Jazz Jam Fest featuring Doug Out & the Pinchhitters

Sunday, May 25, 2008 4:00PM

Come out and spend the afternoon with us as we present the talented Jazz group DougOut and the Pinchhitters a local Jazz band featuring lead guitarist Doug Ford. His acoustic style will bring out your true Jazz spirit. This is a family affair because Daddy Doug will also be joined in the group by his daughter Megan on violin. All jammers are invited to jam with the band the second hour of the show. Admission is only $5.00. Cash Bar Available. Evening on the Moon Comedy Night

Friday May 9th, 2008 show time 8PM

Evening on the Moon Comedy Night is straight for laughs and provides an opportunity for local talent to be seen and heard while on their way to the top. Brought to Birmingham on the 2nd Fridays of every other month, our comedians have been featured with Steve Harvey and have appeared on Late Night Show with David Letterman. This night is purely for laughs and raw. We don't sensor our comedians so no one under 21 is allowed. Admission is $10 and a cash bar is available.

On Stage @ the Carver

Sunday, May 18, 2008 7:00 PM

On Stage at the Carver is a popular event held on the 3rd Sunday of each month from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. where local poets, orators, share their spoken word creations with the audience. Often these performances are executed with jazz or rhythmic drums in the background. This event is free and designed to help initiate a free form of verbal expression which is very true to the “free” form of Jazz. Admission is free and all poetry styles are welcome.

Musical Play: "A Mother's Prayer"

Saturday, May 10, 2008 7:00 PM

They happen all the time. Life continues to produce them,and everybody goes through them at some point. They are called ...STORMS. A Mother's Prayer is a powerful and motivating stage play with a realistic plot about a family that is torn apart due to its inability to appropriately deal with the storms of life.General Admission is $20. This is a TAFC ministries production. For more information contact Derrick Gardner at 205-410-7916.

"COVER" a Dreammakers film premiere

Saturday May 17, 2008 7:00PM

“I must be allowed to tell everything…before I was accused of murder, before my family was ripped apart…With these words, Valerie Maas (AUNJANUE ELLIS) begins to relate the story of her dream life that slowly darkened into a nightmare. This feature film premiere stars Louis Gossett Jr.,Vivica A. Fox,and Clifton Davis. Admission $10.00

Swing Dance Lessons

Every Saturday from 2:30 -4:00 PM

Sweeping the Magic City with a soulful touch. Learn all the sociable dances such as the Tipp,Swing, Walk the Floor, Salsa, Jiterbug, Latin Hustle, West Coast Hustle and more.Also learn line dances, New Hustle, Memphis Stomp, Detroit Hustle. Classes are instructed by Pasquale' Williams. Admission is $15.00 per person. Please call to confirm availability at 254-2731. Couples and singles are welcome.

Metropolitan & Magic City Youth Orchestra

Sunday, May 11, 2008 3:00PM

This will be the final concert of the inaugural season for both of these orchestras. This concert will feature competition winner Elisha Benjamin,MYO principal flute and the world premier of Dr. Gary Smoke's Variations on Yankee Doodle and Leonard Bernstein's Mambo conducted by Dar nell Patton. There will be a photography exhibit and sale to benefit MYO by students of Mary Gray Hunter and more. Admission $5,12 and under free