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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