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August 2009 Huntsville Calendar

August 2009 Huntsville Calendar

By Jean Brandau, About.com

Don't forget to visit these great local attractions:
Burritt on the Mountain , U.S. Space & Rocket Center , Sci-Quest , Huntsville Museum of Art , EarlyWorks Children's Museum , Old MacDonald's Petting Zoo , Huntsville Botanical Garden, Weeden House Museum , Harmony Park Safari ,Constitution Village , Clay House Museum , Cathedral Caverns State Park , North Alabama Railroad Museum, Historic Lowry House and Veterans Memorial Museum.

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August 27
Madison Gazebo Concerts
Free. 6:30-8 pm at Wall Triana & Main Street. Come & enjoy "Purple Ravens." For more information, call (256) 461-8938.

August 28-29
Huntsville Dragway
Admission charged. Fri. 5 pm & Sat. 3 pm at 502 Quarter Mountain Road, off Jordan Lane (Highway 53) in Harvest. Test & Tune & R&R Bracket Series, HP Jr. Dragster Series. For more information, call (256) 859-0807.

August 28-29
Opera:The Magic Flute
Admission charged. Presented by Ars Nova School of the Arts. Von Braun Center Playhouse, 700 Monroe Street. For more information, call (256) 883-1105.

August 29
Baby & Family Fair
Admission charged. 10 am-4 pm in Von Braun Center East & West Halls, 700 Monroe Street. This community wide event is for families of children ages 0-5 with exhibitors from maternity centers & children's clothing vendors to local financial institutions, special events such as the "Baby Olympics" & the "Faces of the Fair" contest. With fun activities for the whole family from the Moon Bounce to Character Meet-n-Greets. Hosted by AGAPE of North Alabama. For more information, call (256) 533-1953.

August 29
St. William Seafood Festival--Guntersville
Civitan Park--Enjoy seafood, including gumbo and boiled shrimp, in the quaint park setting or get it go. . For more information, call 256-582-4245.

August 29
Downtown Trolley Tours
Admission charged. 10:30 & 11:30 am. Starts & ends at Alabama Constitution Village, 109 Gates Avenue. Join local historian & author Jacque Gray Reeves on a brilliantly narrated trolley tour through Huntsville's Twickenham District. For more information, call (256) 535-6564.

August 29
Roller Derby
Admission charged. 1 pm at Von Braun Center South Hall, 700 Monroe Street. Enjoy a Dixie Derby Girls doubleheader. For more information, call (256) 533-1953.

August 30-November 8
The Red Clay:2009 Biennial Exhibition of Contemporary Southern Art
Admission charged. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. in Huntsville Museum of Art on Church Street. The works in this exhibition range in style from the traditional to the avant-garde, and encompass painting, drawing, printmaking, sculpture, fine craft, photography, and more. Includes juried by 11 artists. For more information, call 256-535-4350.

Don't forget to visit these great local attractions:
Burritt on the Mountain , U.S. Space & Rocket Center , Sci-Quest , Huntsville Museum of Art , EarlyWorks Children's Museum , Old MacDonald's Petting Zoo , Huntsville Botanical Garden, Weeden House Museum , Harmony Park Safari ,Constitution Village , Clay House Museum , Cathedral Caverns State Park , North Alabama Railroad Museum, Historic Lowry House and Veterans Memorial Museum.

Jan l Feb l March l April l May l June l July l Aug l Sept l Oct l Nov l Dec l Nightlife l Movies l Museum & Art Exhibits l Attractions l Restaurant Menus l More Articles l Free Huntsville Newsletter

Click on "Read Responses" for more events!

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