Rosemary Thymes, Summer 2019

Rosemary THYMES SUMMER 2019

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The History Holders summer kitchen celebrates 20 years

Rosemary Beach Sculpture Exhibit • Summer Cocktails • Gardening • American Pop A Rosemary Beach POA Newspaper • rosemarythymes.org

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PUBLISHED BY THE ROSEMARY BEACH PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION FRED KRUTZ PRESIDENT MARK BUESE VICE PRESIDENT LINDA GIFFORD SECRETARY ERIC SLUSSER TREASURER

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6 Town Map

24 Snowden Wright: American Pop

8 From the POA

27 Summer Kitchen Celebrates 20 years

10 Rosemary Beach Foundation 30 Kids Puzzle 12 Around Town 31 Kid Bits 14 Summer Gardening 16 The Colorful World of Carol Simon

32 The New York Times crossword puzzle 34 Calendar of events

18 Summer Cocktails 38 Merchant directory 21 Rosemary Beach Sculpture Exhibit

CYM LOWELL ROSANNE MILLS DAVID WEILL BOARD MEMBERS DAVID BAILEY TOWN MANAGER FRANK GREENE TOWN ARCHITECT ROSEMARY BEACH POA PO BOX 611010 ROSEMARY BEACH, FL 32461 CONTRIBUTING WRITERS SUSAN BROUSSARD • ANNE HUNTER DAVID BAILEY • MALAYNE DEMARS M. GRETCHEN HARRIS THE ROSEMARY THYMES IS PRODUCED

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ON THE COVER: James Dillon, Owner of Summer Kitchen. Photo by Alena Bakutis.

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Amenities Legend I. Major Parks – 1. Eastern Green 2. Western Green 3. South Barrett Park 4. North Barrett Park 5. West Long Green Park 6. East Long Green Park 7. St. Augustine Park II. Neighborhood Parks – 1. Abaco Park 2. Phase X Park 3. New Providence Park 4. Pergola Park 5. Hedgelong Park 6. Wiggle Park 7. Atticus Park 8. Triangle Park 9. East Kingston Park 10. West Kingston Park 11. Fountain Park 12. Kingsbridge Park 13. Butterfly Park III. Playgrounds – 1. Playground Park 2. Cabana Playground 3. St. Augustine Park Splashpad IV. Pools – 1. Coquina Pool 2. Barbados Pool 3. Cabana Pool 4. Sky Pool – covered and heated in off season

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From the POA

Welcome to Rosemary Beach!

Summer at the beach… is there anything better? Wait, don’t answer that yet. How about spending some time at the beach while making a difference?

Well, the students and faculty of Ohana Institute have figured out one way to do just that, by first collecting other people’s discarded litter and trash and then turning it into an amazing public sculpture. Invasive, the Lionfish was unveiled on South Barrett Square earlier this year on Earth Day, and it has helped spark some important discussion in the local community about single-use plastics and how they are affecting our environment. This creative and inspiring work of art has since moved to a new location in the “Phase Ten” pocket park (at the southwest corner of West Water Street), to be part of the second bi-annual Rosemary Beach Sculpture Exhibition, also known simply as “RBSE.”

The Problem With SingleUse Plastics

The POA is sometimes asked “Why is there no recycling here in Rosemary Beach?” Well, there is, sort of. Walton County has placed a recycling trailer at the north end of Winston Lane, where sorted plastic and aluminum can be dropped off.

The challenge is that there is not always a viable market for plastics in the recycling industry. The truth is that as often as not, that bag of plastic we carefully collect, clean and drop off is not making it back into productive use but instead, ends up in the landfill. Glass is old-news in this same regard, and very few communities even collect it anymore.

So, what to do? Remember, the first two steps of the three steps to more sustainable living are REDUCE and, if that fails, RE-USE. You might be thinking “Hey, I didn’t pick up a copy of the town paper to read an article that sends me into an existential crisis!” So, perhaps consider this a history lesson instead: Other generations

before us have had to reduce and re-use materials, and it became a point of pride and a hallmark of their contributions to the world. This strategy was commonplace for the generations that endured World Wars I and II, and it was a critical step in our great nation overcoming those monumental challenges and emerging the better for it. Read more about Invasive, the Lionfish and the reasons that being aware of the impact of single-use plastics on our local waterways is so important in our article about RBSE in this issue.

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Take a Walk, See The Sights

Speaking of RBSE – we hope you are enjoying this wonderful exhibition of visiting sculptures that are placed throughout the town. For the 2019-20 program, the homeowner volunteers who are the force behind RBSE have raised the bar even higher for this show, selecting 16 sculptures from 77 entries sent in from 53 artists across the United States and as far away as Paris, France.

We hope you choose to participate in supporting the exhibition, either by attending one of the events or by donating to RBSE. Please visit www. rosemarybeachsculpture.com to learn more!

The Power Of Positive Thinking

One of the POA’s goals is to support a built and natural environment in the community that fosters good, old-fashioned positive thinking. Thinking like “maybe I will walk to dinner tonight instead of driving” or “staying one more day at the beach instead of going back to work sounds like a good idea!” Perhaps its positive thinking about the environment, your neighbors, your family, art, the sky, how wonderful the sunsets here are… whatever, as long as it is something that opens your mind to new possibilities. And positive doesn’t necessarily mean easy – now that we are beginning to understand that recycling isn’t the magic bullet to a consumer lifestyle, having to think about how each of us can stop generating so much single-use plastic waste isn’t easy, for example. But it is important, and the beach and all the creatures that live there can benefit from your efforts.

However, if you are here to take a break and you want easy, we can cover that too – you can always sing Kumbaya around a fire with family and friends. Seriously! Just call our beach service and they’ll be glad to arrange a world-class bonfire for you, most likely with that awesome sunset thrown in for good measure!

Not All Progress Is Bad

It can be argued that most progress is good, and we hope you agree that one example of this is the new, fiber-based telecommunications network recently completed here in Rosemary Beach.

While we are still fine-tuning a few aspects of the network, and some additional phases such as the Wi-Fi in our parks and common areas are still under construction, most residential users are now experiencing much higher speeds, lower bills and more reliable service.

We will continue to explore ways in which this network can help make life here the best blend of

traditional and modern experiences, as part of our commitment to the town’s vision, which is: “The town of Rosemary Beach aspires to be the best family beach community in the United States, driven by quality and excellence in everything it does. By preserving its architectural heritage, natural beauty and vibrant community spirit, Rosemary Beach will be a place that blends a tranquil residential area and active Town Center where residents, guests and merchants live, work and play in harmony.”

