Dallas County EMA sounds the tornado sirens the first Tuesday of the month at 10:00AM.

Cahaba Center is hosting Special Olympics on Wednesday, April 4^th at Memorial Stadium.  Our rain date is the 5^th.  Admission is FREE. 

Smithsonian Traveling Exhibition Exploring Water’s Environmental

And Cultural Impact Coming To [Town Name]

From above, Earth appears as a water planet with more than 71 percent of its surface covered with this vital resource for life. Water impacts climate, agriculture, transportation, industry and more. It inspires art and music. ArtsRevive, in cooperation with The Alabama Humanities Foundation, will examine water as an environmental necessity and an important cultural element as it hosts “Water/Ways,” a traveling exhibition from the Smithsonian’s Museum on Main Street (MoMS) program. “Water/Ways” will be on view March 9, 2018 through April 5, 2018.

ArtsRevive and the surrounding community has been expressly chosen by the Alabama Humanities Foundation to host “Water/Ways” as part of the Museum on Main Street program—a national/state/local partnership to bring exhibitions and programs to rural cultural organizations. The exhibition will open in Eufaula June 2017 and close in Selma April 2018.

“Water/Ways” explores the endless motion of the water cycle, water’s effect on landscape, settlement and migration, and its impact on culture and spirituality. It looks at how political and economic planning have long been affected by access to water and control of water resources. Human creativity and resourcefulness provide new ways of protecting water resources and renewing respect for the natural environment.

Designed for small-town museums, libraries and cultural organizations, “Water/Ways” will serve as a community meeting place to convene conversations about water’s impact on American culture. With the support and guidance of The Alabama Humanities Foundation, these towns will develop complementary exhibits, host public programs and facilitate educational initiatives to raise people’s understanding about what water means culturally, socially and spiritually in their own community.

“Water is an important part of everyone’s life and we are excited to explore what it means culturally, socially and spiritually in our own community,” said Martha Lockett, ArtsRevive’s Executive Director. “We want to convene conversations about water and will develop local exhibitions and public programs to compliment the Smithsonian exhibition.”

“Water/Ways” is part of the Smithsonian’s Think Water Initiative to raise awareness of water as a critical resource for life through exhibitions, educational resources and public programs. The public can participated in the conversation on social media at #thinkWater.

“Water/Ways” was inspired by an exhibition organized by the American Museum of Natural History, New York (www.amnh.org), and the Science Museum of Minnesota, St. Paul (www.smm.org), in collaboration with Great Lakes Science Center, Cleveland; The Field Museum, Chicago; Instituto Sangari, Sao Paulo, Brazil; National Museum of Australia, Canberra; Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Canada; San Diego Natural History Museum; and Science Centre Singapore with PUB Singapore.

The exhibition is part of Museum on Main Street, a unique collaboration between the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES), state humanities councils across the nation, and local host institutions. To learn more about “Water/Ways” and other Museum on Main Street exhibitions, visit www.museumonmainstreet.org.

Support for MoMS has been provided by the U.S. Congress.

                SITES has been sharing the wealth of Smithsonian collections and research programs with millions of people outside Washington, D.C., for 65 years. SITES connects Americans to their shared cultural heritage through a wide range of exhibitions about art, science and history, which are shown wherever people live, work and play. For exhibition description and tour schedules, visit www.sites.si.edu.

# # #

Water/Ways will be housed in the Carneal Cultural Arts Center. 

Monique Martin Williams will be the local project coordinator.  We will be identifying water related issues that affect the Black Belt and looking to develop programming that speak to these issues.  Monique will be looking for a cadre of volunteers to work the exhibit as we get closer to the time.

Another aspect of Water/Ways is the chance to work with MuseWeb. This is a community storytelling project that will record stories from throughout the Black Belt and eventually be housed in Story Core at the Smithsonian.  Through technology we can now give local voices a new platform. MuseWeb allows stories to be pinned to geolocated areas that are triggered by smart phone apps.  Think of the impact our local stories in local voices can have on visitors for Selma.

Smithsonian Traveling Exhibition Exploring Water’s Environmental

And Cultural Impact Coming To [Town Name]

From above, Earth appears as a water planet with more than 71 percent of its surface covered with this vital resource for life. Water impacts climate, agriculture, transportation, industry and more. It inspires art and music. ArtsRevive, in cooperation with The Alabama Humanities Foundation, will examine water as an environmental necessity and an important cultural element as it hosts “Water/Ways,” a traveling exhibition from the Smithsonian’s Museum on Main Street (MoMS) program. “Water/Ways” will be on view March 9, 2018 through April 5, 2018.

ArtsRevive and the surrounding community has been expressly chosen by the Alabama Humanities Foundation to host “Water/Ways” as part of the Museum on Main Street program—a national/state/local partnership to bring exhibitions and programs to rural cultural organizations. The exhibition will open in Eufaula June 2017 and close in Selma April 2018.

