Up and Coming Weekly is a weekly publication in Fayetteville, NC and Fort Bragg, NC area offering local news, views, arts, entertainment and community event and business information.
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WWW.UPANDCOMINGWEEKLY.COM DECEMBER 20-26 UCW 9 Fayetteville , For t Liber t y, Spring Lake Campuses Fayetteville , For t Liber t y, Spring Lake Campuses Spring 16-week and 1st Session 8-week classes begin Jan. 16 – apply today! Learn more a t our website, contac t your ad visor, or contac t an Admissions representa tive a t admissions@fay techcc.edu! ( 9 1 0 ) 6 7 8 - 8 4 0 0 – w w w. fa y te c h cc. e d u Enriching lives. Reimagining futures. Your next chapter starts here. EVENT Everyone knows the best part of Christmas is the lights. e search for holiday lights is in high demand from apps to neighborhood Facebook groups, and the season of riding around to see the most festive decorations has begun. Cool Spring Downtown Dis- trict is hosting a one-of-a-kind event to bring Christ- mas decorations to the backdrop of Downtown. Light Up the City is a "friendly" decoration competition between downtown businesses. e Viewer Choice Award is where the fun starts. is award will go to the business the community thinks did it best. Voting started on Dec. 1st and ends on Dec. 31st. Voting can be done via the website at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/NQD9KH2. e winner will be announced in the second week of January. Light Up the City is a new enjoyable concept for the Cool Spring Downtown District. Mimicking the mesmerizing window displays of the New York City holiday season, community members will be able to walk the streets of downtown Fayetteville and delight in all the different sceneries created by local busi- nesses. "e Cool Spring Downtown District fosters economic vitality through arts and entertainment in Downtown Fayetteville" something they have truly done with this community collaboration. is is a perfect opportunity for a date night, family outing or an outing for your organization. Enjoy light displays and grab a bite to eat from one of the many down- town restaurants, like Blue Moon, Circa 1800, or e Salad Box, warm hot chocolate from Rude Awaken- ing, or hot tea or cocktail from WinterbloomTea. is is an amazing opportunity to experience the beauty of downtown Fayetteville and all it has to offer. Lauren Falls, Marketing and Events Director for the Cool Spring Downtown District came up with the idea of Light Up the City, said "I created this event because of my love of driving around neighborhoods to view the holiday lights. I wanted to replicate that joy in Downtown Fayetteville. Our friendly competi- tion is one of many ways we encourage visitors and residents to "love where they live" by supporting our small businesses." Businesses were asked to be as creative as possible in exploring the theme of the Holiday Season. Busi- nesses can have window displays or bring the theme into the storefront. Imagination is the limit in this decoration contest. Some businesses have already created their mas- terpieces. Falls said, "We have one business with a Frosty setup, another with a pink theme, and many with decorative storefront windows." Falls is excited about the setup of the Districts Winterscapes. "We have 11 Winterscapes that include our 22 ft. Carolina Fir Tree, Augmented Reality Photo Stations, Letters to Santa, and digital Winterscape projection. You can view all our Winterscapes on our website visit downtownfayetteville.com." Downtown businesses that want to participate still have time. ose wanting to register can do so by emailing Lauren Falls at lauren@coolspringfay. org or by calling the Cool Spring District Office at 910 223-1089. is event is only open to Downtown busi- nesses. Participating businesses should keep decora- tions up until at least December 25th. Downtown Fayetteville businesses light up the city by AMBER LITTLE AMBER LITTLE, Staff Writer. COMMENTS? Editor@upandcomingweekly.com. 910-484-6200. Downtown Fayetteville businesses such as Stevies have decorat- ed their storefronts for Light Up the City. (Photo by Aly Hansen)