Keep your Sunday fun-day going and sing some tunes with us while sipping on some $2.50 Bud Light Seltzers to give you some liquid courage

Come enjoy some bingo with us for a chance to win some cool prizes and get 20% off all of our pub bites!

Come join us for Trivia Night every Wednesday night. We will have cool giveaways and drink specials that you don’t want to miss!

Come spend every NFL Sunday with us watching your favorite team. When you arrive, pick your team and every time they score you will receive a 12oz Bud Light on us! What goes better than football and free beer?

Football Specials that will be featured as well are: Bud Light, Rolling Rock, Shock Top, Amber Bock, and Dixie Lager on sale for $8.50 and Buckets Bud Light, Ultra, and Bud Light Seltzers. We will have a
Dixie Lager mix and match for $12.50 and a $5.50 Pickers Blueberry Lemonade.

* You must choose a team BEFORE the game starts

Double Exposure: Photography x Design is an exhibition showcasing the photography and photographic wallpaper of Robert Malmberg, an award-winning portraiture, still life, and landscape photographer. 

Malmberg believes that photography is an essential practice: it captures powerful memories, creates change, and keeps unique record of the ever-evolving human experience. Malmberg has a diverse portfolio of photographs from his adventures in the studio and abroad, which he translates into limited edition prints. His studio practice includes mixed media art processes, including photo collage and painting. He also shoots with the historic wetplate collodion process, combining hand-mixed darkroom recipes with large format cameras. Realizing the potential for his fine art photography to have a larger impact on interior spaces, Malmberg launched his wallpaper line in the Spring 2021, select designs are included in this exhibition.

Robert has exhibited his work at Scope Art Miami, The Institute of Contemporary Art in London, and The New-York Historical Society Museum. His work has been featured in The New York Times, Architectural Digest, Interior Design Magazine, and Forbes.

Join us at AR Workshop for a special Christmas in July Workshop! Choose from our many Christmas designs to make on one of our many popular project types.

Enjoy cookies and Christmas music as you DIY!

In the workshop, you will have the opportunity to customize your project with your choice of designer paints and (non-toxic!) stain colors. BYO wine or beer to sip and enjoy during the workshop.

Get rewarded with our DIY RewARds program!  Register for five workshops, then cash in your DIY RewARds towards a future workshop!

This morning session camp is $195 per registrant, and runs from Monday-Thursday from 9:00 am-12:00 pm each day. Our camps are designed for girls and boys, ages 7-14. Kids will create 4 DIY youth projects and a DIY camp t-shirt over the course of the camp! Participants will be able to customize and choose their project designs and paint colors from our decor line of paints!

We also offer an afternoon session from 1:00 pm-4:00 pm July 26th-July 29th and an optional Friday half-day camp June 30th from 9:00 am-12:00 pm. Check our calendar to register!

This Week’s Summer ARt Camp Projects will include:
Project 1: Paint and String Art
Project 2: Chunky Knit Yarn Wreath
Project 3: Mini Plank Tray
Project 4: Canvas Wall Hanging

TRIO Educational Opportunity Center (EOC) will host a FAFSA Night tonight, July 27, from 5 to 7 p.m. at the main PSC Pensacola Campus, Building 5, Computer Lab Room 509. EOC Student Services Specialists will be on site to provide free, expert assistance with completing the FAFSA. Escambia County high school graduates of the 2020 and 2021 graduating classes will receive a $20 gift card and application fee waivers if applying to PSC.* For more information or to make a free appointment with an EOC Student Services Specialist, please contact the main EOC office at 850-484-1961 or email eoc@pensacolastate.edu. 

In the workshop, you will have the opportunity to customize your project with your choice of designer paints and (non-toxic!) stain colors.

BYO wine or beer to sip and enjoy during the workshop.

Get rewarded with our DIY RewARds program!  Register for five workshops, then cash in your DIY RewARds towards a future workshop!

Learn the art of creating a Charcuterie tray with guest instructor Alexis from Boards by Alexis. 

This event will involve learning how to setup a Charcuterie tray, and a DIY workshop to make a wood Plank Tray, Pedestal Tray, Lazy Susan or Round Sign. Customize your project with your choice of (non-toxic!) stain and designer paint colors. Registration fee includes your DIY project and Charcuterie instruction. 

Alexis will teach you the art of creating a Charcuterie tray.  She will cover the how to’s of an epic Cheese Board including quantity and presentation displaying a variety of seasonal cheeses and accoutrements….. and of course the opportunity to sample a little bit of cheesy goodness! 

You will leave the workshop with a beautiful wood tray and the knowledge to confidently host and serve your favorite cheeses to friends and family this summer!  

