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New pediatric specialists for Gulf Coast families

When your child is sick, you need personalized, compassionate care — care that starts with a team of doctors who listen to children and understand them like you do. That’s why the Studer Family Children’s Hospital at Sacred Heart, a part of Ascension®, is now affiliated with the Southeast’s largest academic health center, University of Florida Health.

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Together, Sacred Heart and UF have hired 25 pediatric specialists, who live and work full time on the Gulf Coast, caring for the region’s smallest patients and their parents. Find a physician, and see our patients’ stories: studerfamilychildrenshospital.com

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October2018

Volume 11 Number 5

46 Columns

6 Publisher’s Note Lynn Knighton

8 Therapeutic Parenting Sonia Martin, LMSW

The Expressive Child

Help them understand their emotions and express them in a healthy way.

Pumpkin Decorating Made Easy

16 Kids Health Watch

Ten no-carve approaches for Halloween.

sponsored by Magnolia Springs Pediatrics

38 Parenting, Media & Everything in Between

Common Sense Media

40 Dave Says Dave Ramsey

44 Parenting Today’s Teens Mark Gregston

Fall Festivities and Halloween Fun

Our guide to all things “fall” in and around the community.

What to Do When Parenting Styles Clash How to navigate parenting style conflicts without confusing kids.

60 A Page in a Book Gerry Paige Smith

64 Get This!

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On The Cover Adelinde Rose Rivenbark (age 4), daughter of John and Elizabeth Rivenbark and sister to LuCeleste (age 1). Grandparents are John and Susan Rivenbark. Adelinde Rose loves swimming, making art, dancing, and going on nature walks to add to her rock collection.

Departments 10

Bits and Pieces 18

School Bits 66

Family Calendar 80

Movie Reviews

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It is officially fall! I have been anxiously awaiting the day I get to pull out my boots and load up my pantry with pumpkin spice everything! Unfortunately, when I walk outside I get smacked with the reality that it is still really warm. Don’t get me wrong, the heat probably won’t stop me from wearing my favorite boots and enjoying my latte, but I sure would enjoy it a little more with temps in the 70s. Because let’s face it, iced pumpkin spice lattes are just not the same as the warm deliciousness known as the signature fall beverage. And nobody wants to see me traipsing around town in boots and shorts. Regardless of what the temperature is outside, the fact remains, it is officially fall. One of my favorite things about this season is decorating my front stoop. I love shopping for all kinds of interesting pumpkins in a variety of colors, shapes and sizes. Brad, on the other hand, only has one goal in mind, which is to find the biggest, fattest pumpkin in town. The girls, however, just want good symmetrical pumpkins to decorate. “Pumpkin Carving Night” at our house is definitely a fun tradition. The girls always get really creative with their pumpkin crafts. Last year they asked to borrow Brad’s drill and drilled their creations. It was really cool what they came up with, and very easy. If you are like me and don’t love the idea of using knives to carve pumpkins (visions of ER visits run through my head every time!) then check out Christina Katz’s ideas in Pumpkin Decorating Made Easy: 10 No-Carve Approaches For Halloween, on page 46. Once you have your pumpkins carved, it is time to pack up the family and head out for some fun. The month of October is packed with festivals, fairs, pumpkin patches, trunk-or treats and more. To help you plan your month, we have put together a Fall Festival Guide on page 50. In the guide you will find events for all ages and a huge variety of activities. But don’t stop there. Flip over to the Family Calendar for even more local happenings. Many of the fun, fall experiences your family will attend will include sweet treats. The combination of exhaustion and sugar crashes can lead to some nasty tantrums and unwanted behavior in our kids. Sarah Lyons has some guidance for us in Raising an Expressive Child, on page 42. When your child does have a tantrum, do you and your spouse always agree on the way to handle the situation? What about when your child neglects chores? Raising children together can definitely be a challenge if you don’t agree on the rules and consequences. What to Do When Parenting Styles Clash, by Christa Melnyk Hines, is a helpful resource when facing this situation. I want to take a moment to thank everyone who participated in the Special Needs Expo in September. Attendees were able to visit with a variety of exhibitors who provide products or services to families with special needs children. We truly appreciate each vendor that exhibited at the expo. We received several comments from the families on how much they appreciated you all being at the event. Generous door prizes were donated by Gulf Coast Exploreum, Wonderland Children’s Museum, and Magic Weighted Blanket too. A special thank you goes out to our sponsors: Thomas Hospital, High Hopes for Autism, Palmers Toyota and Publications Press. Without all of the support of these mentioned, and the support of the whole community, this great event would not have been possible. Thank you! Now go put on your boots, pick up a pumpkin spice latte and have a happy fall y’all!

Publisher Lynn Knighton lynn@easternshoreparents.com Editor DeAnne Watson deanne@easternshoreparents.com Associate Editor Kelly Watson Research Editor Christa Weinberg Contributing Writers Mark Gregston Christa Melnyk Hines Christina Katz Sarah Lyons Dave Ramsey John Rosemond Robert L. Rux, M.D. Gerry Paige Smith

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TherapeuticParenting by Sonia Martin, LMSW

It’s All About Relationship! The internet is full. Do you ever think that? There just simply cannot be one more get your baby to sleep through the night strategy or one more way to cook kale. Do you ever scroll past article after article and get lost in people telling you what easy 3-step dessert will compliment that chicken dinner, what new style of pant will make your legs look ten feet tall, and certainly how best to parent (and how you are currently doing it all wrong)? I do. We can so easily get lost in the idea that if we can just find that one strategy, that one solution, that one approach, we can affect change in every area of our child’s current level of functioning. Though I can’t help you find those pants that will change your life, I can definitively say this when it comes to parenting your kids: It is ALL about relationship. Here’s the thing, if you ask 100 people about the best strategy to deal with whatever behavior you are currently facing with your child, you are going to get about five different answers explained in 100 different ways. Spank your child. Don’t spank your child. Put your child in time-out. Put your child in time-in. Take away privileges. Enforce greater consequences. Leave them at the table until they clear their plate. Never get into a battle over food, they will eat when hungry. And on and on and on.

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So, allow me to simplify for you... relationship. Focus on the relationship, because relationship compels obedience. In fact, this concept bleeds over into other areas of our life. Allow me to illustrate. If you make a massive mistake at work one day and your boss calls you into his office and begins to yell, demean, threaten and tell you how incompetent you are, do you at all feel as though you are in relationship with your boss? No. Do you at all feel driven to please him? No. Do you at all feel connected to and respectful of your boss? Definitely no. You stand there until he is done, give a cursory apology and then walk out of the office grumbling under your breath straight to your co-workers, so that you can all discuss the frustration and irritation of working for such an incompetent leader…because somehow your mistake is definitely his fault. Now keep that example in mind. You have made a massive mistake at work and your boss in this scenario calls you into his office and says, “Hey. I heard what happened. It’s going to be okay. How can I help you in this? How can we partner together to make this right?” Now what does that do to your relationship? It breeds a spirit of connection. Do you walk out of that office feeling empowered to correct your mistake? Yes. Do you feel respect for and reverence toward your boss? Yes. In this scenario your boss is addressing the mistake, partnering with you to make it right, and is mindful to not dis-

suade his or her relationship with you, because that relationship – when preserved - is going to compel that obedience within you. Here’s the thing. Your kids are going to screw it up. They are going to fail and falter and not get it right. This is the process of childhood. They are learning and, through that process, we are going to get such a better response if we can fiercely and unapologetically defend and protect our relationship with our child. The entirety of this concept is called Therapeutic Parenting and it is something I want to begin to introduce over the coming months. So join me as we dig deep and begin to understand how incredibly important our foundational relationship with our kids is, and how we can nurture that all important connection.

*Therapeutic parenting is parenting in a highly structured, highly nurturing way. This form of intensive parenting is often a key to progress in dealing with children who have trauma and attachment challenges, but has also proven beneficial with any child.

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 help mitigate negative behaviors. She travels the state speaking at various conferences on behavior and parenting and is a therapist for Kids To Love Foundation. Sonia is a mother to 7 sons, 3 of which were internationally adopted, and is also a foster parent. She spends her free time cooking, drinking coffee, cleaning, cooking, sweeping infield baseball dirt off of the kitchen floor, cooking, and cleaning up after the cooking in an effort to keep all those boys full while avoiding the appearance that she lives in a fraternity house.

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Spina Bifida Association of Alabama Awareness Game

Eastern Shore Children’s Business Fair

The Spina Bifida Association of Alabama announces the 5th Annual Spina Bifida Awareness Football Game Friday, October 5 at W.C. Majors Field at Volanta Sports Park in Fairhope. The event begins at 5 PM, the games starts at 7 PM. There will be raffles, food & fun for everyone. Be sure to wear yellow! To be a Sponsor for this event, participate, donate, and purchase raffle tickets Contact: Brett Horne bhorne@bcbe.org or Heather Horne 251.423.1335.

Observe the opportunity for children to launch their very own startup business! Kids develop a brand, create a product or service, build a marketing strategy, and then open for customers at our one-day marketplace. The event will host 25 booths at Centennial Park in Daphne on October 27, 2018 from 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM. This event is sponsored by Acton Academy, the Acton School of Business, Soul Caffeine Coffee House and the generous support of our donors and volunteers. We all believe that principled entrepreneurs are heroes and role models for the next generation. For more information find the event on Facebook or visit www.childrensbusinessfair.org/daphne.

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47th Annual National Shrimp Festival Set for Oct. 11 - 14

The summer season may have just ended, but plans are in full-swing in preparation for the 47th Annual National Shrimp Festival™. The Festival, dubbed “Alabama’s Original Beach Party” will take place Oct. 11 – 14 where Ala. Hwy. 59 meets the Gulf. Produced by the Alabama Gulf Coast Area Chamber of Commerce, the Festival is regularly named one of the Southeast’s most popular festivals. It’s no wonder, with fresh Alabama Wild Caught Shrimp, more than 80 hours of musical entertainment, a dedicated Children’s Activity Village and almost 300 food, fine art and arts and crafts vendors all nestled along the sugar white sand beaches of the Gulf of Mexico. The Festival will play host to four full days of musical entertainment featuring a lineup of national, regional and local acts. The music begins at 10 a.m. each day and runs through 10 p.m. Thursday through Saturday and 5 p.m. on Sunday. This year’s Festival will have a new footprint, so be sure to see an official program or visit the Festival website at www.myshrimpfest.com.

Boots & BBQ Barn Bash features “The Voice” Star, Johnny Hayes

The fifth annual Boots & BBQ Barn Bash kicks off Thursday, October 25 to benefit the Children’s of Alabama Pediatric Rheumatology Clinic in Mobile. Festivities start at 6:30 PM at Moe’s Original Bar B Que in downtown Mobile, with live music from Johnny Hayes and the Loveseats. Guests are encouraged to wear their best pair of cowboy boots and come out to support a great cause for local children suffering from autoimmune disorders. This year’s event honors Grace Overstreet, a Mobile native who was diagnosed with enthesitis juvenile idiopathic arthritis in October of 2017. Grace is currently a junior at Mobile Christian and remains active through her debilitating disease. Admission is $40 per person. To register online, visit http://give.childrensal.org/barnbash. Eastern Shore Parents I October 2018

First Annual Dog Fest

The Fairhope Public Library Foundation is sponsoring the First Annual Dog Fest at Coastal Community College on Saturday, October 27 from 9 AM – 2 PM. Admission is free, food is available with donations accepted. Dogs can compete for $10 per category in a variety of competitions including Friendliest, Ugliest, and Smallest, and winners’ photos will appear in a 2019 calendar. Other events include K9 demos, dog adoptions, face painting and story time. For more information see www.whereitbegins.org. www.easternshoreparents.com

2018 NICU Reunion Reunites Premature Babies and their Caregivers

Hundreds of babies, toddlers, teens and their parents are expected to gather at USA Children’s & Women’s Hospital, 1700 Center Street in Mobile, from 1 to 3 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 21 to reunite with the men and women who helped them thrive in the days after they were born too soon. The 29th annual Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) Reunion typically draws a crowd of more than 500 to the hospital’s courtyard for a fall festival-themed community event featuring games, entertainment, Azalea Trail Maids and popular children's characters. NICU graduates are babies who were born premature, underweight or ill, and were treated in the NICU at USA Children’s & Women’s Hospital. A Level III NICU, it provides the region’s most advanced care for premature and critically ill newborns. NICUs are classified by the level of care they are equipped and certified to provide. Level III NICUs provide comprehensive care to the sickest of newborns.At least 1,000 babies are admitted annually to the hospital’s NICU in Mobile. Most days, at least 80 premature infants are cared for in the unit. All graduates of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and their families are invited to come and spend an afternoon reuniting with their former caregivers and fellow NICU families in the courtyard. Halloween costumes are encouraged.

Registration Underway for 9th Annual Turkey Trot

EVERY RUNNER IS A TURKEY… FOR A FAMILY IN NEED! The 9th Annual Prodisee Pantry Turkey Trot runs through Old Towne Daphne on Saturday, October 27 with both a certified 5K Race and a 1-mile Fun Run/Walk. This year’s Trot includes Family Friendly Festival complete with seasonal games, an adult and children’s costume contest, and of course, food! The 5K Race starts at 8 a.m. on Main Street at City Hall. It follows a fast course as it winds through Old Towne Daphne. The Fun Run/Walk begins at 9 a.m. Walkers are encouraged to participate in the Fun Run. Proceeds from the Turkey Trot benefit Prodisee Pantry, Baldwin County's largest nonprofit emergency food pantry. This event allows us to provide food insecure families all the fixings for a traditional “Norman Rockwell” type feast. Each registration equals a turkey! Registration forms are available online at: https://prodiseepantry.org/ campaigns/turkey-trot-2018 Participants can also register at Running Wild in Fairhope and at Prodisee Pantry. Register by October 10th to be guaranteed a cute t-shirt. Entry fees are $25 for the 5K Race and $10 for the Fun Run by Noon on October 26th for in person and online applications. Race day fees are $30 for the 5K and $15 for the Fun Run. For more information; www. prodiseepantry.org or 251-626-1720 or director@prodiseepantry.org

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Junior League of Mobile’s BluePass Offers Shopping Savings

Looking to shop for the latest fashion trends, pamper yourself, dine out and furnish your home? Or maybe just get a jumpstart on your holiday shopping? Now is the time! Buy your Junior League of Mobile BluePass for $40 and save 20% at over 200 merchants in Mobile and Baldwin counties! Plus, you'll be helping a service organization that reinvests in our local community. Some exclusions apply. You can now also purchase yours by texting "BLUEPASS" to 251-333-0018 or online at juniorleaguemobile. org/bluepass. Visit the site to also see the full list of merchants and their exclusions.

“Disney Junior Dance Party on Tour” Coming to Saenger "Disney

Junior Dance Party On Tour," is coming to Saenger Theatre on October 10. Incorporating live appearances by favorite Disney Junior characters Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Goofy, Elena of Avalor, Sofia the First, Doc McStuffins, Puppy Dog Pals, The Lion Guard and Muppet Babies, and Vampirina, this 90-minute concert features 20 songs from Disney Junior's hit series, as well as two brand new original songs for the tour. TICKETS ARE $56, $46, and $33 (additional fees apply). Purchase tickets in person at the Saenger Theatre Box Office or the Mobile Civic Center Box, or purchase tickets online at www.ticketmaster.com, or by phone at 800-745-3000.

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Mobile Fair Coming October 26 - November 4

As The Grounds prepares for this year’s fair, anticipation is building with the announcement of the return of music, an element that has been missed by the fair’s faithful patrons. MCA Nashville Records country singer and actor Josh Turner will open on October 27, followed by Back to the 90s, featuring All 4 One, Coolio and Tone Loc on November 2. Admission to this year’s concerts are included with general fair admission, and upgraded Gold Circle seating options are available, which includes access to a private bathroom and bar. This year’s fair will be held from October 26 - November 4, presenting a host of entertainment that provides something for the entire family. Entertainment includes: World of Wonders Entertainment Experience, featuring sword swallowers, knife throwers, circus hula hoopers, stage magicians, fire eaters and more; Escape Explosion, showcasing an escape artist that performs a comedy handcuff routine, mysterious whiskey barrel escape and an upside down straightjacket escape, suspended 30 feet in the air; Rhinestone Roper, performing trick-roping, fast-draw shooting, bullwhip-cracking, knife-throwing feats with his trick horses. Tickets are on sale now at www.mobilefair.com. Advance ticket purchase options include discounted selections, such as the $49.99 Super Saver package, available August 1- September 30. The Super Saver package includes fair admission and unlimited ride wristbands for two guests. This year’s fair will offer additional discount nights, geared towards families and college students.

Local Youth Pastors Develop App to Connect Families

Local Fairhope youth pastor, Ryan Smith, and his wife, Amy, a local school teacher, along with their friends Delaine and Travis Crim, a former youth pastor and professional youth and family speaker for organizations including JH Ranch, Outback, FCA and Youth for Christ have witnessed how easy it is for families to become disconnected in the hustle of everyday life. As a society, we're more connected than any other time in history, yet so many parents struggle to connect with their kids. The average parent spends just 3.5 minutes in meaningful conversation with their child each week. The struggle is real... We live on our phones, while social media relentlessly competes for the attention of our kids. Why not use these two realities to re-engage our children? This is what inspired them to create MyFam! MyFam is an interactive mobile app designed to help families connect through fun experiences with spiritual significance. Each week the app provides a strategically-designed experience called FamConnect. Conversation questions are provided along with each activity to trigger fun discussion & help family members bond. Time with our kids is finite and fleeting. MyFam provides the opportunity to connect. All you have to do is show up! The app is free to download and subscription-based. For more info, visit: myfamgroup.com/myfam

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Alligators and Ale Event to Include Race

GFWC Jubilee Woman’s Club Hosts “Simply Southern”

Alligators and Ale makes its return to the swamp this year on October 6 with special additions to its signature cornhole tournament, including a 5K run and Fun Run. Sponsored by Bryant Bank, Alligators and Ale will be donating proceeds to the Miracle League to build a ball park including handicap ball fields in Summerdale/Loxley. The event kicks off at Alligator Alley at 6:30 a.m. with the 5K and Fun Run races, followed by the ceremony and picks back up with a live feeding with our alligators and cornhole tournament! Tickets for the event at $20 per person and includes two beers, football on the big screens, cornhole, food and unlimited ale!

Fashions, food and fun are just part of the activities planned for “Simply Southern,” the annual Tablescapes luncheon hosted by the GFWC Jubilee Woman’s Club, Saturday, Oct. 27, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the Daphne United Methodist Church. “We have added a fashion show to this year’s event that we think everyone will enjoy,” said Caroline Hollowell, event chairperson. “This year’s event also includes a delicious pasta and salad luncheon and silent auction. You might even snag some deals for Christmas!” “Our club has a long history of service in Baldwin County,” Hollowell said, “and we use all of the proceeds from this event to support our outreach programs to places like Mary’s Shelter, McKemie Place, Week’s Bay, Soles for Souls and Operation Smile.” Tickets are $25 each and can be obtained by contacting the club at jubileegfwc@gmail.com.

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Trick or Trot 2018

USA Children's & Women's Hospital is excited to announce the 6th Annual Trick or Trot 5K and Fun Run planned for Friday, Oct. 19 at 6 PM at USA Moulton Tower. If clouds bring rain that evening, family-friendly festivities will be held inside the Mitchell Center on the campus of the University of South Alabama. We're celebrating our sixth year with a big goal of raising $40,000 to represent the 40,000 patients treated each year in the Pediatric Emergency Department. We can't do it without you! Our mission is to create a fun-filled, safe event for families to enjoy fall festivities while raising money for a great cause. To join us, sign up at https://runsignup.com/Race/AL/Mobile/ TrickorTrotRun

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Baldwin County's Distinguished Young Woman for 2019

Jordan Carraway was named Baldwin County's Distinguished Young Woman for 2019. She also earned preliminary awards for fitness, self-expression, talent and interview! In addition to the title, Jordan received a $1,500 cash tuition scholarship, gift certificates from Anthonyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, Rachel Lindell Photography and M&F Casuals and the opportunity to represent Baldwin County at the state competition in January. She also picked up scholarship awards from Coastal Alabama Community College, Spring Hill College and the University of Mobile. Jordan is a student at Daphne High School. For her talent, she twirled two batons and she also wowed the judges with her composure in the interview and self-expression categories. The aspiring astronaut plans to attend Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. Rounding out the top five included Bayleigh Blackard, first runner-up, Daphne High; Abigayle Lety, second runner-up, Fairhope High; Valerie Luther, third runner-up, Daphne High; and Brooke Morgan, fourth runner-up, Daphne High. Additional preliminary winners included Abigayle Lety, Fitness and Talent; Abagail Macaro, Self-Expression, Bayshore Christian School; Bayleigh Blackard, Be Your Best Self; Lena Salter, Bob & Sue Stanley Spirit Award, Robertsdale High; and Brooke Morgan, Scholastics.

