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                                                                         ART MERIPOL
             The Birmingham Vibe

                                                                                 Atlanta ATL                       Houston Hobby HOU
                                                                                   New Routes.
       IT’S DIFFICULT TO EXPLAIN WHAT    Cinderella stories. Many early skyscrapers   Baltimore-Washington BWI     Houston Intercontinental IAH
       sets Birmingham apart from her Southern   are now refurbished, dressed up and housing
       sisters---almost impossible really. People who   restaurants, law fi rms and luxury condos. Also   Charlotte CLT  Las Vegas McCarran LAS
       visit Birmingham, as well as those who live here,   look downtown for many of the city’s best
       swear they sense a vibe to this city that they don’t   festivals and arts events. Spring brings the Magic   Chicago Midway MDW  Miami MIA
       fi nd elsewhere in their travels. It’s hard to put a   City Art Connection, a juried contemporary   Chicago O’Hare ORD  New York LaGuardia LGA
       fi nger on the particulars of it, but it’s there.   art show that is widely respected in the festival
         Outdoor entertainment and the arts are   community. Summer fi nds crowds downtown for   Dallas Love Field DAL  Orlando MCO
       a dominant part of Birmingham’s character.   top-notch independent cinema at the Sidewalk
       Take a quilt and a picnic to Railroad Park   Film Festival.               Dallas/Fort Worth DFW             Philadelphia PHL
       in the heart of downtown and listen to   The city’s popular Pepper Place Saturday   Denver DEN              Tampa TPA
       Alabama music. Live music is the signature   Market begins its run in April. Locals and   Find flights at FlyBirmingham.com
       entertainment of the city. Visit the dozens of   tourists alike fall in love with this weekly   Detroit DTW  Washington National DCA
       art galleries around the city for funk, fi ne and   farmers market, where they fi nd fresh fruits and
       folk art treasures. Come for the city’s annual   vegetables, live music, cooking demonstrations,
       Sidewalk Film Festival, chosen one of TIME’s   all manner of crafts and home baked breads and
       Top    “Film Festivals for the Rest of Us.”   cookies.
       That means we don’t have to go to Cannes   As you can see, Birmingham is an outdoorsy
       anymore! Opera, ballet and live theatre add to   sort of place to spend time. The weather is
       Birmingham’s cultural wealth.     generously comfortable, which is one smart
         For visitors interested in architecture, the   reason golfers come here from around the
       city’s downtown buildings are a collection of   world. The other reason is the lure of handsome
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