TUSK CALENDAR: Who's playing and what's happening

Mark Hughes Cobb, Tuscaloosa News
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MUSIC

FRIDAY

Nimiwari Ighofose performing Whitney Houston tribute: 7-9 p.m., no cover, Grandstand, 2209 Fourth St., downtown Tuscaloosa.

Southern Comfort: 8:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m., $8, or $15 per couple, VFW Club, 7001 University Blvd. E., Cottondale.

Rydin' Durty: 9 p.m., Scooter's, 3620 Greensboro Ave., Tuscaloosa.

Wanda Kesolowski, singer-songwriter-guitarist for The Wanda Band, will debut her new album "Only Feeling" Friday at Druid City Brewing Company. Okay Kennedi will open, at 9:45.
Wanda Kesolowski, singer-songwriter-guitarist for The Wanda Band, will debut her new album "Only Feeling" Friday at Druid City Brewing Company. Okay Kennedi will open, at 9:45.

The Wanda Band's "Only Feeling" album release show, with Okay Kenedi: 9:45 p.m., Druid City Brewing Co., 700 14th St., Parkview Plaza, Tuscaloosa. www.wandaband.com. www.okaykenedi.com. druidcitybrewing.com.

WEDNESDAY

Singer-songwriter Lyle Lovett will perform with his Large Band Wednesday at the Alabama Theatre in Birmingham.
Singer-songwriter Lyle Lovett will perform with his Large Band Wednesday at the Alabama Theatre in Birmingham.

Lyle Lovett and his Large Band: 6:30 p.m., Alabama Theatre, 1817 Third Ave. N., Birmingham. Tickets, $42 and up, through www.ticketmaster.com. www.alabamatheatre.com.

LOCAL EVENTS

THURSDAY

Doug Phillips hosts "Discovering Alabama," an award-winning Alabama Public Television series exploring the state's natural wonders. The latest episode, "Alabama Quadricentennial," will debut with a showing 7 p.m. Thursday at the Alabama Museum of Natural History.
Doug Phillips hosts "Discovering Alabama," an award-winning Alabama Public Television series exploring the state's natural wonders. The latest episode, "Alabama Quadricentennial," will debut with a showing 7 p.m. Thursday at the Alabama Museum of Natural History.

"Alabama Quadricentennial": At the Alabama Museum of Natural History, on the upper floor of Smith Hall, University of Alabama campus. 6:30 light hors d'ouevres, 7 p.m. showing of the award-winning APT documentary series "Discovering Alabama"'s latest episode, "Alabama Quadricentennial." Host Doug Phillips interviews environmental scientists, and the late E.O. Wilson, asking the question: "What will Alabama's natural environment be like by the time of the state's Quadricentennial?" Q&A and open discussion will follow the video presentation. Free admission, but seating is limited, so RSVP by emailing hkhamilton@ua.edu, or by calling 205-348-2039. www.discoveringalabama.org.

THURSDAY-SATURDAY

Auditions for the 35th Kip Tyner Talent Search will be this weekend, Thursday through Saturday. Finals will be Aug. 19 in the Bama Theatre.
Auditions for the 35th Kip Tyner Talent Search will be this weekend, Thursday through Saturday. Finals will be Aug. 19 in the Bama Theatre.

Kip Tyner's Talent Search auditions: 6 p.m. Thursday and Friday, and 1 p.m. Saturday, at the Belk Center. Free to audition, and numerous categories are available. Finals will be 6 p.m. Aug. 19 at the Bama. For more, call or text Kip at 205-394-8375, or 205-553-0589, or email ktyner@tuscaloosa.com.

FRIDAY

Southern Ghost Girls' event: 7-11 p.m., $50, Drish House, 2300 17th St., Tuscaloosa. Ghost hunt and paranormal investigation, led by Lesley Ann Hyde. www.southernghostgirls.com.

MONDAY

This Could Be You: Comedy show with open-mic, 8-11 p.m., Black Warrior Brewing Co., 2216 University Blvd., Tuscaloosa. Signup at 7:30. Hosted by Stand-Up Tuscaloosa and Compton Smith.

UPCOMING

Nashville country band Diamond Rio will help kick off the Venue Tuscaloosa's new concert series, beginning Aug. 17, with singer-songwriter Adam Hood.
Nashville country band Diamond Rio will help kick off the Venue Tuscaloosa's new concert series, beginning Aug. 17, with singer-songwriter Adam Hood.

AUG. 17: Diamond Rio, Adam Hood, The Venue, 6052 Watermelon Road, across from Sokol Park. Door time 6 p.m., with the show at 7:30. General admission tickets are $39.50, with $10 for parking in R.C. Jenkins Park. General admission tickets can be upgraded to VIP for an extra $25, which will grant 4:30 admission into the show, access to private restrooms, air-conditioned facilities, and a pre-show by performance by Watermelon Road. www.venuetuscaloosa.com.

AUG. 19: Jodeci, SWV, 7:30 p.m., Oak Mountain Amphitheatre, Pelham. Tickets, $39.75 and up, through www.livenation.com. www.livenation.com/venue/KovZpZAEkaaA/oak-mountain-amphitheatre-events.

AUG. 21-27: 25th Annual Sidewalk Film Festival, Birmingham theater district, in and around the Alabama and Lyric theaters. Week of independent film screenings, including features, shorts, animation, documentaries and more. www.sidewalkfest.com.

