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Theatre Tuscaloosa to present ‘Ragtime’ starting this week

Serena Bailey July 12, 2017

Dylan Davis found out he would have to hang upside down over the stage while singing just a few weeks after he landed the role of Harry Houdini in Theatre Tuscaloosa’s production of “Ragtime.” ...

Where to chill when it's hot outside

Where to chill when it’s hot outside

Serena Bailey July 10, 2017

Some days it’s just too hot to stay outside for long, but if you still want to get out of the house and hang out with your friends, there are plenty of things to do here and in Birmingham. Here’s four...

Rod Stewart and Cyndi Lauper to perform at Tuscaloosa Amphitheater

Rod Stewart and Cyndi Lauper to perform at Tuscaloosa Amphitheater

Abby Howell July 7, 2017

Rod Stewart and special guest Cyndi Lauper will take the stage this Sunday at the Tuscaloosa Amphitheater, rain or shine. Gates will open at 6:30 p.m. and the show will start at 7:30. There will be a clear-bag...

Alabama Blues Project to host two-day blues festival

Alabama Blues Project to host two-day blues festival

Michael Dawson July 6, 2017

The Alabama Blues Project will host their annual Alabama Blues Weekend festival July 7 and 8 on The University of Alabama Campus. During the two-day festival, guests can attend master classes given by...

Growing up with Harry Potter: a fan's reflection on the series' twenty year anniversary

Growing up with Harry Potter: a fan’s reflection on the series’ twenty year anniversary

Serena Bailey July 6, 2017

It’s weird to think I’m just slightly older than Harry Potter. It’s always been there for me, a sort of omnipresent thing in the background of my life, but I didn’t realize I was only a year and...

Edgar Wright, James Gunn and the art of the cinematic iPod

Edgar Wright, James Gunn and the art of the cinematic iPod

David Jones July 4, 2017

The summer movie season is often defined by rip-roaring action blockbusters and animated powerhouses. Summer 2017 is no different with the likes of “Wonder Woman” and “Despicable Me 3.” However,...

Native traditions take center stage with 'Saturday in the Park'

Native traditions take center stage with ‘Saturday in the Park’

Serena Bailey July 3, 2017

As Greg Drowning Bear attaches the turkey feather to the rivercane stick, he tells a small group surrounding a table how he got the feather. It came from a turkey he hunted with the same kind of arrow...

Taylor Hicks to headline this year's 'Celebration on the River'

Taylor Hicks to headline this year’s ‘Celebration on the River’

Serena Bailey July 3, 2017

Tuscaloosa will host it’s annual Fourth of July “Celebration on the River” on Tuesday starting at 6 p.m. at the Tuscaloosa Amphitheater.  As in past years, the free event will kick off by opening...

Taylor Hicks to headline this year's 'Celebration on the River'

Taylor Hicks to headline this year’s ‘Celebration on the River’

Serena Bailey July 3, 2017

Tuscaloosa will host it’s annual Fourth of July “Celebration on the River” on Tuesday starting at 6 p.m. at the Tuscaloosa Amphitheater.  As in past years, the free event will kick off by opening...

Photography exhibit highlights a love of nature

Photography exhibit highlights a love of nature

Serena Bailey June 30, 2017

When Lindsay Madison went out west in 2009, she took a disposable camera with her. She was “astounded,” she said by the beautiful sights she saw. But when she came back and starting sharing the photos...

The Rude Mechanicals to perform Macbeth

The Rude Mechanicals to perform Macbeth

Serena Bailey June 28, 2017

It’s the end of the play, Macduff and Macbeth circle each other on stage, swords in hand ready to duel. Their swords clash, clash again and then they break apart. They raise their blades and collide...

Jemison-Van de Graaff Mansion houses lesser known Civil War-era stories

Jemison-Van de Graaff Mansion houses lesser known Civil War-era stories

Serena Bailey June 23, 2017

During one of his early days working at the Jemison-Van de Graaff Mansion, Ian Crawford decided he was going to take advantage of the house’s circulation system. Built between 1859 and 1862, the mansion...