Course Description: We will tour the grounds of the nursery, workshops available, event venue, terrarium bar, and their selection of botanically themed gifts all supervised by Mr. McGregor, the Shoppe cat. The leader, Sydnee Anderson, will be presenting a Spring Garden Talk with an emphasis on Florida friendly landscaping, design, and what works best for our area. She will answer all your plant related questions. This one-time tour will meet on Thursday February 12 from 10:00 to 12:00 at Wildwood Garden Shoppe and Nursery.

Class Leader Bio(s): Sydnee Anderson is a 2017 graduate of Texas A&M Horticulture Department. She is an expert on all things plant related, possesses a wealth of information, and will speak to and answer any specific questions for your garden and landscape needs.

Notes: This tour will meet at: Wildwood Garden Shoppe and Nursery 6 10th Avenue Shalimar

Course Description: Fused glass creations are beautiful and easy to create. This is not stained glass or blown glass but is known as kiln formed glass. During the 2-hour tour we will make 2 projects with sheet glass, noodles, stringers and dots of glass. We will fire your projects within 2 weeks following the tour date. The art glass we are using is handmade, very unique and beautiful. It is very expensive glass, and we fire the pieces in the kiln for up to two firings that take almost 24 hours each. You will be amazed at what you create! A $30 fee will be collected on February 13 to cover materials and firing. We will meet on February 13 from 1:00 to 3:00.

Class Leader Bio(s): Anita Vasquez and Rosanne Painter Maas are lifelong crafters and love making things out of glass. You can see pictures at our website for Paradise Glassworks at paradiseglassworks.com.

Notes: We will meet at: Paradise Glassworks 2 David Street, Unit E Fort Walton Beach Students need to wear close-toed shoes in the studio. Eyeglasses are required in the studio which we provide or you may use your own.

Course Description: Chef Lasheeda will show you how to make this delicate pastry dough used in many pastries. Each guest will have the opportunity to taste a delicious cream puff that’s filled with pastry cream and topped with craquelin. This one-time cooking class will meet on Tuesday February 17 from 10:00 to 11:30.

Class Leader Bio(s): Chef Lasheeda Perry is known as the Queen of Flavor. She is a pastry chef by profession and a dessert queen by heart. She has worked as a pastry chef at various Four Seasons throughout the country. She appeared on the Food Network, where she Beat Bobby Flay. She has been featured in a number of publications, including the LA Times, The Atlanta Tribune, Food Network Magazine, and the Philadelphia Inquirer.

Notes: This one-time cooking class will meet at: Queen of Flavor Unit 119-B Racetrack Rd NW Fort Walton Beach, FL

Course Description: This exclusive tour with the staff of NBSTCC will begin with the newest addition to the facility and with Sweet Pea, the resident green sea turtle and continue in the education portion of the center to meet other aquatic marine species, terrestrial and aquatic reptiles, and learn more about the unique natural resources of the Florida panhandle. This one- time tour will meet on Thursday, February 19 from 9:00 to 11:00 at the Navarre Beach Sea Turtle Conservation Center.

Class Leader Bio(s): The tour is conducted by several specialists in their fields. Each area of the center has an expert presenter to speak to each aspect of the center.

Notes: This one-time tour will meet at Navarre Beach Sea Turtle Conservation Center 8740 Gulf Blvd Navarre, FLParticipants are to arrive early, between 8:30 and 8:45, in order for the guides to prepare.

Course Description: This one-day tour will be a leisurely walkthrough the Fort Walton Beach VeteransPark Rookery to observe and identify local bird life. Our guide is an experienced member of the local Audubon Society. The rookery is a beautiful 1.5 acre park and the home of heron and many other bird species. The Audubon Society has identified over 240 species of birds that migrate through our area. The rookery is on the migratory path of the Monarch butterfly. Come enjoy nature on this educational walk through the Veterans Park Rookery on Okaloosa Island on Friday February 20, 8:30 to 9:30.

Class Leader Bio(s): Our guide, Jim Anderton, is a member of theAudubon Society. He has led many birdwalks in the rookery and other locallocations. Jim is highly experienced atlocating and identifying birds as well asidentifying them by sounds.

Notes: This one-time tour will meet at the NEcorner of the Fort Walton Beach Conference Center parking lot, 1300 Miracle Strip Parkway SE, Fort Walton Beach. Closed-toe shoes and binoculars are recommended. Park and meet in the northeastern corner of the lot.

Course Description: At Traditions Workshop, the goal is to keep memories alive and restoring family heirlooms. Traditions Workshop is a hybrid shop. Power tools can be found onsite, but you can also find can adze, hand planes, saws, scrapers, needle and thread. Our tour will consist of providing an overview of the Traditions Workshop crafts and classes offered such as blacksmithing, stain glass, drop spindle and more. This one-time tour, geared to the introduction of restorations skills and availability, will meet on Monday, February 23, from 10:00 to 12:00, at Traditions Workshop.

Class Leader Bio(s): When Lt. Col. David Sandlin retired from the Air Force after a 22-year career as an A-10 and F-16 fighter pilot and 13 years as a software contractor, it didn't take long before he was ready for something new. And as it turned out, something new was actually something old, after forming his Traditions Workshop furniture repair and restoration business. David believes that "Part of restoration is doing the blacksmithing work, because some of the pieces we get in are antique and you can't find the hardware anymore, so we have to make it".

Notes: We will meet at Traditions Workshop 418 Green Acres Rd, Unit 4 Fort Walton Beach

Course Description: Chef Lasheeda will show you how to make this delicate pastry dough used in many pastries. Each guest will have the opportunity to taste a delicious cream puff that’s filled with pastry cream and topped with craquelin. This one-time cooking class will meet on Tuesday, February 24 from 10:00 to 11:30.

Class Leader Bio(s): Chef Lasheeda Perry is known as the Queen of Flavor. She is a pastry chef by profession and a dessert queen by heart. She has worked as a pastry chef at various Four Seasons throughout the country. She appeared on the Food Network, where she Beat Bobby Flay. She has been featured in a number of publications, including the LA Times, The Atlanta Tribune, Food Network Magazine, and the Philadelphia Inquirer.

Notes: This one-time cooking class will meet at: Queen of Flavor Unit 119-B Racetrack Rd NW Fort Walton Beach, FL

Course Description: Ashley Bailey from the Crime Prevention Unit will discuss how AI is currently being used in frauds and scams and ways to prevent being a victim. This one-time class will meet on Wednesday,  February 25, at 1:00PM at UWF.

Class Leader Bio(s): Ashley Bailey is the Crime Prevention Manager with the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office. She has been working for the Sheriff’s Office for over 20 years educating citizens, business owners, and tourists in Okaloosa County. In addition, she started and continues to manage numerous programs and services for residents.