Shannon Thomason
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An estimated 2,138 students are scheduled to graduate from UAB this spring, in three ceremonies.
Register now for the 2018 night race, set for the original location of Pepper Place in Birmingham.
Before they graduate, the seniors will help deliver one more musical when “Hairspray” takes the stage April 11-15.
Professor Emeritus Ward Haarbauer will present “Cholera, Railroad Lanterns, and a Ship on a Lake: Birmingham Theatre in the 19th Century.”
Works by 17 students will be on display. A free closing reception is from 5-7 p.m. Friday, April 27.
Free for UAB students, Spring Concert tickets are $20 for the general public.
Flutist and singer Marta Piroșcă has been awarded a full-tuition scholarship to Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance in London.
BlazerCon is Good Games UAB’s major event of the year, with tournaments, guest speakers, arcade cabinets, vendors and more.
With deliriously tuneful songs, big musical numbers, a huge cast and colorful costumes, “Hairspray” celebrates the ’60s and equality.
Evidence focuses on the integration of African dance with contemporary choreography and spoken word.