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Ralph Ellis with The Accident Report
2025-08-26 17:30 - 19:00 (America/Chicago) | The NewSouth Bookstore, 105 S. Court Street, MONTGOMERY, AL, 36104, United States
Author/journalist Ralph Ellis joins us at The NewSouth Bookstore for what will surely be a most enjoyable program tied to his new novel, titled The Accident Report. The story is set in 1974 in North Carolina. It stars Ronald Truluck, a rookie reporter who is inspired by Watergate and hopes to uncover a scandal to make his bones as a reporter. It won’t be easy. The paper he works for, The Millerton Eagle, runs pet-of-the-week pictures on the front page, not corruption stories. And Ronald is a stoner who’s loosey-goosey with the facts. With a little help from his friends, he finally lands the story—but with results nobody expected. Come listen to Ellis spin a yarn or two about his new book and how he came to write it. (Hint: He’s been a working journalist.) Tuesday, August 26 at 5:30pm.

11th Annual Stuff the Truck Food Drive
2025-08-30 10:00 - 14:00 | Winn-Dixie at Sturbridge Village Center, 7946 Vaughn Road, MONTGOMERY, AL, 36116, United States
We’re collecting non-perishable food items to support Montgomery Public Schools. See the attached flyer for our full shopping list.
Typical Backpack Contents:
Breakfast items:
Oatmeal, grits, cereal/multigrain bars, breakfast cookies, boxed fruit juice or milk.
Lunch items:
Canned pasta, canned tuna, soup, mac and cheese, baked beans, vegetables, chili, beef stew, ravioli, canned carrots, and green beans.
Snacks:
Crackers, craisins, raisins, dried fruit, peanut butter and jelly, trail mix, nuts, pretzels, squeezy fruit, applesauce, mandarin oranges, pudding cups and bottled water.

Black Angels Over Tuskegee
2025-08-30 15:00 - 16:00 | Davis Theatre for the Performing Arts, 251 Montgomery St, Montgomery, AL, 36104, United States
Inspired by true events, Black Angels Over Tuskegee is a vibrantly energetic, emotionally captivating, award-winning drama that tells the story of six trail-blazing men who exhibited courage to excel in spite of overwhelming odds. The play follows the collective struggle of the first African American aviators in the United States Army Air Forces as they overcame Jim Crow-era injustices with intelligence, patriotism and brotherhood as they worked towards their dreams of an inclusive and fair society.

Red Tails Pep Rally
2025-08-30 18:00 - 22:00 | Riverfront Park, 355 Commerce Street, MONTGOMERY, AL, 36104, United States
Join us August 30 for the Red Tails Classic Pep Rally on Commerce Street near Riverfront Park!
We’ll kick off with a salute to the Red Tails / 187th Fighter Wing, then rally with Tuskegee University and Winston-Salem State. Expect live music, food trucks, games, and a powerful tribute to the Tuskegee Airmen — including a P-51 display!
Don’t miss out on this night of celebration, history, and fun!

Family Faith Night
2025-08-30 18:05 | Montgomery Riverwalk Stadium, 200 Coosa St, MONTGOMERY, AL, 36104, United States
Enjoy faith-based music and games throughout the night! Fireworks after the game.

Golden Hour Festival
2025-08-31 - 2025-09-01 | Montgomery Whitewater, 1100 Maxwell Blvd, Montgomery, AL, 36104, United States
A range of events all weekend! Sunset activities, races, live music & more!

Red Tails Classic
2025-08-31 18:00 - 22:00 | Multiplex at Cramton Bowl, 220 Hall St, MONTGOMERY, AL, 36104, United States
Join us August 30 for the Red Tails Classic
Showcasing Historically Black Colleges and Universities –
in honor of the Tuskegee Airmen who fought in World War II.

