Yonder Walls mural festival taking over downtown Birmingham

Birmingham Real-Time NewsYonder Walls mural and music festival taking over Parkside Birmingham Artist Yogi Dada guides visitors to leave their handprints on her mural that is located right outside the doors of Urban Supply on Thursday, Oct. 16. Yogi Dada is one of 44 artists who are part of Yonder Walls, a large mural and music festival happening in the Parkside district in Birmingham, Alabama.Jonece Starr DuniganBy Jonece Starr Dunigan | jdunigan@al.comAn explosion of visual art and sound will soon be taking place in downtown Birmingham this weekend.Yonder Walls is a free mural and music festival that’s taking over the city’s Parkside district on Saturday between noon and 8 p.m. Organizers of the event have paid 44 artists to paint 35 colorful murals all over the exterior of Urban Supply, a multi-use urban development facility located at 1301 First Avenue South. Now, the community is invited to enjoy the artwork while frolicking in the kids zone, buying from local vendors, enjoying good grub from local food trucks and participating in the community wall.A diversity of performances, including Birmingham music artist Love Moor and hip-hop duo Shaheed and DJ Supreme, will dominate the stage located at the intersection of First Avenue South and 13th Street South before Grammy-award-winning singer Pynk Beard closes out the night. The music lineup is as follows: 12:15 p.m.: Shaheed and DJ Supreme12:55 p.m.: Womona Wiles and Twhat Weiland1:40 p.m..: Daan Rana2: 20 p.m.: Cash Langdon3:10 p.m..: Just Liv3:55 p.m.: Rebecca Egeland4:40 p.m.: Sick F*cks5: 30 p.m.: Love Moor6:15 p.m. Pynk BeardMORE BY JONECE STARR DUNIGAN According to Yonder Walls’ Instagram, Redemptive Cycles will be hosting a bicycle valet for those who would rather bike than drive to the event. No electric scooters or bikes are allowed. For those who are planning to drive, the following roads will be closed during the festival: First Avenue South between 12th Street South and 14th Street SouthSecond Avenue South between 12th Street South and 13th Street SouthThirteenth Street South at Second Avenue SouthYonder Walls’ organizers are encouraging the public to bring lawn chairs, picnic blankets, and water bottles which can be filled at hydration stations at the festival, portable phone chargers and cash for vendors and food trucks.Jonece Starr Dunigan (She/her/hers) is a journalist who gives the microphone to communities that are often ignored by mainstream media. Guided by empathy, her reporting centers the stories, movement work and...