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Contents COLUMNS

3 WINNERS & LOSERS 4 OUTTAKES

25 NEWS OF THE WEIRD 27LAST WORD

NEWS/FEATURES/ARTS

6 NEWS: IN INTERVIEW: JEFF MILLER 9 COVER STORY: ESCAMBIA COUNTY’S SECRET 13 HEALTH & WELLNESS 19 MUSIC: DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS 23 MUSIC: COLOUR REVOLT 24 CULTURE: NPR SCIENCE CORRESPONDENT JOE PALCA

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winners & losers winners TRAINING OFFICER BROCK JESTER, FIRE CAPTAIN RICHARD HARRIS, AND FIRE LIEUTENANT JINNY CRANOR The grant team for the Pensacola Fire Department landed $377,232 in federal grant funds from the Assistance to Firefighters program at FEMA for self-contained breathing apparatuses. The new SCBAs will replace aging equipment currently used by the Pensacola Fire Department, and will allow fire personnel to more safely enter burning buildings and homes to protect people and property.

DOUG BROXSON The freshman state representative for District 1 has begun his legislative career strong with several meetings with his constituents. He is staying connected to the citizens and joined forces with City of Orange Beach Mayor Tony Kennon in discussing the problematic BP claims process with Gulf Coast Claims Facility leader Ken Feinberg at a recent town hall meeting.

losers KEN FEINBERG The same old song and dance from the head of the Gulf Coast Claims Facility (GCCF) is no longer working.

His actions never match his words. The complaints still come in over the GCCF’s fickled way in dealing with claims. Again, in his latest round of town hall meetings from Louisiana to Florida, Feinberg is promising more transparency. Yeah, right.

We’ve heard that before.

SCOTT DAVISON The front man for Maritime Park Development Partners didn’t show for the Community Maritime Park Associates board meeting as CMPA attorney Ed Fleming laid out the case against him.

Fleming used Davison’s own words from videos of CMPA meetings and his pretty proposals to convince the board to terminate Davison’s relationship with the maritime park.

FRED DONOVAN The head of Baskerville-

Florida office processed last year 2,954 complaints in an attempt to resolve disputes between businesses and consumers and responded to 317,314 inquiries. This is an 86 percent increase over the number of inquiries received in 2009.

Donovan had his star tarnished with the removal of Scott Davison and Maritime Park Development Partners. According to Judge Lacey Collier, who once chaired the CMPA board, Donovan vouched for Davison and promised he would ride herd on him, keep everything on the up and up and blow the whistle if Davison ever got out of line.

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MICHAEL STEELE On Friday, Jan. 14, the

Society of Florida (CHS) named Blacklaw its vice president of operations for the organization’s seven northern divisions.

Previously, she oversaw operations of the Western Division of CHS, covering Pensacola and the Western Panhandle, and she will serve concurrently in that role until her successor is selected.

168 members of the Republican National Committee, after seven rounds, voted Reince Priebus to replace Steele as chairman of the Republican National Committee.

Priebus was top legal counsel for the RNC who left in protest over how Steele managed the party’s image and finances.

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the king of the city. When I created the Walker Holmes series for my blog, Big Boy had to be a character in the stories. We even featured him in “Winners & Losers” in the 2010 IN April Fools’ issue.

The past three months weren’t kind to the dog that was over 14 years old, which is about 70 years in dog years or 270 years in newspaper publishing years.

He rarely jumped on the couch to sit with the girls and their dates.

He no longer made it up the stairs to sleep with them.

His walks were shorter and more tiring.

In November, Big Boy had a stroke.

He recovered, but we all knew the end was near. On Jan. 7, he collapsed in the backyard. The veterinarian ran a battery of tests and found Big Boy had acute renal failure. The dog showed some improvement after spending two days at the animal hospital. When my wife Cathy and the girls brought him home, we hoped the girls would lift his spirits.

It didn’t happen. Big Boy no longer wagged his tail. He wouldn’t eat, drink or go outside. He was ready to call it quits.

Tuesday afternoon, while the Outzen women were at school and work, I picked up Big Boy for the last time and carried him to the animal hospital for him to be put to sleep. I kissed Big Boy and said goodbye when I left him there.

After I called my wife and daughters, I cried. I thought about Bob Collins and the joy his silly dog gave our family. I guess I am a dog person after all.

Big Boy made me so.

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dog. When my father-in-law died in 2005 after a long battle with cancer, we were given his chocolate Labrador mix.

The dog’s name was “Big Boy,” which was an example of Bob’s sense of humor since the dog was the runt of the litter and so small he was often mistaken for a Lab puppy.

I am not a dog person, not even a pet person. I don’t dislike animals, but I am not good at taking care of myself, much less a dog that weighs less than 40 pounds. Fortunately for Big Boy, the Outzen women, who, thanks to years of training, scolding and caring for me, are experts at caring for others. The dog f lourished under their love.

Big Boy slept in their beds, greeted all their friends and wore the silly costumes that they put on him. He greeted them with his wagging tail when they came home from school and work and patiently waited up for them after their dates and parties. Big Boy loved and was loved.

The dog rarely barked and communicated by shaking his collar and through a series of sneezes. He had a “Timmy is in the well” expression that the girls understood–whether it meant go outside, more food or simply sit with him on the couch.

Big Boy inserted himself in my life, too. He was my companion on my infrequent daily walks. When I had my running shoes on and iPod, Big Boy knew we were going walking and would break into the “happy dance” at the front door. We covered together most of Gulf Breeze over the past five years. Most of the walks were spent with him stretching the leash to its capacity. The little dog walked as if he was

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rant & rave HELP FOR BROWNSVILLE Because I know that Brownsville and West Pensacola are of interest to you, I wanted to be sure that you were aware of some projects that are in motion that will affect those areas.

Pathways For Change is in partnership with Area Housing to provide services and support at Morris Court housing complex.

Pathways For Change will soon begin coordinating HIV/AIDS testing and education, family events, self-improvement classes and other activities and services at Morris Court. The launch of services is aimed at strengthening the Morris Court neighborhood and curbing negative issues such as poor education outcomes, health problems and crime. The start of services will precede the opening of several units in Morris Court as transitional housing for people who have completed a year or more of substance abuse treatment. Individuals living in the units will receive case management to ensure that they are employed or are in school, positively engaged in the community, and free of drugs and criminal activity.

The transitional housing project at Morris Court will coincide with the opening of the Clinton Cox Family Center not far from Morris Court at Pace Boulevard and Blount Street.

The Family Center will provide a full palette of services to the surrounding neighborhood, including parenting education, Adult Basic Education, self-improvement classes, financial literacy training and recovery support. The Clinton Cox Family Center was a recipient of the Impact 100 grant in the Family category this past October, and that funding is covering building materials and supplies. The Family Center will open late in 2011.

—Lauren Anzaldo, MSW, Program Manager, Pathways For Change, Pensacola

GOOD YEAR FOR DOWNTOWN The year 2010 was certainly interesting with some positive and some negative events. One of the positive things we’ve noticed is a hopeful trend in

the media’s perception of downtown.

On Nov. 24, 2010, Independent News wrote: “Winner: Downtown Improvement Board. Under their leadership, the Gallery Nights in downtown Pensacola have soared.

The Nov. 19 Gallery Night was the best yet.

Downtown Pensacola is coming back in a big way.”

In their January issue, The Downtown Crowd wrote: “…Downtown is a perfect place to dip your toe into the tantalizingly unknown world of new. If you’ve yet to visit any of the plethora of businesses that sprang up in the last bit of 2010…” and More to Come: “Downtown is keeping the ball rolling!”

On Jan. 2, 2011, the Pensacola News Journal wrote: “Palafox Street is alive and— dare we say it—even hip these days.”

We want to thank everybody who has been contributing to downtown’s new dynamics, being actively involved, and dedicating time and energy for this community. We look forward to working with you on taking Pensacola even further in 2011.

—Radim & Jeidy Smejkal, Art Praha Galerie, Pensacola

THE INVISIBLE KING You watch. Over the weekend and on Monday, the hallmarked memory of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. will be sanitized and blackwashed until he is no more than a sentimental husk hoping that little children of all races will one day be able to play together. Then you’ll see shots of just that, as if to indicate, well, thanks, that’s all done, nice historical figure. Bye. One of these years they will probably launch the USS Martin Luther King, Jr., a spanking new destroyer, or perhaps they will name a class of drone aircraft the MLK Ground Dominators.

But who was this King guy? What did he really stand for and how can we most accurately and sincerely honor his name and legacy?

Martin Luther King, Jr. was a radical pacifist who used Gandhian nonviolence and then, with others in his movement, improved

upon it. Gandhi was the Henry Ford of nonviolence, inventor of the mass liberatory action. Gatling may have industrialized warfare with his machine guns, Napoleon may have industrialized the human side with his levée en masse, but Gandhi industrialized strategic nonviolent civil society uprisings and Martin Luther King, Jr. improved on the model.

How did he and his folks do that?

First, they weren’t so sensitive to giving away their advantage once they had earned it. When Gandhi saw the British Empire stressed during various wars, he dialed back on the resistance. By contrast, in Nashville, during the sit-in movement in 1960, the students were shocked at five in the morning when their lawyer’s home was bombed and they immediately wired the mayor, demanding a meeting, pressing him that morning and gaining his admission that segregation was wrong and his pledge to work to end it. The Civil Rights Movement watched various windows open and generally shot straight through, not holding back for some gentleman’s courtesy, as Gandhi seemed to do.

And MLK was more consistent than Gandhi in some key ways. Although it took him a while to do so (several years after the frontline spokespeople such as Bob Moses), King denounced the war in Vietnam, whereas Gandhi volunteered to help the British or stood aside without objection during several wars. In what was both a stirring and powerful speech delivered in the Riverside Church in New York on April 4, 1967, Martin Luther King, Jr. said a great deal that mightily angered the federal government, from J. Edgar Hoover to Lyndon B. Johnson, including this: “Over the past two years, as I have moved to break the betrayal of my own silences and to speak from the burnings of my own heart, as I have called for radical departures from the destruction of Vietnam, many persons have questioned me about the wisdom of my path. At the heart of their

concerns this query has often loomed large and loud: ‘Why are you speaking about the war, Dr. King?’ ‘Why are you joining the voices of dissent?’ ‘Peace and civil rights don’t mix,’ they say. ‘Aren’t you hurting the cause of your people,’ they ask? And when I hear them, though I often understand the source of their concern, I am nevertheless greatly saddened, for such questions mean that the inquirers have not really known me, my commitment or my calling.”

This is the Martin Luther King, Jr. who will be invisible in mainstream media as the U.S. celebrates the birth of a hero for racial reconciliation. But he was also a hero for peace and nonviolence, a man who died with a (peace and justice) felony on his record and yet is the only American for whom we celebrate a national holiday. Dr. King’s call for peace was powerful—the best speech of his life, in my view—but it will not be featured as we pretend to pay attention to the history of his life and contributions.

If he were alive today, he’d probably be in jail for resisting the occupations of Iraq and Afghanistan, or perhaps for resisting our client state, Israel’s, occupation of Palestine. At the least he would be reflecting on his evolved and holistic attempt to move to the next level of activism, past the termination of Jim Crow segregation and forward to ending poverty and stopping war. He never stopped evolving, but the mainstream historians have gone to the period five years before he was murdered and regard him as forever frozen there, just giving an “I Have a Dream” speech.

Dr. King deserves full honors; he was a fearless and brilliant campaigner for human rights, civil rights, economic justice and peace. Our young people need to know who he really was. We cannot pretend in honesty that he would support the wars and corporate bailouts featured in today’s America.

—Tom H. Hastings, Director of PeaceVoice, Portland, Ore.

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IN INTERVIEW: JEFF MILLER

CONGRESSMAN SPEAKS OUT ON ISSUES FACING 112TH CONGRESS

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ongressman Jeff Miller (R-Chumuckla) has represented Northwest Florida since 2001. With the Republicans assuming control of the House of Representatives, Miller has been appointed chairman of the House Veterans Affairs Committee. The IN caught up with Rep. Miller to get his takes on the Arizona shooting, his chairmanship and the biggest issues facing the 112th Congress: balanced federal budget, deficit, debt ceiling, healthcare reform and immigration reform.

ARIZONA SHOOTING FALLOUT

IN: What are your thoughts on the Arizona shooting?

Miller: Vicki and I were shocked and saddened by the news of the attack Gabrielle Giffords, members of her staff, and her constituents. Violence and threats of violence against citizens are reprehensible and have no place in society. We have been praying for the Giffords family, the friends and family of Judge John Roll, and for all of the victims of this attack.

IN: Do you know Congresswoman Giffords? Have you ever worked with her directly on any legislation or committees?

Miller: Yes, Gabby and I have served together on the House Armed Services Committee since 2007. She is a hard working public servant and an emerging leader in her party.

IN: Have you been forced to change your own security practices at all in light of the shooting?

Miller: We don’t intend to cancel or restrict the amount of public events I normally do. Listening to constituents face to face is critical to being able to represent them. Gabby understands this and I think most effective leaders do as well. You can’t put every public official in a protective bubble and expect representative democracy to work. Elected officials need that interaction to do the job well.

IN: What do you think of the debate surrounding our current political climate and its influence on the Arizona shooting?

Miller: It’s unfortunate that some are using the attack for political gain. Some politicians and some in the media, on both sides of the spectrum, are blaming their political enemies for the attacks. One Senator is even trying to fundraise on the tragedy. Right now is the time for praying for the deceased, the injured and their families, and bringing the guilty to justice.

Once all of the facts are known, there will be plenty of time for political debate.

112TH CONGRESS

IN: How do you think the transition from Nancy Pelosi to John Boehner in the House will go?

