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BLUES ANGELS MUSIC Its Blues on the Bay
Summer Concert series with its grand raffle and concession sales raised more than $6,000 for the Blues Angel Music Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that supports music education and music therapy in our community.
CHAD HENDERSON The Florida Northwest Chapter of the American Institute of Architects honored him with its Patron of the Profession award. Henderson is the CEO of THG Investments, a private investment firm headquartered in Pensacola. In the last two years, Henderson has made significant investments in downtown Pensacola, including the acquisition of the 1940s era Rhodes Building and the site of the former Warfield Grocery. UWF CENTER FOR CYBERSECURITY The center is partnering with Metova CyberCENTS to create the Florida Cyber Range, which will provide advanced training and testing solutions for academic, government, military and commercial organizations through various cybersecurity exercises and activities. The Florida Cyber Range is expected to revolutionize cybersecurity education and operations within the state. CODY MARTIN The Pensacola Opera recently announced Martin's appointment as its Director of Education for Pensacola Opera. Martin will oversee a program that impacts 40,000 children and adults throughout Northwest Florida. He will also make his Pensacola Opera conducting debut leading performances of Maria de Buenos Aires on Nov. 10 and 12.
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FHP TICKET QUOTAS Last week, the second-highest ranking officer in the Florida Highway Patrol resigned after acknowledging he wrote an email in May encouraging troopers to write at least two tickets per hour. Thomas' resignation came after Maj. Mark Welch, a troop commander who oversees eight counties near Tallahassee, stepped down earlier for sending a July 28 memo to troopers that also had been seen as a mandate for a ticket quota. Also, Chief Mark Brown, the North Florida operations regional commander, was suspended three days without pay. Ticket quotas are illegal under Florida law. TRUMP TOWER WIRETAPS The Justice Department said in a court filing late Sept. 1 that it had no evidence to support President Donald Trump's assertion in March that Barack Obama wiretapped the phones in Trump Tower before last year's election. "Both FBI and NSD confirm that they have no records related to wiretaps as described by the March 4, 2017, tweets," the department's motion read. NSD refers to the department's national security division. The motion came in response to a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit by American Oversight, a 501(c)(3) organization with deep ties to the Democrats that has focused on holding the White House accountable to the public. On March 4, Trump tweeted: "Terrible! Just found out that Obama had my 'wires tapped' in Trump Tower just before the victory. Nothing found." The DOJ motion was filed late on Friday, Sept. 1.
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MY PIECE OF OLE MISS On a cool November day nearly 40 years ago, I stood next to Dr. Porter Fortune, chancellor of the University of Mississippi and the Dean of Students, Dr. Franklin Moak, to lay the cornerstone of the Ole Miss Student Union. Two of my first three years in college, I had to defend my fraternity before Dr. Moak, losing both arguments. However, I had been elected student body president the previous spring, which prompted a note from the dean that included a "get off suspension" card. I don't remember many of the details of that day, except it was the first time I heard "The Heart of Ole Miss," a poem that alumnus Frank E. Everett, Jr. penned. Another Mississippi Delta boy and former student body president, Everett wanted to make the distinction between the University of Mississippi and Ole Miss. "The University is respected, but Ole Miss is loved," he wrote. "The University gives a diploma and regretfully terminates tenure, but one never graduates from Ole Miss." When our newspaper staff traveled to Ole Miss for the McCain-Obama presidential debate in 2008, we broadcast my radio show from the student union in a room next to where Fox News' Sean Hannity did his program. I showed my team the cornerstone that marked my place in the school's
history, but I completely forgot that a time capsule had been placed in it in 1978. Last month, I was reminded of the dedication ceremony when a friend sent me an article in the Daily Mississippian, the Ole Miss student newspaper. Contractors had uncovered the time capsule while working on the $50-million expansion of the student union. A forklift punctured the capsule while moving the cornerstone to its new location. Student Union Director Bradley Baker showed the student newspaper staff the contents, which included the lists of Union Program Council members, trustees and ASB presidents up to 1978, the names of the hymns sung in the ceremony, and my speech. According to the Daily Mississippian article, the contents have been turned over to the University Archives and Special Collections for temporary display before returning it to its resting place. Baker said that he hopes to recreate the snapshot of the campus that we tried to provide in the original capsule that included student media publications such as Ole Miss Today, The Daily Mississippian and the 1977-1978 University of Mississippi Yearbook. I'll be there to see it rededicated because I agree with Frank Everett. I may have my diploma, but I never graduated from Ole Miss. {in} rick@inweekly.net
Contractors had uncovered the time capsule while working on the $50-million expansion of the student union.
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DOSEV-GAETZ REMATCH
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By Duwayne Escobedo Last year, Cris Dosev came in third to U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz in the crowded Republican primary to replace incumbent Jeff Miller in the first congressional district. He wants a rematch when the 35-year-old Gaetz tries to win a second term in 2018. Gaetz won the 2016 GOP primary with 35,689 votes, 36.1 percent. The late State Sen. Greg Evers trailed the Fort Walton Beach attorney by 14.3 percentage points with 21,540 votes, narrowly besting political
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newcomer Dosev who received 20,610 votes, 20.9 percent. Republicans Rebekah Bydlak, Brian Frazier, Mark Wichern and James Zumwalt split the rest of the votes. Bydlak and Zumwalt tied for fourth-place with 7.8 percent of the primary vote. The primary race was created when long-time Congressman Miller announced in March 2016 that he would not seek another term. Gaetz, who had been running for his father's Florida Senate seat, immediately jumped into the race. He raised $934,817 for the GOP primary, which included a $100,000 personal loan to his political action committee, Friends of Matt Gaetz. Gaetz quickly became the frontrunner, although Evers polled very well across the district. Dosev ran an aggressive campaign in the six-month race. He loaned his campaign $395,000 and raised another $87,698. A Bombardier/Navigator on an A-6 Intruder, Dosev served eight years in the U.S. Marine Corps, which included a deployment during Desert Shield/Storm. Dosev compiled more than 1,300 flight hours and 30 combat missions. He has been a real estate developer for more than 20 years. He purchased a home in Pensacola in 2005 and moved his family down in 2009.
During the congressional debates, Dosev described himself as a Reagan-style Republican. "Ronald Reagan imbued most of the qualities that Americans find honorable in a statesman like he was," said Dosev. "He understood the place of America in the world. We were that shining city upon the hill that the rest of the world looked upon for not only guidance but as the goal." He often challenged Gaetz. "When you talk about killing Muslim terrorists let me tell you what, you're not going to be killing any Muslim terrorists," said Dosev in the last debate before the August 2016 primary. "My son is with Third Battalion Sixth Marines. He may be killing Muslim terrorists, but let me tell you when folks talk about these things and the way you've discussed it both in your ads and in the paper are irresponsible and juvenile. We're not playing ‘Call of Duty' here. This is serious business, and people that have been in this business understand it to be so."
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The challenges didn't win the crowded race for Dosev, but he overcame much of his lack of name-recognition to place in the top three. This time he will have a year to campaign before the 2018 GOP primary. He believes he will give Gaetz a strong fight.
"In the previous match there wasn't a clear selection for folks. There were so many people in the race." Cris Dosev "In the previous match there wasn't a clear selection for folks," Dosev said. "There were so many people in the race." As he did in 2016, Dosev believes that
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his military experience will help his rematch because the military in Northwest Florida employs more than 178,700. Nearly 126,000 veterans have retired to the panhandle. "The most significant issue has to be my experience in military service and understanding national security," said Dosev. "(Gaetz) has been a state legislator and congressional rep, which have nothing to do with war or military operations." Dosev also believes he can pick up the 21,540 votes that the late Greg Evers received in the 2016 primary, which would have put Dosev ahead of Gaetz. He attended the recent funeral for Evers, a former state lawmaker, who died in a car accident. "Evers did a magnificent job," the 50-year-old Dosev said. "He was principled and mature and looked at things and dealt with them in a common sense way." Dosev filed to run for the District 1 congressional seat on Aug. 15. He plans to make a public announcement of his candidacy within 45 days. Congressman Gaetz filed for reelection in February, but he has not talked much about his re-election bid. His name has been mentioned as a possible candidate for Florida Attorney General. On "Pensacola Speaks" last month, Gaetz said, "These 2018 races are so far away we should all be focused on doing the jobs we're currently in and currently elected to do. And I think if we had a little more progress and a little less politics, it would be good for the state and for the country." Dosev hopes to make the 2018 GOP primary a two-candidate race against Gaetz. However, John Mills of Miramar Beach pre-filed in June to run as a Republican. In 2016, Mills dropped out the race. "I've told people that I took a good, serious look and needed to take another shot at this," he said. "I want to make this a one-on-one match. Our message resonated with people. I am seen as a viable candidate." {in}
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BUS UNION RESISTS COUNTY TAKEOVER
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By Duwayne Escobedo Escambia County Commission Chairman Doug Underhill wants the county to assume management of Escambia County Area Transit (ECAT) operations, cut up to nine routes and eliminate a third of the employees to save taxpayers more than $3.3 million. Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1395 President Mike Lowery said putting the bus system under county control will only happen if the county creates a private not-forprofit shell corporation. He said the city of Jacksonville operates such a model. For 72 years in Escambia County, Lowery pointed out that union members have been privatesector employees. Lowery said if ECAT's more than 100 employees become public employees, they lose the federal protections and powers granted under the National Labor Relations Act. Instead, they would fall under the weaker rules of the Florida Public Employee Relations Commission that gives the county all the control in labor negotiations, according to the union president. "Unless we remain a private business, we can't get what we want at the negotiation table," Lowery explained. Underhill said ATU Local 1395 will have to make concessions, which includes cutting routes that he said would allow the county to roll back the gas tax back 2-cents a gallon. The 88
county has met at least four times in closeddoor sessions to discuss ECAT. "That money doesn't belong to us, it belongs to the people," Underhill said. "What we don't do is piss away their money. We're not frigging Greyhound." Lowery said the union opposes cutting routes but will help improve the current 22 routes it operates. He said the union can save county taxpayers money with savings from a better healthcare insurance plan and the elimination of the profits of private management companies, such as First Transit.
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Commissioners decided not to renew the First Transit contract that ends Oct. 1 when it was learned the Ohio-based company failed to pay $129,000 to employees 401K benefits. The company blamed it on an administrative error. The five-member county board told staff to bring the management of ECAT under its control. County Administrator Jack Brown said discussions with ECAT are ongoing, but he couldn't reveal any details. Underhill, though, armed with a pile of documents analyzing the bus route ridership, the cost per route and other information had plenty to say. He pointed out all the bus lines with eight or less riders per hour. They include: Route 41 to East Pensacola Heights; Route 57 to Naval Air Technical Training Center/
Corry Field/Downtown; Route 58 to Downtown/Veterans Administration Clinic/Blue Angel; Route 59 to Naval Air Station/Cordova Mall; Route 60 to Century; Route 61 to Pensacola Beach; Route 63 to Michigan/ Airport; Route 64 Beach Jumper; Route 66 Navy Federal; and Route 59A Naval Air Station/Airport. Those routes resulted in losses to the county of $12.12 per passenger to $198.67 per passenger. Underhill pointed out specifically that the Century route that runs three times per day averages five riders per hour, costing the county $60.01 per passenger and $395,907 total.
