Anne Thrift was born in Atlanta and grew up in Marietta, Georgia. She’s lived in Florida for some time, moving here to Panama City in 2015. Before turning to art, Thrift pursued degrees in the health sciences field, earning a B.A. in Psychology from Rollins College and a M.S....
In the late 90s, when I was working as a professional actor, a couple of my gigs were theater for young audiences touring productions. On one tour, I had the privilege of performing Shakespeare all over eastern Tennessee at middle schools, high schools and community colleges. My first ever...
Review by Jack Smith
It seems that I am drawn to authors who write about the dark side and the desperation of men. When I started this novel I was depressed, when I finished I was suicidal. Welcome to the world of Cormac McCarthy who lives on the Texas/Mexico border...
By Joanne MacPhee
Cullen (Cal) Zethmayr has been working since he was 15 years old, and he has no intention of slowing down any time soon. Even though he recently celebrated his 84th birthday. Cal’s varied and extremely interesting career (that’s a whole other story!) began in 1954 when he...
In high school, my drama teacher showed me how to draw a ground plan to design a set. He taught me that every set designer starts their ground plan by drawing a centerline. This is a vertical dotted line down the center of the page, ending with the letters...
We’re excited to announce a concert benefitting the PCB Senior Center on Friday, October 14 at the Todd Herendeen Theater, 8010 Front Beach Road, PCB.
Doors Open: 5:30 p.m., Dinner: 6 p.m., Show: 7 p.m. Tickets: $25, includes dinner, silent auction and show. Tickets now available and may be purchased...
By Lorraine Caposole, President, Northwest Florida Music Teachers Association
A benefit concert series put on by the Northwest Florida Music Teachers Association (NFMTA) raised over $1 thousand dollars for Bay County Library’s Youth Services department, a donation that will help support the library’s school-age programs. Beyond the traditional library resources,...
By Lisa Cyr
As temperatures are soaring into the 90s, there is no doubt that the greatest way to spend your time is soaking up the sun at the beach or pool (don’t forget the sun protection!) and cooling off with a refreshing beverage.
When chilling on vacation, having a barbecue,...
By Anna Fisher, Associate Artistic and Education Director
We always have a little break in August between our children’s summer camps and our fall classes here at Emerald Coast Theatre Company. The building becomes eerily quiet and empty and I don’t like it one bit. There is just something about...
Reviewed by Jack Smith
I have always loved post-apocalyptic novels, and I was hooked in the 60s after reading “On The Beach’’ by Nevil Shute. The world, after WW111 destroyed most of the world, has only a few remaining survivors in Southern Australia who are awaiting the radioactive cloud heading...
