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  • W.C. Handy Festival Songwriter Showcase

    Village One School Sheffield, AL

    Featuring a variety of talented songwriters and performers from around the Shoals. Proceeds benefit the Village School Foundation.

  • WC Handy Festival Songwriter Showcase

    Village One School Sheffield, AL

    Featuring a variety of talented songwriters and performers from around the Shoals. Proceeds benefit the Village School Foundation.

  • Tennessee Valley Old Time Fiddlers Convention Concert Series

    McCandless Hall, Athens State University 302 Bryan St., Athens, AL, United States

    The Seldom Scene was established in 1971 in a basement in Bethesda, Maryland. The original line-up--our Founding Scene Fathers--included John Starling on guitar, Mike Auldridge on Dobro, Ben Eldridge on banjo, Tom Gray on double bass & John Duffey on mandolin. Charlie Waller, a member of the Country Gentlemen, is credited for the band’s name. […]

  • Tennessee Valley Old Time Fiddlers Convention

    Athens State University 300 N Beaty St, Athens, AL, Athens, AL, United States

    Bring the family and enjoy a uniquely American experience whose roots are buried deep in the Appalachian Mountains and beyond. It’s a musical and cultural experience that will thrust you into a simpler time where families were bound by the music they created and the stories they told.

  • Archaeology at Pope’s Tavern: Spinning

    Pope's Tavern Museum 203 Hermitage Drive, Florence, AL, United States

    Textile artisan & fiber arts instructor Emily Wallace will offer a closer look at the craft of yarn spinning in Alabama, exploring the skills, materials & preparation required to turn raw fiber into thread. Participants will gain insight into how this hands-on practice shaped daily life and connected people to their materials. Wallace is a […]

  • Enter our Photo Contest!

    We've opened our photo contest and are looking for photos that illustrate this year's "Landmarks & Legacies" theme -- and connect northwest Alabama to America's 250th birthday. Go here to […]

  • MSNHA Grants Workshop

    We've simplified the application process -- learn how to navigate the new platform at our free grants workshop -- lunch included! This in-person workshop takes you through MSNHA's new streamlined application process. Learn how to navigate the updates to ensure an easy & seamless experience. MSNHA Director Terah Klein will walk you through the steps, […]

  • Shoals Music Archive exhibition opens

    UNA Downtown Gallery 126 Tombigbee St., Florence, AL, United States

    Join us for the opening reception of "Visualizing Shoals Music," an exhibition celebrating the launch of the Shoals Music Archive at UNA. The exhibit features photography by Abraham Rowe and Dick Cooper plus immersive multimedia from the Roots of American Music Trail project. Following the gallery reception, the exhibit will be open to the public […]

  • Sustainable Trails Work Day

    TVA Reservation Florence, AL

    Join us at the Muscle Shoals TVA Trails Complex to help maintain historic Civilian Conservation Core trails for our first RiverTown event of 2026! An initial demonstration will begin at 8 a.m. in the picnic pavilion with hands-on training before beginning the trail work project. This event is for ages 18+ and requires the ability […]

  • Community Cleanup at TVA Nature Trails

    Join us along with the University of North Alabama's College of Business and Technology & Keep the Shoals Beautiful for a community cleanup at the TVA Nature Trails, on TVA's Muscle Shoals Reservation. Meet in the parking lot. Materials & equipment provided. See you there!

  • Village School Workday

    Village One School Sheffield, AL

    Join us for our next volunteer event at Village One School. We'll provide supplies and direction -- no experience necessary. Work will include anything from cleaning, painting, scraping, to yard work, to organizing materials and more. Email or get in touch via social media to sign up and/or alert us to specialized skills you might […]

  • Village One School Volunteer Workday

    Join us for our next volunteer event at Village One School. We'll provide supplies and direction -- no experience necessary. Work will include anything from cleaning, painting, scraping, to yard work, to organizing materials and more. Email or get in touch via social media to sign up and/or alert us to specialized skills you might […]

  • Project Threadways Symposium

    The Factory 462 Lane Drive, Florence, AL, United States

    Since 2019, Project Threadways has hosted annual symposia exploring the intersections of design, art, making, power, labor, and community. Each gathering has expanded on a central inquiry: how can making—especially […]

  • “Echoes of the Forks of Cypress”

    Shoals Theatre 123 N. Seminary St., Florence, AL

    Frederick Murphy is the founder of History Before Us, a project that aims to capture, preserve & advocate for influential history. His film “Echoes of the Forks of Cypress” follows […]

  • Cane Creek Canyon Spring Kickoff Fundraiser

    Cane Creek Canyon Nature Preserve 251 Loop Road, Tuscumbia, AL, United States

    Join MSNHA along with the Friends of the Cane Creek Canyon Nature Preserve & the Land Trust of North Alabama  at Cane Creek Canyon for a wonderful family-friendly day of exploring, […]

  • Keep the Natchez Trace Beautiful!

    Natchez Trace Parkway

    Muscle Shoals National Heritage Area is partnering with Southern Native and Wildwood Tavern, both in Florence, to host a clean-up event on the Natchez Trace Parkway. We’ll have teams at […]

  • Shoals Storytelling Festival

    Shoals Theatre 123 N. Seminary St., Florence, AL

    The Shoals Storytelling Festival, listed as a Top Twenty Events in the Southeast, began in 2011 as the Front Porch Storytelling Festival. It was originally hosted on the campus of […]

  • Village School Workday

    Village One School Sheffield, AL

    Join us for our next volunteer event at Village One School. We'll provide supplies and direction -- no experience necessary. Work will include anything from cleaning, painting, scraping, to yard […]

  • Athens Fiddlers Concert Series — Wood Box Heroes

    McCandless Hall, Athens State University 302 Bryan St., Athens, AL, United States

    Wood Box Heroes, the American acoustic super-group, is hardly anything like the bluegrass music you used to find in the cassette player of your grandad’s old chevy pickup truck. Deeply […]

  • Landscape Sketch

    1399 N Montgomery Ave, Sheffield, AL 35660-7346, United States 1399 N. Montgomery Ave., Sheffield, AL, United States

    Join us at the standpipe in Sheffield as we learn the basics of landscape sketching! Initial instruction will begin at 10 a.m. where participants will get an overview on how […]

  • Village School Volunteer Workday

    Village One School Sheffield, AL

    Join us for our next volunteer event at Village One School. We'll provide supplies and direction -- no experience necessary. Work will include anything from cleaning, painting, scraping, to yard […]

  • Village School Volunteer Workday

    Village One School Sheffield, AL

    Join us for our next volunteer event at Village One School. We'll provide supplies and direction -- no experience necessary. Work will include anything from cleaning, painting, scraping, to yard […]