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SUMMARY:History Lecture Series: The History of African American Baseball in the Segregated South
DESCRIPTION:Join Anthony C. Williams Jr.\, Director of the Negro Southern League Museum\, to learn about the ups and downs of African American baseball teams and players in the Segregated South. The event is free to the public and sponsored by the Talladega College Division of Humanities and Fine Arts and History Department at the Dr. William R. Harvey Museum of Art.
URL:https://bhamnow.com/bhamn-event/history-lecture-series-the-history-of-african-american-baseball-in-the-segregated-south/
LOCATION:Talladega College\, 627 W Battle St\, Talladega\, AL\, 35160\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community,EDUCATIONAL EVENT,Lecture
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SUMMARY:Poetics of Film: An evening with John Wall Barger
DESCRIPTION:John Wall Barger is the author of six full-length poetry collections including Smog Mother and Resurrection Fail. He will share selections from his latest work\, Resurrection Pie\, and 2024 book of essays exploring the intersection of poetry and film\, The Elephant of Silence. Miriam Calleja will facilitate a discussion and audience Q&A. Books will be available for purchase and signing. \nA widely recognized voice in contemporary poetry\, Barger has been a finalist for numerous awards and a recipient of multiple Canada Council grants. His writing has appeared in publications such as American Poetry Review\, The Cincinnati Review\, and Rattle. His work spans poetry\, essays\, and translation\, reflecting a life lived across North America\, Europe\, and Asia. He’s currently a contract editor at Frontenac House\, lives in Vermont\, and teaches at Dartmouth College.
URL:https://bhamnow.com/bhamn-event/poetics-of-film-an-evening-with-john-wall-barger/
LOCATION:O’Neal Library\, 50 Oak Street\, Mountain Brook\, AL\, 35213\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lecture,Speaking Event
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SUMMARY:Belonging and Isolation in America
DESCRIPTION:Why do so many people feel so lonely in the most connected period in human history? Who are all of these people telling us they have the solution to our isolation? How can we recreate real in-person communities in the age of social media? \nThe Iron Hills Folk School welcomes you to a panel discussion featuring three emerging voices on the question of what it means to belong in America in 2026.\nFriday\, April 10 | 6:00-8:00 PM \nIt will be at one of the famous Sister Houses on Highland Ave (the one on the right\, look for the signs): 2731 Highland Ave\, Birmingham\, AL 35205 \nLily Scherlis traces the cultural shift from mutual aid societies to individualized self-improvement\, revealing how we got to our current hunger for community. See her work in places like N+1. \nAnton Cebalo examines the social recession through psychology and political economy—how the loss of physical community spaces has reshaped our interior lives and capacity for collective action. See his work at Novum on Substack. \nJoseph Fridman (moderator) translates these insights into frameworks for understanding your own experiences\, showing how academic concepts become actionable tools for building community. See his work in places like Aeon.
URL:https://bhamnow.com/bhamn-event/belonging-and-isolation-in-america/
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SUMMARY:Well Framed: Art + Interiors
DESCRIPTION:Join the BMA and VERANDA magazine for a panel discussion inspired by the current exhibition Monet to Matisse: French Moderns\, 1850-1950. Moderated by VERANDA Editor in Chief Steele Marcoux\, the panel features New York-based interior designer\, Young Huh; Four Corners Gallery director\, Karen Clanton; and BMA Curator of European Art\, Maggie Crosland. \nFollowing the talk\, Young Huh will sign copies of her soon-to-be released book\, A Mood\, A Thought\, A Feeling: Interiors. Guests may pre-order the book in advance or purchase a copy on site at the event. All guests are invited to stay for a cash bar reception and enjoy additional time in the galleries. Monet to Matisse: French Moderns\, 1850–1950 will remain open for viewing. \n\n\n\n\n                  Event Tickets\n              \n \n\n$40 \n\n      \n      \n        Get Tickets!\n                   (opens in new window)\n              \n    \n  \n \n \n\nIncludes entry to Monet to Matisse: French Moderns\, 1850–1950 \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\nA Mood\, A Thought\, A Feeling: Interiors\n\n\n                        $55.00\n                    \n\n                    Pre-Order \n                    \n \n \n\n\n                     \n\n                            Preorder now for pick up or delivery after March 17th\, 2026 Author Young Huh\, Foreword by Zooey Deschanel and Jonathan…\n                        \n \n \n\n\n\n\nSpeakers\nSteele MarcouxSteele Thomas Marcoux is editor-in-chief of VERANDA\, where she oversees brand strategy and content across all platforms and manages a team of editors and writers. She also writes about architecture\, design\, travel\, jewelry\, and gardening. Prior to joining VERANDA in 2018\, Marcoux held editorial leadership roles at national design and lifestyle brands for more than a decade and worked as a freelance writer on articles ranging from celebrity profiles and gift guides to food and beverage trends. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Art History from Williams College and a Master of Arts degree in American History from the University of Alabama. \nYoung HuhNamed one of Vogue’s five interior designers on the rise\, Young Huh’s work is widely published in leading shelter magazines\, The New York Times\, The Wall Street Journal\, and more. For the past five years\, Huh has been included on Elle Decor’s A-List and is recognized among top talent on Architectural Digest’s AD100 list for 2023\, 2024\, and 2025. With a growing line of licensed collections\, Huh actively supports the local and global design community through speaking engagements and charitable events\, including the Kips Bay Decorator Show House. A Detroit native\, Huh attended the Cranbrook School\, earned a degree in English from Smith College\, and received a law degree from Fordham University. \nKaren ClantonKaren Clanton is an art professional specializing in framing and fine art presentation and serves as Gallery Director of Four Corners Gallery. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Art Studio with a focus in photography and ceramics from the University of Alabama at Birmingham\, where she developed a particular passion for 20th-century art. With more than 40 years of experience in the framing industry\, Clanton has worked with a wide range of artworks\, from pieces of monetary significance to those of deep sentimental value\, guiding clients in selections that best suit their spaces\, collections\, and preferences. The BMA relied on her expertise and services for frames featured in the Monet to Matisse exhibition. She has been with Four Corners Gallery since 2004 and leads the gallery as it enters its next chapter. \nMaggie CroslandDr. Maggie Crosland is an art historian and curator specializing in medieval European art\, currently serving as the Fariss Gambrill Lynn and Henry Sharpe Lynn Curator of European Art at the Birmingham Museum of Art. With more than a decade of experience she has held  previous roles at the Saint Louis Art Museum\, the Art Institute of Chicago\, and the J. Paul Getty Museum. Crosland holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Art History from Bowdoin College and a Master’s degree and Ph.D. in the History of Art from The Courtauld Institute of Art in London. She is site-curator of Monet to Matisse: French Moderns\, 1850–1950 at the BMA.
