Art Gallery

By Kevin Lee Associate Editor

Guest artist arrives at ESAC

Athlone Clark

Where: Eastern Shore Arts Center

(401 Oak St., Fairhope)

When: Sept. 26

Artist Athlone Clark was born in Jamaica and moved to the United States in 1985. His mixed media work is in several national and international collections, the experimentation guided by desires of provocation both negative and positive.

He will journey down from his Douglasville, Ga. home to oversee the close of this exhibit on Sept. 27.

Normal ESAC hours are Mon – Fri, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. and Sat, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. and the facility will be open 6 – 8p.m. for Clark’s visit.

For further info, call 251-928-2228 or go to www.esartcenter.com.

Trailer park comedy

Sordid Lives by Del Shores

Where: Mobile Theatre Guild

(14 N. Lafayette St.)

When: Oct. 3, 4, 5, 10, 11, 12

Billed as a black comedy about white trash, this uproarious work was featured by MTG in 2004 and met with rave reviews.

The scenario follows a colorful, small town Texas family who must deal with the innately low-rent drama of cross-dressing, fixations on Tammy Wynette and shoddy trailers. Add in the lurid death of a family matriarch in a seedy motel and the makings of a ribald funeral ensue.

This work premiered in 1996, ultimately won 14 Drama Logue awards and has become a cult classic across the South.

Friday and Saturday performances are at 8 p.m. with Sunday matinees at 2 p.m. The Oct. 5 performance is through Bay Area Inclusion only.

Tickets are $17, $14 for seniors and $10 for students.

For more info, call 251-433-7513 or go to www.mobiletheatreguild.org.

Fundraising in harmony

Benefit for Alabama Public Television

Where: Saenger Theatre (6 N. Joachim St.)

When: Oct. 11, 8 p.m

Mobile’s most historic theater hosts an opportunity to boost one of Alabama’s biggest supporters of regional culture when Doo-Wop Live arrives at the Saenger.

The show features the classic rock-n-roll stylings of The Drifters (“There Goes My Baby”), Gene Chandler (“Duke of Earl), The Crystals (“And Then He Kissed Me”), Larry Chance of The Earls (“Life Is But a Dream”) and The Toys (“A Lover’s Concerto”).

Tickets are available along with a limited number of spots to the meet-and-greet with the stars of the show. Individual tickets can be obtained with a pledge of $100, and tickets to the concert plus the meet-and-greet are available for a pledge of $150 per person.

Tickets are currently only available through Alabama Public Television pledge program. Call 1-800-239-5233 ext 136 or go to www.aptv.org.

Kevin Lee is Lagniappe associate editor. Contact him at klee@lagniappemobile.com.

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