Panama City Beach - Opening Night Circus By The Sea

Circus opening night show
Where: Frank Brown Park, 16200 Panama City Beach Parkway, Panama City Beach
When: Thursday. Ticket office opens 6 p.m.; show begins 7 p.m.
Cost: Discount tickets are $15 for all ages this one night and can be purchased online at www.circusbythesea.com or at the box office the night of the show. Free commemorative Circus by the Sea T-shirts will be included with all tickets purchased today.
Regular performances
When: Monday through Saturday beginning Friday and running through Aug. 2; special matinee performances will be held July 4-5. Ticket office opens 6 p.m.; show begins at 7 p.m.
Cost: Regular admission is $24 for adults, $16 for children (ages 4-16) and free for children under 4 years old.
Circus day camp
What: A weekly day camp at Circus by the Sea for children ages 7-12; they will learn to perform various basic circus performance skills, including balancing acts, juggling and even flying high on the trapeze.
When: Runs Monday through Thursday each week beginning June 23 with last session beginning July 28.
Cost: $285 per week per child (includes daily snack). To download a registration form for Circus Camp, go to www.circusbythesea.com/registration.pdf.

Have fun!
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Panama City Beach - The Arts

From the Beaches of Long Island, New York to Panama City Beach…This looks like a good opportunity to see some great art and get out of the sun a little while.
VISUAL ARTS CENTER SHOWCASES GUILD HALL EXHIBIT
Exhibit Opening Friday, June 13, 2008--On the last stop of its 2006-2008 tour, 'An Adventure in the Arts' - The Permanent Collection of the Guild Hall Museum in East Hampton, NY, will be on exhibition at the Visual Arts Center June 13 thru August 13, 2008, marking the first time that work of this magnitude has traveled to the region. The exhibit is made possible by Presenting Sponsor Wyndham Hotels and Resorts, the City of Panama City, and the Panama City Beach Tourism Development Council.
Once again the Visual Arts Center's summer highlight will open with an outdoor gala in the center of downtown Panama City, making for a beautiful evening complete with music, dancing, and dinner by the Boatyard Restaurant and music by ‘The Jazzmen’. Tickets for Opening Night are $35.00 ($25.00 for members) and are on sale now.
Established in 1931, The Guild Hall Museum is the primary cultural center on the Eastern End of Long Island. This unique region has attracted many diversely talented people such as artists, writers, musicians, actors, and directors over the years. In the 1870s, Hudson River School painters portrayed the white sand beaches of eastern Long Island. Thomas Moran and his family settled permanently in 1884 as his home and studio became the center of life for artists who visited the village. In the teens, twenties and thirties many artists including Guy Pene du Bois and George Bellows, visited the area. Later after WWII, the Surrealists aided by artist and philanthropist Gerald Murphy were welcomed guests. They were followed by the Abstract Expressionist artists Jackson Pollock, Lee Krasner, and Willem de Kooning, Pop artists Roy Lichtenstein, James Rosenquist and Andy Warhol, Photo Realists Audrey Flack and Chuck Close, 80's and 90's Neo-expressionist artists Eric Fischl, David Salle and Julian Schnabel as well as many contemporary artists today such as Ross Bleckner, Donald Sultan and April Gornik. Included in the collection are 73 works by these and many more significant artists.
New Summer Gallery Hours: Tuesday - Saturday 10am to 6pm and, Sunday - 12 noon to 6pm.
The Visual Arts Center
19 East 4th Street
Panama City, FL 32401
850-769-4451

Enjoy!
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Panama City Beach - Southern Living Article

If you haven’t seen the June issue of Southern Living you might pick up a copy and read about Panama City Beach. The article, New at The Beach has a sub headline…This family favorite in Florida’s Panhandle has more to offer than ever. Come check it out.

Panama City beach has nudged the beach bum culture aside for upscale hotels and condos, good restaurants and Pier Park, a fabulous new shopping and entertainment district.

