A Taylor Hicks Themed Weekend Packed with Music and Fun

May 9th and 10th this coming weekend will be one of great fun for the Soul Patrol. Harmony for The Soul is hosting the first National Soul Patrol Convention and A Soul Affair Music Festival. There will be lots of great music and activities to do to fill both days. If you haven’t yet purchased tickets they can be purchased here http://www.harmonyforthesoul.org/EventTickets.html

Also on May 10th another event will be happening just happening 45 minutes away from where the Soul Affair is scheduled at Sloss Furnaces.

Governor and Mrs. Bob Riley Present a
Benefit for Hannah Home Shelby
Saturday, May 10th 7:00 p.m.


At a private horse farm in the Hwy 119/280 area
Taylor Hicks will be in concert

BBQ Buffet by award-winning Chef Clayton Sherrod,
Delicious Dessert Bar by Jefferson State
Culinary and Hospitality Institute,
Live Auction of diamond earrings, rounds of golf, beach trip, dinner with Governor and Mrs. Riley at the mansion, and more....
Dancing and Entertainment By Chris Porter & The Back Row Baptists.



Tickets are $100 per person-A limited number of tickets are available.

Tickets are available by calling 205-975-ARTS (205-975-2787)

Taylor will be going on around 8:30 and will do a "soulful acoustic set". They will make "will call" arrangements to pick up tickets if you're traveling from far away. The exact location of event is private, and will be on the tickets. If you are picking tickets up there, they will give you more info when you purchase the ticket. Dress code is "decent casual" (nice jeans okay, nothing ripped or cut off shirts, etc.). Cameras will be allowed. The will call window will be open for later arrivals.

The weekend is going to be filled with lots of Taylor related fun a perfect weekend for any Taylor Hicks or just a fan of great Soul music. So if you want to get away for awhile and have a blast check into these events now.

Off Topic – If your carpeting needs some refreshing get a steam cleaner

Heart Full of Soul

I got my copy of Taylor's new book Heart Full of Soul last Thursday. I started reading it as soon as I got home and did not put it down until I was finished. I stayed up until 2am. I just could not go to bed until I finished reading it. It is a very interesting read. I wrote a review of the book f you would like to read it it can be found here.

HARMONY FOR THE SOUL ANNOUNCES CHANGE OF DATE FOR NATIONAL SOUL PATROL CONVENTION TO BENEFIT KID ONE TRANSPORT

News Release: 21-May-2007 Contact: Candace Golden onefussybg@aol.com

Fresno, CA –May 21, 2007— Harmony for the Soul announced today that it is rescheduling its National Soul Patrol Convention from September 8th, 2007, to May 2008. The event will be held in Birmingham, Alabama. The group is currently working with organizers at Kid One Transport to find a date which may be more amenable to Taylor Hicks’ schedule, increasing the likelihood of his involvement in the event. The new spring date will also ensure that Harmony for the Soul has adequate time to secure additional bands, entertainment, and sponsorship which will make the event one to remember for Taylor’s fans and supporters of Kid One Transport.

As Harmony for the Soul founder and president Candy Golden notes, “Our goal here at Harmony is to hold an event where all Soul Patrollers and fans alike can come together and celebrate our love of Taylor Hicks and to support a worthwhile charity in his name. We have enjoyed so much support for this event from fans, sponsors, and musicians and look forward to future collaborations as we finalize plans for this event.”

About Harmony for the Soul

Harmony for the Soul is a non-profit organization dedicated to organizing a National Soul Patrol Convention, an event which has two primary aims: 1.) To serve as a social connection/networking opportunity for American Idol winner Taylor Hicks’ legions of fans known as the “Soul Patrol”; and most importantly, 2.) To raise money for Kid One Transport, a non-profit organization endorsed by Hicks and his fans, which provides free medical transportation to children and expectant mothers in Alabama, allowing them to receive the essential healthcare they need and deserve.

Taylor Hicks: National Soul Patrol Convention

Great News! Taylor Hicks fans have gotten together and September 8th 2007 in Birmingham Alabama at Sloss Furnaces we will be having a first National Soul Patrol Convention. This convention is to raise money for Kid One Transport. A Party for the Patrol is coming!

We are Harmony for the Soul fans of Taylor Hicks and as most of you may know we have been working hard to try and get a National Soul Patrol Convention going. The convention has been approved and this year will hopefully be the beginning of what will become an annual National Soul Patrol Convention. As most of you have already heard we were founded with the objective of being a fundraiser for Kid One Transport, a non-profit organization which provides free medical transportation to children and expectant mothers in Alabama, allowing them to receive the essential healthcare and checkups they need and deserve. This is a charity Taylor is very involved in and holds near to his heart. All profits from the convention will go to Kid One Transport.

Plans are currently underway for the convention in Birmingham, Alabama, to be held, September 8th 2007. We are planning multiple activities, a huge musical extravaganza, and a chance for friends old and new to gather and share the common bond of love for an artist and great soul music. Many of us in The Soul Patrol have wanted a place to gather and meet our fellow soul patrollers and see friends we've come to know along the way who share our love of the music and the artists who create it. Provide the soul and they will come. The venue where the convention will be held is Sloss Furnaces in Birmingham, Alabama. Sloss is a perfect place for the Convention. Sloss has had many Concerts, Festivals, and other special events happen year round there. Party for the Patrol is gong to be huge. We invite you all to come out for a great time, with lots of music and activities and a chance to help Kid One Transport continue to help the kids of Alabama.

Please visit out site Harmony for the Soul at www.harmonyforthesoul.org to be kept up to date on all scheduled happenings as they are finalized. We have a forum and much more there.

If you are interested in helping with this event, or want any information please send an email to our secretary at harmonyforthesoul@earthlink.net.