If you haven’t had a chance to check out the Dino Exhibit at the Birmingham Zoo, you better hurry! It’s only here through Labor Day, as is the “Race, are we so different” Exhibit at the McWane Science Center.
Sidewalk Film Festival wraps up today and the Birmingham Barons will be back home on Thursday, taking on the Montgomery Biscuits.
Lots of storytimes and of course, a long Labor Day Weekend!
Enjoy your week!
It’s Not Our Fault if Your Kids are Bored!
Sunday August 25th
Family Film Festival – McWane Science Center
A celebration of Independent films. It is a FREE festival for screening shorts and features appropriate for children as young as 5 years old.
The free family films will be screened in the McWane Science Center’s Rushton Theatre.
11:00 am: Kids Shorts 2
1:30 pm: The Peanut Butter Solution
4:00 pm: Made By Teens 2
You can see the full Schedule and film synopsis on the Sidewalk Family Film Festival Website.
Shake Rattle and Roll for a Cure – Avondale Library
The entire back area of Avondale Brewery has been reserved for us to Shake, Rattle & Roll for a Cure! This family friendly event will feature four of the top local bands; BnB, 2 Da Maxx, The Undergrounders & Bonus Round, activities for kids, food trucks, Steel City Pops and a silent auction. PLUS we will be raffling off a Harley Davidson Fat Boy!!! Raffle tickets are $20 each and available NOW on our website.
$15 a ticket
$40 VIP
Children 12 and under FREE
UniverSoul Circus – Legion Field Stadium
COME SEE THE MOST INTERACTIVE CIRCUS IN THE WORLD! Our show is a highly interactive combination of circus arts, theater, and music that spans genres including Pop, Classic R&B, Latin, Hip Hop, Jazz and Gospel. It embraces and celebrates the unique and familiar aspects of pop culture globally by bringing them center stage with a cast of international performers. UniverSoul Circus is rated as one of the top three circuses in America.
Our fresh approach to family friendly live entertainment has earned us a coveted spot as one of Ticketmaster’s top ten most requested family events. We hope you gather friends, family and relatives, and come out to our show. Purchase your tickets today!
www.universoulcircus.com/
$19.00 Ticket + $6.85 Fees = $25.85
$23.00 Ticket + $6.85 Fees = $29.85
$28.00 Ticket + $7.35 Fees = $35.35
1pm – 4pm and 7:00pm
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Monday August 26th:
Tot Time with Ms Eve – Avondale Library
Storytime for 2-4-year-olds with a caregiver. Includes stories, songs, and craft. 24-hour advance registration required.
10:30am
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Tuesday August 27th:
Family Tours with Art – Birmingham Museum of Art
Join us for an in-gallery family experience! Children aged 3 – 8 and their adult companions are invited to join Museum educators to explore our collection, discover activities that make looking at art fun and exciting, and create new family memories about art.
No reservations required. Family Tours are also available by appointment for groups of 10 or more children aged 3 – 8. For more information or to schedule a tour, call 205.254.2964.
10:30am
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Wednesday August 28th:
Stories and Crafts with Ms Karen – Clay Library
Join Ms. Karen for Stories and Crafts. After Ms. Karen reads a few monkey-themed stories, participants will make a related craft. These programs are geared toward toddlers through second graders, but all ages are welcome. Programs last approximately 30 minutes
10am
Around the World: England– Kids A Million (Colonial Brookwood Village)
Keep calm and read on! Come across the pond with us to explore all things British! Royal storytime and activities begin at 11am
Family Story Time with Mr Mac – North Shelby Library
Storyteller Extraordinaire – Come join Mr Mac and his musical storytime complete with puppets! All Ages, no registration required.
10:45am
Storytime – Barnes and Noble Summit
Come find out what more important ABC or 123!
11am
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Thursday August 29th:
Birmingham Barons – Regions Park
VS. Montgomery Biscuits 7:05pm
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Friday August 30th:
See the Dinosaurs before they go extinct – Birmingham Zoo
Spend your holiday weekend at the Zoo! Don’t miss the last chance to wander the prehistoric trails of Dino Discovery before it goes extinct after September 2nd! Visit the Zoo animals, take a ride on the train and carousel, feed the giraffes at the Kiwanis Giraffe Encounter* and cool off in the Splash Pads at the Children’s Zoo. Make sure to stop by the butterflies in Granny’s Butterfly Garden before the exhibit closes for the season.
*Additional cost
Birmingham Barons – Regions Park
VS. Montgomery Biscuits 7:05pm
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Saturday August 31st:
Fantastic Medieval Adventure – Kids A Million (Colonial Brookwood Village)
Here ye! Hear ye! Let it be know throughout the land that we are calling all brave Knights and beautiful Princesses for a fantastical adventure.
11am
See the Dinosaurs before they go extinct – Birmingham Zoo
Spend your holiday weekend at the Zoo! Don’t miss the last chance to wander the prehistoric trails of Dino Discovery before it goes extinct after September 2nd! Visit the Zoo animals, take a ride on the train and carousel, feed the giraffes at the Kiwanis Giraffe Encounter* and cool off in the Splash Pads at the Children’s Zoo. Make sure to stop by the butterflies in Granny’s Butterfly Garden before the exhibit closes for the season.
*Additional cost
Birmingham Barons – Regions Park
VS. Montgomery Biscuits 6:30pm
Bart’s Art Cart – Birmingham Museum of Art
This drop-in art program for kids and families features a different theme from our galleries and art activity each month. Stop by to make art with Bart! Bountiful Boxes // Inspired by summer’s natural beauty? Make your own miniature garden with Bart!
