Food, Inc. 2 – A KIDSFIRST! Movie Review
Food, Inc. 2 is a timely and urgent follow-up to the Oscar®-nominated documentary from directors Robert Kenner and Melissa Robledo. In the sequel, Kenner and Robledo reunite with investigative authors Michael Pollan (The Omnivore’s Dilemma) and Eric Schlosser (Fast Food Nation) to take a fresh look at our vulnerable food [Read More]
Student Research Highlighted at UAB’s 2024 Spring Expo
The University of Alabama at Birmingham will host its 2023 in-person and virtual Service Learning and Undergraduate Research Expo from Monday, April 15, through Friday, April 19. The expo seeks to highlight and celebrate excellence in research, creative activity, and scholarship by showcasing the academic ventures of undergraduate students. Students who participate in the expo find [Read More]
Express Oil Change & Tire Engineers Kicks off Fundraiser Benefiting Children’s of Alabama
For every service in April, Express Oil Change & Tire Engineers locations across the state will donate $1 to Children’s of Alabama. Since the Changing Oil, Changing Lives campaign started in 2008, more than $1 million has been donated to Children’s. “We are incredibly grateful for Express Oil Change and [Read More]
The CHIPS Center Raises Awareness for Child Abuse Prevention
April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month, and the CHIPS Center at Children’s of Alabama wants to raise awareness about child abuse and spread a message of hope for those who have been affected by it. Since 1995, Children’s Hospital Intervention & Prevention Services (CHIPS) has served as an outpatient [Read More]
Renegade Nell – A KIDSFIRST! Movie Review
England, 1705: Nell Jackson returns from war to her family in Tottenham. Aided by plucky sprite Billy Blind, who gives her fighting superpowers, Nell takes on the local landowner’s bullying son Thomas Blancheford but finds herself framed for murder. Forced on the run with her sisters Roxy and George, Nell [Read More]
UAB Concert Choir Set for Italian Tour from June 4-13
Students in the University of Alabama at Birmingham Concert Choir will travel to Italy for a 10-day tour from June 4-13, with performances in Venice, Florence and Rome. In Florence, the choir will perform the European premiere of Michael Trotta’s “Requiem,” a new 40-minute, multimovement masterwork for choir and orchestra. Student and faculty soloists [Read More]
Sozo Children to Host Inaugural Sozo Safari at the Birmingham Zoo
Feed giraffes, take photos with elephants and meet other interesting creatures during the inaugural Sozo Safari April 20, 2024 beginning at 5 p.m. “We are excited to launch a new, family-friendly event this year at the Birmingham Zoo,” says Suzanne Owens, CEO of Sozo Children. “Sozo Safari just makes sense [Read More]
A Little Piece of Heaven
Not all all-inclusive resorts are equal. I have experienced many all-inclusive resorts, but this one is by far my favorite. If I could have stolen the bed and brought it on an airplane, I 100 percent would have. They didn’t skip over a single detail when they designed this resort. [Read More]
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire – A KIDSFIRST! Movie Review
In Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, the Spengler family returns to where it all started – the iconic New York City firehouse – to team up with the original Ghostbusters, who’ve developed a top-secret research lab to take busting ghosts to the next level. But when the discovery of an ancient artifact [Read More]
Arthur The King – A KIDSFIRST! Movie Review
Over the course of ten days and 435 miles, an unbreakable bond is forged between pro adventure racer Michael Light (Mark Wahlberg) and a scrappy street dog companion dubbed Arthur. Based on an incredible true story, Arthur The King follows Light, desperate for one last chance to win, as he [Read More]