A look at Birmingham in videos …

A Birmingham visit includes trips to Patton Creek shopping center in Hoover, Vulcan and the Heavenly Donut Co. From Roadtrips and Adventure.

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Scene from “Green Book” set in Birmingham, dubbed in French. From Culture et Creation Artistiques.

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Browsing Hill’s Carpet and Floor Covering in Helena (our vertical video of the week). From Hill’s Carpet and Floor Coverings.

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In this episode of “Drunk Birmingham Music History,” Mark Beasley, drummer for Birmingham punk rock band GT, talks about a memorable house party in Homewood (our other vertical video of the week). From Jenny Gault.

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Promo for Kevin Harrington’s keynote speech at the Real Time Pain Relief national business summit in October at the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex downtown. From Real Time Pain Relief.

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On the Birmingham campaign of 1963 and Martin Luther King Jr.’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail.” From Mira Foster

Experiencing King’s jail cell. From Mira Foster.

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Scenes from the National Veterans Day parade downtown. From Lauren Chisholm.

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More from Christian rapper TobyMac’s April show at Legacy Arena downtown. From Team Presswood.

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Commercial for the Greater Birmingham Convention and Visitors Bureau. From Cayenne Creative.

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Atlanta Southern gothic band Illiterates performs in April at the Nick on Southside (our other other vertical video of the week). From Danny Hammons.

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Interviews with parents whose children take martial arts classes. From Tiger Rock Martial Arts.

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Dancing at the Shades Valley prom in April at Iron City on Southside (our other other other vertical video of the week). From Oscar Rojas Vargas.

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Meditations on Birmingham (our other other other other vertical video of the week). From True Dynasty.

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A look at the Birmingham real estate investment market. From the Holton Wise Property Group.

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Venture for America brings its job fair back in April to Innovation Depot downtown. From Alabama NewsCenter.

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Soccer: New York Red Bulls II at Birmingham Legion in April at BBVA Compass Field, interrupted by a severe weather warning. From USL Championship.

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Time-lapse footage of the city from atop Red Mountain. From Erratic Aperture.

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Preaching at Kiss fans in April outside Legacy Arena downtown (our other other other other other vertical video of the week). From Ray Nix.

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Time-lapse footage of a dance class at Forma Arts and Wellness downtown. From Alessia Lovreglio.

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Neil Diamond performs in 19777 at the BJCC Coliseum downtown. From Ken Butz.

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Ben Carson, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, talks his memories of A.G. Gaston while on a trip to Birmingham. From al.com.

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The choir performs at Sixteenth Street Baptist Church downtown (our final vertical video of the week). From Audrey Kimbrough.

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Promo for Community Church Without Walls’ Easter in the Garden at West End Community Gardens. From Steve Hartley.

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Emilee Grace Dreher of Mann Dance Studio in Prattville performs “The Way You Make Me Feel” at March’s Platinum National Dance Competition at the Alabama Theatre downtown, winning Top Intermediate Act. From Platinum Dance.

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Improvisation ensemble Silica Gel Do Not Eat performs at Southside’s Clubhouse on Highland. From Joel Nelson.

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Promo for Getting Started Acting/Modeling Workshops in Birmingham. From Alex Kiker Co.

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Dutch DJ San Holo performs “Light” in April at Iron City on Southside. From 4d4mz.

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Post Office Pies’ John Hall on coming back to Birmingham from New York. From SYTA: Student and Youth Travel Association.

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Soccer: Birmingham Legion at Saint Louis, highlights from the April game. From USL Championship.

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Fran Scully’s 75th birthday party in 1986. From Advanced Video.

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Spanish-language report on April’s Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama at Barber Motorsports Park in Leeds. From D-Mx Deportemotor México.

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Promo for Birmingham Restaurant Week in August. From W.C. Wright and Son Inc.

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Looking at many inhabitants at the Birmingham Zoo. From John Millwood.

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Testimonials by Chicago rapper Calboy’s fans in April at Boutwell Auditorium downtown. From Sony Music U.

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Memphis rappers La Chat and Project Pat perform in August at the Birmingham Entertainment Center in the ACIPCO-Finley neighborhood (our vertical video of the week). From Certy Mac.

