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Gala hopes to raise $300,000 for UNCF


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Published Feb. 22, 2011 at 4:00 a.m.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) One of Birmingham's most anticipated black tie events is just around the corner ... Organizers announced the kickoff for the UNCF Birmingham Masked Gala ... The gala is part of a number of fundrasing events for the United Negro College Fund ... UNCF provides financial assistance for students at historically black colleges and universities ... The UNCF Birmingham Masked Gala is set for Saturday, February 26th at the Sheraton Birmingham Hotel ... Organizers hope to raise

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Alabama Bound Presents—Carolyn Maull McKinstry Discusses While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age During the Civil Rights


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Published Feb. 21, 2011 at 3:26 p.m.
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On September 15, 1963, a Klan-planted bomb went off in the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama. Fourteen-year-old Carolyn Maull was just a few feet away when the bomb exploded, killing four of her friends in the girls’ rest room she had just exited. It was one of the seminal moments in the Civil Rights movement, a sad day in American history ... and the turning point in a young girl’s life. While the World Watched is a poignant and gripping eyewitness account of life in the Jim

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Callee the African elephant arrives at the Birmingham Zoo


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Published Feb. 21, 2011 at 1:26 a.m.

He's in quarentine after 14-hour, tractor-trailer trip from the Pittsburgh Zoo ...

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Moby-Dick Moves From Page to Stage


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Published Feb. 20, 2011 at 9:12 p.m.

The University of Alabama's theatre department is taking on a whale of a tale with the world premiere of Moby-Dick.  For three years, the play's writer, Dr. Steve Burch, and director, Seth Panitch, have discussed bringing the notorious story of Ismael, Captain Ahab, and the white whale to stages.  Moby-Dick has been adapted in the past, but Burch and Panitch's story will be unique.  Burch explains he looked to around 35 chapters of the book for action that would translate to the stage.  "At

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Chinese New Year Festival Kicks Off


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Published Feb. 19, 2011 at 10:47 p.m.

BIRMINGHAM, AL (WIAT) --- T he Chinese New Year is the most important of the traditional Chinese holidays, and hundreds in Birmingham were eager to celebrate the start of year of the rabbit ... The fifth annual Chinese New Year festival transformed Boutwell Auditorium into a celebration of Chinese culture and tradition.  Those who came by were able to watch dances performed by local students, and buy traditional chinese clothing ... "The culture, like the Beijing opera- you see the dress, you

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Big Machines Day set for Saturday at Birmingham's McWane Science Center


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Published Feb. 19, 2011 at 4:26 a.m.

The event is from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at the center, 200 19th Street North ...

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Refuse all freebies, Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex directors warned


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Published Feb. 18, 2011 at 10:05 p.m.

Director Gil Wideman of reaction to new Alabama ethics laws: 'We're making a mountain out of a mole hill.' ...

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Birmingham Zoo Rates Rising March 1 - Check Out Ways To Save Now


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Published Feb. 18, 2011 at 8:59 p.m.

Did you know the rate of memberships and admission to The Birmingham Zoo is going up March 1? ...

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Free tickets for BJCC board may be banned by new law


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Published Feb. 18, 2011 at 2:15 p.m.

Free tickets to events given to Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex board members and politicians could be banned under new state ethics law, the Alabama Ethics Commission general counsel says ...

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Hotel Highland inks deal with Ascend Collection


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Published Feb. 18, 2011 at 12:00 a.m.
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The Hotel Highland at Five Points South said it recently expanded its reservations system and added a rewards program.The 63-room hotel, located in Five Points South, joined Ascend Collection, a membership program from Choice Hotels International Inc. for historic, boutique and unique hotel properties, said a news release.The membership allows Hotel Highland the ability to offer its guests a more global central reservations system and a rewards program.The hotel is managed by Long and Cox out of

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