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Council District five
Central City, Crestwood North, East Avondale, Eastlake, Eastwood, Five Points South, Forest Park/South Avondale, Fountain Heights, Gate City, North Avondale, Oak Ridge Park, Smithfield, Southside, South Eastlake, Wahouma
District Five Councilor
Darrell O'Quinn
Birmingham City Councilor Darrell O'Quinn is Chair of the Committee of the Whole and Transportation & Infrastructure Committees, and a member of the Administration & Governmental Affairs and Planning and Zoning Committees.
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Biography
Councilor O’Quinn is a former clinical veterinarian for UAB, president of the Birmingham Citizens Advisory Board, and currently presides over District 5 with the Birmingham City Council.
Councilor O’Quinn graduated from Denham Springs High School just east of Baton Rouge in 1990. He enrolled at Louisiana State University where he completed a bachelor’s degree in zoology in 1995 and a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine in 2000. He then came to UAB where he completed a Ph.D. in cellular and molecular pathology in 2005. He worked as a senior clinical veterinarian for the university’s animal resources programs since 2011.
Councilor O’Quinn has also been very active in civic organizations having served as vice-president or president of the Crestwood North Neighborhood Association since 2008, a member of the Implementation Committee for the Birmingham Comprehensive Plan since 2014, and president of the Citizens Advisory Board since 2015. He also serves on the boards of Greater Crestwood, Inc., Keep Birmingham Beautiful, and the Deep South Cancer Foundation and co-founded Heart to Table with Marco Morosini. He is a former board member of Redemptive Cycles and former executive director of Move I-20/59. He was a member of the 2015 class of Leadership Birmingham.
Councilor O’Quinn formerly published the Ultra-Local News and operated the Crestwood Produce Co-op from 2004 to 2005 and cofounded The 35212 newsletter. He is an avid cyclist and has lived in Crestwood North since 2001 with his wife, Kristina and two children.
As Councilor for District 5 on the City Council, Councilor O’Quinn is proud of the experience he’s gained while collaborating with community leaders on civic projects and he remains committed to accountability and transparency.
District Contact Info
For District Schools
JAMES A. SULLIVAN, BOARD MEMBER, DISTRICT 5
SCHOOLS:
Barrett Elementary
Oliver Elementary
Robinson Elementary
Hayes K-8
Hudson K-8
Inglenook K-8
Phillips K-8
Parker High
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District Related Events
Current Month
Birmingham 365 Events
Queer Lit Book Club
05-20-2025
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: Literature, Books + Film
Science on Screen: The Martian (2015)
05-20-2025
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: Film, Books + Film
Queer Lit Book Club
05-20-2025
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: Literature, Books + Film
Sarah and the Sundays (18+)
05-20-2025
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
Electromagnetic Field Gothic: New Works by Ryan Meyer
05-09-2025
07-26-2025
Presented by Birmingham Public Library at The Birmingham Public Library, Birmingham
Upcoming Dates:
Wed, May 21 @ 9:00 am
Thu, May 22 @ 9:00 am
Fri, May 23 @ 9:00 am
