🌱 Protective Stadium Concerts + Civil Rights Institute Birthday

Happy Monday, people of Birmingham! Here's everything you need to know going on locally today. I hope everyone had a great weekend and are entering this Thanksgiving week on a positive note. One piece of news from the weekend is that the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute celebrated its birthday Saturday. Also, several local organizations teamed up to give out Thanksgiving meals. Read more below.

First, today's weather:

Cooler; breezy in the p.m.. High: 57 Low: 30.

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Here are the top stories in Birmingham today:

1. Now that the new stadium downtown is open, when will we see concerts at Protective Stadium in Birmingham? (al.com)
2. Check out the latest Jefferson County Health Department food scores for local etaeries. (Trussvilletribune)
3. In case you missed it, here are some of the stories that made headlines last week on Patch. (Birmingham Patch)
4. The Birmingham Civil Rights Institute celebrated its birthday over the weekend, looking back at 29 years since its opening.(WVTM13)
5. Multiple Birmingham organizations teamed up this past week to give out Thanksgiving meals. (WIAT - CBS42.com)

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Today in Birmingham:

• Help out with replenishing the blood supply in Birmingham at the Red Cross Blood Drive at the Levite Jewish Community Center. (Noon)
• Join in on the Graphic Novel Book Club for Teens at the Homewood Public Library. (4 p.m.)
• Are you a musician whop wants to test out your music on a captive audience? Enter the Birmingham Bandstand Open Mic Night at the Nick. (8 p.m.)

Birmingham Patch Notebook

• Magic City Nutcracker returns in person this season. (Village Living)
• Greater Birmingham Humane Society wants you to meet Barrett, a two-year-old snack-loving puppy who is a big cute ball of energy who can't wait to find a forever home.(Facebook)
• The Birmingham Zoo: "🌟 End your week right by joining us at has started GLOW WILD, its spectacular illuminated experience. (Facebook)

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