Category: Culture
Pepper Place Has Made Farmers Markets Festive, Spread Farm-to-Table Message for 25 Years
The Market at Pepper Place opened 25 years ago and has not only fueled growth of the entertainment district but also prompted other farmers markets and steered vendors to a brick-and-mortar path.
It’s Spring in Birmingham and Festivals Are Popping Up All Over
Festival season has returned to Birmingham with events for music fans, wine enthusiasts and plain old party proponents.
Creative Sector Is Vital to a Thriving City, Create Birmingham’s New CEO Says
Quang Do said many arts groups are facing financial challenges. His group aims to unify the groups, tell the story of why the arts community is important for a thriving city and build up the arts workforce in the area.
BCRI Issues Statement After Not Being Included in State 2026 General Fund Budget
The statement, issued Thursday evening, came after the Alabama House of Representatives approved a $3.7 billion General Fund budget proposal for 2026 that did not include funding for the 32-year-old institution, the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame or the Magic City Classic.
Federal Humanities Funding Cuts Could Threaten Projects Across Alabama
The Alabama Humanities Alliance has suspended all grantmaking and halted booking Road Scholars visits in response to DOGE-recommended cuts to the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Bare Hands Buys Old Church for Its New Home in Woodlawn
The nonprofit arts organization has bought and will be renovating an old church across from Woodlawn High to become the new Bare Hands Community Arts Center.
Jesse Jackson ‘Comes Home’ As He Returns to A.G. Gaston Motel
The civil rights icon found himself in Birmingham delivering a message worthy of his days stumping for justice alongside the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. as the world marks 60 years since the events of Bloody Sunday.
Birmingham Events Mark MLK Day
Memorializing Martin Luther King Jr. every year on the day dedicated to his name is a tradition in Birmingham. Here are some events over the next few days to remember and celebrate the life of “The Drum Major for Peace.” Read more.
16th Street Baptist Fund Drive for Visitor and Education Center Gains Steam
UPDATED — The Rev. Arthur Price, pastor of Birmingham’s Sixteenth Street Baptist Church, said a planned Education and Visitor Center on the church’s campus is a way to help people remember the church’s history and its place in the Civil Rights Movement. Read more.
Sixteenth Street Baptist Church Receives National Preservation Award
The Sixteen Street Baptist Church was awarded the Trustees’ Emeritus Award for historic site stewardship by the National Trust for Historic Preservation on Monday, the only institution in the country to receive this recognition. Read more.
