Arts

OKRA FESTIVAL // ANNUAL EVENT SUSTAINS RURAL COMMUNITY by Amanda Burleigh The 14th annual Okra Festival will be held in Burkville, Alabama, on August 30 this year. What started as a neighborhood party...

FORT TOMBECBE // IMMERSION ARCHAEOLOGY This spring the University of West Alabama offered an undergraduate course titled Archaeology Field School at Fort Tombecbe under the guidance of Professor Ashley...

TUSCALOOSA'S TONEY BROOKS // "ENGENDERING SYNCHRONICITY" By Bridgett Trejo When one admires a butterfly in all its elegance and beauty, the transition it experienced seldom gives pause. The chrysalis that...

ONE NIGHT ONLY // A.C.T. ACTORS DELIVER ORIGINAL PERFORMANCE OF CLASSIC The cast of the Actor's Charitable Theatre’s production of Steel Magnolias tried their hardest to avoid watching the movie...

QUILTS // RENOWNED SELF-TAUGHT ARTIST YVONNE WELLS By Kevin Ledgewood The Arts Council of Tuscaloosa will host a presentation of work by quilter and artist Yvonne Wells at the Dinah Washington Cultural...

BAMA ART HOUSE // SUMMER 2014 BEGINS JUNE 10 // SIX FILMS TO BE FEATURED The Bama Art House Summer Film Series will begin on June 10, 2014 and will feature six movies. A program of The Arts Council of...

Students of all ages will have the opportunity to learn and fine tune their ceramic craft skills at the Kentuck Art Center's Clay Place. All class supplies are included. Kentuck members receive a 10% discount...

Theatre Tuscaloosa is celebrating the 15th anniversary of the Bean-Brown Theatre with a special fundraising event called “Command Performance” on Saturday, May 17, 2014, at the Bean-Brown Theatre. Since...

Staff Report   Theatre Tuscaloosa will present Circle Mirror Transformation March 18-20 in the Dance Studio on the Shelton State Martin Campus. In an artsy small town, an unlikely collection of...

By Alyx Chandler   When disbelieving first-timers sign up for a session of step-by-step painting at Tuscaloosa's locally owned Uptown Art studio, new owner Kelly Magadan assures them that they're in...