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Check your Best Bets before you make your weekend plans, so you don't miss out! We've got local events, concerts and more all along the Gulf Coast.Full Bio

 

Best Bets, Weekend of 9/1- 9/4

9/1 - 9/4

LOCAL EVENTS:


COLLEGE FOOTBALL:


JAGS @ OLE MISS- Sat 6:30pm, Oxford, ESPNU, CLICK HERE   

You can listen to the games all season on 96.1 The Rocket and 99.5 The Jag, and on the iHeart Radio app.  Pre-game show starts 2 hours before kickoff.  


ALABAMA vs FLORIDA STATE- Sat 7pm, Atlanta, ABC,  CLICK HERE   


AUBURN vs GEORGIA SOUTHERN- Sat 6:30pm, SEC Network, CLICK HERE   


FLORIDA vs  MICHIGAN- Sat 2:30pm, Arlington TX, ABC, CLICK HERE   


UNIVERSITY OF WEST FLORIDA @ MISSOURI S&TSat 7pm, Rolla MO, CLICK HERE   



OTHER EVENTS:


MOBILE BAYBEARS BASEBALL- Thurs 6:35pm; Fri/Sat 7:05pm; Sun 5:05pm; Mon 12:05pm, Hank Aaron Stadium

These are the final games of the season, with the BayBears hosting the Biloxi Shuckers.  Promotions include Thirsty Thursday; Fireworks Friday; Fan Appreciation All-You-Can-Eat-Night on Saturday (Special All-You-Can-Eat Package: Includes game ticket, All-You-Can-Eat pass);  Sunday Funday (Kids Play Catch On Field Before Game / Run Bases After Game) and Bark in the Park with iHeart Radio; and Every Monday Matters on Labor Day.  CLICK HERE    


72nd Annual LABOR DAY PARADEMon 10am, downtown Mobile

Join the Southwest Alabama Labor Council, AFL-CIO as it celebrates working people. As always, they will be tossing local, union made paper products from Kimberly-Clark Corporation Mobile Operations from over 2,000 marchers.  CLICK HERE   


LABOR DAY STREET PARTY - Sun 5pm-9pm, The Wharf, Orange Beach

The Park Band plays 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm. Admission is FREE; some kids activities will range from $5 - $10 (animals, trampoline jumper, bouncy house, surf simulator, games and prizes, hula hoop artist and face painting).  CLICK HERE   


GULF COAST SUMMERFEST JAZZ EDITION- Sat 3:30pm-11:45pm, Pensacola Community Maritime Park

Watch the tide roll away as you listen to smooth sounds from all over the country. Features Boney James, Mindy Abair and more.  Bring your chairs, coolers, and umbrellas (for all that sunshine). No glass containers or pets!  CLICK HERE  


LITTLE BIG TOWN - Fri 8pm, Harrah’s Gulf Coast Casino, Biloxi, CLICK HERE   


THE COMMODORES - Fri 8pm, IP Casino Biloxi, CLICK HERE   


THE CHARLIE DANIELS BANDSat 8pm, IP Casino Biloxi, CLICK HERE    


LARRY THE CABLE GUY- Fri 7pm and 10pm, Beau Rivage Resort & Casino, Biloxi, CLICK HERE  


DA MAKE ME DANCE - Sun 7pm, Mobile Civic Center

Da Make Me Dance – Back to School Tour, headlined by the Taylor Girlz, is the hottest young person tour in the country.  CLICK HERE 


ANNIEFri/Sat 7:30pm, Sun 2pm, Joe Jefferson Playhouse, Mobile

Based on Little Orphan Annie, the popular comic strip, Annie has become a worldwide sensation. Winner of seven Tony Awards, the beloved show features a wonderful score, including the Broadway smash hit, “Tomorrow.” CLICK HERE  


DRUGS: COST & CONSEQUENCES- Thru Sunday, September 3rd, Gulf Coast Exploreum, downtown Mobile**** THIS IS THE LAST WEEKEND*****

In this interactive exploration of the effects of drugs on both individuals and society, visitors will have the opportunity to explore the history and the current science behind drug law enforcement, drug prevention, drug addiction, and drug treatment specific to Alabama’s local communities, as well as the U.S.  CLICK HERE   



MOVIES:


KIDS’ ER! FAMILY MOVIE CLUB: ANIMATED MOVIE “HAPPY FEET” (2006)Sat 10am, Pensacola Saenger Theatre

Into the world of the Emperor Penguins, who find their soul mates through song, a penguin is born who cannot sing. But he can tap dance something fierce! CLICK HERE   


SAENGER CLASSIC MOVIE SERIES: BRINGING UP BABY (1938)  - Sat 7pm, Pensacola Saenger Theatre

While trying to secure a $1 million donation for his museum, a befuddled paleontologist is pursued by a flighty and often irritating heiress and her pet leopard, Baby.  Stars Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant.  CLICK HERE   


CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND- 40TH ANNIVERSARY RELEASE (PG)- After an encounter with U.F.O.s, a line worker feels undeniably drawn to an isolated area in the wilderness where something spectacular is about to happen.  This 1977 Steven Spielberg movie stars  Richard Dreyfuss, François Truffaut, Teri Garr

**Scenes from CLOSE ENCOUNTERS were shot in Mobile (hangar at Brookley; Mobile Civic Center), Fairhope, and Bay Minette (train depot).  CLICK HERE   


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