By Gwen DeRu
TODAY…
CHRISTMAS VILLAGE FESTIVAL at the BJCC Exhibition Hall.
DISNEY ON ICE PRESENTS FROZEN, at the Legacy.
BAD BAD HATS, PARTY NAILS and EMMALEE at The Nick.
KARAOKE NIGHTS WITH RICKEY SMILEY at the StarDome
Comedy Club.
LAUV at Iron City.
DRY BAR COMEDY…The comedians who’ve generated over 1 billion online views and millions of fans bring their clean “Comedy For Everyone”: appearing are Shayne Smith, Jay Whittaker, Steve Soelberg and Alex Velluto!at the StarDome Comedy Club.
BLAC RABBIT at the Saturn.
MUSIC, COMEDY AND MORE at VIP Lounge in Ensley.
PLUM BAR on 17th Street, Downtown.
FRIDAY…
CHRISTMAS VILLAGE FESTIVAL at the BJCC Exhibition Hall.
DISNEY ON ICE PRESENTS FROZEN, at the Legacy.
THE MANN FAMILY at the BJCC Concert Hall.
GOSPEL VOCALIST DEE FRAZIER at the Perfect Note
HIPPO CAMPUS at Iron City.
COMEDIAN at the StarDome Comedy Club.
BRUNS, THE OLD PAINTS and ALEXA ROSE at The Nick.
FACEBOOK FRIDAYS, every Friday, at the Legion in Fairfield, 5 p.m. Happy Hour, 7 p.m. Line Dance, 9 p.m., DJ Vick Goes Live and Ladies are free until 10 p.m.
MUSIC, COMEDY AND MORE at VIP Lounge in Ensley.
TIM SPINOSI’S COLOSSAL COMEDY SIDE SHOW at the StarDome Comedy Club.
FUNNY FREE FRIDAYS (Comedy Show) at Good People Brewery, 9- 10:30 p.m.
FRIDAY NIGHT EXPERIENCE at Luxe Ultra Lounge.
JAZZ at FRIDAY UNWIND, 6 p.m. – midnight, at Jazzi’s on 3rd.
PASSPORTS FRIDAYS, 10 p.m. – 4 a.m. at Legends Sports Lounge with Reggae, Dancehall, Soca, Afro-Beats and Top 40. FREE until midnight.
PLUM BAR on 17th Street, Downtown.
SATURDAY…
CHRISTMAS VILLAGE FESTIVAL at the BJCC Exhibition Hall.
DISNEY ON ICE PRESENTS FROZEN, at the Legacy.
KEEPING THE BLUES ALIVE, every Saturday, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. on V94.9 FM with Curtis Bell. Request Line (205) 994-8949 (V949).
GAMEDAY CENTRAL at Iron City.
COMEDIAN BILL BELLAMY at the StarDome Comedy Club.
SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE, every Saturday, at Luxe Ultra Lounge, 300 24th Street S with DJ CHOCOLATE.
SAXOPHONIST ELAN TROTMAN at Perfect Note.
JERRY JOSEPH & JACKMORMONS, DANIEL HUTCHENS and WILL STEWART at The Nick.
EAT DRINK AND RIDE NIGHT FOOD TOUR WITH COMEDIENNE JOY, at 6 – 10 p.m., meet in Brookwood Mall, at Grille 29.
SNV – SATURDAY NIGHT VIBES, 10 p.m. at Platinum.
SUNDAY…
CHRISTMAS VILLAGE FESTIVAL at the BJCC Exhibition Hall.
DISNEY ON ICE PRESENTS FROZEN, at the Legacy.
JAZZ AND FOOD at Perfect Note.
SLOW ART SUNDAY, 2 p.m. at the Birmingham Museum of Art.
SOULFUL SUNDAYS at Perfect Note.
GHOSTWRITER, ABRAHAM & THE OLD GODS at The Nick.
COMEDIAN BILL BELLAMY at the StarDome Comedy Club.
SNAILS at Iron City.
RED – BAND at Saturn.