“Water/Ways” explores the endless motion of the water cycle, water’s effect on landscape, settlement and migration, and its impact on culture and spirituality. It looks at how political and economic planning have long been affected by access to water and control of water resources. Human creativity and resourcefulness provide new ways of protecting water resources and renewing respect for the natural environment.

Designed for small-town museums, libraries and cultural organizations, “Water/Ways” will serve as a community meeting place to convene conversations about water’s impact on American culture. With the support and guidance of The Alabama Humanities Foundation, these towns will develop complementary exhibits, host public programs and facilitate educational initiatives to raise people’s understanding about what water means culturally, socially and spiritually in their own community.

“Water is an important part of everyone’s life and we are excited to explore what it means culturally, socially and spiritually in our own community,” said Martha Lockett, ArtsRevive’s Executive Director. “We want to convene conversations about water and will develop local exhibitions and public programs to compliment the Smithsonian exhibition.”

“Water/Ways” is part of the Smithsonian’s Think Water Initiative to raise awareness of water as a critical resource for life through exhibitions, educational resources and public programs. The public can participated in the conversation on social media at #thinkWater.

“Water/Ways” was inspired by an exhibition organized by the American Museum of Natural History, New York (www.amnh.org), and the Science Museum of Minnesota, St. Paul (www.smm.org), in collaboration with Great Lakes Science Center, Cleveland; The Field Museum, Chicago; Instituto Sangari, Sao Paulo, Brazil; National Museum of Australia, Canberra; Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Canada; San Diego Natural History Museum; and Science Centre Singapore with PUB Singapore.

The exhibition is part of Museum on Main Street, a unique collaboration between the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES), state humanities councils across the nation, and local host institutions. To learn more about “Water/Ways” and other Museum on Main Street exhibitions, visit www.museumonmainstreet.org.

Support for MoMS has been provided by the U.S. Congress.

                SITES has been sharing the wealth of Smithsonian collections and research programs with millions of people outside Washington, D.C., for 65 years. SITES connects Americans to their shared cultural heritage through a wide range of exhibitions about art, science and history, which are shown wherever people live, work and play. For exhibition description and tour schedules, visit www.sites.si.edu.

# # #

Water/Ways will be housed in the Carneal Cultural Arts Center. 

Monique Martin Williams will be the local project coordinator.  We will be identifying water related issues that affect the Black Belt and looking to develop programming that speak to these issues.  Monique will be looking for a cadre of volunteers to work the exhibit as we get closer to the time.

Another aspect of Water/Ways is the chance to work with MuseWeb. This is a community storytelling project that will record stories from throughout the Black Belt and eventually be housed in Story Core at the Smithsonian.  Through technology we can now give local voices a new platform. MuseWeb allows stories to be pinned to geolocated areas that are triggered by smart phone apps.  Think of the impact our local stories in local voices can have on visitors for Selma.

The Alabama River and the Riverboats

with Tom McGehee, Bellingrath Gardens

at The Old Depot Museum

6:00 pm-7:30 pm

---The Alabama and Tombigbee rivers once provided the only reliable transportation between the rich cotton producing farms of the Black Belt and the Port of Mobile.

Simple rafts gave way to steam driven craft in the early 1830’s. By the end of the 19th century, these riverboats were floating palaces able to transport thousands of

bales of cotton as well as passengers in comfort. The colorful men who owned and operated these boats will be discussed as well as some horrific tragedies which took hundreds of lives.

By the early 20th century new competition in the field of transportation would lead to the end of the colorful era of steamboats on Alabama’s rivers.

Tom McGehee has served as the Museum Director at Bellingrath Gardens and Home since 1994. For more than thirty years he has researched south

Alabama history and his column, Ask McGehee, has been a regular feature of Mobile Bay Magazine for the last 15 years. He is married to the former Ceil Smith of Monroeville.

Thursday, April 5^th, 2018

6:15 pm

at the Carl C. Morgan Convention Center

Sit down meal and Bill Gamble Auctioneer.

Seated Dinner Tickets $25

Table of 8 $150

Sponsorship $600 includes table and 8 tickets

Selma Charity League Trivia Night

at 6:30 pm

at The Sandbar

 1 Marina Drive

 Selma, AL

 This month’s proceeds will go to the Child Advocacy Center 

Smithsonian Traveling Exhibition Exploring Water’s Environmental

And Cultural Impact Coming To [Town Name]

From above, Earth appears as a water planet with more than 71 percent of its surface covered with this vital resource for life. Water impacts climate, agriculture, transportation, industry and more. It inspires art and music. ArtsRevive, in cooperation with The Alabama Humanities Foundation, will examine water as an environmental necessity and an important cultural element as it hosts “Water/Ways,” a traveling exhibition from the Smithsonian’s Museum on Main Street (MoMS) program. “Water/Ways” will be on view March 9, 2018 through April 5, 2018.

