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ACHIEVEMENT GAP TASK FORCE
Escambia County School District appointed this special committee of city, county, community and school district representatives to make proposals on how the school district can better educate its minority students. The task force came up with five recommendations that Superintendent Malcolm Thomas promptly rejected and told them to go back to the drawing board. Sigh, even our task force gets a failing grade.
College’s Rotaract Club topped off its first year by winning the Zone 34 Rotaract Award that recognizes clubs in Georgia, Florida and the Caribbean that undertake projects exemplifying the mission of Rotary International. Its accomplishments include hosting PSC’s first Chili Chow Down fundraiser for the American Cancer Society; working with local Rotary Clubs on the international Purple Pinkie Project fundraiser for polio eradication; and collaborating with local Rotary Clubs to assemble the area’s first annual Tree of Remembrance.
JOB TRAINING The Greater Pensacola Chamber has been successful in recruiting ST Aerospace and Offshore Inland to Pensacola. Mayor Ashton Hayward has declared himself the “jobs mayor.” However, the GAP analysis report commissioned by the chamber points out we don’t have people qualified to work for those companies. We have only five years to train and educate this new workforce. Yikes. The Achievement Task Force better work overtime.
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The good news is the city of Pensacola’s overall crime rate dropped 14 percent in 2013 and is down 16 percent for the first six months of 2014, the lowest six-month numbers in over 14 years. The bad news is PPD also bragged there had not been a homicide within city limits for the year. The record was broken by noon that day.
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HOMETOWN HERO P.C. Wu is a throwback to an era in Pensacola when being an elected official wasn’t about power, notoriety or favoritism. The Pensacola city councilman shows us that local government doesn’t have to devious, manipulative and mean to get things done. Paul C. Wu humbly serves because he was taught by his mentors to give back to the community. He embodies the words “public servant” as Vince Whibbs, Sr., Warren Briggs and Lane Gilchrist did before him. A gentleman, scholar and peacemaker, he has served quietly, but also effectively. A few years ago, he told me that he sought the council seat because he had a “burning desire to serve”. P.C. traced that desire back to his mother, who grew up in China, and his elementary school teachers. “My mother never missed an election,” he told me. “She didn’t care if it was pouring rain or snow, she got out there and she voted.” His teachers impressed upon him the concept of public service. “They told us that we all have an obligation to give back.” Since he was elected to represent District 1 on the Pensacola City Council, P.C. has given back and been a voice of reason in city government that tried to resolve conflicts without melodrama. It’s a gift that
he honed as a professor at the University of West Florida. In 1998, he helped create the Pensacola Center for Creative Community Solutions, a diverse group of residents who functioned as a "think tank" to seek nonviolent ways of dealing with community problems. In 2002, Florida Governor Jeb Bush appointed P.C. to a four-year term of the Florida Commission on Human Relations. He has been a Rotary District governor and past president of the Florida Association of Teacher Educators, the Florida Association of Supervision and Curriculum Development, and the Florida Association of Staff Development. He served as president of the Florida League of Cities from 2012-2013. The Florida League of Cities recently honored P.C. for his leadership by presenting him with the 2014 Home Rule Hero Award. The prestigious award was given because of his hard work and dedication to Florida’s municipalities in lobbying the Florida Legislature for their needs. It was nice to see others honor someone we have seen as a hero long before he served the Florida League of Cities. P.C. is a special leader and a role model for those seeking political offices in the future. He is an example that nice people are still critical to good government. {in} rick@ inweekly.net
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LEGAL LIABILITY AND SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY
by Scott Satterwhite Life can change in an instant. This is a life lesson learned all too well when a cityemployed driver struck and hit Paul Galusha, sending him to the hospital and ruining his business. Galusha was traveling west on Gadsden Street when the accident occurred. Before his accident, Galusha was a self-employed woodworker who created handmade furniture in the Pensacola area. According to Galusha, on July 28, 2011, a city of Pensacola Facilities Maintenance truck hauling a trailer was heading north on 12th Avenue. “The truck ran a stop sign and made no attempt to stop,” Galusha said. Galusha said he had no time to react. The maintenance truck hit Galusha with such force that the car he was driving was totaled. Making matters worse, the car belonged to his wife. Galusha’s wife, Valerie George, is a musician and professor of art at the University of West Florida, whose car doubled as an “art piece” and mobile recording studio. She used the vehicle to travel the country recording unknown musicians Alan Lomax-style. While the first thought that went through Galusha’s head was the imminent destruction of his wife’s “prize possession,” the next thing that went through his head was an excruciating pain.
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“The car accident resulted in an almost instant headache [for her husband],” George said. But unlike most headaches, the pain didn’t go away— neither physically nor mentally. After numerous trips to the doctor’s office, a neurosurgeon finally diagnosed the cause of Galusha’s headaches. The doctor told him the ligaments in his neck were so stretched and torn that “his skull was literally lobbing around on his spine, pressing on the arteries leading to the brain,” George said. As a result of his head injury, Galusha suffered memory loss, inability to focus, balance problems, cognitive impairment, high blood pressure, and extraordinary and constant migraine headaches. Galusha’s pain was so extreme that his wife felt compelled, “out of desperation,” to take him to the ER numerous times after watching him lie on the floor, vomiting because of the intense pain. Because of the debilitating nature of his injuries, Galusha soon put his woodworking business on hold. Staying home only compounded Galusha’s problems when his personal workshop, left mostly vacant since his accident, was robbed. Thieves stole thousands of dollars of tools, woodworking equipment and even his wife’s musical instruments. The robbery forced Galusha to close his shop, sell his valuables, and survive off of his wife’s salary and the generosity of friends. While robbers stole his equipment, Galusha feels the city driver faulted with the accident stole his livelihood. The driver, an employee of the City of Pensacola driving a city-owned vehicle, was immediately cited by the police as being at fault. The driver was given a citation for running a stop sign, but little compensations has come since. As for damages to pay for all of Galusha’s medications, doctor visits, trips to the ER, visits to the Mayo Clinic and loss of work: nothing. To date, the City of Pensacola has not admitted fault concerning the accident. Ac-
cording to Galusha, the City of Pensacola has dragged out the case for several years using an article in the Florida constitution that allows for the state to waive sovereign immunity to maximize the government’s liability. Sovereign immunity is a legal doctrine that prohibits lawsuits against the government without its consent. When the state waives its sovereign immunity, it places a monetary cap on damages. In Galusha’s case, the maximum possible settlement is $100,000—none of which the city has agreed to pay. “This seems like a good deal to most,” George said about the liability cap. “But in cases like his, resulting in over $220,000 in medical bills alone, it's nothing.” These estimates only cover medical expenses and do not touch the several years of absent wages or his growing legal expenses. “It would take much more than the $100,000 to put our life back in order,” George said. The first problem, however, is not the liability cap but simply getting the city to admit fault. “You would think if [the city government] were honest and reputable, it would accept responsibility,” said personal injury attorney Alistair McKenzie. Besides his personal practice, McKenzie serves as the Regional Vice President of the National Lawyer’s Guild and has fought the city numerous times in court. McKenzie said these liability cases are unfortunate, but very common. “Any person who does something wrong to another person should accept responsibility to avoid going to court,” McKenzie said. He pointed out the legal expenses of a protracted lawsuit hurt the taxpayer most of all. “The longer the city drags [a legal liability case] out, the legal costs grow on both ends. It costs the citizens of Pensacola to litigate these cases out in the courts. That they do not [accept fault] shows an attitude of a government that doesn’t care about its citizens,” McKenzie said. The government’s tactic, according to McKenzie, is to “drag these cases out because they want to send a message out to its citizenry that if they challenge the government, they will make it painful for you.”
