Save the Date for 2023 Classic Cocktails: Tuesday, October 24 at the Central Library

A date has been set for the Birmingham Public Library (BPL)'s 2023 Classic Cocktails: Tuesday, October 24, 5:30 to 9:00 p.m. at the Central Library downtown.

This second annual BPL fundraising event, Classic Cocktails, is the perfect way to kick off your Magic City Classic week by reconnecting with alumni from Alabama State and Alabama A&M, and making new friends. 

The Magic City Classic between Alabama A&M University and Alabama State University not only draws the largest crowd among the nation's HBCU football classics. It is also the biggest networking event for African-Americans in Alabama, drawing as many tailgaters or more outside Legion Field than the more than 60,000 who pack into the stadium to watch the football game and the Battle of the Bands between the Alabama A&M Marching Bulldogs and the Alabama State Marching Hornets.