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SUMMARY:Monet to Matisse Opening Night\, Featured Lecture and Reception
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the opening of Monet to Matisse\, presented by PNC Bank\, in Birmingham! The evening will kick off with a reception followed by a lecture featuring Gloria Groom\, chair of Painting and Sculpture of Europe and the David and Mary Winton Green Curator at the Art Institute of Chicago. A leading expert in nineteenth-century French painting\, Groom has organized related exhibitions on Monet\, Cezanne\, and many others. Following the lecture\, the exhibition will remain open for special evening viewing until 9pm. \nTickets to the event are limited\, and registration for members and non-members is required. Members will receive free entry to the evening’s events. Event admission for non-members\, including access to the Monet to Matisse exhibition\, is $19.51. \n5pm: Reception6pm: Lecture5–9pm: Exhibition Galleries Open \n\n\n\n\n                  This event has passed\n              \n \n\n$19.51 \n                    Unavailable\n          \n \n\nMember pre-sale November 23 – 29
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SUMMARY:AEC Green Drinks: Glass Recycling in Birmingham
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our next Green Drinks happy hour with our partners at Glass Half Full at our EAT Sustainability restaurant partner Rojo (2921 Highland Ave. S.\, Birmingham\, AL 35205) on Thursday\, November 20\, 5:30-7 p.m. Talk will begin promptly at 6 p.m.! This event will be held in their side room. \nRicky Ostry will present about Glass Half Full\, a glass recycling company based in New Orleans with a new warehouse in North Birmingham that crushes glass bottles into sustainable sand. The presentation will cover the history and growth of GHF as well as their expansion into Birmingham. Come learn all about glass recycling! \nFree & open to the public! $15 suggested donation to support our mission. RSVP at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/green-drinks-glass-recycling-in-birmingham-tickets-1835384978879?aff=oddtdtcreator. Donate at https://aeconline.org/donate/. RSVP not required but encouraged for planning purposes. \nAbout the speaker: \nRicky Ostry has spent the last 15 years working across a variety of industries in New Orleans\, including the bar and restaurant scene\, entertainment\, education\, non-profit work\, and more. At Glass Half Full\, Ricky’s focus is on building relationships with commercial recycling clients and the community at large. He has been working to expand glass recycling in the greater Birmingham area.
URL:https://bhamnow.com/bhamn-event/aec-green-drinks-glass-recycling-in-birmingham/
LOCATION:Rojo – Birmingham\, 2921 Highland Avenue\, Birmingham\, 35205\, United States
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SUMMARY:Annual Chenoweth Lecture: Erica Hirshler on Sargent and Fashion
DESCRIPTION:Learn more about one of the Museum’s most beloved masterpieces\, Lady Helen Vincent\, Viscountess d’Abernon\, by John Singer Sargent. \nThe BMA is pleased to welcome Dr. Erica Hirshler\, Croll Senior Curator of American Paintings at the Museum of Fine Arts\, Boston\, as the speaker of its annual Chenoweth lecture and reception. Hirshler recently curated the blockbuster exhibition Fashioned by Sargent\, which featured the BMA’s Lady Helen Vincent\, Viscountess d’Abernon.  \nAn expert in Sargent\, Hirshler has written and lectured widely on American paintings of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries\, particularly on American Impressionism and the Boston School. \nThe Chenoweth lectures are endowed by Dr. Arthur I. Chenoweth as a memorial to his brother and parents. The purpose of the lectures is to encourage international understanding through the presentation of a variety of subjects by specialists in their fields. \nThe reception will start at 5pm and the lecture at 6pm. \n\n\n\n\n                  This event has passed\n              \n \n\nFree \n                    Unavailable\n          \n \n\n \n\nImage credit: John Singer Sargent (1856–1925)\, Lady Helen Vincent\, Viscountess d’Abernon\, 1904\, oil on canvas; Museum purchase with funds provided by John Bohorfoush\, the 1984 Museum Dinner and Ball\, and the Museum Store\, 1984.121
URL:https://bhamnow.com/bhamn-event/annual-chenoweth-lecture-erica-hirshler/
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