NEWS and SPECIAL NOTICES
eReader Parties at the Florence-Lauderdale
Public Library in June
Kindles, Nooks, Nook Colors, Sony Readers, and iPads. Now is your chance to see, touch, and try one out for yourself! Find out how you can use them for reading and purchasing your own books, or bring your own ereader to ask questions about how to use it. Read More...
First Fridays Graphic Tees Are Back for 2011
The custom graphic tees that were introduced last fall to First Fridays fans will be on sale on June 3rd at the event Information Booth. Three distinct designs will be available, each for only $12 at the booth. Tees from other popular Florence events will also be available. For more information, visit http://www.vla-designs.com/ffTmicro.html.
Mefford’s Jewelers Extends Hours for First Fridays
Mefford’s Jewelers at 102 North Court Street will be extending its business hours to 7 p.m. during each First Fridays event. For more information, call (256) 764-2632, or visit their website at www.meffords.com.
Billy Reid Hosts “Party on the Plaza” for June 3rd First Fridays
Billy Reid is sponsoring their “Party on the Plaza” Music Event on Mobile Plaza in Historic Downtown Florence, AL during the June First Fridays. The two-day event, June 3rd-4th will include musical guests: John Cartwright & The Catapults, The Apache Relay, The Pine Hill Haints and The Romany Rye. The event is free to the public. Friday’s event will run from 5-8 p.m. The special Billy Reid window art installation was designed by Butch Anthony.
Creative Jewelers Launches Innovative Video Contest
Creative Jewelers has announced an open call for video shorts, with the opportunity to win
$2,500 toward the future purchase of an engagement ring. A $200 store credit will be awarded
to all other approved submissions.
The theme of the video short contest is “Experience the Fear!” – a lighthearted look at the
trials that a man can go through once he has decided to propose....read more.
Huffington Post Names Florence One of 11
Great Small American Towns
An article posted on the news site September 13, 2010 names eleven small towns across the U.S. that it considers the most vibrant and interesting. The short list of towns range in geography, from the northeast to the southwest, and from California to Alabama... read more
First Fridays Announces Exhibitor "Purple & Gold" Contest for October 1 Event
FLORENCE - Attention All Exhibitors! For the October 1st event, in honor of the University of North
Alabama’s Homecoming, First Fridays is hosting “The Purple & Gold Spirit Contest”
exclusively for our exhibitors.
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City to close 2 blocks for First Fridays
FLORENCE - August’s First Friday will have a new twist: Two blocks of Court Street will be closed to vehicle traffic.
The monthly downtown arts event draws big crowds that gather along Court Street, Florence’s main downtown thoroughfare. With more people attending First Friday, event organizers have decided to block vehicular traffic along two blocks to accommodate the crowd and for safety purposes.
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First Fridays Gets Patriotic for
July 2nd Event
Florence – The July 2nd First Fridays event will be showing a little more red, white and
blue in honor of Independence Day. The event is ponsoring “The Art of Patriotism”,
a
patriotic art and crafts contest held during the event...read more
First Fridays Introduces New
Summer Hours, New Sponsor
Extended summer hours and an exclusive new Music Stage sponsor promise to make Historic Downtown Florence the place to be for arts, music, dining, shopping and entertainment… read more
FIRST COMPLETE PHOTOGRAPHIC HISTORY OF THE SHOALS PREMIERS AT FIRST FRIDAYS
Author Patricia Landrum Counts will be signing her book, The Landrum
Collection of Historical Photographs, at First Fridays on May 7th from 5-8pm next to Ricatoni’s. The book features 200 pages and includes 235 historic photos of the Shoals area from the early 1900s to the late 1950s. The book will be available at the event for $29.99. Excerpts from The Landrum Collection of Historical Photographs may be read here. For more information, call Patricia Counts at 256-765-1979 … read more
Coverage of the April First Fridays event was great, including articles in the Times Daily and Courier Journal among others. See the links below to review their
coverage.
Courier Journal 3-31 article.
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Times Daily 4-01 “Best Bets”.
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Times Daily Coverage 4-3.
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First Fridays Florence Introduces Enhancements at April 2nd Event
You might not have noticed, but downtown’s First Fridays Florence event is looking a little different these days... read more
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