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The Experience UWF Downtown Lecture Series, in partnership with UWF's Music Hall Artist Series, presents ‘A Stór Mo Chroí, O’ Love of my Heart,’ an evening of Irish song and poetry with Irish brothers Mícheál & Owen Ó Súilleabháin, March 9, 2023.

The Ó Súilleabháin brothers perform a repertoire of song and poetry that has been handed down to them from their family and wider Irish tradition. Their background in musicology, philosophy and wider academia gives their excellent musicianship a deep yet light-hearted insight. They are also brilliant entertainers, practicing hilarity as well as a deep reverence for the ground of tradition and innovation they inhabit. They have performed with Russell Crowe, The Chieftains, Sinead O Connor and Nigel Kennedy, to name a few. This concert will include a capella song, their own original songs and poetry. There is something for everyone at this special performance, the first by the brothers Ó Súilleabháin in Pensacola.

The event will be held at Old Christ Church, 405 S Adams St, Pensacola, from 6 - 7:30 p.m. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m.
Directly following the event, a public reception will be held at the Museum of Commerce, 201 Zaragoza St, Pensacola.
Both the event and reception are free and open to the public. However, space is limited and tickets are required. Tickets can be secured at Eventbrite.com.
(Ticket link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/469353588217)

The Experience UWF Downtown Lecture Series is presented and sponsored by the UWF College of Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities and is funded, in part, by the John C. Pace Symposium Series. Special thanks to the Pensacola Tiger Bay Club.
Learn more about the Experience UWF Downtown Lecture Series at uwf.edu/downtownlectures.

Join the EscaRosa Suicide Prevention Coalition and area members and partners during Suicide Prevention Month for a free film screening of THE S WORD on Saturday, Sept 24. The film runs 1h 33m. A panel discussion will follow the film after a brief intermission. A light lunch will be served.

It's time to hear the stories of people with lived experience. THE S WORD, from Los Angeles-based production company MadPix Films tackles one of the most unfathomable and cloistered issues of our time…Suicide. From the creative team behind the award-winning OF TWO MINDS.

For more information about the film and resources, visit theswordmovie.com.

Park in Parking Lot K on the UWF campus. There will be signs to the auditorium.

Register through the Eventbrite link.

The Okaloosa County Branch NAACP and several fraternities, sororities, masonic lodges, and other civic groups are hosting a "Promote The Vote" Rally in the Park to encourage folks to register to vote in the upcoming election. Candidates from around the state as well as locally have been invited to attend. Free food, music and fun will be provided

The University of West Florida Dr. Grier Williams School of Music will present the Symphonic Band in concert on Thursday, October 13 at 7:30 p.m. The concert will be held in the Mainstage Theatre at the Center for Fine and Performing Arts, Building 82, on the Pensacola campus.

Under the direction of Dr. Jeff Osarczuk, this program will include works by Richard Saucedo, Eric Whitacre, Frank Ticheli and Malcom Arnold.

One of the featured pieces in the program is “Simple Gifts: Four Shaker Songs” by Frank Ticheli. This work is built from four Shaker melodies - a sensuous nature song, a lively dance tune, a tender lullaby, and most famously, "Simple Gifts," the hymn that celebrates the Shaker's love of simplicity and humility. In setting these songs, Ticheli sought subtle ways to preserve their simple, straightforward beauty. Melodic freshness and interest were achieved primarily through variations of harmony, of texture, and especially, of orchestration.

The Symphonic Band is committed to performing the finest wind band repertoire and is open to all UWF students with prior experience on an instrument. Students in the Symphonic Band are enrolled in numerous majors and minors across the UWF campus.

This event is free and open to the public and no tickets are required. For more information, visit uwf.edu/cfpa or call the CFPA box office at 850.857.6285.

The University of West Florida and the Dr. Grier Williams School of Music will present the Runge Strings Orchestra in concert on Thursday, October 6 at 6 p.m. The concert will be held in Holy Cross Episcopal Church, 7979 N. Ninth Ave, Pensacola.