"I could buy each of them a BMW. We're trying to create demand where there isn't one." Commissioner Doug Underhill
"I could buy each of them a BMW," Underhill said. "We're trying to create demand where there isn't one. We need better control to right size the transit system and make it effective." The union president sees mass transit differently both from the perspectives of its finances and its mission. Lowery points out that Federal Transportation Authority contributes $4-5 million each year to help the county run
the busing system and cover the costs for the routes that connect NAS Pensacola sailors with Cordova Mall and Pensacola International Airport, veterans with the VA, and workers with their jobs on Pensacola Beach and in other parts of the county. For Lowery mass transit is more than another county-owned business operation, it's a vital service for those who need transportation to their jobs, medical services and groceries. He said routes that Commissioner Underhill has targeted for elimination should remain as part of the county's responsibility to serve all of its citizens. "We don't have to give up anything," Lowery said. Still, Underhill said that the ECAT system costs about $13 million but has collected about $1 million a year from bus riders the past three years. Ridership revenue has been on the decline from $1.3 million in FY 2015 to $1.2 million in FY 2016 and $621,287 in the first six months of FY 2017. Meanwhile, over the past three fiscal years, the average number of bus riders an hour has dropped from 16 in FY 2015 to 14 in FY 2016 to 13 in FY 2017. Underhill said he has supported mass transit as a commissioner, voting for WiFi, covered bus shelters and new buses. However, he said the county's recent research has changed his mind. "Everything is trending down," Underhill said. Meanwhile, the county hired Mike Crittenden as its first mass transit director. Crittenden was chosen over three other candidates for the newly created position. Crittenden has more than three decades of transportation experience in public and private sectors in fleet operations, logistics, project management and transportation research. Crittenden was employed with First Transit and served in several roles over 17 years, including region director of operations for the Southeast and ECAT general manager. "I'm very excited to be back working for Escambia County residents," Crittenden said in a county press release. "I am looking forward to collaborating with our elected officials, community leaders, stakeholders, customers and employees to improve ECAT and paratransit's overall operating efficiency." He earned praise from both Underhill and Lowery for his leadership ability. "I have an enormous amount of respect for him," Underhill said. The county has put ECAT on the agenda for its Sept. 7 meeting. Lowery said the union has partnered with about 500 riders it calls "The Riders Union" to help oppose ECAT employees becoming county employees. "We want a neutral arbitrator to make our decisions, not elected officials," Lowery said. "If we have an impasse, the county will just get what they want. That's not a pretty picture." {in} inweekly.net
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non-profit, Pensacola MESS Hall and Gulf Coast Kid's House, are looking for volunteers. The Pensacola MESS Hall is seeking adult volunteers to assist with field trips, evening events, and outreach programs. These volunteers are an integral part of its programs and enhance the experience for all. A volunteer recruitment breakfast will be held Sept. 14, at 10 a.m. to present current volunteer opportunities. The event will be at the Pensacola MESS Hall, 116 N Tarragona St. The session is free. For more information about volunteering at the MESS Hall, please contact Lara Greene at lara.greene@pensacolamesshall.org. For more information about the MESS Hall, visit pensacolamesshall.org. Gulf Coast Kid's House (GCKH), a child advocacy center in Escambia County, is seeking volunteers to bring child abuse prevention education into area schools. One out of four children will be victimized in their lifetime. However, 95 percent of abuse is preventable through education. GCKH teaches MBF Child Safety Matters™ in elementary schools across Escambia County. It is trusted by parents, schools, and administrators and supported by national subject matter experts, community leaders, and agencies in the education and prevention fields. All volunteers will be required to complete comprehensive training and a Level 2 background check. As a Prevention Educator at Gulf Coast Kid's House, volunteers can expect to teach four to five times a year. All interested volunteers should submit a volunteer application online at gulfcoastkidshouse.org.
HUCKABEE SANDERS GOOD FOR NWFL
On "Pensacola Speaks," Congressman Matt Gaetz said that President Donald Trump's press secretary has been his ally in getting issues before the president. "We have a very special asset in the West Wing in Sarah Huckabee Sanders," he said. 010 1
"Sarah, in addition to being a personal friend of mine, has an understanding of Northwest Florida." Sanders' parents, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee and Janet Huckabee, live in Walton County. The governor endorsed Gaetz's congressional bid and has run for president twice. "When I have issues for our district that I need immediately at the attention of the president, I've got someone I can call and I'm sure that will occur," said Gaetz. "She has been doing a fantastic job in my opinion dealing with the media in very challenging circumstances." Gaetz said that he hasn't been concerned about the shake-ups in the White House this summer. "Ultimately, we need more stability in the White House than we've had, but I'm comfortable that the main idea driver is still the president," he said. "And the tactician that seems to work most closely with Congress, most closely with our allies around the world is the vice president. And the two of them aren't going anywhere."
She said, "I have a proven track record of bringing resources back to the community." One of the many projects Garrett is currently working on is the restoration of passenger rail service to Pensacola. She was appointed by the Federal Railroad Administration to serve on the Gulf Coast Rail Service Working Group. She hopes to continue those efforts as a State Representative in Tallahassee.
candidate for the Florida House District 1, Rebekah Bydlak, had an impressive August, her first month on the campaign trail. Bydlak raised $50,000 for her campaign and another $10,000 for her political action committee. The House seat is currently held by Clay Ingram, who terms out of office next year.
YATES WINS BID PROTEST Escambia County received the special magistrate's ruling regarding the formal bid protest by W.G. Yates & Sons for the Escambia County correctional facility design/build services. The magistrate, attorney John Trawick, upheld the protest. Trawick heard the formal protest on Monday, Aug. 28, after an informal protest was held on Wednesday, Aug. 16. Trawick found that criteria documents specified that the project's stormwater retention pond needed to be able to handle a 500-year storm event. The originally winning bidder, Whitesell-Green/Caddell, had reduced the pond's size to not encroach on the parking lot of the Juvenile Justice Center (JJC). Yates' bid met the requirement without impacting the minimum parking requirements of the JJC. The cost difference of the two stormwater pond designs was $3.5 million, which Trawick determined is not an "insignificant or inconsequential reduction in the cost of the work." According to the county's ordinances, the special master's decision will be presented for action by the Board of County Commissioners at their meeting on Thursday, Sept. 7 starting at 5:30 p.m. At the meeting, the board will vote to accept or reject the decision and recommendation of the special master. The board also has sole discretion in referring the matter back to the special master for additional proceedings.
GARRETT JUMPS IN RACE Bydlak has a Democratic opponent for the House seat— Vicky Garrett, who grew up in District 1 Garrett said in her press release, "I am working hard to earn the trust, support, and votes of the community." The Tate High graduate earned a softball scholarship to Pensacola Junior College where she received an Associate of Arts degree. She continued her education at the University of West Florida where she earned a Bachelor of Science in Management and a Master of Public Administration degree. Garrett brings over 20 years of experience in both public and private sectors. Public agencies she has worked for include the Florida Department of Transportation, Escambia County Engineering Department, and the West Florida Regional Planning Council.
DESTIN-FWB AIRPORT BOOMING July was a record setting month for the Pensacola International Airport and Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport. However, the growth in passengers in Okaloosa County was much greater than the local airport, tightening the gap between the two facilities. In July 2016, the Pensacola International Airport had 155,543 total passengers, while the Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport had only 101,528. A year later, the gap in passengers was cut by more than a third, dropping the total difference to only 33,506 passengers for the month. Year to date, Destin-Fort Walton Beach has handled 158,239 more passengers than last year for a 30.1 percent increase. Pensacola has only had 48,922 more passengers in 2017 for a 5.2 percent increase.
QUOTE OF THE WEEK "That money
doesn't belong to us, it belongs to the people. What we don't do is piss away their money. We're not frigging Greyhound." –Escambia County Commissioner Doug Underhill on his efforts to cut gas taxes and ECAT routes.
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The rate of passenger growth in Okaloosa County is more than three times greater than the rate for the Pensacola International Airport. For Destin-Fort Walton Beach, Allegiant has made the difference. The low-fare carrier added non-stop routes to 11 cities in 2017. The Pensacola International Airport can still boast of the lowest airfares on the Gulf Coast, but the Okaloosa airport is narrowing that gap, too. The most recent nationwide airfare data, released by FAA's Bureau of Transportation Statistics, covered the first quarter of 2017. Destin-Fort Walton Beach's average airfare price was $512.26 last year. For the first quarter of 2017, the average airfare dropped to $460.70 – $51.56 less (a 10 percent decrease). The same report had Pensacola International Airport with an average airfare of $443.24, which is $11.53 less than last year's Pensacola's average airfare but only a 2.6 percent decrease.
'STOP THE DRILL' Erin Handy of Oceana is the guest speaker for 850 Pensacola's monthly speaker series. She is the advocate on drilling issues along the southeast coast and works to build coalitions opposed to drilling all along the Atlantic and Gulf coast. Her topic is "Stop the Drill! Protecting the FL Coast from Offshore Drilling." She'll update the group on the push to lease parts of the Gulf off Florida for drilling and show how citizens and businesses can get involved in the battle to keep the rigs away. Handy will also discuss the seismic testing that precedes drilling and has been blamed for harm and even deaths of whales and other marine life. The meeting is Tuesday, Sept. 12 at 6:30 p.m. in the Bayview Senior Center, 2000 East Lloyd St. For more details, email 350pensacola@gmail.com. BANK FRAUD SCHEMES Richard Michael Colbert, 56, of Pensacola Beach, was sentenced today to 40 months in prison and ordered to pay more than $3.7 million in restitution for conspiracy to commit bank and mail fraud, false statement to a federally insured financial institution, nine counts of money laundering, and two counts of theft, embezzlement or misapplication by a person connected with a financial institution. In 2007, Colbert, while working as a title attorney, signed and submitted a false HUD-1 to the now defunct GulfSouth Private Bank for his business partner, former Niceville builder Lawrence Wright, inweekly.net
to obtain a million-dollar loan from GulfSouth. As a result of Colbert and Wright's fraudulent conduct, GulfSouth ultimately sustained in excess of $636,000 in losses. Wright was also tied to the scam, which ran from 2006 until 2011, according to court records. He is serving a 75-month prison sentence for fraud and theft of his ex-wife's identity. The illegal dealings focused around the Preserve at Inlet Beach development in Walton County. Colbert was the development company's registered agent. In 2010, Colbert again while working as a title attorney, facilitated a bank and mail fraud conspiracy by handling closings that defrauded Bank of America, Beach Community Bank, and the now defunct Premier Community Bank. Bank of America, Beach Community Bank, and Premier Community Bank sustained losses totaling more than $2.3 million from the conspiracy. Michael "Sean" Davis, the former president of Crestview's Premier Community Bank of the Emerald Coast, pleaded guilty in 2015 to conspiracy to commit bank and mail fraud, money laundering, making false statements to a federally insured institu-
Committee meeting from 8:30-10 a.m. in Whibbs Conference Room, Pensacola City Hall, 222 W. Main St. On Sept. 9. Escambia County Waste Services Department will host the next Regional Roundup from 8 a.m. until noon at Washington High School, 6000 College Parkway. The Roundup provides an opportunity to properly dispose of electronics, household hazardous waste and up to four tires per vehicle, free of charge. On Sept. 12, United Way of Escambia County's Annual Campaign Kickoff Luncheon from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the Pensacola Bay Center, 201 E. Gregory St. Local corporate and community partners are invited to join Jack Lowrey, United Way Campaign Chair, and other volunteers as United Way kicks-off the 2017-2018 Annual Workplace Campaign On Sept. 12, Escambia County’s first FY 2018 budget public hearing will start at 5:31 p.m. in Ernie Lee Magaha Government Building, 221 S. Palafox. On Sept. 13, IMPACT 100 Pensacola Bay will hold a press conference to announce the 15 nonprofits organizations for its 2017 grants.
