Wednesday, October 3, 2001
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Wednesday, October 3, 2001 |
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Main Street art festival features art, crafts, entertainment and patriotism
The Fayetteville Rotary Club and Main Street invite you to relive the days of your childhood as they carry you back to small town America. Browse through the many festival booths featuring arts, crafts and collectibles. Visit the Kids Corner featuring rides and games, or sample the large variety of fair cuisine. The Fayette County Administrative Complex will become the site for this popular fall festival once again. Close to 100 arts and crafts vendors will showcase their wares, running the gamut from stained glass and woodworking to fine art, quilting and more. There will also be entertainment throughotu the day. The Allen Goodman Band will perform on Sunday from 3-5 p.m. The band will be representing Brooks and will be making an appeal to the community to donate blood or their time to the American Red Cross. The fair will take place Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday from noon to 5 p.m. Admission is free. Attendees may park downtown around the square, or use the new downtown parking lot next to Southern Crescent Mortgage on the corner of Ga. highways 85 and 54. This year's festival chairman, Peter Seckinger, is anticipating huge crowds. "This event has grown throughout the years, and has become one of our largest fund-raisers for our club," he said. "The proceeds from the event enable us to give back to the community and support organizations such as Fayette Samaritans and the Fayette Youth Protection Home as well as a long list of other worthwhile organizations." Saturday night Heritage Park will light up in patriotic colors of red, white and blue. In lieu of an opening act for the last "Beat on Main Street" concert, Fayetteville will team up with Fayette County to sponsor its own Stars and Stripes rally beginning at 7 p.m. Mayor Kenneth Steele will co-host the event along with County Commission Chairman Greg Dunn. Both are retired military officers. Firefighters will continue their "boot drive" for disaster relief and all firefighters, police officers and veterans will be honored during the ceremony. The Stars and Stripes Rally also will include the posting of colors, a performance by Starr's Mill chorus, and a very special opening with contemporary country award-winning group Shenandoah singing the National Anthem. The rally will conclude with the lighting of candles and inspirational words from the Rev. Dr. Sam Matthews, pastor of the Fayetteville Methodist Church. Veterans from the local chapter of the American Legion will assist with that part of the ceremony. "Everyone is encouraged to come out and show their patriotic spirit and enjoy an evening of great entertainment and music," said Nancy Price, Main Street program manager. At 8:15, immediately following the Stars and Stripes rally, Shenandoah will take the stage for an evening of country tunes. For a solid decade Sheandoah has helped define contemporary country sound. To date, they have had 25 charted singles, 15 top ten hits and 11 number one records. "Seeing their accomplishments at one glance causes you to realize just how versatile and talented the boys really are," said Price. Their awards include 1995 CMA Vocal Event of the Year, 1995 Grammy for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals, and 1990 Academy of Country Music Top Vocal Group. The band is best known for songs such as "If Bubba Can Dance," "Church on Cumberland Road," and their Grammy winner, "Somewhere In The Vicinity of the Heart." In 1997, singer Marty Raybon left the band to pursue a recording career with his brother. Curtis Wright jammed and wrote songs with the band in 1999 and Brent Lamb took over singing duties later that year. Shenandoah has enjoyed a sense of rejuvenation since then. All events both days are free. For information call the Main Street office at Fayetteville City Hall, 770-461-6029. |
