What’s Happening in August Welcome To Our Two New Members:
Sat 3rd & Sun 4th The 16th Annual Kingfish Shootout at C- Quarters Marina to benefit the Leukemia Research Foundation. For more information or to register online, go to www.c- quartersmarina.com/shootout.html Sat 3rd Super Saturday & Commodore Cookout at Gulf Coast The News we’ve all been waiting for: State College Advanced Technology Center. 10 am-1 pm. For both prospective & current students. Public is invited 11 am – Georgian Motel in downtown Carrabelle is open! 1 pm for free food, games & family friendly fun! Live music, rock Come and enjoy a relaxing weekend on the water. Some of the world’s climbing wall, t-shirt tie-dye station, corn hole & more! most beautiful beaches are only minutes from the Georgian Motel, and Sun 4th Dog Days of Summer Concert Series Presents: Shaken The Carrabelle River and Gulf of Mexico are at our back door. Our guests & Stirred 3 pm at Cat Pointe Music, 29 Island Dr. Eastpoint. are perfectly situated for both saltwater and freshwater fishing, as well Doors open 30 minutes prior to the performance. BYOB is allowed & encouraged. Admission to all performances is $ 10 as hiking, hunting, camping, boating, swimming, and more. Access nearby per person. To purchase advance tickets and to learn more boat slips, full-service marinas and docking facilities. The Georgian Motel about the performers, go to their website: is within walking or biking distance of both shopping and some of the best www.catpointemusic.com seafood restaurants in Carrabelle. Experience “Old Florida” with no Sun 4th & Mon 5th “The Boarders” Auditions hosted by the distractions when you stay at the Georgian Motel. Panhandle Players, Inc. for the first show of the season. Sun 4th 3-4:30 pm & Mon 5th 6-7:30 pm at the Chapman Theatre, 155 Suites, Queen and Standard rooms include a variety of amenities. Two Ave, Apalachicola. See the Event listing on the Chamber’s Bedroom/Kitchenettes are also available. Rooms are Pet Friendly! Two website for the cast call role. Handicapped accessible rooms are available with strobed fire alarms for Wed 7th National Lighthouse Day Celebrated at the Crooked the hearing impaired. Weekly and monthly rates are available. To learn River Lighthouse. Open for climbing 11 am-4 pm for only $ 5. more and to book your stay, go to www.georgianmotel.com Free admission to the Museum, open 11 am-5 pm with complimentary refreshments available. While you’re there, See you soon! 109 SE Ave. B, Carrabelle, FL 32322 (850) 646-3271 make a Lighthouse Suncatcher for only $ 8 which includes climbing the Lighthouse! Call (850) 697-2732 for more info. Wed 7th Forgotten Coast Parrot Head Club-Monthy Gathering of the Phlock. 5 pm at Dock Myers Island Pub on St. George Island. Come on out & see why they’re the phun club with a community service fixation! Fins Up!!! Fri 9th Supplements: The-Good, The Bad, & The Ugly. Monthly program presented at the Carrabelle Library as a part of The Basics of Better Living. 1:30 pm. Not all supplements are created equal. Learn the facts! Program is free & open to the public. For more info, call (850) 697-2366. Sun 11th Dog Days of Summer Concert Series Presents: Douce Ambiance 3 pm at Cat Pointe Music, 29 Island Dr. Eastpoint. Doors open 30 minutes prior to the performance. BYOB is allowed & encouraged. Admission to all performances is $ 10 per person. To purchase advance tickets and to learn more Cat Pointe Music about the performers, go to their website: Come hear great music as it was meant to heard, in the air-conditioned comfort www.catpointemusic.com of the Cat Pointe Music Listening Room located in the Island Drive Mini-Mall Sun 11th Songs of Summer-Join us for a Gospel Music Sing at 6 across from Oyster Radio at 29 Island Drive in Eastpoint. The 2019 Dog Days of pm. Lanark Community Church, 171 Spring Street. Summer Concert Series starts Sunday, August 4th & runs through Sunday, Refreshments will follow. September 29th. Concerts start promptly at 3 pm. Doors open 30 minutes prior Mon 12th Students First day of School at the Franklin County to the performance. Seating is limited so get your tickets soon. Admission is School 8 am-Watch for students at bus stops, school buses & extra traffic. Let’s keep our students safe! $10.00 per person and tickets can be purchased online at Tues 13th Pest Problems: Brash Bugs & Wicked Weeds. 