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Sleepaway Camp
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2020 Summer Camps Day, residential, sports camps and more! Our listing starts you planning your kids’ summer!
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On The Cover John Henry Howton Milam (age 10) is the son of Shelley and Adam Milam. John Henry is a full-time equestrian and loves horse trials. He is also a student and expert LEGO builder.
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Book Reviews 82
Family Calendar 92
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It’s Time! Yep, time for the annual Summer Camp Issue! For the last few weeks I have received phone calls, emails and messages asking when the muchanticipated summer camp issue will hit the stands. Well, the wait is over and it is time to get ready for some serious planning. One of the first things to consider is what kind of camp your child may be ready for. Depending on age and maturity level, your child may be ready for overnight camp. If that is the case, do your homework to make sure you find a great fit and flip to page 50 where Christa Melnyk Hines gives us Six Tips for a Successful Sleep Away Camp Experience. If you are still a bit nervous about sending your child too far away, there are some sleep away camps right in our own area. Maybe your child is just not quite ready (or you are not quite ready) for an overnight camp, but you still want your child to have that great full-day camp experience. Then turn to 58 where Sarah Lyons details out a great option in The Camp Next Door. Day camps offer a lot of what an overnight camp offers, but you still get to tuck your kiddos in at night. Overnight or day camp is just one of the factors to consider when choosing camps. With the plethora of opportunities for camps in the area, your child can explore new interests, enhance skills in a sport they love, or participate in educational opportunities, all while having fun with new friends! You may want to sit down with your child and check out this year’s summer camp guide together. As always, it is packed with a wide variety of camps. We have everything from art camps to zoo camps and tons in between, including overnight and day camps. It does not matter if your child is interested in sports, theater, music, science, or all of it, you will find several options in this valuable resource. This is especially helpful when you have multiple children with varying and ever-changing interests. So pull out your highlighters and calendars and flip to page 60 to view the 2020 Summer Camp Guide. Speaking of activities with your children and exploring new camps, you definitely do not want to miss the Eastern Shore Parents and Mobile Bay Parents fourth annual Summer Camp Expo! General admission to the Exploreum Science Center is FREE during this family-fun event to be held Saturday, March 14 from 10am – 1pm. The Summer Camp Expo will feature great family entertainment like face painting, balloon twisting, live animals and Exploreum activities, and parents will have the chance to visit with the various exhibitors to learn more about summer camps opportunities. We have an incredible day planned! You don’t want to miss it! A special thanks to our sponsors Camp Chandler Tonsmeire, NBC 15, Publications Press and all of the wonderful exhibitors for making this free, family fun day a possibility. I hope you have as much fun going through this month’s issue as we had putting it together... and we can’t wait to see you at the Expo on March 14!
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TherapeuticParenting by Sonia Martin, LICSW, PIP
Tuesdays with Mommy At the top of the New York Times best seller list back in 2000 was a book called, Tuesdays With Morrie – an old man, a young man and life’s greatest lesson. The entire concept of the book was wrapped around author Mitch Albom’s relationship with his university professor Morrie Schwartz, who was in the final stages of dying from ALS. Morrie and Mitch discussed the power of friendship, forgiveness, loss, life, death and family, amongst some smaller, more trivial daily trials and triumphs. As my 17-year-old twins are preparing to launch into the world and head off to college in the fall, I took a cue from Morrie and at the start of their senior year I initiated, “Tuesdays with Mommy”. Every Tuesday you will find the three of us sharing a table at our neighborhood coffee shop at 7:30 in the morning. I drink coffee, they drink “coffee” – which as far as I can tell appears to be just blended sugar topped with whipped cream – and we argue over who gets the last portion of the lemon poppy seed muffin.
The café door opens and closes, neighbors come and go, and we make small talk with our favorite barista, but it is exactly there in those quiet, normal moments that we oftentimes find ourselves discussing issues or politics or strategies or what’s for dinner or whatever else is pressing. And that matters. There is value there. There is strength of relationship and resolve there. And I love it. My favorite day of the week: Tuesday. As a mom of many with a job that keeps me jumping, Tuesdays with Mommy forces me to pause. It makes me sit down, sip, lean in and hear their hearts. And yes, 17-year-old boys often actually do have a lot to say; it’s just that we need to be intentional in posturing ourselves in a position to listen, and sometimes, like Morrie – to teach. At times it occurs to me that I need to ensure that I have taught them how to write a check, or to remind them to get their tires rotated every other oil change, or the importance of standing up at the
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table on a date when she stands up. Other times the table talk centers around childhood memories; sometimes their memories and sometimes mine. Every now and then Tuesdays with Mommy is consumed with them scrambling to finish some homework while I just sit by and remind myself how grateful I am to already be done with the 12th grade. Sometimes we miss a day and sometimes it is just silent. I don’t think there is a “right” way to have your Tuesday. But whether you find your Tuesday at a coffee shop, or you find it on Pizza Fridays or Saturday Morning Waffles, my encouragement to you is to just find it. Find a time where you can be still and hear the heart of your kid. You will find that it makes all the difference.
Sonia is a licensed social worker and holds both a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Social Work. Her clinical focus is on helping parents and professionals understand the role of the brain in behavior and how to adopt therapeutic parenting techniques to mitigate negative behaviors. She is the Director of Central Alabama for Lifeline Children’s Services and is a mother to 7 sons, 3 of which were internationally adopted and she is a foster parent.
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4th Annual Summer Camp Expo
Fairhope Volunteer Fire Department BBQ Cook-Off Fundraiser
Mobile Bay Parents Magazine and Eastern Shore Parents Magazine are excited to host the fourth annual Summer Camp Expo! This super fun family event will be held at the Gulf Coast Exploreum from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, March 14. Admission to the Exploreum is FREE during the expo. Come learn about all the area's summer camp options, be entertained with live animals, face painting, balloon twisting, and demonstrations all while browsing through the amazing Exploreum's permanent exhibits. Great fun for the whole family! Admission to the Exploreum during the event is free and tickets for purchase IMAX and Dinosaurs exhibit will be available for purchase. To become an exhibitor or for more information call 251-929-2099 or email lynn@mobilebayparents.com. A very special thank you to Camp Chandler-Tonsmeire, NBC15, and Publications Press for their support of this event.
The Fairhope Volunteer Fire Department will host its Annual BBQ Cook-off on Saturday, March 28 in downtown Fairhope. The event is from 2:00 - 10:00 PM at the Fairhope Civic Center, featuring cook teams, BBQ samples, live music, demonstrations, and children’s activities. Judges will award Best Overall BBQ, Ribs, Chicken Wings, and a Wild Category. Vote for your favorite team to win the People's Choice Award by dropping money in a team bucket. Don’t miss our main entertainment, The Velcro Pygmies beginning at 6:00 p.m.! Proceeds from this event will be used to fund Additional Equipment for Trucks and Stations. This is the Fairhope Volunteer Fire Department’s largest fundraiser of the year. Tickets are $30 and available from any firefighter, the Ingleside Fire Station or at the door. Sponsorships are also available starting at $500. Team registration is $300. Register your team by March 16th! To register, donate, purchase tickets or sponsor this event, contact Joey Leavitt, Committee Chair, (251) 379-1924 or Mark Poillucci, Assistant Committee Chair, (251) 421-1580.
SEEDS Classic Rock 5K & Fun Run
Please join SEEDS, (Supporting Educational Excellence in Daphne Schools), on March 7, 2020 for the 17th Annual SEEDS Classic Rock 5K and Fun Run! The certified 5K and 1-mile courses wind through Olde Towne Daphne on a mostly flat circuit with the finish at DAPHNE CITY HALL. Post-race party includes classic rock music, good food, and great children’s activities. Bring your lawn chair and join the fun! This event supports Daphne Schools and students. Please come be a part of this fun family event! Beth Dunn, Executive Director SEEDS (251) 802-5002.
Baby Shark Live! to Make a Splash at Mobile Saenger
Touch a Truck Coming to Hank Aaron Stadium
Touch a Truck will bring family-friendly fun to Hank Aaron Stadium on Saturday, March 14, when children of all ages will have the opportunity to touch, and climb aboard a variety of trucks and other vehicles in a safe environment. The event, now in its fourth year, also gives children the valuable chance to meet the people who build, protect and serve our community. Touch a Truck is set for 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., with a noise-free hour for those sensitive to sound from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Admission is $20 cash per car. Proceeds from Touch a Truck benefit pediatric cancer research at USA Health Mitchell Cancer Institute and Adoption Rocks. Presenting sponsors are Crowder Gulf and FOX10. For more information, visit usahealthsystem.com/events/touch-a-truck. Eastern Shore Parents I March 2020
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Baby Shark Live!, the brand new, fully immersive concert experience, will stop in Mobile at the Saenger Theatre on Tuesday, April 21 at 6 p.m. “Baby Shark”, Pinkfong’s global hit song about a family of sharks, has climbed the charts and connected with fans around the globe. After entering the Billboard Hot 100 at #32, the song has had a 17-week streak in the Top 50 while topping the Kids Digital Song Sales Chart. The Baby Shark Dance video has over 3.8 billion views, making it the fifth most viewed video in the history of YouTube. Fans can visit babysharklive.com for ticket information and oneof-a-kind meet and greet packages. Purchase tickets at bit.ly/ babysharkmob or in person at the Saenger Theatre Box Office or the Mobile Civic Center Box Office. www.easternshoreparents.com
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Boys & Girls Clubs of South Alabama’s mission is: To enable all young people, especially those who need us most, to reach their full potential as productive, caring, responsible citizens. In our efforts to help our children reach their potential, we have developed our “Read, Learn, Achieve” initiative to address the low reading proficiency and the lack of interest in reading for fun. One of our goals is to help spark a love of reading in as many children as possible. The Gulf Coast Children’s Book Festival will be Thursday, March 26, from 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM. Activities include author signings, illustrator workshops, storyteller stages, entertainment stages, educational/informational exhibits, costumed book characters, book sales, a picnic area and more. At the festival, and in all of our initiative programs, we want to get books into the hands of every child possible. We hope you will attend the Gulf Coast Children’s Book Festival and be a part of our Read, Learn, Achieve efforts. For more information and /or details email: festival@bgcsouthal.org. Registration for individuals, volunteers and schools available online.
BBQ & Blues Cook-Off: Turn up the Heat to Support South Baldwin Schools
The South Baldwin Chamber Foundation is cooking up a whole lot of fun while raising funds supporting Foley area schools during the Annual BBQ & Blues Cook-Off! On Saturday, March 14, in Heritage Park, located at the intersection of Hwy 59 & 98 in Downtown Foley, festival-goers will enjoy award-winning barbeque, popular blues bands including The Defrosters, craft and retail vendors, and children’s activities. The cooking competition, which includes Chicken, Ribs, Boston Butts, Sauce and Anything “Butt” which includes exotic items, seafood and desserts, is open to everyone (backyard only) with the $100 entry fee covering all competition categories and up to six team members. Deadline for registration is March 1st. Food trucks will be on site; Beer, wine, soft drinks and water will also be for sale, along with the official event T-shirts. 11:00 AM, gates open and samples begin! Admission is $10, children 10 and under are free. Tickets can be purchased at the gate. For more information visit: www.foleybbqandblues.net. Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/bbqandbluescookoff/
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Thomas Hospital and Wells Fargo Host 42nd Annual Spring Fever Chase
Helping Hands to Hold Donation Drive for Child with Leukemia
The 42nd Annual Spring Fever Chase is scheduled for Saturday, March 21, in Fairhope. This 10K run and 2-mile fun run/walk takes both runners and walkers on a beautiful and challenging course through the neighborhoods of Fairhope overlooking Mobile Bay. Proceeds benefit physical education programs in Baldwin County Schools, including public, private and parochial schools. Day of race registration 7:00-7:45 a.m. at the race starting line, located at the intersection of Bayview Street and Fairhope Avenue. A post-race party is held on South Mobile Street near the finish line, on the bluff overlooking Mobile Bay and awards will be presented. Race T-shirts are given to all runners and walkers who register before March 15. Race applications are available at all three Infirmary Fitness Centers: ProHealth Fitness Center, Mobile; North Baldwin Fitness Center, Bay Minette; and Thomas Fitness Center, Fairhope. Participants can also register online at springfeverchase.com. For more information regarding Spring Fever Chase, call 251-279-1684.
On Friday, March 27th, Helping Hands Gulf Shores will hold a donation drive at Happy Pappy’s Coffee House, 1550A West 2nd Street, Unit 5, Gulf Shores, from 11 AM - 6 PM for Theodore Prive, a 2-year-old who was diagnosed with a rare type of leukemia. The event will include a silent auction, featuring many local businesses, restaurants, and artists. You can bid anytime between 11 AM - 6 PM. There will also be live music throughout the event, including local artists such as Andy and Chris Carstains, Christina Christian and Lisa Christian. The goal is to raise $6,000 for Theodore and his family, to help pay for their travel and miscellaneous expenses. Deposits may be made at any PNC bank to the account name Theodore Prive Donation Drive. Helping Hands was created by Kaysheri Haffner, in 2016. The team includes Kaysheri Haffner, Lauren Calvert, Cade Whitman, and Lexie Massengale. The Helping Hands Team raised almost $6,000 for a sevenyear-old boy named Devan Willis during their first donation drive in 2017; $5,000 for Taylor Wilson in 2018; and $5,000 for Clayton Ladd in 2019. Stop by Happy Pappy’s for a good cause and family fun! Any donation makes a difference. For more information, call or text (251) 6091251, e-mail helpinghandsgulfshores@gmail.com, or visit https:// kidshelpinghands.wixsite.com/helpinghands.
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Autism2Ability Fundraising Event
Join us for Autism2Ability's Annual Fund-raising event on Wednesday, March 11. The event will be held at the Daphne Civic Center from 5:00 - 9:00 PM. The evening’s activities will include a professional art exhibit, a professionally judged student art exhibit, door prizes, a silent auction, raffle, live music with Josh and Noah from Roman Street, as well as local celebrity authors: Winston Groom, Watt Key and John Sledge and more! Local food sponsors will offer a selection of craft beers and wines. Autism2Ability developed an online tool called App2Talk where any child that has been diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) can communicate on an Apple iOS based system. The App2Talk contains a series of customizable pictures that allow words to be quickly and easily formed to communicate the needs of the child. Our goal for this year’s event is to raise funding to help our developers ensure superior performance while minimizing time and cost for development. Tickets may be purchased online at www.eventbrite.com or at Page and Palette. Donations accepted via Eventbrite. Sponsorships are also available by contacting Aimee Mizelle, Event Coordinator at (251) 923-9858.
Annual Mobile Chocolate Festival Set March 21
The 12th Annual Mobile Chocolate Festival, a celebration of all things chocolate, will be held at The Grounds on Saturday March 21, from 10:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m., with all proceeds to benefit Penelope House. The festival is a wonderful, one-day family fun event! There will be vendors offering samples of their chocolate as well as selling their products, including chocolate-themed wares, jewelry, bath and body products. Also featured: Children’s Area, Mobile Fixture’s “Decorate Your Apron” Booth, Chocolate Challenge featuring professionals, amateurs, and youth divisions, Project Yum Way where students and aspiring designers participate in a fashion display of chocolate inspired fashions made from chocolate candy wrappers, Cupcake Booth, Chocolate Martini tasting, Magic Memories Photo Booth, an outdoor Cruise-In, music by Franklin Pratt, and much more. Admission is free for children 13 & under; General admission $3.00 in advance- tickets available at Bloomin’ Lollipops, Domke Market, EllenJay, Flour Girls, Penelope’s Closet, and Three Georges; $5.00 day of the event. Parking is free. Call for more details (251-342-2809), like Mobile Chocolate Festival on facebook, and/or visit www.mobilechocolatefestival.com.
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Thomas Hospital Auxiliary Offers Scholarships
The Thomas Hospital Auxiliary is pleased to offer health career scholarships to Baldwin County residents pursuing degrees in healthcare. To be considered, applicants must be currently enrolled full time at an accredited college or university as juniors or seniors pursuing a bachelor’s degree, or in the last year of an associate’s degree program. Undergraduate students must provide official documentation of full-time enrollment from their schools. Graduate and medical school students are also eligible for this scholarship after they have completed their undergraduate studies and been accepted into a health career program. Acceptance letters into a health career program must be provided. Scholarship applications are available only on the home page of www. thomashospital.org. Selection of the scholarship recipients is based on the applicants’ grades, financial need and community involvement. The completed application, official documentation of enrollment status, official transcripts from all colleges attended to the present time, a brief personal essay, and academic and personal references are required. All items must be received no later than May 1, 2020. Health career scholarships awarded by the Thomas Hospital Auxiliary are made possible through proceeds from an art silent auction held in December; Auxiliary memorials; and monies made from the donations of used books to the Thomas Hospital Auxiliary. Donated used paperback and hardback books in good condition are sold in the Thomas Hospital Gift Shop in Fairhope. Donations are accepted throughout the year. For information, please contact Chairperson Rusty Downey at rustydowney48@att.net or the auxiliary office at 279-1686.
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“Feel the Zen” at the Festival of Flowers
The 27th annual Festival of Flowers will proudly showcase gardens of Japanese influence by Lead Designer, Dale Speetjens, of Shipshape Urban Farms. Stroll through a tranquil bamboo forest to six locally-landscaped gardens that demonstrate the historical evolution of Japanese gardening. A Bellingrath Garden-constructed tea house will float on a peaceful pond enhanced by raised flowers and plants. Find balance as you gaze at a center zen garden that represents unspoiled nature. Features of the 2020 Festival include: ● Life-Size Landscaped Gardens ● Designscapes – Fashionable entertaining for any affair. ● Floral Expressions – Japanese inspired “Floral Geisha” and “Warrior Masks” ● Art in the Garden – original works by noted Mobile artist, Mary Elizabeth Kimbrough ● Photography – amazing images of gardens, flowers and more ● Children’s Activities ● Seminars and Demonstrations ● Garden Market ● Garden Café ● And more! Thursday, March 26 – Sunday, March 29, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. (Thurs-Sat), 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. (Sunday). Providence Hospital Campus, 6801 Airport Blvd., Mobile. Tickets: $14 at gate; $12 in advance (deadline March 23rd); $13 Seniors (65+) at gate; Children (ages 12 and under) Free. Providence Foundation Office (251) 266-2050. www.festivalofflowers.com.
Elberta German Sausage Festival
The Elberta German Sausage Festival is a bi-annual fundraiser that benefits the Elberta Volunteer Fire Department. The festival will be from 8:00 AM-5:00 PM on Saturday, March 28, at Town Park, 13052 Main Street, Elberta. Elberta's famous German sausage recipe is only produced for our festival and available for purchase at the event from Farm Fresh Meats. Delicious red beans and rice, hamburgers, hot dogs, sauerkraut, BBQ sandwiches, peanuts, homemade baked goods and more will be available for sale. Admission to the festival is free and includes Live Music, Children’s Activities, Corn Hole tournament and 200+ Arts & Craft Booths! Visit the Elberta German Sausage Festival Facebook page or www.elbertafire.com for more information.
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Not All That Wheezes Is Asthma Hey guys! Today we are going to talk about wheezing. First off, not all wheezing is asthma! Your child can wheeze for lots of different reasons and figuring out the reason can help in coming up with the best treatment plan. We are going to review the anatomy of your child’s body, discuss the most common (and a few uncommon) reasons for wheezing and then, how to fix it! Let’s talk anatomy first. Think of your respiratory tract like an upside down tree with the trunk being the trachea, the large branches being the bronchi, the smaller branches and twigs being the bronchioles, and the leaves being the alveoli, or air sacks. Air enters into the system, goes down the pipes, and then oxygen and carbon dioxide are transported across the alveoli to the right places. So here’s the trick, any of these areas can be the cause of wheezing in an infant or child. Let’s discuss common causes. OK, we’ll start with asthma. Asthma or reactive airways disease is caused by two main issues, twitchy airways and inflamed airways. Twitchy airways are when the branches or bronchi constrict in response to a trigger like smoke, paint fumes, harsh chemicals and/or infection. The inflamed airways can occur from the same triggers, but are basically just swelling of the walls of the bronchi. These two combined essentially make it harder to breath air out of the lungs and the narrower tubes cause the air
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move through faster and therefore, you have a whistling noise (aka wheezing). The treatment of asthma involves using a bronchodilator like albuterol to control the twitchy airways and antiinflammatory medicines like steroids to control the swelling. Bronchiolitis is a similar type illness, but it occurs in the smaller branches or bronchioles. The main causes of bronchiolitis are viral illnesses with the most common being RSV. The treatment of bronchiolitis is different for every child, but some respond to albuterol and antiinflammatory medicines just like asthma. Also, bronchiolitis tends to occur in children less than twelve months, while asthma usually occurs after twelve months. Croup is another cause of wheezing that has a distinctive “seal bark” cough and sometimes loud breathing noises on inspiration called stridor. My oldest child has had croup too many times to count, so I’ve seen this one first hand. Croup is caused by a virus that hangs out near the vocal cords and causes swelling and inflammation in the trunk or trachea. The treatment involves steroids for inflammation and sometimes special breathing treatments if the child has stridor. Some other causes of wheezing can be from an anatomical obstruction like a foreign body or an abnormal growth in the trunk or trachea. These causes of wheezing are not fixed
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Robert L. Rux, M.D. is a Board Certified Pediatrician at Magnolia Springs Pediatrics. Originally from Mobile, he attended medical school at The University of Alabama School of Medicine (UAB) and completed residency at The Children’s Hospital of Alabama (UAB). He is married to Jaime and has three children, Adler, Walker and Mary McAtee.
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Kindness Week at Silverhill Elementary
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Silverhill Peer Helpers made kindness cards to give to students and staff members during kindness week.
Bay Minette ES Celebrates 100 Days of School
Bay Minette Elementary kindergarten students recently celebrated the 100th day of school. The students dressed like a 100-year old person and also completed many activities which involved counting to 100.
