Are you looking for something to do to end your fabulous weekend? Head on over to the Legendary Roberts Hall in Lynn Haven, FL for Americana Café Sundays! With a blend of rhythmic drumbeats, soft sweet soothing melodies, and wicked blends of country and rock music, you are sure to find some tunes to enjoy. Americana musicians perform weekly at Roberts Hall at 4pm on Sundays with an open mic starting at 3pm.

For those of you who may not be familiar with what Americana music entails, it is a unique blend of American folk music that has many varied roots in multiple genres like folk, country, blues and rock. The rhythms are mixed together to create unique atmospheric music. Each Sunday, you’ll get to listen to a blend of musicians performing everything from Southern rock and Celtic folk to Bluegrass and Delta Blues and throw in some alternative country music in there and you may even want to kick your heels up and groove a little.

The Legendary Roberts Hall is a premier listening room that only showcases the best acoustic and lyric based music in the area. It fosters soulful connections and some of the best storytelling. The stage has been shared with infamous and famous musicians alike including: Eric Taylor, Grant Peeples, Sally Spring, Paul Kamm and Eleanore MacDonald.

2016 Americana Cafe Sundays Lineup

• May 22nd 2016: Lawrence Bertoldi along with several song writing friends for a songwriters’ circle. Price is a $5 donation.

• May 29th 2016: Elaine Mahon, a singer/songwriter and multi-talented musician. Price is a $5 donation.

• June 5th 2016: Bing Futch who is an amazing technicolor performer with extremely unique settings. Price is a $5 donation.

• June 12th 2016: Lucky Mud, a folk group filled with friends and family who just love palpable music. Their folk music connects people together through a blend of traditional and unique sound. Price is a $5.

• June 19th 2016: Promenade Action and The Jones Boys who are both duos that have incredibly different sounds. The styles are unique and their music has a depth sure to impress. Price is a $5.

• June 26th 2016: Bob Patterson who likes to play old folk style. He has distinctive guitar stylings and many stories that will make you think, dream and laugh. Price is a $5.

No matter what type of music genre you are into, you are bound to find something incredible and soulful at this premier music space. Come and laugh, connect and enjoy what unique blends of traditional styles of music have to offer. If you would like more information, then please visit: Americana Café or Lucky Mud.

Americana Cafe Sundays

831 Florida Ave
Lynn Haven, FL 32444
Phone: (850) 866-3611

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If you love jazz make sure that you don’t miss the 2016 Seabreeze Jazz Festival in Panama City Beach!  Running from April 20-24, 2015, the Seabreeze Jazz Festival has been growing each year with thousands from around the US descending on our beautiful beaches to see some of the greatest jazz and blues musicians perform live! Considered by JazzIZ Magazine as one of the “Top 10 Jazz Festivals” in the country and nominated at the Oasis Smooth Jazz Awards in the “Best Jazz Festival” category, the Seabreeze Jazz Festival continues their commitment to being one of the best music festivals by bringing in some legends in entertainment for 2016.

View the 2016 Schedule below and make sure that you visit www.seabreezejazzfestival.com  for more information and to buy tickets!

Wednesday April 20th

Seabreeze Dinner Cruise

Thursday April 21st

Seabreeze Jazz Lunch Cruise featuring Mindi Abair
11pm-1pm (boat boards at 10:30am)
Solaris Dinner Yacht — Lighthouse Marina — Panama City Beach
Gates Open at 2pm (Main Stage)
3pm Chris Godber (Panama City Saxman)
4:30pm Jackiem Joyner and Selina Albright
6:30pm Smooth Jazz Super Friends” featuring Josh Vietti, Kyshona Armstrong, Marcus Anderson, and David Sides
8:30pm Gerald Albright and Jonathan Butler
Pompano Joe’s at Pier Park
10:30pm All Star After Party Jam — featuring Mindi Abair

Friday April 22nd

Pompano Joe’s at Pier Park
1pm   CD Release Party featuring Nick Colionne
Gates Open at 2pm (Main Stage)
3pm The Groove Messengers featuring Oli Silk, JJ Sanseverino, and Will Donato
4:30pm The PEET Project
6:30pm Malina Moye
8:30pm Boney James
Pompano Joe’s at Pier Park
10:30pm All Star After Party Jam — featuring Nick Colionne

Saturday April 23rd

Gates Open at 8am
9am Music In the Schools Presentation feat. J.R. Arnold High School Jazz Ensemble.
10am The JT Project (Seabreeze Rising Star)
11:15am Ben Tankard
12:30pm Jazz In Pink featuring Cindy Bradley, Gail Jhonson, Jazmin Ghent, Mareia Antoinette, and others
2:30pm Najee
4:30pm Brian Culbertson
6:30pm Michael McDonald
8:30pm Peter White, Euge Groove, and Paul Taylor
Pompano Joe’s at Pier Park
10:30pm All Star After Party Jam — Hosted by Brian Culbertson

Sunday April 24th

GatesOpen at 8am
9:30am Kim Scott
11am Marc Antoine and Alex Bugnon
1pm The Family Stone
3pm Vincent Ingala
4:30pm Lindsey Webster (Seabreeze Hidden Gem)
6pm Jesse Cook
8pm Jazz All Stars featuring Peabo Bryson, Nick Colionne, Brian Simpson, and Elan Trotman

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Looking for something to do with the kids this Halloween? Don’t miss ZooBOO! Zooworld in Panama City Beach, Florida is hosting its Annual Trick or Treat at the Zoological & Botanical Park on October 31st and November 1st, 2015. From 10:00 am – 4:00 pm both days, everyone can enjoy trick or treating in a safe, fun, educational and scare-free environment. It doesn’t get any better than that!

