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Vulcan is 104today. Come celebrate his Birthday Bash at Vulcan Park and Museum from 1– 4 pm. Call 933.1409 for more information.

Are you picky about your produce? Head out to the Hueytown Berry Patch to pick your own muscadines, scuppernongs and blueberries. Open Monday through Saturday 7 am -7 pm and Sundays from 1-5 pm. 491.3367 for directions.

Sometimes trashy can be classy. Visit the Trashionista Exhibit at Naked Art Gallery on
Clairmont Avenue
to see how artists turn trash into treasures. Call 595.3553 for details
Nickelodeon’s Go, Diego, Go Live! Sets Out
On An Adventurous Trek
Live Production Swings Into The
BJCC Concert Hall June 4 & 5 For 3 Shows Only!

Go, Diego, Go Live! The Great Jaguar Rescue presented by State Farm® will play at the BJCC Concert Hall located at 2100 Richard Arrington Jr. Blvd North for three performances only. Performance times are June 3rd at 7:00 PM and June 4th at 10:30 AM and 7:00 PM. Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased at the Central Ticket Office at the BJCC and all Ticketmaster Ticket Centers located in select Publix Super Markets, f.y.e. and Coconuts record stores. Tickets may also be purchased by calling Ticketmaster at 800.277.1700 or online at www.ticketmaster.com. Fans can visit www.NickJr.com to look for additional local market tour dates and to buy tickets.

Get jazzed up for some Jazz at Rucker Place from 5-9 pm.

1804 12th Avenue South
. 558.2485

Catch a Friday Night Flick at HomewoodPark. Pack a picnic and a blanket and head over at dusk, for some outdoor fun, free of charge. For film schedule, see homewoodparks.com.

 

Here’s a lofty idea: walk the self-guided downtown Loft Tour and benefit Birmingham’s literacy programs. Get a peek at some of the avant-garde properties in town from 1- 5 pm for $15 in advance or $20 the day of the event. Visit literacy-council.orgfor more information or call 326.1925.

 

The Summer Film Series is back at the Alabama theatre! Check alabamatheatre.com for the schedule or call 251.0418.

 

Take a gander at the arts at this year’s 6th Annual Art in the Gardens where you can buy originals from more than 60 Alabama artists.Admission is free at the Aldridge Botanical Gardens on
3530 Lorna Rd.
in Hoover. Call 682.8019 for more information.
When life hands you lemons, drink lemonade to raise money for children with cancer. Mom’s League of Birmingham hosts Alex’s Lemonade Stand at the Helena Winn Dixie from 10 am-2 pm.
To commemorate the life of Anne Frank, today is considered Diary Day, in celebration of her birthday. Jot a note in your journal in memory of Anne.

Come to the Birmingham Festival Center to see Steve Martin’s “The Underpants”-- a humorous take on the original “wardrobe malfunction.” bftonline.org/shows.html. Tickets cost $20. Call 933.2383 for details.
City Stages boasts an incredible lineup this year that includes The Flaming Lips, Diana Ross and Ben Harper. Check out www.citystages.org for complete details. You will not want to miss out on this!

Park it at CaldwellPark for The Alabama Symphony Orchestra’s presentation of Sounds for Summer. Musical varieties will include Tchaikovsky, Franz Liszt, Johannes Brahms, Edvard Grieg and Johann Strauss, Jr. Tickets are $15 in advance and are available at any area Compass Bank location or online at alabamasymphony.org.

 

In celebration of the blackberry and blueberry harvests, come on out to the Black and Blue Berry Festival in Jemison forbluegrass music, pony rides, face painting and some berry delicious desserts. Call 646.0069 for more information.

Today is “No More TV Day.” Turn off the tube and head outside!

 

Join us for the first monthly installation of Wear Your skirt! to Workplay from 5:30 until 8. Skirtinis, performances by our June profile women, and plenty of fun! Bring a mixed CD to trade.
It’s Juneteenth, the oldest celebration of freedom from slavery. Let freedom ring!
Stop by What’s on 2nd downtown on 2nd Avenue for a celebration of the Great American T-Shirt as an art form. Over 500 vintage t-shirts for sale and showcase, all related to music groups, politics, art, travel, advertising and ideologies. In addition hand painted t-shirts will be sold to benefit the Clothesline Project. Proceeds go to support the Family Violence Project. Everyone is invited and encouraged to wear their favorite t-shirt.
Summer Solstice is today…say goodbye to Spring.

Celebrate the Summer Solstice with RuffnerPark’s Full Moon Wine and Cheese Hike beginning at 5pm. $15 ($10 for members). 833.8264.

 

Literally Green benefiting the new Vestavia Hills Public Library. Saturday, June 21 at 7 p.m. at Gold's Gym/Brookwood Outpatient Center on Hwy 31 in Vestavia Hills. Tickets are $50 and can be purchased at City Hall, all Vestavia Hills Fire Stations, SouthCity Bank and the Library.  We will have live music, heavy hors'doeuvres, silent auction and casino style gaming. For more information, call 978-0155.

Get hands-on at a pottery workshop at Imagine Clay Studio on 41st Street South 6:30-8:30 pm. Cost is $35. Call 706.8308 or email imaginepartnersinart@msn.com to make reservations.

 

Like other American cities, Birmingham’s streets were once lined with signs, from glowing neon to advertisements painted on brick walls. From 12-1 pm at the Birmingham Library Downtown, author Tim Hollis will discuss the golden era of roadside advertising and sign copies of his new book, Vintage Birmingham Signs.

Bring your ‘change’ for new neighborhood projects, see the results of the 20,000 dollar project from last year. Live music, food, meet-n-greet your neighbors starting at 5:00 pm at Paige Patterson’s home (322 85th Street South) for this 2nd annual community celebration.

The Tragic City Rollers, Birmingham's local roller derby team, will host the Memphis Roller girls on June 28, 2008 at the Zamora Templelocated at 3521 Ratliff Road, Irondale, AL 35210.  The bout will begin at 7pm and tickets are $10 in advance and $12 at the door. 
Arrive at Ozan 11:30 am for a Gourmet Box Lunch, Souvenir Wine Tasting, Educational Vineyard Tour and Train Ride.    Board the Heart of Dixie Train at Ozan for a scenic ride on this historical train, and return to Ozan by 2:00 pm. Event fee $ 25 per guest . Reserve your place by email at contact@ozanwine.com 

National Camera Day. Head out to LinnPark and sightsee what you can see.

 


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