5 p.m. Rick Hubbard and His

All Kid Kazoo Band on the main stage by the fountain.

All day Barnes & Noble

storytelling.

All day original Munchkin

Mickey Carroll at Emerald City Ice Cream booth.

All day Michael Douglas, former

Harlem Globetrotter, at Just for Feet booth.

7 p.m. The Coastline Band.

8 p.m. The Original Tams featuring

Robert Lee Smith.

There will be a large selection

of food vendors, and folks are invited to pack their own picnic baskets

at home or sample from concessions offering up everything from hot dogs,

shish-ka-bobs, grilled chicken, and corn dogs to funnel cakes, fries and

ice cream.

The rental division of Dixieland

Fun Machines, a subsidiary of Dixieland Fun Park, is providing rides and

entertainment this year. Rides include the Dragonfly, a giant slide, the

Fun House Bouncer, the Rock-N-Roll, Whirly-Bird and the Fun Train. There

will also be a giant rock-climbing wall for the very daring.

At 5 p.m. all kids are invited

to gather around the large stage at the fountain for their very own concert.

Rick Hubbard and his Kazoo Band show gets every member of the audience

involved.

Each person will receive a

free kazoo, compliments of Fayette Music Merchants, who operate a Major

Music.com located on the square in Fayetteville. All kids will have the

opportunity to perform with Rick in the grand finale.

To learn more about Rick Hubbard,

or to download his photo you can visit him on the web at www.kazoobie.com .

Following Rick Hubbard, the

adults get a chance to join in the fun as The Coastline Band takes the

stage. They've been referred to as "the future of Carolina beach

music."

At 8 p.m. the spotlight shines

on Robert Lee Smith and The Original Tams, known throughout the world

for their special blend of beach music and still entertaining crowds around

the globe nearly 200 days per year. The group is probably best known for

its 1968 gold hit "Be Young, Bee Foolish, Be Happy."

Other Tams hits include "What

Kind of Fool Do You Think I Am," "I've Been Hurt," "Hey

Girl (Don't Bother Me)", and "It's Better to Have Loved a Little."

Ron Simpson of RCS Productions,

a Fayette County company that has been producing quality events and concerts

around the Southeast since 1982, produces the concerts on the square.

RCS has produced all of the Main Street concerts for the City of Fayetteville

since the first July Jam that took place during the 1996 Olympics.

Admission to the Kids Beach

Fest and all of the concerts is free. Fayetteville's Main Street department

coordinates the July Jam festival and concerts.

All proceeds from July Jam

help to benefit the historical renovation and revitalization efforts of

the Main Street district. For further information about July Jam or other

Main Street activities, please call Nancy Price or Ann Woodall at 770-461-6029.

July Jam 2001 is presented

McRae Communication, The Southern Crescent Mortgage Company, Oliver &

Winkle P.C., Heritage Bank and The Southern Federal Credit Union.

Media sponsors include The

Atlanta Journal Constitution, Fayette Daily News, The Citizen Newspapers,

J 93.3 and Fox 97.

Patrons include Brown &

White Enterprises, Fayetteville Rotary Club, Scarbrough & Rolader

Development, Chick fil-A, Happy Dog Studios, Gold's Gym of Fayette County,

RCS Productions.com, Positive Press, Seckinger Design Associates, Inc.,

Integrated Science & Engineering, Lorber & Associates, Fayetteville

Kiwanis Club, Fayette County Development Authority, CiCi's Pizza, Guthrie

Development Corp., and J Mac Marketing.

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