Volunteering, Music, Children’s Matinees, Theatre, Dance and More!

Posted on July 2, 2015 by bob in ThingsToDo

Volunteers Needed

The Montgomery Area Council on Aging (MACOA) coordinates volunteer needs for various organizations and agencies. Current needs include:

— Respite Care: a few hours of companionship for hospice patients

— Medical Outreach Ministries (M.O.M.): office help Mon,  Wed, Friday

— Habitat for Humanity: office help Mon-Thurs, 9 am-4 pm

— Old Alabama Town: guides and reception workers

— Baptist East & Baptist South: help at the reception desks

— John Knox Manor: conduct activities with residents (quilting, entertaining, setting up a game of Bingo, etc.)

In Montgomery County contact Allison Shehane, 334-782-7254 or e-mail ashehane@macoa.org. In Autauga and Elmore Counties contact Shirley Stewart, 334-595-0841 or e-mail sastewart@macoa.org.

Children’s Matinees

Thurs, Fri. Capri Theatre, Old Cloverdale.

July 9 – 10: The Lego Movie (PG)

July 16 – 17: Despicable Me 2 (PG)

July 23 – 24: Ernest & Celestine (PG)

July 30 – 31: Box Trolls (PG)

For more information, call 334-262-4858 or visit www.capritheatre.org. 

Retirement Lifestyle Showcase

July 16. CaraVita Village, 4000 Fieldcrest Dr., Montgomery. Tours, live music, refreshments. For info call 334-284-0370 or e-mail Liz Haupt-Johnson, elizabeth@caravitavillage.com.

Jasmine Hill Gardens/Museum

Fri, Sat, Sunday. Wetumpka. 20+ acres of year-round floral beauty and classical sculpture. Tours available for groups of 20 or more. For information call 334-263-5713 or visit www.jasminehill.org/.

EastChase Farmer’s Market

Saturday through Oct. 10. Locally grown produce, gift items, entertainment, fitness classes, cooking demonstrations. For information call 334-279-6046.

Docent-lead History Tours (FREE)

Saturdays. AL Dept of Archive & History. Saturdays, 1-2 p.m. No pre-registration required. Travel through Alabama’s past. For information call 334-242-4364 or visit www.museum.alabama.gov/.

Jam Session

July 11, 9 am-noon. Old Alabama Town. For information call 334-240-4500 or visit www.oldalabamatown.com/calendar-of-events.

2nd Saturday

July 11. Riverfront Park. Noon-9 pm. Live entertainment, games, food vendors. For information call 334-625-2100 or visit www.funinmontgomery.com.

Singer/Songwriters In-the-Round

July 21. Joe Thomas, Jr. Guitar Pull 7-9 pm, Cloverdale Playhouse, Old Cloverdale. Nashville’s Davis Raines and Pamela Jackson, along with Prime publisher Bob Corley perform their music and talk about their songs. $10 (includes complimentary beverages). For information call 334-262-1530 or visit www.cloverdaleplayhouse.org.

“Dinner with Friends” Theatre

Through July 28. Winner of the 2000 Pulitzer Prize in Drama. Cloverdale Playhouse. Thur-Sat 7:30 p.m. Sun 2 p.m. For information call 334-262-1530 or visit www.cloverdaleplayhouse.org/dinner-with-friends.

Summer Dance Seminar

July 20-August 3. Alabama Dance Theatre. Armory Learning Arts Center, 1018 Madison Avenue, Montgomery. Intermediate and advanced dancers, July 20-August 3. For information call 334-241-2590 or visit www.alabamadancetheatre.com.

Grief/Brievement Support Group

Wednesdays. 10:30-11:30 a.m. Hosted by Hospice of Montgomery,  1111 Holloway Park, Montgomery. Services include iindividual/family counseling, grief/bereavement literature. For information call 334-279-6677 or visit. www.hospiceofmontgomery.org.

Camelias: Our State Flower – “Lunch & Learn”

Aug. 5, Noon-1 pm. Armory Learning Arts Center, 1018 Madison Ave., Montgomery. Bring a sack lunch. Drinks provided. Capital City Master Gardeners Association. For information contact Montgomery Co. Extension Office, 334-270-4133.