MONDAY…
KARAOKE NIGHTS WITH RICKEY SMILEY at the StarDome Comedy Club.
BIRMINGHAM BANDSTAND, 9 p.m. at The Nick.
CARD PLAYERS SPOT at the TIDE AND TIGER, 6 – 12 p.m.
TUESDAY…
BUSINESS IN THE BLACK, a documentary.
COMEDIAN PAULY SHORE at the StarDome Comedy Club.
FIESTA TUESDAY at 1st and 23rd, all night.
TIDE AND TIGER HOT TUESDAY, 3 p.m. until … on Graymont across from Legion Field with $.50 wings and drink specials until 9 p.m. For more call (205) 503-3880.
PLUM BAR on 17th Street, Downtown.
JOSE’ CARR at the Boss Lounge, 8:30 – 11 p.m.
PINKY DOODLE POODLE, (TEMPORARY) SAVIORS, LLOYD AND SAVIOUR at the Nick.
KARAOKE NIGHTS WITH RICKEY at the StarDome Comedy Club.
DRIVE BY TRUCKERS at Saturn.
WEDNESDAY…
RAY LAMONTAGNE at the BJCC Concert Hall.
COMEDIAN LANCE MONTALTO at the StarDome Comedy Club.
DRIVE BY TRUCKERS at Saturn.
LIVE JAZZ, every Wednesday, at The Marble Ring, 430 41st Street South, Suite B.
WINE DOWN WEDNESDAY, every Wednesday at 30/40 Hookah Lounge.
WINE AND JAZZ at the Perfect Note.
ROB ALDRIDGE & THE PROPONENTS, YOUNG VALLEY, and THE GREAT DYING at The Nick.
NEXT THURSDAY…
JAY GONZALEZ, TAYLOR HOLLINGSWORTH, and HEATH GREEN at The Nick.
COMEDIAN LANCE MONTALTO at the StarDome Comedy Club.
CHRIS LANE BAND at Iron City.
NEXT FRIDAY…
R&B VOCALIST SHENA RENEE at the Perfect Note
DAWES at Iron City.
COMEDIAN MIKE EPPS at the StarDome Comedy Club.
BOOK OF WYRMS, KAMIKAZE ZOMBIE, STUMP TAIL DOLLY and HEXXUS at The Nick.
FOR FILM LOVERS…
BUSINESSES IN THE BLACK – THE RISE OF BLACK BUSINESS IN AMERICA 1800s – 1960s, is a documentary film produced by 
ANTHONY BROGDON showing next week in Birmingham. It is a Strong Production Project produced and directed by Anthony Brogdon with Hugh H. Hatten as Director of Photography. The film shares: how did slaves go to college, what racism did to destroy black business districts, names of black millionaires in the 1800s, businesses and organizations, interviews with people whose families owned businesses in the early 1900s and so much more. For more, go to www.businessintheblack.net and @astrongdream.
SCIENCE FAIR, a National Geographic Documentary in the Dorothy Jemison Day Theater at Alabama School of Fine Arts, on November 14th, doors open at 6 p.m. and film at 7 p.m. There will be a panel discussion with science fair winners to follow the film. This is a family friendly film.
FOR THE COMMUNITY…
OUT SPOKEN WITH JOE LOCKETT TV SHOW, New on Cable TV. Check it out!!!
FOR VETERANS…
2018 VETERANS SMALL BUSINESS WEEK, November 7- 9 at the Five Points West Library. Call (205) 226-4015 for more.
FOR LOVERS OF SPORTS…
FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY FOOTBALL IN BIRMINGHAM and ALABAMA.
FOR ART AND PERFORMING ART LOVERS…
AT THE BIRMINGHAM MUSEUM OF ART…
SLOW ART SUNDAY, 2-3 p.m.
FOR MUSIC LOVERS, SPOKEN WORD AND DANCE…
FOOD FOR THE SOUL FALL MUSIC CONCERT, Friday, 7 p.m. at the Dorothy Jemison Day Theater. Enjoy classical and jazz music that will take you through a wide range of emotions, nourishing the soul.
