Weekend Events Soar In Can’t Miss Alabama With Freshwater Land Trust And Riverfest

By Shirley Jackson

The Flashbacks Show Band will headline the City Lights and Stars concert series Friday at Burritt on the Mountain in Huntsville. Hear a variety of rock’n’roll, pop, R&B, soul and Motown music. Online tickets are $10 to $15 and can be purchased in advance up to noon on the day of the concert. After that, tickets are $20. Gates to the concert will open at 6:30 p.m. Onsite vendors will be available. Email [email protected] or call 256-536-2882. Burritt on the Mountain is at 3101 Burritt Drive.

Get ready for some fiery barbecue and great music at Decatur’s Riverfest Friday and Saturday. The festivities will be filled with live music, competitions and games. Food vendors will offer a variety of traditional festival food. Proceeds from the award-winning barbecue will benefit Mosaic Mentoring of North Alabama.

For decades, the Saint George Middle Eastern Food Festival has been serving some of the best Middle Eastern food you can eat. Dancing, music, pastries and Turkish coffee are among the great things you will experience along with church tours Thursday through Saturday. Stained glass art, books and items from the Holy Land will be on sale. Arabic dancing will be performed by the youths Friday at 5:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. and Saturday at 11:30 a.m., 1 p.m., 6:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. The menu is online.Now in its third year, the Market at Pepper Place will spotlight Top Women in Food Saturday through the end of the month. The Market will team up with Les Dames d’Escoffier’s Birmingham Chapter. Chef demonstrations will show how to make a simple, fresh seasonal recipe, share free samples of the dish with the audience and offer information about the chapter’s mission and community outreach. This week’s cooking demo will be hosted by Chef Ashley McMakin of Ashley Mac’s. Visitors will get a sneak peek, and possibly taste some of the dishes served at the Dames’ annual fundraiser, Southern Soiree, which will take place at The Barn at Shady Lane on Sunday, Oct. 13. Information about Les Dames’ Birmingham Chapter is available at ideibirmingham.org and alabamanewscenter.com.

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