Mobile Teacher Publishes Biography of Civil Rights Leader John LeFlore
A Mobile educator has brought to life the story of one of the city’s most important yet often overlooked civil rights figures. Ken Robinson, a history teacher at Murphy High…
Blue Velvet Studio Lines Up Free Winter Art Events, Puts Out Call to Artists
Downtown Mobile’s Blue Velvet Studio, at 709 Dauphin Street #2, has rolled out a packed winter-and-spring slate of free events — and issued a call for artists and volunteers to…
ArtWalk 11/11/11: A Dozen Gallery Openings and a Day of Poetry Across Downtown Mobile
Mobile’s November LoDa ArtWalk, held Friday, 11/11/11 from 6 to 9 p.m., was one of the year’s fullest, with more than a dozen exhibitions and receptions along Dauphin and Conti…
Nudes in November Returns to Blue Velvet Studio for Third Year During LoDa ArtWalk
Blue Velvet Studio hosted its third annual “Nudes in November” exhibition on Friday, November 11, 2011, from 6 to 9 p.m., timing the opening to the LoDa ArtWalk crowd with…
LoDa ArtWalk October 2011: Gallery Openings and New Exhibitions Fill Lower Dauphin
Downtown Mobile’s LoDa ArtWalk returned Friday, October 14, 2011, from 6 to 9 p.m., stretching along the LOwer DAuphin Street arts district with new exhibitions, opening receptions and live entertainment…
LoDa ArtWalk Marks a Milestone With a Packed September Slate Downtown
Downtown Mobile’s monthly ArtWalk returns Friday, September 9, from 6 to 9 p.m., with galleries, studios and shops along Lower Dauphin Street opening their doors for new exhibitions, live music…
Anime and Comic Art Take Over Blue Velvet Studio During LoDa ArtWalk
Downtown Mobile’s Blue Velvet Studio traded its usual fare for capes, mechas and graphic novels on Friday, June 10, 2011, hosting an Anime & Comic Art Exhibit from 6 to…
Arts Alive! Fills Downtown Mobile With Art, Film and Fashion This Weekend
Downtown Mobile’s Cathedral Square district turns into an open-air gallery this weekend as the annual Arts Alive! festival runs Friday through Sunday, April 8–10, with free admission and a schedule…
LoDa ArtWalk: Nine Gallery Openings Light Up Dauphin Street
Downtown Mobile’s gallery district threw its doors open for the March 2011 LoDa ArtWalk, with nine venues along Dauphin and Royal streets hosting openings, receptions, and artist talks in a…
Student Photography Exhibit ‘Moments Not Lost’ Opens at Mobile Arts Council
Twenty-one students from St. Paul’s Episcopal School will each display two photographs this month in “Moments Not Lost,” a photography exhibition at the Mobile Arts Council in downtown Mobile. The…