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While in residence at UAB, the female tap-dance band and viral video sensations will also perform a free Meet the Artist show for schoolchildren and lead a dance and empowerment workshop for the community.
As summer approaches, registration for many UAB summer camps is now available.
Esther Park and Sun-A Park will perform a program of music by three American composers and close their recital with Gershwin’s famous “Rhapsody in Blue.”
Come together with members of the UAB community to raise money for student scholarships. This year’s race will be at Crestline Village in Mountain Brook.
Spring into creativity at ArtPlay’s Spring Break Camp from March 25-29 and a selection of musical theater and visual arts camps for summer, with extended care options.
This is the third year UAB has hosted the Alabama State Spelling Bee. The winner will represent the state at the 2024 Scripps National Spelling Bee.
From movement and drawing to acting and theater, registration is open now for ArtPlay Community Education’s new spring classes, which start in early March.
This fun and engaging performance of the classic Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale is for children in grades 1 through 6, making it perfect for school field trips.
UAB Department of Theatre’s bodacious Bard: Two pals fall for the same girl in a reimagined John Hughes-meets-Shakespeare world — 40 years since first performing the play in 1984.
National Pan-Hellenic Council step teams from across the Southeast will compete for scholarship prizes, hosted by comedian Funny Maine.
This conference will feature research presentations from leading national and local experts in neuroengineering and neurotechnology.
Hip Hop Forum is one of UAB’s many events to celebrate Black History Month through education, outreach and engagement.
Four new pieces of music were written for the UAB Wind Symphony to perform; three will have their world premieres at a free preview concert Feb. 25.
The developing work, following the true story of the Irish revolutionary Michael Collins, will premiere at UAB in November.
The evening will be packed with Foster’s hits from “Chicago,” Whitney Houston, Celine Dion, Josh Groban, Michael Bublé and others, and McPhee’s biggest songs from “American Idol,” “Smash” and “Waitress,” plus their own favorites.
Hosted by the UAB Department of Biology, Darwin Day 2024 will be an opportunity to learn about current UAB research and listen to keynote speaker Athena Aktipis, Ph.D., host of the podcast “Zombified.” 
This farcical stage comedy is an entertaining parody of the Alfred Hitchcock film, set with notorious characters, 1930s music and costumes, intrigue, and physical slapstick in a host of delightful classic spy story situations.
Choose from student recitals, guest artists and faculty performances, including Yakov Kasman, DMA, with the Alabama Symphony Orchestra, plus Amadeae Duo and the fifth annual PRISM Concert.
Grammy- and Emmy-winner Panion arranged and orchestrated the Blind Boys’ classic hits for this performance, featuring members of the Alabama Symphony Orchestra and a 300-person combined college choir.
“Refugees, Empathy, and Human Rights” is a nationwide traveling exhibition featuring contemporary portraits and poetic stories illustrating the challenges of refugees building new lives in the United States.
All ages can learn how to swim in a water-safe environment from Jan. 22-Feb. 26 or March 4-April 15 at the University Recreation Center.
Wallick will perform his diverse program “The Virtuosic Fugue,” culminating with one of Beethoven’s most important piano sonatas, which has never been performed in the UAB Piano Series’ history.
Bluegrass chart-toppers and festival headliners Steep Canyon Rangers, heralds of the Carolina sound, are frequent collaborators with renowned banjoist, actor and comedian Steve Martin.
 
Artist and UAB Professor Gary Chapman has cut about 10,000 paper snowflakes in the last 15 years. Here are his tips to cut your own.
This year’s juror is Los Angeles-based artist Amanda Ross-Ho, whose new works will be shown in a companion exhibition.
The free 7 p.m. performance is part of the Alys Stephens Performing Arts Center’s Young Concert Artists Series.
The artist’s new installation, “Untitled Inventory (Catalogue Irraisonné),” was devised specifically for AEIVA. Ross-Ho also selected the works for the 48th Annual Juried Student Exhibition.
AEIVA will present works by Charles Lutz and Andy Warhol, pulling from its impressive collection of original works by the legendary artist, along with loans from The Andy Warhol Museum and local art collectors.
Deemed “A must see!” by The Washington Post, this action-packed, uproariously funny 75-minute comedy dog spectacular leaves audiences everywhere howling for more.
Looking for holiday activities and spirited gear, or want to give back to others? Find something fun to suit everyone on the 2023 UAB gift guide.
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