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W.C. HANDY FESTIVAL 2015

Updated 07-07-15

PRE-FESTIVAL EVENTS

SATURDAY, JULY 11

SWAMPETTE TROLLEY TOURS

Noon -4 p.m. Florence-Lauderdale Tourism office, McFarland Park, Florence

Featuring: Tours led by Judy Hood to sites related to the musical heritage of The Muscle Shoals

THURSDAY, JULY 16

HOT BBQ! COOL BLUES!

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6-8 p.m. GAS Design Center, 109 W. Sixth St. Tuscumbia

Cost: $12.50 in advance for BBQ Dinner (purchase ticket at Fiddledee D! 111 S. Main St. Tuscumbia or by calling 256-383-9797)

Music by: Maxwell Russell Trio

Sponsored by: Tuscumbia Retail Development, Inc. with GAS Design Center

FESTIVAL EVENTS

FRIDAY, JULY 17

HANDY LUNCH

11:30 a.m. -1 p.m.Sweet Basil Café Too, Florence – performer TBD

SWAMPFEST SONGWRITER SHOWCASE SERIES #1: SWAMP SONGS

3-5 p.m. Florence-Lauderdale Tourism and Visitors Center Gallery, Florence

Music by: Donnie Fritts * Scott Boyer * N.C. Thurman

Sponsored by: Florence-Lauderdale Tourism and Visitors Center

FIRST METRO BANK “SAX BASH”

(Pre - Party for “Sax In The City” event. Trolley rides available from First Metro Bank on Pine Street to Wilson Park)

5:30-7 p.m. First Metro Bank – 325 South Pine Street, Florence

Featuring: Drumb & Drumber

Sponsored by: First Metro Bank

COURTIN’ THE BLUES PARADE

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Parade on Court Street, Florence

On-Line Registration events * For additional information, contact Big River Broadcasting: 256-764-8121.

6 p.m. Line-up on N. Pine Street across from Norton Auditorium/UNA

7 p.m. Parade begins

Sponsored by: Big River Broadcasting

SAX IN THE CITY

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7:30 p.m. Wilson Park, Florence

(Please note: in case of rain, this event will be moved automatically to the Florence-Lauderdale Coliseum)

Featuring: The Midnighters

Sponsored by: First Metro Bank

ROCK & SOUL AT THE SHOALS: A BENEFIT FOR THE ALABAMA MUSIC HALL OF FAME AND THE SHOALS THEATRE

8:30 p.m. Shoals Theatre, Florence

Cost: $10 (tickets online at or call 256-764-1700)

Featuring: Christine Ohlman, Travis Wammack, Donnie Fritts, Kelvin Holly, Will McFarlane, Jerry Phillips, Wayne Chaney, Monkee Wammack, and

The Local Saints

Sponsored by: TASUS Corporation

HANDY NIGHT

5-7 p.m. Swampers/ Marriott Shoals, Florence – Chad Bradford

5-8 p.m. 360 Grille, Florence – Harvey Thompson trio

6:30-9:30 p.m. Flobama, Florence – Rewind

7-10 p.m. Rising Crust Pizza, Florence – James LeBlanc, Angela Hacker, & Jon Davis

Ami’s, Sheffield - Cadillacs

7-11p.m. Ricatoni’s, Florence – Julia Rich & Friends

8-11 p.m. Champy’s, Muscle Shoals – Diedra and the Ruff Pro Band

8-11 p.m. Swampers/Marriott Shoals, Florence – Sean Rivers

8 p.m.-1 a.m. Jameseon Inn Hotel & Convention Center, Sheffield – Renegade Jane

9p.m.-12 mn French Quarter, Sheffield – Follow Apollo

9:30p.m.-1:30 a.m.On The Rocks, Florence – Josh Hoyer & The Shadowboxers

10:30p.m.-1:30a.m.Flobama, Florence– Spunk Monkees

SATURDAY, JULY 18

31ST ANNUAL MID-SUMMER CLASSIC THREE-STATE BIKE RIDE

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McFarland Park, Florence

21, 39, 61, 70, 100 & 107 distance options (helmets required)

All cyclists are required to ride single-file on the Natchez Trace Parkway

Route maps on line and Pre-registration on-line at . Pre-registration also available at P.O. Box 1827, Florence AL 35631, or at Handy Headquarters located at 217 East Tuscaloosa Street, Florence AL 35630

6 a.m. Registration

7:15 a.m. Mass Start

3 p.m. Aid Stations close

4 p.m. Route closes

Cost: $30 per rider until July 6/ $35 if postmarked after July 6 (includes t-shirt, aid stations, map, food and refreshments after the ride)

(Proceeds to benefit the Music Preservation Society, Inc.)

Sponsored by: Shoals Cycling Club * Logan’s Roadhouse * Shoals Radio Group * The Spinning Spoke Cycle Club * Salt and Light Ministries

DADOORUNRUN (5K) & FUN RUN (1 MILE) & WALK (1 MILE)

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Come enjoy a run or walk through beautiful and historic downtown Florence!

W.C. Handy Home & Museum, Florence

6:30-7:30 a.m. Registration and packet pickup / race day * Pre-registration due July 11, 2015

8 a.m. 5K Run (Certified) AL01020JD* Events will be chip timed by Solid Rock Race Timing

9 a.m. 1 Mile Run & Walk

Cost: 5K & 1 Mile Fun Run combo $20 / Run only is $15/Walk $10; prices increase after July 15, 2015

Registration: $10 for 1 Mile Run/Walk; $15 for 5K Run; $20 for both; $5 late fee for registration

Online: before July 11 ($2.50 fee if paid on-line) *

Handy Headquarters: 217 E. Tuscaloosa St., Florence * Mail: P.O Box 1827, Florence AL 35631

Featuring: Mary Mason Band

Sponsored by: Abroms & Associates * Tennessee River Athletic Club (TRAC) * Ricatoni’s Italian Grill * All Sports Trophy * Anytime Fitness *

Jack O’Lantern Farms * City Hardware * Garrett Chiropractic Clinic * Shoals Ambulance Service * Solid Rock Race Timing *

First Place Athletics

SHOALS CAR AND TRUCK SHOW

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Wilson Park, Florence

8 a.m.-2p.m. Show time (registration 8 a.m.- noon)

Cost: Registration $20 per vehicle (Mail to: 1307 Southwest 11th Street, Sheffield, AL 35660)

Information: Terry Mashburn 256-366-0564 or Ronnie James 256-381-3536

Sponsored by: Shoals Car & Truck Club * Bob’s Tire & Service Center * Extreme Auto Design * Shoals Tire & Wheel * Tires Only * O’Reilly Auto Parts * Coca-Cola Bottling Company * Lyda’s Delights * Designers Graphics * Detail Supply * B & L Transmissions * Holt’s Radiator * Holt’s Upholstery * Advanced Auto Parts, Hwy 72, Florence * First Southern Bank * Supreme Beverage Company * Legend’s Steakhouse * First Choice Chiropractic * Long-Lewis of the Shoals * Shoals Distributing

HANDY LUNCH

Noon-3 p.m. Ricatoni’s Italian Grill, Florence – Mitch Mann

SHOALS BLUES CHALLENGE

1 p.m. Challenge at The Mane Room, Florence

Cost Free

Featuring Various Performers during the challenge

7 p.m. Show at The Mane Room, Florence

Cost: $5

Featuring: Microwave Dave and The Nukes * Kent DuChaine * Diedra & The Ruff Pro Band

Information: For more information about the Blues Challenge, Call Dr. Bob Garfrerick at 256-765-4369

Sponsored by: University of North Alabama Dept. of Entertainment Industry * The Mane Room * On The Rocks * Music Preservation Society, Inc.

MUSCLE SHOALS LEGACY OF FAME BOOK SIGNING

3-5 p.m. Pegasus Records, Florence

Music by: Russell Mefford, Jay Burgess, & Hannah Aldridge

Featuring: A conversation and performance * Muscle Shoals Legacy of FAME book signing by Blake Ellis

Sponsored by: Pegasus Records

BUBBA’S MARINE CONSTRUCTION PRESENTS THE CONCERT ON SHOAL CREEK

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(In case of rain, the event will automatically move to Saturday, July 25th, 2015)

2-6 p.m. Shoal Creek At Spring Cove II – Boat Access Only ½ mile South of Happy Hollow Bridge, East Bank, Florence

Info: Call John Aikin 256-710- 5931

Featuring: Featuring The Beehive Queen Christine Ohlman and Fathers & Sons Kelvin Holly * Will McFarlane * Justin Holder *

Jamie McFarlane * Mary Mason Band * Special Guest Caroline Webb

Sponsored by: Senators Coaches * Kenneth Williams/CocaCola * Lynch & Lynch * Benard Berosky, MD & Shoals Radiology Associates * TVA Community Credit Union * Bunch and James PC * First Metro Bank * Keith Simpkins * Doyce Barnett * Counts Brothers Music * Waterfront Marina * Sheryl Self, Century 21 Clement Realty * GAS Studio * Singing River Realty, Broker/Owner Jill Trousdale * Tennessee River Dermatology * Ricatoni’s Italian Grill

SWAMPFEST SONGWRITER SHOWCASE SERIES #2: The Muscle Shoals Nashville Connection

3-5 p.m. Florence-Lauderdale Tourism and Visitors Center Gallery, Florence

Music by: Mark Narmore * Walt Aldridge * Donny Lowery

Featuring: Robin Wade Furniture

Sponsored by: Florence-Lauderdale Tourism and Visitors Center

SHOALS SCHOLAR DOLLARS BIDS AND BLUES

The Marriott Shoals Conference Center, Florence

Live and Silent Auction which will include a 2015 Ford F150 truck, a 2015 Polaris, a 2014 Seadoo and lots of vacation opportunities as well as local merchant merchandise. All proceeds go to Shoals Scholar Dollars for scholarships for all 17 qualified Lauderdale and Colbert County High Schools who meet the 4 criteria.

