PelhamPalooza 2017

A special publication of

May 20, 2017 Pelham Civic Complex & Ice Arena pelhampalooza.live

Letter from the Council

Gary Waters, Mayor

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Beth McMillan

n behalf of the Mayor and the Pelham City Council, I would like to say WELCOME! This event marks the fifth annual summer festival titled Pelham Palooza. This family friendly festival is even more special because you decided to join us.

This event wouldn’t be possible without our sponsors. Please visit their tables and booths to see what products and services they provide.

Play and Stay in Pelham is the motto that the mayor and council have adopted. Each year the city builds upon past events and looks for new family fun

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Mildred Lanier

events to host.

In Pelham the fun and excitement continue with our new schools. This past fall we unveiled Pelham Ridge Elementary and redesigned Pelham Intermediate into Pelham Oaks, and as you read this the finishing touches to Pelham Park Middle School and the Pelham Recreation Center are underway.

The growth doesn’t stop there. The city recently broke ground on the new Pelham Library to open in March 2018.

Your children will have a first-class education balanced with the wonderful amenities located within our corporate

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Ron Scott

boundaries.

The next installment of our summer Play and Stay activities will be our Fire On the Water inside Oak Mountain State Park. Please check the city website and Facebook for details on this event.

I always like to thank the city employees and first responders who work to make these events a success. If you see any of them, please tell them how much it means to you!

Join the fun and we’ll see you this summer in Pelham.

Maurice Mercer

Table of Contents 3

Letter from the Council

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Event Schedule

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Stay and Play

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Band Spotlight

Pelham Palooza Event Organizers Debbie Navez with Dreamgate Events - Birmingham Paula Holly with the City of Pelham

Pelham Palooza Program Guide ADMINISTRATION

PRODUCTION

Tim Prince Katie McDowell Mary Jo Eskridge Hailey Dolbare Stacey Meadows

Connor Bucy Jamie Dawkins Clarke Stackhouse

EDITORIAL

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Sponsor Spotlight: Mobley Development, Inc. Birmingham Coca-Cola Bottling Company Advanced Disposal Avadian Credit Union

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Vendor List

Graham Brooks Steven Calhoun Stephen Dawkins Alec Etheredge Briana Harris Amalia Kortright Keith McCoy Emily Sparacino Neal Wagner

MARKETING

Kristy Brown Kari George Rachel Henderson Daniel Holmes Hagan Joiner Donna Knott Rhett McCreight Kim McCulla Ashley Murphy April Spivey Kerrie Thompson

Sponsor List PLATINUM SPONSORS:

Advanced Disposal Birmingham Coca-Cola Bottling Company Mobley Development

GOLD SPONSORS: Avadian Credit Union

COMMUNITY PARTNERS:

Magic 96.5 102.5 The Bull 103.7 The Q Hoover’s Magazine Oak Mountain Amphitheatre Pelham Civic Complex and Ice Arena Pelham Reporter Dreamgate Events Shelby Living ALT 949

Pelham Palooza set for May 20

By BRIANA HARRIS / STAFF WRITER

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he city of Pelham is gearing up to host the fifth annual Pelham Palooza on Saturday, May 20.

The free event begins at 9 a.m. at the Pelham Civic Complex and continues into the night with the Just Show Up Show at the Oak Mountain Amphitheatre.

The Pelham Palooza began under the leadership of former Pelham Mayor Don Murphy in anticipation of the city’s 50th anniversary in 2014.

Each year the celebration has expanded, entertaining thousands throughout Shelby County and abroad.

Pelham Palooza has quickly become a signature Pelham event.

The 2016 Pelham Palooza/Just Show Up Show partnership drew more than

6,500 people to Pelham.

This year 103.7’s free Just Show Up Show will feature Lukas Graham, Aaron Carter, Daniel Skye, Maggie Lindemann and MAX. The concert will begin at 7 p.m. with doors opening at 6 p.m.

“It’s a free, family-fun event that was created to celebrate our city,” said city administrator Paula Holly.

During the day, the parking lot of the PCC will feature a bungee trampoline, carnival games, Home Depot’s Craft Area, funnel cakes, fried Oreos, magic acts and much more.

Several food, arts and entertainment vendors will be set up inside of the civic complex also, and free ice skating will be offered at the ice arena.

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Event Schedule

7 p.m.

