Pictured in order: Tank and the Bangas, Rhiannon Giddens and Francisco Turrisi, Taj Express: The Bollywood Revue,” Silkroad Ensemble, “Hip Hop Nutcracker,” Branford Marsalis Quartet, DRUM TAO 2020, and Samin Nosrat, author of “Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat” and star of the Netflix series.
Tickets go on sale Tuesday, May 14, for performances in the new 2019-2020 season, just announced by the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s Alys Stephens Performing Arts Center.
Purchase tickets online at www.alysstephens.org or by calling the Alys Stephens Center Box Office at 205-975-2787.
Click on the artists below for full performance details. Additional free educational events with the artists will be announced in August. The Alys Stephens Center’s 2019-2020 season includes:
Season kick-off party with Tank and the Bangas, Friday, Sept. 13, outdoors on the Engel Plaza, free.
- Emerge Fest featuring The Brook & The Bluff, Saturday, Sept. 14, as part of the season kickoff.
- Rhiannon Giddens and Francesco Turrisi, “There Is No Other Tour,” Thursday, Sept. 19.
- Lightwire Theater, “DINO-LIGHT” glow-in-the-dark puppet adventure, Friday, Sept. 20.
- ArtPlay Parlor Series featuring Young Concert Artist: Hanzhi Wang, accordionist, Wednesday, Oct. 2.
- Anthony Hamilton, singer-songwriter, Friday, Oct. 11.
- “An Evening with Larry, Steve and Rudy: The Gatlin Brothers,” Sunday, Oct. 13.
- “Taj Express: The Bollywood Revue,” a fusion of film, dance and music, Monday, Oct. 28.
- Silkroad Ensemble, Thursday, Nov. 7.
- Mary Chapin Carpenter and Shawn Colvin, “Together on Stage,” Sunday, Nov. 17.
- Béla Fleck & The Flecktones, Friday, Nov. 22.
- Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia: “The Rainbow Fish,” Sunday, Dec. 1.
- “Hip Hop Nutcracker,” a contemporary dance spectacle set to Tchaikovsky’s timeless music, Tuesday, Dec. 10.
- Branford Marsalis Quartet, Sunday, Jan. 12.
- Robben Ford, blues, jazz and rock guitarist, Thursday, Jan. 23.
- DRUM TAO 2020: Art of the Drum, Monday, Jan. 27.
- Aeolians of Oakwood University, Sunday, Feb. 9.
- The Chieftains: The Irish Goodbye Farewell Tour, Tuesday, Feb. 18.
- MUSE Conference, a free, one-day conference dedicated to providing artists with the tools necessary to be successful in the music industry, Wednesday, March 25.
- Meshell Ndegeocello, Wednesday, March 25.
- Stefon Harris and Blackout, Jazz Café Series, Thursday, March 26.
- ArtPlay Parlor Series featuring Young Concert Artist Maxim Lando, Wednesday, April 1.
- Alfredo Rodriguez and Pedrito Martinez, Jazz Café Series, Thursday, April 9.
- Samin Nosrat, author of “Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat” and star of the Netflix series, in a panel discussion with Pardis and Frank Stitt, Sunday, June 14.
ASC members may receive $10 off ticket prices. All UAB family, including faculty and staff, may receive $15 off up to two single tickets to select performances by presenting a valid UAB ID at the ASC Box Office upon purchase. UAB students may purchase $10 tickets to select performances. ASC member and UAB discounts exclude family shows, performances at ArtPlay, VIP packages and special events. ASC member and UAB family tickets are limited and sell out quickly.