The following schedule was provided by The Music Preservation Society Inc., Florence. For regular updates, visit wchandymusicfestival.org or call the Handy festival office at 766-7642.

In case of rain, alternate locations for outdoor events have been scheduled. Check with the festival office between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. for specific information.

FRIDAY, JULY 21

Sax in the City 7-11 p.m., Wilson Park, Florence. Music by The Midnighters

Handy Nights:

9 p.m. -- The BLVD, Sheffield (19 and older/cover charge), The Ledbetter Band

10 p.m.-1:30 a.m. -- Sidepockets, Florence ($5 cover), GP38

SATURDAY, JULY 22

Da Doo Run Run -- 5K and 1-mile fun runs and 1-mile walk, W.C. Handy Home and Museum, Florence. 6:30-7:30 a.m., registration; 8 a.m., 5K run (certified, AL01020JD); 9 a.m., 1-mile run and walk. Cost: Run, $15; 1-mile walk and run, $10; family rate, three or more family members, $10 per family member. Registration online: active.com. Music by Crossroads Blues Band.

Mall Jazz 2 p.m., Southgate Mall, Muscle Shoals. Music by Music Camp All-Stars.

The Best Films That Youve Never Seen 2 p.m., Florence-Lauderdale Public Library. Featuring: Casablanca(1943); free.

Sunspash! 5-8 p.m., Childrens Museum of the Shoals, Florence. Music by Happytymes Jazz Band. Cost: $10 (includes food, music, Shoals Artists and Products Showcase Auction.) Added attraction: Art class with Tommy Mathis. Cost: $10 for class registration and supplies. Call 765-0550 to schedule time.

Lemonade, Lawn Chairs, Light Entertainment 6-10 p.m., Killen United Methodist Church Pavilion, Killen. Music by Shoals Community Concert Band, Dillon Hodges & Aginst the Grain and James Ed Combo. Bring lawn chairs. Light dinner (donations for Music Mission Kiev). Rain location: Christian Life Center

Handys Night of Talent -- 6:30 p.m., Something Elegant, 416 N. Court St., Florence. Entertainment by Poza African Dance Troupe, T.I.U., Zuri Social Club, Tribute to Ray Charles by Jeremy, Ravon & Thaddeus and Boys & Girls Club Dancers.

Thank You, Mr. Handy 7 p.m., St. Joseph Catholic Church, Florence. Music by The Golden Echoes, of Tupelo, Miss. Free.

Handy Nights:

9 p.m. The BLVD, Sheffield (19 and older, cover charge), Krishadi, 11 p.m.

even the moon.

10 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Sidepockets, Florence ($5 cover), the Ledbetter Band.

SUNDAY, JULY 23

The Blue Navigators 11 a.m., Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the Shoals, 1332 N. Pine St., Florence. Music by The Blue Navigators.

Handy Champagne Brunch 11 a.m.-2 p.m., Robert Trent Jones Golf Course Clubhouse, Muscle Shoals. Cost $12.95 plus tax. Reservations suggested, 446-4483. Music by Ray Reach and Friends.

Artworks 2006: Hot Jazz and Cold Lemonade 1-3 p.m., Tennessee Valley Art Center, Tuscumbia. Cost: $5 adults, $3 students. Exhibit: Courageous Journey: Honoring Rosa Parks. Music by Sharon OHara.

Open house -- 2:30-4 p.m., Wellington Place of the Shoals, Muscle Shoals. Music by The Thompson Trio.

Afternoon Break 4-7 p.m., Ricatonis, Florence. Music by Happytymes

Concert on Shoal Creek 4-7 p.m., Shoal Creek, boat access only, 2 miles north of Emerald Beach near Earl Trent Assembly Church Camp. For details, call John Aikin, 272-8392, or Fred Cabler, 757-0908. Music by Topper Price.

Opening ceremonies 6-8 p.m., W.C. Handy Home and Museum, Florence. Music by Eric Kirkman, Quad-Cities Mass Choir, Dwayne Murphy, St. James Special Chorus, Lenny LeBlanc, Ella West and Friends and Harvey Buddy Thompson.

Determined: Celebrating the Life of W.C. Handy, a drama written by Dolores Swoopes Nash Shoals Theatre, Seminary Street, Florence. Prelude, 7 p.m., Deacons of Dixieland; performance, 8 p.m. Cost: $7 advance, $8 at the door.

