Celebrating Limestone: Take a look at what you’ll see and hear at the Limestone County Bicentennial Celebration on Tuesday, Feb. 6:
African American Spiritual Songs by Round Island Creek Male Chorus The Round Island Creek Missionary Baptist Association Male Chorus will sing traditional African American spiritual songs handed down through Limestone's history. Formed in 2010, the choir is made of members from Round Island Creek Missionary Baptist Association’s 22 churches in Limestone, Morgan and Madison counties. They perform at community events throughout the area. As recognition of the choir’s outreach to the community, the Lincoln Bridgeforth Park Advisory Board bestowed on the Round Island Creek Male Chorus the 2016 Dr. C. Eric Lincoln Humanitarian Award. The choir is pictured at their annual performance at the Martin Luther King Day Celebration at Sweet Home Missionary Baptist Church. Thank you to Kenneth Owens Photography for this photo.
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![]() Frank Travis has taken on the role of Director of the 2018 Poke Sallet Follies. The Book of Athens, has been voted as a Bicentennial event. Frank is well known in the community for his many talents including serving as a member of Athens City Council. Get your tickets February 17 at 10:00 at Athens Senior Center. All Limestone Countians invited to County’s 200th birthday party
ATHENS, Ala. – Everyone who lives in or loves Limestone County is invited to join the party at the Limestone County Bicentennial Celebration, 5 to 8 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 6, at the Limestone County Event Center. The event will feature the sounds, sights, and tastes of Limestone County, from area musicians playing native Limestone County music, to historic photos and artifacts on display, to local students enacting a living wax museum of Limestone County history makers. Any good birthday party features a birthday cake, and this party will feature both a cake and cookies in the shape of Limestone County. Attendees can also purchase food from local food trucks at the event center courtyard. Area musicians will play a free concert of some of Limestone County’s native music, from Native American songs to African American gospel songs to bluegrass music, and breaks will feature video birthday greetings from Limestone County notables. Celebrating Limestone: Take a look at what you’ll see and hear at the Limestone County Bicentennial Celebration on Tuesday, Feb. 6:
Things in Common - AHS Golden Eagle Choir Singing Celebration Songs The girls ensemble of the Things in Common Choir will sing a selection of celebration songs right after the Limestone County birthday cake is cut. Established in 2015 and directed by JohnPooh Malone, the choir features Athens High School students who perform for events around the community. The choir is pictured at a recent event. Celebrating Limestone: Take a look at what you’ll see and hear at the Limestone County Bicentennial Celebration on Tuesday, Feb. 6:
Patriotic Songs by Limestone County Schools Choir A choir comprised of selected students fromLimestone County Schools will sing patriotic songs to open the evening’s events. Pictured are students from Blue Springs Elementary School wishing Limestone County a Happy 200th Birthday! ![]() Celebrating Limestone: Take a look at what you’ll see and hear at the Limestone County Bicentennial Celebration on Tuesday, Feb. 6: Native Stories and Music by Dr. Yvette Running Horse Collin Dr. Yvette Running Horse Collin, one of the founders of Sacred Way Sanctuary in Florence and the Native American Horse Trail, will share stories and music of the Cherokee and Chickasaw native to Limestone County. Collin received her doctorate in Indigenous Studies from the University of Alaska, Fairbanks in May 2017 where she graduated with Honors (Phi Kappa Phi and Golden Key.) Her research focused on the historical, cultural, and spiritual relationship between the Indigenous Peoples of the Americas and the horse. She is of Lakota, Nakota, Cheyenne, Arapaho, Comanche, and Mayan descent on her mother's side, and Cherokee, Choctaw and Scottish descent on her father's side. During her decade of pre-research on this topic, she drew from the histories and traditional teachings of each of these Peoples, as well as many other Nations whose Elders wished to share their knowledge. Collin is currently the Executive Director of Sacred Healing Circle, a non-profit organization that focuses on healing Native communities. She also proudly serves as part of the Administrative Team for the Black Hills Sioux Nation Council of Elders. Collin is an award-winning journalist, and has held various executive positions at non-profit institutions around the United States. She has advised state, federal and Fortune 100 organizations on Native American policy. She lectures extensively throughout the United States and internationally on her people’s traditions and history surrounding the horse at academic and Native leadership conferences. She practices the traditional ways of her Ancestors and is a wife, mother, and grandmother. THANK YOU TO JULIAN NEWMAN FOR THE GREAT QUILTS THEIR FOURTH GRADE CLASSES MADE FOR THE BICENTENNIAL!
Tasked with the idea to do an art piece of things you like in Athens-Limestone County, Julian Newman's fourth grade classes created a quilt of the things they like about Athens. They drew their pictures on November 19th, as they celebrated the birthday of our city. The squares were then combined and sewed up as a quilt or comforter top. The pictures attached are Mrs. Lann's Class, Mr. Priest's Class, and Ms. Goodloe's Class. QUILTS THEIR FOURTH GRADE CLASSES MADE FOR THE BICENTENNIAL! |
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