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Art Kitchen hosts hybrid performance

Kelsey Stein February 9, 2011

Three weeks ago writer Caleb Johnson gave one of his stories to Tuscaloosa musician Blaine Duncan, who developed a song around it to act as its soundtrack. Saturday at 7 p.m., the two artists will collaborate...

The Civil Wars attract crowds to Oz Music

Trey Irby February 9, 2011

Record stores aren’t known for packing in the people these days. They hopefully get enough money to get by, but they tend to please the “quiet browsing” crowd. But on Saturday, Feb. 5, Oz Music...

Gigi's long lines are misleading; cupcakes not up to snuff

Gigi’s long lines are misleading; cupcakes not up to snuff

Avery Driggers February 9, 2011

Food, like everything else, has trends. Fro-yo bars, the South Beach Diet, Rachael Ray and, now, cupcakeries. True, boutique cupcake shops have been popular for roughly 10 years (you can thank Carrie Bradshaw...

Sonnets and Songs serenades students

Lauren Ferguson February 8, 2011

The Alpha Psi Omega Theatre Honor Society will be offering Valentine-O-Grams for those wishing to send a gift to someone special or a friend. They will be offering these services Feb. 12-14 for $10 per...

Find the perfect place to spend Valentine’s Day

Find the perfect place to spend Valentine’s Day

CW Staff February 8, 2011

UA Arboretum Whether it's packing a bottle of wine and a picnic basket and finding a sunny, grassy area together, admiring the scenic view hand-in-hand on a treetop lookout, or sneaking off into the depths...

Oscar snubs stir latest round of awards show skepticism

Jordan Berry February 6, 2011

When the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences released this year’s list of Oscar nominations, the response went something like this: “The Oscars are crap. I mean, they didn’t even nominate...

Campus film fest in full swing

Campus film fest in full swing

Ashley Chaffin February 6, 2011

Campus MovieFest returned to campus for the fourth time on Feb. 1 and saw the biggest turnout ever from Alabama students. More than one hundred teams picked up all the necessary equipment from the Ferguson...

Burlesque show a sneak peek for season

Karissa Bursch February 3, 2011

Tuscaloosa’s own local troupe of feathers, sparkles, costumes, song, dance and comedy is kicking off its fourth season this weekend. The Pink Box Burlesque will perform Saturday Feb. 5 at Little Willie’s....

Keller's story comes to local stage

Keller’s story comes to local stage

Lauren Ferguson February 3, 2011

Starting on Feb. 4, Theatre Tuscaloosa will present “The Miracle Worker,” a play telling the story of Alabama native Helen Keller and her teacher Annie Sullivan. Sullivan was born legally blind, but...

Bars limit original music

Bars limit original music

Alex Cohen February 3, 2011

Over the past few years, the number of bars that allow bands to play only their own original music has diminished. Local bands that play only originals, such as Glibella, believe bars should be more accommodating...

Folk duo to play at Oz Music store

Folk duo to play at Oz Music store

Kelsey Stein February 3, 2011

The Civil Wars will perform in-store at Oz Music Saturday at 1 p.m., along with indie folk artist Lucy Schwartz. The event is free and open to all ages. The Civil Wars, made up of Joy Williams and Alabamian...

Hackberry Records signs first female

Alex Cohen February 2, 2011

Reed Watson, president and founder of the Hackberry Recording Company, said he thinks there’s something special in Lena Dice, his newest signee. Dice, a freshman majoring in music at Shelton State Community...