Gulf Alliance for Local Arts

The SaltAir Farmer's Market is open the 1st and 3rd Saturday of each month from April through November.  A great way to spend a Saturday Morning, and visit the Historic Downtown area of Port St Joe.  Enjoy fresh seasonal produce, locally caught seafood, fresh baked goods, and local arts and crafts.  The Market is open from 9:00am to 1:00pm.  City Commons Park is located at the corner of Reid Avenue and Cecil G. Costin, Sr. Blvd (Hwy 71), in downtown Port St Joe.  Please visit www.Saltairmarket.com for more info.

This event will feature a 5k and a 1 mile run, a triathlon and duathlon for both kids and adults.  For more infomation visit www.joe.com/wmb_triathlon2010-article.

Plans are already underway to make the 2nd Annual Blast on the Bay bigger and better!  This Songwriter's Festival brings Nashville big hit Singers, Songwriters, and Musicians to our area for a weekend of workshops and live performances at local hotspots.  For more information visit www.blastonthebay.com.

Dine under the stars in the heart of historic Apalachicola at the 6th annual Apalachicola Oyster Roast on November 5th 6:00-9:00 pm.  Apalachicola oysters are recognized by top chefs as some of the best oysters in the world.  Come enjoy Apalachicola Bay's finest surrounded by the lush, rustic beauty of the Garden Shop on Commerce Street between Avenue F and G. We'll have roasted oysters, oyster on the half shell, creamy artichoke and oyster bisque, shrimp, locally caught blue crab, and scratch-made cakes and desserts.  Blues artists Joe Hutchinson will entertain us. For tickets call the Apalachicola Bay Chamber (850) 653-9419 or info@apalachicolabay.org. Hurry tickets are limited.

Margo's clear, powerful voice will captivate you as will her warm, sensitive interpretation of Patsy's down-home wit and timeless songs. This year Margo brings with her The Country Gold Band. They’ll be here for the whole weekend, Friday & Saturday at 8 PM and Sunday at 3 PM.

Fabulous Tribute Artist Todd Alan Herendeen returns with his Follow That Dream Band and ELVIS & Friends Do The DIXIE. If you were lucky enough to experience Elvis is in the Building this summer, then you know you’re in for a real treat when Elvis is joined by Johnny Cash, Roy Orbison, Neil Diamond, Tom Jones, Buddy Holly and Linda Ronstadt. Todd and the Band will be performing Friday & Saturday evenings at 8 PM with a special Saturday matinee at 3 PM…simply outstanding!

This talented Nashville based entertainer has written songs for Bobby Vinton, Whisperin' Bill Anderson, T Graham Brown as well as 8 cuts by the "King of Polka" The Jimmy Sturr Orchestra, including 2 Grammy winning title cuts Let's Polka 'Round and Polka in Paradise. Hear him sing the classics Nash-Vegas style and his 'Beach Music' recordings; Heat, To A T, Shagtime and Be My Lady. 

The Zach Bartholomew Trio will keep you groovin’ with a smart blend of traditional, classics and originals. Enjoy the full bodied sound of this spectacular innovative Jazz Trio with Sara de Revere on vocals...smooth never sounded so good.

Sweet and thorny, a piquant mix of folk, honky-tonk, soul, bluegrass and old-school country with rockabilly Stooges, traditional hill music to delta blues and a wealth of originals that saunter & swing. You'll shake your tail feathers and remember why they call it folk music.

Pas de Vie Ballet presents Dance at the DIXIE. In its 22nd year, they have progressed from small studio-based performances to packed houses, becoming a vibrant part of Tallahassee's artistic community.  We’re thrilled to have them for an evening of romantic Pas de Duex, a Valentines treat.