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SUMMARY:4th of July Celebration Cruise
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a patriotic cruise aboard the Perdido Queen for the 4th of July! Learn about the facets of the Mobile River\, solve a murder case or celebrate the night with some live music and fireworks! \n\n\n\n11 a.m. Port Tour: Take a tour of the Mobile River! Our tour guide will introduce you to the active ports and ships located in our river. Not only is it a historical tour\, but a great opportunity to learn\, spend time with friends and family\, and enjoy beautiful waterfront views. Snacks and drinks will be available onboard\, including a full cash bar! \n\n\n\n3:30 p.m. Murder Mystery Dinner Cruise: Solve the case with the Murder Creek Mystery Show! In Murder Creek\, everyone is guilty until proven innocent… and it’s up to you to dig up the truth! Take part in an improv-style Murder Mystery show while you enjoy a delicious three-course dinner. Participation is encouraged\, but not required! A full cash bar will be available onboard. \n\n\n\n7:30 p.m. Live Music Dinner Cruise: Sing and dance along to a live band while you celebrate this special holiday! You’ll enjoy hits from the 70s\, 80s and 90s along with Motown selections while receiving a three-course dinner served by our delightful staff. After you’re finished dining\, feel free to hit up the dance floor! A full cash bar is available onboard\, along with open-air balconies to enjoy the 4th of July fireworks!
URL:https://america250al.org/event/4th-of-july-celebration-cruise/
CATEGORIES:Mobile County
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260227T201258Z
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SUMMARY:Dothan Downtown 250
DESCRIPTION:Featuring Drone Show\, vendors\, concerts\, crafts\, rides\, entertainment\, food trucks\, and much more!
URL:https://america250al.org/event/dothan-downtown-250/
CATEGORIES:Houston County
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260719T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260725T235959
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CREATED:20251110T163107Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251110T163110Z
UID:4972-1784419200-1785023999@america250al.org
SUMMARY:W.C. Handy Music Festival
DESCRIPTION:Most events are free; there is a charge for specific events \n\n\n\nFacebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/people/WC-Handy-Music-Festival/100057338685092/
URL:https://america250al.org/event/w-c-handy-music-festival/
LOCATION:Various locations in The Shoals
CATEGORIES:Lauderdale County
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260724T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260724T183000
DTSTAMP:20260423T233250
CREATED:20260116T171534Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260116T171733Z
UID:5186-1784914200-1784917800@america250al.org
SUMMARY:Historic Tuscaloosa Lecture Series
DESCRIPTION:This is a free event open to the public. Doors open at 5 P.M. lecture begins at 5:30. The location will be uploaded to our webpage when decided.
URL:https://america250al.org/event/historic-tuscaloosa-lecture-series-2/
CATEGORIES:Tuscaloosa County
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260804T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260804T140000
DTSTAMP:20260423T233250
CREATED:20260407T163701Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260407T163705Z
UID:5980-1785848400-1785852000@america250al.org
SUMMARY:We the Readers - The Color Purple
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the 250th anniversary of The Declaration of Independence this year at the Downtown Huntsville Public Library with a search for The Great American Novel. \n\n\n\nThis month we are reading The Color Purple by Alice Walker\, published 1982. \n\n\n\nCelie has grown up poor in rural Georgia\, despised by the society around her and abused by her own family. She strives to protect her sister\, Nettie\, from a similar fate\, and while Nettie escapes to a new life as a missionary in Africa\, Celie is left behind without her best friend and confidante\, married off to an older suitor\, and sentenced to a life alone with a harsh and brutal husband.  \n\n\n\nIn an attempt to transcend a life that often seems too much to bear\, Celie begins writing letters directly to God. The letters\, spanning 20 years\, record a journey of self-discovery and empowerment guided by the light of a few strong women. She meets Shug Avery\, her husband’s mistress and a jazz singer with a zest for life\, and her stepson’s wife\, Sofia\, who challenges her to fight for independence. And though the many letters from Celie’s sister are hidden by her husband\, Nettie’s unwavering support will prove to be the most breathtaking of all.
