Category Archives: Events

YP Expo @ Innovation Depot

More than 20 organizations are taking part in the first ever YP expo (webpage for event), an opportunity for our region’s young professional community to find out all of the different ways to get involved in our community. It also provides an opportunity for people to see the amount that these individuals care about making their city better than ever. The new event will take place in the city’s new Innovation Depot, the former Sears building. Music for the evening will be provided by The Spots.

It’s free to attend, but so they have an idea of how many to expect, RSVP to http://www.evite.com/app/publicUrl/alison516@aol.com/YPExpo or send an e-mail to Alison Howell of the Regional Chamber of Commerce. It’s a great way to start what promises to be a busy weekend.

“Let’s Rock” this Friday!

Mindy SmithSo says Charles Buchanan over at Pop Goes the City as he provides a great post about this year’s Art on the Rocks concerts. FYI – he’s also the guy who did the really cool wood block cut used in our header. Check it out.

We do have a couple more details about Friday’s event:

Mindy Smith’s MySpace profile – performing (and pictured)

Art on The RocksMySpace profile – hosting

You can also check out the entry in our Timetable calendar, which you can subscribe to for your iCalendar or Google Calendar. 

We also have a favor to ask… Continue reading

City Stages 2007: it’s a pretty good crowd for a Sunday…

OCOCOS stage crowd
and it was, particularly at the Legacy Credit Union and Coca Cola Classic/(OCOCOS – One Church, One City, One Stage) Stages.

For those that were at this year’s festival, we’d love to know what you think. Continue reading

City Stages 2007: Two down, one to go

Dr. John 

Earth Wind & Fire and Dr. John were among those who thrilled those who attended the second day of City Stages 2007.

The unofficial guide is still available for use on this third and final day of the festival for those that want to use it. Continue reading

City Stages 2007: Singin’ in the Shower… in Linn Park?

Rheem Shower logoPeople walking at the southern end of Linn Park were quick to notice the large shower sitting across from Birmingham, Alabama’s Board of Education building.

You’ve already missed the evening of competition, but there’s apparently still time to participate in the Singin’ in the Shower contest sponsored by Rheem Tankless and leave your own musical mark on this year’s festival. Continue reading

City Stages 2007: It begins

We’re going to break a cardinal rule of this medium: we’re going to apologize for the lack of information posted on this site in recent days. We have been trying to create an online guide for City Stages that is quite unique.

http://bhamterminal.com/citystages/

It is operational enough for people to begin using it this afternoon. Go on over and pass it on if you can. We wanted to give you something that would let you simply click on a site to hear the artists. We also wanted to encourage dialogue, so if you have a web enabled phone or PDA, you can comment about the band you’re watching or the festival in general. Continue reading

Traffic jam coming up on Friday

City Stages is going to cause a great deal of traffic issues in downtown Birmingham on its own this coming Friday. Don’t forget that we have a presidential candidate visit to add to the list.

Sen. John McCain will be taking the stage at 8 p.m. in the Birmingham Ballroom downtown at the Sheraton. That’s just about the time that Eric Johnson will be taking the stage in front of City Hall. Continue reading