Youth on the Winning Side hosts its 35th annual summer intensive July 20-23 for ages 3 to 25, combining fine arts training, mental health education and mentorship, capped by a showcase at Mobile’s Saenger Theatre.
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Coverage of Saenger Theatre from South Alabama News, the local news source for Mobile, Baldwin and the surrounding counties of the Alabama Gulf Coast.
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Mobile Arts Council Names Honorees for 11th Annual Greater Mobile Arts Awards
The Mobile Arts Council announced the recipients of its 11th annual Greater Mobile Arts Awards, honoring individuals, groups and businesses for their contributions to the region’s cultural life at an August ceremony.
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Ann Bedsole Honored With Lifetime Achievement Award for Historic Preservation
Mobile trailblazer Ann Smith Bedsole, the first woman elected to the Alabama Senate, was named to receive a lifetime achievement award for decades of work saving the state’s and the city’s historic places.
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Line by Line, Copeland Picked Apart the Gulf Coast Classic’s $188,000 Deficit
The council president questioned the promotion budget, the ticket printing, the mayor’s luncheon and a step show with no revenue, and disputed the attendance count for a football game the city helped pay for.
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Emmy-Winning Filmmaker Mike DeGruy Brought the Deep Sea Home to the Saenger
Mobile native and Emmy-winning underwater cinematographer Mike DeGruy was set to appear at the Saenger Theatre in March 2007 with footage from Antarctica, the Titanic and hydrothermal vents.
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Restaurateur Mead Miller Enters the Race for Mobile’s Open Council Seat
Picklefish co-owner Mead Miller announced his candidacy for Mobile City Council District 7 in June 2005, the only council district with no incumbent seeking re-election.
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When Springsteen Played Twice in Mobile: A Radio Man Remembers the City’s Loudest Decade
A former WABB-FM program director recalled 1973 to 1978 as the golden age of Mobile radio and live music, when Skynyrd played Fort Whiting and Springsteen sold out two nights running.