Community Calendar

Mobile Vocal Arts – an intergenerational Choral Society opportunity offered to the residents of Mobile and Baldwin Counties – is beginning its 27th season on Monday, August 18th, 2025.
This choral organization has given performances in Carnegie Hall and in European capitals on several occasions. Membership in the Choral Society is open to all interested individuals who love to sing and who are open to performing a wide range/variety of music genre/concerts. There is NO membership fee.
Rehearsals are held at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church located at 1050 Azalea Road in Mobile. Rehearsals begin at 7:00 p.m. Mobile Vocal Arts prepares and presents approximately – five to six concerts in their ten and a half-month season that begins in late August and runs to late June.
If interested &/or for additional information – contact Terry D. Maddox, M.M. at either 251 406-1454 or at terrydalemaddox@gmail.com

Flutist Andra Bohnet, Professor of Music, will present her Faculty Recital on Tuesday, September 2, at 7:30 p.m. in the Laidlaw Performing Arts Center Recital Hall. Colleagues collaborating with Dr. Bohnet on this concert will be pianist and harpsichordist Dr. Robert Holm, oboist Dr. Amy Selkirk, and clarinetist Dr. Kip Franklin.

Dr. Bohnet's flute recital will begin with the Bach Sonata in b minor, BWV1030, which is often considered the most significant of the seven sonatas attributed to Bach for the flute. The right hand of the keyboard part, which is totally written out, acts as another treble voice, basically transforming this work into a magnificent trio sonata.

Vocalist Dr. Megan Zuhowski will present a USA Faculty Recital on Monday, September 8 at 7:30 p.m. in the Laidlaw Performing Arts Center Recital Hall.

Tickets for this Musical Arts Series event will be sold at the door only. Admission is $8 general and $5 for USA faculty & staff, USA students, youths under 18 and all senior citizens (card or cash accepted).

Come get a dose of some hard driving, melodic Rock and Roll with Pandora’s Box: “The Ultimate Tribute to Aerosmith”. It would be hard to find a more qualified group of Veteran Stage Performers to bring you this mesmerizing, high energy journey through 40 plus years of the top power hits from one of rocks’ most influential bands.

The Second Annual Tuscaloosa Record Show features hand-picked record dealers from around the region, DJs, and live music.

All ages.
Free admission.
Rain or shine.

Dr. Thomas L. Rowell will present a faculty voice recital on Monday, September 22 at 7:30 p.m. in the Laidlaw Performing Arts Center Recital Hall. Rowell, the director of USA Opera Theatre, is well-known for his annual performances as a soloist, and this concert should be on the calendar of every vocal music fan.

Tickets for this Musical Arts Series event will be sold at the door only. Admission is $8 general and $5 for USA faculty & staff, USA students, youths under 18 and all senior citizens (cash or check only).

Dr. Clayton Maddox will present a faculty tuba recital on Tuesday, September 23 at 7:30 p.m. in the Laidlaw Performing Arts Center Recital Hall. Maddox is the applied professor for tuba and euphonium studies, as well as the director of the USA Tuba-Euphonium Ensemble. Collaborating on this performance with Dr. Maddox will be pianist Dr. Robert Holm.

Tickets for this Musical Arts Series event will be sold at the door only. Admission is $8 general and $5 for USA faculty & staff, USA students, youths under 18 and all senior citizens (cash or card accepted).

Join District 8 and Councilor Carol Clarke for the Blues at the Ball Park event on Sunday, September 28th, from 2:00 PM to 7:00 PM. Enjoy an afternoon filled with live blues entertainment featuring MC-MZ Aretta, Hurricane Elaine, the Garry Burnside Band, Mz. Lowe, and Bobby Rush. There will also be delicious food available from various food trucks! So grab your lawn chairs, bring your friends, and join us for this FREE event. Get ready to groove!

Dr. Kip Franklin, Associate Professor of Clarinet, will present a faculty recital on Monday, September 29 at 7:30 p.m. in the Laidlaw Performing Arts Center Recital Hall. Joining Franklin on the concert will be USA faculty member and collaborative pianist Dr. Robert Holm.

Tickets for this Musical Arts Series event will be sold at the door only. Admission is $8 general and $5 for USA faculty & staff, USA students, youths under 18 and all senior citizens (cash or card accepted).

The USA Symphony Band and USA Wind Ensemble will combine forces for a September Bands Concert on Tuesday, September 30 at 7:30 p.m. in the Laidlaw Performing Arts Center Recital Hall. The USA Wind Ensemble is conducted by Dr. Robert Abend and Dr. William Petersen conducts the USA Symphony Band.

Tickets for this Musical Arts Series event will be sold at the door only. Admission is $8 general and $5 for USA faculty & staff, USA students, youths under 18 and all senior citizens (cash or card accepted).