Celebrating the International Day of Peace in Poetry and Song Mike Turner celebrates the UN International Day of Peace (Sunday, September 21, 2025) with a selection of his original songs and poems to advocate peace and oppose war and violence. Mike Turner is a songwriter/poet living in Fairhope. He was named 2025 Poet of the...
Heroes and Other Mortals Frye Gaillard will select stories from his most recent book, Heroes and Other Mortals. This is a collection of inspiring profiles Gaillard has written throughout his career, telling the stories of activists, artists, musicians and others who worked to make the world a better place. Frye lives in Mobile, Alabama, and is the writer-in-residence...
The Chalice The flaming chalice is the official logo of the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA). It is enshrined in stained glass at the head of our fellowship hall, and our most significant symbol. But what is its meaning and significance ? Suzanne will unpack its history & relevance to the Unitarianism. Suzanne has been a Unitarian...
Some of us have been running away from the heat and humidity and most of us are back. We’re even beginning to welcome back snowbirds. Some have remained steadfast in Baldwin County weathering what the climate threw at us. We will sit in a circle and tell stories of our summers; of foreign parts, of...
On Saturday October 18, 2025, FUF will host an Arts Fundraiser. There will be paintings, sculptures, and art works of various media, as well as art supplies. To donate any items, please contact Pinky Bass. moosepinky@earthlink.net
Art, Wonder, and the Wheel of Life In this presentation, artist Rachel Wright will discuss a brief history of her art making culminating in the Cryptic Underwing exhibition, on now at the Mobile Museum of Art. She will explore the themes of mortality and beauty, and how they compelled her to explore the Mobile-Tensaw Delta as part of...
How Politicians Manipulate Our Brains For millennia leaders have used rhetoric to persuade others to follow them. Neuroscience has revealed why this is possible. Politicians now employ neuroscience to assist them in manipulating us to support them. This talk will explain how this is done, and what we can do to avoid being manipulated. Dr...
"Survival of the Fittest"This phrase was not coined by Darwin. It was from an English polymath, Herbert Spencer, who used it after reading Origin of the Species. He was well known in his time and has been credited for the basis of social Darwinism. Carl Couret is a retired fish and wildlife field biologist, ukulele...
Healthy Youth Education Miranda and Christina will discuss the state of adolescent education in our region. They will look at measures to empower young people to make good decisions and at the ways in which this is being undercut by legislative action, misleading advertising and reduced funding. BIOS: Miranda Estes (she/her) is the State Policy Action Manager at SIECUS where she has...
Live in Concert! Tickets are only $20 in advance or $25 at the door! BRIAN CONWAY performs with a skill, grace and force that are steeped in tradition but distinctively his own. Well known in the Irish/Celtic community, Conway has won numerous All-Ireland fiddling competitions, and has been called one of the best fiddlers of...
Golden Years: How Americans Invented & Reinvented the Golden Age Skip will review and discuss this book by James Chappel. In it Chappel examines how we Americans have viewed and responded: individually and socially-to the fact of aging. Skip is a native of Mobile and a resident of the Eastern Shore since 1980. He is...
Comprehensive Estate Planning 101 John will discuss the five essential documents in a comprehensive estate plan including their primary uses and their limitations. He will also identify the most overlooked aspects of a good estate plan. John Brown is a qualified as a certified Financial Planner Emeritus. He is the retired owner of the financial...
