By Ingrid Howard St. Elias Maronite Church will host its 21st annual Lebanese Food and Cultural Festival on April 26 and 27 from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. The event will feature thousands of plates of food served and delivered, hourly church tours, traditional dance performances by the youth of the parish, live music and a silent auction. On April 27, there will also be a 5K run at 8 … [Read more...]
Festival Celebrates Spring on The Banks of Shades Creek
By Kennedy McJunkin The cities of Mountain Brook and Homewood are joining to present the second annual Shades Creek Festival April 27 at Jemison Park. The free event will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and celebrates spring along the banks of Shades Creek. The festival will feature live music, free fly-fishing lessons, animal exhibits, scavenger hunts, cookie decorating, … [Read more...]
CJFS Raises Hands Up Together In Honor of Hal Abroms
By Emily Williams Longtime Mountain Brook resident and philanthropist Hal Abroms will be honored by the Collat Jewish Family Services at its annual “Hands Up Together” event April 28.The event, being chaired by Ronne and Donald Hess, will take place at the Alabama School of Fine Arts Dorothy Jemison Day Theatre.Festivities will celebrate the decades of … [Read more...]
Vapor Ministries’ Micah McElveen to Speak at Vestavia Hills Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast
Mayor Ashley Curry and the city of Vestavia Hills will host the annual Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast on April 23 at Vestavia Country Club. Micah McElveen, CEO and executive director of Vapor Ministries, will be the keynote speaker.McElveen suffered a near-fatal surfing accident in 1995 that landed him in the ICU and left him a quadriplegic, shattering his dreams of becoming a … [Read more...]
Pop Goes the Museum: 63rd Museum Ball Celebrates Cultural Renaissance in Downtown Birmingham
By Emily Williams Focusing on modern pop art and the booming culture in downtown Birmingham, Lindsey and John Lacey and Courtney and Bryson Stephens have teamed up to co-chair the 63rd annual Museum Ball on May 4.The Birmingham Museum of Art will be transformed by HotHouse Design Studio into a “Pop in the City” celebration, featuring a color scheme of black … [Read more...]