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Firefighter Night, Speakeasy

Posted on January 30, 2008 | Comments Off

“Drink Cheap. Donate. Celebrate the men and women of the Firefighter Nation.”

Those are the words used in some of the marketing for The Speakeasy’s upcoming fundraiser to support Kid One Transport and the Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service’s runners participating in this year’s Mercedes Marathon.

Drinks specials galore all night long… for a good cause.

Location:
Speakeasy
1920 3rd Avenue North (directions)

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Art 101, Birmingham Museum of Art

Posted on January 30, 2008 | Comments Off

The Birmingham Museum of Art‘s curator, Dr. Graham Boettcher, will host an evening workshop entitled Secrets of Online Collecting Revealed. It will focus on “how to build a museum-quality collection on a budget using eBay and other online resources.”

We thought that might pique your interest…

Location:
Birmingham Museum of Art
2000 8th Avenue North (directions)

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Artist Forum, Space One Eleven

Posted on January 28, 2008 | Comments Off

Artists Shana Berger and Nathan Purath will present Artists Build Community with Their Work, the latest installment of their Artist Forum series.

From the organization’s announcement:

The idea that art can take a direct role in making a just society inspires and informs Berger and Purath’s practice. In 2002, they co-founded the artists group, Your Art Here with fellow members Owen Mundy and Alyssa Hill. Their projects have addressed specific social needs by working directly with communities with the aim of realizing positive change. For the last three years, they have lived and worked in rural Alabama, facilitating community driven public art projects in the town of York, Alabama. Ultimately, they hope to empower artists and citizens in order to influence community creatively, change the way that art is made and viewed in contemporary society.

There will be a 30-minute presentation by the artists followed by an open discussion with the community about their work and other community-based art projects.

Location:
Space One Eleven
2409 2^nd Avenue North (directions)

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Obama in B’ham Sunday

Posted on January 24, 2008 | 2 comments

Barack Obama in Birmingham Not only is Sen. Barack Obama running television ads in Alabama starting today, The Birmingham News reports that the presidential hopeful will be in town 2 p.m. Sunday.

The Stand For Change Town Hall meeting at UAB’s Bartow Arena is free and open to the public but you’ll need a ticket to get in. Tickets will be available starting 9 a.m. Friday morning at Obama campaign offices. The Birmingham office is located downtown at 1813 4th Ave. North. Offices are also located in Montgomery, Tuscaloosa, Huntsville, Mobile, Selma and Tuskegee.

Or get your ticket online.

Doors on Sunday will open at noon. Campaign requests no bags, signs or banners. “I heart Huckabee” tattoos probably not welcomed either.

UPDATE: Click here to view images from the event.

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Things you didn’t know about the library … but do now

Posted on January 23, 2008 | 6 comments

Library

Birmingham Central Library at dusk. Photo credit: Bob Farley/f8Photo

EXTENDED HOURS Most libraries in the Birmingham Public Library system are now open until 6 p.m. with a few keeping the doors open until 8. Click here to know where to go and when. Click here for a list that includes all Jefferson County locations and hours. Keep reading and you’ll see why extended hours are a good thing.

Continue reading →

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UPDATE: Birmingham remembers Martin Luther King Jr.

Posted on January 21, 2008 | 2 comments

Bob Farley/f8Photo

UPDATE: 9:34 p.m., Click on the image above to view more images from earlier today (30 images, 2 pages).

The Rev. Abraham Woods sits behind the altar at 16th Street Baptist Church Monday afternoon. The Rev. Woods and other Civil Rights figures took part in today’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day march which started at Birmingham City Hall and ended at the church with a rally. The march and rally are just a few of the events held today to honor the memory of King.

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Random Shots: A look at the snow in Birmingham

Posted on January 19, 2008 | Leave a comment

Photo credit: André Natta/Flickr

UPDATE: 8:06 p.m.; we’ve created the gallery – click here to view. We’re still welcoming photos too!

It’s a little cold outside right now and the real danger may be later today and tonight as the snow turns into ice. We’re hoping that folks will be careful and safe while they’re heading out to their destinations this evening.

If you’ve got any images from the snowfall, drop us a line at photos[at]bhamterminal.com and we’ll get ’em up here for you…