ALABAMA BICENTENNIAL SCHEDULE

Saturday, December 14th

10 a.m. –
ALABAMA BICENTENNIAL PARADE

Dexter Avenue

The Saturday celebration begins at 10 AM with a parade of Alabama people, places and
history. From Court Square Fountain, a cavalcade of marching bands, city floats, living
history on wheels—such as the USS Alabama Battleship Park and US Space and
Rocket Center—elected officials, cute kids, beauty queens and special Alabama
Notables will travel Dexter Avenue toward the State Capitol.
More than 70 entries from around the state showcase our Alabama communities.
The parade will conclude with the more than 150 member Bicentennial All Star Band
performing an original composition:
Something in the Water

By: Anthony Krizan, Cheryl DaVeiga, Jerry Foster and Robert W. Smith

NOON –
ALABAMA BICENTENNIAL PARK DEDICATION
Alabama State Capitol steps

Mid-day ceremonies led by Governor Kay Ivey will include the official dedication of
Alabama Bicentennial Park. Located at the foot of the Alabama State Capitol on Dexter
Avenue, the park will tell the story of Alabama in 16 bronze plaques mounted on
Alabama granite bases.

1 p.m. –
ALABAMA BICENTENNIAL FESTIVAL
State Capitol Complex, Department of Archives & History, and Downtown Montgomery

The afternoon will offer exhibitions, performances and open houses in the Capitol
Complex, up and down Dexter Avenue and throughout downtown Montgomery. The
Alabama State Capitol and Alabama Department of Archives and History will host
performances and presentations in their buildings and children’s games, traditional arts/
crafts demonstrations and historic reenactors on their grounds. Museums, galleries,
restaurants, and stores will host tours, exhibitions, and activities. The Alabama State
Council on the Arts Gallery, in partnership with Black Belt Treasures Cultural Arts Center
from Camden, will feature exhibits and sales of works by contemporary Alabama artists.

• Free family-friendly event

• Historical re-enactors, craft/art demonstrations, performers
• Games and family activities
• Performances, talks, readings, dance
• Tours/open houses
• Special exhibits
• Multiple Performance stages

Alabama Department of Archives & History – Front Terrace Performances:


1:00 p.m. – Bay City Brass Band

1:15 p.m.– The Birmingham Sunlights

2:00 p.m. – Rollin’ In The Hay

3:00 p.m. – Banditos

Additional Sites:

Alabama State House

Alabama State Council on the Arts

Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church

Rosa Parks Museum

Old Alabama Town

Freedom Rides Museum

Alabama Cattlemen’s Association

4 p.m. –

ALABAMA BICENTENNIAL CONCERT AND FINALE PRESENTATION

State Capitol Steps
Information on the Alabama Bicentennial Finale Concert is coming. Check back often for
special announcements about performers and schedule!

Sunday, December 15th

5:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.