But pain is a subject that Galusha and George have become very familiar with since the accident. Recently, Galusha underwent a surgical procedure that alleviated some of the pain caused by the incident. “It was a frightening and expensive surgery, but worth it,” George said. “Unfortunately, the head and neck pain are still with him, all day every day, but it is more manageable.” In the meantime, Galusha and George continue to fight their battle with the city in court, asking friends and supporters to pressure the city government to, in George’s words, “do the right thing.” While Galusha and George hope for an apology from the City of Pensacola, as well as a meaningful settlement, they’ve asked the public for help. George started a “Go Fund Me” campaign to help replace the tools stolen in the robbery and pay their most outstanding medical bills. To Galusha and George returning to their livelihood shouldn’t be the responsibility of friends and supporters, but of the party at fault in the accident. “I want the city to participate [in society] the same way its citizens do” Galusha said. “We have to have uninsured motorist insurance to protect ourselves from someone without insurance. Do we need to insure ourselves against our government?” Although the complexity of their case is similar to many other sovereign immunity cases, Galusha’s response is simple. “I want [the city] to pay their bills.” •If you would like to help Paul Galusha, visit: gofundme.com/a9lxdw •To learn more about sovereign immunity, read the State of Florida Legislative Claim Bill Manual at flsenate.gov/PublishedContent/ADMINISTRATIVEPUBLICATIONS/leg-claimmanual.pdf. Tamara Fountain, Communications Administrator for the City of Pensacola, was unable to comment on this case as litigation is still pending.
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Pensacola City Council meeting on July 17, Councilman Larry Johnson surprised his fellow board members by attacking Councilman Sherri Myers. He asked that the council investigate Myers’ conduct to “determine whether or not it is consistent with our city charter.” “The City charter requires council members to deal with employees through the mayor,” Johnson said. “I am concerned that this Council member has violated that requirement of the charter. I’m deeply concerned that this Council member has interfered with the administration by contacting city employees directly.” Johnson alleged that Myers had harassed and intimidated city employees, had tried to circumvent the city’s public records process and had helped others circumvent the process. Reading from prepared notes, Johnson said that he believed her “behavior and constant negativity has been divisive and disruptive both to our city government and to this Council.” He claimed that Myers had filed frivolous lawsuits and Sunshine Law complaints. “I believe this conduct is inappropriate, disruptive and may have potentially violated our city charter,” Johnson said. “The charter makes it very clear that Council members that violate this charter must forfeit their office.” Johnson said the council had an obligation to investigate his charges. He wanted to know how many times Myers had contacted city employees directly and how much her lawsuits had cost the city. “I want to know how many public records request this Council member has initiated, how many hours of staff time has been spent on these requests and how much these request have caused tax payers.” Johnson said he would be making a public record request to get that information to support his allegations and that he planned to make a motion to have Myers investigated by the city council. Councilwoman Myers said that she welcomed a investigation and even seconded his motion, which Johnson eventually withdrew. She said that Johnson’s mistreatment of her and his retaliation against her should not be tolerated and should also be investigated. “Madam chair, you and this council have an obligation when you see this kind of behavior by a council member you need to do something about it,” Myers said. “And you need to investigate it. That’s the right thing to do for me.” City Council President Jewel CannadaWynn said, “I will take care of this. It is unfortunate that this has come to this.” She said that if there was an issue with how a city council member interacted with city staff, then she expected that the mayor would be the one bringing the issue forward. She recommended that the mayor call that council member directly. “These types of issues only set to divide us,” Cannada-Wynn said.
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all the political news and gossip fit to print Bay in the Community Maritime Park was stupid and no one would go to the games. What we know now for a fact is that Pensacola Blue Wahoos fans are coming in droves. For the third straight season, the Wahoos surpassed the 200,000-fan mark, with an announced sellout crowd of 5,038 on Thursday, July 10 against the Montgomery Biscuits that put the Wahoos at 204,963. Pensacola, which ranks third in attendance in the Southern League, has sold out 27 of its 50 home games this year and currently is averaging 4,471 fans per game for a total of 223,555. It is on pace to surpass 300,000 total fans at Pensacola Bayfront Stadium for the third time in its three season of existence. Only two other Southern League teams— the Birmingham Barons and the Jacksonville Suns—have drawn 200,000-plus in three seasons since 2012. They also are No. 1 and No. 2 in attendance in the 10-team league this season. However, consider that the Birmingham area has a population of 1.13 million, while Jacksonville’s is 1.35 million. Pensacola? Its population stands at 448,991—or a third of Jacksonville’s size. Maybe the Community Maritime Park Associates board, which oversees the prime downtown waterfront property, will vote to add more seats?
