By Arnecia Walker
For the Opelika Observer
“Songwriters’ Night” will be held Sept. 21 from 6:30-10 p.m. at The Bottling Plant Event Center’s Listening Room. Songwriters Chris Newbury and Dave McCormick, along with special guest , author Catherine Powers, will be performing live. Early tickets are available for $20 as the price will be $25 at the door. Tickets include the chance to meet and interact with the performers beginning at 6:30 p.m.; the show will begin at 7 p.m.
Newbury is a talented guitarist, singer, songwriter and entertainer and will be performing originals as well as some of his father’s, Mickey Newbury’s greatest hits. Along with Newbury will be McCormick, a West Virginia native who is a songwriter, drummer and guitarist. McCormick has more than 400 songs about the love and losses in life with a unique mixture of country, jazz, rock and blues influences. Powers, a Texas Country Music Hall of Fame member, is the widow of country music legend, Freddy Powers as well as the co-author of “The Spree of 83.” She has also written numerous number-one records. For more information and tickets, visit www.bottlingplanteventcenter.com.
The Bottling Plant is located at 614 N Railroad Ave.