Registration fee includes your DIY project, Charcuterie instruction and samples

Registrants will make a 12×16 Accessory Board or a Youth Plank Sign! This afternoon session camp is $45.00 and runs from 9:00 AM-12:00pm. Our Summer Camps are designed for girls and boys, ages 7-14. Participants will be able to choose their paint colors from our decor line of paints! (We also offer a 4 half-day camp series, see our calendar to register!) Kids are encouraged to bring a snack and drink to enjoy during breaks.

Join us Sunday, August 1st 2021 at Rodeo Rock Pensacola (3810 West Navy Blvd) for KluLess Volume Two. Expect an evening of music, art, fun, and maybe a little bit of magik. Featuring a powerful lineup of talented artists from the Gulf Coast, this party brings hiphop, soul, punk, R&B, and hardcore under one roof.

Kuh-Lee-Uh combines her unique lyrics and vocal style with classic soul and modern R&B energies, Bones melts your face (and heart) with fast-paced, thrashing hardcore, and MyBrothaVan brings his party to the stage with bass blasting hip-hop. Alongside the musical acts, Pattysauces will be displaying his artwork and painting live, KluSlim will be hosting the night, Magical Journeys will have enchantments and goods for sale and DJ Slim (Big Lo, Skratch-Aholix, Unnatural Soundz) will keep the bodies moving between performances.

$10 at the door ($15 for under 21)

Doors at 6pm. Show starts at 7pm.

Facebook Event Link

This morning session camp is $195 per registrant, and runs from Monday-Thursday from 9:00 am-12:00 pm each day. Our camps are designed for girls and boys, ages 7-14. Kids will create 4 DIY youth projects and a DIY camp t-shirt over the course of the camp! Participants will be able to customize and choose their project designs and paint colors from our decor line of paints!

We also offer an optional Friday half-day camp August 6th from 9:00 am-12:00 pm. Check our calendar to register!

This Week’s Summer ARt Camp Projects will include:
Project 1: Wooden Animal Blocks
Project 2: Rainbow Pom Hanger
Project 3: Canvas Pillow
Project 4: 12×16 Plank Sign

In the workshop, you will have the opportunity to customize your project with your choice of designer paints and (non-toxic!) stain colors.

BYO wine or beer to sip and enjoy during the workshop.

Get rewarded with our DIY RewARds program!  Register for five workshops, then cash in your DIY RewARds towards a future workshop!

Join us at AR Workshop for our Friday Morning creative and crafty Summer ARt Camp, where registrants will make a 10×10 Paint and String ARt! This morning session camp is $45.00 and runs from 9:00am-12:00pm. Our Summer Camps are designed for girls and boys, ages 7-14. Participants will be able to choose their paint colors from our decor line of paints! (We also offer a 4 half-day camp series, see our calendar to register!) Kids are encouraged to bring a snack and drink to enjoy during breaks.

Join us at AR Workshop Tallahassee for a DIY class to make ANY Wood Project!

In the workshop, you will have the opportunity to customize your project with your choice of designer paints and (non-toxic!) stain colors. BYO wine or beer to sip and enjoy during the workshop.

Get rewarded with our DIY RewARds program!  Register for five workshops, then cash in your DIY RewARds towards a future workshop!

Bring the family and join us at AR Workshop Tallahassee for a CANVAS & PLANK WOOD DIY class!  Choose to make ANY Wood or Canvas project we offer!   

In the workshop, you will have the opportunity to customize your project with your choice of designer paints and (non-toxic!) stain colors. Food and drinks are welcome in the workshop, including adult beverages!

Get rewarded with our DIY RewARds program!  Register for five workshops, then cash in your DIY RewARds towards a future workshop!

In the workshop, you will have the opportunity to customize your project with your choice of designer paints and (non-toxic!) stain colors.

BYO wine or beer to sip and enjoy during the workshop.

Get rewarded with our DIY RewARds program!  Register for five workshops, then cash in your DIY RewARds towards a future workshop!

Join us at AR Workshop Tallahassee for a CANVAS & WOOD DIY class!  Choose to make ANY Wood or Canvas project we offer!   

In the workshop, you will have the opportunity to customize your project with your choice of designer paints and (non-toxic!) stain colors. Food and drinks are welcome in the workshop, including adult beverages!

Get rewarded with our DIY RewARds program!  Register for five workshops, then cash in your DIY RewARds towards a future workshop!

Join us at AR Workshop Tallahassee for a DIY class to make ANY Wood Project!

In the workshop, you will have the opportunity to customize your project with your choice of designer paints and (non-toxic!) stain colors. BYO wine or beer to sip and enjoy during the workshop.

Get rewarded with our DIY RewARds program!  Register for five workshops, then cash in your DIY RewARds towards a future workshop!

