Which counties are part of the Alabama Black Belt Heritage Area?
Event: Back to School at Old Alabama Town:
Time: Thursday, September 1, 2016, at 9 a.m
Event Type: History Exhibit
Location: Montgomery, Old Alabama Town.
Cost:
Event Website: www.oldalabamatown.com
Sponsor: Old Alabama Town
Contact: Robin Birdwell at 334-240-4617
Info: Back to School at Old Alabama Town will run from September 1 to September 30, lasting from 9 a.m to 3 p.m.
Event: Annual Okra Festival:
Time: Monday, August 29, 2016, at 12 p.m
Event Type: Festival
Location: Burkville, Off Hwy 80 West on Fredrick Douglass Road.
Cost:
Event Website:
Sponsor: City of Burkville
Contact: Barbara Evan at 334-284-0555 or 334-536-2882
Info: The Annual Okra Festival will start on Monday August 29 at noon.
Event: Black Belt Folk Roots Festival:
Time: Saturday, August 27, 2016
Event Type: Festival
Location: Eutaw, Greene County Courthouse Square.
Cost:
Event Website: www.eutawchamber.com
Sponsor: Eutaw Chamber of Commerce
Contact: Coral Zipper at 205-372-0525
Info: The Black Belt Folk Roots Festival will run from August 27 to August 28 at the Greene County Courthouse Square in Eutaw, Alabama.
Event: Women Equality Day:
Time: Friday, August 26, 2016
Event Type: Ceremony
Location: Tuskegee, Tuskegee Airman National Historic Site .
Cost:
Event Website:
Sponsor: Tuskegee Airman National Historic Site
Contact: Tim Sinclare at 334-727-3200
Info: Women Equality Day will be held on Friday, August 26, at the Tuskegee Airman National Historic Site.
Event: Food For Thoughts:
Time: Thursday, August 18, 2016
Event Type: Museum Exhibit
Location: Montgomery, Alabama Department of Archives and History.
Cost:
Event Website: www.museum.alabama.gov
Sponsor: Alabama Department of Archives and History
Contact: at 334-353-4689
Info: Food For Thoughts museum exhibit will take place on Thursday August 18.
Event: Buckmasters 23rd Annual Expo:
Time: Sunday, August 14, 2016
Event Type: Exposition
Location: Montgomery, Renaissance Hotel and Convention Center.
Cost:
Event Website: www.buckmasters.com
Sponsor: Buckmasters
Contact: Donna Gross at 800-240-3337
Info: The 23rd Annual Buckmasters Expo will be held on Sunday, August 14 in Montgomery Alabama.
Event: Magical Creatures:
Time: Saturday, August 13, 2016, at 10 a.m
Event Type: Zoo Exhibit
Location: Montgomery, Montgomery Zoo.
Cost:
Event Website: www.montgomeryzoo.com
Sponsor: Montgomery Zoo
Contact: at 334-240-4900
Info: Magical Creatures Zoo exhibit will start at 10 a.m and end at 12 p.m.
Event: Voting Rights Act Observance:
Time: Monday, August 8, 2016
Event Type: Ceremony
Location: Selma, Selma Interpretive Center.
Cost:
Event Website:
Sponsor: Selma Interpretive Center
Contact: Teresa Hall at 334-872-0509
Info: The Voting Rights Act Observance will be held on August 8 at the Selma Interpretive Center in Selma Alabama.
Event: True Crime Walking Tour of Old Cahawba:
Time: Saturday, August 6, 2016, at 10 a.m
Event Type: Walking Tour
Location: Orrville, Old Cahawba.
Cost:
Event Website: www.cahawba.com
Sponsor: Old Cahawba
Contact: Jonathan Matthews at 334-872-8058
Info: True Crime Walking Tour of Old Cahawba will start at 10 a.m. and end at 11 a.m.
Event: “Last Train to Nibroc”:
Time: Thursday, July 28, 2016
Event Type: Play
Location: Union, Springs Red Door Theatre.
Cost:
Event Website: www.reddoortheatre.org
Sponsor: Red Door Theatre
Contact: at 334-738-8687
Info: The "Last Train to Nibroc" stage production will run from Thursday, July 28, to Saturday, July 30.