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Jan 2020
Film Screening of America’s Amazon
Guest Speaker-Film Producer, Ben Raines Thursday, January 9, 2020 6:00pm ACA – Recital Hall, Performing Arts building Free and open to the public
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Forgotten Alabama: Lunch & Learn + Book Signing with Glenn Wills
Lunch and Learn with Forgotten Alabama photographer and author Glenn Wills. Mr. Wills will be available to sign copies of his book. Tuesday, January 21, 2020 12:00noon Alabama Center for the Arts, Visual Arts building 3M Room Free and open to the public. Bring your own lunch.
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Bank Street Players present The Lion in Winter
Event: Bank Street Players present The Lion in Winter Make your plans to join the Bank Street Players for James Goldman’s Tony/Oscar winning work, The Lion In Winter. Opens January 30 at the Alabama Center for the Arts on 2nd Ave in Decatur, in the Recital Hall of the Performing Arts building. Directed by Carron Clark. Tickets available at the door (only). Performances: Thursday, Jan 30 @ 7pm Friday, Jan 31 @ 7pm Saturday, Feb 1 @ 2pm Saturday, Feb…
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Orchestra Sul Ponticello with Dr. Granville Oldham & Calhoun Chorale
Sunday, February 2 at 3:30pm Tickets available at the door $25 - Adults | $5 - College Students | Students free ACA Recital Hall, Performing Arts building For more info: http://www.orchestrasulponticello.com
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The Alabama Center for the Arts (ACA) will welcome artists from the Core Ensemble to perform the chamber music theatre work Of Ebony Embers: Vignettes of the Harlem Renaissance in recognition of Black History Month. The event is free and open to the public and will be held on Thursday, February 20 at 2:00 p.m. in the Recital Hall of the Performing Arts Center. Read the Press Release
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Youth Art Month 2020
Annual Showcase of Young Talent The 17th annual exhibit features art by area students, elementary school through high school, in coordination with area school art teachers of Morgan County. Gallery Exhibit: March 2 - 27, 2020 YAM Awards Reception: Thursday, March 12 @ 5:30pm Art Awards presented by Rotary Club of Decatur Daybreak (YEA Decatur! - for Youth Education Arts)
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Calhoun Theatre presents The Comedy of Errors – The Pop Musical
Calhoun Theatre has turned Shakespeare’s hilarious farce of mistaken identity, The Comedy of Errors, into a rousing pop musical. The show is filled with dancing and popular songs as two sets of identical twins cause mayhem and laughs in the zany and colorful town of Ephesus. Dates: February 20, 21, 22, 27, 28, 29 and March 5, 6 at 7:00pm Sunday, March 1 at 2:00pm Saturday, March 7 at 5:00pm ACA Studio Theatre, Performing Arts building Tickets: $12 general admission | $8 for students and…
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Calhoun Community College 2020 Student Art Show
April 2-15, 2020 ACA Main & Walking Galleries Free and open to the public Awards Reception & Ceremony: Tuesday, April 7, 2020 at 12:00noon-1:00pm Entry Guidelines & More Info: calhoun.edu/artshow
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Athens State University Senior Art Exhibition “LOOK” Spring 2020
Athens State University faculty, staff, and students at the Alabama Center for the Arts have had to adjust to a “less-than-ideal” ending to the spring semester thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic. On-ground classes transitioned to online formats, and all in-person events were cancelled. This consequently affected the bi-annual “LOOK” senior art exhibit, which was planned as an in-person exhibit in the Center’s main gallery. However, in lieu of cancelling the LOOK exhibit altogether, the Alabama Center for the Arts faculty…
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Guadalupe Lanning Robinson “Continuation” Exhibit
“Continuation” features the uniquely artistic talents of Guadalupe Lanning Robinson, a native of Mexico City, who has lived in Alabama for more than 30 years with her husband, an Alabama native. Robinson’s pottery is a blend of her Mexican culture and tradition with the culture and tradition of the Deep South. She also creates quilts with mesmerizing patterns and designs, including a unique flair that distinguishes her work from that of other artists. The “Continuation” exhibit is now available online…
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