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W.C. Handy Music Festival

The W.C. Handy Music Festival, sponsored by the Music Preservation Society , is an event held annually in the Shoals area of Florence, Alabama. Previous festivals have featured jazz and blues legends including Jimmy Smith, Ramsey Lewis, Dizzy Gillespie, Bobby Blue Bland, Diane Schuur, Billy Taylor, Dianne Reeves and Charlie Byrd.

W.C. Handy, known as the “Father of the blues”, was born in a simple log cabin in Florence, AL on Nov. 16, 1873 and lived there until he was nineteen years old. Handy composed the famous tunes “St. Louis Blues,” “Memphis Blues,” “Yellow Dog Blues,” and “Beale Street Blues”.

The event will be held July 24 through July 30th, 2005.

Visit us at WCHandyMusicFestival.org for more information.

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First Fridays in Florence

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First Fridays in Florence Shoppers
First Fridays in Florence Shoppers
 photo by: Susann Elsass

Downtown Florence hosts an art fair the first Friday of every month. Artist sell and demonstrate their work on the street. There is a variety of live music and entertainment.  Downtown stores including unique gift shops and art galleries stay open late for shoppers.  Come enjoy a family-friendly environment like no other in the area.  The event draws participants and visitors from surounding cities including Huntsville, Nashville, Birmingham, Memphis, and Tupelo. 

All artists and muscians are invited to participate and there is no booth rental more..

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tel:(256) 766-7410
url:www.firstfridaysflorence.com
date:First Friday of Every Month
address:Downtown on Court Street and Cross Streets
email:info@firstfridaysflorence.com

Arts Alive Festival

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Arts Alive Booths in Wilson Park
Arts Alive Booths in Wilson Park
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Arts Alive is a juried gallery exhibition at the Kennedy- Douglass Center for the Arts in Florence, Alabama, and includes artist booths in adjoining Wilson Park. Artists from around the country come to sell their wares.   Exhibitors in the past have been varied and have included painters, sculptors, furniture and jewelry craftspeople, stained glass artists, textile and fabric artists and much, much more! 

Arts Alive attracts hundreds of art and craft lovers from a three-state region and beyond. Wilson Park in downtown Florence is more..

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tel:256-766-1445 or 256-366-1593
url:info@artsalivealabama.com
date:May 20 - 21, 2006
address:217 E. Tuscaloosa Street, Florence, AL 35630
email:info@artsalivealabama.com

George Lindsey UNA Film Festival

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Southern hospitality at its best - best describes the festival!!!

The Festival receives national and international entries and awards a $3,000 prize to the "Best of Show" winner.  $2,000 is awarded to the "Sweet Home Alabama" winner which is the best film shot at least partially in Alabama.  All first place winners in each of the categories receive the minimum of a $100 cash prize or its equivalent in equipment or merchandise.

The list of previous festival guests includes Oscar winner Ernest Borgnine, "Sling Blade" star Lucas Black, character actor Stephen more..

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accessibility:some locations accessible
tel:(256) 765-4592
url:www.lindseyfilmfest.com
date:March 1- 4, 2007
address:various - see web site
email:lindseyfilmfest@una.edu