Let’s Go! Fairhope

Your Source for Event-Related Information for the 36532

July 8 - 14, 2024

Let's Go! Fairhope

Fairhope Single Tax Corporation

National Kitten Day - Wednesday, July 10

Fairhope Industrial Association Locating Committee

Arrival Anniversary - July 11

Red and the Revelers - Friday, July 12

Hiroya Tsukamoto in Concert - July 13

And More!

Sunday, July 7, 2024

Greetings from C. Darby Ulery, founder of the "Let's Go! Fairhope" weekly list of local events for the 36532. This week we highlight:

• Live Music & Musical Theater Events
• Local Kitten Info
• Important Fairhope History Anniversary
• A preview of this week's events list and more

Visit LetsGoFairhope.com for a more comprehensive printable events list, electronic calendar with clickable links, and event-related resources.

Thank you to the readers who replied to last Sunday's email blast with insider info and comments. Louie "Pop" Blaze in Fairhope shared intel that 1) the Fairhope Museum of History is now open during Art Walk, and 2) John Armistead, featured at the Eastern Shore Art Center this month, won the Fairhope Arts and Crafts Festival "Best in Show" for 2024. "Thanks, Pop!"

If YOU have additional information or feedback to share, please reply to this email or send a note to letsgofairhope.com.

We are welcoming almost 100 new subscribers this month. If you've just joined us and would like to browse back-issues, the website also has an archives page. To submit your event, find information on the site or call Let's Go! Fairhope at 251-929-GOGO (4646).

Let's Go!

-Darby : )

-Let's Go! Fairhope Event News-

National Kitten Day - July 10

Did you know?

If a kitten or litter is found outdoors, it is recommended they NOT be brought indoors, and NOT be taken to a shelter unless:

Graphic below available via Fairhope's

The Haven No-Kill Animal Shelter

Let's Go! Fairhope:

To participate in National Kitten Day in Fairhope...

• Browse shelter websites and social media platforms to learn about upcoming events
• Call to find out how you can volunteer your time or services
• Donate materials or funds to the shelter and/or affiliated resale shops
• Consider fostering or adoption if it fits your lifestyle and household
• Reply to this email with other ideas and suggestions

Visit Baldwin Humane Society on Facebook

Visit Baldwin Humane Society Website

22886C Highway 98 Fairhope, AL 36532 

Info@BaldwinHumane.org

251-928-4585

Visit The Haven on Facebook

Visit The Haven Website

559 S Section St Fairhope, AL 36532

info@havenforanimals.org

251-929-3980

For Kids!

Fantasy Island Toys

Stuffed Animal Pet Adoption Event:

Tuesday, July 9 @ 10 AM

Registration Required

All-day event filled with fun and creativity!

Choose your new furry friend from our wide selection of adorable stuffed animals. The price is simply the cost of the stuffy you choose.

Decorate Your Own Carrier Station: Personalize a special carrier for your new stuffed animal. We’ll provide all the materials you need to create a unique and cozy home for your new friend.

Animal Back Story: Each participant will receive a heartwarming back story for their chosen stuffed animal, adding a touch of magic and personality to your new companion.

Adoption Certificate: Celebrate the adoption with an official certificate, making the bond between you and your stuffed animal even more special.

Fantasy Island Toys

335 Fairhope Ave, Fairhope AL 36532

(251) 928-1720

Anniversary of the

Fairhope Industrial Association Locating Committee

Arrival in Daphne, Alabama

July 11, 1894

Photo: Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives

Did you know?

Fairhope was officially founded in November of 1894. Earlier that year, two individuals were tasked with traveling from Des Moines, Iowa, to a number of southern locations to report back to the group regarding a suitable location for the planned experimental community of Fairhope.

Without the event described below occurring July 11-13, 1894, Fairhope might have been located in Tennessee!

To inquire about an educational walking tour of the Fairhope Single Tax Cooperation Cemetery, Contact Let's Go! Fairhope 251-929-GOGO / LetsGoFairhope@gmail.com. Note: Tours require at least 48 hours advance as they must be approved by the Fairhope Single Tax Cemetery Committee and must not interfere with use of the cemetery by FSTC members.

Photo: Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives

Information below written by

Catherine King, Fairhope Volunteer of the Year 2024, in 2019:

July 11, 1894 - Mr. Shuah S. Mann and Professor James Bellangee, who together were the Fairhope Industrial Association Locating Committee, had been traveling since June 1st assessing sites for the new Single Tax Colony when they arrived in Mobile on July 11, 1894. 

