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August 14, 2007

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Wednesday, August 15

WONDERFUL WEDNESDAYS: CALAGAZ GARDEN PHOTOGRAPHY SEMINAR Lecture and workshop on outdoor photography by Calagaz Camera. 10 AM. Bellingrath Gardens and Home (12401 Bellingrath Gardens Rd., Theodore) Registration requested. Friends of Bellingrath/free; adults/ $10; ages 5 – 12/ $5.50. Contact: 251-973-2217/ 1-800-247-8420/ 251-973-2365 (24-hour info)/ www.bellingrath.org.

MONTHLY MEETING:GRANDPARENTS RAISING GRANDCHILDREN Speakers: Judy Bradshaw (Alabama Easter Seals) and Elaine Pucker (AARP) 11 AM. Foley Public Library (319 E. Laurel Ave., Foley) Free. Contact: 251-943-7665 (Phyllis Gray)/ www.foleylibrary.org

Thursday, August 16

BLOOMIN’ GINGER JAMBOREE

Plant sale featuring heat and humidity tolerant gingers and assorted tropicals and perennials. 9 – 11 AM. Mobile Botanical Gardens (5151 Museum Dr.) Contact: 51-342-0555/ www.mobilebotanicalgardens.org

COOKING WITH KRIS Chef Kris Conlon (Guido’s and Cousin Vinny’s) creates a sumptuous dinner with wines chosen to compliment each course. 5:30 PM. Mobile Botanical Gardens (5151 Museum Dr.) Members/ $55; nonmembers/ $60. Contact: 251-342-0555/ www.mobilebotanicalgardens.org

Sunday, August 19

FILM: THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN

Classic Film Series. 3 PM. Saenger Theater (6 S. Joachim St.) Adults/ $6; senior citizens & children (12 and under)/ $3.

Monday, August 20

MEET THE ARTIST. Informal conversation with some of the artists whose work is on display at Mobile Arts Council this month; bring your lunch. Noon. Mobile Arts Council (318 Dauphin St.) Free.Contact: 251-432-9796/ www.mobilearts.org

LECTURE: SOCIAL SOFTWARE (including LibraryThing, MySpace, Blogging and Flickr photo sharing) for the novice user. 10 AM. Orange Beach Public Library (26267 Canal Rd., Orange Beach) Free.

Contact: 251-981-2923/ www.orangebeachlibrary.org

POETRY ENTHUSIASTS

Read your own work or works from your favorite poets. Sponsor: Spoken Word of Mobile. Third Mon, 6 PM. Mobile Public Library, Toulminville Branch (601 Stanton Rd.) Free.

Contact: 251-478-6867/ spokenwordofmobile@hotmail.com (CJ or Roland)

Tuesday, August 21

FILM: I’M NOT SCARED

(2004)108 minutes; rated R. Foreign Film Festival: Italian Films. 5:45 PM: Discussion and dinner in the Library Cafe; 6:45 PM: Movie. Ben May Main Library (701 Government St.) Contact: 251-208-7097/ www.mplonline.org

CLASS: JAZZ PREP FOR “A CHORUS LINE”

(Joe Jefferson Players will produce the musical in April) Intermediate level. Instructor: April Smith July 17 – Aug 28, Tue, 5:30 PM. Midtown Dance Studio (157 S. Florida St.) $10/ class.

Contact: 251-476-7098/ jjpdance@yahoo.com

FILM: FINDING NEVERLAND

rated PG; introduced by Donna Soto; refreshments. Show & Tell : Writers in Film. 6 PM. Foley Public Library (319 E. Laurel Ave., Foley) Free.

Contact: www.foleylibrary.org

WORKSHOP: PAPER CLAY THE EASY WAY

How to turn ordinary clay into paper clay. Familiarity with basic clay techniques desirable. Instructor: James Hood. Tue& Wed, Aug 21 & 22, 28 & 29, 9 AM – 4 PM. Eastern Shore Art Center (401 Oak St., Fairhope) Members/$250; nonmembers/$275 (includes all materials) Contact: 251-928-2228/ www.easternshoreartcenter.com

Wednesday, August 22

WORKSHOP: PAPER CLAY THE EASY WAY

Contact: 251-928-2228/ www.easternshoreartcenter.com

Thursday, August 23

WINE, MUSIC & FOOD Wines from Taste Wine Shoppe; hors d’oeuvres; a couple of songs as a preview of the season opener The Great American Trailer Park Musical. 5 – 7 PM. Mobile Theatre Guild (14 N. Lafayette St.) $10.

Contact: www.mobiletheatreguild.org

READERS & WRITERS: DANIEL WALLACE

(www.danielwallace.org) Alabama native and author of Big Fish, discusses his career and his new novel, Mr. Sebastian and the Negro Magician; reception; booksigning. Mobile Public Library, Ben May Main Library (701 Government St.) Free. Contact: 251-208-7097/ www.mplonline.org

Friday, August 24

TRUE NORTH RETREATS

Fun and informative weekend retreat for couples who want to enhance their relationship (www.truenorthretreats.com) 8 AM – 5 PM. MY Victorian Bed and Breakfast (Church St.)Contact: 251-219-9961/ innkeepers@myvictorianbandb.com

OPENING: I DO! I DO!

