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What's happening in Birmingham Alabama? Feb. 4-6, 2010 Events

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What's happening in Birmingham Alabama? Feb. 4-6, 2010  Events

Below is a sampling of what's happening in and around Birmingham, Alabama over the next few days.   Enjoy and have a safe weekend!

2/4 Thursday

Jewtopia:Terrific New Theatre presents "Jewtopia," the longest-running comedy in both off-Broadway and Los Angeles history. Thursdays are TADA! Nights--pay what you can afford.  Details: 328-0868; www.terrificnewtheatre.com.

2/5, Friday

Benefit: The Phoenix Ball, at The Club. 7:30 p.m.-midnight. Tickets: $40. Benefiting the Boys & Girls Club of Alabama. Details: email: birminghamphoenixclub@gmail.com.

Jewtopia:Terrific New Theatre presents "Jewtopia," the longest-running comedy in both off-Broadway and Los Angeles history.  8 p.m. Tickets: $20. Details: 328-0868; www.terrificnewtheatre.com.

2/6, Saturday

Canoe/Kayak Races:The annual whitewater canoe and kayak slalom races on the Locust Fork river at Kings Bend. February 6 near Cleveland, Alabama, about 30 minutes north of Birmingham. $2 entrance and $3 parking fee. Details: www.AlabamaCupRaces.org

5K/1 Mile Run: Gabe's Hope "Heart & Sole" inaugural 5K/1 mile fun run. Greenway Trails, along Lakeshore Parkway, Homewood.  Details: 540-2416; www.gabeshopeinc.org

Art Festival: Riverchase Loves Artists annual charity art show. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Admission free; any proceeds benefit Alzheimer's of Central Alabama, the Amelia Center, and the Exceptional Foundation. Riverchase Country Club, 2000 Club Road, Hoover. Details: contact Susan Atwood, 639-7900, or Lynne Cooper, 987-6058.  

Benefit:"McWane Goes Hollywood," Beaker Bash 9, benefiting McWane Science Center, 6-9 p.m. Tickets: $25 for children, $50 for adults, $125 family four pack, which includes four tickets to the event. Details: 714-8414; www.mcwane.org

Film Festival: The fifth annual Found Footage Festival 7:30 p.m. Bottletree, 3719 3rd Avenue South. Tickets: $8. Details: 533-6288, www.thebottletree.com; www.foundfootagefest.com

Blame it on the Movies: 6 p.m. February 4; 7:30 p.m. February 5-6; 2:30 p.m. February 7. Tickets: $12 adult, $9 senior (55 and over), $6 student/child. Bolding Studio, Swearingen Hall, Samford University. Details: www.samford.edu/arts/tickets  726-2853.

Jewtopia:Terrific New Theatre 8 p.m. Tickets: $20. Details: 328-0868; www.terrificnewtheatre.com 

Brad Paisley/Miranda Lambert/Justin Moore-BJCC Arena

Barton Carroll-O'kafes Coffeehouse

Comments(10)

Mary Lockman
Windermere Real Estate Methow Valley - Winthrop, WA
Methow Valley Real Estate

Fun events in Birmingham, all our events involve snow snow, and more snow!

Feb 04, 2010 09:51 AM
Renee L. Norton
Birmingham, AL

Mary - I didn't even include everything, but we do have fun events!  When it snows here, everyone is stuck at home and the grocery stores sell out of milk and bread the day before the snow!

Feb 04, 2010 11:20 AM
Charita Cadenhead
eXp Realty - Birmingham, AL
Serving Jefferson and Shelby Counties (Alabama)

Renee I like you list of weekly events in Birmingham.  Please keep it up. 

Feb 04, 2010 06:38 PM
Catherine Chaudemanche - Edison & Central NJ
Metuchen Keller Williams Elite Realty / Middlesex County, NJ - Edison, NJ
Full Time, Informed and Involved- Results Driven

Yes, what a good idea Renee, in one concise post to have the main events for your local area!!! I am going to bookmark your post as another GOOD idea to try to apply to my own local area...Just wondering where do you get all the info?

Feb 04, 2010 09:27 PM
Renee L. Norton
Birmingham, AL

Charita - Thanks!  I realized after I did the post that I left out Alabama's Got Talent at the Virginia Samford Theatre Fri & Sat. night & Sunday afternoon.

Cathy - Thanks.  I do some internet searches to get the info.

Feb 05, 2010 01:26 AM
Charles Stallions Real Estate Services
Charles Stallions Real Estate Services Inc - Gulf Breeze, FL
Buyers Agent 800-309-3414 Pace and Gulf Breeze,Fl.

Sounds like you folks have a lot going on and more to come. We are getting ready for Mardi Gra, I am suprised that more cities don't have Mardi Gra. It is such a fun filled event. HAve fun out there and stay warm.

Feb 05, 2010 01:24 PM
Catherine Chaudemanche - Edison & Central NJ
Metuchen Keller Williams Elite Realty / Middlesex County, NJ - Edison, NJ
Full Time, Informed and Involved- Results Driven

ok thank you Renee- That has to be quite time consuming and again I LOVE the idea...

Feb 06, 2010 07:14 AM
Renee L. Norton
Birmingham, AL

Joyce - I wish we had Mardi Gra.   That would be fun.

Cathy - You're welcome.

Feb 06, 2010 11:30 AM
Mike Jones
SUNSTREET MORTGAGE, LLC (BK-0907366, NMLS 145171) - Tucson, AZ
Mike Jones NMLS 223495

Renee,

I've been to Birmingham more than once.  Now if we could see some pictures...  :)

Mike in Tucson

Feb 07, 2010 01:26 PM
Renee L. Norton
Birmingham, AL

Mike - A hard disk crash cost me a lot of my photos.  I do need to get out and take some new ones for my blogs.

Feb 07, 2010 01:32 PM