FESTIVAL EVENTS
FRIDAY, JULY 26
MR. HANDY’S BLUES: A MUSICAL DOCUMENTARY
10-11 amW.C. Handy Home and Museum, Florence
Featuring:Preview and conversation with filmmaker and producer Joanne Fish
LUNCH BREAK
11 am-1 pmSubway/Mall Road, Florence – Jacob Lovell Trio
11 am-2 pmRosie’s, Florence – Charlie Rose Duo
.Ricatoni’s, Florence – Acoustrio
Legends, Florence – Thompson Trio
11:30-2:30 pmFlobama, Florence – Microwave Dave
Noon-1 pmOsa’s. Florence – Tosha Hill
MOUNT MORIAH FISH FRY
11 am-6 pmMount Moriah P.B. Church, Community Christian Life Center, Florence
2:30 pmMusic by Dorothy Cole * Deborah Nehemiah
Cost:Catfish $10 eat in or take out / for information or tickets call 256-765-0312
Sponsored by: Mount Moriah P.B. Church
MR. HANDY’S BLUES: A MUSICAL DOCUMENTARY
1-3 pmW.C. Handy Home and Museum, Florence
Featuring:Preview and conversation with filmmaker and producer Joanne Fish
LISTENING ROOM
4-5 pmZodiac Theatre, Florence
Featuring:Robert Redd & Sue Matthews – Tribute to Sinatra
Sponsored by:SunTrust * Friends of the Festival
HAPPY HOUR AT ON THE ROCKS
4-7 pmOn the Rocks, Florence – Matt Roy and Son
HANDY WITH THE HITMEN
4-8 pmOffice of Kimberly A. Norris, 401 E Tombigbee St, Florence – The Hitmen
RIVERSIDE JAZZ
5-10 pmMcFarland Park, Florence (Rain Location Florence Coliseum)
N HARMONY WITH NATURE LITTER - FREE EVENT
Featuring:Bay City Brass Band * Festival All-Stars * Dr. Eric Kirkman Trio * Replay * Acoustrio * Mary Mason Band * Tosha Hill * SteelGray * Nyoka Nicole
Transportation: Free shuttle from Florence Parking Deck to McFarland Park
Sponsored by:City of Florence
LISTENING ROOM
5:15-6:15 pmZodiac Theatre, Florence
Featuring:Tim Goodwin & Friends
Sponsored by:Friends of the Festival
102.7 KISSFM PRESENTS THE 10TH ANNUAL REGENCY SQUARE IDOL FINALS
6 pmSears Court,Regency Square Mall, Florence
Featuring: 6 Finalists compete ages 6-16
Cost:$1 for each audience vote
Proceeds benefit the Colbert-Lauderdale Attention Homes
Sponsored by:FAME Recording Studio * Unique Car Care & Limousine Service * Doug Richardson Photography * 102.7 KISSFM
SHOALS PRAISE & WORSHIP CHOIR CONCERT
6 pmFaith Church, Florence
Featuring:Shoals Praise & Worship Choir
5th ANNUAL MASSIVELY COOLAIR CONDITIONED STREET FESTIVAL
6-10 pmMarriott Shoals Conference Center, Florence
Cost: Southern BBQ Buffet & Entertainment $12/ Entertainment only $6/Bar Specials all Evening
Shop with First Friday Street Vendors in the Atrium
Music by: Kerry Gilbert Band * Rewind * Josh Brannon Band
Come Right After Work, Hit the Buffet, and Enjoy Live Music All Evening in Air Conditioned Comfort!
Sponsored by:Bentley Automotive Group * Big River Broadcasting * Florence-Lauderdale Tourism * Marriott Shoals Hotel & Spa
RECORDED LIVE: OPEN TO THE PUBLIC!
