Category Archives: Entertainment

Ellis Marsalis, Alys Stephens Center

Posted on October 30, 2007 | Comments Off

If you like jazz, you are familiar with Ellis Marsalis. He is regarded as the premier modern jazz pianist in New Orleans (and beyond) and for good reason. The patriarch of the Marsalis family delivers irresistible performances and conveys a love for all things jazz. Plus, he’s got some talented sons. You can see where they get it from during dad’s concert at the Alys Stephens Center, 1200 10th Ave. South. As an added bonus, Marsalis will greet fans in the lobby after the show.

Cost: $25-45, students $10. (Buying tickets online? Enter the code ASCPresents for 20 percent discount. We bet if you called to order tickets, you could ask for the same deal.)

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Harvest Brew, SoHo Square

Posted on October 26, 2007 | Comments Off

October will be over soon so now is the time to take advantage of this Oktoberfest Celebration. For $10, you’ll get a taste of the newest imports and microbrews available in the state. And you’ll be helping United Way/Birmingham Community Food Bank. So it’s win-win.

Location:

SoHo Square is located in downtown Homewood.

Cost: $10; Tickets on sale the day of the event.

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Birmingham Noir, downtown

Posted on October 22, 2007 | Comments Off

I just found this great site, the BLP blog. And that’s how this came to my attention. Jim Baggett, Birmingham Public Library archivist, is leading nighttime walking tours of notorious downtown historic sites just in time for Halloween. Admission is free but reservations are needed. Contact Baggett at 226-3631 or e-mail jbaggett@bham.lib.al.us. Meet in the atrium of the Central (downtown) Library, 2100 Park Place. The tour will last about one hour. Walking can get you thirsty so there’s a break for refreshments at Safari Cup during the tour.

Cost: $0

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Ravi and Anoushka Shankar, Alys Stephens Center

Posted on October 21, 2007 | Leave a comment

Fans of sitarist Ravi Shankar were disappointed when last season’s show was canceled due to injury. But happily, the show was rescheduled for this season. They do expect a sell out so don’t wait too long to get tickets. A few notes on the show from the Alys Stephens Center: “Virtuoso sitarist, composer, and teacher Ravi Shankar is India’s most esteemed musical ambassador. His daughter Anoushka is the only artist in the world to be trained completely by her father.” The ASC is located on the UAB campus at 1200 10th Ave. South.

Cost: $28-$62, students $10

Sam Bush, Jerry Douglas and Edgar Meyer at Alys Stephens Center

Posted on October 21, 2007 | Leave a comment

Acclaimed bassist Edgar Meyer, dobro master Jerry Douglas and mandolin virtuoso Sam Bush are all musical icons. Normally, you would have to pay to see each individually but the Alys Stephens Center is saving you time and money by having all three on stage together. Promises to be quite a show. The ASC is located at 1200 10th Ave. South on the campus of UAB.

Cost: $22-$52, students $10

David Sedaris, Alys Stephens Center

Posted on October 14, 2007 | Comments Off

Humorist and National Public Radio star David Sedaris will be appearing at the Alys Stephens Center this Sunday but you’ll have to figure out a way to get tickets. According to the Alys Stephens Center website, the show is sold out. We say give them a call, just in case. Here’s what the ASC has to say about Sedaris:

“The master of satire returns! NPR humorist and best-selling author David Sedaris is one of our all-time favorites. His performances are always a hit, providing sold-out audiences with hilarious readings from his books including ‘Naked,’ ‘Me Talk Pretty One Day,’ and ‘Holidays on Ice.’ Sedaris may be the closest thing the literary world has to a rock star.”

If that’s the case, maybe there will be a scalper outside the doors selling “reasonably priced” tickets.

Cost: $25-45, students $10.

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Bavarian Philharmonic with Orion Weiss on piano, Alys Stephens Center

Posted on October 14, 2007 | Leave a comment

This talented group has come a long way to entertain you at the Alys Stephens Center located on the UAB campus at 1200 10th Ave. South. Here’s a description of the group courtesy of ASC:

Comprised of elite musicians from the Berlin and Munich Philharmonics and the Munich, Stuttgart and Hamburg Operas, this ensemble is known for the amazing range of their repertoire. Pianist Orion Weiss, winner of the prestigious Avery Fisher Career Grant, recently performed with the Israel Phil conducted by Itzhak Perlman and made his European debut in Paris.

Cost: $28-62, students $10