Sat, May 24 @ 9:00 am Mon, May 26 @ 9:00 am Tue, May 27 @ 9:00 am Wed, May 28 @ 9:00 am Thu, May 29 @ 9:00 am Fri, May 30 @ 9:00 am Sat, May 31 @ 9:00 am Mon, Jun 02 @ 9:00 am Tue, Jun 03 @ 9:00 am Wed, Jun 04 @ 9:00 am Thu, Jun 05 @ 9:00 am Fri, Jun 06 @ 9:00 am Sat, Jun 07 @ 9:00 am Mon, Jun 09 @ 9:00 am Tue, Jun 10 @ 9:00 am Wed, Jun 11 @ 9:00 am Thu, Jun 12 @ 9:00 am Fri, Jun 13 @ 9:00 am Sat, Jun 14 @ 9:00 am Mon, Jun 16 @ 9:00 am Tue, Jun 17 @ 9:00 am Wed, Jun 18 @ 9:00 am Thu, Jun 19 @ 9:00 am Fri, Jun 20 @ 9:00 am Sat, Jun 21 @ 9:00 am Mon, Jun 23 @ 9:00 am Tue, Jun 24 @ 9:00 am Wed, Jun 25 @ 9:00 am Thu, Jun 26 @ 9:00 am Fri, Jun 27 @ 9:00 am Sat, Jun 28 @ 9:00 am Mon, Jun 30 @ 9:00 am Tue, Jul 01 @ 9:00 am Wed, Jul 02 @ 9:00 am Thu, Jul 03 @ 9:00 am Fri, Jul 04 @ 9:00 am Sat, Jul 05 @ 9:00 am Mon, Jul 07 @ 9:00 am Tue, Jul 08 @ 9:00 am Wed, Jul 09 @ 9:00 am Thu, Jul 10 @ 9:00 am Fri, Jul 11 @ 9:00 am Sat, Jul 12 @ 9:00 am Mon, Jul 14 @ 9:00 am Tue, Jul 15 @ 9:00 am Wed, Jul 16 @ 9:00 am Thu, Jul 17 @ 9:00 am Fri, Jul 18 @ 9:00 am Sat, Jul 19 @ 9:00 am Mon, Jul 21 @ 9:00 am Tue, Jul 22 @ 9:00 am Wed, Jul 23 @ 9:00 am Thu, Jul 24 @ 9:00 am Fri, Jul 25 @ 9:00 am Sat, Jul 26 @ 9:00 am - less dates and times
Electromagnetic Field Gothic is a conceptual typeface project by artist and designer Ryan Meyer. What started as a mark-making style that visualizes the pervasive electromagnetic field, became a system of letterforms and symbols displayed as type...
[more+]Electromagnetic Field Gothic is a conceptual typeface project by artist and designer Ryan Meyer. What started as a mark-making style that visualizes the pervasive electromagnetic field, became a system of letterforms and symbols displayed as type specimens on wall objects. The drawings are made with bleach, staples, and graphite on black paper or fabric. As the bleach oxidizes the black dyes, it creates a chemical burn aesthetic that references a symbolic “burning sensation” from EMF exposure. For several years Meyer has been building a visual vocabulary around the themes of EMFs and artificial light. He is interested in the way they are thoroughly woven into both technological progress and the degradation of human and environmental health.
Meyer was raised between the suburban Deep South and the road. He received his MFA from the University of California at Davis and has shown work nationally and internationally. He is currently an Assistant Professor of Digital Media & Graphic Design at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. His art practice is research-based and is constructed from diverse topics and experiences. He often uses various forms of storytelling, data visualization, and graphic design to examine themes of technology, ecology, health, decay, ruderality, and the Anthropocene. Learn more about Ryan Meyer at ryanmeyerart.com or on his Instagram page @ryanmeyerart.
Electromagnetic Field Gothic is latest show in BPL’s Art for Everyone series. The exhibition is made possible by a grant awarded to the Friends Foundation of the Birmingham Public Library by the Alabama State Council on the Arts.
[less-]Tags: Libraries, Museums + Attractions, Places, Visual Arts, Art + Stage
Portraits of Ghosts: New Works by Thomas Rooney
05-09-2025
07-26-2025
Presented by Birmingham Public Library at The Birmingham Public Library, Birmingham
Upcoming Dates:
Wed, May 21 @ 9:00 am
Thu, May 22 @ 9:00 am
Fri, May 23 @ 9:00 am