4 p.m. Doors Open

5 p.m. Silent Auction Begins, Burgers and Beer

5-6 p.m. Wildwood Ruminators

6-9 p.m. Live Auction

Sponsored by: Scholarship Level: Northwest Shoals Community College * TNT / Diamond Level: Martin Supply / Gold Level: ICS Computers * Rogersville Chamber of Commerce * NAI * First Christian Church *Florence Exchange Club

ROBIN WADE EXHIBITION AND CELEBRATION

Florence Lauderdale Tourism, Florence

4:30-5:30 p.m. Art Competition: Ankle Painting Contest (see Robin Wade Furniture website for rules and details)

5 P.M. Dr. Cameron Walker, anthropologist, archeologist, author, speaker, professor

5:30-7 p.m. Melissa Bain

Catering: Alan Phillips, Red Clay Epicurean with local produce * Jack O’Lantern Farms

Sponsored by: Robin Wade

HANDY’S EVENING OF INNOVATION STREET PARTY

5 p.m. North Court Street Median, Florence

Featuring: TEROW-Band, Alpha Academy, Zuri Social Club, and more

Sponsored by: Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. * Something Ele’Gant Florist

MUSIC IN THE PARK

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7-10 p.m. Wilson Park, Florence

Featuring: Rewind

Sponsored by: CB&S Bank

RIP THE RUNWAY FASHION SHOW & HANDY ARTIST SHOWCASE CONCERT

Florence-Lauderdale Coliseum, Florence

7:30 p.m. Fashion Show

10 p.m. The After Concert at Inspire, 320 North Montgomery Avenue, Sheffield featuring Handy Artists And All Models

Cost: $15 General admission / $25 VIP Section

Fashion Show For more information visit

Featuring: Miss Alabama 2015, Miss Quad Cities, Miss Tennessee Valley, Handy Artists, and top male & female models wearing fashions from Zoey Belle’s, Nicole Nicole Clothing and Design, Unique Shoes, Charlotte Russe, The Gap, Devaney Made, Hidden Treasurer Boutique, C. Pride, Kathy Rose Fashions * Buckle

Sponsored by: Distinguished Productions * Dick Howell’s BBQ * Prestigious Childcare of the Shoals * Shalom Hair Salon * Rhoda P’s Catering * Thompson and Son Funeral Home

THE ULTIMATE WHITE AFFAIR

8 p.m. Jameseon Inn, Sheffield

Cost: $15 in advance, $20 at the door; Reserved seating for 4, 6, or 8 by calling 256-810-5221 or 256-280-8802

Featuring: Kenn Orr a/k/a “KO” & Friends * D.J. Swann

Sponsored by: Markess & Sabrina Gholston

AN EVENING OF “ATMOSPHERIC SOUL”: FEATURING PRINCE “BLACK MAGIC” DAMONS AND THE LEGENDARY LENNY WILLLIAMS

9 p.m. Historic Sweetwater Depot, Florence (doors open at 8:30 p.m.)

Cost: $15 advance; $20 at the door –Advance Tickets available at: Bunyan’s BBQ, The London Shop, Madison’s Hair Salon, Herman”s Cut and Style, and Kennedy Douglas Center for the Arts (Food and Cash Bar will be offered at an additional cost)

Featuring: Prince Damons * James Roy * Joseph Stallworth * Brandon Cohn * Jarvien Hill * Norris Jones * The Legendary Lenny Williams

Sponsored: A Day of Beauty Boutique * AAMCO Transmissions * Acceptance Auto Insurance * Adam Rue Auto Sales * Alliance Title and Escrow * Allstate Insurance Company * Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. * B&B Trophies * Baby’s Room @ Magnolia * Bacon Alignment * Barnes Health Care Pharmacy * Big Star * Bob’s Tire and Alignment * Brenton and Mollie Mitchell * Brian’s Auto Sales * Bronzed Body * Brooks Barbeque * Bunyan’s Barbeque * C & R Cleaning * Carbine Construction Co. * Chandler Painting Co. * Cherry Tree Lane Bridal and Formal * Classy Nails * Coats Clothing Co. * Comfort Max Heating and Cooling * Creative Fashions and Furniture * Crunk Pools and Spas, LLC * Curves for Women * Dalton’s Pharmacy * Dave Smith * Dave’s Dent Medic * Dihanne Westfield * Eskins, King, & Marney Law Firm * Fleming Machining and Fabrication * Florence Pharmacy * Frazzled Boutique and Embroidery * Furniture and More Thrift Store * Gilchrist Homes * Gilchrist Rentals * Goins Auto Repair * Goins Auto Sales, Inc. * Head 2 Toe Salon and Apparel * Hines Tire Co. * Holt, Mussleman, Morgan, and Alvis, Attorneys * Jim Prince – State Farm * Johnny Wright Auto Sales * Julie’s Nails * Larry’s Jeweler and Pawn * Laura Johnson Butler -Nationwide Insurance * Lawn Max * Liberty National Life Insurance * Lorain’s Boutique * Lovely Nails * Miami Ice * Mike Franks * Mike Franks- Country Financial * Milner Rushing Discount Drugs * Monkey-N-Around * Murks Pest Control * National Advance Auto Sales * New Look Paint Co. * Nick Ahmed Auto Sales * Northington Clinic * Northgate Pharmacy * Nu Look Barber Shop * Oakley Lawn and Garden * Parke Cochran – State Farm * Problem Plumbing and Sewer * Puppy Love Pet Grooming * Quad Cities Carpets * Rebecca Stutts Hovater – State Farm * Renaissance Reality * Rent-A-Center Florence and Muscle Shoals * Rhoda P.’s Catering * Sassy and Classy Boutique * Sayas Chiropractic Center * Security Lock & Key * Security National Mortgage Company * Sheffield Hardware Store * Shoals Soccer Club * Shook’s Auto Sales * Southern Vape * St. Marks Baptist Church * Stephenson Tires * Tennessee River Urgent Care * Tennessee Valley Gastroenterology * Teresa Rogers – Allstate * Terry Oakley – Alfa Insurance * The Grasshopper * The Retreat Day Spa * The Tint Station * The Wood Floor Store * Tim Burnett’s Hardwood, Ceramic, and Painting * Touch of Class Barber Shop * Trinity Memorial Funeral Home * Unique Car Care * University Chevrolet Buick GMC * University Hyundai of Florence * Warehouse Furniture * Wesley Thompson – ALFA * Willows Day Spa * Woods Wholesale Flooring * Ye Old General Store * Zoey Belle’s Boutique and Briley’s Clothing

HANDY NIGHTS

5-8 p.m. 360 Grille, Florence – Harvey Thompson duo

6:30-9:30 p.m. Flobama, Florence – The Hitmen

7-9 p.m. Sweet Basil, Florence - tbd

7-11 p.m. City Hardware, Florence - Julia Rich & Friends

Ricatoni’s Italian Grill, Florence -Tosha Hill Band

8-11 p.m. Champy’s, Muscle Shoals – Max Russell and the Shakedown Kings

Swampers/Marriott Shoals– Harvey Thompson Dance Band

9p.m.-12 mn French Quarter, Sheffield – Scott Boyer Trio

9:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m.On the Rocks, Florence – Aaron Blades Band

10:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Flobama, Florence – Sean Rivers Band

SUNDAY, JULY 19

10th ANNUAL HANDY CHAMPAGNE JAM. AT THE SHOALS

10 a.m.-2 p.m. Robert Trent Jones Golf Course Clubhouse, Muscle Shoals

Cost: $12.95

Featuring: Ray Reach & Friends

ARTWORKS

1-3 p.m. Tennessee Valley Museum of Art, 511 N. Water St., Tuscumbia

Featuring: ArtWorks 2015: An Exhibition of Current Works by Tennessee Valley Art Association Member Artists

Cost: Free admission

Music by: Blue Navigators

Sponsored by: R. L. & Nancy Qualls * Northwest Shoals Community College * Valley Credit Union

AFTERNOON MUSIC: CHRISTOPHER-JOEL CARTER & FRIENDS

2 p.m. First Presbyterian Church, Sheffield

Featuring: Christopher-Joel Carter & Friends

Sponsored by: First Presbyterian Church, Sheffield

AFTERNOON MUSIC: SHOALS CONCERT BAND

3 p.m. First Presbyterian Church, Florence

Music by: Shoals Concert Band

Sponsored by: First Presbyterian Church, Florence

SWINGING WITH THE SAINTS

4-5 p.m. Tuscumbia First United Methodist Church, Tuscumbia

Cost: Free to public

Reception to follow the concert

Featuring: Community Gospel Choir

Sponsored by: First United Methodist Church, Tuscumbia

AFTERNOON BREAK

4-8 p.m. Ricatoni’s Italian Grill, Florence

Featuring: Julia Rich & Friends

ONE BODY, ONE VOICE

4:30-5:30 p.m. First Baptist Church (corner of Wood Avenue and Tombigbee Street, Florence

Featuring: First Baptist Church hosts the Mount Moriah P.B. Church, joined in worship and love (all congregations are welcome!)