Miller: It’s already underway. Speaker Boehner and his team have hit the ground running. We’ve begun organizing committees and prioritizing legislation for the coming year. So far the transition has gone well, but the real tests will come quickly as we starting taking up the budget.

IN: What are the biggest changes we can expect from a GOP-controlled House?

Miller: Less spending. The American people were tired of the way things were run in the past, so they voted the Democrats out of control in the House. The Republican-led House has to keep its promise to control spending and fix the country’s fiscal health. If we go back to the haphazard spending habits of the last few years that the Republicans were in control, then we will be voted out of the majority just like 2006.

IN: Several of the freshmen Congressmen are tied closely to the Tea Party. How will they influence the direction of the Republican leadership in the House?

Miller: We have a historic number of freshmen in the House this year. Some have already been given leadership roles on committees and in the Republican Conference. They have diverse backgrounds and will focus on a variety of issues, but I think you will see them all unified with the rest of the GOP Conference on issues like the economy and the budget.

HOUSE VETERANS’ AFFAIRS COMMITTEE

IN: What will be your priorities as the chairman of this committee?

Miller: Our first priority is to begin an aggressive oversight over VA and how they deliver benefits and services to veterans and their dependents. The VA budget has increased by 184 percent in the last ten years, and it will be my top priority to review how this money is being spent. We need to ensure that VA is being good stewards of the taxpayer’s hard earned money.

IN: We read that one of your goals as Chairman is to bring “efficiency and a streamlined approach to the Department of Veterans Affairs.” How can this be done?

Miller: As the second largest Department in the Federal government, VA requires close oversight to ensure that its size is not impeding its mission–to provide

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benefits and care to our nation’s veterans.

We need to reform the growing bureaucracy by modernizing and simplifying the disability claims system, fixing VA’s antiquated procurement process, and building on our successes co-sharing resources with the Department of Defense.

For example, right here in Pensacola we have seen great efficiency when VA and DOD work together, and I want to build on those experiences.

IN: You voted against repealing “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell.” Why? Miller: The current operational tempo and demand on our military has never been higher. The challenge of implementing a policy change of this magnitude while forces are deployed in operational missions is not only difficult, but potentially dangerous. There are potential impacts to logistical requirements that haven’t been fully considered. Rushing through repeal is in direct conf lict with the grave concerns of three of our nation’s four service chiefs.

MAJOR ISSUES

IN: FEDERAL BALANCED BUDGET: Florida voters passed a non-binding referendum supporting a constitutional requirement that the federal government balance its budget without raising taxes.

Do believe Congress will address such constitutional amendment this session?

Miller: Absolutely! We should have a balanced budget requirement. Washington has failed time and again to balance the budget under both Republicans and Democrats. American families don’t have the option of not balancing their budget, and neither should Washington.

IN: DEBT CEILING: Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner believes the country will hit its debt ceiling of $14.3 trillion sometime between March 31 and May 16.

Meanwhile the continuing to fund the government expires March 4. It looks the perfect recipe for a political battle. What do you expect to happen?

Miller: The budget is a mess. The previous leadership failed to pass the appropriations bills necessary to fund the government for all of Fiscal Year 2011. I think you will see some agreement on passing the funding bills, but not without severe limitations on spending.

IN: FEDERAL DEFICIT: President Obama’s bipartisan National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform made last year several recommendations for reducing the deficit, but

Congress has yet to act on them. What are some of the deficit reduction plans being discussed behind the scenes?

Miller: The first thing we have to do is stop additional spending. We can’t begin to address the problem until the hemorrhaging of money is curtailed. Next we need a full review of the full federal government. Every department, program, and acquisition needs to be reviewed. Everything must be on the table; there can be no sacred cows.

IN: HEALTH CARE: Many of this year’s incoming GOP freshmen, especially those affiliated with the Tea Party, ran on platforms to have the new health care law stricken down. What are some of the approaches being considered by the Republican leadership, to undo the law’s controversial provision mandating all Americans to purchase health coverage?

Miller: There will be a vote this week for a full repeal of the Health Care bill. If that doesn’t become law, I expect we will see a series of votes throughout the year to repeal portions of the bill. There are a lot of problems with the bill that many Republicans and Democrats agree on. I think we will start with those provisions.

IN: IMMIGRATION REFORM: Congress rejected the DREAM act. However, immigration reform is predicted to still be an issue in 2011. How will the Republican-controlled Congress deal with the issue?

Miller: I don’t believe the House will bring up the Dream Act this year. I remain committed to supporting meaningful legislation aimed at enforcement of immigration policy, and will continue to strongly oppose legislation providing any sort of amnesty to illegal aliens. Providing illegal aliens an easy path to citizenship, as some have proposed, is a disservice to those who come through our legal immigration channels and work hard to contribute to our society. By breaking our laws, good faith is destroyed, and rewarding that action through amnesty is unconscionable.

IN: 2012 PRESIDENTIAL RACE: Are you ready to make any predictions for the 2012 elections yet? Who do you think are the front runners for your party’s Presidential nomination?

Miller: I think the eventual nominee of the Republicans has not yet emerged. I don’t believe he or she will be one of the currently mentioned frontrunners.

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CMPA Board votes out MPDP.

FRAUD IN THE INDUCEMENT In “Hoodwinked” (Independent News, Dec. 9, 2010), the IN reported that Michael Buckley, Halcyon Ltd. president, stated that he was never part of the Land Capital Group development team for the Maritime Park.

Community Maritime Park Associates attorney Ed Fleming reported on Friday, Jan.14 to the CMPA board that the inclusion of Buckley wasn’t the only misrepresentation by Land Capital and its founder Scott Davison during the Request for Qualifications (RFQ) stage to be the park’s developer.

Davison claimed to have a “joint venture relationship” with JP Morgan Asset Management. Fleming interviewed Frederick Sheppard, JP Morgan managing partner, who told the attorney that his company had never had such a relationship with Land Capital. Sheppard, like Buckley, had been approached by Davison but nothing came of it.

Henry Beer and Communication Arts Design were also listed in the RFQ. Beer told Fleming that Davison had asked him to write a proposal for a waterfront project in Pensacola, but, like Sheppard and Buckley, “nothing ever came out of that contact.”

Karin Bacon, sister of actor Kevin Bacon, was listed as in charge of “Image Creation and Event Programming.” She was brought for one visit for which she billed $10,000, plus expenses. Bacon wasn’t paid in a timely manner and accepted a negotiated lower payment of $6,000, plus expenses. She dropped out of the project

and has no interest newspaper that MPDP will fight the CMPA in working with in court to disprove the fraud allegations.

Davison, according to Fleming.

WHAT HOTEL DEAL? Scott Davison, vice Harold Depresident of development for Maritime Blanc of Silver Park Development Partners, repeatedly Cloud Partners told the Community Maritime Park Assowas listed in the ciates Board of Trustees that his company RFQ as the master would be announcing soon a hotel deal for developer and the maritime park. project manager.

CMPA attorney Ed Fleming is conFleming reported vinced that Davison had no such deal. As to the CMPA part of his record request of MPDP, Flemboard that Silver ing also asked for: “All correspondence, inCloud has been cluding without limitation letters, emails, administratively notes and other documents, between the dissolved and its Developer (or any related entity) and any phone number has retailer, restaurant or hotelier (including been disconnected any agent, employee, agent or representaand reassigned. tive thereof) concerning the potential These people, development of any parcel of property which Davison located in the Maritime Park that would called “a peerless be subject to the Developer’s role in the group of profesprivate development.” sionals that has the Fleming also asked for evidence of soexperience, talent licitations by Davison and MPDP of hotels and desire to and letters of intent from such hotels. transform vision “I never received any documents that into reality” and their companies were imshowed Davison was in any negotiations portant to the RFQ because without them with any hotel group,” Fleming told the IN. Land Capital and Davison would not have met the requirement that the developer GUN HAPPY State Senator Durell Peaden must have one or more projects previously was known for introducing a new gun bill completed or in development that totals at nearly every session. His successor Greg least $50 million. One of its developments Evers, who was also heavily supported by needed to be a major mixed-use project the NRA, is doing the same with SB 234. similar to the Maritime Park.

The bill limits a prohibition on carryFleming told the CMPA board that ing a concealed weapon or firearm into an Florida law states that there is fraud in elementary or secondary school facility, inducement of a contract if representations career center, or college or university facilby the contractor made as qualifications ity to include only a public elementary or are not true and relied upon in selecting secondary school facility or administration the contractor. Contracts induced by fraudulent, or even negligent, misrepresentations as to qualifications may be rescinded and/or cancelled.

“Land Capital was deemed to be ‘qualified’ for this project based solely on the representations made in its response to the RFQ,” said Fleming.

The CMPA board voted unanimously to cancel and rescind its contract with Maritime Park Developer Partners, a company that Davison told the board was to include him and Land Capital. That, too, has been proven to not be true, but that’s a story for another day.

MPDP’s attorney, Erick Mead of Moore, Hill & Westmoreland, told the daily Will college students start packing?

building. Looks like UWF students and Episcopal Day School teachers can lock and load for their classes if this bill passes.

According to the Daily News, Evers will also introduce another gun bill that would bar doctors and other medical providers in Florida from asking patients or the parents of child patients if they have guns in their home. Silly doctors.

ANOTHER INNER-CITY SCHOOL CLOSED At the school board workshop on Jan. 13, Superintendent Malcolm Thomas brought the recommendation from the School Attendance Zone Advisory Committee to close Spencer Bibbs Elementary School and divide those students between the new downtown school and O J Semmes. The official recommendation will come to the board for advertisement in February or March.

There are currently 636 students at OJ Semmes Elementary. The school will need an additional six classrooms to accommodate the students. They will use a modular unit with three classrooms from the Clubbs Center and the vacant classrooms at Semmes to handle the load.

Spencer Bibbs students have had challenges with the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) since the test’s inception. However, there has been remarkable progress over the past three years. The percentage of third-grade students who scored a three or above on the reading test is up 69 percent since 2007, jumping from 36 to 61. In math, the percentage of thirdgrade students who scored a three or above has more than doubled over the same period, from 41 to an amazing 84.

This is the third inner-city school scheduled to be closed at the end of this school year.

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A L A R M I N G H I V/A I D S STATISTICS

BY HANA FRENETTE / CONTRIBUTING REPORTER RICK OUTZEN transmitted diseases, such as gonorrhea (ranked 10th in Florida) and Chlamydia (13th).

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t’s not something our community leaders want to talk about, but the latest statistics are alarming.

Escambia County is ranked second in the state for most reported cases of women and children and is ranked 12th out of 67 counties in Florida for the most reported HIV/AIDS cases. One out of 44 African-American males living in Escambia County is HIV positive. Twenty-five percent of all new AIDS cases in Escambia County were in people 25 years old and younger.

According to the Center for Disease Control, the South has the largest number of persons living with an AIDS diagnosis in its metropolitan and rural areas. In its “HIV Surveillance in Urban and Nonurban Areas” report that was issued in December 2009, the CDC reported, “Although metropolitan areas with populations of more than 500,000 have the largest number of AIDS cases, smaller metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, especially in the South, share a substantial burden of the AIDS epidemic.”

Escambia County is the poster child for the AIDS epidemic in the region and state, with a 23-percent increase since 2005 in persons living in the county with HIV/AIDS. The county also ranks high in sexually-

Experts believe misconceptions about the disease as well as a lack of information are contributing to the elevated rate of cases.

“It’s definitely the poverty, and just plain denial across the board,” said Celeste Southard, Executive Director of Appetite for Life.

“People think if they’re not gay, not poor and they don’t do drugs, they’re not going to get it, and so they just never test for it.”

Testing is critical because many people do not develop any symptoms when they first become infected with HIV. Some people may exhibit a flu-like illness within three to six weeks after exposure to the virus. This illness, known as Acute HIV Syndrome, may include fever, headache, tiredness, nausea, diarrhea and enlarged lymph nodes in the neck, armpits and groin.

These symptoms usually disappear within a week to a month and are often mistaken for the flu or some other virus.

However, during this stage, the infected person is more likely to pass on the infection to others.

More persistent or severe symptoms may not surface for several years, even a decade or more, after HIV first enters the body in adults, or within two years in children born with the virus. This period of "asymptomatic" infection varies from individual to individual. Even though the person may be symptom free, the virus is actively multiplying, infecting, and killing cells of the immune system.

HIV usually does not lead to AIDS until the patient starts suffering from acute immunity problems. HIV testing will help an infected person identify the virus and, with the help of proper medication, he may delay the onset of AIDS, which is the final stage of HIV infection when the person cannot fight basic diseases that a normal person can easily combat.

Everyone who practices unsafe sex, has a pre-existing sexually-transmitted disease, or uses IV drugs is at high risk for contract-

ing HIV/AIDS. Worldwide, more than 90 percent of all adolescent and adult HIV infections have resulted from heterosexual intercourse. Females are at as much risk as males. Unfortunately, too many people in the high-risk categories, especially those in the minority communities, don’t get tested until the HIV virus is too advanced.

HIV/AIDS IN THE AFRICANAMERICAN COMMUNITY

A large percentage of the HIV/AIDS cases in Florida are African-Americans.

According to the Florida Department of Health, Florida had reported in 2009 a total of 93,053 persons living with a diagnosis

“PEOPLE THINK IF THEY’RE NOT GAY, NOT POOR AND THEY DON’T DO DRUGS, THEY’RE NOT GOING TO GET IT, AND SO THEY JUST NEVER TEST FOR IT.” —CELESTE SOUTHARD, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF APPETITE FOR LIFE

of HIV infection, about one in 202 Floridians. African-Americans accounted for 49 percent of that total, even though they only make up 16 percent of the state’s population.

