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April 22, 2008

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Wednesday, April 23

CATT’S BROWN BAG IN BIENVILLE: CORKY HUGHESI Lunchtime music series. Sponsors: Catt’s Sunday Jazz Brunch & Radio Avalon; City of Mobile Neighborhood and Community Services. Wed, 11:30 – 1:30 PM. Bienville Square (downtown Mobile, bounded by Dauphin, *Conception, St Francis and St Joseph St) Through Wed, May 28. Free. Contact: www.radioavalon.com

SPRING CONCERT Works by Handel, Vivaldi, Vander Staack, and others. USA Guitar Ensemble; director: Owen Middleton. 7:30 PM. University of South Alabama, Laidlaw Performing Arts Center, Recital Hall. Free. Contact: 251-460-7116 or the Music Department Office at 251-460-6136.

FOREVER TANGO (www.forevertango.us) 7:30 PM. Saenger Theatre (6 S Joachim St) $30, $35 & $40 (plus service charges) Contact: 251-208-5600/ www.saengermobile.com

Thursday, April 24

EXHIBITIONS CELEBRATING FAIRHOPE’S CENTENNIAL

Fairhope Finery: vintage clothing from the collection of Missy Wilson (Whiting Gallery); A Brush with the Past: panels painted by local artists with scenes from Fairhope’s past, based on photographs supplied by the Fairhope Single Tax Corp (Woolley Gallery); COPA Fountain Project: Maquettes and Designs: Maquettes and designs from the three finalists in the Fairhope History Museum fountain project (Wilson Gallery) Also: African American Artists and Brothers (Courtyard Gallery) Eastern Shore Art Center (401 Oak St) Through Wed, Apr 30. Mon – Fri, 10 AM – 4 PM; Sat, 10 AM – 2 PM. Free. Contact: 251-928-2228/ www.easternshoreartcenter.com

RECEPTION: SENIOR ART EXHIBIT: MICAH GASTON AND ASHLEY SOUTHARD 4 – 6 PM. University of Mobile, Martin Hall Gallery. Through Fri, May 2. Mon – Fri, 9 AM – 4:30 PM 251-442-2283 / www.umobile.edu

Contact: 251-442-2283 / www.umobile.edu

WORKSHOP: DEVELOPING YOUR NEW IDEAS – START TO FINISH – IN OIL, ACRYLIC AND PASTEL for intermediate to proficient artists. Instructor: Randy Moberg. Thu- Sat, Apr 24 – 26; 9 AM -3 PM. Bay Rivers Art Guild (1704 6th St, Daphne) Members/ $175; nonmembers/ $200 (includes a year’s membership)

Contact: 251-621- 0659/ www.bragart.org

BOOK DISCUSSION: WHAT LOOKS LIKE CRAZY ON AN ORDINARY DAY

by Pearl Cleage. 6 PM. Black Classics Books & Gifts (140 S Sage Ave, Suite B) Free.Contact: 251- 476-1060

SPRING CONCERT features Dvorak: Mass (D); a selection of gospel and spiritual favorites. Eastern Shore Choral Society, accompanied by a small instrumental ensemble; director: Terry D. Maddox. 7:30 PM. First Baptist Church of Fairhope (300 S Section St) In advance/ $10; at the door/ $12. Contact: 251-434-9325.

MEET THE AUTHOR: TED DUNAGAN author of A Yellow Watermelon (www.newsouthbooks.com) For teachers in Mobile and Baldwin Counties: presentation; Q&A; refreshments; books for sale. 3:30 PM. Mobile Public Library, Ben May Main Library, Bernheim Hall (701 Government St)

Contact: 251-208-7097/ www.mplonline.org

PANDORA’S BOX Work of 50 local and regional artists in all media and styles. Cathedral Square Gallery (260 Dauphin St.) Through Wed, Apr 30. Mon – Sat, 10 AM – 4 PM. Free. Contact: 251-694-0278/ lhall699@aol.com

COCKTAILS WITH THE CRITTERS Dauphin Island Sea Lab Foundation’ annual fundraiser with cocktails and hors d’oeuvres; entertainment; silent auction; and special guest/ featured artist marine biologist, photographer and television host Bill Boyce (who has donated six pieces of his work for the silent auction; visit www.boyceimage.com) 6:30 PM. Five Rivers Delta Resource Center (5093 Battleship Prkwy, Spanish Fort) $75. Contact: 251-861-8710/ http://foundation.disl.org

BOOK DISCUSSION: WHAT LOOKS LIKE CRAZY ON AN ORDINARY DAY by Pearl Cleage. 6 PM. Black Classics Books & Gifts (140 S Sage Ave) Free.