CLIMATE CHANGE What’s going to happen when climate change hits Pensacola? Will it be like one of those apocalyptic Hollywood movies where hurricanes and a fast rising Gulf of Mexico wash one of America’s oldest cities clean off the map? No one can predict for certain, but the environmental group 350 Pensacola would like the city of Pensacola to form a Climate Change Task Force to look at the issue and how the area might mitigate effects. At its July 14 Agenda Review Conference, the council voted to delay discussion until its next meeting in August. Dozens of Florida agencies and county and city governments have already created plans to deal with climate change. The task force, if formed, would look at flooding issues, reducing carbon emissions, home energy improvements, improving energy efficiency of buildings and transportation. With 97 percent of the world’s climate scientists believing climate change is upon us, 350 Pensacola President, Elaine Sargent, said the time for Pensacola to act is now. “We want a forward-looking city that looks at ways to contribute less to global warming and adapt to climate change effects that are inevitable,” she said. Christian Wagley, who heads Sustainable Town Concepts, said he believes the city council will support creating a Climate Change Task Force. “No one came out and said it was a dumb idea,” Wagley said. “I’m quite confident we can address any concerns, so they can pass it. They do want a city that’s seen as progressive and forward thinking.” {in}
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Pensacola’s Musical Community Welcomes Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra Wynton Marsalis / Courtesy photo / Ted Kurland Associates Though it sometimes gets a bad rap as the favored genre of bookish old men, jazz is a style rooted in celebration and characterized by improvisation. Celebration and improvisation is exactly what’s been going on throughout Pensacola’s musical community since it was announced that the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis would perform at the Saenger Theatre on July 26. The world-renowned group, comprising fifteen of the most accomplished and wellrespected musicians currently performing and teaching, is making a rare appearance on the Gulf Coast. Marsalis himself, regarded by many as one of the best trumpeters to have ever picked up the instrument, originally hails from New Orleans. His father, Ellis, plays each Friday at Snug Harbor in New Orleans and siblings Branford, Delfeayo and Jason have all made careers as professional musicians as well (that is an understatement made for word count’s sake). July 24, 2014
So it’s safe to say that bringing jazz to the masses is a family tradition that became a global mission for Marsalis, and Jazz at Lincoln Center (JALC)—for which Marsalis is the managing and artistic director—is a forum to play, teach, and perpetuate that tradition through a variety of media including live performance, radio broadcasts, sheet music for schools, music instruction and an HBO series titled “Wynton Marsalis: A YoungArts Masterclass” to name a few. Don Snowden, Department Head of the Performing Arts Department at Pensacola State College (PSC) spearheaded the effort to bring Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra (JLCO) to Pensacola and has recruited several area musical groups and organizations to contribute to the experience for musicians and music fans of all ages. From providing seats for primary school students in the balcony, to having local college students performing at the VIP reception ahead of the show, members of
Pensacola’s musical community are rallying around what is sure to be an amazing night for music fans.
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Sandwiched between JLCO’s appearance at the National Black Arts Festival in Atlanta on July 25 and a benefit for Tipitina’s Foundation in New Orleans on July 27, the Pensacola performance will benefit PSC’s Performing Arts Department, in keeping with JALC’s educational mission. “Our mission has three legs to the stool, as I call it: performance, education and advocacy,” said Todd Stoll, Vice President of Education at JALC. “We want to provide as much support and advocacy for jazz musicians and jazz lovers in general all over the country, and all over the world, actually.” “It will show these music students what is possible in the music world. It will either inspire them or cause them to close their instrument case up and not play it again,” Snowden said with a chuckle when discussing
the JLCO concert’s likely effect on musicians in the audience. In addition to heading up PSC’s Performing Arts Department, Snowden serves as the Director of Bands and an Assistant Professor at PSC. Snowden is also the Director of the Pensacola Civic Band, an organization of adult instrumental musicians. Add on playing second trumpet in the Pensacola Symphony Orchestra, leading the Pensacola Big Band All Stars, and performing in the Perdido Brass, and you’d be about halfway down his vitae. When PSC was awarded a grant to produce an event to bring people from outside of the area, Snowden, as a musician and educator himself, immediately thought of one of the biggest artists in arts performance and education. “We got the grant almost a year and a half ago. I was thinking of what would be a big draw. Me being a jazz nut, I said ‘Why don’t we go for the top and ask for Wynton Marsalis and JLCO?’” 9
While Snowden reports ticket sales from as far as Jacksonville and Orlando for the show, a large portion of the seats will be dedicated to area students, thanks to donations from a few local businesses, yet one more notable aspect of the event. “Rarely does a performing arts department get a chance to have a fundraiser where every penny goes back to the department,” Snowden said. “I think it’s going to sell out.”
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Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra / photo by by Frank Stewart JALC has a physical location in New York City, but its reach expands well beyond the walls of the organization’s facility. Completed in 2004, the Frederick P. Rose Hall is billed as “the world’s first performance, education and broadcast facility devoted to jazz.” Marsalis co-founded JALC in 1987 at the age of 26, after having an already accomplished career including multiple Grammy awards in both jazz and classical categories. Starting off as a summer concert series, JALC became an official department of Lincoln Center in 1991, and in 1996 became a constituent of Lincoln Center, joining the ranks of the New York Philharmonic, Metropolitan Opera and New York City Ballet. The JLCO, which is involved with all aspects of the center’s programming, tours over one-third of the year and performs regularly at JALC in New York when not on the road. After its show in New Orleans, the group will perform a string of dates in the Northeast, including the Newport Jazz Festival, before returning to New York. “It really comes down to us inspiring and energizing the local community, which is
what we want to see,” Stoll said of the JLCO’s touring. “That was written into our mission statement for many, many years—we want people to feel welcome, and we want the community to be inspired by the feeling of the performance,” Stoll said. “The performances will always be at a very high artistic level, but there’s a secondary feeling that we want to be just as powerful, which is a feeling of, ‘Man, we’re all in this together, and it’s going to be all right.’ “We want people to have a feeling of welcome, a feeling like you’re visiting a relative—but a relative who can really, really play,” Stoll said with a laugh, referring to the spirit of all of JALC’s programming. Marsalis has performed in Pensacola once before, in 1991. Marcus Printup, a trumpeter with JLCO, was a guest soloist with the PSC jazz band over 10 years ago, but Snowden reiterated the rarity of having 15 musicians of their abilities perform locally. “Everyone in the band is a virtuoso,” Snowden said, who stated the performance is already drawing the desired response reflected via ticket sales.
