Festivals & Events

The Winter Market season begins January 18 - April 4 inside a space located between the Collective and Billy Reid, near OvenBird Restaurant at Pepper Place. This 12-week market is open on Saturdays only from 7:00 am to 12:00 pm noon, rain or shine.

The indoor Winter Market features seasonal veggies grown in Alabama, cheeses, honey, eggs and meat. Fresh breads, coffee, and a small variety of locally-made home goods will be available, too. Early seasonal fruits will be available as we get closer to spring.

Moderately strenuous 4-mile hike in a highly scenic location, Upper Quillan Creek Forest Area.  Most of the hike is off trail, there are lots of ups and downs, and several rock-hopping crossings are required across small creeks.

We’ll walk along two creeks and on an old road.  At a beautiful waterfall we’ll visit the site of an old mill.  On this hike we’ll see several small waterfalls on side creeks and tributaries to Quillan Creek.  We will visit at least three very pretty waterfalls on Quillan Creek itself along the way.

Please bring picnic lunch and water for the day.  We expect to finish about 4:00 p.m.  Optional dinner after.  Well-behaved, properly supervised children age 9 and over able to walk 4 miles off trail without complaining welcome.

Note-To view photos of what we will see on this trip, please click on this link:

https://goo.gl/photos/mmLFnj2PE1tAjWHp7

Please be sure to click on the link and view the photographs.

Reservations Required: If you wish to participate in this outing, you are required to call Dan Frederick, 205/631-4680 or email your reservation to seoutings@bellsouth.net by 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 23.  When you contact Dan, please be sure you leave either your phone number or email address.  This outing is limited to 20 people, and we will break up into two separate groups of up to ten people each with its own separate leader in order to comply with U.S. Forest Service regulations.  We hope the limitation will not prove to be a problem.

If you make a reservation with Dan to come on this trip and then for any reason decide later to not come on this outing, please telephone Dan, 205/631-4680 right away.  If we have 20 people signed up on the day of the hike and, say, we have two people on the waiting list and then two people who signed up don’t show up for the hike, those two no-show people have in effect deprived the two on the waiting list from participating.  Please don’t be a no-show.  If you aren’t coming after making a reservation, please notify Dan.

At a later date leader will advise meeting time and place only to those who have signed up for this trip. 

Info: Dan Frederick, seoutings@bellsouth.net, or 205/631-4680

DESCRIPTION OF SOUTHEASTERN OUTINGS

Do you wish you had friends who share your active lifestyle and enjoyment of outdoor activities?  Then become active with Southeastern Outings (SEO), a nonprofit organization committed and created to serve people who enjoy being active in the outdoors.  The organization plans, organizes and leads outings such as dayhikes, easy kayak and canoe trips, stream and waterfall walks, bicycle rides, lake events and other fun activities to beautiful sites in our natural environment.  From time to time we also sponsor potluck suppers and other socials.  All events and activities of the group are open to the public.  Participating in SEO activities is a splendid, simple way to make congenial new friends who enjoy the outdoors.

NO DOGS OR SMOKING ALLOWED, PLEASE, ON ANY SOUTHEASTERN OUTINGS EVENTS.

The organization currently has about 300 members.  We scheduled eighty-four events during calendar year 2018 for an average of 7 fun events per month.  We enjoy the outdoors in all seasons throughout the year.  Twenty-two people on average have participated in each hike during the first four months of 2019.

SEO does not charge for participation in any of its outings.  You do not have to be a member to participate in one or two SEO activities.  Dues are only $10.  Please contact Dan Frederick, President, 205-631-4680, or seoutings@bellsouth.net for more information and to obtain three free monthly newsletters with membership application and a complete description of all our outdoor events.

Southeastern Outings now has a website.  Just go to seoutings.org to find announcements of all our upcoming outings scheduled plus some brief, general information about Southeastern Outings, a membership application and 1500 lovely photographs from most of our outings.

Thank you.

