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October 09, 2007

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Wednesday, Oct. 10

LEUKEMIA & LYMPHOMA SOCIETY OF MOBILE BENEFIT WITH PHAR FLETCHER & THE UGLI STICK

Live music. 7 PM. Soul Kitchen (219 Dauphin St) $10 at door donated to charity. Contact: 251-433-5958/www.soulkitchenmobile.com

Thursday, Oct. 11

THE BUTTER AND EGG MAN a comedy by George S. Kaufman. Theatre USA. 7:30 PM. University of South Alabama, Laidlaw Performing Arts Center. General/ $12; senior citizens/faculty/staff/ $10; students/ $8. Contact: 251-460-6306/ www.usouthal.edu/drama

LECTURE: WRITERS, EDITORS, PUBLISHERS, OH MY!

Jim Gilbert (editor in chief, River City Publishing) will discuss the writing process and getting your writing published – finding a publisher, an editor, an agent. 5:30 PM. Orange Beach Public Library. Free, but registration required. Contact: t 251-981-2923/www.orangebeachlibrary.org

CATT’S BROWN BAG IN BIENVILLE: ROMAN STREET

Lunchtime musical entertainment. Sponsors: Catt’s Sunday Jazz Brunch, Radio Avalon, the City of Mobile Neighborhood and Community Services, WHIL (91.3 FM) Wed, 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM. Bienville Square (downtown Mobile) Free. Contact: 251-470-7730

The next meeting of Mobile Writers Guild will take place at the Ben May (Main) Branch of the Mobile Public Library (701 Government Street) on October 11th, 2007.MWG will team up with the MPL to present Award-winning author Sena Jeter Naslund. The author of Ahab’s Wife and Abundance will discuss her works and career as a writer. She will be joined on stage by her brother John Sims Jeter, author of And the Angels Sang. They will share readings from their books followed by a Q & A segment. The program will conclude with refreshments and a book signing.

MARKET IN THE PARK Fresh produce, seafood, honey, baked goods, wine, handcrafted goods and more; live music; free Museum admission during Market hours. Thu, 3 – 7 PM. Mobile Museum of Art (5480 Museum Dr.)Contact: 251-208-7443

Friday, Oct. 12

RECEPTION: FALL SHADES Work of 50 local and regional artists in all media and styles, with featured artists Judy Aronson, Frances Ashcraft, Evonne Bilbo, and Mary Rodning; wine tasting. 5:30 – 8:30 PM. Cathedral Square Gallery (260 Dauphin St.) Contact: 251-694-0278/lhall699@aol.com (Linda Hall Tenhundfeld)

BRAVO BRUNCH For five shows: C. David McCann: A Retrospective, Magdalena Abakanowicz: Drawings, M.C. Escher: Rhythm of Illusion, Alabama Folk Pottery and Master Prints. Cash bar; casual dress. Noon – 2 PM. Mobile Museum of Art (4850 Museum Dr.) Members/ free; nonmembers/ $25. Reservation deadline: Mon, Oct 8. Contact: 251-208-5200/ www.mobilemuseumofart.com

CLASS: BALLROOM DANCE CLASS/ PARTY Instructor: Matthew Kiel. Fri, 7:30 PM: Group Class (different dance each week); 8:15 PM: Dance Party. Midtown Dance Studio (157 S Florida St) Singles/ $10; couples/$15. Contact: 251-476-7098

RECEPTION: DE GULLAH EXPERIENCE BY SONJA GRIFFIN EVANS, SECOND NATURES BY WILEY FERRELL and AUTUMN’S REGALIA BY BRONWYN COFFEEN

with live music by the Celtic band Mithril. 6 – 9 PM. Mobile Arts Council (318 Dauphin St.) Through Fri, Nov 2. Mon – Fri, 9 AM – 5 PM; Sat, 8 AM – noon. Free. Contact: 251-432-9796/ www.mobilearts.org

FILM: THE U.S. VS JOHN LENNON (2006, USA) documentary; 96 minutes. Fairhope Film Series. 7 PM. USA Baldwin County Performance Center (Summit and St. James St., Fairhope) Contact: www.fairhopefilms.org

