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

MUSIC

THURSDAY

Tink, Jacquees, Sonta: 7:30 p.m., BJCC Concert Hall, Birmingham. Tickets, $55 and up, through www.ticketmaster.com. www.bjcc.org.

FRIDAY

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.

Mary Allen Richardson: 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.

Foo Fighters: 7:30 p.m., Oak Mountain Amphitheater, Pelham. Tickets, $79 and up, through www.ticketmaster.com.

SATURDAY

Zack Guffey: 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.

SUNDAY

James Taylor and his All-Star Band: 7:30 p.m., Oak Mountain Amphitheater, Pelham. Tickets, $35 and up, through www.ticketmaster.com.

LOCAL EVENTS

THURSDAY

Ernest and Hadley open book club, with author Patricia Correll: 5:30-6:30 p.m., 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.

FRIDAY

Civil Rights trail tour of historic churches for Juneteenth: The Tuscaloosa Civil Rights History and Reconciliation Foundation is hosting a tour through the most historic churches in the city, from 10-10:30 a.m. at Hunter Chapel AME Zion Church; 10:45-11:15 a.m. Bailey Tabernacle CME Church; and 11:30 a.m.-noon, First African Baptist Church. Foot soldiers from the Civil Rights era will be speaking. www.civilrightstuscaloosa.org/juneteenth-historic-churches-civil-rights-trail-tour.

SATURDAY

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.

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

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

"E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" (1982): 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

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

Ernest and Hadley courtyard celebration of Big Pride/Little Library: 5-7 p.m., launching and painting new outdoor little free library. Please RSVP by securing your free ticket at the following link: www.eventbrite.com/e/653057581807. Those attending can paint, bring a Pride-theme book to donate, bring a potluck dish to share, and bring a prepared poem to share. As an officially chartered box on the Little Library registry, our free Queer lit library is accessible 24/7 and intended for younger members of the Community who lack access to representative books. If you'd like to donate books, or learn more details, please call 205-632-5331 or email: avery@ernestandhadleybooks.com.

UPCOMING

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, in the Bama Theatre. 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.

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