The school system in the area includes the Shelby County High School, and surrounding secondary schools. The city prides itself in the education standards set by the excellent teachers.
The Smith-Harrison Museum has an extensive collection of George Washington/Martha Custiss Washington articles. It is housed in the same building with the Harrison Regional Library (servicing all of Shelby County) and the Columbiana City Library, both places where students could do research about a variety of topics.
The city also prides itself in a very responsive fire and police department that will serve and protect residents and visitors in the area.
The city is located in Shelby County ( Central Region), south of Birmingham between the Coosa River and and I-65 along Interstate 65 putting it in the Birmingham, Alabama metro area.
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Mountain Brook Spring Art Show Mountain Brook AL April20 Up to one hundred local member artists
will display original artwork for sale in an outdoor setting in quaint Mountain
Brook near Crestline Village. Artwork available will range in size from minis to
extra large canvases and all price ranges. Jazz band will be featured and food
will be available at field.
Powers' Festival Newnan GA April27-28 Powers Festival supplies the best arts, crafts, food, fun, and entertainment.
Taste of Douglasville Arts and Crafts Festival Douglasville GA May18 Delicious samplings from many of our community's best restaurants will be offered throughout the day on Saturday during Taste.
Alabama Shakespeare Festival Montgomery AL March8-June19 The Alabama Shakespeare Festival, created in Alabama, is currently the 5th largest in the world, attracting more than 300,000 visitors annually from all 50 states and over 60 foreign countries.
Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum Car Show Birmingham AL October11-13 Triumph Dealers of North America display,
Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum Merchandise Trailer featuring event TShirts, Pins, and Posters,
Official Barber Vintage Festival event merchandise,
Southern Vintage Fire Apparatus Association display, and
Concessions
Kentuck Festival of the Arts Northport AL October19-20 Nationally and internationally acclaimed folk artists,
270+ folk, visionary, and contemporary artists and expert craftspeople presenting their work to you,
free hands-on art-making for children in Kentuck for Kids and throughout the park,
interactive live demonstrations by expert craftspeople—basketmakers, blacksmiths, woodworkers, traditional potters, fiber and fabric artists, quilters, jewelers, and a glassblower,
live music and story-telling, food and fellowship.
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