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SUMMARY:Beginner Ukulele & Guitar Lesson | Grand River Pickers
DESCRIPTION:Join Archer Guitar Lessons in the Grand River Pickers Classroom for beginner ukulele and guitar lessons starting Thursday\, April 3.\nRegistration of $62.50 is for four 30 minute lessons every other week (April 3rd\, April 17th\, May 1st\, & May 15th).\nUkulele classes are 6:00 – 6:30pm | Guitar classes are 7:00 – 7:30pm\nAll lesson materials are provided – just bring your ukulele or guitar \nSpace is limited\, so get registered now to hold your space!\nContact Dolores Traylor with Archer Guitar Lessons\nemail: L59@windstream.net\nphone: (205) 629-6815\ncell phone: (205) 352-8306 \nFor additional details visit the Facebook event linked below!
URL:https://bhamnow.com/bhamn-event/beginner-ukulele-guitar-lesson-grand-river-pickers/2026-04-02/
LOCATION:Grand River Pickers\, 6200 Grand River Pkwy\, Leeds\, AL\, 35094\, United States
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SUMMARY:BTS KPOP COMEBACK KICKBACK
DESCRIPTION:BTS has returned and we want to celebrate with YOU! Join S2S and K-pop Minicon at The Edge Homewood for the ultimate kickback for BTS’s new comeback! \nCome hang out with us for: \nPhotocard Trading\nRandom Dance Plays\nPerformances (apply to perform!)\nWatch Party\nGiveaways + Freebies\nActivity Stations\n& More! \nMeet new friends and find other ARMY going to the same tour stop as you! \nRSVP NOW AND GET AN EXTRA ENTRY INTO THE GIVEAWAY.
URL:https://bhamnow.com/bhamn-event/bts-kpop-comeback-kickback/
LOCATION:the edge\, 815\, 817\, 819 Green Springs Hwy\, Homewood\, 35209\, United States
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SUMMARY:Lead with Love Concert
DESCRIPTION:Experience an unforgettable evening at the Lead with Love Concert\, presented by the Office of Community Enrichment in partnership with the Samford Gospel Choir. \nOpen to all\, this uplifting celebration will feature special guest artists sucha s the Samford Gospel Choir\, His Instruments of Praise\, and national recording artist\, Lisa Knowles-Smith. The concert will feature many styles of gospel music in a night designed to inspire and unite our campus and community. \nAdmission is free for Samford students\, faculty\, and staff and $20 for community guests. \nCome be encouraged\, energized\, and reminded of how gospel music inspires us to lead with love.
URL:https://bhamnow.com/bhamn-event/lead-with-love-concert/
LOCATION:Samford University Wright Center\, 800 Lakeshore Dr\, Birmingham\, AL\, 35229\, United States
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SUMMARY:Ladies Rock Camp Showcase
DESCRIPTION:Ladies Rock Camp is an intensive weekend program put on by Girls Rock Birmingham for female-identifying and non-binary folks 18 years of age and older that is redefining the term “lady” by creating an environment that is the antithesis of what we have been told it means to behave as one. Programming for Ladies Rock is similar to what girls do during our summer program: learn an instrument\, form a band\, write a song\, and perform your song live – in just a weekend! You’re invited to cheer on the bands of Ladies Rock Camp at our showcase March 1 at Saturn! You’ll hear the results of the hard work these women put into learning\, writing\, and honing their new craft as ROCKSTARS. Some very special guests will also be joining us. We want a HUGE turnout for these awesome folks so plan to be there!\nTickets are $10 and are available now through Saturn Birmingham. All proceeds go to help Girls Rock Birmingham bring empowering events to young girls. Kids under 18 are admitted FREE.
URL:https://bhamnow.com/bhamn-event/ladies-rock-camp-showcase/
LOCATION:Saturn Birmingham\, 200 41st St S\, Birmingham\, AL\, 35222\, United States
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SUMMARY:9th Annual Posters\, Pints & Pies Pre-Party
DESCRIPTION:Join us for The 9th Annual Posters\, Pints & Pies Pre-Party at Mom’s Basement from 9pm until…\nEnjoy live music from Uncle Ian’s Band!\nAll proceeds benefit The Alabama Center for Architecture’s Dream Architecture program.\nTickets are $10 at the door.
URL:https://bhamnow.com/bhamn-event/9th-annual-posters-pints-pies-pre-party-2/
LOCATION:Mom’s Basement\, 4411 3rd Ave S\, Birmingham\, AL\, 35222\, United States
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SUMMARY:Live Exotica Music and Tiki Cocktails with Mr. Ho's Orchestrotica
DESCRIPTION:Live from Boston\, 1 night only\, Mr. Ho’s Orchestrotica\, in its global jazz and exotic chamber music quintet formation\, makes its Birmingham\, AL debut at Saturn–spiked with a special selection of tiki cocktails by Hukilau festival founder\, Christie White (@TikiKiliki). \nDetails and tickets at https://orchestrotica.com/show.cfm?gig=350 \nmodernist delicacies for hungry\, curious listeners. From the high arts of jazz and chamber music to adaptations of mid-century exotica and pop art\, the quintet version of Mr. Ho’s Orchestrotica renders O’Neill’s original compositions and curious arrangements of Bach\, Gershwin\, Shostakovich and John Adams into cinematic\, layered music for armchair travelers ready to journey off road. \nWhile the quintet eschews most of the musical forms\, rhythms\, and styles of the 1950s exotica sound that inspired O’Neill\, it fully embraces the unique genre’s love of escapism\, whether through deliberate\, out-of-context use of global sounds or through jazz improvisation that doesn’t swing and deliberately imitates the rhythm of a skipping record. On the listener’s plate might be equal parts scratch and sniff\, bongos with a fugue\, and a cat fight at a piano recital. On the stage\, the ensemble skillfully negotiates detailed compositions and arrangements of classical works while relying on listening and instinct to drive passionate improvisation. The quintet has delighted ears across the US and internationally and was awarded a $15\,000 touring grant from SouthArts’ JazzRoad Tours program in 2024. \n“If John Zorn is an exotica Picasso\, O’Neill is his Georges-Braque counterpart in cubism’s transposition to music.”\n—AllAboutJazz\n“No other band on the planet sounds anything remotely like Mr. Ho’s Orchestrotica.”