Rock Out Can’t Miss Alabama With Toni Braxton

By Shirley Jackson

Toni Braxton concert
The Toni Braxton “As Long As I Live” tour featuring SWV visits Birmingham on Sunday, Jan. 20. Braxton is a songwriter, pianist, producer and actress who has won numerous Grammy awards. The music icon began her career in the 1980s with her sisters. The rhythm and blues singer has appeared on “Dancing with the Stars” and “Braxton Family Values.” SWV, or “Sisters with Voices,” is a rhythm and blues, hip hop, new jack swing and soul music group. The group has been nominated for several Grammy awards as well. Tickets are available for the show at the Boutwell Auditorium in Birmingham.

Rosie Herrera Dance Theatre
The Rosie Herrera Dance Theatre festival is Saturday, Jan. 26 at 8 p.m. at the Alys Stephens Center. Herrera is a Cuban-American dancer, choreographer and artistic director. The dance festival deconstructs what it means to believe in magic and how that bleeds into the construction of spirituality and understanding of romance. Purchase tickets at www.alysstephens.org.

Alabama Shakespeare Festival
Tickets are on sale at the Alabama Shakespeare Festival for the “Four Little Girls” production. Learn more about the lives of Denise McNair, Carole Robertson, Cynthia Wesley and Addie Mae Collins, who died in the Sixteenth Baptist Church bombing during the civil rights movement. The production is Jan. 25 through Feb. 13. The recommended audience is 11 years old and above. Go to www.asf.net for ticket information.

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