Contact: 251-476-1060/ blackbkgft@aol.com

DEARLY DEPARTED comedy by David Bottrell and Jessie Jones. 8 PM. Theatre 98 (350 Morphy Ave, Fairhope) Adults/ $15; students/ $10. Contact: 251-928-4366/ www.theatre98.org

JOHN ALLEN SCHOLARSHIP CONCERT Badlwin Pops with the participation of 15 graduating high school seniors from 5 schools (Daphne High School: Allison Bolton – contrabass clarinet, Bethany Dankovic – bass clarinet, Valerie Mattern – clarinet, Kristin Percy – flute, Wade Stoker – percussion, Kristen Walker – flute and Denise White – bass clarinet; Fairhope High School: Brianna Davis – trumpet; Foley High School: Sean Toler – tenor saxophone; Robertsdale High School: Sara Anderson – flute, Lindsey Daniels – alto saxophone and Bradley Garrison – tuba; Spanish Fort High School: Wesley Childers – alto saxophone, Brian Dunbar – percussion, and Bruce Ratcliffe – euphonium); one of the students will receive the John Allen Scholarship. Program includes Rossini: William Tell: Overture, Williams: Fanfare and Allegro, Rimsky-Korsakov: Flight of the Bumblebee, Mangione: Land of Make Believe (with soloists Dallas and Mike Rabig, vocals and flugelhorn) and the premier of co-conductor Roger Jones’: The Circus Galop. 7 PM. Daphne Civic Center. Free. Contact: 251-928-3754/ www.gulftel.com/popsband

SPRING CONCERT Program includes Chance: Introduction and Capriccio for piano and 24 winds (soloist: Robert Holm); Howard: King Kong: Highlights (film score); Hironori Anazawa(USA music major): wind ensenble (premiere); and works by Barber, Camphouse, Owens, Schmit, Stalter and Stamp. University of South Alabama Symphony Band; conductor: Robert Gilmore, II. 7:30 PM. University of South Alabama, Laidlaw Performing Arts Center, Recital Hall. General/$5; USA faculty, staff, students and senior citizens/ $3.

Contact: 251-460-7116/ 251-460-6136

Friday, April 25

RECEPTION: READ MY EYES/ DRAWING BOUNDARIES Work by Chihiro Yuasa. 5 – 8 PM. University of South Alabama, Visual Arts Building, Gallery. Through Fri, Apr 25. Contact: 251-460-6335

MEETING: INTERNATIONAL DANCE COMMISSION

a multicultural umbrella organizational and resource pool for dance, arts ministries and dance companies; supports partners through education, workshops, choreography assistance, and event promotions. 5 PM. 1120 Hillcrest Rd, Suite 2B. Contact: 251-591-7008/ meniqua.baldwin@lmberry.com/ mb3670@gmail.com

CHAPEL SINGERS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF REDLANDS (CA)The Office of Compline (ancient plainsong, renaissance motets and contemporary anthems), preceded by a concert featuring hymns, canticles, anthems and motets from all periods; director: Jeffrey H. Rickard. 7:30 PM. All Saints Episcopal Church (151 S Ann St) Free.

