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Diane Brady (second from left) and Saints of Old Florida authors Christina McDermott, Melissa Farrell, and Emily Raffield holding the Saints of Old Florida book at the 2017 Rosemary Beach Girls Getaway.

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Hidden Lantern Bookstore owner Diane Brady (second from left) and Saints of Old Florida authors Christina McDermott, Melissa Farrell, and Emily Raffield attend the 2017 Rosemary Beach Girls Getaway weekend benefiting the Rosemary Beach Foundation. Photo by Amanda Hampel.

Rosemary Beach Girls Getaway 2017

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Rosemary Beach, Florida hosted the Girls Getaway event with cooking demonstrations, fitness classes and the Saints of Old Florida Authors Talk, moderated by VIE’s Lisa Burwell

: The Krickets perform at the Rosemary Beach Town Hall during the 2017 Girls Getaway weekend presented by the Rosemary Beach Foundation. Photo by Amanda Hampel.

: ROSEMARY BEACH, FL – FEBRUARY 2-5: Rosemary Beach Girls Getaway event included a cooking demonstration with Chef Shane Quinlan, dance with fitness instructor Marcia Mallare Robbins, Sunday Brunch and Saints of Old Florida: Authors Talk, February 2- 5, 2017 in Rosemary Beach, Florida. (Photo by Cole Huffer)

: ROSEMARY BEACH, FL – FEBRUARY 2-5: Rosemary Beach Girls Getaway event included a cooking demonstration with Chef Shane Quinlan, dance with fitness instructor Marcia Mallare Robbins, Sunday Brunch and Saints of Old Florida: Authors Talk, February 2- 5, 2017 in Rosemary Beach, Florida. (Photo by Cole Huffer)

: ROSEMARY BEACH, FL – FEBRUARY 2-5: Rosemary Beach Girls Getaway event included a cooking demonstration with Chef Shane Quinlan, dance with fitness instructor Marcia Mallare Robbins, Sunday Brunch and Saints of Old Florida: Authors Talk, February 2- 5, 2017 in Rosemary Beach, Florida. (Photo by Cole Huffer)

: ROSEMARY BEACH, FL – FEBRUARY 2-5: Rosemary Beach Girls Getaway event included a cooking demonstration with Chef Shane Quinlan, dance with fitness instructor Marcia Mallare Robbins, Sunday Brunch and Saints of Old Florida: Authors Talk, February 2- 5, 2017 in Rosemary Beach, Florida. (Photo by Cole Huffer)

: ROSEMARY BEACH, FL – FEBRUARY 2-5: Rosemary Beach Girls Getaway event included a cooking demonstration with Chef Shane Quinlan, dance with fitness instructor Marcia Mallare Robbins, Sunday Brunch and Saints of Old Florida: Authors Talk, February 2- 5, 2017 in Rosemary Beach, Florida. (Photo by Cole Huffer)

: ROSEMARY BEACH, FL – FEBRUARY 2-5: Rosemary Beach Girls Getaway event included a cooking demonstration with Chef Shane Quinlan, dance with fitness instructor Marcia Mallare Robbins, Sunday Brunch and Saints of Old Florida: Authors Talk, February 2- 5, 2017 in Rosemary Beach, Florida. (Photo by Cole Huffer)

: ROSEMARY BEACH, FL – FEBRUARY 2-5: Rosemary Beach Girls Getaway event included a cooking demonstration with Chef Shane Quinlan, dance with fitness instructor Marcia Mallare Robbins, Sunday Brunch and Saints of Old Florida: Authors Talk, February 2- 5, 2017 in Rosemary Beach, Florida. (Photo by Cole Huffer)

: ROSEMARY BEACH, FL – FEBRUARY 2-5: Rosemary Beach Girls Getaway event included a cooking demonstration with Chef Shane Quinlan, dance with fitness instructor Marcia Mallare Robbins, Sunday Brunch and Saints of Old Florida: Authors Talk, February 2- 5, 2017 in Rosemary Beach, Florida. (Photo by Cole Huffer)

: ROSEMARY BEACH, FL – FEBRUARY 2-5: Rosemary Beach Girls Getaway event included a cooking demonstration with Chef Shane Quinlan, dance with fitness instructor Marcia Mallare Robbins, Sunday Brunch and Saints of Old Florida: Authors Talk, February 2- 5, 2017 in Rosemary Beach, Florida. (Photo by Cole Huffer)

