For nearly a decade, WonderWorld Entertainment has provided Cirque inspired theatrical shows of all types featuring former artists of Cirque du Soleil’s Mystere, O, KA and Wintuk. This troupe of international, award-winning performers hails from eight different countries, including England, Russia, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Guatemala, Turkmenistan, Japan and the USA. 2008 was a … [Read more...]
Festival on the Green
Featuring educational booths, fresh produce, green lifestyle vendors, green tech vendors, electric cars, live music from the UAB Jazz Ensemble and Blazer Band, four food trucks and giveaways including t-shirts, water bottles, reusable coffee cups and a Goal Zero portable solar panel. For more information, visit www.uab.edu/sustainability/earth-week. Admission is free. … [Read more...]
Essential Oils Detoxing of the Home with Jennifer Clark
In everyday life, negative energy and influences surround us all on many levels: ignorance… impatience… bigotry… hatred… manipulation… selfishness. There are also so many beautiful events in everyday life to experience and savor, but it can become a challenge to notice and appreciate the joys in life when negative influences constantly bombard and drain us. Essential oils … [Read more...]
MBAA to Host 34th Annual Spring Art Festival
By Emily WilliamsThe Mountain Brook Art Association will hold its 34th annual Spring Art Festival April 18 in Crestline Village.The art show will feature original artwork for sale by local artists.Amy Crews, an MBAA member and Hoover resident, has been a part of the Spring Art Festival for 10 years.“It’s a great community event,” Crews said. “It seems to be a … [Read more...]
Social and Community Engaged Art: The Genuine and the Artificial
MacArthur Foundation Fellow Rick Lowe will be lecturing at the Birmingham Museum of Art at 7 p.m. Lowe is currently the Breeden Scholar in Residence at Auburn University, and an artist whose unconventional approach to community revitalization and socially-engaged art has inspired artists across the country. Originally trained as a painter, Lowe shifted the focus of his artistic … [Read more...]