Event Calendar & Tickets

Stories: Repeat After Me – Curated by Doug Baulos

Featured Artists:

Sara Garden Armstrong – Pinky MM Bass – Sarah Bell – Jillian Marie Browning – Aaron Sanders Head – Sarah Marshall – Kole Nichols – Tracie Noles Ross – Sheri Schumacher – Irasema Quezada

Gallery Opening Reception: September 28, 2023, 6pm-8pm

Exhibition dates: September 28 – November 16, 2023

This gallery exhibit is free and open to the public.

“Many of the artists in this exhibition use an expanded approach to materials and processes juxtaposed in un-conventional ways to subvert traditional categorizations of materials and embrace a wider transience and engage more deeply in the specificity of the construction of their narratives and identities. They use a highly personal range of materials to become an important part of the taxonomy and language of their work.

Many of the artists repeat, and create site-specific installations that combine, and organize lived experiences that create a truthful, complicated, and interactional-accomplished spheres of understanding.

Several of the artists use found and historical patterns to complicate place and how connections can be made across cloth, dye, and artistic traditions. Much of the work has a multitude of sources that create interesting relationships that through time and examination get more complicated than they first appear.

In the exhibition, powerful stories connect the viewer as an active participant in the organization and design of the pieces and the space they occupy by creating a narrative that foster a culture of community building – focusing on liberation and human connection while highlighting the relationship between state of mind and physical experience. “

Discover Shelby Fest ~ Saturday, September 30th, 11am-7pm

Discover Shelby Music Festival will be in Columbiana, AL at Old Mill Square Park on September 30th from 11:00am – 7:00pm. Admission is FREE! We will be featuring live jazz and blues music from 11am-5pm. AT 5pm, ULA Band will take the stage with a 2 hour tribute to Jimmy Buffett. It will be a perfect, laid back setting for sipping on some of Alabama’s finest wine, all from right here in Shelby County, and enjoying the beautiful town of Columbiana.

There will also be select art vendors and food trucks. You can hang out in Old Mill Square Park in front of the Main Festival Stage or stroll the adjacent Main Street Entertainment District. If you want something besides wine, you’ll find it in the Entertainment District.

Got Kids? There will be a kid’s activity tent and the SCAC Art Gallery will be open.

Admission to the event is free. If you want to participate in wine sampling from the participating vineyards, you can order a festival wristband online for $20 (at this link). Wristbands are $25 on day of the event and can be purchased at the main tent.

We will also be offering a VIP Experience in the Grande Hall at the Shelby County Arts Council. Pre-sale for the VIP Experience is $50 can also be ordered online (at this link). The cost is $65 on the day of the event. The VIP Experience includes a festival wristband for wine tasting, a catered lunch and dinner, and access to the Grande Hall for game day viewing on the BIG SCREEN!

If you are looking for somewhere to stay near Discover Shelby Fest, you can relax and recharge with a beautiful lake-side room at the Alabama 4H Center!  Click here to book a room:  https://alabama-4-h-center.square.site

No coolers allowed. Bring a folding chair and/or blanket to sit on and enjoy the food and music.

For more information or to become a sponsor for this event, call 205-669-0044 or email info@shelbycountyartscouncil.com.

Purchase DSF wine sampling wristbands or VIP Experience wristbands here: https://shelbycountyartscouncil.com/early-bird-wristbands/

*Hosted by The Shelby Chamber of Commerce, Discover Shelby, Sweet Home Alabama Tourism, the City of Columbiana, America’s First Federal Credit Union (AMFIRST), and the Shelby County Arts Council.

Net proceeds benefit the programs of the Shelby County Arts Council, a 501c3 Nonprofit.

Sugarcane Jane with special guest Jessica Meuse

*Just added: special guest, Lolly Lee will also be performing in this show!

October 6, 2023

DOORS: 7:00PM/SHOW 7:30PM

TICKETS: $30 (+TAX)

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Sugarcane Jane, otherwise known as Anthony Crawford and Savana Lee from Loxley, Alabama, have been Americana’s sweethearts from Alabama’s Gulf Coast for over a decade. Between them, they have amassed a rich musical heritage working with such notables as Neil Young, Steve Winwood, and Dwight Yoakam. The music they make together is simple and direct, rooted in country and rock, and anchored by their sweet and soulful harmonies.

