The Samford University Event Calendar offers a central listing of significant university events that are open to the Samford community or the public. Samford employees may access a comprehensive event schedule in SPACES. OrgSync provides a similar solution for students. The registrar’s office maintains the official academic calendar. Academic units, advancement, athletics and Samford Arts maintain audience specific calendars.
Samford Divinity Professor Emeritus Fisher Humphreys presents the first of three Holley-Hull Lectures.
Samford Divinity Professor Emeritus Fisher Humphreys presents the second of three Holley-Hull Lectures at Mountain Brook Baptist Church
Samford Divinity Professor Emeritus Fisher Humphreys presents the third of three Holley-Hull Lectures.
The 5th annual event and conference hosts business professionals, owners, entrepreneurs, and investors from several countries over 60 cities. The conference features sessions around the emerging professional ecosystem of “Business As Mission” companies and other Faith-driven enterprises. The Lion’s Den Main Event features a pitch competition of 4 finalists selected from dozens of applications presenting their business ventures and answering pointed questions from a panel of expert “Lions”. Live audience voting determines a winner. Attendees learn how businesses can deliver financial, social, environment, and spiritual impact.
Samford's award-winning A Cappella Choir will present their fall concert in the newly renovated Reid Chapel.
Join Samford's Christian Ministry Program, Ministry Training Institute, Beeson Divinity School and the Center for Congregational Resources for a seminar featuring Dr. Ed Stetzer. Participants will receive a copy of his new book.
The Takács Quartet is renowned for the vitality of its interpretations. With a recent new member, it continues a long tradition of uncompromising attention to detail. Samford Arts welcomes this talented group from the University of Colorado. Their visit will include a master class on Tuesday, October 23rd from 10 - noon in Brock Recital Hall. Student performers will be Annesley Streets, Anna Taylor, Chloe Smith, Julia Sedlack and Donny Snyder. The master class is free admission. The concert will include quartets of Haydn, Bartok, and Brahms. The Takács Quartet is not only a Grammy-winning group but is also the first quartet to be awarded the Wigmore Hall Medal. This will be one of the great concerts in Birmingham this year. This performance is copresented with the Birmingham Chamber Music Society.
University Fellows, Howard College of Arts and Sciences, Core Texts program, School of the Arts and The Frances Marlin Mann Center for Ethics and Leadership present the third biennial Teaching the Christian Intellectual Tradition conference: Teaching Dante.
In Henrik Ibsen's classic drama of passion and desperation, the beautiful and intelligent Hedda Gabler is trapped in a world she cannot bear.
The lecture is part of Samford’s Biennial Teaching the Christian Intellectual Tradition (TCIT) Conference, which this year will focus on the enduring influence of the medieval Italian poet Dante Alighieri.
Get your popcorn ready as the ASO presents an epic concert celebrating the giants of Hollywood, including your favorite actors, actresses, characters, and composers! Stunning music from a variety of genres and eras brings memorable characters from The Wizard of Oz, Jurassic Park, Titanic, The Incredibles, and more to life.
Each year, Beeson Divinity School of Samford University sponsors The Reformation Heritage Lectures during Reformation Week. The Protestant Reformation of the 16th century was a tremendous movement of spiritual and ecclesial renewal, which called the church back to its biblical and evangelical roots.
Enjoy a multi-media deep spiritual experience through sharing scripture, music, visual arts and projections and participation by the congregation. Musicians and artists from across the campus join together to sing, worship and celebrate the love of Christ and share their talents.
Join the Samford Jazz Band for an evening of music and exploration of jazz.
From reunions, tailgates, Alumni of the Year Awards, and much more, this is a weekend that you will cherish for a life time.
Samford's Wind and Chamber Ensembles join together for their fall concert.
The CLE program features a "who's who" of skilled litigators, fellows of the American College of Trial Lawyers, who will provide tips and advice on trial work, including voir dire, opening statements, cross-examination, and closing statements.
