Local Catch Bar & Grill just released their exciting music schedule for the Summer and it's full of great local performers and well-known bands. Since opening last March, Local Catch has become a hot spot for live music and great food!
The Choctawhatchee Basin Alliance (CBA) of Northwest Florida State College is a local watershed organization committed to sustaining and providing optimum utilization of the Choctawhatchee Basin watershed.
We fulfill our commitment by working within four main program areas: monitoring, restoration, education, and research. This means we are constantly studying, learning, and sharing information about Choctawhatchee Bay, Choctawhatchee River, and Walton County’s coastal dune lakes.
May 3, 2013 by admin
The 27th Annual Sandestin Wine Festival was held April 18 - 21, 2013. The Sandestin Wine Festival at Baytowne Wharf brings an opportunity for discovery. Four days of unique events open up a wide range of experiences from attending wine dinners with celebrity chefs, participating in preview events throughout the year, and taking part in wine tastings that showcases hundreds of wines.
ArtsQuest Fine Arts & Music Festival is celebrating its 25th anniversary with a new location at the WaterColor Inn & Resort. ArtsQuest will be held Mother's Day weekend, May 10-12, and feature special activities including Back to Grayton, WineQuest, TreasureQuest and Songs on the Lawn.
Children’s Volunteer Health Network (CVHN) celebrated its 8th birthday and hosted a Shrimp Boil at Grayt Grounds of Monet Monet on April 22 to honor volunteers, providers and community partners who play a significant role in the organization’s success. Since inception in 2005, CVHN has helped over 5,000 local children and facilitated more than 27,500 medical, dental, vision and mental health care procedures for kids who have limited or no access to the health care they need and deserve.
May 2, 2013 by admin
The Grayton Beach Kids Fishing Tournament is so much fun - for kids and parents. It's a joy to see the kids so excited. There's nothing like seeing a kid hook their first fish. The South Walton Chapter of the Coastal Conservation Association held the 7th annual edition April 13, 2013.
Look for next year's tourney - It's just $5 to enter and the first 100 kids receive a rod and reel combo, bait and tackle, and beach rod holder.
Join local student musicians at Destiny Worship Center on May 10 for Music for Missions. This unique community event created and produced by local student, Brandon Crowther (16), is a student-led benefit concert, featuring local musicians, to raise funds to support an orphanage in Guatemala.
The Seaside Repertory Theatre Board of Governors today announced the promotion of Artistic Director Brook Stetler to Executive Director of the theatre. As Executive Director, Stetler will be responsible for guiding the theatre through the next phase of growth as defined by the Board. He will oversee the Seaside Repertory Theatre’s consistent achievement of its mission and financial objectives.
In his position as Artistic Director, Stetler was instrumental in expanding the reach of the Rep through the addition of diverse programming, and mentoring at local schools.
Get out your clubs and bring your golf buddies to the Santa Rosa Golf & Beach Club June 1 for a beautiful day of golf, and so much more. This is a fundraising event for the Walton Chamber Foundation’s Youth Leadership Scholarship Fund. Come out and have a big time for a worthy cause!
Great golf, followed by a fun filled after party complete with live entertainment, signature cocktails, food and silent auction at the Vue on 30a! There are also a few ‘surprises’ planned along the way to spice up the evening.
Help us, help them by attending the Emerald Coast Wildlife Refuge's Waves for Wildlife Dolphin Cruise on May 4, 2013, from 2-4 p.m (boarding begins at 1:45 p.m.). You will enjoy a relaxing afternoon on a private 2-hour cruise around picturesque Destin Harbor and the Gulf of Mexico on the Southern Star Glass Bottom Boat, looking for Dolphins and other local wildlife.
Light hors d'ourves along with beer, wine and soda will be served while you enjoy live music by artist Derek Givans. Meet some of the refuge's live animal ambassadors.