Come see us at The Beach!!
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Panama City Beach - Pier Park Concerts

The fourth annual Summer Concert in the Park series held annually at Pier Park on Panama City Beach begins Thursday May 29th from 7 to 9 pm. I’m always amazed at the huge crowd this brings all summer. This event put on by Panama City Beach is a great place to go with your family and enjoy a night out just spending time with one another listening to some music and socializing with others in the community. The cool thing is that it is every Thursday through September 11th. So if you can’t make it one week, it happens again the next week. Admission is free, the location is at the Aaron Bessant Park Amphitheater in Pier Park in Panama City Beach. The schedule is as follows:

• May 29 - Jon Cleary & the Absolute Monster Gentlemen, •June 5 – Beachmice, •June 12 – Bonerama, •June 19 - Bobby Lee Rodgers & the Codetalkers, •June 26 - The Howie Lee Project, •July 4 - Herd of Turtles, •July 10 - Frankie Velvet & The Might Veltones, •July 17 - Eric Lindell, •July 24 - The Donnie Sundal Trio, •July 31 - Boogie Chillun', •August 7 - The Lee Griffin Band, •August 14 - Hubba Hubba, •August 21 - Tinsley Ellis, •August 28 - Dread Clampitt, •September 4 - Todd Herendeen, •September 11 - Panama City Pops Orchestra

Have Fun!!
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Panama City Beach - Rip Tides

Yesterday evening on the Beach wasn't fun. Although my family was safe one man was not. One swimmer remained missing late Saturday, a day with at least 45 beach rescues in Bay County, authorities said.
The rescues, which continued late into the evening, were the most local law enforcement could remember. "This is the worst ever," Bay County Sheriff Spokeswoman Ruth Sasser said Saturday night.
It is no fun watching helicopters look for victims.
If you are at the beach when red flags fly please stay out of the water. There is always another day when you follow the safety rules. Please be safe!

Jerry
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Panama City Beach - Seaside Jazz Memorial Day Weekend

Memorial Day Weekend – May 23-26, 2008
Seaside Jazz Festival Featuring…
The Neville Brothers…Hot 8 Brass Band…Glen David Andrews…Little Freddie King…Dayve Stewart…Marva Wright…Walter “Wolfman” Washington
All access weekend pass $150. For tickets call 866-579-5424

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Panama City Beach - Memorials

Memorial Day Happenings
• Kent-Forest Lawn Cemetary: Memorial Service at 10 a.m. Monday at Harrison Avenue and 23rd Street. Gulf State Guards Reenactors will perform honor guard duties. Details: 763-4694 or 271-8365
• Panama City Garden Club: Ceremony at 2 p.m. Monday in clubhouse at 810 Garden Club Drive. Speaker: U.S. District Judge Richard Smoak, a West Point graduate; Norma Hubbard on the young George Washington. The name of Spc. Charles Jankowski, who recently died in Iraq, will be added to Memorial Wall. Details: 763-9563.
• Celebration for troops: 1-5 p.m. Monday at The Outpost on Black Creek, 4576 Wash-ington County 3280 near Bruce. Slik Nikel will play classic rock and blues. Details: Ron at 814-4725.
• Dogs Need Weekends II: Noon to sunset Saturday through Monday on Shell Island (bayfront property in private subdivision at island's center). Sponsored by Bay Families with Dogs. Beach cleanups daily, Dogs for Donations cookout at 11 a.m., dog Frisbee competition at 2 p.m., kite-flying contest at 3 p.m., conch blowing at sunset; shorebird seminar by wildlife biologist planned. Details: Stephanie Somerset at (850) 624-3219 or www.bayfwd.org.
• Noah's Ark summer opening: 9 a.m. Monday at 12902 Front Beach Road. United Methodist Ministry will feature concerts by Two By Two at 8 p.m. Monday through Friday through Aug. 9. Details: 234-6062 or www.noahsarkpcb.com.
• Lynn Haven ceremony: 10 a.m. Friday, May 30, at Monument Park, Georgia Avenue and Eighth Street. Sponsored by Lynn Haven Garden Club on traditional Memorial Day. Details: 265-1191.

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