LODA ARTWALK Exhibitions and entertainment in a variety of downtown galleries and other venues on the second Friday of each month. Sponsor: Main Street Mobile. 6 – 9 PM. Cathedral Square Arts District. Contact: 251-208-7443

Saturday, Oct. 13

*AUTUMN COMES TO SPLINTER HILL BOG *Expect a two-mile walk in dry conditions. Hosts: Bill Finch, Mary Austell and Maarten van der Giessen. 8 AM. Splinter Hill Bog Preserve (leave by van from Mobile Botanical Gardens, 5151 Museum Dr.) Members/ $20; nonmembers/ $25. Contact: 251-342-0555/ www.mobilebotanicalgardens.org

Guns and Hoses 5K Run and Capt. Sam Downing Fun Run/Walk, 8:00 a.m., Bienville Square. Preregister on-line at www.active.com by midnight of 10th or at McCoy Outdoor by noon the 11th; day of race until 7:30. For more information call Port City Pacers at 251-473-7223.

OPENING RECEPTION: THE VEIL SERIES Works by Jacqueline Bishop. 6:30 – 8 PM. Alabama School of Mathematics and Science, Gallery (1255 Dauphin St.) Mon – Fri, 10 AM – 4 PM. Contact: www.asms.net

BLACK AND WHITE MASQUERADE BALL CELEBRATES VERDI 7:30 PM: Cocktails; 8:30 PM: Dinner, followed by dancing to the Rory Partin Orchestra. Benefits Mobile Opera. Battle House (26 N Royal St) Black, white or green attire requested; white tie; masks. $175. Contact: 251-432-6767/ www.mobileopera.org

MARKET ON THE SQUARE Farmer’s market with locally grown and produced goods, including tomatoes, cantaloupes, okra, peaches, watermelons, cut flowers, plants, honey, breads and baked goods, seafood; music and entertainment; cooking demonstrations; more. Sat, 8 AM – noon. Cathedral Square (bounded by Dauphin, Jackson, Conti and Claiborne Streets)

Contact: 251-208-7443

Sunday, Oct. 14

SHANE PHILEN Live music. 6 PM. Cooper Riverside Park (adjacent to the Mobile Convention Center)Cover TBA.

Contact: www.myspace.com/shanephilen

CELEBRATE OUR HERITAGE Annual Single Tax Colony Founders’ Day Remembrance with the Baldwin Pops. Clarinetist Ed Winston will be featured in “Benny Goodman: The King of Swing;” children’s march with flags; checkered tablecloth award for the most interesting picnic setup. 6 PM. Henry George Park (Fairhope) Free. Rain plan: Monday, same time and location. Contact: 251-928-3754 / 251-988-1260/ www.gulftel.com/popsband

AFTERNOON OF STARS The cast of Mobile Opera’s upcoming production of La Traviata performs selections from opera, operetta and musical theatre; reception. Mobile Opera. 3 PM. Ben May Main Library (701 Government St.) Contact: 251-432-6767/ www.mobileopera.org

SECOND SUNDAY AT THE SPACE Space 301 Off Centre (6 S. Joachim St.) Contact: 251-208-5671/ www.space301.com

Tuesday, Oct. 16

EASTERN SHORE FARMERS’ MARKET An array of fresh squash, peas, green beans, turnips, sweet potatoes pumpkins, grapes, green peanuts, honey and seafood, flowers, homemade bread and pastries, vinegar and juices, handmade glass jewelry, and wine. Through Nov 6; Tue, 3 – 7 PM. Eastern Shore Centre, Dillard’s parking lot (Spanish Fort) Contact: 251-625-0060/ kkammer@easternshorecentre.com (Kristen Kammer-Hattox)

Thursday, Oct. 18

BALDWIN POPS CONCERT Clarinetist Ed Winston will be featured in “Benny Goodman: The King of Swing;” children’s march with flags. Erie Meyer Outdoor-In Concert Series. 7 pm. Erie Meyer Civic Center (Gulf Shores) Free. Rain plan: concert will be moved into Center. Contact: 251-928-3754/ 251-988-1260/ www.gulftel.com/popsband

BABELESQUE featuring the Bellydance Superstars (www.bellydancesuperstars.com) 8 PM. Saenger Theatre(6. S.Joachim St.) In advance/$32; at the door/ $38; students/ $20 (limit of 2 per ID); groups(12+)/$28 (plus service charge)

Contact: 251-208-5600

CATT’S BROWN BAG IN BIENVILLE: RICK CHANCEY Lunchtime musical entertainment. Sponsors: Catt’s Sunday Jazz Brunch, Radio Avalon, the City of Mobile Neighborhood and Community Services, WHIL (91.3 FM) Wed, 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM. Bienville Square (downtown Mobile) Free. Contact: 251-470-7730.

