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

Mark Hughes Cobb, Tuscaloosa News
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This week in West Alabama, May 2-8, Hozier plays Oak Mountain Amphitheater; Waxahatchee plays the Lyric Theatre in downtown Birmingham; the free spring-summer Friday night concerts Live at the Plaza begin with Wax Monkey and Reed Brake; May Art Night at Kentuck in Northport; Free Comic Book Day; auditions for Theatre Tuscaloosa's "Anything Goes," and more.

MUSIC

THURSDAY

Jazz with Glen Butts, Chuck King: 8-10 p.m., Nocturnal Tavern, 2209 Fourth St., downtown Tuscaloosa.

FRIDAY

Wax Monkey, Reed Brake: 6-9 p.m., Government Plaza, downtown Tuscaloosa. First of the spring-summer 2024 Live at the Plaza series, free, family- and pet-friendly, including Kids' Zone activities. Blankets and chairs are allowed. www.tuscaloosa.com/latp.

SUNDAY

Tarred and Feathered: 6 p.m., 4 p.m., The Venue Tuscaloosa, 6052 Watermelon Road, Northport.

Open-mic night: 6 p.m., Druid City Brewing Co., 700 14th St., Parkview Plaza, Tuscaloosa. www.druidcitybrewing.com.

Irish singer-songwriter Hozier will play Oak Mountain Amphitheater in Pelham Sunday.
Irish singer-songwriter Hozier will play Oak Mountain Amphitheater in Pelham Sunday.

Hozier: 8 p.m., Oak Mountain Amphitheater, Pelham. Tickets, $39.50 and up, through www.ticketmaster.com. www.facebook.com/omaconcerts.

MONDAY

Alabama-born Kathryn Crutchfield, who performs as Waxahatchee, will play Birmingham's Lyric Theatre Monday.
Alabama-born Kathryn Crutchfield, who performs as Waxahatchee, will play Birmingham's Lyric Theatre Monday.

Waxahatchee, Good Morning: 8 p.m., Lyric Fine Arts Theatre, 1800 Third Ave. N., Birmingham. Tickets, $29.50 and up, through www.ticketmaster.com. www.lyricbham.com.

LOCAL EVENTS

ONGOING through JULY 20

"Southern Queer History ― Tuscaloosa Lesbian Coalition": Exhibit on display telling the story of the queer community in Tuscaloosa, Mildred Westervelt Warner Transportation Museum, 1901 Jack Warner Parkway. In collaboration with the Summersell Center for the Study of the South, UA grad student Callum Campbell researched the obscured narratives of the queer community through the lens of the Tuscaloosa Lesbian Coalition (TLC). The exhibit sheds light on the resilience and resourcefulness of Tuscaloosa’s queer community, and expresses appreciation for their contributions to the broader social fabric of the city. 205-248-4931.

THURSDAY-SUNDAY

Adam Pascal and Olivia Valli in "Pretty Woman -- The Musical." The touring company will perform in Birmingham's BJCC beginning Wednesday.
Adam Pascal and Olivia Valli in "Pretty Woman -- The Musical." The touring company will perform in Birmingham's BJCC beginning Wednesday.

"Pretty Woman -- The Musical": BJCC Concert Hall, Birmingham. Performances at 7:30 p.m. Thursday; 8 p.m. Friday; 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday; 1 and 6:30 p.m. Sunday. Tickets, $45 and up, through www.ticketmaster.com. For times and more, see www.bjcc.org.

THURSDAY

May Art Night: 5-8 p.m., free and family-friendly event at the Kentuck Art Center, 503 Main Ave., Northport. Exhibits include "Shifting Inertia" by Ardith Goodwin (artist talk at 6:30 p.m.) in the Museum Gallery, and "Passage II" by Rachel Wakefield, in the Teer Gallery. A Women In Sports Talk will be given at 5:30 p.m. by UA Head Volleyball Coach Rashinda Reed, Margaret Stran, UA associate director of adapted athletics. The Red Dog Potters will have an Oops! Sale, with select pottery for $30 and under. Live music by Rachel Bernice Edwards, pop-up shops, open artists' studios, cob oven pizza and a free craft for children.

SATURDAY

Free Comic Book Day at Izzy's: 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Izzy's Comics, Sports and Trading Cards, 2801-6 Lurleen B. Wallace Blvd, Northport. Guests, cosplay contests, sales, giveaways, food, drinks, vendors and free comics.

Free Comic Book Day at The Comic Strip: 10 a.m.-7 p.m., The Comic Strip, 505 Hargrove Road E., Suite 10, Tuscaloosa. Guest artists, cosplayers, raffles, sales, and free comics.