ArtsRevive and the surrounding community has been expressly chosen by the Alabama Humanities Foundation to host “Water/Ways” as part of the Museum on Main Street program—a national/state/local partnership to bring exhibitions and programs to rural cultural organizations. The exhibition will open in Eufaula June 2017 and close in Selma April 2018.

“Water/Ways” explores the endless motion of the water cycle, water’s effect on landscape, settlement and migration, and its impact on culture and spirituality. It looks at how political and economic planning have long been affected by access to water and control of water resources. Human creativity and resourcefulness provide new ways of protecting water resources and renewing respect for the natural environment.

Designed for small-town museums, libraries and cultural organizations, “Water/Ways” will serve as a community meeting place to convene conversations about water’s impact on American culture. With the support and guidance of The Alabama Humanities Foundation, these towns will develop complementary exhibits, host public programs and facilitate educational initiatives to raise people’s understanding about what water means culturally, socially and spiritually in their own community.

“Water is an important part of everyone’s life and we are excited to explore what it means culturally, socially and spiritually in our own community,” said Martha Lockett, ArtsRevive’s Executive Director. “We want to convene conversations about water and will develop local exhibitions and public programs to compliment the Smithsonian exhibition.”

“Water/Ways” is part of the Smithsonian’s Think Water Initiative to raise awareness of water as a critical resource for life through exhibitions, educational resources and public programs. The public can participated in the conversation on social media at #thinkWater.

“Water/Ways” was inspired by an exhibition organized by the American Museum of Natural History, New York (www.amnh.org), and the Science Museum of Minnesota, St. Paul (www.smm.org), in collaboration with Great Lakes Science Center, Cleveland; The Field Museum, Chicago; Instituto Sangari, Sao Paulo, Brazil; National Museum of Australia, Canberra; Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Canada; San Diego Natural History Museum; and Science Centre Singapore with PUB Singapore.

The exhibition is part of Museum on Main Street, a unique collaboration between the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES), state humanities councils across the nation, and local host institutions. To learn more about “Water/Ways” and other Museum on Main Street exhibitions, visit www.museumonmainstreet.org.

Support for MoMS has been provided by the U.S. Congress.

                SITES has been sharing the wealth of Smithsonian collections and research programs with millions of people outside Washington, D.C., for 65 years. SITES connects Americans to their shared cultural heritage through a wide range of exhibitions about art, science and history, which are shown wherever people live, work and play. For exhibition description and tour schedules, visit www.sites.si.edu.

# # #

Water/Ways will be housed in the Carneal Cultural Arts Center. 

Monique Martin Williams will be the local project coordinator.  We will be identifying water related issues that affect the Black Belt and looking to develop programming that speak to these issues.  Monique will be looking for a cadre of volunteers to work the exhibit as we get closer to the time.

Another aspect of Water/Ways is the chance to work with MuseWeb. This is a community storytelling project that will record stories from throughout the Black Belt and eventually be housed in Story Core at the Smithsonian.  Through technology we can now give local voices a new platform. MuseWeb allows stories to be pinned to geolocated areas that are triggered by smart phone apps.  Think of the impact our local stories in local voices can have on visitors for Selma.

Rockin' Rib-off is now a KCBS Sanctioned Backyard event!

We will have music Friday Night

with Charlie Argo opening for Five Shot Jack at Play Selma for a $10 cover and welcome the teams with a Calcutta Auction, and then the cook-off will be free to the public on Saturday!

Arts Revive and Gallery 905

will have the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service,

a kayaking educational service, and other kid-friendly art workshops, and Charlie Tin Man Lucas will be painting windows,

both coinciding with 1st Morning Art Walk, so come enjoy a relaxing Saturday 

Ø  Rockin' Rib-off is now a KCBS Sanctioned Backyard event!

We will have music Friday Night with Charlie Argo opening for Five Shot Jack at Play Selma for a $10 cover

and welcome the teams with a Calcutta Auction, and then the cook-off will be free to the public on Saturday!

Arts Revive and Gallery 905 will have the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service

 a kayaking educational service, and other kid-friendly art workshops, and Charlie Tin Man Lucas will be painting windows, both coinciding with 1st Morning Art Walk, so come enjoy a relaxing Saturday 

The Gallery 905

 located on Water Avenue

will host an Impressionistic Painting Workshop

with artist Toska Courbron

from 9:00 am-3:00 pm.

The cost is $95.00 per person.

