January 19 - February. 18 - KILBY CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER PRE-K REGISTRATION FOR 2010-2011
Applications will be taken for the Kilby Child Development Center 2010-2011 Alabama Office of School Readiness Pre-Kindergarten Class beginning Tuesday, January 19 and continuing through Thursday, February 18, 2010. To register, come by the Kilby Child Development Center at 609 North Pine Street, 12 noon to 3 p.m., Monday through Friday. For details, call 256-765-4244.
February 9 - AQUILA THEATRE PRESENTS ‘AS YOU LIKE IT’
The Internationally acclaimed Aquila Theatre Company will present Shakespeare’s “As You Like It” at 7 p.m. Feb. 9 in Norton Auditorium at the University of North Alabama. General admission tickets are $10, students $5. Visit www.una.edu. For more information on the Aquila Theatre Company, visit www.aquilatheatre.com.
February 11 - RELIGIOUS SCHOLAR AMY-JILL LEVINE TO HEADLINE DISTINGUISHED EVENTS PROGRAM
The University of North Alabama’s Distinguished Events Series will continue in February with a presentation by author and religious scholar Amy-Jill Levine. The public lecture, “The Parable of the Good Samaritan: A Good Jewish Story,” will take place at 7 p.m. Feb. 11 in the Guillot University Center’s Performance Center. For more information, contact Debbie Chaffin at 256-765-4297 or dkchaffin@una.edu.
February 12 - UNA HOSTS TENNESSEE VALLEY HISTORICAL SOCIETY SCHOLARSHIP COMPETITION
The UNA Department of History and Political Science will be hosting the Tennessee Valley Historical Society Scholarship Competition Feb. 12 from 8 a.m. – 1 p.m. in the Guillot University Center. The competition will include high school juniors and seniors. For additional information, contact mfhickman@una.edu, or call 256-765-4306.
February 28 - BIG BAND BLOWOUT SUPPORTS HONOR FLIGHT ORGANIZATION
Three bands, including the UNA Studio Jazz Band, will be included in the Big Band Blowout, beginning at 2 p.m. Location is still to be determined. Part of the proceeds from the event will support the Honor Flight Organization, which flies World War II veterans to Washington, D.C., to view the WWII memorial. Tickets, available at the door, are $10, or $5 for students. Children age 10 or under and all active and veteran military personnel are admitted free. For more information, contact Dr. Lloyd Jones, UNA band director, at 256-765-4362 or lejones@una.edu.
March 4 - 7 - GEORGE LINDSEY UNA FILM FESTIVAL OFFERS 27 SCREENINGS AT ZODIAC THEATRE
Twenty-seven films will be screened at the Zodiac Theatre as part of the 2010 George Lindsey UNA Film Festivals. Each screening is free and open to the public. A compete schedule is available at www.lindseyfilmfest.com. Winners from each screening category will be announced at the festival awards show March 6. In addition to the nine screening categories, awards will be presented for Short Screenplay and Feature Screenplay. http://www.lindseyfilmfest.com/
March 5 - CELEBRITIES COME TOGETHER FOR 25TH ANNIVERSARY ‘BACK TO THE FUTURE’ REUNION
Screenwriter Bob Gale and actors Lea Thompson, James Tolkan and Claudia Wells, who appeared in “Back to the Future,” will come together for the 25th anniversary “Back to the Future” reunion at 7 p.m. at the historic Shoals Theatre. Tickets, $17, are available at www.lindseyfilmfest.com and at the UNA Bookstore. The reunion is part of the 2010 George Lindsey UNA Film Festival. Also appearing at the film festival will be a faithful working replica of the DeLorean time machine and Michael Scheffe, construction supervisor for the time machine used in the “Back to the Future” films and designer of the “Knight Rider” talking car K.I.T.T. and the flying taxi seen in “Back to the Future II.” Scheffe will participate in a special-effects workshop March 5.
March 9 - UNA DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC AND THEATRE PRESENTS CONCERT: “TURN OF THE MILLENNIUM: CHORAL GEMS FROM 1990-2010”
The concert will feature the UNA Chamber Choir, Vocal Jazz Ensemble, and University Chorale in a program of modern choral music from around the world and right here at home. Composers include Pärt, Whitacre, Hogan, Owens, Loeppky, Lauridsen, Stone, Paulus, Meader, and others. Beginning at 7:30 p.m., the concert will be at Grace Episcopal Church, 103 Darby Avenue, Sheffield, Ala., and is FREE and open to the public. Contact irloeppky@una.edu or call 256-765-4515 for additional information.
March 11 - 14 - POST-APOCALYPTIC STAGING OF ‘HAMLET’ OFFERED AT UNA
Earth has been shaken by an apocalyptic disaster. Generations later, the unstable and still-recovering human race unearths, and later performs, a surviving copy of Shakespeare’s “Hamlet.” This is the setting for the University of North Alabama’s March 11-14 production of one of the Bard’s most famous tragedies. “Hamlet” will take stage at 7:30 each evening March 11-13, and at 2 p.m. March 14 in the Norton Auditorium backstage area. General-admission tickets are $10 each and $5 for UNA students and employees. Seating is limited. A forum discussion of “Hamlet” and the post-apocalyptic staging of the play will follow the March 12 performance. The discussion will be led by Charlton James, assistant professor of theatre and director of the play; Dr. Leslie Peterson, Shakespearean scholar and assistant professor of English; and members of the “Hamlet” cast and production crew. Call 256-765-4375 for additional information.
