Category Archives: Events

Random Shots: Still time to head out and eat

Stoking The Fire Image

Stan Chapman of Huntsville turns his flank steak over during the “Anything but Butt” competition Friday. Bob Farley/f8photo

Visit the event’s Timetable listing to learn more about it and tonight’s lineup.

Fresh food aplenty today

Some folks forget that we have a farmers market that’s been open daily in town for years. If you’re wide awake and you’re wondering what to do this morning before the heat settles in again today, you may want to head over to the Alabama Farmers Market (344 Finley Avenue) and enjoy their second annual Family & Friends Festival.

If you read this a little later in the morning, you’ve got until 1 p.m. to get over there to enjoy free hot dogs, chips & sodas, live music, food samples, grilling demonstrations, kids activities… (taking breath), and the best tasting tomato & heaviest tomato contests.

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The Countdown: T-minus 4 days…

List of door prizes available here.

Launch Party Image

It’s a grand re-opening in Homewood

Red Dot Series

Scott Bennett’s Red Dot Series potter. Bob Farley/f8photo

For those looking for a quieter way to spend this evening than our first two options, check out this post over on Timetable so you can find out where you can see this artwork.

Togas and BBQ (and more) this weekend

There are plenty of things to keep you busy this weekend… so many that we’re going to spend most of the day making sure you know about them whether through our Timetable calendar on our front page and its companion blog. Tonight’s major events are Art on the Rocks at the Museum of Art and Stokin’ the Fire at Sloss Furnaces, both bringing something unique for you this weekend.

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Stokin’ the Fire BBQ Festival, Sloss Furnaces

Sure it’s hot, but it’s going to get even hotter at Sloss Furnaces this weekend as professional and amateur teams tend to their grills for honor and prizes. These guys and girls will not be fooling around as this event is sanctioned by the Kansas City Barbeque Society. This is serious B-B and Q.
While the teams are sweatin’ the prize money, music fans can just sweat along with Alejandro Escovedo, Southern Culture on the Skids, Eliot Morris, Moses Mayfield, Jason Isbell and many more. There will also be cooking demostrations and a Kids Zone. Admission is $10 per day for adults or $15 for an advance, two-day pass. Kids ages 5-12 are $5 per day. Children under 5 are free. All net proceeds will support the expansion and restoration of the National Historic Landmark. Tickets are available at Birmingham-area Piggly Wiggly stores and Sloss, 20 32nd St. North.

Festival entertainment schedule.

More information at www.slossfurnaces.com.

Birmingham Urban League YP Networking Mixer, First American Bank

“Changing Our Community One Professional at a Time” — Join the Birmingham Urban League Thursday, August 30, for free food, drinks and, of course, lots of mingling at First American Bank, 1927 First Ave. North. The featured guest will be state Rep. Earl Hilliard Jr., D-Jefferson. A quick look at their Web site tells The Terminal that “The Birmingham Urban League is an affiliate of the National Urban League, the nation’s oldest and largest community-based movement devoted to empowering African-Americans and other underserved individuals to enter the social and economic mainstream.” Find out more here.