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BHM201 Tea in the Garden
Miranda Armstrong invites you to an afternoon tea in her lovely garden. Adelaide Drennan, who designed the garden, will lead the tour, discussing the planning and design challenges of a shady urban lot. Participants will receive directions once registered. Space is limited to 12
Friday, June 14, 2024
Friday, June 14, 2024
BHM202 Shoal Creek Park and Orr Park, Montevallo AL
The Shoal Creek Park breaks out in rich colors with summer wildflowers. Verna Gates, an ethnobotanist, will guide us along the flat paths that surround the creek edges pointing out the plants and unique habitats along the trail. After our tour, we will go into town for a Dutchtreat lunch at the Main Street Tavern. Then, we will visit Orr Park renowned for its walking trail lined with trees intricately carved with animals and faces by local artist Tim Tingle.
Thursday, June 20, 2024, Orr Park
Thursday, June 20, 2024, Orr Park
BHM203 Lyric and Alabama Theatre Tour
Come along on a guided tour of two Birmingham landmarks: the Lyric Theatre and the Alabama Theatre. Explore the rich history of the theatre district and marvel at each venue's distinctive architectural details. The highlight of the tour? A demonstration of the famed Wurlitzer Pipe organ, "Big Bertha." Don't miss the exclusive behind-the-scenes look at these historic structures. Limited to the first 20 to register
Thursday, June 27, 2024, Alabama Theater
Thursday, June 27, 2024, Alabama Theater
BHM204 Jones Valley Teaching Farm
The Jones Valley Teaching Farm teaches young people how to grow healthy food for themselves and their community. Their education model connects students to food, farming, and the culinary arts. Take a behind-the-scenes look led by JVTF staff and learn how they are creating a healthy future for today's students. Limited to the first 20 to register.
Thursday, July 11, 2024, Jones Valley Teaching Farm
Thursday, July 11, 2024, Jones Valley Teaching Farm
BHM205 Southern Museum of Flight
The Southern Museum of Flight is one of the largest flight museums in the South featuring over one hundred historic aircraft. The docent tour will share the rich and exciting history of aviation. Members will have a chance to ride in a flight simulator. After the tour we will head over to the Irondale Café, the Original Whistle Stop Café, for a Dutch Treat lunch.
Thursday, July 25, 2024, Southern Museum of Flight
Thursday, July 25, 2024, Southern Museum of Flight
GAD201 Terra Cotta Soldiers and Nall Museum
In 1974, archaeologists made a startling discovery in China: thousands of life-sized ceramic warriors carved and buried in the tomb of an ancient emperor. Nearly 50 years later, visitors can see a replica of the intricate works in the unlikely location of Alabama's Troy University.
Friday, June 14, 2024, Janice Hawkins Cultural Arts Park and International Arts Center
Friday, June 14, 2024, Janice Hawkins Cultural Arts Park and International Arts Center
GAD202 Zelda in the Backyard
Join us for the world premiere of Elyzabeth Gregory Wilder's play "Zelda in the Backyard." We will see main character Libby on a heartfelt journey through time and memory. Inheriting a 1961 Rolls Royce, she uncovers her father's legacy. With determination and Southern charm, she restores the car and her family's past. Named after Zelda Fitzgerald, the car becomes a symbol of love and loss, reshaping Libby's understanding of marriage and family.
Saturday, June 29, 2024, Alabama Shakespeare Festival
Saturday, June 29, 2024, Alabama Shakespeare Festival
GAD203 Into the 1800's
Experience the charm of an 1800s home with a modern 2024 perspective. Join us for a tour of this beautifully restored and redecorated 1840s house. Following the tour, indulge in heavy hors d'oeuvres while enjoying the sunset over the grounds. You can meet us there or join our carpool from UA Gadsden Center. Don't miss out on the fun!
Friday, July 19, 2024
Friday, July 19, 2024
GAD204 Mississippi Blues
Clarksdale is the birthplace of the blues and rock 'n' roll. The first rock and roll song ever recorded, "Rocket 88," was written and rehearsed in Clarksdale by Ike Turner and Jackie Brenston. The first song Elvis Presley ever recorded was written by Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup, a local gospel singer, who wrote "That's All Right". A trip to the B.B. King Museum will get us ready for the Ground Zero Blues Club. The club opened in 2001 and is owned by Morgan Freeman (yes, that Morgan Freeman). We will take a historic tour by Robert Birdsong, a former Clarksdale fireman and cultural historian, to learn about the area. A visit to Dockery Farms, a place considered by many, including blues legend B.B. King, to be the birthplace of the blues. The trip will also include a visit to the Grammy Museum to learn about Grammy Awards history.
