30a Real Estate and Entertainment- 30a fun is just beginning- 30a Places to Go and See

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The fun does not stop along 30a just because summer is over..... entertainment as seen in The Walton Sun Purses with a Purpose Shelter House presents Purses with a Purpose from 10 a.m. to noon Oct. 8 at Silver Sands Factory Stores in the storefront between Juicy Couture and DKNY with purses marked down 25-50 percent. Mimosas and muffins will be served. Ghost Walk and History Tour The sixth annual Camp Helen State Park Ghost Walk and History Tour will be held from 5-8:30 p.m. Oct. 8 at 23937 Panama City Beach Parkway (U.S. 98) near the Walton/Bay County line. Lucky Mudd will provide musical entertainment. Guides will lead groups to the various storytellers located around the park. Costumes are encouraged and flashlights are recommended. Tickets are $5/adults and $3/children 12 and under.

Mattie Kelly Arts Center The 2011-12 season at Mattie Kelly Arts Center at Northwest Florida State College in Niceville includes the following. Shows begin at 7:30 p.m. Call 729-6000 or visit the Box Office between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday to Friday for ticket information. • Oct. 8: Break • Nov. 29: My Fair Lady • Jan. 18: Blast • Jan. 28: Damn Yankees • Feb. 4: Simply Sinatra with Steve Lippia • Feb. 15; Brigadoon • Feb. 24: Monty Python’s Spamalot • March 10: Andy Gross • May 10: Mel Brooks musical Young Frankenstein on May 10. Duck Regatta Adopt a rubber duck and join in a day of family fun at the inaugural Emerald Coast Duck Regatta benefiting the Sacred Heart Hospital on the Emerald Coast Guild beginning at 11 a.m. Oct. 8. Approximately 1,000 ducks will race across the Lagoon at the Village of Baytowne Wharf at Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort at 1 p.m. The event will have fun activities for the whole family, including face painters and a scavenger hunt. Make a donation of $10 or more to the Sacred Heart Hospital on the Emerald Coast Guild to adopt a duck. Ducks are available for adoption at Sacred Heart Gift Shop, Duckies Shop of Fun in Seaside or online at www.emeraldcoastduckregatta.com.

Plant show The Potted Plant Show, sponsored by the Walton County Master Gardeners, will be held at the Walton Fair from Oct. 10-15. Plants that may be entered for judging are African violets, flowering, foliage, hanging containers, cactus and succulents, ferns and a mixture of plants in the same pot will fall into the miscellaneous class. Two plants in each class will be accepted per person. Exhibitors must have possession of the plant for a minimum of three months. All citizens of Walton County are invited to enter their plants in the show. Plants will be judged on their merit with prizes awarded in each class. Plants will be received from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 8 and from 1-4 p.m. Oct. 9 at the Fairgrounds in DeFuniak Springs. Call 834-3724. Seaside Farmers Market Get your pick of fresh produce, baked goods, dairy products, native plants and other unique offerings during Market on Saturday mornings from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Amphitheatre behind Raw & Juicy. Enjoy special cooking demos and activities.

Artist signing “Tides of Tranquility”, Donna Burgess’ 10th Anniversary commemorative piece, is available in October at Silver Sands for the Autumn Tides Month celebration. The print will be available from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday at Silver Sands Shopper Services kiosk, between Michael Kors and Juicy Couture. Have your print personally autographed at a signing reception from 1-4 p.m. Oct. 15 at Saks Fifth Avenue. Florida Trail Association • Oct. 8: Day hike at 10:30 a.m. at Torreya State Park near Bristol. Call 683-0803. • Oct. 8: Two-night backpacking trip at 10:30 a.m. at Torreya State Park. Call 729-0344 or 585-5150. • Oct. 15: Hike on Eglin reservation near Mossy Head at 9 a.m. Eglin recreation permit required. Call 682-6098. • Oct. 21-23: Camping and hiking at Pine Log State Forest. Call 492-8258. • Oct. 25: Monthly meeting at 6 p.m. at Ed’s Hometown Seafood & Steaks in Niceville. Visitors welcome. Call 654-1172. Sinfonia Sinfonia Gulf Coast presents a special concert Oct. 11 at Seagar’s Prime Steaks and Seafood at the Hilton Sandestin Beach Golf Resort & Spa. Performng will be John Pizzarelli and his quartet. The evening includes a champagne toast and four-course dinner. Tickets are $150 and include all food, wine, gratuities and the performance. To purchase tickets, visit www.SinfoniaGulfCoast.org or call 850-269-7129. Seagrove Garden Club The Seagrove Garden Club will meet at 10 a.m. Oct. 12 at Eden Gardens State Park. Friends of Eden and Master Gardeners Larry Jackson and Jean McCarthy will present “Growing the Gardens and Daylily Beds at Eden”. Cost varies from $18-$23, depending on the venue. Guests will be an additional $5. Reservations are required at 267-9586. Mindgame Tickets are on sale for NWFSC’s fall theatrical production of Anthony Horowitz’s thriller Mindgame to be presented at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 12-15 in the Sprint Theater at the Mattie Kelly Fine & Performing Arts Center on the college’s Niceville campus. Doors open at 6 p.m. Due to some intense violence, Mindgame is recommended for audiences ages 15 and up. Tickets are $15/adult and $10/youth ages 18 and younger. There will be only 125 seats per night, so advance ticket purchase is recommended at 729-6000 or www.mattiekellyartscenter.org. Currently enrolled NWFSC students or area high school students may attend free of charge on Student Nights Oct. 10 and 11 by showing a student ID. No ticket is required, and seating is on a first come basis. Wednesday Night Concert Series SANDESTIN – The Village of Baytowne Wharf presents a free concert from 6-8 p.m. Oct. 12 in the Events Plaza. Call 267-8186. • Oct. 19: Grady Champion • Oct. 26: Guitar Shorty Beer Fest in October

