• Now-June – Fall foliage cruise reservations Register now with the Wallace State Alumni (you don’t have to be a member) for the fall foliage cruise to Canada and New England Oct. 13-21. Cost for doubles range from $2,899 each for an interior stateroom, to $3,999 for staterooms with a balcony. The seven-night Freedom Trail Tour aboard the Norwegian Pearl includes airfare, overnight Marriott room in Boston with ports of call at Prince Edward Island; Sydney and Halifax, Nova Scotia; Portland and Bar Harbor, Maine; meals and onboard entertainment, a $100 onboard credit per stateroom and more. For details, visit: www.wsccalumni.org/cruise22; or call LaDonna Allen at the alumni association: 256-352-8071. Editor’s note: the photo depicts the Pearl’s sister ship, the Norwegian Gem, on the Freedom Trail cruise.
Good Fun • Now-April – ‘Exquisite Miniatures’ See this exquisite exhibit of 50 miniature paintings at the Evelyn Burrow Museum on the Wallace State campus. For details, see pages 74-75. • March 18-19 – WSCC stage performance Wallace State Theatre will present “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” at 7 p.m. Friday and 2 p.m. Saturday on stage at the Betty Leeth Haynes Theatre on the Wallace State campus. General admission is $10; $5 for students and children 12 and under. For more info: 256-352-8277; or Jessica. chairez@wallacestate.edu. 10
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Spring is springing – get to it • March 19, 26, April 9 – Countywide yard sales Countywide yard sales will be held March 19 at Sportsman Lake Park and March 27 at Smith Lake Park. Cullman County Agricultural Trade Center on U.S. 31 North will hold its annual yard sale April 9. Tentative times for all sales are 7 a.m.-3 p.m. Admission is free. Vendors can rent spots or pavilions. For registration and more info, call: Smith Lake Park 256-739-2916; Sportsman Lake Park, 256-734-3052; Ag Center, 256-739-4959; or visit Cullman County Parks & Rec on Facebook. • April – Historic walks Local historians will pick their routes and themes for this month-long event
of Saturday walks conducted by the Cullman County Museum. The free, hour-long strolls begin at 10 a.m. (rain or shine) in front of the museum. Dress comfortably for a pleasant walk back in time. As part of the walks, admission to the museum is free. The walks are part of a statewide program among participating cities and town across the state that also offer history walking tours. Museum personnel are available for discounted group walks year-round as well as local speaking engagements. The museum is open 9 a.-4 pm MondayFriday and 10 am-2 pm Saturdays. Admission is $5 adults, $4 seniors, $3 for students. For more info: Drew Green, museum director, 256-739-1258.
