Council District three

Crestwood South, East Avondale, Five Points South, Forest Park/South Avondale, Glen Iris, Highland Park, Redmont Park

District Three Councilor

Valerie A. Abbott

Birmingham City Councilor Valerie A. Abbott is Chair of the Planning and Zoning Committee, and a member of the Budget and Finance and Community Development Committees.

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Biography

With the future of the City of Birmingham at the forefront, Councilor Abbott has been a champion of The Comprehensive Plan. The plan will set out a 20-year policy and strategic framework for the City of Birmingham.

Her seemingly endless schedule of neighborhood meetings and community events is her way of learning about the needs and concerns of citizens throughout Birmingham and ensures that she is knowledgeable when issues affecting various neighborhoods come before the City Council.

Councilor Abbott serves on the boards of the Birmingham Planning Commission, Birmingham Tree Commission, Birmingham Historical Society, the Metropolitan Planning Organization, and has served as Chairman of the Board of the Regional Planning Commission of Greater Birmingham.

She has collaborated with her fellow councilors and city staff to revise ordinances regulating noise, smoking, and fences. An avid gardener and nature enthusiast, her pursuit of neighborhood health and revitalization has resulted in two community gardens, including a national award-winning project in East Avondale. She is a proponent of all things green, including Birmingham’s recycling program, which is experiencing a rebirth.

Her credentials include a Bachelor’s Degree from the School of Architecture and Fine Arts at Auburn University and a Masters Degree in Public and Private Management from Birmingham Southern College. As an employee of AT&T Services, Inc. for the past 44 years, Councilor Abbott has deep roots in the community’s business sector as well as within its neighborhoods. The recipient of numerous volunteer awards from groups ranging from the Civitan Club to the Birmingham Tree Commission, Councilor Abbott was named Birmingham’s “Unsung Hero” in 1993.

District Contact Info

For District Information

Contact Councilor Abbott's Office

Call (205) 254-2355E-Mail Us

For Scheduling

Contact Darryl Lee

Call (205) 254-2355E-Mail to Schedule

For District Schools

 MARY BOEHM, BOARD MEMBER, DISTRICT 3

SCHOOLS:

Avondale Elementary

Glen Iris Elementary

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Committee Links

District Related Events

Current Month

Birmingham 365 Events


SENIOR FIT MORNINGS

05-30-2025

Presented by Railroad Park at Railroad Park, Birmingham
Upcoming Dates: Tue, May 20 @ 8:00 am Fri, May 23 @ 8:00 am Tue, May 27 @ 8:00 am + 1 more dates and times

Fri, May 30 @ 8:00 am - less dates and times

This class focuses on strength, flexibility, endurance and balance. The group exercise setting provides a wonderful opportunity to stay healthy and meet new people while having fun.

This class focuses on strength, flexibility, endurance and balance. The group exercise setting provides a wonderful opportunity to stay healthy and meet new people while having fun.

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Tags:   Outdoor RecreationHealth + Wellness

HIP HOP CARDIO

05-27-2025

Presented by Railroad Park at Railroad Park, Birmingham
Upcoming Dates: Tue, May 20 @ 6:00 pm Tue, May 27 @ 6:00 pm

This high-endurance exercise class features fun, hip hop inspired choreography. It boosts cardiovascular health, strength & flexibility with a sizzling playlist.

This high-endurance exercise class features fun, hip hop inspired choreography. It boosts cardiovascular health, strength & flexibility with a sizzling playlist.

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Tags:   Outdoor RecreationHealth + Wellness

Queer Lit Book Club

05-20-2025

Presented by Burdock Book Collective at Burdock Book Collective, Birmingham
Upcoming Dates: Tue, May 20 @ 6:00 pm

May Book: Rejection by Tony Tulathimutte. Buy Book from Burdock to register! Join us every third Tuesday for fun discussions about amazing books! Great opportunity to make new friends and support a local business run by volunteers trying to carve...

[more+]

May Book: Rejection by Tony Tulathimutte. Buy Book from Burdock to register! Join us every third Tuesday for fun discussions about amazing books! Great opportunity to make new friends and support a local business run by volunteers trying to carve out space in Birmingham for connection, learning, and imagination.

