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UAB graduate students will work as yearlong service partners to implement self-developed projects dedicated to improving the health of vulnerable people.
UAB Institute for Arts in Medicine and Stuart Pimsler Dance & Theater will present this original work created with Birmingham community members affected by cancer.
The Alys Stephens Center is celebrating its 25th anniversary season this fall. Tickets are on sale now.
The College of Arts and Sciences’ Department of Music will present a full season of concerts with in-person audiences for the first time since March of 2020.
The Uptown Jazz Orchestra’s repertoire ranges from New Orleans-street band songs, swing, bebop and the blues to modern and contemporary jazz. They will perform with Marsalis.
Classes will be Tuesdays at 10 a.m. and Thursdays at noon; $5 each or $50 for the entire semester.
World-renowned illusionist Spencer, a Birmingham favorite, is a leader in physical and psycho-social rehabilitation using the therapeutic benefits of magic tricks. This show is also a sensory-friendly performance.
Celebrate community and inclusion in this masterful retelling of the original sensation, injected with contemporary references and dazzling new arrangements.
The UAB Piano Series will present Asiya Korepanova on Oct. 10, Marina Lomazov on Jan. 23, 2022, and Kenny Broberg on March 27, 2022.
Free, fun activities from UAB’s arts organizations will feature both virtual and in-person events, from lunch and learns to family days, dance performance, spoken word and coloring nights.
Bandaloop will take dance to new heights suspended from the roof of UAB’s Alys Stephens Center. Enjoy food trucks, live music and more as the ASC celebrates its 25th anniversary season.
Join UAB for a night of discussion around the slave trade and its deeply rooted imprint on today’s society.
The Alys Stephens Center’s 25th anniversary season begins with the return of a pioneer in aerial performance: Bandaloop will be in residence at UAB from Sept. 19-24, with two free performances.
ArtPlay’s new in-person classes range from visual arts, sculpture and hand quilting to musical theater, dance, improvisation and acting, plus more. Registration is open now.
UAB’s Abroms-Engel Institute for the Visual Arts will host “Marking Time: Art in the Age of Mass Incarceration,” exploring the work of imprisoned artists and the centrality of incarceration to contemporary art and culture, on view from Sept. 17-Dec. 11.
The UAB School of Education is offering free online English courses to the community this fall.
“Godspell,” Shakespeare’s “Much Ado About Nothing,” “Noises Off,” an original play by a Theatre UAB alumna, and “The SpongeBob Musical” are set for the 2021-22 season.
Legendary musician Greg Phillinganes and UAB’s Reginald Jackson will lead the student ensemble and work with UAB University Professor Henry Panion III, Ph.D., who is artistic director of the 2022 World Games.
Students in a special topics course called “Art and Exercise” in the College of Arts and Sciences’ Department of Art and Art History spent the summer developing art projects inspired by sports, fitness and exercise.
The “Chop Shop” is for students on snare, tenors or bass drum. The one-day clinic will feature a full day of technique building, including a session with the 2021 UAB Drumline.
UAB faculty and staff are invited to participate in an upcoming town hall, followed by an employee celebration on the Campus Green.
The semiregular series of panel discussions will provide up-to-date information on COVID-19.
Students in third, fourth and fifth grades can attend the Happy Healthy Hard Elementary Summer Camp now through July 9.
The UAB Department of Music’s Henry Panion III, Ph.D., and Recording Engineer James Bevelle won for their work on the concert documentary that tells the story of a historic performance at the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama.
The annual SPARK Writing Festival offers fiction, nonfiction and poetry workshops for writers of all experience levels and free community events including guest speakers.
The concert is set for 6 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 13, 2022, with a limited number of tickets on sale now. The full 25th anniversary season will be announced in August.
Meet students, faculty and staff to learn about the variety of programs at the UAB Graduate Program Summer Recruitment Fair at the Hill Student Center.
The 14th annual Fiesta Ball, now happening for an entire week July 17-24, will have an online auction and participation from five local Mexican and Tex-Mex restaurants.
The only graduate program of its kind in the state, the degree provides students with the theoretical background and practical skills necessary to enter a career in the emerging fields of cultural heritage practice, policy and management.
Free Pfizer COVID vaccines will be offered with no appointment necessary to new and returning students and anyone who meets eligibility requirements. The Moderna vaccine is also available by appointment in Student Health Services.