NICEVILLE — The Mattie Kelly Fine and Performing Arts Center at Northwest Florida State College will present a free public screening of the new documentary, "Florida’s Surfing History -Part One: The Panhandle” at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 25 in the Sprint Theater at the center.
Mike Cotton and Dave Barnes, national producers based in Northwest Florida, spent the summer of 2012 filming interviews with many of the "old timers” and acquiring vintage film footage, photographs, news articles, and other historical content .
The pair of producers will continue to film in all of Florida’s surfing regions through 2013. The finished project will be a five DVD box set and will include other bonus content. Cotton and Barnes have a combined 90 years in the entertainment industry.
The Mattie Kelly Arts Center is at 100 College Blvd.