OCEAN CAMP FOR KIDS
DATE/TIMES: Through Friday 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 …
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OCEAN CAMP FOR KIDS
DATE/TIMES: Through Friday 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.
BLUE BERRY PICKING AT HILLCREST FARMS
DATE/TIME: Friday, 8:30 a.m.
LOCATION: We’ll depart from the Orange Beach Adult Activity Center.at 8:30 a.m. and travel to Elberta
COST: $ 2 per person for transportation. The cost to pick your own blueberries is $ 1.10 per pound.We will stop for a “treat” on the way home.
PHONE: 251-981-3440
WEBSITE: cityoforangebeach.com or email cvines@cityoforangebeach.com
HOLY SPIRIT EPISCOPAL CHURCH BLOOD DRIVE
DATE/TIME: Sunday, 9 a.m-2 p.m.
LOCATION: Alabama 180 Fort Morgan Road about a mile west of Alabama 59. Donors are automatically registered to win a 26-inch flat screen TV, drawing on July 1. Each donation helps 3 people.
PHONE: 251-223-4366
GSUMC PATRIOTIC
CONCERT
DATE/TIME: Sunday, 7 p.m.
LOCATION: Gulf Shores United Methodist Church presents their 10th annual patriotic concert, “One Nation, Under God” in the church sanctuary located at 1900 Gulf Shores Parkway, Gulf Shores.
COST: Tickets are on sale at the church's office; admission is $5 per person; proceeds go to The Citizens for Local Troop Support.
PHONE: For questions, contact the church office at 251-968-2411 or visit the church website at www.gulfshoresumc.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
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.
FOURTH AT THE WHARF
DATE/TIME: July 1-2, 8 p.m. both nights.
LOCATION: The Wharf in Orange Beach. On July 1, a laser light show with the music of Pink Floyd. On July 2, the Fab Four, the ultimate Beatles tribute band.
COSTS: $10 advance, $15 day of the show
PHONE: 251-224-1020
FIREWORKS GALA
AND BARBECUE
DATE/TIME: July 3, 6 p.m.
LOCATION: Perdido Beach Resort hosts event featuring “The Tip Tops” in Concert on the Beach Deck. Fireworks over the Gulf of Mexico at approximately 9 p.m.
COST: Advance ticket purchase is recommended, since availability cannot be guaranteed on the day of the event. Advance ticket prices are $25 for adults and $12.50 for children under 12. After July 2, ticket prices are $30 for adults and $15 for children under 12. Children 4 and under are admitted free of charge.
PHONE: 251-981-9811 or toll free at 800-634-8001.
WEBSITE: www.perdidobeachresort.com.
GULF SHORES PATRIOTIC CELEBRATION
DATE/TIME: July 2, 9 a.m.
LOCATION: Sims Park, Gulf Shores. The City of Gulf Shores and the American Legion Post 44 will host the second annual Family Day in America Stars and Stripes Celebration at the Sims Park Pavilion at the Bodenhamer Recreation Center. This patriotic celebration is free to the public and will feature a parade around Sims Park, an inflatable obstacle course, music, games and much more family fun.
PHONE: Contact the Special Events Division at 251-968-1172.
GULF SHORES FOURTH
OF JULY FIREWORKS
DATE/TIME: July 4, 9 p.m.
LOCATION: Gulf State Park Pier. The City of Gulf Shores will celebrate the Fourth of July with a stunning fireworks display and will feature a variety of specialty shell fireworks. Sunny 105.7 FM will be broadcasting a musical element to coincide with the show. Bring your blankets, chairs, friends and family and help us celebrate our nation’s birthday. In the event of severe weather, the fireworks display will take place July 5.
PHONE: Contact the Special Events Division at 251-968-1172.
FOURTH OF JULY WEEKEND AT THE HANGOUT
DATE/TIME: All weekend long
LOCATION: The Hangout at the ‘T’ in Gulf Shores: We are celebrating the All-American Fourth of July weekend. Join in the games all weekend long including The Hangout’s first Wiffle Ball Tournament, watermelon-eating contest, water balloon toss, tug-o-war, limbo, hula hoop, frozen T-shirt, whipped cream pie and more! Live music all weekend long. Best place on the beach to watch the fireworks show!
PHONE: 251-948-3030
WEBSITE: www.thehangoutal.com.
CANDLELIGHT TOURS
OF FORT MORGAN
HISTORIC SITE
DATE/TIME July 5, 12, 19 and 26, 7 p.m.