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Ouch! My Ear! Hey guys! I hope you had a great summer! It’s still hot, so your kids are swimming in the pool, the river, the Bay and/ or the Gulf. So now it’s Sunday night and your child’s ear is killing them! They haven’t had an ear infection in years! So what’s going on? You guessed it, swimmer’s ear! Today we will talk about swimmer’s ear or otitis externa, what causes it, why it can be very serious, how to treat it and finally how to prevent it for the next few months and for every summer in the future! Otitis Externa (OE) is an external ear canal infection that occurs when water gets in the ear and causes breakdown of the lining of the canal. Then, bacteria or yeast can penetrate the lining of the canal and cause the infection. The most common bugs we find include Pseudomonas (which is very common in the Bay and rivers), Stapholoccocus, and Streptococcus species. When the ear canal is inflamed, the ear produces drainage, which is kind of like “ear snot,” and can cause pain or burning when it’s touched or pulled, or when the child chews food! In addition the swelling can make the outer ear stick out and even cause the lymph nodes around the ear to swell up. Usually the kids do not have fever, and it is not contagious. So, my kids haven’t swum in weeks, so it can’t be swimmer’s ear, right? Well, actually you

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can get OE not just from swimming in pools or rivers or the Bay, but also from bathing! If left untreated, OE can cause some serious issues. Not only can it cause severe pain, but the infection can spread to other structures near the ear, especially to the temporal bone behind the ear and possibly need surgery by an ENT! This summer alone I have seen several really bad cases of OE, including one case where the child required IV antibiotics and IV pain medicines! OK, my kid is crying, what do we do? First let your medical provider take a look at the ear. While it most likely is OE, I have pulled all kinds of things from a kid’s ear including beads, Q-tips, roaches (that’s right, roaches!), pencil lead, and erasers. So if it’s OE, the appearance of the canal helps dictate treatment. Usually, it only needs some special ear drops, but sometimes we place an ear wick. This is a small strip of cotton that can absorb a special antibiotic/inflammatory medicine and deliver it into the canal and work to settle down the inflammation. Sometimes, kids also need antibiotics by mouth and special pain medicines to help the child get rest. And, of course, you have to stop swimming until you are done with the medicines, or they won’t work! Now you guys are over the swimmer’s ear, but are afraid to get back in the water so it doesn’t come back! Well, you live in Baldwin

County, so they are bound to get back in at some point! The move is to prevent OE by acidifying the ear canal so the bugs won’t grow! We recommend buying a clear ketchup bottle from your local large grocery store and mixing up equal parts of rubbing alcohol and white vinegar with a tablespoon of olive oil. So now, after swimming and bathing at the end of the night, dry the ear out well with a hairdryer, and then take the ketchup bottle, shake it well, and place 3 drops in each ear. The key with this is to use it as a preventative measure. Sometimes this medicine can help with treatment, but not always, so if you have an episode of swimmer’s ear, we recommend implementing this plan after it’s been treated and is better. Today we reviewed the words “ear snot”, “Pseudomonas”, “roaches”, and “ketchup bottles” in reference to your kid’s ears! Who knew? If you have any questions, please talk to your medical provider and review the references at aap.org.

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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FEEF Presents $25,000 Grant to Fairhope Elementary

Fairhope Educational Enrichment Foundation (FEEF) was honored to present Fairhope Elementary School with a $25,000 master plan grant to fund enrichment programs throughout the school for their students. This donation was made possible through the generosity of community sponsors and donors who support FEEF. Pictured left to right - Lynn Knighton (FEEF), Averette Hale (FES Assistant Principal), Julie Pierce (FES Principal), Rhydonna Mosley (FEEF) and Corey Martin (FEEF).

BCHS Honor Society Sells Lemonade for Childhood Cancer Awareness

Kudos to the National Honor Society at Baldwin County High School for stepping up to raise money and awareness about Childhood Cancer. The organization is sponsoring a lemonade stand every Friday in September at the school. They also set up the lemonade stand during the recent home football game. In its first day of operation, NHS raised almost $700 through its school and game day sales! The members were selling from their booth and walking up and down the stands delivering cups of lemonade! Thank you to this organization, its leaders and all those who supported their efforts by purchasing a drink! #GoGoldBayMinette

It's Cool to be Kind at Pine Grove Elementary

It's cool to be kind. That's the lesson shared recently at Pine Grove Elementary School by Heather Singleton with Alfa Insurance. Singleton is embarking on a #kindnessrevolution to encourage students (and adults) to be nice and kinder to one another. She handed out bracelets, sunglasses and a message about kindness. She also announced plans to give away bicycles as part of her kindness campaign.

Text Surgery at Orange Beach Elementary

Dragon Visits J. Larry Newton Students Spike the bearded dragon came to J. Larry Newton School to teach the third graders the difference between living and nonliving things. The third graders observed Spike and their pet rocks and they recorded their observations in their science notebooks. Pictured making their observations are: Case Coffey, Marcus Mayfield, Emersyn Ruffner, Whitley Harrison and our superstar, Spike!

Mrs. Reeves’ class at OBES finished up their reading unit with a “Text Feature Surgery.” Student brought in magazines and cut out all the text features and placed them on the corresponding posters around the room while keeping a sterile operating room.

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J. Larry Newton Coach Dresses Up to Motivate Students

Does the repetition of school days have your kids dragging out of bed each morning? The kids on Coach Emily Pharez’s bus and the J. Larry Newton car riders don’t have that problem because they can’t wait to see what their crazy coach is wearing each day. On the first day of school, her bus rolled up to each stop with a pirate at the wheel! As soon as the new kindergartners saw her, they stopped crying about their first bus ride and jumped right on! This year, they have been treated to a pirate, a shark, Wonder Woman, a flamingo in pink rainboots, a rainbow unicorn, and they even had a froggy scuba diver show up along with Tropical Storm Gordon! We can’t wait to see what Coach Pharez comes up with next!

Teachers at Spanish Fort Middle School work hard to create an environment that is both challenging and fun for students. Mrs. Nita Wright’s 8th grade science classes recently learned about lab safety through an escape game. Students had to solve various clues to break open the locks.

SFHS Student Leadership Committee

SFHS has selected the 2018-19 student leadership team for this year! Applications were submitted, and four students were chosen from each grade level. Congratulations! Student Leadership Committee, 9th Grade: Harper Walker, Celeste Brooks, Dillon Atwood, Alexa Eanes; 10th Grade: Lila Camille Knizley, Ollie Sinclair, Alana Hattenstein, Anna Claire Dismukes; 11th Grade: Corinne Stanton, Mary-Mychal O’Rourke, Quincy Simon, Tyler Walsh; 12th Grade: Brittany Simon, Sally Caroline Davis, Noah Smith, Adelle Smith.

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Foley ES Meet the Teacher

There were plenty of smiles and lots of excitement during Foley Elementary School's Meet the Teacher. Pictured here are 3 students taking advantage of the Back to School photo props.

Autauga County Schools BMES Students Learn About Metamorphosis

Bay Minette Elementary School students visiting the upper library enjoyed watching metamorphosis in action. Painted Lady Butterflies went through their life cycle while students kept tabs on their progress and read books about the miraculous transformation. Pictured l-r: Melanie Cervantes, Lloyd Christen, and Trinity Charley enjoy reading books about butterflies and observing the caterpillars as they get ready for the next stage of metamorphosis.

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The students in Mrs. Tammy Shirleyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first grade class at Gulf Shores Elementary School worked on addition by playing an AMSTI math game called Double Compare. The students used primary number cards to add together and decide which partner had the larger total. The students thoroughly enjoy working on math skills by participating in the AMSTI math games. Pictured l to r: Catherine McAleer and Kalea Morgan.

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The Art of Manliness

This summer some young men in North Baldwin learned some very valuable life lessons as part of “The Art of Manliness” program. The initiative was the brainchild of Korey Chapman who wanted to help equip and prepare young men for success. Saturday sessions were offered covering a wide range of topics and guest speakers. Those sessions included “Learning CPR” with Heart for Athletes; “Entrepreneurship” and “How to Prepare a Meal” with Brandon Morrow; “Professional Etiquette” with William Jones and “Obeying the Law” with Alabama State Trooper Monique Williams. Chapman grew up in a single parent household and oftentimes missed out on those life lessons handed down from father to son. Now a father to two young children, including a son, he wanted to make sure others would have the opportunity to learn these life skills from male mentor. The organization also teaches team building, cultivates soft skills and provides a space for asking pertinent questions. “It is a blessing to see something that I’ve thought about for years actually come to fruition” Chapman said. “Perhaps the greatest joy is seeing the boys apply those skills at home. Many of the parents shared that their sons cooked at home or helped set the table, among other applications.” Now Chapman is focusing on reaching even more young men. After the successful summer launch, Chapman is making plans to expand the program into the school year for ages 9-years and older. The organization is not limited to those from single-parent households. The monthly sessions will focus on academics, how to be a leader in and out of the classroom as well as college prep for older participants. Those interested in participating can contact The Art of Manliness on Facebook or call Chapman at 251-753-6857. Pictured, William Jones led a lesson on Professional Etiquette during one Saturday session.

STEAM Marble Wall Challenge Competition at Bayside Academy

7th & 8th grade STEAM classes at Bayside designed and constructed a marble wall course in an effort to win the friendly competition amongst classmates. The students used the school’s 3D printer to make the cup to catch the marble and were awarded points for features such as drops, jumps, motion, and direction change. Pictured L to R: Nicole Nager, Elizabeth Chen, Hayden Travis, Kate Ginger, Emma Grace Parvin, Jessica Phillips, Elle Brown, Rhett Montgomery, Anne Frances Partin, Marykate Foster, Ava Lefkovits, Tipton Smith, JT Neill, and Trey McKean.

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St. Michael Catholic Welcomes New Faculty

St. Michael welcomed 11 new faculty members for the 2018-19 academic year! We are so proud to have these teachers as new additions! They are L-R: Laurel Miller (French), Dr. Doug Mitchell (English), Mr. Justin Huval (Math), Mr. Simon Cortopassi (Asst. Coach - football, baseball & PE), Miss Anna Raley (History), Dr. Chris Altermatt (Biology & Health), Miss Missy Williams (PE & volleyball coach), Miss Melanie Miller (English), Mrs. Amy Smith (Spanish), Miss Helen Maduka (Theology), and Mr. Will Hester (History & Debate).

Bayshore Christian School to Compete in BEST Robotics

The Bayshore Robotics team is working hard to prepare for the BEST (Boosting Engineering Science and Technology) competition on October 5th. More than 850 high schools from across the nation will compete in BEST’s robotics competition. The local hub, Jubilee BEST, is hosting this year’s competition in Mobile. Each year the robots must complete tasks related to a theme. “Current Events” as they relate to water pollution is the 2018 theme. Bayshore’s team is building a robot that can complete tasks that simulate cleaning trash from the ocean. In addition to constructing a robot, team members must create a business that sells the robot, design a booth for a trade show, market and develop their robot, participate in community outreach, and present their product in a pitch to a panel of judges. Students work during school, after school, and on weekends during the six weeks of the competition season. Team members include: Abbie Haygood, Ella Pursley, Max Jones, Braden Downing, Zachary Stewart, Emma Finnamore, Camryn Sexton, Martha Hollowell, Ella Barnes, Billly Gifford, Christian Fisk, Georgia Byrd, Jax Franz, Camille O’Neil, Ellison Pulliam, William Rainier, Pierce Taylor, Drew Willis and Thane Alkema. Bayshore would love for the community’s support on the day of the local level of competition. If you would like to join Bayshore and cheer them on, meet the team at USA Mitchell Center on Saturday, October 5th starting at 9:00 AM!

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Local Equestrians Compete in Kentucky

Three local equestrians traveled to the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, KY to compete in the 51st annual United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) Pony Finals. This is a National Championship event with more than 500 young riders and their talented ponies. These girls put in a lot of hard work, time and traveling to meet the qualifying criteria to be able to attend. Anna Merritt McQuillen, 12, completed in the medium green ponies on Toes in the Sand. They finished 41 overall out of 72. She in is 7th grade with Classical Conversations. Myers McQuillen, 10, competed in the small regular ponies on Picturesque Say Cheese. They finished 86 overall out of 103. She is a 5th grader with Classical Conversations. Kippen McWhirter, 10, competed in the medium regular ponies on Goldrush. They finished 42nd out of 167. She is a 5th grader at Daphne East Elementary. Pictured left to right. Kippen, Myers, and Anna.

GSMS Girls’ Cross Country Team Places First in County

The GSMS Cross Country team had a great run at the Bear Run on Tuesday, September 11th. The GSMS Girls’ Cross Country team placed first in the county and had two top ten runners, Morgan McCartney, 7th, and Kristina Hankinson, 10th. The boys’ team placed seventh. The whole team is excited for the season ahead!

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J. Larry Newton School Prepares for Tropical Storm

Meet the cutest weatherman in Fairhope, Charlie Leggio! He kept Mrs. Nortonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s class at J. Larry Newton School informed about Tropical Storm Gordon so all his classmates knew what to expect when they got to leave school early to prepare for the storm!

Red Ribbon Representative at Spanish Fort HS

The faculty at Spanish Fort High School chose Natalie to be our Red Ribbon Representative. The Red Ribbon Representative from our school will execute a community service project which helps their peers build a connection to the community and promotes substance abuse prevention or supports recovery. She may be eligible for a cash scholarship based on her project.

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Autauga County Schools

BCHS Tigers Lock Out Leukemia at Pep Rally

Baldwin County High School pep rallies are always rocking the spirit and recently it was also representing a cause. The student body was wearing school colors for its Orange Crush rally to Lock Out Leukemia. The school also held a fundraiser in conjunction with the week’s activities. Pep rally emcee David Garrett and his sidekick Andy Jones also kept the crowd fired up and dressed according to theme! The sophomores also earned their first spirit stick of the season! #GoBC #BeattheSpartans

St. Michael Holds Club Fair for Students

St. Michael recently held a "Club Fair" at school to introduce the new students to the many clubs on campus, including the Dance Club, Creative Cardinals, News in the Nest (online newspaper), Drama club, Pro Life Club, Health and Wellness Club, Key Club, the Environmental Club and many more! Pictured are Junior Emily Madson and Environmental Club moderator Gabriella Smith.

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Grandparents Day at Foley Elementary

Foley Elementary School recently welcomed some very special guests during Grandparents Day. The students and their grandparents enjoyed some special treats and quality time together.

First Day of School Success at Bayshore Christian School

The first day of school was a success at BCS. Students were welcomed back with banners and were given the chance to take pictures in front of a Bayshore back-drop, noting their first day of school. BCS welcomed 63 new students to their campus this year, as their enrollment rose to 388 K-12th grade students. Faculty and staff members prepared for weeks for the arrival of this school year.

Cub Scouts Participate in Coastal Clean-up at Spanish Fort ES

Spanish Fort Cub Scout Pack 177 participated in the Coastal Clean-Up. Pictured here are Luke Killingsworth, Logan Thompson, and Cody Eubanks, who are Wolf Scouts, cleaning up Spanish Fort Elementary School.

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Daphne High School Peer Helpers at Shatter the Silence Event

Shatter the Silence, a suicide awareness program, was hosted by Daphne United Methodist Church in the Community Life Center on September 11, 2018. The program provided the community information on topics such as mental health, spotting warning signs of suicidal thoughts, depression, and anxiety. Community agencies were present with booths, some of the agencies where AltaPointe Health, American Foundation for Suicide, The Bridge, Pine Grove Behavioral Health and Addictive Services, and the Jennifer Claire Moore Foundation. These agencies provide a spectrum of information and services to anyone who is has suicidal thoughts, depression, anxiety and mental health. Several schools had booths with information about suicide awareness. Daphne High School’s booth had info about suicide prevention and its Peer Helper Program. The Peer Helper program is sponsored by Mrs. Mixon, the choir teacher. Peer Helpers are trained to recognize when their peers may have a problem. Maintaining student confidentially, they listen to and help students with emotional, social, or academic struggles. Students in need can go to a counselor and ask to speak with a Peer Helper. "Shatter the Silence made me realize that if I can’t handle the situation I have teachers to talk to and someone who I can really trust,” Jacelyn Roberts, a DMS Peer Helper, said. Ms. Angela Gray, the Outreach Coordinator of Pine Grove Behavioral Health and Addiction Services discussed suicide warning signs and when and where to get help. “Suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem,” Angela Gray said In a personal moment, Mrs. Frances Holk-Jones told how suicide affected her life when her daughter Jennifer Claire Moore died by suicide. Jennifer Claire Moore was 16 years of age when she took her own life in 1997. A year later the Jennifer Claire Moore Foundation was created. The Jennifer Claire Moore Foundation’s mission is to provide youth with the knowledge, resources and confidence to successfully navigate the pressures of day-to-day life issues and excel into adulthood. According to the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention, every 12 minutes a person takes their own life. The CDC also states that nearly 45,000 people died from suicide in 2016. Shatter the Silence provided information that could help save someone's life and family. “Don’t wait to get help; faculty, students and Peer Helpers are trained to recognize signs and get students to a safe place,” Madison Dombrowski, the Senior Counselor at DHS said.

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Teacher at OBES Earns STEM Certification

Students in Mrs. Ellsworth’s class are learning the steps to the Scientific Method. In the step of testing the problem, they are working to answer the question, “Does a Skittle dissolve faster in hot water or cold water?” Students are: Blake Brunick, Grayson Blakley, Ella Bilbo, Amiah Beebe, Maria Agundis, and Zack Grilli. Over the past year, Mrs. Ellsworth has worked on and completed her STEM certification through The National Institute for STEM Education. Mrs. Ellsworth is one of a small, elite group of teachers in Baldwin County with this certification. Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education “seeks to take advantage of the similarities and the interplay of skills and knowledge among these fields to weave together a rich and meaningful learning environment. STEM teaching is dedicated to engaging students in ways that other areas cannot, in order to develop unique cognitive skills, habits of mind, and attitudes that will benefit learners throughout their lives. STEM teaching also recognizes that a learner who masters the STEM curriculum is uniquely empowered to enter into the world of the 21st century”.

STEM at J. Larry Newton School

J. Larry Newton Kindergartners, Beckham Pace and Nino Lim, are showing off their engineering skills at Mrs. Booth’s Kindergarten STEM centers.

Happy Birthday to SFHS’s Custodian!

Mr. Curry, SFHS’s current, longestserving custodian turned 72. He gets here at 4 AM for his 5 AM shift and loves every minute of it. We love our Mr. Curry! Happy Birthday!

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Spanish Fort High School Volleyball Season

Spanish Fort High School Volleyball team is ready for action! Good Luck Toro Volleyball!

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At the end of the summer, new picnic tables and trash cans were installed on the third floor balcony of the McLean science building courtesy of senior Alex Fracarro (left) who organized the purchase of materials and then built them as part of his Eagle Scout project. This furniture will be utilized for a common area and lunch space for 7th–8th graders. Alex worked alongside administration and the business office while soliciting donations and gaining significant discounts on the overall cost. In April, the Bayside Chess Team traveled to Atlanta for the National Junior High Championship sponsored by the U.S. Chess Federation where David Klimjack (right) tied for 10th place out of 230 players from around the country. Going into the final round, he became the first player in the storied history of Bayside chess to play for an individual National Championship. Last regular season, David played third board on the varsity team as an 8th grader.

Foley Teachers Prep for New Year

Foley Elementary School teachers were busy this summer preparing for the 20182019 school year during the Leadership Academy.

Christ the King Students Use Abacus in Math Class

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Christ the King Catholic School first grade teacher, Mrs. Helper, attended a Professional Development conference over the summer break and had the opportunity to create a class set of abacuses. Nik Acker and Madison Williams and their classmates are learning numbers with their abacus and will eventually use them as they learn addition and subtraction facts in their math class.

