The Paul Taylor Dance Company performed at the Opelika Center for the Performing Arts at 7:30p.m. on Sept. 24, 2014. This was the opening night of the East Alabama Arts performance series season. Philip Preston, director of the program, has dubbed this season with a theme: The Stage is Set.
For the third year in a row, the March of Dimes of East Alabama will bring together Auburn's top local chefs to display their culinary expertise for the Signature Chefs Auction. This auction is set to take place Sept. 16 at the Auburn University Club on Yarborough Farms Boulevard. Similar events have taken place across the country for the past 20 years led by various March of Dimes chapters. Chefs from local restaurants, such as Acre, Zazu's Gastropub and Hamilton's on Magnolia will provide samples to guests.
The management team at Cigar & Fine Spirits on Ogletree Road recently added on to their business by opening a wine and tapas bar next door. The bar is The Cellar, and according to Rhianna Lerma, service manager of The Cellar, the tapas bar focuses on catering to a mostly female clientele.
Popular book series turned movie entity, "The Hunger Games" recently appeared on campus in the form of an active summer camp.
Most of Opelika shuts down relatively early during most of the month. On the first Friday of every month, restaurants, boutiques and other businesses stay open until 8 p.m. or later.
This year, the Iron Bowl, the most sought-after away game, sold out before many students were able to order. This caused irritation for students who hoped to attend the game against Alabama. They would not be able to sit in the student section during their final year as an Auburn undergraduate student.