Please Listen To The Lifeguards Before we close, there is one additional vitally important thing that any visitor to the beach must remember – please be safe in the water and heed the warning flags posted by the South Walton Fire District lifeguards. There is a flag located here in Rosemary Beach at Walkover “I” (near the west end of our beach) as well as a flag at the public beach access on our eastern boundary at Winston Lane. The lifeguards are well-trained professionals, constantly monitoring the water conditions and weather forecast to provide the most accurate and timely water and surf information possible.

Feel free to ask them questions, and please listen to them if they offer you or your family advice about the conditions in the water. When they post a red flag — they are giving you the advice to stay out of the water. To learn more about the surf flag program, please visit www.swfd.org

And, Last But Not Least, Please Drop Us A Line

We are proud of our town, and we welcome your thoughts on how to protect and enhance it. Drop us a line at frontdesk@rosemarybeachfl.org – and again, welcome to Rosemary Beach!

— The Board of Directors and staff of the Rosemary Beach Property Owners Association (POA)

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Rosemary Beach Foundation Rosemary Beach Foundation’s 5th annual Cornhole Tournament was held April 13 during National Autism Awareness Month. Our charitable partners for the 2019 event were Emerald Coast Autism Center and Westonwood Ranch.

Westonwood Ranch Staff (Katie Logan, Lindy Wood, Kelly Thompson, Maddie Kolovich).

Emerald Coast Autism Staff and Volunteers.

2019 Cornhole Champions – CORN KINGS (Eric Dibble & Kyle Gaines) 2nd Place – THE BOSSES (John Spears & Brian Spence).

Westonwood Ranch Volunteers (Ashton Leigh, Lindy Wood, Ashley Edmonds, Leann Shumate, Amy Kolk).

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About Rosemary Beach Foundation Established by homeowners in 2006 the Rosemary Beach Foundation offers and supports community, cultural, educational and charitable activities in Rosemary Beach and the Walton County Area. Through these efforts, Rosemary Beach Foundation has donated more than $700,000 to local organizations, schools and relief efforts. www.rosemarybeachfoundation.org

Charitable Partner Spotlight Westonwood Ranch Imagine you are a mother of a child who has been diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder at a young age. For years, you have battled to make sure that your child receives the best schooling and care. You have fought to advocate for their every need.

However, time is running out for them to attend mainstream school. You know that in three years, their funding and resources will run out when they hit age 22. You know that your child has great potential to be a successful contributing member of society but the resources aren’t there to provide the specialized programming they need to learn independent living and vocational skills. In steps Westonwood Ranch.

Westonwood Ranch is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit private school based out of Freeport, Florida that provides behavior analytic services to youth ages 12 to 22 who have been diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder and related developmental disabilities. The mission of Westonwood is to fill the gap in services for those who are transitioning into adulthood by providing a highly individualized, holistic "hands on" approach to learning.

The 11-acre campus is home to the Ranch's Educational Center which is equipped with a life skills room, sensory room, art center, fitness center, test kitchen, & a technology center. Westonwood also has a 3,200 sq. ft. aquaponics greenhouse which focuses on

sustainability and green initiatives. Serving as an enriched teaching tool, lettuce and micro greens are produced in hopes of creating a sustainable revenue stream for Westonwood Ranch and serving as a micro business enterprise that will create job opportunities for students who graduate from the program.

“We have been blessed with tremendous community support and hope to continue to make this program a true community endeavor,” said Lindy Wood, Founder of Westonwood Ranch.

Westonwood is set to open this summer.

For more information, visit westonwood.org.

Gizmo eating nutrient dense wheat grass fodder grown in Westonwood Ranch Aquaponics Greenhouse.

Weston Wood and his horse.

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AROUND TOWN EASTER EGG HUNT

OHANA INSTITUTE'S INVASIVE SCULPTURE UNVEILING

Left:: The Ohana Institute's "Invasive" Right: Top to Bottom: Ohana Science Teacher Mike Sturdivant; Ohana Students Evelin, Cameron, Swaisie, Eloise; The RBSE committee.

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AROUND TOWN FOUNDATION KIDS AND MUSIC

Top Left to Right: Rocco Perkins-2nd grade; student playing trumpet; Karena Hand-8th grade with Superintendent Russell Hughes.

Bottom Left to Right: 2019 Instrumental Petting Zoo; Morgan Abbott-3rd grade; Ajiah Gee-12th grade; Student playing French Horn.

"Gigi's and Stellar recently celebrated Rita Griffin's 15 year work anniversary by surprising her with a fancy breakfast at The Pearl Hotel. Rita thought she had to go in to work early, but before she could unlock Gigi's front door, she heard "SURPRISE!" coming from the front porch of The Pearl where her work family had gathered. She enjoyed her favorites: mimosas, avocado toast, and lots of hugs!"

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The Ancient Horticulturist: The Three W’s of Summer Gardening

by Susan Broussard

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T IS A BEAUTIFUL SPRING DAY as I write for Rosemary Thymes. The butterfly garden I mused over in the Spring article is now a reality. I am happy to say I have followed through with its design and implementation. All of the butterfly plants already living in my yard have been grouped together and transplanted to the sunny side of my garden. More selections have been added by visiting the local Master Gardener and arboretum plant sale. I spent more than I intended but with the knowledge that it went to a good cause. Then, I planted all, let me repeat that, all of the plants I bought.

My usual process is to buy and then wait to plant, sometimes for months or even a year, for the perfect location to miraculously come to mind. This time none have been left to waste away in the ugly black pots at the back of my house. They are growing and wriggling their little rootie toes in the newly amended soil. As I write, the first butterflies are checking out the flowers, and their babies, those hungry caterpillars, will be soon chewing on the leaves, flowers and stems of the host plants. In fact, I have just found the first Monarch caterpillar

munching on my Milkweed. (In case you did not realize it, that is a good thing.) An added bonus is the bees and hummingbirds visiting. Some plants provide a little lagniappe in that area.

Another good thing.

However, as you read this, the summer heat in the Southeast is returning for another scorcher.

How do I know this in advance? Until we are dropped into another Glacial Maximum, I can promise you this is how it is going to be. It is time to go into maintenance mode.

My definition of maintenance mode is weeding, watering, and wandering. The three W’s of summer gardening. The last is the most important of the three. What is the use of having a garden if you do not take time to appreciate its beauty and all of the hard work that it takes to create your Eden? Breathe deep.

Take time to stop and smell the rosemary.

With an early morning cup of coffee or a glass of ice tea late in the day, a wander through the garden can calm nerves, lower blood pressure and relax the mind. This difficult endeavor also

includes sitting on the porch, moving as slowly as possible and sipping a cold one.

