FAMILY TRAVEL: Blairsville, Georgia

Laid-back BLAIRSVILLE Makes a Perfect Family Getaway

By Lori Chandler Pruitt

What better way to social distance than at a state park? Only four hours away from Birmingham is Blairsville, GA – home to Vogel State Park, a picturesque downtown square with unique shops and restaurants, lots of outdoor and water activities – all with the Blue Ridge Mountains as a backdrop. Whether you want a laid-back experience or an action-packed vacation, Blairsville is a great choice. It’s only two hours north of Atlanta, too. It’s a perfect destination for families, couples and friend getaways. My husband and I stayed at the 233-acre Vogel State Park (https://gastateparks.org/Vogel), located in the heart of the Chattahoochee National Forest, one of Georgia’s oldest parks and one of the state’s most popular destinations. The historic park has some of its original facilities built during the Great Depression, and an on-site museum gives you all the details. Vogel is home to the beautiful 22-acre Trahlyta Lake, where you can paddleboard, pedal boat and kayak, and hike to a stunning waterfall. It’s a great park for hiking or biking a short distance, or for taking the challenging 13-mile Coosa Backcountry Trail or the 4-mile Bear Hair Gap Loop. Vogel has updated, beautiful cabins and cottages, several campsites and primitive backpacking sites. There also is a mountain view beach area and playground. The park’s general store is an added plus, and for a fee, you can play ADA-accessible miniature golf. On the way to Blairsville, Sunrise Grocery, serving the area since the 1920s, features locally-made products from pottery to jams to candles and fresh produce. There are so many recreation areas that offer all kinds of water and outdoor activities. The Appalachian Trail winds through this area. Lake Winfield Scott Recreation Area is a popular destination, and Brasstown Bald is the highest natural point in Georgia. Boat rentals are available in many areas. There are so many great parks, too. Only a few miles away from Vogel is downtown Blairsville, with a very walkable town square and home to many boutiques and restaurants. You can get a lot of shopping done in all of the shops with great gifts for all ages and stages. Mountain Life Mercantile, From Me to You, Rustic Mountain Décor, Keen Creations & Co., Sunflowers on the Square, Rebecca’s Off the Square, and Logan Turnpike Mill are just a few. The historic Union County Courthouse also has a museum of county and Native American history. You can enjoy great coffee, pastries and sandwiches from Cabin Coffee Co., Abide Coffee, Melissa’s Custom Cakes, Dixie Confexions, and many more. We enjoyed a wonderfully fresh, local farm-to-table lunch from The Sawmill Place Kitchen + Market; and a delicious dinner at Lala’s Kitchen in the Mountains, which features dishes from all over Latin America and much more – my husband may never order French onion soup anywhere else again; it was just that good. Cook’s Country Kitchen serves up great comfort food. And for a change of pace, sit outside and enjoy the mountain beauty at The View Grille at the Butternut Creek Golf Course. This is a close-knit, friendly community with many fun events – and if you are here for the holidays, there are tree lightings, special shopping markets, a Christmas parade and more. As always, check beforehand. Another great way to social distance and enjoy the outdoors is a nice trail ride. Track Rock Stables (https://trackrock.com), family owned for decades, offers 60 horses for trail riding, a horse camp, lesson horses and horse boarding. The campground has 100 shaded, level, private campsites and five cabins. As a horse-riding novice, they took excellent care of me. You also can learn all about alpacas at Lasso the Moon Alpaca Farm and its store/gallery, Farm, Felt & Glass. This area also is known as the “Napa Valley of the South,” with several vineyards in the area. Blairsville stole our hearts, and we’re already planning our next visit! Check out www.VisitBlairsvilleGa.com for much more information on this beautiful place.

Lori Pruitt is associate editor of Birmingham Parent.

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NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2020 & JANUARY 2021

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

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BIRMINGHAM ZOO - Nov. 18, 2020 – Jan. 18, 2021 GLOW WILD: AN ANIMAL LANTERN CELEBRATION Mark your calendar for the Birmingham Zoo’s new wild illuminated experience starting in November! Details were not readily available at print date, but be sure to check out www.birminghamzoo.com for more information including dates, hours and tickets. In this issue of Birmingham Parent, you’ll find a calendar that is once again heavy on the virtual events, thanks to the Covid-19 pandemic. We’ve highlighted a few events for you, some that have a charity or fundraising component. Be sure to check our online calendar for constantly-changing opportunities. Please note that you should check ahead for ANY event to be certain times and locations have not changed, and check out our most up-todate calendar online at https:// birminghamparent.com/ directory/events for current and new events that have recently been added. If you are checking the online calendar, please check ahead to see if advertised events are still happening. This calendar goes through January 2021, due to no calendar in the January issue – The Guide 2021.

