Arts

Mother Trucker, an on-the-road musical written by David Wayne Reed hits Seaside this Spring.  The story is the eastbound and lowdown tale of a widow, Ruby Lee Jenkins (Meghan Bode), and her son, Teddy Bear (Alan Daugherty), grappling with a new life on the road after the untimely trucking death of her husband.  It is both an homage and parody to the trucker movies of yore. Ruby drives her pink Peterbilt through a landscape dotted with country crooners, sexy hitchhikers, rig jockeys, Johnny Law and Jesus in pursuit of Alabama No-No Juice.

Celebrating its third year, the Cultural Arts Alliance (CAA) "Top of the Class" exhibition will be on display at Northwest Florida State College-South Walton Campus, from April 5 to May 30. The art exhibition features 35 new, original works by local artists. To launch the exhibit and announce the cash awards, the CAA is hosting an opening reception on Friday April 5 from 5pm - 7pm at the South Walton Campus of Northwest Florida State College.

The Art of the Egg fundraiser for Alaqua Animal Refuge will be held on Saturday, March 30, 2013 at Donna Burgess Gallery in Grand Boulevard. Local artists will transform eggs, laid by Alaqua's resident Emu sisters, Zsa Zsa and Eva, into works of art. The egg creations will be available for purchase through a silent auction along with original paintings.

Bluewater Bay Marina Complex is excited to announce the first annual Bluewater Bay Cultural Arts Festival on April 6, from 11am to 6pm. The arts fest will be a unique event featuring local and regional artists, covering a large spectrum of art mediums including watercolors, glass art, custom skim boards and long boards, folk art, one-of-a-kind jewelry, photography, classical guitar and more.

Seaside Institute will host a new series of programs this spring, “Rediscovering Your Inner Artist”, with four five-day workshops in the new Academic Village on Smolian Circle in Seaside, Florida. For two weeks in May and two weeks in June, the programs will be devoted to courses on photography, design, plein air painting and drawing. Each course will run from 9:00am to 12:00pm, Monday through Friday, although other optional work time may be scheduled.

The Seaside REP has started its 13th year with a bang! It's a fantastic lineup already underway here in South Walton. The season includes main stage productions and children’s theater performances taking place on stages in Seaside and around SoWal all the way through Summer.
 

Main Stage Theater Productions

Stellar weather is a tradition at WaterColor's annual Art in the Park Festival and it looks like the 2013 edition on Saturday, March 16 will be another perfect Spring day in SoWal.

The Cultural Arts Alliance of Walton County (CAA) unveils the 25th Annual ArtsQuest Arts & Music Festival poster image, designed by South Walton artist Justin Lyons. Lyons was voted "Best in Mixed Media" at the 2012 ArtsQuest Festival and has created a poster image that complements the festival's fun-loving atmosphere and quest for art with a quest for heart.  The annual event will be held over Mother's Day Weekend, May 10-12, and features activities for the entire family.

On March 23, from 11am to 3pm at the Andy Saczynski Studio Gallery in Grayton Beach, kids and kids at heart can let their creative juices flow at the Paint, Skim & Skate Workshop hosted by Meyer Boarding Company. Visit South Walton 2013 Artist of the Year Saczynski will be on hand to inspire and assist workshop participants in creating the skim or skateboard of their dreams.