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Family Guy’s Seth MacFarlane should bring laughter, surprises to 2013 Oscar stage

Matt Ford February 19, 2013

The red carpet, elegant designer dresses and tuxedos, that iconic golden statue and those tantalizing five words: “And the Oscar goes to…” These are all staples of the Academy Awards, Hollywood’s...

‘Bittersweet Harvest’ exhibit comes to Gorgas

Abbey Crain February 18, 2013

After two and a half years of waiting, the American studies department will display the traveling Smithsonian exhibit, “Bittersweet Harvest: The Bracero Program 1942-1964” in Gorgas Library. The...

Bama Idol to begin hosting preliminary auditions Monday

Lauren Carlton February 18, 2013

The Crimson Source, a division of the Housing and Residential Communities, is setting out to find this year’s Bama Idol and will start the search with the preliminary audition round, which begins Feb....

Art show benefits Alberta Baptist Church

Lauren Ferguson February 14, 2013

The Remember Art Show, a silent auction benefiting Alberta Baptist Church, will be held Sunday, Feb. 17, at the Cypress Inn Loft in downtown Tuscaloosa. Sarah Day, a junior majoring in nursing, decided...

Billy’s Sports Grill set to open soon in Northport

Courtney Stinson February 14, 2013

Billy’s Sports Grill, Northport’s newest restaurant, is bringing a new dining experience to Main Avenue, fusing elements of the Tuscaloosa sports bar scene and the relaxed atmosphere of downtown...

Pianist dedicates Valentine’s concert to wife

Bianca Martin February 14, 2013

University of Alabama piano professor Noel Engebretson will be celebrating Valentine’s Day with one of his greatest loves: classical music. Engebretson will be paying tribute to the holiday with a...

Soul band strives for authenticity

Francie Johnson February 14, 2013

There are many things Paul Janeway, vocalist of St. Paul and the Broken Bones, is not. He’s not an accountant, although his in-progress accounting degree and suit-and-bow tie stage outfit might lead...

‘The Americans’ focuses on espionage, marriage

Asher Elbein February 14, 2013

Picture a pair of spies who love their country. A man and a woman, patriotic enough to travel to a dangerous land, a place where the police operate with impunity and a madman has come to power. There they...

For last weeks of winter, move away from extravagant patterns, textures

Abbey Crain February 13, 2013

These past couple of months, I have decided to take on a fun little style experiment. My wardrobe is usually drenched in a plethora of patterns and textures, but I have experienced a fashion cleansing...

Young cast of ‘Parks and Recreation’ more popular than ever

Colby Leopard February 13, 2013

If you happened to be one of the 6.8 million people who watched the “Parks and Recreation” pilot episode on April 9, 2009, you would have seen a hodge-podge cast of B, C and D list actors and actresses...

Indie-rock Wussy’s new album literally and figuratively priceless

Jordan Cissell February 13, 2013

Let’s see. It’s Sunday night, easing into Monday morning, and I’m sitting here tearing through a package of generic Fig Newtons and digging Wussy’s new, free, download-only album “Berneice Huff...

Graduate art student evokes echoes visually

Marcus Flewellen February 13, 2013

Graduate art student Astri Snodgrass explores memory and perception in her new show “Echo: Paintings by Astri Snodgrass,” which is on display at the Ferguson Center Art Gallery now through March 3....