Kathleen Horton Photography Exhibit will be on display at the Bay County Public Library throughout December 2019 and January 2020.

On display from December 6, 2019 - January 25, 2020, Disturb the Universe is a wonderfully unique series of photos by Panama City Beach photographer Erin Mason. Please join us for a reception with refreshments and meet the photographer on December 13 from 6-8pm.

Disturb the Universe began as a study of the human form but grew into a contemplation of one's place in the natural world. And from there into a study of self reflection and risk taking, physical and otherwise.

We’ll review~

~Exposure (shutter speed + aperture + ISO)

~How to achieve sharp focus, working with focus points

~Best settings for movement

~Best settings for creative depth control

~Best settings for indoors/low light situations

~White balance

~When to add in flash

When you register, make sure to write in your top questions in the “additional note box” and we will get it all covered during class!

Sunday, December 15, 2019, 7:00 pm

Proceeds from the concert benefit the Community Food Pantry at Gulf Beach Presbyterian.

General admission $10 at door

Gulf Beach Presbyterian Church 271 S. Arnold Rd (Hwy 79) Panama City Beach, FL 32413

Ticket information: (850) 819-1265 *  www.pinkchurch.org * lizpinkchurch@hotmail.com

Early literacy fun for you and your baby with songs, rhymes, stories, and movement. Program for ages 0 - 17 months with caregiver.

You and your child will experience literature through interactive play, games, music, and more! Program geared for ages 18 to 36 months with caregiver.

Relax with art at the library! Make a featured art activity, be creative with provided art supplies, or bring your own project! Program for Teens 11 and up.

We will be meeting outside of the Bay County Public Library. Dress appropriately for an outdoor program.
Bring binoculars or a personal telescope if you can. If poor sky-viewing conditions are present, the event will
be canceled. Follow the event on Facebook for most current information. All ages welcome.

Enjoy stories, sing songs, play games, make new friends and have fun. Make a new craft after every class! Program geared for ages 3 - 5 years with caregiver.

2:30 Youth Services
3:30 Adult Services

The Eleventh Street Dulcimers will perform a few holiday tunes on the mountain dulcimer at two times. Light refreshments provided.

First Fridays of the month from 9 a.m. - 11 a.m. Learn to knit, bring projects you’re already working on, or relax and color. Coloring supplies provided, some knitting supplies available. All ages welcome.

The first part of the class is for beginner basics. The second part is for jammin'! We will have a few loaner instruments available but you are encouraged to bring your own. All ages welcome.

What better way to start the new year than with an evening of classical music?  Pianist Dr. Leonidas Lagrimas returns for the 3rd consecutive year to the Church and the Arts Concert Series for an evening of classical masterworks for the piano.  

He is joined by colleague and friend, pianist Johnny Shaw from Tallahassee.  The two artists present a program of works for solo and duet piano that showcases Gulf Beach's wonderful Steinway, one of the best pianos to be found anywhere in the region!  Please join us for an evening of piano music to welcome the New Year!

Learn about the Shakespeare Authorship concern with GCSC Encore Instructor and Shakespeare scholar, Robert Lamphear.

Start from scratch and become familiar with your camera’s most important features, and how they translate into the photograph. This course covers ISO, aperture & shutter speed, metering for light, focus, focal length and more. Lessons include hands-on and outdoor practice (weather permitting). The goal is to trust your choices more than Auto mode! Camera required. *Best for DSLRs, mirrorless or any camera with “Manual” mode but all cameras welcome!

Sean Gaskell will present programs on the West African kora, a 21 string harp that is native to the Mandinka people of Gambia, Senegal, Mali, Guinea and Guinea Bissau. The program will last 60 minutes and consist of 6 - 7 songs. Between songs, Sean will talk about the kora, how it is built, who typically plays it and its cultural significance. Programs are free and open to the public.

This concert is part of the Friends Celebration (5:30 p.m.) and is sponsored by the Friends of the Bay County Public Libraries.

Sean Gaskell will present programs on the West African kora, a 21 string harp that is native to the Mandinka people of Gambia, Senegal, Mali, Guinea and Guinea Bissau. The program will last 60 minutes and consist of 6 - 7 songs. Between songs, Sean will talk about the kora, how it is built, who typically plays it and its cultural significance. Programs are free and open to the public.

Join us for some afterschool STE(A)M fun! Registration required for select programming. Visit Youth Services or call 850-522-2118.

Learn to Sew a Christmas Stocking (Ages 8 and up)
December 11th @ 4:00 p.m.
Registration required. Limited to 10 students.

Salt Painted Snowflakes (Ages 7 and up)
January 8th @ 4:00 p.m.

Learn to program Dash the Robot (Ages 7 and up)
January 22nd @ 4:00 p.m.
Registration required. Limited to 10 students.

Create and Race a Wind Powered Car (Ages 7 and up)
February 5th @ 4:00 p.m.

Dash the Robot Obstacle Course (Ages 7 and up)
February 19th @ 4:00 p.m.
Registration required. Limited to 10 students.

Each week we’ll sharpen your eye by honing in on a different element of composition: perspective, framing, line, shape, pattern, texture, color, balance and symmetry. The goal is to be more intentional in your photography – seeing good composition faster,  making the photo rather than taking it. Examples for inspiration, in-class shooting, weekly assignments and critiques will help you pull it all together into remarkable photos. This class is for all experience levels!

he Smith Family Singers is a Southern Gospel Music Ministry, headquartered in Pace, Florida and was founded in late 1995 as The Master's Men Quartet. The Smith Family emerged from that original group. What began as a Thursday night sing-along became a music ministry that the Lord continues to bless in amazing ways.

Relax with art at the library! Make a featured art activity, be creative with provided art supplies, or bring your own project! Program for Teens 11 and up.