DECEMBER 1, SATURDAY, please meet 1:45 p.m.
Southeastern Outings Easy Dayhike
Where: Vulcan Trail inside the City Limits of Birmingham
Details: Enjoy an easy walk in the woodlands overlooking Birmingham on the Sunday after Thanksgiving. The trail is level, as it is on an old mining railroad right of way just below the crest of Red Mountain. This walk is an ideal activity for those Thanksgiving guests who have been in your house for several days and with whom you are looking for something to do to get them out of the house. A previous walk on this trail drew one of the highest number of participants, 67, on any outing SEO has ever sponsored. Don’t miss it!
Please meet at 1:45 p.m. in the Vulcan Park and Museum Parking Lot where you would normally park to visit the statue and Vulcan Park. We plan to depart from there at 2:00 p.m. We will walk from the big parking lot a short distance down some new stairs to the trailhead and then on the trail to Green Springs Highway and back. The formerly unpaved section of the Vulcan Trail has recently been widened and resurfaced.
There is no charge to participate in this hike and there is no charge for admission to either Vulcan Park or the trail.
Well-behaved, carefully supervised children age 7 and older able to walk 4 miles welcome. After the walk is completed, there will be an optional dinner for our hikers at Jim 'N Nick's 11th Avenue Grill at Five Points South.
Share an adventure. Bring a friend or friends.
Information and Trip Leader: Dan Frederick, southeasternoutings@gmail.com or telephone 205/631-4680
DECEMBER 7, SATURDAY, please meet 6:40 p.m.
Alabama School of Fine Arts Holiday Music Festival Concert
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Where: Dorothy Jemison Day Theater, 800 19th Street North, Birmingham, AL 35203, on the Alabama School of Fine Arts campus,
Details: You are cordially invited to come with me to a fabulous Alabama School of Fine Arts (ASFA) Holiday Music Student Concert, a family favorite, Saturday, December 7, 2023 at 7:00 p.m. Enjoy a beautiful classical and jazz music repertoire on the school campus in the school’s Dorothy Jemison Day Theater.
Start your holiday season celebrations with the ASFA holiday concert for the whole family! The ASFA Choir, Orchestra, Jazz Ensemble and the ASFA Singers will bring you holiday spirit with music, songs and even a sing-along. The concert will feature 61+ musicians and a selection of time-honored holiday music.
Admission charges Adults $15 | Students and Children (2 & up) $8
For your enjoyment the following music ensembles will perform seasonal music.
a) The school choir (which is all 61 music students enrolled in the school)
b) The school orchestra conducted by Alex Fokkens, Chair of the ASFA Music Department
c) The ASFA Singers, the nine absolutely superb female voice majors enrolled at the school plus four young male students also specializing in voice—all directed by Ms. Cathy Spence, voice teacher at the school. The music department has formed a new ensemble called The ASFA Singers which used to be called Concerto Della Donne plus Four. You will have the opportunity to hear this new ensemble perform at the December 7 concert.
d) The 21-musician student jazz ensemble plus jazz combos formed from selected jazz musicians in the jazz ensemble conducted by Dr. Robert Janssen.
Note that I had a total of thirty people in my group at the 2021 Holiday Season Concert! We hope to surpass that number at the Holiday Concert this December 7.
After the concert there will be a reception with food in the school lobby adjacent to the theatre lobby. Come, catch the spirit!
These performers are not typical high school music students. All music students at this school spend 3+ hours of each school day in music study, practice and rehearsal and are graded on all of their music performances.
I am confident that you will enjoy this program. Please come and join me for this most enjoyable event. These young people are just great to see and hear performing!
DECEMBER 8, SUNDAY, please meet 12:45 p.m.
Southeastern Outings Second Sunday Dayhike in Oak Mountain State Park
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Details: Enjoy a moderate 4-mile walk in the woodlands near Birmingham on a Sunday afternoon. This is an excellent outing for introducing your friends to Southeastern Outings and for making new friends who enjoy the outdoors. Parts of this hike may be off the color-coded trails. There will be some ups and downs.
Well-behaved, properly supervised children age eight and up able to walk the distance of about 4 miles and complete the hike are welcome.
Share an adventure! Bring a friend.
Please meet at 12:45 p.m. in the Oak Mountain Park office parking lot. We plan to depart from there at 1:00 p.m.
Please bring $5/person ($2.00 seniors) park admission fee plus your drink.
Info: Randall Adkins, 205-719-7719
DECEMBER 12, THURSDAY, please meet 9:45 a.m.
Southeastern Outings Weekday Hike
Where: Veterans Park, 4800 Valleydale Road, Hoover, AL 35242
Details: Come with us on a weekday hike. Enjoy an easy 3-mile hike on trails in North Shelby County just off Valleydale Road. Veterans Park is an 82-acre park with numerous walking trails, a four-acre lake and a one-acre pond.
