Up & Coming Weekly

October 07, 2014

Up and Coming Weekly is a weekly publication in Fayetteville, NC and Fort Bragg, NC area offering local news, views, arts, entertainment and community event and business information.

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18 UCW OCTOBER 8-14, 2014 WWW.UPANDCOMINGWEEKLY.COM Live, Learn... Be Healthy Fayetteville 2711 Raeford Rd. #110 426-7777 M-Sat 9am-8pm • Sun 11am-5pm Hope Mills 5430 Camden Rd. #103 432-8800 M-Sat 9am-8pm • Sun Closed www.applecratenc.com www.applecratenc.com Thank You To Our Valued Customers 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 Save the Date for the Whimsical Dogwood Auction! Thanks to you, we can now call our Whimsical Dogwoods, the award-winning Whimsical Dogwoods! Thank you for everyone who voted us as the Best Local Community Project in 2014 for the Best of 2014 and it is almost time for the Whimsical Dogwood auction on October 16 at Park View so if you see one you like, think about bidding! Pieces will be retouched by artists and ready for permanent installation around Fayetteville and Cumberland County! Imagine them in your garden or at your business as a focal piece. For more information about the Whimsical Dogwood Public Art project, to RSVP for the upcoming auction or to find out how to sponsor next year, please call 910-433-1599. Find out more at the Whimsical Dogwood Facebook page or at www.visitdowntownfayetteville.com. Oct. 11 – Heart Walk of the Sandhills, American Heart Association, www.sandhillsheartwalk.org Oct. 12 – 5th Annual Taste of Fayetteville, Cumulus Broadcasting, www.q98.com Oct. 16 – Whimsical Dogwood Auction, City of Fayetteville, www.visitdowntownfayetteville.com Oct. 18 – 11th Annual Reading Rocks! Cumberland County, www.ccs.k12.nc.us Oct. 24 – Zombie Walk, The Rock Shop and Downtown Alliance, www.faydta.org Oct. 23-25 – Dogwood Fall Festival, Fayetteville Dogwood Festival, www.faydogwoodfestival.com Market at the Museum every Wednesday and Saturday! Spooky Happenings Downtown! From trick or treating and hayrides to zombies and horror stories, Downtown Fayetteville is full of entertainment this month from family friendly fun to the "bit scarier" variety! Check out this jam- packed calendar for October and ENJOY! Dogwood Fall Festival New this year to Downtown Fayetteville, the folks behind the Dogwood Festival, are bringing much buzz to Halloween activities on Oct. 23-25 as they feature not only their traditional Historic Haunting hayrides and support the 4th Friday Zombie Walk, but also are hosting the Lafayette Asylum haunted house tour (super scary!), the Boo & Brew beer garden, live music, kid's activities, a food truck rodeo and more! For more information, visit www.faydogwoodfestival.com. 4th Friday Zombie Walk! You might see zombies on TV, but downtown has the real costumed deal when zombies come out for a procession down Hay Street this 4th Friday, Oct. 24. The ever popular, yet extremely scary event brings the masses down in costume and makeup to revel in, well, all things zombie. There will be music hosted by The Rock Shop and the fun with the Dogwood Fall Festival afterwards in Festival Park. For more information, visit www.therockshoplive.com. Halloween Activities at the Museum of the Cape Fear Complex The Poe House Victorian Halloween is being featured at scheduled times now until Oct. 31 with a free tour to learn about the Poe House and traditional Halloween decor. And from Oct. 17-18 and 24-25, celebrate Hallowe'en Revels featuring actors portraying members of the Poe Household for a true Halloween themed tour. Tickets are $3 for ages 7 and up (children 6 and under, free). Tours run every 20 minutes until 9 p.m. Of course, if that was not enough, the Poe House Trick or Treat will be held Oct. 25 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. with a costume contest ($1 entry fee), scavenger hunt and traditional Halloween carnival games. Visit www.ncdcr.gov/ncmcf for more information. Downtown Fayetteville Trick or Treat! The merchants of the Fayetteville Downtown Alliance will be treating pint-size ghosties and ghouls with candy delights (as supplies last) on Thursday, Oct. 31 from 4 to 6 p.m. Come bring your children dressed in the Halloween best for a safe, well-lit place to Trick or Treat! New this year, the Downtown Alliance is also adding opportunities for photos of your children (in costume!!) and activity booths sponsored by local businesses. For more information, visit www.faydta.org. Trick or treating, zombies, haunted tours, oh my! If you are looking for something fun to do for Halloween this year, you certainly have some options downtown. For information on these events or more, visit www.visitdowntownfayetteville.com. THANK YOU!!!! We want to express our heartfelt gratitude to all who worked in partnership with us to make our Chair~ity Auction a huge success. Very special thanks go to Gates Four and Erik Smallwood for making our event unique and memorable for everyone! Due to your generous donations to our Children's Fund, we can continue to support Foster Children in our mission of providing Hope, Help, and Healing.

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