Pickwick Poker Run 2020
(L-R): Wynn Varble, Darryl Worley, Jim “Moose” Brown and Steve Leslie performing at the recent Darryl Worley and Friends Songwriters in the Round show in Jackson, Tenn. Along with another event in Memphis, they raised more than $70,000 to benefit the Darryl Worley Foundation.
Darryl Worley has recruited Montgomery Gentry and classic rock band Kansas for his Tennessee River Run, set for Sept. 15-17 in Savannah, Tenn. The 10th anniversary event includes a rock concert in downtown Savannah with headliners Kansas and Mike Slaughter, golf tournament, bass tournament, motorcycle ride, boat poker run, crafts fair, 5k, and country concert at Pickwick Landing State Park with Montgomery Gentry and Worley.
Proceeds from this and other events fund the Darryl Worley Foundation, which serves area charities such as St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, and the Darryl Worley Cancer Treatment Center.
Pickwick Poker Run 2020 Calendar
Leading up to The Tennessee River Run is the Battle of the Bands and several writers-in-the-round events, most scheduled for Bumpus Harley-Davidson dealerships throughout the southeast. The Battle of the Bands Preliminary Competition kicks-off July 21 in Jackson, Tenn., with other preliminary rounds in Memphis on Aug. 4; Florence, Ala. on Aug. 18; and the finals Aug. 27 at Bumpus Harley-Davidson of Jackson. The winner will receive studio time and be the opening act at the 2011 Tennessee River Run country concert.
Pickwick Poker Run 2020 Dates
On July 27, Worley will join hit songwriters Bernie Nelson, Jim “Moose” Brown and Lee Roy Parnell for a show at the Murfreesboro Harley Davidson store.
On the final night, Worley and American Idol finalist Danny Gokey will perform at the nearby Pickwick Landing State Park on Sept. The event will also offer a golf tournament, boat poker run, a.
Pickwick Poker Run 2020 Schedule
Details on all these events at www.tnriverrun.org.
A couple hundred boats flocked to Tennessee’s Pickwick Lake last weekend for the memorial poker run. Photo courtesy Jeff Ketchum. Held in conjunction with Darryl Worley’s 14th annual Tennessee River Run, a fundraising concert for the Darryl Worley Foundation, the first annual Carey Downs & Jeremie Floyd Memorial Boat Poker Run took place on Saturday. As we look forward to 2020, we thought we would take a long overdue look back at 2019. We still can't believe that 92 participants gathered at Pickwick Landing State Park for the 23rd Annual Event! But when we think about it, it shouldn't come as a surprise to us.