The Black Ink Coalition

10/24/2025

Thank you to our partners, The Frenchmen! We're excited to see our author community come together at this exciting new event. Come out and enjoy tomorrow night 5PM - 9PM @ Vintage Verb in downtown Mobile.

09/13/2025

Come hungry this Saturday to the Taco Tailgate Cook-Off & Family Festival at Central Midtown!
From 10 AM to 3 PM, enjoy live music, family activities, local vendors, and the ultimate taco showdown — where you get to taste and vote for your favorites.
Bring the whole family for a day of food, fun, and community — rain or shine, right on Dauphin Street at Central Midtown Church.
Tickets and details at CentralMidtown.org.
That’s this Saturday, September 13th, 10 to 3 — the Taco Tailgate Cook-Off & Family Festival!

09/12/2025

ART WALK TONIGHT! @ Sophiella Gallery - 111 Dauphin Street. Be there early and enjoy the atmosphere.

09/12/2025

The Jazz Art Writers South Festival (JAWS Fest) is coming to Central Midtown!

🗓 Date: Saturday, September 13, 2025
⏰ Time: 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM
📍 Location: Central Midtown Onsite Gallery, 1260 Dauphin Street

🎶 Enjoy the sounds of the legendary Excelsior Band
🎓 Students from Leinkauf & Chastang will have the opportunity to receive their certificates during this celebration
🖼 Explore the Onsite Gallery and celebrate community arts

Bring your students, families, and community to join us for music, recognition, and celebration.

✨ Presented by JAWS Festival – Celebrating our local youth, jazz, writers, and Southern culture.

08/23/2025

Excited for the next event! This one is going to be great y'all! Thanks for the opportunity Conde-Charlotte Museum House! See you at 6pm on Saturday!

Join us tomorrow August 23 at 6 p.m. here at the Conde-Charlotte Museum to meet the authors of Mr. Paris Makes a Mess: an Excelsior Band Murder Mystery. Listen to Willie Dinish III and Paula Webb discuss their new book with Hosea London, leader of the Excelsior band and the inspiration for the main character.

Enjoy live music by the Excelsiors, delicious refreshments, and participate in solving a mystery to win a signed copy of Mr. Paris Makes a Mess! Guests will also get to enter a raffle to win prizes after the show!

07/18/2025

We had such a great time! Enjoy this excellent interview with Iceberg Paris of blackbibliomania.com about Mr. Paris Makes a Mess! And get ready for the book signing event on Saturday, July 19th. https://youtu.be/6vLSdPDy8ec?si=oX-C0BxsDrPDshLE

🎷✨ AUTHOR INTERVIEW ALERT! ✨🎷 Get ready to dive into the jazzy chaos of Mr. Paris Makes a Mess – An Excelsior Band Murder Mystery 🎺🔍 Join me as I chat wi...

06/16/2025

Thank you Barton Academy students for your amazing art work. Over 100 participants from your school alone! What an amazing gallery USA Libraries Art Galleries!

Have you heard of JAWS Fest?
It’s happening this month at the University of South Alabama, and it all kicks off May 22nd at 6 PM!

The Jazz-Art-Writers-South Festival is a vibrant two-month celebration of music, art, and culture, featuring jazz concerts, art galleries, author events, and more.
Hosted by the The University of South Alabama Libraries, JAWS Fest brings creativity to life for the South Alabama and Mobile communities. They first fest launched in summer 2022, and it’s only gotten bigger since. You won’t want to miss this year’s kickoff!

📍Mark your calendar: May 22 @ 6 PM
📍University of South Alabama

Up Arts Black Ink Coalition

06/16/2025

This is LaDarrel Bell.

An Arty Award Winner (2025). Drummer for the Excelsior Band (Mobile, Alabama) and Lady of Jazz! She will be sharing her amazing journey in jazz Tuesday, June 17, 2025, 6PM at USA Marx Library. Come and experience this awarding musician doing what she does best! Book your seats today!
https://www.jawsfestival.com/schedule/concert-program-by-ladarrel-bell-drummer-for-the-excelsior-band

06/16/2025

Still Buzzing! Amazing! What a beautiful night!

06/16/2025

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06/05/2025

Celebrating JAWS Fest 2025 on the Wooisms podcast. We are so proud of our Ladies of Jazz! Thanks for taking the time to talk with us!

Podcast Episode · Wooisms · 06/03/2025 · 1h