Get ready to enjoy the local camaraderie, music, art, bites and brews at one of these 21 events in the Magic City this month! Cheers to September!
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Sep 22: Sweet Home Brews: Firkin Fest
Join the Junior Board of Ronald McDonald House Charities of Alabama on Friday, September 22nd at SideBar in Lakeview as they host the 3rd Annual Sweet Home Brews event! What is a firkin? A small barrel of beer that is dedicated to being a “true ale.” Be the judge of Alabama’s best breweries as you
Sep 21-23: Birmingham Greek Festival
Opa! The Birmingham Greek Festival is set to celebrate its 45th annual event. This free, cultural food festival will feature traditional Greek cuisine, dancing, music and a fun-filled way to connect to our local Greek community. The festival runs from 10:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. each day, and the entertainment will begin at noon each
Sep 23, 2017: Head Over Teal 5K/10K and Family Fall Festival
To celebrate September as Ovarian Cancer Awareness month, the 2017 Head Over Teal 5K/10K and Family Fall Festival will take place at the Hoover Preserve. Hosted by the Laura Crandall Brown Foundation, this 8th annual event will feature races and walks beginning at 8 a.m. with a fun-filled family day to follow. Entrance fees start
Sep 23: Charles Busch: That Boy, That Girl
Terrific New Theater presents Charles Busch: That Boy, That Girl for one night only on September 23, 2017. This is the first time this theatrical delight will play his solo show in Alabama! Accompanied by his dashing longtime musical director, Tom Judson, Charles combines hilarious personal reminiscence, character sketches and superb storytelling through song into
Sep 24: Breakin’ Bread
Breakin’ news! The 15th annual Breakin’ Bread Festival presented by Birmingham Originals returns Sunday, September 24 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Sloss Furnaces. Join over 30 of your favorite restaurants for an afternoon of unlimited signature dishes, beverages including wine and beer, live music and cooking demonstrations. For more information, visit breakinbreadbham.com.
Sep 28: Live at The Lyric: Ani DiFranco
Righteous Babe Records and singer-songwriter and activist Ani DiFranco will bring her twentieth studio album, Binary, to the historic Lyric Theatre this September 28. As one of the first artists to create her own label and an activist for local voting, Ani DiFranco has become an icon for musicians, activists and female entrepreneurs. Experience her
Sep 29: Joseph at Iron City
There is nothing like the sound of siblings singing together. Whether it’s the Beach Boys or the Everly Brothers—or, more recently, First Aid Kit—absorbing the same breathing rhythms and speech patterns adds an element to vocal harmonies that can be pure magic. With the release of I’m Alone, No You’re Not, the mesmerizing, hypnotic sound
Sep 29-Oct 31: Sloss Fright Furnaces
The scariest way to celebrate Halloween is back! Sloss Furnaces will transform into a terrifying trail of haunted fun this September 29 through October 31. Sloss Fright Furnace offers two trails. The furnace trail is 1/2 mile of blood-curdling terror, and usually takes between 20 to 30 minutes. Outbreak 2 is their new expanded Zombie Obstacle course and takes
Sep 20-Oct 1: A Chorus Line presented by the Virginia Samford Theatre
Enjoy this beloved musical following the life stories of hopeful Broadway dancers as the Virginia Samford Theatre performs nine-time TONY Award-winning and Pulitzer Prize-winning Broadway musical, A Chorus Line. Dancers from The University of Alabama’s theater and dance department will join the VST to bring this classic performance to life. The show runs from September
Jun 13-Nov 7: Homage to the Square: Ten Works by Josef Albers
Josef Albers is best known for the hundreds of paintings and prints from his series Homage to the Square, which explores the interaction of colors within a composition of three or four nested squares. In Homage to the Square: Ten Works by Josef Albers, a set of 10 screen prints from 1962, each print is
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