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"Game of Thrones" and the art of fantasy story scale

“Game of Thrones” and the art of fantasy story scale

David Jones July 18, 2017

Since it's premiere in 2011, HBO’s fantasy epic, “Game of Thrones,” has experienced a meteoric rise in popularity to heights that no other fantasy TV show has even come close to. This could be attributed...

Summer films to watch that aren't major franchise flicks

Summer films to watch that aren’t major franchise flicks

Serena Bailey July 17, 2017

It’s summertime, which means it’s blockbuster season. But even if you're not in the mood for another superhero flick, this summer has got something for you as well. Here are four new films this summer...

Sloss Music & Arts Festival 2017 this weekend in Birmingham

Abby Howell July 14, 2017

This year's Sloss Music and Arts Festival will take place this Saturday and Sunday, July 15 and 16 at Sloss Furnaces National Historic Landmark in Birmingham. In its third year, the music and lifestyle...

Dwight Yoakam to perform at Druid City Music Hall

Dwight Yoakam to perform at Druid City Music Hall

Serena Bailey July 13, 2017

Country musician Dwight Yoakam will perform at Druid City Music Hall tonight at 8:30 p.m.  Yoakam, best known for songs like “Fast As You” and “Streets of Bakersfield” made his debut in 1986...

Theatre Tuscaloosa to present ‘Ragtime’ starting this week

Serena Bailey July 12, 2017

Dylan Davis found out he would have to hang upside down over the stage while singing just a few weeks after he landed the role of Harry Houdini in Theatre Tuscaloosa’s production of “Ragtime.” ...

Where to chill when it's hot outside

Where to chill when it’s hot outside

Serena Bailey July 10, 2017

Some days it’s just too hot to stay outside for long, but if you still want to get out of the house and hang out with your friends, there are plenty of things to do here and in Birmingham. Here’s four...

Rod Stewart and Cyndi Lauper to perform at Tuscaloosa Amphitheater

Rod Stewart and Cyndi Lauper to perform at Tuscaloosa Amphitheater

Abby Howell July 7, 2017

Rod Stewart and special guest Cyndi Lauper will take the stage this Sunday at the Tuscaloosa Amphitheater, rain or shine. Gates will open at 6:30 p.m. and the show will start at 7:30. There will be a clear-bag...

Alabama Blues Project to host two-day blues festival

Alabama Blues Project to host two-day blues festival

Michael Dawson July 6, 2017

The Alabama Blues Project will host their annual Alabama Blues Weekend festival July 7 and 8 on The University of Alabama Campus. During the two-day festival, guests can attend master classes given by...

Growing up with Harry Potter: a fan's reflection on the series' twenty year anniversary

Growing up with Harry Potter: a fan’s reflection on the series’ twenty year anniversary

Serena Bailey July 6, 2017

It’s weird to think I’m just slightly older than Harry Potter. It’s always been there for me, a sort of omnipresent thing in the background of my life, but I didn’t realize I was only a year and...

Edgar Wright, James Gunn and the art of the cinematic iPod

Edgar Wright, James Gunn and the art of the cinematic iPod

David Jones July 4, 2017

The summer movie season is often defined by rip-roaring action blockbusters and animated powerhouses. Summer 2017 is no different with the likes of “Wonder Woman” and “Despicable Me 3.” However,...

Native traditions take center stage with 'Saturday in the Park'

Native traditions take center stage with ‘Saturday in the Park’

Serena Bailey July 3, 2017

As Greg Drowning Bear attaches the turkey feather to the rivercane stick, he tells a small group surrounding a table how he got the feather. It came from a turkey he hunted with the same kind of arrow...

Taylor Hicks to headline this year's 'Celebration on the River'

Taylor Hicks to headline this year’s ‘Celebration on the River’

Serena Bailey July 3, 2017

Tuscaloosa will host it’s annual Fourth of July “Celebration on the River” on Tuesday starting at 6 p.m. at the Tuscaloosa Amphitheater.  As in past years, the free event will kick off by opening...