Upcoming Events - April 2015

This month:  "Untamed" photography show, Easter egg hunts, organic gardening club launch, wine and tapas fund-raiser for Boys & Girls club (Taste of the Future), Stella Blues and BBQ festival, Second Saturday Artwalk, Handel Messiah Chorus performance, Second Annual Old Town Putt-Putt Tourney, a Ritzy Rummage Sale and a Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre at St. Rose. 

And those are just the events we're featuring this month! 
For a FULL list of this month's happenings, go to our  Community Calendar page!

Upcoming Events
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Carroll House B&B

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4/3 - Friday

"Untamed"
Photography by Jaime Johnson
Smith & Lens Gallery
106 South Second Street, BSL
Opening: 6pm - 8pm

Jaime Johnson received her BFA from the University of Mississippi in Imaging Arts and her MFA in Photography from Louisiana Tech University. Named a finalist for the 2014 Clarence John Laughlin Award, her work has been shown nationally.  The show will be on display until April 18th. 

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4/4 - Saturday

Easter Egg Hunts
Bay St. Louis
hosted by First Baptist Church
Commagere Park
St. Francis Street, BSL
9:30 am - 11am

Bay St. Louis
hosted by Sons of the American Legion Post 139  (open to children 1 - 12)
American Legion Post 139
645 Green Meadow Road, BSL
2pm til

Waveland
hosted by city of Waveland
Beach at foot of Coleman Ave.
10am - 12am

4/4 - Saturday

Bay St. Louis Organic Gardening Club
Bay Printing
998B Hwy 90, BSL
11am - 1pm

No gardening experience needed, now accepting new members!

This group shares information about permaculture, organic gardening, natural building, alternative energy, aquaculture, animal husbandry, sustainable agriculture and self resiliency.

Wow.  Right here in the Bay!  

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4/9 - Thursday

A Taste of the Future
Longfellow Civic Center
122 Court Street, BSL
5pm - 7pm

Benefits the Boys & Girls Club. Come as you are & kick back! In partnership with Rosetti's Liquor Barrel, you're invited to enjoy wine tasting, appetizers and live music by Ivory Bill!  Tickets are only $20. AND your ticket gets you a free entry into a raffle for a chance to win a 30-Bottle Wine Basket.

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4/11 - Saturday

Stella's Blues & BBQ Festival
Depot District
Blaize Avenue, BSL
Noon - 9pm

Get ready for some awesome BBQ, lots of great bands & entertainment - and of course Bay St. Louis Little Theatre will present their annual "Stella Yellin' Contest" at 2pm.  You can count on some of the PREMIER Barbecuers on the Mississippi Gulf Coast to be at this one!

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4/11 - Saturday

Both of April’s Second Saturday Hot Spots - Carroll House Bed & Breakfast and the Hancock County Historical Society home - are known far and wide for their warm hospitality as well as their charming history.

Second Saturday Artwalk
Old Town Bay St. Louis
4pm - 8pm

The year’s first artwalk in the springtime, is perfect for taking advantage of the season.

While most special events take place from 4pm to 8pm, Old Town is lively all day.  With a new infusion of 40 plus artists being represented in Old Town, the term Artwalk is taking on a new vitality this month!

Restaurants and merchants will have their doors wide open as usual, ready to welcome people strolling the streets of Old Town, enjoying the seasonal weather and the live music. 

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4/12 - Sunday

Gulf Coast Messiah Chorus
St. Augustine Seminary Chapel
199 Seminary Dr., BSL
3pm

The Gulf Coast Messiah Chorus, under the direction of Dr. Paul McGahie begins its 63rd performance with this matinee concert.  Presented will be works of George F. Handel and are offered free to the public with donations being accepted.

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Alert - Due to weather, this event was rescheduled from 4/18 to 4/25

4/25 - Saturday

1st, 2nd, and 3rd place prizes, as well as a prize in new category; Best Group Costume.

Mystic Krewe of Seahorse
2nd Annual Putt-Putt Tournament
Old Town, various merchant locations
Noon - 6pm

Each participant will check in at the “Clubhouse” which will be at the corner of Main Street and Beach Blvd.

Click here for a list of all Putt-Putt Tournament Hole Hosts.
Maps made by Vicki Niolet will be on each Putt Putt card so that out-of-towners will know where each business is. 

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4/25 - Saturday

Ritzy Rummage Sale
Christ Episcopal Church
912 S. Beach Blvd., BSL
Starts 8am

Inaugural Ritzy Rummage Sale featuring toys, sporting goods, furniture, decorative accessories, lamps, children's clothing and much more.  Also featuring merchandise from local merchants and artists.  Food and drinks available.

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4/25 - Saturday

Some of the "Murder in Maui" cast members

Murder in Maui Dinner Theatre
produced by St. Rose de Lima Catholic Church
St. Rose de Lima Holy Spirit Center
301 South Necaise, BSL
begins at 6:30pm

A murder mystery luau dinner theater where every guest is a participant!  Can you determine WHODUNIT?  An all-parishioner cast of 20! Beware – the laughs will cause you to miss the clues!
$30  per person or $50 per couple -
To make reservations today, come by or call St Rose de Lima Office 228.467.7347