Happy Mother's Day
Sunday, May 11
Brunch
 The Glover Restaurant, 524 Gunter Avenue, Guntersville. 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. $12.95 adults, $5.95 children.Sunset Bar & Grille, Lake Guntersville Holiday Inn, Highway 431 at Highway 79.
Family Fun
Let mom be a kid again this Mother's Day at Lake Winnepesaukah Amusement Park!
From Noon to 8:00 p.m, the park will offer a discounted carload rate of $65.00, up to five guests, unlimited rides included. Additional guests are also discounted. Parking is free.
Lake Winnepesaukah is recognized as one of "America's Top Ten Family Amusement Parks" by Travel & Leisure Magazine. For more information, go www.lakewinnie.com or call 1-877-LAKEWIN.
The Black Bird is Back -
By Popular Demand
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Sellout crowds and turned-away customers have occasioned a quick-but-limited return of the
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swarthy raptor and gang to the Huntsville stage! Yes, Sam Spade, Joel Cairo, Gutman, the Femme Fatale, "the Kid", and the rest will appear yet again at the Renaissance Theatre on their Alpha Stage.
It's the first official stage adaptation of the story that spawned the hardboiled detective novel, that sparked the Film Noir movement, and which still speaks to us all through its provacative banter, its double- and triple-crosses, and its streetwise "detective speak" - all giving a gripping reality to crime fiction. This living, breathing pulp magazine will reach from the shadows to take you by the throat with its treachery!
Following a hugely successful sell-out in April, The Maltese Falcon returns to the Renaissance Theatre,
1216-B Meridian Street, Huntsville, for a further one-week run: Thursday thru Saturday, May 15-17.
Directed by Jim Zielinski, assisted by Robbie Shafer, The Maltese Falcon was adapted by Helen Borgers, from the novel by Dashiell Hammett.
Performances will be at 7:30 p.m. with a matinee on Saturday at 2:00 p.m.
The cast features Jay Poff as Space, Amanda Lund as Brigid O'Shaughnessy, Jon Brown as Cairo, Zielinski as Gutman, Kaitlin Rich as Effie Prine, Jeremy Owen as Wilmer aka "The Kid", Cherie Evans as Iva Archer, Dave Schulte as Tom Polhaus, Christopher Carter as Lt. Dundy, Matt Growden as Luke Shilling, and Daniel Yearta as Miles Archer/Capt. Jacobi. And we need forget the star of the show - the swarthy avian, itself.
Ticket prices are adults $12.00 and students/seniors $10.00. For tickets call 256-536-3117 or go to www.renaissancetheatre.net
Produced by special arrangement with Gelfman Schneider Literary Agents, Inc.
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The Great American Trailer Park Musical May 7-11
Warning: This show contains strong language, tacky outfits, bad perms, adultery, road kill, 80s nostalgia, and spray cheese - everything a musical should be! Direct from Off Broadway, this hilarious musical will have you laughing in the aisles. "It's South Park meets Desperate Housewives", according to The New York Sun.
Tickets are $35.00 each. Two performances remain, Sunday, May 11, 2:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. at Merrimack Hall, 3320 Triana Boulevard between Bob Wallace and Drake in Huntsville. For tickets, visit www.merrimackhall.com or call 256-534-6455.
Susan and Joyce from the Fun House morning show dressed tacky and were in the audience Saturday night. They slipped on stage after the show to take a photo that you can see
Jubilee CityFest will put some feet in the streets
"Feet in the Street", 2008 Limited Edition Commemorative Print, by artist Nan Cunningham.
Jubilee CityFest, one of Alabama's largest music festivals, makes Montgomery the place to be on Friday and Saturday, May 23 and 24. This year's event features three stages of music entertainment including Taylor Swife, Huey Lewis and the News, Clint Black, Morris Day and the Time, Erykah Badu, and the Montgomery Idol finalists.
Day passes are $30.00 each and available at the gate only. Advance weekend passes are $40.00. For ticket outlets, visit jubileecityfest.org.
