Dialog, UA Faculty and Staff News

April 15-28 - Dialog welcomes help from readers in compiling a comprehensive calendar. All calendar material must be submitted for consideration by Wednesday, eight working days prior to publication dates. Send mail to: Dialog, Box 870144; call 348-5320; or send email to shibbard@ur.ua.edu. For general information about activities, events and special announcements of upcoming calendar entries, go to http://events.ua.edu.

UA Campus-Wide Calendar Up and Running
Activities
Exhibits
Performances
Lectures
Crimson Tide Sports

UA Campus-Wide Calendar Up and Running

Crimson Calendar, a University-wide events calendar, is on-line at http://events.ua.edu. Sponsored and managed by the Office of Special Services and Volunteers within the Office of Advancement, the calendar consists of entries from individuals, departments and divisions throughout the University community. Events are easy to key in at the site. Make sure your event is not left out.

The site displays daily events and activities automatically upon entering the page. It is searchable with a wide variety of search options. Crimson Calendar also links surfers to numerous places on the UA campus. For questions, call 348-9237.

Activities

Japan Culture and Information Center
210 Research Drive, 348-5311

April 16 -- Film Night: "Cosmos Flowers," 7-9 p.m., free
April 18 -- Tea Ceremony, 10:30-11:30 a.m., $2.50
April 18 -- Japanese Gift Wrapping and Box Making Class, 1-2 p.m., $2.50
April 18 -- Pilot Club of Tuscaloosa, 6 p.m., free
April 23 -- Obi-tying, 1-2 p.m., $2.50
April 23 -- Kimono Sewing, 2-3 p.m., $2.50
April 24 -- Origami, 3:30 - 4 p.m., $2.50
April 25 -- Calligraphy, 3:30-4:30 p.m., $2.50 plus cost
April 30 -- "Cooking Night" for Japan Club, 6-9 p.m., $2

Japanese Language Classes

April 23 -- Survival English, 10:30-11:30 a.m., free
April 16/23/30 -- Japanese Language Class for Beginners, 4:15-5 p.m., $40

International Center for Students
121 B.B. Comer

Every Friday -- Capstone International Coffee Hour, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

UA Classes and Organizations

April 23 -- Dr. Nuckolls' Class Visit, Cultural Anthropology, 9:30-10:45 a.m.

Alabama Museum of Natural History
For more information on the Alabama Natural History Society, please visit the Web site http://amnh.ua.edu, or call Kelli Harris at 348-9826.

Outdoor Recreation Trips
University Recreation, 348-4949

April 20 -- Canoe the Sipsey River, SRC, fee and pre-trip meeting (required)
April 27-28 -- Parent/Child Canoeing the Cahaba River, Bibb County, fee deadline is April 19, pre-trip meeting is April 23, 6-8 p.m., SRC

Exhibits

For more information, visit specific web sites or call the telephone numbers below.

UA Museums

Alabama Museum of Natural History
Smith Hall, 348-7550

River Walk Exhibit and Related Activities: The exhibit, River Walk: A Journey Toward the Future of Southern Rivers, to run through May 5. For details about other activities, call Judy Everett at 348-9473 or email programs@bama.ua.edu.

Mosasaur: The exhibit will run through May 19. The fossilized remains of the Green County Mosasaur, "Bossie" is considered to be one of the most complete fossils discovered along the banks of the Tombigbee River.

Toumey Lecture: The Anthropology of Fly Fishing, by Michael Coe of Yale University, 205 Smith Hall, April 19, 7 p.m.

The Gorgas House
On UA campus, 348-5906

Discovering Alabama

Featuring Dr. Doug Phillips, airs each Sunday at 1 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. on Alabama Public Television. For information about buying videos, call 348-2039.

Moundville Archaeological Park and Museum
Highway 69 South, 205/371-2572

April 18-20 -- Moundville Knap-in and Atlatl Meet, admission charged. Learn how Indians made arrow and spear points.

Paul W. Bryant Museum
300 Bryant Drive, 348-4668

Alabama Heritage Magazine
348-7467

The Web site provides information about the current issue of Alabama Heritage magazine, subscriptions, collecting back issues, the location on campus and more.

The University of Alabama Press
20 Research Drive, 348-5180

The UA Press will provide tours of its publication house and a current catalog upon request.

Bounds Law Library
101 Bryant Drive, 348-5925

W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library
208 Mary Harmon Bryant Hall, 50 Hackberry Lane, 348-0500

Sarah Moody Gallery of Art
103 Garland Hall, 348-1891

Through June 7 -- Judy Pfaff: A Residency/Installation Project

Cartographic Research Laboratory
324 Farrah Hall

Also see http://alabamamaps.ua.edu.

Performances

For information about performances to be held in the Moody Music Building, call 348-7111. All concerts are in the Concert Hall of the Moody Music Building and start at 7:30 p.m. unless otherwise noted.

Music
Moody Concert Hall, 348-7111 -- Web calendar

April 15 -- Alabama Jazz Ensemble, free
April 18 -- Alabama Wind Ensemble, free
April 21 -- American Musicale, free, Recital Hall, 4 p.m.
April 22 -- Tuscaloosa Symphony Orchestra, admission charged
April 23 -- University Chorus and Alabama Women’s Chorale, free
April 24 -- Faculty Recital: Stephen Cary, tenor, free
April 25 -- Alabama Jazz Combo, free
April 26 -- Alabama Chamber Singers, free

Theatre
Allen Bales Theatre, 348-3850, admission $5.00

Marian Gallaway Theatre, 348-3850, admission charged

April 23-28 -- Jesus Christ Superstar, April 28 performance is at 2 p.m.

Lectures

Feast and Focus Lecture Series

April 16 -- Raising Healthy Boys, noon-1 p.m., 360 Ferguson Center, free
April 23 -- Raising Healthy Girls, noon-1 p.m., 360 Ferguson Center, free

Department of Philosophy Lecture

May 3 -- The Confidentiality Requirement: the Limits of Role-Related Obligations, Dr. Terry McConnell, University of North Carolina, 3:30 p.m., 241 ten Hoor

Crimson Tide Sports

Men’s Tennis

April 18-22 -- SEC Tournament, Knoxville, time TBA

Women’s Tennis

April 18-21 -- SEC Tournament, Columbia, SC, time TBA

Gymnastics

April 18-20 -- NCAA Championships, Tuscaloosa, time TBA

Baseball

April 17 vs. Samford, Tuscaloosa, 6:30 p.m.
April 19 vs. Ole Miss, Tuscaloosa, time TBA
April 20 vs. Ole Miss, Tuscaloosa, time TBA
April 21 vs. Ole Miss, Tuscaloosa, 2 p.m.
April 26 vs. Auburn, Tuscaloosa, 6:30 p.m.
April 27 vs. Auburn, Tuscaloosa, 3 p.m.
April 28 vs. Auburn, Tuscaloosa, 2 p.m.

Softball

April 10 vs. Southern Mississippi, Tuscaloosa, 6:30 p.m.
April 27 vs. South Carolina (2), Tuscaloosa, 1 p.m.
April 28 vs. South Carolina, Tuscaloosa, 1:30 p.m.