tion, and fraudulently benefitting from a loan by a federally insured institution. Beginning in December 2010, while the manager of Beach Title Services, a partially-owned subsidiary of Beach Community Bank, Colbert embezzled and misapplied in excess of $400,000 that was being held at Beach Community Bank. Thereafter, he conducted a series of financial transactions laundering the funds he had embezzled. In September 2011, Beach Community Bank personnel contacted Colbert to determine where the money was located. Unbeknownst to Beach Community Bank, Colbert then obtained money from a third party to replace the funds he had embezzled. However, a short time after placing the third party's money into the Beach Community Bank account, Colbert embezzled in excess of $237,000 from the same account.
MARK YOUR CALENDAR On Sept. 7, Escambia Board of County Commissioners regular meeting will start at 5:30 p.m. in Ernie Lee Magaha Government Building, 221 S. Palafox. On Sept. 8, Pensacola Bicycle Advisory
The press conference begins at 10 a.m. in the Palafox House, 192 N. Palafox. On Sept. 13, Special City Council Meeting, first public hearing on FY 2018 Proposed Budget and Millage Rate, starts at 5:30 p.m. in Council Chambers at the Pensacola City Hall, 222 W. Main St. Meeting starts at 5:30 p.m.
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A guide to local brews and booze
A handful of new breweries and one of the area's most popular beer fests are putting Pensacola on the map for craft beer connoisseurs. As more and more people are drinking local, brewers (and even craft spirit and mead makers) are meeting the demand with some unique and eco-friendly products.
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Photo Courtesy of A Little Madness Brewing Company David Beddick, co-owner of A Little Madness Brewing Company, and his wife, majority owner Dayna Beddick, value local ingredients and sustainable practices when it comes to their brews. They are currently working on building and opening their very own brewery on Davis Highway. The Beddicks bought the property intended for A Little Madness two years ago, but have faced some setbacks since then. The property's land use codes didn't allow for a microbrewery designation, so they are currently in the final stages of working with the county to build their business.
"We have the lot cleared and the foundation poured and will be erecting the steel building in the next few weeks," Beddick said. "In the meantime, we are doing what we can as far as homebrewed versions of what we plan to serve." Beddick and his wife utilize solar panels in the brewing process and prioritize environmentally friendly brewing practices. The couple adopted these principles 17 years ago when Dayna worked at a pub in Pennsylvania that also used sustainable methods and ingredients from local farmers and vendors. "We have solar panels installed in our home which is the part of the reason I wanted
roots. Some favorites include the Lil’ Napoleon IPA, Riptide Amber and the Treasure Grove Pale Ale. The DeLuna Kolsch and the Blackbeard Stout pay tribute to the Spanish conquistador who first colonized Pensacola, and the city’s history of pirates and legends of buried treasure in Perdido Bay. Brewery tours are available on most Saturdays at 3:30 p.m. for $5 per person. 225 E. Zaragoza St. pbbrew.com
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PENSACOLA BAY BREWERY
Since opening in 2010 Pensacola Bay Brewery has been leading the local craft beer movement. Drinking one of their beers is almost like a free history lesson. Co-owners Elliot Eckland and Mark Robertson, who both started out brewing in the Escambia Bay Homebrewers Club, make beers that honor the city’s historical 414 1
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By most standards this brewery, which opened last February, is still relatively new. But they’ve established themselves quickly as a favorite among the Pensacola beer loving community. The 13,000-square-foot microbrewery features a large taproom, walk-in humidor cigar room, a wine lounge and a large cigar lounge. Owner Elliott Eckland has experience in the brewery business, as the co-founder of Pensacola
to get into brewing," David said. "I always wanted to know what I was putting into my body when I would drink a beer. That led to us starting to brew our own and we knew we wanted to take it to the next level." Beddick said that the solar panels aid in the brewing process by preheating water in thermal collectors on their roof. "Our plan is to incorporate solar collection on the roof of the brewery to offset energy usage during the brewing process," Beddick said. "While our plans include utilizing solar thermal to heat our brew water and photovoltaics to produce electricity for the three-phase electric brewhouse, our hope is to increase our capacity early in the process." The Beddicks have also designed their building to minimize energy usage by including LED lighting, energy efficient appliances and bio-based insulation made of soybeans and recycled plastic bottles. "We're not rich investment bankers," Beddick said. "We are a family-owned, woman-owned business trying to make this happen. This has cultivated over a lifetime of learning this stuff." Although the delayed opening has caused added stress for the Beddicks, David said that they are much more focused on making great beers and doing it correctly, as well as giving back to the community. "Our goal is to showcase a not-for-profit every first Saturday of the month and have a beer on tap where the proceeds go back to that organization," Beddick said. "We are looking
forward to giving back and overlapping for the betterment of our community." Paying a fair wage is also a top priority for the Beddicks. "We want to pay a good wage," Beddick said. "When we expand our immediate family into our work family we want people to feel invested in the company, which is why higher wages are so important." Some of their most unique beers include the Lavender Iron Wit, the grapefruit-infused Paloma Ale, the Keep Calm And Cherry Saison, as well as a holiday beer called Santa's Sauce with toasted coconut and vanilla bean. Longtime members of the Escambia Bay Homebrewers Club, A Little Madness will be set up at the Emerald Coast Beer Fest this year, with an Arnold Palmer-inspired brew. "We tend to bring some of our best and most unique stuff to these events," Beddick said. "We've been involved with the club for so long now, so it always feels good to be there."
Bay Brewery. Eckland also saw a need for more places to enjoy cigars in Pensacola, so he decided to incorporate a cigar lounge and a walk-in humidor into this brewery. Some beers currently on tap include a Blood Orange Light Ale, Pineapple Blonde Ale, Pensacola Pilsner, Changing Tides Cream Ale, Mindbender Double IPA, German Vienna Lager and a Sandbar Red Ale. Brewery tours are available Saturdays at 2 p.m. for $5 per person and they last about 45 minutes. 500 E. Heinberg St. gulfcoastbrewery.net
Red Ale, IPA, Porter and Irish Stout—for decades. McGuire’s beer-making tradition all started with a trip to Ireland. In a time when brewpubs and microbreweries were pretty much nonexistent in Florida, the Martins traveled to Ireland and Great Britain where they visited a lot of pubs with breweries. It was a twist of fate that at the same time they wanted to open the brewery in a restaurant, the Florida Legislature had just passed a bill allowing brewing. Martin brought in Steve Freed, who developed most of the now-famous McGuire’s beers and handled the brewing schedule until retiring in 2006. Enter Mike Helf, a home brewer and former employee of Mad Anthony Brewery in Ft. Wayne, Indiana. He brought a bit of modernity to the McGuire's menu, introducing the likes of the Coffee Porter, among many other seasonal selections. 600 E. Gregory St. mcguiresirishpub.com
MCGUIRE’S IRISH PUB
Pensacola’s most beloved Irish pub isn’t just the home of the city’s best 5k or cheapest bean soup. Founded by McGuire Martin and his wife Molly in 1977, the landmark is also home to a brewery, where they’ve been churning out their five signature brews—McGuire’s Light Ale, Irish
A LITTLE MADNESS BREWING COMPANY 9838 N. Davis Highway alittlemadnessbrewingcompany.com
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Photo Courtesy of Seville Quarter Back in the mid-‘90s, a group of home brewers and small craft brewers got together at Apple Annie's in Seville Quarter and had a beer tasting. Twenty-two years later, that tasting is now called Emerald Coast Beer Festival and it has grown into an annual event that attracts almost 2,000 attendees year after year and features over 300 craft beverages to sample. The fest also does good in the community, as portions of the proceeds benefit local charities and help the Escambia Bay Homebrewers Club continue in its mission of teaching others how to brew at home and educating people regarding craft beer, wine, mead and cider. The charities ben-
efitting from the 2017 Festival are AlfredWashburn Center and Seville Rotary Club. Escambia Bay Homebrewers Club Secretary April King said that breweries and homebrewers will be on hand to discuss the details of the beverages, so if you’re interested in learning about beer, how it’s made and what ingredients are used, this fest is definitely for you. “This is the only regional beer festival that highlights the home brewer,” King said. “A beer created by a home brewer is a one-of-a-kind beer that you will not taste anywhere else. Since home brewers work with smaller batches, they experiment more and have come up with some fabulous beers that taste wonderful.” Some newcomers this year include Bold
City Brewery from Jacksonville, Crosstown Brewing Co. from Memphis, Big Beach Brewing Company from Gulf Shores, Haint Blue Brewing Co. from Mobile, Second Line Brewing and Parleaux Beer Lab from New Orleans, Oasis Texas Brewing Company from Austin and locals Swan Neck Winery and Mead. Returning local favorites will include Pensacola Bay Brewery, Gulf Coast Brewery, McGuire’s and Redneck Riviera Brewing Project. “This is the first time that Swan Neck, a 100 percent meadery, will attend,” King said. King also said that Alga Beer Co., a homebrew club that is just starting up, will also be participating, as well as A Little Madness Brewing Company.
If Emerald Coast Beer Festival leaves you craving more beer in a festival setting, these regional events are worth adding to your fall calendar.
ing over 40 handpicked Florida craft breweries. The brewery representatives will be pouring over 100 extremely limited and rare beers.
