Corruption and lies,
theft and disenfranchisement,
crimes left to crooks.

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A look at Birmingham in videos …

Goren Avery, server at Highlands Bar and Grill on Southside since 1982, honored for his work as the 2014 Ruth Fertel Keeper of the Flame Award. From Southern Foodways.

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Frank E. Adams Sr. passed away last week. A charter member of the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame, he gave tours while playing on his clarinet. From LittleLevi1606.

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A video posted by Vince Davis (@vinceinsanepaint) on Nov 11, 2014 at 9:17am PDT

Parking lot drift. From vinceinsanepaint.

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Joe Minter’s African Village in America, a sculpture garden south of Elmwood Cemetery in the Woodland Park neighborhood. From Made in the Magic City.

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A video posted by Scenario Skateboards (@scenario_bham) on Nov 11, 2014 at 4:07pm PDT

Skateboarding downtown. From scenario_bham.

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The Black Panther cartoon is on … BET. Really? (Filmed before Marvel’s big announcement.) From Out of the Game.

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A video posted by The 30x30x30 Project (@the30x30x30project) on Nov 11, 2014 at 7:26pm PDT

Mariah Carey from painter’s tape. From the30x30x30project.

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A video posted by Kileyroc (@hellokiley78) on Nov 11, 2014 at 7:25pm PST

Dia de los Muertos 2014 jazz processional. From hellokiley78.

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A missionary from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints on her trip to Birmingham. From Prepare to Serve.

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Students from North Carolina reflect on their visit to the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute. From the Burlington School.

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Bethel Baptist Church and its role in the civil rights movement. From David Mathews Center.

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See Birmingham celebrate Dia de los Muertos.

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See Birmingham’s Sarcor and Slice Pizza featured on PBS’ “Start Up.”

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See Hoover’s Moss Rock Festival.

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The ideas on
the pages collect dust while
the reader keeps on.

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Photo: Big Ben in Japan (CC)

My picks for #sundayread for Nov. 2, 2014:

• 9 things to prepare you for Moss Rock Festival today
• The New Glenn Beck, by @MooneyMichaelJ
• As concussion awareness grows, HS football rosters dwindle (RT @ikepigott)
• Y’all Connect: Shelly Kramer on the need for inbound marketing
• Amy Poehler answers Reddit questions
• How Edward Snowden Smuggled Secrets Past Danger, by @MicahfLee (via @acarvin)
• Why the collapse of the Birmingham media ecosystem is a good thing: What you said
• Why Millennials aren’t buying cars or houses, and what that means for the economy
• A Foodie Repents, by John Lanchester
• Flashback: Project Bulk – Month 14: Fall back
• Billy Joel, 33 Hit Wonder, by @NickPaumgarten
• The Red Cross’ Secret Disaster
• How poor Mississippi got left behind by Obamacare, by @SarahVarney (via @nelson_aj)
• Excerpt from Amy Poehler’s new memoir, “Yes Please”… On Taping “SNL” While Pregnant

More posts from Wade this week:

• Dia de los Muertos rises Sunday
• Happy Halloween!
• Birmingham’s Sarcor, Slice featured on PBS series “Start Up”
• Russian/Slavic Food Festival: Let me hear your balalaikas ringing out
• The Birmingham channel: The Classic 2014, wandering souls

The latest #sundayread tweets

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• More #sundayread recommendations from me

Mark a box, then one
more. Fill in enough and you
have democracy.

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The jazz processional incorporates New Orleans
style in the Mexican-themed celebration, Dia de los Muertos.

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Video: Birmingham’s Dia de los Muertos

One of Birmingham’s most unique celebrations comes alive Sunday afternoon. Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, marks its 12th year downtown.

The festival, based on Mexican tradition, will feature a jazz parade, altars to loved ones, memorial roll call and performances by Banda la Tumbadora and Ballet Folklórico Corazón Azteca. Food vendors will include Saw’s Street Kitchen, Mi Pueblo Supermarket and Cantina.

Dia de Los Muertos schedule

Gaze at the artistry of each altar, a tribute to the life of a family member or friend for all to celebrate.

The event runs from 4 to 11 p.m. Sunday at 2115 First Ave. S. [map]. Tickets are $10, $3 for age 7 to 12, and can be purchased online. A portion of the proceeds goes to Bare Hands’ After School Art Club for homeless children at the YWCA of Central Alabama.

For more information, visit the Dia de los Muertos site.

Also: From 1 to 5 today, Woodlawn will have a free art exhibit Dia de los Muertos Festival: A Celebration of Life at 55th Street and First Avenue North [map].

Video: Dia de los Muertos featured on “Talk of Alabama”

Dia de los Muertos

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Video: Animated short “Dia de los Muertos”
from the Ringling College of Art and Design.

