Week of September 24th, 2007
This is a big weekend for the arts on the Eastern Shore!
Buy Buy Birdie
On Saturday, September 29, Fairhope’s painted pelicans will go up for sale in silent auction and live auction at the Fairhope Civic Center. Called Art Takes Flight, the 70 fiberglass pelicans have been on display throughout Fairhope all summer. I hope you were able to see the “Vege Pelican,” sponsored by The Judy Niemeyer Team at RE/MAX by the Bay and painted by Allison Norris Ashurst, wife of Judy Niemeyer Team President, Morgan Ashurst! If not, you can see Allison’s pelican and the rest of the pelicans at www.arttakesflight.com. They are also on display through September 27 at the Eastern Shore Art Center in Fairhope. Proceeds from the auction will go to support public art in Fairhope.
#31 Vege Pelican, by Allison Norris Ashurst
Jubilee Fest
This Saturday and Sunday is also the 19th annual Jubilee Fest is in Olde Towne Daphne. The festival is free and open from 10-7 on Saturday and 10-5 on Sunday. The juried show features the best in arts and crafts from around the region, plus entertainment, and a pet adoption. The Haven, a no-kill animal shelter and adoption agency will have a host of happy, healthy dogs and cats ready and waiting for you to take home with you – perhaps to your new home?
By no small coincidence, we happen to have many great homes ready and waiting for you, too! Come visit for Jubilee Fest, enjoy a wonderful weekend on the Eastern Shore, take in the expansive views of Mobile Bay from Daphne’s May Day Park, and if you decide to stay, come see us!
What’s a Jubilee?
Folks on the Eastern Shore know that a Jubilee is more than just a good time; it’s a veritable feast! Jubilee is the name given to a summer-time phenomenon known to occur only on the Eastern Shore of Mobile Bay and – maybe – one other place in the world. When the shallow waters of the Bay combine with a rising tide, a gentle easterly wind, and other “just right” conditions, the oxygen levels drop in Bay, forcing fish, crabs, shrimp and other sea creatures into shallow waters where they are eventually trapped at the shore and scooped up by eager hands. Jubilees may occur once a summer or once a week, usually in the early morning hours. As I said, this phenomenon has been known to occur in other parts of the world on occasion, but Mobile Bay, and the Eastern Shore in particular, is the only place where it is known to happen regularly.