BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.4.9//EN TZID:America/Chicago X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Chicago BEGIN:VEVENT UID:626@alabamacontemporary.org DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20200317T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20200406T000000 DTSTAMP:20261022T212639Z URL: SUMMARY:COVID-19: Temporary Closure/ Service Industry Relief DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDear Friends\,\nIt's with a hea vy heart that we are announcing\, as of today\, that our main galleries w ill be closed to the public with a tentative plan to re-open April 6th. Ad ditionally\, all exhibition openings scheduled for April will be postponed until May or later\, and we will be extending the current exhibitions to limit artist travel. We are lucky to be able to continue paying our small staff during this time as they continue to work in a limited capacity from home. This is a financial decision based on a hopeful future\, but we are keenly aware of the broader impact this crisis is already having.\n\nAs a rash of unemployment and financial strain is already affecting so many\, our heart is with our downtown family. Mobile's local economy is built on social gathering spaces. Our tourism slogan "Born to Celebrate" is no joke \, and the speed and ferocity of COVID-19's impact has left us all feeling a little dizzy. The prudent (and very necessary) precautionary measures we must take as a community come at a high cost to those of us who rely on social space to survive.\n\nBecause of this\, Alabama Contemporary is com mitting 60% of the income from all New Reciprocal Memberships to a Servi ce Industry Relief Fund for the significant segment of our local community that relies on gigs and gratuity income. $75 out of every $125 Reciproca l level membership purchase will be distributed to gigging musicians downt own service industry folks who've lost shifts or entire jobs due to the CO VID-19 health crisis.\n\n\n\nJOIN TODAY TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE FUND\n\n\n\nI f you are one of these workers\, you can apply to receive relief funds ba sed on the number of lost or limited shifts over the months of March and A pril. We will distribute a survey sign-up starting April 6th\; the amount we can distribute is contingent on the success of this campaign\, so pleas e feel free to share.\n\nWe know this is only a drop in the bucket. Bear w ith us. We believe in the resilience of this community and know that toget her (even if we are at a distance) we are greater than the sum of our part s\, and we encourage other organizations to also get creative in these unc ertain times.  We at Alabama Contemporary want to be a part of the soluti on\, and we hope to serve you in deeper and ever more meaningful ways in t he year ahead.\n\nSincerely\,\n\n\nelizabet elliott\nExecutive Director / Curator\n301 Conti Street\, Mobile\, AL 36602\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\ n\nSCHEDULE CHANGES\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\ n\n\n\n\n\nExtended Exhibitions:\nA STUDY OF THE SUPERNATURAL PHENOMENA OF EMERGENCE\, Y. Malik Jalal\n\nIF YOU HAVE GHOSTS\, Curated by Ashley Stu ll Meyers.\nPostponed Exhibition Openings:\nA MONSTROUS FEAST\, New Work by Colleen Comer\nCanceled Exhibitions:\nFRETHAUS\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\ n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPublic Programs Affected:\nMAR 14 Artist Talk: Mal ik Jalal 2 PM · CANCELED\n\nMAR 25 Artist Statement Workshop 5:30 PM  · POSTPONED\n\nMAR 28 Artist Talk: Kate Nartker 2 PM · CANCELED\n\nMAR 30- APR 17 Spring Break Camp\, Week 1&\; 2  · CANCELED\n\n\n\n\n\n\ n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n LOCATION:Ben May Main Library\, 701 Government St\, Mobile\, AL\, 36602\, U nited States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=701 Government St\, Mobile\ , AL\, 36602\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Ben May Main Libra ry:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20200308T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR