Big names, local stars

Magnolia Festival features variety of entertainment

This year’s Magnolia Festival will feature local talent alongside big names in music. With such a large variety of entertainment options, there should be something for every person.

Hutch Edwards Project is a “rocking ‘entertaining’ band with a soulful/blues edge.” They cover music from the 70s, 80s and 90s.

Lake & Lyndale bring “a decade of friendship, hundreds of live gigs, and thousands of miles on the road” to each show. The Nashville-based band brings “vibrant energy, a unique chemistry and a genuine sincerity” to each show. “Named after cross streets in Minneapolis where they met, Lake & Lyndale’s sound blends satisfying twang with genuine warmth: part roots-rock, part country-soul,” according to the group’s website.

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UAB MEDICINE/ASCENSION ST. VINCENT’S STAGE

FRIDAY APRIL 21, 2023

5:30 pm Alec Deason

6:00 pm Benny Bassett.

7:00 pm Gardendale High School Pep Rally

7:30 pm Lake & Lyndale

9:00 pm After Party Music

SATURDAY APRIL 22, 2023

10:30 am Andrew Nunnully

11:45 am Payton Williams

1:00 pm Hutch Edwards Project

2:30 pm Alec Deason

3:30 pm Skylar Wallace

5:00 pm Festival Ends

Civic Center Stage

SATURDAY APRIL 22, 2023

10:00 am Opening Ceremony

10:30 am Miss Gardendale Magnolia Festival/ Miss North Jefferson Area

11:00 am Beverly’s Dance

11:30 am GES Choir

12:00 pm Clog Wild Cloggers

1:00 pm Pooch Parade Judging and Awards

2:00 pm GHS Jazz Band

2:30 pm Hunter Wright & Colton Miller

3:00 pm CHS Jazz Band

3:30 pm Luke Partridge Band

4:30 pm GHS Choir

5:00 pm Festival Ends

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Skylar Wallace is a musician who calls herself a “singer/songwriter” who is a “little bit country, little bit rock n’ roll.”

Birmingham native, Payton Williams, has been playing live music for over two decades. “My acoustic solo shows feature Americana and classic country songs by artists such as Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, Willie Nelson, Robert Johnson and many more,” according to his website.

In addition to the bands, there is a Gardendale High School Pep Rally on Friday night and the Civic Center Stage will feature local entertainment all day Saturday. These include appearances by Miss Gardendale Magnolia Festival and Miss North Jefferson Area, Pooch parade judging and awards and more.

The Gardendale Elementary School Choir and the Gardendale High School Choir will perform, as well as the Gardendale High School Jazz Band. Local dance studio, Beverly’s Dance, will have a group of dancers perform and the Clog Wild Cloggers will be returning again this year, as well.

Local favorites Hunter Wright and Colton Miller will be featured on Saturday. The Gardendale High School Alums are always fan favorites.

Christian singer Luke Partridge will also be performing on the Civic Center Stage on Saturday.

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