Virtual Events & Happenings

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The Bite-sized Science webinar series begins April 20 (Earth Week!) through May 28. This series is geared towards a general adult audience and has a great range of topics! Visit bit.ly/bite-sizedscience.

Emerald Coast Women in Business will hold its first ever virtual event on April 21st using Zoom. Up till now, it’s always been about making real connections in person. We’re changing, too, in these times. Visit EmeraldCoastWomen.com.

Emerald Coast Theatre Company has launched its new online camps and classes for kids! Camp Shine-At-Home, April 14th – May 1, 3rd Grade – 12th Grade. Camp The Show Must Go Online, April 14th – April 30th, 3rd thru 5th Grade. Don’t forget to prepare for their Virtual Talent Show from April 10th-25th! The talent show is a free event and open to the public! For more information and to register: emeraldcoasttheatre.org.

Planetarium Special Feature—Native American Folklore: April 23 at 5 p.m. Kids/Family join the planetarium virtually where you’ll explore Native American folklore and legends behind the stars, streaming live from the Planetarium’s Facebook page at 5 p.m. CT. Visit Facebook.com/emcoastscictr.

3rd Planet Brewery is hosting a virtual concert featuring local artist Casey Kearney on April 24 at 7 p.m. The live stream is free, but donations will be accepted all to benefit Sharing & Caring of Niceville. Simply connect at Facebook.com/3rdplanetbrewing.

Swap & Shop—a virtual event, Saturday, June 27, 2020, from 1 – 3 p.m. With each accepted donation, you’ll receive a voucher of monetary value to be used toward purchases with Dressing Room Boutique, La Maison Creative, Essential Beauty by Tonya, or Friends of South Walton Sea Turtles. RSVP for your free ticket on Eventbrite: swapandshop.eventbrite.com.

Maxine Orange Art is NOW available as digital downloads. 🙂 These are sized for use as Zoom virtual backgrounds and you can also use them as a desktop/mobile background or screensaver. Buy cool art at an inexpensive price, support Maxine Orange Art, and be a badass in your Zoom meetings. If you are an artist or business and would like help to create your own custom digital downloads, please don’t hesitate to connect. Visit maxineorange.com/collections/zoom-virtual-background-art.

Virtual Coffee Hours and Happy Hours have popped up. A chef blogger (not local, but a good idea) has been hosting a virtual happy hour inviting a guest bartender to demonstrate how to make signature cocktails. They put out a virtual tip jar. Even when we do go back to bars, this is still a good idea.