What’s up in the Wiregrass

FRIDAY, OCT. 10
ART
The Dothan Wiregrass Art League will have its fall “Expressions” art show Friday, Oct. 10, and Saturday, Oct. 11, at Dothan’s Cultural Arts Center, 909 S. St. Andrews St. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday. Admission is free, and the public is invited.
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SATURDAY, OCT. 11
ETC.
The Headland Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring the 37th Harvest Day Festival around the town’s square on Saturday, Oct. 11, beginning at 8:30 a.m. There will be food, arts and crafts, and entertainment. An antique car show will be held the same day on Cleveland Street.
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SUNDAY, OCT. 12
MUSIC
Worth Dying For, Kutless, Pillar, Thousand Foot Krutch, KJ-52, Fireflight, Run Kid Run, Esterlyn and Capital Lights will perform Sunday, Oct. 12, at the Ozark Civic Center, 300 E. College St. The show is part of a 30-city Creation Festival tour featuring Christian rock bands. Performances begin at 6 p.m. Doors open at 5 p.m. Advance tickets are $23. On the day of the show, tickets are $30. For information on the tour, visit http://www.creationfesttour.com.
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TUESDAY, OCT. 14
THEATER
Southeast Alabama Community Theatre (SEACT) will perform “Cheatin,’” beginning Oct. 14 at the Cultural Arts Center in Dothan. The comedy is set in a small west Texas town. The show runs Oct. 14-18 at 7:30 p.m. each night. Tickets are $20 and can be purchased at the Cultural Arts Center at 909 S. St. Andrews St. in Dothan or at http://www.seact.com. Call 794-0400 for information.
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FRIDAY, OCT. 17
MUSICAL
Sesame Street Live “Elmo Makes Music” will be at the Marina Civic Center, 8 Harrison Ave., in Panama City, Fla., on Friday, Oct. 17, at 7 p.m.; Saturday, Oct. 18, at 10:30 a.m. and 2 p.m.; and Sunday, Oct. 19, at 1 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. Tickets are $12, $17 and $20. A limited number of $25 Gold Circle seats are also available. Opening night, all seats (excluding Gold Circle) are $12. For information or to charge tickets by phone, call the Marina Civic Center Box Office at (850) 763-4696. Tickets can be purchased online at http://www.marinaciviccenter.com.

ETC.
The Chippendales male revue will be at Cowboy’s on U.S. 231 South in Dothan on Friday, Oct. 17, at 7:30 p.m. Tickets for this women’s entertainment event can be purchased by calling 793-6937 or online at http://www.Chippendales.com.
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THURSDAY, OCT. 23
THEATER
The Understudy Theatre will host a performance of “Grits on the Side” on Thursday, Oct. 23, at the Dothan Dance Club at 2563 Ross Clark Circle between Ace Hardware and Lowe’s. Door opens at 6 p.m. Dinner at 6:30 p.m. Show at 7:30 p.m. Cash bar available. “Grits on the Side” has been in production 15 years and is an original musical and comedy revue that spoofs the Wiregrass. Call 792-1268, (866) 206-2337 or 792-5166 for reservations. Seating is limited.
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FRIDAY, OCT. 24
MUSIC
Billy Joe Royal will be in concert on Friday, Oct. 24, at 7 p.m. at Crosscreek Junction in Dothan. Christian country duo Robert & James will perform as well. Tickets are $25 and can be purchased at http://www.crosscreekjunction.com, the Piggly Wiggly in Dothan, and by calling radio station 96.9 at 712-9233 or Julia Singletary at (850) 951-3876. Crosscreek Junction is located on Johnny Murphy Road off Highway 109 and U.S. 231 South.

THEATER
The Featured Players Theatre, 158 S. Foster St. in downtown Dothan, will present “Unwrap Your Candy,” a Twilight Zone-style production which tells four short stories with macabre twists. The production will run Oct. 24, 25 and 31 and Nov. 1, 7, 8, 14 and 15. Admission is $12 for adults; $6 for children. For reservations, call 673-1243.
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ONGOING
ETC.
Scarecrows in the Garden will be on display during October at the Dothan Area Botanical Gardens on Headland Avenue in Dothan. The event is free to the public. The gardens are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. seven days a week. For more information, call 793-3224 or visit http://www.dabg.com.