ENCORE FINALE PRESENTATION

Alabama Attorney General Building
Alabama Bicentennial Parade Entries

• Excelsior Band
• Rosa Parks Bus
• Alabama Department of Labor
• U.S. Space & Rocket Center
• Munford High School Marching Band
• Alabama Marine Resources
• Senator Arthur Orr, Alabama Bicentennial Commission Chairman
• Dogwood Trail Court
• Tallassee High School Marching Band
• Girl Scouts of Southern Alabama
• Coca Cola Music Truck & Polar Bear
• Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill
• Pelham High School Marching Band
• Bicentennial Ambassador Bobby Joe Seales
• Alabama Department of Conservation & Natural Resources – Wildlife and Fisheries
• Alabama State Treasurer John McMillan
• Order of First Families AL Territory
• Foley High School Marching Band
• Firetruck with Staff Kids
• Vulcan Mascot
• Alabama Cattleman's Association
• Addison High School Marching Band
• The Delta Darlin's
• Alabama Notables – Dan Penn and Eddie Floyd
• Regions Big Green Bike
• DeKalb County Honor Marching Band
• National Guard Vehicles
• Alabama Bass Trail
• Alabama Notable – Roy Wood, Jr.
• Honda Manufacturing of Alabama
• Sidney Lanier Marching Band
• Alabama State Auditor Jim Zeigler
• Alabama Department of Conservation & Natural Resources – Wildlife and Fisheries
• Talladega Pace Car
• Southside High School Marching Band
• Bicentennial Ambassadors
• Mobile Azalea Trail Maids
• Chilton County Peach Queens
• Alabama Indian Affairs Commission
• Smiths Station High School Band
• Alabama Notables - Candi Staton and John Paul White
• American Legion Vehicles
• USS Alabama Battleship Float
• New Hope High School Marching Band
• Montgomery Biscuits Train and Truck
• Alabama Notable – Ruben Studdard
• Echota Cherokee Tribe of Alabama
• Alabama State Parks
• Hayden High School Marching Band
• Alabama Notables – Martha and the Vandellas
• Miss Pike County
• American Legion Vehicles
• Alabama State Parks
• Greenville High School Marching Band
• Alabama Notable – Dr. Regina Benjamin
• Alabama Women's Suffrage Centennial
• Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries Commissioner Rick Pate
• St. Andrew Pipe Band
• DAR Bell Ringing and Suffragette Float
• Alabama Notables – Members of Wet Willie
• New Millennium Brass Band
• Bicentennial Pageant Winners
• Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama
• Alabama Bicentennial Band
ALABAMA BICENTENNIAL PARK DEDICATION
PROGRAM
Saturday, December 14, 2019
Noon – 1 PM
Alabama State Capitol
600 Dexter Avenue
Montgomery, Alabama

Welcome
Senator Arthur Orr, chair, Alabama Bicentennial Commission

Invocation
Major General Sheryl E. Gordon, The Adjutant General, Alabama National Guard

“Star Spangled Banner” (music and lyrics by Francis Scott Key, 1814)
Kirk Jay with the Booker T. Washington High School Choir and the 151st Army Band

Remarks
Senator Arthur Orr

Remarks
Governor Kay Ivey

Presentation of Alabama Bicentennial Park

Lisa Demetropoulos Jones, Executive Director and State Historic Preservation Officer,
Alabama Historical Commission
Elliot A. Knight, Ph.D., Executive Director, Alabama State Council on the Arts
Steve Murray, Director, Alabama Department of Archives & History
Susan Franklin Wilhelm, Deputy Finance Director, State of Alabama

“Alabama” (lyrics by Julia Tutwiler, music by Edna Gockel Gussen, designated as state
song in 1931)
Kirk Jay with the Booker T. Washington High School Choir and the 151st Army Band

Closing Remarks
Governor Kay Ivey
CALEB O’CONNOR - BICENTENNIAL PARK ARTIST
Born and raised in Hawaii, Caleb O’Connor moved to
Baltimore, Maryland to attend the Maryland Institute
College of Art, which has one of the top ranked painting
programs in the nation. Caleb studied under the renowned
painting professors Israel Hershberg, Mark Karnes, Barry
Nemett, and Raul Middleman. During his senior year of
college in 2001, he had his first solo exhibition at Gallery K
in Washington D.C. Since then, he has shown in many
galleries both nationally and internationally. Shortly after
graduating with a BFA, he taught an advanced drawing
course at the Delaware College of Arts and Design and
painted portrait commissions of families from all parts of the world.
Caleb continued to teach and paint portraiture for one year until he was awarded a
Fulbright grant to study in Italy for nine months. He lived in Seravezza Italy, a little town
strategically located near Pietrasanta which is known as the center of marble and
bronze sculpture. In Italy, he pursued a dream of expanding his vocabulary into the
realm of three dimensions, learning marble carving and bronze casting techniques.
While in Seravezza, he studied with Cynthia Sah and Nicolas Bertoux, marble carvers
well known for their large abstract architectural works in marble. During his time in Italy,
he was able to complete two major works in marble and numerous smaller works in his
traditional medium, oil painting.

