WHAT'S HAPPENING: JULY 2011
“Look into the Future” exhibit reception: 6-8 p.m., Gallery 782 Co-Art, 782 Water St., Biloxi. Details: 436-7782.
New Harmonies Roots Music Concert in the Courtyard series: 7 p.m., Pass Christian City Hall, 111 Heirn Ave. Featuring Memphis-based Star and Micey playing ‘Americana’ music. Details: 452-4596.
Night Walk: 8:30 p.m. July 1, 15, 22 and 29, Gulf Islands National Seashore, Ocean Springs. Details: 875-9057.
JULY 2
Summer aquatic plant sale: 9 a.m.-noon, Crosby Arboretum, Ridge Road, Picayune. Admission is free and sale will be behind the visitor’s center. Details: 601-799-2311.
Marine Explorers of West Ship Island: 1:30 p.m. July 2, 16, 23 and 30, directed from Gulf Islands National Seashore, Ocean Springs. Ranger-sponsored workshop of cast netting. Details: 875-9057.
JULY 3
Alligator Talk: 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. July 3, 10, 17 and 24, Gulf Islands National Seashore, Ocean Springs. Meet at Pavilion #4. Details: 875-9057.
Marsh Boat Tours: noon and 1 p.m., July 3, 16 and 31, Gulf Islands National Seashore, Ocean Springs. Reservations are required. Minimum age is six years old. Limit four per group reservation. Details: 875-9057.
Beach Walk of West Ship Island: 1:30 p.m., July 3, 10, 17, 24 and 31, directed from Gulf Islands National Seashore, Ocean Springs. Ranger-guided tour of the dune ecosystem and island wildlife.
Escatawpa Baptist Church Independence Day celebration: 6 p.m., 7101 Mississippi 613. Details: 475-2938.
JULY 5
Art intake at the Chamber Art Gallery: 10 a.m.-2 p.m., 412 U.S. 90, Bay St. Louis. Details: 264-2260.
JULY 7
Business 101 Series: 5:30-7 p.m., The Innovation Center, 1636 Popp’s Ferry Road, Biloxi. Think Like an Entrepreneur is the topic. Sponsored by the Gulf Coast Small Business Development Center and the University of Mississippi. Details or to register: 392-9741 or 396-8661.
Book signing: 9-11 a.m., Triplett-Day Drugs, 2429 17th St., Gulfport. Author Betty Shaw will sign copies of her work. Details: 861-6600.
JULY 8
Teachers workshop: 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Crosby Arboretum, Ridge Road, Picayune. Wild about black bears and endangered species is the focus, and will be conducted by Crystie Baker, Mississippi Museum of Natural Science Educational Outreach Biologist. Cost: free for Hancock and Pearl River County teachers, $15 for others for registration and book, and $10 for CEUs. Please bring a bag lunch. Details or to sign up: 601-799-2311.
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Marine Explorers of West Ship Island: 1:30 pm July 2, 16, 23 and 30, directed from Gulf Islands National Seashore, Ocean Springs. Ranger-sponsored workshop of cast netting. Details: 875-9057. Alligator Talk: 10 am and 2 pm July 3, 10, 17 and 24,
All of the Gulf States have them, of course, and several off Florida and Mississippi (but not Alabama, alas) are part of the National Park Service's Gulf Islands National Seashore. Of these, none are so well preserved and protected as Mississippi's
One month into turtle nesting season and there are already six turtle nests in Gulf Islands National Seashore. Three are on Perdido Key and the other three are at Fort Pickens, said Mark Nicholas, Seashore biologist. One nest is the endangered Kemp's
Civil War Activities for Junior Rangers: During June and July on Wednesdays and Saturdays, Gulf Islands National Seashore will take children ages 6-11 on Ship Island for Civil War-themed activities. Participants will learn about daily life for soldiers
Fort Pickens Auditorium, Gulf Islands National Seashore, Pensacola Beach. Details: 934-2600. » All Baroque Chamber Concert: 7 pm Thursday. Pensacola Symphony Orchestra musicians including Brian Brown, Barbara Gabriel, Audrey Naffe, Maeanna Powell and
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Navarre Beach is located on one of Floridas treasured barrier islands, Santa Rosa Island, in the Northwest part of the state. Among the main tourist attractions are the breathtaking white sand dunes. Visitors can once again enjoy them while driving on the seven-mile scenic J. Earle Bowden Way along the Gulf Islands National Seashore between Navarre Beach and Pensacola Beach. Activities at the top of the list for a Navarre Beach vacation include heading to the warm, emerald-green Gulf waters to swim, snorkel, scuba dive, parasail, windsurf Vibram Five Fingers Bikila , or ski. You can easily rent boogie boards, surf boards, jet skis, kayaks Vibram Outlet Shop , or paddleboats on the island, and sign up for lessons if needed. The area is also a popular spot for boating and fishing, and offers easy access to charter boats and equipment.
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