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PENSACOLA ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY presents "Montpelier in 25 Artifacts: How We Use Objects to Tell Stories of the Past" by Mary Furlong Minkoff, Executive Director of the Florida Public Archaeology Network (FPAN).

Montpelier, located in Orange County, Virginia, is best known as the plantation home of James and Dolley Madison. However, today Montpelier is a modern museum that encompasses a historic landscape stretching across 2650 acres, includes nearly 200 standing historic structures and reconstructions, and a collection of art, furnishings, documents, and over 3 million archaeological artifacts.

In addition to this rich collection of historic and archaeological resources, Montpelier has become a leader in public archaeology and collaboration with the descendants of the enslaved in the preservation and interpretation of the past.

In this talk, Mary will demonstrate how archaeologists and museum professionals use objects and community relationships to tell complex, whole-truth histories of not only one plantation site but of the country as a whole.

The UWF Dr. Grier Williams School of Music presents the Percussion & Wind Ensembles on Wednesday, Nov. 29 at 7:30 pm. The concert will be held in Rolfs Music Hall at the Center for Fine and Performing Arts on the UWF Pensacola campus.

The performance will feature the percussion studio and Woodwind studios along with their respective ensembles. Please join us for another fun and entertaining concert by the UWF Dr. Grier Williams School of Music.

This concert is free and open to the public, but tickets are required. For tickets or more information, visit uwf.edu/cfpa or call the CFPA box office at 850.857.6285.

Ocean Hour is a nonprofit, volunteer led organization based in the Escambia and Santa Rosa counties in Northwest Florida. Ocean Hour volunteers meet to clean up trash and debris near local waterways. Current sign-in time is 8:45 AM with cleanup lasting until 10 unless otherwise noted. All ages are welcome. All supplies are provided. Please wear appropriate footwear and bring your own refillable water bottle and sun protection.

Please direct any questions or inquiries to director@oceanhourfl.com.

Join us! MKEI's Annual Symposium is Friday, November 3, 2023 in Room 302 of Building 400 on the Niceville Campus of Northwest Florida State College. Sign-in registration begins at 8:30 a.m. Pre-registration is highly encouraged for providing a headcount of attendees. RSVP via Eventbrite at https://tinyurl.com/mrm5w7ur

Presentations to include:
Dr. Jane Caffrey, Professor at University of West Florida Center for Environmental Diagnostics and Bioremediation (CEDB) - "A Historical Perspective on Seagrass Beds in Western Santa Rosa Sound."

Whitney Scheffel, Senior Scientist with the Pensacola and Perdido Bays Estuary Program, and Haley Gancel, Environmental Scientist with PPBEP - "The Status of Seagrass Habitats and Juvenile Fish Communities in Santa Rosa Sound."

Mark Fazio, Environmental GIS Specialist · Santa Rosa County Board of Commissioners - "A Brief Overview of the Santa Rosa County Water Quality Improvement Program."

Carrie Stevenson, UF IFAS Coastal Sustainability Agent - "The Environmental Benefits of Landscaping with Native Plants."

Alison McDowell, Director, and Rachel Gwin, Restoration Coordinator, with Choctawhatchee Basin Alliance - "Projects at Liza Jackson Park on Santa Rosa Sound."

Dr. Geoff Smith, Professor of Biology at Northwest Florida State College - "Peripheral Oysters, Tidal Tributaries, and Salt Marsh Fish: An Update on MKEI Sponsored Research in Santa Rosa Sound."

Email Mattie M. Kelly Environmental Institute at mkei@nwfsc.edu with any questions.

Gulf Coast Friends is holding a HOLIDAY CRAFT FAIR at St. Sylvester Catholic Church, 6464 Gulf Breeze Hwy in Gulf Breeze, on Friday and Saturday, November 17-18, 2023. It will feature unique vendors, handmade items, wreaths, holiday decorations, pillows, blankets, linens, Christmas gifts, purses, jewelry and wood carvings. We’ll also have a Bake Sale, vintage items area and a food truck. All profits support local charities.

Get a quick start on your holiday shopping and decorating! Come to the Holiday Craft Fair on November 17-18 at St. Sylvester’s in Gulf Breeze.

The University of West Florida Department of Theatre presents the “Rocky Horror Picture Show with Shadow Cast.”

Performances will be held November 18 at 8 p.m. and 11:59 p.m. Both performances will take place in the Mainstage Theatre of the Center for Fine and Performing Arts, Building 82, on the Pensacola Campus.

It won’t be a typical movie-going experience – a live “shadow cast” of performers will take the stage with the film playing behind them. The audience is also an active part of the show with chants, props, dances and more!

The Rocky Horror Picture Show has such an enduring legacy because it is fun, noisy and rude. It only exists today because of the worldwide dedicated fan base and incredible “shadow casts.” Three generations of partygoers have passed it down from one to another.”

General admission ticket prices are $15 per person. Show Kits/Prop Bags can be purchased online for $5. Tickets can be purchased at the CFPA Box Office, Building 82, 850.857.6285 or online at uwf.edu/tickets. 18+ Adult Audiences Only.

The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Okaloosa County Branch will host its annual Freedom Fund Banquet on Saturday, November 18 at 5:00 p.m. at The Island Hotel, Aruba Room located at 1500 Miracle Strip Parkway SE, Ft Walton Beach FL.

The speaker for the banquet will be The Honorable Angel S. Harris, Orleans Parish Criminal District Court

Enjoy creative workshops and vendors. Reminding the youth in all of us that we are creating a resourceful future together.

One slide guitar band Bob Log III and Seattle glam-punk balladeer Scott Yoder in Pensacola for one night only! With support from Basilantros + Splatter

Thousands of books for $1 each....fiction and non-fiction of all genre, including hundreds of children, teen, and young adult titles. All proceeds benefit our Prison Book Project.