Up & Coming Weekly

June 26, 2018

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.

Issue link: http://www.epageflip.net/i/998318

Contents of this Issue

Navigation

Page 22 of 31

JUNE 27-JULY 3, 2018 UCW 23 WWW.UPANDCOMINGWEEKLY.COM MUSIC FAYETTEVILLE AFTER 5 Festival Park in downtown Fayetteville • www.faydogwoodfestival.com/ events/fayetteville-after-5 July 13 On the Border Aug 10 Heart Breaker FAYETTEVILLE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Festival Park in downtown Fayetteville • www.fayettevillesymphony.org July 1 Independence Concert THE DRUNK HORSE PUB 106 S Eastern Blvd.•910-835-8347 July 3 Belmont, Rarity, Stickup Kid July 7 Friendship Fest 2018 THE TAPHOUSE AT HUSKE 411 Hay St. • 910-426-5650 June 29 Bradley Steele June 30 DJ Echo Bass & Danny Phantom PAUL'S PLACE 719 Starling St. • 910-779-2898 www.paulsplacenc.com June 30 Matrix July 6 '80s Unplugged LUIGI'S ITALIAN RESTAURANT 528 N McPherson Church Rd. • 910-864-1810• www.luigisnc.com June 29 Young, Joyner & Marie June 30 Whiskey Pines 'Strike at the Wind!' returns to GPAC for two shows a STAFF REPORT "Strike at the Wind!" – a play beloved by generations – returns to Givens Performing Arts Center for two shows as part of the 50th anni- versary of Lumbee Homecoming. The iconic drama, which tells the local story of the Lowrie War in 1865, will be performed Saturday, June 30, and Sunday, July 1. "Strike at the Wind!" returned in 2017 after a 10-year hiatus, thanks to the collaborative efforts of the University of North Carolina at Pembroke and the Lumbee Tribe. The play ran from 1976 to 1996 and was staged at the Adolph Dial Amphitheater at the Lumbee Tribal Cultural Center. It returned in 1999 and again in 2007. Jonathan Drahos, who is direct- ing the play, said 95 percent of the 2017 cast is back, including Matthew Jacobs and Wynona Oxendine, who play the lead roles of Henry Berry Lowrie and his wife, Rhoda Strong. "Everyone is excited to be back again this year," said Drahos, director of UNCP Theatre. "The fact that most of the cast is back is a real positive step in the right direction. They were inspired last year by the spirit of the play and the audience response." The play chronicles the life of Lowrie, who led a band of men in a seven-year battle against those he believed killed his father and brother. "The play celebrates the heroic effort of a culture of people," Drahos said. "This story is one example of the enduring spirit of the Lumbee people and how much their culture has changed history. "Henry Berry was someone who was able to move the conversation forward toward equality and justice, and that, to me, is the most impor- tant aspect of the play. His gang had Native Americans, whites and blacks – people of all races – fight- ing together for one cause. We need important causes like that in order to progress." This year, the play will feature live musical performances by local art- ists, including Charly Lowry, Mark McKinney & Company, Lakota John, Alexis Jones and Kirk Blue. They will be performing the play's original songs composed by the late Willie French Lowery. "Live music, I think, is going to be a major shift from what the audience saw last year," Drahos said. "It adds a new element. It's going to be exciting." Wynona Oxendine, a graduate of UNCP's theatre program, teaches drama at Seventy-First High School. "This play tells such a legend- ary story," she said. "This year, the audience is in for another high- energy, epic production. We are all super excited!" The June 30 show begins at 8 p.m. and the July 1 at 5 p.m. Tickets prices for the evening shows are $15. Call 910-521-6361 or visit uncp.edu/ gpactickets to purchase tickets. "Strike at the Wind!" plays June 30 and July 1. EVENTS

Articles in this issue

Links on this page

Archives of this issue

view archives of Up & Coming Weekly - June 26, 2018