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See Emerald Coast Theatre Company’s A Christmas Carol Dec. 8-22 By Anna and Nathanael Fisher, Emerald Coast Theatre Company As the holiday season approaches we are getting ready for three heartwarming experiences for our community to come enjoy, connect and feel the magic of the season. A Jingle Jangle Christmas Music Revue, Yes...
The 28th Annual Mattie Kelly Arts Foundation (MKAF) Festival of the Arts held October 28-29 in Destin, Florida, featured exhibits of more than 100 artists from across the United States showcasing a diverse palette of artistic styles in 16 different art mediums. Highlights of the cultural weekend celebrating art, music, food, and...
For the past 15 years, the 30A Songwriters Festival has attracted thousands of dedicated live music fans from around the world to hear original songwriters spanning multiple genres perform their songs. The beach resort towns along Scenic Highway 30A on the Gulf of Mexico feature 30 venues presenting over 180 songwriters...

ECTC: Gifts

By Anna Fisher, Associate Artistic Director, Emerald Coast Theatre Company In my hazy childhood recollections, there’s one Christmas memory that is a little more clear than the others. It was 1980, and five year old me had requested what, in my mind, was quite an unachievable Christmas list: a dollhouse with...
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...