Updated August 4, 2010
Saturday, August 28
POSTPONED: Jonny Lang, rescheduled for 8 p.m. Saturday, April 23, 2011 in UAB's Alys Stephens Center, 1200 10th Ave. South. Call 205-975-2787 or go to www.AlysStephens.org.
Thursday, Sept. 16-Sunday, Sept. 26
UAB's Alys Stephens Performing Arts Center 11-Day Opening Festival, in UAB's Alys Stephens Center, 1200 10th Ave. South. Call 205-975-2787 or go to www.AlysStephens.org. A sampler of the new season, the festival at the Alys Stephens Center will offer something for everyone with a variety of events, many of them free, during these 11 days, including outdoor parties, an afternoon salon, lunchtime demonstrations and discussions, a show for families, fantastic performances, living art and more.
Thursday, Sept. 16
inter-ART-ive Has the Beat: Percussion Fest, 6 to 9 p.m. in UAB's Alys Stephens Center, 1200 10th Ave. South. FREE event. Call 205-975-2787 or go to www.AlysStephens.org. Join UAB's Alys Stephens Center for an outdoor party with live performances by the UAB Drumline, Willie Ziavino Y Su Grupa and the acclaimed UAB Steel Drum Band, plus a drumming circle led by John Scalici. Drums provided or bring your own. Prize giveaways, cash bar and food vendors.
Friday, Sept. 17
Friday Afternoon Salon: "Liza's Life in Lights!" 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. in UAB's Alys Stephens Center, 1200 10th Ave. South. FREE event. Call 205-975-2787 or go to www.AlysStephens.org. A fun discussion and presentation about Liza Minnelli's career for fans who can't wait for her Sept. 25 performance at the Alys Stephens Center.
Sunday, Sept. 19
Disney's Choo-Choo Soul with Genevieve! 3 p.m. in UAB's Alys Stephens Center, 1200 10th Ave. South. Tickets are $15 for kids, $27 for adults. Come early at 2 p.m. for a preview celebration of the ASC's new Arts Education Institute. Call 205-975-2787 or go to www.AlysStephens.org. Winner of the 2007 Parents Choice Award for children's television, Choo-Choo Soul features Genevieve, the super-hip train conductor, and DC, the beat-boxing, break-dancing engineer.
Tuesday, Sept. 21-Thursday, Sept. 23
MASS Ensemble's Giant Outdoor Earth Harp, see the installation of the harp on the outside wall at noon, 2 and 6 p.m. at UAB's Alys Stephens Center, 1200 10th Ave. South. FREE event. Call 205-975-2787 or go to www.AlysStephens.org. During this weeklong performance/experiment/party featuring MASS Ensemble, witness a larger-than-life, working musical sculpture of large cables running from the ASC plaza to the roof of the building. Earth harps have been constructed at The Seattle Space Needle, The Kennedy Center and many other unique locations. MASS stands for music, architecture, sonic, sculpture.
Thursday, Sept. 23
The Dish: MASS Ensemble, "The Fusion of Music, Architecture and Sculpture," a lunchtime demonstration and discussion, noon at UAB's Alys Stephens Center, 1200 10th Ave. South. FREE event. Boxed lunches available for purchase. Call 205-975-2787 or go to www.AlysStephens.org.
Thursday, Sept. 23
MASS Happy Hour, 5:30 p.m., at UAB's Alys Stephens Center, 1200 10th Ave. South. FREE event. Cash bar. Call 205-975-2787 or go to www.AlysStephens.org.
Friday, Sept. 24
MASS Ensemble: On Stage, 8 p.m. in UAB's Alys Stephens Center, 1200 10th Ave. South. Tickets are $53, $43, $33; $20 student tickets. Come early at 6:30 p.m. for live music in the courtyard to celebrate the center's 11-day opening festival. Call 205-975-2787 or go to www.AlysStephens.org. The artists, musicians, composers and choreographers of MASS (music, architecture, sonic, sculpture) Ensemble bring to life original musical instrument creations to produce an unforgettable theatrical experience. Each performance by MASS Ensemble is unique to the location. Listen, watch and feel as live music, sculpture, dance, video projection, lighting and rigging come together to create a multi-sensory experience.
