TUSK CALENDAR: Who's playing and what's happening
LOCAL MUSIC
FRIDAY
The Vegabonds, Supper Club: 8 p.m., $15, Druid City Music Hall, 1307 University Blvd. on The Strip. www.druidcitymusichall.com.
Velcro Pygmies: 11 p.m., Rhythm & Brews, 2308 Fourth St., Tuscaloosa.
Five Finger Death Punch, Brantley Gilbert, Cory Marks: 6:30 p.m., BJCC Arena, Birmingham. Tickets, $37.75 and up, through www.ticketmaster.com. www.bjcc.org.
LOCAL EVENTS
THURSDAY
Chuck's Fish annual free Thanksgiving feast: 11 a.m.-3 p.m., 508 Greensboro Ave., first-come, first served. No charge for anyone, but buckets will be available for those wishing to donate to Habitat for Humanity. Platters of turkey, ham, dressing, mashed potatoes and gravy, green beans, cranberry sauce, and a roll can also be taken to go.
Druid City Brewing Thanksgiving: 6:30-11 p.m., free Thanksgiving dinner, 607 14th St., Parkview Plaza, Tuscaloosa. DCB provides turkey and some sides; patrons wishing to bring something to share should contact the brewery in advance. Tom Rathe playing live music beginning at 7:30 p.m. druidcitybrewing.com.
FRIDAY
Druid City Brewing Co. 10-Year Anniversary Party: Taylor Hollingsworth will play an early show, 5-6:15 p.m., 607 14th St., Parkview Plaza, Tuscaloosa. Leftover turkey sandwiches, and tapping of a new collaboration with Alga brewing out of Pensacola, called Softball School Raspberry Saison. druidcitybrewing.com.
SATURDAY
Alabama Crimson Tide plays the Auburn Tigers: 2:30 p.m., Bryant-Denny Stadium. Broadcast by CBS; livestream through www.fubo.tv.
ONGOING-JAN. 16
Holidays on the Plaza: Portable ice-skating rink and 200-decorated-tree Tinsel Train at five-acre Government Plaza, through Jan. 16. Private parties and other holiday-related events will be included during some weeks. Admission to walk the Tinsel Trail is free, but skate passes are required to use the rink. Daily passes, including skate rental, are $15. A season pass is $85. Tuesdays will be Family Skate Day, when the pass goes down to $12 each. Retired and active duty military pay $12. On Black Friday, Martin Luther King Jr. Day and the last day of the event, Jan. 16, passes will be $10. www.holidaysontheplaza.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
Annual Shelton State Tree Lighting and Singalong: 1 p.m., free, Shelton State Community College, Martin campus. Shelton Singers will perform sacred and secular holiday songs, and lead a singalong. The college will also kick off its Here Comes Santa Claus annual giving campaign, led by Shelton State Ambassadors, for students, faculty, staff, and community members to assist those in need. Donations will be accepted through Dec. 9. To learn how to help, contact Forrest Smith at fsmith@sheltonstate.edu.
Jingle Jangle Holiday karaoke and singalong: 6-9 p.m., Lookout Rooftop Bar, Hotel Indigo, 111 Greensboro Ave. Hosted by Druid City Pride and Five Horizons Health Services.
UPCOMING
DEC. 4: Holiday open house at five historic Tuscaloosa properties, 2-5 p.m., free admission, to Old Tavern, 500 Nick's Kids Ave.; Battle-Friedman Home, 1010 Greensboro Ave.; Jemison Van de Graaff Mansion 1305 Greensboro Ave.; Murphy Collins Museum 2601 Paul W. Bryant Drive; McGuire Strickland House 2828 Sixth St. For more, see www.historictuscaloosa.org/events-1/2022HolidayOpenHouse.
DEC. 4: Stillman College Choir Christmas Candlelight Concert, 6 p.m., Birthright Alumni Hall, Stillman campus. Free admission. Featuring soloist Diva Hall.
DEC. 5: 46th Annual West Alabama Christmas Parade, downtown Tuscaloosa. The tree lighting on the steps of the Tuscaloosa County Courthouse, 714 Greensboro Ave., is scheduled to begin at 5:15 p.m. and the parade is set to start at 6:30 p.m. This year's theme is "A Retro Christmas." Grand marshals are Lyda Black, Clell Hobson Sr., Gary Minor and Samory Pruitt.
DEC. 8-11: "The Nutcracker," performed by Tuscaloosa Community Dancers, Bama Theatre; 7 p.m. Dec. 8 and 9; 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. Dec. 10; 2 p.m. Dec. 11. www.tuscaloosadancers.com.
DEC. 9-18: "The Great Christmas Cookie Bake-Off," musical comedy presented by Theatre Tuscaloosa, Bean-Brown Theatre, Shelton State Community College Martin Campus. Tickets $24 general; $20 for seniors (60 and up), Shelton employees, and military; $16 for students and children; $8 for Shelton students. www.theatretusc.com. 205-391-2277.
DEC. 12: "Home for the Holidays," 7 p.m., Moody Concert Hall, UA campus. Tuscaloosa Symphony Orchestra's annual holiday concert, joined by the Alabama Choir School, The Prentice Concert Chorale, and the Shelton Singers. 205-752-5515. www.tsoonline.org.
DEC. 17: Christmas comedy movies at the Bama Theatre, as a fund-raiser led by the Junior League of Tuscaloosa. The 2003 "Elf" shows at 2 p.m., and the 1989 "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation" at 7. Tickets for the "Elf" matinee are $12, and $15 for the evening "Christmas Vacation." www.jltuscaloosa.org/fundraisers/merry-bright-at-the-bama-theatre.
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