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Calendar Music fest at Coffeeville set Coffeeville Music Festival will be held Saturday, July 7 on the property of Dr. Edwina Hart located at 21370 Highway 69 South in Coffeeville. Local singers will be as follows: gospel from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m., the Legendary Taylor Sisters, Martha Daughtrey, Rev. and Mrs. Reginald Morris, Coffeeville's Best Sandy Dunagan and Chaundra Deas, Andre Creighton and Family Unity, Janice Malone and Mt. Zion's Praise Team and many more. There will be a blues concert at 6 p.m. until featuring Steve Perry plus Pat Ramsey and the Blues Disciples. Security will be on duty. There will be food vendors on site. Arts and crafts booths will be available, games and activities for children until 5 p.m. Bring your lawn chairs and enjoy. Tickets are $20 in advance/$25 at the gate. Children, 6- 10, $5 - 11-16, $10. For tickets call 251-276- 3569 or Dr. Hart at 251-276-3770. ADC monthly meeting set The Alabama Democratic Conference's (ADC) monthly meeting will be Tuesday, July 10 at 7 p.m. at the NAACP building on Carter Street in Grove Hill. Johnnie Byrd is the chairman. For more information call 251-363-3838. HIV group to meet The Area HIV Prevention Group will meet Friday, July 13 at 11 a.m. in the Monroe County Health Department. Anyone interested in preventing the spread of HIV is invited to attend. For more information contact Maureen Nichols at 251-275-7108. McIntyre-Rotch reunion The descendants of John Henry Rotch and Andrew Jackson McIntyre will hold a family reunion Saturday, July 14 at the Steak House in Jackson beginning at 11 a.m. in the private meeting room. Attendees can order from the menu for lunch. For more information call the Rev. Archie McIntyre, 251-452-8447 or Linda Jarrell, 251- 649-0557. Scenes and stories of Monroeville "To Kill A Mockingbird" Teacher Workshop This workshop includes two panels. The first, "Mockingbird Summers - Visits with the Citizens of Monroeville" on Tuesday, July 17 from 9 a.m. until 12 p.m. at the Old Courthouse Museum at 31 North Alabama Avenue in Monroeville includes a slide show designed to enhance the understanding of the classic American novel, "To Kill a Mockingbird," for teachers and readers of the book. Admission is free. In a slide presentation, valuable information is given about the author, Harper Lee, and her hometown of Monroeville. The fictional town of Maycomb with its people, places and events come alive through slides of Monroeville - present day and years past. In addition, you'll hear stories from people who lived here during the time of the book and get much sought after background material to make the "Monroeville- Maycomb connection." The second panel, "Moments of Courage-Against the Odds" centers on specific references to the era of the book. The panelists discuss the education, economic and social life for African-Americans in Monroe County. Don't miss the opportunity to hear the members of this panel and participate in the workshop. The museum is across from the post office on the downtown square. For more information call (251) 575-7433 or visit the web site at mchm@frontiernet.net. Summer reading program Grove Hill Public Library launches its summer reading program. Super sleuths and daring detectives are invited to join "Get a Clue @ Your Library" at the Grove Hill Public Library. The 2007 Summer Reading Program is open to young people, preschool through 5th grade, with programs, prize drawings. story hours, a reading club, and more. Program dates are July 18, and July 25. Times will be as follows for students completing Pre-K and Kindergarten 12:30-1:30, 1st and 2nd grades 1:45-2:45, and 3rd-5th grades will meet from 3-4. All programs are free of charge. Promise Theatre's play set The Promise Theatre and Performing Arts Center in cooperation with the Grove Hill Arts Council and the Jackson Area Chamber of Commerce will present "Everyman," the musical will be at Clarke County's New Cultural Arts Center, at the Historic Locke Theatre in downtown Jackson Friday, July 20 and Saturday, July 21 at 7 p.m. A matinee will be held Sunday, July 22 at 3 p.m. All seats are $10. The musical play will feature students from Clarke and surrounding counties. For more information call 251-246-2986. Family reunion set The Patrick-Jones-Carstarphen Family Reunion will be held Friday, July 20 through Sunday, July 22 at the Jackson Assembly House. Sunday morning worship will be at the All Saints Holiness Church in Lower Peach Tree. Fees can be mailed to PJC Reunion, 19316 Sunset Drive, Warrensville Heights, Ohio 44122-6654. For more information contact Annie Carstarphen at 440-365-1610 or Frank Jones at 216-751-7513 or email mscarstarphen@hotmail.com. Family reunion planned The immediate descendants of Tilda Olds- Pugh, the families of Arnita (Pugh) [Clarence] Robinson, Daisy (Pugh) [Jimmy] McCants, Meeta (Pugh) [H.B.] Harris, and Jim M. Pugh along with the entire Olds family will meet at the family reunion in (TBA) Alabama Friday, July 20 through Sunday, July 22. Please RSVP Virgie (Harris) Olatunji at Veo5254@comcast.net or Tilda Jones at 251- 275-4268 or 251-589-0403. Small business workshop set The Jackson Area Chamber of Commerce will sponsor the "How to Start a Small Business" workshop Tuesday, July 24 from 6 until 8 p.m. at the Kimbell House. The chamber has partnered with the Univesity of West Alabama Small Business Development Center to bring workshops to the area and help local citizens who are interested in starting their own business. "If you are currently employed or not and are thinking about starting your own small business, this is an opportunity you will not want to miss," said LaShaunda Holly, executive director, of the chamber. Topics concerning reasons to go into business, purpose and components of a business plan and how to secure funding will be covered. There will be time afterwards for open and oneon one dicussions. Contact the Jackson Area Chamber of Commerce at 251-246-3251 for registration. There will be a $20 fee for non-members. 1960 Class of Wilson Hall The 1960 Class of Wilson Hall High School invites any one who graduated from the school to attend their 47th year class reunion. The class will be honoring A.J. Pritchett on Saturday, July 28 at 7 p.m. at Wilson Hall Middle School. For more information contact Ms. Pines at 845- 694-8661 or Brown Lee Horn at 251-457-3481. Children's Summer art camp The Mobile Museum of Art will hold a weeklong art camp in Grove Hill for children, ages 7- 12 Monday, July 30-Friday, Aug. 3 at 9 a.m. until noon with art instructors from the Mobile Museum of Art to work with oils, watercolors and other art mediums. There is a $25 registration fee. Space is limited so contact Terry L. Norris at 251-275-3816 by May 15 to register or for more information. The event is a joint effort of the Mobile Museum of Art and the Grove Hill Arts Council. Send in your items for the community calendar. There is no charge for this service. Call 275-3375, fax to 275-3060 or e-mail ccdemo@mygalaxyexpress.com. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
