI Fridays, 1240 Airport Blvd.

com/pinsandneedlessewingdesign POTTERY ON THE WHEEL Six-week

workshops are held Tuesdays from 6-9 p.m., Wednesdays from 9 a.m.-noon, Thursdays from 6-9 p.m. and Saturdays from 9 a.m.-noon at First City Art Center, 1060 N. 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 Monday

Workshops & Classes

from 6-8:30 p.m. at First City Art Center. Classes are $40. For more information, visit firstcityart.org.

week workshop begins on Nov. 1. Learn basic sewing skills/make your own items. First City Arts Center, 1060 N. Guillemard St. facebook.

workshops are held Tuesdays from 6-9 p.m. and Thursday from 9 a.m.-noon at First City Art Center. Cost is $157.25 for members and $185

PINS AND NEEDLES SEWING CLASS Six-

CLAY HAND BUILDING Six-week

for non-members. For more information, visit firstcityart.org. CLAY SCULPTURE

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

Call for Artists

Jazz Pensacola invites fine artists/graphic designers to submit renderings for the official 2020 Pensacola JazzFest poster. The commission is $300. The poster design should reflect the deep, rich, diverse jazz music heritage of Pensacola and communicate a sense of place. Submissions should conform to a vertical orientation

using a ratio that will fit, with margin, on a final poster size of 18 inches wide by 24 inches high. All content must be the submitter's original creation and must be unpublished. The submitter must have all rights to images and graphics used in the final artwork and during the design process. The poster must include the name of the festival—2020 Pensacola JazzFest. The submission deadline is Jan. 6, 2020. If selected, the completed art deadline is Feb. 28, 2020. For more information, call Jazz Pensacola administrator Alice Crann Good at 433-8382, Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., or visit jazzpensacola.com.

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OPEN 11 A.M. UNTIL MIDNIGHT. TURKEY DINNER SERVED TILL 5. SERVING OUR REGULAR DINNER MENU ALL DAY. IN ADDITION, FROM 11:00 A.M. UNTIL 5:00 P.M., WE WILL BE SERVING A TRADITIONAL TURKEY PLATE FOR $24. Slow-roasted garlic and herb turkey breast served with Southern applewood-smoked bacon cornbread dressing, green bean casserole, apple and cranberry chutney, whipped garlic mashed potatoes, and finished off with homemade giblet gravy.

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free will astrology WEEK OF NOVEMBER 7 ARIES (MARCH 21-APRIL 19): Aries psychologist James Hillman said we keep "our images and fantasies at arm's length because they are so full of love." They're also quite flammable, he added. They are always on the verge of catching fire, metaphorically speaking. That's why many people wrap their love-filled images and fantasies in metaphorical asbestos—to prevent them from igniting a blaze in their psyches. In my astrological opinion, you Aries folks always have a mandate to use less asbestos than all the other signs—even none at all. That's even truer than usual right now. Keep your images and fantasies extra close and raw and wild. TAURUS (APRIL 20-MAY 20): Poet James Merrill was ecstatic when he learned the Greek language. According to his biographer, he felt he could articulate his needs "with more force and clarity, with greater simplicity and less self-consciousness, than he ever could in his own language." He concluded, "Freedom to be oneself is all very well; the greater freedom is not to be oneself." Personally, I think that's an exaggeration. I believe the freedom to be yourself is very, very important. But for you in the coming weeks, Taurus, the freedom to not be yourself could indeed be quite liberating. What might you do to stretch your capacities beyond what you've assumed is true about you? Are you willing to rebel against and transcend your previous self-conceptions? GEMINI (MAY 21-JUNE 20): Musician Brian Eno made a deck of oracular cards called Oblique Strategies. Each card has a suggestion designed to trigger creative thinking about a project or process you're working on. You Geminis might find it useful to call on Oblique Strategies right now, since you're navigating your way through a phase of adjustment and rearrangement. The card I drew for you is "Honor thy error as hidden intention." Here's how I interpret it—An apparent lapse or misstep will actually be the result of your deeper mind guiding you to take a fruitful detour.

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CANCER (JUNE 21-JULY 22): We devote

a lot of energy to wishing and hoping about the meaningful joys we'd love to bring into our lives. And yet few of us have been trained in the best strategies for manifesting our wishes and hopes. That's the bad news. The good news is that now is a favorable time for you to upgrade your skills at getting what you want. With that in mind, I present you with the simple but potent wisdom of author Maya Angelou—"Ask for what you want and be prepared to get it." To flesh that out, I'll add—Formulate a precise statement describing your heart's yearning, and then work hard to make yourself ready for its fulfillment.

