This is the new calendar format for the About Huntsville site. I will be continually updating these pages--adding and deleting events, so check back often. If you go to the home page and find the blog for events, you can add your own events under the comments link in the blog. If you have events to submit to me, you can email me at huntsville.guide@about.com.
June 28 - August 6, 2006
The Carnegie Visual Arts Center
The Color of Quilts
by Hallie O'Kelly features Mrs. O'Kelly's works of art that incorporate custom hand-dyed fabrics and silk screening, as well as, intricate hand-stitched quilting. Free Admission. Hours: Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.; Thursday, 10:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.; Saturday, 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Call 256-341-0562 for more information. Located at 207 Church Street, NE in Decatur.
4thof July Celebrations in North Alabama
Listings for Huntsville, Madison, Decatur, Athens, Guntersville, Shoals, Cullman, Sand Mountain, Fort Payne and many more.
July-November 2006
Harmony Park Animal Preserve
10 a.m.-Sundown
Drive-through observation & feeding of free ranging rare & endangered animals. Your self-guided tour also includes reptiles & amphibians from around the world, as well as various species of fowl. South on Memorial Parkway, left onto Hobbs Island Road, go nine miles, right onto Historic Cloud's Cove, 431 Cloud's Cove Road. For more information, call 1-877-726-4625. Admission charged.
July 1 - 30th
The Clay House Museum, located on Main Street in Madison, is hosting local photographer Patricia Engle Colefor an Exhibit and Sale. Patricia was born and raised in Madison County and her photographs reflect the local atmosphere. For more info, call (256) 325-1018.
Keep up with what bands are playing around town in the bars & nightclubs.
June 30 and July 1, 2, 6, 7 & 8
Shakespeare on the Mountain
7 pm - Admission charged.
The theme this year is Twelfth Night. Bring snacks, picnic, blankets or lawn chairs. Snacks will also be available for purchase. Tickets are only $10, and kids 6 and under get in free.
Where: Burritt on the Mountain, 3101 Burritt Drive. For more info, call (256) 536-0807.
July 1
Glaciers Rock Your Ice
7-10 pm -- Admission charged
Glaciers is a special concert series that puts great music on ice for fans of both rock & skating.
Ice Complex, 3185 Leeman Ferry Road. For more info, call (256) 883-3774.
July 1
Free Trolley Tour In Historic Huntsville
10 a.m. - Free.
Enjoy a Trolley ride by some of Alabama's most beautiful antebellum mansions. Guides share stories about the homes' owners as well as recognizing each site's distinctive style. This week's guides are Jacque Gray, Rev. Wayne Snodgrass, Nancy Rohr & Bruce Taylor. Seating is limited to 60 people. Depart from Alabama Constitution Village, 109 Gates Street. For more info, call (256) 533-5723.
July 1
Madison Summer Walking Tour
10 a.m. -- Free.
A free guided walking tour of historic Madison. The guide for this week is Jeanne
Steadman.
Depart from the Clay House Museum, 16 Main Street, Madison.
For more info, call (256) 551-2368.
July 1-3
Huntsville Stars Promos
July 1-2
]This Is My Country]
Sat. 6:30 p.m. & Sun. 2 p.m. -- Free.
Whitesburg Baptist Church (6806 Whitesburg Drive) presents ]I Love America 2006: This is My Country,] a ninety-minute celebration of our country, our flag, our people, our heroes & our faith. Singers are intermingled with a professional quality thirty-five-piece orchestra, first-rate lighting & sound, stunning multimedia effects, choreography, flag & banner routines & a comedy-drama set in the old West. For tickets call 256-881-0952 ext. 229 or go online to www.whitesburgbaptist.org.
July 3
Concerts in the Park
4thof July Celebrations in North Alabama
Listings for Huntsville, Madison, Decatur, Athens, Guntersville, Shoals, Cullman, Sand Mountain, Fort Payne and many more.
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