Handy Night:

10 p.m.-1:30 a.m. -- Sidepockets, Florence, $5 cover. Music by the Wayne Mills Band.

MONDAY, JULY 24

Gotta Sing! Gotta Dance! 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Florence-Lauderdale Public Library, Florence. The Evolution of the American Movie Musical introduced by Terry Pace. Free. Showing, Kiss Me, Kate! (1953).

Swinging Seniors 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Florence-Lauderdale Coliseum, Veterans Drive, Florence. Music by the Happytymes Jazz Band. Cost: Free to LifeWise Members and their guests; $6 for nonmembers for the barbecue lunch. Reservations by July 20, 768-8056 or 386-1640.

Handy Lunch:

11 a.m.-1 p.m. Rosies, Court Street, Florence. Music by Max Russell

11 a.m.-2 p.m. Ricatonis Italian Grill, Court Street, Florence. Music by Microwave Dave.

Book It with Jazz 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Helen Keller Public Library, Tuscumbia. Cost: $5 for lunch. Music by Gary Lamb & Friends.

Popcorn and a Movie Noon, Alabama Music Hall of Fame, Tuscumbia. Showing: Sam Phillips: The Man Who Invented Rock n Roll (2000).

Check Out the Blues 11-1 p.m., Florence-Lauderdale Public Library, Florence. Music by Howard Lamb and Friends.

Burrell-Slater Museum tours 1-5 p.m., Burrell-Slater High School, Florence.

North Wood Rocks the Block 4:30-7 p.m., North Wood United Methodist Church, Florence. Swamp Johns, eat in-take out, $8. Music, 7-9 p.m., by The

Fiddleworms.

At Sundown 5-6 p.m., Wilson Park, Florence. Music by Russell, Clint, Rob and Tom.

Joyful Sounds 5-6:30 p.m., First United Methodist Church, Florence. Bunyans Barbecue, dinner, $7 per plate. Concert, 7 p.m., by the Handy Celebration Choirs.

Mall Jazz 6 p.m., Regency Square Mall, Florence. Music by The Big Band.

Time Out 6 p.m., First Baptist Church, Florence. Music by Christine Gentry and Her Nephews.

Listening Room -- 6:15 p.m., Zodiac Theatre, Florence. Music by Robert Redd and Friends.

Sunset Serenade 7-8:30 p.m., Riverfront Park, Alabama Avenue, Sheffield. Music by The Decoys.

After Sundown -- 7-9 p.m., Wilson Park, Florence. Music by the James Ed Combo.

Neighborhood Lemonade Party 7 p.m., Westminster Presbyterian Church, Florence. Music by Deacons of Dixieland.

Determined: Celebrating the Life of W.C. Handy, A drama written by Dolores Swoopes Nash, Shoals Theater, Florence. Prelude, 7 p.m., Happytymes Jazz Band; performance, 8 p.m. Cost: $7 advance, $8 at the door.

Songfest: Muscle Shoals in the Round 7 p.m., Fizz, Holiday Inn, Sheffield. Featuring Gary Baker, Brianna Lawler, Chris Tompkins and Doug Stokes.

Divas and Dessert 8-10 p.m., St. Bartholomews Episcopal Church, Florence. Featuring Carol Hendrix and Kelli Pearl in a cabaret-style evening of Broadway, pop, Patsy Cline and the blues. Cost: $5 for dessert and entertainment.

Listening Room 8-9 p.m., Zodiac Theatre, Florence. Music by Mike Shepherd and Friends.

Handy Nights:

5-7 p.m. The BLVD, Sheffield, Eric Essix.

6-9 p.m. Rosies, Florence, Rob Aldridge.

6-9 p.m. Sweet Peppers Deli, Muscle Shoals, Kent DuChaine.

6-9 p.m. Red Lobster, Florence, Thompson Trio.

7 p.m. Metropolis Music, Florence, Jun Bustamonte.

7-9:30 p.m. The BLVD, Sheffield, Blue Highway.

7-11 p.m. Logans Roadhouse, Florence, Iguana Party

8 p.m.-midnight Ricatonis Italian Grill, Florence, Karen Gruber and Friends.