Mane Room, Florence
Cost:$5
6-7:30 pm1st Set – Ray Reach & Friends: Tribute to Nat King Cole and the Crooners
7:45--9 pm2nd Set –Ray Reach & Friends: Tribute to Jazz Legends
Sponsored by:University of North Alabama Entertainment Industry Department * Music Preservation Society * Anderson & Anderson
Local Ford Dealers * TVA
12th ANNUAL ROLLIN’ ON THE RIVER
6:30 pmJoe Wheeler State Park, Rogersville
Featuring:Dorothy Cole as “Tina Turner”
Sponsored by: Joe Wheeler State Park
FROSTBITE IN JULY
7 pmFrostbite/Montagu’s, Florence
Featuring:Mojo Risin’
Sponsored by:Frostbite * Montagu’s * Shoals WEB * Your Insurance Solution
PARK & SOUL
N HARMONY WITH NATURE LITTER-FREE EVENT
7-9 pmWilson Park, Florence
Featuring:CC Jags
Sponsored by: Vic Porter Agency * Dr. James D. Hudson DMD, Orthodontic Specialist * Affordable Inflatables * Shoals Marine
GAS HANDY FEST CONCERT
A COMING HOME PARTY FOR SHONNA TUCKER
7-11 pm GAS Design Center, Tuscumbia
Cost:3 canned goods or small donation to Food Bank of North Alabama
Featuring:Shonna Tucker & Eye Candy with special guests The Lorels * Elias Patriot * Red Mouth * Clara Belle
* The Edward Armstead Project * Dave Haselton * Hempanzee * Muscle Shoals Mashup by Canless & Parallel Thought
Sponsored by:Cherokee Lair Productions * 6 Degrees of the Shoals * Shoals Radiology/Open MRI of North Alabama Bernard Borosky MD
* Colbert County Family Practice/Flora Kayfan MD* Jamie Hood Jewelers * Dixie Signs & Decals * ICS Roofing/ABC Windows * Pam Minetree Realtor / Renaissance Realty * Medical Center Pharmacy * Allen’s Air Conditioning * Patrick Hood Photography * SSWA Recycling * Colbert County Tourism * Shoals Radio Group/105.5 The Big Dog WLAY 103.5/Star 94.9 * Rilly Fitness* Listerhill
PEGASUS ROCKS INSIDE THE HOUSE
9 pmPegasus Records Garage
Featuring:The Bear * Dead Fingers * Lauderdale
CABARET
Town Plaza (Former Antiques Mall), 500 S. Montgomery Avenue, Sheffield
9 pm-1 amDoors open at 8 pm
Featuring:Entice from Nashville, Tennessee
Cost:$15 in advance/ $20 at the door
Sponsored by:BUDWEISER * Emmitt Jimmar * Tax Mart * George Johnson * Emmitt Burt’s Floor Cleaning Service * C-N-D Beauty Supply * Myron & Sherry Hughes* Glenda K. Williams * Brian & Chiquita Suggs * James (Toby) Jackson
HANDY NIGHTS
5-7 pmSwampers/ Marriott Shoals, Florence – Zoe Welch
6-9 pmRosie’s, Florence – Pine Hill Haints
Legends, Florence – Florence Jazz Collective
6-9:30 pmFlobama, Florence- Asleep by Ten
7-10 pmStudio 256, Sheffield –Mr. Lee & Company starring T.K. Soul
Cajun’s, Sheffield – Travis Wammack
8-11 pmRicatoni’s Italian Grill, Florence – Kent DuChaine
Swampers, Florence – Anne E. Dechant
8 pm – mnCity Hardware, Florence – Mitch Mann
8:30 pmPJ’s, Muscle Shoals – Big Joe & the Catfish Junkies
9-11 pmRivertown Coffee Co, Florence – Dillon Hodges
9 pm-1 amOn the Rocks, Florence – Microwave Dave
10 pm-1:30 amFlobama, Florence – The Springs
Somewhere Else Sidepockets Lounge, Florence - LYNAM
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In case of rain, alternate locations for outdoor events have been scheduled. Please check with the Festival Office between 10 am to 6 pm for specific information, 256-766-7642, website: or and on Face book.