\n—Lucid Culture\nThe sound of the Orchestrotica’s quintet also exists in two albums that help form the larger Exotica for Modern Livings Series\, which launched in 2010 with the group’s big band ensemble performing it’s transcriptions of the lost music of Esquivel. In June 2011\, the quintet released Third River Rangoon\, it’s first interpretation of exotica as a mélange of jazz\, classical\, and world music. This sound matured with the band’s sophomore recording\, Where Here Meets There (2013)\, a dichotomous album that introduced even more adventuresome original music on it’s A-side (“Music from Here”) and the group’s most sophisticated adaptations to date on it’s B-side (“Music from There”)\, the latter including it’s popular arrangements of Gershwin’s three “Piano Preludes.” The series has also been lauded for its unique mid-century modern-inspired artwork\, and audiophile-grade production quality. \nIn addition to O’Neill’s vibraphone and hand percussion\, the quintet features Geni Skendo’s flutes (concert\, bass\, and contrabass) and shakuhachi\, the highly stylized classical/jazz bassist Michael Harrist\, Tev Stevig on the rare trio of oud\, cümbüş\, and resonator guitar\, and Jeremy Smith who referees the ensemble’s interactions and improvisations using a bounty of percussion from marching machines to Arabic frame drums. All of the musicians are teaching artists and the ensemble provides educational programs at the primary school\, high school\, and collegiate levels. \nArtistic Statement \nBrian O’Neill\, Artistic Director\nby Brian O᾿Neill\nArtistic Director\, Percussionist/Vibist\, Composer\, and Arranger \nWhat᾿s in a name? A lot. \nFrom “Mr. Ho” to the word “Orchestrotica”\, a name can kick off many questions. Maybe you᾿re wondering what the heck an “Orchestrotica” is? Wondering if it is…appropriate…or perhaps Korean? You᾿re not the first! \nThe quintet formation of the Orchestrotica is a vehicle to explore the music inside me\, with help from my ensemble counterparts Geni Skendo (bass flute\, flute\, contrabass flute\, shakuhachi)\, Tev Stevig (oud\, resonator guitar\, cümbüş)\, Jeremy Smith (percussion)\, and Michael Harrist (bass). These gentlemen share my appetite for an adventure that is accompanied by what sounds like—at least to our ears—a global jazz and exotic chamber music soundtrack. Today we describe this to audiences as a “a story-driven mashup of global jazz and classical adaptations.” \nThe Orchestrotica is a collection of ideas and ensembles that I think of as an exotic orchestra. The origins of the quintet started with my earliest musical training on the piano at age four. In middle school\, while a member of the world-famous Phoenix Boys Choir\, I got a chance to watch an orchestral snare drummer play a drum roll for the national anthem\, and I was totally hooked. How could his hands move so fast? I had to learn. By the time I graduated from college\, I had exchanged the piano and singing for swinging on the ride cymbal in the Northern Arizona University big band and combos\, composing and leading the drumline\, playing section and solo percussion with symphony orchestras\, and was constantly hungry for more. Moving to Boston in 1999 made me realize how small my little musical world actually was. I played some southern Italian folk with Geni\, belly dancing and Sufi whirling dervish gigs with Tev\, chamber rock with cordis\, the deep\, picturesque chamber jazz of pianist Bert Seager\, and even musical theatre gigs\, and now\, I can᾿t really compartmentalize all of it. So\, it all goes into my quintet᾿s writing and improvisation as a single cocktail\, shaken\, and served up tall for our listeners delight. The quintet᾿s original music is compositionally focused\, while retaining plenty of room for passionate jazz improvisation and individual interpretation. If you can᾿t quite place the global sounds\, that᾿s also the point: the borders between East and West are also blurry\, as our group seeks to create something new from our collective experiences with music from around the globe. While I love to write for the quintet\, I also can᾿t escape the pull of wonderful composers such as Bach\, Gershwin\, Shostakovich\, and Tchaikovsky\, who would find their music reinterpreted in ways they probably never imagined. \nSo\, is the “Orchestrotica” appropriate? I think so\, but I let the listeners decide each time we take the stage\, perform\, and share the stories behind the music throughout the concert. \nAs for the “Mr. Ho\,” it᾿s an acronym. You᾿ll just have to call or ask me in person for the details. Or\, keep imagining the meaning for yourself. That᾿s really the spirit of the music. \nLearn more about Brian O᾿Neill at crashandboom.com \nGet on the mailing list to get updates on our shows and events for both groups! \nBrian O’Neill: Artistic Director\, Percussionist\, Composer \nBrian O’Neill\nBrian O’Neill is a versatile multi-percussionist\, drummer and composer based in Boston\, MA. A “percussion master and musical polymath” (Boston Phoenix)\, Brian performs regularly in a wide variety of musical contexts including western classical orchestras\, musical theatre\, jazz groups\, and world music ensembles. Brian is also the Artistic Director of Mr. Ho’s Orchestrotica\, the internationally acclaimed dual-ensemble that includes two incomparable ensembles: the world’s only Esquivel Megaband performing Brian’s transcriptions of Juan Garcia Esquivel’s lost space-age pop music (“deliciously entertaining”—Wall Street Journal)\, and a global jazz and exotic chamber music quintet that interprets Brian’s original compositions and radical adaptations of classical works (“engagingly unique”—Boston Globe). The Orchestrotica has released three albums in its Exotica for Modern Living series\, all of which have received critical international acclaim including a “four star” review from the Sunday London Times\, and two “Top 10 Albums of the Year” awards from the Huffington Post. AllAboutJazz once said\, “O’Neill may be\, in the long run\, a better exoticist than [John] Zorn\,” and his music with the Orchestrotica has been featured in film and on stages in Canada\, Mexico\, Germany\, and across the United States. \nAs an orchestral and chamber musician\, Brian has worked with Portland Symphony\, Albany Symphony\, Boston Modern Orchestra Project\, Arizona Opera\, cordis\, and as a soloist with Sun City Symphony in AZ. Brian is also a show drummer and percussionist\, and has performed with Kristin Chenoweth\, Donna Summer\, the national tour of Motown the Musial\, and as a regular drummer at North Shore Music Theatre in Beverly\, MA. Additionally\, Brian has a love for world music and is a regular performer with Ishna (Celtic/Irish\, bodhran\, drumset)\, Klezwoods (klezmer/Balkan\, riq\, doumbek\, cajon\, drum set)\, and Jeni Jol (Balkan/Turkish\, frame drums). His musical adventures have brought him to national and international stages including The Montreal Jazz Festival (main stage)\, The Kennedy Center\, and Carnegie Hall among others. \nBrian graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Music degree in Percussion Performance from Northern Arizona University\, studying with Dr. Steven Hemphill. He also speaks Spanish and Portuguese and studied Brazilian music and percussion in Salvador da Bahia. Keep up with Brian and learn about his fascination with global tambourine playing techniques at