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8 UCW SEPTEMBER 20-26, 2023 WWW.UPANDCOMINGWEEKLY.COM It's that time of year again for art, gardens and philanthropy. e 10th Annual KidsPeace Auction presented by Re-Store Warehouse is set for ursday, Sept. 21st at 5:30 p.m. at the Cape Fear Botanical Gardens. e price of admission is $75 and tickets can be purchased at the KidsPeace office by calling 910-223-0949, online at www. kidspeacefayettevilleauction.com, or at the door while they last. ose who purchase tickets online can pick them up at the door on the day of the event. KidsPeace has the perfect evening planned for those attending. ere will be a live and silent art auction. Mr. Bill McMillan will be the MC and auctioneer for the evening. e live auction will feature art that received the top votes online and all other art will be a part of a silent auction. "Peaces" to be auctioned off were created by local artists including children currently in foster care. Photos of "peaces" have been on display around Fayetteville at local businesses courtesy of Raul Rubiera of Rubiera Studios, located Downtown. A live DJ and 360 photo booth will be onsite to keep attendees entertained as well as beer, wine and spirits, as they walk around and choose their favorite art pieces to bid on. Heavy appetizers and sweet treats will be served until 7:00 p.m. e annual KidsPeace Auction features art created from old items such as chairs, tables, and windows. "What do chairs, tables, and windows have to do with KidsPeace," you might ask? "ese chairs come to us a lot like the foster kids do… Torn, tattered, scuffed up, banged up, bruised, and broken. e "restoring" of these chairs, tables, and windows represents the foster families helping the kids. Providing a little love, care and special attention can go a long way. We sell these chairs to raise awareness and to put something once jaded back into the world with a new beginning." ere are currently six vendor spaces available. Spaces are $300 and come with 2 tickets to the event. Vendors are asked not to make any sales, as this is a fundraising event. is is a great opportunity for potential vendors to get visibility and give out information. ose interested should contact KidsPeace by phone or by email. KidsPeace is a private charity organization, focusing on the behavioral and mental health needs of children, families and communities. KidsPeace Fayetteville offers Foster Care, Outpatient Counseling, Intensive Alternative Family Treatment, erapeutic Foster Care, Psychiatric Services and Enhanced erapeutic Foster Care. ere are a host of sponsors for this year's event that KidsPeace would like to recognize. Hope Sponsor: Continental Tax. Help Sponsors: Longleaf Pines Realtors, and Haymount Institue. Healing Sponsors: Steve Foley of Bragg Mutual Credit Union, Guardian Property Management, American Security Mortgage, and Addison Ridge Apartments. Paddle Sponsor: Melissa McKinney of Everything Pines Partners. Photo Booth Sponsor: CTS Cleaning. Beer Sponsor: Southern Pines Brewing Company. Wine Sponsor: Healy Wholesale. Liquor Sponsor: BGS Services. Food Sponsors: Walk-Ons, Dorothys Catering, Southern Coals, Burney's, Bubbas 33, and Shannon's Sweets. For more information call 910-223-0949 or visit online at https://www.kidspeacefayettevilleauction.com/ annualauction. 10th Annual KidsPeace auction to be held at Botanical Gardens by AMBER LITTLE AMBER LITTLE, Staff Writer. COMMENTS? Editor@upandcomingweekly.com 910-484-6200. EVENTS Cape Fear Botanical Garden receives grant assistance from the Arts Council a STAFF REPORT Cape Fear Botanical Garden will serve the community as a resource for 2023-2024 environmental education and cultural arts programs - with Cultural Organization Resource grant support from the Arts Council of Fayetteville/Cumberland County. As a reflection of society and individual identity, art brings meaning into people's lives. Cornerstone cultural programs and public events include Halloween at the BOO-tanical Garden, Holiday Lights in the Garden, Dog Day and Pondamania. "Cape Fear Botanical Garden is in a unique position to provide engagement with art and nature making both more enjoyable, approachable and accessible. It is a place where all can come together to connect as a community through enriching experiences that inspire, delight, entertain and educate," says Chris Hoffman, CEO of Cape Fear Botanical Garden. "Cultural Organization Resource Grants support art organizations of Cumberland County that are vital to our community and have a proven record of being able to use the funds appropriately," says Bob Pinson, President and CEO of the Arts Council of Fayetteville/ Cumberland County. "e Arts Council is proud to partner with Cape Fear Botanical Garden as a CORE Grantee. We value all that these organizations contribute to the arts in Cumberland County." e Arts Council's Community Organization Resource Grants may be awarded to local arts agencies in Cumberland County whose programs are vital to the cultural life of the community and whose organizations have reached a size and maturity that assure their long-term viability. e purpose of CORE Grants is to strengthen and stabilize major arts institutions and help them to deliver high quality arts services to the citizens of Cumberland County. Image by joecicak via IstockPhoto