8 p.m.-midnight Something Fishy, Muscle Shoals, Mike Griffin.

8 p.m.-midnight LaFonda, Florence, The Kojaks.

8:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Scores at Webster, Sheffield, Rudy Mockabee and the Music Company.

9 p.m. Big Eds, Florence, Blackland.

9 p.m. Sidepockets, Florence , $5 cover, Stranded and Blackland.

9 p.m.-midnight Bayou Blue, Florence, CMB.

9 p.m.-2 a.m. Hog Heaven, Tuscumbia, Topper Price; cover $10 single, $15 couple and $20 younger than 21.

10 p.m.-1:30 a.m. The BLVD, Sheffield, ages 19 and older, cover charge, Pine Hill Haints.

TUESDAY, JULY 25

Breakfast with the Blues 9-11: a.m., W.C. Handy School, Florence. Featuring: Willie Ruff History on W.C. Handy; William Thomas, former director of the Mount Vernon, N.Y., Boys & Girls Clubs; and performances by Boys & Girls Clubs of Northwest Alabama.

Read All About W.C. Handy 10 a.m, Russellville Public Library.

Kidz Jamm 10 a.m., Grace Episcopal Church, Sheffield. Music by Shoals Area Piano Students with Bob Wray and James Counts.

Lunch Break:

11 a.m.-2 p.m. Rosies, Florence, Microwave Dave.

11 a.m.-2 p.m. Ricatonis Italian Grill, Florence, Robert Redd and Gary Lamb.

11 a.m.-2 p.m. Sweet Basil Caf, Florence, Ray Reach and Ike Harris. Reservations required, call 764-5991.

Groovy Kind of Lunch 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Keynote Room, Florence, Lenny LeBlanc and Friends. Free.

Handy Lunch -- 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Northwest Shoals Community College, Hospitality Room, Muscle Shoals campus. Music by Eric Essix.

Geo Blues 11 a.m., W.C. Handy Home and Museum, Florence. Presented by Sandra Ford.

Literally Music Noon, W.C. Handy Home and Museum, Florence. Featuring Dihanne Westfield and Frank Travis.

Popcorn and a Movie Noon, Alabama Music Hall of Fame, Tuscumbia. Showing: St. Louis Blues (1958).

Burrell-Slater Museum Tours 1-5 p.m., Burrell-Slater Museum, Florence.

ABCs of Blues and Jazz and Beyond 1:30-2 p.m., Mount Moriah Family Life Center, Florence. Music by the Festival All-Stars.

Musical Spelling Jazz Bee -- 2:30 p.m., Mount Moriah Family Life Center,

Florence.

Afternoon Break 4-6 p.m., Mapleton Cellar, Florence. Music by the Thompson Trio.

At Sundown 5-6 p.m., Wilson Park, Florence. Music by Happytymes Jazz Band.

Gumbo and Music -- 5-6 p.m., Grace Episcopal Church, Sheffield. Tickets $10 for adults, $5 for children younger than 12. Reservations, 383-7950. Music by Tom Wolfe and Friends.

Evening of Traditional and Contemporary Spirituals 6-7 p.m., Magnolia Church of Christ, Florence. Music by The Magnolia Singers, under the direction of Glenn Rikard.

Mall Music 6-8 p.m., Regency Square Mall, Florence. Featuring Kids Night with Chick-Fil-A.

Listening Room -- 6:30-7:30 p.m., Zodiac Theatre, Florence. Music by Ric

Iannone.

Summer in Spring Park 7 p.m., Spring Park, Tuscumbia. Music by Memphis Sound Drum and Bugle Corps, Expressions, Quad-Cities Mass Choir and Lenny LeBlanc.

After Sundown 7-9 p.m., Wilson Park, Florence. Music by Iguana Party.

Music and Food Fest on North Court Median 7-11 p.m., North Court Median, Florence. Music by The Midnighters. Food by Caf Le Crumbs.

The Heart and Soul Of Handy 4-7 p.m., Gaston Chapel Primitive Baptist Church, Sheffield. Food by Swamp Johns; $7 eat in or take out. Free concert, 7 p.m., directed by Eric Kirkman.

Mall Jazz 7-8 p.m., Southgate Mall, Muscle Shoals. Music by The Little Big Band.