Sponsored by: First Baptist Church and Mount Moriah P.B. Church

POLO & PARTY WITH MICROWAVE DAVE AND THE NUKES

Blue Water Creek Polo Club, 9648 U.S. Highway 72, Rogersville (seven miles from Shoals Creek Bridge near Elgin Crossroads)

(Rain or Shine)

5 p.m. Team: Bluewater Creek Polo Creek Players

Cost: Gate Fee $5 (children 12 and under are free / Parking is Free

6-8 p.m. Featuring Microwave Dave & The Nukes

Sponsored by: Teena Tucker and other polo enthusiasts

OPENING CEREMONIES

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6:30- 8:30p.m. W.C. Handy Home & Museum Front Lawn, College St., Florence

Rain location: Mt. Moriah PB Christian Life Center, Florence

Featuring: Kuumba * Dr. Carlos Handy * Bobby & PJ Winston * Alicia Threet & Friends * Renewed * Quad Cities Mass Choir

Sponsored by: City of Florence * Firestone Building Products * Holt, Mussleman, Morgan, & Alvis, Attys.* NAACP State Conference * Shoals Chamber of Commerce * Shoals Democratic Club * The Winstons * Mt. Moriah P.B. Church * Keep the Shoals Beautiful * W.C. Handy Home & Museum * Florence Parks and Recreation Department * Music Preservation Society, Inc. * WZZA

AN EVENING PREMIER WITH THE PBT QUARTET

6:30 p.m. St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church

Featuring: The PBT Quartet

Sponsored by: St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church * Sandra and Thomas Murray

STUDIO A CONCERT SERIES

7 p.m. Cypress Moon in Studio A, Sheffield

Cost: $20 Advance (For Tickets & Info, call 256-764-1434)

Featuring: Brandon Giles

Sponsored by: Cypress Moon Productions

WALK WITH ME FOUNDATION’S SOLAS

7 p.m. Trinity Episcopal Church, Florence

Cost: $10

Featuring: Solas * Trinity Episcopal Church Choir * Dr. Terrance D. Brown

Sponsored by: Trinity Episcopal Church Choir * Walk with Me Foundation, Inc.

HANDY NIGHTS

4-8 p.m. Ricatoni’s Italian Grill, Florence – Julia Rich & Friends

6-10 p.m. City Hardware, Florence – Kent DuChaine

7:30-9:30 p.m. Champy’s, Muscle Shoals – Praise & Worship with Natalie Askew

8-11 p.m. Swampers/ Marriott Shoals, Florence –Nadine Tindall

9:30p.m.-1:30a.m.On The Rocks, Florence – Big Mike Griffin

MONDAY, JULY 20

JAZZ IT UP WITH TRASH

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10 a.m. Florence-Lauderdale Public Library, Florence

Featuring: Hands-on activities making musical instruments from recycled materials / for ages 3 and older

Special Guest: Microwave Dave

Sponsored by: Florence Recycling Center * Florence-Lauderdale Public Library * Keep the Shoals Beautiful *Shoals Earth Month, Inc.

BOOK IT WITH JAZZ

11 a.m.-1 p.m. Helen Keller Public Library, Tuscumbia

Cost: Free to public ($5 lunch tickets, pre-purchase only, available at the library, or calling 256-383-7065, or Friends of the Library members)

Music by: Robert Dickson Combo

Sponsored by: Tuscumbia Utilities Department * Sparks Freeze Music, BMI * Henninger, Johnson & Layton Insurance *

Dr. Jimmy Gardiner Family Dentistry * Paige Borden Insurance * Friends of Helen Keller Library

CHECK OUT THE BLUES

11 a.m.-1 p.m. Florence-Lauderdale Public Library, Florence

Lunch available for purchase at Bookmarks Café in the Library

Music by: Howard Lamb & Friends

Sponsored by: Friends of the Library

HANDY LUNCH

11 a.m.-2 p.m. Ricatoni’s Italian Grill, Florence – Julia Rich & Friends

OH!Bryan’s Downtown, Tuscumbia – Cameron Blackburn

SCOPE LIVE ON HELTON DRIVE

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11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Scope 310, 4129 Helton Dr. Florence

Featuring: The Midnighters

Sponsored by: Scope 310 Authority

LISTENING ROOM

5:30-7 p.m. Zodiac Theatre, Florence

Featuring: Jazz Allstars

Sponsored by: Friends of the Festival * SunTrust Bank

BLUE MONDAYS AT 360 GRILLE

6-8 p.m. Shoals Marriott 360 Grille, Florence

Cost: Event is free (Blue Plate Special $25.00)

Music by: Jordan Denton

Sponsored by: Marriott Shoals Hotel & Spa

HANDY NIGHT AT THE SUMMIT

6-8 p.m. Mitchell-Hollingsworth Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Florence

Featuring: The Shoals Blues Band

Sponsored by: Southern Care Hospice * Champion Partners in Rehab

DETERMINED: Celebrating The Life of W.C. Handy by Dolores Swoopes Nash

6 p.m. Shoals Theatre, Florence

Featuring: Trumpeter Kimble Funchess and Special Guest: The Orr Sisters

Cost: $10.00

Sponsored by: City of Florence

MALL JAZZ PRESENTED BY DR. P. KEITH THOMPSON OF FLORENCE OPHTHALMOLOGY, PC

6:30-7:30 p.m. Florence Mall, Sears Court, Florence

Featuring: The Big Band

Sponsored by: Dr. P. Keith Thompson of Florence Ophthalmology, P.C. * Kabel Hearing * Hospice of the Shoals

HANDY ON THE BRIDGE

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6:30-8:30 p.m. Old Railroad Bridge Ashe Boulevard (over the Tennessee River), Sheffield

Featuring: Kent DuChaine

Sponsored by: TVA Credit Union * Jimmy Gardiner, DDS * Terry Graves, DMD * Phil Wiggington, State Farm Insurance*Oral & Facial Surgery of the Shoals * Lewis Electric * Jim Holland

NEIGHBORHOOD LEMONADE PARTY

7 p.m. Westminster Presbyterian Church, Florence

Featuring: Thompson Trio

Sponsored by: Westminster Presbyterian Church

ROCK’ N SOUL ON MOBILE PLAZA

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7-9 p.m. Mobile Plaza, Florence

Featuring: CC Jags

Sponsored by: Discount Dan’s * K&S Tree Service * Cornerstone Flooring * Country Financial/Vic Porter * SEC Roofing and Construction *

Lewis Electric

AT SUNDOWN IN WILSON PARK

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7-10 p.m. Wilson Park, Florence

Featuring: Off The Chain

Sponsored by: Windcreek Hospitality

SUNSET SERENADE

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7-10 p.m. Riverfront Park, Sheffield

Featuring: Cliff Ellis and The Villagers * The Midnighters

Sponsored by: Shoals Solid Waste Authority * Bill Alexander, State Farm Insurance * Joe Keenum Excavating & Construction * Zoey Belle’s * Rebecca Hovater, State Farm Insurance

LISTENING ROOM

7:30-9 p.m. Zodiac Theatre, Florence

Featuring: Jazz Allstars

Sponsored by: SunTrust Bank * Shoals Community Theatre

JAZZ AT GEORGE’S 217

7:30-10 p.m. George’s 217 Event Center, 217 North Montgomery Avenue, Sheffield

Cost: $10.00 (For more info or to purchase reserved tickets, call 256-381-1531)

Featuring: Denise Thimes & Friends

Sponsored by: George’s 217

MUSCLE SHOALS ALLSTARS AT THE MARRIOTT: ALABAMA TO NEW YORK

7:30 p.m. until Marriott Shoals Conference Center, Florence (doors open at 6:30p)

Cost: Tickets $25 / VIP single tickets $50 / VIP Tables of ten $500. Proceeds benefit Alabama Music Hall of FAME. Available at: Meffords Jewelers, 102 N. Court St., Florence, Judy Hood (jdyhood@ ), Andreas Werner (andreas@). Or at .

Featuring: Muscle Shoals Allstars (Swampers Jimmy Johnson & David Hood) * Arrangements by Charles Rose of the Muscle Shoals Horns *

Will McFarlane * Clayton Ivey * Harvey Thompson, Jr. * Special guests Christine Ohlman (Saturday Night Live),* Jimmy Hall (Wet Willie, Jeff Beck) Carla Russell (Kozmic Mama) * Shoals Sisters * and more!

