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Matt J

SWGB

That's not correct. FSU has canceled spring break and moved graduation up a week.

That&#039;s not correct. FSU has canceled spring break and moved graduation up a week.

Kurt

Admin

[QUOTE="Matt J, post: 924683, member: 4760"]That's not correct. FSU has canceled spring break and moved graduation up a week.[/QUOTE]
Thanks - edited.

<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="Matt J">That&#039;s not correct. FSU has canceled spring break and moved graduation up a week.</blockquote>Thanks - edited.

kwalsh0001

Beach Lover

Ohhh, boy!  A list of a wave of superspreader COVID events.  Fortunately for us, most of the springbreakers will be here and gone before they become infectious.  Not so fortunate for the many towns and cities to which they'll be returning.

Would not common sense from the Walton County BCC and local Tourist Development Council (and Walton County Department of Health, and Walton County Emergency Management Office) be working to dissuade springbreakers coming to Walton County?

I understand the impact to county, business and resident revenues, but this is the year (2020+) for some significant decisions on Spring tourism......  Are we going to repeat last Spring's long lines at the trailers at Seaside, etc, etc, etc?

Ohhh, boy! A list of a wave of superspreader COVID events. Fortunately for us, most of the springbreakers will be here and gone before they become infectious. Not so fortunate for the many towns and cities to which they&#039;ll be returning. 
 
Would not common sense from the Walton County BCC and local Tourist Development Council (and Walton County Department of Health, and Walton County Emergency Management Office) be working to dissuade springbreakers coming to Walton County? 
 
I understand the impact to county, business and resident revenues, but this is the year (2020+) for some significant decisions on Spring tourism...... Are we going to repeat last Spring&#039;s long lines at the trailers at Seaside, etc, etc, etc?

UofL

Beach Fanatic

October was awful.  I made a note years ago to not come down in October, but with other vacations postponed & other Seaside trips moved, we decided to come down.  It was awful  Like Spring break might be.  I complained on FB to Seaside and we finally got security to head to the pavilions to block people (kids were either sharing gate codes or climbing the gates.)  Sherriff finally drove down on the beach just east of Seaside where the 'kids' moved to in front of the 3 big new homes.  Last time we came down for Spring Break, 2010, kids weren't bad, there were just so many and everything was crowded.  With covid, we knew we would be adjusting, and we did, but the kids.  We saw kids being picked up by parents behind Great Southern.  Security complained that a lot came from Watercolor.  I don't know but Seaside was awful and no more October.  We have 3 one week trips planned:  May, August, September.  We will probably do the same that we did last year.  Masks.  Food to go.  (Loved the bar set up at Great Southern).  Went to the beach early & returned after a early dinner for a few hours & sunset.  Rode our bikes.  Walked.  We tried to staying on the beach one summer but we prefer parking & not having to drive everywhere.   Ellen  (Is it January 20th yet?)

October was awful.  I made a note years ago to not come down in October, but with other vacations postponed &amp; other Seaside trips moved, we decided to come down.  It was awful  Like Spring break might be.  I complained on FB to Seaside and we finally got security to head to the pavilions to block people (kids were either sharing gate codes or climbing the gates.)  Sherriff finally drove down on the beach just east of Seaside where the &#039;kids&#039; moved to in front of the 3 big new homes.  Last time we came down for Spring Break, 2010, kids weren&#039;t bad, there were just so many and everything was crowded.  With covid, we knew we would be adjusting, and we did, but the kids.  We saw kids being picked up by parents behind Great Southern.  Security complained that a lot came from Watercolor.  I don&#039;t know but Seaside was awful and no more October.  We have 3 one week trips planned:  May, August, September.  We will probably do the same that we did last year.  Masks.  Food to go.  (Loved the bar set up at Great Southern).  Went to the beach early &amp; returned after a early dinner for a few hours &amp; sunset.  Rode our bikes.  Walked.  We tried to staying on the beach one summer but we prefer parking &amp; not having to drive everywhere.   Ellen  (Is it January 20th yet?)

