An exhibition of video art presented by Vinegar at the Media Window in downtown Birmingham, Alabama.

Between a Love and a Hard Place
An exhibition of video art presented by Vinegar at the Media Window in downtown Birmingham, Alabama.

We temporarily have the wrong venue listed here. The Media Window is at 101 23rd St. S. https://www.mediawindow.space/

Featuring Roger Beebe, Kellie Bornhoft, Barry Jones, and Julie Lee

September 28 – November 28, 2024

On view 24/7 (tech permitting!) with audio during waking hours.

Between a Love and a Hard Place is Vinegar’s first exhibition in a new collaborative venue, the Media Window , which is both an art gallery and a work of art.

In February 2024, Vinegar stepped away from its indoor gallery space and transitioned to a new phase of site-responsive and publicly accessible exhibitions.

In response to this circumstance, artist and Vinegar curator Melissa Yes created the Media Window (read more here). Between a Love and a Hard Place is the inaugural exhibition at this site.

101 23rd St. N Birmingham

Join us for Improv! At the Cinema, a short-form improv comedy show where the audience is part of the fun. This fast-paced improv show incorporates audience suggestions in every game–even getting audience members on stage. Don’t miss out on the fun–grab your tickets now and prepare to LOL!

Unleash your creativity, build confidence, and enhance your communication skills through a series of engaging exercises and games in this four-week improv class. This course offers a supportive environment where you’ll learn the fundamentals of improv, from spontaneous storytelling to quick thinking on your feet. Join us for a month of laughter, collaboration, and chaos! This is a four week class. Class dates are schedule for: Oct 3 Oct 10 Oct 17 Oct 24 Each class runs 6:00-8:30pm. All classes are held in the Sidewalk Cinema Lab in the bottom floor of the Pizitz Building downtown. Special Offer: Bring a Friend! Improv is more fun with friends! Bring a friend and get $25 off each registration - a total savings of $50! Just select the Bring a Friend ticket bundle when you check out.

basic. is excited to announce the opening reception for THREAD – a collaborative art exhibition that delves into themes of Southern identity and womanhood.

This collection of art is curated by the incredibly talented Mary Fehr, a Birmingham-based photographer, and hosted by Atiyah Muhammad.

Iron Giant Free Association has worked with members of the Birmingham Art Music Alliance to create a group of flexible compositions that reward creative investment from performers and audiences alike. The details of each piece are changeable, so the sounds differ from performance to performance. This is the first concert of a series of programs, with the following compositions receiving their world premiere.

Iron Segments - Michael Coleman
Armature - Monroe Golden / Iron Giant
as reflected in the glimmer of the black pond - Holland Hopson
différance - Mark Lackey
Thus Spoke the Giant - Joseph Landers
Versicles for Aries - Kyle McGucken
Improvisation - LaDonna Smith / Iron Giant

This activity is supported by Alabama State Council on the Arts.

Iron Giant Free Association evolved from Iron Giant Percussion, with the quartet of founders -- Sam Herman, Brett Huffman, Seth Noble, and Justin Wallace -- remaining as core members. Established in 2011 and based in Birmingham (AL), the ensemble has performed alongside artists such as Sō Percussion, Third Coast Percussion, Glenn Kotche of Wilco, and Norman Westberg of Swans. Iron Giant has collaborated with many Alabama music & arts mainstays including the Birmingham Art Music Alliance, Sanspointe Dance Company, John Scalici, and the UAB Percussion Ensemble. Their eclectic vocabulary of chamber music, ambient, noise, and post rock, combined with meditative improvisatory sensibilities makes for a listening experience both cerebral and visceral.

The Birmingham Art Music Alliance (BAMA) is a nonprofit organization with the twofold mission of promoting music by Alabama composers and presenting concerts of recently created art music to communities in Birmingham and beyond. Members include local composers, professional performers, students, and enthusiasts who wish to preserve and maintain the long tradition of music as a living art form.

East Village Arts is a membership based co-operative of artists, musicians and patrons, who believe that diversity and collective creativity is the strength of a healthy community.

Lumasi

Cosmic Charlie

Kashus Culpepper

City Center Art is Space One Eleven’s afterschool studio art program for students of all skill levels and is designed to build visual communication skills and foster creative thinking. Through individually conceived projects and collaborations, young artists learn the elements of art and principles of design, strengthen foundation skills, and further their understanding of art criticism, art theory, and art history.