Musical by Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt. Director: Ivan Davidson. 8 PM. Joe Jefferson Playhouse (11 S. Carlen St.) Adults/ $20; senior citizens & active military/ $15; students/ $10. Contact: 251-471-1534/ www.joejeffersonplayers.com

OPENING: HAMLET

by William Shakespeare. 8 PM. Theatre 98 (350 Morphy Ave., Fairhope) Adults/ $15; students/ $10. Contact: 251-928-4366/ www.theatre98.org

Saturday, August 25

MOBILE AREA WOMEN’S EXPO by MobileWomen.Com. Free massages, beauty make-overs, fashion shows for women of all shapes and sizes, belly dance & Latin dance performances, entertainment,coffeebyStarbucks. Sat, 10 AM – 6PM; Sun, 11 AM – 5 PM. Arthur R. Outlaw Mobile Convention Center (1 N. Water St.) $5.

Contact: 251-377-1986/ mobilebaywomen@gmail.com (Shelia White

I DO! I DO! Musical by Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt. Director: Ivan Davidson. 8 PM. Joe Jefferson Playhouse (11 S. Carlen St.) Adults/ $20; senior citizens & active military/ $15; students/ $10.

Contact: 251-471-1534/ www.joejeffersonplayers.com

10Th ANNUAL DAUPHIN STREET INTERNATIONAL BEER FESTIVAL

Think globally, drink locally, sampling 2 ounces of more than 60 brews in more than 20 taverns. LoDa District (Lower Dauphin St., downtown Mobile)

Contact: 251-208-7443

HAMLET by William Shakespeare. 8 PM. Theatre 98 (350 Morphy Ave., Fairhope) Adults/ $15; students/ $10.

Contact: 251-928-4366/ www.theatre98.org

Sunday, August 26

I DO! I DO! Musical by Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt. Director: Ivan Davidson. 2 PM. Joe Jefferson Playhouse (11 S. Carlen St.) Adults/ $20; senior citizens & active military/ $15; students/ $10.

Contact: 251-471-1534/ www.joejeffersonplayers.com

HAMLET by William Shakespeare. 2:30 PM. Theatre 98 (350 Morphy Ave., Fairhope) Adults/ $15; students/ $10.

Contact: 251-928-4366/ www.theatre98.org

Monday, August 27

AUDITIONS: SEE HOW THEY RUN comedy by Philip King. Director: Jerry Henderson. Performances: Oct 26 – 28, Nov 2- 4. 7 PM. Joe Jefferson Playhouse (11 S. Carlen St.) Contact: 251-471-1534/ www.joejeffersonplayers.com

JAZZ JAMBALAYA: THE MARSALIS FAMILY featuring Hosea London; program developers: Mike and Nancy Hanna. Mystic Order of the Jazz Obsessed. 6:30 PM. Gulf City Lodge (601 State St.) Members/ $7; nonmembers/ $10 (includes a jambalaya dinner)

Contact: www.msnusers.com/MOJOMOBILE

Tuesday, August 28

FILM: KEYS TO THE HOUSE (2005) 105 minutes; rated PG. Foreign Film Festival: Italian Films. 5:45 PM: Discussion and dinner in the Library Cafe; 6:45 PM: Movie. Ben May Main Library (701 Government St.)

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

CLASS: JAZZ PREP FOR “A CHORUS LINE” (Joe Jefferson Players will produce the musical in April) Intermediate level. Instructor: April Smith July 17 – Aug 28, Tue, 5:30 PM. Midtown Dance Studio (157 S. Florida St.) $10/ class.

Contact: 251-476-7098/ jjpdance@yahoo.com

FILM: SYLVIA rated R; introduced by Donna Soto; refreshments. Show & Tell : Writers in Film. 10 AM. Foley Public Library (319 E. Laurel Ave., Foley) Free.

Contact: www.foleylibrary.org

WEEKLY REHEARSAL: GULF COAST GAY MEN’S CHORUS. All men who would like to sing are welcome; no audition required. Conductor: Judson Martin. Thursdays. 7 PM. (15 N. Joachim St.) Contact: 251-344-3001. www.gulfcoastgaymenschorus.org

CAPTIVE PASSAGE: THE TRANSATLANTIC SLAVE TRADE AND THE MAKING OF THE AMERICAS. The Museum of Mobile (111 S. Royal St.) Through Mon, Sep 3. Mon – Sat, 9 AM – 5 PM; Sun, 1 – 5 PM. Adults/ $5; senior citizens/ $4; students/ $3; children under six/ free; groups and active military/ $1 off admission category. First Sunday of each month/ free. Contact: 251-208-7569/ museum@cityofmobile.org

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.