FILM: MONSOON WEDDING director: Mira Nair; English subtitles; 114 minutes; rated R (language, including some sex-related dialogue); discussion; light refreshments. Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Mobile Movie Night. 7 PM. Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Mobile (6345 Old Shell Rd) Free. Contact: 251-342-6834

CINDERELLA Bay Shore Ballet Theatre. Fri, 7:30 PM; Sat, 10 AM & 3 PM. Fairhope Civic Center. Fri, 7:30 PM & Sat, 3 PM: adults/ $12; senior citizens & children 12 and under/ $10; Sat, 10 AM: all seats/ $5. Tickets available at Bay Shore Ballet or Cafe Amore (Fairhope) Contact: 251-990-9744

FILM: THE DIVING BELL AND THE BUTTERFLY

(France, 2007) Drama. Fairhope Film Series. 7 PM. University of South Alabama Baldwin County Performance Center (St James and Summit St, Fairhope) $5. Contact: 251-928-8133/ www.fairhopefilms.org

Saturday, April 26

HERB DAY 2208: NATIVE EDIBLES featuring Charles Allen, author The Edible Plants of the Gulf Coast. 9 AM – noon. Mobile Botanical Gardens, Larkins Center (5151 Museum Dr) Registration required. $25 (includes light lunch, door prizes and information packet)Contact: 251-605-4385.

BELLYDANCE GALA WITH MIRA BETZ Zuri Middle Eastern Dance Co. (http://zuridance.org) Benefits 15 Place, a multi-service center for the homeless, a project of Loaves and Fish Community Ministries, Inc. 6 PM. Ashbury Hotel.

Contact: 251-786-0197/ director@zuridance.org/

WORKSHOP: JAZZ, HIP HOP AND CONTEMPORARY DANCE for intermediate and avance dancers, age 9 and up. INstructors: Ms. Michelle, Ms. Kerrie and Mr. Glen. 2 – 5 PM. Broadway South Dance (7856 Westside Park Dr) $15. Contact: 251-639-0660/ www.broadwaysouthdance.com/ www.myspace.com/ broadwaysouthdance

IL TROVATORE by Giuseppe Verdi. Mobile Opera production. 8 PM. WHIL (91.3 FM)Contact: 251-380-4685/ www.whil.org/ www.mobileopera.org

WORKSHOP: NORTH AMERICAN INDIAN MASKS for children 7 and up, accompanied by a parent. Instructor: Jaime Lee (local artist and library associate) Art Partners: Parents & Children Creating Art. 10 AM. Mobile Public Library, West Regional Branch (5555 Grelot Rd) Contact: 251-340-8571/ www.mplonline.org

WORKSHOP: TRACING YOUR SCOTTISH HERITAGE This session will identify/ discuss the areasf Scots and Scots-Irish immigrants settled; their influence; overland migration routes to places of secondary settlement; life along the trails; the route into the Mobile area. 10 AM. Mobile Public Library, Local History and Genealogy Division (753 Government St) Contact: 251-208-7093/ www.mplonline.org

SLAM-A-RAMA Poetry slam for children ages 8-18 (three age groups, ten participants per group) Each participant may present one or two original poems; three-minute time limit. Judging based on originality, creativity, clarity, and presentation; prizes. 2 – 5 PM. Mobile Public Library, Touminville Branch (601 Stanton Rd) Registrration deadline: Tue, Apr 22.

Contact: 251-438-7075

Contact: 251-990-9744

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM adapted from the comedy by William Shakespeare. Commedia del Arte. 7 PM. University of South Alabama, Humanities Building, room 170. $5. Contact: 251-510-0654/ Commedia_del_Arte_Mobile@yahoo.com

CLASSICAL FIRE Adams: Short Ride in a Fast Machine; Composer-in-Residence Kevin Puts: Horn Concerto (soloist Jeff Leenhouts); Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez (soloist Pablo Sainz Villegas); Tchaikovsky: Symphony 4. Mobile Symphony Orchestra; conductor: Scott Speck. 8 PM. Saenger Theatre (6 S. Joachim St.) Shuttle service will be available from the Eastern Shore and West Mobile. $15 – $60. Sneak preview (open dress rehearsal); 2 PM; Adults/ $12; students/ $5 (at the door) Contact: Tickets: 251-432-7080; info: 251-432-2010/ www.mobilesymphony.org

Sunday, April 27

CHOIR OF ST THOMAS CHURCH (NYC) (men and boys) Music for choir and organ by Gibbons, Taverner, Buxtehude, Bach, Handel, Bertalot, Rorem, Ireland, Vierne, Hadley, Thompson and Walton. 4 PM. St. Paul’s Episcopal Church (4051 Old Shell Rd) Free.

