Events Calendar for Huntsville and North Alabama

Huntsville Botanical Garden’s Wedding Expo is back! The Wedding Expo is from Noon – 4 PM on Sunday, February 23, and is a day filled with inspiration, expertise, and the magic that transforms wedding dreams into reality. Ticket includes entry to the Wedding Expo, admission to the Garden, a commemorative bag to take home your goodies, and a chance to win exciting door prizes provided by the vendors. More information at hsvbg.org/calendar.

You are invited to join the Alabama Cooperative Extension System for the Spring 2025 Community Garden Expo at the Ernest Knight Center (4900 Meridian Street) on the campus of Alabama A&M University on Tuesday, Feb. 25 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. At the Spring Expo learn how to start and maintain a community garden in your city. Admission, lunch and snacks are provided, and the event will conclude with a tour of The People’s Patch, an urban farm near the AAMU campus that provides fresh produce to Madison County residents. More information at http://www.aces.edu/go/CGExpo.

Weatherly Heights Baptist Church offers free English and citizenship classes every Wednesday morning beginning August 9. Classes are from 9:30 to 12:00. childcare is provided. Advanced registration not required. For information on evening and zoom classes, text 256 656-3173 or email weatherlyesl@gmail.com

Join the Historic Huntsville Foundation on Friday, February 28th at 11:00 AM for the dedication of an updated historic marker that recognizes the enduring legacy of both the Harrison and Brandon families to Harrison Brothers Hardware and our city's history. When the Harrison brothers' building burned in 1901, they hired Daniel Brandon, founder of a black owned masonry firm, to rebuild the store we know today. More information at historichuntsville.org

The Athens-Limestone Empty Bowls Luncheon will be February 28, 2025, 11:30-1:00 at Revival in downtown Athens. Local restaurants provide take-out soup and local potters contribute handmade bowls as a reminder that someone’s bowl may be empty. More information is on the Athens-Limestone Empty Bowls Project Facebook page.

Carnegie Visual Arts Center will celebrate Mardi Gras with the annual Carnegie Carnival on March 1st in Historic Downtown Decatur. This event will celebrate Mardi Gras with parades, cakes, crewes, floats, throws, music and other family-friendly fun, all while promoting art and creativity. More information and a full schedule of events at carnegiecarnival.org

You’re invited to Merrimack Performing Arts Center’s Rocket Chef on Monday, March 3rd at Mars Music Hall. This cooking competition will showcase Huntsville chefs in a time-pressured environment using “mystery ingredients” to earn the title of Huntsville’s Rocket Chef! Reception is at 5:30 and the competition starts at 7PM. Merrimack Performing Arts Center is a non-profit organization providing arts education to North Alabama’s special needs community. More information at merrimackhall.com.

The public is invited to Huntsville's First Presbyterian Church for a concert on March 8th at 2 pm. Billy Kemp, a Nashville folk musician who has toured extensively in the U.S. and Great Britian, will provide the music. The church is located at 307 Gates Ave SE. All proceeds will go to the International Missionary Fellowship Haiti Hospital. More information at 256 777 6742.

Decatur Orchestra Sul Ponticello presents our "Happy 10th Anniversary" with A program of Rachmoninoff's Piano Concerto No.2., featuring Joseph Fleetwood, Brahms' Symphony No.2 and Bernstein's Overture to Candide. Our guest conductor is Henri Christofer Aavik from Estonia. The concert will be at Austin High School on March 8th at 7pm. More information at orchestrasulponticello.org.