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Sept. 23, New Orleans nolaontap.org The Eighth Annual NOLA on Tap will feature over 400 local, national and home-brewed beers. Added bonus: it’s a dog-friendly festival and the largest annual fundraiser for the Louisiana SPCA.
Brats, sauerkraut and a variety of German beer will flow during this festival. German style musical acts will also be on hand. Children are welcome during the day, when the event is free and family-friendly. After 6 p.m., it’s strictly 18 and up though, plus a cover charge.
Sept. 29-30, Tallahassee floridatapinvitational.com For the fifth year in a row beer enthusiasts will gather in the capital city to experience one of the largest two-day craft beer festivals around. On Friday night there’s a kick-off party—which is kind of like a beer carnival, complete with live music and an assortment of beer themed games. On Saturday, Proof Brewing Company will host the big event—a beer festival featurSeptember 7, 2017
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FLORA-BAMA’S OKTOBERFEST
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BAYTOWN WHARF BEER FEST
Oct. 13-14, Sandestin baytownewharfbeerfestival.com This event is actually two beer fests in one. Friday night is all about locals with the “Beer From Around Here” tasting. Saturday is the main festival event, which will feature 40 breweries, offering close to 200
“We also are anticipating the opening of Perfect Plain Brewing Co., as they just recently got their tanks delivered,” King said. “They won’t be at the fest this year, but they will be opening soon downtown.” The Santa Rosa Beach based brewery Grayton Beer Company will be in attendance and kicking off their fall brewing season. The brewery has a new seasonal harvest ale slated for release in mid-September, after a successful harvest of Centennial hops from Hop Head Farms, located in Hickory Corners, Michigan. “We are not only highlighting Florida craft beer makers, but the entire Southeast region as well,” King said. “Oasis Texas Brewing from Austin will be our furthest brewer in attendance.” As always, King said, the homebrew clubs come up with some unique beers and this year is no different. “The beers this year include an alternative beer made with honey and molasses, Cherry Agave Wine, Peachy Coconut Ale, Chocolate Peanut Butter Stout and a Coconut Lavender Shandy,” she said. The festival is Friday, but there is also a Beer Pairing Dinner Thursday night. The featured brewery for this year's dinner is Founders Brewing from Grand Rapids, Michigan. Founders was voted the second best American brewery this year by the American Home Brewer’s Association.
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domestic and international craft beers for tasting. And because beer tastes better with live music, there will be plenty of that on tap too.
HANGOUT OYSTER COOK-OFF & CRAFT BEER WEEKEND
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Perfect Plain Brewing Co., coming soon to a spacious 5400-square foot modern brewery, will soon be the newest addition to downtown Pensacola's craft beer scene. Located in the old Vowell's Printing building on Garden Street, Perfect Plain President DC Reeves said that they are scheduled to have construction completed by November 1, with a soft opening slated for later that month. "When we first started talking about the concept for the brewery, we knew we wanted to push the envelope here in Pensacola,"
Reeves said. "We are all panhandle natives. We all love it here and knew we wanted to be a part of this cool movement. We are passionate about this city and we think it's a great atmosphere." Reeves and his team first started working on the initial project back in November 2015. "It's been a long two-year process, but in some ways it's been sort of a blessing overall. It's been really fulfilling," he said. Perfect Plain's team consists of Reeves, brewing operations director Reed Odeneal,
head brewer Brett Schweigert and general manager BB Liggett. "Schweigert previously worked at Twin Leaf Brewery in Asheville, which is one of the top craft beer cities in the U.S.," Reeves said. "They are both awesome brewers and have seen the envelope being pushed, which we hope to bring to Pensacola. It's like going to New York City and seeing what's in fashion. Obviously, we know we are in a hot climate, so we want to make stuff that's catered to Pensacola." Reeves, who used to work as a sports writer, first met Odeneal in Tallahassee. Odeneal was working in IT and homebrewing at the time. "I always joked that we should go back to Pensacola and open a place," Reeves said. Fast forward a few years and Odeneal had moved to Asheville and Reeves back to Pensacola. "When we started to get serious, I asked him if he would come down and run the brewing side of things," Reeves said. "Reed agreed on one condition, that we work with Brett Schweigert, who he met in Asheville and who is actually from Pensacola."
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system this fall which means more potential volume overall, about double the capacity, and ultimately more opportunity to add oneoff and experimental beer recipes to the brew menu," Moore said. Last year, RRBP worked on a unique collaboration with researchers from the University of Florida extension campus at the Jay Research Facility. This collaboration allowed them to brew beer using locally grown hops. "We used the hops that the UF site had grown, which turned out pretty nice overall," Moore said. "We were able to use these hops to create a delicious one-off pale ale. Unfortunately, the funding for that project was cut, so it was a true one-off." RRBP co-brewer Rob Roberts said that they will be pouring their Argo Amber, Sunshine State Grapefruit IPA, The Big Easy Coffee Stout and Raiders of the Last Hops #58 Red Ale this year at the Emerald Coast Beer Fest. "We are working on a chocolate peanut butter stout, a new recipe for a cream ale and possibly bringing back some Imperial
brews like a high gravity stout and our 10 Point IPA," Roberts said. As for their crowd favorites, Roberts said that their seasonal beers are always popular. "For the fall, that is our Sweet Potato Ale and the Sunshine State Grapefruit IPA for the summer," he said. "Our year round favorites are typically the Shovel-bum Cream Ale, Argo Amber and Raiders of the Last Hops." Moore said that he started home brewing years ago in his backyard with Tim Roberts, and with a lot of research and trial and error, they both self-taught themselves to brew. "Tim's brother Rob apprenticed under him to learn the brewing process, and stepped in for Tim when he moved to New Mexico last fall," Moore said. "We currently operate on a one-barrel system and will brew about 65 gallons per brewing day, which currently requires two sessions on our system." Brewing commercially is a lot of work, Moore said, that requires a great attention to detail. "As both Rob and I work other jobs full time, in order to make beer of the highest potential quality on our system, we are limited as to how much and how often we brew," he said. "I love meeting new people and when we are brewing there are plenty of opportunities for that. Additionally, the satisfaction of knowing you could be brew-
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The Redneck Riviera Brewing Project (RRBP), which is a collaboration with Goat Lips Chew and Brew House on Copter Road, has been going strong for three years now. Operating as a true brewpub, the small brewery makes about 65 gallons per batch, but will soon be upgrading their system. The premise for RRBP started five years ago as an idea between Goat Lips owner Larry Cowan and brewers Tim Moore and Tim Roberts. About a year ago, Roberts moved to New Mexico and since then his brother Rob Roberts is now more involved in the brewing process with Moore. "We will be upgrading to a two-barrel 616 1
Reeves said that Chicago Bears football player and Pensacola native Josh Sitton is an investor with the brewery. "I'm not a brewer myself, just a connoisseur," Reeves said. "I'm just a fan of beer and fan of Pensacola and more of the aggregator and saw the potential of this team of people." The brewery will feature a 10-barrel brewing system, which will be open to the taproom. "We thought it would be really cool to have the tanks and brewing system be viewable and open to the tap room," Reeves said. "We'll have about 10 to 12 beers on tap during the opening. We are so excited to be here and are trying to have our soft opening as soon as we can."
ing someone's new favorite beer is definitely what makes it all worth it." Moore said that craft beer is about community and that it connects people to each other and to the local economy. "As the door to our brewery states, ‘Smart people drink local beer,'" he said. "Besides the economic impact supporting local businesses has on the community, drinking local gives you a chance to socialize and make new friends in these local establishments. There is nothing wrong with drinking beer owned by the big breweries, but when you go to a local bar or restaurant, why not ask what local beers they have on tap and give them a try. You might be surprised at what is out there and what you like."