Weeding is the summer chore that I dread the most. It may be a necessity but that does not mean I look forward to it. A weed is something that is not wanted in the garden. So I should accept all as equals but my perfectionist self cannot stand to see those demon seeds take over the flower beds that I worked so hard to keep beautiful. Not to mention those nasty weeds are robbing the not-weeds of moisture and nutrients. It is so much easier to catch the unwanted when they are still young and, I must admit to some malevolence, I enjoy yanking them out. However, the best strategy is to mulch your flower beds. This shades out the little devils and retains precious moisture during the summer heat. However, they do, at times, come through the mulch and rear their ugly moisture sucking selves. Is it obvious that I hate summer weeds? That can be explained.

It’s hot!!!! I would rather be on the porch swing surveying my garden from the shade than dealing with these intruders. But it is what it is. Deal with them by pulling and disposing of the little devils before they go to seed and populate next year’s garden. In my oasis, I have stationed an empty flowerpot or two in inconspicuous spots to catch these demon seeds. The unwanted plants are then tossed into the garbage can with nary a ceremony. No, I do

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"It is time to go

not thank them for their service. I do not fold them into neat little balls before disposal. That is reserved for my T-shirts and socks. The weeds are thrown out like the interlopers that they are.

The next necessary summer duty on the list is to make sure your garden survives a summer drought. These happen periodically just as a rain soaked June, July, and August can invade our summer months. We never know.

If drought is the choice of the summer deities, then water it is. The perfect way to water a thirsty garden is to schedule one inch of a soft rain once a week. Works for me. However, the rain gods do not always listen to our prayers. In that case, you can drag out the hoses and water by hand. Ugh! Takes forever. You can hook up the sprinklers, but you are still dragging that ‘dag burn’ hose around your yard. You can install soaker hoses and/or spaghetti irrigation.

You can do a rain dance to placate the water sprites. I am leaving that decision up to you.

The main thing to remember is to water deep.

Provide at least the equivalent of an inch of rain once to twice a week. That will encourage the roots to grow deeper into the soil and help your green babies be more drought resistant.

There are some things that I will not do in the summer. I will not plant in the summer. I will not buy more plants that I have to plant in the summer. I will not dig up plants that I will have to turn around and plant in the summer.

However, I will take care of the plants that have been put in the ground before summer kicks in.

One plant that takes a break during the summer heat, just like me, is the Louisiana iris. It goes dormant after the spring bloom.

The foliage will begin to die back by June, reappearing in early fall as the temperature goes back below three digits. Smart plant.

I have sentimental thoughts toward Louisiana irises because three of the four species in my garden were also passed along from family members. The monicker, Louisiana Iris, is bestowed on this wonderful perennial because Louisiana happens to be the only location where all five species can be found growing together naturally. Four of the five species reside in my garden. The purple and short pale lavender were pass-alongs from my grandmother. The copper/bronze is from the bayou behind my uncle’s homestead. The giant blue just popped up. It probably hitched a ride in a pot with another pass-along. Lucky me. The fifth species, Iris nelsonii (red), is found in the wild only in a small portion of Vermillion Parish near Abbeville, La.

into maintenance mode.

My definition of maintenance mode is weeding, watering, and wandering.

The three W’s of summer gardening."

The included pictures show three of the Irises in my garden, Iris hexagona (purple), Iris brevicaulis (pale purple on a short zigzag stem) and Iris fulva (bronze). I can’t for the life of me find the Iris giganticaerulea (giant blue).

It has been moved but not labeled and it hasn’t bloomed for me yet this year. (Note to self: keep track of plants.) Also, the picture of the pale blue zigzag iris is paired with a Spigelia, common name — Indian Pink, which was my highlighted native plant last fall. They both bloomed this year in the late spring. Another happy coincidence.

There are a plethora of hybrids from these five species which a provide wide and beautiful range of colors and color combinations. I lean toward the original species but take time to investigate the hybrid options.

They are exquisite.

Planting a bed of irises will create a sweep of vivid green foliage from October until March. April blooms are the icing on the cake. I try to keep the different iris varieties in separate beds giving a solid block of color from each species. By interspersing companion plants, you can have color even when the irises are dormant for the summer.

To plant your irises, prepare the soil in a bed that gets at least six hours of sun. Adding organic matter, whether the soil is sandy or clay, corrects a number problems from drainage

to pH. Louisiana irises don’t have to be planted in damp areas even though they are, many times, found beside water. They respond to well amended soil and a sunny spot, giving you a rainbow of color in the spring.

Now that you have the bed ready, place the iris rhizomes (which are the swollen segmented iris roots) just below the soil surface and cover slightly with the amended soil. Add one to two inches of mulch to protect the newly planted irises from the sun. The foliage likes to be in a sunny area; the roots, not so much. They do not like sunburns anymore than we do. Water deeply and keep moist throughout any dry periods.

Irises are pretty forgiving. They have no serious pests but they can develop a bad case of rust if the plants are under duress, i.e. drought. So the answer to this problem is water when necessary.

Good advice for any plant.

The information I have given you is a smidgen of the data available on Louisiana irises.

If you would like to do more research on these wonderful additions to any garden, check out the books The Louisiana Iris and Culture of Five Native American Species and Their Hybrids by Marie Caillet and Joseph Mertzweiller and The Louisiana Iris: The Taming of a Native American Wildflower, 2nd Edition by The Society for Louisiana Irises and Marie Calliet.

Enjoy your time at Rosemary Beach but remember the three W’s of summer gardening; weeding, watering and wandering. The last being by far the most important.

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The Colorful World of

Carol Simon Houston-born artist Carol Simon and her husband Ken fell in love with Rosemary Beach during a vacation stay. On their next stay, they surprised even themselves by purchasing a house in the town they call their happy place.

Tell me a little about your background—where are you from? How did you get interested in art? Did you go to art school?

I’ve been very creative my whole life. I always dabbled in art more as a hobby. I didn't even really know that I had this creative part of me to the extent that I have now, but I was always drawn to creative things when I had spare time. When I was young, I took a few art classes and in college I played with painting and things like that. Then I became a semiprofessional photographer. It was a part-time thing when my kids were young and I quit working,

you know. I tried to find things to do and I had this passion for photography. I took some classes, but not many. That's kind of my story—I kind of believe it's all about what you put into it more than all the things that you need to get in your head. I feel like you almost need to get out of your head when you're a creative person and the magic happens. When my kids were going off to college, it was like a transition time in my life. I think that's when you start doing more creative things that you enjoy.

