Arts & Events

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.

Bachelor of Fine Arts students will have their works on display at AEIVA, with a closing reception 5-7 p.m. Friday, May 2.

Join the URec for an egg-citing time April 26 from 10 a.m.-12 p.m.

Stroker, who made history as the first actress in a wheelchair to appear on Broadway and win a Tony Award, will sing Broadway standards and contemporary hits accompanied by a pianist.

UAB Head of Musical Theatre Valerie Accetta and theater student Sammy Sledd star as an overworked mother and her teenage daughter who magically swap bodies and have just one day to put things right.

Presented by the ASO and UAB’s Alys Stephens Center, this unique blend of Americana and symphonic music promises to be a performance as memorable as it is groundbreaking.

UAB has one of the most technology-fluent programs in the state, if not the region, ideal for students seeking careers as designers, stage managers, technical directors and other production-related professions.

Students can fill their summer break days with several camps that are being offered across UAB’s campus.