PERFECT PLAIN BREWING CO. 50 E. Garden St. perfectplain.com
REDNECK RIVIERA BREWING PROJECT AT GOAT LIPS CHEW AND BREW HOUSE 2811 Copter Road goatlips.com or facebook.com/redneckrivierabrewingproject
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eventually become our award winning Esprit de Krewe Vodka." If you want to learn more about this process, the distillery offers tours and tastings Rollins said that their Espirit de Krewe Vodka has been on the market since early 2016. "I would say it is our most popular spirit," Rollins said. "That said, our Golden Rum has sold very well from the tasting room and now that it is available out on the market, we imagine it will do very well." Rollins said that working with his parents is one of the main reasons their distillery has been successful. "I love my family," Rollins said. "We have such a brilliant dynamic and unique way of approaching problem-solving. Dad is a very technical ‘inside the box' kind of thinker. I am creative ‘outside the box' thinker. I see the forest, while he sees the trees. I have the vision, and he sees the path to get there. Mom, on the other hand, does all the worrying and will keep us in line if we ever stray off ‘the path.'" Rollins said that all together, his family is a brilliant team and they make things happen. "We aren't afraid of telling each other what we need to hear and always know that we have each other's best interests at heart," he said. As a small family business, Rollins said that he and his family are totally invested in their distillery. "As it stands, we have financed our distillery completely out of pocket with no loans or investors," he said. "This is why we are so small and humble. Quality is our goal, and we are unwilling to sacrifice our spirits for shortcuts. We produce what we can to the best of our abilities given our size, equipment, location and capacity." In addition to local fans, Rollins Distillery has collected quite a few awards for their spirits. They have won three silver medals, a Best in Category and a Gold Medal for their vodka, plus a Bronze Medal for their rum. Two of the silver medals were won this year at the American Distilling Institute 2017 judging in the grain-to-glass vodka category. "If supporting local, infusing money and building jobs in our town isn't enough, I'd say drinking local is important because of the quality of our craft," Rollins said. PM:
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well as package stores including Bambooze, Aloha Wine & Liquor in Gulf Breeze and on the beach, Fusion Fine Wine & Spirits, Perdido Liquors and Paradise Liquors. "Most of our placement has been based on word of mouth and requests, so don't be afraid to ask your favorite spot to pick up a bottle or two," Rollins said. Rollins said he learned to make spirits through trial and error. "We have had several years of research and development leading up to our current status, but I can assure you, we are always learning something new," he said. Rollins said that the process of distilling can be very long and time-consuming, but it all begins with their 100 percent Florida molasses. "We will ferment our molasses, and then take the molasses wash and do a stripping run to collect all the alcohol we can to make our low wines," he said. "We then take the low wines and distill it again for the spirit run where we cut out the heads and tails and keep the hearts to make our Esprit de Krewe Golden Rum. We take all heads and tails and re-distill them about four more times through our 12-plate Vodka column to produce a clean and pure spirit over 190 proof which will
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If you've ever paid a visit to Rollins Distillery or tasted any of their spirits around town, you might know that Rollins is the first legal distillery in the Florida Panhandle. Patrick Rollins and his father Paul incorporated the business in 2011 and received their distilling license in August 2012, using 100 percent Florida Molasses as the base for all our products. "We also use a blend of toasted oak spirals to mature our Golden Rum," Rollins said. Rollins Distillery currently produces two different spirits under their Espirit (pronounced A-Spree) de Krewe brand available on the market at local package stores and bars. "Our vodka and rum are sold under our core brand Esprit de Krewe," Rollins said. "We also make some single batch specialty spirits that we sell only from our tasting room under our Krewe exclusive brand." Restaurant IRON, Union Public House, 5 1/2 Bar, The Fish House and Atlas, Shux Oyster Bar, World of Beer, Blend, Old Hickory Whiskey Bar, Peg Leg Pete's and Red Fish Blue Fish are just a few restaurants and bars that carry their spirits, as
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Photo by Grant Tyson Before Swan Neck Meadery & Winery set up shop on Nine Mile Road the closest place to get handcrafted mead in Florida was Jacksonville. Since opening in July, the meadery sells all natural, hand-bottled meads and wines in their retail shop, and serves mead by the flight or glass in a cozy atmosphere with events including game nights, comedy shows and live music happening weekly. They also offer mead-making tours. John Wilson, President and head brewer at Swan Neck, has only been in the brewing industry for a year but is already perfecting his mead, which is made from fermented honey. After a few years in the military, Wilson started a job at Navy Federal as a mortgage broker and stayed with the company as it experienced tremendous growth. "I was a mortgage officer and traveled all over the country and state," Wilson said. "What got me into wine initially was meeting multi-millionaires and billionaires, going out to eat, drink and travel with them and getting to experience all the different wines. At that point I really started loving wines and other cultural drinks. So I decided that with all the love I had for wine, that I would love to start making it, so I did." A friend told Wilson that mead is the fastest-growing sector in the alcohol business, which prompted him to start experimenting with mead as well. Mead is also unique in that it is more versatile with types of flavor profiles it can accommodate compared to other types of alcohol. "So I bought a bunch of books, continued brewing and eventually started buying the commercial equipment," he said. Wilson said that so far the response has been great, especially being that they are 818 1
almost sold out of three of the six flavors they first brewed. "The thing I like the most is not just the response, but more the people that have become repeat visitors and regulars," he said. "I can honestly say that I could not find a better group of people than the ones that visit us regularly. They make me love what I do even more." Unlike wine, mead is made from honey as its primary fermentation ingredient. Yeast is then added as well as other ingredients including fruit for flavor. "Wine is made from fermented fruits and the sugars from that process," Wilson said. "With mead, I can add fruit for taste purposes, not for fermentation." All of Swan Neck's honey comes from small-localized beekeepers, including East Hill Honey. Wilson said that he gets his spices and cloves from a small farmer located in South Dakota. Wilson said he values using local and organic ingredients in his wines and meads. "I think it's important," he said. "Everything we use is all natural. I think that in order to have a superior product you need to have superior ingredients. That is why everything is handpicked, handmade and hand bottled. We feel that is the best way." The entire fermentation and brewing process is Wilson's favorite part of owning a meadery. "I love the whole thing and watching it all come together in the end," he said. Knowing that most people in the area are probably not familiar with mead, Wilson said that he's able to brew hybrids, which have similarities to wine, for an easier transition. Inside Swan Neck's brewing space, Wilson currently has three test batches of mead with
flavors including pineapple-pear and applestrawberry, as well as blueberry-elderberry, which is a wine-mead hybrid. The batches bubble and move as carbon dioxide escapes through the top of the containers. These test batches help Wilson to decide which flavor combinations work and taste best. The entire process of making mead takes anywhere from two to three months, with a month to a month and a half for fermentation. As for how to enjoy it, Wilson said that meads can be consumed chilled or not, similar to wine. Personally, he enjoys fruity meads at room temperature and spiced lighter meads chilled, but it's all about preference. Some of Swan Neck's upcoming fall meads include "Meadijto," which is a mojitoinspired mead, apple spice, hops and juniper, hibiscus, vanilla spice, pumpkin spice, chocolate raspberry, salted caramel and peppermint mocha. Swan Neck will have two spots at Emerald Coast Beer Fest, including one in the VIP area. Wilson said that he will have four to five flavors on hand for fest goers to try including blackberry mango mojito, apple spice and black currant and cherry.
SWAN NECK MEADERY & WINERY 2115 W. Nine Mile Road swanneckwinery.com
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Fall Movie Preview By Daniel Barnes
The Florida Project (Oct. 10) Sean Baker's “Tangerine” was one of the left-field surprises of 2015, an energetic and empathetic look at transsexual prostitutes on the streets of Los Angeles. It was Baker's fifth feature film, but marked a commercial breakthrough for the low-budget filmmaker, and now familiar faces like Willem Dafoe and Caleb Landry Jones show up in this candy-colored follow-up about mischievous children. Wonderstruck (Oct. 20) When the rigid perfectionist Martin Scorsese wanted to warm up and make his first film about children, he turned to Brian Selznick's “Hugo” for source material. And now that the rigid perfectionist Todd Haynes (“Carol”) is ready to do the same, back we go to Selznick, who adapts his own book about a generationsspanning mystery.
Some movies are so universally craved that it seems redundant to include them on a list of most anticipated films. This Christmas, there is one film that will undoubtedly unite every moviegoer in the galaxy. The follow-up to the 2015 sensation that incorporated familiar faces into a new cinematic universe, this film doesn't need any extra promotion, as rabid fans of the franchise will eagerly watch and re-watch it, dissecting every background detail for references and clues. Therefore, film critic Daniel Barnes did not include “Daddy's Home 2” on his list of the most anticipated films of the rest of 2017 (for good measure, he also left off “Star Wars: The Last Jedi”). Mother! (Sept. 15) Jennifer Lawrence's last two awards season vehicles (the joyless “Joy” and the passable “Passengers”) were drippy duds, and the pitilessness and severity of Darren Aronofsky might be the cure. Back in “Black Swan” psychological horror mode after dabbling in Biblical epics with “Noah,” Aronofsky wrote and directed this story of a woman whose domestic life gets unsettled by unexpected houseguests. September 7, 2017
The Killing of a Sacred Deer (Nov. 3) Some foreign-born directors are never able to find their footing in Englishlanguage efforts, but something about the singularly impudent sadism of Greek filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos made for an effortless Americanization in last year's “The Lobster.” More confusing animal imagery comes our way with “The Killing of a Sacred Deer,” which is a revenge story about a surgeon (Colin Farrell), his wife (Nicole Kidman) and the disturbed young man that they befriend. Last Flag Flying (Nov. 3) If you told me that my list of the most anticipated films of the fall would include a spiritual sequel to “The Last Detail” starring Bryan Cranston as ‘Badass’ Buddinsky and Steve Carell as Larry Meadows (Jack Nicholson and Randy Quaid, respectively, in Hal Ashby's 1973 classic), I would have scoffed, but director Richard Linklater makes one do strange things. Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (Nov. 10) The first film from English writer-director Martin McDonagh since 2012's ridiculously