Behind two adjacent storefronts on Palafox Street is a labyrinth of rooms, equipment and people providing for one common goal: keeping clean, functional musical instruments in the hands of area students. The staff of Schmidt’s Music, including a small army of instrument repair technicians and apprentices, diligently goes about their work with the sounds of jazz and classical music coming from a few rooms, and the sounds of small machinery from others. “You know the ultra-sonic cleaners they have in jewelry stores? This is the same thing, only gigantic!” owner David Schmidt said, referring to a large vat softly jostling what appears to be a tuba in a bath of cleaning fluid. Schmidt is standing in one of his store’s repair workshops, behind the store’s main lobby and showroom, all part of a business he founded 33 years ago as a repair tech. In the decades since, Schmidt’s Music has dedicated itself to instrument sales, rental and repair, primarily for local schools and music students. “Our focus has always been education and service,” Schmidt stated. “To be in this aspect of retail music you’re much more involved than just selling things. You believe in education. Everybody in here is a band kid. Everybody either went to college on a scholarship or had their life radically altered by being in public school music—every one
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of our employees. It’s been that way for 33 years here.” A saxophonist himself and active in local jazz organizations, it was after chatting with Snowden at Five Sisters Blues Café during a benefit for local musician Clarence Bell that Schmidt decided to help make Snowden’s goal of providing free tickets to area students a reality. Along with local law firm Beggs and Lane, Schmidt’s music donated funds to purchase the majority of balcony seats at the Saenger to provide tickets to middle and high school students, free of charge. “Talking to Don is what planted the seed and I asked him if I could get involved,” Schmidt said. “It was his idea to give those tickets away to school kids. He’s always thinking about education, how to proliferate that,” Schmidt explained, emphasizing that Snowden’s work with the Civic Band also provides opportunities for older musicians as well. “He’s built a huge core of community for musicians. Once you graduate from high school or college, there’s really no place to play if you’re not a professional player, but you enjoy it and you want to continue. He provides that venue.” At the time of the interview, Schmidt said he was hearing positive feedback from band directors, and had received word from the director at Bailey Middle School reporting that 60 students had signed up for tickets. Middle school students received two tickets each—one for the student and one for a parent or guardian. At least 120 seats would be filled as a result of his and Beggs and Lane’s donation. “Making that decision and getting the donations made it accessible for those kids. That will change a young player’s whole perspective toward music and an instrument,” said Schmidt’s General Manager, Dustin Bonfay. “It’s not just that we’re excited to see the concert and musicians of that level, it’s that we’re excited for how it’s going to inspire and impact all those students that are going to be there.” In the past, Schmidt’s has contributed to bring jazz musicians to the area—earlier this year they supported the Manilow Music Project, which recognized one area music teacher and provided a night out on the town
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and tickets to Barry Manilow’s performance. The store has also cosponsored performances by Chris Vadala, Bobby Shew and Ira Sullivan in the past—but both Schmidt and Bonifay noted that the JLCO show donation could have the largest residual effects of anything they’ve had a hand in sponsoring. Repair services are also part of the store’s charitable work benefitting local students, specifically those in the Belmont Youth Band (BYB). The store’s six repair technicians repair donated instruments and turn them over to the BYB, a few members of which will perform for the JLCO while in Pensacola. “We fi x up donated used instruments at no charge and give them to them as a working unit,” Schmidt said, who was excited to learn that the BYB was also in the mix of students getting exposure to the concert. “I remember when I was a kid, I was exposed to Maynard Ferguson like that at a concert where free tickets were available. Otherwise I wouldn’t have been able to go. I had no idea you could make an instrument sound like that,” Schmidt remembered. “I realize the potential for the impact. It changed my life—at that point, I said ‘That’s what I want to do. To heck with all this other stuff, I think I’ll go that way.’ It can hit like lightning, it really can.”
PLAYING THEM IN
When the JLCO arrives at the Saenger, they will be greeted by the songs of the BYB, which, like donors Schmidt’s Music and Beggs and Lane, became part of the event after speaking with Snowden. The performance for JLCO will be one of several BYB has scheduled in July. Only a
few days after they welcome JLCO to town, the group will travel to Tunica, Mississippi to perform at the Jus’ Blues Festival for the second consecutive year. “I try to give the kids as much exposure as possible,” said Vivian Lamont, co-founder and leader of the BYB. The BYB, which meets every Saturday from 10 a.m. to noon, is open to all students ages 7 through 18 with an interest in music. “We give them free instruments, free lessons and help them get college scholarships,” Lamont said. “We teach them a variety of music: classical music, pop tunes, jazz and even religious music, because we perform in churches, too.” The students are divided into levels—beginners, intermediate and advanced. It will be BYB’s advanced students that perform for the JLCO, one of the many perks of hard work in the group. “With my advanced students, I sometimes get them to work with some of the beginners, to get them started,” Lamont said. Students who regularly spend time working with other students are often able to get credit through schools for volunteering, which in turn bolsters their applications for scholarships. Currently, Lamont has four former BYB students attending Pensacola State College on music scholarships. Lamont also regularly sends students to summer band camps at universities, typically the University of West Florida or, as one 11th grader did last year, to attend Florida State University’s summer music program. “We try to keep them busy educationwise and let them know that music is a great
opportunity to help you get into college. Even if you don’t want to wind up being a musician, you can take music and major in something else. The student that went to Florida State, he wants to be an engineer, but he’s an outstanding violinist,” Lamont said. Recently, having secured a new permanent home for regular sessions, Lamont says she is seeing an uptick in the number of students participating, currently at about 50. “I’m steadily getting new students in everyday now that I’m in a new location at the Woodland Heights Community Center,” she said. The BYB has been working with local students since January 2003 when Lamont co-founded the group with bassist Rudy Pendleton. For health reasons, Pendleton had to step away from BYB, but Lamont has carried on since then, building a network of teachers to instruct as the band has grown. Lamont herself started singing in church at age 5. After having supportive teachers in middle school, she competed as a high school student in a voice contest against college students in Washington, D.C., where she lived at the time. After winning the contest, Lamont was able to receive instruction at the Modern School of Music, then joined the Jazz Workshop in D.C. at the age of 21, and frequently sang at military bases in Maryland, D.C. and Virginia. “I did that for quite a while until I moved here to Pensacola 22 years ago,” she said. “That was my main reason for doing this: a lot of young kids’ parents can’t afford private lessons for the kids. When they get to middle school, if there is a band, some of the kids are already far more advanced because
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•Marsalis was born in New Orleans in 1961. At age 8, he began performing traditional New Orleans music at the Fairview Baptist Church and began classical training on trumpet at age 12, performing with the New Orleans Philharmonic only two years later. •At age 17, Marsalis entered the Julliard School and began performing gigs around New York City. In 1980, Marsalis joined Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers. One year later, he formed his own band, began touring and began recording shortly thereafter. • Marsalis has recorded more than 70 jazz and classical albums which have garnered him nine Grammy Awards. • In 1983 he became the only artist ever to win Grammy Awards for both jazz and classical records, an achievement he repeated the following year. He went on to win Grammy Awards for five consecutive years (1983-1987). • In 1997, Marsalis was awarded the prestigious Pulitzer Prize in music for his oratorio, Blood on the Fields, an epic composition for big band, gospel choir and symphony orchestra commissioned by JALC. Marsalis was the first jazz artist to be awarded the prize, previously only bestowed upon classical composers. • In 2001, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan proclaimed Marsalis an international ambassador of goodwill for the United States by appointing him a UN Messenger of Peace. • His other honors abroad include the Netherlands’ Edison Award, an Honorary Membership in Britain's Royal Academy of Music— the Academy’s highest decoration for a non-British citizen—and France’s highest distinction, the insignia Chevalier of the Legion of Honor, an honor that was first awarded by Napoleon Bonaparte. • In the wake of Hurricane Katrina in 2005, Marsalis organized the Higher Ground Hurricane Relief Concert which took place at JALC and raised over $3 million for musicians and cultural organizations impacted by the hurricane. • He has written five books, the most recent being 2008’s “Moving to Higher Ground: How Jazz Can Change Your Life.”
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FUNDING THE FUTURE
The very scholarship fund that grants awards to students, including several of Lamont’s former BYB members, is one of several
aspects of PSC’s performing arts department that will benefit from ticket sales for the JLCO show. “Our budget has been cut this year because of a decrease in enrollment, so it’s going to supplement what we’ve lost. The bulk of it is going toward scholarships that we’ll be able to use for several years,” Snowden said. “We need to replace our piano laboratory. It’s about 15 years old and things are starting to wear out on it,” Snowden stated of another expected use of the funds raised through the performance. The piano lab is a resource all music students at PSC utilize, as they are required to pass a proficiency test when they graduate.
