Instagram T-Town

Great news everyone! Taking on Tuscaloosa is now on Instagram! As a visitor in Tuscaloosa, it’s sometimes hard to know what places have the best food, what to do for entertainment or where the “hot spots” in town are. Even as residents of T-town, it can be tough to find that unique place to grab a bite to eat or to know what to do on the weekends.

Urinetown

by- Sarah Braslow

On Easter Sunday, The University of Alabama theater program performed the satirical musical Urinetown. The performance took place on UA’s campus at the Marian Gallaway Theater. Seeing this play on Easter may have been a little unconventional, but, let’s be honest, there aren’t a whole lot of things for Jewish kids like me to do on this holiday. This play was a welcome activity for this Sunday afternoon! I definitely got in some good laughs.

The play, written by Greg Kotis in 2001 with music by Mark Hollman, satirizes the legal system, social constructs, and politics. It also parodies some other musical pieces from popular Broadway shows like Les Miserables, Chicago, West Side Story and The Cradle Will Rock. It doesn’t really make fun as much as it simply plays homage to the tradition of American musical theater.

Black Warrior Film Festival

by-Sarah Braslow

FINALLY! Something this college town has been missing . . . A student film festival! Only in its second year, the Black Warrior Film Festival is a student-run festival comprised of student-made short films contributed by students not only from The University of Alabama but also from schools all across the Southeast. 

You Can’t Take It with You

by-Sarah Braslow

This spring, Theatre Tuscaloosa presented the quirky, free-spirited play, You Can’t Take It with You. The play is scheduled to run from April 4 to 13 at the Bean-Brown Theatre on Shelton State’s Martin Campus.

A dinner table scene from the production

I had the pleasure of attending the play on Friday evening, April 11. The show was awesome! I’ll be honest. I’ve never really been much of a theater person. Intense dramas and tragedies aren’t really my style . . . but a comedic play like this one is right up my alley! The play was absolutely delightful. Actually, it was so good, I wish I had more time to go see it a second time!

Druid City Arts Festival

by- Sarah Braslow

This past Saturday, April 5, Government Plaza was lined with white tents and and hoards of people that gathered to check out the 5th annual Druid City Arts Festival in Tuscaloosa.

An overhead view of Government Plaza

The festival was hosted by the Tuscaloosa Tourism and Sports Commission as a way to bring awareness to the artistic and cultural sides of Tuscaloosa that residents and visitors often do not see. It was actually started by a group of University of Alabama students in the group Creative Campus four years ago. Since then, it has grown and expanded into the festival I had the pleasure of enjoying this past Saturday.