SUNDAY-MONDAY

Auditions for "Anything Goes": 1:30-4:30 p.m. Sunday, 6-9 p.m. Monday, Theatre Tuscaloosa, Shelton State Community College Martin Campus, 9500 Old Greensboro Road, Tuscaloosa. Performances will be July 12-21 at the Bean-Brown Theatre. Audition forms, tips on auditioning for a musical, and more can be found at www.theatretusc.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

Rick Springfield, with 38 Special, will play the Mercedes-Benz Amphitheater in Tuscaloosa May 12. Tickets are on sale through www.ticketmaster.com, and at the venue's box office.
Rick Springfield, with 38 Special, will play the Mercedes-Benz Amphitheater in Tuscaloosa May 12. Tickets are on sale through www.ticketmaster.com, and at the venue's box office.

MAY 12: Rick Springfield, 38 Special, 7:30 p.m., Mercedes-Benz Amphitheater, Tuscaloosa. Tickets, at $99.50, $79.50, $59.50, $39.50 and $29.50, plus fees and taxes, through www.ticketmaster.com, or at the venue's box office. www.mercedesbenzamphitheater.com.

MAY 17: Billy Currington, Kip Moore, Redferrin, Mercedes-Benz Amphitheater. Tickets through www.ticketmaster.com, or at the amphitheater box office, 2710 Jack Warner Parkway, Tuscaloosa, for $99.75, $89.75, $69.75, $49.75 and $29.75, plus taxes and fees. www.mercedesbenzamphitheater.com.

Multi-platinum selling hitmakers Kool and the Gang will play Tuscaloosa's Mercedes-Benz Amphitheater June 1, with The Bar-Kays, Midnight Star and Lakeside.
Multi-platinum selling hitmakers Kool and the Gang will play Tuscaloosa's Mercedes-Benz Amphitheater June 1, with The Bar-Kays, Midnight Star and Lakeside.

JUNE 1: Kool and the Gang, The Bar-Kays, Midnight Star, Lakeside, 6 p.m., Mercedes-Benz Amphitheater, Tuscaloosa. Tickets through www.ticketmaster.com, or at the venue's box office, 2710 Jack Warner Parkway, for $110.50, $99.50, $79.50, $59.50, $39.50 and $29.50, plus taxes and fees. www.mercedesbenzamphitheater.com.

KC and the Sunshine Band, celebrating its 50th year, will play Tuscaloosa's Mercedes-Benz Amphitheater June 7, with opening acts Rose Royce and Dazz Band.
KC and the Sunshine Band, celebrating its 50th year, will play Tuscaloosa's Mercedes-Benz Amphitheater June 7, with opening acts Rose Royce and Dazz Band.

JUNE 7: KC & the Sunshine Band, Rose Royce, Dazz Band, 6:30 p.m., Mercedes-Benz Amphitheater. Tickets through www.ticketmaster.com, or at the venue's box office, 2710 Jack Warner Parkway, downtown Tuscaloosa, for $99.50, $89.50, $59.50, $49.50, $29.50 and $19.50, not including fees and taxes.

SEPT. 20: Cody Jinks, the Cadillac Three and Calder Allen, 7 p.m., Mercedes-Benz Amphitheater, Tuscaloosa. Tickets through www.ticketmaster.com, or at the venue's box office, 2710 Jack Warner Parkway, for $258, $158, $107.50, $87.50, $67.50, $47.50 and $33, plus taxes and fees. www.mercedesbenzamphitheater.com.

AUG. 30: Tom Segura, Mercedes-Benz Amphitheater, Tuscaloosa. Tickets for $99.50, $59.50, $49.50, and $32.50, plus fees and taxes, through www.ticketmaster.com, or or at the venue's box office, 2710 Jack Warner Parkway. www.mercedesbenzamphitheater.com.

SEPT. 26: Koe Wetzel, Treaty Oak Revival, 7 p.m., Mercedes-Benz Amphitheater, Tuscaloosa. Tickets through www.ticketmaster.com, or at the 2710 Jack Warner Parkway box office, for $83, $63, $53, $43, plus fees and taxes. www.mercedesbenzamphitheater.com.

The Commodores, The Pointer Sisters and The Spinners will play the Mercedes-Benz Amphitheater in Tuscaloosa Oct. 3.
The Commodores, The Pointer Sisters and The Spinners will play the Mercedes-Benz Amphitheater in Tuscaloosa Oct. 3.

OCT. 3: The Commodores, Pointer Sisters, Spinners, 7 p.m., Mercedes-Benz Amphitheater, Tuscaloosa. Tickets through www.ticketmaster.com, or at the 2710 Jack Warner Parkway box office, for $159.50, $139.50, $99.50, $79.50, $59.50 and $39.50, not including fees and taxes.

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