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

MUSIC

FRIDAY

San and Dave: Sandra Hunt and David Hodges from Kung Fu Gripp playing acoustic, 7-11 p.m., The Oasis, 6720 University Blvd. E., Cottondale.

SATURDAY

Fiddle Fest: Begins at 8 a.m., Shelton State Community College Martin Campus. Styled after the old McFarland Mall Bluegrass and Fiddle Championships, and the Black Warrior Fiddle Fest. Free and family-friendly. Cash prizes given in various categories: For more, see www.thefiddlefest.com/schedule-and-prize-money.

Songwriter round, with Ethan Gardiner, Emily Dozier-Ezell, Adam Guthrie: 7:30-10 p.m., Druid City Brewing Company's listening room, Parkview Plaza. druidcitybrewing.com.

Buckshot Rebellion: 9 p.m., Scooter's, 3620 Greensboro Ave., Tuscaloosa.

Blake Shelton: 7 p.m., BJCC Arena, Birmingham. Tickets, $25 and up, through www.ticketmaster.com. www.bjcc.org.

LOCAL EVENTS

THURSDAY-SUNDAY

"10 Blocks on the Camino Real": Tennessee Williams play being performed by the UA Department of Theatre and Dance, Marian Gallaway Theatre, Rowand-Johnson Hall, UA campus. Kilroy visits a mysterious dead-end town inhabited by a cast of reprehensible misfits, including Don Quixote, Victor Hugo’s Esmerelda, Casanova, and the great English poet, Lord Byron. Directed by Matt Davis. Performances at 7:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, closing with a 2 p.m. matinee Sunday. Tickets $15 for students, $20 for UA faculty/staff/senior citizens, and $22 general. 205-348-3400. ua.universitytickets.com.

"Best of Enemies": Performed by Theatre Tuscaloosa, Bean-Brown Theatre, Shelton State Community College Martin campus. In 1971, arch-enemies Ann Atwater (played by YaYa Browne) and C.P. Ellis (Wescott Youngson) find themselves face-to-face on a committee to desegregate the schools of Durham, N.C. Seemingly a recipe for disaster, their mutual prejudices shatter as each begins to understand the plight of the other. Written by Mark St. Germain, based on the non-fiction book "The Best of Enemies: Race and Redemption in the New South " by Osha Gray Davidson. Others in the cast are Melissa Grantham as Mary Ellis and DeAnthony Mays as Bill Riddick. "Best of Enemies" is directed by Michael Thomas Walker. Performances will be at 7:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday, with 2 p.m. matinees Saturday and Sunday. Tickets are $19 general; $17 for seniors, members of the military and SSCC employees; $14 for students, children, and groups of 10 or more; and $7 for SSCC students. Due to sensitive language and content, this play is appropriate for ages 16 and up. 205-391-2277. www.theatretusc.com.

SATURDAY

Saturday in the Park "Tattooing Across Cultures": Christopher Lynn from the University of Alabama Anthropology Department and the Inking of Immunity podcast will be teaching a class, "Tattooing Across Cultures," 11 a.m.-2 p.m., Moundville Archaeological Park and Museum, 634 Mound State Parkway, Moundville. Park admission is $8 general, $7 for seniors (55 and up), $6 for students. Children under 6 admitted free. www.moundville.ua.edu.

Robert Johnson, author signing for "The Nut That Saved My Life": Noon-4 p.m., Barnes and Noble, Midtown Village, 1800 McFarland Blvd. E., Tuscaloosa.

13th Annual Evening of Art and Blues: 7-10 p.m., Dinah Washington Cultural Arts Center, 620 Greensboro Ave., Tuscaloosa. Headlining is Alabama Blues Hall of Famers The John Bull Trio, featuring Peggy Walker. Also performing are Little Lee and Alabama Blues Productions. The event includes dinner, a cash bar, silent auction, and live auction with art and gifts from local artists and businesses. Tickets are $25 general, $10 for children eight to 17; seven and under admitted free. www.alabamablues.org.

Joe Gatto: 7 p.m., BJCC Concert Hall, Birmingham. Tickets $35.75 and up, through www.ticketmaster.com. www.bjcc.org.

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.

WEDNESDAY

Marcia Edwina Herman-Giddens book signing and talk: 5:30-7 p.m., Ernest and Hadley Booksellers, 1928 Seventh St., downtown Tuscaloosa. Herman-Giddens will discuss her book "Unloose My Heart: A Personal Reckoning with the Twisted Roots of My Southern Family Tree." www.ernestandhadleybooks.com.

UPCOMING

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'll 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 Avenue. 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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