Friday, October 25, 2013

Northwest Florida Ballet Co. Celebrations in November Leading to their 44th Performance of The Nutcracker


The Northwest Florida Ballet has a number of great events planned for next month to celebrate our 44th performance of The Nutcracker that we think your readers might like to know about!

11/9: Storytime with Clara, 2:00 PM, Silver Sands Premium Outlets, Miramar Beach, FL
Come hear the story of The Nutcracker alongside the biggest little girl in Ballet! This story reading will take place in the courtyard of Silver Sands Premium Outlets in Miramar Beach, Florida. There is no admission price for this event. Tickets for The Nutcracker will be available for purchase at the event.

11/14: Kingdom of Sweets Bake-Off Registration Deadline
As part of our Kingdom of Sweets Reception, the Northwest Florida Ballet is hosting a bake-off! November 14 is the last day for chefs, bakers, and candy-makers to submit their registration forms. Full information about this event can be found here: http://myemail.constantcontact.com/Kingdom-of-Sweets-Bake-Off-.html?soid=1102700179256&aid=_DkdZpzU7oo There is no entry fee for bakers. Registration forms must be submitted by close of business on November 14. Email mfontaine@nfballet.org or niakellog@gmail.com for more information or to request a registration form.

11/17: Sugarplum Doodles, 2:00 PM, Destin Commons, Destin, FL
               Hosted by the Destin Commons shopping center and featuring fantastic crafts by  
               Abrakadoodle Art Studios, this event is not to be missed! Hear the story of The Nutcracker 
               and meet the colorful characters that make the ballet possible! There is no admission price 
               for this event. Tickets for The Nutcracker will be available for purchase at this event.

11/23: Kingdom of Sweets Reception, 5:30 PM, Mattie Kelly Arts Center, Niceville, FL
Held in the beautiful art galleries at the Mattie Kelly Arts Center, the Kingdom of Sweets Reception is an exclusive event for attendees of our premier performance of The Nutcracker. Guests will be invited to partake in an array of sweet treats, supplied by the competitors of our Kingdom of Sweets Bake-Off. The guests will be the judges in the competition, and the crowd favorite will take home our top prize! Tickets for this event are $20. Admittance is by RSVP only. No guests under the age of 21 permitted. Tickets are available by phone only at 850.664.7787.

11/23: The Nutcracker
Come see The Nutcracker performed by the dancers of Northwest Florida! Featuring a cast of over 80 local children and a number of internationally-acclaimed guest artists, this spectacular show is sure to delight guests both young and old. Tickets are $28 for adults, $14 for children, and can be purchased online at www.nfballet.org or by phone at 850.664.7787.

11/24: The Nutcracker
Come see The Nutcracker performed by the dancers of Northwest Florida! Featuring a cast of over 80 local children and a number of internationally-acclaimed guest artists, this spectacular show is sure to delight guests both young and old. Tickets are $28 for adults, $14 for children, and can be purchased online at www.nfballet.org or by phone at 850.664.7787.

Information for this article provided by:
Megan Fontaine
Marketing Assistant

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Tuesday, September 10, 2013

Marketing with Gulf Coast Events

Looking for a great place online to advertise your business?

Interested in reaching tourists & potential customers before they travel to your marketing area?

 

 

Then you want to advertise with

 

Gulf Coast Events promotes events and attractions in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida. We use the power of social media to collect information on what's happening across the Gulf Coast. Our goal is to be a one stop resource for planning a day trip, a vacation, or a night on the town along the Gulf Coast. Gulf Coast Events is owned and operated by Monica Tucker.

Marketing Prices:

Large Ad

   -  On the main page of the site.

   - Visitors see this ad on every page of Gulf Coast Events.

   - Ad is a clickable link directly to your website.

   - Business is promoted through GCE social media twice a week.

   - $50/month*

Medium Ad

   - On the state site where the business is located.

   - Ad is a clickable link directly to your website.

   - Business is promoted through GCE social media once a week.

   - $35/month*

Small Ad

   - On the state site where the business is located.

   - Ad is simple text message listed as a Featured Business.

   - Text ad is a clickable link to your website.

   - $20/month 

* Monthly fees DO NOT include ad image design. Businesses create their ad for submission or contact Monica at 251-232-2396 to discuss prices for GCE to design your ad image.

Friday, August 23, 2013

Updates to the Website!

Today we worked on updating the website to make it easier to look for and find the things that are going on around the Gulf Coast.

Check out the Upcoming Events page to see the events that we have found on Twitter and put on our favorites list. We work to keep this list up to date with things coming up in the near and distant future. The list comes from all of our Gulf Coast contributors from Louisiana to Florida.

If you know you want to stay near home or are planning a vacation to a certain Gulf Coast state, check out the pages for each state. The page now includes the twitter stream from our Twitter list for each state. This information will include news, advertising, and information from a variety of businesses in the state.

Following the stream from Twitter is a list of and links to various attractions in each state. If you notice something we are missing, let us know and we would love to update out list.

Click the links below to check it out!

Louisiana

Mississippi

Alabama

Florida


Monday, March 11, 2013

The BEST Mexican Food in Alabama

OK. I'll admit. I have not been to every Mexican restaurant in Alabama so I cannot officially declare this one as such. However, I am willing to bet it's close. Great environment, fresh product, lots of flavor. Mmm Mmm Mmm

Oh, I'm sorry. Would you like to know that name of the restaurant?
 
CACTUS FLOWER CAFE

From their home page they describe themselves as follows:

"Cactus Flower Cafe is a Mexican restaurant with locations in Pensacola and Navarre Florida taking great pride in serving delicious California Style Mexican Cuisine. Our Mexican food is fresh, flavorful, delicious and healthy … served in a relaxing and appealing atmosphere."

I am 100% in agreement with their description. I was introduced to this restaurant by one of my students who works there. In his culinary class he made a rendition of a lime vinegarette dressing served at the Cactus Flower Cafe and it was delicious. (I do not eat salad but I'd eat it with THAT dressing)

Started with the chips and salsa that was brought to the table. The chips are different from other Mexican restaurants and the salsa tasted wonderful - not too mild but not too hot. I ordered the Cactus Flower Combo which was soup (I chose the tortilla soup), a quesadilla with your choice of meat (I got chicken), and a side salad. Of course I ordered the lime vinegarette dressing, which was amazing. This is now one of only two places anywhere that I will actually eat salad. Everything was fantastic. Great combination of flavors and not your standard, run of the mill Mexican dishes.

I look forward to returning when it's warmer to try out their frozen margarita drinks that are made with ice cream sherbert. OH MY!

Thank you to Jared for the suggestion of stopping in to try out this awesome restaurant in Gulf Shores. I will definitely make it a point to stop in once or twice...... or three times during spring break. If you live in Baldwin County or you're visiting the beach, I highly encourage you to stop in to the Cactus Flower Cafe for a break from the traditional seafood offerings.