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CALENDAR OF EVENTS - Saturday, July 25

25TH ANNIVERSARY THREE-STATE BIKE RIDE
McFarland Park, Florence
21, 29, 61, 70 & 102 mile options (helmets required) Route maps on line at www.Handy100.com * www.shoalscyclingclub.org * info@handy100.com * www.shoalscycleingclub.org
6:00am Registration
7:15am Mass Start
3:00pm Aid Stations close
4:00pm Route closes
Cost: $25.00 per rider before July 20/ $30 after July 21 (includes t-shirt, aid stations, map, food and refreshments after the ride)
Sponsored by: Shoals Optimist Club * Shoals Cycling Club * Tennessee River Athletic Club (TRAC) * Spires & Associates * Ricatoni’s Italian Grill * Bank Independent * Logan’s Roadhouse * TNT Fireworks * Shoals Radio Club

GETTIN' READY TO STRUT
9:30am
Offices of Gonce & Messer Attorneys, Florence
Music by: Sharon & Bruce Howarth

NORTH ALABAMA BEAUTY PAGEANT, DANCE CREW COMPETITION & GOSPEL SHOWCASE
9:30am-6:30pm
Florence-Lauderdale Coliseum, Florence
Cost: $5.00 admission
Featuring: Pageant (9:30am) to enter call 256-468-2848 * Dance Crew Competition (2:00pm) to enter call 256-648-1898 * Gospel Showcase (6:30pm) to enter call 256-810-9120
Sponsored by: New Birth Ministries * TVA Credit Union * WFIX-91.3 * Shalom Hair Salon * Bama Pools * Listerhill Credit Union * Saints Funeral Home

STREET STRUT & PARADE
10:00am:
Wilson Park, Florence
Music by Emil Orth and the Beale Street Jazz Band * Bay City Brass Band * Florence High School Band * Replay Sponsored by: University KIA

MUSIC ON COURT STREET
11:00am-1:00pm
McGraw’s Coffee House, Florence
Music by: Feeling Positive * Really Fun

HANDY LUNCH
11:00am-1:00pm
Legends, Florence – Ray Reach & Friends
11:00am-2:00pm Rosie’s, Florence – Ken Watters & Friends
Ricatoni’s, Florence – Howard Lamb & Friends

LISTENING ROOM: CLASSICAL BLUES
Noon-1:30pm
Zodiac Theatre, Florence
Featuring: Microwave Dave * Phil Weaver * Ingrid von Spakovsky
Sponsored by: SunTrust Bank * Shoals Community Theatre * Gary & Nancy Hill

CONCERT AT THE TEMPLE: BE GOOD TO YOURSELF
2:00pm
Temple B’nai Israel, Florence
Music by: Nancy Tunick and Scott Whitehead
Sponsors: Temple B’nai Israel * Shoals Interfaith Council * Stanley Goldstein

LISTENING ROOM: GUITAR SUMMIT
2:00pm-4:00pm
Zodiac Theatre, Florence
Music by: Dillon Hodges and Tim May
Sponsored by: DHR Music Experience

WHO’S HOT TV BLOCK PARTY
3:00pm
Wilson Park, Florence
Featuring: The hottest in Rock, R&B, & Hip Hop in North Alabama
Sponsored by: The Valley CW Television Network * Who’s Hot TV.com * DJ Dream Productions

LISTENING ROOM
4:00pm-5:30pm
Florence First Methodist Church (gym)
Music by: Mark Rapp
Sponsored by: Anderson & Anderson

BUBBA’S MARINE CONSTRUCTION’S CONCERT ON SHOAL CREEK
3:30pm-7:30pm
Shoal Creek – Boat Access
Only 1 mile north of Emerald Beach Marina, East Bank Near Earl Trent Assembly Church Camp
For information: Call John Aikin 256-272-8392 or Fred Cabler 256-757-0908
Music by: Crossroads Blues Band * Monkee Wommack and the Spank Daddys Sponsored by: Bubba’s Marine Construction * TVA CREDIT UNION * Bank Independent * A. Lynn Ridgeway MD * North Alabama Bone & Joint Clinic

ROCKS INSIDE THE HOUSE
Pegasus Records, Florence
Music by: Elias Patriot (4:00pm) * The Bear (5:00pm) * Ryan O’Conner (6:00pm)

LISTENING ROOM
5:30pm-7:00pm
Zodiac Theatre, Florence
Music by: Jerry Rains Combo
Sponsored by: SunTrust Bank * Shoals Community Theatre * Gary & Nancy Hill

CLASSIC ROCK
6:00pm-9:00pm
Florence Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Florence Food available/bring lawn chairs
Featuring: The Usual Suspects
Sponsored by: Florence Nursing and Rehabilitation Center

FROLIC
7:00pm-8:00pm:
Courtyard of Norton Auditorium, Florence
Featuring: Bay City Brass Band
Sponsored by: Firestone Building Products

HEADLINER CONCERT
7:30pm
Norton Auditorium University of North Alabama, Florence
Featuring: John Amos in Halley’s Comet Heart and Soul of Handy Choir, directed by Eric Kirkman
Cost: $23.00 adult/$18.00 seniors/$13.00 students
Sponsored by: Music Preservation Society, Inc. in conjunction with the University of North Alabama Summer Theatre Program

ANOTHER LEVEL SEXY RED PARTY
9:00pm-
Another Level, Sheffield
Red attire requested but not required
Featuring: DJRoc “ The People’s Choice”
Sponsored by: Nicole Hamilton , Sisters N Style

HANDY JAM
9:00pm-Until:
Ricatoni’s Italian Grill, Florence – ALL-STAR JAM

The End.
Florence Theatre Company
Midnight-2:00am
106 South Pine Street, Florence
Featuring: Beyond Therapy by Christopher Durang (Mature Audience) $10 reserve/$5 general admission
Sponsored by: Holt, Mussleman, Kelley & Morgan * Verplank Industries, Inc * Scotties at Cypress Lakes Country Club * Pizza Chef Gourmet Pizza* Massive Media Works

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Last updated 07/24/2009 2pm

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Last updated 07/08/2009 7pm

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Last updated 07/16/2009 9pm

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Last updated 07/19/2009 9pm

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