Events under 'Community Event'

From the Red Cross:  Since December, about 300 blood drives across 27 states were cancelled due to severe winter weather, resulting in more than 10,500 blood and platelet donations going uncollected. This is in addition to a steep drop in donations during the holiday season. The blood shortage could delay treatment to patients in critical situations. There is an upcoming opportunity to donate blood at Meadowview Christian School, 1512 Old Orrville Rd., on Tuesday, January 31, from 9:00 until 2:00.  Click here and use Sponsor Code: mch to schedule to give the Gift of Life:  http://redcrossblood.org/rcbmobile/drive/driveSearch.jsp?utm_source=realmagnet&utm_medium=email&utm_content=body_button&utm_campaign=BHQ%5FSEASONAL%5FYourType%5F01202017   Sponsor code:  mch

Classes at the library. Adult Education Room. 11:00am

"Mineral Make Up" 

Learn to make your own mineral makeup with Laura Spencer from Spencer Farms. Limit 20. 

For more information, 334-874-1725 or www.selmalibrary.org 

Cemetery Walking Tour of Old Cahawba

Saturday, February 4, 2017

10:00 am – 11:00 am

The decaying ruins of Old Cahawba’s historic cemeteries provide an opportunity for a deeper understanding of the richly layered history surrounding the events that occurred at the site of Alabama’s first capital.

Join us for a one-hour guided tour as we visit one of Cahawba's three cemeteries. This tour will explore the personal sagas of many of those who lived here before joining its community of perpetual residents. Call 334-872-8058 for more information or visit www.cahawba.com or www.facebook.com/oldcahawba.

ADDRESS: 9518 Cahaba Rd, Orrville, AL 36767

PHONE: 334-872-8058

GPS: N 32.31963, W 87.10463

FEES: $8 per person

Call the library to reserve your spot 334-874-1730

Jan. 23, 30 | Let it Snow

Feb. 6, 13, 20, 27 | Love My Friends

Mar. 6, 13, 20, 27 | St. Patrick's Fun

Apr. 3, 10, 17, 24 | April Showers

Come and bring your little one for music and learning fun! Parent or care-giver required. Ages 6months-3years

www.selmalibrary.org 

Forcing branches and bulbs with Catherine Gilmer

Cooking demo with Ann Murray

$25

For more info, call 874-9622 

Call the library for reservations 334-874-1730 

Feb. 7, 14, 21, 28 | Sleeping Beauty 

Mar. 7, 14, 21, 28 | King Midas and the Golden Touch

Apr. 4, 11, 18, 25 | Aladin and His Lamp 

Lunch begins at noon | Program begins at 12:30 | Lunch $8 | Reservations (334)874-1725

Book sales and autographs before and after event.

Walk On: A Memoir My Reluctant Journey to Integration at Auburn University and A Slice of Life: Life Stories by Thom Gassom, Jr. Foreword by Pat Sullivan. 

Deadline to register is Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2017.

For more information and to register, call (334)872-3456 or visit elkdale.org

$45/couple

Material, refreshments, and childcare provided 

Deadline to register is Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2017.

For more information and to register, call (334)872-3456 or visit elkdale.org

$45/couple

Material, refreshments, and childcare provided 

For more information, call 874-9622

For more information, contact Jo Taylor at 334-412-3852 or at  

Celebration:

In Honor of Black History Month

Come and join the members of the Selma Art Guild for this special exhibition which

mixes visual arts with literary arts and

music. The exhibit will be on display through Jubilee week end.

The gallery will be open on Fridays and Saturdays from 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm during the month of February

Opening Reception

Sunday, February 12th

2:00 pm to 4:00 pm

3:00 pm—Charlie Porter, Keyboardist

Will perform Jazz

Exhibitors:

Tammy White

Na Taki Alexander

Cecily Chaney

Lynthia Edwards

Nate Brown

and more

Exhibitors:

Tin Man, Charlie Lucas

Gees Bend Quilter, Mary Margaret Pettway

Leanna Leithauser Lesley.

Needlepoint artist

Call the library to reserve your spot 334-874-1730

Jan. 23, 30 | Let it Snow

Feb. 6, 13, 20, 27 | Love My Friends

Mar. 6, 13, 20, 27 | St. Patrick's Fun

Apr. 3, 10, 17, 24 | April Showers

Call the library for reservations 334-874-1730 

Feb. 7, 14, 21, 28 | Sleeping Beauty 

Mar. 7, 14, 21, 28 | King Midas and the Golden Touch

Apr. 4, 11, 18, 25 | Aladin and His Lamp 

Black Belt Community Foundation announces 2017 Arts Grant Cycle

The BBCF seeks to support organizations like yours who engage citizens in the Black Belt region in the arts.  The 2017 Arts Grant Cycle will support projects addressing the arts in these categories: arts education programming, arts exposure programming and arts professional development.