NWFSC Prime Time Personal Enrichment Classes Registration for the PRIME Time series of personal enrichment classes offered by Northwest Florida State College in Fall term is now in progress at all seven NWFSC locations. More than 40 courses are offered on the Niceville campus and 16 courses are offered in South Walton and Destin. Two fitness courses are offered at the college’s location in DeFuniak Springs. Open to adults of any age, PRIME Time classes start throughout September, October and November and range from $5 to $75. The schedule of classes and information is available at www.nwfsc.edu/schedule, at community locations such as libraries and chambers of commerce, or call 729-6084. Seaside Rep The Seaside Repertory Theatre presents The Turn of the Screw at 7:30 p.m. through Oct. 22, $25. and Every Christmas Story Ever Told (And Then Some!) at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 25-Dec. 30, $25.

Jewels of 30A South Walton Community Council & The Hidden Lantern Gallery will host “Jewels of 30A”, a juried art show inspired by Coastal Dune Lakes, as part of 10th Annual Back to Nature Festival through Oct. 29. The exhibit is free and open to the public during normal business hours. A portion of the proceeds will go to support the South Walton Community Council. Topsail tours Topsail Hill Preserve State Park in Santa Rosa Beach will hold the following tours. A $6 park entrance fee is required, except for Breakfast with a Ranger. Outside tours are canceled during severe weather. For information, call 267-8330.

  Hilda McDonald Pianist Hilda McDonald plays mellow melodies at 6 p.m. Fridays at Christiano’s in Santa Rosa Beach.

Best of the Emerald Coast The Best of the Emerald Coast ceremony will be held from 6-9 p.m. Oct. 15 along the boulevard of the Town Center in Grand Boulevard at Sandestin. The public is invited for an evening of food, fun, fashion and entertainment, including food and drinks from the winning restaurants. The event benefits the Junior League of the Emerald Coast. Tickets are $25 in advance or $35 the day of the event. Purchase at www.jlec.org, Silver Sands Factory Stores Shopper Services kiosk, Regions Bank branches in Grand Boulevard, Destin on Main Street and Kelly Plantation, Sarah K's, Today's Fashions, McCaskill's, Sporty Lady and Not Just Bagels. Baytowne Wharf Beer Festival The Baytowne Wharf Beer Festival features 40 on-site craft brewers, more than 100 domestic and international beers, seminars and samplings and live music Oct. 21-23 at The Village of Baytowne Wharf. Beer novices to beer lovers will be able to sample domestic and international options, including specialty, seasonal and not-yet-released beers. Vettes at the Villages The area’s best Corvettes, brand new to antique, will be shined to the max as these automotive icons zoom into the Village street from 12-5 p.m. Oct. 22. Harvest Market Find holiday gifts and decorations, art, pottery, sculpture and hand-crafted furniture and jewelry at Harvest Market 2011 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Oct. 29 in Rosemary Beach. [caption id="attachment_961" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Harvest Market Halloween Celebration"][/caption] NFSO Symphony The Northwest Florida Symphony Orchestra 2011-12 concert season includes the following. Call 729-6000 for ticket information. • Oct. 29: A concert-version performance of the greatest comic opera ever written, Rossini’s The Barber of Seville. • Dec. 9: Debut of the new Northwest Florida Symphony Chorale as they join the orchestra for an evening of holiday favorites and carol sing-a-longs. • Feb. 17: Annual Stars of Tomorrow, with guest artists from some of the finest young talent the area has to offer as well as the orchestra’s tribute to the Old West in a performance of Copland’s Billy the Kid. • April 28: Season finale will feature three giants of classical music, Franz Josef Haydn and his two most talented students, Mozart and Beethoven. Walk-about Teams of artists representing nearly a dozen restaurants vie for prizes and bragging rights, while patrons watch the artists at work and enjoy French-themed cuisine during Georges DuBoeuf Beaujolais Nouveau Goes Graffiti from 5:30-8:30 p.m. Nov. 17 at Grand Park in Grand Boulevard in Sandestin. Tickets are $50 and can be purchased at all Wine World locations. Proceeds from the event and a silent auction benefit Mattie Kelly Art Foundation. NWF Ballet Northwest Florida Ballet’s 2011-2012 season serves up three major productions at the Mattie Kelly Fine & Performing Arts Center, including an epic romance, a beloved favorite, special new guest artists and a touch of magic. Call 664-7787 for ticket information. • The Nutcracker: 7:30 p.m. Nov. 19 and 2:30 p.m. Nov. 20. • Romeo and Juliet: 7:30 p.m. March 30 and 2:30 p.m. April 1. • Starlight Ballet: June in Rosemary Beach. Festival of Trees More than a dozen decorated Christmas trees will be on public display as area non-profit organizations vie to win cash prizes for Best of Show and People’s Choice awards during the Festival of Trees from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily, Nov. 22 through Christmas in Grand Park in Grand Boulevard at Sandestin. Free kick-off at 5 p.m. Nov. 22 includes music by the Pro Arte Chorale as the trees are turned on. Contest winners will be announced at 2 p.m. Dec. 17 in Grand Park with music, cookies and hot chocolate. Events are free. Many Tree Festivals along the Gulf Coast during the Holidays [caption id="attachment_964" align="aligncenter" width="399" caption="The Emerald Coast a Place for Family and Fun to visit and live"][/caption]

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After all that fun you can sit on the porch and sip a nice warm brew and relax some more!

 

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