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Tennis Night in America

admin — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 02:41:44 +0000

March 26^th from Noon to 2:00 p.m.
Recreation Complex of Abbeville Tennis Courts
For more information contact Mr. William Motley at ahmotley@aol.com

To get directions to the tennis courts in Abbeville, click here.

Abbeville Sundown Theater A Success!

admin — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 20:19:04 +0000

This Summer, under the direction of Mayor Ryan Blalock, the City of Abbeville, in coordination with the Abbeville Recreation Department, set out to provide some Friday night fun for the residents of Abbeville and Henry County by showing movies at Abbeville City Park for four consecutive weeks in July.

Beginning in early July, people gathered in either Abbeville City Park on one of the baseball fields or the Abbeville Community Center (if it was raining) to watch movies. For the first week, the movie Fireproof was shown. This movie was a recent production of Sherwood Baptist Church in Albany, Georgia; their third film. The featured movie was preceded by a demonstration for children by the Abbeville Fire Department about fire safety. Children were also able to have access to the one of the Fire Department’s trucks, which provided a great deal of fun for all the children present.

For the second week, the movie October Sky was selected to be shown. This movie was a biographical film about one of the scientists who ended up residing in and designing rockets in North Alabama. Children were invited to build their own rockets as well as see a demonstration of larger rockets provided by a local organization.

Over the next two weeks the movies Daddy Day Care and Hotel For Dogs were shown.

Overall, the event was successful in building the community and giving people a unique opportunity to enjoy the beautiful weather (most nights) provided by an Abbeville summer evening.

Hopefully, the City of Abbeville will continue to offer the Sundown Theater as weather, time and finances permit.

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Abbeville Halo Tournament

admin — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 19:58:13 +0000

On Tuesday, July 7 around 20 people of all ages gathered at the Abbeville City Gym for Abbeville’s 1st Annual Halo Tournament. Halo is a multiplayer strategy game that is played on Microsoft’s XBox 360 gaming platform. There was a 2 on 2, double elimination format, where teams could make a comeback, even from the loser’s bracket.

Overall, the tournament was a lot of fun with Troy University students, Tim Mathis and Chase Daniels, taking home the victory and cash prize.

Ryan Johnson, an Abbeville Recreation Board member and co-coordinator for the tournament said, “It was a great time for everyone who came. We had Troy students, a family from Ft. Gaines, and a lot of local teenagers come to play.”

Look for more video game tournaments to be coming to Abbeville. Stay close to abbevillerecreation.com for the latest news and event updates!

Abbeville Guitar Hero Tournament 2009

admin — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 23:46:55 +0000

On March 21, 2009, the Abbeville Recreation Department held its first annual Guitar Hero Tournament. We had 12 competitors ranging from 4th Grade to College-aged. The event was held at the Abbeville Community Center and it was made possible by a number of people in our community.

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Are you Abbeville’s Guitar Hero?

admin — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 21:54:13 +0000

Are you Abbeville’s guitar hero?

Come find out on Saturday, March 21 from 5-9 pm in the Abbeville City Gym located on E. Washington St.

All ages are welcome! We will have different categories for Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced players. Prizes will be awarded to the top finishers in each category.

To read more about gameplay and rules, download the Rules PDF.

There is a $5 entry fee at the door to play or come in and watch for $2.

See you there!