[QUOTE="kwalsh0001, post: 924835, member: 3316"]Ohhh, boy!  A list of a wave of superspreader COVID events.  Fortunately for us, most of the springbreakers will be here and gone before they become infectious.  Not so fortunate for the many towns and cities to which they'll be returning.

Would not common sense from the Walton County BCC and local Tourist Development Council (and Walton County Department of Health, and Walton County Emergency Management Office) be working to dissuade springbreakers coming to Walton County?

I understand the impact to county, business and resident revenues, but this is the year (2020+) for some significant decisions on Spring tourism......  Are we going to repeat last Spring's long lines at the trailers at Seaside, etc, etc, etc?[/QUOTE]

The decision to reopen the beaches was left to investors by the BCC. So many people elevated their mortgage payments over the lives of residents.

<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="kwalsh0001">Ohhh, boy! A list of a wave of superspreader COVID events. Fortunately for us, most of the springbreakers will be here and gone before they become infectious. Not so fortunate for the many towns and cities to which they&#039;ll be returning. 
 
Would not common sense from the Walton County BCC and local Tourist Development Council (and Walton County Department of Health, and Walton County Emergency Management Office) be working to dissuade springbreakers coming to Walton County? 
 
I understand the impact to county, business and resident revenues, but this is the year (2020+) for some significant decisions on Spring tourism...... Are we going to repeat last Spring&#039;s long lines at the trailers at Seaside, etc, etc, etc?</blockquote> 
The decision to reopen the beaches was left to investors by the BCC. So many people elevated their mortgage payments over the lives of residents.

Geoff Kesler

Beach Crab

Oklahoma State University and the University of Oklahoma have both canceled their Spring Breaks.

Kiki Gillespie

Dreamer

Cobb county fall break is 2/15. Spring break is the week of 4/5.

James Bentwood

[QUOTE="Dreamer, post: 925535, member: 27767"]Cobb county fall break is 2/15. Spring break is the week of 4/5.[/QUOTE]
Both a week long? Where is Cobb?

<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="Dreamer">Cobb county fall break is 2/15. Spring break is the week of 4/5.</blockquote>Both a week long? Where is Cobb?

Northwest Georgia. Atlanta suburb. Both 1 week.

steel1man

[QUOTE="Dreamer, post: 925543, member: 27767"]Northwest Georgia. Atlanta suburb. Both 1 week.[/QUOTE]
Great folks those atlantan’s

<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="Dreamer">Northwest Georgia. Atlanta suburb. Both 1 week.</blockquote>Great folks those atlantan’s

noledog

Beach Comber

[QUOTE="steel1man, post: 925579, member: 22770"]Great folks those atlantan’s[/QUOTE]
Watch it steel, the cancel culture will descend on you.

<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="steel1man">Great folks those atlantan’s</blockquote>Watch it steel, the cancel culture will descend on you.

30A Skunkape

Skunky

I'm not sure why it matters about who cancelled what and when.  Fear not, every week will be jam packed with people, and Atlanta's weeks are already over 90% booked.  Get ready

I&#039;m not sure why it matters about who cancelled what and when.  Fear not, every week will be jam packed with people, and Atlanta&#039;s weeks are already over 90% booked.  Get ready

[QUOTE="30A Skunkape, post: 925639, member: 2468"]I'm not sure why it matters about who cancelled what and when.  Fear not, every week will be jam packed with people, and Atlanta's weeks are already over 90% booked.  Get ready[/QUOTE]
I think the difference is we won't have weeks with huge groups of college kids. They'll be mixed in I suppose. I wouldn’t be surprised if some kids at a school or even multiple schools pick a week and descend somewhere and skip classes or do online stuff they'd be sitting in their dorm room doing anyway.

