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Alumni Weekend
ASFA Alumni Weekend – April 9–11, 2026
CHOOSE YOUR OWN ADVENTURE:
Make the most of your weekend by attending one of our many ongoing ASFA events or choosing your own adventure. Birmingham has much to offer! Explore around town and enjoy a show at one of the many music venues, or check out our award-winning bars and restaurants.
THURSDAY, APRIL 9
ASFA Math-Science Senior Research Symposium
8:30 - 10:30 AM: Poster Session
5:00 - 7:00 PM: Senior Research Project Presentations
Visual Arts Senior Exhibition 1 - Gallery Talk
2:00 PM, Vulcan Materials Gallery
Annual Appreciation Dinner (by invitation)
6:30 PM
Celebrating Annual Donors of $1,000 and more
FRIDAY, APRIL 10
Check In - Tours and Q&A2:00 - 4:00 PM, Main Conference Room
- Informal ASFA Governance Q&A with President Dr. Tim Mitchell, Vice President Brad Hill, and select Trustees and Foundation Directors
- Campus tours on the half hour
Creative Writing Senior Reading
4:00 - 5:30 PM, Lecture Hall
ASFA Music Presents: Vocal Ensembles & Choir
7:00 PM, First United Methodist Church (518 19th Street North)
Artworks@TheDJD Performance Series presents:
Uptown: A Celebration of Motown and Soul
Alumni Reception: 6:00 PM, DJD Lobby
Uptown Performance: 7:00 PM, DJD Theater
Fusing Bruno-Mars-caliber stage presence with top-tier vocals and wall-to-wall choreography, the men of UPTOWN combine the smooth stylings of R&B with the fresh hits of today in a unique show that will get you on your feet! Born in New York City, the group exudes unparalleled energy with their blend of contemporary radio hits and classic Motown music. *Alumni who pre-register are welcome to complimentary show and drink tickets, as well as a pre-event reception
in the DJD Lobby
SATURDAY, APRIL 11
ASFA Run Club at Vulcan
9:00 AM, base of the Vulcan monument
Join the ASFA Run Club for a 2-mile walk/run on Vulcan Trail led by ASFA Visual Arts faculty Darius Hill and Anne Herbert. Bring your 2 or 4-legged friends and family!
Pickleball at Citywalk
2:00 - 4:00 PM, Citywalk Pickleball Courts
Join us for an afternoon of Pickleball at the Citywalk Pickleball courts. (Minimum of 8 people required to register to reserve the courts)
ASFA Family Barons Game and Fireworks
hosted by the ASFA PTSO
6:30 PM, Regions Field
Bring your family for an evening in the Outfield with ASFA! *ASFA Alums who preregister will receive complimentary game tickets and ballgame fare.
Recommended Restaurants for your weekend:
You can’t go wrong on 1st and 2nd Avenue North!
- Helen
- El Barrio
- Bayonet
- The Essential
- Trattoria Zaza (alum owned)
- Bamboo on 2nd
Other Weekend Happenings Around Town:
- Red Mountain Theater: Dear Evan Hansen (with UAB Dept of Theater) 4/9-4/11
- Sidewalk Cinema
- Alabama Theater: World Ballet Company: Swan Lake 4/9
- Avondale Brewing: Max McNown 4/10
- Coca-Cola Amphitheater: Charlie Wilson 4/10; Goose 4/11
- Pogo Cocktail Bar and Live Jazz
Hotels:
- The Kelly
- The Elyton
- Tutwiler
Questions? Contact Beth Mulvey, Director of Development
bmulvey@asfaschool.org, 205-910-6025
Notable Alumni
Alumni Spotlight
Creative Writing
o April Adams Szafran ‘97, Urologist in Chicago, IL
o Hannah Aizenman ‘08, Associate Poetry Editor, The New Yorker
o Emma Bolden ‘98, editor of Screen Door Review and prize-winning offer of poetry and prose including her memoir, The Tiger and the Cage: A Memoir of a Body in Crisis
o Ashley Jones ‘08, Alabama Poet Laureate (2022 – 2026, educator, and award-winning author
o Chris Lawson ‘78, artist, writer, filmmaker, with art featured in National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC., Saddlecreek records music videos and album art
Dance
o Shawn Black ‘82, American Ballet Theatre soloist, teacher, stager
o Clare Croft ‘96, Associate Professor of Dance and author of Dancers as Diplomats: American Choreography in Cultural Exchange
o Laverne Cox ‘91, Emmy-nominated actress and advocate
o Javan Patton ‘00, Jefferson County Circuit Court Judge, former Assistant City Attorney
o India Ramey ‘93, Singer-songwriter and named one of Rolling Stone Magazine’s 10 New Country Artists You Need to Know (2017)
o Maria Taylor ‘94, Singer-songwriter and member of the dream pop duo, Azure Ray.
