GriefShare grief recovery seminar and support group meets at Destin United Methodist Church in Destin each Thursday at 1 p.m. starting Sept. 1. Child care is available upon request. Located at 200 Beach Drive, GriefShare features nationally recognized experts on grief recovery topics. Seminar sessions include, “Is This Normal?” “The Challenges of Grief,” “Grief and Your Relationships,” “Why?” and “Guilt and Anger.” For more information, call Destin UMC at (850) 837-2021.
The Emerald Coast Children’s Advocacy Center (ECCAC) presents its 6th Annual Wiggin’ Out for a Cause presented by Great American RV Superstores on Thursday, Sept. 22, 6-10 p.m. at Shoreline Church, 140 Palmetto St., Destin. With a “Prom Night of Your Dreams” theme, ladies and gentlemen come dressed accordingly in your best (or worst) prom attire. The event will be filled with wine and punch cocktails, food, fun, photo booths and live DJ music with dancing. Both men and women will receive their own personal wigs. Tickets are $90 per person. Limited VIP tickets at $150 per person include a designer wig and attendance at a private VIP pre-party from 5-6 p.m. Proceeds benefit ECCAC. Purchase online at www.eccac.org, or call Ana Michalzik at (850) 420-4639.
The Annual Sacred Heart Charity Golf Classic will be held Friday, Sept. 23, at Burnt Pine Golf Club. Proceeds will support the acquisition of a state-of-the-art CT Scanner for pediatric and adult patients at Ascension Sacred Heart Emerald Coast. Registration and breakfast at 8 a.m.; start at 10 a.m. There will be 28 teams. Visit www. sacredheartcharitygolf.com or call (850) 278-3702 or lisa.wainwright@ ascension.org.
The 2nd Annual Burgers, Bourbon & Beer Festival is set for Saturday, Sept. 24, at Destin Boardwalk, featuring tasty burgers from your favorite local restaurants, delicious bourbon, refreshing beer, while benefiting the Boys and Girls Clubs of the Emerald Coast. For tickets, general admission (Pre-Sale), $45, includes one armband for unlimited food samples and seven sample tickets for craft beer and bourbon samples.
Food only/Under 21 (pre-sale) $25, includes one armband for unlimited food samples.
VIP (pre-sale) $75, includes one armband for unlimited food, craft beer and bourbon samples.
The largest and only combined free admission to the public Home and Boat Show in Florida will be held Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 24 and 25, 10 a.m-4 p.m., at the Destin-Fort Walton Beach Convention Center. The show will feature more than 100 vendors in many different categories. Vendors will give away more than $20,000 in door prizes and free swag. For more information, visit paradisepromotionsfl.com/home-show.
Get Tickets Now for the Second Annual BrunchFest at Seville Quarter in Downtown Pensacola Sunday, Oct. 9, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. A brunch-themed festival benefiting the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Emerald Coast, competing teams provide samples to attendees and judges to battle it out for the Best Brunch in Town. All proceeds benefit the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Emerald Coast, a non-profit organization with clubs in Pensacola, Crestview, South Walton, Defuniak Springs, Destin and Fort Walton Beach. Limited spots for teams to compete are available and restaurants, food trucks, coffee carts and more are invited to bring their best brunch item to the competition. Those interested in competing as a cook team, volunteering and sponsoring, email hello@francesroy.com.
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