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Cultural Arts Alliance Summertime Tour of Homes June 25-27

The Cultural Arts Alliance is hosting a Summertime Tour of Homes sure to delight anyone looking to beat the heat on a steamy afternoon in South Walton. The tour of five homes runs Thursday, June 25 through Saturday, June 27 from 1-5 p.m. each day. From a Gulf front house in Blue Mountain Beach just recently decorated by designer Erica Powell, to homes in Alys Beach, Eastern Lake, WaterSound Beach and WaterSound Origins, all of these homes are some of...

Panhandle Watermelon Festival in Chipley June 26 – 27

The 59th Annual Panhandle Watermelon Festival will be Friday, June 26 and Saturday, June 27th in Chipley, FL. Friday night entertainment will be at Pal’s Park. Gates will open at 5 p.m. and show will begin at 6 p.m. Entertainers will be Daryle Singletary, Exile and Mark Wills. Saturday will kick off with a 5K run, then a parade at 10 a.m. Vendors and kids rides at the Ag Center on Hwy. 90. A watermelon auction and antique car show...

Movie, food, and fun at Camp Helen State Park June 17

Date/time: June 17, 5:30 p.m. Camp Helen State Park is offering a summer full of movies, food and fun with a series of family-oriented movies, interpretive programs, and old-fashioned campfire cookouts. On Wednesday, June 17, the film “A Bug’s Life” will be shown. This film features Flik, an inventive and trouble-causing ant who searches for warriors when his latest mishap causes bullying grasshoppers to threaten his colony. He finds a group of bugs (bumbling circus performers) that he thinks will...

Explore the sights and sounds of nature at night in June and July

Dates/times:  June 24, July 8, July 22 – 7:30 – 9 p.m. The Choctawhatchee Basin Alliance (CBA), in partnership with Northwest Florida State College, announces the summer season of its popular eco-tourism initiative, Eco Adventures of Walton County. Discover the sights and sounds of nature at night. Nonie’s Ark Animal Encounters will guide evening Eco-Adventures for the Choctawhatchee Basin Alliance this summer on Wednesdays. A minimum of five Eventurer’s are needed and a maximum of 25. We will meet at...

National Marina Day at Bluewater Bay Marina June 13

The Choctawhatchee Basin Alliance (CBA) of Northwest Florida State College and Bluewater Bay Marina are hosting a Marina Day celebration on Saturday, June 13, 2015 from 12:00 – 4:00 p.m. The event is free and open to the public, with fun activities that highlight our connection to Choctawhatchee Bay. All ages can enjoy fish printing, touch-tanks with local aquatic life, paddle board tours, a volunteer OYSTER reef build, and more. CBA enjoys a strong partnership with Bluewater Bay Marina, which...

Learn about bicycling at Grayton Beach State Park June 3

Date/time: Wednesday June 3rd at 3 p.m. Join the park ranger Charlie for a bicycles and the State Park program. There will be a discussion on the types of cycling in the area and the park, the benefits of cycling, and a good bicycle maintenance program. Participants will meet at the Lakeside Pavilion on the east end of the Grayton Beach State Park beach parking area. Appropriate clothing, closed toe shoes, drinking water is required. Insect repellant, sunscreen, and hat...

Digital Graffiti comes to Alys Beach June 4-6

Digital Graffiti at Alys Beach — a projection art festival located on Scenic Highway 30A in South Walton County, announces their 2015 festival to be held June 4-6. 27 artists from eight countries will convene at Alys Beach to showcase their digital artwork and vie for cash prizes totaling $10,000. Utilizing the latest technologies, the finalists’ art is projected throughout the town on its iconic white walls. For more information and ticket purchase, visit digitalgraffiti.com. Thursday, June 4, 7:30 to...