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Shrimp Fest – Children’s Activity Village

Thursday, October 13th, 2011

Yes! Bring the kids to the Shrimp Festival October 13–16, 2011!

Children's Activity Village, Shrimp Festival, Gulf Shores, Alabama

Bring the kids and enjoy loads of family fun during Shrimp Fest, October 13–16, 2011, in Gulf Shores, Alabama.

Parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles are encouraged to bring the younger set to enjoy this hugely popular event in Gulf Shores, Alabama. There is an entire section of the grounds dedicated to making the children’s days at the festival just as fun as the adults’ experience.

Free snacks of snow cones and popcorn will keep the kids fueled between meals. Many free events and activities will be provided, including sports inflatables, arts & crafts, video games, Build-a-Bear coloring books, jet ski simulator, face painting, make-your-own T-shirts, safety lessons and ID tags from the Alabama Marine Police. You’ll also find H2O Ballz, outdoor family adventures, and children’s clothing and accessories.

A full slate of live stage acts by or for children is offered throughout the four-day festival. Babin House of Party will supply free all-day entertainment on Thursday and Friday, October 13 and 14 (10 a.m.–5 p.m.), plus shorter stage segments Saturday and Sunday (see schedule below).

Local and regional acts fill out the weekend days:

Saturday
10–11 a.m. South Baldwin Dance Center
11–11:30 Melange Dance Company of Pascagoula, MS
11:30–noon     Alabama International Girl Youth Development
Noon–12:30    Flip City
12:30–1:00      Babin House of Party
1:00–1:30        Southern Edge Dance
1:30–2:00        Wheeles Karate Academy
2:00–2:30        Southern Edge Dance
2:30–3:00        Babin House of Party
3:00–3:30        Flip City—Gulf Coast Little Princess Pageant Crowning
3:30–4:00        Gulf Coast Tae Kwon Do
4:00–5:00        Babin House of Party

Sunday
10:30–11 a.m. Alabama Entertainers Music Theater Group
11–11:30 Babin House of Party
11:30–noon     International Miss Youth Development
Noon–12:30    Brandy Brown Studio
12:30–1:00      Miss Seafood Queens
1:00–1:30 kbDanz
1:30–2:00 Babin House of Party
2:00–2:30        Alabama Entertainers Music Theater Group
2:30–3:00        Alligator Alley
3:00–3:30        Alabama Entertainers Music Theater Group
3:30–4:00        –
4:00–5:00        Babin House of Party Grand Finale

Although not directly a part of Children’s Activity Village, the Sand Sculpture Contest on Saturday (11 a.m.–3 p.m.) offers a creative opportunity for age groups starting as young as 5 years.

So pack up the entire family for fun, fun, fun at the 2011 Shrimp Festival!

While at the festival, you won’t want to miss the wide variety of musical acts at both ends of the festival grounds. Take a look at the full line-up, including links to many of the performers, on our Shrimp Fest—East Stage and Shrimp Fest—West Stage pages.

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Smoke on the Mountain

Wednesday, September 28th, 2011

It’s the 1930s, and the fictitious Sanders Family Singers is holding a “singin’” of traditional and bluegrass gospel music on a Saturday night in North Carolina. And you are a member of the congregation, eager to hear the music, witness the witnessing, share in the lives of the realistic (and non-preachy) characters, and be uplifted by a big helping of laughter.

South Baldwin Community Theatre, Gulf Shores, Alabama, Smoke on the Mountain, musical, play

Down-home gospel and bluegrass music woven into the lives of the fictitious Sanders Family Singers of the 1930s. Be part of the "congregation" at South Baldwin Community Theatre in Gulf Shores, Alabama.

As the dozen-plus cast members tell their stories, they segue naturally into great old hymns, some well known, others obscure. You’re sure to recognize sacred standards such as “Rock of Ages,” “I’ll Fly Away” and “Church in the Wildwood”—but even the unfamiliar tunes will bring on a sense of nostalgia for the little ol’ one-room community church that everyone in town attended.

Smoke on the Mountain will play Friday, September 30 and Saturday, October 1 at 7:30 and Sunday, October 2 at 2:30—and again the weekend of October 7–9 at the same times. Tickets are $18 for adults and $15 for students; group rates are available. Call to reserve at 251-968-6721. South Baldwin Community Theatre is located at 2022 W. Second St. in Gulf Shores, across from the Erie Meyer Civic Center and Bodenhamer Recreation Center.

If you are looking for a vacation property to call “home” during this show or any time, how about choosing a 2-bedroom condo in Gulf Shores? Meyer Vacation Rentals would love to help you find the perfect place to relax so you can take advantage of all our area has to offer!

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The Jungle Book Kids—This Weekend!

Friday, August 12th, 2011

Remember the animated musical about Mowgli, the young boy raised by wolves in the jungle? It was a childhood favorite, including the popular song “The Bare Necessities.”

The Jungle Book Kids, musical, South Baldwin Community Theater, children, Gulf Shores, Alabama

Enjoy the stage musical version of The Jungle Book Kids this weekend in Gulf Shores.

This weekend—Friday and Saturday, August 12 and 13, at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, August 14 at 2 p.m.—you and your children and grandchildren can relive this wonderful story of The Jungle Book in a staged children’s presentation.

This one-act musical has been carefully adapted from the original, keeping it family friendly, and making it sparkle with energetic music and colorful characters. When the villain tiger Shere Khan decides that the young boy is no longer welcome in the jungle, Bagheera the panther and Baloo the bear try to escort Mowgli safely to the “man village.” But they encounter some interesting characters along the way.

