Another great year of celebration
The 2019 Prater Music Fest is upon us. This year’s events are May 8-10 in Ocilla, Ga. Join us in honoring the 2019 Dave Prater Music Scholarship winner. The festival will also include a gospel worship on May 8 at Dave’s childhood church, Mt. Olive AME Church. The Fest concludes with the street dance in downtown Ocilla from 6 pm to 10 pm on Friday, May 10th.
Get ready.
The 2019 commemorative T-shirts will be available soon at the Ocilla Irwin Chamber of Commerce. Call 229-468-9114.
Scholarship dinner tickets are $15 in advance and $25 at the door. Credit cards accepted.
Call Ocilla City Hall at 229-468-5141.
The 2019 Prater Music Fest is upon us. This year’s events are May 8-10 in Ocilla, Ga. Join us in honoring the 2019 Dave Prater Music Scholarship winner. The festival will also include a gospel worship on May 8 at Dave’s childhood church, Mt. Olive AME Church. The Fest concludes with the street dance in downtown Ocilla from 6 pm to 10 pm on Friday, May 10th.
Get ready.
The 2019 commemorative T-shirts will be available soon at the Ocilla Irwin Chamber of Commerce. Call 229-468-9114.
Scholarship dinner tickets are $15 in advance and $25 at the door. Credit cards accepted.
Call Ocilla City Hall at 229-468-5141.
In 2015, the city of Ocilla began honoring R&B music legend and Ocilla native Dave Prater of the group Sam & Dave.
The first year, city officials erected highway signs along Highways 129 and 32 that greet visitors who enter from each direction.
The second year, former Sam & Dave band member Newton Collier was the guest speaker at the tribute dinner.
In 2017, the third year, organizers presented the first ever Dave Prater Music Scholarships to three Irwin County High School seniors interested in pursuing musical careers. A special treat came late on the day of the street fest: Dave Prater's former high school music teacher, Mrs. Gussie Davis Phillips, made an appearance to greet many of her former students.
The first year, city officials erected highway signs along Highways 129 and 32 that greet visitors who enter from each direction.
The second year, former Sam & Dave band member Newton Collier was the guest speaker at the tribute dinner.
In 2017, the third year, organizers presented the first ever Dave Prater Music Scholarships to three Irwin County High School seniors interested in pursuing musical careers. A special treat came late on the day of the street fest: Dave Prater's former high school music teacher, Mrs. Gussie Davis Phillips, made an appearance to greet many of her former students.