I decided that I wanted to become a life coach. I wanted to coach people and make a difference in women’s lives—particularly those going through transitions.

I did this whole certification program for life coaching and at the same time I started taking painting classes. At the end of the certification program, we had to do a vision board and I ended

up painting a piece of work that represented what I want my life coaching career to look like.

As I tried to build my coaching career, I continued to take painting classes and eventually I realized that I really liked this art thing. So, five years ago I got an art studio in an artist’s community in Houston.

You work in a variety of mediums—sculpture, paintings, installations. How do you describe your work?

What calls my name is anything that is bright and vivid and very organic. Although my pieces are all different, they have very similar qualities in that I use really vivid colors. My mantra is “stay happy, be positive.” I want my art to reflect this positive energy and when people see it that's what they feel.

Carol Simon in her Houston Studio

How and when did you find Rosemary Beach and when did you decide to become a homeowner?

Some friends of mine got a house there maybe 10 to 15 years ago.

They kept asking us to come visit. We'd been to Destin a million years ago, but we never made it to Rosemary Beach.

About five years ago, we were looking for somewhere to go over Thanksgiving. My husband suggested Rosemary Beach. Our friends weren’t in town, so we stayed at their house. It was the most beautiful Thanksgiving.

Everything was sunny and nice.

We loved it. My husband really fell in love with it.

So, the next year, we went for winter break. It was cold and rainy. My husband had been wanting a second home for some time. One morning, we went and got coffee at Amavida. Right next

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door is the real estate office and we walked inside. The next thing you know, we are looking at houses. We got connected with Jan Stevens and she took us all around.

We hadn’t discussed it all, but suddenly we were buying a house. If I was going to buy a second home anywhere, it would be here. We redid a lot of the house and it became our happy place. Everyone is so friendly and it’s just become a feel good place where you just can’t help but be happy.

We are on the north side— about three houses in from the square. We feel like it's the best location because you just walk to anything.

It’s a single family house.

It's pretty small, but it's like perfect.

How do you have it decorated? What's your style?

My style is always very modern and contemporary. I put a lot of my own artwork in there. It's bright and modern and cheery.

What do you love the most about Rosemary Beach as a community?

We're actually bringing another couple who've never been to Rosemary Beach and we keep trying to tell them why we love it so much.

The food is great. Just the vibe of the people—I think that's the best thing besides the beach itself, which to me is so calming. You feel like you could just let go of everything. Everybody's got their dogs and it's just a magical place.

How else does Rosemary Beach inspire you or inform your work?

Now that’s a hard question because my work is kind of the opposite. Rosemary Beach is very white and uses a lot of worn, natural colors.

My colors are so not nature.

So, it doesn’t really inspire

what my work looks like, but the peace and tranquility do inspire me to paint.

I started doing these beach pieces that were more representational of those colors—turquoise and teals.

I've always been attracted to water. They're very abstract and that series is definitely inspired by Rosemary.

How often do you come to Rosemary Beach?

Our goal is to go there once a month and go for a long weekend or more.

My husband really loves it.

It’s a special place for us to connect with each other and with family and friends.

Tell me about your public art installation in Houston—First Ward is Blooming.

The First Ward is Blooming Art installation is a large scale outdoor art installation made up of approximately 10,000 plastic bottles attached to a chain link fence. My goal was to invite the Houston community to collect the bottles and create the art installation with me. I also wanted to make the project about educating the community on the environmental impact of plastic trash and the potential health hazards to humans, fish and animals.

We recruited the First Ward neighborhood and others in Houston to collect the bottles and also to attend work sessions at my art studio, to paint, cut and help install the 10,000 up-cycled water bottles needed to complete the piece. Volunteers from all ages and places joined together to work on the installation. We also brought the project to park gatherings and art festivals to get everyone involved.

Want to see more of Carol’s work? Visit carolsimonstudio.com.

Top: Artist Carol Simon's alcohol ink on Plexiglas. Middle: Carol Simon's First Ward public art installation in Houston, Texas. Bottom: Carol and Ken's Rosemary Beach Cottage.

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Summer Cocktails Cool Drinks for Hot Days Sometimes the only thing that will really cool you down at the end (or in the middle) of a hot summer day is an expertly crafted summer cocktail. If you feel like being adventurous, try your hand at one of these delectable and refreshing local concoctions.

Prefer to be served? No problem. Head on out to one of the many fine Rosemary Beach establishments and let them mix you up the perfect summer beverage.

Photography by Alena Bakutis

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The Derby Bonnet PESCADO 1 Sprig of Thyme 3 Dashes Angostura Bitters ½ oz Fresh Lemon Juice ¼ oz Vanilla Cinnamon Syrup ½ oz Giffard's Peche De Vigne 1 ½ oz 1792 Small Batch Bourbon Combine all ingredients.

Shake and double strain into a DOF Glass over a Large Cube. Garnish with a sprig of thyme.

Port of Call EDWARDS 4 oz. Ruby Port 1 sliced strawberry 1 strawberry for garnish 1 oz. simple syrup 1 wedge of lemon 1 oz. soda water Muddle strawberries and simple syrup together in pint glass.

Add ice and Port and squeeze wedge of lemon in and shake with a tin. Pour into tall glass and top with a 1 oz. splash of soda water on top and garnish with strawberry.

Havana Beach Coastal Shipwreck

Cat Nap

HAVANA BEACH BAR AND GRILL

2 oz. Cathead Honeysuckle Vodka

1-1/2 oz. Brinley Spiced Rum 1/2 oz. Italicus Bergamot Liqueur 1/2 oz. Velvet Falernum Caribbean Spiced Liqueur 1 oz. Fresh Squeezed Lemon Juice 1/4 oz. Simple Syrup Place all of the ingredients into a shaker tin with ice. Shake vigorously and then strain over a Collins glass filled with crushed ice. Serve and Enjoy!

RESTAURANT PARADIS

1/2 oz. Lavender Simple Syrup 1/2 oz. Fresh Citrus Topped off with Prosecco Garnished with a locally grown edible flower.

Grown by one of our employees Danny Swinehart-Lullwater Produce.

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Celebrating 20 Years Open Daily for Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner 78 Main St. Rosemary Beach, FL (850) 213 - 0521

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ROSEMARY BEACH SCULPTURE EXHIBITION It’s finally here! The 2019-20 Rosemary Beach Sculpture Exhibition (RBSE) is the second biennial juried art show of contemporary outdoor sculpture in Rosemary Beach. The exhibition features 16 sculptures, which are on display throughout the town. As the signature event of Rosemary Beach, the RBSE’s mission is to contribute to the cultural arts environment in South Walton County and surrounding areas by engaging locals and visitors alike with outdoor sculptures created by professional artists from across the country. The RBSE opened May 24, and runs through February 14, 2020.

