Alabama NewsCenter — Can’t Miss Alabama: Live entertainment will spice up your weekend

By: Shirley Jackson

Red Mountain Theatre presents ‘The Color Purple’
From Alice Walker’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel comes a Tony Award-winning musical with a fresh, joyous score mixing jazz, ragtime, gospel and blues. The epic story follows Celie from a childhood of abuse and anguish through her hard-earned metamorphosis into a strong, radiant light. During a 40-year span, Celie discovers the transformative power of kindness and tenacious love to defy the suffering around her. “The Color Purple” is full of starlet power, from Celie’s emotional heart to the bouncy, brassy characters of Shug Avery and Sofia. The magnificent score makes these iconic roles soar. Performances at Birmingham’s Red Mountain Theatre are underway through Sunday, March 3.

Black History Month events
Black History Month continues with multiple entertainment and educational opportunities:
• Feb. 15-29: Scottsboro Boys Exhibit, Huntsville Madison County Public Library.
• Feb. 17: Anniston Annual Heritage Festival, 9 a.m., Longleaf Event Center.
• Feb. 21, 24, 29: Celebrating African Americans & the Arts, Birmingham Civil Rights Institute.
• Ongoing: Clotilda: The Exhibition at Africatown Heritage House, 2465 Winbush St. in Mobile. Open Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Ongoing: Southern Museum of Flight featuring a Tuskegee Airmen exhibit. Open Tuesday-Saturday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., 4343 73rd St. N. in Birmingham.
• Ongoing: The Legacy Sites in Montgomery include The Legacy Museum and The National Memorial for Peace and Justice. The Freedom Monument Sculpture Park will open soon. For operating hours, visit each museum.
• Ongoing: Civil Rights Landmarks Driving Tour in Huntsville. To book a tour, call 256-658-6900.

American Village
American Village will celebrate the 292nd birthday of the father of our country, George Washington, on Monday, Feb. 19. Washington’s Birthday holds special meaning for the American Village. The land on Alabama 119 in Montevallo where the American Village campus is situated was purchased on Washington’s Birthday, and its first school program began on Washington’s Birthday. Visitors will enjoy family-friendly events from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Enlist in Washington’s Continental Army and meet the first president and his wife, Martha. John and Abigail Adams and Samuel Adams will be there as well. See a puppet show, learn about 18th-century clothing and colonial justice, and play games on the green. At noon, share birthday cupcakes with Washington and sing happy birthday.

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