Sat, May 24 @ 9:00 am Mon, May 26 @ 9:00 am Tue, May 27 @ 9:00 am Wed, May 28 @ 9:00 am Thu, May 29 @ 9:00 am Fri, May 30 @ 9:00 am Sat, May 31 @ 9:00 am Mon, Jun 02 @ 9:00 am Tue, Jun 03 @ 9:00 am Wed, Jun 04 @ 9:00 am Thu, Jun 05 @ 9:00 am Fri, Jun 06 @ 9:00 am Sat, Jun 07 @ 9:00 am Mon, Jun 09 @ 9:00 am Tue, Jun 10 @ 9:00 am Wed, Jun 11 @ 9:00 am Thu, Jun 12 @ 9:00 am Fri, Jun 13 @ 9:00 am Sat, Jun 14 @ 9:00 am Mon, Jun 16 @ 9:00 am Tue, Jun 17 @ 9:00 am Wed, Jun 18 @ 9:00 am Thu, Jun 19 @ 9:00 am Fri, Jun 20 @ 9:00 am Sat, Jun 21 @ 9:00 am Mon, Jun 23 @ 9:00 am Tue, Jun 24 @ 9:00 am Wed, Jun 25 @ 9:00 am Thu, Jun 26 @ 9:00 am Fri, Jun 27 @ 9:00 am Sat, Jun 28 @ 9:00 am Mon, Jun 30 @ 9:00 am Tue, Jul 01 @ 9:00 am Wed, Jul 02 @ 9:00 am Thu, Jul 03 @ 9:00 am Fri, Jul 04 @ 9:00 am Sat, Jul 05 @ 9:00 am Mon, Jul 07 @ 9:00 am Tue, Jul 08 @ 9:00 am Wed, Jul 09 @ 9:00 am Thu, Jul 10 @ 9:00 am Fri, Jul 11 @ 9:00 am Sat, Jul 12 @ 9:00 am Mon, Jul 14 @ 9:00 am Tue, Jul 15 @ 9:00 am Wed, Jul 16 @ 9:00 am Thu, Jul 17 @ 9:00 am Fri, Jul 18 @ 9:00 am Sat, Jul 19 @ 9:00 am Mon, Jul 21 @ 9:00 am Tue, Jul 22 @ 9:00 am Wed, Jul 23 @ 9:00 am Thu, Jul 24 @ 9:00 am Fri, Jul 25 @ 9:00 am Sat, Jul 26 @ 9:00 am - less dates and times
Portraits of Ghosts features new works by artist Thomas Rooney, who works in the languages of overpainting, printmaking, and painting in order to explore the many facets of the human experience. According to Rooney, Portraits of Ghosts “is an...
[more+]Portraits of Ghosts features new works by artist Thomas Rooney, who works in the languages of overpainting, printmaking, and painting in order to explore the many facets of the human experience. According to Rooney, Portraits of Ghosts “is an exploration of interconnectedness and interdependence. I am interested in how the majority of oneself and one’s personality, their history and the consequences of their decisions and actions, is unobservable. Representing these invisible qualities, my work is an illustration of and metaphor for people’s interior worlds and intangible past actions, history, and relationships. Being an impression of an individual’s consciousness imprinted on a time and place, the word ghost serves as a descriptor for the unseen effects we cause and connections we develop and maintain.”
Thomas Rooney was born and raised in Birmingham, Alabama, where he currently resides. He received a BFA in printmaking from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. In 2023 Rooney was the recipient of the John Dillon Scholarship in Printmaking and the Virgina Rembert Liles Scholarship at UAB. Portraits of Ghosts is Rooney’s first solo show. Learn more about Thomas Rooney at tprooneyart.com and @tomporoonopolis.
Portraits of Ghosts is latest show in BPL’s Art for Everyone series. The exhibition is made possible by a grant awarded to the Friends Foundation of the Birmingham Public Library by the Alabama State Council on the Arts.
[less-]Tags: Libraries, Museums + Attractions, Places, Visual Arts, Art + Stage
Understanding AI Workshop
05-21-2025
05-21-2025
Presented by Create Birmingham at Forge at The Pizitz, Birmingham
Upcoming Dates:
Wed, May 21 @ 9:00 am
Join Create Birmingham on Wednesday, May 21, at Forge for a timely conversation about the role of artificial intelligence in today’s creative and entrepreneurial spaces. Led by Parker J. Woodroof, PhD, Associate Professor of Marketing at...
[more+]Join Create Birmingham on Wednesday, May 21, at Forge for a timely conversation about the role of artificial intelligence in today’s creative and entrepreneurial spaces. Led by Parker J. Woodroof, PhD, Associate Professor of Marketing at UAB’s Collat School of Business, this workshop will offer a space for participants to share their thoughts and concerns about the growing presence of AI. Together, we’ll explore practical ways to embrace AI as a tool for building stronger, clearer value propositions for your business or creative practice.
