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Friday, April 18 2008


11:30 am Kennedy-Douglass Center for the Arts

Alabama Studio Welcome, Meet and Greet
217 E. Tuscaloosa Street Florence
Open to the Public


1 – 3 pm WC Handy & Frank Lloyd Wright homes

The homes will be open for no charge, voluntary donations only.


1:30 – 4 pm Alabama Chanin Sample Sale

Alabama Chanin @ The Factory
462 Lane Drive Florence
Open to the Public


5:30 – 7 pm Pope’s Tavern Event

Gumbo prepared by Bayou Blue

203 Hermitage Drive in Florence
Open to the Public


7 – Until Pickett Place Party

Gathering and Social
featuring Fried oysters and collard greens with music by Greg Spradlin

438 North Seminary Street in Florence
Open to the Public

 


  Saturday, April 19 2008


8:30 - 10 am  Billy Reid @ Pickett Place

Community Breakfast at Pickett Place with Betty Sims, author of Southern Scrumptious –

How to Cater Your Own Party.

438 North Seminary Street in Florence
Open to the Public


9:30 am Billy Ray Warren @ Pickett Place

Walking Tour of Historic Downtown Florence
438 North Seminary Street in Florence
Open to the Public


10 - 1 pm Alabama Chanin picnic

Barbeque and pot luck - bring a covered dish
Featuring storytellers and music by Doc Dailey
www.myspace.com/docdailey

Mcfarland Park
Open to the Public


2 pm Tour FAME Studio

2 pm Tour the Wichahpi stone wall, with Tom Hendrix

3:15 pm Tour Muscle Shoals Sound

4 pm Tour the Frank Lloyd Wright Rosenbaum Home

4 - 5:30 pm Storytelling Event
Riverfront Park
Alabama Ave. in Sheffield


6 - 8 pm Alabama's Best Dinner @ Ivy Green - Hellen Keller House

Dinner, storytelling and music
300 W. N. Commons in Tuscumbia

Adult Ticket $40
Child Ticket $20

Menu

Executive Chef Steve Walton (named AL Chef of the Year for 2007) - SYSCO Foods of Central AL

Banana, Mint, & Tarragon Butter Grilled Shrimp Served on Corn, Cucumber and Tomato Salad
Blackened Wild Caught Alabama Shrimp Creole w/ Alabama Tomatoes, Alabama Strawberry Gazpacho

Chef de Cuisine Joshua Quick - 360 Grille

Alabama Cornmeal Crusted Grouper w/ sweet pea ravioli & tomato pesto


Chef Ryan Matthews - Marriott Shoals Conference Center Banquet

Soft Boiled Alabama Farm Eggs With Alabama Goat Cheese and Smoked Pecans
Beer Braised Alabama Rabbit Served on Black Pepper Biscuits w/ Homemade Tarragon Mustard

Chef Justin Herring - Bronzeback Café Restaurant

Chef’s selection of Alabama grown spring vegetables and AL pecan pralines

Chef David Mashburn - Classic on Noble, Anniston, AL

Alabama stone ground Grits & Shrimp

Wallace Ricks - W.D. Ricks BBQ Sauce

Beef Brisket slow cooked in W.D. Ricks Sauce

Sous-Chef Chuck Pilkinton - Campbell's Catering

Alabama Grown Fried Green Tomatoes

 

Two glasses of wine to be served to each adult ticket holder from one of 7 Alabama Wineries.

Perdido Vineyards - Bryant Vineyard - Morgan Creek Vineyards - Wills Creek Vineyards

White Oak Vineyards - Vizzini Farms Winery - Ozan Winery - Berta Winery

 

Desserts to be served at GAS Studio after dinner

Laura Hester - Red Gingham Gourmet

Homemade Bread Pudding with warm rum sauce


Ruby Tiggs - Mrs. Ruby’s Catering

Alabama grown homemade strawberry cobble



8 - Until GAS Studio

Dessert, BYOB

Screening, Seven Signs
http://www.jdwilkes.com/films.html

Music by Joshua Black Wilkins
http://www.myspace.com/joshuablackwilkins

109-A West 6th Street Tuscumbia
Open to the Public