Wednesday, September 17, 2014

Our Top Picks for September 19-21 Entertainment on the Emerald Coast

This weekend is filled with events ranging from a festival to a motorcycle Poker run! For current weather updates, be sure to reference weather.com or tune in via television to The Weather Channel.

The Life’s A Beach crew wishes everyone a safe and BEACHY weekend! Enjoy!

Now through September 20
Southern Star and Buccaneer Anniversary Event
Dolphin Cruises/Southern Star Glass Bottom Boat
HarborWalk Village/Marina Level
100 Harbor Blvd., Unit A
Destin
Southern Star is offering $20 adult fares to celebrate its 20th Anniversary and to thank its guests for twenty wonderful years! Guests are encouraged to call for cruise times and reservations. Southern Star Dolphin Cruise: 850.837.7741, Buccaneer Pirate Ship: 850.269.0896.


Friday/Saturday, September 19 & 20, 2014
3rd Annual FWB BBQ Festival
Fort Walton Beach Landing
139 Brooks Street
Fort Walton Beach
Times: Friday, 4-10 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.


Friday, September 19, 2014
Downtown FWB Artwalk
Time: 5:30-8:30 p.m.
Located along the sidewalk in front of every business along Hwy. 98 on Miracle Strip Parkway, beginning at NWF Ballet and ending at Synergy Organic Juice Bar and Café. This event features local artists and entertainment, and is dog friendly.


International Talk Like a Pirate Day
Hosted by: Buccaneer Pirate Cruise and HarborWalk Village
66 Harbor Blvd.
Destin
Time: 6-9 p.m.
Kids can enjoy free activities such as face painting, stories, magic shows, a treasure hunt and a wagon parade at 6:30 p.m. Best decorated wagon wins a birthday party aboard the Buccaneer! Adults can enjoy live music by Tom Mason and the Blue Buccaneers from 7-9 p.m. and a Pub Crawl beginning at 9 p.m. You can even dress your dog up to be entered in the Pirate Pooch Parade at 6:30 p.m. For more information, visit fwbchamber.org.

Saturday, September 20, 2014
Alaqua Animal Refuge Presents: Puppy Palooza
Pier Park’s Aaron Bessant Park in Panama City Beach
Time: 1-9 p.m.
At this first annual event there will be live music by Cadillac Willy, bouncy houses and slides, games for children, beer, wine, retail booths, adoptable pets and SO much more. The party for the puppies benefits The Unconditional Love Program of Alaqua Animal Refuge. For more information, please visit AlaquaAnimalRefuge.org.


Biker’s Blast for the Past, Motorcycle Poker Run
Heritage Museum of Northwest Florida
115 Westview Avenue
Valparaiso
Time: 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Visit great places, collect your Poker cards and return to the Heritage Museum of Northwest Florida for the Festival Party from 1-5 p.m.! Enjoy vendors, a DJ and dancing, adult beverages, historic exhibits, tours and demonstrations and all of your traditional Poker Run fun like raffles, games and grand prizes. To register, please visit Heritage-Museum.org.

Uptown Station Family Movie Night Series, Featuring Pirates of the Caribbean
Uptown Station
99 Eglin Parkway
Fort Walton Beach
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Join Uptown Station every other Saturday night at Central Park for its family movie series in the park. All movies begin at dusk (about 7:30 p.m.) and are free and open to the public! Feel free to bring along blankets and chairs. This week’s movie feature is Pirates of the Caribbean. Movie showings are always dependent upon the weather conditions. Please check the Uptown Station Facebook page for the latest updates.

Boshamps Seafood & Oyster House to Host Benefit Concert
Boshamp’s Oyster House
414 Harbor Blvd.
Destin
Boshamp’s will host the inaugural Choctawhatchee Watershed Music Festival, a benefit concert to promote the health and sustainability of local waterways via the mission and objectives of the Choctawhatchee Basin Alliance (CBA) of Northwest Florida State College. The festival entails non-stop musical performances by five different artists, all for the wristband price of $20 per person. There will also be a silent auction to raise additional funds for CBA programs, consisting of a BOTE paddleboard, an electric guitar signed by the performing artists and more. For further information, visit BasinAlliance.org.


