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Meet Me at the Fountain: Annual Arts Alive festival in Florence’s Wilson Park

Tiffani Hill-Patterson - May 9, 2025

FLORENCE – The Kennedy-Douglass Center for the Arts Volunteers will welcome artists from across the country to the annual Arts Alive festival next weekend...

Moon Gate: Sculpture adds Medical District to downtown Huntsville’s Public Art Trail

Bud McLaughlin - May 2, 2025

HUNTSVILLE – Soaring some 21 feet high and 25 feet wide outside Huntsville Hospital, it's hard not to miss the latest piece in Arts...

Storytelling Festival hits Shoals Theatre stage next month

Tiffani Hill-Patterson - April 26, 2025

FLORENCE – "Behind every smile is a story waiting to be shared." That is the theme of this year's Shoals Storytelling Festival. Set for May...

Building on its past, Huntsville’s historic Lumberyard reopens as event venue … with more to come

Mecca Musick - April 25, 2025

HUNTSVILLE – After years of silence, one of Huntsville’s most iconic properties is humming back to life. The Lumberyard, a sprawling and storied venue...

Arts Huntsville to salute local military at Panoply Arts Festival

Staff reports - April 24, 2025

HUNTSVILLE – Arts Huntsville will continue the tradition of honoring local military with Military Salute Night at the Panoply Arts Festival. To recognize their service...

Grants help raise the curtain for 2025 Southern Fried Film Festival

Bud McLaughlin - April 22, 2025

HUNTSVILLE – Lights! Camera! Action! And, thanks to several grants, the Southern Fried Film Festival will be on Huntsville's entertainment marquee this summer. The local and...

Arts Huntsville seeking volunteers for Panoply Arts Festival

Staff reports - April 18, 2025

HUNTSVILLE – Arts Huntsville is seeking volunteers for next weekend's Panoply Arts Festival in downtown Huntsville. Scheduled for April 25-27, the annual festival requires more than 1,000...

DAR junior’s artwork awarded Best of Show; to be displayed in U.S. Capitol

Bud McLaughlin - April 8, 2025

HANCEVILLE — DAR School junior Natalie Jones wanted her art to come "off of the canvas," as opposed to the "flat" pieces she had...

A bloomin’ good time is expected at annual St. Bernard festival

Karen Beasley - April 4, 2025

CULLMAN — Arts and crafts will be on display this weekend when St. Bernard Abbey and Prep School hosts its annual Bloomin’ Festival. Set for...

‘Valley of Soul’: Documentary explores global entertainment influence of Highway 72

Bud McLaughlin - March 30, 2025

NORMAL -- U.S. 72 cuts across North Alabama from Jackson County to the Shoals. The corridor has been instrumental in shaping the arts, music, and...

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