Time Out 7-9 p.m., Mobile Plaza, Florence. Music by the James Ed Combo.

Songfest: Muscle Shoals in the Round 7 p.m., Fizz, Holiday Inn, Sheffield. Featuring Songwriters in the Round, Angela Hacker, Amanda Brewer, Jami Grooms, Johnny Holland and Zack

Hacker.

Listening Room 8-9:30 p.m., Zodiac Theater, Florence. Music by Chuck Redd and Friends.

Newstage, Newfaces, Newsounds 8 p.m., Keynote Room, Florence. Featuring Skware and Lauderdale.

Handy Nights:

6-9 p.m. Rosies, Florence, Eric Essix.

6-9 p.m. Red Lobster, Florence, Bill Goodwin and Friends.

6-9 p.m. Dales, Florence, Dillon Hodges Smokin Strings

7-9 p.m. The BLVD, Sheffield, ages 19 and older, cover charge, Kent DuChaine.

7- 11 p.m. Logans Roadhouse, Florence, Permagrin.

8 p.m.-midnight Ricatonis Italian Grill, Florence, Topper Price.

8 p.m.-midnight Something Fishy, Muscle Shoals, Monkee & The Spank Daddies.

8 p.m.-midnight LaFonda, Florence, Ledbetter.

8:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Scores at Webster, Sheffield, Mike Griffin.

9 p.m. The BLVD, Sheffield, 19 and older, cover charge, The Decoys.

9 p.m.-midnight Louie Louies, Sheffield, no cover before 9 p.m., Wayne Mills Acoustic.

9 p.m. Bayou Blue, Florence, CMB.

9 p.m.-midnight Texas Roadhouse, Florence, street party. 17th Floor.

9 p.m.-1 a.m. Big Eds, Florence, Rollin in the Hay.

9 p.m.-2 a.m. Hog Heaven, Tuscumbia, Blue Highway. Cover, $10 single; $15 couple; $20 younger than 21.

9:30-11 p.m. Rivertown, Florence, Dillon Hodges Smokin Strings.

10 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Sidepockets, Florence, Fiddleworms. $5 cover.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 26

Master Class 10:30-11:30 a.m., Alabama Music, Florence. Music by Ric Iannone.

Art Break in the Park 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Wilson Park, Florence, Blue Mother Tupelo, NELO and Poza Dance Troupe.

Lunch Break

11 a.m.-1 p.m., Rosies, Florence, James Ed Combo.

11 a.m.-2 p.m., Sweet Basil, Florence, John McAndrew. Reservations required 764-5991.

11 a.m.-1 p.m., Scotties at Cypress Lake, Muscle Shoals, Karen Gruber.

Popcorn and a Movie Noon, Alabama Music Hall of Fame, Tuscumbia. Showing: The St. Louis Blues (1958.)

Lunch in the Park -- 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Gattman Park Recreation Center, Muscle Shoals. Cost: $5 box lunch available on request, 386-9170. Music by Deacons of Dixieland.

Burrell-Slater Museum Tours 1-5 p.m., Burrell-Slater Museum, Florence.

Jazz Melodies 1:30-3:30 p.m., Merrill Gardens, Florence. Music by the Thompson Trio.

Meet the Delta Queen 3:30 p.m., McFarland Park, Florence. Music by the Happytymes Jazz Band.

Music in the Afternoon 4-6 p.m., Ricatonis Italian Grill, Florence. Music by Dillon Hodges Smokin Strings.

Piano Master 5-7 p.m., Romans Piano, Tuscumbia. Featuring Laszlo

Gardony.

At Sundown 5-6 p.m., Wilson Park, Florence. Music by Expressions.

Dinner on the Grounds 5-7 p.m., First United Methodist Church, Tuscumbia. Music by Deacons of Dixieland.

Listening Room 6:15-7:45 p.m., Zodiac Theatre, Florence. Music by John McAndrew.

Handys Church: Music in the Black Church Greater St. Paul AME Church, Florence. Fish fry, 1-4 p.m., dine in or take out, $6. Handy Mass Choir, 6:30-7:30 p.m. and 8-9 p.m. Free shuttle every 15 minutes beginning a 6 p.m. from Florence Parking Deck to church provided by NACOLG.

