Events
Thursday, July 17
Evening At The Roxy With The Great Pretenders
Starts: 7:00 PM
Location: Historic Roxy Theatre, 200 North Jackson St., Russellville, AL
Doors and box office open at 6pm
Tix available at the door
Support the Historic Roxy Theatre!
Featuring: Local Talented Performers
Sponsored By: Franklin County Arts & Humanities Council
Friday, July 18
First Metro Bank: Sax In The City
Starts: 7:00 PM
Location: Wilson Park, 350 North Wood Ave., Florence, AL
Don't miss one of the Handy Festival's most popular and well attended events!
In case of rain, event moved to Florence-Lauderdale Coliseum
Featuring: The Midnighters
Sponsored By: First Metro Bank
Shoals Mom Prom
Starts: 7:00 PM | Ends: 11:00 PM
Location: Singing River Brewery, 526 East College Street, Florence, AL
It's Prom Night for grownups!
This event benefits Safer Births in Bama so please get your tickets now at ShoalsMomProm.com!
Featuring: DJ Gorgeous, Mama ‘Nim
Sponsored By: Safer Birth In Bama
Saturday, July 19
DaDooRunRun – 5K and 1 Mile For Fun Run
Starts: 6:00 AM
Location: W.C. Handy Home & Museum, 620 W. College St., Florence, AL
The DaDooRunRun is back!!!
DaDooRunRun 5K and 1 mile Fun Run
6:00 am Race Day Registration
7:00 am 5K Run
8:00 am 1 Mile Fun Run (or Walk!)
Awards and Door Prizes!
Special Handy shirts for participants.
Featuring: Florence High School Jazz Band
W.C. Handy Festival Shoals Car & Truck Show
Starts: 8:00 AM | Ends: 2:00 PM
Location: McFarland Park – Florence Harbor, 1050 Clayborn Liles Dr., Florence, AL
NOTICE: This event will again be in McFarland Park!!!
8am-12n Registration (Fee $20)
8am-2pm Show Time!
Pre-registration $18 by July 9th. Mail to Post Office Box 3672, Muscle Shoals, AL 35662
Awards include $2000 in cash plus prizes! Dash plaques givin to the first 200 cars registered!
For more info, call Ronnie James at 256-366-0564 or Terry Mashvurn at 256-366-0564 or visit www.ShoalsCarandTruckClub.com
Featuring: Come join the fun!
Sponsored By: Shoals Car & Truck Club
CB&S Bank: Music In The Park With Rewind
Starts: 7:00 PM | Ends: 10:00 PM
Location: Wilson Park, 350 North Wood Ave., Florence, AL
This is one terrific band you won't want to miss!
Featuring: Rewind of the Shoals
Sponsored By: CB&S Bank
Derrick Gargis at Alaama Health Guidance
Sunday, July 20
Bluegrass Gospel Music Concert
Starts: 3:00 PM | Ends: 4:00 PM
Location: First United Methodist Church, Tuscumbia, 104 E 3rd St, Tuscumbia, AL
Featuring: Lisa Lambert Band
Sponsored By: Tuscumbia First United Methodist Church
Monday, July 21
Jazz It Up With Your Trash – Florence Library
Starts: 10:00 AM
Location: Florence-Lauderdale Public Library, 350 N. Wood Ave., Florence, AL
*IN HARMONY WITH NATURE LITTER-FREE EVENT*
Bring your own recyclable plastic bottle or can, shoebox, or coffee can to make musical instruments and play with Microwave Dave's impromptu band!
For ages 3 and over, but everyone will enjoy this!
Featuring: Microwave Dave
Sponsored By: Friends of the Florence Lauderdale Public Library
Florence Recycling Center
Florence-Lauderdale Public Library
Keep the Shoals Beautiful
Scope Live On Helton Drive
Starts: 11:30 AM | Ends: 1:00 PM
Location: Scope 310, 4129 Helton Dr., Florence, AL
Featuring: The Midnighters
Sponsored By: Scope 310 Authority
Check Out the Blues
Starts: 4:00 PM | Ends: 6:00 PM
Location: Florence-Lauderdale Public Library, 350 N. Wood Ave., Florence, AL
Free to enjoy the music. Fun games for small kids! Come early to find books by your favorite authors.