<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="30A Skunkape">I&#039;m not sure why it matters about who cancelled what and when. Fear not, every week will be jam packed with people, and Atlanta&#039;s weeks are already over 90% booked. Get ready</blockquote>I think the difference is we won&#039;t have weeks with huge groups of college kids. They&#039;ll be mixed in I suppose. I wouldn’t be surprised if some kids at a school or even multiple schools pick a week and descend somewhere and skip classes or do online stuff they&#039;d be sitting in their dorm room doing anyway.

justhavinfun

Please pray they descend to Destin!! :clap:

bob bob

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by Martin Liptrot

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Hallelujah. Here on the beautiful Northwest Florida Gulf Coast we are gearing up for the return of the Spring Break hordes. From the colleges of the South, the private prep schools of the mid-West and the sprawling high schools of the gated-suburbs of the metropolis they come.

For the watching congregation of locals, this passion play is almost a biblical experience with the pilgrims arriving on the Sabbath and departing 7 days following - having broken bread and taken their communion at [I]Red Bar[/I] inbetween. As one party of worshippers depart, within 4 hours their place at the altar is taken by a fresh, eager and equally-exultant crowd.

Don't get me wrong, we are please to see them.

As the return of the Speckled Warbler to the lakes of the north indicates Spring is upon us, the first SUVs and laden-MiniVans signify the return of the income, revenue and spare change we have been deprived of for the sleepy months of winter. Our collection plates are dusted down and ready to gratefully receive.

Every year more come, parting the Choctawhatchee Bay to make it to the Promised Land.

Each Spring new accommodation is provided for their weary checkbooks and exhausted credit cards. This year, we are blessed with new hotels, condos and beach cottages from Sandestin along the 30A to the Bay County borderline answering the tourists' call to prayer.

All religious experiences seem to have a formality to them. They follow a well-worn path and ache with familiarity. Spring Break vacations are no different - rich in pageantry and pomp.

First, the clutter-fest as the rental bikes, beach chairs, sun-brellas, golf carts and Chinese-made brightly-colored plastic bats, balls, buckets and boards are disgorged on to porches, driveways and decks.

Next, the ritual supermarket-sweep. Shopping carts overflowing with one swig-sized bottles of gatorade, slabs of water, hard and soft seltzer, sweet treats, savoury snacks, cereals and energy bars - fuel for the faithful - and a landfill's worth of packaging.

And finally, the day out. Everyone back in the SUV to join the procession of the observant on the slow, traffic-clogged ascent to the high altar of Spring Break - the beach.

But for many, like modern day Borgias, worshipping with the masses isn't quite the ticket. Each year more of the sacred sand is closed off to the hoi-polloi, its healing powers reserved for those with the right colored wristband or the four-digit code to the gates of Heaven.

And those few acres of sun, sand and surf which do accept hedonistic allcomers are now just as difficult to access. Throngs of bikes, golf carts and vehicles spar for the limited parking spots, unfenced verges and unoccupied gravelly driveways, much to the discontent of the more puritanical neighbors.

The high priests of tourism, the TDC and County Commissioners, are aware of the grumblings from the pews at the back.

They are trying to find parcels of multi-million dollar property to build more parking lots and access points. They have schemes to bus true-believers from holding pens to the beach, restaurants and stores. New multi-story temples to parking are proposed on any little parcel of land available, squeezing more and more worshippers into ever smaller and smaller spaces.

In six weeks it will be over. The pilgrims will head north and west. We will be grateful for all that they provided. The Lord giveth and, thankfully, taketh away.

For now, the call of our beach seems unrelenting. Let us pray no one loses faith with the whole experience.

[B]Martin Liptrot is a lover of life at the beach on NW Florida's Gulf Coast. He scratches a living writing, making videos and podcasts, providing PR, marketing and advertising ideas and campaigning to 'make good ideas happen'.[/B]

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by Martin Liptrot 
 
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Hallelujah. Here on the beautiful Northwest Florida Gulf Coast we are gearing up for the return of the Spring Break hordes. From the colleges of the South, the private prep schools of the mid-West and the sprawling high schools of the gated-suburbs of the metropolis they come. 
 
