By Gwen DeRu
HAVE A HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY!
TODAY
YOUNG PROFESSIONALS NETWORKING NIGHT, 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. at the Birmingham Museum of Art. FREE SOUND SESSIONS IN THE GRILL, at Iron City.
SCANTRON 5000 TRIVIA at Saturn.
BIBLE BELT, THE SUNSETS and RUSSIAN LOVE MACHINE at the Nick.
COMEDIAN DC CURRY at the StarDome Comedy Club.
MUSIC, COMEDY AND MORE at VIP Lounge in Ensley.
TIM SPINOSI’S COLOSSAL COMEDY SIDE SHOW at the StarDome Comedy Club.
PLUM BAR on 17th Street, Downtown.
FRIDAY
MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND starts at Rogue Tavern, 9 p.m. – 3 a.m. with DJ JAMAR.
COMEDIAN DON DC CURRY at the StarDome Comedy Club.
DEAD COUNTRY GENTLEMEN, KINZIE, LASTING IMPRESSIONS and TERRAIN at The Nick.
VELVET UNDERGROUND TRIBUTE at Saturn.
NEW YORK BEE GEES at Iron City.
FACEBOOK FRIDAYS, every Friday, at the Legion in Fairfield, 5 p.m. Happy Hour, 7 p.m. Line Dance, 9 p.m., DJ Vick Goes Live and Ladies are free until 10 p.m.
MUSIC, COMEDY AND MORE at VIP Lounge in Ensley.
TIM SPINOSI’S COLOSSAL COMEDY SIDE SHOW at the StarDome Comedy Club.
FUNNY FREE FRIDAYS (Comedy Show) at Good People Brewery, 9- 10:30 p.m.
FRIDAY NIGHT EXPERIENCE at Luxe Ultra Lounge.
JAZZ at FRIDAY UNWIND, 6 p.m. – midnight, at Jazzi’s on 3rd.
LIVE JAZZ at UNWIND FRIDAY, 8 p.m. at Jazzi’s on 3rd with great jazz.
PASSPORTS FRIDAYS, 10 p.m. – 4 a.m. at Legends Sports Lounge with Reggae, Dancehall, Soca, Afro-Beats and Top 40. FREE until midnight.
PLUM BAR on 17th Street, Downtown.
SATURDAY
KEYBOARDIST BOBBY LYLE at Perfect Note.
COMEDIAN DON ‘DC’ CURRY at the StarDome Comedy Club.
EAT DRINK AND RIDE NIGHT FOOD TOUR WITH COMEDIENNE JOY, at 6 – 10 p.m., meet in Brookwood Mall, at Grille 29.
SNV – SATURDAY NIGHT VIBES, 10 p.m. at Platinum.
SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE, every Saturday, at Luxe Ultra Lounge, 300 24th Street S with DJ CHOCOLATE.
MONEY NIC, LIL SPUD, OBL DC and C WILLS at The Nick.
RUMBA LATINA BIRMINGHAM, 8 p.m. at Saturn.
SUNDAY
SUNDAY JAZZ WITH CHOKO AIKEN COMBO at Perfect Note.
SLOW ART SUNDAY, 2 p.m. at the Birmingham Museum of Art.
SOULFUL SUNDAYS at Perfect Note.
WANDERWILD and SONDORBLUE at the Nick.
COMEDIAN DON “DC” CURRY at the StarDome Comedy Club.
MONDAY
KARAOKE NIGHTS WITH COMEDIAN RICKEY SMILEY at the StarDome Comedy Club.
DIRTY DEEP, MARK “PORKCHOP” HOLDER & MPH, 9 p.m. at The Nick.
CARD PLAYERS SPOT at the TIDE AND TIGER, 6 – 12 p.m.
TUESDAY
BASSHAM at the Nick.
BISHOP BRIGGS at Saturn.
FIESTA TUESDAY at 1st and 23rd, all night.
TIDE AND TIGER HOT TUESDAY, 3 p.m. until … on Graymont across from Legion Field with $.50 wings and drink specials until 9 p.m. For more call (205) 503-3880.
PLUM BAR on 17th Street, Downtown.
JOSE’ CARR at the Boss Lounge, 8:30 – 11 p.m.
WEDNESDAY
SOUND SESSIONS IN THE GRILL at Iron City with HD & THE MAN.
THE FRONT BOTTOMS at Saturn.
5 STORIES, BURN THE HARLOT, ALL OR NOTHING BAND at The Nick.
LIVE JAZZ, every Wednesday, at The Marble Ring, 430 41st Street South, Suite B.
WINE DOWN WEDNESDAY, every Wednesday at 30/40 Hookah Lounge.
WINE AND JAZZ at the Perfect Note.
NEXT THURSDAY
SOUND SESSIONS IN THE GRILL, at Iron City.
HERE TO BE HEARD: THE STORY OF THE SLITS AND SLITS DOC AFTER PARTY: PARACHUTE PUNK SHOW w/HUMAN BEAT, BURNING MOON and ROLLO at Saturn.
INGHOSTS, ARTICA, GEARS UNDER ATLAS at the Nick.
COMEDIAN HENRY COLEMAN at the StarDome Comedy Club.