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Daphne MS Student Wins 1st Place in County Beef Cook-off
Daphne Middle School student Daniel Navarro competed in the County Beef Cookoff on February 10 in Robertsdale. He won 1st place for the junior division and will have an opportunity to compete at the state level later this spring.02-2020
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Spanish Fort HS Capstone Leadership Academy Selection
Congratulations to Spanish Fort High Sophomore, Harper Walker, for being selected for the 2020 Capstone Leadership Academy. One hundred sixty outstanding high school sophomores from across Alabama who have shown an interest in leadership through service are selected to participate in this event, which is held on The University of Alabama campus in the spring. The purpose of the two-day event, which features dynamic speakers and group activities, is to give students the tools and the training to apply their leadership skills to opportunities in their own communities. #capstoneleadershipacademy #capstoneleadership #toronation #baldwinproud — with Brian Williamson. www.easternshoreparents.com
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Bayside Celebrates Valentine’s Day
Bayside Academy’s youngest Admirals celebrated Valentine’s Day with “snow” and lots of hearts.
Renaissance School Partners with Local Community College for Dual Enrollment
Renaissance School of the Eastern Shore is excited to announce their newest partnership with Coastal Alabama Community College! Students will have the opportunity to dually enroll in college courses beginning the summer before their Junior year of high school. The students will have the ability to choose from three tracks that include prerequisite academics, Associate Degree or certification. This partnership will allow students to become career ready upon high school graduation.
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Celebrating 100 Years of Scouting
Webelos scout Brady Eubanks is celebrating 100 years of scouting at this year's fiestathemed Blue and Gold Banquet with Cub Scout Pack 177 of Spanish Fort. 19
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Central Christian Scholars’ Bowl
Central Christian sponsors a Scholars’ Bowl Team that is open to students in 9th-12th grades. The actual Scholars' Bowl is an academic competition in which teams from other schools all over the county meet to compete against each other at Coastal Community College. Scholars’ Bowl meets take place 4 times per year and the questions cover a range of topics, including literature, math, science, history, geography, politics, pop culture, the arts, and sports. We are thrilled that our varsity team won two games out of four and our JV team won three out of four games. We have great teams this year and we are looking forward to the Final Meet on February 21st. In the photo most of the students are looking away because they thought it would be fun to "look away or like they are pondering a thought."
St. Michael Seniors Sign Letters of Intent
Five St. Michael seniors—the first four year players in the school’s young history— signed letters of intent to play college in their respective sport next year. Athletic Director Paul Knapstein expressed gratitude for the impact they’ve made: “We are grateful that these students took a chance and came to a brand new school as freshman. It has been our pleasure to watch them grow and develop as players and leaders, and we look forward to following their journeys as college athletes.” Seated, from left to right: Grant Murray, Football, Huntington College; Anthony Lazarri, Soccer, Belhaven University; Caitlyn Bushaw, Volleyball, Coastal Carolina Community College; Allison Boyd, Cross Country, Lyon College; Sydney Barter, Basketball, Springhill College. Standing, from left to right: Coach Phelps, Coach Knapstein, Coach Williams, Coach Hall, Coach Offerle.
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15th Annual Armadillo Dash to be Held March 7 Come join Rosinton Elementary School (19757 County Road 64, Robertsdale) for the 15th Annual Armadillo Dash 5K Run Saturday, March 7, 2020. The 5K run begins at 9:00 AM followed by a 1-mile Fun Run. In addition to the race, there will be door prizes, a silent auction, food, and an inflatable for children. Register at www.active.com or call (251) 964-5210 for more information.
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40th Annual Boys’ Recital
The 40th Annual Boys Recital, sponsored by the Baldwin County Music Teachers Association (BCMTA), was held on February 8 at the Summerdale Town Hall. Approximately thirty piano students performed for an audience of family and friends and represented the teaching studios of Daniel DeKonty, Tammy Dennis, Laurie Gruenloh, Karen Hicks, Lindsey Hughes, Jeanne O’Connell, Beverly Talley, Melanie Ward and Vincentine Williams. Founded in 1977, BCMTA is an organization of professional music teachers that provides annually for their students a fall recital, the keyboard festival, monthly Westminster Village musicales, Guild piano auditions and Alabama district auditions. They recently sponsored their third Musicaloosa in Robertsdale, a day of classes and fun activities with approximately sixty local students participating.
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Bay Minette MS Receives Windfall Donation from Wind Creek
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Bay Minette Middle School won the Wind Creek “Give Back to Schools” donation box contest and received $9,234.18! Wind Creek Atmore has a donation box set up for guests to drop extra change from their cash-out tickets. Those funds are then donated to a good cause. #BaldwinProud
Gulf Shores MS 8th Grader Qualifies for High Jump Championship
Congratulations to GSMS 8th Grader Morgan McCartney for qualifying for the Alabama High School State Indoor High Jump Championship recently in Birmingham. She is the only 6A 8th grader in the State to qualify for this event!
Fairhope HS Art Club
Fairhope HS art club students had a great time with Lynda William, letting them try their hand at felting! They were so eager to learn something new and did a great job. It’s a wonderful feeling to be in a room of talented art students eager to continue learning new things. Thanks for all you do Lynda, to prepare these creatives. What a bright future for them, and us.
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Daphne HS Student Accepted into Prestigious Program at UAB
Senior shoutout to Daphne High School student, Holly Yazdi, who was accepted into the Early Medical School Acceptance Program (EMSAP) at UAB. EMSAP is an undergraduate medical school educational program that guarantees admission to the UAB School of Medicine after undergraduate graduation. This program provides highly qualified students an enriched undergraduate experience in preparation for medical school. EMSAP provides a path to medical school that offers undergraduate students maximum flexibility in exploring the humanities, neurosciences, social sciences, or any other major. This program accepts 15 students from over 400 applicants with an average 35 ACT and a 4.5 GPA. Ms. Yazdi also received presidential scholarship to UAB (all her tuition and fees are paid)! #baldwinproud, #communitystrong, #daphneforever
Book of the Month at Pine Grove Elementary
These fourth graders at Pine Grove Elementary were excited to read “Hidden Figures,” the latest edition in their Book of the Month program. Students in Danyl January’s class receive a Scholastic Book each month to help build up their own personal libraries at home. The book subscriptions were sponsored through donations from local individuals and groups. Many of the school’s teachers conduct a Book Club Sponsor program to help cover the costs of the reading material. To learn more about this sponsorship opportunity, contact PGES Principal Donnashele Bruister at dbruister@bcbe.org.
Christ the King Senior Basketball Champs
Congrats to the Christ the King Catholic School Silver Senior Division Boys Basketball Team. They defeated Corpus Christi, 36 - 33, in the championship game of the 2020 Middle School Tourney.
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Bayside Academy Students Win 2020 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards
Bayside Academy’s Visual Arts Department congratulates the Bayside students who have been honored with a Scholastic Art & Writing Award in one of the most prestigious art competitions for high school students in the United States. Students across America submitted nearly 340,000 original works this year in 29 different categories of art. Outstanding works are honored with gold keys, silver keys, and honorable mentions. Silver Keys: • Sophomore Cole Boswell: Silver Key Digital Art, “Electric Iguana” and Silver Key Digital Art, “Inca” • Junior Lilly Duffy: Silver Key Drawing and Illustration, “Billie Drylish”. Honorable Mentions: • Junior Kat Burns: Honorable Mention Digital Art, “Boringly Beautiful Daisies” • Senior Anna Schmidt: Honorable Mention Drawing and Illustration, “Dandelion” • Junior Charlie Sledge: Honorable Mention Photography, “Light the Sky” • Junior Hannah Wieland: Honorable Mention Drawing and Illustration, “The Alchemist” and Honorable Mention Drawing and Illustration, “Passion”. Pictured L–R: Front Row: Charlie Sledge, Kat Burns, and Cole Boswell. Back Row: Anna Schmidt, Hannah Wieland, and Lilly Duffy.
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Fairhope MS Student Performs at All-State Orchestra
Noah Sugg, a Fairhope Middle School 8th Grade Band Student, participated in the Alabama All State Orchestra Festival on February 6 -9th. Noah plays French Horn in the band but also plays Double Bass for the Baldwin County Youth Orchestra. Congrats to Noah for this accomplishment and a job well done.
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Juliette Simon is the Red Ribbon Leader at Daphne Elementary School. Juliette collected toiletries for women at The Landing earlier this year and was highlighted on the Baldwin County Public Schools social media. Other schools in the district saw the post and decided to lend a hand. One in particular, Robertsdale High School Bear Nation, wanted to contribute to her project. What an amazing gesture of community pride across the county. What was even more amazing was how much they contributed! A huge shoutout to Petty Officer First Class Theo Theodoro and the Robertsdale High School Navy JROTC for so many donations that it filled the car. "We are so fortunate to be truly Baldwin Proud where schools from different feeder patterns can work together. Especially to benefit those most needing our help," said Juliette's mom.
Shooting 2 Change at Spanish Fort HS
Spanish Fort HS had an amazing pep rally celebrating Autism Awareness hosted by our wonderful students from Project Outreach! Maddie Wood’s parents spoke about life with an autistic child and some of our students got to experience what life is like living with autism. The ceremony concluded with our volleyball team receiving their state championship rings! What an amazing experience that our students will never forget! So proud to be a part of a school that is being the change! GO TOROS! #bethechange #shooting2change #toronation #baldwinproud This eventful week is state-wide now and originated here at Spanish Fort. 27
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Principal Announced for New Belforest Elementary School
Superintendent Eddie Tyler is proud to announce Jonathan Ellis as the principal of the new Belforest Elementary School. Ellis has been principal of Daphne Elementary School for the past eight years. During his time there, Daphne Elementary was named one of the prestigious 2019 National Blue Ribbon Schools. Ellis graduated from the University of Alabama with a degree in Elementary/Early Childhood Education and attended Samford University where he obtained his Master of Education in Educational Leadership. He taught in Tuscaloosa, Mobile and Vestavia Hills before becoming an assistant principal in Hoover. Ellis then returned home where he served as Assistant Principal at Elberta Middle School. Ellis then started his career as a principal at Orange Beach Elementary School before moving to Daphne Elementary. “My service years at DES have been the best years of my life. Many of you know that because over the years you have shared in my personal and professional struggles and celebrations. I am so grateful to have been on this journey with you. I have learned more than you can imagine, and I have been humbled by many of our conversations and accomplishments,” Ellis wrote to his Daphne Elementary family. He added, “The principal position at Belforest will bring a tremendous amount of challenges and rewards. Obviously, I have a lot of mixed emotions, but in thinking of my mission statement, I had a mini paradigm shift. I’m not leaving the Daphne family, but helping grow the Daphne family. There’s a lot of creative excitement right now in Daphne and I want to be right in the middle of it.” Daphne Elementary’s current Assistant Principal Gina McClure has been named interim principal. Belforest Elementary will open its doors for the first time to students in the fall of 2020. It is one of the new construction projects funded by the successful “Pay As You Go” program unique to Baldwin County. Four new schools are currently being built as part of this program and construction costs will be paid off completely in a four-year period without any long-term bonds or additional taxes.
Daphne High School Holds AUSTAL Signing Day Event
It’s signing day at Daphne High School Trojans for Evan Stanley and E'myis Craig, who are taking part in the AUSTAL YOUTH APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM. #baldwinproud The Youth Apprentices earn hours towards their four-year apprenticeship while in high school. As Alabama faces a significant and serious skills gap, The Austal USA Youth Apprenticeship Program will help our community to reinforce the value of technical careers to our economy and our youth, developing their skills and providing a direct career path through apprenticeship immediately upon graduating high school. This workforce development system offers a seamless educational journey for individuals to enter in high demand career pathways at every stage of life too meet the current and future demands of business and industry. This is their future employment, and this is what being in education is all about!
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Orange Beach Elementary Kiwanis Terrific Kids - January 2020
PreK – 2nd Front Row (left to right): Delanie Kaiser, Kate Hampton, Elliot Brown, Camille Wilson, Grayce Hoven. Back Row (left to right): Mr. Moss (Principal), Carter Mills, Sam Watts, Ryker Blount, Lizzie Knight, Olive Miller, Jason Jackson (Kiwanis Representative). 3rd – 6th Front Row (left to right): Tyeler Achee, Maggie Walker, Alexa Havrilla, Laynie Plowman, Kaylin Stacks, Emily Perkinson. Back Row (left to right): Mr. Moss (Principal), Owen Goss, Luiz Duarte, Sierra Rayfield, William Woerner, Mary Rebecca Murphy, Price Stephens, Ella Bilbo, Tallon Orso, Atticus George, Cody Weidenbach, Jake Watts, Jason Jackson (Kiwanis Representative).
Silverhill January Character Leaders
Congratulations to Silverhill Elementary’s Character Leaders for the month of January who demonstrated the fairness character trait. These students were treated to a special snack sponsored by our wonderful P.T.O.
Open Houses:
February 12th 8:30 a.m. March 18th 8:30 a.m.
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Kindergarten at Renaissance School of the Eastern Shore
Renaissance School of the Eastern Shore can’t wait to welcome their newest 4/5 year old kindergartner friends in the 2020-2021 school year!
Central Christian Spelling Bee Winners
Central Christian School hosted a Spelling Bee that was open to students in 4th-8th grades. We are proud to announce our winners: 1st Place (Pictured in middle) Londyn Naquin (4th grade), 2nd Place Emmylace Hollowell (5th Grade), and 3rd Place Madeline Wooten (8th grade). Londyn Naquin represented Central Christian School at the Baldwin County Spelling Bee on February 4, 2020.
BMES Students Learn STEAM Valentine’s Lesson
Some Bay Minette Elementary School students learned a lesson on the center of gravity, led by parent volunteer (and engineer) Krista Landenwich. The students decorated hearts, slid skewers through, and then attached the arrow heads and some play dough. As the students learned, the play dough at the bottom lowers the center of gravity from the heart down below the point of the heart - that is how it balances on its point.
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OBES Kiwanis Terrific Kids - February 2020
PreK – 2nd (front row: left to right): Lydia McIntosh, Tuck Shaver, Noah Barnes, Russell Hart, Kayleigh Padgett, Carter Vail. (Back row: left to right): Mr. Moss (Principal), Harper Morrison, Collin Pouncey, Walker Wilkins, SJ Wilkens, Jason Jackson (Kiwanis Representative). 3rd – 6th (front row: left to right): Robby Padgett, Kaydence Plowman, Khloe Kelley, Anna Elise Ellsworth, Cash Reed, Ryder Carroll, Rowan Jandak. (Back row: left to right): Mr. Moss (Principal), Jesus Kirkpatrick, Adolfo Chagoy, Beau Bulman, Hinton Mott, Brylee Thompson, Breanna Stacy, Addison Davis, George Kowalski, Nadia Merker-Timmermans, Jason Jackson (Kiwanis Representative).
Fairhope HS Band Students Chosen for County HS Honor Band
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Daphne HS Journalism Class Wins Awards at Alabama Scholastic Press Association Convention
Pine Grove ES 4th Graders Study Fractions
During a recent course of study, students in Daryl January's 4th grade class enjoyed investigating equivalent fractions. Pine Grove Elementary School is located in Bay Minette.
Yearbook Academic Spreads: Honorable Mention - Lilly Robinette; 3rd place - Morgan Hosford; 2nd place - Maren Fagan. News Writing - Opinion/Editorial: 1st Place Lily Reynolds. Photo Portfolio: 3rd place - Arwen Rodriguez; 2nd place - Cash Hines; 1st place - Lillie Yazdi. Two students, Lillie Yazdi and Maren Fagan also presented a session at the convention. They were the only students invited to present.
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Fairhope Middle School recently recognized, with certificates, the 7th and 8th grade students who were the top 10 highest scorers in Reading and Math on the Winter Scantron Performance Series. We are very proud of our students for this achievement! Kudos to the Top 10 on 8th Grade Scantron, Reading (top left photo): #1- Noah Sugg3615; #2- Alena Amare- 3591; #3- Gavin Laxton- 3561; #4- Sanders Daniell- 3545; #5- Nicole Denham- 3530; #6- David Kenny- 3523; #7- Sylvia Hurley- 3520; #8- Arya Bhosale- 3571; #9- Tucker Goodin- 3516; #10- Joseph Coppoletta- 3502. Top 10 on 8th Grade Scantron, Math (bottom left photo): #1- Arya Bhosale- 3467; #2- Wyatt Aiken- 3426; #3- Noah Sugg- 3420; #4- James Davis- 3398; #5- Aiden Duncan- 3320; #6- Mitchell Puckett- 3316; #7- Jack McKenzie3314; #8- Alena Amare- 3299; #9- Sanders Daniell- 3290; #10- Warren Cummings3282. Top 10 on 7th Grade Scantron, Reading (top right photo): #1 Meredith Bates – 3590; #2 Fiona McGill – 3557; #3 Jackson Deakle – 3504; #4 Julie Richards – 3492; #5 Aidan Berry – 3481; #6 Abigail Grieves – 3465; #7 Emma Stewart – 3468; #8 Lucas DeLapp – 3456; #9 Chloe Jay – 3444; #10 Mai Mai Chatwood 3442. Top 10 Scores on 7th Grade Scantron, Math (bottom right photo): #1 Meredith Bates – 3327; #2 Jordan Cook – 3264; #3 Jaxon Read – 3259; #4 Aidan Berry – 3250; #5 Wilson “Skip” Postle– 3247; #6 John Woods – 3242; #7 Evangeline Teague – 3208; #8 Coleman Kennedy – 3201; #9 Emma Coffey – 3183; #10 Fiona McGill - 3177.© 20
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Fire Training for Local CTE Students
On Friday, January 31, the Fire Science Program of South Baldwin Center for Technology traveled to Spanish Fort Fire Rescue Department to participate in a training exercise. The students received instruction on forcible entry, ventilation practices, and the use of the various equipment needed to illuminate an emergency scene. Coach Stringfellow and the students of the Fire Science Program wanted to extend their gratitude and thanks to the Officers and Firefighters that took the time to share their knowledge with them; Captain Howard Popple, Lt. Chris Williams, Lt. Tim Cooper, FF Justin Krueger, and FF Joe McCleish. Career and Technical Education Month, or “CTE Month�, is a public awareness campaign that takes place each February to celebrate the value of CTE and the achievements and accomplishments of CTE programs across the country. The Baldwin County Public Schools Division of Career and Technical Education is focused on helping students achieve success through leadership development, career awareness, and academic excellence. This division provides support services to Baldwin County Career Technical Education teachers, administrators, and counselors through professional development that works to further K-12 student achievement and project-based learning. Career Technical Education is offered in all eight high schools as elective courses, at two technical centers and is offered in all middle schools in Baldwin County. Career Technical Education (CTE) programs are the foundation of the workforce. CTE is focused on developing the 21st Century Skills and technical skills of 7-12 grade students and strives to prepare student for the transition to postsecondary learning and workforce opportunities. It provides students essential leadership skills through participation in student organizations. CTE is learning that makes Baldwin Proud! The Career Technical Education Division supports transportation costs to the Worlds of Opportunity for all eighth-grade students to gain information regarding career opportunities. For more information on the CTE Programs through Baldwin County Public Schools click here: https:// www.bcbe.org/domain/55
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Baldwin County HS Students Make All-State Red Band
Baldwin County High School students Sarah Haskew and Noah Beaver were selected for All-State Red Band and Joseph Harville was selected as an alternate. Sarah was selected as first-chair for piccolo and Noah received first-chair for trumpet. These students will be representing north Baldwin in the ABA District 7 Honor Band in March. Bay Minette Middle School's Kaiden Smith was selected for All-State Band. Kaiden made first-chair for the french horn. BMMS students Taylor Chain (tenor sax) and Landon Roberts (oboe) were selected as alternates.
World Read Aloud Day at Christ the King
On World Read Aloud Day at Christ the King Catholic School, Mrs. Ford's jr. high literature class students READ ALOUD to our elementary and PreK students!
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Spreading Kindness at Silverhill
Excellence in Art at Fairhope HS
Elizabeth Hill, 12th Grade IB Art Senior at Fairhope High, has won a Scholastic Art & Writing Regional Gold Key award for Excellence for a sculpture project , which will now go on to Nationals. (She may win additional honors at this level). She also won a Regional Honorable Mention award for excellence with a 2nd sculpture piece. Congratulations Elizabeth! Lynda Williams is Elizabeth's art Teacher at Fairhope High School.
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Christ the King Science Olympiad Team
The Christ the King Catholic School Science Olympiad Team recently participated in the North Alabama Regional Science Olympiad at The University of Alabama in Huntsville. Our school was well represented and placed in the top four in a number of events.
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BCHS, BMMS Dance Teams Win Regional Dance Championships
It was a big (and successful) January weekend for dance programs representing Bay Minette schools. The Bay Minette Middle School Tiger Paws and the Baldwin County High School Tigerettes collectively earned three Regional Dance Championships and a state title. The Tigerettes continued its winning ways, earning two championship titles at the Dance Team Union Regional Competition held Sunday, Jan. 26 in Birmingham. The dance team won first place in both Pom and Spirit Showdown (Game Day). The team also picked up a second-place trophy for Kick and won “Best Costume” for their Kick competition. A day earlier, the dance team competed in the UDA Magic City Dance Championship and earned second place in Pom, fifth place in kick and seventh place in Game Day. The Tigerettes advanced to Nationals in Orlando, FL on Feb. 20. This is the team’s 4th year to compete at the National level. The Tiger Paws were named dance champions at both the state and regional level. On Saturday, Jan. 25, the team competed at the UDA Magic City Dance Championship, earning first place in the Game Day competition, second place for Kick and fourth place in Pom. On Sunday, the team competed in the Dance Team Union Regional contest and brought home another title. The dance team won a Regional Championship for Middle School Kick! The team is also bringing home second place trophies in both Pom and Spirit Showdown! The Tigerettes are coached by Elizabeth Byrd and Tiger Paw coaches are Caitlyn Phillips and Tucker Clay.
