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

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MUSIC

THURSDAY

Debbie Bond Blues Band, Carroline Shines: 6-9:30 p.m., Druid City Brewing Co. Moon Room, 700 14th St., Parkview Plaza, Tuscaloosa. Debbie Bond and Radiator Rick are heading out for a European tour afterward, so donations will be accepted. www.druidcitybrewing.com. www.debbiebond.com.

Debbie Bond and Radiator Rick will play a Thursday June 8 gig at Druid City Brewing Co., in advance of a European tour.
Debbie Bond and Radiator Rick will play a Thursday June 8 gig at Druid City Brewing Co., in advance of a European tour.

FRIDAY

John Wilson Band, the 3 Thirty Three Band: 6-9 p.m., Government Plaza, 2106 Sixth St., for the city of Tuscaloosa's Live at the Plaza series. The concerts are free, and family- and pet-friendly. Free parking is available in the parking deck abutting Government Plaza, on 23rd Avenue between Sixth and Seventh streets. Patrons can bring blankets, chairs and picnic baskets, though concessions will be sold. www.tuscaloosa.com/latp.

Legit: 6-9 p.m., free, The Venue Tuscaloosa, 6052 Watermelon Road, across from the west side of Sokol Park, adjacent to Tree House Farm and Nursery. www.venuetuscaloosa.com/events.

SATURDAY

Brad Sellers: 6-9 p.m., free, The Venue Tuscaloosa, 6052 Watermelon Road, across from the west side of Sokol Park, adjacent to Tree House Farm and Nursery. www.venuetuscaloosa.com/events.

People Years: 7:45 p.m., Druid City Brewing Co. Moon Room, 700 14th St., Parkview Plaza, Tuscaloosa. www.peopleyearsband.com. druidcitybrewing.com.

LOCAL EVENTS

THURSDAY

Russell L. Estes, author of "Southern Roots — Lessons From a Southern Upbringing": 6 p.m., free, Tuscaloosa Public Library main branch, 1801 Jack Warner Parkway. Books will be available for purchase, and Estes will be signing.

The 2004 comedy "13 Going on 30" will show on the Midtown Village green Thursday night, as part of the center's Moonlight Movies series. It stars Jennifer Garner and Judy Greer, pictured, with Mark Ruffalo, Kathy Baker and Andy Serkis.
The 2004 comedy "13 Going on 30" will show on the Midtown Village green Thursday night, as part of the center's Moonlight Movies series. It stars Jennifer Garner and Judy Greer, pictured, with Mark Ruffalo, Kathy Baker and Andy Serkis.

"13 Going on 30": Midtown Village green, screening at sunset. Bring chairs and blankets. The 2004 body-swap comedy, rated PG, stars Mark Ruffalo with Jennifer Garner as a 13-year-old who has her birthday wish come true, and wakes up as her 30-year-old self. Also featuring Judy Greer, Andy Serkis and Kathy Baker. www.midtownvillagetuscaloosa.com.

SATURDAY

Fathers in the Park: 9 a.m.-1 p.m., free and family-friendly, Snow Hinton Park, bounce houses, activities and games, and food. Fathers in the Park is an event of Tuscaloosa's One Place, A Family Resource Center, and presented by Whataburger and Tuscaloosa Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc.

Juanita Ward book signing: Noon-4 p.m., Barnes and Noble, 1800 McFarland Blvd. E., Ste. 200, Tuscaloosa. Ward will sign copies of her book "Divine Purpose."

Caribbean Food and Music Festival: 11 a.m.-9 p.m., Debardeleben Park, Bessemer. Parade, live music, dancing, food and more. Family-friendly. Presented by the Central Alabama Caribbean American Organization. www.cacaoonline.org.

Sam Morrill: 7 p.m., Lyric Theatre, 1800 Third Ave. N., Birmingham. Tickets, $35 and up, through www.ticketmaster.com. www.lyricbham.com.

SATURDAY-SUNDAY

Greensboro Bicentennial Tour: In conjunction with celebrations of Greensboro's 1823 incorporation as a city, the two-day event will showcase more than 20 historic homes, churches, museums, and other places of interest. More information on the self-guided tour, including details about sites and ticket-purchase link, can be found at www.visitgreensboroal.com. The website also includes information about other bicentennial events, notable Greensboro residents and a gallery of historical photos. Hours for the tour will be 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, and 1-5 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $25 for one day, or $40 for both. Tickets can be purchased in advance through the site, or on tour days at Magnolia Grove, 1002 Hobson St.

MONDAY

Book discussion for "A Woman Is No Man" by Etaf Rum: 5:30 p.m., TPL Weaver-Bolden Library, 2522 Lanier Ave., Tuscaloosa.