crashandboom.com or on Twitter and Instagram. \nOrange photo by Robin Holland. \nGeni Skendo: Bass Flute\, Flute\, Shakuhachi \nGeni Skendo\nThe Boston Globe calls flute and shakuhachi specialist Geni Skendo a “virtuoso\,” creating a unique blend of jazz\, free jazz and world music. After a successful performing career in his native Albania\, Geni moved to the US in 2003 to raise his jazz playing to a higher level. Studies at the Berklee College of Music and The New England Conservatory (MM) led to a deep\, ongoing involvement with the Boston music scene. Geni performs with Mr. Ho’s Orchestrotica (Best World Music Act\, Boston Phoenix Readers’ Poll\, 2012)\, in both its quartet and big-band incarnations. The quartet utilizes Geni’s full palette\, while The Esquivel Megaband relies heavily on Geni’s powerful bass flute in its recreation of long-lost arrangements by the legendary Mexican arranger Juan Garcia Esquivel. Geni also leads the free improvised chamber music group\, Samurai Jazz Trio\, consisting of shakuhachi\, bass/shamisen and piano. Geni has released three CDs\, most recently Acoustic Cowboy\, featuring original compositions and new arrangements of songs from Olivier Messiaen\, African pygmies and the Balkans. \nMore at GeniMusic.com \nMichael Harrist: Bass \nMichael Harrist\nMichael K. Harrist is a musician and educator based in Watertown\, MA. Michael performs and works with artists in a wide array of world traditions including Turkish art music\, Hindustani music\, Jazz\, Western art music and American roots music. He has performed throughout North America\, Europe and Turkey with various ensembles including Ameranouche\, Cesni Trio\, Ross Daly and Kelly Thomas\, Sol & Kiel\, Capillary Action and the Labyrinth Modal Music Orchestra. Michael teaches workshops and private lessons in world music traditions (primarily Turkish makam and Hindustani raga)\, monophonic and polyphonic composition and instrumental practice and performance. His workshops for children focus on pitch and rhythm acquisition through games and play. \nMichael studied double bass with James Macdonald at the Open Music Collective in Brattleboro\, VT. He received his BA in music and religion from Marlboro College under the tutelage of composer Stan Charkey and religion scholar Amer Latif. Michael continues his studies with composer W. A. Mathieu\, sarangiya Pandit Ramesh Mishra\, sarodiya George Ruckert\, neyzen Fred Stubbs\, and contemporary modal musicians Ross Daly and Evgenios Voulgaris. \nMore at michaelharrist.com \nTev Stevig: oud\, tanbur\, resonator guitar \nTev Stevig\nTev Stevig is a Boston-based guitarist and multi-instrumentalist\, specializing in a variety of pluckedstring instruments from the Balkans\, Greece\, and Turkey. He joined the Orchestrotica’s quintet in 2013 and had been playing guitar and steel guitar with the group’s 22-pc Esquivel big band since 2011. Tev also performs with his solo/duo project called Jeni Jol\, which incorporates elements of music from the Balkans\, Greece\, and Turkey in his original compositions and arrangements for clawhammer style fretless guitar. Jeni Jol’s first CD was released in the fall of 2013 and is the first of an exciting new series of CD releases featuring solo clawhammer style guitar. Tev also plays electric guitar and oud with the klezmer/Balkan/jazz/rock band Klezwoods. He plays tanbur with the Ottoman art music group Orkestra Marhaba and acoustic guitar and oud for the Balkan/new-grass group\, Hickory Strings. His musical travels have brought him to the main stage at the Montreal Jazz Festival\, the John F. Kennedy Center in Washington DC\, the Apollonia Festival of Arts in Bulgaria\, as well as many other music venues in North America and Europe. He has performed with such seminal Balkan folk artists as Yuri Yunakov\, Goran Alachki\, Gieorgi Yanev\, Adam Good\, Beth Cohen\, and Walt Mahovlich. He has also performed with Ramon de los Reyes Spanish Dance Theater\, Julia Madeson and Aljashu (Sephardic music)\, Zamir Chorale\, and the Turkish art music ensemble\, Dunya. \nMore at tevstevig.com \nJeremy Smith: Percussion \nJeremy Smith\nJeremy Smith is a percussive artist whose unique versatility allows him to move seamlessly among numerous musical styles from around the world. While the foundation of his playing comes from his classical training at Juilliard\, his passion lies in improvisational percussion traditions such as those found in South America\, Africa\, India\, the Middle East\, and jazz. \nHe has performed with ensembles and artists such as Alí Bello and the Sweet Wire Band\, Ensamble a Contratiempo\, Gerardo Contino y Los Habaneros\, Gian-Carla Tisera\, Los Crema Paraiso\, and Latin Grammy nominee Luisito Quintero. He is also a member of the innovative Middle Eastern music group Brooklyn Nomads led by oudist Hadi Eldebek. \nAs a composer\, Jeremy has written two works for percussion trio. “In Unison” was written for and premiered by students at the 2013 Juilliard Summer Percussion Seminar. In 2012\, he premiered “5-7-9” at Juilliard’s electro-acoustic concert series Beyond the Machine 13.0. This work has also been performed at the Manhattan School of Music and had its Asia premiere in July 2014 at the International Percussion Festival in Seoul\, Korea. Jeremy is an active freelance artist based in New York City where he is also an accompanist for modern dance classes at Peridance Capezio Center\, Steps on Broadway\, Paul Taylor School\, Ballet Tech School\, and Harkness Dance Center. He received his Bachelor of Music degree from The Juilliard School as a student of Gordon Gottlieb and Markus Rhoten. \nMore at jeremysmithpercussion.com \nPrevious/Guest Performers \nOud: Brandon Terzic\, Nima Janmohammadi\, Thomas Chess\, Dafer Tawil\nPercussion: Shane Shanahan\, Noriko Terada\, Jon Singer\nBass: Brad Barrett\, Jason Davis\, George Rush\, Carlo de Rosa\nJoin 7\,101+ other exotica fans! \nThe Unforgettable Sounds of Esquivel\nThird River Rangoon\nWhere Here Meets There\nBecome an official fan and receive (6) free MP3s from our Exotica for Modern Living series of recordings. Plus get news on our tours\, first access to tickets and new recordings. After you subscribe\, we will send you a series of 8 welcome emails every other day over the next 2 weeks introducing you to our music. Opt-out of those anytime. Mahalo! \nPress \n“An exotic imagination that’s anything but straightforward”\n—Washington Post \n“Engagingly unique”\n—Boston Globe \n“Serious jazz and chamber music writing”\n—Boston Herald \nABOUT THE ENSEMBLE\nIn the same way a chef de cuisine runs a kitchen\, percussionist Brian O’Neill leads a team of five musical creators who deftly collaborate on instruments foreign and domestic to form modernist delicacies for hungry\, curious listeners. From the high arts of jazz and chamber