CALENDAR OF EVENTS, 2001-2002
Upcoming Events
[Alabama Gulf Shores/Orange Beach]
South Pacific
Date: 11/1/2002 - 11/3/2002
Location: 2022 W. 2nd Avenue, Gulf Shores
Price: Ticket prices: $10.00 adult, $5.00 student, $3.00 5-under.
Phone: 251-968-6721
Alabama Pecan & Satsuma Festival
Date: 11/1/2002 - 11/3/2002
Location: Tillman's Corner Community Center, 5055 Carol Plantation Road, Mobile
Price: FREE ADMISSION!
Phone: 251-304-1117
PECANS, PECANS, PECANS!
We cordially invite you to join us for a fun-filled, family-oriented two-day event.
Music of all kinds will be performed on stage for your enjoyment.
Resort Owners' Forum Trade Show
Date: 11/1/2002 - 11/2/2002
Location: Erie Meyer Civic Center, Gulf Shores
Price: No charge.
Phone: 800-290-6211
Web Site: www.meyerre.com
For resort propery owners and potential owners-- everything to know from A to Z. Friday, 8-4 pm; Saturday, 8-2 pm. Exhibitors, Speakers, food, beverages and Door prizes.
18th Annual Frank Brown International Songwriter's Festival
Date: 11/7/2002 - 11/17/2002
Location: Flora-Bama
Phone: 850-492-7664
Web Site: www.fbisf.com
Songwriters convene in more than a dozen venues in Florida and Alabama to sing their own compositions and have a rollicking good time. Jazz, folk, bluegrass, blues, rock-n-roll, country, R&B and gospel will create a musical tapestry for all music lovers.
Fish Talk
Date: 11/7/2002
Location: Foley Civic Center
Price: Free to public.
Phone: 800-844-3470
5:30-8:00 pm. Informative program with exhibits and speakers for anglers of all ages. Featured speakers include: Dr. Bob Shipp, Capt. Ben Fairey and Capt. Rick Haag.
The Princess Plays
Date: 12/6/2002 - 12/8/2002
Location: 2022 W. 2nd Avenue, Gulf Shores
Price: Ticket prices: $10.00 adult, $5.00 student, $3.00 5-under.
Phone: 251-968-6721
A Christmas Carol
Date: 12/7/2002
Location: Erie Meyer Civic Center, Gulf Shores
Price: Tickets on sale October 1,02
Phone: 251-968-1172
Web Site: www.ci.gulf-shores.al.us
7:30 p.m.
Nautical Night of Lights Christmas Boat Parade
Date: 12/7/2002
Location: Orange Beach from Bear Point Marina to Terry Cove.
Phone: 251-968-6904
Lighted boat parade featuring holiday decorations.
18th Annual "Christmas at the Fort"
Date: 12/7/2002 - 12/8/2002
Location: Fort Gaines Historic Site, Dauphin Island
Price: $4.50 adults, $2.50 5-12 years, Free 4- under
Phone: 251-861-6992
Experience the 1861 Christmas with the Confederate soldiers.
4th Annual Sandy Claws
Date: 12/7/2002
Location: Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo
Price: $5.00 admission charge all day ~ Members free.
Phone: 251-968-5731
Guests are invited to share cookies and hot chocolate and visit the zoo at a greatly reduced admission.
12th Annual Symphony by the Sea
Date: 12/8/2002
Location: Perdido Beach Resort, Orange Beach
Phone: 251-981-9811
Christmas concert will feature the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra in an elegant evening of traditional and classical holiday music.
Christmas Open House and Tree Lighting
Date: 12/10/2002
Location: City of Gulf Shores Municipal Complex
Price: Free to public.
Phone: 251-968-1172
Come for the Tree lighting in the Erie Meyer Civic Center at 6:00 p.m., then stroll through the complex. Entertainment will be provided at several locations.
6-8 pm.
The Princess Plays
Date: 12/13/2002 - 12/15/2002
Location: 2022 W. 2nd Avenue, Gulf Shores
Price: Ticket prices: $10.00 adult, $5.00 student, $3.00 5-under.
