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Joe Minter’s art at Vulcan tonight

Joe Minter’s The Slave Ship - Andre Natta/The Terminal

Joe Minter’s The Slave Ship. André Natta/The Terminal

This is one of the many pieces created by Joe Minter that will be discussed during the last installment of Vulcan Park’s Collective Perspectives series beginning with cocktails and socializing at 5 p.m. in their visitors center. This calendar listing provides additional information about Emily Hannah’s presentation about the long-time Titusville resident.

If you really can’t come out, then check out Charles’ thoughts about that office park that you drive by on the way home… you know, the one on 280 – or do you? Though we think you should come out and enjoy that time you’d be sitting in traffic with us at Vulcan.

Come Out and Play Game Shows, Java and Jams

Come on down! Downtown that is to the 2nd Game Show Night Thursday at Java & Jams. It’s exactly how it sounds — an evening of playing live versions of old-school game shows where everyone’s a contestant. Java & Jams is located at 321 20th St. North. Get more information and a description of the games at the Come Out and Play Game Shows website.

Cost: Free, with somewhat valuable prizes. If you don’t go, you’ll never know who you might meet . . . and beat!

Friday, it’s the women’s turn

10 in 30 women only logoThe mayor’s office has already announced the next 10/30 Summit dealing with crime in the city of Birmingham. This time it will be a women’s only crowd at Fair Park Arena on Leap Year Day, February 29, beginning at 6 p.m.

Mayor Langford has issued his call to African-American women in the City of Birmingham on the city’s website (it’s currently item #3 in the newsroom loop on the front of the site), saying that “the women of this city have a fearless determination and we need their help and support to change our community.”

So why were we so quiet today?

Well, it’s not because it was a slow news day – that’s for sure! We were beginning to make some changes to the look and feel of the site. If you’re reading this from the front page, you’ve already got a taste of what I’m talking about and there are more throughout Birmingham’s hub.

We’ll be back to our normal extreme posting selves on Monday (and you might even see a post or two during the weekend).

In the meantime, take a look at yesterday’s my Birmingham post, think of some people you’d nominate and check out some of the other simple changes around the site.

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A look back: February 22

1893:

First Auburn Alabama Football game - Birmingham Public Library

Photo courtesy of the Birmingham Public Library

Auburn defeated Alabama 32-22 in the first Iron Bowl, played at Lakeview Park in Birmingham.

2005:

Magic City Flickr Group logo

The Magic City Flickr Group was founded.

Courtesy: Bhamwiki.com logo

An opportunity for area photographers

We got an earlier this afternoon about an opportunity for photographers. (We would have gotten it up then, but as you can probably tell if you’re reading us on the front page, we were a little busy Smile).

Apparently a client of o2 ideas is looking for a photograph to be used as a poster backdrop for a cultural training meeting. The image needs to “capture” Alabama and Georgia because that is where these specific employees work and live. For this particular project they want a “nature” image that encapsulates the “Southern Experience”. Pictures can be from any season and do not need to include people or animals.

Submission guidelines after the jump…

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Birmingham Urban League celebrates 40 years

Birmingham Urban LeagueThe Birmingham Urban League will be celebrating their 40th anniversary this Friday at the Harbert Center. Both the Urban League and the Birmingham Urban League Young Professionals (BULYP) advance their missions through the delivery of programs that empower area racial and ethnic groups.

Both groups focus specifically on education, housing, workforce development and youth services. They are working together to close gaps by addressing the problems that racial and ethnic groups face in the areas of education, economics, health, civic engagements and civil rights.

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