TUSK CALENDAR: Who's playing and what's happening
MUSIC
THURSDAY
Evan Chase Wilson: 6-9 p.m., free, 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.
Year of October: 8 p.m., Druid City Brewing Co. Moon Room, 700 14th St., Parkview Plaza, Tuscaloosa. druidcitybrewing.com. www.yearofoctober.bandcamp.com.
FRIDAY
Hannaward Pass, Zach Guffrey Trio: 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.
SATURDAY
Jackson Chase: 6-9 p.m., 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.
TUESDAY
Big Time Rush, Max, Jax: 8 p.m., Oak Mountain Amphitheatre, Pelham. Tickets, $20 and up, through www.livenation.com. www.livenation.com/venue/KovZpZAEkaaA/oak-mountain-amphitheatre-events.
LOCAL EVENTS
FRIDAY-SATURDAY
21st annual Hot Hundred: hosted by the Tuscaloosa Mental Health Alliance and the Druid City Bicycle Club. Bike rides ranging in length from 30 to 116 miles. Proceeds benefit for the alliance. www.bikehothundred.com. www.tuscaloosamha.org.
SATURDAY
Druid City Derby vs. Memphis Roller Derby: 5 p.m., Super Skate, 5900 McFarland Blvd. E. Admission $12 in advance (before midnight Friday, July 28), $15 at the door. Doors open at 4:30; first whistle at 5. Limited seating is available, so patrons are encouraged to bring portable chairs. www.druidcityderby.com.
Command Performance Honoring King & Queen Druid XXIX: 9 p.m., Icon Tuscaloosa, 516 Greensboro Ave., downtown Tuscaloosa, hosted by the Mystic Krewe of the Druids. Doors at 8, show at 9. www.facebook.com/IconTuscaloosa.
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.
WEDNESDAY
August Art On The Rocks: 6:30-8:30 p.m., $30, Tavern 1831, 2304 Fourth St., Temerson Square, downtown Tuscaloosa. Birdhouse painting; supplies and a drink special included in the ticket price. www.facebook.com/bar1831.
UPCOMING
AUG. 3: 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.
AUG. 5: 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.
AUG. 6: 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.
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.
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