Let Prince of Peace students rock you and your mind in this one-of-a-kind, non-traditional open house. On the night of Feb. 2, doors will open promptly at 5 p.m. to permit entrance into the “POP Rocks” themed event. Adoring school-aged fans and their families are invited to dine in the Hard Rock Café Hoover with Read More…
Making Her Pointe
January 24, 2012 By Leave a Comment
By Laura McAlister Journal Editor Ever since Samantha Hope Galler saw “Swan Lake” when she was 10 years old, she’s wanted to be a part of the production. Soon, the 22-year-old ballerina will have that chance. Samantha, a native of a Boston suburb and now a Mountain Brook resident, is the understudy for the lead Read More…
Rhythm and Muse
January 24, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Feb. 4 Country Club of Birmingham The Guild of the Birmingham Music Club will host its gala, Rhythm and Muse, to raise funds for the prestigious music scholarship program and to support the club’s concert series. The event will be a collaboration of the arts with well-known community artists attending and a live auction. The Read More…
Beaker Bash
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February 4, 5 p.m. McWane Science Center Families are invited to McWane Science Center’s Beaker Bash presented by Wells Fargo. This expedition through the land of dinosaurs, deep under the ocean, into the thick of the jungle and to galaxies far away supports McWane’s educational mission and programs. Tickets are $30 for children, $50 for Read More…
Alabama Gives Day
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Feb. 2 Statewide Alabamians will come together for 24 hours of giving with a collective goal to raise a record amount of money for hundreds of participating nonprofits statewide. Individuals may choose from a list of participating nonprofits to benefit from their online gift. For more information and a list of charities, visit www.algives.razoo.com.
Not Just a Feast for the Eyes
January 10, 2012 By Leave a Comment
By Laura McAlister Journal Editor The Bruno Vegetable Garden at Birmingham Botanical Gardens is for more than just viewing. For more than a decade, it’s helped feed some of the Birmingham area’s hungriest people thanks to Magic City Harvest. The Bruno Garden covers about a quarter of an acre and produces some 3,000 pounds of Read More…
“Heaven is for Real” Author Appearances
January 10, 2012 By 1 Comment
VESTAVIA/HOMEWOOD Jan. 26, 11:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. Vestavia Country Club and Samford University The Legacy League, an auxiliary of Samford University, will host Todd Burpo, author of “Heaven is for Real,” at two events. The first event is the Legacy League’s annual Scholarship Luncheon at Vestavia Country Club. Doors open at 11 a.m. Individual Read More…
