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‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ message felt in Tuscaloosa

Erich Hilkert June 1, 2011

After the devastating tornadoes ripped through Tuscaloosa in late April, a film review seems of little consequence. But if we stop and look at director Frank Capra's "It's a Wonderful Life," we may find...

Living In Italy vs. Living In Alabama

Living In Italy vs. Living In Alabama

Kirsten MacKay June 1, 2011

Before I left to study abroad in Florence, Italy for my spring semester of my junior year, I had no idea what to expect. I was anxious but excited to live in a foreign country for nearly six months –...

E-Book depicts Tuscaloosa after tornado

E-Book depicts Tuscaloosa after tornado

Robert Moore May 31, 2011

A picture of Tuscaloosa both before and after the tornado has been put together in the form of an E-Book. “The next day, the weight of what had occurred settled on our chests: the residential areas...

Hackberry Records disconnected from Tuscaloosa

Trey Irby April 27, 2011

As the school year closes, it always feels like a series of departures. For better or for worse, Tuscaloosa is shaped (or destroyed) by the people who stay here for four years of their life. And unfortunately,...

Austrian composer Lukas Ligeti to perform free concert at Art Kitchen

Austrian composer Lukas Ligeti to perform free concert at Art Kitchen

Jordan Staggs April 27, 2011

Lukas Ligeti, an Austrian composer and percussionist specializing in unconventional and often improvisational methods of music-making, will perform a free concert at Alabama Art Kitchen May 3 at 7 p.m....

APO ends year with original production

APO ends year with original production

Alexandra Ellsworth April 27, 2011

Alpha Psi Omega’s newest original production “Blackout” asks audience “who else do we have but one another?” The play will be showing tomorrow and Thursday in the Allen Bales Theatre at 7:30...

Student films screened at Bama

Student films screened at Bama

Ashley Chaffin April 26, 2011

The Bama Theater was filled tonight as 13 UA students presented their original documentaries. The fifth-annual Documenting Justice screening featured six films that covered a large range of topics that...

Theatre performance to benefit AIDS Alabama

Jordan Staggs April 25, 2011

Celebration!, the University’s theatre student outreach group, will hold its spring performance “Alabama Arts for AIDS” in Morgan Auditorium this Tuesday, April 26 at 7:30 p.m. The show will feature...

Doc Justice to screen six student films

Doc Justice to screen six student films

Karissa Bursch April 24, 2011

The Bama Theatre will host the fifth annual Documenting Justice Screening this Tuesday, April 26, starting at 7 p.m. The screening will feature six student-created documentaries about justice and injustice...

Isbell returns to roots in “Here We Rest”

Isbell returns to roots in “Here We Rest”

Jonathan Reed April 24, 2011

If you want to see an argument heat up quickly, ask any Drive-By Truckers fan who the band’s best songwriter is. Many will choose the band’s de facto frontman, Patterson Hood, whose sheer volume of...

'Water for Elephants' blends magic and history

‘Water for Elephants’ blends magic and history

Nicole Davis April 24, 2011

There’s nothing like the excitement of a live performance, and “Water for Elephants” is a film that acts as a visual love letter to a classic, often overlooked breed of it: the circus. Adapted from...

Students have access to visual art

Alex Cohen April 21, 2011

When students need inspiration, they can get their creative fix by visiting the Alabama Art Kitchen, taking the Arts of Tuscaloosa course, or simply connecting with a talented peer.  But sometimes a little...