Remote Area Medical is hosting a pop-up medical clinic on December 2-3 at Milton High School, 5445 Stewart Street, Milton. They need volunteers. Katrina Snider shares the details.
Since the event’s inception, the Pensacola Foo Foo Festival has become an annual staple, welcoming thousands of travelers year after year to the destination to experience Pensacola’s impressive artful offerings. In 2023, the Pensacola Foo Foo Festival awarded nearly $500,000 in funding to 16 grant recipients – the highest number of grant recipients ever awarded. Foo Foo chair Therese Felth McKenzie discusses what made it special this year.
The Pensacola Youth Ballet Center (PYB) will host a grand opening celebration at 3 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 18, 2023 at their new location, 9276 North Davis Hwy. PYB is the only ballet-focused program in the area to offer training in ballet, kinesiology, nutrition, injury prevention, music appreciation, theatre, dance history, career planning and other dance styles— all within one career-focused program. They offer classes for ages 0-18 in the preparatory division, and even hold adult classes on Friday evenings. Michael Wardlaw shares the details.
UWF celebrates Japan Culture Day at Japan House/International Center from 1-4 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 18.
Workshops and Activities
Armor Display and Armored Samurai (Lobby)
Japan travel information (Break room)
Mini Japanese lesson (Room 130)
Kimono Wearing & Photo-op (Room 131)
Shichi-Go-San Children Celebration Coloring and Photo-op (Room 131)
Bookmark making and Calligraphy (Room 139)
Origami (Room 141)
Performances:
Japanese Dance by Sho no ryu (Room 136) – 1:20 to 1:35 p.m. and 3:10 to 3:25 p.m.
Sumo Demonstration (Room 136) – 1:40 to 2 p.m. and 3:30 to 3:50 p.m.
Eisa Okinawan Taiko Dance (Outside of Building 71) – 2:10 to 2:30 p.m.
Tea Ceremony (Japan House) – 2:30 to 3 p.m. and 3:30 to 4 p.m.
Japanese Martial Arts Performance (Outside of Building 71) – 2:40 to 3 p.m
The full show for Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023: Brian Barr, Rachel Hendrix, Therese McKenzie, Michael Wardlaw, Katrina Snider, Mike Dobuski and Sena Maddison.