Editing Mobile, Alabama (section)

===Arts and entertainment===
[[File:Mobile Museum of Art by Highsmith.jpg|thumb|The Mobile Museum of Art in 2010]]
The [[Mobile Museum of Art]] features permanent exhibits that span several centuries of art and culture. The museum was expanded in 2002 to approximately {{convert|95000|sqft|m2|0}}.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mobilemuseumofart.com/ |title=Welcome to the Mobile Museum of Art |work=Mobile Museum of Art |access-date=November 26, 2012}}</ref> The permanent exhibits include the African and Asian Collection Gallery, Altmayer Gallery (American art), Katharine C. Cochrane Gallery of American Fine Art, Maisel European Gallery, Riddick Glass Gallery, Smith Crafts Gallery, and the Ann B. Hearin Gallery (contemporary works).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mobilemuseumofart.com/index.php?sector=3&view=1 |title=Permanent Collection |work=Mobile Museum of Art |access-date=November 26, 2012}}</ref>

The Centre for the Living Arts is an organization that operates the historic [[Saenger Theatre (Mobile, Alabama)|Saenger Theatre]] and Space 301, a contemporary art gallery. The Saenger Theatre opened in 1927 as a [[movie palace]]. Today it is a performing arts center and serves as a small concert venue for the city. It is home to the [[Mobile Symphony Orchestra]], conducted by Maestro Scott Speck.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mobilesaenger.com/history.php |title=Mobile Saenger Theater History |access-date=May 5, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070504203303/http://www.mobilesaenger.com/history.php |archive-date=May 4, 2007}}</ref> Space 301 Gallery and Studio was initially housed adjacent to the Saenger, but moved to its own space in 2008. The {{convert|93000|sqft|m2|0|abbr=on}} building, donated to the centre by the ''[[Press-Register]]'' after its relocation to a new modern facility, underwent a $5.2 million renovation and redesign prior to opening.<ref>{{cite news |title=Space 301: Cultural makeover |first=Matt |last=Cuthbert |url=https://www.al.com/artbeat/2008/07/space_301_cultural_makeover.html |newspaper=Press-Register |date=July 6, 2008 |access-date=December 5, 2021}}</ref> The [[Crescent Theater]] in downtown Mobile has been showing [[arthouse film]]s since 2008.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.al.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2017/04/crescent_theater_downtown_mobi.html|first=Michelle|last=Matthews|title=Crescent Theater in downtown Mobile set to close|date=April 6, 2017|access-date=July 27, 2017|work=[[Press-Register]]|publisher=AL.com}}</ref>

[[File:MobileDomeJuly07.jpg|thumb|The Mobile Civic Center in 2007]]
The [[Mobile Civic Center]] contains three facilities under one roof. The {{convert|400000|sqft|m2|0|abbr=on}} building has an arena, a theater and an exposition hall. It is the primary concert venue for the city and hosts a wide variety of events. It is home to the [[Mobile Opera]] and the Mobile Ballet.<ref name="srg"/> The 60-year-old Mobile Opera averages about 1,200 attendees per performance.<ref>{{cite web |title=''Setting the Stage: Mobile Opera offers a three-show season for 2007–08'' |work=Press Register |url=http://www.al.com/entertainment/press-register/index.ssf?/base/entertainment/1179048222106610.xml&coll=3&thispage=1 |access-date=May 16, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930014359/http://www.al.com/entertainment/press-register/index.ssf?%2Fbase%2Fentertainment%2F1179048222106610.xml&coll=3&thispage=1 |archive-date=September 30, 2007 |df=mdy-all}}</ref> A wide variety of events are held at Mobile's Arthur C. Outlaw Convention Center. It contains a {{convert|100000|sqft|m2|0|abbr=on}} exhibit hall, a {{convert|15000|sqft|m2|0|abbr=on}} grand ballroom, and sixteen meeting rooms.<ref name="acocc1">{{cite web |title=Arthur C. Outlaw Convention Center |website=Mobile.org |url=http://www.mobile.org/pdf/meet_convctr.pdf |access-date=October 20, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071025170635/http://www.mobile.org/pdf/meet_convctr.pdf |archive-date=October 25, 2007 |df=mdy-all}}</ref>

The city has hosts the [[Greater Gulf State Fair]], held each October since 1955.<ref name="al">{{cite news|url=http://www.al.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2014/10/60th_greater_gulf_state_fair_i.html|title=60th Greater Gulf State Fair in Mobile focuses on the family|date=October 29, 2014|work=[[Press-Register]]|publisher=AL.com|author=Angela Lewis|access-date=July 14, 2017}}</ref> The city also hosted [[Bayfest (Mobile)|BayFest]], an annual three-day music festival with more than 125 live musical acts on multiple stages spread throughout downtown;<ref name="bayfest1">{{cite web|title=About BayFest |work=Bayfest, Inc. |url=http://www.bayfest.com/about.php |access-date=January 12, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071224020712/http://www.bayfest.com/about.php |archive-date=December 24, 2007}}</ref> it now holds Ten Sixty Five festival, a free music festival.

The Mobile Theatre Guild is a nonprofit [[community theatre]] that has served the city since 1947. It is a member of the [[Mobile Arts Council]], the Alabama Conference of Theatre and Speech, the Southeastern Theatre Conference, and the American Association of Community Theatres.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mobiletheatreguild.org/about.html |title=Mobile Theatre Guild |access-date=March 28, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120316193344/http://mobiletheatreguild.org/about.html |archive-date=March 16, 2012 |df=mdy-all}}</ref> Mobile is also host to the Joe Jefferson Players, Alabama's oldest continually running community theatre. The group was named in honor of the famous comedic actor [[Joseph Jefferson|Joe Jefferson]], who spend part of his teenage years in Mobile. The Players debuted their first production on December 17, 1947.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.joejeffersonplayers.com/id3.html |title=History |work=Joe Jefferson Players |access-date=March 28, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111202222039/http://www.joejeffersonplayers.com/id3.html |archive-date=December 2, 2011 |df=mdy-all}}</ref>

The [[Mobile Arts Council]] is an umbrella organization for the arts in Mobile.
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