Name: Introductory Ballroom Dance Lessons ~ TBDC
Start: 2026-09-08T18:30:00-05:00
Location: McAbee Activity Center

McAbee Activity Center

TBDC is happy to announce that Fall Dance Lessons will be returning on Tuesday, September 8, 2026. It's time to sign up!  If you have any questions, please text Regina Noland at (205)242-7485.

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Introductory Ballroom Dance Lessons ~ TBDC

TBDC is happy to announce that Fall Dance Lessons will be returning on Tuesday, September 8, 2026. It's time to sign up!  If...

Moundville Archaeological Park

Join Moundville Archaeological Park on August 28, 2026 from 9:15 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. for a special indoor storytime at Moundville Archaeological Park! Moundville educators will be reading “Fry Bread” by Seminole author Kevin Noble Maillard, a celebration of food, family, and community.
Afterward, kids will decorate their own placemat to take home as a reminder of the people and traditions that bring us together at the table. We hope to see you there!
<h2>Admission</h2>
This program is free with paid park admission.
<ul><li>Adults – $8</li><li>Seniors (55-years-old and older) – $7</li><li>Students – $6</li><li>Under 5 – Free</li><li>Moundville Residents – Free</li><li>Native American visitors – Free with tribal membership card</li><li>UA Museums members – Free with museum membership</li><li>Bryant Museum Circle of Champions – Free</li></ul>
<h2>Location</h2>
Moundville Archaeological Park is located 13 miles south of Tuscaloosa, off Alabama Highway 69 and the physical address is 634 Mound State Parkway, Moundville, AL 35474-6413.
<h2>Contact Information</h2>
If you have any questions, please email education-moundstatepark@ua.edu or call (205) 371-8732.

Local Event: Moundville for Minis: Fry Bread

Moundville for Minis: Fry Bread

Join Moundville Archaeological Park on August 28, 2026 from 9:15 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. for a special indoor storytime at Moundville...

Jake's Juke Joint

Come on out to Jake’s Jukebox Joint this Friday night August 28th &nbsp;8:30pm. I’d recommend arriving early for a great table and enjoy Jake’s awesome food menu and cold beverages. It’s a kick off weekend and NO COVER CHARGE!! Country music with and Edge from the 30-06 Band. There will be some Juking going on at Jake’s!!&nbsp;30-06

Local Event: Live Music @ Jake’s Juke Joint w/30-06 Band

Live Music @ Jake’s Juke Joint w/30-06 Band

Come on out to Jake’s Jukebox Joint this Friday night August 28th  8:30pm. I’d recommend arriving early for a great table and...

Ernest & Hadley Booksellers

Join Ernest &amp; Hadley Booksellers on Saturday, August 29th as we welcome Mark A. Johnson back to the events stage - this time in the Brick House space! Signing and talk to begin at 11:30 am, discussing his latest -&nbsp;<a href="https://ernestandhadleybooks.com/book/9780820375403?ic_referral=_4ySiwMoR9Sr6J_syr2DNGqkbzIQCgUg8My0jRNMnQcwM-iiB_riH-T0smsxxl48SoRfPOLAcca_K91ot34CxoxKZXXd97vPf2pgbi7aPIuHP4K6fggaK-LkgkbiAkTLz86N" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">American Bacon: The History of a Food Phenomenon</a>&nbsp; A four-century history of a gastronomic phenomenon in the United States
In American Bacon, Mark A. Johnson asks (and answers) a seemingly simple question: How has bacon overcome centuries of religious prohibition, cultural contempt, and dietary advice to become a twenty-first-century culinary and cultural powerhouse?
Starting in early modern Britain and tracing the story of bacon through the colonial era, the Civil War, the Progressive Era, modern fad diets, and the emerging craft bacon industry, Johnson provides a new perspective on some familiar American narratives. More than a story of production, marketing, and consumption, Johnson argues, this cultural history connects bacon to race, class, and gender while also illuminating major historical forces, such as migration, warfare, urbanization and suburbanization, reform movements, cultural trends, and globalization. For Johnson, bacon’s story from “most dangerous food in the supermarket” to pop culture and gastronomic phenomenon reflects the cultural values of a nation.
MARK A. JOHNSON, from Milwaukee, earned a PhD in history from the University of Alabama. Previously, he earned an MA from the University of Maryland and BA from Purdue University. He currently teaches at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and is the author of An Irresistible History of Alabama Barbecue: From Wood Pit to White Sauce and Rough Tactics: Black Performance in Political Spectacle, 1877–1932.
"American Bacon is a delicious read that serves up many crispy, enjoyable, and surprising bits of culinary history. It's a fascinating look at how changing perceptions transformed this particular preserved meat from a lowly staple item into an enduring food celebrity." -Adrian Miller / James Beard Award-winning author

