August Events in the Tennessee Valley
The summer heat can’t keep us down – scroll through for a list of happenings in the Tennessee Valley this month!
Ain’t Too Proud
August 5th – August 6th
AIN’T TOO PROUD THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE TEMPTATIONS Coming to Huntsville in 2023!
“Pretty close to perfection!” — The New York Times, Critics’ Pick
Featuring the Grammy® winning songs and Tony® winning moves, AIN’T TOO PROUD is the electrifying new musical that follows The Temptations’ extraordinary journey from the streets of Detroit to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. With their signature dance moves and unmistakable harmonies, they rose to the top of the charts creating an amazing 42 Top Ten Hits with 14 reaching number one and being voted the greatest R&B group of all time by Billboard Magazine in 2017. The rest is history — how they met, the groundbreaking heights they hit, and how personal and political conflicts threatened to tear the group apart as the United States fell into civil unrest. This thrilling story of brotherhood, family, loyalty, and betrayal is set to the beat of the group’s treasured hits, including “My Girl,” “Just My Imagination,” “Get Ready,” “Papa Was a Rolling Stone,” and so many more.
After breaking house records at Berkeley Rep, The Kennedy Center, CTG’s Ahmanson Theatre, and Toronto’s Princess of Wales Theatre, AIN’T TOO PROUD opened on Broadway in March 2019, where it continues to play to sold-out audiences and breaking the Imperial Theatre’s box office record. Written by Kennedy Prize-winning playwright Dominique Morisseau, directed by two–time Tony Award® winner Des McAnuff, and featuring the Tony Award winning choreography of Sergio Trujillo, this dazzling production now brings the untold story of the legendary quintet to audiences across the country.
The creative team also includes Tony Award® nominee Robert Brill (scenic design), Tony Award winner Paul Tazewell (costume design), Tony Award winner Howell Binkley (lighting design), Tony Award winner Steve Canyon Kennedy (sound design), Drama Desk Award winner Peter Nigrini (projection design), Drama Desk Award winner Charles G. LaPointe (hair and wig design), Steve Rankin (fight direction), Edgar Godineaux (associate choreographer), John Miller (music coordinator), and Liz Caplan (vocal supervision). Orchestrations are by Tony Award recipient Harold Wheeler, with Music Direction and Arrangements by Kenny Seymour. Casting is by Tara Rubin Casting, Merri Sugarman, C.S.A.
The national tour of AIN’T TOO PROUD is produced by Ira Pittelman and Tom Hulce, in association with Work Light Productions.
For more information, please visit www.AintTooProudMusical.com
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Shop Black Fest
Join Shop Black Fest to celebrate Huntsville’s local Black-owned businesses! Shop Black Fest Huntsville will host 150+ local Black-owned businesses, including food trucks, a DJ, and vendors, music, performances, Greek step show and more. Come join us for positive vibes!
We helped support over 1400 Black entrepreneurs since 2021 generate over 400k in revenue, and want to reach even more communities in 2023. For more information, visit www.shopblackfest.com.
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Jim Parker’s Songwriter Series
August 11th | 6:30pm – 10:30pm
VBC Playhouse
See the best up-and-coming singer-songwriters perform with Jim Parker’s Songwriters Series tickets. Jim Parker’s Songwriters Series is a showcase event highlighting undiscovered songwriters from Los Angeles, Nashville and Muscle Shoals, as well as from southern Canada. The Songwriters Series takes place once per month at the Von Braun Center Playhouse in Huntsville, Alabama, offering audience members a dinner-theatre atmosphere while they hear the stories behind the songs they hear. The series is both created and hosted by Jim Parker.
Jim Parker is a country music singer-songwriter from Madison, Alabama. Born in La Habra, California in 1942, Parker began learning guitar as a teenager, forming his first band The Illusions at nineteen years old. They released a handful of singles through the 60s before Parker joined the rock band Them in 1970. By the mid-70s Parker had taken a turn toward country music, performing with the Dave & Sugar country-rock trio in the early 80s. His greatest accomplishments as a songwriter are the singles “I’ve Got A Feelin’” and “Bigger Hands,” which won an ASCAP songwriting award and reached the top of the Billboard Country Albums chart, respectively. Buy Jim Parker’s Songwriters Series tickets today to see this acclaimed musician present the best rising songwriters in what’s sure to be a memorable live concert.
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2nd Annual Rocket City Welcome Open Car Show
August 26th | 8am – 1pm
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An Evening with James Taylor & His All-Star Band
August 22nd | 7:30pm
The Orion Amphitheater
James Taylor’s music embodies the art of songwriting in its most personal and universal forms. He is a master at describing specific, even autobiographical situations, in a way that resonates with people everywhere. In 1971, Taylor was on the cover of Time magazine, heralded as the harbinger of the singer-songwriter era. Five decades later, his warm baritone, introspective lyrics and unique style of guitar playing still blaze a path to which young musicians aspire. His songs have had a profound influence on songwriters and music lovers from all walks of life; “Fire and Rain,” “Country Road,” “Something in the Way She Moves,” “Mexico,” “Shower the People,” “Your Smiling Face,” “Carolina In My Mind,” “Sweet Baby James,” “Don’t Let Me Be Lonely Tonight,” “You Can Close Your Eyes,” “Walking Man,” “Never Die Young,” “Shed a Little Light,” “Copperline,” “Enough to be On Your Way, “You and I Again”, “Today Today Today” and many more.
Taylor has sold more than 100 million albums, earning gold, platinum and multi-platinum awards since the release of his self-titled debut album in 1968. He has won multiple GRAMMY Awards, has been inducted into both the Rock and Roll and the prestigious Songwriters Halls of Fame and was honored by The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences as a MUSICARES Person of the Year.
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City Council Meeting
8/24 | 5:30pm
City Council Regular Meetings are held in the City Council Chambers of the Municipal Building at 5:30 p.m.
More information on Huntsville City Council and about Council agendas can be found on the City Council page.
WATCH the City Council Meeting LIVE:
- HSV TV – Comcast channel 16/1088 or Wow channel 42
- Livestream on the web HuntsvilleAL.gov
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Sunday Jazz Jams
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18th Annual Miracle Bash
August 4th | 6pm – 9:30pm
Stovehouse
Let’s have a Bash! Join us for the 18th annual Miracle Bash on Friday, August 4, at Stovehouse! Grab your friends and enjoy exciting games, live music, a fabulous silent auction and more… all benefiting a great cause!
All proceeds from Miracle Bash will fund lifesaving equipment for infants in Huntsville Hospital for Women & Children’s Neonatal ICU and Madison Hospital’s Nursery through the Melissa George Neonatal Memorial Fund at HHF.
The 2022 event provided:
• a new ventilator,
• a high-tech neonatal ventilator to help our most critically ill babies,
• a high-flow nasal cannula that supplies humidified and heated oxygen,
• specialized recliners so parents are comfortable by the bedside
• Beads of Courage and bereavement necklaces, and
• other critical respiratory equipment.
Don’t miss the party of the summer! Buy your tickets today! 21 & up.
To learn more about Melissa’s Fund, click here >> huntsvillehospitalfoundation.org/ways-to-give/melissa-george-neonatal-memorial-fund
Touch of Heaven
A “Touch of Heaven” is a free public event showcasing the body of Christ on stage through worship, dance, and art.This experience is expected to unite churches, people groups, cultures, and age demographics from all over Huntsville through an experience with God.
Please bring your lawn chairs. Please visit website for more details.
- August 12, 2023
- Location: 200 Church Street, Huntsville, AL
- Time: 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM
- Price: Free