“There’s always a need for musical education as the second most important instruments because eventually they thing we do next to performing.” wear out. I have a set of tympani that As a former teacher, Stoll said he I’ve had for 30 years—we finally got learned of Marsalis’s commitment to inthose replaced,” Snowden said. “I’m structing younger musicians first hand and also working to try to get a commercial has seen him expand his efforts through music production program going and JALC. that’s going to help us by lab equip“I met Wynton because he gave one ment: computers, keyboards and of my students a trumpet lesson during a things like that for it.” gig when he was the most famous trumpet The show will also mark the player in the world, and he didn’t have to do launch of “Friends of the Performing that,” Stoll said. “His entire life has always Arts,” a booster program for PSC’s been a combination of the highest level of Performing Arts department, which performance and then understanding that will allow people to contribute to the for the continuation of the music, you have program year round. Students from to educate the next generation.” PSC’s music department will perform “We try to maintain that level of at the VIP reception ahead of the humanity,” Stoll explained. “That’s what show, along with a few from UWF. Wynton always says: we want to raise the All of the various educational aspects of consciousness of our humanity through the the Pensacola show align with JALC’s misarts. That is why we do education everysion, according to Stoll. where we go, because that’s the key.” {in} “If performance is the blood that runs in our veins, then education is the heart that pumps the blood,” Stoll said of JALC. “All the guys in WHAT: A Performance Benefitting the Pensacothe band are teachers. We la State College Performing Arts Department did 2,717 individual educaWHEN: 8 p.m. Saturday, July 26 tion events last year—that WHERE: The Saenger Theatre, 118 S. Palafox St. includes classes, workshops, COST: $45-$65; VIP seats (including pre-performance reception) available for $100 each online courses, Jazz for Young DETAILS: pensacolasaenger.com People performances. We are committed and dedicated to
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denying coverage of contraception, but more specifically the forms of emergency contraception. The quote used in many stories says their “religious beliefs prohibit them from providing health coverage for contraceptive drugs and devices that end human life after conception.” Dr. Julie DeCesare, obstetrics and gynecology residency program director and associate professor at Florida State University of College Medicine, said the case doesn’t just make her worry about birth control, but women’s health in general. “Our health is getting worse, not better,” DeCesare said.
MORE THAN BIRTH CONTROL
Since June 30—when the Supreme Court ruled that companies such as Hobby Lobby could refuse to pay for some forms of contraception that violate the religious tenets of business owners—it seems that you can’t mention birth control without getting an opinion on the giant craft store.
WHAT THE CASE MEANS
Burwell v. Hobby Lobby, or the Hobby Lobby Case as it is often called, has
sparked many an op-ed and news story since the chain store filed a suit in the U.S. District Court for the Western District in Oklahoma over the federal mandate to provide specific forms of contraceptives such as Plan B, Ella and IUDs. Under the Affordable Care Act, all qualified employers (those with 50-plus full-time or full-time equivalent employees) need to provide health care that includes all forms of contraception at no cost. The evangelical Christian owners of Hobby Lobby—the Green family—aren’t
The FSU obstetrics and gynecology residency program is housed at Sacred Heart Hospital in Pensacola. As a member of the nation’s largest Catholic non-profit health system, the hospital does not offer contraceptive care unless it is needed for a medical purpose, which is then brought to an ethics committee for discussion. DeCesare says she is respectful of the hospital’s beliefs. Off the top of her head, DeCesare said she believes that of the women that come to the clinic for family planning, about 25 percent do so for are medical needs. She lists all of the uses that birth control offers beside the self-explanatory one. “If a woman has irregular bleeding or blot clots, metabolic syndrome, acne— that’s a huge one—or endometrial cancers, birth control can treat it,” she said. In some cases, IUDs—which Hobby
Lobby does not cover—can save a woman from endometrial cancer. “When we’re limiting availability to treatments that could prevent cancer, we’re taking a step in the wrong direction,” she said. For 32-year-old Carol Rice, birth control isn’t an elective medicine. It’s an imperative daily routine. “I was diagnosed with Stage IV endometriosis the beginning of 2012,” she said. “Since then, my doctor has had me on a strict birth control regimen. Birth control helps keep my disease under control—it prevents the disease from spreading, which causes severe pain and possible surgeries.” DeCesare also mentioned the use of birth control for women with developmental delays. A woman with severe autism, she said, could have hygiene issues during menstruation. “Birth control offers cycle patrol. Sometimes a woman doesn’t get her period at all,” she said. As a parent of a mentally handicapped daughter, Janet Castellano sees birth control as a necessity. “Some parents of handicapped daughters use birth control because if you think of it—if they are in a residence there is always a chance of something happening, and it is used as a protective measure,” Castellano said. “I know of someone whose sister was institutionalized with autism and was raped, so I would venture to say that it's not just the mainstream girls that the Hobby Lobby case would affect.”
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It’s arguable to say that if an employer doesn’t give you the benefits you want, or if the hospital doesn’t offer the care you want, you can just go somewhere else. However, with the U.S. unemployment rate at 6.1 percent and less than half of the country’s states offering Medicaid expansion, it’s hard to be choosy about your job or your doctor. There are a few options for care for those under insured or without any insurance. Sacred Heart Women’s Clinic, Escambia Community Clinics, Inc. and Escambia County Department of Health offer care based on ability to pay. “In this economy, it’s just important for women to know they have access to care,” said Sherri Hutchinson, press secretary for the Florida Department of Health. The out of pocket cost of birth control can vary. Some prescriptions are as inexpensive as $4. An IUD can cost anywhere from $500 to $1,000 out of pocket. The health care mandate on birth control has not only provided more access to birth control for employees, but has made it more affordable. “My birth control would have been $1,800 out of pocket, which I was prepared to pay,” Yasmin Massey said. “Instead, it was covered thanks to ACA and
now I can spend that $1,800 in our local economy instead of lining the pockets of the pharmaceutical companies.”
