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Birmingham’s Artwalk Turns 10 This Weekend

September 9, 2011 |  by  |  Arts, Community, Entertainment  |  No Comments
Birmingham's Artwalk Turns 10 This Weekend

Artwalk features works by photographers (Liesa Cole), painters (Matt Underwood), mixed-media sculptors (Joe Minter) and jewelry makers (Julie Jackson).

When Birmingham’s Artwalk began 10 years ago to draw people to the downtown Loft District and celebrate art there, there wasn’t a whole lot of “there” there. What a difference a decade makes.

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Birmingham Arts and Music (BAAM) Festival Returns This Weekend

August 11, 2011 |  by  |  Arts, Entertainment, Music  |  No Comments
Birmingham Arts and Music (BAAM) Festival Returns This Weekend

Can lightning strike twice in the same place? Forces of nature are hard to contain, especially when it comes to the power of music.

At last year’s inaugural launch of the BAAM Festival, co-founder Sharrif Simmons and his band played “Beautiful Day,” where the superb bass player lays down this hard-thumpin,’ blood-pumpin,’ signature funk rhythm that makes you wanna jump, jump, up and down. And so the crowd at Stillwater Pub went wild. As much as I wanted to do the same, I couldn’t because I was holding my little video camera.

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