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So we’re sitting around in offices early on a wet, dreary Monday morning. Why not remember how much fun we had over the weekend?
Many decided to visit the Birmingham Botanical Gardens for their Fall Garden Sale. Considering the lack of greenery in the loft currently, we decided it was time for a run on some things before things get too crazy. We’ve never made it for the spring plant sale, but hope that the string of misses will be broken this time.
Hopefully people were able to get out and enjoy the weather. I can think of many that did get out and enjoy one of our parks late Sunday afternoon.
For many in attendance at Vulcan Park yesterday afternoon, they’d say that this was a beautiful site to behold.
Chris Thile of Nickel Creek, brought his mandolin and voice to Vulcan AfterTunes, leading organizers to say it was one of the largest crowds they’d seen for the 2-year old series so far. As you can see, a large crowd decided to brave the beautiful weather and enjoy. Thile was enjoying himself so much that he broke a string on his mandolin at the end of his set, leading to a short delay as he re-strung his instrument at the beginning of his encore. He played everything from Bach to Fiona Apple during the nearly 2-hour set. There were also representatives from the ONE campaign, as we mentioned late last week. There were a few new fans in particular that decided to enjoy the day as well.
Let’s not forget about the fun had by those attending the Harambee Festival on Saturday in West End. Click here to see a couple of images as well as to learn where you can catch the band on national television this week.
Just some images to get you through the gray skies this morning.
Enjoy the day.
Cheers.
P.S. I’d also invite you to check out Friday afternoon’s post and let me know what you think.
There’s also a post on the current status in the continuing saga of Quinlan Castle from Saturday.
Filed under: B'ham social events, Civic Engagement, music, music venues, MySpace, One Campaign, The One Campaign, urban issues, urban parks, vulcan park
Those that know me are aware of the white band that I wear on my left wrist. The band represents the ONE campaign and their website. The campaign has been slowly gaining momentum with hits to their website, print and media ads, and now an attempt at breaking a world record. I’m sure you’re wondering just how this involves the Magic City…
It’s because this is one of the cities participating in the effort. The venue will be Vulcan Park and it will be part of the Vulcan After Tunes series this coming Sunday, October 15. Nickel Back’s Chris Thile will be doing an acoustic performance that afternoon befinning at 3 p.m. Alas while I will not be able to join in the festivities due to prior commitments, I hope that some of you will be able to take part in this effort to stand up against poverty. Click here to learn more about the event at Vulcan Park (and don’t forget about their MySpace page). Click here to view other events happening in a 30-mile radius in case you can’t take part in the one at Vulcan or if you want to set one up yourself. There’s also a post about the launch of a new product line mentioned on their blog as well, accessible by clicking here. It may seem a little extreme, but it may be one way that people can become involved in an issue that definitely affects portions of our region in ways that many may not be aware of. Spread the word if you can, and enjoy the day.
Cheers.
P.S. You may also want to consider showing up at the Bottletree this evening for the sounds of Bill Frisell, Jack DeJohnette and the Jerome Harris Trio. It sounds like a relaxing way to start your weekend a day early.