The everything-must-go end-of-September blowout
By Wade Kwon
Taylor Hicks performs all over Birmingham
this weekend, in “Grease” (shown above)
and at WorkPlay. Photo by Joan Marcus.
This final weekend of September in Birmingham is especially jam packed with events …
Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival
You’ve been reading all week about downtown’s annual film festival. We’ve posted 11 reviews, several features and more will be coming throughout the weekend. But here’s what you need to know:
- Opening night film, “Best Worst Movie” [review]: 8 tonight, Alabama Theatre, tickets $15, $13 for members and students
- Two-day pass for Saturday and Sunday: various venues downtown, tickets $35, $30 for members and students
- Film tickets: $8 for one, $20 for three
- Lineup
Also, assorted coverage:
- Wade on Birmingham
- Birmingham Weekly: The Best of the Fest
- Black and White: Sidewalk Picks
- Birmingham News: George Hardy of “Best Worst Movie” | panel on movie music
- Zoom Out: “Made in China” | “The Tiger Next Door”
- Tuscaloosa News: Sidewalk guide | “Old Bryce”
- Salty ‘Ham Jam: Bill Plympton class
- ILoveUAB: festival highlights
- Urbanham: “Number One With a Bullet”
Taste of 4th Avenue Jazz Festival
Performances by Cleve Eaton, Eric Essix and Tracy Hamlin, Bobbi Humphrey, Desire and the Birmingham Heritage Band.
- Noon-midnight Saturday
- Fourth Avenue North and 16th Street downtown [map]
- free
- official site
Holy Trinity-Holy Cross Greek Orthodox Cathedral Greek Food Festival
Music and shopping, plus drive-through and takeout orders available. And look at this menu.
- 10:30 a.m.-10 p.m. today and Saturday
- free, but charge for food/drink (no credit cards or debit cards)
- 307 19th St. S. [map]
- official site
Music galore
Looking for a concert?
- Vulcan AfterTunes starts Sunday with George Porter Jr. and His Running Pardners, $10, 3 p.m.
- Hoover native and American Idol Taylor Hicks performs Saturday at WorkPlay (Friday show is sold out), $25, 9 p.m.
- Opera Birmingham kicks off its season with “From Broadway to La Boheme,” 7:30 tonight and 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Samford University, $15-$35
And performances
Shows this weekend include …
- “Grease” at the BJCC Concert Hall with Taylor Hicks, tonight-Sunday, $20-$55
- Alabama Ballet‘s “@ Home at the Barre” series at the company’s studios in Lakeview, tonight-Oct. 4, $20
And events
Two spring to mind …
- Southern Women’s Show, BJCC Exhibition Hall, today-Sunday, $9, $5 for age 6-12, free for age 5 and younger
- Irondale Whistle Stop Festival, music and children’s activities, Saturday, free
So what will you be doing this weekend?
