Featured Events
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2Chefs at The View Dining Experience
This dinner is SOLD OUT! To be added to the waiting list and to be the first to know about the next 2Chefs at The View Dining Experience through our email newsletter, email Tomalyn Dombrowski at Tomalyn.Dombrowski@huntsvilleal.gov Join us at our table for an exclusive evening of elevated fare and wine pairings under the stars. 2Chefs at The View featuring Chef Dennis Gillespie and Chef Rick Vonk, celebrate local foods, history and the rich heritage of the Tennessee Valley into an exquisite dining experience you don’t want to miss. Chef Dennis Gillespie – Owner of Back Alley Traveling Bistro is a locally grown…
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$10 - $195
Folk School Workshops June 1-3
Deadline to Register: May 26, 2018 Classes Offered: Photography, Tinsmithing, Spinning & Weaving, Fiber Arts & Paper Arts Join us for a weekend full of Folk School workshops. Bring a friend or make new ones as you learn new skills from our talented instructors. Class size is limited to ensure that students receive individualized attention, so sign up early! Photography: “Getting to Know Your Digital Camera” (Beginner) Photography: “Finding the Light” (Adv. Beginner/Intermediate) Tinsmithing: “Lanterns and Light” (Adv. Beginner/Intermediate) Spinning and Weaving: “Sheep to Shawl” (Beginner) Fiber Arts/Printmaking: “Block Printing on Fabric”
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$5 - $35.00
Folk Art Fridays
Burritt on the Mountain is excited to offer our Folk Art Fridays this summer! Join us to find out more about some of the arts featured here in our park, learn some new skills, and make something to take home with you. These hour-long classes are suitable for rising 1st -6th graders, who must be accompanied by a parent. Classes begin at 3:00 pm. Our topics will be… June 1 – Quilling: Learn the delicate art of paper filigree and make a card to give or keep. June 8 – Pinch Pot Face Jugs: Take a look at some…
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Earth Explorers & Beyond Camp
Earth Explorers & Beyond Camp Humans have always been driven to explore the world and travel to new and different places. Become an Earth Explorer by learning about the early explorers, orienteering, early modes of transportation, and earth’s different environments, countries, and continents. As an Earth Explorer, you will explore and hike Burritt’s wooded nature trails along with playing games and making creative crafts. No exploration camp would be complete without talking about our solar system and beyond. Space is the final frontier, so boldly come to Burritt’s Earth Explorers & Beyond camp. Registration deadline: May 29 Cost: $155 (members),…
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Everything Tells a Story Camp
Everything Tells a Story Camp Once again, Burritt pairs with Fresh Air Family for a fun-filled week of camp! Step back to a time when the world was filled with stories, when plants were created by the footprints and foibles of gods and goddesses, and secrets could be shared by the meanings of flowers. Old expressions like dyed in the wool, strike while the iron is hot, or burning a candle at both ends, will come alive in a week filled with imagination and creativity. Campers will enter a world of cloud animals and new stories to be created through…
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Super Saturdays – “Introduction to Geocaching and Letterboxing”
Introduction to Geocaching and Letterboxing – We will offer this class at 10:00am, 12:30pm, and 2:30pm Do you like to solve puzzles and riddles? Then come have fun learning about the Victorian scavenger hunt called letterboxing and the high-tech scavenger hunt using GPS technology called Geocaching. We will learn the history of these two activities and then try our luck hunting for the Burritt Letterbox and Geocache. When we find the letterbox you can use your own rubber stamp or one we provide to leave your mark in our log book. We have one GPS device to help us locate…
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Beaks, Bills, Feathers, and Flight Camp
Beaks, Bills, Feathers, and Flight Camp Ever wonder what makes a bird a bird? Come have fun exploring the many different kinds of birds that live all around us. Raptors, songbirds, domesticated, nocturnal, and scavengers all have similarities and differences to adapt to the world around them. We will also find out how the whooping cranes of North America were rescued from the brink of extinction. Campers come ready to learn as we hike, bird watch, play games, create crafts, and even get to meet up close some of our fine feathered friends with wildlife animal presenter and educator Tommy…
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$47 - $67
Folk School Workshops June 23
Deadline to Register: June 16, 2018 Classes offered: Stained Glass & Woodworking Join us for a weekend full of Folk School workshops. Bring a friend or make new ones as you learn new skills from our talented instructors. Class size is limited to ensure that students receive individualized attention, so sign up early! Woodworking: “Parent/Child Workshop – Wooden Toys” (Beginner) Stained Glass: “The Dragonfly” (Beginner)
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Paints, Pots, & Patterns Camp
Paints, Pots, and Patterns Camp Have you ever wanted to make a statue out of junk, paint a colorful self-portrait, or build your own basket? Bring out your creative side with a camp all about folk art! For hundreds of years, people have been using what they have on hand to make the world around them beautiful. We’ll try out all different kinds of art – from 2D doodles to 3D pottery. We’ll get inspired by nature, learn from pieces in our historic park, and play games to round out a truly hands-on camp! Registration Deadline: June 19 Cost: $155…
