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  • May 21 - Dec 12

    AEIVA Presents In the Moment: Recent Acquisitions to AEIVA’s Permanent Collection

    Opening: May 21, 5–7pm AEIVA presents In the Moment: Recent Acquisitions to AEIVA’s Permanent Collection, featuring work by seventeen artists acquired over the past three years, much of...

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  • Sep 15 - Oct 22

    UAB Arts in Medicine Presents Movement for Parkinson's Class

    🌟 Movement for Parkinson’s Class – Free & Open to All Senior Adults! 🌟   Join UAB Arts in Medicine for a Movement for Parkinson’s class designed to build coordination,

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  • Sep 28 - Oct 19

    Flow & Fashion: Pour Art + Jewelry with Rhonda Henry

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    This multi-session class explores the creative process from painting to wearable design. Participants begin by creating abstract pour paintings, experimenting with color, movement, and composition. In later sessions,

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  • Oct 3 - Nov 14

    Acting for Non-Actors (Intermediate) with Brendan Powers

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      Ideal for those who have taken Acting for Non-Actors and learned the basics of theatre stagecraft and terminology, these sessions will delve more deeply into creating engaging, nuanced...

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  • Oct 13

    DOM Presents Wind Symphony/Symphony Band
    Sean Murray and Cara Morantz, Directors

    Join us for an exhilarating evening of contemporary wind music as our talented ensembles take the stage. The bands, comprised of skilled woodwind, brass, and percussion musicians, will...

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  • Oct 14 - 18

    The Department of Theatre Presents  We Are Proud to Present…

    We Are Proud to Present a Presentation About the Herero of Namibia, Formerly Known as South West Africa, From the German Südwestafrika, Between 1884-1925 | By Jackie Sibblies...

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  • Oct 15

    ASC Presents Béla Fleck: My Bluegrass Heart

    Experience bluegrass at its most daring, joyful, and virtuosic. The legendary Béla Fleck returns with his acclaimed My Bluegrass Heart tour for an electrifying evening that celebrates the...

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  • Oct 17

    ArtPlay Presents Secrets About Spiders 

    Beep! Beep! Join Vocabby™ and ArtPlay friends as they learn the Secrets about Spiders! Join Vocabby™ and your ArtPlay friends as you explore new vocabulary through song, movement,

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  • Oct 18

    DOM Presents Kristine Hurst-Wajszczuk, soprano

    Fairest Isle: British Vocal Music, with Yakov Kasman, piano, Laudon Schuett, lute, Fred Teardo, harpsichord, and Sam Nordlund, cello.

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  • Oct 18

    ASC Presents Black Violin

    Genre-defying duo Black Violin takes the stage at the Alys Stephens Center on October 18 for an electrifying performance that reimagines the possibilities of classical music. Black Violin’s...

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  • Oct 19

    Virtual Mental Health Mondays Becoming Ourselves through Story, Play, and Performance Across the Lifespan

    Creativity is more than self-expression—it is a fundamental part of human development. Join Dr. Thalia Goldstein, Director of the Applied Developmental Psychology program at George Mason University, and Dr. Megan Lewis, Chair of...

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  • Oct 22 - Mar 13

    AEIVA Presents Kahlil Robert Irving: 40acres (of TREEs| to a 40oz _Bricks)

    Exhibition Duration: October 22, 2026–March 13, 2027 Exhibition Opening and Artist Talk: Thursday, October 22, 5-7 p.m.* *Irving will be in conversation with Lauren Haynes, Executive Director of...

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  • Oct 23 - 24

    Masterworks Series Masterworks: Mozart's Requiem with Mahler

    Mozart’s Requiem with Mahler’s Adagietto & Kindertotenlieder Ming Luke conducts the Alabama Symphony Orchestra in one of classical music’s most enduring and mysterious works: Mozart’s Requiem, left unfinished...

