By Gwen DeRu
COMING SOON…UNCF MASKED GALA – MARCH 8th!!
FIRST….. Don’t miss ….The National Coalition of 100 Black Women, Inc., Birmingham Metropolitan Chapter presents a Mardi Gras Brunch, Saturday, 11 a.m. until 3 p.m., at Boutwell Municipal Auditorium, Exhibition Hall, 1930 8th Avenue North, Birmingham, Alabama 35203. This event will include eating, a short program, honoring a number of individuals of the community, participating in the New Orleans Second Line with continued dancing until you get tired. The NCBW 100, Birmingham Metropolitan Chapter is a 501(c) (3) nonprofit organization. Call (205) 980-0714 or (205) 515-0791 (cell).
AND…, The Annual Stillman College Sunday at Westminster Presbyterian Church will be held Sunday at 3 p.m., at Westminster, 20 Sixth Avenue, S.W. Call (205) 925-9373 or 305-3858 for more.
YOU ARE INVITED! Join the 2014 CHANGE LUNCHEON, February 21, 11:30 a.m. with a program at NOON, at the McWane Science Center. Call (205) for more.
FOR ART LOVERS…
ORIGINAL WORKS OF ART BY DR. ART BACON – Heritage Hall in Talladega, Alabama will present “Subjects of Choice”, Original Works of Art by Dr. Art Bacon, Sunday, reception 2 – 3:30 p.m. and a closing date of February 28. Jemison Carnegie Heritage Hall is located at 200 South Street, East, Talladega, Alabama. Tell them Gwen sent you.
SCOTTSBORO BOYS – The Fred Hiroshige Photographs, with Robin D. G. Kelley, a Gary B. Nash Professor of American History at UCLA was held recently at the Gorgas Library and a talk by Dan T. Carter, author of “Scottsboro: A Tragedy of the American South with special guest: Sheila Washington, Director of the Scottsboro Boys Museum and Cultural Center was also held. The exhibit ends on February 21 at the Paul R. Jones Gallery, 2308 Sixth Street Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35401. Call (205) 345-3038 for more.
BSC STUDENTS AND RED MOUNTAIN CHAMBER ORCHESTRA – The BSC students and Red Mountain Chamber Orchestra will perform on the BSC campus.
The student winners of Birmingham-Southern College’s annual Dorsey and Frances Whittington Music Competition will perform with the Red Mountain Chamber Orchestra on Sunday, Feb. 16, at 3 p.m. in Bruno Great Hall of the Norton Center on campus. The concert is free and open to the public. The orchestra, conducted by BSC’s Hugh Thomas Professor of Music Dr. Lester Seigel, will present three short classics from the 19th and early 20th centuries: Mendelssohn’s Hebrides Overture was inspired by the composer’s visit to Fingal’s Cave off the Scottish coast. Richard Wagner’s charming Siegfried Idyll, the dramatic composer’s only work for small ensemble, was composed as a Christmas present to Cosima Wagner and in celebration of the birth of their son. The concert will close with Maurice Ravel’s picturesque Bolero. Three students will be soloists in the program. First-year baritone Nick DeCastro of Baton Rouge, La., will sing “Der Vogelfänger bin ich ja” from Die Zauberflöte; sophomore tubist Wesley Chambers of Atlanta will play the opening movement of the Concerto in E-Flat for Horn, both by Mozart; and soprano Elizabeth Drugan, a junior from Naples, Fla., will sing “Monica’s Waltz” from The Medium by Gian-Carlo Menotti.
HERE ARE A FEW MORE THINGS GOING ON…THIS WEEKEND….
CHECK THIS OUT,,,,**JOHN CAPARULO at the STARDOME COMEDY CLUB.
THEN, AT THE STARDOME… DON’T MISS… next weekend, WENDY LIEBMAN on February 13-16, CHRIS TUCKER on February 21-23, KILLER BEAZ on February 25-26, TIM WILSON on February 28 – March 1, KILLER BEAZ on March 4-5, DONNELL RAWLINGS on March 6 – 9, SHERRI SHEPARD on March 21-22, BOBBY SLAYTON on March 28 – 29 and JON REEP on April 4 – 5. Tell Bruce that Gwen sent you. Enjoy some good laughter and fun times while you eat some great food with your friends. See you there! For more, call (205) 444-0008.
COMING SOON!!!!
FEBRUARY 13 – VULCAN SCRAMBLE COMPETITION –The Vulcan Scramble Screening is a part of the Vulcan Park’s Birmingham Revealed Series. You can register at www.sidewalkfest.com.
FEBRUARY 14 – “THE BEST CHEAP DATE EVER” – Bennie Mac & DA UNDERGROUND ALLSTARS® present: Comedy Series 15 “It’s Valentine Day, I Got A Cheap Gift, & I Gots To Take Dis $hit Back Edition featuring some of the funniest comics in the South! Comedienne Vanessa, Marlan Ballard, J-Shipp, & Jacques 2 Loose West. Hosted by Bennie Mac the doors open at 7 p.m. and show starts at 8 in the DK’s Event Center at 801 Fourth Avenue North. Free Scrumptious Buffet & Drinks. Call (205) 585-7273 for more
FEBRUARY 15 – C-SERIES LUNCH AND LEARN with music, art and discussion to the movie MANDELA – Long Walk to Freedom, noon – 4 p.m. at the 16th Street Baptist Church.
FEBRUARY 16-18 – THE A.G. GASTON CONFERENCE at the BJCC.
FEBRUARY 28 – MARCH 1 – 2014 LADIES OF ROYALTY – Women’s Business & Empowerment Conference at the BJCC, East Ballroom A, will empower women for business and equip women for life. Call (205) 563-6344 for more.
MARCH 8 – UNCF MASKED BALL GALA, 6 p.m. at the Sheraton Birmingham Ballroom.
MARCH 29 – THIRD ANNUAL NATURAL HAIR AND HEATLTH EXPO. 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. at the BJCC North Exhibition Hall.
NOW…. a BIRTHDAY SHOUT OUT FOR FEBRUARY! HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU …AND TO ALL CELEBRATING!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ALL YOU BIRTHDAY BALLERS…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)
