Perfect weather today for the Magic City Art Connection at Linn Park.
I am fortunate to have been able to mastermind the renovation of The Tutwiler Hotel, so we chose this weekend to celebrate our grand re-opening. Nothing like having several thousand people outside your front door. All today, we are having a public open house with tours of the hotel.
Come on down and enjoy the world class art festival until 6 today and from 10-6 tomorrow. It is in Linn Park, Birmingham’s Central Park. Admission is free and the art is unbeatable.
There is plenty of food and entertainment also.
I came to my first Connection in 1999 and have loved it since…
And, take a moment to stop in The Tutwiler for free guided tours every 15 minutes until 6 today. You can also take the special audiotour of the history of Birmingham that I commissioned using 40 of the most spectacular historic photographs of The Magic City from the Library archives.
Some photos from today…
The line of food vendors along Park Place before the gates opened at 10
What a great scene in the center of the city
Some great art from artist Sandra Blair
More beautiful art…
The all new Tutwiler Hotel at the entrance to the Art Connection on Park Place
Rebecca England of The Tutwiler and Nancy Galloway of Integral Hospitality at their lemonade stand
Tutwier Open House invitations being handed out at Art Connection
Tutwiler General Manager Rusti Price and Robin Oliver of BIG Communications at The Tutwiler Booth
Visitors John and Virginia Davis of Birmingham enjoying the free audiotour of Magic City history
John Montgomery of BIG and Dilcy Hilley of the Convention Bureau getting ready to manage a photo shoot
