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Kiln opening and unloading of historical 32' wood fueled kiln in Navarre. Attendees are welcome to join the line to view and help unload pottery from over 35 local and regional artists. Art pieces will be available for sale by the artists and seafood and chili specialty dishes provided by local Navarre Garden Club. The suggested $20 donation for the commemorative pottery bowl allows you to sample all foods. Lunch starts at 11:30 and ends at 1pm.

From the Ground Up Community Garden welcomes Americana troubadour Grayson Capps to the stage on March 7, 2026 at 5:30 PM.
Grayson and guitarist Corky Hughes are annual favorites at the garden, and we’re thrilled to host them again.

Opening at 4:45 PM is Pensacola’s own Faithe Franklin.

Faithe is a singer-songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist delivering smooth, soulful vibes through her original music. She performs as a solo act, blending piano, vocals, and melodic instrumentation into a rich, intimate sound.

Gates open at 3:30 PM.

Come early and spend some time gardening with us.

Bring a chair (we’ll have a few benches available), pack a snack, and enjoy the music under the stars.

The garden is located in the 200 block of East LaRua Street in Pensacola, FL. $10 suggested love donation.

Questions? Text 561-313-2465.

Dr. William Thiele, PhD, will facilitate a day retreat at the Naval Live Oaks National Seashore, Gulf Breeze, Florida, on Saturday, March 21, 2026. This will be an experiential contemplative retreat with a theme of “Walk Slowly and Bow Often: Eco Spirituality as a Contemplative Practice."

The sacredness of nature fills our beings like nothing else. Join us as we practice spiritual truths from Mary Oliver’s poem, “When I Am Among the Trees,” in real time. Dr. Thiele will lead us in learning divine truths of contemplative living from the nature beings all around us, tapping into the feeling of oneness with all beings in the natural world, and letting go of the illusions of separation from God and from one another.

We will weave centering practice (inner sanctuary) into Eco-practice (outer sanctuary), dissolving the illusion of separation, “holding space for the sacred within and wherever we go.”

The Martin Luther King Commemorative Celebration Commission, announces the return of the MLK Day Parade on Monday January 16, 2023. For 34 years, the MLKCCC has delivered the long-standing tradition that is celebrated along the streets of downtown Pensacola. The event had been placed on hold from 2020-2022 due to Covid-19 safety concerns. The MLK Day Parade will begin promptly at 11am. This all-day event features local schools, organizations, churches, businesses and attendees from the greater Pensacola community. The line up will start at the intersection of Spring and Garden Streets.

This year's theme derives from Dr. King's speech, "What is your life's blueprint". In it, Dr. King urged us to have a blueprint for our lives and adopt three key principles in the plan. They are: Have a deep belief in your own worth and dignity; incorporate excellence in all fields of endeavors; and commit to the eternal principles of beauty, love, and justice. The MLKCCC is committed to spreading and adopting this message as we work together to improve our community. We do so in respect and remembrance of the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Registration is now open. To participate in the 2023 MLK Day Parade, please email the parade coordinator at themlking2020@gmail.com or call 850-378-9242.

The Pensacola Double Bridge Run is BACK! One of the premier 15K races in the country, the course carries runners over two bridges, across Pensacola Bay and Santa Rosa Sound. It will run from downtown Pensacola with a tour that includes the historic district, and picturesque Bayfront Parkway, a run through Gulf Breeze, and onto Pensacola Beach. The 5K invites both runners and walkers to travel from Gulf Breeze to beautiful Pensacola Beach on Santa Rosa Island and the Gulf Islands Seashore.

Join us for this premier, state-of-the-art planetarium event exclusive to our active members!

Listen...can you hear that? It’s the sound of the Earth! Global Soundscapes takes you on a sound safari to explore the health of our planet...with your ears. Travel the globe with scientists to investigate the spectacular soundscapes of Costa Rica’s rainforests, Hawaii’s coral reefs, and Mongolia’s vast grasslands. Learn how animals use sounds to survive and communicate in lush, but threatened environments. Experience basic acoustics through interactive activities and incredible slow-motion footage of pulsating musical instruments, vibrating vocal cords, and slobbering “raspberries.” With Global Soundscapes’ unique format—combining full-dome imagery, surround sound, and live presentation—you’ll hear the Earth in a whole new way.

Global Soundscapes: Mission to Record the Earth takes viewers on an ear-opening journey into the science of sound and the emerging field of soundscape ecology. Audiences will become physically involved as they journey to faraway lands and investigate the properties of sound. They will learn all about soundscapes: what they are, how scientists record them, and why they are important in learning about the biodiversity of different ecosystems.

Our Planetarium is an inflatable dome. Guests sit on cushions on the floor of the planetarium to view the show. Space is limited to 25 guests per show; reserving tickets in advance is required for this reason. On show night, please arrive at least 10 minutes before your scheduled showing. Please call 850-664-1261, stop by the Science Center, or use our online ticketing option to reserve your tickets.

