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Local business leaders and representatives are invited to attend the Pensacola and Perdido Bays Estuary Program's Business Partnership Kickoff event!


The Estuary Program is a non-partisan organization whose mission is to help protect the things you love most about living, visiting, working, and playing here. We are working to restore and protect the Pensacola and Perdido Bay Watersheds through restoration, education, and unbiased monitoring of the health of our estuaries.

Learn about how PPBEP is working to improve the health of our waters while improving the quality of life of our community, and why we need your help to make it a reality.

5:30 | Social & hors d'oeuvres
6:00 | Welcome and Keynote Speakers
Mayor Grover Robinson and Donnie McMahon highlight the importance of a healthy bat to our local economy
6:20 | Estuary Program Overview 6:40 | What does a healthy bay mean to you?

Drink tickets sponsored by WRA
The mission of our Business Partnership Committee is to:
• Educate business leaders on the health of our waterways
• Leverage financial and in-kind private donations to implement transformational projects
• Inform decision making based on science and community values
• Catalyze actions that improve the health of our waters and quality of life
• Support all business sectors that rely on a healthy environment by balancing economy and environment

We hope you can join us as we work to create a healthy and sustainable environment, economy, and community!

Each Saturday morning Ocean Hour volunteers are doing a one hour cleanup. All cleanup equipment is provided for our volunteers.

PTK to bring Chaddah Dance Company’s ‘Encounters of Hope’ to WSRE Feb. 5 event will raise money for scholarships for human trafficking survivors

By Troy Moon
Pensacola State College
Pensacola State’s Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society chapter Theta Chi undertook human trafficking as a service project in 2019 and started the PTK Transformation Through Education Scholarship to help human trafficking survivors attend College.
Pensacola dance group Chaddah Dance Company tours nationally with a dance performance, “Encounters of Hope,” which is inspired by and tells the story of human trafficking survivors.


So, a collaboration between the groups – PSC’s PTK chapter and Chaddah Dance Company – seems a perfect fit to do good.
The Chaddah Dance Company will perform “Encounters of Hope” at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 5, at the Jean and Paul Amos Studio. The performance is a fundraiser for the PTK Transformation Through Education Scholarship which is administered by the Pensacola State College Foundation.


Tickets are $14 and can be purchased online at www.eventbrite.com/e/encounters-of-hope-tickets-245849882617.


According to the Chaddah website, the “Encounters of Hope” production “tells the true stories of human trafficking victims through powerful imagery and dance.” “When our students began researching human trafficking, they learned that Florida is top spot in the nation for human trafficking,’’ said PTK Theta Chi chapter adviser Jeff Wooters. “The students wanted to do something to help, even though it’s such a massive problem.”


PTK members Sebastian Gordon and Eleni Ayoub were the students who helped coordinate and facilitate the performance.
Ayoub had previously seen the production and had forged a relationship with Chaddah Dance Company founder, Amy Jo Pernie.


Pernie established the Chaddah Dance in 1997 and was inspired to produce a dance piece to bring awareness to human trafficking after a visit to India in 2006. That piece is “Encounters of Hope” which Chaddah Dance Company performs across the nation. The group will perform in Las Vegas, one of the worst cities in the country for human trafficking, on Feb. 12 and in Saginaw, Michigan, later in February.
The “Encounters of Hope” production features 16 dancers who pay all their own fees, including travel and lodging fees.


“These are young people who raise all of their own support to do this touring,’’ Pernie said. “They all have the same heart.”

There will be information on human trafficking distributed in the lobby.

Celebrate Black History Month with a special planetarium event! We'll travel the cosmos to learn more about the ancient Kush people, exactly what the Kenyan Borana Star Calendar was, and identify the Swahili names for the planets. You'll get to hear African folklore stories and even discover how enslaved African Americans were able to follow the stars to freedom in the north.

Shows begin at 6 and 7 p.m. All shows last approximately 45 minutes. Our Planetarium is an inflatable dome. Guests sit on cushions on the floor of the planetarium to view the show. Space is limited, so purchasing tickets in advance is highly recommended for this reason. Please arrive at least 10 minutes before your scheduled showing. In case of no-shows/late shows: reserved spots will be released at show time to make space for the next party.

Seating is limited and very popular. We encourage purchasing your tickets in advance, as this is a first come, first served event. Please call 850-664-1261, stop by the Science Center, or use our online ticketing option to purchase your tickets. Sponsored by Gulf Power

Spring Break fun for the whole family! Check out hands-on activities, Creature Features, sciPad, and more March 16-18 and March 21-25.

We're open from 10 am. to 3 p.m. each day. All activities included with general admission pricing. Check out our full schedule at ecscience.org/events

EMERALD COAST THEATRE COMPANY CONCLUDES 9TH SEASON WITH ‘XANADU: THE MUSICAL’
Roller skating musical fantasy adventure runs 10 performances May 13-22

Miramar Beach, Fla. (April 28, 2022) — Get ready to roll with it! Emerald Coast Theatre Company (ECTC) continues its 9th mainstage season with its most ambitious production yet — “Xanadu: The Musical.”

