Earth Month in the Shoals
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April 1, 5:00pm --- Reading of the Earth Month proclamation, Mayor Irons, City Hall, Florence.
- April 1, 6:00pm --- Showing of Leonardo DiCaprio’s film “The 11th Hour,” a look at the state of the global environment including visionary and practical solutions for restoring the planet's ecosystems. Performance Center, UNA Guillot Center.
- April 3, 5, 10, 12, 17, 19, 24, 26 --- Tour of Jack-o-Lantern Farms, Muscle Shoals. 386-2335.
- April 6, 1:00pm --- Cypress Creek Cleanup / Float Trip (meet at Alabama Outdoors). 764-1809.
- April 9, 9:30am --- Tour of Culinary Center, 610 West College Street, Florence. Call 764-0044.
- April 17, 5:00pm --- Shoals Vegetarian Fellowship Tasting, Florence Public Library.
- April 18 (and again on the 19th & 24th), 10:00am-2:00pm --- North Alabama Biodiesel Open House, 3155 Kendall Drive, Industrial Park, Florence. Call 766-2365 for more information.
April 18, 7:00pm --- North Alabama Biodiesel hosts documentary, “Revolution Green,”
Shoals Theatre, Florence. Free admittance.
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April 19 --- Shoals Earth Day Celebration at TVA
All events meet at the Old Railroad Bridge, Sheffield
8:00am---Spring Birding Walk - Led by Jeff Garner. Call 764- 1809.
10:00am---Earth Day Dedication Ceremony, Old Railroad Bridge.
Refreshments, music by David Walton. Call 767-2909.
10:30am---Explore the TVA Trails Hike - Led by Larry Wright. 764-1809.
10:30am---Nature Hike - Led by Charles Rose. Call 366-1937.
- April 19, 11:15am-12:30pm --- Free kid’s movie showing of “Fern Gully - the Last Rainforest,” Florence Lauderdale Public Library.
April 19, 12:00pm-5:00pm --- Shoals Earth Day Fest at Wilson Park, Florence. Join us for displays, art, kid’s activity tent, blues/rock music by Max Russell & NC Thurman. 767-2909.
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April 19, 6:00-8:00pm --- Alabama Adventure, Slow Food Dinner, Helen Keller Home, Tuscumbia. Ticket required. Call 383-7183.
- April 20, 12:30pm --- Community picnic (bring your own) and 1:00pm inter-faith Sunday Service, “A Celebration of the Stewardship of Creation,” with the Reverend Deacon Tom Osborne, CCC Picnic Pavilion, TVA Muscle Shoals Reservation. Call 767-2909.
- April 26, 10:00am-2:00pm --- PALS (People Against a Littered State), music, children’s activities, Wal-Mart, Muscle Shoals.
- April 26, 2:30pm --- Cherokee Trail Ride/ Dinner, Mt. Hester Rd, Cherokee. Call 359-4423.
- April 26, 8:00am-5:00pm --- Shoals Beautification Alliance Plant Sale, farmers market, Fairground Road, Florence. Call 757-7064.
- April 26, 6:30pm --- Songwriters in the Round, with Donny Lowery, Chris Tompkins, Don Poythress & Walt Aldridge. Organic Dinner/Organic Wine Tasting. Dish Gourmet Cafe, Mobile St., Florence. Ticket required. Call 764-1809.
- April 27, 1:00-5:00pm --- Solar Home Tour, Lutts, TN. Meet 12:15pm at Southern Family Market, Cox Creek Pkwy, Florence, to caravan. Call 767-2909.
BONUS EVENTS!
- May 1 --- Lauderdale County Water Festival, UNA. Call Florence Lauderdale Tourism Bureau, 740-4141.
- May 14 --- Colbert County Water Festival. Call Colbert County Convention and Tourism Bureau, 383-0783.