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Bare Hands to go out with a BANG!

Posted on November 15, 2010 | Leave a comment

Bare Hands Gallery logo Bare Hands Gallery announced Monday morning via its website, emails and its Facebook fan page that it will cease operations effective Thursday, December 30, 2010. The gallery has operated on Richard Arrington, Jr. Blvd. for the last 14 ½ years.

The gallery’s final exhibition will be SHINE 2010 – Going Out with a BANG!, taking place from Friday, December 3 until the 30th.

It had been enjoying a busy year, including its 14th anniversary celebration in June and continued support from the community.  The gallery’s board however that the non-profit organization was not sustainable given the present economic climate.

The annual Day of the Dead event will continue as its own separate non-profit organization, Day of the Dead Alabama, according to the posted statement. The Birmingham News has already posted a story about this morning’s announcement.

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BCRFA Pinked the Galleria last Saturday

Posted on October 5, 2010 | 2 comments

If you were at the Riverchase Galleria in Hoover this past Saturday (October 2), you can probably say that you were a witness to what could easily be metro Birmingham’s largest ever flash mob event  – all to help raise awareness for the Breast Cancer Research Foundation of Alabama (BCRFA).

Hundreds of people gathered in the food court at 12 p.m. as notes from Michael Jackson’s Thriller filled the space with many of the people joining in on a performance of the video’s famous dance sequence. The impromptu dance troupe then took off their jackets and sweaters, revealing pink t-shirts with the words “Got Pinked!” written in white across the front, inviting people interested to visit the BCRFA’s official website.

It was the first of several events that the organization is coordinating as part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. All proceeds raised by BCRFA are used in Alabama at the UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center as explained on the organization’s about page.

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