The stores on 2nd & 3rd Avenues North are joining forces inviting people to come and check out what’s going on downtown. Jim Reed Books , Safari Cup Coffee and the newest addition to the downtown retail scene, What’s On Second, invite everyone to come down and explore their stores, check out some comedy courtesy of our local Fresh Ground Comics , and just relax. With the weather we’ve been having recently, what could be better.
Category Archives: Events
Pepper Place Market starts tomorrow
One of the rituals of the summer is upon us – the beginning of the Pepper Place Saturday Market tomorrow morning. The market will begin it’s eighth season promptly at 7 a.m. and close at noon in the Pepper Place parking lot. This of course means that 2nd Avenue between 28th and 29th Streets, South will be blocked off all of those Saturday mornings (so don’t get any ideas about using it as a short cut on Saturdays through October). According to the event website, new products available include hand carved wooden fruit trays, wind chimes, hand blown glass, hot sauces, pottery, homemade fudge, peanut brittle and ice cream. Continue reading
“Spidey 3” midnight showing at Rave locations
Just to help feed the hype that is Spiderman 3, we just felt it was our civic duty to remind everyone that all three of our local Rave Motion Pictures locations are showing the film beginning at 12:01 a.m. Friday morning. That, and the fact that as of the time of this posting, tickets are still available. Of course with that being said, it’s not like we’re trying to convince anyone to skip work later that morning just because you were out watching the latest Spidey film….
“It’s a Thick Book” shows at Virginia Samford on Monday
Just in case you’ve missed one of the more talked about documentaries in our state, your next opportunity to view it is close (really close). The next screening of “It’s A Thick Book” in the Birmingham area is scheduled for next Monday, April 23 beginning at 6 p.m. at the Virginia Samford Theatre in Caldwell Park. The film was made by Homewood High School graduate Lewis Lehe. The ACCR Foundation has been using the forty-five minute documentary “as an entertaining and engaging way to help others learn about [the] 1901 state constitution.” The foundation is working towards constitutional reform for the world’s largest and longest governing document – the Alabama state constitution.
Just in case you miss Monday’s showing, the next screening event is scheduled for Trinity United Methodist Church on April 26 and the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute on May 22. You can also order your own free copy of the DVD by visiting their website (to order, click on “Get Involved” link).
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It’s not too late to go to PhotoCamp tomorrow!
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.
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