Classic Rock and Packed Ballfields Set the Weekend Pace
De Armanville, AL · September 18, 2026
Creedence chords are checking sound downtown tonight, so consider this your friendly warning to lock in dinner reservations early.
The Lead
Downtown Oxford is bracing for one of its busiest entertainment weekends of the season, kicking off tonight with a classic-rock tribute and culminating Sunday with rock icon Melissa Etheridge. The Oxford Performing Arts Center welcomes Creedence Clearwater Revival homage Ramble Tamble to the main stage tonight at 7:30 PM, before Etheridge brings her national "Rise" tour to the 1,200-seat theater on Sunday evening.
For valley residents heading down Highway 78 or Interstate 20, the weekend double-header means dense street parking along Choccolocco Street and bustling dinner crowds at local eateries before showtime. OPAC staff report limited balcony seating remains for Sunday's performance, while tonight's show still has select floor seats open at the box office. Those planning an evening in town should secure tickets in advance and budget an extra twenty minutes to navigate downtown traffic.
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Today's Outlook
- High 96°F · Low 68°F — Overcast
- Keep the air conditioning running and save strenuous yard work for the cooler evening.
What's On Around Town
Today
Free Computer Literacy Class Dr. David Satcher & St. Michael's Clinic (426 Mulberry Ave), Anniston, 10:00 AM–Noon · Free Guided computer skills instruction welcoming all community members.
Ramble Tamble: The CCR Experience Oxford Performing Arts Center (100 Choccolocco St), Oxford, 7:30 PM · Paid High-energy classic rock celebration honoring Creedence Clearwater Revival.
Tomorrow
- USSSA Baseball Tournament Choccolocco Park (954 Leon Smith Pkwy), Oxford, 9:00 AM
- Mum & Fall Market Rainbow Omega (100 Hope Dr), Eastaboga, 9:00 AM
- Fall Crafting Activity Jacksonville Public Library (200 Pelham Rd S), Jacksonville, 1:00 PM · Free
Sunday
- Melissa Etheridge: The Rise Tour Oxford Performing Arts Center (100 Choccolocco St), Oxford, 7:00 PM · Paid
Spotlight & Story
- Oxford
- Before incorporating under its collegiate name in 1852, the settlement was known along pioneer roads as Lick Skillet. Frontier legend claims an early traveler found pantry supplies so bare that hosts told him to lick the skillet for breakfast.
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