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April 2018
Rodger & Hammerstein’s Cinderella
Rodgers + Hammerstein’s CINDERELLA is the Tony Award®- winning Broadway musical from the creators of The Sound of Music and South Pacific that’s delighting audiences with its contemporary take on the classic tale.
Find out more »May 2018
Stars of Tomorrow
The amazing talents of the youth Concerto Competition winners of the NFSO Guild sponsored competition appear as Guest Artists with the NFSO in the season finale concert that also includes performance by the Northwest Florida Symphony Chorale!
Find out more »Hunchback of Notre Dame Auditions
Auditions for our summer show, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, are May 5. Sign in is at 4:30 p.m. in the Sprint Theater at the Mattie Kelly Arts Center. Start time is 5 p.m.
Additional details can be found in the audition packet here: bit.ly/HunchbackAuditions.
Find out more »2018 NWF Ballet Student Concert
The annual Northwest Florida Ballet Student Concert is the culmination of the NWF Ballet’s community class season
Find out more »Marjorie Huwa, 2017 Best-in-Show Winner
On view in the Holzhauer Gallery will be works by Marjorie M. Huwa of Prosperity, South Carolina, whose oil painting on canvas, Patriot Orchid, won Best in Show in the 25th Southeast Regional (2017).
Find out more »The 26th Emerald Coast National Juried Fine Arts Exhibition
The exhibition will open with a reception in the Mattie Kelly Arts Center Galleries on Saturday, May 19, 6-8 p.m. An Awards Ceremony will begin at 6:30.
Find out more »Guest Artist Chloe Zhang Benefit Piano Recital
Join us for a benefit piano recital by guest artist Chloe Zhang of Julliard School. Presented by NFSO.
Find out more »June 2018
Godspell – Summer Musical Theatre Workshop
Join us for the ultimate musical theatre training at our annual Summer Musical Theatre Workshop at the Mattie Kelly Arts Center. The workshop is open for students ages 13-21 (students MUST be 13 on or before June 4, 2018). Students will receive concentrated training in acting, voice, and dance from instructors Christa Whittaker, Diara Morris and Kelly Murdock. The workshop is Monday, June 4 through Thursday, June 28 from 8:30 a.m.-2:20 p.m. in the dance studio (Building 100, Room 125).…
Find out more »Godspell Summer Musical Theatre Workshop Performances
Join us for the presentations of our summer musical theatre workshop! In the workshop, students ages 13-21 received concentrated training in acting, voice and dance. Wednesday's performance will start at 1 p.m. Thursday features two performances, the first at 10:30 a.m. and the second at 1 p.m. Tickets are available for purchase for $7. Buy Tickets
Find out more »July 2018
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
From the Academy Award-winning team comes a lushly scored retelling of Victor Hugo’s epic story of love, acceptance and what it means to be a hero. A sweeping score and powerful story make The Hunchback of Notre Dame an instant classic. Audiences will be swept away by the magic of this truly unforgettable musical.
Find out more »September 2018
Meet the Maestro
Join us for dessert and wine with the Northwest Florida Symphony Orchestra's New Conductor, Devin Patrick Hughes. Tickets on sale now!
Find out more »Tchaikovsky’s Fourth
Join our community as we welcome Maestro Devin Patrick Hughes for the Symphony’s opening night concert as the dramatic and electrifying come to life with Tchaikovsky’s Fourth Symphony.
Find out more »Sarah Palin & Donna Brazile: Bridging Political Divide
This very honest look at both sides of the partisan divide finds new hope in the values and ideals that can bring us together as Americans. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. The event begins at 7:30 p.m. Limited seating available.
Find out more »Smithsonian Magazine’s 14th Annual Museum Day at the MKAC Galleries
The MKAC Galleries has the rare opportunity to open its doors on Saturday, September 22nd, as part of Smithsonian magazine’s 14th annual Museum Day, a national celebration of boundless curiosity in which participating museums emulate the free admission policy at the Smithsonian Institution’s Washington DC-based museums.
