Events/Arts/Entertainment/Nightlife
Enjoy a movie under the stars.
Bring a picnic and lawn chairs or blankets.
The Martin Drugstore and Shelley General Store will be selling refreshments.
Movie starts at 7 p.m.
April 6: Despicable Me.
April 20: The Wizard of Oz.
Sponsored by Knology. FREE ADMISSION
An important part of Dothan’s CityFest 2012 is the CityFest Market, located in the Historic Downtown Dothan area along North and South Foster Street.
Stroll among vendor booths filled with a variety of items such as antiques, arts, crafts, collectibles, plants and locally produced edibles and sundries.
There will be plenty to eat, lots to see and entertainment throughout the day.
Don’t forget to check out the old fashioned Kidz Fun Zone with games, inflatables and much more!
Saturday • March 31st
PALS 5K RUN
Popular Head Park
Registration begins at 7:00am
5K Race begins at 8:00am
Kid’s Race begins at 8:45am
CITYFEST MARKET
Liddon Parking Lot – near Moe’s
10:00am – 4:00pm
MUSIC & ENTERTAINMENT
Wiregrass Museum of Art
City of Dothan Band – 10:30am
Wiregrass Youth Choral Society – 11:30am
Johnny G – 12:15pm
Citlaltzin Dancers – 1:30pm
Tyson Carter – 1:45pm
Josh Buckley Band – 2:30pm
BATTLE OF THE ROUX
Bayou Gumbo Cook-Off & Street
Festival on S. Foster
5:00pm – 10:00pm Benefit for ALS
Vendors, Golf Cart Parade, Moonrock performing
“Cache” me if you Can: A Geocache Treasure Hunt is happening this Saturday, March 31 at the Landmark Park.
You can go on a real life treasure hunt in search of caches of hidden prizes using a handheld GPS unit or smart phone. Introduction workshop for beginners on the basics of using a GPS unit will be held in the Interpretive Center auditorium. The beginners will then have the chance to test their skills with caches throughout the park.
Registration for the advanced course with prizes will begin at 10:30am and the hunt will start at 11:00am. You may enter as an individual or a team but only one prize will be awarded per registration. Registration is $10. Click here for updates.
Here comes the tasty party of the 2012 Dothan CityFest – the Battle of the Roux! This Charity Gumbo Cookoff for the benefit the ALS Association, fighting Lou Gehrig’s disease is happening on Saturday, March 31 from 5:00pm to 10:00pm at the Dothan Civic Center.
For registration forms, click here. Check our other Dothan CityFest events at dothancityfest.com.
The the10th Annual Edition of the TriStates100 is happening this Sunday, April 1 at 7:00am. Events will start at the Dothan Civic Center.
First 100 registrants will receive free H2O bottle. For more details on how to participate, click here. Visit the event website for updates.
Are you planning for a memorable girl’s night out? Drop by Northview Christian Church on Thursday, March 29 at 7:00pm.
The Girl’s Night Live features Mandisa, Laura Story and Jamie Grace. Bring the special women in your life together for a music-filled night. Click here for more details or call (334) 678-0404.
The Troy University Symphony Band is performing this Friday, March 30, 7:30pm at the Dothan Opera House.
This performance is comprised of the top 55 wind and percussion students in the John M. Long School of Music, the Symphony Band is dedicated to the performance of the finest of wind literature and to the promotion of new music for winds & percussion. This premier group has recently completed its first international tour, performing for enthusiastic audiences in Vancouver and at the Whistler Music Festival in Canada.
Tickets are at $5 for students and $10 for adults. Click here to get yours.
The 23rd Annual Alzheimer’s Conference will take place at the Dothan Civic Center on Wednesday, March 28 from 7:30am to 3:15pm.
The line-up of speakers for “New Understandings of Alzheimer’s Disease” includes Dr. David Geldmacher, director of the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Division of Memory Disorders and Behavioral Neurology and a professor of neurobiology; Dr. Cleveland Kinney, professor emeritus of psychiatry and behavioral neurobiology at the University of Alabama School of Medicine in Birmingham; Jennifer Elgin, clinic coordinator of the Driving Assessment Clinic, School of Medicine at UAB; and Deputy Scott Wilson, Project Lifesaver coordinator for the Houston County Sheriff’s Department.
Fee is $65 with CEUs and $25 without. For more information about the services offered through the Alzheimer’s Resource Center, contact Kay Jones at 702-2273 or 1-888-702-8689 or visit www.wesharethecare.org.
Stimulus Tuesdays is happening at Carmike Cinemas. Starting tomorrow at 11:00am take advantage of great concession deals with $1 popcorn and $1 drinks.
Carmike Cinemas is located at 4883 Montgomery Hwy and 209 Executive Park Drive. Call (334) 836-0813 for more event details.
The Alabama Wildlife & Outdoor Expo was the brian child of Angelia Turner Events and was established just this year to benefit the Murals of the Wiregrass.
In funding the 23rd mural in Downtown Dothan, AL. The Wildlife Mural will be painted by world-renown artist Eddie LeRoy from Eufaula, AL and will be a three panel project located on the Mayer Electric Building on N. Foster Street.
A complete listing and information of the Murals of the Wiregrass can be found at:http://www.wiregrassmuseum.org/ and also at: http://www.dothanalcvb.com/
The Widlife Expo is intended to not only raise funds for the project but to bring awareness to the Murals located downtown, and to also bring traffic to this area in conjunction with the Dothan CityFest (www.dothancityfest.com).
Both the Expo and CityFest will take place March 30-April 1, 2012 at the Dothan Civic Center.
The Expo will run Friday afternoon with doors opening at 2:30pm – 8:00pm, Saturday 9:00am – 5:00pm and Sunday 10:00am – 4:00pm.
Friday • March 30, 2012 • 2:30pm – 8:00pm
Saturday • March 31, 2012 • 9:00am – 5:00pm
Sunday • April 1, 2012 • 10:00am – 4:00pm
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