FILM:DAS LEBEN DER ANDEREN (The Lives of Others)

(Germany 2006) Director: Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck. German with English subtitles; 137 minutes; rated R. International Film Series. University of South Alabama Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures. 7 PM. University of South Alabama Library, Auditorium. Free. Contact: 251-461-1360 (Zoya Khan)

4TH ANNUAL ALABAMA COASTAL BIRDFEST

Guided birding tours (including trips to the Hummer/Bird Study Group banding station at Fort Morgan and to Dauphin Island); evening events (including Thursday reception with photographer Dave Cagnolatti and Friday BBQ/seafood dinner with silent auction and speaker Geoff Hill, ornithologist and Auburn University professor,heading the team searching for the Ivory-billed Woodpecker in the swamps of northwest Florida); Saturday Bird & Conservation Expo with hands-on activities, exhibits, demonstrations, giveaways, vendors, artists, films, and lectures. Various locations. Contact: www.alabamacoastalbirdfest

PLANTASIA! Fall Plant Sale with thousands of plants for Gulf Coast gardeners. Thu – Sun. Mobile Botanical Gardens (5151 Museum Dr.)

Contact: 251-342-0555/ www.mobilebotanicalgardens.org

The Quest for Social Justice, a non-profit, faith based organization, committed to raising public consciousness about social issues, is sponsoring two lectures by a prominent filmmaker whose work has exposed the harsh living conditions faced by maquiladora workers. Barbara Martinez Jitner lived for weeks in Tijuana, Mexico with the family of Eva Conseco in a makeshift shack with no electricity or running water. Posing as a factory worker herself, Martinez Jitner uncovered a dark world of grueling poverty and abuse. Her documentary, La Frontera, was critically acclaimed and became the inspiration for a recently released film, Bordertown starting Jennifer Lopez and Antonio Banderas. Martinez Jitner’s lectures are certain to be of interest to all those interested in knowing how “free trade” policies affect workers on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border.The lecture, film and Q & A will be presented on October 18, 2007 from 3:00-4:30 pm at The University of South Alabama’s Humanities Building Room # 150 and from 7:00-8:30 pm at Spring Hill College in Byrne Hall.

The seventh annual PEP Open House will be held Thursday, Oct. 18 from 1 to 5 p.m. at the Ft. Whiting Auditorium. The event uses the reverse trade show format of having large industry decision-makers in the booths for suppliers and vendors to call on. The event is open to the public. Ticket information is available by calling 345-7269.

Friday, Oct. 19

“THE ELEMENTS OF ARIES” ARTSHOW

Art show and live music. 8 PM. Satori Coffeehouse (5460 Old Shell Rd) $5 cover. Contact: 251-344-4575/www.myspace.com/satorisoundcoffee

OPENING: MOONLIGHT AND MAGNOLIAS

comedy by Ron Hutchinson. 8 PM. Mobile Theatre Guild (14 N. Lafayette St.) General/ $17; senior citizens/ $14; students/ $10.

Contact: 251-422-7513/ www.mobiletheatreguild.org

FILM: OPAL DREAM (2005, Australia) 86 minutes. Fairhope Film Series. 7 PM. USA Baldwin County Performance Center (Summit and St. James St., Fairhope) Contact: www.fairhopefilms.org

Saturday, Oct. 20

LIVING DOWNTOWN TOUR sponsored by RBC Centura. Saturday, October 20, 11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Visit 30 downtown properties open for public tours. Tickets in advance/ $15, tickets on day of event/ $20. For more information call 251-434-8498 or visit www.downtownmobile.org.

