Get into the Swing of Spring with Can’t Miss Alabama and the Virtual Cahaba Lily Festival

By Shirley Jackson

Cahaba Lily Virtual Event is Saturday
The 31st annual Cahaba Lily Festival will take place Saturday, May 16 as a virtual event. The live stream will begin at 9:10 a.m. on Facebook, YouTube or cahabalily.com. The world’s leading authority on the Cahaba lily, Larry Davenport of Samford University, will headline the program. The awarding of the Kae Canon Allen Memorial Award, the crowning of Miss Cahaba Lily and presentations by the Friends of the Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge, the Cahaba River Society, Nature Conservancy, Alabama Cooperative Extension System and the Bibb County Citizens for Wildflowers are among the events. The virtual festival will end with a view of the lilies. Admission is free, but donations are accepted to help keep the Cahaba Lily Center operating. For information, call 205-202-0501 or message info@cahabalily.com.

Huntington’s Disease Society of America Birmingham Virtual Team Hope Walk
Team Hope is HDSA’s largest national grassroots fundraising event. Thousands of families, friends, co-workers, neighbors and communities walk together each year to support HDSA’s fight to improve the lives of people affected by HD and their families. A virtual walk is a real walk, but on your terms: You get to choose your own course. You can walk in your driveway, in your neighborhood, in your house and even on your treadmill. May is Huntington’s disease Awareness Month. In Alabama, the HD population is more than 4,000. The Virtual Team Hope Walk is Sunday, May 17.

Virtual Gumbo Gala
The 15th Annual Gumbo Gala benefiting Episcopal Place in Birmingham is underway through Monday, May 18. The gala showcases local restaurants in lieu of attending the Gumbo Gala. Vote for your favorite restaurant and consider purchasing a virtual ticket or making a donation at gumbogala.com.

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