By Gwen DeRu
WOMEN’S HISTORY!
BIRMINGHAM….A WORLD DESIGNATION? CONGRATULATIONS!!
BIRMINGHAM BUSINESS ALLIANCE’S WOMEN’ S BUSINESS COUNCIL LUNCHEON – Join the Women’s Business Council April 11 for its inaugural luncheon, featuring keynote speaker Nancy Axilrod, vice president and deputy general counsel for luxury accessory brand Coach, Inc.
Nancy oversees all litigation worldwide at Coach. Her duties include oversight of global factory compliance, employment counseling, contract negotiation and oversight of intellectual property. She has developed Coach’s comprehensive anti-counterfeiting program, which has resulted in the filing and successful prosecution of more than 700 civil lawsuits throughout the United States.
Registration at 11:30
Program begins at noon. Call (205) 241-8115 for more.
I AM BEAUTIFUL EVENT FOR WOMEN – This is a women’s empowerment, charity fundraiser, red carpet event designed to assist the nonprofit hosing development serving ex-felons and their families. OVERFLOE JAZZ will perform Saturday, 7 – 10 p.m. at the Napoleon’s Events and Conference Center, 7001 Crestwood Blvd, #414.
UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE – The City of Birmingham Civil Rights sites were recently confirmed on the short list for the Department of Interiors possible submission for UNESCO’s World Heritage Site Designation. The City is preparing its full admission package and is expanding it to include Civil Rights sites from around the state. A team of experts are being assembled to present the most cohesive and historic group under the one admission. The goal is to be ready to present to the full World Heritage Committee in 2016. CONGRATULATIONS BIRMINGHAM!!
FOR ART LOVERS…
WOMEN OF ALGIERS – Travel to North Africa for the night at the Birmingham Museum of Art. Experience the Exotic with the Delacrois and the Matter of Finish, 5-9 p.m. with the Delacroix’s Women of Algiers: Text and Context at 6 p.m. with UAB Professor Lamia Ben Youssef Zayzafoo, with Tapas and Wine, printmaking demonstrations, drop-in and draw, wine tasting and music by PRESTON LOVINGGOOD in the garden. There will be a film screening of THE WIND AND THE LION, at 7 p.m.
THE WHOLE ‘MINE’ through April 11 at the Paul R. Jones Gallery. The Whole Mine was derived from The Whole Mind, a phrase often employed in the visual and sonic lexicon of Lonnie Bradley Holley, implies an expansive source fro which to draw , to draw from , and to fraw forth. Like a musical riff or incantation, this phrase functions as the point of departure for graduate and indergraduate students from the University of Alabama’s Drawing seminar to both create work and curate an exhibition rich in reference to the work and spirit of Mr. Holley. For more call (205) 345-3038.
NEW EXHIBITIONS AT THE BCRI – The Birmingham Civil Rights Institute (BCRI) will host two concurrent exhibitions: Courage: The Carolina Story that Changed America and “Para Todos Los Niños (For the Children) from April 8 to June 14. Both exhibits commemorate the 60th anniversary of Brown vs. Board of Education and are on loan from the Levine Museum of the New South of Charlotte, North Carolina.
FREE WALKING TOURS OF HISTORIC CIVIL RIGHTS DISTRICT – Birmingham Civil Rights Institute’s (BCRI) free Saturday Milestones Walking Tours will be offered each Saturday in April, starting April 5, at 10 a.m. The hour-long tour begins at the main entrance to BCRI and led by Barry McNealy, former BCRI Education Consultant and “Master Tour Guide.” McNealy is a social studies teacher at A.H. Parker High School. Birmingham is one of over 30 cities and towns involved in this April’s Saturday Walking Tours organized statewide by the Alabama Bureau of Tourism and Travel (ABTT).
COMMUNITY READY FOR ACTION – Councilor William Parker is discussing next steps toward redevelopment of the Carraway campus by proposing the City of Birmingham acquire the Carraway property for a development anchored by a municipal complex. In the conceptual plan the complex is surrounded by mixed use and green space such as walk trails and a dog park. A copy of the plan will be posted at the meetings. For more contact (205) 322-7361.
Here are a few things going on this weekend and soon. (Look around for other things that you may want to enjoy and share with others. See you around. Say Hi!)
LAUGHTER at the STARDOME COMEDY CLUB with this weekend.
