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Sample mouth-watering chocolate for charity

Quayside Art Gallery

Don't miss Chocolate Fest 2007 presented by Sandy Sansing Chevrolet, Nissan, BMW, Mazda, and Chrysler and Gulf Coast Kid's House for a delicious dessert extravaganza at Cordova Mall, on Saturday, May 12 from Noon to 3 p.m.

Get your $10 advance tickets now at Gulf Coast Kid's House or the Cordova Mall Ticket Office. Tickets can be purchased for $15 at the event, which takes place throughout the corridors of Cordova Mall. There, attendees will sample mouth-watering chocolate treats from twenty plus restaurants. A special "Chocolate Factory" area welcomes all children visiting Cordova Mall on May 12 and will feature activities, games, and prizes.

The key concept behind Gulf Coast Kid's House is that an abused child only has to go to one place to tell of his or her experience of abuse and receive help. The Gulf Coast Kid's House Multidisciplinary team, which consists of child protective services, law enforcement, prosecution, medical and mental health professionals, has worked together to develop a comprehensive protocol for Gulf Coast Kid's House that is collaborative and child-centered. The primary focus is ensuring that children who are victims of abuse will not be further traumatized by the system that is intended to help and protect them.

This year, the goal is to raise $30,000 for Gulf Coast Kid's House. Join us in meeting our goal.

For more information, please call (850) 595-5800 or visit www.gulfcoastkidshouse.org. Daylily Show in at University Mall

A wide variety of daylilies, blooming on their bloom scapes (stalks), will be displayed by exhibitors Saturday May 12 at University Mall beginning at 1 p.m.. Individual flowers of more rare varieties will also be exhibited, some for the first time. The show is accredited by the American Hemerocallis Society (AHS), and will feature blooms ranging from two inches to over seven inches and color from near white to the darkest purple. Many blooms have a contrasting edge, and some have an additional edge of gold.This is not your grandmother's daylily!

The blooms will be judged according to size category, and form. Forms vary from the normal round form to Double, Spider, and Unusual form. Many of the judges come from out of state. There will also be unnamed seedlings displayed, some for the first time. Some of the seedlings, and other forms, also exhibit four petals vs. the usual three, and are in the Polytepal category.

Eagerly awaited is the awarding of the AHS Tricolor rosette for Best-in-Show, Best Large, Small, Miniature, Double, Spider, Unusual Form, Popularity Poll, and Seedling. In addition there are special awards for Seedling achievement, Horticulture achievement, and for the most blue ribbons.

A flower event that should not be missed. For further information, call Carl Brady at 850- 453-6656 Zig Zag Band reunites for Belmont

On Sat., May 12, at 7 p.m., the Belmont Arts Center will host a reunion concert of Pensacola's famous Zig Zag band. Zig Zag, comprised of Charlyne Kilpatrick, Cecil Clark, Terry Blackwell, Steve Gunter, and Alan Hinrichs, have agreed to get back together for a reunion concert to benefit the Belmont Arts Center. If you spent time at the Down Under Lounge in the 70's you know how hot this band is. If you never had the opportunity to hear them then this is your chance to hear one of the best bands to ever play in Pensacola. All net proceeds to go to the Belmont Arts Center in Downtown Pensacola, corner of Belmont & Devilliers Street.

Tickets for the show are $20. A limited number of tickets are available. For Information & Tickets, call 982-7230 or 393- 3063.

The show will be held at the Belmont Arts and Cultural Center, 401 North Reus St., located inside the Window Factory, downtown Pensacola.

For additional information v i s i t www.belmontartscenter.com or contact the Belmont Arts and Cultural Center at (850) 429- 1222.

Gulf Breeze Library to host auditions

Auditions for "A Broadway Kids Revue" will be held Friday, May 11th at the City of Gulf Breeze Library at 4:30 p.m. The show will feature scenes and popular musical numbers from some favorite Broadway shows old and new such as "Wicked", "Finding Nemo", "Annie", "Peter Pan", "Mary Poppins", "Oklahoma!" and more.... Youth ages 8 to 17 are encouraged to audition. Three children ages 5-7 will also be needed. Bring one minute song on CD or tape and be prepared to dance and act. There is no fee to audition. There is a rehearsal and production fee if cast. The production is scheduled for June 8th-10th at a venue to be announced. A rehearsal schedule can be had by e-mailing: betachildrenstheatre@ hotmail.com or call 529- 8838.

First City unites artists from all over Northwest Florida

First City, Pensacola's Premiere Juried Art Show, will begin May 10 and run through June 5 at Quayside Art Gallery. A first-time event, the show unites artists living within a 60- mile radius of Pensacola.

Juror for the show is Krist Lien, District Academic Department Head at Pensacola Junior college. He holds a BFA from Auburn and a MFA from the University of Alabama.

Quayside is located at 17 East Zaragoza St. in downtown Pensacola. Dial 850-438-2363 for more details or check out the web-site:www. q u a y s i d e - gallery.com. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. Monday through Saturday and 1 to 5 p.m. on Sunday.