Jada (Margaret Carr) and Zegg (Gabriel Carden) struggle over the fate of the planet in "Launch Day (Love Stories from the Year 2108)," which had its world premiere at Theatre Tuscaloosa last October. Michael Higgins' award-winning work will be performed once at 7:30 p.m. Monday in the Bama Theatre, as a benefit to help send the company to the American Association of Community Theatre's national competition, AACTFest 2023.

Benefit performance of "Launch Day (Love Stories from the Year 2108," by Michael Higgins: $25, 7:30 p.m., Bama Theatre, performed by Theatre Tuscaloosa. The company is sending its cast and crew to Louisville, Kentucky, to represent Alabama in the national American Association of Community Theatre Festival (AACTFest) June 12-17. To defray costs, which include transportation of set and equipment, cast and crew, festival fees, meals, and accommodations, Theatre Tuscaloosa will perform the competition version at the Bama. Visit www.theatretusc.com/launch-day-benefit to buy tickets, or sponsor an actor for the trip.

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

2023 Celebrate Local: 11:30 a.m.-7 p.m., free and family-friendly, Tuscaloosa River Market. Featuring dozens of retailers and vendors from across West Alabama, Celebrate Local showcases a wide range of products and services. Attendees can shop for a clothing, jewelry, home decor, art, gifts and more. Several restaurants will also be on hand to offer samples of their most popular entrees. Presented by Visit Tuscaloosa. www.visittuscaloosa.com.

The 1985 adventure "The Goonies" will show as part of the Bama Art House's summer 2023 film series.
The 1985 adventure "The Goonies" will show as part of the Bama Art House's summer 2023 film series.

"The Goonies" (1985): 7 p.m., Bama Theatre, as part of the summer Bama Art House "nostalgic blockbuster series. All Bama Art House movies will screen at 7 p.m., with the doors, box office and Bama Bar (concession stand) open at 6. Tickets are $10 general, $9 for students and seniors, and $8 for Arts Council members. Punch-card tickets are available for $70, giving 10 admissions to any films in the ongoing series. For more, see www.tuscarts.org/bama/bama-art-house.

WEDNESDAY

Hoop for Fitness: 10 a.m., Tuscaloosa Public Library, main branch, 1801 Jack Warner Parkway, Tuscaloosa. Hula-hooping performers. www.tuscaloosa-library.org.

UPCOMING

JUNE 15: Ernest and Hadley open book club, with author Patricia Correll, 5:30-6:30 p.m. It's an online event, so register through www.ernestandhadleybooks.com/event/eh-open-book-club-author-patricia-correll. Discussion will center around Correll's "Monstrous Creatures." www.ernestandhadleybooks.com.

JUNE 16: AJ and The Midnight Soulz, John Bull Trio with Peggy Walker, 6-9 p.m., Government Plaza, 2106 Sixth St., for the city of Tuscaloosa's Live at the Plaza series. The concerts are free, and family- and pet-friendly. Free parking is available in the parking deck abutting Government Plaza, on 23rd Avenue between Sixth and Seventh streets. Patrons can bring blankets, chairs and picnic baskets, though concessions will be sold. www.tuscaloosa.com/latp.

JUNE 17: Leah Myers book signing and talk, noon-1:30 p.m., Ernest and Hadley Booksellers, 1928 Seventh St., downtown Tuscaloosa. Myers will discuss "Thinning Blood: A Memoir of Family, Myth, and Identity." www.ernestandhadleybooks.com.

JUNE 17: B.G. Hines will be signing his book "The Wattson Brothers Go West," noon-4 p.m., Barnes and Noble, Midtown Village, 1800 McFarland Blvd. E., Ste 200.

JUNE 20: "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" (1982). All Bama Art House movies will screen at 7 p.m., with the doors, box office and Bama Bar (concession stand) open at 6. Tickets are $10 general, $9 for students and seniors, and $8 for Arts Council members. Punch-card tickets are available for $70, giving 10 admissions to any films in the ongoing series. For more, see www.tuscarts.org/bama/bama-art-house.

JUNE 21: Children's musician Roger Day, 10-11 a.m., Tuscaloosa Public Library main branch, 1801 Jack Warner Parkway, Tuscaloosa. www.tuscaloosa-library.org.

JUNE 23: Sadie McClendon, 6-9 p.m., free, The Venue Tuscaloosa, 6052 Watermelon Road, across from the west side of Sokol Park, adjacent to Tree House Farm and Nursery. www.venuetuscaloosa.com/events.