URL:https://america250al.org/event/we-the-readers-the-color-purple/
LOCATION:Downtown Huntsville Library\, 915 Monroe St Southwest\, Huntsville\, 35801\, United States
CATEGORIES:Madison County
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260807T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260807T120000
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CREATED:20260416T202827Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T202829Z
UID:6012-1786100400-1786104000@america250al.org
SUMMARY:History First: Lelia\, the Cotton Queen
DESCRIPTION:Seating is limited. Pre-registration required.Speaker: John Allison\, Morgan County Archivist
URL:https://america250al.org/event/history-first-lelia-the-cotton-queen/
CATEGORIES:Morgan County
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260822T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260822T235959
DTSTAMP:20260423T233250
CREATED:20251110T164718Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251110T164720Z
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SUMMARY:USS Alabama Battleship Living History Crew Drill
DESCRIPTION:Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/USSALABAMABattleshipMemorialPark/
URL:https://america250al.org/event/uss-alabama-battleship-living-history-crew-drill-4/
CATEGORIES:Mobile County
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260822T220000
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CREATED:20251110T164238Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251110T164240Z
UID:4987-1787407200-1787436000@america250al.org
SUMMARY:Taste of 4th Avenue Jazz Festival
DESCRIPTION:Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/4thavejazz/
URL:https://america250al.org/event/taste-of-4th-avenue-jazz-festival/
LOCATION:Historic 4th Avenue Business District
CATEGORIES:Jefferson County
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260828T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260828T183000
DTSTAMP:20260423T233250
CREATED:20260116T171552Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260116T171723Z
UID:5185-1787938200-1787941800@america250al.org
SUMMARY:Historic Tuscaloosa Lecture Series
DESCRIPTION:This is a free event open to the public. Doors open at 5 P.M. lecture begins at 5:30. The location will be uploaded to our webpage when decided.
URL:https://america250al.org/event/historic-tuscaloosa-lecture-series-3/
CATEGORIES:Tuscaloosa County
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260901T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260930T235959
DTSTAMP:20260423T233250
CREATED:20251017T154710Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251017T154712Z
UID:4794-1788220800-1790812799@america250al.org
SUMMARY:Huntsville Music Month
DESCRIPTION:There are a variety of both free and ticketed events and festivals throughout the entire month \n\n\n\nOver 200 events throughout all of Huntsville\, Alabama for the entire month of September \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nFacebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/HuntsvilleMusicOffice
URL:https://america250al.org/event/huntsville-music-month/
LOCATION:Huntsville\, AL\, Huntsville\, 35801\, United States
CATEGORIES:Madison County
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260901T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260901T140000
DTSTAMP:20260423T233250
CREATED:20260407T163520Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260407T163524Z
UID:5977-1788267600-1788271200@america250al.org
SUMMARY:We the Readers - Blood Meridian
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the 250th anniversary of The Declaration of Independence this year at the Downtown Huntsville Public Library with a search for The Great American Novel. \n\n\n\nThis month we are reading Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy\, published 1985. \n\n\n\nWidely considered one of the finest novels by a living writer\, Blood Meridian is an epic tale of the violence and corruption that attended America’s westward expansion\, brilliantly subverting the conventions of the Western novel and the mythology of the “Wild West.” Its wounded hero\, the Kid\, a fourteen-year-old Tennessean\, must confront the extraordinary brutality of the Glanton gang\, a murderous cadre on an official mission to scalp Indians. Seeming to preside over this nightmarish world is the diabolical Judge Holden\, one of the most unforgettable characters in American fiction. Based on historical events that took place on the Texas-Mexico border in the 1850s\, Blood Meridian represents a genius vision of the historical West\, one whose stature has only grown in the years since its publication.
