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…
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…
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…
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 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…
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 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…
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…
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…
