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.
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.
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.
You don't have to be an artist to be part of the popular SoWal art and music festival, ArtsQuest - be a volunteer!
Do you have a love for the arts and a generous spirit? If so, the CAA would like to enlist you as a volunteer for the ArtsQuest Fine Arts & Music Festival in WaterColor. The vitality of ArtsQuest depends on the kindness and generosity of the community we serve.
Starting May 5, the 30A Farmer's Market is coming to Rosemary Beach in the Town Center rain or shine, every Sunday year round from 9am-2pm and on Thursdays starting May 30 through Labor Day weekend from 9am-2pm.
The 30A Farmer's Market will feature the best of locally grown farm fresh fruits and vegetables, eggs, beef, and chicken, fresh local seafood, artisan bread, homemade pastas, sauces, meatballs, BBQ sauce, local honey, grits, herbs, olive oil and vinegars, preserves, salsa's and chow-chows.
Bud & Alley’s wraps up the Spring 2013 Music Series this Friday, April 26 with Jennifer Steele performing songs of Patsy Cline. Most of us know Jennifer as the Executive Director of the Cultural Arts Alliance of Walton County (CAA) and a producer of the ArtsQuest Fine Arts & Music Festival and 30A Songwriters Festival. She was also a co-founder of the Seaside Repertory Theatre and served as the company’s Managing Director for seven years before joining the CAA.
Spring in SoWal welcomes wildflowers, warming beaches, and wine. The 27th annual edition of the Sandestin Wine Festival is scheduled for April 18-21 in the charming Village of Baytowne Wharf. The festival has affectionately been called the “Kentucky Derby of Wine Festivals” because of its popularity and grandeur.
Get out and celebrate the Earth at the Biophilia Center for the Earth Day Festival. The event will feature bluegrass music with Franko and Fiends, food, environmental demos, animal ambassadors, arts and crafts, hikes, and so much more. The Earth Day Festival starts at 10:00 a.m. and goes until 3:00 p.m. Tickets are just $2 and children under six get in free.
