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ArtPlay’s tea party is an opportunity for families to come together, celebrate spring with music and snacks, and enjoy fun activities including story time by characters from “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.”
Presented by UAB Arts in Medicine, experts will provide insight into what happens physically and mentally surrounding a high-stakes performance and how performers can address the fear.
UAB Medicine’s STEP program helps people with disabilities as they transition from pediatric health care to adult health care.
For this Local Live(s) event, the Gulf States Newsroom team of regional reporters will share the stories behind the stories they have reported on — and how the personal and professional intersect.
When the Mount Humungous volcano threatens to annihilate the town, the citizens of Bikini Bottom must come together in this zany musical, which makes use of recycled and repurposed props, scenery and costumes.
The 2022 Jemison Lecture will explore the use of the word “authenticity” in today’s culture April 6 at the UAB Alumni House.
This exhibition is a highlight of the Bachelor of Fine Arts undergraduate career, and each of the six students will display what they have learned over the last four years.
The College of Arts and Sciences will elevate a series of student performances, exhibitions and events for the new Arts Week celebration in April.
Suits for Success provides work-appropriate attire to women through My Sister’s Closet. This year’s drive is March 24-25 on the UAB campus.
ArtPlay’s award-winning visual arts camps offer drawing, painting, sculpture, crafts and more, and musical theater campers will be introduced to singing, dancing and theater.
The winner of the Alabama State Spelling Bee will represent the state at the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C., in May.
Presented by the Alys Stephens Performing Arts Center, this Young Concert Artist performance is free and open to the public with advance registration.
Broberg, winner of the 2021 American Pianists Award, will perform works by Medtner, Fauré and Schumann.
The all-department concert will feature solo and ensemble performances, including choral, band, piano, voice, computer music and chamber music.
Explore ways to combat a global issue like climate change at the local level and steps that are already being taken to protect the city of Birmingham from air pollution and environmental hazards.
Students in the Department of Art and Art History got a pinstriping tutorial from Michael Swann of Swann Graphics, then applied their talents to the black Ford Ranger, which will be donated to WBHM 90.3 FM.
A panel including experts from across UAB will discuss the Ukraine crisis and its implications for geopolitics and human rights.
The American period piece is entertainment “on a grand scale.” Alumnus Luke Harlan helped to shape the sumptuous new series and he credits the UAB Department of Theatre, where he learned many of his skills.
The event will feature a tour and Bayberry String Quartet performing works by Mozart and Prokofiev in conjunction with the current AEIVA exhibition “Lily Reeves: Between Futures.”
The O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at UAB’s annual ArtBLINK gala was a success in raising both funds and awareness of its 50-year history of advancing cancer research, patient care and education.
Inspired by the myth of Echo and Narcissus, the new work was created by alumna Rebecca Jones and shaped through a residency on her family’s farm, a 2021 UAB Department of Theatre staged reading, and collaboration with faculty, students and alumni.
Participants can pick their own course, run the 5K or 10K options, or choose not to run at all. Since 2007, this UAB National Alumni Society race has raised more than $930,000 for UAB student scholarships.
The duo of Alfredo Rodriguez and Pedrito Martinez bring street and classical music from Cuba to the United States.
Join AEIVA for two-in-one fun — honor women who have played a significant role in shaping art and history, and tour the facility while savoring spring exhibitions.
Pianists from around the United States will return from graduate school studies to perform on the UAB Department of Music’s Hamburg Steinway D 9-foot grand piano, in celebration of Distinguished Professor of Piano Yakov Kasman’s 55th birthday.
Chris Botti has amassed spectacular honors over two decades, including enough gold and platinum albums to become the nation’s largest-selling instrumental artist. His latest album, “Impressions,” won the Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Album.
The VIVA HEALTH Gala is a fundraiser benefiting UAB’s Alys Stephens Center, Abroms-Engel Institute for the Visual Arts, ArtPlay and Arts in Medicine.
Join UAB’s Kecia Thomas, Ph.D., for a conversation centered on women and marginalized individuals in academia and STEM-related fields.
Works by the artists from Sloss Metal Arts are on show through Feb. 23, culminating with a reception from 4:30-7 p.m.
“The funniest farce ever written” follows the misadventures of actors rehearsing a show set to open the next day and delights in physical comedy, witty dialogue and improvisation.