If it’s September, it must be time for songwriters to escape Nashville and other points, and travel to Fairhope, AL for the L.A. Songwriter’s Festival at the bay-front music hall of the American Legion.

The Mobile Press recently published a nice article that mentioned the L.A Songwriter’s Festival, as well as several other music happenings along the Gulf Coast.


***** 8th Annual *****
L.A. Songwriters’ Festival…a Celebration of Original Music with 33 songwriters !!!

September 13, 14 & 15, 2012

‘Catch the Music’
on the American Legion Hall Stage in Fairhope

Thursday, September 13
7- Cathe Steele / Jon Cook / Jimmy Lumpkin / Alan Hartzell
8:15- Matt Hoggatt / Tyron ‘Gretsch’ Lyles / Eric Erdmann / Rick Carter
9:30- Bo Roberts / Chris Newbury / Rhonda Hart / Mark Sherrill

Friday September 14
7- Sugarcane Jane (Anthony and Savana Crawford) / Kyle Brady
8- Hannah Aldridge / Wes Lee
9- Charles Davis / Evans Davis / Ashe Underwood
10:15- Gregg Fells / Johnny Barbato / Jimmy Lee Hannaford

Saturday September 15
6- Ryan Balthrop / Donnie Mills / Tyler Champion
7- Karen Waldrup / Ashlee K. Thomas
8- Suzi Ragsdale / Rick Whaley / Cowboy Johnson
9:15- Scott Boyer / Dan Tyler

~~~ Admission $15 daily ~~~

Proceeds to benefit the HAVEN, a no-kill animal shelter in Fairhope.
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More info & songwriter bios at www.AmericanLegion199.com and Facebook
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Food by DOUG’s DOGS of Fairhope
Talent scheduling by Randy Branch
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No smoking indoors at the Legion.
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American Legion Post 199
~~~ Where the public is always welcome ~~~
700 S. Mobile Street – Fairhope, Alabama 36532
251-928-9132 or www.AmericanLegion199.com

By Dan Therrell – “I’m a Fairhoper now”
I was not nearly lucky enough to spend my childhood years growing up in the quiet, bay-side town of Fairhope, Alabama. It’s true, I grew up in south Alabama, only 30 miles, but worlds away, from this place. But Life cooperated. Since 1978, I’ve called Fairhope, my “home-town”, off and on, mostly on.  And that’s better than honey on hot homemade biscuits.

I’ve found in my travels, and in my reading,  ”Fairhopers” scattered all over the world who seem to remain strongly attached to the Fairhope they were lucky enough to know. It might be strongly-good, or strongly-bad, but attached they are.

So, it makes me really smile to share a very kind email that I received today from Fairhope’s own daughter, Mary Lois Timbes Adshead.  I enthusiastically recommend to anyone that they read the wonderful books Mary Lois has written about Fairhope. To learn more about Mary Lois, and her writing, I recommend you follow her blog:  findingafairhope.blogspot.com and website:www.findingfairhope.com

“Congratulations on your beautiful Fairhope website. I appreciate your linking to my blog post about Upton Sinclair and hope you’ll not only visit my blog “Finding Fair Hope” often to see my recent posts, but perhaps link BEAUTIFUL FAIRHOPE to my website Finding Fairhope at www.findingfairhope.com. I have written several books about Fairhope including a historical novel set in Fairhope in the 1920s which should be of interest to you and your readers.”

Today begins a series of blog posts about “Things to Do” in Fairhope, AL or nearby.  Some of the featured activites are right in town and others are up to a short 30 minute drive. Please send us a note and tell us about your favorite “Things to Do” in Fairhope or Baldwin County.  

 

The Weeks Bay Reserve, as it is known locally, is actually the Weeks Bay Natl. Estuarine Research Reserve and is one of twenty five such educational and research centers along the coast.  This institution protects marshes, waters, uplands and shorelines and provides both education and research. 

Weeks Bay Reserve is a great place to visit and enjoy the museum, specimen collection, and live animals.  There’s an interactive and interpretive boardwalk plus hiking trails, and this center is a great place to take the family. Just click on the link above or the photo to connect to the Weeks Bay Reserve website.

Weeks Bay Reserve
11401 US Hwy 98
Fairhope, AL 36532

251-990-5004

Every Thursday, May 19 – July 7

 3:00pm to 6:00pm

Want some tasty local vegetables or fresh cut flowers? Then check out this year’s summer edition of the Fairhope Farmer’s Market.

The market will be held in downtown Fairhope behind the library on Bancroft Street.

The market will provide a wide variety of fruits, vegetables, local honey, flowers, plants, baked goods plus live entertainments and story times for the kids.

For additional information call 929-1466.

Also check out the Fairhope Farmer’s Market  Facebook Event for details.

Click the photo to see a nice online article about Fairhope.

Saturday, October 8  & Sunday, October 9, 2011.

The Eastern Shore Art Center will host the 29th Annual Grand Festival of Art in downtown Fairhope.

This premier fall event offers an exciting opportunity to view and acquire the works of over 100 participating artists from throughout the country.  The hours are 10 am to 5 pm daily.

For exhibitors, the application deadline is August 1, 2011.

For more information, and to download an application Press HERE

We are happy to note that Barbara Davis, who has sold tomatoes, fruits, and vegetables from her truck in Fairhope, AL for over 40 years is back on her favorite corner downtown.

See the full report from the Fairhope Courier article.

www.BestPlaces.net

Sperling’s Best Places is a very cool website.

Use it to compare cost of living, real estate, climate, schools, crime, etc. for any city vs. Fairhope, AL.

In some cases, the statistics are quite surprising. In almost all cases, it explains why Fairhope, ALA is one of the Best Places to live!

In fact, you can use it to compare any two cities!!! Compare Fairhope, AL to Mobile, AL.

For All Antique Lovers….

Visit Fairhope, AL – JULY 22ND, 23RD & 24TH, 2011

Explore the diverse antique offerings of over 30 Southern Antiques Dealers at the Northport Commons Summer Show at the Fairhope Civic Center.

Browse through over 20 Fairhope Antique & Consignment  Shops!

For more information see the Fairhope Antiques by the Bay website.

September 15, 16, 17, 2011 (Thursday, Friday, Saturday)

Don’t miss the great music at this year’s L.A. Songwriter’s Festival!

Come hear 36 original songwriters sing it their way! Admission: $10 each day.

See the  LA Songwriter’s Festival Facebook Page

See 2010 LA Songwriter’s Festival photos.