APR Staff

Arts Huntsville is inviting the community to return to downtown Huntsville’s Big Spring Park April 26 through April 28 to celebrate the 42nd Panoply Arts Festival.

The City of Birmingham’s Poet Laureate Salaam Green will host a public reading of her new chapbook, “Once Upon a Magic City,” in honor of April’s Poetry Month. The free event will take place on Thursday, April 18, 2024, at the Birmingham Public Library.

Invisible Histories has been awarded a grant of $2.2 million from the Mellon Foundation to support the location, preservation and research of LGBTQ history in Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia and the Florida Panhandle.

The Alabama Department of Public Health is cautioning about water beads. Their appearance, which is small and candy-like, coupled with their size, may make them seem harmless. If misused, they can do quite a bit of life-changing, and sometimes, life-ending, damage.

The newest music festival to sweep the Southeast is coming to Huntsville this fall. One of the world’s largest music festival producers, C3 Presents will oversee all festival production. The name of the event, lineups and ticket information will be released in April.

The 2024 Auburn Floral Trail is underway now through April 19. Community members are invited to travel the 14-mile, self-guided trail that highlights common springtime flowers such as azaleas and blooming trees such as pear, cherry and plum trees.

The ACLU of Alabama is one of two Alabama-based organizations receiving funds from MacKenzie Scott’s Yield Giving challenge this week. Scott awarded the ACLU of Alabama $2 million. The nonprofit based in Mongomery will utilize this gift to support its core priority areas, including Voting Rights, Gender Justice and Criminal Legal Reform.

The University of Alabama and city of Tuscaloosa continue to make an area along University Boulevard just west of the campus, known as the Strip, a place the community and Alabama fans can enjoy. UA says safety enhancements are seeing results since UAPD and Tuscaloosa police joined together to open a precinct at 1209 University Blvd in February 2023.

Tuscaloosa has officially launched Tuscaloosa’s Business Opportunity Program. The program’s expanded scope and mission will include an information hub, continuous improvements to ensure the program is meeting the needs of the community, and a network of community leaders.

The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency is kicking off its fourth annual ‘Think Smart Before You Start’ spring safety campaign as students of all ages and their families prepare for end-of-the-school-year festivities such as spring break, prom and the upcoming graduation season.