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Daphne/Spanish Fort AFJROTC AL-935 Change of Command
By Cadet TSgt Riley Hardwick, AL-935 Public Affairs/Historian AFJROTC unit AL-935 has once again gone through a cadet change of command. C/Lt Col Ashley Kearney served as Corps commander for the first semester of the 2019-2020 school year. She set up C/Lt Col Richard A. Ziegler for a great second semester. Being the cadet corps commander means maintaining effective operations and fulfilling goals and objectives, outlined in our Operations Instruction and cadet guide. His primary duties are to ensure the appearance, discipline, training, and conduct standards of the corps of cadets are maintained. He will also plan all our group activities and watch out for our resources. To put it all into one sentence, the Corps Commander is responsible for ensuring effective operations within the corps. C/Lt Col Richard Ziegler spent most of his time in the corps as a part of the Drill Team. He became its commander by his sophomore year. He was also an acting Flight Commander his freshman year as well. In April last year, he was chosen to become Corps Vice Commander and served in that position until January 2020 when he became the Corps Commander of AL935! “I am excited to lead the corps this semester. I plan to end the year stronger than ever!” said C/Lt Col Ziegler. C/Lt Col Ziegler and his vice-commander, C/Maj Colt Davis are role models that new cadets look up to. Not only have they been extremely active all 4 years in AFJROTC, they have been giving advice to cadets and always lend a helping hand whenever possible. Both leaders are well respected. Cadet Ziegler introduced his new leadership staff at a commander’s call once back from the Christmas break. In addition to Cadet Davis, that staff includes the Senior Enlisted Advisor, Cadet Chief Master Sergeant Samuel Mirabella, Cadet Squadron Commander, Cadet First Lieutenant Ryann Sellers, Operations Squadron Commander, Cadet Captain Ethan Jennings, Special Teams Commander, Cadet Captain Jackson Dunn and Executive Officer, Cadet First Lieutenant Katherine Clemmons.
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Spanish Fort Middle Students Read “Among the Hidden”
Spanish Fort Middle School just concluded their first “One Book, One School” event. The entire school just finished reading “Among the Hidden” by Margaret Peterson Haddix. A culminating day took place after the book was finished. Every class taught a lesson that tied back into the book. By the end of the day students were taught 7 different lessons based on the book. In math, students used statistics to try to determine which households could be hiding a third child based on their water consumption. In Social studies, students learned about propaganda. They also got to build a hydroponics system during their science class. Even elective teachers participated. Students also learned how to file their taxes, the importance of the Census, and much more. They ended the event with a surprise Google Hangout from the author.
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Gulf Shores MS First Semester Perfect Attendance
Congratulations to the 45 Gulf Shores Middle School students with 100% perfect attendance throughout first semester: Barnard, Chloe; Barnes, Rosa; Cheatham, Kaden; Cobb, Brody; Colvin, Claire; Crider, Myra; Douglass, Lee; Eskew, Amelia; Farris, Annica; Gilbert, Ella; Gotschall, Ian; Griffin, Jayden; Harvey, Addie; Harvey, Chloe; Hendricks, Alissa; Hughey, Anna Kate; Hurd, Joseph; Jemison, Larry; Kibe, Trace; Kozyuk, Amelia; Lopez, Jazmyn; Lopez, Johanna; Lymon, Claude; Marston, Aden; McCartney, Marlie; McCartney, Morgan; McComb, Kallyn; Nettles, Ezekiel; Nettles, Mason; Patel, Prina; Patel, Trishul; Robertson, Nelson; Runnells, Isis; Russell, Logan; Sabanilla, Mario; Sanders, Hailey; Singleton, Marley; Stephens, Joseph; Steward, Cline; Terry, Madison; Turkic, Marija; Vodi, Alexandrina; Watson, Summer; Wilson, Wyatt; Wright, James. 43
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National Merit Scholarship Finalists from Fairhope High
Over 1.5 million juniors in about 21,000 high schools entered the 2020 National Merit Scholarship Program by taking the 2018 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT®), which served as an initial screen of program entrants. The nationwide pool of Semifinalists, representing less than one percent of U.S. high school seniors, includes the highest-scoring entrants in each state. The number of Semifinalists in a state is proportional to the state’s percentage of the national total of graduating seniors. To become a Finalist, the Semifinalist and a high school official must submit a detailed scholarship application, in which they provide information about the Semifinalist’s academic record, participation in school and community activities, demonstrated leadership abilities, employment, and honors and awards received. A Semifinalist must have an outstanding academic record throughout high school, be endorsed and recommended by a high school official, write an essay, and earn SAT® or ACT® scores that confirm the student’s earlier performance on the qualifying test. From the approximately 16,000 Semifinalists, about 15,000 are expected to advance to the Finalist level, and in February they were notified of this designation. All National Merit Scholarship winners will be selected from this group of Finalists. Merit Scholar designees are selected on the basis of their skills, accomplishments, and potential for success in rigorous college studies, without regard to gender, race, ethnic origin, or religious preference. We are proud to announce that we have two National Merit Finalists. Congratulations to Abby McDade and Katie Jewell on this outstanding accomplishment!
Youth Leaders at Spanish Fort High
Congratulations to this amazing group of students who completed the nine month Eastern Shore Chamber of Commerce Youth Leadership Program. Junior Jack Steudle was awarded the Spirit of Youth Leadership Scholarship. Pictured left to right are: Hannah Vincent, Alexa Yanez, Brinda Shukla, Heli Parekh, Ty Pridgen, Luke Sotelo, Rollins McPherson, Ollie Sinclair, & Jack Steudle. Way to represent #Toronation and Baldwin County Public Schools! #baldwinproud
Spring Fever Chase
March 21, 2020 | Fairhope, AL RRCA certified #AL12014JD
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$15 per child for early registration, thru March 15 $20 per child after March 15 $25 for early registration, thru March 15 $30 after March 15
2-mile fun run/walk
$20 for early registration, thru March 15 $25 after March 15 $15 per child for early registration, thru March 15 $20 per child after March 15
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Race begins at the intersection of Fairhope Ave. and Bayview St.
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8 a.m. – 10K 9:30 a.m. – 2-mile fun run/walk
Awards start at 9:45 a.m.
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Renaissance School Donates to Toys for Tots
Renaissance School of the Eastern Shore believes in community service and empowering our students to become leaders. Pictured are Renaissance School students presenting Lance Corporal Welborn and Lance Corporal Laird with their final donations for our Toys For Tots toy drive. This toy drive was lead completely by our very own student Adam Stroecker. We are incredibly proud of him. Adam did not just facilitate the toy drive, he was also able to exceed his goal.
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Daphne HS Jubilee Dance Team World Champions!
Celebrate 100 Days of School
Bayside Academy kindergarten students celebrated the 100th day of school on Friday, January 24, by dressing up as centenarians.
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SBCT Holds Signing Day for Students in Pre-Apprenticeship Program
It’s signing day at South Baldwin Center for Technology for four students who are taking part in the Austal USA Pre-Apprenticeship program. Austal's Apprenticeship program is designed and purposed to develop a sustainable core workforce of journeypersons with the full body of on-the-job and trade knowledge necessary to fill vital workforce gaps. Starting Feb. 17, these students will earn $8 an hour while being trained in aluminum ship construction and welding. The students have an opportunity to go on and earn much more if they continue their professional development through full-time apprenticeship and on to full-time regular employment. The students are committed to work while their fellow classmates are enjoying spring break and other holidays. Congratulations to these incredible students for taking the steps to an incredible career opportunity. #baldwinproud
Silverhill Elementary Canned Food Drive Competition
Our 100th Day of School Food Drive project was a HUGE SUCCESS! Silverhill National Elementary Honor Society and the Student Lighthouse team celebrated the 100th Day of School by challenging the entire school to see which grade level could bring in 100 canned goods. All items were donated to the Catholic Social Services. We collected over 600 nonperishable items.
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5 Risky Apps to Watch Out For
What parents need to know: Video-chatting with strangers can be risky for teens. When it’s paired with location, it’s a no-go. Also, while HOLLA supposedly bans iffy content -- like nudity and violence -- user reviews indicate that masturbation, fake identities, and negative comments are common. The app’s age-matching is a red flag, too. It was easy for our tester to pose as a 13-year-old and get paired with 16- and 17-year-olds. Similar apps: Yubo, MeetMe - Chat and Meet New People, Spotafriend - Teen Meeting App To Make New Friends, ChatLive, Random Video Chat
It seems like every time you turn around, there’s a new app -or type of app -- that’s popular with tweens and teens. Of course, it’s nearly impossible to keep up with every hot new app, which makes knowing the risky features -- like interaction with strangers, anonymity, privacy concerns, and iffy content -- a solid first step. But it’s still important to know the specifics of what’s on your kid’s device and whether or not you’ll allow it to stay there.
BIGO LIVE - Live Stream
IMVU: 3D Avatar Creator & Chat
Kind of like Twitch and YouTube, BIGO LIVE lets teens stream live video of themselves that other users can see and comment on in real time. You can also receive and send “Beans” -BIGO’s term for virtual gifts -- that cost real money. You can level up and improve your ranking by logging in every day and sending gifts. The platform is designed for people who supposedly want to get famous, but it seems to be filled mainly with people competing for gifts. What parents need to know: BIGO has a lot of mature content, including sexy talk and clothing, and users’ comments are often predatory and explicit. Also, its focus on status and spending money, as opposed to creativity and talent, makes it feel shallow.Similar apps: Tagged - Chill, Chat & Go Live! and imo video calls and chat.
Using the website or the app, users interact through elaborate 3D avatars. You can dress them up, place them in public or private rooms, and follow other users and chat with them. You can also buy a wide variety of objects using virtual coins -- earned primarily through taking surveys or watching ads or through buying outright with real money. There’s no game or goal other than acquiring outfits, rooms, furniture, and other items or chatting with other users. What parents need to know: Virtual sex and user privacy are the main issues for teens in IMVU. The avatars sport highly stereotypical body types with big muscles or breasts, and many of the outfits are skimpy. It also appears that users generate a following on other platforms by sharing their IMVU usernames, which invites more contact with people they don’t know. Finally, the search term “IMVU sex” results in lots of advice about how to have (virtual avatar) sex and where to find it in IMVU. Similar app: Avakin Life
BitLife
In this simulation game, you’re assigned an identity to play through the entire game, from infancy to death. As you play -- and your character gets older -- you can make text-based choices about how to make money, spend time, and develop relationships with pretend profiles (which aren’t connected to real people). Those choices determine your levels of happiness, health, smarts, and appearance. When you die, you can start all over. What parents need to know: While kids can’t engage in actual risky behavior, BitLife exposes them to mature ideas. As your character gets older, you can choose to “hook up” with the pretend profiles, drink, do drugs, gamble, and commit crimes. (On the other hand, you can make healthy choices such as going to the gym and meditating.) It’s also easy for players to become overly fixated on the idealized world of sim games. Similar app: Reigns
Socratic by Google
This app lets you take a picture of a homework problem or question and get an answer and explanation in return, similar to Photomath - Camera Calculator. Because it’s more focused and filtered than an open internet search, the results are more targeted and helpful (in other words, it gives you the answers). What parents need to know: The biggest concern is cheating. If your kid decides to use this app as an easy way out of homework, they’ll lose a lot of learning. Secondly, since the answers come from the internet, they aren’t always right. Used with good judgment (and monitoring by a parent), a teen could legitimately use Socratic to dig into tough concepts, but it’s pretty easy to use for cheating. Similar apps: Photomath - Camera Calculator, Mathway, Got It Study - Homework Help
HOLLA: Live Random Video Chat
This app is all about connecting with strangers. Once you sign up using a phone number or your Facebook account, you can get matched instantly with a stranger -- and both you and they appear on camera. Or you can swipe Tinder-style until you like someone and they like you (by tapping a heart). You can also enable location tracking to be paired with someone nearby. Eastern Shore Parents I March 2020
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Considering a sleep-away camp for your child this summer? Here are few tips to make the experience an adventure they’ll remember long after the campfire songs are mere echoes in their ears. Eastern Shore Parents I March 2020
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Determining readiness. Overnight camps vary in size, scope and age, welcoming campers anywhere between the ages six and 19. Most kids are ready for an overnight camp by age eight or nine. Whether or not a child is ready for overnight camp depends on their personality and physical and emotional maturity. Kristina Marchuk, mom of three, says her oldest daughter Katelyn, 14, went to her first overnight, a week-long Girl Scouts camp, when she was 11, and her younger daughter Alyssa, 6, a Daisy in the Girl Scouts, will go to her first overnight camp this summer. Try day camps to help you introduce your youngster to the camp experience. Marchuk says sleepovers with grandparents and occasional overnights with their Girl Scout troops also helped her daughters prepare for extended sleep-away camps. Consider the length of the camp. Because Alyssa is younger and hasn’t spent many nights away from home without at least big sister present, Marchuk chose a shorter three-day camp to see how she does. “I’m more nervous about Alyssa. She’s going into second grade and will only be seven by the summer,” Marchuk says. “I’m glad they offer that option to get the kids acclimated to spending time away from parents.” Trish Barnes, the Executive Women’s Director and K-2 Women’s Director at Camp Kanakuk, and a mom of three children and three step-children ranging in age from 12 to 30, says choosing the right duration of camp definitely depends on the child and your goals. “The first year I sent my oldest son just for a week because I knew two weeks or a month would have been tough on him. A week would have been out of his comfort zone, but not so overwhelming where it would spin him into anxiety,” Barnes says. “My middle son? He was the complete polar opposite. He was ready to go for a month right off the bat.”
Set goals. Besides learning new skills, children learn how to collaborate and live in community while at camp, gaining selfconfidence and independence through problem-solving and teamwork. “The camping world is an unbelievable place where you can help your kids learn how to face disappointments, have a voice, make new friends or just get outside their comfort zone and try something new in a very safe environment,” Barnes says, who has worked at Kanakuk for 26 sum51
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The American Autism and Rehabilitation Center is proud to host several half-day and full-day camps this summer. Camps will focus on language development, social skills, Þne-motor/ hand-writing skills, sensory processing skills, gross-motor skills, and eating a wider variety of foods, all while providing a safe, relaxed environment. Art-sensory projects, new games with new friends, and special community visitors included! Programs available for children ages 3 to 18. No diagnosis is required to participate.
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mers. “It’s such a great accomplishment for a kid to get to do that away from home so that they know they accomplished that on their own.” Also, include your child in deciding on a camp. Maybe they wish to hone a specific interest like a sport they enjoy or want to try a variety of new activities like canoeing, horseback riding or ziplining.
Research the camp. Do you want a faith-based camp or a more secular type of environment? Where is the camp located? Are you seeking a camp that offers a smattering of activities or one that specializes in one of your child’s interests like art, music or a specific sport?
Look at the camp website. Talk to other parents for referrals. Visit the camp and talk to the camp director. Ask about counselor to camper ratios, safety policies and how the camp manages situations like homesickness, anxiety and medical situations. And listen to your intuition. Does the environment feel safe and well-organized? Is the staff kind, attentive and nurturing? Manage expectations. Explain to your child that they need to stick with the camp through its duration. By seeing things through to the end, they will grow more independent in their ability to make decisions and more resilient to adversity and discomfort-skills which will prove invaluable as they grow into adulthood. “Coming home is not an option. Let them know that the expectation is that they are going to finish because once you start something, you want to finish it. The only reason you wouldn’t finish something is because you are in harm’s way or it’s going to be ethically, morally bad for you,” Barnes says.
Arrive prepared. Together with your child, spend time gathering everything they’ll need at camp. Through diligent research, careful preparation and a positive attitude, you’ll lower any anxiety they may have and set them up for a successful sleep-away camp experience. ESP
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Christa Melnyk Hines is a nationally published freelance journalist. She and her husband are the parents of two happy camper sons and a menagerie of pets. Christa is the author of Happy, Healthy & Hyperconnected: Raise a Thoughtful Communicator in the Digital World.
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Tighten Up!
Q. I’m beginning to think we got in over our heads with our house. My wife and I make about $125,000 a year combined, but we’ve never been able to put anything aside for an emergency fund. Our mortgage payment is 35 percent of our take home pay each month. We have two young children, so we eat out a lot, but we have no debt other than our house. Do you think we should refinance our home?
A. You two are making good money, and you’re debt-free except for your home. You can’t tighten up your budget enough to save up an emergency fund? Stay out of restaurants, dude! There’s no law stating you have to eat out a lot just because there are kids in the house. You guys need to get on a written, detailed plan, and start hitting your goals. I’m talking about a strict, monthly budget. Now,
I’ll admit your mortgage payment isn’t exactly what I would’ve signed you up for. Your house payments, or rent, should be no more than 25 percent of your monthly take home pay. But your house payment isn’t what’s holding you two back. What’s holding you two back is the fact that you haven’t been willing to tighten up the finances in other areas of your life to offset biting off more than you could chew in terms of a home. No, I wouldn’t refinance. You’re fairly close where the mortgage payments are concerned, so I think you can make it through this by looking at ways to increase your income and selling stuff you don’t need to build an emergency fund. You two have been smarter than some, but you’re really going to have to buckle down and rearrange your priorities to make this happen!
Cash out my Roth IRA?
Q. I have around $15,000 in a Roth IRA. I recently started studying your advice, and I was wondering if it would be a good idea to cash it out and put the money toward debt. A. I teach people to stop investing temporarily while they attack their debt. So, I wouldn’t add anything to it at this point, but the worst thing you could do is cash it out. If you do, taxes and penalties will steal a huge chunk of that cash. The only time I take money out of a retirement account to pay off debt is to avoid bankruptcy or foreclosure. Start working the Baby Steps from the beginning. Baby Step 1 is saving up $1,000 for a starter emergency fund. Baby Step 2 is paying off all debts from smallest to largest, except for your home, using the debt snowball method. This will free up a ton of money! Then you’re ready for Baby Step 3, which is increasing your emergency fund to three to six months of expenses. Now you’re ready for Baby Step 4, which is 15 percent of your income going into retirement!
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Many parents want their kids to experience summer camps, but the idea of spending several nights away from home is a little scary for both the parent and child. A great alternative, especially for younger kids, is to send them to day camp. Day camp, as the name implies, typically consists of a series of consecutive days where the child is away during the
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Builds independence Camp is a great place for kids to explore their own independence and day camp is no different. Kids are dropped off at camp in the morning where they are challenged with new activities that they may not get the opportunity to try at home. They will make friends, eat lunch, and follow directions without the help of their parents. Kids start to feel more self confident and independent as the week goes on.
Learn new skills Day camps typically offer opportunities to learn and grow in areas that children may not be exposed to at school. Kids can pick camps that tailor to their interest, including a variety of sports, music, dance, theater, science, art, exploring nature, and more. If your child is drawn to a particular activity or subject, chances are there is a camp that would interest them. Kids who are not particularly drawn to academics will thrive in day camps because they are rewarded for their talents and interests.
Make new friends While you may sign your child up for a camp with a friend, they will meet many new people their age. Children gain confidence as they learn to talk to and work with people they have never played with previously. The opportunity to make friends with children that share similar interests and a fun new experience helps kids feel more comfortable when they are in new situations.
Take a break from the screen When children attend day camp, they get a much needed break from screen time. As video games, apps, TV, and tablets take more and more of our free time, getting the kids outside to play or having fun while learning new skills is a priceless benefit to parents. Who knows? When the kids come home from camp, they may realize they don’t need as much screen time as they thought they did.
Lifelong skills Day camp helps kids learn skills they can use for a lifetime, including problem solving and leadership skills, improved confidence, and an openness to new things. Depending on the camp, they may learn other skills that will stick with them. My kids learned how to start a fire and cook their own meal at local scouting camps. My daughter gained the confidence to get on stage in front of a room full of parents and peers at theater camp. My kids improved their skills at sport camps and they faced their fears while trying the camp obstacle course. These experiences will stay with your child throughout their life as they are faced with challenges and successes in the future. As you are deciding if day camp is right for your family, consider what type of camp your child would be most interested in. Choose something that you know they will be successful at and consider inviting a friend to sign up with your child. This can make them more comfortable that first day. Let your child help you choose the right camp and then let them know you think they will do great. ESP Sarah Lyons is a contributing writer.