BODY OF ART Annual juried exhibition by members of the University of South Alabama student photography association. The Blind Mule (57 N. Claiborne St.) Contact: 251-694-6853 (MULE)

CRYSTALLINE DREAMS The Elice Haverty and Dr. Rhodes Haverty Collection of International Contemporary Glass. Mobile Museum of Art (4850 Museum Dr.) Through Sun, Sep 16. 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

SHARED EXPRESSIONS An exhibition featuring several community arts organizations (Azalea City Quilters Guild, Azalea Woodturners, Camera South, Clay Artists, Mobile Art Association, Mobile Watercolor and Graphic Arts Society, Mobile Arts Council, Shibui Chapter, Sumi-� Society of America and Bay Area Art Educators Association) Mobile Museum of Art (4850 Museum Dr.) Through Sun, Sep 16. 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

AFRICAN AMERICAN ARTISTS OF ALABAMA Mobile Museum of Art (4850 Museum Dr.) Through Sun, Sep 23. 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

AUDITIONS: MOBILE SYMPHONY YOUTH ORCHESTRAfor strings, woodwind, brass, and percussion players for the 2007-2008 season. Larkins Music Center (257 Dauphin St.) Through August 20. Contact: 251-432-2064/ sarah@mobilesymphony.org (Sarah Wright, Education Director)

STUDENT ART SHOW

Acrylics, oils and watercolors by advanced students of Gail Chryslee, Parks and Recreation Department’s Art Instructional Center, Lavretta Park. Mobile Public Library, West Regional Branch (5555 Grelot Rd.) Through Fri, Aug 31. Mon – Thu, 9 AM – 9 PM, Fri & Sat, 9 AM – 6 PM. Free. Contact: 251-340-8549/ www.mplonline.org

LIFE IS BUT A DREAM: CONTEMPORARY FIGURATIVE PHOTOGRAPHY

Space 301 Off Centre (6 S. Joachim St.) Through Oct 7. Wed – Sat, 10 – 5 PM; Sun, noon – 5 PM. Contact: 251-208-5671/ www.space301.c

ALABAMA SCULPTURE INVITATIONAL 2007 Work in a variety of media (including bronze, wood, plaster and glass) by 42 artists living in Alabama; curator: Casey Downing, Jr. Eastern Shore Art Center (401 Oak St., Fairhope)Through Fri, Aug 31. Mon – Fri, 10 AM – 4 PM; Sat, 1 AM – 2 PM. Free. Contact: 251-928-2228/ www.easternshoreartcenter.com

FAIRHOPE SKETCHES. Art by Vicky Nix Cook (Baldwin County School System’s Art, Music, Drama and Library Supervisor)and writing by Suzanne Hudson (Fairhope Middle School counselor, writing teacher, and author) University of South Alabama, Library, third floor gallery.Through Fri, Sep 27. For Library hours: http://www.southalabama.edu/univlib/info/hours.html.

Contact: 251- 460-7021 (Rexann Warren)

ON SEEING...Comprises Common Threads and Nature’s Souls by Julia V. Bacy, as well as Art Reaches Tomorrow and ChARTing New Directions, work by students in summer art programs for at-risk youth. Mobile Arts Council (318 Dauphin St.) Through Fri, Aug 31. Mon – Fri, 9 AM – 5 PM. Free.

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

WARM TONES Cathedral Square Gallery (260 Dauphin St.) Mon – Sat, 10 AM – 4 PM. Free. Contact: 251-694-0278/ Lhall699@aol.com (Linda Hall Tenhundfeld)

STUDENT ART SHOW Acrylics, oils and watercolors by advanced students of Gail Chryslee, Parks and Recreation Department’s Art Instructional Center, Lavretta Park. Mobile Public Library, West Regional Branch (5555 Grelot Rd.) Through Fri, Aug 31. Mon – Thu, 9 AM – 9 PM, Fri & Sat, 9 AM – 6 PM. Free.

Contact: 251-340-8549/ www.mplonline.org

AUDITIONS: MOBILE SYMPHONY YOUTH ORCHESTRA for strings, woodwind, brass, and percussion players for the 2007-2008 season. Larkins Music Center (257 Dauphin St.) Through August 20.

Contact: 251-432-2064/ sarah@mobilesymphony.org (Sarah Wright, Education Director)

SHARED EXPRESSIONS. An exhibition featuring several community arts organizations (Azalea City Quilters Guild, Azalea Woodturners, Camera South, Clay Artists, Mobile Art Association, Mobile Watercolor and Graphic Arts Society, Mobile Arts Council, Shibui Chapter, Sumi-� Society of America and Bay Area Art Educators Association) Mobile Museum of Art (4850 Museum Dr.) Through Sun, Sep 16. 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

Contact: 251-208-5200/ www.mobilemuseumofart.com

LIFE IS BUT A DREAM: CONTEMPORARY FIGURATIVE PHOTOGRAPHY

Space 301 Off Centre (6 S. Joachim St.) Through Oct 7. Wed – Sat, 10 – 5 PM; Sun, noon – 5 PM. Contact: 251-208-5671/ www.space301.com.

MISSISSIPPI ROAD TRIP A variety of works in wide-range of media by twelve Mississippi Coast artists; curator: Paulette Dove. The Chesser Gallery (306 Dauphin St.)Through Fri, Aug 31. Contact: 251-591-7877/www.chesserartgallery.org