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ArtBlink, Kirklin Clinic

Posted on February 16, 2008 | Comments Off on ArtBlink, Kirklin Clinic

Eleven of Alabama’s most well-known artist, including Nall and Lonnie Holley, will come together for one night to help fund research at the UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center. Each artist will have 90 minutes to finish an original work, which will be auctioned off to benefit cancer research and patient care. ArtBlink includes cocktail dinning and live jazz.

Artists in attendance:
Nall, Vicki Denaburg, Randy Gachet, Carolyn Goldsmith, Karen Graffeo, Darius Hill, Lonnie Holley, Fran Nagy, Amy Pleasant, Ricky Trione and Paul Ware

Cost: $150/person and reservations are required. For information call (205) 934-0034.

Location:
The Kirklin Clinic
2000 6th Avenue South (directions)

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Parliament House’s coming down

Posted on January 16, 2008 | 23 comments

UPDATE: 2.16.2008 – Street closing information

The Parliament House Hotel

Photo credit: Bob Farley/f8photo

The University of Alabama at Birmingham has begun to raze the vacant Parliament House hotel on 20th Street and 5th. Avenue South. The 11-story, 223-room hotel was built in 1964.

Note: Here’s the post that first announced the approval of the demolition of the building, along with a link to a letter about its now sealed fate. ACN

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