Following his time in Italy, Caleb returned home to the island of Maui and was able to
concentrate on a new body of work. A series of landscapes paintings emerged,
illustrating the trail from the small town of Makawao, through the open fields of Kula,
and towards the magnificent views on Haleakala Crater.
Several years and several states later, Caleb moved to Tuscaloosa, Alabama where he
worked on a three-year project for the Federal Courthouse – a series of large-scale
historical paintings. 

Caleb’s work in oil painting, marble sculpture, and bronze sculpture is best known for its
figurative realism. His work is often characterized as magic realism due to his ability to
capture figures in motion and seemingly impossible situations that are made believable
through attention to detail. Throughout all of his works is a continuous exploration of
nature and the human experience. Every figure in his work is an individual person,
created from direct observation and with great care in rendering facial expression and
body language. Caleb believes his ability to work with multiple materials allows him to
combine methods that create works of art uniquely suited for a particular environment;
engineering and design are the only constraints.  
Currently, Caleb continues to work out of his downtown studio in Tuscaloosa, focusing
primarily on public artwork. This serves his personal belief that art has the power to
promote mental health by beautifying the environment, stimulating thought, and
becoming part of a community’s regional identity.  
BICENTENNIAL PARK BRONZE PLAQUES

Ancient Sea

Basilosauras cetoides, 34 million years ago, Choctaw County

Unveiling:
• Sen. Will Barfoot
• Rep. Shane Stringer
• Ezekial O'Connor, son of artist
• Mary Bookman, McGill Toolen Catholic High School (Bicentennial Student Advisory
Committee)
• Aylon Gipson, Booker T. Washington Magnet High School (Bicentennial Student
Advisory Committee)

Native American Society

AL's First People – Moundville, ca. 1100-1200, Hale County


Unveiling:
• Sen. Bobby Singleton
• Rep. Ralph Howard
• McAusha Rabb, The Calhoun School (Bicentennial Student Advisory Committee)

Skylar Elliot, Bob Jones High School (Bicentennial Student Advisory Committee)

Creek War
Resistance and War – Battle of Horseshoe Bend, 1814, Tallapoosa County

Unveiling:
• Sen. Randy Price
• Rep. Ed. Oliver
• Owen Howard, Providence Classical School (Bicentennial Student Advisory
Committee)

Path to Statehood
Alabama Territory – Huntsville Citizens Read New Constitution, 1818, Huntsville

Unveiling:
• Sen. Sam Givhan
• Rep. Laura Hall
• Florence Bowman, Decatur Heritage School (Bicentennial Student Advisory
Committee)
• Jack Orr, Decatur High School (Bicentennial Student Advisory Committee)

Cotton State
Steamboat Landing, 1840s, Claiborne, Alabama River
Unveiling:
• Sen. Greg Albritton
• Rep. Wes Kitchens
• Mary Margaret Williams, Vestavia High School (Bicentennial Student Advisory
Committee)
• Amari Pettaway, Parker High School (Bicentennial Student Advisory Committee)

Civil War
Secession & Confederacy – Battle of Mobile Bay, 1864

Unveiling:
• Sen. Chris Elliott
• Rep. Matt Simpson
• Davis Wingate, Eufaula High School (Bicentennial Student Advisory Committee)

Reconstruction
Colored Citizens of Florence, 1867, Florence

Unveiling:
• Sen. Greg Reed
• Rep. Phillip Pettus
• Roy Wood Jr.
• Teri Kim, LAMP High School (Bicentennial Student Advisory Committee)
• Colby Lewis, Gardendale High School (Bicentennial Student Advisory Committee)

Industrialization
Sloss Furnaces, 1882, Birmingham

Unveiling:
• Sen. Jabbo Waggoner
• Rep. Neil Rafferty
• Ruben Studdard

1901 Constitutional Convention

Populism – 1901 Constitutional Convention, Montgomery

Unveiling:
• Sen. David Burkette
• Rep. TaShina Morris
• Mayor Todd Strange
• Mayor Steven Reed
• Walt Shelton, Hartselle High School (Bicentennial Student Advisory Committee)
• Neelie Miller, Decatur High School (Bicentennial Student Advisory Committee)
Agricultural Economy
Rural Life – First peanut crop at C. W. Baston's farm, 1916, Enterprise

