Calendar of Events

Wednesday, January 30

LECTURE: HISTORY OF MARDI GRAS by Circulation/Interlibrary Loan Librarian Alisa McLeod. 6 PM. Orange Beach Senior Activity Center (26251 Canal Rd, Orange Beach) Free.. Registration suggested and may be done online Contact: 251-981-2923/ www.orangebeachlibrary.org

The Women’s Business Center Inc. will host a Certification Seminar on Wednesday, Jan. 30 at the University of South Alabama Student Center, 307 University Blvd. N, Room 222 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. for firms interested in learning the certification process, contracting and procurement opportunities with the City and County of Mobile. The cost to attend is $35 and advanced reservations are required. For more information, call 660-2725 or visit www.womenbiz.biz/calendar.htm.

Bellingrath’s Winter Wednesday – “Mobile & The Eastern Shore”

History lecture and book signing by local author Frye Gaillard. Begins at 10:00 A.M. in the Magnolia Room, located in the Bellingrath Gardens and Home Cafe Building. Admission: No charge for members an children 4 and under, $10.00 for Adults and $5.50 for children 5 to 12. Registration is requested.

TEAM IN TRAINING INFORMATIONAL MEETING Springhill Hospital Wallace Center Start/End Time: 5:30 pm, 7:00 pm The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Team In Training® is the world’s largest endurance sports training program. The program provides training to run or walk marathons and half marathons or participate in triathlons. Since 1988, more than 300,000 volunteer participants have helped raise more than $750 million. Join us this season as we train for The Country Music Marathon and 1/2 marathon, The Memphis In May Triathlon, or The San Diego Rock N’ Roll Marathon. For more information contact Molly Walker at 251.472.8123 or email molly.walker@lls.org orinfo@mobilealsports.com

Thursday, January 31

The Mobile Area Chamber will host the first Business After Hours of 2008 on Thursday, Jan. 31 at Hank Aaron Stadium’s Harbor Communications Center from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Join business professionals at this popular networking event. The cost is $2 for members and $5 for potential members. No reservations are needed. For more information, contact Erica Maize at 431-8638.

Friday, February 1

RECEPTION: AFRICAN-AMERICAN ARTISTS, BROTHERS AND HAVEN PET PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST Whiting Gallery: work by local and regional artists; Wooley Gallery: sculptural works by Bruce Larsen (Fairhope) and “Tin Man” Charlie Lucas (Selma) in response to writings by Suzanne Hudson’s creative writing students of Fairhope Middle School; Wilson Gallery: Pet photographs by local photographers of all ages; benefits the Haven. Also: Courtyard Gallery: Magic of Mardi Gras. Wine, beer, and hors d’oeuvres; live music. 6 – 8 PM. Eastern Shore Art Center (401 Oak St) Through Feb 29. Mon – Fri, 10 AM – 4 PM; Sat, 10 Am – 2 PM. Members/ free; nonmembers/ $2.

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

OPENING: MOBILE ARTISTS

An exhibition showcasing new works by Heather Pettersen, Ron Lindquist, Mark Tidmore, Brad Robertson, Jamie Kirk and Alan Watson. Also: performance art by Joshua Moonshine (from Philadelphia, named “Fastest Artist in the World,” Israel, 2006) 6 – 8 PM. Patina Gallery (54 Section St, Fairhope)Mon – Fri, 10 AM – 5 PM. Contact: 251-928-2718

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.easternshoreartcenter.com

Saturday, February 2

BRAT FEST Sale of bratwurst. Sponsors: Performing Arts Association and Foley Fire Dept. Benefits the Association Scholarship Fund and the Fire Dept. 10 AM. Foley Kids Park (Alston St, Foley) Contact: 251-943-4381/ www.foleyartcenter

