THEATRE & ARTS

Shelby County Arts Council

The Shelby County Arts Council hosts exhibitions a year and regularly invites local and touring musicians to perform in its Black Box Theatre in its arts center in COLUMBIANA. Adult classes in painting, pottery, jewelry making, photography, drawing, music and writing are also offered. Its new arts center is scheduled to open in the summer of 2019 in Columbiana. shelbycountyartscouncil.com

South City Theatre

South City Theatre produces six main stage shows per year, as well as wo yearly productions and a summer camp for kids. At the PELHAM location, the theater can seat up to 60 people comfortably. On average, their shows attract 3,000 audience members annually. southcitytheatre.com

University Of Montevallo Center For The Arts

The University of Montevallo Department of Theatre presents several shows on-campus every year at its new Center for the Arts just one block from downtown MONTEVALLO’S Main Street. You can also find an art gallery, sculpture garden pocket park at the facility. montevallo.edu

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Museums

Alabama National Cemetery

This 479-acre cemetery houses the graves of our nation’s veterans on Highway 119 just north of MONTEVALLO. Its 54 developed acres feature facilities for dignified and honorable burials. Onsite you can find a public information center complex with an electronic gravesite locator, water fountains and public restrooms, a flag assembly area, a memorial walkway and two committal shelters. cem.va.gov/cems/nchp/alabama.asp

KENNETH R. PENHALE CITY OF HELENA MUSEUM

This city museum contains numerous artifacts, photographs and other memorabilia revealing HELENA’S rich history as a mining town. You’re sure to learn a lot about coal mining towns, natural disasters and more on any visit, and it will help you bridge a gap between Helena’s past and present. cityofhelena.org

Aldrich Coal Mine Museum

This historic industrial attraction in MONTEVALLO features coal mining memorabilia, a mine replica and vintage equipment photographs of the town of Aldrich at its coal-mining peak. Inside it displays pictures and artifacts of the community of Aldrich, the coal mine, prison, stores, churches and post office to impart the history of coal mining in Alabama. The site also has the only coal miner monument in Alabama. shelbyal.com

SHELBY COUNTY MUSEUM & ARCHIVES

The Shelby County Historical Society is located in the historic 1854 courthouse building in COLUMBIANA. The building is also home to an archive containing research material such as books, microfilm and U.S. Federal Census Records from 1790. Its Albert Baker Datcher, Jr. Collection contains an index of enslaved individuals living in Shelby County from 1818 and references over 3,500 slaves. shelbycountymuseum.com

KARL C. HARRISON MUSEUM OF GEORGE WASHINGTON

The COLUMBIANA museum houses one of the largest privately owned collections of George and Martha Washington memorabilia outside of Mt. Vernon. It showcases art and artifacts from the Colonial period through 1865, including Martha Washington’s prayer book printed in New York in 1783 and an original 1787 Samuel Vaughn sketch of Mt. Vernon grounds. washingtonmuseum.com

Alabaster

Albert L. Scott Library 100 9th St. NW

Alabaster, AL 35007

205-664-6822

Calera

Roy Downs Memorial Library 9700 Highway 25 Calera, AL 35040

205-668-7200

Chelsea

Chelsea Public Library 16623 U.S. 280

Chelsea, AL 35043

205-669-3910

Columbiana

Columbiana Public Library 50 Lester Street

Columbiana, AL 35051

205-669-5812

Harpersville

Harpersville Public Library 39414 Highway 25

Harpersville, AL 35078 205-644-6331

Helena

Jane B. Holmes Library 230 Tucker Road

Helena, Al 35080

205-664-8308

Montevallo

Parnell Memorial Library 277 Park Drive Montevallo, Al 35115

205-665-9207

Mt Laurel

Mt Laurel Library 111 Olmsted St. Birmingham, AL 35242 205-991-1660

North Shelby County

North Shelby Library 5521 Cahaba Valley Road Birmingham, AL 35242

205-439-5500

Pelham

Pelham Public Library 3160 Pelham Parkway Pelham, AL 35124 205-620-6418

Vincent

Vincent McGraw Public Library 42860 HIghway 25

Vincent, AL 42860 205-672-2749

Westover

Westover Public Library 3312 Westover Road Westover, AL 35147 205-678-3375, Ext. 703

Wilsonville

Vernice Stoudenmire Public Library 9905 N. Main Street Wilsonville, AL 35186 205-669-6180