Saturday, Sept. 25
An Evening with Liza Minnelli, 7 p.m. in UAB's Alys Stephens Center, 1200 10th Ave. South. Tickets are $135, $110, $85. Special VIP ticket package, including a patron dinner with Minnelli, also available. Call 205-975-2787 or go to www.AlysStephens.org. This rare, intimate concert with the one and only Minnelli, award-winning stage and screen star, will feature some of the greatest songs of all time performed by Liza with accompaniment by Billy Stritch and her quartet.
Sunday, Sept. 26
ASC Kids' Club presents Southern Danceworks, 1:30 and 3 p.m. in UAB's Alys Stephens Center, 1200 10th Ave. South. Tickets are $8 kids, $10 adults. Call 205-975-2787 or go to www.AlysStephens.org. In this exciting, contemporary performance children can explore the creative process between choreographers, dancers and musicians. Featuring award-winning choreographer Germaul Barnes and musicians/composers Karen Bentley-Pollick and John Scalici.
Tuesday, Sept. 28
Southern Circuit Film Screening, 7 p.m. in UAB's Alys Stephens Center, 1200 10th Ave. South. Tickets are $12. Call 205-975-2787 or go to www.AlysStephens.org. A team of local screeners will select six of the most interesting films submitted by Southern independent filmmakers. Each filmmaker will be present for an individual screening of their movie and will participate in a Q&A with the audience afterward. Screenings will take place throughout the season. Southern Circuit is the nation's only regional tour of independent filmmakers, providing communities with an interactive way of experiencing independent film. The Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers is a program of South Arts. This screening is supported in part by an award from National Endowment for the Arts.
Friday, Oct. 1
Pat Metheny, 8 p.m. in UAB's Alys Stephens Center, 1200 10th Ave. South. Tickets are $55, $48, $38; $20 student tickets. Call 205-975-2787 or go to www.AlysStephens.org. An ASC favorite, guitarist and composer Metheny has won an extraordinary 17 Grammy Awards and been nominated 33 times in 12 categories, more than any performer in Grammy history. He'll return to unveil a new genre of music: acoustically driven "solo ensemble" he has dubbed Orchestrionics. Metheny will begin his new tour at the ASC.
Friday, Oct. 22
Rosanne Cash, 8 p.m. in UAB's Alys Stephens Center, 1200 10th Ave. South. Tickets are $60, $50, $40; $20 student tickets. Call 205-975-2787 or go to www.AlysStephens.org. In 1973, Johnny Cash wrote a list of 100 songs he wanted his daughter Rosanne to know, calling it her "musical education." Now, after a Grammy win and 21 Top 40 country singles, Cash selected 12 of those songs for an album, "The List."
Sunday, Oct. 24
Mad Science presents Star TrekTM Live! 3 p.m. in UAB's Alys Stephens Center, 1200 10th Ave. South. Tickets are $37 for adults; $17 for kids. Call 205-975-2787 or go to www.AlysStephens.org. Star Trek Live is a thrilling, interactive adventure based on the most popular science fiction franchise of all time. The journey combines cutting-edge special effects, unmatched audience interaction and space-age science to create an exhilarating and unforgettable theatrical experience.
Friday, Oct. 29
Rickey Smiley, 8 p.m. in UAB's Alys Stephens Center, 1200 10th Ave. South. Tickets are $62, $52, $39; $20 for student tickets. Call 205-975-2787 or go to www.AlysStephens.org. Birmingham native and screen star Smiley has performed his hilarious trademark characters to crowds at comedy clubs and sold-out arenas alike. Now the host of The Rickey Smiley Morning Show, found on radio stations across the country and on local station WENN 101.9, returns to his hometown for a night of down-home, Southern humor.
