When: Friday, starts at 6:30 p.m., games run from 7:30 p.m.-10:30 p.m.Where: Colquitt County Arts Center, 401 7th Ave. S.W.Put on your poker face and come out for an evening of fun and games to try your luck at the blackjack and roulette tables hosted by the Moultrie Service League. Admission includes $300 in ‘funny money” to wager and heavy hors d’oeuvres. Cash bar. Proceeds benefit the Arts Center.Admission: $50.For more information, go to https://www.downtownmoultrie.com/event/moultrie-service-league-presents-casino-night-at-the-arts-center/. Special Photo
Southwest Georgia is bursting with things to do in this weekend leading up to Easter. Whether it’s a family picnic, honoring ancestors or an theatrical production, check out what’s going on close to home.
When: Saturday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.Where: Mark’s Melon Patch, 8580 Albany Hwy., Sasser.Take pictures with the Easter Bunny (1 p.m-3 p.m.) and enjoy a cartoon movie (starts at 11 a.m.) for free.Additional activities include rock painting, animal petting, duck races, playground and jump pad, doggy jumper and trike track.Cost for additional activities: $12.For more information, go to https://allevents.in/sasser/easter-bunny-and-activities-at-marks-melon-patch/200026265332007.
When: Saturday, 3 p.m.-7 p.m.Where: YMCA Sports Park, 4508 Gillionville Road.Get ready for the ultimate family fun day hosted by Albany Area Primary Health Care. Enjoy a day of exciting games, delicious food and quality time with family and friends. There will be something for everyone to enjoy, from sports activities to arts and crafts.Admission: Free.For more information, go to https://allevents.in/albany/aaphc-family-picnic-2024/10000858366335817.
When: Saturday, starts at 10 a.m.Where: Move Christian Church, 1501 Whispering Pines Road.The extravaganza will feature egg hunts, games, crafts, a bounce house and an appearance by the Easter Bunny as well as a food trucks.All events, with the exception of food trucks, are free.For more information, go to https://allevents.in/albany/easter-eggstravaganza/200026168811007.
When: Sunday, starts at 3 p.m.Where: Starts at the Dougherty County Judicial Building, 225 Pine Ave.The procession will wind to the Bridge House for a ceremony of song, dance and drums and then proceed to the river bank for a offering of flowers, libation of water and prayers for ancestors. Food and drink, as well as chairs for the elderly, will be provided. Sponsored by the FAWOHOWDIE Cultural Sustainabilty Center. Event is free.For more information, go to https://allevents.in/albany/down-by-the-riverside-ancestral-procession-and-offering/200026043769052.
When: Saturday, starts at 6:30 p.m.Where: 140 W. Broad Ave.The Albany Museum of Art’s Art Ball retuns this year on the the 60th anniversary of its incorporation.While a celebration, Art Ball plays an indispensable role as the museum’s biggest fundraiser of the year. Art Ball not only raises awareness about the AMA and its important work in the community, the event raises vital funding that supports free admission for everyone, world-class traveling exhibitions, educational programming, art camps (including scholarships to reach more areas of the community), and more.Ticket pricing: $50-$250.
When: Friday and Saturday shows at 7:30 p.m., 2 p.m. on Sunday.Where: Albany Municipal Auditorium, 200 N. Jackson St.As news spreads of a murder in London, a group of seven strangers find themselves snowed in at a remote countryside guesthouse. When a police sergeant arrives, the guests discove to their horror that a killer is in their midst. One by one, the suspicious characters reveal their sordid pasts. Which one is the murderer? Who will be their next victim? Help solve the famous murder-mystery.Admission: $20.For more information, go to https://www.theatrealbany.com/.
When: Friday, starts at 7:00 p.m.Where: Sherwood Chrstian Academy,l 1418 Old Pretoria Road.SCA Fine Arts and Middle School Theatre Presents “Anne of Green Gables,” which follows the story of the feisty orphan, Anne Shirely. Adopted from an orphanage in Nova Scotia by Marilla and Matthew Cuthbert, Anne Shirely’s acclimation to life in Avonlea isn’t exactly smooth sailing. The Cuthbert siblings wanted a quiet boy to help out around their farm, but instead they receive Anne, a redheaded, freckle-faced, free spirit who turns their lives upside down with her quirky behavior.Admission: $14.For more information, go to https://www.scaeagles.com/event/fine-arts-presents-anne-of-green-gables-march-22/.
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.