For the watching congregation of locals, this passion play is almost a biblical experience with the pilgrims arriving on the Sabbath and departing 7 days following - having broken bread and taken their communion at Red Bar inbetween. As one party of worshippers depart, within 4 hours their place at the altar is taken by a fresh, eager and equally-exultant crowd. 
 
Don&#039;t get me wrong, we are please to see them. 
 
As the return of the Speckled Warbler to the lakes of the north indicates Spring is upon us, the first SUVs and laden-MiniVans signify the return of the income, revenue and spare change we have been deprived of for the sleepy months of winter. Our collection plates are dusted down and ready to gratefully receive. 
 
Every year more come, parting the Choctawhatchee Bay to make it to the Promised Land. 
 
Each Spring new accommodation is provided for their weary checkbooks and exhausted credit cards. This year, we are blessed with new hotels, condos and beach cottages from Sandestin along the 30A to the Bay County borderline answering the tourists&#039; call to prayer. 
 
All religious experiences seem to have a formality to them. They follow a well-worn path and ache with familiarity. Spring Break vacations are no different - rich in pageantry and pomp. 
 
First, the clutter-fest as the rental bikes, beach chairs, sun-brellas, golf carts and Chinese-made brightly-colored plastic bats, balls, buckets and boards are disgorged on to porches, driveways and decks. 
 
Next, the ritual supermarket-sweep. Shopping carts overflowing with one swig-sized bottles of gatorade, slabs of water, hard and soft seltzer, sweet treats, savoury snacks, cereals and energy bars - fuel for the faithful - and a landfill&#039;s worth of packaging. 
 
And finally, the day out. Everyone back in the SUV to join the procession of the observant on the slow, traffic-clogged ascent to the high altar of Spring Break - the beach. 
 
But for many, like modern day Borgias, worshipping with the masses isn&#039;t quite the ticket. Each year more of the sacred sand is closed off to the hoi-polloi, its healing powers reserved for those with the right colored wristband or the four-digit code to the gates of Heaven. 
 
And those few acres of sun, sand and surf which do accept hedonistic allcomers are now just as difficult to access. Throngs of bikes, golf carts and vehicles spar for the limited parking spots, unfenced verges and unoccupied gravelly driveways, much to the discontent of the more puritanical neighbors. 
 
The high priests of tourism, the TDC and County Commissioners, are aware of the grumblings from the pews at the back. 
 
They are trying to find parcels of multi-million dollar property to build more parking lots and access points. They have schemes to bus true-believers from holding pens to the beach, restaurants and stores. New multi-story temples to parking are proposed on any little parcel of land available, squeezing more and more worshippers into ever smaller and smaller spaces. 
 
In six weeks it will be over. The pilgrims will head north and west. We will be grateful for all that they provided. The Lord giveth and, thankfully, taketh away. 
 
For now, the call of our beach seems unrelenting. Let us pray no one loses faith with the whole experience. 
 
Martin Liptrot is a lover of life at the beach on NW Florida&#039;s Gulf Coast. He scratches a living writing, making videos and podcasts, providing PR, marketing and advertising ideas and campaigning to &#039;make good ideas happen&#039;.

[SIZE=6][COLOR=#ff0000]Spring Break is Here![/COLOR]

Here are dates from nearby states. Most county school districts have not canceled Spring Break. Most universities have canceled Spring Break and given an extra week for winter break, or altered their calendars to give more one day breaks throughout the semester - what about your school or city? Are dates below accurate or has your spring break been canceled or moved?[/SIZE]


