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LAKE REGION EVENTS
Mistletoe Bough B&B and Forever Amen Wedding Planning Services will host this wedding market from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. with live music, food, drinks and more than 50 wedding vendors. There will be a $5,000 bridal drawing at the end of the event. For tickets, email lauren.fussell777@icloud.com.
March 4
Master Gardeners Tree Giveaway
Tallapoosa County Master Gardeners will give away 2-foot trees in 1-gallon pots from 9 a.m. to early afternoon, as supplies last, in celebration of Arbor Day. Some 700 trees, including a variety of species, will be offered at no cost at the River Bank & Trust parking lot on U.S. Route 280. Call the Tallapoosa Extension office at 256-825-1050 for more information.
March 9
Author Presentation
Monroeville author John Williams of the stage production of To Kill a Mockingbird will make an appearance at Dadeville Performing Arts Center, sponsored by the Dadeville Public Library. No tickets required. Information available at dadevilleperformingartscenter.com.
March 16
St. Patrick’s Day Celtic Music
The Lake Martin Dulcimer Club will perform at 5:30 p.m. at Dadeville Performing Arts Center. Tickets are $10 in advance; $15 at the door. Visit dadevilleperformingartscenter.com for tickets and information.
March 21
Celtic Angel Ireland
Alex City Arts will present a program of traditional Irish music and precision dancing with this program that has won rave reviews across the country. The performance will begin at 7 p.m. at the Benjamin Russell High School Auditorium. Tickets are $20 at the door.
March 24
Comic. Speaker. Soldier
Jody Fuller will speak at 7 p.m. at Dadeville Performing Arts Center. Tickets are $20 in advance; $25 at the door. Tickets and information available
Season-long Events
Free Tax Assistance and e-filing
Certified IRS volunteers will provide free tax assistance and electronically file federal and state income tax forms through Volunteer Connections of Central Alabama for senior citizens age 60-plus with no income limit and for taxpayers under 60 with incomes less than $60,000. Recipients of this service must make an appointment by calling 256-234-0347 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday or Friday. Please wear a mask to the appointment. Bring last year’s tax return, a photo ID, social security cards for taxpayers and dependents and forms W-2, 1099 and 1095-A, if health insurance is through the government marketplace.
Artists Association of Central Alabama
AACA artists meet on the fourth Wednesday of the month from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Senior Center on the Charles E. Bailey Sportplex grounds with a general meeting followed by open studio. Club dues are $20 for the year.
Wellborn Musclecar Museum
Housed in a restored vintage auto dealership in downtown Alexander City, the Wellborn Musclecar Museum collection of great American automobiles of the 1960s and 1970s is open Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Admission for adults is $11; children ages 7 to 17 admitted for $7, and children ages 6 and under are admitted for free. To arrange discounted group tours or private tours, email wellbornmusclecarmuseum@ gmail.com or call 256-329-8474.
Dadeville Community Chorus
Rehearsals will be held at 7 p.m. on Tuesdays at Dadeville Performing Arts Center for a performance in late May. Email kim.walls@ dadevilleperformingartscenters.com.
Clean Community Partnership Cleanups
Volunteers in Alexander City and Dadeville are encouraged to participate in community partnership cleanups every month. In Alexander City, the