22 UCW MAY 7-13, 2014
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Calendar of Events
The City of Fayetteville, NC does not discriminate on the basis
of race, sex, color, age, national origin, religion, or disability
in its employment opportunities, programs, services, or activities.
JAMI SHEPPARD McLAUGHLIN,
Downtown Development Manager
jmclaughlin@ci.fay.nc.us
www.visitdowntownfayetteville.com
www.facebook.com/downtownfayetteville
May 10 – Josalyn's Jog for a Reason, Duane
and Laura Legg, www.cincodemayo10k.org/
josalyn_s_jog.html
May 10 – Opening Ceremony for the Field of
Honor, Downtown Alliance and Airborne and
Special Operations Museum,
www.ncfieldofhonor.com
May 10 – Mother Day's Weekend Carriage Rides,
Downtown Alliance, www.faydta.org
May 11 – Happy Mother's Day
May 16 – Fayetteville After Five!, Fayetteville
Dogwood Festival, www.faydogwoodfestival.com
Downtown Farmer's Market and City Market at
the Museum every Wednesday and Saturday!
Honor Our Military at upcoming Spring/Summer Events Downtown!
In more ways than one, we often look to our friends at Fort Bragg with admiration. They are a part of our
community as our friends, our neighbors and our family. To show support, honor sacrifice and to celebrate our
freedom, there many events coming up this spring and summer that will not want to be missed:
NC Field of Honor
May 10 through June 28
Sponsored by the Downtown Alliance and the Airborne and Special Operations Museum, the NC Field of Honor
is a memorial to all of our servicemen and women. If you have not seen it before, it will take your breath away.
Opening ceremony with key military speakers, choral music, and special flag placements is on Saturday, May 10
at 11 a.m. Individual flags are still available for $25.00 at www.ncfieldofhonor.com.
A Symphonic Salute to the U.S. Armed Forces
Sunday, May 25, Festival Park, 7:30 p.m.
The Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra and the Army Ground Forces Band of Ft. Bragg present the second annual
Symphonic Salute to the U.S. Armed Forces concert. Bring your lawn chair and beach blankets and enjoy a
variety of patriotic selections. This concert is free and open to the public. No tickets required.
Memorial Day Ceremony
Monday, May 26, Freedom Memorial Park, 10 a.m.
The Memorial Day Ceremony honors those that have paid the supreme sacrifice and
the families who lost loved ones. Bleacher seating is limited.
7th Annual ASOMF Run for the Legend 5K/10K
Saturday, June 7, Airborne and Special Operations Museum, 8 a.m.
All donations and proceeds from the event support the museum's operational and educational programs and
activities. Run for the Legend is sanctioned by USA Track & Field (USATF).Online registration is available
through www.active.com. Registration is also available at www.asomf.org.
Independence Day Statewide Classical
Tuesday, July 1, Festival Park, 8 p.m.
The North Carolina Symphony will perform a good, old-fashioned salute to the red,
white and blue. Hear patriotic favorites and high-spirited classics as USA is honored
on its birthday. This concert is free and open to the public. No tickets required.
Also, coming up later this summer is annual National Airborne Day on Saturday, August 16 at the Airborne
and Special Operations Museum. While at these fantastic events, do not forget to tour some of our other
permanent features downtown honoring the military including the world-class North Carolina Veterans Park and
the Airborne and Special Operations Museum. When you are through and your tummy is rumbling, try one of our
scrumptious patio restaurants downtown. We have quite a few restaurants and shops that are owned and operated
by retired or active duty soldiers or their spouses and many offer military discounts with your military ID.
Thank you for your service!
Keep reading for more details at www.visitdowntownfayetteville.com or like us on Facebook at
www.facebook.com/downtownfayetteville for daily updates on happenings, promotions and events.
Ready to Open a Business
Downtown?
Ready to take the plunge into own your own
business and see what you can do as an
entrepreneur? Have a dream that you want to see
in a bricks and mortar building so that the rest of
Fayetteville (and beyond) can love it too?
For more information on City of Fayetteville
programs including the Façade Improvement
Grant, the Business Assistance Loan or the Small
Business Retention Grant, call Michelle Haire at
433-1596.
For more information on available properties
or how to open a business downtown, call Jami
McLaughlin at 433-1599.