Red Clay Strays play Weeks Bay Foundation May 4 Bald Eagle Bash
Red Clay Strays play Weeks Bay Foundation May 4 Bald Eagle Bash
The Weeks Bay Foundation presents its 10th annual Bald Eagle Bash – Party for Preservation on Saturday, May 4 from 4 – 7 p.m. at Tonsmeire/Weeks Bay Resource Center, located on Highway 98 under the Fish River Bridge overlooking Weeks Bay. Tickets are $45 in advance or $50 at the gate. Entry is free for children 10 and under. Free parking is available at the Weeks Bay Reserve Safe Harbor site, with BRATS shuttles providing transportation to the event. Beverages are included in the price of admission. Visit baldeaglebash.com or call 251-990-5004 for more info.
Tickets are available at BaldEagleBash, Page and Palette in Fairhope, Serda’s Coffee in Daphne and Mobile, Red Beard’s Outfitter, and Serda Brewing in Mobile. Advance tickets are also being sold at the Weeks Bay Reserve Visitors Center and Weeks Bay Foundation office until 2 p.m. on May 3.
This “taste of Weeks Bay” brings more than a dozen area restaurants together to create dishes based on delicious Gulf shrimp. From fried shrimp, to stuffed shrimp, to shrimp and grits, shrimp ceviche, and jalapeno shrimp sliders, each chef prepares a signature dish that is sure to delight all participants.
This year’s music will be provided by Red Clay Strays. From the far reaches of rural south Alabama, The Red Clay Strays claim their unique sound with a humble confidence that can only come from their upbringing. This band, on stage and off, reminds you of southern music’s heyday and gives you hope that it may not have lost its way after all.
Growing up listening to gospel along with artists such as Waylon Jennings, The Eagles, and the Allman Brothers, their wide range of influences create a combined style of the country music and southern rock we’ve all been waiting for. Lead singer Brandon Coleman (pictured), with vocals that bring to mind young Elvis, is the heart of their high energy show along with Drew Nix on rhythm guitar, Zach Rischel on lead, Andrew Bishop on bass and John Hall on drums.
In addition to the seafood and music, several area restaurants will be serving delectable desserts, while local brewer Fairhope Brewing will introduce a signature beer just for “The Bash.”
“The Bald Eagle Bash is a great family-friendly event that showcases local seafood and local musical talent in a setting that cannot be beat.” said Ellis Allen, Weeks Bay Foundation Board Chairman. “Many attendees come by boat and families fish off the pier while everybody enjoys the food, the music and the sunset.”
The Weeks Bay Foundation is a conservation land trust that has since 1990 preserved more than 7,000 acres of wetlands and environmentally sensitive property in Baldwin and Mobile counties.