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Gulf Shore MS Teacher of the Year

Congratulations to Kristin Weaver, Gulf Shores Middle School 8th Grade History Teacher, on being named 2018-2019 Teacher of the Year. Kristin Weaver was born to be a teacher. Growing up everyone knew she would become a teacher, and she can’t recall a time she wanted to be anything else. Her first teaching experience was teaching dance at a local studio. Kristin shared she “enjoyed watching [the students] grow and learn and knowing I helped.” You can see how teaching is a perfect fit for Kristin after spending just a few moments in her classroom. She is engaging, involved, and passionate! While she always knew she wanted to be a teacher, deciding what to teach was the hard part. Growing up Ms. Weaver had several amazing history teachers, so she decided she would like to pass on a love for this subject to her students. Her favorite thing about teaching is watching her students grow and become more confident in themselves and the relationships that she is able to build with them. Coworkers describe Ms. Weaver as compassionate, energetic, eager, and knowledgeable. She puts all of these traits and more into her classroom and students daily. Kristin puts a great deal of effort into building relationships with her students and developing their passion for life. She stated, “Facts are important, especially in history, but I want my classroom to be more than that. I use history and facts to teach my students life skills. My goal is for them to walk out of my class and go into the real world and be able to hold their own.” Shery Butler, fellow history teacher with Kristin, beamed “Kristin is like the “Unsinkable Molly Brown,” always positive whatever comes her way. I have never met anyone as positive, hard-working, and more deserving of this recognition than Kristin Weaver.”

OBES Students Learn About Conservation

A 4th grade class from Orange Beach Elementary School dives into a science experiment at the Sea, Sand, and Stars Science and Nature Center. The students were learning about conservation and the effects of human interaction on nature. Pictured here are Virginia Law, Emmy Kate Lyn, Eli Haber, and Hays Davis.

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Mrs. Sally Wilson’s 6th grade science classes have “adopted a float” as part of a National Science Foundation project entitled Southern Ocean Carbon and Climate Observations and Modeling (SOCCOM). SOCCOM is a collaborative project of three teams of scientists at Princeton University, Scripps Institution of Oceanography (U.C. San Diego) and MBARI (13 institutions total are involved). Biogeochemical data is collected in the Southern Ocean with 200 autonomous floats to help investigate its influence on global climate. Mrs. Wilson’s classes will be naming their float and will have a scientist contact deploying their float this month. Once deployed, students will be able to track their float and research the data collected. This is a fantastic opportunity for the students to be connected to real-world scientific data collection. More information available at https://soccom.princeton.edu/content/overview and https://soccom.princeton.edu/content/adopt-float-program Pictured: Students in Mrs. Wilson’s class brainstorm names for their adopted float.

Bayside Academy senior Mac Douglas was named WEAR-TV’s Scholar-Athlete of the Week for September 17–21. Congratulations, Mac!

Gameday Football Visits at OBES GSHS football player Garner Tampary teaches kindergartners Lincoln Dial and his own brother Luke Tampary to play paper football . Gulf Shores High School football players visit Orange Beach Elementary students each Friday Gameday.

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Bayshore Christian School will be hosting their Fall Tour Day on November 13th at 8:30 AM. BCS is a classical Christian school for grades K4-12. If you are interested in learning more about Bayshore and the classical Christian education they offer, please make plans to attend. You will have the chance to tour the campus, meet current BCS students, and discover what makes a BCS education stand out. Questions may be directed to the school office at 251-929-0011, or you may check out their website at www.bayshorechristian.org for more information.

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Baldwin County High School is observing September as Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. During its recent match-up against the St. Paul Saints, the Tigers football team was led onto the field by these warriors who have battled cancer and won. Due to the muddy field conditions, Head Coach Nathan McDaniel lent a helping hand as well. The football team, band, dance, cheer and color guards all wore yellow ribbon to mark the observance and the schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s National Honor Society set up a lemonade stand at the game to raise money for the cause. NHS will also sell lemonade every Friday in September at the school.

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St. Michael Athletes of the Week

St Michael Catholic High School would like to thank Tim Simmonds' State Farm for sponsoring the St. Michael athlete of the week award. Each week a male and female athlete will be recognized for their accomplishments. Junior Nick Berrios was the first recipient of the award. Nick broke the school record in a 5K two weeks ago at the Challenge of Champions in Mobile. Freshman Claire Donald was the first winner for our girls. Claire plays for our volleyball team. She had 31 assists, 32 serves, and 13 digs in the MGM varsity tournament. For the week of Sept. 1-7, Junior Grant Murray was our winner. Grant rushed for 96 yards, scored two touchdowns, and made 8 tackles in the game against Thomasville. Junior Caitlyn Bushaw won the award for the girls. Caitlyn made 45 digs, 84 passes, & 18 serves this past weekend in the Fairhope tournament.

Bayshore Christian School Receives Top Rankings

Bayshore Christian School in Fairhope recently achieved the rankings of #2 among the Best Christian High Schools in the Mobile Area and #19 among the top 25 Best Private High Schools in Alabama, as ranked by Niche.com. The ranking is based on rigorous analysis of key statistics and millions of reviews from students and parents. Ranking factors include SAT/ACT scores, the quality of colleges that students consider, studentteacher ratio, private school ratings, and more. Data sourced from the U.S. Department of Education, Niche users, and the schools directly. Bayshoreâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s unique classical, Christian education sets it apart from other private schools in the area and the state.

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A Hen for Show and Tell at Central Christian

Mrs Conklinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Kindergarten class at Central Christian School in Robertsdale had Show and Tell recently. Students had to bring in something with a short e, i, or u sound. Gracie brought a hen.

Fairhope HS Students Named National Merit Semifinalists

The National Merit Scholarship Program honors individual students who show exceptional academic ability and potential for success in rigorous college studies. This year FIVE Fairhope High School students have been recognized as National Merit Semifinalists. They have the opportunity to compete for more than $32 Million dollars that will be offered next spring. Congratulations to Peyton Aiken, Jake Newsome, Wesley Schlumpf, Walt Swan, and Katie Terranova.

Christ the King Students Attend Blue Mass

Christ the King Catholic School 5th grade students celebrated the Blue Mass at the Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception on September 11th. The Blue Mass is celebrated annually to honor first responders.

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Apps Stirring Up Trouble in Schools

snaps within a 24-hour period. The longest streaks number in the thousands of days -- and some kids maintain streaks with multiple people. Tik Tok - including musical.ly. What started as a lip-synching app is now a hugely popular, full-fledged videosharing service. The ability to “go live” at any time -- meaning to stream yourself live (yes, on the internet) -- has added a whole ‘nother level to the time tweens and teens can spend dancing, singing, pranking, and performing skits to music or other recorded sounds. While much of the content is fine, a lot of it is extremely iffy for kids, and when you watch it, you can see plenty recorded during the school day. Games such as Fortnite and HQ Live Trivia Game Show (HQ for short). Fortnite has all the hallmarks of being a teacher’s worst nightmare: It’s easy to play, highly social, and super compelling. The hugely popular survival game is played in short bursts (until you die -- which is often), so it’s tailor-made for students trying to get a bit of fun in between lunch and algebra class. Some schools are banning the game, leading to knockoff versions that get around the school network’s blacklist. HQ is the smash-hit trivia game that’s played for real prize money. Each 12-minute game is hosted live as hundreds of thousands of players log in to answer 12 multiple-choice questions on a wide variety of trivia topics. Games usually take place twice on weekdays and once on weekends (the company experiments with different airtimes to keep players on their toes). Sponsors including Nike and Warner Bros., and big jackpots timed with massive events such as the NBA finals, show that HQ is actively cultivating a young audience. Homework helpers such as Photomath, Slader, and, of course, Google. What do you do if you’ve been goofing off all day, or just feverishly multitasking, and can’t finish your geometry problems? Look ‘em up. Apps that supply all the answers are only a few taps away. And don’t even get us started on home assistants like Siri, Alexa, and Google Home, all of which can be programmed to provide tutor-like assistance. People finders such as Find My Friends and Mappen. Kids love being in touch with their friends 24/7/365, and location apps make it easy to arrange get-togethers and make plans with your posse. But these apps have a dark side, too. Kids feel pressured to be “on” all the time, partly because of friends’ expectations that one should always be available. Stalking -either of your kid or by your kid -- can be a major issue. And, riskiest of all, some location-aware apps encourage face-to-face meet-ups with strangers.

Ask any middle or high school teacher about their classroom frustrations, and you’ll probably hear “cellphones.” Makes sense. Today, 95 percent of teens have access to a cellphone, and nearly half say they’re on them “constantly.” Putting aside for a moment the need to find solutions to this problem, inquiring minds want to know: What the heck is on kids’ phones that they can’t go an entire class without them? Two words: killer apps. Specifically, the ones that play into the tween and teen brain’s need for stimulation and peer approval and its weakness for thinking through consequences. To stay a few steps ahead, teachers are doubling down on their efforts to keep kids focused, starting with strategies for managing device distraction and teaching kids selfcontrol and media balance. But you can help your student by discussing this issue at home. In fact, by simply being aware of some of the key apps that tend to stir up trouble in schools, whether due to social drama, distraction, or something worse -- like cheating -- you can start a conversation with your kid that could save them and the teacher a lot of headaches. And while you don’t have to know every single detail of all the popular apps, it helps to have an awareness of when, why, and how they’re being used and to help your kid manage their own use and that of their friends. Most teachers would probably agree that the internet has been a mostly positive aspect of the middle and high school years. But students, with the support of parents, need to use it responsibly. Check out some of the apps that can potentially stir up drama in schools this year:

Snapchat. The original disappearing-message app has metamorphosed into a megaportal for chatting, finding your friends on a map, sharing images, reading the news, watching videos, and much, much more. As one of the most important apps for teens, it takes up a significant portion of their day. One of those time-consuming activities that occupy students during the school day is Snapstreaks, which require users to trade Eastern Shore Parents I October 2018

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Are We Spoiling Our Teens? Q. My wife and I are not on the same page when it comes to money and our two teenage daughters. I think they should be learning the value of work and money, but she doesn’t want them to work. She regularly hands them spending money and buys them expensive gifts. I want our girls to have some nice things, but this is starting to cause problems in our relationship. Do you have any advice? A. Kids should learn to work and make

money at an early age. We’ve given nice gifts to our kids, but the difference is they also worked and made money for themselves. The gifts we gave them were for special occasions. Showering our kids with money and expensive toys all the time was not our way of life. In this situation, your wife is allowing them to be nothing but consumers. I know she loves them, but they’re not learning how to work, and they’re not learning how to save or give. This is setting them up for a lifetime of unrealistic expectations. If something doesn’t happen to change things, you’re going to end

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up with two spoiled little girls, who think they should be given everything their entire lives. Still, I think the biggest problem is you and your wife are experiencing a communication and marital breakdown. If the kids weren’t in the picture, I’ve got a feeling the same problems would exist. The difference is they would manifest themselves in other ways. Obviously, your wife needs to stop being so impulsive where the kids are concerned. Try sitting down with her, and gently explaining your feelings. Let your wife know you love her and how generous she is, but you’re worried this is having a negative impact on your children. Maybe you could try to establish some guidelines as to when really nice gifts are appropriate, too. There’s a middle ground you can reach, but it’s going to take some time and effort. Most of all, it means the two of you are going to have to communicate and work together for the good of your kids.

ID Theft Protection Q. Where in the Baby Steps does identity theft protection fall? Should we cover the kids, too, or only the adults in our household? A. Everyone needs identity theft protection.

Unless you’re one of these folks who have gone completely off the grid, someone out there probably has a few of your numbers. Between sloppiness on the part of consumers, and the massive data breaches that have occurred in the last few years, almost everyone has experienced, or will experience, some sort of identity theft. Unfortunately, this is today’s world. I don’t really consider identity theft protection part of the Baby Steps. It’s like life insurance or car insurance, in that it’s something almost everyone needs. Things like that should just be part of your budget every month.

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Does your child throw temper tantrums when things donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t go their way? Does he hit siblings when he is mad? Does she throw toys across the room when she is frustrated? Kids often donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t understand how to appropriately express strong feelings like anger, frustration, or disappointment causing them to act out. This is totally normal and the good is, parents can help kids understand their emotions, express themselves in a healthy way, and even learn to cope with their feelings.

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Teach feeling words

normal and we can show kids it’s It is important to not only give your child the okay to feel down once in awhile. words to express their own feelings, but to also Spending time with people we notice and label the feelings of others. When you care about, exercising, or doing something we enjoy is a great arrive home to a dog that greets you at the door way to lift a mood. and a wagging tail, explain that the dog is excited Teach appropriate to see you. If they notice someone crying talk ways to deal with about how they are sad and why.

The biggest obstacle toddlers have when expressing their feelings is the simple fact that they do not have the words to explain what is going on. When your child has worked hard to build a tower of blocks only to have it topple down over and over again, they feel frustrated. Simply stating “You are frustrated with your blocks aren’t you? Can I help?” acknowledges your child’s feelings and give words to identify them in the future. If a sibling took their toy away and they begin to cry, acknowledge that they are sad and come up with a solution together to work it out. In the future, give your child the opportunity to express how they are feeling and listen. This will help them show their feelings through words rather than actions (like hitting or throwing a tantrum). For an older child, ask them what they are feeling and listen to the answer without criticism. If they are having trouble coming up with feelings words to express themselves, give them a couple that you feel may fit the situation. Ask if they feel there is a better way they could handle the situation and talk it out together.

Talk about feelings often

It is important to not only give your child the words to express their own feelings, but to also notice and label the feelings of others. When you arrive home to a dog that greets you at the door and a wagging tail, explain that the dog is excited to see you. If they notice someone crying talk about how they are sad and why. If your child acts out toward someone else, try to explain the feelings involved. “You

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were mad at your sister and so you told her you didn’t like her anymore, that hurt her feelings and now she feels sad.” Help your child to notice the cues and body language of others and guess their emotions. You can also play a game where you make faces at each other. First make a happy face, then a mad face, then a sad face. As you read books try to guess the feelings of the characters. Parents can also find many books and videos about feelings at their local library.

Model appropriate expression It’s okay for kids to know that parents have feelings of sadness, excitement, frustration, and anger just like they do. During these emotional moments, we can model a positive way of dealing with our feelings to our kids. When a parent gets mad, they have the opportunity to yell or get physical or they can calmly say they need to take a walk and excuse themself until they can cool down. When we are frustrated with a task let kids know what you are feeling and that you have decided to take a break or ask for help. Feelings of sadness are

Once kids can express how they feel with words, we can help them come up with appropriate ways to express their feelings. For some kids this may be simply talking about it. For others they may need extra snuggles or hugs. For another child, having time to be alone to sort out their thoughts and feelings or cool down gives them time they need to process their emotions so they can discuss them. When my daughter gets mad she finds it helpful to go to her room, shut the door and turn up the music. I often hear her singing as she looks at books, plays or even cleans. When she joins us again she is calmer, happier, and able to talk and interact with others calmly. My son prefers to take a walk when he is upset. The exercise and fresh air helps him settle down. Depending on the child, their current emotion, and the situation the coping skills may look very different. As kids begin to learn to express their feelings using words and appropriate coping skills, it is important to give them positive feedback. This will help encourage them to continue to express themselves as they mature. ESP Sarah Lyons is a Midwestern mom of six kids, including three year old triplets.

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ParentingToday’sTeens by Mark Gregston

Teens in a Performance Driven Culture We live in a performance driven culture. Remember when baseball and football were sports you played in the empty sandlot at the end of the street? Nowadays, parents spend thousands of dollars to make sure even their middle-school kids have all the right equipment and privatized training to be bigger, faster and stronger. A high school diploma used to be enough to ensure you a decent job. And if you went on to a trade school and learned a skill like welding or mechanics, you were guaranteed a solid career. You can see the effect this performance driven culture has on teens when you step into the world of social media. Hop onto Facebook on a random Thursday, and you see friends and acquaintances reporting on what they’re doing, where they’ve been, who they’re hanging out with and what they know. Teens use photo-sharing apps like Instagram to display pictures of themselves with nice clothes, nice cars, nice vacations, and nice and notable friends. It’s a highly competitive digital world, in which our kids feel the pressure to “perform” as well, or better, than the other kids they see. Of course, moms and dads don’t want this performance attitude to permeate their own relationship with their kids. We don’t want our teens to feel they have to perform in order to win our affection. But sometimes the way we communicate with them says the exact opposite. When our teens exhibit bad behavior or don’t live up to our expectations, we may pull away from them, express our disappointment, or punish them by withholding time or attention. Yet, when our son or daughter excels or accomplishes something noteworthy, we heap praise, tell them how proud we are of them, and how much we care. This almost subconscious reinforcement that achievements bring love, and mistakes bring rejection, further drills into our teens this need to perform. So what are some of the lies our teens are hearing that we need to combat? Eastern Shore Parents I October 2018

Performance Driven Lies

In today’s culture, teens are hearing that people will only love them if they perform up to a certain high standard. Approval and accolades will be theirs when they are running on all cylinders. But should there be a drop in their performance, teens believe that others’ affections will correspondingly plummet. It’s one reason guys are conditioned not to show weakness, and to display the bravado of power and strength. It’s one reason young ladies develop eating disorders, or turn into mean girls and try to cut other people down. In a performancedriven world, teens are being conditioned to be tough guys and drama queens. The second lie teens are buying into is that if they make a mistake, no one will love them. It’s what leads many teens to act dishonestly or in secret. They’re worried that if anyone finds out who they really are, or what they’ve done, they’ll lose the relationship. Lastly, the lie of performance-driven culture says that we are valuable in our good years, but not valuable in our bad years. Teens think that if they’re behaving properly they have more worth to parents and family than when they are misbehaving. But I believe in the sanctity of life in all stages. An unborn baby is just as valuable and worthy of love as that bratty 14-year-old or that Rhodes Scholar student! With so many lies, untruths and misrepresentations flying around, how can we combat these performance-driven myths? Let me share a few options.

Relationally Driven Truth Communicate love in various ways when your teen does something bad. This is not a recommendation to gloss over the mistake, or forgo the due consequences. But in the midst of the punishment, verbalize your love to your child. Let him know that his behavior doesn’t negate your relationship with him. Give her a hug. Share an encouraging word. Be creative 44

about how you relay your care and compassion, even when they blow it. Also, allow your teen to make mistakes without shaming him or her. I’m sure you’ve seen or read articles about parents punishing their children by having them hold signs proclaiming their guilt in front of busy streets, or posting pictures and humiliating them on social media. I understand the motivation behind those methods, but shaming kids is never a good solution. All it does is reinforce their own insecurity and push them deeper into performance-driven behavior. When our toddler falls off their tricycle, we don’t run up and point and let them know what a stupid mistake it was to keel over. No, as parents we come alongside, brush the child off, and put them back on the bike. We have to treat our teens the same way. We brush them off and encourage them to keep going and try again. Also,it can help for teens to hear about mom and dad’s mistakes. I know it might be uncomfortable, but those stories let teens know that if mom and dad made mistakes, and still turned out all right, then maybe they don’t have to be perfect either. Let your kids have their own opinions. You don’t have to be correcting your teen 24/7. Let some discussions simply be about communicating. There may be times when you have to share the truth with your kids, but most of the time conversations should revolve around getting to know your teen as a person. Ask them what they enjoy, and why they enjoy it. Don’t tear them down. They are already facing pressure to like the “right” things from all of their peers; home should be a safe place for them to be who they are. Lastly, affirm your teen’s value regularly. Let your child know they have intrinsic worth. Show your kids that you appreciate them for who they are, and you’ll destroy that performance-driven mentality and foster a healthy teenager. Mark Gregston is an author, speaker, radio host, and the founder of a residential counseling center for struggling teens located in Longview, Texas. Mark’s passion for helping teens can be seen in his 40 years of involvement with families as a youth pastor, Young Life area director, and now, as the Executive Director of Heartlight, where he has lived with and helped over 2,700 teens. To find out more about Mark and his ministry to parents and teens, you can visit www.HeartlightMinistries.org or www.ParentingTodaysTeens.org.

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Maybe you grew up carving Jack-o-lanterns and you want your kids to follow in your footsteps. Who could blame you? Carving pumpkins is a gooey-messy-blast for the whole family. For many of us, it’s a time-honored tradition. But exploring other options isn’t about turning pumpkin-carving into a Pinterest-perfect art form it’s about having fun decorating in a variety of ways. Why not try mixing things up this year? Select pumpkin color and size according to taste and embellish away! You’ll be amazed at how many looks a simple pumpkin can pull off. For best results, choose a pumpkin with a smooth, unblemished surface. Wash your pumpkin gently with mild soap and water and allow it to dry overnight before you begin decorating. Most of these looks work best for medium-sized to smallish pumpkins.

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1. Polk-a-dots Galore. Give very young children a pumpkin and a pile of sticky felt circles. Show them how to adhere them to their pumpkin, and they will be happily entertained for quite some time. Polk-a-dots are the simplest approach for the youngest in your clan, but you can also create a more traditional look using black felt shapes on an orange pumpkin.