W.C. Handy Music Festival has been designated a Top 10 Alabama Year of Music Event * Alabama Event of the Year 2007 * Top 20 Event/July since 1986 * Three-time Cultural Olympiad Regional Designee * Southeast Tourism Top 20 Event for July * Appalachia/National Geographic Geo-Tourism Featured Site * Alabama Mountain Lakes Peak Award Winner * Top 100 Event in North America by the American Bus Association *Top 50 "Must-See" Festivals in Alabama for the Year of Music.
Make plans now to attend the 2014 W.C. Handy Music Festival, July 18-27
GENERAL SPONSORS: Lauderdale County Commission * Colbert County Commission * Gonce & Associates * City of Florence * Shoals Solid Waste Authority * Printers and Stationers * University of North Alabama * TNT Fireworks * Sutherland Sight & Sound * Florence–Lauderdale Tourism * Colbert County Tourism * Wise Alloys LLC * SCA Tissue North America LLC * The Caring Foundation of Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Alabama * Keep the Shoals Beautiful * Florence Recycling * Regions Bank * Bank Independent * Merrill-Lynch * Anderson & Anderson * TVA * Sheffield Utilities * Northrop Grumman * Garnett Electric * Lauderdale County Community Development Commission * Sen. Tammy Irons * Rep. Greg Burdine * BBVA Compass Bank
SPECIAL EVENT SPONSORS: The 18th Annual W.C. Handy Festival Music Camp under the direction of Dr. Lloyd Jones and Ken Watters has been made possible by support from the University of North Alabama Department of Music & Theatre* 1st Metro Bank * Florence Kiwanis Club * Friends of the Festival * Progress Bank * Lawrence County Arts Council * Rosie’s * Outback
Special outreach programs have been made possible through grants Anderson & Anderson * Northwest Alabama RC&D Council * Alabama Tourism Department* TVA
NURSING HOMES MINI-CONCERTS have been made possible by support from Gonce & Associates * Selwyn Jones * Regions Bank * Friends of the Festival * ElderCare Services Jean Gay, David & Dee Mussleman * Shoals Walgreens- Florence and Muscle Shoals * Dr. Bill McClanahan
N HARMONY WITH NATURE is made possible by grants and support from the International Paper Foundation* Northwest Alabama R C & D Council* UPS Foundation* Lowe’s * Partnership with Keep the Shoals Beautiful* Florence Recycling* Shoals Solid Waste Authority * Florence-Lauderdale Tourism * Colbert County Tourism * Lauderdale County Commission* Lauderdale County Community Development Commission * TVA * Shoals Earth Month
Posters sponsored and printed by: Printers & Stationers
Design winners: Mackenzie Kimbrough and Maurice Mull under the direction of Ron Davis, University of North Alabama
Website made possible in part by a grant from the Alabama Department of Tourism
HANDY FESTIVAL EXTRAS
Added Attractions
MUSEUMS
Belle Mont Mansion
Cook Lane, Tuscumbia
8 am - 4 pm Thursday – Saturday; 1 - 5 pm Sunday
Admission charged
256-381-5052
Children’s Museum of the Shoals
2810 Darby Drive, Florence
10 am - 4:30 pm Thursday - Saturday
Admission: $4 adults and children over the age of 2 / Free for under 2
256-765-0500
Frank Lloyd Wright-Rosenbaum House
601 Riverview Drive, Florence
10 am - 4 pm Tuesday-Saturday; 1 - 4 pm Sunday
Admission: $8 adults/ $5 students, seniors (62+), groups of 10 or more
For group reservations call 256-740-8899
Indian Mound Museum
1028 S. Court St., Florence
10 am - 4 pm Tuesday - Saturday
Admission charged
256-760-6427
Ivy Green, Helen Keller Birthplace