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401 Oak Street, Fairhope, AL 36532 June 1 - July 17, 2020. Monday-Friday, Full day (10am - 3pm) and half day (10am - 12pm). Ages 5 -15. Explore our Art Bash 2020 catalog to find a variety of courses like Creative Writing, Pottery, Painting, Photography, and Digital Arts. Register Today! (251) 928-2228 (Ext. 107) info@esartcenter.org www.esartcenter.org
Be Creative Art Camp
Thomas B. Norton Library, 221 West 19th Avenue, Gulf Shores, AL 36542 Please check our website for upcoming art camp dates and registration information. (251) 968-1176 www.gulfshoresal.gov/library
Coastal Area Arts Center Art Camp
251 South Greeno Road, Fairhope, AL 36532 July 13 - 17, 2020. Fun Arts & Crafts and takehome masterpieces! 12:00pm - 5:00pm. 4th - 7th grade. $150 per camper. Certified Teacher “Ms. Kim” Shannon. Call to register. (251) 463-6009 beachmusicmaker@gmail.com www.coastalareaartscenter.com
Coastal Arts Center
26389 Canal Road, Orange Beach, AL 36561 June 1 - 5, 2020 9:00am - 12:00pm for rising 3rd - 6th grade. Ignite your child’s creative side at the Gulf Coast’s premier children’s art program! (251) 981-2787 abrewton@orangebeachal.gov www.coastalartscenter.com
Coastal Makers, LLC
70 North Joachim (Suite F), Mobile, AL 36602 Learn a new skill and experiment with unique tools and art supplies. All ages welcome. Visit our website or Facebook page for camps in Mobile and Spanish Fort. (251) 455-2909 coastalmakers@gmail.com www.coastalmakers.com
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Daphne Art Center 1704 Sixth Street, Daphne, AL 36526 July 6 - August 7, 2020. Session options for ages 4 - 6, 7-9 and up. Times: 10:00am - 12:00pm and 1:00pm - 3:00pm. (251) 586-8096 daphne.art.center251@gmail.com www.daphneartcenter.com
Humming Star Alpaca Camp 19700 Blueberry Lane, Silverhill, AL 36576 June 1 - 5 and June 8 - 12, 2020. Monday Friday 10:00am - 2:00pm. Ages: 10 - 17 years. $210/camper. Needle & wet felting, dyeing and fun with the alpacas! (251) 214-8224 hsalpaca@centurylink.net www.facebook.com/HummingStarAlpacas
Kaleidoscope Fine Arts Camp First Presbyterian Church, 309 East 21st Avenue, Gulf Shores, AL 36542 June 22 - 26, 2020 from 9:00am - 3:00pm for Grades 2nd - 8th. Visual Art, Dance, Writing, Music and Drama/Theater classes. (251) 978-8130 or (251) 948-2627 www.gulfcoastartsalliance.com/kaliedoscope
Painting with Shannon Country Day School, 23800 Highway 98, Fairhope, AL 36532 Follow Painting with Shannon on Facebook and on Instagram @paintwithshannon. Registration information and camp specifics are available online. paintwithshannon@bellsouth.net www.shannonnobleart.com
Wooden it be Fun! 314 Greeno Road South (Suite C), Fairhope, AL 36532 June 8 - 11, July 13 - 16, August 3 - 6, 2020. Ages 4+ 10:00am - 12:00pm ($135); Teen camp, Ages 10+ June 22 - 25, 2020 from 2:00pm 5:00pm ($175). (251) 422-8052 woodenitbefunfairhope@hotmail.com www.facebook.com/woodenitbefunfairhope
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Cheer/Dance/ Gymnastics Baypointe Dance Academy ad on page 12
8756 Rand Avenue, Daphne, AL 36526 Specific dates and details coming soon! Forms are also available on our website. Visit us on Facebook for event updates. (251) 621-3980 www.baypointedance.com
Creative Outlet Dance Academy ad on page 17
66 South Section Street, Fairhope, AL 36532 “Carnival of Dance” June 1-4 & June 8-11, 2020; “Princess and Pirates” June 15-18 & June 22 25, 2020; “Under the Sea” July 6-9 & July 13-16, 2020; “American Girl Adventure” July 20-23 & July 27-30, 2020. Camps are from 10:00am12:30pm Ages 3-8 years. Cost: $175 per participant. Multiple weeks available for technique, pointe, modern, jazz and more for ages 9 years and up. More info online. (251) 928-9511 creativeoutletda@bellsouth.net www.creativeoutletdance.com
Eastern Shore Dance Academy ad on page 35
9063 Merritt Lane, Daphne, AL 36526 Please call to register for summer camps, classes and dance intensives. (251) 626-2300 easternshoredance@gmail.com www.facebook.com/easternshoredance
Gulf Coast Dance Alliance ad on page 70
30752 Ember Lane, Spanish Fort, AL 36527 Summer Dance Camp dates are June 8-12. Camp themes include Ballerina Princess Camp for ages 3-5, Dance Jams for ages 6-8, Dance
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Mobile Ballet ad on page 62
4351 Downtowner Loop North, Mobile, AL 36609 Let’s Dance Camp - Ballet, Jazz & introduction to Tap (Ages 6 – 8) June & July TBA, Little Ballerina Camp - Ballet Creative Movement (Ages 3 - 5) June & July TBA, Summer Intensive with WorldRenowned Faculty (Ages 9 & up) Ballet, Pointe, Variations, Jazz, Modern, Partnering & more! June 8 - 26 with 1, 2, 3 week options available. (251) 342-2241 info@mobileballet.org www.mobileballet.org
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26436-B Kensington Place, Daphne, AL 36526 Let’s Dance Camp: Ballet, Jazz & introduction to Tap (Ages 6–8) June & July TBA; Little Ballerina Camp: Ballet Creative Movement (Ages 3-5) June & July TBA; Summer Intensive with WorldRenowned Faculty: (Ages 9 & up) Ballet, Pointe, Variations, Jazz, Modern, Partnering & more! June 8-26, 2020 with 1, 2, 3 week options available. (251) 342-2241 info@mobileballet.org www.mobileballet.org
Non-refundable Registration fee $50. $200/week per camper. Space is limited so register online Today!
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Magnolia Dance Company
1615 South McKenzie Street, Foley, AL 36535 Visit us on Facebook or our website for camp updates.
(251) 622-6616 themagnoliadanceco@gmail.com www.magnoliadancecompany.com
Day Camps Bay Camp
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at Celebration Church, 8180 Dyer Road , Fairhope, AL 36532 Spring Break Camp April 6 - 10, 2020. Monday - Friday from 7:30am - 6:00pm. Summer Camp begins May 26th and runs for 11 weeks. Monday - Friday from 7:00am - 6:00pm for ages 5 - 12 years. (251) 752-4897 lisa@easternshorebaycamp.com baycamp.org
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Bay Shore Ballet Academy
305 Fels Avenue, Fairhope, AL 36532 July 20–30, 2020. A 2-week Broadway Style
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Dance Camp with Stephanie Barfield. Accepting rising 5th - 7th graders. $125 per student. Monday - Thursday from 2:00pm-3:00pm. Space limited to 25 students.
(251) 990-9744 bayshoreballetacademy@gmail.com www.bayshoreballet.com
Flip City
9332 Hard Drive, Foley, AL 36535 Check our website for more information. (251) 747-0404 flipcityfoley@outlook.com www.flipcityfoley.com
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10274 State Highway 104, Fairhope, AL 36532 June 22 - 26, 2020. (Fairhope Campus) Camp 3Circle is a fun-filled week for kids ages 4 years - 4th grade. We incorporate worship, Bible study, sports, and art using it all to point children to God’s great love for them.
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Dauphin Island Sea Lab Summer Day Camps ad on page 94
101 Bienville Blvd, Dauphin Island, AL 36528 Oceans Alive! June 3, June 19, and July 23, 2020 (ages 5 - 8); BIO Blitz-June 5, July 31, 2020 (ages 8 - 10); Ocean Bytes-June 12, July 10, 2020 (ages 9-11); Survivor: Dauphin Island June 4, July 2, July 17, 2020 (ages 1013). Registration/camp specifics are available online. (251) 861-2141 (ext. 7515) DHPsummer@disl.org www.disl.org
Fairhope Point Clear Rotary Youth Summer Camp & Enrichment Programs ad on page 75
19128 Young Street, Fairhope, AL 36532 Summer Camp: June 1-June 30, 2020; Summer Enrichment Camp: July 6-31, 2020. Monday Friday 8:00am - 5:30pm. Ages K-12th grade. Arts, Education, Sports, Leadership, Character, Recreation and more! Members $200 per month per child. Non-Members $265 per month per child. Enrichment field trips included. See our ad in this issue! (251) 928-9148 info@rotaryyouthclub.org www.rotaryyouthclub.org
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Jubilee Baptist Church, 9264 Pleasant Road, Daphne, AL 36526 June 30th, 2020 - July 30th, 2020 for ages 12 months to rising Kindergartener. Camp hours are Tuesday - Thursday from 9:00 am 1:00 pm. Registration opens March 1, 2020. Space is limited. Please visit our website or contact Meighan Sternberg, GLS Director or Melissa Ott, GLS Asst. Director for more information. (251) 621-3977 godslivingsea@jubileebaptist.com www.jubileebaptist.com
GulfQuest ad on page 34
155 Water Street, Mobile, AL 36602 June 1-5, 2020. Register Today for a week of maritime-themed activities at GulfQuest’s Summer Maritime Academies! Open to students who have completed grades 1st - 8th. STEM programs, 90+ interactive exhibits, Art, Outdoor activities, Scavenger hunts and more! 251-436-8901 education@gulfquest.org www.gulfquest.org/day-camps/
Hot Wheels Skate Center ad on page 35
616 Whispering Pines Drive, Daphne, AL 36526 Summer camp begins May 26, 2020 and runs August 11th Monday - Friday from 7:00am - 6:00pm for completed Kindergarten - 6th grade. (251) 626-5120 jennifer@hotwheelssaphne.com www.hotwheelsdaphne.com
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South Baldwin Christian Academy ad on page 39
6900 Highway 59, Gulf Shores, AL 36542 May 26 - August 7, 2020, Monday - Friday, 7:30am - 6pm. Cost: $90 Registration Fee, $110 per week (Preschool Students), $95 per week (ages 4 by 9/1/20 - completed 5th grade). Biblical instruction, arts/crafts, and additional activities in a safe, Christian environment. Weekly field trips for completed kindergarten completed 5th grade include swimming, movies, bowling and parks. (251) 968-1230 Info@SouthBaldwinCA.net www.southbaldwinca.org/summer-programs
St. James Episcopal School ad on page 59
860 North Section Street, Fairhope, AL 36532 Summer Day Camp June 8 - July 24, 2020. Ages PreK-3 (fully potty trained) - through rising first grade. Students that do not attend St. James School may participate. Full Day (7:30am 5:30pm), Half Day (9:00am - 1:00pm). Weekly camp schedule online. Registration begins March 2, 2020.
(251) 928-2912 schooldirector@stjamesfairhope.org www.stjamesfairhope.school
Boy Scouts of America Cub Scout Day
Camp Silvercreek, 16914 County Road 52, Silverhill, AL 36576 June 8-12, 2020. Ages: rising 1st - 5th grade (boys and girls). Volunteer opportunities for older youth. Contact the Camp Director for questions. Visit us on Facebook! (251) 476-4600 elisha.dene@gmail.com www.facebook.com/BaldwinDayCamp/
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Boy Scouts of America Cub Scout Day Camp-Down on the Farm
1035 Cody Road North, Mobile, AL 36608 The Mobile Area Council, Boy Scouts of America will be holding its annual Cub Scout Summer Day Camp June 8 - 12, 2020. Visit our website for more information coming soon. (251) 476-4600 fiveriverscubscoutdaycamp@gmail. com www.bsamac.org
Camp Cardinal
Saint Michael Catholic High School, 411732 Higbee Road, Fairhope, AL 36532 June 1st - June 26th, 2020 Monday - Friday with morning camps from 9:00am - 12:00pm and afternoon camps offered from 12:30pm - 3:30pm. Before and After Care available. (251) 459-0210 www.stmichaelchs.org/camp-cardinal
Camp Stanislaus
304 South Beach Blvd, Bay St. Louis, MS 39520 Camps run June 7 - July 4, 2020. Day and residential camps for boys and girls ages 8 - 15 years. Father & Son Camp May 29 - 30, 2020. (228) 467-9057 camp@ststan.com www.campstanislaus.com
City of Gulf Shores Spring Break Camp
Gulf Shores Cultural Center, 19470 Oak Road West, Gulf Shores, AL 36535 Registration March 6, 2020. Spring Break camp April 6 - 10th 2020. Monday - Friday from 7:30am - 5:30pm. Ages Kindergarten - 6th grade. We do not accept Pre-k.
(251) 968-9813 adeckard@gulfshoresal.gov www. gulfshoresal.gov/1227/Online-Registration-Payments
Eastern Shore Academy of Excellence
23946-B US Highway 98, Fairhope, AL 36532 Monday - Friday 6:30am - 6:00pm for gges 6 weeks – 12 years. Summer programs offer field
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Eastern Shore Kids Kastle
10291B County Road 48, Fairhope, AL 36532 Summer Day Camp begins in May, 2020. Monday - Friday from 6:00am-6:00pm for ages 6 weeks - 12 years. (251) 990-5350 eskki@bellsouth.net Find us on Facebook!
Eastern Shore Montessori
980 Main Street, Daphne, AL 36526 Children will enjoy many activities including arts and crafts, play dough, hands-on projects, activities and games. Programs run June - August, 2020 from 7:00am - 5:30pm. Ages 18 months - 5 years. (251) 626-7505 esmontessorischool@gmail.com www.easternshoremontessori.com
Exceptional Foundation Gulf Coast
28788 North Main Street, Daphne, AL 36526 June 1 – July 23, 2020 Times: 7:50am – 6:00pm. Ages: 10 years and up. EFGC is a non profit 501 (c) (3) program that provides social and recreational opportunities for the special needs communities of Baldwin and Mobile counties. Follow us on Facebook & Twitter. Limited Spots. (251) 625-8955 efgulfcoast@gmail.com www.exceptionalfoundationgc.org
Expect Excellence Program
4849 South Wilson Blvd, Orange Beach, AL 36561 May 26 - August 2020. Monday-Friday 7:00am6:00pm for rising 3rd - 7th grade. Academics, Arts and Athletics for children and youth. (251) 981-6028 www.orangebeachal.gov/facilities/ recreation-center/expect-excellence
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First Kids Summer Day Camp
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First Baptist Church, 300 South Section Street, Fairhope, AL 36532 Monday-Friday 7:30am–5:30pm. Ages: completed Kindergarten- 6th grade. Full time/Part time options. Registration begins April 1st in the church office and online. Field trips, music, arts/ crafts, sign language, drama, Bible study, movies, tech days, splash pad and more. (251) 928-8685 fairhopesdc@gmail.com firstfairhope.org
Hogwarts of Fairhope
Fairhope, AL 36532 A Harry Potter-themed Hallow’s Quest! July 6 17, 2020. 9:00am - 4:00pm. Ages 5 - 13 years. Visit us on Facebook! Registration: June 15, 2020. $50 late fee after.
(225) 202-1724 deputyheadmistress@hogwartsoffairhope.com www.hogwartsoffairhope.com
Kelly’s Kids
Bay Minette Rec Center, 611 McMeans Avenue, Bay Minette, AL 36507 Games, swimming, skating, movies, field trips and much more fun!! Participants should bring a lunch and two snacks everyday. Registration will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis. (251) 580-2546 marisa.lund@ci.bay-minette.al.us www.facebook.com/BayMinetteRecreationDept
KidCam CAMPS
Gulf State Park, 22120 Campground Road, Gulf Shores, AL 36542 May 26–July 31, 2020. Monday-Friday 9:00am-
Douglasville School of Arts & recreation, 1000 Shedrick Parkway, Bay Minette, AL 36507 Camp runs June 1 - July 24, 2020. Fun, field trips and enrichment opportunities. For more information, contact Barbara Brown. (251) 421-3381 barbara5270@att.net Find us on Facebook
1317 Johnson Road, Daphne, AL 36526 June 1-July 31, 2020, 8:00am-5:00pm. Ages K-6th grade. A summer of excitement and empowerment for the mind, body, and soul! Cost: $250 for the first child. Please call for more information. (251) 621-7171 executive.director@rwyo.org
Snook Youth Club Of Foley
1391 South Cedar Street, Foley, AL 36535 June 1- July 31, 2020 from 7:30am - 5:30pm. Age groups will be 5 - 7 years, 8 - 10 years and 11 - 15 years. Contact Executive Director, Kristy Wells, M.A. for more information.
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SPARC Summer Camp
Gulf Shores Cultural Center, 19470 Oak Road West (Building C), Gulf Shores, AL 36542 May 26 - August 10, 2020. Ages: K - 6th grade (we do not accept pre-k). Registration will begin on March 9th and end April 30, 2020. (251) 968-9813 adeckard@gulfshoresal.gov www.gulfshoresal.gov/1227/Online-RegistrationPayments
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Bounds Family YMCA, 8051 Whispering Pines Road, Daphne, AL 36526 May - August 2020. Monday - Friday from 6am 6pm for ages 5-14 years. (251) 626-0888 ejohnson@ysal.org www.ysal.org
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The Adventures in Math and Science Summer Camp ad on page 24
1255 Dauphin Street, Mobile, AL 36604 June 1 - 5, June 8 - 12 and June 15 - 19, 2020 for rising 6th - 10th graders. Registration Cost: $395 (Overnight) or $295 (Day Camp) and includes lunch. Cost for weekend between is an additional fee of $195 and includes trip to waterpark. Camp Registration Deadline is May 1, 2020. (251) 441-2100 AIMS@ASMS.NET www.asms.net
American Autism & Rehabilitation Center ad on page 52
8909 Rand Avenue, Daphne, AL 36526 The American Autism and Rehabilitation Center will offer many different camps this summer. No diagnosis is required. Please visit our website for additional camp information. (251) 210-1632 (Ext. 104) info@americanautismcenter.com www.AmericanAutismCenter.com
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Exploreum Science Center ad on page 63
65 Government Street, Mobile, AL 36602 Experience the most amazing, science-based summer camps in Mobile! Summer camps at the Exploreum Science Center are a great way to keep budding young minds engaged all summer long. Our camps are extensive in subject matter and have themes like Airbus Flight Academy, 3D Printing, Junior Med Camp, Space Cadets, Astro Tots, Dinosaur Dig, CSI Mobile and More! (251) 208-6818 hfreeman@exploreum.com www.exploreum.com
Huntington Learning Center ad on page 30
Jubilee Square Shopping Center, 6880 US Highway 90 (Suite 13), Daphne, AL 36526 Summer programs & camps for students in K-12th grade. Reading, Writing, Math, Study Skills, Spelling, Vocabulary, Phonics, SAT/ACT Prep and much more! Accredited by Middle States Association Commission of Elementary and Secondary Schools with experienced and highly trained teachers. See our Ad in this issue! Summer Hours (beginning May 26, 2020): Monday-Thursday 9am-8pm, Fridays 9am-6pm, Saturdays 9am-1pm, Sundays 12pm-6pm. (251) 621-1055 daphneal@hlcmail.com www.huntingtonhelps.com/daphne
Nature Connect Outdoor Summer Day Camps ad on page 25
Various locations, Fairhope, AL 36532 Weekly summer sessions from June 1 - August 7, 2020. Ages 3 - 13 years. Join us for adventurous outdoor camps where we learn about plants
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and animals, explore local waterways, go fishing, swimming, and climb trees! Create art from natural materials, play games, and much more! Visit our website to see detailed sessions and activities. (251) 747-7846 info@natureconnectalabama.org www.natureconnectalabama.org
ESL Summer Writing Workshop
Fairhope, AL 36532 July 7 - 9, July 14 - 16 and July 21-23, 2020. Tuesday–Thursday, 9:00am - 12:00pm. Ages 11-14 years. $150/week with $50 non-refundable deposit. Contact Benita Stewart to register. (251) 472-6064 benitastewart@gmail.com
St. Paul’s Episcopal Preschool Art/Science Camp
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St. Paul’s Episcopal Preschool, 28788 North Main Street, Daphne, AL 36526 Little Da Vinci Art: June 8-12, 2020; Dinosaur Explorers Camp: June 22-26, 2020. Camps are from 9am-1pm for ages 1-6 years old.
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Articulation Speech Camp @ BlueBird Therapy
6157 Airport Boulevard (Suite 205), Mobile, AL 36608 Camp is led by a Speech Language Pathologist, helping kids work on word clarity in a group setting. Every Thursday in June & July from 1pm2pm. All abilities welcome. Ages 4-8. (251) 287-0378 info@bluebirdtherapy.com www.bluebirdtherapy.com
Camp Invention
Foley Elementary School, 450 North Cedar Street, Foley, AL 36535 A week long STEM camp endorsed by Inventors Hall of Fame. Make a robot to take home! June 22-26, 2020, 9:00am-3:30pm, K-6th grade, $235 per child. Megan Simmons, Director. (800) 968-4332 or (251) 943-8861 mmccormack@bcbe.org www.campinvention.com
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11161 John Deere Lane, Fairhope, AL 36532 Weekly Children Camps. June 2, 2020 - July 30, 2020 for Campers ages 6-17 years. See Website for details.
FEEF Summer Enrichment Camps
Fairhope, AL 36532 Multiple Dates, Ages K - Adult. STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Match) Summer Enrichment Camps. Specific camp info and registration available online. (251) 990-3333 director@feefonline.org www.feefonline.org
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Mobile Medical Museum, 1664 SpringHill Avenue, Mobile, AL 36604 July 6-10, 2020 Ages 7-9 years. Curious about health and medicine? Enjoy games, experiments, storytelling and exploring topics like germs and illness, human anatomy, and how common instruments are used. (251) 415-1109 www.mobilemedicalmuseum.org
Mississippi State Veterinary Camp
MSU College of Veterinary Medicine, 240 Wise Center Drive, Mississippi State, MS 39762 Explore veterinary career options from small to large animal, public health, pathology, research and pet health. Ages 10 - 17 years. Day and overnight sessions. (662) 325-0465 vetcamp@cvm.msstate.edu www.facebook.com/MSUVetCamp
National Flight Academy
Naval Air Station, 1 Fetterman Way, Pensacola, FL 32508 The National Flight Academy is a premier STEM institution that provides students in grades 7th - 12th with a fully immersive, aviation-themed, learning adventure of a lifetime. Six-day overnight Deployment programs run May – August. (850) 458-7836 info@nationalflightacademy.com www.nationalflightacademy.com
Pre-Cotillion Program Manners/Etiquette Classes
Belforest Pointe, 26503 Hwy 181, Daphne, AL 36526 Dates to be announced soon. (3) 1.5 hour
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TBA , Daphne, AL 36526 Etiquette and table manners, proper introduction, posture, dinner conversation and the importance of RSVP and thank you notes. For Ages 6 - 12 years. Private and group workshops. Classes taught by Paula Perri. (251) 625-3137
Shining Star Youth Camp
Baldwin County locations TBA, AL Please check our website for 2020 Shining Star camp information and locations coming soon! (251) 972-6890 or (251) 802-1115 www.sheriffofbaldwin.com
One Tranquility Base, Huntsville, AL 35805 See more details under Overnight Camps.
First Baptist Fairhope, 300 South Section Street, Fairhope, AL 36532 Let us take your child on a fun adventure, with weekly themes including “Little Picassos”, “Culinary Creations” and “Silly Science”. TLT’s Summer of Fun Camp will run June 16- July 16, 9:00am to 12:30pm, Tuesday through Thursday of each week. This program will be offered to children ages 2-6 years.
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13370 County Road 3, Fairhope, AL 36532 May 25 - 29 and June 1 - 5, 2020. Experience life on a working horse farm! Take part in the care, training and riding of many of the farm horses. Enjoy fun activities and participate in an end of camp horse show. Monday - Friday from 8:00am 12:00pm. Cost is $295 per week. Camps fill quickly!
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(800) 637-7223 www.spacecamp.com
(251) 928-0496 Tlt@firstfairhope.org www.firstfairhope.org/the-learning-tree
17853 Samantha Drive, Foley, AL 36535 Monday - Friday from 7:00am - 6:00pm for ages 4 years and up. Please call or visit our website for summer camp dates to be announced.
