Events Calendar

Coming to the ASO from a galaxy far, far away… the most epic space adventure of all time! From the triumphant opening fanfare to the ethereal “Princess Leia’s Theme,” the ASO brings John Williams’ Oscar–winning score to life as you are immersed in the full HD screen and surrounded by the depth of the live orchestra.

Alex Chitty’s exhibition, Entirely opposite, with moments of overlap brings together sculptural and photographic work spanning a decade of the artist’s practice, including a series of small tabletop works, or Character Studies, that echo the themes and motifs in a central triptych piece. Steeped in the histories and conventions of both art and design, Chitty’s work incorporating found and fabricated objects undermines the stability of form and our narrative associations with it. Through strategies of imitation, appropriation and misuse, it points to the slipperiness of representation as the basis of various forms of knowledge, be it scientific, cultural or historic. 

Replica is an exhibition of new and recent paintings by Kate Meissner, and the artist’s first institutional solo show. Meissner’s lurid canvases depict scenes both seductive and unsettling. Otherworldly figures inhabit settings reminiscent of nightclubs, theaters, hospitals and dressing rooms, where one is often watched or examined. Drawing just as much from surrealist filmmakers as from past painting traditions, Meissner’s work evokes fantastical private moments from a stage play that the audience was never intended to see.

Open to all students who took art and art history courses in the past two years, the Juried Student Exhibition is co-presented by AEIVA and UAB’s Department of Art and Art History.

Participating students: Katie Anne Bates, Chloe Black, Catherine Blake, Jane Bergan, Virgil Bragg, Geremy Cantrell, Edward Copeland, Maisie Davis, Karah Gohn, Harper Gordon, Elizabeth Hill, Martinee Hill, Gracie Hollington, Izabella Janush-Hernandez, Kristen Jones, Journey King, Landon Krall, Brennan Lein, Lex Livingston, Kana Luecke, Megan Maddry, Bekah McCarty, Moka McCann, Camp Metz, Suzanne Noble, Nneka Onwuka, Laura Pigott, Angelina Robinson, Felix Sarabia, Lawrence Schultz, Emily Slawson, Alyx Smith, Jayla Smith, Mira Taylor, Savannah Wasko 

Birmingham Boat Show

Get ready to embark on an epic adventure to a galaxy far, far away! Experience Star Wars A New Hope like never before as the Alabama Symphony Orchestra brings John Williams' legendary score to life. Watch the full movie on the big screen, while the powerful ASO performs the unforgettable soundtrack live.

Don’t miss this chance to relive one of the greatest cinematic stories of all time with the unparalleled power of live symphony. Whether you’re a lifelong fan or experiencing the magic of Star Wars for the first time, this is an event you won’t want to miss!

Sponsored by the S. Adam Schloss Foundation.

This one-man fusion of theatre and stand-up is based on the New York Times #1 best-selling book of the last decade by John Gray. Moving swiftly through a series of vignettes, the show covers everything from dating and marriage to the bedroom but Men Are From Mars – Women Are From Venus LIVE! is more than just the book.

After beginning in Paris in 2007, Men are From Mars–Women are From Venus LIVE! has been seen by more than one million people around Europe. It debuted in the United States in February 2013 in Raleigh, North Carolina and will be playing to audiences around the United States and Canada throughout the year.

When Mars and Venus collide, the adventures are earth-shatteringly hysterical! This show will have couples elbowing each other all evening.

Sexy and fast paced, this show is definitely for adults. It’s a great recipe for a night out: a little storytelling blended with some comedy and a dash of sage wisdom from the book.

The Stolen Faces

The world-famous KPOP CLUB NIGHT is finally making it?s debut in Birmingham on Friday January 24th at the legendary SATURN? Dance, scream and sing to the best in Korean music all night with special guest mixmaster from Los Angeles, DJ CHEN. Tickets on sale now, hurry and grab yours before this one sells out!

