Artplay

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.

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.

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.

Hip Hop Forum is one of UAB’s many events to celebrate Black History Month through education, outreach and engagement.

COVID-19 changed the way we communicate, care for others, educate our children, work and more. Experts from UAB weigh in on these changes.