Friday, Nov. 5
Bill Frisell's Beautiful Dreamers, 7:30 p.m. in UAB's Alys Stephens Center, 1200 10th Ave. South. Tickets are $45, $35, $25; $20 for student tickets. Call 205-975-2787 or go to www.AlysStephens.org. Grammy Award winner, virtuoso, bandleader and composer Frisell is known for collaborations with some of the most talented artists in the world. His improvisational performances mix rock, country, jazz and blues to create a mesmerizing evening of American music.
Monday, Nov. 8-Sunday, Nov. 14
Alys Stephens Center World on Stage Festival, six days of performances, demonstrations and discussions, some free, featuring living art, community mandala sand painting and performances by The Mystical Arts of Tibet, Poncho Sanchez & His Latin Jazz Orchestra, the ASC Kids' Club show "The Bollywood Experience" and the African Children's Choir at UAB's Alys Stephens Center, 1200 10th Ave. South. Call 205-975-2787 go to www.AlysStephens.org.
Monday, Nov. 8
Opening Ceremony, The Mystical Arts of Tibet Mandala Sand Painting, 1 p.m. in UAB's Alys Stephens Center, 1200 10th Ave. South. Call 205-975-2787 or go to www.AlysStephens.org. FREE event. The Tibetan Monks of the Drepung Loseling Monastery will create a sand mandala. The creation of the mandala sand painting can be viewed by the public Nov. 8 until 6 p.m.; daily Nov. 9, 10 and 11 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; and Friday, Nov. 12, 10 a.m. until the closing ceremony at 1 p.m. Viewers also can participate in the creation of a community mandala sand painting.
Tuesday, Nov. 9-Friday, Nov. 12
Tibetan Monks of the Drepung Loseling Monastery Sand Mandala creation, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday and 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Friday, in UAB's Alys Stephens Center, 1200 10th Ave. South. Call 205-975-2787 or go to www.AlysStephens.org. The creation of the mandala sand painting can be viewed by the public. Viewers also can participate in the creation of a community mandala sand painting. Free and open to the public.
Thursday Nov. 11
The Mystical Arts of Tibet perform "Sacred Music Sacred Dance," 7 p.m. in UAB's Alys Stephens Center, 1200 10th Ave. South. Tickets are $53, $43, $33; $20 for student tickets. Call 205-975-2787 or go to www.AlysStephens.org. Witness the famed monks from Tibet's Drepung Loseling Monastery as they perform traditional temple music and mystical masked dances. This Dalai Lama-endorsed performance will feature elaborate costumes, traditional horns, drums, bells and cymbals, and unique multi-phonic singing, where the monks simultaneously intone three notes of a chord.
Friday, Nov. 12
The Dish: "The Symbolism of the Sand Mandala," noon in UAB's Alys Stephens Center, 1200 10th Ave. South. FREE event. Come early at 11 a.m. and enjoy lunch and socializing in the lobby followed by a lecture. Box lunches will be available for purchase. The Tibetan Monks of the Drepung Loseling Monastery will perform a closing ceremony for the mandala at 1 p.m., following the lecture. Call 205-975-2787 or go to www.AlysStephens.org.
Friday, Nov. 12
Poncho Sanchez & His Latin Jazz Orchestra, 8 p.m., at UAB's Alys Stephens Center, 1200 10th Ave. South. Come early for a pre-show Jazz Chat at 6 p.m. and live music in the lobby at 7 p.m. Tickets are $61, $54, $39; $20 for student tickets. Call 205-975-2787 or go to www.AlysStephens.org. Percussionist and Grammy Award winner/nominee Sanchez performs Latin jazz, swing, bebop, salsa and more.