LEO (JULY 23-AUG. 22): What are the key parts of your life—the sources and influences that enable you to be your most soulful self? I urge you to nourish them intensely during the next three weeks. Next question—What are the marginally important parts of your life—the activities and proclivities that aren't essential for your long-term success and happiness? I urge you to corral all the energy you give to those marginally important things, and instead pour it into what's most important. Now is a crucial time in the evolution of your relationship with your primal fuels, your indispensable resources, your sustaining foundations. VIRGO (AUG. 23-SEPT. 22): "When she spoke of beauty, he spoke of the fatty tissue supporting the epidermis," wrote short story author Robert Musil. He was describing a conversation between a man and woman who were on different wavelengths. "When she mentioned love," Musil continued, "he responded with the statistical curve that indicates the rise and fall in the annual birthrate." Many of you Virgos have the flexibility to express yourself well on both of those wavelengths. But in the coming months, I hope you'll emphasize the beauty and love wavelength rather than the fatty tissue and statistical curve wavelength. It'll be an excellent strategy for getting the healing you need. LIBRA (SEPT. 23-OCT. 22): Libran blogger Ana-Sofia Cardelle was asked, "What is your signature perfume?" She said she hadn't found one. But then she described how she

would like to smell—"somewhere between fresh and earthy—cinnamon and honey, a rose garden, saltwater baked in the sun." The coming days will be an excellent time to indulge in your own fantasies about the special fragrance you'd like to emanate. Moreover, I bet you'll be energized by pinpointing a host of qualities you would like to serve as cornerstones of your identity: traits that embody and express your uniqueness.

market and found a brief, cheap book about the Metaphysics by an author named alFarabi. He read it quickly, and for the first time understood Aristotle's great work. He was so delighted he went out to the streets and gave away gifts to poor people. I foresee a comparable milestone for you, Capricorn—something that has eluded your comprehension will become clear, at least in part due to a lucky accident.

SCORPIO (OCT. 23-NOV. 21): Studies suggest that on average each of us has a social network of about 250 people, of whom 120 we regard as a closer group of friendly acquaintances. But most of us have no more than 20 folks we trust and only two or three whom we regard as confidants. I suspect that these numbers will be in flux for you during the next twelve months, Scorpio. I bet you'll make more new friends than usual and will also expand your inner circle. On the other hand, I expect that some people who are now in your sphere will depart. Net result—stronger alliances and more collaboration.

AQUARIUS (JAN. 20-FEB. 18): In addition to being a key figure in Renaissance art, 15th-century Italian painter Filippo Lippi had a colorful life. According to legend, he was once held prisoner by Barbary pirates, but gained his freedom by drawing a riveting portrait of their leader. Inspired by the astrological factors affecting you right now, I'm fantasizing about the possibility of a liberating event arriving in your life. Maybe you'll call on one of your skills in a dramatic way, thereby enhancing your leeway or generating a breakthrough or unleashing an opportunity. (Please also re-read your horoscope from last week.)

SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22-DEC. 21): I blame and thank the Sagittarian part of me when I get brave and brazen enough to follow my strongest emotions where they want to lead me. I also blame and thank the Sagittarian part of me when I strip off my defense mechanisms and invite the world to regard my vulnerabilities as interesting and beautiful. I furthermore blame and thank the Sagittarian side of me on those occasions when I run three miles down the beach at dawn, hoping to thereby jolt loose the secrets I've been concealing from myself. I suspect the coming weeks will be a favorable time to blame and thank the Sagittarian part of you for similar experiences. CAPRICORN (DEC. 22-JAN. 19): Persian

polymath Avicenna (980–1037) wrote 450 books on many topics, including medicine, philosophy, astronomy, geography, mathematics, theology and poetry. While young, he tried to study the Metaphysics of Aristotle, but had difficulty grasping it. Forty times he read the text, even committing it to memory. But he made little progress toward fathoming it. Years later, he was browsing at an outdoor

PISCES (FEB. 19-MARCH 20): "Stand high long enough and your lightning will come," writes Piscean novelist William Gibson. He isn't suggesting that we literally stand on top of a treeless hill in a thunderstorm and invite the lightning to shoot down through us. More realistically, I think he means that we should devotedly cultivate and discipline our highest forms of expression so that when inspiration finds us, we'll be primed to receive and use its full power. That's an excellent oracle for you. THIS WEEK'S HOMEWORK: You don't have to believe in ideas that make you sad or tormented. Drop them.

