Music

“When I teach, I love knowing that I get to share the gift of music with another person. Music has enriched my life so much and given me so much purpose, I hope that I can share that with my students and enrich their lives as well.” -Matt Miller Although...

By Lisa Cyr Here I am social distancing on my back porch. A light breeze gently shaking the leaves, while puffy white clouds float beneath a blue sky. School is out and I can hear children playing in the streets, hopefully social distancing themselves from each other. Our outdoor cat,...

The Mattie Kelly Arts Foundation (MKAF) is pleased to announce a new 2020 Concerts in the Village lineup. With the safety and well-being of guests, artists, and staff as a top priority, MKAF asks that concertgoers adhere to the following social distancing measures. • Groups must be ten people or...

Mattie Kelly Arts Center, May 1, 2021, 2 – 6 p.m. “Savor the Sound,” a family friendly Saturday afternoon event at the Niceville Northwest Florida State College (NWFSC) outdoor amphitheater will be held May 1 from 2 – 6 p.m. to benefit the Taylor Haugen Foundation. An annual fundraiser, the...

Enjoy a night under the stars at the most beautiful outdoor music venue on the Emerald Coast. Join Mattie Kelly Arts Foundation on Thursday evenings in September for the MKAF Concerts in the Village! Bring a bottle of wine, your favorite craft beer, some delicious snacks and a blanket...

Sinfonia Gulf Coast, our region’s only fully professional symphony orchestra, is pleased to announce the full line up for its annual fundraiser Crescendo! A Cultural and Culinary extravaganza, slated for February 14-16, 2020. On Friday, Feb. 14 at 6 p.m. Crescendo! will begin with a series of carefully curated...

Moon Crush is teaming up with Alaqua Animal Refuge to invite local residents and community members to attend the upcoming, unique music festival to be held April 26 – May 1, 2021 at Seascape Resort Golf Course. Moon Crush will be donating a portion of the sales from local,...

By Lisa Cyr “I often think in music. I live my daydreams in music.” – Albert Einstein Albert Einstein loved to play violin. In the same way that each person is unique, each musical instrument has a unique attractiveness. Love at first sight becomes love at first sound. Like a relationship, one...

United Way Emerald Coast is excited to announce the first virtual singing competition to come to the Emerald Coast. Rock United will celebrate and recognize the great musical talent in Okaloosa and Walton Counties while helping our community grow stronger through the efforts of United Way Emerald Coast. The...

By Lisa Cyr The deer ate all of my green bean plants yesterday, then began to eat the roses in my front yard. My piano student noticed him outside my piano room window. We watched for a moment. A beautiful young animal hungry for food. I hope he doesn’t eat...