At Nene Hutke they celebrate Green Corn over 4 days, if you would like to attend but can’t do all 4 days they recommend attending on Sunday, the last day. Green Corn occurs on the new moon closest to the summer solstice and thus falls in either Eastern or Southern Quadrant of the square. As part of the renewal and thanksgiving of Green Corn, the men perform the Feather Dance to “open the sky” and the women perform the Ribbon Dance to “open the earth” It is the Muskogee New Year when all is cleansed and renewed. All past offenses are forgiven; the new fire is kindled at sunrise; and the corn fast is broken. In olden times, this High Holiday was celebrated for four or eight days depending upon the town. Many Squares still observe a four day Green Corn, although day one is a day of arrival and day four a day of departure in most Squares that do so. Nene Hutke is located at 664 McKeown Road in Chattahoochee.
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Free Patriotic Concert hosted by the Dothan Area Botanical Garden will be on June 30th from 4:30pm to 7:30pm. Visitors will be entertained by the 151st Army Band, Army National Guard beginning at 6:30pm in the wedding garden. The hour long outdoor concert will feature patriotic music. Prior to the concert they will have a “meet the musician” session in Ricketts Hall. Visitors are encouraged to bring lawn chairs or blankets. Admission to the garden and concert are free. The Dothan Area Botanical Gardens is located at 5130 Headland Ave.
Celebrating Sea Turtle Conservation and Community in the aftermath of Hurricane Michael. June 30th from 11am to 4pm at George Core Park in Port St. Joe. They will have over 40 arts and crafts and educational vendors plus the Gulf Specimen Sea Mobile with touch tanks! They will have kids activities, silent auction, turtle talks, food trucks, sidewalk chalk art contest, sand sculpting demos, and Enchanted Mermaid Designs will be there with real live mermaids! They will have live music at the Bayview Pavilion. Looks like they will have a little something for everyone.
June 28th Family night begins at 5pm. Free games and activities for kids followed by a free concert with country artist William Michael Morgan and Sara Evans at Pals Park in Chipley!
Florida State Caverns sustained sever damage when Hurricane Michael came through as a category 5 hurricane on October 10, 2018. Approximately 90% of the trees of the park’s thick forest fell. The day after the hurricane, park staff from around the state arrived to help with chainsaw’s and heavy equipment. The community has rallied around the State Cavern’s and volunteers continue to help clean up. Assistant Park Manager, Billy Bailey, has said that he has noticed changes to the wildlife and there has been changes to the forest canopy and other ecological shifts have begun to attract new species. He has seen a northern harrier, a rare barn owl, and has noticed more wading birds, turkeys, and fox squirrels. Florida Caverns located at 3345 Caverns Road in Marianna is the only State Park in Florida where visitors can take a guided tour through a large cave system and see some spectacular examples of cave formations including stalactites, stalagmites, columns, and flowstone.
June 27th at 2 pm Jackson County Public Library presents Meanderings with Homer Hirt. He is a local author & historian & will be sharing snapshots of his works from his journalistic career. He will be at the Greenwood Branch Library located on 4207 Bryan Street. For more information contact Lois Jones at 850-594-4961.
Summer Break Spot provides nutritious meals at no cost while school is out for the summer. Anyone 18 & under can eat breakfast and lunch for free: ~ No paperwork or ID’s required ~3 locations in Jackson County ~Over 4,000 supervised locations in Florida offer a breakfast, lunch, snack, or dinner ~For more details on times and locations call 850-482-9958 or 850-482-9921
This one day camp is free and is being offered to children, adolescents, and their parents/caregivers who have been affected by Hurricane Michael. Camps will be held on Saturdays from 8am to 4pm. The remaining date is June 29th. You must RSVP prior to attending. Contact Monica Koetters at 850-384-7778 or email her at CampConnect@choosecovenant.org. The camp will be held at PlayBig on Lafayette St. in Marianna. Continental breakfast and lunch will be provided. This flyer tells more details as well.