Category for: Arts & Events

The Taste of the River Region held on Sunday night

The Taste of the River Region held on Sunday night

Montgomery, AL – The Taste of the River Region was held at the Renaissance Hotel and Convention Center in downtown Montgomery on Sunday night. An estimated one thousand people enjoyed sampling food and beverage from nearly 35 Montgomery, Prattville, and Wetumpka restaurants and vendors. The event was presented by The Alabama Restaurant Association along with [...]

Titus Bluegrass Festival set for September 26

Titus Bluegrass Festival set for September 26

Titus, AL – Bring your lawn chair and your appetite to the annual Titus Bluegrass Festival on Saturday, September 26 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The music festival, now in its ninth year, allows attendees to relax and enjoy the picking and grinning of live bluegrass music. On stage this year will be perennial [...]

Girls prepare for future pageants

Girls prepare for future pageants

Prattville – In preparation for their upcoming Little, Teen, and Miss Fountain City Pageants, interested competitors can first participate in “High Heel Boot Camp.” This year’s workshop for girls, ages 3-12 will be held on July 18, from 2:00-4:00 PM at the Centre for Performing Arts at 975 S. Memorial Drive. At the “Boot Camp,” [...]

Prattville’s Way Off Broadway Theatre presents a Jack Sharkey comedy

Prattville’s Way Off Broadway Theatre presents a Jack Sharkey comedy

Prattville – While the Lights Were Out tells the tale of one of the most astounding and hilarious murder mysteries ever staged. Every clue is a lulu and the plot twists furiously. The final solution involves the most bizarre motive ever conceived. Jennifer Martin, Way Off Broadway Theatre (WOBT) Board Member and volunteer, stated that [...]

Reading program at Prattville library kicks off for the summer

Reading program at Prattville library kicks off for the summer

Prattville – Many events will be held to emphasize the Summer Reading Program at the Prattville Public Library. Events in June are: Every Monday – Adult brown bag lunch 12:00-1:00 PM. Topics each Monday are: Story of quilts and their patterns; Keeping your car healthy; Homeschooling 101; Prattville K9 Unit; and TBA. June 2 – [...]

Wetumpka Depot Players have come a long way

Wetumpka Depot Players have come a long way

Wetumpka, AL – Located in historic downtown Wetumpka is a community theater where the likes of A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, The Odd Couple, Arsenic and Old Lace, and Father of the Bride are performed night after night to citizens all around the state of Alabama. The theater began as [...]

Divas of Daytime TV

Divas of Daytime TV

The Divas of Daytime TV, Bobbie Eakes, Kassie DePaiva, and Kathy Brier, will be appearing at BB King’s in Nashville, Tennessee on June 13. The cost per person is $65.00 and the price includes access to a full Diva concert, a continental breakfast, and a meet & greet with the Divas. Daytime Emmy nominated actress [...]

Troy statue unveiled

Troy statue unveiled

Montgomery – The Montgomery Campus of Troy University unveiled a bronze Trojan statue on January 21. It is a replica of the statue that Larry Strickland, Troy University Alumnus and artist, designed and created for the Troy Campus. Donated by Chinese artist Hou Bau Zhu, it sits on the Montgomery Campus Curry Commons area. Troy [...]

Davis Theatre

Davis Theatre

Montgomery – The Davis Theatre originally opened its doors on January 25, 1930, as the Paramount Theatre. The era of sound had begun and the price of adult matinee admission was twenty-five cents. The movie was shown from metal reels in the old style projectors and the film frequently broke, resulting in whistles and “catcalls” [...]

Museum of Fine Arts

Museum of Fine Arts

Montgomery – The Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts is the oldest fine arts museum in Alabama. It was established in 1930 by a group of local artists and patrons (under the name of the “Alabama Society of Fine Arts”) to exhibit and promote the work of Alabama artists. The museum’s original home for the first [...]

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