Handy Festival continues Monday

The W.C. Handy Music Festival office is at the Kennedy-Douglass Center for the Arts, 217 E. Tuscaloosa St., Florence.

Office hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

All events are subject to change. For details and updates, contact the office at 256-766-7642 or visit wchandymusicfestival.org or follow on Facebook at wchandyfestival.

Monday

Popcorn and a Movie — 10 a.m., Alabama Music Hall of Fame, Tuscumbia. Showing "St. Louis Blues," starring Nat King Cole.

Jazz It Up with Trash — 10:30-11:30 a.m., Florence-Lauderdale Public Library, Florence. An In Harmony with Nature Litter-Free Event featuring hands-on activities making musical instruments from recycled materials for ages 3 and older. Special guest: Microwave Dave

Handy Lunch

11 a.m. to 2 p.m. — Rosie's, Florence, Max Russell

11 a.m. to 2 p.m. — Ricatoni's Italian Grill, Florence, Bill Goodwin & Friends

11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. — McGraw's Coffee House, Florence, Archie Hubbard

Noon to 2 p.m. — On The Rocks, Florence, Lucas Cates Band

Book It with Jazz — 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Helen Keller Public Library, Tuscumbia. Cost: $5; lunch tickets available at the library, call 256-383-7065. Music by Robert Dickson Combo.

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

Scope Alive on Helton Drive — 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Scope 310, Florence. Featuring Joseph Baldwin.

Open Mic — 2-5 p.m., McGraws Coffee House, Florence. Registration to perform required; call 256-765-7779.

Listening Room — 4:30-6 p.m., Zodiac Theatre, Florence. Featuring Ken Watters & Friends.

At Sundown — 6-7:30 p.m., Wilson Park, Florence. Featuring Happytymes.

Bridgin' the Blues — 6-8 p.m., Old Railroad Bridge over the Tennessee River, Sheffield. Featuring Kent DuChaine.

Listening Room — 6:15-7:45 p.m., Zodiac Theatre, Florence. Featuring Mel Deal & Friends.

Mall Jazz — 6 p.m., Regency Square Mall, Florence. Featuring The Big Band.

Year of Alabama Music Songwriters Contest Finals — 6:30 p.m., Ritz Theatre, Sheffield. Free, but tickets required; available at the door and at festival headquarters. The winner of the Year of Alabama Music Songwriters Contest will be selected from the four regional winners.

Joyful Sounds — 7 p.m., First United Methodist Church, Florence. Dinner and dessert available beginning at 4:30 p.m.; $8, advance ticket required and available at church office. Concert featuring the First United Methodist Adult Choirs and special musical guests is free.

Music Downtown — 7 p.m., downtown Sheffield. An In Harmony with Nature litter-free event with music by The Decoys.

Westminster Lemonade Party — 7 p.m., Westminster Presbyterian Church, Florence. Featuring The Thompson Trio.

Chillin' on the Corner: Frostbite in July — 7-10 p.m., Frostbite, Florence. Featuring Dillon Hodges.

Jus' Jazzin' — 8 p.m., First Assembly of God, Florence. Featuring the Jus' Jazzin' Christian Big Band.

Listening Room — 8-9:30 p.m., Zodiac Theatre, Florence. Featuring Sue Matthews and Robert Redd in a tribute to Johnny Mercer.

Handy Night

5-7 p.m. — Swampers at Marriott Shoals, Florence; Chris Roach

6-9 p.m. — Rosie's, Florence; KGB

6-9 p.m. — Crocodile Ed's, Florence; Microwave Dave

7-10 p.m. — Chili's, Florence; Black Salt

7-10 p.m. — Legend's Steakhouse, Florence; Acoustrio,

7-11 p.m. — Ricatoni's Italian Grill, Florence; Karen Gruber and Friends

8 p.m. to 2 a.m. — Sandbar of the Shoals, Sheffield; Max Russell and The Shake Down Kings

8-11 p.m. — Swampers at Marriott Shoals, Florence; Christian Turner

8 p.m. to midnight — Sidelines Sports Deli, Florence; Rudy Mockabee

8 p.m. to midnight — On the Rocks, Florence; Second Creek Band

8-9:30 p.m. — Somewhere Else, Florence; Gary Nichols

9 p.m. — Celebrity's, Sheffield; Kelley O'Neal Band

9 p.m. — JD's, Sheffield; Billy Smart and Rosedale

9:30 p.m. to 1:30a.m. — Somewhere Else, Florence; Whiskey Bent and Cotton Queen