Emerald Coast Concert
Association salutes our veteran and active duty military men and women
Welcome
to the Emerald Coast Concert Association Online. Your Online home for concerts
and arts education in Okaloosa County.
ECCA
is celebrating the excitement of live entertainment and
cultural experiences to the Emerald Coast of Florida.
The Emerald Coast Concert Association's
purpose is to present, promote, and sponsor the highest quality, artistically
and culturally diverse performing arts performances from stages around the world
and to provide educational opportunities to the youth of Okaloosa County in
conjunction with these performances.
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The Emerald Coast Concert Association (ECCA)
held its installation of officers ceremony at a reception recently held at
the
Fort Walton Yacht Club.
2012-2013 OFFICERS
President Johann Behnken
Immediate Past President Susan Kneller
Vice President
and
Administration Becky Belcher
Vice President
and
Membership Susan Kneller
Secretary Ursel Behnken
Treasurer
Nita Wilkinson
BOARD
MEMBERS
Grants, Special Events Susan Kneller
Programs & Brochures Susan Kneller
Co-Chair w/Susan Kneller John Sessler
Webmaster Bill Zuppa
Public Relations
Ursel Behnken
Ways and Means
Joseph Salazar
ADA Contact/Calling Chair Gloria Troiano
Stage Director Bill
Crouch
Stage Director Co-Chair Gordon Hurd
At Large Board Member Ray
Ayotte
HONORARY LIFETIME MEMBERS
Frances (Griffith) Patrick ...... Gwen Hansen
Carol (Bennett)
Kelly ...... Eunice (Smith) Willi
FRIENDS OF ECCA
Audio Shade Tree Sound
Joe Minnamon
City of Ft. Walton Beach
Tiffiny Corcoran
NWFSC Assoc. Director
Jeanette Shires
NWFSC Stage Director
Robert Whitaker
NWFSC Stage Director
Bill & Debbie Seidl
FWB Civic Auditorium
Scott Van Dyke
FWB Civic Auditorium
Lillian Johnson
History of E.C.C.A.
The Emerald Coast Concert
Association, Inc., a state-chartered, non- profit Organization, was founded in
1960 as the Playground Mutual Concert Association. Concerned by the lack of
cultural events in the Ft. Walton Beach area, local residents thought of a way
to bring wonderful music and dance from across the United States and around the
world to our front door through the presentation of an annual series of public
concerts.
Still a viable and important
supplier of outstanding entertainment, the group consists only of volunteers.
They are your neighbors and derive pleasure from their efforts to bring culture
and entertainment through the performing arts to the citizens of the Emerald
Coast. Year after year, they arrange concerts to appeal to the many and varied
interests of the audience. If you would like to become part of this group,
please click on the "Join ECCA" tab above.
Patron memberships, season
memberships, corporate sponsorships, and individual ticket sales go toward the
purchase of concerts and the organization's operating expenses. E.C.C.A. is granted
tax exemption under Section 501 (c)3 of the Internal Revenue Code. Contributions
are deductible as provided in Section 170 of the Code.
In recent years
E.C.C.A.
has reached out into the schools, affording students the opportunity to see
professional performers up close School performances are provided FREE to
requesting schools. .
E.C.C.A. also works closely with organizations serving the
handicapped and elderly of Okaloosa County and provides free or discount tickets
for public performances.
This season, the
E.C.C.A. will
venture into a totally new realm as we attempt to encourage appreciation of the
performing arts among the children of Okaloosa County. We will be supporting the
grassroots efforts of two local children's theatre groups.
ECCA Mission
The purpose of the Emerald
Coast Concert Association is to provide an annual series of concerts/programs
that enhance the cultural environment of the communities of the Emerald Coast of
Northwest Florida. It strives to serve the citizens of Ft. Walton Beach,
Shalimar, Niceville, Valparaiso, Mary Esther, Cinco Bayou, Destin, Crestview,
and the surrounding rural/unincorporated areas of Okaloosa County and its
neighbors.
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