Can’t Miss Alabama: Fall festivities include Mac + Cheese Festival, Parade of Pumpkins

By: Shirley Jackson

Magic City Mac + Cheese Festival
Community Grief Support’s (CGS) Junior Board will host its seventh annual Magic City Mac + Cheese Festival Sunday, Oct. 20, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at Back Forty Beer Co. in Birmingham. The festival is part competition, part celebration of the South’s ultimate comfort food and a fundraiser for CGS. More than 3,000 participants will taste various mac and cheese dishes from restaurants, food trucks, caterers, eateries, corporate teams and home chefs. The festival will introduce the new Cheesiest Pet costume contest. Pet lovers across the greater Birmingham area will submit photos on social media and vote. Emceed by Janice Rogers, WBRC Fox 6 Good Day Alabama co-anchor, the Mac and Cheese Festival will have live music by Southern Choice and a kids’ zone. Local celebrity and kid judges will decide the overall mac and cheese winner. Proceeds will benefit CGS grief services for individuals and families in need. Buy tickets at communitygriefsupport.org.

Renew Our Rivers cleanups
The Renew Our Rivers (ROR) volunteer cleanup at R.L. Harris (Tallapoosa River-Lake Wedowee) will take place Oct. 22-24. Cleanup supplies will be provided. For information, contact Crystal White at 256-396-5093 or Scott Teal at 770-301-7494. ROR is a national-award-winning campaign originated by Alabama Power in 2000. Since its start, more than 131,000 volunteers have removed more than 8,300 tons of trash and debris from rivers, lakes and creeks across four Southeastern states. For the complete ROR schedule, visit apcshorelines.com.

Back to the ’80s
Relive the magic of the ’80s with the Alabama Symphony Orchestra (ASO), featuring hits from musical legends Elton John, Madonna, Billy Joel, Steve Winwood and Cyndi Lauper. Feel the excitement as you enjoy iconic tracks like “The Power of Love” by Huey Lewis, “Bette Davis Eyes” by Kim Carnes, “Up Where We Belong” by Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes, “I Wanna Dance with Somebody” by Whitney Houston and “Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)” by the Eurythmics, performed live by the ASO. Back to the ’80s features all-new arrangements by Grammy-winner Jeff Tyzik and showcases three outstanding vocalists. Tickets are available at alabamasymphony.org.

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