The Birmingham Zoo will host its largest fundraising event, ZooGala 2011, Sept. 17 at 6:30 p.m.Chairmen of this year’s event, sponsored by IberiaBank, are Lee O. Perry, Misti S. Weaver and Amy M. Jackson.ZooGala features zoo residents, including elephants, a red fox, serval, great horned owl and other animals. Guests will enjoy cocktails, dinner, live music and animal … [Read more...]

The UAB Alys Stephens Center will present"An Evening with Ben Folds” Aug. 20.The event includes a free pre-party at 6:30 p.m. with live music from the Rev. Johnson and the Modern Sun, food for sale from the First Market’s Yellow Bicycle and drink specials.The 8 p.m. show is a back-to-school event co-presented with UAB’s Office of Student Involvement Blaze Productions in … [Read more...]

Jenny Allen’s “I Got Sick Then I Got Better” comic riff on one woman’s battle with cancer is coming to the Alys Stephens Center Sept. 1 at 7 p.m.The Lynne Cohen and Norma Livingston Preventive Care Program at UAB will bring this one-woman Broadway show to Birmingham for one night only. Proceeds will benefit the program, which has a goal of early diagnosis and an eventual … [Read more...]

The Alabama Symphony Orchestra and music director Justin Brown will present the Maestro’s Ball, hosted by Connie and Fred McCallum, Sept. 9 at UAB’s Alys Stephens Center.The ball is the ASO’s largest fundraising event. Its proceeds support the ASO’s artistic, educational and outreach programs.The evening will begin with a champagne reception in the ASC lobby at 6 p.m. … [Read more...]

BirminghamMommy.com will accept nominations Aug. 15-31 for its second annual Moms Rock contest and event.To nominate a mom you know, visit www.birminghammommy.com and fill out the nomination form. Ten finalists will be chosen from the nominees, and the winner will be selected via reader voting Sept. 1-14 at the website.A grand prize will be awarded to the winning mommy … [Read more...]