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Chef ' s David Garfrerick and Katrina Watson will prepare a fantastic feast featuring food from our local harvests . The Downtown Market " Farm to Table Chef ' s Dinner " is sponsored by Alagasco ! Tickets are 100.00 , please call 256 624 7172 for advance tickets .
29 Scotty McCreery at OPAC Scotty McCreery burst onto the national music scene in 2011 at age 17 , quickly establishing himself as one of Country Music ’ s hottest new stars . By age 21 , the talented singer / songwriter has sold nearly 2.5 million albums and received both Platinum and Gold album certifications , debuted three consecutive albums at No . 1 on a Billboard chart , achieved three Platinum-certified singles and two Top Ten hits , toured with Brad Paisley and The Band Perry , headlined his own tours , and earned industry and fan accolades . After winning Season Ten of “ American Idol ” and capturing the hearts of millions of television viewers nationwide , McCreery released his debut album , which was the best-selling solo album released by a Country artist in 2011 . Indeed , he became the youngest man in history to have his first album debut atop the allgenre Billboard Top 200 albums chart . He won the New Artist of the Year Award at both the Academy of Country Music ( ACM ) Awards and the American Country Awards in 2011 , and received the CMT Music Award for the USA Weekend Breakthrough Video of the Year for “ The Trouble with Girls ” in 2012 . Scotty ’ s “ guy next door ” personality mixed with his charming deep voice continues to make America fall in love with him . ✻

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