A Surefire Cure for Winter Doldrums
Emerald Coast Theatre Company shows will warm hearts, bring smiles
Emerald Coast Theatre Company Presents Three Heartwarming Productions in December
Emerald Coast Theatre Company (ECTC) continues its 9th mainstage season with three inspired December offerings sure to chase those winter blues and put your entire family in the spirit this holiday season. All performances are staged at ECTC’s performance space located…
Local Artist, Jonah Allen, to have Gallery Exhibition
Local artist, Jonah Allen, 28, will celebrate a new art show at his self-named art gallery, located at 416 S Co Hwy 393 in Santa Rosa Beach, on Saturday, Nov. 27 with an art exhibition of new work titled Water and…
Amenities take shape at Camp Creek in Walton County
Manny Belete, a native of Kenya, conducted as a young man wildlife tours in untamed parks and reserves that were home to big cats and other celebrated beasts. But Belete years ago traded Range Rovers for off-road vehicles of a…
Inaugural Tom Glavine’s Field of Dreams Charity Golf Tournament Raises $90,000
Funds Benefit Seaside School Foundation, Seaside School #3 combination school in Florida
Mattie Kelly Arts Foundation's 26th Annual Festival of the Arts Has a Record-Breaking Weekend
Fine art welcomed a record-breaking 6,200 plus art lovers to the 26th Annual Mattie Kelly Arts Foundation (MKAF) Festival of the Arts. The two-day signature art celebration held October 30 and 31 in the Mattie Kelly Cultural Arts Village in…
Seaside Schools, Inc. Shines With 2020-2021 Test Results
Seaside School, Inc. students continue to earn high marks on annual state testing and rank as one of the top public schools in the State of Florida for 2020-2021. Results from the most recent Florida state assessments show that The…
Deb Nissley Wields Patience and Perseverance in Her MKAF Job Role
Before Deb Nissley joined the staff of Mattie Kelly Arts Foundation more than 23 years ago, she didn’t have a background in the cultural arts. She had designs on being a landscape architect, but life had other plans for this…
Foo Foo Festival Returns November 4-15
Pensacola is fast becoming known as “the Culture Capital of the Southeast.” That’s thanks in part to hosting ambitious cultural events such as next month’s Foo Foo Fest, a 12-day extravaganza of all things arts, culture, and entertainment. Pensacola’s pristine sugar-white…
Emerald Coast Theatre Company Presents Cabaret on the Boo-levard, October 29-30
Sometimes live entertainment sends chills down your spine. Emerald Coast Theatre Company celebrates Halloween with a spooky spectacular offering — Cabaret on the Boo-levard Friday, Oct. 29 and Saturday, Oct. 30 at 7:30 p.m. Your favorite ECTC performers take the…
Emerald Coast Theatre Company Presents Three Family Friendly Productions This Fall
Emerald Coast Theatre Company continues its ninth annual season with several family-friendly entertaining productions this fall. “From six months old infants to teenagers, we have quality, live theater for kids of all ages,” says ECTC co-founder and producing artistic director…
The Pearl Hotel recognized with Condé Nast Traveler’s 2021 Readers’ Choice Award
Condé Nast Traveler has announced the results of its annual Readers’ Choice Awards with The Pearl Hotel recognized as one of the Top 15 Hotels in Florida. More than 800,000 Condé Nast Traveler readers submitted responses rating their travel experiences…
Meet Maxine Orange
With a given name like Maxine Orange, you might expect someone bold, colorful, and original. Indeed, you get that — the Southern gentility from being born and raised in Montgomery, Alabama, is sweet frosting. Orange, 42, is hazel-eyed with a…
Digital Graffiti at Alys Beach Welcomes New Curator
Digital Graffiti at Alys Beach recently announced the appointment of John Colette as the festival’s new curator. Colette, who is also a professor of motion media design at the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD), has participated in the festival since 2014 both…
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Love, Maturation, a Slip and Reflection
There are a couple of great lines by Thomas Ford — “I did but see her passing by; and yet I’ll love her till I die.” — about the instant recognition by the poet of his soul mate. So, when…
Skylar Capri becomes TikTok sensation
In her junior year at Niceville Senior High School, Skylar Capri made a promise with Keno Manuel. Capri yearned for a career in music, while Manuel aspired toward professional videography. That day in art class, the friends swore if they…
Martial Arts Master Explores Bullying In Film
Filming for Dean Pyles’ first film, The Coward, began in August
