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

MUSIC

THURSDAY

Tarred and Feathered: 6-9 p.m., Southern Ale House, 1530 McFarland Blvd. N., Tuscaloosa.

FRIDAY

Aj and The Midnight Soulz.: 6-9 p.m., Government Plaza, 2106 Sixth St., for the city of Tuscaloosa's Live at the Plaza series. The concerts are free, and family- and pet-friendly. Free parking is available in the parking deck abutting Government Plaza, on 23rd Avenue between Sixth and Seventh streets. Patrons can bring blankets, chairs and picnic baskets; concessions will be sold. www.tuscaloosa.com/latp.

Reed Brake: 7-10 p.m., $5 cover, for the band's album release party, at The Venue Tuscaloosa, 6052 Watermelon Road, across from the west side of Sokol Park, adjacent to Tree House Farm and Nursery. www.venuetuscaloosa.com/events.

SATURDAY

Mara Nagra, Pleasant Valley: 8 p.m., Druid City Brewing Co., 700 14th St., Parkview Plaza, Tuscaloosa. www.maranagra.bandcamp.com/track/rosie. druidcitybrewing.com.

3 Doors Down, Candlebox: 8 p.m., Tuscaloosa Amphitheater. Tickets for $99.50, $79.50, $59.50, $49.50 and $39.50, plus fees, through www.ticketmaster.com, or at the Amp box office, 2710 Jack Warner Parkway. www.tuscaloosaamphitheater.com.

SUNDAY

Jason Aldean, Mitchell Tenpenny, Corey Kent, Dee Jay Silver: 7:30 p.m., Tuscaloosa Amphitheater. Tickets through www.ticketmaster.com, or at the Amphitheater box office, 2710 Jack Warner Parkway, for $179.75, $149.75, $119.75, $89.75, $79.75, $59.75, and $44.75, plus fees and taxes. For more, see www.tuscaloosaamphitheater.com.

LOCAL EVENTS

THURSDAY

Kentuck Art Night: 5-8 p.m., free and family-friendly, 503 Main Ave., Northport. Monthly first-Thursday celebration of art and artists, with live music, exhibit openings, open artists' studios, cob-oven pizza and more. This month includes the opening of "Positively Heartfelt" by Chris Armstrong, with an artist talk at 6:30 p.m., in the Museum Gallery; Aspiring Artists Summer Camp Exhibition in the Teer Gallery; live music by G.W. Henderson. Armstrong is a longtime exhibitor at the Kentuck Festival of the Arts, where he has won several awards, including Best in Show in 2019. www.kentuck.org/art-nights.

Cornhole tournament: 5-9 p.m., Rotary Club charity event. Call Claire at (256) 613-2306 for more information. The Venue Tuscaloosa, 6052 Watermelon Road, across from the west side of Sokol Park, adjacent to Tree House Farm and Nursery. www.venuetuscaloosa.com/events.

Jay Jurden at the Stardome: 7:30 p.m., Stardome, 1818 Data Drive, Birmingham. UA grad and rising comedy star, writer and actor Jay Jurden will perform standup at 7:30, with doors opening at 6:15. He's currently a staff writer fro "The Problem With Jon Stewart" on Apple TV: his standup has been featured previously on "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," "The Late Late Show with James Corden," "The Drew Barrymore Show" and Comedy Central. In 2019, Jay was selected to be a New Face as part of the prestigious Just For Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal and in 2022, Jay was asked to return as one of Variety’s 10 Comics To Watch. Tickets are $20 general, $25 premium seating. www.stardome.com/event/jay-jurden/main-room/birmingham-alabama.

FRIDAY

First Friday opening reception for “Reimagined” by Kelly Hatfield: 6-7:30 p.m., free, Kentuck's Gallery at Hotel Indigo, 111 Greensboro Ave., Tuscaloosa. Artist talk at 6:30; light hors d'oeuvres provided by Hotel Indigo. Hatfield is a mixed media artist inspired by her Southern surroundings. Most of her paintings are made from recycled materials.

First Friday at the Dinah: Opening at the paired exhibit spaces in the Dinah Washington Cultural Arts Center (620 Greenboro Ave., downtown Tuscaloosa) are Joe MacGown's "Explorations of Alternate Realities" (running Friday through Sept. 14) in the Arts Council Gallery, and Stephen Humphreys' "Broken Bridges ― Stephen Humphreys in Ukraine" (running through Sept. 15.).

At the Paul R. Jones Gallery, there's an exhibition of photographs, "May 1970: The Gibbs-Green Tragedy at Jackson State College," running through Sept. 19. It's a documentary of photos taken by civil rights activist Doris Derby in the days and weeks immediately following the killing of Phillip Gibbs and James Earl Green during police shootings on Jackson State campus, the night of May 14, 1970. There will be a reception Sept. 1. The exhibition is organized and sponsored by the Margaret Walker Center at Jackson State University in Jackson, Mississippi. First Friday is 5-7 p.m. the first Friday of each month, in downtown Tuscaloosa galleries and exhibit spaces; it's free and family-friendly. www.firstfridaytuscaloosa.com.

SUNDAY

Olivia's Back to Campus Brunch: 11:30 a.m., $25, ages 19 and up, Decades Pub and Grub, 2314 Fourth St., Tuscaloosa. Benefit brunch with performances, for Druid City Pride. Doors at 11:30, performances begin at 12:30 p.m. www.tinyurl.com/yc2ptteu.

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

AUG. 16: Lyle Lovett and his Large Band, 6:30 p.m., Alabama Theatre, 1817 Third Ave. N., Birmingham. Tickets, $42 and up, through www.ticketmaster.com. www.alabamatheatre.com.

AUG. 17: 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.

AUG. 19: 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.

AUG. 21-27: 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.

AUG. 22: 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.

AUG. 22: 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.

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