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Do you have a love for the arts and a generous spirit?  If so, the Cultural Arts Alliance (CAA) would like to enlist you as a volunteer for ArtsQuest Fine Arts & Music Festival in WaterColor, FL.  The vitality of ArtsQuest depends on the kindness and generosity of the community we serve.

Volunteers are needed Thursday, May 9 - Sunday, May 12 for all positions such as load in, merchandise tent, artist hospitality, wine booths, and ticket sales.  Please let us know if you have a preference and we will be happy to try and accommodate it.

During the month of April, Sacred Heart Hospital on the Emerald Coast’s Arts in Medicine Program is hosting the 2nd Annual “Music in Pictures”, an art exhibit featuring the work of 328 Walton County students. The exhibit, displayed in the hospital’s lobby, upstairs atrium, and Outpatient Waiting Area, showcases artwork created by students in grades K-12 who listened to and visually interpreted six selections from Carnival of the Animals by composer Camille Saint-Saens.

SoWal.com is proud to once again sponsor Digital Graffiti ar Alys Beach. You have just a little bit of time to get your entries in by Aprill 22 to compete for $10,000 in prizes!

• Best of Show ($5,000 Prize)

• Most Innovative ($1,000 Prize)
• Experimental Submission ($1,000 Prize)
• Best in Florida for entries submitted by artists residing full-time in the state of Florida ($1,000 Prize)
• Best Animated Submission ($1,000 Prize)
• Curator’s Choice ($1,000 Prize)

This year over one billion people in 192 countries will participate in various events all over the world to celebrate Earth Day. How and where will you join in and make a difference? Emerald Coast residents, here’s your chance and Topsail Hill Preserve State Park is the place.

Topsail Hill Preserve State Park, the University of Florida IFAS Extension, Florida Sea Grant, and Friends of Topsail Hill Preserve State Park invite you to the 5th Annual Walton County Earth Day Festival & 5K Race on April 20, 2013.

Spring is here and we are all ready for a little outdoor live music. Bud and Alley’s Waterfront restaurant in Seaside has quite the lineup and we can’t think of a better place to chill and enjoy some tunes. Enjoy small plates from a special menu while you sip cocktails or have dinner at the Tarpon Club upstairs or the restaurant downstairs. 

During the last year local artist Andy Saczynski has gained a lot of traction, winning numerous awards, performing live art demos at events like the 30A Songwriters Festival and opening his own gallery in Grayton Beach.

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 has the 7th annual edition set for April 13 from 8 a.m. to  noon.

Enter to win two tickets to the Sandestin Wine Festival, a two-night stay at Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort in a beachside studio, and a round of golf for two! 

Click here to enter!

The 27th Annual Sandestin Wine Festival will take place April 18 – 21, 2013. The Sandestin Wine Festival has been named the “Best Annual Event” by Destin Magazine, and is known as the Best Event in the Visit South Walton Beaches wine and food festival category.

Every year the Seabreeze Jazz Festival gets bigger and better. This year the bar has risen with the addition of a new permanent stage at Aaron Bessant Park, at Pier Park in Panama City Beach.

Click here to enter to win a pair of weekend passes!
We're giving away multiple pairs of passes on April 10th - bonus entries for sharing. Passes are for Thursday through Sunday. Go all 4 days or give some days away to family or friends.