TROY—The Rev. Raphael G. Warnock, pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, will deliver keynote remarks Saturday, Feb. 4, to close the 11th annual Leadership Conference Celebrating African-American History Month at Troy University.

He will speak at the closing luncheon, scheduled to begin at noon in the Trojan Center Ballrooms on the Troy Campus.

Since 2005 Dr. Warnock has served as pastor of the historic church Ebenezer Baptist Church, known worldwide as the spiritual home of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. He has also served at Sixth Avenue Baptist Church of Birmingham, where he was youth pastor; Abyssinian Baptist Church in Harlem, New York, where was associate pastor; and Douglas Memorial Community Church in Baltimore, where he was senior pastor.

The national tour of the Broadway classic "Damn Yankees" will come to Montgomery for one night only with a performance at Troy University’s Davis Theatre for the Performing Arts on Friday, Jan. 27, at 7 p.m.

The award-winning musical tells the tale of a 1950s middle-aged baseball fanatic who sells his soul to the devil to lead his favorite team, the Washington Senators, in the pennant race against the New York Yankees only to learn that there is more to life than home runs. Filled with hit songs like "Whatever Lola Wants" and "You Gotta Have Heart," "Damn Yankees" won seven Tony Awards, including Best Musical.

Single tickets for the performance are on sale now and range in price from $25 to $50. Tickets for the middle and back balcony are being offered "buy one, get one free." Seating at this discounted price will be assigned by the theatre based upon availability.

The Davis Theatre is located in downtown Montgomery at 251 Montgomery Street.

The Alabama Wildlife Federation is hosting statewide workshops entitled "Sustaining and Maintaining Your Outdoor Classroom as an Effective Learning Environment". 

The purpose of these workshops is to help teachers and schools sustain and maintain their outdoor classroom site as an effective educational tool for years to come.  They will have tips to help schools sustain excitement and maintain learning stations long after the newness wears off.

These workshops will be held at five different locations across Alabama, including Millbrook, which will host its workshop on February 23rd at the Alabama Wildlife Federation  The workshop begins at 9:00 a.m.