Arts and entertainment in the Dothan area, Oct. 16

OCT. 17
MUSIC
Contemporary blues singer Robin Rogers will be at the Basketcase Cafe, 228 S. Oates St., in Dothan on Saturday, Oct. 17. Doors open at 6 p.m. and show starts at 8 p.m. Tickets are $10 and available at Ann’s Oyster Bar on Reeves Street, Smokies at their Westgate Parkway and Montgomery Highway locations, Coaches Petro on Napier Field Road, all in Dothan, and Our Place Diner on U.S. 231 in Ozark. Rogers was nominated last year as the Contemporary Female Singer of the Year by the Blues Foundation at the Blues Music Awards. For more information, call Gil Anthony, host of Blues Power on WWNT 1450, at 794-4055.

MUSIC
Country-music legend Loretta Lynn will be in concert at the RiverCenter in Columbus, Ga., on Oct. 17 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $34 to $49. Charge by phone at (706) 256-3612 or Tickets.com, (888) 332-5200. Purchase in person at the RiverCenter box office Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Visit http://www.rivercenter.org for more information.

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The Basketcase Cafe, 228 S. Oates St., Dothan, will host a wine-tasting dinner on Oct. 22 at 6:30 p.m. The menu will feature bibb lettuce cup chopped salad; tomato soup with double creme grilled cheese sandwich; linguine with butternut squash, spinach and mussels; pork belly “Pork and Beans”; and pumpkin cheesecake. Each course will have a wine specially matched to complement the food. The wine-tasting meal is $55 per person. For reservations, call 334-671-1117
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OCT. 23
THEATER
The Featured Players Theatre, 137 N. St. Andrews St., Dothan, will present the horror classic “Dracula” on Fridays and Saturdays, Oct. 23-Nov 14. Doors open at 6 p.m.; show begins at 7 p.m. Admission is $15 for adults, $6 for children. For reservations, call 673-1243 or e-mail .
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OCT. 24
MUSIC
Mercy Me will be in concert on Saturday, Oct. 24, at 6 p.m. at the Dothan Civic Center with special guests Fee and Jonny Diaz. Tickets are $23 in advance, $36 for artist circle seating and $19 for groups of 15 or more.

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The Wiregrass Heritage Festival will be held on Saturday, Oct. 24, at Landmark Park from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Park staff and volunteers will harvest peanuts using mules and vintage farm equipment. Exhibitors from across the Southeast will display restored antique tractors, engines and farm equipment. Other activities include the annual antique tractor pull, cane grinding and syrup making, blacksmithing, corn shelling, woodworking and more. A juried quilt show of over 100 quilts will hang in the Stokes Activity Barn. Admission is $8 for adults, $6 for senior citizens, $4 for kids, and free for members and children 3 and under. Landmark Park is located on U.S. Highway 431 North in Dothan. Call 794-3452.
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OCT. 27
THEATER
“Oliver!” runs Oct. 27-Nov. 1 at the Dothan Opera House presented by Southeast Alabama Community Theater. The show begins at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday with matinees on Saturday, Oct. 31, and Sunday, Nov. 1, at 2 p.m. Tickets go on sale Oct. 19 at the Dothan Civic Center box office. Visit http://www.seact.com or call 794-0400 for more information.
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OCT. 30-NOV. 8
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The National Peanut Festival will be held at the festival fairgrounds on U.S. 231 South in Dothan from Friday, Oct. 30, to Sunday, Nov. 8. Performers include Eric Church and Gloriana on Oct. 31; Lady Antebellum on Nov. 1; and Chuck Wicks on Nov. 3. Daily shows include the Sea Lion Splash, Circle C Petting Zoo, B&C Ranch and Star Family Circus with motorcycle globe of death and a high wire trapeze act. Visit http://www.nationalpeanutfestival.com for more information.
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OCT. 31
ART
“Sessions,” an exhibit of work created by children and adult classes and groups, at The Dowling Museum and Ann Rudd Art Center on the square in downtown Ozark. The exhibit will hang until Oct. 31.

MUSIC
The Isaacs Gospel Concert will be held Saturday, Oct. 31, at 7 p.m. at the Ozark Civic Center. Advance tickets are $15. Tickets at the door are $18. Advance tickets available at the Ozark Civic Center box office, Amazon Tans in Dothan and Kathy’s Kountry Kitchen in Cowarts. Call 774-2618 or 790-3900 for information.
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NOV. 10
MOVIES
The library at Troy University Dothan Campus will host a year-long International Film Series. Films will be shown on the second Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. inside Sony Hall. “For My Father,” a thriller from Israeli director Dror Zahavi, will be shown on Nov. 10. All screenings will be free and open to the public. For more information, contact Library Director Christopher Shaffer at 983-6556, ext. 320.
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NOV. 19
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A mARTinis on Main fundraiser for the American Red Cross will be held on Nov. 19 beginning at 7:30 p.m. at the newly-renovated historic building at the corner of East Main and North Foster streets in downtown Dothan that once housed the First National Bank. Chris Hodges Jazz Trio to perform. Sample-sized martinis available prior to an art auction. For tickets, call the Red Cross at 792-9852.

THEATER
The Wallace Community College Fine Arts Department will present Neil Simon’s 1960s comedy “Barefoot in the Park” Nov. 19-21 at the Bencze Theatre on the Wallace Campus in Dothan. Show time is 7:30 each evening.
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NOV. 21
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American Indian History Month Festival will be held at the Dothan Civic Center on Saturday, Nov. 21. Exhibits open at 5 p.m. Activities include a grand entry in traditional dress and a nationally renowned drum team, two competitive dance divisions, social dancing, gourd dancing, stomp dancing, historical exhibits and storytelling. Tickets are $10 and on sale at the civic center. Children 5 and under enter free. Call 615-3000.
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DEC. 5
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A Downtown Christmas Celebration will be held on Dec. 5 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on North Foster Street in downtown Dothan. The event is free and will feature a snow zone, train rides, food, activities and entertainment. For information, call The Downtown Group at 793-3097.

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The Eufaula Pilgrimage will host its fourth annual Christmas Tour of Homes on Saturday, Dec. 5, beginning with a seated luncheon of traditional southern food at 11 a.m. at Shorter Mansion. Luncheon is $25 per person; limited seating and reservations required. From 1-4:30 p.m., four modern homes will be open to the public. From 4:30-7:30 p.m., four historic homes will be open for candlelight touring. At 7:30 p.m. a dinner will be served at Shorter Mansion with tickets $42.50 per person. Home tour ticket prices: eight homes, $40; 4 homes, $20; individual home, $6. Call (888) 383-2852 or visit http://www.eufaulapilgrimage.com.