W.C. Handy Music Festival
Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 11:00am
W.C. Handy Music Festival
Various Venues in Florence, AL
Swinging with the Seniors!
Starts: 11:00 am, Ends: 1:00 pm
Location: Florence-Lauderdale Coliseum, 702 E. Veterans Dr., Florence, AL
The seniors will show you how to swing with the Jazz Allstars and Ariella! Reserved seniors seating on the floor for those enjoying lunch. More seating in the bleachers for everyone else! Call 256-760-6389 to reserve your lunch.
Featuring: Jazz Allstars, Ariella
Sponsored By: Northwest Alabama Council of Local Governments Florence Parks and Recreation Music Preservation Society, Inc.
Acoustic Patio Session at 306 BBQ, Florence
Starts: 11:00 am, Ends: 1:00 pm
Location: 306 BBQ (Florence), 322 N. Court St., Florence, AL
Featuring: Cadence Baker
Handy Lunch at FloBama
Starts: 11:30 am, Ends: 2:30 pm
Location: FloBama, 311 North Court St., Florence, AL
Featuring: Angela Hacker, Bay Simpson
Poetry In Motion at Burrell Museum
Starts: 12:00 pm
Location: Poetry In Motion at Burrell Museum,
Take a tour of the Burrell Museum and hear works from great poets as Alta Jean Wilson Morrow channels Maya Angelou, James Weldon Johnson, and Paul Lawrence Dunbar!
Featuring: Alta Jean Wilson Morrow
Sponsored By: Burrell School Alumni Association, WZZA Radio Music Preservation Society, Inc.
Keestone of Florence
Starts: 2:00 pm
Location: Keestone of Florence, 201 North Cedar St., Florence, AL
No charge for the music and the snacks are free too!
Featuring: Keestone of Florence
Sponsored By: Keestone of Florence
Handy Happy Hour at Swampers
Starts: 5:00 pm, Ends: 7:00 pm
Location: Swampers Bar and Grille, Marriott Shoals, 10 Hightower Pl, Florence, AL
Featuring: Justin Holder Duo
Counting On The Music
Starts: 6:00 pm, Ends: 8:00 pm
Location: Patterson, Prince and Associates, 475 South Seminary St., Florence, AL
IN HARMONY WITH NATURE LITTER-FREE EVENT 6:00-8:00pm: Isabella Robertson, then Iron Horse! Bring your lawn chairs! Everyone is welcome!
Featuring: Isabella Robertson, Iron Horse
Sponsored By: Patterson, Prince, and Associates CPA
Handy Happy Hour at On the Rocks
Starts: 6:00 pm, Ends: 9:00 pm
Location: On the Rocks, 110 North Court St., Florence, AL
Featuring: Bad Ethel
Handy Happy at Pie Factory, Florence
Starts: 6:00 pm, Ends: 9:00 pm
Location: Handy Happy at Pie Factory, Florence,
Featuring: Mikey Ledbetter
Churchin’ Down The Street Gospel Concert
Starts: 6:00 pm
Location: St. Mark M.B. Church, 220 E. Alabama St., Florence, AL
You won't want to miss this good gospel music.
Featuring: Quad Cities Mass Choir directed by Aaron Freeman
Sponsored By: AandN Property Maintenance Bank Independent Bethel Cumberland CP Church Emmanuel Christian Center Grace Memorial Funeral Church Higher Ground Productions Lackey Furniture Mitchell's Smoked Meats Open Door Church Ministries Child Development Center Renewed Gospel Group St. Mark M.B. Church Saint's Funeral Home Thompson and Son Funeral Home
Making Music At Glenwood!
Starts: 6:00 pm, Ends: 8:00 pm
Location: Glenwood Center, 211 Ana Dr., Florence, AL
Come out and enjoy the music and food trucks. Fun for the entire family! All ages! Bring your lawn chairs!
Featuring: Kimble Funchess Band
Sponsored By: Glenwood Center Genesis Healthcare
Handy Happy Hour at FloBama
Starts: 6:30 pm, Ends: 9:30 pm
Location: FloBama, 311 North Court St., Florence, AL
Featuring: The Shoal Nuff Band
Sponsored By: FloBama
Beale Street Blues with Pinky Warren Pryor!
Starts: 6:30 pm, Ends: 8:30 pm
Location: Lewis Field, 1105 Beale St., Florence, AL
IN HARMONY WITH NATURE LITTER-FREE EVENT Come at 6:30 to say hello to your friends and set up your tents and chairs or blankets in Lewis Field. We'll have some fun activities for the kids too. Then, at 7:00 our very own fabulous Lorinda "Pinky" Warren Pryor will take the stage and do her thing!
Featuring: Lorinda “Pinky” Warren Pryor Band
Sponsored By: City of Florence Music Preservation Society, Inc.
Handy Happy Hour at Lil Capone’s
Starts: 6:30 pm, Ends: 9:30 pm
Location: Lil Capone’s, 3370 Cloverdale Road, Florence, AL
Featuring: Tom Foolery
Handy Night at The Boiler Room
Starts: 7:00 pm, Ends: 9:00 pm
Location: Boiler Room, 313 N Court St, Florence, AL
Featuring: Cadence Baker
Wildwood Tavern-Singing River Brewing Tap Takeover
Starts: 7:00 pm, Ends: 10:00 pm
Location: Wildwood Tavern, 108 East Mobile Street, Florence, AL
Your favorite local brewery will be serving up some very special, limited time brews at Wildwood Tavern! Tasty menu items and the chance to whet your whistle!
Featuring: Wildwood Tavern-Singing River Brewing Tap Takeover
Sponsored By: Wildwood Tavern Singing River Brewery
Stricklin Social in the Stricklin Hotel!
Starts: 7:00 pm, Ends: 10:00 pm
Location: Stricklin Social in Sticklin Hotel, 317 North Court Street, Florence, AL
Warren Ertle's Corpse Revivers are authentic world class muscians who will bring the most incredible Ragtime Jazz Show. Renowned for his compositions, stylistic approach to his craft, and surrounded by equally talented musicians, this show will take you back to the Roaring 20s when Speakeasies were real, Al Capone was running the show, and Wilam Christopher "W.C." Hnady had already been born in the Shoals! Get your tickets online at OldTimeRagTime (TicketSpice.com) or at TheStricklin.com
Featuring: Warren Ertle’s Corpse Revivers
Sponsored By: Stricklin Hotel
Handy Musical Night at Swampers
Starts: 7:30 pm, Ends: 10:00 pm
Location: Swampers Bar and Grille, Marriott Shoals, 10 Hightower Pl, Florence, AL
Featuring: Skeleton Krew
Handy Night at the Lava Room
Starts: 8:00 pm
Location: Lava Room, 116 West Mobile Street, Florence, AL
Featuring: LaFonda Reunion and Allstar Jam
Handy Night at The Boiler Room
Starts: 9:00 pm, Ends: 12:00 am
Location: Boiler Room, 313 N Court St, Florence, AL
Featuring: Trey Allred and Andy Lyle Hall
Handy Musical at FloBama
Starts: 10:30 pm
Location: FloBama, 311 North Court St., Florence, AL
Featuring: Gary Nichols Band