SOUNDS OF SPRING FROM THE HILL features sacred and secular classical works along with a variety of Broadway/pop and spiritual music. Spring Hill College Chorale; director: Terry D. Maddox (chorale/ music instructor); soloists in the private voice studies program. 4 PM. Spring Hill College, St. Joseph Chapel (4000 Dauphin St) Contact: 251-434-9325

MEET THE PLAYWRIGHT: ELYZABETH GREGORY WILDER The award winning playwright discusses her recent successes (incuding the hit Gee’s Bend) and reads from her new play set in Bayou La Batre; lunch buffet. Alabama Shakespeare Festival Southern Writers’ Project. 12:30 PM. LuLu’s Landing (Homeport Marina, Gulf Shores) $25 (Tockets avalable at Page & Palette, 32 S Section St, Fairhope) Contact: 1-800-841-4ASF

SUNSET CONCERT Concert on the bluff overlooking Mobile Bay; children’s march with flags; Checkered Tablecloth Award for the most interesting picnic set-up. Baldwin Pops. 6:30 PM. Henry George Park, Fairhope. Rain date: April 28. Contact: 251-988-1260/ www.gulftel.com/popsband

Monday, April 28

NATIONAL JAZZ APPRECIATION MONTH JAZZ JAM 6:30 PM. MOJO (Mystic Order of the Jazz Obsessed) Gulf City Lodge (601 State St.) Members/ $7; nonmembers/ $10; jam session musicians/ free. Contact: www.msnusers.com/MOJOMOBILE

HARPIST MARY BRIGID ROMAN AND FLUTIST DONNA WISSINGER Program features works by Bizet, Debussy, Faure, Gluck, Ibert, Krumpholtz, Lutoslawski, Molnar and Rossini. Fairhope Concerts. 7:30 PM. Eastern Shore Art Center (401 Oak St, Fairhope) Adults/ $12; students/ $5.

Contact: 251-928-2228

Friday, May 2

FILM: LUST, CAUTION (Taiwan, 2007) Thriller. Fairhope Film Series. 7 PM. University of South Alabama Baldwin County Performance Center (St James and Summit St, Fairhope) $5. Contact: 251-928-8133/ www.fairhopefilms.org

FIRST FRIDAY ARTWALK Exhibit openings-with guest artists, refreshments and live entertainment – at Analece and Bayside Beads, Antiques and Fine Art; Christine Linson Gallery; Eastern Shore Art Center; Fairhope Unitarian Fellowship Gallery; Lyons Share Gallery; Metal Benders; Morning Light; Nall Studio; Page and Palette; Patina; Shorty Cate’s Studio Over the Bay; SMG Interiors and Design Studio; and Thomas Hospital Gallery (Map of participating venues, including specialty shops and restaurants, available at the Eastern Shore Art Center – 401 Oak St.) 6 – 8 PM. Downtown Fairhope. Free trolley courtesy of Thomas Hospital. Contact: 251-928-2228/ www.easternshoreartcenter.com

Dr. Java Coffee presents A Gala Artist Event featuring Photographer Dan Anderson, Painter Jamie Savoy Kirk and Sculptor Josh Ashley. Meet the artists. 7-10 p.m. Dr. Java Coffee Company, 5821 Old Shell Rd. For more info, call 251-340-8484. Optional entry fee of one used book for the Coffeehouse Library.

Saturday, May 4

THE MERRY WIDOW by Franz Lehar. Mobile Opera production. 8 PM. WHIL (91.3 FM) Contact: 251-380-4685/ www.whil.org/ www.mobileopera.org

Sunday, May 5

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM

adapted from the comedy by William Shakespeare. Commedia del Arte. 2:30 PM. Museum of Mobile (111 S Royal St) Donation requested.

