Dialog, UA Faculty and Staff News

Aug. 28-Sept. 14 -- 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 campus mail to: Dialog, Box 870144; email shibbard@ur.ua.edu; or call 348-5320. For general information about activities, events and special announcements of upcoming calendar entries, go to events.ua.edu.

Activities
Performances
Lectures
Exhibits
Events
Crimson Tide Sports

Family Weekend 2003 Set for Sept. 19-21

Activities

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

Programs:

Sept. 9 -- Tea Ceremony, 11:45 a.m., $2.50
Sept. 9 -- Kimono Sewing or Obi-tying, 1:15 p.m., $2.50

Japanese Language Classes:

Sept. 9 -- 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.

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.

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, School of Music calendar

Sept. 4 -- J. Patrick Rafferty, violin
Sept. 9 -- Noel Engebretson, piano
Sept. 14 -- Nancy Zeltsman, marimba, 2 p.m.

Theatre
Marian Gallaway Theatre, 348-3400

Lectures

Sept. 4 -- Bankhead Visiting Writers Series: Lynn Emanuel and Joyelle McSweeney, 205 Smith Hall, 7:30 p.m.
Sept. 4 -- Lowder Lecture Series: Robert E. Lowder, Alston Hall/Bidgood Hall, 8 a.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

Through Sept. 30 -- Caves: A Fragile Wilderness Exhibit, 10 a.m.

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

Cover of Alabama Heritage magazine 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.

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 Sept. 26 -- Opening Doors: From Both Sides of the Threshold, Segregation, Civil Rights, and Beyond

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

Cartographic Research Laboratory
324 Farrah Hall

Also see alabamamaps.ua.edu.

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.

Events

The Crimson Calendar at http://events.ua.edu is UA's campus-wide events calendar. The Crimson Calendar displays each day's events, is searchable and links to other related information and sites. Anyone may submit an event to the Crimson Calendar.

Fall Faculty and Staff Meeting -- Sept. 3. UA President Robert E. Witt will address the annual fall faculty and staff meeting at 1:30 p.m. in Sellers Auditorium of the Bryant Conference Center.

Crimson Tide Sports

Complete 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

Sept. 6 -- UA vs. Oklahoma, Tuscaloosa, 6:45 p.m.
Sept. 13 -- UA vs. Kentucky, Tuscaloosa, time TBA

Soccer

Sept. 12 -- UA vs. Tennessee Tech, Tuscaloosa, 7 p.m.
Sept. 14 -- UA vs. Arkansas State, Tuscaloosa, 1 p.m.

Family Weekend 2003 Set for Sept. 19-21

Mark your calendars now for Family Weekend 2003, which will take place September 19-21. For more information, visit the Web site at http://familyweekend.ua.edu or call the Parents' Association Hotline at 1-800-392-2777.

Fee is $15 per person (no fee for UA undergraduates or children under 8 years old) or $60 per family (maximum of six family members).

Alabama vs. Northern Illinois football tickets are available for purchase at an additional cost. Register for the weekend and make hotel reservations now!