Find out more »Magic School Bus
Blast into outer space for an epic interplanetary field trip! Hop on the Magic School Bus for a ride in this new musical adaptation based on the original book series published by Scholastic. There will be two showings for this event. The first performance will be at 9:45 a.m., followed by the second show time at 11:30 a.m. Shows are approximately one hour in length. Study guides are available upon request. Tickets for this show are $6 and can be…
Find out more »October 2018
Hocus Focus – Theater of Magical Illusion
Join us for an afternoon of magic & illusion! This sensory-friendly performance of is designed to create an experience that is welcoming to all families including those with children with autism or with other developmental or intellectual disabilities that create sensory sensitivities. The performance was specifically designed to be baffling and entertaining for all members of the audience! Admission for this event is free, but donations will be warmly accepted.
Find out more »The Tragical History of the Life and Death of Doctor Faustus
Famous for being the first dramatized version of the Faustus tale, this Christopher Marlowe play depicts the sinister aftermath of Faustus's decision to sell his soul to the Devil's henchman in exchange for power and knowledge.
Find out more »November 2018
AQUIFERious
Northwest Florida State College and the Mattie Kelly Arts Center are pleased to announce the upcoming gallery exhibit, AQUIFERious. This exhibition will run from August 20-November 2, 2018, in the McIlroy, Holzhauer and Corridor Galleries. AQUIFERious is curated by Margaret Ross Tolbert, and is based on her award-winning book by the same title. The exhibition will juxtapose Tolbert’s dramatic, large-scale springs paintings and eloquent poetry with contributing artists’ and scientists’ photographs, videos, cartography and writings. The exhibition will feature contributions from Margaret…
Find out more »Science of Ecology with Steve Trash
The SCIENCE OF ECOLOGY - starring Steve Trash - is a magical, ecological, and educational experience, filled with fun illustrations demonstrating how everything in the natural world is connected and tips on how to Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. There will be two showings of this event. The first performance starts at 9:45 a.m., followed by the second show time at 11:30 a.m. Shows are approximately one hour in length. Study guides are available upon request. Tickets for this show are $6 and…
Find out more »Something Rotten
SOMETHING ROTTEN! is “Broadway’s big, fat hit!” (NY Post). Set in 1595, this hilarious smash tells the story of two brothers who set out to write the world’s very first MUSICAL! It’s “The Producers + Spamalot + The Book of Mormon. Squared!” (New York Magazine). Watch the Sneak Preview...
Find out more »December 2018
It’s a Wonderful Life: A Radio Play
NWF State College is proud to present Joe Landry’s It’s a Wonderful Life: A Radio Play. Set in a glamourous radio production studio, performers are warming up and preparing to present the live radio show of the beloved Christmas story. This live dramatic and musical performance will take audiences back in time to the 1940’s, when radio shows brought families together for story time and good, old-fashioned fun. It’s a Wonderful Life unfolds with beautiful carols of the season sung…
Find out more »Film Club Meeting
The Northwest Florida State College Film Club is composed of students (and is also open to the public) who meet to watch and discuss Hollywood hits, foreign, independent, and classic movies. Films are selected for viewing by club vote during the meeting prior. The first film of the season will be Baby Driver. For more information, please contact Advisor Dr. David Simmons at (850) 729-6074 or simmonsd@nwfsc.edu.
Find out more »Holiday Pops
The sounds of the holiday season will fill the air as the NFSO, joined by the Northwest Florida Symphony Chorale, performs some of your seasonal favorites including The Nutcracker, Handel’s Messiah and music from John Williams featured in the movie Home Alone. It’s an evening for everyone, with a special performance by NWF State College President Dr. Devin Stephenson.
Find out more »A Peter White Christmas with Peter White, Rick Braun & Euge Groove
Promoted by: Seabreeze Radio
Find out more »Free Jazz Ensemble Concert
For the first time, we are hosting our annual jazz concert in the Sprint Theater with a jazz club flair featuring drinks, snacks and lobby entertainment. Food & drinks available for a nominal fee beginning at 6 p.m. House will open at 6:30 p.m. Event begins at 7:30 p.m.