Admission prices are $10 for ages 2 and up and $5 for Season Pass Holders. Each child will receive a free bucket from ZooWorld to keep all their treats safe while trick or treating through the Zoo. In addition to getting to see all the cool animals at Zooworld, there will be face painting, games, shows, animal meet and greets and much more. There will even be a costume contest for those that want to show off their Halloween creativity. So get those costumes ready and head to ZooWorld in Panama City Beach, Florida this Halloween weekend on Saturday and Sunday for ZooBOO!

More about Zooworld!

ZooWorld in Panama City Beach is home to over 30 zoo animals. Do you like monkeys? They’re so cute and ZooWorld has many different species to see. Can you tell the difference between the Spider Monkey and the Squirrel Monkey? And what about the Big Cats? Do you know the difference between a Bengal Tiger, a Jaguar and a Sumatran Tiger?

ZooWorld also has a Lion, Leopard, Black Bear and many more really cool animals to see like the Marmoset, Kookaburra and African Crested Porcupine. They even have a Dromedary Camel at ZooWorld. How cool is that? And while you’re there, don’t miss ZooWorld’s Animal Encounters. You can get up close and personal with a Lemur and a Giraffe. Did you know Giraffes have purple tongues? Well, they do and you can see it for yourself at ZooWorld in Panama City Beach, Florida.

Read more about ZooBOO at zooworldpcb.net/zooworldanimals.html

Read more about ZooWorld right here on The Visitor’s Map!

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The blues tells a story. Every line of the blues has a meaning. –  John Lee Hooker

This weekend in Panama City Beach you can hear lots of stories from the blues at the inaugural Great American Blues Festival.  Ten bands will be performing over two days at Aaron Bessant Park at Pier Park with a barbecue challenge being held on the Saturday and the music continuing all day Sunday also.

The bands range from a legendary group that performed at Woodstock to a blues supergroup making waves all over the music scene.

Canned Heat plays Sunday at 1pm. Yes, THAT Canned Heat…the one that has been around for over 45 years and put out 38 albums; the band whose song Going Up the Country became the unofficial theme of the the Woodstock festival in 1969. While Alan “Blind Owl” Wilson and Bob “The Bear” Hite passed away years ago, long-time members Larry “The Mole” Taylor, Adolfo “Fito” de la Parra, and Harvey “The Snake” Mandel remain with the seminal blues band.

Closing out the festival on Sunday is Royal Southern Brotherhood, the blues supergroup collaboration that includes Greg Allman’s son Devon Allman, Cyril Neville from the legendary family of New Orleans musicians, and blues guitar virtuoso Mike Zito.

The full lineup is like this:

SATURDAY:

Selwyn Birchwood (1:00-2:15)
TC Carr (2:15-3:30)
Big LLou’s Bluesville Review (3:30-5:00)
The Betty Fox Band (5:00-6:00)
Jimmy Thackery (6:00-7:30)

SUNDAY:

Canned Heat (1:00-2:15)
Honey Island Swamp Band (2:15-3:30)
Joe Louis Walker (3:30-4:45)
Homemade Jamz Band (4:45-6:00)
Royal Southern Brotherhood (6:00-7:30)

Tickets:

$30 1-Day (Child 7-14 $10)
$50 2-Day Pass

Tickets can be purchased at the Festival and the event goes on rain or shine
www.americanbluesfest.com

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EAT. DRINK & BE HARRY!

Situated right on the Gulf of Mexico in Panama City Beach, Florida, Harpoon Harry’s Beachfront Restaurant offers lunch and dinner daily from 11am.  Serving up a wide variety of dishes, including local seafood and steaks, Harpoon Harry’s is probably best known the huge Monster Burger and the amazing Seafood Bucket.

Originally opened in 1972, Harpoon Harry’s has since seen a major renovation and expansion project completed in the Spring of 2014. The restaurant is now bigger and better, re-branded as a place to enjoy not for just the food, but for the entire atmosphere.

Featuring a new indoor dining room, where the view of the water is exceptional, there`s a new feature bar, a VIP lounge, and gorgeous seating and table furniture that will have you dining in true beach casual style.

Outside, there`s a new deck, additional outdoor seating right along the beach, and newly updated furniture to give it that extra polished look – perfect for the casual diner!

The improved menu will suit anyone’s taste buds and will have you and your friends and family wanting to come back and try something new such as the Seafood Bucket, which includes generous portions of crab legs, shrimp, scallops, sausage, potatoes and corn on the cob.

Most nights on the outside deck great entertainment is provided giving outdoor eating a whole new experience.

Looking to have a relaxed beach day in comfort? Come to Harpoon Harry’s where customers can lay out on our FREE BEACH CHAIRS with umbrellas. Harpoon Harry’s is the ONLY place in Panama City Beach where FREE BEACH CHAIRS are provided for all customers.

Next time you are in Panama City Beach include a stop at Harpoon Harry’s at 12627 Front Beach Rd or call for reservations at 850-234-6060.

You can also visit us at www.harpoonharry.com.

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