Economic changes lead to 1st Last Night
Alcohol to be available during Fayetteville’s family celebration
Posted: December 31, 2011 at 4:12 a.m.
Jo Ann Kaminsky of Fayetteville and The Art Experience makes repairs to a puppet, “The Muse,” inside a building on the east side of the downtown Fayetteville square Friday. Kaminsky was preparing the puppets for today’s Last Night Fayetteville parade.
Fayetteville’s New Year’s Eve celebration returns tonight with some major changes after a year’s hiatus. For the first time, alcohol will be served at the “family-friendly event.” For 12 years, First Night Fayetteville was billed as an alcohol-free New Year’s Eve celebration. In 1999, it drew a crowd of about 12,000, according to promoters.
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Northwest Arkansas, Pages 9 on 12/31/2011
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