Harvest Festival 8K and One Mile Fun Run/Walk, 8:00 a.m., Saraland, Amelia Park. Preregister on-line at www.active.com by midnight of 17th or at McCoy Outdoor by 10:00 a.m. the 18th; day of race until 7:35. For more information call Port City Pacers at 251-473-7223.

26TH ANNUAL GRAND FESTIVAL OF ART BY THE BAY

More than 90 local and national artists exhibiting in a variety of mediums, including oils, watercolor, acrylics, photography, ceramics, glass and fine jewelry. Sponsor: Eastern Shore Art Center. Sat & Sun. 10 AM – 5 PM. Pier Park (Fairhope) Free. Shuttle service from several downtown locations. Contact: 251-928-2228/ www.easternshoreartcenter.com

HALLOWEEN POPS 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 – $50. 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

GULF COAST ANTIQUES, FOOD & WINE FESTIVAL. A 50,000-square-foot shopping village (antiques and collectibles); culinary marketplace (gourmet foods, fine wines, state-of-the-art appliances and accessories); demonstration stages with celebrity chefs & antiques and design experts; cigar bar “tasting” (Sat, $50); special wine and food events. Host: Mobile Bay Convention & Visitors Bureau (MBCVB)and the City of Mobile. Fri, 6 – 9 PM; Sat, 10 AM – 6 PM; Sun, 10 AM – 5 PM. Arthur R. Outlaw Mobile Convention Center (1 N. Water St.) Daily tickets: adults: in advance/ $8; at the gate/ $10; children/ $5. Preview Party, Fri, 4 – 6 PM, $75.

Contact: 251-694-0457

Sunday, Oct. 21

36TH ANNUAL LAWN PARTY, October, 21, 2007 Location: Little Sisters of the Poor, 1655 McGill Avenue, Mobile, AL. Start/End Time: 10:30 a.m., 5:00 p.m. Event Description: Mobile Tradition. This year promises to be something better than ever.French Market theme with addition of Cafe Du Monde serving beignets, Jambalaya cook off with Fire Department, food court includes tented area for dining and enjoying the entertainment. New Kids World includes new games and inflatables, carriage rides, exhibitors area and much, much more! For more information, contact Theresa Orrell at 476-6335 or E-mail devmobile@littlesistersofthepoor.org

FILM: THE RAPE OF EUROPA Jewish Film Festival. Sponsor: Mobile Area Jewish Federation with Jewish Cinema South and the Mobile Museum of Art. 1:30 PM. Mobile Museum of Art (4850 Museum Dr.). Free, but reservations required.

Contact: 251-343-7197 (Mobile Area Jewish Foundation)

Monday, Oct 22

3RD ANNUAL DIALOGUE DINNER to promote dialogue among Muslims, Christians, and Jews. Keynote speaker: B. Jill Carroll, author of A Dialogue of Civilizations and The Savage Side: Reclaiming Violent Models of God; Associate Professor of Religious Studies, Rice University; Associate Director of the Boniuk Center for the Study and Advancement of Religious Tolerance. Sponsors: Intercultural Dialogue Association (University of South Alabama), Euphrates Center(Mobile) and the Istanbul Center for Culture and Dialogue (Atlanta). Brookley Conference Center. Reservations required.

Contact: 251-431-6411

TEEN NIGHT/ SNEAK PREVIEW: LA TRAVIATA A dress rehearsal of Mobile Opera’s upcoming production of La Traviata, especially for high school or college students. Mobile Opera. Mobile Civic Center Theater. Students/ $5; teachers/ chaperones(limit 1 for every 10 students)/ free. Contact: 251-432-6767/ www.mobileopera.org

JAZZ JAMBALAYA: JAZZ AT THE MOVIES. Program developers: Kevin Lee and Donna Walker. Monthly jazz program. Fourth Mon, 6:30 PM. MOJO (Mystic Order of the Jazz Obsessed) Gulf City Lodge (601 State St.) Members/ $7; nonmembers/ $10. (includes a jambalaya dinner) Contact: www.msnusers.com/MOJOMOBILE

