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November 04, 2008

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Wednesday, November 5

READING/ BOOKSIGNING: CAROL AEBERSOLD AND CHANDA BELL authors of The Elf on the Shelf: A Christmas Tradition™, illustrated by Coë Steinwart, and a related activity book (www.elfontheshelf.com); with a performance by The Eastern Shore Choral Society. 4 – 6 PM. Page & Palette (32 S Section St) Contact: 251-928-5295/ www.pageandpalette.com

FACULTY RECITAL: GUITARIST PATRICK IMSAND Program includes works by Brouwer, Koshkin and Villa-Lobos. 7:30 PM. Laidlaw Performing Arts Center, Recital Hall. Free. Contact: 251-460-7116/ 251-460-6136/ www.southalabama.edu/music/calendar

CHRISTMAS JUBILEE The Junior League of Mobile presents an award winning holiday shopping extravaganza. Over 120 merchants will gather together for your shopping pleasure at the Greater Gulf State Fairgrounds. Market hours: Preview Party Nov. 5th 7:00 pm General Admission: Nov. 6th & 7th, 9:30 am to 9:00 pm; November 8th 9:30 am to 6:00 pm; for more information and tickets, contact the Junior League of Mobile, 251-471-3348 or www.juniorleaguemobile.org.

Thursday, November 6

PRESENTATION: GREECE: WORDS, IMAGES & TASTES

by Ted Pitsios (The Bellmaker’s House) and Niki Sepsas (Song of the Gypsy). Readings,, slides and food samples. 7 PM. Mobile Public Library, Ben May Main Library, Armbrecht/Briskman Room (701 Government St) Contact: 251-208-7097/ www.mplonline.org.

CHRISTMAS JUBILEE Annual holiday shopping extravaganza with more than 120 merchants, special events, silent auction, entertainment, children’s activities, food court. Junior League of Mobile. Thu & Fri, 9:30 AM – 9 PM; Sat, 9:30 AM – 6 PM. Greater Gulf State Fairgrounds (1035 N Cody Rd) In advance/ $6; at the door/ $8. Parking/ $3. Preview Party: Wed, Nov 5, 7 PM.

Contact: 251-471-3348/ www.juniorleaguemobile.org.

THURSDAY FORUM: JAMES LYONS Alabama State Docks, director. Noon. Government Street Presbyterian Church (300 Government St) $5. Contact: 251-432-1749 (Denise Lamby).

FILM: TOKYO GODDOFAZAZU (Tokyo Godfathers)

(Japan, 2003) Director: Satoshi Kon; 92 minutes; PG 13. International Film Series. Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures. 7 PM. University of South Alabama, Library, Auditorium. Free. Contact: 251-461-1360 (Zoya Khan)

CLAREMONT PIANO TRIO (www.claremonttrio.com) Mobile Chamber Music. 7:30 PM. University of South Alabama, Laidlaw Performing Arts Center. Contact: 251-476-8794/ music@mobilechambermusic.org/ www.mobilechambermusic.org.

OPENING: TWO BY TWO,musical with book by Peter Stone, lyrics by Martin Charmin, and music by Richard Rodgers. UPPER ROOM DESSERT THEATRE. 7:30 PM. University of Mobile, Martin Hall (5735 College Pkwy) $20.

Contact: 251-442-2383.

CONCERT: BAY AREA STRINGS COMMUNITY ORCHESTRA Conductor: Scott Wright. 7 PM. Spring Hill College, St. Joseph Chapel (4000 Dauphin St) Free.

Contact: 251-432-2064/ www.mobilesymphony.org

Friday, November 7

OPENING RECEPTION: CALLING ALL ANGELS

Angel-themed art. 6 – 8 PM. Eastern Shore Art Center (401 Oak St, Fairhope) Through Thu, Dec 4. Mon – Fri, 10 AM – 4 PM; Sat, 10 AM – 2 PM. Members/ free; nonmembers/ $2.

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

OPENING RECEPTION: NEW WORKS BY JODY DEPEW MCLEANE Pastels; music by MELODOPHER. 6 – 8 PM. Patina Gallery (54 N Section St, Fairhope) Through Fri, Nov 28. Mon – Fri, 10 AM – 5 PM.

