Sidewalk Film Festival
August 23-29
The 23rd Annual Sidewalk Film Festival presented by Regions Bank is returning to its Theatre District roots with a festival footprint that includes the Sidewalk Film Center and Cinema, the Alabama Theatre, the Lyric Theatre, First Church Birmingham, the Alabama School of Fine Arts Dorothy Jemison Day Theatre, Recital Hall and Lecture Hall as well as the Steiner Auditorium at the Birmingham Museum of Art.
Celebrating their highly anticipated return to theaters and presentation of the unique and special film events Sidewalk is famous for, the festival will again host nightly themed spotlights culminating in a big weekend for Sidewalk film fans. This year’s Opening Night screening will be Jeff Daniels’ Television Event, and Jim Cummings and PJ McCabe’s The Beta Test will be the Closing Night screening.
Rachel Morgan, Creative Director of Sidewalk Film Festival, says “We are beyond excited to be back downtown for Sidewalk 2021! We believe that we’ve crafted a balanced line-up filled with the best, recent, theatre-worthy indie films spanning all genres, along with the occasional throwback and special event. It’s been quite a couple of years and we think the 23rd annual Sidewalk schedule reflects such in a variety of ways – from provoking thought to celebrating humanity to providing an opportunity for shared commiseration. As always we also have a lot of surprises planned, after all, everyone is overdue for a super fun week (with safety in mind, of course); we hope you’re as excited as we are!”
See here for the Festival Schedule and be sure and get your tickets!
Birmingham Restaurant Week
August 12-29
60+ Birmingham-area participating restaurants
Birmingham Restaurant Week (BRW) organizers are pleased to kick off its 12th annual event. Happening Thursday, Aug. 12 through Sunday, Aug. 29, the 18-day event presented by Spire brings patrons the opportunity to indulge in two, three and four-course meals at a prix-fixe price at over 60 Birmingham-area participating restaurants, bars and food trucks. Boasting both to-go and dine-in options again this year, BRW helps to stimulate the local economy and boost local love for Birmingham’s award-winning restaurant scene. In addition to the traditional event, BRW has plans for a Wine-O-logy event and is focusing efforts to help restaurants get staffed as well.
From fine dining to down-home cookin’, food and drink lovers with a taste for adventure can enjoy special breakfast, lunch and/or dinner prix-fixe menus ranging from $5 to $50 per person – making it easy and affordable for everyone to enjoy a taste of Birmingham’s diverse dishes and sips. BRW, known as Birmingham’s premier culinary and beverage event, aims to support local restaurants by giving individuals incentives to enjoy the South’s most vibrant culinary destination, one bite at a time.
Birmingham MiniFest
August 27
Cahaba Brewing Company
Bridging The Music is headed to Birmingham for an evening of music, art & community in a festival-style atmosphere!
Come support top-notch local and touring acts, visual artists and more in a socially distanced atmosphere. There will be tables set up with ample space between on both levels of the venue. Masks are required anytime you are not sitting at your table.
Tickets will be $20 at the door the night of the show + $5 charge for anyone under 21. Get your tickets here!
4th Annual Magic City Wine Fest
August 28
Birmingham Zoo
Come join us for the 4th Annual Magic City Wine Fest as we travel through several different regions spanning the globe. Drink wine and beer specific to a certain region. Restaurants will also have food available for purchase. Take a break from your travels and enjoy the soothing sounds of live music. The World Tour will be held at the lovely Birmingham Zoo. A portion of every ticket will go to benefit the Birmingham Zoo. Magic City Wine Fest is a rain or shine event and no refunds will be given. Get your tickets here!
Pour Us Another Event
August 28
Cahaba Brewing Company
Pour Us Another: Celebrating Womxn and Craft Beer' is a FREE event focused on making craft beer more welcoming to all womxn. This event is a collab with our favorite Craft Beer Fairy, Ashley Monroe (Brewed Black Girl). With Ashley, we've created an event that's all womxn everything with womxn-owned food trucks, vendors, live music, and more!
We'll also have a Womxn of Craft Beer Panel moderated by Sarah Ferguson (Redmont Distilling) and featuring Ashley Monroe (Trimtab Brewing), Rylie Hightower (The Lumbar), and Kayla Stinnett (Cahaba Brewing) from 1 - 2. Our weekly Sunday Yoga Series with Hayley Holdridge will take place in the Barrel Room from 2 - 3, you can find tickets here!
But wait - there's more! We've partnered with Harvest Roots for kombucha cocktails! We'll be featuring a cocktail with their great kombucha in the Taproom. They'll also be hosting two FREE tours of their facility on the day of the event. Space is limited - so sign up now here!
**Coming Up
Sozo Children’s 11th Annual Evening of Dreams
September 9
The Club
Silent Auction 5:30-7:00 pm | Dinner, Program & Live Auction 7:00-9:00 pm
Join Sozo Children as they present The 11th Annual Evening of Dreams - a night dedicated to sharing both the stories and anticipation of the growing Sozo family. The group is excited to celebrate the big dreams—both the individual dreams of each of their children and the big-picture dreams of Sozo as a whole—with the Sozo community and family!
The night will consist of both a silent and live auction, an elegant dinner, and a collection of inspirational stories to share the redeeming work of how God takes stories of brokenness and transforms them into dream-filled lives of hope. For details and tickets to this inspiring event see here.
