1. Sanford Media Center Tucked away on the second floor of Amelia Gayle Gorgas Library is every budding digital artist’s dream come true. The Sanford Media Center, located in room 205B, offers free...

A desolate landscape exists where tree-crushed houses and piles of rubble used to stand. But thanks to Coker resident Jean Mills, brightly colored banners with pictures of hot air balloons, flowers, trees...

“The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society” Photo Credit: Random House Caption: Part romance, part comedy and part history lesson, “The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society,”...

“I hate theatre. Well, it’s so disappointing, isn’t it? You know what I do when I’m sitting in a darkened theatre waiting for the curtain to rise? I pray. Dear God, please let it be a good show.”...

Sometimes, a bare wall is all that is needed for inspiration. For assistant professor of art Sky Shineman, it was a bare wall that sparked her interest in light, an interest she has since incorporated...

Ally Nevarez is no ordinary graduate student. Not only is she pursuing two degrees – one in book arts and another in library science – but she is also giving away 75 books for free, all of which she...

Are you stuck in Tuscaloosa for Spring Break? Don’t worry! The Scene has all sorts of suggestions to keep you occupied and entertained while you’re here. Whether you make a few day trips to Tuscaloosa’s...

Singer-songwriter and hard-rocking blues guitarist Tinsley Ellis will return to the Bama Theatre Thursday night, only this time the show is free. Having toured consistently since the 80s, Ellis has played...

Just five days before the opening night of Dance Alabama!, at one of the dancers’ last dress rehearsals, director and professor of dance Cornelius Carter addressed his students: “Everything better...

The sounds of jazz, hip hop and electronic music will fill The Dixie tonight in the form of the band Zoogma, a five-piece electronic group known for its high-energy musical performances and light shows....

At Wilhagan’s, school doesn’t start until Feb. 2. Beer school, that is. For $30, patrons can attend six one-hour classes, all of which will be held at Wilhagan’s on Wednesday nights starting at...

To commemorate the 2009 national championship, the Birmingham-based company ActionSportsArt has released “Red Sea Parting,” a multi-layer image that shows running back Mark Ingram plowing through the...

Nearly every seat was filled at the Bama Theatre for Wednesday night’s second annual International Documenting Justice screening, presented by the Center for Ethics and Social Responsibility, the department...

Nearly 500 students will mount broomsticks, throw Quaffles, and dodge Bludgers on the Quad for World Cup Quidditch this weekend. Based on the best-selling Harry Potter book series by J.K. Rowling, the...

Local art gallery owners will keep their doors open late tonight for November’s Art Night, where art lovers can enjoy new and old exhibits, cob oven pizzas and live music from 5 to 9 p.m. Two new exhibits...

Do you believe in ghosts? People say Tuscaloosa is full of them because of its rich history of violence, eccentrics and Civil War lore. Whether visiting old plantation homes or sites of untimely and gruesome...

The potters, blacksmiths and basket makers of Northport’s Kentuck Festival of the Arts are back for another year of sharing their art with the Tuscaloosa-Northport community. From 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. this...

Two of the Russian National Orchestra’s principal players, Vladislav Lavrik and Maxim Rubtsov, will bring jazz and contemporary sounds to the Moody Music Building Concert Hall tonight at 7:30. The concert...

A new influx of paintings by the Tuscaloosa and University Women Painters will adorn the otherwise plain walls of the University Medical Center beginning today at 11:30 a.m. The Painters, who swap out...

Luke Bryan, one of country music’s hottest new stars, is performing at the Bama Theatre tonight at 9 p.m. Bryan, who has been nominated for the Best New Artist category at the CMA Awards this November,...

Almost a year from their first-ever performance at Tuscaloosa’s Hip Hop Summit 2009, the musical group Kadesh and the Perfect Strangers is teaming up with hip hop artist a2z to form The Alphabet Detectives,...

How are you going? How do you go? These are the greetings I received during my one-month stay in New Zealand. It took me a little while to figure out what I was being asked, but I’ve since learned...

The University Singers will perform a concert at Carnegie Hall in New York City on May 3. “This is the first time the University Singers have ever performed in Carnegie Hall,” said Wesley King, a...