The BBCF will offer funding in two ways:

• Small grants pool with funding up to $3,000 will cover arts education programming, arts exposure programming and arts professional development.
• Larger grants with funding up to $10,000 will cover arts education programming only. This grant category is for organizations who have received funding from BBCF and that have a proven track record of quality arts education programming.

The BBCF will be hosting six grant seeking workshops for the organizations who are interested in applying for a 2017 Arts Grant. Attendance at one of the workshops is mandatory in order to be considered for a 2017 Arts Grant. The Grant seeking workshops will be held at the following locations:

·         University of West Alabama, Livingston, Al. on Saturday, February 11^th from 10 am to 12 pm

·         BBCF office in Selma on Wednesday, February 15^th from 10 am to 12 pm

·         BBCF office in Selma on  Thursday, February 16^th from 6 pm to 8 pm

·         Black Belt Treasures, Camden, Al on Friday, February 17^th from 10 am to 12 pm

·         Tuskegee Human & Civil Rights Multicultural Center, Tuskegee, Al. on

            Saturday, February 18^th from 2 pm to 4 pm

·         BBCF office in Selma on Saturday, February 25^th from 10 am to 12 pm

Please contact Jo Taylor at 334-874-1126 or jtaylor@blackbeltfound,org for more information about the workshops and to register for one of them.    

The attached grant applications are for you to read, review and plan your grant.  Grant applications that are fillable PDF will be available after a representative from your organization has attended one of the grant seeking workshops.

Please remember the following as you begin developing your grant application:

·         Larger grants with funding up to $10,000 will cover arts education programming only. This grant category is for organizations who have received funding from BBCF and that have a proven track record of quality arts education programming.

·         Attendance at one of the Grant Seeking Workshops is mandatory in order to be considered for a 2017 Arts Grant.

These grants are made possible by the generous support of The Alabama State Council on the Arts  

Please feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns and I look forward to meeting all of you at one of the Grant Seeking Workshops.

Jo

Jo Taylor

Program Manager for the Arts

Black Belt Community Foundation

Website: www.blackbeltfound.org

Office: (334)874-1126

Fax: (334)874-1131

Email:

Women’s Heart Health Luncheon

Wednesday, February 15, 2017

12:00 pm

MOB Classroom

with Jody Allyn, CRNP

RSVP by February 13, 2017 to

or

334-418-4122

Black Belt Community Foundation announces 2017 Arts Grant Cycle

The BBCF seeks to support organizations like yours who engage citizens in the Black Belt region in the arts.  The 2017 Arts Grant Cycle will support projects addressing the arts in these categories: arts education programming, arts exposure programming and arts professional development.

The BBCF will offer funding in two ways:

• Small grants pool with funding up to $3,000 will cover arts education programming, arts exposure programming and arts professional development.
• Larger grants with funding up to $10,000 will cover arts education programming only. This grant category is for organizations who have received funding from BBCF and that have a proven track record of quality arts education programming.

The BBCF will be hosting six grant seeking workshops for the organizations who are interested in applying for a 2017 Arts Grant. Attendance at one of the workshops is mandatory in order to be considered for a 2017 Arts Grant. The Grant seeking workshops will be held at the following locations:

·         University of West Alabama, Livingston, Al. on Saturday, February 11^th from 10 am to 12 pm

·         BBCF office in Selma on Wednesday, February 15^th from 10 am to 12 pm

·         BBCF office in Selma on  Thursday, February 16^th from 6 pm to 8 pm

·         Black Belt Treasures, Camden, Al on Friday, February 17^th from 10 am to 12 pm

·         Tuskegee Human & Civil Rights Multicultural Center, Tuskegee, Al. on

            Saturday, February 18^th from 2 pm to 4 pm

·         BBCF office in Selma on Saturday, February 25^th from 10 am to 12 pm

Please contact Jo Taylor at 334-874-1126 or jtaylor@blackbeltfound,org for more information about the workshops and to register for one of them.    

The attached grant applications are for you to read, review and plan your grant.  Grant applications that are fillable PDF will be available after a representative from your organization has attended one of the grant seeking workshops.

Please remember the following as you begin developing your grant application:

·         Larger grants with funding up to $10,000 will cover arts education programming only. This grant category is for organizations who have received funding from BBCF and that have a proven track record of quality arts education programming.

·         Attendance at one of the Grant Seeking Workshops is mandatory in order to be considered for a 2017 Arts Grant.

These grants are made possible by the generous support of The Alabama State Council on the Arts  

Please feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns and I look forward to meeting all of you at one of the Grant Seeking Workshops.

Jo

Jo Taylor

Program Manager for the Arts

Black Belt Community Foundation

Website: www.blackbeltfound.org

Office: (334)874-1126

Fax: (334)874-1131

Email:

Enchanted garden. All are welcome. $10

For more information, call 874-9622