Math-Science
o Hriday Bhambhvani ’13, graduate of Stanford University Medical School and clinical associate at Weill Cornell Medicine
o Javacia Harris Bowser ‘99, Founder of See Jane Write
o Clint Craft ‘09, Managing Director, Global Head of Deposits at BNY Mellon
o Blair Farley Smith ‘07, Market Specialist at Alabama Power, working on electric vehicles
o Morgan Floyd ‘09, Graduate Harvard School of Dental Medicine and dentist at Bethesda Family Dental
o Moneer Helu ‘03, Research Engineer at the UMD Applied Research Laboratory for Intelligence and Security (ARLIS) supporting Acquisition and Industrial Security (A&IS)
o Seraj Helu ‘05, Mechanical Engineer with Sub Sea Services in Stavangar, Norway
o Brad Jantz ‘01, Air Force Academy graduate, astronautical engineering, priest
o Fong Liu ‘97, Professor and Gynecology Oncologist and Johns Hopkins Medicine
o Jorge Nunez ‘00, planetary scientist at Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Labratory, Fulbright Scholar (2013 -2014)
o Harsh Shah ‘10, Internal Medicine Intern at Sutter Health,
o Ronald Sherrod ‘10, Senior Automation Process Engineer at Reslience
o Pratik Talati ‘06, Clinical Instructor at Penn Medicine
o Azalea Vo Miller ‘09, graduated from Harvard University, currently a Software Development Engineer at Amazon
Music
o Amari Ansari ‘10, touring jazz musician with bands including Stevie Wonder, St Paul & the Broken Bones, John Batiste, and Dee Dee Bridgewater
o Thomas Bagwell ‘90, Assistant Conductor Metropolitan Opera and Washington National Opera, recitals with Marilyn Horner, Renee Fleming, Susan Graham and Denyce Graves
o Kate Taylor Hollingsworth ‘03, Singer and musician in the band Deadfingers
o Jim Pool ‘75, Attorney, Maynard Nexsen
o Chip Williams ‘00, a musical director and former keyboardist with Alabama Symphony Orchestra
Theatre Arts
o Kristina Adler ‘08, actress and producer
o Ajiona Alexis ‘14, Film & television actress, Thirteen Reasons Why, Breaking In, Empire, Acrimony
o Aron Altmark ‘08, Lighting and production design, Live Design’s Top 30 Under 30 (2018), business owner and creative director of Visual Endeavors
o Suzanne Collins ‘79, Author of The Hunger Games series
o Jennifer Hale ’82, Voice actress
o Erica Oyama ’99, Emmy-nominated producer and screenwriter
o Chuck Yates ’83, award-winning artistic director and producer, theatre founder, screenwriter
Visual Arts
o Terry Beckham ‘74 Former Exhibit Designer at Birmingham Museum of Art
o Corey Dunlap ‘09 Public Art Manager for the City of Pasadena, Calif.
o Monica Haslip ‘83, Arts and technology education advocate, founder Little Black Pearl chosen by President Barack Obama, as 1 of 12 White House Champions of Change
o Martina Daonne Huff ‘01, Visual Arts: Gallery Coordinator, Rutgers University
o Rachel Moeller ’13, Visual Arts : Senior Game Designer at Question
o Celeste Pfau ’07, Visual Arts: interdisciplinary artist, Magic City Art Connection’s Emerging Artist, teacher
o Willie Williams ’14, Visual Arts: Gallery founder of Studio 2500
Notable Alumni of Alabama School of Fine Arts
Exceptional Education, Accomplished Alumni
Alabama School of Fine Arts is an exceptional place for students to pursue their passions and it’s alumni like you that make the legacy of ASFA truly remarkable. Our rich history includes extraordinary alumni from every specialty making a mark all over the world. We’ve built a list by specialty of distinguished alumni.
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