Uncorked! brings together visitors for entertainment, tastings

Despite a little wind, festival goers could not have asked for better weather for the 10th anniversary of Uncorked! On the Green Saturday at Ross Bridge. 

“The first year, this was just an art show,” event organizer Audrey Alverson said. “It’s really hard to keep an art show, so what we did was turn this into a mixed event.” 

The festival included crafts, a kids zone, eclectic entertainment, a cook-off, local vendors and wine and beer tasting. “That’s another good thing about festivals like this,” Alverson said. “You can try new things you normally wouldn’t.” 

Although the Master of the Brew competition was only featured last year, that didn’t stop guests from lining up outside the 15 different beer vendors to try their selection. “What we saw [in the early stages] is that the real draw is the craft beer,” Alverson said. 

In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the event also benefitted the Breast Cancer Research Foundation of Alabama, which works directly with the UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center. Although admission to the event was free, guests were asked to make a small donation to benefit the BCRFA. 

Although Alverson has been organizing this event all 10 years, she still has high hopes for the future. “We try to do something different every year, things that people don’t see as often,” she said. “I’d love to be able to involve more sponsors and raise more money for the BCFRA.”