2. The Glittering Globe. Coat pumpkin in a layer of Mod Podge or white glue, then sprinkle entire pumpkin with glitter. Or mix a few glitters in advance for a multi-color look. If you want to do a variety of colors, coat only a portion of the pumpkin, then sprinkle glitter over just that portion. Catch extra glitter on newspaper and pour it back into container. Let sections dry between applications of new colors for best results.

3. The Painted Lady. If you want your painted pumpkin to last, coat it with a layer of varnish or sealer first in a well-ventilated area. Flip pumpkin over onto a bowl or jar while you paint the bottoms first. When dry, flip it over to

paint the rest. Apply a couple of coats of acrylic paint. Chalkboard paint works well on pumpkins. Apply another coat of varnish to painted pumpkins for longest-lasting results. Leave chalkboard painted pumpkins unvarnished.

When dry, coat fabric with glow-in-thedark craft paint.

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4. The Glitter-paint Combo. If you want to mix things up a bit, follow instructions for painting your pumpkin. Then, when completely dry, apply glitter to the pumpkin stem only. Or use blue painterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tape to create designs on pumpkin. Then apply glue and glitter for added sparkle.

and up who enjoy drawing will relish the opportunity to create temporary works of art on pumpkins using Sharpie markers. Supply them with a rainbow of colors or an array of black markers in various thicknesses. Sharpie art using black and colored markers works especially well on white pumpkins. And black markers of various thicknesses look great on orange pumpkins. Varnish afterwards for a longer-lasting work of art.

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7. The Drippy Look. Spread out

pumpkin into a spider web by wrapping it randomly all over with thick white twine. Then hot glue a large black spider onto the web to finish the look. For a mummified look, cut cheesecloth into long, wide strips. Fold strips to double thickness and spray with fabric stiffener. When dry, wrap strips around pumpkin, leaving top and bottom clean. Secure strips with hot glue. Hot glue googly eyes and wrap with a few more strips so eyes are peeking out. Cut away a thin mouth and dab inside with black paint.

newspaper or brown bags to catch any excess. Unwrap crayons in assorted colors. You can either do a spectrum of colors or mix things up. Consider autumn colors on an orange pumpkin or ghoulish colors on a white pumpkin. Glue down crayons (just the top half) with points facing out and tipped slightly down around the pumpkin stem with a thick white nonflammable glue. Let dry. Set hair dryer to high and work your way around the crayons one at a time until they are melted to your satisfaction.

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stem, work your way down the sides of the pumpkin with gem stickers. Create an evenly spaced over-all pattern or a dripping-with-gems look. Combine gems with an adhesive letter sticker, if you like, for a monogrammed look. Leave gems off the bottom so pumpkin stands flat.

10. Stamp-a-pumpkin. If you wish

8. The Collaged Gourd. Mod Podge works well for applying paper or fabric to pumpkins. Paint the stems ahead of collaging, if you want a more polished look. Then choose tissue paper, old book pages, hand-made paper, printed paper napkins, or fabric quilting scraps for best results. Cut material into squares or

strips. When using strips, cut the ends into points so they will smooth easily. Apply a layer of Mod Podge under and over material. Smooth materials with fingers as you go. Add embellishments like ribbon on dried pumpkin as you wish.

9. Bling-kin. Paint pumpkin with two coats of paint. Then, starting at the

to change the color of your pumpkin, paint your pumpkin first, as described above. You can also paint your stem, if you like. To achieve a stamped look on your pumpkin, donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t try to stamp directly on the surface. Instead, take white tissue paper and stamp it using archival quality ink with the image or images of your choice. Allow ink to dry thoroughly and then Mod Podge your tissue carefully to your pumpkin. Add additional collage elements to the top and bottom of the pumpkin to frame your stamp, if you like. Try using matching tissue paper or paper napkins around the top or bottom of pumpkin for a complimentary look. ESP Author, journalist and writing coach, Christina Katz enjoys the results of carving pumpkins but the messy process not-so-much. This year, she is looking forward to turning her front porch into a gallery of pumpkin art with the help of the whole family.

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OWA 100 North OWA Boulevard Foley, AL 36535 Brave the streets of admission-free Downtown OWA and weave your way through the Town of Terror acts who didn’t make the cut into the circus. This round of frights is located outside the ticketed haunted house. Will you survive this “fear fair” in Downtown OWA or will you become part of the circus forever?! Haunted House Only ticket $19.99(+tax/fees); Haunted House + Park Admission $29.99(+tax/fees). (251) 923-2111

www.VisitOWA.com/Events

OWA’s Town of Terror: Circus Asylum ad on page 41

OWA 1501 S OWA Boulevard Foley, AL 36535 This year’s Town of Terror theme is none other than the Circus Asylum. The Ringmaster is ready to welcome you to his Circus Asylum and claim you as his own! Enter this ticketed haunted attraction Oct. 5-28 in Downtown OWA on Fridays and Saturdays from 6-11pm, Sundays 6-9pm, and Oct. 31 from 6-10pm. Times subject to change. www.VisitOWA.com/Events

October 6, 7, 13, 14, 20, 21, 27, 28

The Park After Dark ad on page 41

OWA 1501 South OWA Blvd Foley, AL 36535 Join us Saturdays and Sundays in October inside The Park at OWA for a variety of kid-friendly events and activities. Grab the kiddos and spend a Halloween-themed day in The Park as they trick-or-treat, create fun arts and crafts, and make lasting memories! Specific times and activity details for The Park After Dark will be posted soon! *Dates, Park and event hours subject to change.* (251) 923-2111

www.VisitOWA.com/Events

October 13, 20 & 27

Seward Farms Field of Fright & Haunted Hayride ad on page 57

Seward Farms 10836 Tanner Williams Road Lucedale, MS 39452 Jump aboard our Haunted Hayride into the dark unknown! Then wander into the Field of Fright and walk into the dark corners of the cornfield. Choose one or both. It’s a haunting good time! No Cameras or Flashlights at haunted attractions. Parents use discretion on what your child can handle in way of fear. Hauntings begin at Dusk. (228) 641-3936 info@sewardfarms.com www.sewardfarms.com

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October 19

Renaissance School of the Eastern Shore Fall Festival ad on page 17

10526 County Road 64 Daphne, AL 36526 Join us from 5:30pm - 8:00pm for family fun including a silent auction, games, moonwalks, great food and more! (251) 990-0041 contact@esrenaissance.org www.esrenaissance.org

October 19

Trick or Trot 5K and Fun Run ad on Inside Front Cover

USA Children’s & Women’s Hospital 307 North University Boulevard Mobile, AL 36608 We’re celebrating our sixth year of this great 5K with a big goal of raising $40,000 to represent the 40,000 pediatric patients who are treated annually through our Pediatric Emergency Department. We hope to see you at 6:00pm to raise money for the renovation of our Pediatric Emergency Department! This is a Certified 5K course on USA’s main campus and the Fun Run is approximately one mile. We aim to create a fun-filled, safe event for families to enjoy fall festivities while raising money for a great cause! Our after-party will be filled with family fun, friendly activities, food and entertainment. Participants pre-registered by October 1 are guaranteed a T-shirt on race day. Late registrants will receive T-shirts while supplies last. Adult registration $20 through October 19th. $30 from October 19

through day of Race registration. Youth registration $15 October through day of race. (251) 415-8730

www.usahealthsystem.com/trick-or-trot

October 26 - November 4

Greater Gulf State Fair ad on page 7

The Grounds, 1035 N Cody Rd Mobile, AL 36608 The Annual Greater Gulf State Fair will feature the

largest midway on the Gulf Coast, food, games, entertainment acts, and live music! Hours: MondayTuesday from 4:00pm-10:00pm, Wednesday October 31 from 4:00pm-12:00am, Thursday 4:00pm10:00pm, Friday from 4:00pm-12:00pm, Saturday from 11:00am-12:00am and Sunday October 28 from 12:00pm-10:00pm and Sunday, November 4, from 12:00pm-9:00pm. (251) 344-4573 info@mobilefair.com www.thegroundsmobile.com

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October 27

Spooky Movie on the Lawn: The Wharf ad on page 49

23101 Canal Rd Orange Beach, AL 36561 Fall is in the air at The Wharf, along with the smell of warm, buttery popcorn. Gather on the Marina Lawn for an evening full of fall fun! Activities begin at 4pm. Hayrides provided by Kutter’s Landscaping along with other family-friendly fun. Admission is FREE! Pony rides are $5 and face painting is $5 - $10. Complimentary popcorn by AMC Theatre and free hot chocolate from The Southern Grind. Bring a blanket and chairs and get comfy with your crew for the Movie, ParaNorman, beginning at 7:30pm. (251) 224-1000

www.alwharf.com

October 27

Trick or Treat at Seward Farms ad on page 57

Seward Farms 10836 Tanner Williams Road Lucedale, MS 39452 Come in your favorite costume and Trick or Treat at the Farm from 10am - 9pm with our favorite Cartoon Characters. Characters out from 11 am – 3 pm. Activities include the Corn Maze, Corn Cannons, Hay Rides, Cow Train Rides, Jumping Pillow, Pony Rides, Pig Races, Farm Animal Alley, Funny Farm Golf, Playground Area and so much more! The Wagon Wheel Cafe will be open for lunch and dinner. (228) 641-3936 info@sewardfarms.com www.sewardfarms.com

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Trick or Treat on the Farm Magnolia Corn Maze 15275 County Road 49 Summerdale, AL 36580 Join Us for Trick or Treat on the Farm from 1pm 4pm. Wear your Costume and Trick or Treat!! (251) 605-7216 magnoliacornmaze@gmail.com www.magnoliacornmaze.com

October 28

3 Circle Church - Trunk or Treat ad on page 53

North Campus 10080 County Road 64 Daphne, AL 36526 Join us from 5pm - 7pm for a night of safe, familyfriendly fun! There will be a parking lot full of decorated cars containing treats and fun games, and a sensory-friendly indoor area for children that deal with special needs. We will also have live music and food trucks!

Trunk R Treat The Wharf, 23101 Canal Rd Orange Beach, AL 36561 We’ve got treats by the trunk load at The Wharf! Spend your not-so-haunted Halloween with us on Main Street for a night of seasonal delight for the whole fam. Whether you come as a goblin, ghoul, or Ghostbuster, make sure you dress to impress. There will be a costume contest for all the festive folks and kids activities galore! Don’t be a scaredy cat – join in for a safe, candy-filled good time. Sponsored by Christian Life Church. From 6pm 8:30pm; Admission is FREE; Camel rides are $5 and face painting is $5 - $10. (251) 224-1000

www.alwharf.com

September 21 - October 30 Haunted Ducks

October 28

The Fort of Colonial Mobile 150 South Royal Street Mobile, AL 36602 Embark on a spine-tingling tour of Mobile and the Mobile River as we search along our haunted city streets for forgotten souls who linger somewhere between today and the afterlife. While this tour is quite creepy this is a family attraction!

Christ the King Catholic School Annual Pumpkin Festival

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School Grounds and Gym 1503 Main Street Daphne, AL 36526 Family Fun, Games, Food, Marketplace and more from 12pm - 4pm. Watch for updates on our Facebook page!

30497 Hixson Road Elberta, AL 36530 The Corn Maze will be open every day except Tuesdays & Wednesdays in October. Hours are 8am - 6pm and the cost is $5 per person. 3 years and under are free.

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Observe and Explore Bats & Owls

Graham Creek Nature Preserve 23460 Wolf Bay Drive Foley, AL 36535 This is a program is from 10am - 12pm at the Nature Explore Outdoor Classroom. The program will include stories, crafts and activities for children 10 years and under. Free Admission. (251) 923-4267 info@gcnp.org www.grahamcreekpreserve.org

October 4 &18

Movies at Meyer Park - Casper

Meyer Park, 400 E 22nd Ave Gulf Shores, AL 36542 Locals and visitors are invited to bring their lawn chairs and blankets and join us at Meyer Park for a movie under the stars. Movies at Meyer Park are brought to you by Small Town, Big Beach Productions. All Movies at Meyer Park showings are free to the public and begin at 6 p.m. (251) 968-1171

www.gulfshoresal.gov/movies

October 5

Fall in the Fort

Spanish Fort Elementary School 30900 State Highway 225 Spanish Fort, AL 36527 Hayrides, games, inflatables, pumpkin painting, mechanical bull, face painting, petting zoo, photo booth, confetti eggs, food trucks and much more! Hours are 5:30pm - 8pm. Visit our Facebook page (Spanish Fort Elementary School PTA) for ticket prices. (251) 626-9751 sfesfallfest@yahoo.com www.spanishfortelementary.com

Fridays & Saturdays in October The Dark Woods at Forty South Farms

25257 Glass Rd Robertsdale, AL 36567 Come brave our Dark Woods Trail every Friday

and Saturday in October from dark until Midnight! Admission is $20 and includes a haunted hayride, The Dark Woods Trail, and scary movies on the big screen outside! Bring a blanket and enjoy a pizza watching your favorite scary movie under the stars!

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Annual Festival of Flavor

200 Orange Avenue Foley, AL 36535 The festival will be full of tastings from food trucks and cuisine prepared by local chefs and restaurants. We’ll also have TV’s from small to large so you won’t miss your favorite Football games. Sponsored by Back Forty Beer Company & Riviera Utilities and hosted by South Baldwin Chamber of Commerce. Festival hours 12pm - 5pm. General Admission: $20, Children 12 and under: $10. Tickets include unlimited food samples and more. (251) 943-3291 admin@sbchamberfoundation.org www.alabamafestivalofflavor.com

Family Fun Day & Blessing of the Pets

Meyer Park 400 East 22nd Avenue Gulf Shores, AL 36542 Come join us from 4pm - 6pm at our annual Family Fun Day and Blessing of the Pets. Hot dogs, Popcorn, Snow Cones, Inflatables, Pet Treats, Games & more! Please bring your pets on a leash or in a carrier. www.gulfshoresumc.org

Jubilee Baptist Church Fall Festival

9264 Pleasant Road Daphne, AL 36526 Families are invited out from 4pm - 6pm to enjoy dinner on the grounds, inflatables and family fun. (251) 621-7095

6330 Bon Secour Highway Bon Secour, AL 36511 Swift School will host its annual Fall Festival from 5pm - 7pm. Food and tickets will be available for purchase. Students, parents, family and friends are invited to come join the fun! www.swiftschool.org

October 11 - 14

National Shrimp Festival Gulf Shores Public Beach 101 Gulf Shores Parkway Gulf Shores, AL 36542 Enjoy fresh seafood during this four-day event that attracts over 300,000 people with great food, music and more! Local and regional vendors will have food lining the boardwalk at the public beach. Art lovers will have almost 200 booths of fine art and arts and crafts vendors. Hours are 10am - 10pm Thursday - Saturday and Sunday 10am -5pm. (251) 968-7200 info@mygulfcoastchamber.com www.myshrimpfest.com

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Swift Elementary School Annual Fall Festival

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October 12

Harry Potter Mini Workshop

Fairhope Sewing School 11161 John Deere Lane Fairhope, AL 36532 Harry Potter Mini Children Workshop from 6pm 9pm. Super cute HP Apron and pillow. Workshop fee is $75 All supplies included except pillow form. These workshops fill quickly so don’t wait to hold your spot. Please email for registration form. Only paid registrations holds a spot! No sewing machine experience necessary! (251) 442-4472 fairhopesewingschool@gmail.com www.fairhopesewingschool.com

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Who Haunts the Fort

Fort Morgan State Historic Site 110 State Highway 180 Fort Morgan, AL 36542 A guided tour by a historical interpreter of the works compiled by Mike Bailey, on the Known Deaths and Burials at Mobile Point from 1813-1910. Bring your own flashlights. Event fee is $12. Limited to 100 people. You may encounter, low lighting, uneven surfaces, stairs, and wildlife during this tour. (251) 540-7127 DylanTucker@fortmorgan.org www.fort-morgan.org

October 18

Arts Afire Fall Festival

Coastal Arts Center 26389 Canal Road Orange Beach, AL 36561 Hot piano music in the gallery, fiery hot glass demos, clay studio pottery. Fall games and crafts

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October 19

Night at the Museum

History Museum of Mobile, 111 South Royal Street When the clock strikes 5, history comes to life.

Events: go on an historical scavenger hunt and talk to historical characters from all of world history, listen to a Mobile Public Library storyteller read spooky stories, see the Mystery of the Mayan Medallion Exhibition, make Mayan and Halloween themed crafts.Kids can also participate in a costume contest! Time: 5:00pm-9:00pm. Cost - $5. (251) 301-0273

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Wild & Wicked Beach Bash

Gulf Place Public Beach 100 Gulf Shores Parkway Gulf Shores, AL 36542 Locals and visitors are invited to wear their best Halloween costume and participate in this horrifyingly fun event. Featuring a Haunted Hustle 5K, Witches on Wheels, and live music from Doctor Zarr’s Amazing Funk Monster. 5:00pm 11:00pm. On-site Registration. Find our event on Facebook! (251) 968-9824

www.gulfshoresal.gov/halloween

October 19, 20, 26, 27

Graham Creek’s Haunted Forest Graham Creek Nature Preserve 23460 Wolf Bay Drive Foley, AL 36535 Guests will be guided on a haunted 1/4 mile forest trail. The event is from 7pm - 10pm and geared towards teens and adults. Tickets are $15 each and can be purchased online or onsite. (cash only) Tickets will go on sale October 1st. (251) 923-4267 info@gcnp.org www.grahamcreekpreserve.org

October 20

3rd Annual Hogsmeade Halloween Festival

Homestead Village 924 Plantation Boulevard Fairhope, AL 36532 Come in costume from 1pm - 6pm for family-friendly games, crafts, Trick or Treating (including Teal Pumpkin treats), participatory Quidditch, Escape from Umbridge’s Office Challenge, and a full Harry Potter themed menu. Advance tickets available on our website. (225) 202-1724 deputyheadmistress@hogwartsoffairhope.com www.hogwartsoffairhope.com

8th Annual Best of The Bay Gumbo Championship

purchase of tickets. Tickets for sale at the gate. Payment for outside food vendors will be Cash.

Coastal Community College-Halstead Amphitheater 450 Fairhope Avenue Fairhope, AL 36532 11am - 2:30pm. Hosted by Fairhope Eastern Shore Kiwanis Club. This year we are an Alabama State Qualifying event! The winner goes on to compete in the World Food Championship at The Wharf in November. NEW this year is a Fall Festival with local arts & crafts and a children’s area with a bounce house, super slide, face painting & more. Musical entertainment by The Modern Eldorados. Prepurchased tickets are $10 and available through any Kiwanis member or online at EventBrite (http:// bit.ly/GumboChampionship). Tickets will be $15 on event day. Ages 12 and under are free when accompanied by a paying adult.

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October 25

Boo at the Zoo!

Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo 1204 Gulf Shores Parkway Gulf Shores, AL 36542 Join the Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo from 1pm - 4pm for our Annual Boo at the Zoo! Walk through the zoo and find trick or treat doors, games, a costume contest, bounce house, popcorn, pizza and meet some of your favorite animals! Admission is $5. Members and children 2 years and under are Free! (251) 968-5732 info@algulfcoastzoo.org www.alabamagulfcoastzoo.com

Pumpkin Play Day

Annual Fairhope Witches Ride

Graham Creek Nature Preserve 23460 Wolf Bay Drive Foley, AL 36535 Observe & Explore Pumpkins! Pumpkin Play Day is from 10am - 12pm at the outdoor classroom. Pumpkins to paint, games to play, treats and prizes for a trick or treat event! Wear your costume is you like! FREE for children 10 years and under.

Downtown Fairhope 101 North Bancroft Street Fairhope, AL 36532 A charity bike ride through the streets of downtown Fairhope. The ride raises funds for animal rescue needs throughout in Baldwin County. Tickets will go on sale September 25, 2018. This event will sell out quickly!