(251) 209-1394 www.facebook.com/FoxRunEquestrian
Space Camp, Aviation Challenge Camp & Space Camp Robotics
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Top Notch Kids
14210 Greeno Road, Fairhope, AL 36532 June 8 - 12 or July 20 - 24, 2020. 8:00am 4:00pm. Ages 6 - 14 years. Horseback riding, arts & crafts, archery, fishing, fun and games. $300 per child. A Non-Refundable deposit is required. (251) 928-4840 (Ext. 1 or 2) info@oakhollowfarm.net www.oakhollowfarm.net
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757 County Road 614, Mentone, AL 35984 See listing details under Overnight Camps in this directory. (800) 882-0722 info@riverviewcamp.com www.riverviewcamp.com
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Lake Forest Stables
268 Equine Circle, Daphne, AL 36526 Follow us on Facebook. (770) 355-6514
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Valley View Ranch Equestrian Camp for Girls
606 Valley View Ranch Rd, Cloudland, GA 30731 One or two-week sessions June 7 - July 31, 2020. Overnight camps for girls, ages 8-17 years. English, Western, Barrels, Vaulting, and Trails. Beginner and Advanced riders. CHA instructors. (706) 862-2231 info@valleyviewranch.com www.valleyviewranch.com
Music / Theatre Baldwin County Youth Orchestra
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TBA, AL BCYO Camp Dates and location coming soon! Please check our website for summer program information to be announced. (251) 279-0848 bcyorchestra@gmail.com www.bcyorchestra.com
Auburn Summer Band Camp
320 West Samford Avenue, Auburn, AL 36849 Sessions from June 2 - 25, 2020. Camp options for Middle and High School students. Marching Band, Symphonic, Percussion, Drum Major, Auxiliary and more. Registration deadline May 22. (334) 844-4166 www.band.auburn.edu/event/summer_camps
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8724 Rand Avenue, Daphne, AL 36526 The Journey of Little Red: June 1-12, 2020, 9am-12pm; Aladdin Kids: June 15-26; It’s a Theatre Thing Intensive: June 15-26; Frozen Kids: July 6-17 Full or Half Day. Rising 1st-12th graders.
Please visit our website for more camp information coming soon. (251) 509-2150 info@marjoriesearcy.com www.marjorieSearcy.com
SummerTide Drama Camp - South Baldwin Community Theatre
Fairhope, AL 36532 Follow us on Facebook for exciting Summer news!
George C. Meyer Performing Arts Center, 2022 West 2nd Street , Gulf Shores, AL 36542 June 2-6 (Beginners); June 9-13 (Intermediate); June 16-20, 2020 (Advanced). Camps are 9:00am - 12:00pm. Learn elements of theatre such as story theatre, dance and music.
Coastal Area Arts Center Music Camp
University of Alabama Band Camp
(205) 915-7155 info@bayareaperformingarts.com www.bayareaperformingarts.com
Center Stage
(251) 928-1707 erin@centerstageperformance.com www.centerstageperformance.com
251 South Greeno Road, Fairhope, AL 36532 June 22-26, 2020. Strings-Brass-WoodwindsPercussion with Certified teacher, Ms. Kim Shannon. Beginners welcome! 12:00pm 5:00pm. 4th - 7th grade. $120/camper. Call to register. (251) 463-6009 beachmusicmaker@gmail.com www.coastalareaartscenter.com
Eastern Shore Repertory Theatre
Nicholson Center, 1410 Captain O’Neal Drive, Daphne, AL 36526 June 1-July 31, 2020 for rising 1st-12th grade. 7 sessions: 4 performances, 2 workshops, and 1 musical theatre intensive. Specific schedules and registration forms available online. Register today! (251) 301-2371 easternshorerep@gmail.com www.easternshorerep.org
Marjorie Searcy Musical Theater Summer Camp
698 Cedar Avenue, Fairhope, AL 36532
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Tuscaloosa, AL 35487 Programs in Leadership Training (High School 9-12), Marching Percussion (High School 9-12), Majorette (High School 9-12), and Concert Band (Junior High and Senior High 6-12). (205) 348-6068 jhnails@ua.edu www.bands. ua.edu/programs
Overnight Camps Alabama School of Math and Science
The Adventures in Math and Science Summer Camp ad on page 24
1255 Dauphin Street, Mobile, AL 36604 See Educational and Miscellaneous Camps for details. (251) 441-2100 AIMS@ASMS.NET www.asms.net
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Riverview Camp for Girls
10400 Beckwith Lane, Fairhope, AL 36532 Join us for the “Best Week Ever!” at Beckwith, packed with sailing, swimming, arts & crafts, ziplining, and so much more! Visit our website for information about dates and rates.
757 County Road 614, Mentone, AL 35984 2020 Camps run from May-August. An all girls overnight camp with one and two-week summer sessions. Ages 6-16 years. Horseback riding, swimming, nature trails, arts and crafts, and much more! Also offering weekend retreats for mother-daughter adventures. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram.
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101 Bienville Blvd, Dauphin Island, AL 36528 Barrier Island Explorers: Rising 5th-6th graders June 14-17, July 12-15, July 19-22; Marine DeTECHtives: Rising 7th-8th grade June 29-July 1 ; Gulf Island Journey: Rising 7th-9th grades May 31-June 5, June 21-26, July 12-17, July 19-24; Bay Voyager: Rising 9th-12th grade June 7-12, July 26-31; Coastal Fisheries Camp: Rising 9th12th graders May 31- June 5. Registration/camp specifics are available online. (251) 861-2141 (Ext. 7515) DHPsummer@disl.org www.disl.org
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101 Bienville Blvd, Dauphin Island, AL 36528 Marine Science High School Course: June 14July 10. An intense 4-week academic class which introduces high school students to a better understanding of the various fields in marine science. Registration/camp specifics are available online. (251) 861-2141 (Ext. 7515) DHPsummer@disl.org www.disl.org
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Camp ASCCA Easter Seals
5278 Camp Ascca Dr, Jacksons Gap, AL 36861 Summer sessions begin June 28, 2020 with a new session beginning each Sunday. Camp Sessions are Sunday - Friday for ages 6 years and up. (256) 825-9226 amber@campascca.org www.campascca.org
Camp Cosby
2290 Paul Bear Bryant Road, Alpine, AL 35014 May 31-July 25, 2020. Ages: 6-15 years. Camp Cosby offers a traditional overnight summer camp. Activities include archery, canoeing, horseback riding, water-skiing, arts and crafts. (800) 85-COSBY cinfo@campcosby.org www.ymcabham.org/camp-cosby
Camp Dixie Outdoor Ministry
29711 Josephine Drive, Elberta , AL 36530 A private, traditional overnight camp for boys and girls ages 6 - 16 years. Offering a wide variety of activities and multiple week or weekly sessions. Limited enrollment of 70 campers. (251) 987-1201 director@campdixieministries.org www.campdixieministries.org
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Camp Mac for Boys and Girls
Summer camp nestled in the Talladega National Forest where kids learn stuff, do things and have fun! Join us for our 73rd summer! (256) 362-7449 office@campmac.com www.campmac.com
Camp Marannook
10425 Veterans Memorial Parkway, La Fayette, AL 36862 Camps run May 31 - July 24, 2020. Several sessions to choose from. Day camps in June & July. (334) 864-7504 marannook@gmail.com www.marannook.org
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Camp Stanislaus
304 South Beach Blvd, Bay St. Louis, MS 39520 Camps run June 7 - July 4, 2020. Day and residential camps for boys and girls ages 8 - 15 years. Father & Son Camp May 29 - 30, 2020. (228) 467-9057 camp@ststan.com www.campstanislaus.com
Camp Walkabout
171 Baylor School Road, Chattanooga, TN 37405 Discover everything you never knew you could do. From hiking and paddling to caving and climbing, The Walkabout Experience brings a new adventure every day. Ages 8-16. (423) 267-8506 (Ext. 827) badams@baylorschool. org www.baylorschool.org/summer
Camp Whispering Pines
7740 Union Street, Citronelle, AL 36522 Veritas Student Camp June 15-19 (6th-12th); Girls Mission Camp-girls (1st-6th) June 22-26; Momentum Kids Camp-July 13-16 (boys and girls in 1st - 6th grade). (251) 866-7868 www.campwhisperingpines.com
ages 6-15 years old. Full week sessions and mini-camps.
Camp Widjiwagan
(205) 640-6741 info@winnataska.org www.winnataska.org
3088 Smith Springs Road, Antioch, TN 37013 Day and Overnight camps run from May 25 August 5, 2020. Visit our website to see a full schedule of camps and age groups. (615) 360-2267 www.campwidji.org
Camp Winnataska
260 Winnataska Drive, Pell City, AL 35218 2020 camps run from June 3 - July 25. Offering a variety of camp sessions for boys and girls
Camp Woodmont
City Hope Youth Camp
381 Moonlight Drive, Cloudland, GA 30731 Season: May 31 - July 31, 2020. ACA accredited with archery, climbing, horseback riding, canoeing, crafts, games and more! 1 & 2 week sessions for boys & girls 6 - 14 years. (423) 472-6070 alyson@campwoodmont.com www.campwoodmont.com
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Camp Blue Lake, 8500 Oakwood Lane, Andalusia, AL 36420 June 1 - 5, 2020. Middle & High School students. Games, worship, small groups and more. Buses will leave from the Mobile and Malbis campuses. (251) 626-0123 lindsey@cityhope.cc cityhope.cc/youth
Girl Scouts of Southern Alabama
3483 Springhill Avenue, Mobile, Al 36608 During June and July, we offer opportunities for Residential or Sail Away camp for every girl,
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years. (younger and older allowed pending approval). Please call or email Chris Litton for dates & registration.
Sports Camps
Dribble ‘til You Drop
(251) 473-1703 www.mobile.younglife.org
Lake Forest Ranch
5326 Lake Forest Road, Macon, MS 39341 Camp sessions run from May 23 - September 7, 2020. Visit our website for a complete schedule of camp schedules and options for ages 7 - 18 years. Family retreat as well. (662) 726-5052 info@lakeforestranch.com www.lakeforestranch.com
Lookout Mountain Camp for Boys
277 County Road 632, Mentone, AL 35984 Residential camp for Boys since 1928. Several session options available. Dates, times and additional camp information available online.
(256) 634-4758 LookoutMountainCamp@gmail.com www.lookoutmountaincamp.com
Space Camp, Aviation Challenge Camp & Space Camp Robotics
One Tranquility Base, Huntsville, AL 35805 Camp sessions run March - August. Ages 9 - 18 years.
Auburn Swim Camp
664 Biggio Drive, Auburn, AL 36849 Camp focuses on training swimmers energy systems for success in summer swimming as well as developing and enhancing the training and racing skills of competitive swimmers. (334)844-4975 aucampdirector@gmail.com www.auburnwareagleswimcamps.com
Auburn University Youth Camps
Auburn, AL 36849 Auburn Youth Camps are an extension of University Outreach that offer summer programs designed to educate and inspire youth in a variety of academic, athletic, and extracurricular endeavors.
(800) 637-7223 or (256) 837-3400 www.spacecamp.com
(334) 844-4750 auyouth@auburn.edu www.auburn.edu/outreach/opce/auburnyouthprograms/summercamps.htm
Twin Lakes Camp
Challenger Sports’ British Soccer Camp
155 Milner Road , Florence, MS 39073 Sessions: June 15-20, June 22-27, June 29-July 4, July 6-11, July 13-18, and July 20-25. Twin Lakes is focused on safety and fun, while being intentionally grounded in Biblical teaching. (601) 845-6858 info@twinlakescamp.org www.twinlakescamp.org
Wyldlife Camp
18115 SE 95th Street, Ocklawaha, FL 32179 Mobile Trip-May 30-June 3; 6th-8th grade; Come
Loxley and Gulf Shores, AL June 1-5, 2020 (ages 3-18 years) at Loxley Church of God; June 22-26, 2020 (ages 3-14) at at the Gulf Shores Sportsplex. Register online for specific locations. (800) 878-2167 (Ext 280) www.challengersports. com/summer-camps
City of Orange Beach Youth Marksmanship Camp
Orange Beach, AL 36561 Sporting Clays, Rifles and Archery. Ages 8 - 15
(251) 980-5946 clitton@orangebeachal.gov www.orangebeachal.gov
Fairhope United Methodist Church, 155 S Section Street, Fairhope, AL 36532 Beginners & experienced players. Tuesdays 5:45pm - 8:00pm, for girls entering 3-8 grades in 2020-21. Five Sessions beginning April 7, 2020. Deadline for session 1 - March 17, 2020. Sessions last 4 weeks. (251) 278-7464 dribbletilyoudrop@gmail.com
DST (Drills, Skills and Thrills) Doubles Classes with Music!
4851 Wilson Blvd, Orange Beach, AL 36561 Classes offered twice daily. 9:00am and 6:00pm. Call or email Rhett Russell to sign up. (251) 233-9628 rrussell@orangebeachal.gov
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Yamane Championship Mixed Martial Arts, 1410 US Highway 98 (Suite D), Daphne, AL 36526 May 26-30, June 8-12, June 22-26, July 6-10, 2020 from 9:00am - 12:00pm. Open to 1st - 12th grade. Please call or email for registration. (251) 621-0304 info@ycmma.com www.ycmma.com
Hoops For Girls Basketball Camp
Fairhope United Methodist Church, 155 South Section Street, Fairhope, AL 36532 A fun & exciting way to learn & improve the fundamentals of basketball for girls entering 3rd-8th grades (fall 2020-21). July 13-17, 2020 from 1:30pm - 5:00pm. Beginners & Experienced players. (251) 278-7464 hoopsforgirlscamp@gmail.com
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Peninsula Golf Club, 20 Peninsula Boulevard, Gulf Shores, AL 36542 Contact the golf shop for summer junior golf programs. (251) 256-0122 or (855) 995-9149 www.PeninsulaGolfClub.com
Junior Golf Camps
Orange Beach Golf Center, 4700 Easy Street, Orange Beach, AL 36561 June 1 - 3, 2020. Ages 8-16. Two sessions: 8:30am - 10:00am experienced golfers, 10:30am - 12:00pm beginning golfers. Maximum of 10 students for each session. $75. (251) 981-4653
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Junior Golf Clinics
Craft Farms Golf Club, 3840 Cotton Creek Circle, Gulf Shores , AL 36542 Summer Golf program information coming soon! Please call for updates. (251) 968-3002 www.CraftFarms.com
Lake Forest Golf Course
1 Golf Terrace, Daphne, AL 36526 Junior golf program begins May 26, 2020. Call or stop by the golf shop to for questions and to register.
(251) 626-9324 lfproshop@lakeforestdaphne.com www.lakeforestdaphne.com/junior-golf.html
LSU - Athletic Camps
Baton Rouge, LA 70803 Visit our website and choose a sport for information on specific athletic camps. (225) 578-8001 www.lsusports.net/camps
Nike Junior Golf Camp - University of South Alabama
Mobile, AL 36618 June 21-June 25, 2020. Co-Ed for 10-18 years. Overnight and commuter Day Camp option. Our curriculum is the perfect blend of expert instruction, course play and off-course activities.
(800) 645-3226 www.ussportscamps.com/golf/nike/ nike-junior-golf-camp-university-south-alabama#
Quail Creek Golf Junior Clinics
Quail Creek Golf Course, 19841 Quail Creek Drive, Fairhope, AL 36532 Clinics begin in mid June, 2020. Offering 5 onehour sessions for $99/participant. Range balls and rental clubs included. Please call the Pro shop for registration beginning May 1st. (251) 990-0240 golf@cofairhope.com www.facebook.com/QuailCreekGolfCourse
Rock Creek Golf
140 Clubhouse Drive, Fairhope?, AL 36532 June 22-29, July 13-17; August 3-7, 2020. Monday-Friday 8am-11am. Ages 7-12 years. Lessons, snacks, games, course play and tournament. Register online or in the golf shop. Members $135 and Non-members $150.
(251) 928-4223 robert.oppliger@honoursgolf.com www.rockcreekgolf.com
TimberCreek Golf Course
9650 TimberCreek Boulevard, Daphne, AL 36526 Junior Golf Clinics are offered in the Spring, Summer, and Fall. (251) 621-9900 www.golftimbercreek.com
University of Alabama Sports Camps
Tuscaloosa, AL Football Camp, Baseball, Cheer/Dance, Mascot, Golf, Tennis, Gymnastics, Volleyball, Soccer, Basketball, Softball and Swimming/Diving. Please visit the website and click on the sport of your choice for more information.
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University of Mobile RAMS Soccer Camps
Fairhope Yacht Club Sailing Camp
5735 College Parkway, Mobile, AL 36613 Rams Soccer Camps offer partial, full-day and residential camp options. UM Co-Ed Camp ages 8-16: May 31-June 3, & July 12-15, 2020.
101 Volanta Avenue, Fairhope, AL 36532 Session 1: June 1st–June 12th; Session 2: June 15th– June 26th; Session 3: June 29th–July 10th; Session 4: July 13th–July 24th. Registration opens April 1, 2020.
(251) 442-2396 ramssocceracademy@gmail.com www.ramssoccercamps.com
(251) 454-4381 fairhopeycsailing@gmail.com www. facebook.com/fycjuniors
University of South Alabama Richard Moodie’s Soccer Academy
Gulf Shores Swim Team
310 West 19th Avenue, Gulf Shores, AL 36542
Jaguars Soccer Field, 5950 Old Shell Rd, Mobile, AL 36608 Kids Summer Camps–06/15/20–06/18/20, 06/22/20-06/25/20 (ages 5-12 boys and girls) Collegiate Prospect Camp-3/28/20 (grades 8-12+), Non-residential (7th-12th girls) June 20-21, Residential (7th-12th girls) 6/26/20-6/28/20.
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BMAC Swim School
Swimming & Water Fun
(251) 458-2628 bmacswim@yahoo.com www.bmacswim.com
Eastern Shore Aquatic Center
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10580 County Road 64, Daphne, AL 36526 We are home to a year-round swim team (SWAT) and summer swim team (ESP), homeschool swim programs, and both private and group swim lessons. We are privately owned with two indoor, heated pools. Our mission is to provide youth of all abilities with the opportunity to succeed and grow through the pursuit of excellence in the sport of swimming. (251) 300-0820 richsuhs@aol.com www.swimforswat.com
Fairhope, AL Classes begin May 26, 2020 and run in 2-week sessions ending the last week of July. Please call for schedules and registration.
City of Fairhope Swim Lessons
Volanta Park & Municipal Pool, US Highway 98, Fairhope, AL 36532 Call or stop by the Rec Center to register. Group or Private Lessons. (251) 990-0175 fairhopeswim@gmail.com www.cofairhope.com
City of Orange Beach Junior Lifeguard Program
Orange Beach Aquatic Center, 4853 Wilson Boulevard, Orange Beach, AL 36561 June 8 - 12, 2020 (Ages 9-11), June 22 - 26, 2020 (Ages 12-15) Times: 8:30am– 4:30pm. (251) 747-1051 or (251) 974-7946 blesinger@orangebeachal.gov www.facebook.com/orangebeachsurfrescue
Eastern Shore Aquatic Center, 10580 County Road 64, Daphne, AL 36526 Visit our Facebook page or contact Haley for program
(251) 800-1619 haleyslittlefish@gmail.com www.facebook.com/haleyslittlefish
Lake Forest Swim & Dive
202 Country Club Drive, Daphne, AL 36526 Registration is May 2, 2020 from 10:00am 1:00pm. Swim team is for ages 3-18. Dive team is for ages 5-18. Be a SEAHORSE for the best summer family experience around. lakeforestswimassociation@gmail.com www.lakeforestswim.swimtopia.com
Wind and Water Learning Center Sailing Camp
26267 Canal Road, Orange Beach, AL 36561 Camps sessions offered June-August, 2020. Different sessions run weekly. Beginners (6-7yrs) from 9am-12pm; Beginners (7-14yrs) from 9am12pm; Intermediate (9-14yrs) from 1pm-4pm; Advanced (10-14 yrs) from 1pm-4pm. Residents $150/camp session, Non-Residents $175/camp session. (251) 424-5909 mevans@orangebeachal.gov www.orangebeachal.gov/facilities/wind-water-learning-center/about ESP
NEW INSTALLATIONS IN THE CADDELL SCULPTURE GARDEN
Beginning March 20, 2020
Come see new works inspired by and created from nature in our outdoor sculpture garden by North Carolina artist Patrick Dougherty and Alabama artist Jamey Grimes. Preview the works at mmfa.org Patrick Dougherty (American, born 1945), Ready or Not, 2013, mixed media, installed at the North Carolina Zoo, Asheboro, NC. Photograph by Juan Villa
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High Score for Arcade Games
Recommending the Best Toys and Products for Kids
First appearing in the early 1900’s as part of the midway attractions at amusement parks, games of chance and skill have claimed their permanent space as part of the arcade experience. While flashy video games took over much of the gaming space in later years, traditional mechanical games held their ground and remain fixtures in arcades today. These more tactile traditional games are also ones that kids cut their arcade teeth on, with their simplicity and easy access. The following games are new versions of old favorites that bring classic arcade superstars right into the home.
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Skee-Ball Classic Arcade Game
Whac A Mole (Catch Star)
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A familiar game to any kid who’s visited an arcade, the game of Skee-Ball is more storied and complex than most folks know. Entertaining players since 1908, Skee-ball even has its own lingo with terms like ‘rook skee’, ‘hundo’ and ‘bombshell’ that describe different plays. The Skee-Ball Classic Arcade Game from Buffalo Games is the officially licensed version of this vintage sport. Crafted with quality, durable materials, Skee-Ball Classic includes a wooden base, game rules, five balls and four scoring hoops. This game can be played by 1 to 4 players with multiple competitive variations that add new twists and challenges to the traditional scoring. Skee-Ball Classic is super portable and can be set up in an instant on any tabletop or flat surface. Just add players and this arcade favorite is ready to go!
