Calendar of Events

Wednesday, July 16

Mobile Mystery Dinner Theater The Mobile Mystery Dinner Theater will host Murder on the Casting Couch Saturday, July 19 at 7 p.m. Enjoy a fun-filled, three-hour evening including a multi-course dinner catered by the Pillars and a whodunit play. Reservations are required by July 16. For more information, call 479-3212 or visit www.mobilemysterydinners.com. Contact: www.mobilemysterydinners.com

WONDERFUL WEDNESDAY: ENGLISH GARDENS A discussion of English Gardens and a recent visit to Englandby William Barrick (Bellingrath’s Executive Director) 10 AM. Bellingrath Gardens and Home (12401 Bellingrath Gardens Rd, Theodore) Members/ free; nonmembers: 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.

Thursday, July 17

CLASS: JEWELRY MAKING Participants will design and create a wide variety of jewelry using dichrotic, iridized and regular glass; they will cut the glass, as well as cast pieces using frit and powder. Previous glass experience helpful but not required. Instructor: Ed Edwards. Thu, Jul 10, 17, 24, 31, 6 – 8 PM. Edwards Glass Studio (501 Dauphin St) $175 (includes materials) Contact: 251-406-1587/ edwardsartglass@bellsouth.net

READING/ BOOKSIGNING: WILLIAM P. YOUNG author of The Shack; reception follows at Page & Palette Bookstore(32 S Section St, Fairhope) Sponsor: Page & Palette. 6:30 PM. Faulkner State Community College, Centennial Hall (Fairhope) Contact: 251-928-5295/ www.pageandpalette.com

FILM: PERSEPOLIS animation/biography/drama; 95 minutes; rated PG-13. TGI Thursday Film Series. 7 PM. Ben May Main Library, Bernheim Hall (701 Government St) Free.

Contact: 251-208-7097/ www.mplonine.org

MARKET IN THE PARK Fresh fruits and vegetables, seafood, honey, flowers, plants, wines, vinegars, Satsuma cider, breads, and handcrafted items; children’s activities; live music. Sponsor: City of Mobile’s Neighborhood & Community Services Department. Thu, 3 – 6:30 PM. Mobile Museum of Art, outside (4850 Museum Dr) Through Jul 24 Free admission to Museum during Market hours.

Contact: 251-208-7443 (Chris Barraza)/ www.ncsmobile.org

Friday, July 18

CLASS: OIL AND ACRYLIC PAINTING for beginners/ intermediates. Instructor: Bill Thompson. Fri & Sat, 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM. Ashland Gallery (2321 Old Shell Rd) $225.

Contact: 251-479-3548

Saturday, July 19

BOOK DISCUSSION: FEVER 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson. The Book Hunter’s View on Saturday for children ages 10 and up. 11 AM. Mobile Public Library, West Regional Branch (5555 Grelot Rd) Free. Contact: 251-340-8571/ www.mplonline.org

MURDER IN THE MUSIC HALL A slapstick murder mystery musical comedy by Mobilian Chris Kern; set in 1866 Mobile, in the classic vaudeville format; with band; director: Rick Miller. 7 PM: Wine and hors d’oeuvres; 8:30 performance. Joe Jefferson Players (11 S Carlen St) $20 ($35 per couple) Contact: 251-471-1534/ www.joejeffersonplayers.com

WORKSHOP: ACTOR’S INTENSIVE for actors of all levels of experience, mid-teens and older; covers acting technique, working on camera, auditioning and The Business. Wear comfortable clothes you can move in; bring a 90-second monologue (not required but beneficial) Instructor: Rus Blackwell (www.rusblackwell.com) Sat & Sun, 9:30 AM – 5 PM. University of South Alabama, Laidlaw Performing Arts Center. $225. Contact: 251-654-1970 (Tara Kleinpeter)

KIDS DAY includes face painting, comedy, hands-on art activities, a petting zoo and clowns. City of Mobile Neighborhood and Community Services. 10 AM – 1 PM. Langan Park (west Mobile) Free. Contact: 251-208-7443

CLASS: OIL AND ACRYLIC PAINTING for beginners/ intermediates. Instructor: Bill Thompson. Fri & Sat, 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM. Ashland Gallery (2321 Old Shell Rd) $225. Contact: 251-479-3548

CLASS: BEADING WITH DESIREE Instructor: Desiree Rager. Third Sat, 2 PM. Dr. Java Coffee House (5821 Old Shell Rd) $20 (includes all materials)Contact: 251-915-5072 (Rager) / 251-340-8484/ www.drjava.com

MARKET IN THE SQUARE Locally grown fruits, vegetables, flowers, plants, breads, casseroles, seafood, wine and honey, as well as jewelry, candles, pottery, pillows and other handcrafted goods; live music; games and other activities. City of Mobile’s Neighborhood & Community Services Department. Sat, 7:30 – 11 AM. Cathedral Square (downtown Mobile, bounded by Dauphin, Jackson, Conti and Claiborne St) Through Jul 26.