Fifty-four percent of the HIV/AIDS deaths in 2008 were African-Americans.

In Florida, one in 58 black males is known to be infected. In the Escambia County, that ratio is one in 44 black males and more than half of the adult AIDS and HIV cases are among blacks.

According to the FDOH’s report “HIV/ AIDS Epidemic: Impact on Florida’s Black Community,” which was released last year, the underlying factors affecting HIV/AIDS disparities are: • Pre-existing amount of HIV in the community; • Late diagnosis of HIV or AIDS; • Access to/acceptance of care; • HIV/AIDS conspiracy beliefs; • Stigma, discrimination; • Delayed prevention messages to minorities (considered a gay, white male disease for a long time); • Non-HIV STDs in the community; • Complex matrix of factors related to socioeconomic status; • Non-disclosure (closeting) of malesex-with-male risk to female partners; • Prevalence of injection drug use, other risky behaviors; • Incarceration.

Add to those factors Escambia County’s poverty and high illiteracy rate and it isn’t difficult to understand the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the black community and the rest of the county.

Rev. Charles Morris, pastor of Bethel AME Church, has been preaching on HIV/ AIDS awareness since 1998. “While the statistics about African-American males is alarming, the highest rates have been among African-American women from the ages of 25 to 44,” said Morris. According to FDOH, AIDS still is, in fact, the leading cause of death for black females, age 25-44.

“As with any disease, early detection is the key,” said Pastor Morris, “as well as public awareness. An informed community is the best way to stop this epidemic.”

• 48 percent were black, 30 percent white and 21 percent Hispanic

ESCAMBIA COUNTY HIV/AIDS STATISTICS • Escambia County ranked 12th out of 67 counties in Florida for most reported AIDS cases as of November 2010.

• 41 percent were among children under age 13

• Escambia County ranked 2nd in the state for most reported cases of women and children

AIDS DIAGNOSES: In 2009, 4,429 AIDS cases were diagnosed in Florida • Of the adult cases, 67 percent were males

• One out of 44 black men living in Escambia County is HIV positive

• 53 percent were black, 26 percent white and 19 percent Hispanic

• 25 percent of all new AIDS cases in Escambia County were in people 25 years old and younger

• 3 percent were among children under age 13

• Since 1981, 118,000 AIDS cases have been reported in Florida. 1,549 of them occurred in children who were under the age 13.

FLORIDA HIV/AIDS STATISTICS

HIV INFECTION: In 2009, 5,608 cases were reported with HIV in Florida • Of the adult cases, 74 percent were males

• Cumulatively through December 2009, 118,283 AIDS cases have been reported in Florida, of which 1,540 were under age 13.

• In 2009, there were 395,299 HIV tests performed by county public health departments, with 5,205 (1.3 percent) of the tests being positive.

• An estimated 125,000 persons, or roughly 11.7 percent of the national estimate of 1,185,000 are currently thought to be HIV-infected in Florida.

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Appetite for Life provides its clients with lunch and dinner, seven days a week.

Volunteers as well as the chef prepare the meals daily. Pot roast with mashed potatoes and gravy, chef salad, breads, and homemade cookies are among the items they serve.

“We had one of our clients call in and tell us how much she loved the chef salad we had made that day,” said Ditty. “It seems like such a simple thing to make but she said she just couldn’t stand up long enough to cut the lettuce.”

FREE HIV TESTING SITES IN ESCAMBIA COUNTY AIDS Healthcare Foundation Madison Park, 4300 Bayou Blvd., Suite 33 470-8071 aidshealth.org Testing Hours: Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

Closed for lunch: 12-1 p.m.

By Walk-in or Appointment Allen Chapel AME Church 500 Guillemard St. 433-2404 Testing Hours: Wednesday 11 a.m.-1 p.m.

Appointment Only Third Saturday of Month: 10 a.m.-12 p.m.

Walk-ins welcomed

Marcus Ditty, Appetite for Life Operations and Development Director / photo by Hana Frenette

Appetite for Life 402 W. Cervantes St. 470-9111 appetite4life.org Testing Hours: Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

By Walk-in or Appointment

“BEFORE I CAN EVEN GET OUT OF THE VAN, THE KIDS ARE SAYING, ‘I LOVE YOU MR. MARCUS,’ AND ARE LITERALLY CLINGING TO MY LEG.” —MARCUS DITTY, APPETITE FOR LIFE OPERATIONS AND DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR.

Baptist Charities Social Services 1700 Fireman Drive (off Avery Street) 434-1539 Appointment only Community Information Network (CIN) 920 W. Government St. 439-9625 cinpcola.org Testing Hours: Monday-Friday 9:30 a.m.-12 p.m. and 1:30-5:30 p.m.

Appointment only Equality House 317 N. Spring St. 429-7551 Testing Hours: Wednesday-Saturday 5:30-8 p.m.

By Walk-in or Appointment Escambia County Health Department 1295 W. Fairfield Drive 595-6532 escambiahealth.com Testing Hours: Monday-Thursday 7:45 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. and Friday 7:45 a.m. only Walk-Ins welcomed, first 12 will be seen.

Call for fee.

HIV Night Clinic First Tuesday of the month 5-7 p.m.

Appointment only

FUNDING THE CAUSE

LIVING WITH HIV AND AIDS

Testing helps identify the HIV virus early, but what happens next? How can someone fight back? Proper medication and nutrition are the two most important factors in maintaining health when living with HIV/AIDS. Without one or the other, neither of the two works to their full capacity Appetite for Life is a non-profit organization that provides high quality, nutritious meals to people living in Escambia County who are affected by or infected with HIV/AIDS. The organization also runs a food pantry, a nutritional supplement program and several other volunteer, need-based programs.

Although medication is sometimes provided through insurance or government assistance programs like the AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP), many patients are simply too weak or sick to cook their own food, and therefore do not supply their body with the proper nutrients necessary for the medicine to be effective and work to its full capacity.

LIFESAVER

Appetite for Life served its first meal in 1997, and began providing three meals a day to the disabled and those living with a terminal illness. Today it is providing over 3,000 meals per month.

The food pantry and summer food service program were started soon after the first meals were delivered. The food pantry serves monthly 350 homeless. The summer food service program runs from June until the second week in August and targets children who receive free or reduced-priced meals and are dependent on the public school system for their meals during the school year. Appetite for Life provides these children two meals a day.

Escambia County is second in the state for the most reported cases of women and children living with AIDS. “Some of these children have never eaten regular meals until they became a part of our program,” Southard said. “The poverty in this town is unreal.”

Her organization not only provides meals to those living with AIDS, but to their dependents as well, which means a mother living with AIDS has meals provided for her children. Some of the children on the home delivery routes are so excited to receive their meals, they are unable to hide their gratitude.

“Before I can even get out of the van, the kids are saying, ‘I love you Mr. Marcus,’ and are literally clinging to my leg,” said Marcus Ditty, Appetite for Life Operations and Development Director.

As Appetite for Life expanded its meal service to meet the rising number of HIV/ AIDS cases and children living in poverty, funding became an issue. The non-profit does not receive any government funding and functions only on donations from individual parties, grants and fundraisers.

“We stepped back, got a commercial kitchen, and starting a catering gig,” Ditty said. “Catering became a way to bring income to the non-profit organization.”

Many local businesses order from Appetite for Life boxed lunches or party trays for meetings and office functions. The catering aspect has raised awareness of the cause, grown a larger client base, and generated income so the company can become selfsustaining in the event that other avenues of funding run out.

Aside from providing food to various groups within the community, Appetite for Life helps its clients stay connected with what’s going on in the community. Every day, alongside the lunches and dinners, a newspaper is delivered.

“A lot of these people are homebound, either due to their economic status or their condition, and this is literally the only connection they have to the outside world,” said Ditty, who currently drives two routes, three days a week.

“You do get to develop a relationship with the people on your route,” said Ditty.

“However, when you develop that relationship, it’s scary, because there’s always a chance for death with a terminal illness.”

Ditty is one of nine drivers and 35-40 regular volunteers who do everything from food packaging to data entry. “It’s very dynamic—we have people who do everything,” he said. “Our organization could not exist without our volunteers.”

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Chef Rick Ling and Celeste Southard from Appetite For Life / photo by Hana Frenette

FREE HIV TESTING SITES IN ESCAMBIA COUNTY contd.

Escambia County Health Department Molino Branch Office 3470 Hwy. 29 North, Cantonment 587-5280 First Thursday of month only Testing Hours: 8 a.m.-4 p.m.

Appointment only. Call for Fee Glory to God Ministry-North 730 E. Johnson Ave. 478-0053 Testing Hours: Tuesday 6-7:15 p.m.

Saturday Appointment only 5-7 p.m.

By Walk-in or Appointment Glory to God Ministry-Ninth Avenue 8800 N. Ninth Ave. 478-1850 Testing Hours: First Saturday of month 10 a.m.-12 p.m.

By Walk-in or Appointment HIV Care Center (Sacred Heart Hospital) 5153 N. Ninth Ave., Suite 305 476-3131 infectioncenter.com Testing Hours: Monday-Thursday 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

Closed for lunch: 12-1 p.m.

MD Housecall, Inc. 841 W. Mallory St. 434-1064 Testing Hours: Monday-Wednesday and Friday 9 a.m.-12 p.m., 2-5 p.m.

Walk-ins welcome New World Believers 3025 N. Q St. 429-7503 Testing Hours: Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-6 p.m.

Walk-ins welcome Okaloosa AIDS Support & Information Services, Inc. (OASIS) 1331 Creighton Road 471-2372 Testing Hours: Wednesday-Saturday 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Please call before arrival.

SHAPE Program 6425 N. Pensacola Blvd., Bldg.1, Suite 5 494-7171 Testing Hours: Monday-Thursday 8 a.m.-4 p.m.

Appointment only West Pensacola Outreach Center 4000 W. Fairfield Drive 457-4005 Testing Hours: Fourth Tuesday of month only 4:30-6:30 p.m.

Walk-ins welcome

“SOME OF THESE CHILDREN HAVE NEVER EATEN REGULAR MEALS UNTIL THEY BECAME A PART OF OUR PROGRAM. THE POVERTY IN THIS TOWN IS UNREAL.” —SOUTHARD These volunteers and staff members offer a support system to clients without family or friends. Those who do have family and friends may not have made them aware of their situation.

“AIDS is a difficult disease to deal with, even with a full support system, much less alone like some of our clients,” said Ditty.

“One of the clients we deliver to lives with her family, and they don’t know about her condition. They think she just receives the meals because she’s part of a ‘Meals on Wheels’ type program.”

MEDICATION CRISIS

Obtaining the proper medication in addition to sustaining a diet of proper nutrition has gotten significantly harder in the past six months. The federally-funded ADAP has been assisting people in receiving the complex antiretroviral medications being used to treat AIDS. “There are now 2,300 people on the waiting list,” Ditty said. “ADAP never had a waiting list before June 1, 2010.”

ADAP provides medication to 166,000 people living with AIDS. ADAP is funded by federal and state money, but because of the recent economic downtown, many states are unable to donate as much as they were before.

“There has been a bigger demand for the medication,” said Dr. John Lanza, Director of the Escambia County Health Department.

“The economic downtown, the lost jobs, the lost insurance—the waiting lists are now growing quite long.”

In order for ADAP to continue serving in 2011 and reach all of the people currently on the waiting list, it would need an estimated $370 million budget increase.

ADAP provides medication to most people who would otherwise never be able to afford it. Without insurance, a month of medication costs about $2,500.

Even if the medicine and proper nutrition are obtained, intense side effects can still occur.

“It’s a cocktail of drugs that you have to take,” Ditty said. “People think there’s a cure now but there’s not.”

HIV/AIDS medication has progressed significantly in the past 10-15 years, and the disease is no longer the immediate death sentence it once was. However, the side effects can range from mild to severe.

“If you’re over 55, the medications don’t work as well,” Southard said. “If you aren’t receiving the proper nutrition, they don’t work as well.”

Some of the moderate effects include dizziness, migraines and nausea, while the severe can include hepatitis, insomnia, jaundice and anemia.

Medication has also been made available that can prevent the transmission of HIV/ AIDS from mother to child. However, it is not mandatory to test pregnant women for HIV/AIDS. The woman must request the test from her doctor. Many women don’t know that, or think that HIV/AIDS would show up in another test and so they don’t request a separate test, resulting in the transmission to the baby.

WHAT WE CAN DO TO FIGHT IT

All the stereotypes and misconceptions surrounding AIDS leads people to believe that they can’t or won’t contract it. The best way to overcome this is to continually educate the public and testing. Test early and test often.

Escambia County has consistently been ranked 12th or 13th out of the 67 counties in Florida for having the most reported AIDS cases. “We do a lot of testing in Escambia County,” Dr. Lanza said. “If you don’t look for it, you won’t find it.”

And if you don’t find it, you can’t report it or prevent it. There are over 15 different testing sites in Escambia County that provide free HIV/AIDS testing.

“Education is the solution to a lot of problems we have, community or otherwise,” Dr. Lanza said. “We need to educate everyone, from grade school on up, and make sure that everyone knows how you contract this.” info@inweekly.net

APPETITE FOR LIFE QUICK FACTS/DONATION AND VOLUNTEER INFO • The Home Delivered Meal Program has served over 131 different clients and distributed thousands of meals.

• The Food Pantry Program currently feeds 257 people, including dependent children.

• 56 Fund is an Appetite for Life program that provides dependent children with Christmas presents.

Last year, 71 children were given gifts.

• Appetite for Life provides hurricane kits to its clients in the event of a disaster. The kits contain enough food for four days.

