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June 17, 2008

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Wednesday, June 18

SUMMER ART CAMP for children. “Little da Vincis,” “Fun with Painting” and “Beginning Drawing.” Mon – Fri, 10 AM – noon or 1 – 3 PM. Bay Rivers Art Guild (1704 Sixth St, Daphne) Contact: 251-621-0659/ www.bragart.org

The Mobile Technical Institute will conduct a Soft Skills Seminar Wednesday, June 18 from 9 a.m. to noon at the USA Brookley Center and will focus on how to make sound decisions based on background checks. For more information call 478-6848.

Bellingrath Gardens and Home Wednesdays are Wonderful at Bellingrath Gardens and Home. On Wednesday, June 18, the Gardens will host Lotus and the Elusive Peony with Dr. Ken Tilt, Auburn University professor and Extension Horticulturist Tilt who will talk about his research on lotus, an ancient aquatic perennial that is native to China and has been used throughout the world for centuries as food, medicine and as ornamentals. Reservations are required. Members are free and regular admission applies to non-members. For more information, call 973-2217 or visit www.bellingrath.org.

The Women’s Business Center will host Coffee with Sylvia discussing 5 Can’t Miss Business Trends Wednesday, June 18 from 10 to 11 a.m. at the Escambia County Industrial Development Office, 406 S Trammell. There is no charge to attend. For more information call 660-2725.

SUMMER SOLSTICE World Music/ Celtic band Mithril (Andra Bohnet, flutes and Celtic harp; Tom Morley, fiddle; Ben Harper, guitar; and David Hughes, percussion and keyboards)with the Duncan McCall Pipe Band (Pensacola)Wed & Thu, 7:30 PM. University of South Alabama, Laidlaw Performing Arts Center, Recital Hall. General/ $10; USA faculty, staff, students, all senior citizens/ $5. In advance at www.mithril.us. Contact: 251-460-6696 (Andra Bohnet)/ Tom Morley at 251-928-9087 (Tom Morley)

FACING THE FUTURE AND VANESSA AI Two exhibitions: artworks designed as tabletop decorations for the Green Coast Conference 2008, created by members of IMPACT (Eastern Shore Art Club for students 6th grade through junior college); and paintings by a folk artist from Point Clear. University of South Alabama, Library, thord floor. Through Thu, Jul 31.. Library hours: www.southalabama.edu/univlib/info/hours.html.

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

WONDERFUL WEDNESDAY: LOTUS & THE ELUSIVE PEONY Ken Tilt (Auburn University Professor and Extension Horticulturist) will discuss his research on lotus (Dr. Tilt and his team have evaluated more than 100 small “teacup” lotus and several large cultivars for potential release) and on varieties of peony that may be adaptable to our climate. 10 AM. Bellingrath Gardens and Home (12401 Bellingrath Gardens Rd, Theodore) Reservations requested. Members/ free; nonmembers: adults/ $10 (gardens), $18 (gardens & home or gardens & cruise), $26 (gardens, home & cruise); children ages 5 – 12/ $5.50 (gardens), $11 (gardens & home or gardens & cruise), $17 (gardens, home & cruise); children under 5/ free

Contact: 251-973-2217 or 1-800-247-8420/ 251-973-2365 (24-hour info)/ www.bellingrath.org

Thursday, June 19

MOBILE IN MOTION dancers from seven Mobile County Public Schools: Blount, Bryant, Davidson, LeFlore, Satsuma and Williamson High School; Dunbar Middle School. 7 PM. Saenger Theatre (6 S Joachim St) Free.

KIDS DAYS IN BIENVILLE includes face painting, comedy, hands-on art activities, a petting zoo and clowns. City of Mobile Neighborhood and Community Services. Thu, 10 AM – 1 PM. Bienville Square (downtown, bounded by Dauphin, Conception, St Francis and St Joseph St) Free. Through Thu, Jul 10. Contact: 251-208-7443

Betty’s Best will host High Heels in High Places, a monthly networking event for women, Thursday, June 19 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the Hampton Inn & Suites, 535 Providence Park Dr. The cost is $20 to attend and includes light hors d’oeuvres. For more information call 634-0269.