For their first performance of the season the Runge Strings Orchestra will present a selection of Baroque and early classical music from Germany, Italy and England. The performance will close with a piece composed by American female composer, Florence Price, “Adoration for String Orchestra”. Published in 1951, “Adoration” was initially written as a short piece for organ in ABA form intended for use in church. It has proven attractive for arrangers, including Elaine Fine, who has orchestrated it for solo violin and string orchestra. 
The Runge Strings will be joined on the program by the UWF String Quartet. In addition, Jose Meza, Emma Pooler, Dr. Leonid Yanovskiy, Olivia Enkey, Dr. Victoria Adamenko, Delaney Adams, and Sam Spradling will be featured as soloists.

This event is free and open to the public and no tickets are required. For more information, visit uwf.edu/cfpa or call the CFPA box office at 850.857.6285.

Join the largest single moms' conference in the U.S. with both online and in-person options FOR FREE. Audiences will hear from national speakers on key single parent issues, enjoy a dynamic conference opener, enter to win door prizes, receive swag bags, visit multiple vendor booths, and most importantly, be stretched spiritually, emotionally, parentally, and financially to go to new heights. In-person attendance also includes 3 meals, dessert, a Cajun-themed after-party, and childcare from 6 weeks-6th grade. Check out all the details at https://thelifeofasinglemom.com/event/2022-national-single-moms-conference/

KITTEN & CAT ADOPTION EVENTS SAT., AUGUST 20!

Animal Allies will be at PetSupermarket, 6857 N. 9th Ave. in Pensacola, 11AM-3PM, Saturday, August 20, and Everett Animal Welfare Group will be at Petsmart, on N. Davis Hwy, Noon-4PM. Many beautiful cats and kittens will be looking for their FUR-ever homes! If you can’t adopt, talk to us about opportunities to donate, foster or volunteer. All cats are up-to-date on shots, and adoption fee includes spay or neuter with microchip.

Come by and find your fluffy BFF!

Protecting Florida’s Coast is an evening of documentary films and discussion about the latest plans for offshore drilling in the Gulf of Mexico and the threat to Florida’s coast and beaches. The four short films highlight grassroots movements around drilling, impacts from the 2010 BP oil disaster and the revolution in clean energy.

Following the films, local environmental advocates from Surfrider Emerald Coast, 350 Pensacola and Healthy Gulf will lead a discussion about how citizens can get engaged around the latest Federal plans for drilling in the Gulf. An event page with more information is available on the Healthy Gulf Facebook page here.

The 16th Annual BonFest Pensacola is set to take place on Saturday, September 3 from noon to 4 p.m. at the Bayview Senior Center (2000 E. Lloyd St.) The festival’s doors open at 11 a.m. and admission is complimentary.

BonFest Pensacola is a family-friendly event inspired by traditional Obon festivals in Japan and offers authentic Japanese food, fun activities, superb cultural performances, items for sale, and fun activities for guests of all ages to experience and enjoy. Taiko Drummers from EPCOT’s Matsuriza group will be the highlight of the festival with two dynamic performances at the beginning and towards the end of the festival.

Other highlights include: the children’s Mikoshi Parade, where participants experience the ritual of carrying a portable Japanese Shinto shrine; a drum, dance and martial arts demonstration by Emeral Coast Okinawa; a dance demonstration by Miyabi Dancers; and the Bon Odori dance competition, which also encourages audience participation. The festival closes with a drum workshop from Taiko Dojo in which audience members will have the chance to participate and drum along the group.

The 16th Annual BonFest Pensacola is sponsored by the Consulate-General of Japan in Miami, HMB Services, Sake Café Japanese Restaurant, Florida Okinawa Kenjinkai, The Eye Trust, Japan Language & Culture Community Group, Hilton Garden Inn Pensacola and Play Pensacola Parks & Recreation.

For more information, visit https://bit.ly/3wiSQgq or contact Hatsuemiki@gmail.com and 850-602-4385.