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Nine local agencies serving Huntsville’s most vulnerable residents are getting a financial boost in federal funding. The organizations will receive about $300,000 to help unsheltered populations in the Rocket City.

The 24th annual Auburn CityFest returns to Kiesel Park on Saturday, April 26. The free, family-friendly festival is Auburn’s largest outdoor event. This years celebration will feature circus performers, acrobatics and balancing acts.

Auburn welcomes artists of all styles to take part in an exhibition happening in May. Artwork must center around types/kinds of gardens and things found in gardens are open to personal interpretation. Works may be two or three dimensional in any style.

While at StoryCorps, childhood friends Joycelyn and Theris discuss the “fake love” they’ve seen Africatown receive despite it being in the spotlight and how they hope to see it change in the future.

Applications are open in the city of Auburn for the 2025 Class of the Auburn Citizens’ Academy. The seven-month program is billed as giving residents a closer look at how their local government operates.

When February rolls around, high school students in one Alabama county have the opportunity to be changemakers in their schools and communities through a new initiative. The Leaders to Legends program, soon to be launched by The University of Alabama, is open to Tuscaloosa County sophomores.

Artists are being invited to showcase their talent in Auburn. Registration is currently open for the Inaugural Juried Ceramics Exhibition at the Jan Dempsey Community Arts Center. Applications close on Feb. 14.

The City of Tuscaloosa is set to receive the Audrey Nelson Award from the National Community Development Association for its role in developing affordable housing at Springer Estates. The award honors communities that showcase outstanding achievement in service to neighborhoods and their lower-income residents though a series of grants and funds.

The City of Huntsville has collaborated with local organizations to open warming centers throughout the community to assist in keeping residents safe during the freezing weather Alabama is experiencing.

The Camellia Music & Arts Festival, three day music festival celebrating music, art and Southern culture, is coming to the Rocket City for its inaugural year in late April. The festival will be held at the Orion Amphitheater and feature artists like Gucci Mane and Kehlani.