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

Mark Hughes Cobb, The Tuscaloosa News
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Tusk calendar
Tusk calendar

LOCAL MUSIC

THURSDAY

Grace Yukich and Mark Hughes Cobb: 7-9 p.m., Loosa Brews, 412 20th Ave., Tuscaloosa, night one of the Hang Loosa Holiday Series, with acoustic music in the front living room area. Yukich, a UA grad and Quinnipiac University professor, has a new album out, "Wisteria." She's also a member of New Haven, Conn. punk trio Corpse Flower. Cobb's a Tuscaloosa singer-songwriter with groups including The Corvairs, The Crying Jags, The Simpletones, The Infinite Monkey Typing Pool, The Simpletones, The Rude Mechanicals Mass Choir and Combined Orchestra, MHC and The Biscuit Cannons, and others. Special appearance by Evy Alley. www.graceyukichmusic.bandcamp.com/album/wisteria.

Grace Yukich, a University of Alabama graduate and Quinnipiac University professor in New Haven, Conn., will be playing songs from her new album "Wisteria," Thursday Dec. 22 at Loosa Brews. It's night one of Hang Loosa acoustic shows; all ages are welcome. The show will run 7-9 p.m., with Mark Hughes Cobb opening, and guest Evy Alley sitting in.
Grace Yukich, a University of Alabama graduate and Quinnipiac University professor in New Haven, Conn., will be playing songs from her new album "Wisteria," Thursday Dec. 22 at Loosa Brews. It's night one of Hang Loosa acoustic shows; all ages are welcome. The show will run 7-9 p.m., with Mark Hughes Cobb opening, and guest Evy Alley sitting in.

FRIDAY

Emma Caroline: 7-9 p.m., Loosa Brews, night two of the Hang Loosa Holiday Series, with acoustic music in the front living room area, at 412 20th Ave., Tuscaloosa. Tuscaloosa native Emma Caroline Warren was a member of Team Blake in 2021, on Season 20 of NBC's "The Voice." Based on her blind audition, both Blake Shelton and Kelly Clarkson, mentor-judges on the show, spun their chairs, wishing to work with the singer-songwriter, who goes professionally by Emma Caroline. The 2013 Tuscaloosa Academy graduate has been writing and singing songs since high school. Even before "The Voice," she'd played coffeeshops and churches, and released an EP. She now lives and works out of Nashville. www.facebook.com/emmacarolinemusic.

Tuscaloosa-raised singer-songwriter Emma Caroline, a member of Team Blake on 2021's Season 20 of NBC's "The Voice," will perform 7-9 p.m. Friday Dec. 23 at Loosa Brews, as the second night of the Hang Loosa Holiday Series, a pair of acoustic music nights. Both evenings are all-ages, with no cover. Loosa is at 412 20th Ave., in downtown Tuscaloosa.
Tuscaloosa-raised singer-songwriter Emma Caroline, a member of Team Blake on 2021's Season 20 of NBC's "The Voice," will perform 7-9 p.m. Friday Dec. 23 at Loosa Brews, as the second night of the Hang Loosa Holiday Series, a pair of acoustic music nights. Both evenings are all-ages, with no cover. Loosa is at 412 20th Ave., in downtown Tuscaloosa.

LOCAL EVENTS

ONGOING-JAN. 16

Holidays on the Plaza: Portable ice-skating rink and more than 250 decorated-tree Tinsel Trail at 5-acre Government Plaza, 2106 Sixth St., through Jan. 16. Private parties and other holiday-related events will occur some weeks. Walking the Tinsel Trail is free, but passes are required to use the rink. Daily passes, including skate rental, are $15. A season pass is $85. Tuesdays will be Family Skate Day, when the pass goes down to $12 each. Retired and active duty military pay $12. Ice-skating will be closed Saturday, Christmas Eve, and Sunday, Christmas Day. On Martin Luther King Jr. Day and the last day of the event, Jan. 16, passes will be $10. www.holidaysontheplaza.com.

THURSDAY-FRIDAY

Alabama Ballet presents George Balanchine's "The Nutcracker": 2:30 p.m. each day, BJCC Concert Hall, Birmingham. Tickets, $45 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.

UPCOMING

DEC. 29: Pink Box Burlesque's "About Damn Time" New Year's Celebration, 8-10 p.m., Haven, 2515 Sixth Ave. S. in Birmingham. Tickets are $20 in advance, at www.pinkboxburlesque.com, $25 at the door. VIP tables are available, with cocktail service and premium seating. Doors open at 7, show at 8.

DEC. 31: NYE Let's Glow 2023 party at The Lookout Rooftop Bar, on top of Hotel Indigo Tuscaloosa, 111 Greensboro Ave. Package includes live music by Carroline Shines and the Impulse, a champagne toast during the countdown, and a breakfast buffet served after midnight. Doors open at 7. Appetizer menu will be available until midnight. Tickets are $30 per person, $50 per couple. All attendees must be 21 and older. Tickets include entry to the event, a champagne toast and the breakfast buffet. Appetizers and cocktails will be available for purchase. Stay the night packages include two tickets and a room at Hotel Indigo. 205-469-1660.

DEC. 31: The Alamite New Year's Eve package includes a one-night stay in the new hotel, a prix fixe dinner for two at Forté Cuts & Cocktails, a midnight champagne toast for two at Roll Call Tuscaloosa, and a breakfast for two at Forté Cuts & Cocktails on New Year's Day. Packages can be booked directly on their website, at www.marriott.com/en-us/hotels/bhmtx-the-alamite-tuscaloosa-a-tribute-portfolio-hotel/overview, by selecting Saturday, Dec. 31 though Sunday, Jan. 1, navigating to the “Deals & Packages” tab, and selecting “New Years Eve Package.”

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