Featured Events
Featured Events List
GeoQuest!
Fun for the Whole Family – there’s an adventure for everyone. Come play on the mountain! Choose one of our four GeoQuest! adventures to enjoy with your family – Nature Quest, History Quest, Critter Quest, or Letterboxing Quest. Using clues and GPS technology, hunt on our trails and museum grounds to collect sets of Quest Cards. Kids will love hunting and finding the Quest Cards that share fun facts and cool trivia about each theme.
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$90
Bordeaux Dinner at Burritt
Bordeaux at Burritt is an evening of exquisite food and wine pairings. Celebrating the famous Bordeaux region in France with its renowned wine style. Bordeaux wines can be white, rose, or red. Bordeaux makes some of the world’s best and most complex wines in the world. The delectable food and wine four-course dinner includes tastings of different styles of Bordeaux wine. The evening begins with appetizers at The View followed by dinner in Baron Bluff. International Wines will share fun informational tasting notes to guide you through the experience.
$65.00
Jewelry Making: “Pattern Wire Bracelet”
SOLD OUT! New class added July 16th! Learn beginner wire-wrapping techniques and go home with a beautiful bracelet. This workshop is a prerequisite for Elesa’s intermediate wire workshops.
$60.00
Fiber Arts: “Introduction to Knitting”
In this introductory class, students will learn the knit and purl stitches as well as how to cast on and bind off a project. After completing this workshop you will be able to move on to our intermediate classes!
$10.00 – $95.00
Mixed Media: “Paint with Purpose”
In this acrylic painting workshop, students will learn to use technique and skill to paint with purpose by combining inspirational reference photos to create their own masterpiece!
$10.00 – $80.00
Wood-burning: “Woman in Wood”
Just in time to celebrate Mother’s Day, each student will wood-burn the pictured design, while also experimenting with watercolors to incorporate color into their burns.
$45.00
Nature Studies: Gardening for the Birds
Learn about the benefits and rewards of gardening for the birds in a small or large backyard garden.
$10
HTMA Coffeehouse – Tosha Hill
Burritt on the Mountain in collaboration with Huntsville Traditional Music Association are happy to announce the 2021 opening of the HTMA/Burritt Cabaret Coffeehouse Series. This event will be outdoors, masked, and distanced at Burritt-on-the Mountain. Outdoor seating will be provided. Food & Beverages will be available for purchase at the event. All tickets sold in advance. Artist Bio: Tosha Hill, one of the most promising new artists from the Muscle Shoals area, is unquestionably one of the more unique and untouched original talents that has been growing quietly in the beautiful community of Florence, Alabama.
$10 – $25
City Lights & Stars: Unknown Lyric
Unknown Lyric is an Acoustic Classically infused duo out of Atlanta, Ga. By fusing classical Beethoven with the urban grooves and contemporary sounds, they add a new vibe to music. With Unknown Lyric, their craft is more than a gift, it is an experience. Winners of Apollo Amateur Night in New York, Unknown Lyric has created a movement called “Classical Fusion”. We find inspiration from different yet unique artists, such as Beethoven, Mozart, Jimi Hendrix, and John Mayer just to name a few. Food trucks will be onsite with food for purchase.
$10 – $25
City Lights & Stars: Iron Horse
Iron Horse was formed in 2000 in the famous hit recording capital of Muscle Shoals, Alabama. The band creates much of its own music, with an innate ability for cross-genre arrangements. Iron Horse has recorded twelve projects for CMH Records. Tributes to Metallica, Led Zeppelin, Ozzy Osbourn, Guns & Roses, The Goo Goo Dolls and Hank Williams as well as others. The skill and ability of Iron Horse to transpose metal to bluegrass is exceptional. Food trucks will be onsite with food for purchase. All Ticket Sales End the day of concert at 4pm.
$60.00
Chair Caning: “Maple Stool”
In this workshop, students will weave a herringbone pattern on the seat of a small maple stool.
$10.00 – $120.00
Ceramics: “Introduction to Wheel Throwing”
Don’t miss this opportunity to get your hands dirty and see what wheel throwing is all about!
$10.00 – $115.00
Glass: “Fused Glass Garden Spinner”
Students will gain an introduction into embossing glass and glass fusing and leave with a delightful addition to their yard or garden.
$45.00
Paper Quilling: “Heart of Summer”
Come and learn the beautiful, but simple art of quilling. In addition to adults, this workshop is open for ages 13 -18 with a parent also registered and in attendance!
$10 – $25
City Lights & Stars: Eric Essix
Birmingham great Eric Essix has performed over 30 years and 25 full length album releases, Eric Essix has not only maintained a steady flow of new music that continues to push the boundaries of contemporary jazz. Food trucks will be onsite with food for purchase. All Ticket Sales End the day of concert at 4pm. Gates Open at 6:30 pm.
