Congressman Southerland to present at “First Friday”
Friday, February 4: The Bay County Chamber of Commerce will hold it’s monthly morning meeting “First Friday” at the Florida State University Panama City Campus Holley Academic Center at 7:30am.
Press Release
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Welcome to our Secrets of Panama City Beach series, showing you things about the beach, you’ve never dreamed of.
January is in the process of packing up it’s toys and that sneaky spring break season is peeking around the corner.
It’s still a bit chilly, but with a collective yawn, the whole town seems to be stirring from it’s sleepy winter mode and we are HUNGRY.
Merle’s life reads like a tall tale that for most of us, we could only experience by living vicariously through a character in a fictional novel.
However, Merle lives life the only way he can, as his own character in a life built around music, a few early years of petty crime and iron will.
His (Summarized) Story
St. Andrews Mardi Gras Parade & Festival is here, Feb 23- Feb 26!
This family event is being hosted by the Non-Profits: Krewe of St. Andrews and St. Andrews Waterfront Partnership
Event Schedule and Details Below (Rain Or Shine!)
The Peacemaker, originally named Avany, was built on a riverbank in southern Brazil using traditional methods and tropical hardwoods, and was launched in 1989.
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A weekend to remember: Everything from a good old-fashioned tree lighting to a moonlight -time boat parade!
Count your blessings if you’re here on Panama City Beach! You can have your Thanksgiving celebration, then relax and charge up for the upcoming holidays . It’s always a great place to get some holiday pictures on the beach, and we’ve got some truly unique Bay County Christmas Traditions to share, like the Boat Parade of Lights! Bring a good jacket (just in case) so you won’t miss a thing! This is your chance to enjoy the beaches at perhaps their most lovely or -do a little special shopping-it’ll be a unique time here on the world’s most beautiful beaches.
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The Mardi Gras buzz is most definitely in the air, and if you were one of the 40,000 people who came out to Mardi Gras at the Beach last weekend despite the not-so-great weather, you know that Mardi Gras in Panama City is an event you can’t miss! Continue reading “Get Ready for St. Andrew’s Mardi Gras Celebrations – the Final Party of the Season!”
Remember the Show N Tail club from Panama City Beach’s yesteryear? The club owner, Allen Johnson, appeared before the Bay County Commission yesterday to put forward a petition to re-open the well-known adult establishment on Holley Lane southwest of the Thomas Drive/98 interchange.
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Panama City Beach and Bay County as a whole is extremely rich when it comes to the arts – did you know that Panama City was recently named number 6 out of the 100 Best Small Art Towns in America? (John Villani, Muit Press, 1997). A favorite on the list of local artistic offerings is the Panama City POPS Orchestra, a non-profit symphony orchestra who have been making sweet music in Bay County since 1996. Formerly the Orchestra of St. Andrew Bay, the Panama City POPS Orchestra is now in its 14th season and is set to enjoy another great year of exciting musical performances blended with the orchestra’s unique, fun style.
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Unless the Visual Arts Center of Northwest Florida (VAC) raises a “significant level of donations” within the next two weeks, it will be forced to suspend operations for an indefinite period starting May 31, 2009. Having somewhat to do with the national economic crisis, the Visual Arts Center has seen reductions in membership, Museum gate receipts, and in the number of students enrolling in its various educational programs. Despite operating with minimal staff, they are still operating at a deficit.
Over the past few months the VAC Board had vigorously pursued $60,000 in emergency funding from the Bay County Commission to complement funding already provided by the City of Panama City. Unfortunately, the Commission felt overly constrained by the estimated reduction in upcoming property tax revenues and could not address the request at this time.
The VAC, in conjunction with the Downtown Improvement Board (DIB), just completed the first Downtown Festival of the Arts, a successor event to the former Spring Festival of the Arts. Over sixty artists from throughout the Southeast exhibited and sold their work in a juried competition that awarded $6,000 in prizes. The VAC had also contracted for the U.S. premier of a new exhibit, “In Search of Norman Rockwell’s America” which had been planned for an eight week run beginning in mid-June. In recent years the Museum’s summer exhibitions targeted tourism, like the highly successful Titanic Artifact exhibition held in 2007 that saw more than 25,000 visitors. The Rockwell exhibit was expected to bring similar crowds. The economic impact of cancelling the exhibit is estimated at $400,000.
Originally the City Hall, the VAC credits its beginnings to 17 artists who formed an association in 1955 for the purpose of exhibiting and promoting the visual arts in Bay County. In 1986 the Panama City Art Association and the Downtown Improvement Board received a $700,000 grant to renovate the Old Panama City City Hall, police station and jail and transformed it into permanent gallery space. The Visual Arts Center offers the only museum experience in the area and serves a seven county region.
Please support our local Visual Arts Center.
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