Northwest Florida Symphony Orchestra Presents Annual Holiday Pops Concert to Sold Out Audience
December 10, 2018
NICEVILLE, FL – The sounds of the holiday season filled the air of the Mattie Kelly Arts Center on Friday, December 7, as the Northwest Florida Symphony Orchestra (NFSO) performed at their Annual Holiday Pops concert. The event kicked off with a special piano performance by NWF State College President Dr. Devin Stephenson. “This is always… View Article
Cast Announced for Kinky Boots at Mattie Kelly Arts Center
November 27, 2018
NICEVILLE, FL – The national tour of Kinky Boots is proud to share the cast that will be performing at the Mattie Kelly Arts Center on January 8, 2019. Kinky Boots will be touring North America beginning December 29, 2018 after returning from an overseas tour in China and Singapore. Leading the tour will be Connor… View Article
Northwest Florida State College Announces 2019 Summer Musical, Footloose
November 14, 2018
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… View Article
Northwest Florida Symphony Orchestra Conductor Competing in International Conducting Competition
October 25, 2018
Devin Patrick Hughes, Music Director and Conductor of the Northwest Florida Symphony Orchestra at Northwest Florida State College, was invited to participate in the Antal Doráti International Conducting Competition in Budapest, Hungary. The world wide competition takes place from November 5 – 12, 2018 and features prominent young conductors from around the world. THE SECOND… View Article
The World of “Something Rotten!”
October 25, 2018
The Renaissance Something Rotten! transports today’s audiences from the seats of a Broadway house across the Atlantic and back through the history book pages to Renaissance England. But what is the Renaissance, and how did it change England in the 16th century? The word “renaissance” is French for “rebirth” and was a term used to… View Article
Getting the Joke: The humor found in “Something Rotten!”
October 25, 2018
The laugh lines in the Broadway hit Something Rotten! flow from different sources. Some come at the expense of William Shakespeare, the rock star of his day, here played as a world-weary writer who finds being famous so much more enjoyable than actually coming up with new ideas. Some are pointed at musical theater itself,… View Article
The Division of Humanities, Fine, and Performing Arts at Northwest Florida State College Announces a New Production: It’s A Wonderful Life
September 30, 2018
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,… View Article
Mattie Kelly Arts Center Hosts Magician Who Uses Skills to Help Children with Autism
September 27, 2018
NICEVILLE- Educator and artist Kevin Spencer will take the stage for Hocus Focus at the Mattie Kelly Arts Center at 2:30 p.m. on October 13, but not before he shares his insight with students at Northwest Florida State College and the community. Spencer devotes his time and talent to using the power of the arts… View Article
The Mattie Kelly Arts Center Galleries Joins Smithsonian Magazine’s 14th Annual Museum Day
September 17, 2018
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. Museum Day represents a nationwide commitment to access, equity,… View Article
Donna Brazile and Sarah Palin to Speak at Northwest Florida State College
September 13, 2018
NICEVILLE, FL– Donna Brazile and Sarah Palin will speak at the first event in the inaugural President’s Speaker Series at the Mattie Kelly Arts Center on Friday, September 21 at 7:30 p.m. In their talk titled Bridging the Political Divide, political trailblazers Brazile and Palin will examine our increasingly polarized country and the future of… View Article