Showcase Series

2026 Winter Showcase Series

Alabama's Beaches offers a free educational series highlighting a variety of local interests, including history, nature, and local authors.

The presentations begin at 10:30 a.m. and last approximately 60 minutes.

The series takes place at the Learning Campus.

Showcase Presentation Schedule


Showcase Presentation Schedule

Registration opens Jan 5

Date Showcase Presentation
Mon, Jan 12 Shell Shocked: The Discovery of a New Species of Fossil Leatherback Sea Turtle 
Tue, Jan 13 Meet Me in Mobile!
Wed, Jan 14 Settling the Mississippi Territory: The Origin of Two States
Thu, Jan 15 Exploring the Eastern Shore
Fri, Jan 16 Connecting People To Place Through Food: The Story of Mobile Bay
Date Showcase Presentation
Mon, Jan 19 TBD
Tue, Jan 20 Blockade and Battle: Mobile Bay in the Civil War
Wed, Jan 21 Unusual Beach Life Uncovered
Thu, Jan 22 From Railroads to Tall Tales: The Wonders of Early Foley
Fri, Jan 23 Coastal Alabama: A Hotspot for Biodiversity

Registration opens Jan 12

Date Showcase Presentation
Mon, Jan 26 Cooking with Rouses (Chef Chad Kirtland)
Tue, Jan 27 Carnival in Mobile
Wed, Jan 28 Pirates of the Gulf
Thu, Jan 29 City of Orange Beach Updates
Fri, Jan 30 Delta and Bay Conservation Center at Five Rivers

Registration opens Jan 19

Date Showcase Presentation
Mon, Feb 2 We Don’t Push in Fairhope
Tue, Feb 3 Wings over the Gulf: A Look into Coastal Alabama's Unique Birdlife
Wed, Feb 4 Gulf Shores Police Fraud & Scam Prevention
Thu, Feb 5 Southern Rivers: Restoring America’s Freshwater Biodiversity
Fri, Feb 6 The Last Slave Ship

Registration opens Jan 26

Date Showcase Presentation
Mon, Feb 9 Real Weather or Fake Photos?
Tue, Feb 10 Shrimp Tales: Understanding Alabama’s Seafood Labeling Laws & How to Support Local Seafood
Wed, Feb 11 City of Gulf Shores Updates
Thu, Feb 12 Native American Ceramic Art of the Northern Gulf Coast
Fri, Feb 13 Discover Alabama's Wild Side!

Registration opens Feb 2

Date Showcase Presentation
Mon, Feb 16 Cooking with Rouses (Chef John Helmers)
Tue, Feb 17 MARDI GRAS - NO PRESENTATION TODAY
Wed, Feb 18 TBD
Thu, Feb 19 Gopher Tortoise Research & Conservation in Gulf State Park
Fri, Feb 20 A Celebration of Alabama’s Diversity and a Prescription for How to Protect it

For questions or interest in participating in a future event, please contact Janna Nelson at [email protected]

 

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The Learning Campus is at 20115 State Park Road, Gulf Shores, AL 36542, behind Gulf State Park headquarters.

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