Sponsored by: Andreas Werner * Marriott Shoals Hotel & Spa

DETERMINED: Celebrating The Life of W.C. Handy by Dolores Swoopes Nash

8 p.m. Shoals Theatre, Florence

Featuring: Mayflys

Cost: $10.00

Sponsored by: City of Florence

SUNSET AT 201 SOUTH COURT STREET

8:00 p.m. Abroms & Associates, P.C, 201 South Court Street, Florence

Featuring: The Mayflys

Sponsored by: Abroms & Associates, P.C.

HANDY NIGHTS

5-9 p.m. Swampers/ Marriott Shoals, Florence – Wes Butler

On The Rocks, Florence – B. Allen & Friends

6-8 p.m. 360 Grille, Florence – Jordan Denton

6-10 p.m. City Hardware, Florence – Tosha Hill Band

6:30-9:30 p.m. Flobama, Florence – Kerry Gilbert Band

7-10 p.m. Champy’s, Muscle Shoals – Mary Mason Band

Rising Crust Pizza, Florence – Bugaboo

7-11 p.m. Ricatoni’s Italian Grill, Florence – Rob Aldridge

8-11 p.m. Swampers/ Marriott Shoals, Florence – Chris Lucas

9 p.m.-mn French Quarter, Sheffield – Rolling in the Hay

9:30p.m. -1:30a.m.On The Rocks, Florence- Big Al and The Heavyweights

TUESDAY, JULY 21

KIDZ JAMM

10 a.m. St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church, Florence

Featuring: Shoals Area Piano Students with special guests Bob Wray & James Counts

Sponsored by: Shoals Area Piano Teachers Forum

JAZZ IT UP WITH TRASH

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10 a.m. Sheffield Public Library, Sheffield

Featuring: Microwave Dave

Sponsored by: Shoals Solid Waste Authority * Keep the Shoals Beautiful * Shoals Earth Month

SWINGING SENIORS WITH LIFE WISE

11 a.m.-1 p.m. Florence-Lauderdale Coliseum, Florence

Music by: Off The Chain

Cost: $5 lunch, all are welcome (call for lunch reservations 256-768-8056)

Sponsored by: Regional Care * ECM Hospital * Florence Parks & Recreation Department

THIRD TUESDAYS at ALABAMA MUSIC HALL OF FAME (CELEBRATING 25 YEARS!)

11 a.m.-1 p.m. Alabama Music Hall of FAME, Tuscumbia

Music by: Cadillacs

Sponsored by: Alabama Music Hall of FAME

HANDY LUNCH

11 a.m.-2 p.m. Ricatoni’s Italian Grill, Florence – Neal Starkey

11:30a.m.-2:30p.m.Flobama, Florence – Michael Curtis

LUNCH BREAK

11:30a.m.-1 p.m. Northwest Shoals Community College Hospitality House, Muscle Shoals

Featuring: 1102 Band

Sponsored by: Northwest Shoals Community College * Helen Keller Hospital

HANDY HOMES “SENIOR FUN”

11:30a.m.-1:30p.m.Lincoln Street Senior Center, 309-A Handy Homes, Florence

Featuring: John McAndrew

Sponsored by: Florence Housing Authority * Carver Handy Homes Property Management Office

MUSIC AT PARK PLACE

12:30-2 p.m. Park Place, Sheffield

Featuring: Doctors, Lawyers & Such

Sponsored by: Sheffield Redevelopment Authority * Sheffield Utilities *Ami’sRestaurant * Medical Center Pharmacy * ICS Roofing

ABCs OF BLUES, JAZZ & BEYOND

1:30 p.m. Mount Moriah Church, Florence

Featuring: Robert Dickson & Friends

Sponsored by: Regions Bank * Dinah Phillips * Ryerson & Associates, DMD * Dr. Felice Green

LISTEN & LEARN ABOUT AMERICAN ROOTS INSTRUMENTS

2 p.m. Florence Lauderdale Public Library, Florence

Lunch available for purchase at Bookmarks Café in the Library

Featuring: Justin Johnson (celebrating the past, present, and future of Cigar Box Guitars and American Roots Instruments)

Sponsored by: Florence Lauderdale Public Library

PARTY AT PROGRESS

4-6 p.m. Progress Bank, Florence

Food provided by Wild Lily

Featuring: Denise Thimes & Friends

Sponsored by: Progress Bank, Florence

MUSIC IN THE PARK

N HARMONY WITH NATURE LITTER- FREE EVENT

4:30 p.m. Wilson Park (Seminary Street Side), Florence

Featuring: Max Russell

Sponsored by: Merrill Lynch

RICK HALL “THE MAN FROM MUSCLE SHOALS” BOOK SIGNING

5-6:30p.m. Sheffield Public Library, North Main Street, Sheffield

Cost: Free (Books available for purchase)

Featuring: Rick Hall autographing his book “The Man From Muscle Shoals: My Journey From Shame to FAME”

Sponsored by: Shoals Solid Waste Authority

BILLY REID PRESENTS

5-7 p.m. Billy Reid, Florence

Featuring: Justin Collins

Sponsored by: Billy Reid

 

SEVEN POINTS CONNECTION

N HARMONY WITH NATURE

5:30-8 p.m. Pocket Park, Wood Avenue, Florence

Music by: Mojo Risin’, Mars Hill Jazz Band

Sponsored by: Florence Federal Credit Union * Bohannon Pest Control * Peck Ace Hardware

LISTENING ROOM

6-7:30 p.m. Zodiac Theatre, Florence

Featuring: Devere Pride & Friends

Sponsored by: SunTrust Bank * Shoals Community Theatre

ST. FLORIAN MUSIC IN THE PARK

N HARMONY WITH NATURE LITTER-FREE EVENT

6-8 p.m. St. Florian Park, St. Florian

Featuring: Pine Hill Haints

Sponsored by: Town of St. Florian * Connolly Animal Clinic * Doozy’s Fine Wine & Spirits

SWINGING RIVER JAZZ

6-8 p.m. Magnolia Church of Christ, Florence

Featuring: Swinging River Jazz Band

Sponsored by: Magnolia Church of Christ

ROCKIN’ THE ROUNDHOUSE

N HARMONY WITH NATURE LITTER-FREE EVENT

6-9 p.m. Tuscumbia Depot & Roundhouse, Tuscumbia

Featuring: Just A Few Cats * Christine Ohlman * Off The Chain

Sponsored by: Shoals Solid Waste Authority * Colbert County Commission * John VanSandt, Expert Oil Change

HOSPICE OF TENNESSEE VALLEY IGUANA PARTY AT SUNDOWN

6-9 p.m. Wilson Park, Florence

Featuring: Iguana Party & Friends

Sponsored by: Hospice of Tennessee Valley * Home Instead Senior Care * Shoals Home Health Care *White Glove Cleaning Services * Kay Martin of Renaissance Realty * ICS Roofing and Construction *Farmers Insurance Agent Mark Holley * Plaxco Chiropractic Associates * Simmons Tire Company * PSI Printers and Stationers * New York Life-Florence Office * Colbert Pharmacy * Alabama Central Credit Union * 1st SGT Salsa * Young Living Essential Oils * Kaleidoscope Florist

MUSIC & FOOD FEST ON THE NORTH COURT MEDIAN

N HARMONY WITH NATURE LITTER-FREE EVENT

6:30-10 p.m. North Court Median, Florence (alternate rain location Mane Room)

Featuring: Kerry Gilbert Band * Jackson Nance

Sponsored by: Off Campus Bookstore * UNA Alumni Association * Johnson & Johnson LLC * Geo-Source, Inc. * Holt, Mussleman, Morgan &,Alvis * Watkins, Johnsey Professional Group PC * Moore, Berry & Linville * Wells Fargo Advisors LLC * TVA Community Credit Union * UNA Athletic Department * UNA Foundation * Muscle Shoals National Heritage Area * UNA College of Business * The Mane Room * Simpson’s Collision Repair

COUNTING ON THE MUSIC

N HARMONY WITH NATURE LITTER-FREE EVENT

6:30-8 p.m. Patterson , Prince & Associates, 475 S. Seminary St., Florence

Featuring: Iron Horse Band, and special guest Nick Foster

Sponsored by: Patterson, Prince & Associates, CPA

SINGING RIVER DENTISTRY & TUSCUMBIA DOWNTOWN MERCHANTS PRESENT ST. JUDE AND THE BLUES

N HARMONY WITH NATURE LITTER-FREE EVENT

6:30 until Main Street, Tuscumbia with local restaurants and businesses open with Handy specials throughout the night!

