October 17, 2005
Oct. 17 - 30/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; e-mail: 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. Some UA colleges and schools maintain calendars. See, for example, the calendar site for the School of Music.
Activities
Japan Culture and Information Center, 121 B.B. Comer Hall, 348-5311
- Oct. 18 — Manners in Japan 3:30 p.m., free
- Oct. 19 &26 — A Taste of Japan noon, $1
- Oct. 20 & 27 — Traditional Japanese Dance 2 p.m., $60 for eight 45-minute lessons
- Oct. 20 & 27 — O-Cha-Green Tea Time 2:30 p.m., free
- Oct. 21 & 28 — Japanese Language Class 3:45 p.m., $60 for eight 45-minute lessons
- Oct. 24 — Kimono Sewing 3:30 p.m., free
- Oct. 25 — Survival English 10 a.m., free
- Oct. 25 — Tea Ceremony 11 a.m., $2.50
- Oct. 25 — Kimono Apprec./Gift Wrap 11 a.m., $2.50
- Oct. 25 — Tie-Dyeing noon, $2.50 plus cost
- Oct. 26 — Box Making 3:30 p.m., $2.50
- Oct. 27 — “Go/Igo” 5 p.m., free
- Oct. 27 — Anime/Film Night 5 p.m., free
- Oct. 31 — Origami 3:30 p.m., free
International Center for Students
- 121 B.B. Comer — Capstone International Coffee Hour, every
Friday, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.
Japan Seminar at Penn
The 2006 Faculty and Curriculum Development Seminar on Japan, offered by the University of Pennsylvania, will provide a total of 15 faculty members (three from five schools) five months of home, on-campus study, a summer visit to Japan and a fall semester of guided curriculum development. UA faculty from all disciplines who are interested in curriculum development may contact Dr. Marilyn Emplaincourt, director of the UA Japan Program, at memplain@aalan.ua.edu, 348-5312, fax 348-5298. Deadline for application is Dec. 5.
Exhibits
Alabama Museum of Natural History, Smith Hall, 348-7550
- Science into History: Photographs by Eugene Allen Smith and
the Geological Survey of Alabama
The exhibit showcases 28 rare photographs of Alabama landscapes taken by Eugene Allen Smith, Smith Hall namesake, between 1885 and 1910. Smith served as state geologist, University of Alabama professor and director of the Alabama Museum of Natural History. This exhibit will run through Nov. 11. Admission is $2 for adults, $1 for children and seniors. For more information contact Randy Mecredy, Alabama Museum of Natural History, at 348-2126 or rmecredy@aalan.ua.edu
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
Open daily from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Check with the Museum for special hours on home football game days. New exhibits introduced this season are the interactive exhibit on Head Coach Mike Shula and the current football team. Video and the photo gallery displayed on LCD screen monitors are changed weekly after each game. Featured in the temporary exhibit gallery is “Bama in the NFL” featuring league jerseys, photos and artifacts of Alabama players who went on to play professional football.
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.
Marr's Field Journal, 348-7264, MFJ@sa.ua.edu
Gorgas Library Book Arts Gallery, 1st Floor, Gorgas Library
Bounds Law Library, 101 Bryant Drive, 348-5925
W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library, 208 Mary Harmon Bryant Hall, 50 Hackberry Lane, 348-0500
- Lovesick Blues: The Life of Hank Williams – An Exhibition
of Hank Williams Materials from the W.S. Hoole Special Collections
Library
An exhibit of Hank Williams items including books, sound recordings and sheet music, mostly from the Wade Hall Collection of Southern History and Culture will be on display through Dec. 23. The Hoole Library is open Monday-Friday from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. with extended hours on Thursday until 9 p.m. For more information contact Jessica Lacher-Feldman at 348-0500 or hooleinfo@bama.ua.edu
Sarah Moody Gallery of Art, 103 Garland Hall, 348-1891
- A Survey of the Paul R. Jones Collection
Paul R. Jones bought his first art in the early 1960s. “Literally, I started my collection by picking up three small prints, one each of works by Toulouse-Lautrec, Degas and Chagall.” This was the beginning of the internationally-recognized Paul R. Jones Collection, which includes more than 1,500 works by African-American artists such as Romare Bearden, Elizabeth Catlett, Charles White, Henry Ossawa Tanner, Jacob Lawrence, Hale Woodruff and many others. Today, the collection is considered one of the world’s largest and most comprehensive.