Phone: 251-968-6721
18th Annual Polar Bear Dip
Date: 1/1/2003
Location: Flora-Bama Lounge, on the state line.
Phone: 251-980-5118
Web Site: www.florabama.com
Struggle For The Gulf Frontier-War of 1812
Date: 1/4/2003 - 1/5/2003
Location: Fort Morgan
Phone: 251-540-7127
Lend Me A Tenor
Date: 1/9/2003 - 1/12/2003
Location: 2022 W. 2nd Avenue, Gulf Shores
Price: Ticket prices: $10.00 adult, $5.00 student, $3.00 5-under.
Phone: 251-968-6721
"Contemporary Ethical Issues in Medicine and Healthcare"
Date: 1/10/2003
Location: Adult Activity Center, Gulf Shores
Price: Free Admission
Phone: 251-968-1465
Alabama Humanities Foundation Lecturer, Dennis Sansom
Coffee 9:30 a.m.
Lecture 10:00 a.m.
Craig Karges
Date: 1/13/2003 - 1/15/2003
Location: Erie Meyer Civic Center, Gulf Shores
Price: Ticket on sale October 1, 02
Phone: 251-968-1172
7:30 p.m.
Lend Me A Tenor
Date: 1/16/2003 - 1/19/2003
Location: 2022 W. 2nd Avenue, Gulf Shores
Price: Ticket prices: $10.00 adult, $5.00 student, $3.00 5-under.
Phone: 251-968-6721
"Alabama Mysteries and Legends"
Date: 1/24/2003
Location: Adult Activity Center, Gulf Shores
Price: Free Admission
Phone: 251-968-1465
Alabama Humanities Foundation Lecturer, Alan Brown
Coffee 9:30 a.m.
Lecture 10:00 a.m.
Vienna Choir Boys
Date: 1/29/2003 - 1/31/2003
Location: Erie Meyer Civic Center, Gulf Shores
Price: Ticket on sale October 1, 02
Phone: 251-968-1172
Web Site: www.ci.gulf-shores.al.us
7:30 p.m.
"Historic Sites of Alabama"
Date: 2/7/2003
Location: Adult Activity Center, Gulf Shores
Price: Free Admission
Phone: 251-968-1465
Alabama Humanities Foundation Lecturer, Jackie Matte
Coffee 9:30 a.m.
Lecture 10:00 a.m.
Gulf Shores Womens Club 27th Annual Tour of Homes
Date: 2/8/2003
Price: Tickets are $15.00.
Phone: 251-948-6333
House tour hours: 10 am - 4 pm.
Tickets available at Jubilee Gifts, Gulf Shores.
Mobile's 1st Line of Defense-1834
Date: 2/8/2003 - 2/9/2003
Location: Fort Morgan
Phone: 251-540-7127
Roger Williams
Date: 2/10/2003 - 2/12/2003
Location: Erie Meyer Civic Center, Gulf Shores
Price: Tickets on sale October 1, 02
Phone: 251-968-1172
Web Site: www.ci.gulf-shores.al.us
7:30 p.m.
Opal's Million Dollar Duck
Date: 2/12/2003 - 2/16/2003
Location: 2022 W. 2nd Avenue, Gulf Shores
Price: Ticket prices: $10.00 adult, $5.00 student, $3.00 5-under.
Phone: 251-968-6721
The Snowbirds take the stage.
Red Snapper Festival
Date: 2/15/2003
Phone: 251-974-1206
Grilled and fried fish plates, fried shrimp plates and grilled chicken plates will be for sale. Plates include coleslaw, corn fritters, grits, tea or coffee. Soft drinks and water will also be available at an additional charge.
In addition to food, there will be arts and crafts, onsite music, a silent auction and souvenir t-shirts for sale.
The Orange Beach Sportsplex located on Public Works Road, just south of Canal Road (AL Hwy. 180), approximately 3 miles west of Orange Beach Blvd. (AL Hwy. 161). From 10 AM to 5 PM.
8th Annual "Battle of Mobile Bay 5K Race"
Date: 2/15/2003
Phone: 251-450-0517
Web Site: www.dauphinisland.org
Starting at 9 am with a 5K race, followed by a "Fun-Run".
