It’s Thursday… Here are our picks for 5 Things to do This Weekend!
Miracle Bash
@ Baron Bluff at Burritt on the Mountain, Friday 8/7, 6:30 pm
The first of two Swim for Melissa events, this is a fun party for adults. Enjoy dinner, silent auction and live music. Proceeds benefit the Melissa George Neonatal Memorial Fund at Huntsville Hospital Foundation. Tickets are $75 or $150 per couple.
Huntsville Hospital Foundation | Event Information
La Guitarra: An Evening of Classical Guitar and Poetry
@ Lowe Mill ARTS & Entertainment, Friday 8/7, 7 pm
Join Maestro Elmer Fernando Guzman Holquin from Mexico City, local artists Phil Weaver, and Jimmy Miller Robinson for an evening of classical guitar and poetry. Tickets $10.
FREE Tiny Home Build Weekend
@ Sci-Quest, Friday 8/7 – Saturday 8/8, 9 am – 6 pm
Visitors are invited out to see a tiny home being built from start to finish and learn what it takes to makes these tiny living spaces. This activity is free, however admission fees apply for activities inside the science center.
FREE Grotto Lights Concert Series: Willie and the Giant and India Ramey
@ Big Spring Park, Saturday 8/8, 6 pm
Free concert in Big Spring Park East includes 2 headliners – Willie and the Giant and India Ramey. Bring blankets and lawn chairs, food trucks on site.
Downtown Huntsville, Inc. | Event Information
Rocket City Shakespeare’s Richard III
@ UAH Wilson Theatre, Friday 8/7 and Saturday 8/8, 7 pm and Sunday 8/9, 2 pm
Set during the War of the Roses, the play follows the youngest of the surviving York brothers. With his eldest brother on the throne, Richard finds himself out of sync with the time of peace he finds himself in. Student admission is $4 in advance, $8 at the door with General admission being $5 in advance, $10 at the door.
Rocket City Shakespeare | Event Information
Images of the Great War: The European Offensives, 1914 – 1916 from the Anne S. K. Brown Military Collection Opens
@ Huntsville Museum of Art, Saturday 8/8, 11 am
Images of the Great War presents 44 prints, drawings and watercolors by various artists depicting aspects of the first two years of the War. Opening day! Museum admission applies.
Huntsville Museum of Art | Event Information
For even more great events, check out our Events Calendar.

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