Calendar of Events

Wednesday, October 24

Awana Children’s Club Come join us at 5:00 for a pot luck supper that everyone will enjoy. Afterwards, sit back and relax as your kids have fun playing games and singing songs! Ages 2 to 6th grade children welcome. Something different every week. First United Methodist Church of Bayou La Batre Start/End Time: 5:00, 7:00 Contact phone number: 251-824-4174.

FEMINISTS ARE FUNNY a vaudeville-style musical comedy revue by three of The Guerrilla Girls (a troupe from NYC wearing gorilla masks and performing under the names of dead women artists); discussion. Sponsors: University of South Alabama Gender Studies Interdisciplinary Program and Feminists for Progress, with support from USA Department of Dramatic Arts. 7 PM. University of South Alabama, Laidlaw Performing Arts Center. theater. General/ $7; students/ free. Contact: 251-460-6502/ lpayne@jaguar1.usouthal.edu (Linda Payne, Director, Gender Studies Program)

Dinner for Hope, Start/End Time: 7:00 PM, 9:15 PM at the Mobile Convention Center Governor Bob Riley is the featured guest for this dinner which benefits the Mobile/Baldwin Area Command of The Salvation Army. The first presentation of the Edward J. Parker award recognizing outstanding community service will be presented as part of the evening’s program. For more information, contact Christina Watts at 438.1625 or

STUDENT MATINEE: LA TRAVIATA A dress rehearsal of Mobile Opera’s upcoming production of La Traviata, especially for middle and high school students. Mobile Opera. 10:30 AM. Mobile Civic Center Theater. Reservations required. Students/ $5; teachers/ chaperones(limit 1 for every 10 students)/ free. Contact: 251-432-6767/ www.mobileopera.org

Thursday, October 25

FALL CONCERT University of South Alabama Symphony Band; conductor: Greg Gruner. Program: Offenbach: Pepito: Overture (led by guest conductor/ faculty member Robert Gilmore); Bradshaw: Concerto for Trumpet and Wind Ensemble (soloist: faculty member Peter Wood; Gulf Coast premiere; celebrates Sarajevo, Yugoslavia.); Camphouse: A Movement for Rosa (tribute to Rosa Parks); Whitacre: October; Stone: Shadows of Eternity; and Danner: Country Dances. 7:30 PM. University of South Alabama, Laidlaw Performing Arts Center. General/ $5; USA faculty, staff, students; all senior citizens/ $3. Contact: 251-460-7116/ 251-460-6136

HAUNTED OAKLEIGH Costumed actors and storytellers present ghostly vignettes throughout the four buildings of the 19th-century museum complex; tour runs about 45 minutes. Also: supervised area with games and activities for children under 10; demonstrations/ discussion by members of the Mobile Order of Paranormal Investigators. Sponsor: Historic Mobile Preservation Society. 6 – 9 PM. Oakleigh Complex (300 Oakleigh Pl.) HMPS members/ free; nonmembers: adults/$10; students/ $7; children/ $5; groups (10+)/ $7 a person. Contact: 251-432-6161/ www.historicmobile.org

FILM: 800 BALAS (800 Bullets) (Spain, 2004) Director: Alex de la Iglesia. Spanish with English subtitles; 124 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)

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 (4850 Museum Dr) Contact: 251-208-7443

LA TRAVIATA by Giuseppe Verdi. In Italian with English SuperTitles. 7:30 PM. Mobile Opera. Mobile Civic Center Theater. Adult/ $24 – $47; student/ $15. Contact: 251-432-6772/ www.mobileopera.org

Friday, October 26

MOONLIGHT AND MAGNOLIAS comedy by Ron Hutchinson. 8 PM. Mobile Theatre Guild (14 N. Lafayette St.) General/ $17; senior citizens/ $14; students/ $10. Contact: 251-433-7513/ www.mobiletheatreguild.org

FILM: EUGENE WALTER: LAST OF THE BOHEMIANS premiere of a documentary by Robert Clem. 7 PM. The Temple (Claiborne and St. Francis St.) Free. Contact: 251-432-9796/www.mobilearts.org

FILM: METROPOLIS (1927) the silent classic by Fritz Lang with a live, original score by The Western Lands. 9 PM. The Temple (Claiborne and St. Francis St.) Free. Contact: 251-432-9796/ www.mobilearts.org

FILM: COLOUR ME KUBRICK: A TRU…ISH STORY (2005, UK) 86 minutes. Fairhope Film Series. 7 PM. USA Baldwin County Performance Center (Summit and St. James St., Fairhope). Contact: www.fairhopefilms.org

OPENING: SEE HOW THEY RUN comedy by Philip King. Director: Jerry Henderson. 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

