Beach Bum Trolley tours are now being offered every Tuesday and Thursdays at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. from the Visitor Information Center. Guests will learn about Pensacola history and fun facts on the 45-minute trolley ride. The tour includes a stop at Joe Patti’s seafood for complimentary gelato. Pick up a coupon for $2 off the tour price at the Visitors Information Center. For more information or to reserve your spot contact Beach Bum Trolleys at 850-941-2876 or by email at tom@beachbumtrolley.com. Additionally, Go Retro will be running tours from the Visitors Information Center Tuesday – Saturday at various times. You can view the full schedule here.
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First Tuesdays: Meet the Artist with Lyn Gentry
Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019, Perdido Key Visitor Information Center
Every first Tuesday of the month, artist Lyn Gentry showcases her work at the Perdido Key Visitor Information Center.
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Lyn studied with the renowned glass artist and designer, Narcissus Quagliata, whose works are in the permanent collections of the Metropolitan Museum, Corning Museum of Glass, and Renwick Gallery, with installations at the Charles Schwab Building in San Francisco and the Franz Mayer Museum in Mexico City, to name a few. It was Quagliata who developed the concept of using glass as a method to manipulate light to enrich a living environment and to use glass rather than canvas to express the nature of light within a design.
With this discovery, Lyn knew she had found the right medium for her artistic expression that would allow her to create and develop her designs. Lyn creates her pieces by and shaping hot glass using a kiln. Her pieces vary from functional glassware, such as bowls, platters, and vases, to large, custom-designed architectural pieces that require scaffolding for installation.
Pop-Up Opera Coming to Pensacola Visitors Information Center
Pensacola Opera artists in residence are ready to serenade you with a number from their next performance. Join us in the Pensacola Visitors Information Center on Tuesday, Feb. 5, at 1:45 p.m. for a look into the arts.
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Visit Pensacola Lends a Hand at I-10 Welcome Center
On Jan. 18, Visit Pensacola visitor services took advantage of the promo booth at the I-10 Florida Welcome Center. We carried along guides, maps, stakeholder coupons, brochures, calendar of events, promo items to promote the destination. The next scheduled opportunity for sharing Pensacola information will be Feb. 28. Stakeholders are encouraged to bring promo items to be taken along. Please contact Joyce Black for more information at jblack@visitpensacola.com.
International registered visitors:
Pensacola: Pakistan, Singapore, Russia
Perdido Key: Canada, Great Britain
Pensacola Beach: Germany, United Kingdom, Canada
