[ February 19, 2008; 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm. ] Come on out this Tuesday to celebrate Birmingham’s traditionally African-American communities and culture through an engaging set of short films produced by students in UAB’s Ethnographic Filmmaking course. Presented by Michele Foreman, UAB Center for Urban Affairs.

Part of the Collective Perspectives 2008 series.

About the series:

Vulcan Park and Museum is proud to present Collective Perspectives [...]

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Just in case you were thought you’d be tempted to visit your local Birmingham Public Library branch on Christmas Eve… nope, not gonna happen. They’re also closed on Christmas Day and New Years Day.
Erik Jambor stepped down from his post at BendFilm in Oregon last month, for those that may be interested and who didn’t [...]

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Well, Christina decided to enjoy last weekend without us, enjoying the holiday with family and friends. She also decided to catch that flu bug that’s going around. No matter, she was determined to give y’all some holiday season suggestions this week - and here they are!
If you haven’t clicked yet to learn about four parades, [...]

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[ November 15, 2007; 6:45 pm; ] So you were too sick/out of town/had to mow the dead grass and just couldn’t make it downtown in September for the 2007 Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival? Lucky you. The folks at Filament Artists are hosting a screening party featuring some of local shorts you missed.

WHEN: Thursday, November 15th @ 6:45pm (films start at 7:30pm)
WHERE: [...]

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[ November 5, 2007; 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ] Tonight’s topic, Music and Your Film– How Soundtracks Can Make or Break a Scene, will feature local composer Annie Brunson sharing her experiences and wisdom on setting the mood to a film. There will also be a couple of reps from Apple telling you about some of their amazing programs that can help you create [...]

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[ October 31, 2007; 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm. ] Part of the Steak Verhoeven Film Club’s ongoing series at Rojo in Highland Park, this film helps us all celebrate Halloween in that deeply psychological way that makes all the sense in the world (sort of). Here’s the description of the 1971 film courtesy of the email announcing the event:
A woman released from a mental [...]

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You just need to know where to look. And in a metro area of more than 1 million people, there are some other things going on this weekend that may draw crowds, though probably none as large as The Magic City Classic.
Christina’s got her picks  ready and waiting as usual for you over on Timetable.
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