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Celebrating its 26th anniversary, the SEASIDE® Seeing Red Wine Festival™ has grown to be a sell-out event, attracting wine connoisseurs and novices alike. Attendees are encouraged to reserve their tickets well in advance. The Seeing Red Wine Festival has been recognized as one of the “Top 10 Can’t-Miss Fall Wine Festivals,” by Fodor’s Travel.

Guests on this episode include Chef Jim Shirley, Dave Rauschkolb, Kevin Boyle with updates on fall SEASIDE events, and John Russell with the Destin Charity Wine Auction Foundation.

The four days of festivities include reserve wine tastings, dinners and a brunch with featured guest winemakers. Several of Seaside’s well-known restaurants showcase how their farm-to-fork and gulf-to-table offerings pair beautifully with the featured wines. www.dcwaf.org www.seeingredwinefestival.com

The big fashion week on 30A is almost here! South Walton Fashion week once again brings high fashion to the beach, and this year's headliner is celebrity designer Christian Siriano. We get all the details from Jennifer Steel, with the Cultural Arts Alliance on this episode of The 30A Show, made possible by www.30acottages.com.

Recorded live in the 30A Radio Airstream studios at Gulf Place, FL.

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South Walton Fashion Week is a large-scale, multi-day event on Northwest Florida’s Gulf Coast that celebrates high fashion by featuring national, regional and local designers, retail boutiques, emerging designers and models. Runway shows, trunk shows, parties and presentations will take place in beach neighborhoods throughout South Walton, including in venues at Grand Boulevard in Miramar Beach, 30Avenue in Inlet Beach, VIE headquarters in Grayton Beach, Caliza in Alys Beach, Silver Sands Premium Outlets, and more. www.swfw.org

Yummy event coming September 24th at Seascape EGGS ON THE BEACH! The area's only Big Green Egg Festival. Wayne with Bay Breeze Patio dropped by the 30A Radio Airstream Studios to give us all the details, event benefits Food For Thought and Fisher House of the Emerald Coast.

The first Backyard Boogie is this Friday. We caught up with Forrest Williams and discussed the things you need to know about about this Friday's performers, parking, and how to get tickets.

This Saturday is a great tennis event in support of Dog Harmony, we sat down to talk to their owner Nancy Brown to get all the details on the event, and what Dog Harmony is all about.

Event activities include cardio tennis and round robin! you'll also enjoy lunch provided by Hooters, beer provided by Grayton Beer Company, browsing the silent auction plus lots more. Event cost is $40 per person and you can register by calling 850-269-2590 or emailing [email protected]. Please register by September 14!

Dog-Harmony, Inc. is a volunteer-run non-profit organization, made up of passionate and determined problem-solving dog lovers who want to make a difference. The goal is to build healthy relationships between humans and dogs to improve the lives of both and reduce the number of dogs that are

placed in animal shelters. These individuals work together to accomplish the mission of creating lifelong relationships by providing personalized and ongoing education, support, and training for people and dogs.

They are looking for a Corporate Sponsor for our Racquets and Rescues, the Dog-Harmony Tennis Event, to be held on September 17, 2016 at the Hidden Dunes Beach and Tennis Resort. For information about Corporate Sponsorships, contact our fundraising coordinator Sharon Stark at 301-318-1853.

We sat down with Amanda Abbott to discuss a brand new event in support of Worldwide Suicide Prevention Day, which is Saturday, September 10th. Bring the family out for a fun day on the water, at a non-race event. Our podcast covers everything you need to know about the event.

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An event to expose people to paddle boarding and show how healing and therapeutic the water can be. This can be a new healthy outlet for a lot of people to get a release and connection through paddle boarding and the community. This is an opportunity to try paddle boarding for the first time or paddle the course - buoy’s will be setup.

Paddle to Raise Awareness, Paddle to Break the Stigma, Paddle in Honor of a Loved One, Paddle to Save Lives, Paddle to Stop Suicide!

There will also be a race at the end for corporate teams on 6 person boards. This event is sponsored by YOLO Board and there will be boards provided. If you are a seasoned paddler and want to do the course for the cause you are welcome to bring your own board as well. Park fee will be waived for this event and Pavilion E is reserved. Volunteers also needed, which is an option on the registration.

Check-in Time is a half hour before your time slot and each 30 min. time slot is open to 20 paddlers. First heat starts at 9:00am.

The Corporate race starts at 11:00am. This is meant to be a fun race and a way to get local businesses involved. The Corporate team registration is max 6 people per corporate team and the race will be on the larger SUP boards. The rate is $300 and all proceeds go to AFSP.

This is a special day for this event as September 10th is World Suicide Prevention Day. Let's get involved and make a difference!

For additional details or questions, please email [email protected]

ICYMI: Grammy winner Alvin Youngblood Hart and Muscle Theory rocked The Hub 30A. Here is set 1. Thanks to The Hub 30A for letting us hook up for this show. Fantastic guitarists and the drummer is flat out dangerous. www.hub30a.com

Celebrating 35 years, today's guests have seen most of the evolution at SEASIDE. Lori Smith the Director of Marketing for SEASIDE talks with Dave Rauschkolb owner of Bud and Alley's, Erica Pierce with the SEASIDE Associated Stores, and Tom King owner of Central Square Records. Produced live at 45 Central in SEASIDE, FL. www.seasidefl.com

It's almost fall, and the biggest kick-off party for fall is the CVHN Hurricane Party at Bud and Alley's. Tickets are on sale now, and and on today's 30A Show Zach and Amy from CVHN give you all the details, some insider info on the amazing silent auction items...and some touching stories on how CVHN has helped local kids here in Walton County. See the many ways you can support this wonderful organization at www.cvhnkids.org

This show proudly supported by 30A Cottages, Coastal Insurance, Gulf Place, and our friends at Yolo Board.

Quite the show today with long time local Nathan Abbott, and local musician Hope Given. We discuss best places to grab a beverage, best places to get a great deal on a home in Walton County, which broker/realtor does Nathan dominate in wrestling, and we go over a brand new idea for Sunday Funday...Disney Song Sing-A-Long Mimosa Parties on 30A. Proudly supported by 30Acottages.com, Stinky's Fish Camp, Coastal Insurance, and Gulf Place.