Unveiling:
• Sen. William M. Beasley
• Rep. Dexter Grimsley
• Jett Williams

Electrification

Great Depression & New Deal – TVA/Electrification, 1939, Guntersville area

Unveiling:
• Sen. Clay Scofield
• Rep. Rex Reynolds
• Taylor Hicks
• Emmie Mayson, U.M.S. Wright School (Bicentennial Student Advisory Committee)

World War II
Defense Economy – USS Tule Canyon Launched, 1944, ADDSCO Shipyards,
Mobile

Unveiling:
• Sen. Vivian Davis-Figures
• Rep. Chip Brown

Civil Rights Movement

Segregation – Bloody Sunday, 1965, Selma

Unveiling:
• Sen. Malika Sanders-Fortier
• Rep. Prince Chestnut
• Sheyann Webb Christburg
• Isabella Fratangelo, Mae Jemison High School (Bicentennial Student Advisory
Committee)

Space Race
Made in Alabama – Saturn V Rocket test, 1965, Huntsville

Unveiling:
• Sen. Tom Butler
• Rep. Mike Ball
• Gary Willis, Manager, Stakeholder Relations Office, NASA
• Chris Blair, Stakeholder Relations Office, NASA
• Elizabeth Hobbs, Athens High School (Bicentennial Student Advisory Committee)
• Eric Wang, Auburn High School (Bicentennial Student Advisory Committee)
21st Century Economy
Globalization – Robotics, Mercedes-Benz, 1997, Vance

Unveiling:
• Sen. Cam Ward
• Rep. Rich Wingo
• Dr. Regina Benjamin

Alabama's Third Century

International Space Station – Alabama Voices

Unveiling:
• Amani O'Connor, child of artist
• Jody Singer, Director, Marshall Space Flight Center
• Keegan Jackson, NASA Legislative Specialist
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CAPITOL COMPLEX EVENTS & EXHIBITORS