• Appetite for Life has two full-time employees, two part-time employees and 35-40 volunteers.

For information about how to donate or volunteer for A4L, please visit appetite4lifecatering.org or call 554-8613.

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DOUBLE THE FUN 14TH ANNIVERSARY DOUBLE BRIDGE RUN CONTINUES TO WOW

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The Double Bridge Run 15K (DBR), touted by organizers as the “ideal race in the perfect place”, is celebrating its 14th anniversary this year, and promoters are hoping this year’s run will offer more of the same—excellent venues, solid organization, and the area's natural beauty and intriguing history—that have made the run an annual destination for thousands of runners and walkers from the Southeast and across the country.

The event attracted over 3,000 runners and walkers in 2010 and is expected to draw about 3,500 this year, according to Jackie Brown, chairperson of the DBR this year.

With one of the most enviable race routes in the country, it’s not hard to see what draws locals and tourists alike to the annual run/walk.

The DBR carries runners over two bridges—across Pensacola Bay and Santa Rosa Sound. Beginning in downtown Pensacola at Palafox Pier, runners will wend their way through Pensacola’s historic district, down picturesque Bayfront Parkway, through Gulf Breeze, across Bob Sikes Bridge, and onto Pensacola Beach.

Brown has been involved with the event for the last four years.

“I have run the race three or four times. I’ve run races of all distances, including marathons, across the country, and this is one of my favorites,” she said.

“My favorite part of the DBR is running across the bay bridge. It's the most beautiful venue of any race I have ever run, and that includes races in Charleston, SC, San Diego, Calif., and Washington D.C.” Is the 15K a little too daunting? If you haven’t had the discipline, foresight or desire to train for the 15K, the race will also include an equally scenic 5K for both runners and walkers that will begin in Gulf Breeze near Gulf Breeze High School.

Participants will still get to experience the beautiful scenic route over Santa Rosa Sound, but they’ll only have to conquer one bridge.

Participant Susan Norris, who ran the 5K last year, is looking forward to challenging herself in the 15K this time.

“The energy was great. Even though it was freezing, people were really excited about the run,” she said.

When you cross the finish line, don’t think your race experience is over. The post-race party begins and ends at Hemingway’s Island Grill with food from Hemingway's, cold drinks provided by the Lewis Bear Company and Coke, and live entertainment by James Adkins and Rewind. Awards will be also be given out, and Double Bridge merchandise will be available to purchase.

“My favorite part of the Double Bridge Run is watching the participants have a wonderful time at this great event,” said

Janet Olliff, Event Coordinator at Pensacola Sports Association.

“Watching the crowd cheer the runners as they cross the finish line and the expression on the runners' faces when they finish the race. We have many people from across the nation attend the DBR. I enjoy seeing them have a great time at the post-race party on beautiful Pensacola Beach,” she says.

“This race has become well known for the after party,” Brown adds—which is great news for those trekking the 9.3 (or 3.1) miles to get there. info@inweekly.net

14th ANNIVERSARY DOUBLE BRIDGE RUN 15K AND 5K WHEN: 7 a.m. 15K begins; 8 a.m. 5K begins. Saturday, Feb. 5 WHERE: 15K: Palafox Pier, downtown Pensacola; 5K: Gulf Breeze High School Stadium COST: $35 through Jan. 30, Late Registration $40 DETAILS: jolliff@pensacolasports.com, 434-2800 or doublebridgerun.com

RACE REGISTRATION

Register online at active.com (credit card required). Registration is $35 until Jan. 30. Late Registration is $40. Online registration is through Tuesday, Feb. 1. After Feb. 1, you must come to the Race Expo to register. No day of race registration.

Late registration available at the Vendors Expo at the Hilton Pensacola Beach Front (12 Via de Luna Drive) on Thursday, Feb. 3 from 4-9 p.m. and Friday, Feb. 4 from noon-8 p.m.

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health & wellness h&w news MORE CHAIR YOGA CLASSES AT BREATHE YOGA STUDIO Reap the wondrous benefits of yoga in a fun and friendly atmosphere without having to get up and down from the floor. Breathe Yoga Studio has added another Chair Yoga class to their schedule. Students will be able to practice on Tuesdays and Fridays. Students do not need to commit to a certain day—they’ll have the flexibility to practice either day or both days. Classes will continue to be from 9:30-10:30 a.m. All postures are done seated or using the back of chair for support.

Chair yoga is easy to learn and easy to do, and includes posture sequences that include lots of deep breathing, full body stretching, balance work and guided meditation. Commit to your health and well being by purchasing packages of eight classes for $40. Can be used in any combination until all eight classes are taken. Breathe Yoga Studio, 503 Adams St. 291-5506 breathepcola.com.

FIXED ON FITNESS BOOT CAMP Fixed on Fitness’s second camp of 2011 will be held Feb. 14-March 25. Welcome Night will be held Thursday, Feb. 10 from 7-8 p.m. at Running Wild. Please make plans to attend Welcome Night if you are planning to join FOF for Camp 2 or if you just want to find out more about FOF. Choose from the following boot camp times: 5:45 a.m., 7 a.m., 8:15 a.m., 4:45

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p.m., 5:45 p.m. For more information call 607-6978 or visit fixedonfitness.com.

VALENTINE’S WEEKEND COUPLE’S MASSAGE COMING SOON TO BREATHE YOGA STUDIO A great gift for you and your loved one. $100 per couple. Limited appointments available Friday, Saturday and Sunday, February 11-13. Call 291-5506 now to book or for additional details.

REGISTRATION NOW AVAILABLE FOR NEXT MALL BALL TICKETS GOING FASTTickets for the 16th Annual Cordova Mall Ball are now available for purchase. This year's event will be held Saturday, Feb. 5 from 8 p.m. to midnight at Cordova Mall to benefit sick and injured children at Sacred Heart Children's Hospital. The event is coordinated by the Krewe of Les Petits Enfants (Order of the Small Children) and presented by Wendy's.

Tickets can be purchased in advance of the event for $50 per person at the Sacred Heart Foundation office. Tickets at the door will be $60 per person. Tables of eight are available for $425 and must be reserved in advance. There are a limited number of tickets available.

You must be 21 or older to attend, and IDs will be checked at the door. Dress is costume or black

tie optional. Tickets may be purchased by phone by calling 416-4660.

Cordova Mall will close early that evening to allow the festivities to begin at 8 p.m. Attendees can enjoy live music and sample foods from approximately 25 Pensacola restaurants. Entertainment will be provided by Mass Kunfuzion, 2nd Coming and Reunion Band. A silent auction will also be available and will include vacation packages, jewelry, art, golf packages and much more. The committee is seeking donations of items for the silent auction. If you wish to donate a weekend at a beach house or cabin, golf outing, art or jewelry, please call the number listed above.

Last year, more than 2,500 people attended this sold-out event that raised more than $359,000 for Sacred Heart Children's Hospital. Net proceeds will be used to purchase four Phillips Intellivue MP 70 hemodynamic-monitoring systems for the 10-bed PICU. The unit is dedicated to caring for critically ill and injured children.

Over the past 15 years, the event has generated more than $2 million in proceeds on behalf of sick and injured children at Sacred Heart Children's Hospital, a hospital dedicated to the care of children for more than 40 years. It is the only pediatric facility in the region and provides a number of pediatric sub-specialists in partnership with Nemours Children's Clinic. For more informa-

tion, call Sacred Heart Foundation, 416-4660 or visit sacred-heart.org/mallball.

CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL ASKS KIDS TO CLEAN OUT THEIR CLOSETS TO BENEFIT KIDS IN NEED The holidays have come and gone, and January is the perfect time to clean out your closets to benefit a great cause. On Saturday, Jan. 22, Sacred Heart Children's Hospital will host ''Clean Out Your Closets 4 Kids Day'' from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Greenhut Auditorium at Sacred Heart Hospital in Pensacola.

Area kids and their parents are asked to go through their closets and bring new and gently used items to Sacred Heart Children's Hospital and other area children's charities. Items needed include DVDs, video games, books, gently-used plastic toys and board games, winter coats and art supplies.

Once the donations have been brought in, volunteers will sort through the items and designate them for a variety of pediatric departments at Sacred Heart, including the Autism Center, Miracle Camp, Child Life, Pediatric Rehabilitation, and the Pediatric Care Center. Donations will also be given to other area child charity organizations and area Escambia County elementary schools.

For more information on how to get involved, please call Cat Ellis at 416-1156.

A SALUTE TO DIFFERENCE MAKERS TRAINING OFFICER BROCK JESTER, FIRE CAPTAIN RICHARD HARRIS, AND FIRE LIEUTENANT JINNY CRANOR Pensacola Fire Department’s grant team secured $377,232 in federal grant funds from the Assistance to Firefighters program at FEMA for self-contained breathing apparatuses. The new SCBAs will replace aging equipment currently used by the Pensacola Fire Department, and will allow fire personnel to more safely enter burning buildings and homes to protect people and property.

Mayor Ashton Hayward praised the Fire Department staff, “Interim Fire Chief Matt Schmitt and his grants team - Training Officer Brock Jester, Fire Captain Richard Harris, and Fire Lieutenant Jinny Cranor, are great examples of our city staff and employees finding innovative ways to deliver top-notch services to our citizens and still being cost-conscious.”

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ESSENTIAL OIL MEDICINE CABINET 7:30 p.m. Presented by Stacey Vann, Abhaya Yoga Teacher and Young Living Essential Oil Distributor. Learn about ways to treat yourself and your family holistically for many common ailments.

Free. Abhaya Yoga Center, 415 N. Tarragona St. 4390350 or abhayayogacenter.com.

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LOSE WEIGHT, DETOX, & GAIN GLOWING HEALTH 10 am. Join author, wellness coach, and Colorado chef Tess Challis for a fun and empowering workshop. Tess's workshop is based on her program outlined in her latest book, “The Two-Week Wellness Solution: The Fast Track to Permanent Weight Loss and Vitality,” which has been endorsed by Dr. Neal Barnard, Robert Cheeke and many others. Challis will read excerpts from her two-week program, which has been shown to work very quickly and effectively for weight loss, greater energy and improved vitality. Free for members and $2 for non-members. Ever’man Natural Foods, 315 W. Garden St. 438-0402 or everman.org.

BAY TO BREAKFAST 8K 8 a.m. Start at the parking lot/sub-station behind Baptist Hospital in Gulf Breeze. For additional information contact Jehan Clark at 261-2200 or b2b@pensacolarunners.com, or visit pensacolarunners.com.

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GLUTEN FREE STORE TOUR 6 p.m. This tour of the store, led by Jill Cicero, Ever’man’s education and outreach leader, shows all products that are gluten free. Sample new products and ask questions about cooking gluten free. Free for everyone. Please RSVP at the customer service desk, 438-0402, ext. 10. Ever’man Natural Foods, 315 W. Garden St. 438-0402 or everman.org.

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GRACE, ALIGNMENT AND EMBODIMENT WORKSHOP An Anusara Yoga Workshop with Mandy Eubanks, a certified Anusara Yoga Teacher from Austin, Texas via Tulsa, Okla. Her classes are engag-

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ing, fun, and challenging. Please join Mandy for a fun-filled, adventurous weekend.

• Friday Jan. 28, 6:30-8:30 p.m. "Grace + Mobility" Sun Salutes, Standing Poses and Hip Openers.

Become mobile and playful! $30.

• Saturday Jan. 29, 12:30-3 p.m. "Adventuresome Alignment" Inversions and Arm Balances. $40.

• Sunday Jan. 30, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. "Expressive Embodiment" Backbends. $40.

Sign up now and take all three workshops for $100. Abhaya Yoga Center, 415 N. Tarragona St. 4390350 or abhayayogacenter.com.

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WE BELIEVE IN CHILDREN 5K RUN Start at Longleaf Elementary School.

Register at Running Wild, 3012 E. Cervantes St. and pay with cash or check or register at the Hall Center, 30 E. Texar Drive. Packet pickup and late registration Friday, Jan. 28 at Running Wild 4-7 p.m.

TAI CHI AT EVER’MAN 1 p.m. Learn about the ancient martial art of Tai Chi from a long-time practitioner and teacher, Gerald Bozart. Bozart will discuss the philosophy behind the practice and spend time taking the class through a workout. If you want to know about Tai Chi and try it for yourself, this is the perfect class for you. Free for members and $2 for non-members. Ever’man Natural Foods, 315 W. Garden St. 438-0402 or everman.org.

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RESTORATIVE YOGA: THE ACTIVE PRACTICE OF DEEP RELAXATION 1-3 p.m. Banish all that holiday stress with this nurturing, therapeutic approach to yoga. Sandra Sanford, RYT-500, LMT, will guide you through a series of easy, yet effective, postures using blankets, bolsters and straps designed to encourage the body to naturally let go of deeply held tension. The session ends with Yoga Nidra, a deep relaxation technique.

Positive affirmations, gentle massage, a plethora of essential oils, and soothing music rounds out this wonderfully relaxing experience. Suitable for persons with high stress levels, autoimmune defi-

ciencies, and anyone wanting a deep, relaxing yoga experience. $25. Breathe Yoga Studio, 503 Adams St. 291-5506 or breathepcola.com.

$25. Purchase all three classes for $35. Abhaya Yoga Center, 415 N. Tarragona St. 439-0350 or abhayayogacenter.com.

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PRANIC HEALING CLINIC AT BREATHE YOGA STUDIO 7 p.m. Experience the transformation of energy. Protocols for anxiety, depression, fibromyalgia, arthritis, and much more.

At 7:45 p.m. there’s the Planetary Peace Meditation.

