It’s Not Our Fault if Your Kids are Bored!
Kick your week off with a Barons Game! Sunday and Monday they’re home against Chattanooga before hitting the road again. Check out the Springville Road Library as they attempt to Build Gotham City! Lots of Superhero Activities happening at your local libraries!
Father’s Day is coming and you can celebrate with free Admission to the Birmingham Zoo for Dad on Sunday the 21st!
Have a great week everyone!
Sunday June 14th
Birmingham Barons – Regions Field
Vs, Chattanooga
3:00pm
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Monday June 15th:
Birmingham Barons – Regions Field
Vs, Chattanooga
11:30am
Dynamic Duo Storytime – Hoover Public Library
Monsters and Bad Guys
Summer story time! Perfect for children under the age of four years.
9:30 and 10:30
Member Monday – McWane Science Center
As a thank-you to all of our members, McWane Science Center offers Member Mondays.
Every Monday, McWane Science Center members receive extra perks while visiting!
- A Special Gift for kids when checking in at the Ticketing Counter
- 30% Discount on all Really Cool Stuff purchases
- $1 Small Popcorns at the IMAX Concession Stand
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Tuesday June 16th:
Operation Tshirt Time Family Night – Avondale Library
Drop off a NEW white T-shirt at Headquarters (Avondale Youth Department) no later than June 14. We will screen your shirt and have it ready for you to paint during the “Every Hero Has a Story” June 16 family fun night. 24-hour advance registration required.
6:30pm
Ms Renee’s Super Summer Storytime – Homewood Public Library
Ms. Renee is here for a super special storytime in the Large Auditorium!
10:30am – 11:30am
Dinoman Presents Superheros of Science – Hoover Public Library
From T-Rex to Tesla. In the Libary Theatre
Limited seating, arrive early.
10:30, 2pm and 6pm
Hercules and Heros – Emmet O’Neal Library
Hampstead Stage Company Theatre presents a live theatre production, Hercules and the Heroes.
10:30am
Storytime – Barnes and Noble Summit
Isabella turns an ordinary day into an extraordinary adventure when she uses her imagination to become some of the amazing women who changed history! Join us and find out how these remarkable women teach her the importance of being herself.
11am
Family Tours, Flights of Fancy– Birmingham Museum of Art
FREE // Meet in the Main Lobby
Join the Museum educators to explore the galleries in a fun, interactive experience! Discover Bart the Art Bat’s favorite artworks during these FREE, drop-in tours. After your tour, visit Bart’s ArtVenture to make an art project inspired by what you saw. What will you discover?
Flights of Fancy: Discover fantastical creatures in the exhibition, Between Fantasy and Reality: Frank Fleming, and look for whimsy in the Museum collection!
10:30am
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Wednesday June 17th:
Dinoman Presents Superheros of Science – Hoover Public Library
From T-Rex to Tesla. In the Libary Theatre
Limited seating, arrive early.
10:30, and 2pm
Superhero Science Show – Springville Road Library
Dynamic Education Adventures will make you want to grab a cape, spin a web, put on a utility belt, and leap tall buildings in a single bound! This is a program filled with superheroes and the villains who plague them. Participants will learn about flight, super-strength, managing matter, and more.
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
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Thursday June 18th:
Dinoman Presents Superheros of Science – Hoover Public Library
From T-Rex to Tesla. In the Libary Theatre
Limited seating, arrive early.
10:30, and 2pm
Let’s Build Gotham City – Springville Road Library
This program will be a giant Lego build. Families will attempt to work together to build Gotham City and participate in related games and activities.
6pm
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Friday June 19th:
Fitness Friday– Homewood Public Library
It’s time to get moving with a special Zumba class designed for 4-12 year olds!
10:30pm
Super Blocks – Springville Road Library
Come to the library to build something awesome! We’ll have Lego blocks available for every kid to build a masterpiece. All blocks are provided for this event, no need to bring your own!
4pm
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Saturday June 20th:
Black Creek Arts Festival – Black Creek Park Fultondale
More than 40 fine artists will compete for prizes in the 5th Annual Black Creek Arts Festival. Artist artwork will be for sale. Musical entertainment and children’s art activities. Musicians: Raquel Lily, Jessica Webster, Jesse Reece, One Hand Dan and The Wildwood Ruminators
9am – 4pm
Free
Bart’s Books – Birmingham Museum of Art
Bart’s Books is a storytelling program for children ages 4-7. Bart selects a new book and related work of art each month that he thinks kids will enjoy.
This month, Bart has selected Maurice Sendak’s Where the Wild Things Are.
11am
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!
Play with Clay: Create a sculpture in the whimsical manner of Frank Fleming! Use self-hardening clay to create an animal, a make-believe figure, or whatever comes to mind!
11am
Tannehill Trade Days – Tannehill State Park
shoppers and swappers come from far and near to Tannehill Trade Days in search of tools, clothing, jewelry, knives, furniture and other treasures.
Park admission:
$4.00 Adults (12 years and older)
$3.00 Seniors (Ages 62 and older)
$2.00 Children (Ages 6-11) ages 5 and under free
8am – 4pm
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
Orion is scared of a lot of things, but most of all he’s scared of the dark. Join Orion and the Dark on their mischievous, fun-filled nighttime adventure in this special Storytime!
11am
Father’s Day Storytime – Barnes and Noble Summit
Join us for a special Storytime celebration for Father’s Day! Featuring How to Surprise a Dad and How to Babysit a Grandpa.
11am
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Sunday June 21st:
Happy Father’s Day!
Father’s Day – Birmingham Zoo
In recognition of Father’s Day, all fathers get in FREE* to the Birmingham Zoo with the purchase of a full-price child’s admission ticket. Throughout the day, guests can feed the lorikeets in the new Schaeffer Eye Center Lorikeet Aviary**, ride the new Wild Slide**, enjoy a Schaeffer Eye Center Wildlife Show, watch the Red Diamond Sea Lion Splash Show, experience Predator Zone, and much more! In honor of the Zoo’s 60thAnniversary, the first 60 fathers to enter the Zoo will receive a FREE koozie!
*This offer is exclusive for Father’s Day, June 21, only.
**Additional cost.
World Giraffe Day – Birmingham Zoo
Make your way to the Zoo for World Giraffe Day and learn about giraffe conservation! Enjoy a giraffe feeding* at the Kiwanis Giraffe Encounter, keeper chats, games, activities and more! All proceeds from giraffe feedings this day will be donated to the Giraffe Conservation Foundation. Help celebrate the longest-necked animal on the longest day of the year! *Additional cost
9:30am – 11:30
1pm – 3pm
Tannehill Trade Days – Tannehill State Park
shoppers and swappers come from far and near to Tannehill Trade Days in search of tools, clothing, jewelry, knives, furniture and other treasures.
Park admission:
$4.00 Adults (12 years and older)
$3.00 Seniors (Ages 62 and older)
$2.00 Children (Ages 6-11) ages 5 and under free
8am – 4pm
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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: Tornado Alley, Great White Shark, To the Arctic, Island of Lemurs: Madagascar
Birmingham Zoo:
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.