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The W. C. Handy Music Festival is held annually in Florence, Alabama, sponsored by the Music Preservation Society, Inc., in honor of Florence native W. C. Handy, the "Father of the Blues." The non-profit Music Preservation Society was formed in 1982, with the mission to preserve, present, and promote the musical heritage of Northwest Alabama.
[6] [7] The Faire is unique in that the event's figurehead, or 'Monarch,' rotates every year and is chosen by the organizers at the Renaissance Feast that precedes the faire by one week. The monarch decides the theme for the faire for that year, and is permitted to leave the throne in whatever fashion they decide.
First Fridays in Florence is an arts and music event occurring every first Friday from April to December in downtown Florence. The nine months of art and music nights began in 2005. The city's downtown development efforts, including First Fridays events, were featured as a "wise" community in the EPA Smart Growth publication This is Smart Growth .
The high school football playoffs continue in South Carolina, with SCISA holding its state title games this weekend. SCHSL playoff scores ——Class 5A—— Upper State
Location of Lauderdale County in Alabama. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Lauderdale County, Alabama.. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Lauderdale County, Alabama, United States.
The Florence Downtown Historic District is a historic district in Florence, Alabama. Florence was founded in 1818 by the Cypress Land Company, who counted among its trustees Creek War General John Coffee , future Governor of Alabama Thomas Bibb , early Huntsville settler LeRoy Pope , and future United States Senator and Supreme Court Justice ...
The Sannoner Historic District is a historic district in Florence, Alabama. The district lies between downtown Florence and the University of North Alabama and is named for Ferdinand Sannoner, who surveyed the new town in 1818. In the first half of the 19th century, many wealthy merchants, planters, and lawyers built their homes in the ...
Buildings and structures in Florence, Alabama (3 C, 8 P) E. Education in Florence, Alabama (2 C, 2 P) F. People from Florence, Alabama (3 C, 28 P) H.