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Birmingham Public Library Brown Bag Series

Event Date: 3/10/2010 - 3/10/2010
19th-Century Illustrated Newspapers as Art

Kresge Arts In Birmingham Grant Program Infomation Session

Event Date: 3/10/2010 - 3/10/2010
$$$ for addressing Birmingham's pressing community issues using innovative arts and cultural strategies.

UAB Department of Music Student Recital

Event Date: 3/10/2010 - 3/10/2010
a performance by a student in the UAB Department of Music

Cahaba River Society Day at Nabeels Cafe

Event Date: 3/10/2010 - 3/10/2010
Nabeels Cafe will host CRS Day on Wednesday, March 10. Join us for a delicious lunch or dinner, mention you support the Cahaba RIver Society, and CRS will receive 10% of the day's sales.

The Education Work Group, Children's Policy Council

Event Date: 3/10/2010 - 3/10/2010
Interested in proven strategies to improve parental involvement in schools? Let's talk about it, then do it!

Legislative Barbershop

Event Date: 3/10/2010 - 3/10/2010
Rare Opportunity for Elected Officials and Low Income Alabamians to have direct dialogue about poverty Issues

Solo Violin with Alternating Currents

Event Date: 3/11/2010 - 3/11/2010
Karen Bentley Pollick will premiere new compositions for violin with electronics by four Alabama composers.

Dig-It at the Emmet O'Neal Library

Event Date: 3/11/2010 - 3/11/2010
3-6 graders - Don't miss "Night at the Museum 2" on Thursday, March 11, at 3:30 at the Emmet O'Neal Library

Hi/Lo Beneath the Streets and Above the City

Event Date: 3/11/2010 - 3/11/2010
Presented by Red Mountain Theater Young Executives Committee

UAB Chamber Percussion Recital

Event Date: 3/11/2010 - 3/11/2010
Directed by Gene Fambrough.

Solo Violin with Alternating Currents at the Birmingham Museum of Art

Event Date: 3/11/2010 - 3/11/2010
Premiere of works composed for and performed by Karen Bentley Pollick

The Mad Hatter's Tea Party

Event Date: 3/11/2010 - 3/11/2010
Join us down the rabbit hole to enjoy an evening of fabulous Hors d'oeuvres and drinks, live entertainment and a silent auction. To benefit Children's Dance Foundation

Dead Cats and Spunk Water

Event Date: 3/11/2010 - 3/11/2010
A presentation by the well-known storyteller Dolores Hydock.

Aloft Choral Ensemble

Event Date: 3/11/2010 - 3/11/2010
A concert of music for Lent and Holy Week

B�la Fleck: The Africa Project

Event Date: 3/11/2010 - 3/11/2010
The Arts Council's Performing Arts Series will conclude with a performance by award-winning musician B�la Fleck and friends.

Samford University Wind Ensemble Concert

Event Date: 3/11/2010 - 3/11/2010
Performance by Samford Wind Ensemble, conducted by Dr. James Smisek.

Hoover Public Library Second Thursday Fiction Book Group

Event Date: 3/11/2010 - 3/11/2010
Second Thursday Fiction Book Group

ASFA Senior Reading and Reception

Event Date: 3/11/2010 - 3/11/2010
Come hear talented young writers in the Creative Writing Lecture Hall.

ASFA Senior Brad Fancher Recital

Event Date: 3/11/2010 - 3/11/2010
Come hear an exciting trumpet recital at the Alabama School of Fine Arts.

Darrel Revel as Mark Twain

Event Date: 3/11/2010 - 3/11/2010
Enjoy an evening of entertainment with Mark Twain!

Barber Violin Concerto

Event Date: 3/12/2010 - 3/12/2010
Alabama Symphony Orchestra Coffee Concerts

ACME Zydeco Dance

Event Date: 3/12/2010 - 3/12/2010
Concert and dance featuring Joe Hall & the Louisiana Cane Cutters from Arnaudville, La.

Art and cocktail night

Event Date: 3/12/2010 - 3/12/2010
Enjoy a cocktail while shopping for art and handmade wonders

Fine Art Appreciation Seires

Event Date: 3/12/2010 - 3/12/2010
ART on 280 Inaugural Fine Art Appreciation Series Event-Lee Branch

Shop and Swap Book Sale to Support Girls, Inc.