Free. Donations welcomed. Breathe Yoga Studio, 503 Adams St. 291-5506 or breathepcola.com.

GORAKHNATH, LORD OF YOGIS: A TALK 6:30 p.m. The great Tantric Gorakhnath was the dynamic founder of Hatha Yoga and a Siddha of the first order. Explore his fascinating life and the systems of yoga and philosophy that emerged from his spiritual realizations. This talk will be given by Rand Hicks at the Integral Knowledge Study Center, 221 Clematis St. RSVP before Feb. 3 to Nancy at Abhaya. Space is limited. Abhaya Yoga Center, 415 N. Tarragona St. 439-0350 or abhayayogacenter.com.

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WYNNE PARIS AT ABHAYA YOGA CENTER Wynne sings in English and Sanskrit, plays guitar, Sarod and percussion with dance loops, and delivers a set that includes kirtan chanting, American music (jazz, gospel, rock), world beat rhythms and raga scales. This will be a lively yet meditative weekend with Wynne.

• Saturday, Feb. 5, 7-9 p.m. Kirtan $15 • Sunday, Feb. 6, 2-2:45 p.m. Kids Kirtan $10 • Sunday, Feb. 6, 4:30-6 p.m., Jennifer Roberts' yoga class with live music $15.

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PRANIC HEALING CLINIC AT BREATHE YOGA STUDIO 7 p.m.

Experience the transformation of energy. Protocols for anxiety, depression, fibromyalgia, arthritis, and much more. At 7:45 p.m. there’s the Planetary Peace Meditation. Free. Donations welcomed. Breathe Yoga Studio, 503 Adams St. 291-5506 or breathepcola.com.

RUN FOR THE COOKIES (GIRL SCOUTS) 8 a.m. UWF Campus. For additional information contact Michelle Kyser at 434-1333 or ekyser@gscfp.org, or visit pensacolarunners.com.

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PRANIC HEALING CLINIC AT BREATHE YOGA STUDIO 7 p.m. Experience the transformation of energy. Protocols for anxiety, depression, fibromyalgia, arthritis, and much more.

At 7:45 p.m. there’s the Planetary Peace Meditation.

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MYSTIC CRYSTAL REVELATION WITH DJ HYFI 5:30-7:30 p.m. Ian Hyman (DJ Hyfi) found his love for electronic music at the age of 15 when he began producing beats on synthesizers and drum machines.

Through combining his DJ skills with his love for yoga and perspective as a teacher, he is able to create a deeper experience for students. In his classes, he aspires to create an atmosphere that will move people to dive deep into their yoga practice and embrace who they are at the core. $15. Abhaya Yoga Center, 415 N. Tarragona St. 439-0350 or abhayayogacenter.com.

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From Russia with Love: Selections from The Rabourn Collection through January 23rd Youth Art Focus Enjoy the artwork of over 500 K-12 Escambia County School students as well as their teachers showcased in this annual exhibit beginning January 7th.

Coming January 28th Paul Strand: The Mexico Portfolio

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Day Spas STILL WATERS DAY & MEDICAL SPA 20 N. Tarragona St., 432-6772, stillwatersmedspa.com Still Waters Day & Medical Spa offers world class spa treatments and medical aesthetic treatments to enhance the appearance of your skin and body.

The spa menu includes a blend of medical aesthetic and laser, skin and body services designed to help you escape from a busy world or greet it with fresh confidence. Still Waters also offers hard-to-find spa gifts and home spa accessories.

Eye Specialists DR. GENE TERREZZA – TERREZZA OPTICAL 113 Palafox Place, 434-2060, terrezzaoptical.com The practice, which includes Dr. Gene Terrezza and Dr. Ruben E. Carlson, offers services in complete family eye care, including routine vision exams, glasses and contact lenses, therapeutic interventions, dry eyes and pre-operative and post-operative management of cataract and refractive surgery patients. Dr. Terrezza also specializes in primary eye care, contact lenses, and specialty fits for keratoconus and bifocals.

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Women’s Health Services THE WOMEN’S GROUP 4900 Grand Drive, 476-3696, thewomensgroup.org The Women’s Group physicians and nurse midwife have a combined over 130 years of experience in gynecology and obstetrics. The Women’s Group offers adolescent gynecology, laparoscopy, hysteroscopy, menopausal medicine, urinary incontinence, minimally invasive surgery, hormone replacement therapy and basic infertility. On-site ultrasounds, urodynamics and bone density studies are also available.

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PIN-YOUR-EARS BACK ROCK & ROLL

DRIVE-BY TRUCKE RS TO PE RFORM AT VINYL MUSIC HALL

BY KATE PETERSON

Left to right: Brad Morgan, Shonna Tucker, Mike Cooley, Patterson Hood, Jay Gonzalez, John Neff / photo by Danny Clinch he little ol’ alternative country/Southern rock band from Athens, Ga., is coming to Pensacola. According to the folks at Vinyl, the Drive-By Truckers have been the most requested act since the venue opened this year. The Drive-By Truckers normally sell out venues twice the size. Fans are looking forward to the release of their new album, “Go-Go Boots,” in February.

The IN reached busy front man and founder, Patterson Hood, for an interview.

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IN: The band, even with various members, has been making albums since 1998; at last count, there are 16. What does it take to produce that amount of work— and how much Jack Daniels?

Hood: Barrels of the stuff. My driving force is, and has always been, the songs. I keep writing them and therefore want to record them; it’s honestly as simple as that.

I once said that I’d like to record a thousand songs before I die. I got a late start, so I’m not sure if I’ll make it or not, but it’s a good aim. I’m lucky because Cooley writes better songs than me, and Shonna

writes great songs, too. Plus, we get asked to do really cool side projects like Booker T. Jones’ album and that Bettye LaVette album we did.

Making the albums is usually a lot of fun and almost easy, but then we have to go out and tour for a year or so. I love playing the shows, but the constant touring takes its toll sometimes.

IN: Who are some of your current musical influences?

Hood: The late great Eddie Hinton was a huge inf luence on the next album. We all love the classics like Neil, Bruce and the Stones. I have always been a huge Todd Rundgren fan. Punk rock figures into it all, too. I was a huge Clash fan (still am) and have always loved the early NYC prepunk era.

IN: Your next album, “Go-Go Boots,” is scheduled for release in February of next year. Tell us what to expect.

Hood: The new album has been really inf luenced by that mystical intersection where country and R&B collided. Country/ soul is a sub-genre inhabited by Tony Joe White, Bobby Womack, Otis Redding, Dan Penn and the aforementioned Eddie Hinton: artists, both black and white, who played in that area. The town half of us are from, Muscle Shoals, is kinda almost famous for that.

IN: We read your update on DBT.com that the band has been having a few illnesses lately—some shows have been cancelled. How is everyone doing today?

Hood: We’re all okay. We’ve been touring non-stop since January, plus we made a new album, plus most of us have small kids at home, and we kinda hit a wall on our European tour. Everyone got sick, and it was cold as shit and the travel conditions were pretty rough, and it all caught up with us. We’ll all be okay but we had to bring it all home for a bit to recuperate. As it turns out, we got out just in time, as Europe was hit by a massive blizzard about 12 hours after we f lew out. If we had stayed, we’d probably still be on the side of some road in Denmark or Sweden. It’s cold there this time of year.

IN: Tell us about the band’s involvement in local Athens causes such as Nuci’s Space, Whatever It Takes, and participation in the Rick Kurtz Benefit.

Hood: We are lucky enough to get to do what we love for a living, so we’re glad to give back anytime we can. Nuci’s Space has been my pet cause for 10 years now. They do amazing things over there. Check it out at nuci.org. Rick is a good friend, and we, of course, would do anything we can to help him out. What an amazing guitar player.

IN: Currently you are requesting fans to vote for “Big To-Do” to be included on NPR’s 2010 “All Songs Considered.” What is that about?

Hood: I have no idea. The fine folks who do our business stuff and web stuff are always cooking stuff up on our behalf. I have my hands full writing, recording and playing plus raising a family, so I don’t really keep up with that end too much.

IN: Just moments ago on Twitter your fans were posting about your music.

What does your fan base mean to you?

Hood: I’m thrilled that there are folks who care about our music and our band.

The fans I meet tend to be really smart and cool folks.

IN: Tell us about the films you have made.

Hood: Jason Thrasher, who is a great photographer and filmmaker, has been

working on this project with me where we profile the songs on the new album. We are calling it the “Go-Go Boots Episodes.”

It’s about two hours of film with stories and songs, live performances from the band, as well as stripped down acoustic ones. We have some other plans for the future, but I have about a year of hard touring to do first.

IN: The cover art for your albums is intriguing. Tell us how you became involved with Wes Freed for your cover art and how many covers he has done for you so far.

Hood: He’s done every album since 2001’s “Southern Rock Opera” album. I think the new one is the ninth, plus he did my second solo album cover, too. He’s a genius, and we consider him part of the band.

IN: Have you played in Pensacola before?

Hood: We used to play Pensacola all the time. It was actually one of our biggest and best towns in the early days. We used to play Sluggo’s. I always really loved that venue before it closed. We played The Handlebar, too, but I think it burned down. We dedicated our live album to a bartender at Sluggo’s who fixed our van for us on an early tour. He was out fixing our van (for free) while I was puking in his front yard.

Those were the days.

IN: It turns out the Drive-By Truckers are the most requested band at Vinyl Music Hall in Pensacola. What can we expect from your show?

Hood: A ballroom blitz of sweet rocking sounds, played really loud and with wild abandon. info@inweekly.net

DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS

WHEN: Doors open at 7:30 p.m., show begins at 9 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 26 WHERE: Vinyl Music Hall, 2 S. Palafox Place COST: $20-$25 DETAILS: vinylmusichall.com

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hot times THURSDAY 1.20 ART CLASS AT PAINTING WITH A TWIST 6-9 p.m. Bring your favorite bottle of wine or beverage, and paint a picture step by step that you will take home. 16 years and older. Theme: Crab Boil. Painting with a Twist, 4771 Bayou Blvd., Suite C-11. $45. 471-1450 or paintingwithatwist.com/pensacola.

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HANDS ON THAI AT DK 6 p.m. Chef Panita Boonyathee gets her hands dirty to show participants how to cook real Thai food.

Distinctive Kitchens, 29 S. Palafox. 438-4688 or dk4u.com.

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‘SHOEBOXERS AND OTHER BREEDS–THE ART OF JEM SULLIVAN’ RECEPTION 5-7 p.m. As part of WUWF’s 30th birthday celebration, Sullivan’s art will be on display.

Many people may be familiar with Sullivan’s work for the Hallmark Shoebox line of greeting cards, but he is also responsible for the many WUWF dogs and other characters. WUWF Center for Public Media, 11000 University Parkway. 474-2787 or wuwf.org.

WHEN: Monday-Thursday 8:00 a.m.-9:00 p.m., Friday 8 a.m.-3:30 p.m.

Monday, January 24-Friday, March 25 WHERE: Pensacola State College, Anna Lamar Switzer Center for Visual Arts, 1000 College Boulevard, Building 15.

COST: Free to the public DETAILS: pensacolastate.edu/visarts/gallery/ gallery.htm

MUSIC: GERI X, TBA 7 p.m. $4. The Handlebar, 319 N. Tarragona St. 434-9060 or handlebarpensacola.com.

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MUSIC: ROCKEN JAKE 7 p.m. Paradise Bar & Grill, 21 Via De Luna Drive. 916-5087 or paradisebar-grill.com.

MUSIC: CHARLIE ROBERTS 9:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Intermission, 214 S. Palafox. 433-6208.

FRIDAY 1.21 ‘LITTLE WOMEN’ 7:30 p.m. Presented by Pensacola Opera, from the novel by Louisa May Alcott. Pensacola Saenger Theatre, 118 S. Palafox. 595-3882 or pensacolasaenger.com.

PENSACOLA ICE FLYERS V. HUNTSVILLE HAVOC 7 p.m. The Hanger, Pensacola Civic Center, 201 E. Gregory St. 432-0800 or pensacolaiceflyers.com.

AFTER GAME SKATE 10-11 p.m. Pensacola Civic Center, 201 E. Gregory St. 432-0800 pensacolafigureskating.com.

ART CLASS AT PAINTING WITH A TWIST 6-8 p.m. Bring your favorite bottle of wine or beverage, and paint a picture step by step that you will take home. 16 years and older. Theme: Peacock. Painting with a Twist, 4771 Bayou Blvd., Suite C-11. $35. 471-1450 or paintingwithatwist.com/pensacola.

‘CLARENCE DARROW’ 7:30 p.m. Directed by former PLT Artistic Director Ron Roston, this is a play with salty humor, courtroom gusto and human relish. $10-$17. Pensacola Little Theatre, 400 S. Jefferson St. 432-2042 or pensacolalittletheatre.com.

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Pensacola is celebrating the visit of this distinguished artist by hosting a number of events.

STUDIOAMPED: HERITAGE 6 p.m. Doors open. 7 p.m.

Concert, Fridays through March 4. StudioAmped is an eight-

Seville Quarter Milers 5:30 p.m.130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.

TUESDAY: McGuire’s Runners 6 p.m. McGuire’s Irish Pub, 600 E. Gregory St. mcguiresrunners.com.

Running Wild 6 a.m. Women-Only Morning Runs. 3012 E. Cervantes St. 435-9222 or werunwild.com.

Running Wild 6 a.m. Six at Six. Six mile-route for various abilities from a 10 minute per mile pace and faster. 3012 E. Cervantes St. 435-9222 or werunwild.com.

WEDNESDAY: Capt’N Fun Runners 6 p.m. Distance from 3 to 10 miles. Pace varies. Quietwater Boardwalk, Pensacola Beach. captnfun.net.

