This year marks Chuck, LLC’s first time participating in Cottages for Kids, a fundraiser to benefit Children’s Volunteer Health Network. However, Owner Chuck Slaven has personally been involved with numerous charities including Habitat for Humanity, BuildNow (New Orleans), St. Bernard Project (New Orleans), and Food for Thought Outreach.
The thirteenth annual Best of the Emerald Coast event hosted by Emerald Coast magazine certainly lived up to its name breaking records in sales and attendance numbers. The Junior League of the Emerald Coast (JLEC) partnered with Rowland Publishing to execute an impeccable event at Grand Boulevard. This year’s event sold over 1,140 tickets, more than ever before.
The Corestruction team of Matt Parenzan and John Giles have created a unique cottage this year for the annual fundraiser, Cottages for Kids, benefiting Children's Volunteer Health Network (CVHN). It's all about kids being outdoors and the deck-themed cottage is open air and lots of fun.
The Friends of Eden invite the public to the annual Eden Gardens State Park Christmas Candlelight Open House on Saturday, December 14 from 5pm to 8pm. Enjoy the traditional walk through the luminaries through the Park to the Historic Wesley House and it’s beautifully decorated rooms. Refreshments will be served in the Pavilion by the Friends of Eden.
The Merchants of Seaside invite everyone out to “Turn on the Town” on Nov. 30. Saturday morning kicks off with the weekly Seaside Farmers Market from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. Then grab your spot along Scenic 30A for the Annual South Walton Christmas Parade. This South Walton tradition begins at 4 p.m. in front of Seagrove Plaza. Residents and visitors share in the glory as participants march 1.5 miles down Scenic Highway 30A from Seagrove decked in their Christmas best on festive holiday floats.
The Seaside Repertory Theatre is bringing back its traditional holiday play, Every Christmas Story Ever Told (and then some!), this December. Opening night will take place on Dec. 4, at 7:30 p.m. Other showtimes in 2013 include, Dec. 5, 7, 11, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, and 21 - all at 7:30 p.m. There will also be two matinee performances on Dec. 14 and 21 at 2 p.m.
Nick’s Seafood Restaurant is famous for having the freshest seafood around. They get all of their mullet, crab, shrimp, and flounder right out of the Choctawhatchee Bay. The Gulf provides an endless supply of fish right off the boat. The Nick family takes pride in serving real seafood - not worried about how pretty they can put crab on top of grouper - but ensuring that it’s the freshest and tastiest grouper you'll ever have.
Davis Dunn Construction and Studio A Architecture's Andrea J. Plunk have teamed up for their 7th Cottages for Kids fundraiser. Every year the team has created fun and imaginitive cottages for a good cause. This year their creation is entitled Live it Up. The enchanting cottage has taken up residence on the East Long Green in Rosemary Beach.
“It’s a great program to help local kids, and it inspires kids to use their imagination too,” Andrea says.
It will be a special night in Seaside as the Florida Public Relations Association’s Northwest Florida Coast Chapter hosts its annual fundraising event on Dec.6 - Holiday Toast on the Coast: A Taste of Seaside, FL. Proceeds will benefit the local chapter and Food For Thought Outreach, Inc.
Make plans to come out to Seaside and catch the holiday spirit with the performance of a classic on center stage. The Merchants of Seaside are hosting the 2nd annual Nutcracker ballet to be performed by the Dance Academy of Seaside Neighborhood School (SNS) and Alpharetta Dance Theatre. The one-time performance is free and open to the public Saturday, Nov. 23 at 5 p.m. in the Seaside Amphitheater.