Donations to St. Jude Hospital

Featuring: Josh Brannon Band * Hitmen

Sponsored by: Singing River Dentistry - Dr. Jimmy Gardiner, Dr. James Maples, Dr. Glenn Rudolph, Dr. Patrick Wilson

RUBY TIGGS’ GOSPEL CELEBRATION

7-9 p.m. Life Changing House Of Faith, 401 Veterans Dr., Florence

Cost: Admission is free (Free will offering accepted)

Featuring: Ruby Tiggs & Friends

Sponsored by: Chenaniah Music

AMERICA SINGS

7:30 p.m. First Presbyterian Church, Florence

Cost: $15

Featuring: Florence Camerata

Sponsored by: Florence Camerata

MUSIC ON THE PLAZA

7:30-10 p.m. Love Plaza, Downtown Sheffield on Montgomery Avenue

Featuring: Rewind

Sponsored by: City of Sheffield * Shoals Solid Waste Authority * Rhoda P’s * Edward Jones, Agent Lee Clement * Zoey Belle’s * MiamiIce * Homeside Restaurant

AN ELEGANT EVENING OF RHAPSODY & BLUES

8 p.m. Shoals Theatre, Florence

Featuring: Mundell Lowe * Robert Redd * Scott Silbert * Chuck Redd * Jim Ferguson * Gary Lamb* Gary Wheat * Sue Matthews * Bill Goodwin * Howard Lamb

Cost: $15.00

Sponsored by: Anderson & Anderson * Local Ford Dealers * Shoals Community Theatre * Regions Bank

SUNSET AT 201 SOUTH COURT STREET

8:00 p.m. Abroms & Associates, P.C, 201 South Court Street, Florence

Featuring: The Hairy Knuckles Band

Sponsored by: Abroms & Associates, P.C.

LISTENING ROOM

8-9:30 p.m. Zodiac Theatre, Florence

Featuring: Jazz Allstars

Sponsored by: Friends of the Festival

HANDY NIGHTS

5-7 p.m. Swampers/ Marriott Shoals, Florence – Karen Gruber

5-9 p.m. On The Rocks, Florence – Bugaboo

5-9 p.m. Truly Cigars, Florence – Chris Lucas

6-9 p.m. Sweet Peppers – James LeBlanc & Angela Hacker

Legend’s Steakhouse, Florence– Microwave Dave

Sam’s Sports Bar, Florence – Kent DuChaine

7-10 p.m. Champy’s, Muscle Shoals – Kirk Russell

7-11 p.m. City Hardware, Florence – Rob Aldridge

Ricatoni’s Italian Grill, Florence –Mary Mason Band

7:30-10:30p.m. Flobama, Florence – Travis Wammack Band and The Snakeman Band

8-11 p.m. Swampers/ Marriott Shoals, Florence – Gary Nichols

8p.m.-12a.m. French Quarter, Sheffield – Stacy Mitchhart, Big Mike Griffin

9:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m. On the Rocks, Florence – Bad Brad and the Sipsey Slims

10:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m.Flobama, Florence – Driftwood Jones

WEDNESDAY, JULY 22

JAZZ IT UP WITH TRASH

N HARMONY WITH NATURE LITTER-FREE EVENT

10 a.m. Rogersville Public Library, Rogersville

Featuring: Hands-on activities making musical instruments from recycled materials / for ages 3 and older

Special Guest: Microwave Dave

Sponsored by: Rogersville Public Library * Keep the Shoals Beautiful *Shoals Earth Month Inc.

MASTER CLASS

10:30 a.m.-Noon Counts Brothers Music, Muscle Shoals

Featuring: Jim Seales * 3 Wheel Drive

Sponsored by: Counts Brothers Music

LUNCH BREAK

11 a.m.-2 p.m. Ricatoni’s Italian Grill, Florence – Christian Turner

11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Flobama, Florence – All Star Jazz with TBD

MUSIC AND MUNCHIN’ IN MUSCLE SHOALS

11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Gattman Park Recreation Center, Muscle Shoals

Cost: Event is free (lunch available for purchase)

Featuring: CC Jags

Sponsored by: City of Muscle Shoals

UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL WITH NORBET PUTNAM

2 p.m. Florence Lauderdale Public Library, Florence

Cost: Free (Lunch available for purchase at Bookmarks Café in the Library)

Featuring: Legendary Muscle Shoals Music bassist Norbert Putnam

(Come and hear Norbert Putnam tell about early days of Muscle Shoals music and Rock-N-Roll icons such as Elvis Presley) spacing

Sponsored by: Friends of the Library

W.C. HANDY: JAZZ MELODIES

2 p.m. Merrill Gardens, Florence

Featuring: Thompson Trio

Sponsored by: Merrill Gardens

HANDY AFTERNOON BREAK

4-6 p.m. Flobama, Florence

Featuring: Haystax, featuring Robert Buitink of the band Acoustrio

Sponsored by: Flobama

LISTENING ROOM

5-6:30 p.m. Zodiac Theatre, Florence

Featuring: Jazz Allstars

Sponsored by Friends of the Festival

EVENING OF SONG

6 p.m. First Presbyterian Church, Florence

Featuring: First Presbyterian Church Choir and Friends under the direction of Rebecca Rockhill

Sponsored by: First Presbyterian Church, Florence

NORTH WOOD ROCKS THE BLOCK

N HARMONY WITH NATURE LITTER-FREE EVENT

6-8 p.m. North Wood United Methodist Church, Florence

Bring your lawn chair or blankets * Food available.

Featuring: Eric Essix

Sponsored by: North Wood United Methodist Church

AN EVENING OF INSPIRATIONAL SONG AT HANDY’S CHURCH

Greater St. Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church, Florence

6 p.m. Handy’s Community Choir w/ Gabrielle Fuqua, Laurence “Blinky” Walden

8 p.m. Handy’s Community Choir w/ Gabrielle Fuqua, Laurence “Blinky” Walden

Transportation: 5:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. - Free Shuttle from Downtown Florence Parking Deck

Sponsored by: Greater St. Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church, Florence

LADIES SING THE BLUES

6-8:30 p.m. Stephano’s Southland, Sheffield

Featuring: Christine Ohlman and Jan Gullett with Special Guest Kelvin Holly

Sponsored by: Stephano’s Southland

220 SLIM AND THE CACTUS COWBOYS

6-9 p.m. Singing River Brewery, Florence

Featuring: 220 Slim and the Cactus Cowboys, featuring: Mickey Buckins, Terry Richardson, John Stokes, and Mark Cook

Sponsored by: Bernard Borosky, MD * Shoals Radiology Associates

OH!MUSIC AT OH!BRYAN’S

6-9 p.m. Oh!Bryans Family Steakhouse, Tuscumbia

Featuring: Denise Thimes & Friends

Sponsored by: Oh!Bryan’s Family Steakhouse * The Pace Family

HANDY PRAISE AND WORSHIP

6:30 p.m. Marriott Shoals Conference Center, Florence

(Doors Open at 5:30 p.m.)

Cost:  Free Admission

Music by: Lenny Leblanc, The Bakers, Natalie Askew

Sponsored by: St. James United Methodist Church * Marriott Shoals Hotel & Spa

LISTENING ROOM

6:45-8:15 p.m. Zodiac Theatre, Florence

Featuring: Great Guitars

Sponsored by: SunTrust Bank * Friends of the Festival * Selwyn Jones

BLUES ON THE BLUFF

N HARMONY WITH NATURE LITTER-FREE EVENT

7:30-10 p.m. Standpipe Park, North Montgomery Avenue, Sheffield

Featuring: Wildwood Ruminators

Sponsored by: Sheffield Redevelopment Authority * Leigh, King & Associates * Hardeman Properties * Sheffield Utilities

SING-A-LONG BURLESQUE AT PEGASUS

8-10 p.m. Pegasus Records, Florence

Cost: $10 (a limited number of pre-sale tickets available. For info, call 256-767-4340)

Featuring: Basement Burlesque presents a Sing-A-Long!

Sponsored by: Pegasus Records * Basement Burlesque

GETTING ON DOWN AT THE WILLIE GREEN CENTER

8-10 p.m. Willie Green Recreation Center, Tuscumbia

Featuring: Dorothy Cole as ‘Tina Turner’ * Off The Chain

Sponsored by: Shoals Solid Waste Development * Firestone Building Products * Councilman George Johnson * Mayor Bill Shoemaker

LISTENING ROOM

8:30-10 p.m. Zodiac Theatre, Florence

Featuring: Jazz Allstars

Sponsored by: Friends of the Festival

HANDY NIGHTS

5-7 p.m. Swampers/ Marriott Shoals, Florence – Bryon Green

Carriage Wine and Market, Florence – Christopher-Joel Carter Trio

5-9 p.m. On The Rocks, Florence – Drumb and Drumber

6-9 p.m. Rosie’s, Florence – Kerry Gilbert Band

Legends Steakhouse, Florence – Mary Mason Band

6:30-9:30 p.m. Flobama, Florence – James LeBlanc & Angela Hacker

UMI’s, Florence – The Midnighters

7-10 p.m. Champy’s, Muscle Shoals – Shoals Blues Band

Rising Crust Pizza, Florence – N.C. Thurman, and Friends

7-11 p.m. City Hardware, Florence – Microwave Dave

Ricatoni’s Italian Grill, Florence – The Pine Hill Haints

8-11 p.m. Swampers/ Marriott Shoals, Florence – Mitch Mann

9p.m.-12a.m. French Quarter, Sheffield – MissUsed

9:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m. On The Rocks, Florence – Sonny Moorman Group

10:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m.Flobama, Florence – Jay Burgess and Friends

THURSDAY, JULY 23

JAZZ IT UP WITH TRASH

N HARMONY WITH NATURE LITTER-FREE EVENT

10 a.m. Muscle Shoals Public Library, Muscle Shoals

Featuring: Hands-on activities making musical instruments from recycled materials / for ages 3 and older

Special Guest: Microwave Dave

Sponsored by: Muscle Shoals Public Library * Keep the Shoals Beautiful *Shoals Earth Month Inc. * Shoals Solid Waste Authority