[less-]Tags: Tech + Innovation, Classes + Workshop
Space is the Place w/ Bonus Sun Ra Memorial Footage
05-21-2025
05-21-2025
Presented by Sidewalk Film Festival + Center at Sidewalk Film Center + Cinema, Birmingham
Upcoming Dates:
Wed, May 21 @ 7:00 pm
As part of the citywide Sun Ra Celebration, Sidewalk will be screening Sun Ra's 1974 cult classic, Space is the Place.
Before the film, the Southern Music Research Center will share exclusive archival footage from Sun Ra's memorial service, held...
[more+]As part of the citywide Sun Ra Celebration, Sidewalk will be screening Sun Ra's 1974 cult classic, Space is the Place.
Before the film, the Southern Music Research Center will share exclusive archival footage from Sun Ra's memorial service, held in Birmingham in 1993.
Film Synopsis: Avant-jazz mystic Sun Ra brought his pioneering Afrofuturist vision to the screen with this film version of his concept album. It’s a wild, kaleidoscopic whirl of science fiction, sharp social commentary, goofy pseudo-blaxploitation stylistics, and thrilling concert performance, in which the pharaonic Ra and his Arkestra lead an intergalactic movement to resettle the Black race on their utopian space colony.
[less-]Tags: Film, Jazz / BLues, Music, Books + Film
Queer Lit Book Club
05-20-2025
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: Literature, Books + Film
Science on Screen: The Martian (2015)
05-20-2025
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: Film, Books + Film
Queer Lit Book Club
05-20-2025
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: Literature, Books + Film
Sarah and the Sundays (18+)
05-20-2025
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
Electromagnetic Field Gothic: New Works by Ryan Meyer
05-09-2025
07-26-2025
Presented by Birmingham Public Library at The Birmingham Public Library, Birmingham
Upcoming Dates:
Wed, May 21 @ 9:00 am
Thu, May 22 @ 9:00 am
Fri, May 23 @ 9:00 am
Sat, May 24 @ 9:00 am Mon, May 26 @ 9:00 am Tue, May 27 @ 9:00 am Wed, May 28 @ 9:00 am Thu, May 29 @ 9:00 am Fri, May 30 @ 9:00 am Sat, May 31 @ 9:00 am Mon, Jun 02 @ 9:00 am Tue, Jun 03 @ 9:00 am Wed, Jun 04 @ 9:00 am Thu, Jun 05 @ 9:00 am Fri, Jun 06 @ 9:00 am Sat, Jun 07 @ 9:00 am Mon, Jun 09 @ 9:00 am Tue, Jun 10 @ 9:00 am Wed, Jun 11 @ 9:00 am Thu, Jun 12 @ 9:00 am Fri, Jun 13 @ 9:00 am Sat, Jun 14 @ 9:00 am Mon, Jun 16 @ 9:00 am Tue, Jun 17 @ 9:00 am Wed, Jun 18 @ 9:00 am Thu, Jun 19 @ 9:00 am Fri, Jun 20 @ 9:00 am Sat, Jun 21 @ 9:00 am Mon, Jun 23 @ 9:00 am Tue, Jun 24 @ 9:00 am Wed, Jun 25 @ 9:00 am Thu, Jun 26 @ 9:00 am Fri, Jun 27 @ 9:00 am Sat, Jun 28 @ 9:00 am Mon, Jun 30 @ 9:00 am Tue, Jul 01 @ 9:00 am Wed, Jul 02 @ 9:00 am Thu, Jul 03 @ 9:00 am Fri, Jul 04 @ 9:00 am Sat, Jul 05 @ 9:00 am Mon, Jul 07 @ 9:00 am Tue, Jul 08 @ 9:00 am Wed, Jul 09 @ 9:00 am Thu, Jul 10 @ 9:00 am Fri, Jul 11 @ 9:00 am Sat, Jul 12 @ 9:00 am Mon, Jul 14 @ 9:00 am Tue, Jul 15 @ 9:00 am Wed, Jul 16 @ 9:00 am Thu, Jul 17 @ 9:00 am Fri, Jul 18 @ 9:00 am Sat, Jul 19 @ 9:00 am Mon, Jul 21 @ 9:00 am Tue, Jul 22 @ 9:00 am Wed, Jul 23 @ 9:00 am Thu, Jul 24 @ 9:00 am Fri, Jul 25 @ 9:00 am Sat, Jul 26 @ 9:00 am - less dates and times
Electromagnetic Field Gothic is a conceptual typeface project by artist and designer Ryan Meyer. What started as a mark-making style that visualizes the pervasive electromagnetic field, became a system of letterforms and symbols displayed as type...