Join us at AR Workshop Tallahassee for a DIY class to make ANY Wood Project!

In the workshop, you will have the opportunity to customize your project with your choice of designer paints and (non-toxic!) stain colors. BYO wine or beer to sip and enjoy during the workshop.

Get rewarded with our DIY RewARds program!  Register for five workshops, then cash in your DIY RewARds towards a future workshop!

The Tallahassee Parrothead Club and Visiting Angels present…

Parrothead Phrenzy!

This tropical concert will feature a 6-piece Jimmy Buffett tribute band, Jason Webb and the Caribbean Chillers! It will also have an online auction before the event, silent auction during the event, a buffet with wonderful food from local restaurants & caterers, a wine toss & other games, and pirate & tropical costume constests. The Tallahassee Parrothead Club will transform The Moon into a beach bar for the night, all for a great cause! All proceeds from this event will benefit Alzheimer’s Project, a local non-profit that cares for the caregivers of persons with dementia in the Florida Big Bend area.

Tickets are $30 and are available at tallahasseeparrotheadclub.com and the Alzheimer’s Project office at 301 E Tharpe St, Tallahassee, FL.

Over the last 15 years, the Parrothead Phrenzy has given over $95,000 to the Alzheimer’s Project! Join us for this unique fundraiser and come party with a purpose!!

Online Auction is happening NOW at charityauction.bid/PHRENZY2021 and ends on July 31st!

To donate to the silent auction, email pennyj14@gmail.com for more information.

World Photography Day Photo Contest 2021 🌍

Event Date : August 17-19, 2021

Registration Deadline : August 14, 2021

👉🏻 Registration Link :

https://forms.gle/aXPAie5GdSDhc19V8

👉🏻 International Online Event

👉🏻 Open to all, around the world 🌍 and all age groups including children.

👉🏻 E-Certificate will be provided to all Participants & Winners.

👉🏻 Registration fee : 5 Euro

👉🏻 Payment method : Wise (Online Money Transfer)

👉🏻 For Bangladeshi citizens, Registration fee : 210 BDT,

Payment method : bKash

👉🏻 Free entry for the financially disabled and members of the Boney Cultural Center.

👉🏻 Entries will be judged by the [Boney Cultural Center]. All decisions are final. The Boney Cultural Center reserves the right to disqualify any entry that is deemed inappropriate or does not conform to stated event rules.

👉🏻 By entering the event, entrants agree that event materials submitted can be used by Boney Cultural Center for social media, advertising or any other future purposes. 

👉🏻 Event platform :

Facebook page – Boney Cultural Center

👉🏻 SEND US YOUR BEST PHOTOS : 1/30

👉🏻 With no pre-defined theme, this photo contest offers freedom to submit your favorite photos.

👉🏻 A photographer can submit photos on any photography genre and subject.

👉🏻 The photographs taken in any mediums such as digital, analog, mobile or any alternative process are encouraged to submit.

👉🏻 Pictures must not show the name of the photographer, agency, or publication, or any other information (these details can be included in the metadata of the pictures but must not be visible on the picture itself).

👉🏻 All pictures must have accurate captions, written in English and contain all the information described in the guidance on captions.

👉🏻 All photos must be original work, taken by the entrants. No third party may own or control any materials the photo contains and the photo must not infringe upon the trademark, copyright, moral rights, intellectual rights, or rights of privacy of any entity or person.

👉🏻 Submit high/good resolutions photographs in JPEG/JPG/PNG format to Email or send messages on our Facebook Page.

👉🏻👉🏻For all participants :- 

After submitting this online registration form, we will send you the information about the details for submitting the payment and after sending the payment, copy of payment/proof of payment – all paid participants and after submitting this online registration form, members of the Boney Cultural Center and other free participants send us an Email or send messages on our Facebook Page :

👉🏻 Full name, Country Name, Mobile/WhatsApp number, 1/5 clear photographs for the Certificate/Promotional & your event materials with details before August 14, 2021.

👉🏻 After the event we will send E-Certificate in a few weeks.

Thank You!

Organized by :

Boney Cultural Center

Dhaka, Bangladesh.

👉🏻 Email : boneyculturalcenter@gmail.com

👉🏻 Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/Boney-Cultural-Center-105552491026226/

👉🏻 Website : https://boneyculturalcenter.business.site

👉🏻 YouTube : https://youtube.com/channel/UC9IPqeLbPFMMxf-9-pk-YXw

World Fashion Day Online Celebration 2021 🌍

Event Date : August 19-21, 2021

Registration Deadline : August 16, 2021

👉🏻 Registration Link :

https://forms.gle/UQLq6ZEyFw2kxRRJ9

👉🏻 International Online Event

👉🏻 Open to all, around the world 🌍 and all age groups including children.

