Window Gallery Display: Month of May, 2012

To showcase the work of local artists, the Arts and Design Society presents month-long exhibits in their studio windows, facing First Street, Fort Walton Beach. In May, the works of photographer Jim Cooper and mixed media artist Mark Bonner will be on display for easy viewing. Additional information about these works is available in the Art Center office. While the window art is available for viewing 24/7, office and gallery hours are 12 noon-4 p.m., Tuesday-Friday, and the gallery, which is free to the public, is open also from 1 p.m. - 4 p.m., Saturday. The Art Center is located at 17 First Street, SE, Fort Walton Beach. For more information, call 850-244-1271.

16th Annual Concerts in the Park

Every Thursday in May and June

The Village Green, Mattie Kelly Cultural Arts Village, 4323 Commons Drive West, Destin, 7 to 9 pm.

Voted as one of the top 10 things to do in NW Florida by Florida-Travel.Suite101.c0m, this nine-week outdoor concert series features a variety of music from jazz, blues, classic rock, country, Motown, reggae, R&B, golden oldies to tribute show bands suitable for all ages. Bring your favorite lawn chair, wine and picnic or dinner will be prepared onsite by Carrabba's Italian Grill, Outback Steakhouse or Jim n' Nick's Bar-B-Q. Admission is $8 per adult or $15 per couple. Concert parking is adjacent at Grace Luteran Church. All concerts are free to MKAF members and children under 12. The Picnic Supper Club is available to MKAF members for reserved tables and chairs on a first-come, first served basis. Contact the MKAF office at 850-650-2226 for further inforamtion.

May 24 - The Mike Veal Band, Stump the Band, You Name It, They will Play It!

May 31 - Emerald Gold, Classic Rock, R&B to Motown

June 7 - J. B. Lawson & Friends, Blues

June 14 - Michael J. Thomas Band, Jazz & R&B

June 21 - Heritage, Reggae, Pop, Funk & Soul

June 28 - Cozy Corley & The Blue Gardenia Band, Motown, R&B, Soul, Blues, Jazz & Fantastic Show Band

2012 World's Greatest Baby Shower

The 2012 World’s Greatest Baby Shower for Okaloosa and Walton counties will be held on Thursday, May 24th at the Emerald Coast Convention Center, 1250 Miracle Strip Parkway, Fort Walton Beach starting at 5:30 p.m.

The World’s Greatest Baby Shower is sponsored by the Healthy Start Coalition of Okaloosa and Walton Counties, Inc. All pregnant women and new parents, who have had a baby in the last 3 months from Okaloosa and Walton counties, are invited for fun, information, light snacks, and great baby shower prizes! Local service providers and businesses will provide information on prenatal health, well baby care, parenting, infant health and safety, immunizations and much more! Admission is free. For more information contact Healthy Start at 833-9284.

Congressional Delegation Town Meeting

"Fairway to Heaven" Golf Tournament

Friday, May 25, 2012 at Ft. Walton Beach Pines Course

Click here for more information and a registration form.

Senior Health & Fitness Fair

Wednesday, May 30 - 8:30 am to Noon

Troy University Golf Tournament

Cancer Survivor's Day

Dancing with Desire

Film Screening of "Granito: How to Nail a Dictator"

June 16, 2012

The City of Fort Walton Beach Heritage Park and Cultural Center is
presenting a new PBS POV film "Granito: How to Nail a Dictator," a documentary
film by Pamela Yates, Paco de Onís and Peter Kinoy. This event is being
held on Saturday, June 16th at 6:00 pm inside the Indian Temple Mound
Museum Lazarus Education Center. It is free and open to the public. This
event is in collaboration with the award winning documentary series POV
(www.pbs.org.pov).

Film Synopsis: In a stunning milestone for justice in Central America, a
Guatemalan court recently charged former dictator Efraín Rios Montt with
genocide for his brutal war against the country’s Mayan people in the
1980s — and Pamela Yates’ 1983 documentary, When the Mountains Tremble,
provided key evidence for bringing the indictment. Granito: How to Nail a
Dictator tells the extraordinary story of how a film, aiding a new
generation of human rights activists, became a granito — a tiny grain of
sand — that helped tip the scales of justice. An Official Selection of
the 2011 Sundance Film Festival. A co-production of ITVS with funding
provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. A co-presentation with
Latino Public Broadcasting. Broadcast Date: June 28th, 2012.

For more information, contact Jennifer Lamott at the Heritage Park and Cultural Center, 833-9595.

Kids' Summer Fine Art Camp, June 18 - 22; July 16 - 20

The Arts and Design Society again offers the opportunity for children to participate in creating visual arts in its annual "Kids' Fine Art Camp." Classes begin on Monday with the ancient skills of clay artistry and feature a different medium each day, including drawing, painting, and printmaking. Each week ends with an art show and reception for the families, during the second half of Firday's class. There are 4 sessionso f the camp, organized by age groups. Session 1: Ages 6 - 8, June 18 - 22, 9:30 to 11:30 am; Session 2: Ages 9 - 13, June 18 - 22, 1 to 3 pm; Session 3: Ages 6 - 11, July 16 - 20, 9:30 to 11:30 AM; Session 4: Ages 6 - 11, July 16 - 20, 1 - 3 pm. The cost for each of the week-long sessions is $60 per child ($$50 for the children of ADSO members). Pre-registration is required by Friday, June 15, for June sessions and Friday, July 13, for July sessions. Classes will be at teh ADSO Art Center, 17 First Street, SE, FWB. For further information or to register, call 244-1271, or visit www.artsdesignsociety.org.

OW TPO Project Priorities Workshops

Greek Festival

Greek Festival - August 31, Sept. 1 and 2, 2012

Sponsored by Saints Markella and Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church, Highway 98 at Bryn Mawr Blvd., Mary Esther, FL 32569

Please click here for a flyer with details about this long-standing Emerald Coast tradition.

Walk for Alzheimer's

October 6 - 9 am. Registration at 8:00 am.

Event will be held at Superior Residences, 2300 N. Partin Drive, Niceville.

For more information, contact Elizabeth Rambow, 850-897-2244.