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The International Classic Ballet Theater is coming to the Pensacola Saenger Theatre (www.pensacolasaenger.com) on June 12th with two performances at 2:00 and 8:00pm. This is not your typical ballet, as the performance brings 15 world-class, professional dancers from across the globe. They perform dances from six of your favorite ballets including, Swan Lake, Don Quixote & La Bayadere. Additionally, they perform modern dance, kopak, kan-kan, gypsy dance and a glittering & elegant dance to the music of George Gershwin. This is truly a fun and entertaining evening of the best of the best of classical dance. This exciting gala program is directed by Marina Medvetskaya and hosted by the Performing Arts Cultural Exchange (PACE) Foundation which awards Classical Ballet Scholarships to children internationally.

About the Program:
Act 1 will feature the Kingdom of Shades scene from the iconic 19th-century ballet, La Bayadère, which tells the story of the love affair between Nikiya, a temple dancer, and the warrior Solar. In this 30-minute scene, Solar dreams of reuniting with Nikiya in the famous Kingdom of the Shades.

After an intermission, we pick up the pace with famous dances from the history of ballet and dance. There are 12 performances that include Grand Pas Classique; Bolero from “Don Quixote”; shimmering dances to the music of Gershwin; modern & contemporary dance; Pas D'esclave from Le Corsaire; Pas De Deux from TheTalisman; White adagio from Swan Lake; Diana and Actaeon Pas de Deux; high-energy Kan-Kan, Gypsy and Hopak dances; and a finale to the music of The Nutcracker.

The Revolutionists, by Lauren Gunderson, is set In 1793 during The Reign of Terror during the French Revolution. Four women fought for equality, justice, and their place in history. Three are real historic figures (Olympe de Gouges – a playwright, Charlotte Corday – the assassin of Jean Paul Marat, and Marie Antoinette – the infamously dethroned queen) and one is a compilation of the strong women in Saint Domingue who fought against racism and gender inequality. While the story is a creatively imagined meeting of these women, and it takes place almost 230 years ago, many of the issues remain relevant today. The play will make you laugh, think, and feel.

PenArts, the only professional theatre company here in Pensacola, aims to put Pensacola on the national theatre scene. PenArts produces first-time-in-Pensacola, thought-provoking entertainment presentations and has a large out-reach program that involves many community members who otherwise have never been involved in theatrical arts.

Within the cast and crew of The Revolutionists are several UWF students, alum, or instructors and the UWF Theatre Department has helped with the set design.

Performances are TH-SAT 7:30pm and SUN 2:30pm (7/21-24)

Andalusia Ballet presents Summer Dances on Friday evening, June 17, 7:30 pm at the LBWCC Dixon Center for the Performing Arts. 

We are absolutely thrilled to announce that Lauren Lovette, Paul Taylor Dance Company resident choreographer and former New York City Ballet principal artist, and Roman Mejia, New York City Ballet soloist, will be performing classical and contemporary pieces during Andalusia Ballet's Summer Dances.  It is our honor and privilege to be able to bring these world-renowned artists to Alabama! In addition, Alabama Ballet artists Andrés Castillo, Ariana Czernobil, Michael Mathews, Madison Ryan and Journy Wilkes-Davis; Andalusia Ballet artist José Soares; Huntsville Ballet artist Abby Callahan; and Milwaukee Ballet II artist Davíd Castillo will be featured in excerpts from classical ballets including Giselle, Paquita, and The Talisman. Andalusia Ballet’s Summer Intensive students will have the opportunity to perform alongside these wonderful professional dancers.

Please join us for this amazing opportunity to see Lauren Lovette and Roman Mejia along with all of our guest dancers as they make a rare appearance in south Alabama. Tickets to Andalusia Ballet’s Summer Dances are available at www.andalusiaballet.com.

Welcome to a trivia night based on the magical place on Earth. Whether it’s classic movies, park history, or wacky facts, our Disney trivia will keep you on your toes. Teams (maximum of 6 people per team) are invited to come nerd out with us and decide once and for all who's Lady and the Champ. The winning team will receive one $25 gift certificate to the center, good for admission, workshops, gift shop purchases, planetarium events, and more. Have a drink, come up with a ridiculous team name (Walt Quizney, anyone?), and start the weekend off right with a fun trivia challenge. Hakuna Matata, friends.

Cost
$12 for nonmembers • $10 for members
Ticket price includes two beverages (alcoholic and nonalcoholic options available) and light appetizers

Theme
Questions will be broken up by category of the theme parks in Disney World: Magic Kingdom, Hollywood Studios, Epcot, and Animal Kingdom. All questions will be about the park itself and the movies the rides are based on.

Ages
21 & up only

This event includes live music by Panzacola, glass blowing and pottery demonstrations, food trucks, kids activities, an art market, access to limited handmade glass and ceramic cups, craft beer, Gallery 1060 art exhibition and more.

