Best Bets

Best Bets

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Best Bets, Weekend of 1/26- 1/28

1/26- 1/28

LOCAL EVENTS:


MARDI GRAS PARADES:


CONDE CAVALIERS - Fri 6:30pm, downtown Mobile

BAYPORT PARADING SOCIETY -Sat 12:30pm, downtown Mobile (Time change due to Senior Bowl)

ORDER OF THE ROLLING RIVER- Sat 2pm, Dauphin Island Parkway

PHARAOH’S MYSTIC SOCIETY - Sat 6:30pm, downtown Mobile

ORDER OF HEBE- Sat 7:00pm, downtown Mobile

CONDE EXPLORERS - Sat 7:30pm, downtown Mobile



REESE’S SENIOR BOWL- Sat 1:30pm, Ladd Peebles Stadium, CLICK HERE   

The game kicks off in front of national television audience LIVE on the NFL Network. On DirecTV, it is Channel 212. On Dish Network, it is Channel 154. If you have cable, check your local listings.

Senior Bowl Fan Events--

COCA-COLA MEET THE PLAYERS- Fri 3:30pm-6pm, Mobile Convention Center

Fans get to interact, get an autograph and snap a picture with their favorite player at the Exhibit Hall of the Mobile Convention Center. The event is divided into two sessions, the first from 3:30pm-4:45pm and the second from 4:45-6:00pm.  CLICK HERE   

SENIOR BOWL EXPERIENCE Fri 3pm-6pm, Mobile Convention Center

Run through drills just like the players on the indoor football field, check out all the interactive displays from Reese's, adidas, the New Orleans Saints and AT&T, among others!  CLICK HERE   



CORDOVA MALL BALL- Sat 8pm-12 midnight, Cordova Mall, Pensacola

Every year, Cordova Mall closes early and transforms into a Ball in less than two hours. When the doors reopen, guests enjoy tastings from more than 25 restaurants who provide tapas sized portions of local favorites; a lively silent auction; dance the night away to the live entertainment in three wings as well as a three piece jazz band in the event’s French Market, an area reminiscent of New Orleans’ French Quarter.!  This annual party is held by the Krewe of Les Petits Enfants (the Order of the Small Children) with 100% of the Mall Ball proceeds benefitting the Studer Family Children’s Hospital at Sacred Heart.  CLICK HERE    


MOBILE JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL presents JOE’S VIOLINSunday, 7pm, Springhill Ave Temple

In the Oscar-nominated documentary, Joe’s Violin, a donated musical instrument forges an improbable friendship. 91-year-old Holocaust survivor Joe Feingold and 12-year-old Bronx school girl Brianna Perez show the power of music can bring light in the darkest of times, and how a small act can have a significant impact. Followed by a violin and piano performance and dessert reception.  CLICK HERE    


STARSHIP, FEATURING MICKEY THOMASFri 8pm, Beau Rivage Resort & Casino, Biloxi, CLICK HERE   


SEETHERSat 8pm, Hard Rock Live, Biloxi, CLICK HERE    


CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVISITEDFri 8pm, IP Casino Biloxi, CLICK HERE   


GRAYSON CAPPS, EDWARD DAVID ANDERSONFri 9:30pm, Soul Kitchen, downtown Mobile, CLICK HERE    


FRANK FOSTER, COLE JONESSat 9pm, Soul Kitchen, downtown Mobile, CLICK HERE    


PENSACOLA OPERA presents MADAMA BUTTERFLYFri 7:30pm; Sun 2pm, Pensacola Saenger Theatre

Considered Puccini’s greatest operatic masterpiece, Madama Butterfly explores the depth of human emotions through tender duets and breathtaking arias. Set in Nagasaki, Japan, an innocent geisha’s love for an American naval officer begins with hope but ends in despair.  CLICK HERE   


JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT-  Fri/Sat 7:30pm; Sun 3pm, Pensacola Little Theatre

This is the irresistible family musical about the trials and triumphs of Joseph, Israel’s favorite son. CLICK HERE   


ASSASSINS- Fri/Sat 7:30pm, Sun 2pm, Mobile Theatre Guild

Assassins combines Sondheim's signature blend of intelligently stunning lyrics and beautiful music with a panoramic story of our nation's culture of celebrity and the violent means some will use to obtain it, embodied by America's four successful and five would-be presidential assassins. Bold, original, disturbing and alarmingly funny, Assassins is perhaps the most controversial musical ever written.  CLICK HERE  


AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTYFri/Sat 7:30pm, Sun 2pm, Joe Jefferson Playhouse

The story centers around the Weston family, brought together after their patriarch, a world-class poet and alcoholic, disappears. Holed up in the large family estate in Osage County, Oklahoma, tensions heat up and boil over in the ruthless August heat.  CLICK HERE    


PENSACOLA ICE FLYERS HOCKEY vs HUNTSVILLE HAVOC- Fri/Sat 7:05pm, Pensacola Bay Center, CLICK HERE    


THE CHARITY CHASE 2018- Sat 8am, USA Campus

The Charity Chase 5K is Mobile's premier joint-charity fundraising event. Race for your favorite, local charity and win additional donations for your favorite nonprofit by winning overall or placing in your age division!  CLICK HERE    


ICE SKATING AT THE FORT OF COLONIAL MOBILEThurs 10am-8pm; Fri/Sat 10am-9pm; Sun 10am-8pm, CLICK HERE    



MOVIES:


MAZE RUNNER: THE DEATH CURE (PG13)- Young hero Thomas embarks on a mission to find a cure for a deadly disease known as the "Flare".  Stars  Rosa Salazar, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Dylan O'Brien


HOSTILES (R) - In 1892, a legendary Army captain reluctantly agrees to escort a Cheyenne chief and his family through dangerous territory. Stars Scott Shepherd, Rosamund Pike, Ava Cooper


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