It’s Thursday… Here are our picks for 5 Things to do This Weekend!
Madame Butterfly presented by Ars Nova
@ VBC Playhouse, Friday at 7:30 pm & Sunday at 2:30 pm
Family, fortune, and honor—the geisha Cio-Cio San forsakes them all for the callous American naval officer who calls her his “bride.” Puccini’s Madama Butterfly features some of opera’s most famous music. Tickets $20 – $28.
FREE Smithsonian Magazine Museum Day
@ US Space & Rocket Center & Sci-Quest, Saturday
An annual event hosted by Smithsonian magazine in which participating museums across the country offer free admission to anyone presenting a Museum Day Live! ticket. Local participating museums are the US Space & Rocket Center and Sci-Quest. Must have printed ticket, which is free admission for two.
Ticket Information | Event Information
FREE International Festival of North Alabama
@ UAHuntsville, Saturday, 9:30 am – 5 pm
The iFest is a one-day, family-friendly spectacular, free and open to the public. Nations as diverse as Poland, Thailand, India, Ghana, Malaysia, Pakistan, Ireland, Australia, Nepal, Turkey, Panama, Egypt, Greece, and MORE will be represented.
International Festival | Event Information
Mercury Rising Chili Festival
@ Big Spring Park, Saturday, 10 am – 4 pm
Attendees will be treated to over 40 chili teams’ creations for tasting and a variety of craft beers supported by Free the Hops. There will be live entertainment, a kids’ zone, and plenty of craft beer. $15 general admission and optional $10 brew pass.
Mercury Rising Chili Festival| Event Information
FREE HOTC Dog Fair
@ Monte Sano State Park, Saturday, 9 am – 3 pm
Dog Fair attractions include public participation agility and rally, freestyle
demonstrations, a microchipping clinic ($30/dog), lots of games and prizes, and adoptable dogs. Come have fun with your dog. All dogs must be on-leash. Monte Sano State Park admission applies.
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FYI – Athens Grease Festival to be held Sat, Sept 27th (athensgreasefestival.com) and Tennessee Valley Old Time Fiddlers Convention in Athens Fri & Sat, Oct 3-4th (athens.edu/fiddlers). Both are great family events!
The Grease Festival will have reps from the Guiness World Book of Records to try for the biggest toga party. Come dressed in your best toga (see FB and website for tutorials) and have a ball trying your greasy favorites and oddities while enjoying a Dubs burger eating contest for adults and children, riding a mechanical bull, and many other activities for the family.
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