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A project of the Lawrence County
Arts Council
Alabama Chicken
and Egg Festival
Saturday & Sunday
April 12-13, 2008
Moulton, AL
For Directions &
a PDF Map,
click here.
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Plans are underway for the 4th annual Alabama Chicken and Egg Festival to be held on Saturday and Sunday, April 12-13, 2008 at the Lions Club Fairgrounds in Moulton, Alabama.
The Alabama Chicken and Egg Festival is a two-day outdoor festival with food vendors, live entertainment on the Home Grown Stage, BBQ chicken cooking contest, educational exhibits, children’s activities, arts and crafts fair and much more.
In previous years officials recorded more than 12,000 people in attendance. The event is organized by the Lawrence County Arts Council and made possible through the effort of more than 400 volunteers.
Some other activities scheduled for the Alabama Chicken and Egg Festival include:
• Headline Band
• WDRM's Chicken Clucking Contest
• ACEF youth beauty pageant
• Chicken-wing eating contest,
• Hard boiled egg eating contest
• Karaoke for Big Chickens
• More than 100 Live Exotic Bantam Chickens
• American Cancer Society chicken bowling
• Alabama Farmers Cooperative Agriculture Photography Contest.
• Appearances by "Nugget & Scramble," the ACEF official mascots
 2008 HEADLINE ENTERTAINMENT: PURE PRAIRIE LEAGUE
Pure Prairie League entered the music world in 1971 with their self-titled debut album and introduced the world to “pedal steel guitar”. One of the band’s most recognized songs, “Amie”, endured as a classic, is still being played today.
Their debut album also introduced the Norman Rockwell cowboy “Sad Luke”. Other recognizable songs include “Let me Love you tonight” which reached #1 in 1980 and “Two Lane Highway”.
Opening for Pure Prarie League will be Webb Wilder and the Beatnecks. Wilder, "The Last Of The Full Grown Men," is large enough for the big screen, hip enough to star in cult classic B movies, and tough enough to maintain a devoted worldwide fan base through a relentless never ending tour schedule. Of late, Webb has collaborated with Landslide Records, to re-release an expanded version of his legendary It Came From Nashville album, as well as producing an album of all-new material entitled About Time.
Music critics have always warmed up to the Webb Wilder juggernaut. The Associated Press described the band's music and stage performance as "a glorious amalgamation of grunge chords, killer grooves, Screamin' Jay Hawkins theatrics, a healthy sense of humor, and great pop melodies." The band is "part Georgia Satellites, part Dave Edmonds, part Elvis Costello and altogether wonderful," beamed BILLBOARD. It's "full of wit and personality, and devoid of technological or conceptual gimmickry," added the HOUSTON POST.
Admission
Admission to the festival is only $2 per person and free for those under 5 years old.
Sponsors
Sponsors for this year's festival include Alabama Farmers Cooperative, ARAMARK, Pepsi Cola, Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries, Alabama State Council on the Arts, Alabama Mountain Lakes Association, The Citizens Bank, CB&S Bank, Kentucky Fried Chicken, City of Moulton, Bank Independent, RE/MAX Valley Pros, Regions Bank, Lawrence Medical, Smith Poultry, West Lawrence Water Co-Op, Alabama Bureau of Tourism & Travel, Southern Printing, Wal-Mart, and Joe Wheeler EMC.
Education Partners are Alabama Cooperative Extension System, Auburn University Poultry Science Department, and the University of Alabama in Huntsville.
Media sponsors include WAFF Channel 48, WALW 98.3, Moulton Advertiser, 100.3 The River, WDRM 102.1, and WTAK.
Why a Chicken & Egg Festival?
According to Alabama Department of Agriculture Commissioner Ron Sparks, agriculture is the number one industry in Alabama. It employs over 476,000 people, which is roughly 21% of the states work force. Furthermore, producing over 1 billion birds a year, Alabama is the #3 producer in the nation.
The Lawrence County Arts Council has once again joined forces with the Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries, Alabama Cooperative Extension Services, Lawrence County Chamber of Commerce and the Alabama Bureau of Tourism and Travel to promote and educate the patrons on the economic impact and health values of poultry and eggs.
More Information
Our web site is designed to give you detailed information on all aspects of the Alabama Chicken and Egg Festival. But, should you not find the anwsers to particular questions, please feel free to contact us at:
Vicki Morese, Event Coordinator
Lawrence County Arts Council
Alabama Chicken and Egg Festival
P.O. Box 66
Moulton AL 35650
Phone: (256) 905-0700
E-mail: Vicki@alabamachickenandeggfestival.com
This program has been made possible by grants from the Alabama State Council on the Arts, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Southern Arts Federation.
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