Dec. 5
ASC Kids' Club Presents "Yuletide in Dogtown," an ASC Original Theatrical Production, 10 a.m. and 11:30 a.m., at the center, 1200 10th Ave. S., Birmingham. Tickets are $8. Call 205-975-2787 or go to www.AlysStephens.org. Enjoy holiday treats after each show and bring a camera to have pictures made with the show's costumed characters. The residents of Dogtown are back and waiting for the holiday season with tail-wagging glee. All seems to be going well until a cat is spotted in Dogtown. Can the mayor keep peace during the holiday season or will fur fly? It's a howling, growling, meowing good time. Sponsored by Jane Stephens Comer, The Birmingham News and Viva Health.
Dec. 9
Alys Stephens Center ASC Gift Shop Open House, 5:30-7 p.m. at the center, 1200 10th Ave. S., Birmingham. Enjoy one-stop holiday shopping at the Alys Stephens Center Open House, which will feature free holiday treats and special offers in the ASC Gift Shop & Gallery. Choose from a wide selection of gifts for music and arts lovers, including CDs, jewelry, scarves, purses, gift sets, books and unique items perfect for giving. Alys Stephens Center gift cards, available in any denomination and good for tickets to any show presented by the Alys Stephens Center, are always available for purchase. Call 205-975-2787 or go to www.AlysStephens.org.
Dec. 9
Béla Fleck and the Flecktones Present "A Holiday Feast," 7 p.m., at the center, 1200 10th Ave. S., Birmingham. Tickets are $52, $42, $32; $20 for students and $10 kid-friendly tickets. Call 205-975-2787 or go to www.AlysStephens.org. Come early, 5:30-7 p.m., to the Alys Stephens Center's Holiday Open House for holiday treats and special offers in the ASC Gift Shop & Gallery. Béla Fleck (banjo,) Victor Lemonte Wooten (bass,) Future Man (drumitar and acoustic percussion) and Jeff Coffin (winds) are back in all their bluegrass, funk, world music, pop and jazz glory. Their Grammy-winning holiday album "Jingle All The Way" includes a sparkling banjo-harmonic arrangement of "Christmas Time is Here," Joni Mitchell's "River," a Tuvan-inspired, world-beat performance of "What Child is This" and fiery renditions of "Sleigh Ride" and "Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairies." Acclaimed Tuvan throat singers Alash Ensemble will be joining Fleck & the Flecktones for the Alys Stephens Center show. Part of the Eclectic Palate Series. Sponsored by The Birmingham News, WBHM and Viva Health.
Dec. 13
Chicago City Limits, "Revenge of the Reindeer," 2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., at the center, 1200 10th Ave. S., Birmingham. Tickets are $45, $35, $25; $20 for students. Call 205-975-2787 or go to www.AlysStephens.org. The holidays bring wishes of joy and peace on earth . . . unless you're a reindeer who flies from rooftop to rooftop, lugging a big guy in a red suit trying to squeeze down chimneys. Chicago City Limits celebrates the traditions and trials of the Christmas season with this hilarious, part stand-up, part improv show featuring comedy sketches, song parodies and improvisations created on the spot from audience suggestions. This show may contain adult subject matter. Part of the Beyond Comedy Series. Sponsored by The Birmingham News and Viva Health.
About the Alys Stephens Center
Located on the UAB campus, the Alys Stephens Performing Arts Center is one of the Southeast's premier performing arts centers, hosting the best in international, national and local performance. Home to the UAB departments of theatre and music and the Alabama Symphony Orchestra, the ASC also presents its own season, bringing the world's best music, dance, theater, comedy and family entertainment to Alabama.