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Sucarnochee Folklife Festival Days planned in
Livingston--The
fifth annual Sucarnochee Folklife Festival and the
first Kansas City Barbeque Society-sanctioned
Sucarnochee BBQ & Blues Cook-off are set for April
18-19 in Livingston, Ala., proclaimed as Sucarnochee
Folklife Festival Days in Alabama by Gov. Bob Riley.
A variety of other events planned throughout the
week help celebrate Black Belt regional culture.
Read more
and see schedule of events |
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Gov. Riley proclaims Sucarnochee BBQ & Blues
Cook-off a state championship event--Gov.
Bob Riley last week signed a proclamation declaring
the Sucarnochee BBQ & Blues Cook-off a state
championship event. Sanctioned by the Kansas City
Barbeque Society, the inaugural event takes places
at The University of West Alabama in Livingston on
April 18-19, proclaimed as Sucarnochee Folklife
Festival Days in Alabama by the governor.
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UWA welcomes Tony
Grooms for lunch presentation--Tony
Grooms will be on the University of West Alabama
campus on Wednesday, April 16 for a luncheon
presentation at noon in the Bell Conference Center.
The Black Belt Symposium on Literature is open to
the public. UWA students are admitted free.
Admission is $5 for other guests to cover the cost
of lunch.
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 UWA
wins a pair to close out Crossover--The
UWA softball team closed out the 2008 Gulf South
Conference Crossover with a pair of wins over GSC
West foes Arkansas Tech and Ouachita Baptist. The
Tigers staved off the Golden Suns 3-2 in the morning
game and ousted OBU 8-3 in the afternoon session.
UWA finished the weekend 3-3 at the GSC event.
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 UWA
netters split with Mississippi College--The
University of West Alabama tennis teams split with
Mississippi College on Saturday on the MC campus.
The UWA women claimed a 6-3 win while the Tigers
fell 6-3 in the men’s match.
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 Dill
receives third Pitcher of the Week honor from GSC--University
of West Alabama pitcher Brandon Dill was named Gulf
South Conference East Division Pitcher of the Week,
as announced by the conference office on Tuesday
afternoon.
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 Poole
and Robinson lead Wranglers at UTM--The
University of West Alabama wranglers competed in the
40th University of Tennessee at Martin spring
college rodeo this weekend at the Ned Ray McWherter
Agricultural Complex with the men finishing sixth.
Read more
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| UWA/Coca-Cola Golf Tournament for Academic
Excellence--The annual two-person
scramble is set for Saturday, May 10 with a 9
a.m. tee time at the Livingston County Club. $150
per team includes lunch. First prize-Nike drivers,
Second prize-Nike shoes. Space is limited to 32
teams. Please register by May 2 by calling
205-652-3852 or pre-register online at
http://alumni.uwa.edu/payment/alumni/golfsumter.htm.
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- April 14--Kathryn
Tucker Windham storytelling. 10 a.m. in Bibb
Graves Auditorium. Book signing following
presentation.
- Baseball
against Lambuth. 6:30
p.m. at Tartt Field.
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- April 15--UWA Student
Art Show opening reception. 1-3 p.m. in Webb
Hall Parlor. Exhibit will be on display in Webb
Hall Gallery until May 2.
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- April 16--Black Belt
Symposium on Languages and Literature presents
Tony Grooms, author of Bombingham. Lunch
presentation at noon in the
Bell Conference Center. $5 for non-UWA students.
Book signing following presentation.
- Sucarnochee Review
literary journal reception and reading. 6 p.m.
at the Callaway Schoolhouse.
- Baseball
against William Carey. 6
p.m. at Tartt Field.
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- April 17--UWA
faculty and staff retirement reception. 3 p.m. at the Bell
Conference Center.
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- April 18--Sucarnochee
BBQ & Blues Cook-off.
Featuring Austin Cunningham. Gates open at 5 p.m. at the UWA intramural
fields. $5 admission. UWA students get in free.
- The
Sucarnochee Revue radio show. 7 p.m. in Bibb Graves
Auditorium. $5 admission.
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- April 19--Sucarnochee
Folklife Festival.
Featuring Sucarnochee 5K River Run, Cornbread
Cook-off, live music, artists and folk craft
demonstrators, storytelling, ghost tour and
more.
Courthouse Square in Livingston. For more
information, please call 205-652-3752.
- Sucarnochee BBQ &
Blues Cook-off.
Judging begins at noon. Award presentation at 3
p.m. at the UWA intramural fields.
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- April 19-20--Baseball
against North Alabama. Saturday doubleheader at
4 p.m. and Sunday at 1 p.m. at Tartt Field.
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- April 21-22--Gulf
South Conference Tennis Tournament. Lagoon Park
in Montgomery.
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- April 23--Baseball doubleheader against
Stillman. 6 p.m. at Tartt Field.
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- April 26--Softball doubleheader against
North Alabama. 5 p.m. at the Softball
Complex.
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- April 27--Softball doubleheader against
Alabama-Huntsville. 3 p.m. at the Softball
Complex.
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- Ongoing until April 15--Volunteer
Income Tax Assistance program. Tuesdays from 2-4
p.m. and Thursdays from 4-6 p.m. or by
appointment in Wallace Hall room 214. For more
information or to make an appointment, call
205-652-3846 or 205-652-7408.
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- Ongoing until May 2--UWA
Student Art Show. Weekdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
in Webb Hall Gallery.
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