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A look back: February 18

Posted on February 18, 2008 | Comments Off on A look back: February 18

1978:

Llandovacaste birminghamensis was honored with a special commemorative postmark.

(We’re sure you want to click and find out what it is…)

Courtesy: Bhamwiki.com logo

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Empowerment Through Collective Philanthropy, Innovation Depot

Posted on February 17, 2008 | Comments Off on Empowerment Through Collective Philanthropy, Innovation Depot

The first networking event of the year for the Birmingham Urban League Young Professionals, a volunteer auxiliary of the Birmingham Urban League, consisting of males and females, ages 21-40. This event will kick off the 2008 A.G. Gaston Conference.

(FYI – the conference is hosted by the Birmingham Business Resource Center and Advanced Planning Services, LLC and it will be taking place on February 19 & 20 at the BJCC. Click here for more information.)

The event is sponsored by the Birmingham Change Fund and features food, fun great networking opportunities and information about upcoming activities at this year’s conference.

Cost: unknown

Location:
Innovation Depot
1500 1st Avenue North (directions)

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First Annual Clover Crawl, downtown Homewood

Posted on February 17, 2008 | Comments Off on First Annual Clover Crawl, downtown Homewood

This event will also serve as the open house for the new Green Resource Center for Alabama. Participating restaurants and merchants in downtown Homewood will provide great specials and discounts on food, drink and “green” products as they and the resource center help metro Birmingham and the state of Alabama “Go Green!”

Click here to view the flier on their website.

Cost: Free

Location:
throughout downtown Homewood &
Green Resource Center
2564 18th Street South, Homewood (directions)

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Annual Photo Flea Market, Shades Valley Camera Club

Posted on February 17, 2008 | Comments Off on Annual Photo Flea Market, Shades Valley Camera Club

Buy, sell or trade photographic equipment and at the annual photo flea market sale, held after the monthly meeting of the Shades Valley Camera Club. Bring your check book, equipment for sell/trade, and a shopping list of items you specifically need – you just may find them at the event! Due to space limitations, if you have large items for sale, please bring pictures and a price list.

Cost: $0

Location:
Homewood Public Library
1721 Oxmoor Road (directions)

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This Will Go On Your Permanent Record release party w/The2ndHand No. 27, The Bottletree

Posted on February 16, 2008 | Comments Off on This Will Go On Your Permanent Record release party w/The2ndHand No. 27, The Bottletree

So you’ve got to check out this release party and reading for THE2NDHAND contributor Susannah Felts‘ first novel, This Will Go Down on Your Permanent Record, a sort of coming-of-age of the artist, a story of the commitment of youth, given freedom.

There will be readings by Felts, Birmingham poet Chris Lawson, and the trio of THE2NDHAND editor Todd Dills, contributor Nadria Tucker (winner of our 2007 Art Walk competition) and poet Emily Self as Pitchfork Battalion. Music by Through the Sparks‘ Jody Nelson.

Cost: Free

Location:
The Bottletree
3719 3rd Avenue South (directions)

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UPDATE: Coming Sunday: Parliament House implosion pics

Posted on February 15, 2008 | 12 comments

UPDATE: 2.17.2008 – Images are up

UPDATE: 2.16.2008 – Street closing information

Razing the Parliament House

Bob Farley/f8photo

As many of you already know, the Parliament House Hotel is being imploded on Sunday morning at 7 a.m., weather permitting. Check in with us on Sunday morning after 8 a.m. to see pictures from this unique event. You can bookmark this page as we’ll have a link from here to the gallery.

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Here’s what you’re missing on Tuesdays this month

Posted on February 14, 2008 | Leave a comment

Miles jazz band

André Natta/The Terminal

We’re posting this a little later than we wanted to… but we wanted to be sure that you were aware of just what you’re missing if you’re not showing up at Vulcan Park’s Collective Perspectives series on Tuesdays this month.

Here’s a taste of this week’s performance by Miles College’s jazz band, the Milestones:

[audio:http://bhamterminal.com/audio/Milesjazz2008.mp3]

Next week’s presentation will feature short films created by UAB Ethnographic Filmmaking course. Check out our destinations calendar entry for more information. We look forward to seeing you there.

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