The show opens Thursday, May 13, and runs two weekends through Sunday, May 22. Performances are Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday at 7:30 p.m. with 2:30 p.m. matinees on Thursday, May 19 and Sunday May 15 and 21.

Slap on your roller skates, pump up the glitter, and get hip to the muses in “Xanadu,” the laugh-out-loud musical stage adaptation of the 1980 film. “Xanadu” follows Clio, the lovely and precocious Greek muse who decides to put on some roller skates, legwarmers, and an Australian accent in order to help Sonny Malone, a chalk artist with half a brain and a heart of gold, rediscover his creativity. With both help and hindrance from the other muses — and from a clarinetist-turned-real estate mogul named Danny Maguire — Sonny and Clio work to rebuild their “apex of the arts” — a roller disco.

More than a dozen pop songs from this ‘80s cult classic round out the soundtrack including “Xanadu,” “I’m Alive,” “Dancin’, “Have You Never Been Mellow” and more.

“We invite everyone to forget their troubles and join us for this hilarious roller-skating musical adventure filled with ‘80s pop rock music,” says ECTC producing artistic director Nathanael Fisher. “We are thrilled to cap our season with such a fun and funny show.”

This production is directed by Nathanael Fisher. Vincent Pelligrino is musical director and choreographer. Lighting and set design are by Rebeca Lake. Costume design is by Kristen Taylor. Sound design and stage management is by Phillip Padgett, assisted by Madi Fann.

The cast features both new and faces familiar to the ECTC stage.

Have you ever wondered why the planets in our solar system are named after Roman & Greek gods? Do you know the true name of Earth's moon? In this engaging planetarium show you'll experience a perfect blending of science, mythology, adventure, and unrequited love while learning the true nature of our celestial namesakes. Secrets of how the planets, dwarf planets, and several moons received their legendary names will be revealed.

Sip & Science: Lost in Space takes our usual fun antics appropriate for adults age 21 and up, and turns it into a journey through space (with wine). Join us for this fun and interactive planetarium show, including beer, a specialty cocktail, and appetizers. That's right, you get to eat, drink, and relax while we take you on a tour through the galaxy, chocked full of trivia and audience participation. Sa-TURN down for what?! Join us a little early for each show to play with some of our out-of-this-world space activity stations from the NISE Network.

Shows run from 6:00-7:00 p.m. and 7:30-8:30 p.m. Doors open at 5:45 p.m. for the 6:00 p.m. show and 7:15 p.m. for the 7:30 show.

Our Planetarium is an inflatable dome. Guests sit on cushions on the floor of the planetarium to view the show. Space is limited, so purchase tickets lunar rather than later to reserve your space. Please arrive at least 10 minutes before your scheduled showing to check in, grab your drinks and apps, and get settled.

Our planetarium is powered by Gulf Power

An evening of entertainment and food with a lot of great items for silent and live auction. Reserved tables for 8 are $300.00 individual tickets are $30.00
All of the money raised goes to support the following organizations Safe-Connections Family Visitation Center, Children In Crisis, Joyful Place Respite Care, SUMC Breadhouse, SUMC Youth Choir, and Cuban Missions.
Contact info should be
Name Katie Looney
Email accounting@safe-connections.org
Phone (850)609-1850

Celebrate #BikeToWorkDay with Ciclovía Pensacola, the City of Pensacola, and Bike Pensacola on Friday, May 20!

Join us for a bike ride from Dunwoody Park to City Hall and stop by City Hall for some free food and activities. We will meet up at Dunwoody Park, 3868 Baisden Rd, Pensacola, FL 32503, at 7:45 a.m. and ride to City Hall. At City Hall, we will have free food, raffle prizes, helmets, and lots of information on safe biking in the area.

We can't wait to see you there!

Official Rise to the Challenge Gala Orlando Website - https://pcos.ch/gala-orl

Attend one of the biggest nights of the year for the PCOS community! The Rise to the Challenge Gala is an incredible night of fun and entertainment. The evening features live music from the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra and special guests, dinner and a silent auction. Funds from the event benefit PCOS Challenge: The National Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Association and help fund critical PCOS research, education, grant, and patient support programs.

Performers include:
The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra
Renowned comedian and emcee Steve Mittleman
Mark Romeo
Michelle Amato
Tickets include a drink ticket, cocktail reception, dinner, entertainment and access to the silent auction.

When: Saturday, June 4
6:00 PM - 10:00 PM EDT
Cocktail hour and silent auction: 6:00 PM
Dinner and entertainment: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Social hour and silent auction winner announcements: 9:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Where: The Abbey
100 S Eola Dr UNIT 100
Orlando, FL 32801

Cost: $150

You can purchase tickets at: https://pcos.ch/gala-orl.

Hosted by PCOS Challenge: The National Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Association, a 501(c)(3) public charity.