Another great year of celebration
The 2018 Prater Music Fest is upon us. This year’s events are May 9-11 in Ocilla, Ga. Join us in honoring the 2018 Dave Prater Music Scholarship winner during the May 10, 2018. The festival will also include a gospel worship on May 9 — what would have been the soul singer’s 81st birthday. The Fest concludes with the street dance in downtown Ocilla from 6 pm to 10 pm on Friday, May 11th.
Get ready.
The 2018 commemorative T-shirts are available at the Ocilla Irwin Chamber of Commerce. Call 229-468-9114. The 2017 T-shirts are still available.
Scholarship dinner tickets are $15 in advance and $25 at the door. Credit cards accepted.
Call Ocilla City Hall at 229-468-5141.
The 2018 Prater Music Fest is upon us. This year’s events are May 9-11 in Ocilla, Ga. Join us in honoring the 2018 Dave Prater Music Scholarship winner during the May 10, 2018. The festival will also include a gospel worship on May 9 — what would have been the soul singer’s 81st birthday. The Fest concludes with the street dance in downtown Ocilla from 6 pm to 10 pm on Friday, May 11th.
Get ready.
The 2018 commemorative T-shirts are available at the Ocilla Irwin Chamber of Commerce. Call 229-468-9114. The 2017 T-shirts are still available.
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.