Saturday, Nov. 13
ASC Kids' Club presents "The Bollywood Experience," 10 and 11:30 a.m. in UAB's Alys Stephens Center, 1200 10th Ave. South. Tickets are $8 for kids, $10 for adults. Call 205-975-2787 or go to www.AlysStephens.org. Local dancer Parul Kapoor will take children on a magical journey, from classical Indian dance inspired by ancient texts to modern dance as seen in Bollywood films today. With traditional Indian dance costumes and music.
Sunday, Nov. 14
African Children's Choir presents "Journey of Hope," 3 p.m. in UAB's Alys Stephens Center, 1200 10th Ave. South. Tickets are $57, $47, $37; $15 for kids and $20 for students. Call 205-975-2787 or go to www.AlysStephens.org. For 23 years this choir has changed the lives of Africa's most vulnerable children, who come to the choir as orphans or from dire living conditions and emerge as performing artists, physicians and business leaders with a commitment to improve the lives of other children. Through glorious performances, the choir raises funds for school, housing and more.
Thursday, Nov. 18
Southern Circuit Film Screening: "Burning in the Sun," 7 p.m. in UAB's Alys Stephens Center, 1200 10th Ave. South. Tickets are $12. Call 205-975-2787 or go to www.AlysStephens.org. A team of local screeners will select six of the most interesting films submitted by Southern independent filmmakers. Each filmmaker will be present for an individual screening of their movie and will participate in a Q&A with the audience afterward. Screenings will take place throughout the season. Southern Circuit is the nation's only regional tour of independent filmmakers, providing communities with an interactive way of experiencing independent film. The Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers is a program of South Arts. This screening is supported in part by an award from National Endowment for the Arts.
Sunday, Dec 12
Alys Stephens Center Holiday Comedy Show starring Joan Rivers, 7 p.m. in UAB's Alys Stephens Center, 1200 10th Ave. South. "Bash the Holidays" party with live music from The Martini Shakers at 5:30 p.m. with cash bar, martini drink specials and holiday noshes. Tickets are $65, $55, $40; $20 for student tickets. Call 205-975-2787 or go to www.AlysStephens.org. During her long and successful career, Rivers has perfected her own brand of bluntly irreverent and unconventional comedy. Celebrate the holidays with a few laughs and some good cheer. Show contains adult subject matter and language.
Saturday, Dec. 18
ASC Kids' Club presents "A Dickens' Christmas," an ASC Original Theatrical Production, shows at 1, 3 and 7:30 p.m. in UAB's Alys Stephens Center, 1200 10th Ave. South. Com early and enjoy caroling, holiday treats and more. Tickets are $8 for kids, $10 for adults. Call 205-975-2787 or go to www.AlysStephens.org. Join the Cratchets, Tiny Tim, the Spirits and Ebenezer Scrooge in his journey towards redemption and enlightenment when this ASC Original Theatrical Production returns. Adapted and directed by the ASC's own Jerry Sims.
Friday, Jan. 14-Saturday, Jan. 15, 2011
The Complete World of Sports (Abridged) by Reduced Shakespeare Company, shows at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 14 and 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. Jan. 15 in UAB's Alys Stephens Center, 1200 10th Ave. South. Break out your favorite team's jersey and sport it to this show to win a great prize. Tickets are $45, $38, $28; $20 student tickets. Call 205-975-2787 or go to www.AlysStephens.org. From the earliest cavemen playing "Neanderthal in the Middle" to your own kid's soccer practice, the entire history of athletic competition will be blasted in a tour de force of physical theater. A marathon of madness and mayhem as the world's great sporting events are shrunk down to theatrical size.
Thursday, Jan. 20, 2011
A Special Evening with Joshua Bell, violin, 7 p.m. in UAB's Alys Stephens Center, 1200 10th Ave. South. Tickets are $85, $65, $45; $20 for student tickets. A special post-performance dinner package with Bell is available. This event is a celebration of arts education at the ASC. Call 205-975-2787 or go to www.AlysStephens.org. Violinist Bell has made a seamless transition from prodigy to major talent. Now in his 40s, Bell is among the most respected classical and chamber musicians in the world. He will be joined by acclaimed pianist Jeremy Denk.