INTERACT WITH ART Take the self-guided audio tour

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Download the free ‘Otocast’ smartphone app via the App Store or Google Play. Then, open the app and find Rosemary Beach, FL where you will see photos, find written information and hear the artists talk about their sculptures. Use wherever you have cell phone service, even standing in front of the sculpture! It is an easy way to get the most from your viewing experience.

Tag photos of a sculpture in Rosemary Beach with #rosemarybeachsculpture for a chance to win a $100 gift card from Rosemary Beach® Trading Company. One entry per post on the following channels:

Vote for your favorite sculpture in our People’s Choice Award contest at rosemarybeachsculpture.com under the Artists & Sculptures tab.

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Take a sculpture home All of the sculptures in the exhibition are available for sale at the closing of the show and would make a nice addition to your home, garden, office or neighborhood. Please contact Thomas Kramer at tkramer@uwf.edu for more information.

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Ohana Institute Students Educate with Sculpture Invasive is a sculpture of a Lionfish fashioned out of plastic debris from our Gulf waters, beach and surrounding areas. Why a Lionfish sculpture made with plastic? Although beautiful, the Lionfish is an invasive species in Florida that decimates populations of important reef fish. Like the Lionfish, plastics are also invasive in our ocean environment, jeopardizing marine life and our own health.

This science-based sculpture, created by Ohana Institute students under the guidance of their art and science teachers, was unveiled on Earth Day. It inspires all of us to be better stewards of our oceans and earth. You’ll find it on West Water Street at Spanish Town Lane (marked with a diamond on the map.)

1 Golden Oak Leaf Arch II Jim Gallucci

2 Synapse II

Chris Itsell

3 Empress

Nathan Pierce

4 Re-Cycled

Jarod Charzewski & Sean Mueller

5 Sea Glade II

6 Amitra Devi

7 The Single Twist

8 Here Comes the Sun

Cathy Perry

Mary Angers

Charles Pilkey

Ben Pierce

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9 Hill Climb II Jim Collins

11 Tension II.III.I Vasanzio Steve Buduo

10 Red Green Construction Ray Katz

12 Vajramantrabhiru Matthew Mosher

14 The Race Jeff Best

13 Woman in the Wind Kim Fiebiger

15 Low-Poly Open Heart (R.I.D.E.) M. L. Duffy

16 Duet

Gregory Johnson

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A Casual Conversation with

Snowden Wright

By M. Gretchen Harris

Photo by Lorikay Stone

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nowden Wright's new book American Pop is a sprawling tale of the Forster family dynasty.

This royal family of soda pop spans a century and moves through Mississippi, New York, Paris and back again. It grabs you from the start and is both funny and poignant. His first book Play Pretty Blues is a fascinating take on the life of blues phenomenon Robert Johnson told through the women that loved him.

Although born and raised in Mississippi, Snowden Wright has deep ties to the Rosemary Beach area. I caught up with him, and he was kind enough to answer a few questions.

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When did you know that you wanted to be a writer, and did you love books as a kid growing up in Mississippi?

I think every writer is at first a reader. Growing up, I read a great deal.

I’ve always loved telling stories.

In summer camp at Strong River, every kid in the bunkhouse was given an award at the end of the session, and I got the Storyteller Award. I suppose that means I was destined to either be a novelist or a pathological liar.

Those early years were special.

Everyone knew each other. It’s such a rare blessing to watch a town progress and grow alongside the progress and growth of your own life.

What are some of your favorite things to do here?

I’m much more of a beach than a pool person, so my favorite things to do all involve the Gulf, whether sitting under an umbrella and reading or sailing a catamaran.

Our first summer in Rosemary, Chris Webb ran the beach service, and he was kind enough to teach

"I wrote a novel in grad school that was set along 30A. Entitled The Hurricane Party, it involved a drug dealer, a real-estate agent and a con artist, and it was absolutely, positively terrible. I thus tucked my sandy tail between my legs and trotted back to Mississippi for the setting of my novels."

When did you first visit Rosemary Beach?

My family used to own the first full-sized house ever built in Rosemary (there was a carriage house before us, but ours was the first full house). We bought one of the first twenty lots and moved into our house the summer of, I believe, 1997. It was so different back then. There were no restaurants or shops. There wasn’t even a beach walkover. We had to walk to Inlet Beach to get over the dunes.

My siblings and I basically grew up along with the town. In high school, I was the first pro-shop assistant ever hired at the tennis courts. In college, I was one of the first—actually, the first, if you count the week I helped out in ‘97—employees of Sea Oats Beach Service, renting out beach chairs and giving sailing lessons. My sister’s wedding was the first ever held at the Owners Club.

me to sail. Then again, because we were the only people on the beach, he may have just been bored and was glad to have something to do.

Part of my writing process involves running. I typically wake up early and write for an hour or two—until I hit some snag, whether a character motivation that doesn’t click or a line of description that doesn’t sing. Then I go for a run, writing in my head mile after mile, trying to get the character or sentence just right.

The path along 30A was a blessing for those long runs.

Favorite restaurants?

Some perennial favorites include La Crema, Paradis and Edward’s (which I sometimes refer to as either Medusa Rouge or the Courtyard Wine Bar, its names from previous culinary epochs).

Of course, Bud & Alley’s in Seaside has been a long-time favorite. I haven’t been to the

lower bar in a while, but at one point my parents’ names were emblazoned on a metal plaque on the back of one of the bar stools. I wonder if Malcolm Gladwell has some theory about the number of hours you have to spend at a bar to warrant your name on one of its stools.

Any book ideas featuring this area?

I wrote a novel in grad school that was set along 30A. Entitled The Hurricane Party, it involved a drug dealer, a realestate agent and a con artist, and it was absolutely, positively terrible. I thus tucked my sandy tail between my legs and trotted back to Mississippi for the setting of my novels.

Are you currently working on anything new? (said with eager anticipation) I am, in fact. Have you heard of the Confederados? They were a real group of people from American history: the roughly 10,000 Southerners who, after the Civil War, immigrated to Brazil. True Delta, the novel I’m currently writing, centers on the town of New Vicksburg and the lives of its many residents, all of whom are dealing with their “exile” from America and the repercussions, figurative and literal, of having been on the wrong side of history.

Keep your eye out. That jogger running down 30A deep in thought just might be Snowden Wright.