Recreating the game that stormed arcades in the 1970’s, Whac a Mole from Catch Star brings this energetic favorite into the home with a miniature version. The game base (with suction cups for anchoring) features colorful ‘moles’ with cheery expressions that light up in random order. The hammer handle is plastic, but the head is crafted with durable squishy foam protecting little fingers and the moles from unintended damage. With the goal of ‘whacking’ moles as quickly as possible when they light up, kids learn to focus their attention on the board as they race to pound the lights out. With sound features in English, Spanish and Music modes, there’s also an option for muting the sound. Ideal for building handeye coordination as well as relieving stress, this fast-paced arcade game pops its head up for active arcade play, right at home!
Giantex 27” Tabletop Foosball
Pop-a-Shot Dual Shot Sport Basketball
Take the field old-school with a whole team at your fingertips. The twist and turns, the slam and jam of foosball are ready to clear the table - right at home. With a whole team at your fingertips, this versatile foosball setup is ideal for play on most sturdy flat surfaces. Each team’s side features a goalie rod (goalie, two defenders), midfield rod and attacking rod (three players each). The rod grips are ergonomically designed for concise handling and energetic control. Both sides have abacus scoring and ball return (balls sold separately). Because it’s designed to take advantage of existing surfaces, this foosball game is easy to store under a bed or in a closet when not in play. Ideal for rec rooms, as well as game nights and playdates, kids and adults will love taking the field with this smaller version of the arcade foosball favorite!
Made from sturdy steel tubes with a powder coating to eliminate rusting and chipping, the Dual Shot Sport Basketball can withstand years of frequent use. An easily accessible panel control on the front accesses 10 total games, from the classic 1-on-1 competition to individual skill challenges; audio with 3 different music selections, sound effects (crowd noise and basket “swishes”) and an announcer who calls the game for you. The Dual Shot Sport includes an AC adapter so you can power the game via plug-in with the option of battery-powered play. This full-sized arcade fixture requires some dedicated assembly time, but the final result guarantees an addictive game play experience.
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With so many kids afflicted with anxiety these days, parents are wise to discuss how to manage nerves with teens before anxiousness becomes a problem. This means starting conversations in late elementary school and throughout middle school, rather than waiting for high school. Can you anxiety-proof your kids? Probably not completely, but you can teach your child the necessary and important life skills for navigating anxious feelings that are bound to crop up. If your child begins to show signs of persistent anxiousness, don’t panic. This is your opportunity to spark an ongoing discussion about mood management. Have a talk while you take a walk outdoors or go for a drive. Without making a huge, dramatic deal about it, revisit the topic of managing emotional ups and downs frequently, so your child understands that he can and will learn to navigate challenging emotions. As much as you may wish for a magic wand, you don’t have one you can wave that makes your child’s worries disappear. And even if you did, you don’t want to dismiss or minimize your children’s anxiety when it crops up. You want to help your children manage the spectrum
of emotions that emerge in everyday life. Try these anti-anxiety tips. They can help everyone in the family feel calmer and more centered.
Affirm nerves are normal. Wouldn’t life be dull if there was never anything to get anxious about? Of course it would. Talk to your child about facing, showing up for, and walking through life’s challenges and how all of this makes us stronger and more confident. You might be tempted to minimize challenges for an emotionally sensitive child, but confronting a steady, manageable flow of age-appropriate challenges is not only educational in the short run, it’s also healthy in the long run. Teach self-soothing. Multi-sensory
experiences can immediately shift a child out of a nervous mood: taking a bath, singing songs out loud, or exercising vigorously outdoors. Experiment with your child in low-pressure situations to discover tension-relieving activities to use later as needed. Get in the life-long habit of consciously lowering anxiousness and then redirecting attention in a more productive manner.
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Let excitement feel scary. Is your
child excited? Even healthy excitement can feel a little scary sometimes. Not knowing how things will turn out usually makes the heart rate go up and is part of the joy of living. We don’t get to control every outcome, which leads to suspense. So our job is to feel the excitement, show up, and put one foot in front of the other, whether things always go our way or not.
Pack three meals plus two protein snacks. Make sure your child
is not suffering from low blood sugar, which can increase anxiety, by planning on three balanced meals daily plus two high-protein snacks like a granola bar or yogurt between meals. If your child shows signs of sugar lows, like shaky hands or emotional outbursts between meals, blood sugar might be an issue. Make a habit of grabbing a sandwich or a protein pack before a stressful event, no matter what the time of day.
Avoid sugar and caffeine. Avoid sodas and candy. Consider eliminating all foods with high fructose corn syrup from your family’s diet. If your child has food sensitivities or allergies, take steps to
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want your kids to be brave, don’t pressure them - cheer them on instead.
Weather disappointments. As a parent, you must be able to see your child cry without over-reacting. Teaching a child to avoid crying at all costs is like saying that experiencing disappointment or sadness makes them weak. When we teach kids to embrace challenging emotions, to dig deep and be honest so they can express feelings no matter how challenging in the moment, they become more resilient, empathetic citizens in the long run. Reward bravery. We live in a fairly
unpredictable world, so it’s a great idea to teach kids how to take healthy risks. Kids who learn to push themselves to achieve goals, like taking a more challenging class or trying out for a competitive sport, will have less energy to channel into risky or adrenaline-fueled behavior. A great end-of-the-week dinner topic for families is: who gets to wear an invisible crown of bravery? Reward the daring, rather than the results, and then kids will learn that courage is its own reward.
When To Seek Professional Help
If your child consistently displays the following symptoms, please consult a mental health professional.
address them so foods don’t become an anxiety trigger. If sugar and caffeine are often consumed, let them follow meals so they don’t trigger a blood sugar roller coaster.
should feel. Be interested in the ways your child experiences life differently from you and from others and support her individuality by validating the positivity in being unique.
Accept personality quirks.
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1. Anxiousness to the point of headaches, stomachaches and tiredness with no other known physical cause. 2. Chronic sleeping problems including going to sleep, waking up or staying asleep. 3. Low self-esteem characterized by being excessively hard on the self for no logical reason. 4. Consistent excessive worry about everyday things like school, friends, grades, teachers, etc. 5. Avoiding school, withdrawing from friends, irritability with authority figures, successive high-highs and low-lows, use of substances, eating disorders or other self-destructive behaviors. ESP
Author, writing coach and journalist Christina Katz is always striving to find the middle ground in parenting advice. She knows clear lines of communication between parents and teens are always so important, especially when the subject is a mental health topic.
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FamilyCalendar Sunday March 1
Mobile Area Orchid Society’s 43rd Annual Orchid Show and Sale 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM, Bellingrath Gardens and Home, 12401 Bellingrath Gardens Road Theodore, AL, 36582 Mobile Area Orchid Society members will display their best orchids and will be available to answer questions and provide tips on growing and caring for these exotic plants. The show will include vendors selling orchids, supplies and accessories. bellingrath.org/experiences/events/mobile-area-orchidsocietys-annual-orchid-show-sale/ Delta Discovery Cruise ($20 adults, $12 kids ages 6-12 ) 1:30 PM 5 Rivers Delta Resource Center, 30945 Five Rivers Boulevard Spanish Fort, AL, 36527 Join us as we partner with Blakeley State Park’s “Delta Explorer” pontoon boat! This 90-minute excursion into the wild and scenic lower reaches of the Mobile-Tensaw Delta--known as the “American Amazon”--introduces visitors and local residents alike to a truly astounding natural habitat. www.blakeleypark.com/Things-to-Do/Events 2nd Annual Radio Theatre Festival South Baldwin Community Theater, 2022 West 2nd Street Gulf Shores, AL, 36542 When our Radio Theatre Festival is “on the air” you will be taken back to the golden age of radio with comedies, science fiction adventure, and dramas from the time before television! The good guys were good, the bad guys were bad, and the jokes had to be funny. Time: 2:30pm and 7:30pm sbct.biz/
Tuesday March 3
Suess-tacular Storytime 10:30 AM Page & Palette, 32 South Section Street Fairhope, AL, 36532 Come join us for Story Time with Paula! Make sure to check out all of the Dr. Seuss books out on display in the children’s room as well! Lots of classics to choose from! Paula will have fun activities for children to participate in and lots of books to read! First Tuesday Outdoor Adventure Night 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM, 5 Rivers Delta Resource Center, 30945 Five Rivers Boulevard Spanish Fort, AL, 36527 First Tuesday Outdoor Adventure Night, Mobile Bay Sierra Club 251-625-0814 www.outdooralabama.com/activities/5rivers-alabama-delta-resource-center
Wednesday March 4
Weather Watch Observe and Explore (Free) 10:00 AM Graham Creek Nature Preserve, 23460 Wolf Bay Dr Foley, AL, 36535 The water cycle and weather are today’s topics. Activities begin at 10 am with a story, followed by a lesson, cloud watching and a science experiment. Our event will conclude with a cloud themed art project. grahamcreekpreserve.org
Thursday March 5
FEEF Presents the Alabama Shakespeare Festival ($15) 7:00 PM Fairhope High School, Fairhope, AL, 36532 FEEF is bringing the Alabama Shakespeare Festival to town for a week of student performances concluding with a public performance on March 5, 2020, 7pm, at the FHS Black Box Theatre. feefonline.org
Friday March 6
Mobile Boat Show (Adults $10, Children 15 and under
FREE, Military $2 off)
12:00 PM - 8:00 PM, Mobile Convention Center, 1 South Water Street Mobile, AL, 36602 In addition to a huge selection of boats and marine products, there are special events for the whole family to enjoy! gulfcoastshows.com/mobile
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Music and Storytelling (Adults $5, Kids 6 - 12 $4, under 6 Free) 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM, Historic Blakeley State Park, 34745 State Hwy 225 Spanish Fort, AL, 36527 Bring a chair and gather around the bonfire to hear well-known local historian Donnie Barrett share favorite legends and tall tales. Bluegrass music from String Farm, old time gospel, unplugged Americana music and Good Guys mobile food unit will be on site with burgers, sandwiches, and wraps. 251-626-0798 www.BlakeleyPark.com The Pact presents “”Seussical Jr” 6:30 PM Bellingrath Gardens and Home, 12401 Bellingrath Gardens Road Theodore, AL, 36582 The PACT Senior & Junior Company presents Seussical Jr at Bellingrath Gardens & Home! thepactmobile.com Southern Song Series 7:30 PM South Baldwin Community Theater, 2022 West 2nd Street Gulf Shores, AL, 36542 Beginning with a couple of classic blues songs and ending up somewhere between a smidgen of country with a big ol’ side helpin’ of southern rock, we are bringing y’all some good ol’ music from the south, darlin. sbct.biz/ Festival of Laughs 8:00 PM Mobile Civic Center Theater, 401 Civic Center Drive Mobile, AL, 36602 Comedy heavyweights Lavell Crawford, Earthquake, Tommy Davidson and Mark Curry are set to bring the Festival of Laughs to the Mobile Civic Center Theater on March 6. www.mobilecivicctr.com
Saturday March 7
Daphne’s Arbor Day Celebration 8:00 AM - 11:00 AM, Daphne Public Library, 2607 US-98 Daphne, AL, 36526 Over 3,500 trees will be given away at Daphne’s annual Arbor Day Celebration taking place Saturday, March 7, 2020. The event will be held in the Plaza at the Daphne Public Library and will feature planting & care learning stations, composting advice, rain barrels, educational exhibits and more! SEEDS Classic Rock 5K & Fun Run 8:00 AM Daphne Civic Center, 1705 Main St Daphne, AL, 36526active.com Armadillo Dash 5K Run, 1 Mile Fun Run 9:00 AM Rosinton School, 19757 Co Rd 64 Robertsdale, AL, 36567 Armadillo Dash 5K Run/Walk 2020 active.com Ballyhoo A Celebration of Art and Culture 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM, Gulf State Park, 20115 State Hwy. 135 Gulf Shores, AL, 36542 Kick-off festival season with Ballyhoo! This exciting event is unique in its focus on fine art combined with cultural charm and the fun-loving spirit of residents of Coastal Alabama! Enjoy fine art from all across the southeast, live music and cultural exchange. 251-223-3970 www.gulfshores.com/events-calendar/ art-culture/ballyhoo-a-celebration-of-art-and-culture/ Community Volunteer Day (Free) 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM, Graham Creek Nature Preserve, 23460 Wolf Bay Dr Foley, AL, 36535 We will begin at 9 am and finish up around noon. grahamcreekpreserve.org WWII Living History Event 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM, Fort Gaines, 51 Bienville Boulevard Dauphin Island, AL, 36606 Come and experience a day in the life of a WWII soldier. The soldiers will be doing
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10:00 AM - 8:00 PM, Mobile Convention Center, 1 South Water Street Mobile, AL, 36602 In addition to a huge selection of boats and marine products, there are special events for the whole family to enjoy! gulfcoastshows.com/mobile Paper Bag Princess Day! 11:00 AM Page and Palette, 32 South Section Street Fairhope, AL, 36532 Children will enjoy a reading of Robert Munsch, Paper Bag Princess. This bestselling modern classic features a princess who rescues a very snooty and ungrateful prince! Afterwards, enjoy creative activities, including Design Your Own Costume & Crown,Temporary Tattoos, and Fortune Teller Fun! (251) 928-5295 www.pageandpalette.com/eventsmaster/2020/3/7/40th-anniversary-of-paper-bag-princess-story-time-and-activities-for-kids Chili for Charity Cook-off 11:30 AM - 2:00 PM, Halstead Amphitheater, 440 Fairhope Avenue Fairhope, AL, 36532 Besides some of the best chili you will taste in Baldwin County there will be live music, children’s inflatables, a balloon artist, tasty baked goods and of course the friendly competition among our cooking teams. www.baldwinemi.org/chili-for-charity-2020
Southern Song Series 2:30 PM South Baldwin Community Theater, 2022 West 2nd Street Gulf Shores, AL, 36542 Beginning with a couple of classic blues songs and ending up somewhere between a smidgen of country with a big ol’ side helpin’ of southern rock, we are bringing y’all some good ol’ music from the south, darlin. sbct.biz/ Mobile Symphony Orchestra Presents Vivace 7:30 PM Saenger Theatre, 6 South Joachim Street Mobile, AL, 36602 The Mobile Symphony salutes young talent and classical masterworks with Vivace, Saturday, March 7, at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, March 8, at 2:30 p.m. at the Saenger. Young, vibrant and exceptionally talented – cello prodigy Sujari Britt performed at the White House when she was 8 and was a hit on public radio’s From the Top at 10. Now she’s set to wow Mobile audiences as she joins the MSO for the Saint-Saens concerto. www.mobilesymphony.org
Sunday March 8
Mobile Boat Show (Adults $10, Children 15 and under FREE, Military $2 off) 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM, Mobile Convention Center, 1 South Water Street Mobile, AL, 36602 In addition to a huge selection of boats and marine products, there are special events for the whole family to enjoy! gulfcoastshows.com/mobile
Ballyhoo A Celebration of Art and Culture 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM, Details March 7. Mobile Symphony Orchestra Presents Vivace 2:30 PM Details March 7. Southern Song Series 2:30 PM Details March 7.
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Baldwin County Career & Job Fair 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM, Daphne Civic Center, 2603 US-98 Daphne, AL, 36526 Job seekers will be invited to come out and speak with potential employers about opportunities available. We will also be offering several seminars for job seekers to help them find the right fit for a successful career. Second Tuesday Outdoor Adventure Night 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM, 5 Rivers Delta Resource Center, 30945 Five Rivers Boulevard Spanish Fort, AL, 36527 Second Tuesday Outdoor Adventure Night, Mobile Bay Audubon Society and Alabama Hiking Trail Society 251-625-0814 www.outdooralabama.com/activities/5rivers-alabama-delta-resource-center
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Thursday March 12
Bay Area Performing Arts presents “Legally Blonde Jr.” 6:30 PM Bay Area Performing Arts, 8724 Rand Avenue Fairhope, AL, 36532 eventbrite.com
Bayside Academy presents Annie, Jr. 7:00 PM The Pilot Center Theatre, Daphne, AL, 36526 Bayside Academy is proud to present Annie, Jr. in The Pilot Center Theatre! Showtimes are March 12, 13, and 14 at 7 p.m. and March 15 at 2 p.m. Visit baysideacademy.org/studentlife for tickets. baysideacademy.org/studentlife
Friday March 13
Roman Street Live at Five- with The Marlow Boys & Eric Erdman 5:00 PM - 7:30 PM, Coastal Alabama Community College, Fairhope, AL, 36542 Live at Five is back with the best lineup to date! We are excited to kick off the Spring Series of Live at Five with an Album Release show from the one and only Roman Street! Bay Area Performing Arts presents “Legally Blonde Jr.” 6:30 PM Bay Area Performing Arts, 8724 Rand Avenue Fairhope, AL, 36532 Legally Blonde Jr. is coming to BAPA! eventbrite.com Bayside Academy presents Annie, Jr. 7:00 PM Details March 12. Southern Song Series Details March 7.
Saturday March 14
Baldwin County Fraternal Order of Police 5K Fun Run / Walk, Family Fun Run 8:00 AM 18492 County Road 13 Fairhope, AL, 36532 Annual Baldwin County Fraternal Order of Police 5K Fun Run / Walk, Family Fun Run www.eventbrite.com
Girls Rock 2020 Workshop (Free) 8:30 AM - 11:00 AM, Daphne, AL, 36526 Compass II Life Girls Division is excited to offer the first workshop of 2020 on the beautiful eastern shore! Our female therapists team will take the morning to empower teen females age 12-18 and discuss choices vs consequences, values, social media discipline, special guest Q & A, and positive mental health. www.compassiilife.com Eastern Shore Doll Club of Alabama 29th Annual Doll Show 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM, Fairhope Civic Center, 161 Section Street Fairhope, AL, 36532 Doll & Toy Sale Extravaganza! Walk MS 9:00 AM Battleship Park, 2703 Battleship Parkway Mobile, AL, 36603 Ending multiple sclerosis for good will take all of us. Walk MS helps us team up with friends, loved ones and co-workers to change the world for everyone affected by MS. Together, we become a powerful force. www.mobile.org/event/walk-ms-mobile-2020/18510/ 2020 Summer Camp Expo (Free) 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM, Gulf Coast Exploreum, 65 Government St. Mobile, AL, 36602 2020 Summer Camp Expo - Bust your child’s boredom and expand their minds this summer. As you discover amazing local and regional camps plus hands on activities - face painting, live animals, balloon art and more! BBQ & Blues Cook-Off 2020 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM, Heritage Park, 101 E Laurel Ave Foley, AL, 36535 Welcome spring with the annual BBQ & Blues Cook-Off, held the third Saturday in March in downtown Foley’s Heritage Park. In addition to great
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day with our pups, and we encourage you to bring your pooch, too! Don’t forget—Downtown OWA is always petfriendly, including our restaurant’s patios! visitowa.com/explore/events/paws-2/
It’s All About Alpacas Day ($5.00 per car) 10:00 AM 19700 Blueberry Ln Silverhill, AL, 36576 Join us at the farm on March 14th to learn about and visit with the alpacas, do a little shopping in the farm store and maybe try your hand at a fiber art project. 251-214-8224
Sunday March 15
Orange Beach Festival of Art 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM, Coastal Arts Center Of Orange , 26389 Canal Road Orange Beach, AL, 36561 Annual juried fine arts festival with artists, gourmet culinary artists, music stage and performing arts stage. Kids Art Alley features high quality kids crafts. www.orangebeachal.gov Southern Song Series 2:30 PM Details March 7.
Orange Beach Festival of Art 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM, Details March 14. 2nd Annual Leprechaun Ride 2:00 PM Daphne City Hall, Daphne, AL, 36526 Join us in Olde Towne Daphne for the 2nd annual Leprechaun Ride benefiting Camp Rap-A-Hope. raceroster.com/events/2020/28661/leprechaun-ride Bayside Academy presents Annie, Jr. 2:00 PM Details March 12.
St. Pawtty’s Day Celebration Downtown OWA, 1501 S OWA Blvd Foley, AL, 36535 Man’s best friend deserves a celebration, too, right? We agree! Join us at OWA on March 14, 2020 for our 3rd annual party that’s gone to the dogs! We have fun-filled
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Fourth Annual Gulf Coast Spotlight Talent Showcase Saraland High School Theater, 1115 Industrial Pkwy Saraland, AL, 36571 4th Annual Gulf Coast Spotlight Talent Showcase strives to shine the spotlight on talented young performers right in our own community, encourage and reward their pursuits and give funds to our schools to support arts programs, thereby reaching more children in the Gulf Coast region. gulfcoastspotlight.com
Monday March 16
Southern Song Series 2:30 PM Details March 7. Jake Owen
7:30 PM Saenger Theatre, 6 South Joachim Street Mobile, AL, 36602 Down to the Titi Tonk acoustic tour with opening act Larry Fleet.
