Throughout
this week and into the weekend, the Emerald Coast entertainment will continue
with concerts, fireworks, kids’ camps and with an added bonus—Shark Week! Be
sure to check weather.com or tune in to the Weather Channel for the latest
updates on local weather conditions.
The Life's A Beach crew
wishes everyone a safe and beachy week/weekend! Enjoy!
July 6-12
Shark Week Fun for the Kids at
the Gulfarium
Gulfarium Marine Adventure Park
1010 Miracle Strip Parkway
Fort Walton Beach/Okaloosa Island
At this week’s MKAF Concerts in the Village Summer Concert Series, The
Mulligans will own the stage with their classic ‘60s & ‘70s dance music!
Join the Gulfarium as they celebrate one of the ocean's most fascinating
creatures with shark-related activities, specials and discounts throughout the
park all week long!
Activities
Shark Feeds
Can
you determine "fin fact" from "fin fiction"? Here's your
chance to learn more about the incredible sharks that live at Gulfarium Marine
Adventure Park! The park’s knowledgeable aquarists will conduct a special,
shark feeding once daily at each of their shark habitats, including:
9:30
a.m. Stingray Bay - Bonnethead sharks and Whitespotted bamboo sharks
11:45
a.m. Living Sea - Blacktip reef sharks
1:30
p.m. Living Sea - Wobbegong sharks
2:30
p.m. Shark Moat - Lemon sharks and Nurse sharks
Kids’ Crafts
Kids
of all ages will enjoy the opportunity to make their own shark creation.
Available between 10:15 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. in the Living Sea.
Shark Fin Scavenger
Hunt
This
zany scavenger hunt will have your kids roaming the park to scout out hidden shark
fins, each containing a fun fact about our finned friends. Turn in your completed
fact sheet for a fun prize!
Aquarium Bounce House
Kids
of all ages can bounce around in the park’s custom, aquarium-themed bounce
house!
Discounts
& Specials
Beginning
July 6, get $5 off your Stingray Bay Snorkel
encounter! Call 850.243.9046
or use online code SHARKWEEK for $5 off. Offer available between July 6-12 and
the encounter can be booked for any available date up until September 7, 2015.
Cannot be combined with any other coupon or discount. Cannot be combined with
Sunrise Special discount. Discounted Reef Shark ICEE drinks, Lemon Shark iced teas
and a special Shark Head Popcorn bucket. Discounts on shark-themed merchandise
in Fins Gifts retail store. Stay tuned for more at Gulfarium.com/Shark_Week.
July 6-11
Emerald
Coast Theatre Company Presents 2015 Children's Theater Camp: Camp Broadway
Seaside Neighborhood School
10 Smolian Circle
Santa Rosa Beach
Summertime
means letting your heart sing. Emerald Coast Theatre Company (ECTC), a
not-for-profit professional theater company based in Miramar Beach, Florida,
has launched its 2015 summer theater camp series designed with kids in mind. ECTC’s
third annual children’s theater summer series, presented with support from the
Mattie Kelly Arts Foundation, features the following program:
Camp
Broadway (One week, Monday through Friday)
Let
the Broadway rhythm get you! Come act, sing and dance your heart out to popular
Broadway tunes as we learn songs and simple choreography to some of the musical
numbers from Broadway. We'll play improvisation and theater games, too. Watch
out parents, we'll wow you with a performance the last day of camp. Monday
through Friday 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Grades 3 through 10. $150 tuition per child.
To register your child for this exciting camp, please visit docs.google.com/forms.
Thursday, July 9, 2015:
Mattie Kelly Arts Foundation
Presents: The Mulligans
4323 Commons Drive West
Destin
Time: 7 p.m., gates open at 6 p.m.
Please note: This is the final week of concerts for this
series!
During this fantastic and energetic outdoor event, a band
plays for a crowd spanning the grass that the Dugas Pavilion overlooks. The
audience can bring their own food and drinks to enjoy, or they can purchase
them on site. Also, be sure to bring lawn chairs or towels to sit on. Come
ready for a night of upbeat tunes and a spectacular performance that you won’t
forget!
The cost for this great event is $10 per adult and children
under 12 get in for free. For more information, please visit
MattieKellyArtsFoundation.org or call 850.650.2226.
Red, White and Blue
Celebration
HarborWalk Village
10 Harbor Boulevard
Destin
Time: 7 p.m.
The Red, White and Blue Celebration is
a weekly honoring of a local hero. The celebrations highlight the efforts of
people who go above and beyond to better their community. Enjoy live
entertainment, kids’ crafts, face painting and a vintage WWII aircraft flyover.
The evening is topped off by a spectacular fireworks display over Destin Harbor
at 9 p.m. This week, Avery Hatchett of SEA Chase
Watersports will be honored. Avery’s heroic actions helped save a family from drowning
at Crab Island. For more information, please visit EmeraldGrande.com.
Saturday, July 11, 2015:
Downtown Fort Walton Beach
Farmer’s Market
DeFrance
Antiques and Collectables
230
Eglin Parkway
Fort
Walton Beach
The Downtown FWB Farmer's Market is
open the second Saturday of every month, beginning in March and continuing
through October. The market is open from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
An array of vendors set up with many different locally grown
and handmade items such as fresh, farm produce and fruit, including Asian
pears, local honey, grass-fed beef, baked goods, fresh eggs, jams, jellies, handmade
soaps and scrubs, and so much more! Feel free to stroll the streets of Downtown
Fort Walton Beach after the Farmer’s Market and check out the local flavor and
southern hospitality. The community offers many unique boutiques, restaurants
and bars, perfect for a Saturday afternoon outing!
Every Saturday night throughout the summer, come on out for
free concerts on the HarborWalk Village stage! All concerts are open to the
public. For more information, please call 850.424.0600.
