Meet neighbors, make connections and learn more about local life during a relaxed Civic Happy Hour for Forest Park and South Avondale at Lucky Stranger. Presented by Iron Hills Folk School and With Neighbors. RSVP: https://partiful.com/e/o47ijy4qMT756Tri6uRR?

Spend a fall evening meeting neighbors and making a seasonal craft with host Mary Fehr. No experience is needed, and all supplies are provided.

In the opening of Faulkner’s perhaps greatest work, Absalom, Absalom!, a young Quentin Compson listens to Miss Rosa Coldfield tell a long, winding history of a man named Sutpen and the Old South. It was a story that Quentin, whose body Faulkner describes as “an empty hall echoing with sonorous defeated names,” had known since birth.

What does Absalom, Absalom! mean to the South in 2026? Two generations out from the Birmingham Campaign, just as Compson stood two generations out from the Civil War, what do we make of Faulkner’s “back-looking ghosts still recovering?”

Leading this discussion is Dr. Candace Waid, a Birmingham native, who taught American literature for four decades at Yale University and UC Santa Barbara, where she recently retired as Professor of English. Waid is an award-winning Faulkner scholar and the author of The Signifying Eye: Seeing Faulkner's Art. Her Faulkner work won The Faulkner Journal's Jim Hinkle Memorial Prize, which is awarded once every five years.

The discussion will take place on Saturday at 3PM in the backyard of the Folk School House on Southside.

RSVP: https://partiful.com/e/R5nJwW1hJydEP44QlPIh?

Meet your Crestwood South neighbors over free coffee and treats at this casual Saturday morning driveway gathering. Bring your own favorite drink or snack if you prefer. RSVP to receive the address at: https://partiful.com/e/284oNQ3QWnsIbu9ne3uE?

The second term of Iron Hills Folk School is kicking off with PIE NIGHT! Join us for an evening of good food, new friends and gathering around the table on Monday, Sept. 28, at 6 PM in Southside Birmingham.

Free event, open to all! Bring a pie or drinks to share. Pies can be sweet or savory, homemade or store-bought. Registration is required through Partiful.

1001 Pineview Rd, Birmingham, AL 35228

Our first Meet Your Neighbors event is in the Green Acres neighborhood!

In July, we put out a call for Birmingham residents to apply for our inaugural Meet Your Neighbors Program cohort, a group of Birminghamsters from around the city who we would support in putting together free local events to bring people together in their own neighborhoods.

Our 11 hosts from 10 neighborhoods across the city have been hard at work ever since in putting together these gatherings, and Friday marks our very first event with a game night in Green Acres!

Thanks to our funding from With Neighbors, there are more events coming soon in Central City, Crestwood South, Eastwood, Enon Ridge, Ensley, Five Points South, Fountain Heights, South Eastlake, and Forest Park-South Avondale, so stay tuned for more announcements!

Come hangout with us in our corner of the Birmingham Folk Fest this year! We’ll have some craft demonstrations, hands-on activities, and community empowerment offerings. Get a glimpse into what the Folk School is all about and how you can get involved.

Official Pending. Whether you find yourself at a wedding where the dance floor needs more energy, or you're looking to be a potential backup dancer at a concert, or cope with the awkwardness of a family reunion, join us for a fun intro to the Texas two-step and country swing dancing. Never experience the awkwardness of not knowing what to do at a social gathering. No partner or prior experience required.

A guided walking meditation blending breath, movement, and nature to help you slow down, ground yourself, and connect with the present moment. The hike will be hilly and a little over a mile long. Please wear shoes suitable for trails.