TUSK CALENDAR: Who's playing and what's happening
LOCAL MUSIC
THURSDAY
Year of October: 8-10 p.m., Druid City Brewing Co., 607 14th St., Parkview Plaza, Tuscaloosa. druidcitybrewing.com. www.yearofoctober.bandcamp.com.
Trey Lewis: 9 p.m., $20, Rounders Bar, 1215 University Blvd., on the Strip. www.roundersonthestrip.com.
FRIDAY
"A Tide of Dreams" book signing: 10 a.m., Paul W. Bryant Museum, 300 Paul W. Bryant Drive, UA campus. Subtitled "The Untold Backstory of Coaches Paul 'Bear' Bryant, Carney Laslie and Frank Moseley," "A Tide of Dreams" was written by Carey Henry Keefe about her grandfather Laslie, her godfather Moseley, and the man she knew as "Uncle Paul," in an account spanning 1931-1961. www.authorcareyhkeefe.com.
Cody Rhythm: 6 p.m., Lookout Rooftop Bar, Hotel Indigo, 111 Greensboro Ave., downtown Tuscaloosa.
Ernest: 8 p.m., $20 and up, Druid City Music Hall, 1307 University Blvd., on the Strip. www.druidcitymusichall.com.
Sonik Jones: 8:30-11:30 p.m., Loosa Brews, 412 20th Ave., Tuscaloosa.
Kevin Gates, Morray, Hunxho, DJ Chose: 8 p.m., BJCC Arena, Birmingham. Tickets $49.50 and up, through www.ticketmaster.com. www.bjcc.org.
Black Jacket Symphony performing "Saturday Night Fever": 8 p.m., BJCC Concert Hall, Birmingham. Tickets $24.50 and up, through www.ticketmaster.com. www.bjcc.org.
LOCAL EVENTS
ONGOING WEEKENDS THROUGH OCT. 31
The Horror Tuscaloosa: Second year for the haunted house with two themed experiences, 5477 Skyland Blvd. E., Cottondale. Tickets $25 and up, and admissions each night will be limited. Hours will be 7 p.m.-midnight Fridays and Saturdays, Sept. 30-Oct. 29, and 7-10 p.m. Oct. 20, 27, 30 and 31. www.thehorrortuscaloosa.com. Jobs available for crew and customer service positions; see www.thehorrortuscaloosa.com/jobs.
THURSDAY
October Art Night: 5-8 p.m., free, family-friendly event held the first Thursday of each month, Kentuck Art Center, 503 Main Ave., Northport. In the Museum Gallery, the exhibit "Story Girl and Whirly Boy," featured work by Jeanie Holland and T.R. Reed, will be opened, as will "Super Computer," by Amy Smoot, in the Community Teer Gallery. There will be live music by Matt Wurtele, food truck Bean Me Up Scottie Organic Eatery, pop-up shops from local vendors including Hart and Hind, and Linder Custom Woodworks, open artists' studios, children's art activities, cob oven pizza and a giveaway for two tickets to the 51st Annual Kentuck Festival of the Arts, Oct. 15-16 in Northport's Kentuck Park. www.kentuck.org.
FRIDAY
"It's Not Realistic": 5 p.m. Lorrie Lane Studio, 2420 Sixth St. Tuscaloosa, for First Friday. Music by Doobie "Doghouse" Wilson. New art on display, and snacks.
Alabama Blues Productions: 5-7 p.m., free admission, UPerk, 405 20th Ave., downtown Tuscaloosa, for First Friday. Alabama Blues Project's student band.
October Art Soiree: 6:30 p.m., Ora Mae Room, 3107 Alabama Ave. NE, Tuscaloosa, featuring art exhibit "Exploring Dreamscapes" by Becca Lennon Ray, with live music by Brantley Charles.
UA Broadway Cabaret: 7:30 p.m., The District Room, 551 20th Ave., downtown Tuscaloosa, featuring songs from Broadway musicals performed by UA's musical theater students. Advance tickets are required. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. for the 7:30 show. Tickets $35 general, $20 students. www.theatre.ua.edu.
FRIDAY-SUNDAY
The Paww Patch: 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Friday and Saturday; noon-4 p.m. Sunday, weekends through October, with pumpkin and mum decoration, kids' activities, at The Paww Pet Resort, 1302 The Townes of North River. www.thepawwpetresort.com.
SATURDAY
No. 1 Alabama vs. Texas A&M: 7 p.m., Bryant-Denny Stadium. Televised by CBS; livestream on FuboTV.
Halloween Ghost Hunt/Paranormal Investigation: 7-11 p.m., $50, Drish House, 2300 17th St., Tuscaloosa. Hosted by TV's "The Southern Ghost Girls," with Lesley Ann Hyde. For more, email lesleyhyde7480@gmail.com, or visit www.southernghostgirls.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.
TUESDAY
"Stranger Things" dance party: 9-midnight, $9, Druid City Music Hall. Music from the '80s spun by DJ Camel Crush.
