That Tyler Perry sure is ubiquitous.

The playwright, actor and filmmaker is taking his No. 1 character, the irrepressible Madea, back on tour. Perry's latest stage play, Madea Gets a Job, is hitting the road (with Perry himself in the lead role) and will visit the Johnny Mercer Theatre Nov. 4. Ticket information will be released soon.

The cast also includes Patrice Lovely, Cheryl Pepsii Riley, Chandra Currelly, Tony Grant, Danny Clay and Melonie Daniels.

See tylerperry.com.

A free Ruben

The 2012 Savannah Ocean Exchange kicks off with a Sept. 15 concert by American Idol winner Ruben Studdard, free at 6 p.m. on Tybee Island's North Beach. For details on the week's environmental events and activities, see savannahoceanexchange.org.

Need a date, sailor?

@ Savannah Pride Festival with JoJo concert. Sept. 8. Forsyth Park.

@ Savannah Philharmonic Season Opening Concert. Sept. 8. Lucas Theatre.

@ Elton John. Sept. 15. Martin Luther King Arena.

@ Ruben Studdard. Sept. 15. Tybee Island North Beach.

@ Film screening: Citizen Kane. Sept. 15. Trustees Theater.

@ Film screening: Gone With the Wind. Sept. 21. Lucas Theatre.

@ Savannah Jazz Festival. Sept. 23-30.

@ Film screening: Vertigo. Sept. 28. Lucas Theatre.

@ Film screening: Notorious. Sept. 29. Lucas Theatre (followed by a mystery Hitchcock screening).

@ Ron White. Sept. 30. Johnny Mercer Theatre.

@ New Edition. Sept. 30. Johnny Mercer Theatre.

@ Suddenly Last Summer. The Collective Face. Oct. 5-20.

@ Tybee Island Pirate Fest. Oct. 5 and 6. Vince Neil concert Oct. 6.

@ Film screening: Rebel Without a Cause. Trustees Theater.

@ Anthony Hamilton. Oct. 7. Johnny Mercer Theatre.

@ Picnic in the Park. Oct. 7. Forsyth Park.

@ Savannah Philharmonic Chamber Concert. Oct. 11. Telfair Academy.

@ Savannah Folk Music Festival. Oct. 12-14.

@ Bonnie Raitt. Oct. 13. Johnny Mercer Theatre.

@ Louis C.K. Oct. 17. Johnny Mercer Theatre.

@ Ingrid Michaelson. Oct. 18. Trustees Theatre.

@ SCAD: The Last Days of Judas Iscariot. Oct. 18-21. Mondanaro Theatre.

@ Savannah Philharmonic. Oct. 19. Lucas Theatre.

@ Great Ogeechee Seafood Festival. Oct. 19-22. Richmond Hill.

@ Film screening: Clue. Oct. 20. Lucas Theatre.

@ Graveface Fest. Oct. 27. Southern Pine Co.

@ Savannah Film Festival. Oct. 27-Nov. 3.

@ Rock ‘n' Roll Marathon. Nov. 3.

@ Needtobreathe. Nov. 8. Johnny Mercer Theatre.

@ Children's Book Festival. Nov. 10. Forsyth Park.