Open Mic at The World Famous Nick Birmingham, Alabama Every Monday 8pm. Backline Provided-drums, amps, and guitars if needed. Host Dr. D & Josh Moehr on Sound Sign up 7pm, acoustic acts, comedy, full bands all genres welcome.

The BAMA Players (violinist Sarah Nordlund Dennis, violist Meredith Treaster, cellist Samuel Nordlund, and pianist Ken Watson) and Vuorovesi Trio (flutist Diane Boyd Schultz, oboist Mary Lindsay Bailey, and clarinetist Osiris J. Molina) present In Medias Res, a concert of acoustic chamber music. On the first set, The BAMA Players perform Brian C. Moon's La Chose Verte for violin and piano, Tom Reiner's Piano Quartet No. IV, and Charles Norman Mason's Tree for piano trio, based on Richard Powers' novel The Overstory. Then the Vurovesi Trio present Joseph Landers' Six Pieces for Flute, Oboe, and Clarinet. The final set with the BAMA Players includes a piece from Matthew Scott Phillips' Sundial series, Sic Praeterit Aetas for piano trio, Michael Coleman's String Trio no. 1, and “Interlude 1” and “Movement II” from the multi-movement piano trio In Medias Res by William Price.

The Birmingham Art Music Alliance (BAMA) announces the 10th Anniversary Birmingham New Music Festival in seven concerts presenting a wide range of music by Alabama composers including solo piano, four chamber music ensembles, choral music, live electronics, improvised music, and new takes on Appalachian folk music. The festival will take place at Birmingham First United Methodist Church, East Village Arts, Samford University's Brock Recital Hall, and UAB's Hulsey Recital Hall. All concerts are free. The festival was implemented in 2014 to further BAMA's mission of promoting music by Alabama composers and presenting concerts of recently created art music to communities in Birmingham. The 2024 festival honors two composers who died in 2023, Joe L. Alexander and Ed Robertson. Our guest composer is New York City-based Robert Voisey, who founded the 60X60 and Fifteen Minutes of Fame projects.

Opening the concert are two works for cello and fixed media: Alexander's Ce cE CE ceLLo and Monroe Golden's turkey-call inspired Pinhoti, presented by Craig Hultgren. Lori Ardovino performs her Nattmara for clarinet and soundfile, and Joe's long-time friend and colleague Alan Goldspiel plays the title track, Soundscapes for guitar and soundfile. Soprano Melanie Williams and performance group Iron Giant (Sam Herman, Brett Huffman, Seth Noble, and Justin Wallace) realize William Price's A Play on Words for female voice and four male voices. Craig Hultgren closes the concert with three works for the ecello with live processing: Mark Lackey's A Word with Narcissus, Brian C. Moon's unLearn, and Holland Hopson's Snakeskin (Verso). This concert is dedicated to the memory of Joe L. Alexander, an active BAMA member during the first decade of the organization before securing teaching positions in Louisiana and Mississippi.

The Birmingham Art Music Alliance (BAMA) announces the 10th Anniversary Birmingham New Music Festival in seven concerts presenting a wide range of music by Alabama composers including solo piano, four chamber music ensembles, choral music, live electronics, improvised music, and new takes on Appalachian folk music. The festival will take place at Birmingham First United Methodist Church, East Village Arts, Samford University's Brock Recital Hall, and UAB's Hulsey Recital Hall. All concerts are free. The festival was implemented in 2014 to further BAMA's mission of promoting music by Alabama composers and presenting concerts of recently created art music to communities in Birmingham. The 2024 festival honors two composers who died in 2023, Joe L. Alexander and Ed Robertson. Our guest composer is New York City-based Robert Voisey, who founded the 60X60 and Fifteen Minutes of Fame projects.

The West End Crocheters meet at the library every Wednesday morning. Learn to crochet or work on a project of your own. Enjoy a snack and the company of friends. All are welcome.

Rock Guitar from Birmingham AL Birmingham Band featuring Taylor Goodwin - Guitar Sidney Battle - Bass Justin Sledge - Drums Desmond Sykes - Sax Martin Castor - Keys Jacob Walker -Trumpet + Will Cash - Guitar

(Preschool) Spend your morning with Miss Mollie and her musical instruments accompanied with a story or two.

