🌱 Patch AM: Where OmCat’s jam-heavy 2026 tour will stop in Birmingham

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In today's newsletter:

• Where OmCat’s jam-heavy 2026 tour will stop in Birmingham
• How Birmingham students helped change America’s civil rights history in 1963

Also on today's calendar: "Mahj-ing" a Difference: A Mother-Daughter Mahjong event and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why do optometrists live so long? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Sunny and pleasant, with a high of 71 and low of 47 degrees.
• Monday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 79, low: 54.
• Tuesday: Some sun, then turning cloudy, with a high of 79 and low of 64 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• OmCat Drop Expansive 15-Minute Single 'All Around' + 2026 Tour Dates (gratefulweb.com) — Jam band fans can catch Nashville’s OmCat live in Birmingham on August 1 at Trim Tab Brewing, part of a newly announced 2026 tour supporting their 15‑minute single “All Around.” The group, already playing pre‑parties here and festivals across the Southeast, leans into long, improvisational jams and genre‑blending sets.    

• This Day in History: May 2, 1963: 1,000+ students march against segregation in Birmingham (live5news.com) — Birmingham once again reflects on the Children’s Crusade, when more than 1,000 local students marched from Sixth Street Baptist Church against segregation in 1963. Their courage, met with arrests and police force, helped spur federal civil rights legislation and the Civil Rights Act that reshaped life in Birmingham and across the nation.    

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📸 Around Birmingham

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Birmingham

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday May 3

• Trevor Jackson →
  WORKPLAY, 500 23rd St S, Birmingham
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Sunday May 3

• "Mahj-ing" a Difference: A Mother-Daughter Mahjong event →
  Levite Jewish Community Center, 3960 Montclair Rd, Birmingham
  2:00 pm
• T3 BIRTHDAY BASH →
  Legacy Arena, 1898 9th Ave N, Birmingham
  7:00 pm
• Tacarra Williams →
  Main Room, 1818 Data Dr, Birmingham
  7:00 pm

Monday May 4

• Scavenger Hunt
  Springville Road Regional Branch Library
  9:00 am

Tuesday May 5

• Cinco de Mayo at Rojo →
  Rojo, 2921 Highland Ave, Birmingham
  11:00 am

Thursday May 7

• Bham Discourse Event at Rojo →
  Rojo, 2921 Highland Ave, Birmingham
  6:00 pm

Friday May 8

• Chicken Salad Chick Mother's Day Weekend Offer Birmingham →
  1830 29th Ave S # 100, Homewood, AL 35209
  10:00 am
• Gimme Gimme Disco →
  WORKPLAY, 500 23rd St S, Birmingham
  8:00 pm
• House of Heavy →
  Saturn, 200 41st St S, Birmingham
  8:30 pm

Saturday May 9

• The Dinner Detective True Crime Murder Mystery Dinner Show - Birmingham, AL →
  Marriott Birmingham, 3590 Grandview Pkwy, Birmingham
  6:00 pm

Saturday May 23

• The Dinner Detective True Crime Murder Mystery Dinner Show - Birmingham, AL →
  Marriott Birmingham, 3590 Grandview Pkwy, Birmingham
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• KITTENS!
  The kittens are ready to find a forever home. There are 4 kittens. 3 girls and 1 boy. There was a person on here that is interested in the boy. He is… (Nextdoor South Roebuck)
• Happy Mother’s Day.
  It’s Time To Celebrate You Amazing Woman. Share A Special Moment and Picture of Yourself With Everyone. Let’s Have Some Fun. May 2026 (Nextdoor South Eastlake / Ruffner)

• Marriott International posted a job opening for Night Auditor & Hotel Operations in Birmingham. Apply here.
• Buffalo Rock Company posted a job opening for Forklift Operator (Receiving)- Central Hub MF 7AM - 3:30 PM in Birmingham. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Birmingham here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Mountain Brook

• Alabama high school baseball: See Friday's rain-soaked Week 2 playoff scores (al.com)

Homewood

• Paving Schedule (cityofhomewood.com)
• Satisfy Your Sugar Cravings At These 10 Unforgettable Dessert Destinations In Alabama (familydestinationsguide.com)
• First look: John Cassimus opens new Zozo's Kitchen in Homewood (bhamnow.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because they dilate. (Thank you Phil M. for sending it in!)Got a good riddle for PatchAM? Submit it here!

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