Free Just Show Up Show at 7 p.m. presented by Pelham Palooza and 103.7 The Q at Oak Mountain Amphitheatre featuring Lukas Graham.

Demonstration Stage at Pelham Palooza Stage will feature performances by: Magic by Kevin, 10 a.m. • Grebel Dance, 11 a.m.

Senior Center Line Dancers, 1 p.m. • Magic by Kevin, 2 p.m.

Ballet Folkloric Latin America, 3 p.m.

Stay and play in Pelham

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ant to head out for a day of hiking, fishing and swimming? Or maybe you’d rather spend a cool summer evening seeing a big name band in Alabama’s largest outdoor theater? Whatever your interests, Pelham has a venue to match.

The largest state park in Alabama, Oak Mountain State Park boasts 9,940 acres filled with lush forests and beautiful lakes and with more than 50 acres of trails,

there are plenty options for both biking and hiking from a short, one mile loop to an overnight excursion. Hiking isn’t the only option, either. Head to Flipside Watersports where you can try wake boarding, kneeboarding or tubing across 817 feet of cable at speeds up to 19 miles an hour on Beaver Lake.

Visit injured native birds on the mend at the Alabama Wildlife Center and see resident animals on the Tree Top Nature Trail. Pop in next door to see exhibits at the Oak Mountain Interpretive center, where you can even hold one of the center’s special snakes.

For more outdoor fun, head to the Pelham Racquet Club, which consists of 20 clay courts and five hard courts, all lit with tournament grade lighting. The Pelham Tennis Center, located in Pelham Community Park, has nine courts as well as a fiberglass backboard, great for perfecting your backhand.

Grab a group of friends and play a round of golf at the beautiful Ballantrae Golf Club. The 18-hole course is set amid rolling hills and breathtaking views, and golf pros can help you get your game up to par with a lesson or clinic. For a more informal game, head to Southern Golf where you can play a round of mini golf or practice your swing at the batting cages. If bowling is your game, spend a day at Oak Mountian Lanes where you can enjoy cosmic bowling on Friday and Saturday nights.

On a particularly sweltering summer day, lace up your skates at Pelham Civic Complex where you can enjoy skating, broom ball, and hockey.

For a bit of culture, catch a play at South City Theatre, an award-winning theater group that produces six main stage plays a year, or see a ballet performed by the Alabama Youth Ballet Company.

Check out your favorite big-name band, live, at the Oak Mountain Amphitheatre. The venue features a diverse line-up of artists, with styles ranging from Toby Keith and Tim McGraw to Van Halen and Alt-J. This year’s concert series includes Chris Stapleton, Blink 182 and Journey.

No matter what your summer plans are, Pelham has something for everyone!

Lukas Graham head lines Just Show up Show powered by PelhamPalooza

Story By BRIANA HARRIS Photos by DANNY CLINCH

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anish soul-pop band Lukas Graham is set to headline this year’s Just Show Up Show at Pelham Palooza.

The band is headlined by vocalist and songwriter Lukas Graham, the person for which the band is named. Other band members include drummer Mark Falgren, bass guitarist Magnus Larsson and Kasper Daugaard on the keyboard.

The band, which is signed to Warner Bros. Records, first found success in Denmark and in other countries throughout Europe before becoming best known in America for their hit song “7 Years,” which was nominated for three Grammy Awards in 2016. The popular song was up for Record of the Year, Song of the Year and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance.

The song also topped the charts in Sweden, Italy, Australia, Austria, New Zealand, Ireland, Canada and the U.K.

“Mama Said,” the band’s second single off their self-titled album, also found worldwide success. The song was first released in Denmark, Norway and Sweden back in 2014, and hit the airwaves in America in 2016.

“Mama Said” and “7 Years” focus on what life was like for lead singer Lukas Graham growing up in the autonomous community of Christiania, which is located in the center of Copenhagen, Denmark.

According to the band’s official

website, there are no cars, streetlights or police in the 30-block radius community.

“We were those kids who were always dirtier than the other kids because our scope away from home was so huge,” Graham said in a biography on the band’s website. “We weren’t poor. We just didn’t have enough.

“Instead of making up a pretty little love story about some girl I like, I end up singing about my boys in jail and how I feel. It’s easier for me to be honest about who I am than to start making up some fairytale.”

