So you’re not exactly Jackson Pollock or Frida Kahlo. So what? You don’t have to be a master to be an artist, and Birmingham offers plenty of art classes to refine (or find!) your craft.
Sponsored Last Saturday night, right before taking a seat to watch Red Mountain Theatre Company’s production of Smokey Joe’s Cafe, I asked the volunteer usher what to expect during the show. She smiled mischievously and said. “Buckle up!”
Sponsored: Nearly 40 years ago some animal-loving friends got together on Birmingham’s Southside and had a party. From that fateful day, Do Dah Day was born. Now, four decades later, that neighborhood gathering has turned into one of the largest…
Earlier this week, Red Mountain Theatre Company (RMTC) proudly announced that it will be building a new arts campus in the heart of the Lakeview district.
“What a beautiful and unforgettable weekend!” That was the common refrain by patrons, artists and organizers of this year’s Magic City Art Connection.
Sponsored Use discount code bhamnow7 to save $7.00 by Sunday, May 6th! Birmingham’s beloved Red Mountain Theatre Company is presenting the Broadway music revue, Smokey Joe’s Café from May 11-27 at the Red Mountain Theatre Company Cabaret Theatre. One of the production’s…
The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation has announced its fellows for 2018, and guess what! One of the winners of this prestigious award is Amy Pleasant of Birmingham.
Since 1999, filmmakers from across the country and around the world have come to Birmingham to screen their work at Sidewalk. MAKE MOVIE MAGIC, a campaign to fund the Sidewalk Film Center and Cinema is well underway to create a permanent home…
Earlier this week, the University of Montevallo held a ground-breaking ceremony on campus announcing the construction of its new multi-million-dollar Center for the Arts.
Birmingham has added a new mural to its cityscape in the Woodlawn Neighborhood.
Sponsored Five Points South, in the heart of Birmingham’s Southside, is rich and abundant in cultural diversity and history. Vulcan Park and Museum invites you to celebrate the flavors and history of the area at the Taste of Five Points…
Sponsored: Some of our favorite things; music and pizza and craft beer, they go together like…well, like music and pizza and beer! SliceFest is a summer festival that celebrates many of the things we are passionate about.
Sponsored More than thirty-five years ago, Eileen Kunzman, Magic City Art Connection’s founder, was a recent arrival to Birmingham looking for something special to do in her new hometown. That was when she hatched the idea of the Magic City…
This week, the Alabama Symphony Orchestra will offer two moving performances, on Thursday and Saturday nights, as part of Violins of Hope. These performances will have added meaning for Alabama Symphony Orchestra music director Carlos Izaray who was a political prisoner…
Sponsored If you love the violin, Alabama Symphony Orchestra has a number of unforgettable and moving performances on tap in April.