LUNCH WITH THE TUSCUMBIA CIVITAN CLUB

11 a.m. -1p.m. Helen Keller Public Library, Tuscumbia

Cost: Public is welcome (lunch available for $5.00)

Music by: Focus 5 (of Muscle Shoals High School)

Sponsored by: Tuscumbia Civitan Club * ICS Roofing

LUNCH BREAK

11 a.m.-2 p.m. Rosie’s, Florence – Ray Reach Trio

Ricatoni’s Italian Grill, Florence – Michael "Supe" Granda (of the Ozark Mtn. Daredevils)

11:30a.m.-1:30p.m.Champy’s, Sheffield – Big Mike Griffin

LAMBBY THE RIVER

11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Burrell Slater High School Gym, Florence

(11:30 – noon Learning About Lamb * Noon-1 p.m. Lunch & Music)

Cost: Lunch - $10 tickets available at handyfst@

Music by: Off The Chain

Sponsored by: Northwest Alabama RC&D * Music Preservation Society, Inc. * American Lamb Board

MUSIC AT PARK PLACE

12:30-2 p.m. Park Place, Sheffield

Featuring: Mitch Mann

Sponsored by: City of Sheffield * Medical Center Pharmacy * Rhoda P’s * Leigh, King & Associates * Sheffield Redevelopment Authority

HANDS ON WITH JUSTIN JOHNSON

2 p.m. Florence Lauderdale Public Library, Florence

Lunch available for purchase at Bookmarks Café in the Library

Featuring: Justin Johnson (Put your hands on the strings of a Cigar Box Guitar and learn about playing these unique American Roots Instruments)

Sponsored by: Friends of the Library

MUSIC AT BURRELL SCHOOL MUSEUM

2-4p.m. Burrell Slater Musuem, Florence

Cost: Free

Music by: Denise Thimes & Friends

Sponsored by: Burrell Slater Alumni Association

MUSIC & REFRESHMENTS AT KEESTONE

2 p.m. Keestone of Florence, 201 N. Cedar St., Florence

Cost: Free (complimentary hors d’oervres)

Featuring: Thompson Trio

Sponsored by: Keestone of Florence Senior Community

BLUES-N-BREAD PUDDING

3-4:30 p.m. Sheffield Public Library, Sheffield

Featuring: All-Star Combo featuring Robert Redd

Sponsored by: Claunch’s Café * Morgan Stanley * Valley Credit Union * Friends of the Sheffield Library

LISTENING ROOM

5-6:30 p.m. Zodiac Theatre, Florence

Featuring: John McAndrew

Sponsored by: Friends of the Festival * Gonce & Messer, Attorneys

MUSIC IN THE PARK WITH DOC & FRIENDS

5-7 p.m. Rosenbaum Park, Florence

Music by: Doc & Friends, featuring Howell Sledge and Leah Bush; John Scarborough, Jacob Lovell, Rodger Enloe, Don Rickard, Rick Corum, Rhee Perry and Brian Putman

Sponsored by: Eliza Coffee Memorial Hospital * Shoals Hospital

BILLY REID PRESENTS

5-7 p.m. Billy Reid, Florence

Featuring: Mando Saenz

Sponsored by: Billy Reid

RICK HALL “THE MAN FROM MUSCLE SHOALS” BOOK SIGNING

5-7 p.m. Muscle Shoals National Heritage Area Governor O’Neal’s House, 468 North Court Street, Florence

Cost: Free (Books available for purchase)

Featuring: Rick Hall autographing his book “The Man From Muscle Shoals: My Journey From Shame to FAME”

Sponsored by: Friends of Rick Hall

COTTAGE FRONT PORCH “SWING!”

5:30 p.m. Columbia Cottage Assisted Living, Florence

Featuring: Rewind

(Seating on the lawn, so bring chairs and quilts. Hot dog supper and drinks provided. )

Sponsored by: Columbia Cottage Assisted Living

MUSIC AT THE MICHAEL CENTER

5:30-7:30 p.m. Michael Center, 1001 17th Street, Sheffield

Featuring: Dorothy Cole as ‘Tina Turner’ * Powerpoint

Sponsored by: Medical Center Pharmacy * ICS Roofing * Rebecca Hovater, State Farm Insurance * Sheffield Utilities

HOSPICE OF THE SHOALS PRESENTS THE FIVE JETS

6 p.m. Shoals Theatre, Florence

Cost: $10 per person

Featuring: The Five Jets

Sponsored by: Hospice of the Shoals (the First and Only Not For Profit Hospice in the Shoals Area)

CHURCHIN’ DOWN THE STREET GOSPEL CONCERT

6 p.m. St. Mark Missionary Baptist Church, 220 E. Alabama Street, Florence

Featuring: Quad Cities Mass Choir Directed by Aaron Freeman

Sponsored by: Auto Doc * A & N Property Maintenance * Bank Independent * Campbell’s Collision Service * Cardiovascular Institute of the Shoals * Clevon Thirkill and C Properties LLC * Colbert Farmer’s Cooperative, Inc. * Danny Pettus * Emmanuel Christian Center, Leighton AL * First M.B. Church, Town Creek * Ghassan Abu Said, MD of the Heart Health Center * God’s School of Medicine-Rev. Pat Smith * Gus Garrard, State Farm Insurance * Higher Ground Productions * Hickory Hills Dental * Jamey’s Cut & Style * Melissa Henson at Long Lewis of the Shoals * Occupational Solutions Group, LLC * Party Plus * Phil Wiggington, State Farm Insurance Home * Skipworth Tax Service, LLC * St. Mark M.B. Church * Thompson and Son Funeral Home

MAGNOLIA CONCERTS

6-8:00 p.m. Magnolia Church of Christ, Florence

Featuring: Shoals Concert Band

Sponsored by: Magnolia Church of Christ

BEALE STREET BLUES

N HARMONY WITH NATURE LITTER-FREE EVENT

(in case of rain, location moved to Burrell Gym)

6:30-8:30 p.m. Lewis Field, Florence

Featuring: Shirley Rowell and Friends

Sponsored by: The Beale Street Committee * City of Florence * Councilman Dave Smith * Plant Peddlers of the Shoals * Johnson’s Cleaners *

Bunyan”s BBQ * Lauderdale County Democratic Executive Committee * Lauderdale County Alabama Democratic Conference * Mitchell’s Bail Bonding * John’s Package Store

LISTENING ROOM

6:45-8:15 p.m. Zodiac Theatre, Florence

Featuring: All Star Jazz

Sponsored by: Shoals Community Theatre * Friends of the Festival * Gonce & Associates

EVENING AT THE ROXY WITH THE GREAT PRETENDERS

7 p.m. Roxy Theatre, Russellville

Cost: $5 / children younger than 6 free

Featuring: The Great Pretenders Variety Show

Sponsored by: Franklin County Arts Council * Franklin County Times * Russellville Gas, Electric & Water Boards * Valley State Bank * Sinclair Lawrence Insurance* Lanny Norris, State Farm Insurance* Bedford, Rogers & Bowling, Attys * Abstract & Appraisal, Wanda Myrick * Troy & Brenda Oliver * CB&S Bank * Clark Pulley Co. * William. & Debbie Nale * Susie Hovater Malone * 1st Metro Bank * Community Spirit Bank * Strickland & Barksdale CPA * Bank Independent * Franklin County Chamber of Commerce * Franklin Electric Co-Op * Family Pharmacy * Russellville Drugs * Gene & Freida Ellison * WGOL/Franklin Free Press * Hester Printing * Big Star * Mr. & Mrs. Greg McCain * Franklin County Judge Barry Moore * Audry’s * Jack & Josie Dugan * David & Melissa Grissom * David & Kim Palmer * Gary & Barbara Cummings * Yogi’s Foodco * Wood Thompson Insurance * Sherry & Tim Trapp, Farmers Insurance * G & G Steel

DINNER & LIVE MUSIC WITH OFF THE CHAIN

7-11 p.m. Underwood-Petersville Community Center, Florence

Cost: $20 advance, $25 at door; includes dinner (Dick Howell’s Barbeque & Rhoda P’s) served between 7p.m. -9 p.m. / Reserved tables of six available for $150

Tickets available at Pegasus Records (Tennessee Street, Florence) and Wear-House Clothiers (Cloverdale Rd., Florence)

Featuring: Off the Chain Band * Kenn Orr a/k/a KO (opening act)

Sponsored by: Donnie and Melissa Dollerson * Alabama Tax Service * Beth Pirtle, CRC Realty * Mitchell Printing * Shoals Plastic Surgery * Howell and Paulette Sledge * Full Life Women’s Center * Spinning Spoke Cycle Hub * Beer, Simon & Assoc. * BAM * Nicole Orr Bell * Dr. Stephen Keith * Loaves and Fishes

