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7 Holiday Events in Birmingham to Attend with Your Family
Special Feature Take a day (or a few!) with your family this year and explore some of the best Christmas events in Birmingham. Here’s a list of family Christmas events that you don’t want to miss. 1. The City Of Hoover Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony Date: November 29, 2022 Time: 5 p.m. Admission: Free With performances …
Samford Legacy League’s 12th Annual Christmas Home Tour
Special Feature Samford Legacy League’s Christmas Home Tour is set for December 8 and is sure to be a highlight of the holiday season! Five fabulous homes, three in Vestavia Hills and two in Mountain Brook, will be showcased during the 12th annual tour. ARC Realty is once again the Presenting Sponsor for the festive …
Gingerbread Houses & MORE!
Christmas Gift Guide A Birthday Place in Pelham has a wide assortment of Gingerbread Houses to choose from that make a great gift as well as a super activity to do with the kids or grandkids over the holidays. House are very affordably priced, starting at just $10 and you have many different themes from …
New Pregnancy Test Center Opens in Shelby County
Mission Makers Sav-A-Life Shelby recently opened its second Pregnancy Test Center in order to serve more families in Shelby County. The new Center is located on Highway 280 in Chelsea. Sav-A-Life Shelby is a faith based non-profit provider of women’s services including pregnancy testing, peer-to-peer counseling, limited ultrasounds, pregnancy/parenting education classes and material resources. Sav-A-Life …
Gifts with Purpose: ShopWell
Christmas Gift Guide Looking for meaningful gifts that help a great cause? Handmade by survivors of human trafficking, every single purchase from ShopWell of The Wellhouse brings the hope of healing and restoration. Nativity Ornament- $10, $12 with gold. These beautiful Nativity ornaments are the perfect addition to your ornament collection, featuring stamped Nativity scene …
My Little Lamb
Christmas Gift Guide Can you imagine the possibilities – if a child is exposed to God’s Word beginning at infancy and continuing throughout his childhood? I had the experience of visiting a very sick baby (my Manny) at Children’s Hospital from the time he was one month old through his first discharge eight or nine …
Score with Daniel A. Moore!
Christmas Gift Guide For the Alabama fan in your life, artist Daniel A. Moore has you covered when it comes to Christmas Gift ideas. Choose from items starting at less than $20 and use the coupon code BAMAGIFT for 20% off your order. Gift ideas include the Crimson and White 2023 Fine Art Calendar featuring …
The Sound of Music Live at The Dorothy Jemison Day Theatre
Special Feature Experience live at The Dorothy Jemison Day Theatre, The Sound of Music reimagined as a ballet, inspired by music from the 1965 musical film, and the von Trapp family’s life story. You don’t want to miss this one day only ballet performance by The Dance Studio on Saturday, November 19 at 2 p.m. …
The Local Roots of Veterans Day
Special Feature The first celebration using the term Veterans Day occurred in Birmingham, Ala., in 1947. Raymond Weeks, a World War II veteran, organized “National Veterans Day,” which included a parade and other festivities, to honor all veterans. The event was held on November 11, then designated Armistice Day. Later, President Eisenhower signed a bill …
A Local Look at the Intriguing Reign of Queen Elizabeth
Special Feature We were looking over the harbor of Portsmouth, England, having dinner when we heard the news of the death of Queen Elizabeth. Through the miracle of electronics, we heard it first through a text message from our daughter back in the States. Within moments, the TV in the pub switched to continuous coverage …