THURSDAY: Running Wild 6 a.m. Women-Only Morning Runs. 3012 E. Cervantes St. 435-9222 or werunwild.com.

Running Wild 5:30 p.m. Steady-pace run for all levels of runners. 3012 E. Cervantes St. 435-9222 or werunwild.com.

▼RUNNING CLUBS MONDAY: Marlin Milers 6 p.m. The Grand Marlin, 400 Pensacola Beach Blvd. 677-9153.

FRIDAY: Running Wild 9:30 a.m. Phat Girlz. Women only, all abilities running group. 3012 E. Cervantes St. 435-9222 or werunwild.com.

SATURDAY: Running Wild 6 a.m. Long run. 8-20 miles, supported hydration stops, marked courses, and pace leaders. 3012 E. Cervantes St. 435-9222 or werunwild.com.

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Christo and Jeanne-Claude: Prints and Objects will be on display January 24 through March 25 at the Anna Lamar Switzer Center for Visual Arts on the Pensacola State College campus. The exhibition is a retrospective of original works, including 130 original, numbered prints and objects by Christo, and photos by Wolfgang Volz of Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s work together.

WHEN: 2:00 p.m., Saturday, February 12 WHERE: Saenger Theater, 118 S. Palafox COST: VIP tickets are available for $100. VIP tickets include entry into VIP reception and book signing with Christo immediately following lecture, 4:30-6:30 p.m. Standard tickets for slide lecture only are also available.

DETAILS: pensacolasaenger.com and ticketmaster.com For more information and to purchase VIP tickets contact: Pensacola State College Foundation, 850.484.1560 or 850.484.1788 or email: amcghee@pensacolastate.edu Proceeds benefit Pensacola State College Visual Arts programs. Christo does not receive any income from the sale of lecture tickets.

info@inweekly.net week concert series featuring bands performing original material at the WSRE Jean & Paul Amos Performance Studio on the campus of Pensacola State College. The concert series will offer a variety of musical genres including rhythm & blues, rock, reggae, indie and country. Upcoming bands Jan. 28: Mr. Fahrenheit; Feb. 4: Sounding Rick; Feb. 11; Mama Lucky; Feb. 18: Morris Minor; Feb. 25: The Internationals; March 4: Rumor Mill. Free. 1000 College Blvd. 484-1211.

MUSIC: THE SHADES 9:30 p.m. No Cover. Five Sister’s Blues Café, 421 W. Belmont St. 912-4856 or fiversistersbluescafe.com.

MUSIC: OLOUR REVOLT, JOHNNY APPLE-EYES, PIONEERS! O PIONEERS! 7 p.m. $10. The Handlebar, 319 N. Tarragona St. 434-9060 or handlebarpensacola.com.

MUSIC: WES LOPER BAND 7 p.m. No Cover. Hub Stacey’s Downtown, 312 E. Government St. 469-1001 or hubstaceys.com.

MUSIC: KNEE DEEP 7 p.m. Hub Stacey’s at the Point, 5851 Galvez Road. 497-0071 or hubstaceys.com.

step by step that you will take home. 16 years and older. Theme: The Blue Shutters. Painting with a Twist, 4771 Bayou Blvd., Suite C-11. $45. 471-1450 or paintingwithatwist.com/pensacola.

‘LOSE WEIGHT, DETOX AND GAIN GLOWING HEALTH’ 10 a.m. Join author, wellness coach, and Colorado chef Tess Challis for a workshop based on her program outlined in her latest book, “The Two-Week Wellness Solution: The Fast Track to Permanent Weight Loss and Vitality”. $2 for non-members, free for members. Ever’man Natural Foods, 315 W. Garden St. 438-0402 or everman.org.

‘CLARENCE DARROW’ 7:30 p.m. Directed by former PLT Artistic Director Ron Roston, this is a play with salty humor, courtroom gusto and human relish. $10-$17. Pensacola Little Theatre, 400 S. Jefferson St. 432-2042 or pensacolalittletheatre.com.

MUSIC: SLUMBERJACK, THE SPANX, NATIVE TONGUES 7 p.m. $6-$8. The Handlebar, 319 N. Tarragona St. 434 -9060 or handlebarpensacola.com.

MUSIC: CHARLIE ROBERTS 9:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Intermission, 214 S. Palafox. 433-6208.

MUSIC: TRUST COMPANY, THE ICARUS EFFECT, EERIE ROCKWELL 8 p.m. $10-$15. Vinyl Music Hall, 2 S. Palafox. vinylmusichall.com.

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MUSIC: BRITT SEARCY 9:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Intermission, 214 S. Palafox. 433-6208.

2011 GREAT AMERICAN CHILI COOK-OFF 4 p.m. Proceeds Benefit the Seville Sertoma Club. Phineas Phogg’s in Seville Quarter, E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.

PENSACOLA ICE FLYERS V. HUNTSVILLE HAVOC 7 p.m. The Hanger, Pensacola Civic Center, 201 E. Gregory St. 432-0800 or pensacolaiceflyers.com.

AFTER GAME SKATE 10-11 p.m. Pensacola Civic Center, 201 E. Gregory St. 432-0800 pensacolafigureskating.com.

ART CLASS AT PAINTING WITH A TWIST 6:30-9:30 p.m. Bring your favorite bottle of wine or beverage, and paint a picture

SUNDAY 1.23 ‘LITTLE WOMEN’ MATINEE 2 p.m. Presented by Pensacola Opera, from the novel by Louisa May Alcott. Pensacola Saenger Theatre, 118 S. Palafox. 595-3882 or pensacolasaenger.com.

PUBLIC SKATING 1:30-2:30 p.m. Pensacola Civic Center, 201 E. Gregory St. 432-0800 pensacolafigureskating.com.

‘CLARENCE DARROW’ 2:30 p.m. Directed by former PLT Artistic Director Ron Roston, this is a play with salty humor, courtroom gusto and human relish. $10-$17. Pensacola Little Theatre, 400 S. Jefferson St. 432-2042 or pensacolalittletheatre.com.

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MUSIC: CATHERCIST, HIS NAME WAS YESTERDAY, DOWNSLAVE, DRAYTON SAWYER 7 p.m. $6-$8. The Handlebar, 319 N. Tarragona St. 434-9060 or handlebarpensacola.com.

SAME TIME, SAME PLACE

MONDAY 1.24 SPANISH BRASS 7:30 p.m. $8-$10. Ashmore Fine Arts Auditorium, 1000 College Blvd. 484-1000 or pjc.edu/lyceum/events.asp.

GLUTEN FREE STORE TOUR 6 p.m. This tour of the store, led

by Jill Cicero, Ever’man’s education and outreach leader, shows all products that are gluten free. Free, please RSVP. Ever’man Natural Foods, 315 W. Garden St. 438-0402 or everman.org.

TUESDAY 1.25 HANDS ON CHEESECAKE 6 p.m. Chef Chrisoula Athanasios Hulion of Chrisoula’s Cheesecake Shoppe will teach guests how to make cheesecake. $49.95. Distinctive Kitchens, 29 S. Palafox. 438-4688 or dk4u.com.

WEDNESDAY 1.26

▼DRINK SPECIALS MONDAY: The Fish House 4-6 p.m. The Big Mix. All day, every day. All drinks buy one get one free. 600 S. Barracks St. 470-0003 or goodgrits.com.

The Oar House 11 a.m.-close. Manic Monday. 1000 S. Pace Blvd. 549-4444 or the-oar-house.com.

TUESDAY: The Fish House 4-6 p.m. The Big Mix. All day, every day. All drinks buy one get one free. 600 S. Barracks St. 470-0003 or goodgrits.com.

Hopjacks Pizza Kitchen & Taproom 7 p.m.-close.

Three-dollar holler. $3 anything. 10 S. Palafox Place.

497-6073 or hopjacks.com.

The Oar House 11 a.m.-close. Tequila Tuesday. The Oar House, 1000 S. Pace Blvd. 549-4444 or the-oar-house.com.

WEDNESDAY: Angus Steakhouse 5 p.m. to close. Wind Down Wednesday. Enjoy $4 select martinis, $4 premium craft beers and half-off appetizers. 1101 Scenic Highway. 432-0539 or anguspensacola.com.

The Fish House 4-6 p.m. The Big Mix. All day, every day. All drinks buy one get one free. 600 S. Barracks St. 470-0003 or goodgrits.com.

Jackson’s Steakhouse 5 p.m. Wine Down Wednesday. Every bottle of wine half off. 400 S. Palafox St. 469-9898 or jacksons.goodgrits.com.

The Oar House 11 a.m.-close. Wino Wednesday. 1000 S. Pace Blvd. 549-4444 or the-oar-house.com.

THURSDAY: The Fish House 4-6 p.m. The Big Mix. All day, every day. All drinks buy one get one free. 600 S. Barracks St. 470-0003 or goodgrits.com.

FRIDAY: The Fish House 4-6 p.m. The Big Mix. All day, every day. All drinks buy one get one free. 600 S. Barracks St. 470-0003 or goodgrits.com.

SATURDAY: The Fish House 4-6 p.m. The Big Mix. All day, every day. All drinks buy one get one free. 600 S. Barracks St. 470-0003 or goodgrits.com.

SUNDAY: The Fish House 4-6 p.m. The Big Mix. All day, every day. All drinks buy one get one free. 600 S. Barracks St. 470-0003 or goodgrits.com.

Hopjacks Pizza Kitchen & Taproom 11 a.m-2:30 a.m. Sucker-Free Sundays. All draft beers half price.

Hopjacks Pizza Kitchen and Taproom, 10 Palafox Place. 497-6073 or hopjacks.com.

ART CLASS AT PAINTING WITH A TWIST 6:30-8:30 p.m. Bring your favorite bottle of wine or beverage, and paint a picture step by step that you will take home. 16 years and older. Theme: Colorful Beta. Painting with a Twist, 4771 Bayou Blvd., Suite C-11. $35. 471-1450 or paintingwithatwist.com/pensacola.

MUSIC: SCHOFIELD 9 p.m. The Deck Bar at The Fish House, 600 S. Barracks St. 470-0003 or fishhouse.goodgrits.com.

MUSIC: DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS, FUTUREBIRDS 7:30 p.m. $20$25. Vinyl Music Hall, 2 Palafox. vinylmusichall.com.

THURSDAY 1.27 PENSACOLA ICE FLYERS V. MISSISSIPPI SURGE 7 p.m. The Hanger, Pensacola Civic Center, 201 E. Gregory St. 432-0800 or pensacolaiceflyers.com.

‘SEDUCTIVE HOLIDAY SAUCES’ 6 p.m. Learn to create new and exciting sauces. Join Chef Keith Hoffert as gives you tantalizing tips and suggestions to spice up your next feast. $44.95. Distinctive Kitchens, 29 S. Palafox. 438-4688 or dk4u.com.

ART CLASS AT PAINTING WITH A TWIST 5:30-7:30 p.m. Bring your favorite bottle of wine or beverage, and paint a picture step by step that you will take home. 16 years and older. Theme: Monet’s Sunset Sail. Painting with a Twist, 4771 Bayou Blvd., Suite C-11. $35. 471-1450 or paintingwithatwist.com/pensacola.

‘FIRE PROTECTION IN ESCAMBIA COUNTY’ 12 p.m. John Appleyard continues his lecture series on the history of Pensacola, dealing with the subject of early volunteer departments, remaking the system in the 1880’s, fire protection leaders and city government actions, etc.. Lunch provided by New York Deli. $15. Reservations required. The Bowden Building, 120 E. Church St. 438-6505 or pensacolaheritage.org.

AN EVENING WITH JOE PALCA 7 p.m. WUWF and the UWF College of Arts and Sciences will present an evening with NPR Science Correspondent Joe Palca. Music Hall in the Center for Fine & Performing Arts, 11000 University Parkway.

474-2787 or uwf.edu.

MUSIC: HOLLY SHELTON 7 p.m. No Cover. Five Sister’s Blues Café, 421 W. Belmont St. 912-4856 or fiversistersbluescafe.com.

MUSIC: GRATEFUL FUNK 7 p.m. $2. The Handlebar, 319 N. Tarragona St. 434-9060 or handlebarpensacola.com.

MUSIC: BOOMBOX EDDIE GOLD, THE DILLS 8 p.m. $10-$15.

Vinyl Music Hall, 2 Palafox. vinylmusichall.com.

MUSIC: GARY STORY 9:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Intermission, 214 S. Palafox. 433-6208.

FRIDAY 1.28 ‘SIDE BY SIDE’ BY SONDEHEIM 7:30 p.m. Spanning the brilliant career of composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim, this musical revue features many songs from “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum” to “A Little Night Music.” Pensacola Little Theatre, 400 S. Jefferson St. 432-2042 or pensacolalittletheatre.com.

ART CLASS AT PAINTING WITH A TWIST 6-8 p.m. Bring your favorite bottle of wine or beverage, and paint a picture step by step that you will take home. 16 years and older. Theme:

▼REGULAR MUSIC GIGS MONDAY: Seville Quarter-Apple Annie’s 9 p.m. Musicians Alliance.

Live music and meet and greet. 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.

Seville Quarter-End O’ The Alley 9 p.m. Gabe Steeves.

130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.

TUESDAY: Belmont Arts & Cultural Center 7-9:30 p.m. Tuesday Night Jam Session. Live music and meet and greet. 401 N. Reus St. 429-1222 or belmontartscenter.com.

The Fish House Deck 6-10 p.m. Lucas Crutchfield. 600 S. Barracks St. 470-0003 or goodgrits.com.

Seville Quarter-End O’ The Alley 9 p.m. Mike Quinn. 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.

