Calendar of Events

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

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

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

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

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

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

ANNUAL FALL JURIED ART EXHIBITION Mobile Art Association. Mobile Public Library, West Regional Branch (5555 Grelot Road) Through Fri, December 28. Mon – Thu, 9 AM – 9 PM; Fri & Sat, 9 AM – 6 PM. Contact: 251-340-8549

RED, GREEN AND IN BETWEEN

Work of 50 local and regional artists in all media and styles; featured artists: Shelley Ingersoll, Pat Laraway, Mary Streu and Adam Underwood. Cathedral Square Gallery (260 Dauphin St.) Through Mon, Dec 31. Mon – Sat, 10 AM – 4 PM. Free. Contact: 251-694-0278/lhall699@aol.com (Linda Hall Tenhundfeld)

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.

ALONG FOR THE RIDE Senior thesis exhibition, paintings by Kim Olensky. University of South Alabama, Library, First Floor Gallery. Through Fri, Dec 21 For library hours: http://www.southalabama.edu/univlib/info/hours.html. Contact: 251-460-7021/ http://www.southalabama.edu/librarygalleries

MAGIC CHRISTMAS IN LIGHTS 3 million twinkling lights in 605 set pieces in 12 scenes across 65 acres; entertainment (schedule on website); cafe (lunch, 11 AM – 3 PM; dinner, 4 – 8 PM); gift shop (10 AM – 9 PM) 8 AM – 9 PM. Bellingrath Gardens and Home (12401 Bellingrath Gardens Rd., Theodore) Through Mon, Dec 31. 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

NEW ABSTRACTS BY JOANN COX

Gallery 54 (54 Upham St) Through Jan 31 Tue – Sat, 11 AM – 4:30 PM. Contact: 251-473-799

A BRUCE LARSEN CHRISTMAS

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

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

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

Contact: 251-208-5200/ www.mobilemuseumofaALLOW US TO ILLUSTRATE: SMELL THE LOVE BY J.D. CROWE, CHARACTER PAINTINGS BY CHARLES SWAN and THE SWELL AND THE SWAY BY SHEESH Mobile Arts Council (318 Dauphin St) Through Fri, Dec 28. Mon – Fri, 9 AM – 5 PM. Free Contact: 251-432-9796/ www.mobilearts.org

WORKS BY SARA JONES

Alabama School of Mathematics and Science, Gallery (1255 Dauphin St.) Mon – Fri, 10 AM – 4 PM. Contact: www.asms.net

19TH ANNUAL PRE-CHRISTMAS SHOW

Oils by Mobile abstractionist Brad Robertson; vintage oils by members of the Bayou Artists’ Colony (Genevieve Southerland, Carlos Alpha “Shiney” Moon and William Broughton Bush); and neo-impressionist oils by contemporary French artist Marc Clouet; wine and cheese. Koch Galleries (505 S Louis St) Through Fri, Dec 31. Mon – Fri, 10 AM – 5 PM.

Contact: 251-432-6331/ 251-680-7641 (Lars Britt)

PASTELS BY DARLENE JOHNSON

Foley Performing Art Center (119 W. Laurel Ave, Foley) Through Dec 31. Mon – Sat.Contact: 251-943-4381/ www.foleyartcenter

MEMBERS’ OPEN SHOW

work of members of the Eastern Shore Art Association. Also on display: Believe! A Celebration of the Santa-America Foundation (www.Santa-America.org) in the Courtyard Gallery. Eastern Shore Art Center (410 Oak St, Fairhope) Through Fri, Dec 28. Mon – Fri, 10 AM – 4 PM; Sat, 10 AM – 2 PM. Free. Contact: 251-928-2228/ www.easternshoreartcenter.com

Friday, Dec. 21

FILM: BEFORE AND AFTER STONEWALL

after-talk moderated by Moira Amado-Miller. InView. Sponsored by Bay Area Inclusion and Theatre USA. 7 PM. University of South Alabama, Laidlaw Performing Arts Center, Theatre USA Second Stage. Free. Contact: 251-460-6306 (www.usouthal.edu/drama) / 251-450-1060 (www.bayareainclusion.org)

CLASS & PARTY: BALLROOM DANCE

A different dance each week. Instructor: Matthew Kiel. 7:30 PM: Class; 8:15 PM: Party with wine, soft drinks, water. Midtown Dance Studio (157 S Florida St) Singles/ $10; couples/ $15.

Contact: 251-476-7098/ www.MidtownDanceStudio.com

GALA CHRISTMAS CONCERT

featuring Holst: Christmas Day and other favorite works of the season. Musica Sacra Choir and Chamber Orchestra with soprano Melanie Zoghby Cummins, Mobile’s Singing Children (Director: Susan Hoitt) and McGill Chamber Choir (Director: Beth Haley) Music director/ conductor: Christopher Uhl. 8:15 PM. Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Claiborne and Dauphin St.)

Contact: 251-610-1931 (Sally McKenna)

Sunday, Dec. 23

SOLEMN CHORAL VESPERS FOR ADVENT

Cathedral-Pontifical Choir; music director: Paul Hanebuth; preceded by a recital by trumpeter Peter Wood. 4:30 PM. Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception (Claiborne and Dauphin St) Free. Contact: 251-434-1573

CANDLELIGHT SERVICE

with the FBC Sactuary Choir. 5:30 PM. (First Baptist Church of Mobile (806 Government St).Contact: 251-432-6513/ www.fbcmobile.com

Monday, Dec 31

AN ENCHANTED NEW YEAR’S EVE

Jazz (featuring Brienn Perry & the E.B. Coleman Orchestra with Theodore Arthur, Jr.), gourmet dinner with wine, party favors and champagne toast at midnight; cash bar available. 8 PM – 1 AM. L’Estrade Dinner Theatre (310 Dauphin St – rear of Spot of Tea) Reservations required. $125. Tickets available at Spot of Tea (310 Dauphin St) or by phone.

Contact: 251-694-0457 (David Calametti)/ 847-337-9102 (Sharon Patterson)

NEW YEAR’S EVE MURDER MYSTERY PLAY

murder mystery play set during the 1969 New Year’s Eve wedding of a young socialite to a lovely free spirit; buffet dinner; silent auction. Wear formal attire or your favorite “hippy” costume. Benefits Historic Magee Farm. 7 PM. Steel Creek Lodge (368 Juniper Ave, Satsuma) $50.

Contact: 251-767-2496/ magiead@hotmail.com

DR. JOHN

8:30 PM. Saenger Theatre (6 S Joachim St) $35 & $46.50 (plus service charges) Contact: 251-208-5600

New Year’s Eve at LuLu’s at Homeport will be busy. Beginning at 10 a.m., the restaurant hosts Noon Year’s Eve, a celebration for kids, featuring “Farmer Jason”. Then, beginning at 9p.m., Jason Ringenberg takes the stage. Here’s the interesting part: it’s the same guy doing the entertainment in both shows! Jason Ringenberg is a country-rock-punk musician, and his alter ego, Farmer Jason, sings to kids about wildlife, farming and forestry.

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