Gulf Shores Area Upcoming Events

Opening reception is Jan. 20th from 5-7pm This exhibit highlights artists in the state of Alabama who work with traditional crafts mediums beyond the traditional craft context to create contemporary art and sculpture. Craft artists on display include fabric artists Debra Scott and Barbara Mitchell and Billy Ray Sims, basket weaver, all from Birmingham. Terri Camp of Opp will exhibit an assortment of highly imaginative gourds. Face jugs, a traditional folk art pottery, will be represented by Jerry Brown along with local potters Steve Dark and John Rezner. Sam Cornman will display a blown glass installation.

At 60 feet long, Megalodon was the largest shark that ever lived and a dominant marine predator for 15 million years. The Gulf Coast Exploreum will tell this remarkable story with its exciting, new exhibition, Megalodon: Largest Shark that Ever Lived. Though Megalodon vanished 2 million years ago, its fascinating story inspires lessons for science and shark conservation today with this family-friendly, interactive, hands-on exhibit. Visitors enter a full-size sculpture of Megalodon through massive jaws and embark on a journey through this fantastic ancient creature and the world it inhabited-- its size, structure, diet, lifespan, relatives, neighbors, evolution, extinction and the science that continues to reveal Megalodon's tale.

In the Mood presents their retro 1940’s musical revue with singers, dancers and the sensational String of Pearls Big Band Orchestra. If you love the combination of the1940’s up-tempo, big band instrumentals and intimate, romantic ballads, this show is for you.

Fairhope Educational Enrichment Foundation will host Alabama Shakespeare Festival’s touring production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, for a one-night performance only. The abridged one-hour performance tells the story of two couples who find themselves lost in a mystical, dreamlike forest on one unforgettable midsummer’s night.

The Alabama Tourism Department will host a Tourism Workshop at the Alabama Center for Commerce, 401 Adams Avenue, 7th Fl. Auditorium for new tourism industry members, event organizers and anyone interested in enhancing tourism in their area. Come learn about the many programs and services the Alabama Tourism Department offers.

Free guided bird tours will be given on Tues.and Weds.of each week. Each tour will consist of a 1-2 hour round trip walk on the Jeff Friend Trail. Beginner and experienced Omithologists are welcome to come out and enjoy the beauty of birds and nature itself.

Free guided nature tours will be given on Tues.and Weds. at 9:00 a.m. and Thurs. at 8:00 a.m. of each week. Each tour will consist of a 1-2 hour walk. Come and learn about the plants, ecology, history, and wildlife found on the refuge.

Linda Guy, Rosarian for Bellingrath Gardens and Home will demonstrate pruning methods and share information about growing roses on the Gulf Coast.

Free guided bird tours will be given on Tues.and Weds.of each week. Each tour will consist of a 1-2 hour round trip walk on the Jeff Friend Trail. Beginner and experienced Omithologists are welcome to come out and enjoy the beauty of birds and nature itself.

Free guided nature tours will be given on Tues.and Weds. at 9:00 a.m. and Thurs. at 8:00 a.m. of each week. Each tour will consist of a 1-2 hour walk. Come and learn about the plants, ecology, history, and wildlife found on the refuge.