Bayside Academy presents Annie, Jr. 7:00 PM Details March 12. Bay Area Performing Arts presents “Legally Blonde Jr.” Bay Area Performing Arts, 8724 Rand Avenue Fairhope, AL, 36532 Legally Blonde Jr. is coming to BAPA! Times: 2:00pm, 6:30pm eventbrite.com
Bay Area Performing Arts presents “Legally Blonde Jr.” Bay Area Performing Arts, 8724 Rand Avenue Fairhope, AL, 36532 Legally Blonde Jr. is coming to BAPA! Times: 2:00pm, 6:30pm eventbrite.com
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Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit 7:30 PM Saenger Theatre, 6 South Joachim Street Mobile, AL, 36602 Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit www.mobilesaenger.com
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The Pursuit of God 7:00 PM 4156 Burma Road Mobile, AL, 36693 We live in an age of what Pope Benedict XVI called “the eclipse of God.” Do you feel as if God has hidden Himself from you? Join us at St. Dominic Parish for our Parish Mission, The Pursuit of God: God’s Thirst for Your Soul. StDominicMobile.org
Wednesday March 18
Birding Cruise ($40 for adults) 8:00 AM 5 Rivers Delta Resource Center, 30945 Five Rivers Boulevard Spanish Fort, AL, 36527 Come along with other bird enthusiasts as we explore one of the richest birding habitats in the nation! Kathy Hicks, educator at Five Rivers, will help guide us in identification of the numerous species found in the lower Mobile-Tensaw Delta. www.blakeleypark.com/Things-to-Do/Events
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Thursday March 19
Savvy Mom Sale 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM, Daphne Civic Center, 2603 US-98 Daphne, AL, 36526 www.savvymomsale.com
Friday March 20
Savvy Mom Sale 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM, Daphne Civic Center, 2603 US-98 Daphne, AL, 36526 www.savvymomsale.com 2020 Annual Fairhope Arts & Crafts Festival (Free) 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM, Downtown Fairhope, Fairhope, AL, 36532 More than 200 exhibitors from all over the country will bring their best works. This prestigious juried show showcases artists from across the country including many from the Southeast. Enjoy live entertainment and delicious cuisine from the food court throughout this great three-day event. fairhopeartsandcraftsfestival.com The Wharf Boat and Yacht Show 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM, The Wharf, 4851 Wharf Parkway Orange Beach, AL, 36561 251-224-1900 www.wharfboatshow.com Live at Five! Tributes to The Allman Brothers and Lynyrd Skynyrd 5:00 PM - 7:30 PM, Coastal Alabama Community College, Fairhope, AL, 36542 We are excited to offer our first “Southern Rock” night for Live at Five! We will be
hosting TWO incredible bands: Stand Back: A Tribute to The Allman Brothers Band AND Almost Skynyrd: A Tribute to Lynyrd Skynyrd
Saturday March 21
41st Annual Regional Gulf Coast Mustang & Mega Car Show! 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM, OWA, 101-N OWA Blvd Foley, AL, 36535 The Gulf Coast Regional Mustang Club is sponsoring the Gulf Coast Mustang Mega Car Show at OWA March 21, 2020. This is an open car show and our 41st year sponsoring a show. visitowa.com
42nd Spring Fever Chase 8:00 AM Downtown Fairhope, Fairhope, AL, 36532 Join Thomas Hospital and Wells Fargo for the 42nd Spring Fever Chase, a 10K and 2-mile fun run/walk that winds through beautiful downtown Fairhope overlooking Mobile Bay. www.springfeverchase.com Savvy Mom Sale 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM, Daphne Civic Center, 2603 US-98 Daphne, AL, 36526www.savvymomsale.com 2nd Annual Dauphin Island Native American Festival ($6 for ages 5-12 and $12 for ages 13 and up) 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM, Fort Gaines, 51 Bienville Boulevard Dauphin Island, AL, 36528 Dauphin Island Native American Festival is a celebration of the cultures that existed in the Alabama coastal region in the 1700s through the early 1800s, the festival will feature live storytelling and
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hands-on demonstrations of Native American foodways, recreational activities and arts and crafts. dauphinislandarts.networkforgood.com/events/18565dauphin-island-native-american-festival Stockton Sawmill Day 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM, Baldwin County Bicentennial Park, 51233 AL-225 Stockton, AL Join Stockton, Alabama, part of the oldest settlement in Baldwin County and home to Alabama’s first sawmill, as it celebrates its history and heritage. Step back in time to the days of sawmills when logging along the Mobile-Tensaw Delta was done with mules and draft animals. Learn to hitch a team, pull logs, and load a wagon. Live music and arts and crafts. www.stocktonala.com 2020 Annual Fairhope Arts & Crafts Festival (Free) Details March 20. The Wharf Boat and Yacht Show 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM, The Wharf, 4851 Wharf Parkway Orange Beach, AL, 36561 The Wharf Boat and Yacht Show 251-224-1900 www.wharfboatshow.com 2020 Mobtown Mac ‘n Cheese Fest 12:00 PM Cathedral Square, Mobile, AL, 36602 United Cerebral Palsy of Mobile is happy to be bringing back the Mobtown Mac ‘n Cheese Fest. This event’s primary purpose is to raise funds and awareness for UCP www.ucpmobile.org City Rhythm Big Band 7:00 PM Loxley Civic Center, 4198 Municipal Park Dr Loxley, AL, 36551 Put on a string of Pearls, take the “A” Train, and get in the mood for night of MUSIC and Dancing!
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The Wharf Boat and Yacht Show 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM, The Wharf, 4851 Wharf Parkway Orange Beach, AL, 36561 251-224-1900
Mobile Ballet presents “Beauty and the Beast” 2:30 PM Details March 21. Sunday Matinee, “Life Story: Home” 5 Rivers Delta Resource Center, 30945 Five Rivers Boulevard Spanish Fort, AL, 36527 “Life Story: Growing Up” The second episode of this BBC series narrated by David Attenborough. All animals must find somewhere to call home – a place that provides the necessities of life, shelter from the elements and a refuge from enemies. Movie will loop throughout the day. 251-625-0814 www.outdooralabama.com/activities/5rivers-alabama-delta-resource-center
Tuesday March 24
Buddy Guy and Kenny Wayne Shepherd 7:30 PM Saenger Theatre, 6 South Joachim Street Mobile, AL, 36602 Buddy Guy and Kenny Wayne Shepherd concert www.mobilesaenger.com
Wednesday March 25
Rodrigo y Gabriela 8:00 PM Saenger Theatre, 6 South Joachim Street Mobile, AL, 36602 Known for exhilarating live shows, Rodrigo y Gabriela have won the hearts of music lovers from the haciendas of Cuba to the Hollywood Bowl and festival fields of Europe, as they continue to weave their unique six-string magic. The extraordinary interplay
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Thursday March 26
Festival Of Flowers 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM, 6801 Airport Blvd Mobile, AL, 36608 The premier flower and garden event of the greater Gulf Coast, the Festival of Flowers is a true horticultural extravaganza offering splendid floral exhibits, life-size landscaped garden vignettes, informative seminars, unique designscapes, art photography, shopping in the Garden Market, plus dining in our Garden Café. www.festivalofflowers.com Gulf Coast Children’s Book Festival 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM, The Grounds, 1035 Cody Rd N Mobile, AL, 36608 This festival, to be held at The Grounds, 1035 Cody Rd N, is the only children’s book festival on the Gulf Coast. Come and enjoy an array of local organizations, emerging authors, illustrators, storytellers, entertainment and costumed book characters. bgcsouthal.org Little Black Dress 6:30 PM Fort Whiting, 1630 S Broad St Mobile, AL, 36605 The eleventh annual Little Black Dress cocktail party and runway show will be held Thursday, March 26, 2020, at Fort Whiting in Mobile, with doors opening at 6:30 p.m. The cocktail party will feature exceptional food and refreshing beverage offerings from Mobile’s top area chefs and restaurants. The fast-paced runway show features local are “McModels” in fashions styled by Dillard’s. www.rmhcmobile.org/little-black-dress
Friday March 27
2020 Annual Mayor’s Golf Tournament Benefiting FEEF 7:00 AM Quail Creek, 19841 Quail Creek Drive Fairhope, AL, 36532 Proceeds from the tournament are distributed by FEEF directly back into Fairhope’s five public schools. These funds provide programs and equipment to our students and teachers that are not made possible through traditional funding the schools receive. feefonline.org Festival Of Flowers Details March 26. Live at Five! Bisop GUNN and The Red Clay Strays 5:00 PM - 7:30 PM, Coastal Alabama Community College, Fairhope, AL, 36542 Live at Five is excited to welcome Bishop GUNN and The Red Clay Strays to Fairhope for what is sure to be the biggest event of the season. Under the Stars - Hosted by Baldwin County Child Advocacy Center 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM, Oak Hollow Farm, 14210 Greeno Road Fairhope, AL, 36532 We will have live music performed by the amazing Blue Denim Band, great food, dancing, and both silent and live auctions! www.baldwincountycac.org Mobile Opera presents “La Rondine” 7:30 PM The Temple, 351 St. Francis Street Mobile, AL, 36602 The soaring music of Puccini raises the dazzling Magda to the heights of true love but the past is always present and the future spells heartbreak. 251-432-6772 www.mobileopera.org
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Original German Sausage Festival 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM, Elberta Town Park, 13052 Main Street Elberta, AL, 36530 Festival fans can enjoy Elberta’s famous German sausage and sauerkraut, plus continuous entertainment for adults and children, and 250 arts & crafts booths. There will also be carnival rides and a full-scale Midway.
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10:00 AM - 4:00 PM, Forty South Farm & Zoo, 27257 Glass Road Robertsdale, AL, 36567 Easter Egg Hunt, Bounce Houses, Pictures with Easter Bunny, and animal encounters! Each child will get to hunt 6 eggs and each egg will have a different prize! We will also have pony rides, hay rides, and gem mining available. Easter Play Day (Free) 10:00 AM - 11:30 PM, Graham Creek Nature Preserve, 23460 Wolf Bay Dr Foley, AL, 36535 Join us for crafts and an Easter Egg hunt! This year there will be three areas for egg hunting and they will be divided into the following age groups: 4 & under, 5 -8, 8 & up. The egg hunt will begin promptly at 10 am and we will offer crafting until supplies run out. grahamcreekpreserve.org Fairhope Volunteer Fire Department BBQ Cookoff 2:00 PM - 10:00 PM, Fairhope Civic Center, 161 North Section Street Mobile, AL, 36532 Fairhope Volunteer Fire Department BBQ benefit from 2:00pm-10:00pm. Band starts at 6:00pm.
34th Annual Bay Affair 6:00 PM Bayside Academy, 303 Dryer Avenue Daphne, AL, 36526 The 34th Annual Bay Affair will be held at 6 p.m. on Saturday, March 28 on the bluff at Bayside Academy. This year’s “Southern Nights” theme will focus on a casual, fun atmosphere complete with silent and live auctions and entertainment. This fantastic event is open to the public, and tickets may be purchased at baysideacademy.org/thebayaffair. It’s a night you don’t want to miss! baysideacademy.org/thebayaffair 43rd Annual Azalea Trail Run Downtown Mobile, Mobile, AL, 36602 www.pcpacers.org
Sunday March 29
Easter Egg Hunt at Forty South ($7 for adults and $5 for kids) 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM, Forty South Farm & Zoo, 27257 Glass Road Robertsdale, AL, 36567 Easter Egg Hunt, Bounce Houses, Pictures with Easter Bunny, and animal encounters! Each child will get to hunt 6 eggs and each egg will have a different prize! We will also have pony rides, hay rides, and gem mining available. Festival Of Flowers 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM, 6801 Airport Blvd Mobile, AL, 36608 The premier flower and garden event of the greater Gulf Coast, the Festival of Flowers is a true horticultural extravaganza offering splendid floral exhibits, life-size landscaped garden vignettes, informative seminars, unique designscapes, art photography, shopping in the Garden Market, plus dining in our Garden Café. www.festivalofflowers.com
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Bonus Sunday Matinee, “Life Story: Power” 5 Rivers Delta Resource Center, 30945 Five Rivers Boulevard Spanish Fort, AL, 36527 “Life Story: Growing Up” Movie will loop throughout the day. 251-625-0814 www.outdooralabama.com/activities/5rivers-alabama-delta-resource-center
Wednesday April 1
Observe and Explore (Free) 10:00 AM - 11:30 PM, Graham Creek Nature Preserve, 23460 Wolf Bay Dr Foley, AL, 36535 Activities begin at 10 am with a story, followed by a lesson, and an activity. grahamcreekpreserve.org
Thursday April 2
Three on a String Concert 7:00 PM Centennial Hall, Coastal Ala. Comm. College Fairhope Campus, Fairhope, AL, 36532 Three on a String’ is scheduled to return to Fairhope this spring for another great performance. Fairhope Christian Church will host this hilarious group for the community’s enjoyment on Thursday, April 2nd, at 7 p.m. in Centennial Hall on Coastal Alabama Community College’s Fairhope campus. www.fairhopechristian.org
Friday April 3
Ladies Night Out ($5) 5:30 AM John F. Rhodes Civic Center, Bay Minette, AL, 36507 Ladies Night Out will be held Friday, April 3, at the John F. Rhodes Civic Center in Bay Minette. The event will take place from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. and admission is $5. The spring event will continue to support projects in Bay Minette. 2020 Baldwin County Special Olympics 8:00 AM Volanta Park, 523 Volanta Ave Fairhope, AL, 36532 Make plans now to attend the 2020 Baldwin County Special Olympics to be held on April 3 at Volanta Park Stadium in Fairhope. Approximately 300 student athletes will gather at Volanta Park in Fairhope to participate in the games of the annual Baldwin County Special Olympics.
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Music and Storytelling (Adults $5, Kids 6 - 12 $4, under 6 Free) 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM, Historic Blakeley State Park,
34745 State Hwy 225 Spanish Fort, AL, 36527 Bring a chair and gather around the bonfire as Fairhope songwriter Mike Turner shares stories and original music from his “Songs of the Gulf” program. Bluegrass music from Blue Mullet, a new Bluegrass band. Good Guys mobile food unit will be on site with burgers, sandwiches, and wraps. 251-626-0798 www.BlakeleyPark.com
Saturday April 4
10th Annual Infirmary Health Duathlon 8:00 AM Mobile Infirmary Circle, Mobile, AL, 36607 The Infirmary Health Duathlon is a 2-mile run, 10-mile bike ride and 2-mile run throughout beautiful Midtown Mobile. Register today as an individual, a relay team or for the 1-mile fun run! infirmaryduathlon.org
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FamilyCalendar Easter Egg Hunt and Breakfast with the Easter Bunny 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM, Bellingrath Gardens and Home, 12401 Bellingrath Gardens Road Theodore, AL, 36582 Thousands of Easter eggs will be scattered across the Great Lawn, and there will be plenty of candy and treats for little ones to fill their Easter baskets. After the egg hunt, families are encouraged to enjoy other Easter activities within the Gardens. 251-459-8973 bellingrath.org Keep Daphne Beautiful Day 2020 8:00 AM Daphne City Hall, Daphne, AL, 36526 Free & convenient services for the residents of the City of Daphne to spruce up your life & to help Keep Daphne Beautiful! Document Shredding • Expired Drugs • Tires • Used Books • Thrift Store Donations • Vehicle Fluids • Car Batteries* 251-620-2100
Waterway Village Zydeco & Crawfish Festival 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM, 225 E. 24th Ave Gulf Shores, AL, 36542 The Waterway Village Zydeco & Crawfish Festival boils up a beaucoup (French for a lot) of fun! Sink your teeth into hot, juicy, lip-smacking crawfish throughout the day while dancing to the infectious rhythms of some of the best Zydeco bands. www.gulfshoresal.gov/1430/Waterway-Village-ZydecoCrawfish-Festiva Dauphin Island Discovery Day (Free) 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM, Dauphin Island Sea Lab, 101 Bienville Boulevard Dauphin Island, AL, 36528 Discovery Day is the Dauphin Island Sea Lab’s open house for the public. Once a year, the public is given a tour of our research facilities to learn about our coastal environment and the research our team is working on. Visitors will learn about the coastal ecosystem we live in and why it’s important to conserve our precious and unique environment. You will also be able to tour the Research Vessel Alabama Discovery. 251-861-2141 www.disl.org Easter Bunny hops into Fairhope! 10:00 AM Fairhope Welcome Center, 20 N Section St Fairhope, AL, 36532 Hop on over to the Fairhope Welcome Center on April 4th and grab a photo! The Easter bunny will be ready to greet visitors from 10 a.m. to Noon! Easter Egg Hunt at Forty South ($7 for adults and $5 for kids) 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM, Forty South Farm & Zoo,
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27257 Glass Road Robertsdale, AL, 36567 Easter Egg Hunt, Bounce Houses, Pictures with Easter Bunny, and animal encounters! Each child will get to hunt 6 eggs and each egg will have a different prize! We will also have pony rides, hay rides, and gem mining available. Stapleton Bluegrass Festival 10:00 AM - 6:30 PM, Stapleton School, 35480 Harriot Avenue Stapleton, AL, 36578 Bluegrass festival with music, food trucks, family friendly activities and more. northbaldwinchamber.com Town of Dauphin Island Easter Egg Hunt 10:00 AM Green Park, 301 Lemoyne Drive Dauphin Island, AL, 36528 Town of Dauphin Island Easter Egg Hunt will be held at Green Park at 10:00am. www.dauphinislandchamberofcommerce.com City of Daphne’s Annual Easter Egg Hunt (Free) 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM, Al Trione Sports Complex, 8600 Whispering Pines Rd Daphne, AL, 36526 Enjoy hunt hunts, inflatables, games and more! Bring your own basket for these egg hunt age divisions: 2 & under at 11:15am, 3 - 4 at 11:45am, 5 - 7 (Girls) at 12:15pm, 5 - 7 (Boys) at 12:45pm, 8 - 10 (Girls) at 1:15pm, 8 - 10 (Boys) at 1:30pm www.daphneal.com Easter Egg Hunt 11:30 AM - 6:00 PM, Marina Lawn - The Wharf, 23101 Canal Road Orange Beach, AL, 36561 The hunt is on! We have blossomed into full celebration mode this Spring. In grand style, the Marina Lawn will be speckled with more than 5,000 colorful eggs for youngsters to claim including 6 golden eggs! There will be separate age group areas designated for the hoppy hunt: 0-2, 3-4, 5-7 and 8-10. A wide variety of kids’ activities will be offered onsite, including face painting, pony rides, a bouncy house, giant coloring sheets and more. 251-224-1000 www.alwharf.com 2019 Baldwin Art for Heart Gala 5:30 PM Coastal Arts Center of Orange Beach, 26389 Canal Road Orange Beach, AL, 36561 The American Heart Association will host its annual Baldwin “Art for Heart” Gala and Live Auction on Saturday, April 4. baldwinartforheart.heart.org Annual Zydeco Crawfish Festival 5K Run/Walk Acme Oyster House, 216 E 24th Ave Gulf Shores, AL, 36542 Join us for the 6th Annual Zydeco Crawfish Festival 5K Run/Walk, the FIRST race in the 2020 Run The Coast - SUMMER SERIES. We also have have custom age group award medals for both the 5K Run and Walk. RunTheCoastSUMMERSERIES.com Magnolia Run Jesse’s Restaurant, 14770 Oak Street Magnolia Springs, AL, 36555 The Magnolia Run is a 5K Run, 5K Race/ Walk and 1 Mile Fun Run that welcomes more than 250 participants and takes place in Magnolia Springs down a beautiful scenic route with majestic oak branch canopies overhanging the road, lovely azaleas, flowering plants and historic homes. www.raceentry.com/annual-magnolia-run/race-information
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Easter Egg Hunt at Forty South ($7 for adults and $5 for kids) Details April 4. Sensory Friendly Dino Experience 11:45 AM - 2:00 PM, Exploreum Science Center, 65 Government St Mobile, AL, 36602 The Exploreum Science Center, in conjunction with the Autism Society of Alabama- South Alabama Region, invites you to a Sensory Friendly Dino Experience. www.exploreum.com 17th annual Bunny Hop 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM, Geri Moulton Children’s Park, 1700 Center St Mobile, AL, 36604 The 17th annual Bunny Hop will take place on April 5, 2020 at Geri Moulton Children’s Park from 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. All proceeds directly benefit Ronald McDonald House Charities of Mobile. Family friendly Easter Egg Hunt. rmhcmobile.org Community Easter Celebration (Free) 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM, Spanish Fort UMC, 6530 Spanish Fort Blvd, Ste D Spanish Fort, AL, 36527 Join us for a free community wide event for Easter! There will be music, food, and lots of fun! There are no tickets required, just come out and join us. 251-626-1334
Tuesday April 7
Night of the Classical Masters (Free) 7:00 PM First Baptist Fairhope, 300 S Section St Fairhope, AL, 36532 This free event features Alabama School of The Arts students as they celebrate history’s most well-known composers and lyricists.