👉🏻 Multiple entries from the same participants will be accepted.

👉🏻 E-Certificate will be provided to all Participants & Winners.

👉🏻 Registration fee : 5 Euro

👉🏻 Payment method : Wise (Online Money Transfer)

👉🏻 For Bangladeshi citizens, Registration fee : 210 BDT,

Payment method : bKash

👉🏻 Free entry for the financially disabled and members of the Boney Cultural Center.

👉🏻 Entries will be judged by the [Boney Cultural Center]. All decisions are final. The Boney Cultural Center reserves the right to disqualify any entry that is deemed inappropriate or does not conform to stated event rules.

👉🏻 By entering the event, entrants agree that event materials submitted can be used by Boney Cultural Center for social media, advertising or any other future purposes. 

👉🏻 Event platform :

Facebook page/YouTube – Boney Cultural Center

👉🏻👉🏻 Section : Solo/Duet/Trio/Group/Other

👉🏻👉🏻 Theme & Categories :

👉🏻👉🏻 1. Photo Contest :

Send us World Fashion Day special your best photos : 1/30

👉🏻 The photographs taken in any mediums such as digital, analog, mobile or any alternative process are encouraged to submit.

👉🏻 Pictures must not show the name of the photographer, artist name, agency, or publication, or any other information (these details can be included in the metadata of the pictures but must not be visible on the picture itself).

👉🏻 All photos must be original work, the photo must not infringe upon the trademark, copyright, moral rights, intellectual rights, or rights of privacy of any entity or person.

👉🏻 Submit high/good resolutions photographs in JPEG/JPG/PNG format.

👉🏻👉🏻 2. Video Clip :

World Fashion Day special any video clip – 1

👉🏻 The video clip can be made on any device.

👉🏻 Clip duration – from 30 sec. up to 5 min.

👉🏻 With a short summary and title

👉🏻👉🏻 3. Song : 

Let’s sing about World Fashion Day special any song, send us 1 video of you singing in any language with a short summary and title – 5 min or less.

👉🏻👉🏻 4. Instrumental Music :

World Fashion Day special any instrumental music – 1

👉🏻 With a short summary, title & instrument name.

👉🏻👉🏻 5. Dance :

World Fashion Day special any dance – 1

👉🏻 With a short summary and title

👉🏻👉🏻 6. Art :

World Fashion Day special any artworks – 1/10

👉🏻 With a title

👉🏻👉🏻 7. Writing :

Subject : World Fashion Day

👉🏻 Write 10 lines in any language

👉🏻👉🏻 8. Other :

👉🏻 Any special presentations for World Fashion Day are open!!!

👉🏻 With a short summary and title

👉🏻👉🏻For all participants :- 

After submitting this online registration form, we will send you the information about the details for submitting the payment and after sending the payment, copy of payment/proof of payment – all paid participants and after submitting this online registration form, members of the Boney Cultural Center and other free participants send us an Email or send messages on our Facebook Page :

👉🏻 Full name, Country Name, Mobile/WhatsApp number, 1/5 clear photographs for the Certificate/Promotional & your event materials with details before August 16, 2021.

👉🏻 After the event we will send E-Certificate in a few weeks.

Thank You!

Organized by :

Boney Cultural Center

Dhaka, Bangladesh.

👉🏻 Email : boneyculturalcenter@gmail.com

👉🏻 Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/Boney-Cultural-Center-105552491026226/

👉🏻 Website : https://boneyculturalcenter.business.site

👉🏻 YouTube : https://youtube.com/channel/UC9IPqeLbPFMMxf-9-pk-YXw

World Folklore Day Online Festival 2021 🌍

Event Date : August 20-22, 2021

Registration Deadline : August 18, 2021

👉🏻 Registration Link :

https://forms.gle/e4XU76zg46TU6s7B7

👉🏻 International Online Cultural Event

👉🏻 Open to all, around the world 🌍 and all age groups including children.

👉🏻 Multiple entries from the same participants will be accepted.

👉🏻 E-Certificate will be provided to all Participants & Winners.

👉🏻 Registration fee : 5 Euro

👉🏻 Payment method : Wise (Online Money Transfer)

👉🏻 For Bangladeshi citizens, Registration fee : 210 BDT,

Payment method : bKash

👉🏻 Free entry for the financially disabled and members of the Boney Cultural Center.

👉🏻 Entries will be judged by the [Boney Cultural Center]. All decisions are final. The Boney Cultural Center reserves the right to disqualify any entry that is deemed inappropriate or does not conform to stated event rules.

👉🏻 By entering the event, entrants agree that event materials submitted can be used by Boney Cultural Center for social media, advertising or any other future purposes. 

