UAB Briefs: 'Angels,' seed money, art and music
Welcome to another installment of UAB Briefs.
In this weekly online feature, we keep track of interesting people and events on campus.
Know people, places and programs on the UAB campus that deserve a mention? Email jchambers@starnespublishing.com.
HERE COME THE ANGELS
Theatre UAB is currently presenting Tony Kushner’s epic play, “Angels in America, Part I: Millennium Approaches,” in the Odess Theatre at the Alys Stephens Performing Arts Center.
Performances began Nov. 7 and continue through Nov. 10, as well as Nov. 14-17, according to a UAB news release.
Performances are at 7:30 p.m. nightly and 2 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 17.
In the play, separate but connected New Yorkers struggle with sexuality, politics and religion during the AIDS crisis of the 1980s, the release states.
“Angels in America,” which contains strong sexual content and adult language, examines how AIDs changed the American gay community in the late 20th century.
The production is directed by Jack Cannon, an assistant professor of theatre, and senior theater major Hayley Procacci.
Eight actors portray 20 characters, including women portraying men and actors playing ghosts.
The production by Theatre UAB — the performance company of the Department of Theatre — adds three other performers, known as shadows, that help bridge the play’s shifting scenes between reality and fantasy.
Admission is $15 and student tickets are $6. Tickets for UAB employees and senior citizens are $10.
For tickets, call 975-2787 or go to alysstephens.org.
For more information about the play, go to uab.edu/cas/theatre.
PLANTING SEEDS
UAB researchers whose work demonstrates commercial potential will have a new opportunity to obtain funding on campus in the new year.
The UAB Bill L. Harbert Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship has established a $500,000 Innovation Fund to support development of early-stage discoveries and promising start-ups.
Beginning Jan. 1, UAB investigators may apply for up to $35,000 in funding to help develop technologies.
“Our mission in launching the Fund is to support projects that have a high chance for impact but are unlikely to get there without gap funding and seed investment,” said Kathy Nugent, executive director of the Harbert Institute.
The funding can be used for such purposes as creating prototypes, conducting experiments, completing software coding or researching customer demand.
Applications for the spring will be available at uab.edu/innovation beginning Jan. 1.
ART AND MUSIC
Attendees can enjoy free art, music and refreshments when the UAB Department of Music and the Abroms-Engel Institute for the Visual Arts present a concert that combines chamber music with visual art at AEIVA on Thursday, Nov. 15.
A gallery viewing and reception will be held at 5 p.m. and a concert by instrumental and vocal UAB faculty members at 5:30 p.m.
For more information, go to uab.edu/cas/music/chamber-music-at-aeiva.
HONORING VETS
Veterans Day will be observed on Monday, Nov. 12, this year.
UAB will honor the holiday with its annual wreath-laying ceremony on the Campus Green on Friday, Nov. 9, at 1 p.m., according to a UAB news release.
The speaker will be Lt. Col. Karl Reuter, a professor of military science.