Tuesday, Oct. 23

EASTERN SHORE FARMERS’ MARKET. An array of fresh squash, peas, green beans, turnips, sweet potatoes pumpkins, grapes, green peanuts, honey and seafood, flowers, homemade bread and pastries, vinegar and juices, handmade glass jewelry, and wine. Through Nov 6; Tue, 3 – 7 PM. Eastern Shore Centre, Dillard’s parking lot (Spanish Fort) Contact: 251-625-0060/ kkammer@easternshorecentre.com (Kristen Kammer-Hattox)

GREATER GULF STATE FAIR. Live music, rides, food, rodeo. Greater Gulf State Fair Fairgrounds (1035 N. Cody Road) $6 adult, $4 child before the fair, $8 adult, $5 child during the fair dates. For information on ride tickets, please visit website. Contact: 251-344-4573/www.mobilefair.com

FILM: THIRD WARD, TX by Andrew Garrison; preceded by The Language of Limbs: A Documentary of the Agrifolk Art Movement by Eyekiss. Southern Circuit – Tour of Independent Filmmakers. Hosts: Mobile Arts Council and Mobile Public Library. 6:45 PM. Mobile Public Library, Ben May Main Library, Bernheim Hall (701 Government St.) Contact: 251-432-9796/ www.mobilearts.org

A Baldwin Scooter Club is forming. All motor scooter makes/models (Vespa, Vino, Metropolitan, Buddy, Stella, etc.) are welcome. We will meet the first Saturday of every month at the Fairhope Pier at 8:50 a.m., weather permitting. We will ride,make new friends, perhaps stop at local coffee shops or restaurants, and plan upcoming group rides. You must provide your own scooter. For more information, contact Cindy Cazalas at ccaz@bellsouth.net or call 251-454-7773.

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

C. DAVID MCCANN, JR.: A RETROSPECTIVE Paintings, drawings, photographs and sculpture. Mobile Museum of Art (4850 Museum Dr.) Through Sun, Nov 18. 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

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)

ON DISPLAY: ALABAMA FOLK POTTERY Mobile Museum of Art (4850 Museum Dr.) Through Sun, Jan 6. 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

SECOND NATURES BY WILEY FERRELL and AUTUMN’S REGALIA BY BRONWYN COFFEEN Mobile Arts Council (318 Dauphin St.) Through Fri, Nov 2. Mon – Fri, 9 AM – 5 PM; Sat, 8 AM – noon. Free. Contact: 251-432-9796/ www.mobilearts.org

ON DISPLAY: MASTER PRINTS. Mobile Museum of Art (4850 Museum Dr.) Through Sun, Jan 6. 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: M.C. ESCHER: RHYTHM OF ILLUSION

Mobile Museum of Art (4850 Museum Dr.) Through Sun, Jan 6. 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

DE GULLAH EXPERIENCE BY SONJA GRIFFIN EVANS, SECOND NATURES BY WILEY FERRELL and AUTUMN’S REGALIA BY BRONWYN COFFEEN. Mobile Arts Council (318 Dauphin St.) Through Fri, Nov 2. Mon – Fri, 9 AM – 5 PM; Sat, 8 AM – noon. Free.

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

WORKS BY BANCROFT-BRABNER, SUSAN GODWIN AND PATTI SMITH. Patina Gallery (54 Section St. N., Fairhope) Through Thu, Nov 1. Mon – Sat, 10 AM – 5 PM.

Contact: 251-928-2718

FALL SHADES. Work of 50 local and regional artists in all media and styles. Cathedral Square Gallery (260 Dauphin St.) Through Wed, Oct 31. May 31 Mon – Sat, 10 AM – 4 PM. Free.

Contact: 251-694-0278/lhall699@aol.com (Linda Hall Tenhundfeld)

MAGDALENA ABAKANOWICZ: DRAWINGS Mobile Museum of Art (4850 Museum Dr.) Through Sun, Jan 13. 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

I BELIEVE. Works by Linda Hall Tenhunfeld, ten large acrylic, textured works reflecting a belief in a different element of life such as a mother’s love, God’s will, or the earth’s grandeur. University of South Alabama Library, third floor gallery. Through Fri, Nov 9. For Library hours: www.southalabama.edu/univlib/info/hours.html. Contact: 251-460-7021 (Rexann Warren)