BECKLEY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – The annual Bill Withers Memorial Festival will be returning to Beckley next month in celebration of the legendary West Virginia musician.
Details have been confirmed regarding the 2023 iteration of the annual event, which is scheduled to take place on Saturday, July 8, 2023, at the Beckley Intermodal Gateway at 501 Neville St, Beckley, WV.
Getting underway at 12:00pm and continuing until 7:00pm that evening, the festival will continue the generating of proceeds toward the completion of a Bill Withers sculpture planned for display in the Downtown Beckley area.
The event itself will feature a craft beer garden, community art, the showing of a Bill Withers documentary at the Raleigh Playhouse, and naturally, plenty of exciting live performances.
The Carpenter Ants will kick things off at 12:00pm, followed by Whiskey & Wine at 1:00pm, DJ Naybz at 2:00pm, How Great Thou Art Theater Group at 3:00pm, Shayar at 4:00pm, Lords of Lester at 5:00pm, and finally, closing the proceedings out for the evening, will be Matt Mullins & the Bringdowns.
Additional information on the upcoming 2023 Bill Withers Memorial Festival, as well as other events which can be anticipated throughout the Beckley area, can be found at the Beckley Events Facebook page.
Additional LOOTPRESS coverage of Beckley area events can be found here.Â