Make and Take Calligraphy
2025-09-02 - 2025-09-12 | Alabama Center for Commerce, 401 Adams Ave, Montgomery, AL, 36104, United States
Join ALIEEP for a two-week culturally enriching experience. The “Make and Event” has arrived, with this year’s theme being “calligraphy.” Starting September 2, 2025, visit the first floor of the Alabama Center for Commerce building for an all-day art exhibition showcasing local artists from different backgrounds and ethnic groups. Also, we are hosting workshops at local churches and schools. ALIEEP never ceases to promote community engagement and world connectiveness.

Lunch & Learn: All About Citrus
2025-09-03 12:00 - 13:00 | The Learning Arts Center at The Armory, 1018 Madison Avenue, MONTGOMERY, AL, 36107, United States
Dr. Chip East will be with us to speak on the different varieties of citrus we can grow and how to care for them in central Alabama.

Animal Enrichment Day
2025-09-06 10:00 - 15:00 | Montgomery Zoo & Mann Museum, 2301 Coliseum Parkway, Montgomery, AL, 36110, United States
Join the Montgomery Zoo Saturday, September 6, 10am – 3pm, for Animal Enrichment Day. Join a tour of the Zoo during our enrichment event and observe how animals respond to an assortment of new creative and behavior-stimulating enrichment items. We will visit over 20 different animals displays during the course of the event, and see what transpires and what we learn.
Enrichment is all about providing our animals with both physical and cognitive stimuli that is natural to their behavior in the wild. Virtual or not, we will remain true to that methodology. Animal enrichment is not always about providing a reward or a treat. The goal is to try to stimulate a behavior that would normally be found naturally in that species. So foraging animals would find searching for nuts, seeds, fruits, as a good enrichment; however, providing the same item to a predator may result negatively.
At the Montgomery Zoo, we house a variety of species, of all different shapes and sizes, from all over the world. To guarantee that these animals have the best care possible, we ensure they have a clean habitat, fresh food and water, and that they are receiving the proper healthcare needed. We also offer the animals plenty of what the zoological field calls enrichment. Enrichment can be defined as anything that improves or enhances the quality and value of the animals’ lives. The goal in offering animals enrichment is to encourage natural behaviors and entice them to interact with new and exciting objects that will stimulate them physically and mentally. Enrichment can be categorized as sensory, social, cognitive, physical habitat, or food related. Some examples of enrichment are puzzle feeders, spices, sounds, browse (plant material), new benches/perches, and even zookeeper/animal training.
The needs of the animals can be as unique as the animal itself. Some animals need to be stimulated mentally for instance primates. In the wild, primates will use “tools” to help them achieve tasks such as finding food or retrieving insects out of dirt mounds or trees. Other animals need to be stimulated physically to make sure they are staying in shape and healthy. We can offer them fun toys that encourage them to run, jump, swim, or climb to get them moving. Some animals have extraordinary senses: such as sight, smell, or hearing. If an animal has a really good sense of smell we can hide fun scents for them to search for and find.
Zookeepers give the animals enrichment daily, but we also have special events called Enrichment Days where the public get to see animals interact with enrichment up close and personal. Even humans can be enriched, and what better way to do so than to come out and see amazing animals having fun. So make sure you mark your calendars, you do not want to miss it!
Coloring Outside the Lines with Enrichment!
Animal Enrichment Day schedule
10am: Ring-Tailed Lemur

10:15am: Pygmy Hippopotamus
10:30am: Common Marmoset
10:45am: Giant Anteater
11am: Jaguar
11:15am: African Spurred Tortoise
11:30am: Bison
11:45am: Bald Eagle
LUNCH BREAK 12-1pm (Enrichment Day activities at the Overlook Café)
1pm: Africa Aviary
1:15pm: Giraffe/Ground Hornbill
1:30pm: African Savanna Hoofstock
1:45pm: Siamang
2pm: African Elephant
2:15pm: Greater One Horned Rhinoceros
2:30pm: Bengal Tiger
2:45pm: Pygmy Hippopotamus

