By Scott Thomas
As we cozy up indoors during this chilly weather, thoughts of sunny spring days filled with gardening and crafting activities dance in our minds.
Drawing from over 50 years of gardening and crafting expertise, Scott Thomas shares a few gardening tips.
Tip #1: When acquiring seeds for your vegetable garden,...
By Anna Fisher, Associate Artistic Director, Emerald Coast Theatre Company
Back when I was a little baby acting student in grad school, I had the pleasure of playing the character of Meg in “Crimes of the Heart.” She’s the sister who has returned home after an unsuccessful attempt to make it...
ECTC’s Nathanael & Anna Fisher Win Florida Theatre Conference 2023 Distinguished Career Award
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Emerald Coast Theatre Company’s (ECTC) founders, Nathanael and Anna Fisher, have been awarded The Florida Theatre Conference 2023 Distinguished Career Award in the professional category.
In 1986, the Florida Theatre Conference began recognizing individuals in the state of Florida that had made a contributing effort in the area of Community...
The Cultural Arts Alliance of Walton County (CAA) and South Walton Artificial Reef Association (SWARA) are proud to reveal the nine new sculpture designs, chosen by jury for permanent exhibition in the fifth installation of the Underwater Museum of Art (UMA).
The 2024 installation will include the following pieces of sculpture: The Lost Kingdom of Artemis by...
By Anna Fisher, Associate Artistic Director, Emerald Coast Theatre Company
In 2012, The Mischief Theatre Company dreamed up a worst-case scenario play where absolutely everything that can go wrong, does go wrong. It is the stuff that us theatre-makers have nightmares about, like set malfunctions, missed cues, and actors getting...
As the holiday season approaches we are getting ready for three heartwarming experiences for our community to come enjoy, connect and feel the magic of the season. A Jingle Jangle Christmas Music Revue, Yes Virginia there is a Santa Claus and the beautiful Charles Dickens classic, A Christmas Carol.
Multiple...
The 28th Annual Mattie Kelly Arts Foundation (MKAF) Festival of the Arts held October 28-29 in Destin, Florida, featured exhibits of more than 100 artists from across the United States showcasing a diverse palette of artistic styles in 16 different art mediums.
Highlights of the cultural weekend celebrating art, music, food, and...
By Anna Fisher, Associate Artistic Director, Emerald Coast Theatre Company
In my hazy childhood recollections, there’s one Christmas memory that is a little more clear than the others. It was 1980, and five year old me had requested what, in my mind, was quite an unachievable Christmas list: a dollhouse with...
Prepare To Be Enchanted: studio6twenty5’s Magical Nutcracker Performances Illuminate Destin
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The holiday season in Destin is about to be illuminated by the enchanting performances of studio6twenty5’s The Nutcracker, set to grace the stage at the Destin Community Center this December 9th and 10th. In this year’s rendition of the beloved classic, Destin’s talented community of dancers, young and old,...
The Cultural Arts Alliance of Walton County (CAA) in partnership with the South Walton Artificial Reef Association (SWARA) announced that the Underwater Museum of Art (UMA) recently received the 2023 CODAaward for Collaboration of the Year!
CODAawards: Collaboration of Design + Art recognizes outstanding projects that integrate commissioned art into...