Grades 2-3: Tuesday, 4:00pm - 6:00pm

Grades 4-5: Monday, 4:00pm - 6:00pm

Grades 6-8: Wednesday, 4:00pm - 6:00pm

Grades 9-12: Saturday, 10:00am - 1:00pm

Enjoy the satisfaction of making functional art by hand!

In this 6-week ceramic hand-building class you will learn the fundamentals of creating functional ceramic pieces using high-fire ceramic clay and food-safe glazes. Perfect for beginners and open to all skill levels, this workshop will guide you through hand-building and surface decoration techniques to create pieces that you can use every day. No prior experience is necessary—just come ready to explore and create!

This class is taught by Cheryl Lewis, who earned a Master of Arts in Art Education and a Bachelor of Arts in Art from the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

Saturdays, October 5 – November 9, 2024
10:00 am – noon
$250, all materials provided
Ages 16+

Check out Sophie McVicar's website: www.sophiemcvicar.co/ Follow along as local artist, Sophie McVicar demonstrates illustrative watercolor techniques. This class will be primarily a follow-along demo, with individual assistance as time allows. Students will create beautiful landscapes that capture the beauty of nature. We will cover basics in color theory, as they relate to watercolor. We will cover basic layering techniques that will help you in your watercolor practice, whether you pursue a realistic or more abstract approach. We will work through several landscape paintings. Students are encouraged to capture their own landscape images prior to class to use as reference, but additional reference images will be provided. The goal of these paintings will be to understand how to layer watercolors to develop an image that has richness, vibrancy, and depth. Materials: Sophie has developed her own set of brand preferences, but focus on what you have access to. As you do more watercolors; you will develop your own preferences that complement your approach to painting. - Watercolor paper block 7 x 10" (Example: Arches) - Brushes: large wash brush (Ex: Princeton Neptune 1" or 3/4" Square Wash), small-medium round (Ex: Princeton Neptune Round 14, Princeton Aqua Elite Round 10) - Palette: this can be a plastic, ceramic, or enamel tray, etc. - Paper towels or reusable cloth for cleanup and blotting - these should be white/unpatterned - Medium pencil: HB, 2B, or 4B - Soft, clean eraser (Ex: Faber-Castell PVC Free) - Large cup for water - Watercolor paints: any starter student set with primaries will be sufficient; if you have additional colors please bring them as you may want to work with an expanded palette (Example colors: Quinacridone Red, Cobalt Yellow, Phthalo Blue (Green Shade), Hooker's Green, Quinacridone Pink, Carbazole Violet, White) Supplementary materials to consider: - Additional watercolor paints - I find an ample supply of browns, greens, and blues to be especially helpful in landscape paintings - White gouache - Masking tape Level 1: Beginner - This class is appropriate for beginner to advanced painters. Covers the basic techniques of the medium and offers individual assistance. No prior experience is required. UPDATED CANCELLATION POLICY: Cancellations made 14 days or more in advance of the workshop will receive a refund equal to 50% of the cost of the class. Cancellations made within 14 days of the event will not receive a refund. This will help ensure that the instructor will be paid for their time and effort of teaching the workshop.

There will be FREE activities for the entire family including live music, inflatables, games, face painting, pumpkin patch, food and craft vendors, and large outdoor flea market! This event is free to the public.

It doesn’t matter, whether you are selling or producing something in retail or running a business online. Every product needs to be displayed in elegant and suitable packaging. However, retail packaging has its prime importance in the product’s selling. Almost all of the products need to be shipped and distribute to retailers in different markets. Therefore, these boxes also play the main role in the safety of the product. Moreover, they are not only used for storing or securing the product. You can also use these retail boxes to present the retail item elegantly and more conveniently on the shelves or stalls.

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Rigid Boxes
If you are running a retail business or providing luxury retail items in the market, you can use these rigid boxes. These are the best option in retail packaging for gifting items so far. These boxes are famous because of their rigid form and quality adhesive. However, the material used in these boxes is Kraft or cardboard. These are the best materials for box manufacturing so far. Therefore, you can not only save your luxury retail items in these boxes but also present them in an eye catchy way in any exhibition or market.

