Gulf Shores, Orange Beach calendar from The Islander

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Posted 5/23/11

ROLLIN’ IN THE HAY

MUSIC AT MEYER

DATE/TIME: Thursday, 6 p.m.

LOCATION: Meyer Park, Gulf Shores. Live entertainment from Rollin’ in The Hay. Bring your blankets, chairs, friends and family!

COST: Free to the public

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Gulf Shores, Orange Beach calendar from The Islander

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ROLLIN’ IN THE HAY

MUSIC AT MEYER

DATE/TIME: Thursday, 6 p.m.

LOCATION: Meyer Park, Gulf Shores. Live entertainment from Rollin’ in The Hay. Bring your blankets, chairs, friends and family!

COST: Free to the public

PHONE: 251.968.1171

WEBSITE: www.gulfshoresal.gov

2011 HURRICANE EXPO

DATE/TIME: Thursday, 11 a.m.-7 p.m.

LOCATION; Erie Meyer Civic Center, Gulf Shores. There will be local vendors from around the area displaying products and services designed to help you prepare for the upcoming Hurricane Season, which begins on June 1. The City will have two speaker sessions, one at 12:30 p.m. and the second at 5:30 p.m.During these sessions, City department heads will inform the public of the procedures followed by City employees, and the different criteria associated with storm activities. There will be a question and answer session following each speaker session. The entire Gulf Shores/Fort Morgan Community is invited and encouraged to attend.

COST: Free to the public

PHONE: 251-968-1420

ELKS BOSTON BUTT SALE

DATE/TIME: Saturday, 2-8 p.m., Sunday 10 a.m. to noon. Must pre-order by Monday

LOCATION: The Gulf Coast Elks Lodge #2782.Proceeds of sale to support local Charities(i.e. Boy Scouts, Dictionary

Project, Veterans, Scholarship Program).

COST: $25 (average weight eight pounds.

PHONE: Pre-order only, call 251-971-2782.

CELEBRATE PHOENIX

RISING

DATE/TIME: Saturday, 4-7 p.m.

LOCATION: Phoenix West II, 23450 Perdido Beach Blvd., Orange Beach. Join Phoenix owners past and present and future Brett/Robinson neighbors to celebrate the construction progress.  Enjoy seafood from the Brett/Robinson Coast and explore our most luxurious condominium ever.  Stay for live entertainment and family activities.  Children are welcome!

PHONE: 251-968-7363 ext. 7035

LYNYRD SKYNYRD

AND ZZ TOP

DATE/TIME: Sunday, 8 p.m.

LOCATION: The Wharf Amphitheater

COST: $70.50, $42.50, or $25.50 or $15 for upper 300 level

PHONE: 251-224-1021

WEBSITE: www.amphitheateratthewharf.com

SEVENTH ANNUAL LULU PALOOZA 2011

DATE/TIME: Saturday and Sunday

LOCATION: 200 E. 25th Ave., Gulf Shores. Music starts early inside the restaurant with Coconut Radio.  Later in the afternoon on our main stage on the beach will be performances from Grayson Capps & the Stumpknockers, Ilo Ferreira, and The Radiators.

COST: Free admission.

PHONE: 251-967-5858

WEBSITE: www.lulusathomeport.com

PLEASURE ISLAND KNIT

& CROCHET GROUP AT BEACH CITE

DATE: Tuesday 

TIME:  5:30 p.m.

Do you like to knit or crochet or would like to learn? Bring your yarn and needles or hook, or bring a project in progress, discuss techniques, share patterns and ideas!  Bring a friend!

LOCATION:  Beach CITE Studios, Inc. at SanRoc Cay, 27267 Perdido Beach Blvd. Suite 202, Orange Beach.

PHONE: 251-269-2127

www.beachcitestudios.org

2011 YOUTH SUMMER

CAMP AT THE

BODENHAMMER CENTER

DATE:  Tuesday- Aug. 5, 2011 

TIME:  9 a.m.-4 p.m.

Youth Summer Camp is a 9-week summer adventure.  Camp fees include all field trips and extended care. Ages 5 to 11.

LOCATION:  Bodenhamer Recreation Center, 310 W. 19th Ave., Gulf Shores

COST: Registration fee is $25 per child.  Camp fee is $565 per child for full members and $745 per child for nonmembers.

PHONE: 251-968-4420

www.gulfshoresal.gov/parksandrec/index.html

CAMP SUNSHINE SUMMER PROGRAM

DATE:  Tuesday-Aug. 7, 2011 

TIME:  7 a.m.-6 p.m.

The program runs weekdays during the summer and is for kids going into K-6th grades.  It’s open to year round Orange Beach residents only (proof of residency required).

It includes indoor & outdoor games, arts & crafts, movies, music, swimming, field trips, and special events. Activities are conducted by full time and/or summer staff.

COST: Registration fee is $35 for each child and is due at registration, plus 1st week payment of $60 for the first child and $55.00 for each additional child.

LOCATION:  Orange Beach Recreational Center, 4849 Wilson Blvd., Orange Beach

PHONE:  251-974-2336

www.obparksandrec.com

SUMMER TIDE THEATRE PRESENTS DAMES AT SEA

DATE/TIME: June 3-July 3, Tuesdays and Sundays, 8 p.m.

