What’s up in the Wiregrass

MAY 15
THEATER
“Greater Tuna” will be performed by the new Featured Players Theatre at 137 N. St. Andrews St. will be performed Fridays and Saturdays through May 30. Doors open at 6 p.m.; show starts at 7 p.m. Admission is $15 for adults; $6 for children age 12 and under. For reservations, call 673-1243 or e-mail .
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MAY 16
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The Catfish Festival will be held Saturday, May 16, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at George T. Bagby State Park in Fort Gaines, Ga. Festival will feature catfish plates, bluegrass music, arts and crafts vendors, petty zoo, pony rides, hay rides, pontoon boat rides and a youth fishing rodeo. The state park is in southwest Georgia, located 3.5 miles north of Fort Gaines off Highway 39 on Lake Walter F. George, also known as Lake Eufaula. Parking is $3. Call (229) 768-2571 or visit http://www.GeorgiaStateParks.org.

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Blue Moon Café will be hosting a crawfish boil on Saturday, May 16, at 5 p.m. in the restaurant’s new back courtyard. Live band. Cost is $10. There is a $10 cork fee for alcohol brought onto the premises. Call 699-2172.

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Friends of Fendall Hall in Eufaula will host a Garden Festival on Saturday, May 16, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Twelve private gardens will be open for touring. Tickets are $25 or $5 for each garden visited. Free for children 12 and younger. Tickets are available at Fendall Hall, 917 W. Barbour St., Eufaula, at the Eufaula/Barbour County Chamber of Commerce, Schaub’s Flowers and Gifts, and Shorter Mansion. Call 687-8469 or visit http://www.fendallhall.com.

ART
Artists’ workshop series “Paper in Motion” at the Wiregrass Museum of Art with artist Kaaren Engel on May 16 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Adults will enjoy painting on a large scale and transforming it into sculpture. Lunch is included in the $50 registration fee; additional supplies fee. Payment confirms reservation by May 9. For more information, visit wiregrassmuseum.org or call 794-3871.
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MAY 21
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The Basketcase Cafe, South Oates Street, in downtown Dothan will hold a wine tasting and sale on Thursday, May 21, at 6:30 p.m. The restaurant will serve a plated canape dinner featuring tiny Kobe Beef meatloaves, mini bread bowls with tomato bisque, cream grits with grilled shrimp, onion and goat cheese tarts and more. A reservation is $55 per person. Call 671-1117.
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MAY 22
MUSIC
Season 3 American Idol winner Fantasia will be in concert on Friday, May 22, at the Dothan Civic Center. Doors open at 7 p.m.; show starts at 8 p.m. Tickets cost $31 to $46 and are available at the civic center box office. Call 615-3175 to order by phone or visit etix.com or order online.
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MAY 23
MUSIC
Skillet, the Grammy-nominated Christian rock band, will be in concert at the Dothan Civic Center on Saturday, May 23, at 6 p.m. as part of the band’s Comatose tour. Ticket prices range from $22 to $28. Call the civic center box office at 615-3175 or visit http://www.etix.com for tickets.
 
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Landmark Park will host a farm program on Saturday, May 23, with two sessions — 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Visitors will see how cotton was planted more than 100 years ago with draft animals. Gather at the Wiregrass Farmstead. Registration required. Programs free with paid gate admission — $4 for adults and $3 for kids. Call 794-3452.
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MAY 30
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The Headland Chamber of Commerce will host its 19th Daylily Festival on May 30. The opening ceremony will begin at 8:30 a.m.; flower show from 8:30 a.m. until 2 p.m. A daylily and plant sale will be held on the downtown square beginning at 9 a.m. The Tour of Gardens will be held 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. Maps available on the square. No admission fee.
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MAY 31
MUSIC
Award-winning Christian artist and 2009 Dove award nominee Jamie Slocum and Mollye Rees will be in concert at St. Luke United Methodist Church in Enterprise on May 31 at 6 p.m. The concert is free, but an offering will be taken.
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JUNE 4-6
MUSIC
BamaJam Music & Arts Festival will be held June 4-6 in Enterprise. Musical acts include Kid Rock, Brooks & Dunn, Alan Jackson, Taylor Swift and The Black Crowes. Visit http://www.bamajammusicfestival.com for information on tickets.
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JUNE 6
ART
First Saturday Family Day at the Wiregrass Museum of Art on June 6 from 8 a.m. to noon. Free.

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The seventh annual Lil’ Calypso Art Fest will be held Saturday, June 6, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Chucks Marina on Lake Martin, 237 Marina Road in Dadeville, Ala. Live music on the deck with Bubba Hall from noon to 4 p.m. Artists will display and sell original artwork, handmade jewelry, baskets, pottery, metal work, concrete sculptures, wood work and folk art. Admission is a donation to the Union Volunteer Fire Department. Visit http://www.chucksmarina.com or call (256) 825-6871.
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JUNE 11-12
THEATER
“Ivy Rowe,” a one-woman play adapted from the Lee Smith novel “Fair and Tender Ladies,” will be performed at the We Piddle Around Theater in Brundidge during a ladies luncheon on Thursday, June 11, at noon and for a box supper show on Friday, June 12, at 7 p.m. The play stars Barbara Bates Smith with Jeff Sebens providing music. Tickets are $20 and available at Rue’s Antiques on Main Street in Brundidge or by calling 735-3125 Wednesday-Saturday between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.
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JUNE 20
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The 2009 Tallahassee Model Railroad Show and Sale hosted by the Big Bend Model Railroad Association will be Saturday, June 20, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the North Florida Fairgrounds, building 4. Different operating layouts — N, HO, O-27 and large scale — will be featured. Local and out-of-town vendors. Free parking. Admission is $5 for adults and children 13 and older. Children 12 and younger admitted free.
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JULY 2
MUSIC
Renaissance Headland and the Tri-State Community Orchestra will hold the third annual Patriotic Concert on the square in Headland on Thursday, July 2, at 7:30 p.m. Performance will also feature the Headland High Community Band and local church choir members. Free admission.