“Black Box Experience” – Panhandle Community Theater

The Panhandle Community Theatre presentation of the “Black Box Experience” offers an evening of short plays guaranteed to make you laugh, surprise you, or pull at your heart strings. Throw in a guy with a moral issue, a bride trying to sell her wedding dress while another fights “a curse,” stir in two souls looking for love, a golfer who gets an amazing offer,, and a recently retired sanitation worker who loses control when his wife takes the remote and you have the ingredients for an entertaining evening. the play will be presented at 7:30 each night, which began Friday night, tonight (21st), Friday, Saturday evenings Aug. 27-28. call 221-7599 for reservations. Tickets are $12. the theatre is located at 4614 Woodbine Road in Pace in the Storage Masters storefront.

Auditions will be held Aug. 23-24 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. for the comedy “over the River and Through the Woods.” This play calls for two men and two women who play grandparents, young man and woman in their 30s. Auditions will be held at the theatre. For more information and directions visit their website at panhandlecommunitytheatre.com.

“Solution for Acid Reflux” Free Seminar presentation

Baptist Health Care is presenting a Free Educational Seminar featuring Jonathan Lohrbach, M.D. general surgeon on Tuesday, August 24, at 5:30 (dinner), 5:45 p.m. program at the Andrews Institute Athletic Performance & Research Pavilion, Conference Rooms. is reflux or heartburn affecting your quality of life? want to stop the pain, the pills, and get back to living? Baptist Health Care now offers a incisionless surgical procedure called TIF that provides relief from acid reflux. the TIF procedure treats the cause, not the symptoms. Join Dr. Lohrbach to learn more. Reservations for this free community education event are needed. please call 850.469.7897.

Senior Dance on Monday

Senior Citizens Dance is every Monday from 7 to 9:30 p.m. at the Fleet Reserve at 6409 Fleet Avenue in Milton.  there will be a live band!  the Half-Century dance is fun for all senior citizens.  Cost will be $4.00 at the door. please bring a covered dish to share.  For more information call Billy or Pat at 850-626-1826 or 910-1500.

Sacred Heart Children’s Hospital Autism Services Program moves to new location

Sacred Heart Children’s Hospital’s Autism Center is now located at 5190 Bayou Blvd, Bldg. 2 in the Seton Medical Office Park on Sacred Heart Hospital’s main campus. Current services include a diagnostic clinic and an autism-training program that provides education and hands-on practice opportunities for parents, teachers, therapists, students, community service providers, and other professionals working with individuals on the autism spectrum. Instruction is geared toward individual skills and abilities and involves a team approach with a focus on carry-over into the child’s natural environment.

In addition, the autism training program coordinator works to ensure that all area healthcare providers, especially pediatricians, are familiar with autism spectrum disorders and have the most current information regarding early indicators, screening tools and referral for appropriate services. For more information on the Autism Center at Sacred Heart, please contact our office at (850) 416-4933 or visit us online at sacred-heart.org/childrenshospital.

Community Supported Agriculture Program – Season two Participation Deadline

All area residents wishing to participate in season two of the Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program, courtesy of TEAM Santa Rosa through Panhandle Fresh Marketing Association, must register by Monday, August 23. there are a limited number of shares still available. the CSA includes a weekly allocation of locally grown in-season fresh fruits and vegetables. the 2010 fall season will consist of such items as broccoli, collards, green peanuts, herbs, tomatoes, cut flowers, Satsuma oranges at the end of the season, and more. Deliveries will be made to four community locations each Saturday morning. these sites are Pensacola Seed and Feed, Galleria Lighting and Shades in east Pensacola, Flowerama of Gulf Breeze, and Floridatown Station in Pace. Shares for the program are $30 per week. a minimum 13-week commitment is required. Payment for the 13-week season must be made in full with registration. Season two begins August 28 and ends November 20. those interested are encouraged to participate with family and friends to divide large quantities and to offset weekly cost. the CSA program is shared project between the community and its farmers. Variable weather conditions can lead to inconsistency in crop production. Produce items will be determined on a week-by-week basis and are subject to change. please contact Andrea Sutrick, PFMA Marketing Manager, via email at with inquiries or to register at panhandlefresh.com/csa.htm.