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Sunset Festival

Aloha Hospitality and other sponsors have partnered to create an atmosphere of fun and entertainment with live music, street performers, drink specials and games for the whole family. Professional street performers straight out of Key West, South Beach and New Orleans will also be on site entertaining folks with their tight roping dog acts, fire breathers, jugglers, magicians, face painting clowns, sword-swallowers and more.

• Thursdays through August; 7 – 11 p.m.; The Wharf

• Free admission

• ALWharf.com; 251-224-1000

Father’s Day Boston Butt Sale

Sponsored by Family Promise of Baldwin County, a homeless shelter for homeless families with children. Butts can be only be preordered and picked up June 20. Pick up at location nearest you.

• Preorder anytime; pickup June 20; 9 a.m. – noon; Fairhope Trinity Presbyterian Church, Foley’s United Way Office, Gulf Shores’ M&M Bank or Daphne United Methodist Church

• Tickets are $35

• FamilyPromiseBC.org; 251-947-5641

Fish Fry

The public is invited to dine in or carry out. Each meal includes fried fish, baked beans, cake, coleslaw, hushpuppies and potato salad. The church is located at the intersection of County Road 10 and 49. The fish fry dates are June 4, July 2, Aug. 6, Sept. 3 and Oct. 1.

• First Thursday through October; 5 – 7 p.m.; St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, Bon Secour

• Donation of $10 are welcome

Gulf Coast Farmers Market

Market open October through July.

• Saturdays; 8 a.m. – noon; Gulf State Park Pavilion

• Free admission

Ballroom Dance Classes

Enjoy a buffet dinner, cash bar and one hour of dance instruction followed by one hour of open dance floor. Reservations are required. Partners are welcome, but not necessary.

• Wednesdays, 6 – 8 p.m.; Shipp’s Harbour Grill

• $20 per person

• 251-981-4119

Coastal Alabama Farmers & Fishermen’s Market

 Saturdays, 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.; County Road 20, Foley

 Free admission

 CoastalAlabamaMarket.com; 251-943-1545

Ark of India: An Alabama artist explores Southern Asia

It is an account of late 19th and early 20th century India as seen by Alabama artist, Roderick D. MacKenzie, using his paintings, drawings, sculptures, and most importantly, photographs and writings. MacKenzie spent more than a decade in India, a place he described as exotic, dangerous and colorful. MacKenzie was the official painter of the Delhi Durbar in 1903, which marked the coronation of King Edward VII.

• Through Sept. 1; History Museum of Mobile

• Adult, $7; seniors, $6; students, $5

• HistoryMuseumofMobile.com

FRIDAY, JUNE 5

First Friday Art Walk

Begins at Fairhope Art Center, stroll through downtown Fairhope visiting art galleries and listening to music.

• 6 – 8 p.m.; downtown Fairhope

• Free admission

• 251-928-2228

Shindig on the Sand

Three days of music on the beach, featuring more than 50 musical acts and 200 musicians. Funds go to the Flora-Bama's Gulf Coast Musicians' Assistance Fund (GCMAF), partnering with health providers to help cut the high cost of urgent medical care for its musicians.

• Through June 7; Flora-Bama Lounge, Package and Oyster Bar, Orange Beach

• $5 per day

• FloraBama.com; 251-980-5118; Angela@florabama.com

Annual Illuminating Autism Fun-raiser

Benefits High Hopes 4 Autism, an autism spectrum disorder treatment center in Elberta. The FUNraiser features food, fun and live music from local and nationally known bands and musicians. More than 200 businesses have donated silent auction items, including spa gift certificates, vacations, movie passes, artwork and fishing equipment. The highlight of the fundraiser is the drawdown for a 2015 Jeep, provided by Gulf Chrysler in Foley. Only 500 raffle tickets will be sold for the drawdown.

• Through June 7; Pirate’s Cove Marina and Restaurant

• $10 per day

• HighHope4Autism.com; 251-986-7007

Summertide Theatre presents: Ring of Fire

The University of Alabama’s professional summer theatre, SummerTide, will bring the man in black “down, down, down” to Gulf Shores during its 12th season. The cast of SummerTide will present Ring of Fire, a musical revue by Richard Maltby Jr., and Bill Meade. Inspired by the life and lyrics of Johnny Cash, Ring of Fire brings universal stories of love, home and family to the stage. The revue features over two dozen songs by Cash including, “I Walk the Line,” “A Boy Named Sue,” “Folsom Prison Blues” and of course the title song, “Ring of Fire.”

• Through July 3; 8 p.m.; George C. Meyer Performing Arts Center, Gulf Shores

• Adults, $20; children 12 and younger, $15

• SummerTide.org; 251-968-6721

SATURDAY, JUNE 6

Waterway Village Art Market

Local and regional artists will set up their original works. This family friendly event will also include live musical entertainment, children's hands-on art activities and concessions.

