Holly Burrow, Director of the new Hill Arts Center adjacent to the Alabama Theatre, will never forget her first visit to the Lyric, the magnificent old vaudeville and movie palace at Third Avenue and 18th Street North downtown.
Read the rest of this entry »Argentinean blues quartet Mo’ Blues brought their bilingual sound to Gip’s Place in Bessemer Saturday, [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Time was, the Sunday worship service I favored most started around 10 p.m. and involved [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Anybody hoping to have a fancy fried sandwich anytime soon is out of luck: Birmingham [...]
Read the rest of this entry »The Monday after a holiday always hurts, but Marty Eagle made my day this morning [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Theatrical impresario Jake Wells built the magnificent Lyric Theater at Third Avenue North and 18th Street in downtown Birmingham expressly for vaudeville in 1914, and there wasn’t another house like it in the city, perhaps in the Southeast.
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After a year off, the open mic-style event finds a new home at WorkPlay.
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Nearly two dozen hats made by members of the Mystic Krewe of Apollo Birmingham will serve as centerpieces at the annual BAO Arty Party, scheduled for Sunday, May 18.
Read the rest of this entry »“If you’re lucky, you will hear parts of your life
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played out on a golden harp.” [...]
“.. even after April by God there is no excuse for May,” which is to [...]
Read the rest of this entry »In terms of participating in internet commerce, I’m something of a Luddite. I have only [...]
Read the rest of this entry »WE ARE WHAT WE EAT & ALWAYS HAVE BEEN: Birminghamians are obsessed with food, with [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Halleleujah, I am happy to hear about the advent of Greencup Books. Scheduled to [...]
Read the rest of this entry »THE CONTENTS PAGE IS FULL OF LIES: Yep. The table of contents for Vol. 11, [...]
Read the rest of this entry »If you need a dose of spirituality or poetry or both, the place to get [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Who indeed? You might have missed the news last week that Birmingham’s longest-running football franchise [...]
Read the rest of this entry »The bird is the word – and with Thanksgiving less than a month away, it’s [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Greg Allman returns to Birmingham this week for a show at the Alabama Theatre. Weekly [...]
Read the rest of this entry »DEAD BUT NOT GONE: That’s the best way to think of your dearly departed, particularly [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Did someone say чудесно? You will, no doubt, if you attend the annual Russian Food [...]
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BIG TRIP TO THE LITTLE RIVER: If you grew up ...
GET FED TWO WAYS: The seventh annual Jewish Food Festival ...
Last week’s verdict established Larry Langford’s guilt, but it will be a long time before we’re done settling all his unanswered questions.
Whoever emerges from the special election in December holding my city’s mantle of leadership inherits a sports scene that is in the direst of straits.
Paranormal Activity builds scares out of shadows, loud noises and anticipation.
