Why settle for the finer things when you can experience the Finest?
The votes have been cast, the results have been tabulated and the winners will soon be revealed for the third annual installment of Finest on the Emerald Coast.
In February and March, about 3,000 ballots were submitted in a readers’ choice program that allowed our newspaper readers to select the area’s finest businesses in more than 150 categories.
Tickets are on sale for an event showcasing those winners. It will be 6-9:30 p.m. April 25 at HarborWalk Village.
During the event, winners will demonstrate why they were chosen as the Finest on the Emerald Coast, and those in attendance will be able to taste, see and experience the area’s “Finest” — with the beautiful Destin harbor as the backdrop.
The event will feature a silent auction for people to bid on various items, with proceeds benefiting Newspapers In Education, which serves to transform the daily newspaper into an invaluable learning tool in area schools.
Items up for bid include hotel packages, spa treatments, restaurant experiences, boating excursions and fi ne bottles of wine.
There will also be plenty of live music from The Blenders. Describing their sound as “a soulful groove biscuit with jazz gravy,” the Pensacola-based group will put their own unique spin on everything from Miles Davis to Prince to Bob Dylan.
Tickets are $20 in advance or $25 at the door. Advance tickets are available online at FinestOnTheEmeraldCoast.com.
Tickets also can be purchased at these Halifax Media Group Newspapers: Northwest Florida Daily News, Destin Log, Walton Sun, Crestview News Bulletin and Santa Rosa Press Gazette.
The April 25 winners’ event is presented by HarborWalk Village and sponsore dby radio stations Q92, Highway 98.1 Country, 102.1 The Wave and 103.1 The Blaze. For more information, call 315-4306.