Calendar of Events

Wednesday, February 27

LECTURE: THE BEST OF TIMES, THE WORST OF TIMES: LIBERTY AND TERROR DURING THE FRENCH REVOLUTION by Leonard Macaluso (internationally recognized scholar on the French Revolution; faculty member, University of South Alabama History Department), in conjunction with Mobile Opera’s production of Andrea Chenier March 13 and 15. 7:30 PM. Mobile Public LIbrary, West Regional Branch (5555 Grelot Rd) Free. Contact: 251-208-7097/ www.mplonline.org

HOTEL CALIFORNIA: A TRIBUTE TO THE EAGLES (www.hotelcalifornia.com) 7:30 PM. Saenger Theatre (6 S Joachim St) $17.50, $24 & $28(plus service charges) Contact: 251-208-5600/ www.saengermobile.com

BROCK MCGUIRE BAND of County Clare, Ireland – with Paul Brock (multiple All-Ireland champion on the button accordeon) and Manus McGuire (fiddler recently voted Male Musician of the Year by the Irish American News) Enda Scahill (banjo)and Denis Carey (piano) University of South Alabama, Laidlaw Performing Arts Center. Recital Hall. General/ $10; USA students, faculty, staff, senior citizens/ $5. In advance – in-person by cash or check: USA’s Department of Music, main office (2 – 5 PM) Contact: 251-460-6696/ abohnet@jaguar1.usouthal.edu (Andra Bohnet)/251-460-7116/ 251-460-6136

Bellingrath’s Winter Wednesday – History of the Nursery Industry in Mobile & Baldwin Counties. Nurseries have been a major industry in Coastal Alabama for many years, come hear why and their contribution to the world of horticulture. Program presented by Maarteen van der Giessen of Van der Giessen Nursery, Inc. 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 28

BOOK DISCUSSION: SEVEN LAURELS by Linda Busby Parker (who will be present) 6 PM. Black Classics Books & Gifts (140 S Sage Ave) Free. Contact: 251-476-1060/ blackbkgft@aol.com

BOOK DISCUSSION: WICKED by Gregory Maguire; bring a brown bag dinner. CommUNITY Book Club. 6 PM. Mobile Public Library, Moorer/Spring Hill Branch (4 S McGregor Ave) Free.

Contact: www.bayareainclusion.org

WINTER CONCERT Program includes works by Barber, Camphouse, Hanson, McBeth, Smith, Ticheli and Williams. University of South Alabama Symphony Band; conductor: Robert T. Gilmore, II. 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

LECTURE: THOMAS LAKEMAN author of The Shadow Catchers and Chillwater Cove; coffee & dessert. Sponsor: Friends of the Spring Hill College Library. 7 PM. Spring Hill College, Byrne Memorial Hall (4000 Dauphin St.) General/ $5; faculty & students/ $2. Contact: 251-342-9308

Friday, February 29

Denim & Diamonds Join Dan and Shelby of 95 KSJ as they host this exciting new event on Friday, Feb. 29 from 7:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. at Oak Hollow Farm in Fairhope. The evening will include dinner and musical entertainment by “gritsNpieces.” Party goers will also have the chance to bid in a silent auction on fabulous items. The highlight of the evening will be an optional “Diamond Dig.” Those who participate will purchase a turn to win a sparkling diamond. Tickets are only $35 per person in advance or $40 per person at the door. Blue jeans and glitzy western attire are recommended for the event. All proceeds from this event will benefit Covenant Hospice patient and family services in Baldwin County. For more information or to purchase tickets, please contact Jackie Crews at 251-626-5255.

Saturday, March 1

OPENING: PHOTOGRAPHY Block party. 5:30 – 7:30 PM. Bay Rivers Art Guild (1704 Sixth St, Daphne) Through Wed, Mar 26. Contact: 251-621-0659/ www.bragart.org

SEEDS Classic Rock 5K and 1 Mile Fun Run/Walk, 8:00 a.m., Daphne Civic Center. Preregister by mail, Feb. 25 postmark, or in person at McCoy Outdoor until noon Feb. 28, or online at www.active.com (http://www.active.com) through

Feb. 27; day of race until 7:45. Call Denise at 251-626-9966 for more

information.

SPECIAL TECHNIQUE DANCE CLASS: HIP-HOP

Intermediate/ advanced for ages 10 and up. 2 – 4 PM. Midtown Dance Studio (157 S Florida St) $10. Contact: 251-479-6856/ 251-476-7098/ www.MidtownDanceStudio.com

COPPELIA 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, March 2

AUDITIONS: A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM comedy by William Shakespeare. Actors age 8 and up for Titania’s fairies. Commedia del Arte. Performances: April 13 & 26, May 4 & 10. 3 – 5 PM. University of South Alabama, Humanities Building. Auditorium. Call for an appointment.

