TUSK CALENDAR: Who's playing and what's happening
LOCAL MUSIC
THURSDAY
Talismen: 8 p.m., no cover, Druid City Music Hall, 1307 University Blvd., on the Strip. www.druidcitymusichall.com.
FRIDAY
Tranquility, The John Wilson Band: 6-7 p.m. Tranquility, 7:15-9 p.m., John Wilson Band, free, Government Plaza. www.tuscaloosa.com/latp.
SATURDAY
The Wanda Band, Drop Diver: 8 p.m., Druid City Brewing Co., 607 14th St. Parkview Plaza, Tuscaloosa. druidcitybrewing.com. www.wandaband.com.
SUNDAY
Music open-mic: 6 p.m. Druid City Brewing Co., 607 14th St., Parkview, Tuscaloosa.
WEDNESDAY
The Black Crowes, Drivin 'n Cryin: 7:30 p.m., Tuscaloosa Amphitheater. Tickets through www.ticketmaster.com, or at the Amp box office, for $125, $99.50, $89.50, $69.50, and $39.50, plus fees. For more, see www.tuscaloosaamphitheater.com.
LOCAL EVENTS
SATURDAY
Mark I. Pinsky: 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Ernest and Hadley Booksellers, 1928 Seventh St., downtown Tuscaloosa. In-person talk and signing with the veteran crime reporter, familiar from "Investigation Discovery" and TruTV. He'll be discussing the 2004 case of Mr. and Mrs. Brent Springford Sr., of Montgomery, and the mystery surrounding their deaths, as recounted in his latest book "Drifting Into Darkness: Murders, Madness, Suicide, and Death Under Suspicious Circumstances. www.ernestandhadleybooks.com. www.markpinsky.com.
The Southern Ghost Girls investigating The Drish House: 7-11 p.m., interactive event with the Southern Ghost Girls team, at Tuscaloosa's historic home, written about as purportedly haunted in Kathryn Tucker Windham's "13 Alabama Ghosts and Jeffrey," under the story "Death Lights in the Tower." Tickets may be sold out. For more information, see www.southernghostgirls.com.
"Finding Nemo": 8 p.m., Government Plaza. Free summer outdoor movie series. Patrons can bring chairs, blankets and coolers with non-alcoholic beverages. Food trucks will be on site.
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
"Local Honey: Alabama Poems by Jennifer Horne": 5-7 p.m., Lorrie Lane Studio, 2420 Sixth St., Tuscaloosa. Former state poet laureate Horne will read poems connected with Alabama, from her books "Bottle Tree," "Little Wanderer," and "Borrowed Light," as well as some new works. www.facebook.com/lorrieslane. www.facebook.com/for.jen.horne.
TUESDAY, JUNE 21
June Bama Art House films: A pair of films will play in the Bama Theatre as part of the Bama Art House film series, designed to bring contemporary indie films to Tuscaloosa. For both showings, doors open at 6:30 p.m., and the shows begin at 7:30. Tickets are $8 general, $7 seniors, and $6 Arts Council members. Those and discount punch-card tickets, $60 for any 10 Bama Art House films, will be available at the box office.
Showing Tuesday will be "Firebird" (2021), winner of awards from film festivals in Cleveland, Austin, San Francisco, Key West and San Diego. Rated R, it's a drama/romance written by Peeter Rebane, Tom Prior, and Sergey Fetisov, and directed by Rebanne. It stars Tom Prior, Oleg Zagorodnii, Diana Pozharskaya, and is based on a true story from within the Cold War era, set against the backdrop of a Soviet Air Force base during late 1970’s Communist rule.
Showing June 21 will be “Lost Illusions” (2021), winner of seven César Awards including Best Film; and nominated for best film at the Venice Film Festival. It's an unrated drama/history/romance, written by Jacques Fieschi, Xavier Giannoli, and Yves Stavrides, adapted from a Balzac novel, and directed by Giannoli. It stars Benjamin Voisin, Cécile de France, Vincent Lacoste. In 1821, Lucien de Rubempré (César winner Voisin) arrives in Paris as a sensitive, idealistic young poet determined to write a reputation-making novel. Instead, he finds himself swept into journalism, whose influence and reach is booming with the help of the printing press. Under the mentorship of cynical editor Étienne Lousteau (César winner Lacoste), Lucien agrees to write rave theater reviews for bribes, achieving material success at the expense of his conscience. To see more, visit www.tuscarts.org/bama/bama-art-house.
UPCOMING
JUNE 22-25: Shakespeare's "Much Ado About Nothing," 8 p.m., free, Park at Manderson Landing June 22-24; Allen Bales Theatre at Rowand-Johnson Hall, UA campus June 25. In case of rain, shows will move indoors to the Allen Bales Theatre. Live pre-show music begins at 7:30 p.m. Bring blankets, chairs or other comfort materials for the park Performed by Tuscaloosa's The Rude Mechanicals, in its 20th summer. 205-310-5287. www.facebook.com/TheRudeMechanicalsUA.
JUNE 26: Tedeschi Trucks Band, Los Lobos, Gabe Dixon, 6:30 p.m., Tuscaloosa Amphitheater. Tickets $99.50, $79.50, $30.50, and $19.50, through www.ticketmaster.com, or at the Amp box office, 2710 Jack Warner Parkway. www.tuscaloosaamphitheater.com.
JULY 14: Chris Stapleton, Elle King, Madeline Edwards, 7 p.m., Tuscaloosa Amphitheater. Tickets through www.ticketmaster.com, or at the Amp box office, for $119.75, $89.75, and $59.75, plus fees. www.tuscaloosaamphitheater.com.
JULY 21: Thomas Rhett, Parker McCollum, Conner Smith, 7:30 p.m., Tuscaloosa Amphitheater. Tickets through www.ticketmaster.com, or at the Amphitheater box office, for $159.50 general admission in the pit; reserved seats at $159.50, $129.50, $109.50, $99.50, $79.50, $59.50, and $39.50, plus fees. www.tuscaloosaamphitheater.com.
AUG. 12: Fantasia, Babyface, 7 p.m., Tuscaloosa Amphitheater. Tickets through www.ticketmaster.com, or at the Amphitheater box office, 2710 Jack Warner Parkway. They will be priced at $99.50, $79.50, $59.50, $39.50, and $29.50. www.tuscaloosaamphitheater.com.
AUG. 29: LANY, Surfaces, 7 p.m., Tuscaloosa Amphitheater. Tickets through www.ticketmaster.com, or at the Amp box office, for $69.50, $49.50, $39.50, and $29.50, plus fees. www.tuscaloosaamphitheater.com.
SEPT. 22: Black Jacket Symphony performing Van Halen's "1984," 8 p.m., Bama Theatre, 600 Greensboro Ave. Tickets through www.ticketmaster.com.
OCT. 13: Whiskey Myers, Read Southall Band, 7 p.m., Tuscaloosa Amphitheater. Tickets through www.ticketmaster.com, or at the Amp box office, for $65, $55, $35 and $25, plus fees. www.tuscaloosaamphitheater.com.
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