[In this post: Fat Tuesday in South Walton, Art in the Park at WaterColor, The Ogden at WaterColor]
Laissez les bon temps rouler! Fat Tuesday Festivities in South Walton! It's Fat Tuesday, folks, the day before before Ash Wednesday, and the last in the Mardi Gras Carnival that takes place every year, not just in New Orleans, but all over the world. A day to eat special foods (and drink special things!) before the fasting season of Lent, there are a few places to get your fill around South Walton:
- 7th Annual Fat Tuesday Baytowne Bash Parade at Baytowne Wharf in Sandestin | Floats, golf carts, and pick-up trucks roll down the streets and marchers dressed up in all their Mardi Gras best shower parade-goers with a barrage of beads, moon pies, and other trinkets. The post-parade celebration continues into the night with street performers, “throws” tossed from balconies on Main St, and parties at various Baytowne establishments. Enjoy live tunes from the The Fricasse Band, a six person cajun band from Lafayette, Louisiana from 4-7pm, Call (850) 267-8117 for more information.
- Fat Tuesday Authentic New Orleans' Buffet at Restaurant Fire Read all the fine details on SoWalDining.com.
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Mark Your Calendar - Art in the Park at WaterColor! The WaterColor Community Association is hosting the 4th Annual 'Art in the Park - A Cerulean Soiree- outdoor art market Saturday, March 21, from 10am-5pm in Cerulean and Marina Parks.
Free and open to the public, it's a great event to kick off the spring season of events all over South Walton by perusing the talented local artistry amongst WaterColor's beautifully landscaped parks and gardens.
For more information or if you are an artist interested in participating, contact Monark Events at info@monarkevents.com or 850.491.0212. The application deadline is March 6, 2009.
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The Ogden@WaterColor Kicks Off the Season March 14 with the Exhibition Two Generations of Southern Artists by Dunlap, Burgess, Dunlap Signaling the opening of the 2009 Season at the Odgen@WaterColor, the exhibition will feature a range of paintings, drawings and related works by nationally renowned artists William Dunlap, his wife Linda Burgess, and their daughter Maggie Dunlap. The trio has recently shown their work at The Cedars in Jackson, Miss., and Soren Christensen Gallery in New Orleans, Louisiana.
- Additional Special Events at Odgen@WaterColor with Dunlap, Burgess and Dunlap
- March 20, 5-8pm - Artist Reception with William Dunlap
- March 21, 10am-noon - Discussion with William Dunlap and Odgen Board Chairman Julia Reed