URL:https://america250al.org/event/we-the-readers-blood-meridian/
LOCATION:Downtown Huntsville Library\, 915 Monroe St Southwest\, Huntsville\, 35801\, United States
CATEGORIES:Madison County
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260904T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260904T120000
DTSTAMP:20260423T233250
CREATED:20260416T202934Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T202937Z
UID:6014-1788519600-1788523200@america250al.org
SUMMARY:History First: Decatur's Founding Fathers & Churches
DESCRIPTION:Seating is limited. Pre-registration required.Speaker: Phil Wirey
URL:https://america250al.org/event/history-first-decaturs-founding-fathers-churches/
CATEGORIES:Morgan County
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260910T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260910T200000
DTSTAMP:20260423T233250
CREATED:20250919T162351Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250919T162405Z
UID:4585-1789061400-1789070400@america250al.org
SUMMARY:Fourteenth Colony-The Forgotten Story of the Gulf South During America's Revolutionary Era
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, September 10\, 2026\, at 5:30 pm at the Vaughn-Smitherman Museum. Reception and presentation: Fourteenth Colony-The Forgotten Story of the Gulf South During America’s Revolutionary Era by Mike Bunn. Sponsored by the Selma-Dallas Co Historical Society\, Vaughn-Smitherman Museum\, and the William Rufus King chapter of the DAR.
URL:https://america250al.org/event/fourteenth-colony-the-forgotten-story-of-the-gulf-south-during-americas-revolutionary-era/
LOCATION:Vaughn-Smitherman Museum\, 109 Union St\, Selma\, 36701\, United States
CATEGORIES:Dallas County
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260919T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260919T235959
DTSTAMP:20260423T233250
CREATED:20251110T162722Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251110T162725Z
UID:4969-1789776000-1789862399@america250al.org
SUMMARY:Son of a Sailor Fest
DESCRIPTION:September TBD\, 2026; please check the website or Facebook Page for the correct date \n\n\n\nFacebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/people/Son-Of-A-Sailor-Fest/61562373562481/ \n\n\n\nFeatured Event Photo Credit: Visit Mobile
URL:https://america250al.org/event/son-of-a-sailor-fest/
LOCATION:Downtown Mobile
CATEGORIES:Mobile County
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260919T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260919T235959
DTSTAMP:20260423T233250
CREATED:20251110T165044Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251110T165046Z
UID:5005-1789776000-1789862399@america250al.org
SUMMARY:Trail of Tears Commemorative Motorcycle Ride®
DESCRIPTION:Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/Trailoftearsmotorcycle
URL:https://america250al.org/event/trail-of-tears-commemorative-motorcycle-ride/
LOCATION:Downtown Bridgeport
CATEGORIES:Jackson County
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260925T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260925T183000
DTSTAMP:20260423T233250
CREATED:20260116T171609Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260116T171710Z
UID:5184-1790357400-1790361000@america250al.org
SUMMARY:Historic Tuscaloosa Lecture Series
DESCRIPTION:This is a free event open to the public. Doors open at 5 P.M. lecture begins at 5:30. The location will be uploaded to our webpage when decided.
URL:https://america250al.org/event/historic-tuscaloosa-lecture-series-4/
CATEGORIES:Tuscaloosa County
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260930T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261006T235959
DTSTAMP:20260423T233250
CREATED:20251110T161540Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251110T161542Z
UID:4954-1790726400-1791331199@america250al.org
SUMMARY:Tennessee Valley Old Time Fiddlers Convention
DESCRIPTION:Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/TNValleyFiddlersConvention
URL:https://america250al.org/event/tennessee-valley-old-time-fiddlers-convention/
LOCATION:Alabama State University Classroom Building\, 300 N Beaty St\, Athens\, 35611\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mobile County
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261001T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261001T235959
DTSTAMP:20260423T233250
CREATED:20251017T154253Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251017T154336Z
UID:4787-1790812800-1790899199@america250al.org
SUMMARY:Great Alabama 650
DESCRIPTION:October 2026 TBD Note: This is a nonstop 10-day race. Viewing locations cannot be guaranteed\, but spectators can follow the race in real time using live tracking at AL650.com. \n\n\n\nFree for spectators. Racer registration fees apply (November – August 15\, for qualified racers only). \n\n\n\nThe Great Alabama 650 is held annually in the fall and spans across 10 days\, and while we’re glad to be sending you this information now\, we’d love to work with you again in January 2026 so future listings for the race can go live earlier in the year. This will help ensure fans — both in Alabama and beyond — can access accurate information well in advance. For Brand USA outreach\, please also note that the 2025 race includes international participants\, with confirmed racers from the UK and Germany\, which highlights its growing global draw. \n\n\n\nFacebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/GreatAlabama650