THIS WEEKEND….Don’t Miss… JON REEP….Does this guy look familiar? Maybe you’ve seen him on CBS’s Star Search or NBC’s Late Friday. Maybe you saw him during the super bowl in a Sierra Mist commercial. If not then you probably know him as the Hemi guy. Jon is known to millions as the loveable redheaded redneck in the Dodge Ram commercials who leans out of a beat-up car and utters the now famous line: “That thing gotta Hemi?” But before that he was already one of the funniest comics in America, selling out clubs and getting standing ovations at college after college across the country. His show is supersonic energy filled with non-stop characters, dead-on impressions, super clever writing, and, of course, the one talent that separates Jon from all other comedians in the world: He’s the best redneck dancer since Elvis. Come out and see one of the country’s really great comedians, the Hip Hick, the Southern Dance Machine, “The Hemi Guy.” Call (205) 444-0008 for more. Tell them Gwen sent you. See you there.
FOR LAUGHTER…… The STARDOME COMEDY CLUB… ERIK GRIFFIN (April 10-13), JUNIOR (April 18-19), ARNEZ J (April 25-27), SINBAD (May 2-4), JAMES GREGORY (May 9-10 and 16-17) and LUENELL (May 23-25) all at the StarDome Comedy Club. See you around.
TODAY….
**THIRD ANNUAL GIRLFRIEND GALA – The Literacy Council will present BROADWAY BABES, April 3, 6:30 – 9:30 p.m. at the Old Car Heaven. Call (205) 326-1925 for more.
**Vulcan Park and Museum 10th Anniversary – Reunion Reception for Founders and Supporters – Vulcan Park and Museum will hold a Reunion Reception today 6 p.m. to celebrate and honor those who helped restore Vulcan and make the park and museum complex a reality in 2004. Mayor Bell is expected to attend.
**STEVE ROBERTS QUARTET WITH ASHLEY ROBERTS, 8:30 p.m. at Ona’s Music Room. One of the Top 10 best Jazz spots in the country. Call (205) 320-7006 for more. Tell them Gwen sent you.
**JOANNA BARBERA/SHANE COOLEY/ POST WAR at the Nick, 2514 10th Avenue South. Call (205) 252-3831 for more.
FRIDAY…
**RECESS FRIDAYS, 5- 8 p.m. at BOSS Ultra Bar and Lounge
**SARAH GREEN & SUNDAY LOVERS WITH SAM GUNDERSON, 9:30 p.m. at Ona’s Music Room.
**FINER/ THE HIGH FIDELICS/ NO SINNER at The Nick. Call (205) 252-3831 for more.
SATURDAY…
**ONA WATSON AND CHAMPAGNE, 9:30 p.m. at Ona’s Music room.
**SHOT TIME & CIGARETTES at The Nick.
SUNDAY…
**FIRST SUNDAY, 3 p.m. at Gracie Groove (1236 Oak Grove Road) with the Christian Trio Jazz Band and Carmeletha Ford. Call (205) 862-4723 or 837-7501) for more!
**WORD UP 2014 – TOP TEEN POETS COMPETE – Students from high school in Jefferson County will compete in a poetry slam on Sunday, 3 p.m. at the Birmingham Public Library’s Arrington Auditorium. Free event. Call (205) 225-3670.
WEDNESDAY…
**ANNUAL BLUEPRINT SUMMIT – The Birmingham Business Alliance (BBA) invites you to the 2014 Blueprint Summit, 7:30 a.m. at the Harbert Center. The summit will feature the release of the 2014 Economic Growth Report, which provides details about the region’s performance during the past year. There is no charge but registration is strongly encouraged. Space is limited.
NEXT THURSDAY…
**BUSINESS LAUNCH PARTY, 6:30 – 9:30 p.m. at the World Financial Group
Office, 2129 12th Avenue North. Call (205) 701-1802 for more.
**AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS at the Leeds Theatre and Arts Center. Performances will be April 11 and 12th 7 p.m. April 13 2 p.m. April 18 7 p.m. and April 19 at 2 and 7p.m. Call (205) 699-1892 for more.
**UNWIND WITH VULCAN AND SUN RA MUSIC AT THE VULCAN PARK AND MUSEUM, 6 – 7 p.m. at the Vulcan Park and Museum. Sun Ra: Musician, Philosopher, Poet is one of Birmingham’s most original citizens, who made his mark on a variety of fronts – as a prolific writer and poet, through his psychedelic, space-age films and most notably, his eclectic, electric jazz music of the 1950s, 60s, and 70s. While his unorthodox lifestyle was a bit offbeat, his music found its groove, influencing such figures as George Clinton of P-Funk fame. To honor “the man from Saturn,” The Birmingham Seven will perform original transcriptions from Su Ra’s Magic City album in this retrospective of the legendary musician and Birmingham native. Call
ENJOY THE WEEKEND!!
COMING….SOON….