JUNE 23: Adam Hood, TBS Band, 6-9 p.m., Government Plaza, 2106 Sixth St., for the city of Tuscaloosa's Live at the Plaza series. The concerts are free, and family- and pet-friendly. Free parking is available in the parking deck abutting Government Plaza, on 23rd Avenue between Sixth and Seventh streets. Patrons can bring blankets, chairs and picnic baskets, though concessions will be sold. www.tuscaloosa.com/latp.

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

JUNE 23: The Ultimate Summer Night, Midtown Village, free, featuring a concert on the green by Fents, food trucks, local vendors, kid-friendly activities. Bring lawn chairs. www.midtownvillagetuscaloosa.com.

JUNE 27: "Raiders of the Lost Ark" (1981). All Bama Art House movies will screen at 7 p.m., with the doors, box office and Bama Bar (concession stand) open at 6. Tickets are $10 general, $9 for students and seniors, and $8 for Arts Council members. Punch-card tickets are available for $70, giving 10 admissions to any films in the ongoing series. For more, see www.tuscarts.org/bama/bama-art-house.

JUNE 28: Tommy Johns magic show, 10-11 a.m., Tuscaloosa Public Library main branch, 1801 Jack Warner Parkway. www.tuscaloosa-library.org.

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.

JUNE 28-JULY 1: "Twelfth Night," Shakespeare comedy performed by The Rude Mechanicals, 8 p.m., Allen Bales Theatre, Rowand-Johnson Hall on the University of Alabama campus. Live pre-show music begins at 7:30. No admission charge, but donations will be accepted. www.facebook.com/TheRudeMechanicalsUA.

JUNE 30: Plato Jones, 6-9 p.m., free, The Venue Tuscaloosa, 6052 Watermelon Road, across from the west side of Sokol Park, adjacent to Tree House Farm and Nursery. www.venuetuscaloosa.com/events.

JUNE 30: CashBack, Cotton Mouth Creek, 6-9 p.m., Government Plaza, 2106 Sixth St., for the city of Tuscaloosa's Live at the Plaza series. The concerts are free, and family- and pet-friendly. Free parking is available in the parking deck abutting Government Plaza, on 23rd Avenue between Sixth and Seventh streets. Patrons can bring blankets, chairs and picnic baskets, though concessions will be sold. www.tuscaloosa.com/latp.

JULY 4: Celebration on the River, 6-9 p.m., in and around the Tuscaloosa Amphitheater. Free-family-friendly event sponsored by the city of Tuscaloosa. Kids' zone games and activities 6-7:45; DJ Tank performance 6-7:50; Tuscaloosa Symphony Orchestra pops concert 7:55-8:55. Fireworks show will start at 9 p.m., after brief remarks by Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox.

JULY 6: Kentuck Art Night, 5-8 p.m., Kentuck Art Center, 503 Main Ave., Northport. Free and family-friendly, first-Thursday celebration of art and artists, with live music, exhibit openings, open artists' studios, cob-oven pizza and more. www.kentuck.org.

JULY 7: The Locked Band, Tranquility, 6-9 p.m., Government Plaza, 2106 Sixth St., for the city of Tuscaloosa's Live at the Plaza series. The concerts are free, and family- and pet-friendly. Free parking is available in the parking deck abutting Government Plaza, on 23rd Avenue between Sixth and Seventh streets. Patrons can bring blankets, chairs and picnic baskets, though concessions will be sold. www.tuscaloosa.com/latp.

JULY 11: "Back to the Future" (1985). All Bama Art House movies will screen at 7 p.m., with the doors, box office and Bama Bar (concession stand) open at 6. Tickets are $10 general, $9 for students and seniors, and $8 for Arts Council members. Punch-card tickets are available for $70, giving 10 admissions to any films in the ongoing series. For more, see www.tuscarts.org/bama/bama-art-house.

JULY 14: Stone Harbor, Mach Ten, 6-9 p.m., Government Plaza, 2106 Sixth St., for the city of Tuscaloosa's Live at the Plaza series. The concerts are free, and family- and pet-friendly. Free parking is available in the parking deck abutting Government Plaza, on 23rd Avenue between Sixth and Seventh streets. Patrons can bring blankets, chairs and picnic baskets, though concessions will be sold. www.tuscaloosa.com/latp.

JULY 15: Sho'Nuff Comics Reunion Gathering, 3 p.m., Druid City Brewing Co., 700 14th St., Parkview Plaza, Tuscaloosa. Gathering of former comics shop's friends, customers and artists. druidcitybrewing.com.

JULY 15: Seventh Annual Wonder Woman Day, 10 a.m.-7 p.m., The Comic Strip, 505 Hargrove Road E., Suite 10, cosplayers, artists, raffles, as a benefit for Turning Point women's shelter. www.thecomicstriptuscaloosa.com.

