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Mobile’s Anna McElroy and Grand Bay’s Joe Henley Make The Voice Top 13 as Live Shows Near Brad Warrick, Elected Washington County Sheriff, Promises ‘Working Sheriff’ as He Succeeds Richard Stringer Tuberville’s Victory Speech Nods to Gulf Beaches, Mobile Shipbuilding and Port, and Statewide Broadband Hundreds Fill Grove Hill Square for Chamber of Commerce Spook Around the Square Halloween Event Theodore Woman, 19, Charged With Felony Murder in Ensley Death of Jaxon Bearden Regional Child Advocacy Center Seeks Nominees for Eddie Slayton Award by Jan. 8 Crenshaw, McDade Win Reelection to Mobile County School Board by Wide Margins in Unofficial Results SBA Opens Disaster Loans for Hurricane Isaias in Northwest Florida; Baldwin, Escambia Businesses Can Seek Economic Injury Aid

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Arts & Culture

Arts and culture news from Mobile, Baldwin County, and South Alabama, including local artists, exhibits, music, theater, and cultural events.

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Illustration of an acoustic guitar and a microphone on an empty stage under warm spotlights

Arts & Culture

Mobile’s Anna McElroy Goes From ‘Idol’ Letdown to Three-Chair Buzz on ‘The Voice’ Ahead of Cut Week

Mobile native Anna McElroy earned three chair turns and high praise on ‘The Voice’ after being little more than a sight gag on ‘American…

Nov 2, 2026 Mobile

Illustration of the Coastal Arts Center of Orange Beach entrance with a Festival of Art sign

Arts & Culture

Desiree Hodge Retires After 13 Years Leading Orange Beach’s Coastal Arts Center; Brianne DiChiara Named Successor

Nov 2, 2026 Orange Beach

Library meeting room with rows of chairs facing a table holding stacked novels and a pair of red shoes

Arts & Culture

Fairhope Public Library Author Talk Nov. 16 Features Pamela Hunter’s ‘Red Shoes Crossing’

Oct 31, 2026 Fairhope

Reconstructed colonial brick fort wall with a cannon on its rampart under a clear blue sky

Arts & Culture

Fort Condé Living History Festival Marks 50 Years Since Mobile Rebuilt Its Colonial Fort

Oct 31, 2026 Mobile

Orchestra stage with a grand piano and empty musician chairs under warm lights in an ornate historic theater

Arts & Culture

Mobile Symphony’s ‘Beethoven & Blue Jeans’ Pairs Fifth Symphony, ‘Emperor’ Concerto Nov. 7-8

Oct 31, 2026 Mobile

Spanish Fort local author fundraiser – More Than 17 Hometown Writers Gather Nov. 5-7 to Raise Money for the Spanish Fort Public Library

Education

More Than 17 Hometown Writers Gather Nov. 5-7 to Raise Money for the Spanish Fort Public Library

Oct 29, 2026 Spanish Fort

Thomasville library events – Thomasville Library Events: Fireside Stories, Scam Tips and a Live Nativity Fill the Calendar Through December

Arts & Culture

Thomasville Library Events: Fireside Stories, Scam Tips and a Live Nativity Fill the Calendar Through December

Oct 29, 2026 Thomasville

Mobile Renaissance Faire – Mobile Renaissance Faire Brings Jousting Knights and Fire-Breathers to Robertsdale for Three Weekends

Arts & Culture

Mobile Renaissance Faire Brings Jousting Knights and Fire-Breathers to Robertsdale for Three Weekends

Oct 29, 2026 Robertsdale

Swift-Coles Vintage and Craft Fair – Christmas Shopping in 'The Big House': Bon Secour's Swift-Coles Home Hosts Vintage Fair With Half-Price Tours

Arts & Culture

Christmas Shopping in ‘The Big House’: Bon Secour’s Swift-Coles Home Hosts Vintage Fair With Half-Price Tours

Oct 29, 2026 Bon Secour

Clarke County Pioneer Day – Blacksmiths, Butter Churns and Costumes: Grove Hill Celebrates 25 Years of Clarke County Pioneer Day

Arts & Culture

Blacksmiths, Butter Churns and Costumes: Grove Hill Celebrates 25 Years of Clarke County Pioneer Day

Oct 29, 2026 Grove Hill

Visitors view paintings, mosaics and sculptures displayed in a theater lobby during an art exhibition

Arts & Culture

Works by NALL, Susan Nomberg McCollough Featured in Free OWA Theater Exhibition During Frank Brown Songwriters’ Festival

Oct 27, 2026 Foley

Shopkeeper arranging books on wooden display with a small espresso bar counter and customers browsing

Business

Dorothy June Booksellers Marks Three Years in Downtown Foley, Opens Telegraph Espresso Bar Inside the Shop

Oct 27, 2026 Foley

Artists' booths and shoppers in a historic downtown square displaying paintings, prints and mixed-media works at an outdoor art market.

Arts & Culture

Arti Gras 2026 Brings 44 Artists to Mobile’s DeTonti Square Nov. 14 to Benefit Community Garden

Oct 26, 2026 Mobile