AFRICAN-AMERICAN ARTISTS, BROTHERS AND HAVEN PET PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST Also: Courtyard Gallery: Magic of Mardi Gras. Eastern Shore Art Center (401 Oak St) Through Feb 29. Mon – Fri, 10 AM – 4 PM; Sat, 10 AM – 2 PM. Free.Contact: 251-928-2228/ www.easternshoreartcenter.com

Monday, February 4

PRE-MARDI GRAS JAZZ CONCERT

featuring Dennis “Finger Roll” Nelson & Friends. 8 PM. Rascal’s Lounge (2156 Costarides St) $20. Reservations for tables of four or more can be secured by cash, check or money order.Contact: 251-656-6028/ 251-209-6529

Wednesday, February 6

ON DISPLAY: THE FRUIT OF LABOR AND ARTIST IN THE OUTDOORS

Three exhibitions: paintings by Frederick McDuffie; works by Ainsly McNeely; and works by students of Gloria Wilson at Mary G. Montgomery High School. Mobile Arts Council (318 Dauphin St) Mon – Fri, 9 AM – 5 PM. Free.

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

Bellingrath’s Winter Wednesday – Growing Citrus on the Gulf Coast

Learn how to grow citrus in your home garden from Auburn research horticulturist Monte Nesbitt. Begins at 10:00 A.M. in the Magnolia Room, located in the Bellingrath Gardens and Home Cafe Building. Admission: No charge for members an children 4 and under, $10.00 for Adults and $5.50 for children 5 to 12. Registration is requested.

Thursday, February 7

GEORGE JONES 7:30 PM. Saenger Theatre (6 S Joachim St) $35, $45 $55 & $60 (plus service charges) Contact: 251-208-5600/ www.saengermobile.com

TRIO VIRTUOSI, FLUTIST EUGENIA ZUKERMAN 7:30 PM. Mobile Chamber Music. University of South Alabama, Laidlaw Performing Arts Center. General/ $20; students/ $10.Contact: 251-380-4690 (WHIL-FM)/ ticket info: 251-476-8794/ music@mobilechambermusic.org/ www.mobilechambermusic.org

Friday. February 8

FILM: APPARITION OF THE ETERNAL CHURCH

by Paul Festa (contains adult language and content); preceded by Dick-George, Tenn-Tom by Mobile filmmaker Gideon Kennedy. Southern Circuit – Tour of Independent Filmmakers. Sponsors: 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

Saturday, February 9

20TH ANNUAL ROBERT BURNS DINNER

includes traditional Scottish toasts and a ceilidh (a social and dance) with music by “America’s Celt” Red McWilliams; door prizes. 5:30 PM: cash bar opens; 6:30 PM: dinner with traditional dishes, such as haggis and neeps & tatties (turnips and potatoes), as well as more familiar fare. Sponsor: Scottish Society of Mobile. Benefits the Society’s scholarship fund. Heron Lakes Country Club (3851 Government Blvd.) $35. Reservation deadline: Fri, January 25. Send checks (payable to Scottish Society of Mobile) with names of the attendees to the Society, Attn: Burns Night Reservations, P. O. Box 82074, Mobile, AL 36689.

Contact: 251-341-1999 (Randy Seale) or 251-473-6990 (Irene Troy)

Saturday, February 10

WORKSHOP: INTRODUCTION TO DRAWING

Instructor: Barbara Thomas. Second Saturday Series. 9 AM – noon. Bay Rivers Art Guild (1704 Sixth St, Daphne) $30 (includes supplies) Register by Wed, Feb 6.251-621-0659/ www.bragart.org

Contact: 251-621-0659/ www.bragart.org

Monday, February 11

GUITARIST WILLIAM FEASLEY

Fairhope Concerts. 7:30 PM. Eastern Shore Art Center (401 Oak St, Fairhope) Adults/ $12; students. Contact: 251-928-2228

The Hermitage Russian ballet is coming to the Mobile Civic Center Theater. The ballet has long enjoyed a reputation as grace and elegance in motion. Show begins at 7pm. Tickets are on sale now at the Civic Center Box Office and all Ticketmaster outlets. To charge by phone, call 251-434-0033 or pruchase online at www.ticketmaster.com. For more information, please visit www.mobilecivicctr.com or call 251-208-7261.