(251) 923-4267 info@gcnp.org www.grahamcreekpreserve.org/observe-explore

thefairhopewitchesride@gmail.com www.facebook.com/FairhopeWitchesRide

October 21

Uptown Halloween

Rockwell Elementary School’s Fall Festival

10183 US Highway 98 Spanish Fort, AL 36527 Come join Rockwell Elementary faculty and students for a family day of fun from 2:30pm - 5pm. DJ, booth games, inflatables, food and drinks and vendors with great items to purchase!! All profits go to funding education programs at Rockwell including the arts, PE, Technology, AR Reading and Math, and school improvements. All school booths require the

Downtown Foley South Alston Street & West Laurel Avenue Join us from 5:30pm - 8:00pm in the streets of downtown Foley for a spooky good time, compliments of the downtown merchants, city businesses and the city of Foley. Costume contest, jumpy houses, hayride and many booths to win treats and prizes. Free Admission. (251) 943-1300 lhula@cityoffoley.org www.visitfoley.org

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October 26

Fireside Ghost Stories

Historic Blakeley State Park 34745 State Hwy 225 Spanish Fort, AL 36527 Gather around the campfire from 6:00pm - 7:30pm and hear stories told from long ago on porches in the swamps and the deep, dark woods. Local storytellers, Harriet Outlaw, (author of Haunted Baldwin County), and Irene Wegner, (30 years of folk stories and entertainment), are sure to keep your attention! Admission is $4 per adult; $3 per child ages 6 - 12 years; 5 years and under are free. Snacks and soft drinks provided. Just bring a chair! (251) 626-0798 or (251) 626-0798 www.blakeleypark.com

October 26

Sensory Friendly Trick or Treat

American Autism Rehabilitation Center 8909 Rand Avenue Daphne, AL 36526 Trick-or-treat from 4:30pm-6:30pm while touring the facility for an evening of fun! Parents or care providers must accompany children. Bags will be provided! Mapped Out Indoor Route, No Flashing Lights, Wagons Are Welcome, Well Lit, No Scary Decorations, No Scary Costumes, Costumes Are Optional, Non-Candy Options Available. Contact us for sponsorship opportunities! (251) 210-1632 info@americanautismcenter.com www.AmericanAutismCenter.com

October 26 - 27

Daphne High School Key Club Haunted House

Trojan Hall Daphne High School 9300 Champions Way Daphne, AL 36526 Daphne High School Key Club Haunted House is at Trojan Hall from 7pm - 11pm. The cost is $5.00

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per person. You may purchase tickets at the door. Come if you Dare! (251) 626-8787 Pdabney@bcbe.org www.daphnehs.com

Halloweekend at Pelican’s SnoBalls

Snoballs 4 U 1001 North McKenzie Street Foley, AL 36535 Two days of Halloween fun at your favorite SnowBall stand in Baldwin County. Fun Halloween flavors, Halloween decor, specials and giveaways. Come dressed up in your Halloween costumes! Friday the 26th from 2pm - 9pm and Saturday the 27th 12pm - 9pm. (310) 686-1428 snoballs4u@yahoo.com www.pelicanssnoballs.com

5 Rivers Halloween Bash

Five Rivers Delta Resource Center 30945 Five Rivers Blvd Spanish Fort, AL 36527 We will have our FREE, family friendly Halloween celebration. From 10am - 4pm there will be crafts, music, movies, trail rides, games, $5 boat tours, food trucks, and a costume contest at 1pm. (251) 625-0814

www.Alabama5Rivers.com

8th Annual Halloween Spooktacular!

Gulf Coast Dance Alliance 30752 Ember Lane Spanish Fort, AL 36527 Join us from 6pm - 8pm for a fun filled night of dancing, food, games, and more. This event is open to all children! Admission is $10.00 each. Costumes encouraged. (251) 621-9755 info@gcdadance.com www.GCDAdance.com

Boo at Bellingrath

12401 Bellingrath Gardens Rd Theodore, AL 36582 Dress up your little ghosts and goblins and come

to Bellingrath Gardens for a day of spooky fun at Boo at Bellingrath. The Gardens will be filled with Halloween-themed inflatables to guide visitors along the pathways to the Great Lawn, where local businesses and organizations will set up numerous treat stations to hand out candy and trinkets to guests of all ages. The Halloween fun will include Magic Shows featuring Dr. Gee and his magic balloons; spooky storytelling with our friends from the Mobile Public Library; musical entertainment on Live Oak Plaza; food trucks on the Great Lawn; and extra goodies and surprises throughout the Gardens. Beginning on Sept. 1, tickets will be available for purchase online. $13 for adults and $7.50 for ages 5-12. There is no charge for Bellingrath members and children 4 and younger. Boo at Bellingrath will begin at 11am - 2pm, but it’s OK to come early, or stay late. The Gardens will be open during the regular hours of 8am - 5pm. (251) 459-8973 bellingrath@bellingrath.org www.bellingrath.org

Clear Springs Trunk or Treat

Clear Springs UMC 27889 County Road 112 Robertsdale, AL 36567 Join us at 5pm for food, family fun, fellowship, and games! Check our Facebook page Clear Springs United Methodist Pensacola District for more updates. (251) 931-3016

Downtown Fairhope Trick or Treat

Fairhope, AL 36532 Children are invited to wear their Halloween costume and trick or treat in Downtown Fairhope from 10am - 12pm. Just look for the Pumpkin Sign in the window to see who is participating. Parents drop by the Welcome Center for pictures and don’t forget your camera! (251) 929-1466

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Elberta German Sausage Festival

13052 Main Street Elberta, AL 36530 Join us for Elberta’s famous “One With Two Without” German sausage & sauerkraut, plus continuous entertainment for adults and children, and over 200 arts & crafts booths. Festival hours are 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (251) 986-5805 festival@elbertafire.com www.elbertafire.com/sausage-festival

Fairhope Library Foundation’s Dog Fest

Coastal Community College Fairhope, AL 36532 Come enter your dog in contests for $10 per category! Categories include Friendliest, Longest Tail, Fluffiest, Smallest, Pet/Owner Look-alike and many more! The winners photos will appear in a 2019 calendar. Other events at the festival include Sheriff’s and Fairhope Police Department K9 demos, Dog Kissing Booth, Adoptions, Face Painting and Story Time. Admission is free and food is available with donations accepted. Festival hours are from 9am - 2pm. robin12495@gmail.com www.whereitbegins.org

Halloween at the Museum

Naval Aviation Museum 1750 Radford Boulevard Pensacola, FL 32508 Bring the family from 10am - 12pm and enjoy a day of Halloween fun at the National Naval Aviation Museum in the Blue Angels Atrium. Event is free and open to the public. Attendees will enjoy spooktacular specials on museum attractions, hands-on activity stations and a mascot meet-and-greet with the Blue Wahoos Kazoo, Chick-fil-A Cow and Smokey Bear. (850) 453-2389

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Halloween Extravaganza

a live DJ, and Costume contest at 5:00 p.m.

Foley Public Library 319 East Laurel Avenue Foley, AL 36535 Our Annual Halloween Extravaganza is a family friendly carnival and Haunted Stacks that will take place in the front parking lot of the Library and within the second floor stacks from 6pm - 9pm. This year’s carnival theme is Children’s Book Characters. We will have a DJ playing music, various games, a balloon artist and face painter outside and a very scary Haunted Stacks inside which is primarily for teens and adults. The Library will be closed to the public during normal operating hours on this date to allow us to prepare for this fun and spooky event!

(251) 948-3030 info@thehangout.com www.thehangout.com

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Cooper Riverside Park Water Street Mobile, AL 36602 We are proud to bring you the very best in artist, authors, and attractions for the various Dimensions that Dimensional Concepts has access to. Join the the crew of the Airship Aberrant for this FREE event at the gorgeous Cooper Riverside Park. We will have groups representing various dimensions that may include: Star Wars Steampunk, Halo, PostApocalyptic/Fallout, Middle Ages, AND SO MUCH MORE. This event will be like a Renaissance Faire with time travelers! Join us from 8am - 6pm. (251) 656-8915 airship.aberrant.crew@gmail.com www.airshipaberrant.com

Kids Halloween Bash

The Hangout 101 East Beach Boulevard Gulf Shores, AL 36542 The Hangout will have lots of spooky & fun activities from 2:00pm - 6:00pm including a visit from the Pirates and Princesses, Monster Mash dancing with

Kids Halloween Party

Wooden It Be Fun 314 Greeno Road Fairhope, AL 36532 Bring your little ghosts, goblins & princesses by to paint Halloween signs after Fairhope’s Downtown Trick or Treat event. Kids will paint 2 small Halloween signs & get a cupcake from Something Sweet Bake Shop! We’ll have lots of cute options & designs to choose from when you come and some available on our Facebook page. Cost is $10 each, while supplies last. If you Prepay, supplies are guaranteed at a reduced price of $8! We take cash, check or PayPal to www.paypal.me/WoodenItBeFunAL. Follow us on Facebook! www.facebook.com/woodenitbefun-

LuLu’s BooLu’s!

LuLu’s Gulf Shores 200 E 25th Avenue Gulf Shores, AL 36542 BooLu’s will have pumpkin decorating, kids crafts, inflatables, games, live music and Trunk or Treating! Registration and judging for the costume contest is from 11am - 1:30pm. Grab a broomstick and fly in for all the fun beginning at 11am! (251) 967-LULU (5858)

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Orange Beach Elementary’s Ghosts and Goblins Scramble 5K & Fun Run/Walk

Back Country Trail, 24037 Perdido Beach Boulevard Orange Beach, AL 36561 Creep, Crawl or Run your way through the 5K, or 1 mile and help support Orange Beach Elementary. Check in begins at 8am, costume contest at 8:45am and the race begins at 9am. You may register up until the day of the event, (t-shirts for

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cannot be guaranteed for registrations received after October 19). Single registration is $25 and family pricing is $50. This is a fun family event, so bring your friends and family! (251) 981-5662 ptoobes@gmail.com www.facebook.com/obespto

Pumpkin Patch

Faith Family Fellowship Church 7100 Spanish Fort Blvd Spanish Fort, AL 36527 Join us from 12pm - 4pm for inflatables, games, concessions, family fun, fellowship and of course.. Pumpkins! (251) 626-1379 info@faithfamilyonline.com www.faithfamilyonline.com

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Serda Brewing Company 600 Government Street Mobile, AL 36602 Woofstock is back and better than ever! This year, we’ll have a new location and time. We’ll be bringing the things you love about Woofstock, along with lots of new activities. New location: We’re taking over the grounds of Serda Brewing Co. - a full city block and will have activities for ALL ages. Join us Saturday, October 27 from 3pm-11pm for beer, music, and tons of Halloween fun! Bring your pooch and be sure to enter the doggy costume contest. Adults - $10, Kids (4-12 yrs old) - $5 and Kids under 4 are free. woofstock@animalrescuemobile.org www.animalrescuemobile.org

October 28

Celebration Church’s Fall Shindig

Volanta Park 803 North Greeno Road Fairhope, AL 36532 Bring your family to our 10th annual Shindig from 6pm - 8pm at Volanta Park. We saw over

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3,000 people last year from the Eastern Shore. This a free family event for our community with main stage entertainment, a large assortment of inflatables, attractions, face painting, food trucks, and of course trunk or treat! We’ll see you at the Shindig!

(251) 928-0343 info@fairhopechurch.com www.fairhopechurch.com

Fall Fling

South River Park Church 10993 County Road 32 Fairhope, AL 36532 Families are invited to join us from 3pm - 6pm for loads of family fun including inflatables, games, free food, and trunk-or-treat. This is a free event and everyone welcomed! (251) 928-7007

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GulfQuest Halloween Fest

GulfQuest Maritime Museum 155 South Water Street Mobile, AL 36602 Come join the fun for the entire family! We will have activities for all ages, including pumpkin painting and trick-or-treating throughout our exhibits! The Galley will be serving lunch and Halloween Brews. A special spooky admission price of $5/person gets visitors in to enjoy 90 interactive exhibits. And, if you arrive in costume, admission is FREE! Halloween Fest will be from 12pm - 5pm. (251) 436-8901

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Providence UMC Trunk or Treat Event

32200 Jimmy Faulkner Drive Spanish Fort, AL 36527 Kids dressed in their favorite Halloween costumes will trick or treat in the Church parking lot from 6pm - 7pm as helpers with decorated trunks pass out goodies. All activities are free and open to the community. The church building is located between

Spanish Fort High School and Spanish Fort Middle School. (251) 626-2510 pumc.office@bellsouth.net www.providencemethodist.org

Wonderland Boo Bash

Wonderland Children’s Museum 151 Van Buren Street Daphne, AL 36526 The Wonderland Boo Bash runs from 4pm - 8pm. Enjoy this night of safe spooky fun! Our large party room will have candy apples, ghostly treats, and hot ciders. We will have family friendly games such as bobbing for apples, bowling for ghost, and pumpkin golf. Tickets are $10 per child, $5 per parent and include: Creepy crawler & animal encounter show by Animal Tales, a candy bar, concessions, Halloween costume contest and Free Play throughout the Museum. (251) 586-8811 Kari.Noell@wonderandcm.com www.wonderland.com

October 31

Daphne Public Library - Trick or Treat at the Library

2607 Highway 98 Daphne, AL 36526 Family Fun from 4pm - 6pm. This event offers children’s games, photo opportunities and candy for the little people. Costume contest for Teens (6th-12th grade) at 5:00pm. 1st, 2nd and 3rd place prizes. (251) 621-2818 (ext. 211) lyoungblood@daphneal. com www.daphnelibrary.org

Dauphin Island Trick or Treat

Green Park 301 Lemoyne Drive Dauphin Island, AL 36528 Come and enjoy some good old family fun. Bring the little ones to trick or treat in a safe environment sponsored by the Town of Dauphin & Dauphin

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Fall Fun Fest

The Dwelling Place Church 18246 South Greeno Road Fairhope, AL 36532 The Fall Fun Fest will be from 5:30pm – 8:00pm and will include Trunk or Treating, inflatables free food and fun for the whole family! For information please email or visit our website.

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GLOW Fest (God Lights Our Way)

First Baptist Church of Loxley 1050 North Alabama Street Loxley, AL 36551 God Lights Our Way (GLOW Fest) beginning at 6:30pm on the church Lawn. All ages are welcome to come dressed up as your favorite character, and enjoy the safe atmosphere with Inflatables, concessions, games, fellowship and a gospel presentation. (251) 964-5261 info@fbcloxley.com www.fbcloxley.com

Loxley Church Trunk or Treat

5220 South Hickory Street Loxley, AL 36551 Come to Loxley Church from 6pm - 8pm for a fun, safe and FREE evening of family time. Even your teenagers will enjoy this one! We will have TONS of cars, FREE food, Kona Ice, laser tag, On Sight gaming, and bounce houses. In order to receive your free food, please register the day of the event OR beat the lines and pre-register on our website until October 29. (251) 964-6604 chelsea@loxleychurchofgod.org www.loxleychurch.cc/trunk-or-treat

Perky Pumpkin Party

Fairhope First Baptist Church 300 South Section Street Fairhope, AL 36532 Celebrate fall and bring the whole family! Candy, games, inflatables, rides, hot dogs, popcorn, lots and lots of candy. The event is free and from 6pm 8pm for children ages birth - 6th grade. (251) 928-8685 spippin@fbcfairhope.org www.fbcfairhope.org

Robertsdale First Assembly 22811 Holland Street Robertsdale, AL 36567 TRUNK OR TREAT! Free refreshments will be served inside the fellowship hall for everyone to enjoy. Please make plans to join us for this family, fun event from 6pm - 8pm. Vehicles will be set up, and handfuls of candy will be given! We can’t wait to see you all here! www.facebook.com/robertsdalefirstag

November 2

Daphne Elementary School Fall Festival

2307 Main Street Daphne, AL 36526 One of the best family fun events of the fall! Games, prizes, food, music, vendors, and a silent auction. For questions and ticket prices, follow Daphne Elementary PTO on Facebook or email us! Festival hours are from 5:30pm 8:30pm.

(251) 367-7166 daphneelementarypto@gmail.com www.facebook.com/DaphneElementaryPTO

November 2 - 4

Alabama Pecan Festival

Tillman’s Corner Community Center 5055 Carol Plantation Road Mobile, AL 36619 Family Fun! Food! Live Music! Free Admission For ALL! Featuring Alabama Pecan Pies, Full Size

(251) 401-5555 alabamapecanfestival@gmail.com www.alabamapecanfestival.com

November 3

10th Annual Harvest - A Festival of Gifts

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Midway Antique Car & Tractor Show, Azalea City Quilters Guild & 150+ Vendors! For vendor information, contact Billy Bolton. Open Friday at 5pm, Saturday and Sunday 9am.

Gulf Shores UMC, South Campus 1720 Gulf Shores Parkway Gulf Shores, AL 36542 Come shop the Harvest! From 9am - 3pm. This year’s proceeds will benefit GSUMC Mother’s Day Out and Preschool. (251) 968-4328 theharvestfestival@yahoo.com www.gulfshoresumc.org/mother’s-day-out/fundraisers

Indian Festival of Lights

Fairhope Pier South Park 1 N Beach Road Fairhope, AL 36532 Children of the World will provide family friendly games, activities, entertainment, drinks, dessert party, and Bollywood Dancing! Families may begin releasing their lanterns at 6:30pm. Festival admission is free to attend. activities, entertainment, and drinks for the dessert party. Attendees are asked to bring chairs or blankets and a dessert to share. Lanterns released at the end of the festival must be purchased from Children of the World website. The cost is $5.00 each. ONLY 1 Lantern per family is allowed. Only a limited quantity of lanterns has been approved to be released. Purchase your lantern now! No guarantee extra will be available to purchase on event night. Prizes will be given for the “best looking” and “best tasting” desserts. Come join the fellowship with your community from 5pm - 7pm. (251) 990-3550 www.Eventbrite.com ESP

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A Page in a Book Saying Goodbye to an Animal Companion While humans are typically blessed with decades--long lifespans, our animal companions typically experience a briefer time with us. Our cats and dogs, our hamsters and turtles join us for part of our journey, but not all. For children with a limited understanding of the finite spans of a pet’s life, the death of an animal companion can have a profound impact on them. Rather than hiding from or avoiding the topic of a beloved pet’s final days, honest conversations about the natural lifetimes of human and animals can be helpful for a child preparing or experiencing this very personal goodbye. The following titles help start a discussion that can ease this time of transition for kids.

Tim’s Goodbye

By Steven Salerno (Farrar Straus Giroux) Young Margaret is sad because her pet turtle Tim has died. As she walks away from the story to collect herself, the book pages reveal a scene that is quietly visited by other friends. Vincent enters and brings with him some balloons. Melinda comes with her French horn. Otis arrives wearing his best hat. Margaret’s friends continue to a show up bringing along both moral and material support to help her say goodbye to Tim. A simply illustrated, subtle guide for children who are either experiencing their own grief or that of a friend, Tim’s Goodbye illustrates the simple expressions of sympathy and support that can uplift someone as they navigate loss.

Goodbye, Brecken

By David Lupton (Magination Press) Isabelle and Brecken were born on the same day. They were always together, playing and snuggling. Isabelle was still a young girl when Brecken died, and she didn’t understand why he left so soon. What follows is a poignant dream sequence in which Isabelle meets other creatures of the forest in her quest to find Brecken. While the animals can’t tell Isabelle where her lost companion has gone, the woodland animals each offer a wordless reminder of the joys she shared with Brecken. Awakening to her loss, but comforted by her memories, Isabelle’s is better prepared to navigate her grief and move toward acceptance. Offering final pages that invite readers to add their own helpful memories toward the recovery, Goodbye, Brecken is a gentle acknowledgement of grief’s unique timeline.

Stay: A Girl, a Dog and a Bucket List

By Kate Klise, Illustrated by M. Sarah Klise (Feiwel & Friends Macmillan) When baby Astrid came home from the hospital, Eli was there waiting for her. Over the years, Eli was sometimes a pillow, often a bodyguard, regularly a playmate, but always Astrid’s friend. They have so much in common, except for the way they age. Once Astrid realizes that Eli would be ‘old’ long before she would, Astrid creates a bucket list so her precious pet can experience the best in life with his remaining days. Sleeping under the stars, going to the movies, and a fancy spaghetti dinner are a few of the special moments they pursue together with Eli’s remaining strength. Eli’s perception of these adventures are relayed to the reader with warm and profound simplicity. An uplifting message of reassurance for children experiencing the decline of a beloved pet, the message of Stay supports making the most of every day we have with our companions. Find more reading recommendations at www.PageBookMedia.com.

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We all come to parenthood with a certain set of expectations and assumptions about raising kids. Naturally, we assume our partner will share our healthy outlook. That is, until we find ourselves butting heads in the midst of a heated child-rearing dilemma. How do we navigate a parenting style conflict without confusing our kids and harming our relationship with our partner?

Discuss your upbringing with your partner. “In a perfect world, we would have these conversations when we are dating,” says adolescent and family therapist Melissa Perry, LPC. How we raise our kids is often dictated by how our parents raised us--or how we wish we’d been raised. As a couple, discuss each other’s childhoods. For example, what was your parents’ disciplinary style? How did they interact with you? Listen to understand and empathize with each other’s experiences. “Most people know that it doesn’t feel good to scream at their kids. Most people know it doesn’t feel good to hit them, but Eastern Shore Parents I October 2018

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they do it because they say ‘I turned out okay,’” says Cati Winkel, a wellness coach, who works with individuals and families. “Once we start figuring out what that’s created in their lives, how they interact and how they have relationships with people, they start to recognize ‘oh, maybe things could have been a little bit different,’” Winkel says.

