Mobile Arts Council Director Bob Burnett Steps Down After 13 Years
Mobile Arts Council Executive Director Bob Burnett has resigned after thirteen years leading the nonprofit arts organization.
Tri-State Piano Quartet Set to Perform Chamber Music Concert at South Alabama
A piano quartet featuring faculty musicians from four universities will perform works by Martinu and Brahms in a chamber music concert at the University of South Alabama.
Centre for the Living Arts Rolls Out Packed August-October Schedule in Downtown Mobile
The Centre for the Living Arts at 301 Conti Street in downtown Mobile announced a busy late-summer and fall calendar, with classes, workshops, artist talks and film screenings running from…
Janet Nodar’s ‘Trumpet Field and Other Stories’ Arrives in Print From Mobile-Area Press
A Mobile-area independent press has announced a pair of literary projects headed for shelves in the coming months, led by the first print edition of Janet Nodar’s story collection “Trumpet…
LoDa’s 4th Saturday Event Replaces Canceled 3rd Saturday Art Night in Downtown Mobile
The monthly rhythm of art in downtown Mobile shifted in early 2011, when organizers officially canceled the 3rd Saturday evening art event that had been created as a companion to…
Downtown Creative Wellness Foundation Awarded $2,000 Target Grant for Visiting Artist Series
The Downtown Creative Wellness Foundation (DCWF), a Mobile arts nonprofit associated with organizer Zach Depolo, has been awarded a $2,000 grant from Target to help fund its 2010-2011 Visiting Artist…
Mobile’s El Cantador Launches DIY Label, Preps Split EP With Johnny Apple-Eyes
Mobile indie band El Cantador announced a split EP with Johnny Apple-Eyes and the launch of Friends Fight Records, a do-it-yourself label built around release shows in Mobile and Pensacola.
Atlanta Duo Brings Improvised Theremin-and-Lap-Steel Sound to Downtown Mobile’s Blind Mule
Atlanta improvisational duo Duet for Theremin and Lap Steel brought its genre-blurring, no-two-shows-alike sound to downtown Mobile's Blind Mule, pairing an instrument played without touch with a Southern slide-guitar tradition.
Inside The Paper Wasp: How a Mobile Bookbinder Brought Handmade Art to Dauphin Street
In a 2009 interview, Mobile bookbinder Wayne McNeil discussed opening The Paper Wasp Gallery and Bindery on Dauphin Street, a trunk-show style Book Fair, and an upcoming functional-art exhibition.
Award Winners El Cantador Talk Songwriting, New Album Ahead of Bayfest
Mobile indie band El Cantador is riding a wave of local recognition after taking home three 2009 awards, including Best Local Band. Bassist Johnny Gwin won Best Area Bass Player,…