Saenger Theatre
118 South Palafox Place | Pensacola
Friday at 7:30pm – Sunday at 2:00pm
Considered Puccini’s greatest operatic masterpiece, Madama Butterfl y explores the
depth of human emotions through tender duets and breathtaking arias.
For more information and to purchase tickets visit PensacolaOpera.com.
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Hilton Pensacola Beach
12 Via de Luna Drive | Pensacola Beach
6:00pm - Midnight
Don’t be late for this very important date!
Please be our guest at The BIG Gala - An
Evening in Wonderland benefi ting Big Brothers
Big Sisters of Northwest Florida. The event will
be at the Hilton Pensacola Beach Gulf Front
and will feature delicious signature cocktails,
a gourmet seated dinner, live entertainment,
dancing, chances to win and a live auction.
Dress for the evening is Black Tie and Alice in
Wonderland themed. Use your imagination!
For more information please e-mail Courtney
Cook at ccook@bbbsnwfl .org.
JANUARY 5
Pensacola Mardi Gras
Kick Off Celebration
Palafox and Government Street
The party starts at 5:00 pm
All of the biggest and best Pensacola Mardi Gras
Krewe’s bring their fl oat to historical Palafox Place,
where the Krewes all meet in Costume for a ceremonial
blessing of the fl eet, along with the Town Crier
proclaiming each Krewe substantially blessed and ready
to celebrate the entire season.
Visit PensacolaMardiGras.com for more information.
JANUARY 26 & 28
Presented by the Pensacola Opera
JANUARY 12
The BIG Gala
Pensacola Beach 10K, 5K &
Half Marathon
Races start at 7:30am and 8:00am
A Pensacola Runners Association Event, this is one
of the premier destination road races in the Southeast
and the perfect way
to kick off your New
Year Resolution. It’s
for both runners and
walkers and takes
participants along
this city’s scenic
waterfront along
paved roads between
the Gulf of Mexico
and the Santa Rosa
Sound. The event
features a half marathon and a “pick your distance”
10k/5k, meaning participants do not have to decide
whether to run the 10k or the 5k until they are out on the
course!
Visit PensacolaRunners.com for more information.
Presented by Pensacola
Symphony Orchestra
Saenger Theatre
118 South Palafox Place | Pensacola
7:30pm – 9:30pm
Something for everyone as we welcome an electric violinist
to perform his own composition, and the orchestra shares
one of Beethoven’s most well-known works - Symphony No.
5. Dress is distinctly casual as the audience, orchestra and
conductor will all be in denim.
Visit PensacolaSymphony.com or call 850-745-3000 to
purchase tickets.
Save
the Date
JANUARY 13
JANUARY 13
JANUARY 27
Cordova Mall Ball
Cordova Mall
5100 N 9th Avenue
Pensacola
8:00pm-12:00am
Let the Good Times Roll!
Enjoy a night of live
entertainment, music and
dancing—plus food tasting
and drink stations throughout
the mall, all in support of sick
and injured children at Sacred
Heart Children’s Hospital.
Purchase tickets and reserve
tables of eight online at
CordovaMallBall.com.
Beethoven
& Blue Jeans
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