Glenwood, Autism and Behavioral Health Center’s gala will have a new venue, The Club, this year. “A Night Under the Big Top,” presented by Iberia Bank, will be Feb. 25 and will feature music by the Undergrounders, casino-style games and a silent auction with proceeds benefiting Glenwood’s Autism Outpatient Services. Dowe Bynum, Junior Board president, is planning how to meet … [Read more...]
Chocolate Gala Set for Feb. 12
The seventh annual Valentine's gala Wild about Chocolate, benefiting the Alabama Wildlife Center, will be Feb. 12 at the Harbert Center. The event offers a lavish chocolate dessert buffet provided by Birmingham restaurants, bakeries and confectioners; silent and live auctions with Ken Jackson; and dancing to live music from the Neo Jazz Collective Tickets are $75 each in … [Read more...]
Red Nose Ball Set At Cahaba Grand
The 2011 Red Nose Ball, benefiting Camp Smile-A-Mile, will be Feb. 19 at the Cahaba Grand Conference Center. This year's theme is "S'more Fun than Ever.” A silent auction will begin at 6 p.m. A seated dinner, program and live auction followed by music by the Undergrounders will start at 7:30 p.m. Master of ceremonies will be Mike Royer, co-anchor of Alabama's 13 weekday … [Read more...]
Area 12 May Be Best Boys’ Basketball League
The reputation of Over the Mountain boys’ basketball is similar to the reputation of Southeastern Conference men’s basketball: No matter how strong the caliber of play is, it will always – in some people’s minds at least – be overshadowed by football. And it’s really an unfair rap. Homewood reached the Class 6A finals a year ago, and Vestavia Hills took home the championship … [Read more...]
Scouts Clean Up Historic Cemetery
Some 100 local scouts from the Vulcan District volunteered Jan. 8 to clean the historic Oxmoor Cemetery at Birmingham’s Red Mountain Park. The event was part of a celebration commemorating 100 years of scouting. Red Mountain Park, a 1,200-acre urban mountaintop park, will eventually include walking and biking trails, recreational and picnic areas and green space. When the … [Read more...]