Salute to the United Kingdom
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The Salute to the United Kingdom was the 1991 Birmingham Festival of Arts. The centerpiece of the festival was an Expo '91 held May 2-5 at the Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Exhibition Hall.
Events
- April 1 - May 7: "The Stuart Legacy: English Art 1603-1714" at the Birmingham Museum of Art
- April 1: Philip Scriven, organist at Birmingham-Southern College Hill Recital Hall.
- April 1 - May 6: Native British plants identified with crowns at the Birmingham Botanical Gardens
- April 1 - May 15: "Children's Fiction in Britain 1900-1990" sponsored by the British Council, Birmingham Public Library
- April 2 - 12: Birmingham (UK) Athletic Institute gymnastics team visit
- April 5 - 6: Swingle Singers with Alabama Symphony Orchestra Pops Series
- April 11: "Ceramics of the 17th Century" lecture by John Austin, Birmingham Museum of Art
- April 12 - May 12: Works by John Virtue, David Nash, and Andy Goldsworthy. South Central Bell Art Gallery
- April 12 - : "Photographs of Wales 1971-1978" by Rowland Scherman at Joe Bar
- April 13 - May 15: "Hockney". Works of David Hockney at Monty Stabler Galleries
- April 14: "Irish Silver of the Stuart Period" lecture by Sean Nolan, Birmingham Museum of Art
- April 14 - May 16: "The Balcony of the Nation". Works by Micky Donnelly, Rita Duffy, Dermot Seymour, Chris Wilson and Gordon Woods. UAB Art Gallery
- April 15 - 24: "Private Lives" by Noel Coward. UAB Town and Gown Theatre
- April 17: Luncheon with author Geoffrey Ashe, The Club
- April 19 - 20: Ralph Vaughan Williams' Symphony No. 2 ("London") and other works. Alabama Symphony Orchestra. Master Series
- April 19 - 28: "Photographs of English Scenes". Independent Presbyterian Church
- April 21: "A Salute to Terpsichore". Homewood Ballet
- April 21: Silver Bowl Awards. Birmingham Museum of Art
- April 21: Birmingham Community Band concert. Alabama Theatre
- April 21 - 24: British Film Festival (National Velvet, Chariots of Fire, Yellow Submarine, Alfie, How Green Was My Valley, The Importance of Being Earnest, The Man Who Knew Too Much, The Lion in Winter)
- April 24: Flower arranging workshop with Sheila Macqueen
- April 25: Birmingham Fire vs London Monarchs, Legion Field
- April 25 - 27: Symposium "Britain in the Old South" Arlington Antebellum Home
- April 25 - 30: "The Cry of the Cockatrice", BFA commissioned play, Ben F. Harrison Theatre, Samford University
- April 26: "Castles of England and Wales" lecture by Henry Randall, Stockham Building parlour
- April 26: Choral celebration with 500 local voices, Black Voices from Birmingham, England, and Rhos Cwmtaw from Wales. Boutwell Auditorium
- April 27: Clive Swansbourne, piano. Hill Recital Hall, Birmingham-Southern College
- April 27 - 28, May 4 - 5: "Hooray for the UK". Discovery Place
- April 28: Black Voices (Birmingham, UK), 6th Avenue Baptist Church
- April 28: Gillian Weir, organ. Independent Presbyterian Church
- April 28: "Dylan Thomas" one man show by Bob Kingdom. Altamont School
- April 28: Artburst chamber ensemble, Unitarian Church Cahaba Road
- April 30: Women's Committee of 100 British fashion show, Vestavia Country Club
- April 30: "Oh, to be in England now that April's here." poems. Catharine M. Hoff, Stockham Building parlour
- April 30: Ralph Vaughan Williams'Hugh, the Drover ballad opera. Munger Hall, Birmingham-Southern College
- May 1 - 18: "Samford Shoots Great Britain". Photographs. Samford Visual Arts Gallery
- May 1: International Fair, Ramsay Alternative School
- May 2 - : "History of Medicine" exhibit from the Wellcome Institute of London. Remarks by curator Robin Price
- May 2: "Festival of Arts Birmingham Sampler" with the Alabama Symphony Orchestra, State of Alabama Ballet, Birmingham Opera Theatre, Birmingham Children's Theatre, and Summerfest. Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Exhibition Hall
- May 2 - 5: "Expo '91: A Royal Experience" at the Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Exhibition Hall. Interactive exhibits, performances, craft and food market, etc
- May 2: "17th Century Silver" lecture by Kevin Tierney. Birmingham Museum of Art
- May 2 - 5: "The Hollow Crown" adapted by John Barton. Ben F. Harrison Theatre, Samford University
- May 3: Ambassador's Dinner honoring Ambassador and Lady Acland. The Club
- May 5: John Carroll High School Honors Chorus concert. Reid Chapel, Samford University
- May 5: Festival Evensong, St Luke's Church
- May 5: George Handel's Esther opera. Temple Emanu-El
- May 9 - June 8: "Paintings and Prints by Contemporary English Artists", Maralyn Wilson Gallery
- May 9 - 22: Study Mission Tour to the United Kingdom
- May 14: Birmingham Boy's Choir 12th annual Spring concert. Reid Chapel, Samford University