Spring Events
$45.00
Paper Quilling: Easter Bunny
Come and learn the beautiful, but simple art of quilling and make your own framed bunny.
$110.00
Fiber Arts: Knitting a Barley Hat
Join us for this 2 day knitting workshop for advanced beginner or intermediate knitters. Students will learn how to cast on in the round, create ribbing, change needles, and establish the pattern for the body of a hat.
$10.00 – $100.00
Blacksmithing: “Plant Hangers and Hooks”
Students will learn tapering, spreading, scrolling, bending, and riveting as they make hanger hooks perfect for hanging plants or other things.
$10.00 – $125.00
Stained Glass: “Classic Stained Glass Box”
Calling all previous Stained Glass students! In this intermediate workshop you will create a stained glass box that is perfect for jewelry or other treasures.
$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.
$8 – $12
Melodies on the Mountain: Good Vibrations
Melodies on the Mountain: Learning Through Music A collaboration with Burritt on the Mountain and The Microwave Dave Music Education Foundation (MDMEF) “Good Vibrations – The Relationship Between Science and Music” Thursday April 22, 2021 @ 10-11:30am Burritt on the Mountain, in partnership with The Microwave Dave Music Education Foundation (MDMEF), is offering another education lesson in our “Melodies on the Mountain” series: “Good Vibrations – The Relationship Between Science and Music” The MDMEF will provide a talented local musician to conduct and perform an engaging lesson about the science of fashioning sound and harmony.
$165.00
Ceramics: “Introduction to the Potter’s Wheel”
Learn the basics of shaping clay on a potter’s wheel and create your own hand-crafted bowl in this 4 week series.
$8 – $12
Opera on the Mountain: Learning through the Arts
Opera on the Mountain: Learning Through the Arts A collaboration with Burritt on the Mountain and Encore Opera The Bremen Town Musicians Thursday May 6, 2021 @ 10-11:30am Burritt on the Mountain, in partnership with Encore Opera present “The Bremen Town Musicians”. Come enjoy this operatic version of The Town Musicians of Bremen written for children. This somewhat silly and totally fun production includes the music by famous opera composers such as J. Offenbach, G. Rossini, G. Donizetti, A. Sullivan and G. Verdi.
$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.
$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.
$75.00
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 – $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.
Summer Events
$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.
$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.
$75.00
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 – $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.
$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.
Fall Events
Mansion Exhibit: The Struggle to Vote
The Struggle to Vote: The Nation, Alabama and the South – 1848 to 1920 Exhibit Open October 24, 2020 through April 12, 2021 The Burritt Mansion’s winter-spring exhibit is in partnership with the League of Women Voters of the Tennessee Valley, as part of the League’s commemoration of the 19th Amendment’s Centennial and the formation of the League of Women Voters that was created from the woman suffrage movement. The movement began in 1848 when two women, from the anti-slavery movement, had a meeting with over 300 men and women in attendance.
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$65.00
Plants and Herbs: “Victorian Art of Pressed Flowers”
Join us and learn the history and process of pressing flowers and create bookmarks, note cards, candles, and more.
Winter Events
Mansion Exhibit: The Struggle to Vote
The Struggle to Vote: The Nation, Alabama and the South – 1848 to 1920 Exhibit Open October 24, 2020 through April 12, 2021 The Burritt Mansion’s winter-spring exhibit is in partnership with the League of Women Voters of the Tennessee Valley, as part of the League’s commemoration of the 19th Amendment’s Centennial and the formation of the League of Women Voters that was created from the woman suffrage movement. The movement began in 1848 when two women, from the anti-slavery movement, had a meeting with over 300 men and women in attendance.
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$5
Celebrate Groundhog Day
On February 2, 1887, Groundhog Day is celebrated for the first time at Gobbler’s Knob in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. Groundhog Day is a day to take everything a little less seriously and break up the winter monotony. Celebrate this tradition at Burritt on the Mountain with Alabama’s true weather forecasting groundhog Smith Lake Jake. According to legend, if Smith Lake Jake sees his shadow, he’ll return to his den and winter will continue for another six weeks. If he doesn’t see his shadow, spring will arrive early. Hot cocoa, cookies and Groundhog themed crafts add to the fun.
$10.00 – $100.00
Blacksmithing: “Key Fobs and Hooks”
Using the forge, anvil, and basic hand tools students will learn to make key fobs and hooks.
$75.00
Jewelry Making: “Beaded Cuff Bracelet”
In this 3 hour class, students will continue to expand on wire wrapping skills by learning more techniques with specific tools. Please note: this is an intermediate class open only to students who have taken the Beginner Pattern Wire Bracelet workshop.
$10.00 – $80.00
Stained Glass: “Valentine Openwork”
SOLD OUT! This openwork design will make the perfect Valentine’s Day gift for someone special or a lovely decoration for your home.
$165.00
Ceramics: Introduction to the Potter’s Wheel
SOLD OUT! Look for the next class in April. Learn the basics of shaping clay on a potter’s wheel and create your own hand-crafted bowl in this 4 week series.
Celebrate Black History
This year we are excited to collaborate with the Huntsville Community Drumline who will give a special outside performance at 12:30pm. This event is made possible due to the generous support of William L. Ingram V. Aesthetic & Implant Dentistry. Before or after the performance, join us as we learn about the lives of the famed Buffalo Soldiers and then spend some time in our replica Rosenwald Schoolhouse to discover what education for African American students looked like in the South in the early 1900s. This will be a day of fun and learning you will not forget.
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$58.00
Wood-burning: “Vintage Huntsville Map”
Calling all Huntsville & history lovers, this workshop is for you!
$110.00
Fiber Arts: Knitting a Barley Hat
Join us for this 2 day knitting workshop for advanced beginner or intermediate knitters. Students will learn how to cast on in the round, create ribbing, change needles, and establish the pattern for the body of a hat.
$10.00 – $100.00
Blacksmithing: “Plant Hangers and Hooks”
Students will learn tapering, spreading, scrolling, bending, and riveting as they make hanger hooks perfect for hanging plants or other things.
$60.00
Jewelry Making: “Crochet Necklace”
Come make beautiful crocheted necklace! Knowing how to crochet is not necessary – in fact the sloppier the stitch, the better!
Holiday Events
There are no upcoming events at this time.