Alabama community events and local news updates

Various community events and local news developments are occurring across Alabama. Upcoming highlights include the Magic City Classic and a town hall event featuring Pulitzer Prize-winning columnists John Archibald, Roy S. Johnson, and Kyle Whitmire at the Birmingham Public Library on November 17.

Cultural activities include the 25th Annual Lavona Rushton Concert featuring pianist Clayton Stephenson at the Birmingham Museum of Art, and a production of ‘Fences’ at the Alabama Shakespeare Festival. Local entertainment offerings include comedy specials, jazz happy hours at the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame, and various musical performances at venues such as Jazzi’s on 3rd and Saturn.

In local news, a man was arrested following an armed robbery in Dothan, and a shooting in Montgomery resulted in one injury. Additionally, John Wahl and Phillip Ensler participated in Alabama’s first partisan statewide debate since 2010.