14 THURS HAIRSPRAY AT THE VIRGINIA SAMFORD: We’ve all been there. You’re a fat girl in the 1960s with dreams of becoming a famous dancer on a local variety show.

07 THURS TAYLOR EATS SPIDERS AT THE NICK: Taylor Hollingsworth is a staple of the Birmingham music scene.

30 THURS HOT SOUTHERN IMPROV: The Extemporaneous Theatre Company (ETC), “Birmingham’s Best Improvisational Theatre Company”, was founded back in 2008 with a few goals in mind: provide Birmingham with quality improvisational theatre; work with other artists to support live theatre; offer quality improvisational theatre training; and “to have a mighty good time doing it.

Thurs 16 KICK BISCUITS UP A NOTCH: I don’t think I’m far from the truth when I say that most of us have fond memories of biscuits.

THURSDAY, JUNE 9 TURN BACK THE CLOCK-AND PARTY! Remember when life was fun and cool? It was a while ago, I know, but it has a name if that helps you remember. It was called college.

02 THURS THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM: The Terrific New Theatre, which is by no means new (they celebrate their 25th year in business this season), is finishing out a run of Elephant’s Graveyard

26 THURS BIRMINGHAM O’CLOCK: Operation New Birmingham is a “non-profit, public private partnership between the City of Birmingham and the private business community”.

19 THURS ONE DAY AT A TIME: There is still far too much to be done to repair the tornado damage from April 27.

12 THURS ART ON THE HORIZON: The Horizon School on 15th Avenue South is a transitional institution for high school graduates with learning disabilities.

05 THURS SITAR SOLO! The Birmingham Museum of Art isn’t exactly known for its live music performances, but the visit from the Calcutta Quartet this week is no surprise to me.