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  • Oct 24

    ArtPlay Presents UAB ArtPlay Halloween Family Day

    🎃 Boo! You’re invited to a not-so-spooky afternoon of creativity, imagination, and Halloween fun at ArtPlay. Join us for our FREE Halloween Family Day on Saturday, October 24,

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  • Oct 25

    ASC Presents Moonlight Princesses: A Tribute to Demon Hunters

    Share a magical evening at Moonlight Princesses: A Tribute to Demon Hunters, an all-ages experience, a tribute to the vibrant music and imaginative world of Demon Hunters.  Thoughtfully designed...

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  • Oct 30

    SuperPops! Series After Dark: A Symphony of Shivers

    Get ready for a night of thrills and chills as the Alabama Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Chris Confessore, brings the dark and dramatic to life. From the haunting...

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  • Nov 1

    ASC Presents 'Little Red’s Most Unusual Day' with Opera Birmingham

    Families will enjoy this operatic version of the story of Little Red Riding Hood based on scenes from operas by J. Offenbach and G. Rossini.   Forest Ranger...

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  • Nov 1

    DOM Presents Piano Series Concert 1
    Angel Stanislav Wang

    The first guest artist in our 26-27 Piano Series, Angel Wang’s major accolades include the Silver Medal at the 17th International Tchaikovsky Competition, becoming the youngest finalist at...

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  • Nov 6

    Coffee Concert Levity

    Daniel Cho leads the Alabama Symphony Orchestra in Brahms’ Second Symphony — sunny, expansive, and the most warmhearted of his four — paired with Jessie Montgomery’s Starburst, a...

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  • Nov 6 - 7

    Masterworks Series Masterworks: Levity

    Brahms’ Symphony No. 2 with Tessa Lark With violin virtuoso Tessa Lark as our guest, Daniel Cho leads the Alabama Symphony Orchestra in a program that balances celebration...

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  • Nov 9

    AIM YCA Wang & Trionfo

    As part of the Young Concert Artists on Tour program, internationally acclaimed accordionist Hanzhi Wang and flutist Anthony Trionfo will present a special performance in The Kirklin Clinic...

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  • Nov 9

    DOM Presents Percussion Ensemble
    Gene Fambrough, Director

    The UAB Percussion Ensembles program and perform all types of literature, from ragtime to contemporary, classical to rock, classics and premieres, and everything in between. Selections can feature...

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  • Nov 10

    ASC Presents Hanzhi Wang & Anthony Trionfo

    Join us for a pay-what-you-choose performance presented as part of the Alys Stephens Center’s 30th Anniversary season, featuring two extraordinary artists: accordionist Hanzhi Wang and flutist Anthony Trionfo. Celebrated for her staggering virtuosity...

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  • Nov 10

    UAB Center for the Arts and UAB Arts in Medicine Presents AIM After Hours

    Celebrate National Arts in Health Month with UAB Arts in Medicine at a special AIM After Hours event exclusively for members. This evening gathering will offer a unique...

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  • Nov 11 - 15

    The Department of Theatre Presents Cabaret

    Music by John Kander, lyrics by Fred Ebb, book by Joe Masteroff. Directed by Assistant Professor and Head of Performance Santiago Sosa. Music direction by Jonathan Parks.  In...

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  • Nov 12

    ASC Presents India Hicks

      Join us at the Alys Stephens Center for a special evening with India Hicks—designer, entrepreneur, author, and celebrated lifestyle tastemaker—for an intimate fireside chat and book signing.

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  • Nov 16

    Virtual Mental Health Mondays Artist Workforce Development in Arts and Health

    Join us for an illuminating discussion about the evolving role of professional artists in health settings. Dr. Sarah Hoover, Associate Dean for Innovation in the Arts and Health...

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  • Nov 17

    DOM Presents Jazz Ensemble
    Steve Roberts, Director

    Join us in the Sirote Theatre in the Alys Stephens Center for an evening of dynamic big band jazz, as the UAB Jazz Ensemble presents a powerful program...

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  • Nov 19

    AEIVA Presents Mock Trial: A New, Community-Driven Approach to Justice

    UAB’s Justice Advocacy students and the UAB Pre-Law Program invite you to a powerful showcase inspired by AEIVA’s exhibition, In the Moment: Recent Acquisitions to AEIVA’s Permanent Collection.