ARTS ALIVE! LIGHTS, CAMERA, INTERACTION A (mainly) outdoor art festival- with special attention to video and film. Features a wide variety of displays and exhibitions, as well as performances and hands-on activities. Highlights inlude the premiere of Robert Clem’s documentary on Mobile’s Renaissance man, Eugene Walter, and a screening of the silent sci-fi classic Metroplis, with an original score performed live by The Western Lands. Refreshments available. 5 – 9 PM. In and around Cathedral Square (downtown Mobile, bounded by Claiborne, Dauphin, Joachim and Conti Streets) Free. Contact: 251-432-9796

Saturday, October 27

FILM: EUGENE WALTER: LAST OF THE BOHEMIANS

a new documentary by Robert Clem. 2 PM. Ben Main Main Library, Bernheim Hall (701 Government St) Free.Contact: 251-432-9796/ www.mobilearts.org

Habitat for Humanity 15K Run/Walk and Two Mile Fun Run/Walk, 8:00 a.m., Fairhope. Preregister on-line at www.active.com (http://www.active.com) by midnight of 24th or at McCoy Outdoor by noon the 25th; day of race until 7:45. For more information call Peggy Olive at 251-473-7223.

5TH ANNUAL DANCIN’ IN THE STREETS. Celebration inspired by the musical Grease with band; sock hop and karaoke for kids; silent auction for adults. Benefits Fairhope Public Schools, L.I.F.T., and Outward Bound. Page & Palette Foundation. 6 – 10 PM. Fairhope Municipal Pier. In advance/ $25; at the gate/ $35 (covers entertainment, diner-style food, and beverages, including beer and wine).Contact: 251-928-5295

Sunday, October 28

WOOFSTOCK Live music festival for dogs and their people! 5 PM. Boo Radley’s (256 Dauphin St) No cover. Contact: 251-432-1996/www.booradleysmobile.com

WORKSHOP: OILS Instructor Guido Frick (www.guidofrick.com) Sun – Thu, 9 AM – 4 PM. Eastern Shore Art Center (401 Oak St., Fairhope) $850. Contact: 251-928-2228/ www.easternshoreartcenter.com

FILM: OLGA introduction and post-screening discussion led by Dan Rogers(University of South Alabama) Jewish Film Festival. Sponsor: Mobile Area Jewish Federation with Jewish Cinema South. 7 PM. Hollywood Theaters (1250 Satchel Paige Dr.) Adults/ $8; senior citizens & students/ $6.

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

Monday, October 29

AUDITIONS: A DELICATE BALANCE dark comedy by Edward Albee; requires men and women ages 30-80. Director: Ivan Davidson. Performances: Jan 11 – 13, 18 – 20. 7 PM. Joe Jefferson Playhouse (11 S. Carlen St.) Contact: 251-471-1534/ www. joejeffersonplayers.com

FILM: BLUES ON THE BEACH documentary; filmmaker Jack Baxter will attend. Jewish Film Festival. Sponsor: Mobile Area Jewish Federation with Jewish Cinema South. 7 PM. Hollywood Theaters (1250 Satchel Paige Dr.) Adults/ $8; senior citizens & students/ $6. Contact: 251-343-7197 (Mobile Area Jewish Foundation)

Tuesday, October 30

LECTURE: SURVIVOR OF THE BATAAN DEATH MARCH by Col. Glenn Frazier, retired, a World War II veteran featured in Ken Burn’s PBS series The War and author of the autobiography Hell’s Guest. 11 AM. University of Mobile, Martin Hall, Moorer Auditorium. Free. Contact: 251-442-2317 (Adele Herman, English instructor)

BEETHOVEN VIII The final program in a series devoted to the complete sonatas by pianist and faculty member Robert Holm. Program: Sonata (E), Op. 14, No. 1; Sonata (Ab) “Funeral March” Op. 26; Sonata (G) “German Dance” Op. 79; Sonata© Op. 111. 7:30 PM. University of South Alabama, Laidlaw Performing Arts Center. Recital Hall. General/$5; USA students/faculty/staff and all senior citizens/ $3. Contact: 251-460-6136/ 251-460-7116/ www.southalabama.edu/music.

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)

DREAM TRAVELS: MUSICAL POSTCARDS FROM TUSCANY, PARIS, RIO AND STRATFORD featuring the Heim Duo (flutist Annette Heim & guitarist Bret Heim) Program includes works of Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Damase, Paulus, and Schocker. 7 PM. Mobile Public Library, West Regional Branch (5555 Grelot Rd) Free. Contact: 251-208-7097/ www.mplonline.org

FILM: THE FIRST TIME I WAS TWENTY preceded by jazz (Daddy-O); post-screening dessert reception. Jewish Film Festival. Sponsor: Mobile Area Jewish Federation with Jewish Cinema South and MOJO (Mystic Order of the Jazz Obsessed). 7 PM. Hollywood Theaters (1250 Satchel Paige Dr.) Adults/ $8; senior citizens & students/ $6. Contact: 251-343-7197 (Mobile Area Jewish Foundation)

