By June MathewsThe instructors at Steeple Arts Academy of Dance in Mountain Brook are not just teachers of dance. They are instillers of discipline, purveyors of social graces, builders of confidence and keepers of the flame for one of the most respected programs of traditional dance around. Their highest goal is for students to become the best they can be, not only in … [Read more...]
Pure Fun: Novelist, humorist, cartoonist, screenwriter and painter Keith Thomson headlines this year’s Magic City Art Connection.
By Lee HurleyWhen Birmingham resident Keith Thomson got the email inviting him to be the featured artist at this year’s Magic City Art Connection (MCAC), his self-deprecation and humor were in full force: “I saw the email and figured it was sent to me by mistake.”Thomson’s paintings are self-deprecating and funny too and thankfully Birmingham will get to see … [Read more...]
An Evening in Paris: The Birmingham Museum of Art’s 69th Annual Museum Ball
The Birmingham Museum of Art is preparing to transport guests to the allure and elegance of Paris with its 69th Annual Museum Ball on May 2. This year’s theme, Étoile: A Parisian Affair, draws inspiration from the popular exhibition Monet to Matisse: French Moderns, 1850–1950, celebrating a century of French modern art. Co-chairs Katherine Blount, Ashley Miles and … [Read more...]
Plenty for Everyone: Dyron’s Lowcountry welcomes every guest to the table with hospitality and delicious food.
By Barry Wise Smith Photos by Jordan WaldDyron Powell never planned on becoming a restaurateur. A Cullman native, Dyron had a successful business building steel boat docks on Smith Lake. But he and his wife Sonya loved food—so much so that they attended the weekend culinary program at Culinard, with Dyron doing cuisine and Sonya focusing on pastry. “We just love … [Read more...]
The Art of Rock & Roll: Craig Legg’s exhibit is one for the books.
By Brent ThompsonCraig Legg discovered a need, and he decided to fill it. The Birmingham-based artist recognized that there was a missing piece in the documentation of Birmingham’s storied rock and roll history. “A book (Magic City Nights) had been written about the history of rock and roll in Birmingham, but it had zero photographs,” he says, sitting among his … [Read more...]