BirminghamCharity Art AuctionOct. 2, 6:30-9 p.m.UAB National Alumni HouseThe Research Civitan Club will host a silent art auction Oct. 2 from 6:30-9 p.m. at the University of Alabama at Birmingham National Alumni House. There will be refreshments, door prizes and the chance to bid on art. Tickets are $7 in advance or $10 at the door. Students and seniors pay $5. … [Read more...]

BirminghamThrough the Lens EventOct. 2, 6 p.m.Kress Building RooftopThe Alabama Court Appointed Special Advocates, or CASA, will hold the fourth annual Through the Lens photography fundraiser on the rooftop of the Kress Building at 301 19th St. N. in Birmingham Oct. 2. The event is held annually to bring awareness to the plight of abused and neglected children … [Read more...]

Vestavia HillsOLLI ProgramOct. 2, 1:30-3 p.m.Vestavia Hills Library in the ForestThe Osher Lifelong Learning Institute will present "Bicycling Across America" from 1:30-3 p.m. Oct. 2 at the Vestavia Hills Library in the Forest. Janet Holloway, who at age 61 cycled more than 4,500 miles from Washington to Maine, will share details about her journey with photos … [Read more...]

Photo special to the JournalRosalind WisemanVestavia HillsFundraiser with Rosalind WisemanOct. 2, 11:30 a.m.Private clubThe Vestavia Hills City Schools Foundation will host author Rosalind Wiseman at a fundraising luncheon at a private club in Vestavia Hills at 11:30 a.m. Oct. 2. The bestselling author will talk about parenting and bullying during her … [Read more...]

HomewoodChristian ConferenceOct. 2-4Samford's Reid ChapelSamford University’s Core Texts and University Fellows honors programs will host a national conference on "Teaching the Christian Intellectual Tradition” Oct. 2-4. The conference will explore ways to help students connect to Augustine of Hippo, the 4th-5th century bishop regarded as a key founder of the … [Read more...]