The West Dallas Antique Tractor, Car, Gas Engine and Craft show will take place on Nov. 13 in Orrville.
Shirley Quarles Baird, a Selma artist and longtime member of the Selma Art Guild, received the Best in Category Award for her watercolor painting, “Wishing Pond” at the Montgomery Art Guild Regions Bank Art Exhibition 2021.
The 43rd Annual Kathryn Tucker Windham Tale Tellin' Festival is set for Oct. 14 at Arts Revive.
If you’ve noticed the large “Yellow Dawg” painted on the window of A.C. Reeves’ Five and Dime venue on Broad Street, that is the work of self-taught artist John Pickens. He is the featured artist there for the month of September.
This weekend the October 1st Saturday Selma event will have the usual lineup of food trucks, art galleries and music venues.
The Anderson Gallery on Selma Avenue, owned by retired Selma dentist Gery Anderson, hosted a showing of excellent works of abstract expressionism from 1960’s New Orleans on Sept. 16.
The Alabama State Council on the Arts has awarded a total of $3,667,300 to arts organization in Alabama, including ArtsRevive and the Black Belt Community Foundation.
The monthly 1st Saturday Selma event is coming up this weekend in downtown Selma.
The Walton Theater opened July 31 with a Back to School Bash, but now it is officially reopened. A ribbon cutting ceremony was held Aug. 20 in front of the theater.
The Selma and Dallas County Chamber of Commerce and Tourism Information will hold a ribbon cutting and grand re-opening for Walton Theater Selma on Friday, Aug. 20.
The Walton Theater reopened on Saturday with a big back to school bash. Kids were treated to a free movie, free popcorn and free drinks and some added excitement that was not in the original plans.
The August 1st Saturday Selma event will take place tomorrow on Water Street and will feature a lineup of live music in addition to other activities.
The 2021 Central Alabama Fair was held for the first time in the summer at Lions Fair Park and, despite the heat, it drew a pretty good crowd.
If you turn off of Broad Street into the parking lot next to the Selma Welcome Center, you will see a mural commemorating important people and events in the Civil Rights Movement in Selma.
Selma-Dallas County will soon have a movie theater again. The Walton Theater is reopening this weekend after being closed for over a year due to COVID-19.
You may notice a new display in one of the windows of the Selma Sun's office on Broad Street.
The Michael D. Johnson Foundation will hold a Family Fun Day and Back to School Giveaway this Saturday, July 24 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Tomorrow Gallery 905 will host an opening reception for a solo exhibition titled "When a Door Opens Widows Do Too" featuring artist Jude Anogwih.
The 2021 Central Alabama Fair is next week and for the first time, it will be held in the summer.
Applications for the Alabama Arts Recovery Program and other efforts to assist arts organizations are open.
The July 1st Saturday Selma event will take place tomorrow with multiple art galleries taking part.
Alabama Black Belt Adventures is taking entries for its second annual Best Black Belt Dog Photo Contest.
The Selma Art Guild (SAG) held its Summer Show reception and recognized prize-winning artists Sunday, June 6 from 2-4 p.m. at the SAG Gallery located at 508 Selma Ave. and awarded prize checks.
The June 1st Saturday Selma event will take place on June 5 at downtown Selma.
The Black Belt Community Foundation is announcing its 2021 Arts Grant Cycle. Community-based organizations from Bullock, Choctaw, Dallas, Greene, Hale, Lowndes, Macon, Marengo, Perry, Pickens, Sumter, and Wilcox Counties are encouraged to apply.
Artists Trés and Helene Taylor recently moved from Birmingham to Selma with a vision to uplift the community and the arts.
When purchasing seeds in the store, there is a general trust that what is on the packet is what will grow. Various sellers offer almost any seed the heart desires on online “yard sale” websites. But can buyers trust these online “yard sale” seed purchases?
Cozy Dawgs have been a staple at the Lion’s Club’s Central Alabama Fair for more than 60 years.
Blackbelt Benefit Group (BBG) will return to First Saturday Selma this weekend with live music after an absence due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
In spite of the bad weather, 25 boats launched from Roland Cooper State Park Saturday April 24th for the 4th annual Selma Area Food Bank Bass Tournament Fundraiser. Tournament Director Jebb Harrison said he was very pleased with the turnout.
To celebrate spring, Carla Hall, renowned chef, author and television host, offers two delicious recipes that make carrots the star ingredient of the season.
Marion writer and activist Billie Jean Young has passed away, according to an announcement the staff of Judson College, where Young had served as a professor.
ArtsRevive will provide a “Create Space” to artists of any discipline beginning June 1 on a first come, first serve basis for a minimal rent of $100 per month.
AUBURN UNIVERSITY, Ala. - In anticipation of enjoying summer vegetables, gardeners often plant too early causing them to struggle. In Alabama the often-warmer temperatures in late winter and spring can fool gardeners into planting too soon.
I’m not sure what it is about a big ol’ pot of chicken and dumplings, but sometimes there’s just nothing that fills your stomach and warms your soul quite like it. It’s got to be one of my favorite comfort foods. And while there are plenty of shortcuts out there (and y’all know I love a shor…
AUBURN UNIVERSITY, Ala. —Composting is often associated with the hot, summer months. Contrary to popular belief, composting is a process that continues through every season in Alabama, whether in a backyard bin or a woodland forest. Composting year-round diminishes waste sent to landfills, a…
Tabernacle Baptist Church in Selma has been added to the National Parks Service's African American Civil Rights Network or AACRN.
The Selma Art Guild’s (SAG) February featured artist show and reception held in honor of photographer and artist Ronald Nutt on Feb. 28 at the SAG Galley proved a huge success, with many pieces of his work being sold.
Lannie's Bar-B-Que Spot in Selma has been named one of five Black-owned restaurants to visit in Alabama by Alabama NewsCenter.
Selma Art Guild will hold an exhibition titled "Full Circle: Photography in Motion" to benefit Sabra, a program for victims of domestic violence.
AUBURN UNIVERSITY, Ala. - Winter bulbs serve as remedy to the winter blues until spring. However, what if the bulbs simply refuse to bloom? For those who planted winter bulbs and have yet to see results, Lucy Edwards, an Alabama Extension home grounds, gardens and home pests regional agent, …
The food at The Sterling is excellent. The plates the food is served on are pretty special, too.
The 19th Annual Roots and Wings event won't be until April but Arts Revive is taking submissions for the art show featuring works from both Alabama and outside of the state.
Friends! It’s getting soupy up in here. COZY TIME!
A photograph of downtown Selma decorated for Christmas in the Selma Sun reminded Laura McDowell of her hometown, and she knew that it had to be painted.
The February First Saturday event tomorrow will feature a virtual gardening series, as well as art and more starting at 9 a.m. and lasting until 4 p.m.
Selma’s Arts Revive has come a long way since starting in 2003, run by volunteers with a mission to enhance community development through the arts.
With just a grill and a bit of smoke, your menu will be the real MVP of the Big Game.
This fudgy brownie tart might be the first thing on my wish list this year. Clothing trends change and new technology eventually wears old, but chocolate remains one of the few simple pleasures that never goes out of style.
As we head into 2021, adults and kids alike may still be enjoying the excitement of digital devices received as gifts over the holidays. However, the new year is always a great time for a reset, so alongside those new devices, consider adopting some new digital habits.
Fran Pearce, a lifelong resident of Dallas County, has been named a board member of Alabama Black Belt Adventures.