URL:https://america250al.org/event/great-alabama-650/
LOCATION:Weiss Lake Boat Launch\, Centre\, 35960\, United States
CATEGORIES:Autauga County,Baldwin County,Calhoun County,Cherokee County,Chilton County,Clarke County,Coosa County,Dallas County,Elmore County,Etowah County,Lowndes County,Mobile County,Monroe County,Montgomery County,Shelby County,St. Clair County,Talladega County,Wilcox County
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261001T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261003T235959
DTSTAMP:20260423T233250
CREATED:20260209T152249Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260209T152252Z
UID:5448-1790812800-1791071999@america250al.org
SUMMARY:Moundville Native American Festival
DESCRIPTION:Festival hours are 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on Thursday and 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Friday and Saturday.Join Moundville Archaeological Park from October 1-3\, 2026 for the Moundville Native American Festival! Bring your family and friends to meet Native American artisans\, see traditional dances\, listen to stories and music\, and support local and Native American businesses at an ancient city on the Black Warrior River. \n\n\n\nAdmission is $10 at the gate for adults\, students\, and seniors. Children 5-years-old and under are free. \n\n\n\nMoundville Archaeological Park is 13 miles south of Tuscaloosa off Alabama Highway 69 and the address is 634 Mound State Parkway\, Moundville\, AL 35474-6413. Information on the schedule\, performers\, demonstrators\, and vendors will be updated on our website at festival.museums.ua.edu
URL:https://america250al.org/event/moundville-native-american-festival/
CATEGORIES:Hale County
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261003T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261003T235959
DTSTAMP:20260423T233250
CREATED:20251027T162106Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251027T162108Z
UID:4859-1790985600-1791071999@america250al.org
SUMMARY:Kentuck Festival of the Arts
DESCRIPTION:October TBD\, 2026 \n\n\n\nThe Kentuck Festival of the Arts is an annual event that celebrates creativity\, culture\, and community in Tuscaloosa\, Alabama. Held at Snow Hinton Park every October\, this nationally recognized festival attracts over 15\,000 visitors from across the country for a weekend filled with inspiring art\, live entertainment\, and hands-on experiences. The Kentuck Festival has been named a top ten event to attend by the Alabama Department of Tourism and named a “Local Legacy” by the US Library of Congress. \n\n\n\nFacebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/KentuckArt/
URL:https://america250al.org/event/kentuck-festival-of-the-arts/
LOCATION:Snow Hinton Park\, 21st St E\, Tuscaloosa\, 35404\, United States
CATEGORIES:Tuscaloosa County
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261003T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261003T160000
DTSTAMP:20260423T233250
CREATED:20251017T151543Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251017T151546Z
UID:4769-1791025200-1791043200@america250al.org
SUMMARY:Huntsville International Festival
DESCRIPTION:Event time subject to change \n\n\n\nFacebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/people/International-Society-of-Huntsville-IFEST/100066625842618/
URL:https://america250al.org/event/huntsville-international-festival/
LOCATION:Jaycee Community Building\, 2180 Airport Road SW\, Huntsville\, 35801\, United States
CATEGORIES:Madison County
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261006T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261006T140000
DTSTAMP:20260423T233250
CREATED:20260407T163345Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260407T163348Z
UID:5974-1791291600-1791295200@america250al.org
SUMMARY:We the Readers - The Brief Wonderous Life of Oscar Wao
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the 250th anniversary of The Declaration of Independence this year at the Downtown Huntsville Public Library with a search for The Great American Novel. \n\n\n\nThis month we are reading The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz\, published 2007.  \n\n\n\nOscar is a sweet but disastrously overweight ghetto nerd who—from the New Jersey home he shares with his old world mother and rebellious sister—dreams of becoming the Dominican J.R.R. Tolkien and\, most of all\, finding love. But Oscar may never get what he wants. Blame the fukú—a curse that has haunted Oscar’s family for generations\, following them on their epic journey from Santo Domingo to the USA. Encapsulating Dominican-American history\, The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao opens our eyes to an astonishing vision of the contemporary American experience and explores the endless human capacity to persevere—and risk it all—in the name of love.
