Dialog, UA Faculty and Staff News

Oct. 14-27 -- 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 events.ua.edu.

Activities
Lectures
Events
Exhibits
Performances
Crimson Tide Sports

Activities

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

Programs:

Oct. 15 -- Kimono Sewing, 1-2 p.m., $2.50
Oct. 23 -- Origami, 3:30-4:30 p.m., $2.50
Oct. 24 -- Calligraphy, 3:30-4:30 p.m., $2.50
Oct. 24 -- Manners in Japan, 3-4 p.m., free
Oct. 25 -- Japanese Cooking Hour, 3-4:30 p.m., $1

Japanese Language Classes:

Oct. 15 -- Survival English, 10:30 -11:30 a.m., free
Oct. 15, 17, 22, 24 -- Japanese Language for Beginners, 3:45-4:35 p.m., $40
Oct. 15, 22 -- Japanese Language for Intermediate II, 3:45-4:30 p.m., $40
Oct. 17, 24 -- Japanese Language for Intermediate I, 3:45-4:35 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.

Discovering Alabama
Featuring 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.

Lectures

Women's Resource Center, Feast and Focus Lecture Series
Ferguson Forum

Oct. 15 -- Give Something Back, noon-1 p.m.
Oct. 22 -- Finding Your Creative Self, noon-1 p.m.

Women's Resource Center, Violence Education/Support Group
Call 348-5040 for location and more information

Oct. 16 -- Statistics of Violence & the Media's Role, noon-1 p.m.
Oct. 23 -- Unexpressed Anger and Resentments, noon-1 p.m.

Bankhead Visiting Writers Series

Oct. 17 -- Carl Phillips, author, 205 Smith Hall
Oct. 25 -- Felix Jung, poet and editor, 205 Smith Hall

Musicology Lecture Series

Oct. 16 -- Jan Herlinger, Recital Hall, 4 p.m.

Events

Oct. 17 -- Choreography Contest, Riverside Amphitheater, 7 p.m.
Oct. 18 -- Homecoming 2002, Various Locations, 1 p.m.
Oct. 18 -- Astronomy Public Night -- The Moon, Gallalee Hall, 7:30 p.m.
Oct. 19 -- Homecoming 2002, Various Locations, 9 a.m.
Oct. 19 -- Kickoff on the Quad, Three hours before kickoff
Oct. 23 -- Annual UA Employee Health Fair, Coleman Coliseum, 9 a.m.
Oct. 25 -- Astronomy Public Night -- Deep-Sky Observing: Nebulae, Star Clusters, and Galaxies, Gallalee Hall, 7:30 p.m.

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

The Gorgas House
On UA campus, 348-5906

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.

Black Warrior Review

The Black Warrior Review is a nationally respected literary magazine that publishes the best in contemporary fiction, poetry and essays.

Bounds Law Library
101 Bryant Drive, 348-5925

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

Oct. 14-Dec. 20 -- Music Goes to the Movies: American Cinema Reflected in Sheet Music
Oct. 14-30 -- An Exhibit Honoring Mrs. Summersell

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

Through Oct. 20 -- Pixerina Witcherina

Cartographic Research Laboratory
324 Farrah Hall

Also see alabamamaps.ua.edu.

Performances

Call 348-7111 for information about performances scheduled to be held in the Moody Music Building. 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

Oct. 20 -- Scenes from the Great Operettas, 2 p.m.
Oct. 22 -- Celebrity Series: Canadian Brass, admission
Oct. 24 -- Alabama Jazz Ensemble

Dance
Morgan Hall Auditorium, 348-3400, admission

Oct. 16 -- Dance History Showcase Performance, 7:30 p.m.
Oct. 24-27 -- Alabama Repertory Dance Theatre, performances are at 7:30 p.m., Sunday performance at 2 p.m.

Films
Ferguson Theatre

Oct. 15-17 -- Army of Darkness, 7:30 p.m.
Oct. 23-25 -- Psycho, 7:30 p.m.

Crimson Tide Sports

Information is available via The University of Alabama official athletic Web site at www.rolltide.com. The site includes information about all sports, schedules, pricing information on faculty/staff tickets as well as tickets available to the public. General information on schedules and other news from Alabama athletics is also available at the site.

Football

Oct. 19 -- UA vs. Ole Miss, Tuscaloosa, 2:30 p.m.
Oct. 26 -- UA vs. Tennessee, Knoxville, time TBA

Soccer

Oct. 18 -- UA vs. LSU, Baton Rouge, 7 p.m.
Oct. 20 -- UA vs. Arkansas, Fayetteville, 1 p.m.
Oct. 25 -- UA vs. Florida, Tuscaloosa, 6:30 p.m.
Oct. 27 -- UA vs. South Carolina, Tuscaloosa, 1 p.m.

Swimming and Diving

Oct. 25 -- UA vs. Louisiana-Monroe, Monroe, La., 4 p.m.
Oct. 25-26 -- SMU Swimming and Diving Classic, Dallas, 7:30 p.m.

Volleyball

Oct. 18 -- UA vs. South Carolina, Tuscaloosa, 7 p.m.
Oct. 20 -- UA vs. Kentucky, Tuscaloosa, 1:30 p.m.
Oct. 22 -- UA vs. Auburn, Auburn, 7 p.m.
Oct. 25 -- UA vs. Tennessee, Knoxville, 7 p.m. EST