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Bands gearing up for Bonnaroo

Jamie Lyons April 20, 2010

With just over eight weeks before tens of thousands of music fanatics swarm into Manchester, Tenn., the bands on the lineup for the 2010 Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival are getting ready to put on quite...

“Family Guy’s” Goldberg comes to UA

CW Staff April 20, 2010

By Kerie Kerstetter Andrew Goldberg has been used to crossing the lines of comedy since he started writing for television. "I've actually been writing for TV since I was about 15 or 16 years old for...

Composer Maslanka assists students with his pieces

CW Staff April 20, 2010

By Lacey Ezekiel For three days, UA music students were able to see pieces of music through their composer’s eyes. Noted composer David Maslanka was in residency Sunday until today in the UA School...

See these movies

Peterson Hill April 20, 2010

In my opinion, these are 10 films that you must see before you die if you care anything about cinema or want to be in the conversation. These aren't the best films ever made, and there is a film here...

Film Festival a Breath of Fresh Air

CW Staff April 18, 2010

By Jordan Berry For those who enjoy “art house films” or are just looking for a respite from the typical Hollywood fare of the Cobb Hollywood 16, clear the calendar for 7 p.m. tonight. The Bama Theatre...

‘Candide’ shines quirky spotlight on optimism

Lauren Heartsill April 18, 2010

Morgan Auditorium has been transformed into an 18th-century theater for the optimistic — yet crazy — play “Candide.” The UA Department of Theatre and Dance will present “Candide” Tuesday through...

Superhero satire kicks ass

Steven Nalley April 18, 2010

I remember how angry I was a little over a year ago at Zach Snyder’s “Watchmen” movie, primarily because I thought it was too violent. I was angry mainly because I was familiar with the “Watchmen”...

Choruses combine to make Sacred Harmonies

CW Staff April 15, 2010

This Sunday, a concert will be offered at the First United Methodist Church. The Prentice Concert Chorale and the Shelton State Singers are combining to put on “Sacred Harmonies: A Concert of Sacred...

Engineering students to put on show

CW Staff April 15, 2010

By Lacey Ezekiel Talented theater students can be found not only in Rowand-Johnson Hall, but also at H.M. Comer. The University of Alabama College of Engineering Does Amateur Radical Theatre is performing...

Carter Hamric begins A-Day in roll tide spirit

Kyerra Dexter April 15, 2010

Huntsville native Carter Hamric and his band will start off the A-Day game with a free acoustic concert at 8:30 a.m. at the Ferguson Center. Then, at 11 a.m., Hamric will perform again in a free concert...

Students take advantage of sunshine

Students take advantage of sunshine

Steven Nalley April 14, 2010

The skies have been kinder to the Student Recreation Center’s outdoor pool this year. Zack Tolbert, UA assistant director of aquatics, said opening week at the pool last year brought more cold, more...

Musician to rejuvenate students with veena

Jamie Lyons April 14, 2010

Any student in the school of music will testify to the challenges of learning an instrument, and how long it takes to master it. But for Vidvan Balakrishna, the process of learning the ancient Indian string...