By Christopher Manson
Celebrating its 35th year this month, the Cultural Arts Alliance (CAA) of Walton County’s ArtsQuest Fine Arts Festival is one of the organization’s signature – and biggest – events. In recent years, the CAA has expanded this into Art Month, with visual, performing, and literary arts programming...
From Stages to Schools
By Will Estell
If you’ve experienced The Velcro Pygmies live, then they need no introduction. They’ve performed for years locally at Tailfins, Mattie Kelly Arts Foundation’s Concerts in the Village, Club L.A. and recently at Seaside School’s Taste of the Race. If you’re a fan of 80s...
Mattie Kelly Arts Foundation (MKAF) kicked off its highly-anticipated 2023 Concerts in the Village Thursday, April 20. The area’s first live concert series is held each spring on Thursday evenings at the MKAF Dugas Pavilion in Destin. This year’s 28th annual family-friendly series will run from April 20 to...
Painting with a Twist is fun art, not fine art! Connect with your friends in a warm, supportive and positive environment. Wine, art and fun combine, whether you’re hanging out with Mom, friends, a date or the entire family.
Mommy & Me events
All ages, paint colorful giraffes Saturday, May...
The Northwest Florida Symphony Orchestra, Todd Craven, Music Director/Conductor Featuring the Northwest Florida Symphony Chorale, Darrin Scott Isaac, Music Director Soloists: Stephanie Riegle, flute and Katie Ott, harp
Works by W.A. Mozart, Matthew Fossa and Maurice Duruflé
Experience the beauty of the famous Requiem by French composer Maurice Duruflé performed in...
A Gift to our Community that Keeps on Growing
By Kelly Murphy-Redd, CEcd
Marlayna Goosby, founder and director of Grow Your Gift Conservatory of Music uses her gift to grow the gifts of others.
Born in Louisiana and a military “brat,” Marlayna lived in England, Alaska and Alabama before moving to Fort...
On March 8 the Emerald Coast Convention Center in Fort Walton Beach was transformed into an electrifying concert hall when Sinfonia Gulf Coast — the only fully professional non-profit orchestra on the Emerald Coast founded in 2005 by music and artistic director Demetrius Fuller — presented its 9th live...
Are you a graduating high school senior from Okaloosa, Santa Rosa or Walton County who plans to continue with your music education at the college level? If so, you’re invited to apply for a 2023 Scholarship from the Fort Walton Beach Community Chorus. Applications are being accepted now through...
Mattie Kelly Arts Foundation announces the lineup for its 2023 Concerts in the Village
The 28th annual 10-concert Live Music Series Thursdays from April 20 to June 22 will feature premier musicians and bands performing everything from classic rock reggae and disco to modern pop and a live orchestra performance...
Stage Crafters Community Theatre Opens Its 51st Season With the Hilarious Whodunnit, Clue: On Stage!
By Bobby Parker
Award-winning actor, Laurence Olivier, once stated that he believed that in a great city, or even in a small city or a village, a great theatre is the outward and visible sign of...
