Fort Walton Beach, FL, May 2, 2016— The Okaloosa Arts
Alliance invites you, your family and friends to the
annual Okaloosa Arts & Culture Fest, which
will be held on Saturday, May 21, 2016 from 10:00am to 5:00pm at the FWB
Landing. The FWB Landing is located on 139 Brooks St SE, FWB, FL 32548. This
free family fun arts event features dozens of local artisans and craft vendors,
food and beverages, free family arts activities, live music and art
performances. Live entertainment will
include Emerald Coast Pipes & Drums, Brite Starz, Highsteppers, Pyramid
Players and more. A silent auction will help raise funds for OAA,
which will include donations from Newman-Dailey Resorts, Painting with A Twist,
Mattie Kelly Arts Foundation, The Track, Southern Vacation Rentals and more.
The
annual
OAA Okaloosa County School Poster Contest’s deadline
has been extended to May 11, 2016.
Any Okaloosa County School K-12 student can
enter;
entries can be submitted by an Okaloosa County School or by an
individual student. All poster entries
will be on display at the Fest and the winners will be announced at the Fest. Artists, food vendors, vendors and sponsors are still being accepted
through May 11, 2016. Silent auction
items also still being accepted. All
details online at https://www.okaloosaarts.org/oaa-fest.html
About
the Okaloosa Arts Alliance-The Okaloosa Arts Alliance (OAA) is the
officially designated non-profit arts agency for Okaloosa County. The
purpose of OAA is to support and promote 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. Go to www.okaloosaarts.org
for more information.
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