Some great shows this week at the Alabama Theatre and more summer reading programs are winding down at your local libraries. Check out the Marionettes at Emmet O’ Neal or Rick Rickstraw at Vestavia Library.
The Birmingham Barons will be back home later in the week and you can check out Bountiful Boxes with Bart, at the Birmingham Museum of Art!
Have a great week, everyone!
It’s Not Our Fault if Your Kids are Bored!
Sunday July 28th
The Sound of Music – Alabama Theatre
A woman leaves an Austrian convent to become a governess to the children of a Naval officer widower. 174 min.
The movie will begin at 2 pm, with doors opening one hour before showtime. The Mighty Wurlitzer Organ will perform before each movie. Tickets are $8 and will be available at the door and through Ticketmaster.
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Monday July 29th:
Monday Movie – Homewood Public Library
Hot movie popcorn, drinks, & fun for the family.
3pm
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 July 30th:
Meet Caroline – Hoover Public Library
Grab your dolls for food and fun to hang out with the newest American Girl. Grades K – 6.
Must Register
6:30pm
Tuesday Afternoon Movie – Emmet O’ Neal Library
A misfit ant, looking for “warriors” to save his colony from greedy grasshoppers, recruits a group of bugs that turns out to be an inept circus troupe. (Rated G)
3:30pm
Stevens Marionettes – Emmet O’ Neal Library
The classic fairy tale comes to life with hand-crafted marionettes.
10:30a
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 July 31st:
Captain Chris and His Pirates Songs – Springville Road Library
Join us for some seaworthy good songs as we bring out super summer of reading to a close.
10am
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
Summer is almost over and school is right around the corner. Is Pete upset? No way! He is rocking and rolling in his new shoes! What a cool cat! Join us so you can be cool going back to school!
11am
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Thursday August 1st:
Thursday Morning Movie & Popcorn -Emmet O’ Neal Library
Astronaut Scortch Supernova finds himself caught in a trap when he responds to an SOS from a notoriously dangerous alien planet. (Rated PG)
10:30am
Rick Rakestraw, A Jungle Adventure- Vestavia Hills Library in the Forest
Rick travels with many of his exotic friends, from monkeys to reptiles, and he will bring them to the library for you to see, up close and personal! He is very knowledgeable about animal rescue and will share his many experiences, while educating you about the animals he brings to us! Great fun for all animal enthusiasts!
11am & 3pm
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Friday August 2nd:
Birmingham Barons – Regions Field
vs Blue Wahoos
7:05pm
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Saturday August 3rd:
Storytime on the Mountain – Ruffner Mountain Nature Center
Come up to the Tree-house with the kids for Story Time the first Saturday of every month. Each month Miss Jerri will be reading a book about nature, wildlife, or the great outdoors. After the story, make a craft that reflects the theme from the book. Remember – it’s free and each family receives a copy of the book to keep, thanks to Target.
10am
Shelby County Family Day – McWane Science Center
Shelby County residents, county employees and University of Montevallo students are invited to enjoy McWane Science Center during the third-annual Shelby County Family Day on Saturday, August 3rd, from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm. During this special day, Shelby County residents will receive half-off admission to McWane Science Center.
Shelby County Family Day is a great opportunity for families to explore McWane Science Center’s hands-on museum featuring four floors of interactive exhibits including an amazing collection of dinosaurs, science demonstrations, imaginative early childhood learning areas and an awe-inspiring aquarium.
Shelby County residents, county employees and Montevallo student must present a copy of the invitation available online and a copy of a current driver’s license showing proof of residency or county employee identification. University of Montevallo students must present their Student ID.
10am – 6pm
Birmingham Barons – Regions Field
vs Blue Wahoos
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.
Join us in August for Ready for School Storytime with Dr. Seuss’s ABC. Enjoy an amazing alphabet book Storytime, activities and treats.
11am
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Sunday August 4th:
Birmingham Barons – Regions Field
vs Blue Wahoos
3pm
The Goonies – Alabama Theatre
A group of kids embark on a wild adventure after finding a pirate treasure map.
The movie will begin at 2 pm, with doors opening one hour before showtime. The Mighty Wurlitzer Organ will perform before each movie. Tickets are $8 and will be available at the door and through Ticketmaster.
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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.