Jones said he is interested in seeing his collection used as a means to weave African-American art into the totality of American art. University of Delaware Collections Curator Amalia Amaki commented, “Efforts are made to de-race African American art. Not to strip the work of its cultural footing but rather to situate it within the larger picture of the nation’s history and cultural traditions.”
Jones recently donated much of his collection to the University of Delaware in Newark. Art and Antiques has recognized Jones as one of the top one hundred collectors in the United States. Funding support for the Sarah Moody Gallery of Art comes from the UA College of Arts & Sciences. This exhibit will run through Nov. 20. For more information contact Vicki Rial, Sarah Moody Gallery of Art, 348-1891 or vrial@art.as.ua.edu or go to http://www.as.ua.edu/art/moody.html.
Ferguson Center Art Gallery, 348-3250
- Artwork of Tom Wegrzynowski
Wegrzynowski describes his work as an investigation into systems of mythology and the phenomenon of mythologizing war. The opening reception will be Oct. 7 at 6 p.m. Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. This exhibit will run through Nov. 4.
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 a current catalog upon request.
Events
Web Conference on Diverse Faculty
The UA provost’s office will sponsor a web conference, titled “Best Practices in Recruiting and Retaining Diverse Faculty” Oct. 25 from noon to 2 p.m. at the Bryant Conference Center. The presenter will be Charmaine P. Clowney, director of diversity and equal opportunity for the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education. All faculty and staff are encouraged to attend this free event. Please e-mail Penny Williamson at UA’s College of Continuing Studies at pwilliamson@ccs.ua.edu or call 348-3014 to reserve a seat.
Chinese Film Festival
The UA department of history is sponsoring a Chinese
film and lecture series, free to the public, in hopes of promoting greater
cultural awareness. The films will be shown in Mandarin with English
subtitles, and the major themes and issues of each movie shall be outlined
before it is shown. Professors Ronald Robel and Anthony Clark will be
giving the opening remarks. The film and lectures will be in room 253
ten Hoor Hall at 6:30 p.m. For more information contact Anthony E. Clark,
department of history, at 205/348-1858.
Oct. 17 “The Blue Kite”
Oct. 24 “Shower”
Lectures
Religion in Culture
The
department of religious studies’ Religion in Culture Lecture Series will
feature Dr. Vernon James Knight, UA professor of anthropology, this month.
He will speak on “Archaeology of Religion: The Mississippian Cosmos.” Knight
is an archaeologist specializing in the southeastern United States. His
research centers on the social organizations and religions of Native
American societies. His current field project is a 10-year study of the
mount architecture at the Moundville site in West Alabama, funded in
part by the National Science Foundation. This free lecture will be Oct.
19 at 3:30 p.m. in the Henry Jacobs Room, second floor, Gorgas Library.
A reception will follow the lecture. For more information contact Dr.
Russell T. McCutcheon, religious studies, at 348-5271 or russell.mccutcheon.ua.edu.
Book Talk and Signing with Stephen Tomlinson
Stephen Tomlinson, professor in UA’s College of Education and author of “Head Masters: Phrenology, Secular Education and Nineteenth-Century Social Thought” will present a book talk and signing Oct. 20 at 4 p.m. on the second floor of Gorgas Library. This lecture is free to the public. For more information contact Betty Bryce, University Libraries, at 348-3913 or bbryce@bama.ua.edu.
Performances
Department
of Theatre and Dance
Marian Gallaway Theatre (Rowand-Johnson Hall), Morgan Auditorium
(Morgan Hall), Allen Bales Theatre (Rowand-Johnson Hall); 348-3400
Dance Alabama!
Dance Alabama’s performances combine student-choreographed works into a delightfully edgy, eclectic and energetic collection of styles that range from classical ballet to modern to jazz and tap. Performances will be Oct. 18-21 at 7:30 p.m. in Morgan Auditorium (Morgan Hall). Admission is $8 for students, $10 for faculty and staff and $12 for adults. For more information contact the theatre and dance box office at 348-3400 or theatre.dance@ua.edu.
School of Music
All performances will be held at 7:30 p.m. in the Moody Music Building
Concert Hall unless otherwise indicated.
- Oct. 18 — Alabama Festival Chorus
- Oct. 19 — Michael Fernandez, viola masterclass 2 p.m.
- Oct. 19 — Michael Fernandez, viola
- Oct. 21 — Spectrum Showcase Concert
- Oct. 23 — Stephen Cary, tenor Recital Hall 2 p.m.
The College of Arts & Sciences School of Music’s 2005-2006 calendar of events can be found at: www.music.ua.edu/calendar.
Crimson
Tide Sports
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.
Football
- Oct. 29 — UA vs. Utah State TBA
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