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Live at the Plaza is the weekly summer attraction for music fans

Live at the Plaza is the weekly summer attraction for music fans

Jared Ferguson July 12, 2018

Like every Friday this summer, Tuscaloosa's Government Plaza was full of music.  Fans stretched out on blankets and relaxed as they listened to the Lamont Leaders Band on June 29. The smell of food from...

Tuscaloosa Amphitheater

Tuscaloosa fills up July with multiple events

July 1, 2018

Summer 2 is in full swing and Tuscaloosa is offering up plenty of activities to help pass the time until football season starts, so grab your friends and check out how the locals spend their free time. 1....

Glory Bound takes to The Strip

Glory Bound takes to The Strip

Megan Friend June 29, 2018

Tuscaloosa’s favorite gyro spot is bound for a new location. Glory Bound Gyro Co. is moving from its previous location, Brown’s Corner, to replace the spot once held by Steamer’s on The Strip. ...

Students produce, screen social justice films

Students produce, screen social justice films

Evan Price April 27, 2018

“Tonight, these students are going to bring us arguments that we wouldn’t otherwise hear,” said professor Andrew Grace the night of April 24 as a sizable crowd gathered outside the Bama Theatre in...

Review: Kevin Morby crafts immersive show at Saturn

Review: Kevin Morby crafts immersive show at Saturn

Katie Huff April 27, 2018

In November, Katie Crutchfield and Allison Crutchfield were given permanent residence at Birmingham’s Saturn, curator of unmatchable line-ups consisting of increasingly on-the-cusp artists unseen by...

Freshman working at Paris Fashion Week this summer

Caroline Smith April 26, 2018

Sitting around a picnic table and giggling with her friends, Makenzie Tokes, a freshman majoring in apparel and textiles design, described her enthusiasm for hopping on a plane and heading to her favorite...

Graduating senior singular director of dance show

Logan Doctson April 26, 2018

Grace Kurosaka arrived at the University as a biology major with a dream of attending medical school, but she quickly realized that she wanted to take a different path. While she began dancing at the age...

Year in Review: Culture

CW Staff April 26, 2018

The 2017-2018 school year was one for the books. The Tuscaloosa and UA communities flourished in terms of art, theatre, music and film, and The Crimson White's culture desk was on the ground reporting...

Students struggle to complete Honors College requirements

Caroline Smith April 26, 2018

When this year’s seniors cross the graduation stage, some will have an extra cord draped around their necks, and some will not.  While the Honors College does a great deal to encourage civic engagement...

PRIDE of Tuscaloosa hosts educational discussion

PRIDE of Tuscaloosa hosts educational discussion

Olivia Stover April 25, 2018

Girl power is taking over Tuscaloosa tomorrow, Thursday, April 26. PRIDE of Tuscaloosa is hosting “Girl Talk: Overcoming Obstacles to Empower Women,” which is set to take place at the Tuscaloosa River...

Film Column: What to watch on Netflix this month

Film Column: What to watch on Netflix this month

Parker Aniszewski April 25, 2018

This week, I was not interested in any new films that were released last week, so instead of reviewing a movie I’ll never watch again, I decided I'd rather talk about three films and one TV show available...

Review: 'Sweeney Todd' a delightfully disturbing production

Review: ‘Sweeney Todd’ a delightfully disturbing production

Michael Dawson April 24, 2018

The very first show of "Sweeney Todd" I ever saw was the original Sondheim 1979 production that I found on YouTube. It was also the first theatre show I had ever seen from start to finish, so I wasn't...