music to adaptations of mid-century exotica and pop art\, the quintet version of Mr. Ho’s Orchestrotica renders O’Neill’s original compositions and curious arrangements of Bach\, Gershwin\, Shostakovich and John Adams into cinematic\, layered music for armchair travelers ready to journey off road. \nWhile the quintet eschews most of the musical forms\, rhythms\, and styles of the 1950s exotica sound that inspired O’Neill\, it fully embraces the unique genre’s love of escapism\, whether through deliberate\, out-of-context use of global sounds or through jazz improvisation that doesn’t swing and deliberately imitates the rhythm of a skipping record. On the listener’s plate might be equal parts scratch and sniff\, bongos with a fugue\, and a cat fight at a piano recital. On the stage\, the ensemble skillfully negotiates detailed compositions and arrangements of classical works while relying on listening and instinct to drive passionate improvisation. The quintet has delighted ears across the US and internationally and was awarded a $15\,000 touring grant from SouthArts’ JazzRoad Tours program in 2024. \n“If John Zorn is an exotica Picasso\, O’Neill is his Georges-Braque counterpart in cubism’s transposition to music.”\n—AllAboutJazz\n“No other band on the planet sounds anything remotely like Mr. Ho’s Orchestrotica.”\n—Lucid Culture \nThe sound of the Orchestrotica’s quintet also exists in two albums that help form the larger Exotica for Modern Livings Series\, which launched in 2010 with the group’s big band ensemble performing it’s transcriptions of the lost music of Esquivel. In June 2011\, the quintet released Third River Rangoon\, it’s first interpretation of exotica as a mélange of jazz\, classical\, and world music. This sound matured with the band’s sophomore recording\, Where Here Meets There (2013)\, a dichotomous album that introduced even more adventuresome original music on it’s A-side (“Music from Here”) and the group’s most sophisticated adaptations to date on it’s B-side (“Music from There”)\, the latter including it’s popular arrangements of Gershwin’s three “Piano Preludes.” The series has also been lauded for its unique mid-century modern-inspired artwork\, and audiophile-grade production quality. \nIn addition to O’Neill’s vibraphone and hand percussion\, the quintet features Geni Skendo’s flutes (concert\, bass\, and contrabass) and shakuhachi\, the highly stylized classical/jazz bassist Michael Harrist\, Tev Stevig on the rare trio of oud\, cümbüş\, and resonator guitar\, and Jeremy Smith who referees the ensemble’s interactions and improvisations using a bounty of percussion from marching machines to Arabic frame drums. All of the musicians are teaching artists and the ensemble provides educational programs at the primary school\, high school\, and collegiate levels.
URL:https://bhamnow.com/bhamn-event/live-exotica-music-and-tiki-cocktails-with-mr-hos-orchestrotica/
LOCATION:Saturn Birmingham\, 200 41st St S\, Birmingham\, AL\, 35222\, United States
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SUMMARY:Village Voices & Bards and Brews
DESCRIPTION:Join us at East Village Arts for an evening where poetry\, art\, and sound collide. The exhibition features sculptural musical instruments and oil paintings by French-born artist Jean-Jacques Gaudel\, photo-collage works by Janice Hathaway\, and paintings by Kyle Eyre Clyd. Enjoy the exhibit\, hear musician LaDonna play sculptural instruments\, enjoy the poetry\, and sign up for the open mic–all while tasting Birmingham brews. East Village Arts\, 7611 1st Ave N. Bham\, AL 35206
URL:https://bhamnow.com/bhamn-event/village-voices-bards-and-brews/
LOCATION:East Village Arts\, 7611 1st Ave N\, Birmingham\, AL 35206\, Birmingham\, AL\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art,Music,Poetry
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260122T203000
DTSTAMP:20260406T023451
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SUMMARY:BZCC Meetup\, Music & Jam (Free)
DESCRIPTION:Birmingham Zydeco Cajun Club (“BZCC”) Members and Friends gather for a FREE Meetup\, Music & Jam in the side room of True Story Brewing for Cajun/Creole/Zydeco music on the 4th Thursday of the month. Members of Birmingham’s Swamp Poppas band join us when they are able. All musicians are welcome and encouraged to bring their instruments and join in a casual jam. Dancers are encouraged to bring friends that dance. We will stream music before/after the jam. True Story Brewing has a full bar\, food\, and space to gather. Please join us! For More Info: www.BirminghamZydeco.com
URL:https://bhamnow.com/bhamn-event/bzcc-meetup-music-jam-free/2026-01-22/
LOCATION:True Story Brewing Company\, Birmingham\, AL\, United States
CATEGORIES:In-Person Events,Meet & Greet,Meeting,Music,Special Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251228T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251228T190000
DTSTAMP:20260406T023451
CREATED:20260102T170402Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260102T170402Z
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SUMMARY:Music of the Spheres featuring Itamar Zorman
DESCRIPTION:The INTUITIVE® Planetarium at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center is proud to present “Music of the Spheres” with internationally recognized violinist Itamar Zorman. In this solo violin performance\, Itamar Zorman will perform the works of Johann Sebastian Bach\, Eugene Ysaye\, Philip Glass\, and Missy Mazzoli accompanied by stunning visuals on the planetarium dome. Visuals of stellar birth\, supernovae\, black holes\, and more will correspond closely to the music\, creating an otherworldly unity of sights and sounds and exploring the connections between music and space in the planetarium. \nThe winner of the 2011 Tchaikovsky International Violin Competition and the recipient of the 2014 Borletti-Buitoni Award and the 2013 Avery Fisher Career Grant\, Zorman has performed around the world and is on the faculty at the Eastman School of Music.
URL:https://bhamnow.com/bhamn-event/music-of-the-spheres-featuring-itamar-zorman/2025-12-28/
CATEGORIES:Arts,Music,Special Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251220T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251220T220000
DTSTAMP:20260406T023451
CREATED:20260102T170347Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260102T170347Z
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SUMMARY:Camp Creator: A New Musical
DESCRIPTION:Joe Kendrick presents “Camp Creator” at Homewood Theatre – a staged reading of a new musical featuring talented local artists!\nCamp Creator follows the story of a teen girl who gets the opportunity to attend “Camp Creator”\, a summer camp all about honing students artistic creations.\nThis show is family friendly and open to all ages!
