“Stories That Stand Still” – A Discussion of Craft by Carmen Maria Machado

Camellia Room, Gorgas Library 711 Capstone Drive, Tuscaloosa, AL, United States

This talk will explore the craft of writing fiction that doesn’t move—fiction contained in a single, discreet space as large as a house, and as small as a bed—and the implication it has for our understanding of gender, characterization, plot, and time. Stories discussed will include Angela Carter’s “The Fall-River Axe Murders,” Susan Glaspell’s “A Jury of Her Peers,” Kate Chopin’s “The Story of an Hour,” Nancy Hale’s “The Earliest Dreams,” and Lesley Nneka Arimah’s “The Future Looks Good.” This [...]

Free

An Evening with Carmen Maria Machado

Camellia Room, Gorgas Library 711 Capstone Drive, Tuscaloosa, AL, United States

Celebrated writer Carmen Maria Machado will read a selection of her work and answer audience questions. Copies of her books will be available for purchase and signing. Machado’s writing defies and blends genres such as surrealism, fantasy, and horror to create writing that is so palpable it seems alive. She holds an MFA from the Iowa Writers’ Workshop and is the Writer in Residence at the University of Pennsylvania.

Free

An Evening with Carmen Maria Machado

Camellia Room, Gorgas Library 711 Capstone Drive, Tuscaloosa, AL, United States

Celebrated writer Carmen Maria Machado will read a selection of her work and answer audience questions. Copies of her books will be available for purchase and signing. Machado’s writing defies and blends genres such as surrealism, fantasy, and horror to create writing that is so palpable it seems alive. She holds an MFA from the Iowa Writers’ Workshop and is the Writer in Residence at the University of Pennsylvania.

Free

An Evening with Carmen Maria Machado

Camellia Room, Gorgas Library 711 Capstone Drive, Tuscaloosa, AL, United States

Celebrated writer Carmen Maria Machado will read a selection of her work and answer audience questions. Copies of her books will be available for purchase and signing. Machado’s writing defies and blends genres such as surrealism, fantasy, and horror to create writing that is so palpable it seems alive. She holds an MFA from the Iowa Writers’ Workshop and is the Writer in Residence at the University of Pennsylvania.

Free

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PERFORMANCE – Alabama Repertory Dance Theatre

English Building Auditorium 428 Colonial Drive, Tuscaloosa, AL, United States

Alabama Repertory Dance Theatre returns to the stage for its 30th season with graceful performances choreographed by our nationally-acclaimed dance faculty. Join us for a transformative visual experience and lively journey through motion. Buy tickets at the UA Theatre and Dance Box Office.

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PERFORMANCE – Alabama Repertory Dance Theatre

English Building Auditorium 428 Colonial Drive, Tuscaloosa, AL, United States

Alabama Repertory Dance Theatre returns to the stage for its 30th season with graceful performances choreographed by our nationally-acclaimed dance faculty. Join us for a transformative visual experience and lively journey through motion. Buy tickets at the UA Theatre and Dance Box Office.

Recurring

PERFORMANCE – Alabama Repertory Dance Theatre

English Building Auditorium 428 Colonial Drive, Tuscaloosa, AL, United States

Alabama Repertory Dance Theatre returns to the stage for its 30th season with graceful performances choreographed by our nationally-acclaimed dance faculty. Join us for a transformative visual experience and lively journey through motion. Buy tickets at the UA Theatre and Dance Box Office.

Recurring

Knap-In

Moundville Archaeological Park 634 Mound State Parkway, Moundville, AL, United States

This year, Moundville Archaeological Park will host its Annual Knap-In on March 4-5, 2022. This stone tool maker event at will host flint knappers from all over the country. Flint knapping is one of man’s oldest crafts. Knapping is the shaping of stone through the process to make stone tools, such as but not limited to arrow heads. People have chipped rocks into tools and weapons for thousands of years. Native Americans knapped stone arrow and spear points, knife blades, [...]

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Knap-In

Moundville Archaeological Park 634 Mound State Parkway, Moundville, AL, United States

This year, Moundville Archaeological Park will host its Annual Knap-In on March 4-5, 2022. This stone tool maker event at will host flint knappers from all over the country. Flint knapping is one of man’s oldest crafts. Knapping is the shaping of stone through the process to make stone tools, such as but not limited to arrow heads. People have chipped rocks into tools and weapons for thousands of years. Native Americans knapped stone arrow and spear points, knife blades, [...]

Recurring

Knap-In

Moundville Archaeological Park 634 Mound State Parkway, Moundville, AL, United States

This year, Moundville Archaeological Park will host its Annual Knap-In on March 4-5, 2022. This stone tool maker event at will host flint knappers from all over the country. Flint knapping is one of man’s oldest crafts. Knapping is the shaping of stone through the process to make stone tools, such as but not limited to arrow heads. People have chipped rocks into tools and weapons for thousands of years. Native Americans knapped stone arrow and spear points, knife blades, [...]