Hush Money at The Nick

City Center Art is Space One Eleven’s afterschool studio art program for students of all skill levels and is designed to build visual communication skills and foster creative thinking. Through individually conceived projects and collaborations, young artists learn the elements of art and principles of design, strengthen foundation skills, and further their understanding of art criticism, art theory, and art history.

Grades 2-3: Tuesday, 4:00pm - 6:00pm

Grades 4-5: Monday, 4:00pm - 6:00pm

Grades 6-8: Wednesday, 4:00pm - 6:00pm

Grades 9-12: Saturday, 10:00am - 1:00pm

The annual AAA Alabama Travel Show which is held at the Pelham Civic Center, in Pelham, AL.  It is held on Saturday, January 25th, 9:00 am until 1:00 pm.  Admission is free to everyone (members and non-members alike).  There will be multiple travel vendors in attendance for cruise lines, tour companies, resorts and theme parks, plus there will be free travel seminars on a variety of different travel destinations, so it is a great opportunity to gather information for your next vacation.  Door prizes will be given away every half hour and we will also have some special pricing on travel deals, but there is no obligation to purchase anything.

JANE MARSHALL'S ART CAREER SPANS MANY YEARS, numerous geographical locations, and diverse media investigations that include printmaking, painting, sculpture, and ceramics. She has been actively engaged with current consumer culture and environmental issues that serve as inspiration and the subjects for her work. Educated at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, she has taught at several universities and colleges, and has been awarded many artist residencies throughout her career. Marshall works from her home in Alabama, and Michigan, and remains productive in her home studio, clay studio, and at her printing press.

The exhibition can be seen during our regular gallery hours on Saturdays from noon to 4 pm until it closes Saturday, February 8, 2025.

NOW CASTING: Performers ages 13+ (adults included!)
LIVE AUDITIONS:On Stage Collective is excited to be holding live auditions in Homewood, AL for our June and July 2025 NYC Cabarets at The Green Room 42!
If accepted, cast members will work with a professional theatrical staff, Broadway actors, as well as a cast of other talented performers from across the country to rehearse and perform a cabaret in the heart of New York City.

Ground Floor Contemporary is thrilled to present Flashlight, an exhibition of new works by Misty Bennett, Renee Hanan Plata, and Rebecca Tully Fulmer.

Misty Bennett is a painter and educator whose abstract paintings use playful color choices and thick, impasto paint, contrasted with delicate line work and ethereal spray paint. These images serve as metaphor for our emotional states of being, while the materials of the painting itself ground the viewer in its physical, sensory presence. Bennett teaches at the University of Montevallo and serves as Chair of the Department of Art. She holds a BFA in Painting from the Savannah College of Art and Design and an MFA in Drawing and Painting from the University of Georgia. Her work has been exhibited across the southeast, most recently in the Alabama State Council for the Arts Gallery in Montgomery, the Red Clay Survey at the Huntsville Museum of Art, and the Tennessee Valley Art Museum.

Renee Hanan Plata is a painter and sculptor who uses the repetition of single units to explore the illusion of space and color. She challenges the viewer not to size up the painting at first glance but to allow the painting to reveal itself over time.  Hanan Plata maintains an active studio in Birmingham, Alabama and recent exhibitions include a solo show at Scott Miller Projects and group exhibitions at Space One Eleven and the Alabama School of Fine Arts. She lived and worked in NYC for twenty years and in 1976, was awarded Yale University’s Ellen Battell Stoeckel Fellowship. Hanan Plata received her BFA from Atlanta College of Art, MFA from Tyler School of Art, and MSEd from Bankstreet College.

Rebecca Tully Fulmer is a visual artist based in Birmingham, Alabama, whose interdisciplinary practice fuses lens-based media, collage, and fiber processes. Her studio work primarily focuses on how an image functions when it departs from the specific and becomes merely a material for exploration and expression. Inviting the viewer to sit inside each piece through transparent and reflective media, the experience creates a dialectical process with the eye as the shift and shimmer of light becomes a collaborator in the work. Tully Fulmer graduated with an MFA from Lesley University Art + Design in Boston, Massachusetts, and a BA in Interior Design from Auburn University's School of Architecture. Light in Tandem, her recent solo exhibition, was held at the Gadsden Museum of Art in Gadsden, Alabama.

