DRIVER SAFETY CLASS

DATE/TIME: Tuesday and Aug. 3, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

LOCATION: The Harry Roberts Community House, 300 E. 16th Ave., Gulf Shores. Gulf Shores and Orange Beach Senior Centers have teamed up with AARP to offer a two-day drivers safety class. Course completion may qualify participants age 50 and over to receive auto insurance discounts in most states.

COST: $12 for AARP members, $15 for non members. The course fee covers all materials.

PHONE: Call the Harry Roberts Community House 251-968-1434 to register. Seating is limited, so those who wish to participate should register soon.

SOUTH BALDWIN

NEWCOMERS’ AUGUST BRUNCH

DATE/TIME: Tuesday, 8:45 a.m.

LOCATION: Orange Beach Senior Center. The club its their new year with its annual August Brunch. The speaker at the brunch will be Laura Smith, Director of Marketing and Public Relations for the Mobile Symphony Orchestra. The Orange Beach Senior Center is located at 26251 Canal Rd, Orange Beach

COST: Free, bring a small brunch dish to share.

TARGET'S ANNUAL NATIONAL NIGHT OUT

DATE: Aug. 3, 2011

TIME: 5-8 p.m.

Come out and join the Target team and Gulf Shores and Foley's Police and Fire Departments for games, food, and fun! There will be photo opportunities with Firemen, face painting, and even a K-9 demonstration!

LOCATION: Target Shopping Center at Pelican Place, Gulf Shores.

COST: Event is free and open to the public.

PHONE: 251-967-7001

COLLAGE CLASS

DATE/TIME: Tuesday through Aug. 4, 9 a.m.-noon

LOCATION: Jane Sellier will teach a three-day collage workshop in The Studio of The Orange Beach Arts Center. ollage is a technique of composing a work of art by pasting on the surface various materials not normally associated with one another. These can be pieces of newspaper, photographs, sheet music, leaves or anything else that will stick to a surface.

COST: $50 per person and space is limited

PHONE: 251-981-2787

DIVE-IN THEATER ORANGE BEACH AQUATICS CENTER

DATE/TME: Aug. 5

LOCATION: The Orange Beach Aquatics Center. Kids ages 5 and up will be treated to food and a movie, but must be preregistered.

COST: $10 per child.

PHONE: 251-974-7946

DISNEY JUNGLE

BOOK KIDS

DATES/TIMES: Aug. 5-6, Aug. 12-14, 7:30 p.m., Aug. 7 and Aug. 14, 2 p.m.

LOCATION: South Baldwin Community Theatre. Join Mowgli, Baloo, King Louie and the gang as they swing their way through adventures and thwart the tiger, Shere Khan.

COST: Adults $12; Students $8

PHONE: 251-968-6721

BRICE MILLER AND MAHOGANY BRASS BAND

DATE/TIME: Aug. 6, 8 p.m.

LOCATION: LuLu’s at Homeport Marina. The Oxford American Magazine has named 2011 the year of Alabama Music. The Brice Miller show is part of that celebration.

PHONE: To make reservations, contact Lucy Buffett's LuLu's at Homeport Marina at 251-967-LULU (5858).

147th ANNIVERSARY COMMEMORATION BATTLE OF MOBILE BAY

DATE/TIME: Aug. 6, 8 a.m.

8/6/2011 - 8/6/2011

LOCATION: Historic Fort Morgan 51 State Highway 180 West, Gulf Shores. Fort opens to the public at 8:00 a.m. Cannon salute, followed by oral account of the Battle of Mobile Bay. Our fully stocked Quartermaster Building will be on display. Our resident Blacksmith will demonstrate his craft in the original blacksmith shop.

COST: $5 for adults, $4 seniors, $3 for children 18 and under, free to 6 and under. Family Pass: $12 for 2 adults/2 children.

PHONE: 251-540-5257

WEBSITE: www.ft-morgan.com

DIRTY GOV’NAHS AT

THE HANGOUT

DATE/TIME: Aug. 18, 7 p.m.

LOCATION: The Hangout, Gulf Shores.

