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

MUSIC

THURSDAY

Diamond Rio, Adam Hood: The Venue, 6052 Watermelon Road, across from Sokol Park. Door time 6 p.m., with the show at 7:30. General admission tickets are $39.50, with $10 for parking in R.C. Jenkins Park. General admission tickets can be upgraded to VIP for an extra $25, which will grant 4:30 admission into the show, access to private restrooms, air-conditioned facilities, and a pre-show by performance by Watermelon Road. www.venuetuscaloosa.com.

Andy Branton, Megan Lea; 8 p.m., no cover, Druid City Brewing Co., 700 14th St., Parkview Plaza, Tuscaloosa. www.druidcitybrewing.com. www.andybranton.com. www.meganmk.com.

FRIDAY

Boon Dock Saints: 9 p.m., Scooter's, 3620 Greensboro Ave., Tuscaloosa.

SATURDAY

Jodeci, SWV: 7:30 p.m., Oak Mountain Amphitheatre, Pelham. Tickets, $39.75 and up, through www.livenation.com. www.livenation.com/venue/KovZpZAEkaaA/oak-mountain-amphitheatre-events.

TUESDAY

50 Cent, Busta Rhymes, Jeremih: 7 p.m., Tuscaloosa Amphitheater. Tickets through www.ticketmaster.com, or at the Amp box office, 2710 Jack Warner Parkway. Prices, not including taxes and fees, will be $149.50, $119.50, $99.50, $69.50 and $39.50.

LOCAL EVENTS

THURSDAY

Terah Shelton Harris, book signing and talk: 5:30-7 p.m., Ernest and Hadley Booksellers, 1928 Seventh St. Event will be hybrid, both in-person and online, via Zoom. Harris will be discussing her new book "One Night in Savannah." RSVP via www.tinyurl.com/475twdhy, or sign up for the Zoom through www.tinyurl.com/448ne2au. www.ernestandhadleybooks.com.

A Night with Greg Byrne – 2023 Kick-off Event: 6 p.m., SkyGate Club and Terrace at WestGate Luxury Condominiums, hosted by Tuscaloosa County UA Alumni Chapter. Byrne, UA's director of athletics, will about the upcoming season of UA sports; the evening will also include dinner, vendors, a silent auction, and more. General admission is $35 for adults, $15 for children 4 to 10, and free for children 3 and under. VIP admission includes a tour of Bryant-Denny Stadium prior to eh event, at 4:15 p.m. VIP tickets are $55 adult, $35 children 4-10, and $15 for 3 and under. www.rb.gy/vey11.

FRIDAY-SUNDAY

Jurassic Quest: Dinosaur experience at the BJCC's North Exhibition Hall, open noon-8 p.m. Friday, 9 a.m.-8 p.m. Saturday, and 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Sunday. Life-sized dinosaur replicas painted and animated, with opportunities to ride, visit bounce houses, dig for fossils, craft a dinosaur and more. BJCC, 2100 Richard Arrington Jr. Blvd. N., Birmingham. Tickets $21 and up, through www.universe.com/events/jurassic-quest-the-bjcc-birmingham-al-804-tickets-SKR65J.

SATURDAY

Caribbean Festival: Noon-8 p.m., free, Grandstand, 2209 Fourth St., downtown Tuscaloosa. Live reggae by Beme Mystique, Don Lamoo, and Ken Serious, with DJ Apples, DJ Dr. G., and DJ Freddy Kapone.

Ashfest 2023: 3-10 p.m., Druid City Brewing Co., 700 14th St., Parkview Plaza, Tuscaloosa. Suggested donation $10; venmo @ashfest. Live music from Warner Johnson, Haunted Housecat, The 603 Band, Clockwork, Big Vic and the Convicts. Comedy performed by Sydney Hardern and Caleb Garrett. Event also includes exhibits by local artists, a silent auction, and a booth for the Metro Animal Shelter. AshFest is a tribute concert and festival in memory of Ashley Mixson.