Find out more »January 2019
Kinky Boots
KINKY BOOTS is Broadway’s huge-hearted, high-heeled hit! With songs by Grammy® and Tony® winning pop icon Cyndi Lauper, this joyous musical celebration is about the friendships we discover, and the belief that you can change the world when you change your mind. Inspired by true events, KINKY BOOTS takes you from a gentlemen’s shoe factory in Northampton to the glamorous catwalks of Milan.
Find out more »ARRIVAL Music of ABBA with NFSO
Devin Patrick Hughes, conductor This production has all of the features a great ABBA show needs: lovely costumes, extremely talented musicians and breathtaking singers joined by the NFSO and Maestro Devin Patrick Hughes. ARRIVAL from Sweden has been touted as the world's greatest ABBA tribute band, with sold-out shows all over the world, performances in more than 50 countries since 1995 and 25 sold-out tours in the USA since 2005.
Find out more »Grammy Nominated Cellist, Amit Peled and the Peabody Cello Gang Free Concert
Join us on January 15, 2019 in the Tyler Recital Hall for a free concert by Grammy-nominated Cellist, Amit Peled and the Peabody Cello Gang! For more information about the performance, please visit Mr. Peled’s website.
Find out more »Salvador Dali: Surreal Visions of Eternity
Part of MKAC Galleries permanent collection, these pieces are prime examples of why Dalí has become one of the world’s most recognizable Surrealist artists. The 100 pieces displayed here were made by Dalí to illustrate each of the 100 scenes in Dante Alighieri’s Divine Comedy through Dalí’s recognizable style of dreamlike images, distortion, and use of the absurd. The Salvador Dalí Collection at NWF State College was generously donated by Dotty Blacker.
Find out more »Mutts Gone Nuts
Expect the unexpected, as canines and comedy collide in a smash hit performance, that’s leaving audiences everywhere howling for more. From shelters to showbiz, these amazing mutts unleash havoc and hilarity in a breathtaking, action-packed, comedy dog spectacular, featuring some of the world’s most talented 4 legged performers. Tickets are $20 for adults and $10 for youth ages 18 and under.
Find out more »The Power of Perseverance Featuring Lonnie Johnson
Johnson served in the U.S. Air Force, where he was awarded multiple medals and helped develop components in the stealth bomber program. Later as a NASA Nuclear Engineer, he received multiple achievement awards for his work in spacecraft system design. Johnson is most well known as the inventor of the Super Soaker squirt gun, that received multiple industry awards, including Outdoor Toy of the Year.
Find out more »Len Davis’ A Thousand Words Series
Len Davis’ A Thousand Words series explores the complicated interplay between the figurative and the literal. The series consists of 100 8”x5” collages combining drawings of faces, text, and newsprint pages. With this series, Davis is illustrating the differences in understanding we derive from reading facial expressions and reading text. In each collage is a face, which we interpret to understand how the person is feeling, while the text or images clearly explain the person’s feelings. The text and the…
Find out more »Erth’s Prehistoric Aquarium
Erth's Prehistoric Aquarium Adventure is an immersive experience that invites you to jump in and explore unknown ocean depths where prehistoric marine reptiles lived eons ago - and maybe still live today! Erth shows are at the forefront of family entertainment, using actors, technology, puppets, science and imagination to create an amazing visual experience that connects young audiences to the real science of paleontology. This prehistoric event will have two showings. The first performance will be at 10 a.m., followed…
Find out more »February 2019
Rosie Revere
With a spotlight upon STEM curriculum, this fun new musical is based upon Andrea Beaty’s book series (Rosie Revere, Engineer; Iggy Peck, Architect; and Ada Twist, Scientist). There will be two showings of this event. The first performance will start at 9:45 a.m., followed by the second show time at 11:30 a.m. Shows are approximately one hour in length. Study guides are available upon request. Tickets for this show are $6 and can be purchase by contacting Suzanne Flood at (850) 729-6065, or…
Find out more »Jim Witter – Experience the Timeless Hits of Barry Manilow
Barry Manilow’s songs have the power to make you smile, make you laugh and even shed a tear. You’ll hear these songs come alive like you never have before when Jim Witter and his band take the stage.
