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BAAM Fest 2014 at Birmingham's Avondale Park Starts Today
Annual Local Festival Kicks Off Today with Attempt at World's Longest Soul Train Line
The fifth annual Birmingham Arts and Music Festival (BAAMfest!) kicks off in Birmingham's Avondale neighborhood on Aug. 15-17 with the Avondale Music + Arts Festival.
This year's events features: the World's Longest Soul Train Line at Avondale Park on Friday night; a TEDxBirmingham Salon at Bottletree Cafe on Saturday evening; and Birmingham Celebrity Jeopardy – featuring Heather Holmes of MAKEbhm, Graham Corray Boettcher of the Birmingham Museum of Art and BAAM! founder Sharrif Simmons – at Avondale Brewery on Sunday night.
This year’s BAAMfest!, Avondale Music & Art Festival will feature more than 25 live performances, short films, artistic work created by area youth, and a tribute to the Legends of Muscle Shoals, featuring Bad Brad & the Sipsey Sims with special guests David Hood, Kelvin Holley and Will McFarland. Programs are scheduled to include live music from all genres, including jazz, blues, rock, hip-hop, reggae, neo-soul, classic soul, electronica and Latin merengue.
Find more details on the 2014 Avondale Music & Art Festival on Facebook: BAAMfest!. Band lineup, event schedule and VIP pass/ticket information will be available at www.baamfest.com.
Birmingham, learn more about jumping on board the Soul Train line and getting down HERE.
See videos of bands from the first BAAM!Fest on Birmingham View's Youtube Channel.
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C-Series on Voting Rights and "The Barber of Birmingham" Tomorrow
The August discussion centers on voting and the impact of last year's U.S. Supreme Court decision that gutted a key protection in the 1965 Voting Rights Act. Part of the session includes a viewing of the documentary, "The Barber of Birmingham: Foot Soldier of the Civil Rights Movement," and identifying innovative strategies to improve voter registration/mobilization. The session will end with questions and break-out discussions.
Panelists for the discussion include:
· Dr. Horace Huntley, African American Studies Professor and Chief Advisor for Commissioner Bowman
· Rev. Dr. Percy Jones, History Professor at Miles College
· Scott Douglas, Executive Director, Greater Birmingham Ministries
· LaShon Menefee, Lead Community Organizer, Birmingham Faith in Action
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