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Workshops aimed at drawing the connections between Native American cultures, Alabama plants and the products created by people rooted in early traditions are coming to North Alabama. The Alabama Plants Series is a set of six free workshops hosted at Pope’s Tavern Museum.

A day meant to focus on creativity and community is coming to North Alabama this week through a series of art workshops. The Shoals Art Collective is partnering with Florence Arts and Museums to present the inaugural Pope’s Tavern Family Art Day.

Children and tweens from North Alabama are gaining knowledge on Native American culture and history at the Florence Indian Mound Museum. The institution is hosting the Young Learners Series with lessons and hands-on learning exercises. The focus of the next class, to be held on Sept. 28, will be on Native American Music of the Southwest.

The University of Alabama and the University of North Alabama are both reporting record-breaking enrollment numbers for the fall semester of 2024. Approximately 10,600 students are making UNA their choice for their higher education. Meantime, a record-breaking number of in-state first-year students highlights UA's fall 2024 total enrollment of 40,846 attendees.

Children and tweens from North Alabama are gaining knowledge on Native American culture and history this summer at the Florence Indian Mound Museum. The institution is hosting the Young Learners Series.

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