Head on out to the Morgan Creek Winery and take part in a good old fashioned grape stomp! Yes, just like Lucy! Join them as the summer Music and Fireworks series draws to a close.

In addition to the stomping, there will be live music, food, a grape harvester demonstration and a Lucy-Look-A-Like Contest! We can’t think of a better way to welcome fall than with a wonderful afternoon at a winery!

Bring a blanket & chairs and veg out as you listen to the music, then stick around for the fireworks at 9 pm! Wine tasting, winery tours and wine by the glass or bottle will be available. Food is also available for those who don’t pack a picnic. Cost is $10

When: September 20th
Where: Morgan Creek Winery, Harpersville, AL
For more information, including times, visit their website

How about a taste of Athens right here in the Magic City? If you are looking for something to do this weekend with the family, head on down to the Greek Food Festival. Having started in 1972 the festival offers, authentic Greek cuisine, souvenirs and Greek dancing. Admission is free.

When:
September 11, 12, and 13 of 2008
10:30 AM – 10:00 PM

Where:
Holy Trinity Holy Cross
Greek Orthodox Cathedral
307 19th Street South
Birmingham, AL 35233

Babypalooza is a free, one-day event designed to introduce new, expectant, and hopeful parents with information they need about trying to conceive, being pregnant, parenting and all of the products and services associated with caring for self and child.

New and expectant parents, grandparents, children, and exhibitors will experience an interactive, high-energy atmosphere, with exhibitors showcasing and demonstrating the newest products, LIVE entertainment, contests, health seminars, and more.

* Exhibitors Throughout The Mall
* Informative Pre And Post-Natal Health Seminars
* Citywide Baby Shower
* Maternity And Children’s Fashion Parades
* Diaper Derbies
* Child Safety Area
* Product Sampling And Demonstrations

Location:

Colonial Brookwood Village
780 Brookwood Blvd.
Homewood, AL 35209
10:00am – 4:00pm

The DNA LifePrint Child Safety Event
Endorsed by John Walsh
America’s Trusted Name In Fighting Crime
New Biometric Fingerprinting& DNA Identification Kit

This program provides parents with the vital tools recommended by the FBI and The Department of Justice. Greater Birmingham Dodge Chrysler Jeep is sponsoring the program here in Birmingham.

Biometrics is the newest and most advanced technology available today for obtaining fingerprints. We are privileged to be able to use the same equipment presently used by Federal Agencies, Law Enforcement, and the US Military. Law Enforcement know that time is critical in the recovery of a missing child.

The Biometric Technology our program brings to parents allows their child’s fingerprints to be immediately submitted into the FBI Database as soon as they are reported missing. When the child’s fingerprints are entered into the FBI Database, the fingerprints become immediately available to all law enforcement agencies throughout the United States.

Included in this event:

• FREE FBI Certified Biometric 10 Digit Fingerprint Profile.
• FREE high resolution full color Digital Photograph of your child.
• FREE Child Safety Journal which will provide law enforcement officials with all the necessary vital information about your child and other important facts they will need immediately after a child is reported missing.
• FREE Home DNA Identification Kit that is easy to use and lasts through generations.There is no data basing: After each child goes through the line, parents are handed a Child Safety Journal (which contains the Biometric Fingerprints and Digital Photo) and a DNA Kit.

The DNA Kit contains detailed instructions on how to use the DNA Kit at home. The only record of the visit is handed to you to take home: The event sponsor keeps no records on file. You will also be given John Walsh’s Child Safety Tips. All the information provided at this Child Safety Program is recommended by child safety experts and law enforcement officials to be updated every 6 months.

If a child becomes missing, parents greatly increase their chance of quickly recovering their child if they immediately provide, a FBI Certified Biometric 10 Digit Fingerprint Profile, a DNA Sample, a High Resolution Full Color Photograph, and Current Statistical Information.Parents Please Bring Your Children to this FREE Child Safety Program

Where: Greater Birmingham Dodge Chrysler Jeep9820 Parkway East, BirminghamContact: Laura Tucker 205-853-4444
When: Saturday, September 13th, 2008 9:30am – 2:00pm
Please call ahead to confirm the event
For more information, visit http://www.dna-lifeprint.com/

Trick out your backpack for back to school. The library will supply items to trick it out…whatever that means. Snacks provided. Oh and did we mention it’s free?!
Tuesday, September 9
6:30 pm
Call 444-7826 to register

Aldridge Gardens annual Kids Fishing Derby will be held September 27, 2008. This year, there will be two sessions, one from 8-10 am and one from 11-1 pm. This parent/child event has limited attendance, so get your entry forms in early! Like Now! (They’re due no later than September 15th – but with limited space I wouldn’t wait)

There will be a cash reward of $100 for “Biggest Fish” and $100 for “Most Fish” caught per session. Rules and registration information may be picked up at the Gardens. There is a $10 entry fee per child. Aldridge Garden members may bring their children or grandchildren for free. You may register by phone or fax to 682-8085 or email to michaelp@chapellaneproductions.com. Payment may be sent in with registration form or paid at the gate the morning of the event.

For more information, visit their website