Up & Coming Weekly

STAFF PUBLISHER Bill Bowman bbowman@upandcomingweekly.com ASSOCIATE PUBLISHERS Janice Burton Joy Kirkpatrick editor@upandcomingweekly.com STAFF WRITER Stephanie Crider stephanie@upandcomingweekly.com MARKETING/SALES Tabitha Kidd tabitha@upandcomingweekly.com Steve Rogers Steve@upandcomingweekly.com OFFICE MANAGER Suzy Patterson suzy@upandcomingweekly.com –––––––––––––– GRAPHIC DESIGNER Alicia Miller art@upandcomingweekly.com CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Soni Martin, D.G. Mar tin, Pitt Dick ey, Margaret Dickson, Bob Cogswell, John Hood, Shanessa Fenner, Erinn Crider, Karen Poppele, Renee Gibbs, Heather Griffi ths –––––––––––– Up & Coming Weekly www.upandcomingweekly.com 208 Rowan Street P.O. Box 53461 Fayetteville, NC 28305 PHONE: (910) 484-6200 FAX: (910) 484-9218 Up & Coming Weekly is a “Quality of Life” publication with local features, news and infor- mation on what’s happening in and around the Fayetteville/Cumberland County community. Up & Coming Weekly is published weekly on Wednesdays. Up & Coming Weekly welcomes manuscripts, photographs and artwork for publication consideration, but assumes no responsibility for them. We cannot accept responsibility for the return of unsolicited manuscripts or material. Opinions expressed by contributors do not necessarily reflect the views of the publisher. The publisher reserves the right to edit or reject copy submitted for publication. Up & Coming Weekly is free of charge and distributed at indoor and outdoor locations throughout Fayetteville, Fort Bragg, Pope Air Force Base, Hope Mills and Spring Lake. Readers are limited to one copy per per- son. Subscriptions can be purchased for $30 for six months or $60 for 12 months, delivered weekly by first class mail. ©2007 by F&B Publications, Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction or use of editorial or advertisements without permission is strictly prohibited. INSIDE PUBLISHER’S PEN by BILL BOWMAN May 31st will be a really sad day for the Fayetteville/ Cumberland County community. That’s when the Fayetteville Museum of Art will close its doors because of a lack of fi nancial support. How sad. To me and many others, this is just another example of how mutually beneficial organizations in our community again have failed to effectively communicate with each other. Only in Fayetteville would related entities refuse to arbitrate such a sensitive issue. Especially one this important that affects our community image and quality of life. It’s sad to know that with all the progress and wonderful things taking place in our community, we still lack the civility and sophistication to seek out and fi nd “common ground” to resolve our differences. This is disturbing. We need the refl ects a sense of sophistication and gives our community a humanitarian balance. Without art, well, you are just “without.” I have no idea of what the outcome of all this will be, however, I do know this: Our cultural, civic and governmental leaders, at all levels, have let this community down by allowing this to happen. Unfortunately, we have again managed to embarrass ourselves at a time when many individuals, families and businesses are scrutinizing and evaluating us trying to determine if they want to come to live, work and invest in the Fayetteville/Cumberland County community (BRAC). Should they? Clearly, as a community, we have not yet defi ned who or what we want to be. The reality of it is that if we don’t fi nd the answer soon, and initiate a serious action plan to get there, I’m afraid tragic situations like this will continue to defi ne it for us. May 31 will be a really sad Fayetteville Museum of Art. Visual arts defi ne a community. The sights, sounds and activities of a stable cultural arts presence refl ect positively on our community, our residents and our leadership. The cultural arts en instill confi dence, attract commerce, industry and economic development. The presence of art defi nes who we are and Fayetteville’s Weather Forecast Fayetteville’s Weather Forecast Thursday May 27 Friday May 28 Saturday May 29 Forecast available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Sponsored by High 87° Low 65° Isolated Thunderstorms 4 UCW MAY 26-JUNE 1, 2010 High 83° Low 67° Partly Cloudy High 88° Low 66° Scattered Thunderstorms Regional Airport www.fl yfay.com Fayetteville High 87° Low 65° Partly Cloudy High 86º Low 67º Scattered Thunderstorms High 88º Low 67º Scattered Thunderstorms WWW.UPANDCOMINGWEEKLY.COM In the past two years, the Fayetteville Museum of Art has brought international exhibits, to our city like the Andy Warhol exhibit featured in the picture above. Sadly, unless the community comes together, that era has come to an end. Shown above, FMA Director Tom Grubb and museum patrons. day for Fayetteville. We still have time to remedy this situation. The question is, will we? Ego’s aside, let’s hope the ART of common sense prevails. Mona Lisa is not smiling anymore. Thank you for reading. BILL BOWMAN, Publisher. COMMENTS? Bill@upandcomingweekly.com. Call 910.354.1679 Call 910.354.1679 Sunday May 30 Monday May 31 Tuesday June 1 Internet Directory ............................ 12 Calendar ........................................... 16 Concert Connection ........................ 22 TV ..................................................... 24 Movie Review ..................................24 Movie Schedule ............................... 25 Free Wheelin’ Feelin’ ....................... 26 News of the Weird ........................... 27 Horoscopes/Advice Goddess ......... 27 Classifieds ........................................ 28 Games .............................................. 30 Dining Guide .................................... 31 Mona Lisa Is Not Smiling On Our City 24 24 / 7

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