Contact: 251-928-2718.

10th Annual Fall Classic United Cerebral Palsy of Mobile will be having our 10th Annual Fall Classic golf tournament, hosted by WKRG’s Randy Patrick, on Friday, Nov. 7th at TimberCreek golf course in Daphne, AL. Players can reserve their team or an individual spot for $125.00 per player. The format is a four person scramble and price will include cart, lunch, post tournament awards dinner (complements of Olive Garden in Spanish Fort) and chances to win great prizes. Please visit our website www.ucpmobile.org for sponsorship and player application forms or contact Gina at 251-479-4900.

AUDITIONS: DUCK HUNTER SHOOTS ANGEL

a comedy by Mitch Alblom. Requires men (Caucasian and African-American) aged 25-50, women aged 25-50, and girls aged 15-20. Performances: Jan 23 – 25, 28 – Feb 1.Fri & Sat, 7 PM. Theatre 98 (350 Morphy Ave, Fairhope) Contact: blhedstrom@msn.com (Production Manager, Brenda Hedstrom)/ www.theatre98.org

OPENING RECEPTION: WGAS FALL MEMBERS EXHIBITION Celebrating the group’s 60th Anniversary; twenty-year members will be honored and receive a special commemorative pin; Best of Show Award (donated by William Morris) is named in honor of the late Bea Tucker (a 60-year member) Watercolor and Graphic Arts Society of Mobile. 5:30 – 7:30 PM. University of South Alabama Library, main gallery. Through Fri, Dec 19. For library hours: www.southalabama.edu/univlib/info/hours.html.

Contact: 251-460-7021/ www.southalabama.edu/librarygalleries

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.

HILLSDALE FAMILY REUNION 50th annversary of the community; arts and crafts vendors, food, tours of new homes, entertainment (including EMERGE) 10 AM. HillsDale Park (558 Felhorn Rd E) Contact: www.hillsdalefamilyreunion.com

Saturday, November 8

INTO THE WOODS (Broadway Junior production) book by James Lapine, music & lyrics by Stephen Sondheim features a cast of Fairhope public school students in 4th through 8th grades; director: Erin Langley (Jitterbug Theatre Productions) Sun, Nov 2, 2:30 PM; Saturday, Nov 8, 7 PM; Sunday, Nov 9, 2:30 PM. Fairhope High School Black Box Theater (Fairhope) Adults/ $10; students & children/ $5. Contact: 251-990-3333.

NEXT OF KIN Museum tour, wine, dinner from the Pillars and a mystery play. Mobile Mystery Dinners. 7 PM. Mobile Carnival Museum (355 Government St) $55. Reservations required.

Contact: 251-479-3212 or ginmckean@mobilemysterydinners.com (Virginia McKean)/ www.mobilemysterydinners.com

FILM: POCAHONTAS 82 minutes; rated G. Saturday Matinee . 3 PM. Mobile Public Library Moorer/ Spring Hill Branch (4 S McGregor Ave) Contact: 251-470-7770/ www.mplonline.org

Contact: 251-471-3348/ www.juniorleaguemobile.org.

Buddy Walk – Down Syndrome Society of Mobile County The Buddy Walk was developed by the National Down Syndrome Society in 1995 to bring together a wide range of concerned individuals to reach out to friends, family and co-workers to promote awareness and inclusion for people with Down syndrome and to raise funds for education, research and advocacy programs. The Down Syndrome Society of Mobile County is a non-profit organization and affiliate of the National Down Syndrome Society. For more information visit: www.dssmc.org Location: Hank Aaron Stadium Start/End Time: 9:30, 12:00. Contact: www.dssmc.org

WORKSHOP: INTRODUCTION TO SCULPTING Instructor: Fran Neumann. Second Saturday Series. 9 AM. Bay Rivers Art Guild (1704 6th St, Daphne) $30 (includes all supplies)

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

MARKET IN THE SQUARE Locally grown fruits, vegetables, flowers, plants, breads, casseroles, seafood, wine and honey, as well as jewelry, candles, pottery, and other handcrafted goods; live music; games and other activities. City of Mobile’s Neighborhood & Community Services. Sat, through Nov 22, 8 AM – noon. Cathedral Square (downtown Mobile, bounded by Dauphin, Jackson, Conti and Claiborne Sts) Contact: 251-208-7443 (Chris Barraza)/ www.ncsmobile.org.

