February 22, 2025 | 7 PM | Mattie Kelly Arts Center | Main Stage | Niceville
Step back in time and experience the energy, innovation and glamour of the Jazz Age as the Northwest Florida Symphony Orchestra presents Stars of Tomorrow: The Roaring Twenties! on February 22, 2025, at the...
By Will Estell
If you consider yourself a fan of great music and the talented songwriters who make the songs you love possible, you will definitely want to make plans to attend the 16th Annual 30A Songwriters Festival—especially since it is now considered the top-rated songwriters’ festival in America—happening along our...
Three Okaloosa Students Named Finalists in the 2024 Florida Space Art Contest
The Okaloosa County School District is thrilled to announce that three talented students have been selected as finalists in the 2024 Florida Space Art Contest, a statewide competition for K-5 students. With nearly 2,600 entries from across Florida,...
Discover how Sinfonia Gulf Coast is redefining the symphony experience in its 2024-2025 season — with powerhouse performances, innovative concerts and can’t-miss events — in this exclusive Q&A with Maestro Demetrius Fuller.
By Zandra Wolfgram
For the 19th season you are once again “redefining the symphony experience” with fresh offerings. Tell us about...
By Autem Bush
Celebrating their 30th Anniversary this year, The Pyramid Players recently brought Roald Dahl’s Willy Wonka, Jr. to the Fort Walton Beach Civic Auditorium that included an art show featuring the works of Pyramid Artists statewide.
Willy Wonka, Jr. was The Players’ 16th annual community-inclusive production, who study their...
This year, $32 million was cut from Florida’s state cultural arts budget. The impact was immediately felt statewide by 600 organizations as well as additional businesses. Some art organizations had to shut their doors. This unprecedented slash of funds means supporting the arts at the local level is more...
By Nathanael Fisher, ECTC Producing Artistic Director/CoFounder
Last year, Season 11 ended with a beautiful and magical show – Mary Poppins. Hillary Marshall Anthony and Vincent Pelligrino, along with 20 other cast members and a spectacular creative team co-created a wealth of magical, heartwarming and inspirational moments on our stage...
Will YOU Join Us?
By Zandra Wolfgram
Looking for fun? You have arrived. As a member of Mattie Kelly Arts Foundation (MKAF), you are already aboard the “bus to fun town.”
Take it from the MKAF’s CEO of Fun, Demetrius Fuller.
“We really want to up our fun factor in all we do— including raising...
Registration is now open for the 2024-2025 Music Education programs. As the only program affiliated with a professional orchestra in the Emerald Coast region, the Sinfonia Youth Orchestra (SYO) offers student musicians unparalleled opportunities to enhance their musical talents and perform in a variety of ensembles throughout the school...
Santa Rosa Beach Artist Named 2024 Festival of the Arts Poster Contest Winner
By Zandra Wolfgram
Artist Kelly Pierre hails from South Louisiana’s vibrant culture, where his Cajun French-speaking family owned shrimp boats. Summers spent learning the shrimping business along the Gulf Coast deeply connected him to the seafood industry.
“I got...
