BIRMINGHAM, Alabama -- Monday, Oct. 20, marks the beginning of Design Week Birmingham 2014, a host of activities that include installations, lectures, film, workshop and social gatherings.



Venues range from breweries to galleries, and subjects include architecture to web design. Presented by the Alabama Center for Architecture, Design Week includes low-cost, or no-cost events in several disciplines.



Here is a rundown of events. More detailed information on each event and ticket information can be found at dwbhm.com.



ONGOING EVENTS:



Design Week Headquarters and Design Shop

Alabama Center for Architecture, 109 Richard Arrington Jr. Blvd. South.

Through Oct. 25, Monday through Friday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.



After-School Design Workshops

Desert Island Supply Co., 5500 First Ave. North

Monday through Friday, 3-6 p.m. Free.



Alter Your Landscape: Civic Design Challenge

Hosted by MAKEbhm /Birmingham City Schools Gifted Program

Displayed at various venues throughout the week.



MONDAY, Oct. 20



Kickstarter School, Terry Hope Romero

Hosted By FEED

Carrigan's Public House, 2430 Morris Ave.

4:30-6 p.m. Free.



Design Film Screening / Stations of the Elevated and other Short Films about Street Art

Bottletree, 3719 Third Ave. South.

Doors open at 6:30 p.m., screening at 7:30 p.m., $10.



TUESDAY, Oct. 21



TechBirmingham / Jennifer Driskell

Kinetic Communications, 2025 Morris Ave.

8-9:30 a.m. Free for members; $10, non-members.



Art Break

Birmingham Museum of Art, 2000 Rev. Abraham Woods Jr. Blvd.

Noon. Free.



Sidewalk's E-Series / Maker

Hosted by Sidewalk Film Festival

Red Mountain Cabaret Theatre, 301 19th St. North.

6 p.m. $5, students; $8 in advance; $10 at the door.



TEDx Birmingham / Design Salon

The Stream, 4924 5th Ave. South.

6:30-8 p.m. Free with reservation.



WEDNESDAY, Oct. 22



Andrew Freear, Rural Studio Lecture

Hosted by DWB.

Birmingham Museum of Art 2000 Rev. Abraham Woods Jr. Blvd.

Lecture, 4 p.m., cocktails (cash bar), 5 p.m. Free.



AIGA Exhibit Opening / Highlights from Birmingham Graphic Design History

Alabama Center for Architecture, 109 Richard Arrington Jr. Blvd. South.

7 p.m. $10 donation suggested.



THURSDAY, Oct. 23



Birmingham Creative Roundtable, Henry H. Owings

Sound and Page, 5529 First Ave. South

7:30 a.m. Free (RSVP)



Rotary Trail Tour / Jane Reed Ross

Hosted by ASLA Alabama.

Alabama Center for Architecture, 109 Richard Arrington Jr. Blvd. South.

Noon-1 p.m. $15 (includes lunch).



Adobe Workshop / Photoshop for Designers

Hosted by Adobe & AIGA Alabama.

Social Venture, 5529 First Ave. South.

1-5 p.m. $10, AIGA members; $25, non-members.



IIDA Tour - N.E. Miles Jewish Day School

N.E. Miles Jewish Day School, 4000 Montclair Rd.

4:30 p.m. $20.



Keynote Lecture / Aaron Draplin

Hosted by DWB.

Good People Brewing Company, 114 14th St. South.

7-9 p.m. $15; students, $10.



FRIDAY, Oct. 24



How to Master The Language of Personal Style / Southern Femme's Megan LaRussa Chenoweth



The Nest, 130 41st St. South, Birmingham, AL 35222.

Noon-1 pm. Free.



Flag Design Workshop with Aaron Draplin

UAB, Abroms-Engel Institute for the Visual Arts, 1221 Tenth Ave. South.

1-5 p.m. Invitation only.



Re-Thinking Avondale

Hosted by Auburn University's Urban Studio.

Avondale Brewery, 2nd Floor, 201 41st St. South

1-5 p.m. Free.



Rapid Fire Powered by Pecha Kucha

Hosted by DWB

Woodrow Hall, 5504 First Ave. North.

6-9 p.m. $15; students, $10.



SATURDAY, Oct. 25



Letterpress and Screen Printers Fair

Hosted by DWB

Trimtab Brewing Company, 2721 Fifth Ave. South.

10 a.m.-4 p.m. Free.



Urban Sketches

Hosted by AIA Birmingham Urban Sketchers.

Theater District, in front of Alabama Theatre, 1817 Third Ave. North.

2:30 p.m. Free.

FEAST / A Community Action Dinner

Hosted by bhamFEAST

Social Venture, 5529 First Ave. South.

7 p.m. $25.



