Brookwood Live! sets May events

The Brookwood Live! outdoor concert series will return to Brookwood Village in Homewood May 12 and May 19 with live music, dining options and, of course, shopping.

Birmingham jazz, R&B and soul band Just a Few Cats will play May 12 from 5 to 9 p.m. The Derek Sellers Band will play May 19 from 5 to 9 p.m. 

The events are free and open to the public.

The Brookwood Live! stage is set up on Village Lane near the main entrance of the indoor portion of the mall, allowing nearby restaurants — including Cocina Superior, Brio Tuscan Grille and Hickory Tavern — to serve concertgoers.

Sellers is a Birmingham vocalist and musician who studied jazz and classical guitar at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

Just a Few Cats are a veteran local act that has been together since 2000. In 2003, their lead singer, Ruben Studdard, went to Hollywood and became the second American Idol on Fox-TV. The Cats later toured with Studdard for two years and now have their own debut album, “CATastrophunk.”

Between sets, attendees are encouraged to do some “power shopping” in the mall and check out recent work on the Brookwood Village remodeling project, said Glenn C. Miller, portfolio marketing director for Cypress Equities, the mall’s managing agent.

For more information, go to shopbrookwoodvillage.com.

May 12 is the starting date for the 2016 Brookwood Live! series.