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OVERTURE is Pensacola Opera’s immersive summer experience for students ages 6-12. Taking place July 19-23, this week-long day camp will teach children about the magic and excitement of live theatre by placing them right at the center of the action. From creating original sets and props to starring in all roles, campers will work together to present a fully staged and rehearsed 40-minute production of Mozart’s The Magic Flute. Pensacola Opera’s experienced music staff—alongside special guest teachers—will lead children through this hands-on, unforgettable week.

Adult Education graduation is set for 6 p.m. Dec. 9 in the Delaino Student Center, Building 5, on the Pensacola campus. Richard Carr, a PSC Humanities and Social Science instructor, will be the guest speaker.

A Pensacola native, Carr earned his GED and is a PSC graduate. He received his graduate training in psychology at the University of West Florida and sociology training at the University of Alabama-Birmingham.

The PSC commencement ceremony is scheduled for 3 p.m. Dec. 12 in the Pensacola Bay Center. Julian MacQueen, a Pensacola State College District Board of Trustees member, will be the guest speaker.

Pat Horacek, PSC mathematics professor, will be the Grand Marshal. Michael Payne, assistant professor of business, and Kenneth Phillips, the Performing Arts department head, will serve as Faculty Marshals. PSC Registrar Stephanie Denmark and Karen McCabe, director of the Santa Rosa Center, will be the Student Marshals. Students are limited to eight guests each. Attendees are encouraged to wear face masks and follow social distancing protocol at the nursing pinnings and graduation ceremonies. MacQueen is the founder and chairman of Innisfree Hotels, the Gulf Breeze-based hotel development and management company that owns and operates a collection of hotels in the Southeast.

Since founding Innisfree Hotels in 1985, the company is currently ranked as the 42nd largest hotel company in the United States and the seventh largest employer in the Pensacola metropolitan statistical area.

Born in Birmingham, Alabama, MacQueen graduated from the University of South Alabama with a bachelor’s degree in psychology. MacQueen and his wife, Kim, are members of the Bahá’í Faith, founding life-changing programs, such as University of South Alabama MacQueen Alumni Center, MacQueen School of Hospitality at the University of West Florida, Parent University of Pensacola, Equality Project Alliance for Anti-Racism, Escambia Children’s Trust, and more.




Also, Innisfree Hotels funds Dixon School of Arts & Sciences, a private, K-eighth-grade school serving at-risk youth living in Escambia County.

Recognized for his hotel management prowess and philanthropy, MacQueen has been awarded with the 2018 Lifetime Achievement Award Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association, 2019 Elvin McCorvey Education Award by NAACP, and 2020 Florida Trend 500’s Most Influential Business Leader in Hospitality.

For family and friends who cannot attend, the events will be livestreamed at: Nursing Pinning ─ http://www.facebook.com/FirstPentecostalChurch, GED Graduation ─ https://www.facebook.com/PensacolaStateCollege and PSC Graduation ─ https://www.facebook.com/PensacolaStateCollege.

For more information on the nursing pinning's and/or graduation ceremonies, call Sheila Nichols, the College’s executive director of marketing, at 850-484-1428.

Osaka has won four major tournaments, including two Australian Opens and two U.S. Opens. She is making her comeback after taking hiatuses from the sport in recent years.

The United Nations today sent its top humanitarian official, John Holmes, to Sri Lanka to push for more protection for civilians trapped in the island's war zone. The UN estimates nearly 6,500 civilians have been killed there in the last three months. The conventional war now appears to be in its final stages. But does that mean the island's civil conflict is finally at an end? NPR's South Asia Correspondent Philip Reeves reports.

Two day annual coin show. Saturday, January 15. 2022 9am-5pm and Sunday, January 16 9am-3pm. Admission to the show is free and open to the public.

There is space for 36 tables where dealers will be buying and selling US and international coins, currency, and other numismatic items. Not sure what "numismatics" is? Come and find out and enjoy the interaction with others with similar interests. The South Baldwin Numismatic Society exists to promote coin collecting to all ages and present history through numismatics.

The club meets at 6 p.m. on the second Tuesday of each month at the Foley Public Library. Meetings are open to the public.

The charity responds to questions about its overhead costs, such as the $26 million it spent on conventions — including at least one that was held at a luxury resort.

After three months without anyone winning the top prize in the lottery, a ticket worth an estimated $1.22 billion was sold in California for the drawing Friday night.

Cooper Flagg and Paige Bueckers, the presumptive top picks in this year's NBA and WNBA drafts, are on deck this weekend with hopes of a national title. But the star power doesn't stop with them.

WUWF invites you to the annual Tidings of Comfort & Joy concert.

Thursday, December 23, 2021

First Presbyterian Church in downtown Pensacola 33 E Gregory St, Pensacola, FL 32502

Performances at 6:00 pm and 8:00 pm.

Cost: $15 per person (tax included, non-refundable)

You will receive an email confirmation upon ticket purchase. Check-in at the door under your name. Doors open 30 minutes before performance time. Seating is limited to 300 guests per performance. Out of consideration for the artists and the person sitting next to you, masks are recommended.

By attending this event, you are acknowledging that an inherent risk of exposure to COVID-19 exists in any public place where people are present and knowingly assume the risk associated with the activity.

EDU KIDS: MUSICAL COMEDY MUSIC BY Charles Strouse LYRICS BY Martin Charnin BOOK BY Thomas Meehan 3RD-5TH GRADE: NOV 6 AND 7, AT 7PM RASCALS/1-3 GRADE: NOV 7 AT 2PM With equal measures of pluck and positivity, little orphan Annie charms everyone's hearts despite a next-to-nothing start in 1930s New York City. Annie is determined to find the parents who abandoned her years ago on the doorstep of an orphanage run by the cruel Miss Hannigan. Throw in a grumpy billionaire and an adorable dog named Sandy and you’ve got something to smile about! Performed by our fantastic education program students.