underrated “Seven Psychopaths,” and only the second since his 2008 debut “In Bruges,” “Three Billboards…” is a bloody, hyper-literate, mid-western crime comedy about idiot cops and philosophical lawbreakers. And if that's not Coen Brothers-esque enough for you, the film also stars Frances McDormand as a grieving mother battling with the local police department. The Shape of Water (Dec. 8) The last time that Guillermo del Toro tried to mingle horror and romance, we got 2015's murky and overheated “Crimson Peak,” so it's a little disappointing that he sprinted right back to that well with “The Shape of Water.” But with del Toro, there is always the tantalizing possibility of another Pan's Labyrinth, so fingers crossed that this 1960s-set love story between a mute janitor and an amphibious lab experiment fulfills that promise. Downsizing (Dec. 22) Alexander Payne's first movie since “Nebraska” in 2013, and the first fantastical premise from a filmmaker best known for his sharp sociological observations. Kristen Wiig and Matt Damon play a couple who elect to get shrunk to four inches in height, allowing them to reduce waste and live a more lavish lifestyle. No trailer exists as of press time, so we’ll have to trust that Payne will find a way to make that annoyingly high-concept premise work. The Post (Dec. 22) While 70-year-old Steven Spielberg prepares this story about the 1971 publication of the Pentagon Papers for an awards season push, he is also deep into post-production on “Ready Player One,” a sci-fi action thriller slated for a March 2018 release, deep into pre-production on the historical biopic “The Kidnapping of Edgardo Mortara,” and he has a producer credit on over a dozen upcoming releases. Buried lede: you are lazy. Phantom Thread (Dec. 25) Details are still sketchy about Paul Thomas Anderson's latest effort, his first film since “Inherent Vice” in 2014, but here's what we know: Daniel Day-Lewis stars; Anderson writes, directs and serves as his own cinematographer; Jonny Greenwood composes the music; it's set in the London fashion industry in the 1950s. Sold! {in}
Daniel’s Top 5 Films of 2017 (So Far) 1) Your Name. In a year filled with films that successfully cohabited honest humanity with the supernatural, this animated teenage symphony to God from Japanese director Makoto Shinkai rises above them all. Restless yet wise, the film plays like a Studio Ghibli version of an emotionally loaded, metaphysical mind-scrambler like “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind” or “Donnie Darko.” 2) Good Time Robert Pattinson has made some bold choices in recent years, preferring to work with outsider directors instead of cashing in on his fame, but he continued to exude a low-energy indifference until his startlingly brilliant turn in Josh and Benny Safdie's outrageous urban nightmare. 3) Personal Shopper Sign that we're living in the last days, No. 7,830,268: the two best lead performances of the year so far were delivered by the stars of the “Twilight” franchise (cue: locusts). Kristen Stewart re-teams with “Clouds of Sils Maria” writer-director Olivier Assayas for this entrancing and unsettling story of a medium trying to connect with her recently deceased twin brother. 4) A Ghost Story The most literal ghost movie of 2017, but also the most unexpectedly challenging, as director David Lowery conjures supernatural clichés (including spirits in white sheets with holes for eyes) only to rewire them into this Linklater-meets-Kubrick story of the timelessness of grief. 5) Get Out As the darkest recesses of white privilege and hate continue to strut their stuff on the national stage, Jordan Peele's smart, funny and stylish Black Lives Matter horror movie only grows more pungently cathartic. 19
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RadioLive THE FIRST THURSDAY OF EACH MONTH at the Museum of Commerce in Historic Pensacola
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calendar Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org FORT BARRANCAS: BASTIONS ON THE BLUFF
2 p.m. Meet at Fort Barrancas Visitors Center 3182 Taylor Road. nps.gov/guis/index.htm CREATURE FEATURE 3:30 p.m. Fort Pickens Bookstore, Fort Pickens Road, Pensacola Beach. nps.gov/guis/index.htm 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 EMERALD COAST BEER FESTIVAL 5-8:30 p.m. $30 in advance, $40 at event. Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com URU YOGA AND BEYOND 200 HOUR TEACHER TRAINING 5:30 p.m. URU Yoga and Beyond,
Lucero / Photo by Jamie Harmon
THURSDAY 9.7
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 NATURE WALK: LIFE IN A MARITIME FOREST 10 a.m. Meet at Fort Barrancas Visitors Center, 3182 Taylor Road. nps.gov/guis/index.htm HANDS ON LUMPIA, EGGROLLS AND GOI CUON 10 a.m.-12 p.m. $64.50. SoGourmet
407-D S. Palafox. sogourmetpensacola.com
NATURE WALK: LIFE ON A BARRIER ISLAND 10
a.m. Meet at Fort Pickens Bookstore, Fort Pickens Road, Pensacola Beach. nps.gov/ guis/index.htm LA LECHE LEAGUE 10 a.m.-12 p.m. Free. Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org SOUTHWEST BRANCH LIBRARY BOOK CLUB
10:30 a.m. "Hillbilly Elegy" by J.D. Vance. 12248 Gulf Beach Highway. mywfpl.com ADVANCED REDOUBT: LEGACY IN BRICK & MORTAR 12:30 p.m. Fort Barrancas, 3182
Taylor Road. nps.gov/guis/index.htm
FORT PICKENS: GARRISON FOR FREEDOM 2
p.m. Meet at Fort Pickens entrance, Fort Pickens Road, Pensacola Beach. nps.gov/ guis/index.htm
FORT BARRANCAS: BASTIONS ON THE BLUFF
2 p.m. Meet at Fort Barrancas Visitors Center 3182 Taylor Road. nps.gov/guis/index.htm CREATURE FEATURE 3:30 p.m. Fort Pickens Bookstore, Fort Pickens Road, Pensacola Beach. nps.gov/guis/index.htm ATLAS BEVERAGE CLASSES 5 and 7 p.m. $20. Atlas Oyster House, 600 S. Barracks St. greatsouthernrestaurants.com September 7, 2017
WINE TASTING AT AWM 5-7 p.m. Aragon Wine
Market, 27 S. 9th Ave. aragonwinemarket.com
BLUE WAHOOS VS. JACKSONVILLE JUMBO SHRIMP 5:30 p.m. $9 and up. All-you-can-eat
playoff ticket, $21. Community Maritime Park, 351 W. Cedar St. bluewahoos.com RADIOLIVE: GRANT PEEPLES, SARAH MAC BAND, SMITHFIELD 6 p.m. $10. Museum of
Commerce, 201 E. Zaragoza St. wuwf.org/ radiolive. FLORIDA CHEF CHALLENGE 6-9 p.m. $60 and up. Proceeds benefit Feeding the Gulf Coast. Sanders Beach-Corinne Jones Resource Center, 913 S. I St. GAME NIGHT 6-7 p.m. Cards Against Humanity. Swan Neck, 2115 W. Nine Mile Road. swanneckwinery.com SELECT LATIN DANCE LESSONS AND PARTY
6:30-9 p.m. $10. Salsa, Cha Cha, Bachata and more. DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. $10. dancecraftfl.com
WSRE FREE PREVIEW SCREENING: THE VIETNAM WAR 7 p.m. Free. WSRE Amos Studio,
1000 College Blvd. wsre.org/veterans
BLACK JOE LEWIS AND THE HONEYBEARS
7 p.m. $15. Vinyl Music Hall, 2 S. Palafox. vinylmusichall.com NIGHT WATCH 7:30 p.m. $16. Pensacola Little Theatre, 400 S. Jefferson St. pensacolalittletheatre.com
FRIDAY 9.8
NATURE WALK: LIFE IN A MARITIME FOREST 10
a.m. Meet at Fort Barrancas Visitors Center, 3182 Taylor Road. nps.gov/guis/index.htm ADVANCED REDOUBT: LEGACY IN BRICK & MORTAR 12:30 p.m. Fort Barrancas, 3182
Taylor Road. nps.gov/guis/index.htm PILATES MAT 1:30 p.m. Free. Ever'man
FALL VEGGIE GARDEN WITH PAUL FLORES
10 a.m.-12 p.m. Free. Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org JUNIOR HUMANE SOCIETY ADOPTION 12-4 p.m. PetSmart, 6251 N. Davis Highway. pensacolahumane.org BON FEST 12-4 p.m. Free. Booker T. Washington High School, 6000 College Parkway. ADVANCED REDOUBT: LEGACY IN BRICK & MORTAR 12:30 p.m. Fort Barrancas, 3182
Taylor Road. nps.gov/guis/index.htm ESSENTIAL OILS FOR ANIMALS 2-4 p.m. Free. Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org "ENEMY OF THE STATE" AUTHOR KYLE MILLS BOOK SIGNING 2 p.m. Barnes & Noble, 1200
Airport Blvd.
FORT BARRANCAS: BASTIONS ON THE BLUFF
2400 Executive Plaza Rd. facebook.com/ uruyogaandbeyond GAY GRASSROOTS 6-8 p.m. Free. Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org BULLS ON THE BEACH 6-10 p.m. $15-$25. Flora-Bama Lounge, 17401 Perdido Key Dr. florabama.com DATE NIGHT DANCING 6:30-8 p.m. $15. Learn the basics of several romantic ballroom and country dance styles in group classes that keep partners together. DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. dancecraftfl.com OPEN MIC 7-11 p.m. Single Fin Cafe, 380 N. 9th Ave. facebook.com/singlefincafe LAKE STREET DIVE 7 p.m. $25-$30. Vinyl Music Hall, 2 S. Palafox. vinylmusichall.com NIGHT WATCH 7:30 p.m. $30. Pensacola Little Theatre, 400 S. Jefferson St. pensacolalittletheatre.com
2 p.m. "Hillbilly Elegy" by J.D. Vance. 12248 Gulf Beach Highway. mywfpl.com CREATURE FEATURE 3:30 p.m. Fort Pickens Bookstore, Fort Pickens Road, Pensacola Beach. nps.gov/guis/index.htm DUSK ON THE GULF 6:30 p.m. Meet in Battery Worth Amphitheater. Fort Pickens Road, Pensacola Beach. nps.gov/guis/index.htm NIGHT WATCH 7:30 p.m. $30. Pensacola Little Theatre, 400 S. Jefferson St. pensacolalittletheatre.com BIG DEAL BURLESQUE 8 p.m. $12-$45. Vinyl Music Hall, 2 S. Palafox. vinylmusichall.com DANCE PARTY 8-midnight. Partner dancing on the best wood dance floor in the area. DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. $10. dancecraftfl.com
SATURDAY 9.9
SUNDAY 9.10
FM WESTON AUDUBON SOCIETY FIELD TRIP TO FORT WALTON 7:30 p.m. Free. Meet at
Office Depot, 1155 Gulf Breeze Parkway. fmwaudubon.org DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Bayview Park, 2001 E. Lloyd St. pensacoladragonboatfestival.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, Pace. 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 OCEAN HOUR CLEAN-UP 9-10 a.m. month. Chimney Park at intersection of Langley and Scenic. Bay Bluffs Park at Summit and Scenic Highway. Buckets, grabbers, gloves and trash bags are supplied. oceanhourfl.com COOKING DEMONSTRATIONS 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Martin Luther King Jr. Plaza, N. Palafox. palafoxmarket.com $1 OR LESS BOOK SALE 10 a.m. Open Books, 1040 N. Guillemard St. facebook.com/ openbooksbookstore NATURE WALK: LIFE IN A MARITIME FOREST 10 a.m. Meet at Fort Barrancas Visitors Center, 3182 Taylor Road. nps.gov/guis/index.htm
2 p.m. Meet at Fort Barrancas Visitors Center 3182 Taylor Road. nps.gov/guis/index.htm SOUTHWEST BRANCH LIBRARY BOOK CLUB
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. GROUP MEDITATION 9-10:30 a.m. Free. Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org NATURE WALK: LIFE IN A MARITIME FOREST
10 a.m. Meet at Fort Barrancas Visitors Center, 3182 Taylor Road. nps.gov/guis/ index.htm SCHOOL OF THE SOLDIER 11 a.m. Meet at entrance of Fort Pickens. Fort Pickens Road, Pensacola Beach. nps.gov/guis/ index.htm
ADVANCED REDOUBT: LEGACY IN BRICK & MORTAR 12:30 p.m. Fort Barrancas, 3182
Taylor Road. nps.gov/guis/index.htm
FORT BARRANCAS: BASTIONS ON THE BLUFF 2 p.m. Meet at Fort Barrancas Visi-
tors Center 3182 Taylor Road. nps.gov/guis/ index.htm DOGGIE BOWL 2-5 p.m. $20 and up. Proceeds benefit Pensacola Humane Society. Cordova Lanes Bowling Center, 2111 Airport Blvd. pensacolahumane.org NIGHT WATCH 3 p.m. $30. Pensacola Little Theatre, 400 S. Jefferson St. pensacolalittletheatre.com CREATURE FEATURE 3:30 p.m. Fort Pickens Bookstore, Fort Pickens Road, Pensacola Beach. nps.gov/guis/index.htm 21
calendar Arts & Culture
≥Events
PMOA GALLERY TOURS 2:30 p.m.
Tuesdays and Thursdays. Free with museum admission. Pensacola Museum of Art, 407 S. Jefferson St. pensacolamuseum.org
ARS MUSAE CLOSING RECEPTION
5-7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 7. UWF Center for Fine and Performing Arts, 11000 University Parkway. uwf.edu YOGA AT PMA 5:306:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 11. Free to PMA members. Pensacola Museum of Art, 407 S. Jefferson St. pensacolamuseum.org
≥Current Exhibits
Dave Dondero / Courtesy Photo SOUTHEASTERN TEEN SHAKESPEARE COMPANY: SHENANIGANS 4-5 p.m. Free. 1010 N.
