Summer Programming at your l
ocal library offers a ton of great free fun.. There are so many things going on we can’t possibly list them all here each week. Make sure to check with your local library and see what’s on tap each week. They have great storytimes, movies and shows for all ages!
Birmingham Museum of Art will be a hot spot this Saturday with lots of “Bart” activities.
Cheap summer movies are happening all over town, we caught 2 last week!
Don’t forget about Father’s Day on Sunday! Dads get in free at the Birmingham Zoo!
It’s Not Our Fault if Your Kids are Bored!
Sunday June 9th:
Birmingham Barons – Regions Park
vs JAX – Salute to Armed Forces
3:00pm
March of the Penguins – Hoover Public Library
The Hoover Public Library will show the documentary March of the Penguins. Free and open to the public.
3pm
Jazz in the Park – Avondale Park
We encourage everyone to bring blankets, coolers, food, small TV trays and votive candles to enjoy the concert. Food vendors are available.
Absolutely no Grills are allowed while attending Jazz in the Park®. Failure to abide by this rule will be enforced by concert organizer and police.
Seating: There is ample seating available in Avondale Park amphitheatre. Parking is located on streets near the venue. Please secure your vehicle as concert organizers and venue are not responsible for stolen property.
Smoking: Jazz in the Park® is promoting a smoke-free event this summer. Please be considerate of your non-smoking colleagues.
6pm – 9pm
Earth Fare’s 1 year Anniversary Celebration
Earth Fare, the healthy supermarket in Riverchase near the Galleria Mall, is turning one! Stop by 12-3 pm for great food, fun and festivities the whole family will enjoy. Enjoy free samples, giveaways and so much more, as well as special appearances by Steel City Pops and other local food trucks. Organic wine samples will be available from Sundown Wines.
Come hungry! We will have the grill ready with all natural antibiotic and hormone free burgers and sides. Because, you and your family are better than fast food. Like us on Facebook for more details – @EarthFareBirmingham.
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Monday June 10th:
Birmingham Barons – Regions Park
vs JAX –
11:30am
We Dig Dinosaurs – Hoover Public Library
Summer storytime for children under four.
10:30am
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 June 11th:
Birmingham Barons – Regions Park
vs JAX –
7:05pm
Hippo Adventures – Birmingham Museum of Art
Meet at the Information Desk outside Bart’s ArtVenture! Join us for a new in-gallery family experience! Children aged 3 – 8 and their adult companions are invited to join Museum educators to explore Hip, Hippo, Hooray!, discover activities that make looking at art fun and exciting, and create new family memories about art and hippos.
No reservations required. Hippo Adventures 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
Afternoon Movie and Popcorn – Emmet O’Neal Library
The Man in the Yellow Hat and his inquisitive pet monkey George embark on an adventure around New York and the world. (Rated G)
3:30pm
TomFoolerys Juggling Extravaganza – Emmet O’Neal Library
Juggling, unicycling, stilt walking, and balancing act – it’s a circus extravaganza with TomFoolery!
10:30am
Madcap Puppets presents Fantastic Fairtytales -Hoover Public Library
Madcap Puppets will present Fantastic Fairytales
10:30am, 1:30pm, 6:30pm
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Wednesday June 12th:
Storytime – Barnes and Noble Summit
Join us as we read I Love My Daddy by Giles Andreae. We will make something special for Dad in honor of Father’s Day, and have a treat from the Cafe.
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
We Dig Magic with Larry Moore – Avondale Library
Oh the places you’ll go, the stories you’ll hear, and the magic you’ll see when Larry Moore is near. Join Magic Man Larry for a program filled with stories and tricks that are bound to leave you wanting Moore.
2pm
Madcap Puppets presents Fantastic Fairtytales -Hoover Public Library
Madcap Puppets will present Fantastic Fairytales
10:30am, and 1:30pm
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Thursday June 13th:
The Magic of Archie Wade and Co. – Barnes and Noble Summit
Imagination is our Summer Reading Theme and the Vestavia Children’s Library is helping us celebrate as they bring magician Archie Wade to our Children’s Department stage! Magicians love reading, too!
3pm
Madcap Puppets presents Fantastic Fairtytales -Hoover Public Library
Madcap Puppets will present Fantastic Fairytales
10:30am, and 1:30pm
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Friday June 14th:
Mobile Dairy Classroom – Springville Road Library
Come to the library to meet a real cow. We’ll learn all about how milk gets from the farm to your fridge. We’ll even have a milking demonstration. This is a special extra-large bovine Grubdown!
10am
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Saturday June 15th
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! June is for Animals // Hippo mania is still going on at the BMA!
11am
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 Margaree King Mitchell’s Uncle Jed’s Barbershop.
11am
Hippo Adventures – Birmingham Museum of Art
Meet at the Information Desk outside Bart’s ArtVenture! Join us for a new in-gallery family experience! Children aged 3 – 8 and their adult companions are invited to join Museum educators to explore Hip, Hippo, Hooray!, discover activities that make looking at art fun and exciting, and create new family memories about art and hippos.
No reservations required. Hippo Adventures 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
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 us as we read I Love My Daddy by Giles Andreae. We will make something special for Dad in honor of Father’s Day and have a treat from the Cafe.
11am
Phonics Fun with Leapfrog Letter Factory – Barnes and Noble Summit
We’re having fun with phonics at a Hands-On Learning event with the LeapFrog Letter Factory. Kids ages 3 to 6 are invited to create words and sing alphabet songs!
11:30am
Explore the Sky with Klutz – Barnes and Noble Summit
Explore the Sky with Klutz at a Hands-On Learning event for kids 7 and up. Learn fun facts and explore creativity while designing and coloring galactic stickers!
11:30am
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Sunday June 16th:
Happy Father’s Day!!
Father’s Day at the Birmingham Zoo
Spend this special day with your dad at the Zoo! In recognition of Father’s Day, dads get in free at the Zoo with the purchase of a full-price child’s admission ticket.
Bird House Extravaganza -Ruffner Mountain Nature Center
Bird houses are home tweet home for some birds. Other bird houses, however, are simply meant for decoration. Join us at Ruffner and decorate whatever kind of bird house suits you. You are welcome to bring your own bird house to decorate, or buy one. Paint and other art supplies will be provided. Judges will pick winners for: Most Creative Bird House and “Greenest” Bird House (Children and Adults categories). All houses will then be displayed in the large tree next to the Treehouse. Not only will your bird house be a piece of art work on its own, it will also be a part of a bigger collaborative piece!
1pm – 5pm Come and Go
Free
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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.
