Follow Carrie Underwood’s “Cry Pretty Tour” In Can’t Miss Alabama

Alabama News Center | May 4, 2019 @ 5:00 am

By Shirley Jackson

Carrie Underwood in concert
Carrie Underwood fans will enjoy the “Cry Pretty Tour” Friday, May 3 at 7 p.m. at the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex. The seven-time Grammy-award winner and 2005 American Idol winner is touring across the country and Canada with special guests Maddie & Tae and Runaway June. Underwood has sold 64 million records worldwide and has recorded 26 No.1 singles.

The Market at Pepper Place
Shipt and Les Dames d’Escoffier, Birmingham are offering weekly cooking demonstrations at The Market at Pepper Place May 4-Oct. 5 at 9 a.m. Ovenbird will kick off the demonstrations Saturday, May 4. View the 2019 schedule here. Pepper Place is a certified Alabama farmers market where you will find Alabama grown, raised and made goods.

Martha Crawley Incident
The Natchez Trace Parkway Association (NTPA) will host The Martha Crawley Incident in McFarland Park May 3-4. The historical re-enactment will include the Martha Crawley Incident of 1812, speakers, food vendors, educational booths, stickball games and more. The festivities will begin at 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Friday and 4 p.m. on Saturday. Speakers for Saturday’s event will be Tom Kanon of the Tennessee State Archives at 9 a.m.; Tony Turnbow, former president of the Parkway Association, at 10 a.m. and Kristi Biondi, park ranger, at 11 a.m. The sessions will be held in the Florence-Lauderdale Tourism Visitor Center Gallery. NTPA will feature Choctaw dancers, stickball players, a Creek warrior, a keelboat from Arkansas and the 7th Infantry Living History with a cannon. Following the re-enactment the audience will be invited to join in the social dance and hear stories from the dancers. This event is a part of the Alabama Bicentennial celebration. Participants are encouraged to bring lawn chairs for the outdoor event. Limited seating will be provided.

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