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Calhoun Theatre presents Peter and the Starcatcher

Alabama Center for the Arts – Performing Arts Building 133 2nd Avenue NE, Decatur, AL, United States

Tony-winning Peter and the Starcatcher upends the century-old story of how a miserable orphan comes to be The Boy Who Would Not Grow Up (a.k.a. Peter Pan). A wildly theatrical adaptation of Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson’s best-selling novels, the play was conceived for the stage by directors, Roger Rees and Alex Timbers, and written […]

$12

Focus on the Arts – Annual Appreciation Breakfast

High School Counselors, Career Coaches, and Art Educators and your staff are invited to the Annual Appreciation Breakfast to be held at the Alabama Center for the Arts hosted by Calhoun and Athens State. This year we’ll “Focus on the Arts” taught at the Alabama Center for the Arts. You’ll get to meet our Art […]

The Athenian Players to present Log Cabin by Jordan Harrison

Alabama Center for the Arts – Studio Theatre 133 2nd Avenue, Decatur, AL, United States

The Athenian Players invite you to join them for their Fall 2021 performance of Log Cabin by Jordan Harrison. Described by TheatreMania as an examination of “our impulse to slam the door behind us just as we cross the threshold of privilege,” Log Cabin presents two upper-class married couples, one gay and one lesbian, struggling […]

$15

A Holiday for All at the ACA

Alabama Center for the Arts - Black Box Theatre 133 2nd Avenue NE, Decatur, AL, United States

Traditional, Classic, and Seasonal Holiday music for the Season performed by Alabama Center for the Arts students of Calhoun Community College and Athens State University. Directed by Lauren Cantrell Salerno, Calhoun Theatre and Granville Oldham, Calhoun Vocal Music. ​ACA's winter concert is family-friendly and is free and open to the public. All tickets must be […]

A Holiday for All at the ACA

Alabama Center for the Arts - Black Box Theatre 133 2nd Avenue NE, Decatur, AL, United States

Traditional, Classic, and Seasonal Holiday music for the Season performed by Alabama Center for the Arts students of Calhoun Community College and Athens State University. Directed by Lauren Cantrell Salerno, Calhoun Theatre and Granville Oldham, Calhoun Vocal Music. ​ACA's winter concert is family-friendly and is free and open to the public. All tickets must be […]

A Holiday for All at the ACA

Alabama Center for the Arts - Black Box Theatre 133 2nd Avenue NE, Decatur, AL, United States

Traditional, Classic, and Seasonal Holiday music for the Season performed by Alabama Center for the Arts students of Calhoun Community College and Athens State University. Directed by Lauren Cantrell Salerno, Calhoun Theatre and Granville Oldham, Calhoun Vocal Music. ​ACA's winter concert is family-friendly and is free and open to the public. All tickets must be […]

Festival of the Cranes Art Exhibition

Alabama Center for the Arts – Walking Gallery 133 2nd Ave NE, Decatur, AL, United States

The ACA is hosting our 8th annual juried Festival of the Cranes Art Exhibition in the Walking Gallery of our Visual Arts building. This show is in conjunction with the Friends of Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge Festival of the Cranes. ACA’s Festival of the Cranes Art Exhibition features art by students, alumni, faculty, and staff […]

Festival of the Cranes – Fingerprint Critters

Join students and faculty from the Alabama Center for the Arts as we help kids of all ages create animals, plants, and flowers from their thumbprints. All supplies will be provided, just bring yourself and your imagination. This is a come-and-go event, so stop by and make some nature-inspired art with us!

Festival of the Cranes – Jr. Duck Stamp Sketching Workshop

Alabama Center for the Arts – Visual Arts Building 3M Room 133 2nd Ave NE, Decatur, AL, United States

Students K-12 are welcome to join Art Educator Tammie Clark in a 1.5 hour workshop guiding them through participating in the Jr. Duck Stamp Conservation and Design Contest. Students will receive drawing tips, composition ideas, and contest entry guidelines. Supplies will be provided and entry forms are available in this “One-Stop-Shop” for contest entry.