Other acts at this year’s Just Show Up Show include Aaron Carter, Daniel Skye, Maggie Lindemann and MAX. Aaron Carter is a Tampa, Florida native who began his career in the entertainment industry at 7 years old, according to his Facebook page. The pop singer has opened for acts such as the Backstreet Boys and Britney Spears and has made several appearances on Nickelodeon. He has released multiple albums, with the latest being his “LØVË” EP in February 2017.

Daniel Skye is a 15-year-old singer, songwriter from Hollywood, Florida.

The teen began gaining notoriety in 2016 after he started covering his favorite songs and posting them on Instagram, according to his official website. He has since released three original songs, “Maybe,” “LoveSick Day,” and “All I Want.” In between touring, Daniel is working on his debut album.

Maggie Lindemann is an 18-yearold singer, songwriter from Texas who moved to Los Angeles at 16 years old to pursue a career in music. Her 2015 independent debut single “Knocking On Your Heart” made its way into the Top 20 of iTunes’ Top Alternative Songs chart, and its follow-up “Couple of Kids” made the top 30, according to her Facebook page. In 2016, her song “Things” trended worldwide on Twitter and landed on Spotify’s Top 50 Viral Worldwide.

MAX, an actor, model, singer and songwriter from New York, rounds out the list of performers at the Just Show Up Show. He starred in the Nickelodeon original film “Rags” in 2012 and had a role in the Nickelodeon TV series “How to Rock.” He released his debut EP “First Encounters” in 2010 and toured with Victoria Justice in 2012. He released an album titled “NWL” in 2015 and toured with Fall Out Boy, Wiz Khalifa and Hoodie Allen the same year.

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Sponsor Spotlights Advanced Disposal

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new sponsor for this year’s Pelham Palooza is Advanced Disposal.

“Advanced Disposal is proud to serve as a 2017 Sponsor for Pelham Palooza,” said Gentry Shows, municipal marketing and governmental affairs director. “This is our first year as the city’s garbage collection provider, and we are happy to assist with this very worthwhile project. It is our hope that everyone enjoys the event. Advanced Disposal looks forward to a long relationship with the citizens of Pelham.”

Advanced Disposal is the fourth largest solid waste company in the United States, providing integrated, non-hazardous solid waste collection, recycling and disposal services to residential, commercial,

industrial and construction customers across 16 states and the Bahamas.

The company has more than 5,400 outstanding employees at your service, along with more than 3,100 vehicles, 18 percent of which run on compressed natural gas.

Overall, Advanced Disposal is in communities collecting more than 8.7 million tons of waste every year, safely

disposing of 15.9 million tons of waste in landfills, and collecting more than 583,000 tons of recyclables.

Advanced Disposal’s mission is: “Every day, Driven to Deliver Service First, Safety Always.”

“We’re dedicated to finding effective and sustainable solutions to preserve the environment for you, your children, our children and their future,” Shows said.

Birmingham Coca-Cola Bottling Company

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hortly after its founding in 1871, Birmingham began to expand and develop at an explosive rate, earning the cognomen the “Magic City.” It was in this bustling city where entrepreneur Crawford Johnson Sr., a “go-getter,” had a vision of Birmingham’s continuing growth and its future.

Having purchased exclusive rights in 1902, Johnson had begun his permanent career in the Coca-Cola bottling and distribution business with “one foot-powered bottling machine, one employee, “Sam Whit,” and a mule named “Bird.”

Birmingham continues to be home for the local Coca-Cola bottler founded by Johnson in 1902. However, opportunity, continued growth and success in the industry brought a new vision.

In 1974, the Birmingham location also became corporate headquarters for newly established parent company Coca-Cola Bottling Company UNITED, Inc. Johnson left a legacy for generations to come—one of diligence toward quality, integrity, respect and careful attention to

employees and the business.

This diligence also extended to the community. Johnson believed strong communities were vital for a thriving city and sustainable future.

For more than 100 years, Birmingham Coca-Cola Bottling Company, a division of Coca-Cola Bottling Company UNITED, Inc., (“UNITED”), continues to exercise this belief, providing support and working collectively with communities, educational systems and various health and charitable organizations dedicated to improving lifestyles and communities.

Today, Coca-Cola UNITED is the largest privately owned Coca-Cola bottler and the third largest across North America.