Ground Floor Contemporary is thrilled to present Flashlight, an exhibition of new works by Misty Bennett, Renee Hanan Plata, and Rebecca Tully Fulmer.

Misty Bennett is a painter and educator whose abstract paintings use playful color choices and thick, impasto paint, contrasted with delicate line work and ethereal spray paint. These images serve as metaphor for our emotional states of being, while the materials of the painting itself ground the viewer in its physical, sensory presence. Bennett teaches at the University of Montevallo and serves as Chair of the Department of Art. She holds a BFA in Painting from the Savannah College of Art and Design and an MFA in Drawing and Painting from the University of Georgia. Her work has been exhibited across the southeast, most recently in the Alabama State Council for the Arts Gallery in Montgomery, the Red Clay Survey at the Huntsville Museum of Art, and the Tennessee Valley Art Museum.

Renee Hanan Plata is a painter and sculptor who uses the repetition of single units to explore the illusion of space and color. She challenges the viewer not to size up the painting at first glance but to allow the painting to reveal itself over time.  Hanan Plata maintains an active studio in Birmingham, Alabama and recent exhibitions include a solo show at Scott Miller Projects and group exhibitions at Space One Eleven and the Alabama School of Fine Arts. She lived and worked in NYC for twenty years and in 1976, was awarded Yale University’s Ellen Battell Stoeckel Fellowship. Hanan Plata received her BFA from Atlanta College of Art, MFA from Tyler School of Art, and MSEd from Bankstreet College.

Rebecca Tully Fulmer is a visual artist based in Birmingham, Alabama, whose interdisciplinary practice fuses lens-based media, collage, and fiber processes. Her studio work primarily focuses on how an image functions when it departs from the specific and becomes merely a material for exploration and expression. Inviting the viewer to sit inside each piece through transparent and reflective media, the experience creates a dialectical process with the eye as the shift and shimmer of light becomes a collaborator in the work. Tully Fulmer graduated with an MFA from Lesley University Art + Design in Boston, Massachusetts, and a BA in Interior Design from Auburn University's School of Architecture. Light in Tandem, her recent solo exhibition, was held at the Gadsden Museum of Art in Gadsden, Alabama.

Don’t wait for Black Friday! Redeem code CDLBF10 now for 10% off, but hurry—tickets are limited!

Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations like never seen before in Birmingham, AL. Get your tickets now to discover the music of Whitney Houston at Birmingham Museum of Art under the gentle glow of candlelight.

General Info
Venue: Birmingham Museum of Art
Dates and times: select your dates/times directly in the ticket selector
Duration: 60 minutes (doors open 45 mins prior to the start time and late entry is not permitted)
Age requirement: 8 years old or older. Anyone under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult
Accessibility: this venue is ADA compliant
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Seating is assigned on a first come first served basis in each zone
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Tentative Program

How Will I Know
Greatest Love of All
One Moment in Time
I Have Nothing
You Light Up My Life
So Emotional
When You Believe (ft. Mariah Carey)
Saving All My Love for You
It's Not Right but It's Okay
Where Do Broken Hearts Go
I Will Always Love You
I Wanna Dance With Somebody

Performers

Listeso String Quartet

Seating Map

An Evening with Shadowgrass

Cowboy Bebop LIVE is a touring experience that features the story of the famous anime "Cowboy Bebop," accompanied by live music from the show's soundtrack performed by the Bebop Bounty Big Band. The Bebop Bounty Big Band is a 14-piece jazz ensemble that was formed by bandleader and accomplished trombonist Corey Paul. Paul who transcribed the music from the Cowboy Bebop anime and assembled the ensemble to perform the music on stage.

Drag Night at The Nick

Saturday Night Late Night with R.1.Y.T. At The Nick