The Courthoues Square will

become the focus of the activity during the day, with the events switching

to Heritage Park at the County Administrative Complex that evening for

a free concert. The headline act will be The Zoots and the Swingin' Suites,

a swing band performing hits from Glenn Miller to Dean Martin and Frank

Sinatra. The Zoots will go on at 7 p.m. and will be the first of three

free Music on Main Street concerts offered throughout the year.

July Jam, scheduled for Saturday,

July 14, has drawn tremendous crowds in past years and is perhaps Main

Street's most popular event. This year's July Jam will become a beach

fest complete with sand, children's activities and rides and, of course,

food.

An added attraction this year

will be a special early-bird concert for children and families featuring

Rick Hubbard and his All Kid Kazoo Band. The audience will be encouraged

to partake in the fun by becoming members of Hubbard's band, and everyone

will be treated to a complimentary kazoo.

Later that evening, the Coastline

Band & The Original Tams featuring Robert Lee Smith, will take the

stage performing beach and shag tunes of the past.

"If you liked the Swingin'

Medallions, and other party groups, you'll love the Coastline Band,"

said Price. "The combination of The Original Tams featuring Robert

Lee Smith along with the Coastline Band will be a dynamite show."

The Rotary Club of Fayetteville

and Main Street will team up Oct. 6-7 to host the Fall Festival at the

County Administrative Complex. An eclectic mix of arts, crafts and antiques

will occupy the grounds.

That evening will turn a little

bit country with the final free Music on Main Street concert, featuring

the Grammy award-winning country group Shenandoah. To date, they have

had 25 charted singles, 15 Top Ten hits and 11 number one records.

"This concert should be

huge, and a great finale for our Music on Main Street series," said

Price. "We have tried to plan the full spectrum of music so that

we may reach music lovers throughout the county and so that they may enjoy

our downtown square through our events and concerts."

October will also bring back

the Great Georgia Ghosts Tour, which includes the City Cemetery as well

as local storytellers in the Holiday-Dorsey-Fife House. Renovations of

the Holiday-Dorsey-Fife House (which is actually rumored to be haunted)

are scheduled for completion in the fall, just in time for this Halloween

event.

Christmas on Main Street will

begin Nov. 20 with the traditional tree-lighting ceremony. Santa's arrival

in a horse-drawn carriage will be followed by carolers and photos with

Santa. Anyone who misses his grand entrance can catch Breakfast with Santa

at the Old Train Depot Dec. 1.

Fayetteville is Georgia's 37th

Main Street City. In 1980, Georgia was chosen by the National Trust for

Historic Preservation as one of six pilot states to begin an innovative

program in downtown revitalization. Select cities with a population between

5,000 and 50,000 were required to complete a process in order to become

a designated Main Street City.

The Main Street Program is

a comprehensive approach to downtown revitalization, seeking to capitalize

on the historical and physical setting of the central business district.

Fayetteville became a Main Street City in 1996.

For information regarding the

2001 calendar of events, or on how to become involved with Fayetteville

Main Street, phone Nancy Price at 770-461-6029.