Recently, Mattie Kelly Arts Foundation (MKAF) Community Outreach impacted 5,700 children in Okaloosa and Walton Counties. 20 school groups and Boys and Girls Clubs in the area got to experience the original touring productions, The Snow Queen and The Reluctant Dragon, by The Atlantic Coast Theatre (A.C.T.) for youth. Through the generosity of the Dugas […]

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By Anne Hunter For the past three years, a group of seven abstract painters from New Orleans have painted in Seaside Among them is their teacher, Nell Tilton. “After painting for years at The New Orleans Academy of Fine Arts and traveling all over for abstract painting workshops, Nancy Hirsch Lassen and I hatched a […]

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The local community is invited to see the Sinfonia Youth Orchestra’s spring concert, as they perform numerous pieces, ranging from classical to contemporary. The Sinfonia Youth Orchestra program is the premier training orchestra in Northwest Florida and consists of more than 50 students who participate in a variety of ensembles that perform throughout the school […]

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The Cultural Arts Alliance of Walton County (CAA) is excited to announce that Yacht Rock Schooner will headline the 2nd annual “Under The Sea” fundraiser for the Underwater Museum of Art (UMA), a collaborative project with the South Walton Artificial Reef Association (SWARA). “Under the Sea” will take place on Thursday, May 9th, afrom 6-10 […]

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ECTC, a local professional non-profit theater company, is proud to announce it has expanded its educational theater series for summer 2019 to include camps, classes and workshops that range from sessions on advanced audition techniques and improv “boot camp,” to fully staged productions of popular Disney musical blockbusters, Broadway tune showcases, hands-on Oscar-worthy film camp […]

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William Edwards and his daughters, Nicolette and Sarah, and two of their children, were undaunted by the weather at this year’s Art in the Park in Watercolor. The annual event was all but rained out on Saturday, but it was a sweet reunion and a treasured memory for this artistic family. William is a versatile […]

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Local Author and Artist Team up to Support the Friends of South Walton Sea Turtles Soon the Sea Turtle nesting season will be upon us. Millions of beachgoers will flood the Beaches of South Walton, enjoying their fun in the sun. Beginning around May 31st and continuing through October, those visitors will be greeted by […]

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SINFONIA GULF COAST ON MAY 17th Round up the entire family, it’s time for Animaniacs in Concert! with Sinfonia Gulf Coast. Created by Steven Spielberg, fans of the beloved animated series are in for a treat as they get up close and personal with their favorite characters as they perform songs from the hit cartoon […]

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You bring the money, and Emerald Coast Theatre Company (ECTC) will bring the funny. On Wednesday, April 17, at 7 p.m. ECTC will convert its performance space at 560 Grand Boulevard in Miramar Beach into a comedy hall. Proceeds will benefit ECTC’s $125,000 capital campaign. The first act of Cash for Comedy will open with […]

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Clint Eagar and his wife, Effie, have just returned from a 10-day safari in the Central African nation of Tanzania. The trip was “business-like”, says Clint. “We decided to shoot our own reference pictures for the entire year. My focus this year is on the big-five wild game of Central Africa; the rhino, buffalo, leopard, […]

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