Arc Stories returns to Avon Theater, The Wailers live at Avondale Brewing Company

The Magazine of Metro Birmingham Living

"You Lucky Dog," B-Metro Magazine, May 2016

May 25 through May 31, 2016

This week, catch the SEC Baseball Tournament at the Hoover Met, see The Wailers in concert at Avondale Brewing Company, hear Arc Stories at the Avon Theater, and much more !
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SEC Baseball Tournament

May 24-May 29

Hoover Metropolitan Stadium

SEC Baseball is back in Hoover this week. Games will continue until the championship on Sunday. Come and support your favorite team.

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Dick Dale with the Burning Peppermints

May 25, 8 p.m.

Saturn Birmingham

Dick Dale invented surf music in the 1950's. He was given the title "King of the Surf Guitar" by his fellow surfers with whom he surfed with from sun-up to sun-down.

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The Wailers

May 25, 8 p.m.

Avondale Brewing Company

There is no more legendary band in Jamaican music history than The Wailers. Formed in 1969, the group has created an extraordinary body of work whose echoes are heard in every corner of the world today.

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Mozart's "Jupiter": Symphony with Carlos Izcaray

May 26, 7:30 p.m.

Lyric Fine Arts Theatre

Mozart's joyous final symphony, nicknamed for the Roman king of the gods, serves as the triumphant finale of this Classical Masters season. His overture from The Marriage of Figaro and a chamber symphony by Franz Schreker round out this program in the newly resplendent Lyric Fine Arts Theatre.

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Brasfield and Gorrie BBQ Cook Off

May 26, 4:30 p.m.

3021 7th Avenue South

Grill teams go head-to-head in an all new cook-off. The event proceeds benefit The Bell Center, Down Syndrome Alabama, The Exceptional Foundation, Mitchell's Place, and Restoration Academy.

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Sophie Tucker: Last of the Red Hot Mamas
May 26-28, 8-10 p.m.

Terrific New Theatre

It's the musical about the life of the Queen of the double entendre, Sophie Tucker. She will make you laugh in her fun-loving way...with a wink, a song, a joke, and a wiggle of the hip.

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Arc Stories
May 28, 7:30 p.m.

The Avon Theater

The thing that makes Arc Stories great is the storytellers. They come from all walks of life. Some of the storytellers are professionals, but most aren't. The common factor is being a human, and all humans have stories.

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Finster Fest
May 28-29

Paradise Garden, Summerville, Georgia

This

annual festival honors the life and legacy of folk artist Howard Finster and

has consistently drawn folk artists and fans from across the country since its inception in May of 1991. The homecoming celebration includes an expanded roster of more than 50 well-known folk artists as well as live music, crafts, and food.

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Jazz in the Park
May 29, 6-9 p.m.

Huffman High School

Each summer, Magic City Smooth Jazz presents Jazz in the Park a series of free performances in various local parks. Local Alabama jazz musicians open for headlining acts. Bring your lawn chairs and enjoy the smooth sounds of jazz in the great outdoors.

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