Here's what I learned in Huntsville this week:

Junior Achievement of Northern Alabama (JANA) is looking for teams to participate in their 23rd Annual Bowl-A-Thon event to be held August 23 and 24. This fun team building event is open to the public and offers prizes, fun and camaraderie. For more information, call (256) 533-4661.

Get an early start on your "holiday mood" when Mannheim Steamroller kicks off their Christmas tour at the Von Braun Center on November 23rd at 7 pm. Mannheim Steamroller's Read more...

Here's some of the cute cats & dogs entered in the Greater Huntsville Humane Society's annual Hot Dogs & Cool Cats contest for inclusion in their 2009 Pet Calendar. You can keep track of how the votes are going and whose winning here: Top Dogs...and Cats. Check back as the contest progresses to see more photos in the contest. Be sure to go by Parkway Place Mall by August 3, 2008 to vote for your favorites or enter your dog or cat in the contest.
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After checking James Payton's Weekend Weather, choose one or two activities to check out this week: W.C. Handy Music Festival (Florence), Summer Art Gallery Tour, Pop Goes the Wiggles, Thursday Evening Concerts At The Library, Huntsville Speedway, Classic Summer Movies in the Park, City Lights & Stars Concert, Alabama Ballet Summer Residency (Pisgah), Alabama Championship Tractor & Truck Pull (Athens), Huntsville Dragway, Tennessee Valley Vipers vs South Georgia, Horse Show, Downtown Trolley Tours, Planetarium Program, Indian Pow Wow, Jackson County Rescue Squad Rodeo (Scottsboro), Concerts In The Park, Madison Gazebo Concerts, Huntsville Stars vs Montgomery, plus much more. Details on the events calendar. Here's upcoming concerts & events at the VBC.

On the weather map...A weak cool front has pushed through the Tennessee Valley on Wednesday. This pushed some drier air into the valley in time for the weekend. Although isolated showers & thunderstorms cannot be totally ruled out at any one location this weekend...most neighborhoods should remain dry with temperatures where they should be for the last weekend in July.

Here's my official Tennessee Valley weekend forecast...

For Friday...Partly cloudy. 1 in 5 chance of showers & storms. High 92.
Friday Night...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a storm early. Low 71.
Saturday...Partly cloudy. 1 in 5 chance of storms. High 92. Read more...