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

Mark Hughes Cobb, Tuscaloosa News
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This week in West Alabama, Feb. 8-14, the Pink Box Burlesque will perform its "Sweet 'n' Low" anti-Valentine's Day show twice Friday evening; the 30th Bal Masque, "Curtains Up,"at the Bama Theatre; The 16th Annual Great Tuscaloosa Chili Cookoff; the 11th Tuscaloosa Africana Film Festival; and a three-showing winter Bama Art House film series starts with "Fallen Leaves."

MUSIC

THURSDAY

Year of October: 8 p.m., Druid City Brewing Co., 700 14th St., Parkview Plaza, Tuscaloosa. www.druidcitybrewing.com. https://yearofoctober.com.

The Red Clay Strays, John Hollier: 8 p.m., $25, Druid City Music Hall, 1307 University Blvd. druidcitymusichall.com.

SATURDAY

Singer-songwriter Grace Potter will play Iron City in Birmingham Saturday.
Singer-songwriter Grace Potter will play Iron City in Birmingham Saturday.

Grace Potter: 8 p.m., Iron City Bham, 513 22nd St. S., Birmingham. Tickets, $39.50 and up, through www.ticketmaster.com. www.ironcitybham.com.

Black Jacket Symphony performing Prince's "Purple Rain": 8 p.m., BJCC Concert Hall, Birmingham. Tickets, $24 and up, plus fees and taxes, through www.ticketmaster.com. www.bjcc.org.

SUNDAY

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

LOCAL EVENTS

THURSDAY-SUNDAY

"Oedipus": 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday, closing with a 2 p.m. matinee Sunday, $15, Allen Bales Theatre, Rowand-Johnson Hall, UA campus. New take on Sophocles' tale. www.theatre.ua.edu.

FRIDAY

Pink Box Burlesque's "Sweet 'n' Low": Anti-Valentine's show, two performances, at 7 and 9 p.m., Nocturnal Tavern, 2209 Fourth St., Temerson Square, downtown Tuscaloosa. Opening of the 17th season for Tuscaloosa's PBB, founded in 2008, which performs burlesque and circus acts, live jazz from The Prize Inside band, and more. Tickets, $20, through pink-box-burlesque.ticketleap.com/sweet-n-low; VIP packages available, for the grand opening of the PBB's 17th season. www.pinkboxburlesque.com.

Tuscaloosa troupe The Pink Box Burlesque will perform two editions of its "Sweet 'n' Low" anti-Valentine's show, at 7 and 9 p.m. Saturday at Nocturnal Tavern. The PBB performs burlesque, circus acts, live jazz and more, led by Mama Dixie, pictured singing.
Tuscaloosa troupe The Pink Box Burlesque will perform two editions of its "Sweet 'n' Low" anti-Valentine's show, at 7 and 9 p.m. Saturday at Nocturnal Tavern. The PBB performs burlesque, circus acts, live jazz and more, led by Mama Dixie, pictured singing.

Tucka, Bigg Robb, Cupid, West Love, Big Ro Williams, Arthur Young, Lenny Williams: 8 p.m., BJCC Concert Hall, Birmingham. Tickets, $89 and up, through www.ticketmaster.com. www.bjcc.org.

FRIDAY-SUNDAY

Cosplay at Birmingham's 2023 Kami-Con. Kami-Con, a three-day convention celebrating Japanese pop culture, returns to the BJCC exhibition halls Friday through Sunday.
Cosplay at Birmingham's 2023 Kami-Con. Kami-Con, a three-day convention celebrating Japanese pop culture, returns to the BJCC exhibition halls Friday through Sunday.

Kami-Con: BJCC East Exhibition Hall, Birmingham. Three-day convention celebrating Japanese culture, gaming, geek culture, anime and manga, comics, TV shows, movies, and more. Noon-midnight Feb. 9, 10 a.m.-1 a.m. Feb. 10, 11 a.m.-6 p.m., Feb. 11. Weekend pass $70. www.kamicon.net.

Jurassic World Live visits Birmingham's BJCC Arena again, for three days of performances, Friday-Sunday Feb. 9-11.
Jurassic World Live visits Birmingham's BJCC Arena again, for three days of performances, Friday-Sunday Feb. 9-11.

Jurassic World Live Tour: BJCC Arena, Birmingham. Arena show, set on Isla Nublar, where Indominus Rex escapes and causes chaos in the park. Scientists team to save Jeanie, a Troodon dinosaur, and along the way meet some of the "Jurassic Park" franchises icons, including Blue the Raptor, Stegosaurus, Triceratops, and Tyrannosaurus rex. Pre-show experience begins at 6 p.m. Friday, with the show at 7. On Saturday, pre-shows and start times are 10 and 11 a.m.; 2 and 3 p.m.; and 6 and 7 p.m. Sunday will be noon and 1 p.m. and 3 and 4 p.m. Tickets, $20 and older, through www.ticketmaster.com. www.bjcc.org.

SATURDAY

11th Tuscaloosa Africana Film Festival: 2-8 p.m., Student Center (formerly Ferguson) Theater, UA campus. Two feature films, but film shorts by young filmmakers from Ghana and Nigeria. www.eventbrite.com/e/11th-annual-tuscaloosa-africana-film-festival-tickets-801692101657.

The 16th Annual Great Tuscaloosa Chili Cookoff: 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Bryant Conference Center, UA campus. Kids' activities, live music, soda and beer, free ice cream, 30-plus varieties of chili to sample and vote on. Funds raised by $10 tickets (children 6 and under free) and sales of T-shirts and aprons go to benefit the Exchange Club's work in child abuse prevention, youth development, community services and honoring America projects.

Bal Masque XXX "Curtain Up": Mystic Krewe of the Druids' Mardi Gras celebration honors Broadway. The Bama lobby and bar open at 6 p.m.; theater at 6:30; show with tableaux and more beginning at 7:30 p.m. Proceeds will benefit Five Horizons Health Services. www.kreweofthedruids.org/bal-masque-xxx.

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.

TUESDAY

"Fallen Leaves" (2023): 7 p.m., Bama Theatre. First of three 2024 Bama Art House winter films. Box office, doors and bar open at 6 p.m. for each screening. Single tickets $10 general, $9 seniors and students, $8 for Arts Council members. Discount punch card tickets, for $70, will be for sale, and good for any 10 BAH films, with no expiration date. Patrons can also order tickets ahead of screenings by visiting The Arts Council’s ticketing page at ci.ovationtix.com/36768. To see more, visit www.tuscarts.org. "Fallen Leaves," originally titled "Kuolleet Lehdet," is an unrated comedy-drama, written and directed by Aki Kaurismäki, starring Alma Pöysti, Jussi Vatanen, and Alina Tomnikov, takes place in modern-day Helsinki, as two lonely souls meet at a karaoke bar, though their past to happiness is beset by obstacles. Other Winter BAH showings include a collection of the Oscar-nominated shorts, Feb. 20; and the 2023 film "Anatomy of a Fall" ("Anatomie d'une chute") a crime thriller, rated R, nominated for five Oscars, including best picture, director, actress, original screenplay and editing.

WEDNESDAY

"Casablanca" (1942): 7 p.m., $10, Alabama Theatre, 1817 Third Ave. N., Birmingham. www.alabamatheatre.com.

UPCOMING

Tusk calendar
Tusk calendar

FEB. 15: Journey, Toto, 7:30 p.m., BJCC Arena, Birmingham. Tickets, $49 and up, through www.ticketmaster.com. www.bjcc.org.

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 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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