dexter avenue BICENTennial park dexter avenue baptist church
The Saturday celebration begins at 10 am Mid-day ceremonies led by Governor Kay Ivey Camden, will feature exhibits and sales of works 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
with a parade of Alabama people, places and will include the official dedication of Alabama by contemporary Alabama artists. Open House - Guided Walk-Thru Tours & Sidewalk Vending
history. From Court Square Fountain, a Bicentennial Park. Located at the foot of the 1:00-1:20 pm
cavalcade of marching bands, city floats, living Alabama State Capitol on Dexter Avenue, the Free family-friendly event Alonzo Caldwell delivers Dr. King’s “I Have A Dream” Speech (from church balcony)
history on wheels—such as the USS Alabama park will tell the story of Alabama in 16 bronze 1:20-1:25 pm
Historical re-enactors, craft/art
Battleship Park and US Space and Rocket plaques mounted on Alabama granite bases. Choir performs “Lift Every Voice and Sing” (with congregation)
Center—elected officials, cute kids, beauty demonstrations, performers 1:30-1:40 pm
queens, and special Alabama Notables will The afternoon will offer exhibitions, performances, Games and family activities Prayer & Welcome - Pastor Cromwell Handy
travel Dexter Avenue toward the State Capitol. and open houses in the Capitol Complex, up and Performances, talks, readings, dance 1:45-1:55 pm
down Dexter Avenue, and throughout downtown Forum Introduction
Tours/open houses
More than 70 entries from around the state will Montgomery. The Alabama State Capitol and 1:55-2:00 pm
showcase our Alabama communities. Alabama Department of Archives and History will Special exhibits Valiant Cross Academy Presentation
host performances and presentations in their Multiple performance stages 2:00-3:00 pm
The parade will conclude with the more than buildings along with children’s games, traditional Forum I - Five Pastors of Dexter Church (45 minute discussion/15 minute Q & A)
150 member Bicentennial All Star Band arts/crafts demonstrations, and historic 3:00-3:05 pm
performing an original composition: re-enactors on their grounds. Museums, CIRCLE of flags Keyana Robinson – Dance Presentation
galleries, restaurants, and stores will host tours, Coca Cola Polar Bear 3:10-4:00 pm
Something in the Water exhibitions, and activities. The Alabama State Forum II - Civil & Human Rights Panelists (45 minute discussion/15 minute Q & A)
League of Municipalities
By: Anthony Krizan, Cheryl DaVeiga, Council on the Arts Gallery, in partnership with 4:00 pm
Jerry Foster, and Robert W. Smith Black Belt Treasures Cultural Arts Center from Alabama Public Television/ “We Shall Overcome”
Daniel the Tiger Congregation Closing Prayer – Pastor Cromwell Handy
Blue Cross Blue Shield
Alabama department of Alabama State Capitol Alabama Mountain Lakes washington avenue First white house of
archives and history Montgomery Chamber of Commerce Rosa Parks Bus with Rosa Parks Reenactor the confederacy
See all six of Alabama’s constitutions in our Self Guided Capitol Tour Hours: 1 – 4 pm Alabama Coasting E.D. Nixon Reenactor 33rd Infantry Reenactors
special Bicentennial exhibition: We the Governor’s Office NASA Prattville Gin with Daniel Pratt Reenactor
People: Alabama’s Defining Documents Children's Aid Society of Alabama
Lt. Governor’s Office Alabama Dept. of Tourism Gift Shop
Attorney General Alabama Indian Affairs AL. Dept. of Archives Bicentennial Gift
mooseum
Education Activities: Make a bag, candle,
wax seal, punch tin art, feather fan, Secretary of State Hola Hours: 11:00 am - 4:30 pm
Shop and Book Sale
birthday card, and sign our constitution! State Treasurer Alabama Humanities Foundation The MOOseum will host a Mooey
Christmas including tours of the
State Auditor US Parks Service MOOseum and a Cowboy Santa to
Gees Bend Quilters in our second-floor lobby Bainbridge street
Alabama Historical Commission meet and greet with kids. There
Inside the Rotunda: Echota Cherokee Indian Tribe of AL Alabama Arts Alliance will be rodeo games in the parking
Guides through our First Alabamian and
1:15-1:30 pm Danza Azteca Xochipilli Sloss Furnace lot and a tractor display.
Voices Galleries Dept. Conservation and Natural Resources
1:30-1:45 pm Celtic Traditions
Alabama Forestry Commission & Vulcan Park and Museum
School of Irish Dance
Front Terrace Performances: Smokey the Bear Wiregrass Museum of Art
1:45-2:00 pm Shivalaya School of Dance
1:00 pm – Bay City Brass Band Georgine clark
2:15-2:37 pm MAD Skillz Dance Company University of West Alabama Museum Alabama Bass Trail Truck
1:15 pm – The Birmingham Sunlights alabama
2:37-3:00 pm Nathifa Dance Company University of Alabama Museums Alabama Department of Labor Experience
2:00 pm – Rollin’ In The Hay artists gallery
and Outreach
3:00 pm – Banditos Discovering Alabama
3:15-4:00 pm Stories in Motion 10:00 am - 4:00 pm:
Community Gathering Maxwell Air Force Base Carry On: Celebrating 35 Years
Pre-statehood reenactment:
Alabama Bicentennial Commission
Alabama state house of the Alabama Folk Arts
Creek, Cherokee, Ft. Toulouse, and OPEN: 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Goat Hill Museum Store Open Reenactors for WWI, Women Suffragists, Apprenticeship Program Exhibit
General Richard Montgomery
Public Access, Security Checkin –
and WWII
Old Supreme Court Chamber: Front Doors 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm:
Artist Demonstrations: Tuskegee Airmen
Alabama Judicial System House of Representatives: Artist Demonstration: Arts
Craigger Browne (Sylacauga Sculptor), Animals from Auburn Veterinary School Chamber & Gallery – Floors 5 & 6 Apprenticeship Program and from
Laura Buckner Jurjevich (Clay Pottery),
Old Senate Chamber: Animals from the Cook Museum Black Belt Treasures of Camden
Evetta Hannibal (Basket-Weaving), Senate:
Ben Severance
Barbara Davis (Live-Event Painter) Chamber & Gallery – Floors 7 & 8
ALABAMA BICENTENNIAL SCHEDULE

1 p.m.

