Here's the SoWal guide to all of the venues for the 2012 30A Songwriters Festival. The excitement is building and we have some excellent spots up and down Scenic 30A which will be full of great music. One of the best things about the festival is the great variety and uniqueness of all the venues.
The tradition continues into the first two months of 2012 and beyond. We love the look of this year's poster series by local SoWal artist David DeGregorio.
Market Vendors
The Seaside Institute will award this year’s Seaside Prize to Scott Merrill, a nationally recognized architect with local ties to the place where the Seaside Prize originated. The Seaside Prize is awarded annually to individuals or organizations that have made significant contributions to the quality and character of our communities.
The ceremony will take place as part of the Seaside Prize weekend events, which is being held on Friday, January 27th and Saturday, January 28th in Seaside, Fla.
For the fist time ever the Cultural Arts Alliance will host an
exclusive members only performance on Wednesday, January 11, 2012 at
Fish Out of Water in WaterColor. Only Cultural Arts Alliance members
will be admitted to this exciting performance. Not a member? No
problem. Joining the CAA is easy. Just call the office at 850-622-5970
or join online.
January 3, 2012 by Kurt Lischka
South Walton is almost always filled with shiny, happy people visiting our beautiful beaches. Every early morning each year on January first, the beach behind WaterColor Inn & Resort is crowded with folks who are shinier and happier than the norm, eager to start the New Year with a splash by taking a chilly dip in the Gulf of Mexico.
The water is cold but the spot is hot on New Year's morning behind the WaterColor Inn & Resort at 8 AM Sunday January 1, 2012. Ring in the new year in a fun and crazy way. Long-sleeve T-shirts avaialble for purchase for $20.
There’s no shortage of food, fun and toasting the New Year in South Walton. Find your favorite and make plans today. All prices are per person unless otherwise noted.
Fonville Press at Alys Beach is having a New Year's Eve Day Gathering, 11 a.m. – 1p.m.The menu features grilled cheese sandwiches and delicious potato and Andouille chowder. Music by Kyle LaMonica.
The Seaside Merchants invite everyone out for Countdown Seaside! A New Year's Eve Celebration, a family-friendly party featuring live entertainment, kid's art projects, street performers and an amazing fireworks display over the Gulf of Mexico. Festivities for this fabulous family event begin at 7 p.m. and last until midnight New Year's Day. Make it your resolution to start 2012 off with a bang.
December 12, 2011 by Kurt Lischka
Santa arrives in a one-horse, open sleigh and lights up children's eyes and turns on the massive Christmas tree in the middle of town, as carolers stroll in and around the merchants' open houses.
The next morning is breakfast and photos with Santa, an open-air Holiday market, Christmas trees for sale, and a Bocce Ball tournament on Western Green by the gulf.
Three actors, in what starts out as a pared-down version of the Dickens classic, A Christmas Carol, stage a mutiny and, in an effort to breathe new life into an old tradition, attempt to tell “Every Christmas Story Ever Told (and then some!).”
Along the way, we are provided with factoids about Christmas traditions from around the world, watch a Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade go horribly wrong, and hear every Christmas Carol ever written in 90 seconds.
