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Calendar: Monday, Oct. 20, 2014

From staff reports

Today

Film - Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam: 6 to 7:30 p.m. today. Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam is a feature-length documentary film featuring real-life letters written by American soldiers, sailors, airmen and marines during the Vietnam War to their families and friends back home. Archive footage of the war and news coverage thereof augments the first-person “narrative” by men and women who were in the war, some of whom did not survive it. Lucia M. Tryon Branch Library, 1200 Langley Ave. 471-6980.

Jazz Gumbo: 5:30 p.m., doors; 6:30 p.m., music; today. Jazz Gumbo features live jazz in a variety of styles with groups or bands chosen from around the Emerald Coast. This month features Joe Occhipinti’s Big Band. $10 for JSOP members with membership card; $15 for nonmembers; $5 for students with ID; free for military people in uniform. Admission includes a cup of seafood gumbo. Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. Trish Hansen, 433-8382. Visit www.jazzpensacola.com.

Belles & Beaux call for members: 1 p.m. Mondays. The Belles & Beaux group that meets weekly at the Bayview Senior Center is now welcoming new members. Belles & Beaux is a group of amateur entertainers, all over the age of 50, who volunteer to perform for seniors of the Pensacola community and surrounding areas. The group is limited to 25 members but unlimited in companionship and good will. Bayview Senior Center, 2000 E. Lloyd St.. Rachel Gadolin or the Bayview Senior Center, 206-3558 or 436-5190.

Breeze Bridge Club: 9:15 a.m. to 2 p.m. Fridays and Mondays. Recreational bridge. Gulf Breeze Community Center, 800 Shoreline Drive, Gulf Breeze. Sid Hite, 932-1739.

Clear Creek Aquaponics Farming Tours: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily except Thursday and Sunday mornings. $10 for adults; $5 for children, with a 10 percent discount for active military and groups of 10 or more. Reservations are required. Clear Creek Farm, 6065 Clear Creek Road, Milton. 994-8957. Email raywanda@aol.com. Visit www.clearcreekfarm.net.

Genealogy Research Assistance: 9 a.m. to noon Mondays and 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Tuesdays at the Milton Library, 5541 Alabama St., Milton. 9 a.m. to noon Thursdays at Navarre Library, 8484 James M. Harvell Road. Library volunteers are available to give general genealogy research guidance and one-on-one assistance in using online and print genealogy resources for family researchers. To ensure a volunteer is available to assist you, call before you visit. 981-7323 (READ). Visit www.santarosa.fl.gov/libraries

Hillcrest Farm Corn Maze: 8 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. daily (except Tuesdays) through Nov. 2. The maze will be open until 9 p.m. Saturdays in October for a haunted night maze. $4 and $5 per person for the haunted maze. Free for children younger than 3. Hillcrest Farm, 30497 Hixson Road, Elberta, Ala. (251) 962-2500. Email hillcrestfarmupick@yahoo.com.

Holland Farms Tours, Pumpkin Patch and Hay Rides: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday (only during pumpkin patch season), Sept. 27 through Nov. 2. The region is known for peanuts and Holland Farms is one of the biggest suppliers year-round. $10 wristband for the pumpkin patch (includes one pumpkin), hayride, and all other activities; $6 for a single pumpkin; $6 for the maze only. Holland Farms, 2055 Homer Holland Road, Milton. B.J. Holland, 675-6876. Visit www.hollandfarmsonline.com.

Local Author @ your library: 3:30 p.m. Wednesday and 3 p.m. Monday, Oct. 15 and 20. As part of Teen Read Week, meet local author Mark Miller. Miller writes his books with hopes that his works can reach at-risk teenagers and give adults an insider’s view of the monumental challenges today’s youths face. Navarre Library, 8484 James M. Harvell Road, Navarre. 981-7323.

Main Library Youth Programs:

— 6 p.m. Mondays. Family Game Night.

— 10:30 a.m. Saturdays. Sensory Play for children. West Florida Public Library, 239 N. Spring St. 436-5060.

Mark Wichern Town Hall Meeting: 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, Oct. 20. Candidate for U.S. House of Representatives Mark Wichern is hosting a town hall meeting. Days Inn Navarre Conference Center, 8730 Navarre Parkway, Navarre. (850) 916-0797.

Story Time: Story time for 3 to 5-year-olds, who are able to attend without a caregiver.

— 11 a.m. Mondays at the Jay Library, 5259 Booker Lane, Jay.

— 11 a.m. Tuesdays at the Navarre Library, 8484 James M. Harvell Road, Navarre.

— 11:15 a.m. Wednesdays at the Milton Library, 5541 Alabama St., Milton.

— 11:15 a.m. Wednesdays at the Gulf Breeze Library, 1060 Shoreline Drive, Gulf Breeze.

— 11 a.m. Fridays at the Pace Library, 4750 Pace Patriot Blvd., Pace. 981-7323. Visit www.santarosa.fl.gov/libraries.

The 80th Anniversary of the Pensacola Interstate Fair: 4 p.m. Oct. 16, 27, 20, 21, 22 and 24 and 11 a.m. Oct. 18, 19, 23, 25 and 26. The 80th Pensacola Interstate Fair promises all the fun and excitement that it’s become known for over the years, along with big name music acts and television personalities. The Fair’s musical line-up includes the “Catty-oke” finals presented by Cat Country 98.7 and Seville Quarter, classic rocker Eddie Money performing his 70s and 80s hits, country star David Nail, and local bands showcasing their talent during the Sunday Showcase. With over 60 rides, top-name entertainers, loads of entertaining and educational exhibits, and food galore, there is always something new to see and do at the fair. Pensacola Interstate Fairgrounds, 6655 Mobile Highway. 944-4500. Visit www.pensacolafair.com.

The Emerald Coast Bead Society: 6 p.m. the third Monday. Monthly meeting. The Wright Place, First United Methodist Church, 80 E. Wright St. Mary Jordan, 982-7633. Email Nona2kandc@gmail.com.

Warrington Pumpkin Patch: 9 p.m. daily, Oct. 17 through 31. There will be a harvest party at 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 31. First Wesleyan Church, 3590 Barrancas Ave. 458-7777. Email 1wesleyanchurch@gmail.com.

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