American Girls Club: Cupcake Decorating

ALABASTER – Candice of Itty-Bitty Bakers leads kids 6-11 in decorating marshmallow snowman cupcakes. This event is on Friday, Jan. 21, at Albert L. Scott Library in the Nan Abbott Meeting Room. Kids under 8 must be with an adult. For details/registration, visit Albert L. Scott’s Eventbrite.

Shelby County Honor Band Tryouts

SHELBY COUNTY – The Shelby County Honor Band will host tryouts on Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2022, from 4-8 p.m. Auditions are held at Chelsea Middle School. Audition material can be found at Sites.google.com/shelbyed.org/band-programs/audition-requirements.

Calera Spring Sports Registration

CALERA – Calera's spring sports registration is currently open until Feb. 9 for the sports of baseball, softball and soccer. Coaches are also needed for baseball and softball.

Helena Community Survey

HELENA – The Helena Diversity & Inclusion Board would like to hear the voices of the community so they have composed a short survey for residents to complete. The survey will end on Thursday, Feb. 10. Take this quiz at Qrco.de/bcXJvg.

Galentines Day

COLUMBIANA – Galentines Day with Boho Tea Bar and Home Boothe Co. watercolor party. The party starts at 6 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 13. Tickets for Galentines Day with Boho Tea Bar x Home Boothe Co. can be bought for $35 at Home Boothe Company’s allevents page.

Intro to Ancestry.com

ALABASTER – Learn the basics of Ancestry.com Library Edition, a free resource available in the library for genealogy research at the Albert L. Scott on Tuesday, Feb. 15 at 4 p.m. Sign up on Albert L. Scott library’s Eventbrite page.

Alabama Clay Conference

COLUMBIANA – The Alabama Clay Conference, as an initiative of the Alabama Visual Arts Network, serves practitioners and students of the ceramic arts. A balance of exhibition and educational programs intended to increase professionalism, inform technique and inspire artistic expression of all participants, taking place on Saturday, Feb. 18-Sunday, Feb. 19. Details on Alabama Clay […]

Lavish at the Loft Valentines Market

ALABASTER – Join Lavish at the Loft for its holiday market, Valentine’s Day edition on Sunday, Jan. 30 from 1-5 p.m. at 205 Buck Creek Plz, Alabaster, AL. There will be a variety of vendors on site offering wonderful and unique items for Valentine’s Day.

Get Out and Skate Day

PELHAM –Everyone is invited to Pelham Get Out and Skate Day on Sunday, Jan. 30 from 2-5 p.m. at the Pelham Civic Complex and Ice Arena. For more information, visit Pelham Civic Complex and Ice Arena’s Facebook.

Albert L. Scott Blood Drive

ALABASTER – The Albert L. Scott Library has partnered with LifeSouth Community Blood Centers to host a blood drive this month, as local hospitals once again face a blood shortage from the COVID-19 pandemic. The library will hold the blood drive on Monday, Jan. 31. From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Make-A-Puppy Plushy Program

NORTH SHELBY – Join the North Shelby Library for a fun dog-themed story and then walk participants through making their own winter plushy puppy friend on Monday, Jan. 31. Contact 205-439-5504 or nschildrens@shelbycounty-al.org for any questions. For children of all ages with caregiver help for younger children.

280 Dunkin’ Grand Opening

280 – A new Dunkin’ location will open on U.S. 280 on Tuesday, Feb. 1 in the new Cahaba Market development near the intersection of U.S. 280 and Alabama 119.