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WWW.UPANDCOMINGWEEKLY.COM APRIL 27 - MAY 3, 2022 UCW 15 people who offer to help organize it and the people who come to support it. "We're just a little dive bar on the Bou- levard that's got a big heart for our com- munity," she said. "I have people that have literally supported every event every year that I do it. It's something that people have found to be very proud of to be a part of." is year's Spring Fling is for Whitley's good friend Emma Roberts, who was diag- nosed with breast cancer and is currently undergoing chemotherapy. e event will be held Friday, April 29 to Sunday, May 1 and will have something for everyone. A pre-party pool tournament will kick off the event Friday, with registration starting at 7 p.m. Players can compete for $10. e next day, participants can join the poker run, where motorcycles (and other vehicles) will head around town from one stop to the next to pick up one playing card to create their hand. Participants can ride and play for $10. ere will be a pig pickin' and auction after the poker run. e fundraiser will wrap up with a bike show Sunday afternoon. Onlookers can pay $1 a vote for their favorite ride, and the bike with the most votes is deemed best of show. e money collected from all three events and the auction will go towards this year's beneficiary. She believes everyone should give back what they receive, and her customers and friends seem to agree. ey always step up to help organize events, whether cooking for the crowd, setting up tables and chairs or participating in the activities. She knows she can count on them. "ey walk through the door," she said. "And they say, 'What can I do to help?'" e Spring Fling is one of many events she holds throughout the year. If there is a holiday, Whitley has probably turned it into a fundraiser, or at least a special "fun day" for her regulars. She has also held baby showers and weddings at the bar to help celebrate her friends' milestones. She says people will bring in their children or grandchildren when they turn 21 to have their first beer at Legend's. Raised in the mountains of western North Carolina, Whitley may not be a Fayetteville native, but she has made it a home for her- self and many in the community. "We're very family-oriented," she said. "Sometimes you are born into a family, and sometimes you go out make your own." Take part in the Spring Fling by stop- ping by Legend's Pub at 4626 Bragg Blvd. from April 29 to May 1. You can follow their Facebook page at facebook.com/legend- spub910. FREE F&B PUBLICATIONS VOLUME 24 ISSUE 17 May 1 - 7, 2019 Legends are Timeless! Home of the Gypsy Women Cumberland County's Community Newspaper Fort Bragg Fair returns Branding survey: Your chance to define Fayetteville's image Allen bids Buie farewell in final game as umpire V o t i n g i n s i d e ! 23rd Annual Spring Fling FREE F&B PUBLICATIONS VOLUME 26 ISSUE 23 Jun 2 -8, 2021 Ellington-White hosts social justice exhibition p. 12 Gilbert Theater opens Broadway hit p. 14 FTCC celebrates Class of 2021 p. 15 Support LOCAL Eat Local Businesses Listing page 22 Dining Guide page 23 25th Annual Spring Fling Gypsy Women Supporting Seth's Wish Legendary Style Gypsy Women Supporting Seth's Wish Legendary Style Gypsy Women Supporting Seth's Wish Legendary Style Coming June 9th p. 3 Dinosaur Dinosaur world world EVENT CINDY WHITT, Staff Writer. COMMENTS? Editor@upandcomin- gweekly.com 910-484-6200.