BABIES VS. BIRTH CONTROL
No matter how expensive birth control is (no matter its purpose), giving birth and then raising a child are far more costly. According to the CNN Money website, it costs an estimated $241,080 to raise a child in the United States. The cost is up 3 percent from 2011 and doesn’t include the cost of college. In 2011 the national average charge of giving birth in a hospital with no complications was $10,657. Medical bills are on a short list of reasons that Americans apply for bankruptcy. “Fifty-one percent of pregnancies are unplanned [in the United States],” DeCesare said. “It’s appalling.” Without easy and affordable access to contraceptives, it no longer becomes the patient’s problem, but everyone’s problem. “Everyone has to take on the burden,” DeCesare said. “It’s not just a women’s issue. It’s a societal issue. Wouldn’t it be better to not have the children you can’t take care of?” {in}
BIRTH CONTROL BREAKDOWN
•IUD (Intrauterine Device) is a small “T”-shaped device inserted into the uterus. IUDs work mainly by affecting the way sperm move so they can't join with an egg. The cost is between $500 and $1,000, but they last up to 12 years. •Implant The implant is a matchstick rod inserted in the arm releasing progestin. Cost is $400 to $800 and lasts up to three years. •Patch The small, beige patch sticks to your skin releasing the same hormones as the pill, estrogen and progestin. •Pill The pill is taken every day to release estrogen and progestin, which keep the eggs from the ovary. Cost varies. •Shot One shot in the arm prevents pregnancy for three months. Cost $35 to $100 per injection, plus any exam fees. •Sponge The sponge is made of plastic foam and contains spermicide and inserted deep into the vaginal before intercourse. Cost is $9 to $15 for a pack of three sponges. •Vaginal Ring The ring is a small, flexible ring a woman inserts into her vagina once a month. The ring contains the same hormones as the pill. Cost is $15 to $80 a month.
•Morning-After Pill You can use the morning-after pill up to fi ve days after unprotected sex. There is also an IUD insertion. Cost is $30 to $65 for the pill and $500 to $900 for the IUD. Information provided by plannedparenthood.org
WHERE TO GO
For comprehensive, low-cost care, these are a few of the clinics you can visit in Pensacola. Sacred Heart Women’s Hospital Located at 5045 Carpenter Creek Dr. in Pensacola, directly behind Olive Garden near Cordova Mall. For appointments, call 416-2400 or visit sacred-heart.org. Escambia Community Clinics, Inc. There are nine locations in Escambia and Santa Rosa County. Visit ecc-clinic.org or call 436-4630 for more information. Escambia County Department of Health Visit escambiahealth.com for locations or call 484-5040 ext. 1125 to make an appointment.
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Bleachers "STRANGE DESIRE"
For most of us, playing in one band that has topped charts and toured the world would probably be more than enough. However, this is not reality for fun. guitarist Jack Antonoff. Antonoff is reaching for more and desiring to wrench his own project, Bleachers, from beneath the shadow of the mammoth fun. has become. With the release of “Strange Desire,” I think he has done more than enough to liberate himself from the confines of being ‘that guitar player from fun.’ and exhibit his penchant for writing smart pop music with strong undertones from some acts that were hard to miss in the ‘80s. Moving between songs like ‘Rollercoaster,’ ‘Shadow’ and lead single, ‘I Wanna Get Better,’ it’s difficult for a listener to not make the connection back in his or her mind to a young Duran Duran, Modern English, Tears for Fears, or even
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more obscure acts like Baltimora or Kirsty MacColl. When I first dove into the album, it felt like every move, every note, every nuance was directed at me. It felt almost as though Antonoff knew what a sucker I am for throwback music done well from the decade I was born in. The highlight of the album is the opening track, ‘Wild Heart.’ I had it on repeat during the majority of last week and found it difficult to break away from its anthemic nostalgia. Looking for something smart, buoyant and lively to soundtrack your summer? Bleachers has given you an obvious choice. “Strange Desire” is out now via RCA Records.
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Mike Hadreas has no apprehension over who he is. He is very open about his homosexuality and the pain he has endured because of it, as well as his painful childhood. Under his stage name, Perfume Genius, Hadreas focuses the dire moments of his life in lucid, poignant songs led by his earnest lyrics and melancholic voice. 2010’s “Put Your Back N 2 It” is a darkly tragic album, dealing with themes of molestation, prostitution, drug addiction and violence. Not exactly the album you would expect with that kind of title. But what is so interesting about Hadreas is his ability to sound
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Generationals, two of New Orleans’ finest, are back and pretty quickly I might add, with a new album and single. ‘Gold Silver Diamond,’ the first single from “Alix,” Generationals’ upcoming fourth album, is smart pop-rock at its finest. This time around, the duo have put Richard Swift (The Shins, Foxygen) behind the board to add some sheen to their already pristine sound. Check this track out on the band’s Soundcloud page and be on the lookout for “Alix” on Sept. 16 via Polyvinyl Records.
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EVENINGS IN OLDE SEVILLE SQUARE 7-9 p.m. Grab a lawn chair, pack a picnic, and head down to Evenings in Old Seville Square, the free summer concert series held each Thursday through the end of July. Seville Square, 311 E. Government St. eveningsinoldesevillesquare.com “SOULMATE CENTRAL” 7:30 p.m. The Panhandle Community Theatre presents “Soulmate Central,” a comedy centering on a dating service and its staff of misfits. Ages 13 and over. Admission to Thursday “LowDough Shows” is $9 for adults (regularly $12). Woodbine Theatre, 4646 Woodbine Rd. Pace. panhandlecommunitytheatre.com THE HOOD INTERNET 8 p.m. With Sincere Logic & A Band of Saints. Vinyl Music Hall, 2 S. Palafox. $10-$12. vinylmusichall.com
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JOY HOLLAND OPEN STUDIO SUMMER RESIDENCY 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Each Friday from July 11
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calendar wine tastings at the Gift Shoppe at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com BLUE WAHOOS BASEBALL 6:30 p.m. FANtastic Friday Giveaway: giveaways for the first 2,000 fans. Pensacola Bayfront Stadium, 351 W. Cedar St. bluewahoos.com PIRATE TROLLEY TOUR 6:30 p.m. The Blood Red Trolley showcases local actors performing “The Curse of Don Tristan de Tuna,” which plays out over several stops celebrating a “cockeyed” view of Pensacola history and treachery on the high seas. The tours will be offered occasionally throughout the summer. Pensacola Visitor Information Center, 1401 E. Gregory St. Tickets are $5 for children and $20 for adults. piratetrolley.com RICK & BUBBA’S 20th ANNIVERSARY TOUR
7 p.m. Celebrating their 20th anniversary, popular syndicated radio hosts Rick & Bubba are bringing the "Two Sexiest Fat Men Alive" to Pensacola with their unique, family-safe brand of humor. $22-$42. Saenger Theatre, 118 South Palafox Pl. pensacolasaenger.com “BIG: THE MUSICAL” 7:30 p.m. Pensacola State College’s 24th annual Summer High School Onstage Workshop (SHOW) presents a lighthearted, musical adaptation of the blockbuster movie “Big,” starring Tom Hanks, the story of 12-year-old Josh Baskin, who grows up overnight after being granted a wish by an arcade machine at a carnival. All tickets are $16. Ashmore Fine Arts Auditorium, 1000 College Blvd., Building 8. pensacolastate.edu/mt “SOULMATE CENTRAL” 7:30 p.m. The Panhandle Community Theatre presents “Soulmate Central,” a comedy centering on a dating service and its staff of misfits. Ages 13 and over. Admission is $12 per person. Woodbine Theatre, 4646 Woodbine Rd. Pace. panhandlecommunitytheatre.com “THE SOUND OF MUSIC” AT PLT 7:30 p.m. The Pensacola Little Theatre presents a production of one of the world’s most beloved musicals based on the true story of The Von Trapp Family Singers. PLT’s Mainstage Theatre in the Pensacola Cultural Center, 400 S. Jefferson St. Tickets are $14-$30. pensacolalittletheatre.com STARGAZING AT FORT PICKENS Sunset-10 p.m. Weather permitting, volunteers from the Escambia Amateur Astronomers' Association
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will set up several telescopes for public viewing of the stars, planets and constellations at the Battery Worth Picnic Area at Fort Pickens. The program is free; however, there is an $8 entrance fee to the Fort Pickens Area. For additional information about this program or others offered at the Seashore, call the Naval Live Oaks Visitor Center at 934-2600 or visit the website at nps.gov/guis. THE WHIGS 8 p.m. With Deadly Fists of Kung Fu. Vinyl Music Hall, 2 S. Palafox. $10-$12. vinylmusichall.com
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PALAFOX MARKET 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Fresh produce, live plants, baked goods, fine art and antiques are just a few of the items offered at Palafox Market in Downtown Pensacola. Items originate directly from participating vendors, including dozens of local farmers, home gardeners and area artists. Martin Luther King Jr. Plaza, N. Palafox St. palafoxmarket.com UKULELE CLASS 9:30 a.m. The Pensacola Ukulele Players Society (PUPS) meets every Saturday morning at Blues Angel Music, offering free ukulele lessons for both beginners and seasoned musicians. Loaner ukuleles are available for the sessions, which usually last an hour. Blues Angel Music, 657 N. Pace Blvd. bluesangelmusic.com FREE SOGO SAMPLE SATURDAY TIPS & TECHNIQUES Noon-2 p.m. So Gourmet, 407 S.
