The Okaloosa Arts Alliance (OAA) announces the Board of Directors for the current fiscal year. The Executive Board of Directors are President- Marlayna Goosby - Grow Your Gift Conservatory of Music, Vice President - Diane Fraser, Emerald Coast Science Center, Treasurer - Susan Kneller, Chair of the OAA Grants...
20 Years Down the Line, This Mystery Train Shows No Signs of Slowing Down
By Christopher Manson
In the interest of full disclosure, I have been involved as an actor, stage manager and errand boy with the local comedy troupe Act4Mystery since 2005. Paula Hilton founded the troupe in 2003 and, upon my joining two...
‘Tis the Season! The Northwest Florida Ballet (NFB) will present the 44th annual production of The Nutcracker on Fri. and Sat., Nov. 17 and 18 at 7:30 p.m. and Sun., Nov. 19 at 2:30 p.m. at the Mattie Kelly Arts Center. As the only full-length version of the classic holiday fairytale in the...
On Wednesday, November 8 at 7 p.m. the Northwest Florida Symphony Orchestra, in collaboration with the Emerald Coast Autism Center will present a benefit concert entitled Sounds of the Spectrum.
The concert will feature world famous operatic tenor Lawrence Brownlee and internationally acclaimed trumpet soloist David Spencer. Accompanied by the...
By Bobby Parker
Stage Crafters Community Theatre closes out its 51st Season with Something Rotten! the Musical opening November 10th at the Fort Walton Beach Civic Auditorium in Downtown Fort Walton Beach. Celebrating its 200th show, Something Rotten! the Musical is a remarkable achievement and a testament to the dedication...
By Anna Fisher, Emerald Coast Theatre Co.
My Dad took me to see Camelot when I was around 12 years old. It was my very first experience seeing a live performance, and I remember walking up the steps at the Fort Walton Beach Civic Auditorium with such excitement that I had...
Concerts at the Landing has been extended this year and will run every Friday through Oct. 27 at the Fort Walton Beach Landing. Because of ongoing construction, the stage has been moved to the west side of the park, next to the Indianola Condominiums. There are signs marking a...
By Will Estell
If you’re a fan of the arts—whether visually, musically or through their power of healing, and if you live anywhere in Okaloosa, Walton or Bay Counties, then you’re likely already familiar with Mattie Kelly Arts Foundation (MKAF)—the outreach and events this organization has been bringing to Northwest...
By Victoria Ostrosky
Take yourself back in time. It’s sweltering and dusty. The sun beats down and your sandals kick up dirt. The Temple looms large, its massive stone columns and steps filled with people going about their business. The smell of penned sheep and goats mingle with the scent...
By Will Estell
If you reside in, or have spent much time along, any of the beach communities that make up what I coined “America’s Favorite Coastal Playground” some years ago, then it’s certainly no secret that not only do celebrities from the film, tv, music and entertainment world vacation...