HIGHLIGHTS

Nov. 5 Inspiration Home 2020 Tour

Dec. 20 Jim Brickman: Comfort & Joy at Home LIVE! Meet & Greets and Christmas Gifts delivered to your door. Tickets, www.jimbrickman.com.

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!

Happy Holidays nov/dec/jan calendar

November

2 MONDAY Ignite Women's Bible Study

12-1:30pm, UAB Mini Park, A group of women from Ignite gather to study the Bible and have discussions about passages. www.calendar.uab.edu.

3 TUESDAY Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting

5:30-6:30pm, Online. These meetings are open to anyone seeking recovery. Zoom meeting ID: 869-456-6003, www.calendar.uab.edu.

Line Dancing- Improver

11am-noon, Pelham Recreation Center. A class for experienced beginners (between beginner and intermediate). http://pelhamalabama.gov/calendar.

Line Dancing- Intermediate

9:30-10:30am, Pelham Recreation Center. A class for those who have been dancing for some time and have mastered complicated steps and upper body movements. Open to ages 18-plus. http://pelhamalabama.gov/ calendar.

UAB Connections Support Group

10:30am-noon, Callahan Eye Hospital. UAB Connections provides a combination of educational, social, and recreational/leisure activities for adults with various eye disorders as well as their family and close friends. 205-488-0778, www.calendar.uab. edu.

4 WEDNESDAY Yoga at the Gardens: Vinyasa

8:30am, Birmingham Botanical Gardens. A note from Friends of Birmingham Botanical Gardens: At this time, for your own safety and the safety of others, we ask that you please bring your own mat and yoga props. The Birmingham Park and Recreation Board has implemented heightened daily disinfection of Gardens facilities in response to public health concerns surrounding COVID-19. Friends, $8; non-members, $10. 205-414-3950, https://bbgardens.org/vinyasa-yoga,

5 THURSDAY Inspiration Home 2020 Tour

Noon, Firefighter Lane Homewood. Ronald McDonald House Charities of Alabama is proud to be the charity partner for Birmingham Home & Garden’s Inspiration Home for 2020. Willow Homes is builder. Tickets, information, www.rmhca.org.

Vettes4Vets Salute to Veterans Ball

Noon, Hoover Met Complex. www.hooveral.org/calendar.

7 SATURDAY 2D Sports Fall Championship

Noon, Hoover Met Complex. www. hooveral.org/calendar.

Behind-the-Scenes Encounter:

Southern White Rhinoceros 1:15pm, Birmingham Zoo. Get close to and meet our animals, all while learning from the Zoo’s expert animal care professionals. Encounters include a tour of behindthe-scenes animal areas, time to ask the experts questions and more. Members, $50 per person; nonmembers, $65 per person. 205-8790409, www.birminghamzoo.com.

Friends of the Chelsea Library

10-11am, Chelsea Public Library. Meeting the first Saturday of each month to discuss upcoming events, new members and new business. Open to the public. www. cityofchealsea.com/calendar.

Moss Rock Festival

10am-4pm, The Preserve Town Hall. The Preserve in Hoover will be a regional focus for art, design and environmental lovers everywhere as the 15th annual Moss Rock Festival kicks off. This one-of-a-kind outdoor fall festival welcomes 10,000 visitors annually. Admission charged. www. mossrockfestival.com.

Birmingham Out of the Darkness Walk

1-5pm, Veterans Park. Join the AFSP Alabama Chapter at the 2020 Birmingham Out of the Darkness Walk and join the effort with hundreds of thousands of people to raise awareness and funds that allow the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) to invest in new research, create educational programs, advocate for public policy, and support survivors of suicide loss. www.hooveral.org/calendar.

Thank A Vet Kickoff

2-4pm, Aldridge Gardens. Join the gardens for a Veterans Kickoff! www. hoover.al/calendar.

