This down-home dinner benefits Birmingham’s Woodlawn community

Um, a local chef-inspired dinner with live music that benefits Woodlawn? Count me in.

The Woodlawn Foundation’s inaugural fundraiser features family recipes from local chefs, along with dinner in a communal setting and live music. All on a fall, October Alabama afternoon.

Medical Properties Trust and Protective Life Corporation presents Woodlawn Sunday Dinner on Oct. 29, from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m.

Let Them Eat Local

Chefs from Woodlawn and surrounding neighborhoods invite guests to dine at long, communal tables and enjoy dishes and desserts at Woodlawn’s iconic 55th Place. Libations include complimentary beer from Avondale and Good People, wine from local distributors, along with soft drinks and sweet tea.

The Deets

Chefs from Avondale Common House, Post Office Pies, Saw’s Soul Kitchen and MELT will make a menu item that will be a part of a proper Sunday dinner.

Sounds like a good time for a good cause. The music should be fun, too.

Gospel choirs will start the day’s entertainment before handing off to the blues, rock and soul collective known as Bourbon ‘n Bleach.

Bourbon & Bleach describe their sound like this:

“Like blues you can dance to? Like The Dead? Like getting home with sore feet but without bleeding ears? You gonna like this.”

All proceeds will benefit Woodlawn Foundation. To purchase tickets, follow this link.  Ticket sales will end at midnight Friday.

Win Tickets To Woodlawn Sunday Dinner

Want some free tix to Woodlawn Sunday Dinner? @yelpbirmingham is having a giveaway. Here’s the link.

You may recognize this community-based nonprofit’s work in establishing the new building for the James Rushton Early Learning Center, located in a former bank branch at 5512 1st Ave. S.

Go, Woodlawn, Go!

There’s so much happening in this neighborhood! If you haven’t been to the Woodlawn Street Market, you’re missing an easy and fun opportunity to support local businesses in Birmingham.