Category: Entertainment
Marrero will stay as artistic director of Pensacola Opera
Pensacola Opera’s Artistic Director of 13 years, Dr. Kyle Marrero, has been named president of University of West Georgia. Dr. Marrero’s presidency of the Georgia…
We should all be so lucky to have an obituary like this
Harry Weathersby Stamps December 19, 1932 — March 9, 2013 Long Beach, Mississippi Harry Weathersby Stamps, ladies’ man, foodie, natty dresser, and accomplished traveler, died…
Evenings in Olde Seville Square resurrected
The Evenings in Olde Seville Square concert series is back. After sponsoring more than 350 free concerts over 25 years and creating an annual Pensacola…
Darius Rucker Coming to Pensacola Bay Center, tickets go on sale March 1
Rucker will play May 10. He will be joined by Jana Kramer and Justin Moore. Darius Rucker’s just released his latest album “True Believers” (Fourth…
Saengar Theatre spurs downtown economy with record year
Press Release: In a year frought with high unemployment and rising costs for everyday expenses, the Saenger Theatre saw 102,644 attendees come through her doors…
Photos: 2013 Rising Stars Party
Last night, Seville Quarter hosted our Sixth Annual Rising Stars Party. We asked all the guests to take photos with our cell phones. Is the…
Live NiteClub closes
On its Facebook page, Live NiteClub has notified its fans that the bar on Highway 29 and Nine Mile Road has shutdown. WE ARE VERY…
Videos: Manti Te’o and Lance Armstrong interviews
Embarrassed Football Star Manti Te’o Breaks Silence Notre Dame football star Manti Te’o at last breaks his silence about the hoax involving him and a…
Who was the most influential person on social media in 2012?
According to SocialToaster Super Fans, it was President Barack Obama. Social marketing platform SocialToaster recently conducted a survey of 3,000 Super Fans and asked them…
Happy New Year (video)
A different, fun Happy New Year. Gunshop | Hoppy New Year from Gunshop on Vimeo. – Posted using BlogPress from my iPad
Dave Barry reviews 2012, as only he can do
From Miami Herald: It was a cruel, cruel year — a year that kept raising our hopes, only to squash them flatter than a dead…
Wooden Ships
Columbus has landed. Or, at least replicas of his ‘Pinta’ and ‘Nina,’ are docked at the end of Palafox Place. The wooden ships arrived around…
New poll: If Santa ran over grandma, most would not press charges
Public Policy Polling’s has released its holiday season poll: – 44% of respondents said Santa was a Democrat while 28% say he is a Republican….
Martime Park dedication Saturday with Charlie Daniels, Fireworks and more
The dedication of the Vince J. Whibbs Sr. Community Maritime Park is this Saturday, Nov. 17 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Hosted by the…
Craft Beer Festival This Weekend
Press Release: Despite international spellings and a wide variety of tastes and styles, beer-lovers from across Northwest Florida are in for a treat on November…
Memphis Belle here on Saturday
By Shelby Smithey… The Liberty Foundation is bringing a restored Word War II Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, made famous from the 1990 movie “Memphis Belle, 
Pensacola Pirate Festival
Head to the fairgrounds this weekend for the Pensacola Pirate Festival. This two-day festival will feature live cannon fire, fierce battles, black-hearted wenches, mermaids, pirate…
Saltimbanco thrills Pensacola audience
By Shelby Smithey… Pensacola may have waited over 20 years for Cirque Do Soleil, but it was well worth the wait. Its longest-running production, “Saltimbanco, 
More Seats Added to Cirque du Soleil Show
Due to popular demand, new seats have been added for both performances to the Pensacola tour stop of Saltimbanco at the Pensacola Bay Center, boosting the arena capacity…
UWF Downtown Lecture looks at security and transparency in digital age
By Shelby Smithey… Jocelyn Evans, chair of the University of West Florida Department of Government, will discuss how technological advances and terrorist attacks have affected…
