Programs

Experience Alabama's amazing birdlife with Andrew Lydeard, the program coordinator of Alabama's Audubon organization. We hope to see Red-Bellied Woodpeckers, Herons, Canadian Geese, Peewees and maybe a Red-Tailed Hawk. After birding, we can stroll the park, the rose garden and learn about the history of this lovely venue.


Thursday, September 19, 2024, Avondale Park
The Karl C. Harrison Museum of George Washington holds one of America's largest privately owned collections of George and Martha Washington artifacts.


Thursday, October 3, 2024, Karl C. Harrison Museum of George Washington
Master historian Jim Langley shares the history of Birmingham's founding pioneers, scoundrels and infamous characters.


Thursday, October 17, 2024, Oak Hill Cemetary
Comprised of 21 of Birmingham's top professional jazz players, SuperJazz has performed concerts in the Birmingham area each year since 1978.


Sunday, November 17, 2024, John Carroll High School Auditorium
This museum houses some of the finest examples of historic firefighting apparatus in the country, including rare and unique items that date to the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Then, we will head to The Cahaba Brewing Company, a microbrewery and distillery.


Friday, November 8, 2024, Southern Vintage Fire Apparatus Association Museum
Learn about W.C. Handy, Father of the Blues" through the cabin, museum and library. Visit the Alabama Music Hall of Fame, which highlights and honors many Alabamians who made a significant impact on the music industry.


Friday, September 20, 2024, W.C. Handy Museum
The play tells the story of Anne Frank, a German born Jewish girl, documenting her family's life in hiding from Nazi persecution in an Amsterdam attic.


Sunday, September 22, 2024, Wholeback Stage Theatre
Visit Savannah, the oldest city in Georgia. We will enjoy the riverfront, an evening show, Hop-On Historic Trolley and other famous landmarks and places of interest.


November 1-3, 2024, Savannah's Waterfront
A student ambassadors will guide us through H.M. Comer Hall where we will visit the large-scale structures lab, view the current Alabama eco-car, and other fascinating labs conducting cutting-edge research.


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Visit to the Bogue Chitto Cotton Gin near Macon Then Jim Ezell, a retired environmental engineer, will talk about wildlife, the importance of swamps and wetlands at the Noxubee national Wildlife refuge.


Friday, October 4, 2024, Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge
We will have a guided tour of Auburn's Rural Studio buildings in downtown Newbern and Greensboro showing what students designed and helped construct. Also, learn of art and history at the Safe House Black History Museum.


Friday, October 11, 2024, Auburn Rural Studio
Lt. Col. (Ret.) Dr. Robert Kane will be our stepon tour guide sharing about Maxwell Air Force Base rich history, its roots with the Wright Brothers and the Maxwell family connection. Also, we will visit the Maxwell-Gunter Annex for a tour of the Air Force Enlisted heritage Research Institute and Museum of Archives.


Thursday, October 24, 2024, Maxwell Airforce Base
Join us for a guided tour of the University Printing Services facility, Campus Mail Cneter and Passport Acceptance Facility.


Friday, October 25, 2024, UA Printing
Tours will include the Talladega Superspeedway, a visit to historic downtown Talladega with a tour of the Hall of Heroes Museum, and an afternoon tour of the International Motorsports Hall of Fame Museum.


Friday, November 1, 2024, Talladega SuperSpreedway
This guided tour will travel to the far corners of Tuscaloosa County to learn about its diverse geology.


Tuesday, December 3, 2024, Tuscaloosa County - Roadside Geology
Our trip to the U.S. Space and Rocket Center will include a guided tour of the Space Museum and access to the Saturn V Hall, Moon Crater, Military Park, Rocket Park, Shuttle Park, Spark!Lab and ISS: Science on Orbit.


Friday, November 8, 2024, US Space and Rocket Center
The Alabama Veterans Museum & Archives collection contains an impressive display of artifacts from the Revolutionary War until present day.


Tuesday, November 12, 2024, Alabama Veterans Museum