Things to do around Tuscaloosa for Aug. 1-7
This week in West Alabama, Aug. 1-7, Theatre Tuscaloosa performs "Anything Goes" in the Bama Theatre; Art Night, cornhole tournament, Hank Lazer reading, TCT showcase, and a metal night at DCBC.
MUSIC
SATURDAY
Brainburn, Heavy Handed, Feel the Wrath, Eyezin: 7 p.m., $10, Druid City Brewing Co., 700 14th St., Parkview Plaza. Doors at 6, show at 7.
SUNDAY
Open-mic night: 6 p.m., Druid City Brewing Co., 700 14th St., Parkview Plaza, Tuscaloosa.
LOCAL EVENTS
THURSDAY-SUNDAY
"Anything Goes": Classic Cole Porter musical, performed by Theatre Tuscaloosa, 7:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, 2 p.m. Friday through Sunday, Bama Theatre, 600 Greensboro Ave. On board an ocean liner steaming from New York to London, Billy Crocker stows away, in love with Hope Harcourt, an heiress engaged to Lord Evelyn Oakleigh. Nightclub singer Reno Sweeney and "Moonface" Martin — public enemy no. 13 — help Billy try to win Hope. Original book by P.G. Wodehouse and Guy Bolton, with revisions by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse, Timothy Crouse and John Weidman. Debuting on Broadway in 1934, its score included tunes that became standards, including the title song, "You're The Top," "All Through the Night," and "I Get a Kick Out of You." Directed by Ray Taylor, with musical direction by Leslie Poss; starring Lisa Waldrop Shattuck, Gary Wise, Sarah Kathryn Bonds Ethridge, Benjamin Cornelius, Ally Skelton, John Walker, Kathy Wilson, and an ensemble of dozens.
The company will continue to perform in the Bama Theatre for the time being, until extensive repairs and refurbishments to its home Bean-Brown Theatre, at Shelton State Community College, can be completed. Tickets are $27 general; $23 for seniors (60 and up), military or Shelton State students; $19 for children. www.theatretusc.com.
THURSDAY
Art Night: 5-8 p.m., free and family-friendly event celebrating art and artists, Kentuck Art Center, 503 Main Ave., Northport. Exhibits include "We Be: Stories of Mamboland" by Della Wells in the Museum Gallery; selections from the Aspiring Artists Summer Camp in the Teer Gallery; and selections from clients of Turning Point in the SoNo Gallery. Kathy Oths will give a talk at 5:45 p.m., "Women in Anthropology and the World." Megan Austin will have a dsiplay of her jewelry in the Gallery Shop. The Annual Red Dog Potters Ice Cream Bowl Fundraiser will sell handmade bowls, with ice cream, for $10 each. Live music by Emily-Dozier-Ezell, cob oven pizza, pop-up shops, kids craft table and more. www.kentuck.org/art-nights.
Second Annual Cornhole Tournament: 5:30 p.m., Buddy Powell Pavilion, 4205 Northridge Road, Tuscaloosa. Hosted by Rotary Clubs of Tuscaloosa, as a benefit for Children's of Alabama Critical Care Transport. Teams $100 each to enter. Winning team will be invited to play at the Boiling 'n' Bragging Cornhole Tournament Aug. 17, www.bnbal.org. To register or sponsor, contact Claire Day at [email protected], or 256-613-2306.
FRIDAY
Tuscaloosa Children's Theatre Summer Showcase and Gala: 6:30 p.m., Tuscaloosa River Market, 1900 Jack Warner Parkway. Entertainment from current and former TCT players, dinner, live and silent auctions. Tickets $150 each. www.tuscaloosachildrenstheatre.net/gala.
SATURDAY
Hank Lazer reading: 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Ernest and Hadley Booksellers, 1928 Seventh St., downtown Tuscaloosa. Lazer will read from his latest work, "As We Vanish from Public View." RSVP on Eventbrite, at www.buff.ly/4eXY6dX.
Izzy's Coffee and Collectibles grand re-opening: 9 a.m.-6 p.m., 722 McFarland Blvd., Northport. Coffee tasting, food truck, prizes and more.
SUNDAY-TUESDAY
Druid City Chorus voicing: Room 164 Moody Music Building, UA campus. Voicings will take no longer than 15 minutes. Be warmed up and ready to sing. Arrive five to 10 minutes only; fill out the QR code from outside the office and wait until your audition time. Email Morgan Luttig with any questions at [email protected].
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
AUG. 16: Pink Box Burlesque's "Summer Nights," performances at 7 and 9 p.m., 21 and up, Nocturnal Tavern. Tickets $20 in advance, through www.ticketleap.events/tickets/pink-box-burlesque/PBBatNocturnal; $25 at the door. VIP tables available. www.pinkboxburlesque.com.
AUG. 19-25: 26th Annual Sidewalk Film Festival, in an around the Alabama Theatre, the downtown Birmingham historical theater district. VIP and weekend passes are on sale now, through www.sidewalkfest.com/festival-passes-tickets.
AUG. 30: Tom Segura, Mercedes-Benz Amphitheater, Tuscaloosa. Tickets for $99.50, $59.50, $49.50, and $32.50, plus fees and taxes, through www.ticketmaster.com, or or at the venue's box office, 2710 Jack Warner Parkway. www.mercedesbenzamphitheater.com.
SEPT. 20: Cody Jinks, the Cadillac Three and Calder Allen, 7 p.m., Mercedes-Benz Amphitheater, Tuscaloosa. Tickets through www.ticketmaster.com, or at the venue's box office, 2710 Jack Warner Parkway, for $258, $158, $107.50, $87.50, $67.50, $47.50 and $33, plus taxes and fees. www.mercedesbenzamphitheater.com.
SEPT. 26: Koe Wetzel, Treaty Oak Revival, 7 p.m., Mercedes-Benz Amphitheater, Tuscaloosa. Tickets through www.ticketmaster.com, or at the 2710 Jack Warner Parkway box office, for $83, $63, $53, $43, plus fees and taxes. www.mercedesbenzamphitheater.com.
OCT. 18: Dwight Yoakam, The Mavericks, 7:30 p.m., Mercedes-Benz Amphitheater, Tuscaloosa. Tickets are on sale through www.ticketmaster.com, and at the Amphitheater box office, 2710 Jack Warner Parkway, downtown Tuscaloosa, for $149.50, $125, $75, $55, $45, $35, plus fees and taxes. www.mercedesbenzamphitheater.com.
This article originally appeared on The Tuscaloosa News: Things to do around Tuscaloosa for Aug. 1-7