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  • Nov 20 - 21

    Masterworks Series Masterworks: English Light

    Elgar’s Enigma Variations & Vaughan Williams Molly Turner leads the Alabama Symphony Orchestra in an all-English program anchored by two of the repertoire’s most beloved works. Elgar’s Enigma...

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  • Nov 21

    ArtPlay Presents Dinosaur Discovery

    Beep! Beep! “Vocabby is going to the museum!” Join Vocabby™ and your ArtPlay friends as you explore new vocabulary through song, movement, and creative play. This FREE program...

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  • Nov 30

    DOM Presents Christmas at the Alys Stephens Center

    This annual celebration of the season features UAB choral ensembles and area high school choirs.

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  • Dec 1

     Sleigh Bells & Symphony: A Holiday Classic

    There’s something about hearing the classics played live that makes the season feel real. Sleigh Bells & Symphony: A Holiday Classic is the Alabama Symphony Orchestra’s gift to...

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  • Dec 2

    UAB Center for the Arts and UAB ArtPlay Presents ArtPlay After Hours

    Join us for ArtPlay After Hours, an ongoing members-exclusive series. This special event will feature a guided tour of the historic ArtPlay House, beautifully decorated for the holidays,

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  • Dec 5

    ArtPlay Presents Space

    Beep! Beep! “Vocabby is studying space!” Join Vocabby™ and your ArtPlay friends as you explore new vocabulary through song, movement, and creative play. This FREE program is designed...

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  • Dec 7

    Virtual Mental Health Mondays Exploring Art Therapy with Valerie Hanks, MAAT, ATR

    Join us for an informative and experiential session with art therapist Valerie Hanks. Through the creative process, participants will engage in a guided art directive designed to foster...

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  • Dec 12

    ArtPlay Presents UAB ArtPlay Holiday Family Day

    🎄Celebrate the season with creativity, connection, and a little holiday magic at ArtPlay! Join us for our FREE Holiday Open House & Family Day on Saturday, December 12,

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  • Dec 18 - 19

     Handel’s Messiah

    The Alabama Symphony Orchestra and Chorus perform Handel’s Messiah, a holiday tradition for Birmingham audiences and one of the most beloved works in the choral repertoire.

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  • Dec 19

    ArtPlay Presents Space

    Beep! Beep! “Vocabby is studying space!” Join Vocabby™ and your ArtPlay friends as you explore new vocabulary through song, movement, and creative play. This FREE program is designed...

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  • Dec 20

    ASC Presents Preservation Hall Jazz Band: Creole Christmas

    Celebrate the season with the legendary Preservation Hall Jazz Band as they bring their joyful Creole Christmas to the UAB Alys Stephens Center on December 20, 2026. Blending...

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  • Dec 31

     New Year's Eve: A Viennese Celebration

    Christopher Confessore leads the Alabama Symphony Orchestra in its annual Viennese New Year’s Concert — a beloved tradition that fills Jemison Hall with the effervescent spirit of Old...

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  • Jan 15

    SuperPops! Series Birmingham Does Broadway

    Broadway comes to Birmingham as the Alabama Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Chris Confessore, brings the magic of Broadway to life in one unforgettable night. Birmingham Does Broadway spans...

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  • Jan 16

    ArtPlay Presents Transportation

    Beep! Beep! “Vocabby loves to travel!” Join Vocabby™ and your ArtPlay friends as you explore new vocabulary through song, movement, and creative play. This FREE program is designed...

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  • Jan 20

    ASC Presents Will Guidara

      Join us for a special fireside chat featuring acclaimed business leader, bestselling author, and hospitality visionary Will Guidara. This event offers a unique professional development opportunity for...

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  • Jan 29

    Coffee Concert Cave to Palace

    The Alabama Symphony Orchestra performs Beethoven’s Fourth Symphony — a work of wit, elegance, and surprising emotional depth — paired with Mendelssohn’s Hebrides Overture, a vivid tonal portrait...

