February 23, 2004
Feb. 23-March 7 — 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
Japan
Culture and Information Center
210 Research Drive, 348-5311
18 Annual Sakura Festival:
- During the month of March
- Web address: http://bama.ua.edu/~jprogram/sakura/
- Matsuri — Festival in the Mall: Saturday, March 13, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Matsuri in the Mall affords an opportunity to experience Japanese culture. Through an exciting variety of Japanese cultural performances and exhibits, we hope to build friendship and to increase our understanding of the country and peoples of Japan.
Programs:
- Feb. 25 — Origami, 3:30 p.m., $2.50
- Feb. 26 — Calligraphy, 3:30 p.m., $2.50
- Feb. 26 — Manners in Japan, 2:30 p.m., free
- Feb. 27 — Japanese Cooking Hour, 3 p.m., $1
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.
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 Black Warrior Review is a nationally respected literary magazine that publishes the best in contemporary fiction, poetry and essays.
Gorgas
Library Book Arts Gallery
5th Floor, Gorgas Library
- Through Feb. 28 — Innovative Printmaking on Handmade Paper: An exhibitive of innovative printmaking techniques on handmade paper. Speakers are Arturo Ruiz Contreras and Carlos Ayress Moreno.
Gorgas
Library Book Arts Gallery
1st Floor, Gorgas Library
- Through Feb. 29 — Quilts from Gee's Bend. In honor of African-American Heritage Month, Quilts from Gee's Bend: an exhibit featuring two quilts, on loan from local collectors. Quilts, designed and handmade by the women in this small Alabama town, have been exhibited across the United States.
Bounds
Law Library
101 Bryant Drive, 348-5925
W.S.
Hoole Special Collections Library
208 Mary Harmon Bryant Hall, 50 Hackberry Lane, 348-0500
- Victorian Exotica: Japanese Design Influence in 19th Century Decorative Trade Binding Styles. The exhibit will feature selected books from the Lafcadio Hearn Collection, as well as other 19th century books from the W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library that feature Japanese style and design elements, as well as traditional Japanese books and binding from the l9th and early 20th centuries. March 1-31.
Sarah
Moody Gallery of Art
103 Garland Hall, 348-1891
- Through Feb. 29 — Floored: Selections from the Permanent Collection: Features works on paper in the mediums of photography, printmaking, drawing, painting and digital art.
- Exhibit of Kimono Fabric and Japanese Painting, March 5-7. Exhibit of Hisashi Otsuka, internationally recognized for painting on kimono fabric, and Koji Mizutani, Japanese painting. Opening Reception March 5, 3:30 p.m.
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.
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
- Feb. 23 — Tuscaloosa Symphony Orchestra
- Feb. 24 — The United States Navy Band
- Feb. 26 — Huxford Symphony Orchestra
- Feb. 29 — Susan Fleming, Mezzo Soprano
- March 1 — Tuscaloosa Symphony Orchestra
- March 2 — Alabama Chamber Jazz
- March 4 — Spring Coral Concert
- March 6 — Jazz Cavaliers Reunion Concert
Theatre
Allen Bales Theatre, 348-3400
- Feb. 24-29 — Ragtime — The Tony Award Winning Musical, performances at 7:30 p.m., Sunday performance at 2 p.m.
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.
Tide After Ten, Ferguson Center — Movie Screening: Kill Bill: Vol. I
Kill Bill: Vol. I, rated R, stars Uma Thurman, David Carradine, Lucy Liu, Michael Madsen, Sonny Chiba. Uma Thurman is going to KILL BILL, in Quentin Tarantino's latest film about a former assassin betrayed by her boss, Bill (David Carradine). Four years after surviving a bullet in the head, the bride (Thurman) emerges from a coma and swears revenge on her former master and his deadly squad of international assassins. Ferguson Theater. Feb. 26-29. Admission is $1 Cash or Bama Cash. For show times call 348-6063.
Feb. 28 — Nightingale Day
A fun-filled day of exploration into the educational and career opportunities in nursing. Ferguson Center Theatre, 9 a.m. Admission is free and open to all high school and transfer students interested in pursuing a bachelor of science in nursing (BSN) at UA. For more information contact Pat McCullar, Capstone College of Nursing, 348-6639.
