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St. Patrick Catholic Church Springfest
2018-05-20 11:00 - 15:00 (America/Chicago) | St. Patrick Catholic Church, 301 Shamrock Trail, Adamsville, AL, 35005, United States
St. Patrick Catholic Church, located at 301 Shamrock Trail in Adamsville, invites everyone to our 34th annual Springfest set for Sunday, May 20th from 11:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. Fun for the entire family! GREAT HOMEMADE Italian foods, a raffle with a Grand Prize of $2,000 CASH (drawing at 3:00) and ten $100 CASH Prizes drawn throughout the day. We will have inflatables, the Game Zone Bus, glitter tattoos, a dunking booth and a large variety of kids’ games indoors! Spin to win a home-baked cake and enjoy our plant sale. Our auction has some fantastic packages to bid on or you can purchase most packages until 1:00 p.m. Live auction begins at 1:30. We accept credit and debit cards! Don’t miss out on our Vendor section. For more info on Springfest and to see our menu, auction items (you can purchase now), and more, visit our website: www.saintpatrickcc.com/Springfest.

Birmingham Barons at Regions Field
2018-05-20 15:00 - 19:00, 2018-05-21 19:05 - 22:00 | Regions Field, 1401 1st Avenue S, Birmingham, 35233
V. Montgomery Biscuits
A Double-A affiliate of the Chicago White Sox since 1986, the Barons have been a staple in the Birmingham community since 1885.

Tickets $7 – $15. Fans can choose from three different reserved seating sections. Dugout Premium seats located behind the Barons dugout on the first base side, Field Reserved seats located behind home plate and the visiting dugout and Baseline Box seats located on the first and third base lines.
General Admission seats remain the same price as in recent years with adult tickets available for $7.00. Children (12-years and younger), seniors (60 years and older) and members of the military receive $1.00 discounts on the listed prices for all reserved and general admission seats. General Admission seating is located in the right field bleachers and the berm seating areas.
With a seating bowl reminiscent of Birmingham’s historic Rickwood Field, Regions Field will provide unique vantage points throughout the ballpark with views of the downtown skyline, UAB, Children’s Hospital and Red Mountain.

Camp Innovation 2018
2018-05-21 09:00 - 15:30
Camp Innovation is BACK, and we doubling the fun to offer TWO different options this year for your budding Techie. Both camps will offer the same amount of fun, will include learning materials, activities, lunch & snacks, and your chance to innovate using technology. Please note that this is a DAY Camp, campers will need to be picked up each day by 4:00 pm.
This Camp is for rising 6th grade to current 8th Grade (11-14 years old).
Camp Innovation: Maker Edition. June 11-15, 2018
This is camp is for the kid who likes gadgets, is interested in inventing, design, and coding. Kids will learn how to make devices, program lights for their very own light show, and build devices that make a lot of noise. The possibilities are endless, and you have to come to see what each day hold in store for the camper.
Camp Innovation: Game Design June 18-22, 2018
Kids who dream of making their very own video game will LOVE this camp. Kids will learn the fundamentals of Python to create their very own games. At the end of the week, campers will have made their very own game, learn about sprites, loops, events and how to keep score. You will need a laptop (IOS or PC) for this camp.
Price for 1-week is $250, and $450 for both.

Cahaba Cycles Summer Reading
2018-05-24 18:30 - 19:30 | Cahaba Cycles, 2834 18th St S, Homewood, AL, 35209
Join us at Cahaba Cycles for live music, cookies and sign up for summer reading!

Memorial Day Weekend at the Birmingham Zoo
2018-05-26 09:00 - 17:00 | Birmingham Zoo, 2630 Cahaba Road, Birmingham , AL, 35223
Spend your Memorial Day weekend at the Birmingham Zoo. Splash in the fountains, take a ride on the train* and carousel*, enjoy Wildlife Shows and experience all the Zoo has to offer. In honor of Memorial Day weekend, the Zoo is giving FREE admission to veterans as well as all active and retired military and their dependents. Bring your proof of military service (military ID card, dependent ID card, driver’s license, etc.) to take part in all the fun the Zoo has to offer.
*Additional cost

National Paper Airplane Day at McWane Science Center
2018-05-26 09:00 - 17:00 | McWane Science Center, 200 19th Street North, Birmingham, AL, 35203
Put the Engineer Design Process to the test and build the best paper airplane. Will your airplane fly the farthest or get the most “air time?” Explore the science behind flight in this high-flying day!

National Lucky Penny Day at CHOM!
2018-05-26 10:00 - 16:00 | Children’s Hands-On Museum, 2213 University Blvd., Tuscaloosa, 35401, United States
National Lucky Penny Day at CHOM!
Saturday, May 26, 2018
10 am – 4 pm
Play Pass the Penny!
Search the Museum for Big Pennies!
Bring your PENNIES to our WISHING WELL!!
Make your own lucky penny craft!