Contact: 251-208-7443 (Chris Barraza)/ www.ncsmobile.org

Monday, July 21

MOJO SUMMER JAM SESSION Seasonal event. Mystic Order of the Jazz Obsessed. 6:30 PM. Gulf City Lodge (601 State St) Members/ $7; others/ $10; musicians who sign up and play/ free. Contact: www.msnusers.com/MOJOMOBILE

Wednesday, July 23

CLASS: BOOK BINDING Instructor: Wayne McNeil. Wed & Sat, 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM. Ashland Gallery (2321 Old Shell Rd) $75 (includes supplies)Contact: 251-479-3548

WONDERFUL WEDNESDAY: CASCADING MUMS A tour of Bellingrath’s mum-growing operation by Chuck Owens (Bellingrath’s Horticulturist), with discussion of cultivating and preparing the mums for their fall display; participants will receive a mum and directions for trying their own cascades. 10 AM. Bellingrath Gardens and Home (12401 Bellingrath Gardens Rd, Theodore) Reservations requested. Members/ free; nonmembers: 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

Thursday, July 24

FILM: STARTING OUT IN THE EVENING 111 minutes; rated PG-13. TGI Thursday Film Series. 7 PM. Ben May Main Library, Bernheim Hall (701 Government St) Free. Contact: 251-208-7097/ www.mplonline.org

MEETING: MOBILE CHESS CLUB Practice and instruction. Every Thu, 6 PM. Dr. Java Coffeehouse (5821 Old Shell Rd)

Contact: 251-623-2228/ PawnsAreTasty@teachmechess.com (Keenan Olson)/ 251-340-8484/ www.drjava.com.

MARKET IN THE PARK Fresh fruits and vegetables, seafood, honey, flowers, plants, wines, vinegars, Satsuma cider, breads, and handcrafted items; children’s activities; live music. Sponsor: City of Mobile’s Neighborhood & Community Services Department. Thu, 3 – 6:30 PM. Mobile Museum of Art, outside (4850 Museum Dr) Through Jul 24 Free admission to Museum during Market hours. Contact: 251-208-7443 (Chris Barraza)/ www.ncsmobile.org

Friday, July 25

Mobile International Festival The Mobile International Festival will host Where are they now?, a MIF scholarship recipients’ reunion on Friday, July 25 at Stewartfield on the Spring Hill College Campus at 6 p.m. For more information call 470-7730 or visit www.mobileinternationalfestival.org. Contact: www.mobileinternationalfestival.org.

Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas in July Life Church of Mobile-6:30pm to 8:30pm $5 per adult, $3 for children under ten years of age Free childcare provided for children 3 years old and younger. Come in your pajamas to celebrate Christmas in July with a movie in the sanctuary! Be sure to bring your bean bag chairs and blankets to sit on! Sponsored by:XLerate College and Career Ministries. Contact: 251-459-3086. Email: Jacquengoc@hotmail.com

OPENING RECEPTION: THE TIMES OF DAVE BRUBECKan interactive exhibit from the Holt-Atherton Special Collections, University of the Pacific (sponsored by MOJO – the Mystic Order of the Jazz Obsessed – and Evonik-Degussa. 5:30 – 7:30 PM. Mobile Arts Council (318 Dauphin St) Through Friday, August 15. Mon – Fri, 9 AM – 5 PM. Free. Contact: 251-432-9796/ www.mobilearts.org

READING/ BOOKSIGNING: TED DUNAGAN author of the young adult novel A Yellow Watermelon. 3 – 5 PM. Page & Palette Bookstore (32 S Section St)Contact: 251-928-5295/ www.pageandpalette.com

Saturday, July 26

FILM: NATIONAL TREASURE action/ adventure; 131 minutes and is rated PG. Saturday Matinee. 3 PM. Mobile Public Library, Moorer/Spring Hill Branch (4 S McGregor Ave) Free.

Contact: 251-470-7770/ www.mplonline.org

ART PARTNERS ON THE BAY features live and silent auction of collaborative artworks created by community artists and people with disabilities and chronic illnesses in Mobile and Baldwin Counties; music; wine; food. Benefits VSA arts of Alabama. 6 PM. Eastern Shore Art Center (401 Oak St, Fairhope) $15.

Contact: 205-212-7042/ l Julie@vsartsalabama.org (Julie Wall, Director of Operations)/ 251-928-2228 / www.esartcenter.com

Doctors vs Lawyers Softball Game Proceeds benefit 2 non-profits, Mobile Medical Museum & Volunteer Lawyer Program featuring Doctors vs Lawyers in a softball game prior to BayBears game with the Montgomery Biscuits. Contact: Sally Green-251/415-1109

Sunday, July 27

SUMMER CONCERT includes “a little gospel, a little southern harmony, some old-time hymns, and a few surprises;” followed by an ice cream social. Gloria Dei Chorale; director: Louis F. Daniel. 4 PM. St. Luke’s Episcopal Church (1050 Azalea Rd) Free, but donations will help fund the Chorale’s 2008-2009 season. Contact: 251-533-9810 (Marian Boykin)/ www.gloriadeichorale.org

MONTHLY POETRY READING

Last Sun, 2:30 PM. Dr. Java Coffeehouse (5821 Old Shell Rd) Contact: 251-340-8484/ www.drjava.com

Monday, July 28

POETRY READING/ RECEPTION: ZANDRA MCMILLAN local poet, will recite works from her new CD and book, I’ve Got Something to Say. 6:30 PM. Mobile Public Library, Toulminville Branch (601 Stanton Rd) Free. Contact: 251-438-7075/ www.mplonline.org

Tuesday, July 29

Thailand Delegation The Mobile Area Chamber’s Trade department will host a delegation from Thailand on Tuesday, July 29 and will include Thai exporters of food products, gift items and furniture. Food products will be very high quality and specialty items including curry, coconut milk and creams, sauces for spring rolls, meats, and fish, stir-fry, etc. Furniture and home décor includes decorative lamps, art, silk, teak, artificial plants and ceramics. If you are interested in learning more about these products or meeting with the delegation, contact Bridgette Clark at 694-0702.

BOOK DISCUSSION: THE GIRL OF HIS DREAMS by Donna Leon. Murder by Numbers. 6:30 PM. Ben May Main Library (701 Government St) Free.Contact: 251-208-7079 (Lance Young)/ www.mplonline.org

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