TUSK CALENDAR: Who's playing and what's happening
This week in West Alabama, the Uri Band plays Lunchtime Live, Led Zep tribute band Zoso plays Druid City Music Hall, Carroline Shines brings the blues to the Lookout, Loosa Brews and Rolf offer an early Oktoberfest, the Crimson Tide returns to Bryant-Denny; Schoolyard Roots' Moveable Feast; and more.
MUSIC
THURSDAY
UA Wind Ensemble presents "Cinesphere": Multimedia concert experience, featuring composer Julie Giroux and the Epoch Percussion Quartet, 7:30 p.m., Bama Theatre, 600 Greensboro Ave. Tickets $10 online at ua.universitytickets.com.
Zoso (Led Zeppelin tribute band): 8 p.m., $18.50, Druid City Music Hall, 1307 University Blvd. on the Strip. www.druidcitymusichall.com.
Fly By Radio: 10 p.m., Rhythm & Brews, 2308 Fourth St., Temerson Square, downtown Tuscaloosa.
FRIDAY
Carroline Shines: 7 p.m., Lookout Rooftop Bar, Hotel Indigo, 111 Greensboro Ave., downtown Tuscaloosa. www.lookouttuscaloosa.com.
The Band Camino, Bad Suns, Charlotte Sands: 7:30 p.m., BJCC Arena, Birmingham. Tickets, $20 and up, through www.ticketmaster.com. www.bjcc.org.
SATURDAY
Brandi Carlile, Tanya Tucker: 7:30 p.m., Orion Amphitheater, Huntsville. Tickets, $59.50 and up, through www.theorionhuntsville.com/event/brandi-carlile.
LOCAL EVENTS
THURSDAY
Lunchtime Live: New food trucks and live music event sponsored by the city, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Thursdays in September, in Government Plaza. Free to attend. Guests can purchase from a variety of food trucks, or pack their own; everyone's encouraged to bring blankets or chairs for seating. Music this week from the Uri Band. Sept. 28 will feature Tyler Sellers.
Open Book Club with Marja Graham: 5:30 p.m., virtual meeting on Zoom, hosted by Ernest and Hadley Booksellers. Graham will discuss her debut novel, "The Summers We Left Behind." Registration is required, using www.tinyurl.com/mpjbr3pp.
Wine, Women & Shoes: 5:30 p.m., Bryant Conference Center, 240 Paul Bryant Drive on the UA campus. Shelton State Community College Foundation's Fourth Annual Wine Women & Shoes fund-raiser supporting Shelton scholarships. For more, call or email the Shelton State Foundation at 205-391-2360 or foundation@sheltonstate.edu.
FRIDAY
Oktoberfest Party: 5 p.m. Loosa Brews, with several Oktoberfest-style beers from Germany, and from U.S. craft brewers. Guest chef Rolf Meyer from Rolf's Cafe and Bistro making German food on-site. www.loosabrews.com.
SATURDAY
No. 15 Ole Miss at No. 13 Alabama: Kickoff at 2:30 p.m., Bryant-Denny Stadium. Televised by CBS.
SATURDAY-SUNDAY
Alabama Comic-Con: BJCC East Exhibition Halls, Birmingham. www.bjcc.org. Guests include Giancarlo Esposito, Ron Perlman, Theo Rossi, Lou Diamond Phillips, Doug Jones, cast members from "Letterkenny" and more. Tickets $40 per day, or $70 for two days, through www.tixr.com/groups/humbl3ent/events/alabama-comic-convention-2023-48862. www.alabamacomiccon.com.
MONDAY
UA MFA creative writing showcase: 5:30-7 p.m., free, Ernest and Hadley Booksellers, 1928 Seventh St., downtown Tuscaloosa. In the courtyard, weather permitting. Chairs will be available, but patrons can bring their own seating.
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.
TUESDAY
Schoolyard Roots for the Moveable Feast: Kick-off event for the week-long event, 5:30-7:30 at Druid City Brewing, 700 14th St., Parkview Plaza. Garden-inspired beer brewed with herbs from Schoolyard Roots gardens; art auction, plant pull and more. Free admission. A portion of food and drink sales will go to Schoolyard Roots. schoolyardroots.org.
UPCOMING
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. 14-15: 52nd Annual Kentuck Festival of the Arts, Kentuck Park, Northport.
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.
OCT. 27: Kidz Bop, 7 p.m., Tuscaloosa Amphitheater. Tickets for $65, $55, $45, $35 and $25, through www.ticketmaster.com, or at the Tuscaloosa Amphitheater box office. For more, see www.tuscaloosaamphitheater.com.
OCT. 27-28: Chukker Weekender two-day celebration, Druid City Brewing Co., featuring live music, poetry, comedy, visual arts, yoga and more. Among the bands playing/reuniting: Club Wig, the Penetrators, the Irascibles, Model Citizen, Sweat Bee, the Crying Jags, Henri's Notions, the Dexateens, the DTs, Instant Karma, Blip, Hooper, Che Arthur, Tommy Sorrells and more.
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.
APRIL 28, 2024: Riley Green,Tracy Lawrence and Ella Langley, 7:30 p.m. Tuscaloosa Amphitheater. Tickets through www.ticketmaster.com, and at the Amp box office, 2710 Jack Warner Parkway, for $89.50, $79.50, $59.50, $49.50, and $39.50, plus fees and taxes.
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