It’s Thursday… Here are our picks for 5 Things to do This Weekend!
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Galaxy of Lights- Walking Nights
@ Huntsville Botanical Garden, Friday- Monday 5:30-7:30pm
Galaxy of Lights is a holiday light extravaganza featuring larger-than-life animated light displays. See Santa soaring over a delightful winter village. Nursery rhyme characters dance and frolic among traditional scenes of the season. And, best of all, experience the magic of the twinkling icicle forest. Galaxy of Lights is the perfect holiday treat for the young and young-at-heart- and the best way to see Galaxy of Lights is on the Walking Nights!
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FREE Downtown Street Food Gathering: The Sequel
@ Yarbrough Building Parking Lot (corner of Holmes Ave & Jefferson St), Friday 6-9pm
The second Street Food Gathering is on with over 10 vendors heading downtown for the party! This time, head over to the parking lot on the corner of Holmes and Jefferson (behind Humphrey’s Bar and Grill) for a bit more space. Great food, live music, and craft beer! Admission is FREE!
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Arsenic & Old Lace presented by Theatre Huntsville
@ Von Braun Center Playhouse, Friday & Saturday 7:30pm, Sunday 2:o0pm
Mortimer Brewster is a newspaperman and author known for his diatribes against marriage – and he just got married. Now all that is required is a quick trip home to tell Mortimer’s two maiden aunts. While trying to break the news, he finds out his aunts’ hobby; killing lonely old men and burying them in the cellar. Add the antics of their nephew who thinks he is Teddy Roosevelt and a mysterious visit from another brother, and you have a classic story that will leave you laughing out loud. Read more about Theatre Huntsville’s 2013-14 Season.
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La Bohème presented by Huntsville Symphony Orchestra
@ Von Braun Center Concert Hall, Friday 7:30pm
Most of us know the story of La Bohème, Puccini’s opera that is the most-performed and best-loved opera in the world. Of course, some popular familiarity may come from its much later adaptation into the modern stage musical, Rent, or its substantial influence on the movie, Moulin Rouge. However, in this concert version, guest vocalists, joined by members of the Huntsville Community Chorus and backed by the Huntsville Symphony Orchestra, display the “bohemian” personalities of the young and artistic in this classic story of love and loss. Read more about Huntsville Symphony Orchestra’s 2013-14 Season.
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Woody, Willie, Bob and Bruce- Folk Mission Fundraiser
@ Straight to Ale, Saturday 7:30pm
The Folk Mission is celebrating their 1-year anniversary with a concert-fundraiser to make sure they can keep bringing world-class artists to Huntsville (and keep ticket prices low for everyone). Your ticket gets you in to an awesome night of music with local artists interpreting the songs of “Woody, Willie, Bob & Bruce” And, of course, we’ll have delicious food and Straight to Ale brews as always!
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