11am
Family Storytime – Emmet O’Neal Library
Bring the entire family and join Mr. Mac for stories and music each Saturday morning.
10:30 a.m.
Storytime Barnes and Noble Summit
Join Pete as he rides on the bus to school with his friends and hears all the different sounds a bus makes as it drives
11am
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Sunday September 1st:
See the Dinosaurs before they go extinct – Birmingham Zoo
Spend your holiday weekend at the Zoo! Don’t miss the last chance to wander the prehistoric trails of Dino Discovery before it goes extinct after September 2nd! Visit the Zoo animals, take a ride on the train and carousel, feed the giraffes at the Kiwanis Giraffe Encounter* and cool off in the Splash Pads at the Children’s Zoo. Make sure to stop by the butterflies in Granny’s Butterfly Garden before the exhibit closes for the season.
*Additional cost
Birmingham Barons – Regions Park
VS. Montgomery Biscuits 3:00pm
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Local Attractions Open Daily!
McWane Science Center:
IMAX
McWane Science Center’s IMAX® Dome Theater puts you in the center of the action by projecting breathtaking quality images onto the 5-story-tall dome screen and delivering intense surround sound through almost 3 tons of speakers and subwoofers.
Now Showing: Flight of the Butterflies, Titians of the Ice Age
Unearthing Alabama’s Ice Age – through December 31st, 2013
McWane Science Center is home to Alabama’s second largest natural history collection. Made up of over 500,000 specimens and objects pertaining to the natural history of the state, this important collection focuses on the preservation, education, and research of Alabama’s rich biodiversity and paleobiodiversity. One of the more significant subsets of the collection is Alabama’s largest collection of Late Pleistocene faunal remains – or Ice Age fossils.
Made up of nearly 10,000 cataloged specimens, the McWSC Pleistocene collection contains a unique diversity of fauna that not only includes those native to North America, but migrants to the state from both South America and the Old World. This collection includes mammals, both extant and extinct, reptiles, amphibians, birds, fishes, and botanical remains collected from both cave and stream localities in the state. Extinct mammals represented in the McWSC collection include mammoths, mastodons, giant beavers, saber-toothed cats, giant armadillos, tapirs, peccaries, and giant ground sloths.
This spring, visitors will have an opportunity to view some of the fossils in the collection with a new exhibit titled — “Unearthing Alabama’s Ice Age.” This exhibit will not only highlight many of the Ice Age animals from the McWane Science Center Collection, but will highlight and dispel many of the common misconceptions surrounding the Ice Age in the state. The goal is for visitors to have a better understanding and appreciation for this time in Alabama. For example, guests might learn that Alabama was on average only five degrees colder than today, glaciers did not reach farther south than southern Illinois or that all the Ice Age animals did not go extinct at the end of the Ice Age. While the largest animals, such as mastodons, giant ground sloths, and saber-tooth cats died out, nearly all the animals that are living in Alabama today were also around in the Ice Age.
The Unearthing Alabama’s Ice Age Alabama display is located in the City Gallery on Level 2 of the museum. It is included in the cost of admission to the museum and free to members.
Birmingham Zoo:
Lorikeet Aviary – Our Lorikeet Aviary has more birds than ever! Zoo guests can feed these exotic birds every day. You and your family will see these birds’ behavior as they eat nectar out of your hand.
Weekends 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
PELICAN FEEDING – A great way to see our pelicans in action is to witness them eating their favorite treats near the pelican boardwalk.
RHINO ENCOUNTER – Embark on an African adventure and experience one of the world’s most extraordinary animals, the Southern White Rhino. Watch from only feet away as our zookeepers engage in hands-on interaction with the animals inside their African-themed exhibit. Don’t miss this exciting encounter with one of the largest mammals on the planet!
Weekdays: 3pm – 3:30pm
Weekends: 11:30am – Noon & 3pm – 3:30 pm
GIRAFFE FEEDING – This up close and personal animal encounter is a memory you and your family will have for a lifetime.
Weekday: 11am – Noon
Weekends: 10am – 11am & 2pm – 3pm
Vulcan Park and Museum:
Vulcan is the world’s largest cast iron statue; made of 100,000 pounds of iron and 56 feet tall, he stands at the top of Red Mountain overlooking the city of Birmingham. But, Vulcan is more than a statue. Vulcan Park and Museum features spectacular views of Birmingham, an interactive history museum that examines Vulcan and Birmingham’s story, and a beautiful public park for visitors and locals to enjoy. With an official information center that is operated by the Greater Birmingham Convention and Visitors Bureau, Vulcan Park and Museum serves as the first stop for visitors to the Birmingham area!
Railroad Park:
Railroad Park is a 19 acre green space in downtown Birmingham that celebrates the industrial and artistic heritage of our great city. Situated along 1st Avenue South, between 14th and 18th Streets, the park is a joint effort between the City of Birmingham and the Railroad Park Foundation. Hailed as “Birmingham’s Living Room,” Railroad Park provides a historically rich venue for local recreation, family activities, concerts, and cultural events, while connecting Birmingham’s downtown area with Southside and UAB’s campus.
Southern Museum of Flight:
Earn Your Wings – Bring your little pilot and soar above the clouds in our little pilots room. Kids enjoy building aircrafts, flying kites, and more.
Museum Open Tuesday – Thursday
9:30am – 4:30pm
Do you have or know of an event you would like to have added to our weekly calendar? Please email us at contact@birminghammommy.com, subject line “Events Calendar” – We would love to hear from you!
** All information listed on our calendar is subject to change without notice to us or you… We do our best to keep the information accurate and will always update as soon as we learn that something has changed. It’s always best to double check with the event via their website or a quick call, especially when weather can impact the event.
