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Dress Up The Holiday Season With Festive-Themed Events In Can’t Miss Alabama

| December 7, 2018 @ 5:00 am

By Shirley Jackson

Dolores Hydock performs at the Birmingham Public Library: The Christmas season doesn’t really begin until you have experienced Birmingham storyteller Dolores Hydock’s one-woman performance of “A Christmas Memory,” Truman Capote’s poignant reminiscence of his boyhood in rural Alabama. Hydock is a nationally renowned storyteller who has captivated audiences of all ages. As an actress, Hydock has been featured in the one-woman plays “Tony Curtis Speaks Italian and All I say is ‘I Love You,’” “Take a Ride on the Reading,” “In Her Own Fashion, Shirley Valentine” and more. Join this annual Birmingham Public Library tradition in the Linn-Henley Research Library’s Arrington Auditorium on Sunday, Dec. 2 from 3-4 p.m. The program is among nearly 100 free holiday programs the library is offering at its 19 locations until Christmas. Click here for the list. For more information about Hydock, email Dolores@storypower.org or call 205-951-7757. For more information about the events, contact Jim Baggett at 205-226-3631 or jbaggett@bham.lib.al.us.

Just Josh – A Chili Country Christmas: Grammy-award nominee Josh Goforth will be in concert at the annual Chili Country Christmas at the We Piddle Around Theater in Brundidge Dec. 14-15. Goforth is a traditional musician and one of the finest fiddle, banjo and guitar players in the country. Audiences will stomp and clap to his fiddle with stories of his grandpa and life in Appalachia. He has performed at the Grand Ole Opry, Carnegie Hall, throughout Europe and Japan and every state except Hawaii. Tickets are $20, which include the pre-show and chili supper. Doors open at 6:20 p.m. For tickets or more information, call 334-685-5524 or 334-670-6302.

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