8 SUNDAY Moss Rock Festival

10am-4pm, The Preserve Town Hall, see November 7.

9 MONDAY Kaizen R2T Game Begins

Noon. Kaizen is an app-based, educational gaming platform built to provide a fun, yet competitive learning environment. Developed as an innovative quiz game, the aim is to provide a fun and flexible way to learn new competencies and test retention. Registration closes the Wednesday before the start of each game. www. calendar.uab.edu. My Grandfather Would Have Shot Me: A Black Woman Discovers her Family's Nazi Past Noon-1:30pm. UAB via Zoom. On the anniversary of Kristallnacht in Germany, Jennifer Teege will be lecturing. Teege, an Afro-German woman, was adopted into a white family and grew up comfortably in West Germany. As an adult she discovered that her maternal grandfather by birth was Amon Goeth, the commandant of a brutal labor concentration camp. (Goeth was played by Ralph Fiennes in Schindler’s List). She reflects on her struggles to deal with her lineage and the legacies of the Third Reich. www.calendar. uab.edu.

SOPH COVID-19 Virtual Journal Club

Noon-1pm. Join the SOPH Office of Research for a virtual COVID-19 journal club. www.calendar.uab.edu.

10 TUESDAY Birmingham Career Fair

11am-2pm, Holiday Inn BirminghamAirport. Free registration. www. eventbrite.com.

11 WEDNESDAY Virtual National Veterans Day Parade

4:30pm. In order to honor social

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Birmingham Parent publishes a calendar 6 times a year. January events are included in the November/December issue. Deadline for the February 2021 issue is January 8, 2021. Guidelines: Birmingham Parent’s calendar is intended to be a resource and service to the community and our readers. Events which are open to the public, fundraisers, free classes, etc., are events that may be included in our monthly calendar. We reserve the right to reject any event or listing due to rules or space restrictions. For questions regarding calendar entries, call 205-624-2405 or e-mail calendar@birminghamparent.com. Due to the pandemic, all events may not be up to date nor have accurate times. Some events may even be canceled. Note, many events currently are VIRTUAL. Be sure to check ahead with the actual venue.

distancing and other impediments to hosting a parade, organizers announce the Birmingham event will be live and online only. Fireworks will follow from Regions Field. More details at https://nationalveteransday. org.

12 THURSDAY Adult Book Club

Noon-1pm, Chelsea Library. Monthly book club. Feel free to bring a lunch. http://www.cityofchelsea.com/ calendar.

Disney's Frozen Jr.

7:30pm, Virginia Samford Theatre. (shows Nov. 12-22). The enchanting modern classic from Disney is based on the 2018 Broadway musical, and brings Elsa, Anna and the magical land of Arendelle to life onstage. Check website for tickets, times and additional dates. $15 reserved seating. www.virginiasamfordtheatre. org.

13 FRIDAY Sloss Metal Arts Workshop Weekend

6pm, Sloss Furnaces National Historic Landmark. Sloss Metal Arts offers a series of monthly workshops that introduce the basics of casting, blacksmithing and welding. Intermediate and Open Studio workshops are available for more advanced students. Student discounts available with a student ID. www. slossmetalarts.com

14 SATURDAY A Southern Christmas Bazaar

9am-5pm, Pelham Civic Center and Ice Arena. More than 50 craftsman, artisans and merchants from Alabama and surrounding states will participate in this premier shopping event to benefit Alabaster-Pelham Rotary Club projects. Christmas themed items, clothing, food, collectibles, decorations and much more. Photos with Santa Claus from 1-3pm. Adults $7, children: $3, children 6 and younger, free. Discount of $1 with donation of one canned food item for Manna Ministries, a local food rescue mission. www. rotarysouthernchristmas.com.

Lego Day!

10am-2pm, Chelsea Library. www. cityofchelsea.com/calendar.

Monkey Up Lacrosse Tournament

Noon, Hoover Met Complex, www. hooveral.org/calendar.

Thunderbolts Softball Tournament

Noon, Hoover Met Complex, www. hooveral.com/calendar.

15 SUNDAY Sloss Metal Arts Workshop Weekend

4pm, Sloss Furnaces National Historic Landmark, see November 13.

16 MONDAY Genealogy Class

5:30-6:30pm, Chelsea Library. Join the Chelsea Public Library and the Chelsea Alabama Historical Society for a genealogy class for all skill levels. Register, www.chelsealibrary. readsquared.com.