State Capitol Complex, Department of Archives & History and Downtown
Montgomery
The afternoon will offer exhibitions, performances and open houses in the Capitol
Complex, up and down Dexter Avenue and throughout downtown Montgomery. The
Alabama State Capitol and Alabama Department of Archives and History will host
performances and presentations in their buildings and children’s games, traditional arts/
crafts demonstrations and historic re-enactors on their grounds. Museums, galleries,
restaurants, and stores will host tours, exhibitions, and activities. The Alabama State
Council on the Arts Gallery, in partnership with Black Belt Treasures Cultural Arts Center
from Camden, will feature exhibits and sales of works by contemporary Alabama artists.
• Free family-friendly event
• Historical re-enactors, craft/art demonstrations, performers
• Games and family activities
• Performances, talks, readings, dance
• Tours/open houses
• Special exhibits
• Multiple Performance stages
Alabama Department of Archives & History - Front Terrace Performances:

1:00 p.m. - Bay City Brass Band

1:15 p.m. - The Birmingham Sunlights

2:00 p.m. - Rollin' In The Hay

3:00 p.m. - Banditos
Alabama State Capitol - Rotunda Performances:

1:15-1:30 - Danza Azteca Xochipilli

1:30-1:45 - Celtic Traditions School of Irish Dance

1:45-2:00 - Shivalaya School of Dance

2:15-2:37 - MAD Skillz Dance Company

2:37-3:00 - Nathifa Dance Company and Outreach

3:15-4:00 - Stories in Motion Community Gathering-downstairs, Nathifa
drummers and dancers will lead
Additional Sites:   

Alabama State House

Alabama State Council on the Arts

Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church

Rosa Parks Museum

Old Alabama Town

Freedom Rides Museum

Alabama Cattlemen's Association

Hank Williams Museum

Legacy Museum
ALABAMA BICENTENNIAL FESTIVAL

DETAILED SCHEDULE

1:00 p.m.
Alabama Department of Archives and History
     1:00 p.m.
      Bay City Brass Band
     1:15 p.m
      The Birmingham Sunlights

Alabama State Capitol


Rotunda
      1:15 p.m.
      Danza Azteca Xochipilli
      1:30 p.m
      Celtic Traditions School of Irish Dance
      1:45 p.m
      Shivalaya School of Dance

Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church

Dr. King’s “I Have A Dream” Speech Delivered by Alonzo Caldwell
      1:20 - 1:25 p.m.
      Choir performs “Lift Every Voice and Sing”
      1:30 - 1:40 p.m.
      Prayer & Welcome – Pastor Cromwell Handy
      1:45 - 1:55 p.m.
      Introduction of Forum Participants
      1:55 - 2:00 p.m.
      Valiant Cross Academy Presentation

Rosa Parks Museum

Tours, Art Exhibition and Ornament Making

Old Alabama Town - Loeb Reception Center

Julien Icher of The Lafayette Traill makes a special presentation

Alabama Cattleman’s Association

Tours, Rodeo Games, Mooey Christmas and Cowboy Santa

Georgine Clark Alabama Artists Gallery

Artist Demonstration: Arts Apprenticeship Program and from Black Belt Treasures of
Camden
Carry On: Celebrating 35 Years of the Alabama Folk Arts Apprenticeship Program
Exhibit 

Freedom Rides Museum

Guided Tours 

Hank Williams Museum


Self-Guided Tours

Legacy Museum

Timed Tours of the Legacy Museum and the Memorial for Peace and Justice

Alabama State House


Self-Guided Tours of House of Representatives and Senate Chambers 

2:00 p.m.
Alabama Department of Archives and History
Rollin' In The Hay

Alabama State Capitol


Rotunda
      2:15 p.m.
      MAD Skillz Dance Company
      2:37 p.m
      Nathifa Dance Company and Outreach

Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church

Forum I – 5 Pastors of Dexter Church (45 minute discussion/15 minute Q & A)

Rosa Parks Museum

Tours, Art Exhibition and Ornament Making

Old Alabama Town

Julien Icher of The Lafayette Trail will greet visitors in Lucas Tavern, the oldest building
in Montgomery.