Featuring: Jazz Allstars
Sponsored By: Friends of the Florence-Lauderdale Public Library
Joyful Sounds
Starts: 7:00 PM
Location: First United Methodist Church, 415 N. Seminary St., Florence, AL
Featuring: FUMC Choirs and guests
Sponsored By: First United Methodist Church, Florence
Tuesday, July 22
Kidz Jamm
Starts: 10:00 AM
Location: Grace Episcopal Church, 103 Darby Avenue, Sheffield, AL
Featuring Shoals Area piano students with bassist Bob Wray and drummer Quinn Stanphill.
Featuring: Bob Wray, Quinn Stanphill
Sponsored By: Shoals Area Music Teachers Forum *
Music Preservation Society, Inc.
ABCs of Blues, Jazz Before & Beyond with Kimble Funchess!
Starts: 1:30 PM
Location: Mt. Moriah P.B. Church, 818 West Irvine St., Florence, AL
For children of all ages - the young, and the young at heart! Come and learn how instruments work together to make beautiful music with the Kimble Funchess Band! Kimble Funchess combines his experience in music and teaching to make the perfect ABC instructor!
Featuring: Kimble Funchess Quintet
Sponsored By: Dr. Felice J. Green
Dinah Phillips
Teresa McDonald
Dallas Hoskins
Karen Young
Brenda Mayes
Dorothy Buchanan
Ryerson & Associates
Midnighters at the Neighborhood Lemonade Party
Starts: 7:00 PM
Location: Westminster Presbyterian Church, 1520 Rickwood Road, Florence, AL
Featuring: The Midnighters
Sponsored By: Westminster Presbyterian Church
Wednesday, July 23
Amity Day At Sundown
Starts: 7:00 PM
Location: Wilson Park, 350 North Wood Ave., Florence, AL
*IN HARMONY WITH NATURE LITTER-FREE EVENT*
Bring your worship outside in Wilson Park where everyone is welcome to come together in harmony.
Featuring: Ariella, Kimble Funchess Quintet
Sponsored By: Amity Day Friends
American Association of University Women
Baha'is of the Shoals
First Presbyterian Church
First United Methodist Church
Florence Parks and Recreation
WZZA Radio
Friday, July 25
17th Annual Massively Cool Indoor Street Festival
Starts: 6:00 PM
Location: Renaissance Shoals Conference Center, 10 Hightower Place, Florence, AL
17TH ANNUAL MASSIVELY COOL INDOOR STREET FESTIVAL
Renaissance Shoals Conference Center, Florence
5:30 pm Doors open (Cash Bars all evening. No reserved tables. Concessions available for purchase)
6 pm The Kerry Gilbert Band and Rewind
Cost: Free with Cash Bars and Concessions
Presented by Bentley Automotive
Featuring: Kerry Gilbert Band, Rewind of the Shoals
Sponsored By: Bentley Automotive
Riverside Jamz
Starts: 6:30 PM
Location: McFarland Park – Florence Harbor, 1050 Clayborn Liles Dr., Florence, AL
*IN HARMONY WITH NATURE LITTER-FREE EVENT*
Riverside Jamz is the one Handy event offering the widest variety of musicians performing on one stage including: Ariella, the Jazz Allstars, the Kimble Funchess Band and more! Last year we even had a HOT AIR BALLOON! Hopefully we'll have it again this year. Stay tuned!
See last years description
That's right, thanks to R&B Services, there will free hot air balloon rides starting at 7pm until they run out of fuel! Float along with Mike Hanson, commercial balloon pilot with 35 years of experience at Riverside Jamz with his balloon and basket. Fun for all!!!
Bring lawn chairs and blankets. Really tasty food from vendors on site!
Featuring: Ariella, Jazz Allstars, Kimble Funchess Band
Sponsored By: City of Florence
Music Preservation Society, Inc.
Cabaret!
Starts: 6:30 PM | Ends: 11:30 PM
Location: Listerhill Credit Union Auditorium, 4790 E. 2nd St., Muscle Shoals, AL
It's a "Grown Folks Party"! Must be at least 25 to hang out here with the grownups.
For tickets call: 256-412-0316, 256-648-6412, or 256-412-6961
Featuring: DJ 7-11, Entice Band of Nashville, TN
Sponsored By: Gwen Woods
Renita Jimmar-Hall
Sue Reeder
Sunday, July 27
Blue Navigators
Starts: 11:00 AM
Location: Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 1332 North Pine St., Florence, AL
Enjoy the Blue Navigators in the cool!
Featuring: Blue Navigators
Sponsored By: Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the Shoals