Posted by Birthday Cate on August 19, 2009 in 
The late Michael Jackson’s birthday is coming up, and director Spike Lee is organizing a block party-style celebration in Brooklyn to celebrate. Starpulse reports:
The filmmaker’s bash in Kings County for the late King of Pop will be on August 29, when Jackson would have turned 51. DJ Spinna will be spinning all things Michael Jackson.
Lee, a Brooklyn native, and Jackson collaborated on the music video for “They Don’t Care About Us.” Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz will proclaim August 29 “Michael Jackson Day” at the celebration.
Congratulations to Alexandra Mudry, because the New York Time’s Well Blog picked up her winning recipe for the official birthday cake of the American Cancer Society and published it 
I’m a big hollywood buff, and Robert Redford is one of the greats. This two-time Academy Award winner has been making hits since the 1960s, with titles such as “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” (1969), “The Sting” (1973) and “All the President’s Men” (1976). After his big-time acting roles, he went on to a successful directing career. But what I admire him most for is starting one of the most widely respected film festivals in the country if not the world, The Sundance Film Festival and Sundance Institute. Happy birthday Robert Redford, here’s to many more!
Everyone knows the party basics: Cake, balloons, streamers etc. But it’s a little bit different on your child’s first birthday, and you’ll need to come prepared. Here’s a list I found on 
There are tons of different birthday traditions — whether it’s from family to family or country to country. Today I wanted to let you know of an interesting birthday tradition from the African country of Ghana, courtesy of 
Maybe you need some help writing a birthday card, or maybe you’re just curious. Whatever the reason, here are some funny birthday quotes that I came across. If you have any others and want me to put them on the blog, tweet them to me at 
Even though practically everyone sings this song at birthday parties — or at embarrassingly high volumes in restaurants — most people don’t know the interesting history of the happy birthday song. Here’s a few factoids courtesy of 
Rome, Georgia is celebrating their 175th birthday, and one of the festivities is an attempt at the world’s largest toga party. What a cool idea! Here’s what the 
Happy birthday to the late legendary director Alfred Hitchcock. In order to celebrate his 109th birthday, I’d like to take a moment to remember his brilliant work. Best known for his ability to make film-goers scream, he created masterpieces such as Psycho, which is still the reason people peek outside a shower curtain when they hear a noise coming from the doorway, and The Birds, a classic thriller which gave birds a killer stereotype. Brandy Sims of the Memphis Movie Examiner has a great summary of Hitchcock’s work 
I was surprised when I first came across this — I never imagined that the words “birthday” and “boot camp” would ever go together, but this is kind of a cool idea. A company in Maryland offers a boot-camp-style party theme that keeps kids active and having fun. 