Things to do around Tuscaloosa for July 18-24

This week in West Alabama, July 18-24, a Druid City Derby doubleheader, the Eighth Annual Wonder Woman Day at The Comic Strip, Groove & Grub in Kentuck Park, and in Jasper, a Tallulah Bankhead event.

MUSIC

SUNDAY

Open-mic night: 6 p.m., Druid City Brewing Co., 700 14th St., Parkview Plaza, Tuscaloosa.

TUESDAY

Scott Donaldson: 6-7 p.m., The Venue Tuscaloosa. www.venuetuscaloosa.com .

LOCAL EVENTS

ONGOING-JULY 25

“The Middle Ground: Connecting Opposing Visual Forces”: Works on paper, and paintings, by Kiki Karatheodoris, Arts Council Gallery at the Dinah Washington Cultural Arts Center, 620 Greensboro Ave., Tuscaloosa. Gallery hours are 9 a.m.-4 p.m. weekdays; free admission. www.tuscarts.org/cac/galleries-venues/cac-gallery .

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THURSDAY

Groove & Grub: 6-9 p.m., free, family-friendly, Kentuck Park, Northport. Music from DJ Tank, Matt McCracken, and Panga & the Krew, emceed by Alisa Grace from Love My Voice. Food trucks including Big Tasty, TJ's Crawfish Shack, and Archibald's & Woodrow's BBQ, with T-town Snow.

SATURDAY

Eighth Annual Wonder Woman Day: 10 a.m.-7 p.m., The Comic Strip, 503 Hargrove Road E., with cosplayers, raffles, guest artists, with proceeds going to benefit Turning Point, Tuscaloosa's domestic violence shelter. www.facebook.com/TurningPointAL . www.facebook.com/ComicStripTuscaloosa .

Druid City Derby doubleheader: 2:40-7 p.m., Bobby Miller Activity Center, 300 Bobby Miller Parkway, Tuscaloosa. Doors at 2:40, first game at 3: Vette City Juniors v. Druid City Daredevils. At 5:30, Vette City vs. Druid City (adults). Tickets $12 online at druid-city-derby.square.site , before midnight Friday, July 19; $15 at the door.

Matt Matthews: Live taping of comedy show, 4 and 8 p.m., Alabama Theatre, 1817 Third Ave. N., Birmingham. Tickets may be sold out. www.alabamatheatre.com .

"Under the Stars — A Night with Tallulah Bankhead": 8 p.m., free, Bankhead House and Heritage Center, 800 Seventh St. W, Jasper. Outdoor event, so bring lawn chairs or blankets. Featuring footage from Jasper native Bankhead's appearances on "The Lucy and Desi Comedy Hour," as Black Widow on "Batman," singing and dancing on "The Andy Williams Show," with Frank Sinatra on "The Milton Berle Show," and in a 1953 interview with Edward R. Murrow, from her New York apartment.

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. 1-4: "Anything Goes," performed by Theatre Tuscaloosa, 7:30 p.m. Aug. 1-3, 2 p.m. Aug. 2-4, Bama Theatre. Tickets $27 general; $23 for seniors (60 and up), military or Shelton State students; $19 for children. www.theatretusc.com .

AUG. 4-6: Druid City Chorus voicing, Room 164 Moody Music Building, UA campus. Voicings will take no longer than 15 minutes. UA, Stillman and Shelton State students only may complete their voicings Aug. 18-19 (more signup information to come). 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 mluttig@ua.edu.

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 July 18-24