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MercyMe Comes to Southern Pines Pinecrest High School's football stadium in Southern Pines, and it promises to be a spectacular event. The concert will begin at 7 p.m., Be.Do.Tell is the opening band for this year's event. This community-wide event pays tribute to the accomplishments of recent high- school graduates. The Southern Pines concert opens as the Christian Music Community is buzzing about MercyMe's recent release of The Hurt and The Healer. With an uninterrupted string of 23 number one career singles, the award-winning and multi-platinum selling band previews The Hurt & The Healer as a celebration of that moment when two worlds collide … the deep need for healing and the God who provides it, remarks lead vocalist Bart Millard. Billboard Magazine nominated MercyMe as one of the Since their debut in 2001, Grammy-nominated, American Music Award and multiple GMA Dove Award winners MercyMe have sold more than 6 million units in CD and DVD sales, while being one of only a few Contemporary Christian music groups to have had all of their recordings certifi ed Gold or Platinum. MercyMe has provided an incredible 23 number one multi-format Christian radio singles and four consecutive mainstream radio hits with "I Can Only Imagine," (No. 4 AC/top 25 on Top 40/Hot AC), "Here With Me" (No. 4 AC), "Homesick" (top 10 AC), and "So Long Self." In 2009, Billboard named MercyMe's "Word Of God Speak" the number one Song of The Decade and the group as the number one Christian Songs Artist of the Decade, with an additional number one as the Christian AC Song Artist of 2012 Top Christian Artists alongside Casting Crowns, Skillet, Chris Tomlin and Laura Story. Best of Fayetteville Awards Who will be this year's "Best of the Best"? Ballots available in the next editions of Up & Coming Weekly or Up & Coming Weekly's 15th Annual COMING SOON! Awards Party on September 11th at Wet Willie's. Mark your calendars for the fun and vote for your favorite people, businesses, organizations and venues. www.upandcomingweekly.com Check out the details on the Best of Fayetteville Vote Online! Murder Mystery Dinner June 22, 2012 • 6:30 p.m. Seating Corporate Sponsors: Utley & Knowles CPAs 5 Course Meal Begins 7:00 p.m. $50 per person + tax and gratuity Reservations required, seating limited Experience our higher standards and excellence with our catering services. 1240 Fort Bragg Road • Fayetteville, NC 910.484.6699 www.hilltophousenc.com WWW.UPANDCOMINGWEEKLY.COM JUNE 13-19, 2012 UCW 15 5 p.m. - 9 p.m., Tues. - Thur. 5 p.m. - 10 p.m., Fri. - Sat. 11 a.m. - 2 p.m., Tues. - Sat. Dinner Lunch Father's Day Brunch 10:30 a..m. - 2:30 p.m. Closed Monday Sit down and enjoy award winning cuisine in our elegant dining rooms set in a historic home built in 1908. Complement your entree with a selection from our extensive wine list. a STAFF REPORT Onward and Upward 2012, featuring MercyMe is set for Saturday, June 23, at The Decade as one of the industry's most notable talents. MercyMe made history as "I Can Only Imagine" surpassed 1 million digital downloads, making it the fi rst song in Christian music to go platinum in the digital domain. The multi- platinum selling band has sold out venues including Radio City Music Hall and has been seen on The Tonight Show, CNN, Fox New Channels Fox & Friends, ABC News, CBS's The Early Show, and on the pages of Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, USA Today, Billboard and more. In addition to the awesome music of MercyMe. MercyMe and Be.Do.Tell, the night will include a presentation of gift bags and a Bible to each graduating senior in attendance and the entertainment of emcee Chris Metzger. Concessions will be available. All proceeds Online tickets may be picked up at "will call" in front of the Pinecrest Football Stadium on June 23, beginning at 5:30 p.m. Tickets may also be purchased at Aberdeen First Baptist Church, Southern go to Moore4Jesus, a not-for-profit North Carolina corporation. Purchase tickets online at moore4jesus.com. Pines First Baptist, Southern Pines Methodist, Good News Church in Carthage, Crockett, Oldham, Pope and Denadio in Southern Pines, First Bank in Robbins, Russell Seafood in Southern Pines and The Carpenter Shop in Sanford. Discounted tickets are offered to all area church youth groups for $12 each and also may be ordered online at moore4jesus.com or by calling the Aberdeen First Baptist Church at 944-1421. For more information or to purchase your tickets, visit the website at www.moore4jesus.com or call 944-1421. R