Dialog, UA Faculty and Staff News

April 29-May 12 -- 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
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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 30 -- "Cooking Night" for Japan Club, 6-9 p.m., $2
May 3 -- "Children's Day," 3-4 p.m., free
May 14 -- Kimono Sewing, 1-2 p.m., $2.50
May 14 -- Tie-dying, 2-4 p.m., $2.50 plus cost

Japanese Language Classes

April 30 and May 2/9/16/23/30 -- Japanese Language Class for Beginners, 4:15-5 p.m., $40
May 14 -- Survival English, 10:30-11:30 a.m., free

International Center for Students
121 B.B. Comer

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

Expedition 24: to excavate the remains of Alabama's first territorial capitol. Four one-week sessions June 9-July 6. Deadline for registration is May 10. Contact: 348-0534; e-mail museum.expedition@ua.edu. Visit http://amnh.ua.edu.

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.

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

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

April 29 -- Robert Inman Book Signing, 4 p.m.
Through May 17 -- Lafcadio Hearn Works
Through July 26 -- Press Work: Paul Moxon, Book Arts

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.

Events

April 29 -- Annual Faculty/Staff Meeting, 11 a.m., Bryant Conference Center, Rast Room

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 30 -- University Singers, free
May 1 -- Chamber Music, free
May 5 -- Tuscaloosa Youth Orchestra, 2 p.m.
May 7 -- Faculty Recital: Amanda Penick, piano, free
May 14 -- Tuscaloosa Community Singers, admission charged

Lectures

Feast and Focus Lecture Series

April 30 -- Journaling, noon-1 p.m., 360 Ferguson Center, free

Student Affairs Sponsored Lecture

April 29 -- Robert Ressler, Expert Criminologist, 7:30 p.m., Ferguson Center

Arts and Sciences Sponsored Lecture

April 30 -- Conjuring with Islam: Who Speaks for Muslims, 7 p.m., Ferguson Center

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

Baseball

May 1 vs. UAB, Tuscaloosa, 6:30 p.m.
May 10 vs. Mississippi State, Tuscaloosa, 6:30 p.m.
May 11 vs. Mississippi State, Tuscaloosa, 4 p.m.
May 12 vs. Mississippi State, Tuscaloosa, 2 p.m.