Contact: 251-510-0654 (Shari Prestwood)

THIRD ANNUAL BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL to honor the snowbirds. Sat: The Sons Of The Pines; Lock, Stock, & Barrel; The Chestang Family Band, and Southern Sounds; Sun: Harold & Oaviline Andrews; Saw-grass Revival; Wayfarers, and Southern Down Home; food; train rides (including the Cottontail Express for families with young children) Bring your own chair. 10 AM – dark. Wales West Light Railway (Silverhill – 1.5 miles south of County Rd 48 on County Rd 9) $10 per person per day. Contact: 888- 569-5337

ORGAN DECICATION Dedication of the dedication of the new 29-rank Schantz pipe organ; choral evensong by the Parish and Girls Choir; recital by Eric Plutz (organist, Princeton University Chapel) 5 PM. All Saints Episcopal Church (151 S Ann St) Free. Contact: 251-438-2492/ www.allsaintsmobile.org

TABLES OF CONTENT Program: Lucy (Lulu) Buffett, author of Crazy Sista Cooking: Cuisine and Conversations with Lucy Anne Buffett, and co-author/ actor Anastasia Arnold; luncheon featuring book-inspired “tablescapes.” Friends of the Foley Public Library. Noon. Foley Civic Center. Adults/ $15; children under 12/ $7. Available at Foley Public Library. Contact: 251-943-7665 (Donna Soto)

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

GUITARIST ANA VIDOVIC (www.anavidovic.com) 3 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

Monday, March 3

USA JAZZ COMBO BENEFIT CONCERT

Features the combo(Tracy Heavner: flute, soprano, alto, tenor saxophones; Stephen Roberts: piano and vocals; Bradley Turner: electric and double bass; Adam McGee: drums)in a variety of jazz styles and includes instrumental and vocal works by Hoagy Carmichael, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Duke Ellington, Vince Guaraldi, Jerome Kern, Johnny Mercer and others. Benefits combo’s trip to perform – by invitation – in the Montreux Jazz Festival this summer. 7:30 PM. University of South Alabama, Laidlaw Performing Arts Center. General/ $10; USA faculty, staff, students; all senior citizens/ $5. Musical Arts Series passes will not be honored at this event. Contact: 251-460-7116 or 251-460-6136

Wednesday, March 5

FESTIVAL OF FLOWERS. Now in its 15th year, the Festival of Flowers transforms eight acres of Providence Hospital into a wonderland of flowers, and art under pristine white tents. Runs through March 9. from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Sunday 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Thursday, March 6

HARPIST CAMERON HUSTER Program: Bach: Partita (Bb); Faure: Impromptu; Falla: Spanish Dance 1; Spohr: Fantasie; Britten: Suite for Harp. Presenter: Central Gulf Coast Harp Society.7 PM. Orange Beach United Methodist Church. Contact: 251-928-2055 (Jeanne O’Connell )

Friday, March 7

2008 BBQ CHAMPIONSHIP & HOG WILD FESTIVAL Cooking contests (more than 100 teams, more than $25,000 in prize money); cooking demos; live music on two stages; kids area; barrel racing; and more. Benefits United Cerebral Palsy. Fri, 3 – 10 PM; Sat, 10 AM – 6 PM. Greater Gulf State Fair Fairgrounds (1035 N Cody Rd) In advance – event pass/ $10 (Available at all Mobile area and Eastern Shore BankTrust locations); at the gate – day pass/ $7; kids 12 and under/ free. Contact: 251-479-4900 (Lindsay Guthrie)/ www.bbqmobile.net

FILM: BLACK BOOK (Netherlands, 2006) Romance/ thriller. Fairhope Film Series. 7 PM. University of South Alabama Baldwin County Performance Center (St James and Summit St, Fairhope) $5. Contact: 251-928-8133/ www.fairhopefilms.org

WORKSHOP: THE HARMONIOUS OILS PALETTE SIMPLIFIED Instructor: Karen Weihs (weihs.com) Fri – Sun, 9 AM – 4 PM. Eastern Shore Art Center (401 Oak St, Fairhope) Members/$400; nonmembers/ $450.

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

*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

Blast off with your favorite Playhouse Disney pals when Playhouse Disney Live! comes to the Mobile Civic Center Arena. Two show will be held on Friday, March 7, 2008: 3:30 and 6:30 pm. Ticket prices are $16, $20, $26, and $36. Tickets can be purchased at the Mobile Civic Center Box Office. To charge by phone, please call 251-434-0033. Tickets can also be purchased at www.ticketmaster.com/venue/221710.

