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

Mark Hughes Cobb, Tuscaloosa News
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This week in West Alabama, the Pink Box Burlesque will produce two performances of "What's Your Sign?"; the Monster Makeover begins its return run at Harrison Galleries; Maxwell performs at the Tuscaloosa Amphitheater; T-Town witches ride again; and the Moundville Native American Festival continues, as does Theatre Tuscaloosa's "Erma Bombeck: At Wit's End" and "Something Rotten" by the Actor's Charitable Theatre.

MUSIC

THURSDAY

The Beach Boys: 7:30 p.m., Alabama Theatre 1817 Third Ave. N., Birmingham. Tickets, $46.50 and up, through www.ticketmaster.com. www.alabamatheatre.com.

FRIDAY

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.

Soul singer Maxwell Night will play the Tuscaloosa Amphitheater on Friday night with Musiq Soulchild and Leela James opening.
Soul singer Maxwell Night will play the Tuscaloosa Amphitheater on Friday night with Musiq Soulchild and Leela James opening.

Druid City Rockers: 8:30 p.m., Loosa Brews, 412 20th Ave., downtown Tuscaloosa. www.facebook.com/druidcityrockers.

The Electric Mojo: 10 p.m., Top Shelf Tavern, 407 23rd Ave., downtown Tuscaloosa.

SATURDAY

Three's Company: 6 p.m., The 205 Restaurant and Bar, sixth floor of Homewood Suites, 2451 Jack Warner Parkway downtown Tuscaloosa.

SUNDAY

Keb' Mo': 6 p.m., Alys Stephens Center, 1200 10th Ave. S., Birmingham. Tickets, $45 and up, through https://www.alysstephens.org.

Keb' Mo' will play Birmingham's Alys Stephens Center Sunday.
Keb' Mo' will play Birmingham's Alys Stephens Center Sunday.

LOCAL EVENTS

THURSDAY

Art Night: 5-8 p.m., Kentuck Art Center, 503 Main Ave., Northport, free and family-friendly first Thursday event celebrating art and artists. This month in the Museum Gallery "Old Made New" by Tiffany Ownbey; in the Teer Gallery, "Magnetic South: Navigations and Illustrations by Deedee Smith;" live music by Blak Ice; a giveaway to win two single day tickets to the Oct. 14-15 Kentuck Festival of the Arts, pop-up shops, kids' crafts, open artists' studios, cob oven pizza and more. www.kentuck.org/art-nights.

THURSDAY, FRIDAY, SUNDAY

"Don Giovanni": UA Opera Theatre performing a modern English translation of Mozart's opera, with rock band backing, free admission, 7:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday, with a 2 p.m. Sunday matinee, Bryant-Jordan Hall285 Kilgore Lane, UA campus. www.opera.music.ua.edu/2023-2024-season.

THURSDAY-SATURDAY

35th Annual Moundville Native American Festival: Moundville Archaeological Park. Native American artisans, dancers, storytellers, musicians and more. Admission $10 general; children 5 and under admitted free. Hours are 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Thursday, and 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Moundville Archaeological Park is 13 miles south of Tuscaloosa off Alabama Highway 69, at 634 Mound State Parkway, Moundville. www.moundville.museums.ua.edu.

THURSDAY-SUNDAY

Carol DeVelice rehearses the one-woman show "Erma Bombeck: At Wit's End." A production of Theatre Tuscaloosa's Second Stage, it'll be performed Wednesday through Oct. 8 at the Alabama Power Recital Hall, in the Sandra Ray Fine Arts Center at Shelton State.
Carol DeVelice rehearses the one-woman show "Erma Bombeck: At Wit's End." A production of Theatre Tuscaloosa's Second Stage, it'll be performed Wednesday through Oct. 8 at the Alabama Power Recital Hall, in the Sandra Ray Fine Arts Center at Shelton State.

"Erma Bombeck: At Wit's End": 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, with a 2 p.m. matinee Sunday, Alabama Power Recital Hall at Shelton State Community College. Carol DeVelice stars in the one-woman show based on the late humorist's collected writings. Tickets are $8, available through www.theatretusc.com/erma.

FRIDAY

Harvest Jam: 5:30-8 p.m., Midtown Village Green. Free event with craft-beer tasting, live music, pop-up vendors and more. Beer-tasting tickets for $5, at www.eventbrite.com. Proceeds will benefit Child Abuse Prevention Services.

