This weekend in Gulf and Franklin
Looking to get out and enjoy the summer weather this weekend? Here’s what’s going on in Gulf and Franklin Counties.
Salt Air Farmers Market
Shop local farmers and artisans. Let your family enjoy art pieces and the amazing flavors of fresh veggies, sweet Tupelo Honey and vine-ripened fruit. The Salt Air Farmers Market is open the first and third Saturdays of the month from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. EDT in downtown Port St. Joe.
Country market at lighthouse Saturday
The Crooked River Lighthouse hosts its outdoor Country Market this Saturday, June 3 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 1975 Hwy 98 West. The market is recruiting new and returning vendors at a cost of $10 a market. For more info, call 850-697-2732, email carrabellelighthouse@gmail.com or www.crookedriverlighthouse.com.
First Friday Sip and Shop
June 2, join the merchants on Reid Ave in Port St. Joe for First Friday Sip & Shop, from 5 to 7 p.m. EDT. Enjoy adult beverages and light hors d’oeuvres while finding great deals and good times on Reid Avenue at participating businesses.
Glass with Class
Prepare to be delighted and bedazzled as The Joe Center for the Arts becomes a proverbial house of glass.
“Glass With Class” features the works of eight glass artists and runs through Friday, June 9.
Decorative and functional pieces in all forms, colors and sizes make up this show, crafted by area artisans using hot, warm and cold processes in their studios.
The exhibit will be open to the public Wednesday through Friday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. EDT and Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. EDT.
Enjoy lighthouse climbs this weekend
The Crooked River Lighthouse will host a full moon lighthouse event on Saturday, June 3 from 8 to 10 p.m. There will be live music from Kevin Andrew and the Rockulla Performers, who will play guitar and ukulele and sing classic country, oldies, and more.
The climb’s cost is $10 for adults and $5 for kids. Reservations are required for those who wish to climb by calling the Lighthouse gift shop at (850) 697-2732.
At the Cape St. George Lighthouse on St. George Island, the full moon climb will be Sunday, June 4 from 8 to 11 p.m. The gift shop will open at 7:30 p.m. to begin selling tickets’ cost is $10 per climber for the public and $7 for members of the St. George Lighthouse Association. For more information, please contact the Lighthouse Gift Shop at (850) 927-7745.
WWII museum extends exhibit
Camp Gordon Johnston World War II Museum in Carrabelle is extending until Saturday, June 3 its exhibit on Operation Husky, the invasion of Sicily in 1943. The museum is open every Tuesday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. There is no charge for admission, but donations are gladly accepted. The museum is at 1873 Hwy 98 West, directly across from Carrabelle Public Beach Park. For more information, contact the museum at (850) 697-8575 or museum@campgordonjohnston.com.
Meet the Editor
David Adlerstein, The Apalachicola Times’ digital editor, started with the news outlet in January 2002 as a reporter.
Prior to then, David Adlerstein began as a newspaperman with a small Boston weekly, after graduating magna cum laude from Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts. He later edited the weekly Bellville Times, and as business reporter for the daily Marion Star, both not far from his hometown of Columbus, Ohio.
In 1995, he moved to South Florida, and worked as a business reporter and editor of Medical Business newspaper. In Jan. 2002, he began with the Apalachicola Times, first as reporter and later as editor, and in Oct. 2020, also began editing the Port St. Joe Star.