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Festival of the Cranes 2020
January 8, 2020 - January 12, 2020
Alabama Center for the Arts Events :
Located at 133 2nd Ave NE
“America’s Amazon” FILM
Special Guest Speaker- Film Producer Ben Raines
Thursday, January 9th @ 6:00PM
FREE – Performing Arts Building
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6th Annual Festival of the Cranes Art Show
Saturday, January 11th @ 9:00AM to 2:00PM
Show dates: January 9th – February 21st
FREE – Visual Arts Building
Princess Theatre Events :
Located at 112 2nd Ave NE
Kathy Mattea CONCERT
Friday, January 10th @ 8:00PM
Tickets $25 and up
http://www.princesstheatre.org/concerts
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“Celebration of Flight”: IBEX PUPPETRY
Saturday, January 11th @ 6:00PM
$5 Child/Seniors $10 General Admission
Auburn University RAPTOR SHOW
FREE Saturday, January 11th @ 11:00AM & 1:30PM
FREE Sunday, January 12th @ 1:30PM
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3121 Visitor Center Road
Vistor Center Events :
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Carnegie Visual Arts Center Events :
207 Church St. Decatur, AL 35601
“Green Fire: Aldo Leopold and a Land Ethic for Our Time” FILM
The first full-length documentary film ever made about legendary conservation thinker Aldo Leopold, Green Fire explores Leopold’s extraordinary career and his enduring influence – tracing how he shaped the modern conservation movement and continues to inspire projects all over the country that connect people to and the land.
Friday, January 10th @ 12:00PM
FREE – Carnegie Visual Arts Center
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Crane Textile Workshop
Artist, Doug Baulos, will be leading a morning and afternoon workshop making a unique crane textile object using sashiko sewing and boro mending techniques from materials dyed from plants in our collected dye gardens. The workshop will be held at the Carnegie from 9:00-11:30 and 12:30-3:00. Class size is limited to 12 people for each class. Cost is free but registration is required. To RSVP, email [email protected] to reserve your spot. (This is a kid friendly event for children with interest and experience in sewing and attend with an adult)
Saturday, January 11th
Workshop 1 – 9:00-11:30PM
Workshop 2 – 12:30-3:00PM
FREE – Carnegie Visual Arts Center
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More info: https://www.friendsofwheelerrefuge.com/festival-of-the-cranes-2020