TUSK CALENDAR: Who's playing and what's happening
LOCAL MUSIC
THURSDAY
Trans-Siberian Orchestra playing "The Ghosts of Christmas Eve": 7 p.m., BJCC Arena, Birmingham. Tickets, $29 and up, through www.ticketmaster.com. www.bjcc.org.
FRIDAY
Druid City Rockers: 7-10 p.m., Lookout Rooftop Bar, Hotel Indigo, 111 Greensboro Ave., Tuscaloosa.
MONDAY
The Goodtime Country Band: 6:30-9:30 p.m., Old Time Fireman's Lodge, Highway 171 Northport. For more info call 205-246-7905 or email hascoljw@gmail.com.
LOCAL EVENTS
ONGOING-JAN. 16
Holidays on the Plaza: Portable ice-skating rink and 200-decorated-tree Tinsel Train at 5-acre Government Plaza, 2106 Sixth St., through Jan. 16. Private parties and other holiday-related events will be included during some weeks. Admission to walk the Tinsel Trail is free, but skate 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. On Martin Luther King Jr. Day and the last day of the event, Jan. 16, passes will be $10. www.holidaysontheplaza.com.
THURSDAY-FRIDAY
Tuscaloosa SantaCon 2022: Kickoff event, with toy and other items drop-off for Turning Point Alabama, 7 p.m. Thursday at the Red Shed. Bring toys for children up to ages 18, and/or home and bath supplies for the moms. For more on the shelter, see www.turningpointservices.org. SantaCon bar crawl will be Friday; locations TBA. Costumes are expected. For more, email dan.dibona@gmail.com.
THURSDAY-SUNDAY
"The Great Christmas Cookie Bake-Off": New musical comedy presented by Theatre Tuscaloosa, Bean-Brown Theatre, Shelton State Community College Martin Campus. Tickets $24 general; $20 for seniors (60 and older), Shelton employees, and military; $16 for students and children; $8 for Shelton students. Performances will be at 7:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday; 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.. www.theatretusc.com. 205-391-2277.
FRIDAY-DEC. 23
Alabama Ballet performing Balanchine's "The Nutcracker": BJCC Concert Hall, Birmingham. Tickets, $45 and up, through www.ticketmaster.com. www.bjcc.org.
SATURDAY
MKD's Silver Belles Holiday Drag Brunch: 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. seatings, $25, Decades Pub and Grub, 2314 Fourth St. See www.kreweofthedruids.org, or email social@mkdruids.org.
Christmas comedy movies at the Bama Theatre: Fundraiser led by the Junior League of Tuscaloosa. The 2003 "Elf" shows at 2 p.m., and the 1989 "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation" at 7. Tickets for the "Elf" matinee are $12, and $15 for the evening "Christmas Vacation." www.jltuscaloosa.org/fundraisers/merry-bright-at-the-bama-theatre.
Christmas Afloat: 5 p.m., lighted Christmas boat parade on the Black Warrior River. Boats cruise between the Woolsey Finnell Bridge and Lurleen Wallace Boulevard bridges, near the Tuscaloosa Amphitheater, and back. Visible from both Tuscaloosa and Northport banks of the river.
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
Dinner with Santa: 4-6 p.m. at Metro Diner. Santa will be available for photos; there'll be hot cocoa, and a holiday crafts table. Dining specials, and kids eat free. Metro Diner is at No. 404 in Midtown Village, 1800 McFarland Blvd. E.
UPCOMING
DEC. 22: Grace Yukich and Mark Hughes Cobb, 7-9 p.m., Loosa Brews, 412 20th Ave., Tuscaloosa. www.graceyukichmusic.bandcamp.com/album/wisteria.
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.
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