Alabama NewsCenter — Can’t Miss Alabama: It’s a big weekend for food festivals, concerts, Black history and more
By: Shirley Jackson
Orange Beach Seafood Festival and Car Show
More than 15,000 people are expected to attend the annual Orange Beach Seafood Festival and Car Show at The Wharf on Saturday, Feb. 25 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The festival will have its first Makos on Main parade with students and a Mako Mudbug Mania crawfish-eating contest. The festival is a major fundraising event for Makos Academics Arts & Athletics Club (MAAAC), which also benefits Orange Beach schools. The festival will be a full day of food, artists, music and a kids’ zone. Food and drink selections include fried shrimp, alligator, frog legs, oysters, fish, seafood etouffee, seafood po’boys, jambalaya, shrimp tacos, red beans and rice, seafood gumbo, crab cakes and crab bites, Pepsi products and beer. The car show will feature antique, classic and hot rod vehicles. Awards will be presented to the Top 10 cars. Booths offering handmade jewelry, yard and garden art, beach-inspired signs, homemade candles, nautical décor, clothing, glass art and other crafts are part of the festivities. For general festival information, email jfitz@orangebeachal.gov. There is no admission charge and plenty of parking.
Birmingham Civil Rights Institute
Black History Month is a great time to explore a variety of exhibits at the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute (BCRI), including the Barriers Gallery, Confrontations Gallery, Movements Gallery, Human Rights Gallery and Procession Gallery. Current special exhibits include Emmett Till, A.G. Gaston and Mothers of the Movement. BCRI is open Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Montgomery Jewish Food Festival
The annual Jewish Food Festival and Treasure Market is a fun and friendly introduction to Montgomery’s Jewish community. There will be culinary treats available for sale (dine-in or carry out). Attend a short session in the sanctuary with Rabbi Scott Looper of Temple Beth Or to learn about Jewish customs. Enjoy lunch in the courtyard with live music by Dahlia Road. You don’t have to know how to pronounce rugelach (roo·guh·laak) or challah (haa·luh) to know how delicious these baked goods are. Other menu items include beef brisket, potato latkes (pancakes) and stuffed cabbage, kugel (noodle and raisin casserole), and quajado (spinach, egg and cheese casserole) – not to mention Carnegie Deli cheesecakes straight from the Big Apple. Frozen to-go items include matzah ball soup, cabbage rolls, kugel, quajado and challah. The festival is Sunday, Feb. 26 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Temple Beth Or, 2246 Narrow Lane Road.
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