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Ferrol Sams, The Alabama Booksmith

He is considered one of the best living Southern authors and tonight, we’ll have the privilege of having him in metro Birmingham. Dr. Sams will be making an appearance at The Alabama Booksmith, where he will be reading from his new book, Down Town.

They’ve doubled the size of their events area to accomodate the anticipated turnout for the event. Sams is also expected to reflect on his previous works and copies of Run With the Horsemen, Whisper of the River and When All the World Was Young will be available in paperback.

Those unable to attend the event may still purchase a signed copy of Down Town through the Homewood bookstore’s website.

Ecycling Day returns this Friday

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If you were upset that you couldn’t take your old computer equipment to be recycled this past April on Earth Day, fear not. TechBirmingham has announced that they will be hosting an Ecycling Day this coming Friday, June 29 at Vulcan Park from 11 a.m. – 6 p.m. Continue reading

Vulcan’s 103rd Birthday Bash, Vulcan Park

Go on out to Vulcan Park and celebrate the big guy’s 103rd birthday! The park, museum and observation deck will be open and birthday cake and Blue Bell Ice Cream will be available to all in attendance. As long as you get there by 2 p.m., you’ll get an opportunity to sing "Happy Birthday" and enjoy the sounds of the Birmingham Children’s Choir.

Members get in for free – you can join in advance or at the gate. Otherwise it’s $3 – unless you’re under 4.
 

Vulcan Park named official visitors center

Vulcan Park was introduced as the city’s third official visitor center yesterday. The announcement was made by Greater Birmingham Convention and Visitors Bureau (GBCVB) president Jim Smither after a luncheon at the renovated park celebrating National Tourism Week .

The center will be located inside the Vulcan Center lobby at Vulcan Park and will offer tourists the opportunity to get information for their stay about restaurants, hotels, transportation providers, and tourist attractions that will make their stay enjoyable. The GBCVB also operates visitors centers in their headquarters’ lobby near the BJCC and at Birmingham International Airport. Continue reading

It’s not too late to go to PhotoCamp tomorrow!

PhotoCamp Birmingham logo

Professional and amateur photographers rejoice; PhotoCamp is near! The one day workshop will take place tomorrow (Saturday, April 21) at the Homewood Public Library (1721 Oxmoor Road; directions) from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. It is building off of the success of Birmingham’s BarCamp, providing an intense one-day “un-conference” where you are not only the audience, but potentially a presenter as well. BarCamp focused on our tech community, while PhotoCamp switches gears and provides the same opportunity to members of our photog community. The agenda is based on whatever participants want to learn about and what they are able to share with others.

PhotoCamp is being sponsored by the Birmingham Public Library; they wrote about the event on their blog. Check out the event information on Upcoming.org or the official wiki page for the event for additional information.