Calendar - May-June 2023

Welcome to our Birmingham Parent calendar of events highlights for May/June 2023. You can find more details about events here and even more events on our website by logging in our using the QR code provided. Remember, you can upload your own great events online, too, at www. birminghamparent.com.

May

05 FRIDAY

2023 Bowl-a-palooza benefiting RMHCA

6-10pm, Oak Mountain Lanes. The Student Leadership Council hosts Bowl-a-palooza each spring to raise funds for the RMHC of Alabama mission and to have fun! Reserve a lane for your team (up to 6 bowlers) or sponsor the 2023 Bowl-apalooza. Lane Assignment/Late Registration begins at 6pm. Bowling is 7-10pm.

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Birmingham Hot Air Balloon Fest Noon-11pm. Birmingham Race Course. See incredible Hot Air Balloons, check that bucket list and get a ride on a tethered Hot Air Balloon! Kids Zone.

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06 SATURDAY

Art in the Village 42nd Annual Art Festival

9am-5pm, Mountain Brook Chamber of Commerce. The local artists of Mountain Brook Art Association, many regionally famous, will sell their fine art both outside and inside City Hall. FREE

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The Market at Pepper Place

7am-Noon, Pepper Place downtown. The outdoor market has three areas of tents with farmers, makers and food vendors, live music and chef demos at 9am. FREE

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07 SUNDAY

Birmingham Walking Tour: Parkside

2-4pm, Vulcan Park & Museum. Join Gary Bostany, VPM educational docent and learn about the transformation of Birmingham's historic warehouse district to a thriving mixed-use urban neighborhood called "Parkside" along Railroad Park and the surrounding area.

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Southeastern Outings Weekday Hike on the High Ore Line Trail

1:45pm, This will be Southeastern Outings fourth hike on this relatively new in-city trail. The hike, which is rated easy, will be 3 miles long with very little change in elevation.

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09 TUESDAY

Heersink ODI Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month Celebration

4-6pm, Wallace Tumor Institute.

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11 THURSDAY

Designer Bag Bingo

111am-2pm. The Club. Best Friends of Shelby Humane and The Animal League of Birmingham have teamed up to create this event. Tasty cocktails.

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S’mores and Pours Benefiting BridgeWays

5-9:30pm, Avondale Brewing Company. Funds raised during this event will ensure that every child we serve gets the support they need to succeed in school, in work and in life. Adult: $30 (+ fees) Kids: $10 (+ fees) Kids under 5: FREE

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12 FRIDAY

The Sleeping Beauty Ballet

7pm,The Lyric Theatre. $20 - $45

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13 SATURDAY

Fossil Hunt with Fresh Air Family

9am-5pm. Union Chapel Mine, Step back 315 million years as you explore one of the top three Coal-Age fossil sites in the world with Fresh Air Family. There are two sessions, one at 9 am and a second at 1 pm. Fresh Air Family members get a discount $10 - $15.

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Self-Soothe Saturday

10am-Noon. Birmingham Museum of Art. Self-Soothe Saturday invites visitors to invigorate the body, mind, and spirit with guided yoga, meditation, and a wellness workshop designed to educate, enlighten, and revitalize.

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Southeastern Outings Dayhike on the Richard Martin Trail 10:45pm. Walk on one of Alabama's rails-totrails conversion routes on an old railroad right of way. This smooth trail is wide and level. No hills on this trail. On the trail you will pass the site of the Civil War Battle of Sulphur Creek Trestle.

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14 SUNDAY

22 MONDAY

2023 Ronald McDonald House Golf Classic Noon-7pm, Greystone Golf & Country Club. Contact Community Outreach Manager Stephanie Duncan, Stephanie.Duncan@ rmhca.org 205-638-7265. Volunteer opportunities.

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27 SATURDAY

FREE Alabama Symphony Orchestra Concert outdoors in Railroad Park

18 SUNDAY

Father's Day

17 WEDNESDAY

UNIDOS LEEMOS - A Family Literacy Workshop

4-6pm, Albert L. Scott Library. ¡Programa especial para padres en Español! Unidos Leemos es un taller diseñado por El Consejo de Alfabetización para padres de habla hispana con niños. Los padres escucharán a un experto explicar, en español, la importancia de leer a sus hijos en su lengua materna. Los padres estudiarán un libro infantil en español/inglés en el taller que podrán conservar para llevar a casa.

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19 FRIDAY Game Night

7:30pm. Railroad Park. FREE

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29 MONDAY - MEMORIAL DAY

June

04 SUNDAY

Vulcan's 119th Birthday Bash

19 MONDAY

Juneteenth

22 THURSDAY

I Love America Night

7-10pm, Hoover Public Library. Meet up with friends or make some new ones, then crush them in your favorite game. Many board games are available but you are welcome to bring a favorite of your own to share. Plus, enter your name for some lovely door prizes. 205-444-7800.

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20 SATURDAY

Zoo Run - Sprint For Sloths!

8am-10pm, Birmingham Zoo. What better race route than through your Birmingham Zoo! What better cause than to raise money for your Zoo’s animals!

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Noon-4pm, Vulcan Park & Museum. Grab your party hats and join us as we celebrate the Big Guy's 119th birthday. Admission is $10 for adults and $6 for children 5-12 (free for children under 4) and includes all activities and access to Vulcan Museum, Vulcan's observation tower and the new Linn-Henley Gallery exhibit titled, “Birmingham's Early Middle Eastern Community: Celebrating Life and Liturgy since 1910.”

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10 SATURDAY

The Annual Caribbean Food and Music Festival

11am-9pm, DeBardeleben Park in Downtown Historic Bessemer. The event is family-friendly and open to the public. FREE

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Noon, Wald Park. I Love America Night is a fun, family-friendly event to celebrate the independence of our country! Enjoy FREE swimming at the Aquatic Complex, sponsor booths, children’s activities, a concert by the Shades Mountain Baptist Church Orchestra and a spectacular Grand Finale. Shuttle service will be available. Library in the Forest and City Hall. No pets allowed.

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