URL:https://bhamnow.com/bhamn-event/camp-creator-a-new-musical/2025-12-20/
CATEGORIES:Arts,Coming Soon,Concert,Events,Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251220T060000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251220T210000
DTSTAMP:20260406T023451
CREATED:20251204T193807Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251204T193807Z
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SUMMARY:Mason Music Foundation presents Junior Board Jingle Jam
DESCRIPTION:Mason Music Foundation’s Junior Board is turning up the volume for a brand-new event — Jingle Jam 2025! Join us Saturday\, December 20th\, from 6–9 PM at the Woodlawn Theatre for an evening of live music\, local food\, and holiday cheer — all to support life-changing music education for under-resourced kids across Birmingham. \nThe lineup will feature bands made up of Junior Board members\, coming together to share their love of music and support MMF’s mission. Junior Board members Jay Pickett\, Brier Hight\, Nathaniel Fulmer\, Hugh Rowe Thomas\, and Glen Barlow will all be performing. \nEnjoy delicious eats from the Dirty Red food truck and enter the event raffle for a chance to win exciting prizes. Jingle Jam is more than a show. It’s a celebration of community\, creativity\, and the impact we can make together. It’s a night you don’t want to miss! \nPurchase tickets here: https://woodlawntheatrebham.freshtix.com/events/jingle-jam-
URL:https://bhamnow.com/bhamn-event/mason-music-foundation-presents-junior-board-jingle-jam/
LOCATION:Woodlawn Theatre\, 5503 1st Ave North\, Birmingham\, 35212\, United States
CATEGORIES:Concert,Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251214T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251214T210000
DTSTAMP:20260406T023451
CREATED:20251204T193737Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251204T193737Z
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SUMMARY:Sunday Story Seven - with storyteller JAHMAN HILL and special musical guest CHRIS CROFTON
DESCRIPTION:Our next Sunday Story Seven – Storytelling variety show is Dec 14 at True Story Brewing in Crestwood. $5 Advance / $10 Door\nHosted by Becca Rothman and Ham Bagby\n* * *.\nAct I – Open Mic storytelling. Put your name in the hat for a chance to share a personal\, true story onstage. (Open-mic hopefuls: use code STORYTELLER for a free advance ticket)\nAct II – Featured storyteller JAHMAN HILL\, an award winning poet\, playwright\, and professor.\nAct III – Stories and Songs with Nashville’s CHRIS CROFTON. \nNASHVILLE FAMOUS: Shot across the better part of the last decade\, Seth Pomeroy’s long-gestating portrait of Nashville-based comedian\, writer\, podcaster and political candidate Chris Crofton emerges from the shadows — covering its subject from ascent\, descent\, and ascent again.\nI’M YOUR MAN: With his new album\, I’m Your Man\, Nashville’s Chris Crofton has a simple goal – “I want to connect with listeners on a deep level\, in plain language\, just like the singer-songwriters of the 1970s connected with me.”\nChris has spent decades on stage. As a solo singer-songwriter\, he’s opened for alt-rock vets Deer Tick and The Handsome Family. He was an actor in New York before moving to Nashville in 2001 to form a band that performed drunken\, memorable shows around the city for years. After sobering up\, he embraced stand-up comedy and had a lengthy stint in LA.\nToday he regularly writes insightful and humorous pieces for the Nashville Scene\, an alt-weekly\, and he published a book “The Advice King Anthology” for Vanderbilt University Press in 2022. His first solo album\, Hello It’s Me (Arrowhawk) was released in 2018.\nhttps://chriscrofton.com/ \nHomepage \n \n* * *\n* WHAT IS THE STORY SEVEN? * Have you always wanted to tell a story onstage? Or do you prefer to listen while others share? Either way\, join us at the monthly storytelling variety show the Sunday Story Seven. The open mic is open to new and seasoned storytellers – just put your name in the hat for a chance to tell a 5-minute true tale. No notes\, no theme – just you and the mic! Never tried a storytelling open mic before? Love hearing true\, personal stories? Love live music? Come see what it’s all about.
URL:https://bhamnow.com/bhamn-event/sunday-story-seven-with-storyteller-jahman-hill-and-special-musical-guest-chris-crofton/
LOCATION:True Story Brewing Company\, Birmingham\, AL\, United States
CATEGORIES:Arts,Community,Concert,Featured Event,Local Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251214T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251214T203000
DTSTAMP:20260406T023451
CREATED:20251201T170525Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251201T170525Z
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SUMMARY:CRISANTEMI: SONGS OF LIFE
DESCRIPTION:Music4Romania (www.music4romania.org) cordially invites the larger Birmingham community to “Crisantemi: Songs of Life”on Sunday\, December 14\, 2025\, at 7:00 PM\, at Independent Presbyterian Church (https://ipc-usa.org). \nMusic spanning three centuries\, from Bach to Freddie Mercury\, will be interwoven with poetry by Rilke\, Rumi\, T.S. Eliot\, and Hesse and visual art projections to create a meditation on what it means to be fully alive\, to love\, to lose\, to surrender\, and to ultimately celebrate the wild\, precious gift of existence. \nPerformed by Kathleen Buccleugh\, soprano; Lauren Peacock\, cello; René Reder\, viola; Daniel Szasz\, violin; Alina Voicu\, piano\, this FREE program concludes Music4Romania’s 2025 “Letters to the Future” series. Donations will gratefully be accepted to benefit Music4Romania’s programs. \nEveryone is invited and welcome!
URL:https://bhamnow.com/bhamn-event/crisantemi-songs-of-life/
LOCATION:Independent Presbyterian Church  Birmingham\, Alabama\, 3100 Highland Ave S\, Birmingham\, AL\, 35205\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community,Concerts,EDUCATIONAL EVENT,Fundraiser
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251113T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251113T210000
DTSTAMP:20260406T023451
CREATED:20251104T162558Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251104T162558Z
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SUMMARY:Walker Burroughs Pop Up Show
DESCRIPTION:Cala Coffee is hosting Walker Burroughs for a Pop Up EP release show.\nThursday\, Nov 13\n7:00pm\n3950 Autumn Ln\, Vestavia\, AL
URL:https://bhamnow.com/bhamn-event/walker-burroughs-pop-up-show/
CATEGORIES:Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251109T124500
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251109T150000
DTSTAMP:20260406T023451
CREATED:20251104T162643Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251104T162643Z
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SUMMARY:Bal du Dimanche – Free Cajun Dance & Livestream at True Story Brewing
DESCRIPTION:Laissez les bons temps rouler! 🎺 Join BZCC on Sunday\, November 9 for our very first Bal du Dimanche — a free Cajun dance and live-stream event celebrating Louisiana’s lively musical tradition.\nWe’ll be streaming a live Cajun band straight from the heart of Acadiana\, where Sunday afternoon dances are part of everyday life. Expect upbeat Two-Steps and Waltzes\, French lyrics\, and the warm community spirit that makes a Bal du Dimanche event so special.\n📍 True Story Brewing (side room) 🕐 Arrive 12:45 PM | Live music 1:00–3:00 PM�🍔 Full bar + True Story’s legendary Sunday hamburgers\nAll are welcome — whether you love to dance\, speak French\, or just want to experience something new. Announcements are in both French and English.\n✨ FREE Admission • Great Music • Great Company\nAllons danser\, cher! 💃🕺
URL:https://bhamnow.com/bhamn-event/bal-du-dimanche-free-cajun-dance-livestream-at-true-story-brewing/
LOCATION:True Story Brewing Company\, Birmingham\, AL\, United States
CATEGORIES:Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251024T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251024T230000
DTSTAMP:20260406T023451
CREATED:20251023T150254Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251023T150254Z
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SUMMARY:🎶 ELYSIAN GARDENS PRESENTS DIKKI DU & THE ZYDECO KREWE
DESCRIPTION:Get ready for a night of Louisiana heat right here in Birmingham! Hailing from Church Point\, Louisiana\, Dikki Du (Troy Carrier) is a third-generation Zydeco artist carrying on his family’s rich musical legacy. Since forming The Zydeco Krewe in 1995\, he’s brought his signature blend of traditional Zydeco rhythms and modern energy to dance floors across the country. His music bridges generations\, mixing rootsy authenticity with the high-energy grooves that define the Zydeco dance floor. \nExpect driving washboard beats\, tight musicianship\, and the kind of good-time spirit only authentic Louisiana Zydeco can deliver. Whether you’re a longtime fan or new to the sound\, this is your chance to experience the heart and soul of the bayou live in Birmingham. Join us at Elysian Gardens\, 101 40th St. S\, Birmingham\, AL\, just a $10 cover for an unforgettable night of dancing\, laughter\, and Southern soul.
