Community Calendar

Get ready for a fun-filled day of creativity, confidence, and kid-powered businesses at the Toons & Treasures Kids Market! Young entrepreneurs will take over the market, selling their own creations, meeting customers, earning money, and getting real hands-on experience running a business. Come shop, support these amazing kids, and see what Birmingham’s youngest business owners have created!
And it’s not too late to join the fun! If your child has a great idea, a creative talent, or dreams of having their own business, there’s still time to sign up and become a vendor. Register today and let them turn their big idea into a real business! Kidsmarkets.com

CCT Presents the musical Come From Away opening Sept. 10
Moments after the World Trade Center disaster on September 11, 2001, U.S. airspace was closed. Planes on lengthy flights didn’t have enough fuel to get back where they started from. One after another 38 planes were diverted to a remote air base in Gander, Newfoundland. Everyone was mystified; everyone was terrified. Nobody knew what was going on. And they were stuck on the planes.
How do you make a musical about that?
When the world seemed darkest, the people of Gander took those 7,000 strangers under their wings — with a place to stay and plenty to eat, medicine, clothing and comfort. Even the pets were rescued from luggage holds and taken to shelter.
Come From Away tells the remarkable stories of the stranded passengers and the warm-hearted Gander residents.
The ensemble cast brings to life the mayor of Gander, the pilot who followed her childhood dream, the young woman whose first day as a news reporter was September 11, the Middle Eastern passenger, the New York mom trying desperately to reach her firefighter son and many more.
Mike Box directs this Tony Award-winning musical by Irene Sankoff and David Hein.
Cast members include John Hutchinson, Justin Gipson, Lesley Anne Roberts, Malinda Powers, Candan Alexandria Sarp, Steven Alsip, Kat Hewitt, Zach Petrie, Jennifer Poole Precht, Shadoe Valentin, Xavier Johnson and Melissa Laster.
Greg Wiggins is music director and Jacqueline Bodet Stepan is choreographer.
Come From Away will be presented for two four-day weekends, opening Thursday, September 10, and closing Sunday, September 20. Shows are at 7:30 p.m. on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays and at 2:30 p.m. Sundays.
Tickets are available via the CCT website, cctshows.com. Some tickets may be available at the door. Cost is $20 for adults; $17 for seniors; and $15 for students and active military.
Chickasaw Civic Theatre is at 801 Iroquois Street, Chickasaw. For further information, visit cctshows.com or call 251.457.8887.

Two USA Bestselling thriller authors, one thrilling afternoon!

Emma C Wells and Mallory Arnold will join us at The Haunted Book Shop on September 13, 4PM, for an in-conversation and book signing. Both authors are on national tours for their latest thrillers and will team up for one exciting afternoon in Mobile.

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT! Poisoned Pen Press has sent us 25 SWAG packs for Emma C Wells We Already Dug the Grave. The first 25 customers to reserve a ticket AND purchase Emma's book as an add-on to their ticket will receive a SWAG pack that includes one cotton tote bag, pair of buttons, postcard with playlist, and a sticker!

