When: Saturday, starts at 5:30 p.m.Where: Merry Acres Inn & Event Center, 1500 Dawson Road.Hammer Jam is Flint River Habitat’s biggest event of the year, with live bands, great food and drinks, and 100% of proceeds go toward building and rehabilitating homes for Habitat families. Performers will include the Kinchafoonee Cowboys, Bo Henry Band and Stephen Harrell & the Dusty Boots Band.The event will include silent and live auctions and raffles and food for purchase. Bring a lawn chair and have a good time.Tickets: $25 in advance, $35 day of the event. VIP tables are available.For more information, go to https://www.eventbrite.com/e/hammer-jam-for-habitat-2024-tickets-949260141637. File Photo: Carlton Fletcher
There’s still another two weeks before the Labor Day weekend, when summer traditionally ends and the rush to the end-of-year holidays kicks off, so find something to do this weekend in southwest Georgia before the pace picks up.
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When: Saturday, starts at 4 p.m.Where: Tift Theatre, 320 S. Main St., Tifton.Tift-Con is a cosplay event in which participants wear costumes and fashion accessories to represent a specific character. Favorite sources include anime, cartoons, comic books, manga, television series, rock music performances and video games.Exhibitors include The Zone, Gray Ghost Comics and S.E.T.S. cards, games and hobbies. Optional costume contest will start at 6 p.m. with prizes awarded.Admission: $25 for ticket and T-shirt, ticket only $10.For more information, go to:https://tifton.net/Calendar.aspx?EID=827.
When: Friday, gates open at 5 p.m., pit gates open at 4 p.m. Hot laps start at 7 p.m., races at 8:30 p.m.Where: Needmore Speedway, 1060 John Vickers Road, Norman Park.The Hunt the Front Super Dirt Series is making its debut at Needmore Speedway, with a night of racing super-late model cars.Admission: $15 for adults, kids 12 and under free. Pit passes cost $35.For more information, go to:https://www.raceneedmorespeedway.com/schedule/.
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The Albany City Commission voted unanimously at its business meeting Tuesday night to allocate $6,859,481.75 in funding to resurface various city streets as well as the Albany Civic Center parking lot.
When: Sunday, starts at 3:30 p.m.Where: Gordon Sports Complex, 800 Willie Pitts Jr. Road.The Albany Recreation and Park Departmentps 2023 Blacktop League play starts this weekend. Show off your skills while enjoying games, music, tasty treats, and more/For more information, go to: https://arpd.recdesk.com/Community/Home.
Alan has been a reporter for 30 years, including at The Moultrie Observer, Thomasville Times-Enterprise and The Albany Herald. His favorite book is “Catch-22,” and he has an Australian shepherd/American bulldog mix named Maxwell.
