Indie film alert \'96 Who's Camus Anyway?

The UAB Foreign Film Series continues with a 2006 film by Japanese director Mitsuo Yanagimachi

The UAB Foreign Film Series continues tonight with a screening of Who's Camus Anyway? Directed by Mitsuo\'a0Yanagimachi, the 2005 film is set on the campus of a university in Tokyo. Students from the

Priscilla Ahn at WorkPlay

By Glenny Brock

IT WAS A GOOD DAY On June 10 of this year, when Priscilla Ahn released her debut CD,\ A Good Day. It\'92s bound to be a good night on Monday, Nov. 17, when the L.A.-based singer-songwriter comes to Wo

Drinking Alphabet Juice

By Glenny Brock

Fans of the NPR program Wait, Wait... Don't Tell Me already know that Roy Blount Jr. has got mad verbal skills. Blount will be in Birmingham tomorrow, Tuesday, Nov. 18, to read from and sign copies of

Brass Band redux

The Dirty Dozen Brass Band and the Lee Boys come to WorkPlay

By Glenny Brock

A few hours ago, in a post-deadline haze, I wrote a chipper blurb about how freaking great the Rebirth Brass Band is and how I couldn't wait to see them tonight at WorkPlay. Thankfully, an eagle-eyed

Indie film alert \'96 The Rape of Europa

By Glenny Brock

The Levite Jewish Community Center continues its ArtHouse Film series tonight, Tuesday, Nov. 11, with a screening of The Rape of Europa. The documentary, narrated by Joan Allen, chronicles 12 years of

News & Views

London's female killers

By Glenny Brock

Looking to get your mind off the election? At 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 4, UAB history professor Caryolyn A. Conley will present a lecture titled "Female Killers in London, 1671-1913" in Room 106 of

Celebrating Day of the Dead

Dia de los Muertos at Bare Hands Gallery

By Glenny Brock

Once again, the incantation:\ Dear dead mothers and fathers, dead sisters and brothers, loves that are buried, friends gone to dust \'97 on Friday night we will howl out your names. We will offer you

The photography of Andrew Thomas Clifton

By Glenny Brock

\'93SEEN,\'94 the photo feature that appears on pages 2 or 3 of every issue of Birmingham Weekly, has proved to be one of the most powerful tools that this publication has for connecting us to the com

Local Dish

Deepawali celebration

The 14th annual Festival of Lights at Taj India

By Glenny Brock

For the 14th year in a row, Taj India will host a two-day celebration of Deepawali, the Indian festival of lights. On Monday and Tuesday, Oct. 27 and 28, the restaurant will offer a dinner buffet that

WEEKLY DIGEST: Oct. 16-23, 2008

By Glenny Brock

Every year about this time, I get Lionel Ritchie's song "All Night Long" stuck in my head, particularly the part of the chorus where he says "Fiesta! Forever!" Then when Birmingham's Hispanic cultural