URL:https://bhamnow.com/bhamn-event/%f0%9f%8e%b6-elysian-gardens-presents-dikki-du-the-zydeco-krewe/
LOCATION:Elysian Gardens Birmingham\, Birmingham
CATEGORIES:Concert,Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251017T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251017T230000
DTSTAMP:20260406T023451
CREATED:20250730T190339Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250730T190339Z
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SUMMARY:Birmingham Zydeco Cajun Club presents: Curley Taylor & Zydeco Trouble
DESCRIPTION:October 17\, 2025\nDoors 7pm ​ • Show 8pm – 11pm \nAfter leaving the audience at the 2025 Birmingham Folk Festival wanting more\, Curley Taylor and his band\, Zydeco Trouble\, will return to Birmingham on Friday\, October 17th\, and take the stage at the Woodlawn Theatre at 8pm! \nCurley Taylor and the band hail from the heart of Creole country in Louisiana. Curley’s soulful\, bluesy vocals and the band’s hard driving zydeco beat blend to create their unique style of zydeco and blues that keeps audiences dancing. It’s always a party when Zydeco Trouble comes to town. \nLouisiana native Curley Taylor has been around music all his life. Born into a musical family\, drums were Curley’s first instrument when he began his professional career at age 16 by playing drums in his father’s band\, Jude Taylor and the Burning Flames\, a band deep in Louisiana Blues\, Soul and Zydeco. At a young age\, Curley had played drums with some of Louisiana’s musical legends\, including: CC Adcock\, Steve Riley\, John Hart\, “L’il” Bob and the Lollipops\, and his uncles\, “L’il” Buck Senegal and Wayne “Blue” Burns. He toured with CJ Chenier\, son of Clifton Chenier (aka the “King of Zydeco”)\, who is a Zydeco legend in his own right. While traveling with CJ Chenier’s band\, Curley became interested in playing the accordion\, learned to play\, and formed Curley Taylor & Zydeco Trouble in 2003. \nThe band tours extensively throughout the US\, playing festivals and clubs from New York to San Diego and from Florida to Seattle. Recently\, Curley played accordion to accompany Jon Cleary on the song “I’m on the Wonder” on the album\, “A Tribute to the King of Zydeco\,” to honor the legacy of Clifton Chenier\, and Curley played rubboard on the song from the same album performed by the Rolling Stones\, “Zydeco Sont Pas Salés\,” released as a single on June 25\, 2025\, which would have been Clifton Chenier’s 100th birthday. \nMore Information:\nwww.CurleyTaylor.com\nhttps://birminghamzydeco.com/events
URL:https://bhamnow.com/bhamn-event/birmingham-zydeco-cajun-club-presents-curley-taylor-zydeco-trouble/
LOCATION:Woodlawn Theatre\, 5503 1st Ave North\, Birmingham\, 35212\, United States
CATEGORIES:Concert,Events,In-Person Events,Local Events,Music,Special Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251003T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251003T233000
DTSTAMP:20260406T023451
CREATED:20250827T153946Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250827T153946Z
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SUMMARY:Trimtab Brewing Co. presents: The Constellations + Red Harp + Style Shop
DESCRIPTION:Friday\, October 3rd 8pm\nTrimTab Brewing presents: \nTHE CONSTELLATIONS\nwith support from: \nRED HARP\nSTYLE SHOP \n$5.00 Admission / 21+ \nThe Constellations are a Nashville-based rock band which was originally formed in Atlanta in 2008. The band quickly experienced wide critical acclaim including film and television placements in Chuck\, Royal Pains\, Suits\, Vampire Diaries\, Horrible Bosses\, and more. The Constellations’ unique blending of styles and influences creates music that appeals to all different walks of life.
URL:https://bhamnow.com/bhamn-event/trimtab-brewing-co-presents-the-constellations-red-harp-style-shop/
LOCATION:TrimTab Brewing Company\, 2721 5th Ave S\, Birmingham\, AL\, 35233\, United States
CATEGORIES:Concert,Downtown,Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251003T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251003T230000
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SUMMARY:THE CONSTELLATIONS / RED HARP / STYLE SHOPW
DESCRIPTION:Friday\, October 3rd 8pm\nTrimTab Brewing presents: \nTHE CONSTELLATIONS \nwith support from:\nRED HARP\nSTYLE SHOP \nThe Constellations are a Nashville-based rock band which was originally formed in Atlanta in 2008. The band quickly experienced wide critical acclaim including film and television placements in Chuck\, Royal Pains\, Suits\, Vampire Diaries\, Horrible Bosses\, and more. The Constellations’ unique blending of styles and influences creates music that appeals to all different walks of life. \nAfter a years-long hiatus and various different iterations and side projects\, front man Elijah Jones found himself revisiting some of the original material in mid-2023. While in the studio working on the latest album under the project Elijah Jones & the CCs\, Elijah found that his writing style was gravitating increasingly back to the sound of The Constellations. This Atlanta sound\, filtered through the influence of several years spent in Nashville\, came out as a sort of Tom Petty meets The Strokes meets Elvis Costello melting pot. \nElijah’s lyrics tell the story of loss\, heartbreak\, recovery\, and the resilience of the human spirit. With this new journey\, The Constellations’ sound has matured into something truly special that is both unique and familiar.\nhttps://www.theconstellationsofficial.com/
URL:https://bhamnow.com/bhamn-event/the-constellations-red-harp-style-shopw/
LOCATION:TrimTab Brewing Company\, 2721 5th Ave S\, Birmingham\, AL\, 35233\, United States
CATEGORIES:Concert,Downtown,Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250919T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250919T230000
DTSTAMP:20260406T023451
CREATED:20250811T161711Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250811T161711Z
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SUMMARY:BLACKCAT ZYDECO featuring Dwight Carrier