BE AT YOUR BEST Drums and music with Mark Seymour. Family Summer Reading Program for children preschool through fifth grade. Thu, 2 PM. Orange Beach Public Library (26267 Canal Rd, Orange Beach) Free.

Contact: 251-981-2923/ prose@cityoforangebeach.com (Patsy Rose)

2ND ANNUAL GREAT GROWN-UP SPELLING BEE

with refreshments by Colleyflower Catering. Sponsor: Literacy Coalition of South Alabama.5:30 PM. Davidson High School (3900 Pleasant Valley Rd) $5. Teams still being accepted; entry fee/ $100. Contact: 251-457-5700 (Gwendolyn Darty)/ 251-344-0898 (Patricia Smiley)

FILM: THE NAMESAKE 122 minutes; rated PG-13. TGI Thursday Indie Film Series. 7 PM. Mobile Public Library, Ben May Main Library, Bernheim Hall (701 Government St) Free. Contact: 251-208-7097/ www.mplonline.org

MEETING: CHESS CLUB Practice and instruction. Thu, 6 PM. Dr. Java Coffeehouse (5821 Old Shell Rd) Contact: 251-623-2228/ PawnsAreTasty@teachmechess.com (Keenan Olson)/ 251-340-8484/ www.drjava.com

MARKET IN THE PARK Fresh fruits and vegetables, seafood, honey, flowers, plants, wines, vinegars, Satsuma cider, breads, and handcrafted items; children’s activities; live music. Sponsor: City of Mobile’s Neighborhood & Community Services Department. Thu, 3 – 6:30 PM. Mobile Museum of Art, outside (4850 Museum Dr) Through Jul 24 Free admission to Museum during Market hours.Contact: 251-208-7443 (Chris Barraza)/ www.ncsmobile.org

CELEBRATE MOBILE PARADE celebrating the economic development coming to our city. 6:30 PM. Route: corner of Canal and Claiborne, west on Canal, up Washington, east on Government, north on Conception, east on St. Francis, south on Royal, west on Church, south on Claiborne past the Civic Center.

OPENING: THE TRIP TO BOUNTIFUL by Horton Foote. 8 PM. Theatre 98 (350 Morphy Ave, Fairhope) Adults/ $15; students/ $10. Contact: 251-928-4366/ www.theatre98.org

Saturday, June 21

COMPANIONS OF DR. WHO Film showing and forum. Noon. Mobile Public Library, Spring Hill/ Moorer Branch (4 S McGregor Ave) Contact: 251-633-0422/ cosmictraveler2001@yahoo.com (James Peraza)

BOOK DISCUSSION: THE THIEF LORD by Cornelia Funke. The Book Hunter’s View on Saturday for children ages 10 and up. 11 AM. Mobile Public Library, West Regional Branch (5555 Grelot Rd.) Contact: 251-340-8571/ www.mplonline.org

CLASS: BEAD JEWELRY Instructor: Desiree Rager. Third Sat, 2 PM. Dr. Java Coffee House (5821 Old Shell Rd) $20 (includes all materials) Contact: 251-915-5072 (Rager) / 251-340-8484/ www.drjava.com

MARKET IN THE SQUARE Locally grown fruits, vegetables, flowers, plants, breads, casseroles, seafood, wine and honey, as well as jewelry, candles, pottery, pillows and other handcrafted goods; live music; games and other activities. City of Mobile’s Neighborhood & Community Services Department. Sat, 7:30 – 11 AM. Cathedral Square (downtown Mobile, bounded by Dauphin, Jackson, Conti and Claiborne St) Through Jul 26. Contact: 251-208-7443 (Chris Barraza)/ www.ncsmobile.org

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/ www.mobilebotanicalgardens.org

WORKSHOP: FAMILY RESEARCH Members of the Tristan de Luna Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution will assist in researching family history. Third Sat, 10 AM – 1 PM. Mobile Public Library, Local History and Genealogy Division (753 Government St) Free. Contact: 251-208-7093/ www.mplonline.org

THE TRIP TO BOUNTIFUL by Horton Foote. 8 PM. Theatre 98 (350 Morphy Ave, Fairhope) Adults/ $15; students/ $10. Contact: 251-928-4366/ www.theatre98.org