Saturday, Jan. 22, 2011
Patty Griffin, 8 p.m. in UAB's Alys Stephens Center, 1200 10th Ave. South. Tickets are $59, $52, $39; $20 student tickets. Call 205-975-2787 or go to www.AlysStephens.org. Griffin's latest CD, "Downtown Church," is about songs and soaring voices, faith and fate. Her ASC performance will be a soul-soothing evening perfect for relaxing.
Friday, Jan. 28, 2011
Spencers-Theatre of Illusion, 8 p.m., at UAB's Alys Stephens Center, 1200 10th Ave. South. Tickets are $37 adults, $17 for kids. Call 205-975-2787 or go to www.AlysStephens.org. A magical, high-tech stage show that combines drama, comedy, romance and suspense, with elaborate illusions and dazzling special effects. Also featuring a two-day residency program for therapists and physicians with the Spencers' acclaimed "Healing of Magic" program and school workshops for special education students.
Saturday, Jan. 29, 2011
An Evening with Ira Glass, 8 p.m. in UAB's Alys Stephens Center, 1200 10th Ave. South. Tickets are $57, $47, $37; $20 for student tickets. Special $125 VIP package available with meet-and-greet with Glass. Call 205-975-2787 or go to www.AlysStephens.org. Radio producer and host of This American Life, heard locally on 90.3 WBHM, Glass will share great stories and recreate the radio show onstage for an enlightening, fun and educational evening -- a must-see for all fans.
Saturday Feb. 12 2011
ASC Kids' Club presents "Extraordinary Americans Who Happen to Be..." A Celebration of Black History Month, 10 and 11:30 a.m. in UAB's Alys Stephens Center, 1200 10th Ave. South. Tickets are $8 for kids, $10 for adults. Call 205-975-2787 or go to www.AlysStephens.org. For the third year, the talented and dedicated teens of the ASC's Make It Happen Performing Ensemble will create a dynamic history lesson through song, dance and storytelling.
Saturday, Feb. 19, 2011
David Grisman Quintet+, 8 p.m. in UAB's Alys Stephens Center, 1200 10th Ave. South. Tickets are $53, $43, $33; $20 for student tickets. Call 205-975-2787 or go to www.AlysStephens.org. Acoustic string instrumentalist Grisman will make his first visit to the Alys Stephens Center with his quintet; the "+" refers to a surprise special guest. Grisman is best known as a mandolinist/composer whose style is a blend of influences, from bluegrass, swing and jazz to Latin and gypsy.
Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2011
Southern Circuit Film Screening: "Abel Raises Cain," 7 p.m. in UAB's Alys Stephens Center, 1200 10th Ave. South. Tickets are $12. Call 205-975-2787 or go to www.AlysStephens.org. A team of local screeners will select six of the most interesting films submitted by Southern independent filmmakers. Each filmmaker will be present for an individual screening of their movie and will participate in a Q&A with the audience afterward. Screenings will take place throughout the season. Southern Circuit is the nation's only regional tour of independent filmmakers, providing communities with an interactive way of experiencing independent film. The Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers is a program of South Arts. This screening is supported in part by an award from National Endowment for the Arts.
Saturday, March 5, 2011
Tango Fire, 8 p.m. in UAB's Alys Stephens Center, 1200 10th Ave. South. Enjoy a Latin rhythm party with free dance lessons before the show at 7 p.m. Tickets are $57, $47, $37; $20 for student tickets. Call 205-975-2787 or go to www.AlysStephens.org. Tango, Argentina's gift to the world, is an alluring and exciting dance form. Featuring a quartet of brilliant young musicians, 10 spectacular dancers and one of Argentina's finest singers, Tango Fire is the hottest dance show on tour.
