HomewoodThe History of Coffee & Free Coffee Tasting with Floyd BrownAugust 15, noonHomewood Public LibraryThe Homewood Library will present a program on coffee at noon Aug. 15. Floyd Brown will give a history of coffee, talk about how it is grown and consumed worldwide and give participants a chance to sample coffee at the free event in the library's large … [Read more...]
UA Alumni Kickoff Party
BirminghamUA Alumni Kickoff PartyAug. 13, 5:30 p.m.Regions FieldThe University of Alabama Jefferson County Alumni Association will host its football season kickoff party at 5:30 p.m. Aug. 13 at Regions Field in downtown Birmingham. Phil Savage of the Crimson Tide Radio Network will be the guest speaker. There will be a cash bar and Dreamland ribs. Kids can meet … [Read more...]
Nighttime on the Cahaba
BirminghamNighttime on the CahabaAug. 9, 6-10 p.m.Cahaba RiverThe Birmingham Botanical Gardens will host a nighttime canoe trip on the Cahaba River from 6-10 p.m. Aug. 9. The event will offer participants a moonlight paddle on the flat portion of the river where they will see plants, animals and hundreds of glowing firefly larvae. The majority of the event’s … [Read more...]
Lou Anders Book Signing
BirminghamAuthor EventAug. 9, 4-6 p.m.The SummitBirmingham author Lou Anders will celebrate the debut of his novel "Frostborn" with a reading and book signing at Barnes & Noble Booksellers at The Summit from 4-6 p.m. Aug. 9. The novel is the first in Anders' Thrones and Bones series from Random House's Crown Books for Young Readers. The Norse-flavored … [Read more...]
“Can You Repeat That?” Knowledge Challenge
Birmingham"Can You Repeat That?" Knowledge ChallengeAug. 7, 7:30-9:30 p.m.Virginia Samford TheatreWatch Birmingham history entertainingly repeat itself in a 90-minute live game show on stage at the Virginia Samford Theatre at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 7. "Can You Repeat That?," the Birmingham History Center quiz show, will challenge four teams of Birmingham's most … [Read more...]