AUG. 22: Mark and Laura Steltenpohl book signing and talk, 5:30-7 p.m., Ernest and Hadley Booksellers, 1928 Seventh St., downtown Tuscaloosa. The Steltenpohls will discuss their new book "Roadside Geology of Alabama." www.ernestandhadleybooks.com.

AUG. 22: 50 Cent, Busta Rhymes, Jeremih, 7 p.m., Tuscaloosa Amphitheater. Tickets through www.ticketmaster.com, or at the Amp box office, 2710 Jack Warner Parkway. Prices, not including taxes and fees, will be $149.50, $119.50, $99.50, $69.50 and $39.50.

AUG. 24: Moon Taxi, The Stews, Druid City Music Hall, 8 p.m., $30, 1307 University Boulevard, on The Strip. www.druidcitymusichall.com/shows.

AUG. 25: Suicideboys, Ghostemane, City Morgue, Sematary, Ramirez, 6:30 p.m., BJCC Arena, Birmingham. Tickets, $45 and up, through www.ticketmaster.com. www.bjcc.org.

AUG. 26: Elvis tribute artists Cote Deonath and David Lee, backed by the Infinit-E Tribute Band, 6-8 p.m., Bama Theatre. Tickets $26.50-$68, at www.elvisinconcerttickets.com.

Tusk calendar
Tusk calendar

SEPT. 1: Hardy, Lainey Wilson and Dylan Marlowe, 7:30 p.m., Tuscaloosa Amphitheater. Tickets through www.ticketmaster.com, or at the Amp box office, 2710 Jack Warner Parkway, for $101.25, $91.25, $61.25, $41.25, not counting taxes and fees.

SEPT. 3: Intocable, 7:30 p.m., BJCC Concert Hall, Birmingham. Tickets, $39 and up, through www.ticketmaster.com. www.bjcc.org.

SEPT. 7: Kentuck Art Night, 5-8 p.m., Kentuck Art Center, 503 Main Ave., Northport. Free and family-friendly, first-Thursday celebration of art and artists, with live music, exhibit openings, open artists' studios, cob-oven pizza and more. www.kentuck.org.

SEPT. 8: Parker McCollum, Jackson Dean, 7:30 p.m., Tuscaloosa Amphitheater. Tickets through www.ticketmaster.com, or the Amp box office at 2710 Jack Warner Parkway, for $84.50 (general admission pit), or $69.50, $54.50, $34.50 or $24.50 for reserved seats. For more, see www.tuscaloosaamphitheater.com.

SEPT. 11: Tuscaloosa Symphony Orchestra performing 2023-2024 season opener "Land of the Free," 7 p.m., Moody Concert Hall, 810 Second Ave., UA campus. TSO season tickets are on sale through www.tsoonline.org. Individual tickets range from $30 to $40; all students are admitted free. This concert will celebrate America's veterans, with music by Aaron Copland, Samuel Barber, John Philip Sousa and more. Los Angeles-based multimedia artist Nicholas Bardonnay will present a visual presentation of photography from world wars, and our national parks.

SEPT. 16: Nickelback, 6:30 p.m. Oak Mountain Amphitheatre, Pelham. Tickets, $40 and up, through www.livenation.com. www.livenation.com/venue/KovZpZAEkaaA/oak-mountain-amphitheatre-events.

SEPT. 22: Junior H, 8 p.m., Tuscaloosa Amphitheater. Tickets for $159.50, $99.50, $79.50, $59.50 and $39.50, plus fees and taxes, through www.ticketmaster.com, or at the Amp box office, 2710 Jack Warner Parkway, downtown Tuscaloosa.

SEPT. 28: Thomas Rhett, 7:30 p.m., BJCC Arena, Birmingham. Tickets, $25 and up, through www.ticketmaster.com. www.bjcc.org.

SEPT. 29: Black Jacket Symphony performing Whitney Houston's "Whitney," 7:30 p.m., BJCC Concert Hall, Birmingham. Tickets, $24.50 and up, through www.ticketmaster.com. www.bjcc.org.

SEPT. 30: Fantasia, Joe, 8 p.m., BJCC Arena, Birmingham. Tickets, $59 and up, through www.ticketmaster.com. www.bjcc.org.

OCT. 6: Maxwell, Musiq Soulchild and Leela James, 7 p.m., Tuscaloosa Amphitheater. Tickets through www.ticketmaster.com, or at the Amphitheater box office at 2710 Jack Warner Parkway, for $125, $99, $79.50, $59.50, $39.50 and $25, plus fees and taxes. For more, see www.tuscaloosaamphitheater.com.

OCT. 15: Willie Nelson, Avett Brothers, Elizabeth Cook, Particle Kid, Mike Campbell, 5 p.m., Oak Mountain Amphitheatre, Pelham. Tickets, $39 and up, through www.livenation.com. www.livenation.com/venue/KovZpZAEkaaA/oak-mountain-amphitheatre-events.

NOV. 7: Foreigner, Loverboy, 7 p.m., Tuscaloosa Amphitheater. Tickets for $119.50, $99.50, $79.50, $59.50, and $39.50, plus fees and taxes, through www.ticketmaster.com, or at the Amp box office, 2710 Jack Warner Parkway, in downtown Tuscaloosa. For more, see www.tuscaloosaamphitheater.com.

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