The Jungle Book Kids includes an age-old moral to the story and, of course, a happy ending. Don’t miss your opportunity to watch the young stars shine at South Baldwin Community Theater in Gulf Shores, 2022 W. Second St., across from Bodenhamer Center and the Erie Meyer Civic Center. Adult tickets are $10, student tickets $5, and ages 2 and under are admitted free. Call 968-6721 for further information.

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SummerTide Theatre: Dames at Sea

Friday, June 3rd, 2011

SummerTide Theatre: A small group of current and recently graduated college students and faculty members who easily transport their audience away from their hectic days and into a world of musical theater entertainment. As the professional summer theatre of the University of Alabama, these talented folks have brought innumerable smiles to Gulf Shores for the past 7 years, and this 8^th season is no exception.

This year’s show, Dames at Sea, is everything you would expect from a 1930s musical: a self-centered star, a sweet young thing who wants to be a star, a helpful friend, a handsome love interest, his friend, and an authority figure. They rekindle old flames or fall in love at first sight, they get caught up in misunderstandings, they kiss and make up. But mostly, they sing and they dance. And they do it well.

Each Tuesday through Sunday evening from June 3 through July 1, SummerTide Theatre will tell the story of a new Broadway show that almost closed when the theater was sold, but instead was staged aboard a nearby battleship. In spite of the mid-show setbacks to the characters in the story, you will leave feeling happy and lighthearted thanks to the tap dancing, the music and, of course, a fairy-tale happy ending.

Curtain is at 8 p.m. each night. Tickets are $18 for adults and $12 for children under 12; group rates for parties of 10 or more are available. Box office hours are Tuesday through Sunday from noon until 8 p.m., so you may reserve or pick up your tickets ahead of time or at the door. The George C. Meyer Performing Arts Center is located at 2022 W. 2^nd St. in Gulf Shores, across from the Erie Meyer Civic Center and the Bodenhamer Recreation Center.

Enjoy a break from your routine in this intimate setting and get a glimpse of 1930s Broadway with SummerTide Theatre’s Dames at Sea.

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Jim St. James at Beach CITE Studios

Wednesday, May 4th, 2011

The state-of-the-art Listening Room at Beach CITE Studios will once again be filled with top-notch talent this Friday, May 6, when singer/songwriter Jim St. James and his guest Vic Saul take the stage.

Jim St. James, singer, songwriter, Beach CITE Studios, Orange Beach, Alabama

Enjoy the music of Jim St. James and Vic Saul on Friday, May 6, 2011, at Beach CITE Studios.

Jim St. James began developing his style in the mid 1980s as he traveled to open mic opportunities around his stomping grounds of northwestern Indiana. As an owner of local coffee houses, he enjoyed his time at the mic between the hundreds of acts he brought in. But he also yearned for a larger opportunity as a performer, eventually living and honing his talents in Nashville, Los Angeles and Austin. In 2007, his song “Caroline” reached Number One on independent music charts, and he now claims the Number Five spot in the folk/rock category for Chicago’s Reverbnation charts.

Vic Saul may describe himself as half Welsh/Cornish and half Lithuanian, but he fits right into any local scene, performing his brand of folk, country with a touch of blues, or as he likes to call it, “acoustic dance.” Saul has appeared at the Frank Brown International Songwriters’ Festival in the fall several times. He says, “I love the whole Frank Brown Festival, and the Nashville artists who come down for it. There’s a lot of Nashville musical refugees down here on the Gulf Coast, but personally I think this is where all the good stuff is anyway.”

Both members of the talented duo will shine during the solo spotlight, but their collaboration material sparkles as well, highlighting a vibrant musical exchange only possible in a live setting. You will want to be there to experience it all, so bring a donation for admission and arrive as early as 6:30 for the 7:00 concert. This intimate Beach CITE setting at SanRoc Cay in Orange Beach will fill up quickly, so it is suggested to call 251-981-1989 to reserve your place.

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Cowboy Johnson CD Release Party

Wednesday, April 27th, 2011

The name “Cowboy” may not come to mind when you hear someone was born in England. And the name “Cowboy” isn’t usually a legal name chosen by parents. So let me explain:

Cowboy Johnson, music, Beach CITE Studios, Orange Beach, Gulf Shores, Alabama, SanRoc Cay

Celebrate Cowboy Johnson's new CD at a concert and party Friday, April 29, 2011, at Beach CITE Studios in Orange Beach, Alabama.

Baby Boy Johnson was born into an Air Force family that happened to be stationed in England. The young boy then spent many childhood hours singing gospel music at churches in California. But at age 15 his family moved to Minnesota, and at age 16 this young man was on his own, working in South Dakota mines, playing music, and living hard. When an upset neighbor referred to Johnson as a “cowboy” after shooting up a mailbox, the moniker stuck—and for the past 30 years the tattoo on his chest proudly proves that “Cowboy” is his name.

Having conquered his alcohol addiction 24 years ago, and experienced the hurt of four divorces, the excitement of his three children’s births, and the sorrow of losing both parents, Cowboy Johnson now shares stories of his demons, pains and redemption through his honest, compelling music and his unexpectedly smooth and gentle voice.

His first CD, A Grain of Sand, was released in 2003 as a tribute to the music of Texas artist Mickey Newbury. And now, the folks at Beach CITE Studios are excited to host a concert and release party this Friday, April 29, 2011, for Cowboy Johnson’s new CD, Old Friends. Appropriately, he will be joined in concert by a few of his favorite guests.

You’ll want to be at the studios’ Listening Room in SanRoc Cay, Orange Beach, when the doors open at 6:30 to be assured a seat for the 7:00 concert. Your admission is by donation at the door, and helps to bring more such outstanding artists to the Beach CITE Studios Listening Room. Learn more by visiting the Beach CITE Studios website and make your reservations by calling 251-981-1989.

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