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Monday, April 19, 2010

April 20th- 25th Downtown Events


Downtown 
Fort Walton Beach
Upcoming Events

Every Tuesday 
Tuesday Night Run
Come join us on Tuesday nights at 6pm for a run or walk (you pick your pace).We have a 3.1 or 6.2 mile route or anything in between. We follow the Brooks Street race course its flat and lighted. Come out and meet a great group of fellow runners and walkers. 
Free beer afterward! Location : Run With It  Contact : 243-1007
http://www.runwithitnavarre.com

Every Friday 
Downtown Art Walk
March-September
The Downtown Merchants of Historic Fort Walton Beach, Florida invite you every Friday to “Downtown Art Walk” to view local works of art at participating stores from 5:30pm-8:30pm. Complimentary beverages and hors d’ oeuvres are served by most merchants. For more information, contact Tara Wesley at: theclosetswap@gmail.com , The Closet Swap, 222A Miracle Strip Parkway 850-226-7763.


April 

Fri 23rd -Sun 25th 
Musical Echoes 
The Landing on Brooks Street
Enjoy the many performances and share an extraordinary weekend of music with internationally acclaimed musicians. Interact with Native American Craftsmen demonstrating their arts and selling their wares. Attend seminars and learn to make/play a Native American Style flute. Take part in the annual Torchlight Remembrance Ceremony.
All non-workshop events at the Landing are FREE and open to the public.
http://www.musicalechoes.org


Sat 24th 
Lego Construction Gears
Emerald Coast Science Center
Time: 9am - Noon
Create structures and learn about physics and engineering in a fun and interactive way. This class will teach you about simple machines and the basics of engineering. Using LEGOS, you will build the simple machines and learn how each one works. Each class concludes with a challenge activity. Age: 3rd—5th Grade Cost: ECSC Members – $21 per class, Non-members - $24 per class
www.ecscience.org 

Sat 24th
Fire and Earth Pottery Expo
10am -4:30
Fort Walton Beach - The Fort Walton Beach Heritage Park & Cultural Center will host the 2nd Annual Fire and Earth: 2010 Coastal Pottery Expo on Saturday, April 24th, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Fire and Earth will celebrate the ancient art form of ceramics and pottery by featuring all forms, genres, mediums, and styles created by potters and ceramic artistans throughout the Gulf Coast region. Award winning potters and ceramic artists will display, sell, and share their work with the public on the museum grounds throughout the day.

The exposition will also include reduced admission in the Indian Temple Mound Museum gallery to explore the unique ceramic objects the prehistoric people of Fort Walton left behind and their meaning. Admission for the day will be $1.00.

The museum gallery features one of the finest collections of Fort Walton Culture ceramics in the Southeastern United States. Additionally, several demonstrations, from a ground firing to a wheel-throwing demo and kiln firing by professional potters, will occur for the public to enjoy. The rain date will be April 25, 2010.

Heritage Park & Cultural Center is located at 139 Miracle Strip Parkway SE. For further information please contact Programming Coordinator Mike Thomin at 850.833.9595.

The City of Fort Walton Beach Heritage Park & Cultural Center is a cultural services division of the City and is committed to providing area historical educational programming.
www.fwb.org

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