UA’s Moundville Archaeological Park Honors, Recruits Volunteers at Luncheon
The University of Alabama’s Moundville Archaeological Park will host a volunteer luncheon at noon Saturday, Jan. 19 at the Nelson B. Jones Riverbend Lodge within the park.
Events
International Sounds Flavor Concerts at UA’s Fifth Annual Church Music Conference
Two top concerts featuring organ, chorus and instrumental performances – including a top French organist and the world premiere of a new organ work – headline the fifth annual Church Music Conference on Friday and Saturday, Jan. 25-26 at Moody Music Building at The University of Alabama.
UA’s Bankhead Series Brings Prize-Winning Poet to Bama Theatre
Richard Siken, whose poetry collection “Crush” won the 2004 Yale Series of Younger Poets prize, will be the next visitor in The University of Alabama Bankhead Reading Series. Siken will read at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 17 at the Bama Theatre in downtown Tuscaloosa.
Language Notebooks Project Director to Speak at UA
A bilingual lecture with Dr. Almidio Aquino, director of the Language Notebooks Project, will be held at The University of Alabama on Monday, Jan.14 in 205 Gorgas Library from 2-4 p.m.
Seven Choirs Assemble for 19th-Annual ‘Realizing the Dream’ Concert at UA’s Moody Music Building
On Saturday, Jan. 19, seven of the Tuscaloosa area’s most renowned choirs will perform at the 19th Annual “Realizing the Dream” concert. The event, which honors the life and works of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., begins at 7:30 p.m. in the Concert Hall of The University of Alabama’s Moody Music Building.
Doctor with Expertise in Culturally Competent Care to Lecture at UA’s School of Medicine
A leading pediatrician and expert in providing services to underserved populations will offer insights into the relationship between clinical care and culture Tuesday, Jan. 29 in classrooms 1, 2 and 3 at The University of Alabama School of Medicine building. The event is free and open to the public.
UA Wheelchair Basketball Teams Tip Off New Year in Pioneer Classic at Lakeshore Foundation
The University of Alabama Men’s and Women’s Wheelchair Basketball Teams kick off the second half of their season Friday, Jan. 11 at the Pioneer Classic Wheelchair Basketball Invitational at the Lakeshore Foundation in Birmingham.
UA Art Faculty Displays Wide Range of Talent at Gallery
Sculpture, paintings, drawings and other artworks that show off the vivid imaginations of The University of Alabama’s art faculty are on display at the Sarah Moody Gallery of Art (http://art.ua.edu/moody.html).
UA’s American Studies Department Presents Study of the Tuscaloosa Landscape
The results of an in-depth analysis of the Tuscaloosa community, including a unique look at downtown development and private communities, will be presented in the public forum “Height as Power,” Saturday, Jan. 26 from 1 to 4 p.m. on The University of Alabama campus.
Economic Uncertainty to be Addressed at 2008 Economic Outlook Conference Presented by UA
Soaring oil prices. The ailing housing market. The decline in the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the Standard & Poor’s 500 in the last quarter of 2007. Is a recession imminent?