[more+]Electromagnetic Field Gothic is a conceptual typeface project by artist and designer Ryan Meyer. What started as a mark-making style that visualizes the pervasive electromagnetic field, became a system of letterforms and symbols displayed as type specimens on wall objects. The drawings are made with bleach, staples, and graphite on black paper or fabric. As the bleach oxidizes the black dyes, it creates a chemical burn aesthetic that references a symbolic “burning sensation” from EMF exposure. For several years Meyer has been building a visual vocabulary around the themes of EMFs and artificial light. He is interested in the way they are thoroughly woven into both technological progress and the degradation of human and environmental health.
Meyer was raised between the suburban Deep South and the road. He received his MFA from the University of California at Davis and has shown work nationally and internationally. He is currently an Assistant Professor of Digital Media & Graphic Design at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. His art practice is research-based and is constructed from diverse topics and experiences. He often uses various forms of storytelling, data visualization, and graphic design to examine themes of technology, ecology, health, decay, ruderality, and the Anthropocene. Learn more about Ryan Meyer at ryanmeyerart.com or on his Instagram page @ryanmeyerart.
Electromagnetic Field Gothic is latest show in BPL’s Art for Everyone series. The exhibition is made possible by a grant awarded to the Friends Foundation of the Birmingham Public Library by the Alabama State Council on the Arts.
[less-]Tags: Libraries, Museums + Attractions, Places, Visual Arts, Art + Stage
Portraits of Ghosts: New Works by Thomas Rooney
05-09-2025
07-26-2025
Presented by Birmingham Public Library at The Birmingham Public Library, Birmingham
Upcoming Dates:
Wed, May 21 @ 9:00 am
Thu, May 22 @ 9:00 am
Fri, May 23 @ 9:00 am
Sat, May 24 @ 9:00 am Mon, May 26 @ 9:00 am Tue, May 27 @ 9:00 am Wed, May 28 @ 9:00 am Thu, May 29 @ 9:00 am Fri, May 30 @ 9:00 am Sat, May 31 @ 9:00 am Mon, Jun 02 @ 9:00 am Tue, Jun 03 @ 9:00 am Wed, Jun 04 @ 9:00 am Thu, Jun 05 @ 9:00 am Fri, Jun 06 @ 9:00 am Sat, Jun 07 @ 9:00 am Mon, Jun 09 @ 9:00 am Tue, Jun 10 @ 9:00 am Wed, Jun 11 @ 9:00 am Thu, Jun 12 @ 9:00 am Fri, Jun 13 @ 9:00 am Sat, Jun 14 @ 9:00 am Mon, Jun 16 @ 9:00 am Tue, Jun 17 @ 9:00 am Wed, Jun 18 @ 9:00 am Thu, Jun 19 @ 9:00 am Fri, Jun 20 @ 9:00 am Sat, Jun 21 @ 9:00 am Mon, Jun 23 @ 9:00 am Tue, Jun 24 @ 9:00 am Wed, Jun 25 @ 9:00 am Thu, Jun 26 @ 9:00 am Fri, Jun 27 @ 9:00 am Sat, Jun 28 @ 9:00 am Mon, Jun 30 @ 9:00 am Tue, Jul 01 @ 9:00 am Wed, Jul 02 @ 9:00 am Thu, Jul 03 @ 9:00 am Fri, Jul 04 @ 9:00 am Sat, Jul 05 @ 9:00 am Mon, Jul 07 @ 9:00 am Tue, Jul 08 @ 9:00 am Wed, Jul 09 @ 9:00 am Thu, Jul 10 @ 9:00 am Fri, Jul 11 @ 9:00 am Sat, Jul 12 @ 9:00 am Mon, Jul 14 @ 9:00 am Tue, Jul 15 @ 9:00 am Wed, Jul 16 @ 9:00 am Thu, Jul 17 @ 9:00 am Fri, Jul 18 @ 9:00 am Sat, Jul 19 @ 9:00 am Mon, Jul 21 @ 9:00 am Tue, Jul 22 @ 9:00 am Wed, Jul 23 @ 9:00 am Thu, Jul 24 @ 9:00 am Fri, Jul 25 @ 9:00 am Sat, Jul 26 @ 9:00 am - less dates and times
Portraits of Ghosts features new works by artist Thomas Rooney, who works in the languages of overpainting, printmaking, and painting in order to explore the many facets of the human experience. According to Rooney, Portraits of Ghosts “is an...
