Boiling ’N' Bragging, a football kickoff event that’s a benefit for Children's of Alabama, is set for Aug. 13 at Otey’s Tavern.The third annual party is hosted by Rotary District 6860 and the Rotaract Club of Shelby County.Football enthusiasts are invited to an all-you-can-eat seafood boil and cookout. The event includes live music by Sean "Rockstar" Heniger and The … [Read more...]

The Birmingham Zoo will host its largest fundraising event, ZooGala 2011, Sept. 17 at 6:30 p.m.Chairmen of this year’s event, sponsored by IberiaBank, are Lee O. Perry, Misti S. Weaver and Amy M. Jackson.ZooGala features zoo residents, including elephants, a red fox, serval, great horned owl and other animals. Guests will enjoy cocktails, dinner, live music and animal … [Read more...]

The UAB Alys Stephens Center will present"An Evening with Ben Folds” Aug. 20.The event includes a free pre-party at 6:30 p.m. with live music from the Rev. Johnson and the Modern Sun, food for sale from the First Market’s Yellow Bicycle and drink specials.The 8 p.m. show is a back-to-school event co-presented with UAB’s Office of Student Involvement Blaze Productions in … [Read more...]

Jenny Allen’s “I Got Sick Then I Got Better” comic riff on one woman’s battle with cancer is coming to the Alys Stephens Center Sept. 1 at 7 p.m.The Lynne Cohen and Norma Livingston Preventive Care Program at UAB will bring this one-woman Broadway show to Birmingham for one night only. Proceeds will benefit the program, which has a goal of early diagnosis and an eventual … [Read more...]

The Alabama Symphony Orchestra and music director Justin Brown will present the Maestro’s Ball, hosted by Connie and Fred McCallum, Sept. 9 at UAB’s Alys Stephens Center.The ball is the ASO’s largest fundraising event. Its proceeds support the ASO’s artistic, educational and outreach programs.The evening will begin with a champagne reception in the ASC lobby at 6 p.m. … [Read more...]