👉🏻 Event platform :

Facebook page/YouTube – Boney Cultural Center

👉🏻👉🏻 Section : Solo/Duet/Trio/Group/Other

👉🏻👉🏻 Theme & Categories :

👉🏻👉🏻 1. Folk Costume :

Send us your best folk/traditional costume photos : 1/30

👉🏻 The photographs taken in any mediums such as digital, analog, mobile or any alternative process are encouraged to submit.

👉🏻 Pictures must not show the name of the photographer, artist name, agency, or publication, or any other information (these details can be included in the metadata of the pictures but must not be visible on the picture itself).

👉🏻 All photos must be original work, the photo must not infringe upon the trademark, copyright, moral rights, intellectual rights, or rights of privacy of any entity or person.

👉🏻 Submit high/good resolutions photographs in JPEG/JPG/PNG format.

👉🏻 With a short summary 

👉🏻👉🏻 2. Video Clip :

World Folklore Day special any video clip – 1

👉🏻 The video clip can be made on any device.

👉🏻 Clip duration – from 30 sec. up to 5 min.

👉🏻 Clip must have an element of folklore/folk tale, fairy tale, tradition, culture or belief (superstition/ritual) from any given society.

👉🏻 With a short summary and title

👉🏻👉🏻 3. Song (Folk) :

Let’s sing about World Folklore Day special any folk song, send us 1 video of you singing in any language with a short summary and title – 5 min or less.

👉🏻👉🏻 4. Instrumental Music (Traditional Folk) :

World Folklore Day special any instrumental traditional folk music – 1

👉🏻 With a short summary, title & instrument name

👉🏻👉🏻 5. Dance (Folk) :

World Folklore Day special any traditional folk dance – 1

👉🏻 With a short summary and title

👉🏻👉🏻 6. Art :

World Folklore Day special any artworks – 1/10

👉🏻 With a title

👉🏻👉🏻 7. Writing :

Subject : World Folklore Day

👉🏻 Write 10 lines in any language

👉🏻👉🏻 8. Other :

👉🏻 Any special presentations for World Folklore Day are open!!!

👉🏻 With a short summary and title

👉🏻👉🏻For all participants :- 

After submitting this online registration form, we will send you the information about the details for submitting the payment and after sending the payment, copy of payment/proof of payment – all paid participants and after submitting this online registration form, members of the Boney Cultural Center and other free participants send us an Email or send messages on our Facebook Page :

👉🏻 Full name, Country Name, Mobile/WhatsApp number, 1/5 clear photographs for the Certificate/Promotional & your event materials with details before August 18, 2021.

👉🏻 After the event we will send E-Certificate in a few weeks.

Thank You!

Organized by :

Boney Cultural Center

Dhaka, Bangladesh.

👉🏻 Email : boneyculturalcenter@gmail.com

👉🏻 Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/Boney-Cultural-Center-105552491026226/

👉🏻 Website : https://boneyculturalcenter.business.site

👉🏻 YouTube : https://youtube.com/channel/UC9IPqeLbPFMMxf-9-pk-YXw

American Vintage Markets presents, All for Vintage, August 28 29, indoors at the North Florida Fair.

This festive marketplace, inspired by the love of vintage and handmade, will feature a wide array of carefully curated vendors who will showcase their best vintage-inspired, handcrafted, re-cycled, re-purposed, and re-imagined treasures.

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You’ll be sure to find unique, vintage-inspired home decor, up-cycled goods, collectibles, industrial salvage, jewelry, clothing, furniture, plus a whole lot more! Rest assured, what you’ll find upon entering the market will be unique, high-quality, and ready to take home treasures for yourself or to wrap up for the perfect gift. A true delight for your pickin’ pleasure! 

All for Vintage, Saturday, August 28th from 10 am – 5 pm and Sunday, August 29^th from 10 am – 4 pm at North Florida Fair, 441 E. Paul Russell Rd, Tallahassee. Admission is $8. Follow us on FB & IG for discounted tickets and giveaways. Visit: www.AmericanVintageMarkets.com for additional info.

Let the treasure hunt begin…. 

Karaoke every Tuesday night! BOGO domestic bottles and other great drink specials. M & M Sound will be hosting one of the most popular karaoke nights on the north side, so make plans to come by O’Riley’s Uptown every Tuesday! 

Trivia night with $5 pitchers and $2.50 refills to power that brain and great prizes for the winners. Come test your knowledge at O’Riley’s, your favorite bar on the North side!

Bar Bingo every Sunday night. Try your luck for a chance to win bar tabs and other great prizes!