JULY 20-23: Musical "Sister Act," performed by Theatre Tuscaloosa, directed by Stephen Tyler Davis, who has directed "Grease" and "Mamma Mia!" for Theatre Tuscaloosa in recent years. In "Sister Act," singer Deloris Van Cartier witnesses a murder by her gangster boyfriend, and goes via witness protection program into a Philadelphia convent. Her flamboyant personality causes friction among the community of more self-restrained nuns, but she finds her place helping transform the convent's struggling choir. The group's rising notoriety makes it much harder for the police to protect Deloris. Performances will be 7:30 p.m. July 20-22, with 2 p.m. matinees July 22-23. Tickets will be $24 general; $20 for seniors, military and Shelton State employees; $16 each for students, children and groups of 10 or more; $8 for Shelton State students. www.theatretusc.com. 205-391-2277.

JULY 21: Jackson Chase, Lock 9 Band, 6-9 p.m., Government Plaza, 2106 Sixth St., for the city of Tuscaloosa's Live at the Plaza series. The concerts are free, and family- and pet-friendly. Free parking is available in the parking deck abutting Government Plaza, on 23rd Avenue between Sixth and Seventh streets. Patrons can bring blankets, chairs and picnic baskets, though concessions will be sold. www.tuscaloosa.com/latp.

JULY 27: Year of October, 8 p.m., Druid City Brewing Co. Moon Room, 700 14th St., Parkview Plaza, Tuscaloosa. druidcitybrewing.com. www.yearofoctober.bandcamp.com.

JULY 28: Hannaward Pass, Zach Guffrey Trio, 6-9 p.m., Government Plaza, 2106 Sixth St., for the city of Tuscaloosa's Live at the Plaza series. The concerts are free, and family- and pet-friendly. Free parking is available in the parking deck abutting Government Plaza, on 23rd Avenue between Sixth and Seventh streets. Patrons can bring blankets, chairs and picnic baskets, though concessions will be sold. www.tuscaloosa.com/latp.

JULY 28-29: 21st Annual Hot Hundred, hosted by the Tuscaloosa Mental Health Alliance (TMHA) and the Druid City Bicycle Club (DCBC). Bike ride ranging in length from 30 to 116 miles Benefit for TMHA. www.bikehothundred.com.

AUG. 3: Kentuck Art Night, 5-8 p.m., Kentuck Art Center, 503 Main Ave., Northport. Free and family-friendly, first-Thursday celebration of art and artists, with live music, exhibit openings, open artists' studios, cob-oven pizza and more. www.kentuck.org.

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.

Tusk calendar
Tusk calendar

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.

AUG. 21-27: 25th Annual Sidewalk Film Festival, Birmingham theater district, in and around the Alabama and Lyric theaters. Week of independent film screenings, including features, shorts, animation, documentaries and more. www.sidewalkfest.com.

AUG. 22: Mark and Laura Steltenpohl book signing and talk, 5:30-7 p.m., Ernest and Hadley Booksellers, 1928 Seventh St., downtown Tuscaloosa. The Steltenpohls will discuss their new book "Roadside Geology of Alabama." www.ernestandhadleybooks.com.

AUG. 22: 50 Cent, Busta Rhymes, Jeremih, 7 p.m., Tuscaloosa Amphitheater. Tickets through www.ticketmaster.com, or at the Amp box office, 2710 Jack Warner Parkway. Prices, not including taxes and fees, will be $149.50, $119.50, $99.50, $69.50 and $39.50.

AUG. 24: Moon Taxi, The Stews, Druid City Music Hall, 8 p.m., $30, 1307 University Boulevard, on The Strip. www.druidcitymusichall.com/shows.

AUG. 26: Elvis tribute artists Cote Deonath and David Lee, backed by The Infinit-E Tribute Band, 6-8 p.m., Bama Theatre. Tickets $26.50-$68, at www.elvisinconcerttickets.com.

SEPT. 1: Hardy, Lainey Wilson and Dylan Marlowe, 7:30 p.m., Tuscaloosa Amphitheater. Tickets through www.ticketmaster.com, or at the Amp box office, 2710 Jack Warner Parkway, for $101.25, $91.25, $61.25, $41.25, not counting taxes and fees.

SEPT. 7: Kentuck Art Night, 5-8 p.m., Kentuck Art Center, 503 Main Ave., Northport. Free and family-friendly, first-Thursday celebration of art and artists, with live music, exhibit openings, open artists' studios, cob-oven pizza and more. www.kentuck.org.

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.

This article originally appeared on The Tuscaloosa News: TUSK CALENDAR: Who's playing and what's happening