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12 UCW JULY 17-23, 2019 WWW.UPANDCOMINGWEEKLY.COM e Downtown Summer Nights Concert Series takes place every ursday evening through Aug. 22 in Fayetteville's Cool Spring Down- town District. Attendees enjoy free live music from 5:30-9 p.m. on the 100 block of Person Street. "e purpose of the event is the title, which is 'Downtown Sum- mer Nights' in Fayetteville with local and national acts," said Kelly West, promotions and marketing director of Cumulus Broadcasting, LLC. "ere is a lot happening in Fayetteville all of the time … you walk around Hay Street, Gillespie Street, Green Street and Person Street and see the culture and how amazing it is." West explained that whenever there is a large local event, it almost always involves one of those streets. For this reason, the event organiz- ers looked at Person Street and felt it would be the perfect place to have the Downtown Summer Nights Concert Series. at's partly why they created the series — to build even more excitement around something happening downtown. e event features live music, various food, clothing and business vendors, a beer and wine garden, a kids' activity area and a misting tent known as the chill zone. e concert series lineup in- cludes Sherman Neckties and Side- winder, July 18; the Eastline Band and the Breakfast Club, July 25; Lee Jean Jr. and at Nation Band, August 1; Tyrek and Lotus Sun and Sail On, Aug. 8; 80's Unplugged and Earth, Wind & Fire Tribute Band, Aug. 15; and Dead City Symphony and Heartbreaker Aug. 22. "We would love to see 500-600 people at this event, so bring your kids and your dogs on a leash," said West. "There is no heavy metal or rap music. We will have country/rock, soul, '80s rock and '80s tribute bands. "We would not be able to do this if it wasn't for our lovely sponsors, who are the Cool Spring Downtown District, Healy Wholesale, Rimtyme, Karma Culture, Dirtbag Ales, Fasci- nate-U Children's Museum, Sugar's, Isabella Effon, Five Star Entertain- ment, our radio stations and more," said West. "We invite everyone to come out and enjoy this family- friendly event on Person Street." e event is free for all ages and open to the public. For more infor- mation, call 509-901-3467. Downtown Summer Nights Concert Series brings free entertainment to downtown Fayetteville by DR. SHANESSA FENNER EVENT e Downtown Summer Nights Concert Series takes place on Person Street every urs- day evening through Aug. 22. DR. SHANESSA FENNER, Prin- cipal, WT Brown Elementary School. COMMENTS? Editor@upandcom- ingweekly.com. 910-484-6200. VICTORY MEANS A LITTLE MORE HERE As home of Fort Bragg, our sports facili es have been tested by the world's toughest. From soccer to baseball, skeet shoo ng to wrestling, our excellent venues and highly trained staff are ready to serve. The Faye eville Area Conven on & Visitors Bureau recruits sports tournaments and other sports events to Cumberland County. Below are a few of our victories. From July 25-28, the Cross Creek Skeet Associa on is hos ng the 2019 Junior World Skeet Championships at Fort Bragg Clay Target Center. Players from around the U.S. are expected to par cipate. The econom- ic impact from this four-day event is $136,800. Indirect rollover impact is es mated at $342,000. Faye eville and Fort Bragg work together to bring the All-American Marathon, Mike-to-Mike Half Marathon and the All-American 5K to the community each spring. Runners from almost every state and many countries have competed in these runs since the first 2014 event. The Chris an Cheerleaders of America (CCA) held their last three Chris an Cheer Na onals and CCA College Championships at the Crown Complex and have agreed to return in 2020. Over the course of the weekend event, 4,000 people watch teams from 18 states vie for Na onal or College Champion tles. Since 2012, the NC Wrestling Associa on for Youth (NCWAY) has held the NCWAY State Championships at the Crown Arena. Each year, the tournament, which has 1,300 a endees, has a direct impact of $91,200 on Cumberalnd County. Indirect impact is $228,000. Do you par cipate in a sport and want to recruit a regional, state or na onal tournament to Cumberland County? We can help. Contact Sports Sales Manager Stephanie Decatur at 910-835-5089. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Melody Foote Director of Communications Fayetteville Area Convention & Visitors Bureau B U L L E T I N Download a mobile app for exploring Cumberland County.