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Book Signing & Talk with Mark A. Johnson

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Join Ernest &amp; Hadley Booksellers as we welcome Susan Gregg Gilmore to the events stage to launch the paperback edition of her award-winning novel, <a href="https://ernestandhadleybooks.com/book/9781958888940" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">The Curious Calling of Leonard Bush</a>, Tuesday, September 8 at 5:30 PM!
WINNER of the Willie Morris Award for Southern Fiction, young Leonard Bush buries his lost leg and saves his whole East Tennessee town in this winsome and miracle-making novel.
When twelve-year-old Leonard Bush loses his leg in a freak accident, he decides to give his leg a proper burial in the hilltop cemetery of his East Tennessee town. This event somehow sets off a chain of miraculous and catastrophic events—upending the lives of Leonard’s rigidly God-fearing mother, June; his deeply conflicted father, Emmett; and his best friend, Azalea, and her mother, Rose, who is also the town prostitute. While the local Baptist minister passes judgment on events and promises dire consequences, the people of this small community on the banks of Big Sugar move together toward awakening.
Susan Gilmore’s love of storytelling flows naturally from her Tennessee roots. She’s the daughter of a revival preacher’s son, brought up on the land and streams that populate this novel that is, as Appalachian novelist Lee Smith says, a “homespun Pilgrim’s Progress.”

Local Event: Paperback Launch with Susan Gregg Gilmore

Paperback Launch with Susan Gregg Gilmore

Join Ernest & Hadley Booksellers as we welcome Susan Gregg Gilmore to the events stage to launch the paperback edition of her...

Alabama Museum of Natural History

Join the Alabama Museum of Natural History and <a href="https://urec.sl.ua.edu/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">University Recreation</a> for “Sea and Serenity” Yoga on&nbsp;September 8, 2026 from 5:45 p.m. until 6:30 p.m.
Each session of “Movement in the Museum” is hosted by a trained UREC instructor and this class will be beginner friendly.
Participants must be 18+ and will be required to sign a liability waiver. You will need to bring your own water.
<h3>How to Register</h3>
Register for the class through our&nbsp;<a href="https://epay.ua.edu/C20219_ustores/web/product_detail.jsp?PRODUCTID=2361&amp;SINGLESTORE=true" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">online form</a>.
<h3>Registration Rates</h3>
<ul><li>UA Museums Members: $5&nbsp;<ul><li>Become a UA Museums Member through&nbsp;<a href="https://give.ua.edu/museums" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">our online form</a>.<ul><li>If you become a UA Museums’ Member, you will be added to our membership email newsletter and sent a discounted coupon code.&nbsp;Please note that this is not an automated email upon completing registration. You will receive this when the next email newsletter goes out.&nbsp;We contact our members weekly.</li>
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<li>UA Museums Student Members: $5<ul><li>Become a UA Museums Student Member through&nbsp;<a href="https://signup.e2ma.net/signup/2045396/2009640/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">our online form</a>.<ul><li>If you become a UA Museums Student Member, you will be added to our membership email newsletter and sent a discounted coupon code.&nbsp;Please note that this is not an automated email upon completing registration. You will receive this when the next email newsletter goes out.&nbsp;We contact our members weekly.</li>
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<li>Pre-Registration (Non-UA Museums Members): $15</li>

<li>Day of Registration: $20</li>
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<h2>Location</h2>
The Alabama Museum of Natural History is located inside Smith Hall on The University of Alabama campus. The street address is 427 Sixth Avenue, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487.
<h2>Parking</h2>
Parking in the lot behind Smith Hall is free after 5:00 p.m.
<h2>Contact Information</h2>
If you have any questions about this event, contact Kristin Harrell (Education Outreach Coordinator, Alabama Museum of Natural History) by calling&nbsp;205-348-6383&nbsp;or emailing&nbsp;<a href="mailto:kristin.harrell@ua.edu">kristin.harrell@ua.edu</a>.