The University of West Florida and the Dr. Grier Williams School of Music will present the Runge Strings Orchestra in concert on Tuesday, April 12 at 7:30 p.m. The concert will be held in the Rolfs Music Hall at the Center for Fine and Performing Arts on the Pensacola campus.

For their final performance of the spring semester the Runge Strings Orchestra will present a concert consisting of diverse musical styles from Mozart to Chopin to Hindemith. The Runge Strings Orchestra will be joined by six wind players consisting of UWF sStudents and fFaculty. Three soloists will also be performing: Dr. Brittan Braddock, clarinet, dDirector of Bands and Music Education; Caroline Bruns, viola; and Andrew Gregg, piano. Dr. Leonid Yanovskiy will conduct the Mozart Clarinet Concerto (2nd Movement), Paul Hindemith’s “Trauermusik” for Viola and Orchestra, and the 1st movement of Chopin’s Piano Concerto No.1 in E Minor.

This event is free and open to the public, but tickets are required. For more information or to reserve tickets, please contact the CFPA Box Office at 850.857.6285.

April 28 - Join the UWF College of Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities for an evening withUWF President Emeritus and anthropology Professor Dr. Judy Bense as she discusses “Presidios of Spanish West Florida.” The event, held at Voices of Pensacola, will begin with a 5:30 p.m. reception followed by a talk and book signing.

Copies of Bense’s “Presidios of Spanish West Florida” will be available for purchase at the event.

Bense’s “Presidios of Spanish West Florida” is published through University Press of Florida, and is a landmark study of Spain's fortified settlements in West Florida. The publication is a result of Bense’s research as a lifelong specialist. The book provides the first comprehensive synthesis of historical and archaeological investigations conducted at the fortified settlements built by Spain in the Florida panhandle from 1698 to 1763. This landmark study brings to light four presidia locations that have long been overshadowed by the presidia at St. Augustine to the east, revealing the rest of the story of early Spanish Florida.

The event is free and open to the public. Advance registration is not required. Contact: casshcommunications@uwf.edu

The Dr. Grier Williams School of Music proudly presents the Alumni Concert & Celebration. The evening will feature performances and short remarks from alumni including:

Caroline Bergan ’13
Vivienne Boudreaux ’18
Monika Durbin ’02
James Fair ’17
Angela Horne ’91
James Matthews ’16
Audrey Naffe ’13
Meredith Stemen ’18
Alex Sullivan ’10
Stefanie Wind ’09
Bethany Wood ’03

This concert will be a celebration of the naming of the Dr. Grier Williams School of Music and the impact that their educational opportunities have had on our alumni whether they have continued into a career in Music or not.

The performance will be held in Rolfs Music Hall at the Center for Fine and Performing Arts on UWF's Pensacola campus at 7:30pm on January 22.

Free tickets can be obtained at the CFPA Box Office on the night of the event or by calling 850.857.6285. Face coverings are strongly recommended.

Mountainfilm on Tour brings a selection of culturally rich, adventure-packed, and incredibly inspiring documentary films curated from the Mountainfilm festival in Telluride, Colorado. The tour will soon visit Pensacola at Museum Plaza at 120 Church St. on Saturday, March 12 with films that explore themes connected to Mountainfilm’s mission of using the power of film, art, and ideas to inspire audiences to create a better world.

Mountainfilm on Tour - Pensacola is hosted by Gulf Coast Film Festival in partnership with a collection of local sponsors that include the Radcliff-Schatzman Group at Morgan Stanley; SunFarm Energy; Reboot and Co.; Taylor, Warren, Weidner, and Hancock, P.A.; and Volume One Salon. While hosting an inspiring collection of films, the show is also an opportunity to support local waterway protection through the work of Healthy Gulf.

The show kicks off on Saturday, March 12 at 6:30 pm. Tickets for Mountainfilm on Tour - Pensacola can be purchased online through the tour schedule page of the Mountainfilm website at www.mountainfilm.org

Tickets will also be available onsite the day of the event. Advance tickets are $20 per adult and $15 for children 12 and under, with $25 tickets at the door.

Join us for the Pensacola Archaeological Society Virtual Lecture: “Clotilda: The Search for the Last American Slave Ship" by Joe Grinnan, Principal Investigator, SEARCH!

The Pensacola Archaeological Society Lecture Series is a free online series that features a short presentation by an archaeologist via Zoom and an opportunity for participants to ask questions at the end of the presentation (duration is about one hour and a half total).

Space is limited, however, and a password will be required for access. Please register for this presentation at the link provided: https://bit.ly/3nGL2AzPASFeb2022. After your registration is complete, you will receive an email invitation with the Zoom link to the lecture!