February | Around Alabama
Photo courtesy of Jerry Brown Arts Festival.
County Library announce the 26th annual WCPL Art Auction and Dinner. Activities include live and silent auctions, dinner, raffle and door prizes. 5:30 p.m., Chatom Community Center, 233 Dixie Youth Drive. 251847-2097, jpstep1963@gmail.com
The Jerry Brown Arts Festival will feature various artists March 2-3 in Hamilton.
All Month, Montgomery, Roots & Wings Collection Exhibition by designer Perry Varner. The artworks created by Alabama artists depict the lives and achievements of notable African-American natives. Free. The exhibition will be held in the Warren Britt Gallery at the Tullibody Fine Arts Center, 915 S. Jackson St., on the campus of Alabama State University through Feb. 28.
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Birmingham, The Greater Birmingham Humane Society (GBHS) Auxiliary presents the eighth annual Jazz Cat Ball. Guests will enjoy a seated dinner, live music, ritzy casino games, and an online silent and live auction. As GBHS’ largest annual fundraiser, proceeds are vital to providing services such as health care, shelter, food, and socialization for homeless, abused and neglected animals. Tickets available for purchase at gbhs.org/jcb19.
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Pike Road, Pike Road Arts Council presents “The Long Road to Love … Stories of the Human Heart,” presented by Elizabeth Vander Kamp. In the setting of a theatre company, two people meet, and it is love at first sight. A prior engagement and an on-stage love story create suspense that carries you through the years of their entangled lives. 7:30 p.m., Pike Road Town Hall, 9575 Vaughn Road. Tickets $20. Visit pikeroadarts.ticketbid.com for tickets.
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Chatom, Indian Artifact Show, 8 a.m.-3 p.m., Chatom Community Center, 222 Dixie Youth Drive. Free. Email Bimbo Kohen for more information at bimbokohen@ outlook.com
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Enterprise, ”Jukebox Saturday Night: A musical Review of the Great Big Bands,” presented by Coffee County Arts Alliance. Performances celebrate America’s Swing Era featuring hits recorded by Glenn Miller, Duke Ellington, Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey, Count Basie and more. Featured performers of this ensemble are veterans of some of the big-name bands. Enterprise High School Performing Arts Center, 1801 Boll Weevil Circle. 334-406-2787, coffeecountyartsalliance.com.
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Mobile, Playhousein-the-Park presents Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” Magic, mystery and love intertwine with characters’ hidden agendas and the fairies’ trickery and mischief. Call 251-602-0630 for reservations. 4851 Museum Drive. Playhouseinthepark.org
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Mobile, The American Camellia Society presents the 2019 Annual Meeting and National Convention. The event is held in conjunction with the 60th anniversary of the camellia’s official designation as state flower. The ACS Camellia Show will be held Feb. 17 from 1-5
p.m. in the Arthur R. Outlaw Mobile Convention Center. Demonstrations and lectures on camellia care, flower waxing and grafting. Free. Camellias will also be available for purchase. For more information or to register, visit alabamacamelliasociety.org.
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Chatom, Friends of the Washington County Public
Selma, 54th Anniversary Bridge Crossing Jubilee. This weekend is a commemoration of “Bloody Sunday” and the Selma to Montgomery March. Activities include a pageant, dance, conferences for women and youth, a parade, festival, interfaith service and National Voting Rights Hall of Fame induction. Find a schedule and locations at Selmajubilee.com
March 2-3
Hamilton, 2019 Jerry Brown Arts Festival. Artists from all over the Southeast participate in this two-day indoor juried arts festival. Tombigbee Electric Cooperative, 3196 County Road 55. Free. For times and more information, visit jbaf.org
Mardi Gras around Alabama
Feb. 15-March 5
Mobile, Recognized as celebrating the first known American Mardi Gras, Mobile hosts various events during the two-week celebration. For parade and event schedules, visit mobile.org.
Feb. 16
Prattville, Prattville Mardi Gras parade and celebration. Food begins at 11 a.m. followed by the parade at 2 p.m. Parade begins at Autauga County Courthouse. Festivities include food vendors, arts and crafts, inflatables and children’s activities. For more information, call 334-595-0854.
March 2
Auburn, Krewe De Tigris presents a Mardi Gras parade in the downtown area, beginning at 5 p.m. krewedetigris.com Talladega, Alabama’s largest Mardi Gras party north of Mobile. Parade, dinner, live band and silent auctions. Ritztalladega.com
March 4
Orange Beach, MoonPies on Main at the Wharf. Kid and Pet Parade begins at 4 p.m. in front of the Ferris Wheel. Live DJ, rock climbing wall, face painting, bouncy house. Float parade begins at 6 p.m. SPECTRA Sound and Light Spectacular Show directly after the parade. Alwharf.com
To place an event, e-mail events@alabamaliving.coop. or visit www.alabamaliving.coop. You can also mail to Events Calendar, P.O. Box 244014, Montgomery, AL 36124; Each submission must include a contact name and phone number. Deadline is two months prior to issue date. We regret that we cannot publish every event due to space limitations.
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