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ESho poet wins prize

1 week ago | lagniappemobile.com | Kevin Lee

Fairhope poet Mike Turner was named 2025 Poet of the Year by the Alabama State Poetry Society (ASPS) and was presented with the award at the ASPS spring workshop in Orange Beach on May 17. Turner said in email that his work has included promoting and participating in both ASPS and Alabama Writers’ Cooperative events, organizing the Fairhope Library’s “Beach Beats” series of poetry readings, and supporting other poetry and literary events in Mobile and Baldwin counties and Pensacola.
Kevin Lee — It feels right to be wrong sometimes

1 week ago | lagniappemobile.com | Kevin Lee

If Mobile has literary royalty, John Sledge is in that number. Not only has his mark been indelible with nearly 10 books on the area’s history, architecture and art, but there’s even a collection of his papers at the University of South Alabama. He was books editor for the Press-Register for 17 years, has been published in numerous periodicals and was an award recipient of the Mobile Arts Council.
Mobile Opera announces 80th season

1 week ago | lagniappemobile.com | Kevin Lee

Mobile Opera’s upcoming season marks the 80th orbit around the sun for one of the nation’s oldest companies. A recently announced slate features some of the more popular works in the genre as a reward for the loyal following that recognized generations of efforts. They start with Johann Strauss’ comic operetta “Die Fledermaus” on Oct. 24 and 26. The work will fill The Temple Downtown (351 St. Francis St.) with revenge, drunken impropriety and pranks.
Controversial play birthed in grad school

2 weeks ago | lagniappemobile.com | Kevin Lee

Universities are labs for creative alchemy. John-Michael Tebelak conceived the two-act musical “Godspell” for his master’s thesis at Carnegie Mellon University. kA 5:ClQ=ECQm%96? E96 DEF56?E AC@;64E[ H9:49 @C:8:?2==J :?4=F565 %65 s2?D@?[ H@C<65 :ED H2J FA E@ @77\qC@25H2J :?
Memorial concerts start summer

2 weeks ago | lagniappemobile.com | Kevin Lee

Although the fireflies in Midtown’s dusky shadows say summer has arrived, a lot of folks don’t call it official until Memorial Day. This year, celebrants can flavor their seasonal start with concerts completely dissimilar in setting and tone.
New book by at-risk youth

2 weeks ago | lagniappemobile.com | Kevin Lee

Back in 2022, the Alabama Writers’ Forum chose Mobile’s Strickland Youth Center (SYC) as the site for the outreach program Writing Our Stories. The literary efforts by kids with unfortunate justice involvement were compiled into an anthology, “By the Bay.” The fourth edition of the annual compilation was edited by Kate Duthu and features a total of 70 poems by 52 middle and high school students in SYC detention during this past fall semester, September through December 2024.
NEA cuts hit & John LeFlore enshrined

3 weeks ago | lagniappemobile.com | Kevin Lee

Word arrived from Alabama Contemporary Art Center (ACAC) Director elizabet elliott on May 6 that the expected federal axe landed a blow to their budget. She said a $40,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) was canceled. kA 5:ClQ=ECQm“xE C@==65 324< b_ A6C46?E @7 @FC AC@8C2>>:?8 3F586E @? 2 DA6?5:?8 4@>>:E>6?E E92E DE2CE65 :? $6AE6>36C a_ac[ H:E9 7@C6H2C?:?8 @7 566A6C 4FED E@ 4@>6[” 6==:@EE DA6==65 @FE :? 2? 6>2:=]k^AmkA 5:ClQ=ECQm$E2E6 286?4:6D 2?5 :?DE:EFE:@?D 92G6 366? @?
Jazz, quilts, and a symphonic finale

1 month ago | lagniappemobile.com | Kevin Lee

Along with steamy asphalt from afternoon showers, the clearest signal of summer’s start in this region is the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. Its last weekend in May is usually bathed in equal parts funk and sweat. kA 5:ClQ=ECQm$:?46 a_aa[ |@3:=6’D y2KK pCE (C:E6CD $@FE9 Wyp($X u6DE:G2= ?6DE=65 @FE 2 C@=6 2D 2?@E96C 62C=J DF>>6C 7:IEFC6] w@DE65 3J E96 &?:G6CD:EJ @7 $@FE9 p=232>2 W&$pX {:3C2CJ 2CE 82==6C:6D 2?5 %96 q=24< x?< r@2=:E:@? @7 |@3:=6[ E96 76DE:G2= 4@>3:?6D HC:EE6?
Arts — Juan Logan, New Play, Photo Exhibit

1 month ago | lagniappemobile.com | Kevin Lee

Juan Logan took a roundabout route to arrive in the spotlight at Langan Park’s Mobile Museum of Art (MMoA) for the next nine months. kA 5:ClQ=ECQmuC@> 9:D J@FE9 :? }@CE9 r2C@=:?2[ {@82? H6?E E@ w@H2C5 &?:G6CD:EJ 7@C 2 D4:6?46\C6=2E65 568C66 3FE 492?865 3@E9 =@42=6 2?5 G@42E:@? 3J EC2?D76CC:?8 E@ pE=2?E2’D r=2C< pE=2?E2 &?:G6CD:EJ 2D 2? 2CE >2;@C]k^AmkA 5:ClQ=ECQmp7E6C r=2C<[ {@82? 3642>6 2 ;6E 6?8:?6 >6492?:4 :? E96 &]$] p:C u@C46] w6 H6?E @? E@ 62C?
Arts Funding Threats, Local Wins, and Spring Performances

1 month ago | lagniappemobile.com | Kevin Lee

Alabama State Council for the Arts (ASCA) Executive Director Elliot Knight has openly warned state arts groups about oncoming trouble from winnowing resources. In correspondence dated April 15, Knight presaged a likely funding decrease from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) as members of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) were scheduled at NEA facilities in the following days. kA 5:ClQ=ECQmz?:89E DA6==65 @FE E92E 2 C65F4E:@? :? }tp 7F?5D — H9:49 2>@F?E65 E@ S`c]f >:==:@? :?