12 UCW AUGUST 21-27, 2019
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As summer events are
wrapping up, 4th Friday
continues to offer an
entertaining and family-
friendly experience in
downtown Fayetteville.
4th Friday is a tradition
that occurs on the fourth
Friday of every month
and offers entertainment
or art (or both). 4th Fri-
day will fall on Aug. 23.
The theme will be "Back
to Cool Bash."
"It's an end-of-summer
bash for the kids going
back to school," Johanna
Brum of the Cool Spring
Downtown District said.
"There will be a food
truck, there will be art-
ists. Maxwell Street will
be closed, so we'll extend
that out and do bouncy
houses and face painting."
There will also be artists and dancers.
The Arts Council of Fayetteville/Cumberland
County will also host its monthly parking lot
party. The Arts Council's 4th Friday Artist's
Program creates a space for artists to make
and show their work
and share their passion
with others. Artists can
visit www.theartscouncil.
com/ParkingLotParty to
sign up .
The Arts Council will
also offer an activity to
keep with the "Back to
Cool" theme — a dunk
tank. "In the dunk tank,
we will have school
officials from several
different schools to be
dunked," explained
Antonio Renteria, the as-
sistant director of opera-
tions at the Arts Council.
"All proceeds will go to
our Artists in Schools
program."
e juried art exhibit
10:10:10 will also open on
4th Friday. It will include
work from ten different artists. e display will be ten
linear feet and will have ten self-curated exhibitions.
There will also be a beer garden. Beer enthu-
siasts can look forward to "a fairly good mix
of domestics, a couple different craft beers."
said Renteria. "There'll be an IPA and an ale. A
variety. There will also be seating for people to
eat and local artists on our sidewalks and in our
parking lots."
For people who are interested in learning
more about the history of Fayetteville, The
Fayetteville Area Transportation and Lo-
cal History Museum has an exhibit every 4th
Friday. This month's exhibit is called "Market
House History." Half of the Market House is a
permanent exhibit. The exhibit will be "featur-
ing collectibles and displaying different ways
that the Market House has been promoted and
displayed over time. It's always been a symbolic
place and has been used as an image on a lot of
items," said Bruce Daws, the museum's director.
At Fascinate-U Children's Museum, children
can decorate a cloth lunch bag to use at school
from 7-9 p.m. Playing at the museum is free for
kids every Fourth Friday as well.
In His Presence Coffee, Books & More is
partnering with Praise NOW 2019 will take
place from 4-8 p.m. at Festival Park. It will have
Christian music and be worship-centered.
Call the Cool Spring Downtown District at
910-223-1089 or visit www.theartscouncil.com
to learn more about 4th Friday.
4th Friday features Back to Cool Bash
by JENNA SHACKELFORD
EVENT
4th Friday is a Fayetteville tradition. is month's
theme will be "Back to Cool Bash."
JENNA SHACKELFORD, Assistant
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