20 FRIDAY Flag Football Tournament

Noon, Hoover Met Complex. www. hooveral.org/calendar.

Game Day

10am-2pm, Chelsea Library. Every third Saturday is Game Day with board games, table top games, and video games available for all ages all throughout the library. www. cityofchelsea.com/calendar.

PAWsitive Education Reading Buddies Book Club

10:30am-noon, Greater Birmingham Humane Society. There's nothing better than a good book. Well maybe, a good book with an adorable dog! https://gbhs.org.

Vocabby's World: Dinosaur Discover

10:30-11:30am, UAB's Alys Stephens Center. Join Vocabby's World® and ArtPlay friends to learn more about dinosaurs! We will explore new words through song, movement and creativity. Perfect for children ages 0-5 years. Register for this free and virtual event at https://bit.ly/33M0och.

26 THURSDAY – THANKSGIVING DAY

28 SATURDAY

N2 Track Days – Barber 7am-5pm, Barber Motorsports Park. Come and see for yourself how N2 Track Days can help you ride your motorcycle the way it was intended! You may have heard about track days, heard the myths, heard the hype…now it’s time to ride on many world-class, closed course race tracks with our expertly trained instructors showing you the way. 205-967-4745, https://barberracingevents.com.

December

1 TUESDAY Annual Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony

5pm, Hoover City Hall. The Christmas Tree Lighting is an annual city event that officially kicks off the holiday season. A Hoover City School choir performs and a student lights the Christmas tree during the ceremony. Santa makes a grand entrance on a fire truck and takes pictures will all the children. www.hooveral.org/calendar.

5 SATURDAY GBHS Adoption Appointments

9am-5pm, Greater Birmingham Humane Society. GBHS moves to appointment-based adoptions, https:// gbhs.org.

19 SATURDAY Virtual Holiday Party

2-3:30pm, UAB's Alys Stephens Center. Jingle bells and ArtPlay's holiday family day. Let ArtPlay provide you with festive supplies needed to celebrate the holiday season with us via Zoom! Register for this jolly event at www.alysstephens.org to secure your spot! Supplies for activities can be picked up from the ArtPlay porch at a date closer to the event. Be sure to register so we may get this date to you in advance.

Vocabby's World: Space

10:30-11:30am, UAB's Alys Stephens Center. Join Vocabby's World® and ArtPlay friends to learn more about space! We will explore new words through song, movement and creativity. Perfect for children ages 0-5 years. Register at www. alysstephens.org.

20 SUNDAY Jim Brickman: Comfort & Joy at Home LIVE!

7pm, Lyric Fine Arts Theatre. Grammy-nominated songwriter and piano sensation Jim Brickman will present “Comfort & Joy at Home 2020” Virtual Tour. A portion of each ticket purchased to this LIVE event will benefit the Lyric Theatre. Watch from home and enjoy a one-of-akind personal concert experience. Tickets $40, $75 and $125 and include Interactive Zoom Room, Meet & Greets and Christmas Gifts delivered to your door. Tickets, www. jimbrickman.com.

24 THURSDAY CHRISTMAS EVE 25 FRIDAY CHRISTMAS DAY 31 THURSDAY NEW YEAR’S EVE

January 2021

(limited events at time of print due to Covid-19) 1 FRIDAY NEW YEAR’S DAY 2 SATURDAY Friends of the Chelsea Library Meeting

10-11am, The Friends of the Chelsea Library meet discuss upcoming events and new business. Open to the public. www.cityofchelsea.com/calendar.

5 TUESDAY Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting

5:30-6:30pm. Alcoholics Anonymous is hosting online meetings. These meetings are open to anyone seeking recovery. Zoom meeting ID: 869-4566003, www.calendar.uab.edu.

UAB Connections Support Group

10:30am-noon, Callahan Eye Hospital. UAB Connections provides a combination of educational, social, and recreational/leisure activities for adults with various eye disorders as well as their family and close friends. 205-488-0778 for more information. www.calendar.uab.edu.

Lego Day!

10am-2pm, Chelsea Library. Come create and build with your imagination and legos! www.cityofchelsea.com/ calendar.

10 SUNDAY Micro Wrestling Returns: Trussville Civic Center

6-8pm, Trussville Civic Center, $15$500, https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ micro-wrestling-returns-trussvillecivic-center-tickets-92301336783.

