MILTON — Upcoming Santa Rosa County events and activities are as follows.
SANTA ROSA ART ASSOCIATION TO HOST WATERCOLOR ARTIST, WORKSHOP: 9 a.m. Jan. 28, Building 4900 of Pensacola State College’s Milton campus. Guest artist Heather Mitchell will demonstrate combining colored pencils with watercolor. The workshop begins at 10:30 a.m. Cost: $10 tuition for non-members. Participants should bring their own watercolor paints, water container, paintbrushes, paper towels and a pencil sharpener. Mitchell will provide smooth watercolor paper, a blow dryer and colored pencils. Details: 995-7056.
PIECEMAKERS QUILT GUILD OF MILTON: Meets 9:15 a.m. Feb. 6 at the Santa Rosa County Library, 5541 Alabama St., Milton. Details: Piecemakersmilton@yahoo.com
PENSACOLA CHILDREN’S CHORUS PRESENTS ‘ONE WORLD, MANY VOICES:’ 2:30 p.m. Feb. 26, Saenger Theatre, Pensacola. The concert, directed by Alex Gartner, will feature music from India, Australia, Puerto Rico and Finland, as well as several gospel, spiritual and American folk arrangements. This will be the first Children’s Chorus performance to feature the new Ambassador Choir and this year’s Choristers. This will also be the premiere of Andrea Ramsey’s “But Flint Holds Fire,” commissioned by PCC as part of the Chorus America Commission Consortium. It is a musical response to the ongoing water crisis in Flint, Michigan. Guest conductor Janet Galvan is the founder of the Ithaca Children’s Chorus and is known across the globe for her musicality and artistry. Details: 434-7760 or visit www.pensacolachildrenschorus.com.
ARTS AND CRAFTS VENDORS NEEDED: Jazz Pensacola needs vendors for the 2017 JazzFest, which takes place April 1-2 at Seville Square in downtown Pensacola. Download applications at jazzpensacola.com. All entries cost $150 for a 10-foot-by-10-foot or smaller canopy. March 15 is the entry deadline. Details: 433-8382 or jazzpensacola.com.
RECURRING
GENEALOGY RESEARCH ASSISTANCE: 9 a.m. to noon Mondays, Milton Library, 5541 Alabama St. Details: 981-7323.
FRIENDS OF THE NAVARRE LIBRARY BOARD MEETING: 10:15 a.m. second Mondays of each month at the Navarre Library, 8484 James M. Harvell Road, Navarre.
SANTA ROSA COUNTY WRITER’S WORKSHOP: 4-6 p.m. Tuesdays at the Coffee Break, 4620 Woodbine Road in Pace.
ANIMANGA CLUB: 4 p.m. third Tuesdays, Gulf Breeze Library,1060 Shoreline Drive. Sixth- through eighth-graders can learn and share graphic art skills in a fun environment. Bring your art, discuss techniques of drawing, cartooning, anime and manga art, as well as your favorite title and artists in those genres.
FRIENDS OF THE PACE LIBRARY BOARD MEETING: 5:30 p.m.second Tuesday of every other month at the Pace Library, 4750 Pace Patriot Blvd. Details: www.friendsofpacelibrary.org.
GRAPHIC NOVEL BOOK CLUB: 5 p.m. third Tuesdays at the Milton Library, 5541 Alabama St. Graphic novel enthusiasts discuss the book of the month. Speak with a library staff member to sign up.
BIBLIOBABBLERS TEEN BOOK CLUB: 6 p.m. on the last Tuesday of every other month in the Gulf Breeze Library’s meeting room, 1060 Shoreline Drive. Ninth- through 12th-graders who are 14 to 18 years old can discuss the read-of-the-month with friends.
READING EDUCATION ASSISTANCE DOGS: 4-5:30 p.m. second Wednesdays at the Navarre Library. Sit, stay and read with a furry friend at 8484 James M. Harvell Road. Registration required; contact the library, 981-7323, for details.
COFFEE TALK BOOK CLUB: 6:30 p.m. second Wednesdays, Gulf Breeze Library. Discuss non-fiction books in the study room. Details: 981-7323 or visit the library at 1060 Shoreline Drive.