[more+]Portraits of Ghosts features new works by artist Thomas Rooney, who works in the languages of overpainting, printmaking, and painting in order to explore the many facets of the human experience. According to Rooney, Portraits of Ghosts “is an exploration of interconnectedness and interdependence. I am interested in how the majority of oneself and one’s personality, their history and the consequences of their decisions and actions, is unobservable. Representing these invisible qualities, my work is an illustration of and metaphor for people’s interior worlds and intangible past actions, history, and relationships. Being an impression of an individual’s consciousness imprinted on a time and place, the word ghost serves as a descriptor for the unseen effects we cause and connections we develop and maintain.”
Thomas Rooney was born and raised in Birmingham, Alabama, where he currently resides. He received a BFA in printmaking from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. In 2023 Rooney was the recipient of the John Dillon Scholarship in Printmaking and the Virgina Rembert Liles Scholarship at UAB. Portraits of Ghosts is Rooney’s first solo show. Learn more about Thomas Rooney at tprooneyart.com and @tomporoonopolis.
Portraits of Ghosts is latest show in BPL’s Art for Everyone series. The exhibition is made possible by a grant awarded to the Friends Foundation of the Birmingham Public Library by the Alabama State Council on the Arts.
[less-]Tags: Libraries, Museums + Attractions, Places, Visual Arts, Art + Stage
Understanding AI Workshop
05-21-2025
05-21-2025
Presented by Create Birmingham at Forge at The Pizitz, Birmingham
Upcoming Dates:
Wed, May 21 @ 9:00 am
Join Create Birmingham on Wednesday, May 21, at Forge for a timely conversation about the role of artificial intelligence in today’s creative and entrepreneurial spaces. Led by Parker J. Woodroof, PhD, Associate Professor of Marketing at...
[more+]Join Create Birmingham on Wednesday, May 21, at Forge for a timely conversation about the role of artificial intelligence in today’s creative and entrepreneurial spaces. Led by Parker J. Woodroof, PhD, Associate Professor of Marketing at UAB’s Collat School of Business, this workshop will offer a space for participants to share their thoughts and concerns about the growing presence of AI. Together, we’ll explore practical ways to embrace AI as a tool for building stronger, clearer value propositions for your business or creative practice.
[less-]Tags: Tech + Innovation, Classes + Workshop
Space is the Place w/ Bonus Sun Ra Memorial Footage
05-21-2025
05-21-2025
Presented by Sidewalk Film Festival + Center at Sidewalk Film Center + Cinema, Birmingham
Upcoming Dates:
Wed, May 21 @ 7:00 pm
As part of the citywide Sun Ra Celebration, Sidewalk will be screening Sun Ra's 1974 cult classic, Space is the Place.
Before the film, the Southern Music Research Center will share exclusive archival footage from Sun Ra's memorial service, held...
[more+]As part of the citywide Sun Ra Celebration, Sidewalk will be screening Sun Ra's 1974 cult classic, Space is the Place.
Before the film, the Southern Music Research Center will share exclusive archival footage from Sun Ra's memorial service, held in Birmingham in 1993.
Film Synopsis: Avant-jazz mystic Sun Ra brought his pioneering Afrofuturist vision to the screen with this film version of his concept album. It’s a wild, kaleidoscopic whirl of science fiction, sharp social commentary, goofy pseudo-blaxploitation stylistics, and thrilling concert performance, in which the pharaonic Ra and his Arkestra lead an intergalactic movement to resettle the Black race on their utopian space colony.
[less-]