Taking the afternoon bay boat (presumably the James A. Carney, based on boat schedules later that year but not documented as such by this writer), they arrived in Daphne that evening. Mr. Edward Quincy Norton, the National Single Tax League representative for Baldwin County, and Mrs. Norton hosted the two men at their home for three days. Norton showed Mann and Bellangee the "resources and advantages" (Fairhope Courier 8/15/1894) of the area; the committeemen then reported favorably and eloquently on this site.

By early August 1894, the Locating Committee had returned to home base in Des Moines, Iowa, traveling approximately 3,000 miles to potential sites in Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas, Alabama, Mississippi and Tennessee. A members' vote was taken to choose the location of Fairhope, and was reported in the October 1, 1894 edition of the Fairhope Courier to be overwhelmingly cast for Baldwin County on the eastern shore of the Mobile Bay.

Catherine P. King

Fairhope, AL 

-Live Music Events & More-

BlueSteele Day! @ Fairhope Brewing Company

July 14

12 - 6 PM

914 Nichols Ave

Special varieties of Blue Steel including:

Raspberry, Strawberry & Pineapple

2 pm: Love the Hate - Live Music

Tin Tin’s Rock & Roll Food Tuck

Bonnie and Clyde at Theatre 98

July 12-14, 19-21, 25-28

Bonnie and Clyde at Theatre 98 opens July 12th

Directed by Meagan Daves

Music Directed by Beth Horn

Tickets are SOLD OUT, but call 251-928-4366 to join the standby list. Provide your name, number, ticket quantity, and preferred date, and Theatre 98 will do their best to accommodate you.

Let’s Go! Fairhope July 8-14

Preview:

  Monday, July 8

8 am: Local Info / 9:05 - 10 am: Gulf Coast Swap Shop @ WABF 1480 AM Radio

9:30 am: Zumbini Music & Movement Ages 0-5 @ Baldwin Co. Youth Orchestra

10 am: Knit & Crochet for a Purpose @ Fairhope United Methodist

1:30 - 3 pm: TED Talks Discussion Group @ Fairhope Public Library - Computer Lab

2 pm: Eastern Shore Uke Club @ Fairhope Unitarian Fellowship

3 pm: Grief Group @ Fairhope United Methodist

4:30 pm: Work Session, 5:30 Agenda Meeting, 6 pm Meeting @ FH City Council Chambers

5:15 pm: Marvelous Mondays Supper & Service w/ Dr. Chuck Kelley @ First Fairhope

5:30 - 7:30 pm: Phil & Foster @ Page and Palette

5:30 pm: Bingo @ Provision 

7:58 - 8:24 pm: Sunset @ Fairhope Pier

 Tuesday, July 9

7 am: 62+ Seniors 5% Discount Day @ Piggly Wiggly Fairhope

7:15 am: The Nix Golfers meet on Tuesdays @ Quail Creek Golf Course

8 am, 9:05 - 10 am: Local Info / Gulf Coast Swap Shop @ WABF 1480 AM Radio

8 am: Pickleball @ Fairhope United Methodist

9 am: Auction of storage units @ Highway 181 Mini Storage 16925 AL-181

10 am: Stuffed Animal Adoption Day @ Fantasy Island Toys 

12 pm: Weekly Eastern Shore Sertoma Club Meeting @ District Hall 

1 - 4 pm: The Big Sleep presented by Mike Wallace @ Fairhope Public Library

2 pm: Grand Opening & Ribbon Cutting @ Cozumel Mexican Grill of Fairhope

5 pm: Airport Authority Meeting @ Fairhope Council Chambers

5 - 9 pm: Taco Tuesday $2 Tacos @ Dragonfly Foodbar

6 pm: Hammerfest Ride - Rear Light Required @ Procycle

6:30 pm: Fairhope Single Tax Meeting @ Dahlgren Hall

6:30 pm: Running Wild Hills & Speed Run @ Meet at Pier Ave & Satsuma St Intersection

7(?) or 9(?) pm: Please contact pub for this week’s start time - Bingo @ Bone & Barrel

7 - 10 pm: Karaoke @ Gambino’s Italian Grill 

7:58 - 8:24 pm: Sunset @ Fairhope Pier

8 pm: Trivia Night @ Tongue and Groove

8 pm: Trivia Night @ The Ravenite Pizzeria

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&

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