Your Weekly Guide to Fun

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Art exhibit: Ogden@WaterColor
WATERCOLOR – The diversity of Southern art and culture as explored through the medium of photography is now on view at the Ogden@WaterColor in WaterColor’s Town Center.
“Picturing the South – People, Land, Architecture, Cities: Photographs from the Permanent Collection of the Ogden Museum of Southern Art,” will showcase approximately 30 color and black and white photographs of the South ranging from the early 20th century to early 21st century. 
Museum hours are 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Closed Wednesdays. Admission is free.  Call 231-0038.

Rock the Docks at HarborWalk Village
DESTIN  – Live music on the Destin Harbor featuring Zydeco Bad Boys from 7 to 9 p.m. July 4. Register to win tickets to Bud Light Party Cruise and $99 HarborWalk Village gift card.

Saturday Beach Bonfires
SANDESTIN – Live music and cocktails and food available for purchase from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Saturdays at Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort Beach near Finz Beachside Grille. Bring beach chair or blanket.

Comedy Night
OKALOOSA ISLAND – Howl at the Moon Comedy Night by “The Comedy Zone” is held every Sunday night featuring two touring comedians. Doors open at 7 p.m. Dueling Piano Show starts at 8. Comedy Show starts at 9.  Reservations recommended.

Act4Murder
DESTIN – Act4Murder performs their Irish-themed show, “Top O’ the Murder to You,” at McGuire’s Irish Pub, 33 U.S.  98, every Monday night through August. Seating at 6:15 p.m. with the dinner and show at 7 p.m. Price is $50 per person including the show, dinner, tax and tip. Call 650-0000 for reservations.tthemoondestin.com

Living Treasures of the Gulf
DESTIN – Henderson Beach State Park will host Living Treasures of the Gulf July 6-10. Learn about dolphins, sea turtles, jelly fish, sting rays and their family. All events are free to the public with paid park entrance fee.
Special guests include Shaun Wallace from “Monsters of the Deep” in Orange Beach Ala. and the Gulfarium in Fort Walton Beach. Park Rangers will present various interpretive programs daily. July 8 will be AWARE Kids Art Day and will include arts and crafts, a puppet show and a family movie.
Call 650-5928 for schedule of events. 

Village of Baytowne Wharf
SANDESTIN – Events scheduled at the Village of Baytowne Wharf include:
•Magical Mondays with Rick Moore at 7 and 8 p.m. on the Events Plaza Stage.
•Sandcastle Lessons with Mark Flynn from 7 to 9 p.m. on the Cannery Lane Stage.
•Mini Gras & Boomin’ Tuesdays from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Events Plaza with fireworks at 9:15 p.m.
•Sunset Cinema presents Tale of Despereaux at 8 p.m. July 9 in the Events Plaza.
•House band Coconut Radio from 7 to 9 p.m. every Friday, Saturday and Sunday on the Events Plaza Stage.

Groovin’ on the Green
CARILLON BEACH — Free concert with Todd Sparks & the Shrimpboat Cowboys from 7 to 9 p.m. July 6 on the Village Green in Carillon Beach. Bring chairs or blankets, a cooler and snacks or purchase refreshments from one of the vendors. Call 234-7819.

Seaside Repertory Theatre
SEASIDE –  The Seaside Repertory Theatre presents the following free  events at 7:30 p.m. in the Seaside Amphitheater. Visit www.seasiderep.org for information.
•Mondays: A Stone that Sings allows audiences to make choices that determine the plot.
•Tuesdays: Go, Dog. Go! presents a canine cabaret, with dogs played by six agile actors.

Funky Blues Shack
SANDESTIN – A unique collaboration of blues-rock, funky pop and hard-rocking originals by Zach Rosicka at 8 p.m. Tuesdays.
Tunes with a distinctive touch by Jacob Mohr at 8 p.m. Wednesdays.

Bands on the Beach
PENSACOLA – The free concert series Bands on the Beach features The Kyle Parker Band from 7 to 9 p.m. July 7 at the Gulfside Pavilion on Pensacola Beach. Spectators are encouraged to bring lawn chairs or blankets to the pavilion area. No pets are allowed and glass is prohibited. Call 932-2257 or visit www.visitpensacolabeach.com

Seaside Summer Concert Series
SEASIDE – The annual Seaside Summer Concert Series features Chubby Carrier and The Bayou Swamp Band from 7 to 9 p.m. July 8 in the Amphitheater.

