By Will Estell
If you’re a hard rock fan living anywhere along Northwest Florida’s Gulf Coast, I hope you were able to make it out to the spectacular show that took place October 9th at Mattie Kelly Arts Foundation’s arts village in Destin. What made this particular concert so iconic,...
Imagine the Beatles playing in concert with a symphony orchestra. What would that have sounded like? Attendees will find out when the Classical Mystery Tour performs live with Sinfonia Gulf Coast. The four musicians in the Classical Mystery Tour look and sound just like The Beatles, but the Classical...
Saturday, October 23 | 7:30 p.m. | Mattie Kelly Cultural Arts Village
TICKETS: $20 General Admission | $45 VIP Table Seating
Tickets available for purchase here: https://bit.ly/SGCseason16
Feel the suspense as Sinfonia Gulf Coast plays Bernard Hermann’s spine-tingling score to Hitchcock’s classic thriller “Psycho” with the original screenplay projected above the orchestra....
Confirmed for the 13th Annual 2022 30A Songwriters Festival Jan. 14-17 include iconic artists Brothers of A Feather Feat. Chris & Rich Robinson of The Black Crowes, Dawes, Mavis Staples, Jenny Lewis, Emmylou Harris and Rickie Lee Jones.
Dueling rock-star brothers Chris and Rich Robinson formed The Black Crowes in...
Thursday, Sept. 9, the Mattie Kelly Arts Foundation (MKAF) kicked off the 2021 Fall Concerts in the Village series with a fan favorite, the Velcro Pygmies!
2021 MKAF Fall Concert Lineup
September 9th - Velcro Pygmies
September 16th - Ultimate Neil Young/Bob Dylan Tribute
September 23rd - Kickstand Jenny
September 30th - Chasin’ Jaymie
October...
Rock United, presented by Gulf Power Company, is back for its second year as a virtual event! This singing competition and fundraiser features Okaloosa and Walton counties’ most talented musical artists in head-to-head competition.
Money raised during Rock United will benefit United Way Emerald Coast (UWEC), a local volunteer-governed organization...
Moss Entertainment and Cheyne Productions presents Gulf Fest 2021, taking place at Shoreline in Destin (the old Nightown location) on Saturday, July 31st 2021. This all-day music festival will feature over 10 local Emerald Coast artists.
This first-time music festival will be setting the tone for Gulf Fest to become...
The Northwest Florida Symphony Orchestra (NFSO), housed at the Mattie Kelly Arts Center in Niceville, has a new conductor. After 18 months of meticulous searching, Todd Craven has been named NFSO Music Director and Conductor right in time for the orchestra’s 35th season.
Craven hails from Flint, Mich., where he...
By Zandra Wolfgram
They say music makes the world go ‘round. If that is true, then Todd Wilkinson is surely the man giving the globe a big ol’ spin.
Wilkinson, a realtor and environmental consultant, is entering his third year as chairman of the eight-member concert committee for the Mattie Kelly...