$65.00
Jewelry Making: “Pattern Wire Bracelet”
Learn beginner wire-wrapping techniques and go home with a beautiful bracelet. This workshop is a prerequisite for Elesa’s intermediate wire workshops.
$85.00
Jewelry Making: “Beaded Cuff Bracelet”
This project will build on the Pattern Wire bracelet project, incorporating more wires and beads. Pattern Wire Bracelet is a prerequisite and is being offered on May 21.
$10.00 – $110.00
Ceramics: “Flower Bowl”
Through guided instruction, students will construct a functional bowl inspired by forms from nature. In addition to adults, this workshop is open for ages 13 -18 with a parent also registered and in attendance!
$10.00 – $100.00
Wood-burning: “Personalized Wall Rack”
Spend a day learning about folk art & the forgotten technique of pyrography, while wood-burning a personalized wall rack!
$10 – $25
City Lights & Stars: Lamont Landers Band
“America’s Got Talent” contestant Lamont Landers brings his talent to Burritt on the Mountain. Malleable warm vocals and pop-funk tunefulness give Landers perhaps the most breakthrough potential of any young Huntsville musician in recent memory. At the age of 22, a candid video recorded by his sister of him performing the Ray Charles’ classic “Hit the Road Jack” went viral on YouTube, and with the help of Reddit.com garnered over 400,000 views overnight.
$10 – $25
City Lights & Stars: Calypso Vision
Eclectic “Gumbo Mix” of Buffett-Style Trop and Classic Rock, grounded in good alternative roots, and a few Hippie Surprises, Calypso Vision brings its beach party ready to go, with all the spontaneous fun you need to turn an evening into a trip down island! Offering a “better attitude from another latitude’. Food trucks will be onsite with food for purchase. All Ticket Sales End the day of concert at 4pm. Gates Open at 6:30 pm.
$10.00 – $115.00
Glass: “Classical Stained Glass”
In this two day workshop, students will make a classical stained glass panel in the manner of Louis Comfort Tiffany.
$60.00
Fiber Arts: “Learn to Knit Lace – Gothic Cowl”
Students will learn how to read lace charts, knit directional decreases, and increase with yarn-overs all while creating this gorgeous cowl.
$135.00
Jewelry Making: “Metal Clay and Wire Wrapping”
Using precious metal clay, students will create 2-3 pairs of earrings. While the clay is firing, students will learn basic wire wrapping to create a copper and sterling silver bracelet.
$170.00
Ceramics: “Introduction to the Potter’s Wheel”
In this workshop participants will make their very own ceramic bowl while learning the basic steps of shaping clay on a potters wheel. The end result will be a hand-crafted bowl they can cherish forever. No previous experience necessary!
$10 – $25
City Lights & Stars: Huntsville’s In the Mood
Huntsville’s In the Mood is the area’s hottest jazz and swing orchestra. From Glenn Miller to Count Basie to Frank Sinatra, with Huntsville’s In the Mood, Our core music is authentic popular big band swing and ballroom dance. The ultimate variety band, and play a wide range of genres to accommodate any event, from swing & jazz to pop, oldies rock, Motown & funk. Food trucks will be onsite with food for purchase. All Ticket Sales End the day of concert at 4pm. Gates Open at 6:30 pm.
$45.00
Paper Quilling: “Signs of Fall”
Come and learn the beautiful, but simple art of quilling and paper flower making. After a short and easy lesson, each student will create their own personalized fall sign using the colors and quilled shapes of their choice.
$75.00
Fiber Arts: “Knitting a Wheat Scarf”
Learn all the basics of knitting – casting on, knitting, purling, and binding off – while creating a simple, textural, reversible scarf. No experience necessary!
$10.00 – $145.00
Tinsmithing: “Autumn Light”
In this two day workshop, students will learn the basics of tinsmithing to make historic tin items such as lanterns, Christmas decorations, sconces, candle holders, and more.
$100.00
Jewelry Making: “Bangled Bracelet”
Students will continue to expand on wire wrapping skills in this intermediate class by learning more challenging techniques. Please take “Pattern Wire Bracelet being offered in July for the basic skills needed for this workshop!
$10.00 – $100.00
Blacksmithing: “Tongs”
This class will focus on hammer control using tapering, half face blows, drawing, twisting, bending, and assembly by riveting. With these techniques, students will learn to make unique, one-of-a-kind tongs!
$10.00 – $110
Photography: Visual Storytelling
We all have a story to tell. Learn to use photography in a creative and technically proficient manner to explore concepts for storytelling and photo essays with instructor Eric Dusenbery.
$10.00 – $80.00
Glass: “Autumn Openwork”
Celebrate the beauty of autumn by making a stained glass circular panel.
$65.00
Basket Making: “Mini Muffin Basket”
Students will make a small muffin basket with leather handles and a smocked diamond design.
$10.00 – $100.00
Blacksmithing: “Key Fobs and Hooks”
Using basic smithing fundamentals, students will make their own key fobs and hooks. These are great stocking stuffers!