August 2-4, 2024, Delta Blues Museum
August 2-4, 2024, Delta Blues Museum
Gadsden Open House Summer 2024
Vendor Table at Gadsden Open House Summer 2024 to be held Thursday, May 16 from 2 - 4 pm at Church of the Holy Comforter in Gadsden, AL
Thursday, May 16, 2024, Church of the Holy Comforter
Thursday, May 16, 2024, Church of the Holy Comforter
Greater Birmingham Open House Summer 2024
Vendor Table at Greater Birmingham Open House Summer 2024 to be held Monday, May 13 from 10 am - 1:30 pm at Riverchase United Methodist Church in Hoover, AL.
This course contains no sessions.
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This course contains no sessions.
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TUS201 Visit Meridian, MS. Tour Gypsy Queen gravesite and Historic Dentzel Carousel Museum
The tour begins in Meridian, Mississippi with a visit to legendary gravesites of the King and Queen of the Romani. (Toss a coin, make a wish.) We eat lunch at Weidmann's Restaurant, partially owned by actress Sela Ward, a University of Alabama graduate. Our last destination is the Dentzel Carousel Museum. Enjoy a special private tour ending with a one-of-a-kind historic carousel ride (optional).
Friday, June 14, 2024, Rose Hill Cemetery
Friday, June 14, 2024, Rose Hill Cemetery
TUS202 Alabama's Football Pride: Guided Tour of Mal Moore Athletic Facility - AM TOUR
Experience the extraordinary focus and dedication of the storied Alabama football program! See firsthand the full-size indoor practice field, team meeting rooms, coaches' offices, the victory walls and trophy cases, national championship rings, the world-class workout facility and more.
Monday, June 24, 2024, Mal Moore Athletic Facility
Monday, June 24, 2024, Mal Moore Athletic Facility
TUS203 Alabama's Football Pride: Guided Tour of Mal Moore Athletic Facility - PM TOUR
Experience the extraordinary focus and dedication of the storied Alabama football program! See firsthand the full-size indoor practice field, team meeting rooms, coaches' offices, the victory walls and trophy cases, national championship rings, the world-class workout facility and more.
Monday, June 24, 2024, Mal Moore Athletic Facility
Monday, June 24, 2024, Mal Moore Athletic Facility
TUS204 UA's Adaptive Athletics/Stran-Hardin Arena
Watch a Summer Camp wheelchair basketball game played by visiting students and talk to UA students running the summer program. Then walk through the Stran-Hardin Arena, a state-of- the-art facility for UA's Adapted Athletics Program to see the NCAA regulation game venue for wheelchair basketball, locker rooms, training room, strength and conditioning gym, team meeting room and VIP area. There will be time for lots of questions!
Friday, June 28, 2024, Stran-Hardin Arena
Friday, June 28, 2024, Stran-Hardin Arena
TUS205 Newly Renovated Bryce Hospital Building
Join us as we take a guided tour of the newly opened University of Alabama Catherine and Pettus Randall Family Welcome Center located in the renovated Bryce Main Building and a special tour of the State of Alabama Mental Health and Bryce Hospital Museums located on the second floor. Our guide for the upstairs tours will be Steve Davis, a Bryce archivist. We will see state-of-the-art presentations depicting the U of A campus and activities as well as the massive renovations completed and future plans for the historic main building.
Friday, July 12, 2024, Bryce Campus
Friday, July 12, 2024, Bryce Campus
TUS206 Rickwood Field tour and Baron's Baseball game
We will have a private tour of Rickwood Field, America's oldest baseball field, which opened on Aug. 18, 1910. After a visit to the gift shop, we will enjoy a Dutch treat dinner in Hoover. Then, we head to the Regions Hoover Met field to catch the Chattanooga Lookouts vs. Birmingham Barons baseball game.
Friday, July 19, 2024, Rickwood Field
Friday, July 19, 2024, Rickwood Field
TUS207 Wills Creek Winery, Bartow History Center and Booth Western Art Museu
Our first stop will be Wills Creek Winery to see how wines are made. You may sample and purchase one or more of its 20 varieties of wine. We will enjoy a catered lunch on the property. Next stop we tour Booth Western Art Museum. The only museum of its kind in the Southeast, the Booth Museum houses the largest permanent exhibition space for Western American art in the country. The next day, we will learn about the history of Northwest Georgia at the Bartow Museum, where artifacts, photographs, documents and interactive exhibits tell the story of settlement, Cherokee life and removal, Civil War strife and lifestyles of years past.
July 25-26, 2024, Wills Creek Winery
July 25-26, 2024, Wills Creek Winery
TUS303 - Dining Social at Half Shell Oyster House
Dining Social meets on Tuesdays at 4:30 p.m. (new time)
Tuesday, June 11, 2024, Half Shell Oyster House
Tuesday, June 11, 2024, Half Shell Oyster House
Tuscaloosa Open House Summer 2024
Vendor Table at Tuscaloosa Open House Summer 2024 to be held Tuesday, May 14 from 1 - 3 pm at the Bryant Conference Center, Tuscaloosa, AL
This course contains no sessions.
Click here to be notified about the next scheduled program.
This course contains no sessions.
Click here to be notified about the next scheduled program.