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Fiddlin’ Around Camp
Fiddlin’ Around Camp Burritt and HSO’s Symphony School are excited to offer an eighth year of violin camp! This perennial favorite offers campers the opportunity to receive quality instruction in the violin from the Symphony School’s experienced staff, plus the crafts, games, and active fun that Burritt does best. It is sure to be a toe tapping good time! Family and friends will enjoy the campers’ concert on Friday afternoon. Join us for a memorable week with music and fun that you won’t find anywhere else. No previous violin experience is required. Registration deadline: July3 Cost: $185 (members),…
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$10 - $110
Folk School Workshops: July 13-14
Deadline to Register: July 7, 2018 Classes offered: Quilling, Stained Glass, Hand Lettering, Mosaics & Quilting Join us for a weekend full of Folk School workshops. Bring a friend or make new ones as you learn new skills from our talented instructors. Class size is limited to ensure that students receive individualized attention, so sign up early! Paper Arts: “Quilled Initials” (Multi-Level) Stained Glass: “The Dragonfly” (Beginner) Mosaics: “Splendor in the Glass: Stepping Stone” (Multi-Level) Quilting: “String Stars – Save our Scraps” (Multi-Level) Hand Lettering: “Brush Lettering” (Beginner) Acrylic Painting: “Folksy Family Tree” (Adv. Beginner/Intermediate)
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Down Under Adventure Camp
Down Under Adventure Camp Enjoy an Australian adventure planned by a camp leader who recently returned from her own Down Under Adventure. Australia is not just a country but a continent that is full of wildlife and environments not found anywhere else on earth. We will discover its location, history, culture, diverse environments, and of course its exotic unique animals. Come explore and learn about dingoes, koalas, crocs, platypuses, kangaroos, and many more amazing Australian animals. We will hike, play games, and make some down under crafts. Kids won’t want to miss this hopping Down Under Adventure! Registration deadline: July…
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Barnyard Bonanza Camp
Barnyard Bonanza Camp For our last camp of the year, we’re heading down to the farm! We’ll spend the week learning what it takes to grow food and raise animals, both in the past and today. Farming’s hard work, but we’ll have lots of fun meeting animals, exploring our gardens, and trying out life as a farmer. And all week we’ll practice our games and brush up our crafts to get ready for our very own “county fair” on Friday! Registration Deadline: July 17 Cost: $155 (members), $165 (non-members) CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD CAMP REGISTRATION FORM These camps…
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Folk School Workshops – September 22 & 23
Full class descriptions and details coming soon!
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Burritt Riverboat Cruise
We’ll be sailing on her maiden voyage from Memphis to New Orleans. This includes a one night hotel stay prior to sailing in Memphis with a two night Graceland option available. Breakfast is included as is transfers from hotel to ship and embarkation to airline, on board meals including complimentary wine and beer with five course dinners and cocktail hour daily with complimentary wine, beer, and top flight alcohol. You will enjoy daily lectures by esteemed historians and more! You can call Judy Link at 256-551-9433 for more details about the cruise. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION
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Kris Kringle’s Candlelight Christmas
We are decking the halls, the walls and the stalls! Burritt on the Mountain invites everyone to Kris Kringle’s Candlelight Christmas November 30st and December 1st from 5-9 p.m. The kids will love to see Kris Kringle in the Burritt Mansion from 5:00 – 8:00 p.m. He has to get the reindeer to bed early as he has a busy month coming up! The star-lit mountain will be mirrored by more than 600 candles, adding to the nostalgic feel of the holidays. Music will be heard throughout the mansion and the park; cider, cookies and tasty figgy pudding will keep…
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Holiday Magic Dinners
Looking for a special and unique night out during the Holiday Season? With a beautiful setting and ambiance unlike any in Huntsville, come dine at Burritt for a truly magical night. Holiday magic is one of Burritt’s most important and magical fundraisers! Guest enjoy a holiday dinner in the upscale atmosphere of the Burritt Mansion or the family style warmth of the cabins in the Historic Park.
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Sanders Family Christmas Play
The Sanders Family is back in Sanders Family Christmas. Renaissance Theatre and Burritt on the Mountain pair together to bring this traditional favorite to the community. Conceived by Alan Bailey and penned by Connie Ray, this famous sequel of Smoke on the Mountain returns to the Old Country Church at Burritt on the Mountain. We’ll return to Mount Pleasant, North Carolina, on Christmas Eve of 1941. Reverend Oglethorpe has invited the Sanders to the Baptist Church to sing and witness, thereby getting the congregation into the down-home holiday spirit before the boys, including one of the Sanders’ own, ship off…
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