Mama Dixie, madame of the Pink Box Burlesque, will lead Alabama's longest-running vaudeville-style troupe in two shows Friday, titled "What's Your Sign?" They'll be performed at Nocturnal Tavern, downtown Tuscaloosa in Temerson Square. (Credit: Tosha Gaines)
Mama Dixie, madame of the Pink Box Burlesque, will lead Alabama's longest-running vaudeville-style troupe in two shows Friday, titled "What's Your Sign?" They'll be performed at Nocturnal Tavern, downtown Tuscaloosa in Temerson Square. (Credit: Tosha Gaines)

Pink Box Burlesque's 'What's Your Sign?': 7 and 9 p.m., Nocturnal Tavern, 2209 Fourth St., downtown Tuscaloosa. Alabama's longest-running burlesque troupe will present live jazz, tease artistry, circus performers and more. House band The Prize Inside will weave music through the two performances of this zodiac-themed confabulation. General admission is $20, with VIP settings also available, at pink-box-burlesque.ticketleap.com/pbbs-whats-your-sign-at-nocturnal-tavern. Admission is 21 and up only. www.pinkboxburlesque.com.

Mr. and Miss Druid Pageant: 8 p.m., $10, Icon Tuscaloosa, 516 Greensboro Ave., downtown. The Mystic Krewe of the Druids will be honoring Mr. and Miss Druid 2023 Ara Besque Starr and Saylor Vontrell as they complete their reign. Doors at 8, pageant begins at 9.

FRIDAY-OCT. 8

The Actor's Charitable Theatre will perform musical comedy "Something Rotten" Friday through Sunday, and Oct. 6-8 in its home theater, at the old Holt High School, 3801 Alabama Ave. NE.
The Actor's Charitable Theatre will perform musical comedy "Something Rotten" Friday through Sunday, and Oct. 6-8 in its home theater, at the old Holt High School, 3801 Alabama Ave. NE.

"Something Rotten": Musical comedy with a book by John O'Farrell and Karey Kirkpatrick, and music and lyrics by Karey and Wayne Kirkpatrick. Performed by The Actor's Charitable Theatre in their studio theater home, 3801 Alabama Ave. NE., in the old Holt High School. Struggling thespians Nick and Nigel Bottom, desperate for a hit, consult a soothsayer, Thomas Nostradamus, to predict rock star William Shakespeare's next big hit, so they can write it first. "Something Rotten" performances will be 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday; with 2 p.m. matinees Saturday and Sunday. Tickets range from $20 to $22. www.theact.online. 205-462-7947.

FRIDAY-OCT. 20

The Monster Makeover Halloween-themed art event returns for 2023, at the Harrison Galleries downtown. Closing party, with silent auction, will be Oct. 20.
The Monster Makeover Halloween-themed art event returns for 2023, at the Harrison Galleries downtown. Closing party, with silent auction, will be Oct. 20.

"Monster Makeover": The Halloween-themed art event, featuring monsters drawn by 25 first- through third-graders from The Capitol School, alongside grown artists' reinterpretations of the student's work, returns for 2023. Created by The Tuscaloosa News in 2010, the Monster Makeover alternates between public and private schools in the county, and features a wide range of local and regional artists working in paint, sculpture, fabric and more. The exhibit will be on display in Harrison Galleries, Inc., 2315 University Blvd., downtown Tuscaloosa, during Harrison's regular hours, through Oct. 20. There'll be a closing party on Oct. 20 in the evening, times TBA soon. Funds raised from the silent auction of art works will be used to continue funding the Arts in Education Grant portion of the Community Foundation of West Alabama.

SATURDAY

No. 11 Alabama at Texas A&M, College Station, Texas: Kickoff 2:30 p.m. Televised through CBS. Streaming available through Paramount Plus or fubotv.

SUNDAY

Tuscaloosa Vintage Market: 11 a.m.-5 p.m, 315 15th St., Tuscaloosa, a monthly collection of local vintage clothing vendors that offer styles from the 1970s to 2000s. www.tuscaloosavintagemarket.com.

Dogtoberfest Pet Parade and Blessing: 1:30 p.m., Capitol Park, with registration and events, including photos, face-painting and more; 2:30 p.m. parade of pets; 2:45 p.m. costume contests; 3:15 pet blessings by the Rev. Paul Pradat, Christ Episcopal Church. Proceeds will be donated to animal shelters and rescue organizations. www.uwwa.org/dogtoberfest.

Arboretum Open House: 2-5 p.m., plant sale, garden tours, beekeeping demonstration, refreshments, live music by Zac Riverside and more, 4801 Arboretum Way in Tuscaloosa. www.arboretum.ua.edu.

SUNDAY

Oct 16, 2022; Tuscaloosa, AL, USA; Witches take flight Sunday in Tuscaloosa to raise money for the Arc of Tuscaloosa County in the annual Witches Ride through downtown.
Oct 16, 2022; Tuscaloosa, AL, USA; Witches take flight Sunday in Tuscaloosa to raise money for the Arc of Tuscaloosa County in the annual Witches Ride through downtown.

Sixth annual T-Town Witches Ride: sponsored by the Arc of Tuscaloosa, 3:30-6:30 p.m., Government Plaza. Participants cosplay and ride decorated bikes through Tuscaloosa to raise money for the Arc, an organization that helps people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The ride starts at 5, and the cost to enter is $25. Spectators are welcome. 205-556-4900.

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.

