Artwork created by 14 local artists as well as students at Phillips Academy will be available for sale. The gallery being used for the show, a private downtown loft residence, will feature antique automobiles as props.
All proceeds from the sales made that afternoon will benefit Phillips Academy’s art department. For more information, contact Sandy Tilt, [...]

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First of all, here’s a link to the report that everyone’s been talking about surrounding the city of Birmingham’s school system.
Now let’s take a look at how the local media’s been covering this story since it broke yesterday…
Throughout most of last night’s coverage, outlets stressed Mims’ acceptance of responsibility for the existence of two reports. [...]

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Part two of Vulcan Park’s 2008 Collective Perspectives series, “Way Down South in Birmingham,” will take place on Tuesday, February 12 and feature Miles College jazz band director Daniel Western.
The series, entitled Neighborhoods: Artful Excursions Through Birmingham’s African-American Communities, is a celebration of Black history. Audra Bean, Vulcan Park’s director of marketing and [...]

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Left to right: Mrs. Laura Bush, community member Shirina Davenport, President and CEO Lawrence Pijeaux, Jr., and IMLS Director Anne Radice. Photo credit: Bob Burgess/IMLS
The Birmingham Civil Rights Institute formally received its 2007 National Medal for Museum and Library Service that was first announced in mid-November. On hand to receive the award in Washington, DC [...]

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No, it’s not nearly as cool as having video from their performance in Vatican City (which you really should take a look at), it is a chance to hear Spain Park’s director talk about how great an experience this opportunity to perform for the Pope was to the students and the parents that accompanied the [...]

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An image of the XO Laptop.
The XO laptop is serving as a focal point of what is a larger issue for our local educational system. While not necessarily offering answers, I felt like wondering aloud over on my Birmingham, hoping you may share your opinions over there as well.
Come Monday, you’ll get a chance to [...]

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Henry Panion III has announced the launch of his own record label, Audiostate 55 Entertainment! The label is housed in the Audiostate 55 Recording Studios on 55th Place South in Birmingham’s Woodlawn community and will also contain an educational division devoted exclusively to the development of aspiring artists, engineers, and producers. The label intends to [...]

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