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This Event is perfect for celebrating Mother’s Day Weekend or a celebration for your birthday or graduation. Join us for a fun and interactive Roaring 20’s murder mystery dinner with optional bonus  ghosts & spirits of the past and haunt walks on the mansion grounds after dinner once the mystery is solved! Gatsby Roaring 20’s dress is optional. This will be the “bees knees” of Roaring 20’s Events for 2024 and it’s perfect for date night, friends night out, family night, celebrations, birthdays, Mother’s Day , Graduation and More.

You’ll actively participate in the clue-based mystery dinner event! Very easy and extremely fun, no memorization!  One of the most fun things to do in Birmingham. Explore the beautiful mansion and its collection of historic antiques and artifacts!  All of this excitement is brought to you by the TV Personalities Lesley Ann Hyde and The Southern Ghost Girls Tours as seen on A & E’s \'Truth or Legends\' in Your Hometown and Arlington 1840’s Historic House in Birmingham!

Fun Party Atmosphere as you participate in the Murder Mystery Dinner. You will enjoy dinner prepared by Chef Matthew Murphree  After the Murder Mystery Dinner, if you like,  you will Get to Participate in an Exclusive Ghost & Spirits of the Past Hunt of the beautiful Mansion and Grounds as you use state-of-the-art paranormal Investigation equipment! This is a One-of-a-Kind event that you do not want to miss.

Perfect for a friend\'s night out, date night, Game Night, Family Night, Birthdays, Office Parties, and Team Building or just to celebrate the  Season! The Price of your Ticket includes Dinner, Interacting in the Murder Mystery, and a Tour of the Home and Ghost & Spirits of the Past Hunt. You do not have to participate in the Ghost Hunt after the Murder Mystery Event, totally optional if you do not want to or must leave. Weather Permitting we will try to do some of the events outside. Secured Parking Inside The Gated Area adjacent to the Mansion. Tickets and more info at www.southernghostgirls.com

Septet by Igor Stravinsky is a landmark composition that reflects the shift in his music from neoclassic to serialist. The BAMA Players (clarinetist Brad Whitfield, bassoonist Cameron Bonner, hornist Valerie Sly, violinist Sarah Nordlund Dennis, violist Chris Lowry, cellist Peter Garrett, and pianist Eun-Hee Park) perform Septet and premiere works by Joseph Landers, Mark Lackey, Holland Hopson, Wesley Johnson, and Matthew Scott Phillips that are inspired by Stravinsky's pivotal work.

The Birmingham Art Music Alliance (BAMA) announces the 10th Anniversary Birmingham New Music Festival in seven concerts presenting a wide range of music by Alabama composers including solo piano, four chamber music ensembles, choral music, live electronics, improvised music, and new takes on Appalachian folk music. The festival will take place at Birmingham First United Methodist Church, East Village Arts, Samford University's Brock Recital Hall, and UAB's Hulsey Recital Hall. All concerts are free. The festival was implemented in 2014 to further BAMA's mission of promoting music by Alabama composers and presenting concerts of recently created art music to communities in Birmingham. The 2024 festival honors two composers who died in 2023, Joe L. Alexander and Ed Robertson. Our guest composer is New York City-based Robert Voisey, who founded the 60X60 and Fifteen Minutes of Fame projects.

They paved the way for the band’s independent success using the internet as a way to share their music, and with a charming presence and infectious songs, Johnny Manchild and The Poor Bastards built a global following and garnered over twenty million streams to date. Unable to be cast into any one genre, the many elements that make up this band are fused tightly together, and seamlessly deliver a wide spectrum of genres. Johnny Manchild and the Poor Bastards are ready to deliver fresh sonic horizons on their new album, "Rapture Waltz", coming in 2024.

The annual Birmingham Kidney Walk & Celebration will be taking place at John Carroll High School Pat Sullivan Field on Saturday, May 11, 2023. The morning will be full of fun entertainment, children’sactivities,breakfast,doorprizes,andmuchmore!Registrationstartsat8:30am.

