Events

Gulf Place is hosting its monthly Third Thursday Wine Walkabout on Thursday, August 15 from 5-7pm.  Beginning in the Artists at Gulf Place green, visitors are given a merchant map of all the retail stores and restaurants involved in the walkabout and a glass of wine. The stores at Gulf Place stay open a few hours later than normal and attendees are invited to shop and socialize all while enjoying some very fabulous varieties of wine and food! Visitors indulge in tasting seasonal wines from around the world and tasty hors d’oeuvres at each stop on the walkabout.

Monday, October 21, at Emerald Bay Golf Club in Destin, enjoy an exciting round of golf for a great cause, featuring lunch by Guglielmo and a shotgun scramble. All golfers, sponsors and their guest are invited to enjoy a special post After-ParTee. Net proceeds are designated for the expansion of Children's Services at Sacred Heart Hospital on the Emerald Coast.
 

11:00 a.m. - Player Check-in & Lunch
12:30 p.m. - Shotgun Scramble Start
 

On Friday August 23 Harbor Docks will host the 28th annual Caddy Shack Classic Charity Golf Tournament at Emerald Bay Golf Club. The tournament has a scramble format. Registration begins at noon at Emerald Bay Golf Club with a shotgun start at 1 p.m. The cost is $500 per team or $125 per golfer. Hole sponsorships are available for $100. Mulligans, closest to the pin, long drives, and other contests can be entered at the course for donations. More than $300,000 has been raised since the tournament’s inception.
 

Entries have ended for the 2013 edition of “You’re So SoWal If…” and the judging is underway! Keep an eye out for the winner and top entries to be published soon on SoWal.com. Thanks for all the great entries and for all you SoWal beach lovers, sun worshippers, and bar hoppers who told us what it means to you to be "So SoWal". 

South Walton Fashion Week is right around the corner and you can already hear the high heels coming down the runway. Scheduled for October 11-13, 2013, SWFW in Grand Boulevard’s Town Center at Sandestin is calling all aspiring designers and models to apply now through September 3, 2013. Applications must be submitted at swfw.org. Get your application in soon to be a part of the first South Walton Fashion Week!

Sundog Books in Seaside announces that Florida author, John Dufresne will be available for two events on Thursday, August 8. Dufresne is currently on tour promoting his newest book, No Regrets, Coyote.

From 5-6:30 p.m., Sundog Books will be hosting Mr. Dufresne on the store's porch for a book signing. Beer and wine will be served.

Sinfonia Gulf Coast enters its eighth season of innovative musical programming on the Emerald Coast with a special performance on Thursday, October 10, featuring Epic Records recording artist Morgan James. She is one of the most sought-after singers on the music scene today, and returns to the Sinfonia stage following her debut at last season’s “Broadway Holiday.”

The Ballots have been counted as Emerald Coast Magazine and the Junior League of the Emerald Coast eagerly prepare for the 2013 “Best Of the Emerald Coast” (BOEC) Event.  Each year readers of Emerald Coast Magazine cast votes for the “Best of the Emerald Coast” to choose the finest food, services, and places our region has to offer.  BOEC is an event showcasing the area's best of the best as voted by readers of Emerald Coast Magazine. Winners will be honored at the annual “Best Of” awards ceremony a week prior to the event.
 

Join the fun at the Alys Beach 5K & 1 Mile Fun Run on Sunday, September 1, 2013 in Alys Beach, Florida. Located along Scenic Hwy 30A, the course winds through the beautiful town. The event also features an oversized obstacle course for kids of all ages and will end with music, food, and beverages available in the Amphitheatre. The price to participate in the certified 5K is $35 and $10 for the 1 Mile Fun Run (kids 12 and younger only, please).
 

Visions of Seaside: Foundations / Evolution / Imagination / Built & Unbuilt Architecture, a new 608-page book by Dhiru A. Thadani, is now available in select stores in Seaside, Florida. The hard-bound, coffee table book explores important pieces of Seaside history, insights and ideas and will be sold exclusively in Seaside until September 3 and then available on Amazon and Random House bookstores.