Shows begin at 5 and 6 p.m. and last approximately 45 minutes.

We will host sound and energy activities in our front classroom 30 minutes before show time! Come before your show to participate. Due to the nature of our planetarium, the rest of the museum's exhibits will not be functional during this event so outside light and sound do not interfere inside the dome.

Our planetarium is sponsored by FPL

This event is open to current Science Center members ONLY. To join, visit ecscience.org/membership

Love is in the air! Test your wits at this special Rom-Com edition of Trivia Night. Maximum 6 people per team. This event is for ages 21 & up. Prizes for winning team.

There’s nothing quite like kicking back, opening a bottle wine, eating a box of chocolates, and putting your favorite rom-com on, but how well do you know your favorite romantic comedies? This trivia will test your knowledge! From classics like She’s All That and How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days to new Netflix hits like To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before, this trivia will sure put your hopeless romantic to the test and be a good laugh.

Teams of 2-6 people are allowed. 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 glass of wine, woo your sweetheart with some chocolates, and start Valentine's celebrations off right with a fun trivia challenge. Harry wishes he met Sally at one of our trivia nights!

Theme
Classic and Popular Romantic Comedies

Ages
21 & up only

The puppeteers of Bread Box Theatre are descending upon the 309 Punk Museum this January. They will present three fun performances of classic fairy tales. The performers of Bread Box Theatre have over a decade of puppetry experience. There will be a table of books and pamphlets on how to make your own puppets as well as fun souvenirs available from the Punk Museum gift shop.

All shows are rated PG.

The UWF Department of Music will present Mozart & Beyond - Steinway/ Bösendorfer Piano Celebration on Saturday, January 28 at 7:30 p.m. The concert will be held in the Rolfs Music Hall at the Center for Fine & Performing Arts, Building 82, on the Pensacola campus.

In 2007, due to the generous gift of Helen Wentworth, the UWF Department of Music became an “All-Steinway School”. At that time, UWF was only the second University with this distinction in the state of Florida. In 2021, the Dr. Grier Williams School of Music received an Imperial Bösendorfer as part of a generous legacy gift from Dr. Herman Emil & Valerie Wawrzyniak Rolfs. These remarkable donors have given these music students great tools for growth as musicians for generations to come.

In honor of Helen and Warren Wentworth, the department initiated an Annual Steinway Piano Showcase and the celebration has become a popular annual event in the community. We continue this tradition with the annual piano celebration of the gift and showcasing the incredible work of our piano majors.

For this year’s celebration, the talented pianists from the studios of Dr. Hedi Salanki-Rubardt and Mr. Blake Riley will perform a program including works by Mozart, Schubert, Ginastera, Albeniz, Bartok, Chopin, Rachmaninoff, as well as others.

Since becoming an All-Steinway School many of these piano students moved on to continue their studies at top graduate music programs such as the Cleveland Institute of Music, Florida State University, Belmont University, Louisiana State University, University of Southern Mississippi, University of Tennessee, Michigan State University, Montclair University to name a few.

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.

The University of West Florida Dr. Grier Williams School of Music will present our Music Hall Artist Series with School of Music Dr. Hedi Salanki-Rubardt and Scott Kluksdahl, cellist CD Release on Monday, February 27 at 7:30 p.m. The performance will be held in the Rolfs Music Hall at the Center for Fine and Performing Arts, Building 82, on the Pensacola campus.
 
Cellist Scott Kluksdahl and harpsichordist Hedi Salanki present this new release featuring the music of Neapolitan master Giulio de Ruvo. Scott Kluksdahl serves as Professor of Cello at the University of South Florida, where he has been on the faculty since 1991. He is a designated Theodore and Venette Askounes-Ashford Distinguished Scholar, and has presented master classes in such institutions as Eastman School of Music, Indiana University, Boston Conservatory, Northwestern University, and San Francisco Conservatory of Music. He teaches summers at the Brancaleoni International and the ARIA International Summer Festivals, as well as at the Cello Seminar at the Brown Farm in Salem, New York. Dr. Hedi Salanki-Rubardt, Distinguished University Professor and director of piano and chamber music, teaches piano and harpsichord performance, keyboard interpretation, musical structure and style, and chamber music. She is also recognized as a Yamaha Artist. Salanki-Rubardt has gained worldwide recognition for her diverse repertoire of solo and chamber music for the piano and harpsichord. Her playing has been distinguished by its naturalness, grace and a feeling of flow.

This is the first time that Centaur Records has released a CD that was recorded in our own Rolfs Music Hall.  The CD is available from Amazon, Barnes and Noble, eBay, Spotify, Walmart and many more. 



Ticket prices are $20 for adults, $16 for seniors and military, $14 for UWF faculty and staff and non-UWF students and $7 for high school students. UWF students get in free with a valid Nautilus card. For more information or to reserve tickets, please contact the CFPA Box Office at 850.857.6285 or online at uwf.edu/tickets.