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

Mark Hughes Cobb, The Tuscaloosa News
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Tusk calendar
Tusk calendar

MUSIC

THURSDAY

Vulcan Eejits: 8 p.m., Druid City Brewing Co., Parkview Plaza. druidcitybrewing.com.

FRIDAY

Frayed Knot Band: 7 p.m., $15, Shindig Family Entertainment Center, 5800 McFarland Blvd. E.

SATURDAY

Mark Broussard, Seth Walker: 8 p.m., Lyric Theatre, 1800 Third Ave. N., Birmingham. Tickets, $29.50 and up, through www.ticketmaster.com. www.lyricbham.com.

TUESDAY

Guster, Nicole Atkins: 7:30 p.m., Lyric Theatre, 1800 Third Ave. N., Birmingham. Tickets, $28.50 and up, through www.ticketmaster.com. www.lyricbham.com.

LOCAL EVENTS

THURSDAY

Open Book Club with W.B. Henley: 5:30-6:30 p.m., on Zoom, hosted by Ernest and Hadley Booksellers. Author Henley will discuss his book "Inescapable, A Novel." Register in advance through www.tinyurl.com/42ncw2wk, or through www.ernestandhadleybooks.com.

THURSDAY-SUNDAY

"Come From Away": Presented by Broadway in Birmingham, BJCC Concert Hall, touring company of the hit musical based on the true stories of people in Gander, Newfoundland, in the week following 9/11, when 38 planes, carrying 7,000 people, were re-routed to Gander International Airport. Included are true stories of some of the those who fed and housed the stranded travelers. Performances at 7:30 p.m. Thursday; 8 p.m. Friday; 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday; 1 and 6:30 p.m. Sunday. Tickets, $40 and up, through www.ticketmaster.com. www.bjcc.org.

SATURDAY

Roaring '20s interactive murder-mystery dinner event: 7-10:30 p.m., $70, Drish House, 2300 17th St., Tuscaloosa. Hosted by Southern Ghost Girls. For more, email lesleyhyde7480@gmail.com, or see www.southernghostgirls.com.

MONDAY

Salon Classic Book Club, "The Ponder Heart": 7-8:30 p.m., Ernest & Hadley Booksellers, 1928 Seventh St., downtown Tuscaloosa. Everyone's welcome to the book club, discussing Eudora Welty's "The Ponder Heart." Edna's Uncle Daniel Ponder is quite a character in the town of Clay, Miss.: he dresses fit to kill and is as good as gold. But he's rich as Croesus, and a great deal too generous. Needing someone to give things to, he marries 17-year-old Bonnie Dee from a poor backwoods family. www.ernestandhadleybooks.com.

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.

UPCOMING

MARCH 26: Give Me Space, Tuscaloosa Symphony Orchestra's 2023 young person's concert, 4 p.m., Moody Concert Hall, 810 Second Ave. on the UA campus. Featuring students from the Alberta School for the Performing Arts, and the Fine Arts Academy at Bryant High School. www.tsoonline.org.

MARCH 31-APRIL 1: Druid City Arts Festival, 5-9 p.m. March 31, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. April 1, Government Plaza, downtown Tuscaloosa. Free and family-friendly. More than 75 local artists will display work in a variety of media. There will also be music, activities for kids, educational demonstrations, and food and drink for sale. For more, see www.druidcityartsfestival.com.

APRIL 13: Lauren Daigle, Andrew Ripp, 7 p.m., Tuscaloosa Amphitheater. Tickets through www.ticketmaster.com, or at the Amp box office, for $129.50, $89.50, $59.50, $49.50 and $29.50, plus fees. For more, see www.tuscaloosaamphitheater.com.

APRIL 30: 2023 West Alabama Food and Wine Festival, 4:30-7:30 p.m., moving to downtown Northport this year, at 403 Main Ave. Early-bird tickets before April 15, $60 general, $85 VIP. From April 15-30, tickets will be $75 general, $100 VIP. Tickets will include tastings from more than 30 area restaurants, and a keepsake wine glass. VIP tickets add early entrance at 3:30 and private lounge seating. See more at www.westalabamafoodandwine.org.

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 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. 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.

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