Cheap thrills: Trucks by the Tracks

I don't know that I need to do too much "selling" on this event. I mean, who doesn't love food from a truck...am I right?

Anyhow, basically all the food trucks in Birmingham will be in one fabulous place (ahem, Railroad Park) selling their delicious food and you can listen to live music from Burning Vinyl, Gip Gipson, The Green Seed and Todd Simpson for FREE. And oh yeah, the weather should be amazing as well. So basically I guess I should go ahead and say thanks for the awesome birthday party. Happy birthday to me indeed!

And yeah, technically, this could be considered a free fun post, but cmon, how could you possibly pass up a cupcake from Dreamcakes or a goat cheese burger from Spoonfed Grill or a popsicle from Steel City Pops? That's right. You can't.

Details:

Event: Trucks by the Tracks
Date: Sunday, September 16th (my birthday!)
Time: 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Place: Railroad Park
Admission: FREE
Other: Live music

ps. Thanks to Amy for the heads up on this event! 

Cheap thrills: Summer film series at the Alabama Theatre

There are a few movies that I can watch over and over again and Casablanca just so happens to be one of them. It only helps matters that the film will be showing this weekend at the Alabama Theatre.

This theater is one of my favorite landmarks in Birmingham and I always love to see the classic films they screen for the Summer Film Series and the Holiday Film Series. There's just no better way to watch an old timey film like Casablanca than in a beautiful historic theater like the Alabama, where it been would've debuted back in the 1940s.

Details:
Where: Alabama Theatre
Date: Sunday July 15th
Time: 2:00 p.m.
Admission: $8.00

To see the other films and dates they have chosen for the Summer Film Series, click here.

Cheap thrills: Steel City Pops

Move over fro yo. There's a new cold treat in town. And it comes on a stick.

Yeah, you heard me. Popsicles. 

But not just any old popsicles. These are the all-natural, ridiculously creative and delicious kind. Imaginative flavors like Pineapple Jalapeno, Hibiscus, Avocado and Sweet Tea. 

But don't worry. For all you 'fraidy cats out there too scared to take a gamble, there's the ever popular staples too like Chocolate, Vanilla, Strawberry and Lemon (my fav so far). 

And at $3 a pop, (see what I did there?!) it makes spending the cash so much easier to swallow (again, I'm killin it with the puns today!). 

But seriously, you have to check out Steel City Pops sometime soon if you haven't already. The owners and staff are so nice and friendly, the store is super cool (another pun, but really there is a painting of Vulcan holding a popsicle—it doesn't get cooler than that) and the treats are most definitely tasty. 

Oh and did I mention they also use a punchcard system? Yeah, buy 10 popsicles and your next one is free. 

So what are you waiting for Birmingham? It's hot outside! Go visit their location in Homewood or find a vending cart somewhere around town today.  

You're welcome!