LIVE HD TRANSMISSION: DOCTOR ATOMIC

by John Adams. Metropolitan Opera production with Sasha Cooke, Meredith Arwady, Gerald Finley, Eric Owens, Richard Paul Fink; conductor: Alan Gilbert; production: Penny Woolcock. Noon. Hollywood Stadium 18 (1250 Satchel Paige Dr) Adults/ $22; senior citizens/ $20; children/ $15. Contact: 251-473-2776/ www.fathomevents.com

OLD VIENNA Pensacola Symphony Orchestra; conductor: Peter Rubardt. Program: Strauss: On the Beautiful Blue Danube; Mozart: Clarinet Concerto (soloist: Richard Jernigan); Brahms: Symphony 1. 8 PM. First Baptist Church (500 N. Palafox St, Pensacola) $20, $40 & $55. 7 PM: Preconcert lecture by Larry Reed. Contact: 850-435-2533/ www.pensacolasymphony.com.

Sunday, November 9

FILM: THE COUNTERFEITERS (Oscar – Best Foreign Film 2007) Mobile Jewish Film Festival. 7 PM. Hollywood Stadium 18 (1250 Satchel Paige Dr) General/ $8; senior citizens & students/ $6. Contact: 251-343-7197 (Mobile Jewish Federation)

Monday, November 10

FILM: INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL 124 minutes; PG-13. Family Feature Film 6 PM. Mobile Public Library, Toulminville Branch (601 Stanton Rd)

Contact: 251-438-7075/ www.mplonline.org

MEET THE AUTHOR – LEE STANDIFORD author of The Man Who Invented Christmas, a book about Charles Dickens. 7 PM. Mobile Public Library West Regional Branch (5555 Grelot Rd)

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

LET US ENTERTAIN YOU food; art; music by The Tams. Benefits Ronald McDonald House of Mobile. 6 PM. Space 301 (301 Conti St) $100. Contact: 251-694-6873.

FILM: AN EVENING OF SHORTS featuring The Tribe, Circumcise Me and A Little Bit Different. Mobile Jewish Film Festival. 7 PM. Hollywood Stadium 18 (1250 Satchel Paige Dr) General/ $8; senior citizens & students/ $6.

Contact: 251-343-7197 (Mobile Jewish Federation)

Tuesday, November 11

FILM: ARRANGED Dessert reception follows. Mobile Jewish Film Festival. 7 PM. Hollywood Stadium 18 (1250 Satchel Paige Dr) General/ $8; senior citizens & students/ $6. Contact: 251-343-7197 (Mobile Jewish Federation)

Wednesday, November 12

CELEBRATION OF FICTION: MARGARET CUNNINGHAM author of Lily in Bloom, reads and is interviewed by John Hafner (Spring Hill College, English Department); coffee & dessert. Sponsor: Friends of the Spring Hill College Library. 7 PM. Spring Hill College, Stewartfield (4000 Dauphin St) $3. Contact: 251-380-3870.

FILM: FROM HERE TO ETERNITY 118 minutes. Classic Cinema. 10 AM. Mobile Public Library, Ben May Main Library, Bernheim Hall (701 Government St) Contact: 251-208-7097/ www.mplonline.org

Thursday, November 13

RECEPTION: MISSY PATRICK: RECENT OIL PAINTINGS OF REMARKABLE PLACES (www.missypatrick.com) 5:30 – 7:30 PM. Gallery 54 (54 Upham St) Through Sun, Nov 30. Tue – Fri, 10:30 AM – 4:30 PM; Sat, 11 AM – 3 PM.

Contact: 251-473-7995.

FILM: KUNG FU PANDA 92 minutes; PG. Family Feature Film. 6 PM. Saraland Public Library (111 Saraland Loop) Contact: 251-675-2879/ www.mplonline.org.

BOOK DISCUSSION: JANIS KEARNEY author of the memoir Something to Write Home About: Memories from a Presidential Diarist and the mystery novel Once Upon a Time There was a Girl: A Murder at Mobile Bay. Ebony Moments, a club to increase the awareness of African-American authors and to promote the love of reading. 6 PM. Mobile Public Library, West Regional Branch (5555 Grelot Rd) Contact: 251-208-7097/ www.mplonline.org.

