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Bluegrass Saturday at Looney’s returns

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DOUBLE SPRINGS - The Winston County Arts Council invites everyone to come down to the Looney’s Indoor Theater Saturday, March 7, at 6 p.m. for Bluegrass Saturday.
This month’s performers will be The Rice Family at 6 p.m., followed by Appalachian Memories at 7 p.m.
Admission is $10, and a portion of the proceeds will go to the Winston County Arts Council for their continuing work in restoring the Looney’s Amphitheater Complex.

Prayer and Patriotism Service at Looney's this Sunday

J.D. Snoddy, president of the Winston County Arts Council, which owns the Looney's Complex, invites everyone to attend the Prayer and Patriotism Service this Sunday at Looney's indoor theater, followed by a fireworks show on the grounds.

J.D. Snoddy of the Winston County Arts Council invites everyone to Looney's Prayer and Patriotism Service and fireworks show.
LAKESHORE - The annual Prayer and Patriotism Service at Looney’s indoor theater will be held this Sunday night, June 29, beginning at 7 p.m., according to J.D. Snoddy, president of the Winston County Arts Council, which owns the Looney’s Complex.

Double Springs City Council questions Snoddy over Looney’s

J.D. Snoddy, president of the Winston County Arts Council, which owns Looney’s Amphitheater and Cultural Center, addresses the Double Springs council about the ongoing renovations and the need for funding. Shown at left is Double Springs Mayor Elmo Robinson. Also shown is retired police chief Kim Miller.

J.D. Snoddy, president of the Winston County Arts Council, which owns Looney’s Amphitheater and Cultural Center, addresses the Double Springs council about the ongoing renovations and the need for funding. Shown at left is Double Springs Mayor Elmo Robinson. Also shown is retired police chief Kim Miller.
DOUBLE SPRINGS - Questions in funding arose from the Double Springs Town Council concerning donations they had made and were being asked to make, to support the Looney’s Amphitheater Complex in the Lakeshore area.

Inaugural Bluegrass Festival at Looney’s this Saturday

Shown at the Dual Destiny replica at the Looney's Amphitheater Complex, the site of the upcoming bluegrass festival, from left, organizers J.D. Snoddy, Theresa Snoddy, Nicholas Bailes, Brittany Bailes, Jerry Mobley and Ronnie Mobley.

Shown at the Dual Destiny replica at the Looney's Amphitheater Complex, the site of the upcoming bluegrass festival, from left, organizers J.D. Snoddy, Theresa Snoddy, Nicholas Bailes, Brittany Bailes, Jerry Mobley and Ronnie Mobley.
DOUBLE SPRINGS - There will be pickers and grinners coming from across the southeast to attend Winston County’s first Bluegrass Festival at Looney’s Amphitheater Complex this Saturday, Nov. 2, benefiting the Winston County Arts Council.

Putt-putt course at Looney’s to open this year

Pictured with the new Dual Destiny replica for one of the holes on the putt-putt golf course at Looney’s Tavern are seated, from left, Melanie Howell Hayes and Kim Howell Blankenship. Standing, from left, Debbie Hughes Henderson, Diane Hughes Watson, Angela Curtis Tidwell and Andrea Curtis. (Courtesy photo)

Pictured with the new Dual Destiny replica for one of the holes on the putt-putt golf course at Looney’s Tavern are seated, from left, Melanie Howell Hayes and Kim Howell Blankenship. Standing, from left, Debbie Hughes Henderson, Diane Hughes Watson, Angela Curtis Tidwell and Andrea Curtis. (Courtesy photo)
LAKESHORE - An interesting project, called the “Twins” Project, is developing right now at Looney’s Amphitheater Complex and Cultural Center as part of Winston County Arts Council’s renovation of the 13-acre property.

Looney’s receives $850,000 grant

State Senator Arthur Orr, center, who along with State Senator Garlan Gudger and State Representative Tim Wadsworth helped to secure $850,000 for Looney’s Amphitheater and Cultural Center, visited recently to tour the complex. Pictured above with Orr are Looney’s Project Manager David Jacobs, left, and J.D. Snoddy, president of the Winston County Arts Council.

State Senator Arthur Orr, center, who along with State Senator Garlan Gudger and State Representative Tim Wadsworth helped to secure $850,000 for Looney’s Amphitheater and Cultural Center, visited recently to tour the complex. Pictured above with Orr are Looney’s Project Manager David Jacobs, left, and J.D. Snoddy, president of the Winston County Arts Council.
LAKESHORE - The mission of getting state funds into rural Alabama is literally paying off a big way, with state legislators going to bat for Winston County, securing nearly $2 million from the Education Trust Fund for two major projects related to education and tourism.
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