Black Warrior Film Festival Seeks Submissions for Event at UA
The Black Warrior Film Festival is accepting submissions for its second annual event on April 11-13 at The University of Alabama. The deadline for submissions is Feb. 28.
Events
St. John to Visit UA, Discuss GQ Article on Saban
It’d be a dream come true for almost any die-hard Crimson Tide fan: Spending several days shadowing University of Alabama head football coach Nick Saban. For Warren St. John, it was just another day at the office.
Author of ‘The Help’ Returns to Speak at Her UA Alma Mater
University of Alabama alumna and New York Times best-selling novelist Kathryn Stockett will let readers behind the curtain Friday, Feb. 28, when she shares the story behind her novel, “The Help.”
UA’s Theatre and Dance Department Presents ‘Picnic’
They say youth is wasted on the young. But The University of Alabama’s department of theatre and dance will examine that cliché in a new production — and maybe discover that youth isn’t wasted; it’s merely seen through the dual prism of experience and inexperience.
Alabama Repertory Dance Theatre Set for Feb. 18-22 at UA
Great recipes take time, patience, and just the right ingredients. Just as a chef combines ingredients to create something amazing, Sarah Barry, University of Alabama associate professor of dance, has combined dance, original music and sculptures to create “aeolian,” one of the dance pieces featured in the UA theatre and dance department’s production of Alabama Repertory Dance Theatre, Feb. 18-22 at Morgan Auditorium.
UA-housed APR Hosts Annual Foodie Fundraisers
The Board of the Friends of WUAL, which supports University of Alabama-housed Alabama Public Radio, is hosting two fundraisers in February that will delight the palates of food lovers in Tuscaloosa.
African Biology, Genetics Expert Presents at UA’s ALLELE Series
University of Pennsylvania biologist Dr. Sarah Tishkoff will present the next installment of the 2013-2014 Alabama’s Lecture on Life’s Evolution, or ALLELE, Series with her lecture “African Evolutionary Genomics: Implications for Human Origins and Disease.”
400 Middle-, High-School Students Travel to UA for Science Olympiad
More than 400 students are expected to participate in the 2014 regional Science Olympiad competition at The University of Alabama Saturday, Feb. 22, beginning at 9 a.m.
Biodiversity Experts Head to UA for Edward O. Wilson Symposium
International biodiversity experts will join Dr. Edward O. Wilson, a University of Alabama alumnus, for research presentations and forums on the state and future of biodiversity April 22-24.
UA’s Huxford Symphony Orchestra Set for Feb. 13
Call it an early Valentine’s Day present: The University of Alabama’s Huxford Symphony Orchestra performs Thursday, Feb. 13 at 7:30 p.m. at Moody Concert Hall.