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Upcoming Events

Festival of the Cranes Exhibition

Come see the 5th Annual Juried art exhibit in conjunction with Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge Festival of the Cranes which is held the second weekend of January. The exhibition is a display of innovative and progressive works that utilizes a diversity of art forms and media that depicts Whooping cranes, Sandhill cranes, birds, raptors, fish, any wildlife, and nature.

Free

Gallery Visit with Artist Tiril Benton

Award-winning artist Tiril Benton will return to the Alabama Center for the Arts to give an artist talk about her exhibit shakti, currently on view in the Main Gallery. Join us to experience the work and hear her speak about it. She will be answering any questions and discussing her painting process, philosophy, and inspiration. […]

Romeo & Juliet presented by Calhoun Theatre

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

Calhoun Theatre presents William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet at the Alabama Center for the Arts.

$15

Youth Art Month

Annual Showcase of Young Talent The 16th annual exhibit features art by area students in Morgan County, elementary school through high school, in coordination with area school art teachers. YAM is sponsored by the Alabama Center for the Arts and the Carnegie Visual Arts Center. Artist awards are given by Daybreak Rotary Club of Decatur. […]

Spring 2019 Calhoun Student Art Show

Over 125+ pieces of art work created by Calhoun Community College students are on display in the main and walking galleries. The final chance to see it is Thursday evening during the Jazz Under the Stars free community concert featuring the Calhoun Jazz Band.

Free

Athenian Players present Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead

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

Acclaimed as a modern dramatic masterpiece, Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead by Tom Stoppard is the fabulously inventive tale of Hamlet as told from the worm's-eye view of the bewildered Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, two minor characters in Shakespeare's play.

$15

Jazz Under the Stars

An outdoor community concert featuring special guests Sean Nowell Quartet with the Calhoun Jazz Band and Calhoun Chorale. This is a FREE family friendly event on the lawn of the Alabama Center for the Arts in Downtown Decatur, AL.

Free

Calhoun Chorale presents Spring and Things

Alabama Center for the Arts - Recital Hall 133 2nd Avenue NE, Decatur, AL, United States

Granville Oldham, Jr., Conductor Newt Johnson, Accompanist Featuring: Komm, Jesu, Komm (Bach) Mass in D Minor excerpts (Haydn) Madrigal (Fauré) Habanera (Bizet) In the Night We Shall Go (Raminsh) I am Healed (Lawrence)

$10

Almost, Maine

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

Almost, Maine is a charming, funny, heart-warming, and heart-breaking comedy set on a cold, clear January night in the mythical small town of the same name. Stirred by the northern lights dancing in the sky, the residents of Almost fall in and out of love in unexpected and often surreal ways in this magical winter’s tale. […]

$12