: ROSEMARY BEACH, FL – FEBRUARY 2-5: Rosemary Beach Girls Getaway event included a cooking demonstration with Chef Shane Quinlan, dance with fitness instructor Marcia Mallare Robbins, Sunday Brunch and Saints of Old Florida: Authors Talk, February 2- 5, 2017 in Rosemary Beach, Florida. (Photo by Cole Huffer)

: ROSEMARY BEACH, FL – FEBRUARY 2-5: Rosemary Beach Girls Getaway event included a cooking demonstration with Chef Shane Quinlan, dance with fitness instructor Marcia Mallare Robbins, Sunday Brunch and Saints of Old Florida: Authors Talk, February 2- 5, 2017 in Rosemary Beach, Florida. (Photo by Cole Huffer)

: ROSEMARY BEACH, FL – FEBRUARY 2-5: Rosemary Beach Girls Getaway event included a cooking demonstration with Chef Shane Quinlan, dance with fitness instructor Marcia Mallare Robbins, Sunday Brunch and Saints of Old Florida: Authors Talk, February 2- 5, 2017 in Rosemary Beach, Florida. (Photo by Cole Huffer)

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: ROSEMARY BEACH, FL – FEBRUARY 2-5: Rosemary Beach Girls Getaway event included a cooking demonstration with Chef Shane Quinlan, dance with fitness instructor Marcia Mallare Robbins, Sunday Brunch and Saints of Old Florida: Authors Talk, February 2- 5, 2017 in Rosemary Beach, Florida. (Photo by Cole Huffer)

: ROSEMARY BEACH, FL – FEBRUARY 2-5: Rosemary Beach Girls Getaway event included a cooking demonstration with Chef Shane Quinlan, dance with fitness instructor Marcia Mallare Robbins, Sunday Brunch and Saints of Old Florida: Authors Talk, February 2- 5, 2017 in Rosemary Beach, Florida. (Photo by Cole Huffer)

: ROSEMARY BEACH, FL – FEBRUARY 2-5: Rosemary Beach Girls Getaway event included a cooking demonstration with Chef Shane Quinlan, dance with fitness instructor Marcia Mallare Robbins, Sunday Brunch and Saints of Old Florida: Authors Talk, February 2- 5, 2017 in Rosemary Beach, Florida. (Photo by Cole Huffer)

: ROSEMARY BEACH, FL – FEBRUARY 2-5: Rosemary Beach Girls Getaway event included a cooking demonstration with Chef Shane Quinlan, dance with fitness instructor Marcia Mallare Robbins, Sunday Brunch and Saints of Old Florida: Authors Talk, February 2- 5, 2017 in Rosemary Beach, Florida. (Photo by Cole Huffer)

: ROSEMARY BEACH, FL – FEBRUARY 2-5: Rosemary Beach Girls Getaway event included a cooking demonstration with Chef Shane Quinlan, dance with fitness instructor Marcia Mallare Robbins, Sunday Brunch and Saints of Old Florida: Authors Talk, February 2- 5, 2017 in Rosemary Beach, Florida. (Photo by Cole Huffer)

: ROSEMARY BEACH, FL – FEBRUARY 2-5: Rosemary Beach Girls Getaway event included a cooking demonstration with Chef Shane Quinlan, dance with fitness instructor Marcia Mallare Robbins, Sunday Brunch and Saints of Old Florida: Authors Talk, February 2- 5, 2017 in Rosemary Beach, Florida. (Photo by Cole Huffer)

: ROSEMARY BEACH, FL – FEBRUARY 2-5: Rosemary Beach Girls Getaway event included a cooking demonstration with Chef Shane Quinlan, dance with fitness instructor Marcia Mallare Robbins, Sunday Brunch and Saints of Old Florida: Authors Talk, February 2- 5, 2017 in Rosemary Beach, Florida. (Photo by Cole Huffer)

: ROSEMARY BEACH, FL – FEBRUARY 2-5: Rosemary Beach Girls Getaway event included a cooking demonstration with Chef Shane Quinlan, dance with fitness instructor Marcia Mallare Robbins, Sunday Brunch and Saints of Old Florida: Authors Talk, February 2- 5, 2017 in Rosemary Beach, Florida. (Photo by Cole Huffer)

: ROSEMARY BEACH, FL – FEBRUARY 2-5: Rosemary Beach Girls Getaway event included a cooking demonstration with Chef Shane Quinlan, dance with fitness instructor Marcia Mallare Robbins, Sunday Brunch and Saints of Old Florida: Authors Talk, February 2- 5, 2017 in Rosemary Beach, Florida. (Photo by Cole Huffer)

