Mentone Rhododendron Festival

The celebration begins on Friday at 6:30 p.m. on Mentone Square with bonfire party and live music. It continues on Saturday in Brow Park, beginning at 9 a.m., with food, arts and crafts, music, and a quilt drawing. Tickets for drawing are available from local merchants or the Mapa booth during the festival. Also boat rides on Little River and more music on the Square at 6:30 p.m. Rhodendron plants offered for sale. Presented by the Mentone Area Preservation Association. For more info or a vendor application, call MAPA at 256-634-4444 or write to MAPA: The Mentone Area Preservation Assn., P.O. Box 50 Mentone, AL 35984