Arts & Culture

Award-winning Jazz Artist Kicks Off Sonic Frontiers Concert Series

Award-winning Jazz Artist Kicks Off Sonic Frontiers Concert Series

Acclaimed jazz musician Wadada Leo Smith will headline the first concert of the 2017-2018 University of Alabama Sonic Frontiers concert series. The concert will be Oct. 15 at 7:30 p.m. at UA’s Frank Moody Music Building concert hall. Admission is free.

Jazz Artist Kicks Off Sonic Frontiers Concert Series

Jazz Artist Kicks Off Sonic Frontiers Concert Series

Acclaimed jazz musician Wadada Leo Smith will headline the first concert of the 2017-2018 University of Alabama Sonic Frontiers concert series Oct. 15. The concert will start at 7:30 p.m. at UA’s Frank Moody Music Building concert hall. Admission is free.

Museums’ Collections Spotlight: Gorgas House Grand Piano

Museums’ Collections Spotlight: Gorgas House Grand Piano

The Museums’ Collections Spotlight is a monthly feature that highlights an item from The University of Alabama Museums’ Collections.

UA Students Build Sculptures for Parks After Winning Art Competition

UA Students Build Sculptures for Parks After Winning Art Competition

About a year ago, the Tuscaloosa County Park and Recreation Authority along with the Arts & Humanities Council of Tuscaloosa approached University of Alabama Art and Sculpture Professor Craig Wedderspoon with the idea of putting public art in all the county’s parks. The first sculptures will be installed in the near future.

That “ONE” in a Million

That “ONE” in a Million

Performing in front of millions of fans each year, the Million Dollar Band has been a Crimson Tide tradition for 105 years. But what does it take to become that “ONE” in a million?

UA Doctoral Student Named One of the Best Horn Players in the World

UA Doctoral Student Named One of the Best Horn Players in the World

Joshua Williams, a 25-year-old Tuscaloosa native, will have to get used to being called the “best of the best” after winning first place in the professional division of the International Horn Competition of America.

Author of ‘Orphan Train’ to Visit UA

Author of ‘Orphan Train’ to Visit UA

Christina Baker Kline, author of “Orphan Train,” The University of Alabama’s 2017 Honors College Common Book, will present a lecture at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 26, at Moody Concert Hall.

A Celebration of Heritage and Culture

A Celebration of Heritage and Culture

The annual Moundville Native American Festival is slated for Oct. 4-7.

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UA’s Paul R. Jones Gallery Presents Art Exhibit on Surrealism, Fantasy

The University of Alabama’s Paul R. Jones Gallery is exhibiting “Lucid Dreaming: Surrealism and Fantasy in the Paul R. Jones Collection of American Art.” Free to the public, the exhibit is open now through Oct. 27 at the Paul R. Jones Gallery in downtown Tuscaloosa.

Museums’ Collections Spotlight: The Bombycillads: Cedar and Bohemian Waxwings

Museums’ Collections Spotlight: The Bombycillads: Cedar and Bohemian Waxwings

The Museums’ Collections Spotlight is a monthly feature that highlights an item from The University of Alabama Museums’ Collections.