Pulitzer Prize-winning author Rick Bragg will speak at the Shelby campus of Jefferson State Community College Feb. 3 at 7 p.m.The event, part of the Red Mountain Reading Series 2011, is hosted by Jefferson State, the Alabama Humanities Foundation and the Shelby County Arts Council.The program will be in the first floor auditorium of the health and sciences building on … [Read more...]
Camera Club Hosts Noted Photographer
Tom Ulrich, a wildlife photographer from West Glacier, Mont., will present "Living Wild with Tom Ulrich" Feb. 25 at 7 p.m. at the Birmingham Zoo auditorium.The program will highlight Ulrich’s world travels in 2010.Ulrich has covered the world capturing wildlife on film with more than 600,000 photos, many used in publications such as National Geographic and Life.He … [Read more...]
Adams-Hill
Mr. and Mrs. Donelson Ross Adams of Birmingham announce the engagement of their daughter, Elizabeth Evins Adams, to Mr. Jeffrey Craig Hill. Mr. Hill is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Clifton Craig Hill of Gadsden.Miss Adams is the granddaughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Andrew Adams Jr. of Birmingham and the late Mr. and Mrs. John Cowan Evins of Birmingham.She graduated … [Read more...]
A Reason to Sing
By Laura McAlister Journal EditorThe Küren Girls may be young, but in a short time, they are starting to make a big impact.Formed about a year ago, the musical group is made up of four Over the Mountain teens and one Montgomery teen who all have a passion and talent for singing. They already have a CD, a website and songs for sale on iTunes, Amazon and CD Baby. … [Read more...]
Patriots Use Strong Second Half To Defeat Spartans
By Lee Davis Journal Sports WriterWhen two teams ranked in Class 6A’s top 10 face one another, fans can usually count on a close game.And when ninth-ranked Mountain Brook hosted sixth-ranked Homewood Friday night, that’s exactly what the fans got – at least for two and a half quarters.The Patriots broke open a 32-32 deadlock with a 16-2 run in the third period … [Read more...]