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The University of West Florida Dr. Grier Williams School of Music will present the Kamerman Piano Series at UWF featuring guest performer Albert Cano Smit. The performance will be held on Sunday, Feb. 22, at 3 p.m. in the Rolfs Music Hall at the Center for Fine and Performing Arts on the UWF Pensacola campus.

Praised as a pianist with poetic grace and established as an “artist to watch” (Montreal Gazette), Spanish/Dutch pianist Albert Cano Smit has gained international recognition as an orchestral, recital and chamber music performer. Noted for his captivating performances, storytelling quality and nuanced musicality, Smit was the First Prize winner of the 2019 Young Concert Artists Susan Wadsworth International Auditions. He has appeared as a soloist with the Seattle Symphony, Las Vegas Philharmonic, San Diego Symphony, Montréal Symphony, Colorado Music Festival Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra of the Triangle, Orchestra of St Luke’s, Barcelona Symphony, Catalonia National Orchestra and Manchester Camerata. Serving as an advocate for new music, Smit has premiered various solo works on his recital programs, commissioned by Stephen Hough, Miquel Oliu and Katherine Balch. Leaving his home in Geneva at age 9, Smit joined the Escolania de Montserrat choir school, where his daily immersion in music greatly influenced him. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Piano Performance from the Colburn School and an artist diploma and master's degree from the Juilliard School, where he studied with Robert McDonald.

On Saturday, February 14th, UWF will host the 1st Annual UWF Indoor Invitational, featuring more than 45 performing groups from 3 states. Sanctioned by the Gulf Coast Guard and Percussion Circuit (GCGPC), more than 500 performers will take part throughout the full 9 hours of competition.

Join the UWF Jazz Ensemble under the direction of Dr. Joseph T. Spaniola for an evening of small and large ensemble instrumental and vocal jazz at the University of West Florida. The UWF Jazz Ensemble will present works by Paul Baker, Duke Ellington, Alan Baylock, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Stevie Wonder and more.

Come join us at our 2026 Driving Away Addiction Golf Tournament directly benefiting Pensacola Teen Challenge. Help us drive away addiction by supporting our efforts to "Put Hope Within Reach" of those who need it the most! Your participation could lead to the transformation of a life! We hope to see you there!

The Pensacola Teen Challenge 2026 Driving Away Addiction Golf Tournament funds will be allocated to our Family Life Center project at our Men's Center. The funds will allow us to Renovate the entire building providing an excellent facility to host our Family Day service, outreach events, chapel services, educational classes, and hospitality functions. With your help we can continue helping those in desperate need! From people in addiction, to children whose parents need help, renovating our Family Life Center will undoubtedly impact many lives.

A tale of love, laughter and above all, secrets, Twelfth Night remains one of William Shakespeare’s most iconic romantic comedies. Surviving a harrowing shipwreck and believing her closest companion and brother to be dead, Viola assumes a new identity as Cesario to survive her new reality in a foreign land. But when she meets the Duke, who tasks her with wooing his love, Olivia, chaos and confusion ensue! As Olivia’s love for Cesario blooms, Viola must grapple with her budding love for the Duke and the seeming loss of her brother Sebastian. This production contains non-traditional casting as well as adult themes and situations and may not be suitable for all audiences.

A tale of love, laughter and above all, secrets, Twelfth Night remains one of William Shakespeare’s most iconic romantic comedies. Surviving a harrowing shipwreck and believing her closest companion and brother to be dead, Viola assumes a new identity as Cesario to survive her new reality in a foreign land. But when she meets the Duke, who tasks her with wooing his love, Olivia, chaos and confusion ensue! As Olivia’s love for Cesario blooms, Viola must grapple with her budding love for the Duke and the seeming loss of her brother Sebastian. This production contains non-traditional casting as well as adult themes and situations and may not be suitable for all audiences.

A tale of love, laughter and above all, secrets, Twelfth Night remains one of William Shakespeare’s most iconic romantic comedies. Surviving a harrowing shipwreck and believing her closest companion and brother to be dead, Viola assumes a new identity as Cesario to survive her new reality in a foreign land. But when she meets the Duke, who tasks her with wooing his love, Olivia, chaos and confusion ensue! As Olivia’s love for Cesario blooms, Viola must grapple with her budding love for the Duke and the seeming loss of her brother Sebastian. This production contains non-traditional casting as well as adult themes and situations and may not be suitable for all audiences.

A tale of love, laughter and above all, secrets, Twelfth Night remains one of William Shakespeare’s most iconic romantic comedies. Surviving a harrowing shipwreck and believing her closest companion and brother to be dead, Viola assumes a new identity as Cesario to survive her new reality in a foreign land. But when she meets the Duke, who tasks her with wooing his love, Olivia, chaos and confusion ensue! As Olivia’s love for Cesario blooms, Viola must grapple with her budding love for the Duke and the seeming loss of her brother Sebastian. This production contains non-traditional casting as well as adult themes and situations and may not be suitable for all audiences.

A tale of love, laughter and above all, secrets, Twelfth Night remains one of William Shakespeare’s most iconic romantic comedies. Surviving a harrowing shipwreck and believing her closest companion and brother to be dead, Viola assumes a new identity as Cesario to survive her new reality in a foreign land. But when she meets the Duke, who tasks her with wooing his love, Olivia, chaos and confusion ensue! As Olivia’s love for Cesario blooms, Viola must grapple with her budding love for the Duke and the seeming loss of her brother Sebastian. This production contains non-traditional casting as well as adult themes and situations and may not be suitable for all audiences.

A tale of love, laughter and above all, secrets, Twelfth Night remains one of William Shakespeare’s most iconic romantic comedies. Surviving a harrowing shipwreck and believing her closest companion and brother to be dead, Viola assumes a new identity as Cesario to survive her new reality in a foreign land. But when she meets the Duke, who tasks her with wooing his love, Olivia, chaos and confusion ensue! As Olivia’s love for Cesario blooms, Viola must grapple with her budding love for the Duke and the seeming loss of her brother Sebastian. This production contains non-traditional casting as well as adult themes and situations and may not be suitable for all audiences.