SANTA ROSA BEEKEEPERS ASSOCIATION: 7 p.m. third Thursdays at the Bay Area Vineyard Church, 5163 Dogwood Drive, Milton. Visitors are welcome. Details: Bill Blankenship, president, 232-6005, or Clarence Prater, vice president, 623-776-7018.
GULF COAST CALLIGRAPHY GUILD: 9:30 a.m. second Saturdays at the Courts of Praise Church on the corner of Johnson Avenue and Davis Highway, Pensacola. A presentation and practice time follow each meeting. Details: 995-7056.
PUBLIC MEETINGS
BAGDAD ARCHITECTURAL ADVISORY BOARD: 8:30 a.m. Jan. 25, Public Services Conference Room, 6051 Old Bagdad Highway, Milton
PARKS AND RECREATION: 5:30 p.m. Jan. 25, 6495 Caroline St., Milton.
COUNTY COMMISSION REGULAR: 9 a.m. Jan. 26, 6495 Caroline St., Milton.
LOCAL MITIGATION STRATEGY TASK FORCE: 1:30 p.m. Jan. 26, Public Services Conference Room, 6051 Old Bagdad Highway, Milton.
COUNTY COMMISSION SPECIAL REZONING MEETING: 6 p.m. Jan. 26, 6495 Caroline St., Milton.
TOURIST DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE: 8:30 a.m. Jan. 30, Economic Development Office, 6491 Caroline St., Milton.
COUNTY TOURIST DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL BOARD MEETING: 8:30 a.m. Feb. 2, County Administrative Center boardroom, 6495 Caroline St., Milton.
COUNTY COMMISSION COMMITTEE: 9 a.m. Feb. 6, County Administrative Center boardroom, 6495 Caroline St., Milton.
MILTON CITY COUNCIL: Members will meet as Sundial Utilities’ board of directors and in executive session 5:30 p.m. Feb. 6 in Council Chambers of City Hall, 6738 Dixon St.
COUNTY COMMISSION PLANNING WORKSHOP: 9 a.m. Feb. 7, County Administrative Center boardroom, 6495 Caroline St., Milton.
COUNTY MARINE ADVISORY: 5 p.m. Feb. 7, County Administrative Center boardroom, 6495 Caroline St., Milton.
COUNTY COMMISSION REGULAR: 9 a.m. Feb. 9, Tiger Point Community Center, 1370 Tiger Park Lane, Gulf Breeze.
BLACKWATER SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT: 5 p.m. Feb. 9, Three Rivers RC&D Conference Room, 5230 Willing St., Milton.
COUNTY ZONING BOARD MEETING: 6 p.m. Feb. 9, Tiger Point Community Center, 1370 Tiger Park Lane, Gulf Breeze.
COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT EXECUTIVE GROUP: 6:30 p.m. Feb. 13, Emergency Operations Center, 4499 Pine Forest Road, Milton.
COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY: 5:30 p.m. Feb. 14, Council Chambers of City Hall, 6738 Dixon St.
MILTON CITY COUNCIL: Regular session 5:45 p.m. Feb. 14, Council Chambers of City Hall, 6738 Dixon St.
COUNTY COMMISSION COMMITTEE: 9 a.m. Feb. 20, County Administrative Center boardroom, 6495 Caroline St., Milton.
BAGDAD ARCHITECTURAL ADVISORY BOARD: 8:30 a.m. Feb. 22,
Public Services Conference Room, 6051 Old Bagdad Highway, Milton.
COUNTY PARKS AND RECREATION: 5:30 p.m. Feb. 22, County Administrative Center boardroom, 6495 Caroline St., Milton.
COUNTY COMMISSION REGULAR: 9 a.m. Feb. 23, County Administrative Center boardroom, 6495 Caroline St., Milton.
COUNTY COMMISSION SPECIAL: Rezoning Meeting, 6 p.m. Feb. 23, County Administrative Center boardroom, 6495 Caroline St., Milton.
SPECIAL CALLED TOURIST DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL BOARD MEETING: 9 a.m. Feb. 28, County Administrative Center boardroom, 6495 Caroline St., Milton.
This article originally appeared on Santa Rosa Press Gazette: What's Happening in Santa Rosa County