Art Gallery

By Kevin Lee Associate Editor

Poetic Spirit: Henry Wo Yue-Kee at 80

Where: Mobile Museum of Art (4850 Museum Dr. in Langan Park)

When: Through June 15

A master of the Lignan style, Henry Wo Yue-Kee has incorporated modern western elements with traditional Chinese technique that display a sublime sensitivity to color and delicate brush work. His paintings have appeared at Mobile Museum of Art four times in the last quarter century and this latest exhibit is on the heels of a book bearing the same title. Earlier exhibitions of these works resided in Hong Kong and China.

The museum is open Monday – Saturday, 10 a.m. – 5 p..m. and Sunday, 1 – 5 p.m.

Entrance is $10, $9 for seniors and military, $6 for students and group rates are available.

For more information, call 251-208-5200 or go to www.mobilemuseumofart.com

1st Annual Dauphin Island Art Festival

Where: Cadillac Square, Dauphin Island

When: Saturday, May 3, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Cadillac Square was the original epicenter of the French territories in the New World. Now the sprawling oaks and shaded sands of the gathering point play host to another first, the Dauphin Island Art Festival.

Festival organizers boast of a variety of artisans with wares on display, painters, sculptors, metallurgists and more in what they say will be a “high-end juried festival.”

“We are overwhelmed by the quality of work being submitted for consideration,” Co-coordinator Joyce Champion said. “Artists are coming from the Carolinas down to Florida, and west to Louisiana.”

Champion said 60,000 square feet of the park has bee set aside for the event.

Also available will be refreshments and diversions for the youngest in the crowd.

The event is free to the public.

MOJO Jam Session

Where: Gulf City Lodge (601 State St.)

When: Monday, April 28, 6:30 p.m.

The Mystic Order of the Jazz Obsessed will close National Jazz Appreciation Month as in previous years with a jam session that not only features top talent but also gives other area musicians a chance to shine.

Vibration Configuration, who wowed MOJO in February with a phenomenal salute to guitarist Wes Montgomery, will provide the rhythm section for any and all comers who want to strut their stuff before the Port City’s jazz aficionados. The ensembles are always surprising at these events and the superlative crew guarantees a great show.

Entrance is $10, $7 for MOJO members and free for musicians participating in the jam session.

For more information, call 251-459-2298 or e-mail mobilejazz@bellsouth.net.

Kevin Lee is Lagniappe associate editor. Contact him at klee@lagniappemobile.com.

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