Category: Entertainment
Foo Foo Festival brings 12 days of culture to Pensacola
For 12 days in November, visitors to Pensacolaâknown for the most beautiful beaches in the nationâcan extend their enjoyment to Foo Foo Festival, with a…
Taste of the Beach needs volunteers
The Pensacola Beach Chamber, organizers of Taste of the Beach, needs volunteers to assist with the festival slated for September 20 and 21. Volunteers can…
Blue Wahoos recap third season
· The Blue Wahoos had fantastic attendance for the third straight year, even topping last year’s total attendance. In 2014, the Wahoos total attendance was…
WEAR anchor compares weight of fossil to a dozen African-Americans
On WEAR TV morning show, the reporter compares the weight of dinosaur fossil to weight of a “dozen African-Americans.” What century are we living in?…
The 8th Annual Greater Good Festival Comes to Downtown Pensacola
The 2014 Greater Good Festival organizers are excited to announce that this year’s festival will be held in Historic Downtown Pensacola at the Community Maritime…
Flora-Bama no longer only 2014 concert for Chesney
Kenny Chesney’s promoters told his fans that his August 23 concert at the Flora-Bama on Perdido Key would be his only concert this year. He…
Doctor Who coming to Pensacon
Pensacon announced this morning that the 5th Doctor, Peter Davison, is coming to Pensacon! Davison played Dr. Who from 1981 to 1984.
Pensacola: Trailblazer in production of football players
Football.com is singing the praises of this area’s production of college and pro football players. A glance at the 2014 preseason rosters of the Southeastern…
Southeastern Teen Shakespeare Company announces auditions for their 10th season
The Southeastern Teen Shakespeare Company (SETSCO) invites all teen members of the community to audition for its tenth company. SETSCO will hold auditions for the…
Pensacola named to Top 10 Sexiest Small Cities in America
Another list, another title for Pensacola – The Upside of Florida: 1. Sarasota, FL 2. Pensacola, FL 3. Bradenton, FL 4. Marietta, GA 5. Carson…
Kenny Chesney says ‘Thank you’
Kenny Chesney will be holding a free concert this weekend at the Flora-Bama. Ads have been running daily in the PNJ explaining how his promoters…
Open Mic Night features new poet laureate, Aug. 19
Jamey Jones, the new Poet Laureate of Northwest Florida and instructor at Pensacola State, opens the August 19 Third Tuesday Open Mic with a reading…
Bubba Watson at Wahoos game tonight
Master champion and Milton native Bubba Watson will be taking batting practice with the Blue Wahoos today. He will be available for autographs during the…
Choral Society of Pensacola announces its 2014-2015 Season
The Choral Society of Pensacola has announced its 2014-15 concert schedule. âBeatles Legacyâ â Featuring a performance of Sir Paul McCartney’s oratorio Ecce Cor Meum…
Pensacola Seafood Festival announces music line-up
The 2014 Pensacola Seafood Festival entertainment lineup includes indie rock, country and even a competitor from NBC’s The Voice. Among the acts to perform are…
Derrick Brooks: A Hall of Fame Journey (video)
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have a six-part series on the life of Pensacola native Derrick Brooks, who was inducted in the NFL Hall of Fame…
Pensacola Beach on Travel Channel tonight, 8 p.m.
The Travel Channel’s American Grilled features Pensacola Beach Brawl: Four killer grillers in Pensacola, FL, battle it out for $10,000 and the title of Pensacola…
Dr. John to perform at the Saenger Theatre
Dr. John, a six-time Grammy Award-winning musician and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee will bring a bit of New Orleans to the Saenger…
Tallahassee bar unveils new drink, The Jerry-mander
Peter Schorsch, founder of SaintPetersblog, reports on new special cocktail in honor of the special legislative session to redraw the congressional districts in Florida. To…
Scarborough returns to Pensacola for Tiger Bay, August 15
Pensacola’s former Congressman, MSNBC’s host of “Morning Joe,†and my one-time shareholder in our weekly newspaper, Joe Scarborough, will be the guest speaker at Panhandle…


