Sidewalk Salon At Rojo

by laurel on February 2, 2010

Rojo hosts a series of free salons throughout the year in support of local filmmakers and the Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival. Tonight’s salon (Tuesday, February 2) features the Hunter Brothers (Alan and Hugh) discussing film finance. According to Laney’s e-mail, doors open at 6:00 p.m., and speakers take the mike at 7:00.

Other events at Rojo this week include Trivia on Wednesday, February 3, at 7:00, and a Sunday Super Bowl party beginning at 5:00 on February 7.

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Alec Ounsworth At Bottletree

by chip on February 1, 2010

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah frontman Alec Ounsworth will be playing at the Bottletree tomorrow, Tuesday, February 2 at 10 p.m. Ounsworth recently released his debut solo album, Mo Beauty.

He recorded the album in New Orleans with an all-star line-up of the city’s musicians, including George Porter, Jr. (The Meters); Stanton Moore (Galactic); and Robert Walter (The Greyboy Allstars). Should be a great show.

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Neighborhood Profile: Lyndsey Robinson

January 27, 2010

Lyndsey Robinson runs Crestwood Yoga & Massage, one of the many great local businesses in the Crestwood Shopping Center. I asked Lyndsey five questions.
How did you get involved with yoga?
I started practicing yoga in college, around 2001, after injuring my back and recovering from shoulder surgery.
What makes your yoga practice unique?
I teach according to the [...]

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Lovelady Center Thrift Store To Open March 1

January 25, 2010

As previously mentioned on Crestwood Post, The Lovelady Center is set to open a thrift store in the location of the old Circuit City on Crestwood Boulevard. The store will open March 1.
The Lovelady Center provides support, ministry and vocational training for women transitioning out of prison. The Center’s program is residential and most women [...]

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Friday: Hope For Haiti At Workplay

January 22, 2010

This Friday, Workplay Theater hosts one of the many Magic City events raising money for relief efforts in Haiti. Excerpts from the press release follow:
On Friday, Janurary 22nd Workplay and Extemporaneous Theatre Company will present “Hope for Haiti,” a Night of Acoustic & Comedic Performances.
The event will feature the improv comedy of Extemporaneous Theatre Company, [...]

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Tonight: Garrison Starr At Bottletree

January 21, 2010

I saw Garrison Starr years ago when she opened for Steve Earle in Baltimore. She was playing songs off her 2002 album, Songs from Take off to Landing (on which Earle made a guest appearance). Allmusic describes Starr as existing “somewhere between Emmylou Harris and Neko Case on the alt-country scale of adherence to tradition—neither hidebound nor [...]

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Bell Defeats Cooper In Mayoral Runoff

January 19, 2010

Birmingham has a new mayor, and his name is William Bell.
A Jefferson County commissioner, Bell defeated Forest Park resident Patrick Cooper in today’s runoff for the special election for mayor.
Bell won 54% of the vote in the runoff, which drew nearly 40% of the city’s eligible voters to the polls.
The election will be certified [...]

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Free Chips And Salsa At Rojo

January 19, 2010

Show up at Rojo restaurant wearing your “I Voted” sticker today, January 19, and the restaurant will treat you to complimentary chips and salsa for performing your civic duty.
Other events at the popular eatery this week include a Trivia Night on Wednesday, January 20. Doors open at 6 p.m. and the game begins at 7 [...]

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Radio Free Birmingham At Bottletree

January 18, 2010

Need a new local band to love? Head to Bottletree on Wednesday night for Radio Free Birmingham, a free multi-act show put together by Secret History Productions. The show, which starts at 8 p.m., will feature the following bands: Bremen, Self Destructing Messengers (pictured), Hammerstate, The Pop Whores, Grande Maw, The Tangled Cord, and Kelley Wockenfuss.
(Image of Self Destructing Messengers courtesy [...]

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Lovelady Center Plans Thrift Store In Eastwood

January 8, 2010

Lovelady Center, a local charity, is going to open a thrift store in the old Circuit City building in Eastwood. The revenue from the store will help fund Lovelady, which provides educational, mentoring and ministry services for women transitioning out of prison. Lovelady hopes to open the store in mid-February.

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