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5 Things To Know This Week: Open Carry Protest, Superintendent to be Named
From an open carry protest to the annual Battle of the Bands, here's what you need to know about Birmingham this week.
- School board to pick new superintendent Monday: The Birmingham Board of Education will select a new superintendent — either Warren Consolidated Schools' Robert Shaner or Daniel Nerad, of the Madison Metropolitan School District. The board will hold a special meeting at 7 p.m. Monday at the . To catch up on the interview process, check out Birmingham Schools Superintendent Search 2012.
- : Open carry proponents will protest outside the Birmingham City Commission meeting Monday in support of the . Sean Combs was arrested after refusing to show police his identification when they found him carrying a loaded rifle. A protest organizer said open carry advocates will begin gathering at around 4:30 p.m.
- City Commission meeting Monday: The Birmingham City Commission will meet at 7:30 p.m. Monday at . On the agenda is a line item transferring $50,000 from the 2011-12 budget to the 2012-13 budget to pay for planning for the city's multi-modal transportation plan and the Woodward Gateway plan.
- : A sculpture commemorating the Birmingham students, teachers and parents who helped create will be unveiled at 4 p.m. Wednesday at the park.
- : The Birmingham Bloomfield Community Coalition will host its annual Battle of the Bands at 7 p.m. Friday in Shain Park. The contest pits high school bands against one another, and this year, , the Bloomfield Township teen who died after taking K2 on June 15.
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