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The History Holders Summer Kitchen breathes 20-years of life and love into Rosemary Beach

By Anne Hunter

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T’S THE STORIES,” Miriam Dillon leans back in her chair to share a loving glance with her husband James from a street side cafe table at Summer Kitchen on the corner of Main and Water in Rosemary Beach.

Swooning above the restaurant of one of 30A’s most enterprising couples is their 11-room rougestained pensione, now dubbed The Rosemary Beach Inn. Its design was conceived by Mark Dragonette and drawn by Jorge Trelles, the architect who would ink the Italian-inspired bed and breakfast of Dragonette’s imaginings onto large sheets of paper in intricate hand drawn detail.

Construction began in 1999 and by 2001, The Pensione was among the first buildings to breathe life into the fairytale coastal town

designed by Andres Duany through Dragonette’s legendary construction style. Digging footers so deep into the ground as to be permeated by 5,000 pounds per square inch of concrete, Dragonette laid a formidable foundation that has become a building block of 30A secret society storytelling for an up-and-coming community whose biography is becoming as epic as the town itself.

Now celebrating twenty-years of marriage alongside twenty-years as purveyors of Summer Kitchen, the indomitably humble James and Miriam Dillon, are entering their fifth year as Innkeepers of The Rosemary Beach Inn. For the understated founders of Summer Kitchen, who opened the first business enterprise in Rosemary Beach; and, who were the second couple to

wed in the world’s second New Urbanist town, it's not a sense of entitlement or the quest for prestige that underscores their entrepreneurial acumen, it’s a reverence for the historical fabric of the community they love that matters most.

Unwinding the chronicles of the Dillon’s and just how they landed on the corner of one of the world’s best blocks is the stuff of movies.

It was in April of 1999 when James Dillon opened Summer Kitchen inside a 14 x 14 foot shack at 5 Main Street, ironically just steps away from the spot he would occupy in grander fashion two decades later. Over the next twentyyears, Summer Kitchen would upgrade from the shack into a larger temporary space, and move to 74 South Barrett in 2000, then to 60 North Barrett in 2004, before settling into the first floor

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of the Rosemary Beach Inn on Main Street in 2015.

The iconic photo of the original walk up is etched in the minds of those who have seen the image; or, better yet, into the lucky mouths of those who were around for taste of the chef’s early culinary creations.

But, come winter of that same year, Leucadia, the original founder of Rosemary Beach, realized that the small shack was outgrowing Summer Kitchen and built a larger temporary building to house the burgeoning new business.

“The Summer Kitchen shack became The Sugar Shack and we moved up the street to join Marti Schmidt Art Gallery, and The Trading Company – that was it for the downtown commercial spaces,” James said.

“We were the only merchants then. We had block parties. Alice Bargeron would perform and we would block off the streets. We put them on ourselves and everyone would pitch in.”

The rest of the Dillon’s story is just as providential as its beginning. In 2004, when Summer Kitchen moved to 60 North Barrett Square, it would become its home for the next 11-years until the landowners were ready to build the permanent structure that was slated for the space.

“We had to move the building off of the lot or it was going to be demolished,” James said. “I called Erika McPherson Powell and said you can have Summer Kitchen, it's yours if you can move her in two weeks.”

The Summer Kitchen building now sits on Bay Drive and has been converted into a three-bedroom house by the well-known interior designer.

“She kept the integrity of the building, preserving its personality and history. It is currently a longterm rental,” Miriam said.

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concrete pour of Dragonette’s gulf side fortress.

In the early days, people would come to the shack and James would give them a Sharpie to sign their names on it.

It gave everyone a sense of ownership – this is your place and your community.

We have never lost that kind of connectivity for the town.

Meanwhile, James and Miriam had opened a restaurant called Coast, in Grayton Beach as the future of the Summer Kitchen was uncertain in Rosemary Beach. But as luck would have it, a casual conversation with the then owner of the Pensione building, Mike Rose, led to the Dillons purchasing the building.

And so the Summer Kitchen earned its permanent home in Rosemary Beach – and the Dillons became Inn Keepers and Miriam became a Broker Associate with Rosemary Beach Realty.

the beginning and don’t know the stories of how the foundation of the community was laid.”

Miriam sighs, “So many of the people who now who work in Rosemary Beach weren’t around in

By that, she means those people who embedded the roots of community into the town, just as deep as the

“In the early days, people would come to the shack and James would give them a Sharpie to sign their names on it. It gave everyone a sense of ownership – this is your place and your community,” she said. “We have never lost that kind of connectivity for the town.”

For James, that connection first ignited in 1999, when the tagline for Leucadia advertisements was, “Come build a town with us.”

He explains their motto, “The impetus of why Leucadia felt a need to have a food and beverage establishment was influenced by the Seaside model, where buildings had temporary uses.”

Rosemary Beach realized that it needed to curate retail businesses to serve the contractors and they started with a restaurant.

“Twenty-years ago there was only the small gas station on the corner of 30A and 98 and the next food stop was on Highway 79, which was 45-minutes away,” James continued.

The idea was to open a hot dog stand to keep the contractors on property,

Summer Kitchen at 5 Main Street—a simple walk up window with sweeping Gulf views. Circa 1999. The staff from Leucadia Corp. often came here for lunch in the early days.

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but soon the homeowners and office staff started enjoying it and everyone had a place to go.

“We were only in the shack for nine-months,” he said. “At the time there were 15-20 employees in the Rosemary Beach offices who worked from tiny portable structures on the southeastern end of town. Those were the original offices.”

Unwind 22-years to when Chef James, who originally hails from Boston, was working as a chef in Atlanta when he was courted by Jim Altamira to open Borago in Grayton Beach in 1997.

“Jim brought him down and James loved the space,” recalls Miriam as James chimed on to finish her sentence. “He took me to Seaside we had lunch at Bud and Alley’s. I’m from New England. Seaside had that New England flair like Nantucket. I loved it.”

Borago was ultimately sold and James went on to work a stint at Santa Rosa Beach Club, but not before meeting Miriam, who had recently moved back home to Niceville to live with her parents and raise her two daughters.

“I was going through a divorce came home to stay with my parents and finish the year homeschooling my girls,” Miriam said. “I asked, them, “We can home school in the day and work at night or vice versa - what do you want to do?” Of course they wanted to school at the beach and I wanted to earn some extra money.”

Miriam walked into Borago and landed a waitress job. After each shift, James and Miriam would hang out on the back porch and have a beer and began to form the relationship that would last a lifetime.

“It felt healing,” she said. “James and I became friends during that time.”