Saturday, March 8

OVERTURE TO SPRING Mozart: The Magic Flute: Overture; Kernis: Simple Songs (with soprano Jayne West; Mahler: Symphony 4. 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 – $60. 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

AUDITIONS: A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM comedy by William Shakespeare. Actors age 8 and up for Titania’s fairies. Commedia del Arte. Performances: April 13 & 26, May 4 & 10. 3 – 5 PM. University of South Alabama, Humanities Building. Auditorium. Call for an appointment. Contact: 251-510-0654 (Shari Prestwood)

Sunday, March 9

WORKSHOP: INTRODUCTION TO COLORED PENCIL Instructor: Nancy Wininger. Second Saturday Series. 9 AM – noon. Bay Rivers Art Guild (1704 Sixth St, Daphne) $30 (includes supplies) Register by Wed, Mar 5. Contact: 251-621-0659/ www.bragart.org

WORKSHOP: THE HARMONIOUS OILS PALETTE SIMPLIFIED Instructor: Karen Weihs (weihs.com) Fri – Sun, 9 AM – 4 PM. Eastern Shore Art Center (401 Oak St, Fairhope) Members/$400; nonmembers/ $450. Contact: 251-928-2228/ www.easternshoreartcenter.com

Tuesday, March 11

Tyler Perry’s “The Marriage Counselor” is coming to the Mobile Civic Center! Two shows will be held: Tuesday, March 11 and Wednesday, March 12. Both shows begin at 7:30 p.m. Tickets for the Tuesday show are $42.50 each and tickets for the Wednesday show are $45.50 each. Additional fees may apply. Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased at the Mobile Civic Center Box Office and all Ticketmaster outlets. To charge by phone, call 251-434-0033 or purchase online at www.ticketmaster.com.

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.

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.

EMERITUS FACULTY EXHIBITION Works by John Cleverdon, Jim Conlon, James Kennedy and Lee Hoffman. 5 – 8 PM. University of South Alabama, Visual Art Gallery. Through Thu, Feb 28. Mon – Fri, 10 AM – 5 PM; Sun, 1 – 4 PM.Contact: 251-460-6335/ www.southalabama.edu/art

STAFF INFECTION New works by Ashland Gallery owner Robbie Wolff and staff: Nikki Burkett, Alison Conner, Sol Davis, Ryan Keller, Cameron Hodges and Wayne McNeil. 6 – 8 PM. Ashland Gallery (2321 Old Shell Rd) Through Fri, Feb 29. Mon – Fri, 9:30 AM – 6 PM; Sat, 10 AM – 3 PM. Contact: 251-479-3548

BANGLES AND BEADS Work of 50 local and regional artists in all media and styles; featured artists: Loran Chavez and Ginger Woechan; also spotlighting the Cerebral Palsy Association. Cathedral Square Gallery (260 Dauphin St.) Through Fri, Feb 29. Mon – Sat, 10 AM – 4 PM. Free. Contact: 251-694-0278/ lhall699@aol.com

PHOTOGRAPHS BY BEVERLY EVERSON (www.eversonphotography.com.) Foley Performing Art Center (119 W Laurel St, Foley) Through Feb 29. Mon – Fri, 10 AM – 4 PM; Sat, 11 AM – 2 PM.

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

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 CALLIGRAPHYWorks 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

SEATS FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE, THE FRUIT OF LABOR, ARTIST IN THE OUTDOORS AND SPIRIT OF JAPAN: CLASSROOM AS COMMUNITY

Four exhibitions: an installation sponsored by Volunteer Mobile; paintings by Frederick E. McDuffie; works by Ainsley McNeely; and works by students of Gloria Wilson at Mary G. Montgomery High School. Mobile Arts Council (318 Dauphin St) Through Fri, Feb 29. Mon – Fri, 9 AM – 5 PM. Free.Contact: 251-432-9796/ www.mobilearts.org

CONSERVING & ENJOYING ALABAMA’S COASTAL RESOURCES. Art by children in more than 40 Mobile and Baldwin County Schools; winners in a calendar art competition sponsored by the Marine Resources Division of the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. University of South Alabama, Library, first floor gallery. Through Thu, Feb 28. Contact: 251-460-7021 (Rexann Warren)/ http://www.southalabama.edu/librarygalleries

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. 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

PHOTOGRAPHY Bay Rivers Art Guild (1704 Sixth St, Daphne) Through Wed, Mar 26. Contact: 251-621-0659/ www.bragart.org

ON DISPLAY: MORE THAN MUSIC AND JACK AND JILL’S WORKTwo exhibitions: a tribute to Mobile Opera’s departing artistic director Jerome Shannon (the last decade of the company’s productions captured by Mobile Press-Register photographers) and work by students of Kathie Stabler at Cottage Hill Christian Academy. Mobile Arts Council (318 Dauphin St) Through Fri, Mar 28. Mon – Fri, 9 AM – 5 PM. Free. Contact: 251-432-9796/ www.mobilearts.org

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