Operating in seven Southeastern states, Coca-Cola UNITED produces and delivers more than 750 CocaCola products in a variety of portion sizes, flavors and recipes. 280 of these are refreshing low or no calorie choices.

In the 35 local Coca-Cola operations, more than 6,800 associates strive to provide quality products and service to local customers and consumers in the communities, where they live, work and serve.

Mobley Development, Inc.

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he city of Pelham’s Pelham Palooza is made possible in part by the generous sponsorship of Mobley Development, Inc. This year’s festival is the fifth to hold its signature sponsorship.

Founded in 1987 by Shelby County native Steve Mobley, Mobley Development, Inc. is primarily a residential real estate development company.

Mobley Development, Inc. has played an active part in the growth of Pelham for more than 25 years, developing such communities as Indian Creek, Ivy Brook, Stonehaven and Heather Ridge.

However, perhaps the greatest pride of Mobley Development, Inc. is the 2,000-

acre golf community of Ballantrae.

Inspired by a small town along the coast of Scotland where Robert Louis Stevenson wrote “Treasure Island,” the community features a pool, fitness center and many other amenities.

Mobley Development, Inc. has played a major role in sponsoring many activities

and events in the city of Pelham, including the Alabama Open, which was hosted at Ballantrae for a number of years, as well as supporting Pelham schools, the city’s new library and Pelham Palooza since its beginning.

“We believe that the Palooza is the crown jewel because it brings so many people from Pelham together in a familyfriendly atmosphere to share wonderful activities and great music,” Steve Mobley said. “Mobley Development, Inc. has chosen to sponsor and participate with the city of Pelham in these events and activities because we believe that we should pay back to the people of Pelham for what they have given to us.”

Vendor List Alabama Wildlife Center Advanced Disposal Avadian Credit Union B. Corley Designs Handmade jewelry, leather jewelry and painted mason jars Ballantrae Golf Club Blanket Fort Hope Lemonade Camp Scotty Coca-Cola of Birmingham Double Oak Realty Real Estate information

For a complete list of vendors, visit pelhampalooza.live.

Lula Roe Women’s clothing: leggings, tops, skirts and dresses MakeUp Eraser Makeup removers, applicators, makeup & bath products Mary & Martha Home decor, jewelry, totes, children’s items

Rodan & Fields Skincare products Roverchase Scentsy Wickless candles, scented bars, room sprays, car candles and scent circles

Mary Kay Makeup & skin care samples

SeneGence/Lipsense Cosmetics, skincare & SMUDGEPROOF lipstick

McAlister’s Deli Sandwiches, Chips, Tea & Cookies

Shannon Trotter State Farm Insurance

Mi Pueblo Tamales, corn cups, fruit and drinks

Siah’s Lemonade Stand Fresh squeezed lemonade in a variety of flavors

Mobley Development

Grand Escapes Travel Plan your next grand escape!

My Doggie Bag Homemade dog treats & pet related items

Skull Girl Soaps All natural soaps, bath fizzes, lotions & candles

Grebel Dance

Pamela Mitchell Floral wreaths, wood door hangers/sign, handmade jewelry & T-shirts

South City Theatre Check out what’s coming soon from our local live theatre

Paparazzi Jewelry Earrings, bracelets, ring & necklaces

Suzanne’s Southern Creations Jewelry Vintage Jewelry

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“The Wrap” and information on their signature product J Lurie Jewelry Jewelry made with gemstones, pearls, crystals, leather and silver Kings Lane Boutique Women’s clothing & accessories La Bella Sol Boutique Women’s clothing, shoes & accessories Leah Bishop, ARC Realty Real Estate information Little Yellow Boutique Children’s clothing, accessories & mermaid blankets

Partylite Gifts & Candles Candles, melts, jars & scent sticks, tealight accessories

Sweet Home Chicago

The Janice Art Pelham Cub/Boy Scout Troop 404 Original Mixed Media Art Pella Window & Door Pink Zebra Home Home fragrance & decor

Tranquility Salon & Spa Boutique Clothing & Jewelry Turnip Patch Jams

Premier Designs Jewelry High fashion jewelry

Two Sparrows Boutique Handmade jewelry with selected clothes

Reese Creations T-shirts, tumblers, decals, canvas bags, jewelry, scarves & accessories

White Picket Scents Bath bombs, bath salts and hand painted wood art