By Emily Williams Historic, sport and racing cars will fill the streets of Lane Parke on May 17 to kick off the annual Barber Historics Race weekend with Car Parke 2019. Spearheaded by Alan Thacker of the Mountain Brook Driving Club, the Car Parke event will be co-presented by Barber Historics and will  include classic cars, sports cars and even a few race cars that … [Read more...]

Birmingham Fire & Rescue Crawfish BoilJune 1 at 4 p.m. at Sloss Furnaces National Historic Landmark. Meet your firefighters at an all-you-can-eat crawfish boil, enjoy live bands and DJs from the South and brush up on your line dancing. Website: “Birmingham Fire & Rescue Crawfish Boil” Facebook page Slice FestJune 1 from 2 p.m.to … [Read more...]

By Kennedy McJunkin The Alabama Accordion Association is presenting a concert by Grayson Masefield, a seven-time world champion accordion player. The free concert will have two showtimes: Saturday, May 18, at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. Both shows will be at Brookwood Baptist Church in Mountain Brook. Masefield was born in Auckland, New Zealand, and travels the world as a musician … [Read more...]

By Emily Williams The Alys Stephens Center will present a different side of Oscar- and Emmy-nominee Jeff Goldblum at the 2019 Viva Health Starlight Gala on June 2. Goldblum will take the stage at the Jemison Concert Hall as a pianist, accompanied by the Mildred Snitzer Orchestra, for the center’s annual gala fundraiser. Chair for this year’s gala, Mark Tarr, president and … [Read more...]

The city of Mountain Brook and the Mountain Brook Chamber of Commerce kicked off a new challenge for local residents and visitors, #XploreMB, on April 4 at Otey’s Tavern. Inspired by the success of the city’s 2018 Restaurant Trail, Mayor Stewart Welch was inspired to create #XploreMB contest to support Mountain Brook businesses. To participate, take photos at any Mountain … [Read more...]