Mt Laurel Lego Club
2018-05-26 11:00 - 13:00 | Mt Laurel Library, 111 Olmsted St, Birmingham, AL, 35242
The library provides the Legos, the kids provide the imagination and creativity. Families are welcome to drop in anytime between 11 and 1 to build spectacular creations which will be displayed in the library. Contact the Mt Laurel Library at 991-1660 or mtlaurel@shelbycounty-al.org for more information.

Hans Solo Party
2018-05-26 14:00 - 16:00 | 2nd and Charles, 1705 Montgomery Hwy S, Hoover, Alabama, 35244, United States
Our SUPER SUMMER Reading Program gets kicked off with an out of this galaxy Han Solo party! To celebrate our favorite space scoundrel, we will be playing some classic Star Wars films, coloring and crafting and cosplay for those who look scruffy enough!
When you attend you’ll receive your Light-Speed stamp in your Super Summer Reading brochure!

Monkey Joe’s Tuscaloosa Raises Funds for Childhood Cancer Research
2018-05-27 10:00 - 20:00
Monkey Joe’s, a children’s entertainment center filled with indoor jumps, slides and obstacle courses, announces its fourth year of partnership with Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation (ALSF), a nonprofit dedicated to finding cures for all kids with cancer. Throughout June, Monkey Joe’s Tuscaloosa will host events and promotions to raise funds for ALSF, as well as donate a percentage of all June lemonade sales to the organization.
All Monkey Joe’s locations will host in-store lemonade stands to boost ALSF’s fundraising efforts during Alex’s Lemonade Days (Saturday, June 2 – Sunday, June 10), an initiative inviting supporters across the country to host lemonade stands during the nine-day period in an effort to raise $1 million for the cause. Customers can participate in a friendly competition by voting for their favorite lemonade stands on the Monkey Joe’s Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/monkeyjoes). Additionally, all are welcome to make online donations to the Monkey Joe’s ALSF fundraising page: https://www.alexslemonade.org/monkeyjoes.

Birmingham Barons at Regions Field
2018-05-29 19:05 - 22:00, 2018-05-30 12:30 - 16:00, 2018-05-31 19:05 - 22:00, 2018-06-01 19:05 - 22:00, 2018-06-02 18:30 - 22:30 | Regions Field, 1401 1st Avenue S, Birmingham, 35233
V. Chattanooga Lookouts
A Double-A affiliate of the Chicago White Sox since 1986, the Barons have been a staple in the Birmingham community since 1885.

Tickets $7 – $15. Fans can choose from three different reserved seating sections. Dugout Premium seats located behind the Barons dugout on the first base side, Field Reserved seats located behind home plate and the visiting dugout and Baseline Box seats located on the first and third base lines.
General Admission seats remain the same price as in recent years with adult tickets available for $7.00. Children (12-years and younger), seniors (60 years and older) and members of the military receive $1.00 discounts on the listed prices for all reserved and general admission seats. General Admission seating is located in the right field bleachers and the berm seating areas.
With a seating bowl reminiscent of Birmingham’s historic Rickwood Field, Regions Field will provide unique vantage points throughout the ballpark with views of the downtown skyline, UAB, Children’s Hospital and Red Mountain.

Rockstar Summer Reading Kick Off
2018-05-31 18:30 - 19:30 | Homewood Public Library, 1721 Oxmoor Road, Homewood, AL, 35209, United States
Gutsy the Flying Fox is getting us pumped up for reading with his amazing acrobatic tricks! Sign up for summer reading, decorate your own pet rock, and eat a poppin’ good snack!

Summer Learning Kick Off Celebration
2018-06-01 18:30 - 20:00 | Birmingham Public Library – Central Branch, 2100 Park Place, Birmingham, AL, 35203
The Birmingham Public Library will host its second annual Summer Learning Kickoff Celebration on June 1 at the Central Library. This will be a fun event with refreshments, games, music, and activities for the whole family. Free tickets are available at all Birmingham Public Library locations.
http://www.bplonline.org/calendar/?trumbaEmbed=view%3Devent%26eventid%3D127944108

Puppet Palooza at CHOM!
2018-06-02 09:00 - 16:30
Puppet Palooza at CHOM!
Saturday, June 2, 2018
9 am – 4:30 pm

Make your own finger puppet, sock puppet,
Or paper bag puppet! Put on a puppet show
in one of our puppet theaters!