Award ceremony immediately following the "fun-run".
Ray Price
Date: 2/18/2003 - 2/20/2003
Location: Erie Meyer Civic Center, Gulf Shores
Price: Tickets on slae October 1, 02
Phone: 251-968-1172
Web Site: www.ci.gulf-shores.al.us
7:30 p.m.
Opal's Million Dollar Duck
Date: 2/19/2003 - 2/23/2003
Location: 2022 W. 2nd Avenue, Gulf Shores
Price: Ticket prices: $10.00 adult, $5.00 student, $3.00 5-under.
Phone: 251-968-6721
The Snowbirds take the stage.
"No Place Like Home: Brother to a Dragonfly"
Date: 2/21/2003
Location: Adult Activity Center, Gulf Shores
Price: Free Admission
Phone: 251-968-1465
Alabama Humanities Foundation Lecturer, Kristin Henson
Coffee 9:30 a.m.
Lecture 10:00 a.m.
Paragon Ragtime Orchestra
Date: 2/24/2003 - 2/26/2003
Location: Erie Meyer Civic Center, Gulf Shores
Price: Tickets on sale October 1, 02
Phone: 251-968-1172
Web Site: www.ci.gulf-shores.al.us
7:30 p.m.
Mystics of Pleasure Mardi Gras Parade
Date: 2/28/2003
Location: Orange Beach
Phone: 251-752-0236
Revel with the Mystics of Pleasure as they parade through Orange Beach. Catch beads and other trinkets from more than 20 floats. Dance as 10 area bands "go marching on."
13th Annual "Taste of the Colony"
Date: 3/1/2003
Price: Regular Admission: 13+ up: $5.00, 5-12 Yrs.: $2.50, 4+ under: Free
Phone: 251-861-6992
Web Site: www.dauphinisland.org
Explore life on Isle Dauphine in the 1700-1800's. You;ll see authenic camping in the fort, candle-dipping, open-hearth cooking and tasting, blacksmith demonstrations and much more.
Mardi Gras Parades, Gulf Shores & Orange Beach
Date: 3/4/2003
Phone: 251-968-6904
Call for route.
Gulf Shores: 10:00 a.m. Orange Beach: 1:45 p.m.
The Smothers Brothers
Date: 3/6/2003 - 3/8/2003
Location: Erie Meyer Civic Center, Gulf Shores
Price: Tickets on sale October1, 02
Phone: 251-968-1172
Web Site: www.ci.gulf-shores.al.us
7:30 p.m.
"Little Country Church and Its Music"
Date: 3/7/2003
Location: Adult Activity Center, Gulf Shores
Price: Free Admission
Phone: 251-968-1465
Alabama Himanities Foundation Lecturer, Joyce Cauthen
Coffee 9:30 a.m.
Lecture 10:00 a.m.
Pleasure Island Festival of Art
Date: 3/8/2003 - 3/9/2003
Location: Lake Shelby, Gulf Shores
Price: Free to public.
Phone: 251-981-1852
More than 50 artists will exhibit their works on the banks of Gulf State Park's Lake Shelby.
Saturday: 10a.m.-5p.m.
Sunday: 10a.m.-4p.m.
Soldiers of Fort Morgan-1834-1944
Date: 3/8/2003 - 3/9/2003
Location: Fort Morgan
Phone: 251-540-7127
Rogers and Hart, A Celebration
Date: 3/13/2003 - 3/16/2003
Location: 2022 W. 2nd Avenue, Gulf Shores
Price: Ticket prices: $10.00 adult, $5.00 student, $3.00 5-under.
Phone: 251-968-6721
34th Annual Historic Mobile Homes Tours
Date: 3/14/2003 - 3/15/2003
Price: Ticket prices are advance purchase $12 per person, $15 the day of the tour, $10 group rate of 10 or more, $5 single homes (pay at the door).
Phone: 251-432-9524
Web Site: www.historicmobilehomes.org
Representing Mobile's rich & diverse architectural past. Experience Creole cottages, Federal-style townhouses, Greek Revival mansions and turn-of-the-century Victorian & Neo-Classical residences.
