■ BRAVO Sinfonia "Amici" Wine Dinner tomorrow, Tuesday, December 8 at 6PM Join Sinfonia Gulf Coast for an "Amici" Wine Dinner tomorrow night at Carabba's Italian Grill at Silver Sands Factory Stores in Miramar Beach. Amici (Ah-mee-chee) means
"friends" in Italian and what better way for friends to get together
over the busy holiday season than to share and enjoy food and wine? Enjoy an evening of private dining featuring Carabba's lastest seasonal menu offerings and select wines. Cost is only $50/per person which includes all food, wine, tax and gratuity. Seating is limited. To reserve, call 850-269-7129. Buon apetito!
■ Support Habitat for Humanity of Walton County this Wednesday, December 9 at Enzo's Italian Restaurant Enzo's Italian Restaurant is hosting a benefit dinner for Habitat for Humanity of Walton County at their Santa Rosa Beach restaurant Wednesday, December 9. All night starting at 5:30PM, for $35/per person, enjoy an Italian Festival Buffet featuring authentic dishes such as Gnocco Fritto & Proscuitto, Ravioli di Gamberi, Focaccia, Penne alla Boscaiola and much more. For more info and reservations, call 850.267.3003.
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Looking for things to do this week? Catch some music? Outdoor activities? Yoga and fitness classes? We sort through all the information for you so you can easily and quickly plan your week - and get outside to enjoy paradise! Here are this week's Hip Happening Highlights. And be sure to check out the Hip Happening Event Calendar for the full skinny on what's happening in town.
Seven Days - Event Highlights & To Do's this week .......
►MONDAY, December 7
Need some live music to jump start your week? Check out these venues tonight:
- Bluz Bar & Grill BluzDestin.com
11225 Emerald Coast Pkwy W, Miramar Beach, 32550 (850) 424-5980 [MAP]
- Shorty's Surfside & Topside
63 Hotz Ave, Grayton Beach, 32459 [MAP]; (850) 468-0417
- Tommy Bahama's Tropical Cafe Website
525 Grand Boulevard,Grand Boulevard at Sandestin, 850) 654-1743 [MAP]
►TUESDAY, December 8
- Grab your sweetie or a group of your favorite people and dine out at one of the many fabulous restaurants in South Walton! Find a restaurant >> here
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On Link ♥, we celebrate those who have embraced the potential and
power of the Internet, social networking, and social media. Here you'll find
links to websites, blogs, and other online spaces owned and operated by
locals and local businesses up and down the Emerald Coast.
Have
a special virtual place you own or know about that you would like to
share? Email me the link at jill@southwaltonscene.com.♥ Nouveau Flowers Blog "At Nouveau Flowers, we invite you to step into our little world of modern elegance. A world of flowers, frills, and fantasy. "
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VIE – People + Places
magazine, published by Cornerstone Marketing & Advertising, Inc.,
announced that, in their Winter 2009 issue, they are offering A
Legendary Wedding Giveaway, provided by Legendary, Inc. and Emerald
Grande. As part of the new “GiVIEs” section offered on VIE’s new
state-of-the-art website www.VIEzine.com, and with a value of more than
$30,000 in promotional wedding items, this outstanding giveaway makes
every bride’s dream come true.
To enter for the giveaway, contestants only need to fill out the online
entry form at www.GiVIEs.com. The winner will be announced at Commander’s Palace - Destin on Sunday, February
14, 2010, and will have at least one year to plan their fairytale
wedding at Emerald Grande. VIEtv will film the announcement of the
winner, and follow the lucky bride and groom as they make plans for
their wedding. The wedding will also be filmed and shown on
www.VIEzine.com and all Legendary, Inc. websites.
The giveaway also includes wedding rings for the bride and groom
provided by Destin Jewelers in Miramar Beach; a wedding gown chosen by
the bride-to-be provided by Simply Elegant Bridal in Fort Walton Beach;
music by DJ-Zoran of Celebrations by the Sea; a four-tier wedding cake
to serve up to one hundred guests by Confections on the Coast, LLC;
hair styling for the bride and groom at the prestigious Salon Twist on
Scenic Highway 30A; photography services by Pure 7 Studios; and a dream
reception hosted and catered by Emerald Grande overlooking the Destin
Harbor and the Gulf of Mexico.
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Walton County Sheriff’s Office Special Operations Commander, Lt. Michael Howell, considers the recently concluded “Click it or Ticket” campaign a major success in keeping dangerous drivers off area roadways. The National, two-week initiative ran from November 13th thru the 30th.
Lt. Howell says “the objective is not to issue several citations, but to ensure the safety of the motoring public.” Lt. Howell believes if traffic interdiction can save at least one life this Holiday Season, the enforcement operation will have spared a family from having to go through the tragic loss of losing a husband, wife, daughter, or son.
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The Merchants of Seaside are “putting on the Ritz” for Countdown Seaside!, New Year’s Eve Celebration with the region’s most exciting, family-friendly party featuring live entertainment, kid’s art projects and an amazing fireworks display over the Gulf of Mexico.
Festivities for this fabulous family event begin at 7 p.m. and last until 12 a.m. New Year’s Day. Make a resolution to add some fun in your life and start 2010 off with a bang!
Spectators will be charmed by a mesmerizing mix of music ranging from fresh Memphis Blues to Big Easy Zydeco. The celebration kicks off in the Amphitheater with a performance by
Delta Highway at 7 p.m., followed by the Grammy Award Winning Zydeco sounds of
Terrance Simien & The Zydeco Experience at 9:30 p.m. Finally, let’s all welcome 2010 with a spectacular fireworks display over the gulf at the stroke of midnight.
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