Thursday, January 28, 2016

OAA Wine Tasting a Success & Grants Awarded

OAA Wine Tasting a Success & Grants Awarded

Fort Walton Beach, FL, January 27, 2016—   The Wine Tasting hosted by The Twisted Grape on Sunday January 24, 2016 was a success.  The OAA thanks the Twisted Grape for hosting the event and to Sinfonia, Mattie Kelly Arts Center, Emerald Coast Theatre Company and the OAA Board for donating items to the drawings. Everyone enjoyed live entertainment by the Emerald Coast Chorus, Pyramid Players and the Fort Walton Beach Highschool Drama Club.   The Okaloosa Arts Alliance also awarded two $1000 grants on Sunday to Emerald Coast Theatre Company and to
Pyramid Inc.  Both organizations will be using the grant money toward their theater productions this year.

The Okaloosa Arts Alliance (OAA) is the officially designated non-profit arts agency for Okaloosa County with the mission of supporting and promoting art and culture in Okaloosa County.  The Okaloosa Arts Alliance enhances the cultural environment of its community, and promotes, coordinates, and nurtures high quality arts and cultural resources that enrich the lives of residents and visitors.   The OAA is supported in part by the Florida Department of State and from Arts auto license tag revenues but could not exist without its members and community support.   For more information go to www.okaloosaarts.org

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