Ironically, while working at Santa Rosa Beach Club, James was asked to become a consultant for Rosemary Beach to help them find a

Summer Kitchen at 60 North Barrett Street. Summer Kitchen was moved from 74 South Barrett Square in 2004 to make room for new construction. Here the Summer Kitchen rests with its own courtyard and small town feel. Summer Kitchen hosted the 30A Songwriters festival and many small groups over 11 years at this location. restaurateur for, you guessed it, The Pensione.

Magazine was scouting a location for a wedding shoot.

“Alex Dunser, the town manager, told me that they also needed a food and beverage operation to service the contractors,” he said. “Seaside was still relatively new at that point, but I knew that Rosemary would follow the same traditional neighborhood development planning. I wanted to be in on the ground floor.”

“They were doing a wedding special and asked to shoot our wedding. I said no at first,” she said.

Meanwhile, James and Miriam continued cultivating their courtship.

“We would have dinner and James kept pushing me to come out to Rosemary to meet Alex,” Miriam recalled.

He liked her legal background and Miriam took a job to run the rental company short term.

Their fate as a couple was sealed after a round of swing dancing classes one winter at the former Collaborations.

“We got married on the Western Green on the beach in front The Pensione,” Miriam said.

It just so happened that a photographer from Coastal Living

Then, Miriam acquiesced with one condition, “No one can know that the photographer is with the magazine. I wanted everyone to feel comfortable.

Now he is a friend of ours that comes back to visit every year since.”

The couple was married at the Western Green walk over and their reception was at the HGTV house, on Atticus, which was the only completed home on the north side.

They went straight back to work after wedding and still waiting for their honeymoon, they haven’t stopped.

At a time when selfies showcasing the Dillon’s iconic establishments fill up social media streams with Dragonette and Duany’s often untagged artistry, one thing is clear, for all of their respective accolades, this is a crew of foundation layers, not fame-seekers.

“Last year, during Seaside Prize, I saw Andres Duany walking out of our building. Later that day, I looked at

my guest list and discovered that he had been staying at the Inn and no one knew,” Miriam said.

Ironically, within the same anonymity of the Dillon’s who quietly preserve the values of community from their corner of the world.

When Mark Dragonette chose a pigment for his Pensione that would become The Rosemary Beach Inn, his vision was that it would never have to be painted. Instead, it would patina over time, just like the stories that emanate out of it. He designed the building to look like a centuriesold building in Italy but used modern day materials, like its hand-painted cement tiles.

“It has been renovated in the James and Miriam way,” Miriam said.

“Which means we did most of it ourselves.”

“It is so many little things that speak to me about it,” James said.

“I think about my mom and it being an Italian type of thing. She lived in Sienna, Italy. She died when I was 22. Every day, I feel her presence is here.”

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Summer Time Fun!

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KATE + FRIENDS differences, and they won!

After they won they hid upstairs so that their older brother would THINK he had won and then surprised him! Their parents wrote the scavenger list and the hardest thing to find was a single colored pencil!

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Collins (8) & Avery (6) Gifford from Atlanta, GA both got the game ball at their softball games on the very same night! Collins plays for the Linedrivers and Avery plays for the Yellow Cheetahs.

Avery got her ears pierced and didn’t even cry. Also, they are expecting a baby brother in July!

Ruby (8) from Orem, UT rented a pontoon boat and saw dolphins swimming in the harbor. They’ve been coming annually for three years now. She also had a solo performance at her school’s gala!

KATIE MAEVE

Katie Maeve (almost 8) from Atlanta is an Irish dancer! She dances to the Irish Fiddle and does Hard Shoe which is a higher level.

Soft shoe is a starting off point but also used in higher level, and she does both! She has been doing it for three years. The beginner costume is a school dress. You earn

gems and personalize them.

They’re all unique. She likes to dance jigs and reels.

Olivia, Megan & Attie are all 16 and co-founded One Change Bracelets in January 2018.

They are a bracelet that have a color changing bead that transforms when UV rays hit it! It’s supposed to remind you to put on sunscreen. 100% of proceeds are donated to different Melanoma Research foundations. Attie’s mom had Melanoma. So far they’ve raised over $37,500 to Melanoma research.

These bracelets are available Stellar in Rosemary Beach.

Kate (11) from Mobile, AL brought six of her friends down to celebrate her birthday! She loves it so much! They rode bikes along 30A, played on the beach and shopped at Gigi’s!

Happy Birthday, Kate!

Leo & Coco Rapazzo teamed up with Hadley & Cormac Long in a family scavenger hunt against an older brother. The older brother thought he had an advantage because he’s older and their team was sure to fail because they argued a lot. The team strategized to get along, work together and embrace each other’s

Maggie Lee Letcher (11) tried out for her school’s cheerleading team and made the team! She found out when a list with her number was posted to the middle school door! How exciting!

Cromwell “Bruiser” Letcher (8) Moved up a belt in karate! He was gifted karate classes for his birthday and he just loves it!

He also broke a board!

Maggie Lee and Cromwell also welcomed a new member into their pack! Kaiser is a white long haired chihuahua and he is so cute!

Peyton & Lincoln Tinghitella welcomed a baby sister to their family!

Scarlett Abigail was born on February 17th. She has the best cheeks and is the sweetest little baby! Both boys are such incredible big brothers and they love their baby sister!

ZUMBA KIDS

Zumba Kids by Kid Power brought their spring session donations to Alaqua Animal Refuge.

Together they raised over $400 for Alaqua. While visiting they were able to see puppies, kittens, tortoises, cows, bunnies and goats! If

LEO, COCO, HADLEY + CORMAC

you haven’t had a chance to visit Alaqua Animal Refuge, it truly is a blessed place!

Way to go kids!

Matilda MacKinney (9) spent her birthday at Disney World! She was able to enjoy lots of cupcakes and time with her family! Happy Birthday, Matilda!

Owen Palizzi (8) is totally toothless on top! His first top tooth was removed with the help of his daddy’s nurse and the other fell out after dance class! Miss Allyson, his ballet teacher, wiggled it and then he just pulled it out!

Gabriel Palizzi (11) had two teeth wiggled out by the dentist! The good news is his adult teeth were waiting just below the surface!

Julian Palizzi (13) got invisalign! Exciting!

SPENCER

And now onto the lost teeth...

Sloane Mills (6) Lost a tooth! She said that it was bleeding in the car and came out in the movie theater.

She was eating popcorn and watching Wreck it Ralph.

Her twin sister told her to pull it out and she lost two at school. She got a plastic tooth to hold her tooth!

Carsen Mills (6) lost a tooth in Memphis at her grandma’s house. She was about to go to bed and it was hanging off. Her sister told her to pull it out. She was in a chair and she was wiggling it and brushing her teeth.

