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“Do Lunch ”
Brown Bag Lunch Programs
 
No reservations are needed.  Programs are free and open to the public. 

Birmingham Public Library — Central

These programs are held at 12:00 p.m. in the 3rd floor Arrington Auditorium of the Linn-Henley Building.  The library provides beverages. For additional information call (205) 226-3604

February 1 – The Life and Times of Emory Overton Jackson

Samford University historian Chris Davis will discuss the life and career of the pioneer Birmingham Civil Rights activist, Emory Overton Jackson. Jackson promoted voter registration, equal job opportunities and education for African Americans and served on many boards and agencies, including Birmingham's Industrial Development Board.

This is the 29th commemorative stamp in the series and highlights the achievements of actress, singer, and radio and television performer Hattie McDaniel. McDaniel became the first African-American to win an Academy Award for her role in the 1939 film Gone with the Wind.

Anthonia Adadevoh explores the retention of some of the culture that Africans brought to the New world during slavery through religion, literature, and music.

Bessie Hunter-Shelton will share in recital Negro Spirituals, Black Art Songs, selections from Porgy and Bess (an opera about Black folk on Catfish Row), arias, and other familiar selections enjoyed by audiences everywhere.

Dr. Jerry Rosenberg, New College, University of Alabama, has been studying and teaching the Holocaust, genocide, prejudice and ethics for almost 30 years. He is eminently qualified to remember and reflect on the Holocaust, and how each of us is affected by this tragic event in world history.

Dr. Donald Berry, University of Mobile, reviews the activities of four unique individuals who, at great risk to themselves and their families, provided means for Jews to escape the horrors of Europe and/or sheltered Jews in their homes.

Vocalist Daniel Gale, Cantor, Temple Beth-El, Birmingham and pianist Lester Siegal, Associate Professor of Music, BSC, will perform songs in Yiddish that describe life in the ‘shteti" (the small Jewish communities) and a culture that disappeared after the Holocaust.

Mr. Max Steinmetz was born in Romania. From 1941, at the age of 17 until 1945 when he was liberated by Allied Forces, he was forced into ghettos, incarcerated at Auschwitz, imprisoned at Birkenau and Dachau, and escaped from the German death march, seeking refuge in a farm house.

Dr. Chris Taylor, Dean, Dept. of Anthropology, UAB and his wife, Esperance Uwayirege, conducted research in Rwanda and escaped the Rwanda Genocide in 1994. He has written of the cultural face of terror in the Rwanda genocide.

Birmingham was rocked in the spring of 1921 by the murder of Father James Coyle, a beloved Catholic priest, shot on the front porch of his rectory by Edwin Stephenson, an ordained minister. John Wright, in this program, will explore the trial of Stephenson and the racial prejudice and religious bigotry that it uncovered.

EarthFest presents Dr. Myra Crawford, Director for the Behavioral Research Dept at UAB. She will discuss the work of Masauro Emotto who is a HADO (vibration) healer.

Whether you have only a tiny balcony or a huge yard, planting in containers is a great way to enhance your garden space. Master Gardener Charlene Chadband will demonstrate how to create unique garden containers that anyone can do. Plant lists, potting soil recommendations, and book recommendations will be provided.

Come out and learn some simple yoga moves and techniques to help you relax and relieve stress. A yoga instructor from YMCA will present this program. Bring a towel or mat and wear comfortable clothing.

Homewood Library
Brown Bag Film Series, 12:15 p.m. Call (205) 877-8665 for program details.

Feb. 1 - Great Castles of Europe: Fortress to Fairy Tale

Feb. 8 - The Odyssey of Troy

Feb. 15 - Germany: Munich, Bavaria, Berlin and Postdam

Feb. 22 - George Washington: Founding Father

Mar. 1 - Cruising Alaska’s Inside Passage

Mar. 8 - A Program About Unusual Buildings and Other Roadside Stuff

Mar. 15 - LIVE! Sarah Tackett, Storyteller, will entertain with tales from her book, Alabama’s Favorite Folktales.

Mar. 22 - Celebration of Irish Dancing

Mar. 29 - Edgar Allan Poe

Apr. 5 - Spain: Barcelona, Segovia, Granada and Costa Del Sol

Apr. 12 - The Faberge Eggs; The Notorious Hope Diamond

Apr. 19 - Lewis and Clark: Explorers of the New Frontier

Apr. 26 - Greatness of Gone With the Wind

Emmet O’Neal Library (Mountain Brook)
The Brown Bag Lunch Series is held every Wednesday at 12:30 p.m. Bring a sack lunch. Beverage and dessert provided by the Library. Call (205) 879-0459 for program details.

Feb. 1 - Video - Darwin’s Origin of the Species

Feb. 8 - Video - Sunzi’s The Art of War

Feb. 15 - No Program

Feb. 22 - No Program- Booksale

Mar. 1 - Video - Vol. 1 in series on Longitude

Mar. 8 - Video - Vol. 2 in series on Longitude

Mar. 15 - Video - Vol. 3 in series on Longitude

Mar. 22 - Speaker - Local author - Joanne Engelbert

Mar. 29 - Video - Vol. 4 in series on Longitude

Apr. 5 - Speaker - David White on Football

Apr.12 - Video - History of Civilization, Vol. 1

Apr. 19 - Video - History of Civilization, Vol. 2

Apr. 26 - Video - History of Civilization, Vol. 3