MONDAY, MAY 28 – SUNDAY, JUNE 3
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UA MUSEUMS OPEN FOR FREE TO MILITARY MEMBERS, THEIR FAMILIES – Active duty military members and their families can enter UA museums free of charge beginning Monday, May 28 as part of the Blue Star Museums program. The program is a partnership between the National Endowment for the Arts, Blue Star Families, the Department of Defense and more than 2,000 museums across America. It runs through Labor Day (Sept. 3). Active duty military and their families will receive free admission to the Alabama Museum of Natural History, Moundville Archaeological Park, Bryant Museum and Gorgas House. Admission to the Warner Transportation Museum is regularly free, so Blue Star families can take guided tours for just $1 per person. For more information, contact David Miller, UA Strategic Communications, at 205/348-0825 or david.c.miller@ua.edu.
UA YOUNG WRITERS CAMP – UA’s Young Writers Camp, for rising 9th-12th graders, runs from May 28 through June 1. It fosters creativity and a range of writing and artistic skills in a fun, accepting and interactive environment. Students will be taught and mentored by accomplished writers, and they can choose from a range of creative writing classes and workshops. UA’s Young Writers Camp is open to the media. To better determine a precise date and location for interviews, contact Bryant Welbourne, UA Strategic Communications, at bryant.welbourne@ua.edu.
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EVENTS
SATURDAY IN THE PARK — UA’s Moundville Archaeological Park will host Saturday in the Park from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. every Saturday starting June 2 and ending Aug. 4. Each weekend offers a new activity for attendees, including sessions on tools and weapons, flintknapping and pottery firing, among others. Saturday in the Park activities are free with paid park admission. Saturday in the Park is open to the media. To better determine a precise date and location for interviews, contact Bryant Welbourne, UA Strategic Communications, at bryant.welbourne@ua.edu.
PUMP BOYS AND DINETTES — SummerTide, UA’s professional summer theater, presents the musical comedy “Pump Boys and Dinettes” in June at the George C. Meyer Performing Arts Center in Gulf Shores. The “‘Pump Boys” sell high octane on Highway 57 in Grand Ole Opry country. The “Dinettes” — Prudie and Rhetta Cupp — run the Double Cupp diner next door. Together, they fashion an evening of country-western songs that received raves on and off-Broadway. With heartbreak and hilarity, they perform on guitars, piano, bass and kitchen utensils. The production runs from June 1 to 29 at the theater in Gulf Shores. Performances are at 8 p.m. Tuesday-Sunday. For more information, visit https://theatre.ua.edu/box-office/. For more information, contact Richard LeComte, UA communications, at 205-348-3782 or richard.lecomte@ua.edu.