MOJO Salutes Nina Simone Tonight at Gulf City Lodge
The Mystic Order of the Jazz Obsessed closes out its November gathering with a Salute to Nina Simone tonight, November 22, at 6:30 p.m. at Gulf City Lodge, 601 State…
‘Nudes in November’ Brings the Human Form to Blue Velvet Studio
Blue Velvet Studio’s Nudes in November exhibition gathers interpretations of the human form across nearly every medium — sketches, paintings, photography, body paint, and sculpture — from a wide slate…
Downtown Mobile Alliance Takes Poinsettia Orders for December Delivery
The Downtown Mobile Alliance is taking orders for its annual holiday poinsettia sale, with plants priced at $16 each. The sale has become a fixture of the organization’s December calendar,…
‘Nowhere Boy’ Opens at the Crescent Theater with Live Blackjacks Sets
A Beatles double-dose arrives in downtown Mobile this weekend. Nowhere Boy, the biopic of John Lennon’s youth and his first band, the Quarrymen, opens Friday, November 19 at the Crescent…
Today in Mobile History: Soul Singer O.V. Wright Died at Providence Hospital in 1980
On November 16, 1980, Southern soul singer Overton Vertis “O.V.” Wright died at Providence Hospital in Mobile after collapsing outside the hospital’s doors. He was 41 years old. The death…
Final Qualifying Round Tonight in Serda’s Songwriters Competition
The second year of Serda’s Songwriters Competition wraps up its qualifying rounds tonight at Serda’s Coffee Company, 3 Royal Street in downtown Mobile. Over the first three Wednesdays of November,…
Mobile Museum of Art Launches Museum Nights With First-Ever Theatre Scramble
The Mobile Museum of Art is opening its doors after hours this week for the debut of Museum Nights, a new recurring event series designed to bring a broader audience…
Courtyard Sale to Benefit SouthBARK and the Mobile Theatre Guild
Two midtown Mobile nonprofits are teaming up again. SouthBARK will hold a courtyard sale at the Mobile Theatre Guild, 14 N. Lafayette St., on Saturday, November 20, from 7 a.m.…
Mobile Fire-Rescue Holds Boot Drives to Help Dauphin Island Fire Chief Recovering From Burns
Mobile Fire-Rescue firefighters are collecting donations at intersections across the city this month to help Dauphin Island Fire Chief Brad Cox and his family after he suffered severe burns responding…
Mobile Writers Join National Novel Writing Month Push
Writers across Mobile are joining thousands of others worldwide this month in National Novel Writing Month, known as NaNoWriMo, an annual challenge to draft a 50,000-word novel between November 1…