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THE 12th AVENUE FLEA Noon-5 p.m. The 12th
Avenue Flea is a local community "flea" style market in the heart of East Hill featuring local artists, vendors, crafters, upcyclers, pickers, farmers and cooks. The market is held weekly outside the historic former Sacred Heart Hospital, now Tower East Office Complex. 1010 N. 12th Ave. facebook.com/12thAveFlea PENSACOLA BAY BREWERY TOUR 3:30 p.m. Go behind the scenes at Pensacola’s own brewery with Brewmaster Mark Robertson. Tours begin in the Taproom and include samples for those ages 21 and over. No reservations required. $5. 225 E. Zaragoza St. pbbrew.com TARA FEST 2-9 p.m. Seville Quarter is hosting a benefit for Tara Blackwell, a Pensacola native who sustained an injury while playing softball at Troy University that left her paralyzed from the chest down. The benefit
will include live music, food, a staffed bar, a silent auction, 50/50 drawing and a raffle. T-shirts and bracelets will be on sale at the event. All proceeds go to help offset Tara’s medical bills. Tickets are $20 each. Phineas Phogg’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com “BIG: THE MUSICAL” 7:30 p.m. Pensacola State College’s 24th annual Summer High School Onstage Workshop (SHOW) presents a lighthearted, musical adaptation of the blockbuster movie “Big,” starring Tom Hanks, the story of 12-year-old Josh Baskin, who grows up overnight after being granted a wish by an arcade machine at a carnival. All tickets are $16. Ashmore Fine Arts Auditorium, 1000 College Blvd., Building 8. pensacolastate.edu/mt JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER ORCHESTRA WITH WYNTON MARSALIS 8 p.m. The Jazz
at Lincoln Center Orchestra, with Wynton Marsalis as artistic director and trumpeter, spotlights 15 of the best soloists, ensemble players and arrangers in jazz. $45-$65. VIP tickets are available through PSC by calling 484-1847. Saenger Theatre, 118 South Palafox Pl. pensacolasaenger.com “SOULMATE CENTRAL” 7:30 p.m. The Panhandle Community Theatre presents “Soulmate Central,” a comedy centering on a dating service and its staff of misfits. Ages 13 and over. Admission is $12 per person. Woodbine Theatre, 4646 Woodbine Rd. Pace. panhandlecommunitytheatre.com “THE SOUND OF MUSIC” AT PLT 7:30 p.m. The Pensacola Little Theatre presents a production of one of the world’s most beloved musicals based on the true story of The Von Trapp Family Singers. PLT’s Mainstage Theatre in the Pensacola Cultural Center, 400 S. Jefferson St. Tickets are $14-$30. pensacolalittletheatre.com GULF COAST SUMMER JAM 2K14 7 p.m. Featuring Big Pooh and more. Vinyl Music Hall, 2 S. Palafox. $10-$15. vinylmusichall.com HUMANE SOCIETY BENEFIT SHOW 9:30 p.m. The Handlebar, 319 N. Tarragona St. $6. Ages 18 and over. pensacolahandlebar.com "K: MISSING KINGS” 9:30 p.m. As part of a simultaneous US/Japan release, Gulf Breeze Cinema 4 is showing the Anime film “K: Missing Kings”. “K: Missing Kings,” which depicts the search of silver clansmen
Kuroh Yatogami and Neko for their master, Yashiro Isana, the Silver King. $15 admission. 1175 Gulf Breeze Pkwy. movies4gulfbreeze. webs.com
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WAKE UP HIKE 7 a.m. The Western Gate
Chapter of the Florida Trail Association will lead a leisurely hike at Pineglades Park on Mango Street in Pensacola. For more information, contact Trudy at 434-8861 or visit meetup.com/ftawesterngate. “BIG: THE MUSICAL” 2:30 p.m. Pensacola State College’s 24th annual Summer High School Onstage Workshop (SHOW) presents a lighthearted, musical adaptation of the blockbuster movie “Big,” starring Tom Hanks, the story of 12-year-old Josh Baskin, who grows up overnight after being granted a wish by an arcade machine at a carnival. All tickets are $16. Ashmore Fine Arts Auditorium, 1000 College Blvd., Building 8. pensacolastate.edu/mt “SOULMATE CENTRAL” 2:30 p.m. The Panhandle Community Theatre presents “Soulmate Central,” a comedy centering on a dating service and its staff of misfits. Ages 13 and over. Admission is $12 per person. Woodbine Theatre, 4646 Woodbine Rd. Pace. panhandlecommunitytheatre.com “THE SOUND OF MUSIC” AT PLT 2:30 p.m. The Pensacola Little Theatre presents a production of one of the world’s most beloved musicals based on the true story of The Von Trapp Family Singers. PLT’s Mainstage Theatre in the Pensacola Cultural Center, 400 S. Jefferson St. Tickets are $14-$30. pensacolalittletheatre.com BLUES ON THE BAY 5-7 p.m. DieDra and The Ruff Pro Band performs at this week’s “Blues on the Bay” concert, a free summer concert series presented by Blues Angel Music and the City of Pensacola. Free performances will be held each Sunday the Blue Wahoos are not playing at home. Randall K. and Martha H. Hunter Amphitheater at the Community Maritime Park, 301 W. Main St. pensacolacommunitymaritimepark.com for more listings visit inweekly.net
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Thanks Sertoma for 25th Annual 4th of July Celebration in Olde Seville On July 4th, thousands gathered for “Sertoma’s 4th of July,” a free, all-day celebration of our nation’s independence coordinated and hosted by area Sertoma clubs. Produced by an all-volunteer group with support from Escambia County and the City of Pensacola, the event made the Southeast Tourism Society’s Top 20 list. This year’s spectacular event was Sertoma’s 25th, and it culminated with “The Largest Fireworks Display on the Gulf Coast” exquisitely synchronized with music broadcast by CatCountry 98.7.
