Things to do this week: Smokin' in the Square gets spicy, 'Weird Al' Yankovic dares to be stupid
Seven days out is your guide to entertainment events, concerts, festivals and activities in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties.
MONDAY
Holland Farms Pumpkin Patch & Maze
8 a.m. Sunday to Saturday through Nov. 5. Holland Farms, 2055 Homer Holland Road, Milton. Enjoy a farm hayride around the farm and to the pumpkin patch to pick a pumpkin of your choice. New activities for this year include a 3/4-mile train ride around the farm and a new innertube hill slide. Other activities include corn box, horse and regular swings, spider web, pirate ship, zip lines, sandbox and an eight-acre corn maze with kiddie maze. More info: hollandfarmsonline.com.
StudioAmped
6 p.m., doors; 7 p.m., show; Monday, Wednesday and Friday, Oct. 3 through 7. Jean & Paul Amos Performance Studio, Kugelman Center for Telecommunications, 1000 College Blvd. Launching its 13th season, StudioAmped showcases the original music of regional bands and artists. The shows are recorded live before a studio audience in the fall and premiere on WSRE PBS in January. This will be the 11th production of the series’ “Pensacola Beach Songwriters Festival Special.” This week features Jessie Ritter on Monday, Stormfolk on Wednesday and the Pensacola Beach Songwriters Festival show on Friday. Free. Manna Food Pantries donations are encouraged. More info: wsre.org.
Monday Night Blues
7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 3. Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. Seville Quarter and the Blues Society of Northwest Florida are bringing the “blues” back to the Seville Quarter Entertainment District. The event features live blues music and "BBQ and Bud" food and drink specials. More info: 850-434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.
TUESDAY
Bands on the Beach
7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 4. Gulfside Pavilion at Casino Beach, Pensacola Beach. Pensacola Beach's popular outdoor summer concert series with performers for every musical taste. Featuring a lineup of regional artists, Bands on the Beach delivers an eclectic musical experience throughout the entire summer. This week features Southern Breeze. Spectators are encouraged to bring lawn chairs and blankets. Free. More info: 850-932-2257 or visitpensacolabeach.com.
Tuesday Night Jazz
7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 4. Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. Enjoy jazz with Melodious Allen and The Funk Heads in Lili Marlene's. More info: 850-434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.
WEDNESDAY
Jazz Pensacola’s Jazz Jam
6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 5. Odd Colony Brewing Co., 260 N. Palafox St. Led by professional musicians, Jazz Jams are strictly for fun, opportunities to play jazz with other musicians. Drummers, bring your own sticks/brushes. Vocalists, bring your own mic. Donations are requested. More info: 850-433-8382.
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THURSDAY
Jazz From Across the Pond
8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 6. Sanders Beach-Corinne Jones Resources Center, 913 South I St. The Choral Society of Pensacola’s season opens with a program of jazz from both sides of the Atlantic. The program includes George Shearing’s Songs and Sonnets (with words by Shakespeare), Bob Chilcott’s A Little Jazz Mass, Billy Strayhorn’s “Take the A Train,” Harold Arlen and Johnny Mercer’s “That Old Black Magic,” and Matt Dennis and Tom Adair’s “The Night We Called it a Day.” Prices in advance are $20 (adult), $18 (senior/military), $10 (student), $5 (child), and $15 (groups of 10 or more). Prices are $5 more at the door. More info: choralsocietyofpensacola.org or 850-484-1806.
FRIDAY
A Taste of Greece
Noon Friday and 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 7 and 8. Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church, 1720 W. Garden St. The Pensacola Greek Festival isn’t ready to return this year, but instead the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church is hosting a preorder Greek bake sale food event. Preorder: taste-of-greece-pensacola.square.site.
Cinemas in the Sand
6:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 7. Pensacola Beach Gulfside Pavilion on Casino Beach. Pack up your beach chairs and a blanket, and dig your toes in the sugar-white sand while watching classic family movies on Pensacola Beach this fall. The Santa Rosa Island Authority invites families and kids, young and old, to its newest event, Cinemas in the Sand movie nights on Pensacola Beach. This weekend features “Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation” (2018). Free. More info: aj_powell@sria-fla.com.
Bands on the Blackwater Fall Concert Series
7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 7. Jernigan’s Landing, 5154 Willing St., Milton. Come by boat or bring a lawn chair and join friends and neighbors for the best live music on the Gulf Coast at the award winning, family-friendly Bands on the Blackwater concerts. The series offers a variety of music from local favorites to national touring bands. This week features Johnny Hayes and the Loveseats. Free. More info: 850-983-5400 or facebook.com/BandsOnTheBlackwater.
The Phantom of the Opera
7 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 7 through 16. The Center, Clark Family Cultural Center, 400 S. Jefferson St. The Phantom of the Opera, Ballet Pensacola’s 2022-2023 season opener, tells the story of a masked figure lurking below in the catacombs of the Paris Opera House, exercising a reign of terror on all the inhabit it. The masked figure falls madly in love with a young ballerina and devotes himself to creating a new star by nurturing her extraordinary talents and by employing his devious methods. Individual tickets range from $35 to $45. More info: balletpensacola.org.