URL:https://america250al.org/event/we-the-readers-the-brief-wonderous-life-of-oscar-wao/
LOCATION:Downtown Huntsville Library\, 915 Monroe St Southwest\, Huntsville\, 35801\, United States
CATEGORIES:Madison County
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261024T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261024T235959
DTSTAMP:20260423T233250
CREATED:20251110T164729Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251110T164730Z
UID:4996-1792800000-1792886399@america250al.org
SUMMARY:USS Alabama Battleship Living History Crew Drill
DESCRIPTION:Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/USSALABAMABattleshipMemorialPark/
URL:https://america250al.org/event/uss-alabama-battleship-living-history-crew-drill-5/
CATEGORIES:Mobile County
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261103T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261103T140000
DTSTAMP:20260423T233250
CREATED:20260407T163156Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260407T163159Z
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SUMMARY:We the Readers - The Sympathizer
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the 250th anniversary of The Declaration of Independence this year at the Downtown Huntsville Public Library with a search for The Great American Novel. This month we are reading The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen\, published 2015. The winner of the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction\, as well as seven other awards\, The Sympathizer is the breakthrough novel of the year. With the pace and suspense of a thriller and prose that has been compared to Graham Greene and Saul Bellow\, The Sympathizer is a sweeping epic of love and betrayal. The narrator\, a communist double agent\, is a “man of two minds\,” a half-French\, half-Vietnamese army captain who arranges to come to America after the Fall of Saigon\, and while building a new life with other Vietnamese refugees in Los Angeles is secretly reporting back to his communist superiors in Vietnam. The Sympathizer is a blistering exploration of identity and America\, a gripping espionage novel\, and a powerful story of love and friendship.
URL:https://america250al.org/event/we-the-readers-the-sympathizer/
LOCATION:Downtown Huntsville Library\, 915 Monroe St Southwest\, Huntsville\, 35801\, United States
CATEGORIES:Madison County
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SUMMARY:U.S. Veterans Memorial Museum 25th Anniversary Celebration
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the U.S. Veterans Memorial Museum 25th Anniversary at the Jaycee Community Building! \n\n\n\nEvent: U.S. Veterans Memorial Museum 25th Anniversary Celebration \n\n\n\nDate: Saturday\, November 7\, 2026 \n\n\n\nTime: 9:30am-2pm \n\n\n\nLocation: Jaycee Community Building\, 2180 Airport Rd SW\, Huntsville\, AL 35801\, USA \n\n\n\nEvent Description:The U.S. Veterans Memorial Museum 25th Anniversary Celebration will be held on Saturday\, November 7th\, 2026 at 9:30am-2pm at the Jaycee Community Building\, across the street from the Veterans Museum. The event will be free to attend and open to the public. The museum will be open 10am-4pm\, as usual. \n\n\n\nAGENDA:9:30am Doors Open at Jaycee’s Community Building10am Event2pm Celebration Concludes at Jaycees Community Building
URL:https://america250al.org/event/u-s-veterans-memorial-museum-25th-anniversary-celebration/
LOCATION:Jaycee Community Building\, 2180 Airport Road SW\, Huntsville\, 35801\, United States
CATEGORIES:Madison County
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261107T160000
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SUMMARY:Living History Day
DESCRIPTION:Join us Saturday\, November 7th | 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM for a one-of-a-kind\, immersive experience as re-enactors are stationed throughout the museum\, engaging with visitors and bringing America’s history to life. \n\n\n\nThis special living history event is part of the celebration of: \n\n\n\nAmerica’s 250th AnniversaryUSVMM’s 25th Anniversary \n\n\n\nThis is something we’ve never done before\, and you won’t want to miss it! \n\n\n\nU.S. Veterans Memorial Museum\, 2060 Airport Rd SW\, Huntsville\, AlabamaRegular museum admission appliesSaturday\, November 7th10 AM – 4 PM Bring your family\, invite your friends\, and be part of this historic celebration!