Alabama Battle of the Brass 7:30 p.m., Russellville High School stadium, Russellville. Music by Drum Corps International. Cost: Reserved tickets, $25; general admission, $15.

After Sundown 8-9:30 p.m., Wilson Park, Florence. Music by the Pine Hill Haints.

Time Out 8-11 p.m., Montgomery Place, Sheffield. Music by Eric Essix.

Listening Room 8-9:30 p.m., Zodiac Theatre, Florence. Music by Tom Wolfe and Friends.

Songfest: Muscle Shoals in the Round 7 p.m., Fizz at Holiday Inn, Sheffield. Featuring James LeBlanc, Gary Nichols, John Paul White, Brad Crisler and Billy Lawson.

Handy Nights

4-6 p.m. Ricatonis Italian Grill, Florence, Dillon Hodges Smokin Strings.

5-7 p.m. Peking, Florence, Timmy Ray.

6-8:30 p.m. Bayou Blue, Florence, Rob and Russell.

6-9 p.m. Red Lobster, Florence, Microwave Dave and the Nukes.

6-9 p.m. Rosies, Florence, Sonny Harris and Friends.

7-9 p.m. ColdWater Books, Tuscumbia, Dillon Hodges.

7-11 p.m. Logans, Florence, CMB.

7-11 p.m. Cajuns, Sheffield, Max Russell Duo.

8-11 p.m. Florence Harbor, Florence, Kent DuChaine.

8-11 p.m. Ricatonis Italian Grill, Florence, Howard Lamb Combo.

8 p.m.-midnight Outback, Sheffield, Rollin in the Hay.

8 p.m.-midnight LaFonda, Florence, Expressions.

9 p.m. Louie Louies, Sheffield (no cover charge before 9 p.m.), Wayne Mills Band.

9 p.m. Big Eds, Florence, The Gamble Brothers.

9 p.m.-1 a.m. Scores at Webster, Sheffield, The Midnighters.

9:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m. The BLVD, Sheffield (19 and older, cover charge), Blue Mother Tupelo; midnight-1:30 a.m., Zack & Angela Hacker.

9 p.m.-2 a.m. Hog Heaven, Tuscumbia, Velcro Pygmies (cover: $15, younger than 21, $25).

10 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Sidepockets, Gary Nichols, $5 cover.

THURSDAY, JULY 27

Panel: Early Studio History 10 a.m., Florence-Lauderdale Public Library, Florence. Featuring Brian Mansfield, Rick Hall and others.

Master Class 10:30 a.m.-noon, Counts Brothers Music, Muscle Shoals. Music by The Gamble Brothers.

Handys On the Plaza 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Mobile Plaza, Florence. Cost: $7 or $6.50 in advance. Music by Emil Orth and the Beale Street Jazz Band and Starkey and Friends.

Handy Lunch

11 a.m.-1 p.m. Ricatonis Italian Grill, Florence, Pine Hill Haints.

11 a.m.-1 p.m. -- Rosies, Florence, NELO.

11 a.m.-1 p.m. Scotties at Cypress Lakes, Muscle Shoals-, Karen Gruber and Friends.

Books and Blues Noon-2 p.m., Cold-Water Books, Tuscumbia, Laszlo Gardony.

Popcorn and a Movie Noon, Alabama Music Hall of Fame, Tuscumbia. Showing: 200 Cadillacs and Other Gifts From Elvis Presley.

Senior Fun Noon-2 p.m., Lincoln Street Senior Center, Florence. Music by John McAndrew.

Burrell-Slater Museum Tours 1-5 p.m., Burrell-Slater Museum, Florence.

Laughter in Literature 2 p.m., Florence-Lauderdale Public Library, Florence, featuring David Hope.

Blues-n-Bread Pudding 3-4 p.m., Sheffield Public Library, Sheffield. Music by the Gary Lamb Combo.

At Sundown 5-6 p.m., Wilson Park, Florence. Music by Iguana Party.

Time Out 6 p.m., First Baptist Church Atrium, Florence. Music by Timmy Ray and the 737 Praise Band.

Beale Street Blues 6-8 p.m., Lewis Field, Florence. Music by Off the Chain.

An Evening of Hymns and Spirituals 6 p.m., Magnolia Church of Christ, 2560 Vulcan Drive, Florence. Music by the Magnolia Singers, under the direction of Glenn Rikard.

