Downtown Oneonta’s Outdoor Street Celebration Returns Next Month

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CONTACT: Karen Beasley, Vice President of Marketing & Communications
Alabama Mountain Lakes Tourist Association
PHONE: 256.350.3500 / 800.648.5381
EMAIL: karen@northalabama.org

Downtown Oneonta’s Outdoor Street Celebration Returns Next Month

Decatur, Ala. (March 13, 2024) – Downtown Oneonta welcomes the return of its outdoor celebration of classic cars, trucks and bikes, music, shopping and dining beginning next month on the first Saturday of each month through October. Presented by the All American Cruisers, Cruise and Croon rolls into town for the first time in 2024, on April 6, bringing with it free entertainment for locals and visitors.

Cruise and Croon welcomes locals and visitors to the downtown area for an evening of classic cars, trucks and bikes as music fills the air. Car, truck and bike owners from the surrounding area will bring their vintage beauties to show off and merchants will extend their business hours so eventgoers can shop and mingle. A DJ will crank out plenty of good tunes as everyone enjoys an evening of free family fun.

Set for Apr. 6, May 4, June 1, July 6, Aug. 3, Sept. 7 and Oct. 5, Cruise and Croon will be set up along 1st Avenue East in downtown Oneonta and hours are from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. The event is free and open to the public and is held rain or shine. Everyone is encouraged to bring lawn chairs and picnic blankets and enjoy an evening with family and friends. Downtown shops and eateries will be open and there will be food trucks scattered throughout to satisfy any appetite.

For more information, visit the All American Cruisers Facebook page for the latest information.​

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About Alabama Mountain Lakes Tourist Association (AMLA)

AMLA is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the promotion and development of the $4.3 billion North Alabama travel industry within the 16 northernmost counties of the state. It is supported by 500-plus members consisting of chambers of commerce, Convention & Visitors Bureaus, attractions, campgrounds, festivals, communities, golf courses, restaurants, accommodations and vendors. Counties included within the AMLA region are Blount, Cherokee, Colbert, Cullman, DeKalb, Etowah, Franklin, Jackson, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, Marion, Marshall, Morgan and Winston. Additional information on North Alabama destinations, accommodations and special events is available by calling 800.648.5381, by visiting www.NorthAlabama.org and by following us on social media @VisitNorthAL.

 

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Karen Beasley

After unexpectantly losing her husband of 29 years, Karen returned to the Alabama Mountain Lakes Tourist Association (AMLA) in 2023 as the vice president of marketing and communications where she helps guide the organization’s marketing and communications activities to position the North Alabama region as a must-experience destination for leisure travel. She has over 30 years of marketing experience, most recently working as a behind-the-scenes freelance public relations consultant for AMLA and other tourism organizations and festivals in north Alabama and Tennessee. From 1999 to 2004, AMLA employed her as the organization’s marketing representative, introducing her to a lifelong career in the tourism and travel industry. Following the birth of her second child, she transitioned to part-time freelance employment so that she could focus on family life.

 

She was named the Alabama Restaurant & Hospitality Association Tourism Promoter of the Year in 2025. She serves on the board of directors for the Huntsville/Madison County Hospitality Association, is a member of the Decatur/Morgan County Hospitality Association and the Tennessee Valley Chapter of the Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International (HSMAI) and volunteers with the Woody Williams Foundation and Vets Like Us.

 

She holds a B.S. degree in marketing and a MBA from the University of North Alabama and received her TMP – Travel Marketing Professional – certification from the Southeast Tourism Society Marketing College. She and her late husband, Michael, have two children, Keller and Logan.