THE HAIRY KNUCKLES

7 p.m. The Mane Room

Featuring: The Hairy Knuckles

Sponsored by: Lyons HR

PARTY WITH THE PYGMIES

7-11 p.m. Singing River Brewery

Cost: $20 for ages 21 and up, $15 for ages 20 and under

Featuring: The Velcro Pygmies

Sponsored by: City Hardware & Ricatoni’s

CHURCHIN’ ACROSS THE RIVER

7:30 p.m. First Missionary Baptist Church, Sheffield

Featuring: Alabama Mississippi Gospel Reunion Choir

Sponsored by: Reunion Choir Committee * First M.B. Church, Sheffield

MUSIC ON THE PLAZA

N HARMONY WITH NATURE LITTER-FREE EVENT

7:30-10 p.m. Love Plaza- Montgomery & Alabama Avenue intersection, Sheffield

Featuring: The Hitmen

Sponsored by: Shoals Solid Waste Authority * Rhoda P’s * Sheffield Hardware * Edward Jones, Agent Lee Clement* Homeside Restaurant * MiamiIce * Zoey Belle’s

THE DECOYS FEATURING CHRISTINE OHLMAN

7:30 p.m. Cypress Lakes Country Club, Muscle Shoals

Featuring: Christine Ohlman with the Decoys featuring Kelvin Holly, Scott Boyer, N.C. Thurman, Mike Dillon, Jimmy Clay, Brad Guin

Sponsored by: Shoals Solid Waste Authority* City of Muscle Shoals

REDMOUTH REVUE AT RIVERTOWN COFFEE

8 p.m. Wilson Park, Florence

Featuring: Redmouth

Sponsored by: Rivertown Coffee

JAMMIN’ AT THE JAMESEON

9 p.m.-mn Jameseon Inn Hotel and Convention Center, Sheffield

Featuring: Just A Few Cats

Sponsored by: Colbert County Commission * Shoals Solid Waste Authority

HANDY NIGHTS

5-7 p.m. Swampers/ Marriott Shoals, Florence – Max Russell

5-8:30 p.m. Truly Cigars, Florence - Bugaboo

5-9 p.m. Chick-Fil-A/Cox Creek Pkwy, Florence (The Outside Location) – Spencer Murphy

On The Rocks, Florence – Dirt Star

6-9 p.m. Rosie’s, Florence – The Midnighters

Legends Steakhouse, Florence – Denise Thimes and Friends

Sam’s Sports Bar, Florence – Big Mike Griffin

6:30-9:30 p.m. UMI’s, Florence – Microwave Dave and The Nukes

Flobama, Florence – 3 Wheel Drive

7-9 p.m. Carriage Wine and Market, Florence – Christopher-Joel Carter Trio

7-10 p.m. Champy’s, Muscle Shoals – The Sonny Moorman Trio

Logans’s, Muscle Shoals – James LeBlanc & Angela Hacker

7-11 p.m. Ricatoni’s Italian Grill, Florence – Kent DuChaine

City Hardware, Florence – Michael "Supe" Granda (of the Ozark Mtn. Daredevils) and the Sandwiches

8-11 p.m. Swampers/ Marriott Shoals, Florence – Dave Anderson

9 p.m.-12a.m. French Quarter, Sheffield – Eric Essix

9:30 p.m.-1:30a.m. On The Rocks, Florence – The Fiddleworms

10:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m.Flobama, Florence – Johnny Holland and The Bama Jammers

FRIDAY, JULY 24

HANDY LUNCH

11 a.m.-2 p.m. Rosie’s, Florence – Jazz Allstars

Ricatoni’s Italian Grill, Florence – Christian Turner

11:30-2:30 p.m. Flobama, Florence – Microwave Dave

MUSIC ON THE CITY HALL LAWN

N HARMONY WITH NATURE LITTER-FREE EVENT

11 a.m.-1 p.m. Sheffield City Hall Lawn, Sheffield

Featuring: The Blue Navigators

Sponsored by: Leigh, King & Associates * Hardeman Properties * City of Sheffield * Sheffield Kiwanis * Joe Keenum Excavating & Construction * Bill Alexander, State Farm Insurance

MOUNT MORIAH HANDY FEST FISH FRY

11a.m.-6 p.m. Mt. Moriah P.B. Church, Florence

Featuring: Denise Thimes & Friends * Rod Fuqua & Friends

Sponsored by: Mt. Moriah P.B. Church

BOOK TALK & PERFORMANCE: THE MUSCLE SHOALS LEGACY OF FAME BY AUTHOR BLAKE ELLS

11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Florence-Lauderdale Public Library, Florence

Lunch available for purchase at Bookmarks Café in the Library

Featuring: Talks: by Author Blake Ells and by studio owner and producer Jimmy Nutt; and and Performance: by Berry Billings and Alecia Elliott

Sponsored by: Friends of the Library

SWAMPFEST SONGWRITER SHOWCASE SERIES #3: MICKEY BUCKINS & JERRY MCGEE’S

MUSCLE SHOALS SONGWRITERS SHOWCASE REUNION

3-5 p.m. Florence-Lauderdale Tourism and Visitors Center Gallery, Florence

Music by: Mickey Buckins * Jerry McGee * Max Russell * Andreas Werner (Accompanist)

Sponsored by: Florence-Lauderdale Tourism and Visitors Center

RIVERSIDE JAZZ

5-10 p.m. McFarland Park, Florence /Rain location Florence-Lauderdale Coliseum

N HARMONY WITH NATURE LITTER - FREE EVENT

Featuring: Bay City Brass Band * Kuumba * Trojan Drive Jazz Band (of Muscle Shoals High School) * Levon * Power Point * Denise Thimes & Friends * Dee Lucas & Band * Holli Mosley * Alvin Garrett & Just A Few Cats * Christine Ohlman * Replay

Transportation: Free shuttle from Florence Parking Deck to McFarland Park

Sponsored by: City of Florence * Sutherland Sight & Sound

LISTENING ROOM

6-7:30 p.m. Zodiac Theatre, Florence

Featuring: Tim Goodwin & Friends

Sponsored by: SunTrust * Friends of the Festival

 

7th ANNUAL FULLER HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING MASSIVELY COOL INDOOR STREET FESTIVAL

6 p.m. Marriott Shoals Conference Center, Florence

Cost: $14 with buffet, $8 without buffet (tickets available at the door)

Music by: Kerry Gilbert * Jackson Nance * Rewind

Sponsored by: Fuller Heating and Air Conditioning * Big River Broadcasting * Alabama Tourism * Marriott Shoals Hotel & Spa

DEMPSEY FOUNDATION OF RED BAY HOSPITAL DINNER AND SILENT AUCTION BLUES

Weatherford Centre, 303 4th Ave. Southeast, Red Bay 35582

Cost: $75.00 per person – Includes Dinner

6:30 p.m. Ferris York & Sledge (Gathering for Silent Auction)

7:30 p.m. Dinner

8:15p.m. Show – Featuring: Off The Chain

Sponsored by: Dempsey Foundation of Red Bay Hospital

14th ANNUAL ROLLIN’ ON THE RIVER

6-10 p.m. Joe Wheeler State Park, Rogersville

Featuring: Dorothy Cole as ‘Tina Turner’

Sponsored by: Joe Wheeler State Park * Florence Lauderdale Tourism

JAY & THE LONELY STRANGERS

8 p.m. The Mane Room

Featuring: Jay & The Lonely Strangers

Sponsored by: Lyons HR

AN EVENING OF INDIAN CLASSICAL MUSIC

7-9 p.m. Robert M. Guillot University Center, University of North Alabama, Florence

Heavy Indian Hors D’oeuvres served

Featuring: Ustad Shafaat Khan (sitar, tabla,vocal) * Coco Bastien (sitar/vocal)* Mathew Megraw (tabla)

Cost: A Fundraising Event for UNA Students: Donate generously and make a difference in the life of a UNA Student.

Sponsored by: Organized by the Shoals Indian and South Asian Association and UNA Foundation TBD

SHOALS PRAISE & WORSHIP CHOIR HANDY CONCERT

7 p.m. Woodmont Baptist Church, 2001 Darby Drive, Florence 35630

Featuring: Shoals Praise & Worship Choir

Sponsored by: Shoals Praise & Worship Choir

PARK AND SOUL

N HARMONY WITH NATURE LITTER-FREE EVENT

7-9 p.m. Wilson Park, Florence

Featuring: CC Jags

Sponsored by: Cook’s Pest Control

LISTENING ROOM

7:45-9:15 p.m. Zodiac Theatre, Florence

Featuring: Sue Matthews and Robert Redd and friends

Sponsored by: Friends of the Festival

CABARET

8 p.m. Doors open at North Alabama State Fair, Building #3, 65 Sportsplex Drive, Muscle Shoals 35661

9 p.m.-1 a.m. Cabaret begins!

