March 9
1874:
The first public school opened in Jefferson County.
1995:
The Olympic soccer countdown clock was dedicated.
March 10
1973:
Bull Connor died.
1995:
Michael Jordan announced that he was retiring from baseball.
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Tag Archives: Alabama
A look back: March 9 & 10
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10th Anniversary Open House Celebration, Jessie’s Place
Jessie’s Place, The Jimmie Hale Mission’s intermediate shelter for women and children, will be celebrating 10 years of faithful service with an open house celebration. This drop-in event is open to the public and does not cost anything to attend. Click on the link to read more about the important work the shelter is doing in our community.
Cost: Free
Location:
Jessie’s Place
2305 5th Avenue North (directions)
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Wildflower Hike, Ruffner Mountain
The diversity of plant life on Birmingham’s Ruffner Mountain is never more evident than in Spring when beautiful wildflowers are in bloom. Join a naturalist-led hike to see these beauties. Just look for the brown signs to show you the way. Call 833-8264 for more information.
Cost: $7
Location:
Ruffner Mountain Nature Center
1214 81st Street South (directions)
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Kurt Weill Retrospective w/Diane McNaron and Thomas Bagwell, Unitarian Universalist Church
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Soprano Diane McNaron‘s Kurt Weill Retrospective, not heard in Birmingham in nearly a decade, will be presented with New York pianist Thomas Bagwell. Bagwell, a Birmingham native who has not appeared here in fifteen years, will open the program with the rare and atmospheric Berg Piano Sonata. These two consummate performers will then take the audience on a musical odyssey through the controversial lives and the turbulent times of Berlin/American composer Kurt Weill and the woman he married twice, the chanteuse Lotte Lenya.
Featuring songs from Threepenny Opera, Happy End, The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny, little known and expressive art songs and Broadway hits.
Cost: $15 (table seating, by reservation only) BYOB Click here to buy tickets through Paypal. You may also purchase row seating (walk-in only) for $8 or email dianemcnaron@aol.com or call 205.838.1391 to make other arrangements.
Location:
Unitarian Universalist Church
4300 Hampton Heights Drive (directions)
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Highway 132 Yard Sale, various locations
Think of it as your warm up for the World’s Longest Yard Sale in August.
This is the first year for this eighteen (18) mile stretch of many different antiques, collectibles, lots of odds and ends. It’s a pretty scenic drive as well even if you don’t get anything. The fun starts at the U.S. Highway 278 & Highway 132 junction and it ends in Oneonta (passing through Altoona along the way).
NOTE: We didn’t put an end time since we’ve been informed that the various participants will most likely end at different times.
Cost: Free (unless you end up buying something).
For more information, please call 205.589.6740.
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A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words, Birmingham Museum of Art
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Head on over to the Birmingham Museum of Art and hear master storyteller Kathryn Tucker Windham today as she tells the tales behind the photographs in the current exhibition, Kathryn Tucker Windham: My Land, My People, taken over a 40 year span from the Great Depression through the civil rights movement. Using slides and her uncanny narrative ability, she will also share the stories of many photographs which have never been published.
If you miss the talk, Ms. Windham’s photographs are on display until May 25 at the museum.
Cost: Free
Location:
Birmingham Museum of Art
2000 8th Avenue North (directions)
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ONB Magic City Art Connection, Linn Park
The ONB Magic City Art Connection (MCAC) celebrates its 25th anniversary this year. This free, outdoor art exhibition festival will take place in Linn Park in downtown Birmingham.
Recognized as one of the 12 best art shows in the country, MCAC features artists from all over the country exhibiting and selling their work. A special element to the event is the Imagination Festival for Kids, featuring over 30 interactive art workshops for children. Regular attendees will also be looking forward to the annual Corks and Chefs tasting event. We’ll add additional information about it as it becomes available.
Cost: Free
Location:
Linn Park, downtown Birmingham
Check out Charles Buchanan’s In Love With column about the Connection.
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