31st Annual Outdoor Art Show
Date: 3/14/2003 - 3/16/2003
Phone: 251-928-2228
25th Annual Spring Fever Chase
Date: 3/15/2003
Location: Fairhope
Phone: 251-370-1133
Web Site: www.racegate.com
Event featuring a 10 K run which begins at 8:00 am. The 2 mile fun run begins at 9:30 am.
Rogers and Hart, A Celebration
Date: 3/20/2003 - 3/23/2003
Location: 2022 W. 2nd Avenue, Gulf Shores
Price: Ticket prices: $10.00 adult, $5.00 student, $3.00 5-under.
Phone: 251-968-6721
Azalea Trail Run 10K / 1 & 2-Miler
Date: 3/22/2003
Phone: (251) 473-7223
One of the premier 10K road races in the United States.
12th Annual Alabama State Chili Cook Off
Date: 4/5/2003
Location: Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo
Phone: 251-968-5731
"A Civil War Living History Weekend"
Date: 4/5/2003 - 4/6/2003
Price: Regular Admission: 13+ up: $5.00, 5-12 yrs.: $2.50, 4+ under: Free.
Phone: 251-861-6992
Web Site: www.dauphinisland.org
Hosted byt he 45th Alabama Regiment, you will experience a weekend of the soldiers lives during the Civil War. There will be Roll Call, Mail & Pay Calls, Company Drills, Camp Life Impressions, Displays and Camp cooking.
Splendid Little War-Fort Morgan-1898
Date: 4/12/2003 - 4/13/2003
Location: Fort Morgan
Phone: 251-540-7127
7th Annual Mullet Man Triathlon
Date: 4/19/2003
Phone: 251-980-1558
Web Site: www.florabama.com
19th Annual Interstate Mullet Toss and Gulf Coast's Greatest Beach Party
Date: 4/25/2003 - 4/27/2003
Location: Flora-Bama
Phone: 251-980-5118
Web Site: www.florabama.com
What's a Mullet Toss? A Mullet Toss consists of individuals on the beach throwing a mullet, from a 10-foot circle in Alabama across the state line into Florida. Not to mention a great excuse to throw a weekend long party,
with lots of fun activities, great music and food!
Harvey
Date: 4/25/2003 - 4/27/2003
Location: 2022 W. 2nd Avenue, Gulf Shores
Price: Ticket prices: $10.00 adult, $5.00 student, $3.00 5-under.
Phone: 251-968-6721
Beachfest
Date: 5/2/2003 - 5/4/2003
Location: Gulf Shores Public Beach
Phone: 251-968-6904
Harvey
Date: 5/2/2003 - 5/4/2003
Location: 2022 W. 2nd Avenue, Gulf Shores
Price: Ticket prices: $10.00 adult, $5.00 student, $3.00 5-under.
Phone: 251-968-6721
4th Annual Low Country Boil
Date: 6/5/2003
Location: Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo, Gulf Shores
Price: $10.00 per person~ Zoo Members $5.00 each.
Phone: 251-968-5731
This is an "all you can eat" Cajun picnic, served on tables, buffet style. Drinks are sold separately. Money from this fund raiser goes toward Zoo improvements.
Hot Trot 10K Run
Date: 6/14/2003
Phone: 251-947-4111
Independence Day Celebration
Date: 7/4/2003
Location: Fort Morgan
Phone: 251-540-7127
Fireworks
Date: 7/4/2003
Location: Perdido Beach Resort, Orange Beach
Phone: 251-981-9811
Fireworks
Date: 7/4/2003
Location: Gulf Shores Public Beach
Phone: 251-968-1173
5th Annual Watermelon Seed Spittin' Tournament
Date: 7/12/2003
Location: Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo, Gulf Shores
Phone: 251-968-5731
Civil War Living History
Date: 8/2/2003 - 8/3/2003
Phone: 251-540-7127
Demonstrations commemorating the anniversary of the Battle of Mobile Bay
10th Annual Sandstock Festival
Date: 8/8/2003 - 8/9/2003
Location: Flora Bama
Phone: 251-980-5118
Web Site: www.florabama.com
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