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Tags:   LiteratureBooks + Film

Queer Lit Book Club

05-20-2025

Presented by Burdock Book Collective at Burdock Book Collective, Birmingham
Upcoming Dates: Tue, May 20 @ 6:00 pm

May Book: Rejection by Tony Tulathimutte. Buy Book from Burdock to register! Join us every third Tuesday for fun discussions about amazing books! Great opportunity to make new friends and support a local business run by volunteers trying to carve...

[more+]

May Book: Rejection by Tony Tulathimutte. Buy Book from Burdock to register! Join us every third Tuesday for fun discussions about amazing books! Great opportunity to make new friends and support a local business run by volunteers trying to carve out space in Birmingham for connection, learning, and imagination.

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Tags:   LiteratureBooks + Film

Science on Screen: The Martian (2015)

05-20-2025

Presented by Sidewalk Film Festival + Center at Sidewalk Film Center + Cinema, Birmingham
Upcoming Dates: Tue, May 20 @ 6:00 pm

Dr. Jason Heaton (Professor of Anatomy in UAB's Department of Biology) will join Sidewalk for a post-screening discussion following our screening of The Martian on the evening of Tuesday, May 20th. Throughout his career, Dr. Heaton has taught a...

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Dr. Jason Heaton (Professor of Anatomy in UAB's Department of Biology) will join Sidewalk for a post-screening discussion following our screening of The Martian on the evening of Tuesday, May 20th. Throughout his career, Dr. Heaton has taught a diverse range of courses in biology and anthropology and has enjoyed engaging with students at all levels. Dr. Heaton is especially interested in how The Martian highlights the human capacity to survive through ingenuity, cooperation, and emotional resilience. This film blends real science with timeless survival strategies–storytelling, routine, problem-solving, and global teamwork–that reflect how human adapt to extreme isolation and uncertainty. Please join us for our third and final installment of our Science on Screen series!

Film Synopsis: An astronaut becomes stranded on Mars after his team assume him dead, and must rely on his ingenuity to find a way to signal to Earth that he is alive and can survive until a potential rescue.

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Tags:   FilmBooks + Film

SLEEP THEORY - THE AFTERGLOW TOUR

05-20-2025

Presented by Workplay at Workplay, Birmingham
Upcoming Dates: Tue, May 20 @ 7:00 pm

SLEEP THEORY - THE AFTERGLOW TOUR

SLEEP THEORY - THE AFTERGLOW TOUR

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Tags:  Music

Sarah and the Sundays (18+)

05-20-2025

Presented by Saturn Birmingham at Saturn Birmingham, Birmingham
Upcoming Dates: Tue, May 20 @ 8:00 pm

Sarah and the Sundays (18+)

Sarah and the Sundays (18+)

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Tags:  Music

Pokemon Go to the Park: A Walking Group

05-21-2025

Presented by Homewood Public Library at Homewood Public Library, Homewood
Upcoming Dates: Wed, May 21 @ 9:00 am

(13 and up) Let’s walk and catch Pokémon, earn items, and capture the gym. Meet at the little library at the park. Please have a device that you have downloaded the app on if you’d like to participate. Feel free to walk with us if you do not...

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(13 and up) Let’s walk and catch Pokémon, earn items, and capture the gym. Meet at the little library at the park. Please have a device that you have downloaded the app on if you’d like to participate. Feel free to walk with us if you do not want to use the app. Register online at homewoodpubliclibrary.org.

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Tags:   For Teens LibrariesFamily + Camps

SENIOR FIT MORNINGS

05-30-2025

Presented by Railroad Park at Railroad Park, Birmingham
Upcoming Dates: Tue, May 20 @ 8:00 am Fri, May 23 @ 8:00 am Tue, May 27 @ 8:00 am + 1 more dates and times

Fri, May 30 @ 8:00 am - less dates and times

This class focuses on strength, flexibility, endurance and balance. The group exercise setting provides a wonderful opportunity to stay healthy and meet new people while having fun.

This class focuses on strength, flexibility, endurance and balance. The group exercise setting provides a wonderful opportunity to stay healthy and meet new people while having fun.

[less-]
Tags:   Outdoor RecreationHealth + Wellness

HIP HOP CARDIO

05-27-2025

Presented by Railroad Park at Railroad Park, Birmingham
Upcoming Dates: Tue, May 20 @ 6:00 pm Tue, May 27 @ 6:00 pm

This high-endurance exercise class features fun, hip hop inspired choreography. It boosts cardiovascular health, strength & flexibility with a sizzling playlist.