COST: This is a FREE show but a ticket will be required to attend. You can win these tickets from 92ZEW and The Hangout’s website.

PHONE: 251-948-3030

WEBSITE: www.thehangoutal.com

STEELY DAN

AT THE WHARF

DATE/TIME: Aug. 21, 8 p.m.

LOCATION: The Wharf, Orange Beach

COST: $82, $62, $42, $22

PHONE: 251-224-1020

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

BALPHA NOOJIN ARTIST’S RECEPTION

DATE/TIME: Sept. 15 5-7 p.m.

LOCATION: Orange Beach Art Center for Balpha Noojin, Iconographer. Her works will be on display through Nov. 15

PHONE: 251-981-2787.

Ongoing

MAKE YOUR OWN SUN CATCHER

DATE/TIME: Tuesdays, 4 p.m.

LOCATION: Orange Beach Art Center. A new class has been added to the roster at The Hot Shop. You can experience the art of glass fusing, creating a one of a kind sun catcher as a souvenir from your summer vacation. By arranging colored cut glass pieces on a clear square of glass your design will be fused in the annealer overnight and the next day your creation will be ready to pick up.

COST: The make your own classes last 10-20 minutes and cost between $20-$35.

PHONE: 251-981-2787

WEBSITE: orangebeachartcenter.com.

HOT GLASS MOMENTOS

DATE/TIME: Wednesdays at 4 p.m.

LOCATION: Orange Beach Art Center. The Hot Shop will provide the opportunity for you to cast your hands, feet, shells or mementos in glass. After pressing an object into a box of sand, the glass artist will pour molten glass into the form. After annealing overnight you will pick up your sand casting the Orange Beach Arts Center.

COST: The make your own classes last 10-20 minutes and cost between $20-$35.

PHONE: 251-981-2787

WEBSITE: orangebeachartcenter.com.

BLOOD DONATIONS

AT COBB THEATRE

DATE/TIME: Third Monday of every month, 1-6 p.m.

LOCATION: Cobb Theatre in Gulf Shores

REGISTRATION: Donors can make an appointment by visiting

www.redcrossblood.org and using the Sponsor Code COBBGS.

BEACH BOOT CAMP

DATE/TIME: Monday, Wednesday and Fridays, 7-8 a.m.

LOCATION: SanRoc Cay Courtyard and beyond with Fallon Mackey. Come work out hard, but laugh a lot.

COST: $15 per class or $150 per month.

CRAWFISH, SHRIMP BOIL

DATE/TIME: Every Sunday, 5 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

AL-ANON FAMILY GROUP MEETING SCHEDULE

Mondays, 7 p.m. Orange Beach AFG, Orange Beach Alateen Orange Beach Presbyterian Church, 26640 Canal Road, Orange Beach

Tuesdays, 5:30 p.m. Gulf Shores AFG, Gulf Shores United Methodist Church 1900 Gulf Shores Pkwy (Rte. 59)

Wednesdays, 4 p.m., Wednesday Afternoon Serenity Active only Oct.15-April 15 First Presbyterian Church of Gulf Shores 309 E. 21st,Ave at Hwy 180, Gulf Shores

Thursdays, 7 p.m., Orange Beach Step Study Orange Beach Presbyterian Church 26640 Canal Road, Orange Beach

Fridays, noon, Gulf Shores Step Study Holy Spirit Episcopal Church 616 W. Fort Morgan Road, Gulf Shores

PHONE; AI-Anon Answering Service for Mobile and Baldwin Counties 1-866-696-8235

WEBSITE: www.southbaldwinalanon.com and E-mail: southbaldwinalanon@gmail.com

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

ALCOHOLICS

ANONYMOUS MEETINGS:

Mondays: Orange Beach Presbyterian, Canal Road west of Alabama 161, 7 p.m.

Tuesdays: Gulf Shores United Methodist Church, Alabama 59 in Gulf Shores, 8 p.m.

Wednesdays: Orange Beach Presbyterian, Canal Road west of Alabama 161, 7 a.m.; Orange Beach United Methodist Church, Canal Road noon;Gulf Shores First Presbyterian Church 21st Avenue Gulf Shores, 4 p.m.