SUNDAY JAZZ, 5 p.m. at the Perfect Note.
SPOKEN WORD OPEN MIC NIGHT, every Third Sunday, 7 p.m. at the Carver Theatre.
ASFA FALL DANCE REPARATORY, November 9 and 10, 7 p.m. and Sunday, November 11, 2:30 p.m. at the Alabama School of Fine Arts. For more, (205) 252-9241, or visit www.asfa.k12.al.us.com.
FOR COMEDY LOVERS…
AT GOOD PEOPLE BREWING…EVERY FRIDAY…
FUNNY FREE FRIDAYS (COMEDY SHOW), 9 – 10:30 p.m., at Good People with Birmingham’s finest comedy show at a brewery. It’s free and features the best comedians from around the country.
AT THE STARDOME…
TODAY…DRY BAR COMEDY…The comedians who’ve generated over 1 billion online views and millions of fans bring their clean “Comedy For Everyone” to clubs and theaters on a nationwide tour. Come check out Dry Bar Comedy Tour, the internet sensation live and in person! Appearing: Shayne Smith, Jay Whittaker, Steve Soelberg and Alex Velluto!
THIS WEEKEND…COMEDIAN BILL BELLAMY…. Stand-up comedian Bill Bellamy has kept audiences laughing for years with his 
insightful bits on women, relationships and life experiences. Bill Bellamy’s 2017 and 2018 tours have him visiting comedy clubs from Long Island to California with a variety of other stand-up acts. December 2017’s leg displays his comedic talents at Nyack Levity Live in West Nyack, N.Y., while January takes him Ontario Improv in Ontario, California, Cobb’s Comedy Club in San Francisco, and back into the Rocky Mountains at Denver Improv. February 2017 had him heading back east to Punch Line Philly to share his thoughts on our current political climate, life past 50, and humorous everyday observations about love and life.
MONDAY…COMEDIAN RICKEY SMILEY ‘EVERY MONDAY NIGHT’ at the StarDome Comedy Club for Karaoke Nights.
TUESDAY…COMEDIAN PAULY SHORE…His latest big screen 
venture is a satire about his own career decline and (fictional) attempt to revive Hollywood’s interest by faking his suicide. Like his directorial debut, “You’ll Never Wiez in This Town Again,” this film is chock full of celebrity cameos, including Ben Stiller, Britney Spears, Paris and Nicky Hilton, Bill Maher, Charlie Sheen, Tom Sizemore, Ellen DeGeneres and Carrot Top.
WEDNESDAY AND NEXT THURSDAY… COMEDIAN LANCE MONTALTO… Starting in New Orleans with Ellen Degeneres in the Early – ’80s at Clyde’s Comedy Corner he’s never looked back and has toured the world Headlining Comedy Clubs, Colleges, Corporate Events and Cruise Lines. Throughout his career he has worked with Ellen Degeneres, Jerry Seinfeld, Brad Garrett, Steve Harvey, George Wallace, Carrot Top, Willie Nelson, George Jones, Ray Charles, Eddie Money, James Brown, Brenda Lee, Billy Idol, and many more. As a television writer and a member of The Writer’s Guild of America he was a writer for Steve Harvey and has also written Movie and Television Scripts. As a member of Screen Actors Guild, he has done television commercials for Kodak, GM, and written and sung for national television commercials.
COMING SOON…
NOVEMBER 15-17 – HAPPY ENDING – A PLAY at Encore Theatre and Gallery.
DECEMBER 8 – GIRLS ROCK LIFE SKILLS MENTORING PROGRAM.
DECEMBER 10 – JASON ISBELL at the Lyric Theatre.
DECEMBER 13 – HARRY CONNICK, JR. at the Montgomery Performing Arts Centre.
FEBRUARY 12-13 – A.G. GASTON CONFERENCE at the BJCC.
Well, that’s it. Tell you more ‘next’ time.
People, Places and Things by Gwen DeRu is a weekly column. Send comments to my emails: thelewisgroup@birminghamtimes.com and gwenderu@yahoo.com.