Prospective students interested in Samford University's McWhorter School of Pharmacy are invited to an open house event where they can tour the facilities, meet faculty and learn more about its prepharmacy studies and Doctor of Pharmacy programs.
Filipino-American pianist Jovanni-Rey de Pedro has developed an international reputation as a soloist, collaborator, pedagogue, speaker, entrepreneur, and philanthropist. He recently joined the faculty at Samford's School of the Arts and is this year's host of the Morris Competition.
With over 300 million video views, comedian and viral sensation John Crist is now a well-known entity, performing across the country. Both shows are now SOLD OUT!
Samford Opera will debut the world premier of The Ghosts of Gatsby, a new one hour opera by Joshua McGuire and Evan Mack and commissioned by Samford University.
Students interested in attending Cumberland School of Law and their guests are invited to an informational afternoon where they will tour the law school and learn about programs, the admission process and financial aid.
Join the School of the Arts for a special Christmas celebration in the Wright Center featuring our talented ensembles, theatre and dance students, and collaboration with our Division of Art and Design. Make plans to arrive early for Christmas music and refreshments in the Wright Center Lobby at 6:30. Thanks to Steven and Gina Vinyard for their support of this event.
Celebrate the season with the Alabama Symphony Orchestra. Tickets at alabamasymphony.org.
Prospective students interested in Samford University's McWhorter School of Pharmacy are invited to an open house event where they can tour the facilities, meet faculty and learn more about its prepharmacy studies and Doctor of Pharmacy programs.
Alabama Ballet is proud to present George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker® as one of only eight companies in the world licensed by The Balanchine Trust to perform this holiday masterpiece. Tchaikovsky’s beloved melodies transport the young and young at heart to a magical world where mischievous mice besiege a battalion of toy soldiers, and an onstage blizzard leads to an enchanted Land of Sweets.
Kick off the holidays with Sounds of the Season, a concert of favorites both sacred and secular. Drawing on the talent of the Opera Birmingham Chorus, the concert will feature a variety of solo and ensemble performances by native Birmingham artists, setting the perfect mood for the holiday season. Opera Birmingham is teaming up with the U.S. Marine Corps to provide toys for less fortunate children in the community this season through their TOYS FOR TOTS program. To participate, please bring a new, unwrapped toy to Sounds of the Season, and let's make sure EVERYONE has a Merry Christmas!
Enjoy New York's foremost Latin jazz ensemble, in concert with the Alabama Symphony Orchestra.
Step Sing continues to be one of Samford's most popular traditions, and is a popular event not only among students, but also prospective students, employees, alumni and the Birmingham community.
Students interested in attending Cumberland School of Law and their guests are invited to an informational afternoon where they will tour the law school and learn about programs, the admission process and financial aid.
SYBARITE5 has taken audiences by storm and forever changed the perception of chamber music performance. This performance is copresented by Birmingham Chamber Music Society.
Tosca, Puccini’s dramatic and beloved masterpiece sweeps our mainstage in a tale of love, lust, deceit, and murder. A tragic and political love story, Tosca explores sacrifices made for love. Treat yourself to magnificent melodies and nonstop action!
Celebrated as a leading interpreter of great classical and contemporary works, Rachel Barton Pine combines her innate gift for emotional communication with scholarly historical research. She dazzles audiences with her infectious talent. Her performance is copresented with the Birmingham Chamber Music Society.
Samford Gives Back is an annual coordinated service day during which students have the opportunity to meet expressed community needs working with off-campus partners from the Birmingham area. Students will meet in The Wright Center at 8 a.m. for a brief orientation session and then be dismissed to serve in the community until around 12 p.m. Students who participate receive a free Samford Gives Back t-shirt and a Chick-fil-a breakfast. They also earn four convocation credits.
The Midtown Men reunite stars from The Original Cast of Broadway's Jersey Boys, making them the first vocal group ever formed by the principal cast of a high-profile Broadway show.
McWhorter School of Pharmacy's Professional P3 Pinning Ceremony honors third-year students as they make the transition from didactic courses to advanced pharmacy practice experiences.