AMERICAN RED CROSS THEATRE NIGHT Join the American Red Cross Alabama Gulf Coast Chapter for a Theatre Night on November 13, 2008 at 6:30pm at the Mobile Theatre Guild. Tickets are $35 and the cost includes a wine tasting by Taste, hors d’oeuvres, and a ticket to see the play “Kitchen Witches” by Caroline Smith as presented by the Mobile Theatre Guild. You’ll think you’re on a reality show when this clever comedy casts you as the studio audience of a television cooking show. When the star chef’s lifelong rival shows up unexpectedly, the result is a food fight you’ll never forget! A portion of the proceeds will stay at the local Alabama Gulf Coast Chapter, (servicing Mobile, Baldwin, Clarke, Monroe, and West Escambia Counties) to help support the programs and services it provides to the community. Wine & hors d’oeuvres start at 6:30pm and the play starts at 8:00pm. For more information or to purchase tickets please call (251) 436-7909 or log on to www.redcrossalcoast.org.

Contact: 436-7909 or log on to www.redcrossalcoast.org.

THURSDAY FORUM: JAY HIGGINBOTHAM

historian. Noon. Government Street Presbyterian Church (300 Government St) $5. Contact: 251-432-1749 (Denise Lamby).

OPENING: OLIIVER TWIST by Neil Bartlett, based on the novel by Charles Dickens. 8 PM. Spring Hill College, Arlene Mitchell Theater. $10; students/ $5.

FILM: TJÚBA TÉN (THE WET SEASON) AND OTHER EXPERIMENTAL ETHNOGRAPHIES (www.peripheralproduce.com/pdx_fest/2008/detail.php?detail_id=the_wet_season) with Ben Russell (producer/director) 2008-2009 Southern Circuit of Independent Filmmakers. Sponsors: Mobile Arts Council and Mobile Public Library. 7 PM. Mobile Public Library, Ben May Main Library, Bernheim Hall (701 Government St) Free. Contact: 251-432-9796/ www.mobilearts.org.

Friday, November 14

ARTSOUP Choose (and keep) an artist-made bowl; taste a variety of soups; bid in a silent art auction; enjoy music by Bay Runners. Benefits 15 Place (Mobile’s multi-service center for the homeless) 6 – 9 PM. Christ Church Cathedral 9115 Conception St) $40. Contact: 251-432-7227.

RECEPTION: OLD TOWNE APPARITIONS

photographs by David Trimmier. 5 – 9 PM. Serda’s Coffee Company (3 S Royal St) Through Sun, Nov 30. Mon – Thu, 6 AM – 11 PM; Fri, 6 AM – midnight; Sat, 8 AM – midnight; Sun, 8 AM – 6 PM Contact: 251-415-3000/ www.serdascoffee.com.

WORKSHOP: PAINT, PAPER, PASTE Instructor: Carole Hagerman. Fri – Sun. Bay Rivers Art Guild (1704 6th St, Daphne) Members/ $150; nonmembers/ $180. Contact: 251-621-0659/ www.bragart.org

OPENING: TARTUFFE comedy by Moliere. Theatre USA. 7:30 PM. University of South Alabama, Laidlaw Performing Arts Center. General/ $12; senior citizens/faculty/staff/ $10; students/ $8.

Contact: 251-460-6306/ www.usouthal.edu/drama.

OPENING: JANE EYRE musical with music & lyrics by Paul Gordon, book and lyrics by John Caird; director: Jeffrey Williamson. Chickasaw Civic Theatre. 7:30 PM. Lola Phillips Playhouse (801 Iroquois St, Chickasaw)Adults/ $15; senior citizens (60+) and students/ $10. Contact: 251-457-8887/ www.cctshows.com

FILM: THE VISITOR

(USA, 2007) drama; 103 minutes; rated PG-13. 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.

OPENING: THE KITCHEN WITCHES by Caroline Smith, winner of the Samuel French Canadian Playwriting Award 2005. 8 PM. Mobile Theatre Guild (14 N Lafayette St) General/ $17; senior citizens/ $14; students/ $10. Contact: 251-433-7513/ www.mobiletheatreguild.org.