Super Slimy Saturday
2018-06-02 10:00 - 18:00 | McWane Science Center, 200 19th Street North, Birmingham, AL, 35203
It’s the slimiest day of the year at McWane Science Center! Join us for lots of ooey gooey fun as educators conduct slimy experiments. Dare to take the plunge on the Slip n’ Slime!

Shark Tank Jr.
2018-06-02 14:00 - 15:00 | Homewood Public Library, 1721 Oxmoor Road, Homewood, AL, 35209, United States
Are you a young entrepreneur? Do you have an idea for a product or a service? Share that idea with us for our first ever Shark Tank Jr. program. For rising K-5th grade.
Bring a piece of paper with the name, brief description, and drawn picture of your idea. Everyone will share their ideas and get feedback from local business owners on ways to work on the ideas all summer long!

Pride Family Day at the Birmingham Zoo
2018-06-03 10:00 - 14:00 | Birmingham Zoo, 2630 Cahaba Road, Birmingham , AL, 35223
Join Central Alabama Pride, The LGBTQ Fund of Alabama, and The Birmingham Zoo for Family Day at the Zoo featuring Award-winning children’s musician Roger Day

Vulcan's Birthday Bash
2018-06-03 12:00 - 16:00 | Vulcan Park, 1701 Valley View Drive , Birmingham, AL, 35209
Come help Vulcan blow out the candles on his cake at his big Birthday Bash on June 3 from 12-4 p.m.! For 114 years, Vulcan, the world’s largest cast iron statute has stood atop Red Mountain as a unifying symbol for generations past and present.

Birmingham Barons at Regions Field
2018-06-03 18:00 - 22:00, 2018-06-04 19:05 - 22:00 | Regions Field, 1401 1st Avenue S, Birmingham, 35233
v. Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp
ickets $7 – $15. Fans can choose from three different reserved seating sections. Dugout Premium seats located behind the Barons dugout on the first base side, Field Reserved seats located behind home plate and the visiting dugout and Baseline Box seats located on the first and third base lines.
General Admission seats remain the same price as in recent years with adult tickets available for $7.00. Children (12-years and younger), seniors (60 years and older) and members of the military receive $1.00 discounts on the listed prices for all reserved and general admission seats. General Admission seating is located in the right field bleachers and the berm seating areas.
With a seating bowl reminiscent of Birmingham’s historic Rickwood Field, Regions Field will provide unique vantage points throughout the ballpark with views of the downtown skyline, UAB, Children’s Hospital and Red Mountain.

ABF BASIC 2018 Summer Program
2018-06-04 00:00 - 2018-07-29 17:00 | John Carroll Catholic High School, 300 Lakeshore Parkway, Birmingham, 35029, United States
As the school year winds down and Summer heats up, the Alabama Baseball Foundation (ABF) tees up for another season dedicated to preventing summer learning loss in children in grades one through eight. ABF is now recruiting children to fill its Birmingham-based programs.
ABF’s Baseball and Academic Skills Instructional Course (BASIC) is a co-ed sports and education-related summer program written by the Curriculum and Learning Department of UAB and consisting of over 300 sports-related math and reading lessons. Summer programs last 5 weeks for 6.5 hours a day.
Sign up applications for 2018 Summer BASIC Programs may be completed at http://americanbaseballfoundation.com/sign-up-for-summer-basic-programs-2018/. A $50 application fee is required and the applicant will be responsible for transportation to the program site.

Secret Agent Saturday at CHOM!
2018-06-04 08:00 - 17:00
Secret Agent Saturday at CHOM!
Saturday, June 30, 2018
9 am – 4:30 pm
Discover your Code Name!
Get your Official Secret Agent Badge!
Create a Perfect Disguise!
Decipher Top Secret Messages!
Help Solve the Mystery of Moosie’s Missing Mittens

Homeschool Day at McWane
2018-06-04 09:00 - 17:00 | McWane Science Center, 200 19th Street North, Birmingham, AL, 35203
Is your child a home school student looking for a fun and educational way to spend the day? Plan a trip to McWane Science Center on Home School Day (first Monday of each month)! There will be special programs, live science demonstrations, give-aways and a discounted ticket price: FREE for home school parents, $7 for kids, and $6 for accompanying adults.

Read, Sing, Play at Homewood Public Library
2018-06-04 10:30 - 11:00
Join us every Monday for an interactive program full of reading, singing, and playing! This program is for all ages but is most beneficial for preschoolers and their caregivers.

Water Play Day at Homewood Public Library
2018-06-05 10:30 - 11:30 | Homewood Public Library, 1721 Oxmoor Road, Homewood, AL, 35209, United States
Wear a bathing suit, bring a towel, and don’t forget to wear your sunscreen! We’ll have water slides, water games, and watermelon. If it rains, we’ll have indoor activities instead.
