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Celebrate Green Living at Vulcan Park Sat. March 31st
On Saturday, March 31st, the Green Resource Center of Alabama will host the Clover Crawl and Green Expo at Vulcan Park & Museum (10am – 4pm). This FREE event will provide musical entertainment, kid-friendly activities and a unique opportunity to meet green businesses and learn [...]
Birmingham Reads: Use Your Lunch Break to Read to Kids
Plan just an hour or so of your time to connect with kids in the community and participate in Birmingham Reads Day on Thursday, April 19.
This is the easiest volunteer assignment you can have, and it’s well organized so that your time commitment is minimal [...]
BMA Events Every Day of Spring Break
The Birmingham Museum of Art has got a new event going on every day except Monday (museum is closed Mondays) of spring break, so there’s plenty to keep the kids busy and entertained.
One of the most compelling has to be Tuesday’s event with Google. Employees [...]
Cherry Blossom Festival at Botanical Gardens, Perfect Outing w/ Kids
It’s been 100 years since the Japanese gift of cherry trees to the U.S., and as a frustrated gardener, I say anything that can bloom reliably for that long deserves a festival.
If you’ve never been, make plans to enjoy the Birmingham Botanical Gardens’ Cherry Blossom Festival on Saturday, March 17, [...]
Baby’s First Eye Exam – Infant See Program in Alabama
Did you realize that your child should have his or her first eye exam between six and 12 months of age? This is not just a screening at the pediatrician’s office, but a full, dilated exam by a qualified optometrist with access to equipment and [...]
Harlem Globetrotters visit Birmingham during Spring Break – Discover Suprising Connections
For a sports-crazed city that doesn’t have hope of a professional basketball team (we’re a football town, after all), the Harlem Globetrotters are a dose of dunking, slamming, and showboating that we just don’t get otherwise.
The Globetrotters have several surprising connections with Birmingham:
They were formed [...]
Alabama Symphony to join Birmingham Children’s Theatre Production of Peter and the Wolf
It’s been 5 years since the symphony performed with Birmingham Children’s Theatre and the wait is over. On March 10th and March 17th at 2pm, Birmingham Children’s Theatre will perform the story of Peter and the Wolf accompanied by 44 members of the Alabama Symphony [...]
Gluten Free Living Event Feb. 24 and 25, 2012
Many a mom has griped about how her kid is a picky eater, but imagine how difficult it is when your child has to be particular due to issues of food intolerance or celiac disease. On the one hand, it’s a relief to know how [...]
Emmet O’Neal Library Annual Book Sale
Readers, it’s time for one of the most enjoyable events of the year, the Annual Book Sale at the Emmet O’Neal Library in Mountain Brook on February 24 – 26, 2012. The friends of other local libraries have book sales or shops, but it’s fair to say [...]
Margaritas for Mom at Taco Mama
Taco Mama recently opened its doors in Crestline Village of Mountain Brook and I finally found an evening to ‘test’ the mom-factor (since its in the name) with my kids.
First, for readers who are not Mountain Brook residents or feel the area unfamiliar, please keep [...]