Saturday, November 15

BOOKSIGNING: CAROL ELLIS AND SCOTTY KIRKLAND

authors of Historic Photos of Mobile. 2 PM. Barnes & Noble Booksellers (Springdale Plaza, 3250 Airport Blvd) Contact: 251-450-0084/ www.barnesandnoble.com.

BOOKSIGNING: RALPH BRENNAN author of New Orleans Seafood Bookbook. Noon. Barnes & Noble Booksellers (Springdale Plaza, 3250 Airport Blvd)

Contact: 251-450-0084/ www.barnesandnoble.com

HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS A celebration of local and regional writers with readings, booksignings and a holiday market. Sponsors: Mobile Writers Guild and the Mobile Public Library. 11 AM – 4 PM. Mobile Public Library, West Regional Branch (5555 Grelot Rd)

Contact: 251-776-7231/ tonyntoyce@bellsouth.net/ www.mplonline.org

TARTUFFE comedy by Moliere. Theatre USA. 7:30 PM. University of South Alabama, Laidlaw Performing Arts Center. General/ $12; senior citizens/faculty/staff/ $10; students/ $8. Contact: 251-460-6306/ www.usouthal.edu/drama

7TH ANNUAL MOBILE RENAISSANCE FAIRE Entertainment – knights (including the only actual jousting on the Gulf Coast), pirates, falconers, royalty, swordsmen, storytellers, dancers, wizards, musicians, jesters, jugglers, firebreathers, actors, animals; food & drink; games; merchants. Sat & Sun, 10 AM – 5 PM. Mobile Greater Gulf State Fairgrounds (1035 N Cody Rd)Adults/ $10; children 5 – 12/ $5; children 4 and under/ free. Contact: 877-429-8462/ gcrenfaire@aol.com (Steven Melei)/ www.mzrf.net.

JANE EYRE musical with music & lyrics by Paul Gordon, book and lyrics by John Caird; director: Jeffrey Williamson. Chickasaw Civic Theatre. 7:30 PM. Lola Phillips Playhouse (801 Iroquois St, Chickasaw) Adults/ $15; senior citizens (60+) and students/ $10. Contact: 251-457-8887/ www.cctshows.com

THE KITCHEN WITCHES

by Caroline Smith, winner of the Samuel French Canadian Playwriting Award 2005. 8 PM. Mobile Theatre Guild (14 N Lafayette St) General/ $17; senior citizens/ $14; students/ $10. Contact: 251-433-7513/ www.mobiletheatreguild.org

Sunday, November 16

FILM: ON THE WATERFRONT Sunday Matinees @ Ben May. 1:30 PM. Mobile Public Library, Ben May Main Library (701 Government St) Contact: 251-208-7097/ www.mplonline.org

THE KITCHEN WITCHES comedy by Caroline Smith, winner of the Samuel French Canadian Playwriting Award 2005. Special Evenings at the Theatre performance presented by MTG and Bay Area Inclusion; sponsored by South Alabama Cares; after-party with beer, wine, hors d’oeuvres; music by So Brown. 2 PM. Mobile Theatre Guild (14 N Lafayette St) $25. Contact: 251-623-5219/ www.bayareainclusion.org / www.mobiletheatreguild.org

CHRISTMAS CONCERTIncludes Britten: A Ceremony of Carols plus other holiday classics. Bella Voce. 4 PM. Spring Hill College, St. Joseph Chapel (4000 Dauphin St) Free. Contact: bellavoceofmobile@comcast.net.

Tuesday, November 18

BOOK DISCUSSION: BOOMSDAY by Christopher Buckley. Life Begins at 50 for age fifty and above. 1 PM. Mobile Public Library, West Regional Branch (5555 Grelot Rd) Contact: 251-208-7097/ www.mplonline.org

WORKSHOP: MAKE A CHRISTMAS WREATH and learn how to use local foliage to decorate. Instructor: Carl Clark (owner of Southern Veranda) 9 AM – noon. Eastern Shore Art Center (401 Oak St, Fairhope) Supporting level members & above/ $40; others/ $60 (supplies included)