EXHIBIT: “Michael C. Thorpe: Nonsensical Formalism”
Paul R. Jones Museum 2308 6th Street, TuscaloosaThe Paul R. Jones Museum is proud to present Michael C. Thorpe: Nonsensical Formalism, March 3 – April 28, 2023. There will be an artist’s reception on Friday, April 7, from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m., during Tuscaloosa’s First Friday Art Walk. Brooklyn, New York-based textile artist Michael C. Thorpe creates art quilts and fabric collages of bright, dream-like scenes and highly personal “meandering thoughts,” as one of his early solo shows was titled. For Thorpe, the quilt has become a canvas for [...]
The Helen Crow Mills and John Carrol Mills Lecture Series: Dr. Kathleen O’Reilly
North Lawn Hall, Room 2009 221 Hackberry Lane, TuscaloosaDr. Kathleen O'Reilly will present the Spring 2023 Mills Lecture titled “If You Build It, They Won’t Come: Creating Safe Sanitation for Women and Girls in Urban India.” The Helen Crow Mills and John Carrol Mills Lecture Series was established and endowed in UA’s College of Arts and Sciences by Helen Mills Pittman and her late husband, Dr. John Mills, of Birmingham, to bring successful and distinguished alumni and citizens to campus to speak as a way to motivate and inspire [...]
An Evening with Alabama Poet Laureate Ashley M. Jones
Dinah Washington Cultural Arts Center 620 Greensboro Avenue, TuscaloosaUA English’s Creative Writing Program is excited to host the Poet Laureate of Alabama, Ashley M. Jones, who will read a selection of her work and answer audience questions. Please join us at the Dinah Washington Cultural Arts Center on Thursday, April 13 at 7 p.m. for a wonderful evening! Copies of her books will be available for purchase and signing. This event is free and open to the public. Ashley M. Jones is Poet Laureate of the state of [...]
PERFORMANCE – “Into the Woods”
Marian Gallaway Theatre 348 Stadium Drive, TuscaloosaSome of literature’s most iconic fairytale characters are amalgamated into one story that sees them, alongside a baker and his wife, conveying their greatest wishes to the audience. Adventure ensues as each of these characters, including one deeply misunderstood witch, begin to understand that their actions have consequences and that wishes come with a price that must be paid. Journey through the woods in one of Sondheim’s greatest musicals as you decide what’s right, and you decide what’s good. Buy tickets [...]