March 6 — Run for the Roses 5K Race
Project R.O.S.E. (Recycled Oil Saves Energy), the volunteer used motor oil recycling program for the state of Alabama, is inviting the public to participate in the seventh annual "Run for the Roses" 5K race. The certified race begins at 8:30 a.m. and will be followed by the Rosebud onemile fun run, an awards ceremony and door prizes. Registration will begin at 7:30 a.m. near the UA Riverside Amphitheater on race day. The cost for the Rosebud one-mile fun run is $5. Entry fees are $12 before March 4, $15 day of race. For more information or to pre-register, call (205) 348-4878, or in-state at (800) 452-5901. Online registration is available through www.active.com.
March 6 — Flava Fest 2004
A cultural event that exhibits all of the various cultures at the Capstone. Dinner will be provided. Sponsored by the International Student Association. Ferguson Center Ballroom, 6 p.m. Cost is $8, and tickets will be sold in the Ferguson Center throughout the month of February. For more information contact Aisha Rana at 348-8839 or isa@bama.ua.edu.
Lectures
Feb. 25 — Tony Bolden's Afro-Blue: Reading, Reception, and Signing
Tony Bolden, assistant professor of English at UA, will speak and sign copies of Afro-Blue: Improvisations in African American Poetry and Culture, 4:30 p.m. Free and open to the public. (See related article). An exhibition of African-American literature and music-related materials from the W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library, curated by Bolden and Jessica Lacher-Feldman from the Hoole Library, will be on display in conjunction with African-American Heritage Month.
Feb. 26 — "Toleration and Espionage: Polish Counter-Intelligence and the Soviet Terror-Famine, 1926-1933"
Professor Timothy Snyder, department of history and director of the Undergraduate Program in Russian and East European Studies, Yale University. 7-8:30 p.m. in ten Hoor Hall, room 30. Free and open to the public.
March 4 — Poetry Reading and Talk, Dr. Hank A. Lazer
Dr. Hank A. Lazer will read from his recently published book of poetry, Elegies & Vacations, and will talk about the book. Gorgas Library Second Floor Lobby, 4 p.m. (See related article.)
Crimson
Tide Sports
Alabama softball and baseball can host birthday parties for $75 at every home game this season. Scheduling is done on a first come, first served basis. Call Adam at 348-7497. The Media Guides can be downloaded from www.rolltide.com.
Complete 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.
The vision of the Athletics Compliance Office is to be recognized as one of the most comprehensive and proactive compliance programs in the areas of institutional control, education, and rules violation prevention. Read more about the Vision statement on the website.
Gymnastics
- Feb. 27 — UA vs. Arkansas, 7:30 p.m.
Men's Basketball
- Feb. 28 — UA vs. Ole Miss, 3 p.m.
- March 6 — UA vs. Mississippi State, 6 p.m.
Women's Basketball
- Feb. 26 — UA vs. Auburn, 7 p.m.
Baseball
- Feb. 25 — UA vs. Centenary, 6:30 p.m.
- Feb. 27 — UA vs. Southeastern Louisiana, 6:30 p.m.
- Feb. 28 — UA vs. Southeastern Louisiana, 4 p.m.
- Feb. 29 — UA vs. Southeastern Louisiana, 2 p.m.
- March 3 — UA vs. UAB, 6:30 p.m.
Softball
- March 3 — UA vs. Samford, 7 p.m.
Women's Tennis
- Feb. 27 — UA vs. Georgia, 3 p.m.
- March 5 — UA vs. Ole Miss, 3 p.m.
- March 7 — UA vs. Mississippi State, 1 p.m.
Men's Tennis
- Feb. 25 — UA vs. Middle Tennessee State, 3 p.m.
Ask Before You Act
Compliance with National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and Southeastern Conference (SEC) rules is of utmost importance to The University of Alabama and its athletics department. As a member of the NCAA, The University of Alabama is responsible for the actions of its coaches, student-athletes, faculty and staff, alumni, donors, boosters and friends. The University continues to stress the motto "Ask Before You Act." One of the athletics department's newest projects is a comprehensive compliance website, www.rolltide.com/Compliance. Faculty and staff can visit this site on line to become familiar with the NCAA and SEC rules.
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