Youth First Weekly September 20

We Connect Youth To Opportunities Through Innovative Programs, Partnerships, and Services To Achieve Success

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Welcome to the Youth First Weekly! Each Monday morning, you will receive an overview from DYS highlighting youth events and programs happening all around Birmingham delivered right to your inbox. Interested in having your event or program featured in the Youth First Weekly? Send your information to DYS@birminghamal.gov by Thursday of the prior week by 4 p.m. or click on the link above.

ArtPlay Fall Classes are coming up quick! Fun arts classes for all ages from birth to adult are here to satisfy the inner creative in you! From beginner ballet for children ages 3-5 years old, to ukulele for kids, and sewing and improv for teens and adults, there’s so much to explore at the ArtPlay House! We have so many options this fall and we can’t wait for you and your family to join us. Classes will be in person and all UAB COVID-19 safety protocols will be followed.

For more information about the ArtPlay program and to register for fall classes, visit their website HERE.

Red Mountain Theatre Puts On A Production of The Addams Family

Red Mountain Theatre plans to entertain families with a story about Wednesday Addams, the ultimate princess of darkness, and how she has grown up and fallen in love with a sweet, smart young man from a respectable family who her parents have never met.

The show will be presented October 1-3, 2021 at various times. Tickets can be purchased HERE and more information about the show can be found at Red Mountain Theatre's website HERE.

Families Can Visit The Pumpkin Junction Every Weekend In October

Gather up the entire family and board the Calera and Shelby train for short ride to the Pumpkin Junction. More than just a place to purchase a pumpkin, it’s a destination for family fun, food vendors and more! Trains will depart for the Pumpkin Junction during the first four weekends and the last Saturday of October.

Train rides are available at 10:00am, 1:00pm, and 3:00pm. For tickets to the Pumpkin Junction and more information, visit their website HERE.

Scholarship Opportunities

"Be Bold" Scholarship

Application Deadline: September 30, 2021

Scholarship Award: $25,000

At Bold.org, the belief is that the world will be shaped by the bold—the fighters, the risk-takers, the earnest overachievers who won’t take no for an answer—the ones who know that a mountain is climbed a step at a time. Bold.org is built for students who are determined to make the climb.

The $25,000 “Be Bold” Scholarship is a no-essay scholarship that will be awarded to the applicant with the boldest profile.

The boldest does not mean “best”, or “most accomplished”. Being bold means being earnest, determined, and moving. The scholarship will be awarded to the student whose profile is most bold, according to these characteristics. Students at any education level, school, field of study, and GPA will be considered.

For more information about the scholarship and to apply, visit Bold's website HERE.