DAUPHIN ISLAND PEOPLE’S PARADE- Sat 1pm, Dauphin Island
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KING CAKE-OFF - Fri 5pm-7:30pm, Mobile Civic Center
Local bakeries, eateries, and grocery stores will compete to see who has the tastiest King Cake and King Cake-Inspired Treat on the Gulf Coast. This family-friendly event will feature live music, local vendors, kids' activities, specialty cocktails, King Cake tastings, and more! This event helps raise funds for Big Brothers Big Sisters of South Alabama. Their mission is to create and support one-to-one mentoring relationships that ignite the power and promise of youth. CLICK HERE
JOY OF LIFE MARDI GRAS BALL- Sat 6pm, Daphne Civic Center
The "Joy of Life" Mardi Gras Ball showcases the culinary skills of Mobile's most amazing chefs and restaurants, a live and silent auction, as well as great musical entertainment all while raising funds for the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. The 2023 gala will present St. Jude patients as King and Queen. CLICK HERE
GUMBO & ALABAMA SLAMMER FESTIVAL- Sat 10am-6pm, Heritage Park, Foley
Enjoy tons of gumbo options, food trucks, kids zone (with pony rides and petting zoo!), live music from Fleetwood Max (The Definitive Fleetwood Mac Tribute) at 10:30am… Sons of Bocephus (A Tribute to Hank Williams Jr.) at 1:00 PM and Randy McNeeley & Band at 4:00 PM, plus food trucks, Alabama Slammers and Bloody Marys. CLICK HERE
OWA ARTS & CRAFTS FESTIVAL- Sat 12 noon-6pm, Downtown OWA, OWA Theme Park, Foley
This is Coastal Alabama’s newest arts and crafts festival. Immerse yourself in the sights and sounds of local art, music, and handcrafted goods. You’ll even have the chance to make a little art yourself! This family-friendly event is completely free to attend and enjoy. CLICK HERE
TOBYMAC’S HITS DEEP TOUR featuring TOBYMAC, CROWDER, Cochren & Co, Tasha Layton, Jon Reddick & Terrian - Thurs 7pm, Pensacola Bay Center, CLICK HERE
TEDESCHI TRUCKS BAND- Sun 7pm, Pensacola Saenger Theatre, CLICK HERE
RODNEY CARRINGTON- Fri/Sat 8pm, Beau Rivage Biloxi, CLICK HERE
TANNER USREY- Sat 8pm, Soul Kitchen, downtown Mobile, CLICK HERE
MISSISSIPPI PUPPET ARTS THEATRE PRESENTS TRICKSTER TALES- Sat 11am and 2pm, Mobile Museum of Art, Langan Park
To celebrate MMofA’s special exhibition “3 American Artists”, MMofA has partnered with the Mississippi Puppet Arts Theatre for a performance inspired by African folk tales. Join us for two performances of Trickster Tales starring Anansi the Spider and a puppet-making art activity. CLICK HERE
MOBILE JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL: ROSE - Thurs 7pm, USA campus, Mobile
Suddenly widowed at 78, family matriarch Rose learns to pursue her desires, rejecting the societal pressure to “act her age” and fade into benign oblivion. A career-crowning turn from screen legend Françoise Fabian highlights this life-affirming reminder that it’s never too late to seek happiness. Dessert Reception to follow the film. CLICK HERE
MOBILE JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL: EXODUS 91 (Reita Franco Memorial Film)- Sun 2pm, Ahavas Chesed Synagogue, Mobile
A docu-narrative film that tells the story of Asher Naim, an Israeli diplomat caught between worlds and facing a crisis of faith in himself and his country. Asher, a North-African Jew himself, is sent to Ethiopia to negotiate the escape of 15,000 Ethiopian Jews from a country collapsing under famine and civil war. Working with his Ethiopian-Israeli colleagues who, themselves, immigrated to Israel a decade earlier, Asher and his partners begin to question if the Israeli government is serious or using the operation as part of an elaborate publicity stunt against claims that “Zionism is Racism.” With rebel forces closing in on the capital, Asher’s faith in his mission is put to the test as he navigates the treacherous world of bureaucracy and politics in Ethiopia, Israel, and the US. CLICK HERE
***Sold Out*** FOUR OLD BROADS- Fri/Sat 7:30pm, Sun 2:30pm, Jan 20- Feb 5. Theatre 98, Fairhope
At Magnolia Place Assisted Living, resident Beatrice Shelton desperately needs a vacation – she just needs to convince her best friend, Eaddy Mae Clayton, to stop praying and go with her. Things have not been very pleasant at Magnolia Place since Nurse Pat Jones began working there. The newest resident, Imogene Fletcher, is suddenly losing her memory. Maude Jenkins is obsessed with her favorite soap opera and planning her own funeral. A mystery unfolds and hilarity ensues as the gals try to outsmart Nurse Pat and get their vacation. [PARENTAL GUIDANCE SUGGESTED: Contains Adult Language & Subject Matter] CLICK HERE
MIND GAME- Fri/Sat 7:30pm, Sun 2:30pm, Jan 27-Feb 4, Pensacola Little Theatre
When Mark Styler, a writer of glossy ‘true crime' paperbacks, tries to get an interview with Easterman, a notorious serial killer, he has no idea what he’s walking into. Mindgame is a puzzle box of a play. A dazzling thriller and a jet-black comedy that twists its way toward a shocking conclusion. CLICK HERE
TALL SHIP PINTA- Thurs Jan 26- Tues Jan 31, Lulu's/Homeport Marina, Gulf Shores
Discover Tall Ship Pinta– A replica of Christopher Columbus’ famous ship will be open for dockside educational tours. The Pinta tours as a ‘sailing museum’ for the purpose of educating the public and school children on the ‘caravel’, a Portuguese ship used by Columbus and many early explorers to discover the world. CLICK HERE
SPIRITS OF THE PASSAGE: THE STORY OF THE TRANSATLANTIC SLAVE TRADE- Now through June 21st, GulfQuest National Maritime Museum, downtown Mobile
In conjunction with the 160th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s 1863 Emancipation Proclamation, the National Maritime Museum of the Gulf of Mexico (GulfQuest) will be hosting one of the most powerful and important exhibitions it has ever displayed. “Spirits of the Passage: The Story of the Transatlantic Slave Trade” explores the strength of the human spirit through a display of nearly 150 historical objects spanning more than 350 years. (GulfQuest, along with several other museums and Bellingrath Gardens, is included in Alabama Tourism’s All-in-One 3-Day Mobile Attraction Ticket!) CLICK HERE
1st Annual HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR SHOWCASE FOOTBALL GAME- Sat 2pm, Ladd Peebles Stadium, Mobile
This game provides a platform for high-school senior football players from across the nation to showcase their talents, giving them a platform so colleges can view and submit scholarship offers to these players. The game will be broadcast on Ballin Down South Sports Network on Roku, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter & YouTube. CLICK HERE
PENSACOLA ICE FLYERS HOCKEY vs ROANOKE- Fri/Sat 7:05pm, Pensacola Bay Center
Friday is Bobblehead night and Saturday is Mardi Gras night. CLICK HERE
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