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Dance battle featuring the Dancing Dolls of Birmingham. From William Mcintyre.

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Driving on I-65 near West Valley Avenue (our other vertical video of the week). From Sam Aden.

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Highlight reel for Wenonah High junior pitcher Gregory Wright at July’s Baseball America Camp held at Birmingham-Southern College. From Katressa Wright-Cooper.

More Wright highlights of fielding and hitting. From Katressa Wright-Cooper.

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Orange County hip-hop violinist Josh Vietti performs at Jazz in the Park in August at Arlington Antebellum Home and Gardens in Arlington-West End. From Ron P.

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Los Angeles drummer Glen Sobel performs at the Nick on Southside. From Birmingham Bandstand Open Mic.

Birmingham musician Rebecca Egeland performs at the Nick. From Birmingham Bandstand Open Mic.

Birmingham musician Chris Seifert performs at the Nick (our other other vertical video of the week). From Birmingham Bandstand Open Mic.

Birmingham’s People of the Internal Sunshine Band performs at the Nick (our other other other vertical video of the week). From Birmingham Bandstand Open Mic.

CJ GetLive performs at the Nick. From Birmingham Bandstand Open Mic.

Dr. D and Saylor perform at the Nick. From Birmingham Bandstand Open Mic.

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An old-fashioned tent meeting (our other other other other vertical video of the week). From Joey Sammons.

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The Velocity Accelerator program’s Demo Day and graduation in August at Covalence downtown. From Covalence.

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Jamie White, owner of Brown Heating and Cooling in Hueytown, shows off a Bryant air conditioner. From Brown Heating and Cooling.

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Is that Baphomet at the Storyteller fountain? From Mysteries of the Kingdom.

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An 11th grade lesson on “Letter from a Birmingham Jail” from the Dr. Nermien Ismail Schools. From NIS 5PRO.

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Austin country singer Tyler Dial performs at Uptown in August. From Deirien Howard.

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Red Diamond’s role in Birmingham Restaurant Week. From Alabama NewsCenter.

Meeting restaurateurs at the Birmingham Restaurant Week Preview Party in August at the Upside-Down Plaza in Five Points South. From Lorenzo March.

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Mobile’s Allante Jowers talks about the Innovate Birmingham Workforce program. From UAB News.

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A look at the Flats on 4th apartments near Region Field. From Urban Spaces.

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“CBS This Morning” interviews Birmingham mayor William Bell on the Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Monument in Linn Park downtown. From CBS This Morning.

More on the Confederate memorial. From DeffMind Film Production.

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Atlanta rapper J.I.D performs “Ed, Edd and Eddy” in June at Avondale Brewing Company (our other other other other other vertical video of the week). From J1 TG.

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A trip to 2017 National Speech and Debate Tournament in June in Birmingham. From Brann Done.

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“Lunch with Mee Mee: When Daddy was a Barber,” part of the series “Great Depression Stories” featuring a 90-year-old resident of Birmingham. From Genesis Media Solutions.

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Driving north on I-65 from Montgomery to Birmingham. From Big Rig Travels.

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Landing at the Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport. From Ph80sy.

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James Harden of the Houston Rockets visits Parker High School in Smithfield as part of promoting the team’s 2018 pre-season game in Birmingham. From Alabama NewsCenter.

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Historical footage of Birmingham in 1963 around the civil rights movement. From Professor Creviston History Channel.

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Hanging out at the Birmingham Zoo. From Playing with Z Play.

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A Vietnamese Catholic church procession at Our Lady of La Vang, St. John Bosco Church in Woodlawn. From Lymvideolth.

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A look at Wine-o-logy during Birmingham Restaurant Week at the Wine Loft downtown. From P Marashi.

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The 500th episode of the weekly webcast, “WeatherBrains”! From James Spann.

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Randy and Anna Anderson visit Artwalk this past weekend. From Randy and Anna.

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No Birmingham vlog, thanks to … Windows Vista. From HanBan Randoms.

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Drone video captures lightning over Birmingham. From al.com.