Friday April 10
Gulf Coast BizCon 9:00 AM The Steeple, 251 St Francis St Mobile, AL, 36602 Join us for a conference full of forward-thinking, tactical sessions on leadership, growth, marketing, social media, the business landscape, innovation, and so much more. At Gulf Coast BizCon you’ll connect with our amazing community of entrepreneurs, chat with speakers and our BizCon staff. You will also pick up some cool swag and experience a fantastic Happy Hour to round out your day. www.gulfcoastbizcon.com
Saturday April 11
Breakfast with the Bunny (Tickets are available at the door for $5, while children 3 and under are free)
8:00 AM Erie H. Meyer Civic Center, 1930 W 2nd St Gulf Shores, AL, 36542 Families of all ages are invited to enjoy an old-fashioned breakfast of bacon, sausage, eggs and pancakes before having pictures taken with the Easter Bunny. www.gulfshoresal.gov/1429/Breakfast-with-the-Bunny 33rd Baldwin County Strawberry Festival 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM, 4198 Municipal Park Drive Loxley, AL, 36551 The Baldwin County Strawberry Festival is a much-anticipated local tradition held annually at Loxley Municipal Park. Every year, visitors join us from all around the Southeast to enjoy the special events, car shows, pageants, music, crafts and, of course, the strawberry shortcakes! baldwincountystrawberryfestival.org Community Easter Egg Hunt 10:00 AM Cadillac Square, Dauphin Island, AL, 36528 Community Easter Egg Hunt www.dauphinislandchamberofcommerce.com Easter in the Square (Free) 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM, Bienville Square, Mobile, AL, 36602 Join us for Photos with the Easter Bunny,
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and Home on Easter Sunday, guests are invited to come and enjoy a special Sunrise Service with friends and family on Live Oak Plaza. The service will begin at 6:30 a.m. and is open to everyone in the community. 251-459-8973 bellingrath.org
Flora-Bama Easter Egg Hunt and Kids Day 1:00 PM Flora-Bama, 17401 Perdido Key Dr. Perdido Key, FL, 32507 Happy Easter to everybunny! Kids’ crafts and face painting will begin at 1pm in the tent. The Easter Egg Hunt will begin at 2pm on the beach behind the Flora-Bama and the Easter Bunny will skydive onto the beach shortly after! Kids will have a chance to meet the Easter Bunny and have their picture taken inside the tent after he lands. Participants must bring their own baskets and cameras for this event! www.florabama.com/easter-egg-hunt
33rd Baldwin County Strawberry Festival 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM, 4198 Municipal Park Drive Loxley, AL, 36551 The Baldwin County Strawberry Festival is a much-anticipated local tradition held annually at Loxley Municipal Park. Every year, visitors join us from all around the Southeast to enjoy the special events, car shows, pageants, music, crafts and, of course, the strawberry shortcakes! baldwincountystrawberryfestival.org
Spring Fling Celebration Downtown OWA, 1501 S OWA Blvd Foley, AL, 36535 OWA’s 3rd annual Spring Fling event—complete with egg hunts, meet-and-greets with Mr. and Mrs. Bunny, and maybe a few magical surprise guests along the way! visitowa.com
Sunday April 12
Community Easter Sunrise Service 6:30 AM Fort Gaines, 51 Bienville Boulevard Dauphin Island, AL, 36528 The service will begin at 6:30 a.m. on the Great Lawn within the walls of Fort Gaines and it is open to everyone in the community. Free admission will be given to guests from 6 to 7 a.m. on Easter Sunday. dauphinisland.org/fort-gaines Easter Sunrise Service at the Fairhope Pier 6:30 AM Fairhope Pier, 1 North Beach Road Fairhope, AL, 36532 Easter Sunrise Service at the Fairhope Pier at 6:30am Easter ServiceBellingrath Gardens 6:30 AM Bellingrath Gardens and Home, 12401 Bellingrath Gardens Road Theodore, AL, 36582 As the sun rises over Bellingrath Gardens
LuLu’s Easter Egg Dash 2:00 PM LuLu’s, 200 E 25th Ave Gulf Shores, AL, 36542 Meet the Easter Bunny and have fun dashing for eggs. 251-967-5858 lulubuffett.com
First and Third Tuesdays
5 Rivers StoryTime (Free) 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM, 5 Rivers Delta Resource Center, 30945 Five Rivers Boulevard Spanish Fort, AL, 36527 The 1st and 3rd Tuesday of every month is StoryTime at 5 Rivers. Children under the age of 6 are welcome to stop by for a free reading of a nature based story followed by arts and crafts. 10-11am, free, no registration necessary. 251-625-0814 www.outdooralabama.com/activities/5rivers-alabama-delta-resource-center
Tuesdays and Saturdays
Brandon Styles Variety Show 7:00 PM Downtown OWA, 101-H South OWA Blvd. Foley, AL, 36535 A family-friendly, impression, comedy and magic show! reservations.waverez.com/brandonstyles
SPECTRA Sound & Light Spectacular (Free) 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM, The Wharf, 23101 Canal Road Orange Beach, AL, 36561 The whole family can laugh and dance together! A Holiday show (6pm & 7pm), Patriotic Show, Pirate Adventure, Tribute to The Wharf, and our brand new Baby Shark mini-show! (5:30pm & 6:30pm). 251-224-1000 www.alwharf.com
Coastal Alabama Farmers and Fishermens Market Coastal Alabama Farmers and Fishermans Market, 20733 Miflin Rd Foley, AL, 36535 At the Coastal Alabama Farmers and Fishermens Market, you will find fresh seafood, including shrimp, crabmeat, oysters and fish fillets. Other vendors offer organic steaks, ground beef and pork products. Complete your meal with a loaf of freshly baked bread and a dessert. Tuesdays from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. and Saturdays from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m.
First and Third Mondays
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The Moonlight Chasse’ Ballroom Dance Society 7:00 PM Hot Wheels Skating Rink, 616 Whispering Pines Road Daphne, AL, 36526 The Moonlight Chasse’ Ballroom Dance Society
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Brandon Styles Magic Show 6:00 PM Downtown OWA, 101-H South OWA Blvd. Foley, AL, 36535 Prepare to be dazzled with the return of the Brandon Styles Magic Show! reservations.waverez.com/brandonstyles
Read and Discover: Story Time! (Ages 2-6) 10:30 AM Page & Palette, 32 South Section Street Fairhope, AL, 36532 Join Miss Paula for early learning activities.
Family Story Time 10:30 AM Page & Palette, 32 South Section Street Fairhope, AL, 36532 Miss Stephanie presents family storytime for all to enjoy!
Tabletop Game Night (Free) 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM, Spanish Fort Public Library, 7361 Spanish Fort Blvd Spanish Fort, AL, 36537 Join us each week for good old fashioned Board Games! All ages! All skill levels. All levels of FUN. www.spanishfortpubliclibrary.org
Girls Who Code 4:15 PM Fairhope Public Library, 501 Fairhope Avenue Fairhope, AL, 36532 Girls Who Code is a national nonprofit organization working to close the gender gap in technology by sponsoring coding clubs in schools, libraries, and community centers all over the country.
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Wednesdays thru Sundays
Legends in Concert Downtown OWA, 101-H South OWA Blvd. Foley, AL, 36535 The internationally acclaimed and award-winning production is known as the pioneer of live tribute shows, and possesses the greatest collection of live tribute artists in the world. visitowa.com/explore/events/legendsshow/
Every Thursday
Code Club (Free) 3:30 PM Spanish Fort Public Library, 7361 Spanish Fort Blvd Spanish Fort, AL, 36537 Join SFPL for this free weekly club that helps kids aged 8-18 to learn how to code. www.spanishfortpubliclibrary.org Cup of Tea and Guest Speaker 2:00 PM Fairhope Museum of History, 24 North Section Street Fairhope, AL, 36532 Join us for a guest speaker and tea. www.fairhopeal.gov Fairhope Outdoor Farmers Market 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM, Parking lot behind the Fairhope Public Library, Fairhope, AL, 36532 Fairhope Outdoor Farmers Market featuring local farmers and handmade goods. K-3 Book Club (Free) 3:30 PM Daphne Public Library, 2607 US-98 Daphne, AL, 35626 K - 3rd Book Club 251-620-2500 www.daphnelibrary.org
First Thursday
Book Buzz Book Club 4:00 PM Page & Palette, 32 South Section Street Fairhope, AL, 36532 Have a new favorite book and can’t wait to tell someone about it? Come to Book Buzz and we will discuss what you have been reading. Grades 5-12.
Every Friday
Daphne Farmers Market 2:00 PM - 6:00 PM, 2305 US-98 Daphne, AL, 36526 Free Build 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM, Fairhope Public Library, 501 Fairhope Avenue Fairhope, AL, 36532 Free build for all ages. 251-928-7483 www.fairhopelibrary.org/
First Friday
First Friday Art Walk 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM, Downtown Fairhope, Fairhope, AL, 36532 Fairhope First Friday Art Walk Visit our local merchants in Downtown Fairhope as they open late and highlight the art community. Art Walk happens every first Friday of each month from 6-8 p.m.
First and Third Fridays
Art and Coloring Class (Free) 1:00 PM Daphne Public Library, 2607 US-98 Daphne, AL, 36526 Art and Coloring Class 251-621-2818 www.daphnelibrary.org
Fourth Friday of every month
Fourth Fridays: Evenings at the Eastern Shore 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM, The Pavilion at Eastern Shore Centre, Spanish Fort, AL, 36527 Along with the free concert, Eastern Shore Centre merchants will have event exclusive deals and discounts that patrons can only take advantage of on fourth Fridays every month. www.easternshorecentre.com
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Photos with the Easter Bunny 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM, The Wharf, 23101 Canal Road Orange Beach, AL, 36561 Hippity hoppity hooray! The Easter Bunny will return to The Wharf during the month of March and April for keepsake photos. Young or old, everyone loves a photographic memento to look back upon through the years. We will have live, fuzzy bunnies around to hold in front of the camera, if you choose! Wear your Easter finest and come on down to really swing into Spring with us! 251-224-1000 www.alwharf.com Wales West’s 15th Annual Cottontail Express 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM, Wales West RV Park and Light Railway, 13670 Smiley Street Silverhill, AL, 36576 Enjoy a steam train ride on Dame Ann to meet the Easter Bunny this holiday season! Guests will travel by train to the “Bunny Hutch” and enjoy an egg hunt, crafts, refreshments, a miniature train ride, hay-less hay ride, playground and bounce house. Grab a snack or sit down for lunch at the café, and grab a few Easter goodies from the gift shop. www.waleswest.com
First Sunday of every month
Church, 8180 Dyer Road, Fairhope. Childcare is provided and is included in the fees. There is an annual $23.95 MOPS International membership fee and $30 per semester. Call for info at 251-928-0343 or like us on Facebook at Facebook.com/celebrationmopsfairhopeal. Family Center’s Positive Parenting Classes are held on Tuesday mornings 9:30-11:30 am and Responsible Parenting with focus on fathers, co-parenting and economic stability/child support are Wednesday mornings 9 am-11 am and Monday evenings 6 pm-8pm. Call 251-947-4700 to register for either class. at The Family Center is located at 22671 Hwy. 59 South, Robertsdale. Fairhope MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers) Want to find your mom tribe? Join us at Fairhope MOPs. Meetings are held 2nd and 4th Monday of the month from 9:30-11:30am at Fairhope United Methodist Church in the Christian Life Center. For additional information regarding MOPS International please visit www.mops. org. For additional information regarding Fairhope MOPs Registration and childcare availability please e-mail is at fairhopemops@yahoo.com or visit or Facebook page, Fairhope MOPs. Father Central of Daphne *Positive Fathering, A New & Improved Parenting Class Just For Men, $75 giftcard upon completion. Mondays, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Call 251-626-1610 to register, held at The Exchange Club Family Center of Baldwin County, 27365 Pollard Rd., Daphne, near the YMCA. *Chill Skills” - Anger Management by appointment. $25 giftcard upon completion. Call 251-626-1610 schedule, The Exchange Club Family Center of Baldwin County, 27365 Pollard Rd., Daphne, near the YMCA.
1st Sunday Outdoor Market 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM, 5 Rivers Delta Resource Center, 30945 Five Rivers Boulevard Spanish Fort, AL, 36527 Featuring local arts & crafts, farmers’ market, and outdoor-themed items 251-625-0814 www.outdooralabama.com/ activities/5-rivers-alabama-delta-resource-center
First and Third Sunday
Animal Ambassadors 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM, 5 Rivers Delta Resource Center, 30945 Five Rivers Boulevard Spanish Fort, AL, 36527 Join us at 2 PM as we present one or more of our live educational animals 251-625-0814 www.outdooralabama.com/ activities/5-rivers-alabama-delta-resource-center
Classes/Support Alabama Pre/Post Adoption Connections (APAC) Offering Adoptive Family Support Group Meetings in Baldwin County the 2nd Thursday of each month. The meeting is held at 3 Circle Church, 10274 Highway 104, Fairhope. from 6 - 7:30 p.m. Parent, Youth/Teen group and childcare is available. Topic discussions by adoption professionals and ceu’s for foster families are offered. For more information call 251-460-2727 or 1-800-4891886 or www.childrensaid.org. APAC also offers free counsuling services to adoptive families.
*Nurturing Parenting, everything you need to know but were afraid to ask. Thursdays, 9:30-11:30 a.m., 12-week rotating series. Jump in on any Thursday! Call 251-6261610 to register, 27365 Pollard Rd, Daphne.
Bridge Support Group A place where parents with similar experiences come together to share stories, advice and love. These families have had babies who: were stillborn, born with a lethal anomaly (such as Trisomy 13, Trisomy 18, skeletal dysplasia, anencephaly) or had a baby that only lived in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Our families are from all over the Gulf Coast and all have beautiful stories to tell. Meets 1st Tuesday of every month, 5:30pmuntil. Dinner is served. 1st floor conference room of Strada Center, 1601 Center Street, Mobile. Contact: Rene Sprague RN, MSN rgilstrapsprague@health. southalabama.edu, 251-610-5264. Please RSVP if you plan to attend.
SOS (Survivors of Suicide) This group is for adults who has ever lost a loved one to suicide. SOS meets the 2nd and 4th Monday of EVERY month from 6:30 to approximately 8:00 p.m. at the Fairhope United Methodist Church, 155 S. Section Street, Fairhope. The support group is facilitated by a professional and co-facilitated by two survivors. Email jlbarber5@bellsouth.net or call 251-455-6453.
Celebration MOPS Fairhope (Meets During School Year Only) Celebration MOPS meets on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays from 9 a.m. – 11 a.m. at Celebration
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Shepherd’s Place (Christian Life Center) Ministry for memory & physically challenged. Mondays & Wednesdays 8 a.m. – 3 p.m., Tuesdays & Thursdays 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. Fairhope United Methodist Church, 155 South Section Street, Fairhope. 928-1148.
South Baldwin Regional Medical Center offers the following classes: Your entire family can take part in several informative classes designed to help moms and dads welcome their special new addition to the family with more confidence. Classes cover topics including: Having A Healthy Pregnancy Nutrition, discomforts of pregnancy, warning signs of complications, and relaxation exercises. One session. $10.
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Prepared Childbirth Classes (Once a week for four weeks). Cost: $30 Week 1: Begin the Stages of Labor: The labor and delivery process, signs and stages of labor, options for coping, pain management, vaginal delivery, and relaxation exercises. Week 2: Delivery and Cesarean Birth: A review of complications that may arise, use of special equipment, complete the stages of labor, cesarean delivery, and relaxation exercises. Week 3: New Born and Postpartum Care: Newborn appearance, caring for the newborn, infant safety, recognizing complications, relaxation exercises, and choosing a pediatrician. What to expect after delivery, understanding the physical and emotional changes to your body, and relaxation exercises. Week 4: The Art of Breast Feeding: The benefits of breast feeding for mother and baby, anatomy and physiology of the breast, how to breastfeed, and common difficulties. One session. • Tiny Toes members may enroll in Yoga, Water Aerobics and Expectant Mother Exercise classes through the Snook Family YMCA. The fee is $5 a class. There is a $3 fee for child care. There is no fee if you are already a member of the YMCA. All classes are located at South Baldwin Regional Medical Center–1613 North McKenzie Street Foley. Tuesday evenings 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. Classroom A. • Please plan to attend the Healthy Pregnancy Class during your first trimester and the Prepared Childbirth Classes anytime after your 24th week of pregnancy. For more information or to enroll please call the OB Educator at 949-3676 to schedule. Thomas Hospital offers the following classes: Breastfeeding Class Thomas Fitness Center (Fairhope). Monthly, first Tuesday, 6 - 8 p.m. Free. Infant CPR and Safety Class Thomas Fitness Center (Fairhope). Pre-registration required. To register call 279-1373. Saturdays, 4 - 6 p.m. Moving Through Labor Childbirth Classes Three or four-week prepared childbirth class series which prepares the mother-to-be and her support partner for
the labor and delivery experience. $30 fee for the class series. Thomas Fitness Center, (Fairhope) Mondays, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Thomas Fitness Center (Fairhope) Saturdays, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Thomas Medical Center (Daphne) Tuesdays, 6-8:30 p.m. Thomas Medical Center (Daphne) Thursdays, 6-8 p.m. Call 251- 2791373 or visit www. thomashospital.com for upcoming classes and registration. Natural Childbirth Classes, Fertility Awareness, Mother’s Comfort, Exercise and Nutrition For class schedule or information call Geralyn Piizzotti, 251- 928-9396. Yourbodyyourbirth@bellsouth.net. Newborn Basics Class Held on the second Monday of every month from 6 – 8 p.m. at Thomas Medical Center in Daphne. Free. No Pre-registration required. Pre-admission Sessions 6 p.m. at Thomas Medical Center in Daphne. Sibling Class Thomas Hospital Fitness Center (Fairhope). Pre-registration required. Call 279-1373. 10-11 a.m. Thomas Hospital offers the following support groups for the community: Alanon (Alcoholics Anonymous) Meetings are held every Wednesday from 7 to 8 p.m. at The Harborl. Call 800-477-1104. Alateen Meetings are held every Wednesday from 7 to 8 p.m. in the Morphy Conference Room East Tower meeting room
at Thomas Hospital. Call 391-1152 for info. ALS Support Group Meetings are held on the second Thursday of every month from 11 a.m. to noon at Thomas Medical Center. Call 205-937-4415 for more information. Bosom Buddies Breast Cancer Support Group Meetings are held on the second Monday of each month from noon to 1 p.m. at the Thomas Hospital Health Resource Center located at: 308 S. Greeno Road, Fairhope. Call 928-8650 for more information. Cancer Support Group for Women Meetings are held the first Thursday of every month from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Morphy Conference Room. For more information, call Patti Huval at 209-1229.
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Sonic the Hedgehog
Brahms: The Boy II
MPAA Rating: PG Overall: CViolence: BSexual Content: A Profanity: B+ Alcohol / Drug Use: BEver since he was little, Sonic (Ben Schwartz) has been running from anyone who tries to catch him. Hiding out on Earth, the extraterrestrial hedgehog has been feeling lonely, and his sadness triggers an outburst in the form of a massive blue energy ball that wipes out the power in the small town of Green Hills. Not surprisingly, this draws the attention of the federal government, which sends the nefarious Doctor Ivo Robotnik (Jim Carrey) to investigate. Sonic teams up with the local sheriff, Tom Wachowski (James Marsden) to make a run for it, but along the way, realizes his friends might be more important. For a movie about a supersonic hedgehog, this movie drags like it’s stuck in super glue. Consumed by the titular rodent’s near constant (and highly aggravating) patter and narration, the movie subjects you to one hackneyed Hallmark moment after another until you’re lying on the sticky floor and begging for death. Oddly, these clichés are actually a benefit in disguise. Since you’ve seen basically everything here in other movies, this one just evaporates from your mind as you walk out of the theater, leaving behind an oily mental film of resentment and irritation which I suspect will clear up by morning. That’s actually the kindest thing I can say about Sonic the Hedgehog: you probably won’t ever think about it again. Despite its boredom-inducing superpowers, Sonic is otherwise innocuous. There are few content concerns - in fact, I think this has the fewest profanities of any movie I’ve seen this year, with six terms of deity and one use of “hell”. But, honestly, suffering through Sonic isn’t one of the essential trials of parenting and you can give this one a pass without any guilt at all.
Brahms: The Boy II MPAA Rating: PG-13 Overall: CViolence: CSexual Content: A Profanity: C Alcohol / Drug Use: B Liza (Katie Holmes) and Sean (Owain Yeoman) have a pleasant life with their son, Jude (Christopher Convery), in their lovely London home. But when a terrifying burglary leaves Liza injured and shaken, and Jude refusing to say a word to anyone, Sean suggests that they get out of town and decompress in the country. On a walk in the woods, Jude stumbles across a buried doll, with a strange face, and an even stranger list of rules which “he” expects to be followed. There is a glut of “cursed kid/imaginary friend/cursed doll” movies, and they’re all basically interchangeable. This one is absolutely made from the same mold. It’s functionally a “color-by-numbers” of horror movie clichés. So the real question with most horror movies: is this suitable for a large group of overly-loud teenagers with nothing better to do on a Friday night (except that homework you keep trying to get them to do)? Unfortunately, yes. There is almost no seriously objectionable content. Even the violence, which sounds pretty bad when written down, mostly happens just off-screen or is non-fatal in nature. It’s also devastatingly boring, but loud teenagers make their own fun. As brainless entertainment, you could do worse. Of course, for my money, I prefer to get slightly more brain. I’d settle for something that doesn’t make me wish I’d just sat in the car, waited ‘til the movie was over, and read random Wikipedia pages on my phone. Although, in fairness, very few movies clear that threshold.
The Photograph
The Call of the Wild
MPAA Rating: PG-13 Overall: C Violence: A Sexual Content: CProfanity: C+ Alcohol / Drug Use: C How do you choose between being with the one you love and following your dreams? Christina (Chanté Adams) is a gifted photographer, perfecting her skills in rural Louisiana. She wants to find fame in New York City, but she’s in love with Isaac (Rob Morgan), a local fisherman whose dreams begin and end with marrying her. Should she abandon her goals and stay with Isaac or should she try her luck in the Big Apple? Thirty-five years later, Christina is dead of cancer. Her daughter, Mae (Issa Rae) meets a reporter, Michael (LaKeith Stanfield) whose work on another story led him to Christina’s photos. The two begin a relationship, just as Michael applies for a new job in London. Now Mae must decide if she’s going to follow her mother’s path or find her own way. I love romantic dramas and was hoping The Photograph would deliver two love stories for the price of one. It almost does. The chemistry between Christina and Isaac is palpable and it’s easy to feel the emotional strain as both characters realize their dreams are incompatible. Mae and Michael’s relationship, however, stumbles through lots of awkward moments before it starts to gel. This production features two steamy scenes of premarital sex, with couples shown undressing, and caressing and rolling atop one another in bed. On the bright side, the movie has fewer than a dozen swear words and no violence. While I am annoyed with the movie’s unnecessary sexual content, my overall attitude to The Photograph is ambivalence. If only the romances were more memorable...
MPAA Rating: PG Overall: B Violence: C+ Sexual Content: A Profanity: AAlcohol / Drug Use: C Buck is massive St. Bernard/Scotch Collie with a loyal heart, expressive eyes, and prodigious amounts of energy that can’t be contained in his sedate California home. His mischief-making career comes to an abrupt end one night when he is dog-napped, sealed in a wooden crate, and shipped thousands of miles without food or water. Upon arrival in the far North, Buck is brutalized, subdued, and sold as a sled dog to deliver the mail to prospectors in Yukon Territory. Buck’s heart is as resilient as he is strong, and he soon embarks with gusto on this second phase of his life. And, then, on the third. The Call of the Wild carries a number of themes that will interest parents, and resilience is doubtless one of them. Buck is a poster boy for emotional resilience, bouncing back from everything life throws at him. But John Thornton (a scraggly, bearded Harrison Ford), running from the demons of his past and trying to drown them in alcohol, demonstrates that for some of us, resilience is more of a journey than a hardwired personality trait. The primary messages of this film, not surprisingly, relate to man’s relationship to nature. The most obvious is our responsibility to animals. Despite its powerful messages, The Call of the Wild comes with some negatives, none more glaring than the CGI dogs. For parents who aren’t troubled by the movie’s CGI, the only real areas of concern are alcohol use and violence. But for most family viewers, Buck’s adventures will help deepen our appreciation of the beautiful planet we call home and might even help us hear the call of the wild places that still remain.
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I would rather be able to run the bases after my home run hit than have to stop to catch my breath by 2nd. - Josie, 7th grade
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