Jim Vickery introduces his new book Awakenings to Racism in Alabama
2025-09-07 15:00 - 16:30 | The NewSouth Bookstore, 105 S. Court Street, MONTGOMERY, AL, 36104, United States
A frequent guest at our bookstore programs, we are delighted to host Jim Vickrey for a talk about his new book, Awakenings to Racism in Alabama: The Education of a Native Son and the Lessons Heand His Peers Learned Resisting Jim Crow. Join us on Sunday, September 7 at 3pm. Five years in the research and writing, Awakenings is a memoir of coming of age in the Jim Crow South. The book chronicles Vickrey’s youth, a period in which he had few Black friends, an epiphany about race which he had while at Auburn University, to his becoming a civil rights advocate early in his career, including in Florida higher education and then at the University of Montevallo. The book describes his friendship with George Wallace, whose racial policies Vickrey opposed, and more. A big work of reflection on the subjects of race and personal growth, we look forward to welcoming Vickrey on Sunday, September 7 at 3pm

Joggers N Lagers
2025-09-08 18:00 | Common Bond Brewers, 424 Bibb St Suite #150, Montgomery, AL, 36104, United States

Lunch & Learn: Plant a Smoothie Bar
2025-09-09 12:00 - 13:00 | First Presbyterian Church 100 W. Bridge St Wetumpka, 100 W. Bridge St, Wetumpka, AL, 36092, United States
Mallory Kelley, horticulturist with Alabama Extension will teach you which leafy greens and berries are easiest to grow so you can make your own nutritious smoothie from your garden.

One Hour/One Poem: Discover the verse of Longfellow with Dr. Susie Paul
2025-09-09 17:30 - 18:30 | The NewSouth Bookstore, 105 S. Court Street, MONTGOMERY, AL, 36104, United States
Make a date with a poem and Dr. Susie Paul. In an exciting new program hosted by The NewSouth Bookstore, titled One Hour/One Poem, Dr. Paul will teach one great nineteenth-century poem in each of four monthly sessions of an hour or less. The program will be a deep dive into the work of four significant American writers, all giants of the poetic form: Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Walt Whitman, and Emily Dickinson. Paul is a master educator with a deep love of poetry, who is thrilled to have an opportunity to teach these works. Dr. Paul has selected “A Psalm of Life” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, written in 1838, as the subject of her second session. Join us on Tuesday, September 9 at 5:30pm.

Fall Festival
2025-09-12 10:00 - 2025-09-13 17:00 | Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts, 1 Museum Dr, Montgomery, AL, 36117, United States
Fall Festival is a free event that celebrates Montgomery, Alabama’s vibrant creative culture, featuring both local and regional artists from all backgrounds. This free public event features an art market with more than 30 vendors, live music, art demos, food trucks, and tastings with local brewers. The Artist Market is an integral part of Fall Festival; booths feature fine arts and crafts for sale made locally in the River Region.
This year, Fall Festival’s theme will be Alabama art, in connection to the Alabama: A to Z exhibition of work by talented artists from all around the state. All artists will live in and make in Alabama. In addition to event festivities, artists with work on view in the Alabama: A to Z will be on site from 11 AM to 1 PM, sharing stories about their work in the galleries.
This event is rain or shine; in the case of inclement weather, activities will be moved indoors.

Mermaid Day
2025-09-12 17:00 - 19:00 | Bell Road YMCA, 2435 Bell Rd, Montgomery, AL, 36117, United States
Come and meet the Bell Road Mermaid! She will be swimming with the children and have plenty of photo opportunities with the participants! Come and swim with our wonderful mermaid.

Riverbend Brewfest And Country Jamboree
2025-09-12 18:00 - 22:00 | Union Station Train Shed, 300 Water St, Montgomery, AL, 36104, United States
Get ready to kick up your boots at Montgomery’s favorite spring celebration—Riverbend Brewfest & Country Jamboree! Dress in your best western wear and enjoy a night of live music, cold brews, and Southern fun under the stars.
Headlining this year’s event: The Brandon Jordan Band, featuring Montgomery’s own Brandon Jordan—an Alabama Army National Guard veteran—alongside Scott Bartlett of the nationally known band Saving Abel. Don’t miss their high-energy modern country performance, along with an exclusive VIP meet & greet for military members and veterans before and after the show.
Also featuring:

DJ Ali

Line Dancing

Mechanical Bull & Rodeo Roper

Lawn Games

Smash It!