Jessica Meuse is an American performer from Slapout, Alabama. She has wowed audiences since the age of 10 and plays several instruments (guitar, piano, and classical violin).  She was a standout on Season 3 of NBC’s The Voice. Jessica was selected by American Idol’s judges, Keith Urban, Jennifer Lopez, and Harry Connick, Jr., for Season 13 of the TV series where she rose to be a Top 4 National Finalist.  Jessica also became the first person in the history of Idol to perform her own original song during the finals and joined Idols LIVE Tour, performing in 40+ cities across the USA and Canada.

The Jimmy Hall Band

October 20, 2023

DOORS: 7:00PM/SHOW 7:30PM

TICKETS: $30 (+TAX)

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Jimmy Hall first gained popularity as the lead vocalist, saxophonist, and harmonica player for the band Wet Willie, emerging from Mobile, Alabama. His unique brand of R&B-infused rock and roll and onstage swagger propelled the group’s signature song, “Keep on Smilin” to the Top 10 on the Billboard singles chart in 1974. After seven albums with Capricorn Records, Wet Willie moved forward to Epic Records releasing the singles “Street Corner Serenade” and “Weekend.” Both singles hit the US Top 40 and five other songs were placed in the Billboard Top 100.

2 BLU with Danny & Debi Brooks

Act of Congress Christmas Show 2023

Saturday, November 11, 2023

Doors open at 7:00pm, Concert starts at 7:30pm

• All tickets-$30 (+taxes & fees)

• Doors open at 7:00 p.m., show starts at 7:30 p.m.

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“Act of Congress is one of the freshest sounding, exuberant bands in all of the known acoustic universe” – Higgs of NPR. The organic sound of Act of Congress is consistently voted one of the “Must See Live Acts of Alabama.” AOC has completed five tours as U.S. Cultural Ambassadors, led by the U.S. State Department. AOC has performed in countries including Thailand, Oman, Palau, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Philippines, Timor-Leste, Bali, Liberia, and Jordan. Highlights from recent trips include independence day entertainment for Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and the Liberian government, and a feature performance at Jordan’s celebrated Jerash festival.

Mi  Pueblo Supermarket presents: Hope to Laugh: A Comedy Show and Benefit for the Community of Hope Health Clinic

Saturday, November 18th, 2023

• All tickets-$40 (+taxes)

• Doors open at 6:00 p.m., show starts at 6:30 p.m.

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*Registration applications will be available mid-September*

The Annual Holiday Artist Market Preview Party

Friday, December 1st

6pm-8pm

Free admission!

The Grande Hall and EBSCO Fine Art Gallery at the Shelby County Arts Center- 105 West College St., Columbiana, 35051

The Holiday Artist Market Preview Party is your first opportunity to shop the Artist Market! Enjoy complimentary light refreshments and live music while you shop. Artists will be set up in the Grande Hall and the EBSCO Fine Art Gallery.

The Annual Holiday Artist Market is held each year on the first Saturday of December at the Shelby County Arts Council in Columbiana. This market features fine arts and crafts from local artists and makers.  Find gifts for a variety of budgets at this Market. Here you will find everything from paintings, to pottery, fiber art, photography, Christmas ornaments, and so much more! Join us!

*Registration applications will be available mid-September.*

The Annual Holiday Artist Market

Saturday, December 2nd

9am-3pm

Free admission!

The Grande Hall and EBSCO Fine Art Gallery at the Shelby County Arts Center- 105 West College St., Columbiana, 35051

The annual Holiday Artist Market is back on Saturday, December 2nd in the Shelby County Arts Center! At the Artist Market you will find a variety of fine art and crafts created by local artists and makers. Get everything from doorhangers to paintings, pottery to jewelry and much much more! Support local artists in your area and check off everyone on your holiday shopping list at the Artist Market! This year the Holiday Artist Market will feature artists in the Grande Hall and the SCAC EBSCO Fine Art Gallery. Please join us for this fun art market!

Mark Hummel: Tribute to James Cotton

“JINGLE ALL THE WAY” with Dolores Hydock and Bobby Horton

Taylor Hicks Friday Show

Friday, January 12th, 2024

• All tickets-$40 (+taxes)

• Doors open at 7:00 p.m., show starts at 7:30 p.m.

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Taylor Hicks Saturday Show

Saturday, January 13th, 2024

• All tickets-$40 (+taxes)

• Doors open at 7:00 p.m., show starts at 7:30 p.m.

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Paul Thorn 2024

Saturday, January 27th, 2024

Doors open at 7:00pm, Concert starts at 7:30pm

• All tickets-$30 (+taxes)

• Doors open at 7:00 p.m., show starts at 7:30 p.m.

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