Community Calendar

Join UWF Libraries on Wednesday, April 22, from 12:30 to 3 p.m. in the John C. Pace Library (Building 32), classroom 123 to transcribe handwritten letters from our digital collections. We will use the crowdsourcing transcription site From the Page to make first-hand accounts of history more accessible by creating searchable text for primary sources. Your collaboration will help researchers find unique primary sources related to Pensacola’s past.

Everyone is welcome! No transcribing experience necessary, but free registration with From the Page is required for participation. UWF librarians and archivists will be on hand to answer questions and provide technical assistance. For further details, contact Chris Levesque at clevesque@uwf.edu.

Join us for an evening to celebrate Earth Day featuring a food tasting from vegan and vegetarian food vendors around Pensacola!

Explore some of the activities that we have shared with thousands of local students through funding from the National Academy of Sciences’ Gulf Research Program.

The Jeopardy! Bar League Championship is now in full swing, bringing weekly trivia nights to bars across the country where teams compete and climb the leaderboard.

Join a participating bar, play along with your team each week, and earn points as you go — the more you play, the better your chances.

Top teams in each region will take home cash prizes, and one team will earn the national title — along with a VIP trip to Los Angeles and a behind-the-scenes experience at the Alex Trebek Stage. Will you be the ones to take it home?

You can still be part of it - check out the leaderboard and find a bar near you to jump in while the competition’s still heating up - https://www.jeopardybarleague.com/leaderboard/

The University of West Florida Dr. Grier Williams School of Music will present the UWF Symphonic Band in their “Tyranny and Freedom” concert. Under the direction of Dr. Sean Kelley, the Symphonic Band will perform a variety of pieces featuring programmatic works on topics of war, oppression, hope, and salvation. Opening the program is "Without Warning," by Stephen Melillo, followed by "Largo" from Dvorak's celebrated Ninth Symphony, "From the New World," and "Music for Prague, 1968" by Czechoslovakian composer Karel Husa. Closing the concert is "Chester," a battle hymn written by America's first composer, WIlliam Billings.

The Jeopardy! Bar League Championship is now in full swing, bringing weekly trivia nights to bars across the country where teams compete and climb the leaderboard.

Join a participating bar, play along with your team each week, and earn points as you go — the more you play, the better your chances.

Top teams in each region will take home cash prizes, and one team will earn the national title — along with a VIP trip to Los Angeles and a behind-the-scenes experience at the Alex Trebek Stage. Will you be the ones to take it home?

You can still be part of it - check out the leaderboard and find a bar near you to jump in while the competition’s still heating up - https://www.jeopardybarleague.com/leaderboard/

Have you ever longed to travel for birding, but were overwhelmed by the thought of it?

Or are you at a time in life where you'd prefer to live vicariously through someone else's adventure?

Join us as we enjoy the tales from chapter members Larry & Twinette McDonald's recent travels and birding in the American West.

Leaving behind the white sand beaches of the Panhandle, the McDonalds found themselves among bison and cattle, sagebrush and cottonwoods while searching for western birding specialties.

Who knows, you might be motivated to take off on your own adventure after hearing about theirs!

World War II becomes up close and personal as you and your family experience interaction with living history re-enactors, WWII vehicles, an onsite History Museum, history panels in the History Pavilion, and much more. Touch a jeep, hoist a weapon, learn about the re-enactors' uniforms, and wrap up a weekend of exciting battle scenarios, weapons demonstrations, discovering and learning with an evening USO-style show complete with 15-piece big band and vintage early '40s schtick between sets. Admission is free (including the big band show), parking is available onsite, and food is available for purchase.

Mother’s Day Market to Be Held April 24 at Osceola Golf Course in Conjunction with Holes Fore Hope

The Centre for Excellence of Pensacola will host a Mother’s Day Market on Friday, April 24, 2026, from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at Osceola Golf Course, in conjunction with the 5th Annual Holes Fore Hope Charity Golf Tournament.

The Mother’s Day Market will feature local vendors, artisans, small businesses, and specialty products, providing the community with a unique opportunity to shop locally and find meaningful gifts just ahead of Mother’s Day.

Vendor booth fees directly support the Centre’s mission-driven programs, including:

• The A.W.A.R.E. Initiative (human trafficking awareness and prevention)
• Community Table (food assistance for families)
• Hands Up Practical Skills Classes (life-skills empowerment programs)

“Our goal is to create a fun, family-friendly environment where people can shop local while also supporting impactful work in our community,” said Katie Barker, Director of the Centre for Excellence. “When you shop at the Mother’s Day Market, you’re not just purchasing a gift, you’re helping transform lives.”

The public is invited to attend and enjoy shopping, community connection, and a day of impact.

The Jeopardy! Bar League Championship is now in full swing, bringing weekly trivia nights to bars across the country where teams compete and climb the leaderboard.

Join a participating bar, play along with your team each week, and earn points as you go — the more you play, the better your chances.

Top teams in each region will take home cash prizes, and one team will earn the national title — along with a VIP trip to Los Angeles and a behind-the-scenes experience at the Alex Trebek Stage. Will you be the ones to take it home?

You can still be part of it - check out the leaderboard and find a bar near you to jump in while the competition’s still heating up - https://www.jeopardybarleague.com/leaderboard/

THE SUGAR WITCH

STUDIO 400 - MATURE THEMES AND LANGUAGE

Directed by Billy Buff // April 24 - May 3, 2026

Step into the haunting world of The Sugar Witch by Nathan Sanders—where Flannery O’Connor meets Marie Laveau in a Southern Gothic tale thick with secrets, spells, and suspense. Deep in Buster’s Swamp on the Watchalahoochee River outside Sugar Bean, Florida, this chilling story unearths the twisted legacy of the town’s founding family. Madness brews, murder simmers, and the past refuses to stay buried. With a blend of eerie magic and raw emotion, The Sugar Witch will leave you spellbound.

*This show is intended for a mature audience.