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Southern Circuit Film Screening: "Awake, My Soul," 7 p.m. in UAB's Alys Stephens Center, 1200 10th Ave. South. Tickets are $12. Call 205-975-2787 or go to www.AlysStephens.org. A team of local screeners will select six of the most interesting films submitted by Southern independent filmmakers. Each filmmaker will be present for an individual screening of their movie and will participate in a Q&A with the audience afterward. Screenings will take place throughout the season. Southern Circuit is the nation's only regional tour of independent filmmakers, providing communities with an interactive way of experiencing independent film. The Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers is a program of South Arts. This screening is supported in part by an award from National Endowment for the Arts.
Sunday, March 27, 2011
SFJAZZ Collective Celebrating the Music of Stevie Wonder, 3 p.m. in UAB's Alys Stephens Center, 1200 10th Ave. South. Come early for a listening party with Eric Essix and SFJazz members at 2 p.m. Tickets are $58, $48, $38; $20 for student tickets. Call 205-975-2787 or go to www.AlysStephens.org. The SFJAZZ Collective is a working jazz band unlike any touring the world now. Each year the Collective looks back and re-arranges famous compositions from past jazz masters, including Coltrane, Hancock, Coleman, Shorter, Monk and Tyner, and adds original compositions that have been informed by this rich history. This year they'll switch it up and explore the compositions of the incomparable Wonder.
Thursday, March 31, 2011
The Dish: "Who Ate My Cheese? How to Keep Women Working Together" with the cast of Hormonal Imbalance, a lunchtime discussion at noon in UAB's Alys Stephens Center, 1200 10th Ave. South. FREE event. Part of the Alys Stephens Center's Women Rock Festival. Call 205-975-2787 or go to www.AlysStephens.org.
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Hormonal Imbalance... A Mood Swinging Musical Revue, 7 p.m. in UAB's Alys Stephens Center, 1200 10th Ave. South. For a girls' night out, enjoy a "culinary therapy session" with wine and chocolate at 6 p.m. before the show. This show is an "On Stage With the Artist" format: tickets on stage are $55, tickets in the choral balcony are $45. Part of the Alys Stephens Center's Women Rock Festival. Call 205-975-2787 or go to www.AlysStephens.org. Four gifted singer-songwriters perform original songs and stories, offering poignant views and unbridled comic commentary on the joys and dilemmas of everyday life.
Friday, April 1, 2011
The Pointer Sisters, 8 p.m. in UAB's Alys Stephens Center, 1200 10th Ave. South. Tickets are $68, $58, $45; $20 for students. Part of the Alys Stephens Center's Women Rock Festival. Call 205-975-2787 or go to www.AlysStephens.org. Get ready to jump, dance and sing along to their uplifting, energetic chart-topping hits, including favorites "I'm So Excited," "Jump (For My Love)," "Neutron Dance" and more.
Saturday, April 2, 2011
Viva Health Starlight Gala at UAB's Alys Stephens Center, 1200 10th Ave. South. Call 205-975-2787 or go to www.AlysStephens.org. The Viva Health Starlight Gala is Birmingham's premier black tie event. The evening benefits the programs and education initiatives of UAB's Alys Stephens Center. Celebrating diversity and all genres of the performing arts, past performers have included Smokey Robinson, Diana Krall, Itzhak Perlman, Queen Latifah, Mandy Patinkin, Natalie Cole, Willie Nelson, Bobby McFerrin and Frederica Von Stade. This year the ASC will add another super-star to the list - look for the announcement this fall.
Sunday, April 3, 2011
ASC Kids' Club presents Spoken Word with Yogi EC (The Eternal Communicator), 1:30 and 3 p.m. in UAB's Alys Stephens Center, 1200 10th Ave. South. Part of the Alys Stephens Center's Women Rock Festival. Tickets are $8 for kids, $10 for adults. Call 205-975-2787 or go to www.AlysStephens.org. Yogi EC is known throughout Birmingham as a gifted singer and spoken-word artist. In this unique performance, she will combine her fluency in American Sign Language and her other talents for a rare children's performance.