The future of Northwest Florida and its growth and development are the topics of discussion at the Gulf Power Symposium, hosted at the Sandestin Beach Resort, Sept. 14-15. The annual event brings together local, regional and state business and community leaders for networking and discussion on Northwest Florida. Topics range from economic outlook to motivational issues.This year’s day-and-half long event will feature speakers on a variety of topics covering everything from the region and state economic outlook to geopolitical strategy. Keynote speaker, Peter Zeihan, will be returning to the 2021 event, having spoken at a previous Symposium. To register for the 24th annual event, check out the Gulf Power Economic Symposium website – www.gulfpowersymposium.com.

About Gulf Power

Gulf Power Company is an energy provider and subsidiary of NextEra Energy, Inc. Our beginnings go back to 1926, when Gulf Power Company became a public utility. Today we serve nearly half a million customers in 71 towns and communities throughout Northwest Florida.

Our customers are at the center of everything we do. Our mission is to safely provide exceptional customer value by delivering reliable, affordable and environmentally responsible electricity while strengthening our communities.

Gulf Power’s origins date all the way back to February 10, 1925, when Southeastern Power and Light Company purchased the Pensacola Electric Company. Southeastern was a holding company which operated electric, gas and street railway systems in Alabama, Georgia and Mississippi. Later that year, Gulf Power Company was organized as a Southeastern subsidiary. On February 6, 1926, Gulf Power Company became an actual operating public utility as it acquired the Chipley Light and Power Company. Later that year, the Pensacola Electric Company, which had been rescued from receivership by the holding company, was merged into Gulf Power.

Early generation of electricity came from at least 20 scattered, isolated and individually operating units. These generators had been designed to supply power for ice plants, lumber yards and electric transit systems and were not known for their reliability. Despite the depressed economic condition of Northwest Florida, a move toward modernization was virtually forced upon Gulf Power. The hurricane of Sept. 6, 1926, with 120 mph winds, ripped out nearly 4,000 rotting power poles. To make matters worse, the storm surge of nine feet above normal put out the fires in the old downtown Pensacola generating plant. More than 600 workers from sister companies restored service with a more modern system in a mere 65 days. By year’s end, a 110,000 volt transmission line had been erected from the Alabama/Florida line on the north, into Pensacola. The old Allis-Chalmers steam turbine-generator was placed on standby, ending the era of local power generation.

Gulf Power relied on imported energy for the next 39 years, even as customer numbers rose from the 7,366 inherited in 1926, to more than 40,000 in the mid 1940s. Finally, in 1945, after years of delay brought about by war shortages, the first unit at the “Crist Steam Plant” in Pensacola went online. The 22-megawatt unit enabled the company to take its first giant step toward generating self-sufficiency.

Headquartered in Pensacola, Fla., Gulf Power continues to grow and is an active participant in the economic development arena. With nearly $1.1 billion invested in its facilities, the company aggressively seeks to expand its customer base while retaining the valuable customers which are so important to Northwest Florida.

Tempt your
taste buds and come hungry at this year’s 1^st Annual Food Truck Fest.
The fest will feature a number of the city’s finest food trucks! We also will
have vendors exhibiting and selling gifts, crafts, jewelry, personal care
products and much more! The event will take place in Plaza De Luna Downtown,
Pensacola. This is a family-friendly event.

There will
be Food Trucks, Vendors, Live Entertainment, a Food Truck Tasting competition and
a bounce house for the kids. A portion of the proceeds go to Feeding the Gulf
Coast.

Head on out to The Village of Baytowne Wharf for the 13th annual Baytowne Wharf Beer Fest. Returning after a year away due to COVID-19, the festival is sure to delight visitors from all over with a great list of events and programs, including “Beer from Around Here,” craft beer tasting, live music and great food from local merchants and vendors. Visit BaytowneBeerFestival.com for more information.

About the festival

The Baytowne Wharf Beer Fest is located at the Sandestin Golf & Beach Resort.

The main event, Saturday, Oct. 9th, 2021, will feature more than 200 domestic and international craft beers available for sampling. Brewery representatives will be available offering an opportunity to learn about the different types of lagers and ales from a variety of styles. Live music will be featured throughout the weekend, and this year we are bringing back the Beer From Around Here event on Friday evening!

Baytowne Wharf Beer Festival partners with Fisher House of the Emerald Coast & Sandestin Foundation for Kids and donates a part of the festival proceeds to them.

Learn more about the events here.

Contact info

Event Email:
contact@baytownewharf.com

The Village of Baytowne Wharf
9100 Baytowne Blvd Suite #120
Destin, FL 32550

In its 33rd year, ArtsQuest Fine Arts Festival will be held in concert with National Arts and Humanities Month. Produced by the Cultural Arts Alliance of Walton County and presented by Grand Boulevard Town Center, ArtsQuest, October 9-10, provides an opportunity to view and purchase original art in a range of mediums from more than 150 artists from around the country. To learn more, visit CulturalArtsAlliance.com/arts-quest.