The Price is Right Live!

8pm, BJCC Concert Hall. Originally scheduled for March 31, 2020. Previously purchased tickets will be honored for the new date. Ages 2-plus require a ticket. www. ticketmaster.com/the-price-is-rightlive-birmingham-alabama-01-12-2021/ event/.

15 FRIDAY Creative Writing Senior

Showcase for ASFA 1:30-3pm, DJD Theatre, www.asfa.k12.al.us.

16 SATURDAY Game Day

10am-2pm, Chelsea Library. Game Day every third Saturday with board games, table top games and video games available for all ages all throughout the library. www. cityofchelsea.com/calendar.

Summer Intensive Auditions: Alabama Ballet

1-3pm. Alabama Ballet Center for Dance. Registration starts at 1pm, audition starts at 1:30pm, www. alabamaballet.org.

18 MONDAY Genealogy Class

5:30-6:30pm, Chelsea Library. Join the Chelsea Public Library and the Chelsea Alabama Historical Society for a genealogy class for all skill levels. Register at www.chelsealibrary. readsquared.com.

EVENTS AND ATTRACTIONS

NOV./DEC. 2020 AND JAN. 2021

Due to the pandemic, many attractions may not be open or may have abbreviated times and a limited number of visitors at a time. Be sure to check ahead.

Aldridge Botanical Gardens

3530 Lorna Road, Hoover. 205-682-8019, www. aldridgegardens.com

Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame

1631 Fourth Ave. N., Birmingham. 205-254-2731, www.jazzhall.com

Alabama School of Fine Arts

1800 Rev. Abraham Woods, Jr. Blvd., www.asfa.k12.al.us

Alabama Sports Hall of Fame

2150 Richard Arrington Blvd. N., Birmingham. 323-6665, www.ashof.org

Alabama Wildlife Center

100 Terrace Drive, Pelham. 205-663-7930. www.awrc.org

American Village

Highway 119, Montevallo. 205-665-3535, www. americanvillage.org

Barber Motorsports Park

6040 Barber Motorsports Parkway, Leeds. 205298-9040, www. barbermotorsports.com

Birmingham Botanical Gardens

www.bbgardens. org/documents/ treasuremapforweb.pdf 2612 Lane Park Road, Birmingham. 205-414-3900, www.bbgardens.org

Birmingham Children’s Theatre

1001 19th St. North, Birmingham, AL, 35203, 205458-8181, www.bct123.org

Birmingham Civil Rights Institute

520 16th St. N., Birmingham. 205-328-9696, www.bcri.org

Birmingham Museum of Art

2000 Rev. Abraham Woods Jr. Blvd., Birmingham. 205-2542565, www.artsbma.org

Birmingham Public Libraries

Find a library near you for all kinds of fun events and enrichment! www.bplonline.org

Birmingham Zoo

Zoolight Safari. This December favorite is coming soon! For dates and details, www. birminghamzoo.com. 2630 Cahaba Road, Birmingham. 205-879-0409, www.birminghamzoo.com

Heart of Dixie Railroad Museum

1919 Ninth St., Calera. 205668-3435, www.hodrrm.org

Jefferson County Library Cooperative

Find a library close to you for all kinds of fun events and enrichment! www.jclc.org

McWane Science Center

Blue Star Museums Military Discount. Blue Star Museums offers FREE admission to active duty military, including Army, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, Marines, National Guard and Reserve members, with up to five family members. To learn more visit bluestarfam.org. Offer does not include IMAX movies or parking. 205-739-7141, www.hooveral. org.

Oak Mountain State Park

200 Terrace Drive, Pelham. 205-620-2520, www.alapark. com.

Ruffner Mountain Nature Center

1214 81st St. S., Birmingham. 205-833-8264, www. ruffnermountain.org.

Shelby County Public Libraries

Find a library near you for all kinds of fun events and enrichment! www.shelbycounty-al.org

Southern Museum of Flight

4343 73rd St. N., Birmingham. 205-833-8226, www. southernmuseumofflight.org

Tannehill Ironworks Historical State Park

12632 Confederate Parkway, McCalla. 205-477-5711, www. tannehill.org

Vulcan Park

1701 Valley View Drive, Birmingham. 205-933-1409, www.vulcanpark.org