Plants, Empty Bowls, Music, Hearing Loss
Posted on April 1, 2014 by bob in ThingsToDo
April 02: Green Thumbs, Big Hearts!
Volunteer with Partners in Education (PIE) and EAT South. Help students experience and explore the downtown farm. Training provided by PIE. For info call 334-647-1700, or e-mail erin@montgomeryed.org. Other dates are April 10, 22, 26, 30.
April 03: Empty Bowls
Community fund-raising event to benefit Montgomery Area Food Bank. 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Holy Spirit Catholic Church, 8570 Vaughn Rd. $25 includes soup, bread, choice of handmade bowl. For tickets call 334-274-9177. 100% of ticket price goes to Food Bank.
April 03: Minority Business Community
Development Forum
7:30-9 a.m. Small Business Resource Center, 600 S. Court St., Montgomery. Overview of Chamber’s economic strategy, professional development workshops on branding and social media strategies. Free, but registration required. To register visit montgomerychamber.com/mbdforum14 or call (334) 240-6863.
April 04: A Night Out: On Broadway with the Gershwins!
6:30 p.m. Alabama Activity Center. AUM School of Liberal Arts’ second annual gala. Music, silent and live auction, hors d’oeuvers, drinks. Tickets $100, benefiting students and programs in the School of Liberal Arts. For info. or to purchase tickets contact Dean Michael Burger, 334-244-3380, or e-mail mburger1@aum.edu.
April 05: Montgomery Chorale 40th Anniversary Gala Concert & Reception
7 p.m. (5:30 gala reception for donors and premium ticket holders). St. John’s Episcopal Church, 113 Madison Ave., Montgomery. Chorale and members of the Atlanta Baroque Orchestra present J.S. Bach’s Mass in B Minor. Tickets $50 (premium), $25 (general admission), $15 (students, seniors). For tickets visit www.montgomerychorale.org, or call 334-265-3737.
April 07: National Poetry Month Celebration
Cloverdale Playhouse. 7:30 p.m. Local poets Jeanie Thompson, Tony Crunk, Jessica Cornelson and Kimberly Wright read from their works. Free.
April 10: Hearing Loss Support Group
First Methodist Church, Park Ave., Old Cloverdale. 4 p.m. Program, refreshments, hearing tests may be offered.
April 14: Clifford and Virginia Durr Lecture Series
6 p.m. AUM, Taylor Center 230. Pulitzer Prize winning historian Steve Hahn presents “How Long Was the Civil Rights Movement?” Reception follows. Free.
April 15: Become a Charter Member of the Montgomery Botanical Garden at Oak Park
$50 contribution places your name on the Charter member plaque at the Garden. Mail check to Montgomery Botanical Gardens, PO Box 344, Montgomery, AL, 36101 by April 15.
April 15: Joe Thomas, Jr. Guitar Pull
Cloverdale Playhouse. Live acoustic music. Singer/songwriters share songs and stories. Kelli Johnson, Steve Everett. $10. For info 334-262-1530.
April 19: 2nd Annual Craterfest
Gold Star Park, downtown Wetumpka. 2-9 p.m.. Free. Music, arts, crafts, concessions, family fun, Kidzone, educational activities, Easter Egg Hunt. For info. contact Jamie Young, 334-567-4811, or visit www.wetumpkachamber.com.
April 26: Capital City Master Gardeners Annual Plant Sale
8 a.m.-noon, Frazer UM Church, 6000 Atlanta Hwy. Corner of Burbank/Atlanta Hwy. Heirloom plants, garden items, vegetables, herbs, annuals, perennials, trees, shrubs. Children’s activities. Gardening questions answered. Soil test kits available. Free demonstrations: “When to Prune What?” (9 a.m.), “Brights Spots in the Shade Garden” (11 a.m.). For information visit www.capcitymga.org.
May 2: Robert E. Lee Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony and Banquet
6 p.m., Lee High School Cafeteria. Write for tickets ($15) by April 18, RELee HOF Fund for Excellence, Box 3244, Montgomery, 36109.
