Panhandle Historic Preservation Alliance

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Panhandle Pioneer Settlement will host its eighth annual quilt show, “Everlasting Stitches”, this Saturday, May 2, from 9:00 A.M. until 3:00 P.M. CDT. There is a $3.00 admission charge.

The great thing about this quilt show is that everyone can have their quilts displayed during the show. Bring your quilts — old, new, large, small, hand-stitched, or machine-made — to the Frink Gym at the Panhandle Pioneer Settlement between 1:00 and 4:00 P.M. on Friday, and you can pick them up at 4:00 P.M. on Saturday. For more information, contact Susan Warren at 850-643-8806 or write to info@ppmuseum.org.

Panhandle Pioneer Settlement is a living museum documenting rural life in Northwest Florida since the early 1800s. It is located in Sam Atkins Park, about 1 mile west of the intersection of Hwy 71 and Hwy 20. Follow Hwy 20 west out of Blountstown and look for the signs for Sam Atkins Park. Turn north at Lindy’s Fried Chicken (Silas Green Street) and follow the signs.

For more information, contact the Settlement at 850-674-2777 or go to www.ppmuseum.org.

Saturday, April 25, 2009, 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. in Perrine Park and at the Heritage Museum of Northwest Florida in Historic Old Valparaiso.

Saturday in the Park is a free community festival featuring artists, craftspeople, and live entertainment, including country, blues, jazz and ethnic music, a variety of cultural dance troupes, storytellers, children’s crafts, petting zoo, historical exhibits, traditional trade demonstrations, museum tours, and food vendors. There will also be a Kid’s Country Corner, featuring old fashioned games & toys, bubble gum blowing, watermelon eating contests, folk art crafts and more!

The Panhandle Heritage 5K & Kids’ 1 Mile Fun Run will kick off the festival at 7 a.m. with a run around old Valparaiso. See the Heritage Museum’s website for registration information.

Panhandle Pioneer Settlement will be having a Custom Knife Show and Sale on Saturday, April 25. 2009 at 8 A.M. CST. The Southern Knife Makers will be there to show and sell one-of-a-kind knives. See them to order your own custom-made knife. You can see blades hammered into shape from the forage to the anvil during the knife-making demo at the Settlement Blacksmith Shop from 10:00 A.M. until 11:00 A.M. There is a $5.00 admission fee (kids under 12 are free).

The Panhandle Pioneer Settlement is a living museum documenting rural life in Northwest Florida since the early 1800s. It is located in Sam Atkins Park, about 1 mile west of the intersection of Hwy 71 and Hwy 20. Follow Hwy 20 west out of Blountstown and look for the signs for Sam Atkins Park. Turn north at Lindy’s Fried Chicken (Silas Green Street) and follow the signs.

For more information, contact the Settlement at 850-674-2777 or go to www.ppmuseum.org.

The official dedication of the Cape St. George Light in St. George Lighthouse Park at mid-island begins on Saturday, April 4, at 10 A.M. The ceremony will be followed by free climbing at the lighthouse, and a fundraiser including a chicken barbeque, music, and a silent auction. The idea is to “dedicate” in the morning, and “Party” in the afternoon.

The Fort Walton Beach Heritage Park and Cultural Center will host the 2009 Coastal Pottery Expo from 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 28, at the Indian Temple Mound Museum.The Expo celebrates the ancient art form of ceramics pottery through the interpretation of modern artists.

Activities will fill the grounds all day, including a pottery ground firing, wheel throwing, student competition, a children’s craft area, and gallery tours of the Indian Temple Mound Museum. Staff’s restaurant is providing seafood and beer with a portion of proceeds donated to the museum. The event is on rain or shine.

Heritage Park and Cultural Center is located at 139 Miracle Strip Parkway in historic downtown Fort Walton Beach.

Join the Destin History & Fishing Museum for their 4th Annual Old Fashioned Fish Fry Fundraiser this Saturday, March 21, from 11:00 A.M. until 3:00 P.M. Live music will be provided by Hal Aiken and Southern Jam. Tickets are $12 for adults and $6 for children.