This is going

to be a full weekend for fans of Contemporary Christian music, fellowship

and fun. U-Night 17, a four-day music festival and two days of co-ed sports

competitions for scholarship money, will take place at venues in Peachtree

City and Tyrone.

The concerts

will start Thursday night at the Frederick Brown Jr. Amphitheater with

performances by Bebo Norman, Mercy Me and Anavox, while Apologetix, Downhere,

Nicole C. Mullen and Jason Eskridge take the stage Friday night. Saturday's

concert will feature SonicFlood, Andrew Peterson and Forty Days and Sunday

will feature According to John, FFH and By The Tree.

The gates open

at 5 p.m., concerts begin at 6 p.m. and should conclude by 11 p.m. Tickets

are $12 in advance, $17 at the door or $40 for a four-day pass.

There will

also be concerts at Laird Farm where fans are encouraged to camp. The

fee for camping is $5. There will also be a Midnight Cafe offered at Laird

Farm Thursday through Saturday from midnight to 3 a.m., where there will

be music and fellowship and warm beverages and pastries will be served.

Performing

Thursday night will be Crystal Hiatt, Casey page and Like Isaiah, while

Billy Boughey, Katrina Walker and Jason Eskridge will perform on Friday.

Closing out the Midnight Cafe on Saturday will be Jennifer Trail, Melissa

Graham and Jessica Gore.

Laird Farm

will also host concerts and sporting events on Saturday and Sunday before

the evening concerts at the Amphitheater. The concerts will start at 9

a.m. on Saturday and 10 a.m. on Sunday. Saturday's lineup will be Local

story, Riverside Drive, C4, Like Isaiah, Ill harmonies, Buck, Moxie Davis,

Waterproof Feet, Tim Bach and Refuge and The Waiting. Sunday's lineup

will be Gerald Malloy Band, Beyond This Point, Cafe' Winner, Anavox, Lincoln

Brewster, Overflow, Clay Covered Souls, Jubal's Kin and Smalltown Poets.

The sporting

events at Laird Farm will be a seven-person ultimate frisbee tournament

with a minimum of two girls per team, a five-person volleyball tournament

with a minimum of two girls per team, a five-person rock climbing challenge

with a minimum of two girls per team, a three-on-three basketball tournament

with a minimum of one girl per team, and a halfpipe skateboarding and

rollerblade challenge. There will be a canoe challenge beginning at 8

a.m. Saturday at Lake Kedron in Peachtree City. Each member of the winning

team will be awarded $500 in scholarship money.

There will

be a sunrise service Sunday morning from 8-9:30 a.m. at Laird Farm. Fishing

and paintball will also be available at the farm for free. Campers are

asked to provide their own tents and camping gear.

College and

high school teams can register at www.u-night17.org. There will also be

late registration from 7-8 a.m. Saturday morning. Those interested in

volunteering for anything during the weekend should e-mail to [email protected].

To get to Laird

Farm, Take Tyrone Road to Handley Road. Take a right and then another

right on to Swanson Road. Go over the railroad tracks to a four way stop

and Laird farm is located at the second house on the right, #382.

For more information

on any of the events taking place this weekend, visit www.u-night17.org

or phone 770-631-2477. To order tickets by phone call 1-800-965-9324 or

visit www.christianhappenings.com or itickets.com.

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