SUPPORT MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH!! PEOPLE, PLACES AND THINGS WITH GWEN DERU TODAY… **COMEDIAN DUSTIN SIMS at the StarDome Comedy Club. **THIRSTY THURSDAY at Hookah 114 17th Street No. **READ THE BIRMINGHAM TIMES. Get all the latest news. **WATCH LOTS OF MOVIES - Check out the Sidewalk Film Fest for lots more. FRIDAY… **COMEDIENNE B. SIMONE at the StarDome Comedy Club. **TRIBUTE TO ANTHONY HAMILTON & TYRESE featuring MARCUS PARSONS at Perfect Note. **LIT FRIDAYS WITH RIPCORD, 8 p.m. – 2 a.m. at 4501 Gary Avenue in Fairfield. **ENJOY THE DAY …the food, reading books, watching movies, taking a nap or just talking with loved ones and friends on the phone. Get outside! Get some sun if you can! **MOVIE NIGHT: Rent and Watch movies at Sidewalkfest.com. SATURDAY… **MAY FEST, 8 a.m. – 2 p.m., at 106 Oxmoor Road hosted by Positive Maturity. **EACH MIND MATTERS at the Vault, 5- 9 p.m. Cocktail attire. This is a community mental health awareness event. For more, www.strivebhm.com. **IGNATIOUS CARMOUCHE from THE VOICE at Perfect Note. **SATURDAYS IN THE GARDENS at Birmingham Botanical Gardens. **WINE DOWN HAPPY HOUR, 4-9 p.m. at Saferoom Lounge Bar. **COMEDIAN CHELCIE LYNN of the TAMMY TOUR: ONE TRAILER PARK AT A TIME at the StarDome Comedy Club. **FUN, GAMES, YARD AND HOUSE WORK including Uno, Monopoly, Solitaire, Shopping, Eating. Times are changing soon. SUNDAY… **COMEDIAN CHELCIE LYNN of the TAMMY TOUR: ONE TRAILER PARK AT A TIME at the StarDome Comedy Club. **FAMILY TIME, GOOD FOOD AND MOVIES. MONDAY… **REGGAE MUSIC EVERY MONDAY NIGHT with DJ DUSTY, 8 p.m. at Black Magic 2904 Lomb Avenue. **READ A GOOD BOOK…There are a few on the bookshelves, just lying around are some to read, BOOK: Antiracism and Universal Designs for Learning is written by Andratesha Fritzgerald. …or you can get an e-book. **EVERY MONDAY is MONSLAYYY – THE CARIBBEAN WAY, 8 p.m. at the Vault with TRINI and BRENT TRINI-FRESH PIERRE. FREE. **LIVE FROM THE STARDOME WITH RICKEY SMILEY. TUESDAY… **LIT AND JAZZ with DAVID TALLEY AND FRIENDS, every Tuesday, 7 p.m. at Lit on 8th, 518 Rev. Abraham Woods Blvd. **READ A REAL GOOD BOOK…You might like cookbooks, to-do books, game books, picture books, history books. WEDNESDAY… **INTERFAITH NOONDAY PRAYER SERVICES every Wednesday, Noon at Linn Park in Downtown Birmingham. **REGGAE WEDNESDAY NIGHTS, 8 p.m. at Blue Onyx. NEXT THURSDAY… **BIRMINGHAM CAREER EXPO 202, 1 p.m. at Boutwell Auditorium. **READ THE BIRMINGHAM TIMES. Catch up on the news! **COMEDIAN STONE COLD AND THE JACKAL at the StarDome Comedy Club. NEXT FRIDAY… **MOVIE NIGHT: Rent and Watch movies at Sidewalkfest.com. **COMEDIAN KARLOUS MILLER at the StarDome Comedy Club. **FRIDAY NIGHT LIVE with DEIDRE GADDIS at Perfect Note. **LIT FRIDAYS WITH RIPCORD, 8 p.m. – 2 a.m. at 4501 Gary Avenue in Fairfield. FOR THE COMMUNITY… **LARGEST BUDGET PROPOSAL IN BIRMINGHAM’S HISTORY - Mayor Randall L. Woodfin presented a $455-million operating budget proposal to the City Council which supports neighborhood revitalization, provides merit and longevity pay and a 1.5