: ROSEMARY BEACH, FL – FEBRUARY 2-5: Rosemary Beach Girls Getaway event included a cooking demonstration with Chef Shane Quinlan, dance with fitness instructor Marcia Mallare Robbins, Sunday Brunch and Saints of Old Florida: Authors Talk, February 2- 5, 2017 in Rosemary Beach, Florida. (Photo by Cole Huffer)

: ROSEMARY BEACH, FL – FEBRUARY 2-5: Rosemary Beach Girls Getaway event included a cooking demonstration with Chef Shane Quinlan, dance with fitness instructor Marcia Mallare Robbins, Sunday Brunch and Saints of Old Florida: Authors Talk, February 2- 5, 2017 in Rosemary Beach, Florida. (Photo by Cole Huffer)

: ROSEMARY BEACH, FL – FEBRUARY 2-5: Rosemary Beach Girls Getaway event included a cooking demonstration with Chef Shane Quinlan, dance with fitness instructor Marcia Mallare Robbins, Sunday Brunch and Saints of Old Florida: Authors Talk, February 2- 5, 2017 in Rosemary Beach, Florida. (Photo by Cole Huffer)

: ROSEMARY BEACH, FL – FEBRUARY 2-5: Rosemary Beach Girls Getaway event included a cooking demonstration with Chef Shane Quinlan, dance with fitness instructor Marcia Mallare Robbins, Sunday Brunch and Saints of Old Florida: Authors Talk, February 2- 5, 2017 in Rosemary Beach, Florida. (Photo by Cole Huffer)

: ROSEMARY BEACH, FL – FEBRUARY 2-5: Rosemary Beach Girls Getaway event included a cooking demonstration with Chef Shane Quinlan, dance with fitness instructor Marcia Mallare Robbins, Sunday Brunch and Saints of Old Florida: Authors Talk, February 2- 5, 2017 in Rosemary Beach, Florida. (Photo by Cole Huffer)

: ROSEMARY BEACH, FL – FEBRUARY 2-5: Rosemary Beach Girls Getaway event included a cooking demonstration with Chef Shane Quinlan, dance with fitness instructor Marcia Mallare Robbins, Sunday Brunch and Saints of Old Florida: Authors Talk, February 2- 5, 2017 in Rosemary Beach, Florida. (Photo by Cole Huffer)

: ROSEMARY BEACH, FL – FEBRUARY 2-5: Rosemary Beach Girls Getaway event included a cooking demonstration with Chef Shane Quinlan, dance with fitness instructor Marcia Mallare Robbins, Sunday Brunch and Saints of Old Florida: Authors Talk, February 2- 5, 2017 in Rosemary Beach, Florida. (Photo by Cole Huffer)

: ROSEMARY BEACH, FL – FEBRUARY 2-5: Rosemary Beach Girls Getaway event included a cooking demonstration with Chef Shane Quinlan, dance with fitness instructor Marcia Mallare Robbins, Sunday Brunch and Saints of Old Florida: Authors Talk, February 2- 5, 2017 in Rosemary Beach, Florida. (Photo by Cole Huffer)

: ROSEMARY BEACH, FL – FEBRUARY 2-5: Rosemary Beach Girls Getaway event included a cooking demonstration with Chef Shane Quinlan, dance with fitness instructor Marcia Mallare Robbins, Sunday Brunch and Saints of Old Florida: Authors Talk, February 2- 5, 2017 in Rosemary Beach, Florida. (Photo by Cole Huffer)

: ROSEMARY BEACH, FL – FEBRUARY 2-5: Rosemary Beach Girls Getaway event included a cooking demonstration with Chef Shane Quinlan, dance with fitness instructor Marcia Mallare Robbins, Sunday Brunch and Saints of Old Florida: Authors Talk, February 2- 5, 2017 in Rosemary Beach, Florida. (Photo by Cole Huffer)

: ROSEMARY BEACH, FL – FEBRUARY 2-5: Rosemary Beach Girls Getaway event included a cooking demonstration with Chef Shane Quinlan, dance with fitness instructor Marcia Mallare Robbins, Sunday Brunch and Saints of Old Florida: Authors Talk, February 2- 5, 2017 in Rosemary Beach, Florida. (Photo by Cole Huffer)

: ROSEMARY BEACH, FL – FEBRUARY 2-5: Rosemary Beach Girls Getaway event included a cooking demonstration with Chef Shane Quinlan, dance with fitness instructor Marcia Mallare Robbins, Sunday Brunch and Saints of Old Florida: Authors Talk, February 2- 5, 2017 in Rosemary Beach, Florida. (Photo by Cole Huffer)

