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Panoply Arts Festival. (Courtesy Arts Huntsville/Cliff Loehr)

Panoply Arts Festival's 2017 music headliners will include gospel ensemble Blind Boys of Alabama, Americana duo Secret Sisters and melodic acoustic quintet Humming House. The 30-act-plus lineup also boasts local acts like blues-rockers Microwave Dave & The Nukes and singer/songwriter Amy McCarley.

The 35th Panoply, presented by Arts Huntsville, is set for April 28 - 30 in downtown's Big Spring Park.

The Huntsville institution will also feature the work of 102 visual artists from 16 states, including 42 exhibitors new to the festival and more than 25 North Alabama artists.

Arts Huntsville commissioned local muralist Logan Tanner to create the 2017 Panoply poster. Titled "Revenge of the Ducks," Tanner's piece depicts the titular waterfowl painting a picture, strumming a guitar and other Panoply-centric activities.

During an amazing 80-year run, The Blind Boys of Alabama, which features original member Jimmy Carter, have performed at Martin Luther King Jr. benefits and the White House and recorded a Grammy-winning album for Peter Gabriel's Real World label. Sibling-harmonies-drenched Secret Sisters hail from Muscle Shoals and have recorded with T Bone Burnett and Jack White. The Secret Sisters also performed at Panoply in 2015. Nashville's Humming House will likely appeal to fans of groups like Mumford & Sons and Avett Brothers, and have performed on big stages including Louisville's Forecastle Festival.

The Blind Boys of Alabama. (Courtesy photo)

The Panoply 2017 performer lineup also includes Unknown Lyric, Mambo Gris Gris, SolVibes, Ben Parker Project, Bimini Road, Logan Bowden, Stillwater Bluegrass, The Retrovales, JED Eye, Brandon Lee, Ian Ridenhour, The Steve O Show, Winslow Davis Ensemble, John Nickel, Chelsea Who!, The Zooks and Wolves of Chernobyl.

Panoply attracts around 60,000 to 75,000 attendees each year, according to Arts Huntsville.

Secret Sisters

The festival's 2017 Craft Beer Tent will spotlight beer from across the Southeast, including a special "Panoply Beer" brewed by Huntsville's Straight to Ale. Local food trucks Rollin' Lobstah, "Tha Food Truck" and Kentucky's Pollo will be among the food vendors. Other 2017 programming includes: firework displays Friday and Saturday nights; dance performances; interactive kids' arts activities; and a Military Salute Night, with active duty military and reserves and their dependents receiving free admission Friday.

Advance weekend passes for Panoply are available online for $18 at artshuntsville.org. Weekend passes are available until 4 p.m. April 28. Day passes are $10, available online or at the gate. Ages 12 and under are admitted to the festival free.

The festival's 2017 hours are 5-9 p.m. April 28, 10 a.m. - 9 p.m. April 29 and 12 - 7 p.m. April 30.