Tons of upcoming fun along the Gulf coast
Gallery Night, on September 17 in Downtown Pensacola, features 3rd Annual CANstruction.
The 3nd Annual AIA-Northwest Florida CANstruction will be held in various locations in downtown Pensacola as part of Gallery Night on September 17.
CANstruction is a local design/build competition that benefits MANNA Food Pantries. Design professionals, including architects, engineers and interior designers will compete in designing and building structures made entirely from canned and packaged foods.
The results are stunning sculpture exhibits with a strong message to aid in the fight against hunger. Following the competition, the canned food is donated to MANNA for distribution to clients in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties.
The public is invited to attend CANstruction and vote for your favorite structure. In addition, you can assist by making a monetary or food contribution to help underwrite the teams’ building materials, i.e., canned foods.
Rock legend Neil Young performs Sept. 28 at the Pensacola Saenger.
For information on the CANstruction event in Pensacola, including donations and volunteer needs, please contact MANNA at (850) 432-2053 or on-line at www.mannafoodpantries.org.
Mattie Kelly Arts Center announces shows for 2010-11 Broadway Season
An impressive slate of Broadway, Artist and Family Series shows is scheduled to appear for the 2010-2011 season at the Mattie Kelly Arts Center at Northwest Florida State College in Niceville – including national touring performances of the hit musical Legally Blonde, The Color Purple, the Dance Theater of Harlem, a European opera company performance of Puccini’s masterpiece Turandot and much more.
The season, dubbed “New York in Niceville” will highlight the national touring companies currently scheduled to perform “one of the most impressive in our 13-year history” according to Dr. Cliff Herron, executive director of the college’s fine and performing arts center.
The four-event Broadway Series will feature performances in October, January, and February.
In the tradition of the Cirque shows which have appeared in prior seasons at the center, MOMIX – an electrifying company of dancer-illusionists, will conjure up the exotic, sensual and mystifying realm of nature with their national tour of Botanica on October 10, as the first event of the college’s Broadway Series.
MOMIX is renowned internationally for presenting works of exceptional inventiveness and debuted Botanica in Italy to soldout houses. In this landmark production, the MOMIX dancers, with a savvy mix of flamboyant costumes, multimedia projections, puppetry and lighting will create a hypnotic and often mythical landscape that re-imagines the natural world, the rhythms of the seasons and the passage of time.
To be sent a season brochure or to purchase tickets, contact the Mattie Kelly Arts Center box office at (850) 729-6000 or toll free, 1-800-838-ARTS (2787) for those outside the Northwest Florida region. Season Packages will be available by phone or inperson only so that box office representatives may provide personal attention to patron requests.
See the center’s website at www.mattiekellyartscenter. org for additional information.
Milton Riverwalk Run is much more than just an ordinary 5K
The City of Milton 2nd Annual Riverwalk Run offers more than just a 5K race including pre-event and post-event entertainment.
The race will be held on Oct. 2 in downtown Milton. Beginning at 3:15 p.m., people can listen to energizing music while stretching or warming up at the start line. The race will begin at 4:30 p.m. and ath- letes will run or walk along a route of residential streets, a paved trail and a boardwalk which will provide a quick tour of historic Milton and the Blackwater River.
The post-race celebration will immediately follow and features music, karaoke, food, drinks, a “cool down” station, awards and door prizes.
The cost to register is $15 until Sept. 15, from Sept. 16 to Sept. 30 the price is $20 and on race day the fee is $25.
Registration is offered online at www.IMATHLETE.com. In-person registration will be held at the Pensacola Academy Sports and Outdoors, located at 8102 North Davis Highway, Pensacola, on Sept. 11 (10 a.m. – 1 p.m.).
For more information, contact Linsey Williamson at (850) 983- 5466 ext. 4208 or at miltonparks@ymail.com.
Check out what’s hangin at Blue Morning Gallery
Blue Morning Gallery in Pensacola has several special events planned for September.
Sunday, Sept. 5: Special Jewelry Show.
Saturday, Sept. 11: Reception for Jewelry Show from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. (Free and open to public).
Friday, Sept. 17: “Paint In” Canvas commemorating 100 years of Naval Aviation (part of Downtown Gallery Night event).
Blue Morning Gallery, is located in Historic Downtown Pensacola, Florida. It showcases the work of 35 local artists. Member artists have specialties in painting, collage, photography, ceramics, sculpture, glass, basketry, jewelry and beadwork, fibers, wood, tile and more.
For more information, call (850) 429-9100 or visit www.bluemorninggallery. com.
Rock legend Neil Young performs special concert in Sept.
Rock-n-roll legend Neil Young is coming to the Pensacola Saenger Theatre on Tuesday, September 28, at 8 p.m.
The Hall of Fame singer-songwriter brings his talent to the Gulf coast for a good time and a good cause. Young has teamed up with John Tyson, chairman of Tyson Foods, Inc., to help fight hunger in Gulf Coast communities affected by the recent oil spill.
Tyson Foods plans to donate 100,000 pounds of chicken products in conjunction with several concerts Young has planned in late September in Mobile, Panama City, Pensacola, and Biloxi.
The food will be distributed to the Bay Area Food Bank, which serves Central Gulf Coast communities in Alabama, Florida and Mississippi.
The series of shows will give Gulf residents some much needed relief. In addition, concert-goers are encouraged to bring non-perishable food items, which will subsequently be given to the food bank.
All proceeds from the sale of unique, limited edition Neil Young t-shirts – available only at the concerts – will also be donated to the food bank.
Tickets are now available to purchase from www.ticketmaster. com and charge by phone, 800-745-3000 only.
