Mountain BrookNo-Snobbery Wine DinnerJune 17, 7-9 p.m.Avo RestaurantJones Is Thirsty will present a No-Snobbery Wine Dinner from 7-9 p.m. June 17 at Avo Restaurant, 2721 Cahaba Road in Mountain Brook. Scott Jones will pair wines with each course of Chef Ben Kirk’s special menu, which includes Charred Peach Caprese Salad, Fritto Misto, grilled pork tenderloin … [Read more...]

Mountain BrookDocumentaries After Dark: Food in AlabamaJune 17, 6:30-7:30 p.m.Emmet O’Neal LibraryThe Emmet O’Neal Library in Crestline will host a free screening of “Eating Alabama” at 6:30 p.m. June 17. The film is about a young couple returning home to Alabama, where they set out to eat the way their grandparents did–locally and seasonally. Light refreshments … [Read more...]

Over the MountainDining for DadsJune 12OTM RestaurantsEateries in the Over the Mountain area will take part in the fifth annual Dining for Dads fundraiser to benefit the Firehouse Shelter. Participating restaurants will donate 10-20 percent of their sales on June 12 to the shelter, which provides meals, emergency shelter and clothing for homeless men. … [Read more...]

BirminghamFirehouse Shelter FundraiserJune 27, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.Harbert CenterSylvester Croom, former University of Alabama All-American football player and current Tennessee Titans running backs coach, will be the keynote speaker at a luncheon benefiting the Firehouse Shelter June 27. The event will be from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Harbert Center in Birmingham. … [Read more...]

Mountain BrookHydock and Horton PerformanceJune 24, 7-9 p.m.Emmet O'Neal LibraryDolores Hydock and Bobby Horton will present "A Strange Sweetness Thrills My Heart: The Journal of Sallie Independence Foster" from 7-9 p.m. June 24 at the Emmet O'Neal Library in Mountain Brook. Foster was 12 years old and living in Florence in 1861 when the Civil War began. The … [Read more...]