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

LOCAL MUSIC

THURSDAY

Shawn Williams: 6-9 p.m., Lookout Rooftop Bar, Hotel Indigo, 111 Greensboro Ave. Tuscaloosa. 

Cherub: 6 p.m., 21 and up, Rounders Bar, 1215 University Blvd., Tuscaloosa.

FRIDAY

The Dukes of Country: Rhythm & Brews, no cover, 2308 Fourth St., Tuscaloosa. 

Debbie Bond Trio: 6-9 p.m.,  Lookout Rooftop Bar, Hotel Indigo, 111 Greensboro Ave. Tuscaloosa. 

SATURDAY

Three's Company: 7-10 p.m., The 205 Restaurant and Bar, Homewood Suites, 2451 Jack Warner Parkway E., Tuscaloosa.

Fly By Radio: Rhythm & Brews, no cover, 2308 Fourth St., Tuscaloosa. 

SUNDAY

Music open-mic: 6 p.m, Druid City Brewing Co., 607 14th St., Parkview Center, Tuscaloosa. 205-342-0051. www.druidcitybrewingcompany.com.

TUESDAY

Chris Renzema: 8 p.m., Druid City Musical Hall, 1307 University Blvd. Tuscaloosa.

LOCAL EVENTS

THURSDAY-SUNDAY

"Always ... Patsy Cline": Musical play about the late country singer and her friendship with fan Louise Seger (Lauren Wilson), who met Cline (Rosie Webber) in a Texas honky-tonk in 1961, maintaining correspondence until the plane crash that took Cline's life in 1963. Seger recounts memories of their letters and meetings, interspersed with performances of classics such as "Crazy," "I Fall to Pieces" and "Walkin' After Midnight."

Performances at 7:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday, with 2 p.m. matinees Saturday and Sunday, all in the Bean-Brown Theatre at Shelton State Community College. Because of Shelton's COVID-19 health protocols, patrons will be required to wear a mask inside the building. Tickets are $24 general; $20 for seniors, members of the military, and Shelton employees; and $16 for students and children. For more, see www.theatretusc.com, or call 205-391-2277.

FRIDAY

E&H book signing and talk, with Ed Southern: 5:30 p.m., Ernest and Hadley Booksellers, 1928 Seventh St., downtown Tuscaloosa. Minimum of $5 to attend, or free with a purchase of Southern's book "Fight Songs: A Story of Love and Sports in a Complicated South." Tickets are required. For more, call 205-632-5331, or see www.ernestandhadleybooks.com/gifts/exclusive-events.

Black Warrior Comedy: 8 p.m., no cover, Black Warrior Brewing Co., 2216 University Blvd. Tuscaloosa. Stand-up show featuring regional and national touring comics. Doors at 7:30 p.m., show at 8.

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.

ONLINE EVENTS

THURSDAY

E&H Open Book Club: 5:30 p.m., hosted by Ernest and Hadley Booksellers, 1928 Seventh St., downtown Tuscaloosa. Zoom Meeting ID: 867 9878 3040;

passcode: 506224. Gregory Whitis will join to talk about his novel "Nighthope." For more, call 205-632-5331, or see www.ernestandhadleybooks.com/gifts/exclusive-events.

UPCOMING

SEPT. 23: 2021 Manhattan Short Film Festival, 7:30 p.m., Bama Theatre, 600 Greensboro Ave. Third and final film in the Bama Art House fall film series. Tickets $8 general, $7 students and seniors, $6 for Arts Council members. Screenings at 7:30 p.m. Punch cards are available for $60, allowing 10 admissions to any Bama Art House film. For more, see www.bamatheatre.org/bamaarthouse.

SEPT. 24: Santana, 8 p.m., Tuscaloosa Amphitheater. Tickets through www.ticketmaster.com, and at the Amphitheater box office, for $100, $70, $60 and $40, plus fees. For more, see www.tuscaloosaamphitheater.com.

OCT. 6-9: Moundville Native American Festival, Moundville Archaeological Park. Festival hours will be 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 6-7 and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 8-9. Admission is $12 general, $10 for students and seniors. Children younger than 5 will be admitted free. University of Alabama's park is at 634 Mound State Parkway in Moundville, about 17 miles south of Tuscaloosa. www.moundville.ua.edu.

OCT. 10: Erykah Badu, 7:30 p.m., Tuscaloosa Amphitheater. Tickets on sale, for $125, $99.50, $79.50, $59.50, $39.50, and $25, plus fees, through www.ticketmaster.com, and at the Amphitheater box office. For more, see www.tuscaloosaamphitheater.com.

OCT. 14: The Beach Boys, 7:30 p.m., Tuscaloosa Amphitheater. Tickets  through www.ticketmaster.com, or at the Amphitheater box office, for $74.50, $64.50, $54.50, $44.50 and $30, plus fees. For more, see www.tuscaloosaamphitheater.com.

OCT. 14: Alice Cooper, Ace Frehley, BJCC Concert Hall, Birmingham. Tickets $97 and $47, through www.ticketmaster.com. www.bjcc.org.

OCT. 15: Koe Wetzel, 7 p.m., Tuscaloosa Amphitheater. Tickets on sale through www.ticketmaster.com, and at the Amphitheater box office, for $81 for the general admission pit, and $56, $46 and $36 for reserved seats, plus fees. For more, see www.tuscaloosaamphitheater.com.

OCT. 16-17: 50th Annual Kentuck Festival of the Arts, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Oct. 16, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Oct. 17, Kentuck Park, 3401 Fifth St., Northport. Featuring more than 270 artists, live music, spoken word performances at the Kathryn Tucker Windham Stage, activities for children, folk and contemporary craft demonstrations, food trucks, and local craft brews. Admission is $10 per day, or $15 for a weekend pass. Kids 12 and younger will be admitted free. www.kentuck.org.

OCT. 19: Earth Wind and Fire, 7 p.m., Tuscaloosa Amphitheater. Tickets through www.ticketmaster.com, or at the Amphitheater box office, for $89.50, $69.50, $49.50 and $29.50, plus fees. An opening act will be announced later. For more, see www.tuscaloosaamphitheater.com.

OCT. 23: University of Alabama Homecoming, game against the Tennessee Volunteers. Kickoff time TBA. Parade that morning, with the homecoming queen crowned at halftime. For more on events of the week leading up, see www.homecoming.sa.ua.edu.

OCT. 31: Pink Box Burlesque presents "Rocky Horror Picture Show," 7-9 p.m., Bama Theatre. Prop bags will be available. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Tickets $15 general, $21 with prop bag; 18 and up. For more, see www.pinkboxburlesque.com.

NOV. 4: Jon Pardi, Larry Fleet, Ryan Hurd, 7:30 p.m., Tuscaloosa Amphitheater. Tickets $65, $55, $45, $35 and $25, plus fees, through www.ticketmaster.com, and at the Tuscaloosa Amphitheater box office. For more, see www.tuscaloosaamphitheater.com.

NOV. 22-JAN. 2: The 2021 Tinsel Trail, featuring more than 190 live Christmas trees decorated by local businesses, organizations and individuals, will move to Government Plaza for 2021, due to ongoing road construction on Jack Warner Parkway. www.ttowntinsel.com. Holidays on the River, the ice-skating and Christmas-themed event, will also begin Nov. 22 at Government Plaza. www.holidaysontheriver.com.

DEC. 3: West Alabama Christmas Parade will return after a pandemic-year hiatus, 6:30 p.m., downtown Tuscaloosa, preceded by the Christmas tree lighting, 5:15 at the Tuscaloosa County Courthouse, 714 Greensboro Ave.