Find out more »Wizard of Oz
This production of THE WIZARD OF OZ is a spectacular celebration of that classic 1939 MGM film. Audiences young and old, seeing it for the first time or the fifth, will be dazzled by the brightly colored sets, charmed by its timeless score and enthralled with its breathtaking special effects. Whether it creates new memories or conjures them up from the past, everyone deserves to experience or relive the wonderful, whimsical and enduring story, THE WIZARD OF OZ.
Find out more »Artist Talk: Len Davis of ‘A Thousand Words’
'A Thousand Words' artist Len Davis will host a lecture with slideshow, speaking about his art and process. The lecture will take place in Tyler Recital Hall and last approximately 45 minutes to one hour. Admission is free and open to the public.
Find out more »Collage Workshop
As a follow-on to Len Davis' lecture, attendees of this free two-hour workshop will learn to make their own collage in the same style as Davis' work. It is encouraged that workshop attendees bring magazines, newsprint, old books, etc., to ensure adequate supplies. This free event will take place in the Mattie Kelly Arts Center Galleries and is open to the public.
Find out more »NFSO Piano Recital Series Featuring Dzmitry Ulasiuk
Join us for an evening with talented pianist Dzmitry Ulasiuk, in the NFSO Piano Recital Series.
Find out more »Snowbird Concert
Join the Northwest Florida State College Division of Humanities, Fine & Performing Arts for their Snowbird Concert on February 17, 2019, featuring the NWF State College Jazz Ensemble and Soundsations. Tickets can be purchased at a Snowbird Meeting, by calling Brenda at (989) 860-8741 or on-site the day of the event.
Find out more »Peter Versus the Wolf
For 30 years, the NFSO has provided a free annual concert for Okaloosa & Walton fifth-grade students with specialized youth oriented programming & teacher’s curriculum. In addition, the NWF State College Fine Arts Division sponsors a popular “Picture the Music” art contest in conjunction with the annual theme of the NFSO 5th Graders concerts. Cash prizes are awarded to winners and all artwork is displayed in the lobby of the Mattie Kelly Arts Center Mainstage Theater. All attendees must be…
Find out more »A Symphony of Taste
Enjoy food samples from area restaurants, fine wines, craft beers, a silent auction and jazz music entertainment. The event is hosted by the Northwest Florida Symphony Orchestra Guild with proceeds benefiting the Northwest Florida Symphony Orchestra and its youth music education endeavors. Tickets: $40 in advance or $45 at the door.
Find out more »March 2019
Hammer of the Gods, The Led Zeppelin Experience
Hammer of the Gods, The Led Zeppelin Experience is an international touring act recreating the excitement of Led Zeppelin’s legendary live concerts of the early 1970’s. Hammer of the Gods has entertained tens of thousands since 2000 with their professionally produced theatrical performance featuring period costumes, authentic equipment, staging and spectacular light and sound systems. It’s a multimedia extravaganza.
Find out more »NWF State College Humanities, Fine & Performing Arts Division Presents: Uptown 1.0
Part psychological thriller and part revenge tragedy, this play is inspired by Shakespeare’s Hamlet and takes place sometime in the near future of New York City in the headquarters of the corporation, CyberCom, International.
Find out more »NFSO Piano Recital Series Featuring Yi-Nuo Wang
Join us for an evening with talented pianist Yi-Nuo Wang, in the NFSO Piano Recital Series.
Find out more »April 2019
Money Expert Rachel Cruze
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Find out more »Free Jazz Ensemble Concert
Join us for a FREE jazz concert in the Sprint Theater with a jazz club flair featuring drinks, snacks and lobby entertainment beginning at 6:30 p.m. The Concert begins at 7:30 p.m. Food & drinks available for a nominal fee.