Event Date: 3/13/2010 - 3/13/2010
Used Book Sale and Scholastic Book Fair

Spring Walking Tours: Forest Park Neighborhood

Event Date: 3/13/2010 - 3/13/2010
Experience the Magic City from Vulcan's view at Vulcan Park and Museum's 2010 Walking Tour Series

Our Lady of Lourdes St Patrick's Day Barbecue and Fundraiser

Event Date: 3/13/2010 - 3/13/2010
Fundraiser for the Family of Slain Police Officer Phillip Davis

Cooking with Chef Michael Murphree

Event Date: 3/13/2010 - 3/13/2010
Join this interactive, exclusive Gardens experience with food and wine. Michael will demonstrate cooking technique and discuss flavor pairings with wine. Experience, Taste, and Enjoy!

(TEST) JSU's Second Saturday Space Safari: St. Patty's Cosmic Serpents

Event Date: 3/13/2010 - 3/13/2010
See snake constellations and other wonders of our universe in this St. Patrick's Day-themed show led by JSU's Dr. Laura Weinkauf.

Mis-Information Age

Event Date: 3/13/2010 - 3/13/2010
Performing at Pepper Place

The Wizard of Oz

Event Date: 3/13/2010 - 3/13/2010
A musical adapted from The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum.

Sophie Milman

Event Date: 3/13/2010 - 3/13/2010
Jazz Musican

Fused glass jewelery class

Event Date: 3/13/2010 - 3/13/2010
Warm Fusion Glass classes provide an introduction to the glass fusing process.

Encaustic Wax Painting Class

Event Date: 3/13/2010 - 3/13/2010
�Paint in another dimension with�encaustic wax.� Sally Smith, a professional painter who works in oil and encaustic will guide you through a centuries old technique to create unique paintings.

Encaustic Wax Painting Class

Our Lady of Lourdes St Patrick's Day Barbecue and Fundraiser

Event Date: 3/13/2010 - 3/13/2010
Fundriaser for the Family of Slain Police Officer Phillip Davis

FOOTMAD Contra Dance

Event Date: 3/13/2010 - 3/13/2010
Traditional New England Folk Dancing to live music with a caller. You will fit right in whether an experienced contra dancer or just a first timer. You don't need to bring a partner!

Southeastern Outings Wildflower Walk in Homewood

Event Date: 3/13/2010 - 3/13/2010
Enjoy a walk to view wildflowers on a natrue preserve in Homewood

Second Saturday Space Safari: St. Patty's Cosmis Serpents

Event Date: 3/13/2010 - 3/13/2010
See snake constellations and other wonders of our universe in this St. Patrick's Day-themed show led by JSU's Dr. Laura Weinkauf.

Sloss Furnaces Historic Ghost Tour

Event Date: 3/13/2010 - 3/13/2010
Join Sloss for a nite of historical "spooks". Take a tour of the site while listening to actual stories of how former workers perished at Sloss Furnaces.

Cooking with Chef Michael Murphree

Free Irish Dance Workshop

Event Date: 3/13/2010 - 3/13/2010
Free Irish Dance workshop taught by the Alabama Academy of Irish Dance

Free Irish Dance Workshop Tuscaloosa

Event Date: 3/13/2010 - 3/13/2010
Alabama Academy of Irish Dance host a free workshop in Tuscaloosa

Books-A-Million Bookfair for Junior Achievement

Event Date: 3/13/2010 - 3/13/2010
Bookfair to benefit JA

Crescendo Event - ASO MasterWorks Concert

Event Date: 3/13/2010 - 3/13/2010
Enjoy an Alabama Symphony Orchestra MasterWorks Concert with other singles.

Soul City Sirens vs Tragic City Rollers

Event Date: 3/14/2010 - 3/14/2010
Roller Derby Bout

A Musical Afternoon with Bobby Horton and Mark Twain

Event Date: 3/14/2010 - 3/14/2010
Popular musician Bobby Horton will perform music of Twain's period

Chamber Music Concert

Event Date: 3/14/2010 - 3/14/2010
Classical Music

Introduction to Genealogy Class

Event Date: 3/14/2010 - 3/14/2010
Learn how to research your family tree.

Instrumentalists @ the Plaza - Hoover Public Library featuring saxophonist Richard Daviston

Event Date: 3/14/2010 - 3/14/2010
Visit the Plaza to relax, read, meet friends and enjoy the beautiful music of talented saxophonist Richard Daviston.