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14 UCW DECEMBER 28, 2022 - JANUARY 3, 2023
R&B trio to headline Fayetteville's New Year's Eve party
Tony! Toni! Toné! to perform at Night Circus
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Award-winning rhythm and blues trio Tony!
Toni! Toné! will help usher in the new year
during the city's New Year's Eve party at Festi-
val Park.
e group will headline the city's New Year's
Eve party when a Night Circus: A District New
Year's Eve Spectacular returns for a second
year, the Cool Spring Downtown District and
the city of Fayetteville said in a release.
e group was popular in the late 1980s to
the early 90s. It has 14 Billboard-charting R&B
singles, including five No. 1 hits, three top 10
pop singles, one gold album, two platinum
albums and one double platinum album, and
over six million total albums sold, according to
the release.
eir hits include "Feels Good,'' "e
Blues'' and "Anniversary.'' e group includes
D'Wayne Wiggins, Timothy Christian Riley
and Amar Khalil.
e night also will include carnival attrac-
tions such as stilt walkers, fire dancers and
roving magicians. ere also will be food
trucks and live music, the release said.
Local DJs will entertain the crowd before the
headliner takes the stage.
At midnight, organizers plan to raise a large
multi-colored star. ere also will be fireworks,
the release said.
e Cool Spring District is facilitating the
event on behalf of the city.
Organizations and individuals who are inter-
ested in becoming a sponsor should contact
Bianca Shoneman, president and CEO of the
Cool Spring Downtown District at 910-223-
1089 or Bianca@CoolSpringFay.org.
e Night Circus and concert are free and
open to the public.
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