WEDNESDAY-OCT. 15
Moundville Native American Festival: Moundville Archaeological Park, 13 miles south of Tuscaloosa off Alabama Highway 69. The event features artists, craftsmen and educators from around the nation, sharing their knowledge of Southeastern Native American cultures. Hours will be 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Wednesday and Oct. 13, and 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Oct. 14-15. Admission $10. www.festival.museums.ua.edu.
WEDNESDAY-OCT. 23
"The Imaginary Invalid": Moliere comedy, performed by the University of Alabama Department of Theatre and Dance, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 13-14 and 20-21; with a 2 p.m. matinee Oct. 23, Marian Gallaway Theatre, Rowand-Johnson Hall on the UA campus. Tickets $22 general; $20 seniors, and UA faculty and staff; $15 for students. Argan is a hypochondriac whose medical bills are his largest expense. To save money, he decides to marry his oldest daughter, Angelique, to an up-and-coming doctor, Thomas. Angelique refuses the marriage because she loves another. This forces Argan to give her an ultimatum: Marry Thomas or join a convent. www.theatre.ua.edu.
UPCOMING
OCT. 13: Whiskey Myers, Read Southall Band, 7 p.m., Tuscaloosa Amphitheater. Tickets through www.ticketmaster.com, or at the Amp box office, for $65, $55, $35 and $25, plus fees. www.tuscaloosaamphitheater.com.
OCT. 15-16: 51st Annual Kentuck Festival of the Arts, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Oct. 15, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Oct. 16, Kentuck Park, Northport. Tickets $10 per day, or $15 for both days. Musicians performing on the Brother Ben Stage include John Paul White (formerly of The Civil Wars), Sarah Langford, Hiroya Tsukamoto, Wanda Band, Billy Allen and The Pollies, Alicja-Pop and Beat Root Revival. Reader/writers appearing at the Kathryn Tucker Windham Stage include Mark Childress, Alabama Poet Laureate Ashley M. Jones, Michael Martone, Nana Nkweti, Marlin Barton, members of the Pure Products group, members of The Rude Mechanicals, and University of Alabama undergraduate creative-writing students. For more, see www.kentuck.org.
OCT. 19: Travis Tritt, Chris Janson, War Hippies, 7 p.m., Tuscaloosa Amphitheater. Tickets through www.ticketmaster.com, or the Amp box office for $125, $99.50, $79.50, $59.50, $39.50 and $29.50, plus fees. www.tuscaloosaamphitheater.com.
OCT. 21: Chicago, 8 p.m., Tuscaloosa Amphitheater. Tickets through www.ticketmaster.com, or the Amp box office, for $99.50, $85, $65 and $35, plus fees. www.tuscaloosaamphitheater.com.
OCT. 25: Sixth Annual Tech or Treat, 6-8 pm., Gateway Innovation and Discovery Center, 2614 University Blvd. E, Alberta. Free community event for children and families, similar to trunk or treat, with participants collecting candy at each table, where STEM opportunities and introductions will be available. Booth spaces are still open for organizations; to register, see www.tuscaloosa.com/techortreat. Free and open to all ages; children must be accompanied by an adult. www.tuscaloosagateway.com.
OCT. 28: Harvest Jam, 5:30-8:30 p.m., $5, on the Midtown Village Green, 1800 McFarland Blvd. E., Tuscaloosa. Craft beer tasting presented by Adams Beverages, live music, pumpkin patch, pop-up vendors, and other activities. Donations from the pumpkin patch and craft-beer tasting will benefit Child Abuse Prevention Services. Tickets through www.eventbrite.com.
OCT. 28: Trek Tuscaloosa Ride, 6-8 p.m., 1800 McFarland Blvd. E., #418, Tuscaloosa. Casual no-drop ride hosted by Trek Bicycle Tuscaloosa, followed with tricks and treats at the after party. Helmets are required, and lights are encouraged.
OCT. 29: Pink Box Burlesque's 15th Annual "Rocky Horror Picture Show," 8 p.m., Bama Theatre. Tickets sold out. Doors at 7, costume contest at 8, show with shadow cast on stage at 8:30. www.pinkboxburlesque.com.
OCT. 30: Skate-O-Ween, 2 p.m., games and prizes, Super Skate, 5900 McFarland Blvd. E., Tuscaloosa.
OCT. 31: Halloween Carnival, 6-8 p.m., games and treats for children, Snow Hinton Park, 1000 Hargrove Road E. Hosted by the Tuscaloosa Police Department
NOV. 4: Turnpike Troubadours, Muscadine Bloodline, Them Dirty Roses, 7 p.m., Tuscaloosa Amphitheater. Tickets through www.ticketmaster.com, or at the Amp box office on Jack Warner Parkway, $89.50 for the general admission pit, with reserved seats at $89.50, $75, $65 and $45. www.tuscaloosaamphitheater.com
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