Celebrate Beaujolais Nouveau Day 2012 with a certain je ne se quoi as French Beaujolais winemaker and long-time arts supporter Georges Duboeuf brings “A Taste of France” to Grand Boulevard at Sandestin, Thursday, November 15, 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Beaujolais fans will enjoy an alfresco-style “Taste of France” featuring French-inspired cuisine, Cru tasting and Champagnes. Unique to this event is a live art competition.
Enter for a chance to win 2 tickets to Seeing Red Wine Festival, Saturday, November 3, 2012 from 1 to 5 PM.
Seeing Red is one of the largest events during Taste of The Beach, this picnic-style festival will take over the streets of Seaside, offering dozens of domestic & international red wines to sample while live music entertains as well as a full culinary pavilion!
Maggie is a shoplifter looking to change her life. Paul is her sponsor in a twelve-step program. Flaco is her charismatic but jealous drug-dealing ex-boyfriend. Boochie, Flaco's girlfriend, is a topless dancer. When this unlikely squad bands together to steal $750,000 in unprotected drug money they become prisoners in a mob boss' basement. Told that they have until sunrise to choose one person to die and three to donate their thumbs, the four engage in verbal gymnastics as they struggle for self-awareness, self-acceptance and self-love in a high-octane battle for survival.
The Bud & Alley's Songwriting Series kicks off the Fall season on Thursday, October 18th at 4pm with a double bill of two of the South's most heralded singer songwriters: Randall Bramblett and Grayson Capps.
Patchouli’s is proud to announce its celebration of 20 years in business on Scenic Highway 30A. For the past 20 years, Patchouli’s has offered highly sought after products from around the corner to around the world. Patchouli’s began as a dream Linda Boswell had to open a soap shop by the beach. In 1992, Boswell moved from California to make her dream a reality, by opening Patchouli’s in Seaside, Florida. Her vision quickly grew into a neighborhood favorite for bath and body decadence. Visitors and locals were enchanted by the fragrances flowing from the open doors of the boutique shop.
Celebrating its second year, the Cultural Arts Alliance (CAA) "Top of the Class" exhibition will be on display at Northwest Florida State College-South Walton Campus, from October 19 – December 7. The art exhibition features 30 new, original works by local artists.
To launch the exhibit and announce the cash awards, the CAA is hosting an opening reception on October19, 2012 from 5 - 7 pm at the South Walton Campus of Northwest Florida State College.
On Thursday, September 27, 2012, Proffitt PR held its 4th Girls’ Night Out (GNO) event aboard the Solaris yacht in the Baytowne Marina. Over 150 women came out to share the evening with friends and raise funds to benefit local breast cancer healthcare.
As part of the 11th Annual Back to Nature Festival, The Hidden Lantern Gallery in Rosemary Beach is hosting the Scenes of South Walton Art Show. They have 12 very talented, local artists giving their interpretation of Florida's beauty. It will feature art inspired by our magnificent coastal landscape.
October 10, 2012 by SoWal Staff
The semi-annual Seaside Community Yard Sale is a blast. Everyone loves a bargain and the excitement is off the charts. Some vendors arrive at 3:30 AM to set up and the first shoppers arrive earlier than the early bird to get the worm. You never know what you might find, from a funky piece of local art, to a bolt of fabulous fabric, to a cranky old fishing reel.
Shelter House Domestic Violence Center and Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort are teaming up for the 2nd Annual Luminaria Run at 5 pm on Saturday, December 8. The course will be lined with more than 2,000 luminarias, lighting the path for the walkers/runners and representing how Shelter House and its community partners light the way to a safer place for victims of domestic violence in Okaloosa and Walton counties.
