Shoals Scholar Dollars Foundation

A Nashville Songbook with Mandy Barnett
A Partnership between The Shoals Symphony and Shoals Scholar Dollars

Patsy Cline, Tammy Wynette and Johnny Cash – all legendary singers. Come relive the songs of your life with “A Nashville Songbook” on January 17. Backed by the Shoals Symphony, you will hear these standards in a way you never imagined.

Called “the Judy Garland of our time,” Grand Ole Opry member Mandy Barnett has built a reputation for her commanding voice and unwavering devotion to classic country and popular standards. Barnett started singing at five years old and has enchanted listeners around the globe with her world-class vocals and musical chameleon qualities ever since.

“A torch singer in the grandest sense of the word” – Chicago Tribute
“Big silky expressive vocals” – Billboard Magazine
“Vocal finesse” – New York Times
“One of Nashville’s finest classic country singers” – USA Today

Featured in film and television projects starring Clint Eastwood, Tommy Lee Jones, Susan Sarandon, Reese Witherspoon, Sigourney Weaver and Sponge Bob Squarepants, Mandy is bringing A Nashville Songbook to the Shoals for one night only.

For tickets, please click here: https://ci.ovationtix.com/35901/production/1238165?performanceId=11636015

Dinosaur World Live
Thursday, February 12 - 6:00pm - UNA's Norton Auditorium

Dare to experience the dangers and delights of Dinosaur World Live in this Olivier award-winning interactive show for all the family.

Grab your compass and join our intrepid explorer across uncharted territories to discover a prehistoric world of astonishing (and remarkably life-like) dinosaurs. Meet a host of impressive creatures, including every child's favorite flesh-eating giant, the Tyrannosaurus Rex, a Triceratops, Giraffatitan, Microraptor, and Segnosaurus!

A special meet and greet after the show offers all our brave explorers the chance to make a new dinosaur friend.

Now an international smash hit, Dinosaur World Live is back by popular demand, ready for its third major US tour.

Don’t miss this entertaining and mind-expanding Jurassic adventure, live on stage.

Book now before tickets become extinct!

For tickets, click here: https://tinyurl.com/SSDDinoWorld.

Brought to you by Shoals Scholar Dollars, Tennessee Valley Art Association, and UNA School of the Arts.

Menopause the Musical 2 - Cruising Through 'The Change'

GFour Productions, winners of 68 Drama Desk and 54 Tony Awards has announced a new nationwide tour of Menopause the Musical 2: Cruising Through 'The Change' beginning on the East Coast followed by more than 50 cities across the United States and Canada.

Menopause the Musical 2 is the new sequel to the long-running , international hit show Menopause the Musical, a groundbreaking celebration of women who are on the brink of, in the middle of, or have experienced 'The Change.' Five years after their chance encounter in a department store, we set sail with our beloved ladies for more high jinks on the high seas - plus hot flashes, mood swings, and memory lapses! Join them on a trip of self-discovery, backed by a new soundtrack of tow-tapping parodied hits from the 70s, 80s and 90s.

Stops on the national tour include New York, Pennsylvania, Texas, Indiana, Illinois, Floriday, Texas, California, Michigan, Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee and more.

Coming to Norton Auditorium in Florence AL on Thursday, February 19, 2026 at 7 pm. For tickets, please click here: https://tinyurl.com/SSDMenopause

Shoals Dragon Boat Festival - September 27, 2025

CONGRATULATIONS TO NORTH AMERICAN LIGHTING - "LIGHTING THE WAY" - FOR THEIR FIRST PLACE WIN IN THIS YEAR'S SHOALS DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL

2025 Shoals Student of the Year - Ava Risner

Congratulations to Ava Risner, a senior at Central High School who was named the 2025 Shoals Student of the Year on April 17.
Ava will travel to the Shoals Area this year and promote our mission. She will visit many of our fantastic sponsors and will also be speaking at community and civic events.

If you would like to book Ava to help or speak at your events, contact us at [email protected]
We are so excited to work with Ava as we promote Shoals Scholar Dollars.

APPLICATIONS FOR 2026 ARE AVAILABLE BY CLICKING HERE.

In 2011, the Shoals community, headed by the Florence and Greater Shoals Rotary Clubs, decided that education was the most important gift we could give our children. Because education is the underpinning for success in every endeavor, the Shoals community banded together to give every student from the 17 local high schools in Colbert and Lauderdale Counties the opportunity to continue their education after graduation. The rules are simple. If you are a student who has maintained a C average in high school, has a good attendance record, has no behavioral incidents, and is a U.S. citizen, you will have earned a two year scholarship to Northwest Shoals Community College. To make this possible, the community has raised approximately $3 million since our inception. However, the amount needed annually is $400,000 to fully fund those students attending both Northwest Shoals and then transferring to the University of North Alabama. It is a challenge to the community and a challenge to the student, but it’s a challenge that has great rewards. Whether you are a student, a parent, or simply a member of the Shoals community, participation in this program will provide a lifetime of rewards.

Click through the pages of this website to learn more.