There's plenty to do for families too. Saturday, 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.  there's Kidfest at the beautiful, new Renaissance Hotel & Spa at the Convention Center. Nickelodeon Live will be entertaining everyone on stage with great, slimy show. Plus lots of inflatables, balloon artists, and arts and crafts. Minimal fee for entry.
Extreme Funfest at Riverwalk Stadium features interactive amusement activities for children and adults including miniature racing cars and interactive inflatables. Festival Hours. Fee charged.
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Fun House Drop-ins
at Eight
Wednesday Juana Macias
Fiesta de Mayo
Thursday
Tammy Burden
Severe Weather Early Warning Project
Friday
Daryl Shackleford
Back In Time Oldies
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Fun House
Next Week
Box Office Bonanza!
Listen to win tickets to:
Jubilee City Fest
A pair of weekend passes every day
Back In Time
Oldies Show
A pair of tickets
every day
Indian Pow Wow
One pair
Tuesday
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May 11
Sunday is....
The 130th Day of the Year
234 Days Left in the year
Mother's Day (duh!)
Eat What You Want Day
(within reason, of course)
Twilight Zone Day
Pentecost (50 days after Easter)
Beginning of National Police Week
Lottery Alert: Mega Millions reaches the fun level
Play the FUN Lottery Monday
The six numbers in the Friday, May 9 MegaMillions drawing were:
16 - 31 - 43 - 46 - 56 and the Mega ball was 22. No one matched all six numbers for the $145 Million jackpot. The new jackpot has increased to $165 Million which means FUN listeners will have an opportunity to play in the next game free by entering their numbers on Monday, 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. courtesy of Lot-to Friends of Don.
Lot-to Friends of Don to sponsor FUN Lottery
It just makes sense. Former Governor Don Siegelman supported the lottery, and FUN 92.7 supports the lottery. To keep it legal, the FUN 92.7 lottery is free, and lots of people want to see Don free.
He's presently out on bond pending an appeal of the conviction that put him in prison for 9 months.
When a group of Don Siegelman supporters approached FUN 92.7 about sponsoring our lottery games, we just had to say "heck, yes!".
We checked with the former governor who also said "heck, yes" and asked us to keep you informed of his situation by inviting you to visit a website at donsiegelman.org.
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Choose the 7 Wonders
of Marshall County
Fifteen finalists have been chosen for RSVP's Seven Wonders of Marshall County. Residents will be able to vote for their favorite "wonders" at festivals, club meetings and business locations from now until the end of July.
Both natural and manmade "wonders" were nominated for the honor. Area judges whittled the list down from an initial list of nearly 50 sites. The finalists represent a cross-section of the county's best loved places:
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Arab
Arab Historic Park Complex
Thompson Falls, Arab
Guntersville
Guntersville State Park
Lake Guntersville
Old Rock School
Union Grove
Guntersville Dam
Five Points:
Eagles Nesting at Town Creek
Grant
Cathedral Caverns
DAR Campus
Honeycomb
Natural Bridge
Bat Cave
Albertville
Pre-Civil War Cemetary
Depot
Boaz
Snead College Historic District
Julia Street Memorial UMC
RSVP has created a traveling photo display of these 15 finalists which will be available at a number of community events in coming months.
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Residents vote by donating a quarter or more to the RSVP Building Fund. RSVP purchased land in November on Highway 431 north of Claysville for their training and educational center.
The winning Seven Wonders of Marshall County will be announced at an old-fashioned ice cream social in July.
Vote for the Seven Wonders at these locations:
May 13, Altrusa Club, Boaz
May 29, Senior Health & Fitness Day
June 6-7, Will Rogers Festival
June 10, Guntersville Civitan Club
June 16-20, Parker Law Office
June 21, Dennis Foodland
Other locations and businesses will be announced as scheduled. RSVP Public Relations Coordinator Angela Otts is available to speak to clubs about the history of the finalists. For information, call 256-571-7734 or email angela@mcrsvp.org.
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