Arts & Events

Dress up for a not-so-spooky good time Oct. 25 at ArtPlay’s Halloween Bash, and celebrate the season Dec. 13 at the festive Holiday Open House — both free.

A night of ’90s nostalgia as two trailblazing female artists perform their chart-topping hits plus new works and timeless classics.

UAB Homecoming Week’s star attractions include UAB’s legendary Gurney Derby, the UAB Homecoming Parade, the Battle for the Bones BBQ Competition and UAB Football vs. Memphis.

A dead man’s cellphone rings incessantly in a café until a troubled woman answers it in this imaginative and darkly comic exploration of love, death and technology by Sarah Ruhl.

Most performances are free and open to the public, including a faculty lecture on Tchaikovsky by Yakov Kasman, spirituals from Won Cho, music from alumnus Eric Mobley and more.

Equal Access Birmingham is a free clinic run by medical students and staffed entirely by volunteers.

The visit is part of the UAB Visiting Writers’ Series.

AEIVA will open the exhibition with a free public reception from 5-7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 3, as part of the 2025 Arts Block Party presented by the UAB Center for the Arts.

From “Dancing Queen,” “Mamma Mia,” “Take A Chance on Me” and beyond, this powerhouse production brings the Swedish super group’s iconic hits to life with stunning vocals, dazzling costumes and pitch-perfect arrangements.

“Health in the Time of Marcel Proust,” in the Dennis G. Pappas Historical Collections Gallery, will showcase literature, medical equipment, archival materials and more from the Belle Époque, France’s golden age.

Set for this season are “Dead Man’s Cell Phone,” “A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder,” “Don’t Ask,” “Murder on the Orient Express,” and “Dear Evan Hansen” with Red Mountain Theatre.

This bilingual, bicultural musical teaches the meaning of Día de Muertos with traditional live music, regional dances of Mexico and colorful costumes.

From pottery, sculpture and drawing to ballet, crochet, playwriting and more, discover your new passion with an ArtPlay class.

At “A Night of the Arts” Gala on Sept. 5, works by four Alabama artists exhibited by the Abroms-Engel Institute for the Visual Arts this year will vie for the top prize — a permanent home at UAB.

Eat, drink and dance at the 2025 Arts Block Party, a night of music, art and community, featuring vibrant emerging jazz artists Endea Owens and The Cookout.

A Magic City youth choir with UAB connections has earned a place in television history and will compete in the show’s live quarterfinals Sept. 9-10.

Whether lighting up a Broadway marquee or a screen, the two-time Tony Award winner delivers unforgettable performances that leave audiences inspired and uplifted.

This all-inclusive evening, the biggest fundraiser of the year for UAB’s nonprofit arts organizations, includes valet parking, food, drinks, a private concert by Wilson Phillips and an after-party.

The WE CARE Nursing Conference is coming to UAB on Oct. 24 and is open to all Alabama advanced practice providers, nurses and nursing students.

One of Rolling Stone’s “10 Country Artists You Need to Know,” this troubadour from Hokes Bluff, Alabama, with charisma to spare has an inspiring message after his miraculous recovery from a rare brain condition.

See performers Wilson Phillips, Sutton Foster, “Arrival from Sweden: The Music of ABBA,” Lisa Loeb and Joan Osborne, Darlene Love, Il Divo, Ira Glass, Indigo Girls, and more.

The “Opera in One Act,” composed by UAB Music Professor Craig Brandwein with libretto by David Sellers, features a cast of singers, and many instrumentalists, who are recent graduates of the UAB music program.

Interested in graduate school or a new career? Learn more at the UAB Summer Graduate School Resource Fair, 8-10 a.m. July 9 at the Hill Student Center.

Small-business owners can discover how they can harness AI to create content, automate social media and grow their brand at this free, hands-on workshop.

Bring folding chairs, blankets and picnics to enjoy during the concert, then stay and watch the 9 p.m. fireworks show shot from atop Red Mountain.

The Emmy-nominated film won 14 Telly Awards, including Gold for General: History in the Television category and Gold for Craft: Original Score in the Film & Shorts category.

Launched in 2022, AEIVA’s Alabama Triennial is intended as a survey of current artistic practices in Alabama, although far from comprehensive.

The Florence native, 22, is graduating from UAB with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in musical theater, then working professionally this summer, signing with an agency and moving to New York.

People with spinal cord injury, multiple sclerosis or transverse myelitis shared stories, lyrics and poetry about life in a wheelchair to create this original new work for the stage, part of the UAB Disability Arts Festival.

The UAB Department of Music will host Grammy In the Schools and the John Lennon Educational Tour Bus on Wednesday, April 30, at the Alys Stephens Performing Arts Center.