Whiskey and Bourbon from 23 Court — included in your ticket!

Over 40 brews to sample

Food trucks & vendors including The Peanut Plug and Shuck N Jivin

Cluck Norris Biscuit Runner Bobblehead Giveaway
2025-09-12 18:35 | Montgomery Riverwalk Stadium, 200 Coosa St, MONTGOMERY, AL, 36104, United States
vs the Knoxville Smokies

Thrift N Thrive
2025-09-13 10:00 - 15:00 | The RIOT Salon, 412 N Hull St, Montgomery, AL, 36104, United States
Come out and shop, sip and snack.We’ll have new and used things, yummy treats and fun for all!vendors email theriothairstudio@gmail.com

8th Annual Catini Party
2025-09-13 18:00 - 20:00 | Montgomery Humane Society, 1150 John Overton Dr., MONTGOMERY, AL, 36110, United States
It’s almost time for our favorite feline festivity of the year!

Join us for the 8th Annual Catini Party — a purrfect evening of fun, food, and feline charm!

Date: Saturday, September 13, 2025

Time: 6–8 PM

Location: Montgomery Humane Society

Tickets: $20

Enjoy party food, drinks, and a silent auction, all while surrounded by plenty of purrs & kitty kisses. Your support helps us continue caring for the cats (and dogs!) who need us most.

Sponsored by HMMA, Jennie Weller Catering & Events, and Three Olives Vodka.

Don’t miss this meow-velous night! Grab your tickets today and help us make a difference — one paw at a time.

The Rainbow Chorus goes to the Movies!
2025-09-14 19:00 | Immanuel Presbyterian Church, 8790 Vaughn Rd, Montgomery, AL, 36117, United States
The Rainbow Chorus goes to the Movies! a concert romp through the music of the cinema!
Enjoy music from a dozen of your favorite Hollywood movies – not particularly musicals – as the Rainbow Chorus revisits songs that made it onto the pop charts! It will be an entertaining evening with lots of surprises and a little bit of crazy!
Two Presentations
• Sunday, September 14th, 2025, 7 p.m., Immanuel Presbyterian Church, 8790 Vaughn Road, Montgomery 36117
• Sunday, September 21st, 2025, 7 p.m., Holy Comforter Episcopal Church, 2911 Woodley Road, Montgomery 36111
Free Admission, Open to the Public – please consider bringing a canned good/pantry staple to benefit the food pantry for the needy
Presented by the River Region Rainbow Chorus, an adult inclusive community chorus composed of LGBTQ+, family, friends and like-minded individuals with the purposes of affirming positive perceptions of LGBTQ+ persons; combating fear and hatred; encouraging compassion; celebrating life; and making good music!

The Big Lebowski
2025-09-16 19:00 | Capri Theatre, 1045 E Fairview Ave, MONTGOMERY, AL, 36106, United States
Super-chill slacker Jeff “The Dude” Lebowski stumbles into a kidnapping scheme after he’s mistaken for an LA bigwig — and his favorite rug is ruined.

Starring: Jeff Bridges, John Goodman, Julianne Moore

Montgomery Fraud Summit
2025-09-18 10:00 - 12:30 | Montgomery City Hall, 103 N Perry St, MONTGOMERY, AL, 36104, United States
OverviewThe best way to prevent fraud is to be aware of it. Join us to learn about current local scams targeting Montgomery residents and practical steps you can take to avoid them.
RegistrationRegister by phone at (334) 625-2066 or by email at lwool@montgomeryal.gov.If you leave a voicemail, please include your name so you are not counted twice.
Bonus for Early RegistrationFree lunch will be provided for those who register by September 16.

