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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Mid-Carolina Senior Games 4/10/2013 through 4/27/2013 various times & locations $10.00 participant fee/free to spectators Tracy Davis tdavis@mccog.org 910 323 4191 x 27 Held annually each spring – part of a network of 53 local games that provide statewide health promotion and wellness program for adults age 55 years of age and better. Fayetteville-Cumberland Crimestoppers Barbecue 4/26/2013 11:00 am - 7:00 pm $6.00 per ticket 2800 Raeford Road Highland Centre Fayetteville-Cumberland Crimestoppers Duncan Hubbard dhubbard@holmeselectricsecurity.com 910 624 6922 Proceeds benefit the local program and help our community in providing local law enforcement agencies with reward money for the local Crimestoppers Program. Cumberland County CROP Hunger Walk 4/14/2013 2:00 pm registration/3:00pm - 5:00 pm Walk (donations accepted) Walk starts at Evans Metropolitan AME Zion Church – 301 N. Cool Spring Street Downtown Rev. Laura Lupton cumberlandcropwalk@gmail.com or www.cumberlandcropwalk.org 910 818 9938 Join in the 25th Community Wide Ecumenical CROP Hunger Walk. Raising money and awareness for Second Harvest Food Bank and hunger relief around the world through Church World Service. A Garden Party 4/26/2013 3:00 pm – 7:00 pm $50.00 each Cross Creek Park on Green Street Boys & Girls Clubs of Cumberland County, Inc. Don Williams dwilliams@ccbgc.com 910 484 2639 An afternoon and evening of Southern tradition – dancing, entertainment, good food and friends. The Big Bite 4/20/2013 1:00 pm – 7:00 pm FREE admission Fayetteville Swampdogs – J.P. Riddle Stadium Jeremy Aagard Jeremy@goswampdogs.com 910 426 5900 Local restaurants and caterers from all over the Sandhills region will have one day to put their specialties on display.It will be a full day of food, fun, and live music. The Cumberland County Cornhole Championship will take place and Ring Wars Carolina professional wrestling will be on display providing live wrestling exhibitions. Stay tuned for more events to come! This event will benefit the SwampDogs community fund, which disperses funds throughout many local charitable organizations. Free to the public. Food sample tickets will be available to purchase at the gate and adult beverages will be served. Fayetteville Beautiful Citywide Cleanup 4/20/2013 9:00 pm – noon FREE various locations Kick-off will take place at Ramsey Street entranceway to MLK Bobby Hurst bobbyhurst@aol.com 910 483 7104 Join the citizens of Fayetteville as we spruce up our City's streets and by-ways. YMCA Heroes Run 4/20/2013 7:30 am $20.00 registration fee FTCC campus Hull Road across from parking lot 5 Elizabeth Dial lizd.ymcanc@gmail.com 910 426 9622 The YMCA Heroes Run is a non-competitive, non-chip timed 5K & 10K fundraiser run supporting YMCA youth programs "Girls on the Run" and "Stride". Fascinate-U Children's Museum Dogwood Celebration 4/26/2013 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm FREE 116 Green Street Fascinate-U Children's Museum Aurora Crowell aurora@fascinate-u.com 910 261 6935 Visit us during Fourth Friday to create a beautiful dogwood flower as we bloom into Dogwood with various children's activities and half-price admission on Saturday and Sunday. Home-Based Business Expo 4/26/2013 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm FREE Skyview on Hay 121 Hay Street Center for Economic Empowerment & Development (CEED) Laura Solano lsolano@ncceed.org 910 323 3377 Information regarding ways to earn extra income and start a home-based business. City Market/Farmers Market 4/26/2013 6:00pm – 9:00pm and 4/27/2013 9:00am – 1:00pm Fayetteville Area Transportation and Local History Museum 325 Franklin Street Bruce Daws bdaws@ci.fay.nc.us 910 433 1457 This farmer's market in historic Downtown Fayetteville is healthy, creative fun for the whole family. Stroll among the various tents filled with produce, eggs, pottery, soap, honey, jams, woodwork, and much more. Admission is free. Poker Run Benefit for Archie "Carl" Kitchen, Jr. 4/27/2013 9:00 am $20.00 per rider Riverside Sports Center – 1122 Person Street Fish Wide Open Maranda Kitchen marandakitchen@gmail.com 910 759 8992 Activities will include a poker run, bake sale, 50/50 raffle, music, auction & BBQ plates. An Evening of Jazz at the Cotton Club 4/27/2013 8:00 pm – 1:00 am $35.00 each Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. – The Metropolitan Room at 109 Green Street 20 UCW APRIL 10-16, 2013 Lydia Berrois ukoivyleafreporter@yahoo.com 910 797 1539 An evening of jazz featuring The Deanna Jones Orchestra. Proceeds to support UKO community service projects & scholarships. 8th Annual Hogs & Rags Spring Ride 4/27/2013 7:30 am – 3:00 pm $50.00 each Registration 7:30 am at Airborne & Special Operations Museum Delana Faircloth hogsandrags@gmail.com 910 876 7272 A fundraising event for the benefit of Shriners Hospitals for Children, Kidsville News, and the American Cancer Society. The Last Kings 4/27/2013 8:00 PM – Crown Coliseum Doors open at 7:00 pm – Tickets are $37.50 Reginald Bunting rbunting@crowncoliseum.com 910 438 4123 Come out and enjoy an evening of R & B/Hip-Hop with 4 of the hottest rappers in the game today. Organized by C & D Entertainment and sponsored by DTLR & Crown Coliseum. Hands Only CPR 4/27/2013 10:00 am – 6:00 pm FREE Hay Street United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall – 320 Hay Street – Inside Festival Footprint Mark Turner 910 633 8301 Take 30 minutes to learn to save a life. Organized by CFVHS, Chest Pain Center, CFVH Foundation, Cumberland County EMS, and Pine Forest Academy of Emergency Medical Services (AOEMS) will be offering a FREE hands only CPR training to help you learn to save the lives of the ones you love. 28th Annual Portfolio Showcase: A Free Display of Graphic Design 4/27/2013 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm FREE The Arts Council Main Gallery – 301 Hay Street Dave Sholter 910 678 9841 sholterd@faytechcc.edu Talented FTCC graphic design students present a showing of their photographs, illustrations, design layouts, and more. Refreshments will be served and the event is free to the public. Dennis Swanberg, Comedian 4/28/2013 6:30 pm FREE Snyder Memorial Baptist Church – 701 Westmont Drive Joy Cogswell music@snydermbc.com 910 484 3191 If laughter is truly the best medicine, then Dennis Swanberg, America's "Minister of Encouragement", is just what the doctor ordered. This Austin, Texas born pastor-turned-comedian has won the heart of audiences across the country. WWW.UPANDCOMINGWEEKLY.COM