TUSK CALENDAR: Who's playing and what's happening
MUSIC
THURSDAY
Three's Company: 6-9 p.m. The 205 Restaurant and Bar, 2451 Jack Warner Parkway West, sixth floor of the Homewood Suites Tuscaloosa Downtown Hotel.
Velcro Pygmies: 9 p.m., Rhythm and Brews, 2308 Fourth St., downtown Tuscaloosa. www.velcropygmies.com.
Floyd Nation: Pink Floyd tribute band, 8 p.m. Alabama Theatre, 1817 Third Ave. N., Birmingham. Tickets, $35 and up, through www.ticketmaster.com. www.alabamatheatre.com.
FRIDAY
Chew: 9 p.m., Druid City Brewing Co., Parkview Plaza. druidcitybrewing.com. www.3dchew.com.
SATURDAY
Keith Sweat, Guy, Tank: 8 p.m., BJCC Arena, Birmingham. Tickets, $79.50 and up, through www.ticketmaster.com. www.bjcc.org.
LOCAL EVENTS
SATURDAY
The Smurfs Great Escape Tuscaloosa: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Immersive escape-room-style experience in Tuscaloosa, outdoor scavenger hunt, solving puzzles, completing challenges, joining teams to save the Smurfs. www.cluedupp.com/products/smurfs-tuscaloosa.
Tim Spofford book signing and talk: 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Ernest & Hadley Booksellers, 1928 Seventh St., downtown Tuscaloosa. Spofford will discuss his latest work, "What the Children Told Us: The Untold Story of the Famous Doll Test and the Black Psychologists Who Changed the World." www.ernestandhadleybooks.com.
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-MARCH 19
"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., Tuesday, Wednesday and March 16; 8 p.m. March 17; 2 and 8 p.m. March 18; 1 and 6:30 p.m. March 19. Tickets, $40 and up, through www.ticketmaster.com. www.bjcc.org.
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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