LOCATION: George C. Meyer Performing Arts Center, home of the South Baldwin Community Theatre, 2022 W. Second St. in Gulf ShoresThe show will take audiences back to the 1930s, to the days of the flashy, glitzy Busby Berkeley-style musicals, when a simple chorus girl can find fame, fortune and marriage aboard a battleship in the award-winning musical Dames at Sea!

COST: $18 for adults, $12 for 12 and under.

PHONE: The University of Alabama Box Office at 205-348-3400 in May or 251-968-6721 starting June 1

WEBSITE: Tickets may also be purchased online 24/7 by visiting www.SummerTide.org.

GULF SHORES LIBRARY SUMMER ACTIVITIES

DATE/TIMES: Every Wednesday in June, 10:30 a.m.

LOCATION: All programs will be held at the Bodenhamer Recrecation Center

COST: Free to the public

PHONE: 251-968-1176

SHANE TUCKERS’

ELVIS REMEMBERED

DATE/TIME: June 2, 6 p.m.

LOCATION: Erie Meyer Civic Center

COST: Free to the public

PHONE: 251.968.1171

WEBSITE: www.gulfshoresal.gov

OCEAN CAMP FOR KIDS

DATE/TIMES: June 7-10, June 14-17 and June 21-24, 9 a.m.-noon for ages 4 to 8, 1-4 p.m. for ages 9 to 12.

LOCATION: Faulkner State Community College, Gulf Shores Campus. First session is Animal Explorer Week, the second session is Animal Expert Week and the third session is Dive Deep Explorers Week. Additional camps may be added in July if there is interest.

COST: Each four-day week is $100 per camper.

PHONE: 251-990-0445 or 800-231-3752 . For program and camp questions, contact Belinda Ringpfeil at Oceancamp@gmail.com.

GRAYSON CAPS

MUSIC AT MEYER

DATE/TIME: June 16, 6 p.m.

LOCATION: Meyer Park, Gulf Shores. Live Entertainment from Grayson Capps  Bring your blankets, chairs, friends and family!

COST: Free to the public

PHONE: 251.968.1171

WEBSITE: www.gulfshoresal.gov.

BRENT BURNS AND SUNNY JIM AT MEYER

DATE/TIME: June 30, 6 p.m.

LOCATION: Meyer Park, Gulf shores. Trop Rock at its Best! 

COST: Free to the public

PHONE: 251.968.1171

WEBSITE: www.gulfshoresal.gov.

AUGUST BACK TO SCHOOL BEACH BASH

DATE/TIME: Date to be determined, Public Beach with live music and family fun.

COST: Free to the public

PHONE: 251.968.1171

WEBSITE: www.gulfshoresal.gov 

BRENT BURNS AT MEYER

DATE/TIME: Sept. 1, 6 p.m.

LOCATION: Meyer Park, Gulf Shores. Trop rocker Brent Burns     COST: Free to the public

PHONE: 251.968.1171

WEBSITE: www.gulfshoresal.gov

Ongoing

CRAWFISH, SHRIMP BOIL

DATE/TIME: Every Sunday, 4 p.m.

LOCATION: The Undertow in Orange Beach on Canal Road is having a “Sunday Funday” located on the “back 40” of the restaurant. The fair includes shrimp, crawfish, corn, potatoes and smoked sausage.

COST: All-you-can-eat event, adults $10, children 12 and under, $5. starts at 4 p.m. and costs $10 for adults and $5 for children 12 and under. The fair includes shrimp, crawfish, corn, potatoes and smoked sausage.

PHONE: 251-981-3331

GULF SHORES MUSEUM READING PROGRAMS

DATE/TIME: Wednesdays and Saturdays in June and July at 2 p.m.

LOCATION: Gulf Shores Museum, 244 W. 19th Ave. 

RSVP space is limited.Refreshments and Activites provided. Journey through time and discover your Island with age appropriate activites for children 9 years old and up.

COST: All activities and programs are free to the public.

PNONE: 251-968-1473

MEMBER ARTIST NEW WORKS

DATE/TIME: Through July 18

LOCATION: Orange Beach Art Center: Member artists rotate their works quarterly.

PHONE: 251-981-2787

WEBSITE: orangebeachartscenter.com

ART CLASSES: The  Orange Beach Art Center at  26389 Canal Rd., Orange Beach offers a variety of art classes in a variety of mediums from pastels to water colors to oils to glass-blowing and crafts. For more information on the center’s offerings, call 251-981-ARTS (2787) or visit www.orangebeachartcenter.com

ANNUAL GALILEAN BEACH WORSHIP SERVICE

DATE:  May 8-Sept. 4, 2011 

TIME:  7:30- 8:30 a.m.

Celebrate your spiritual beliefs during the season of Galilean Beach Worship Service, which kicks off on Mother’s Day, Sunday, May 8th and runs through Labor Day weekend Sunday, Sept. 4. Conducted by the Foley United Methodist Church (FUMC).  Remember to dress casual, and bring your lawn chairs or blankets to the beach near the Gulf State Park Pavilion in Gulf Shores.

LOCATION:  Gulf State Park Pavilion, 22250 East Beach Blvd., Gulf Shores

PHONE: 251-943-9343

www.foleyumc.org