Art Gallery

By Kevin Lee Associate Editor

What: Framing A nation: Portraits of the Founding Fathers from the Westervelt-Warner Museum of American Art

Where: Mobile Museum of Art, 4850 Museum Dr.,

When: Feb. 2 – April 8, Mon-Sat, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun 1-5p.m.,

How much: Adults-$10; seniors and military-$9; students-$6

Many local jazz enthusiasts are already familiar with Skip Heller’s unique sound through his previous performances in the Port City. Skip Heller is at it again and touring in support of his latest release “San Fernando Valley.” This is a follow-up to the simultaneous release of “Out of Time!” and “Bear Flag” on Dreambox Media label. On “San Fernando Valley” Heller joins several of his musical compatriots such as Huntsville’s Newt Johnson (organ) and David White (bass). Experiencing Heller is a pleasure for all music listeners with music that can paint vivid pictures in the mind with a lasting impression.

What: U.S.A. International Film Series

Where: University of South Alabama Library

When: Thursdays in February, 7 p.m.

How Much: Free

The University of South Alabama Department of Foreign Languages offers a foreign film series to alleviate the winter doldrums of those whose hearts aren’t necessarily lightened by free moonpies alone.

This year’s selection is shaping up to be a worthy line-up.

Schultze Gets the Blues, director Michael Schorr’s unrated 2005 German film is featured Feb. 1.

Untold Scandal, from South Korean director E. J-Yong is featured on Feb. 8 and clocks in at two full hours.

Los Olividados, a work by acclaimed Spanish director Luis Bunuel, dates from 1950 and is featured on Feb. 15.

All films begin at 7 p.m. Other movies will follow in the coming months.

Subtitles aside, works will be accompanied by someone who speaks the film’s language and can consult as to cultural reference points.

For more information, call maxanna Nichols-Lefebvre at 251-461-1460 or Zoya Khan at 251-461-1360.

The University of South Alabama Department of Foreign Languages offers a foreign film series to alleviate the winter doldrums of those whose hearts aren’t necessarily lightened by free moonpies alone.

This year’s selection is shaping up to be a worthy line-up.

Schultze Gets the Blues, director Michael Schorr’s unrated 2005 German film is featured Feb. 1.

Untold Scandal, from South Korean director E. J-Yong is featured on Feb. 8 and clocks in at two full hours.

Los Olividados, a work by acclaimed Spanish director Luis Bunuel, dates from 1950 and is featured on Feb. 15.

All films begin at 7 p.m. Other movies will follow in the coming months.

Subtitles aside, works will be accompanied by someone who speaks the film’s language and can consult as to cultural reference points.

For more information, call maxanna Nichols-Lefebvre at 251-461-1460 or Zoya Khan at 251-461-1360.

Coinciding with the Exploreum’s Pompeii exhibit is a group of re-enactors bringing another part of the Roman experience to the Port City. The Castra Romana will be the largest Imperial Roman Army re-enactment in the nation this year and features more than 100 authentically armored and equipped soldiers

Among the features of the event are combat engagements, archery demonstrations, marching drills, a pay ceremony, gladiator fights, lectures and the working encampment itself. Press releases from the Exploreum point to opportunities to actually dress in Roman regalia and “battle it out with a soldier or gladiator.”

The Castra Romana will also march in Friday night’s Mardi Gras parade.

For more info, contact: 241-208-6873 or go to www.exploreum.net

What: The Passing Parade: Observations and Expressions

Where: The Skinny Gallery at the Mobile Arts Council, 318 Dauphin St.

When: Feb. 5 – 28, Mon – Fri, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

How much: Free

While Mardi Gras performs its annual feat of sucking the area’s cultural resources and energies into, as a colleague once phrased it, “turning downtown Mobile into a sewer for a few weeks,” some area spaces are confronting the distraction in head-on fashion.

The Mobile Arts Council will present a pair of artists as the focus of their February exhibitions. Object I Love is comprised of paintings by Jamie Kirk, the previews of which we’ve seen appear to be somewhat expressionistic views of modern life. A slate of abstracts by Brad Robertson, who was the focus of a recent feature in the Press-Register complete the show.

There is an artist’s reception planned for the LoDa Artwalk on Friday, Feb. 9 from 6-9 p.m. Also, a Meet the Artist “brown bag event” kicks off at noon on Monday, Feb. 26.

For more info call 251-432-9796 or go to www.mobilearts.org

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

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