Turkeys to stuff, fall
festivals to run, sweaters
to air, leaves to rake.

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A photo posted by Shota Tsukamoto (@shotatsukamoto) on Oct 10, 2014 at 7:29am PDT

Happy Halloween! Beware of black bunnies …

No one knows who you
are, and yet everyone knows
who you want to be.

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Top: Slice Pizza and Brew’s Jason Bajalieh, Chris
Bajalieh and Jeff Bajalieh; bottom: Sarcor’s Selena
Rodgers Dickerson.

You have to be tough to be an entrepreneur. I mean, really, really tough. I don’t know if I have what it takes to be a successful entrepreneur.

Those who have started a business and kept it going can have amazing stories. The PBS series “Start Up” featured the owners of two Birmingham companies earlier this month.

Selena Rodgers Dickerson founded civil engineering firm Sarcor in 2010. On the show, she discusses surviving the darkest time in her life and the challenges of working in a field dominated by men.

Video: Birmingham civil engineering firm Sarcor featured on
“Start Up” (skip to 13:22).

The Bajalieh brothers Chris, Jason and Jeff opened their restaurant Slice Pizza and Brew in 2011 in an old Lakeview house. The road to that moment was bumpy and filled with setbacks, as they discuss in their “Start Up” segment.

Video: Lakeview restaurant Slice Pizza and Brew featured
on “Start Up.”

The show’s producers flew in from Detroit to film both segments in 1 day. “Start Up” interviews entrepreneurs from across America to share their stories on the highs and lows of starting and owning a business.

Sarcor

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• “Entrepreneur Spotlight: Sarcor LLC”

Slice Pizza and Brew

• Website | Facebook | Twitter @SliceBirmingham | Instagram
• “Case Study: Slice Birmingham lets the professionals handle it”

“Start Up”

• Website | Facebook | Twitter @startup_usa | Instagram

Society runs
as long as we overlook
daily mistreatment.

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Into the woods: The Moss Rock Festival hits
Hoover this weekend.

Hoover’s eco-spectaular 9th annual Moss Rock Festival takes place Saturday and Sunday at Moss Rock Preserve. These nine notes will help you get ready for this free event …

1. Ten bands will perform on the Crescent Stage, from Choko Aiken, right, to Alexa Rankin.

2. Hunting is allowed. Hunting for geocaches, that is. Find the hidden treasures of Moss Rock Preserve with wits and a GPS device. Geocaching workshops take place on the hour from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. both days. Experts will help teach newcomers to the sport.

3. Forget Halloween. The sugary treats will be at the Sweetery, the successor to the Nature of Cakes Expo from previous festivals. Five bucks gets six samples of pies, cakes, cookies, baklava and more from area bakers.

4. This 4-minute video guide from Real World Productions.

5. Beer! The Beer Garden will have three afternoon craft beer tastings, $20, $25 at the festival. Two sessions on Saturday and one on Sunday will offer dozens of brews from Alabama and across the nation, including hometown favorites Avondale Brewing, Cahaba Brewing, Good People and Trim Tab.

6. Works from 100 artists will be on display.

7. Children will have a chance to flex their creative muscles at WonderKid Studios. Artists will teach participants different types of expression, including paper Mexican folk art, recycled mixed media and mask collages. Nearby will be Planet Project, class art collaborations from 10 schools in Jefferson and Shelby Counties.

8. The new Smart Stage will feature educational topics, such as nutrition, energy efficiency, beekeeping and more.

9. Moss Rock Festival runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. Admission is free. Parking is at the Hoover Metropolitan Stadium [map], with shuttles running all day to and from the festival site. For more information, visit the festival website.

Moss Rock Festival

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Little did the ghouls
expect a gallon of sweet
tea poured in their sacks.

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St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church will hold its
32nd annual Russian/Slavic food festival this weekend.

It’s a food event like none other in the Birmingham area. The 32nd annual St. Nicholas Russian/Slavic Food Festival takes place this weekend in Brookside.

The free 2-day celebration includes homemade Russian dishes, a Saturday performance by the Atlanta Balalaika Society and tours of the church. A Beriozka store will offer souvenirs and gifts for sale.

On the menu are piroshkis (meat pies), halupki (stuffed cabbage), borscht, kolach (semi-sweet pastry with a dollop of fruit) and spiced Russian tea. Food is available in platters or a la carte.

Festival hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church is located at 105 Park Ave., Brookside, about 15 miles northwest of Birmingham [map].

For more information, call (205) 285-9648 or visit the festival page.

The Atlanta Balalaika Society returns to perform at the festival.

Ills of postmodern
society can be traced
to isolation.

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