NEXT FRIDAY
COMEDIAN HENRY COLEMAN at the StarDome Comedy Club.
CADDLE, CHRIS SIMMONS BAND, THE EDMONDS BUTLER BAND and GREENLEAF HUSTLE at The Nick.
THE NEW YORK BEE GEES at Iron City.
FOR THE COMMUNITY
NAACP ANNOUNCEMENTS
FELLOWSHIP PICNIC – Saturday, June 2, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. the Metro Birmingham NAACP & Ajax Social Club Fellowship Picnic at East Lake Park with Neighborhood Leaders, NAACP Members and Ajax Family welcome.
FREE NON-PARTISAN RIDES TO THE POLLS – Tuesday, June 5, Metro Birmingham NAACP will have Free Non-partisan rides to the polls, 6 a.m. – 6 p.m. for those that will need. Call (205) 923-7989.
AT VULCAN PARK AND MUSEUM
MEMORIAL DAY, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. May 28.
VULCAN’S 114th BIRTHDAY BASH, JUNE 3.
MOVIE NIGHT UNDER THE MOON, June 27.
FOR MOVIE LOVERS
BLACK PANTHER is still showing at theaters around town.
THE AVENGERS is still showing at theaters around town.
FOR OUTDOOR LOVERS
SATURDAY DAYHIKE, 10 a.m. – Southeastern Outings Dayhike, Alabama Nature Center, Millbrook, Alabama – DETAILS: The former Lanark Estate in Millbrook, Alabama, was conveyed to provide for long-term stewardship of the property and development of an outdoor education facility that is now known as the Alabama Nature Center. The Center is a planned use facility offering hands on, outdoor-based educational programs and activities for students, educators, church and civic groups, and the general public. The Center contains 350 acres of striking forests, fields, streams, wetlands and parks that are traversed by five miles of boardwalks and trails in three regions. Bring $5 per person for Nature Center admission fee with you.
Well-behaved, carefully supervised children age 7 and over able to walk two miles without complaining are welcome on this outing. Depart for this outing at 10 a.m. from the McDonald’s Galleria. Optional dinner after the hike. Info: Dexter Duren, (205)393-0927.
FOR FOOD LOVERS
THE MARKET AT PEPPER PLACE – 7 a.m.
FOR ART AND PERFORMING ART LOVERS
AT RED MOUNTAIN THEATRE COMPANY CABARET THEATRE, SMOKEY JOE’S CAFÉ, through the end of May. Call (205) 324-2424 for more details.
AT THE BIRMINGHAM MUSEUM OF ART
SLOW ART SUNDAY: RECLINING NUDE, 2-3 p.m. at the BMA.
ALABAMA PRINTMAKERS: IMAGES OF ALABAMA AND BEYOND, May 31, 6-7 p.m. FREE
FOR MUSIC LOVERS AND SPOKEN WORD
SUNDAY JAZZ, 5 p.m. at the Perfect Note.
SPOKEN WORD OPEN MIC NIGHT, every Third Sunday, 7 p.m. at the Carver Theatre.
BIRMINGHAM MUSIC CLUB 2018 Season
OPERETTA SPECTACULAR! GREAT MOMENTS OF LIGHT OPERA OVER THE CENTURIES, June 8-7:30 p.m., June 9-7:30 p.m. and June 10-2:20 p.m. at the Alys Stephens Center’s Sirote Theatre.
FOR COMEDY LOVERS
AT GOOD PEOPLE BREWING EVERY FRIDAY
FUNNY FREE FRIDAYS (COMEDY SHOW), 9 – 10:30 p.m., at Good People with Birmingham’s finest comedy show at a brewery. It’s free and features the best comedians from around the country.
AT THE STARDOME
THIS WEEKEND: COMEDIAN DC CURRY. Widely known as the star of numerous stand-up comedy tours (including the highly lauded “Royal Comedy Tour,” of winter/spring 2010) playing huge theatres at home and abroad and headlining special engagements at the nation’s hottest comedy clubs, Don “D.C.” Curry’s talents are far more than meets the eye at a single glance. At second glance you’ll see him co-starring in major studio pictures or taking the duties of leading man in indie feature films. Look again and you’ll see him touring the country as the lead in a hit stage play or serving as the front man of his own R&B and Blues band. Take yet another glimpse (or listen) and you’ll hear him shining as a skilled voice-over artist on hit TV shows like Boondocks. Bottom line, DC Curry is a very versatile, and extremely funny man.
HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY!!
COMING SOON
MAY 22-27 – SEC BASEBALL TOURNAMENT at the Hoover Met.
JUNE 2 – METRO BIRMINGHAM NAACP & AJAX SOCIAL CLUB FELLOWSHIP PICNIC at East Lake Park.
JUNE 3 – 114th VULCAN’S BIRTHDAY BASH.
JUNE 5 – METRO BIRMINGHAM NAACP FREE NON-PARTISAN RIDES TO THE POLLS.
JUNE 16 – LOCAL 2018 CELEBRATE EVERYTHING ALABAMA at Alys Stephens Center.
JUNE 16 – BIRMINGHAM FUNKFEST TOUR at Legion Field.
AUGUST 3-4 – SECRET STAGES, a musical discovery Festival.
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.
