Festivals & Events

Motorcycle road racing is the fastest form of motorcycle racing in the country – a sport that delivers motorcycles of the latest technology, raced by riders who are athletes of the highest level. The MotoAmerica Championship brings this action to racetracks across the country in five exciting classes ranging from the premier EBC Superbike class to the Liqui-Moly Junior Cup class, where riders as young as 14 years old do battle. So, immerse yourself with Friday qualifying (admission is free on Fridays) andtwo full days of racing where you can view the on-track action up close and also find yourself within an arm length of both the motorcycles and the men and women who race them. The MotoAmerica Series is a family event so bring the kids to enjoy our Kids’ Zone carnival games, bounce houses, motorcycle stunt shows and so much more. We will also have our Learn To Ride program, which will include smaller, kid-friendly machines. VIP packages are available and if you’re so inclined take advantage of our Cycle Corral package and ride your own bike on the very same racetrack that the pros ride on. Join us and experience the best racing competition found in any motorsport.

The third weekend of each month, from March through November, shoppers and swappers come from far and near to Tannehill Trade Days in search of tools, clothing, jewelry, knives, furniture and other treasures. We have 350+ vendors to come and see. Rain or shine.

Christina Renfer Vogel holds an MFA from the Massachusetts College of Art and a BFA from Tyler School of Art, Temple University. She currently serves as an associate professor of painting and drawing at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. Vogel has been an artist-in-residence with the JSS in Civita program (Civita Castellana, Italy), Hambidge Center for the Creative Arts (Rabun Gap, GA), the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts (Amherst, VA), the Vermont Studio Center (Johnson, VT) and the Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts (Nebraska City, NE). She is a recipient of a Lighton International Artists Exchange Program grant and an Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation grant, among other awards.

Summer Paddle Board Yoga at Oak Mountain State Park! Join these fun exploratory classes this summer!

35th Annual Alabama Orchid Show and Sale

For the first time, the Alabama Orchid Society, the Huntsville Orchid Society and the Northeast Alabama Orchid Society are partnering to present the 35th Annual Alabama Orchid and Sale.

See hundreds of blooming orchids on display and shop some of the region’s top orchid growers, September 20-22, 2019 in the auditorium of the Birmingham Botanical Gardens.

The Orchid Show and Sale and the Birmingham Botanical Gardens are not only beautiful in September, they are also free to the public with free parking.  Photography during the show is welcomed and encouraged.

Friday: Vendors open 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (displays are being installed).  Saturday: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm, Sunday: 11:00 am – 3:00 pm. Orchid displays and vendors both open to public on Saturday and Sunday.

Birmingham Botanical Gardens

2612 Lane Park Road

Mountain Brook, AL 35223

https://facebook.com/alabamaorchidsociety/

https://www.bbgardens.org

Sept 20-22: Iron and Bronze Casting: Artists Open Studio – $150
Open Studios are for artists and others who have some experience casting iron. Participants must attend all three days and be finished by 5pm. (Please note that convenience fees apply to all online registration.)
Friday, 6:00 – 9:00 pm; Saturday and Sunday 10:00 am – 5:00 pm

Sep 20-22: Cast Iron Sculpture for Beginners – $325
A three day class for those with no experience taught by Sloss’ very own metal artists. You’ll leave the class with a clear understanding of how to cast a metal sculpture. (Please note that convenience fees apply to all online registrations)
Friday 6-9pm; Saturday & Sunday 10:00 am – 5:00 pm

Sep 21-22: Creative Welding Class – $250
No experience necessary! In this workshop you’ll learn to make cool stuff for your home or garden. The instructor will guide you through all the basic processes you need to use a cutting torch and welder to create your own works of art.
Time: 10:00 am – 4:00 pm

Sep 21-22: Basic and Intermediate Blacksmithing – $250
Learn to dance between fire, hammer and anvil using basic blacksmithing tools.
Saturday and Sunday 10:00 am – 4:00 pm

Exciting Attractions & Shows. Live Music. All Your Favorite Fair Food. Spectacular Carnival Rides & Kiddie Rides. Safe, Clean Family Fun.!

Ground Floor Contemporary is pleased to present Lessons, an exhibition featuring work by Michael Acuff, Sarah Jeanne Adkins, and Barbara Hirshowitz. The work in the exhibition examines how fragments of our daily experiences can mutate and expand into new narratives. Within the work of each artist a dissecting of information occurs, a language is built, and often discarded variables become powerful, yet subtle, inhabitants of transformation.

The dog days of summer may be in the past, but your dog's favorite day of summer is still to come! LJCC's Pooch Plunge will be the highlight of your dog's year as he or she gets to jump, swim, dive, fetch, and of course doggie paddle their way through the pool.

Price: $15/dog (multi-dog discount available)
*Part of the proceeds go to The Animal League of Birmingham

Doggie Rules
- Dogs ONLY in the pool
- All dogs must play nice (The LJCC reserves the right to ask you and your dog to leave)
- All dogs must be up to date on shots (bring proof of rabies vaccination)
- Dogs must be spayed or neutered

For more information check out Bhamjcc.org

This 4-week workshop is offered in three series of classes (one class per week). It is designed to instruct students in the fundamentals of drawing the figure and establish a framework to help them grow in their artistic development. Students will work from a clothed model. Teaching Artist Stephen Smith began as an illustrator, writer, and cartoonist for several independent newspapers in Alabama before receiving a BFA in painting from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia. After living and working as an artist in New Orleans, Smith returned to Alabama to work on a number or arts related projects including portrait painting, illustration, and publishing while earning his Masters in Art History from UAB.

