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Bay Breeze Patio Hires Kevin Louthain

as Commercial Sales Manager 

Bay Breeze Patio announces the addition of 

Kevin Louthain as commercial sales manager. The 
new position will oversee all commercial accounts, 
including restaurants, resorts, condominiums, hotels, 
community associations, senior/community centers, 
golf courses and other businesses with outdoor needs. 
With a large selection of commercial grade products 
from brands, including Tropitone, Polywood, and 
Telescope, among others, Bay Breeze Patio features 
the most durable products along with post-sale 
support and service. 

“The growth along the Emerald Coast has been 

signifi cant in the last few years and we are excited to 
add a new member to our team to keep up with the 
growing demand,” said Susan Kiley, co-owner of Bay 
Breeze Patio. 

Louthain brings extensive experience in sales and 

customer service. Previously, a district sales manager 
with AirGas South, he oversaw seven retail locations 
from Tallahassee to Pensacola. As a Walton County 
resident for more than 10 years, he is especially 
familiar with Destin, South Walton and 30A areas. 
He is also a grilling enthusiast, and has been an 
annual participant in Bay Breeze Patio’s Eggs on the 
Beach Big Green Egg Cooking Competition held at 
Seascape Resort each September. His knowledge of 
the region and passion for outdoor living are a natural 
fi t for the new role. 

Bay Breeze Patio offers commercial grade outdoor 

furniture, fi repits, grills, appliances, fi replaces, 
heating elements and more. By understanding the 
added demands placed on outdoor furniture and 
gas appliances for commercial use, the team at Bay 
Breeze Patio offers only the highest quality products 
that can withstand high volume use and will stand up 
to the area’s harsh coastal conditions. 

Bay Breeze Patio is located at 32 Forest Shore 

Drive in Miramar Beach, one mile west of Silver 
Sands Premium Outlets. 

To learn more, visit www.BayBreezePatio.com or 
to schedule an appointment, call (850) 269-4666.

Emerald Coast Theatre Company Stages 

Two New Children’s Productions as Part 

of Its “Theatre for Young Audiences” 

Program 

Emerald Coast Theatre Company (ECTC), the 

non-profi t professional theater company based in 
Miramar Beach, Florida, continues to outreach to 
youth with its Theatre for Young Audiences program 
as part of the company’s 2016-2017 season.

“ECTC” is dedicated to fi nding new and different 

ways to serve our community, and especially the 
children of our community. Larger cities offer 
children cultural educational opportunities that we 
do not have many of here on the Emerald Coast. We 
at ECTC want to change that and are dedicated to 
creating opportunities for our children to be engaged 
and inspired through the theatrical arts,” said ECTC 
producing artistic director Nathanael Fisher. 

Since its inception in 2012, ECTC has offered 

Theatre for Young Audiences (TYA) through 
partnerships with Grand Boulevard at Sandestin, the 
Cultural Arts Alliance of Walton County, The Village 
of Baytowne Wharf, and HarborWalk Village. TYA 
is theatre performances specifi cally designed for the 
children of our community.  

“Our world is one of electronic distraction. Theater 

provides our children with an unplugged experience 
where they are in the presence of artists creating 
relatable, real world art right in front of them,” Fisher 
says. 

To further make his case, Fisher points to a 

study by researchers in the University of Arkansas 
Department of Education Reform, which found that 
“fi eld trips to live theater enhance literary knowledge, 
tolerance and empathy among students.” 

This year ECTC will stage two productions as part 

of its TYA program. Both productions will be open 
to the public and staged at ECTC’s new home theater 
space located at 560 Grand Boulevard in Grand 
Boulevard at Sandestin in Miramar Beach, Florida. 

“CINDERELLA, CINDERELLA” 
Feb. 18, 25 and March 4, 9:30 a.m.

As the action begins in this participation theater 

version of the old favorite fairy tale, small groups of 

children come to the statge to help Cinderella clean the 
stepmother’s house before the terrible family returns. The 
children then help an absentminded Fairy Godmother 
get Cinderella dressed and ready for the ball; create the 
wild ride to the castle and provide a distraught King 
Ferdinand and a sorrowful prince with a queen; and 
ladies and gentlemen to dance with at the ball. 

“THE VELVETEEN RABBIT”
April 1 and 8, 9:30 a.m.

This is interactive version of the classic children’s 

story of how toys become real. The characters of Old 
Horse, Boy, Mother, Jack-in-the-Box, Tin Soldier, 
Velveteen Rabbit, Doctor and Fairy all come to life 
children in this heartwarming play. 

Additional performances will be staged for local 

students in Okaloosa, Walton and Bay country 
schools as well. 

Tickets are $10. Children (2 and under) are free. To 

purchase tickets or make a tax-deductible donation 
or learn more about becoming a part of Theatre for 
Young Audiences, visit emeraldcoasttheatre.org or 
call (850) 684-0323. 

Educators may book fi eld trip shows by emailing 

erin@emeraldcoasttheatre.org. Field trip shows 
will be staged at 10 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 17, 24, and 
March 3 at 10 for “Cinderella, Cinderella,” and 
March 31, April 7 and April 14 for “The Velveteen 
Rabbit.”

FWB Chamber 

Announces Project 

to Move the 
Gulfview Hotel

 
The Greater Fort 

Walton Beach Chamber 
of Commerce will kick off 
fund-raising activities for 
relocating the Gulfview 
Hotel from its current 
location to a new site at the intersection of Miracle 
Strip Parkway (Highway 98) and Eglin Parkway (the 
former Joe and Eddie’s site). The building will be 
restored and updated to serve as a Welcome Center 
for the City of Fort Walton Beach.

The history of the Gulfview is really the history of 

Fort Walton Beach. It was constructed in 1906, and 
almost immediately became the premier hotel in the 
area, welcoming guests up until it closed in 1986. At 
that time, the Junior League of the Emerald Coast 
began a long process of raising funds to preserve and 
restore this local treasure, one of two Fort Walton 
Beach structures on the National Registry of Historic 
Places (the other is the Indian Temple Mound). They 
used the revived building as offi ce and event space for 
several years. It was eventually sold to Thomas and 

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