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Join us Tuesday, March 7th from 8am - 2pm for the UWF Pace Library Book Sale.

Take advantage of the upcoming Spring Break to grab some great deals on "gently used" books.

$1 paperbacks & $2 hardbacks / CASH or CHECK Only / All prices include sales tax.
All are welcome to attend!

The University of West Florida Dr. Grier Williams School of Music will present the Dr. Grier Williams School of Music Opera Workshop in concert on Wednesday, April 5 at noon. The concert will be held at Old Christ Church in historic downtown Pensacola.

The UWF Chamber Music Series at Old Christ Church continues celebrating its 16th season. The concert will feature performances by members of the Dr. Grier Williams School of Music programs. The program will include mixed instruments and chamber groups.

This event is free and open to the public. Tickets are not required for this event. For more information, call the Dr. Grier Williams School of Music office at 850.474.2147.

Shop small & buy art at Pensacola Arts Market! Every 4th Saturday of the month Pensacola Arts Market will be set up at Cordova Square 1101 N 12th Avenue 11 AM - 4 PM. Enjoy a local artisan & farmers market with over 50 vendors, food trucks, handcrafted goods, plants, vintage clothing & décor, live musical performances, kids crafts & games. This is a free event. Cordova Square is a beautiful park located on the corner of E Gonzales St & N 12th Avenue in the East Hill neighborhood.

A Pensacola premiere! For Women's History Month, PenArts is presenting GLORY, the true story of four young women who fought the odds to become the women's ice hockey team with the highest percentage of wins. A record that still stands today. Set during the 1930's, the energetic and inspiring play is filled with electro jazz music and a story of determination and passion. It's "a hockey play that swings".

Thursday thru Saturday, 3/23-25 - 7:30pm
Sunday, 3/26 - 2:30pm

Tickets: Eventbrite

Info: 850-867-8961

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 visit Pensacola at the Pensacola Little Theatre on May 13 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 in 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, Taylor Warren Weidner & Hancock, Reboot & Co, Escape Wellness Spa, Conna O’Donovan Realty and Intracoastal Outfitters. This year’s event is the fourth for Mountainfilm on Tour – Pensacola, which hosts an inspiring collection of films to raise awareness and funding for environmental and community causes.

The show kicks off on May 13 with doors opening at 6 pm and films beginning at 7 pm. Tickets for Mountainfilm on Tour in Pensacola go on sale March 15 and can be purchased online through the tour schedule page of the Mountainfilm website at www.mountainfilm.org Tickets will also be available the day of the event at Pensacola Little Theater at 400 S Jefferson St. The cost for each show is $20 before May 1 and $25 after. See the complete playlist at www.mountainfilm.org/tour/schedule.

About Mountainfilm Festival
Mountainfilm is a documentary film festival that showcases stories about environmental, cultural, climbing, political and social justice issues. Mountainfilm is held every Memorial Day weekend in Telluride, Colorado. Along with exceptional documentaries, the festival goes beyond the film medium by bringing together world-class athletes, change makers and visionary artists for a multi-dimensional celebration of indomitable spirit. Mountainfilm’s mission is to use the power of film, art and ideas to inspire audiences to create a better world. To learn more about Mountainfilm, visit www.mountainfilm.org.

Save the date for Pensacola’s 33rd annual Earth Day festival on Saturday April 22 from 10 am - 4 pm at Bayview Park, located at 2001 E. Lloyd St. The event showcases sustainable living through a fun day of environmental education, art, live music, local food, green products and hands-on activities.

Earth Day Pensacola is currently accepting applications for sponsors and vendors who would like to participate in this year’s event. For full details please visit the event website at
www.earthdaypensacola.org

Feel free to email us with any questions at earthdaypcola@gmail.com An event page with more information can be found on the Earth Day Pensacola Facebook page here.

Thousands of books will be on sale for $1 each. This sale will raise money to support our Prison Book Project which has been mailing free books to Florida prison inmates since 2000.

The Escambia County Healthy Start Coalition and Florida Department of Health in Escambia County are partnering with various organizations to host another Community Baby Shower, this time in Pensacola. This is an event designed to serve families in the major Pensacola Metro area and surrounding communities. It will be a free event, inviting parents who are expecting or have recently had a baby, their partners and their families.

The event will be held on Saturday, April 29, 2023, inside the Fricker Community Center at 900 N F Street from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm.

More than ever, families struggle to find access to community resources and connections to aid their journey through parenthood. This community baby shower will provide much-needed items like baby clothes and supplies, and other useful gear in addition to communication with family support organizations. Caregivers attending this event will learn the basics of keeping themselves and their babies healthy. They will enjoy educational speakers, demonstrations, refreshments, and door prizes. These items are available while supplies last.

The Coalition is excited to host a larger scale event after the great success of the North Escambia Baby Shower held in Century, FL last May. This year’s event will be packed with local organizations including the Florida Department of Health, Ascension Sacred Heart, Community Health Northwest Florida, Studer Community Institute, Baptist Health Care and much more. Organizations interested in participating in the shower can sign up online by clicking our event link: https://bit.ly/HS_Baby_Shower or by logging onto our website at www.healthystart.info. To become a sponsor or make donations of baby gear and supplies, please contact Jade Christian at Jade@healthystart.info.

The University of West Florida Dr. Grier Williams School of Music will present the Runge Strings Orchestra in concert on Tuesday, April 11 at 7:30 p.m. The concert will be held in UWF Rolfs Music Hall at the Center for Fine and Performing Arts on the UWF Pensacola campus.

The diverse program of Baroque, Romantic and contemporary eras will include a double-violin concerto by J.S. Bach, “String Symphony No. 3” by Felix Mendelssohn and “Libertango” by Astor Piazzolla.

The soloists in the concert will be Dr. Leonid Yanovskiy and Juan Meza-Jimenez. Yanovskiy is Director of Strings and Orchestra at UWF and Concertmaster of the Pensacola Symphony; Meza-Jimenez is a dual-enrolled student at Yanovskiy’s violin studio at the UWF.

This event is free and open to the public but tickets are required. For more information, visit uwf.edu/cfpa or call the CFPA box office at 850.857.6285.

LIBERTY Dental Plan of Florida, Camp Seale Harris, and other community partners invite families to the Diabetes WALK on Saturday, March 19. The event helps raise awareness of diabetes and gives the opportunity to fundraise for kids and families living with diabetes the chance to attend Camp Seale Harris. The day will be filled with family fun including a bounce house, games, and community connections. LIBERTY Dental Plan will give out free dental kits and information to help keep young smiles healthy and bright.