Old Alabama Town - First Presbyterian Colored Church (1885)

The Old Alabama Revue presents an “Alabama Concert”.

Alabama Cattleman’s Association

Tours, Rodeo Games, Mooey Christmas and Cowboy Santa

Georgine Clark Alabama Artists Gallery

Artist Demonstration: Arts Apprenticeship Program and from Black Belt Treasures of
Camden
Carry On: Celebrating 35 Years of the Alabama Folk Arts Apprenticeship Program
Exhibit

Freedom Rides Museum


Guided Tours

Hank Williams Museum


Self-Guided Tours

Legacy Museum

Timed Tours of the Legacy Museum and the Memorial for Peace and Justice

Alabama State House


Self-Guided Tours of House of Representatives and Senate Chambers 

3:00 p.m.
Alabama Department of Archives and History
Banditos

Alabama State Capitol


Rotunda
      3:15 p.m.
      Stories in Motion Community Gathering - downstairs, Nathifa drummers and

dancers will lead

Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church

Dance Presentation by Keyana Robinson
      3:10 - 4:00 p.m.
      Forum II – Civil & Human Rights Panelists (45 minute discussion/15 minute Q & A)

Alabama Cattleman’s Association

Tours, Rodeo Games, Mooey Christmas and Cowboy Santa

Georgine Clark Alabama Artists Gallery

Artist Demonstration: Arts Apprenticeship Program and from Black Belt Treasures of
Camden
Carry On: Celebrating 35 Years of the Alabama Folk Arts Apprenticeship Program
Exhibit

Freedom Rides Museum

Guided Tours

Hank Williams Museum


Self-Guided Tours
Legacy Museum

Timed Tours of the Legacy Museum and the Memorial for Peace and Justice

Alabama State House


Self-Guided Tours of House of Representatives and Senate Chambers 
BICENTENNIAL CONCERT ARTIST INFO
MC/Hosts

Taylor Hicks, the Alabama-born musician who won the fifth season of “American Idol,”
will co-host the show. His single "Do I Make You Proud" debuted on Billboard’s Hot 100
at No. 1. Hicks, whose fervent fans call themselves the Soul Patrol, released the
autobiography “Heart Full of Soul: An Inspirational Memoir About Finding Your Voice
and Finding Your Way.”

Jett Williams, the Montgomery-born daughter of legendary country singer Hank

Williams, will also co-host the concert. She has released a string of popular albums and
the autobiography “Ain't Nothin' as Sweet as My Baby.”

Performers

Eddie Floyd had the top-20 hit “You’re So Fine,” when he was with The Falcons before
going solo and having three top-40 hits of his own, including “Knock On Wood” and
“Bring It On Home To Me.” He has toured and recorded as a member of the Blues
Brothers Band.

Jimmy Hall is the Mobile musician best known as the leader of the band Wet Willie,
which had a series of top-40 hits in the ‘70s. including “Keep On Smilin’,” “Street Corner
Serenade” and “Weekend.” He had another top-30 hit in 1980 as a solo artist with “I’m
Happy That Love Has Found You.” Hall, a noted songwriter who has more recently
toured with Jeff Beck, will be joined by his siblings Jack Hall and Donna Hall Foster,
both members of Wet Willie.

Allison Moorer, an Alabama-born singer/songwriter, has released 10 critically

acclaimed albums including her latest “Blood” and “Not Dark Yet,” the latter with her
sister Shelby Lynne. She has been nominated for Academy, Grammy, Americana Music
Association and Academy of Country Music Awards.

Dan Penn, born in Vernon, Alabama, is one of the country’s greatest songwriters,
having written or co-written such classics as “I’m Your Puppet,” the Aretha Franklin hit
“Do Right Woman, Do Right Man,” “Dark End of the Street,” and “Cry Like a Baby.”

