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WWW.UPANDCOMINGWEEKLY.COM 20 UCW JUNE 15 - 21 2022 4104 Raeford Rd. Fayetteville, NC 28304 910.483.1234 www.bryanhonda.com Proudly Serving Our Community For 75 Years. Home of the Bryan Honda $3,010 Advantage! For those who want to help cel- ebrate Father's Day at another level, look no further than e Dragon's Lair. e local comic bookstore wants to highlight dads and celebrate them and their families. "We're going to have local artists, we're going to have live entertain- ment and, of course, we're going to have sales on comics and stuff that we have in the store," Beatrice Jackson, the store manager, told Up & Coming Weekly. "We'll have raffles, and there's a Cool Dad T-shirt contest. So, there's going to be quite a bit going on." e sales include 15% off bags, boards and the Spider-Man and Bat- man walls. Back issues will be buy- two-get-one-free, while kids' comics will be buy-one-get-one-free. ere will also be grab bags, spe- cifically for fathers who come to the event. Inside those bags will be free comics and items from the vendors at the event. ere will be live music through- out the event. Jammin' Jon Kiebon will kick off at 11:15 a.m. Richard Dixon Peacock takes the stage at 12:15 p.m. Mike Pennino will begin a performance at 1:15 p.m. e Kevin Regan Band will take over at 2:15 p.m. Finally, Fear State will close out the festival with its debut performance starting at 3:15 p.m. In addition to the fun, the comic bookstore will be collecting donations for the Karen Chandler Trust, a local nonprofit. e Karen Chandler Trust helps support local cancer patients who are undergoing treatment. at support ranges from helping with car rides to treatments and doctor's ap- pointments to paying off utility bills, car payments, mortgages and rents. All proceeds from vendor fees will go toward the nonprofit. "We kind of want to bring dads together on the day before Father's Day and just have a really awesome time, but also raise money for the Karen Chandler Trust, which is a local organization that helps local cancer patients. So, we'll have a good time while also raising money for a really great cause," Jackson said. But of course, dads will still be the number one focus for the event. e Dragon's Lair plans to do a "Best Dad Award" where people can submit nominations ahead of the event. ose details on how to submit have not been made public yet but will be available on the Dragon's Lair Face- book page at www.facebook.com/ Dragonslairfayetteville. Dragon's Lair Comics has been a part of the Fayetteville community for over 40 years and has often given back to local nonprofits and causes at many of their events. e Father's Day Fest will take place on June 18, beginning at 10 a.m. and will end around 5 p.m. e comic bookstore is located at 6243 Yadkin Road. EVENT Dragon's Lair to celebrate superhero dads at Father's Day Fest by HANNAH LEE HANNAH LEE, Assistant Editor. COMMENTS? Editor@upandcomin- gweekly.com. 910-484-6200.