Thursday, November 1

FILM: LOS ZAFIROS. A musical tracing the history of the early-sixties Cuban musical group. Sponsor: Society Mobile-La Habana. 7 PM. University of South Alabama, Library, Auditorium. Free. Contact: 251-461-1455 (Isabel Brown)

Friday, November 2

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.easternshorartcenter.com

OPENING RECEPTION: WORKS BY CAROLYN GOLDSMITH featuring live jazz by “Take Three.” 6 – 8 PM. Patina Gallery (54 Section St. N., Fairhope) Through Thu, Dec 6. Mon – Sat, 10 AM – 5 PM. Contact: 251-928-2718

FILM: TAKING SIDES (2001, French/German) drama; 105 minutes. Fairhope Film Series. 7 PM. USA Baldwin County Performance Center (Summit and St. James St., Fairhope)

Contact: www.fairhopefilms.org

Saturday, November 3

Join Chef Bobby Flay at the Mobile Civic Center on November 3 as he demonstrates his recipes and cooking style for two exciting and entertaining live shows. In addition to the cooking shows, the event will also feature a shopping area. The vendor shopping area is open to the public and admission is free. For more information, visit www.mobilecivicctr.com or call 251-208-7261.

Food World Senior Bowl Charity 10 K, 5K and 1 mile Fun Run/walk, 8:30 AM 10K & 5K, 10:00, One-Mile fun run, downtown Mobile. Preregister postmark by Oct. 30, online or in person at McCoy Outdoor by 31st, day of race for one mile ONLY by 8:00 AM at Riverview Plaza Hotel. For more information call Race Hdqtrs at 251-438-2276 or Port City Pacers at 251-473-7223.

5TH FIESTA AT FIVE RIVERS Live music; dancing; heavy hors d’oeuvres. Spanish Fort Education Enrichment Foundation. Benefits Spanish Fort School system including the proposed Snoezlen program for autistic children. 7 PM. Five Rivers Delta Resource Center (5093 Battleship Prkwy, Spanish Fort) Contact: 251-928-8543/ kt@bellsouth.net(Sandra Bostrom)

SEE HOW THEY RUN comedy by Philip King. Director: Jerry Henderson. 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

A GALA EVENING featuring New York City Ballet dancers. Mobile Ballet. 7:30 PM. Mobile Civic Center Theater. Individual tickets on sale Sat, Sep 1. $10 – $40.Contact: 251-342-2241/ www.mobileballet.org

Sunday, November 4

WORDS IN OAKLEIGH:Regional authors discusses their work and sign copies of their books. Sponsor: Historic Mobile Preservation Society. 2 PM. Oakleigh House Museum (300 Oakleigh Pl)Contact: 251-432-6161/ www.historicmobile.org

Monday, November 5

*AUDITIONS: * THE BEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT EVER

by Barbara Robinson. Director: Jeffery Speetjens. Performances: Dec 14 – 16. 7 PM. Joe Jefferson Playhouse (11 S. Carlen St.) Contact: 251-471-1534/ www. joejeffersonplayers.com

Tuesday, November 6

FALL CONCERT featuring a variety of jazz styles for big band and small ensemble, including swing, Latin, funk, fusion and the blues. University of South Alabama Jazz Ensemble conducted by Tracy Heavner. 7:30 PM. University of South Alabama, Laidlaw Performing Arts Center. General/ $5; USA faculty, staff, students, all senior citizens/ $3. Contact: 251-460-7116/ 251-460-6136

ON DISPLAY: RETURN TO THE ATELIER Works by Fr. Daniel A. Creagan, S.J. Mobile Arts Council (318 Dauphin St) Through Fri, Nov 30. Mon – Fri, 9 AM – 5 PM; Sat, 8 AM – noon. 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.

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)

PHOTOGRAPHS BY JOANNE CONLON Gallery 54 (54 Upham St) Through Wed, Oct 31. Tue – Sat, 11 AM – 4:30 PM. Free. Contact: 251-473-7995

CONTEXTURE: FABRIC, FASHION AND FANTASY

works by Pinky Bass, Matt Posey and Alex Podesta. Space 301 Off Centre (6 S Joachim St) Through Sun, Jan 6. Wed – Sat, 10 AM – 5 PM; Sun, noon – 5 PM. Contact: 251-208-5671/ www.space301.com

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

*SHADOWS OF GREATNESS: *THE JIMINI COLLECTION

Silhouette oil paintings of legendary musicians by Jim Maurer. Veet’s Bar & Grill (66 S Royal St) Through Feb 5. Mon, 11 AM – 10 PM; Tue, 11 AM – midnight; Wed – Sat, 11 AM – 2 AM; Sun, noon – 2 PM. Contact: www.thejiminicollection.com

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