12th Ave. setsco.org/first-city-shakespeare LUCERO 7 p.m. $20-$22. Vinyl Music Hall, 2 S. Palafox. vinylmusichall.com
MONDAY 9.11
NATURE WALK: LIFE IN A MARITIME FOREST 10
a.m. Meet at Fort Barrancas Visitors Center, 3182 Taylor Road. nps.gov/guis/index.htm
ADVANCED REDOUBT: LEGACY IN BRICK & MORTAR 12:30 p.m. Fort Barrancas, 3182 Tay-
lor Road. nps.gov/guis/index.htm
FORT BARRANCAS: BASTIONS ON THE BLUFF
2 p.m. Meet at Fort Barrancas Visitors Center 3182 Taylor Road. nps.gov/guis/index.htm CREATURE FEATURE 3:30 p.m. Fort Pickens Bookstore, Fort Pickens Road, Pensacola Beach. nps.gov/guis/index.htm GRAPHIC NOVEL GROUP 5:30 p.m. Pensacola Library, 239 N. Spring St. mywfpl.org SEVILLE QUARTER MILERS 5:30 p.m. Runners meet in front of Seville Quarter for a run around downtown Pensacola. Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com HANDS ON STEAK & INCREDIBLE POTATOES
6-8 p.m. $64.50. SoGourmet, 407-D S. Palafox. sogourmetpensacola.com 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. dancecraftfl.com DEAD BOYS FEAT. CHEETAH CHROME AND JOHNNY BLITZ 7 p.m. $15. Vinyl Music Hall, 2
S. Palafox. vinylmusichall.com
SONGWRITERS AND POETS OPEN MIC 7-9 p.m. Goat Lips, 2811 Copter Road. goatlips.com HIP-HOP DANCE LESSONS 8-9 p.m. $10. Learn 222 2
hip-hop moves from professional instructor. DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. dancecraftfl.com
TUESDAY 9.12
JUGGLING 101 4 p.m. Free. Ever’man Educa-
tional Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org COMPLIMENTARY WINE TASTING 5-7 p.m. SoGourmet, 407-D S. Palafox. sogourmetpensacola.com GAME NIGHT FOR ADULTS 5 p.m. Tryon Branch Library, 1200 Langley Ave. mywfpl.org TICKET FREE TUESDAY MOVIE SCREENING 5:30 p.m. Tryon Branch Library, 1200 Langley Ave. mywfpl.com VINO MAGNIFICO 5:30 p.m. $12. V. Paul's Italian Ristorante, 29 S. Palafox. vpauls.com FUNKY YOGA FLOW 6-7 p.m. Free. Ever’man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org COMEDY NIGHT 6 p.m. Swan Neck, 2115 W. Nine Mile Road. swanneckwinery.com PENSACOLA POETRY OPEN MIC 6 p.m. Constant Coffee and Tea, 615 Scenic Highway. facebook.com/pensacolapoetry COUNTRY DANCE LESSONS 6:30 p.m. $10. Country Two Step, East Coast Swing, Competition Choreography and more. DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. dancecraftfl.com BANDS ON THE BEACH 7 p.m. Mass Kunfuzion. Gulfside Pavilion, Pensacola Beach. visitpensacolabeach.com THE CHRIS ROBINSON BROTHERHOOD 7 p.m. $20-$25. Vinyl Music Hall, 2 S. Palafox. vinylmusichall.com HEALING CLINIC AND MEDITATION 7:15-8:30 p.m. Free. Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org
TUNESDAY SOUND CAFE 7:30 p.m. Enjoy
a cup of coffee or tea and tunes from the baby grand piano. Pensacola Library lobby, 239 N. Spring St. mywfpl.com
WEDNESDAY 9.13
CREATURE FEATURE 3:30 p.m. Fort Pickens
Bookstore, Fort Pickens Road, Pensacola Beach. nps.gov/guis/index.htm PILATES & PINOT 6-7 p.m. $12. Pure Pilates Downtown, 426 S Palafox. purepilatespensacola.com DAVE DONDERO IN CONCERT 6 p.m. $10. Pensacola Museum of Art, 407 S. Jefferson St. facebook.com/openbooksbookstore YOGA FLOW 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 HANDS ON APPETIZERS WITH WINE PAIRINGS 6-8 p.m. $64.50. SoGourmet, 407-D
S. Palafox. sogourmetpensacola.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. dancecraftfl.com EYEHATEGOD 7 p.m. $20. 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. dancecraftfl.com
LIVE, LOVE, ART On
view through Sept. 9. Blue Morning Gallery, 21 S. Palafox. bluemorninggallery. com
DIGITAL SCHMIGITAL On view
through Sept. 22. Artel Gallery, 223 S. Palafox. artelgallery.org ART BEFORE SILENCE On view
through Sept. 22. Artel Gallery, 223 S. Palafox. artelgallery.org BRUSH STROKES: MY JOURNEY IN ART BY BILLIE BAILEY On view
through Sept. 22. Artel Gallery, 223 S. Palafox. artelgallery.org
A DAY IN THE LIFE
On view at Blue Morning Gallery, 21 S. Palafox. bluemorninggallery. com
A DROP OF WATER, A GRAIN OF SAND: WORKS BY JACQUELINE BISHOP On
view through Oct.6. Anna Lamar Switzer Center for Visual
Arts, Building 15, at Pensacola State College, 1000 College Blvd. pensacolastate.edu STATUS QUO On view through Oct. 7. Galley 1060, First City Art Center, 1060 Guillemard St. firstcityart.org FEAR AND FOLLY: THE VISIONARY PRINTS OF FRANCISCO GOYA AND FREDERICO CASTELLON On view
through Dec. 31. Pensacola Museum of Art, 407 S. Jefferson St. pensacolamuseum.org REBELS WITH A CAUSE: AMERICAN IMPRESSIONIST WOMEN On view
Sept. 8 through Dec. 31. Pensacola Museum of Art, 407 S. Jefferson St. pensacolamuseum.org PHILATELY & FRIENDSHIP: THE ART OF ACE On
view through Feb. 27. Exhibition of 50 illustrated envelopes created by members of Art Cover Exchanged. T.T. Wentworth, Jr. Museum, 330 S. Jefferson St. historicpensacola.or
≥Workshops & Classes
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
Monday from 6-8:30 p.m. at First City Art Center. Classes are $40. For more information, visit firstcityart.org. inweekly.net
calendar stipend. Artists must be onsite and present during the production of their mural during through Nov 3-5. Submission deadline is Sept. 25. The fee is $30 for non-members and $15 for members. For more information visit pensacolamuseum.org. Crossing Boundaries: Art and the Future of Energy Mak-
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 mem-
bers and $185 for non-members. For more information, visit firstcityart.org.
≥Call to Artists
CUBED Artists are in-
vited to submit proposals for CUBED, a 12-day outdoor mural
installation and live mural painting along Palafox Street at Martin Luther King Jr. Plaza. Sixteen artists will be selected. Each artist will create a mural for one 8ft x 8ft panel and will receive a $1,200
ers, designers, and creative thinkers are invited to submit artworks and transdisciplinary projects to Crossing Boundaries: Art and the Future of Energy National Juried Exhibition. Submissions should attend to and contemplate issues such as the future of clean energy, ecoaesthetics, eco-justice, sustainability, social practice and
the environment, the intersections of science, technology, engineering, art, and math (STEAM), etc. This call is open to all media and materials as well as research-based projects that are contextualized through aesthetic practices. Submission deadline is Oct. 2. The fee is $30 for non-members and $15 for members. For more information visit pensacolamuseum.org. DocuFlorida: Digital Exhibition Artists
can submit photographic and moving image-based work to the digital exhibition, DocuFlorida, which will be projected at the Pensacola Museum of Art and simultaneously screened at Pensacola Voices Multicultural Center. DocuFlorida is fo-
cused on the current environment and landscapes of Florida, the Gulf Coast, and the Southeast Region of the U.S. Established, emerging, and nascent artists and imagemakers are welcome to submit. Submissions can be photographs or film and video and should attend to the environment, and rural and urban landscapes of the region. Submission is Oct. 2. The fee is $30 for nonmembers and $15 for members. For more information, visit pensacolamuseum.org
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 POOL TOURNAMENT 8 p.m. The
Ticket 1, 7250 Plantation Road. ticketsportsbar.com
COASTAL CUISINE WITH A MEDITERRANEAN FLAIR in the heart of downtown Pensacola
MEZZE MONDAY Half off Mezze Menu 4pm-Close $3 PREMIUM HAPPY HOUR Sunday-Thursday 11am-7pm LUNCH Weekdays 11am-4pm • Salad Bar 11am-2pm SUNDAY BRUNCH 10am-3pm MONDAY-FRIDAY 11am-10pm, SATURDAY 5pm-10pm, SUNDAY 10am-9 pm
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calendar p.m. Ticket Sports Bar, 7333 N. Davis Highway. Play to win up to $100 in gift cards. 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
Saturdays MEMBERSHIP APPRECIATION NIGHT
8 p.m. Seville Quarter Membership Card Holder Appreciation Night at Phineas Phogg's. 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com Sundays BAR AND RESTAURANT EMPLOYEE
(B.A.R.E. NIGHT) 7
p.m. Special prices for B.A.R.E. Card membership holders. Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com Mondays
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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
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
MONDAY NIGHT TRIVIA 9:30-10:30
BAR BINGO WITH KRAZY GEORGE 8
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
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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 Wednesdays Karaoke with Krazy George 9 p.m. Ticket Sports Bar, 7333 N. Davis Highway.
S. Barracks St. fishhousepensacola.com JOHN RIPLEY 6-9 p.m. Skopelos at New World, 600 S. Palafox
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THURSDAY 9.7
DEW PENDLETON 6 p.m. The Deck, 600
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6 p.m. Peg Leg Pete’s, 1010 Fort Pickens Road. peglegpetes.com NICK BLACK 6 p.m. Paradise Bar & Grill, 21 Via De Luna Dr. paradisebargrill.com AL MARTIN 6:30 p.m. Doc’s Courtyard and Cafe, 5198 Willing St., Milton. GREG LYON BAND 7 p.m. Hub Stacey's 312 E. Government St. hubstaceys.com DUELING PIANOS
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calendar sandshaker.com COLM KELLY 9 p.m. McGuire's Irish Pub, 600 E. Gregory St. mcguiresirishpub.com WHYTE CAPS 9 p.m. End O’ the Alley, Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com
FRIDAY 9.8
LIVE JAZZ WITH JOE OCCHIPINTI 12 p.m.
The Drowsy Poet Coffee Co., 655 Pensacola Beach Blvd. BEN PARSONS 12-4 p.m. Peg Leg Pete’s, 1010 Fort Pickens Road. peglegpetes. com MIKE QUINN 5 p.m. End O’ the Alley, Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com DEW PENDLETON 6 p.m. The Deck, 600 S. Barracks St. fishhousepensacola.com MIKE QUINN 9 p.m. End O’ the Alley, Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com PLATINUM PREMIER
6 p.m. Peg Leg Pete’s, 1010 Fort Pickens Road. peglegpetes.com DASH RIP ROCK 6 p.m. Paradise Bar & Grill, 21 Via De Luna Dr. paradisebargrill.com CYNTHIA DOMULOT
6-9 p.m. V. Paul’s Italian Ristorante, 29 S. Palafox. vpauls.com AL MARTIN 6:30 p.m. Doc’s Courtyard and Cafe, 5198 Willing St., Milton. LOSING SUNLIGHT
7-8 p.m. Swan Neck, 2115 W. Nine Mile Road. swanneckwinery.com CURT BOL JAZZ QUARTET 7-11 p.m.
La Playita, 5 Via de Luna, Pensacola Beach. JOHN RIPLEY 7-10 p.m. Skopelos at New World, 600 S. Palafox CURT BOL JAZZ QUARTET 8-11 p.m.
