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Memorial service plans for Michael Prichard announced

The following information has been posted on personal Myspace profiles and sent out to Sidewalk’s email subscription network this morning:

PRICHARD, MICHAEL DOWLING, age 40, beloved daddy of Marley and Avery, died unexpectedly in an accident at home Friday, September 14, 2007. He was a caring father and a dedicated and loving husband to his wife Christine. Mr. Prichard was self-employed, working in the film and television production industry as well as doing residential construction. He loved gardening, music and the outdoors. He was passionate about traveling and had explored much of the world with Christine, his partner in life for 17 years. He was a great cook, and enjoyed preparing meals for his family daily as well as for get togethers with friends. He was open minded, out spoken, smart, honest and kind. He embraced life with fullness. He cherished his two young children and loved watching them discover the world. Mr. Prichard is survived by his wife, Christine; his daughter, Marley; his son, Avery; his parents, Dinny and Frank Bomberg of Las Cruces, NM, and Michael and Lyne Prichard of St. Paul, Minnesota; his b rother, Alex Prichard of Fairbanks, Alaska, as well as Alex’s wife, Angela, and their two daughters. He was preceded in death by his sister, Becky Prichard of Cuzco, Peru.

A memorial service will be held at 6 p.m. Monday, September 17 at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Birmingham, 4300 Hampton Heights Drive. Prior to the service, a Buddhist-led meditation will be held from 1-2 p.m. Monday at Johns-Ridout’s Southside Chapel, 2116 University Boulevard, followed by visitation from 2-3 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be made to:

The Redmont School
1220 50th Street South
Birmingham, AL 35222
www.theredmontschool.org

or to:

The Becky Fund
1866 Coyote Ridge Drive
Las Cruces, NM 88011,
www.thebeckyfund.org

Travel options:Red Dot gallery opening tonight

Red Dot Gallery owners

Gallery owners Dori Decamillis and Scott Bennett in their Homewood Studio. Bob Farley/f8photo

A grand re-opening celebration lost in the shuffle of all of the larger events taking place this evening is the one for Red Dot Gallery. The gallery and teaching space was located near Pepper Place and is now settling in to its new home in Homewood. Check out their site for more information about the facility and head on over and talk to Dori and Scott.

The fun starts at 6 p.m. for those looking for a slightly more relaxed way to spend your Friday evening.

Vulcan After Tunes announces 2007 schedule

From the MySpace bulletin earlier today:

Birmingham’s unique music event returns this fall to Vulcan Park and Museum. This 3 part outdoor concert series features acts heard on Reg’s Coffee House, a weekly radio program heard in Birmingham Y94.5 FM.

Get ready for cool tunes, fresh brews, & sweet views!

vulcan after tunes logoNo word on the acts (though their site has been updated to reflect the announcement), but based on last year’s shows, they should be incredible as always. Like last year all of the performances are on Sunday afternoons. We’ll update this post as the acts are announced. You could also check out their MySpace profile.

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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.