Things to do this evening and weekend
MADISON CITY FARMERS MARKET – Phil Draper explains his homemade wood cuttingboards to Lori Few at the Madison City Farmers Market. Madison City Farmers Market, open every Saturday from 8 a.m. to noon, is the area’s original local, producer-only farmers market, founded in 2007. Everything sold at the market is grown or crafted by local farmers and craftspeople. The vendors provide a wide selection of the freshest local veggies, fruits, cheese, eggs, meats, milk, herbs, honey, jams, relishes, home-baked goods, plants and flowers. The Madison City Farmers Market is Located at 1088 Hughes Road, Madison at Trinity Baptist Church. Check online for more information and updates: www.madisoncityfarmersmarket.com.
$5 AFTER 5 AT THE HUNTSVILLE MUSEUM OF ART
Recurring weekly on Thursday
5-8 p.m.
Huntsville Museum of Art
300 Church Street
Admission charged
hsvmuseum.org
Enjoy art after hours every Thursday night when admission to the Huntsville Museum of Art is only $5. Pair a glass of wine with the latest exhibit, and watch for meet-and-greet events with winemakers.
$5 AFTER 5 AT EARLYWORKS
Recurring weekly on Thursday
5-7 p.m.
EarlyWorks Children’s Museum
404 Madison Street, Huntsville
The “Summer of Innovation” is in full swing with new exhibits and new play areas at EarlyWorks Children’s Museum. Take advantage of special pricing to enjoy the Tinker Lab, Bobbi’s Think Big Studio, the Toys: The Inside Story exhibit and all the hands-on state history stations that allow for learning through play.
GREENE STREET MARKET AT NATIVITY
Recurring weekly on Thursday
4 – 8 pm
Downtown Huntsville
Eustis Ave. from Greene Street to Southside Square
No admission charged
Huntsville’s downtown open-air market will have locally-grown fruits and vegetables, flowers and herbs, food items, music and more.
START SPREADING THE NEWS
August 19
6 p.m.
Von Braun Center North Hall
700 Monroe St SW
(256) 859-7377
Admission charged
hiswayinc.org/events-calendar/start-spreading-the-news
This will be a great evening of nostalgic music. Start Spreading The News means encouraging more people to reach out to those struggling in addiction with a proven Christ-centered recovery model, not just in Huntsville, but around the country and even the world.
TRUCKS VS. TRAILERS
August 20
5-9 p.m.
Streets around Big Spring International Park
www.downtownhuntsville.org/foodtruckallstars
Food Truck rallies return this year for two food-filled nights a month beginning in May. Food trailers will set up on first Fridays, food trucks on third Fridays. There will be plenty of space to roam and dine, plus food tents and music.
ART TOUR OF HOMES
August 21
10 a.m. – 3p.m.
(256) 519-2787
Admission charged
www.artshuntsville.org/art-tour-homes
Get a dose of inspiration and explore the art of local enthusiasts at Arts Huntsville’s Art Tour of Homes. Tickets are on sale online and at the Arts Huntsville office in the Von Braun Center at 700 Monroe Street, Suite 2.
TWICKENHAM DOLL SHOW AND SALE
August 21
10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Jaycee Community Building
2180 Airport Road, SW
(256) 585-5436
dmission charged
Here toy lovers and collectors will find everything from antique to vintage to modern dolls, bears and toys.
Theatre Huntsville to present first post-pandemic production August 20-28 at Lowe Mill
MOVIES ON THE LEISURE LAWN
Recurring weekly on Monday
The lawn is open at 4 p.m., movies start at sundown.
Stovehouse
3414 Governors Drive
No admission charged. Food and drink for purchase.
www.stovehouse.com/events
Weather permitting, movies will be shown outdoors. Sit on the Leisure Lawn, or the rooftop bar, have a cocktail at Pourhouse Huntsville, play bocce ball, foot billiards, ping pong and more. Bring a blanket or lawn chair if you’d like to lounge on the lawn, and there are loads of rockers, gliders, swings and sofas just waiting for you!
