Birmingham’s premiere after-hours event gets ready to shake things up on Friday, May 16th. In its fourth season, the program is wildly popular, attracting 2500 guests per event. The Museum provides an intriguing mix of food, music, drinks, art activities, and of course . . . ART!

Art on the Rocks is the perfect way to jump-start your weekend. Due to an increased demand, Art on the Rocks tickets will be sold in advance online or by calling the Art on the Rocks hotline at 205.328.7628. Tickets are $10 for Members and $20 for the general public. All ticket prices include live music, food, and art activities from 5-10pm on select Friday nights.

FREE parking in the County deck, on the corner of 8th Avenue N. and Richard Arrington, Jr. Blvd. Look for the signs!

July 18th Lori McKenna

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Theme: Re-used Material based on sculpture by Charlie Lucas

Lori McKenna is also an acclaimed singer-songwriter who was thrust into the limelight last year when superstar Faith Hill included three of McKenna’s songs on her Number One album Fireflies, including Hill’s poignant single “Stealing Kisses.” Hill (herself a wife and mother of three) heard in McKenna’s work what a steadily growing audience has been hearing since her 1998 debut, Paper Wings & Halo: an intimate understanding and honest expression of the realities of domestic life. Read more >

Aug 15th Stoll Vaughan

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Theme: Leonardo da Vinci

Stoll Vaughan has made a name for himself as a reputable, young songwriter. With an expressive rustic style, profound lyrics, and a resonant voice, Vaughan’s identity is carried by a timeless authenticity all his own. Born in Kentucky, his music embraces his own style, although he has been favorably compared to the likes of early Springsteen and Townes Van Zandt. After the release of his fi rst record Hold on Through Sleep and Dreams in 2005, Vaughan gained national recognition through air play on the AAA and Americana Radio formats. Garnering a spot on Americana Radio’s Top Ten Chart, he was also highlighted as a guest on “Billy Block’s Western Beat,” “WFPK’s Live Lunch,” and “Woodsongs Old Time Radio Hour.” The album was also named one of Performing Songwriter Magazine’s DIY top twelve records of 2005. Read more >
Photo by Brian Lima

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June 20th Chuck Prophet

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Theme: Vanishing Worlds

When he performed on Austin City Limits, Chuck Prophet was introduced as a singer who “defies categorization,” and he sounds more artistically restless than ever on Soap and Water, his first album in over three years, and his debut for Yep Roc Records. Set for October 2 release, the album features twelve new songs all written or co-written by Prophet. It was recorded in his hometown of San Francisco, and Nashville, and co-produced by Prophet and Brad Jones (Dolly Parton, Yo La Tengo, Josh Rouse). Read more >
Photo by Jeremy Harris

MAY 16 THE DYNAMITES

Theme: Black and White (based on the exhibition Katherine Tucker Windam: My Land, My People)

If the first attention-grabbing horn lines of The Dynamites album Kaboom! evoke a dramatic curtain call from a late ‘60s funk concert at the Apollo Theater, it’s no accident. After all, that’s exactly where Charles Walker, the band’s singer and front man, first cut his teeth as a performer. When the revolutionary ‘new bag’ now known as funk first made the scene, Walker was right there in the thick of it, opening for the likes of James Brown, Etta James, and Wilson Pickett, and imbibing himself in a cultural movement’s genesis.