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City of Columbia & Maury County Each Awarded 100k in Tourism Enhancement Grants
Issue #053
In this What’s Up Columbia issue…
🗓 List of Upcoming Events
🌧 Columbia Weather - Rainy with a high of 72
📰 City of Columbia & Maury County Each Awarded 100k in Tourism Enhancement Grants
🎸 Back By Popular Demand: World Turning Band Returns to Mulehouse After Sold Out Show Last February
🏃♂️ Mule Day 5k Raises Record Amount
🛍 Second Saturday at the Columbia Factory
🗓 Know of Some Local Events Not Listed? Send us the Details!
Upcoming Local Events
🗓 Have an event to add? Send us the Details!
April 11th
City Council Meeting - 5:30 PM
Breaking the Chains: Exhibit Speaker Series at James K. Polk Home & Museum - 6:00 PM
Downtown Columbia’s Spring Boutique Crawl - 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM
April 12th
Cruisin’ The Co-op - 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Country Dance Night with Urban Cowboy Line Dancing - 7:30 PM
April 13th
Farmer’s Market - 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Family of Influence Walking Tour - 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Second Saturday at The Columbia Factory - 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
April 14th
April 20th
Columbia Cars & Coffee - 8:00 AM - 11:00 AM
City of Columbia & Maury County Each Awarded 100k in Tourism Enhancement Grants
Credit: City of Columbia, TN facebook page
The City of Columbia and Maury County have both been awarded $100,000 in Tourism Enhancement Grants from the Tennessee Department Of Tourist Development!
This grant supports cities and counties seeking to invest in their local tourism assets, lift visitation and increase economic impact. The City will use these funds to create two Blueway access points on the Duck River at Riverwalk Park, while Maury County will allocate the funds for construction of a Blueway river access point along the Duck State Scenic River in Yanahli Park. Stay tuned for progress on this project!
Back By Popular Demand: World Turning Band Returns to Mulehouse After Sold Out Show Last February
Back By Popular Demand! World Turning Band is heading back to Columbia after a sold out show last February!
Since 2013, World Turning Band Fleetwood Mac Tribute has been entertaining audiences across the United States at both public and private events.
World Turning performs a 2-3 hour show that features both Fleetwood Mac's greatest hits, along with b-sides, early tracks and solo efforts from Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks.
What you get at a World Turning show is not only the music played and sung brilliantly but a performance of this iconic band. Whether it's Stevie twirling with her tambourine looking longingly into Lyndsey's eyes or that on the edge passion that Lyndsey brings to his performances, the beauty, grace and soul of Christine's voice or the hard rocking grooves of Fleetwood and McVie.
World Turning has got it all and will make you feel like you are watching the REAL THING!
April 13th, 8PM
The Mulehouse
Mule Day 5k Raises Record Amount
A total of 700 runners and walkers participated in the 2024 Mule Kick 5K & 1-Mile Trot, presented by First Farmers Bank, at Riverwalk Park on Saturday, April 6, raising a record $64,344 for the Maury Regional Health Care Foundation thanks to contributions from racers and local sponsors.
Proceeds from the Mule Kick 5K & 1-Mile Trot help to support Maury Regional Health’s mobile medical unit, which serves at-risk and uninsured patients throughout the region and has touched the lives of thousands of individuals since 2017. Proceeds also support the Foundation’s Wellness and Aquatics Center Healthy Living Endowment, the city of Columbia Parks and Recreation Department and the physical education program at Brown Elementary, the area school with the most race participants.
“This year, the Foundation’s annual Mule Kick 5K & 1-Mile Trot topped our fundraising record once again,” said Maury Regional Health CEO Martin Chaney, MD. “This would not be possible without the generosity of our community and the outstanding efforts of Foundation Executive Director Joe Kilgore, Development Specialist Courtney Lewandowski and Department Support Coordinator Leah Henry. I would like to thank presenting sponsor First Farmers Bank and all of our sponsors, runners, walkers and volunteers who make this event possible. The funds raised from this event will support at-risk and underserved populations through services like the Maury Regional Mobile Medical Unit.”
David Hudson had the fastest run of the day in the 5K, finishing first overall in 18:34, while Sienna Anderson was first overall for the women with a time of 19:29. In the master category, Ethan Kreul was first for the men in 19:10, and Andrea Rich finished in 23:42 to lead the women. David Craig and Carol Mosher went home winners in the super grand master category, finishing respectively in 29:37 and 34:50.
The top three female finishers in the 1-Mile Trot included Hannah Tucker, Kenzie Calabrese and Emersyn Teele, while the top three male finishers were Ezekiel Stewart, Axel Spare and Dean Turner.
A full overview of all the winners from the male and female age group categories is available at runsignup.com/MuleKick5K, where all 5K racers can also view their individual times and download their finisher certificates. Photos from the 2024 event will soon be available at Facebook.com/MuleKick5K.
To learn more about the Maury Regional Health Care Foundation or to make a gift to the mobile medical unit, visit MauryRegional.com/Foundation. For information about sponsoring the 2025 Mule Kick 5K & 1-Mile Trot, email [email protected] or call 931.380.4075.
Press Release
Second Saturday at the Columbia Factory
Second Saturday is a fun day of music, shopping and so many great food options. Codetta South will perform and Heydari Fine Rugs Co will also be at The Factory all this week as well as Second Saturday.
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