Spirit Magazine - August 2013 - (Page 33)

Remembering 50 YEARS OF COURAGE WITH A YEAR YOU’LL NEVER FORGET Join us this year as we commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Movement in Birmingham. FOR A COMPLETE CALENDAR OF EVENTS PLEASE VISIT 50YEARSFORWARD.COM THROUGH SEPT. 2 Race: Are We So Different? Interactive exhibits, historical artifacts, compelling photographs and multimedia presentations offer visitors an eye-opening look at this important subject matter. THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2 • MCWANE SCIENCE CENTER BEGINS To Kill a Mockingbird 12 The stage adaptation of Harper Lee’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel will feature special guests Mary Badham (Scout in the 1962 film) and Doug Jones, prosecuting attorney of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church bombers. SEPT. SEPTEMBER 12 – 22 • VIRGINIA SAMFORD THEATRE THROUGH NOV. 30 Marching On: The Children’s Movement at 50 Sponsored by Birmingham Coca-Cola, this exhibit tells the story of The Children’s Crusade, when young black students of Birmingham took to the streets for the cause of civil rights. THROUGH NOVEMBER 30 • BIRMINGHAM CIVIL RIGHTS INSTITUTE SEPT. 15 50th Anniversary The official marking of the 50th anniversary of the bombing of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church. Major speakers of numerous denominations will pray for peace, understanding and tolerance. SEPTEMBER 15 • SIXTEENTH STREET BAPTIST CHURCH BEGINS Etched In Collective History 18 Etched in Collective History presents artists who interrogate, depict and memorialize the Civil Rights Movement, reflecting a multi-generational response to the Movement—particularly the horrific Sixteenth Street Baptist Church bombing. AUG. AUGUST 18 – NOVEMBER 17 • BIRMINGHAM MUSEUM OF ART AUG. 21 SEPT. 8 21 Birmingham’s Sidewalk Film Festival hosts free simultaneous screenings of Spike Lee’s acclaimed film 4 Little Girls, a documentary about the notorious racially motivated bombing of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church. BEGINS OCT. 6 SEPTEMBER 8– DECEMBER 2 • BIRMINGHAM MUSEUM OF ART Question Bridge: Black Males This trans-media art project counters established notions of Black masculinity in the U.S., tackling issues like race, class, and sexuality with humorous, painful and poignant results. Come experience the exchange among subjects of the project. OCTOBER 6 – DECEMBER 29 • BIRMINGHAM MUSEUM OF ART Dawoud Bey: The Birmingham Project Acclaimed photographer Dawoud Bey presents an arresting exhibit of portraits that symbolically commemorates the victims of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church bombing and the further violence it inspired. A More Convenient Season: World Premiere of a New Work of Hope & Healing. This performance features the Alabama Symphony Orchestra and the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church Choir, incorporating historical sound recordings from the library of the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute. SEPTEMBER 21 • ALYS STEPHENS CENTER 4 Little Girls: We Reflect. We Respond. AUGUST 21 • CITYWIDE BEGINS SEPT. A More Convenient Season BEGINS OCT. 7 The Watsons Go to Birmingham –1963 The acclaimed theatre mounts the Birmingham premiere of Reginald Andre Jackson’s adaptation of Christopher Paul Curtis’s popular, award-winning young adult novel. OCTOBER 7 – 19 • BIRMINGHAM CHILDREN’S THEATRE AT THE BJCC Greater Birmingham Convention and Visitors Bureau • 800.458.8085 • inbirmingham.com http://www.50YEARSFORWARD.COM http://www.50YEARSFORWARD.COM http://www.inbirmingham.com http://www.inbirmingham.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Spirit Magazine - August 2013

Spirit Magazine - August 2013
Contents
Gary’s Greeting
Gary’s Greeting en Español
Star of the Month
Freedom Story
From the Editor
Your Words
Your Pictures
Media Center
Eat Drink Sleep
The Numbers
Wise Guide
Business
The Greatest Show on Turf
Flipped Out
Your Adventure In Grand Rapids
Life Adventure In Grand Rapids
Calendar
Fun!
Spotlight
Community Outreach
Route Map
Rapid Rewards Partners
Flight Service
The “If” List

Spirit Magazine - August 2013