Jazz and Flow Cafe', 4238 W. Fairfield Dr. September 7, 2017
DUELING PIANOS
8 p.m. Rosie O' Grady's Dueling Piano Show. Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com THE BLENDERS 8:30 p.m. Hub Stacey's 312 E. Government St. hubstaceys.com RICH MCDUFF 9 p.m. McGuire's Irish Pub, 600 E. Gregory St. mcguiresirishpub.com LIVE DJ: MR. LAO
9 p.m. Phineas Phogg's Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com CLASS X 9 p.m. Sandshaker Lounge, 731 Pensacola Beach Blvd. sandshaker.com THE LA STRANGERS 9 p.m. Lili
Marlene’s. Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com WHYTE CAPS 9 p.m. End O’ the Alley, Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com GRAND THEFT AUDIO 10 p.m.
Apple Annie’s, Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com
SATURDAY 9.9 KENNY & ROD 12-4
p.m. Peg Leg Pete’s, 1010 Fort Pickens Road. peglegpetes. com REGGIE STEWART 6 p.m. p.m. Peg Leg Pete’s, 1010 Fort Pickens Road. peglegpetes.com THE REDFIELD 6 p.m. The Deck, 600 S. Barracks St. fishhousepensacola.com AL MARTIN 6-11 p.m. The Piano Bar, Quality Inn, 7601 Scenic Highway. DASH RIP ROCK 6 p.m. Paradise Bar & Grill, 21 Via De Luna Dr. paradisebargrill.com GENESIS PARTY 7:30 p.m. Swan Neck Meadery, 2115 W. Nine Mile Road.
swanneckwinery.com COLM KELLY 9 p.m. McGuire's Irish Pub, 600 E. Gregory St. mcguiresirishpub.com LIVE DJ: MR. LAO
9 p.m. Phineas Phogg's Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com CLASS X 9 p.m. Sandshaker Lounge, 731 Pensacola Beach Blvd. sandshaker.com THE LA STRANGERS 9 p.m. Lili Marlene’s. Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com WHYTE CAPS 9 p.m. End o' The Alley. Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com GRAND THEFT AUDIO
10 p.m. Apple Annie’s, Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com
SUNDAY 9.10
LIVE JAZZ WITH JOE OCCHIPINTI 9-10
a.m. The Drowsy Poet Coffee Co., 655 Pensacola Beach Blvd.
KATHY LYON JAZZ BAND 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.
JAZZ BRUNCH WITH AL ALVARADO 11 a.m.
McGuire's Irish Pub, 600 E. Gregory St. mcguiresirishpub.com
REGGIE STEWART
12 p.m. Peg Leg Pete’s, 1010 Fort Pickens Road. peglegpetes.com POST PLUTO 4 p.m. Sandshaker Lounge, 731 Pensacola Beach Blvd. sandshaker.com NIC ANDREWS 6 p.m. Peg Leg Pete’s, 1010 Fort Pickens Road. peglegpetes.com
KARAOKE WITH JIM BOB 8 p.m. Lili
Marlene’s. Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com LOSING SUNLIGHT 9 p.m. End O’ the Alley, Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com
MONDAY 9.11
MIKE MAGAZINNE
6 p.m. Peg Leg Pete’s, 1010 Fort Pickens Road. peglegpetes.com JAZZ JAM 7 p.m. $10$12. Free for students. Horizen Restaurant, 3103 E. Strong St. MONDAY NIGHT BLUES: BUSH LEAGUE
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 9 p.m. End O' the Alley. Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com
TUESDAY 9.12
MIKE V 6 p.m. Peg Leg Pete’s, 1010 Fort Pickens Road. peglegpetes.com AN EVENING OF GREAT JAZZ: GINO ROSARIA 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 GABE STEEVES 9 p.m. End O' The Alley Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com
WEDNESDAY 9.13
GREG LYON 4-8 p.m. Hemingway's Island Grill, 400 Quietwater Beach Road.
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DIFFERENCE MAKERS BUBBA WATSON DONATES HALF-MILLION DOLLARS TO CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL
Professional golfer Bubba Watson announced recently that he is donating $500,000 to the Studer Family Children’s Hospital at Sacred Heart as a result of winning the MetLife MatchUp, an online voting contest. Watson – who is a resident of Pensacola and was born at Sacred Heart Hospital Pensacola – has won nine championships on the PGA Tour and is a two-time winner of the Masters Tournament. He was one of 10 professional golfers selected as finalists in the MetLife MatchUp. Fans were asked to vote online for the best recovery shot of the season. The player whose shot had the most votes would win a $1 million prize. During the voting Watson announced that if he were to win he would donate $500,000 to the Studer Children’s Hospital and use the other $500,000 to support junior golf. Thanks to an outpouring of support from Watson’s global fan base and the Northwest Florida community, Watson was named the 2017 MetLife MatchUp Champion. The shot that won Watson the MetLife MatchUp took place in the opening round of The Greenbrier Classic 2017. Watson found his tee shot in the woods requiring a punch out shot into the fairway. He then bent his third shot onto the green on the par-4 13th hole and finished it off with a 41-foot putt to save par. Watson’s donation will support the construction of Sacred Heart’s new four-story children’s hospital, which will increase access to specialized pediatric and maternity care and consolidate inpatient pediatric services in one convenient location. Sacred Heart is a member of Ascension, the largest non-profit health system in the U.S. and the world’s largest Catholic health system. “I have always been proud to represent Pensacola around the world” said Watson. “It’s where I was born and raised. People in Pensacola helped me to become better at the game of golf and to become a better person. When I came back to Pensacola after living elsewhere for eight years, I thought about how I could help the city, how I could become an important part of it. Living here with my family, I want Pensacola and the entire Gulf Coast to be a great place for all families. When I learned about the Children’s Hospital and the need for the new building and expanded services it really hit home. I knew I had to help the dream come true. Completion of the children’s hospital is like bringing a championship to Pensacola.” The MetLife MatchUp marks a continuation of Watson’s support of The Children’s Hospital. In 2015, the annual charity event Bubba Bash, run by the Bubba Watson Foundation, raised $100,000 for the new children’s hospital. “We’re thrilled to have such enthusiastic support from the Watson family during our construction of the new children’s hospital,” said Susan Davis, president and CEO of Sacred Heart Health System. “In addition to his professional golf success, Bubba Watson has worked tirelessly to better our community. We consider it both a blessing and an honor that he’s chosen to give so generously to Sacred Heart. This gift will touch the lives of thousands of sick and injured children for generations to come.” The Studer Family Children’s Hospital at Sacred Heart is the region’s only children’s hospital, serving families across Northwest Florida, South Alabama and South Georgia. Expected to be complete in spring 2019, the new children’s hospital will be connected to the front of the existing children’s hospital and will include a pediatric emergency room and trauma center, new operating rooms dedicated to pediatric surgery, an expanded neonatal intensive care unit, a pediatric intensive care unit, a pediatric oncology unit, a medical/surgical unit, observation beds and a pediatric rehabilitation gym. The Studer Family Children’s Hospital at Sacred Heart is a 117-bed facility that offers a wide range of services to meet all of a child’s medical needs, from a pediatric emergency room and neonatal intensive care unit to pediatric intensive care, cancer care, rehabilitation and a medical staff of more than 120 board-certified physicians across 29 pediatric specialties. The Children’s Hospital provides quality, compassionate care to children, regardless of their parents’ ability to pay. For more information about the services available at The Studer Family Children’s Hospital at Sacred Heart, visit www.sacred-heart.org/childrenshospital.
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news of the weird WAIT, WHAT? The People's Liberation Army Daily, a Chinese state-run military newspaper, has declared on its WeChat account that fewer Chinese youth are passing fitness tests to join the army because they are too fat and masturbate too much, resulting in abnormally large testicular veins. The web article cited one town's statistics, where 56.9 percent of candidates were rejected for failing to meet physical requirements. China's military quickly beat down the article's assertion, saying: "The quality of our recruits is guaranteed, and the headwaters of our military will flow long and strong." THE ENTREPRENEURIAL SPIRIT Police in Osnabruck, Germany, stopped a vehicle on Aug. 19 and found an unusual trove of drugs inside: Plastic bags filled with about 5,000 ecstasy pills, with a street value of about $46,000—all in the shape of Donald Trump's head. The orange tablets depicted Trump's signature sweep of hair and his rosebud mouth. An unnamed 51-year-old man and his son, 17, also had a large sum of cash and were taken into custody. CULTURAL DIVERSITY The Japanese funeral industry demonstrated its forward thinking on Aug. 23 when practitioners gathered for the Life Ending Industry Expo in Tokyo. Among the displays was a humanoid robot named Pepper who can conduct a Buddhist funeral, complete with chanting and tapping a drum. Pepper is a collaboration between SoftBank and Nissei Eco Co., which wrote the chanting software. Michio Inamura, Nissei's executive adviser, said the robot could step in when priests are not available. •Also at the Life Ending Industry Expo in Tokyo, four undertakers competed on stage as funeral music played to see who could best display the ancient skills of ritually dressing the dead. The Shinto religion in Japan believes that the dead are impure just after death and that dressing the body purifies the spirit. The contestants dressed live human volunteers and were observed by three judges. Rino Terai, who won the con-
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test, said, "I practiced every day to prepare for this competition." •In Iran, the education department has banned people who are considered "ugly" from being teachers. The list of conditions and features that prevent one from being a teacher includes facial moles, acne, eczema, scars and crossed eyes. Also on the list of unsavory conditions are cancer, bladder stones or color-blindness, none of which can be observed by others. FAN-ANTIC Jeffrey Riegel, 56, of Port Republic, New Jersey, left 'em laughing with his obituary's parting shot at the Philadelphia Eagles. In it, Riegel asked that eight Eagles players act as pallbearers, "so the Eagles can let me down one last time." Riegel owned season tickets for 30 years, during which the Eagles never won a Super Bowl. INEXPLICABLE An Arkansas Highway Patrol officer spotted "an unusual sight" on Aug. 23 on I-30: a black Hummer with a casket strapped to the top of it. When the officer pulled over Kevin M. Cholousky, 39, of Van Buren, Arkansas, he took off and led police on a chase along I-530, where his vehicle was eventually stopped by road spikes. Although the casket was empty, Cholousky was charged in Pulaski County with fictitious tags, reckless driving and fleeing. LATEST RELIGIOUS MESSAGES Sonogram photos are notoriously difficult to decipher, but one couple in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, are sure theirs shows a man watching over their unborn daughter. "When they gave it to us ... Umm, to me, it's Jesus. And it looks like Jesus," said mom Alicia Zeek. She and father Zac Smith have two older children, both born with birth defects, and the image is putting them at ease about their third child. "Once ... we looked at the picture, I was like—look, babe, we have nothing to worry about," Smith said. {in}
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