Sunday, June 22

A DAY OF PUPPETRY with Robert Poulter (www.newmodeltheatre.co.uk.html); meeting of Alabama Puppetry Guild, followed by three 30-minutes performances; reception. Sponsors: Alabama Puppetry Guild, Inc., Playhouse in the Park, Gigi Sandberg (www.gigisan.info) 2 – 4 PM. Playhouse in the Park (Museum Dr) $5. Reservations required. Contact: 251-602-0630/ www.playhouseinthepark.org

Monday, June 23

JAZZ JAMBALAYA: TRIBUTE TO HENRY MANCINI

with the Jim Marshall Quartet; program developer: Donna Walker. Monthly salute to jazz greats. MOJO (Mystic Order of the Jazz Obsessed) Fourth Mon, 6:30 PM. Gulf City Lodge (601 State St.) Members/ $7; nonmembers/ $10 (includes a jambalaya dinner) Contact: www.msnusers.com/MOJOMOBILE

NATUREBLAST! SUMMER CAMP for young people. Nature hikes, scavenger hunts, craft projects, and basic plant science information. Mon – Fri, Jun 23 – 27; 9:30 – 11:30 AM. Mobile Botanical Gardens (5151 Museum Dr) $130.Contact: 251-342-0555/mbg2@bellsouth.net/ www.mobilebotanicalgardens.org

Tuesday, June 24

PIANIST ROBERT HOLM

7:30 PM. University of South Alabama, Laidlaw Performing Arts Center. Piano Camp students and their families/ free; general admission/ $5; USA faculty/staff/students and all senior citizens/ $3. Contact: 251-460-7116

BOOK DISCUSSION: THE NO. 1 LADIES DETECTIVE AGENCYby Alexander McCall Smith. Murder by Numbers Book Club 6:30 PM. Mobile Public Library, Ben May Main Library (701 Government St) Free. Contact: 251-208-7079 (Lance Young/ www.mplonline.org

Wednesday, June 25

51ST America’s Junior Miss YOUNG WOMEN FROM ALL 50 STATES WILL COMPETE FOR THE TITLE OF AJM 2008 AND MORE THAN $100,000 IN CASH SCHOLARSHIPS. MOBILE CIVIC CENTER, 8PM.

Thursday, June 26

ART PARTNERS ON THE BAY features live and silent auction of collaborative artworks created by community artists and people with disabilities and chronic illnesses in Mobile and Baldwin Counties; music; wine; food. Benefits VSA arts of Alabama. 6 PM. Eastern Shore Art Center (401 Oak St, Fairhope) $15. Contact: 205-212-7042/ l Julie@vsartsalabama.org (Julie Wall, Director of Operations)/ 251-928-2228 / www.esartcenter.com

PIANIST AXEL LENARDUZZI 7:30 PM. University of South Alabama, Laidlaw Performing Arts Center. Piano Camp students and their families/ free; general admission/ $5; USA faculty/staff/students and all senior citizens/ $3.

Contact: 251-460-7116

USA PIANO CAMP for pre-college pianists; to encourage better reading, interpretive and musicianship skills. Instructors: Robert Holm (camp director and USA Music Department faculty), Jennifer Bemis, Vickie Broadway, Lindsey Hughes, and Axel Lenarduzzi (French pianist in residence) Mon – Fri. Daily solo and duo lessons, theory and repertoire classes, 30-minute program with Lenarduzzi (9 AM – noon); master classes, Tue (Holm) & Thu (Lenarduzzi), 1 – 3 PM; recitals, Tue (Holm) & Thu (Lenarduzzi), 7:30 PM; recital, Fri (students), noon. University of South Alabama, Laidlaw Performing Arts Center.