Parent as a team. Even if you are divorced or separated, focus on presenting a united front when it comes to parenting. “It’s fine for parents to each have their own way of interacting with their children. As a matter of fact, it’s healthy because it teaches children to be more flexible and to adapt better in different environments,” says Colleen Huff, a certified parent educator. Discuss the ideal home environment you want to create, the types of family rules that are important to each of you, and zero in on common goals.

Come up with a plan. Agree on ageappropriate rules and consequences in your home. For a toddler or preschooler, you might have two or three rules like no hitting or throwing toys, while a five-year-old might have up to five rules. “If kids know the expected behavior, then they’re free to do something else, which is going to be exploring and learning, playing and engaging and feeling self-confident versus feeling timid, inward and insecure,” Huff says. Establish reasonable consequences for unacceptable behavior, but be flexible. For example, you might use the corner for a timeout for your child, while your partner

may prefer that your child sits in a time-out chair. By agreeing on a plan of action for common scenarios and remaining consistent with consequences, you can avoid reactive parenting.

Manage conflict. Vastly different approaches to parenting can send mixed messages to your child. “Your child might start to identify one parent as the parent to avoid and the other parent as the parent to get what they want to out of them--or use parents against each other,” Perry says. “If your goal is to both love your child and both parent them, then you can probably come to some sort of compromise.” Suppose you want your child to do homework right away after school to free up the evening for other interests. Then, your partner comes home, dismisses this rule and let’s your child play before homework. A good way to address the situation might be for you to say: “I’ve noticed that Johnny struggles to complete his homework if he puts it off until later in the day. This structure in our afternoons seems to help. I could really use your support on this.” Then, give your partner an opportunity to respond without interrupting them. “Focus on the problem, not the person and focus on the actual issue at hand in the moment, not what the parent or child did or didn’t do in the last week or week before, “ Perry advises. Also, use reflective listening to validate what your partner says, which shows that you care about their perception or opinion.

In reflective listening, you restate in a noncondescending way what you think you heard: “I think I’m hearing you say______. Is this what you mean?” “Oftentimes we misunderstand, and we base our next answer on an assumption of understanding,” Perry says.

Is it okay to fight in front of your child? If you can remain calm, it’s healthy for kids to see their parents work out a conflict and come to a resolution. “If we teach children from a young age how to properly deal with conflict, that’s only going to set them up for success,” Winkel says. But, if you are too angry to discuss the situation immediately, give yourselves permission to cool off before working through the issue. “Agree to walk away, but have a set, specific time that you are going to come back and talk about it again,” Perry says. “A lot of times people fight, then they cool down, but they don’t ever come back and resolve what was said in the heat of the moment.” Without coming to resolutions for problems that come up in our relationships, resentment and disengagement from each other can set in, potentially harming your partnership. Need help strengthening your communication skills with your partner or ex to resolve parenting differences? Consult with a licensed family therapist for helpful support and strategies. ESP Christa Melnyk Hines is a nationally published freelance writer. Her latest book is Happy, Healthy & Hyperconnected: Raise a Thoughtful Communicator in a Digital World.

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Rolling Out the Rockers

Recommending the Best Toys and Products for Kids

Far from being a simple novelty with movement, toys and equipment that facilitate rocking motions are actually fostering calm in their users. The subtle power of this back and forth movement can trace its roots to our prenatal days. Rocking a little one mimics their in utero experience, a time and space where they enjoyed maximum peace and comfort coupled with minimal outside stimuli. This primal source of calm is even rediscovered by adults who find themselves chilling in a rocking chair or porch swing. The motion matters. Beyond their soothing effect, rocking toys for toddlers also cultivate coordination and balance, while fostering arm and leg strength. From infants to preschool, the following items are perfect for little rockers!

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Green Crocodile Plush Rocker (Labebe)

The whimsical design of the Green Crocodile Plush Rocker is an instant invitation for small kids to mount up and get moving. Cupping around little ones who are still working on their balance, the three-sided soft seat guarantees that children will always be protected while rocking. The solid wooden structure is richly padded for extra cushion against bumps and tumbles. And while solid rocking action is a big attraction, this comfy ride comes with a host of other surprises to keep kids entertained. Crinkling spines, companion critters, pockets and other sensory features offer extra exploration during the ride. Promising more than one toothy grin in the room, the Crocodile Rocker from Labebe is the best ride for reptile fans.

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Comfort and convenience are priority in Fisher Price’s Rock n’ Play Sleeper. With its extra-deep seat, plush newborn insert and head support, and breathable mesh sides, infants are ideally situated for sound sleep or soothing motion. Featuring two speeds of hands-free rocking, two customizable modes, music, sounds and vibration, this sleeper has everything baby (and parents) need for quality rest. Download the Smart Connect app, and it’s snap for your phone or smart device to activate and customize gentle rocking, calming music and soothing sounds without disturbing baby. Remarkably, the whole set up is lightweight and folds for easy portability. For sleeping and soothing baby at home or on the go, the Rock n’ Play Sleeper is the ultimate sweet dream machine.

Rocking Bridge

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Transforming in one simple flip, the Rocking Bridge can be both a sailor’s boat on the high seas, as well as a bridge over new terrain! The boat features seating for up to four playmates who can tilt and rock it over pretend waves. Turned upside down, the bridge provides steps up and over fantasy obstacles. Both bridge and boat offer textured areas where little hands and feet can secure extra purchase. Solidly molded in one piece, the Rocking Bridge is durable, weather resistant and, best of all, requires no assembly! Playful ups and downs hit the high water mark with Simplay3’s versatile Rocking Bridge.

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The Infant-to-Toddler Rocker can cradle your child in comfort for years. It starts out as a sleek, modern infant seat rocker with a low profile frame that’s perfect for newborns. As they gain more mobility, babies can test out the toys that hang from the overhead bar. When babe gets bigger, the toy bar can be removed, clearing the way for toddlers to reclaim their familiar spot as it becomes their big kid rocking chair. Featuring a secure three-point restraint, fold-out kickstand, 2-position seat recline, the evolution of the rocker is flexible and easy for parents to adjust as needed. The Infant-to-Toddler Rocker moves back and forth...and upward with your growing child.

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Moonlight Chassé Ballroom Dance Society ($7

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7:00 PM - 9:30 PM, Hot Wheels Skating Rink, 616 Whispering Pines Road Daphne, 36526 Moonlight Chassé Ballroom Dance Society is open to the public for dancing every 1st and 3rd Monday of the month. Live music is featured for dancing Cha Cha Cha, Swing (West Coast and East Coast), Rumba, Waltz, Salsa, Argentine Tango, Bolero, American Tango, etc. Moonlight Chassé Ballroom Dance Society offers an enjoyable evening of dance, live music, fun, friendship, A partner is not required to participate in the dancing experience. Find us on Facebook. 251-377-4069

Tuesday October 2

5 Rivers StoryTime “Giggle, Giggle, Quack”

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10:00 AM - 11:00 AM, 5 Rivers Delta Resource Center, 30945 Five Rivers Boulevard Spanish Fort, 36527 The 1st and 3rd Tuesday of every month is StoryTime at 5 Rivers. This week’s story is about a silly duck. Children under age 6 years are welcome to stop by for a free reading of a nature based story followed by arts and crafts. No registration necessary. 251-625-0814 www.Alabama5Rivers.com Make Meal Times Happy Times 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM, Thomas Medical Center, 27961 US-98 #21 Daphne, 36526 Make meal times happy times. A free workshop for parents of picky eaters. Please RSVP. 251-279-3643 5 Rivers Outdoor Adventure Night (Free) 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM, 5 Rivers Delta Resource Center, 30945 Five Rivers Boulevard Spanish Fort, 36527 Meet and mingle with local outdoor enthusiasts and enjoy monthly programs. Mobile Bay Sierra Club and Mobile Bay Canoe and Kayak Club. 251-625-0814 www.outdooralabama.com/ activities/5-rivers-alabama-delta-resource-center

Wednesday October 3

Observe & Explore Day (Free) 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM, Graham Creek Nature Preserve, 23460 Wolf Bay Drive Foley, 36535 Theme for our October 3rd Observe & Explore event will focus on flying creatures associated with the Halloween season. Bats and Owls. FREE Nature learning activities for children and families. www.grahamcreekpreserve.org

Thursday October 4

Brown Bag by the Bay 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM, Mayday Park, Daphne, 36526 Catt’s Brown Bag by the Bay is back at Daphne’s May Day Park. Friends of the Foley Library Bookstore Sale 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM, Foley Public Library, 319 East Laurel Avenue Foley, 36535 Half price on ALL BOOKSTORE ITEMS! Add to your personal library or give the gift of reading to family and friends. Great selection of used books for sale at fabulous prices. … www.visitfoley.com Fairhope Outdoor Farmers Market 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM, Downtown Fairhope, Fairhope, 36532 The market is open on Thursdays only and features local farmers, bakers, fresh Baldwin County produce, fresh cut flowers, local honey, plants, baked goods and more. The Fairhope Public Library will have activities for children at 4 p.m. Next months dates are November 1st and 8th. (251) 929-1466 www.cofairhope.com Think Pink Tea 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM, Mobile Convention Center , 1 South Water Street Mobile, 36602 USA Mitchell Cancer Institute’s Think Pink Tea is a free annual celebration of breast cancer awareness -- a commitment to patients, survivors, advocates and the friends and family of those impacted by breast cancer. The Think Pink Tea is attended by patients, donors, media, and members of the community. It features a runway fashion show, an educational component and refreshments in the style of high tea. www.usahealthsystem.com/thinkpinktea Chicago Street Supper Club 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM, Chicago Street, Foley, 36535 Kick off the Festival of Flavor by attending the Chicago Street Supper Club on Thursday, October 4 from 6-10 pm. The four-course dinner will be served on Chicago Street in Foley. www.alabamafestivalofflavor.com Movies at Meyer Park (Free) 6:00 PM Meyer Park, 400 East 22nd Avenue Gulf Shores, 36542 Locals and visitors are invited to bring their lawn chairs and blankets and join us at Meyer Park on Sept. 27, Oct. 4 and Oct. 18 for a movie under the stars! www.gulfshoresal.gov/movies

Dyslexia Awareness Luncheon 11:30 AM Renaissance School of the Eastern Shore, 10526 County Road 64 Daphne, 36526 Please join us for a Dyslexia Awareness Luncheon hosted by Renaissance School of the Eastern Shore featuring a Dyslexia Assimilation and information provided by Dyslexia Therapist Sherlie Andrews. Please RSVP by October 2 251-990-0041

Blackberry Smoke 7:30 PM Saenger Theatre, 6 South Joachim Street Mobile, 36602 Since emerging from Atlanta in the early 00’s, Blackberry Smoke has become known for a singular sound indebted to classic rock, blues, country, and folk. /www.mobilesaenger.com/events/blackberry-smoke/

Alabama Coastal BirdFest (Free) Various Locations, A birding and nature festival with opportunities to see birds, alligators, wildflowers, dolphins, and other wildlife and learn about their habitats. Plus, we will offer workshops at 5 Rivers Delta Center. BirdFest showcases great bird- and nature-watching spots all around Baldwin and Mobile counties, including Fort Morgan, Dauphin Island, Weeks Bay, Mobile-Tensaw Delta, Bayou La Batre, Forever Wild Grand Bay Savanna, Gulf Shores, and more. 251-990-5004 www.weeksbay.org/events/alabamacoastal-birdfest/

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Friday October 5

First Friday Art Walk 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM, Downtown Fairhope, Fairhope, 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. Alabama Coastal BirdFest (Free)

Various Locations, A birding and nature festival with opportunities to see birds, alligators, wildflowers, dolphins, and other wildlife and learn about their habitats. Plus, we will offer workshops at 5 Rivers Delta Center. BirdFest showcases great bird- and nature-watching spots all around Baldwin and Mobile counties, including Fort Morgan, Dauphin Island, Weeks Bay, MobileTensaw Delta, Bayou La Batre, Forever Wild Grand Bay Savanna, Gulf Shores, and more. 251-990-5004 www.weeksbay.org/events/alabamacoastal-birdfest/ Ten65 Music Festival (Free) Downtown Mobile, Mobile, 36602 Converge on downtown Mobile and experience Ten65—a free, two day event that celebrates music, technology, and the culture of this awesome city on the rise. www.ten65festival.com

Saturday October 6

Tee’s the Season 7:00 AM Rock Creek Golf Club, 140 Clubhouse Drive Fairhope, 36532 Join Alabama Power Service Organization - Mobile Division Chapter for our 6th Annual Charity Golf Tournament. Proceeds from the tournament are used to provide Christmas gifts for children in need at non-profit organizations in our local communities. 251-694-2457 Spanish Fort Market Days 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM, 7361 Spanish Fort Boulevard, 7361 Spanish Fort Boulevard Spanish Fort, 36527 Join us for the Spanish Fort Market Each Saturday, September 15-October 27th from 8-12 in front of the Spanish Fort Community Center. Bird and Conservation Expo (Free) 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM, Halstead Amphitheater at Coastal Alabama Community College, 450 Fairhope Avenue Fairhope, 36532 Exhibits, vendors, artists, hands-on activities for all ages, live raptor demonstrations, sea creature touch tanks, and lots more! FREE, 9am4pm at Faulkner State Community College, Fairhope. 251-990-5004 www.weeksbay.org/events/alabamacoastal-birdfest Coastal Alabama Farmers & Fisherman’s Market 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM, 20733 Miflin Road Foley , 36535 As a local farmer’s market, we promote healthy foods from the Gulf Coast and make them available to our neighbors from all over the area. Our vendors, local farmers and fishermen, offer fresh fruits, vegetables, organic beef, seafood and other items. (251) 709-4469 Dauphin Island Plant Sale and Give-Away 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM, Green Park, 301 Lemoyne Drive Dauphin Island, 36528 sponsored by the Town of Dauphin Island, the event brings together multiple vendors offering for sale a wide variety of indoor and outdoor plants, trees, shrubs, sea oats and much

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FamilyCalendar more while Dauphin Island property owners can take home FREE plants. www.townofdauphinisland.org Tween Cards featuring Magic the Gathering 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM, Fairhope Public Library, 501 Fairhope Avenue Fairhope, 36532 Tween Cards featuring Magic the Gathering. 251-928-7483 www.fairhopelibrary.org/ 3rd Annual Fire Department Open House 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM, Bay Minette Fire Department, Bay Minette Join us for our 1st Fire Truck parade at 10AM! Parade route runs from BMES and ends at the Fire station. Spend the day at the Fire Station and enjoy food, refreshments, games, activities, tours and demonstrations by the Bay Minette Firefighters. Freddie the fire truck will make a debut. Tons of fun for kids and kids at heart. Baldwin County Home Builders Association’s 2018 Parade of Homes 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM, Baldwin County Parade of Homes. www.bchba.com Forty South Farms Grand Reopening 10:00 AM 25257 Glass Road Robertsdale, 36567 Come on out to Forty South Farms and support rebuilding the farm! It is under new management so it will be a little different but still the same farm we all love! We will have the petting zoo, pony rides, bounce houses, games, and our delicious pizza! (251) 978-0166 www.fortysouthfarms.com Festival of Flavor 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM, Downtown Foley, Foley, 36535 Come sample some of the best food, beer, wine and

much more! The festival will be full of tastings from food trucks to world renowned Chefs. The Festival will also have TV’s from small to large so you won’t miss your favorite Football games. www.alabamafestivalofflavor.com 2nd Annual Gulf Seafood Gala 6:00 PM Isle of Dauphin Club, 100 Orleans Drive Dauphin Island, 36528 Come enjoy tastings of delectable Gulf seafood prepared and presented by local and regional chefs. The event will also celebrate the 60th anniversary of historic Isle Dauphine Club. Local art, live musical entertainment and adult beverages will round out a wonderful evening on Dauphin Island.Proceeds will benefit Dauphin Island Heritage and Arts Council. www.eventbrite.com Mobile Symphony presents Roman Festivals 7:30 PM Saenger Theatre, 6 South Joachim Street Mobile, 36602 Join us on a musical journey to the Eternal City as Respighi’s cinematic musical style brings ancient Rome to life. 251-432-2010 mobilesymphony.org Alabama Coastal BirdFest (Free) Various Locations, A birding and nature festival with opportunities to see birds, alligators, wildflowers, dolphins, and other wildlife and learn about their

habitats. Plus, we will offer workshops at 5 Rivers Delta Center. BirdFest showcases great bird- and nature-watching spots all around Baldwin and Mobile counties, including Fort Morgan, Dauphin Island, Weeks Bay, Mobile-Tensaw Delta, Bayou La Batre, Forever Wild Grand Bay Savanna, Gulf Shores, and more. 251-990-5004 www.weeksbay.org/events/alabamacoastal-birdfest/ Living History Crew Drill USS Battleship Memorial Parkway, 2703 Battleship Parkway Mobile, 36602 Come see history come to life as our historical reenactors board the USS ALABAMA and the USS DRUM. See what life was like on these naval vessels during WWII. The men share the stories of our original crewmen and demonstrate jobs aboard the battleship and submarine. Don’t miss the air attack and “Call to Battle Stations” at 1:00 p.m. on the main deck of the ALABAMA. 251-433-2703 www.ussalabama.com Ten65 Music Festival (Free) Downtown Mobile, Mobile, 36602 Converge on downtown Mobile and experience Ten65—a free, two day event that celebrates music, technology, and the culture of this awesome city on the rise. www.ten65festival.com

Sunday October 7

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FamilyCalendar Cypress Gift Shop & Welcome Center Outdoor Market 12:30 PM - 4:00 PM, Five Rivers Delta Resource Center, 30945 Five Rivers Boulevard Spanish Fort, 36527 Visit our Welcome Center & Cypress Gift Shop for local arts & crafts, farmer’s market produce, and nature-themed gift items from the gift shop. (251) 625-0814 www.Alabama5Rivers.com Outdoor Market at 5 Rivers 12:30 PM - 4:30 PM, 5 Rivers Delta Resource Center, 30945 Five Rivers Boulevard Spanish Fort, 36527 Local, handmade arts & crafts, farmer’s market, and unique nature inspired items from the Cypress Gift Shop at 5 Rivers. 251-621-0782 www.outdooralabama.com/5-riversal-delta-resource-center/5-rivers-events Mobile Symphony presents Roman Festivals 2:30 PM Saenger Theatre, 6 South Joachim Street Mobile, 36602 Join us on a musical journey to the Eternal City as Respighi’s cinematic musical style brings ancient Rome to life. 251-432-2010 mobilesymphony.org

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Bras Across the “CAUSE”way 5K and Fun Run 5:15 PM USS Alabama Battleship Park, 2703 Battleship Parkway Mobile, 36602 Join us in our race to benefit Providence Hospital Breast Cancer Outreach Fund.

Baldwin County Pops Recital 6:00 PM Henry George Bluff Park, Fairhope, 36532 Baldwin Pops Concert - Bernstein, Jazz, and Our Southern Roots

Tuesday October 9

Tween Minecraft 4:15 PM - 5:30 PM, Fairhope Public Library, 501 Fairhope Avenue Fairhope, 36532 Tween Minecraft computer and coding game for ages 9 - 12 years is held every Tuesday in the Computer Lab. Sign-ups are required for each Minecraft session. Sign up on Eventbrite.com. 251-928-7483 www.fairhopelibrary.org/ Teen Minecraft 5:30 PM - 6:15 PM, Fairhope Public Library, 501 Fairhope Avenue Fairhope, 36532 Teen Minecraft computer and coding game for ages 13 - 18 years is held every Tuesday in the Computer Lab. Sign-ups are required for each Minecraft session. 251-928-7483 www.fairhopelibrary.org/ 5 Rivers Outdoor Adventure Night (Free) 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM, 5 Rivers Delta Resource Center, 30945 Five Rivers Boulevard Spanish Fort, 36527 Meet and mingle with local outdoor enthusiasts and enjoy monthly programs. Mobile Bay Audubon Society and Alabama Hiking Trail Society. 251-625-0814 www.outdooralabama.com/ activities/5-rivers-alabama-delta-resource-center

Wednesday October 10

Disney Junior Dance Party On Tour 6:00 PM Saenger Theatre, 6 South Joachim Street Mobile, 36602 Are you ready to DANCE?!? Disney Junior Dance Party On Tour is an ALL NEW interac-

tive live concert experience. Sing and dance along to Disney Junior’s greatest hits with your favorite characters. Kids of all ages and their families are all invited to the biggest dance party around! www.mobilesaenger.com/events/disney-junior-danceparty-on-tour

Thursday October 11 Brown Bag by the Bay

11:30 AM - 1:30 PM, Mayday Park, Daphne, 36526 Catt’s Brown Bag by the Bay is back at Daphne’s May Day Park.

