Baytowne Art Walk returns to The Village of Baytowne Wharf this Labor Day Weekend on September 4-6 from 5-10 pm each day in the Events Plaza. This year's Art Walk will include local and regional artists as well as interactive art for children and a great lineup of live music.
The Cultural Arts Alliance of Walton County’s (CAA) A+Art Committee announces Celebrate the Masters, a fine arts show to kick off September 18th with an opening reception from 5-7pm at Northwest Florida College’s Chautauqua Center in Defuniak Springs. The show will run through December 11, 2015.
The recent Food For Thought Outreach Santa Rosa Beach Pantry on August 20th, guests were greeted with food, fun, games, and more. However, this wasn’t any run-of-the-mill party. Guests came bearing different types of gifts - businesses, schools, and churches donated truckloads of food items, guests came with monetary and food donations, and others pledged their time to volunteer throughout the upcoming 2015-16 school year.
The newest label from the Seaside wine collection features the Coleman Pavilion, the iconic obelisk on the beach in the center of Seaside, Florida. The Seaside rosé is the first of six varietals featuring the new label and is available now at Modica Market.
To celebrate, a special wine tasting will be held at Modica Market on Thursday, Aug. 27 from 5-7 p.m. Demetria McNeese of McNeese Distributing will be pouring and talking about the Seaside Wine Project family of wines.
The Choctawhatchee Basin Alliance (CBA) of Northwest Florida State College announces the fall session of its award winning eco-tourism initiative, Discover Roads Less Traveled: Eco-Adventures of Walton County.
“CBA’s eco-tours are intended to bring participants to local, off the beaten path environmental wonders,” states CBA’s eco-tour coordinator, Brandy Foley. “We hope that these tours will entice individuals to experience our local environment from a different perspective.”
Local musicians will bring their music and hearts together on stage at Williams Backyard Boogie on Friday, August 28 in memory of local musician Marcus Buckner. The memorial benefit jam will also feature a silent auction to include a painting "30A Angel Band" by local musician and folk artist Franko "Washboard" Jackson depicting local musicians who have passed away over the years and recently, including Marcus.
When Amy Walsh gave birth to her first child, she knew her mother was dying from bone cancer. Even so, her parents jumped on a flight from Michigan to Santa Rosa Beach to meet their grandson. Although Amy was recovering from a cesarean, she explained, “I cooked her dinner, rubbed her feet and made her sit in the sun.”
The founder of Fore Her is no stranger to public service, or cancer for that matter. Amy’s sister was a toddler when she was diagnosed with leukemia, a disease which, thankfully, was successfully treated.
Celebrate in the SoWal town of Seaside during the 25th Annual Seeing Red Wine Festival, Nov. 5-8, 2015, benefiting children in need in Northwest Florida. Aged like a good Bordeaux, the Seeing Red Wine Festival is produced in partnership with the Destin Charity Wine Auction Foundation (DCWAF).
Winos, beerocrats and foodies unite! UNwineD: Vines to Steins, a fine wine, craft beer, and gourmet coastal fare experience kicks off Oct. 16-17 at Aaron Bessant Park in Panama City Beach. Stroll through the park with fellow wine and beer connoisseurs and savor the flavors of fine craft beer, award-winning wine, and cuisine prepared by locally celebrated chefs.
The 29th Annual Sandestin Triathlon will be held August 22 at Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort. Join over 800 athletes to compete in a half-mile Gulf of Mexico swim, a 20-mile bike ride along Scenic Highway 30-A, and a four-mile run through Sandestin’s beach and bayside community.
