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Photography as Art May 23, 6-7:30 p.m. Birmingham Botanical Gardens The Birmingham Botanical Gardens will present The History of Photography: Photography as Art on May 23 from 6-7:30 p.m. in the Ireland Room. This presentation traces the technological development of photography and how that technology influenced the art form that has evolved from sun powered “photo-etching” to today’s advanced digital imaging. This is a free event; wine and cheese will be served. Registration is required. For more information and to register, visit www.bbgardens.org.
and Birmingham. Tuition and fees vary by program level. The early summer session begins the week of June 3, and the late summer session begins the week of July 11. For more information or to register, call 888-201-2488. Hoover
Hot Rod Power Tour Cruise Night June 5, noon-7 p.m. Hoover Metropolitan Stadium Hoover Metropolitan Stadium will host the Holley Performance Products Cruise Night of the Hot Rod Power Tour from noon-7 p.m. on June 5. The event
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will feature more than 3,500 Power Tour participant vehicles. The event is free to spectators, but there is a cost for registering vehicles. Registration is open to any year, make or model of vehicle. Pre-registration is $80 plus a handling fee. Pre-registration is available through May 23. Registration is $90 on site. One-day registration is $30 and is available on site only. For more information, visit www.hotrod.com or call 877-413-6515. ❖ Email events for About Town to: kdrexel@otmj.com
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Night Hike May 26, 7:30 p.m. Oak Mountain State Park Oak Mountain State Park will present a night hike beginning at 7:30 p.m. on May 26. The event is free after park admission, which ranges from $1-$3. The park is at 200 Terrace Drive in Pelham. For more information, call 6202520. North Shelby
Memorial Day Bug Races May 27, 10 a.m. Oak Mountain State Park The third annual Memorial Day Bug Races will be held at Oak Mountain State Park beginning at 10 a.m. on May 27. The event is free after park admission, which ranges from $1-$3. The park is at 200 Terrace Drive in Pelham. For more information, call 6202520. Hoover and Birmingham
Summer Reading Skills Program June 3 Various locations The University of Alabama College of Continuing Studies will offer eight different reading skills programs for ages 4 and older this summer in Hoover
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Memorial Day Crafts May 25, 10 a.m. Oak Mountain State Park Celebrate Memorial Day by making holiday-related crafts at Oak Mountain State Park. The free craft session will take place in the Campground Pavilion. The park is at 200 Terrace Drive in Pelham. For more information, call 6202520. Sterne Agee LJCC Triathlon May 26, 8 a.m. Levite Jewish Community Center Team Magic and the Birmingham Area Levite Jewish Community Center are bringing back the Sterne Agee LJCC Triathlon for the fourth year on May 26. The course is great for beginners and includes a short swim, an out-and-back bike course on mostly flat roads and a two-mile out-and-back run course. This year’s event will also include the Kids’ Splash and Dash. Children 6 and younger will compete in a 50-yard swim and quarter-mile run, children ages 7-10 will compete in a 100-yard swim and half-mile run and ages 11-15 will compete in a 200-yard swim and onemile run. Registration is $80 per person, $145 for relay teams of two or three people and $25 for the Kids’ Splash and Dash. For more information, visit www. bhamjcc.org or call 879-0411.
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