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
The ASC presents the American Legacies show, blending New Orleans jazz with bluegrass from the hills of Appalachia, together on stage March 9.
American pianist Daneshpour will perform works by Schumann, Chopin, Rachmaninoff, Ravel and Prokofiev when she closes the UAB Piano Series season.
Young Concert Artist Charlie Albright will perform in ArtPlay’s grand parlor, with a program that includes works by Shubert, Beethoven and Chopin.
Singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Brian McKnight, a Birmingham audience favorite, will make his Alys Stephens Center debut March 2.
The UAB Juried Student Annual Exhibition will be judged this year by Hancock, an acclaimed contemporary artist, who also will give a free, public lecture Feb. 28.
“Sans Titre VII,” composed by William Price, will be performed at the Ohio conference by James Zingara, one of a dozen performances planned.
A performance by comedian Gallagher scheduled for Feb. 16 has been postponed. All ticketholders have been notified of the change.
13 UAB students won best of show and student awards for their work in graphic design.
The choir won in the “Song of the Year” category, for its inspirational remix of the R&B classic “Don’t Ask My Neighbors.”
Singer-songwriters Mary Chapin Carpenter and Shawn Colvin will present a special acoustic show together on stage at UAB’s Alys Stephens Center.