Fairhope Outdoor Farmers Market 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM, Downtown Fairhope, Fairhope, 36532 The market is open on Thursdays only and features local farmers, bakers, fresh Baldwin County produce, fresh cut flowers, local honey, plants, baked goods and more. The Fairhope Public Library will have activities for children at 4 p.m. Next months dates are November 1st and 8th. (251) 929-1466 www.cofairhope.com A Night Honoring Heroes 5:30 PM Mobile Convention Center, 1 South Water Street Mobile, 36602 The University of South Alabama Medical Center will host “A Night Honoring Heroes” on Oct. 11, 2018. The gala will benefit USA Medical Center’s Level 1 Trauma Center and will honor the courage and dedication of first responders and medical professionals who help patients survive after a traumatic injury. www.usahealthsystem.com/heroes

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FamilyCalendar Friday October 12

Theatre 98 presents “Lost in Yonkers” 7:30 PM Theatre 98, 350 Morphy Avenue Fairhope, 36532 Theatre 98 presents “Lost in Yonkers” by Neil Simon, directed by Joe Fuselli. Dates: October 12-14, October 19-21, October 26-28, 2018 251-928-4366 www.theatre98.org

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neighbors from all over the area. Our vendors, local farmers and fishermen, offer fresh fruits, vegetables, organic beef, seafood and other items. (251) 709-4469 Tween D&D 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM, Fairhope Public Library, 501 Fairhope Avenue Fairhope, 36532 Tween D&D 251-928-7483 www.fairhopelibrary.org/

Shrimp Festival Run 7:30 AM 4385 William Silvers Parkway Orange Beach, 36561 2018 Annual National Shrimp Festival 5k/10k Run www.runsignup.com

Rivers on the Road—Blakely State Park (Free) 10:00 AM Blakely State Park , 34745 State Hwy 225 Spanish Fort, 36527 Join our staff for a raptor show and stay to enjoy the artillery demonstrations! 251-625-0814 www.Alabama5Rivers.com

Spanish Fort Market Days 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM, 7361 Spanish Fort Boulevard, 7361 Spanish Fort Boulevard Spanish Fort, 36527 Join us for the Spanish Fort Market Each Saturday, September 15-October 27th from 8-12 in front of the Spanish Fort Community Center.

Seasons Consignment Market Day 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM, 26992 Highway 181 Daphne, 36526 This event features arts, crafts, food trucks and other merchandise from local businesses. Let your little ones wear their favorite costumes because we will be passing out candy during this Market Day. More Market days November 10th and December 8th. www.facebook.com/SeasonsConsignment

8th Annual Dauphin Island Art Trail 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM, Various Locations, Dauphin Island More than 40 artists will be at 12 locations. Those attending may pick up a map at any of the locations and have it stamped at all locations to be eligible for prizes. There’ll be a free cross-island shuttle. www.arttrail.ArtDoesIt.com Coastal Alabama Farmers & Fisherman’s Market 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM, 20733 Miflin Road Foley , 36535 As a local farmer’s market, we promote healthy foods from the Gulf Coast and make them available to our

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Seasons Consignment Market Days 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM, Season’s Consignment , 26992 State Highway 181 Daphne , 36526 Join us for consignment, crafts and gifts. 251-459-0700 Theatre 98 presents “Lost in Yonkers” 7:30 PM Theatre 98, 350 Morphy Avenue Fairhope, 36532 Theatre 98 presents “Lost in Yonkers” by Neil Simon, directed by Joe Fuselli. Dates: October 12-14, October 19-21, October 26-28, 2018 251-928-4366 www.theatre98.org

Sunday October 14

Out of the Darkness Walk 1:00 PM Daphne City Hall, 1705 Main Street Daphne, 36526 The City of Daphne will host the Eighth Annual South Alabama Out of the Darkness Community Walk on Sunday, October 14th from 1 pm to 4 pm in front of Daphne City Hall. The net proceeds from the event will benefit the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, the leading national not-for profit organization exclusively dedicated to understanding and preventing suicide through research, education and advocacy, and reaching out to people with mental disorders and those impacted by suicide. www.afsp.donordrive.com Theatre 98 presents “Lost in Yonkers” 2:30 PM Theatre 98, 350 Morphy Avenue Fairhope, 36532 Theatre 98 presents “Lost in Yonkers” by Neil Simon, directed by Joe Fuselli. Dates: October 12-14, October 19-21, October 26-28, 2018 251-928-4366 www.theatre98.org Take Steps Gulf Coast 3:30 PM Fairhope Municipal Pier , 1 North Beach Road Fairhope, 36532 The Crohn’s & Colitis Take Steps Walk is one of the Foundation’s largest events committed to finding cures for digestive diseases. Our walks offer an incredible day for family, friends and the community to come together in celebration of all their hard work and dedication to our mission. www.online.ccfa.org

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4:30 PM Fort Gaines, 51 Bienville Boulevard Dauphin Island, 36528 Last Sunset Concert of the summer featuring Roman Street. www.townofdauphinisland.org Maxwell 8:00 PM Saenger Theatre, 6 South Joachim Street Mobile, 36602 Maxwell has artfully managed to transfix music lovers for more than two decades. Today, he announces his new “NIGHT” tour. www.mobilesaenger.com

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Tuesday October 16

5 Rivers StoryTime “Raccoon at Clear Creek Road” (Free) 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM, 5 Rivers Delta Resource Center, 30945 Five Rivers Boulevard Spanish Fort, 36527 The 1st and 3rd Tuesday of every month. This

week’s story is about an adventurous raccoon. Children under the age of 6 years are welcome to stop by for a free reading of a nature based story followed by arts and crafts. No registration necessary. 251-625-0814 www.Alabama5Rivers.com Tween Minecraft 4:15 PM - 5:30 PM, Fairhope Public Library, 501 Fairhope Avenue Fairhope, 36532 Tween Minecraft computer and coding game for ages 9 - 12 years is held every Tuesday in the Computer Lab. Sign-ups are required for each Minecraft session. Sign up on Eventbrite.com. 251-928-7483 www.fairhopelibrary.org/ Teen Minecraft 5:30 PM - 6:15 PM, Fairhope Public Library, 501 Fairhope Avenue Fairhope, 36532 Teen Minecraft computer and coding game for ages 13 - 18 years is held every Tuesday in the Computer Lab. Sign-ups are required for each Minecraft session. Sign up on Eventbrite.com. 251-928-7483 www.fairhopelibrary.org/

Wednesday October 17

Bob Dylan & His Band 8:00 PM Saenger Theatre, 6 South Joachim Street Mobile, 36602 Maxwell has artfully managed to transfix music lovers for more than two decades. Today, he announces his new “NIGHT” tour. www.mobilesaenger.com

Thursday October 18

Brown Bag by the Bay 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM, Mayday Park, Daphne, 36526

Catt’s Brown Bag by the Bay is back at Daphne’s May Day Park. Fairhope Outdoor Farmers Market 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM, Downtown Fairhope, Fairhope, 36532 The market is open on Thursdays only and features local farmers, bakers, fresh Baldwin County produce, fresh cut flowers, local honey, plants, baked goods and more. The Fairhope Public Library will have activities for children at 4 p.m. Next months dates are November 1st and 8th. (251) 929-1466 www.cofairhope.com Girls Night Out 5:00 PM 9:00 PM, The Wharf - Red or White , 4851 Wharf Parkway Orange Beach, 36561 Good friends take care of you. GREAT friends take ya shopping! Get the gals together for a much-needed girl’s night at The Wharf complete with exclusive deals, food, beverages, and prizes aplenty. We are pleased to give you an excuse to indulge in a little retail therapy with the ladies! www.alwharf.com Movies at Meyer Park (Free) 6:00 PM Meyer Park, 400 East 22nd Avenue Gulf Shores, 36542 Locals and visitors are invited to bring their lawn chairs and blankets and join us at Meyer Park on Sept. 27, Oct. 4 and Oct. 18 for a movie under the stars! www.gulfshoresal.gov/movies

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5th Annual Golf Benefit 8:30 AM TimberCreek Golf Club, 9650 Timbercreek Boulevard Spanish Fort, 36527 All proceeds for the Catholic Schools of Christ the King, St. Patrick & St. Benedict 205-999-5802 Down in the Delta Vintage & Antiques Market 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM, 48738 US Highway 31 Bay Minette, 36507(251) 937-3572 www.downinthedelta.net 8th Annual Chip in for Autism Golf Tournament ($60) 11:30 AM Azalea City Golf Course, 1000 Gaillard Drive Mobile, 36608 8th Annual Chip in for Autism Golf Tournament benefiting Woody’s Song School. The four-man scramble includes s bucket of range balls, tournament round and cart. Refreshments and dinner are also provided. 251-656-0070 FEEF Presents School of Rock 6:30 PM Fairhope Civic Center, 161 North Section Street Fairhope, 36532 Enjoy a fun night as FEEF Presents School of Rock on Friday, October 19, 2018, 6:30 p.m. at the Fairhope Civic Center. The night will pay tribute to great rock and roll and will have amazing food, drinks and live music by the Foxy Iguanas beginning at 8:00 p.m. 251-990-3333 www.feefonline.org Movie on the Promenade 6:30 PM GulfQuest Maritime Museum, 155 South Water Street Mobile, 36602 Grab a blanket or chair and join GulfQuest for a movie outside on the Riverfront Promenade. Coming hungry after work? Our in house restaurant, The Galley, will be offering a pizza slice and a drink for just $5. 251-436-8901 www.gulfquest.org South Baldwin Community Theatre presents “The Crucible” 7:30 PM South Baldwin Community Theatre, 2022 West 2nd Street Gulf Shores, 36542 South Baldwin Community Theatre presents “The Crucible”. www.sbct.biz Theatre 98 presents “Lost in Yonkers” 7:30 PM Theatre 98, 350 Morphy Avenue Fairhope, 36532 Theatre 98 presents “Lost in Yonkers” by Neil Simon, directed by Joe Fuselli. Dates: October 12-14, October 19-21, October 26-28, 2018 251-928-4366 www.theatre98.org Mobile Opera presents The Barber of Seville 8:00 PM The Temple Downtown, 351 St Francis Street Mobile, 36602 Rossini’s famous comedy about the lengths to which one will go to win love. The rascal, Figaro, gets Count Almaviva in all sorts of trouble as they try to steal Rosina from under the suspicious eye of her jealous guardian, Dr. Bartolo. Lots of bumbling fun and a happy ending. www.mobileopera.org

Saturday October 20

Stan Mahoney Youth Fishing Tournament ($25 per person)

6:00 AM - 12:00 PM, Barber Marina, 26986 Fish Trap Road Elberta, 36530 Help support and encourage

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future generations to develop a connection to our watershed that will last a lifetime. Registration forms can be found online. Please check website often as tournament date approaches for possible changes. Captain’s meeting October 19, 2018 at 6:00pm. www.wolfbaywatch.org 5th Annual Run for Hope 8:00 AM Foley First Baptist Church, 221 North Alston Street Foley, 36535 Hope Haven will host the 5th Annual Run for Hope “Free Them” 5K. www.hopehavenal.com Spanish Fort Market Days 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM, 7361 Spanish Fort Boulevard, 7361 Spanish Fort Boulevard Spanish Fort, 36527 Join us for the Spanish Fort Market Each Saturday, September 15-October 27th from 8-12 in front of the Spanish Fort Community Center. 2018 DSSM Buddy Walk 9:00 AM Bienville Square, 150 Dauphin Street Mobile, 36602 Join us to honor and celebrate individuals with Down syndrome in our communities. This event is focused on raising awareness and funds for programs that benefit people with Down syndrome and their families www.ndss.org/buddy_walk/2018-dssm-buddy-walk Coastal Alabama Farmers & Fisherman’s Market 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM, 20733 Miflin Road Foley , 36535 As a local farmer’s market, we promote healthy foods from the Gulf Coast and make them available to our neighbors from all over the area. Our vendors, local farmers and fishermen, offer fresh fruits, vegetables, organic beef, seafood and other items. (251) 709-4469 Down in the Delta Vintage & Antiques Market 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM, 48738 US Highway 31 Bay Minette, 36507 You will find vintage and antique treasures, specialty products, fine crafts, food and much more. Get a jump start on holiday shopping! (251) 937-3572 www.downinthedelta.net Kiwanis 8th Annual Gumbo Championship ($10, Children ages 12 and under are free when accompanied by a paying adult) 11:00 AM Alabama Coastal Community

College Halstead Amphitheatre, 450 Fairhope Avenue Fairhope, 36532 The Gumbo Championship will include a craft show, inflatables and face painting for the kids, food and entertainment by the Modern Eldorados. Everyone who purchase a ticket will get to sample the gumbo and vote for their favorite for the People’s Choice Award. 812-350-8808 www.eventbrite.com Land Rover Gulf Coast Wine on the River Mobile 4:00 PM Cooper Riverside Park, 101 South Water Street Mobile, 36602 Sample wine from national and international vineyards. With an “Around the World” theme focusing on cultural regions there will be wine and food for purchase in each selected area. Live music entertainment will be going throughout the evening to keep the fun going. www.eventbrite.com South Baldwin Community Theatre presents “The Crucible” 7:30 PM South Baldwin Community Theatre, 2022 West 2nd Street Gulf Shores, 36542 South Baldwin Community Theatre presents “The Crucible”. www.sbct.biz Theatre 98 presents “Lost in Yonkers” 7:30 PM Theatre 98, 350 Morphy Avenue Fairhope, 36532 Theatre 98 presents “Lost in Yonkers” by Neil

Simon, directed by Joe Fuselli. Dates: October 12-14, October 19-21, October 26-28, 2018 251-928-4366 www.theatre98.org The Salty Worm Brackish Classic and Delta Bash Bluegill Restaurant, 3775 Battleship Parkway Spanish Fort, 36527 251-460-6209 www.usahealthsystem.com/saltyworm Tri The Gulf Isle Dauphine Golf Club, 100 Orleans Drive Dauphin Island, 36528 Brought to you by the Mobile Bar Foundation, Tri the Gulf is a sprint triathlon on Dauphin Island, Alabama consisting of a 600 yard Gulf swim, 16.7 mile island + bridge bike, and 3.25 mile island run (mostly off road on a well kept golf course). www.trithegulf.racesonline.com

Sunday October 21

Grand Opening Celebration 10:00 AM We Rock the Spectrum, 1802 US Daphne, 36426 Join us for the Grand Opening of We Rock the Spectrum - Daphne! A day of fun with our trampoline, zip line, fun swings, face-painting, Raffle prizes and wonderful food from local neighborhood businesses. Meet the owners, learn about our programs and just have fun! USA Children’s & Women’s Hospital NICU Reunion 2018 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM, 1700 Center Street Mobile, 36604 NICU reunion. All former NICU patients are welcome, no matter their current age. www.usahealthsystem.com Mobile Opera presents The Barber of Seville 2:00 PM The Temple Downtown, 351 St Francis Street Mobile, 36602 Rossini’s famous comedy about the lengths to which one will go to win love. The rascal, Figaro, gets Count Almaviva in all sorts of trouble as they try to steal Rosina from under the suspicious eye of her jealous guardian, Dr. Bartolo. Lots of bumbling fun and a happy ending. www.mobileopera.org South Baldwin Community Theatre presents “The Crucible” 2:30 PM South Baldwin Community Theatre, 2022 West 2nd Street Gulf Shores, 36542 South Baldwin Community Theatre presents “The Crucible”. www.sbct.biz Theatre 98 presents “Lost in Yonkers” 2:30 PM Theatre 98, 350 Morphy Avenue Fairhope, 36532 Theatre 98 presents “Lost in Yonkers” by Neil Simon, directed by Joe Fuselli. Dates: October 12-14, October 19-21, October 26-28, 2018 251-928-4366 www.theatre98.org

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Burgers & Bingo (Free) 6:00 PM 8:00 PM, Downtown Bay Minette, Bay Minette AL, 36507 This family event will feature lots of fun games set up on the Courthouse lawn for all to enjoy! There will also be a series of bingo games played for the chance to win prizes, hamburgers and drinks for sale, along with other treats. (251) 580-1619 www.cityofbayminette.org One Night in Havana 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM, Brookley Airfield, 1886 Fifth Street Mobile, 36615 One Night in Havana will transport you to a tropical nightclub filled with the sights, sounds and flavors of Havana. The evening includes live music, food and drink and charitable gaming. Stop at the tables for blackjack, roulette, craps and poker, in addition to slot machines, then take your chips to the prize table and enter to win the item or experience of your choice. www.onenightinevent.com Riley Green 7:30 PM Saenger Theatre, 6 South Joachim Street Mobile, 36602 Flipside & 95KSJ present Riley Green special guest Troy Cartwright Outlaws Like Us Tour. www.mobilesaenger.com

Friday October 26

Gospel Fest - LIVE at 5pm 5:00 PM Coastal Community College Amphitheatre, 450 Fairhope Avenue Fairhope, 36532 Gospel Fest

- part of the LIVE at 5 series. Brought to you by Rotary Youth Club of Fairhope 251-929-2910 2nd Annual Haunted Bike Ride 6:00 PM Green Park, 301 Lemoyne Drive Dauphin Island, 36528 A fun bike ride past some of the most haunted spots on Dauphin Island! Come join us for live music, candy for the kids and awards for the best costumes! This race benefits ARF. All riders must be 18 or older to participate. (251) 861-5525 www.townofdauphinisland.org Forks and Corks 6:00 PM 9:00 PM, Estuarium at Dauphin Island Sea Lab, 101 Bienville Boulevard Dauphin Island, 36528 Fundraising Gala and Seafood Extravaganza featuring a culinary challenge by student chefs from Mobile County Public School System’s Hospitality and Tourism Program at the Estuarium. 251-861-2141 www.artsealab.org/about/corks-andforks-culinary-arts-competition South Baldwin Community Theatre presents “The Crucible” 7:30 PM South Baldwin Community Theatre, 2022 West 2nd Street Gulf Shores, 36542 South Baldwin Community Theatre presents “The Crucible”. www.sbct.biz

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Saturday October 27

2018 Turkey Trot, Fun Run and Family Festival 8:00 AM Daphne City Hall, 1708 Main Street Daphne, 36526 Turkey Trot 5K, Fun Run, and Family Fun Festival www.prodiseepantry.org Making Strides Against Breast Cancer 8:00 AM - 11:00 AM, Bienville Square, 150 Dauphin Street Mobile, 36602 Join us for the 11th annual Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk of South Alabama! Making Strides is a 3.5 mile fundraising walk to raise awareness about breast cancer and raise funds for research and patient support services. www.makingstrideswalk.org/mobileal Prodisee Pantry Turkey Trot 8:00 AM Daphne City Hall, 1705 Main Street Daphne, 36526 Each race entry pays for a turkey for a Baldwin County family in need this Thanksgiving season. 5K begins at 8am and Fun Run begins at 9am. Participants can register in person at McCoy Outdoor Company, Run-n-Tri in Mobile, or Running Wild in Fairhope until noon October 25th. Online registration deadline is 12pm October 26th. Early Packet Pick-up is Friday, October 26th from 3pm - 7pm at Prodisee Pantry (9315 Spanish Fort Boulevard, Spanish Fort, AL 36527). Race Day Registration Packet Pick-up will be in front of City Hall from 7am - 7:45am. www.prodiseepantry.org Spanish Fort Market Days 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM, 7361 Spanish Fort Boulevard Spanish Fort, 36527 Join us for the Spanish Fort Market Each Saturday, September 15-October 27th from 8-12 in front of the Spanish Fort Community Center. British Car Festival 2018 9:00 AM Fairhope United Methodist Church, 155 South Section Street Fairhope, 36532 Annual British Car Festival – in beautiful downtown Fairhope. Free to look, fee to enter your car. Coastal Alabama Farmers & Fisherman’s Market 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM, 20733 Miflin Road Foley , 36535 As a local farmer’s market, we promote healthy foods from the Gulf Coast and make them available to our neighbors from all over the area. Our vendors, local farmers and fishermen, offer fresh fruits, vegetables, organic beef, seafood and other items. (251) 709-4469 ARTSealab Festival 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM, Dauphin Island Sea Lab, 101 Bienville Boulevard Dauphin Island, 36528 Enjoy exploring estuarine life through visual and performance art. Artists will be invited to display Artwork for sale to the public, Local artisans will present live demonstrations of cultural heritage and life on the gulf coast, live music and hands on arts and science for all ages. (281) 861-2141 www.artsealab.org Children’s Business Fair 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM, Centennial Park, 1706 Main Street Daphne, 36526 The Eastern Shore Children’s Business Fair inspires children to discover their inner entrepreneur. This one-day market gives children the opportunity to showcase their very own businesses. www.childrensbusinessfair.org/daphne