DESCRIPTION:September 19\, 2025\nTrue Story Brewing\n5510 Crestwood Blvd\, Birmingham\, AL 35212\nDoors 7pm • Show 8pm – 11pm \nTickets*: $20\nTickets via BZCC Website\nwww.BirminghamZydeco.com “Shop BZCC”\nPhysical Tickets via Fred (Fred.BZCC@gmail.com / 205-208-9797) \nDwight Carrier\, popularly known as “The Black Cat\,” is one of the most exciting Zydeco musicians around. Dwight grew up in the small town of Church Point\, Louisiana\, deeply rooted in the “Carrier” family tradition\, where music is both a passion and a way of life. Dwight has a unique style that infuses zydeco\, with blues\, country and R&B and produces a high-energy performance and infectious fun. \n“When Black Cat’s in town\,\neverybody party down!” \nMore Information: www.BlackcatZydecoMusic.com
URL:https://bhamnow.com/bhamn-event/blackcat-zydeco-featuring-dwight-carrier/
LOCATION:True Story Brewing Company\, Birmingham\, AL\, United States
CATEGORIES:Concert,Music,Special Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250828T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250828T203000
DTSTAMP:20260406T023451
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LAST-MODIFIED:20250731T160952Z
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SUMMARY:BZCC Birthday Bash! (Meetup\, Music & Jam) (Free)
DESCRIPTION:Join us on August 28th for a “Special Event\,” the free BZCC Birthday Bash (Music! Cake! Giveaways!) to celebrate our first year of holding Cajun/Creole/Zydeco music events in Birmingham.\nBirmingham Zydeco Cajun Club (“BZCC”) Members and Friends will gather for a FREE Meetup\, Music & Jam in the side room of True Story Brewing for Cajun/Creole/Zydeco music on the 4th Thursday of the month. Members of Birmingham’s Swamp Poppas band join us when they are able. All musicians are welcome and encouraged to bring their instruments and join in a casual jam. Dancers are encouraged to bring friends that dance. We will stream music before/after the jam. True Story Brewing has a full bar\, food\, and space to gather. For More Info: www.BirminghamZydeco.com
URL:https://bhamnow.com/bhamn-event/bzcc-birthday-bash-meetup-music-jam-free/2025-08-28/2/
LOCATION:True Story Brewing Company\, Birmingham\, AL\, United States
CATEGORIES:In-Person Events,Meet & Greet,Music,Special Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250816T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250816T170000
DTSTAMP:20260406T023451
CREATED:20240920T153802Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240920T153802Z
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SUMMARY:Vocabby's World
DESCRIPTION:Beep Beep! Join Vocabby’s World®️ and your ArtPlay friends to learn new vocabulary words! We will explore new words through song\, movement and creativity. (Children Ages: 0-5 years) \nVocabby’s World is a community vocabulary program in partnership with ArtPlay and sponsored by PNC Foundation. The adventures of Vocabby take pre-K children on travels around the world as they learn vocabulary words through science and arts concepts. Through this partnership\, ArtPlay is providing hands-on activities that reach families in our communities and across the country. Free books\, curriculum and art materials reinforce the new vocabulary learned. \nIf you have any questions about this event\, please contact Dylan Ferniany\, dhfernia@uab.edu.
URL:https://bhamnow.com/bhamn-event/vocabbys-world/2025-08-16/
LOCATION:Woodlawn UMC\, 139 54th St N\, Birmingham\, AL\, 35212\, United States
CATEGORIES:Create,Education + Library,Educational,Events,Family Days,Family Friendly Programs,Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250724T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250724T214500
DTSTAMP:20260406T023451
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LAST-MODIFIED:20250724T021518Z
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SUMMARY:FLY V- Village Concert Series: Part II
DESCRIPTION:  \nDate: Saturday\, July 24th\, 2025Time: 7:00 PM – 9:45 PM (Doors open at 5:00 PM) \nThe 2025 year has brought a new level of excitement to Birmingham! FLY V along with select Sponsorships are committed to furthering the theme of Building Relationships & Entrepreneurship with “ The FLY V- Tshirt Concert Series”\, which will be an interactive concert to promote the return of entrepreneurship\, community\, and vibrancy in the Historic Downtown District of Birmingham\, AL\, “It Takes A Village”. This will be Part II featuring Hip-Hop artist & Trumpeter\, Dear Silas! \n  \nPURCHASE YOUR TICKETS HERE!
URL:https://bhamnow.com/bhamn-event/fly-v-village-concert-series-part-ii/
CATEGORIES:Fun,Special Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250712T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250712T233000
DTSTAMP:20260406T023451
CREATED:20250609T182600Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250609T182600Z
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SUMMARY:Dance Yrself Clean: An Indie Dance Party w/ wknd passes to Shaky Knees
DESCRIPTION:Dance Yrself Clean:An Indie Dance Party w/wknd passes to Shaky Knees \nSaturday July 12th! 107.3’s Essential Indie is coming to Saturn and they want you to Dance Yrself Clean! Playing all your favs from the 2000s\, they’ve got the tunes that will get you moving for this dance party. Music from Yeah Yeah Yeah’s\, Interpol\, LCD Soundsystem\, MGMT\, The Killers\, Arctic Monkeys\, Wet Leg\, Fontaines DC\, Tame Impala and more. \nThey are also giving away a pair of weekend passes to Shaky Knees Festival in Atlanta. \nDoors Open at 8pm!
URL:https://bhamnow.com/bhamn-event/dance-yrself-clean-an-indie-dance-party-w-wknd-passes-to-shaky-knees/
LOCATION:Saturn\, 200 41st Street S\, Birmingham\, AL\, 35222\, 2 41st Pl N\, United States
CATEGORIES:Music
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SUMMARY:TINA – The Tina Turner Musical
DESCRIPTION:THERE WAS ONLY ONE.\nHER VOICE WAS UNDENIABLE. HER FIRE WAS UNSTOPPABLE. HER TRIUMPH WAS UNLIKE ANY OTHER. \nAn uplifting comeback story like no other\, TINA – The Tina Turner Musical is the inspiring journey of a woman who broke barriers and became the Queen of Rock n’ Roll. Set to the pulse-pounding soundtrack of her most beloved hits\, this electrifying sensation will send you soaring to the rafters. \nOne of the world’s best-selling artists of all time\, Tina Turner won 12 Grammy Awards and her live shows were seen by millions\, with more concert tickets sold than any other solo performer in music history. \nFeaturing her much loved songs\, TINA – The Tina Turner Musical is written by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Katori Hall and directed by the internationally acclaimed Phyllida Lloyd.
