Art Gallery

By Kevin Lee Associate Editor

Common Threads @ Skinny Gallery

Mobile Arts Council

(318 Dauphin St.)

Mon – Fri, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Sat, 9 a.m. – Noon

Though it’s sometime hard to ascertain, the Azalea City has a polyglot history richer than most towns in the region. A series of works from artist Julia Bacy on display at the Arts Council offices underlines this very principle.

The 21 pieces are representative of 21 foreign points of origin for American immigrants, all transferred to canvas in representation of the new residents’ “transfer” to their new home.

Bacy also has another exhibit, Nature’s Souls, on display in the same space.

For more info, call 432-9796 or go to www.mobilearts.org.

Foreign Film Festival at Mobile Public Library

Ben May Main Library (701 Govt. St.)

Dinner & discussion at 5:45 p.m.

Film starts at 6:45 p.m.

The annual Foreign Film Festival at the Mobile Public Library takes on a Mediterranean flair this year with focus on Italian works.

The Aug. 21 offering, 2004’s “I’m Not Scared,” centers a young boy’s discovery of the sinister secret his idyllic little town holds and the fear this nefarious scheme cultivates. The film runs 108 minutes and is rated R.

On Aug. 28, the 2005 movie “The Keys to the House” occupies center stage. The story highlights a man’s introduction to the 15-year-old son he has never seen and the panoply of emotions that garnish their relationship. The film runs 105 minutes and is rated PG.

Each film is preceded by a discussion of the work and dinner or snacks will be available for purchase in the library’s café.

For more information or to make dinner reservations please call 208-7097 or go to www.mplonline.org.

Hamlet

directed by Brent Murrill

Theatre 98 (Intersection of Church Street & Morphy Avenue), Fairhope

Aug. 24-26,29-31, Sept. 1 & 2

In this, the most famous of Shakespeare’s works, political intrigue, murder and madness combine to give us a tale as timeless as human ambition and treachery. Little synopsis should be necessary as the vestiges of this work lace our lexicon and culture and anyone who’s ever uttered the phrases “to thine ownself be true,” “neither a borrower or lender be,” “the lady doth protest too much,” “brevity is the soul of wit” or “to be or not to be,” ought to be aware of their origins.

Danish Prince Hamlet remains a quintessential role and has defined a range of thespians from Laurence Olivier to Mel Gibson.

Evening shows start at 8 p.m., Sunday matinees at 2:30 p.m.

For more info, call 928-4366 or go to www.theatre98.org.

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

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