WLRH is proud to bring StoryCorps to Huntsville from February 13th through March 16th. Their iconic Airstream recording booth will be stationed at Lowe Mill to record your stories. You can register for your own StoryCorps session at WLRH.org.
StoryCorps is committed to the idea that everyone has an important story to tell and that everyone’s story matters. Our mission: to help us believe in each other by illuminating the humanity and possibility in us all — one story at a time.
Since 2003, more than one hundred thousand people have recorded conversations with StoryCorps, contributing to the largest single collection of human voices ever gathered. Their mission: to help us believe in each other by illuminating the humanity and possibility in us all — one story at a time.
Now, StoryCorps and WLRH are hosting opportunities in Huntsville, Alabama at Lowe Mill Arts and Entertainment. Invite a loved one to an interview in-person or in their Virtual Recording Booth, where you’ll be joined by a trained staffer to guide you through the recording process.
You can register for your own StoryCorps session at WLRH.org/storycorps.

The American Association of University Women Huntsville Branch invites you to its annual Breaking Through Barriers Luncheon at 11:30 on Friday March 21st at Redstone FCU's Community Room with guest speaker Natasha McCrary, founder of 1818 Farms in Mooresville. Proceeds help send local college women to AAUW's National Conference for College Women Student Leaders. Information at tinyurl.com/aauw2025.

You’re invited to a night of mystery and intrigue at “Midnight at the Masquerade,” an interactive murder mystery event on Friday, March 21st, beginning at 6 PM at The Overlook on Redstone Arsenal. Guests will have a dinner theater experience and play a role in unraveling the mystery. Midnight at the Masquerade is hosted by Redstone Arsenal Military and Civilians’ Club with proceeds funding community grants and scholarships. More information at rsamcc.org.

Ted Lowe, Speaker and author of "Us in Mind, how changing your thoughts can change your marriage" is coming to Wall Highway Baptist Church for a marriage conference March 21-22. Ted Lowe will teach from Scripture, research, and neuroscience an ironically simple way of rethinking how you see your marriage. Childcare is available. For more information, visit the church website site: wallhighway.com.

Theatre Huntsville presents “By the Way, Meet Vera Stark” at the Von Braun Center Playhouse March 21-30. Vera lands a trailblazing role as a slave in a Hollywood epic also starring her boss. Decades later scholars consider the impact that race had on her controversial career. More information at 256-536-0807 or THTIX.COM

Join the Heart of the Valley YMCA and businesses from around Madison County for the YMCA Corporate Cup Games. Beginning March 22nd and continuing for 6 weeks, the inaugural event offers companies a fun opportunity to step away from the office, get active, and promote health and wellness within the workplace. Designed to encourage friendly competition, the event will foster camaraderie, networking, and team building across Madison County businesses. To find out more go to ymcahuntsville.org.

The public is invited to attend Celebrate Quilting! Hosted by Rocket City Modern Quilt Guild, in partnership with the Huntsville-Madison County Public Library, on March 22 from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the North Huntsville Public Library. Modern portrait art quilts will be featured, along with a panel discussion, craft swap and more. Information at rcmqg.com.

Theatre Huntsville presents “By the Way, Meet Vera Stark” at the Von Braun Center Playhouse March 21-30. Vera lands a trailblazing role as a slave in a Hollywood epic also starring her boss. Decades later scholars consider the impact that race had on her controversial career. More information at 256-536-0807 or THTIX.COM

Theatre Huntsville presents “By the Way, Meet Vera Stark” at the Von Braun Center Playhouse March 21-30. Vera lands a trailblazing role as a slave in a Hollywood epic also starring her boss. Decades later scholars consider the impact that race had on her controversial career. More information at 256-536-0807 or THTIX.COM

Theatre Huntsville presents “By the Way, Meet Vera Stark” at the Von Braun Center Playhouse March 21-30. Vera lands a trailblazing role as a slave in a Hollywood epic also starring her boss. Decades later scholars consider the impact that race had on her controversial career. More information at 256-536-0807 or THTIX.COM

Theatre Huntsville presents “By the Way, Meet Vera Stark” at the Von Braun Center Playhouse March 21-30. Vera lands a trailblazing role as a slave in a Hollywood epic also starring her boss. Decades later scholars consider the impact that race had on her controversial career. More information at 256-536-0807 or THTIX.COM