If you are retired or not working or have off on this particular Thursday, you are urged to participate in the Southeastern Outings group hike on the trails and get a feel for the location and scale of the land.
This walk will be Southeastern Outings’ eighth hike in Veterans Park. Come with us for a guided tour of easily walkable trails. Please bring water and wear good walking shoes or boots. Dress appropriately for the weather.
Please meet at 9:45 a.m. in the Veterans Park parking lot right beside the building with restrooms in it at the park. We plan to depart from there at 10:00 a.m.
Optional lunch nearby after the hike at Metro Diner Restaurant in Inverness.
Admission to Park: Free
Information and hike leader: Randall Adkins, 205/719-7719 cell
DIRECTIONS TO MEETING PLACE
Veterans Park-- 4800 Valleydale Road, Hoover, AL 35242. From Birmingham on I-65, take I-65 South to exit number 247, Valleydale Road, Shelby County Route 17 exit. Drive to the end of the ramp and turn left. Drive 4.0 miles just past the Jefferson State Community College Shelby Campus to the traffic light at the entrance to Spain Park High School (NOT the Spain Park Sports Complex!) and turn left into the driveway for the Spain Park High School on Jaguar Road. Drive less than 1/10 mile and turn right into the driveway into Veterans Park. Drive to the parking lot beside the building with the restrooms in it.
From U.S. Highway 280 drive to intersection with Valleydale Road, Shelby County Route 17 and turn right coming from Birmingham, left from Chelsea. Drive about 2.9 miles on Valleydale Road, Shelby County Route 17, to the traffic light at the entrance to Spain Park High School (NOT the Spain Park Sports Complex!) and turn right on Jaguar Road. Then follow directions above.
DECEMBER 21, SATURDAY, please meet 8:45 a.m.
Southeastern Outings Dayhike
Where: DeSoto State Park and Lost Falls
Details: Moderately easy hike in DeSoto State Park. We will hike along the beautiful West Fork of Little River. We’ll also hike various other trails in the park and visit Lost Falls. We expect to see a total of eight waterfalls during this hike. This is one of the most scenic state parks in Alabama.
Note-To view photos of what we will see on this trip, please click on this link:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/jvLT4A3GbhPpLgQZ2
Please be sure to click on the link and view the photographs.
Well-behaved, carefully supervised children age 9 and over able to walk about 5 miles without complaining welcome.
After the outing we’ll enjoy an optional restaurant dinner together.
Please meet 8:45 a.m. at the Applebee’s Trussville. We plan to depart from there at 9:00 a.m.
Info. and Trip Leader: Dan Frederick, southeasternoutings@gmail.com or phone 205-631-4680
DIRECTIONS TO MEETING PLACE
Applebee’s Restaurant Trussville (coming from Birmingham)—4711 Norrell Drive, Trussville, AL 35173. Take I-59 North to Exit #141 (Chalkville Mountain Road Exit). Exit I-59 at Exit #141. Drive to traffic light at far end of interstate exit ramp. This is at intersection of the exit ramp and Chalkville Mountain Road. Turn right at the traffic light at the far end of exit ramp. Drive to first road you come to on the left when you are on Chalkville Mountain Road. This is immediately after you pass a Texaco gas station on your left and a Shell gas station on your right. Turn left there onto Norrell Drive. Applebee’s Restaurant is on Norrell Drive directly behind the McDonald’s which faces Chalkville Mountain Road at the far left corner of that intersection. There is no longer a stoplight at this intersection.
DECEMBER 28, SATURDAY, please meet 1:45 p.m.
Southeastern Outings Easy Walk
Where: Vulcan Trail inside the City Limits of Birmingham
Details: Enjoy an easy walk in the woodlands overlooking Birmingham on the Saturday after Christmas. The trail is level, as it is on an old mining railroad right of way just below the crest of Red Mountain. This walk is an ideal activity for those holiday guests who have been in your house for several days and with whom you are looking for something to do to get them out of the house. A previous walk on this trail drew one of the highest number of participants, 67, on any outing SEO has ever sponsored. Don’t miss it!
Please meet at 1:45 p.m. in the Vulcan Park and Museum Parking Lot where you would normally park to visit the statue and Vulcan Park. We plan to depart from there at 2:00 p.m. We will walk from the big parking lot a short distance down some new stairs to the trail head and then on the trail to Green Springs Highway and back. The formerly unpaved section of the Vulcan Trail has recently been widened and resurfaced.
There is no charge to participate in this hike and there is no charge for admission to either Vulcan Park or the trail.
Well-behaved, carefully supervised children age 7 and older able to walk 4 miles welcome. After the walk is completed, there will be an optional dinner at Jim 'N Nick's 11th Avenue Grill at Five Points South.
Share an adventure. Bring a friend or friends.
Info: Dan Frederick, southeasterneoutings@gmail.com or 205/631-4680