Thursdays: Gulfway Assembly of God, Cotton Creek Drive, Gulf Shores, 5:30 p.m.

Fridays: Orange Beach Presbyterian, Canal Road west of Alabama 161, 7 a.m. Our Lady of the Gulf Catholic Church, Alabama 180 and 22nd Avenue Gulf Shores, noon

Saturdays: Holy Espicopal Church, Fort Morgan Road, Gulf Shores, 8 p.m.

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

BREAD MINISTRY at Gulf Shores United Methodist Church is available from 9-10 a.m., every Thursday only in room 103 on the south campus, next to “Crossroad,” Youth Center. For more information call 251 968-2411.

FREE ENGLISH/SPANISH LANGUAGE CLASS Gulf Shores United Methodist Church every Tuesday and Thursday, 8:30 to 10 a.m., on the south campus in room 102, next to “Crossroad,” Youth Center. For more information call 251 968-2411.

WEEKLY WEDNESDAY SUPPER AND SERVICE at the Gulf Shores First Presbyterian Church. Supper will be served at 5:30 p.m. followed by a 30- minute service of music, prayer, and scripture. Join us each Wednesday for a spiritual uplift, and bring a friend. Please call the church 251-968-7720 or email (gsfpcusa@gulftel.com) by Monday, if you plan to attend. The Ministry Team providing the meal will need an accurate count to prepare. All are welcome. The church is located at 309 E. 21st Ave., Gulf Shores. Directions and more information are available at www.gspres.com.

AL TOPS #0515 — meets weekly on Friday at the Foley Senior Center (304 E. Rose Ave) at 9:30 a.m.Weigh in is at 9 a.m. We welcome both men and women. Hope to see you soon.

TOPS #0282 is held each Monday at First Presbyterian Church in, located at 195 E. Berry Ave. & Hwy. 59 in Foley. Weigh-in/meeting times — 5/6 p.m. For more information, call 965-2737 or 970-1623.

FRIDAY IS GAME DAY with Gulf Shores Senior Activities. – Bring your foursome if you have one for cards, dominoes, and checkers etc. Choose your games, partners, and tables at 9:30, serious play begins at 10 a.m., Harry Roberts Community House. For more information call 251-968-1434.

Blood pressure checks: The Orange Beach Fire Department offers free blood pressure checks every Wednesday from 9-10 a.m. at the Orange Beach Adult Activity. For more information call 251- 981-3440 or email cvines

@cityoforangebeach.com or visit the cityoforangebeach.com.

CARD AND GAMES are offered at the Orange Beach Activity Center. Bridge is on Tuesdays and Thursdays noon to 3 p.m; on Mondays and Thursdays foot canasta is offered from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.; and dominoes on Wednesday from 9:30 a.m. to noon.

Grief Support of Gulf Shores United Methodist Church meets the first and third Tuesdays from 11 am to noon at the church’s south campus in the Winn-Dixie Shopping Center, room 109 (next door to Family Dollar). The Revs Jody Hanna Kranz and Dave McLean facilitate the group. For more information, call Debra at 251-968-2411 or email Debra at debra@gulfshoresumc.org, with “Grief Support” in the subject line.

ARTS AND CRAFTS are offered Monday through Thursday at the Orange Beach Adult Activity Center from 9-11 a.m.. Mondays is open workshop from 9 to 11 a.m. Tuesdays is ceramics from 9-11 a.m. Costs is per item. Wednesdays are for memory boxes and the cost is $10. Basket weaving with newspapers is on Thursday and the cost is $5. Please call to register for classes. The center located at 26251 Canal Road. For more information call 251- 981-3440 or email cvines

@cityoforangebeach.com or visit the cityoforangebeach.com.

EXERCISE SESSIONS are offered Monday through Fridays at the Orange Beach Adult Activity Center. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, exercise from 8-9 a.m. and sit and be fit from 2-3 p.m.; line dancing Wednesdays 9:30-11:30 a.m.; Tai Chi Thursdays from 8-9 a.m. Costs are $3 for residents and $5 for nonresidents. For more information call 251- 981-3440.