Local Event: Movement in the Museum: Sea and Serenity Yoga

Movement in the Museum: Sea and Serenity Yoga

Join the Alabama Museum of Natural History and University Recreation for “Sea and Serenity” Yoga on September 8, 2026 from 5:45...

Dive into Alabama's prehistoric past! Join the Alabama Museum of Natural History for our annual "Alabama Fossil Fest" on Saturday, September 12, 2026, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at Smith Hall on The University of Alabama campus. This year, the spotlight is on fossil sharks and other marine life.&nbsp;
Discover the incredible diversity of Alabama’s past through displays and activities featuring fossils from across the state and beyond. Highlights will include a special talk and a new exhibit on fossil shark teeth found in Alabama, professional and amateur paleontologists displaying and answering questions about fossils, hands-on activities for all ages, and chances to win door prizes and take home your own fossil shark tooth. Plus, admission and parking are free!
Event Schedule
1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Tabling Event (Grand Gallery) This is a popular annual tabling event at the Alabama Museum of Natural History. As fossil sharks are the theme of this event, more shark fossil material than usual will be on display on presenters’ tables. There will also be tables with various educational fossil-themed activities for all ages.
Door Prize Giveaways Twice during the event, ALMNH will be announcing winners, and giving away fossil-themed door prizes. Please note guests will receive a numbered ticket on arrival and will need to be present with their winning ticket at the event to receive their prizes.
2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Presentation (Smith Hall Room 205 next to the Grand Gallery).&nbsp; This year’s public presentation by Mr. Chase Egli is entitled “BITE CLUB: Identifying Fossil Shark Teeth Like A Pro” and will be followed by a short question-and-answer session. Chase Egli is a geologist and paleontologist with an M.S. in Geology from The University of Alabama. His research focuses on fossil sharks and other chondrichthyan fishes, with interests in their teeth, taxonomy, and evolutionary history. He has conducted research on Paleozoic and Mesozoic shark faunas of the southeastern United States and is a Research Associate with The University of Alabama Museums Research and Collections, and the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science. Chase also has several years of experience teaching introductory geology and enjoys helping others learn how to recognize and identify fossil shark teeth.
Parking Parking on The University of Alabama campus on Saturday is free. Parking spots are available on the east side of Smith Hall (entrance only via Hackberry Lane), next to the Math and Science Education Building and next to Lloyd Hall. Check out UA’s online map of campus for more parking options.
Contact Information If you have any questions about this event, contact Kristin Harrell (Education Outreach Coordinator, Alabama Museum of Natural History) by calling 205-348-6383 or emailing <a href="mailto:kristin.harrell@ua.edu">kristin.harrell@ua.edu</a>.

Local Event: Alabama Fossil Fest

Alabama Fossil Fest

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Join us inside the Jones Archaeological Museum Earth Lodge on September 19, 2026 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. for a snake safety program with Dylan Taylor of <a href="https://www.aces.edu/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Alabama Extension</a>. Dylan will&nbsp;present on&nbsp;Alabama’s native snakes, covering identification and safety, with live snakes on hand throughout the program.&nbsp;
Fall marks the second breeding window for many Alabama snake species, making this an ideal time to learn how to safely&nbsp;identify&nbsp;and coexist with snakes in the field.&nbsp;
This is a come-and-go event.
<h2>Admission</h2>
This program is free with paid park admission.
<ul><li>Adults – $8</li><li>Seniors (55-years-old and older) – $7</li><li>Students – $6</li><li>Under 5 – Free</li><li>Moundville Residents – Free</li><li>Native American visitors – Free with tribal membership card</li><li>UA Museums members – Free with museum membership</li><li>Bryant Museum Circle of Champions – Free</li></ul>
<h2>Location</h2>
Moundville Archaeological Park is located 13 miles south of Tuscaloosa, off Alabama Highway 69 and the physical address is 634 Mound State Parkway, Moundville, AL 35474-6413.
<h2>Contact Information</h2>
If you have any questions, please email&nbsp;<a href="mailto:education-moundstatepark@ua.edu">education-moundstatepark@ua.edu</a>&nbsp;or call (205) 371-8732.

Local Event: Saturday in the Park: Snake Safety

Saturday in the Park: Snake Safety

Join us inside the Jones Archaeological Museum Earth Lodge on September 19, 2026 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. for a snake...

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