Huntsville Tidbits

Here's some interesting things I found out about Huntsville this week: (1) Are you watching American Idol? If so, you might see a familiar face: Ryan Patrick Parker, a 1994 graduate of Lee High School's Vocal Magnet Program. He's one of those going to Hollywood!.

(2) If you'd like to go to the Huntsville Symphony's Mainly Mozart concert this weekend, just call the HSO office at 256.539.4818 and mention About.com to get half price tickets.

(3) Speaking of the Symphony: there are a limited number of $395 Golden Circle tickets and $200 seats available in the prime area of section A for the Feb. 26th 50th Anniversary Yo Yo Ma concert. The rest of the Concert Hall has been sold out since last November.

(4) Shopper's alert: There's a new Tuesday Morning store at Crossroads Mall in Albertville that just opened this week.

(5) The Year of Alabama Food web site features recipes, a list of food festivals, restaurants and profiles of Alabama Tourism's top culinary ambassadors. The Alabama Association of Convention & Visitor Bureaus and the state tourism agency are sponsoring a statewide chef cook-off to produce The Official State Dish. Deadline for receiving recipes is March 2005. Regional competitions will be held in May in Huntsville, Birmingham, Auburn and Fairhope....

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