Picnic on the Lawn 6-9 p.m., Larimore Home, Mars Hill Bible School campus, Florence. Cost: $10, advance ticket required, available at the festival office. Music by Emil Orth and The Beale Street Corner Jazz Band.

Listening Room -- 6:15-7:30 p.m., Zodiac Theatre, Florence. Music by the Tom Wolfe Combo.

Music and Art 7-9 p.m., Lori Davis Gallery, Florence. Featuring Festival Design Winners Exhibit. Music by The Ascension Brothers.

After Sundown 7-9 p.m., Wilson Park, Florence. Music by Kent DuChaine.

n St. James Sings 7 p.m., St. James United Methodist Church, Florence. Music by the St. James Missionary Baptist Special Chorus and the Orr Sisters.

Evening at the Roxy 3-6 p.m., Roxy Theater, Russellvile. Swamp Johns dinner, 3-6:30 p.m.; concert, 7 p.m., by Deacons of Dixieland and John McAndrew. Cost: $5, concert; $8, dinner, eat in or take out.

Shoals Praise and Worship Choirs Eighth Annual W.C. Handy Concert 7:30 p.m., Woodward Avenue Baptist Church, Muscle Shoals. Music by the Shoals Praise and Worship Choir, under the direction of Fred Hendon.

Evening at the Ritz with Edsel Holden 7:30 p.m., Ritz Theatre, Sheffield. Cost: $10. Featuring The Legends of Jazz -- Mundell Lowe, Betty Bennett, Holly Hofmann, Mike Woffard, Tim Goodwin, Mike Shepherd and Laszlo Gardony

Listening Room -- 7:45-9:15 p.m., Zodiac Theatre, Florence. Music by Ken Watters and Friends.

Handy on the Hill 8 p.m., West College Street, Florence. Music by Expressions, Donna Wills and Friends, Lorinda Pinky Warren and the Shirley Rowell Band.

Handy Nights

5-7 p.m. Ragazza, Tuscumbia, Laszlo Gardony.

6-9 p.m. Rosies, Florence, Rick Bell Combo.

6-9 p.m. Red Lobster, Florence, Eric Essix.

6-9 p.m. Pilot House, Tuscumbia, Happytymes.

7-9 p.m. Take a Break Tan, Muscle Shoals, NELO.

7-10:30 p.m. OCharleys, Florence, Topper Price

7-11 p.m. Logans Roadhouse, Florence, Kozmic Mama.

8-11 p.m. Florence Harbor, Florence, Max Russell.

8-11 p.m. Rivertown, Florence, Pine Hill Haints.

8 p.m.-midnight Outback Steakhouse, Sheffield,Velcro Pygmies, proceeds to benefit the Alabama Music Hall of Fame, Tuscumbia.

8 p.m.-midnight Ricatonis, Florence, Crossroads Blues Band.

8 p.m.-midnight Something Fishy, Muscle Shoals, The Decoys.

8 p.m.-midnight LaFonda, Florence, Replay.

8 pm.- midnight The BLVD, Sheffield, 19 and older, cover charge.

9 p.m. Big Eds, Florence, The Ugli Stick.

9 p.m. Sidepockets, Florence, $5 cover, Permagrin.

9 p.m. Louie Louies, Sheffield, no cover before 9 p.m., Bishop Black.

9 p.m. Bayou Blue, Florence, CMB.

9 p.m.-1 a.m. Holiday Inn, Sheffield, cover, The Midnighters.

9 p.m.-1:30 a.m. PJs, Muscle Shoals, The Drifters.

9 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Scores at Webster, Sheffield, Stacey Mitchheart and Blues You Can Use.

9 p.m.-2 a.m. Hog Heaven, Tuscumbia, Russell, Rob, Clint and Tom of The Fiddleworms. Cover: $10 single, $20 couple; $20 younger than 21.

9 p.m.-2 a.m. Nolen Cole Gallery, Florence, Boombox.

10 p.m.1:30 a.m. The BLVD, Sheffield, Gary Nichols, 19 and older, cover charge.

FRIDAY, JULY 28

Handys on the Plaza 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Mobile Plaza, Florence. Cost: $7, $6.50 in advance. Music by Emil Orth and the Beale Street Jazz Band and Rick Bell and Friends.

