Film Premier for Fairhope Founders Day

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The City of Fairhope will honor and show thanks to all war veterans in the Fairhope Veteran’s Day Parade, on Saturday morning, November 5. Following the parade, the Friends of the Fairhope Museum of History will celebrate Fairhope’s remarkable founders and the 122nd anniversary of their Founders Day from 12-5 pm at the Fairhope History Museum located at 24 N. Section St. Fairhope, AL 36532. Hot dogs and hamburgers will be served at the free picnic lunch from 12-2 pm. Mayor-Elect Karin Wilson will be at the Museum from 12-1 pm in support of the importance of Fairhope’s extraordinary history and how it must be protected and projected for future generations. The Museum Celebration will include a Premier Film Showing of Fairhope Founders Day, the story of Fairhope’s ‘Round-Up Day’ celebration held in the Fairhope Colony Cemetery. www.FairhopeFoundersDay.com Hollywood (now Fairhope) filmmaker John O’Melveny Woods, along with Producer Gary Scovil of Scovil Productions, will host the first public coshowing of the film with viewings every hour from 1:00-5:00 pm. The play was written by Museum Director Donnie Barrett and enacted by 24 friends of the museum. Standing at the burial sites of each character, the actors portray, in full costume, the significant contributions of Fairhope Founders and significant contributors to Fairhope’s early survival and ultimate success. The November 5 event also marks the official opening of a special Fairhope Founders exhibit in the Museum balcony display room. Graphically and verbally the key Founders of Fairhope are brought to life. Commemorative items available for purchase at the museum include a DVD carrying the filmed play, a story of its making and a music track of an original song, written and produced in Hollywood called the ‘Fairhope Rag’; a T-shirt of this year’s Founder’s Day Celebration. The T-shirt features an original painting by nationally renowned Fairhope artist, Dean Mosher. His mural-sized painting depicts Fairhope’s brave and dedicated Founders gathered majestically hillside overlooking the Bay. For more information about the film, contact Donnie Barrett, Fairhope History Museum, (251) 929-1471.