Viola! Song Cycle Highlights Northwest Florida Talent and Black History
By Lloyd Reshard, Jr., Artistic Director of Viola! Viola! Song Cycle is a narrated song cycle composed by pianist and composer Lois Henry and written by Robin Reshard. It highlights the fate of the Viola Edwards Hospital which opened in 1922…
Amor is our History
Amor is our History By Bohemian Babushka Hola Hola Beautifuls! This post will be a BB Twofer. If you’ve been reading Babushka for awhile, you know that’s when you get dos topics in one post. A Two fer (for) uno.…
National African-American History Month: February 2020
Source: https://www.census.gov/ To commemorate and celebrate the contributions to our nation made by people of African descent, American historian Carter G. Woodson established Black History Week. The first celebration occurred on Feb. 12, 1926. For many years, the second week of…
HINDSIGHT IS 2020
HINDSIGHT IS 2020 By Deborah DeSilets Growing up in Florida, my ears as a child were filled with the lament of my elders that, “Hindsight is 2020”. This News Year—with its resounding 2020, I realize how true this is. Each January…
“Food for Fines Program” Raises Money for Local Charity
Source: Catherine Card, Public Information Manager, City of Destin Destin, FL. – The Destin Library’s annual Food for Fines program benefiting Harvest House was once again a success. During the month of December, library patrons had the option of paying their…
Free Notary Services Now Available at the Destin Library
Source: Library Press Release Destin, FL. – The Destin Library now has a full-time, certified notary on staff. Kitti Capps will be available to provide notary services Monday through Friday during normal library hours. There is no charge for this…
International Film Festival Seeks Submissions
By Nick Smith Paintings need to be looked at. Books need to be read. Movies need to be seen. But for independent filmmakers, reaching viewers isn’t always easy. Big studios like Disney and Paramount dominate the multiplexes. A handful of…