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5 Things To Know This Week: Shop and Champagne, Holiday Bazaar

Here's what you need to know about Birmingham this week.

 
  1. City Commission meeting Monday: The Birmingham City Commission meets at 7:30 p.m. Monday at City Hall. On the agenda is Play Birmingham, which returns with new plans after being voted down in May, as well as a city ordinance amendment which would make it illegal to raise chickens in Birmingham.
  2. Holiday bazaar Thursday: Birmingham Public Schools' Friends of Different Learners will be holding their third annual Holiday Bazaar from 6-9 p.m. Thursday at Groves High School. Items up for sale include jewelry, books, handmade soaps, photographs, ceramics and more from local artisans. Entrance to the bazaar is free. 
  3. Shop and Champagne Wednesday: The Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center's annual fundraiser, Shop and Champagne, will take place from 6:30-9 p.m. Wednesday at the art center. The funds raised help provide educational and community programming for the BBAC. Items at the holiday shop are 10 percent off and tickets are $60 in advance, $70 at the door. 
  4. 'Other Causes of the Civil War' lecture Tuesday: Historian Joel Stone will give a free lecture on the "other causes of the Civil War" at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Baldwin Public Library. 
  5. Second annual Winter Markt kicks off this weekend: The Birmingham Principal Shopping District will kick off its second annual Winter Markt this weekend, beginning Friday. Stroll through a decorated Shain Park, shop local artisans and enjoy mulled wine and cider from Birmingham merchants.

For more of what's going on this week in Birmingham, make sure to check out our Events page.

Related Topics: Holiday Guide 2011 and holidays 2011
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