300 North Commons, Tuscumbia
8:30 am - 4:00 pm Monday - Saturday / closed Sunday
Last tour starts at 3:45 pm daily
Admission charged
256-383-4066
Pope’s Tavern Museum
203 Hermitage Drive, Florence
10 am - 4 pm Tuesday - Saturday
Admission charged
256-760-6439
W.C. Handy Home & Museum
620 W. College St., Florence
10 am - 4 pm Tuesday - Saturday
Admission charged
256-760-6434
Kennedy-Douglass Center for the Arts
217 E. Tuscaloosa St., Florence
9 am - 4 pm Monday - Friday
Admission: Free
256-760-6379
Red Bay Museum
110 Fourth St. SE, Red Bay
1:30 pm - 4 pm Tuesday and Thursday (and by appointment)
Special Music Exhibits
Admission: $5 adults/$3 groups & students
256-356-8758 or
EXHIBITS
Kennedy-Douglass Center for the Arts
217 East Tuscaloosa Street - Florence
Mostly Blues - Art With a Musical Flair
Entries in the official W.C. Handy Music Festival Design Competition
Monday - Friday 9 am – 4 pm / Saturday July 28, 10 am - 12:30 pm
Free admission
Tennessee Valley Museum of Art
Art Works ’13
511 North Water Street, Tuscumbia
Monday-Friday 9 am - 5 pm, Sunday 1 pm - 3 pm
Admission: $5.00 adults / $3:00 Children / Group rates available
Florence Lauderdale Public Library
350 North Wood Avenue, Florence
Muscle Shoals Music: Jerry Wexler
Marriott Shoals Conference Center
10 Hightower Place, Florence
Official W.C. Handy Music Festival Posters
SHOWS
July 12 & 13 *7:30 pm / July 14 * 2 pm
Norton Auditorium, University of North Alabama, Florence
UNA SUMMER THEATRE PRESENTS
HANK WILLIAMS: LOST HIGHWAY By Mark Harelik
Directed by Randal Myler and Mark Harelik
Tickets: $20 adults, $15 seniors (65+) & UNA employees * $5 students with ID
July 18-20 / 25 & 26* 7:35 pm
Ritz Theatre, Sheffield
SUMMERSTOCK AT THE RITZ
LES MISERABLES
Tickets: PG Rating; no children under the age of 6 $18.50 adults * $13.50 students
On-line * 256-383-0533
July 18-21 7:30 pm / July 21, 2 pm
Shoals Theatre, Florence
CAMP ROCK
Tickets on-line * 256-764-1700
CAMPS
July 22-28 8:30 am-noon
HANDY MUSIC CAMP / VBS
1st Christian Church, Florence
Ages 6-12 for information call 256-764-2192
$10 + purchase of W.C. Handy Music Festival tee shirt
ACCOMMODATIONS IN THE SHOALS
Florence-Lauderdale Tourism 256-740-4141
Colbert County Tourism & Visitors Bureau 256-383-0783
CITY LODGE
400 South Court Street
Florence AL 35630
Reservations: (256) 760-8888
COLDWATER INN, TUSCUMBIA
712 Highway 72 West
Tuscumbia AL 35674
Reservations (256) 383-6844
HAMPTON INN MIDTOWN, FLORENCE
2281 Florence Blvd.
Florence, AL 35630
Reservations: (256) 764-8888
HAMPTON DOWNTOWN, FLORENCE
505 South Court Street
Florence, AL 35630
Reservations: (256) 767-8282
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS & SUITES
180 Etta Gray
Florence AL 35630
Reservations: (256) 246-2200
JAMESON INN HOTEL & CONFERENCE CENTER, SHEFFIELD
4900 Hatch Blvd.
Sheffield AL 35660
Reservations: 256-246-2300
KEY WEST INN
1800 Hwy 72 West
Tuscumbia AL 35674
Reservations: 256-383-0700
KNIGHTS INN, FLORENCE
1915 Florence Blvd
Florence AL 35630
Reservations: (256) 766-2620
MARRIOTT SHOALS HOTEL & SPA, FLORENCE
800 Cox Creek Parkway South
Florence AL 35630
Reservations: (256) 246-3600
MICROTEL INN & SUITES
1852 Highway 72 East
Tuscumbia AL 35674
Reservations: (256) 248-0055
QUALITY INN, FLORENCE
150 Etta Gray Drive
Florence AL 35630
Reservations: (256) 740-0444
RESIDENCE INN by MARRIOTT
1000 Sweetwater Avenue
Florence AL 35630
Reservations: 256-764-9966