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news of the weird INEXPLICABLE Mothers Lounge, a company catering to new mothers, has conceived some awkward conversations for women on the receiving end of a recent marketing campaign. The company sent out maternity congratulations cards signed by "Jenny B" that included gift cards and coupons for products attractive to pregnant women. The problem is, as the BBC reported, many of the recipients aren't pregnant. A woman in Memphis, Tennessee, tweeted: "Who the hell is Jenny B and why did she send me $245 in gift cards to my childhood home congratulating me on my pregnancy?! This is literally how my mother thought she was finding out that I was pregnant. I'm calling the FBI." Another woman's mother was "immediately so excited and freaked out ... I had to quickly tell her I am not in fact pregnant." Mothers Lounge spokesman Scott Anderson explained that a third-party marketing company provided the mailing list. Sounds like a false-positive to us. PUTTING OFF THE INEVITABLE Convicted bank robber and career criminal Michael Jauernik, 71, received a sentence of more than 12 years in prison in Germany on Oct. 7, but managed to stall his incarceration by delivering a five-day-long closing statement that included anecdotes about his career in crime and details about his fitness routine. Twenty hours into the soliloquy, the judge finally cut him off, saying she wished she had done so earlier in light of his "excessive digressions," The Guardian reported. Jauernik, who wore sunglasses throughout his trial, told the court, "I am more intelligent and clever than any employee of the criminal police agency, that much is sure." IT'S HARD TO FIND GOOD HELP After six years of litigation, six men were found guilty of attempted murder in late October in Guangxi, China, for participating in a chain of subcontracted murder-for-hire plots that never resulted in a death. Businessman Tan Youhui started the chain by hiring a hit man to "take out" a rival identified only as Mr. Wei, reported the BBC. That hit man then subcontracted a second hit man to do the dirty deed. Hit man No. 2 subcontracted with hit man No. 3, who then reached out to hit man No. 4. After getting the nod from No. 4, hit man No. 5, Ling Xiansi, decided on a different scheme: He contacted the target, Mr. Wei, and proposed they fake the murder and take the cash, which by this point amounted to 100,000 yen. Wei agreed, then reported the case to the police. Tan and the five hitmen will serve sentences ranging from 31 months to five years. LEAST COMPETENT CRIMINAL Miguel Angel Reyes-Avila, 23, of Half Moon

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Bay, California, waited patiently until his neighbors took their dog for a walk on Oct. 6, then pounced, according to the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office. The San Jose Mercury News reports Reyes-Avila then allegedly entered their home through an open window and lifted about $4,000 worth of jewelry, plus the keys to their 2009 Mitsubishi. When the neighbors returned home and found their car gone, they called police, who asked neighborhood folks to share their security footage. Most helpful was the video from Reyes-Avila's own home, provided by another resident who was happy to help law enforcement. The camera caught a suspect driving away in the car, and sheriff's office spokesperson Rosemerry Blankswade said officers recognized Reyes-Avila from earlier incidents and arrested him on Oct. 10 on charges of felony burglary and grand theft auto. PRECOCIOUS PET Archie, a French bulldog/ Boston terrier mix who lives in Melbourne, Australia, with his human, Dee Borkowski, is in the doghouse after a fiery event on Oct. 16. As Borkowski watched Archie via her home security camera, he contentedly lounged on the couch, chewing on a cigarette lighter. Suddenly, United Press International reported, the lighter ignited, and her couch burst into flames. Borkowski called the fire department, and the 10-month-old puppy escaped unhurt, although her apartment suffered thousands of dollars of damage. Borkowski has changed Archie's Instagram handle to "Archie the Arsonist." COMPELLING EXPLANATION An unnamed resident of the Wilson Lane apartments in Elkins, West Virginia, told police she left her home for a few minutes on Oct. 18, returning a short time later to find a neighbor, Ronald L. Thorne Jr., 52, "standing in her apartment eating her lasagna from the refrigerator." He went on to tell her he "just wanted to talk and maybe more," and then he returned to his own apartment, carrying the lasagna and one of her forks, according to the police report. The Inter-Mountain reports the woman also told Randolph County Sheriff's officers that her home had been ransacked and $20 was missing from her purse. When officers confronted Thorne, he told them he "had been sleepwalking and had woke up standing in his neighbor's apartment," the complaint stated. The officers also noticed a pan of lasagna on his table, and Thorne told them "she could have it back." Thorne was arrested and charged with burglary; as he was being processed, a $20 bill was found in his wallet. {in} From Andrews McMeel Syndication News Of The Weird Š 2019 Andrews McMeel

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