Weekend Rundown August 24-26

Mobile:
Community Sale for Habitat for Humanity
Friday, August 24 and Saturday, August 25
7:00 am – 12:00 pm
Rent table space for $10.00, Habitat for Humanity asks for 10% donation from total sales
Habitat ReStore
3712 Airport Blvd
251-378-3067

Dennis “Finger Roll” Nelson in concert
Friday, August 24
5:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Free
Central Towers
304 Bayshore Ave
251-434-2290

15th Annual BeerFest
Saturday, August 25
6:00 pm
Sample over 50 different microbrews and imports from all over the world in downtown Mobile. 251- 208-1558
www.facebook.com/DauphinStreetBeerFestival

American Red Cross Blood Drive
Saturday, August 25
8:00 am – 4:30 pm
3446 Demetropolis Road
251-662-2588

Olympic Art
Thru Friday, August 31
Monday – Friday, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Three exhibitions: posters from the United States Sport Art Museum and Archives, observations of nature and wildlife, and an exhibition by winning designer of Mobile Fashion Week 2011
251-432-9796
www.mobilearts.org

Bellingrath Gardens and Home Weekends
Thru Friday, August 31
8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Discounted ticket for combination Gardens/House: $15
Regular admission: Gardens: Members - free; nonmembers - adults/ $12, children 5 - 12/ $6.50, children under 5/ free
12401 Bellingrath Gardens Rd
251-973-2217 or 1-800-247-8420/ 251-973-2365
www.bellingrath.org

The Memory Project
Thru December 31
Artists: Birney Imes, Project Row Houses, Xavier de Richemont, Alison Saar, Elayne Goodman, J Russell Goodloe, Jr and William Christenberry
Centre for the Living Arts/ Space 301
301 Conti St
Tuesday – Saturday: 11:00 am – 7:00 pm
Sunday: 12:00 – 5:00 pm
Adults/ $5; seniors & students/ $3; children under 12/ free
215-208-5671
www.space301.com

Weddings to Brag About
Sunday, August 26
11:30 am – 5:00 pm
Fashion show, food, music and entertainment
$10.00
Mobile Civic Center Arena
401 Civic Center Drive
251-208-7261
www.weddingstobragabout.com/wtba2/node/9

2012 Helen Keller Art Show of Alabama
Thru Sunday September 30
Traveling exhibition of art by students with visual and/or hearing impairments
University of South Alabama Library, First Floor Gallery
251-460-7021
www.southalabama.edu/librarygalleries

Baldwin County:
Bulls on the Beach featuring Pat Green
Friday, August 24 – Sunday, August 26
Professional bull riding, freestyle bull-fighting, pyrotechnics display, meet & greets with cast of CMT’s Southern Nights & Sweet Home Alabama, Pat Green concert Saturday night
General Admission: $40 / Under 10 years old $20 / VIP $125 (21+ only)
Live Bait and Live Bait Too
24281 Perdido Beach Blvd., Orange Beach
251-974-1395
http://www.livebaitrestaurant.com

SEC BeachFest
Friday, August 24 – Sunday, August 26
Meet SEC coaches, music form B-52’s, SEC Alumni Golf Scramble, 5k Run and 1 mile Fun Run, FanZone
The Hangout
101 East Beach Boulevard, Gulf Shores
404-812-1957
http://secbeachfest.com/

Wine Cruise aboard the "Pelican"
Friday August 24
6:30pm – 8:30 pm
5 River’s Delta Resource Center
30945 Five Rivers Boulevard, Spanish Fort
251-259-8531

Air Fest 2012
Saturday, August 25
Free
Baldwin Humane Society Pet Adoption, Life South Blood Drive, Disc Golf Competition, Skateboard Competition, Live Music, Arts & Crafts, and Food
Fairhope Municipal Park
701 Volanta Avenue Fairhope
251-234-0269
http://www.airfestinfo.com/Home.html

Lynard Skynard
Saturday, August 25
7:00 – 10:00pm
$23 - $66.50
Ampitheater at the Wharf
23101 Canal Road, Orange Beach
http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/1B0048857732187F?artistid=849358&majorcatid=10001&minorcatid=60

Bartram Canoe Paddle in Spanish Fort
Saturday, August 25
10:00am – 1:00pm
5 River’s Delta Resource Center
30945 Five Rivers Boulevard, Spanish Fort
251-626-0798
www.bartramcanoetrail.com

26th Annual Grand Summer Ball for Thomas Hospital Foundation
Saturday, August 25
6:00 pm
$300 per person
Grand Hotel Marriott Resort
Mobile Street, Point Clear
251-990-1512

Sunset & Gators Tour in Spanish Fort
Saturday, August 25 and Sunday, August 26
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Adults: $22, Seniors/Military: $19, Children 6-16: $15, 5 and Under: Free
5 River’s Delta Resource Center
30945 Five Rivers Boulevard, Spanish Fort
251-272 4088

Animal Encounters
Play with baby Tigers, Lemurs, Kangaroos, Lambs, and more!
Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo
1204 Gulf Shores Parkway, Gulf Shores
251-968-5732
http://www.alabamagulfcoastzoo.org/animal_encounters.html

Fort Mims Re-enactments
Saturday and Sunday, August 25 and 26
9:00 am – 3:00 pm
$5
Living History, Displays & Crafts of early 1800s including covered wagons, arrowheads, wool spinning, blacksmithing, quilting, period music, basketry, tour of local plants & trees, pottery, watercolors, skinning, Creek indian cultural presentation, period weapons & clothing.
Old Time church service 10 am Sunday, Concession, bring lawn chair.
251-533-9024

Bands, Barks, and Brews
Sunday, August 26
4:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Enjoy drinks and live music with your dogs
Benefits BARC!
Ginny Lane Bar and Grill
4780 Wharf Parkway Orange Beach
251-928-45-85
http://baldwinhumane.org/Home.aspx