St. Vincent’s One Nineteen will get a blast from the past June 23 as runners don attire from their favorite decade, spanning from the ‘50s to the ‘90s, and take on Brenda Ladun’s Decade Dash. The annual run is hosted by Ladun, of ABC 33/40, and the American Cancer Society’s junior executive board. It raises funds for the society and its efforts to support patients and fund … [Read more...]
Internationally Recognized Cellist Headlines Starlight Gala
It is the year's largest fundraiser for the University of Alabama at Birmingham's Alys Stephens Performing Arts Center, and organizers are excited to have a guest performer fit for the occasion. The internationally celebrated cellist Yo-Yo Ma will headline the 2018 Viva Health Starlight Gala on May 6. A graduate of Harvard University and Julliard-trained, Ma performs … [Read more...]
St. Jude Field of Dreams Celebrates Local Patients’ Successes and Their Families
By Emily Williams Though the hospital is in Memphis, Tennessee, St. Jude Hospital’s reach can be felt in Alabama through the patients and families who have been treated there and the discoveries they share with the world of pediatric cancer research. To give back to the hospital that gave their children a new lease on life, mothers in the Birmingham area and community … [Read more...]
A Work of Art for Mother’s Day: Annual Art in the Village Event Moved to Mother’s Day Weekend
By Sarah Kuper For more than three decades, the Mountain Brook Art Association has had its spring art show in April, but now the event has been permanently moved to the Saturday before Mother’s Day. “Because of Easter moving around, we could never have a specific weekend, and with A-day and Magic City, the weekend was always changing,” said Janet Sanders, Art in the Village … [Read more...]
Fiesta for a Cure: UAB Cancer Center’s Fiesta Ball Benefits Young Cancer Researchers
At the annual Fiesta Ball on May 4, the UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center’s Young Supporters Board will celebrate the May 5 Mexican holiday alongside a celebration of the center’s research efforts. Cinco De Mayo, the annual holiday that celebrates Mexico’s 1862 victory over the French in the Battle of Puebla, will be the theme for the evening, with Happy Catering serving up … [Read more...]