Community Calendar for March 18, 2009
Published 4:26 pm Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Gardendale
Spring Arts and Crafts Show
March 27 and 28 The North Arts Council will be having their spring arts and crafts show at the Gardendale Civic Center. There will be extended hours on March 27 from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. and March 28 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Approximately 50 vendors will be participating with a variety of crafts. You can also have your child’s picture taken with the Easter Bunny. There will be door prizes. If you would like to have a both, contact Angie Doss after 7 p.m. at 681-8028.
Open House and Grand Re-opening
March 28 There will be an open house and grand re-opening on March 28 for the North Jefferson Women’s Center’s new location at
1016 Mulberry Lane in Gardendale just off Fieldstown Road (turn by the Havoline Express). Ribbon Cutting will be held at 11 am and tours will be given until 1 pm. For more information please call 608-0757.
Alumni Meeting
March 30 In an attempt to organize an alumni association with the sole purpose of giving back to GHS, representatives from the class of ’68 invite all alumni to join us in this organizational meeting to be held March 30 at 6:30 p.m. at the Gardendale Civic Center in the Magnolia Room. For more information, please contact Glenn Edwards at 608-0735 or Lynda Lyle at 631-0810. Check for updates posted under events on the website ghsrockets.ning.com.
Singing
March 29 Fieldstown Church of God will hold a singing with Rocks of Faith on March 29 at 1:30 p.m. For more information call 631-6013.
Magnolia Festival
April 18 The eighth-annual Magnolia Festival will be held at the Gardendale Civic Center on April 18 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The festival will feature arts and crafts, classic car show, business expo, carnival rides, inflatables, pooch parade, live entertainment and a variety of food vendors. Proceeds of the festival will provide college scholarships to north Jefferson-area high school seniors. Free admission. For more information, e-mail Kathleen Phillips at kphillips1313@charter.net.
Recovery Meetings
Celebrate Recovery meetings at Gardendale-Mt Vernon United Methodist Church meets every Thursday at 6:30 p.m. Contact Paul Wiegert at 631-7631.
n Mount Olive
The Great Egg Drop
April 4 The Great Egg Drop will take place April 4 on Mount Olive Road about 2 miles west of I-65. There will be inflatables and free drinks and snacks while we wait on the helicopter to arrive. The eggs will be stuffed with candy and many of them with certificates for prizes from local merchants. All kids are welcome! For more information call 631-4525 or visit www.church2911.com.
Fultondale
Mother’s Day Out
Walker’s Chapel Baptist Church has Mother’s Day Out every Tuesday and Thursday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. For more information, call Sylvia Norton at 841-8426.
Kimberly
Singing
March 21 New Creation Ministries will be at the Kimberly Senior Center on March 21 at 7 p.m. Gene and Dee Frydendahl, members of the Celebration Choir at Enon Baptist Church, will be singing.
Morris
Open House
March 28 The Morris Beautification Board will host an open house and membership drive on March 28, 2-4 p.m., at the Morris Senior Center. For more information, call Betty Wood at 647-0730.
Mother’s Day Out
Enon Baptist Church’s Mother Day Out program will offer childcare for children 6 weeks to 4 years old on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. The program follows the Jefferson County School System calendar, so is closed during all of the breaks. For more information call 647-9614.
Other Communities
Brookside Greenway Festival
April 4 The 2009 Brookside Greenway Festival will be held on April 4 at Bensko Park from 6 a.m. to sunset. The event will feature the “Frenchie” Negron Classic Metric Century Bicycle Ride, Russian Wild Boar Off-Road Duathalon, arts and crafts, trade day vendors, fishing tournament, 5K and run run, canoe rides, an all-ages midway featuring rides and inflatables for kids, food vendors, cookie eating contest, motorcycle poker run and live entertainment. Free admission. Proceeds benefit the Five Mile Creek greenway. For more information, visit http://www.brooksidealabama.com/events.html.
Critter Club
Ginger Tunnell (Grammy) is teaching “Critter Club” at the Birmingham Zoo. This is a one hour class for 3-5 year olds. They will learn about a new animal each week and have hands on experience with a live animal. This takes place on Tuesdays 10 -11 a.m. and 1:15 – 2:15 p.m., Wednesdays and Thursdays 10 – 11a.m. Register at the class or online at www.birminghamzoo.com (Education). Choose one class or more, choose by date or subject. Parents are welcome, but not required to attend class. For more info call 879-0409 or Grammy’s cell 612-8293. Classes offered now thru May, 2009.
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