🌱 Saban Center Partnerships + Northridge Band Fundraiser

TGIF T-Town! Let's breeze through this Friday morning and get you on to your weekend.

In today's Daily, we have these stories and more ...

• CrossingPoints dinner theater.
• Saban Center update.
• Northridge Band fundraiser.

But first, today's weather: Cloudy. High: 80 | Low: 67 ☁️

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🗣 Patch Shout Out 🗣

Our Shout Out for this Friday morning goes to the talented folks of the University of Alabama's CrossingPoints Program, which wrapped up its three-show run of "Charlie & The Chocolate Factory" Thursday nigh at the Bryant Conference Center. Be on the lookout today for more from the performance.

🗞 Here are the top 5 stories today in Tuscaloosa 🗞

1. Following a multi-vehicle crash that left two others injured, a 3-year-old child was struck and killed by an unidentified vehicle on Alabama Highway 69 South on Wednesday. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
2. The Saban Discovery Center on Thursday announced five major partnerships with Alabama Power Foundation, Coca-Cola Bottling Company UNITED, Mercedes-Benz, Parker Towing and The University of Alabama. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
3. The Northridge High School marching band is raising funds for its latest trip, which will see the band represent Alabama in the 2023 Independence Day Parade in Washington, D.C. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
4. Here's more after the University of Alabama's first Black female athlete, who played on the volleyball team, returned to campus for a visit. (Grace Brister, WVUA 23 News)
5. It will come as a surprise to no one that Alabama men's basketball star freshman Brandon Miller on Thursday officially declared for the NBA Draft. (Mike Rodak, AL.com)

🗓 Today in Tuscaloosa 🗓

• Druid City Arts Festival @ Government Plaza (More)
• Process Art @ Kentuck Art Center (More)
• Gazelle Productions Women's History Month Sip & Paint (More)
• Happy Hour @ House Plant Collective (More)

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5️⃣ Other Stories I'm Reading Today

1. Nick Saban on Nashville school shooting: 'Horrifying that those types of things happen' (Nick Kelly, Tuscaloosa News)
2. University DEI ignoring Native Americans, Native students say (Jacob Ritondo, Crimson White)
3. Photos from Alabama Football's Second Week of Spring Practice (Katie Windham, Bama Central)
4. Former Alabama guard Nimari Burnett commits to Michigan (James Benedetto, Tide Illustrated)
5. Bill to prohibit guns on school grounds sent to subcommittee (Jacob Holmes, Alabama Political Reporter)

🎸 Live Music Today In T-Town 🎸

• Carson Carlisle Band @ Rhythm & Brews (More)
• Farmer's Daughter @ Copper Top (More)
• Dexter & The Moonrocks with Wheelers @ Druid City Music Hall (More)
• Kung Fu Gripp @ Big Al's (More)
• Josh & Britt @ Grandstand (More)

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Thanks for following along and staying informed. I'll catch up with you bright and early tomorrow with another update!

— RP

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