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MONOPOLY has unveiled a new version of the classic board game that features Birmingham, making it the first time that an authorized version of the game has been based in Alabama.
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Participants are being invited to run to support student scholarships during the University of Alabama at Birmingham National Alumni Society’s 18th annual Scholarship Run. The event is set to start at 8:00 a.m. on Saturday, April 20.
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Birmingham’s inaugural Poet Laureate, Salaam Green, is hosting a public reading of her new chapbook, “Once Upon a Magic City” in honor of National Poetry Month on Thursday, April 18 at 5:30 p.m. at the Birmingham Public Library.
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The University of Alabama at Birmingham is hosting its 2024 in-person and virtual Service Learning and Undergraduate Research Expo. It's happening Monday, April 15, through Friday, April 19.
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The rock band Earthbound is set to hold its annual outdoor concert, Earthbound’s Earthfest, at Avondale Brewery in Birmingham on April 20. The event will benefit the Black Warrior Riverkeeper, a nonprofit clean water advocacy organization protecting Alabama’s Black Warrior River watershed.
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A $10 million grant is helping Birmingham Promise serve students within the city's schools system. This comes as the deadline approaches for Birmingham seniors to take advantage of the latest round of scholarship opportunities provided by the organization.
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The magic of Disney has come to the Magic City with all the iconic characters from classic Disney films to more modern TV shows. Birmingham Museum of Art’s latest display, Heroes & Villains: The Art of the Disney Costumes, highlights the intricacies of costuming.
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The rock band Earthbound is set to hold its annual outdoor concert, Earthbound’s Earthfest, at Avondale Brewery in Birmingham on April 20. The event will benefit the Black Warrior Riverkeeper, a nonprofit clean water advocacy organization protecting Alabama’s Black Warrior River watershed.
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The City of Birmingham’s Poet Laureate Salaam Green will host a public reading of her new chapbook, “Once Upon a Magic City,” in honor of April’s Poetry Month. The free event will take place on Thursday, April 18, 2024, at the Birmingham Public Library.
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Officials at Birmingham-Southern College, a private liberal arts college in Alabama, will close at the end of May after running into financial difficulties and being unable to secure a financial lifeline from the state.