Upcoming Events

Mar 1, 2013
Mockingbird Tickets Go On Sale
Monroeville – Old Courthouse Museum - Downtown Square
10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Tickets go on sale only by telephone or in person for the 23rd annual Springtime theatrical production of Christopher Sergel’s To Kill A Mockingbird, presented by the all-local Mockingbird Players. Tickets are $35 each, except for May 4, which are $75 each and include an exclusive reception, “Evening with the Mockingbird Stars” following the performance. Performance dates: Apr 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 27, 28, May 2, 3, 4*, 9, 10, 11, 17 & 18. For more information, contact the Museum at 251-575-7433.

Apr 2, 4, 9 & 11, 2013
Young Audience Performances of To Kill a Mockingbird
Monroeville – Old Courthouse Museum – Downtown Square
9:30 - 11:30 a.m.
$15 each for students, teachers and chaperones. Limit 1 adult per 20 students. School groups must call to schedule. Monroeville’s 23rd annual theatrical production of Christopher Sergel’s To Kill A Mockingbird, presented by the all-local Mockingbird Players, is performed for school children studying the famous novel. Contact Wanda Green at the Museum at 251-575-7433.

Apr 18 - May 18, 2013
To Kill A Mockingbird Performances
April 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 27 & 28. May 2, 3, 4*, 9, 10, 11, 17 & 18.
Thurs – Sat, 7:00 pm. Sun, 6:00 pm.
Monroeville – Old Courthouse Museum – Downtown Square
Monroeville’s 23rd annual theatrical production of Christopher Sergel’s To Kill a Mockingbird, presented by the all-local Mockingbird Players. Tickets are $35 each, except May 4th, which are $75 each and include an exclusive reception, “Evening with the Mockingbird Stars” with food & drink following the performance. Tickets go on sale to the general public on March 1 and must be purchased in advance, by telephone or in person only. For more information, contact the Museum at 251-575-7433.

May 4, 2013
“To Kill a Mockingbird” & An Evening with the Mockingbird Stars
Performance & Reception
Monroeville – Old Courthouse Museum – Downtown Square
All-inclusive ticket $75.00. 7 p.m. - 11 p.m.
Mingle with old friends and new and soak up the "Maycomb" atmosphere as you enjoy the beautiful Old Courthouse lawn before the performance. Then sit back, relax and enjoy the two-act To Kill a Mockingbird play. An exclusive reception, including food & drink, with the entire cast will be held on the Courthouse lawn following the performance.  For more information, contact the Museum at 251-575-7433.

Saturday, May 4, 2013
Before Mockingbird: The Campus Journalism of Harper Lee
Old Courthouse Museum at Monroeville
Time: 2:00 p.m.     Admission: Free
For a matinee before the Gala evening performance of To Kill a Mockingbird in Monroeville on Saturday, May 4, the Alabama Readers Theatre including Harper Lee Award winning novelist Billy Cobb (A Walk Through Fire) and Don Noble of APT's "Bookmark" presents Harper Lee's witty one-act play from her student writings in the University of Alabama's campus newspaper The Rammer Jammer. It is entitled Now Is The Time for All Good Men, a satirical send-up of literacy tests at the voting booth and the bigoted politicians who supported them. They are joined by poet Jennifer Horne and writer Loretta Cobb ("The Ocean was Salt") who comment on other newly revealed writings of Harper Lee during her days as a college journalist. Presented in conjunction with the Alabama Center for the Book. For more information, call the Museum at 251.575.7433. This is a joint project with the Southern Literary Trail.

June 10-14, 2013
History Adventure Camp For Children
Monroeville
8 a.m. - noon.
$40 for museum members, $30 for each additional child.
$55 for non-members. Campers enjoy an exciting journey into the past, visiting the many cool, forgotten historical sites of our county. Designed for Museum Members’ children entering 2nd to 6th grades. Space is limited. Contact Wanda Green at the Museum to register 251-575-7433.