Martha Reeves & The Vandellas, inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in
1995, had a dozen top-40 hits. including the top-10 hits “Heat Wave,” “Dancing in the
Street,” “Quicksand,” “Nowhere To Run,” “I’m Ready For Love” and “Jimmy Mack.” The
group also supplied background vocals on some of Marvin Gaye’s greatest songs,
including "Stubborn Kind of Fellow," "Pride & Joy," and "Hitch Hike." Martha Reeves and
the Vandellas are listed among Rolling Stone magazine's "100 Immortal Artists."
Candi Staton, born in Hanceville, Alabama, has earned hits and accolades in R&B,
disco and gospel. Her biggest hits were “Stand By Your Man” in 1970 and “Young
Hearts Run Free” in 1976. But she had a string of R&B hits, including “I’d Rather Be an
Old Man’s Sweetheart (Than a Young Man’s Fool),” “I’m Just a Prisoner (of Your Good
Lovin’),” “Sweet Feeling,” and a cover of “In the Ghetto” that remains nearly as
celebrated as Elvis Presley’s original. Along the way, she’s garnered four Grammy
nominations.

John Paul White gained initial fame as half of The Civil Wars, a groundbreaking duo
that won four Grammy Awards before disbanding in 2012. The Muscle Shoals-born
musician has gone on to a successful career as a solo artist, songwriter, producer and
co-owner and operator of Single Lock Records.

The Muscle Shoals Allstars, which will serve as the house band for the concert, is
made up of legendary session players from Muscle Shoals who have played on
countless hit recordings by artists such as Aretha Franklin, Wilson Pickett, Bob Dylan,
Paul McCartney, The Staple Singers, Paul Simon, Bob Seger and Percy Sledge. The
14-piece band includes David Hood of The Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section (also known
as the Swampers), Clayton Ivey and Mickey Buckins of the FAME Gang, Will
McFarlane, Kelvin Holly, Harvey Thompson Jr., The Muscle Shoals Horns and the
Shoals Sisters (Carla Russell, Cindy Walker and Marie Lewey).
SCULPTING A STATE
Sculpting a State is a ground-breaking projection display that will close out Alabama’s
birthday celebration by taking audiences through our state’s history, from its distinct
beginnings to its bright future, based on Caleb O’Connor’s bronze sculptures at
Bicentennial Park. This epic story will unfold on the massive canvas of Alabama’s
Attorney General building. An immersive, eye-popping experience presented by the
Poarch Band of Creek Indians, Sculpting a State will use state-of-the-art high resolution
digital projection, earth-shaking sound, and vivid lighting to leave us all inspired and
proud to call Alabama the Beautiful our sweet home.

Grand Finale presented by The Poarch Band of Creek Indians.

LIST OF NOTABLES

• Dr. Condoleeza Rice

• Ruben Studdard
• Roy Wood, Jr
• Dr. Regina Benjamin
• Jody Singer
• Sheyann Webb-Christburg
• Kirk Jay
• Taylor Hicks
• Jett Williams
• Eddie Floyd
• Jimmy Hall
• Allison Moorer
• Dan Penn
• Martha Reeves & The Vandellas
• Candi Staton
• John Paul White
• The Muscle Shoals Allstars
Alabama Bicentennial Sponsors
By Level of Support

• Alabama Power
• Alabama Power Foundation
• Regions Bank
• Airbus Americas, Inc.
• Altec/Styslinger Foundation
• Mercedes-Benz US International, Inc.
• Boeing
• Coca Cola Bottling Company United, Inc.
• Goodrich Foundation
• Drummond Company
• Medical Properties Trust
• Poarch Band of Creek Indians
• Protective Life Corporation
• Toyota Manufacturing, Alabama
• Venturi Aerospace
• Vulcan Materials
• The National Archives/ National Historical Publications and Records Commission
• AT&T Alabama
• Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alabama
• Honda Manufacturing of Alabama
• Verizon
• Brasfield & Gorrie
• Hoar Construction
• Daniel Foundation
• Wells Fargo
• TVA
• Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama, LLC
• Alabama Retired State Employees’ Association
• Dunn Investment Company