WEDNESDAY: End of the Line Café 7 p.m. Open Mic Night. 610 E. Wright St. 429-0336 or eotlcafe.com.

The Fish House Deck 5-9 p.m. Lucas Crutchfield. 600 S. Barracks St. 470-0003 or goodgrits.com.

The Fish House Deck 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Live Music/DJ. The DJ will play between sets. 600 S. Barracks St. 470-0003 or goodgrits.com.

Lemons. Painting with a Twist, 4771 Bayou Blvd., Suite C-11. $35. 471-1450 or paintingwithatwist.com/pensacola.

GALLERY NIGHT 5-9 p.m. Explore the galleries, restaurants, retail shops and other businesses in Downtown. South Palafox Street below Garden Street. downtownpensacola.com.

STUDIOAMPED: MR. FAHRENHEIT 6 p.m. Doors open. 7 p.m.

Concert, Fridays through March 4. StudioAmped is an eightweek concert series featuring bands performing original material at the WSRE Jean & Paul Amos Performance Studio on the campus of Pensacola State College. The concert series will offer a variety of musical genres including rhythm & blues, rock, reggae, indie and country. Upcoming bands

SAME TIME, SAME PLACE

Paddy O’Leary’s 7 p.m. Open Mic Night. 49 Via De Luna, Pensacola Beach. 916-9808 or paddyolearysirishpub.com.

Seville Quarter-End O’ The Alley 9 p.m. Mike Quinn. 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.

THURSDAY: The Fish House Deck 6-10 p.m. Lucas Crutchfield. 600 S. Barracks St. 470-0003 or goodgrits.com.

Intermission 9:30 p.m. Live music. 214 S. Palafox.

433-6208.

FRIDAY: Intermission 9:30 p.m. Live music. 214 S. Palafox.

433-6208.

The Fish House Deck 5-9 p.m. Lucas Crutchfield. 600 S. Barracks St. 470-0003 or goodgrits.com.

Ragtyme Grille 8 p.m. Holly Shelton and David Shelander. 201 S. Jefferson St. 429-9655 or ragtyme.net.

SATURDAY: Intermission 9:30 p.m. Live music. 214 S. Palafox. 433-6208.

Ragtyme Grille 7 p.m. Al Martin. 201 S. Jefferson St. 429-9655 or ragtyme.net.

SUNDAY: Seville Quarter-End O’ The Alley 9 p.m. Ian Taylor. 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.

Feb. 4: Sounding Rick; Feb. 11; Mama Lucky; Feb. 18: Morris Minor; Feb. 25: The Internationals; March 4: Rumor Mill.

Free. 1000 College Blvd. 484-1211.

MUSIC: SCHOFIELD 9 p.m. The Deck Bar at The Fish House, 600 S. Barracks St. 470-0003 or fishhouse.goodgrits.com.

MUSIC: RED DOG 9:30 p.m. No Cover. Five Sister’s Blues Café, 421 W. Belmont St. 912-4856 or fiversistersbluescafe.com.

MUSIC: MOST WANTED 7 p.m. No Cover. Hub Stacey’s Downtown, 312 E. Government St. 4699-1001 or hubstaceys.com.

MUSIC: ACOUSTI FUNK 7 p.m. Hub Stacey’s at the Point, 5851 Galvez Rd. 497-0071 or hubstaceys.com.

▼WINE TASTINGS THURSDAY: Aragon Wine Market 5-7 p.m. 27 S. Ninth Ave., aragonwinemarket.com FRIDAY: City Grocery 5:15-7:30 p.m. weekly. 2050 N. 12th Ave. 469-8100.

Distinctive Kitchens 4:30-7 p.m. Includes beer tastings.

29 S. Palafox Place. 438-4688 or dk4u.com.

Seville Quarter 5-7 p.m. Gift Shoppe at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.

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hot times MUSIC: POISON’D & RED, WHITE & CRUE 5 p.m. Free. Vinyl Music Hall, 2 Palafox. vinylmusichall.com.

MUSIC: DJ RUSSELL 9:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Intermission, 214 S. Palafox. 433-6208.

SAME TIME, SAME PLACE

SAME TIME, SAME PLACE

SATURDAY 1.29 3RD ANNUAL KREW OF JUNKANOO CHILI COOK-OFF 1-4 p.m. $5. Sandshaker Lounge, 731 Pensacola Beach Blvd.

932-2211 or sandshakerlounge.com.

‘SIDE BY SIDE’ BY SONDEHEIM 7:30 p.m. Spanning the brilliant career of composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim, this musical revue features many songs from “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum” to “A Little Night Music.” Pensacola Little Theatre, 400 S. Jefferson St. 432-2042 or pensacolalittletheatre.com.

ART CLASS AT PAINTING WITH A TWIST 6-9p.m. Bring your favorite bottle of wine or beverage, and paint a picture step by step that you will take home. 16 years and older. Theme:12th Ave Tree Tunnel. Painting with a Twist, 4771 Bayou Blvd., Suite C-11. $45. 471-1450 or paintingwithatwist.com/pensacola.

CORKS N’ CANVASES 6-9 p.m. Wine tasting and art auction benefiting Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northwest Florida.

Enjoy complimentary wine tastings by Aragon Wine Market, The Wine Bar and Republic National; heavy hors d’oeuvres

by Great Southern Restaurant Group, Jaco’s Bayfront Bar and Grille, Culinary Productions and Fraley Deli Provisions; silent auction, live entertainment by Joe Occhipinti and Kathy Lyon, live art collaboration, and more. $50 per person. Pensacola Museum of Art, 407 S. Jefferson St. 433-KIDS or bbbsnwfl.org.

▼KARAOKE TUESDAY: Paddy O’Leary’s 9:30 p.m. 49 Via De Luna, Pensacola Beach.

916-9808 or paddyolearysirishpub.com.

WEDNESDAY: Sandshaker Lounge 9 p.m. Karaoke with Becky. 731 Pensacola Beach Blvd., Pensacola Beach. 932-2211 or

KREWE OF SEVILLE MARDI GRAS BALL 8 p.m.-12 a.m. This black-tie formal ball with live entertainment by Mass Kunfuzion and a cash bar. $35 in advance, $40 at the door. New World Landing, 600 S. Palafox St. 474-3887 or wmduncan1@hotmail.com.

TUESDAY: Paddy O’Leary’s 9:30 p.m. 49 Via De Luna, Pensacola Beach.

916-9808 or paddyolearysirishpub.com.

MUSIC: SCHOFIELD 9 p.m. The Deck Bar at The Fish House, 600 S. Barracks St. 470-0003 or fishhouse.goodgrits.com.

MUSIC: DELTA ROCKETS TRIO 9:30 p.m. No Cover. Five Sister’s Blues Café, 421 W. Belmont St. 912-4856 or fiversistersbluescafe.com.

Paul Strand’s “Landscape, Saltillo,” 1932 / Courtesy Aperture Foundation

MUSIC: JOAN OF ARC, HU G. WHALES, IMAGINARY AIRSHOW 7 p.m. $10. The Handlebar, 319 N. Tarragona St. 434-9060 or handlebarpensacola.com.

ARTEL GALLERY 223 Palafox Place. 432-3080 or artelgallery.org.

MUSIC: ART PARTY VIII 5 p.m. $10-$15. Vinyl Music Hall, 2 Palafox. vinylmusichall.com.

MUSIC: HELLOGOODBYE 6 p.m. $2. Phineas Phogg’s in Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.

MUSIC: DJ RUSSELL 9:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Intermission, 214 S. Palafox. 433-6208.

SUNDAY 1.30 ‘SIDE BY SIDE’ BY SONDEHEIM 2:30 p.m. Spanning the brilliant career of composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim, this musical revue features many songs from “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum” to “A Little Night Music.” Pensacola Little Theatre, 400 S. Jefferson St. 432-2042 or pensacolalittletheatre.com.

TUESDAY 2.01 MUSIC: JJ GREY & MOFRO 8 p.m. $16-$18. Phineas Phogg’s in Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.

WEDNESDAY 2.02 ‘ROMANCING LUNCH’ 12 p.m. This special edition of lunch and learn includes a menu of strawberry crimini mushroom salad with goat cheese, cauliflower soup with blue crab and amaretto chocolate torte. $15. Distinctive Kitchens, 29 S. Palafox. 438-4688 or dk4u.com.

▼ONGOING ART EXHIBITIONS PENSACOLA MUSEUM OF ART 407 S. Jefferson St. 432-6247 or pensacolamuseumofart.org.

‘Historic Photo Exhibition Of Mexico’ 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Friday; 12-5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday through Feb. 27. In these photographs, Paul Strand combined longstanding concerns with abstraction and form, landscape and architecture, and portraits of the socially marginal, with content specific to Mexico and influenced by the revolutionary nationalism of the early 1930s. All works in this show are hand-pulled photo gravures accompanied by English and Spanish titles.

‘Youth Art Focus’ 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Friday; 12-5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday through Feb. 25. Artwork

from over 500 K-12 Escambia County students and their teachers are showcased.

TAG ART GALLERY AT UWF Bldg 82, 11000 Univeristy Parkway ‘Paperworks 2011’ 8a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Friday through Feb. 3. Exhibition explores the endless manipulation of paper-based art, whether serving as a canvas or as the primary medium for the work itself.

GALLERY 88 AT WUWF WUWF Center for Public Media, 11000 University Parkway.

‘Shoeboxers And Other Breeds—The Art Of Jem Sullivan’ 8 a.M.-5 P.M., Monday through Friday (excluding holidays), Jan. 18 through Feb. 25. As part of WUWF’s 30th birthday celebration, Sullivan’s art will be on display.

WUWF Center for Public Media, 11000 University Parkway.

474-2787 or wuwf.org.

WEDNESDAY: Sandshaker Lounge 9 p.m. Karaoke with Becky. 731 Pensacola Beach Blvd., Pensacola Beach. 932-2211 or sandshakerlounge.com.

THURSDAY: Seville Quarter-Lili Marlene’s 8 p.m. Karaoke with Krazy George. 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.

SATURDAY: Hub Stacey’s at The Point 9 p.m. Karaoke with Mark Eskew.

5851 Galvez Road. 497-0071 or hubstaceys.com.

Hub Stacey’s Downtown 9 p.m. Karaoke with Krazy George.

312 E. Government St. 469-1001 or hubstaceys.com.

SUNDAY: Paddy O’ Leary’s 9:30 p.m. 49 Via De Luna, Pensacola Beach.

916-9808 or paddyolearysirishpub.com.

Seville Quarter 8 p.m.-2:30 a.m. Karaoke With Krazy George. Lili Marlene’s, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.

▶staff pick “SHOEBOXERS AND OTHER BREEDS: THE ART OF JEM SULLIVAN” OPENING RECEPTION AT GALLERY 88

J

em Sullivan is well known for the work he’s done for the Hallmark Shoebox line of greeting cards.

But he is also responsible for the many hounds and other characters which have graced WUWF’s building, newsletters, and website. As part of their 30th anniversary celebration, WUWF is going to look back at some of the work Sullivan produced for 88.1 FM as well as some of his other work.

You are invited to meet the artist at the opening reception onThursday, Jan. 20, from 5-7 p.m. at the WUWF

‘THE WIZARD OF OZ’ 7:30 p.m. Bring the entire family to experience the show the New York Times calls a “lavish stage production” with “colorful costumes, witty choreography, and cool lighting.” Saenger Theatre, 118 S. Palafox.

595-3882 or pensacolasaenger.com.

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studios. “Shoeboxers and Other Breeds” will be on display at Gallery 88 through Feb. 25.

WHEN: 5-7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 20 WHERE: Gallery 88, inside the WUWF Studios at 11000 University Pkwy.

COST: Free DETAILS: wuwf.org/events/gallery88.shtml

Jem Sullivan / Shoebox Greetings Illustration

music

A BAND OF ANOTHER COLOUR

COLOUR REVOLT RETURNS TO PENSACOLA FOR A SHOW AT THE HANDLEBAR

BY HANA FRENETTE

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pparently, Pensacola is infamous for hosting memorable and occasionally unmentionable shows.

Some, even too good to discuss.

Many bands have described their Pensacola shows in a nostalgic sort of way, citing unexpected support or overt appreciation.

When Colour Revolt was asked if they had any memories of their previous shows here, lead singer Jesse Coppenbarger responded with, “Oh yeah, most have to do with Johnny Apple Eyes and that crew.

None I can repeat though. “ Coppenbarger added, “You just have to experience the madness.”

“We’ve been touring since August with this setup and I think we’re the best we’ve ever been,” Coppenbarger said.

Colour Revolt was dropped from Fat Possum Records after losing a guitarist, bassist, and a drummer.

All have since been replaced, allowing the band to lend itself to a slightly different sound, which is to be expected with Colour Revolt, originally from Oxford, Mississippi, has toured across the country several times, opening for acts such as Dinosaur Jr., Manchester Orchestra, Explosions in the Sky, Brand New, Black Lips, and Menomena.

About three years ago, Colour Revolt made Sluggo’s, the Handlebar, and several hole in the wall coffee shops in Fort Walton into regular stops while they were touring with Manchester Orchestra.

They’ve had several line-up changes since their last panhandle show, and their music has moved toward a different version of itself.

three new band members.

“I think it was moved by itself more than anything,” Coppenbarger said, referring to the change in the music.

Colour Revolt released their second album, The Cradle, on August 10, 2010,under their new label, Dualtone Records.

The Cradle still contains the deeply effected lyrics and melodies that one might expect from Colour Revolt; but it also has something more. The album seems like a much more mature record when compared to the self-titled ep released over five years ago. The quality is better, and the logistics more complex.

