Category Archives: Events

The Science of Beer, McWane Science Center

Pop the top off the science of beer making and tasting. Explore and experiment with a team of experts from the Siebel’s Institute as they take you through the exotic tastes of beers from around the world while you enjoy the music of The Spots. The McWane Science Center is located at 200 19th St. North.

Cost: $10 general public, $5 members
Includes heavy hors d’oeuvres, free parking
and beer tasting for guests 21 and up

Bordeaux Ball, B & A Warehouse

The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation’s Young Professionals Leadership Committee invites everyone to the Bordeaux Ball on Friday, Oct. 5, at B & A Warehouse, 1531 1st Ave. South, Birmingham. Enjoy live music by The Connection, wine and beer, hor d’oeuvres plus a Marketplace and silent auction. Wear your finest cocktail attire, valet parking available. During the event, a special wine-tasting experience will be hosted by Village Wine Market from 8-10 p.m. It costs $10 and you can purchase that ticket at the event.

Cost: $60 in advance/$65 at the door. Tickets can be found online. Head to the bottom of the page for the “register” button.


Pompeii Preview Gala, Birmingham Museum of Art

The Junior Patrons of the Birmingham Museum of Art and Crown Automobile present the Pompeii Preview Gala, an exclusive first look at Birmingham’s most anticipated exhibition, Pompeii: Tales from an Eruption. Celebrate the beauty of the rediscovered ancient city with an evening at the museum. Dress in your finest cocktail attire, dance to music by Atlanta’s City Heat, and enjoy Pompeii-inspired hors d’oeuvres and beverages. Complete your night on the town with dinner before the event at Icon Restaurant, just a short walk away in the Tutwiler Hotel. They’ve got a special three-course meal planned for Gala guests. Tickets and dinner details available online.

Cost: $40 per Junior Patron; $60 per Non-Member; $90 per Junior Patron with dinner; $110 per Non Member with dinner

Click here to register to win two (2) tickets to the event courtesy of The Terminal!

Does God exist? Hear two sides next week Wednesday

That’s when John Lennox will debate Richard Dawkins at the Alys Stephens Center. While information has been out in public for weeks, we’ve noticed a recent upswing in the online buzz about the event. It’s being sponsored by the Fixed Point Foundation, a Birmingham-based Christian “think-tank” organization.

Dawkins is a respected intellectual and known atheist while John Lennox is a Christian apologist and scientist. Both gentlemen work in Oxford,England; Lennox is Reader in Mathematics and Fellow in Mathematics and Philosophy of Science, Green College, University of Oxford while Dawkins is Fellow of the Royal Society and Charles Simonyi Chair for the Public Understanding of Science at Oxford University. So basically, it’s going to be a good one. Click on over to Good News to learn more about the event from its original press release.

Lennox has been interviewed on WBHM – click here to listen to or read the conversation.

A look around the station: The Loaf likes Charles’ comments

They at least like them enough to link to this post over on my Birmingham. Charles Buchanan’s comments come after a visit two weekends ago to our neighbor to the east and André’s piece on urban fabric. It’s an interesting piece and they’re taking a look at it today, so why don’t you?

NOTE: Charles is a regular contributor to the site, normally over on Timetable and the guy who came up with the cool Terminal Station print for the site.

Speaking of Timetable, we’re trying to play catch up to all of the things going on around town. We’re also wanting to shine a spotlight on one local artist’s attempts to expand our city’s reviews of art shows. M. Blue Horn has begun posting podcasts to her personal site and… well head on over and find out.

Just in case you needed another good reason to vote on October 9…

I voted stickerWe ran into the folks from The Bottletree this weekend at Pepper Place and they told us that anyone that comes in on Election Day (Tuesday, October 9) who has

a) voted, and
b) has an “I Voted” sticker on that’s been handed out that day

would receive a free beer!

So what are you waiting for… if you haven’t already registered, click here to download the state registration form. You can also visit our election coverage site, though we’re not completely finished with it either.

BTW: If you know of any other specials being done for those who have voted, put it up as a comment to this post. Thanks!

Paws Across the Parkway, Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church

This outdoor festival will include music, rescue groups, adoptions, exhibitions, mobile low-cost pet vaccinations, on-site veterinary experts and much more! The event is being hosted by the business community to promote positive efforts in animal welfare.

Cost: Free

Location:
Our Lady of Lourdes Church
980 Huffman Road