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 Satchel Paige biographer,
Larry Tye Book Signing
Sunday, May 16, 1-3 p.m.
Former Boston Globe journalist Larry Tye will visit the Museum of Mobile Sunday, May 16, to sign and discuss his book, Satchel. The book is a biography of baseball giant Leroy “Satchel” Paige. Tye describes Satchel as “the most sensational pitcher ever to throw a baseball.”
“During his years in the Negro Leagues he fine-tuned a pitch so scorching that catchers tried to soften the sting by cushioning their gloves with beefsteaks. His career stats — 2,000 wins, 250 shutouts, three victories on the same day — are so eye-popping they seem like misprints. But bigotry kept big league teams from signing him until he was forty-two, at which point he helped propel the Cleveland Indians to the World Series. Over a career that spanned four decades, Satchel pitched more baseballs, for more fans, in more ballparks, for more teams, than any player in history,” Tye says of the baseball legend.
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Events Associated with the Carver Exhibit
March
Our Own Destiny Garden Project
March 5, 9am—noon
Explainer Training Program
March 15—19
MOM’s Having a Garden Party
March 21, 4pm—6:30 pm
Chautauqua Performances March 22, 9am and 11am
by Paxton Williams
March 23, 9am and 11am
Teacher Preview Night
March 25, 4pm—7pm
Explainer Training Program
March 29—April 2
April
Free Sunday Kids Activity
April 11, 1pm—4pm
Botanical Drawing Workshop
|April 17, 9am—4pm
Our Own Destiny Garden Project
April 21, 9am—noon
Earth Day Celebration
April 24, 9am—1pm
Our Own Destiny Garden Project April 27, 9am—noon
May
Free Sunday Kids Activity
May 2, 1pm—4pm
Seed Card for Mothers Day
Our Own Destiny Garden Project
May 18, 9am—noon
June
Free Sunday Kids Activity
June 6, 1pm—4pm
Carver Day camp
June 21—June 25
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What makes a man a legend? In George Washington Carver’s case it was his experiments with plants. Born into slavery, Carver became a trail-blazing scientist whose experiments laid the groundwork for today’s research on plant based fuels, medicines, and everyday products. This exhibit was created by The Field Museum, Chicago, in collaboration with Tuskegee University and the National Park Service.
 A Day in the Laboratory with Dr. George Washington Carver
Performance Schedule
Monday, March 22nd 9:00 am and 11:00
Tuesday, March 23rd 9:00 am and 11:00
Be a student of George Washington Carver for a day! Come prepared to conduct experiments, learn, sing, and have fun. Be ready to spend some time with one of the most inspiring and enigmatic renaissance men of the 20th century. Together, you will travel from Civil War-era Missouri to the halls of Congress and learn about the trials, tribulations, and ultimate triumph of the man known as the "Wizard of Tuskegee." This performance certainly shows that there is more to Dr. Carver than his 300+ uses for the peanut! This event is free for schools. Bus funds are also available for Mobile County Title 1 Schools. Reservations will be made on a first come first serve basis. For more information about this free event, or to make a reservation, please call the Museum of Mobile at (251) 208-7723. The Museum of Mobile is located at 111 South Royal St. in historic downtown Mobile.
Chautauqua Scholar, Paxton J. Williams, will portray George Washington Carver in performances at the Museum of Mobile on Monday,
March 22nd and Tuesday, March 23rd.
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Botanical Drawing: The Summer Garden in Pencil, Ink and Watercolor
 Saturday, April 17, 2010
9am to 4pm
$75 (includes all supplies)
Detailed realistic watercolor painting of plants is enjoying an exciting renaissance. Draw and paint heirloom flower and vegetable plants using step-by-step scientific illustration techniques in this one-day workshop with Val Webb. No previous experience is necessary. Students will be guided as they develop their powers of observation, learn realistic sketching techniques and explore color mixing in a fun, relaxed and encouraging setting. We will work both indoors and out, using live garden plants and flowers as models. All art supplies are included, and are yours to keep. Pre-registration is required by April 10.
Mobile artist Val Webb is the award-winning illustrator of 11 books for children, including two "Cabbage Patch Kids" titles for Hasbro Toys. In recent years, her work has focused on garden and nature themes. She teaches workshops in printmaking, nature drawing and botanical art throughout the Southeast. A member of the American Society of Botanical Artists, Val' works in a studio surrounded by an organic vegetable garden.
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BOOKSIGNING: SID PHILLIPS
Author of You'll Be Sor-ree! A Guadalcanal Marine Remembers The Pacific War, one of the books that inspired the upcoming HBO miniseries The Pacific.
Sunday, March 14, 1 -3 PM at the Museum of Mobile
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