COLBERT COUNTY-The Colbert County Tourism Bureau has issued their upcoming events for November as well as the Christmas movie series at the Ritz and a list of all the Christmas parades. So get ready for a month full of fun in Colbert County.
November 12-13 & 18-20, 2022 – Sanders Family Christmas, Ritz Theatre 111 W 3rd St, Sheffield. Sanders Family Christmas is the sequel to Connie Ray and Alan Bailey’s wildly successful bluegrass gospel musical Smoke on the Mountain. It’s December 24, 1941, and America
is going to war. So is Dennis Sanders, of the Sanders Family Singers. Join Pastor Mervin Oglethorpe and the rest of the Sanders family as they send Dennis off with hilarious and touching
stories and twenty-five Southern Gospel Christmas favorites. Performances: Fridays/
Saturdays at 7:30 pm, Sundays at 2 pm. Tickets: 256-383-0533 or
www.tennesseevalleyarts.org
November 15 – December 23, 2022 – Winter Art Market, Tennessee Valley Museum of Art,
511 N Water St, Tuscumbia. Find the perfect gifts for your loved ones as the Tennessee Valley Museum of Art’s Winter Art Market returns for its biggest event yet! 50+ artists will be will
offering everything from paintings to blown glass, jewelry to clothing, pottery to woodworking, and baskets to home goods. A wide range of price points ensures you find just what
you’re looking for, from stocking stuffers to elaborate gifts. The November 12 “Members Only” opening will be a special first-pick shopping event for TVAA members 10am-3pm. The
market opens to the public November 14. Hours for the market are Tuesday-Friday 9 am-5
pm and Saturday 10 am-5 pm. The market will be closed November 23-25 for Thanksgiving.
It will be open on Saturday, November 26 for Small Business Saturday. Admission is $5 for
adults, $3 for students, and free for TVAA members. Information: 256-383-0533 or
www.tennesseevalleyarts.org
November 17, 2022 – An Evening with Dan Penn, Old Grace Event Venue, 700 N Montgomery Ave, Sheffield. Enjoy a night of music by the legendary Dan Penn, and help him celebrate his 81st birthday! Hear his songs and stories that made him legendary such as “Do
Right Woman, Do Right Man” (Aretha Franklin), “Dark End of the Street” (James Carr), and
“A Woman Left Lonely” (Janis Joplin). Other classics by the duo of Penn and Spooner Oldham include such hits as “Cry Like a Baby” (the Box Tops), “I’m Your Puppet” (James and
Bobby Purify), and “A Woman Left Lonely” and “It Tears Me Up” (Percy Sledge). Doors open
at 6pm, Show starts at 7pm. Tickets available ($25 General Admission/$50 VIP): 256-810-8834
November 19, 2022 – Christmas in the Country, LaGrange College Site Park, 1491 LaGrange
College Road, Leighton. Take a walk back in time and experience Christmas of yesteryear.
Be sure to stop by the Welcome Center upon arrival and purchase something delicious at
the annual Bake Sale. Pioneer log cabins will be decorated inside and out for self-guided
tours. Other activities include arts and crafts vendors, hay rides to the historic LaGrange
Cemetery, shopping at the Country General Store, and visits with Santa. Saturday’s event is
9am – 4pm. No admission is charged, but donations are welcomed and go toward upkeep
and maintenance of the facilities at the park. Information: contact Louise Lenz at 256-446-
9324 or louiselenz9324@gmail.com
Mark Your Calendars
December 1-3—Christmas Cabaret at the Ritz Studio
December 2—Cirque de la Symphonie, Flowers Hall, UNA Campus, 7pm.
December 3—Christmas Brunch with Dolores Hydock, Clarion Inn, 10am.
December 3—Festival of Yule, Downtown Tuscumbia, 1-9pm.
December 10—”It’s a Dickens Christmas Y’all” Festival, Downtown Tuscumbia, 10am-4pm.
December 10—Christmas at Ivy Green, Helen Keller Birthplace, 8:30am-4pm.
December 10—Prancer (public performances of play), Ritz Theatre, 2pm & 7:30pm
December 16 & 17—Polar Express Trolley Ride & Movie, Ritz Theatre, 6pm trolley/7pm movie.
December 23—Winter Art Market closes, Tennessee Valley Museum of Art
Christmas at the Ritz Theatre Movie Series:
• December 9—It’s a Wonderful Life, 7pm
• December 13—Christmas Vacation, 7pm
• December 20—Elf, 7pm
• December 22—Disney’s A Christmas Carol, 7pm
Christmas Parades:
• November 29—Tuscumbia, 6pm
• December 1—Muscle Shoals, 7pm
• December 3—Leighton, 5pm
• December 6—Sheffield, 6pm
• December 8—Cherokee, 6pm & Florence, 7pm
Media Release/Mollie Holland
Director of Communications
Assistant to the President/CEO/Colbert County Tourism & Convention Bureau
