Can’t Miss Alabama: Morgan Wallen and Alabama headline Rock the South
Music lovers will enjoy Rock the South in Cullman Friday and Saturday. (Left, Terry Wyatt / Getty Images) and (Right, Nicholas Hunt / Getty Images)
Weekend entertainment that’s perfect for summer.
Rock the South
Get ready for a big weekend at Rock the South in Cullman Aug. 5-6 with performances by Alabama, Morgan Wallen, Jamey Johnson, Koe Wetzel, Jimmie Allen, Colt Ford, Kolby Cooper and others. Tickets are available here. Social Media Tag: #Biggestpartyinthesouth.
Red Mountain Entertainment
Concerts include:
- July 28 – Chris Stapleton, The Orion Amphitheater in Huntsville.
- July 28 – August Burns Red, Iron City in Birmingham.
- July 29 – Cody Johnson, Von Braun Center Arena in Huntsville.
- July 30 – All This Future Summer Festival Tour with Hillsong United, Taya and more, The Wharf Amphitheater in Orange Beach.
- July 31 – Ted Nugent, Soul Kitchen Music Hall in Mobile.
- Aug. 2 – Ted Nugent, Mars Music Hall in Huntsville.
- Aug. 3 – Encanto Live, Oak Mountain Amphitheatre in Pelham.
For more shows, visit redmountainentertainment.
Sidewalk Film Center
Weekend shows include:
- July 28-Aug. 4: “Fire of Love.” Buy tickets here.
- July 29-Aug. 11: “Marcel The Shell With Shoes On.” Buy tickets here.
Visit sidewalkfest.com for upcoming shows.
Birmingham Restaurant Week
The summer edition of Birmingham Restaurant Week (BRW) features deals from about 50 locally owned restaurants, bars and food trucks with $5-$50 prix fixe menus, multicourse chef-curated meals and bartender-created cocktails. Ranging from fried chicken to barbecue to steak to octopus, BRW offers dishes for every taste bud. With to-go and dine-in options, anyone can indulge in a BRW meal through Saturday, July 30. Click restaurant sign-up to learn more. Follow the links for the complete list of participating restaurants and events. Social media hash tags are #BRW2022 and #BhamRestWeek.
Montgomery Freedom Rides Museum
The Freedom Rides Museum will host “The Green Book: Navigating Jim Crow America” through Sunday, July 31. The exhibit focuses on the annual Green Book travel guide that catered to Black travelers during the 20th century. The exhibit highlights Alabama businesses and homes listed in the Green Book and emphasizes how the Freedom Rides and Civil Rights Act changed how Black Americans traveled. The Ben Moore Hotel in Montgomery and the A.G. Gaston Motel in Birmingham are two remaining Green Book sites in Alabama. The museum is at 210 South Court St. in Montgomery.
Helen Keller Art Show
The Helen Keller Art Show of Alabama is underway through Wednesday, Sept. 14. The exhibit is a traveling juried art show, which displays artwork created by students throughout Alabama who have visual impairments, blindness and/or deaf-blindness. Children who take part in the show use various media to create their works. The arts are included in the students’ academic curriculum in areas such as the development of communication skills utilizing visual and tactical abilities, math, science, reading and leisure activities. This year’s exhibit will feature 46 pieces of art that can be purchased for a donation starting at $100. For more information, visit the website. The venue is the Alabama Center for the Arts in Decatur.
Legends in Concert
Summer performances are underway through Sunday, Sept. 4 at OWA in Foley. Fans will see performances by Isaiah Mercado as Bruno Mars, Nellie Norris as Katy Perry, Nae Cullors as Michael Jackson and more. The show features high-energy dancers, backup vocalists, a live band, costumes, elaborate theatrical sets and a full array of special effects. Performances will be at the OWA Theater Tuesday through Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday at 4 p.m.
‘Cinderella’
Red Mountain Theatre presents “Cinderella” through Sunday, Aug. 7. “Cinderella” receives a makeover with a clever retelling and contemporary take on the classic tale. The smart and determined Ella lives in the care of her wicked, self-absorbed stepmother Madame and Madame’s two daughters, Charlotte and Gabrielle. Ella’s only friends in the world are the animals in the woods, “crazy Marie” and the revolutionary student Jean-Michel. Meanwhile, in another part of the kingdom, Prince Topher is trying to find himself and learn his place in the kingdom. When his scheming adviser, Sebastian, suggests throwing a ball so the prince could meet potential brides, Ella and Topher’s different worlds come together. The updated and bolder “Cinderella” paired with the timeless music of Rodgers and Hammerstein offers a production that is inspirational, empowering, hilarious and romantic. It’s the story you love with refreshing new twists. Purchase tickets here.
Space One Eleven Arts Center
The Space One Eleven Summer Art Camp Student and Teaching Artist Exhibition is Friday, July 29 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. The exhibition will feature work created by young artists, rising second through 12th grade, during Space One Eleven’s summer art camps. Work will be of a wide range of media: drawing, painting, printmaking, ceramic sculpture, stop motion animation, zines, digital art and architecture. Several summer camp teaching artists also will have artwork on display. Because of the recent spike in COVID-19, face masks are required.