Contact: 251-510-0654/ Commedia_del_Arte_Mobile@yahoo.com

Tuesday, May 6

MONTHLY MEETING: NORTH MOBILE ARTISTS SOCIETY

First Tue, 5:30 PM. Mokas Coffee House (1204 Shelton Beach Rd, Saraland) Contact: 251-604-2455/ LoriCrawford@Northmobilearts@aol.com

Ongoing Events

MOONLIGHT CHASSE BALLROOM DANCE SOCIETY, LIVE MUSIC DANCE LESSONS, First and Third Mondays. 7:30 – 10 p.m. Hot Wheels Skate Center, Daphne. $10. All ages. No partner necessary. For more info, call 621-3178.

MOBILE ALABMA PRIDE, INC. monthly meetings. First Tuesday of every month 6:30 p.m. Everyone welcome. for more info, call 431-9002. www.mobilealabamapride.com.

ON DISPLAY: MATERIAL IMAGININGS Mobile Museum of Art (4850 Museum Dr.) Mon – Sat, 10 AM – 5 PM; Sun, 1 – 5 PM. Adults/ $10; senior adults (50+) or military/ $9; students/ $6; adult group (20+)/ $8; student group (20+)/ $3. Contact: 251-208-5200/ www.mobilemuseumofart.com

ON DISPLAY: POETIC SPIRIT: HENRY WO YUE-KEE AT 80 Mobile Museum of Art (4850 Museum Dr.) Through Sun, Jun 15. Mon – Sat, 10 AM – 5 PM; Sun, 1 – 5 PM. Adults/ $10; senior adults (50+) or military/ $9; students/ $6; adult group (20+)/ $8; student group (20+)/ $3. Contact: 251-208-5200/

MBG MARKETPLACE

Hundreds of perennials, ferns, roses, trees, shrubs, tropicals, and much more. Staffed by knowledgeable, friendly plant-lovers. Sat, 9 – 11 AM. Mobile Botanical Gardens (5151 Museum Dr) Through Jun 28.

Contact: 251-342-0555/ mbg2@bellsouth.net

EXHIBITIONS CELEBRATING FAIRHOPE’S CENTENNIAL Fairhope Finery: vintage clothing from the collection of Missy Wilson (Whiting Gallery); A Brush with the Past: panels painted by local artists with scenes from Fairhope’s past, based on photographs supplied by the Fairhope Single Tax Corp (Woolley Gallery); COPA Fountain Project: Maquettes and Designs: Maquettes and designs from the three finalists in the Fairhope History Museum fountain project (Wilson Gallery) Also: African American Artists and Brothers (Courtyard Gallery) Eastern Shore Art Center (401 Oak St) Through Wed, Apr 30. Mon – Fri, 10 AM – 4 PM; Sat, 10 AM – 2 PM. Free. Contact: 251-928-2228/ www.easternshoreartcenter.com

2008 VISUAL ARTS FACULTY EXHIBTION Artwork in a wide range of materials and disciplines including painting, printmaking, graphic design, ceramics, sculpture, drawing and photography. University of South Alabama, Library, third floor gallery. Through Wed, Apr 30. For Library hours: http://library.southalabama.edu. Free.

Contact: 251-460-7021/ www.southalabama.edu/librarygalleries

AMONG THE RUINS: RE-IMAGINING ARCHITECTURAL DECAY curated by Sarah Urist Green (Curatorial Assistant of Contemporary Art, Indianapolis Museum of Art) Space 301 Off Centre (6 S Joachim St) Through Sun, May 4. Wed – Sat, 10 AM – 5 PM; Sun, noon – 5 PM. Contact: 251-208-5671/ www.space301.com/ www.myspace.com/space301mobile

AND THEY’RE OFF! Exhibit telling the story of horse racing in Mobile and how it influenced the Port City for nearly 100 years; includes carriages and buggies, children’s horse-related toys, ladies’ and gentlemen’s fashions, photographs and paintings, riding habits and equipment, and more. Museum of Mobile (111 Royal St) Mon – Sat, 9 AM – 5 PM; Sun, 1 – 5 PM. Adults/ $5; senior citizens/ $4; students/ $3; children under 6/ free; first Sunday of each month/ free.

