Monthly Archives: June 2007

A Daniel Wallace contest… no, seriously

wallace book coverWe’re going to see if we can’t help jump start this contest that Daniel Wallace is running over on his website. Yes, the same Daniel Wallace that wrote Big Fish.

The simple way to do this is to have you click here and read it directly from him. If you’re just waiting for us to tell you about it, we’ll try our best:

Wallace wants to know people’s predictions about how  his new book, Mr. Sebastian and the Negro Magician, is going to do after it’s released on Tuesday, July 3.

And he doesn’t want vague ones either; he wants specific details as to how successful (or unsuccessful) his latest literary work will be.

 The person who wins the contest gets a 10" x 15" glossy print of the book’s cover. If you want to enter, you’re probably going to want to post your entires as comments on that blog entry that you skipped up above.

We’ll try to let you know what the winning entry is once he decides. Of course, you can always head on over to The Alabama Booksmith on July 10 at 6 p.m. and pick up a signed copy. Maybe he’ll even let you know where you stand in the contest.

Vote for the Young King and Queen of Birmingham tonight!

There’s still time to buy your tickets in advance for tonight’s YP Birmingham event. It begins at 6 p.m. at The Wine Loft . While it will be a great networking opportunity, It’s also a chance for your vote to also lead to fundraising for one of your favorite causes. The following is a list of tonight’s contestants for Young King and Queen and their charities:

Name Charity
Queen
Kelly LaFleur Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation
Lacey Bacchus Vulcan Park
Sara Schilleci Salvation Army Disaster Relief
Cherie Fields Shariff Simmons Fund
King
Corey Ealons Cornerstone Schools
Todd Coder PUSH
Sean Bison American Heart Association

 

You do need to purchase your ticket before you plan on arriving this evening.

Click here to do so.

If you have time, you should also check out the other event going on this evening.

 

The Alabama Theatre’s Summer Film Series arrives

An annual summer tradition began this past weekend as the "Mighty Wurliter" entertained visitors to the Showplace of the South before the first film of the 2007 Summer Film Series, The Godfather, began. This year, the series includes both classic films and contemporary box office hits. Continue reading

And the winning haiku is…

Here’s the winning entry from the haiku contest held during the event. The winning entry was submitted by Becky Williams.

The entry was based on Lane Finch’s photograph Pastel Rose:

A pastel rose wilts
In the heat of summer
The photo lives on

Williams won $25 in Artwalk Donor Dollars to be used on art purchases at this year’s festival, to be held Sept. 7 & 8. Continue reading

Haiku and photos at Brewhaha tomorrow night!

As the Myspace bulletin says, June’s Artwalk Brewhaha is a bit different. It’s on a new night (tomorrow) June 23, a new time (the fun starts at 6 p.m.), and there’s some new twists on the popular event.

The art is not changing, at least the inclusion of art isn’t. Lane Finch will have new photography gracing the walls and matted prints for sale.

The difference is partially due to the inclusion of the 2NDHAND reading (click here to view the Timetable entry for more information).

They’ll be hosting a haiku contest based on Finch’s images. The entries will be judged by Wade Kwon (of Wade on Birmingham fame).

The winner will win (yes WIN!) $25 of Artwalk Donor Dollars to use at this year’s show in downtown’s loft district!

PLUS – the winning entry will be published right here on your new arts and culture site tomorrow! So head on down to the Starbucks in Five Points South tomorrow evening and enjoy the new additions to Brewhaha!

“Barkitecture” invades the Magic City

It’s definitely a unique way to raise money for a great local cause.

Gimme Shelter logo The American Institute of Architects Birmingham Chapter (AIA) and The Greater Birmingham Humane Society (GBHS) have joined forces to bring "Gimme Shelter: Barkitecture Tour & Charity Auction" to the Greater Birmingham area.

The project was conceived to allow local architects and artists a chance to display their creative skills while helping raise funds for the GBHS.

Birmingham area architecture firms and renowned artists have designed and built functional doghouses, or "Barkitecture" and they’ve been placed on public display throughout the metropolitan area. Visit the fundraiser’s Myspace profile to see images of the Barkitecture.

Here’s where and when you can find them around metro Birmingham:

AmSouth Harbert Plaza – through July 2
Greater Birmingham Humane Society – through July 2
McWane Science Center – through July 2
Harbert Center – through July 2
Whole Foods – through July 2
Colonial Brookwood Village – July 2 – July 12

Click here to view the Timetable calendar entry about the event for additional details for the auction and how to purchase tickets.

“Order of the Phoenix” comes to local IMAX dome screen

NOTE: Originally posted on Musings on Birmingham, 5.24.2007.

According to the McWane Science Center’s website, it appears that our own domed IMAX theatre will soon get a first-run movie, coinciding with its theatrical release on July 13th. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, of course, is the movie of which I speak.

I’m not the biggest Pott-head, but I think the movie will be unmatched on the big-bigger-biggest screen in town. Mark your calendars and watch for advance tickets sales.

Fandango can send you a FanAlert™ e-mail as soon as tickets for Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix are available in metro Birmingham.

Send me a FanAlert™.

Paste names WorkPlay a top music venue

Paste Magazine recently named their picks for the top 40 music venues in the United States.

The Athens, GA based entertainment magazine included the Magic City’s WorkPlay on the list as the best place to entertain business clients in the country. Click here to view the entry straight from the magazine’s mouth (and browse the rest of the list).

You may also click on this entry from Metroblogging Atlanta to see a condensed version of the list of all of the locations in the southeastern U.S. that made the list.

Additional links:

Paste’s 40 Best Music Venues in America, Hear Ya, 6.25.2007

The 2NDHAND joins forces with ArtWalk

Birmingham’s newest online literary magazine, THE2NDHAND, has joined forces with ArtWalk, the longtime fall arts festival and juried show (and recent 501©3 status recipient) to host a reading in downtown Birmingham featuring four showcased authors.

According to the call for submissions on their website, at least one of those authors will be chosen by competition. The broadsheet publication, which originated and is still distributed in Chicago, IL, is encouraging writers currently living in or who are originally from Birmingham to submit works that are 2,500 words or less in length by June 30. They ask that you be comfortable performing your piece for the September 7 reading and that you limit submissions to no more than two (2) per author.

Submission information is available on the magazine’s ArtWalk page.

In addition to participating in the September 7 reading, winners will receive a $100 cash award and be published in a special ArtWalk edition of THE2NDHAND broadsheet.

For more information, contact Todd Dills @ todd[at]the2ndhand.com or 205.323.8037.

Editor’s note – originally published 6.5.2007

A minor glitch

We have recently lost the data for our Timetable section. We are in the process of recreating portions of the last five posts that were on the site.

We hope to have the site ready for a relaunch tomorrow afternoon, hopefully with some of the problems resolved. We apologize for any inconvenience that this may cause.