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UPCOMING EVENTS:
AUG. 27: ARM’S BBQ BLOCK PARTY IN OPELIKA, 11 A.M. TO 2 P.M.
AUG. 27: WALK LIKE MADD IN AUBURN, AT 9 A.M.
AUG. 27: AUBURN FAMILY FOOTBALL PRESEASON KICKOFF
AUG. 30: EAST ALABAMA ARTS PRESENTS “WE’LL MEET AGAIN”
SEPT. 2: COME HOME TO THE CORNER, 6 TO 9 P.M. IN DOWNTOWN AUBURN
Camp Hill Marketplace
Come out and buy your fresh produce, honey, jams and hand-crafted items at the Camp Hill Marketplace, a state-certified farmers market
Every Thursday, 8 to 11 a.m., June 2 through Oct. 20, rain or shine, at Mount Lovely Baptist Church at 21900 Senator Claude Pepper Drive Camp Hill, (AL Hwy 50). Potential vendors contact Sharon at 256-749-5100 to apply to join.
COFFEE & CONVERSATION WITH VFW POST 5404 VFW Post 5404, 131 E. Veterans Blvd., Auburn, next to Ray’s Collision off of South College Street, will be open on Wednesdays 8 to 11 a.m. with coffee, donuts, cake and conversation about service and benefits for all veterans and spouses to stop by.
THE MARKET AT AG HERITAGE PARK
Every Thursday from 3 to 6 p.m. at AG Heritage Park located at 620-A S. Donahue Drive in Auburn
O GROWS FARMERS MARKET
Every Tuesday from 3 to 6 p.m. outside the Southside Center for the Arts located at 1103 Glenn St. in Opelika.
Motorcycle event coming to Alexander City and surrounding areas.
The Thunder from Down Under 2nd Annual Boots &
Stilettos event is scheduled for Sept. 2 and 3.
Boots & Stilettos is hosted by The Bledsoe Family Community Center, Knight Riders (The Rebirth) from Sanford, Florida and Buffalo Soldiers Motorcycle Club of Central Alabama. Activities will begin Friday, Sept. 2 at 5 p.m. at The Bledsoe Family Community Center, 1854 Lashley Road, in New Site. Friday evening activities include a Meet & Greet, Seafood Boil and a Disco featuring DJ Short Dog. Entry fee is $15 for Friday or Saturday or $20 for both days.
Saturday activities will begin at 11 a.m. with a Charity Ride for MS hosted by The Buffalo Soldiers Motorcycle Club of Central Alabama. The cost of the ride is $15 and includes admission to the Saturday Boots & Stilettos events. Beginning at 1 p.m. there will be a raffle, games, food, drinks and other fun. The Show & Shine Bikes and Antique Cars contest begins at 3 p.m. with prizes for best sport bike, sound system, saddle bag, 3-wheeler and antique car.
LEE/RUSSELL COUNTY LOW VISION SUPPORT GROUP will meet every month on the third Wednesday from 1:30 to 3 p.m. The meeting will be held at the AIDB-Alabama Institute for the Deaf and Blind Opelika Regional center on 355 Dunlop Drive in Opelika. Every month there will be different topics discussed to make life more manageable living with low vision.
“Alone we can do so little:
together we can do so much.” –
Helen Keller
Contact: Shiquita Fulton, M. ED/Vision Rehab Therapist for additional details at 334-705-2024, Melody Wilson, Case manager for the blind at 256-368-3258
NAMI MEETING
NAMI East Alabama, the local affiliate of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), will meet on Aug. 23, 2022.
NAMI supports families dealing with mental illness through mutual support, education and advocacy.
There will be a time for sharing. The public is invited.
Meetings are held at 714 E. Glenn Ave. in Auburn.
R.A.D WOMEN’S SELF
DEFENSE CLASS
The Rape Aggression Defense (R.A.D.) System is a program of realistic self-defense tactics and techniques for women. The R.A.D. System is a comprehensive, women-only course that begins with awareness, prevention, risk reduction and risk avoidance, while progressing on to the basics of hands-on defense training. It is available for women 13 and up. The Lee County Sheriff’s Office is hosting a free R.A.D. class Oct. 17, 18, 24, 25 at the Lee County Meeting Center.
For more information or to register, visit bit.ly/RADoctober