Homegrown Music Festival part of WSCC’s 50th Anniversary Celebration
HANCEVILLE, Ala. — Wallace State Community College is holding a party for its 50th anniversary in the form of a family-friendly music festival complete with activities and entertainment for all ages.
The Homegrown Music Festival will be held on Saturday, April 30, starting at 10 a.m., and will not end until 10 p.m., that night. All of the activities will be held in and around the Burrow Center for the Fine and Performing Arts.
“We have so many wonderful things planned for the day,” said Lauren Cantrell Salerno, who is heading up the committee planning the festival. “We will have musicians performing inside the Burrow Center. Student groups and organizations will be on hand, and they will offer information about their programs and some will also use the opportunity as fundraisers for their groups.
“Food trucks from around the area will be on site for everyone to enjoy a meal as they listen to performers on the terrace or in between acts playing inside the Burrow Center,” Salerno added. “We’ll have tables and chairs underneath a tent where they can sit and eat their meal or snack.”
The Homegrown Music Festival is the largest planned event during the college’s 50th anniversary celebration. The first classes were held at George C. Wallace Trade School of Cullman County in the fall of 1966, with 59 students enrolled in 11 programs taught by 10 instructors. The first graduates were awarded degrees in 1967.
“We want to issue a special invitation to all of our alumni, whether they earned degrees, certificates, transferred to a four-year university or took any classes at Wallace State,” Salerno said. “No matter how long you attended you are a part of our Wallace State family, and we’d like to celebrate this anniversary with you.”
There is no admission fee for the Homegrown Music Festival, though food vendors will require payment and some school clubs and groups may hold fundraisers during the day.
Bounce houses, games and other activities are planned as part of the day’s events. Entertainment lined up for the day includes: Tangerine Tambourine, Wallace State Singers, Wallace State Jazz Band, WSCC Concert Choir, WSCC Concert Band, Round 2, Three on a String and Edd Jones Orchestra.
For more information, call 256.352.8277.
ENTERTAINMENT SCHEDULE
Homegrown Music Festival, April 30, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.
10:00 am – Tangerine Tambourine – (Children’s Dance Band)
11:30 am – Wallace State Singers
1:00 pm – Wallace State Jazz Band
2:30 pm – Wallace State Concert Choir
3:30 pm – Wallace State Concert Band
4:45 pm – Round 2
6:30 pm – Three on a String
8:00 pm – Edd Jones Orchestra