Course Description: This course is designed to teach fundamental skills and techniques for designing, creating and completing successful handbuilt ceramic artwork, using slab, pinch, and coil methods.

This workshop is in three parts:

Wet Clay Techniques: Creating and building with slabs in slump forms, and preparing slabs for leatherhard construction. Creating forms with pinch techniques and coils. We will also focus on deciding which building techniques fit with different design ideas.

Leatherhard techniques: Assembling pieces from leather-hard slabs and other forms. Decorating surfaces with textures, finishing details, and adding elements such as handles. Other basics covered will be the different stages of clay (wet, leatherhard, bone dry, bisque and glazed,) making slip, the basics of recycling clay, and studio safety.

Kilns, Glazes, and Finishing Touches: Basic glaze techniques, including mixing dipping, brushwork, and pouring. We will cover the often confusing terminology of glazes, cones, underglazes, overglazes, and frits.

Skills required (if any): The ability to squish things and follow directions.

Skills Developed: Basic ceramics handbuilding process. We will focus on hands on skills, creating a custom coffee cup, to be finished independently with guidance or during the second session, and fired as a group later in the month.

Based on the novel and the hit-movie of the same name, Legally Blonde: the Musical chronicles the journey of the famously perky Elle Woods, a fashion-savvy, UCLA sorority girl who finds her life turned upside down when she is dumped by her boyfriend Warner. In an effort to prove to Warner that she is more than just some blonde sorority girl, she follows him to Harvard Law, where she struggles to fit in and do well. Ultimately, she defies expectations and succeeds brilliantly, all the while managing to stay true to her own ideals and delightfully pink personality.

Teen Dungeons & Dragons

Learn how to play this popular role-playing game! Beginners as well as experienced players are encouraged to attend this event for teens. Register for each event individually by clicking on the date below, or going to www.homewoodpubliclibrary.org

This special performance provides:

• Materials to help you plan your visit including a social story and a visual schedule
• Quiet rooms with sensory accommodations
• Fun family programming
• Accessible seating

Scholarships are available for those in need. Please call 205.314.6936 for more information.

Presented in partnership with Kulture City, Autism Society of Alabama, ans ASO Junior Patrons.

Khairi (Khi-air-ree) and Little Angels’ Memorial invites you to register for its FREE 2019 Back in School, Back to Work: Body, Mind & Spirit Expo at the Boutwell Auditorium!

Come discover invaluable ways for you and your family to address violence, stress, and bullying. Then, enjoy giveaways and dance performances, explore food vendors and youth activity stations, and engage with job recruiters, fitness experts, and spa and massage therapists, all designed to promote a healthier you!

We will cover...

• Detox vs Cleanse (The Myths & Facts)
• How Our Bodies Detox w/o Our Help
• Detoxing Beyond What to Eat & What Not to Eat
• How Does Toxicity Show up in the Body
• How Do You Know if You “Need” a Detox/Cleanse

Chef Eryka Perry is the owner of Not Just Catering, a small event catering, health coaching, and personal chef brand. She is also the executive chef at Michael's Restaurant coming to the Negro Southern League Museum in downtown Birmingham, AL. She specializes in healthy lifestyle creation and maintenance using delicious food as a vehicle for success.

Come hear the Starlings at 6:30PM in Rojo’s side room! Arrive early for seating and to enjoy fabulous food and drinks.

Nightmare at 3008 was created in 2010 and is a top rated haunted house according to AlabamaHauntedHouses.com. In 2018 and again this year, Nightmare was ranked by fans as the number 1 must see haunt in Alabama.

Every year Nightmare donates a portions of their profits to Children’s of Alabama Childhood Cancer Research. Other Haunt Season community events include Sensory Awareness day and Not So Scary Kids Day. During November, Nightmare hosts a food drive for a local soup kitchen and in December, they host a toy drive for Christmas Visions.

Philadelphia-based artist Quentin Morris uses a variety of materials to explore issues surrounding identity, race, spirituality, and cultural mythologies. The integration of schools in Philadelphia impacted Morris as an adolescent and still influences his work today. Morris has focused his studio practice on monochromatic black paintings in the shapes of circles and squares since the early 1960s. Morris’ AEIVA exhibition features a selection of paintings that span five decades of the artist’s career.

Through his paintings, Morris is able to process his ideas on race, ethnicity, and culture, while at the same time constructing a social commentary on the Civil Rights Movement. Morris wants the viewer to take an intense look into his deceptively simple paintings - understanding that the color black is both beautiful and complex. This will be Quentin Morris’ first major exhibition in the South.

(K-5 Grade) Fun with Physics and The Science of Sports – Students will explore Isaac Newton’s Laws of Motions and better understand physics through sports. Students will make their own catapults. Register online.