Mobile Arts Council is proud to announce the artists that have been selected for the inaugural MobTown Mural Festival, presented by Downtown Mobile Alliance, a two-day celebration of public art taking place in downtown Mobile on September 12–13, 2026, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The festival will bring mural artists and the community together for a live celebration of large-scale public art. Three full-scale mural sites will be transformed throughout downtown Mobile, including the Jimmy Buffett mural wall at the National Maritime Museum of the Gulf, the Mobile Mysticks mural wall at Cedar Street Social Club, and the west-facing wall of Innovation Portal.
In addition to the large-scale murals, five marine-grade 4’ x 4’ cubes will be painted live by artists in Cooper Riverside Park. The completed cubes will become additional pieces of public art that can be displayed throughout Mobile’s parks and public spaces.
The artists selected for MobTown Mural Fest include Hannah Legg, Artist, Gary Brady, JD Swiger, Apollo YaKongo Art, Jenyes, Rachel Schwemin, Brian Tan, David Rojas Pacheco, Greg Crimmins, and Christy LeGros’ Barton Academy for Advanced World Studies Art Class students. These artists were selected from more than 65 applications submitted for the inaugural festival.
MobTown Mural Festival is free and open to the public. Community members are encouraged to visit the mural sites throughout the weekend, watch the artists in action, and experience Mobile’s creative community in action.
Event sponsors include Downtown Mobile Alliance (Presenting Sponsor), The City of Mobile, The Ben May Charitable Trust, Sybil Smith Foundation, Mobile County Commission, Karen Carr and Michael Smith, UA Local 119 Plumbers and Pipefitters, Hieronymus CPA’s, 22nd State Bank, Bright Haven Therapy, Dr. Kristin Rager, Colin-Al Green Attorney at Law, Heroes (Downtown) Sports Bar & Grille, Sherwin-Williams, National Maritime Museum of the Gulf , Cedar Street Social, and Innovation Portal.

Computer and Smartphone tutoring for adults at three FOCUS 50+ locations. Available for 9 weeks. Register HERE: https://lift.culverhouse.ua.edu/classes/computer-skills-training/

Young artists in grades 4-5 work in a variety of mediums such as paint, clay, charcoal, and ink. They will practice and expand on their skills in drawing, color theory, art history, studio maintenance, and how to formally evaluate their own artwork and the artwork of others.

NAMI Tuscaloosa Suicide Prevention Awareness Series

Join NAMI Tuscaloosa for a two-part educational series in recognition of Suicide Prevention Awareness Month.
September 14 & 21, 6-8 PM at Episcopal Church of the Holy Spirit (605 Laureen Blvd).

Each evening features a guest presentation (6-7 PM) and peer support groups (7-8 PM).

September 14: Cheryl Dodson (ASPARC) on lived experience and suicide loss.

September 21: Meesha Emmett (AFSP) presents "Talk Saves Lives" on prevention strategies and warning signs.

Free, all welcome, hybrid format (in-person + Zoom), no registration needed, confidential. Contact: nami.tuscaloosa.al@gmail.com

Mobile Vocal Arts – an intergenerational Choral Society opportunity offered to the residents of Mobile and Baldwin Counties – is beginning its 27th season on Monday, August 18th, 2025.
This choral organization has given performances in Carnegie Hall and in European capitals on several occasions. Membership in the Choral Society is open to all interested individuals who love to sing and who are open to performing a wide range/variety of music genre/concerts. There is NO membership fee.
Rehearsals are held at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church located at 1050 Azalea Road in Mobile. Rehearsals begin at 7:00 p.m. Mobile Vocal Arts prepares and presents approximately – five to six concerts in their ten and a half-month season that begins in late August and runs to late June.
If interested &/or for additional information – contact Terry D. Maddox, M.M. at either 251 406-1454 or at terrydalemaddox@gmail.com

You can become a confident, skilled public speaker! Visit our weekly public speaking workshop for guidance, learning, practice, feedback, and fun. Lose the fear. Contact us now. Visiting is free. Tuesdays, 11:45 CT. Online. https://hinoonhsv.toastmastersclubs.org/

“If you can’t communicate and talk to other people and get across your ideas, you’re giving up your potential.” - Warren Buffet

Confidence is the first thing you will gain by participating in our workshop. By practicing public speaking, in our safe space, almost like magic, it quits being scary.

In Toastmasters you learn & practice presentation, listening, evaluation and leadership skills; overcome your fear of public speaking; boost your soft skills; develop your personal speaking style; and much more.

Hi-Noon guests often say, "it feels like home".

Heircraft Planning will host a free estate planning seminar Tuesday, September 15, from noon to 1 p.m. at Innovation Portal, 358 Saint Louis Street, in downtown Mobile. Attorney Mark Eiland will discuss wills, trusts, and probate under Alabama law. The event is free and open to the public, with lunch provided. More information is available at heircraftplanning.com/upcoming-events.