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Library shows locals, PCCA hosts Finster - Undercurrents
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Library shows locals, PCCA hosts Finster. June 2, 2016. PANAMA CITY Those looking for creative expression in the area have a host of venues from which to choose. Through the month of June, two locations the Bay County Public Library and Panama City Center for the Arts are featuring local and regional artists in a variety of mediums. Art by Olga Guy. Art by Bobby Cosey. Visiting the home of Bobby and Artie Cosey in Brewton, Ala., usually ended with a trip to the backyard workshop, Pouncy said. Eve...After...
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Find the art, seek the shop, see the work - Undercurrents
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Find the art, seek the shop, see the work. June 30, 2016. PANAMA CITY Here’s a roundup of places I’ve visited in the past week, and why and it should be no surprise each of them have a connection to art. Find the Art Spot. Donated artwork, like this one by Sonja Claes, are hidden in St. Andrews each Friday. See video of Find the Art Spot Friday. Volunteers helped move fixtures and inventory for New Force Comics’ relocation. Unfortunately (for her), the longtime boutique and gift shop at Gilberg’s Plaza c...
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August 2016 - Undercurrents
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Just another Panama City News Herald site. Photo blog: Harry Potter celebration. August 1, 2016. PANAMA CITY Books-a-Million filled with black Hogwarts robes, wands and kids in round-lens glasses and lightning bolt scars Saturday night. The store hosted a party to celebrate the midnight release of a new book in the Harry Potter series, complete with a costume contest, specialty drinks in the coffee shop, wand-making, trivia contests and other activities. Here’s some video of the event:.
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July 2016 - Undercurrents
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Just another Panama City News Herald site. Photo blog: Mad Hatter Party. July 26, 2016. All’s well that (odds and) ends well. July 14, 2016. Hellip; Read More ». Ten years later, heart is where the home is. July 7, 2016. I still have the heart pillow I received after my surgery, provided to cardiac bypass patients by members of Christ Our Savior Lutheran Church in Panama City Beach. One night, after helping tear down the set pieces and pack them away, I had a sit-down in my front yard to catch my breath&...
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Some reflections on Books Alive 2016 - Undercurrents
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Some reflections on Books Alive 2016. May 5, 2016. PANAMA CITY Behind the scenes, it may not have been as smooth a relaunch as it appeared to folks on the other side of the curtain, but that’s as it should be. Overall, I’m getting positive feedback about the new incarnation of Books Alive. Rick Bragg entertained a full house Saturday evening, hosting a bourbon-tasting event at the Martin Theatre for 75 paying customers ($25 per ticket). However, four separate times on Saturday morning, I heard from p...
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Ten years later, heart is where the home is - Undercurrents
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Ten years later, heart is where the home is. July 7, 2016. I still have the heart pillow I received after my surgery, provided to cardiac bypass patients by members of Christ Our Savior Lutheran Church in Panama City Beach. PANAMA CITY BEACH I spent June of 2006 braving 90-degree-plus days and nights of performing Othello in the park with a cast and crew that included my son and many of our mutual friends. I thought I was just too out-of-shape. Needed more exercise. It was a heart attack. Two days la...
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Sharing travelers’ tales and the long goodbye - Undercurrents
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Sharing travelers’ tales and the long goodbye. June 23, 2016. My wife and I had just boarded our plane out of Dallas, headed for a layover at Atlanta. As we settled in our seats, I watched the other passengers boarding and told Debra I kept thinking I was going to see someone I recognized. I often get that feeling when I’m far from home that a familiar face will appear in the crowd, or I’ll hear someone call my name. It rarely actually happens, and this time was no exception. Debra and I took seats acros...
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Readers, writers, students put me to the test - Undercurrents
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Readers, writers, students put me to the test. May 19, 2016. PANAMA CITY BEACH The most important person in a writer’s career is not the editor or the publisher. It’s the reader. Without the reader, the writer is just talking to himself through a keyboard. Surrounded by the ‘Bookers of the Night.’. So it was a no-brainer that, offered a chance to meet some readers and answer their questions about my work, I would say yes. Besides, maybe you’ve heard what an unexamined life is worth? They put me on their ...
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April 2016 - Undercurrents
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Just another Panama City News Herald site. Building a community of readers, writers. April 28, 2016. Fundraiser honors Bardach, supports local arts, culture. April 21, 2016. As Panama City supports the arts, so the arts support Panama City. April 14, 2016. Last week was a good one for fundraising by and within the local arts community and proof, as exclaimed on the CityArts Facebook page, that Panama City supports the arts! So, too, the arts support Panama City. The sixth annual Arts Alive in Bay! The ev...
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February 2016 - Undercurrents
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Just another Panama City News Herald site. Of ‘Deadpool’ and disaster. February 18, 2016. Keep St. Andrews, but ease off salt. February 4, 2016. PANAMA CITY The new marketing hashtag for the historic St. Andrews neighborhood and business district is #KeepStAndrewsSalty. It’s catchy. I’ve even used it myself on Instagram. No one wants to visit a bland district and spice is fun, right? St Andrews Ukes lead the crowd in “Twist and Shout.”. It wasn’t our first Mardi Gras, but for some of our group in-laws fr...