Kip Tyner's Talent Search 35 Finals: 6 p.m., $19, Bama Theatre. Various acts will be competing for more than $5,000 in cash prizes, judged by three performer/scouts with Disney connections. For more, call or text Kip at 205-394-8375, or 205-553-0589, or email ktyner@tuscaloosa.com.

Karlous Miller: 7 p.m., Alabama Theatre, 1817 Third Ave. N., Birmingham. Tickets, $36.50 and up, through www.ticketmaster.com. www.alabamatheatre.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.

MONDAY-AUG. 27

25th Annual Sidewalk Film Festival: Birmingham theater district, in and around the Alabama and Lyric theaters. Week of independent film screenings, including features, shorts, animation, documentaries and more. www.sidewalkfest.com.

TUESDAY

Mark and Laura Steltenpohl book signing and talk: 5:30-7 p.m., Ernest and Hadley Booksellers, 1928 Seventh St., downtown Tuscaloosa. The Steltenpohls will discuss their new book "Roadside Geology of Alabama." www.ernestandhadleybooks.com.

UPCOMING

AUG. 24: Moon Taxi, The Stews, Druid City Music Hall, 8 p.m., $30, 1307 University Boulevard, on The Strip. www.druidcitymusichall.com/shows.

AUG. 25: Suicideboys, Ghostemane, City Morgue, Sematary, Ramirez, 6:30 p.m., BJCC Arena, Birmingham. Tickets, $45 and up, through www.ticketmaster.com. www.bjcc.org.

AUG. 26: Elvis tribute artists Cote Deonath and David Lee, backed by the Infinit-E Tribute Band, 6-8 p.m., Bama Theatre. Tickets $26.50-$68, at www.elvisinconcerttickets.com.

SEPT. 1: Hardy, Lainey Wilson and Dylan Marlowe, 7:30 p.m., Tuscaloosa Amphitheater. Tickets through www.ticketmaster.com, or at the Amp box office, 2710 Jack Warner Parkway, for $101.25, $91.25, $61.25, $41.25, not counting taxes and fees.

SEPT. 3: Intocable, 7:30 p.m., BJCC Concert Hall, Birmingham. Tickets, $39 and up, through www.ticketmaster.com. www.bjcc.org.

SEPT. 7: Kentuck Art Night, 5-8 p.m., Kentuck Art Center, 503 Main Ave., Northport. Free and family-friendly, first-Thursday celebration of art and artists, with live music, exhibit openings, open artists' studios, cob-oven pizza and more. www.kentuck.org.

SEPT. 8: Parker McCollum, Jackson Dean, 7:30 p.m., Tuscaloosa Amphitheater. Tickets through www.ticketmaster.com, or the Amp box office at 2710 Jack Warner Parkway, for $84.50 (general admission pit), or $69.50, $54.50, $34.50 or $24.50 for reserved seats. For more, see www.tuscaloosaamphitheater.com.

SEPT. 11: Tuscaloosa Symphony Orchestra performing 2023-2024 season opener "Land of the Free," 7 p.m., Moody Concert Hall, 810 Second Ave., UA campus. TSO season tickets are on sale through www.tsoonline.org. Individual tickets range from $30 to $40; all students are admitted free. This concert will celebrate America's veterans, with music by Aaron Copland, Samuel Barber, John Philip Sousa and more. Los Angeles-based multimedia artist Nicholas Bardonnay will present a visual presentation of photography from world wars, and our national parks.

SEPT. 16: Nickelback, 6:30 p.m. Oak Mountain Amphitheatre, Pelham. Tickets, $40 and up, through www.livenation.com. www.livenation.com/venue/KovZpZAEkaaA/oak-mountain-amphitheatre-events.

SEPT. 22: Junior H, 8 p.m., Tuscaloosa Amphitheater. Tickets for $159.50, $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, downtown Tuscaloosa.

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. 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.

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.

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