When she got done brushing her teeth it fell out!

Spencer (6) lost her first front top tooth. She was eating chocolate and took a bite and it just came out.

It didn’t hurt at all to lose it and the tooth fairy and Easter bunny had a party at her house!

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Calendar of Events Blankets and lawn chairs are welcome. (Town Hall if raining) Western Green, Face Paint at 5 PM Movie 8:15 PM

23-May Hotel Transylvania 3 30-May Incredibles 2 6-Jun Beauty and the Beast 13-Jun Ralph Breaks the Internet 20-Jun A Dog's Way Home 27-Jun Small Foot 11-Jul The Nut Job 2 18-Jul Mary Poppins Returns 25-Jul The LEGO Ninjago Movie 1-Aug How to Train Your Dragon 8-Aug Spider Man: Into the

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FRIDAYS FAITH Chapel at the Beach 9 AM, TOWN HALL Children’s services are available.

Join Pastor Mike Young for a morning of Bible teaching and worship.

Apostles by the Sea SUNDAYS, 11:15 AM, TOWN HALL Worship at this Anglican Chapel.

Nursery and children’s church provided. Enjoy refreshments and time for fellowship at the conclusion of the service. Learn more at apostlesbythesea.com.

MERCHANT ASSOCIATION DAILY EVENTS MONDAYS Here Comes the Sun Summer Concert Series May 20, June 3, 10, 17, 24, July 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, August 5 East Long Green, 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM Bring your chairs or blankets and enjoy an evening of entertaining musical performances. Each week is a different show. Be sure to catch one or all! (Town Hall if raining)

May 20 All that and a Bag of Chips

(90’s Hits) May 27 Band Together for Hope

Panhandle featuring: Lee

Brice & Friends June 3 Fais Do Do (Cajun &

Zydeco) June 10 Ocean’s 9 (Yacht Rock) June 17 “Tusk” the music of

Fleetwood Mac June 24 Journey to Styx July 1 Kool Kat’s (50’s & 60’s) July 8 Rosemary Beach Rock and Soul Revue July 15 Most Definitely (80’s Hits) July 22 Sun, Surf & Sand (Music of

The Beach Boys) July 29 British Invasion August 5 “California Dreamin”

(Byrds to the Eagles)

TUESDAYS Melody Magic!

May 21, 28, June 4, 11, 18, 25, July 2, 9, 23, 30, August 6 North Barrett Square 7 PM Audiences of all ages enjoy Melody’s sassy spunk, enchanting smile, and charming poise.

Melody Magic is a stylish and elegant presentation of classic stage magic and illusionettes, paired with light-hearted moments of comedic interaction with the

audience. (Town Hall if Raining) NOTE: 8 PM start on 5/21 and 7/9.

No show on 7-16

WEDNESDAYS Children’s Theatre: Jack and the Beanstalk May 22, 29, June 5, 12, 19, 26, July 3, 10, 17, 24, 31, August 7 North Barrett Square, 6:30 PM Join us for a favorite fairy tale brought to life by The REP Theatre!

Join Jack as he trades the family cow for a handful of magic beans, which grow into an enormous beanstalk reaching up to the clouds. Jack climbs the beanstalk and finds himself in the castle of an unfriendly giant. It’s a classic story that will leave you chanting “Fee-fifo-fum!” Blankets and lawn chairs welcome. (Town Hall if Raining)

THURSDAYS Moonlight Movies & Face Painting May 23, 30, June 6, 13, 20, 27, July 11, 18, 25, August 1, 8 Bring the family for a wholesome and fun movie night under the stars. Top it off with delicious popcorn and the best hot dogs on the beach from DogManDu!

Rock Painting, Bling Bar & Kids’ Karaoke May 24, 31, June 7, 14, 21, 28, July 5, 12, 19, 26, August 1 & 8 Western Green, 10 AM to 1 PM Join us for some crafty fun on Western Green. Create your very own colorful keepsake rock to take home or hide around town. We’re also hosting a build your own bling bar! Get ready for all things 3D and sparkly. Plus, we have more fun in store for you with rounds of kids’ karaoke!

MERCHANT ASSOCIATION SPECIAL EVENTS Kids’ Rock The Block Parties May 21 & July 9 6 PM to 8 PM Western Green Bring the family for a rockin’ night of fun! DJ, moonwalks, face painting, color hairspray, tattoos, arts and crafts with Gigi’s, hula hoop contest, games, prizes and more!

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DINING 1 Amavida Coffee & Tea 850.231.1077 | amavida.com

2 CK’s Feed & Supply 850.588.0908 | cowgirlkitchen.com/feed

3 Cowgirl Kitchen

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4 Edward’s Fine Food & Wine 850.231.0550 | edwards30a.com

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9 Restaurant Paradis 850.534.0400 | restaurantparadis.com

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12 The Sugar Shak 850.231.3655 | thesugarshak.com

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19 OKO 850.502.2786 | okolifestyle.com

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20 STELLAR 850.231.1720 | gigisfabkids.com

21 The 30A Store 850.605.3070 | 30agear.com

22 Willow 850.231.0433 | wearwillow.com

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23 Curate

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24 The Hidden Lantern Bookstore 850.231.0091 | thehiddenlantern.com

25 Luminary 202.870.0360 | luminarylifestyle.com

26 Parish by Ashley Gilbreath 850.565.7733 | ashleygilbreath.com

27 Pish Posh Patchouli’s 850.231.2005 | patchoulis.com

28 Rosemary Beach® Trading Company 850.231.2410 | rbtradingcompany.com

29 SEA Contemporary Art Space 850.231.0081 | seacontemporary.com

30 Spa Pearl 850.460.9041 | thepearlrb.com

31 Tracery 850.231.3746 | traceryinteriors.com

32 Vivo Shop Spa Salon 850.231.6801 | vivospasalon.com

lodging

33 Rosemary Beach® Cottage Rental Company 877.594.1791 | rosemarybeach.com

34 The Pearl 850.588.2881 | thepearlrb.com

35 The Rosemary Beach® Inn 844.865.5783 | therosemarybeachinn.com

recreation 36 Bamboo Bicycle Company.

850.231.0770 | bamboobicyclecompany.com

37 Rosemary Beach® Racquet Club 850.278.2061 | rosemarybeach.com

sERVICEs 38 Domin Bock Architects 850.231.2787 | dominbock.com

39 Regions Bank 850.213.2630 | regions.com

40 Rosemary Beach® Realty 850.278.2000 | rosemarybeachrealty.com

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