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“We Love West End” block party, Historic Rickwood Field

The West End Merchants Association, West End Community and Main Street Birmingham, a nonprofit group working to improve our city, are throwing their annual community block party/car show at historic Rickwood Field Saturday, Sept. 15, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The field is located at 1137 2nd Ave. West. Besides the cars on display, there will be live music, free hot dogs and drinks, rides for the kids, a basketball shoot out and door prizes.

Cost: Free

Salsabor! Latin Dance Night, Workplay

Dig out your dancing shoes and join Latinsoul Productions Saturday, Sept. 15, for a Latino Heritage Month kickoff party at their monthly Salsabor party at Workplay, 500 23rd St. South, in Birmingham. Latinsoul’s DJ Carlos Otalora will be playing the finest in Salsa, Merengue, Bachata, Reggaeton and more all night long. Learn the moves during free dance lessons at 9 p.m. Dancing starts at 10 p.m.

Cost: $10

Ride for Kids, Pelham Civic Complex

Here’s a call for area bikers to get their motorcycle motors running for a good cause. The annual nationwide Ride for Kids raises monies for the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation. The PBTF is working to find the cause and cure for childhood brain tumors. Locally, the ride will leave from the Pelham Civic Complex at 10:30 a.m. and will end at Barber Motorsports Park near Leeds. Registration starts at 8 a.m.

Cost: $35 per rider.

ASC Season Kickoff Party, Alys Stephens Center

The Alys Stephens Center, 1200 10th Ave. South, is kicking off it’s 11th season with a dance party in … the lobby. Apparently it was so much fun last year, they decided to make it an annual event. Along with music from the hot Latin band Tiempo Libre, there will be door prizes, food, cash bar and much more. Get the lowdown and buy tickets here. Cost: $25, students $10**

And that’s not all. There’s a pre-show party at 6 p.m. for the ASC Social Club in the new Haskell Courtyard featuring Latin dance lessons, tapas and mojito specials plus you get two drink tickets. Cost: Free for Social Club members, $10 for everyone else.

**FYI, if you order your tickets online, use the promotion code ASCPresents for 20 percent off. Or if you buy them over the phone or in person, mention Latinsoul Productions, the guys in charge of the pre-show party, for the same deal.

“Miss Vulcan 1939,” Vulcan Park

We’ve seen Shakespeare in the park but new this weekend is Vulcan Park, 1701 Valley View Drive, hosting a musical. You’re invited to special outdoor performances of “Miss Vulcan 1939,” by the Red Mountain Theatre Company. The original work is described as the “unpredictable and (somewhat) true story of a meek dime store clerk who challenges the city’s debutantes in a beauty pageant to crown Vulcan’s queen.” Make it a date night Saturday by ordering a gourmet picnic dinner from A Social Affair to enjoy while listening to the pre-show sounds of Emily DeLoach. Sunday’s entertainment includes a Kidzone and scavenger hunts. On both days, ticket holders will be able to tour the park grounds, museum and observation balcony. Find all the details and order tickets on the Red Mountain Theatre Web site.

Saturday cost:$20, 4 and under free

Sunday cost: $20 for adults, $10 for children 5-12, 4 and under free

Fright Furnace auditions, Sloss Furnaces

Sloss Fright Furnace is currently seeking ghouls for this Halloween’s terrifying journey through the netherworld: “A Vortex of Spirits.” Auditions for the new trail will be held at Sloss Furnaces (20 32nd St. North) on Tuesday, Sept.11, and Wednesday, Sept. 12, at 5:30 p.m. This is an open call for actors 16 and up, therefore no appointment is necessary. There’s a lot more you need to know, like the pay scale. If you don’t find the answers to your questions there, contact Joel Corley at 205-324-6881 ext. 101 or e-mail him at joelcorley@bellsouth.net.

Out of the Darkness Community Walk, Heardmont Park

According of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) website, every 16 minutes someone dies by suicide. You can help the AFSP raise money for research and education programs to prevent suicide by participating in the local Out of the Darkness Community Walk, one of several across the country.

The walk will be held Saturday, Sept. 29, at Heardmont Park, 5458 Cahaba Valley Road. Registration begins at 7 a.m. and the walk begins at 9 a.m. The walk is approximately 5 miles long. Find more information on the Out of the Darkness website. As stated on the site, there is no registration fee and no minimum amount of money that you must raise to participate. You can sign up here.