About Cultural Arts Alliance of Walton County

The Cultural Arts Alliance of Walton County (CAA) is a Local Arts Agency that supports the arts through leadership, advocacy, funding, programs and education.

The vision of the CAA is to be the catalyst for Walton County’s growth as a destination for cultural and artistic excellence through which lives are enriched, economy is stimulated and community is strengthened.

In May 1989, a group of artists and volunteers led by Susan Foster, Jan Clarke & Jeff Ellis organized the first Grayton Beach Fine Arts Festival (now ArtsQuest Fine Arts Festival). Two years later, Foster and Hilda McDonald coordinated a children’s art festival, eventually called the Flutterby Festival. Both events were designed to showcase local artists and raise money for after-school children’s art classes. Because of the success of these events, it became necessary to form an organization through which grants and scholarships could be awarded, and the Cultural Arts Alliance (CAA) was founded in 1993 as a 501 (c)3. In over two decades, the CAA has grown exponentially, fine-tuning these traditions while adding programs, events and services and growing into a leader in the community with a mission to support the arts through leadership, advocacy, funding, programs and education.

In 2008, the CAA received designation by the County and State as the official Local Arts Agency (LAA) of Walton County and was designated as the administrator of all revenues from the sale of the Florida Arts license plates in Walton County. The CAA headquarters is the Bayou Arts Center where over 200 art classes are offered every year to adults and children. The CAA produces the 30A Songwriters Festival, Valentine Tour of Homes, ArtsQuest, Under the Sea fundraiser for the Underwater Museum of Art, and the Flutterby Festival. Tens of thousands of dollars are awarded annually to teachers, students, artists and arts organizations through the CAA’s Art For All Program, which is funded through grants and net proceeds from events.

For over 20 years, the annual Best of Emerald Coast event has celebrated the best of the best as voted on by Emerald Coast Magazine readers. Each year’s winners reflect the business establishments that serve our favorite meals, provide the highest quality of health care, dress us in the latest fashions, manage our finances and every other service that makes life along the Emerald Coast the best.

The 2021 Best of the Emerald Coast even will be on Saturday, October 16 at Grand Boulevard at Sandestin. Save the date and stay tuned for more details!

Known as one of Northwest Florida’s premier fine arts shows, the Mattie Kelly Arts Foundation’s Festival of the Arts will return to Destin for its 26th year this fall. During the festival, artists from across the United States will offer up their original artwork in the form of oil, watercolor, acrylic and glass paintings, plus photography, sculpture, pottery, wood, paper, fiber, mosaics, mixed media, jewelry designs — and more — in order to compete for $10,000 in cash prizes in 29 award categories, including the coveted “Best in Show” and “People’s Choice Award.” To learn more, visit MKAF.org/arts-festival.

Explore a diverse palette of artistic styles and spend time meeting the artists, discovering their inspiration, and adding to your own collection. Enjoy live entertainment both days included in your admission fee. Local food trucks and restaurants will be serving your favorite cuisine.  MKAF will be selling beer and wine. To learn more about what to expect, visit our recent blog on highlighting what’s the same and what new for the 2020 Festival of the Arts.

About Mattie Kelly Arts Foundation

Established in 1995, the Mattie Kelly Arts Foundation (MKAF), a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit charitable arts organization, was founded on the cultural, educational and spiritual beliefs of Destin matriarch Mattie Kelly. A native Floridian, Mattie studied at Rollins College before earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Florida State University. Her commitment to learning led her to additional studies at Columbia University’s AB College of Arts and Science, Harvard Summer School, and Okaloosa-Walton Junior College (now Northwest Florida State College).

In 1935, she and her husband, Coleman Lee Kelly, moved to Destin with their five children. As one of the town’s founding families, they purchased acres of pristine forest along Choctawhatchee Bay and what is now Destin Harbor. Though they began as turpentine farmers, Mattie and Coleman soon established themselves as prominent local business owners and philanthropists, and are widely credited with pioneering Destin’s tourism and fishing industries.

Mattie Kelly was a lifelong patron of the arts, supporting arts organizations through her participation and financial gifts. She shared her own artistic expression by writing a book of poems, playing piano and organ, and composing music regularly. Today, MKAF remains firmly committed to Mattie Kelly’s vision of making the cultural arts available to all in Northwest Florida.

The Harvest Market is “the place” for those wanting to get
an early jump on Holiday gift-buying and decorations.

The 2020 Harvest
Market will have vendors from across the region, exhibiting and selling fine
art, holiday decorations, holiday gifts, handcrafted furniture and jewelry,
stained glass, and personal care products. The event will take place in Seville
Square.

