Albany Area News Roundup

YMCA plans community events

ALBANY — Members, prospective members and local citizens will find plenty of interesting events going on at the Albany Area YMCA in the next few weeks.

Events on the Y’s calendar include:

Fun-Do Saturday at the YMCA, March 18 2-6 p.m.: Bring the kids by the Y for a day filled with fun things to do such as sports, games, a scavenger hunt, pizza, fruit, drinks, snacks and a movie. Open to ages 5-13. Drop-ins welcome. $10 per child. Hosted at the Central Facility YMCA, 1701 Gillionville Road in Albany. Call (229) 436-0531 for more information.

Team Lean Registration Opening Day, March 20: Team Lean is back at the YMCA with new ways to live healthy, get fit and work together to reach fitness goals. Prizes for individual and team. Call (229) 436-0531 to register.

Spring Break Camp for Dougherty County at the YMCA, March 27-31: Schools are out, but childcare at the YMCA is in. Bring children ages 5-13 by the Y for a day filled with sports, games, crafts and more. Breakfast, lunch, snack and dinner are included. Camp is from 7 a.m.-6 p.m. at the YMCA Central Facility at 1701 Gillionville Road in Albany. YMCA membership not necessary. Call (229) 436-0531 to register.

Spring Break Camp for Lee County at the YMCA, April 3-7: Schools are out, but childcare at the YMCA is in. Bring children ages 5-13 by the Y for a day filled with sports, games, crafts and more. Breakfast, lunch, snack and dinner are included. Camp is from 7 a.m.-6 p.m. at the YMCA Central Facility at 1701 Gillionville Road in Albany. YMCA membership not necessary. Call (229) 436-0531 to register.

Lifeguard Certification Course, April 7-11: Get ready for summer with Lifeguard Certification at the YMCA. Course includes two-year American Red Cross certification in CPR/AED and First Aid. Email course instructor Rachel Ortegon at [email protected] for more information or call the YMCA at (229) 436-0531.

CPR/AED Certification Class, April 8, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.: Earn two-year American Red Cross certification in CPR/AED at the YMCA. Email course instructor Rachel Ortegon at [email protected] with questions, or call (229) 436-0531 to register.

Y Without Walls, April 8, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.: Come out to C.W. Heath Park, 1100 Maple Street for free food, friends and fun. Enjoy kickball, football, jump rope, hula hoop and more. Presented by the Albany Area YMCA, city of Albany Community & Leisure Services Department and Second Harvest of South Georgia.

Americus Main Street hosts craft beer fest

AMERICUS — Americus Main Street will host its first ever craft beer festival, Americus Hot Glass Craft Beer, April 8 in downtown Americus from 2-6 p.m.

This event taps into the rich history of artisan glass-blowing in Americus and combines it with Georgia’s innovative craft brewing culture. For the inaugural event, 10 Georgia breweries will offer several different beers, and Americus’ own Mobile Glassblowing Studios will be joined by glassblowers from around the country for special demonstrations on six glass furnaces.

Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 at the gate and can be purchased online at hotglasscraftbeer.com or from one of the following downtown businesses: Wolf Creek, Center Stage Market, The Look Salon Studio, Americus Center for the Arts and Mobile Glassblowing Studios. Each ticket will allow entry into the event, a commemorative tasting glass, and seven tasting tickets. Additional tasting tickets can be purchased at the event. Non-drinking tickets can be purchased online or at the gate for only $5. Three local restaurants will also be on site. Live music will be played by The Plucktones, and Pickled Holler will be featured.

Participating breweries are Omaha Brewing Company, Piedmont Brewery & Kitchen, Service Brewing Company, Macon Beer Company, Sweet Water Brewing Company, Southbound Brewing Company, The Cannon Brew Pub, Orpheus Brewing, Monday Night Brewing and Jekyll Brewing. Wolf Creek Plantation, a new local winery, will also be on hand offering tastings of their muscadine wine.

For more information, visit the www.hotglasscraftbeer.com website.

Weekend performances last for ‘Big Fish’

LEESBURG — Lee County High School Theatre Art Guild and Palladium Players close the epic story of “Big Fish” Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights at 7 p.m. in the Clay Auditorium at Lee County High School.

“The reaction from the opening weekend was overwhelming,” said play director Dotty Davis. “When you finally put the show in front of a live audience, you remember how wonderful it was the first time you read it. It is funny, it is heartbreaking and it tells the true story of a father and son. This show should not be missed.”

The show marks the return of the high school’s annual town-and-gown musical during which the community is invited to audition. The cast is filled with various combinations of families telling the bigger-than-life story of Edward Bloom. More than 40 actors comprise the cast, and 10 high school students serve as production technicians.

Tickets are $10 for adults, $7 for students and children. They will be available beginning at 6 p.m. at the LCHS Theatre box office the days of the play.