The Alabama Kidney Foundation's annual Kidney Walk & Celebration is one of its most important fundraising events of the year. Last year, the state-wide Kidney Walks provided over $900,000 in direct support to kidney patients in need. For more information about this event and how to register a team or individual, you can visit our website: www.BirminghamKidneyWalk.org/ Marcie Prescott at (205)382-6080 or marcie@alkidney.org. Please join our 2024 Honorary Chairs, Terry Finley, CEO of Books A Million, and Patient Chair, Jerry Hughes for a fun and worthwhile event!

Let’s take steps towards a healthier tomorrow and create a brighter future for those affected by kidney disease.

(0-18 Months) Babies and caregivers are welcome to a lapsit storytime with Miss Cristina filled early literacy tips, baby-friendly songs, and puppets.

Join ArtPlay for a fantastic day of creativity and fun! Get ready to explore a world of art activities for kids and exciting experiences that the whole family will love. From colorful art stations where imaginations run wild to magical story time sessions, there’s something for everyone to enjoy!

Kenneth A. Kuhn begins the concert with Overture to The Revelation of Nature, a piano realization of the opening movement of his large-scale orchestral work. Pensacola composer/pianist Michael Coleman performs his poco più di niente, guest composer Robert Voisey's Persistence of Melancholy, and Kadisha Onalbayeva's Alla. The LeBaron Trio (soprano Melanie Williams, clarinetist Lori Ardovino, and pianist Laurie Middaugh) play a set that includes Ardovino's Adventures in Wonderland, a setting of texts by Lewis Carroll relating to water animals. Adam Bowles closes the program with performances of Kyle McGucken's meditative Pothos Variations and Joshua David Davis' Prelude and Fugue titled The Arctic Snow.

The Birmingham Art Music Alliance (BAMA) announces the 10th Anniversary Birmingham New Music Festival in seven concerts presenting a wide range of music by Alabama composers including solo piano, four chamber music ensembles, choral music, live electronics, improvised music, and new takes on Appalachian folk music. The festival will take place at Birmingham First United Methodist Church, East Village Arts, Samford University's Brock Recital Hall, and UAB's Hulsey Recital Hall. All concerts are free. The festival was implemented in 2014 to further BAMA's mission of promoting music by Alabama composers and presenting concerts of recently created art music to communities in Birmingham. The 2024 festival honors two composers who died in 2023, Joe L. Alexander and Ed Robertson. Our guest composer is New York City-based Robert Voisey, who founded the 60X60 and Fifteen Minutes of Fame projects.

(Preschool) Bring your toddler for a musical morning filled with interactive activities! Register online.

The West End Crocheters meet at the library every Wednesday morning. Learn to crochet or work on a project of your own. Enjoy a snack and the company of friends. All are welcome.

(Preschool) Enjoy an underwater storytime with our pals from the Goldfish Swim School perfect for toddlers and anyone who is interested on learning how to swim.

In this program, two bereaved fathers—one Israeli, one Palestinian—recount parallel stories of grief and the unique choice towards reconciliation. Join peace activists Bassam Aramin and Rami Elhanan as they describe their journeys from loss to an outspoken advocacy of a shared human spirit.

Held in partnership with the American Friends of the Parents Circle-Families Forum (AFPC-FF), this panel will explore the ways that violence changes us, and what we can do with the space grief has left.

As the cycle of violence in Israel-Palestine continues, join us as we strive to transcend the narrative of the “other,” celebrating the shared humanity that exists in both struggle and solidarity.

Don’t miss this exclusive, transformative event.

Speak In Whisper is an Americana-Emo rock band from Birmingham, AL. The band has roots in Alternative , Classic Rock and Emo music. A blend of cutting lead guitar, harmonic synth and piano, accompanied by solid bass licks and drums, the band has a sound all their own. Their music stirs deep emotions of heartache, reflection and desire.

(6th-12th Grade) This bi-monthly program will focus on teaching the performing arts to aspiring teen thespians with assistance from the Red Mountain Theatre. Register online at homewoodpubliclibrary.org.

WNC's premiere t-girl fronted trash-rock band 𝘾𝘼𝙈 𝙂𝙄𝙍𝙇 🏳️‍⚧️ explodes onto stage with fierce, high octane guitar-heavy rock & roll! 🎸