Wednesday Night Concert Series
SANDESTIN – The Village of Baytowne Wharf presents a free concert featuring J.P. Soars and the Red Hots from 7 to 9 p.m. July 8 in the Events Plaza. Call 267-8117.

Music in Grand Park
DESTIN - Music in Grand Park at Grand Boulevard in Sandestin presents the Sean Dietrich Trio from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. every Wednesday. Free and open to the public. Bring chairs and blankets. Call 269-0876.

Seaside Repertory Theatre
SEASIDE – The Seaside Repertory Theatre presents The Book of Liz Wednesdays through Saturdays through July 25 in the Meeting Hall Theatre. Admission is $24/guests and $20/members.

Late Night Improv Comedy
SEASIDE – The Basic Character Flaws are back, taking audience suggestions and weaving them into hilarious sketches that keep the laughs coming, Thursdays and Fridays through July 31 in the Meeting Hall Theatre. Cost is $10.

Red, White and Blue Celebration on the Harbor
DESTIN – The Red, White and Blue Celebration at HarborWalk Village on the Destin Harbor honors a local hero at 7 p.m. Thursdays with local entertainment. A WWII replica flyover begins at 7:20 p.m. and fireworks begin at 8:30 p.m.

Legendary Marine Swordfish Tournament
Legendary Marine presents the First  Swordfish Shootout benefiting Choctawhatchee High School’s Football Program July 9-11.
Event kick’s off at 6:30 p.m. July 9 at  with a Captain’s Party on the Emerald Grande Captain’s Deck.
Twenty Four hours of fishing starts  at noon July 10 and ends at 11 a.m. July 11. The official tournament weigh-in station is located at HarborWalk Marina. The 24-hour tournament concludes with a Bloody Mary Brunch after the closing of the scales. Call 337-8300.
 
Evenings in Old Seville Square
PENSACOLA – Free concert from 7 to 9 p.m. July 9 with Don Snowden’s Big Band All Stars. Call 438-6505.

Marina Park Music Series
SANTA ROSA BEACH – WaterColor Inn & Resort will host a free 3-part music series at Marina Park Amphitheater July 10. Opener will be B-Liminal and headliner will be The Chris McCarty Band. Gates open at 6 p.m. Bring chairs and coolers; no pets or glass. Call 491-0212.

LeAnn Rimes
Grammy Award Winner LeAnn Rimes will appear at 7 p.m. July 11 at the Emerald Coast Conference Center. Tickets on sale at www.destin-fwb.com/conference

West Indies Market
ROSEMARY BEACH – The West Indies Market featuring booths filled with paintings, pottery, jewelry, stained glass, wood carvings and other handcrafted items, will be held from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. July 11 and 12. Call 951-2148.

Battle of the Bands – Cast Your Vote
DESTIN – Cast your vote for the Destin Fan Favorite of 2009 by filling your favorite band's 'tip jar' for charity at the door of Bluepoint Fish Club from 5 to 6 p.m. July 12. The winning band will be announced at 6:30 p.m. and perform live at 7 p.m. All 'tips' collected will go to the winning band's favorite charity.

Art exhibit: Me, Myself and I
PENSACOLA – Artel Gallery presents “Me, Myself and I” through July 17 at the gallery, Artel is 505 South Adams Street in Pensacola. Call 432-3080.

Act4Murder
SANDESTIN – Act4Murder performs their new show, “The Mystery of Red Leg the Dreaded, Pirate of the Gulf,” every Friday night in July at Another Broken Egg at Sunset Bay in the Links Conference Center in Sandestin. Seating begins at 6:15 p.m., with the dinner and show at 7 p.m. Price is $60 per person and includes the show, meal, tax and tip. Call 428-2624 for reservations.

Art exhibit: Apalachicola River: An American Treasure
NICEVILLE – The galleries at the Mattie Kelly Arts Center at Northwest Florida State College will present a new exhibit, Apalachicola River: An American Treasure, through July 24. The exhibit is free and open to the public.
Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 1 to 4 p.m. Sundays. Call 729-6044.