TUESDAY

"The Fog" (2005), rated PG-13, 1 hour 40 minutes, 7 p.m., Bama Theatre, for the fall Bama Art House series. Remake of John Carpenter's 1980 thriller, directed by Rupert Wainright ("Stigmata"), about a mist filled with vengeful spirits terrorizing an Oregon coastal town. Starring Tom Welling, Maggie Grace, Selma Blair. Rotten Tomatoes score: 4%, from 69 reviews; 19% audience score, from 100,000 plus ratings. The doors, box office and Bama Bar open at 6. Admission is $10 general, $9 for students and seniors, and $8 for Arts Council members. Season pass punch card tickets will be on sale for $70, good for any 10 films, in any upcoming series. www.tuscarts.org/bama/bama-art-house.

UPCOMING

Tusk calendar
Tusk calendar

OCT. 14-15: 52nd annual Kentuck Festival of the Arts, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Oct. 14, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Oct. 15, Kentuck Park, 3401 Fifth St., Northport. Hundreds of folk, outsider and contemporary artists and craftspeople demonstrating, exhibiting and selling; with live music, spoken word performances, children's hands-on activities and more. Tickets are $15 per day, or $25 for both days; children 12 and under get in free. www.kentuck.org.

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. 18-22: Theatre Tuscaloosa will perform "Some Enchanted Evening — The Songs of Rodgers and Hammerstein," a musical revue it took to Schorndorf, Germany, in 2000 as part of Tuscaloosa's sister city festivities, in the Bama Theatre. www.theatretusc.com.

OCT. 20: Monster Makeover closing party, 5 p.m., Harrison Galleries, LLC. The Tuscaloosa News-born event teams with the Arts Council, Harrison Galleries and others to bring back the art exhibit featuring kids' monster art, and descriptions, side-by-side with adult professional artist's interpretations of the kids' work. A silent auction, and T-shirt sales, will go to benefit local education funds.

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.

A celebration of all things Chukker will be held Oct. 27-28 at Druid City Brewing Company, 20 years to the weekend after the city's long-running oldest bar closed its doors, Oct. 31, 2003. Numerous bands will play, including some reuniting just for the event.
A celebration of all things Chukker will be held Oct. 27-28 at Druid City Brewing Company, 20 years to the weekend after the city's long-running oldest bar closed its doors, Oct. 31, 2003. Numerous bands will play, including some reuniting just for the event.

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. The event will celebrate the late lamented Chukker, home to artists, musicians, writers, and other oddballs from 1956 until a forced closing, Halloween night 2003. There's an online fundraiser set up to keep the weekender free, and to help pay for some pre-show artists' costs and setup, at www.gofundme.com/f/support-chukker-weekender-2023.

OCT. 28: Pink Box Burlesque's 16th annual "Rocky Horror" show, 8 p.m., Bama Theatre. Doors at 7, costume contest at 8, interactive show with movie 8:30 p.m. Prop bags will be available while supplies last and include Bama-approved props. Outside prop bags are not allowed in the historic Bama. General admission is $22; admission plus prop bag is $28. www.pinkboxburlesque.com.

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.

NOV. 13: "Moonlit Melodies," the Tuscaloosa Symphony Orchestra's annual chamber-music concert, 7 p.m., $30 to $40 (students free), First Presbyterian Church, 900 Greensboro Ave., downtown Tuscaloosa. www.tsoonline.org.

NOV. 24: Holidays on the Plaza opens. Ice-skating rink and the Tinsel Trail (decorated trees) in Government Plaza, 618 21st Ave., downtown Tuscaloosa. Runs through the holiday season, and into the new year. Schedule, prices and more will go up at www.holidaysontheplaza.com.

DEC. 4: 47th Annual West Alabama Christmas Parade, "A Hometown Christmas," and county courthouse tree lighting, free and family-friendly. Tree lighting at 5:15; parade begins at 6:30, featuring floats, walking groups, marching bands, horse groups, and decorated vehicles.

DEC. 5: Dickens Downtown, 5-8 p.m., downtown Northport. The free, family-friendly event is a Victorian-style Christmas celebration inspired by Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol." The event will include decorated storefronts, costumed performers, an appearance by Father Christmas, snow machines, a tree lighting and more.

DEC. 7-10: Tuscaloosa Community Dancers will perform "The Nutcracker," Bama Theatre. www.tuscaloosadancers.com.

DEC. 10: Holiday Singalong, caroling in Capitol Park, free and family-friendly, returns after pandemic-driven hiatus. 1-2:30 p.m., with lyrics, song leaders and accompaniment provided.

DEC. 11: "Home for the Holidays," 7 p.m., tickets $30 to $40 (students free), Moody Concert Hall, UA campus, concert featuring the Tuscaloosa Symphony Orchestra, Alabama Choir School, UA Choral Department and Tuscaloosa Community Dancers. www.tsoonline.org.

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.

This article originally appeared on The Tuscaloosa News: TUSK CALENDAR: Who's playing and what's happening