Dialog, UA Faculty and Staff News

Sept. 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 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

Activities

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

Sept. 18 -- GO Lessons and Practice, 5 p.m., free
Sept. 18 -- Japanese Gift Wrapping & Box Making, 1 p.m., $2.50 plus cost
Sept. 18 -- Tie-Dyeing, 2 p.m., $2.50 plus cost
Sept. 18 -- Japanese Cooking Hour, 3:30 p.m., $1
Sept. 18 -- Film Night, 5 p.m., free
Sept. 23 -- Tea Ceremony, 11:45 a.m., $2.50
Sept. 23 -- Kimono Sewing or Obi-tying, 1:15 p.m., $2.50
Sept. 24 -- Origami, 3:30 p.m., $2.50
Sept. 25 -- Calligraphy, 3:30 p.m., $2.50
Sept. 25 -- Manners in Japan, 3:30 p.m., free

Japanese Language Classes:

Sept. 23 -- 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. 21 -- Colorado String Quartet
Sept. 25 -- Sheryl Cohen, Flute

Theatre
Marian Gallaway Theatre, 348-3400

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest -- Theatre production by Dale Wasserman based on the novel by Ken Kesey. Directed by Peder Melhuse. A powerful exploration of both the beauty and danger of being an original. Dates: Sept. 30-Oct. 4, 7:30 p.m., and Oct. 5, 2 p.m. Admission is $8, $10, $12.

Lectures

Modern Languages and Classics Lecture

Jean-Claude Schmitt of the Ecole de Hautes Etudes de Sciences Sociales, Paris will present "Images of Time in Medieval Europe." 109 B.B. Comer Hall. Date: Sept. 15, noon.

Michael Dinoff Memorial Lecture

Dr. Frank Andrasik, senior research scientist at the Institute for Human and Machine Cognition and professor of psychology at the University of West Florida, will be the guest speaker for the annual Michael Dinoff Memorial Lecture. Andrasik will discuss "Uncommon Cures for the Common Headache." 208 Gordon Palmer Hall. Date: Sept. 19, 7 p.m.

The University of Alabama: A Crucible of Race

Dr. E. Culpepper Clark, dean of the College of Communication and Information Sciences, presents "The University of Alabama: A Crucible of Race." Sponsored by the Coalition for Diversity and Inclusiveness. 340 Bidgood Hall. Date: Sept. 24, 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

Through Jan. 25, 2004 -- Caves: A Fragile Wilderness

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.

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

Opening Doors: From Both Sides of the Threshold, Segregation, Civil Rights, and Beyond

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

Sept. 20-Oct. 20 -- Pixerina Witcherina

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.

Sept. 19 -- Quality Forum 6, Ferguson Center Ballroom, 2-4 p.m.
Sept. 20 -- Kickoff on the Quad, 3 hours prior to Alabama-Northern Illinois
Sept. 24 -- Career Fair, Bryant Conference Center, 9 a.m.
Sept. 27 -- Kickoff on the Quad, 3 hours prior to Alabama-Arkansas

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. 20 -- UA vs. Northern Illinois, Tuscaloosa, time TBA
Sept. 27 -- UA vs. Arkansas, Tuscaloosa, time TBA

Soccer

Sept. 26 -- UA vs. Louisiana-Lafayette, Tuscaloosa, 7 p.m.
Sept. 28 -- UA vs. South Alabama, Tuscaloosa, 1 p.m.