Shannon Thomason
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thomason@uab.edu | (205) 975-8858Identifies and develops stories that highlight the arts, faculty news, student stories and beyond a UAB. Connects media with experts to enhance their story.
Specific beats:
- Advancement
- The Arts at UAB
- AEIVA
- Alys Stephens Center
- Arts in Medicine
- ArtPlay
- College of Arts and Sciences
- Department of Art and Art History
- Department of Communication Studies
- Department of Music
- Department of Theatre
- Institute for Human Rights
- Department of World Languages and Literatures
- The Graduate School
- Libraries
- National Alumni Society
- WBHM
Featured is Trombone Shorty with Orleans Avenue, with a Mardi Gras-themed pre-show party at AEIVA, cash bar, live jazz, a selfie station, make-your-own masks and more.
Ardón’s lecture, “A través de mi hogar,” will be in Spanish. His visit is presented by the Department of World Languages and Literatures as part of Hispanic Heritage Month 2023.
Theatre UAB and Red Mountain Theatre will collaborate to present “Sister Act” in April 2024, bringing professional theater resources together with the next generation of musical theater talent for one incredible production.
UAB’s ArtPlay Community Education presents Vocabby’s World, a vocabulary program offered free for families each month, made possible by the PNC Foundation and Hugh Kaul Foundation.
This year’s student-selected theme celebrates year 2000 vibes. UAB Football will play Florida Atlantic at 2 p.m. Nov. 4 at Protective Stadium.
Experience a full night of the arts, while supporting the arts, at the VIVA Health Gala, the largest annual fundraiser for UAB’s AEIVA, Alys Stephens Center, ArtPlay and Arts in Medicine.
Bailey Rae shot to stardom in 2006 with the global hit “Put Your Records On” from her No. 1 debut album. Her new single, “New York Transit Queen,” ushers in a new era of music for her.
Folds, whose genre-bending piano pop helped define an entire era of alternative rock, is presented by UAB’s Alys Stephens Center.
Venture into the wild world of Wonderland when MOMIX performs its magical show “ALICE,” a sensory overload and feat of astonishing artistic achievement.
See the band Red Baraat kick off the UAB Arts Alliance’s 2023-2024 programming year with a free, high-energy performance on Friday, Aug. 25, thanks to support from Dora and Sanjay Singh.