Ever wanted to try something new? Ever wanted to learn how to belly dance? Now's your chance! Learn the basics of Egyptian classic style belly dancing. This class will provide you with the foundational movements and steps for belly dance. Classes are taught in 4-week long sessions. $50 per session or $13 to drop-in or if you know you cannot make it to all four classes. Please message @Nuriyah Raqs on Facebook for more information.
Spend Spring Break at your Birmingham Zoo! We will be open every day from March 22 – April 2, 9 AM – 5 PM, with an extravaganza of animal experiences and family fun. Take a ride on the Protective Carousel and the Red Diamond Express Train, enjoy delicious meals from Wild Burger and Nourish 205, and so much more! Additional details on animal experiences and schedules coming soon.
What: Bring your curiosity and sense of wonder for hands-on, minds-on, science and fun! McWane camps offer further inquiry into science, technology, engineering, art, and math (STEAM) topics for children 4 to 13 years old. Campers learn about the deep oceans, journey into outer space, build robots, or spend time with our McWane animals. Pre K - Kindergarten: Half Days | 1st - 6th Grades: Full Days When: March 27-31, 2023 Cost: Pre - K + Kindergarten: $50 per day | 1st + 6th Grade: $70 per day. | All fees due upon registration. Attention: Camp registration costs no longer include lunch.Continue Reading ...
@ Join us for Nature Break! AWC will be hosting 2 events each day over the week of Spring Break (March 27 – 31) Monday – March 27th .stk-a93ef78 .stk--svg-wrapper .stk--inner-svg svg:last-child,.stk-a93ef78 .stk--svg-wrapper .stk--inner-svg svg:last-child :is(g,path,rect,polygon,ellipse){fill:#3f5e3e !important} 10:00 A.M. – 11:00 A.M. .stk-3850c0b .stk--svg-wrapper .stk--inner-svg svg:last-child,.stk-3850c0b .stk--svg-wrapper .stk--inner-svg svg:last-child :is(g,path,rect,polygon,ellipse){fill:#3f5e3e !important} 1:00 P.M. – 2:00 P.M. .stk-e2053ad .stk--svg-wrapper .stk--inner-svg svg:last-child,.stk-e2053ad .stk--svg-wrapper .stk--inner-svg svg:last-child :is(g,path,rect,polygon,ellipse){fill:#3f5e3e !important} Raptor Encounter Come join AWC staff at Alabama Wildlife Center to learn exciting and interesting facts about raptors! You will also have the chance to meet a raptor in person and up close. Free withContinue Reading ...
BRIGHT STAR Sponsored by: The Huisking Foundation | Janet & Paul Kavinoky | Karen & Joel Piassick | James P. Raymond Jr. Foundation Bright Star is an ode to Americana, with lyrics from Edie Brickell and book/music by Steve Martin (an award-winning banjo player as well as an actor & writer). It tells the story of Alice Murphy at two points in her life: the first when she is a wild, barefoot girl in the Blue Ridge Mountains, and the second when she is a well-to-do magazine editor 22 years later. As a girl in the 1920s, she falls forContinue Reading ...
Join us each week with your preschooler for a story followed by a creative craft at the Gardens!
Known as the “keeper of the images,” Kwame Brathwaite deployed his photography from the late 1950s and throughout the 1960s as an agent of social change. Born in Brooklyn to a Caribbean American family and raised in the Bronx, Brathwaite traces his artistic and political sensibilities to his youth. After seeing the horrific images of Emmett Till published in Jet magazine in 1955, Brathwaite and his brother Elombe Brath turned to art and political activism, absorbing the ideas of the Jamaican-born activist Marcus Garvey, who promoted a Pan-Africanist vision for black economic liberation and freedom. This exhibition is organized byContinue Reading ...
Click here to register: https://www.redmountainmakers.org/event-5083176 Develop fundamental skills in creating and repairing metal objects under the instruction of Stephen Charles. This introductory class includes a crash course in the MIG welding process, metal cutting, grinding, as well as the basics of hand tool use and shop safety. Students will leave with a wide familiarity of skills and studio techniques. NOTE: This class is a pre-requisite for the Project-Based Metalcraft class. What to wear: At RMM, you must dress safely and appropriately. Arrive for class in all-natural fiber clothing (100% cotton), long pants, and closed-toe, closed-heel shoes with socks that protectContinue Reading ...
Join us at the state’s largest park for a wide range of birding opportunities.
We will meet at the Home Depot in Sylacauga at 9:30am and will leave there at 9:45am SHARP!!! We will be starting this hike at the Southern most terminus of the Pinhoti Trail at flagg Mountain This is the first wooded section in section 1 of the Pinhoti Trail This hike is about 6.5 miles in length and runs from the Southern most terminus of the Pinhoti Trail at Flagg Mountain to the CR 56 Trailhead. This hike is rated as Difficult/Streneous There will be an optional lunch/libations afterwards at Pizza and Pints in Sylacauga (https://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g30867-d12401882-Reviews-Pizza_Pint-Sylacauga_Alabama.html) If you have anyContinue Reading ...
What: Join the End Addiction Bham Walk to help make change happen in Birmingham. When: Saturday, April 1 | Check-in/Registration – 10AM | Program Begins – 11AM Host: Addiction Prevention Coalition Location: CityWalk BHAM Amphitheater, 9th Avenue & 21st Street, Birmingham, AL 35203 Cost: Free to walk | $25 to raise funds and receive an event T-shirt + bracelet and “I’m Walking For” lanyard Register online until Thursday, March 30 | Registration is also available at the event
Saturday, April 1, 10am-11:30am, Ages 3-5, Mrs. Ally, Irondale 35 US dollars $35 address emailed to participants prior to class time Description Spring is blooming in Mrs. Ally's kitchen! In this class kids will work together to mix, roll, and cut out cookies. They will use marshmallows and sprinkles to make flowers to plant in their chocolate flower pots.* Learning Objectives: -Practice using measuring cups for both dry and wet ingredients. -Practice mixing and rolling dough. -Use hand coordination skills to paint marshmallows with sprinkles. Note: -Kids must be able to use the potty independently. -Please send your child toContinue Reading ...
Click here to register: https://www.redmountainmakers.org/event-5222389 Making nails has been one the oldest forms of Blacksmithing for centuries. It is usually the first task of any apprentice to learn the basics skills necessary toward becoming a blacksmith. This course does not require a lot of strength nor skill-set prior to the class. For these reasons it is the perfect starting lesson for those wanting to try their hand at some old fashioned Blacksmithing. This course will teach students the proper terms, techniques, and protocols required to successfully create usable nails. For anyone looking to get a basic understanding of Blacksmithing, thisContinue Reading ...
Presented by Homewood Pediatric Dentistry Hop on over to Birmingham’s biggest Easter Egg Hunt “Egg-sperience” at the Birmingham Zoo on Saturday, April 1st from 10:00 am-1:00 pm. Please join us for a festive Easter egg hunt with more than 10,000 eggs will be hidden in Henley Park. There will be four different hunts offered, and children can collect 10 eggs and receive a plush bunny toy! The children’s hunts are free for Zoo members and included in admission for non-members. Ages 0-4 hunt from 10:00am-10:30am Ages 5-9 hunt from 11:00am-11:30am Ages 10+ hunt from 12:00pm-12:30pm *Easter Egg-Sperience is a rainContinue Reading ...