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All area codes are 850 unless specified.

Groovin’ On The Green

The Carillon Beach Institute presents a free concert with John Calongne Band from 7 to 9 p.m. June 7 on the Village Green in Carillon Beach. Bring chairs or blankets, a cooler and snacks. Call 234-7819.

•June 14: Jones and Company

•June 21: Sticks and Stone

•June 28: The Beach Mice

•July 5: Latitude29

•July 12: Tidewater

•July 19: Heat & The Zydeco Gents

•July 26: Return To Zero

•Aug. 2: Jones and Company

•Aug. 9: The Conch Republic

•Sept. 5: Emerald County Line

Summer At The ‘Sound

The WaterSound community will host the third annual Summer at the ‘Sound family fun day from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. June 12 at Village Commons, 530 Pathways Drive in Santa Rosa Beach. The event is free and open to the public.

1. Food will be available for purchase poolside from the WaterSound Beach Club.

Florida Trail Association

The Florida Trail Association will hold the following events. Visit http://westgate. floridatrail.org or call the listed number. 

•June 12:  Bring your canoe or kayak for a 9.5 mile float trip down Shoal River from Hwy. 90 to Hwy. 85 at 8:30 a.m. A cookout will follow. Call 682-6098.

•June 12-13: Bring your canoe or kayak for an overnight paddle and camp on Blackwater River. Call 474-5359.

•June 19: A 6-mile hike in Blackwater River State Forest starting at Hurricane Lake at 8 a.m. Call 484-0528.

•June 19: Bring your canoe or kayak for a paddle trip in Brewton, Ala. At 8 a.m. Call 484-9111.

•June 22:  Monthly meeting at 6 p.m. at Bayou Blues Restaurant in Niceville. Visitors welcome. Call 682-6098.

•June 26: Volunteers needed for trail maintenance in the Yellow River Ravines at 8 a.m. Call 474-5359.

•June 26: A full moon beach hike after dinner a 5:30 p.m. Call

683-0803.

Topsail tours

Topsail Hill Preserve State Park in Santa Rosa Beach will hold the following tours. A $6 park entrance fee is required, except for Breakfast with a Ranger. Outside tours are canceled during severe weather. For information, call 267-8330.

•Ask the Rangers questions at breakfast at 9 a.m. June 12 and July 10. To cover the cost of food, bring $4, which goes to Friends of Topsail Hill Preserve State Park to enhance the park, or bring your own breakfast.

•Go into the piney woods and earn daily babbits and Skeeter and Boss Blake will show how to dip sap, chip boxes and spend babbits at 10 a.m. June 19.

•Come and join the Emerald Coast Wildlife Refuge as they present their rehabilitated wildlife for your viewing pleasure.  Learn about the fascinating critters in the park and in Okaloosa and Walton County as the Emerald Coast Wildlife Refuge presents Owls and other Critters at 11:30 p.m. June 26 and July 31.

•Learn the differences between venomous and non-venomous snakes and how they help the environment at 1:30 p.m. July 8.

•Learn about the imperiled Coastal Dune Lakes at 1:30 p.m. July 15.

•Learn the facts about common Sea Turtles at Topsail at 1:30 p.m. July 22.

Seminar

The Walton County Council on Aging presents a Seniors vs. Crime seminar at 2 p.m. June 10 at the Walton County Coastal Branch Library.

Moonlight and Movies

Enjoy a Hollywood classic or new release under the stars at 8:15 p.m. June 10, 17 and 24; July 1, 8, 15, 22 and 29; and Aug. 5 and 12 on the Western Green in Rosemary Beach. Bring a blanket or a lawn chair. Movies are free and open to the public. Concessions are available. Call 951-2148.

Music in Grand Park

Local musician and performer Cheryl Jones plays from 5 to 8 p.m. every Wednesday night through Aug. 15 in Grand Park at Grand Boulevard. Concerts are free and open to the public. Bring a chair or blanket. Grand Boulevard at Sandestin is at the entrance to Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort.

Retreat

Alice McCall will hold her retreat “Revitalize Your Chakras”, from 9 a.m. t o 4:30 p.m. June 12 in Santa Rosa Beach. The retreat focuses on chakras, part of our body’s energy systems. Directions given upon registration. Cost is $115. Call 850-585-5496 or visit www.healingpath.info.

West Indies Markets

Applications are being accepted for the 2010 West Indies Market to take place June 12 and 13 and July 10 and 11 at Rosemary Beach. The markets are open to all vendors who have hand-crafted or fine arts and crafts in the media of pottery, yard art, stained glass, hand-crafted jewelry, handmade furniture, watercolor, oil or pastel paintings, metal sculpture, or anything handmade by the artists.

For information or for a vendor application, call Hilltop Productions at 951-2148, or visit www.hilltopproductionsinc.com. 

Carrabba’s chef’s cook for Habitat

Walton County Habitat for Humanity will have the chef’s of Carrabba’s Restaurant at Sandestin cook their famous specially plate with Chicken Marsala from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 13 at St. Rita Catholic Church in Santa Rosa Beach. Cost is $10/adults advance and $12/ adults at the door. Children under 12 are $7. Call 267-2558.

Wall That Heals

The Heritage Museum of Northwest Florida in Valparaiso presents The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall and Traveling Museum June 17-20 at the C. H. “Bull” Rigdon Fairgrounds.

Visitation is open 24 hours a day. Visit www.veteranswallokaloosa.com for schedule of events.

New student information sessions

Northwest Florida State College will host a series of “The Basics” information sessions for prospective new students to answer questions about admissions, enrollment, programs of study, financial aid and more. Call 729-6467.

Sessions will be held from 6 to7 p.m. at the following locations:

•June 17: Fort Walton Beach Campus, Bldg. 1, Room 126;

•June 24: South Walton Center, Room 119.

•June 29: Chautauqua Center in DeFuniak, Room 154.

•July 8: Niceville, Learning Resources Center, Room 131. 

Le Grand Cirque

Featuring more than 40 champion acrobats and performers from Brazil, Canada, Russia, Mongolia, Europe and China, Le Grand Cirque at Grand Boulevard in Miramar Beach will continue throughout the summer. Performances are at 8 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and matinees are at 2 p.m. Visit www.cirquedestin.com for days, times and ticket prices or call 866-973-9610.