If you want to learn about bees and excited to start backyard beekeeping, this is the class for you. We concentrate a series of classes into a full day class to give you an in-depth look at becoming a beekeeper. You can walk into this class, knowing nothing about honeybees and walk out prepare and excited about your new adventure.
We love to teach beekeeping and not tell you what to do. Regardless of your age, whether you are male or female or your beekeeping goals, we do our best to teach a reasonable approach to beekeeping that works best for you.
The class is lecture-based and interactive, so you will get a chance to open a real hive, weather permitting. We do not open hives during periods of rain, impending poor weather or when temperatures are below 60°. If we won’t be able to open a hive during class, several other opportunities for opening a hive will be scheduled.
We provide catered lunch and drinks from Chipotle (which is awesome).

Register through our website for more information and details.

The UAB track and field team will kick off the new year by hosting a pair of meets at the Birmingham CrossPlex over the weekend with the Blazer Invitational on Friday and the Vulcan Invitational on Saturday. Both annual events will begin at 9 a.m. with the men's shot put.

The lineup for the ninth annual Blazer Invitational includes SEC opponents Auburn, Alabama, Ole Miss and Mississippi State along with Conference USA opponents FIU, Florida Atlantic, Middle Tennessee and Southern Miss, among others. FIU and Florida Atlantic will compete in the fifth annual Vulcan Invitational as well, along with South Florida and Troy to name a few.

The 7th Annual Frostbite 5K and FunRun will be held at the beautiful course at Veterans Park on Valleydale Road. There will be Male and Female age group winners with customized medals for the winners. Overall winners will also win some great prizes! Music, snacks, and fun will be had by all. Bring out the whole family for this great event sponsoring Birmingham South YoungLife!

The Birmingham Track Club is proud to present the 2020 edition of Adam's Heart Runs. One of the BTC's premiere races, participants have the opportunity to select a 5-k, 10-k, or 10-mile distance. The race is held entirely on paved roads in beautiful Oak Mountain State Park. This is not a trail race. All distances are chip-timed.

Highlights of race day:
All registrants receive an ultra-soft, long-sleeve shirt
Face painting and balloon animals for children (or adults!)
Post-race snacks for the whole family
Free race photos, available online after the race
Custom finisher awards
Strollers and leashed dogs welcome

The Birmingham Feline Fanciers will host their annual CFA-licensed cat show on January 25-26, 2020, at the Zamora Temple. There will be lots vendors with cat-related items for sale. Local rescue and humane organizations will have cats and kittens available for adoption.

Friends Gallery / Jan 4 - Jan 31, 2020
Plaza Gallery / Feb 1 - Feb 28, 2020
Bib & Tucker Sew-Op is a non-profit located in Birmingham, AL. Their mission is to cultivate skills and an environment for those who sew or want to sew (ages 9-99) where everyone can be both a student and a teacher. They achieve their mission through projects conducted in the community, workshops and weekly sewing sessions conducted in their shop. They aim to be a hub for sewing-related activities that promote empowerment, education and economic opportunity.

The March Quilts began in 2015 when Bib & Tucker Sew-Op partnered with UAB’s Department of Art & Art History and the Birmingham Museum of Art to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Selma to Montgomery marches through open sewing sessions that yielded 461 quilt blocks. Sew-Op members stitched the blocks together and made three quilts, which hung at the Selma Public Library and the Alabama Department of Archives in Montgomery during the anniversary. Due to an overwhelmingly positive response, collaborators agreed that it should become an annual project. For five years, Bib & Tucker members have chosen a civil or human rights theme and facilitated open sewing sessions and discussion. During these sessions, community members created quilt blocks that express personal feelings about the theme. Since the beginning, Bib & Tucker members have sewn 10 quilts from over 1,050 submitted blocks. Themes have included celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Loving vs. Virginia Supreme Court Ruling, raising awareness of gender pay equity, environmental justice and most recently, unsung heroines of Alabama.

Join us in the Space One Eleven Clay Studio for a fun workshop including hand-building and the pottery wheel. Participants will have freedom to create individual and unique works of art, be it functional or decorative. This workshop is open to ages 16 and above and all skill levels. Children age 10 to 15 may enroll with an accompanying adult.

