Saturday, August 31st

Debbie Roney Smith on

Lots to do this Labor Day weekend. Below are just a handful of things that are going on. Stay safe, have fun, and keep on eye on Hurricane Dorian.

Relax and Learn hosted by Colonics & Massage of Marianna. This event runs from 9am to 2pm located at 2946 Jefferson St. Go meet and greet with health conscious individuals. Learn the many benefits or Massage, Colon Hydrotherapy and the Ion foot bath detox. They will also introduce to you the benefits of the Salt Therapy that is coming soon. There will be a special guest to speak on her weight loss journey. This lady dropped 130lbs. If you have an questions the number they provided is 850-526-3211.
The Downtown Panama City merchants has a great group of businesses participating. On August 31st from noon to 1pm stroll thru Downtown’s many locations. They will provide maps for which store has who playing in front of it. A lot of the businesses that are participating are on Harrison St in Downtown Panama City. Play Music on the Porch Day started out as an idea in 2013. By 2018 thousands of musicians from at least 60 countries and over 600 cities participated and the movement continues to grow everyday. Participation is easy. You can go to a schedule event like this one or just go outside and play music. Participate alone or invite your friends to gather on the porch. Share a video on your social media and add #playmusicontheporchday
Saving with Soul pet rescue is a foster-based rescue, so adoptable animals are in private homes in the NW Florida Panhandle. The best way to meet one of there pets is to attend the adoption events on Saturdays. They have events EVERY Saturday follow there page on FB to see what pets they have and where the location for that Saturday will be. www.savewithsoul.com Most of the pets are fully vetted and most are ready to go home right away. Fees range from $75 to $250.
Alaqua Animal Refuge is a nonprofit, no-kill animal shelter that rescues, rehabilitates and adopts a wide variety of animals in need. They are located at 914 Whitfield Road in Freeport. The webpage is http://www.Alaqua.org/ The contact phone number is 850-880-6399. This Saturday they are having a 1/2 off adoption fee promotion in order to find forever families for more of their dogs. They are completely overwhelmed by the amount of dogs in the kennels and are running at maximum capacity. They need to send home as many dogs as they can. They are open from noon to 5pm on Saturday.
Labor Day Concert Celebration at HarborWalk Village in Destin. This event is Aug 31st and Sep 1st. Live music all weekend long and on Sunday they will have fireworks over the Destin Harbor.