TUSK CALENDAR: Who's playing and what's happening
This week in West Alabama, Jan. 25-31, the renowned Stillman College Choir returns for a collaboration with the Tuscaloosa Symphony Orchestra; the Pure Products Reading and Lecture Series holds its first event of 2024; poet Jennifer Horne will read from her new book in an event also featuring UA Opera Theatre; and Theatre Tuscaloosa performs a concert version of the musical "Ragtime," featuring many of its performers from the 2017 production.
MUSIC
THURSDAY
Drunken Prayer: 7:30 p.m., Druid City Brewing Co., 700 14th St., Parkview Plaza, Tuscaloosa. druidcitybrewing.com.
FRIDAY
Three's Company: 6 p.m., The 205 Restaurant and Bar, sixth floor, Homewood Suites in downtown Tuscaloosa, 2451 Jack Warner Parkway E.
Bill Dotson: 8 p.m., $10 in advance, $15 at the door, Grandstand, 2209 Fourth St., downtown Tuscaloosa. grandstand.ticketleap.com/?fbclid=IwAR3pmS0sdn-MAquzz7x0fYjmI7MfKEksijjUCJ0DKJOlyhN_4s0iKaYr57M.
Tool, Elder: 7:30 p.m., BJCC Arena, Birmingham. Tickets, $55.75 and up, through www.ticketmaster.com. www.bjcc.org.
SATURDAY
Three's Company: 7 p.m., Roll Call, The Alamite Hotel, 2321 Sixth St., downtown Tuscaloosa.
Creed Fisher, Ole 60: 8 p.m., $25, Druid City Music Hall, 1307 University Blvd. on the Strip. www.druidcitymusichall.com.
MONDAY
Tuscaloosa Symphony Orchestra with Stillman College Choir: 7 p.m., Moody Concert Hall, UA campus. The concert repertory will include William Grant Still's "Symphony No. 1 'Afro-American'"; George Walker's "Lyric for Strings"; Joseph Haydn's "Achieved is the Glorious Work" from "The Creation"; Tom Fettke's "Majesty and Glory of Your Name"; Mack Wilberg's "Shenandoah"; Peter Wilhousky's "Battle Hymn of the Republic"; Mark Hayes' arrangements of "Over the Rainbow" and 'You'll Never Walk Alone"; Moses Hogan's "Elijah Rock"; Roy Belfield's "I Know I Been Changed"; and Richard Smallwood's "Anthem of Praise." Tickets $33 to $43, including fees; students admitted free. www.tsoonline.org.
WEDNESDAY
Judy Collins: 7:30 p.m., Lyric Theatre 1800 Third Ave. N., Birmingham. Tickets, $32 and up, through www.ticketmaster.com.
Clint Black: 8 p.m., Alabama Theatre 1817 Third Ave. N., Birmingham. Tickets, $32 and up, through www.ticketmaster.com.
LOCAL EVENTS
THURSDAY-TUESDAY
Disney's "Aladdin": presented by Broadway in Birmingham, BJCC Concert Hall, Birmingham. Tickets, $50 and up, through www.ticketmaster.com. www.bjcc.org.
THURSDAY
Erika Walsh, Jared Margulies, Pete Beatty: 6 p.m., no cover, all ages, Druid City Brewing Co. First Pure Products reading of 2024. www.facebook.com/pureproductstuscaloosa.
FRIDAY
Jennifer Horne reading from her new book, "Odyssey of a Wandering Mind: The Strange Tale of Sara Mayfield, Author": 6 p.m., Bryant-Jordan Hall, 285 Kilgore Lane, UA campus. Including a performance by UA Opera Theatre.
SATURDAY
James Johnson book signing: Noon- 4 p.m., Barnes and Noble, Midtown Village, Tuscaloosa. Local author Johnson will be signing copies of his book "An American Abduction."
"Ragtime": 2 and 7:30 p.m., Bama Theatre. Concert-style performance of the musical, with music by Stephen Flaherty and lyrics by Lynn Ahrens, performed by Theatre Tuscaloosa, with many of the cast returning from its 2017 production, Bama, 600 Greensboro Ave. Tickets $24 general; $20 for seniors (60 and up), Shelton State employees and military; $16 for children; $8 for Shelton students, at www.theatretusc.com/buy-tickets. www.theatretusc.com/ragtime.
TSO's annual fund-drive kickoff party: 6 p.m. Harrison Galleries, 2315 University Blvd., downtown Tuscaloosa. www.tsoonline.org.
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
FEB. 3: Back N Black, AC/DC tribute band, 8 p.m., Bama Theatre, 600 Greensboro Ave. Tickets, $20 to $30. For more information, go to tuscarts.org.
FEB. 9: Pink Box Burlesque's "Sweet 'n' Low," anti-Valentine's show, 7 and 9 p.m., Nocturnal Tavern, 2209 Fourth St., Temerson Square, downtown Tuscaloosa. Tickets, $20, through https://pink-box-burlesque.ticketleap.com/sweet-n-low; VIP packages available, for the grand opening of the PBB's 17th season. pinkboxburlesque.com.
MARCH 23: Drivin' n' Cryin', Jackson Chase, Southern Division, 6:30-11 p.m., The Venue Tuscaloosa, opposite Sokol Park, Northport. venuetuscaloosa.com.
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.
MAY 17: Billy Currington, Kip Moore, Redferrin, Mercedes-Benz Amphitheater. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday, 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.
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. For more see www.mercedesbenzamphitheater.com.
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