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Chautauqua Vineyards and Winery will be hosting a Paint and Sip class every Saturday in September! The upcoming class will take place on September 14th at 11am. There will be two artwork options to choose from designed by Rachel Kurtz: a pumpkin door hanger or flamingo door hanger. The tickets cost $55 each and includes your art supplies AND a glass of wine.
Learn more by visiting the winery’s event page here.
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The Museum of Contemporary Art in Jacksonville is hosting a special exhibit to celebrate their centennial anniversary. Until January 12th, visitors can enjoy A Century of Contemporary exhibit. It traces the museum’s history, starting with its founding by a group of female visionaries, to its period as an art guild, to its new name, new location, and the place it occupies today in Jacksonville’s art scene. Visit the MOCA website to learn more.
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The Museum of Contemporary Art in Jacksonville is turning 100!!! Join the centennial celebration and enjoy a lineup of special exhibits and programs that embrace its past and recognize the local women who founded the museum.
From now through November 3rd, visit Project Atrium: Frank Stella. As the MOCA website states, “For six decades, Frank Stella has been a renowned painter, printmaker and sculptor. To mark the 100th anniversary, Stella was commissioned to create a sculpture for the museum. The finished work, “Jacksonville Stacked Stars” rises two stories in the museum’s atrium.” The museum will have a collection of Stella’s prints on display; the display is partly pulled from their permanent collection and partly on loan from local collectors.
There are endless other opportunities offered by MOCA; check out their website to learn more about the centennial celebration exhibits and programs as well as their standard offerings of kids classes and more.
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The Gulf Coast’s annual ren fair is back! Come out to the Santa Rosa Fairgrounds on March 2nd & 3rd to enjoy all things yo ho ho, ye olde, and ye haw! This year’s festival is open to those who enjoy renaissance fun like turkey legs and jousting, pirate antics such as excessive drinking and sword fights, AND cowboy culture with lassos and tales of the Wild West. This year also features a Roaring 20s stage that will showcase Irish step dancers, belly dancers, and a swing band. The Renaissance Fair and Pirate Festival encourages visitors of all ages and all costumes. Learn more HERE.
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Yesterday was Poetry Break Day. Poetry Break Day is a celebration of the poet inside all of us; humanity has been producing poetry for well over 4,000 years. Celebrate by writing your own poems, reading your favorites, or exploring new poetry. Want to celebrate Florida poetry? Check out the authors and/or collections below:
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Panama City Beach’s annual New Year’s Eve Beach Ball Drop is coming up quickly. Join thousands of locals and visitors as they celebrate the end of the year and make wishes for the new year. Come out to Pier Park for an evening of fun on December 31st.
The first celebration starts at 5:35pm; the band, Saved by the 90’s, will be playing a free concert. There will be a Kids’ Beach Ball Drop; 10,000 colorful beach balls will be dropped into the crowd at 8pm. Following the first ball drop, there will be a fireworks display, a New Year’s Eve 5K Run/Walk, food, and love music. There will be a second ball drop at midnight. There will be a second ball drop and fireworks display at midnight. Visit Panama City Beach’s website to learn more.
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Today is World Kindness Day! It was introduced in 1998 by the World Kindness Movement, a coalition of nations’ kindness NGOs. In a time of worldwide strife and terror, this is a wonderful opportunity to honor, celebrate, and inspire kindness in action.
Celebrate World Kindness Day by committing small acts of kindness; a compliment to a stranger, holding a door open, stopping to help get an item from a tall shelf, and more. Being kind takes so little time but it creates a ripple effect that makes the world a nicer place.
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Red Ribbon Week is celebrated annually from October 23-31. It is the nation’s oldest and largest drug prevention awareness program. The 2023 theme is “Be Kind to Your Mind. Live Drug Free.”
Learn more by visiting the official Red Ribbon Week website.
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Director Mike Flanagan is returning to south Alabama to film a new Stephen King movie, The Life of Chuck. “The Life of Chuck” tells the story of Charles Krantz life. The cast currently includes Tom Hiddleston and Mark Hamill.
According to reporting from Gulf Coast Media, the local booking agency says 1,000 extras are needed for the film in a range of ages from 11 years old and up. Two large crowd scenes are planned to be filmed in Baldwin County.
To apply, email the following info to Nailim Sanchez at LifeofChuckbg@gmail.com:
The film is scheduled to begin filming on October 16, 2023.
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The Pensacola Para Con is happening September 23-24 at the Pensacola Expo Hall. This annual event salutes sci-fi, paranormal, horror, metaphysical, and pop culture. There will be celebrity meet and greets, discussion panels, and ghost hunts! Yes, ghosts. It’s truly fitting that the celebrity guests are Chris Smith and Mike Concalves of the Tennessee Wraith Chasers, hosts of the Travel Channel’s Haunted Towns. There will also be vendors, artists, metaphysical guests, psychic readers, and a costume contest.
Visit the Pensacola Para Con website to learn more, buy tickets, or view the detailed schedule.