Featuring: Entice Band from Nashville, Tennessee

Cost: $15 in advance / $20 day of event

For Tickets call: 256-766-7642 or 256-412-0316 or 256-648-6412 or 256-412-6961

Sponsored by: BUDWEISER * Emmitt Jimmar * Myron & Sherry Hughes* Tax Mart * Glenda K. Williams * Brian & Chiquita Suggs *

James (Toby) Jackson * C-N-D Hair Care

HANDY NIGHTS

5-7 p.m. Swampers/ Marriott Shoals, Florence – Drumb and Drumber

5-8 p.m. 360 Grille, Florence – Harvey Thompson trio

5-9 p.m. Chick-Fil-A/Cox Creek Pkwy, Florence (The Outside Location) – Andrew Harper

On The Rocks, Florence – Rob Aldridge

6-9 p.m. Rosie’s, Florence – Tremayne

360 Grille, Florence – Harvey Thompson, Jr.

6-10 p.m. Cajuns, Florence – Snake Man Band f/Travis Wammack

6:30-9:30 p.m. Flobama, Florence- Big Mike Griffin

7-9 p.m. Carriage Wine and Market, Florence – Christopher -Joel Carter Trio

Logans’s, Florence – Justin Kalk

7-10 p.m. Ami’s, Sheffield - Midnighters

7-11 p.m. City Hardware, Florence – Pine Hill Haints

8-11 p.m. Swampers/Marriott Shoals, Florence – Amy McCarley

Champy’s Muscle Shoals – Hitmen

8 p.m.-mn Ricatoni’s Italian Grill, Florence – Microwave Dave

9p.m.-12a.m. French Quarter, Sheffield – Kozmic Mama

9:30 p.m.-1:30a.m. On the Rocks, Florence – CBDB

10:30p.m.-1:30a.m.Flobama, Florence – The Springs

SATURDAY, JULY 25

MARKET PLACE AT HERITAGE

9 a.m.-3 p.m. Heritage Christian University Auditorium, Florence

Cost: $5.00 per person / free for children 5 and under (Tickets will be available at the door)

Items and food are available for purchase.

11 a.m.-12 p.m. featuring Pine Hill Haints

1 p.m.-2 p.m.: featuring Pine Hill Haints

Sponsored by: Heritage Associates

MISS NORTH ALABAMA AND MISS TROPICAL DREAM GIRLS BEAUTY PAGEANT

The Florence Coliseum

10:00 a.m. Registration

11:00 a.m. Two Pageants! One Stage! 26 Crowns!

Categories: Baby Miss (0-11 months); Wee Miss (1-2); Tiny Miss (3-4); Petite Miss (5-7); Little Miss (8-10); Teen Miss (11-13); Miss (14 and up)

Sponsored by: Melanie Shonta Turner & Purposeful Pageant Productions

STREET STRUT & PARADE

N HARMONY WITH NATURE LITTER - FREE EVENT

10 a.m. Wilson Park, Florence

(Rain location – Florence Mall)

Cost: Free to participate in the parade, (registration requested) To Register, please call the Festival Office at 256-766-7642 or

Gwen Woods at 256-412-0316 or e-mail Gwen at gwenwoods02@

Prizes for the best Strutters

Music by Bay City Brass Band * Thompson Trio * Johnson High School Band * Sheffield High School Band “Sound of the Shoals Marching Band

Sponsored by: Rhoda P’s Catering * Lauderdale County Community Development Commission

HANDY LUNCH

11 a.m.-2 p.m. Legend’s Steakhouse, Florence - Dorothy Cole as “Tina Turner”

Rosie’s, Florence – Ken Watters & Friends

Ricatoni’s Italian Grill, Florence – All Star Jazz

City Hardware, Florence – Tosha Hill

LISTENING ROOM: CLASSICAL BLUES

Noon-1:30 p.m. Zodiac Theatre, Florence

Featuring: Microwave Dave * Phil Weaver * Ingrid Spakovsky

Sponsored by: Shoals Community Theatre * Friends of the Festival

FILM SCREENING: MUSCLE SHOALS (2013)

2 p.m. University of North Alabama Communications Building, Room 131, Florence

Cost: Free

Featuring: Showing of the documentary of Muscle Shoals, the Movie, a biography and historical dra.m.a (presented in surround sound)

Sponsored by: UNA College of Arts & Sciences

PICKUP SHTICKS

2 p.m. Temple B’nai Israel, 201 E. Hawthorne, Florence

Featuring: Nancy Tunick * Scott Whitehead & Family

Sponsored by: Temple B’nai Israel

LISTENING ROOM

2-3:30 p.m. Zodiac Theatre, Florence

Featuring Jazz Allstars

Sponsored by: Shoals Community Theatre * Friends of the Festival

ACOUSTIC BLUEGRASS GOSPEL JAM

2-4 p.m. Shoals Seventh-Day Adventist Church, Cox Creek, Florence

Free refreshments. Come to play, sing, or just listen. All playing levels welcome. Acoustic instruments only.

Featuring: Lidabell and the Slackers Bluegrass Band

Sponsored by: Shoals Seventh-Day Adventist Church

SWAMPFEST SONGWRITER SHOWCASE SERIES #4: 21ST CENTURY MUSCLE SHOALS SOUND

3-5 p.m. Florence-Lauderdale Tourism and Visitors Center Gallery, Florence

Music by: Russell Mefford * Mitch Mann * Andreas Werner * Jimmy Nutt (Accompanist)

Sponsored by: Florence-Lauderdale Tourism and Visitors Center

LISTENING ROOM

4-5:30 p.m. Zodiac Theatre, Florence

Featuring: Jazz Allstars

Sponsored by: Shoals Community Theatre * Friends of the Festival

FROM HYMNS TO NOW

5-7 p.m. First Baptist Church College Avenue, Russellville

Featuring: Revisiting hymns through the ages * Guest soloists and combined choirs

Sponsored by: Ruby Tiggs * Ella West * Danyelle Hillman * Brenda Freeman

HEADLINER CONCERT

7 p.m. Norton Auditorium, University of North Alabama, Florence

Featuring: Booker T. Jones with special guest Lee Roy Parnell

For information visit

Cost: Doors will open for the 7 p.m. 2015 W.C. Handy Headliner Concert at 6:30 p.m. Seating is general admission, with a reserved VIP area. Tickets for the concert are $40 for general admission, plus a nominal transaction fee, and available on-line at . A limited number of $150 VIP Packages will also be available. Both General Admission tickets and VIP Packages will be available as of July 9th at Counts Bros. Music in Muscle Shoals and Pegasus Records in Florence. Beginning July 13, all tickets will be available at Handy Festival Headquarters at the Kennedy-Douglass Center Annex, 217 East Tuscaloosa Street in Florence, Alabama.

Sponsored by: Music Preservation Society, Inc. * Marriott Shoals Hotel and Spa * Shoals Solid Waste Authority * Colbert County Commission * TVA * University of North Alabama University Events * Coca Cola Bottling Company * Quad-Cities Carwash & Limousine * Rhoda P’s Catering

THE BIGGEST HANDY TEEN PARTY

8 p.m. Florence-Lauderdale Coliseum, Florence

Cost: $5 per person

Featuring: DJ V.A. on the turntables * Panama City Dance Off * Laser Lights * Prizes

For more information visit

Sponsored by: Distinguished Productions * I Promise to Graduate Program * Distinguished Young Men

HANDY NIGHTS

5-8 p.m. 360 Grille, Florence – Harvey Thompson duo

6-9 p.m. Rosie’s, Florence – The Decoys

Legend’s Steakhouse, Florence – Mojo Risin’

6:30-9:30 p.m. Flobama, Florence – Daryl Aldridge

7-10 p.m. Rising Crust Pizza, Florence – Home Brew

8-11 p.m. Champy’s, Muscle Shoals – Replay featuring Steve Price

Swampers/Marriott Shoals, Florence – Blue Mother Tupelo

8-mn City Hardware, Florence – Christian Turner

9p.m.-12a.m. French Quarter, Sheffield – Midnighters

9:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m.On The Rocks, Florence – Local Saints

10:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Flobama, Florence – Second Creek

HANDY JAM

9 p.m.-Until Ricatoni’s Italian Grill, Florence – ALL-STAR JAM

SUNDAY, JULY 26

THE BLUE NAVIGATORS

11 a.m. Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the Shoals, 1332 N. Pine St., Florence

Featuring: The Blue Navigators

Sponsored by: Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the Shoals

GOSPEL ON THE CORNER AT COLLEGE & BEVERLY

2-4 p.m. Southwest Corner of W College Street and Beverly Avenue, Florence

Featuring: Howell Sledge * Renewed A Capella Singers * Spiritual Starlights * Voices of Harmony * Miracles of Joy * Reggie Thomas & Friends

Sponsored by: City of Florence * Florence Utilities * Bunyan’s BBQ * Nu-Look Barber Shop * Lauderdale County Democratic Executive Committee* Florence Councilman Dave Smith * Wilson Food Center * Lauderdale County Alabama Democratic Conference * VIP’s Travel Services * Bridges Brite Ideas Florist and Nail Spa * Mitchell’s Bail Bonding * Herman’s Cut & Style

SWINGING RIVER JAZZ

6 p.m. First Baptist Church, Florence

Featuring: Swinging River Jazz Band

Sponsored by: First Baptist Church, Florence

THE GOSPEL OF PERCY SLEDGE (A TRIBUTE TO PERCY SLEDGE)

6 p.m. Galilee MB Church, Leighton

Featuring: Howell “Flipper” Sledge * Renewed * Rev. Jerry Reeves & Galilee Church * Orr Sisters * Gospel Harmoneers * Christine Ohlman

& other special guests

Sponsored by: Friends and Family of the late Percy Sledge

HANDY NIGHT

8-11 p.m. Swampers/ Marriott Shoals, Florence – McKenzie Lockhart

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