It seems that unless the offices of governor or president are on the ballot, most people tend to stay home on Primary Day. Eight Democratic groups in the greater Birmingham metro area are hoping to make people aware of the options that will be on the ballot come June 3 and to convince them to [...]

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Now, tomorrow’s Earth Day (officially), at least the one that everyone’s familiar with (maybe)… that’s another post. Anyway, there are a lot of things available to people in Birmingham tomorrow because of the observance that will help make the community a better place to live, whether financially or environmentally. One of the environmental options includes [...]

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[ May 18, 2008; 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm. ] Soprano Diane McNaron’s Kurt Weill Retrospective, not heard in Birmingham in nearly a decade, will be presented with New York pianist Thomas Bagwell. Bagwell, a Birmingham native who has not appeared here in fifteen years, will open the program with the rare and atmospheric Berg Piano Sonata. These two [...]

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[ March 15, 2008; 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. ] This event will also serve as the open house for the new Green Resource Center for Alabama. Participating restaurants and merchants in downtown Homewood will provide great specials and discounts on food, drink and “green” products as they and the resource center help metro Birmingham and the state of Alabama “Go Green!”

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[ February 21, 2008; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] Buy, sell or trade photographic equipment and at the annual photo flea market sale, held after the monthly meeting of the Shades Valley Camera Club. Bring your check book, equipment for sell/trade, and a shopping list of items you specifically need - you just may find them at the event! Due to space limitations, if [...]

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We’re posting this a little later than we wanted to… but we wanted to be sure that you were aware of just what you’re missing if you’re not showing up at Vulcan Park’s Collective Perspectives series on Tuesdays this month.
Here’s a taste of this week’s performance by Miles College’s jazz band, the [...]

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[ February 29, 2008; 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] Leading Edge Institute’s 8th annual Lighting the Way Gala is fast approaching. Join them for an evening of great food, jazz music courtesy of Eric Essix, and inspiration from their guest of honor, Emmy award-winning Alabama filmmaker Celia Carey (Mr. Dial has Something to Say). They will also be celebrating the dynamic young women of [...]

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