Tony Award-winning Broadway, film and TV star Laura Benanti will headline Sinfonia Gulf Coast’s Cabaret at Seagar’s Prime Steakhouse at the Hilton Sandestin Beach Resort and Spa on Wednesday, Sept. 27. This one-night-only benefit begins with a reception at 5:30 p.m. followed by a four-course dinner curated by executive chef Fleetwood Covington and a live performance...
By Anna Fisher, Associate Artistic Director, ECTC
Picture it; America–1956. A gallon of gas is 29 cents and a glass bottle of Coca Cola costs you a nickel. Grace Kelly becomes Princess Grace of Monaco and new products on the market include Play Doh, Comet Cleanser and a funny little...
By Zandra Wolfgram
Zentangle is a form of meditative drawing that involves creating intricate patterns using simple strokes. The practice was created by Rick Roberts and Maria Thomas, who discovered that drawing repetitive patterns had a calming effect on the mind. Zentangle has since gained popularity around the world as...
Mattie Kelly Arts Foundation (MKAF) has named Roger van Lieshout of Cape Coral, Florida, the 2023 Festival of the Arts poster contest winner.
Recognized as one of Northwest Florida’s premier fine art shows, the Festival of the Arts, produced by MKAF, is one of the most anticipated cultural events of the year on the Emerald...
By Anna Fisher, Associate Artistic Director, Emerald Coast Theatre Company
The instinct to roll my eyes to the very back of my head was absolutely overwhelming when I read the headlines about the recent SAG-AFTRA actor’s strike. The writer’s strike I can understand—I mean how often do writers get the...
The Northwest Florida Ballet recently announced its 54th annual season, which will include “Carmina Burana,” an original production in partnership with the Northwest Florida Symphony Orchestra, along with the return of two patron favorites, ”The Nutcracker” and ”On the Edge.”
The season begins with the 44th annual presentation of The Nutcracker on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 17...
During its Spring shows in May, through the Fort Walton Beach Community Chorus Memorial Scholarship Foundation, the Fort Walton Beach Community Chorus was able to award two scholarships to local high school seniors who will pursue either a major or a minor in music while in college—Ashley Sarah Decker...
By Anna Fisher, Associate Artistic and Education Director, Emerald Coast Theatre Company
We just closed our 10th season with a sold out run of one of my absolute favorite musicals, “Sound of Music.” It was a little bit magical to end 10 years of incredible shows with such a profoundly beautiful...
Fort Walton Beach local and University of Florida College of the Arts BFA senior, Ora Wolfgram, presented her first solo art exhibit titled “Florida: A Familiar Fantasy” at the GFAA Gallery in Gainesville.
The exhibition showcased eight mixed media landscape paintings ranging from 24” x 36” to 84” x 48”...
The next featured artist at the Maxine Orange Studio Gallery, 21A Eglin Pkwy NE Fort Walton Beach, is Johnny Ocean Photography. A reception will celebrate this event on Friday, June 9.
John Oja is a lifelong waterman with a passion for combining his love of art and the element of...