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We thank our local Sertoma Clubs for all they do and congratulate them on their 25th July 4th Celebration!
CONGRATULATIONS! After the devastation in April, Minor League Baseball Charities and the Blue Wahoos teamed up to assist flood victims by holding a contest in which fans voted for their favorite non-profit at June home games. A local non-profit called 90Works won nearly 50% of the votes and was presented with a $10,000 donation before the July 4th Sertoma fireworks show at Pensacola Bayfront Stadium.
90WORKS WINS $10K FOR FLOOD RELIEF
90Works boasts a 90% success rate for helping people become self-sufficient in 90 days. The local non-profit will use the money to help displaced families with rent, utilities, moving costs and more. Minor League Baseball Charities works with teams, fans and partners to support local organizations and causes that are important to the communities their teams call home.
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The Greater Pensacola Chamber congratulates the following individuals on being selected for the Leadership Pensacola (LeaP) Class of 2015. LeaP, which was founded in the fall of 1982, is a 10-month-long program designed to help participants acquire an understanding of the issues facing the Greater Pensacola Region and the leadership skills necessary to resolve them. To date, more than 1,500 individuals have completed the Leadership Pensacola program and have acquired the skills, passion and connections to work effectively as community trustees. Each year the LeaP Selection Committee seeks a cross-section of the community, made up of men and women from different career, educational, political, social and cultural backgrounds. Participants accepted into the LeaP program are involved in a balanced combination of retreats, day-long seminars and at least one community project for which the class uses its resources and talents to enhance the Greater Pensacola Region.
THE LEAP CLASS OF 2015 Nick Angelo, Vic Bindi, Travis “Tab� Bright, Will Condon, Angelika Cope, Rachael Cox, Mark Curley, Dean Dalrymple, Jakob Z. Dwyer, Tonya Ellis, Michael Gartman, Justin Goss, Scott Grantland, Steve Griffin, Daniel E. Harrell, Evan Hipsley, Jr., Matt Holloway, Andrew Kent, Jr., Javon Anthony Lloyd, Frederick Longmire, Hailey Braden Lynch, Andrea Lyons, Adrienne Maygarden, Meghan Blueberry McCarthy, Brandon McFarren, Janet Nestlerode, Mike Nixon, Stephanie Oram, Chris Pelt, Leslie N. Powell, Erin Ramos-Luttrell, Melanie Rhodes, Kyle Ross, Katie Rozier, Brad Schild, Leah M. Seacrest, Natalie Shearlock, Sandy Sims, Lauren Smith, Amber Solnick, Donna Gail Spencer, Nicole Stacey, Darlene Stone, Tim Stronko, Michelle Tait, James Theisen, Dr. Kimberly Thomas, Tyler Tiwari, Brian Walker, Robin Zimmern
For more information on Leadership Pensacola, contact KC Etheredge, Vice President of Advancement for the Pensacola Chamber Foundation, at (850) 438-4081, ext. 229, or visit www.pensacolachamber.com/LeaP.
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news of the weird MODERN WARFARE The leader of the devout Sunni jihadist group Islamic State, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, making a rare, solemn appearance in July, wore a flashy silver wristwatch that various video analysts described as either a Rolex or an Omega Seafarer or a feature-laden Saudi Arabian-made timepiece that sells for only about $560. A week earlier, a Syrian anti-government rebel leader was shown in a video exhorting his troops from notes he had made in his "Hello Kitty" notebook. And a week after that, a shopkeeper in North Waziristan, lamenting the loss of business when local Taliban fighters abruptly left the area, told a BBC reporter that the jihadists obsessively bought Dove soap, Head & Shoulders shampoo, white underwear ("briefs or Y-fronts"), and "Secret Love" and "Blue Lady" perfumes. THE CONTINUING CRISIS Clinton Tucker, who is black, sued Benjamin Moore paints in Essex County, New Jersey, in June for wrongful firing—after, he said, he had tolerated years of workplace racial insults. In fact, Tucker said the company had introduced two new paint shades shortly after he was hired in 2011— "Tucker Chocolate" and "Clinton Brown," provoking on-the-job ridicule. •The African hippopotamus is not found in South America—except for the estimated 50-some that, confusingly to natives, roam the Colombian countryside between Bogota and Medellin. The animals are the progeny of the four smuggled in 30 years ago by cocaine king Pablo Escobar, who generously established a grand, exotic zoo for his neighbors' enjoyment after his drug business took off (and before he was gunned down in 1993). However, as BBC News reported in June, hippo meat is inedible, and without their African natural enemies, they breed with astonishing prolificness—thus creating a "time bomb" for Colombia. WAIT—WHAT? Kimberly Williams, 46, was convicted in April in Will County, Illinois, of beating dominatrix Theresa Washington
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with a baseball bat. Williams conceded to the judge that she had hired Washington, but only because she wanted a "slave" to take pictures of her naked while she did housework. Instead, she said, Washington became aggressive, declared herself a "master" and dragged Williams around by the hair. Furthermore, according to Williams, Washington's transformation happened abruptly after a phone call Washington made to "someone she met on the dating site Christian Mingle." FIRST-WORLD PROBLEMS Update: U.S. obesity continues to grow—for pets as well as people—and exercise innovations for humans seem to trickle down to dogs. A July Associated Press report noted that fat Labradors and poodles now have Pilates ("pawlates") and yoga ("doga") and even play "Barko Polo" in the pool, while Morris Animal Inn offers five-day fitness camps for dogs ($249) in Morristown, New Jersey. (More cats than dogs are overweight, but getting cats to the gym is perhaps beyond human capability.) THE NEW NORMAL Since high-rise residents value their privacy, Lisa Pleiss of Seattle said she was frightened on June 22 when she saw a drone hovering outside her 26th-floor window: "You don't expect to be walking around indecent in your apartment and then have this thing potentially recording you." According to police, the drone was legal—helping a developer photograph downtown Seattlee—but would not have been if the camera had been pointed at Pleiss' window. (Drones are becoming so widespread that, for instance, the University of South Florida library owns several, for student check-out on certain research projects.) From Universal Press Syndicate Chuck Shepherd’s News Of The Weird © 2014 Chuck Shepherd
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