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Back-to-school concert and fun day attracts family and youth

Al Tillman Unity-N-Community Sponge-Bob & Celebrity Friends event.

A back-to-school concert and fun day  on Saturday, July 26, will mark the unofficial end of summer vacation for local youth, with the first day of class for Bibb County schools fast approaching on Aug. 1.

The event, produced by Al Tillman Unity-N-Community, will be hosted by SpongeBob Squarepants and feature the OMG Girlz as the headliner. This girl teen group was formed by Tameka “Tiny” Harris, a former member of Xscape, which was a well-known R&B female quartet. Tiny is also the wife of rapper, T.I. OMG Girlz is made up of three members, Beauty (Bahja Rodriguez), Lil’ Wayne’s daughter; Star (Zonnique Pullins) who is Tiny’s daughter; and Babydoll (Breaunna Womack).

Some of the other featured artists include Kevin Cameron, Katya Hernandez, QT Jazz, Sonny Spoon & the GFB Family, and Raheem the Dream. There will also be other local acts, including a reggae band. Plenty of other activities, such as fun rides, water slides and bouncers, will be set up on the Veterans of Foreign Wars post’s green space. The festivities will take place from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. at 711 Key St. Tickets are $5. For more information, call 478-345-0744, or log onto www.unitytoday.com.