AmericanTowns is a virtual "town square", connecting you to all the events and news happening in Mobile Alabama. Whether it's town issues and community activism, or school calendars and sports schedules, AmericanTowns delivers the information faster and helps you use it better. en-us 30 http://www.americantowns.com/al/mobile 144 69 http://www.americantowns.com/al/mobile http://www.americantowns.com/images/atn_rss_logo.gif Sat, 28 Nov 2009 05:04:29 -0600 Between his hardworking elves and all those lists he gets, Santa has it easy.  For the rest of us, holiday gift giving can be a little more... http://www.americantowns.com/al/mobile/news/mobile-holiday-shopping-guide-black-friday-deals-and-mobile-malls-and-outlets-236285 http://www.americantowns.com/al/mobile/news/mobile-holiday-shopping-guide-black-friday-deals-and-mobile-malls-and-outlets-236285 Arts and Entertainment Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600 Dear EarthTalk: Can you enlighten on the environmental impact of the fashion industry? As I understand it, the industry overall is no friend to the... http://www.americantowns.com/ct/fairfield/news/earthtalk-fashion-s-footprint-235020 http://www.americantowns.com/ct/fairfield/news/earthtalk-fashion-s-footprint-235020 Clubs and Organizations Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600 The reports of Swine Flu in Alabama (official name, H1N1) are alarming, but as the virus remains in the headlines, experts are urging common-sense... http://www.americantowns.com/al/axis/news/swine-flu-information-symptoms-and-resources-for-mobile-county-227756 http://www.americantowns.com/al/axis/news/swine-flu-information-symptoms-and-resources-for-mobile-county-227756 Health and Fitness Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500 Halloween with the Count... ...Basie, that is! Come celebrate the life and work of one of jazz’s hardest swinging artists with the sounds of Joe... http://www.americantowns.com/al/mobile/news/basie-joe-occhipinti-and-his-big-band-223065 http://www.americantowns.com/al/mobile/news/basie-joe-occhipinti-and-his-big-band-223065 Arts and Entertainment Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500 Today marks a new fiscal year and a new opportunity to realign the nation’s spending priorities. Bailouts, stimulus programs, government takeovers... http://www.americantowns.com/al/birmingham/news/a-balanced-budget-now-october-1-2009-218794 http://www.americantowns.com/al/birmingham/news/a-balanced-budget-now-october-1-2009-218794 Government and Politics Sun, 04 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500 Imagine entering a giant puzzle … one that's tall, green and full of surprises. This is the experience of a Alabama corn maze and it's a... http://www.americantowns.com/al/montgomery/news/find-alabama-corn-mazes-get-lost-in-a-alabama-haunted-halloween-corn-maze-this-season-217094 http://www.americantowns.com/al/montgomery/news/find-alabama-corn-mazes-get-lost-in-a-alabama-haunted-halloween-corn-maze-this-season-217094 Arts and Entertainment Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500 An Extraordinary Man with a Mighty Vision We are the architects of our own fortune and the hewers out of our own destiny. – George Washington... http://www.americantowns.com/al/mobile/news/george-washington-carver-214970 http://www.americantowns.com/al/mobile/news/george-washington-carver-214970 Arts and Entertainment Fri, 18 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500 The love affair of the city and its architecture is a story retold in The Museum of Mobile’s newest temporary exhibit, Pillars of the... http://www.americantowns.com/al/mobile/news/pillars-of-the-community-mobile-s-greek-revival-movement-214974 http://www.americantowns.com/al/mobile/news/pillars-of-the-community-mobile-s-greek-revival-movement-214974 Arts and Entertainment Fri, 18 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500 Art in Academia (Southeastern College Art Conference) Member's Exhibition This exhibition coincides with the annual Southeastern College Art... http://www.americantowns.com/al/mobile/news/art-in-academia-215012 http://www.americantowns.com/al/mobile/news/art-in-academia-215012 Arts and Entertainment Fri, 18 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500 Artists Bernice Sims and Preston Geter Curated by Pieter Favier, Assistant Professor, Fine & Performing Arts, Springhill College Both Bernice... http://www.americantowns.com/al/mobile/news/two-southern-visual-voices-215016 http://www.americantowns.com/al/mobile/news/two-southern-visual-voices-215016 Arts and Entertainment Fri, 18 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500 Curated by Mia Kaplan, Co-Owner, AMMO Gallery, New Orleans, LA Communication is the premise for any work of art. And yet, I think meaningful... http://www.americantowns.com/al/mobile/news/moving-vehicles-215018 http://www.americantowns.com/al/mobile/news/moving-vehicles-215018 Arts and Entertainment Fri, 18 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500 Curated by Coleman Mills, Principal, wmCMstudio The forthcoming exhibition is a hybrid exhibition, combining the work of LTL Architects with... http://www.americantowns.com/al/mobile/news/opportunistic-architecture-the-works-of-ltl-architects-215019 http://www.americantowns.com/al/mobile/news/opportunistic-architecture-the-works-of-ltl-architects-215019 Arts and Entertainment Fri, 18 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500 John Douglas Powers (b. Frankfort, IN. 1978) grew up in Dickson, Tennessee. He attended Vanderbilt University (B.A. art history, 2001) and The... http://www.americantowns.com/al/mobile/news/2008-secac-artist-s-fellowship-recipient-exhibition-215020 http://www.americantowns.com/al/mobile/news/2008-secac-artist-s-fellowship-recipient-exhibition-215020 Arts and Entertainment Fri, 18 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500 This exhibition displays the talent of an artist whose accomplishments are unrivaled in the field of ceramic art. Kaneko’s ceramic works are an... http://www.americantowns.com/al/mobile/news/exhibition-jun-kaneko-214937 http://www.americantowns.com/al/mobile/news/exhibition-jun-kaneko-214937 Arts and Entertainment Fri, 18 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500 This exhibition combines two of the most vibrant and inventive areas in the decorative arts today- glass and jewelry. This presentation showcases... http://www.americantowns.com/al/mobile/news/exhibition-glasswear-glass-in-contemporary-jewelry-214938 http://www.americantowns.com/al/mobile/news/exhibition-glasswear-glass-in-contemporary-jewelry-214938 Arts and Entertainment Fri, 18 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500 This exhibition features an early first edition of Los Caprichos, a set of eighty etchings by Spanish artist Francisco de Goya y Lucientes published... http://www.americantowns.com/al/mobile/news/exhibition-francisco-goya-los-caprichos-214939 http://www.americantowns.com/al/mobile/news/exhibition-francisco-goya-los-caprichos-214939 Arts and Entertainment Fri, 18 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500 This exhibition, drawn from two private collections by guest curator Martha Stamm Connell, explores the unique contributions of father and son... http://www.americantowns.com/al/mobile/news/exhibition-pardon-the-genius-the-wearable-art-of-earl-and-tod-pardon-214942 http://www.americantowns.com/al/mobile/news/exhibition-pardon-the-genius-the-wearable-art-of-earl-and-tod-pardon-214942 Arts and Entertainment Fri, 18 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500 This exhibition features nine stained glass light boxes and 13 related drawings by Judith Schaechter, an artist who has achieved the highest critical... http://www.americantowns.com/al/mobile/news/exhibition-judith-schaechter-a-relentless-pursuit-of-perfection-214945 http://www.americantowns.com/al/mobile/news/exhibition-judith-schaechter-a-relentless-pursuit-of-perfection-214945 Arts and Entertainment Fri, 18 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500 The use of glass in jewelry design has a long history. As the concurrent Museum of Arts and Design-curated exhibition GlassWear makes clear, glass... http://www.americantowns.com/al/mobile/news/exhibition-all-that-glitter-and-noel-concept-collection-214946 http://www.americantowns.com/al/mobile/news/exhibition-all-that-glitter-and-noel-concept-collection-214946 Arts and Entertainment Fri, 18 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500 Successions: Prints by African-American Artists from the Jean and Robert Steele Collection will feature 62 works of traditional and non-traditional... http://www.americantowns.com/al/mobile/news/exhibition-successions-prints-by-african-american-artists-214949 http://www.americantowns.com/al/mobile/news/exhibition-successions-prints-by-african-american-artists-214949 Arts and Entertainment Fri, 18 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500 The Permanent Collection of the Guild Hall Museum, East Hampton, N.Y. The East End of New York’s Long Island has long attracted artists, writers,... http://www.americantowns.com/al/mobile/news/exhibition-an-adventure-in-the-arts-214952 http://www.americantowns.com/al/mobile/news/exhibition-an-adventure-in-the-arts-214952 Arts and Entertainment Fri, 18 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500 Dear EarthTalk How can I make good use of the rainwater that runs down my roof and into my gutters? -- B.S. For most of us, the rain that... http://www.americantowns.com/ct/fairfield/news/earthtalk-harvesting-rainwater-for-household-use-218211 http://www.americantowns.com/ct/fairfield/news/earthtalk-harvesting-rainwater-for-household-use-218211 Clubs and Organizations Thu, 05 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0600 Dear EarthTalk: What effects do fertilizers, pesticides and herbicides used on residential lawns or on farms have on nearby water bodies like... http://www.americantowns.com/ct/fairfield/news/earthtalk-pesticides-fertilizers-and-water-pollution-210999 http://www.americantowns.com/ct/fairfield/news/earthtalk-pesticides-fertilizers-and-water-pollution-210999 Clubs and Organizations Wed, 04 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0600 Dear EarthTalk: Are any major brands of disposable tissues, paper towels, napkins and toilet paper yet using recycled content and chlorine-free... http://www.americantowns.com/ct/fairfield/news/earthtalk-disposable-paper-products-decimate-forests-212966 http://www.americantowns.com/ct/fairfield/news/earthtalk-disposable-paper-products-decimate-forests-212966 Clubs and Organizations Wed, 04 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0600 Dear EarthTalk: Is it true that environmental non-profits have been hit hard by the economic downturn, and has this had an impact on their... http://www.americantowns.com/ct/fairfield/news/earthtalk-recession-hurts-green-group-efforts-216670 http://www.americantowns.com/ct/fairfield/news/earthtalk-recession-hurts-green-group-efforts-216670 Clubs and Organizations Wed, 04 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0600