July 17, 2013
Scenes and Stories of Monroeville: A To Kill a Mockingbird Workshop
Monroeville – Old Courthouse Museum
9 a.m. - noon.
Admission is free. SARIC credit is given to teachers.
Celebrate America’s most beloved novel, while you spend a morning in the Old Courthouse as the citizens of Monroeville share their life stories to help teachers and readers of To Kill a Mockingbird understand the connections between Harper Lee’s hometown of Monroeville and the fictional Maycomb of Lee’s novel. This program is open to the public as well as teachers.
For more information or to register, contact Wanda Green at the Museum at 251-575-7433.

July 24, 2013
Monroe County History Tour
Monroeville – Old Courthouse Museum
8 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Admission is free. SARIC credit is given to teachers.
Learn more about Monroe County’s historic places. This workshop includes an air-conditioned bus tour of historic sites in Monroe County- a county that’s older than the state of Alabama. Attendees will learn about historical events and sites that focus on early Alabama history, including the Indian Territory era, pioneer settlement, the significance of the Federal Road, mill towns, and steamboat traffic on the Alabama River. The workshop will give teachers and history enthusiasts a chance to tour sites that are not accessible to the public. Teachers are given first priority, but the general public is also invited. Bring a sack lunch and meet at the Old Courthouse at 7:30 a.m. Contact Wanda Green at the Museum 251-575-7433 to register.

Sept 19, 2013
4th Annual Fall United Way Fundraiser
Monroeville – Old Courthouse Museum – Courthouse Square
6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
All-inclusive ticket price TBA. Join us for a themed party on the Courthouse lawn with food, drink, music & dancing as we raise funds to show our appreciation to the charitable organization, United Way of Monroe County.

Oct 18 & 19 and 25 & 26, 2013
Ghost Stories at the Mill
Beatrice – Rikard’s Mill Historical Park
Between Monroeville and Camden on Hwy. 265, 5 miles North of Beatrice.
6:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
Come join us at Rikard’s Mill as we enjoy pumpkin relay races, pumpkin painting, pumpkin toss and other games for children before gathering around the campfire to make your own S’mores. Costumed storytellers will entertain you with scary tales as you visit the Covered Bridge, Millhouse, Pioneer Cabin, Carriage House and Barn. Those brave enough to enter the Haunted Swamp Trail can visit the Villain’s Cemetery, encounter ghosts, ghoulies and maybe even the Headless Horseman of Gin House Bottom as you walk the spooky path. Children under 12 allowed on the Haunted Trail only if accompanied by an adult.
Admission $5.00 per person or $20.00 per car. Food vendors will be available. Contact the Museum at 251-575-7433 or Rikard’s Mill at 251-789-2781.

Nov 7 & 8, 2013
Pioneer Days
Beatrice – Rikard’s Mill Historical Park
Between Monroeville and Camden on Hwy. 265, 5 miles North of Beatrice
9 a.m. - noon.
$5 each for students, teachers & chaperones
This is a unique opportunity for students and adults alike to see demonstrations of skills and crafts from the past, such as blacksmithing, a mule-driven sugar cane press, and corn grinding at the 1845 water-powered grist mill. There will also be candle making, cooking demonstrations, basket weaving, nature hikes and more. Schools groups and large groups must call to schedule. Contact Wanda Green at the Museum 251-575-7433.

Nov 9, 2013
Cane Syrup Makin’ Day
Beatrice – Rikard’s Mill Historical Park
Between Monroeville and Camden on Hwy. 265, 5 miles North of Beatrice
9 a.m. - 2 p.m.
$5 per person admission.
Join us for a day of family fun. Watch a 20th-century mule-driven cane mill and furnace make cane syrup as in olden days. Stone ground grits and cornmeal will be available. The syrup will be ready by 1 p.m. with a limit of 1 jar per person. Food vendors will be available for lunch. For more information, contact Wanda Green at the Museum at 251-575-7433.