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Theatre department tackles ancient retelling 'Eurydice' performance captivates audience at Alys Stephens Center

Christina Wingate
The UAB Theatre Department opened with a show that gives new meaning to the phrase “to hell and back” on Wednesday, Nov. 11. Written by Pulitzer Prize nominee Sarah Ruhl and directed by Karla Koskinen, the play...

Public Health students release cookbook

Heather Caygle
School of Public Health students and the Student Association for Graduate Education (SAGE) are selling the cookbook “Breaking Bread: A Collection of Local and Global Community Recipes” to benefit local charities...
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MC Chris rocks Bottletree

MC Chris once again rocked the audience at the Bottletree Café in Birmingham with his signature high pitch vocals and geek rock rap, sometimes classified as “nerdcore.” There was a mixture of people there jamming out to well-known songs to fans like...

Around Town for November 17, 2009

go to this show If you’re looking for something to do after you watch “The Office” this Thursday night, check out Camera Obscura at Bottletree. The Scottish twee-pop band will be taking the stage on Thursday, Nov. 19. The doors are at 8 p.m. with...

"Sweet On A Cure" funds cancer research

Local restaurants designate desserts for charitable cause What can be better than having dozens of restaurants and cafes around Birmingham serving special treats? How about filling your stomach with your favorite sweets and simultaneously contributing to the Comprehensive Cancer...

Renowned sculptor visits Hulsey Hall

Sculptor Chido Johnson visited the Hulsey Recital Hall on Nov. 5th to give a lecture about his life and work. Comfortably clad in a casual gray suit, matching canvas tennis and yellow knit cap resting comfortably on his head, Johnson presented his recent works via PowerPoint. ...

'2012' plot proves predictable, effects prove impressive

Well, folks, the end is nigh. Again. Director Roland Emmerich never met a disaster he didn’t like, from “Independence Day” and its aliens to “Day After Tomorrow” and its worst-case scenario aftereffects of global warming and the greenhouse effect....

The Avett Brothers fill ears with new tunes

The Avett Brothers’ Sept. 29 studio release is as sweet as it is self-aware. “I and Love and You” shows that the banjo-wielding boys from North Carolina are anything but simple, as their lyrics come across as incredibly accessible poetry, and the melodies are catchy...

Second 'Sex and the City' movie inspires new fragrance

Ready for another “Sex and the City” movie? Perfume maker Coty Prestige is. In February, Coty will launch SJP NYC in Macy’s. The fruity/floral fragrance is named, of course, for the movie/TV show’s own Sarah Jessica Parker — a .k.a.Carrie Bradshaw —...



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