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

MUSIC

THURSDAY

Velcro Pygmies: 9 p.m., Rhythm & Brews, 2308 Fourth St., Tuscaloosa.

Lucinda Williams and band: 8 p.m., Lyric Theatre, 1800 Third Ave. N., Birmingham. Tickets, $36 and up, through www.ticketmaster.com. www.lyricbham.com.

FRIDAY

Black Jacket Symphony playing Tom Petty's "Full Moon Fever": 8 p.m., BJCC Concert Hall, Birmingham. Tickets, $24.50 and up, through www.ticketmaster.com. www.bjcc.org.

Father John Misty: 8 p.m., Lyric Theatre, 1800 Third Ave. N., Birmingham. Tickets, $64 and up, through www.ticketmaster.com. www.lyricbham.com.

SATURDAY

Leonid & Friends: 8 p.m., Lyric Theatre, 1800 Third Ave. N., Birmingham. Tickets, $39 and up, through www.ticketmaster.com. www.lyricbham.com.

Cain, Katy Nichole, David Leonard: 8 p.m., BJCC Concert Hall, Birmingham. Tickets, $15 and up, through www.ticketmaster.com. www.bjcc.org.

LOCAL EVENTS

THURSDAY

May Art Night: 5-8 p.m., free and family-friendly, Kentuck Art Center, 503 Main Ave., Northport. Exhibit in the Museum Gallery will be "Sounds of the Grass" by Cym Doggett; in the Teer Gallery will be "Dually Noted: Two Sides of a Wish Bone" by Meg and Lauren Howton. Music in the courtyard by Debbie Bond and Radiator Rick. Pop-up shops, open artists' studios, and cob oven pizza. For a $5 donation to the Growing Arts United Appeal Fund, which benefits the Kentuck Museum Association and Habitat for Humanity, helping them maintain tax-exempt status, patrons get a margarita. For more, see www.kentuck.org/art-nights.

FRIDAY

"Firewalker" opening reception: First Friday reception and artist's talk for "Firewalker" by Aaron Sanders Head, free, 6-7:30 p.m., with artist's talk at 6:30, Kentuck Gallery at Hotel Indigo. Light hors d'oeuvres provided by Hotel Indigo, 111 Greensboro Ave. Held in conjunction with Tuscaloosa's First Friday ArtWalk, with participating galleries in downtown Tuscaloosa. www.firstfridaytuscaloosa.com. www.kentuck.org/art-nights.

SATURDAY

Free Comic Book Day at The Comic Strip: 10 a.m.-7 p.m., The Comic Strip, 505 Hargrove Road E., Suite 10, Tuscaloosa. Guest artists, cosplay, raffles, sales, and giveaways.

Free Comic Book Day at Izzy's Comics: 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Izzy's Comics, 2801-6 Lurleen Wallace Blvd., Northport. Guest artists, cosplay, sales, prizes and giveaways.

Dominique Carthage book signing: Noon-4 p.m., Barnes and Noble, Midtown Village, Tuscaloosa. Local author signing copies of his book "Blackspace: Book 1."

MONDAY

Book discussion, "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann: 5:30 p.m., TPL Weaver-Bolden Library, 2522 Lanier Ave., Tuscaloosa.

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-MAY 14

"On Your Feet," the story of Emilio and Gloria Estefan: Presented by Broadway in Birmingham, BJCC Concert Hall, Birmingham. Tickets, $35 and up, through www.ticketmaster.com. Performances at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and May 11; 8 p.m. May 12; 2 and 8 p.m. May 13; 1 and 6:30 p.m. May 14. www.bjcc.org.

WEDNESDAY

DCBC BrewHaHa Comedy Showcase: 8-10 p.m., no cover, Druid City Brewing Co., 700 14th St., Tuscaloosa. Lineup includes Scott Eason from Huntsville; Rivers Langley from Los Angeles; Carin Chapman from New Orleans; Caleb Garrett from Tuscaloosa; and Amber Ritchie, from Atlanta. Hosted by Richard Lockhart, and Stand-Up Tuscaloosa. For more, email standuptuscaloosacomedy@gmail.com.

UPCOMING

MAY 12: Hank Williams Jr., Old Crow Medicine Show, 7 p.m., Tuscaloosa Amphitheater. Tickets through www.ticketmaster.com, and at the Amp box office, 2710 Jack Warner Parkway, for $99.75, $79.75, $59.75, and $35, plus fees. For more, see www.tuscaloosaamphitheater.com.

MAY 28: Flashback Funk Fest, featuring Morris Day and The Time, Zapp Band, Con Funk Shun, and Atlantic Starr, 6 p.m., Tuscaloosa Amphitheater. Tickets through www.ticketmaster.com, or at the Amp box office, for $79.50, $59.50, $49.50 and $29.50, plus fees. For more, see www.tuscaloosaamphitheater.com.

JUNE 22: Tori Amos, 7:30 p.m., Alabama Theatre, 1817 Third Ave. N., Birmingham. www.alabamatheatre.com.

JUNE 28: Barenaked Ladies, Five for Fighting, Del Amitri, 7 p.m., Tuscaloosa Amphitheater. Tickets through www.ticketmaster.com, or at the Amp box office, for $89.50, $79.50, $59.50, $49.50 and $29.50, plus fees. For more, see www.tuscaloosaamphitheater.com.

AUG. 5: 3 Doors Down, Candlebox, 8 p.m., Tuscaloosa Amphitheater. Tickets for $99.50, $79.50, $59.50, $49.50 and $39.50, plus fees, through www.ticketmaster.com, or at the Amp box office, 2710 Jack Warner Parkway. www.tuscaloosaamphitheater.com.

AUG. 6: Jason Aldean, Mitchell Tenpenny, Corey Kent, Dee Jay Silver, 7:30 p.m., Tuscaloosa Amphitheater. Tickets through www.ticketmaster.com, or at the Amphitheater box office, 2710 Jack Warner Parkway, for $179.75, $149.75, $119.75, $89.75, $79.75, $59.75, and $44.75, plus fees and taxes. For more, see www.tuscaloosaamphitheater.com.

SEPT. 8: Parker McCollum, Jackson Dean, 7:30 p.m., Tuscaloosa Amphitheater. Tickets through www.ticketmaster.com, or the Amp box office at 2710 Jack Warner Parkway, for $84.50 (general admission pit), or $69.50, $54.50, $34.50 or $24.50 for reserved seats. For more, see www.tuscaloosaamphitheater.com.

OCT. 6: Maxwell, Musiq Soulchild and Leela James, 7 p.m., Tuscaloosa Amphitheater. Tickets through www.ticketmaster.com, or at the Amphitheater box office at 2710 Jack Warner Parkway, for $125, $99, $79.50, $59.50, $39.50 and $25, plus fees and taxes. For more, see www.tuscaloosaamphitheater.com.

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