Reconstruction Showdown: The Battle for the University of AL, 1869-1871
2025-09-18 12:00 | Alabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Ave, MONTGOMERY, AL, 36104, United States
In this presentation, Warren Rogers will discuss Reconstruction Showdown: The Battle for the University of Alabama, 1869-1871 . Join The Alabama Department of Archives and History for their Food for Thought series. Lectures are held on the third Thursday of every month at 12:00 pm CT. Admission is always free. This grantee event will also stream live on ADAH’s Facebook and YouTube. A recording will be available after the program

Zoobilation
2025-09-18 18:00 - 22:00 | Montgomery Zoo & Mann Museum, 2301 Coliseum Parkway, Montgomery, AL, 36110, United States
We are excited to bring back the WILDEST PARTY IN TOWN: Zoobilation for another year. Join us for a night of samplings from many of the region’s finest eateries and beverage vendors; soulful, toe-tapping, live entertainment; a digital auction, and a few surprises to make the evening grand and festive.

Art, Eats & Beats
2025-09-19 16:30 - 23:00 | 1 Court Square, 1 Court Square, Montgomery, AL, 36104, United States
On the 3rd Friday of each month, the entertainment district area from the Riverfront going up to Dexter and beyond to S. Court Street will be transformed into a walkable entertainment district, free to the public and family friendly. Starting at 4:30pm, Montgomerians can catch a local art exhibition, hear outdoor music or enjoy a special refreshment while strolling the streets in the downtown area.

Go Figure: Life Drawing Collection Show
2025-09-19 17:30 - 20:00 | Southern Art & Makers Collective, 1228 Madison Ave, MONTGOMERY, AL, 36107, United States
Celebrate with Life Drawing participants in completing year 1 at S.M.A.C. They will have a beginning Life Drawing work, a current Life Drawing work to chart their progress in this challenging endeavor, plus a representation of the medium they traditionally work in on display. Light refreshments served. Street parking and parking behind S.A.M.C. available.

3rd Annual Oyster Festival
2025-09-20 15:00 - 19:00 | Old Alabama Town, 301 Columbus St, Montgomery, AL, 36104, United States
Montgomery Oyster Festival, is one of the River Region’s signature events, produced by Lightning Line and held in the charming environment of Old Alabama Town. This special event benefits the Landmarks Foundation and showcases the best of Alabama’s oyster farmers, featuring local and regional chefs, and live music. Join us in celebrating Alabama’s culinary heritage on September 20th, 2025. Each year’s event provides funds for Landmarks Foundation who oversees Old Alabama Town and historic preservation in Central Alabama.
Live music this year will be provided by Electric Blue Yonder and BB Palmer. Very Early Bird tickets run from July 7 to July 13 with only a handful available. Early Bird tickets run from July 14 to July 20 with even fewer tickets available. Full ticket price is available until the event is sold out.
General Admission Ticket:

Entrance to the event
12 tickets for oysters and drinks (1 ticket equals one chef oyster or three raw oyster from one of our featured farms) (1 ticket equals one beer)

VIP Ticket:

Entrance to the event
VIP area that includes tables and chairs
VIP area oyster roast by Chef Ban Stewart (only VIP have access to this)
VIP bar (PBR & cocktails)
Free refills of tickets for oysters and drinks

(Almost) Sweater Weather Book Fair
2025-09-20 17:30 - 20:00 | City of Wetumpka Farmers Market, 304 E Coosa St, Wetumpka, AL, 36092, United States
Come join us September 20th from 5pm-8pm to welcome the Fall season with a cozy book fair! There will be live acoustic music, books and bookish merchandise, coffee & other cozy beverages, specialty shaved ice, fresh baked cookies and more!! If you’d like to stay a while and enjoy the live music or crack into your new favorite read feel free to bring your lawn chairs, hammocks, blankets, or anything else you want to lounge on. Alcohol is not permitted at this event.

Pickup Ultimate
2025-09-21 15:00 - 17:00 | Audobon Park, 3174 Cloverdale Road, Montgomery, 36106
Come play Pickup Ultimate. Every Sunday at 3:00 p.m. at Audobon Park. All levels are welcome. Bring a white and dark shirt and water. Visit www.montgomeryultimate.com for tournament opportunities and the Montgomery Ultimate Facebook page for pickup opportunities and rain cancellations.