URL:https://america250al.org/event/living-history-day/
LOCATION:U.S. Veterans Memorial Museum\, 2060 Airport Rd SW\, Huntsville\, 35801\, United States
CATEGORIES:Madison County
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261115T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261115T113000
DTSTAMP:20260423T233250
CREATED:20260209T152822Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260209T152855Z
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SUMMARY:Publix Battleship 12K
DESCRIPTION:The Publix Battleship 12K\, a patriotic run to honor those who have served\, was started in 2015 as a way to pay tribute to those heroes who defend our freedom. Many veterans have not received the heroes welcome that those returning from WWII received\, and it was with this in mind that the event was created. Whether someone deployed to combat or only served a brief time\, every man and woman who has put on the uniform to keep our country free deserves to be thanked.
URL:https://america250al.org/event/publix-battleship-12k/
CATEGORIES:Mobile County
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261201T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261201T140000
DTSTAMP:20260423T233250
CREATED:20260407T140215Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260407T140218Z
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SUMMARY:We the Readers - The Night Watchman
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the 250th anniversary of The Declaration of Independence this year at the Downtown Huntsville Public Library with a search for The Great American Novel. \n\n\n\nThis month we are reading The Night Watchman by Louise Erdich\, published 2020. \n\n\n\nBased on the extraordinary life of National Book Award-winning author Louise Erdrich’s grandfather who worked as a night watchman and carried the fight against Native dispossession from rural North Dakota all the way to Washington\, D.C.\, this powerful novel explores themes of love and death with lightness and gravity and unfolds with the elegant prose\, sly humor\, and depth of feeling of a master craftsman. \n\n\n\nThomas Wazhashk is the night watchman at the jewel bearing plant\, the first factory located near the Turtle Mountain Reservation in rural North Dakota. He is also a Chippewa Council member who is trying to understand the consequences of a new “emancipation” bill on its way to the floor of the United States Congress. It is 1953 and he and the other council members know the bill isn’t about freedom; Congress is fed up with Indians. The bill is a “termination” that threatens the rights of Native Americans to their land and their very identity. How can the government abandon treaties made in good faith with Native Americans “for as long as the grasses shall grow\, and the rivers run”? \n\n\n\nSince graduating high school\, Pixie Paranteau has insisted that everyone call her Patrice. Unlike most of the girls on the reservation\, Patrice\, the class valedictorian\, has no desire to wear herself down with a husband and kids. She makes jewel bearings at the plant\, a job that barely pays her enough to support her mother and brother. Patrice’s shameful alcoholic father returns home sporadically to terrorize his wife and children and bully her for money. But Patrice needs every penny to follow her beloved older sister\, Vera\, who moved to the big city of Minneapolis. Vera may have disappeared; she hasn’t been in touch in months\, and is rumored to have had a baby. Determined to find Vera and her child\, Patrice makes a fateful trip to Minnesota that introduces her to unexpected forms of exploitation and violence\, and endangers her life. \n\n\n\nThomas and Patrice live in this impoverished reservation community along with young Chippewa boxer Wood Mountain and his mother Juggie Blue\, her niece and Patrice’s best friend Valentine\, and Stack Barnes\, the white high school math teacher and boxing coach who is hopelessly in love with Patrice. In the Night Watchman\, Louise Erdrich creates a fictional world populated with memorable characters who are forced to grapple with the worst and best impulses of human nature. Illuminating the loves and lives\, the desires and ambitions of these characters with compassion\, wit\, and intelligence\, The Night Watchman is a majestic work of fiction from this revered cultural treasure.
URL:https://america250al.org/event/we-the-readers-the-night-watchman/
LOCATION:Downtown Huntsville Library\, 915 Monroe St Southwest\, Huntsville\, 35801\, United States
CATEGORIES:Madison County
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261205T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261205T235959
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CREATED:20251110T164746Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251110T164748Z
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SUMMARY:USS Alabama Battleship Living History Crew Drill
DESCRIPTION:Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/USSALABAMABattleshipMemorialPark/
URL:https://america250al.org/event/uss-alabama-battleship-living-history-crew-drill-6/
CATEGORIES:Mobile County
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