Parades, Gardening, Theatre, Music, Ballet…
Posted on May 2, 2016 by bob in ThingsToDo
Old Cloverdale Association 2nd Annual May Festival
May 1, 3 pm. College St. Park (corner of College St. and Westmoreland Ave.). FREE. Family-friendly. Includes May Queen (Isabel Blancett, St. James High School senior), May Pole dance. Parade starts at 2:45, ends at College St. Park. For more information visit www.facebook.com/oldcloverdalecommunitygarden.
Capital City Master Gardener Association Lunch & Learn
May 4, noon-1 pm. FREE. Armory Learning Arts Center, 1018 Madison Ave. Mtgy. Bring a sack lunch (drinks provided).
May 4 — Bloom Times, Year Round Color – Terese Goodson, Master Gardener
June 1 — Day Lilies – Suzanne Sikes, Master Gardener
For more information call (334) 270-4133.
Flimp Festival, Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts
May 6 — Chalk art competition, 8 am-6 pm (continues May 7, 8-10 am)
May 7 — 10 am-2 pm. Do-Dah Pet Parade (register 10-10:30 am). Bring your pet in their most colorful costume. FREE to enter the parade. Prizes for most creative.
Flimp Festival is FREE for Museum Members and immediate family, Active Duty Military and immediate family, City Employees and immediate family. Others $5/adults, $3/children. For more information visit www.mmfa.org.
Plant Sale, Central Alabama Master Gardeners’ Association
May 7, 8 am-noon. Parking lot of Trinity Episcopal Church, 5375 U.S. Hwy 231, Wetumpka. Large selection of annuals, perennials, trees, shrubs, house plants, garden items and more. Association members available to answer gardening questions and provide free soil testing kits. For more information contact Phil Easter, (334) 277-2701, (334) 451-0366, or e-mail peaster36@gmail.com.
Live Theater, Wetumpka Depot Players
“I Hate Hamlet.” Opens May 12. Award-wining comedy with thrills, chills, and laugh-out-loud entertainment. The award-wining comedy premiered on Broadway with huge success. Box office open Wed-Fri, 9 am-3 pm. Tickets may be reserved by calling the Depot, (334) 868-1440, or by visiting the theatre’s website at www.wetumpkadepot.com.
Freedom Rides Museum Celebration
May 19 — Noon-4 pm. Museum open for tours. 210 S. Court St., Montgomery.
May 20 —
– 10 am. Local, state and national officials pay tribute to the men and women who risked their lives to desegregate interstate buses, trains and airports across the South.
– 6 pm. Freedom Riders Speak First Baptist Church, 347 N. Ripley St., Montgomery.
May 21 —
– 8 am. First Annual Freedom Ride Bike Ride (Bring Your Own Bike – BYOB). Museum, 210 S. Court St.
– 10 am. Book Signings, Gallery Talks, and ToursFreedom Rides Museum.
For more information, visit www.freedomridesmuseum.org or call 334-414-8647. Freedom Rides Museum is an Historic Property of the Alabama Historical Commission.
Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts
May 22, 2-4:30 pm. Art Museum Day. FREE. An afternoon of entertainment for the entire family including opening of our latest student exhibition, art activities in the studios, and live jazz music. For info contact Cynthia Milledge at (334) 240.4369 or cmilledge@mmfa.org.
Newcomers Club of Montgomery monthly meeting
May 26, 11:30 am-1:30 pm. Arrowhead Country Club. Speaker, door prizes $18. Reservations must be made by noon May 23 to Jan Burdette, (334) 593-9266 or jan8410@bellsouth.net. Visit www.newcomersmontgomery.com for more information.
Alabama Dance Theatre Summer Classes
Classical ballet (pre-ballet to the professional level), pointe and variations, composition, modern, jazz, hip-hop, contemporary, tap. Armory Learning Arts Center, 1018 Madison Ave, Montgomery.
Session I: May 31–June 16
“Tutu’s and Tiaras” Camp, ages 3-8, June 20-24
Session II: June 27-July 14
Intermediate and advanced seminar: July 18–Aug 1
“Stars on the Riverfront” free performance July 31 & Aug 1, 7:30 pm, Riverwalk Amphitheater.
For more information call (334) 241-2590 or visit www.alabamadancetheatre.com.
Montgomery’s Capitol Sounds Concert Band “A Summer Spectacular”
June 9, 7 pm, St. James United Methodist Church, Montgomery. FREE and open to the public. Donations graciously accepted.
Program: H. Owen Reed’s “La Fiesta Mexicana”, Big Band tribute to Harry James featuring Dr. Bryan Reeves on trumpet, music by John Williams including “Olympic Fanfare and Theme” as well as “Superman March”. For more information about the Capitol Sounds Concert Band visit www.capitolsounds.org.
