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

This week in West Alabama, May 23-29, Live at the Plaza continues with Dalton Bush Band and Firetown; Chase Evan plays The Venue Tuscaloosa; Lionel Richie with Earth Wind and Fire performs at Birmingham's BJCC Arena; The Actor's Charitable Theatre holds auditions for the musical revue "A ... My Name Is Alice": and Druid City Makerspace offers a stained glass art workshop.

MUSIC

FRIDAY

Dalton Bush Band, Firetown: 6-9 p.m., Government Plaza, downtown Tuscaloosa. 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.

Chase Evan: 6-8 p.m., The Venue Tuscaloosa, 6052 Watermelon Road, Northport. www.venuetuscaloosa.com/events-2.,

Southern Strive: 8:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m., VFW Club, 7001 University Blvd. E., Cottondale.

SUNDAY

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

TUESDAY

Lionel Richie, Earth, Wind & Fire: 7:30 p.m., BJCC Arena, Birmingham. Tickets, $21 and up, through www.ticketmaster.com. www.bjcc.org.

WEDNESDAY

NF: 8:30 p.m., BJCC Arena, Birmingham. Tickets, $35 and up, through www.ticketmaster.com. www.bjcc.org.

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.

FRIDAY

"A ... My Name is Alice" auditions: 7 p.m., The Actor's Charitable Theatre, 3801 Alabama Ave., (old Holt High School), Tuscaloosa. To request an audition slot, email amynameisaliceact@gmail.com. Callbacks Saturday as needed. Production will run Aug. 15-18, with rehearsals beginning June 3, involving Mondays-Thursdays, and some Saturdays. For this musical revue, the ACT is looking to cast six women, ages 20 and up, all ethnicities and body types; and one man, age 21-40, body physically fit, all ethnicities. More information is available at www.theact.online/Content/AMyNameIsAliceAuditionInfo.pdf.

SATURDAY

Hunter Whitley Butterfly Initiative Poker Run and Crawfish Boil: 9 a.m., T-Town Harley-Davidson, 6401 Interstate Road, Cottondale.

Stained Glass Vulva Class: 4-6 p.m., Druid City Makerspace, 409 23rd Ave., Tuscaloosa. Celebrate Women's Health Awareness Month by learning stained-glass working. $35 charge includes needed material.

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

MAY 31-JUNE 2: "Smoke on the Mountain," performed by The Actor's Charitable Theatre, 3801 Alabama Ave., Tuscaloosa. Performances at 7:30 p.m. May 31-June 1, with 2 p.m. matinees June 1-2. Tickets $15 general, $12 for students, through www.onthestage.tickets/show/the-actors-charitable-theatre/663211e922a6020e42eabd50.

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.

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.

JUNE 26-29: "A Midsummer Night's Dream," performed by The Rude Mechanicals, 7:30 p.m. live pre-show music, show at 8, Allen Bales Theatre, Rowand-Johnson Hall on the University of Alabama campus. All ages, no admission charge, though donations will be accepted.

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.

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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