Lunch Break -- 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Rosies, Florence , John McAndrew.

Popcorn and a Movie Noon, Alabama Music Hall of Fame, Tuscumbia. Showing: St. Louis Blues (1958).

River Rollers Noon, TVA Environmental Research Center auditorium, Muscle Shoals. Music by DeBorah Nehemiah, Dorothy Cole as Tina Turner and Hugh Smith and the G Men.

Burrell-Slater Museum Tours 1-5 p.m., Burrell-Slater Museum, Florence.

Film and TV Music: The Latest Trends 2 p.m., Florence-Lauderdale Public Library, Florence. Featuring Randy Wachtler, Frank Redice, Lonnie Sills and Craig Sharmat.

The Business of Music 3:30 p.m., Florence-Lauderdale Public Library, Florence. Featuring Lynn Gann, Kirk Boyer and Rodney Hall.

First Friday Preview 5-8 p.m., Court Street, downtown Florence. Galleries and artists display works available for purchase and pleasure along Court Street from

Tennessee to Irvine.

Music and Art 5-7 p.m., Lori Davis Gallery, Florence. Music by Karen Gruber andFriends.

Listening Room -- 5:15-6:15 p.m., Zodiac Theatre, Florence. Music by Holly Hofmann and Friends.

Riverside Jazz 5-10 p.m., McFarland Park, Florence (rain location: Florence-Lauderdale Coliseum). Music by the Navy Band Memphis, Howard Lamb and Friends, Expressions, James Ed Combo, Off the Chain, NELO and Homemade Jamz . Free shuttle every 15 minutes from Florence Parking Deck to McFarland Park provided by NACOLG.

Waterloo Jazz Soaree 6-8 p.m., Edith Culver Memorial Museum, Waterloo. Music by Shoals Dixieland Band.

n Mall Music: Regency Junior Idol Finals 6-8 p.m., Regency Square Mall, Florence. Benefit for Boys & Girls Club.

Rolling on the Tennessee Joe Wheeler State Park, Rogersville. Jeff Whitlow and Chelsea Hale, 7 p.m.; Dorothy Cole as Tina Turner, 7:30 p.m.

Shoals Praise and Worship Choir Eighth Annual W.C. Handy Concert -- 7:30 p.m., Woodmont Baptist Church, Florence. Music by Shoals Praise and Worship Choir, under the direction of Fred Hendon.

Johnny Wayne Sanctified Blues 7 p.m., Christ Chapel, Florence.

n W.C. Handy School Reunion and Blues Ball 7 p.m., W.C. Handy School, Florence. Cost: $25, a benefit for W.C. Handy School Gym and Boys & Girls Clubs of Northwest Alabama. Music by Emme Kemp and Homemade Jamz.

Fun at the Florence Elks Lodge 8 p.m.-midnight, Florence Elks Lodge, Florence. Music by 10-O-C Band. Cost: $20 per couple, includes breakfast buffet at

midnight.

Cabaret 8 p.m., Montgomery Place, Sheffield. Cost $10, BYOB. Music by Off the Chain.

Handy Nights

6 p.m. Jonathans, Russellville, Kerry Gilbert Band.

6-9 p.m. Rosies, Florence, Pine Hill Haints.

7-10 p.m. Franks Italian Restaurant, Muscle Shoals, Byron Green

7-10:30 p.m. OCharleys, Florence, Eric Essix Duo.

7-11 p.m. Logans Roadhouse, Florence, Members Only.

8 p.m. Big Eds, Florence, Sons of Roswell and Nathan Gaston.

8-11 p.m. Florence Harbor, Florence, Max Russell.

9 p.m. Louie Louies, Sheffield, no cover before 9 p.m., Lyman.

9 p.m. The BLVD, Sheffield, 19 and older, cover charge, The Fiddleworms.

9 p.m.-midnight Ricatonis Grill, Florence, Kent DuChaine.

9 p.m.-1 a.m. Holiday Inn, Sheffield, The Decoys.

9 p.m.-1 a.m. LaFonda, Florence, CMB.

9 p.m.-1:30 a.m. PJs, The Midnighters.

9 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Scores at Webster, Sheffield, Kozmic Mama.

9 p.m.-2 a.m. Hog Heaven, Tuscumbia, Johnny Collier. Cover: $10, single; $15, couple; and $20, 21 and younger.

