Community Grief Support Service (CGSS) will hold its ninth annual Lift Your Spirits benefit dinner and auction Oct. 11 from 5:30-8:30 p.m. at Park Lane on Cahaba Road in Mountain Brook. With a goal of $40,000, committee members are working hard.  The money will help fund six 10-week grief support groups and professional grief counseling for people struggling with grief after … [Read more...]

The Laps for Cystic Fibrosis (CF) Foundation will host its fourth annual Sips for CF Wine Tasting Competition on the rooftop of downtown Birmingham's Kress Building. As part of the Sips for CF Wine Tasting Competition teams of one to three persons will compete in the tasting competition. To participate in the tasting competition, each team must bring three bottles of the same … [Read more...]

EcoFest boasts includes three-course autumn harvest dinner with selected wines sponsored by Whole Foods, and handcrafted beers from Good People Brewery. This year's auction items include a pedicab tour of Birmingham, fine Avery Jewelry, Alabama/LSU zone tickets, an Alys Beach getaway, a weekend driving a TESLA, a British Soccer package with two nights in a castle and more. … [Read more...]

Aldridge Gardens is hosting a Members and Volunteers Garden Concert and Ice Cream Social to celebrate its 10-year anniversary. The Dill Pickers will provide live entertainment. Admission is free for members and volunteers, and $10 for non-members. For more information visit www.aldridgegardens.com. … [Read more...]

Take a trip back in time to rediscover the culture and contributions of Native Alabamians.  Native American life will take shape through demonstrations featuring flint knapping, cooking, hunting and weapons, and activities like leaf pounding, beading, grinding corn, gourd painting and activities featuring Native American temporary tattoos, a scavenger hunt for native medicinal … [Read more...]