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

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This week in West Alabama, April 11-17, Saturday's A-Day game draws events including Late Night with Landon Dickerson, and a Bryant Museum signing with several Saban-era champions; the Prentice Concert Chorale will perform Mozart's "Requiem in D minor" at First Presbyterian Church; UA MFA assistant professor Brooke Champagne will launch and sign her book of essays "Nola Face: A Latina's Life in the Big Easy," Friday at Ernest and Hadley Booksellers; theater including The ACT's "The Hunchback of Notre Dame," Shelton State's "The Diviners" and UA Theatre and Dance's "She Loves Me."

MUSIC

FRIDAY

Daniel Markham, Claire Morales: 10 p.m., Druid City Brewing Co., 700 14th St., Parkview Plaza, Tuscaloosa. www.druidcitybrewing.com.

Legit: 6-9 p.m., The Venue Tuscaloosa, 6052 Watermelon Road, Northport. www.venuetuscaloosa.com/events.

Singer-songwriter John Mellencamp will play the BJCC Concert Hall Friday.
Singer-songwriter John Mellencamp will play the BJCC Concert Hall Friday.

John Mellencamp: 8 p.m., BJCC Concert Hall, Birmingham. Tickets, $45.50 and up, through www.ticketmaster.com. www.bjcc.org.

SATURDAY

Sadie McClendon: 6-9 p.m., The Venue Tuscaloosa, 6052 Watermelon Road, Northport. www.venuetuscaloosa.com/events.

Three's Company: 7-10 p.m., Roll Call, inside The Alamite hotel, 2321 Sixth St., Tuscaloosa.

Shredder Dan, Wanda (solo) p.m., Druid City Brewing Co., 700 14th St., Parkview Plaza, Tuscaloosa. www.druidcitybrewing.com.

Restless Road, Erin Kinsey: 8 p.m., $15, Druid City Music Hall, 1307 University Blvd., The Strip, UA campus. www.druidcitymusichall.com.

Keyshia Cole, Trey Songz, Jaheim, K. Michelle: 8 p.m., BJCC Concert Hall, Birmingham. Tickets, $59.50 and up, through www.ticketmaster.com. www.bjcc.org.

SUNDAY

Mozart's "Requiem in D minor," performed by the Prentice Concert Chorale: 3 p.m., First Presbyterian Church, 900 Greensboro Ave., downtown Tuscaloosa. Leslie Poss will conduct soloists Alissa Plenzler, soprano; Jeanette Fontaine, mezzo soprano; Dee Hamner, tenor; and Paul Houghtaling, bass-baritone. This concert is presented in collaboration with members of the Sanctuary Choir at First Presbyterian, Marjorie Johnston, director of music. Donations of $20 general, $5 for children, accepted at the door.

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

MONDAY

Tyler Childers, 49 Winchester: 7:30 p.m., BJCC Arena, Birmingham. Tickets, $94.50 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-SUNDAY

"The Hunchback of Notre Dame": Musical from Disney Theatrical, performed by The Actors' Charitable Theatre, 3801 Alabama Ave., Tuscaloosa. Performances at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, with 2 p.m. matinees Saturday and Sunday. Tickets $25 general; $22 for seniors and children. www.theact.online.

FRIDAY

UA MFA assistant professor Brooke Champagne will debut her collection of essays "Nola Face" Friday at Ernest and Hadley Booksellers.
UA MFA assistant professor Brooke Champagne will debut her collection of essays "Nola Face" Friday at Ernest and Hadley Booksellers.

Brooke Champagne book-launch and signing: 5:30-7 p.m., Ernest and Hadley Booksellers, 1928 Seventh St., downtown Tuscaloosa. UA MFA writing assistant professor Champagne will introduced her newly-released book of creative non-fiction "Nola Face: A Latina's Life in the Big Easy." RSVP on EventBrite at www.buff.ly/3TPtin6. Champagne was awarded the inaugural William Bradley Prize for the Essay, and her work has been selected as notable in several editions of the Best American Essays anthology series. She is the recipient of the Alabama State Council on the Arts Literary Fellowship in Prose, and lives in Northport, with her husband and children. www.ernestandhadleybooks.com.

Late Night with Landon Dickerson: 8-10 p.m., Bryant Museum, 300 Bryant Drive, UA campus. Space is limited to 200, for $150 admission, which includes food and beverages. Tickets through www.bit.ly/4cAoMQK.

Bert Kreischer: 7 p.m., BJCC Arena, Birmingham. Tickets, $35.75 and up, through www.ticketmaster.com. www.bjcc.org.

SATURDAY

Saban-era legends signing: 10-11 a.m., before the spring A-Day game scrimmage in Bryant-Denny Stadium. Stars from the past 17 years of Alabama football will be signing at the Paul W. Bryant Museum, 300 Paul Bryant Drive, on the UA campus. Players present will include Terrion Arnold, Terrence Cody, Andre Smith, Trent Richardson, Christion Jones, Blake Sims, Marquis Maze, Landon Dickerson and Will Reichard. Price is $200, which gets one signature from each guest; prices may shift if the lineup changes. 205-348-4668. www.facebook.com/Bryant.Museum.

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.

THURSDAY-FRIDAY, APRIL 18-21

"She Loves Me": Performed by the UA Department of Theatre and Dance, Marian Gallaway Theatre, Rowand-Johnson Hall, UA campus. Performances at 7:30 p.m. Thirsday-Friday, and April 18-20, closing with a 2 p.m. matinee April 21. Set in the 1930s, this Broadway classic features two bickering coworkers who are unknowingly pen pals in a secret handwritten romance. As their letters of love and longing cross paths with everyday interaction, the stage is set for a heartwarming comedy of eros and errors. Tickets, $25 general, $22 seniors, and $10 each for group rates, through ua.universitytickets.com.

WEDNESDAY-APRIL 21

"The Diviners": Performed by Shelton State theater, in the D-rooms (just off the atrium at Shelton's Martin campus), 7:30 p.m. Wednesday through April 21, with 2 p.m. matinees April 20-21. Set in a small, mythical Indiana town in the 1930s, this modern-day parable tells the story of a mentally challenged boy whose childhood trauma left him with an extreme fear of water and a gift: he's a diviner, someone who can locate underground aquifers. He befriends a disillusioned Kentucky preacher passing through town, whose well-meant guidance leads to calamity. All tickets $5. www.theatretusc.com/diviners.

UPCOMING

Tusk calendar
Tusk calendar

APRIL 18: Riley Green, Tracy Lawrence and Ella Langley, 7:30 p.m. Mercedes-Benz Amphitheater, Tuscaloosa. 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.

APRIL 26: Travis Tritt, Chase Matthew, Frank Foster, 7 p.m., Mercedes-Benz Amphitheater, Tuscaloosa. Tickets through www.ticketmaster.com, or at the amp's box office, 2710 Jack Warner Parkway in downtown Tuscaloosa, for $99.50, $79.50, $59.50 and $39.50.

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.

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 go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday, 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.

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