: ROSEMARY BEACH, FL – FEBRUARY 2-5: Rosemary Beach Girls Getaway event included a cooking demonstration with Chef Shane Quinlan, dance with fitness instructor Marcia Mallare Robbins, Sunday Brunch and Saints of Old Florida: Authors Talk, February 2- 5, 2017 in Rosemary Beach, Florida. (Photo by Cole Huffer)

: ROSEMARY BEACH, FL – FEBRUARY 2-5: Rosemary Beach Girls Getaway event included a cooking demonstration with Chef Shane Quinlan, dance with fitness instructor Marcia Mallare Robbins, Sunday Brunch and Saints of Old Florida: Authors Talk, February 2- 5, 2017 in Rosemary Beach, Florida. (Photo by Cole Huffer)

: ROSEMARY BEACH, FL – FEBRUARY 2-5: Rosemary Beach Girls Getaway event included a cooking demonstration with Chef Shane Quinlan, dance with fitness instructor Marcia Mallare Robbins, Sunday Brunch and Saints of Old Florida: Authors Talk, February 2- 5, 2017 in Rosemary Beach, Florida. (Photo by Cole Huffer)

: ROSEMARY BEACH, FL – FEBRUARY 2-5: Rosemary Beach Girls Getaway event included a cooking demonstration with Chef Shane Quinlan, dance with fitness instructor Marcia Mallare Robbins, Sunday Brunch and Saints of Old Florida: Authors Talk, February 2- 5, 2017 in Rosemary Beach, Florida. (Photo by Cole Huffer)

: ROSEMARY BEACH, FL – FEBRUARY 2-5: Rosemary Beach Girls Getaway event included a cooking demonstration with Chef Shane Quinlan, dance with fitness instructor Marcia Mallare Robbins, Sunday Brunch and Saints of Old Florida: Authors Talk, February 2- 5, 2017 in Rosemary Beach, Florida. (Photo by Cole Huffer)

: ROSEMARY BEACH, FL – FEBRUARY 2-5: Rosemary Beach Girls Getaway event included a cooking demonstration with Chef Shane Quinlan, dance with fitness instructor Marcia Mallare Robbins, Sunday Brunch and Saints of Old Florida: Authors Talk, February 2- 5, 2017 in Rosemary Beach, Florida. (Photo by Cole Huffer)

: ROSEMARY BEACH, FL – FEBRUARY 2-5: Rosemary Beach Girls Getaway event included a cooking demonstration with Chef Shane Quinlan, dance with fitness instructor Marcia Mallare Robbins, Sunday Brunch and Saints of Old Florida: Authors Talk, February 2- 5, 2017 in Rosemary Beach, Florida. (Photo by Cole Huffer)

: ROSEMARY BEACH, FL – FEBRUARY 2-5: Rosemary Beach Girls Getaway event included a cooking demonstration with Chef Shane Quinlan, dance with fitness instructor Marcia Mallare Robbins, Sunday Brunch and Saints of Old Florida: Authors Talk, February 2- 5, 2017 in Rosemary Beach, Florida. (Photo by Cole Huffer)

: ROSEMARY BEACH, FL – FEBRUARY 2-5: Rosemary Beach Girls Getaway event included a cooking demonstration with Chef Shane Quinlan, dance with fitness instructor Marcia Mallare Robbins, Sunday Brunch and Saints of Old Florida: Authors Talk, February 2- 5, 2017 in Rosemary Beach, Florida. (Photo by Cole Huffer)

: ROSEMARY BEACH, FL – FEBRUARY 2-5: Rosemary Beach Girls Getaway event included a cooking demonstration with Chef Shane Quinlan, dance with fitness instructor Marcia Mallare Robbins, Sunday Brunch and Saints of Old Florida: Authors Talk, February 2- 5, 2017 in Rosemary Beach, Florida. (Photo by Cole Huffer)

: ROSEMARY BEACH, FL – FEBRUARY 2-5: Rosemary Beach Girls Getaway event included a cooking demonstration with Chef Shane Quinlan, dance with fitness instructor Marcia Mallare Robbins, Sunday Brunch and Saints of Old Florida: Authors Talk, February 2- 5, 2017 in Rosemary Beach, Florida. (Photo by Cole Huffer)

