

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: These Mountains Should Be Ours: From Alaska to Alabama, essay readings by Shannon Milliman
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 07 Feb, 2026 at 06:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Note DATE AND TIME CHANGE DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER PREDICTED. Florence Arts &amp; Museums is happy to host an evening of storytelling with nationally staged playwright, essayist, and performer Shannon Milliman. Join us Saturday, February 7, 2026 at 6pm at Southall House at KD Art Center. Blending the humor of David Sedaris with the haunting charm of Southern Gothic, Milliman delivers a poetic and passionate performance drawn from her journey as an Alaska-born transplant finding home—and herself—in Alabama.
Through essays that examine family, faith, and the fleeting nature of childhood, Milliman invites audiences into a world where everyday moments take on unexpected beauty. Her work, featured on the TEDx stage and published in 7 Points Poet, showcases her talent as a playwright, storyteller, and humorist with a uniquely heartfelt voice.
This program is free and is sponsored by Florence Arts &amp; Museums. The event will be held at the Southall House, next door to the Kennedy-Douglass Art Center’s main building, at 209 E. Tuscaloosa St. Call 256-760-6379 for more information.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/florence/these-mountains-should-be-ours-from-alaska-to-alabama-essay-readings-by-shannon-milliman/200029455756236
- **Event Categories**: art, performances, literary-art, entertainment, storytelling
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 78

## Ticket Details

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## Event venue details

- **city**: Florence
- **state**: AL
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 209 E Tuscaloosa St, Florence, AL 35630-4724, United States
- **lat**: 34.80387
- **long**: -87.67589
- **full address**: 209 E Tuscaloosa St, Florence, AL 35630-4724, United States

## Event Organizer details

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- **organizer**: Shannon Christenson Milliman (https://allevents.in/org/shannon-christenson-milliman/20294414)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sat, 07 Feb, 2026 at 06:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 209 E Tuscaloosa St, Florence, AL 35630-4724, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Shannon Christenson Milliman
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art, performances, literary-art, entertainment, storytelling
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about These Mountains Should Be Ours: From Alaska to Alabama, essay readings by Shannon Milliman ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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