Events

UA Classics Program to Hold Latin Day March 4

The University of Alabama Classics Program will host the third annual Latin Day for Alabama high school students on Friday, March 4, in the Ferguson Center from 9:10 a.m.-2:15 p.m.

UA presents ‘New Currents in Regional Painting’

The Sarah Moody Gallery of Art at The University of Alabama surveys the contemporary painting of nine regional artists with the exhibition “New Currents in Regional Painting.” The exhibition opens March 3 with a reception from 6-8 p.m. at the gallery.

UA Welcomes Author Steve Tomasula

The Bankhead Visiting Writers Series welcomes author Steve Tomasula to The University of Alabama March 3 for a reading from his latest work at 7:30 p.m. in 205 Smith Hall.

MTV Stars to Come to UA to Discuss Eating Disorders, Body Images

The University of Alabama Panhellenic Association along with Healthy Campus will be hosting Body Images, a frank and open interactive program on eating disorders and self-esteem, featuring MTV’s Amaya Brecher of “Real World Hawaii” and Veronica Portillo of “Road Rules Semester at Sea.”

UA Women’s Resource Center to Hold March Events

The University of Alabama Women’s Resource Center is holding several events open to the public during March.

UA Celebrates Sakura Festival 2005

The 19th annual Sakura (cherry blossom) Festival, a celebration of Japanese culture and friendship, is scheduled for the month of March. The festival provides an opportunity to experience Japanese culture through lectures, exhibits, demonstrations, a Haiku contest and other activities.

NCAA’s ‘Steroid Czar’ to Speak at UA Feb. 28

Frank Uryasz, former NCAA “Steroid Czar” and founder and president of the National Center for Drug Free Sport, will present “Fact and Fiction: Steroids, Nutrional Supplements and the Evolution to Drug-Free Sport” Monday, Feb. 28 at 6 p.m., in 223 Little Hall on The University of Alabama campus.

UA to Host 22nd Annual Multicultural Journalism Workshop

The University of Alabama College of Communication and Information Sciences journalism department is recruiting high school students to attend the 22nd annual Multicultural Journalism Workshop.

UA Hosts Annual Journalism Convention

The University of Alabama will host the Alabama Scholastic Press Association (ASPA) annual state convention on Friday, Feb. 25.

All Hail the Queen! University Libraries Celebrate the Life and Music of Tuscaloosa Native, Music Legend Dinah Washington

The University Libraries will sponsor an event honoring the life and legacy of Dinah Washington, blues legend and Tuscaloosa native, on Wednesday, March 2, from 4:30-7 p.m. on the 2nd floor of the Gorgas Library at The University of Alabama.