For more information, or to register, call 334-878-1905 or email

Civil War Walking Tour of Old Cahawba

Saturday, April 7, 2018

10:00 am – 11:00 am

This guided tour will visit Castle Morgan, the POW camp at Old Cahawba, and explore the plight of these unfortunate soldiers as well as the hardships of the town’s Confederate residents who suffered while their husbands, fathers and sons were off to war, many never to return. 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

Water/ Ways Exhibition  Family Fun Day

April 7, 2018

10:00 am-2:00 pm

Water/Ways Exhibition Closing Day-Selma Recycles Collection

April 8, 2018

1:00 pm-4:00 pm

Carneal Building

 “The Bookshop at Water’s End”.  Patti Callahan Henry. Berkley Press.

 Lunch begins at noon. Program begins at 12:30.

Lunch $8.00.

Reservations at 334-874-1725 www.selmalibrary.org

Alabama River Chili Cook-Off

Thursday, April 12, 2018

4:00-7:00 pm

Historic Water Avenue

Queen of Peace Annual Yard Sale

April 14 from 8 am until 4 pm at the Summerfield complex 

Experience the culture and history of Selma with this free guided walking tour. The tour begins at 10:00 am and is approximately one hour long. 

Maria Freedman's Basic Calligraphy Class

Saturday, April 14, 2018

10:00 am-1:00 pm at the

Selma Art Guild

508 Selma Avenue

Selma, AL 36701

Learn the basic styles of calligraphy to use for beautiful writing on cards, etc.

Cost $60.  

Email  for more information. 

Ward 6 Meeting

Hosted by Councilman Johnnie M. Leashore

Tuesday, April 17, 2018

6:00 p.m.

Bosco Nutrition Center

(1107 Griffin Avenue)

This meeting will be held to address citizens issues & concerns on public safety, code enforcement, and general services. Mayor Darrio Melton along with Departments Heads have been invited to attend.

For more information contact:

Councilman Johnnie M. Leashore -334-327-8884

Workshop location: Dallas County Family Resource Center (in the Alagasco Building)

Address: 10096 Alabama Highway 14 West, Selma, AL 36701

Contact Information: Contact Stephanie Tarver at 334-327-3293 or email at

The Selma Redevelopment Authority

will hold its regular meeting of the Board of Directors

at 4:00 pm in the conference room of ArtsRevive in the Carneal Building, located at 3 Church Street, Selma, AL 36701.

These meetings are open to the public. For further information, please contact Juanda Maxwell, Chair at

Selma Dallas County Historic Preservation Society

Public Service Announcement

Come join us as we host a

Community Yard Sale

as part of the

World’s Widest Yard Sale

Where: Heritage Village

(next to Sturdivant Hall at 622 McLeod)

Who: Be a buyer (Free)

Or

Be a seller (call 312-2989 for details)

When: April 21, 2018

(Rain date April 28)

7:00 am to 4:00 pm

National Park Week and Earth Day Celebration

 9:30 am-1:00 pm

at the Lowndes Interpretive Center, located at 7002 U.S. Highway 80 W, Hayneville, AL

 This year celebrate Earth Day, National Junior Ranger Day, and Park Rx Day by coming out to participate in activities designed to get all visitors preserving the Earth, moving in the park,

and learning about the history of the Voting Rights Movement

This event is free and open to the public

For more information. call 334-877-1983

Please join in the fun of raising money to Benefit the Summerfield Volunteer Fire Dept. We will be cooking and be judging crawfish! Anyone wanting to have a team, please contact Jane Harris at The Store 334-874-8822, cell 334-412-7818. Teams have a $100. entry fee and we supply the crawfish. $5. admission children up 10 get in free. $20 a plate and $35. all you can eat. Please invite your friend and please share this event!

Workforce Challenges Workshop

Tuesday, April 24, 2018

8:30 am-12:30 

Spire Auditorium (Formerly Alagasco)

10096 AL Highway 14 W

Selma, AL

*** Learn how to deal with common workforce challenges relating to stress management, handling change and time management.

Limited seating. Please call 334-875-7241 to reserve your place.

Workshop provided by MRWTC-AIDT

Workshop location: Dallas County Family Resource Center (in the Alagasco Building)

Address: 10096 Alabama Highway 14 West, Selma, AL 36701

Contact Information: Contact Stephanie Tarver at 334-327-3293 or email at

Experience the culture and history of Selma with this free guided walking tour. The tour begins at 10:00 am and is approximately one hour long. 

Creating Attractive Flowering Pots Workshop

Saturday, April 28, 2018

at 11:00 am

at Four Seasons Garden Center

611 Cahaba Road

Selma, Al 36701

Orrville Wild Game Cook-Off

Saturday, April 28, 2018

Orrville Community Center

Admission $10

For more information or to register call 334-996-9726

For more information contact Laura Cothran 334-875-0890