Heart Gallery brings exhibit to Gadsden Mall
To celebrate National Foster Care Month, Heart Gallery Alabama recently sponsored a new pop-up portrait exhibit in the Gadsden Mall located at 1001 Rainbow Drive. This exhibit aims to raise awareness about youth in foster care who need loving and permanent adoptive families. It will be on display in the Gadsden Mall throughout the month […]
Gadsden announces Summer Concert Series at The Amp
Gadsden’s Summer Concert Series at The Amp, sponsored by Sam Boswell Honda, is set to return to Gadsden’s historic Mort Glosser Amphitheater in June. The concerts will take place after downtown’s First Friday festivities on the first Friday of every month from June to August. Gates open at 8 p.m. with the concert to follow […]
EYO announces auditions for 2024 and 2025 season
The Etowah Youth Orchestras (EYO) recently announced auditions for the 2024-2025 season. The EYO will be auditioning for open positions in all three after-school ensembles, including the Etowah Youth Symphony Orchestra, the Etowah Youth Philharmonic Orchestra and the Etowah String Sinfonia. To audition, students must have a minimum two years experience on their instrument. Auditions […]
Community Calendar: May 10, 2024
Email your submissions to khoskins@gadsdenmessenger.com. Please include the name, date, time, location and cost of the event, as well as contact information for event coordinators. May 11 The Northeast Alabama Genealogical Society will meet at 10 a.m. at Nichols Memorial Library located at the corner of Dwight and Cabot Avenues in Gadsden. Doug Brannon discuss […]
The Devotion to Christ – Can we pass the ultimate test?
By Brian Cook The Our Father, or The Lord’s Prayer, contains a phrase that has caused many believers over the centuries to scratch their heads: “And lead us not into temptation….” Lead us not into temptation? Scripture teaches clearly that God cannot sin, be tempted by evil nor tempt anyone to sin (James 1:13). That […]
From God’s word – Paul’s words of encouragement
By Toni Ford Two of Paul’s earliest letters were written to a church of young believers that along with Timothy and Silas he helped start in Thessalonica. These two letters were written to real people who were experiencing real problems. Most of us can identify with these people, because we are currently living in a […]
Barbecue Sauce, Sweet Potato Casserole and Lemon Apricot Cake
By Andy Bedwell “Mama was my great teacher, a teacher of compassion, love and fearlessness. If love is sweet as a flower, then my mother is that sweet flower of love.” – Stevie Wonder For this week’s column, I requested that readers, friends and family send me their favorite dish or recipe that they enjoyed […]
Arranging the Pieces… Appreciating all of life’s teachers and lessons
By Tabitha Bozeman I have been blessed by many inspiring teachers in my life, and as this has been Teacher Appreciation Week I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about them. I’ve also been thinking about the wonderful teachers my children have had, and as I often do, hoping that I am hitting the mark […]
The Vagabond – Casey’s Photo Gallery in Gadsden
By Danny Crownover In the early days of Gadsden, itinerant photographers put up tents and did business for a few weeks before leaving for parts unknown. R.H. Casey, a red-headed Irishman from Coosa County, was the first known photographers to locate a gallery permanently in Gadsden. Casey, who lived on the second story of a […]