Find out more »Mozart’s Requiem and Stars of Tomorrow
Devin Patrick Hughes, conductor Join the Northwest Florida Symphony Orchestra for a farewell letter from the greatest composer of all time featuring Northwest Florida Symphony Chorale. The mystery surrounding Mozart’s death remains an enigmatic puzzle to this day. Answers can only be found in his Requiem Mass, which he left for us as an inspirational message of hope and spiritual fulfillment. This season finale concert spotlights the amazing talents of the youth Concerto Competition winners of the NFSO Guild-sponsored competition.…
Find out more »NWF Reads & Blackwater Review Reception Main Event
Literary journalist and documentary filmmaker Sebastian Junger will speak about his latest book, Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging. Book signing to follow. (Books will be available for purchase.)
Find out more »Million Dollar Quartet
On December 4, 1956, four young musicians -Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Carl Perkins -gathered at Sun Records in Memphis for what would be one of the greatest rock ‘n’ roll jam sessions ever. The Tony® Award-winning smash-hit musical Million Dollar Quartet brings that unbelievable musical moment to life, featuring timeless and enduring hits. Don’t miss your chance to experience this red-hot moment in rock ‘n’ roll history!
Find out more »CANCELLED – Northwest Fest
UPDATE as of 4/24: Due to inclement weather, Northwest Fest has been cancelled.
Find out more »NWF State College Humanities, Fine & Performing Arts Division Recital
Join the Northwest Florida State College Division of Humanities, Fine & Performing Arts in the Tyler Recital Hall for their biweekly recital. Admission is free!
Find out more »Dance Facets
Dance Facets is an annual dance program concert. Many styles of dance are featured, from ballet to jazz, and contemporary to tap. Each year is very different and exciting! Please join us for an extraordinary evening of dance. Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for youth ages 18 and under.
Find out more »Orchestra Rocks: Link Up! with Carnegie Hall
Orchestra Rocks is the end-of-the-year performance for local students who participate in the region’s first Carnegie Hall Link Up! program. The program features a year-long music curriculum & fun classroom activities that culminate in this interactive concert with the NFSO at the Mattie Kelly Arts Center. Contact Lynne Fehrenbach, NFSO Education Director at fehrenbl@nwfsc.edu for Link Up!
Find out more »May 2019
Memorial Day Concert
In honor of America's veterans and first responders, the Northwest Florida Symphony Orchestra and Northwest Florida State College present a stirring concert of American music for the whole family. Pack a picnic and enjoy an evening under the stars! Repertoire Star Spangled Banner John Williams: Superman March Morton Gould American Salute Aaron Copland Rodeo: Hoe-down Matt Fossa: Heroic Flight 5’ (NFSO premiere) John Williams Jaws Theme Antonin Dvorak last movement from Symphony no. 9 (from the New World) 10 minute…
Find out more »July 2019
Summer Pop-Up Exhibitions
The summer pop-up exhibitions are here! Featured in the McIlroy Gallery is the 'Contemporary Selections from the Permanent Collection,' where visitors can learn about what makes art contemporary: new media, new subject matter, and new looks at traditional ways of seeing. Over in the Holzhauer Gallery, viewers can get a special look at 'From the Vault: The Drawings of Emil Holzhauer.' Currently on display are works of art seldom seen by the public: Holzhauer’s drawings. These black-and-white drawings give a…
Find out more »NWF State College Humanities, Fine & Performing Arts Division Presents: Footloose
The Humanities, Fine & Performing Arts Division of Northwest Florida State College will present Footloose: The Musical as the 2019 summer musical production at the Mattie Kelly Arts Center nightly July 10-13 at 7:30 p.m. along with a matinee performance at 2 p.m. on July 13. Based on the hit 1980s movie (which launched the careers of Kevin Bacon, Sarah Jessica Parker and John Lithgow), Footloose has become a stage musical phenomenon. With music by Tom Snow, lyrics by Dean…
Find out more »September 2019
“America’s Got Talent” Top 5 Finalist Preacher Lawson
Best known from this past season of NBC’s America’s Got Talent, Preacher Lawson was a Top 5 Finalist on the show’s highest-rated season to date. Lawson has been bringing his brand of goofy, high-energy comedy to the stage since he was 17. He moved 20 times before the age of 10, but considers himself a native to Orlando, Florida, as he believes it is the city where he grew most as a comedian. In 2015, he won the title of…
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