9 p.m. -2 a.m. Nolen Cole Gallery, Florence, Boombox.

10 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Sidepockets, Florence, Sleepy Jackson Band, $5 cover.

SATURDAY, JULY 29

Three-State Bike Ride McFarland Park, Florence. Mile options: 24, 36, 66, 74 and 103. Helmets required. Route maps online at Handy100.com. Registration, 6-8 a.m.; mass start, 7:15 a.m.; aid stations close, 3 p.m.; route closes, 4 p.m. Cost: $25 per rider, includes T-shirt, aid stations, map, refreshments after the ride.

Car and Truck Show 9 a.m.-noon, Wilson Park, Florence. To register, call Bobby Bates, 383-9478, or Polly OConnor, 757-9992, or visit shoalscarandtruckclub.com. Judging, noon-2 p.m.; awards, 3:30-4 p..m. Cost: $20 each, 37 classes.

Gettin Reading to Strut 9 a.m., offices of Gonce, Young, Collum-Butler Attorneys, Florence. Music by NELO.

Stamp Out the Blues 9 a.m., Florence Post Office, Seminary Street, Florence. Music by the Navy Band Memphis.

Street Strut and Parade 10 a.m., Wilson Park, Florence. Music by Emil Orth and the Beale Street Jazz Band, Homemade Jamz and Bay City Brass Band

Mimosas and Music 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Caf Le Crumbs, Florence. Music by John McAndrews.

Handy Lunch

11 a.m.-2 p.m. Rosies, Ken Watters and Friends.

11 a.m.-2 p.m. Ricatonis, Florence, Tim Goodwin and Friends.

Mall Jazz -- 2 p.m. Regency Square Mall, Florence. Music by the Music Camp All-Stars.

Listening Room -- 2-3:30 p.m., Zodiac Theatre, Florence. Music by the Navy Band Memphis.; and 4-5 p.m., with music by Chuck Redd and Friends.

Hip-Hop Concert, Step Show and Games 5:30 p.m., Florence-Lauderdale Coliseum, Florence. Call call 760-8640 or visit newbirthm.org. Featuring Mr. Del and Holy South, formerly of Three 6 Mafia.

Headliner Concerts 5 p.m., and 8 p.m., Norton Auditorium on the University of North Alabama campus, Florence. Cost for each concert: $15 in advance, $20 at the door. A special ticket price for the two-headliner concert package is $25. Featuring Henry Butler at the 5 p.m. concert and Bonnie Bramlett and the Capricorn Rhythm Section at the 8 p.m. concert.

Frolic 6:30-7:30 p.m., Courtyard of Norton Auditorium, Florence. Featuring NELO.

Handy Nights

6-8:30 p.m. Bayou Blue, Florence, Rob and Russell

6-9 p.m. Ragazza, Tuscumbia, Jeff Henson Band, featuring Jason Harp Fowler.

7-10 p.m. Franks Italian, Muscle Shoals, Max Russell.

7-10:30 p.m. OCharleys, Florence, Crossroads Blues Band.

7:30-10:30 p.m. Elks Club, Florence, Kent DuChaine.

8-11 p.m. Florence Harbor, Florence, Russell, Rob, Clint and Tom, of The Fiddleworms.

9 p.m. Louie Louies, Sheffield, Fly By Radio. No cover before 9 p.m.

9 p.m. Big Eds, Florence, Blackland.

9 p.m. Bayou Blue, Florence, CMB.

9 p.m.-12:30 a.m. LaFonda, Florence, Iguana Party.

9 p.m.-1:30 a.m. The BLVD, Sheffield, Alabama Blues Brothers; for ages 19 and older, cover.

9 p.m.-2 a.m. Hog Heaven, Tuscumbia, Frankie Velvet and the Veltones. Cover: $10 single, $15 couple and $20 younger than 21.

9 p.m. -2 a.m. -- Nolen Cole Gallery, Florence, Boombox

10 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Sidepockets, Florence, Kozmic Mama. $5 cover.

Handy Jam 9 p.m.-until, Ricatonis Italian Grill, Florence, All Star Revue

SUNDAY, JULY 30

Handy Night 10:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m., Sidepockets, Florence, Essential Blend. $5 cover.