NIGHT BLOOMS • Huntsville Botanical Garden www.hsvbg.org • Enter Night Blooms: a botanical dreamscape where flowers glow from within, birds and insects flit across the night sky, and light transforms the landscape into a new world, waiting to be explored! Night Blooms will lead you on a one-mile walking journey through the Garden in the evening. As you make your way through the Garden, you will discover vignettes of botanical lanterns integrated into the natural surroundings.
GEOQUEST!
Ongoing
Burritt on the Mountain
3101 Burritt Drive
www.burrittonthemountain.com
Come play on the mountain! Choose one of four GeoQuest adventures to enjoy with your family – Nature Quest, History Quest, Critter Quest, or Letterboxing Quest. Using clues and GPS technology, hunt on the trails and museum grounds to collect sets of Quest Cards. Kids will love hunting and finding the Quest Cards that share fun facts and cool trivia about each theme. Collect a complete set of Quest Cards for all four adventures and you can enter your name in a monthly (April- September) drawing for a free family membership.
MISSION EXPERIENCES AT US SPACE & ROCKET CENTER
Ongoing
U.S. Space & Rocket Center
Reservations required.
www.rocketcenter.com
See if you have what it takes to get the crew safely to space and back home again in the Shuttle Experience. Journey into the world of SCUBA and Neutral Buoyancy through the Underwater Astronaut Training Experience. Explore history and get ready for the next era of space exploration in the Family or Adult Astronaut Training Experience. Some experiences are offered on weekends only. Check website for availability.
DOWNTOWN WALKING TOURS
Recurring weekly on Sunday, Saturday
Scenethat Walking Tours
www.scenethat.net
Choose from a number of tours to learn more about Huntsville’s history. Denise Swain is passionate about research, storytelling and keeping the legacy of significant people and places alive. Book a tour here or call for a step-on guide for a group.
OUTDOOR MARKET
Recurring weekly on Saturday
Lowe Mill ARTS & Entertainment
2211 Seminole Drive
www.lowemill.art/saturday-artist-market
Visit Lowe Mill A&E Saturday, 11 a.m. – 4 p.m., from May till October for an Outdoor Market. Vendors from all over the area will present their finest products, whether made-by-hand, second-hand or made by the earth. With community safety still in mind Lowe Mill ARTS & Entertainment will host this event throughout the grounds providing patrons, pickers, and art lovers with an open air shopping experience.
THE MARKET AT LEIGH ACRES
Recurring weekly on Saturday
8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Leigh Acres
5655 Maysville Road
www.leighacres.com
Leigh Acres is approximately ten acres in New Market, Alabama. Every Saturday from 8:00 am – 2:00 pm, Leigh Acres has hundreds of artifacts and antiques displayed from around the world!
THE MARKET AT MIDCITY
Recurring weekly on Sunday – 1-5 p.m.
The Camp
5909 University Drive
No admission charged
www.facebook.com/themarketatmidcity
It’s so much more than a farmers market! In addition to locally grown, fresh produce, there are artisans, makers and musicians.
DRONES: IS THE SKY THE LIMIT
U.S. Space & Rocket Center
One Tranquility Base
www.rocketcenter.com
Developed by subject experts from the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum, and produced by Imagine Exhibitions, Drones: Is The Sky The Limit? explores the modern phenomenon of drones, their uses throughout history and the exciting possibilities of the future role that drones will play in our society.
UNCAGED: BIRDS, NATURE & YOU
Ongoing
Huntsville Botanical Garden
4747 Bob Wallace Avenue
www.hsvbg.org
Uncaged is a collection of interactive pieces that explore the lives of our charismatic feathered friends: birds! Each piece is unique and inventive, created by local artists and architects who have partnered with the Garden to bring the experience to life. Uncaged will take you on a delightful adventure through the Garden to discover the secrets of our feathered friends like you’ve never seen before.
