Published on January 8, 2008 Come hear the wild-and-zany-but-true story of Patrick Combs in “Man 1, Bank 0.” The Pensacola Junior College Lyceum event is 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 2, at the Ashmore Fine Arts Auditorium, Building 8, on the Pensacola campus. During the award-winning, one-man show, Combs tells the hilarious saga of how he...
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Camera work gives ‘Cloverfield’ low-tech appeal
By Matt Brown Published on January 8, 2008 I’ll just come right out and say it: This is a brilliant idea for a movie. It amazes me that until now there has never been a movie told from the perspective of the actual victims on the ground. You know the ones I’m talking about, the...
Wicca: more than a witch’s tale
Joshua Wilks Published: Februray 4 2004 An hour after sundown, 30 adults and nine children, form a circle around a fire in a backyard amid several large oak trees. In their midst, a man dressed in a cape anoints their heads with oil, as they enter from the east. Once all positioned, he then aims...
Noted poet Mark Doty lectures Oct. 11 at Ashmore
Sep 27 2006 12:00AM As part of its Lyceum series, Pensacola Junior College is presenting internationally acclaimed poet Mark Doty. Doty is giving a reading/lecture 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 11, in the Ashmore Fine Arts Auditorium, Bldg. 8, and holding a workshop 11 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 12, in the Barfield Administration Building boardroom, Bldg. 7....
Extraterrestrial: Interview with a Foo Fighter
By Joshua Encinias Published on January 8, 2008 Allied aircraft pilots during World War Two identified UFO’s as Foo Fighters. In 1994, a heartbroken and jobless Dave Grohl used his hidden song writing talent to produce an album simply titled “Foo Fighters.” The band was a one man show until Grohl picked up ex-Sunny Day...
‘The Hairy Ape’ community auditions begin Jan. 14
Published January 8, 2008 Pensacola Junior College invites members of the community to try out for “The Hairy Ape.” Auditions are 7 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, Jan. 14-15, at the Ashmore Fine Arts Auditorium, Building 8, on the Pensacola campus. Production of the Eugene O’Neill play calls for 10 men and 10 women – all...
‘Virtua Fighter 5’ boasts great game play
By DJ Simmonds Published on November 7, 2007 Note to readers: Hello everyone, I must apologize for last week’s missing column. As you all have heard in the past, XBOX 360s have a history of “red rings,” in which the system locks up and shows a full red ring on the power button of the...
International film festival spotlights local artists
By Nathan Deen Published on November 7, 2007 The Pensacola International Film Festival, which took place Oct. 26-28, is not just an event that encourages people to view independent films, but an opportunity for the area’s best and brightest filmmakers to showcase their talent. Tom Roush, who manages the festival each year, says the films...
PJC Adult High School students awarded at Greater Gulf Coast Arts Festival
By Michael Rutschky Published on November 7, 2007 Three students of PJC’s Adult High School department received awards at the Greater Gulf Coast Arts Festival, which was held November 2-4. Three AHS students were awarded a total of four awards. Haley Jacks won both a ribbon of honorable mention from the festival and a Merit...
Bluegrass Hits Home
Heather Madden Sep 27 2006 12:00AM This Saturday, Sept. 30, from noon to 8 p.m., the Gulf Coast Bluegrass Music Association is sponsoring “Fall Bluegrass Day” at the Student Activity Center on the PJC Milton campus. Tickets for the show are $3, and are free to people 16 and under. Support your local musicians, and...