URL:https://bhamnow.com/bhamn-event/tina-the-tina-turner-musical/2025-06-29/2/
LOCATION:BJCC Concert Hall\, 2100 Richard Arrington Blvd N\, Birmingham\, AL\, 35203\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art,Events,Music
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SUMMARY:ShinDigit@l: Rhythm & Code
DESCRIPTION:ShinDigit@l: Rhythm & Code\, the grand finale of Sloss Tech\, launches on Friday\, 6/27/25\, at WORKPLAY!!! \nCome enjoy the colossal musical entertainment provided by Finding North\, Royal & Toulouse\, The Ladies of….featuring James Hall\, and headliner\, 3-time Grammy winner and Birmingham native PYNK BEARD! \nGet tickets TODAY at https://www.seetickets.us/shindigit25 \nPresented by Alabama Outdoors\, Birmingham Mountain Radio\, ThinkData Solutions\, Inc. and TELLERIX!
URL:https://bhamnow.com/bhamn-event/shindigitl-rhythm-code/
LOCATION:WorkPlay\, 500 23rd Street South\, Birmingham\, AL\, 35233\, United States
CATEGORIES:Concerts,Downtown,Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250626T183000
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SUMMARY:Free Special Event: Clifton Chenier Centennial Celebration
DESCRIPTION:Join the Birmingham Zydeco Cajun Club for this SPECIAL EVENT at True Story Brewing (5510 Crestwood Blvd) on Thursday\, June 26th (6:30-8:30) to honor Clifton Chenier for what would be his 100th birthday\, in advance of Valcour Records releasing “A Tribute to the King of Zydeco” the next day! We will have Music! 🎶 Cake! 🎂 Giveaways! 🎁 (must be present to win).
URL:https://bhamnow.com/bhamn-event/free-special-event-clifton-chenier-centennial-celebration/
LOCATION:True Story Brewing Company\, Birmingham\, AL\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events,Music
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SUMMARY:Birmingham Noir at the Bar
DESCRIPTION:Welcome to Birmingham Noir at the Bar—a night where crime fiction takes center stage\, live jazz fills the room\, and every detail drips with atmosphere. \nThis isn’t your typical book reading. Ten award-winning and bestselling authors bring their most gripping\, twist-filled stories to life—sharing raw\, suspenseful excerpts that will keep you breathless and wanting more. Between readings\, let the soulful sounds of acclaimed keyboardist Robert Carr wash over you\, setting the perfect noir vibe. \nAnd hosting the night is none other than Valerie Bell of ABC 33/40—bringing energy\, elegance\, and a deep love for storytelling to every moment. \nIt’s intimate. It’s thrilling. It’s unforgettable.\nAnd best of all? It’s completely free. \nWhether you’re a die-hard mystery lover or just looking for something different to do\, this is the kind of night you’ll be talking about long after the final line. \nNoir at the Bar isn’t just an event.\nIt’s a story—and you’re part of it.
URL:https://bhamnow.com/bhamn-event/birmingham-noir-at-the-bar/
LOCATION:The Red Cat Coffeehouse @ Pepper Place\, 2901 2nd Avenue South\, Birmingham\, AL\, 35233\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community,Downtown,Featured Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250511T183000
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SUMMARY:BEETLEJUICE
DESCRIPTION:He earned his stripes on Broadway… now the ghost-with-the-most is coming to Birmingham. \nIt’s showtime! Based on Tim Burton’s dearly beloved film\, this hilarious musical tells the story of Lydia Deetz\, a strange and unusual teenager whose whole life changes when she meets a recently deceased couple and a demon with a thing for stripes. With an irreverent book\, an astonishing set\, and a score that’s out of this Netherworld\, BEETLEJUICE is “SCREAMINGLY GOOD FUN!” (Variety). And under its uproarious surface (six feet under\, to be exact)\, it’s a remarkably touching show about family\, love\, and making the most of every Day-O!
URL:https://bhamnow.com/bhamn-event/beetlejuice/2025-05-11/2/
LOCATION:BJCC Concert Hall\, 2100 Richard Arrington Blvd N\, Birmingham\, AL\, 35203\, United States
CATEGORIES:Arts
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SUMMARY:Birmingham Taco & Tequila Bar Crawl: 4th Annual\, May 3rd By Bar Crawl USA
DESCRIPTION:The Taco & Tequila Crawl is back on May 3rd! Come enjoy tacos and exclusive margarita\, tequila\, and beer specials. Let’s taco about a party!! \nTicket Link: BhamTacoAndTequilaCrawl.eventbrite.com \nRegular Taco Ticket + Bar Crawl Ticket: \n🌮 3 Tacos \n🌮 Discounted specials at every stop (Margs\, Beer\, and Tequila) \n🌮 Taco & Tequila Crawl Signature Digital Crawl Map \n🌮 360 Photobooth \n🌮 DJs and entertainment to dance off the tacos & margaritas \nVIP Ticket + Bar Crawl Ticket: \n🌮 Signature Taco Shirt (See design below) \n🌮 4 Tacos \n🌮 1 hour early registration\, 2pm. (avoid lines) \n🌮 Discounted specials at every stop (Margs\, Beer\, and Tequila) \n🌮 Taco & Tequila Crawl Signature Digital Crawl Map \n🌮 360 Photobooth \n🌮 DJs and entertainment to dance off the tacos & margaritas \nParticipating Stops: \n🌮 Bars coming soon/Subject to change \nYou also will be provided a voting survey for: \n🌮 Best Tasting Taco \n🌮 Best Margarita \nFAQ: \n🌮 How do we get our tacos? Your lanyard will have tabs on it. You’ll need to tear off the tabs in exchange for the taco in the private taco crawl area at each bar/restaurant. \n🌮 How do we get our drink specials? Show your wristband prior to ordering. \n🌮 Guided or Free Flowing? This is a free flowing event with 5+ restaurants serving delicious tacos & drink specials. This is a 21+ as we’ll have exclusive party stops as well. \n🌮 Do I have to go to all the stops? No! We’ll share the map in advance of what signature tacos are offered\, what drink specials\, and more. You can pick which ones you like. All within walking distance. \n🌮 What is this crawl like? Food Crawl meets bar crawl that end up in an epic party. \n🌮 Is this event 21+? Yes. \n🌮 Refunds? No refunds within 7 days of event. Credits will be given week of with exception of day of event. No refunds or credits day of event. No exceptions! \n🌮 Advice: If you are coming in large groups\, it may be difficult for you to get tables for anything 4+ without a wait. Please be flexible and order at the bar\, grab a drink\, and get your taco. Have fun\, grab a drink\, and let’s get Taco’d! \n🌮 This is a rain or shine event! \n*VIP Ticket includes our awesome Taco Crawl T-shirt (pictured below). Sizes included: Small\, Medium\, Large\, XL\, 2XL\, 3XL (Sizes are unisex) \nEvent Address:- Lakeview Restaurants  Birmingham\, AL 35233
URL:https://bhamnow.com/bhamn-event/birmingham-taco-tequila-bar-crawl-4th-annual-may-3rd-by-bar-crawl-usa/
CATEGORIES:Beer,Music
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