The City of Birmingham has worked with Southside businesses to organized a bounce-back community event Saturday night for Five Points South in the aftermath of a deadly mass shooting last year.

The neighborhood remains unsettled by the violence of the Hush Lounge shooting on Sept. 26, 2024, when 21 people were shot and four were killed.

“This is encouraging people to come back to the Five Points South area after the mass shooting last fall,” said Birmingham City Council member Crystal Smitherman. “It really hurt the economy and the trust that people have in Five Points South.”

The Safe Summer concert series block party will be Saturday, June 7, starting at 5 p.m. in Brother Bryan Park.

A stage will be set up to feature musical acts.

“Everything is free and family-friendly,” Smitherman said.

Food trucks and local merchants will also have food for sale.

Brother Bryan Park sits alongside Magnolia Avenue in Birmingham’s Five Points South neighborhood. (Photo by Greg Garrison/AL.com)ggarrison@al.com