• 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.; Gulf Coast Arts Alliance Art Gallery

• Free admission

• GulfCoastArtsAlliance.com; 251-233-3970

Olde Towne Daphne Farm and Art Faire

• Join local artists, farmers and produce and floral gardeners. Enjoy Bocci ball demonstrations, croquet, food vans and plenty of children’s activities.

• Free admission

• 251-621-0659; daphne.art.center251@gmail.com

SUNDAY, JUNE 7

Mitch Brown Benefit: Battle Against Lung Cancer

Mitch Brown of Salon Chameleon in Spanish Fort was diagnosed with Stage 4 Lung Cancer. This benefit will allow fundraising for this disease and will be fun for all attendees. Enjoy silent auctions, cash bar and hors d’oeuvres. Monies raised will help Mitch with his medical expenses during this difficult battle.

• 2 – 5 p.m.; Lake Forest Yacht Club

• Free admission

• 251-626-2221

Animal Ambassadors Meet and Greet

Alabama has one of the highest plant and animal diversities in the United States. Join a member of our human educational staff and meet one of the local critter inhabitants from the Mobile-Tensaw Delta and beyond.

• 2 – 2:30 p.m.; 5 Rivers Delta Resource Center, Spanish Fort

• Free admission

• 251-625-0814

Sunday Matinee “Animal Homes: The Nest”

Come out and join us for family, friendly film. The films play throughout the day. This week's movie looks at all shapes and sizes of bird nests, how they are built, and how they are a functional and remarkable work of art.

• Throughout the day; 5 Rivers Delta Resource Center, Spanish Fort

• Free admission

• 251-625-0814

FRIDAY, JUNE 12

Flora-Bama Fishing Rodeo

Promoted as the "funnest" fishing tournament on the Gulf Coast, enjoy music food and activities for every one of all ages. Boats that can’t fit under the Ono Island Bridge will weigh in at Orange Beach Marina. Proceeds from the tourney will benefit Wounded Warrior Project.

• June 12 – 14; Flora-Bama Lounge & Oyster Bar

• Kid's Division, $20 per angler; Adult's Division, $40 per angler; Competitive Angler Divisions, $200 per team

• FloraBamaFishingRodeo.com; FloraBama.com; 850-492-0611

SATUDAY, JUNE 13

49th Annual Cookout on the Coast

All proceeds raised will go toward providing the community with fire prevention and public education programs for our local schools, daycares, churches and senior groups. The plate includes one pound of chopped pork, baked beans, coleslaw, bread, sauce and a pickle. Starting at noon, whole butts and bulk pork will be sold. Eat-in or drive thru is available.

The Ladies Auxiliary will be selling homemade baked goods as well as raffle tickets to the Bountiful Barbeque Basket. All items will be available at the drive thru as well. Tickets can be purchased at the Orange Beach Fire Department or at the door.

• 11 a.m. ‘til the ‘cue runs out; Orange Beach Community Center

• $8; your choice of a plate or two sandwiches

• 251-981-6166

SUNDAY, JUNE 14

“Predatory Birds”

Join 5 Rivers Educator Mark Wetzel to learn about the different types of predatory birds and the tools they have to help make their living.

• 2 – 3 p.m.; 5 Rivers Delta Resource Center

• Free admission

“Sunset Serenade”

An hour long program of beautiful classical, sacred and folk melodies from around the world, performed on the harp, violin, piano and voice by Atkinson Duo, the Gulf Coast's professional brother/sister harp and violin team and Andrew Atkinson, organist. This concert is designed to entertain and educate, while bringing an overarching sense of peace and relaxation. Titles include “Frasquita Serenade,” “Nearer My God to Thee,” “Gypsy Fantasy,” “He's Got the Whole World” and more.

• 4 p.m.; St. Francis at the Point, Point Clear

• Free admission

SATURDAY, JUNE 20

Holmes Babies' Reunion Birthday Party

If you were born at the Sibley Holmes Memorial Museum or delivered by Dr. W. C. Holmes, come join us for a birthday party as part of Foley's centennial celebration.

• 2 – 5 p.m.; Holmes Medical Museum, Foley

Gumbo Key Boat-In Concert

Gumbo Key is a tropical, mythical place that appears from time to time. This floating musical venue is a place for friends and family to meld together in our Gulf Coastal waters while soaking up the fine sounds of Live Southern bands. How do you get to Gumbo Key? By boat. What if I don't have a boat? Find a friend with one, rent a pontoon, charter a boat and split the costs with a group, etc. When there's a will, there's a way.

• Noon – 5 p.m.; North of the Pass, near Orange Beach Islands

• Free admission

Ride Yellow

Bike ride benefitting various organizations that fight cancer. Six, 10, 16, 37 and 62-mile routes.

• 7 a.m.; Halliday Park, Bay Minette

• Ages 10 – 23, $25; ages 24+, $50

• RideYellow.org