Among guests at the Hydrangeas Under the Stars fundraiser at Aldridge Gardens in Hoover, Alabama, on Friday, June 21, 2024, were, from left Amy Houston, Christy Cox, David Doggett and Dolores Hydock.
Hydrangeas Under the Stars
Where: Aldridge Gardens, 3530 Lorna Road
When: Saturday, June 7; reception and silent auction 6 p.m.; dinner and live auction 7 p.m.
Web: aldridgegardens.com
Cost: $300 per person; $2,400 for table for eight
Details: Live auction items: Savoie Catering dinner for 10 at Aldridge; six-night stay at Pensacola Beach townhome; four-hour rental at Aldridge Gardens; four-hour rental at Hoover-Randle Home and Gardens; two other trips. Silent auction items: Tre Luna catered dinner for 10 delivered; artwork; tickets for Regions Tradition, Children’s of Alabama Indy Grand Prix; jewelry; restaurant gift cards, year of car washes; hotel and beach stays; year of ice cream; R&S Catering lunch for 10; liquor package.
Image courtesy of Hoover-AHEAD
A Juneteenth celebration will be held at the Hoover Public Library in Hoover, Alabama, on June 18, 2025.
Juneteenth Celebration
Where: Hoover Public Library, 200 Municipal Drive
When: Wednesday, June 18, 6 p.m.
Contact: Email HooverAHEAD@gmail.com
Web: hoover-ahead.com/Juneteenth-celebrate-history
Cost: Free
Details: The Hoover-AHEAD nonprofit is inviting people to celebrate Juneteenth with a performance of the Birmingham Youth and Young Adult Celebration Choir in the Hoover Library Theatre and a talk from Gregory Samuels, associate professor of secondary education at the University of Montevallo. Samuels teaches on classroom management, diversity, literacy and social justice. At 7 p.m., the Hoover Public Library is putting on a soul food program, inviting people ages 18 and older to sample African-American cuisine with chef Timothy Powell. The soul food program requires a ticket.
Juneteenth Community Cookout
The Hoover-AHEAD nonprofit is organizing at Juneteenth Cookout at Veterans Park in Hoover, Alabama, on Friday, June 20, 2025.
Where: Veterans Park, 4800 Valleydale Road
When: Friday, June 20, 4-7 p.m.
Web: hoover-ahead.com/Juneteenth-community-cookout-2025
Cost: Free to attend
Details: The Hoover-AHEAD nonprofit is having an informal cookout to commemorate Juneteenth with food trucks, a disc jockey and other entertainment, including the Sahi On Ko Djony Dancers, a group committed to preserving West African dance, drumming and folklore. Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day or Emancipation Day, commemorates the end of slavery in the United States. On June 19, 1865, Union Gen. Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas, to announce that the Civil War had ended and that enslaved African Americans were free.
Logo courtesy of World Police and Fire Games
The World Police and Fire Games are coming to the Birmingham metro area on June 27-July 6, 2025.
World Police & Fire Games
Where: More than 30 venues across the metro area, including the Hoover Metropolitan Complex, Inverness Nature Park, Spain Park High School and Veterans Park in Hoover
When: June 27-July 6
Contact: Email info@bhm2025.com
Web: bhm2025.com
Cost: Free for spectators
Details: More than 8,500 first responders from more than 70 countries will compete in more than 60 sports. In Hoover, there will be competitions in soccer, tennis, baseball, basketball, flag football, motorcycle rodeo, firefighter challenge and ultimate firefighter challenge at the Hoover Metropolitan Complex, K-9 biathlon and cross-country at Veterans Park, K-9 explosive and narcotics detection at Spain Park High School and disc golf at the Inverness Nature Park.
