Discover the ultimate 2025 UAB Blazer gift guide for spirited gift ideas that make holiday shopping simple.

Give a class or summer camp to a budding artist, concert tickets to see a legendary performer, Alys Stephens Center gift certificates or premium memberships with exclusive perks.

Is opera for kids? It sure is, when Opera Birmingham presents the fun-filled musical adventure “The Three Little Pigs” at UAB’s Alys Stephens Center.

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.

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.

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.

Registration is now open for new spring ArtPlay classes and workshops, including creative movement, writing, storytelling, visual arts, ballet, keyboard basics and much more.

The 2024 Blazer Gift Guide contains lots of great suggestions for the perfect gift to save time and money.

Holiday fun includes Preservation Hall Jazz Band’s Creole Christmas on Dec. 13, affordable events for families and a giftwrap workshop for adults. Plus, concert tickets and art classes are great gifts for all ages.

Opera Birmingham’s “The Littlest Mermaid” and “Yuletide in Dogtown” from UAB’s Alys Stephens Performing Arts Center and ArtPlay are Pay What You Choose shows this season, along with free Halloween and holiday family days.

Blazer Bridge Fund provides financial support to innovative ideas and inventions by the UAB community, encouraging advanced discovery. 

Classes for all age groups this fall will include creative movement, visual arts, improv, hip-hop dance, ballet, writing, music and more.

The Alys Stephens Center’s most diverse season yet will feature artists Dru Hill, Samara Joy, “Encanto,” Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Vitamin String Quartet, Napoleon Dynamite Live! and more.

Alabama musicians can submit an audition now through June 30, and up to four finalists will be selected to perform live onstage Sept. 13 at the Arts Block Party, presented by UAB Arts.

See Buckets N Boards, one of the top requested headline acts on Disney Cruises, before the duo head back for their 14th award-winning season in Branson, Missouri.

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.