If we talk about the structure and shape of these boxes, it is mostly divided into 2 parts i.e. Base (Container) and the Lid (Covering). You can place your retail items into the base and cover them properly with a lid. It would be best if you use a perfect size rigid box according to your product. However, a more accurate box size will keep the product safe and more stable in it. Therefore it would be best to choose custom retail boxes for the best, most accurate and safe packaging of your retail items.
Corrugated Boxes
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Customization in Retail boxes
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Effects on environment
If we talk about the environmental effects of these boxes, they contain eco-friendly materials. However, it is already said in a survey, that these boxes are more reliable than plastic packaging. Thus, most environment control aces prefer these box packaging instead of plastic ones. These boxes are recyclable and some of them decompose naturally after some days.

GRAMMY-award winning duo for KING + COUNTRY is bringing ‘for KING + COUNTRY LIVE: The UNSUNG HERO 2024 Tour’ your way this fall!

Performing brand new music from the ‘UNSUNG HERO Inspired By’ soundtrack (along with many of your favorite songs from their award winning albums), brothers Joel + Luke are hitting the road to 31 cities across the US to give you an innovative new production unlike any other for KING + COUNTRY show you’ve ever seen. You’ve seen the film. Now hear the music that inspired it! Consider this your personal invitation- grab your friends & loved ones and a ticket, and we’ll see you very soon.

for KING & COUNTRY

After two highly successful shows in June and August, Furiosa Pearl and Lucy S. Diamonds are excited to announce that Diamonds & Pearls: A Classic Burlesque Revue is returning to The Margaret for a special Halloween show! The show features the talents of the Voluptuous Vixen Lucy S. Diamonds; the Scarlet-Haired Seductress, Furiosa Pearl; and the Doe-Eyed Diva Dahlia Nightshade. Joining the Diamonds and Pearls cast from the Music City of Tennessee is the Girl You’re Sure to Fall For, Autumn Leaves! Audience members are encouraged to attend in costume and will have the opportunity to enter in a contest for a chance to win prizes. This can’t miss event will be held on October 12th, with two showtimes to choose from at 8:00 PM and 10:00 PM.

Advance tickets are $20 and can be purchased at https://diamonds-and-pearls-burlesque.square.site/. VIP tickets are also available, providing guests their own table, plush seating, and special interactions from performers. A limited quantity of tickets may be available at the door on a first come first serve basis for an increased price, but guests are encouraged to pre-order to ensure their spot.

At this show, you can expect the sexiest ghouls in town to show you what goes bump (and grind) in the night, with routines set to classic Halloween songs including several of the holiday’s most iconic vintage novelty records. This is the happiest time of the year for the cast of Diamonds & Pearls, and each of our performers is beyond thrilled to celebrate the season with a special spooky edition of our show! And there’s no better place to spend a chilling and sensational evening than the New Orleans inspired Margaret Bar.

Check us out on Instagram: @diamondsandpearlsburlesque

The Streetwise Comedy Show Takes To The Streets From auspicious beginnings in Steve Harvey's very own studio, the 85 South Comedy Show made their way onto the podcast scene with the tagline 'a podcast for people who know what a podcast is'. Legend has it, the rib-tickling trio behind the show (namely Atlanta actors and comedians DC Young Fly, Karlous Miller and Clayton English) were unceremoniously kicked out of the aforementioned studio, but stuck to their guns and carved a niche by bringing the freshest comedic talent from the South onto their platform to perform free-styles, stand-up routines and hilarious audio sketches. As goofy and off-the-wall as the trio may be, their singing voices are anything but. With great skill they're known to break out into raucous original jams like 'Everybody Has Roaches' and 'Crip Walking', which have choruses as catchy as their songs are irreverent. Expect the unexpected when they take their streetwise gags to stages across the US on a live comedy tour this year!

Rebekah Gilbert is a Birmingham-based singer-songwriter with a chill, relaxed vibe. Her velvety, intimate vocals invite listeners on a journey of lyrical honesty and smooth melodies. Rebekah’s musical delivery has been described as bringing a warm ray of light into a dark room.

Rebekah’s musical style falls within the Americana genre and has been compared to Patty Griffin’s confessional lyrics; Norah Jones's soothing, moody vocals; and Brandi Carlile’s soulful, emotive delivery.

She released her first poetry collection, Poems from the Back Pew, along with a companion EP, “Year of Jubilee,” this year.

When Rebekah isn’t writing music or singing, she’s writing poetry and prose.

Miller Lite Fright Night
5:00 p.m. CT
Protective Stadium | Birmingham, AL

85 South

Gillian Welch & David Rawlings