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  • Jan 29 - 30

    Masterworks Series Masterworks: Cave to Palace

    Beethoven’s Symphony No. 4 & Mendelssohn The Alabama Symphony Orchestra performs one of Beethoven’s most underappreciated symphonies — the Fourth, a work of wit, elegance, and surprising emotional...

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  • Jan 31

    ASC Presents Blind Boys of Alabama

    Six-Time GRAMMY® Winners | Gospel Music Hall of Fame Inductees The gospel legends Blind Boys of Alabama return to the UAB Alys Stephens Center for a powerful, once-in-a-lifetime...

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  • Feb 2

    ASC Presents Chaeyoung Park

    Join us for a “Pay What You Choose” performance presented as part of the Alys Stephens Center’s 30th Anniversary season, featuring pianist Chaeyoung Park. Praised as an artist who “does not play a single...

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  • Feb 19

    Coffee Concert American Ground

    Christopher Confessore leads the Alabama Symphony Orchestra in two distinctly American works. Copland’s Appalachian Spring has come to sound like the American landscape itself — open and unhurried,

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  • Feb 19 - 20

    Masterworks Series Masterworks: American Ground

    Copland’s Appalachian Spring & American Voices Christopher Confessore leads the Alabama Symphony Orchestra in a program devoted entirely to American voices. Copland’s _Appalachian Spring_is the cornerstone of the...

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  • Feb 20

    ArtPlay Presents Measurement

    Beep! Beep! “Vocabby likes to measure things and make labels!” Join Vocabby™ and your ArtPlay friends as you explore new vocabulary through song, movement, and creative play. This...

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  • Feb 24 - 28

    The Department of Art & Art History and Department of Theatre Present  Artemisia

    Artemisia, By Lauren Gunderson. Directed by Assistant Professor Kelley Schoger.   Artemisia Gentileschi was the most celebrated female painter of the 17th century, yet her name was all but...

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  • Feb 28

    ASC Presents An Evening with Audra McDonald

    /assets/2026/05/Audra-McDonald-Web-Video.mp4 Emmy, Grammy & Six‑Time Tony Award Winner  Audra McDonald is a once‑in‑a‑generation artist—and Birmingham audiences have a rare opportunity to experience her live.  Making her highly anticipated debut at UAB’s Alys Stephens Center, Audra McDonald...

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  • Mar 7

    ASC Presents Step Afrika!

    Feel the rhythm and experience the energy of Step Afrika! live in Birmingham, AL, the world’s first professional company dedicated to the tradition of stepping, a powerful form of percussive...

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  • Mar 12

    ASC Presents Samara Joy

    Fresh off a meteoric rise and multiple Grammy wins, jazz sensation Samara Joy returns to the Alys Stephens Center for a truly special night in our 30th Anniversary...

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  • Mar 14

    ASC Presents Cirque Mechanics: Tilt!

    Experience gravity-defying thrills and mechanical marvels as Cirque Mechanics brings Tilt! to the Alys Stephens Center Jemison Concert Hall stage. Inspired by the exhilaration and artistry of amusement parks, this high-energy...

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  • Mar 19 - 20

    Masterworks Series Masterworks: Seven

    Beethoven Symphony No. 7 & Daniel Cho Daniel Cho leads the Alabama Symphony Orchestra in a program unified — perhaps not so subtly — by the number seven.

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  • Mar 20

    ArtPlay Presents Play it Again Sam

    Beep! Beep! “Vocabby loves music!” Join Vocabby™ and your ArtPlay friends as you explore new vocabulary through song, movement, and creative play. This FREE program is designed for...

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  • Apr 7 - 11

    The Department of Theatre Presents  Twelfth Night

    Twelfth Night, By William Shakespeare. Directed by Assistant Professor and Head of Performance Santiago Sosa.  Twins Viola and Sebastian are separated by a shipwreck and washed ashore in...

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  • Apr 9

    Coffee Concert Rivers

    Kensho Watanabe leads the Alabama Symphony Orchestra in Schumann’s Third Symphony — the “Rhenish” — inspired by the Rhine and capturing both the grandeur of the river landscape...