1:30 www.catpointemusic.com or at Cat Pointe Music. For information, call them at pm. Free & open to the public at the Carrabelle Library. For 850-688-0952. BYOB is allowed and encouraged! (Schedule subject to change more info, call (850) 697-2366 without notice) . Thurs 15th Full Moon & Sunset Lighthouse Climb at the Crooked River Lighthouse 7:30 pm-10 pm. Cost is $8. Live music, and s’mores around the fire pit (weather permitting.) Reservations appreciated, but not required. (850) 697-2732 Fri 16th Marianna Meet & Greet with Apalachicola Riverkeeper 4 pm – 6 p. CDT at the Historic First National Bank. Join the staff & board for a Meet & Greet, drinks, appetizers & door prizes. Program & project updates with Q & A. Free event. Sat 17th The 15th Annual Parrothead Phrenzy in Tallahassee to benefit The Alzheimer Project, Inc. 6 pm- 11:30 pm (The Moon, 1105 E Lafayette St) Contact Penny (850) 321-0287 or pennyj14@gmail w/questions about sponsorship and the event. This is why we do at Youth Fishing Tournament every year. Look at their faces. For tickets, go to: Everyone had a great time, even the kids (All 176 of them!). A SPECIAL THANK http://tallahassee.moonevents.com/events/parrothead- phrenzy-1 YOU to all the volunteers and the staff at C-Quarters Marina. If your kids didn't Sun 18th Dog Days of Summer Concert Series Presents: Kathryn get to fish this year, we will be doing it again next year on the third weekend of Belle Long & Mickey Abraham 3 pm at Cat Pointe Music, 29 Island July 2020. Dr. Eastpoint. Doors open 30 minutes prior to the performance. A "SPECIAL THANKS to the CITY OF CARRABELLE. Their support with a donation BYOB is allowed & encouraged. Admission to all performances is of $500 for the Kids Tournament helped to pay for a lot of tee shirts! THANK YOU $ 10 per person. To purchase advance tickets and to learn more COMMISSIONERS FOR YOUR SUPPORT. about the performers, go to their website: www.catpointemusic.com Tues 20th Pest Problems: Brash Bugs & Wicked Weeds. 1:30 pm. Free & open to the public at the Eastpoint Library. For more info, call (850) 670-8151. Wed 21st Chamber Board of Directors Monthly Meeting 4 pm Episcopal Church of the Ascension, Members are welcome too. Wed 21st Greek Night Dinner at the Crooked River Grill. Dinner is $ 25 per person & includes a glass of wine. Menu details to come. For reservations, contact Jessica Core (850) 697-9606/ jcore@kempersports.com Fri 23rd-Sun 25th Brew Bash at the Crooked River Grill. Join the Big Bend Hospice Foundation, Inc. is proud to announce our new Board of fun at their inaugural Brew Bash. Still in the planning process, but Trustees members: Beth Desloge, Joe Kelley and Mary Jayne Sokolow. all you beer lovers & enthusiasts will want to save the dates! Welcoming them are board members Carla De Baldo (Chair), Alicia Crew (Vice Sun 25th Dog Days of Summer Concert Series Presents: The Chair), Mark Goldman (Secretary), Gwynn Virostek (Treasurer), Greg Adams, Adventures of Annabelle Lyn 3 pm at Cat Pointe Music, 29 Island Fred Baggett, Stan Barnes, Jim Beasley, Patti Graganella, Brooke Hallock, Dr. Dr. Eastpoint. Doors open 30 minutes prior to the performance. Esaias Lee, Ann Lumsden,Cricket Mannheimer, Dr. Yvette Mignon, Marjorie BYOB is allowed & encouraged. Admission to all performances is Turnbull, Rheb Harbison, Cathy Adkison and Dena Strickland. $ 10 per person. To purchase advance tickets and to learn more about the performers, go to their website: www.catpointemusic.com Wed 28th Concealed Weapons Class at the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office. Please call 323-2178 and speak with Christy to sign up for the course. *This is only the class, state licensure is an additional cost which you’ll pay at the Carrabelle Annex Building after class completion.
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activities Ready, set, save! Florida’s Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday begins Friday, See our website www.carrabelle.org under “Things to Do” August 2-6. Enjoy tax-free shopping on select items. Events Calendar or the Community Calendar Events Further afield: The Apalachicola Bay Rotary Club & Franklin County Education Listen to WOYS 100.5 FM Oyster Radio or follow our Facebook Foundation are collecting contributions for match funding for county Pages school supplies. For more info, contact Cliff Butler (850) 653-5848. Help www.oysterradio.com or www.forgottencoastline.com them reach their goal of $ 11,000 for a grant match. Contributions can or www.floridasforgottencoast.com be mailed to: Franklin County School District Office, 85 School Road, Eastpoint, FL 32328. Students and teachers appreciate your support!
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