Can’t Miss Alabama: Round out the weekend at Jasper’s Foothills Festival, Montgomery Oyster Festival, other end-of-summer events

By: Shirley Jackson

Jasper Foothills Festival
Jasper’s Foothills Festival is a community event filled with live music, food and vendors. The festival takes place in downtown Jasper on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 13-14. The stage will showcase a diverse range of musical genres.

Music lineup:

Friday

6:30 p.m.: End of the Line.
8 p.m.: Mark Chestnut.
9:30 p.m.: Sammy Kershaw.
Saturday

6:30 p.m.: Cowboy Mouth.
8 p.m.: Fuel.
9:30 p.m.: Better Than Ezra.
Flasks of alcohol, coolers, bicycles, scooters, personal motorized vehicles (except wheelchairs) and musical instruments are prohibited. Admission is free. The festival is a rain-or-shine event.

Arts Block Party
Join Abroms-Engel Institute for the Visual Arts (AEIVA), Alys Stephens Center (ASC), ArtPlay and Arts in Medicine for an evening of art and music in Birmingham at the Arts Block Party Friday, Sept. 13. Start the night with AEIVA at an artist lecture, explore the ArtPlay kids’ zone and then get creative at the Arts in Medicine Wellness Zone. Check out the vendors and savor the offerings from various food trucks.

Schedule of events:

5 p.m.: Odili Donald Odita, artist lecture, food trucks, bars and vendors, Sirote Theater.
6 p.m.: Halo Wheeler, ASC stage.
7 p.m.: Swanglish, ASC stage.
8 p.m.: The Big Reveal, ASC stage.
9 p.m.: Steph and The Web, ASC stage.
10 p.m.: Block party ends.

The festivities at ASC’s Engel Plaza and AEIVA are free. Donations are appreciated. Performances are subject to change.

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