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Adopt-A-Golden Birmingham teamed up with its Atlanta sister organization fly in 24 golden retrievers from Istanbul. From WVUA-23.

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Andrea Taylor introduced as president and chief executive officer of the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute. From Alabama NewsCenter.

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Samford student Ashley Lyon (along with suitemate Maggie Terp) created an inspirational video for her younger brother Jason, who was diagnosed in June with an inoperable brain mass and is undergoing cancer treatments. From Margie Terp.

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Promo for Birmingham Blaze tryouts on Sept. 26 at Carver High School. From T4Films.

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Modesty XO on the Birmingham city council raises. From Modesty XO.

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Save Our South sues the Birmingham Parks and Recreation Board and city council to stop the removal of the Confederate Soldiers and Sailors monument in Linn Park. From Save Our South.

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Ashley Roberts performs at Unity of Birmingham on Southside. From Unity of Birmingham.

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Interview with the Kellys, clients of Children’s Harbor Family Center. From United for Life Foundation.

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Wall cloud passes north of downtown Birmingham. “Rotation was weak to none, but sure looked impressive on radar.” From Jill Gilardi.

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Danny Hayes hits a solo homer for the Birmingham Barons. From Minor League Baseball.

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AJR, American Authors and Andy Grammer perform in August at Iron City on Southside. From Jojuan.

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Homewood’s ReVamp Health holds its first neon twerk fitness class. From Erin Doe.

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Avery Jones takes a day trip to McWane Science Center and the Birmingham Zoo. From insidemybrain.

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Promo for Bards of Birmingham nonprofit theater company. From Bards of Birmingham.

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Promo for “Great High Priest” EP from Grace and Peace Music at Covenant Presbyterian Church in Homewood. From Grace and Peace Music.

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Greater Birmingham Ministries staff members speak out to reporters on how increasing the minimum wage would improve the quality of life for citizens. From Greater Birmingham Ministries.

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Top White Sox prospect shortstop Tim Anderson in two Barons games versus the Montgomery Biscuits in August. From FutureSox.

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Granny Hubcaps at RimTyme Birmingham in Roebuck. From RimTyme Birmingham.

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The popular Pepper Place Saturday Market opens its 15th year on April 11.

Birmingham shouldn’t be the food capital of the South. It should be Food Capital of the World.

Don’t believe us? Let’s look into the world of tomorrow, the world of fantastic food ahead.

January

• Acoustic Soup: The fund-raiser for VSA Alabama was nearly frozen out this year thanks to a burst of ice and snow. Hopefully the ninth annual event will dodge winter’s grasp. Chefs, soups, artists’ bowls and the opportunity to support arts programming for people with disabilities and chronic illnesses. WorkPlay, Lakeview.

February

• Feb. 19: The 14th annual Taste of Homewood will have more than 30 restaurants and other vendors to delight and tickle palettes. $30-$35. Rosewood Hall.
• Feb. 27-28: The newly christened Food Media South stays in Birmingham after a change in ownership to the Southern Foodways Alliance. The digital conference once called Food Blog South is already sold out. It takes place at Rosewood Hall in Homewood.

March

• March 7: The Exceptional Foundation’s 11th annual Chili Cook-Off will return to the Brookwood Village parking lot for spicy, spicy competition. Money raised helps the organization meet the social and recreational needs of people with mental disabilities.

April

• April 10-11: The 17th annual St. Elias Lebanese Food and Cultural Festival serves more than 8,500 people, but also has raised more than $310,000 for area charities. Baked kibbee and spinach pies for everyone! Free. Southside.
• April 11: The biggest farmer’s market in Birmingham, Pepper Place Saturday Market, kicks off its 15th year. Lakeview. [Previous coverage]
• April 11: The Alabama Asian Culture and Food Festival is a fund-raiser with everything: drummers, hand-painted umbrellas, cookbooks, fashion show, dancers, a walking tour of Asia and seven cuisines. $8. Zamora Shrine Temple, Irondale. [Previous coverage]
• April 18: The 10th annual Gumbo Gala moves to Regions Field for the Episcopal Place fund-raiser. The organization raised $50,000 in 2014 to provide housing for elderly and disabled adults. Teams compete to see whose gumbo is greatest. $12-$15.
• April 24: AIDS Alabama and AIDS Alabama South are putting together the 5th annual Dining Out for Life, an opportunity for diners in Birmingham to support the cause at participating restaurants. At least 25 percent of the check will go to these organizations.
• April 24-26: The 18th annual Corks and Chefs will complement Magic City Art Connection in Linn Park downtown. Two afternoons of sampling the city’s best dining, along with wine tastings and seminars. $30-35.