[SIZE=5]Alabama: 
Montgomery Academy 3/19/21-3/26/21 
Trinity Presbyterian 3/22/21-3/26/21 
Dothan City Schools 3/29/21-4/2/21 
Huntsville City Schools 3/29/21-4/2/21 
Jefferson County - Birmingham 3/22/21-3/26/21 - [COLOR=#00b300]not canceled[/COLOR]
Mobile County Public Schools 3/29/21-4/2/21 
Montgomery County Public Schools 3/22/21-3/26/21 
Auburn University [S]3/8/21-3/12/21[/S] [SIZE=5][COLOR=#ff0000][B]canceled - [/B][/COLOR][/SIZE]Spring break wellness days on Feb. 16, Mar 10 and Apr 1
Samford University 3/8/21-3/12/21 
University of Alabama [S]3/12/21-3/19/21[/S] [COLOR=#ff0000][B]canceled[/B][/COLOR]

Arkansas: 
Little Rock School District 
Arkansas State University- Jonesboro 3/22/21-3/26/21 
University of Arkansas [S]3/22/21-3/26/21[/S]- [COLOR=#ff0000]canceled[/COLOR]

Florida: 
Bay County, Panama City 3/15/21-3/19/21 
Duval County, Jacksonville 
Escambia County (Pensacola) 3/15/21-3/19/21 
Hillsborough County Schools, Tampa 3/15/21-3/19/21 
Leon County, Tallahassee 3/15/21-3/19/21 
Okaloosa County (Destin) 3/12/21-3/19/21 
Orange County, Orlando 3/15/21-3/19/21 
Walton County 3/15/21-3/19/21- [COLOR=#59b300]not canceled[/COLOR]
Florida State University [S]3/15/21-3/19/21[/S]- [COLOR=#ff0000][B]canceled[/B][/COLOR]
University of Central Florida 3/7/20-3/14/21 
University of Florida [S]3/6/21-3/13/21[/S]- [COLOR=#ff0000][B]canceled[/B][/COLOR]
University of Miami 
University of North Florida 3/15/21-3/19/21 
University of South Florida 3/15/20-3/19/21 
University of West Florida 3/7/21-3/13/21 

Georgia: 
Pace Academy 2/26/21-3/5/21 
Lovett School 3/5/21- 
Westminster School 3/1/21-3/5/21 
Cobb County 2/15/21-2/19/21 
Gwinnett County 4/5/21-4/9/21 
DeKalb County 4/5/21-4/9/21 
Fulton County 4/5/21-4/9/21- [COLOR=#00b300]not canceled[/COLOR]
Muscogee County, Columbus 3/29/21-4/2/21 
Columbus State University 3/14/21-3/20/21 
Emory University 3/8/21-3/12/21 
Georgia Southern 3/5/21-3/19/21 
Georgia State 3/15/21-3/21/21 
Georgia Tech 3/22/21/-3/26/21 
Kennesaw State University 3/8/21-3/14/21 
Mercer University 3/8/21-3/12/21 
University of Georgia 3[S]/8/21-3/12/21[/S]-  [COLOR=#ff0000][B]canceled[/B][/COLOR] - Three one-day “instructional breaks” Feb 17, Mar 12, Apr 8
University of West Georgia 3/15/21-3/19/21 

Indiana: 
Indianapolis Public Schools 3/29/21-4/2/21 
Hamilton County Public Schools 4/2/21-4/9/21 
Marion County Public Schools 3/15/21-3/22/21 
Johnson County Public Schools 4/2/21-4/9/21 
Ball State University 3/8/21-3/12/21 
Indiana State University 3/8/21-3/12/21 
Indiana University, Bloomington N/A 
University of Southern Indiana 3/8/21-3/13/21 

Kentucky: 
Fayette County 3/29/21-4/2/21 
Jefferson County, Louisville 3/29/21-4/2/21 
University of Kentucky [S]3/29/21-4/2/21[/S]- [COLOR=#ff0000]canceled[/COLOR]

Louisiana: 
East Baton Rouge Parish School System 4/2/21-4/9/21 
St. Tammany Parish School System 4/2/21-4/6/21 
West Baton Rouge Parish School System 4/2/21-4/9/21 
Jefferson Parish School System 4/2/20-4/6/21 
Lafayette School District 4/2/21-4/9/21 
Louisiana State University [S]4/1/21-4/5/21[/S]  [B]- [COLOR=#ff0000]canceled[/COLOR][/B]
Southeastern Louisiana University 4/2/21-4/9/21 
Tulane University 4/5/21-4/13/21 
University of New Orleans 2/15/20-2/19/20 

