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Let the Good Times Roll by JASON WETZEL AND SHARON VALENTINE Cruise the Main Drag on memory lane ��� a whiff of suntan lotion and hair spray Downtown merchants will offer beach ���specials.��� Find sandals, wine, books, picnic ��� hot summer days and hotter nights, with cool music that stirs the soul. goodies, cute fashions and other goodies to prepare for the coming summer. Sample Carolina beach music is more than a lifestyle ��� it is a genre. Its roots go back to food and special drinks (i.e. ���Sex on the beach��� at Huske Hardware) while shopping the 1940s. The music captures tunes from blues, rhythm and blues and southern or taking a break from dancing. soul and has been heard in the pavilions and beach clubs along the beaches of North Classic Soul, our own sidewalk beach band, will play beach music starting at 3 Carolina and South Carolina for at least six decades. p.m. in front of the Parkview Of���ces on the 320 block of The thin beach strand of these two states is the place Hay St. Wear your shag shoes because the Fayetteville Shag where true beach music originated. And for those who Association will be giving shag lessons. must move to the beat and the songs that speak to The classic cult movie, Shag, is scheduled to be shown at youth and love, the Shag was born. the Cameo at 3 p.m. and at the Gilbert Theatre at 7 p.m. for So forget ���ghting the traf���c across the bridge at donations only. So bring the family for this feel-good ���lm Wilmington, ���nding a place to park on Ocean Drive that shows the Myrtle Beach culture of the ���60s along with or worrying about the weather. The beach is coming crinoline slips, tail���n convertibles, beach parties and beach to Fayetteville. It is Spring Break and the fun is rolling music with the some of the original groups. into Hay Street. The evening will culminate with a ���fun��� raiser for the The Headquarters Library will begin the festivities Cameo Theatre. Classic Soul will open the concert and shag with a program on the rich cultural legacy of music dance (of course) with The Embers. that is also our Carolina history. John Hook, an author Curtiss Carpenter, the ���voice of beach music��� will emcee of eight books on beach music and one of the people the evening. Mellow Mushroom will offer a cash bar for who lived the times as a radio personality in Myrtle wine, beer and soft drinks ��� and pizza! The Embers Beach will immerse us in memories of bands like The Tickets are $25 and are limited. So buy early. Tickets Embers, The Drifters, the Tams and the Chairmen of include a chance to win a free weekend at Myrtle Beach. the Board. Tickets can be bought at the Cameo Box Of���ce (910-486-6633) or Up & Coming The evening begins with Warren McDonald and Classic Soul taking us to the Weekly (910-484-6200). audio ���fountain of youth��� with songs like ���Carolina Girls,��� ���My Girl��� and ���I Love This event, like the original efforts to buy the digital cameras for the Cameo, Beach Music.��� Our own Fayetteville shaggers will demonstrate the dance. started with a small committee of people committed to saving our The music and shag begins in the Pate Room at 6:45 p.m. for audience art theatre; a ���grassroots��� movement that grew out of love for our enjoyment. Hook will speak to the times and remembrances with a special downtown. So come down and enjoy. It is Spring and time to ���Be announcement of Fayetteville���s special link to beach music ��� The history of beach Young, Be Foolish, Be Happy������ SHARON VALENTINE, Contributing music: A Fayetteville ���rst. no matter how old you are. Writer. Comments? Editor@upandcomingweekly.com. Friday afternoon, March 30, the ���beach crawl��� begins along Hay Street. Sponsored by the Downtown Churches March 31, 2013 Easter Sunrise SERVICE 6:30 a.m. Cross Creek Park (near the Lafayette statue) Preacher: Take Marketing Matters Into Your Own Hands We can help market your business right and put it at the fingertips of customers in two ways. In print and online! Look for it online now at www.upandcomingweekly.com. The Rev. Robin Kay Monk Youth Ministry Director & Associate Pastor First Baptist Church, Moore Street Rain location: The Chapel at First Presbyterian Church, 102 Ann Street, Fayetteville WWW.UPANDCOMINGWEEKLY.COM Connecting a Community 208 Rowan St. 910.484.6200 MARCH 27 - APRIL 2, 2013 UCW 7