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Daphne Library Fall Tea 10:30 AM 12:00 PM, Daphne Public Library, 2607 Highway 98 Daphne, 36526 Register for this event and join us in the Library Community Room for Taiwanese Tea and Vietnamese Food demonstrations. Special guests Clare Wahlers and Tung Nguyen. Girl talk over tea for all ages! 251-621-2818 www.daphnelibrary.org Animal Art Safari (Pre purchase $50/person or $75/

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5:00 PM - 8:00 PM, Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo, 1204 Gulf Shores Parkway Gulf Shores, 36542 Live and silent auction featuring artwork painted by our animals! Learn how keepers work with our Zoo residents and meet some of our animal ambassadors. Enjoy gourmet, picnic-style appetizers, beverages, including wine and beer, all while listening to the music of Roman Street band and Dr Rock. 251-968-5732 www.alabamagulfcoastzoo.org The Rileigh and Raylee Angel Ride Foundation 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM, PZK Hall, 17933 AL Highway 104 Robertsdale, 36567 The Rileigh and Raylee Angel Ride Foundation will hold a drawdown and silent auction at the PZK Hall in Robertsdale. The event will have entertainment by Last Call Rodeo beginning at 6:30pm.The Rileigh and Raylee Angel Ride Foundation formed in 2002 to provide financial assistance to families of children with health problems that may not be covered by insurance. 251-232-0704 www.angel-ride.org South Baldwin Community Theatre presents “The Crucible” 7:30 PM South Baldwin Community Theatre, 2022 West 2nd Street Gulf Shores, 36542 South Baldwin Community Theatre presents “The Crucible”. www.sbct.biz Theatre 98 presents “Lost in Yonkers” 7:30 PM Theatre 98, 350 Morphy Avenue Fairhope, 36532 Theatre 98 presents “Lost in Yonkers” by Neil Simon, directed by Joe Fuselli. Dates: October 12-14, October 19-21, October 26-28, 2018 251-928-4366 www.theatre98.org

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ARTSealab Festival 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM, Dauphin Island Sea Lab, 101 Bienville Boulevard Dauphin Island, 36528 Enjoy exploring estuarine life through visual and performance art. Artists will be invited to display Artwork for sale to the public, Local artisans will present live demonstrations of cultural heritage and life on the gulf coast, live music and hands on arts and science for all ages. (281) 861-2141 www.artsealab.org South Baldwin Community Theatre presents “The Crucible” 2:30 PM South Baldwin Community Theatre, 2022 West 2nd Street Gulf Shores, 36542 South Baldwin Community Theatre presents “The Crucible”. www.sbct.biz Theatre 98 presents “Lost in Yonkers” 2:30 PM Theatre 98, 350 Morphy Avenue Fairhope, 36532 Theatre 98 presents “Lost in Yonkers” by Neil Simon, directed by Joe Fuselli. Dates: October 12-14,

October 19-21, October 26-28, 2018 251-928-4366 www.theatre98.org Don Felder 7:30 PM Saenger Theatre, 6 South Joachim Street Mobile, 36602 Don Felder in concert. www.mobilesaenger.com

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Tween Minecraft 4:15 PM - 5:30 PM, Fairhope Public Library, 501 Fairhope Avenue Fairhope, 36532 Tween Minecraft computer and coding game for ages 9 - 12 years is held every Tuesday in the Computer Lab. Sign-ups are required for each Minecraft session. Sign up on Eventbrite.com. 251-928-7483 www.fairhopelibrary.org/ Teen Breakout 5:30 PM Fairhope Public Library, 501 Fairhope Avenue Fairhope, 36532 Teen Breakout for ages 9-12. 251-928-7483 www.fairhopelibrary.org/ Teen Minecraft 5:30 PM - 6:15 PM, Fairhope Public Library, 501 Fairhope Avenue Fairhope, 36532 Teen Minecraft computer and coding game for ages 13 - 18 years is held every Tuesday in the Computer Lab. Sign-ups are required for each Minecraft session. Sign up on Eventbrite.com. 251-928-7483 www.fairhopelibrary.org/

Thursday November 1

Brown Bag by the Bay 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM, Mayday Park, Daphne, 36526 Catt’s Brown Bag by the Bay is back at Daphne’s May Day Park.

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Toys For Tots Motorcycle Ride 8:00 AM USS Battleship Memorial Parkway, 2703 Battleship Parkway Mobile, 36602 Toys For Tots will kick-off their holiday campaign at Battleship Memorial Park with the popular Motorcycle Ride. Registration begins at 8:00 a.m. and kickstands up at 11:00 a.m. Bring a new, unwrapped toy for the toy drive. 2018 Holiday Market (Food

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10:00 AM - 4:00 PM, Baldwin County Coliseum, 19477 Fairgrounds Road Robertsdale, 36567 Celebrate the holiday season with Baldwin County Boss Babes at the 2018 Holiday Market! With 100+ vendors and hourly giveaways, we have something for everyone! Browse through our vendor booths which include boutique clothing, jewelry, wreaths, handmade gifts, holiday items, baked goods and more! A canned food item or $1 donation is requested for entry. Your donations benefit Project Care in Robertsdale. www.baldwincountybossbabes.com DIPG Warrior Walk 10:00 AM USS Battleship Memorial Parkway, 2703 Battleship Parkway Mobile, 36602 Join us on November 3 in Mobile, AL to Wage War on DIPG with the DIPG Warrior Walk. A family friendly walk to honor our DIPG Warriors and fund vital research to help find a cure! www.csnevents.org/mobilewarrior

Tarawa and Makin Island Living History Days 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM, Fort Morgan, 110 Alabama Highway 180 Gulf Shores, 36542 Fort Morgan will be hosting a living history event to include WWII weapons demonstrations and living history programs. www.fort-morgan.org/calendar-events/ Oyster Cook Off and Craft Beer Weekend 11:00 AM The Hangout, 101 East Beach Boulevard Gulf Shores, 36542 Oyster Cook Off & Craft Beer at The Hangout in Gulf Shores. The Southeast’s hottest chefs will compete in three categories for the best oyster, and you will have the chance to taste them all. 251-948-3030 www.eventbrite.com An Evening with Beegie Adair 4:00 PM Steinway & Sons, 11247 US-31 Spanish Fort, 36527 An intimate evening of music and conversation with one of our most beloved pianists. Joining Ms. Adair will be her longtime bassist, friend & trio-mate, Roger Spencer. 615-414-4591 www.eventbrite.com Indian Festival of Lights 5:00 PM Fairhope Municipal Pier , 1 North Beach Road Fairhope, 36532 Join Children of the World for this highly anticipated community event! The festival and “community dessert party” start at 5:00pm in the park area south of Fairhope Pier and culminate with the releasing of lanterns over Mobile Bay. (more info below on lanterns) Family friendly games, activities, and Bollywood Dancing will continue until 6:30pm at which time families may begin releasing their lanterns. The festival is free to attend! Children of the World will provide activities, entertainment, and drinks for the dessert party. Attendees are asked to bring any seating they wish to use (chairs or blankets) and a dessert to share.

ESRT presents “Mary Poppins Jr.” 7:00 PM Fairhope Civic Center, 161 North Section Street Fairhope, 36532 ESRT presents “Mary Poppins, Jr.” November 2-4. www.eventbrite.com

Sunday November 4

Weddings to Brag About Bridal & Special Event Show 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM, Azalea Manor, 751 Dauphin Street Mobile, 36602 One of the south’s longest running bridal and special event shows is getting ready for another great year! Join us November 4, 2018 from Noon-4PM at Mobile’s beautiful Azalea Manor! One lucky couple will win a FREE wedding, reception, and honeymoon! www.weddingstobragabout.com ESRT presents “Mary Poppins Jr.” 2:00 PM Fairhope Civic Center, 161 North Section Street Fairhope, 36532 ESRT presents “Mary Poppins, Jr.” November 2-4. www.eventbrite.com Vince Gill 7:30 PM Saenger Theatre, 6 South Joachim Street Mobile, 36602 One of the most popular and most recorded singers of the past quarter-century, superstar Vince Gill has become the measure of excellence in country music. His vocal performances are spellbinding, his songwriting emo-

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West Florida, our Youth Showcase, and an in schools outreach program for over a dozen Baldwin and Escambia County Schools. 251-978-6213 www.fbisf.com

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10:00 AM The Wharf, 23101 Canal Road Orange Beach, 36561 Join the World Food Championships for the biggest event in the industry as they surround the MAIN EVENT at The Wharf with countless fun foodie activities! While more than 1500 chefs and home cooks battle it out for Food Fame & Fortune, you can join in on the action by attending one of the spirited cocktail gatherings or competing in the family focused, foodie-driven World Food Games. 931-261-8446 www.worldfoodchampionships.com Fall into Family Fun Bingo Night 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM, Fairhope Intermediate School, 2 North Bishop Street Fairhope, 36532 Eat dinner, play Bingo and win prizes! All proceeds raised will go back into the classrooms and directly benefit students at Fairhope Intermediate School. (251) 928-7841 www.fairhopeintermediate.com 6th Annual Fairhope Film Festival

Various Locations, Fairhope, 36532 The Fairhope Film Festival is a film lover’s film festival held each year on the second weekend in November, offering participants the opportunity to see world-class award winning films in a unique, picturesque location over a four-day period. The focus is on national and international film festival competition finalists of the past year: the “best of the best” in cinema arts. Notable foreign and feature films, documentaries and shorts—many that never made it to the big box theaters or were only there briefly–will be selected for appreciative audiences. Although the festival will pull out all the stops, Southern-style, to host opening and closing events and parties, the emphasis will be on the art of filmmaking and the experience of seeing exceptional films. Directors, actors and screenwriters will participate in the screenings both in person and via live electronic transmission. 251-990-7957 www.fairhopefilmfestival.org

Frank Brown International Songwriters’ Festival’s 34th Annual Gathering Various Locations, Frank Brown International Festival presents the 34th annual gathering slated for November 8 - November 18, 2018. Intimate in-the-round acoustic concerts held at choice coastal venues will feature the world’s best songwriters sharing songs and the stories behind them. The gathering benefits key organizations such as the Larry Butler Foundation for Music at the University of

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Allergies in Food Service Industry (Free) 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM, The Palms, 4830 Main Street Orange Beach, 36561 The Allergy & Asthma Network and World Food Championships have teamed up to take a closer look at the highly talked about topic of Allergies in Food Service Industry. Come hear our panel of experts: Ruchi Gupta, MD Michael Pistiner, and MD Celebrity Chef Elizabeth Falkner discuss some of the major factors to consider when dealing with food allergies. www.allergyasthmanetwork.org/wfc/ Ovation 7:30:00 PM Mobile Civic Center, 401 Civic Center Drive Mobile, 36601 “Ovation” is a one-night-only performance honoring music legends deserving of generations of “ovation” – including Louis Armstrong, Frank Sinatra, George Gershwin and more. The vision of new Artistic Director Katia Garza is a mix of kinetic energy, exhilarating music and dynamic dance unique to the Mobile stage. More than 30 dancers will take the stage including internationally renowned Ballet Master Israel Rodriguez, Eduardo Pi Iglesias, and other guest artists. A music score takes the audience from Frank Sinatra to Louis Armstrong, John Williams, George Gershwin, Nina Simone, Piazzolla and more. 251-342-2241 www.mobileballet.org 6th Annual Fairhope Film Festival Various Locations, Fairhope, 36532 Details Thursday November 8. 251-990-7957 www.fairhopefilmfestival.org Frank Brown International Songwriters’ Festival’s 34th Annual Gathering Various Locations, Details Thursday November 8. 251-978-6213 www.fbisf.com

Saturday November 10

Marsh Madness 6:00 AM BlueGill Restaurant on the Causeway, 3775 Battleship Parkway Spanish Fort, 36527 SFEEF presents the 4th Annual Marsh Madness Fall Fishing Tournament at Bluegill Restaurant on the Causeway. www.sfeef.com

1165th MP Company, the British Car Club and many other local groups. World Food Championships ($10 at the gate for a day pass (children 12 years and under get in Free)) 10:00 AM The Wharf, 23101 Canal Road Orange Beach, 36561 Details November 8. 931-261-8446 www.worldfoodchampionships.com 6th Annual Fairhope Film Festival Various Locations, Fairhope, Details November 8. 251-990-7957 www.fairhopefilmfestival.org Frank Brown International Songwriters’ Festival’s 34th Annual Gathering Various Locations, Details November 8. 251-978-6213 www.fbisf.com

Sunday November 11

World Food Championships ($10 at the gate for a day pass (children 12 years and under get in Free)) 10:00 AM The Wharf, 23101 Canal Road Orange Beach, 36561 Details November 8. 931-261-8446 www.worldfoodchampionships.com 6th Annual Fairhope Film Festival Various Locations, Fairhope Details November 8. 251-990-7957 www.fairhopefilmfestival.org

Classes/Meetings 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. 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.

Brunch Fest 10:00 AM Bienville Square, Mobile, 36602 Join us for a day of great brunch foods, live jazz music, Bloody Mary’s & Mimosas! The event will be held in beautiful Downtown Mobile at Bienville Square. This fundraiser will benefit Lifelines Counseling Services and its many programs. Local restaurants will be cooking some delicious brunch food items for you to taste. www.eventbrite.com

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 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.

Fairhope Veteran’s Day Parade 10:00 AM Downtown Fairhope, Fairhope, 36532 The City of Fairhope will honor its military veterans with a Veterans Day Parade on Saturday, November 10, 2018. The parade will start at 10 a.m. and will begin and end at the Fairhope Civic Center. Participants include local veterans organizations, military vehicles, local boy and Girl Scout troops, the Fairhope High School Band, the Daphne High School ROTC, the

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 pm8pm. Call 251-947-4700 to register for either class. at The Family Center is located at 22671 Hwy. 59 South, Robertsdale.

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SupportGroups Fairhope MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers) (Meets During School Year Only) We meet 9:30 a.m. 11:30 a.m. every 2nd & 4th Monday (during the school year) at Fairhope United Methodist Church. All mothers of young children are welcome. Email fairhopemops@ yahoo.com for how to register. 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. *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 251-626-1610 to register, 27365 Pollard Rd, Daphne. 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. 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. For

information, please email jlbarber5@ bellsouth.net or call 251-455-6453. 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. 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. Gift of Life The Gift of Life is a required maternity care program for Medicaid patients or Medicaid-eligible patients. The Gift

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of Life Program provides a caring system of prenatal services; education and care coordination for expectant moms and their babies. For info contact 949-3781. 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

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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. Pre-registration required. Call 251279-1373 or visit www. thomashospital.com for upcoming classes and

registration. Natural Childbirth Classes, Fertility Awareness, Motherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 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). Preregistration 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 Harbor at Thomas Hospital. 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 more information. 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. We make every effort to ensure the accuracy of these calendar events. However, you should call ahead to confirm dates, times, location, and other information.

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God Bless the Broken Road

Searching MPAA Rating: PG-13 Overall: AViolence: B+ Sexual Content: B+ Profanity: C+ Alcohol / Drug Use: D This film, which is about a missing teenage girl, introduces us to her high school slogan: “Home of the Catfish”. For those of us who are not up to date on current word usage, a “catfish” is someone who creates a fake online persona. The plot focuses on the Kim family in San Jose, CA: David (John Cho), mourning his wife, Pamela (Sarah Sohn), who died of cancer, and their daughter, Margot (Michelle La). David misses a call from his daughter one night, and over the course of the next day frantically and unsuccessfully tries to reach her. He files a missing persons report with the local police. The case is picked up by Detective Rosemary Vick (Debra Messing), who enlists David’s help in sorting through his daughter’s friends and schoolmates. In doing so, David learns he has been unaware of significant aspects of Margot’s life. This film breaks new ground in moviemaking as the entire story is literally told on screens: laptops, TV’s, cell phones, and security cameras. It’s a startlingly realistic portrayal of modern computer use (despite the fact that David seems to keep his webcam window open on his computer far more than most people would), and it manages to add a lot of detail to his character. Searching is a powerful film that almost brought me – usually impervious to drama-induced emotion – to tears. It is not suitable for children or most teens and is a very difficult story for parents (especially anxious ones). Parents or teens who watch this well written and thought-provoking movie will find much to discuss. This movie also lends itself to a conversation that is even more important than “teach your daughter to be careful”: the discussion around “teach your son not to be a predator”.

MPAA Rating: PG Overall: B+ Violence: BSexual Content: A Profanity: A Alcohol / Drug Use: A Amber Hill (Lindsay Pulsipher) is barely treading water. The death of her husband (Darren Hill) in Afghanistan has left her with a daughter, Bree (Makenzie Moss), a house she can no longer afford, mother-in-law problems, crushing grief, and shattered faith in God. Cody Jackson (Andrew W. Walker) is a slow learner. The stock car driver keeps on crashing cars. Cody is so obsessed with speed that he refuses to listen to cooler heads telling him to decelerate in the turns so he can accelerate in the straightway. His exasperated manager sends him to Amber’s small Kentucky town to train with local garage owner and racing expert, Joe Carter (Gary Grubbs). Will Amber heal from her husband’s death? Will she recover her faith in a loving God? Will Cody finally listen to good advice and stop wrecking cars? And will Amber and Cody be able to help each other? God Bless the Broken Road would be a better movie if the answer to any of these questions were in doubt. The movie’s biggest weakness is its predictability: there is very little uncertainty about how the story is going to turn out. That being said, viewers looking for a family-friendly movie that extols the virtues of Christianity and American patriotism will find little to complain about here. Positive messages about community, compassion and forgiveness are the highlights of this picture. The only potential content issues center around the ambush in which Darren Hill is killed. The violence is highly sanitized, though, and no blood or graphic injuries are visible.

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Kin MPAA Rating: PG-13 Overall: D Violence: D Sexual Content: C Profanity: CAlcohol / Drug Use: C It can be inexpressibly painful to watch the innocent suffer for someone else’s bad choices. The innocent characters in Kin are Eli Solinski (Myles Truitt), a 14-year-old African-American and his adoptive white father, Hal (Dennis Quaid). The pair live in an unnamed Rust Belt city where Hal works in construction and tries to instill his personal ethic of hard work and honesty in his son. Meanwhile, Eli searches dilapidated buildings looking for copper wire to strip and sell. To increase the trouble quotient, Eli’s older brother, Jimmy (Jack Reynor), returns home after six years in prison. Jimmy has some significant baggage: in return for protection in prison, he accrued a $60,000 debt. And the criminals who provided the protection now want payment in full or they will kill both Hal and Eli. With his back against the wall, Jimmy agrees to help Taylor (James Franco) and his thugs rob the safe in Hal’s office. Tragically, Hal walks in at the wrong moment. In the shootout, Hal winds up dead, Taylor’s brother is dead, and Jimmy is on the run. Not surprisingly, Jimmy is a terrible substitute parent. One of the most upsetting parts of this film is when Eli grabs his weapon and kills men who are trying to shoot his brother. Any movie that turns a 14-year-old into a killer, for any reason, raises red flags for parents. Sexual issues are also problematic. Don’t let Kin rob you of 102 minutes of your life. Eastern Shore Parents I October 2018

MPAA Rating: PG Overall: B+ Violence: BSexual Content: A Profanity: B+ Alcohol / Drug Use: A Based on the 1973 novel of the same name by John Bellairs, The House with a Clock in Its Walls introduces audiences to a spooky home full of magic, secrets, and more chocolate chip cookies than you might expect. Following the death of his parents, 10-year-old protagonist Lewis Barnavelt (Owen Vaccaro) moves in with his eccentric uncle Jonathan (Jack Black) in his mysterious mansion. Next-door neighbor Florence Zimmerman (Cate Blanchett) is a frequent visitor to the home and has a relationship with Jonathan that is marked by insulting repartee and friendship in equal measure. This film provides a lot of scary fun, but it is definitely too frightening for young or sensitive children. The movie does an excellent job of capturing that Addams Family meets Disney’s Haunted Mansion vibe and providing a pseudo-Gothic horror aesthetic geared towards children. Even better than the eerie atmosphere is the writing. Character dialogue is brisk and snappy. Other positive aspects of this picture are its messages around accepting who you are, developing new skills, following the rules, and embracing family relationships. However, you’re still going to have to sit through a good deal of potty humor. But if you can make it through that, then maybe the good-hearted fun of the movie will haunt you all the way home. 80