Mississippi: 
Biloxi Public Schools 4/1/21-4/921 
Jackson Public Schools 3/15/21-3/19/21 
Mississippi State University 3/15/21-3/19/21 
Jackson State University- 3/222/21-3/26/21 
University of Mississippi  [B]- [COLOR=#ff0000]canceled[/COLOR][/B]
Southern Mississippi 

Missouri: 
St Louis Public Schools 3/22/21-3/26/21 
Missouri State University 3/13/21-3/21/21 
Southeast Missouri State University 3/16/21-3/20/21 
University of Central Missouri 3/16/21-3/20/21 
University of Missouri St Louis 3/27/21-4/5/21 

Ohio: 
Cincinnati Public Schools 3/22/21-3/29/21 
Ohio State University 3/15/21-3/19/21 
Ohio University 3/7/21-3/14/21 

Tennessee: 
Hamilton County, Chattanooga 4/5/21-4/9/21 
Rutherford County Public Schools 3/29/21-4/2/21 
Williamson County Public Schools 3/15/21-3/19/21 
Knoxville County Schools 3/15/21-3/19/21 
Shelby County Schools 3/15/21-3/19/21 
Eastern Tennessee State University 3/15/21-3/19/21 
Tennessee Tech University 3/15/21-3/19/21 
University of Memphis 3/8/21-3/12/21 
University of Tennessee [S]3/15/21-3/19/2[/S]1  [COLOR=#ff0000][B]canceled[/B][/COLOR]
Vanderbilt University 3/7/21-3/14/21 

Texas: 
Dallas Independent School District 3/15/21-3/19/21 
Fort Worth Independent Schools 3/15/21-3/19/21 
Houston Independent Schools 3/15/21-3/19/21 
Rice University 3/15/21-3/19/21 
Southern Methodist University 3/15/21-3/19/21 
Texas A & M University [S]3/15/21-3/19/21[/S]  [COLOR=#ff0000][B]canceled[/B][/COLOR]
Texas Christian University  [COLOR=#ff0000][B]canceled[/B][/COLOR]
University of North Texas 3/8/21-3/12/21 
University of Texas- Austin 3/15/21-3/19/21 - [COLOR=#00b300]not canceled[/COLOR][/SIZE]

Spring Break is Here! 
 
Here are dates from nearby states. Most county school districts have not canceled Spring Break. Most universities have canceled Spring Break and given an extra week for winter break, or altered their calendars to give more one day breaks throughout the semester - what about your school or city? Are dates below accurate or has your spring break been canceled or moved? 
 
 
Alabama: 
Montgomery Academy 3/19/21-3/26/21 
Trinity Presbyterian 3/22/21-3/26/21 
Dothan City Schools 3/29/21-4/2/21 
Huntsville City Schools 3/29/21-4/2/21 
Jefferson County - Birmingham 3/22/21-3/26/21 - not canceled 
Mobile County Public Schools 3/29/21-4/2/21 
Montgomery County Public Schools 3/22/21-3/26/21 
Auburn University <s>3/8/21-3/12/21</s> canceled - Spring break wellness days on Feb. 16, Mar 10 and Apr 1 
Samford University 3/8/21-3/12/21 
University of Alabama <s>3/12/21-3/19/21</s> canceled 
 
Arkansas: 
Little Rock School District 
Arkansas State University- Jonesboro 3/22/21-3/26/21 
University of Arkansas <s>3/22/21-3/26/21</s>- canceled 
 
