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There is always something new happening in Colbert County!
Be sure to check our Lodging/Package page for accommodation specials, and
our Calendar of Events for other regional and local events.
Let’s look at what’s coming up in the Muscle Shoals area.
Be sure to check our Lodging/Package page for accommodation specials, and our Calendar of Events for other regional and local events.
Spring is definitely here with temperatures warming up quickly this year. Dogwoods are blooming as well as other flowering trees and perennials including azaleas.
A drive along the Natchez Trace Parkway will showcase these colors. While enroute, pull off the Parkway and visit sites along the Trace including the highest point in Alabama and Colbert Ferry, the Parkway’s only bike only campground. Stop in at the nearby Coon Dog Cemetery, located in the scenic Freedom Hills, seeing the final resting place of over 200 faithful coonhounds. As you travel to Tuscumbia, take a hike into Cane Creek Canyon, where beautiful natural vistas, waterfalls, flowers abound.
Take advantage of fresh produce at Jack-O-Lantern Farm Greenhouses, an indoor farmer’s market, located on the TVA Reservation, Muscle Shoals. Open every Thursday, from 3 until 7 p.m.and Saturday 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. Vegetables and fruits grown hydroponically for sale as well as homemade breads, jellies, soaps.
Visit Spring Park and enjoy the free Light and Water Show each Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday evening at dusk. Free. (256) 383-0783
All of this and more round out special spring days in the Muscle Shoals area. Check carefully our Calendar of Events for other topics of interest. Please see below a press release concerning one of our June events.
Strut’n Into the Guiness Book of World Records
June 12 at the Alabama Music Hall of Fame
Mark your calendars and join the fun, as folks from around the Shoals area and beyond join to make history and make names for themselves, by becoming part of the record-breaking events that will land them in the Guinness Book of World Records. Billed as “Life’s a Beach” and scheduled for June 12 outdoors at the Alabama Music Hall of Fame, the event will feature live music throughout the day, a car and bike show, food and family fun, including games for the kids. Gates open at 10:00 a.m., with activities and events scheduled into the evening.
Four record breaking events are planned, so the more the merrier! Guinness fame will be made in the largest volleyball game ever staged in the United States, the largest number of people in a single game of “Head and Shoulders, Knees and Toes,” the largest number of people blowing party horns for 10 seconds, and the most people applying sun screen at one time drawing attention to cancer prevention awareness. Promoters of the event state that a percentage of ticket sales will be donated to American Cancer Assistance, Inc. Tickets are $10.00 and will go on sale this Friday, available from various sponsors.
Sponsorships are being sought to finalize plans. Mike Tennyson, President and CEO of Strut’n Productions, stated that he already has commitments from the following sponsors: American Red Cross (blood drive), American Cancer Assistance, Inc., Tri-Cities Law Firm - Attorneys Elizabeth Addison and Carolyn McAlister, Attorney Tim Milam - candidate for District Judge, Len Gregory – candidate for Sheriff, Shoals Biker Church, Bruce Auto Center, Tuscumbia First United Methodist Church and the Alabama Music Hall of Fame. “We appreciate these groups and individuals being willing to help us offer this event to the public and to provide family fun in our area this summer.”
Tennyson offers the following levels of sponsorship still available: Gold Sponsors ($1,500.00) will be given top billing on all advertisements and promotional materials, including radio and television advertisements. Company logo will appear on all tee shirts, hats, cups and banners. Gold sponsors will also receive a giant 7.5’ giant beach ball bearing its name and logo providing a listing in the Guinness Book of World Records. Silver sponsorship ($1000.00) will result in the company name or logo displayed around the entire venue, on all tee shirts, hats, cups, banners and all print promotional materials. Bronze sponsors ($500.00) will receive company name and logo displayed around the venue and company name on all print promotional materials.
Ninon Parker, Director of Marketing with the Colbert County Tourism & Convention Bureau, commended Tennyson for coming up with the innovative idea. “This is an event that, not only will give our local citizens a pseudo vacation right here at home, but will appeal to families in our neighboring communities. We hope that word will spread and that the event will draw thousands of people to enjoy the activities planned. Together we’ll enjoy some great beach music at the Alabama Music Hall of Fame and we will “Strut into the Guiness Book of World Records!”
For more information about the event, ticket sales or sponsorship, contact Mike Tennyson, with Strut’n Productions at (256) 394-8723 or miket_photo@yahoo.com.
All events subject to change without notice.
Events list compiled from information provided to the Colbert County Tourism and Convention Bureau (256) 383-0783
Updated 11/4/09
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