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

Mark Hughes Cobb, Tuscaloosa News
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This week in West Alabama, Feb. 1-7, an AC/DC tribute band at the Bama; Kansas plays the BJCC on its 50th anniversary tour; Kentuck's Art Night features two exhibit openings and a scholar talk; Ernest and Hadley Booksellers hosts a Women's Wellness Day; and a new version of an ancient tale, "Oedipus," opens in the Allen Bales Theatre on the UA campus.

MUSIC

THURSDAY

Rock Bottom String Band: 6 p.m., Druid City Brewing Co., 700 14th St., Parkview Plaza, Tuscaloosa. www.druidcitybrewing.com.

FRIDAY

Silent Scream: 9 p.m.-1 a.m., Big Al's Backstreet Lounge, 2108 14th Ave., Tuscaloosa.

SATURDAY

Back N Black, AC/DC tribute band: 8 p.m., Bama Theatre, 600 Greensboro Ave. Tickets $20 to $30. www.tuscarts.org.

Matthew McNeal: 8 p.m., Druid City Brewing Co., 700 14th St., Parkview Plaza, Tuscaloosa. www.druidcitybrewing.com.

Boon Dock Saints: 9:30 p.m., Copper Top, 2300 Fourth St., Temerson Square, downtown Tuscaloosa.

Kansas will play the BJCC Concert Hall Saturday as part of its 50th anniversary tour.
Kansas will play the BJCC Concert Hall Saturday as part of its 50th anniversary tour.

Kansas: 7:30 p.m., BJCC Concert Hall, Birmingham. Tickets, $40 to $125, 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. www.druidcitybrewing.com.

LOCAL EVENTS

THURSDAY

The February 1 Art Night will feature the grand opening of Kentuck's Clay Studio, among other events.
The February 1 Art Night will feature the grand opening of Kentuck's Clay Studio, among other events.

Kentuck Art Night: 5-8 p.m., free and family-friendly, 503 Main Ave., Northport. Fiber artist Loretta Lynn's exhibit "Finding My Religion," integrating the Catholic rituals, iconographyand stories from her childhood with current practice of connecting with the natural world, will open in the Teer Gallery. Grand opening of Kentuck's Clay Studo, "Rescued" by Dayo Johnson in the Museum Gallery (artist talk at 6:30), scholar talk by Anne Franklin Lamar at 5:45 to introduced 2024 programming theme "Repurposed." At the Clay Studio, patrons can purchase two pounds of clay, for $20, to work with. Live music by Josephine Arsenault, pop-up shops, crafts for children, open artists' studios, cob-oven pizza. www.kentuck.org/art-nights.

"Shuttlesworth -- Through the Eyes of His Daughters": 6 p.m., free, UAB Spencer Honors House, 1190 10th Ave. S., Birmingham. The Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth's daughters Patricia Shuttlesworth Massengil and Ruby Shuttlesworth Bester in conversation with T. Marie King, producer of the Emmy-nominated APT documentary, "Shuttlesworth," following a screening of the 56-minute film. The panel will be moderated by Ashley M. Jones, Alabama poet laureate and UAB Honors Program associate director.

Movie premiere for "A Symphony Celebration -- The Blind Boys of Alabama": 7 p.m., free, Alabama Theatre, 1817 Third Ave. N., Birmingham. Tickets are free, but reservations are required since seating is limited. Concert documentary featuring the five-time Grammy-winning group with Henry Panion III serving as both conductor and commentator, backed by orchestrations from members of the Alabama Symphony Orchestra, and a 300-voice choir from some of Alabama’s HBCU choirs, including Alabama State, Alabama A&M, Miles College, Tuskegee University and Talladega College, and choirs from Birmingham-Southern College and the University of Alabama at Birmingham. www.alabamatheatre.com.

FRIDAY

Kathleen Madigan: 7:30 p.m., Lyric Theatre, 1800 Third Ave. N., Birmingham. Tickets, $25 and up, through www.ticketmaster.com. www.lyricbham.com.

SATURDAY

Ernest and Hadley Booksellers will host a Women's Wellness Day Saturday, with a variety of events that can be purchased individually, or together as a day pass.
Ernest and Hadley Booksellers will host a Women's Wellness Day Saturday, with a variety of events that can be purchased individually, or together as a day pass.

Women's Wellness Day -- Mind, Body and Nutrition: 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Ernest and Hadley Booksellers, 1928 Seventh St., downtown Tuscaloosa. Tickets are available for individual events ($10 each, plus fees), or as a day package ($35) through Eventbrite, at www.buff.ly/3OjvVL1. Managing Your Stress with Leslie Glenn Evans, 10-11:15 a.m.; Beautycounter Clean Beauty with Sandra Wolfe, 11:30 a.m.-12:45 p.m.; Cooking for Good Health: The Mediterranean Way with Milady Murphy, 1-2:15; Lifeline Solutions Presents: 30-minute Chair Yoga Tune-up, with Jenny Shemwell, 2:30-3:45. Patrons do not have to identify as a woman to attend.

Tabitha Brown book tour: 8 p.m. Lyric Theatre, 1800 Third Ave. N., Birmingham. www.lyricbham.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-FEB 11

"Oedipus": 7:30 p.m. Monday through Feb. 10, closing with a 2 p.m. matinee Feb. 11, $15, Allen Bales Theatre, Rowand-Johnson Hall, UA campus. New take on Sophocles' tale. www.theatre.ua.edu.

UPCOMING

Tusk calendar
Tusk calendar

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.

FEB. 9-11: Kami-Con, BJCC East Exhibition Hall, Birmingham. Three-day convention celebrating Japanese culture, gaming, geek culture, anime & 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.

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. Tickets, $20 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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