Tue, 11 October 2011
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Some Of The News Covered:The Destin Seafood Fest was a success! The Destin Seafood Fest had a record turnout this year. Festivalgoers got to experience great weather, food, art, music and scenery. The festival was free to the public this year, which may have been the result for the great turnout along with the harbor as the venue. The seafood festival kicked off the fishing rodeo that takes place the entire month of October! The Destin Fishing Rodeo is on! The Destin Fishing Rodeo takes place from October 1st through the 31st. The festival has many events like the mullet toss, an exotic car show and a bike rally that take place. There is over $100k in cash prizes for 2011! The first and second place winners on the board of each division at the end of the rodeo will be entered in a drawing for $15k! Visit www.destinfishingrodeo.org Baby J's is now in the Gulf of Mexico. Baby J's was once a popular bar among locals on the Destin Harbor. The vessel had to relocate when it did not might building codes. Owner Alan Laird looked for a new location for Baby J's, but could not find a new home. The 75-foot, two-story boat is now on the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico. Laird thought it would make a great artificial reef for marine life. The site of the reef will be called Rick's Memorial Reef, in memory of Kerry Rick who recently passed. Deluna Fest is coming up! The oil spill in 2010 brought a lot of attention to the coastline. There were many beach concerts that took place. Deluna was the largest that attracted thousands from all over! For 2011, the festival is back on Pensacola Beach with a great lineup. The bands performing include, Jane's Addiction, Weezer, The Shins, Cake, Big Boi, Mutemath, The Dirty Heads, Cut Copy and many more. Tickets are still on sale! Visit www.delunafest.com for tickets and event information. Destin Festival of the Arts is soon! The 16th Annual Destin Festival of the Arts will take place at Henderson Beach State Park October 29th and 30th. There will be over a 100 juried artists from around the U.S. competing for $8,200 in cash prizes. Many different styles and mediums will be present. The festival will also have strolling performers, a bistro food court, continuous entertainment and festival merch. Visit www.mattiekellyartsfoundation.org for more information. Links From This Episode:Thanks to our sponsors for helping make this show possible. Please visit them at: Music selection for this episode is Long Reef of Emerald Coast/Australia with their song Can't Live Without Got a show comment or suggestion? Or, are you a local band/artist who would like us to play your music? Email me at destinfloridapodcast@yahoo.com |
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