By: Gwen DeRu
RACES AT TALLADEGA SUPERSPEEDWAY!! MAGIC CITY CLASSIC!! BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH!! FOOTBALL!! ….WITH MORE TO SEE AND DO….ALL AROUND THE STATE!!
ENJOY THE COOL DAYS AND TAILGATING FUN!!
Birmingham is still commemorating the 50th Anniversary of 1963 – a pivotal year in the city’s history and the civil rights movement. The eyes of the world are ‘still’ on the city.
Visitors are here taking in the old, but more the new. And, people are still exploring the history of the city, the state and the world.
Here are a few more things going on…
TALLADEGA SUPERSPEEDWAY – THIS WEEKEND….Friday through Sunday.
There will be plenty going on the Fastest and Most competitive track in the world – Talladega Superspeedway. If you are at the race on Saturday don’t miss the autograph signing session at 2:15 p.m. with all the fred’s 250 Powered by Coca-Cola NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. Alabama’s own Darrell Wallace, Jr. is in the race this year. He was a part of the Drive for Diversity Program. And for the girls, Jennifer Jo Cobb. Drivers Jeb Burton, Timothy Peters and Darrell Wallace Jr. (ranked fourth, sixth and ninth in the points standings, respectively) both recently participated in a tree planting event in Birmingham, Ala. to help promote the upcoming truck race at Talladega as well as the NASCAR Green initiative. “One of the often overlooked highlights of the fall race weekend is the truck series autograph session, where fans get the chance to be face to face with some of NASCAR’s future stars,” said Talladega Superspeedway Chairman Grant Lynch. “The drivers of the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series are all very down to earth people who love getting to interact with fans on a personal level. Fans who are here on Friday do not want to miss this chance to get some autographs.”
The most competitive racing in NASCAR combined with a mix of southern hospitality returns to Talladega Superspeedway October 18-20, 2013 for the Camping World RV Sales 500 Weekend, which also features the fred’s 250 Powered by Coca-Cola NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race. For tickets and information visit www.talladegasuperspeedway.com or call 1-877-Go2-DEGA.
NASCAR 2013 at Talladega Superspeedway – Talladega’s legendary fall race in 2014 will be much like this weekend’s Camping World RV Sales 500 – the sixth race in the Sprint Cup Series Chase for the Championship. The weekend will feature the fred’s 250 Camping World Truck Series race and the Talladega 500 – the “Wild Card” Sprint Cup Series event in the stretch run for the title. NASCAR released its 2014 schedule recently and Talladega Superspeedway will host the greatest drivers in world on May 2-4 during the Aaron’s Dream Weekend for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and Nationwide Series, as well as October 17-19 for the Sprint Cup Series and Camping World Truck Series. Look for more right here in the Birmingham Times.
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MAGIC CITY CLASSIC SCHOLARSHIP BREAKFAST – The Magic City Classic Scholarship Breakfast is October 25, 7:15 a.m. at the Harbert Center. WSK LLC (Waldrep, Stewart & Kendrick) is now hosting the Magic City Classic Breakfast that will take place at the Harbert Center on Friday, October 25th at 7:15 a.m. The African American Business Council has hosted this breakfast since its inception but cancelled it this year and decided that they could no longer underwrite it in the years to come. Attorney Kelvin Howard took the iniatitive to converse with the firm to support the cause. Attorney Charlie Waldrep agreed. Now, the Magic City Classic Scholarship Breakfast has a new sponsor and WSK’s generosity is truly appreciated by all. Thanks WSK, LLC. Thanks Kelvin on your upfront support and good thinking on a worthy cause. On behalf of all of Birmingham, the two schools, the alums and our visitors, we do appreciate you and all of your efforts. Keep up the good work! See you there! Call (205) 327-8333 or 266-0304 for more.
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ALABAMA AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY CALENDAR 2014 – AT&T will present the 2014 Alabama African American Calendar on November 12. You are cordially invited to the Unveiling Ceremony. The program is 6 p.m. and the Calendar Signing is 7:30 p.m. at the Dorothy Jemison Day Theatre in the Alabama School of Fine Arts. The History Makers for the 2014 calendar are: Thom Gossom, Arthur Shores, Amelia Boyton Robinson, Ralph David Abernathy, Alexis Herman, Herschell Lee Hamilton, Benjamin Sterling Turner, John L. Leflore, Richard Arrington, Henry Panion, Lawrence J. Pijeaux, and Dinah Washington. For more call (205) 714-0888.
THIS WEEKEND…..
FOOTBALL SEASON – There will be football games all over the place. It is football season.
MILES COLLEGE HOMECOMING. …. There will be all kinds of things going on. The football game is Saturday
TODAY….
**MARTINI THURSDAY w/MOLLY BENNETT, 10 p.m. at Ona’s Music Room.
FRIDAY…..
**ON PURPOSE with DWIGHT HOUSTON, 10 p.m. at Ona’s Music Room.
**SOULED OUT LIVE, 8 p.m. at Jazz Underground.
SATURDAY…..
**ONA WATSON AND CHAMPAGNE, 10 p.m. at Ona’s Music Room.
**DAVID JONES AND GROOVE SOUTH, 7:30 p.m. – 2 p.m. at Jazz Underground.
**SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE with CHRIS COLEMAN and a LIVE BAND, 10 p.m. at Merienda Lounge. Call (204) 422-9849 for more or (205) 282-9057. See you there during Magic City Classic Weekend.
**DANI AND SHARRON LIVE, 8 p.m. at Jazz Underground.
SUNDAY…..
**SALSA SUNDAYS, 8 p.m. at Jazz Underground.
COMING SOON….
**OCTOBER 24 – THE THREE KINGS AT CRESCENDO – The Three Kings will kick off the Classic concert at Crescendo. MIKE HAM, BERNARD BUGGS and MOSE STOVALL will be rocking the house with all kinds of good tunes. I have seen them and will be in the house. See you there!
**OCTOBER 25 – CALVIN RICHARDSON at CRESCENDO – Calvin Richardson, better known as the Prince of Soul, will perform at the Crescendo Classic Jam, 9 p.m. at Crescendo. Other performers include Dani and Sharron. Darryl Johnson will be hosting. Call (250) 337-6999 for more.
(Photo: SHERYL UNDERWOOD)
**OCTOBER 25–27 – SHERYL UNDERWOOD at the STARDOME COMEDY CLUB – One of the funniest female comediennes that I have seen is Sheryl Underwood. Sheryl has appeared on ABC’s “The View”, “Politically Incorrect”… the “Late, Late Show” with Craig Kilborn…”Chelsea Lately” HBO’s Def Comedy Jam, host BET’s Comic View…was a regular on Comedy Central’s “Tough Crowd…popped up as a guest on the WB’s sitcom “Nikki.” … Film credits include Bulworth and Master P’s I Got the Hook Up. For more, call (205) 444-0008.
` is at (4) four locations….Wineloft, Steel, the Parthenon and The Compound starting at 7 p.m. with performances by AVANT, CONFUNKSHUN, LOGAN THE ENTERTAINER AND MORE. See you there.
NOW….a BIRTHDAY SHOUT OUT….TAMICA WASHINGTON and DEDRICK ENGLISH, SR.,
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ALL CELEBRATING!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU…MANY, MANY MORE HAPPY BIRTHDAYS!! ENJOY!!
Well, that’s it. Tell you more ‘next’ time.
(People, Places and Things by Gwen DeRu is a weekly column. Send comments to my emails: thelewisgroup@birminghamtimes.com or gwenderu@yahoo.com)