A great way to spend Saturday mornings in the winter!  Beginning January 25 - February 29 from 10AM to 1PM, we will spend each Saturday morning exploring a different project with Zentangle!  Zentangle is an easy to learn, fun and relaxing method of creating beautiful images by drawing structured patterns.  We will begin with building a collection of tangles, and work through feathers, organic designs, shading, and Zendalas!  So Much Fun!!  The price is $150 for six weeks including supplies!  Ages 10 and up with a parent

Celebrate Chinese New Year with Basic Feng Shui

Saturday, January 25, 10-11 a.m. Large Auditorium

Certified feng shui master Katie Rogers who will help you learn how to generate good chi in your home with your furniture, layout & color choices.

Curious about duplicate bridge? Jump into basic bridge strategy! Learn from ACBL Grand Life Master Patty Tucker. Registration includes the course, a workbook, and lunch.

Write Club offers the opportunity for burgeoning writers to share a five-minute selection from their current endeavors (novels, short stories, memoirs, poetry, plays, script, articles, essays, etc.) and then receive feedback from their peers. Write Club provides a friendly and welcome atmosphere to discuss different topics concerning the craft of writing. This event is open to everyone and no registration is required.

Saturday, Jan 25, 2020.10:30 AM-2:30 PM

Boutwell Auditorium

1930 Reverend Abraham Woods, Jr. Boulevard, Birmingham, AL 35203

Create something wonderful with legos and win a prize. Kindergarten & up.

The show is now the oldest and largest in the State of Alabama. With over 250,000 square feet, the Show highlights the latest in Boats, Motors, Fishing gear, Guides, Outfitters and related outdoor gear.

The Hudson River School is known as the first American artistic fraternity which began in the mid19th century under artist Thomas Cole, a British immigrant who brought with him the emotive and imaginative European influence of Romanticism. After Cole’s death, the movement known as the Hudson River School rose to prominence highlighting the natural beauty of America. This artistic movement, focusing on sweeping landscapes, played a part in the westward expansion of America, propelled by the increasing popularity of Manifest Destiny. But in the mercurial landscape of a growing nation, the Hudson River School’s popularity fell as quickly as it rose. Focus IV explores the rise and fall, as well as the consequences, of this impactful, yet short-lived artistic movement. Focus is a series of exhibitions that spotlights local and regional private art collections in the Southeastern United States. Focus IV: Eclipse of the Hudson River School / Selections from the Koleszar Collection highlights work from the Birmingham-based collection of Bill and Elizabeth Koleszar.

Image: Henri Joseph Harpignies, Les Lavueses, 19th Century. Oil on canvas. 

In 2013, Alabama-based artist Allyson Comstock spent six weeks living and making art in Antarctica as part of the National Science Foundation Antarctic Artists and Writers program, working and living alongside scientists engaged in climate change research. Comstock’s series of drawings, Antarctica: Micro, Macro, and In-between, questions how our society views and understands the larger natural world. Each triptych in the series contains three perspectives of the landscape of Antarctica: the macro, the micro, and the artist’s view — the in-between. To foster a deeper understanding and conversation about Antarctica, Comstock created postcards from images taken during her time in Antarctica which she mailed to people across the world. This group of people, comprised of a myriad of professions, created artwork in response to her postcards resulting in the series Responding to Antarctica. AEIVA’s iteration of the series will also feature response pieces created by UAB students, painting a picture of the impact of Antarctica, the disappearing continent.

Image from Micro, Macro and In-between #6 by Allyson Comstock, 2015

The 44th Annual Juried Student Exhibition features more than 35 works created by University of Alabama at Birmingham students and selected by guest juror Allyson Comstock.

Image: Blind Patriotism by Salma Hernandez

Kombucha 101 - Great for the beginner, as well as the more advanced! Kombucha has a lot of myths and walls to access. How do folks wade through what matters and what is just made up, online information? In our Kombucha 101, we provide students the knowledge to break down walls and begin to explore more advanced techniques. Learn how to implement innovative ingredients, learn to source and use quality tea, learn to produce the flavor profile you desire by understanding microbiology! This includes a (45)min history and background, (30)min microbiology, (1)hr hands on demo with the ferment wizards at Harvest Roots!

The Bulldogs host Arkansas State.