Contact: 251-208-7569/ www.museumofmobile.com

PEARS AND CHAIRS featuring “common subjects…UNcommon art.” works in a variety of media by thirty-two local artists, featuring images/ references to pears and/or chairs; curator: Kathy Friedline. 5 – 7 PM. Mobile Public Library, West Regional Branch (5555 Grelot Rd) Through Mon, Apr 28. Mon – Thu, 9 AM – 9 PM; Fri & Sat, 9 AM – 6 PM. Contact: 251-340-8549/ www.mplonline.org

BRIGHT LIGHTS Work of 50 local and regional artists in all media and styles; featured nonprofit: the Lighthouse. Cathedral Square Gallery (260 Dauphin St.) Through Wed, Apr 30. Mon – Sat, 10 AM – 4 PM. Free. Contact: 251-694-0278/ lhall699@aol.com

AN ARTISTIC DISCOVERY Exhibition of works entered in the annual First Congressional District Art Competition. Mobile Museum of Art (4850 Museum Dr) Through Sun, Apr 27. Mon – Sat, 10 AM – 5 PM; Sun, 1 – 5 PM. Adults/ $10; senior adults (50+) or military/ $9; students/ $6; adult group (20+)/ $8; student group (20+)/ $3. Contact: 251-208-5200/ www.mobilemuseumofart.com.

ARTIST BY THE BAY

Work by members of Artist By The Bay (www.bayartists.com) is a networking and social group for the artist community in Baldwin and Mobile Counties. Bay Rivers Art Guild (1704 6th St, Daphne) Through Wed, Apr 30.

Contact: 251-621-0659/ www.bragart.org

TAKE 5 AND GULF COAST ETHNIC & HERITAGE JAZZ FESTIVAL DESIGN CONTEST Two exhibitions: a juried exhibition of 38 works by 34 students from the area’s colleges/ universities and a show of entries in the Festival’s design contest. Mobile Arts Council (318 Dauphin St) Through Fri, May 2. Mon – Fri, 9 AM – 5 PM. Free. Contact: 251-432-9796/ www.mobilearts.org.

ON DISPLAY: SEVEN LAYERS a collection of 27” x 36” quilts with seven layers of design (cover, batting and backing plus four additional layers, created with a new components: threadplay, paint, beads, appliques, and other embellishments); presented by the “Art Bee” of the Azalea City Quilters Guild. University of South Alabama, Library, third floor gallery. Through Mon, Jun 30. Library hours: www.southalabama.edu/univlib/info/hours.html.

Contact: 251-460-7021 (Rexann Warren)/ www.southalabama.edu/librarygalleries

ON DISPLAY: F.A.C.E.S: FACE ALL CANCER & EMERGE WITH STRENGTH Portraits of cancer survivors in a wide variety of media and styles. University of South Alabama, Library, Third Floor display cases. Through Mon, Jun 30. Library hours: www.southalabama.edu/univlib/info/hours.html.

Contact: 251-460-7021 (Rexann Warren)/http://www.southalabama.edu/librarygalleries

SENIOR ART EXHIBIT: MICAH GASTON AND ASHLEY SOUTHARD University of Mobile, Martin Hall Gallery. Through Fri, May 2. Mon – Fri, 9 AM – 4:30 PM. 251-442-2283 / www.umobile.edu. Contact: 251-442-2283 / www.umobile.edu

Fairhope’s newest art adventure has arrived, “WESTBROOK ART EVENTS”. It will get your creative juices flowing! Artist, Eugenia A. Westbrook has transformed the attic at Page and Palette Bookstore into a studio for art lovers to enjoy. She has a monthly calendar of daytime and evening workshops on her website www.westbrookartevents.com.

ON DISPLAY: GEN X: POST-BOOMERS AND THE NEW SOUTHMobile Museum of Art (4850 Museum Dr.) Through Sun, Jun 29. Mon – Sat, 10 AM – 5 PM; Sun, 1 – 5 PM. Adults/ $10; senior adults (50+) or military/ $9; students/ $6; adult group (20+)/ $8; student group (20+)/ $3. Contact: 251-208-5200/ www.mobilemuseumofart.com

READ MY EYES/ DRAWING BOUNDARIES Work by Chihiro Yuasa. University of South Alabama, Visual Arts Building, Gallery. Through Fri, Apr 25. Mon – Fri, 10 – 5 PM; Sun, 1 – 4 PM. Contact: 251-460-6335.