June

• June 5-6: Magic City Brewfest … a hundred beers from at least a dozen breweries, a great way to welcome summer at Sloss Furnaces while raising money for Free the Hops. It will likely sell out. $34.50-$40.

July

• Shelby County Shindig and BBQ Cook-Off: Who has the best ribs? The best sauce? These questions and more will be answered once and for all at this fund-raiser for the Shelby County Arts Council and the South Shelby Chamber of Commerce. $10 to sample barbecue. Shelby County Courthouse, Columbiana.

August

• Aug. 14-23: Sample a wide variety of the city’s dining at reduced prices during Birmingham Restaurant Week. And don’t forget the preview party, wine tasting and beer tasting. [Previous coverage]

September

• Sept. 7: They may drop the big Moon Pie tonight in Mobile, but how many Moon Pies can you drop in your mouth? The 24th annual Labor Day Celebration and Moon Pie Eatin’ Contest is for you. The state’s largest competition has divisions for adults and children. $2-$3. Tannehill Historical State Park, McCalla.
• Sept. 19: Put your foot down. The Grape Stomp at Morgan Creek Vineyards will give attendees the opportunity to crush grapes in barrels, along with a wine tasting (not sure if the two are related). Harpersville.
• Oktoberfest: Join in the fun at the 35th annual celebration at Das Haus downtown. Traditional German cuisine, kegs, beer garden, beer hall and a wide assortment of European beers.

October

• Oct. 1-3: Opa! The 43rd annual Birmingham Greek Festival takes place at Holy Trinity-Holy Cross Greek Orthodox Cathedral on Southside. A fund-raiser for various area charities. Don’t even think about using the drive-through when you can stop in, eat and shop.
• Oct. 2-3: The 10th annual Alabama Butterbean Festival isn’t just about the beans. Look for fireworks, a car show, a pageant and a carnival in Pinson. Free.
• Breakin’ Bread: More than 40 restaurants will provide the samples, paired with beers and wines, in beautiful Railroad Park. Fund-raiser for various area charities. $50-$100.
• Eat Drink Read Write Festival: The Birmingham Public Library puts on a week of events, many free, including competitions, tasting, a poetry slam and more. [added Jan. 3]
• Friedman Family LJCC Jewish Food Festival: The 13th annual event has traditional foods plus desserts from the bakery. Free. Levite Jewish Community Center.
• Magic Moments Kick’n Chick’n Wing Fest: The fund-raiser joined forces in its third year with music festival Cask and Drum. Includes a competition for Best Wings. To date, more than $40,000 has gone to Magic Moments.

November

• Nov. 7-8: The 33rd annual St. Nicholas Russian/Slavic Food Festival is a bustling affair in tiny Brookside, a chance to sample stuffed holupki (cabbage) and halushki (dumplings). Plus, tours of the temple which dates back to 1894. Free. [Previous coverage]
• Fall FestivAle: The 5th annual fund-raiser for Free the Hops offers seasonal, unique and rare beers from within and outside of Alabama. $29-$39. Regions Field. [Previous coverage]
• TASTE: Or Trussville’s Art Show and Tasting Event comes back for a 7th year to the Trussville Civic Center with music, art and of course, food for everyone. $25-$35. [Previous coverage]

December

• HICA Tamale sale: Sadly, the Hispanic Interest Coalition of Alabama skipped the Christmas tamale sale for the first time in 12 years. But executive director Isabel Rubio promises “something even more dynamic for 2015.”

Also

• Trader Joe’s will open its first Alabama location at the Summit in the second half of 2015. (Sorry, no Publix downtown till early 2016.)

Video: Dancing at the St. Elias Lebanese Food and Cultural Festival

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