Monday, April 4-Friday April 8, 2011
ASC School Sculpture Residency Project, in UAB's Alys Stephens Center, 1200 10th Ave. South. Call 205-975-2787 or go to www.AlysStephens.org. The Alys Stephens Center continues its season-long celebration of living art by presenting visual artist and teacher Kevin Reese and his School Sculptures Residency Project. During this five-day residency, hundreds of students from the Birmingham community will imagine and create, and on the final day, a collaborative piece of artwork will be installed in the new Alys Stephens Center Art Education Institute's outdoor courtyard.
Friday, April 15, 2011
David Sedaris, 8 p.m. in UAB's Alys Stephens Center, 1200 10th Ave. South. Sedaris will sign books in the lobby after the show. Tickets are $58, $48, $38; $20 for student tickets. Call 205-975-2787 or go to www.AlysStephens.org. Making his fourth appearance at the ASC, Sedaris is sure to read from his latest work - coming out this fall - a book of animal fables, Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk. Whether telling stories about animals or about animal instincts, Sedaris slices through cultural euphemisms and political correctness and proves again and again that he is a master of satire and one of the most observant writers addressing the human condition today.
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Southern Circuit Film Screening: "Prodigal Sons," 7 p.m. in UAB's Alys Stephens Center, 1200 10th Ave. South. Tickets are $12. Call 205-975-2787 or go to www.AlysStephens.org. A team of local screeners will select six of the most interesting films submitted by Southern independent filmmakers. Each filmmaker will be present for an individual screening of their movie and will participate in a Q&A with the audience afterward. Screenings will take place throughout the season. Southern Circuit is the nation's only regional tour of independent filmmakers, providing communities with an interactive way of experiencing independent film. The Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers is a program of South Arts. This screening is supported in part by an award from National Endowment for the Arts.
Saturday, April 23, 2011
Jonny Lang, 8 p.m. in UAB's Alys Stephens Center, 1200 10th Ave. South. Tickets are $57, $47, $37. Call 205-975-2787 or go to www.AlysStephens.org. Hear the language of deep blues, searing rock 'n' roll guitar and passionate lyrics when Grammy-nominated, former prodigy instrumentalist Lang makes a whirlwind stop at the Alys Stephens Center. Rescheduled from Aug. 28, 2010.
Thursday, April 28-Saturday, April 30, 2011
Retro Weekend: The Awesome '80s Prom, 7 p.m. April 28, 29 and 30 in UAB's Alys Stephens Center, 1200 10th Ave. South. Tickets are $88 King/Queen (reserved seating), $58 Prince/Princess, $38 Honor Court. Call 205-975-2787 or go to www.AlysStephens.org. The Awesome '80s Prom is a blast-from-the-past circa 1989, and everyone is encouraged to dress the part in their '80s prom best. See characters from favorite '80s movies and enjoy retro musical hits. The audience will decide who wins prom king and queen. Watch the ASC Web site for details on local casting for more then a dozen parts in the show.
Friday, April 29, 2011
Retro Weekend: One Night of Queen, 8 p.m. in UAB's Alys Stephens Center, 1200 10th Ave. South. Freddie Mercury look-alike contest with prizes. Tickets are $58, $48, $38; $20 for student tickets. Call 205-975-2787 or go to www.AlysStephens.org. Gary Mullen and his band, "The Works" formed One Night of Queen in 2000. The show has toured non-stop since, playing theaters, arenas and festivals to sell-out crowds. Prepare to be treated to the look, sound and showmanship of arguably the greatest live band of all time and relive the mega-hits "We Are the Champions," "Bohemian Rhapsody," "We Will Rock You," and more.
About UAB's Alys Stephens Center
UAB's Alys Stephens Performing Arts Center is one of the Southeast's premier performing arts centers, hosting the best in international, national and local performance. Home to the UAB departments of Theatre and Music and the Alabama Symphony Orchestra, the ASC also presents its own season, bringing the world's best music, dance, theater, comedy and family entertainment to Alabama.