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Wynton Marsalis with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra Friday, March 02, 2012 at 8:00 PM Alys Stephens Performing Arts Center - Birmingham America's most lauded jazz orchestra and famed music director make a triumphant return to Birmingham in celebration of Wynton Marsalis' 50th birthday tour. Praised as "the finest big band in the world today" by the Daily Telegraph and "an extraordinarily versatile orchestra" by the Los Angeles Times, JLCO is comprised of 15 of jazz's leading soloists. This superstar ensemble draws from an extensive repertoire that includes original compositions by Mr. Marsalis, Ted Nash, and other orchestra members, as well as the masterworks of Ellington, Mingus, Coltrane and other great jazz composers. Tickets are $75 each. |
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Day Out with Thomas The Tank (Calera, AL) Saturday, April 14, 2012 at 2:15 PM Heart of Dixie Railroad Museum - Calera, Al Take a ride with everybody’s favorite #1 engine, Thomas the Tank Engine, and enjoy Thomas-themed activities at the Imagination Station, including temporary tattoos and hands-on arts and crafts. Have your photo taken with Sir Topham Hatt and enjoy storytelling, Jumpstation, Putt-Putt Golf, Bubble Station, Petting Zoo, Sandbox, Railroad Signal Yard, and live music! |
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Day Out with Thomas The Tank (Calera, AL) Sunday, April 15, 2012 at 2:15 PM Heart of Dixie Railroad Museum - Calera, Al Take a ride with everybody’s favorite #1 engine, Thomas the Tank Engine, and enjoy Thomas-themed activities at the Imagination Station, including temporary tattoos and hands-on arts and crafts. Have your photo taken with Sir Topham Hatt and enjoy storytelling, Jumpstation, Putt-Putt Golf, Bubble Station, Petting Zoo, Sandbox, Railroad Signal Yard, and live music! |
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Human Nature Sings Motown Wednesday, April 18, 2012 at 8:00 PM Alabama Theatre, Birmingham This concert eatures the superlative talents of Australia's #1 selling vocal group, the four members of Human Nature, presented by Smokey Robinson, and backed by a nine piece band with a full stage production which evokes the Motown period while the four singers tell the stories of the Motown songs while wearing the classic wardrobes which characterized the legendary Motown acts and they perform the greatest hits which marked the Motown Sound. |
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Day Out with Thomas The Tank (Calera, AL) Saturday, April 21, 2012 at 2:15 PM Heart of Dixie Railroad Museum - Calera, Al Take a ride with everybody’s favorite #1 engine, Thomas the Tank Engine, and enjoy Thomas-themed activities at the Imagination Station, including temporary tattoos and hands-on arts and crafts. Have your photo taken with Sir Topham Hatt and enjoy storytelling, Jumpstation, Putt-Putt Golf, Bubble Station, Petting Zoo, Sandbox, Railroad Signal Yard, and live music! |
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Day Out with Thomas The Tank (Calera, AL) Sunday, April 22, 2012 at 2:15 PM Heart of Dixie Railroad Museum - Calera, Al Take a ride with everybody’s favorite #1 engine, Thomas the Tank Engine, and enjoy Thomas-themed activities at the Imagination Station, including temporary tattoos and hands-on arts and crafts. Have your photo taken with Sir Topham Hatt and enjoy storytelling, Jumpstation, Putt-Putt Golf, Bubble Station, Petting Zoo, Sandbox, Railroad Signal Yard, and live music! |
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The Wunnerful Women of Welk Sunday, May 06, 2012 at 2:00 PM The Leslie S. Wright Fine Arts Center at Samford University, Birmingham You know and love them from The Lawrence Welk Show - its the Wunnerful Women - starring Ava Barber, Gail Farrell, and Mary Lou Metzger with special guest star Ron Anderson. |
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