Members of the Bay Area Choral Society will travel on Friday, Nov. 29, to New York City to perform at Carnegie Hall. The group will participate in two half-days of rehearsals and clinics on Saturday and Sunday with the performance on Monday, Dec. 2. The society will be part of a 200-member choir and will…
The Elder Care Community Council of Franklin County, along with St. George Island Methodist Church, will present the next Coffee House Concert at Apalachicola’s Holy Family Senior Center auditorium on Friday, Nov. 22 at 11 a.m. Born and raised in Apalachicola, Mary Mathis, known as Pixie, will sing pop and blues numbers. All are invited…
Lighthouse glows with Lantern Fest Seventeen years after it first started in 2007, Lantern Fest, an outdoor festival known for its display of colorful, hanging lanterns, once again illuminated the night surrounding the Crooked River Lighthouse outside Carrabelle. The brainchild of Carrabelle artist Joan Matey, with contributions by local artists, the festival on Saturday night, Nov….
Sunshine rained down on this year’s 61st annual Florida Seafood Festival, and amusement park rides twirled once again, making for what was by most accounts a successful event. “We were up from last year,” said John Solomon, president of the all-volunteer board of directors. “I think it was a great festival. Everybody was happy and…
The Forgotten Coast did Halloween in style this year. The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office started the celebration with its annual Fall-O-Ween on Oct. 22, as a throng of costumed kiddies flocked to the field adjacent to the Eastpoint headquarters. Each received a hand carved pumpkin by law enforcement personnel, and got plenty of candy at…
Lantern Fest, an outdoor festival known for its display of over 100 colorful, hanging lanterns,will be celebrated this Saturday, Nov. 9, from 6 to 10 p.m. ET at the Crooked River Lighthouse outside Carrabelle. Lighting up the night at the 1895 maritime landmark, will be music by gifted Irish musicians, Killavil; a glow-in-the-dark performance from the Tallahassee State…
You don’t get more of a deep lineage in Franklin County’s seafood industry than the royal family that will reign over the 61st annual Florida Seafood Festival this weekend in Apalachicola. The newly crowned Miss Florida Seafood, Franklin County High School senior Olivia Poloronis, has roots in the industry that extend back more than a…
Saturday had the perfect weather for a puttering around town and stopping to listen to music at the parks and from porches, as Apalachicola’s Porch Fest Apalach marked its fifth year. This year brought 29 musical acts, 16 porches, and three stages for the grassroots roaming music festival — where porches are stages and yards…
Sometimes, theater is just about having fun. Nothing deep, nothing moving, nothing profound, just fun. That was the case last weekend at the Chapman Theatre in Apalachicola, as the Panhandle Players opened their 2024-25 season with a performance of George A. Romero’s Night of the Living Dead Live, a comedic tribute to the historic 1968…
Porch Fest Apalach is coming back for its fifth year of good times and great music! This year brings 29 musical acts, 16 porches, and three stages to downtown Apalachicola. The grassroots roaming music festival — where porches are stages, yards are venues, and good vibes rule the day – is from 11 a.m. to…
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