Shannon Thomason
| This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.Public Relations Specialist
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
Pop performers DeQn Sue and Parachute will perform for students on the Campus Green; gates open at 6 p.m. with the two-set performance starting at 7.
Bluesman Keb’ Mo’ will take the stage first at 7 p.m., with alternative hip-hop rockers G. Love & Special Sauce performing the second set.
High school students will be introduced to life at UAB and career options with exciting hands-on learning opportunities that reinforce academic skills.
Lisa Tamiris Becker will begin work Sept. 1 as the new director for the Abroms-Engel Institute for the Visual Arts.
Kaleidoscope won Best Classified Advertising Section and Best Innovative Online Advertising, and placed second in Best Single Ad 1/2 Page for “We Can” for UAB Recycling.
The Department of Art and Art History faculty and alumni exhibition will be on show Aug. 11-Sept. 22 at the AEIVA, with a free reception on Aug. 29.
“A Seat at the Big Table: Bloom Studio” will be on show Aug. 11-Sept. 22 at UAB’s AEIVA, with a free reception on Aug. 29.
With the audience seated within a 3-D “ambisonic” sound system, EarFilms creates a playground for the human imagination; each audience member is blindfolded to eliminate visual stimuli and focus the senses.
The College of Arts and Sciences is encouraging its students, faculty, staff and the greater UAB community to participate in Nelson Mandela International Day on July 18.
With his unique voice and trademark sound, Scaggs will perform a mixed set of his timeless hits, plus original songs and classic covers from his latest album, “Memphis.”