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While Santa’s elves are hitting crunch time at the North Pole, the Gulf Shores and Orange Beach area will be equally busy with numerous holiday events, parades and other activities. Get in the Christmas spirit with the following events:
Listen to the superb arrangements of “A Viennese Christmas” presented by the City of Gulf Shores’ Entertainment Series 2010. These professional orchestra members will join four world-class vocalists and conductor for the Tuesday, December 8 performance. Doors open at 7:00 p.m. for the 7:30 p.m. show time at the Erie Meyer Civic Center. Tickets are $25.00 preferred seating or $21.00 for general seating. For more information, call 251-968-1172, or click here.
Make a wonderful holiday memory with your family by creating an ornament at The Hot Shop located at the Orange Beach Arts Center. During a two-hour workshop offered on December 9 or 16, students will learn how to work with molten glass and blow a glass bubble to create an ornament. This class is limited to three students and costs $70.00. Or participant in the three-hour classes on December 12 or 19 that give beginners an introduction to basic glassblowing. These students will make two to four pieces, such as paperweights, ornaments and vessels. For more information on the state’s first and only public glass blowing studio, click here, or call 251-981-2787 to reserve a seat in the classes.
Then, the South Baldwin Community Theatre will present All Through the House, A Christmas Show on December 11 through 13. Evening shows are set for Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. while Sunday’s matinee starts at 2:00 p.m. Tickets are $15.00 for adults and $10.00 for students and may be purchased at the theatre group’s West Second Avenue location in Gulf Shores (across from the Erie Meyer Civic Cent er). For more information, click here, or call 251-968-6721.
Also, the area will welcome the 24th Annual Nautical Night of Lights lighted boat parade on December 11. Presented by the Alabama Gulf Coast Area Chamber of Commerce, the parade will begin at Zeke’s Marina in Orange Beach and travels west along the Intracoastal Waterway to LuLu’s at Homeport Marina. For more information on this free event, call 251-968-6091.
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| Here's to You 2010! |
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Toast the arrival of 2010 on Alabama's Gulf Coast as this charming beach community offers an event for everyone. Browse the following list of upcoming celebrations to see where you can debut those goofy 2010 party glasses:
The Wharf’s 4th Annual New Year’s Eve "Block Party Blowout"
Date: 12/31/2009 starting at 8:00 p.m.
Location: Street Party (Main Street & Wharf Parkway) Orange Beach
Price: FREE to the public.
Contact: 251-224-1000 or web 
Festive decorations, laser effects, and holiday lighting. Festivities will include jugglers, fortune teller, caricature artist, and other street entertainers. Party horns, hats, and tiaras; concessions and a cash bar; and projection screens highlighting other New Year’s Eve events around the country.
New Year's Eve at Lulu's
Date: 12/31/2009
Location: LuLu's at Homeport Marina
Price: Tickets: $25.00 and $35.00
Contact: 251-967-LULU or web
Doors open at 7:00 p.m., and the music starts at 9:00 p.m. Join Lulu and the crew for an unforgettable night of fun and music featuring the former lead female vocalist for the ground breaking hip hop group Arrested Development and long time featured female vocalist in Jimmy Buffetts' Coral Reefer Band, Nadirah In celebration of another wonderful year, we're throwing a party...imagine that! Don't miss Nadirah Shakoor & Outsider Art! Complimentary party champagne toast and New Year's breakfast.
New Year's Eve Bash at the Flora-Bama
Date: 12/31/2009 starting at noon.
Location: Flora-Bama Lounge & Package
Price: $21 In Advance $26 December 28-31 (Ages 18-20 Charged Additional $10 at Door)
Contact: 251-980-5118 or web
Package Includes: 3 Stages of Entertainment, Party Favors, Champagne Split, Dinner Buffet & Breakfast. Deck Stage Music line-up TBD.
Annual Polar Bear Dip at the Flora-Bama
Date: 1/1/2010
Location: Flora-Bama Lounge & Package
Contact: 251-980-5118 or web
You'd have to be a polar bear to enjoy swimming in January, so say locals at the Flora-Bama. On New Year's Day at high noon, 'Polar Bears' will dip in the Gulf of Mexico at the Florida/Alabama line. What is a polar bear dip? A group of people (size usually depends on the weather) join hands and wade into the Gulf. Those who are a little more ambitious take a plunge headfirst into icy Gulf waters, sometimes dragging their friends with them. Why would anyone swim in January? One Polar Bear Dip veteran responded, "It's kind of an initiation no, I'd never do it; it's too early in the morning." Noon is considered first thing in the morning on Flora-Bama time and never mind that he had participated in the event in previous years. All participants in the dip will receive traditional black-eyed peas.
For a complete listing of upcoming leisure events and newly posted New Year's Eve celebrations, click here.
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