Saturday, March 7th is another full day in the panhandle. As always look under each photo for details on events.
Quincy Porchfest and Sketchcrawl will be held Saturday, March 7 from 1:00 to 6:00 pm. Musicians will be playing on porches and other venues throughout the Quincy downtown historic district. Area artists will also be sketching and painting the scenery. The genres of music cover a wide range from Classical and Jazz, to Americana and Indie Rock. Bands that have signed up so far are: Big Bend Woodwind Quintet, Genezone, Frank Dietrich, Decade Kings, Tallahassee Flute Club, Wreckin’ So, Below the Dam Band, Hot Tamale, Bench Warmer, Once Great Estate, and LCP & the Gangbusters. The finale of the day will be the 20 member jazz/Swing band, Thursday Night Music Club, playing under the covered pavilion behind the First Presbyterian Church. So take the family and some chairs, stroll around beautiful downtown Quincy and be entertained by talented area artists and musicians. Musician list and map will be available at the Gadsden Arts Center and Museum, Damfinos, the Quincy Main Street office, and other downtown locations. The event is open to the public and always FREE.Head over to any Sunsouth locations from 10am to 1pm on Saturday, March 7th, for the Open House event being held at all SunSouth locations, with equipment demos of Gators and Tractors, kids’ activities, and a FREE lunch! Plus, register to win a Gator XUV 560E. Door prizes every 15 minutes.Harbor Freight Tools is having the formal grand opening of its new store at 4739 US Highway 90, in Marianna on Saturday, March 7, at 8 a.m. The first 1,000 customers to visit the store on grand-opening weekend will get a free tape measure. The 24,000-square-foot store will stock tools and accessories in categories including automotive, air and power tools, storage, outdoor power equipment, generators, welding supplies, shop equipment, hand tools and more.Free food giveaway from 2nd Harvest. Saturday, March 7th from approx. 9:30 until 11:30 (or sooner if they run out) they will be at the Wewahitchika High School. They will start passing out the food as soon as they can get it ready(possibly 9am). They can only give out what they get and there is a 3 family per car limit(no exceptions). Bring comfort measures for yourself because there can be a wait. Please stay inside your vehicles & please have an empty, accessible area to place food.Can’t find that one item you need? Go on out to the Panhandle Pioneer Settlement in Blountstown on March 7th from 7:30 am until 2 pm for the Kick off of the Annual Rummage Sale. They are also accepting items for the Rummage Sale. Must be clean and usable. No TV’s or Encyclopedias!2nd annual bbq and yard sale at Possum Place from 7am to 4pm for a Wausau recreation fundraiser day.
on