Septembers in high school football are similar to Aprils in Major League Baseball: It’s too early to get excited about a fast start, and it’s too early to get depressed about a poor start.With that being said, it’s also true that games played early in the season count just as much as games played later in the year. So now is as good a time as any to evaluate where area … [Read more...]
Archives for September 2011
Greek Food Fest Begins Sept. 29
The 39th annual Greek Food Fest will be Sept. 29-Oct. 1 from 10:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. at Holy Trinity-Holy Cross Greek Orthodox Cathedral.More than 100 parish volunteers will participate in the festival, which includes not only Greek cuisine but a marketplace, live Greek music and dancing by parish youth. Cathedral tours will be given throughout the event.The event … [Read more...]
FROG Affair Set For Oct. 7
The Autism Society of Alabama will present the 14th annual Autism-Asperger FROG Affair Oct. 7 from 6 to 10 p.m. at WorkPlay.The FROG Affair gets its name from the ASA mascot and means “For Research, Outreach and Giving Support” to the autism and Asperger syndrome community.This year, the event has live music by Blind Dawg, a dinner buffet by Imperial Catering, a … [Read more...]
Wing Fest Benefits Magic Moments
The Junior Board of Magic Moments will host the third annual Kick’n Chick’n Wing Fest benefiting Magic Moments Oct. 1 from 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in downtown Homewood at 29th Avenue and SoHo Square.The football-inspired, tailgate-themed event will challenge up to 25 local restaurants to cook their best hot and alternative flavored chicken wings or best “wannabe” … [Read more...]
Concert BenefitsTransplant Program
Four country music singer-songwriters, including Grammy Award winner Craig Wiseman, will perform Oct. 4 at WorkPlay to help build a new transplant program at Children's of Alabama.The one night-only Believe concert will feature Wiseman, Bob DiPiero, Tony Mullins and Jeffery Steele, collectively known as the Hitmen of Music Row of country music and reality TV … [Read more...]