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Best Bets, Mobile/Pensacola Weekend Events 2/15-2/17

2/15- 2/17

LOCAL EVENTS:

MARDI GRAS PARADES:

Mobile:

CONDE CAVALIERS -Fri 6:30pm, downtown Mobile

KREWE OF MARDI PAWS Pet Parade- Sat 10am, Dauphin Island

BAYPORT PARADING SOCIETY -Sat 2pm, downtown Mobile

PHARAOH’S MYSTIC SOCIETY /CONDE EXPLORERS -Sat 6:30pm, downtown Mobile

MS Gulf Coast:

ELKS MARDI GRAS PARADE - Sat 1pm, Ocean Springs

KREWE UNIQUE- Sat 2pm, Ocean Springs

SECOND LINERS - Sat 1pm, Biloxi

PASS CHRISTIAN CARNIVAL ASSOCIATION - Sat 1pm, Pass Christian

PASS CHRISTIAN KIDS CARNIVAL ASSOCIATION - Sat 1pm, Pass Christian

LIZANA MARDI GRAS PARADE- Sun 1pm, Lizana

LIFEHOUSE- Sat 8pm, Hard Rock Live, Biloxi, CLICK HERE

AN EVENING WITH FLEETWOOD MAC- Sat 8pm, Smoothie King Center, New Orleans, CLICK HERE   

JOSH TURNER - Fri 8pm, IP Casino Biloxi, CLICK HERE 

COREY SMITH- Sat 8pm, IP Casino Biloxi, CLICK HERE 

THE GUESS WHO- Sat 8pm, Golden Nugget Casino, Biloxi, CLICK HERE

PENN & TELLER- Fri 8pm, Beau Rivage Resort & Casino, Biloxi, CLICK HERE  

KRISTY LEE - Thurs 8pm, Soul Kitchen, downtown Mobile, CLICK HERE 

KEY GLOCK - Fri 10pm, Soul Kitchen, downtown Mobile, CLICK HERE 

MOBILE KING CAKE-OFF- Sat 11am-2:30pm, Azalea Manor, downtown Mobile

Who has the best King Cake in Mobile? You be the judge! Get your taste buds ready for a day of traditional and non-traditional King Cake tastings, specialty cocktails, and food truck grub. This family-friendly event will have something for everyone - food, drinks, kids activities, live music, and a grand finale Secondliners walk with the Excelsior Band to the 2:30 parade!  A portion of event proceeds will benefit Fuse Project.  CLICK HERE

PENSACOLA OPERA presents SOME ENCHANTED VALENTINE- Thurs 7:30pm, Pensacola Saenger Theatre, downtown Pensacola, CLICK HERE 

PENSACOLA CHILDREN’S CHORUS: ONE WORLD, MANY VOICES- Sun 2:30pm, Pensacola Saenger Theatre, downtown Pensacola

This strictly choral concert is anything but traditional, incorporating music from around the world led by the PCC's amazing artistic staff and a renown guest conductor.  CLICK HERE 

THE SECRET OF SUSANNA (MOBILE OPERA WINTER GALA CONCERT)- Sat 8pm, Murphy High School auditorium, Mobile

The Secret of Susanna. Wolf-Ferrari’s one-Act opera about an innocent secret that is blown out of proportion by suspicion and jealousy. Another happy ending for this reprise of the first opera produced by Mobile Opera 72 years ago.  CLICK HERE  

PENSACOLA SYMPHONY presents MOZART MADNESS- Sat 7:30pm, First United Methodist Church, Pensacola

The soaring stained-glass windows and warmth of First United Methodist’s sanctuary provide the beautiful setting for a performance of Mozart’s Symphony No. 25 and Sinfonia concertante for Wind Quartet and Orchestra. CLICK HERE  

DISCOVER THE NINA & PINTA AT THE WHARF- Fri Feb 15th- Sun Feb 24, open daily 9am-5pm, The Wharf Marina, Orange Beach

Come enjoy this educational opportunity to explore exquisite craftsmanship and learn about the Portuguese caravel that many former explorers traveled upon in centuries ago.  CLICK HERE

STATE CAMELLIA SHOW- Sun 1pm-5pm, Mobile Convention Center, downtown Mobile

The Alabama Camellia Society will host a first-ever State Camellia Show at the Mobile Convention Center. The Camellia Show will feature demonstrations and lectures on camellia care, flower waxing and grafting. There is no admission fee.  CLICK HERE  

UWF THEATRE DEPT presents DISNEY’S THE LITTLE MERMAID- Fri/Sat 7:30pm; Sun 2:30pm, Mainstage Theatre of the Center for Fine and Performing Arts, UWF Pensacola Campus

Ariel, King Triton's youngest daughter, wishes to pursue the human Prince Eric in the world above, bargaining with the evil sea witch, Ursula, to trade her tail for legs. But the bargain is not what it seems. CLICK HERE

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM- Fri/Sat 7:30pm; Sun 2:30pm, Playhouse in the Park, Langan Municipal Park, Mobile

This enchanting performance is masterfully brought to life as magic, mystery, and love intertwine with the characters’ hidden agendas and the fairies’ trickery and mischief. CLICK HERE

MASTER CLASS- Fri/Sat 7:30pm; Sun 3pm, Pensacola Little Theatre

A special production with Pensacola Opera. Maria Callas (Kathy Holsworth, PLT Artistic Director) is teaching a master class in front of an audience in the late 1970's. She's glamorous, commanding, larger than life - and drop dead funny!! *Some adult language and content CLICK HERE 

A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE- Fri/Sat 7:30pm; Sun 2:30pm, Theatre 98, Fairhope

Blanche DuBois, a faded Southern belle, seeks sanctuary from the harsh realities of her ruined life at the New Orleans home of her pregnant sister and brutish brother-in-law, Stella and Stanley Kowalski. CLICK HERE  

GENGHIS KHAN: THE GREAT CIVILIZER- Sat Jan 26- Sun April 28, Gulf Coast Exploreum, downtown Mobile

Discover the man behind the legend in the blockbuster exhibition experienced by over a million people around the world. Through artifacts, performers, artwork, and other historically significant items, discover the eye-opening story of the world’s most well-known conqueror, civilizer and innovator.  CLICK HERE

USA JAGUARS WOMENS BASKETBALL vs GEORGIA SOUTHERN- Thurs 7pm, USA Mitchell Center

USA JAGUARS WOMENS BASKETBALL vs GEORGIA STATE- Sat 3pm, USA Mitchell Center

Listen to Jags Basketball on 99.5 The Jag and iheartradio.com (keyword Jags) all season. CLICK HERE

PENSACOLA ICE FLYERS HOCKEY vs FAYETTEVILLE MARKSMEN- Fri 7:35pm; Sat 7:05pm; Sun 4:05pm, Pensacola Bay Center, CLICK HERE 

MOVIES:

ISN’T IT ROMANTIC (PG13)- A young woman disenchanted with love mysteriously finds herself trapped inside a romantic comedy. Stars Rebel Wilson, Priyanka Chopra, Liam Hemsworth

ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL (PG13)- A deactivated female cyborg is revived, but cannot remember anything of her past life and goes on a quest to find out who she is. Stars Rosa Salazar, Christoph Waltz, Jennifer Connelly

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