: ROSEMARY BEACH, FL – FEBRUARY 2-5: Rosemary Beach Girls Getaway event included a cooking demonstration with Chef Shane Quinlan, dance with fitness instructor Marcia Mallare Robbins, Sunday Brunch and Saints of Old Florida: Authors Talk, February 2- 5, 2017 in Rosemary Beach, Florida. (Photo by Cole Huffer)

: ROSEMARY BEACH, FL – FEBRUARY 2-5: Rosemary Beach Girls Getaway event included a cooking demonstration with Chef Shane Quinlan, dance with fitness instructor Marcia Mallare Robbins, Sunday Brunch and Saints of Old Florida: Authors Talk, February 2- 5, 2017 in Rosemary Beach, Florida. (Photo by Cole Huffer)

: ROSEMARY BEACH, FL – FEBRUARY 2-5: Rosemary Beach Girls Getaway event included a cooking demonstration with Chef Shane Quinlan, dance with fitness instructor Marcia Mallare Robbins, Sunday Brunch and Saints of Old Florida: Authors Talk, February 2- 5, 2017 in Rosemary Beach, Florida. (Photo by Cole Huffer)

: ROSEMARY BEACH, FL – FEBRUARY 2-5: Rosemary Beach Girls Getaway event included a cooking demonstration with Chef Shane Quinlan, dance with fitness instructor Marcia Mallare Robbins, Sunday Brunch and Saints of Old Florida: Authors Talk, February 2- 5, 2017 in Rosemary Beach, Florida. (Photo by Cole Huffer)

: ROSEMARY BEACH, FL – FEBRUARY 2-5: Rosemary Beach Girls Getaway event included a cooking demonstration with Chef Shane Quinlan, dance with fitness instructor Marcia Mallare Robbins, Sunday Brunch and Saints of Old Florida: Authors Talk, February 2- 5, 2017 in Rosemary Beach, Florida. (Photo by Cole Huffer)

: ROSEMARY BEACH, FL – FEBRUARY 2-5: Rosemary Beach Girls Getaway event included a cooking demonstration with Chef Shane Quinlan, dance with fitness instructor Marcia Mallare Robbins, Sunday Brunch and Saints of Old Florida: Authors Talk, February 2- 5, 2017 in Rosemary Beach, Florida. (Photo by Cole Huffer)

: ROSEMARY BEACH, FL – FEBRUARY 2-5: Rosemary Beach Girls Getaway event included a cooking demonstration with Chef Shane Quinlan, dance with fitness instructor Marcia Mallare Robbins, Sunday Brunch and Saints of Old Florida: Authors Talk, February 2- 5, 2017 in Rosemary Beach, Florida. (Photo by Cole Huffer)

: ROSEMARY BEACH, FL – FEBRUARY 2-5: Rosemary Beach Girls Getaway event included a cooking demonstration with Chef Shane Quinlan, dance with fitness instructor Marcia Mallare Robbins, Sunday Brunch and Saints of Old Florida: Authors Talk, February 2- 5, 2017 in Rosemary Beach, Florida. (Photo by Cole Huffer)

: ROSEMARY BEACH, FL – FEBRUARY 2-5: Rosemary Beach Girls Getaway event included a cooking demonstration with Chef Shane Quinlan, dance with fitness instructor Marcia Mallare Robbins, Sunday Brunch and Saints of Old Florida: Authors Talk, February 2- 5, 2017 in Rosemary Beach, Florida. (Photo by Cole Huffer)

: ROSEMARY BEACH, FL – FEBRUARY 2-5: Rosemary Beach Girls Getaway event included a cooking demonstration with Chef Shane Quinlan, dance with fitness instructor Marcia Mallare Robbins, Sunday Brunch and Saints of Old Florida: Authors Talk, February 2- 5, 2017 in Rosemary Beach, Florida. (Photo by Cole Huffer)

: ROSEMARY BEACH, FL – FEBRUARY 2-5: Rosemary Beach Girls Getaway event included a cooking demonstration with Chef Shane Quinlan, dance with fitness instructor Marcia Mallare Robbins, Sunday Brunch and Saints of Old Florida: Authors Talk, February 2- 5, 2017 in Rosemary Beach, Florida. (Photo by Cole Huffer)

: ROSEMARY BEACH, FL – FEBRUARY 2-5: Rosemary Beach Girls Getaway event included a cooking demonstration with Chef Shane Quinlan, dance with fitness instructor Marcia Mallare Robbins, Sunday Brunch and Saints of Old Florida: Authors Talk, February 2- 5, 2017 in Rosemary Beach, Florida. (Photo by Cole Huffer)

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