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Just in time for the Kentucky Derby. If you haven't already purchased your tickets for the Mint Jubilee, now's the time to do so!  And that hat?  Yes!  Please wear it!  We'll have prizes for the lady with the best one.   All the fun will take place on May 4th!  It will be a festive evening of southern fare, live music, and mint juleps.Director Anne Grimes of the Office of International Visitors at the U.S. Department of State will be our special guest & we are looking forward to introducing her to our community. Click on the link below to RSVP.Get more information Register Now!

Falynne Lewing is bringing her show, “Michael Jackson- A THRILLING Tribute!” to the Pensacola Saenger Theatre on Saturday, May 5 at 7 p.m.Together, with her wonderful and selfless teams of volunteers from Nevada and Florida, she has performed at countless charity events – helping to raise over $1 Million Dollars for various non-profit organizations such as the American Cancer Society, the Children’s Miracle Network, the Downs Syndrome Network, Nevada Disability Resources, the Journey of Hope, Autism Pensacola, Inc., the Miss America Pageant Scholarship Organization, Upstage Reno, Safe Embrace Women’s Shelter, and the Autism Coalition of Nevada!LaBelle Performing Arts Studio in Pensacola is Falynne's Southern crew - 95% of the dancers in the show are from LaBelle - who donates time and energy along with their studio where all rehearsals take place.Proceeds will benefit Autism Pensacola, Inc. and the Autism Coalition of Nevada. Tickets may be purchased through the Saenger Theatre box office or at Ticketmaster.com search: “Falynne Lewing May 6th”@falynnelewing on Instagram @FalynneLewing on FB

Ryan Wiggins, chief of staff for The Lincoln Project, questions whether Moms for Liberty are really about liberty - "I think it's just the opposite of what they claim to be."  She asserts the group supports having the government tell a parent how to parent.Wiggins added, "That's just, that is not conservatism. That is big government. That is not parents having rights. That is the government taking away your rights as parents to decide what is best for your child."

The full show for Friday, April 28, 2023.

Artistic director Darren McIntyre discusses this original performance. Showtimes are 7 p.m., Friday, April 28; 7 p.m., Saturday, April 29; and 2:30 p.m., Sunday, April 30, at Pensacola Little Theatre, 400 S. Jefferson St. Tickets are $35-$40. Visit balletpensacola.com for details

ATU 1395 president Mike Lowery has the details.

Judy Blume’s 1970 smash-hit novel “Are You There God? It’s me, Margaret” is out this weekend as a movie, signed-off-on by Blume herself. It’s getting glowing reviews from critics: 99% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes. Also debuting Monday is the Holocaust limited series “A Small Light,” about the woman who helped hide Anne Frank and her family in Amsterdam. Jason Nathanson weighs in on both.

 As a part of National Travel & Tourism Week, Visit Pensacola is partnering with the America’s First Settlement Trail Foundation to host the inaugural A1S Urban Adventure. Facilitated through an app from The Go Games, registrants will be given a tiered start time between 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. and three hours to complete a game that explores the America’s First Settlement Trail, solves puzzles, and tests knowledge of Pensacola’s history. Tickets are $10 prior to May 10 and are good for teams of up to 10 people. Participants will check-in and start the game in front of the Pensacola Museum of History, 330 S. Jefferson Street.Following the games, an afterparty to recap the day will be held at Voices of Pensacola from 3-5:30 p.m. at 117 E Government Street. Prizes will be distributed based on points won via the game. Food trucks and beverages will be available for sale. Participants do not have to be present to win. To get tickets and learn more, click here. For more information on travel and tourism week and for a complete list of events, visit www.visitpensacola.com/who-we-are/national-travel-tourism-week/.

Author Jim Nesbitt keeps the hard-boiled detective novel alive with his Ed Earl Burch series. Ed Earl is a former vice and homicide detective who deals with advancing age, bad choices and regret as he tries to make a living as a private investigator. His latest tale, "The Dead Certain Doubt," Ed Earl seeks redemption and a chance to make amends to a dying old woman he abandoned decades ago when she needed him most.

The full show for Thursday, April 27, 2023.