This tour, led by uniformed interpreters, enlightens visitors to the fort's vital role in the Civil War. The one-hour tour features historical vignettes about fort life during the Civil War era.
LOCATION: Fort Morgan, 51 State Hwy. 180 West, Gulf Shores.
COST: $5 for adults; $4 seniors; $3 for children 18 and under and free for 6 and under.
PHONE: 251-540-5257
POISON AT THE WHARF
DATE TIME: July 7, 8 p.m.
LOCATION: The Wharf, Orange Beach
COST: $49.95, $39.95 or $19.95
PHONE: 251-224-1020
VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL
DATES/TIME: July 11-15, 9 a.m.- noon
LOCATION: St Andrew by the Sea, 17263 Fort Morgan Road. The theme is “Pandamania.”
PHONE: 251-968-3900
SUMMER SAIL CAMP - 2011
SESSION 5 - July 11-15, 2011
SESSION 6 - July 18-22, 2011
TIME: 9 a.m.- 4:30 p.m.
The City of Orange Beach Parks & Recreation Department conducts summer sailing camps. The program for junior sailors ages 9-14 is held at the city's Waterfront Park. Participation fee includes hands on sailing instruction, classroom instruction, knot tying, daily drink and participation certificate. Morning sessions for Beginning Sailors are held from 9 a.m.-noon, Mon.- Fri. Afternoon sessions for Intermediate Sailors are held from 1:30-4:30 p.m., Mon.-Fri. It is mandatory the campers be experienced, confident swimmers and be aware that this is an independent program where they will learn to handle their own boat.
LOCATION: Orange Beach Waterfront Park, 26425 Canal Rd., Orange Beach.
COST: The fee to participate in Sail Camp is $100 for Orange Beach residents (proof of residency required) and $125 for nonresidents.
PHONE: 251-981-6039
JASON ALDEAN
AT THE WHARF
DATE/TIME: July 14, 8 p.m.
LOCATION: The Wharf, Orange Beach
COST: $55.75, $48.75, $35.75
PHONE: 251-224-1020
STYX AND YES
AT THE WHARF
DATE/TIME: July 15, 8 p.m.
LOCATION: The Wharf, Orange Beach
COST: $76.50, $56.50, $36.50, or $16.50
PHONE: 251-224-1020
SANDSPUR BENEFIT
CONCERT
DATE/TIME: July 17, 7 p.m.
LOCATION: The South Campus Auditorium located in the Winn-Dixie Shopping Center. The Sandspur Band will be performing a concert of bluegrass gospel music.
COST: Admission is FREE; however, a collection will be taken for the Cullman Christian School (CCS) destroyed by tornado.
PHONE: 251-967-2411
WEBSITE: www.gulfshoresumc.org
SARA HASS OTTS EXHIBIT
DATE/TIME: July 18-Sept 10
LOCATION: Orange Beach Art Center
PHONE: 251-981-2787.
ARTIST RECEPTION
DATE/TIMES: July 22 5 p.m.-7 p.m.
LOCATION: Orange Beach Art Center, artists Reception for Sarah Haas Otts, Mobile abstract landscape artist. Complimentary wine and cheese.
PHONE: 251-981-2787.
MIRANDA LAMBERT
AT THE WHARF
DATE/TIME: July 23, 8 p.m.
LOCATION: The Wharf, Orange Beach
COST: $55.75, $45.75, $31.75
PHONE: 251-224-1020
CHAMBER BLOOD DRIVE
DATE/TIME: July 26, 1-6 p.m.
The Alabama Gulf Coast Area Chamber of Commerce has partnered with Life South Community Blood Centers to host a Blood Drive. The summer campaign, “Share the Beat”, is geared to bring our community together to share life with others by donating blood this summer. We are planning blood drives to adequately stock our local hospitals blood supply during a normally low donation period from May 31 through August 31, 2011.
LOCATION: Alabama Gulf Coast Area Chamber of Commerce, 3150 Gulf Shores Pkwy., Gulf Shores.
KINGS OF LEON
AT THE WHARF
DATE/TIME: July 26, 7 p.m.
LOCATION: The Wharf, Orange Beach
COST: $64, $51, or $32
PHONE: 251-224-1020
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
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
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
SUMMER TIDE THEATRE PRESENTS DAMES AT SEA
DATE/TIME: Through 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
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
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.