Sunday, September 21, 2014
Some Sunday Brunch spots in and around Destin:
Crab Island Cantina, Destin Harbor crabislandcantina.com
Harry T’s, Destin Harbor harryts.com
Angler’s Beachside Grill, Okaloosa Island Boardwalk anglersgrill.com

McGuire’s Irish Pub, Destin mcguiresirishpub.com

Thursday, September 11, 2014

Our Top Picks for September 12-14 Entertainment on the Emerald Coast

This weekend is all about golf tournaments, benefitting great causes! If you love the sport of golf, then grab your lucky clubs and come on out! For current weather updates, be sure to reference weather.com or tune in via television to The Weather Channel.

The Life’s A Beach crew wishes everyone a safe and BEACHY weekend! Enjoy!

Friday/Saturday, September 12 & 13, 2014:
Concerts in the Club
Juana’s Pagodas/Sailor’s Grill
1451 Navarre Beach Causeway
Navarre Beach
Show time: 9:30 p.m.

Friday, September 12, 2014:
A Hole Lot of Heart Golf Tournament, Benefitting the American Heart Association
Shalimar Pointe Golf Club
302 Country Club Road
Shalimar
Time: Shotgun start at 11 a.m.
Sponsorship Levels:
Platinum: $450 – entry for one (1) two-man team into the tournament, hole sign and acknowledgment of sponsorship in player invitation, pre/post tournament and day of materials
Gold: $300 – hole sign, acknowledgment in pre/post tournament announcements and day of materials
Silver: $150 – hole sign
For more information, please contact Dan Robertson at 850.243.5604.

Mini Antique Road Show
Destin Library
150 Sibert Avenue
Destin
Time: 3 p.m.
The Friends Guild of the Destin Library, Inc.’s Sept. 12 meeting will feature a Mini Antique Road Show with Gerald Roper, one of the region’s most well-known and respected enthusiasts of antiques and collectibles. The program is free and open to the public. To learn more, e-mail friendsofthedestinlibrary@gmail.com.

Saturday, September 13, 2014:
Okaloosa STEMM Academy Golf Tournament
Shalimar Pointe Country Club
302 Country Club Drive
Shalimar
Sunday, September 14, 2014:
Tin Cup Classic Golf Tournament
556 Seascape Drive
Miramar Beach
Time: 11 a.m.


Some Sunday Brunch spots in and around Destin:
Crab Island Cantina, Destin Harbor crabislandcantina.com
Harry T’s, Destin Harbor harryts.com
Angler’s Beachside Grill, Okaloosa Island Boardwalk anglersgrill.com
McGuire’s Irish Pub, Destin mcguiresirishpub.com

Thursday, September 4, 2014

Our Top Picks for September 4-7 Entertainment on the Emerald Coast

Events along the Emerald Coast temporarily fizzle down in the weeks following Labor Day, but they will soon return when the spirit of fall brings festivals and outdoors happenings galore! For current weather updates, be sure to reference weather.com or tune in via television to The Weather Channel.

The Life’s A Beach crew wishes everyone a safe and BEACHY weekend! Enjoy!

Thursday, September 4, 2014
Youth Open Dodgeball
Destin Community Center
101 Stahlman Avenue
Destin
On Thursday nights, the Destin Community Center hosts youth open dodgeball for children ages 9-14 from 5:30-8:30 p.m. The fee is $2 per participant. For more information, please call the center at 850.654.5184.

Youth Basketball
Destin Community Center
101 Stahlman Avenue
Destin
The City of Destin is holding registration for their winter youth basketball league through Friday, November 14 for children ages 3-15 (age as of August 1, 2014). The fee is $45 for Destin residents and $55 for non-residents. Registration can be completed at the Destin Community Center Monday-Friday from 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. To learn more, please call the center at 850.654.5184 or e-mail recreation@cityofdestin.com.

Friday, September 5, 2014
We do not have any events listed for this day, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t any out there to be discovered!

Saturday, September 6, 2014
Uptown Station Family Movie Night Series: Amazing Spiderman 2
Uptown Station
99 Eglin Parkway
Fort Walton Beach
Join the fun every other Saturday night at Central Park for our family movie series in the park! All movies begin at dusk (approximately 7:30 p.m.) and are FREE and open to the public. Feel free to bring blankets and chairs for to make the experience more comfortable! Movie showings always depend on the weather. Check the Uptown Station Facebook page for the latest updates.

Sunday, September 7, 2014
Some Sunday Brunch spots in and around Destin:
Crab Island Cantina, Destin Harbor http://www.crabislandcantina.com
Harry T’s, Destin Harbor http://www.harryts.com
Angler’s Beachside Grill, Okaloosa Island Boardwalk http://anglersgrill.com

McGuire’s Irish Pub, Destin http://www.mcguiresirishpub.com