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  • Poster promoting Crystal Gayle concert

    An Evening with Crystal Gayle

    Norton Auditorium 500 N. Pine St., Florence, AL, United States

    Crystal Gayle concert presented by the non-profit Shoals Scholar Dollars to raise money for local students to attend college. Go here to buy tickets and here to learn more about Shoals Scholar Dollars.

  • Young Learners’ Series: Dragging Canoe

    Florence Indian Mound and Museum Florence, AL

    July's Young Learners' Series is about Cherokee chief Dragging Canoe, who led a separatist group to Chickamauga Creek in 1776. Known as the Chickamauga Cherokee, this group resisted American encroachment on its lands. Later Dragging Canoe worked as a diplomat to secure alliances and preserve Cherokee culture. The Florence Indian Mound Museum's Young Learners Series […]

  • Pink and yellow poster promoting the W. C. Handy Music Festival.

    W. C. Handy Music Festival

    The Shoals AL, United States

    A 10-day long series of primarily music events occurring in and around the Shoals which honors William Christopher “W.C.” Handy and the musical legacy of the “Hit Recording Capital of the World.” The talented musicians of the Muscle Shoals are among the very best. Come and experience the sound for yourself! Go here for details.

  • Poster advertising Shoals Symphony at UNA concert, 7 p.m., Friday, July 21, at Tuscumbia Roundhouse.

    Summer Soiree

    Tuscumbia Depot and Roundhouse 204 W 5th St., Tuscumbia, AL, United States

    Celebrate the end of Shoals Symphony at UNA's 40th season on a perfect summer evening at the Shoals Symphony Summer Soireé. Enjoy chamber music, authentic Dixie-Land Jazz and the world premiere of Warren Ertle's Handy Suite as a W.C. Handy Music Festival kickoff. Appetizers and drinks included. *21 and older. Go here for tickets.

  • Village One School Workday

    Village One School Sheffield, AL

    Help us continue restoring Village School in Sheffield, working with the Village School Foundation. Drop in anytime from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, July 22. Village One's school building is a WWI-era school & community building that's one of the most historically significant buildings in north Alabama. The Village School Foundation seeks to repair the […]

  • Poster announcing concert at Shoals Theatre on Friday, July 28.

    WALKING IN MEMPHIS: Songs and Stories

    Shoals Theatre 123 N. Seminary St., Florence, AL

    W. C. Handy Festival week will get deep, real & completely iconic as Charlie Musselwhite & Travis Wammack -- high school Memphis friends -- share their lifelong personal history in word & music, along with Christine Ohlman, Kelvin Holly & Jerry Phillips (no stranger to Memphis himself, with deep stories of Sun, Graceland & The […]

  • Three American Indian men standing under a tent playing native musical instruments.

    Oka Kapassa Return to Coldwater Festival

    Spring Park Tuscumbia, AL, United States

    Native American gathering from Nations across the country. School day is Friday & open-to-the-public day is Saturday. Free admission. Dancing, crafts, food and more. Details to come.

  • Sledgefest

    Town of Leighton Leighton, AL, United States

    Community event with music, art & food to celebrate Leighton native Percy Sledge. Fee admission. Go to Leighton's Facebook page for details.

  • Tennessee River Litter Tournament

    McFarland Park Florence, AL

    Join Keep The Shoals Beautiful for the 8th Annual Tennessee River Litter Tournament! Fish for litter in the water, on the shorelines at Riverfront or McFarland Park or anywhere that matters to you in the Shoals. $500 Grand prize to the group with the most volunteers $100 MVP Award for most litter collected (one winner […]

  • Young Learners’ Series: Creek Warrior William Weatherford

    Florence Indian Mound and Museum Florence, AL

    In this month's Young Learners Series, the program & activity will be about Creek Warrior William Weatherford. Also known as Hoponika Fulsahi (Truth Maker), Weatherford was a member of the Wind Clan from the town of Coosada, an Alabama town in the Creek Confederacy. Born into a prominent Creek lineage on his mother’s side, he […]

  • Village School Workday

    Village One School Sheffield, AL

    Join our efforts to restore the Village One School with the Village School Foundation. The building is a WWI-era school & community center that's one of the most historically significant in north Alabama. The Village School Foundation seeks to repair the building so it continues to be a community & educational resource. Each person may […]

  • Aerial view of audience sitting in front of a stately building on the campus of Athens State University listening to musical performers.

    Tennessee Valley Old Time Fiddlers Convention

    Athens State University 300 N Beaty St, Athens, AL, Athens, AL, United States

    Athens State University will be welcoming old-time music lovers of all ages to campus for the 56th annual Tennessee Valley Old Time Fiddlers Convention, presented by Aetos Systems, Inc. Entertainment for this year’s Fiddler’s Convention will include Appalachian Road Show, The Grascals and the Dan Tyminski Band. Go here for tickets and here for details.