Tuesday. February 12

PRESENTATION: PAIRING OFF: COURTING COUPLES, DATES AND STEADIES an exploration of American courtship from the 1890s through the late 1960s by Frances Osborn Robb (art historian and museum consultant with a special interest in social history and the history of photography; member of the Alabama Humanities Foundation 2007-2008 Road Scholars speaker program); light refreshments. 6:30 PM. Daphne Public Library (U. S. Hwy. 98 E. and Whispering Pines Rd, Daphne) Free.

Contact: 251-621-2818

ROMANCE…AGAIN, PLEASE Program features love songs old and new, including some romantic standards (such as “Smoke Gets in Your Eyes,” “Cry Me A River,” “Someone to Watch Over Me,” and “At Last”) and some instrumental pieces. University of South Alabama University Chorale; conductor. Joe Pendleton. 7:30 PM. University of South Alabama, Laidlaw Performing Arts Center, Recital Hall. General/$5; USA faculty, staff, students and senior citizens/ $3. Contact: 251-460-7116/ 251-460-6136

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.

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

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.

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)

THE HUMAN BODY Work by more than 20 artists. 11 AM – 10 PM+ The Blind Mule (restaurant – 57 N Claiborne St) Contact: 251-694-6853 (MULE)

RODIN: A MAGNIFICENT OBSESSION Sculpture from the Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Foundation. Mobile Museum of Art (4850 Museum Dr.) Through Sun, Mar 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

CRAIG NUTT: CERTIFIED ORGANIC Mobile Museum of Art (4850 Museum Dr.) Through Sun, Mar 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

SUMI-E: EAST ASIAN BRUSH PAINTING AND CALLIGRAPHY Works by members of the Shibui Chapter of the Sumi-e Society of America. University of South Alabama, University Library, third floor gallery. Through Thu, Feb 28. Library hours: www.southalabama.edu/univlib/info/hours.html.

Contact: 251-460-7021 (Rexann Warren)/ www.southalabama.edu/librarygalleries

MOBILE STREET SHOW AND NO REGRETS

Two exhibitions: color photographs of Mardi Gras by M.A. Battilana and new works (paintings and assemblages) by Jim Hayward. Mobile Arts Council (318 Dauphin St) Through Fri, Feb 1. Mon – Fri, 9 AM – 5 PM. Free.

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

REGISTERING THE INVISIBLE

Includes work by Alabama artists Heather Blackwell (Detriot), Richard Curtis (Florence), Brain Evans (Tuscaloosa), Joy Garnet (New York), Thomas Grillo (Jackson), Ashley Oates (Tuscaloosa), and more than 500 Mobile Area students (from University of South Alabama, Fairhope High School, Baldwin County High School, Murphy High School, Leinkauf Elementary, Old Shell Road Elementary, Covenant Christian School, Westlawn Elementary, Fairhope Elementary, and Eastern Shore Chamber of Chamber of Commerce Youth Leadership Class of 2008)Space 301 Off Centre (6 S Joachim St) Through Sun, Mar 9. Wed – Sat, 10 AM – 5 PM; Sun, noon – 5 PM.

Contact: 251-208-5671/ www.space301.com

ART FOR EVERYONE

Work of 50 local and regional artists in all media and styles; featured artist: Carolyn Greene. Gallery is collecting art supplies for the Independent Living Center, Alabama Head and Injury Foundation, MARC. Cathedral Square Gallery (260 Dauphin St.) Through Thu, Jan 31. Mon – Sat, 10 AM – 4 PM. Free. Contact: 251-694-0278/lhall699@aol.com (Linda Hall Tenhundfeld

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