Florida: 
Bay County, Panama City 3/15/21-3/19/21 
Duval County, Jacksonville 
Escambia County (Pensacola) 3/15/21-3/19/21 
Hillsborough County Schools, Tampa 3/15/21-3/19/21 
Leon County, Tallahassee 3/15/21-3/19/21 
Okaloosa County (Destin) 3/12/21-3/19/21 
Orange County, Orlando 3/15/21-3/19/21 
Walton County 3/15/21-3/19/21- not canceled 
Florida State University <s>3/15/21-3/19/21</s>- canceled 
University of Central Florida 3/7/20-3/14/21 
University of Florida <s>3/6/21-3/13/21</s>- canceled 
University of Miami 
University of North Florida 3/15/21-3/19/21 
University of South Florida 3/15/20-3/19/21 
University of West Florida 3/7/21-3/13/21 
 
Georgia: 
Pace Academy 2/26/21-3/5/21 
Lovett School 3/5/21- 
Westminster School 3/1/21-3/5/21 
Cobb County 2/15/21-2/19/21 
Gwinnett County 4/5/21-4/9/21 
DeKalb County 4/5/21-4/9/21 
Fulton County 4/5/21-4/9/21- not canceled 
Muscogee County, Columbus 3/29/21-4/2/21 
Columbus State University 3/14/21-3/20/21 
Emory University 3/8/21-3/12/21 
Georgia Southern 3/5/21-3/19/21 
Georgia State 3/15/21-3/21/21 
Georgia Tech 3/22/21/-3/26/21 
Kennesaw State University 3/8/21-3/14/21 
Mercer University 3/8/21-3/12/21 
University of Georgia 3<s>/8/21-3/12/21</s>- canceled - Three one-day “instructional breaks” Feb 17, Mar 12, Apr 8 
University of West Georgia 3/15/21-3/19/21 
 
Indiana: 
Indianapolis Public Schools 3/29/21-4/2/21 
Hamilton County Public Schools 4/2/21-4/9/21 
Marion County Public Schools 3/15/21-3/22/21 
Johnson County Public Schools 4/2/21-4/9/21 
Ball State University 3/8/21-3/12/21 
Indiana State University 3/8/21-3/12/21 
Indiana University, Bloomington N/A 
University of Southern Indiana 3/8/21-3/13/21 
 
Kentucky: 
Fayette County 3/29/21-4/2/21 
Jefferson County, Louisville 3/29/21-4/2/21 
University of Kentucky <s>3/29/21-4/2/21</s>- canceled 
 
Louisiana: 
East Baton Rouge Parish School System 4/2/21-4/9/21 
St. Tammany Parish School System 4/2/21-4/6/21 
West Baton Rouge Parish School System 4/2/21-4/9/21 
Jefferson Parish School System 4/2/20-4/6/21 
Lafayette School District 4/2/21-4/9/21 
Louisiana State University <s>4/1/21-4/5/21</s> - canceled 
Southeastern Louisiana University 4/2/21-4/9/21 
Tulane University 4/5/21-4/13/21 
University of New Orleans 2/15/20-2/19/20 
 
Mississippi: 
Biloxi Public Schools 4/1/21-4/921 
Jackson Public Schools 3/15/21-3/19/21 
Mississippi State University 3/15/21-3/19/21 
Jackson State University- 3/222/21-3/26/21 
University of Mississippi - canceled 
Southern Mississippi 
 
Missouri: 
St Louis Public Schools 3/22/21-3/26/21 
Missouri State University 3/13/21-3/21/21 
Southeast Missouri State University 3/16/21-3/20/21 
University of Central Missouri 3/16/21-3/20/21 
University of Missouri St Louis 3/27/21-4/5/21 
 
Ohio: 
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Knoxville County Schools 3/15/21-3/19/21 
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Houston Independent Schools 3/15/21-3/19/21 
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Alys Beach Crafted Is An Unforgettable Feast For The Senses

Friends Of Eden Gardens State Park Fall Film Series

31st Annual Festival of the Arts: Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 24-25, 2026

11th Annual Bloody Mary Festival October 10, 2026 Benefits Habitat For Humanity