This high-endurance exercise class features fun, hip hop inspired choreography. It boosts cardiovascular health, strength & flexibility with a sizzling playlist.

[less-]
Tags:   Outdoor RecreationHealth + Wellness

Queer Lit Book Club

05-20-2025

Presented by Burdock Book Collective at Burdock Book Collective, Birmingham
Upcoming Dates: Tue, May 20 @ 6:00 pm

May Book: Rejection by Tony Tulathimutte. Buy Book from Burdock to register! Join us every third Tuesday for fun discussions about amazing books! Great opportunity to make new friends and support a local business run by volunteers trying to carve...

[more+]

May Book: Rejection by Tony Tulathimutte. Buy Book from Burdock to register! Join us every third Tuesday for fun discussions about amazing books! Great opportunity to make new friends and support a local business run by volunteers trying to carve out space in Birmingham for connection, learning, and imagination.

[less-]
Tags:   LiteratureBooks + Film

Queer Lit Book Club

05-20-2025

Presented by Burdock Book Collective at Burdock Book Collective, Birmingham
Upcoming Dates: Tue, May 20 @ 6:00 pm

May Book: Rejection by Tony Tulathimutte. Buy Book from Burdock to register! Join us every third Tuesday for fun discussions about amazing books! Great opportunity to make new friends and support a local business run by volunteers trying to carve...

[more+]

May Book: Rejection by Tony Tulathimutte. Buy Book from Burdock to register! Join us every third Tuesday for fun discussions about amazing books! Great opportunity to make new friends and support a local business run by volunteers trying to carve out space in Birmingham for connection, learning, and imagination.

[less-]
Tags:   LiteratureBooks + Film

Science on Screen: The Martian (2015)

05-20-2025

Presented by Sidewalk Film Festival + Center at Sidewalk Film Center + Cinema, Birmingham
Upcoming Dates: Tue, May 20 @ 6:00 pm

Dr. Jason Heaton (Professor of Anatomy in UAB's Department of Biology) will join Sidewalk for a post-screening discussion following our screening of The Martian on the evening of Tuesday, May 20th. Throughout his career, Dr. Heaton has taught a...

[more+]

Dr. Jason Heaton (Professor of Anatomy in UAB's Department of Biology) will join Sidewalk for a post-screening discussion following our screening of The Martian on the evening of Tuesday, May 20th. Throughout his career, Dr. Heaton has taught a diverse range of courses in biology and anthropology and has enjoyed engaging with students at all levels. Dr. Heaton is especially interested in how The Martian highlights the human capacity to survive through ingenuity, cooperation, and emotional resilience. This film blends real science with timeless survival strategies–storytelling, routine, problem-solving, and global teamwork–that reflect how human adapt to extreme isolation and uncertainty. Please join us for our third and final installment of our Science on Screen series!

Film Synopsis: An astronaut becomes stranded on Mars after his team assume him dead, and must rely on his ingenuity to find a way to signal to Earth that he is alive and can survive until a potential rescue.

[less-]
Tags:   FilmBooks + Film

SLEEP THEORY - THE AFTERGLOW TOUR

05-20-2025

Presented by Workplay at Workplay, Birmingham
Upcoming Dates: Tue, May 20 @ 7:00 pm

SLEEP THEORY - THE AFTERGLOW TOUR

SLEEP THEORY - THE AFTERGLOW TOUR

[less-]
Tags:  Music

Sarah and the Sundays (18+)

05-20-2025

Presented by Saturn Birmingham at Saturn Birmingham, Birmingham
Upcoming Dates: Tue, May 20 @ 8:00 pm

Sarah and the Sundays (18+)

Sarah and the Sundays (18+)

[less-]
Tags:  Music

Pokemon Go to the Park: A Walking Group

05-21-2025

Presented by Homewood Public Library at Homewood Public Library, Homewood
Upcoming Dates: Wed, May 21 @ 9:00 am

(13 and up) Let’s walk and catch Pokémon, earn items, and capture the gym. Meet at the little library at the park. Please have a device that you have downloaded the app on if you’d like to participate. Feel free to walk with us if you do not...

[more+]

(13 and up) Let’s walk and catch Pokémon, earn items, and capture the gym. Meet at the little library at the park. Please have a device that you have downloaded the app on if you’d like to participate. Feel free to walk with us if you do not want to use the app. Register online at homewoodpubliclibrary.org.

[less-]
Tags:   For Teens LibrariesFamily + Camps