By Anne RuisiOlexa’s Catering Cafe & Cakes in Mountain Brook will be featured online by America’s Best Restaurants. America’s Best Restaurants, a national media and marketing company focusing on local, independently owned restaurants, brought its ABR Roadshow for filming to Olexa’s on Oct. 4. “We’re so excited, it’s so fabulous,” said Olexa’s … [Read more...]
‘We Love to Cook’: 13,000 Pieces of Chicken, 10,000 Servings of Pastichio, 20,000 Dolmathes and Thousands of Sweets Greek Food Festival Expecting 30,000 Visitors Oct. 13-15
By Anne RuisiHomemade savory food and sweets based on recipes handed down through four generations of Birmingham’s Greek community will draw about 30,000 people to the 49th annual Greek Food Festival at the Holy Trinity-Holy Cross Greek Orthodox Cathedral Oct 13-15.“It’s our expression of comfort and love,” said Fanoula Gulas, president of the church’s Philoptoches … [Read more...]
An Enchanted Story: Birmingham Children’s Theatre Celebrates 75th Anniversary
By Anne RuisiWhat began in 1947 as a Junior League volunteer project to bring a theater experience to Birmingham children is today a professional theater company that has entertained generations of school-age children.Birmingham Children’s Theatre is celebrating its 75th anniversary with a 1920s-themed gala benefit, An Enchanted Evening, on Oct 13 at The Fennec.“It … [Read more...]
Soaring Strings: Niv Ashkenazi Brings History to Life on a Violin of Hope
By Anne RuisiThe theme from “Schindler’s List” resonated from the violin played by virtuoso Niv Ashkenazi on the stage at Birmingham’s Red Mountain Theater, producing the heartrending music that won composer John Williams an Oscar.Ashkenazi’s performance was not only a highlight of L’Chaim, the Sept. 18 program from the Alabama Holocaust Education Center. It … [Read more...]
Artwork Inspired by Women: Charles Billingsley Performs for Portraits of Hope
By Anne RuisiNoted Christian singer Charles Billingsley is the headliner of a Nov. 3 concert at Samford University Wright Center featuring the Alabama Symphony Orchestra.Presented by the Samford University Wright Center and Portraits of Hope, the 7 p.m. concert is a departure for Billingsley as it’s an evening of American standards and classics with songs from his … [Read more...]