There will
also be live entertainment, a bounce house, trick-or-treating for the kids,
costume contest for adults and kids, and a pumpkin patch. In support of the  National Breast Cancer Foundation.

Enjoy the best of food, wine and lovely fall weather and support a great cause. Guests are invited to sip world-class wines paired with some of the Emerald Coast’s finest cuisine at wine dinners, the Grand Tasting, auctions and more as Harvest Wine and Food Festival returns to Cerulean Park in WaterColor (and the surrounding area). Proceeds benefit Destin Charity Wine Auction Foundation. Go to the website for a full schedule of events. Tickets are now on sale at HarvestWineandFood.com.

About Destin Charity Wine Auction Foundation

OUR MISSION

Connecting wine enthusiasts to raise money benefiting children in need in Northwest Florida

Founded in 2005, Destin Charity Wine Auction Foundation (DCWAF) has donated $23 Million to Northwest Florida charities through hosting world class wine and culinary events. These funds have impacted the lives of over 100,000 youth, including those afflicted by health issues and abuse. DCWAF has been recognized as one of the Nation’s ‘Top 10 Charity Wine Auction in the U.S.’ by Wine Spectator Magazine for the last eight consecutive years.

SURROUND YOURSELF WITH FORWARD-THINKING LEADERS AT ENTRECON. If you’re ready to soak in the latest leadership trends, feel inspired and propel results to the next level, you belong in downtown Pensacola for EntreCon on Nov. 17–18. Studer Community Institute’s mission is to improve the quality of life in our community. By helping businesses improve their organizations and the skillsets of their workforce, it is  also helping businesses grow jobs and retain top talent. EntreCon is a part of that charge. Experience captivating keynotes and actionable breakout sessions on leadership, growth, marketing, mindfulness, social media, innovation — and much more. Click here for more information.

About EntreCon

Studer Community Institute’s mission is to improve the quality of life in our community. By helping businesses improve their organizations and the skillsets of their workforce, we are also helping business grow jobs and retain top talent.

EntreCon® started as a two-day conference for entrepreneurs in 2015. SCI founder Quint Studer had the vision to bring a high-end conference for business owners at an affordable price to the Gulf Coast. It didn’t seem right that a small business owner had to travel to big cities like Atlanta or New York to be inspired by fresh ideas and learn the latest tactics and strategies for success, so we brought it to Pensacola.

Over the last four years, the community has transformed EntreCon® into a conference for not just entrepreneurs, but for business owners, leaders and employees alike. EntreCon® provides attendees with a front-row seat to both local and national speakers, practical knowledge and tools, and first-class networking within our community.

Be a part of the movement: Let’s create great places to work together.

Join the Northwest Florida Leadership Forum for the first-ever Northwest Florida Economic Summit. Taking place March 14-15, 2022, at the Sheraton Panama City Beach Golf & Spa Resort, the Northwest Florida Economic Summit will bring together joint local, state, and national government and industry leaders to receive the latest information on programs, contracts, and funding to support many applications and areas, including military base construction, military-community partnerships, new technology initiatives, Northwest Florida as the cyber coast, regional economic development programs, regional energy resiliency, regional infrastructure priorities, and more! This event is the first of its kind, to find out more, contact sales@northwestfloridaleadershipforum.org or visit www.northwestfloridaleadershipforum.org.

About the Northwest Florida Leadership Forum

The Northwest Florida Leadership Forum is a public service organization bringing together regional business leaders, economic development agencies and organizations, military base officials, and local, state, and federal government leaders to provide solutions for the economic development of Northwest Florida. We work closely with regional business leaders, government officials, military base officials, chambers of commerce, economic development agencies, colleges and universities, nonprofit organizations; and professional associations.

Northwest Florida Leadership Roundtable

The Northwest Florida Leadership Roundtable is an invitation-only focus group discussion (no formal presentations, no audience) with Summit speakers and other special guests. Real issues and challenges will be discussed with military, government, Congressional, and industry leaders while generating possible solutions in real-time. Summit attendees can submit questions in advance. A brief summary of the discussion will be provided to all Summit attendees by the Summit Moderator at the beginning of the Day 1 afternoon General Session.

Matchmaking Session

The Matchmaking Session is an opportunity to participate in one-on-one meetings with representatives from various government agencies, contracting officials, financing sources, and prime contractors, with the purpose to facilitate targeted information exchange and match needs with resources and solutions. A list of matchmaking table hosts will be provided prior to each event via email to only registered attendees. Session sign-up is available ON-SITE ONLY at each Summit near the registration area. Matchmaking session sign-up is first come, first serve. Meetings are not scheduled in advance due to no-shows, last minute changes, etc. Inquire about hosting opportunities via email: sales@northwestfloridaeconomicforum.org.