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  • Apr 9 - 10

    Masterworks Series Masterworks: Rivers

    Schumann’s Rhenish Symphony with Evren Ozel Mozart specialist Evren Ozel joins the Alabama Symphony Orchestra, led by Kensho Watanabe, in a program inspired by Europe’s rivers. Schumann’s Third...

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  • Apr 16

    ASC Presents The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain

    Featuring brilliantly reimagined ukulele covers of contemporary favorites, The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain brings its internationally acclaimed blend of music and comedy to the UAB Alys Stephens Center in Birmingham, AL.

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  • Apr 17

    ArtPlay Presents Down by the Pond

    Beep! Beep! “Vocabby takes a trip to the pond!” Join Vocabby™ and your ArtPlay friends as you explore new vocabulary through song, movement, and creative play. This FREE...

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  • Apr 23

    Alabama Symphony Orchestra Presents Bluebird at the Symphony

    Nashville’s legendary Bluebird Cafe meets the Alabama Symphony Orchestra. Celebrated songwriters perform the hits they wrote for Dolly Parton, Kenny Rogers, Luke Bryan, Dan + Shay, Carrie Underwood,

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  • Apr 25

    ArtPlay Presents UAB ArtPlay Spring Family Day

    🌸 Join us for ArtPlay’s biggest celebration of the year—our FREE Spring Family Day, where creativity blooms and the entire community comes together for an afternoon of joyful,

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  • May 7

    Coffee Concert Planets

    Daniel Cho leads the Alabama Symphony Orchestra in Gustav Holst’s The Planets — a seven-movement suite that travels from the driving, martial energy of “Mars” to the ethereal...

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  • May 7 - 8

    Masterworks Series Masterworks: Planets

    Holst’s The Planets & Walton’s Viola Concerto Daniel Cho leads the Alabama Symphony Orchestra in one of the most spectacular works in the orchestral repertoire: Gustav Holst’s The...

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  • May 14

    SuperPops! Series Parrots & Palms: Tropical Rock

    The Alabama Symphony brings Parrots & Palms Tropical Rock and the sound of the islands to Birmingham for an evening of tropical favorites, led by conductor Chris Confessore...

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  • May 15

    ArtPlay Presents The 5 Senses

    Beep! Beep! “Vocabby likes to feel the texture of sand under his tires!” Join Vocabby™ and your ArtPlay friends as you explore new vocabulary through song, movement, and...

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  • May 16

    ASC Presents Eric Essix 30: A Retrospective

    Celebrating the Alys Stephens Center’s 30th Anniversary, Eric Essix returns for a landmark concert that honors past, present, and future. This special evening marks the release of Essix’s...

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  • May 21 - 22

    Masterworks Series Masterworks: The Emperor & the Revolutionary

    Beethoven’s Emperor Concerto with Joyce Yang Welcoming back Birmingham’s favorite pianist, Joyce Yang, to the stage with the Alabama Symphony Orchestra for a season finale led by Resident...

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  • Jun 19

    ArtPlay Presents Mad Scientist

    Beep! Beep! “Vocabby likes to dress like a mad scientist when he cooks!” Join Vocabby™ and your ArtPlay friends as you explore new vocabulary through song, movement, and...

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  • Jun 25

    ASC Presents Leslie Odom, Jr.

      Experience an Unforgettable Evening with Leslie Odom, Jr.  Tony- and Grammy Award-winning artist Leslie Odom, Jr. brings his extraordinary voice, magnetic stage presence, and genre-spanning artistry to the Alys Stephens...

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  • Jul 17

    ArtPlay Presents Desert

    Beep! Beep! “Vocabby took an early morning ride in the desert!” Join Vocabby™ and your ArtPlay friends as you explore new vocabulary through song, movement, and creative play.

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  • Aug 21

    ArtPlay Presents Me and My Shadow

    Beep! Beep! “Vocabby loves his shadow.” Join Vocabby™ and your ArtPlay friends as you explore new vocabulary through song, movement, and creative play. This FREE program is designed...

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