Since the release of their The Cradle, Colour Revolt has continued touring, recorded a Daytrotter session, recorded live at Paste, and publicly announced that they are here to stay, despite the recent game of band member musical chairs.

Coppenbarger told Paste in an interview in September that, “Colour Revolt is going to keep making records.”

They’ve managed to carry on for eight years, charming all the little places they come in contact with, making music people want to hear. Why would they stop now?

In addition to their show at the Handlebar on the 21st, Colour Revolt’s next few tour dates are set in the south, a place the Mississippi natives seem to like.

“Shows in the south always seem to have their own je ne sais quoi,” Coppenbarger said. Although “Je ne sais quoi” literally translates to, “ I don’t know what,” it denotes an illusive and attractive idea. Maybe that’s why people keep coming back. info@inweekly.net

COLOUR REVOLT, JOHNNY APPLE EYES, AND PIONEERS! O PIONEERS!

WHEN: 10:00 p.m., Jan. 21 WHERE: The Handlebar, 319 N. Tarragona St. COST: $10 DETAILS: facebook.com/handlebar

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culture

AN EVENING WITH JOE PALCA

NPR SCIENCE CORRESPONDENT COMES TO UWF

BY JENNIE MCKEON

Y

ou’ve heard him in your car on your way to work or school, talking about the effects women’s tears have on men and other fascinating studies in science. Now, here’s your chance to match the voice with the face and learn about the future of our fragile environment.

As part of WUWF’s 30th anniversary, NPR Science Correspondent Joe Palca will be at the University of West Florida, Thursday, Jan. 27 at 7 p.m. to discuss the long-term effects of the BP oil spill, as well as the environment in general.

“We like to invite NPR representatives to the campus every year,” said WUWF outreach director, Lynne Marshall. “At the time when we asked Joe Palca to speak, the oil was still gushing; everything in the media was a downer.”

There are still lessons to learn from the oil spill, including how to protect our environment.

“It’s important for people to think about how much energy they consume,” Marshall said. “I think about it all the time. What we breathe, drink and eat can all be affected by the environment. We need to take it much more seriously.”

Palca has been a science correspondent for NPR since 1992, and is an occasional guest on “Talk of the Nation: Science Friday.” Palca has won several awards which include the National Academies Commu-

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nications Award, the Science-in-Society James T. Grady-James H. Stack Award for Interpreting Chemistry for the Public, the American Association for the Advancement of Science Journalism Prize and the Victor Cohn Prize for Excellence in Medical Writing.

Palca will also be sharing stories from his journalism experiences, which will make the evening a fun, learning environment.

“There will be some entertainment value,” Marshall said. “Joe Palca seemed to be very amiable and humorous in the few conversations I had with him.”

The event will be held at the UWF Music Hall in the Center for Fine and Performing Arts (Building 82). Prior to the lecture, you can explore the School of Science and Engineering (Building 4) from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

“It’s a great opportunity to get a tour of the new building and then come on over across the street for the lecture,” Marshall said.

The UWF Music Hall holds 300 people, so seating will be limited. Since there are

no tickets, be sure to get to the event early and bring an open mind.

“Hopefully, the audience will gain some optimism for the future, as well as knowledge,” Marshall added. “I hope young people get inspired and start to think about how we’re going to clean up our future.” info@inweekly.net

NPR SCIENCE CORRESPONDENT JOE PALCA

WHEN: 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 27 WHERE: The University of West Florida, 11000 University Parkway, Bldg. 82 COST: Free DETAILS: 474-2787, or wuwf.org

news of the weird TWO HUNDRED BOREDOM “ACTIVISTS”

gathered in London in December at James Ward’s annual banal-apalooza conference, “Boring 2010,” to listen to ennui-stricken speakers glorify all things dreary, including a demonstration of milk-tasting (in wine glasses, describing flavor and smoothness), charts breaking down the characteristics of a man’s sneezes for three years, and a PowerPoint presentation on the color distribution and materials of a man’s necktie collection from one year to the next.

Another speaker’s “My Relationship With Bus Routes” seemed well-received, also.

Observed one attendee, to a Wall Street Journal reporter: “We’re all overstimulated.

I think it’s important to stop all that for a while and see what several hours of being bored really feels like.”

THE REDNECK CHRONICLES (1) The Key Underwood Memorial Graveyard near Cherokee, Ala., is reserved as hallowed ground for burial of genuine coon dogs, which must be judged authentic before their carcasses can be accepted, according to a December report in The Birmingham News. The Tennessee Valley Coon Hunters Association must attest to the dog’s having had the ability “to tree a raccoon.”

(In March, a funeral for one coon dog at Key Underwood drew 200 mourners.) (2) Safety Harbor, Fla., trailer-park neighbors Joe Capes and Ronald Richards fought in December, with sheriff ’s deputies called and Capes arrested for assaulting Richards.

The two were arguing over whether the late country singer Conway Twitty was gay.

IRONIES A sculpture on display at Normandale Community College in Bloomington, Minn., was stolen in December. The piece, by artist John Ilg, consisted of wire mesh over a frame, with 316 rolled-up dollar bills stuffed in the mesh. The piece was titled, “Honesty.” (Attitudes have changed in the two years since the piece was first presented, at the Minnesota State Fair, when visitors liked it so much that they added rolled bills to the display.)

• Elected officials caught violating the very laws they have sanctimoniously championed are so numerous as to be No Longer Weird, but the alleged behavior of Colorado state Sen. Suzanne Williams following her December car crash seems over-the-top.

Though a strong seat belt and child-seat advocate, Williams was driving near Amarillo, Texas, with her two unbelted grandchildren when her SUV drifted over the center line and hit another vehicle head-on, killing that driver and ejecting Williams’ 3-year-old grandchild, who survived with injuries. A Texas Department of Public Safety report noted that Williams was seen scooping up the child, returning him to the SUV and belting him in.

LATEST “RIGHTS” By his own testimony, John Ditullio is a hateful neo-Nazi who despised his next-door neighbors in New

BY CHUCK SHEPPARD Port Richey, Fla. (a white woman with an African-American friend and a son who was openly gay), but when the son was murdered and the mother attacked in 2006, Ditullio denied involvement, and though he earned a hung jury in his first trial, his retrial was scheduled for November 2010. For each day of the trial, a makeup artist was hired (paid for by the government at $135 a day) to cover up Ditullio’s swastika neck tattoo and crude-phrase cheek tattoo so as to keep jurors from being unfairly prejudiced. (Nonetheless, Ditullio was convicted in December and sentenced to death.)

NAMES IN THE NEWS Suspected of stealing scraps of copper in Riverside, Ohio, in December: Jesus Christ Superstar Oloff, 33.

Arrested for sex abuse against a 6-year-old boy in Oklahoma City in October: Lucifer Hawkins, 30. On trial in December for extortion in Britain’s Southwark Crown Court (threatening to reveal a sexual affair): Ms. Fuk Wu. Sought as a suspect in a convenience store killing in Largo, Fla., in December (and an example of the highly revealing “Three First Names” theory of criminal liability), Mr. Larry Joe Jerry— who actually has four first names (Larry Joe Jerry Jr.).

BRIGHT IDEAS The Toronto Public Library began its “Human Library” project in November with about 200 users registering to “check out” interesting persons from the community who would sit and converse with patrons who might not otherwise have the opportunity to mingle with people like them. The first day’s lend-outs, for a half-hour at a time, included a police officer, a comedian, a former sex worker, a model, and a person who had survived cancer, homelessness and poverty. The Human Library actually harkens back to olden times, said a TPL official, where “storytelling from person to person” “was the only way to learn.”

IF LIFE GIVES YOU A LEMON, MAKE LEMONADE:

(1) When Bernie Ecclestone, CEO of the Formula One racing circuit, was mugged in November and had his jewelry stolen, he sent a photograph of his battered face to the Hublot watch company and convinced its chief executive to run a brief advertising campaign, “See What People Will Do for a Hublot.” (2) The treasurer of Idaho County, Idaho, turned down the November suggestion of local physician Andrew Jones -- that more cancers might be detected early if the county sent colonoscopy suggestions to residents along with their official tax notices. The treasurer said residents might find the reminders “ironic.”

Send your Weird News to Chuck Shepherd, P.O. Box 18737, Tampa, Fla., 33679 or weirdnews@earthlink.net, or go to www.NewsoftheWeird.com.

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Leadership Pensacola: Producing Commit ted Leaders LEADERSHIP PENSACOLA CLASS EXPLORES PENSACOLA’S MILITARY CONTRIBUTIONS

BY JENNIFER ALLEN

Leadership Pensacola is about exploring the different contributions of our community, and the military certainly has a tremendous impact. For the January LeaP day program, the class turned their focus to Naval Air Station Pensacola and its key role in our community.

Throughout the day, service men and women displayed strong examples of leadership, quick thinking and continuous personal development.

The program was scheduled by LeaP alumni Debi Panyko, Ashley Spikes and Jerry Feagles.

“Naval Air Station Pensacola plays a vital role in the Pensacola community,” said Panyko. “We felt it was important to showcase their influence on the city’s economy and developments in technology.”

Capt. Chris Plummer, commanding officer of Naval Air Station Pensacola spoke with LeaP members about the economic impact that the base has on our town.

With a $5.1 billion impact, the military is responsible for nearly 20 percent of Escambia County’s economy. Not only does the air station employ thousands of military personnel, it employs civilians of our community.

Families move to the Pensacola area for their orders and end up staying here permanently, which has a lasting effect on our economic status.

LeaP class members had the chance to hear about combat training and tours of deployment from Staff Sergeant Harry Persaud. Persaud stressed the concept of leadership being a taught skill. Through the military’s core values of integrity, honor and courage, leaders are born.

After gaining a stronger understanding of the base, LeaP class members had the opportunity to observe different facets of military training. Following a quick brief of the Naval Air Tactical Training Center (NATTC), class members explored the massive facility where young sailors begin their career. Following the tour was a live demonstration of the Aircraft Shipboard Firefighting unit. The class watched as simulated aircraft went up in flames. Two young sailors immediately went to work on putting out the blaze as they were observed by their supervisors. Another example of specific training available on base was the observation at the Aviation Swimmer School. Graduates of this program are trained to save lives in the most extreme sea conditions. These

live demonstrations were a perfect example of the conditioning and precise training our service men and women go through.

By the end of the day, LeaP class members left with a strong understanding of the positive impact that NAS Pensacola has on our community – in shaping our local economy and in shaping our country.

LEAP CLASS 2011

Liz Adams, David Allen, Lauren Anzaldo, Ross Atherton, Buffi Barrineau Bailey, Ryan Barnett, Carissa Bergosh, Heidi Blair, Ellis W. Bullock IV, Michael Capps, Ashley Coggin, Sonya Davis, Stefanie Emery Hoffman, Daniel Ewert, Cory M. Fogarty, Charmere N. Gatson, Andre C. Hall, Brooke Hicks, Matthew C. Hoffman, Shawn B. Hutcherson, Jennifer Knisbell, Rebekah Ann Lee, Russell F. Lentz, Sonia L. Lott, Susan Lovelady, John Lund, Doug Lurton, Melissa Martin, Trip Maygarden, Leah McCreary, Ruth McKinon, Nasya McSwain, Kara R. Melendez, Scott Moore, Kevin D. Nelson, Todd O’Brien, Karen T. Pope, Amie Remington, Kismet J. Rideau, Renee J. Rieder, Ryan Ross, Hans Sholley, Sandy Sims, Mark Taylor, Kris Thoma, Greg Thomas, Scot Thomas, Hong Tran, Beth Varhalla, Frank White and Audrey S. Young.

UPCOMING EVENTS Feb. 10, 2011 Future Economics Members of the class will explore different economic development strategies and future trends/directions. They will learn how our community is affected by ongoing local, state or nationwide economic development efforts. Chairs: Cheryl Kirby, Patrick Rooney, Paula Roe Turner, David Sansing

March 10, 2011 Quality of Life The class will examine and explore the positive and negative aspects of our community’s quality of life. They will discuss the meaning of quality of life for the various socio-economic groups in Northwest Florida while exploring the importance of cultural organizations and activities in the life of the community. Chairs: Leslie Keck, Jackie Barclay, Angela Neumann, Jerold Hall

March 30-31, 2011 Tallahassee Trip The Tallahassee trip will focus on how the legislative process impacts how we live, work and play in Northwest Florida and how the lobbying process differs in session and

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out of session. The class will have the opportunity to speak with their legislators and staffs regarding the issues that are important to them.

April 14, 2011 Leadership & Ethics During Leadership and Ethics day, the class will discuss the interrelationships among leaders in the community.

They will identify the risks, rewards and challenges of leadership and the bond between leadership and ethics.

Chairs: Marina Holley, Ted Gorder, Jeff Nall

May 13, 2011 Closing Retreat The class will reflect on the LeaP curriculum and explore lessons learned during the past nine months. They will explore new individual and team challenges at the high ropes course at Adventures Unlimited and are encouraged to apply the LeaP experience to a future course of action.

Chairs: Melissa Chapman, Sparkie Folkers, Brett Berg

The History of Leadership Pensacola

A task force was established by the Pensacola Bay Area Chamber of Commerce on Dec. 18, 1981 to establish Leadership Escambia and Pensacola. The original members of the steering committee were Dick Appleyard, Earle Bowden, Rick Dye, Isabella Grimes, Ed Hartsell, Donald Jones and Ginger Bass. The Junior League of Pensacola was an original source of funding for the program. The program began in the fall of 1982 and graduated its first class in 1983.

For more information on Leadership Pensacola or to inquire about applying for the class of 2012, call Hope Allen at (850) 438-4081 or visit www.pensacolachamber.com/LeaP

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