ENCOUNTERS: GREELY MYATT
Ongoing
Huntsville Museum of Art
300 Church Street
www.hsvmuseum.org
Greely Myatt is widely recognized for his whimsical sculptural objects and monumental installations made from found materials like flooring, neon lights, metal scraps, and discarded signage scavenged from the greater Memphis area.
ROOTED IN HISTORY: INTERPRETING
ALABAMA’S FOLK ART TRADITIONS
Ongoing
Harrison Brothers Hardware
124 South Side Square
No admission
www.historichuntsville.org
Rooted in History showcases the works of Alabama’s folk and traditional artists across all mediums as they interpret Alabama’s folk art traditions from their own contemporary perspectives. The show is a collaboration between John “Jahni the Artist” Moore and the Historic Huntsville Foundation. Set in Harrison Brothers Hardware, Alabama’s oldest hardware store, which provides a perfect place to showcase Alabama’s history, art, and fine crafts traditions.
JACK MITCHELL: ARTISTS
Ongoing
Huntsville Museum of Art
300 Church Street
American photographer Jack Mitchell (1925-2013) was renowned for his captivating photographs of visual artists, film and theater personalities, musicians, and writers, which he documented during a remarkable career that spanned over five decades. In addition to 25 years of special assignment work for The New York Times, Mitchell’s photographs of creative and performing artists have graced the covers and pages of Harper’s Bazaar, Life, Newsweek, People, Rolling Stone, Time, Vanity Fair, and Vogue, among others.
This exhibition features approximately 50 silver gelatin and color photographs of important American visual, musical, and literary artists taken by Jack Mitchell over a career spanning five decades. The works were hand-selected by the Museum from the Jack Mitchell Archives. Organized by HMA.
TOYS: THE INSIDE STORY
EarlyWorks Children’s Museum
404 Madison Street
www.earlyworks.com
This special traveling exhibit includes 20 different play/learn stations and exhibits that illustrate the simple mechanisms commonly found in toys, and let visitors create their own toy-like combinations of gears, pulleys, linkages, cams, and circuits. It also explores the history of toys throughout the ages, allowing visitors to reminisce and play with toys of days gone by.
TWEETSVILLE
Ongoing
Huntsville Botanical Garden
www. hsvbg.org
Introducing, Tweetsville, a new development in the Children’s Garden. The first phase features the Lewis Bird Watch, a viewing area where guests can observe birds in their natural environment from behind a one-way glass, and the “See Rocket City” birdhouse, a larger-than-life birdhouse structure that serves as an iconic entrance to Tweetsville. Guests will also find educational activities, dynamic plantings of Alabama native plants, and winding paths that guide learners through the immersive journey.
PEAK BUTTERFLY SEASON
Ongoing
Huntsville Botanical Garden
4747 Bob Wallace Avenue
www.hsvbg.org
The Purdy Butterfly House is a must-see in May through September! Peak Butterfly Season is the best time of year to visit the fluttering butterflies in the nation’s largest open-air butterfly house. This immersive habitat is home to over 1,000 brightly-colored native butterflies, as well as turtles, fish, and frogs. Come meet our winged friends while enjoying a stroll among the waterfalls, ponds, streams, and lush vegetation. The Purdy Butterfly House is open during regular Garden hours and is included with Garden admission.
WE THE PEOPLE EXHIBIT
Ongoing
Huntsville Museum of Art
300 Church Street
www.hsvmuseum.org
In 2010, American artist, author and teacher Mary Whyte set out on a mission to paint fifty large-scale watercolor portraits of what it means to be an American veteran today. Over seven years in the making, WE THE PEOPLE: Portraits of Veterans in America took her across the United States to meet men and women of all ages and from all walks of life, and paint some of our country’s truest patriots. Whyte’s WE THE PEOPLE, which includes portraits of a Missouri dairy farmer, Rhode Island lobsterman, Pennsylvania science teacher, South Carolina single mother, and 46 other moving works, is poised to become a national treasure honoring and connecting with men and women in uniform for generations to come.
