Dialog, UA Faculty and Staff News

Nov. 11-24 -- 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:

Nov. 14 -- Tea Ceremony, 10-11:30 a.m., $2.50
Nov. 14 -- Japanese Gift Wrapping, 1-2 p.m., $2.50
Nov. 14 -- Tie Dyeing, 2-3 p.m., $2.50 plus cost
Nov. 19 -- Kimono Sewing, 1-2 p.m., $2.50
Nov. 20 -- Origami, 3:30-4:30 p.m., $2.50
Nov. 21 -- Calligraphy, 3:30-4:30 p.m., $2.50
Nov. 21 -- Manners in Japan, 3-4:30 p.m., free
Nov. 22 -- Japanese Food Night, 3-4:40 p.m., $1

Japanese Language Classes:

Nov. 19 -- Survival English, 10:30-11:30 a.m., free
Nov. 16, 23 -- Japanese Language for Beginners-1, 12-1:40 p.m., $60
Nov. 16, 23 -- Japanese Language for Beginners-2, 2-2:45 p.m., $60
Nov. 12, 14, 19 -- Japanese Language for Beginners-3, 1-1:45 p.m., $60
Nov. 12, 19, 26 -- Japanese Language for Intermediates I, 4-4:45 p.m., $60
Nov. 14, 21 -- Japanese Language for Intermediates II, 4-4:45 p.m., $60

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

Nov. 12 -- Financing Your Future, noon-1 p.m.
Nov. 19 -- The ABC's of Child Care, noon-1 p.m.

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

Nov. 13 -- Healthy Relationships, noon-1 p.m.

Lifelong Learning Series Lecture

Nov. 21 -- UA's Dr. Richard Megraw, 10 Alston Hall, 7 p.m.

Events

Nov. 13 -- UA-Red Recruitment of Educators Day, Ferguson Ballroom, 9 a.m.
Nov. 18-22 -- International Education Week
Nov. 21 -- Fulbright Workshop for UA Faculty and Staff, Ferguson Forum, 1:15 p.m.
Nov. 23 -- Iron Bowl Kickoff on the Quad, UA Quad, 3 hours before kickoff
Nov. 23 -- Capstone Engineering Society Pre-game Party, UA Quad, 11:30 a.m.

Exhibits

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

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

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

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

Through Dec. 15 -- Watercolor: In the Abstract

Ferguson Center Gallery

Through Dec. 15 -- Israel from the Air: an Aerial Photo Exhibit

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

Nov. 11 -- Faculty Recital, Jonathan Noffsinger, saxophone
Nov. 12 -- Celebrity Series: Peter Serkin, piano, admission charged
Nov. 14 -- Alabama Wind Ensemble
Nov. 15 -- Alabama Symphony Orchestra
Nov. 17 -- Tuscaloosa Youth Orchestra, 2 p.m.
Nov. 19 -- Huxford Symphony Orchestra of The University of Alabama
Nov. 20 -- Alabama Jazz Combo

Theatre
Marian Gallaway Theatre, 348-3400

Nov. 12-17 -- Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck, performances at 7:30 p.m., Sunday performance at 2 p.m., admission

Theatre
Morgan Hall Auditorium, 348-3400

Nov. 14-17 -- Dance Alabama!, performances at 7:30 p.m., Sunday performance at 2 p.m., admission

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

Nov. 16 -- UA vs. Louisiana State, Baton Rouge, time TBA
Nov. 23 -- UA vs. Auburn, Tuscaloosa, time TBA

Swimming and Diving

Nov. 16 -- UA vs. Southwest Missouri State and Delta State, Cleveland, Miss., 1 p.m.
Nov. 22-23 -- World Cup, New York, time TBA

Volleyball

Nov. 13 -- UA vs. Auburn, Tuscaloosa, 7 p.m.
Nov. 17 -- UA vs. Mississippi State, Tuscaloosa, 1:30 p.m.
Nov. 22-24 -- SEC Championship, Fayetteville, Ark., time TBA

Men's Basketball

Nov. 14 -- Coaches Versus Cancer Classic vs. Oklahoma, New York, 8:30 p.m.
Nov. 22 -- UA vs. Alabama State, Tuscaloosa, 6 p.m.
Nov. 25 -- UA vs. Middle Tennessee, Tuscaloosa, 7 p.m.

Women's Basketball

Nov. 12 -- UA vs. Premier Players (exhibition), Tuscaloosa, 7 p.m.
Nov. 17 -- UA vs. Berry College (exhibition), Tuscaloosa, 4 p.m.
Nov. 22 -- UA vs. Samford, Birmingham, 5 p.m.