Contact: 251-460-6237 (Dr. Holm)

TRAVELING BUG SHOW from the McWane Science Center. Family Summer Reading Program for children preschool through fifth grade. Thu, 2 PM. Orange Beach Public Library (26267 Canal Rd, Orange Beach) Free. Contact: 251-981-2923/ prose@cityoforangebeach.com (Patsy Rose)

A RECEPTION WITH AMERICA’S JUNIOR MISSES for girls ages 7 and up; reception with the 2007 State Junior Misses with information about the scholarship program. 3 PM. Mobile Public Library, Ben May Main Library (701 Government St)

Contact: 251-208-7086/ www.mplonline.org

FILM: DEATH AT A FUNERAL (2007) comedy; 90 minutes; rated R. TGI Thursday Indie Film Series. 7 PM. Mobile Public Library, Ben May Main Library, Bernheim Hall (701 Government St) Free. Contact: 251-208-7097/ www.mplonline.org

Saturday, June 28

Contact: 251-208-7443 (Chris Barraza)/ www.ncsmobile.org

Sunday, June 29

ONLY GOD CAN JUDGE ME gospel stage play by Dannell Hunter; starring Curtis Von. 7:30 PM. Saenger Theatre (6 S Joachim St) $27.50, $32.50 & $55.

Contact: 251-208-5600

MONTHLY POETRY READING Last Sun, 2:30 PM. Dr. Java Coffeehouse (5821 Old Shell Rd) Contact: 251-340-8484/ www.drjava.com

Tuesday, July 1

PIANISTS AXEL LENARDUZZI AND ROBERT HOLM

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.

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

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

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 SOUTH Mobile 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

SPRING EXHIBITION Mobile Art Association; exhibit chair: Ernest Kirkland (Technology Coordinator/Art Teacher, UMS-Wright) Mobile Public Library, West Regional Branch (5555 Grelot Rd) Through Sat, Jun 27. Mon – Thu, 9 AM – 9 PM; Fri & Sat, 9 AM – 6 PM. Contact: 251-340-8549/ www.mplonline.org

SOUTHERN GOTHIC NOW curated by Calvin V. Colvin. Space 301 Off Centre (6 S Joachim St) Through Sun, Jul 6. Wed – Sat, 10 AM – 5 PM; Sun, noon – 5 PM. Free. Contact: 251-208-5671/ www.space301.com/ www.myspace.com/space301mobile

YARN CIRCLE conversational circle of crochet, knitting, and other yarn-related activities. First Thursdays, 7 PM. Dr. Java Coffeehouse (5821 Old Shell Rd) Contact: 251-340-8484/ www.drjava.com

SPIRITUS SANCTUS AND BROTHERS Two exhibitions: works by Heather Pettersen and Devlin Wilson; works by Bruce Larsen and Charlie “Tin Man” Lucas. Mobile Arts Council (318 Dauphin St) Free. Through Fri, Jun 27. Mon – Fri, 9 AM – 5 PM.

Contact: 251-432-9796/ www.mobilearts.org

LANDSCAPES WITH A TWIST Works by more than 60 local artists; featured nonprofit: Baykeepers. Cathedral Square Gallery (NEW LOCATION: 612 Dauphin St) Through Mon, Jun 30. Tue – Sat, 11 AM – 6 PM; Sun, 1 – 5 PM. Free. Contact: 251-694-0278/ lhall699@aol.com

WATERCOLOR & GRAPHIC ARTS SOCIETY OF MOBILE, VSA ARTS OF ALABAMA: ARTPARTNERS ON THE BAY AND PERSEVERANCE Three exhibitions: WGAS members show; 75 collaborations between handicapped and nonhandicapped artists – to be auctioned on June 19 (www.vsartsalabama.org); paintings by blind artist Ricky Trione (www.rickytrioneart.com) Also: Art-Related, works by Duncan Baird and JoAnn Cox (Courtyard Gallery) Eastern Shore Art Center (401 Oak St, Fairhope) Through Fri, Jun 27. Mon – Fri, 10 AM – 4 PM; Sat, 10 AM – 2 PM. Free.Contact: 251-928-2228/ www.esartcenter.com

Contact: 251-694-0278/ lhall699@aol.com

EMBRACING THE EARTH Paintings by Eva Maria Dominguez Gomez. University of South Alabama, Visual Arts Gallery. Through Fri, Jun 27. Mon – Fri, 10 AM – 5 PM; Sun, 1 – 4 PM. Contact: 251-461-1438/ www.southalabama.edu/art