SATURDAY
Run for the Reef 10K/5K and Kid’s One Mile Fun Run
7:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 8. Navarre Beach. The run starts at the Navarre Beach boat launch parking lot and features an out-and-back course along scenic Gulf Boulevard. This event is a fundraiser to help “Make Navarre Snorkelicious,” a benefit for the Navarre Beach Marine Sanctuary and artificial reefs. More info: navarrebeachmarinesanctuary.org.
21st annual Navarre Car, Truck, and Bike Show
8 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 8. Navarre High School, 8600 High School Blvd. The car, truck and bike show will showcase more than 150 historical cars from all decades on display. The event also features music, food and vendor booths. More info: NavarreBeachCarShow.com.
Munson Community Heritage Festival
9 a.m. Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 8 and 9. Blackwater River State Forest. Visitors will learn about old-time ways through hands-on demonstrations. The event features a Civil War re-enactment camp, Native American displays, wood carving, basket weaving, shoe cobbling, cross-cut sawing, an old-time circular sawmill operation, turpentining, and displays by local museums. More info: facebook.com/munsoncommunityheritagefestival.
Smokin’ in the Square
11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 8. St. Sylvester Catholic Church, 6464 Gulf Breeze Parkway. The Knights of Columbus of St. Sylvester presents their Smokin’ in the Square barbecue cookoff fundraiser featuring a day of food, family and fun. Sample tons of unique recipes made on the grill, vote for your favorite team and enjoy specialty food and drink vendors. There will be live music entertainment and activities for kids. $10, online; $12, at the gate; $35, VIP online; $40, at the gate; free for kids younger than 10. More info: smokininthesquare.org.
16th annual Pumpkin Patch
1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 8. Blue Wahoos Stadium, 351 W. Cedar St. Attendees will have thousands of hand-blown glass and handcrafted ceramic pumpkins to choose from. The pumpkins are created by artists working in the glass and ceramic studios at First City Art Center. Handmade pumpkins come in all shapes, colors, and sizes. Prices for pumpkins begin at $20. More info: firstcityart.org.
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Bluegrass in the Woods
7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 8. Sunburst RV Resort, 2375 Horn Road, Milton. Bluegrass in the Woods features bluegrass music, s’mores around the fire pit and plenty of toe-tapping. Bring a lawn chair and enjoy the peaceful setting. Free. More info: sunburstrvresort.com.
Black Jacket Symphony Presents Van Halen's "1984"
8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 8. Saenger Theatre, 118 S. Palafox St. Remember putting on an album and listening from start to finish? Relive that moment with a live concert experience unlike any other as The Black Jacket Symphony recreates Van Halen's classic "1984"classic album live in its entirety, plus a full set of greatest hits from the rock legends. Tickets start at $30. More info: 850-595-3880 or pensacolasaenger.com.
White Tie Rock Ensemble
8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 8. Pensacola Bay Center, 201 E. Gregory St. The White Tie Rock Ensemble presents an evening of Southern rock. The group will pay tribute to 38 Special, The Allman Brothers Band, Tom Petty, and Lynyrd Skynyrd. Tickets start at $20. More info: 850-432-0800.
SUNDAY
Charity Chili Cook-off and Volleyball Tourney
10 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 9. Juana's Pagodas and Sailors' Grill, 1451 Navarre Beach Causeway, Navarre. The chili cookoff and volleyball tournament is a fundraiser for Caring and Sharing of South Santa Rosa County. There is a fee required to enter the chili cookoff or the volleyball tournament and a donation fee is required to taste. More info: juanaspagodas.com.
Flora-Bama’s annual Oktoberfest
4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 9. Flora-Bama Lounge & Package, 17401 Perdido Key Drive. Break out the lederhosen for the Flora-Bama’s annual Oktoberfest featuring a menu that includes beer Brats, sauerkraut, and German potato salad. The stein hoisting competition sponsored by Samuel Adams will begin at 5 p.m. There will be a free stein to those who participate in the competition followed by live music by The Brats in the Bama Dome. More info: 850-492-0611 or florabama.com.
"Weird Al" Yankovic
7 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 9. Saenger Theatre, 118 S. Palafox St. Almost four years after his first foray into unfamiliar concert territory with his highly-acclaimed Ridiculously Self-Indulgent, Ill-Advised Vanity Tour, “Weird Al” Yankovic is pressing his luck again, this time with The Unfortunate Return of the Ridiculously Self-Indulgent, Ill-Advised Vanity Tour. The tour marks Weird Al’s long-anticipated return to the concert stage after his successful Strings Attached Tour in 2019. Special guest Emo Philips will open the show. Tickets start at $39. More info: 850-595-3880 or pensacolasaenger.com.
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