[ March 15, 2008; 2:00 pm to 10:30 pm. ] Sloss Furnaces is getting turned into a festive Irish venue on Saturday as they attempt to have the ultimate St. Patty’s Throwdown! ShamRock promises 10 bands for $10 = a low dough, family friendly event (though you’ve still got to be 21+ to drink).

Included in the admission price is Taste o’ Ireland for food lovers, [...]

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[ February 21, 2008; 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm. ] Catalyst is asking  you to grab your greatest “green” friend and head out to meet and mingle with Birmingham’s growing sustainability-minded community for this monthly mixer. Learn through the green grapevines about the new Green Resource Center for Alabama in Homewood, how to participate in a sustainability discussion course, and upcoming green building discussions sponsored [...]

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[ February 28, 2008; 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm. ] So you’ve got to check out this release party and reading for THE2NDHAND contributor Susannah Felts’ first novel, This Will Go Down on Your Permanent Record, a sort of coming-of-age of the artist, a story of the commitment of youth, given freedom.

There will be readings by Felts, Birmingham poet Chris Lawson, and the trio of [...]

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[ February 1, 2008; 4:30 pm to 7:30 pm. ] The Birmingham Track Club has decided to try something a little different this year. Their First Friday events (not to be confused with the popular urban networking event series held across the country) will be an opportunity for current and long-time members to mingle while allowing for those interested in joining the group to see [...]

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Especially if you’re anywhere near the official race route for the 4th annual Red Nose Run. Christina talks about this year’s race over on Timetable, but we figured that you’d be interested in knowing what streets you might run into delays on tomorrow morning.
So basically, if you think you’re going to be near the area [...]

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This morning’s check presentation. Photo credit: Jimmie Hale Mission
Shoppers at Birmingham-area Western Supermarkets gave from their heart to support the activities of the Jimmie Hale Mission. This morning Darwin Metcalf, president of Western Supermarkets, presented a check for $13,579.80 to Tony Cooper, the executive director of the Mission.
The monies were collected from shoppers that chose [...]

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[ January 11, 2008; 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm. January 12, 2008; 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm. ] The folks at Naked Art Gallery want you to join them this Friday and Saturday for the opening reception of “Circus Child”, a show by Tina Kirk.Vero’s saying that Tina’s been a favorite among Naked Art’s patrons for almost three years. It will be her very first solo show. The works featured will include a [...]

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